Matches vs. Campbell CAMELS (12-14, 5-5 Big South) Nov. 4, p.m. Liberty Christian Academy - Lynchburg, Va.

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1 2011 Liberty Volleyball Quick Facts General Information Name of School... Liberty University City/Zip... Lynchburg, Va Founded Enrollment...12,200 Nickname... Lady Flames School Colors... Red, White & Blue Home Arena... Vines Center Capacity...8,085 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Big South Founder... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor...Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athletics... Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone... (434) Volleyball Information Head Coach... Shane Pinder Alma Mater...Luther Rice Seminary, 04 Record at School (Eighth Yr.) Career Record... Same Assistant Coaches... Jennifer Vaden (Liberty, 05)... Becky Rudnick (Liberty, 05) Certified Athletic Trainer... Erin Moore History First Season of Volleyball All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...5 Last NCAA Appearance Opponent... Nebraska Result...L/1-3 (First Round) Final/Highest Ranking... N/A Final 2010 Record Conference Record/Finish /First Starters Returning/Lost...5+libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/2 Newcomers...5 Athletics Communications Info. Asst. AD - Communications...Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone... (434) Cell Phone... (434) Address... twetmore@liberty.edu Assoc. Director...Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone... (434) Address... rbomberger@liberty.edu Asst. Director... Paul Carmany Cell Phone... (434) Address... pjcarmany@liberty.edu Asst. Director... Eric Brown Cell Phone... (434) Address... eqbrown@liberty.edu Asst. Director/VB contact... Joe Carmany Cell Phone... (434) Address... jacarmany@liberty.edu Grad Asst... Tim Hartin Cell Phone... (207) Address...thartin@liberty.edu Ath. Comm. Fax... (434) Website... LibertyFlames.com Liberty LADY FLAMES (14-11, 9-1 Big South) Matches vs. Campbell CAMELS (12-14, 5-5 Big South) Nov. 4, p.m. Liberty Christian Academy - Lynchburg, Va. vs. High Point PANTHERS (6-18, 4-6 Big South) Nov. 5, p.m. Senior Day Vines Center - Lynchburg, Va. Storylines Liberty closes out the home portion of its 2011 schedule this weekend. The Lady Flames host Campbell, Friday at 7 p.m. at Liberty Christian Academy, and then faces the High Point Panthers, Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Vines Center. Four Liberty seniors; Courtney Boggs, Courtney Cooper, Kelly Haseman and Rebecca Warren, will be honored before Saturday s match. Liberty will look to avenge its lone Big South loss this season, against High Point. Liberty at a Glance Liberty maintained its lead in the Big South standings with a 3-2 victory on Friday against Radford, after trailing, 2-0, going into intermission. The Lady Flames lead the Big South, at 9-1, followed by Winthrop (9-2) and UNC Asheville (7-3). If Liberty should win out, neither team could take over first place. On Friday, the Lady Flames posted a season-high 11 service aces versus Radford. Liberty also registered 12 team blocks against the Highlanders, good for its third 10-block match in a row, and 10th this season. Liberty ranks first in the Big South and is 33rd in the nation with a 2.57 blocks per set average. Loren Thomas ranks 19th nationally with 1.38 blocks per set. Big South opponents have attacked at just a.130 pace against Liberty in Liberty enters the weekend on a five-match winning streak, its longest of the season. Kelly Haseman entered the top five on the Big South all-time digs list on Friday, while Thomas climbed into a tie for fifth in program history in career blocks. Jade Craycraft moved into eighth place at Liberty in career assists. Friday will mark Liberty s first home match not to take place at the Vines Center since the Lady Flames faced Oklahoma, Sept. 13, 2003 at the Schilling Center to conclude the 2003 Liberty Invitational. How to Follow the Lady Flames Live stats will be available for both of this weekend s matches, and can be accessed through links on LibertyFlames.com. Liberty s Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats 7 Melissa Racz MB 6-0 Fr bps 8 Gabrielle Shipe DS/L 5-5 Fr aces 9 Ansley Gebben OH 5-10 Fr bps 10 Kelly Haseman LIB 5-8 Sr rec. pct. 12 Lillie Happel OH 6-0 So aces 13 Jade Craycraft S 5-11 So aces 21 Loren Thomas MB 6-3 Jr bps Key Reserves 4 Courtney Boggs S 5-8 Sr ast./set 15 Courtney Cooper DS/L 5-6 Sr aces 20 Becca Haraf DS/L 5-5 So aces 23 Erica Manor RS/OH 6-1 R-So bps

