Big Ten Gauntlet Opens with Maryland, Purdue Ohio State carries a 7-4 mark into conference play

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio SCHEDULE AUGUST 25 vs. UTRGV Provo, Utah W, 3-0 vs. SAINT LOUIS Provo, Utah W, at #10 BYU Provo, Utah L, 1-3 SEPTEMBER 1 MISSOURI STATE St. John Arena L, OAKLAND St. John Arena W, 3-1 LIPSCOMB St. John Arena W, 3-0 Coastal Carolina Classic (Sept. 8-9) cancelled 8 NOTRE DAME St. John Arena W, Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. L, WESTERN KY. St. John Arena L, 0-3 NORTHERN ILL. St. John Arena W, DAYTON Bexley, Ohio W, MARYLAND* St. John Arena 7 pm 23 at #15 Purdue^ West Lafayette, Ind. 8:30 pm 29 at #21 Michigan^ Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 pm 30 at #23 Michigan St.*East Lansing, Mich. 8 pm OCTOBER 6 PENN STATE* St. John Arena 7 pm 7 RUTGERS# St. John Arena 8 pm 13 at Illinois^ Champaign, Ill. 8 pm 14 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 8 pm 18 MINNESOTA^ St. John Arena 8 pm 22 MICHIGAN~ St. John Arena 1 pm 27 PURDUE* St. John Arena 7 pm 28 INDIANA# St. John Arena 8 pm Big Ten Gauntlet Opens with Maryland, Purdue Ohio State carries a 7-4 mark into conference play It s Big Ten Conference time for the Ohio State women s volleyball team. The Buckeyes are set to open league play against Maryland on Wednesday (Sept. 20) at 7 p.m. ET inside St. John Arena. The team will hit the road to face No. 13 Purdue in an 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday night showdown live on the Big Ten Network. Due to a concert taking place at the Schottenstein Center, lots around St. John Arena will be ticketed for concert patrons. All fans planning to attend Wednesday s match should selfidentify as being there for volleyball to receive free parking. WEEKLY BASICS Wednesday, Sept p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio St. John Arena Ohio State (7-4) vs. Maryland (11-1) Saturday, Sept. 23 8:30 p.m. ET West Lafayette, Ind. Holloway Gymnasium Ohio State at #13 Purdue (10-1) TV: Big Ten Network HISTORY WITH THE TERRAPINS AND BOILERMAKERS The Buckeyes own an 8-3 edge in the all-time series versus Maryland, first facing off back in The two teams split a home-and-home series a season ago. Ohio State dropped a 3-2 decision in College Park before earning a 3-0 sweep in St. John Arena. Ohio State and Purdue have a storied history dating back to The two teams have battled on the hardwood 85 times with the Buckeyes holding a slight edge in the series. The Scarlet and Gray claimed a five-set win last season in Columbus to break the series tie. The last three meetings between the Buckeyes and Boilermakers have gone the distance. NOVEMBER 3 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. 8 pm 4 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 8 pm 8 at Rutgers* Piscataway, N.J. 7 pm 11 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 9 pm 17 NEBRASKA* St. John Arena 7 pm 18 IOWA# St. John Arena TBA 22 at Maryland* College Park, Md. 7 pm 25 ILLINOIS* St. John Arena 7 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast # Buckeye Vision broadcast ~ ESPNU/WatchESPN broadcast SWAN SPREADS HER WINGS It was a big weekend for rookie Ayanna Swan as Ohio State wrapped up its non-conference slate hosting the Buckeye Invitational. Swan started off her impressive night by earning her first career start versus NIU. She didn t let the opportunity go to waste as she connected on a career-high 19 kills. Through the tournament s three matches, Swan averaged a team-best 3.90 kills per set. FINAL NON-CONFERENCE TUNE-UP Non-conference action ended on a high note as Ohio State swept Dayton in the finale of the Buckeye Invitational. Ayanna Swan and Luisa Schirmer were both named to the all-tournament team for their efforts. BUCKEYES IN THE B1G Heading into Big Ten Conference action, Hannah Gruensfelder bumped her average to 5.05 digs per set, which is good for the top spot in the league. Taylor Hughes is also representing the Buckeyes with assists per set (9th) while Lauren Witte averages 1.21 blocks per set (9th) BIG TEN STANDINGS As of Sept. 18 Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Minnesota Penn State Wisconsin Indiana Maryland Purdue Iowa Michigan Northwestern Illinois Michigan State Nebraska Ohio State Rutgers

