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1 2008 SEASON PREVIEW MOMENTUM Momentum can be a powerful thing. When a team goes on a long losing streak, the skid can become almost impossible to stop because of the momentum working against the team. When a team goes on a long winning streak, they can become virtually unbeatable. Entering last season, the Golden Grizzlies were certainly on momentum s wrong side. But entering the second season of coach Rob Beam s tenure at Oakland University, the Golden Grizzlies have not only stopped the downward momentum but have seen the pendulum begin to swing the other way. After a rough 2006 season, even the most optimistic Oakland volleyball observer would have a difficult time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. However, the strides made by the Golden Grizzlies during the 2007 season, the struggles of previous seasons are all but a distant memory. Head coach Rob Beam hit the ground running in his first year and the Golden Grizzlies set a Division I record with eight victories, an improvement of seven wins over the 2006 campaign. The Golden Grizzlies enter this season with a renewed sense of optimism, and with OU s highly-touted recruiting class adding to a talented corps of returning players, Oakland is poised to make some noise this season. Both Lauren Duquette and Katy Wilson earned conference honors last season, as Duquette was named to the all-summit League second team and Wilson was named to the Summit League all-freshman team. Both return to the Golden Grizzlies lineup poised to help Oakland make a jump into the ranks of the contenders in The Summit League. Duquette s selection to an all-league team marks the first time since the 2005 season that an OU player has earned all-league laurels. Duquette returns as OU s defensive leader after setting a school record with 619 digs, stabilizing an OU defense that went from allowing opponents to hit.233 in the 2006 season to just.187 in the 2007 season. Despite missing several matches due to injury last season, Wilson held the overwhelming team lead in assists, dishing out 459 and averaging 6.56 assists per match. Wilson returns as the team s primary setter this season and hopes to see the trend of improvement that led the OU offense that hit just.067 in the 2006 campaign to improve to a.142 percentage last season. Duquette and Wilson lead OU s returners, a talented group that will be joined by five very talented newcomers as the Golden Grizzlies look to move to the next level this season. Outside hitters Amy Golem and Adrienne Leone return after pacing the OU offensive attack last season. Golem led OU with 316 kills, averaging 3.04 per game, while placing second on the team with 236 digs. Leone returned after sitting out the 2006 season and notched 281 kills on the year, second on the team. Averaging 2.87 kills per game, Leone also added 49 block assists and had 14 matches with 10 or more kills. Senior Leah Dupuie will provide stability and leadership in the middle for the Golden Grizzlies. Dupuie proved to be one of OU s top two-way threats, averaging 1.91 kills and 1.25 blocks per game. Her blocks per game averaged tied her for third Lauren Duquette was an all-summit League selection in in The Summit League. Fellow senior Stephanie Parkin joined Dupuie as one of OU s top two-way threats last season, averaging 1.45 blocks and 1.38 kills per game. Hallie Beattie, Brittany Dunn, and Kelli Fiedler will return to provide both experience and depth defensively, while junior Nikki Pawson returns from an injuryshortened 2007 campaign to provide depth at middle hitter. Both Jessica Hardman and Emily Hoffiz return for their second seasons, and are expected to contribute to the OU effort this year. Five newcomers will vie for playing time and should pick up valuable experience this season. Samantha Filipek joins the OU program after playing at Stony Brook, while highly touted freshmen Allison Bell, Jenna Lange, Jenny Jones, and Ashleigh Slemmer round out a wellrespected recruiting class that was ranked in the top-95 nationally by PrepVolleyball. com Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 1 Page 12

2 robbeam Head Coach 8-21 at Oakland 8-21 overall 2nd year Clarke College, 96 HEAD COACH rob beam Oakland University head volleyball coach Rob Beam is not someone who is content to accept moral victories. While some coaches would accept the improvements made by the Golden Grizzlies in Beam s first year, Beam is driven to build upon the progress made by a young Oakland squad in 2007, when the Golden Grizzlies improved from one win in 2006 to eight wins in 2007, and take this team to the the next competitive level, with the goal of putting together a team that will contend for The Summit League championship year-in and year-out. Before coming to Oakland, Beam spent two years with Illinois State, making an immediate impact on the Redbirds liberos