2 2011 Liberty Volleyball Schedule Bulldog Invitational Aug. 26 at Georgia L, 0-3 Aug. 27 vs. Kansas L, 0-3 Aug. 27 vs. Florida A&M W, 3-0 Aug. 31 vs. No. 16 Oregon $ L, 0-3 Western Michigan Invitational Sept. 2 vs. Seton Hall L, 1-3 Sept. 3 at Western Michigan L, 0-3 Sept. 3 vs. North Carolina L, 1-3 Liberty Invitational presented by Pepsi Sept. 9 RIDER W, 3-0 Sept. 9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W, 3-0 Sept. 10 CSU BAKERSFIELD W, 3-0 N.C. State Tournament Sept. 16 at N.C. State L, 0-3 Sept. 17 vs. Towson L, 1-3 Sept. 17 vs. The Citadel W, 3-0 Sept. 20 at James Madison L, 1-3 Sept. 23 at Radford * W, 3-2 Sept. 30 UNC ASHEVILLE * W, 3-0 Oct. 1 GARDNER-WEBB * W, 3-2 Oct. 7 at High Point * L, 0-3 Oct. 8 at Campbell * W, 3-0 Oct. 11 VCU L, 0-3 Oct. 14 COASTAL CAROLINA * W, 3-1 Oct. 15 CHARLESTON SO. * W, 3-0 Oct. 21 at Winthrop * W, 3-2 Oct. 22 at Presbyterian Coll. * W, 3-0 Oct. 28 RADFORD * W, 3-2 Head Coach Shane Pinder Record at Liberty: ; ; Big South (Eighth Year) Career Record: Same NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2007, 2008 Big South Tournament Championships: 2007, 2008 Big South Regular-Season Championships: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Big South Tournament Finals Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Big South Coach of the Year: 2007, 2010 VaSID State Coach of the Year: 2007, 2008 AVCA Team Academic Award: AVCA All-America Honorable Mention players (Kallie Corbin 08; Chelaine McCarty 09) 4 AVCA All-Region mentions (Scripko 2007; Corbin 2008; McCarty ) 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American (Kristin Colson 2004) 2 CoSIDA Academic All-District III players (Kristin Colson 2004; Karyl Bacon 2010) 15 VaSID All-State team members (6 first-team, 9 second-team) 1 VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2006) 1 VaSID All-State Player of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2008) 1 Big South Woman of the Year (Karyl Bacon 2010) 1 Big South Player of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2008) 1 Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year (Kristin Colson 2004) 2 Big South Tournament MVP honors (Kallie Corbin 2007, 2008) 3 Big South Freshmen of the Year (Kallie Corbin 06, Nicki Scripko 07, Jade Craycraft 10) 17 All-conference members (7 first team, 10 second team) 11 Big South All-Tournament team members 2011 Volleyball Team Roster Nov. 4 CAMPBELL % * 7 p.m. Nov. 5 HIGH POINT * 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at Gardner-Webb * 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m Big South Volleyball Championship Nov. 17 Quarterfinals & TBA Nov. 18 Semifinals & TBA Nov. 20 Championship Match & TBA NCAA Volleyball Championship Dec. 1-4 First/Second Rounds TBA All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference Match $ - at American University % - at Liberty Christian Academy & - at Charleston, S.C. Team Statistical Leaders Total Kills Lillie Happel - 296/3.36 kps Loren Thomas - 190/2.16 kps Total Digs Kelly Haseman - 325/4.28 dps Lillie Happel - 208/2.36 dps Total Blocks Loren Thomas (18 s-103 a)/1.38 bps Jade Craycraft - 55 (2 s-53 a)/0.62 bps Melissa Racz - 55 (4 s - 51 a)/0.62 bps Total Assists Jade Craycraft - 640/7.27 aps Courtney Boggs - 136/4.39 aps Total Service Aces Lillie Happel - 25/0.31 saps Jade Craycraft - 22/0.25 saps No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 1 Kendle Rollins R-So. MB 6-0 Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon HS 2 Rebecca Warren Sr. OH/DS 5-11 Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier Christian 4 Courtney Boggs Sr. S 5-8 Marysville, Ohio/Worthington Christian 5 Kaylee Groeneveld R-Fr. OH/MB 6-0 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Calvary Christian 6 Lauren Bosché R-So. S 5-9 Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring 7 Melissa Racz Fr. MB/RS 6-0 Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley 8 Gabrielle Shipe Fr. DS/L 5-5 Orlando, Fla./The First Academy 9 Ansley Gebben Fr. OH 5-10 Windermere, Fla./The First Academy 10 Kelly Haseman Sr. DS/L 5-8 Three Rivers, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian 12 Lillie Happel So. OH 6-0 Ellicott City, Md./Covenant Community 13 Jade Craycraft So. S 5-11 Wooster, Ohio/Wooster 15 Courtney Cooper Sr. DS/L 5-6 Forest, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 20 Becca Haraf So. DS/L 5-5 Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey 21 Loren Thomas Jr. MB 6-3 Ocoee, Fla./The First Academy 22 Jeannette Larsen Jr. RS 5-11 Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney (Coll. of Sequoias) 23 Erica Manor R-So. RS/OH 6-1 Bunker Hill, W.Va./Musselman HS 25 Caroline Douglas Fr. OH/MB 6-0 Greenville, N.C./J.H. Rose HS Head Coach: Shane Pinder (Eighth Year, Luther Rice Seminary, 04) Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Vaden (Sixth Year, Liberty, 05) Becky Rudnick (First Year, Liberty, 05) Certified Athletic Trainer: Erin Moore Pronunciation Guide Lauren Bosché Lauren Bo (long o)-shay Kaylee Groeneveld Kaylee GREN-eh-veld Lillie Happel Lily HAP-pull (rhymes with apple) Becca Haraf Becca HARE-iff Kelly Haseman Kelly HAZE-min Erica Manor Erica May-nurr Melissa Racz Melissa RACE Shane Pinder Shane PIN-der Jennifer Vaden Jennifer Vaid-in

