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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Schedule 3 Rice Quick Facts Roster Information 5 STAFF Genny Volpe, head coach 6-7 Zheng Xiang, assistant coach 8 John Klanac, assistant coach 9 Alexis Austin, volunteer coach 10 Jason Heeter, trainer 11 RICE OWLS McKay Kyle 12 Shelby Livingstone 13 Yonca Bartu 14 Lee Ann Cunningham 15 Adria Martinez 16 Grace Morgan 17 Nicole Lennon 18 Kassidy Muse 19 Seyvion Waggoner 20 Tori Woogk 21 Anota Adekunle/Carly Graham 22 Tia Grippo/Isabel Wiatt YEAR IN REVIEW Match Results 24 Overall and C-USA Statistics 25 Team Match-by-Match Statistics 26 Individual Season Highs 27 Team Season Highs 27 Individual Kills, Assists, Digs, Blocks Highs 27 CONFERENCE USA 2017 Conference USA Standings All-Conference USA Teams 28 All-Time C-USA Rankings 29 All-Time C-USA Matches Only Rankings 30 RECORDS Hitting 31 Assists, Digs, Aces 32 Blocking 33 Team Season Records 34 Year-by-Year Summaries 35 Year-by-Year Statistics 36 Year-by-Year Leaders 37 Single Match Results Series Records 45 HONORS AVCA All-America and All-Region Honors 46 All-Conference USA 46 All-Western Athletic Conference 46 All Southwest Conference 46 Yearly Team Awards 47 All-Time Jersey Numbers Players of the Week 49 Letterwinners 50 NCAA Tournament History 51 Credits: The 2018 Rice Owls Volleyball Fact Book is published by the Rice University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Action Photography: Maria Lysaker & Erik Williams Team portraits: Maria Lysaker Rice University is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity in education and employment. Rice does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status Rice Volleyball First Row (L-R): Shelby Livingstone, Carly Graham, Kassidy Muse, Lee Ann Cunningham, McKay Kyle, Nicole Lennon, Grace Morgan. Second Row (L-R): Jason Heeter (trainer), John Klanac (assistant coach), Genny Volpe (head coach), Isabel Wiatt, Seyvion Waggoner, Yonca Bartu, Adria Martinez, Anota Adekunle, Tori Woogk, Tia Grippo, Zheng Xiang (assistant coach), Alexis Austin (volunteer coach), Hunter Atherton (manager) RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

3 2018 SCHEDULE Thur., Aug. 16 Houston (Exhibition) Tudor Fieldhouse 4 p.m. Red Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas)# Fri., Aug. 24 vs. North Dakota # Lubbock, Texas 10 a.m. Fri., Aug. 24 vs. Northwestern State # Lubbock, Texas 5 p.m. Sat., Aug. 25 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 12 p.m. Rice Adidas Invitational I (Tudor Fieldhouse) % Fri., Aug. 31 South Carolina % Tudor Fieldhouse 6:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1 Liberty % Tudor Fieldhouse 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 1 Houston Baptist % Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Tue., Sept. 4 Texas State Tudor Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Baylor Tournament (Waco, Texas)# Baylor, UTRGV Tue., Sept. 11 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 5 p.m. Rice Adidas Invitational II (Tudor Fieldhouse)! Fri., Sept. 14 vs. Ole Miss! Tudor Fieldhouse 6:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 15 vs. Austin Peay! Tudor Fieldhouse 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 15 vs. McNeese State! Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 21 UTEP* Tudor Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Fri., Sept. 28 UTSA* Tudor Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Sun., Sept. 30 at WKU* Bowling Green, Kentucky 12 p.m. Fri., Oct. 5 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tennessee 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 7 at Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1 p.m. Fri., Oct. 12 Marshall* Tudor Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Sun., Oct. 14 North Texas* Tudor Fieldhouse 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21 Louisiana Tech* Tudor Fieldhouse 1 p.m. Fri., Oct. 26 at UTSA* San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28 at UTEP* El Paso, Texas 12 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2 Charlotte* Tudor Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 4 UAB* Tudor Fieldhouse 1 p.m. Thur., Nov. 8 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Florida 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 10 at FIU* Miami, Florida 1 p.m. Conference USA Championship (Bowling Green, Kentucky) Fri., Nov. 16 First Round Huntington, West Virginia Sat., Nov. 17 Semifinals Huntington, West Virginia Sun., Nov. 18 Championship Huntington, West Virginia All times Central and subject to change *- C-USA Match 2018 RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 3

4 RICE QUICK FACTS VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 2017 Record: C-USA Record/Place: 11-3/3rd Starters R/L: 5/2 Letterwinners R/L: 8/4 Newcomers: 6 Conference Affiliations: All-Time Record: All-Time C-USA Record: All-Time C-USA Champ. Record: C-USA Championships: 1 (2009) Conference USA (2005-present) Western Athletic Conference ( ) Southwest Conference ( ) (37 years) (13 years) All-Time WAC Record: ( ) All-Time WAC Champ. Record: All-Time SWC Record: All-Time SWC Champ. Record: 3-6 (6 appearances) (14 years) 0-4 (4 years) NCAA Appearances: 2009 (0-1); 2008 (0-1); 2004 (0-1) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Genny Volpe (15th season) Alma Mater: Texas A&M, 1995 Record at Rice: Overall Record: , 14 seasons Same Office Phone: Assistant Coach: Zheng Xiang (5th season) Alma Mater: Indiana, 2000 Office Phone: Assistant Coach: John Klanac (1st season) Alma Mater: Ohio State, 2011 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Alexis Austin Alma Mater: Colorado, 2015 Athletic Trainer: Alma Mater: Baylor, 2011 Office Phone: Jason Heeter (7th season) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant AD/Athletic Communications: Chuck Pool (Nebraska, 1980) Pool s cpool@rice.edu Office Number: Volleyball Contact: Kenny Bybee (Sam Houston St., 2008) Bybee s Assistant Director Athletic Communications kab10@rice.edu Office Number: Mobile Number: (979) Office Fax: Associate Director of AC: Tim Andrzejewski (Alabama, 2002) Assistant Director of AC: John Sullivan (Houston, 1988) SOCIAL MEDIA Athletics Twitter: Volleyball Twitter: Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/riceathletics facebook.com/ricevolleyball UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL President: David W. Leebron (Harvard, 1976) Faculty Representative: Rob Griffin (Tufts, 1993) ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Athletics Director: Joe Karlgaard (Stanford, 1996) Deputy Athletics Director: Rick Mello (Utah State, 1980) Sr. Associate AD/SWA: Stacy Mosely (Cal Poly, 1993) Athletics Phone Number: Ticket Office Phone Number: 522-OWLS (6957) Mailing Address: P.O. 1892, MS548 Houston, TX UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Houston, Texas Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 6,621 Nickname: Mascot: Colors: Owls Sammy the Owl Blue and Gray Pantone 281c and Pantone 428c Conference: Conference USA, since 2005 Facility: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,750) University Area Code: 713 Shipping Address: Internet Website: 6100 S. Main MS548 Houston, TX RiceOwls.com RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

