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1 Lady Topper Volleyball Western Kentucky University 2016 Game Notes SID: Jessica Leifheit, Assistant Director WKUSports.com Schedule (0-0,0-0 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT TIME PLACE 8/26 1-Ohio 5 p.m. Athens, Ohio 8/27 1-Villanova 11:30 a.m. Athens, Ohio 1-Florida Gulf Coast 4 p.m. Athens, Ohio 8/30 Austin Peay 6 p.m. Clarksville, Tenn. 9/2 2-Cal Poly 4:30 p.m. St. Louis, Mo. 9/3 2-Saint Louis Noon St. Louis, Mo. 2-Arkansas State 4:30 p.m. St. Louis, Mo. 9/6 Belmont 7 p.m. Bowling Green 9/9 3-Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Bowling Green 3-Cincinnati 7 p.m. Bowling Green 9/10 3-Michigan State 5 p.m. Bowling Green 9/16 4-Pittsburgh 6 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. 9/17 4-Robert Morris 11 a.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. 4-Lehigh 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. 9/23 Florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. Bowling Green 9/25 Charlotte* Noon Bowling Green 9/30 Louisiana Tech* 7 p.m. Ruston, La. 10/2 Middle Tennessee* 1 p.m. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 10/6 Southern Miss* 6 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. 10/11 Lipscomb 7 p.m. Bowling Green 10/14 UAB* 7 p.m. Bowling Green 10/16 FIU* Noon Bowling Green 10/21 UTEP* 7:30 p.m. El Paso, Texas 10/23 UTSA* 12:30 p.m. San Antonio, Texas 10/28 Marshall* 5 p.m. Huntington, W. Va. 10/30 UAB* Noon Birmingham, Ala. 11/4 Rice* 6 p.m. Bowling Green 11/5 Middle Tennessee* 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green 11/10 North Texas* 7 p.m. Bowling Green 11/18-20 C-USA Tournament Houston, Texas Schedule Key Home matches in bold * denotes Conference USA match 1- Bobcat Invitational, Ohio University 2- Saint Louis Invitational, Saint Louis University 3- Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational, WKU 4- Pittsburgh Invitational, Pittsburgh University ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL TIME Schedule Breakdown Overall 0-0 C-USA 0-0 Non-Conf @TravisHudsonWKU Page 1 Home 0-0 Away 0-0 Neutral 0-0 WKUAthletics vs. Top bobcat Invitational FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 WKU at Ohio 5 p.m. CT Athens, Ohio Convocation Center All-Time Record vs. Ohio: Ohio leads 3-2 Live Stats: wkusports.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 WKU vs. Villanova 11:30 a.m. CT Athens, Ohio Convocation Center All-Time Record vs. Villanova: WKU leads 2-1 Live Stats: wkusports.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 WKU vs. FGCU 4 p.m. CT Athens, Ohio Convocation Center All-Time Record vs. FGCU: 0-0 Live Stats: wkusports.com Notes OPENING WEEKEND WKU Volleyball will kick off the 2016 season this weekend at the Bobcat Invitational in Athens, Ohio, with a trio of matches. Two of the Lady Toppers three weekend foes are NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. The opening match features No. 22 WKU taking on host Ohio on Friday evening. WKU has met the Bobcats five times in program history, coming away with a pair of victories. Saturday will feature a twin bill for the WKU program. The first test will be Villanova, another 2015 NCAA Tournament team. The sides have met three times in program history with the most recent meeting occurring in 2011 when the Lady Toppers took a 3-0 decision. FGCU will be the Lady Toppers final weekend opponent in Ohio. This will be the first meeting between the two sides. OVERVIEW A squad of just 12 players this season, Coach Hudson and the Lady Toppers will have a target on their backs as the two-time defending Conference USA regular-season and tournament champions in their first two seasons in the league. The WKU squad is coming off arguably their best season yet, posting a 2015 record of 32-4 and a C-USA reading of Nine Lady Toppers are returning from last season s unit that advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. ON THE OUTSIDE The Lady Toppers have four outside hitters listed on their 2016 roster. Alyssa Cavanaugh headlines the 2015 Record: 25-8 Hit Pct:.225 Kills/Set: Assists/Set: Aces/Set: 1.50 Digs/Set: Blocks/Set: Record: 25-9 Hit Pct:.241 Kills/Set: Assists/Set: Aces/Set: 1.50 Digs/Set: Blocks/Set: Record: Hit Pct:.220 Kills/Set: Assists/Set: Aces/Set: 1.20 Digs/Set: Blocks/Set: 2.10 group, earning AVCA All-American honors in each of her first two seasons on The Hill. The 2014 C-USA Freshman of the Year ranked seventh in the league with 400 kills during her sophomore season and led WKU with that number. Cavanaugh is less than 200 kills away from becoming the next 1,000-kill player in Lady Topper program history. Joining Cavanaugh on the attack are Sydney Engle, Taylor Dellinger and Sophia Cerino. Engle, a junior, earned a Second-Team All-Conference USA nod for her 2015 efforts. The 6-0, Indiana native started all 36 contests for the Lady Toppers last season and ranked third in kills for WKU at 263. Dellinger, a sophomore out of Michigan, appeared in 18 matches during her rookie season and registered 55 kills to go along with 16 digs. Cerino will see her first action in the red and white this fall. IN THE MIDDLE Hudson lists three middle hitters on his 2016 lineup including Rachel Anderson, Amara Listenbee and Maggie Singleton. Anderson posted a tremendous debut season and earned the C-USA Freshman of the Year accolade. The Michigan native made an immediate impact at the net and became a regular start on the veteranfilled WKU team. Anderson made her name known in her collegiate debut as she finished with nine kills and a.412 hitting percentage in WKU s upset of No. 5 Wisconsin on the Badgers home court. She went on to become the second consecutive Lady Topper to be named the league s Freshman of the Year after ranking second among conference freshmen and in the top-10 overall in C-USA with a.318 hitting clip.