2 CARLSTON REMAINS PERFECT When the Buckeyes hosted NIU and Dayton during the Buckeye Invitational, head coach Geoff Carlston had never lost a match to either time while at the helm. He kept his spotless record with 3-1 win over the Huskies, moving to 10-0 all-time for his career. The Buckeyes swept the Flyers to put Carlston at 3-0. BUCKEYE NATION SUPPORTS HURRICANE RELIEF FUND After the Coastal Carolina Classic (scheduled for Sept. 8-9) was cancelled because of issues associated with Hurricane Irma, an impromptu home-and-home weekend series between Ohio State and Notre Dame was born. In lieu of charging admission to the match at St. John Arena on Sept. 8, OSU Athletics encouraged fans to donate to the Red Cross Hurricane. RANKINGS & HONORS TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN American Volleyball Coaches Association #1 Minnesota #2 Penn State #5 Wisconsin #13 Purdue #20 Michigan RV Michigan State, Illinois, Maryland WEEKLY AWARDS Big Ten Freshman of the Week Hannah Gruensfelder - Sept. 11 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS BYU Nike Invitational - Aug Hannah Gruensfelder, Lauren Witte Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Sept. 1-2 Audra Appold, Taylor Hughes Buckeye Invitational - Sept Ayanna Swan, Luisa Schirmer 2

3 2017 ROSTER No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Becca Mauer... S Fr... Houston, Texas...Jersey Village H.S. 3 Jasmine Koonts...MB Jr... Houston, Texas...Arizona State University 4 Madison Smeathers...MB So... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove H.S. 5 Luisa Schirmer...OH Sr... Pittsford, N.Y... Pittsford Sutherland H.S. 6 Taylor Hughes... S Jr... Carroll, Ohio... Bloom-Carroll H.S. 7 Hannah Gruensfelder... DS Fr... Weldon Spring, Mo... St. Joseph Academy 8 Megan Carr... DS Fr... Zionsville, Ind...Butler University 9 Audra Appold...OH Jr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg H.S. 10 Ayanna Swan...OH Fr... Richmond, Va... Mills E. Goodwin H.S. 12 Lauren Witte...MB Fr... Mentor, Ohio... Lake Catholic H.S. 13 Ashley Wenz...OH Sr... Springboro, Ohio... Springboro H.S. 14 Camry Halm... DS So... Apopka, Fla...Apopka H.S. 15 Kalisha Goree... DS Sr... Columbia City, Ind...Columbia City H.S. 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin...OH So... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 10th season (Minnesota, 1993) Associate Head Coach: Susan Halverson-Maloney, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2011) Assistant Coach: Ben Spurlock, 1st season (Ohio State, 2009) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2013) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chris Gonzalez Technical Coordinator: Andrew Fischer Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Novak PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hannah Gruensfelder... GREW-ens-fel-der Ashley Wenz...WENTZ UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 66,046 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Senior Woman Administrator...Miechelle Willis President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (Yrs.) ,.641 (46+) Big Ten Record (Yrs.) ,.587 (34+) St. John Arena Record (Yrs.) ,.703 (31) All-Americans...31 awards by 19 different players All-Big Ten Selections by 35 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 ( ) NCAA Tournament Appearances (34-22,.607) NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances NCAA Final Four Appearances...2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 3

