Volleyball 2014 SEASON e WEEKLY NOTEBOOK e Week 6 (Sept. 30) Contact: Tim McNamara e e

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1 Schedule Volleyball enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU 2014 C-USA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Samford Wednesday, Oct.1 at West Virginia at Friday, Oct. 3 WKU at at Florida Atlantic at at Middle Tennessee at at Southern Miss Sunday, Oct. 5 WKU at Florida Atlantic at at Middle Tennessee at at at Tuesday, Oct. 7 Middle Tennessee at East Tennessee at WKU Friday, October 10 at at LA Tech at Middle Tennessee at Southern Miss at at WKU Sunday, Oct. 12 Florida Atlantic at at Southern Miss at at WKU at LA Tech at Middle Tennessee Tuesday, Oct. 14 Middle Tennessee at Wednesday, Oct. 15 Grambling St. at LA Tech Friday, Oct. 17 at WKU Middle Tennessee at at Southern Miss at Florida Atlantic at WKU at Sunday, Oct. 19 Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at LA Tech at WKU at at Friday, Oct. 24 LA Tech at at Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee at at Southern Miss at WKU C-USA Match 5:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. C-USA Record Overall Record W-L Pct. W-L Pct. H A N Lst10 Streak W W 3 WKU W 3 Florida Atlantic W L L W 1 Middle Tennessee W W 1 Southern Miss L L L L 5 Around the league Paving the Road After a tough nonconference slate, preseason favorite has emerged atop the C-USA standings following the first full weekend of league play with a 3-0 start. The Roadrunners have surrendered only one set in conference play but have also had the advantage of playing all of their league matches at home. hits the road this weekend for a match at Middle Tennessee. Atop the Hill After the dust had settled on the first week of conference play, three teams emerged with unscaithed C-USA records. Apart from, and WKU each went unbeaten over the weekend. The Herd opened up with a road win at before taking care of business with back-to-back home wins, while WKU swept LA Tech on the road before protecting the Diddle in a five-set victory over the longtime regional rival Blue Raiders. Dig Pink Month in Conference USA Dig Pink is the name of the Side-Out Foundation s national October breast cancer rally. A Dig Pink event can be organized at the local, county, city or state level, and it is supported by college and middle/high school volleyball coaches and teams as well as club coaches and teams. All proceeds benefit the Side-Out Foundation, which in turn awards grants to medical research organizations and entities dedicated to providing patient services to breast cancer patients and their families. Get Digital The C-USA Digital Network features live game broadcasts, exclusive behind-the-scenes video, game highlights, original programming and press conferences from across Conference USA, with additional coverage from conference postseason championships and events. Fans can have access to all of this great content with a monthly, renewing subscription. For more information or to sign up, please visit the C-USA Digital Network at.com/allaccess. Follow us, like us Conference USA Online Facebook Twitter Instagram Tag Us #CUSAVB, #CUSA20

2 Recent Results Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3, 0 at WKU 3, 2 at Middle Tennessee 3, Southern Miss 1 at 3, LA Tech 0 Florida Atlantic 3 at 0 at 3, 0 Friday, Sept. 26 at 3, Middle Tennessee 2 at 3, 0 WKU 3 at LA Tech 0 3 at Southern Miss 0 at 3, Florida Atlantic 1 3 at 2 Tuesday, Sept at 2 at WKU 3, Tennessee Tech 0 Monday, Sept. 22 Southern Miss 3 at LA Tech 0 3 at 0 Saturday, Sept. 20 UNF/Jacksonville Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) 3 vs. Nicholls State 2 at Jacksonville 3, 1 Crimson-White Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Clemson 3 vs. 0 No. 19 San Diego St. 3 vs. 0 Florida Gulf Coast Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) Florida Atlantic 3 vs. Alabama St. 0 Florida Atlantic 3 at Florida Gulf Coast 1 Hokie Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.) UNC-Wilmington 3 vs. 0 at Virginia Tech 3, 0 Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) Middle Tennessee 3 vs. Fordham 0 at Seton Hall 3, Middle Tennessee 2 Jayhawk Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) Cleveland State 3 vs. 2 Invitational II (Houston) at 3, SFA 1 Georgia Tech Invitational (Atlanta) Georgia 3 vs. Southern Miss 1 at Georgia Tech 3, Southern Miss 0 Miami (OH) Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) at Miami (OH) 3, 0 at IUPUI 3, 1 Denver Invitational (Denver) San Francisco 3 vs. 2 at Denver Classic (San Antonio) at 3, Baylor 1 Spartan Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) LIU Brooklyn 3 vs. WKU 1 C-USA Match Volleyball enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU around the league What s Up? - hosts West Virginia in the annual Battle for the Golden Ball on Wednesday, Oct will host its Dig Pink match on Oct. 5 when it hosts - Carnae Dillard is fourth nationally in kills per set (5.30) and points per set (5.66). -Florida Atlantic s Katarina Stepanovic is 17th in the nation in hitting percentage (.414). Matches Preview All 13 teams are in action in week six. League play begins with a midweek matchup between I-45 rivals and in Denton on Wednesday. Friday s matches are highlighted by a trip to Boca, where the Blazers will meet the Owls, while will head to On Sunday, WKU will also head to FAU for a marquee matchup with the Owls, and will travel to seeking redemption after the Roadrunners swept the Miners on Sept. 22 in El Paso. In The Rankings The NCAA team and individual rankings are out, and they can be seen in their entirety in the back of the notebook. is ranked 18th nationally in aces per set (1.69), is first in the nation in total team assists (981), team kills (1,043), and team service aces (126). The Niners are also second in team digs (1,268). Southern Miss To Host Championship The Conference USA Volleyball Championship will be hosted by the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Nov It is the first time that USM has hosted a conference tournament since th Anniversary C-USA is celebrtaing its 20th anniversary in Use the hashtag #CUSA20 to connect on Twitter and learn more as the league celebrates 20 years this season. C-USA Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week - Ally Kiekover Kiekover turned in a.583 hitting percentage in the final three games of the match to help the Herd win its sixth consecutive C-USA opener with a comeback 3-2 win over the 49ers. The sophomore turned in a personal best 17 kills in the match, also adding one solo rejection and two block assists. Against, she turned in a team and season-high.550 hitting percentage, where she also collected two solo blocks and helped the Herd win its third straight home match and third C-USA match in a row. The Michigan native has led the squad for three consecutive matches in kills and has 166 on the season with a season average of 2.59 kills per set. This is the first C-USA Player of the Week award for Kiekover s career. Defensive Player of the Week - Jillian Shemanski Shemanski recorded a season-high four solo blocks in Sunday s match against and leads the conference with 70 total blocks, averaging 1.23 blocks per set. The junior recorded a huge rejection in the Friday match against Middle Tennessee to swing the momentum back in s favor. She also collected 16 kills during the week and turned in a.375 hitting percentage against. It is the first C-USA Player of the Week honor for Shemanski. Setter of the Week - Jessica Waldrip Waldrip set a career high with 59 assists against Florida Atlantic and was riding a streak of fivestraight matches with 40+ assists until that was snapped in s sweep of instate rival North Texas (37). The Texas native now has six doubledoubles following the 37-assist performance the Mean Green, where she also tacked on 14 digs. This is Waldrip s second straight C-USA Player of the Week honor and fourth in her career, having earned back-to-back setter of the week honors in the 2013 season (Oct. 28 and Nov. 4).