2 Roster NO. NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN (HS) 1 Jessica Lucas S 6-0 Jr. Seymour, Ind. (Seymour) 2 Maggie Singleton MH 6-2 Jr. Vacaville, Calif. (Will C. Woods) 3 Emma Kowalkowski DS 5-5 Fr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Notre Dame Prep) 4 Rachel Anderson MH 6-1 So. Sturgis, Mich. (Sturgis) 7 Alyssa Cavanaugh OH/RS 5-10 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) 8 Mary Martin S 5-11 So. Lexington, Ky. (Dunbar) 11 Amara Listenbee MH 6-0 R-So. Beloit, Wis. (Beloit Memorial) 12 Georgia O Connell DS 5-2 Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Male) 16 Sydney Engle OH/RS 6-0 Jr. Floyds Knobs, Ind. (Floyd Central) 17 Kaelin Grimes DS 5-8 Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) 21 Taylor Dellinger OH 6-0 So. Clarkston, Mich. (Clarkston) 23 Sophia Cerino OH 5-9 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood) Head Coach: Travis Hudson (WKU, 1994) - 22nd Season Assistant Coach: Kristi Griffin (USI, 2004) - Eighth Season Assistant Coach: Craig Bere (Morehead State, 1995) - Second Season Graduate Assistant: Brianna Guzinski (UT Chattanooga, 2015) - Second Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Aaron King (WKU, 2016) - First Season Pronunciations KAELIN Grimes Emma KOWALKOWSKI AMARA Listenbee KAY-lin Co-WALK-Ow-Ski uh-mar-ruh Craig BERE Brianna GUZINSKI ALPHABETICAL 4 Anderson 7 Cavanaugh 23 Cerino 21 Dellinger 16 S. Engle 17 Grimes 3 Kowalkowski 11 Listenbee 1 Lucas 8 Martin 12 O Connell 2 Singleton Berry GOO-zen-ski AVCA Top 25 Poll Rank School (1st votes) Total 2015 Record 1 Nebraska (60) Texas (3) Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas Hawai i T-7 Washington T-7 Southern California Penn State Florida Stanford (1) UCLA BYU Illinois Ohio State Texas A&M Florida State Creighton North Carolina Purdue Loyola Marymount Western Kentucky Louisville Kentucky Colorado State Quick Facts Name Western Kentucky University Location Bowling Green, Ky. Founded 1906 Enrollment 21,124 Nickname Lady Toppers Colors Red and White NCAA Affiliation Division I Conference Conference USA Facility (Capacity) E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326) President Dr. Gary Ransdell Athletic Director Todd Stewart Faculty Representative Dr. Craig Martin SWA Lisa Schneider Website WKUSports.com First Year of Play 1981 All-Time Record (.631) Winning Seasons Win Seasons 8 C-USA Regular-Season Championships 2 C-USA Tournament Championships 2 Number of NCAA Appearances 9 NCAA Tournament Record 2-9 Last NCAA Appearance (Second Round) 2015 Overall Record C-USA Record 15-1(1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/4 Starters Returning/Lost 4+Libero/2 Newcomers 3 RV: San Diego 113; Michigan State 107; Missouri 97; Oregon 85; Michigan 83; Arizona 68; Iowa State 59; Long Beach State 25; Arkansas State 23; Wichita State 21; Arizona State 16; Dayton 6; Marquette 6; TCU 3 *Next Update: August opponents in italics harlie bryant Hope for Harlie Harlie Bryant has not lived a typical eight-years-old s life. Though she is active and lively, Harlie has been through a lot after being diagnosed with a brain tumor behind her eyes in the spring of Since then, Harlie has had CT scans, MRIs, surgeries, chemotherapy and more. With everything going on in her life, though, Harlie has kept a positive spirit. Harlie s positive spirit is now being spread throughout the WKU Volleyball program after the Lady Toppers and Harlie were joined by the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation (FOJ), a charitable, non-profit organization that strives to enhance and strengthen the support system built around children with pediatric brain tumors. Through the program, adopted children become part of the team and build unique friendships. Children also gain an incredible group of caring role models to look up to when they need the extra support. Harlie is now a Lady Topper. At every home game, she is with the team in the huddle and at introductions while she cheers with her family from the sidelines during the game. The team s secret weapon, she is a constant reminder to the WKU student-athletes and coaching staff to keep fighting no matter what stands in the way. For more information about Harlie and her journey, visit HopeForHarlie.org and follow on Twitter Friends of Jaclyn Foundation In 2004, nine-year-old Jaclyn Murphy was diagnosed with a medullo-blastoma, a malignant brain tumor. While undergoing treatment, she was inspired by a large framed photo on the hospital wall of a joyful, young woman lacrosse player celebrating her team s NCAA championship. In 2005, two unrelated friends of the Murphy family told Northwestern University s Lacrosse coach about Jaclyn s story and asked them if they could help. The team promptly adopted Jaclyn as an honorary member. Jaclyn s strength, courage, relentless spirit and joy for life inspired everyone. The team began to play for Jaclyn and achieved a magical perfect season, winning Northwestern s first NCAA championship in 64 years. Just three years after the program started, Jaclyn even predicted the final score, 13-10, in the championship final. When Jaclyn was in the middle of the team s celebration, her parents realized that Jaclyn s relationship with the players - her adopted sisters - had a positive effect on her happiness and health. The Northwestern players knew that their relationship with Jaclyn had opened their eyes and hearts to a deeper appreciation for life. Soon afterward, Jaclyn shared a big dream with her father. She wanted other children with pediatric brain tumors to have similar experiences of being honorary team members. The Murphys understood that it is ultimately the love and support of others that gives people the inspiration and courage to get through this challenging journey. In 2005, Denis and Lynda Murphy started The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation (FOJ) to improve the quality of life for children with pediatric brain tumors and their families by pairing them with college and high school athletic teams. The FOJ program has grown incredibly to over 300 children who have been adopted by high school and college teams across the country. For more information about FOJ, visit FriendsofJaclyn.org. Page 2

3 Head Coach Travis Hudson // 22nd Season // Overall Record: //.730 Winning Percent Travis HUDSON 22nd Season Hudson Career Highlights Five-time Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2016 Conference USA Coach of the Year Three-time AVCA South Region Coach of the Year Winningest coach in school history Longest tenure in WKU volleyball history 10 SBC regular-season titles Five SBC Tournament championships 24 AVCA All-Region selections 15 AVCA All-American selections 59 All-SBC selections 10 All-CUSA selections 100 percent graduation rate 10-time winner of AVCA Team Academic Award 1000 APR 11-consecutive seasons Hudson Year-by-Year Year Overall SBC Champs/Postseason East Co-Champs East Champs East,Tourney Champs/NCAA East Champs East Co-Chapmps East,Tourney Champs/NCAA East Co-Champs NCAA Tourney Champs/NCAA NCAA East,Tourney Champs/NCAA East,Tourney Champs/NCAA Regular-Season Champs Conference USA Regular/Tournament/NCAA Regular/Tournament/NCAA Hudson vs Opponents Opponent Record Ohio 2-3 Villanova 2-1 FGCU 0-0 Austin Peay 12-3 Cal Poly 0-0 Saint Louis 2-1 Arkansas State 22-8 Belmont 17-0 Southern Illinois 1-1 Cincinnati 3-16 Michigan State 0-1 Pittsburgh 0-0 Robert Morris 0-0 Lehigh 1-0 Florida Atlantic 20-0 Charlotte 2-0 Louisiana Tech 8-5 Middle Tennessee Southern Miss 2-0 Lipscomb 8-1 UAB 5-15 FIU 31-7 UTEP 4-0 UTSA 2-1 Marshall 7-2 Rice 2-1 North Texas 2-0 Total Notes After redshirting her first season on The Hill, Listenbee appeared in 13 of the Lady Toppers matches in 2015 and tallied 12 kills and four blocks on the season. SETTERS Junior setter and two-time AVCA All-American Jessica Lucas will commence her third year in the red and white with the title of C-USA Preseason Player of the Year next to her name. Lucas will be the facilitator of the Lady Topper offense following another stellar campaign under Coach Hudson that saw WKU advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history. The 6-0 setter earned Conference USA s Setter of the Year honor following her sophomore season in addition to receiving a First-Team All-Conference nod. Lucas led the league in a pair of individual stat categories including assists per set at and total assists with 1,397. Lucas assists per set average also ranks her in the top 25 across the NCAA for the year while her total assist number comes in at No. 13. Mary Martin is the second setter on the WKU roster. The sophomore out of Lexington, Kentucky, saw action in 25 of the squad s 36 matches as a freshman. IN THE BACK The Lady Topper backrow features a pair of seniors in Georgia O Connell and Kaelin Grimes that will be joined by rookie Emma Kowalkowski. O Connell has served as the Lady Toppers libero for the past two seasons and has recorded over 1,200 digs entering her senior season in the red and white. The Louisville, Kentucky, native has appeared in every WKU match (105) through her three years on The Hill. O Connell also brings a presence behind the line, leading the Lady Toppers with 31 service aces last season. Joining O Connell in the back row is Grimes, who has also played in all 105 matches of her career over Page 3 the past three years. Additionally, the Louisville, Kentucky, native recorded 25 service aces on the 2015 season. Grimes has racked up nearly 700 digs at a Lady Topper to this point. Kowalkowski will see her first action as a Lady Topper this fall. UPCOMING MILESTONES Several milestones are on the horizon for the 2016 season. Entering his 22nd season at his alma mater, head coach Travis Hudson owns a career record of , putting him within reach of achieving the 550-win mark during the upcoming campaign. Hudson also owns a combined record in Sun Belt and Conference USA play, putting 250 within reach. Additionally, the Lady Toppers have registered a total of 342 victories in the E.A. Diddle Arena putting the 350 milestone within reach with 12 home contests on the 2016 slate. NEW FACES The WKU Volleyball team welcomed three new faces to the Lady Topper program for the 2016 season. Freshmen Emma Kowalkowski and Sophia Cerino hail from Michigan and Tennessee, respectively, while junior-transfer Maggie Singleton comes from California but made a two-year stop at Tulane before landing in Bowling Green. During her career with the Green Wave, the 6-foot- 2 middle hitter saw action in 12 matches and 37 total sets where she recorded 17 total blocks (0.85/ set) as a freshman and 15 total blocks (0.88/set) as a sophomore. Offensively, Singleton tallied 18 kills over her two seasons for a career average of 0.49 per set. A competitive highlight for Singleton came when she notched a career-best nine total blocks at Houston on November 5, Cerino comes to The Hill from Brentwood, Tennessee, where the left-handed, outside hitter lettered all four years as a member of Ravenwood High School s volleyball team. Cerino helped lead Ravenwood to a state championship her freshman year and to a state runner-up finish as a 2015 Breakdown Overall C-USA 3-set matches set matches set matches Hitting above Hitting above Hitting below Hitting below Opponent hits above Hold opponent below Hold opponent below Hold opponent below Have higher attack pct Have lower attack pct Three or more.300 hitters Had 30 or more kills Allowed 30 or more kills Had 50 or more kills Allowed 50 or more kills Have more kills Have fewer kills Have same number kills At least three players with 10+ kills Have more aces Have fewer aces Have same number aces Have more digs Have fewer digs Have same number digs Have more blocks Have fewer blocks Have same number blocks