3 Big South Conference Update Big South Standings W L Pct. Liberty Winthrop UNC Asheville Campbell Radford Presbyterian College Gardner-Webb High Point Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Overall Standings W L Pct. Winthrop UNC Asheville Liberty Campbell Radford Presbyterian College Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Charleston Southern Weekly Awards (10/24) Big South Player of the Week Becca Toor, Sr., MB, Winthrop Big South Freshman of the Week Heather Feldman, S, Gardner-Webb Big South Defensive Player of the Week Tyler Cockrell, So., MB, Gardner-Webb Composite Schedule Friday, Nov. 4 Campbell at Liberty*, 7 p.m. High Point at Radford*, 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Winthrop*, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian Coll.*, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 High Point at Liberty*, 2 p.m. UNC Asheville at Presbyterian Coll.*, 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Winthrop*, 2 p.m. Campbell at Radford*, 4 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Charleston So.*, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 N.C. Central at High Point, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 Liberty at Gardner-Webb*, 7 p.m. Charleston So. at Campbell*, 5 p.m. Presbyterian Coll. at Winthrop*, 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at High Point*, 7 p.m. Radford at UNC Asheville*, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 Liberty at UNC Asheville*, 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Campbell*, 2 p.m. Charleston So. at High Point, 4 p.m. Radford at Gardner-Webb*, 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17-Sunday, Nov. 20 Big South Volleyball Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting Hosted by Charleston Southern CSU Field House Charleston, S.C. Top Five Two Lady Flames entered the top five all-time in the records against Radford, Friday. Kelly Haseman moved into fifth place in Big South history in digs on Friday, passing Carrie O Connell of Charleston Southern. After adding 20 digs against Radford. Haseman has recorded 1,845 career digs. With nine blocks on Friday, Loren Thomas moved into a tie for fifth place with Ashley Webber ( ) in Liberty volleyball history. Thomas has recorded 318 blocks in her career. Her total of 121 blocks this season ranks third in program rally-scoring history, and seven behind Webber s standard of 128, set in Chasing History Sophomore setter Jade Craycraft passed Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame member Theresa Bream, into eighth place on the program assists list. Craycraft has dished out 1,924 assists in her career, and is nearing the 2,000 assist mark. Only four setters in program history have reached 2,000 career assists during their sophomore season. Big Block The Lady Flames recorded 12 blocks against Radford, Friday, marking their third 10-block match in a row. Loren Thomas registered nine blocks, and Erica Manor set a career high with six block assists. Ansley Gebben tied her career high, earning four block assists. On the Attack Freshman middle blocker Melissa Racz tied her career high, with 12 kills against Radford. It marked her second 12-kill match in her last three contests, as she sent down 12 kills at Winthrop, Oct. 21. Racz has registerd 10 or more kills three times during Liberty s five-match winning streak. She tied with Lillie Happel for the team lead in kills on Friday, making her the fifth Liberty player to pace the team in kills during a match this season. Stifling Defense During Big South play, Liberty allows teams to hit just.130, while averaging 2.76 blocks, leading the conference in both statistics. The Lady Flames opponents are attacking at a.091 clip during Liberty s current four-match winning streak, while averaging 2.90 blocks per set over that span. Six Liberty players have at least one 10-dig match, while four players posted at least one five-block match in the last four contests. Acing the Test Liberty served up a season-high 11 aces on Friday against Radford. Jade Craycraft tied her career high with four service aces. The Lady Flames have registered at least one service ace in each of the last 207 matches, a streak which started Oct. 7, 2005 at Charleston Southern. A Month to Remember The Lady Flames posted a 7-2 record, including 7-1 in Big South play during October. October has been Liberty s most successful month under Shane Pinder. His teams have posted a October record (.695). In the last five seasons, Liberty is 41-8 (.837) during the 10th month, including a perfect 10-0, winning all 30 sets played in October, Liberty LU-Ind. Statistical Comparison CU HPU Record Conf. Record Happel-3.36 Kills Per Set Opponent Kills Per Set Rollins-.328 Attack Percentage Opponent Attack Percentage Happel-0.31 Service Aces Per Set Haseman-4.28 Digs Per Set Thomas-1.38 Blocks Per Set