3 AVCA Division I Coach s Poll (Sept. 29, 2014) enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU Richkern poll (Sept. 29, 2014) Volleyball Polling Place NCAA Division I RPI Coming on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 # School Pts. Prev. 1 Stanford (55) Texas (4) Penn State Washington (1) Florida State Wisconsin Colorado State Nebraska Florida BYU Oregon North Carolina Kentucky Arizona Purdue Illinois Arizona State Minnesota Southern California UCLA Texas A&M Loyola Marymount San Diego Hawai i Duke 91 NR # School 1 Stanford Pac-12 2 Penn State Big Ten 3 Texas Big 12 4 Washington Pac-12 5 Wisconsin Big Ten 6 Florida State Atlantic Coast 7 Colorado State Mountain West 8 Nebraska Big Ten 9 BYU West Coast 10 Oregon Pac Florida Southeastern 12 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 13 Purdue Big Ten 14 Arizona Pac Kentucky Southeastern 16 Illinois Big Ten 17 Minnesota Big Ten 18 Arizona State Pac UCLA Pac Texas A&M Southeastern 21 USC Pac San Diego West Coast 23 Hawaii Big West 24 Northwestern Big Ten 25 Loyola Marymount West Coast # School Conference Poll Tracker Follow the progress of C-USA teams in the national polls (AVCA/RKPI) PS S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24 D1 FINAL RV/NA RV/NA WKU RV/NA Offensive Player of the Week S2 Carnae Dillard S8 Carnae Dillard S15 Noelle Langenkamp WKU S22 Dempsey Thornton S29 Ally Kiekover Defensive Player of the Week S2 Annie Kunes S8 Jillian Humphrey S15 Shelby Green S22 Mary Pursell Southern Miss S29 Jillian Shemanski Setter of the Week S2 Britney Leigh Held S8 Jessica Lucas WKU S15 Jessica Lucas WKU S22 Jessica Waldrip S29 Jessica Waldrip