5 ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL 2 Tia Grippo L 5-6 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS) 3 Isabel Wiatt L 5-5 Fr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 5 Lee Ann Cunningham DS 5-7 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption HS) 7 Grace Morgan MB 6-2 Jr. Crowley, La. (Notre Dame HS) 8 Tori Woogk OH/OPP 5-10 Jr. Forth Worth, Texas (Fossil Ridge HS/Clemson) 9 Kassidy Muse RS 6-0 So. Edmond, Oklahoma (Edmond Santa Fe HS) 10 Yonca Bartu OH/OPP 5-11 Jr. Geneva, Switzerland (Inter. School of Geneva, La Grande Boissiere) 11 Nicole Lennon OH/RS 6-2 So. Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS) 15 McKay Kyle MB 6-0 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) 16 Anota Adekunle MB 5-11 Fr. Humble, Texas (Summer Creek HS) 18 Adria Martinez S 5-11 Jr. Spring, Texas (Concordia Lutheran HS) 21 Shelby Livingstone OH 6-2 R-Sr. Malibu, Calif. (Oaks Christian HS) 22 Carly Graham S 6-0 Fr. Spring, Texas (Oak Ridge HS) 39 Seyvion Waggoner OH 5-11 So. Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) ALPHABETICAL 16 Anota Adekunle MB 5-11 Fr. Humble, Texas (Summer Creek HS) 10 Yonca Bartu OH/OPP 5-11 Jr. Geneva, Switzerland (Inter. School of Geneva, La Grande Boissiere) 5 Lee Ann Cunningham L/DS 5-7 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption HS) 22 Carly Graham S 6-0 Fr. Spring, Texas (Oak Ridge HS) 2 Tia Grippo L/DS 5-6 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS) 15 McKay Kyle MB 6-0 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) 11 Nicole Lennon OH/RS 6-2 So. Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS) 21 Shelby Livingstone OH 6-2 R-Sr. Malibu, Calif. (Oaks Christian HS) 18 Adria Martinez S 5-11 Jr. Spring, Texas (Concordia Lutheran HS) 7 Grace Morgan MB 6-2 Jr. Crowley, La. (Notre Dame HS) 9 Kassidy Muse RS 6-0 So. Edmond, Oklahoma (Edmond Santa Fe HS) 39 Seyvion Waggoner OH 5-11 So. Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 3 Isabel Wiatt L/DS 5-5 Fr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 8 Tori Woogk OH/OPP 5-10 Jr. Forth Worth, Texas (Fossil Ridge HS/Clemson) HEAD COACH Genny Volpe (Texas A&M, 1995; 15th season) STAFF Assistant Coach: Zheng Xiang (Indiana, 2000; 5th season) Assistant Coach: John Klanac (Ohio State, 2011; 1st season) Volunteer Assistant: Alexis Austin (Colorado, 2015; 1st season) Athletic Trainer: Jason Heeter (Baylor, 2011; 7th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Yonca Bartu Zheng Xiang Genny Volpe Yawn-ja Chung-Shawn vole-pea By State/Country California (3) Tia Grippo Shelby Livingstone Isabel Wiatt Kentucky (1) Lee Ann Cunningham Louisiana (1) Grace Morgan Oklahoma (1) Kassidy Muse Switzerland (1) Yonca Bartu Texas (7) Anota Adekunle Carly Graham McKay Kyle Nicole Lennon Shelby Livingstone Adria Martinez Tori Woogk Utah(1) Seyvion Waggoner By Eligibility Seniors (2) McKay Kyle Shelby Livingstone Juniors (4) Yonca Bartu Lee Ann Cunningham Adria Martinez Grace Morgan Sophomores (3) Nicole Lennon Kassidy Muse Seyvion Waggoner Freshmen (4) Anota Adekunle Carly Graham Tia Grippo Isabel Wiatt By Position Middle Blocker (3) Anota Adekunle McKay Kyle Grace Morgan Outside Hitter (4) Yonca Bartu Nicole Lennon Shelby Livingstone Seyvion Waggoner Right Side Hitters (1) Kassidy Muse Setter (2) Carly Graham Adria Martinez L/Defensive Specialists (3) Lee Ann Cunningham Tia Grippo Isabel Wiatt 2018 RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 5