4 OVERALL STATISTICS Overall record: 7-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 5-2 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 2-0 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 1 Mauer, Becca Koonts, Jasmine Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Gruensfelder, Hannah Carr, Megan Appold, Audra Swan, Ayanna Bailey, Brooke Witte, Lauren Wenz, Ashley Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 18 8 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 8 16 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1053 2/1642 Neutral site #/Avg 2/206 Current win streak 2 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 25 vs UTRGV W ,25-11, Aug 25 vs Saint Louis W ,23-25,25-17, Aug 26 at #10 BYU L ,17-25,18-25, Sept 1 MISSOURI STATE L ,21-25,25-21, Sept 2 OAKLAND W ,19-25,25-19, Sept 2 LIPSCOMB W ,27-25, Sept 8 NOTRE DAME W ,25-21, /10/17 at Notre Dame L ,25-21,14-25, Sep 15 WESTERN KENTUCKY L ,20-25, Sep 15 NIU W ,25-21,22-25, Sep 16 DAYTON W ,25-18, Record in 3-set matches:4-1 Record in 4-set matches:3-3 Record in 5-set matches:0-0 4

5 TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV / 29 6 / / / / 29 8 / 1 7 / 5 1 / 8 46 / / / 1 4 / 0 3 / 1 0 / 4 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis / / / / / 42 9 / 2 9 / 7 2 / 9 44 / / / 0 28 / 8 4 / 3 0 / 1 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU / / / / / 51 3 / 3 9 / 7 3 / 3 65 / / / 0 18 / 16 5 / 2 0 / 1 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE / / / / / 53 2 / 8 12 / 8 8 / 2 65 / / / 0 12 / 18 2 / 0 1 / 3 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND / / / / / 38 3 / 5 12 / 6 5 / 3 69 / / / 0 20 / 14 2 / 1 0 / 1 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB / / / / / 33 1 / 6 6 / 4 6 / 1 57 / / / 2 26 / 2 0 / 4 2 / 0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME / / / / / 40 1 / 3 5 / 6 3 / 1 56 / / / 1 8 / 5 1 / 0 0 / 0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame / / / / / 46 3 / 3 8 / 6 3 / / / / 3 6 / 19 3 / 3 1 / 0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY / / 6 91 / / / 39 1 / 5 10 / 6 5 / 1 18 / / / 1 8 / 4 1 / 0 2 / 2 Sep 15, 2017 NIU / / / / / 38 4 / 2 10 / 2 2 / 4 71 / / / 0 6 / 18 1 / 1 1 / 3 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON / / / / / 39 4 / 1 6 / 7 1 / 4 50 / / / 0 6 / 8 2 / 1 1 / 1 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 5