and defensive specialists. Under his guidance during his last season at ISU, the Redbirds set a new school record of 2,291 digs, finishing ninth in the nation in digs per game and breaking an Illinois State record that was 22 years old. In his first season in Normal, he mentored the Missouri Valley Conference Libero of the Year, Ashley Grubb, who led the league in digs per game. During Beam s two seasons at Illinois State the Redbirds had a combined record of (.583). Prior to Illinois State, Beam earned rave reviews as a recruiter, scout, administrator and strategist at Wright State. During Beam s five seasons in Dayton, Ohio, the Raiders ranked in the top-15 in the NCAA in digs per game three different times: seventh in 2003, eighth in 2001 and 15th in They also achieved a best-ever win percentage of.750 in Beam has extensive club volleyball experience, having coached with both Adversity Volleyball Club and Dayton Juniors. His 2002 Blue Angels age 17 team took third in the Open Division at the Junior Olympic National Championships. He also served as Master Coach for the age groups and wrote Principles for a Competitive Practice, a guide to be used to help develop the club s coaches. 4 The Golden Grizzlies volleyball program has made great strides under the tutelage of second-year coach Rob Beam. A native of Sycamore, Ill., Beam was an assistant for both men s and women s volleyball at Quincy University from before joining the Wright State staff the following year. He was the Raiders associate head coach for two seasons prior to coming to Illinois State. A 1992 Glenbrook South (Ill.) High School graduate, Beam was the 1996 Clarke College Athlete of the Year while serving as captain of the volleyball team. While completing his bachelor s degree in philosophy in 1996, he coached high school volleyball at Dubuque (Iowa) Senior High School. Beam has also been a leader with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) in both service and research. His presentation at the 2001 AVCA Convention entitled, Maximizing Coverage at the Point of Attack has subsequently been published in both Coaching Volleyball Magazine and Best of Coaching Volleyball Volume Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 1 Page 13

3 ericlindstrom Assistant Coach 2nd year ASSISTANT COACHES kellyprice Assistant Coach 2nd year Loyola University, 2001 Entering his second season with the Oakland volleyball program as an assistant coach is Eric Lindstrom. Lindstrom organizes the Golden Grizzlies recruiting efforts and travel, as well as the team s on-court training. A native of Southfield, Michigan, Lindstrom brings a number of years of volleyball experience to the Golden Grizzly program. This past summer he served as the head coach of the Kaepa Club Unifed 15-National team. Prior to that he coached the Oakland Juniors Volleyball Club for two years. He is a board member of the Lakeshore Region High Performance program and holds a USAV Level 1 Coaching Accreditation certificate. Lindstrom is a director of the Mizuno Legacy Volleyball Club, and has his own volleyball facility in Rochester. He graduated from Walled Lake Central High School where he was an all-league player in both football and baseball. He played volleyball on the club team at Ferris State for two years from He is currently completing work on a bachelor s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy. Kelly Price enters her second season as graduate assistant coach for the Golden Grizzlies. She assists with the day-to-day operations of the volleyball program. In her first season as a graduate assistant, Oakland University engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in the country, improving from just one win in 2006 to an eight-win campaign in Prior to coming to Oakland University, Price coached the Fraser Volleyball Club from and is now coaching Michigan Elite Volleyball Club team. Her Fraser club tied for third at the USAV Nationals in Price also served as a coach for the varsity volleyball squad at South Lake High School from As an athlete, Price was a two-time all-conference player at Loyola University in Chicago. A native of Clinton Township, Mich., Price was a two-sport athlete and won indoor and outdoor high jump titles in the Horizon League (formerly MCC) for the track and field team. She was selected to the All- Newcomer volleyball team as a freshman and helped lead the team to conference championships in 1999 and Price also earned several honors in track, earning conference championships in the high jump in indoor and outdoor track in both 1999 and Golden Grizzlies Volleyball Page 14