6 COACHING STAFF GENNY VOLPE HEAD COACH 15th YEAR AT RICE Entering 2018, her 15th season as head coach at Rice, Genny Volpe has established the Owl volleyball program as a power in the Southwest. Under Volpe s watch, the Owls have been to three NCAA championships (2004, 2008, and 2009), the only three appearances in Rice s history. The sixth head coach in Rice history, Volpe has the highest winning percentage (.605) in school history and has compiled a record (most wins in school history). In addition, Volpe serves as the Conference USA representative on the AVCA Division I Head Coaches Committee. The 2008 Conference USA Coach of the Year, Volpe has coached teams that earned at-large berths to the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2008, and a team that won an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the 2009 C-USA Tournament Championship. Under Volpe, the Owls have finished in the top four of their conference seven times, including three secondplace finishes (2004, 2011 and 2012). While at the helm for the Owls, Volpe has coached 10 All-Americans, and 48 all-conference selections. Under Volpe, Rice players have received a C-USA Player of the Week award 73 times since joining the league in Success for Volpe s athletes is not limited to the volleyball floor, as 14 Owls have been tabbed as C-USA All-Academic Team selections, since the start of that honor in In addition, Leah Mikesky was named an CoSIDA Academic First-Team All-American in Entering 2018, the Owls have reeled off four consecutive 20-plus win seasons, including 21 wins in 2017 and a trip into the postseason for the National Invitational Championship. In 2018 the Owls had five players earn all-conference honors, which included Nicole Lennon earning Co-C-USA Freshman of the Year accolades. The Owls advanced all the way to the C-USA Championship match of the C-USA Tournament in 2016 following Volpe s sixth 20-win season. In 2015, the Owls defeated two Top-25 programs in No. 23 Colorado and No. 22 WKU en route to a record, which marked the fifth 20-win season under Volpe. A standout setter at Texas A&M, Volpe has seen three of her setters at Rice lead the league in assists per set, and has had helped two of her players earn C-USA Setter of the Year honors, Meredith Schamun in 2009 and Megan Murphy in In 2014, Volpe led the Owls to 23 wins, the fifthmost in school history. Rice advanced to the C-USA Championship game and along the way collected 16 shutouts while earning five C-USA All-Conference selections. Rice went in 2012, and were led by four All- C-USA selections, including Rice s first three-time All-American, Nancy Cole, and C-USA Setter of the Year, Megan Murphy. Rice posted a 12-4 Conference USA mark in 2012, including a 7-1 record at home. The 2011 edition saw Rice with an overall mark and a 13-7 second-place record in Conference USA. The Owls also produced AVCA All-America Honorable Mentions Cole and redshirt-sophomore Murphy. Cole was a first-team All-C-USA honoree, while Murphy was a second-team pick. Freshman Jillian Humphrey was selected to the All-C-USA Freshman squad. During 2009, the Owls won their first-ever conference championship when they defeated Tulsa 3-2, to earn Conference USA s NCAA automatic bid. Rice also sported a final RPI ranking of 37, its highest ever, out of 330 institutions, to lead C-USA. In 2009, Rice produced the C-USA Setter of the Year in Meredith Schamun and the C-USA Libéro of the Year in Tracey Lam. Those two along with Ashleigh McCord and Natalie Bogan were All-C- USA First Team selections as well as AVCA All-America Honorable Mentions. Volpe also collected match victory number 100 with a 3-1 win at UAB on Sept. 28, In 2008, Rice posted a 23-7 overall record, while winning a school-record 12 of 16 matches in C-USA play that placed them third in the standings, their highest finish to date. The Owls also cleaned up several C-USA awards. Tracey Lam was named as the league s Libero of the Year, while Karyn Morgan, Meredith Schamun, and Natalie Bogan were selected to the C-USA First Team. Lam and Jessica Holderness were named to the C-USA Second Team, while Ashleigh McCord made the C-USA All-Freshman Team. In 2004, her first season at Rice, Volpe led the Owls to a 25-5 overall record and the team s first ever NCAA tournament appearance. Volpe s squad finished the season with marks in the top 30 nationally in assists per game, blocks per game, kills per game, and hitting percentage. The Owls were ranked 15th in the nation in assists and kills, recording assists per game and 16.9 kills per game. Even more impressive is the fact that the Owls were competitive with the very best teams in the nation, taking then third-ranked Hawaii to four games on the Wahine s home court and forcing a fifth game against then top-ranked Minnesota. Prior to the 2004 season, only eight Owls had ever been named to the All-WAC team, but in 2004 six Owls received All-WAC honors. Rebecca Pazo, Olaya Pazo, Hoban, and Kuykendall were named to the first team and Lindsay Carter and Rebecca Kainz were selected for the second team. Rebecca Pazo was also an AVCA all-region honorable mention recipient, the first Rice RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

7 Abilene Christian Air Force Alabama A&M Appalachian State Arizona Arkansas State Baylor Binghampton Boise State Bowling Green Bradley BYU California Cal Poly Cal State Northridge Central Arkansas Charlotte Cincinnati Colorado Connecticut Delaware DePaul Drake Duke East Carolina Eastern Washington Florida Atlantic FIU Fresno State Georgetown Georgia Tech Green Bay Hawai i Harvard Hofstra Houston Houston Baptist Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State COACHING STAFF VOLPE CAREER RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Incarnate Word Iowa State IPFW James Madison Lamar Louisiana Louisiana Tech Louisville Loyola-Marymount LSU Marquette Marshall McNeese State Memphis Michigan Middle Tennessee Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi St Missouri Montana State Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico State Nicholls State North Carolina North Carolina St North Dakota Notre Dame North Texas Oakland Oklahoma Oral Roberts Pacific Penn State Pepperdine Purdue Rhode Island Sacramento State Samford Sam Houston State San Diego State San Francisco San Jose State Santa Clara SMU South Carolina Southern Miss Stanford Stephen F. Austin Tennessee St Texas TCU Texas A&M-CC Texas Southern Texas St Texas Tech Toledo Troy Tulane Tulsa UAB UALR UC Davis UCF UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara UNC Greensboro Utah Utah Valley USC UTEP UTSA Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington Weber State Wichita State WKU Yale VOLPE BY THE NUMBERS 262 Career Wins 73 Player of the Week Selections 48 All-Conference Selections 16 Academic All-Conference USA Selections 10 All-Americans 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances player to receive this honor since Kuykendall was fifth in the nation in blocks with 1.74 blocks per game. In her tenure at Rice, Volpe has coached the Rice career leaders in kills (Rebeca Pazo, 1969), assists (Meredith Schamun, 5190), digs (Tracey Lam, 2399), and blocks (Tessa Kuykendall, 546). Volpe spent the three seasons prior to her arrival at Rice as an assistant coach at Texas A&M, where the Aggies tallied a overall record and appeared in the NCAA tournament each season. Texas A&M went in 2003 and advanced to the NCAA regional semifinal where the Aggies lost to eventual national champion USC. Prior to Volpe s three years in College Station she was at Southern Methodist University, where she served as the first assistant coach and recruiting coordinator when the volleyball program began in After posting a 7-24 record in their inaugural season, the Mustangs went in 1997, winning their quadrant in the Western Athletic Conference and qualifying for the WAC tournament. In only its fourth year of existence, the SMU volleyball team achieved its first 20-win season, going and placing an all-time high fourth in the conference standings. An all-around talented athlete, Volpe was a four-year letterwinner as a setter and outside hitter at Texas A&M from She quickly developed into one of the best defensive players in the Southwest Conference and led the Aggies in digs for three consecutive seasons. A two-year team captain, Volpe capped her stellar A&M playing career by leading the Aggies to a 27-8 record and the second round of the NCAA tournament as a senior. Volpe s name is still scattered throughout the A&M record books and she remains the Aggie all-time record holder for most matches played (140) and most games played (488). In addition, she is ranked third in career digs (1,403), seventh in career service aces (123) and tenth in career assists (2,309). A member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, Volpe will begin acting as a member of the AVCA Head Coaches Committee (HCC) in 2016 serving as the C-USA HCC representative. While competing in the 2002, USA volleyball national tournament, she was named to the all-tournament team after leading Texas Advantage to a third-place finish at the USA Volleyball Open Women s AA Gold Division national championship. Volpe also was named all-tournament in 2000, as her team captured the Women s AA Gold Division national title, and in 1997, she was named All-American first team at the U.S. Open tournament after her team finished runner-up in the Women s Open Gold Division. Volpe received a bachelor s degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M in 1995 and a master s degree in liberal arts from SMU in Genny and her husband John Volpe have a son, John Joseph, and a daughter, Alice Marie RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 7