4 WKU K E TA HP A SA D TB RES Marshall W, 3-1 North Texas W, 3-0 UTSA W, 3-1 Arizona W, 3-0 BYU L, 0-3 TOTAL last five matches OHIO K E TA HP A SA D TB RES Akron W, 3-0 Kent State W, 3-1 NIU W, 3-0 Dayton L, 0-3 BYU L, 1-3 TOTAL VILLANOVA K E TA HP A SA D TB RES Seton Hall W, 3-0 Providence W, 3-0 Xavier W, 3-0 Creighton L, 0-3 Dayton L, 1-3 TOTAL FGCU K E TA HP A SA D TB RES USC Upstate W, 3-0 Kennesaw State L, 1-3 Lipscomb L, 2-3 NJIT W, 3-0 KSU L, 1-3 TOTAL milestone watch WHAT WHO AMOUNT NEEDED 550 wins Travis Hudson conference wins Travis Hudson wins in Diddle Arena Volleyball Program 8 1,000 kills Alyssa Cavanaugh 189 3,000 assists Jessica Lucas 265 1,500 digs Georgia O Connell 291 1,000 digs Jessica Lucas 376 1,000 digs Kaelin Grimes aces Georgia O Connell 19 Career sets played T-10 Kaelin Grimes 124 Career sets played T-10 Georgia O Connell 124 Career matches played T-10 Kaelin Grimes 31 Career matches played T-10 Georgia O Connell 31 Career kills Top-10 Alyssa Cavanaugh 454 Career total attempts T-10 Alyssa Cavanaugh 1,195 Career digs Top-10 Georgia O Connell 94 6th on Career assists T-10 Jessica Lucas 807 The Last Time WKU... Defeated a top 10 team vs. No. 5 Wisconsin, 8/28/15 Defeated a top team at No. 16 Purdue, 8/31/13 Opponent with less than 10 pts in set (25 pts) 9 Southern Miss, 10/11/15 Scored fewer than 10 pts in set (25 pts) 9 at Alabama, 8/29/08 Held opponent under.100 hitting percentage.098 vs. Marshall, 11/12/15 Won 10+ consecutive matches 17, 9/11/15-10/25/15 Won 20+ consecutive matches 25 9/8/12-11/30/12 Won 20+ consecutive sets 28, 10/18/13-11/13/13 Won 30+ consecutive sets 35, 9/15/12-10/26/12 Had 18 kills in a set 20 vs. UTSA, 11/22/15 Had 19 kills in a set 20 vs. UTSA, 11/22/15 Had 20 kills in a set 20 vs. UTSA, 11/22/15 Had 60+ kills in a match 68 vs. UTSA, 11/22/15 Had 70+ kills in a match 71 vs. South Alabama, 11/15/13 Had 160+ attempts in a match 161 vs. UTSA, 11/22/15 Had 170+ attempts in a match 189 at Rice, 10/31/15 Had 200+ attempts in a match 214 vs. UALR, 9/23/11 Had hitting percentage of.350 or higher.355 vs. North Texas, 11/21/15 Had hitting percentage of.400 or higher.448 vs. UTEP, 11/15/15 Had hitting percentage of.500 or higher.525 vs. Wright State, 9/21/13 Had 70+ digs in a match 78 at Southern Illinois, 9/11/15 Had 80+ digs in a match 87 vs. South Alabama, 11/15/13 Had 10+ service aces in a match 10 vs. Wis.-Milwaukee, 9/6/14 Had 10+ total blocks in a match 12 vs. Marshall, 11/20/15 Player with 20+ kills Alyssa Cavanaugh, 20 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/15/14 Player with 30+ kills Jordyn Skinner, 30 vs. Xavier, 9/9/11 Player with 50+ attempts Alyssa Cavanaugh, 51 at Rice, 10/31/15 Player with 60+ attempts Jordyn Skinner, 66 vs. Xavier, 9/9/11 Player with 50+ assists Jessica Lucas, 54 at UTSA, 11/22/15 Player with 20+ digs Georgia O Connell, 20 vs. UTSA, 10/9/15 Player with 10+ blocks Heather Boyan, 12 at Virginia, 8/31/12 Player with triple-double Lauren Stuckel (11k, 39a, 10d) at Tennessee, 8/29/09 Page 4

5 Notes sophomore. As a standout for the Lady Raptors, Cerino earned All-District and All-Tournament honors both her sophomore and junior seasons. As a four-year letter winner for Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.), Kowalkowski was a First-Team All- State, All-Conference, All-County, All-Region and All- Catholic selection as a junior. SCHEDULE OUTLOOK After two years in Conference USA, WKU has proven itself as the team to beat after hoisting a pair of league regular season and tournament trophies. The Lady Toppers are coming off of the program s ninth NCAA Tournament appearance and have no intentions of slowing down with one of their toughest schedules yet to come in Seven of WKU s 2016 opponents earned spots in the 2015 NCAA Tournament field including Lipscomb, Michigan State, Arkansas State, Robert Morris, Ohio, Villanova and Southern Illinois. Michigan State advanced to the second round of action before falling to No. 5 Washington in Seattle. The Lady Toppers will face a trio of those teams at home in Bowling Green (Lipscomb, Michigan State and Southern Illinois). During the 2015 season, 21 of WKU s 2016 opponents posted a winning record and 13 of those teams went on to win 20 or more games during the year. Additionally, 14 of the Lady Topper s 2016 challengers closed the previous season with a top-100 RPI with Arkansas State at the top of the list coming in at No. 20. COACHING STAFF Head coach Travis Hudson is set to commence his 22nd season at the helm of the WKU program. Kristi Griffin will be by Hudson s side for the eighth season while Craig Bere returns for his second campaign as an assistant coach on The Hill. In the trio s first season together, the Lady Toppers produced a 32-4 record that included advancement into the second round of the NCAA Tournament after claiming both the regular season and tournament championships in Conference USA. Two Lady Toppers earned AVCA All-America honors (Alyssa Cavanaugh and Jessica Lucas) while three were named AVCA All- Region honorees (Cavanaugh, Noelle Langenkamp, Lucas). The coaching staff saw six players earn All- Conference USA honors in total in addition to Rachel Anderson bringing home C-USA Freshman of the Year recognition. PRESEASON C-USA POLL With a pair of Conference USA championships in as many seasons in the league, the Lady Toppers have been voted the C-USA favorite prior to the 2016 campaign. WKU was picked to three-peat by all 13 league coaches. Rice, the host of the 2016 C-USA Tournament, was predicted to finish third in the poll with UTSA slated for second place. Junior setter Jessica Lucas, an AVCA All-American performer a year ago, was also named the league s preseason player of the year while fellow All-American Allyssa Cavanaugh joined Lucas on the 12-member preseason All-Conference team. AVCA PRESEASON RANKING For just the second time in program history, the Lady Toppers will enter the season ranked in the AVCA preseason poll. Hudson and company closed the 2015 rankings at No. 22 and will pick up in the same spot for the 2016 campaign. WKU was the lone C-USA school to receive votes in the opening poll of the 2016 season. The first AVCA preseason poll appearance came prior to the start of the 2013 campaign when the Lady Toppers earned the No. 21 spot. WKU received votes for all 16 weeks of last season s AVCA polls and appeared in the top-25 national rankings on 11 occasions. The final 2015 ranking of No. 22 was just the second time in program history that the Lady Toppers earned a spot in the final poll. PAST FIVE SEASONS The Lady Toppers have proven themselves as one of the nation s top programs over the last five seasons. WKU has racked up 153 victories in that time span second to only Penn State (156). Hawaii joins WKU as the only non-power Five programs to rank in the top 10 winningest programs over the past five seasons with 134 wins (ninth). In that span, the Lady Toppers have made four NCAA Tournament appearances to accompany five regular season conference championships and four conference tournament championships. WKU is the only team in the nation with 27 or more wins in each of the past five seasons. Additionally, WKU is one of just two teams to win 30 or more games in four of the last five years joining the Nittany Lions out of the Big Ten SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN opponents had a winning season in squads were in the top 100 of the NCAA RPI. opponents had 20 or more wins in teams appeared in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. 1st Round 1st Round 1st Round 1st Round 2nd Round 1st Round 1st Round Page 5