4 Liberty in the Rankings (Big South/NCAA) Team Overall BSC NCAA Attack Percentage (.181) 3rd 211 Opp. Attack Pct. (.165) 2nd N/A Assists (10.76 aps) 6th 243 Kills (11.51 kps) 6th 255 Blocks (2.57 bps) 1st 33 Service Aces (1.27 aps) 8th 129 Digs (14.59 dps) 5th 188 Individual Overall Attack Percentage Loren Thomas (.262) 9th Kills Lillie Happel (3.36 kps) 4th 157 Assists Jade Craycraft (7.27 aps) Aces Lillie Happel (0.28 saps) 7th 8th Blocks Loren Thomas (1.38 bps) 1st 19 Digs Kelly Haseman (4.28 dps) 3rd 150 Points Lillie Happel (3.90 pps) 4th 149 Team Conference-Only Attack Percentage (.178)...5th Opp. Attack Percentage (.130)... 1st Assists (10.77 aps)...7th Kills (11.56 kps)...7th Blocks (2.76 bps)... 1st Service Aces (1.31 aps)...6th Digs (15.56 dps)...4th Individual Conference-Only Attack Percentage Loren Thomas (.287)...6th Kills Lillie Happel (2.90)...7th Assists Jade Craycraft (8.44 aps)...8th Blocks Loren Thomas (1.79 bps)... 1st Jade Craycraft (0.82 bps)...10th Scouting Campbell Campbell enters the weekend with a overall record, and are tied for fourth in the Big South with a 5-5 mark. The Camels have won three out of their last four matches, all in five sets. Campbell is 5-0 in five-set matches this season. During Big South play, Campbell is second in the conference in digs per set, at Junior Jordan Reaves paces Campbell and stands seventh in the conference with 2.76 kills per set. Senior Annie Kobeski is sixth among the league leaders, at 0.88 blocks per set, followed by Kelsey Marek (0.84). Setter Heather Wilson ranks 6th in the Big South with 8.01 assists per set and seventh with 0.29 aces per set. Kelsey Campbell leads the Camels with 3.32 digs on average. The Lady Flames hold an 8-3 all-time record against Campbell, including 4-1 as Big South opponents. Liberty posted a 3-0 victory over Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C., on Oct. 8, winning all three sets by exactly two points each. Liberty libero Kelly Haseman recorded 18 digs, breaking the Lady Flames career digs record that afternoon. Loren Thomas tied her career high with 14 kills, while Brooke Kelley posted 14 kills for the Camels. Scouting High Point High Point brings a 6-18 record to Virginia. The Panthers are 4-6 in Big South play, and are tied with Gardner-Webb for sixth in the conference. They went on a three-match winning streak during early October, but have dropped their last four matches. High Point ranks second in the Big South in digs, averaging digs per set. Senior libero Breanna Holliday paces High Point with 3.92 digs per set, good for eighth in the Big South. Junior Courtney Johnk leads the Panthers with 2.85 kills and 0.28 aces per set, ranking fifth in the conference in kills. Lauren Bell is third in the Big South with 9.18 assists per set. Kristin Heldt (2.47 kills per set) and Chelsea Davis (2.04) average over two kills per set. Davis was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Oct. 10. Liberty leads the all-time series, 25-7, over High Point. However, the Panthers have won each of the last two meetings. High Point downed Liberty in the Big South Championship final, Nov. 19, 2010, and won in three sets over the Lady Flames Oct. 7, Liberty is 9-7 against High Point under Shane Pinder, and 3-3 when Pinder and High Point head coach Jason Oliver s teams match up. Home Sweet Home Starting in 2007, the Lady Flames have posted a 45-8 home record. Overall, Liberty is in home matches under head coach Shane Pinder. Liberty is 32-3 in Big South regular-season home matches, dating back to The Lady Flames currently hold a 12-match conference home winning streak, including a 5-0 Big South home mark this season. Streaks Remain Alive Liberty had several winning streaks in jeopardy when it trailed, 2-0, Friday against Radford. The Lady Flames rallied for the 3-2 win, giving them their 21st win in a row over the Highlanders. The win served as Liberty s fifth consecutive triumph overall, 12th straight conference home victory and 12th five-set win over a Big South opponent in a row. Career Milestones in Reach Kelly Haseman - 1,900 digs (currently at 1,845 - fifth place in Big South history) - would be fifth player in Big South history with 1,900 or more digs Loren Thomas blocks (currently at tied for 5th place in program history) kills (currently at recorded kill No. 500 at N.C. State 9/17) Jade Craycraft - 2,000 assists (currently at 1,924-8th in program history) kills (currently at 227) blocks (currently at recorded 100th block at Campbell 10/8) Lillie Happel kills (currently at recorded 500th kill vs. Gardner-Webb 10/1) digs (currently at 434) blocks (currently at 97) Coutney Boggs - 1,100 assists (currently at 1,005 - recorded 1,000th assist 10/14) Courtney Cooper digs (currently at 252) Becca Haraf digs (currently at 254)