8 COACHING STAFF ZHENG XIANG ASSISTANT COACH 5th YEAR AT RICE Zheng Xiang begins his fifth season (2018) with the Rice volleyball program. During his tenure, the Owls have achieved a record (.674 winning percentage) and advanced to two C-USA Championships while winning 20 or more matches in all four seasons. In 2017, the Owls advanced to the postseason (NIVC) for the first time since In his first year with the Owls, Xiang helped oversee a Rice squad that advanced to the C-USA Championship game and won 23 games, the fifthmost in school history. He was previously a volunteer assistant at Texas A&M (2013) after spending five years ( ) on the UTSA Roadrunners staff as an assistant coach. While at Texas A&M the Aggies went in 2013 and 10-8 in the SEC, before falling to No. 1 seed Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Xiang coached three Aggies to SEC honors. Xiang was hired by UTSA in August 2008 as an interim assistant coach before being promoted to a full-time assistant four months later. Xiang helped guide the Roadrunners to a 21-9 record in his final season at UTSA, the team s first season in the WAC. That season McKenzie Adams was named the WAC Player of the Year. Adams was one of five players to earn postseason accolades. Freshman Annie Kunes was tabbed WAC Libero of the Year and was joined on the second team by senior Whitney Walls and junior Brandy Huskey, while Kunes and Kylie Schott were selected to the All-Freshman Team. Through Xiang s first four years at UTSA he oversaw 17 players earn All-Southland Conference accolades, including 11 first-teamers and two-time Libero of the Year Kelsey Jewasko (2008 & 10), 2011 Newcomer of the Year McKenzie Adams, 2011 Setter of the Year Kelsey Schwirtlich and 2010 Tournament Most Valuable Player Kendra Rowland. In 2011 the Roadrunners won 22 matches for a second-straight season and advanced to the Southland Tournament Championship Match for the second consecutive season. During the campaign, UTSA swept a program-record 12 consecutive opponents. The Roadrunners also boasted a league-high four first-team All- Southland selections, while Jewasko earned a pair of Academic All-America honors and became the program s all-time leader in digs. In 2010, UTSA posted 22 victories, won the Southland Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history. Five players garnered all-conference laurels, including Jewasko, Rowland and Schwirtlich, who all were first-team honorees. Playing arguably the most difficult schedule in program history, UTSA won a dozen matches in 2009 and three players -- Whitney Walls (second team), Jewasko (honorable mention) and Rowland (honorable mention) -- earned All-Southland accolades. Xiang helped lead the Roadrunners to a overall record and 11-5 mark in league play in his first season. Stefanie Robbins and Jewasko were named Southland Newcomer and Libero of the Year, respectively. Meanwhile, Rowland and Jewasko were named to the conference s first team and Amber Brooks joined Robbins as an honorable mention selection. The Chicago native came to UTSA from St. Edward s University in Austin, where he spent the previous two seasons as an assistant. He mentored the Hilltoppers outside hitters and liberos and also was the program s recruiting, travel and academic coordinator. Xiang earned his bachelor s degree in business from Indiana in 2000 and a MBA in marketing from Texas McCombs School of Business in He has six years of playing experience at the outside hitter and libero positions. Xiang was a member of Indiana s club team from and was the squad s captain his final season. He also played for two years at Texas, where he earned first-team All-Southern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association honors in RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

9 COACHING STAFF JOHN KLANAC ASSISTANT COACH 1st YEAR AT RICE John Klanac joined the Rice University volleyball program as assistant coach on Apr. 16, Klanac previously served as the volleyball director of operations at the University of Houston in Prior to his time at Houston, Klanac was the volunteer assistant coach at Buffalo ( ). With the Bulls, Klanac worked primarily with the outside hitters and was in charge of charting offensive attacks. He also assisted the full-time staff with practice scheduling and day-to-day operations. Following Ohio State, Klanac played professionally overseas for five years. He played for Patriotas de Lares (Lares, Puerto Rico; ), Stiina Explorari Baia Mare (Baia Mare, Romania; ), Al Nasser Sports Club (Juffair, Bahrain; 2014), Waremme VBC (Waremme, Belguim; ), Kokkolan Tiikerit (Kokkola, Finland; ) and RWE Bottrop (Bottrop, Germany; ). With Kokkolan Tiikerit, he helped the team win the Mestaruusliiga (Finnish Championship). He is the owner of JAK Active, a one-on-one instructional program for volleyball players from middle school to college level and is a featured player/camp coach for Powerstation Volleyball Club. He has also served as a camp coach for Ohio State and USA Volleyball. Klanac played collegiately at Ohio State from , where he was a member of the 2011 National Championship team his senior season. He helped lead the Buckeyes to four Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association titles and four berths in the NCAA postseason, with one semifinal appearance and three championship game appearances. He was a three-time MIVA All-Conference honoree, garnering Second Team honors in 2009 and First Team laurels in 2010 and For his play during the Buckeyes 2011 National Championship run, Klanac was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. At the end of his Buckeye career, he ranked in the top 12 kills (1,048), service aces (70) and points (1,217.5). Klanac graduated from Ohio State in 2011 with a degree in history RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 9

10 COACHING STAFF ALEXIS AUSTIN VOLUNTEER COACH 1st YEAR AT RICE Former Colorado outside hitter Alexis Austin has joined the Rice volleyball staff as a volunteer assistant, Owls head coach Genny Volpe announced on Monday (July 30, 2018). A 2015 standout graduate for the Buffs, Austin finished her career ( ) with 1,443 kills, which included a stellar senior campaign in which she totaled 498 kills (4.05 kills per set) and points. She earned AVCA honorable mention All-America honors and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region team and earned All-Pac-12 honors. After her time at Colorado, the Houston native (Cypress Falls HS) played professionally in Poland as a member of PTPS. In high school, Austin was named a top-25 volleyball player in the 2012 class by ESPN and earned a No. 26 ranking nationally by PrepVolleyball.com RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

11 COACHING STAFF JASON HEETER ATHLETIC TRAINER 6th YEAR AT RICE Jason Heeter started with the Rice Sports Medicine staff in the spring of He has worked with Rice s standout volleyball and women s tennis programs. A native of Copperas Cove, Texas, Heeter received his bachelor s degree in athletic training from Baylor University in While at Baylor, he worked with the football, track and field, volleyball, and baseball teams as an athletic training student RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 11