4 alphabetical/numerical ROSTER 2008 GOLDEN GRIZZLIES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Position Height Class Hometown / Last School 1 Jessica Hardman RS 6-2 Sophomore Clinton Township, Michigan / Clintondale 2 Brittany Dunn L/DS 5-3 Sophomore Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green 3 Stephanie Parkin OH/L 5-9 Senior Clarkston, Michigan / Clarkston 4 Kelli Fiedler L/DS 5-7 Senior Port Huron, Michigan / Iowa Western CC / Port Huron 5 Hallie Beattie L/DS 5-8 Junior Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green 6 Allison Bell MH 6-0 Freshman Marion, Iowa / Linn-Mar 7 Leah Dupuie MH 6-0 Senior Leonard, Michigan / Romeo 8 Lauren Duquette L/DS 5-5 Senior Clinton Township, Michigan / Chippewa Valley 9 Emily Hoffiz OH/RS 5-8 Sophomore West Bloomfield, Michigan / Andover 10 Jenna Lange OH 6-1 Freshman Marlette, Michigan / Marlette 11 Nikki Pawson MH 5-10 Junior Blissfield, Michigan / Blissfield 12 Jenny Jones OH 6-1 Freshman Machesney Park, Illinois / Harlem 13 Amy Golem OH 5-10 Junior Dearborn, Michigan / Schoolcraft College / Dearborn 15 Adrienne Leone OH/RS 5-11 Junior Clinton Township, Michigan / Fraser 18 Katy Wilson S 5-8 Sophomore Midlothian, Texas / Midlothian 20 Samantha Filipek S 5-9 Sophomore Washington, Michigan / Stony Brook / Romeo 22 Ashleigh Slemmer OH 6-0 Freshman Dublin, Ohio / Coffman 2008 GOLDEN GRIZZLIES ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Position Height Class Hometown / Last School 5 Hallie Beattie L/DS 5-8 Junior Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green 6 Allison Bell MH 6-0 Freshman Marion, Iowa / Linn-Mar 2 Brittany Dunn L/DS 5-3 Sophomore Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green 7 Leah Dupuie MH 6-0 Senior Leonard, Michigan / Romeo 8 Lauren Duquette L/DS 5-5 Senior Clinton Township, Michigan / Chippewa Valley 4 Kelli Fiedler L/DS 5-7 Senior Port Huron, Michigan / Iowa Western CC / Port Huron 20 Samantha Filipek S 5-9 Sophomore Washington, Michigan / Stony Brook / Romeo 13 Amy Golem OH 5-10 Junior Dearborn, Michigan / Schoolcraft College / Dearborn 24 Jessica Hardman RS 6-2 Sophomore Clinton Township, Michigan / Clintondale 9 Emily Hoffiz OH/RS 5-8 Sophomore West Bloomfield, Michigan / Andover 12 Jenny Jones OH 6-1 Freshman Machesney Park, Illinois / Harlem 10 Jenna Lange OH 6-1 Freshman Marlette, Michigan / Marlette 15 Adrienne Leone OH/RS 5-11 Junior Clinton Township, Michigan / Fraser 3 Stephanie Parkin OH/L 5-9 Senior Clarkston, Michigan / Clarkston 11 Nikki Pawson MH 5-10 Junior Blissfield, Michigan / Blissfield 22 Ashleigh Slemmer OH 6-0 Freshman Dublin, Ohio / Coffman 18 Katy Wilson S 5-8 Sophomore Midlothian, Texas / Midlothian PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hallie Beattie...BAIT-ee or BEET-ee Leah Dupuie...DOO-pwee Lauren Duquette...DOO-kett Samantha Filipek...PHILIP-peck Adrienne Leone...lee-OWN-ee 2008 Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 15

5 3 stephanieparkin Outside Hitter/Libero Senior 5-9 Clarkston, Michigan Clarkston High School 4 kellifiedler Libero/Defensive Specialist Senior 5-8 Port Huron, Michigan Iowa Western Comm. College Port Huron High School 2007: One of five Golden Grizzlies to see action in all 104 games... an Academic All-Summit League selection... tallied 144 kills on the season, averaging 1.38 kills per game... also notched 151 digs, averaging 1.45 per game block assists on the season... tallied nine kills in the season opener against Maryland (8/24)... also notched 17 digs in the same contest... posted eight kills with 19 digs against Southern Miss (8/25)... posted nine kills with 15 assists against Texas-Arlington (8/30)... turned in a 11-dig performance in back to back matches against Marquette (9/1) and Texas-Arlington (9/1)... turned in a 12-kill performance against IPFW (10/21). 2006: Started every match as a sophomore for Oakland... established herself as one of the team s top all-around players... Academic-All-Mid-Con... Mid-Con Commissioner s List of Academic Excellence... third on the team in kills, digs, assists and points... double figures in kills five times... double figures in digs nine times... three double-doubles of kills and digs... recorded the first of those double-doubles in the first match of the season at West Virginia (8/25) with 11 kills and 13 digs kills and 13 digs vs. Akron (8/26)... career-high 21 digs vs. Indiana State (9/8) kills and a.417 hitting mark vs. Cleveland State (9/9)... eight kills and 17 digs vs. Centenary (9/29)... matched her career best with four blocks vs. Valparaiso (10/20)... career-highs of 16 kills and five aces at Centenary (10/28) digs and nine kills at Chicago State (11/11). 