4 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU 2014 SEason outlook C-USA Preseason Poll and Team Announced Defending Conference USA regular-season and tournament champion has been tabbed as the 2014 C-USA Volleyball preseason favorite. The Roadrunners collected 161 points in the preseason votes as selected by the league s 13 head coaches Conference USA Volleyball Preseason Poll WKU T5. Southern Miss T5. 7. Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic The Roadrunners produced a 24-8 overall record and 13-1 league mark in Head coach LAURA NEUGEBAUER-GROFF welcomes back 10 letterwinners and six starters from that squad for her 13th season at the helm. Newcomer WKU was selected second, placing three student-athletes on the preseason all-conference team, including preseason Player of the Year NOELLE LANGENKAMP. The Hilltoppers won the 2013 Sun Belt regular season at 17-1 and finished 27-6 overall. Langenkamp was named to the 2013 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team. The 6-2 junior middle hitter finished her sophomore season ranked 15th in the nation with a.411 hitting percentage, helping WKU rank third in Division I with a.312 mark. Langenkamp also ranked ninth in the league with 2.96 kills per set, including 14 against No. 15 Florida State, and SBC-only 3.19 kills per set. See the full release here Conference USA Volleyball Preseason Team Name School Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Sammie Bane S 5-4 Sr. Brownstown, Ind. Chelsea Ross Middle Tennessee OH 5-11 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Carnae Dillard OH 5-11 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Amy Henard S 5-11 So. Weatherford, Texas Sara Blasier S 6-1 So. Hartford, Wis. Quinci Hayward Southern Miss MB 6-5 Jr. Slidell, La. Sara Rishell MB 6-2 Sr. Smithsburg, Md. Talia Jones OH 5-9 Jr. Gold Canyon, Ariz. Dajana Boskovic OH 6-1 So. Bileca, Bosnia Jessica Waldrip S 5-10 So. New Braunfels, Texas Haley Bodway WKU OH 6-0 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. Heather Boyan WKU MH 6-1 Sr. Munster, Ind. Noelle Langenkamp WKU MH 6-2 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 2014 C-USA Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year Noelle Langenkamp - WKU Team Outlooks Going Into 2014 The Niners begin a new era of Volleyball with a completely new staff in Head coach Gokhan Yilmaz, along with assistants Nicole Miller and Margeaux Sinibaldi, are all in their first season with the 49ers. Libero Michelle Hovey (junior) is just 209 digs away from becoming the 18th member of s 1,000-dig club. welcomes two transfers and four freshman, who join the nine returners from Five of the nine returners for played in all 29 matches last season. will look for added offense in 2014 after losing 618 kills (46% of the team s total) due to graduating seniors Amanda Videmsek and Taylor Cannon. The Panthers return five players from last year s squad, including junior outside hitter Lucia Castro and junior libero/defensive specialist Adriana McLamb. Five members of this year s roster were also members of the 2014 Panther sand volleyball team that made a run at the AVCA Colligate National Championships: Martyna Gluchowicz, Kristine Monforte, Tina Toghiyani, Maria Coukoulis and Natalie Martinez. Castro is the Panthers returning kills leader after posting 317 kills in She finished 20th in C-USA with 2.94 kills-per-set last season. Sophomore Anabela Sataric takes over as the starting setter this season. Last year she led the Panthers in hitting percentage with a clip of.333. She was also third on the team in assists posting 230 total assists and 3.97 assists-per-set. welcomes an impressive 12 newcomers, one senior, four juniors and seven freshmen. Florida Atlantic The Owls will look to build off of a 2013 season in which they qualified for the conference tournament for the first time in seven years. FAU will be an experienced bunch, returning six players who played in all 30 matches last season and five players who had at least 100 kills. Fernanda Nelson begins her third season at the helm of the FAU volleyball program, having nearly doubled her win total from 2012 to The Owls also welcome six newcomers to the team for LA Tech returns eight letterwinners (three starters + libero) this season, the most in Adriano de Souza s three-year tenure with the team. The six upperclassmen (three seniors, three juniors) on the 2014 squad makes this the program s most experienced team since the 2010 LA Tech volleyball season. LA Tech faces three in-state schools this season McNeese State, New Orleans and Grambling State. The Lady Techsters have a combined series record against those three opponents. For the second consecutive season, LA Tech will host a home invitational in the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston. The Lady Techsters welcome New Orleans, UTPA and Stephen F. Austin on Sept LA Tech has played a total of 241 matches against its 2014 opponents and has a combined record (.506 win %) against teams it will face this season. The Herd returned to the C-USA championship for a second consecutive year in 2013, defeating, 3-2, before falling to Tulsa 3-0 in the second round. Senior setter Sammie Bane currently sits at fourth all-time in history with 3,663 assists. A C-USA second-team selection last season, Bane was awarded preseason honors this year. Head coach Mitch Jacobs enters his 13th season at and earned his 400th career win during the 2013 campaign. Jacobs currently sits at 405 all-time victories.

5 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU 2014 season outlook The Herd welcomes six newcomers to its program and returns eight letterwinners from Middle Tennessee The Blue Raiders finished last season with a overall record and an 8-6 mark in their first year in Conference USA. MT will bring a mix of youth and experience to the court as nine players return from last season are joined by eight freshman, the most in head coach Matt Peck s tenure at MT. Peck is entering his 11th season at the helm for the Blue Raiders and will look for his 10th winning campaign in 11 years. Four returners from last season notched at least 100 kills for the Blue Raiders, including Preseason All-C-USA selection Chelsea Ross, who led the team in kills (391), kills-per-set (343) and service aces (31). MT will face three teams who played in the NCAA Tournament last year in its nonconference schedule, and 10 matches against opponents with an RPI of 100 or better. NT looks to be a team full of youth with a roster breakdown of 10 incoming freshmen, one sophomore, two juniors, and three seniors. The Mean Green faces three AVCA Preseason Ranked teams this season: No. 15 Missouri at home Aug. 30, No. 22 Kansas in Lawrence Sept. 19 and C-USA foe (RV) in San Antonio on Sept. 28 and at home on Nov. 13. NT looks to continue a string of successful season records when playing at home in front of an average attendance of 585 fans (official capacity is 600). When inside the intimidating atmosphere of the Volleyball Center, they has 25 wins and only 6 losses across the last two seasons. The Mean Green has crucial aspects of their offense returning this season in 2013 team kills leader Carnae Dillard (473 kills) and assists leader Amy Henard (1192 assists). Dillard also returns the second most digs with 371. returns six players who played in 25 or more matches, four of whom had over 100 kills. Genny Volpe begins her 11th season at the helm of the Owls and is just 23 wins shy of 200 for her career. Senior middle blocker Jillian Humphrey, who was a 2013 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention selection, enters the 2014 campaign ranked sixth in history in both career block assists (322) and total blocks (396). The Owls welcome in four newcomers in 2014, including Florida State sophomore transfer Leah Mikesky. will have a large group of newcomers, with 10 fresh faces joining the team for the 2014 season. The Miners welcome six newcomers to the team for Holly Watts begins her second season as s head volleyball coach. The volleyball coaching staff welcomes Nels Rydberg as a second assistant coach. returns nine players who played in 70 sets or more last season, including two players who had at least 125 kills. The Roadrunners posted one of the most successful seasons under head coach Laura Groff, who enters the season with four straight 20+ win seasons, as they finished 24-8 and 13-1 in league play, capturing the regular-season and championship titles. will return five of six starters plus their libero but lost All-American McKenzie Adams to graduation. made the program s third appearance in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Texas A&M in the first round. WKU WKU enters its first year of Conference USA with seven letterwinners, including four starters, returning from a squad that went 27-6 while claiming the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title a season ago. The Lady Toppers add five highly-touted freshmen to the mix, as the incoming group was named a top-30 recruiting class by PrepVolleyball.com. For the fourth-straight year, WKU ranked in the top 10 of hitting percentage in the NCAA, finishing third in 2013 with a.312 mark. With Noelle Langenkamp and Heather Boyan back at the net, WKU returns two of the nation s top hitters. The Lady Toppers are the only team in the country that returns two players ranked in the top 20 of hitting percentage last season. WKU head coach Travis Hudson enters his 20th season at the helm and he becomes the longest tenured coach on The Hill. Hudson went from a 7-26 record during his first season in 1995 to producing seven NCAA Tournament teams, 10 Sun Belt Conference regular-season championships and five SBC Tournament titles. Southern Miss Southern Miss boasts almost the entire 2013 roster intact as 13 letterwinners, including all six starters and the libero return in Offensively speaking, the Golden Eagles return 99 percent of their kills while returning 99 percent of their blocking and digs. Stephany Purdue had a solid rookie campaign, finishing with 273 kills (the fourth-best on the team) and 232 digs. Head Coach Amanda Berkley enters her second season at the helm after leading USM to a plus-nine turnaround over the 2012 season. Southern Miss will host the C-USA Championship on Nov It s the first time since 1985 that the Golden Eagles have hosted a conference volleyball championship. is coming off of its third consecutive 20-win season. Head coach Kerry Messersmith led her team to a finish overall in The Blazers return three starters from last season, including Second Team All-C-USA selection Sara Rishell. Rishell was selected to the U.S. Collegiate National Team this summer.