12 RICE OWLS MCKAY KYLE 15 MB 6-0 Sr.-3L SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ALAMO HEIGHTS HS LOVETT COLLEGE JUNIOR SEASON (2017) Saw action in 65 sets third-highest hitting percentage (.288) on the Owls fourth on the team in kills per set (2.14) sixth on the Owls in total kills (139) and total points (168.5) selected to the Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team posted a season-high 14 kills in a win over Abilene Christian (9/2) 10 or more kills in five matches hit.400 or better in four matches, including a season-high.462 clip (6-of-13) in a victory over Wake Forest (9/1)...notched a season-high 6.0 blocks against California (9/8)...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. single-season (43%), hitting % in a match (86%) and career kills (1,033)... National Honor Society... National Spanish Honor Society... Graduated in top 10% of her class... played club volleyball for SA Force 17s Darkside, which qualified for Junior Nationals in the Open Division. PERSONAL Full name: McKay Carroll Kyle... Parents: Terry and Paige Kyle... one brother... College: Lovett College. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016) Played in 72 sets...third on the team in kills per set (2.14) and fourth in total kills (154)...ranked sixth in C-USA in hitting percentage (.355), which also led the Owls...was named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team...recorded a season-high 17 kills at Southern Miss (11/19/16)...posted 15 kills in a win over Southern Miss in the C-USA Tournament (11/19/16)...notched 15 kills in the C-USA title match vs. WKU (11/20/16)...had a season-high 5.0 blocks in a win over UAB (10/16/16)...hit.300 or better in 13 matches...totaled 48.0 blocks and points...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. FRESHMAN SEASON (2015) Named to the All-C-USA Freshman Team earned C-USA Freshman of the Week honors (9/8) played in 113 sets set a season-high with 18 kills at North Texas (10/2) 11 matches of hitting.400 or better, including a season-best.579 in a win at UTEP (10/18) posted 14 kills and four blocks in a win over No. 22 WKU (10/31) established a season-high with seven blocks in a win at Yale (9/5). HIGH SCHOOL Attended Alamo Heights in San Antonio where she played for head coach Courtney Patton... advanced to the regional finals for the first time in school history her senior season... selected All-State ( )... All-District ( )... All-Tournament Selections: Pearland (2014), North East ISD (2012 & 2014), Smithson Valley (2014)... San Antonio Express News All-Area Volleyball Super Team (2013)... School record for hitting percentage in a Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / / / TOTAL 72/ , RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

13 RICE OWLS SHELBY LIVINGSTONE 21 OH 6-2 RSr.-3L MALIBU, CALIFORNIA OAK CHRISTIAN HS WILL RICE COLLEGE SENIOR SEASON (2017) Sat out due to injury...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. JUNIOR SEASON (2016) Played in all 121 sets, making 22 starts...fifth on the team with 148 total kills and fourth in total digs (266)...totaled points...posted a season-high 15 kills in a win over Southern Miss in the C-USA Championship (11/19/16)...had 14 kills vs. Utah (9/2/16) and Sam Houston St. (9/10/16)...recorded three double-doubles, including backto-back performances in the C-USA Championship vs. Southern Miss and WKU, respectively...was named the Owls C-USA Spirit of Service Winter Award winner...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. PERSONAL Full name: Shelby Ann Livingstone... Parents: Brad (Oklahoma St. basketball, ) and Linda Livingstone (Oklahoma St. basketball, )... College: Will Rice College...played club ball for Sunshine Volleyball Club. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015) Played in 121 sets, making three starts fifth on the Owls with 161 digs... posted a season-high 14 digs in a win at Yale (9/5) five matches with 10 or more digs recorded a season-high four service aces at Marshall (11/8). FRESHMAN SEASON (2014) Played in 69 sets as a true freshman, making 13 starts... seventh on the team with 67 kills... fourth on the squad with 108 digs (1.57 per set) service aces... totaled 87.0 points... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll... set season-highs in kills (11) and digs (13) for her first career double-double vs. James Madison (Sept. 13)... had 10 digs vs. Fresno St. (Aug. 30) and Green Bay (Sept. 12). HIGH SCHOOL Attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California... Played for a Lions team that went 33-7 (12-0) in 2013 and were Tri-Valley league champions from posted 398 kills and had a.453 attack percentage her senior season...named an All-CIF Team Division 2AA selection, two-time MVP of the Tri-Valley League, First-Team SCVR All-Southern California and three different All-Tournament teams. Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / / / TOTAL 87/ RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 13

14 RICE OWLS YONCA BARTU 10 OH/OPP 5-11 Jr.-2L GENEVA, SWITZERLAND INTER. SCHOOL OF GENEVA JONES COLLEGE SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017) Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. FRESHMAN SEASON (2016) Named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended International School of Geneva, La Grande Boissiere...played club for Geneve Volley for head coach Ludovic Gruel...also played for the U23 and U19 teams under Gruel...while with the National League B team (no max age, average age 26) she was the youngest team member for two years where she started on the right side...was a starters for two years with the U23 squad...was the best player in the region and one of the best in the country, and a team captain for two years, with the U19 team. PERSONAL Full name: Sevgi Yonca Bartu...Parents: Nuri Cem (professional basketball player in Turkey for 15 years) and Zeynep (professional basketball player in Turkey for 10 years) Bartu (one sister)...cousin, Basak Tulga, played professional basketball in Turkey (Fenerbahce and national team) for six years...rice College: Jones College...involved in several charitable and community service programs, including LGB fighs Cystic Fibrosis, youth against Human Trafficking, Education for all: Sierra Leone and youth volleyball coaching. Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS TOTAL RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

15 RICE OWLS LEE ANN CUNNINGHAM 5 L/DS 5-7 Jr.-2L LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ASSUMPTION HS DUNCAN COLLEGE SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017) Played in all 123 sets selected to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team named to the C-USA All-Academic Team surpassed 1,000 career digs ranked second in C-USA in both totals digs (580-33rd in nation) and digs per set ( th in nation) named to the SMU All-Tournament Team, the Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team, and Rice Invitational II All- Tournament Team led the Owls in total digs and digs per set second on the Owls with 21 service aces recorded a C-USA season-high 35 digs in a win over Georgetown (9/16), tied for the fourth-most digs by an Owl in a match also posted 33 digs in a victory at UTSA (11/11) 13 matches with 20 or more digs totaled a season-high four aces in a win vs. Middle Tennessee (9/29)...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. PERSONAL Full name: Lee Ann Cunningham...Parents: John and Sallie Cunningham (one brother)...rice College: Duncan College...volunteered with Kentucky Refugee Ministries where she did a variety of work, including packing backpacks in preparation for the first day of school to answering phones in Spanish for the Cuban office...also worked at Signature Healthcare (nursing home), where she led activities and played the piano for residents. FRESHMAN SEASON (2016) Played in all 121 sets as a true freshman...was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team...named to the Rice Adidas Invite I All- Tournament Team...earned the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (8/29/16)...totaled a team-high 511 digs (4.22 dps), the sixth-most in a single season in Rice history...ranked second in C-USA in total digs (511) and fourth in the league in digs per set (4.22)...recorded a seasonhigh 32 digs at Southern Miss (11/6/16), the 10th-most in a single match in school history...totaled 28 digs in just her second collegiate match against nationally ranked BYU (8/27/16)...had 10 matches of 20 or more digs...collected 10 or more digs in 27 of 32 matches...had a season-high three aces in a win at Middle Tennessee (9/30/16)...earned a C-USA Academic Medal...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Assumption High School in Louisville, Kentucky where she played for head coach Ron Kordes...helped lead the Rockets to their 19th state championship in 24 years...recipient of the Above and Beyond Award and the Coaches Award in also competed in the high jump in track and field under head coach Barry Hayworth...graduated with a 3.9 GPA...member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Beta Club. Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / / TOTAL 62/ , RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 15