2005: In her first season at Oakland she saw action in all but four matches... recorded a total of 95 kills during the season... career-high 13 kills and 14.5 points against IPFW (10/2)... again posted double figures in points with 10.5 at Chicago State (10/28)... finished the season with a total of points... contributed on defense as well with 82 total digs and 27 block assists... had a game-high 10 digs at Eastern Michigan (9/20). High School: A 2005 graduate of Clarkston High School... four-time letterwinner in volleyball under head coach Kelly Avenall... team MVP as a senior... a first team all-area, all-region and all-league selection... totaled 437 kills and 410 digs... first team all-league, all-area and second team all-region as a junior kills, 54 solo blocks and 49 block assists... received all-league and all-region honors as a sophomore... all-academic three times... helped lead the Wolves to three straight district championships... also lettered four times each in basketball and track... played summer volleyball for USA Michigan... National Honor Society. Personal: Born Stephanie Diane Parkin on October 24, daughter of Tim and Lynette Parkin. 2007: An Academic All-Summit League selection... saw action in 43 matches... turned in a six dig performance against Texas-Arlington (8/30/07)... matched that with a six dig performance against North Dakota State (10/26/07)... totaled 30 digs on the season. Prior to Oakland: Played two seasons of volleyball at Iowa Western Community College... Lady Reivers were 2006 NJCAA Division I national champions while finishing the season with an overall record of named Academic All-America... compiled 23 aces, 361 digs, seven assists and two kills as a sophomore... as a freshman in 2005 she was named Academic All-Region First Team and IWCC Presidential Scholar... registered eight aces, 227 digs, six assists and six kills her freshman season. High School: A 2005 graduate of Port Huron High School in Port Huron, Mich.... three-time letterwinner in volleyball for coaches Jeff Dennis and Terry Gamble... served as team captain junior and senior years... two-time All-League and All-Blue Water Area honoree... named All-League MVP and All-Region as a senior... compiled 46 aces, 360 digs, two assists and 622 kills as a senior... played summer ball with Blue Water Volleyball Club in Port Huron, Mich. for coach Terry Gamble. Personal: Born Kelli Ann Fiedler on May 20, 1987 in Port Huron, Mich.... daughter of David and Judy Fiedler... nickname is Kel. kelli fiedler Stephanie Parkin Career Stats Totals Kelli Fiedler Career Stats Totals Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 16

6 7 leahdupuie Middle Hitter Senior 6-0 Leonard, Michigan Romeo High School 8 laurenduquette Libero/Defensive Specialist Senior 5-8 Clinton Township, Michigan Chippewa Valley High School 2007: Saw action in 104 games, one of four Golden Grizzlies players to play in every game of every match... An Academic All-Summit League selection... continued to be one of OU s top two-way threats, averaging 1.91 kills and 1.25 blocks per game... her 119 blocks on the season averaged 1.25 per game, tying her for third in The Summit League... reached double digits in kills seven times... turned in an incredible 12-kill, 15-block performance at IPFW (9/23)... her 15 blocks against IPFW was the highest total by a single player in The Summit League this season... registered a season high with 13 kills against North Dakota State (10/6)... hit.346 in the same match... hit.346 with 11 kills against UMKC (11/9). 2006: Played in every match, missing just one game... one of Oakland s top offensive threats as a sophomore... led the team in kills and points... second on the team in solo blocks... had at least one block in every match but four... Academic All-Mid- Con... reached double figures in kills nine times, including the last five matches of the season... career-high five digs vs. Akron (8/26) kills and three blocks vs. Indiana State (9/8)... career best three aces at Loyola (9/15) kills and four blocks vs. Centenary (9/29)... hit.250 with 14 kills at UMKC (10/6)... season-high five blocks at Centenary (10/28)... career-high 21 kills vs. Western Illinois (11/3) kills in the next match vs. UMKC (11/4) : Only freshman to play in every match for Oakland...emerged as one of OU s strongest freshman hitters with 178 kills... finished in the Mid-Con top-ten in hitting percentage with.244, tops on the OU squad... Academic All-Mid-Con... second on the team in blocks... fourth in kills... fourth on the squad in point totals with recorded double figures in kills three times with a season-high of 17 against IUPUI, hitting.615 against the Jaguars... had 10 kills on 12 attempts along with eight blocks at Chicago State (10/28)... reached double figures in points seven times... had at least one block in all but four matches. High School: A 2005 graduate of Romeo High School... two-time letterwinner in volleyball under head coach Bruce Uduari... honorable mention all-state and first team all-county as a senior... named her team s most improved player... team captain as a senior... helped lead her team to league and district championships in regional runner-up... honorable mention all-county as a junior... played club volleyball for the USA Michigan Oakland 18s... also lettered twice in band... National Honor Society... all-academic team. Personal: Born Leah Danielle Dupuie on June 17, 1987 in