5 Current Lady Flames on Program Career Lists Digs 1) Kelly Haseman (2008-P)...1,845 2) Nikki Keznor ( )...1,739 3) Theresa Bream ( )...1,639 4) Jennifer Belk ( )...1,594 5) Lara Bartolomeo ( ).1,567 Assists 1) Michelle Howland (98-01)...4,873 2) Ashley Fletcher ( )...4,840 3) Kallie Corbin ( )...4,528 6) Michelle Marsh ( )...3,254 7) Julie Sitler ( )...2,064 8) Jade Craycraft (2010-P)...1,924 Blocks 1) Kim Lawson ( ) ) Anthonia Akpama ( ) ) Erin McKeown ( ) ) Nicole Nice ( ) T) Ashley Webber ( ) T) Loren Thomas (2009-P) Big South Career Records Digs 1) Raquel Miotto (UNCA)...2,687 2) Julie Hershkowitz (HPU)...2,416 3) Elissa Steffen (UNCA)...2,179 4) Jeanne Lambert (CCU)...1,916 5) Kelly Haseman (Liberty)...1,845 Liberty Single-Season Records Blocks 1) Kim Lawson (1992) ) Kim Lawson (1991) ) Anthonia Akpama (1996) ) Stacy Collier (1997) ) Ashley Webber (2007) ) Loren Thomas (2011) Digs 1) Theresa Bream (1990) ) Kelly Haseman (2010) ) Kelly Haseman (2009) ) Nicole Nice (1992) ) Jessica Nelson (2007) Liberty Single-Season Rally-Scoring Records Assists 1) Kristin Colson (2002)...1,630 2) Kallie Corbin (2007)...1,625 3) Michelle Howland (2001)...1,512 4) Kristin Colson (2004)...1,334 5) Jade Craycraft (2010)...1,284 Blocks 1) Ashley Webber (2007) ) Loren Thomas (2011) ) Kendle Rollins (2010) T) Chelaine McCarty (2007) T) Erin McKeown (2003) Digs 1) Kelly Haseman (2010) ) Kelly Haseman (2009) ) Jessica Nelson (2007) ) Lara Bartolomeo (2007) ) Lara Bartolomeo (2006) Senior Memories Four Lady Flames seniors will be honored on Saturday before their final home match. Courtney Boggs, Courtney Cooper, Kelly Haseman and Rebecca Warren have played a key role in Liberty s success over the last four years. Liberty has gone during their careers, including a 49-9 mark in Big South play and 33-6 home record. All four seniors were on the team during its most recent NCAA Tournament appearance, a 3-1 setback at No. 4 Nebraska, in These four players have aided the team to three straight 20-win seasons, Big South regular season championships and Big South Championship finals appearances to this point in their careers. 2 Rebecca Warren Sr. OH/DS Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier Christian - Posted a career-high 14 kills in season-ending match, at VCU Nov. 28, Has served up 14 aces during her career, using her jump-serve to great effect. - Ranked third on team in aces per set in both freshman and sophomore seasons. - Majoring in elementary education. 4 Courtney Boggs Sr. S Marysville, Ohio/Worthington Christian - Led Lady Flames with 686 assists during sophomore campaign of Named CVU.com Top Performer Oct. 27, Has posted seven career double-doubles; has three career 60-assist matches. - Majoring in government; pre-law. 10 Kelly Haseman Sr. DS/L Three Rivers, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian - Liberty s all-time career leader with 1,845 career digs; ranks 5th all-time in Big South. - First Liberty player with back-to-back 500-dig seasons, including 653 digs in Big South: 2008 Freshman Team; 2009 All-Tournament Team; 2010 Second Team - Majoring in kinesiology. 15 Courtney Cooper Sr. DS/L Forest, Va./Liberty Christian Academy - Collected 111 digs during each of first two seasons on the court at Liberty. - Recorded a career-high 21 digs Sept. 23, 2011 at Radford. - Made a key solo block during set five in a 3-2 win over Winthrop Sept. 25, Majoring in business management Senior Night Success The Lady Flames have sent their seniors out in style recently, winning their last five regular-season home finales in a row, and eight out of the last nine. Since 1995, Liberty is 14-2 during its final regular-season home match of the season. Last year s Senior Night saw Liberty close the regular season with a 3-2 victory over UNC Asheville, Nov. 13. Kelly Haseman tied the program rally-scoring record with 35 digs during that match. Coaching History Shane Pinder holds an (.723) coaching record in Big South matches. He is currently two wins away from the Liberty record for Big South coaching wins. Chris Phillips went (.643) in conference matches during her 10 seasons at Liberty, as she coached the Lady Flames from , and again from Fast Start Liberty has tied its best record through 10 Big South matches in program history. This is the seventh time in 21 years (.333) as a member of the Big South that the Lady Flames have opened the conference schedule at 9-1. The previous six 9-1 starts ( , 2003, , 2010) all resulted in either a conference regular season and/or tournament title. Five Sets = 12-0 The Lady Flames defeated Radford, 3-2, on Friday night, marking Liberty s fourth fiveset win of the season. Liberty has won each of its last 12 conference matches that have lasted five sets. The team s most recent 3-2 setback to a Big South opponent was Nov. 8, 2008, at Presbyterian College.