16 RICE OWLS ADRIA MARTINEZ 18 S 5-11 Jr.-2L SPRING, TEXAS CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HS DUNCAN COLLEGE SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017) Played in 78 sets, making five starts at setter...named to the Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team notched five double-doubles, including a 52-assists/19-digs performance in a win over Stephen F. Austin (9/16) second on the Owls with 256 assists (3.28 aps) fourth on the team with 12 service aces dished out a season-high 58 assists at UTEP (9/22) had at least two aces in five matches. sets, making five starts at setter...named to the Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team notched five double-doubles, including a 52-assists/19-digs performance in a win over Stephen F. Austin (9/16) second on the Owls with 256 assists (3.28 aps) fourth on the team with 12 service aces dished out a season-high 58 assists at UTEP (9/22) had at least two aces in five matches...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. PERSONAL Full name: Adria Loranne Martinez...Parents: Wade and Katrina Martinez (one brother, Landon)...Rice College: Duncan College...member of National Charity League (6 years) and National Honor Society. FRESHMAN SEASON (2016) Played in 53 sets as a true freshman...totaled six service aces and 27 digs... had a season-high nine digs vs. nationally ranked USC (9/10/16)...had two service aces in her collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist (8/30/16)... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas where she played for head coach Kim Odinga...was selected as a PrepVolleyball 2016 Senior Ace...graduated with a 4.56 GPA (4.0 scale)...as a junior was selected TAPPS 5A First Team All-State, First Team All-District, team MVP, Academic All-State and named to the AVCA Phenom List...as a sophomore at Klein Oak HS she was a 16-5A First Team All-District selection, team MVP, BSN Classic and Kingwood All-Tournament Teams, AVCA Phenom List and Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week...made the 16-5A Second Team All- District and academic all-district team as a freshman at Klein Oak...National Hispanic Merit Scholar on PSAT...also played at the Junior Nationals in Open in club volleyball...in 2015 her team finished second in USA and she was named to the All-Tournament Team...she also represented the Lone Star Regional Team in the 2013 High Performance Championships. Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / / TOTAL 43/ RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

17 RICE OWLS GRACE MORGAN 7 MB 6-2 Jr.-2L CROWLEY, LOUISIANA NOTRE DAME HS HANSZEN COLLEGE SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017) Played in all 123 sets earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Southwest Region honorable mention honors was selected to the Conference USA First Team twice selected the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week, while also earning Co-Offensive Player of the Week led the Owls with 124 blocks (4th in C-USA second on the team in points (399.5), kills (319), kills per set (2.59), blocks per set (1.01-8th in C-USA) and hitting percentage (.346-7th in C-USA) named the Team MVP and recipient of the Hard Hat Award had 10 or more kills in 16 matches, including a season-high 21 at UTEP (9/22) hit.400 or better in 12 matches, including a season-best.615 clip vs. Florida Atlantic (10/6) recorded 10.0 blocks or more three times, which included a season-high 13.0 blocks in a win over UTSA (10/20). PERSONAL Full name: Grace Ann Morgan...Parents: John (played football at LSU, ) and Joan Morgan (two sisters, Anna and Lily)...Aunt Stephanie Garrett played volleyball at Ole Miss ( )...First cousin Annie Simoneaux threw javelin at LSU ( )...Rice College: Hanszen. FRESHMAN SEASON (2016) Played in 76 sets as a true freshman...selected the C-USA Freshman of the Week (9/6/16)...posted a season-high 11 kills in a win over Illinois State (9/3/16)...totaled nine kills vs. WKU in the C-USA Championship (11/20/16)...had a season-high 8.0 blocks against BYU (8/27/16) and UTSA (11/12/16)...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Notre Dame High School in Crowley, Louisiana where she played for head coach Tara Young...district champions won a state title in senior year was an LHSAA Composite Academic All-State selection and was named to the Under Armour Watch List...AVCA Phenom List ( )...AAU 16s Club All-American in All-Acadiana Volleyball Team (2014 MVP)...All-District Volleyball Team (2014 MVP) LHSAA Composite All-State Volleyball Team LHSAA State Volleyball Tournament MVP...also competed in the high jump in track and field for head coach Jimmy McCleary...placed third in state high jump in 2014 and graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / / TOTAL 56/ RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 17

18 RICE OWLS NICOLE LENNON 11 OH/RS 6-2 So.-1L KATY, TEXAS CINCO RANCH HS BAKER COLLEGE FRESHMAN SEASON (2017) Played in all 123 sets as a true freshman named the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Owl in school history to earn Freshman of the Year accolades named to C-USA All-Conference Second Team and All-Freshman Team tied the C-USA record by being named the Freshman of the Week four times led all NCAA freshmen and C-USA in total attacks (1,313-38th in the nation) ranked second in C-USA in total kills (425) third in C-USA in total points (476.5-third in C-USA) led Rice in total points, kills, kills per set (3.46-8th in C-USA) and double-doubles (14) named to SMU All-Tournament Team, earning MVP honors (8/26) selected to Rice Invitational All- Tournament Team, grabbing MVP accolades (9/16) 10 or more kills in 24 of 30 matches played posted a season-high 23 kills in wins over Stephen F. Austin (9/16) and UTSA (11/11) seven matches with 20 or more kills recorded a season-high 24 digs in the win at UTSA 16 matches with 10 or more digs had a season-high 5.0 blocks vs. Florida Atlantic (10/6)...named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas where she played for head coach Danielle Wells...earned first-team and second-team all-district honors for the Cougars and was a three-time all-academic district selection... hit.290 for her career and.310 as a senior, totaling 817 kills (3.2 kps) in three years as a varsity member...was a member of the National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society. PERSONAL Parents: Thomas and Maria Lennon (one brother, one sister). Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / , TOTAL 30/ , RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