6 2015 Statistical Leaders - Individual Hitting % Noelle Langenkamp.377 Kiekover, Marshall.402 Samadan, Seattle.454 Where They Rank Conference USA- Team Stats Hitting Percentage 1,.294 Opponent Hitting Percentage 1,.166 Assists 1, Kills 2, Blocks 6, 2.18 Service Aces 6, 1.14 Digs 7, Kills/Set Assists/Set Digs/Set Blocks/Set Aces/Set * Stats as of 2015 season Alyssa Cavanaugh 3.28 Jessica Lucas Georgia O Connell 3.85 Noelle Langenkamp 0.81 Georgia O Connell Statistical Leaders - team Dillard, NT 5.41 Jessica Lucas, WKU Pursell, USM 4.86 Ames, USM 1.15 Grandy, USM 0.39 Dillard, NT 5.41 Acker, SMU Hart, North Dakota 6.25 Copeland, Wyoming 1.68 Bricio, USC 0.68 Conference USA - Individual Stats Hitting Percentage 3, Noelle Langenkamp,.377 8, Jessica Lucas,.346 9, Sydney Engle, , Rachel Anderson,.318 Kills 9, Alyssa Cavanaugh, 3.28 Assists 1, Jessica Lucas, Service Aces - Blocks - Digs 9, Georgia O Connell, 3.85 Points - NCAA - Team Stats Hitting Percentage 6,.294 Kills/Set Team Kills 28, , 1,781 Assists/Set Team Assists 14, , 1,690 Aces/Set Team Aces 197, , 143 Digs/Set Team Digs 157, , 1,871 Blocks/Set Team Block 111, , 273 Match W-L Percentage 8,.889 Hitting %.294 WKU.294 Kills/Set Rice Assists/Set WKU Digs/Set UTEP Blocks/Set 2.18 FIU 2.48 Aces/Set 1.14 Charlotte 1.51 * Stats as of 2015 season Florida.313 Boise State Boise State USC Upstate Syracuse 3.12 UMES 1.98 NCAA - Individual Stats Assists/Set 25, Jessica Lucas, Hitting Percentage 36, Noelle Langenkamp, , Sydney Engle, , Rachel Anderson,.318 Total Points 136, Noelle Langenkamp, Total Assists 13, Jessica Lucas, 1,397 Total Digs 140, Georgia O Connell, 481 Total Kills 116, Alyssa Cavanaugh, , Noelle Langenkamp, 377 Conference USA Standings C-USA Pct. Overall Pct. Last 5 Last 10 Streak Charlotte FIU Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee North Texas Rice Southern Miss UAB UTEP UTSA WKU career honors and awards Rachel Anderson 2015 C-USA Freshman of the Year All-Freshman selection Alyssa Cavanaugh 2014 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention C-USA Freshman of the Year First Team All-Conference All-Freshman Selection 2015 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention First Team All-Conference All-Region honoree preseason all-conference Alyssa Cavanaugh C-USA Freshman of the Year - Two-time AVCA All-American Honorable Mention All-C-USA Preseason Team Jessica Lucas C-USA Setter of the Year C-USA Preseason Player of the Year - Two-time AVCA All-American Honorable Mention All-C-USA Preseason Team Jessica Lucas 2014 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention First Team All-Conference All-Freshman Selection C-USA All-Tournament All-Region honoree 2015 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention First Team All-Conference C-USA Setter of the Year All-Region selection Page 6

7 Season/Career Highs #1 JESSICA LUCAS Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 10, MR vs. Arizona (12/4/15) Attacks: 21, at MTSU (10/4/15) Percentage:.667, vs. Tennessee Tech (9/23/14) Assists: 56, at North Texas (10/18/15) Aces: 3, MR vs. UTSA (11/22/15) Digs: 18, MR vs. C. Charleston (8/29/15) Total Blocks: 7, vs. Marshall (11/20/15) #2 MAGGIE SINGLETON Season Highs Career Highs (At Tulane) Kills: 2, MR at Memphis (11/16/14) Attacks: 10, at Cincinnati (11/14/14) Percentage: -.200, at Cinncinnati (11/14/14) Assists: 1, at UT Rio Grande Vall. (9/19/15) Aces: - Digs: 1, MR vs. New Orleans (9/29/15) Total Blocks: 9, at Houston (11/5/14) Kills: Attacks: Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Total Blocks: #3 EMMA KOWALKOWSKI Season/Career Highs #4 RACHEL ANDERSON Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 14, at North Texas (10/18/15) Attacks: 26, MR at North Texas (10/18/15) Percentage:.667, at UTEP (11/1/15) Assists: 1, MR vs. Austin Peay (9/8/15) Aces: 1, MR vs. Austin Peay (9/8/15) Digs: 5, at North Texas (10/18/15) Total Blocks: 7, at Rice (10/31/15) #7 ALYSSA CAVANAUGH Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 21, vs. North Texas (10/12/14) Attacks: 51, at Rice (10/31/15) Percentage:.750, vs. UTEP (11/14/15) Assists: 2, at FIU (10/3/14) Aces: 3, vs. Tennesse Tech (9/23/14) Digs: 6, MR at Charlotte (10/16/15) Total Blocks: 5, vs. C. Charleston (8/29/15) #8 MARY MARTIN Season Highs Career Highs Kills: - Attacks: 1, vs. Furman (9/12/15) Percentage: - (Min. 10 attacks) Assists: 3, vs. UT Martin (9/4/15) Aces: 1, MR vs. Marshall (11/20/15) Digs: 1, MR vs. Marshall (11/20/15) Total Blocks: - #11 AMARA LISTENBEE Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 3, vs. Furman (9/12/15) Attacks: 8, vs. UT Martin (9/4/15) Percentage: - (Min. 10 attacks) Assists: - Aces: - Digs: 2, vs. Furman (9/12/15) Total Blocks: 1, MR vs. LA Tech (9/25/15) #12 GEORGIA O CONNELL Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 1, MR vs. MTSU (11/15/14) Attacks: 4, at North Texas (10/18/15) Percentage: - (Min. 10 attacks) Assists: 7, at FIU (10/3/14) Aces: 4, MR at MTSU (10/4/15) Digs: 27, vs. Missouri St. (9/11/15) Total Blocks: - #16 SYDNEY ENGLE Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 16, vs. Marshall (11/20/15) Attacks: 34, vs. UTSA (11/22/15) Percentage:.611, vs. Southern Miss (10/11/15) Assists: 6, vs. UTEP (11/14/15) Aces: 1, MR vs. UW-Milwaukee (9/19/14) Digs: 10, vs. UTSA (11/22/15) Total Blocks: 6, at Southern Miss (11/7/14) #17 KAELIN GRIMES Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 1, MR vs. Charlotte (10/7/14) Attacks: 4, vs. Missouri St. (9/11/15) Percentage: - (Min. 10 attacks) Assists: 4, MR at MTSU (10/4/15) Aces: 3, at Marshall (9/23/15) Digs: 17, at UAB (10/31/14) Total Blocks: - #21 TAYLOR DELLINGER Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 10, at Belmont (9/15/15) Attacks: 20, at Belmont (9/15/15) Percentage:.500, MR vs. Austin Peay (9/8/15) Assists: - Aces: - Digs: 4, vs. UT Martin (9/4/15) Total Blocks: 2, vs. Austin Peay (9/8/15) Kills: Attacks: Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Total Blocks: #23 SOPHIA CERINO Season /Career Highs Page 7