6 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU Team Pages CHARLOTTE (12-7, 1-1 C-USA) A29-A30 hosts 49er Invitational (, N.C.) A29 MORGAN STATE W, 3-1 A29 UNC GREENSBORO W, 3-0 A30 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 3-1 A30 SACRAMENTO STATE L, 3-1 S2 WINTHROP L, 3-2 S5-S6 at Temple Invitational (Philadelphia, Penn.) S5 vs. Princeton W, 3-1 S5 at Temple L, 3-1 S6 vs. Holy Cross W, 3-0 S9 at Western Carolina L, 3-2 S12-S13 at Wildcat Classic (Davidson, N.C.) S12 vs. High Point W, 3-1 S13 at Davidson W, 3-1 S13 vs. UNC Wilmington W, 3-1 S16 at Gardner-Webb L, 3-2 S19-S20 at UNF/Jacksonville Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) S19 vs. Dayton W, 3-1 S19 at North Florida W, 3-2 S20 vs. Nicholls State W, 3-2 S20 at Jacksonville L, 3-1 S23 MARSHALL L, 3-2 S26 W, 3-0 O3 at Southern Miss 7:00p O5 at 1:00p O7 at Western Kentucky 6:00p O10 6:00p O12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 12:00p O17 at 7:00p O19 at 12:00p O24 LOUISIANA TECH 6:00p O26 12:00p O31 at Florida Atlantic 6:00p N2 at 12:00p N9 at 1:00p N13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 6:00p N16 SOUTHERN MISS 12:00p (3-12, 0-2 C-USA) A29-A30 at Radisson UCF Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) A29 vs. Western Carolina W, 3-1 A29 vs. Northeastern L, 3-2 A30 vs. Eastern Kentucky L, 3-0 A30 at UCF L, 3-0 S5-S6 at USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) S5 at USF W, 3-1 S6 vs. Buffalo L, 3-1 S6 vs. South Carolina State W, 3-0 S12-S13 at SDSU Challenge (Brookings, S.D.) S12 vs. North Dakota L, 3-1 S12 at South Dakota State L, 3-2 S13 vs. Iowa L, 3-1 S17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L, 3-1 S19-S20 at Crimson-White Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) S19 at Alabama L, 3-0 S20 vs. Clemson L, 3-0 S20 vs. No. 19 San Diego State L, 3-0 S28 at L, 3-0 O3 WESTERN KENTUCKY 5:00p O5 12:00P O10 at 6:00p O12 at 1:00p O17 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 5:00p O19 SOUTHERN MISS 12:00p O24 at Western Kentucky 6:00p O26 at 2:00p O29 at Florida Atlantic 6:00p O31 RICE 5:00p N2 CHARLOTTE 12:00p N7 at 8:00p N9 at 12:00p N12 at Florida Gulf Coast 6:00p N16 LOUISIANA TECH 12:00p FLORIDA ATLANTIC (11-5, 2-1 C-USA) A29-A30 hosts FAU Invitational (Boca Raton, Fla.) A29 BETHUNE COOKMAN W, 3-0 A29 MCNEESE L, 3-2 A30 STETSON W, 3-1 S5-S6 at Jacksonville Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) S5 vs. Coastal Carolina L, 3-2 S5 at North Florida W, 3-0 S6 at Jacksonville W, 3-0 S6 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 3-0 S12-S13 at Tulane Tournament (New Orleans) S12 vs. Howard L, 3-2 S12 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-1 S13 at Tulane W, 3-0 S17 at W, 3-1 S19-S20 at Florida Gulf Coast Tournament (Fort Myers, Fla.) S19 vs. Kansas City L, 3-1 S20 vs. Alabama State W, 3-0 S20 at Florida Gulf Coast W, 3-1 S26 at L, 3-1 S28 at W, 3-0 O3 6:00p O5 WESTERN KENTUCKY 11:00a O12 at 12:00p O17 SOUTHERN MISS 6:00p O19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 11:00a O24 at 7:00p O26 at Western Kentucky 12:00p O29 6:00p O31 CHARLOTTE 6:00p N2 RICE 12:00a N7 at 6:00p N9 at Southern Miss 12:00p N14 LOUISIANA TECH 6:00p