6 CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,572 Stacey Gordon ,795 Valeria León SOLO BLOCKS SB Player...Years Sherri Rinker Taylor Sandbothe BLOCKS PER SETS (Minimum 110 total blocks) Avg. Player...SB-AB-TB-Sets...Years Shellye Sills Taylor Sandbothe TOTAL BLOCKS TB Player...Solos-Assists...Years Taylor Sandbothe Dawn McDougall Danielle Meyer DIGS PER SET (Minimum 400 digs) Avg. Player...Digs-Sets...Years Valeria León...1, Chelsea Noble Stacey Gordon...1, ASSIST BLOCKS Kills Player...Years Taylor Sandbothe Dawn McDougall Danielle Meyer Suzie Stiling Dana Stearns ATTACK PERCENTAGE (Minimum 500 kills) Pct. Player...Kills-Errors-Attempts...Years Sara Daniel , Marisa Main , Jenny Jackson...1, , Dana Stearns...1, , Sherri Helman...1, , Taylor Sandbothe...1, , ASSISTS PER SET (Minimum 300 assists) Avg. Player...Assists-Sets...Years Katie Virtue...5, Marisa Main...4, Laura Davis...5, Audrey DiPronio...4, Jen Boleyn...3, Taylor Hughes...2, ASSISTS Ast. Player...Years 1. 5,648 Katie Virtue ,483 Laura Davis ,655 Marsia Main ,184 Audrey DiPronio ,624 Taylor Sherwin ,214 Jen Boleyn ,213 Jen Flynn ,755 Amanda Peterson ,639 Taylor Hughes ,621 Marlene O Brien ,397 Betsy Hone ,963 Briana McCarthy , POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon ,131.5 Danielle Meyer ,064.0 Holly O Leary ,881.0 Katie Dull ,828.0 Jenny Jackson ,797.0 Leisa Wissler ,741.5 Emily Danks ,741.0 Lisa Bettio ,738.0 Gabriele Jobst ,719.0 Suzie Stiling ,658.0 Dana Stearns ,623.0 Vanessa Wouters ,591.0 Kristi Neuman ,914.5 Taylor Sandbothe POINTS PER SET (Minimum 800 points) Avg. Player...Points-Sets...Years Stacey Gordon...3, Vanessa Wouters...1, Danielle Meyer...2, Holly O Leary...2, Mari Hole...1, Jenny Jackson...1, Tricia Stragliotto...1, Lisa Bettio...1, Katie Dull...1, Linda Mangus Gabriele Jobst...1, Kristi Neuman...1, Leisa Wissler...1, Taylor Sandbothe...1, Suzie Stiling...1, Dana Stearns...1, Elizabeth Campbell Anne Botica...1, KILLS Kills Player...Years 1. 2,798 Stacey Gordon ,808 Holly O Leary ,760 Danielle Meyer ,621 Katie Dull ,498 Taylor Sandbothe ,463 Jenny Jackson ,442 Lisa Bettio ,434 Gabriele Jobst ,428 Leisa Wissler ,409 Vanessa Wouters ,369 Suzie Stiling ,331 Dana Stearns ,313 Emily Danks ,242 Kristi Neuman ,227 Rosie Snow ,216 Shelly Draeger ,215 Kaitlyn Leary ,211 Tricia Stragliotto ,186 Anna Szerszen

7 #1 BECCA MAUER S HEIGHT: 5-9 FRESHMAN HOUSTON, TEXAS JERSEY VILLAGE H.S. Made seven appearances this season AAU All-American Multiple honoree for District Setter of the Year Earned all-tournament team honors at the 2016 Junior Nationals after guiding her squad to the championship match # 1 Mauer, Becca Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sep 15, 2017 NIU * Totals Mauer s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 % (min. 10 att) Assists vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Aces vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Digs (2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. NIU, 9/15/17 CAREER Mauer, STATISTICS Becca TOTAL TOTAL

8 #3 JASMINE KOONTS MB HEIGHT: 6-2 JUNIOR HOUSTON, TEXAS ARIZONA STATE Appeared in three matches this season Played two seasons at Arizona State University, recording 190 kills and 133 total blocks (26 solo) Made 21 starts as a sophomore Sun Devil Helped ASU open the 2015 season at 15-0 and ascend as high as No. 5 in the national rankings (best in school history) # 3 Koonts, Jasmine Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Totals Koonts s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks vs. Oakland, 9/2/17 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS Koonts, Jasmine TOTAL TOTAL

9 #4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 SOPHOMORE BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. Started 10 of 11 matches this season Ohio State Most Improved Player (2016) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016) # 4 Smeathers, Madison Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV * Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis * Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE * Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND * Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB * Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME * /10/17 at Notre Dame * Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY * Sep 15, 2017 NIU * Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON * Totals Smeathers Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at BYU, 8/26/17 Attacks at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 % (min. 10 att) (7-0-10)...vs. Iowa, 10/15/16 Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces (3x) last: vs. Dayton 9/16/17 Digs vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assist Blocks vs. Lipscomb, 9/2/17 Total Blocks vs. Lipscomb, 9/2/17 Points at BYU, 8/26/17 Smeathers, Madison CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL

10 #5 LUISA SCHIRMER OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SENIOR PITTSFORD, N.Y. PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND H.S. Started every match this season Buckeye Invitational all-tournament team honoree (9/15-16/17) Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 16) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2014, 15, 16) Two-time Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team honoree (2014, 2016), including Most Outstanding Player recognition in 14 Sisters, Selina (Samford ) and Kaja (Buffalo ; New Hampshire 2010), also played collegiate volleyball # 5 Schirmer, Luisa Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV * Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis * Aug 26, 2017 at BYU * Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE * Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND * Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB * Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME * /10/17 at Notre Dame * Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY * Sep 15, 2017 NIU * Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON * Totals Schirmer s Career Highs Kills at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Attacks at Kansas State, 12/3/16 % (min. 10 att) (5-0-10; most recent)..(3x) last: Rutgers, 11/11/16 Assists at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Aces Purdue, 10/16/15 Digs at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Assist Blocks vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Points at Kansas State, 12/3/16 CAREER Schirmer, STATISTICS Luisa TOTAL TOTAL

11 #6 TAYLOR HUGHES S HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR CARROLL, OHIO BLOOM-CARROLL H.S. Started every match this season Ranks ninth in Big Ten wtih assists/set Named to all-tournament team at Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic (9/1-2/17) Ohio State Most Outstanding Player (2016) AVCA All-America honorable mention (2016) AVCA All-Mideast Region honorable mention (2016) All-Big Ten honorable mention (2016) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2015) # 6 Hughes, Taylor CAREER RECORDS WATCH 9.53 assists per set rank 6th in school history 2, 639 assists (9) Competed for the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Summer 2016 Sisters, Ashley and Cassie, played volleyball at Ohio State ( ) and Columbus State (2013), respectively Brother, Ryan, competed for Malone University football in Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV * Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis * Aug 26, 2017 at BYU * Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE * Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND * Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB * Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME * /10/17 at Notre Dame * Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY * Sep 15, 2017 NIU * Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON * Totals Hughes Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Attacks at Illinois, 11/19/16 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-11)...vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Assists at Minnesota, 11/25/15 Aces BYU, 9/3/16 Digs vs. Washington, 12/11/15 Solo Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Assist Blocks at BYU, 8/26/17 Total Blocks (2x) last: at BYU, 8/26/17 Points at Northwestern, 11/18/16 CAREER Hughes, STATISTICS Taylor TOTAL TOTAL

12 #7 HANNAH GRUENSFELDER DS HEIGHT: 5-6 FRESHMAN WELDON SPRING, MO. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY Set an all-time Ohio State school record with a career-high 38 digs against Notre Dame (9/10/17), the most ever by a Buckeye in a four-set match B1G Freshman of the Week (9/11/17) BYU Nike Invitational all-tournament team member AAU All-American Four-year starting libero set new St. Joseph Academy digs record all four seasons Three-time Junior Nationals Open qualifier, including an all-tournament team selection in 2016 # 7 Gruensfelder, Hannah Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sep 15, 2017 NIU Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON Totals Gruenfelder s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Attacks (3x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att) Assists vs. UTRGV, 8/25/17 Aces (2x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Digs at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (4x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Gruensfelder, Hannah CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL

13 #8 MEGAN CARR DS HEIGHT: 5-8 FRESHMAN ZIONSVILLE, IND. BUTLER Graduated high school early and enrolled at Butler University for the Spring 17 semester Three-year captain for Zionsville Community High Played in every single set of her high school career as a four-year starter Holds single-season (598) and career (1,605) digs record for Zionsville Community High Led Eagles to the 2016 Class 4A Final Four # 8 Carr, Megan Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Totals Carr s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - Carr, Megan CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL

14 #9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. Unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2015) Ohio State Most Improved Player (2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2016) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2015, 16) First Buckeye to earn three B1G Freshman of the Week honors (2016) espnw National Player of the Week (10/14/16) Big Ten Player of the Week (10/5/15) Father, John, played football at Miami University as a quarterback ( ) # 9 Appold, Audra Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV * Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis * Aug 26, 2017 at BYU * Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE * Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND * Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB * Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME * /10/17 at Notre Dame * Totals Appold s Career Highs Kills at Iowa, 11/18/15 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assists (3x) last: at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Aces (8x) last: vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 Digs at Illinois, 10/10/15 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assist Blocks (3x) last: at Iowa, 11/18/15 Total Blocks (3x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Points at Iowa, 11/18/15 CAREER Appold, STATISTICS Audra TOTAL TOTAL