8 single-season Records SETS PLAYED 1. Becky Davis, Anne Donovan, Michelle Mingus, Janet Ryan, Amanda Cecil, Tracy May, Ashly Miller, Cindy Bradley, Jessie Wagner, Becky Davis, MATCHES PLAYED 1. Becky Davis, Anne Donovan, Mary Layman, Michelle Mingus, Janet Ryan, Cindy Bradley, Seven tied at 39 KILLS 1. Megan Argabright, Kim Carpenter, Amber Simons, Tara Thomas, Megan Argabright, Amanda Schiff, Jessie Wagner, Megan Argabright, Jamie Ritterskamp, Michelle Mingus, Jamie Ritterskamp, KILLS PER GAME 1. Megan Argabright, Kim Carpenter, Tara Thomas, Megan Argabright, Jamie Ritterskamp, Tara Thomas, Amber Simons, Jordyn Skinner, Megan Argabright, Jessica Willard, TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Tara Thomas, , Jamie Ritterskamp, , Kim Carpenter, , Jordyn Skinner, , Amanda Cecil, , Amber Simons, , Jessie Wagner, , Tara Thomas, , Jamie Ritterskamp, , Michelle Mingus, ,137 HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Paige Wessel, Noelle Langenkamp, Heather Boyan, Megan Argabright, Jenna Gideon, Megan Argabright, Natalie Furry, Crystal Towler, Heather Boyan, Aquila Orr, BLOCK SOLOS 1. Amber Simons, Michelle Mingus, Tiffany Elmore, Jamie Ritterskamp, Lyndsey Broerman, Amber Simons, Kim Carpenter, Heather Boyan, Megan Argabright, Noelle Langenkamp, BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Michelle Mingus, Anne Donovan, Amber Simons, Heather Boyan, Amber Simons, Amanda Schiff, Lyndsey Broerman, Tiffany Elmore, Jenna Gideon, Megan Argabright, TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Michelle Mingus, Amber Simons, Amber Simons, Anne Donovan, Heather Boyan, Tiffany Elmore, Amanda Schiff, Lyndsey Broerman, Kim Carpenter, Megan Argabright, BLOCKS PER GAME 1. Michelle Mingus, Amber Simons, Heather Boyan, Lyndsey Broerman, Tiffany Elmore, Amber Simons, Amanda Schiff, Megan Argabright, Jenna Gideon, Anne Donovan, DIGS 1. Tracy May, Roxie Akard, Ashley Potts, Georgia O Connell, Ashley Potts, Tracy May, Melissa Starck, Kelly Hofmeyer, Roxie Akard, Ashley Potts, DIGS PER GAME 1. Ashley Potts, Ashley Potts, Roxie Akard, Roxie Akard, Ashly Miller, Georgia O Connell, Tracy May, Ashley Potts, Tracy May, Ashly Miller, ASSISTS 1. Sara Noe, , Jenni Miller, , Sara Noe, , Caron Blotch, , Julia Noe, , Cindy Bradley, , Karrie Donahue, , Caron Blotch, , Sara Noe, , Jessica Lucas, ,397 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Sara Noe, Sara Noe, Caron Blotch, Caron Blotch, Sara Noe, Jenni Miller, Caron Blotch, Julia Noe, Julia Noe, Melanie Stutsman, SERVICE ACES 1. Cindy Bradley, Jamie Ritterskamp, Lindsey Gould, Lindsey Gould, Julia Noe, Anne Donovan, Amber Simons, Melissa Starck, Andria Humpert, Amanda Schiff, SERVICE ACES PER GAME 1. Teresa Harrison, Julia Noe, Lindsey Gould, Jamie Ritterskamp, Andria Humpert, Lindsey Gould, Ashley Deignan, Cindy Bradley, Crystal Towler, Michelle Mingus, Note: Records are incomplete prior to 1986 season. Minimum of 25 games needed to qualify in categories with averages and minimum 50 attempts needed to qualify in hitting percentage category. Page 8

9 Career Records SETS PLAYED 1. Lindsey Gould ( ) Kelly Potts ( ) Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) 494 Megan Argabright ( ) Melissa Starck ( ) Tracy May ( ) Amanda Cecil ( ) 488 Ashly Miller ( ) Sarah Rogers ( ) Jordyn Skinner ( ) 484 MATCHES PLAYED 1. Noelle Langenkamp ( ) 142 Megan Argabright ( ) 142 Lindsey Gould ( ) 142 Kelly Potts ( ) 142 Sarah Rogers ( ) Jordyn Skinner ( ) 141 Ashley Potts ( ) 141 Melanie Stutsman ( ) 141 Paige Wessel ( ) Jessie Wagner ( ) Melissa Starck ( ) 136 Amanda Cecil ( ) 136 Ashly Miller ( ) 136 KILLS 1. Megan Argabright ( ) 2, Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) 1, Jessie Wagner ( ) 1, Crystal Towler ( ) 1, Jordyn Skinner ( ) 1, Natalie Furry ( ) 1, Amanda Schiff ( ) 1, Tara Thomas ( ) 1, Amber Simons ( ) 1, Melissa Starck ( ) 1,265 KILLS PER GAME 1. Kim Carpenter ( ) Megan Argabright ( ) Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) Jessie Wagner ( ) Amanda Schiff ( ) Crystal Towler ( ) Natalie Furry ( ) 2.99 Jessica Willard ( ) Jenna Gideon ( ) Jordyn Skinner ( ) 2.92 TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) 4, Jessie Wagner ( ) 3, Megan Argabright ( ) 3, Jordyn Skinner ( ) 3, Roxie Akard ( ) 3, Melissa Starck ( ) 3, Tara Thomas ( ) 3, Crystal Towler ( ) 3, Amber Simons ( ) 3, Natalie Furry ( ) 3,130 HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Megan Argabright ( ) Paige Wessel ( ) Heather Boyan ( ) Noelle Langenkamp ( ) Jenna Gideon ( ) Lindsay Williams ( ) Amanda Schiff ( ) Tiffany Elmore ( ) Kim Carpenter ( ) Caron Blotch ( ).317 BLOCK SOLOS 1. Amber Simons ( ) Megan Argabright ( ) Michelle Mingus ( ) Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) Noelle Langenkamp ( ) Tiffany Elmore ( ) Jordyn Skinner ( ) Heather Boyan ( ) Megan Argabright ( ) Jessie Wagner ( ) 79 BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Megan Argabright ( ) Amber Simons ( ) Noelle Langenkamp ( ) Michelle Mingus ( ) Heather Boyan ( ) Amanda Schiff ( ) Tiffany Elmore ( ) Jenna Gideon ( ) Crystal Towler ( ) Anne Donovan ( ) 234 TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Megan Argabright ( ) Amber Simons ( ) Michelle Mingus ( ) Noelle Langenkamp ( ) Heather Boyan ( ) Tiffany Elmore ( ) Amanda Schiff ( ) Jenna Gideon ( ) Anne Donovan ( ) Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) 296 BLOCKS PER GAME 1. Michelle Mingus ( ) Amber Simons ( ) Heather Boyan ( ) Megan Argabright ( ) Kim Carpenter ( ) Tiffany Elmore ( ) Amanda Schiff ( ) 0.86 Noelle Langekamp ( ) Lindsay Williams ( ) Jenna Gideon ( ) 0.82 DIGS 1. Ashley Potts ( ) 1, Roxie Akard ( ) 1, Kelly Hofmeyer ( ) 1, Tracy May ( ) 1, Melissa Starck ( ) 1, Tara Thomas ( ) 1, Sarah Rogers ( ) 1, Amanda Cecil ( ) 1, Jordyn Skinner ( ) 1, Beaven Hill ( ) 1,303 DIGS PER GAME 1. Ashley Potts ( ) Roxie Akard ( ) Kelly Hofmeyer ( ) 3.52 Tracy May ( ) Melissa Starck ( ) Tara Thomas ( ) Cindy Bradley ( ) Sarah Rogers ( ) Jordyn Skinner ( ) Amanda Cecil ( ) 1.82 ASSISTS 1. Melanie Stutsman ( ) 5, Sara Noe ( ) 5, Jenni Miller ( ) 4, Julia Noe ( ) 4, Caron Blotch ( ) 4, Karrie Donahue ( ) 3, Jessica Lucas (2014-Present) 2, Cindy Bradley ( ) 2, Cindy Wiseman ( ) 1, Kristi Chandler ( ) 1,247 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Caron Blotch ( ) Sara Noe ( ) Melanie Stutsman ( ) Cindy Bradley ( ) Julia Noe ( ) Jenni Miller ( ) Karrie Donahue ( ) Lee Upchurch ( ) Kristi Chandler ( ) Cindy Wiseman ( ) 2.68 SERVICE ACES 1. Lindsey Gould ( ) Melissa Starck ( ) Jamie Ritterskamp ( ) 157 Tara Thomas ( ) Crystal Towler ( ) 148 Sarah Rogers ( ) Amanda Cecil ( ) 145 Megan Argabright ( ) Jordyn Skinner ( ) Sara Noe ( ) 140 Note: Records are incomplete prior to 1986 season. Minimum of 100 games needed to qualify in categories with averages and minimum 250 attempts needed to qualify in hitting percentage category. No current players included in categories with averages or hitting percentage. Page 9