7 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU Team Pages LA TECH (7-9, 0-3 C-USA) A29-A30 at Bronco Classic (Kalamazoo, Mich.) A29 vs. Oakland W, 3-2 A29 vs. Saint Francis (PA) L, 3-0 A30 at Western Michigan L, 3-0 S5-S6 at Big Daddy s Invitational (Lake Charles, La.) S5 vs. Jackson State W, 3-0 S5 at McNeese State L, 3-1 S6 vs. UT-Arlington L, 3-0 S12-S13 hosts LA Tech Invitational (Ruston, La.) S12 UTPA W, 3-1 S13 NEW ORLEANS W, 3-0 S13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L, 3-1 S15 at UAPB W, 3-0 S18-S19 at Rebel Classic (Oxford, Miss.) S18 at Ole Miss L, 3-0 S19 vs. Jackson State W, 3-0 S19 vs. Lamar W, 3-1 S22 SOUTHERN MISS L, 3-0 S26 WESTERN KENTUCKY L, 3-0 S28 at L, 3-0 O3 at 7:00p O5 at Middle Tennessee 1:00p O10 7:00p O12 1:00p O15 GRAMBLING STATE 7:00p O19 NORTH TEXAS 2:00p O24 at 6:00p O26 at Southern Miss 1:00p O31 MARSHALL 6:00p N2 2:00p N7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7:00p N9 at 1:00p N14 at Florida Atlantic 6:00p N16 at 12:00p MARSHALL (8-9, 3-0 C-USA) A29-A30 hosts Thunder Invitational (Huntington, W. Va.) A29 EASTERN MICHIGAN L, 3-2 A30 UIC W, 3-0 A30 VIRGINIA L, 3-0 S3 at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1 S5-S6 at CMU Tournament (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) S5 at Central Michigan L, 3-1 S6 vs. Butler W, 3-1 S6 vs. Green Bay W, 3-1 S12-S13 at Saluki Invitational (Carbondale, Ill.) S12 vs. Kansas State L, 3-1 S12 vs. IPFW W, 3-2 S13 at Southern Illinois L, 3-1 S16 MOREHEAD STATE W, 3-0 S19-S20 at Hokie Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.) S19 vs. Radford L, 3-0 S20 vs. UNC-Wilmington L, 3-0 S20 at Virginia Tech L, 3-0 S23 at W, 3-2 S26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 3-2 S28 W, 3-0 O1 WEST VIRGINIA 5:00p O5 at 1:00p O10 at WKU 7:00p O12 at Southern Miss 12:00p O17 4:30p O19 CHARLOTTE 12:00p O24 5:00p O26 11:30a O31 at 7:00p N2 at Middle Tennessee 1:00p N7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 5:00p N9 WKU 12:00p N13 at 6:00p N16 at 12:00p MIDDLE TENNESSEE (5-10, 1-1 C-USA) A29-A30 at Hampton Inn Invitational (Bowling Green, Ohio) A29 vs. Pittsburgh L, 3-0 A30 at Bowling Green W, 3-2 A30 vs. Dayton L, 3-0 S2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 3-1 S5-S6 at K-State Invitational (Manhattan, Kan.) S5 vs. UCF L, 3-1 S5 at Kansas State L, 3-0 S6 vs. Arkansas W, 3-2 S11 VIRGINIA TECH L, 3-0 S12-S13 hosts Blue Raider Bash (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) S12 No. 12 ILLINOIS L, 3-0 S13 BELMONT W, 3-2 S19-S20 at Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) S19 vs. Dartmouth L, 3-2 S20 vs. Fordham W, 3-0 S20 at Seton Hall L, 3-2 S26 at L, 3-2 S28 SOUTHERN MISS W, 3-1 O3 7:00p O5 LOUISIANA TECH 1:00p O7 at East Tennessee 5:00p O10 RICE 7:00p O12 1:00p O14 at 6:00p O17 at 7:00p O19 at Florida Atlantic 11:00a O24 at 7:00p O31 NORTH TEXAS 7:00p N2 MARSHALL 1:00p N7 at 7:00p N9 1:00p N13 at 6:00p N15 at Western Kentucky 7:00p