15 #10 AYANNA SWAN OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN RICHMOND, VA. MILLS E. GOODWIN H.S. Tallied a career-high 19 kills against NIU (9/15/17) Buckeye Invitational all-tournament team selection AVCA High School All-American First Team Invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Match & Skills Competition hosted at Nationwide Arena Three-time All-Virginia, all-region, all-metro and all-conference honoree 2017 attack MATCH-BY-MATCH set STATISTICS serve recept blocking Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY * Sep 15, 2017 NIU * Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON Totals Swan s Career Highs Kills vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Attacks vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att) (8-2-15)...vs. Western Ky., 9/15/17 Assists vs. Oakland, 9/2/17 Aces... - Digs at BYU, 8/26/17 Solo Blocks vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Assist Blocks (4x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Total Blocks vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Points vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Swan, Ayanna CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL

16 #12 LAUREN WITTE MB HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN MENTOR, OHIO LAKE CATHOLIC H.S. Transferred to Ohio State after three seasons competing for North Florida 2014 Atlantic Sun Preseason Setter of the Year AVCA High School All-American First Team Invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Match & Skills Competition hosted at Nationwide Arena Led Lake Catholic to a 27-1 season en route to the state semifinals First Team All-Ohio Mother, Joanie, played volleyball at Iowa ( ) Sisters, Megan and Annie, played volleyball for Notre Dame ( ) and Cincinnati ( ), respectively #12 Witte, Lauren Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV * Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis * Aug 26, 2017 at BYU * Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE * Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND * Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB * Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME * /10/17 at Notre Dame * Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY * Sep 15, 2017 NIU * Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON * Totals Witte s Career Highs (at Ohio State only) Kills (2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Attacks vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 % (min. 10 att) (9-0-15)... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Assists (3x) last: vs.at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Aces... - Digs vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Solo Blocks (6x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Assist Blocks vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Total Blocks vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Points vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Witte, Lauren CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL

17 #13 ASHLEY WENZ OH HEIGHT: 6-3 SENIOR SPRINGBORO, OHIO SPRINGBORO H.S. Started nine matches this season First Team All-Ohio selection in 2013 Four-time Ohio All-District 15 Team member Father, George, pitched at Niagara University and ranks fourth all-time with a 2.86 season ERA in 1986 #13 Wenz, Ashley Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV * Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis * Aug 26, 2017 at BYU * Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE * Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND * Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB * Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME * /10/17 at Notre Dame * Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sep 15, 2017 NIU Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON * Totals Wenz s Career Highs Kills at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Attacks at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 % (min. 10 att) ( )...LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Assists (2x) last: at Rutgers, 11/7/15 Aces vs. UTRGV, 8/25/17 Digs vs. UTRGV, 8/25/17 Solo Blocks vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Assist Blocks vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Total Blocks vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Points at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 CAREER Wenz, STATISTICS Ashley TOTAL TOTAL

18 #14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 SOPHOMORE APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. Appeared in 10 matches this season OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016) Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Two-time First Team All-METRO Conference honoree Two-time First Team All-METRO Libero of the Year #14 Halm, Camry Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sep 15, 2017 NIU Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON Totals Halm s Career Highs Kills vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 Attacks (2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Notre Dame, 9/8/17 Aces (2x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Digs (2x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (3x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 CAREER Halm, STATISTICS Camry TOTAL TOTAL

19 #15 KALISHA GOREE DS HEIGHT: 5-4 SENIOR COLUMBIA CITY, IND. COLUMBIA CITY H.S. Has seen action in 10 matches this season Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 16) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2014, 15, 16) Advanced to the Indiana state championship in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump #15 Goree, Kalisha Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis Aug 26, 2017 at BYU Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sep 15, 2017 NIU Totals Goree s Career Highs Kills vs. Lipscomb, 9/2/17 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: vs. Oakland, 9/2/17 Aces vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Digs (2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 CAREER Goree, STATISTICS Kalisha TOTAL TOTAL