10 2015 Final Stats 2015 WKU Lady Topper Volleyball WKU Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 24, 2016) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 13 LANGENKAMP, Noelle LUCAS, Jessica ENGLE, Sydney DELLINGER, Taylor ANDERSON, Rachel CAVANAUGH, Alyssa BODWAY, Haley LISTENBEE, Amara ENGLE, Rachel SCOTT, Jackie GRIMES, Kaelin O'CONNELL, Georgia MARTIN, Mary TEAM WKU Opponents Team Statistics WKU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 12/656 14/906 Neutral site #/Avg 10/257 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 10 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 28 at #5 Wisconsin W ,25-23,25-19, Aug 29 vs College of Charlesto W ,26-24, Aug 29 vs Colgate W ,25-12, /04/2015 vs Tennessee-Martin W ,25-7, /05/2015 vs Southern Illinois W ,20-25,25-16, /05/2015 vs Dayton L ,19-25, Sep 08 APSU W ,25-14, Sep 11 MISSOURI STATE L ,25-22,20-25,21-25, Sep 11 NORTHWESTERN W ,27-25, Sep 12 FURMAN W ,25-15, Sep 15 at Belmont W ,25-20, Sep 18 vs Alabama W ,25-22, Sep 18 vs Northern Iowa W ,25-15,22-25, Sep 19 at NIU W ,12-25,17-25,25-17, *Sep 23 at Marshall W ,25-20,25-10, *Sep 25 LATECH W ,25-13, *Sep 27 FIU W ,26-24, Sep 29 at Lipscomb W ,25-17, *Oct 04 at Middle Tennessee W ,25-18,21-25, *Oct 09 UTSA W ,16-25,25-22, *Oct 11 USM W ,23-25,25-9, *Oct 16 at Charlotte W ,26-24, *Oct 18 at North Texas W ,15-25,25-20,21-25, *Oct 23 UAB W ,25-11, *Oct 25 FAU W ,25-12, *Oct 31 at Rice L ,21-25,25-22,25-23, *Nov 01 at UTEP W ,25-18, *Nov 06 at FIU W ,25-21, *Nov 08 at FAU W ,25-20, *Nov 12 MARSHALL W ,25-13, *Nov 14 UTEP W ,25-11, Nov 20 vs Marshall W ,24-26,25-14, Nov 21 vs North Texas W ,25-21, Nov 22 at UTSA W ,25-19,20-25, Dec 04 vs Arizona W ,25-15, Dec 05 at #11 BYU L ,17-25, Record in 3-set matches: 21-2 Record in 4-set matches: 9-0 Record in 5-set matches: 2-2 Page 10

11 among the nation s best WKU Volleyball has built itself a winning tradition on The Hill. Just looking at the number of wins, stats and accomplishments over the last five years, it s easy to see that Lady Topper volleyball is here to make a statement-- WKU is among the nation s best teams. MOST WINS IN THE NATION SINCE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS 4 NCAA Tournament Appearances 5 Conference Championships 4 Conference Tournament Championships 8 AVCA All-America Selections 11 AVCA All-Region Selections Page 11

12 among the nation s best OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WKU is the only teams with 27 or more wins in each of the past five seasons. WKU is 1 of 2 teams to win 30 or more games in 4 of the last 5 years. There are 10 teams with 75 or more conference wins over the last five seasons Of those teams, 6 have a.870 winning percentage or better in conference matches. Only 2 of the 6 teams have won regular-season league titles in each of the past five years. Page 12

13 2016 Player bios 4 RACHEL ANDERSON SOPHOMORE MH 6-1 STURGIS, MICH. STURGIS As a Freshman (2015): Brought an immediate impact during her first season on The Hill, as she saw action in 31 matches and 107 sets... Earned C-USA Freshman of the Week honors on 9/28... Recorded a season-high 14 kills vs. North Texas... Notched a season-high.667 hitting at UTEP... Tallied a season-high 7 total blocks with three solo stuffs against Rice... Opened her college career with 9 kills on.417 hitting with 3 digs in WKU s upset of No. 5 Wisconsin... Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team and took home C-USA s Freshman of the Year honor. High School: Played all four years at Sturgis High School in Sturgis, Mich...AVCA Under Armour All-America Third-Team member...garnered All-State, All-Conference and MVP honors during her career...named a PrepVolleyball.com Top 50 Junior and Top 100 Senior...Broke a 26-year-old school record for career kills and season kills while being named a three-time MaxPreps Player of the Week...Posted 675 kills with a.427 hitting mark to go with 150 total blocks during her senior season...played club volleyball with DFFO...Also a four-year starter in basketball and track...broke a pair of school records in basketball. Personal: Born May 10, Daughter of Michael and Carol Anderson...Her older sister CJ played collegiate volleyball at Spring Arbor University...Her major is undecided. ANDERSON S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 13

14 2016 Player bios 7 ALYSSA CAVANAUGH JUNIOR OH 5-10 LOUISVILLE, KY. ASSUMPTION As a Sophomore (2015): Played in 122 sets on the year... Led the team in total kills (400) and kills per set (3.28) on the year... Recorded a career-high.750 hitting percentage (12 kills on 16 attacks) vs. UTEP... Tallied a season-high 19 kills at Rice... Notched 18 kills on.350 hitting vs. NIU... Was named MVP of the NIU Huskie Invite... Was a Conference USA First-Team Selection... Earned AVCA All-Region honors Named an honorable mention AVCA All-American for the second straight season. As a Freshman (2014): Had 12 kills,.429 hitting percentage, and three digs in a win at Missouri State...Also posted 12 kills in wins against UC Riverside and Milwaukee... Notched 11 kills and three blocks against Oral Roberts...Posted double-digit kills in each game at the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational on her way to All- Tournament honors...tabbed three service aces in win over Tennessee Tech...Opened C-USA action with double-digit kills in the first four matches, including 14 along with four blocks at Florida Atlantic...Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week after posting 45 kills and.420 hitting mark in matches against Charlotte, Marshall and North Texas...Had 15 kills and six digs against Marshall...Put down 21 kills with a.529 hitting mark versus North Texas...Collected 16 kills at UTSA. High School: Led nationally-ranked Assumption High School to four state titles...named 2013 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American, just one of 150 selected in the nation and one of six from the state of Kentucky...Selected as one of Volleyball Magazine s Fab 50 list highlighting the top 50 high school recruits in the nation...named an Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America honoree as well as one of PrepVolleyball.com s Top 200 Senior Aces...First-Team All-State selection, garnered Kentucky State All-Tournament and Kentucky All-Catholic Volleyball Team awards...played club volleyball for KIVA, as her team was JVA National Champions in 2011, and she was named to the Chicago Presidents Day Challenge All-Tournament selections after the team won the tourney championship. Personal: Born on May 7, Daughter of Eric and Leslie Cavanaugh...Majoring in nursing. CAVANAUGH S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 14

15 2016 Player bios 23 SOPHIA CERINO FRESHMAN OH 5-9 BRENTWOOD, TENN. RAVENWOOD High School: Played all four years at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee...Helped her Ravenwood team to a 3A State Championship in 2012 as a freshman and a runner-up finish in 2013 as a sophomore...was named a TSSAA All-District selection her sophomore and junior seasons...earned TSSAA All-Tournament honors as a sophomore and junior...played club volleyball with the Alliance Volleyball Club...Was named to the AVCA Phenom List as junior and was an AVCA All-American Watch List selection heading into her senior season. Personal: Born January 1, Daughter of Michael and Dawn Cerino...Her older sister, Stephanie Cerino, played collegiate volleyball at the University of Evansville...Plans on majoring in interior design. Page 15

16 2016 Player bios 21 TAYLOR DELLINGER SOPHOMORE OH 6-0 CLARKSTON, MICH. CLARKSTON As a Freshman (2015): Appeared in 18 matches as a rookie while playing in 40 total sets Totaled 55 kills (1.36/set) Notched 16 digs (0.40/set) Tallied a seasonbest 10 kills on.450 hitting at Belmont (9/15) Hit.500 twice against Tennessee Martin (5-of-10) and Austin Peay (5-of-10) Had a nice outing against UAB after recording five kills on just eight attacks Turned in a season-best four digs against Tennessee-Martin Notched a pair of blocks against Austin Peay. High School: Hails from Clarkston, Mich., where she was a three-year letterwinner for Clarkston High School...Member of the Legacy Volleyball Club that won the 16 Open AAU National Championship and finished fifth in the Junior Olympics at the Minneapolis 17 Open...Played a year with Alabama s Hartselle High School, helping the Wolves with 593 kills, 489 digs, 74 blocks and 66 aces to its first-ever state title...then named the Class 5A State MVP along with garnering All-State, All- Region and All-Area honors...earned the Decatur Daily and Hartselle Area Player of the Year...Named a PrepVolleyball.com Top 79 Sophomore in 2012 and an AAU All-American in Personal: Born on September 8, Daughter of Matt and Stephanie Dellinger...Majoring in psychology...father played basketball at Cleveland State and Towson State and was a member of the 1992 Indiana All-Star Team that played the Kentucky All-Star Team...Mother played basketball at Cleveland State and Towson State and was the 1992 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year...Brother, Matthew, is a starting linebacker for the Kent State football team...sister, Stephanie, was a 2012 Michigan All-State lacrosse player and is in the Ohio National Guard. DELLINGER S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 16