6 2011 Match-by-Match Kill Leaders 8/26 - Georgia (L, 0-3) Lillie Happel, 12 8/27 - Kansas (L, 0-3) Ansley Gebben, 8 8/27 - Florida A&M (W, 3-0) Lillie Happel, 13 8/31 - Oregon (L, 0-3) Lillie Happel, 10 9/2 - Seton Hall (L, 1-3) Lillie Happel, 25 9/3 - Western Michigan (L, 0-3) Lillie Happel, 9 9/3 - North Carolina (L, 1-3) Lillie Happel, 17 9/9 - Rider (W, 3-0) Lillie Happel, 16 9/9 - St. Francis (Pa.) (W, 3-0) Lillie Happel, 14 9/10 - CSU Bakersfield (W, 3-0) Ansley Gebben, 9 9/16 - N.C. State (L, 0-3) Kendle Rollins, 8 9/17 - Towson (L, 1-3) Lillie Happel, 13 9/17 - The Citadel (W, 3-0) Kendle Rollins, 17 9/20 - James Madison (L, 1-3) Lillie Happel, 15 9/23 - Radford (W, 3-2) Lillie Happel and Loren Thomas, 11 9/30 - UNC Asheville (W, 3-0) Lillie Happel, 12 10/1 - Gardner-Webb (W, 3-2) Lillie Happel, 22 10/7 - High Point (L, 0-3) Lillie Happel, 11 10/8 - Campbell (W, 3-0) Loren Thomas, 14 10/11 - VCU (L, 0-3) Loren Thomas, 8 10/14 - Coastal Carolina (W, 3-1) Lillie Happel, 13 10/15 - Charleston Southern (W, 3-0) Lillie Happel and Loren Thomas, 8 10/21 - Winthrop (W, 3-2) Lillie Happel, 14 10/22 - Presbyterian (W, 3-0) Loren Thomas, 7 10/28 - Radford (W, 3-2) Lillie Happel and Melissa Racz, 12 11/4 - Campbell 11/5 - High Point 11/11 - Gardner-Webb 11/12 - UNC Asheville 11/17 - Big South Quarterfinal Updated Career Highs #1 Kendle Rollins Kills: 17 vs. The Citadel (09/17/11) Service Aces: 3 vs. Gardner-Webb (10/23/10) Digs: 6 at Coastal Carolina (11/06/10) Solo Blocks: 3 at UNC Asheville (10/16/10) Block Assists: 7 at Presbyterian College (09/25/10) Total Blocks: 7 five times, most recent vs. Presbyterian College (10/22/10) #2 Rebecca Warren Kills: 14 at VCU (11/28/09) Service Aces: 2, three times, most recent at VCU (11/28/09) Digs: 6 at VCU (11/28/09) #4 Courtney Boggs Kills: 8 at Radford (10/20/09) Assists: 64 vs. UNC Asheville (11/07/08) Service Aces: 1 eight times, most recent vs. Delaware (11/27/09) Digs: 17 vs. UNC Asheville (11/07/08) Solo Blocks: 1 four times, most recent at James Madison (09/20/11) Total Blocks: 3 at Coastal Carolina (10/23/09) #5 Kaylee Groeneveld Kills: 1 three times, most recent at High Point (10/07/11) Blocks: 1 vs. Seton Hall (09/02/11) #6 Lauren Bosché Kills: 2 vs. Charleston Southern (10/02/10) Assists: 10 vs. Charleston Southern (10/02/10) Service Aces: 1 vs. Charleston Southern (10/02/10) Total Blocks: 2 vs. Charleston Southern (10/02/10) #7 Melissa Racz Kills: 12 twice, most recent vs. Radford (10/28/11) Solo Blocks: 1 four times, most recent vs. Coastal Carolina (10/14/11) Block Assists: 8 at Radford (09/23/11) Total Blocks: 8 at Radford (09/23/11) #8 Gabrielle Shipe Service Aces: 3 at Presbyterian College (10/22/11) Digs: 18 vs. UNC Asheville (09/30/11) #9 Ansley Gebben Kills: 16 vs. Gardner-Webb (10/01/11) Service Aces: 2 twice, most recent vs. Gardner-Webb (10/01/11) Digs: 15 at Winthrop (10/21/11) Solo Blocks: 2 at Winthrop (10/21/11) Block Assists: 4 twice, most recent vs. Radford (10/28/11) Total Blocks: 6 at Winthrop (10/21/11) #10 Kelly Haseman Kills: 1, six times, most recent vs. The Citadel (09/17/11) Assists: 5 twice, most recent vs. Coastal Carolina (10/14/11) Service Aces: 5 vs. Stetson (09/10/10) Digs: 35 vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/10) #12 Lillie Happel Kills: 25 vs. Seton Hall (09/02/11) Assists: 5 vs. Winthrop (10/01/10) Service Aces: 6 twice, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/10) Digs: 18 at Coastal Carolina, 11/06/10) Solo Blocks: 2 at Winthrop (11/19/10) Block Assists: 4 three times, most recent vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (09/09/11) Total Blocks: 5 vs. Presbyterian College (10/22/10)