8 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU Team Pages NORTH TEXAS (10-5, 1-1 C-USA) A29-A30 at Invitational (Denton, Texas) A29 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 3-2 A30 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. W, 3-0 A30 No. 15 MISSOURI L, 3-2 S1 at Stephen F. Austin W, 3-0 S5-S6 at Texas State Tournament (San Marcos, Texas) S5 vs. Wichita State W, 3-2 S6 vs. Abilene Christian W, 3-0 S6 vs. Utah Valley W, 3-0 S12-S13 hosts Mean Green Classic (Denton, Texas) S12 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 3-1 S13 JACKSON STATE W, 3-0 S13 UTAH VALLEY W, 3-1 S19-S20 at Kansas Tournament (Lawrence, Kan.) S19 at No. 24 Kansas (ESPN3) L, 3-0 S19 vs. Arkansas L, 3-1 S20 vs. Cleveland State L, 3-2 S26 at W, 3-2 S28 at L, 3-0 O1 RICE 5:30p O3 LOUISIANA TECH 7:00p O5 MARSHALL 1:00p O10 at Southern Miss 7:00p O12 at WKU 12:00p O17 CHARLOTTE 7:00p O19 at 2:00p O24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7:00p O26 1:00p O31 at Middle Tennessee 7:00p N2 at 1:00p N7 at 6:00p N9 TCU 5:00p N13 7:00p N15 5:00p RICE (11-5, 1-1 C-USA) A29-A30 hosts Invitational I (Houston) A29 UC DAVIS W, 3-0 A30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE L, 3-2 A30 FRESNO STATE W, 3-0 S2 at Baylor L, 3-1 S5-S6 at NC State Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.) S5 at North Carolina State L, 3-2 S6 vs. Connecticut W, 3-2 S6 vs. Toledo W, 3-0 S9 TEXAS A&M-CC W, 3-0 S12-S13 at Marquette Tournament (Milwaukee, Wis.) S12 vs. Green Bay W, 3-0 S12 at Marquette W, 3-1 S13 vs. James Madison W, 3-1 S19-S20 hosts Invitational II (Houston) S19 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 3-0 S19 (RV) LOUISVILLE L, 3-0 S20 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 3-1 S26 at Southern Miss W, 3-0 S28 at Western Kentucky L, 3-2 O1 at 5:30p O3 6:00p O5 CHARLOTTE 1:00p O10 at Middle Tennessee 7:00p O17 at 7:00p O19 at 1:00p O24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 6:00p O26 1:00p O31 at 6:30p N2 at Florida Atlantic 12:00p N7 NORTH TEXAS 6:00p N9 LOUISIANA TECH 1:00p N13 MARSHALL 6:00p N15 1:00p SOUTHERN MISS (12-8, 1-2 C-USA) A29-A30 hosts Southern Miss Invitational (Hattiesburg, Miss.) A29 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W, 3-0 A30 ALABAMA A&M W, 3-0 A30 NICHOLLS STATE W, 3-1 S1 at Troy L, 3-0 S5-S6 at Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic (Lafayette, La.) S5 vs. Northwestern State W, 3-1 S5 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-1 S6 vs. Southern W, 3-0 S6 vs. Nicholls State W, 3-0 S9 at New Orleans W, 3-0 S12-S13 at Alabama State Tournament (Montgomery, Ala.) S12 vs. Alabama L, 3-0 S12 vs. Southeast Missouri St. W, 3-2 S13 vs. Towson L, 3-0 S13 at Alabama State W, 3-0 S16 at Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-1 S19-S20 at Georgia Tech Invitational (Atlanta) S19 vs. Alabama A&M W, 3-0 S20 vs. Georgia L, 3-1 S20 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) L, 3-0 S22 at W, 3-0 S26 RICE L, 3-0 S28 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-1 O3 CHARLOTTE 7:00p O10 NORTH TEXAS 7:00p O12 MARSHALL 12:00p O17 at Florida Atlantic 7:00p O19 at 1:00p O24 7:00p O26 LOUISIANA TECH 1:00p O31 at 7:00p N2 at 1:00p N7 WKU 7:00p N9 FAU 12:00p N14 at 7:00p N16 at 1:00p

9 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU (4-12, 1-1 C-USA) (2-12, 0-3 C-USA) (7-7, 3-0 C-USA) A29-A-30 hosts /Samford Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) A29 SOUTHEASTERN LA W, 3-2 A29 No. 16 MICHIGAN STATE L, 3-0 A30 GEORGIA STATE W, 3-1 S5-S6 at Arizona State Residence Inn Challenge (Phoenix) S5 vs. Idaho State L, 3-0 S5 at No. 17 Arizona State L, 3-0 S6 vs. Iowa L, 3-0 S9 UTC L, 3-2 S11-S12 at Ole Miss Magnolia Invite (University, Miss.) S11 at Ole Miss L, 3-0 S12 vs. Jacksonville State L, 3-1 S12 vs. Mercer W, 3-1 S16 at Alabama L, 3-0 S19-S20 at Miami University Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) S19 vs. Ohio State L, 3-0 S20 at Miami (OH) L, 3-0 S20 at IUPUI L, 3-1 S26 at L, 3-0 S28 LOUISIANA TECH W, 3-0 S30 at Samford 7:00p O3 at Florida Atlantic 7:00p O5 at 1:00p O10 7:00p O12 12:00p O14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7:00p O17 at 5:30p O24 at Southern Miss 7:00p O26 at 1:00p O31 WESTERN KENTUCKY 7:00p N2 NORTH TEXAS 1:00p N7 at 7:00p N9 at Middle Tennessee 1:00p N11 at Alabama State 7:00p N14 SOUTHERN MISS 7:00p N16 MARSHALL 12:00p A29-A30 at Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) A29 vs. No. 2 Texas L, 3-0 A29 vs. Seattle University L, 3-0 A30 at (RV) New Mexico L, 3-0 S5-S6 at Leatherneck Invitational (Macomb, Ill.) S5 vs. St. Louis L, 3-0 S6 vs. Western Illinois W, 3-1 S6 vs. Eastern Illinois L, 3-1 S12-S13 hosts /NMSU Invitational (El Paso, Texas) S12 No. 9 BYU L, 3-0 S13 No. 14 COLORADO STATE L, 3-0 S19-S20 at The University of Denver Invitational (Denver) S19 vs. Nevada W, 3-0 S20 vs. San Francisco L, 3-2 S20 at Denver L, 3-1 S22 L, 3-0 S26 NORTH TEXAS L, 3-2 S28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L, 3-0 O3 at 6:00p O5 at 1:00p O10 at 7:00p O12 at Middle Tennessee 1:00p O17 RICE 8:00p O19 WKU 1:00p O26 at 11:30a O31 SOUTHERN MISS 8:00p N2 at 1:00p N7 8:00p N9 CHARLOTTE 1:00p N13 at WKU 7:00p N15 at 5:00p A29-A30 at Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas) A29 vs. Tulane W, 3-1 A29 vs. Iowa L, 3-1 A30 at Texas A&M W, 3-2 S5-S6 at Delta Zeta Classic (San Marcos, Texas) S5 at Texas State L, 3-1 S6 vs. Wichita State L, 3-2 S12-S13 at Marquette Invitational (Milwaukee, Wis.) S12 vs. Green Bay L, 3-2 S13 vs. James Madison L, 3-0 S13 at Marquette L, 3-1 S18 HOUSTON W, 3-1 S19-S20 hosts Classic (San Antonio) S19 LSU L, 3-1 S20 BAYLOR W, 3-1 S22 at W, 3-0 S26 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, 3-1 S28 NORTH TEXAS W, 3-0 O3 Middle Tennessee 7:00p O5 1:00p O10 7:00p O12 at 1:00p O17 WKU 7:00p O19 RICE 1:00p O24 at 5:00p O26 at 12:00p N2 SOUTHERN MISS 1:00p N7 7:00p N9 1:00p N13 7:00p N15 1:00p