Rochester, Michigan... daughter of Steve and Ruth Dupuie. Leah Dupuie Career Stats Totals : Saw action in all 104 games this season, one of four Golden Grizzlies to see action in every game and every match... ranks as OU s all-time leader in digs... a Second Team All-Summit League selection... an Academic All-Summit League honoree... led OU in digs for the third consecutive season with 619, averaging 5.95 per contest... led The Summit League in digs... ranked 13th nationally in digs per game... reached double digits in digs in all 29 matches, and posted 14 matches with 20 or more digs, five matches with 30 or more digs, and set a career high with 41 digs at Centenary (9/14), setting a school record... tallied four aces against South Dakota State (9/21)... dished out a season-high three assists against IPFW (10/21), tying a career high. 2006: Oakland s top player in digs for a second straight year... seventh in the Mid-Con in digs per game (3.91)... Academic All-Mid-Con... Mid-Con Commissioner s List of Academic Excellence... moved onto Oakland s top-10 career list in digs after just two seasons... tied for the team lead in aces for a second straight season... reached double figures in digs in 16 of the 23 matches she played in... five matches of 20+ digs... reached the double figure digs mark in her last 12 matches of the season... recorded three aces at West Virginia (8/25) to start the season... matched her career-high with a pair of kills vs. Indiana (8/26) to go with 21 digs... two kills again in two attempts vs. Western Michigan (9/5) digs at Western Illinois (10/7)... career best five aces with 26 digs at Centenary (10/28)... career-high 30 digs at Chicago State (11/11)... that was one short of the school record for a four-game match. 2005: One of Oakland s top defensive players... ranked among the top defensive players in the Mid-Con as a freshman... Academic All-Mid-Con... led the team and ranked third in the Mid-Con for digs with broke the school record for digs in a season under any system... tied for the team lead in aces... reached double figures in digs in every match but four... nine matches of 20+ digs... averaged 4.7 digs per game... appeared in every match but three for the Grizzlies... set a season best with three aces vs. West Virginia (9/2)... season-high two kills vs. Elon (9/3) to go with 23 digs... reached the 20-dig mark in four of five matches starting with 23 at Western Illinois (9/23)... had a season-high 27 digs against both Central Michigan (9/6) and UMKC (10/21). High School: A 2005 graduate of Chippewa Valley High School... earned four varsity letters in volleyball under head coach Bill Rice... selected to the all-county defensive team for four years... averaged 150 digs over her four years with the Big Reds... helped lead her team to a record during her four years, including a pair of 50-win seasons... also lettered once in softball and twice in tennis... named to the Macomb County Dream Team in tennis in 2004 and Personal: Born Lauren Nicole Duquette on July 16, daughter of David and Patricia Duquette... nickname is Doogie. Lauren Duquette Career Stats Totals Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 17

7 13 amygolem Outside Hitter Senior 5-9 Dearborn, Michigan Schoolcraft College Dearborn High School 5 halliebeattie Libero/Defensive Specialist Junior 5-8 Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green High School 2007: One of five Golden Grizzlies players to see action in all 104 games and 29 matches... led the team with 316 kills, averaging 3.04 per contest... had 236 digs to finish second on the OU squad... tallied ten or more kills in 16 matches, and 20 or more three times... hit.310 with 16 kills and six blocks against Southern Miss (8/25)... contributed four service aces against St. Francis (9/8)... hit.314 with 20 kills against Centenary (9/14)... tallied six block assists at IPFW (9/23)... turned in a 23-kill effort, her season best, hitting.358 against Centenary (10/19)...hit.302 with 22 kills and a season-high 22 digs against UMKC (11/9). Prior to Oakland: Attended Schoolcraft College, playing two seasons of volleyball for coach Tom Teeters... two-time all-conference and all-region player... named All- America honorable mention in 2005 and All-America first team in ranked sixth in the nation for kills per game (4.72) in High School: A 2005 graduate of Dearborn High School... four-time letterwinner in volleyball for coach Dianne Phillips... served as team captain junior and senior years... two-time all-league, all-region, all-state honorable mention and team MVP... compiled 517 kills, 76 aces, 16 assists, 107 blocks and 360 digs her senior season... holds Dearborn school record with 1,124 career kills... also lettered twice in soccer with the Pioneers, serving as a team captain senior year. Personal: Born Amy Katherine Golem on October 22, daughter of Mitchell and Patricia Golem... older brother Ryan played four seasons of baseball at Michigan State... older brother Scott played football at Eastern Michigan for three seasons. 