17 2016 Player bios 16 SYDNEY ENGLE JUNIOR OH 6-0 FLOYDS KNOBS, IND. FLOYD CENTRAL As a Sophomore (2015): Earned Second Team Conference USA Honors and was named to the 2015 C-USA All-Tournament Team Started all 36 matches for WKU and played in all 125 sets Third on the team with 263 kills (2.10/set) and a.337 hitting percentage Registered nine double-digit kill efforts Recorded a double-double against UTSA in the C-USA tournament title match with 15 kills and 10 digs Tallied a season-best 16 kills on.519 hitting against Marshall (11/20) Laid down 12 kills at Rice (10/31) Finished with 10 kills on.556 hitting in WKU s NCAA Tournament Second Round contest at BYU (12/5) Tallied 138 digs (1.10/set) Totaled nine digs at FAU (11/8) Registered 65 total blocks (0.52/set) Notched a season best four blocks at Middle Tennessee (10/4) and Southern Miss (10/11) Recorded 75 assists with a season-best six against UTEP (11/14). As a Freshman (2014): Posted five kills and four blocks in season opener versus UC Riverside...Tallied eight kills with a.467 hitting percentage in a win over Belmont... Had four kills, four assists and three blocks against Incarnate Word...Put down eight kills with two blocks in win at Missouri State...Notched eight kills while hitting.538 in win against No. 8 Purdue...Put down seven kills, five blocks and four digs in win over Tennessee Tech...Had an eight kills and seven digs performance against LA Tech...Earned first double-digit kill effort with 11 kills against Rice...Added six kills, five assists and four digs versus North Texas. High School: Played at nationally-ranked Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Ind...An All-State, All-Area and All-Conference honoree, as she helped guide Floyd Central to semi-state in the IHSAA Tournament...Selected to play in the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Volleyball All-Star Game as a junior...in 2011 and 2012, earned the most blocks on the Highlanders team, as she holds the record for most blocks...was also named to the Highest Honorable Mention list of PrepVolleyball.com s High School Academic All-Americans and an Academic All-State Honorable Mention, as she possessed a 4.1 GPA at one of the top academic public schools in the country...played club volleyball for a KIVA team that was JVA National Champions and third at the AAU National Championships in Team also won the AAU National Championship in Was named to the Chicago Presidents Day Challenge All-Tournament Team. Personal: Born on May 21, Daughter of Tina Engle and the late James Bird Engle...Majoring in biology...sister, Rachel, is an outside hitter for WKU..Cousin with former Lady Toppers Ashley and Kelly Potts. ENGLE S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 17

18 2016 Player bios 17 KAELIN GRIMES SENIOR DS 5-8 LOUISVILLE, KY. ASSUMPTION As a Junior (2015): Appeared in all 36 matches with 10 starts Ranked third on the team with 265 digs (2.12/set) Totaled 44 assists (0.35/set) Tallied a seasonbest four assists against the College of Charleston (8/29) and at Middle Tennessee (10/4) Notched nine double digit dig efforts on the year Recorded a season-best 15 digs twice against College of Charleston (8/29) and against Marshall in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament Tallied 14 digs against Northwestern (9/11) Totaled 12 digs at NIU (9/19), North Texas (10/18) and Rice (10/31)...Tallied a season-best three service aces at Marshall (9/23). As a Sophomore (2014): Opened season with 10 digs against UC Riverside...Posted season-high 14 digs against UNLV...Had 11 digs and three assists against Incarnate Word...Notched 13 digs in win over Milwaukee...Posted nine digs in win at nationally-recognized Lipscomb...Earned seven digs and three assists in win against No. 8 Purdue...Recorded 11 digs against Austin Peay...Notched nine digs and a service ace in sweep over Charlotte...Added 11 digs, two assists and an ace in win against North Texas. As a Freshman (2013): Immediately helped out WKU s back row in first year on The Hill, playing in all 33 matches and in 112 of 113 sets...ranked fourth on the team with 178 digs and fifth with 15 service aces...had 21 matches with five or more digs...posted two digs, two service aces and a kill in first collegiate match against Alabama A&M...Had 10 digs in home opener against Belmont...Notched nine digs in contest at No. 15 Florida State...Tallied nine digs against UNLV in WKU Invitational...Tabbed three service aces in win at Georgia State...Put up nine digs at ULM...Had three service aces and six digs in win over UALR...Added nine digs in five-set win against South Alabama. High School: Played at Assumption High School in Louisville, Ky...Three-year varsity starter who helped the nationally-ranked Rockets to three-straight KHSAA titles and 17th in school history...named team captain as a senior and given the 2012 AHS Captain Award...Received the 2012 Volleyball Uncommon Excellence Award and named to the 26th District All-Tournament...Named to Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandies in 2012 and Carrying a 4.0 GPA, named to the KHSAA Academic All- State First-Team for three-consecutive years...member of the KIVA club volleyball team that was 2013 National runner-up, Mideast Power League champs and took third at the JVA Power League Championships in Personal: Born on March 1, Daughter of Kent and Kelly Grimes...Major is health science...mom played volleyball at the University of Louisville. GRIMES CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 18

19 2016 Player bios 3 EMMA KOWALKSKI FRESHMAN DS 5-5 LAKE ORION, MICH. I NOTRE DAME PREP High School: Played all four years at Notre Dame Prepatory School in Pontiac, Michigan...Was a three-time MIVCA All-State honoree, including First-Team selections as a junior and senior...earned All-County and All-Catholic honors her junior and senior campaigns...was named a team captain as a junior and senior...as a senior, named a finalist for the 2015 Michigan Miss Volleyball award after finishing her senior season with a total 1,028 digs (7.1/set), 648 aces, and 90 kills...tallied career totals of 2,525 digs (5.3 per set), 1,892 service aces and 131 kills. Personal: Born March 30, Daughter of Scott and Michelle Kowalkowski...Her father Scott had a 10-year playing career in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles...Plans to major in business management. Page 19

20 2016 Player bios 11 AMARA LISTENBEE RS SOPHOMORE OH 6-0 BELOIT, WIS. BELOIT MEMORIAL As a RS Freshman (2015): Appeared in 13 matches and 27 total sets Registered 12 kills (0.44/set) and four total blocks Tallied a season-best three kills on five attacks against Furman (9/12) Registered a pair of kills against Colgate (8/29), UT Martin (9/4) and Marshall (11/20) Notched a season-best two digs against Furman (9/12). As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted. High School: Played at Beloit Memorial High School in Beloit, Wis...One of the top players for the Purple Knights, earning her All-Conference and team MVP honors... Served as captain and was voted Offensive Player of the Year...Off the court, was very highly involved in organizations like the National Honors Society, Future Business Leaders of America and Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Earned Academic All-State Student-Athlete honors and the AP Scholar Award...Played club volleyball for Capital Volleyball Academy...Team finished first in the Spike A Rama tournament, second at the WVA Invite and third in the Badger Region Championships in the 18 Open Division. Personal: Born on December 5, Daughter of Michael and Kari Listenbee...Majoring in exercise science. LISTENBEE S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 20

21 2016 Player bios 1 JESSICA LUCAS JUNIOR S 6-0 SEYMOUR, IND. SEYMOUR 2016 C-USA PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR As a Sophomore (2015): Started all 36 games for WKU as a sophomore and played in every set (125)... Led both WKU and Conference USA and ranked 13th nationally with 1,397 total assists Led C-USA and ranked 25th nationally with a assist per set average Paced the Lady Toppers with 14 double-double efforts Notched a season-high 10 kills to go with 30 assists and five digs in WKU s 3-0 victory over Arizona in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Ranked third on the team with 26 service aces (0.21/set) Had a season-best three aces at UTSA in the championship match of the C-USA Tournament Had a season-best 18 digs against College of Charleston (8/29) Helped WKU to a C-USA best.294 team hitting clip that ranked sixth nationally Tallied three 50+ assist matches, including a career-high 56 at North Texas (11/18) Totaled 54 assists in WKU s C-USA tournament title match with UTSA Was named C-USA s Setter of the Week three times Named to the Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational All-Tournament Team Named Conference USA s Setter of the Year Notched C-USA First Team All-Conference honors for the second year in a row Earned MVP honors of the 2015 Conference USA Tournament Garnered both AVCA All-Region and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention All American for the second consecutive season. As a Freshman (2014): A mid-year enrollee for WKU (January 2014)...Tallied first career double-double with 30 assists and 18 digs against Incarnate Word...Posted five kills, a hitting percentage of.625 and 34 assists in a win over Oral Roberts...Had a season-high 42 assists in a win over Milwaukee...In the win against No. 8 Purdue, went for double-double of 44 assists and 10 digs while adding seven kills and four blocks...earned a.667 attack percentage and recorded two aces in the Tennessee Tech game...had 38 assists, 11 digs and three blocks against LA Tech... Recorded double-double of 10 kills and 50 assists to go with three blocks and six digs against Rice...Had back-to-back double-doubles with 47 assists and 13 digs against North Texas and 41 assists and 10 digs against UTSA. High School: Four-year starter for Seymour High School in Seymour, Ind...Selected as a highest honorable mention selection to the PrepVolleyball.com All-America honorees...earned All-State honors in 2012 and Named to ICHSA Junior and Senior All-Star Team...All-Conference, All-Area and team MVP all four years...set the career assist record with 3,597 and single-season assist record with 988 while guiding her team to the IHSAA Final Four in 2011 and Final Eight in Also set career assist blocking record with Team was IHSAA Sectional and Regional Champs in 2011 and Played club volleyball with KIVA...Selected to the AAU All-American Team in Led the team to as high as a runner-up finish in the AAU National Championships and Mideast Power League Champions in 2011 and Also selected to the JVA Showcase All-Tournament Team two different years. Personal: Born on October 15, Daughter of Tom and Angie Lucas...Major is exercise science...mom was volleyball coach in high school...brother, Matthew, plays basketball at Oakland City University. LUCAS CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 21