10 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU WKU (14-4, 2-0 C-USA) A29-A30 at UNLV Invitational (Las Vegas) A29 vs. UC Riverside W, 3-0 A29 at UNLV L, 3-0 A30 vs. (RV) Cal State Northridge L, 3-0 S2 BELMONT W, 3-0 S5-S6 at Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational (Springfield, Mo.) S5 vs. Incarnate Word W, 3-0 S5 at Missouri State W, 3-0 S6 vs. Milwaukee W, 3-1 S6 vs. Oral Roberts W, 3-1 S9 at Lipscomb W, 3-0 S12-S13 hosts Holiday Inn WKU Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.) S12 No. 8 PURDUE W, 3-2 S13 AUSTIN PEAY W, 3-1 S13 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-0 S19-S20 at Spartan Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) S19 vs. Milwaukee W, 3-0 S19 at No. 25 Michigan State L, 3-0 S20 vs. LIU Brooklyn L, 3-1 S23 TENNESSEE TECH W, 3-0 S26 at W, 3-0 S28 RICE W, 3-2 O3 at 5:00p O5 at Florida Atlantic 11:00a O7 CHARLOTTE 6:00p O10 MARSHALL 7:00p O12 NORTH TEXAS 12:00p O17 at 7:00p O19 at 1:00p O24 7:00p O26 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 12:00p O31 at 7:00p N7 at Southern Miss 7:00p N9 at 12:00p N13 7:00p N15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7:00p

11 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU 2014 Conference USA Conference Conference USA Team volleyball Leaders as team of Sep statistics 30, 2014 Hitting Percentage S K E TA Pct. 1. Western Kentucky FAU Southern Miss Middle Tennessee MARSHALL Opponent Hitting Pct S K E TA Pct. 1. FAU Southern Miss Western Kentucky MARSHALL Middle Tennessee Assists S No. Avg/S 1. Southern Miss FAU Western Kentucky MARSHALL Middle Tennessee Kills S No. Avg/S Southern Miss FAU Western Kentucky MARSHALL Middle Tennessee Blocks S BS BA Total Avg/S 1. Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee MARSHALL Southern Miss FAU Service Aces S No. Avg/S FAU Southern Miss Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee MARSHALL

12 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU 2014 Conference USA Team Leaders as of Sep 30, 2014 Conference USA volleyball team statistics Digs S No. Avg/S FAU Southern Miss MARSHALL Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee

13 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU Conference USA volleyball Individual statistics 2014 Conference USA Conference Individual Leaders as of Sep 30, 2014 (Players listed below have played in at least percent of their team's games.) Hitting % (Min. 3.0 TA/set) Cl S K E TA Pct. 1. STEPANOVIC, Katarina-FAU Jr SCHOTT, Kylie- Jr BACHE, Lizzy-RICE Sr AMES, Elise-USM Jr LANGENKAMP, Noelle-WKU Jr GASTER, Savannah-CHA Sr CROWELL, Jasmine-USM Sr RISHELL, Sara- Sr LUCAS, Jessica-WKU Fr SEN, Semen-CHA So Assists Cl S No. Avg/S 1. BLASIER, Sara-RICE So LUCAS, Jessica-WKU Fr VIERA, Genesis-FAU So HELD, Britney Leigh-CHA Jr WALDRIP, Jessica- So HENARD, Amy-NT So LARSON, Lindsey- So SATARIC, Anabela- So FLEMING, Kristen-USM Sr TREACE, Amber- So Blocks Cl S BS BA Total Avg/S 1. SHEMANSKI, Jillian-MAR Jr SLAN, Megan- Fr EJESIEME, Krystal- Fr Monet -MT Sr MILLETTE, Dominique- So Rachel Shaughnessy-MT Jr Kills Cl S No. Avg/S 1. DILLARD, Carnae-NT Jr BOSKOVIC, Dajana- So Chelsea Ross-MT Jr THORNTON, Dempsey- Sr MIKESKY, Leah-RICE So REDGEN, Rebecca-TECH Sr HAYWARD, Quinci-USM Jr PURDUE, Stephany-USM So ASCI, Irem-CHA Fr CASTRO, Lucia- Jr Service Aces Cl S No. Avg/S 1. GREEN, Shelby-CHA So RANKOVIC, Kristina-FAU Jr GODFREY, Eboni-NT Sr PURDUE, Stephany-USM So UNGER, Nicole-FAU So BOLLIER, Alex-NT Fr WALDRIP, Jessica- So MORALES, Adria-TECH Jr STEPANOVIC, Katarina-FAU Jr JONES, Talia- Jr Digs Cl S No. Avg/S 1. KUNES, Annie- Jr GREEN, Shelby-CHA So O'CONNELL, Georgia-WKU So ARENAS, Daniela-RICE Sr PURSELL, Mary-USM Jr AVILES, Alejandra-TECH So Jacqueline Lux-MT Fr KELLERMAN, Ally-MAR So VILLA, Sarah- So ROSADO, Nathalie-FAU So Points Cl S K SA BS BA Points Avg/S 1. DILLARD, Carnae-NT Jr BOSKOVIC, Dajana- So Chelsea Ross-MT Jr THORNTON, Dempsey- Sr MIKESKY, Leah-RICE So PURDUE, Stephany-USM So REDGEN, Rebecca-TECH Sr CASTRO, Lucia- Jr ASCI, Irem-CHA Fr RUNJIC, Marijeta- Fr Team Identification FAU MARSHALL Middle Tennessee Southern Miss Western Kentucky Team ID CHA FAU TECH MAR MT NT RICE USM WKU

14 NCAA Statistics Volleyball enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU Conference USA Women's national Volleyball Team Ranking rankings Summary thru games 09/28/2014 Statistic Aces Per Set (328 ranked) Assists Per Set (328 ranked) Blocks Per Set (328 ranked) Digs Per Set (328 ranked) Hitting Percentage (328 ranked) Kills Per Set (328 ranked) Team National Rank Value National Leader Value 1.69 Santa Clara UCLA BYU Northwestern St Penn St UCLA

15 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU national team rankings Match W-L Pctg. (321 ranked) Opp Hitting Percentage (328 ranked) Team Assists (149 ranked) teams tied Towson Team Attacks Per Set (30 ranked) Nicholls St Team Digs (149 ranked) 2 1,268 A&M-Corpus Chris 1, , Team Kills (149 ranked) Team Service Aces (144 ranked) Team Total Attacks (30 ranked) Team Total Blocks (150 ranked) ,043 1, ,794 Texas St. 2,812 2,349 2, North Dakota

16 enorth TEXASeRICEeSOUTHERN MISSeeeeWKU national Individual rankings Statistic Player National Rank Value National Leader Value Aces Per Set (147 ranked) Shelby Green, Micha Hancock, Penn St Kristina Rankovic, Eboni Godfrey, Assists Per Set (150 ranked) Sara Blasier, Paige Brown, Appalachian St Jessica Lucas, Genesis Viera, Britney Leigh Held, Jessica Waldrip, Amy Henard, Attacks Per Set (30 ranked) Carnae Dillard, Madison Kingdon, Arizona Blocks Per Set (149 ranked) Jillian Shemanski, Arica Nassar, Oregon St Slan Megan, Monet, Krystal Ejesieme, Digs Per Set (150 ranked) Hitting Percentage (150 ranked) Kills Per Set (149 ranked) Points Per Set (350 ranked) Service Aces (125 ranked) Total Assists (149 ranked) Total Attacks (30 ranked) Total Blocks (149 ranked) Total Digs (149 ranked) Annie Kunes, Shelby Green, Georgia O'Connell, Daniela Arenas, Katarina Stepanovic, Kylie Schott, Elise Ames, Noelle Langenkamp, Savannah Gaster, Jasmine Crowell, Sara Rishell, Carnae Dillard, Chelsea Ross, Dempsey Thornton, Leah Mikesky, Carnae Dillard, Chelsea Ross, Dempsey Thornton, Leah Mikesky, Stephany Purdue, Rebecca Redgen, Lucia Castro, Irem Asci, Marijeta Runjic, Q uinci Hayward, Jasmine Crowell, Shelby Green, Stephany Purdue, Kristina Rankovic, Eboni Godfrey, Morgan Barker, Britney Leigh Held, Britney Leigh Held, Sara Blasier, Jessica Lucas, Genesis Viera, Jessica Waldrip, Kristen Fleming, Sammie Bane, Carnae Dillard, Irem Asci, Chelsea Ross, Jillian Shemanski, Jasmine Crowell, Heather Boyan, Rachel Shaughnessy, Jazmyne Johnson, Noelle Langenkamp, Monet, Elise Ames, Savannah Gaster, Krystal Ejesieme, Shelby Green, Georgia O'Connell, Mary Pursell, Daniela Arenas, Irem Asci, Allie Kellerman, Payton Harris, Mississippi St Merete Lutz, Stanford Karsta Lowe, UCLA Karsta Lowe, UCLA Micha Hancock, Penn St Nicole Johnson, Ill.-Chicago Caroline Douglas, Liberty Faith Dooley, North Dakota Payton Harris, Mississippi St Total Kills (148 ranked) Annie Kunes, Jacqueline Lux, Carnae Dillard, Chelsea Ross, Irem Asci, Stephany Purdue, Q uinci Hayward, Leah Mikesky, Dempsey Thornton, Jasmine Crowell, Vendula Strakova, Hampton