2007: An Academic All-Summit League selection... saw action in 92 games... was third on the OU team with 229 assists, averaging 2.49 per game... also averaged 1.85 digs per game...moved into the setter s role late in the season and immediately set a season and career-high with 28 assists against IUPUI (10/5)... also had three service aces in the same match... reached double figures in assists in 11 of 13 matches after moving into a setter s role... also tallied double figures in digs five times, turning in a season best with 15 against North Dakota State (10/6). 2006: Played in every game in her freshman season... shared the team lead in aces... also among the team leaders in digs... Academic All-Mid-Con... reached double figures in digs seven times digs with a career best three aces vs. Indiana State (9/8/06) digs and four kills at Loyola (9/15)... established a career-high with seven kills vs. Saint Louis (9/16)... double figures in digs in back-to-back matches vs. Centenary (9/29) and Oral Roberts (9/30) digs against the Ladies was a careerhigh... two blocks at Centenary (10/28) digs in the final two matches of the season at IUPUI (11/10) and at Chicago State (11/11). High School: A 2006 graduate of Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio... honorable mention all-state player as a senior... district player of the year kills, 168 digs and 33 aces as a senior... also named first team all-district, allleague and all-county in helped lead the Falcons to back-to-back district final appearances her final two seasons kills, 146 digs and 33 aces as a junior... earned all-league and all-county honors that year... earned all-district and all-league academic honors as a senior... played summer ball with Premier VBC in Maumee, Ohio. Personal: Born August 6, the daughter of Daniel and Kathleen Beattie. amy golem Amy Golem Career Stats Totals Hallie Beattie Career Stats Totals Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 18

8 11 nikkipawson Middle Hitter Junior 5-10 Blissfield, Michigan Blissfield High School 15 adrienneleone Outside Hitter/Right Side Junior 5-11 Clinton Township, Michigan Fraser High School 2007: Saw action in 56 games... an Academic All-Summit League selection... tallied six kills and hit.400 against Texas-Arlington (8/30)... had five block assists against Miami (Fla.) (9/1)... posted a season-high eight kills while itting.318 against Toledo (9/8)... also had five block assists in that same match... had seven kills with no errors against Centenary (9/14)... recorded at least two blocks in 13 matches. 2006: Played in every game in her first season of action for Oakland... Academic- All-Mid-Con... second on the team in blocks... also among the team leaders in kills and aces... first four aces of the season came vs. Jacksonville State (9/16)... two matches later she recorded five aces vs. Centenary (9/29)... season-highs of four digs and six blocks vs. Chicago State (10/13)... career-high 11 kills to go along with six blocks and a pair of aces at Centenary (10/28)... recorded at least two blocks in the last eight matches of the season. 2005: Redshirted. High School: A 2005 graduate of Blissfield High School... earned three varsity letters in volleyball under head coach Sandi Porter... earned first team all-league honors all three years in volleyball... twice named to the all-county team and three times to the all-region squad... honorable mention all-state in also lettered in basketball, track and softball... three times the team s MVP in basketball... an all-region and all-league performer in track in shot put, 400 and mile-relay. Personal: Born Nicole Marie Pawson on June 9, daughter of Daniel and Catherine Pawson... nickname is Nikki. 2007: Saw action in 98 games... finished the season with 281 kills, second on the Golden Grizzlies squad... averaged 2.87 kills per game... also added 49 block assists matches with 10 or more kills... opened the season with a 14-kill effort against Maryland (8/24)... hit.393 with 13 kills against LaSalle (9/7)... posted a season high 19 kills against IUPUI (10/5)... notched 10+ kills in the final three matches of the season, posting 10 at IUPUI (11/4), 17 vs. UMKC (11/9), and tying her season high with 19 against Western Illinois (11/10)... also posted 10 digs in both the UMKC and Western Illinois matches, the only two times she reached double digits in digs this season. 