22 2016 Player bios 8 MARY MARTINSOPHOMORE S SOPHOMORE S 5-11 LEXINGTON, KY. DUNBAR As a Freshman (2015): Appeared in 25 matches and 39 total sets as a Freshman Totaled four assists Notched six digs Registered a season-best three assists and a dig against UT Martin (9/4) Tallied digs against Belmont (9/15), Alabama (9/18), Rice (10/31), Marshall (11/20), and North Texas (11/21). High School: Comes to The Hill from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington, Ky., where she earned State All-Tournament, All-Regional and All-City honors... Helped guide her team to the Final Four at the KHSSA State Tournament and winning the Bluegrass State Games for the first time in school history during senior season...served the game-winning point to beat rival Henry Clay at the Regional Tournament while the team defeated Tates Creek in the regional finals to advance in postseason play after having lost to the Commodores twice earlier in the year...by season s end, garnered the Senior and Coach s Awards while becoming the first setter in Dunbar s history to have over 1,000 assists. Personal: Born on April 27, Daughter of Mark and Donna Martin...Has a brother who plays football at Centre College and a cousin who plays football for the Dallas Cowboys...Majoring in accounting. MARTIN S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 22

23 2016 Player bios 12 GEORGIA O CONNELL SENIOR DS 5-2 LOUISVILLE, KY. MALE As a Junior (2015): Appeared in all 36 matches in 2016 in the libero position led the Lady Toppers and ranked fourth in Conference USA with 481 total digs (3.85/ set) Totaled 51 assists (0.41/set) Led the team with 31 services aces (0.25/set) Recorded double digit digs in 26 contests... Tallied a career-high 27 digs against Missouri State... Recorded 23 digs against Southern Illinois... Had 21 digs vs. Northwestern and Northern Iowa... Tallied 20 digs vs. UTSA... Named to the alltournament team of the 2015 HotelRED Invitational, Southern Illinois Saluki Invite and was named MVP of WKU s Holiday Inn University Plaza Invite Earned C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors on 11/10 after tallying her 1,000th career dig in WKU s 3-1 victory over UTSA. As a Sophomore (2014): Named to the UNLV Invitational All-Tournament Team...Posted 18 digs against nationally-recognized Cal State Northridge...Tallied 17 digs in home opener versus Belmont...Named to the University Plaza/Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational...Notched 21 digs against Missouri State...Had 17 digs and a pair of service aces in win over Milwaukee...Notched 16 digs in win over No. 8 Purdue...Had 20 digs against Austin Peay...Put up 21 digs versus LIU Brooklyn...Earned 18 digs and four service aces in five-set win over Rice...Tabbed 18 digs in win over North Texas...Added 13 digs and a pair of aces in sweep at UTEP. As a Freshman (2013): Found immediate starting role in first year on The Hill, starting in all 33 matches and playing in 112 of 113 sets...finished the season ranked fifth on the team with 172 digs and second on the team with 23 service aces...had 11 matches with seven or more digs and seven matches with two or more service aces...in first collegiate match, posted three service aces against Alabama A&M...Tallied eight digs in tough match against Ohio State...Added three aces and seven digs in win over Florida A&M...Tallied first double-digit digs performance in win over Cincinnati...Notched season-high 11 digs at Louisiana-Lafayette...Had eight digs at UT Arlington and against Georgia State to help clinch SBC Regular-Season title...put up nine digs and two service aces in five-set win over South Alabama. High School: Played at Male High School in Louisville, Ky... Three-year varsity starter and co-captain the past two years for the Bulldogs...Named as an All-District selection the last three years and two-time All-Region honoree...voted one of the top 250 Senior Aces by PrepVolleyball.com...A three-time team defensive award winner...earned an all-tournament honors and the 110 Percent Award...Maintained above a 3.4 GPA throughout her high school career...member of the KIVA club volleyball team that was 2013 National runner-up, Mideast Power League champs and took third at the JVA Power League Championships in Personal: Born on December 12, Daughter of Tim and Liz O Connell...Majoring in journalism. O CONNELL S CAREER TOTALS Season SP MP K E TA Pct A SA SE DIG RE BS BA TB BE BHE TOTAL Page 23

24 2016 Player bios 2 MAGGIE SINGLETON JUNIOR MH 6-2 VACAVILLE, CALIF. TULANE As a Sophomore at Tulane (2015): Appeared in six matches with three starts and a total of 17 sets...recorded a total of 11 kills (0.65/set)...Tallied 15 total blocks with seven solo stuffs. As a Freshman at Tulane (2014): Saw action in six matches and 20 sets as a true freshman...posted 17 blocks, seven kills, three digs and an assist in limited time... missed the early portion of the season due to injury...tallied five multiple-block performances, including a season-best nine at Houston (11/5)...added two kills vs Tulsa (11/2), at East Carolina (11/9) and at Memphis (11/16)...off the court, was a member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and Tulane s 3.0 Club. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Will C. Woods High for coaches Heather Leonard, Marisa Ruiz and Mike Crews...helped guide the Wildcats to three playoff appearances and claimed first-team all-league honors in each of her final two prep seasons...tallied 166 kills, 77 blocks, 61 digs and 28 service aces in 73 sets as a senior...saw action in 76 sets as a junior when she posted 190 kills, 104 digs, 70 blocks and 17 aces...tallied 72 kills, 50 blocks, nine digs and five aces as a sophomore...logged 52 blocks, 49 kills, two digs and an assist as a freshman and was later invited to participate in a middle blocker camp hosted by USA Volleyball...also played for Force Volleyball Club, helping the team qualify for Junior Nationals in 2011 and 2012, Synergy Force Volleyball Club and Delta Volleyball Club...selected to participate in the NCBA U22 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. Personal: Born Margaret Payton Singleton on Aug. 4, 1996, in Fairfield, California...daughter of Daryl and Therlanda Singleton...has one brother, Phillip, and one sister, Marleah...majoring in communications. Page 24

25 TV/Radio Roster 1 Jessica Lucas Junior S Seymour, Ind. Seymour 7 Alyssa Cavanaugh 2 Maggie Singleton Junior MH Vacaville, Calif. Tulane 8 Mary Martin 3 Emma Kowalkski 11 Amara Listenbee Junior OH/RS Louisville, Ky. Assumption Sophomore S Lexington, Ky. Dunbar R-Sophomore MH Beloit, Wis. Beloit Memorial 16 Sydney Engle 17 Kaelin Grimes 21 Taylor Dellinger Junior OH/RS Floyds Knobs, Ind. Floyd Central Travis Hudson Head Coach 22nd Season WKU, 1994 Page 25 Senior DS Louisville, Ky. Assumption Kristi Griffin Assistant Coach Eighth Season USI, Rachel Anderson Freshman DS Lake Orion, Mich. Notre Dame Prep Sophomore OH Clarkston, Mich. Clarkston Craig Bere Assistant Coach Second Season Morehead State, 1995 Sophomore MH Sturgis, Mich. Sturgis 12 Georgia O Connell Senior DS Louisville, Ky. Male 23 Sophia Cerino Freshman OH Brentwood, Tenn. Ravenwood Brianna Guzinski Graduate Assistant Second Season Chattanooga, 2015 Aaron King Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season WKU, 2016