19 RICE OWLS KASSIDY MUSE 9 RS 6-0 So.-1L OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA EDMOND SANTA FE HS BAKER COLLEGE FRESHMAN SEASON (2017) Played in 86 sets as a true freshman totaled 144 kills while hitting.198 recorded 47 digs and 63.0 blocks had a season-high 14 kills at UTEP (9/22) while making her first career start also posted 13 kills in a win at Charlotte (10/29) season-high 10.0 blocks in a victory over UTSA (10/20) earned a C-USA Academic Medal and was named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Oklahoma where she played for head coach Will Ethridge...member of a Wolves team that placed third at state in three consecutive years...earned a spot on the all-tournament team at state twice and qualified for all-state...posted 585 kills her senior season with a.349 hitting percentage...was an academic all-state member and valedictorian...also played golf in high school, finishing second at regionals her sophomore season. PERSONAL Parents: C. Keith Muse and Ashleigh Muse (one brother, Kaden)...her father played basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State from Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / TOTAL 26/ RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 19

20 RICE OWLS SEYVION WAGGONER 39 OH 5-11 So.-1L BOUNTIFUL, UTAH BOUNTIFUL HS MARTEL COLLEGE FRESHMAN SEASON (2017) Played in 84 sets as a true freshman totaled 208 kills (3rd on Owls) with 2.48 kills per set (3rd on Owls) fifth on the team with 11 service aces fourth on the Owls with points 68 total digs posted 10 or more kills in 11 matches, including a season-high 14 kills on four separate occasions selected to the Rice Invitational I All- Tournament Team named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Bountiful High School in Bountiful, Utah where she played for head coach Sarah Chism...while with the Braves, Waggoner was part of two state championship teams and earned first-team and second-team all-state honors...four year starter, Waggoner was an AVCA Phenom Athlete with one of the highest VPI scores in the nation and a member of the USA High- Performance A1 Team...also played club for Club V16 Black...in addition to volleyball, Waggoner made the varsity team in basketball as a freshman. PERSONAL Parents: Matthew and Lynsi Neve (two brothers, four sisters)...was an honor roll student every year during junior high and high school. Year MP/MS K KPS E TA Pct. Asst. SA Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS / TOTAL 25/ RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

21 RICE OWLS TORI WOOGK 8 OH 5-10 Jr.-TR FORT WORTH, TEXAS KELLER FOSSIL RIDGE HS (CLEMSON) LOVETT COLLEGE SOPHOMORE SEASON (CLEMSON-2017) Appeared in 43 sets, recording 69 kills on 199 attacks (.156) while totaling 15 blocks...earned ACC Athletic Honor Roll honors in the fall. FRESHMAN SEASON (CLEMSON-2016) Posted 128 kills as a true freshman (1.62 per set), including a season-high 14 kills at Florida State...earned ACC Athletic Honor Roll honors in both the spring and fall. HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Keller Fossil Ridge High School where she played for Jennifer Chandler...was the District 5-6A Hitter of the Year (2015) and earned all-district honors in all four seasons ( )...led the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex with 575 kills and 6.12 kills per set as a senior... Academic All-District ( )...holds the Fossil Ridge HS record for kills in a match (36). PERSONAL Sports Management major...parents: Hardy and Jennifer Woogk (one brother, Colby)...grandfather ran track for Rice and graduated in involved in Habitat for Humanity, Clemson Downs, PAW Pals and FCA RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 21

22 RICE OWLS ANOTA ADEKUNLE 16 MB 5-11 Fr.-HS HUMBLE, TEXAS SUMMER CREEK HS WIESS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Summer Creek High School in Humble, Texas where she played for coach Sarah Aguilar...helped guide her team to a first place finish in the Aldine District Tournament as a junior and a second place results her sophomore campaign...as a sophomore, hit.563 while collecting 56 blocks and 177 kills...in addition to volleyball, also played basketball and competed in track & field. PERSONAL Will major in Natural Science and Neuroscience...Parents: Wasiu and Candace Adekunle (three brothers and two sisters)...was a member of the National Honors Society and student council. CARLY GRAHAM 22 S 6-0 Fr.-HS SPRING, TEXAS OAK RIDGE HS MCMURTRY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Spring, Texas where she played for Tommie Lynn Sledge...amassed 3,964 assists, 1,760 digs, 1,003 kills, 135 aces, and blocks for her career...during her four years with the War Eagles had a combined record of , including a 31-5 mark her senior season...as a senior she posted 996 assists, 360 digs, 284 kills, 40 aces, and 52 total blocks, earning Under Armour HS Second Team All-American honors...was a USA Today Midseason Player of the Year Candidate...USA Today Watchlist...GHVCA Preseason Player of the Year and PrepVolleyball.com Tawa Club Second Team All-American. PERSONAL Parents: Majoring in Sport Management...Parents: Kevin and Elizabeth Graham (two brothers, one sister) RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

23 RICE OWLS TIA GRIPPO 2 L/DS 5-6 Fr.-HS NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA CORONA DEL MAR HS MCMURTRY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California where she played for Steve Astor...was a key cog for a Sea Kings team that went 23-8 her senior season, winning the league championship and advancing to the Division I semifinals...recorded 206 digs and 30 aces her senior campaign...in addition to volleyball, also played four years of basketball and was the team MVP in PERSONAL Plans to major in Psychology...Parents: Ralph (high jumper at University of Massachusetts) and Malia Grippo (played basketball at Loyola Marymount)... one brother...was President of the National Charity League (2018), member of the National Honor Society, National Charity League, Youth and Government and Younglife. ISABEL WIATT 3 L/DS 5-5 Fr.-HS PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA HARVARD-WESTLAKE HS SID RICHARDSON COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, California where she played for coach Haley Blanchard...helped lead the Wolverines to a record in 2017 and advanced three rounds deep in the Division I playoffs...recorded 216 digs her senior season, earning All-League accolades. PERSONAL Will major in Psychology...Parents: Jim and Elizabeth Wiatt (one sister) RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 23

24 2017 MATCH RESULTS 21-9 (11-3 C-USA) 2017 IN REVIEW Date Opponent W/L Result Game Scores Attendance Aug 25 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus L , 25-10, 15-25, Aug 25 at W , 25-21, 26-24, Aug 26 vs. Mississippi W , 25-22, 25-21, Aug 27 at TCU L , 19-25, ,239 Sept 01 vs. Wake Forest # W , 25-15, Sept 02 vs. Abilene Christian # W , 24-26, 25-18, Sept 02 at Colorado # L , 20-25, Sept 08 Louisiana! W , 25-23, Sept 08 California! L , 25-20, 19-25, Sept 9 Incarnate Word! W , 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, Sept 12 Houston Baptist W , 26-24, 23-25, Sept 15 Arkansas St. $ W , 25-18, 25-18, 19-25, Sept 16 Georgetown $ W , 25-16, 25-18, Sept 16 Stephen F. Austin $ W , 21-25, 22-25, 25-19, Sept 22 at UTEP* L , 25-16, 22-25, 25-19, Sept 24 at Louisiana Tech* W , 20-25, 30-28, Sept 29 Middle Tennessee* W , 25-14, Oct 6 Florida Atlantic* W , 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, Oct 8 FIU* W , 25-23, Oct 13 at Marshall* W , 25-21, 15-25, 14-25, Oct 15 at UAB* W , 22-25, 25-17, Oct 20 UTSA* W , 25-12, 29-31, 25-22, Oct 22 UTEP* W , 22-25, 20-25, 25-16, Oct 27 at North Texas* L , 31-29, 19-25, Oct 29 at Charlotte* W , 26-24, 25-16, Nov 3 No. 25 WKU* L , 16-25, Nov 5 Southern Miss* W , 25-17, 25-18, Nov 11 at UTSA* W , 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, Nov 17 vs. Southern Miss^ L , 24-26, 25-19, 18-25, Nov 30 at Texas St. % L , 21-25, ,168 *Conference USA Doubletree Invitational #Omni Invitational!Rice Invitational I $Rice Invitational II ^C-USA Championship (San Antonio, Texas) %NIVC RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