2006: Did not play. 2005: Only OU freshman to be named to the Mid-Con All-Freshmen team... played in 26 matches for the Golden Grizzlies... tallied 264 kills, hitting double figures 15 times... recorded a game-high 26 kills and 30 points against UMKC (10/21)... one of the team s leading scorers, accumulating 306 points... had double figures in points 17 times... also strong defensively with a total of 215 digs... reached double figures in digs 11 times... notched 9 double-double performances with kills and digs... had 53 blocks throughout the season. High School: A 2005 graduate of Fraser High School... earned three varsity letters in volleyball under head coach Rey Regualos... second team all-state as a senior... also earned all-metro, all-league and all-county honors her final season... all-academic... helped lead Fraser to a 71-2 record in team won back-to-back state championships (Class A) in all-county player as a junior... played summer volleyball for WOW. Personal: Born Adrienne Leone on November 24, daughter of Nick and Kimberly Leone... father played football at Adrian College. Nikki Pawson Career Stats Totals Adrienne Leone Career Stats Totals Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 19

9 2 brittanydunn Libero/Defensive Specialist Sophomore 5-3 Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green High School 9 emilyhoffiz Outside Hitter/Right Side Sophomore 5-8 West Bloomfield, Michigan Andover High School 2007: An Academic All-Summit League selection... saw action in 97 games... tallied 206 digs on the season, averaging 2.12 per game... tallied double figures in digs nine times in 29 matches... set a season and career-high with 16 digs at Bowling Green (8/28)... was at her best in a three-game stretch late in the season when she reached double figures in three consecutive matches, against Centenary (10/19), IPFW (10/21), and North Dakota State (10/26)... also notched 23 service aces on the season, finishing third on the team... tied for third on the team with an 0.24 aces per game average. 2006: Redshirted. High School: A 2006 graduate of Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio... lettered twice in volleyball for head coach Deb Coan... had 324 digs as a senior... named first team all-district, all-league and all-county in helped lead the Bobcats to a 17-7 record and the league title... honorable mention all-league as a junior... most improved player on the team in : Saw action in 34 games... An Academic All-Summit League Selection... posted four digs at UMKC (10/13)... also had three block assists in the same match... turned in a season and career high with 11 kills against Centenary (10/19). High School: A 2007 graduate of Andover High School... four-time letterwinner in volleyball for coach Robert Hurdle... served as team captain junior and senior years... three-time All-League honoree... named all-region MVP, all-area and all-state as a senior... also lettered four times in basketball at Andover, serving as team captain junior and senior years while being named all-league... played summer ball with North Macomb Volleyball in Romeo, Mich. for coach Hurdle. Personal: Born Emily Sue Hoffiz on July 24, 1989 in Royal Oak, Mich.... daughter of Theodore and Katharine Hoffiz... nickname is Em. Personal: Born June 5, the daughter of Timothy and Maryellen Dunn. emily hoffiz brittany dunn Brittany Dunn Career Stats Totals Emily Hoffiz Career Stats Totals Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 20

10 18 katywilson Setter Sophomore 5-8 Midlothian, Texas Midlothian High School 1 jessicahardman Right Side Sophomore 6-2 Clinton Township, Michigan Clintondale High School 2007: Saw action in 70 games and 20 matches... named to The Summit League All- Freshman Team... led the Golden Grizzlies with 459 assists, averaging 6.56 per game... finished the season third on the OU squad with 156 digs, averaging 2.23 per game... reached double figures in assists in all 20 matches... had 11 matches of 20 or more assists, and three matches of 30 or more... tallied double digit dig totals in seven matches... dished out 23 assists in her collegiate debut against Maryland (8/24)... tallied 38 assists with 13 digs against Southern Miss (8/25)... dished out 45 assists against Texas- Arlington, setting a season high (8/30)... dished out 28 assists against Toledo (9/8)... turned in a 31-assist effort against UMKC (11/9), adding 13 digs... had 14 digs with 29 assists in the season finale against Western Illinois (11/10). High School: Graduated from Midlothian High School in June three-time letterwinner in volleyball for coach Rhonda Currey... served as team captain senior year... helped guide team to the regional finals as a sophomore and regional quarterfinals as a junior... named to the all-tournament team... second team all-district, academic alldistrict and offensive player of the year as a junior... team captain, team MVP and first team all-district as a senior... played summer ball for Skyline Juniors U-18 RoShamBo in Dallas, Texas for coaches Kirk and Chandra Perry. 2007: Saw action in seven games... tallied one assist against UMKC (11/9). 