7 2011 Match-by-Match Dig Leaders 8/26 - Georgia (L, 0-3) Gabrielle Shipe, 8 8/27 - Kansas (L, 0-3) Lillie Happel, 9 8/27 - Florida A&M (W, 3-0) Kelly Haseman, 14 8/31 - Oregon (L, 0-3) Kelly Haseman, 11 9/2 - Seton Hall (L, 1-3) Kelly Haseman, 19 9/3 - Western Michigan (L, 0-3) Kelly Haseman, 19 9/3 - North Carolina (L, 1-3) Kelly Haseman, 20 9/9 - Rider (W, 3-0) Kelly Haseman, 7 9/9 - St. Francis (Pa.) (W, 3-0) Kelly Haseman, 12 9/10 - CSU Bakersfield (W, 3-0) Becca Haraf, 13 9/16 - N.C. State (L, 0-3) Kelly Haseman, 12 9/17 - Towson (L, 1-3) Kelly Haseman, 18 9/17 - The Citadel (W, 3-0) Haseman, Courtney Boggs, 11 9/20 - James Madison (L, 1-3) Kelly Haseman, 26 9/23 - Radford (W, 3-2) Courtney Cooper, 21 9/30 - UNC Asheville (W, 3-0) Gabrielle Shipe, 18 10/1 - Gardner-Webb (W, 3-2) Lillie Happel, 13 10/7 - High Point (L, 0-3) Kelly Haseman, 18 10/8 - Campbell (W, 3-0) Kelly Haseman, 18 10/11 - VCU (L, 0-3) Kelly Haseman, 12 10/14 - Coastal Carolina (W, 3-1) Kelly Haseman, 18 10/15 - Charleston Southern (W, 3-0) Kelly Haseman, 15 10/21 - Winthrop (W, 3-2) Kelly Haseman, 25 10/22 - Presbyterian (W, 3-0) Gabrielle Shipe, 16 10/28 - Radford (W, 3-2) Kelly Haseman, 20 11/4 - Campbell 11/5 - High Point 11/11 - Gardner-Webb 11/12 - UNC Asheville 11/17 - Big South Quarterfinal #13 Jade Craycraft Kills: 10 vs. Winthrop (11/19/10) Assists: 57 at UNC Asheville (10/16/10) Service Aces: 4 four times, most recent vs. Radford (10/28/11) Digs: 16 at Winthrop (10/21/11) Solo Blocks: 1 four times, most recent at Campbell (10/08/11) Block Assists: 10 at Radford (09/23/11) Total Blocks: 10 at Radford (09/23/11) #15 Courtney Cooper Kills: 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (09/12/09) Service Aces: 2 three times, most recent vs. Gardner-Webb (10/01/11) Digs: 21 at Radford (09/23/11) #20 Becca Haraf Kills: 2 vs. Stetson (09/10/10) Service Aces: 3 twice, most recent vs. Saint Francis (09/09/11) Digs: 14 twice, most recent at Campbell (10/08/11) #21 Loren Thomas Kills: 14 three times, most recent at Campbell (10/08/11) Digs: 4 vs Yale (09/17/10) Solo Blocks: 3 three times, most recent at Winthrop (10/21/11) Block Assists: 12 at Radford (09/23/11) Total Blocks: 13 at Winthrop (10/21/11) #23 Erica Manor Kills: 14 vs. Cleveland State (08/27/10) Service Aces: 5 at Elon (09/11/10) Digs: 6 at UC Irvine (09/16/10) Solo Blocks: 3 vs. Coastal Carolina (10/14/11) Block Assists: 5 vs. North Florida (09/04/10) Total Blocks: 6 twice, most recent vs. Radford (10/28/11) 2011 Double-Doubles So. OH Lillie Happel (9) (16 career) 2010 (Fr.) - Seven double-doubles 09/03/11 vs. North Carolina (17 kills, 12 digs) 09/17/11 vs. Towson (13 kills, 10 digs) 09/20/11 at James Madison (15 kills, 15 digs) 09/23/11 at Radford (11 kills, 12 digs) 09/30/11 vs. UNC Asheville (12 kills, 11 digs) 10/01/11 vs. Gardner-Webb (22 kills, 13 digs) 10/14/11 vs. Coastal Carolina (13 kills, 11 digs) 10/21/11 at Winthrop (14 kills, 15 digs) 10/28/11 vs. Radford (12 kills, 13 digs) So. S Jade Craycraft (5) (10 career) 2010 (Fr.) - Five double-doubles 09/02/11 vs. Seton Hall (38 assists, 10 digs) 09/20/11 at James Madison (24 assists, 14 digs) 09/23/11 at Radford (39 assists, 10 blocks) 09/30/11 vs. UNC Asheville (32 assists, 12 digs) 10/21/11 at Winthrop (42 assists, 16 digs) Sr. S Courtney Boggs (1) (7 career) 2008 (Fr.) - Two double-doubles 2009 (So.) - Four double-doubles 09/17/11 vs. The Citadel (33 assists, 11 digs) Jr. MB Loren Thomas (2) 09/23/11 at Radford (11 kills, 12 blocks) 10/21/11 at Winthrop (12 kills, 13 blocks)

8 2011 Liberty University Volleyball Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2011) All matches Overall record: Conf: 9-1 Home: 8-1 Away: 4-5 Neutral: 2-5 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se ta pct 12 HAPPEL, Lillie THOMAS, Loren GEBBEN, Ansley CRAYCRAFT, Jade RACZ, Melissa ROLLINS, Kendle MANOR, Erica BOGGS, Courtney GROENEVELD, Kaylee HARAF, Becca LARSEN, Jeannette COOPER, Courtney HASEMAN, Kelly BOSCHE, Lauren SHIPE, Gabrielle LIBERTY Opponents Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 12 HAPPEL, Lillie THOMAS, Loren GEBBEN, Ansley CRAYCRAFT, Jade RACZ, Melissa ROLLINS, Kendle MANOR, Erica BOGGS, Courtney GROENEVELD, Kaylee HARAF, Becca LARSEN, Jeannette COOPER, Courtney BOSCHE, Lauren HASEMAN, Kelly SHIPE, Gabrielle TEAM LIBERTY Opponents