25 OVERALL STATISTICS: 21-9 Overall 2017 IN REVIEW SP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/S BE BHE PTS LENNON, Nicole MORGAN, Grace OKAFOR, Portia WAGGONER, Seyvion MUSE, Kassidy KYLE, McKay MCDANIEL, Madison MENDIVIL, Stephanie DOLE, Julianna MARTINEZ, Adria CUNNINGHAM, Lee Ann LEE, Lauren TM 13 Rice Opponents C-USA MATCHES ONLY STATISTICS: 11-3 in C-USA SP K K/S E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/S BE BHE PTS MORGAN, Grace LENNON, Nicole OKAFOR, Portia MUSE, Kassidy WAGGONER, Seyvion MENDIVIL, Stephanie MCDANIEL, Madison DOLE, Julianna KYLE, McKay CUNNINGHAM, Lee Ann MARTINEZ, Adria LEE, Lauren TM 9 Rice Opponents RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 25

26 2017 IN REVIEW TEAM MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS : 21-9 Overall 11-3 C-USA ATTACK SERVE BLOCK Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Pts Aug. 25, 2017 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Aug. 25, 2017 at SMU Aug. 26, 2017 vs. Mississippi St Aug. 27, 2017 at TCU Sept. 1, 2017 vs. Wake Forest Sept. 2, 2017 vs. Abilene Christian Sept. 2, 2017 at Colorado Sept. 8, 2017 Louisiana Sept. 8, 2017 California Sept. 9, 2017 Incarnate Word Sept. 12, 2017 Houston Baptist Sept. 15, 2017 Arkansas St Sept. 16, 2017 Georgetown Sept. 16, 2017 Stephen F. Austin Sept. 22, 2017 at UTEP Sept. 24, 2017 at Louisiana Tech Sept. 29, 2017 Middle Tennessee Oct. 6, 2017 Florida Atlantic Oct. 8, 2017 FIU Oct. 13, 2017 at Marshall Oct. 15, 2017 at UAB Oct. 20, 2017 UTSA Oct. 22, 2017 UTEP Oct. 27, 2017 at North Texas Oct. 29, 2017 at Charlotte Nov. 3, 2017 WKU Nov. 5, 2017 Southern Miss Nov. 11, 2017 at UTSA Nov. 17, 2017 vs. Southern Miss Nov. 30, 2017 at Texas St Rice Opponent RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK

27 2017 IN REVIEW 2017 SEASON HIGHS Player Kills Assists Digs Blocks Bartu Cunningham 1, vs. Florida Atlantic 6, vs. Georgetown 35, vs. Georgetown -- Dole 1, three times 4, vs. A&M-Corpus 18, two times -- Kyle 14, vs. Abilene Christian 2, vs. Abilene Christian 3, four times 6, vs. California Lee -- 3, three times 19, vs. Stephen F. Austin 1, at Louisiana Tech Lennon 23, two times 3, vs. UTSA 24, at UTSA 5, vs. Florida Atlantic Livingstone 15, vs. Southern Miss 3, vs. Southern Miss 14, two times 3, four times Martinez 4, vs. Stephen F. Austin 58, at UTEP 19, vs. Stephen F. Austin 2, two times McDaniel 7, vs. Abilene Christian 61, at Charlotte 20, at UAB 6, vs. UTSA Mendivil 12, at UAB 1, four times 5, vs. Stephen F. Austin 4, two times Morgan 21, at UTEP 2, vs. Middle Tennessee 5, at Marshall 13, vs. UTSA Muse 14, at UTEP 1, at Louisiana Tech 5, at Texas St. 10, vs. UTSA Okafor 17, at UAB 1, three times 5, vs. UTEP 10, vs. Florida Atlantic Waggoner 14, four times 1, three times 8, vs. Florida Atlantic 3, vs. Southern Miss INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Kills (3 sets) Kills (4 sets) Kills (5 sets) Attempts (3 sets) Attempts (4 sets) Attempts (5 sets) Assists (3 sets) Assists (4 sets) Assists (5 sets) Aces Digs (3 sets) Digs (4 sets) Digs (5 sets) Blocks 15, Lennon, at Colorado 21, Lennon vs. Georgetown/at Charlotte 23, Lennon, vs. Stephen F. Austin/at UTSA 44, Lennon, at TCU 59, Lennon, vs. Mississippi St. 62, Lennon, at UTSA 47, McDaniel, vs. Louisiana 61, McDaniel, at Charlotte 58, Martinez, at UTEP/McDaniel, at UTSA 4, Cunningham, vs. Middle Tennessee 23, Cunningham, vs. Louisiana 35, Cunningham, vs. Georgetown 33, Cunningham, at UTSA 13, Morgan, vs. UTSA TEAM HIGHS Kills (3 sets) Kills (4 sets) Kills (5 sets) Attempts (3 sets) Attempts (4 sets) Attempts (5 sets) Assists (3 sets) Assists (4 sets) Assists (5 sets) Digs (3 sets) Digs (4 sets) Digs (5 sets) Aces Blocks 53, vs. Louisiana 74, at Charlotte 67, at UTEP 142, at Texas St. 194, at Charlotte 206, vs. Stephen F. Austin 53, vs. Louisiana 70, at Charlotte 63, at UTEP 69, at Texas St. 89, at Charlotte 108, vs. Stephen F. Austin 9, vs. UTEP 27.0, UTSA 2017 Rice Volleyball Front Row (L-R): Julianna Dole, Yonca Bartu, Seyvion Waggoner, McKay Kyle, Adria Martinez, Lee Ann Cunningham, Lauren Lee. Back Row (L-R): Kassidy Muse, Shelby Livingstone, Portia Okafor, Stephanie Mendivil, Grace Morgan, Nicole Lennon, Madison McDaniel RICE VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK 27