2006: Redshirted. High School: A 2006 graduate of Clintondale High School in Clinton Township, Michigan... two-time letterwinner in volleyball for head coach Michelle VanCamp... team captain both seasons... first team all-league and all-county as a senior kills, 162 blocks in as a junior totaled 198 kills and 147 blocks... all-league and allcounty... MVP Silver League... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Born Jessica Lynne Hardman on January 2, 1988 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan... daughter of Keith and Katherine Hardman... nickname is Jay... father and two uncles all played basketball in college. Personal: Born Kathryn Morgan Wilson on April 6, daughter of Bill and Kym Wilson... grandfather Woodrow Wilson played football at Rice University. katy wilson jessica hardman Katy Wilson Career Stats Totals Jessica Hardman Career Stats Totals Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 21

11 MEET THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES / NEWCOMERS 20 samanthafilipek Setter Sophomore 5-9 Washington, Michigan Stony Brook University Romeo High School 2007 (at Stony Brook): Saw action in seven matches and nine games... dished out eight assists in her Stony Brook debut against Portland State (8/31)... posted 27 assists to average three per game... posted a season high with 11 assists against St. Francis (9/14)... helped Stony Brook to a 24-8 record and a second-place finish in the America East Conference. High School: Prepped for three years at Romeo High School for coach Bruce Udvari... served as team captain for one year... team went undefeated in league her junior and senior seasons while winning district championships... was an honorable mention all-league and all-county selection as a junior... captured all-county and all-region honors as a senior, being named league MVP... was named to the All-Academic team as a junior and senior... played club volleyball for Club USA Michigan. Personal: Born Samantha Kramer Filipek on February 6, 1988 in Rochester, Mich... daughter of Gerald and Nancy Filipek... hopes to pursue a career as a surgeon. 6 allisonbell Middle Hitter Freshman 6-0 Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar High School 10 jennalange Middle Hitter Freshman 6-0 Marlette, Michigan Marlette High School High School: Prepped for four years at Linn-Mar High School for coach Steve Meeker... holds the school season record for kills... was a special mention all-state athlete in volleyball as a senior... a first team all-district, all-conference, and all-metro selection as a senior... also prepped three years in basketball... Personal: Born Allison Elizabeth Bell on December 20, daughter of Ted and Laura Bell... is a second cousin to Raef LaFrentz of the Portland Trailblazers... another second cousin, Dan Jilek, played football at the University of Michigan and in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills. 12 jennyjones Outside Hitter Freshman 6-1 Machesney Park, Illinois Harlem High School High School: Earned four letters at Marlette High School for coach Fred McDowell... a first team all-state selection as a senior, second team all-state selection as a junior, and third-team all-state selection as a sophomore... was selected as Player of the Year for all-thumb, all-blue water, and all-tuscola area. Personal: Born Jenna Nicole Lange on April 25, daughter of Duane and Sue Lange... has two siblings, Garrette (20) and Kolby (14)... her mother played basketball at Oakland in her uncle, Troy Weidman, played for the men s basketball team at OU during the season. 22 ashleighslemmer Outside Hitter Freshman 6-0 Dublin, Ohio Coffman High School High School: Earned four letters in volleyball at Harlem High School for coach Lani Mitchell... posted 30 kills in a match, and led Harlem High School with 367 kills (out of 702 for the team over the course of a 34-game season)... was an all-conference selection as a junior and senior... a special mention all-state selection as a junior... played for Club Fusion 16 Black in 2006, earning a first-place finish in the open division... played a total of three years with the club, qualifying for the international tourney in Personal: Born Jennifer Amelia Jones on May 24, 1990 in Rockford, Illinois... daughter of Jim and Julie Jones... has two siblings, Jill (21) and Jackie (19)... her cousin, Allison Smith, played one year for the University of Iowa volleyball team. High School: Prepped four years at Coffman High School for coach Maryann Souder... led her team to a district championship as a senior... was a first team allconference and second team all-district selection as a junior... earned conference and district player of the year honors, as well as second team all-state honors as a senior... competed in the state Division I all-star game... set the school game (28) and season kills (370) records. Personal: Born Ashleigh Jacalyn Slemmer on December 1, 1989 in Columbus, Ohio... the daughter of Don Slemmer and Jacalyn Slemmer... has one sibling, Taylor (16) Golden Grizzlies Volleyball 41 Page 22