9 2011 Liberty University Volleyball Liberty Match Results (as of Oct 29, 2011) All matches Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall Conf Time Att.! at Georgia L ,21-25, :30 833! vs Kansas L ,13-25, :17 451! vs Florida A&M W ,26-24, : & vs #16 Oregon L ,21-25, : % vs Seton Hall L ,15-25,23-25, : % at Western Michigan L ,19-25, : % vs North Carolina L ,14-25,30-28, : # RIDER UNIVERSITY W ,25-12, : # SAINT FRANCIS W ,25-13, : # CSU BAKERSFIELD W ,25-8, : ^ at NC State L ,18-25, : ^ vs Towson L ,25-27,17-25, : ^ vs Citadel W ,25-11, : at James Madison L ,26-24,20-25, : * at Radford W ,25-16,25-17,19-25, : * UNC ASHEVILLE W ,25-23, : * GARDNER-WEBB W ,25-17,26-24,13-25, : * at High Point L ,23-25, : * at Campbell W ,25-23, : VCU L ,15-25, : * COASTAL CAROLINA W ,25-23,25-13, : * CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W ,25-16, : * at Winthrop W ,17-25,25-14,22-25, : * at Presbyterian W ,25-23, : * RADFORD W ,19-25,25-20,25-16, :05 693! - Bulldog Invitational & - at American University (Washington, D.C.) % - Holiday Inn West Invitational # - Liberty Invitational pres. by Pepsi ^ - Courtyard Midtown Invitational Team Record W-L-T Overall: Conference: 9-1 Home: 8-1 Away: 4-5 Neutral: sets: sets: sets: 4-0 Attend Dates Total Avg. Total: Home: Away: Neutral:

10 2011 Liberty University Volleyball Liberty Category Leaders (as of Oct 29, 2011) All matches # ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct 12 HAPPEL, Lillie THOMAS, Loren GEBBEN, Ansley CRAYCRAFT, Jade RACZ, Melissa ROLLINS, Kendle MANOR, Erica BOGGS, Courtney GROENEVELD, Kaylee HARAF, Becca LARSEN, Jeannette COOPER, Courtney HASEMAN, Kelly BOSCHE, Lauren SHIPE, Gabrielle # SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct 13 CRAYCRAFT, Jade BOGGS, Courtney SHIPE, Gabrielle HASEMAN, Kelly HAPPEL, Lillie GEBBEN, Ansley HARAF, Becca RACZ, Melissa MANOR, Erica COOPER, Courtney THOMAS, Loren BOSCHE, Lauren ROLLINS, Kendle # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 21 THOMAS, Loren CRAYCRAFT, Jade RACZ, Melissa GEBBEN, Ansley ROLLINS, Kendle HAPPEL, Lillie MANOR, Erica BOGGS, Courtney GROENEVELD, Kaylee COOPER, Courtney SHIPE, Gabrielle HASEMAN, Kelly HARAF, Becca # POINTS (by Points) S Points Points/S 12 HAPPEL, Lillie THOMAS, Loren GEBBEN, Ansley CRAYCRAFT, Jade RACZ, Melissa ROLLINS, Kendle MANOR, Erica BOGGS, Courtney HARAF, Becca SHIPE, Gabrielle HASEMAN, Kelly COOPER, Courtney GROENEVELD, Kaylee LARSEN, Jeannette BOSCHE, Lauren # KILL (by K) S K K/S 12 HAPPEL, Lillie THOMAS, Loren GEBBEN, Ansley CRAYCRAFT, Jade RACZ, Melissa ROLLINS, Kendle MANOR, Erica BOGGS, Courtney GROENEVELD, Kaylee HARAF, Becca HASEMAN, Kelly COOPER, Courtney BOSCHE, Lauren LARSEN, Jeannette SHIPE, Gabrielle # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 12 HAPPEL, Lillie CRAYCRAFT, Jade SHIPE, Gabrielle HARAF, Becca GEBBEN, Ansley HASEMAN, Kelly COOPER, Courtney BOGGS, Courtney MANOR, Erica ROLLINS, Kendle RACZ, Melissa THOMAS, Loren GROENEVELD, Kaylee # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 10 HASEMAN, Kelly HAPPEL, Lillie SHIPE, Gabrielle HARAF, Becca CRAYCRAFT, Jade GEBBEN, Ansley COOPER, Courtney BOGGS, Courtney RACZ, Melissa THOMAS, Loren MANOR, Erica ROLLINS, Kendle LARSEN, Jeannette GROENEVELD, Kaylee BOSCHE, Lauren # RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 10 HASEMAN, Kelly HAPPEL, Lillie SHIPE, Gabrielle HARAF, Becca GEBBEN, Ansley TM TEAM COOPER, Courtney THOMAS, Loren ROLLINS, Kendle CRAYCRAFT, Jade GROENEVELD, Kaylee RACZ, Melissa