20 #17 ANA BEATRIZ FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 SOPHOMORE RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016) Won three South America Championships as a member of the Brazilian Youth National Team MVP of the 2103 U-16 South America Championship in Columbia Five-time national club champion, voted MVP three times #17 Franklin, Bia Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis Aug 26, 2017 at BYU * Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME /10/17 at Notre Dame Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sep 15, 2017 NIU Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON * Totals Franklin s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Attacks (3x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (4X) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Aces vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Digs vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 CAREER Franklin, STATISTICS Bia TOTAL TOTAL

21 HEAD COACH GEOFF The 2017 season marks Geoff Carlston s 10th as Ohio State s head coach. He took the reins of the women s volleyball program on Feb. 5, 2008 and is the fifth head coach of the Buckeyes in the 46-year history of the program. Carlston enters 17 with a career winning percentage of.708 in 14 years as a Division-I head coach, racking up 337 victories compared to just 139 defeats. His squads have averaged over 24 wins per season and he owns 12 years of 20 or more victories. Carlston started his head coaching career at Division-II Concordia University, St. Paul in Minnesota, where he accumulated 49 victories in three seasons. The native Minnesotan has made his mark in the state of Ohio, guiding the Bobcats of Ohio University and the Buckeyes to a combined 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. Carlston has directed Ohio State to the NCAA `Sweet 16 five times since 2010, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. The Buckeyes have rattled off three consecutive trips to the NCAA Regionals (only eight teams nationally have done so from ). Before arriving in Columbus, Carlston started his NCAA Tournament success with five straight Mid-American Conference championships to propel Ohio into the Big Dance, including his first Sweet 16 showing in Carlston s squads are a combined 9-3 all-time in the NCAA First Round and 7-0 at Ohio State. He led the Bobcats to a conference crown in each of his five campaigns in Athens. Carlston s pupils have often been recognized among the nation s elite, totaling 17 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past six seasons. Taylor Hughes and Taylor Sandbothe both picked up All-America distinction in 2016, marking the third straight All-America campaign for Sandbothe. Elizabeth Campbell joined Sandbothe as repeat All-Americans in 2015, each earning recognition for the second year in a row. Sandbothe was voted to the First Team. For the first time in school history, three Buckeyes -- Campbell, Sandbothe and Taylor Sherwin - earned AVCA All-America honors (honorable mention) in Ohio State s Katie Dull (2009), Emily Danks (2011) and Kaitlyn Leary (2013) also earned All-America honorable mention while Mari Hole was chosen in back-to-back seasons as an 11 honorable mention and Third Team member in Five Bobcats picked up All-American status under the tutelage of Carlston. On the conference level, Carlston has molded 16 All-Big Ten, 25 All-MAC and eight All-NSIC performers since Academic success has followed Carlston throughout his career as well. Student-athletes receiving academic all-conference laurels has been a common occurrence under Carlston, racking up a total of 92 such awards: 57 Academic All-Big Ten, 25 Academic All-MAC, 10 Academic All-NSIC). His program was honored by the NCAA in May 2014 with the Public Recognition Award, given to teams scoring in the top-10 percent nationally in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). Following a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014, Carlston s Buckeyes added Academic prowess to place themselves in rare company. Just three schools nationally could boast both advancement into the NCAA Sweet 16 and perfect multi-year APR scores of 1000 three or more times each between During the summer of 2011, Carlston served as head coach of one of the USA A-2 squads that played at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships Women s Open, finishing second. Carlston came to Ohio State after spending five years as head coach at Ohio University, building a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. His squads reached the NCAA Tournament every season and won five straight conference crowns with an overall record of during Carlston s time in Athens. The Bobcats won 78 of 80 MAC matches and went 14-1 in the conference tournament with four tourney titles. Four Bobcats were named MAC Player of the Year and a pair were tabbed MAC Freshman of the Year. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year four times and was twice named the Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Ohio, Carlston posted a record in three seasons at the helm of the Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) program. He took the Golden Bears from an 0-18 mark in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference the season before his arrival to a serious run at the league title in CUSP finished the 2002 campaign with a 24-9 record - its best in Division II competition - and earned its first national ranking during the season. Carlson recruited three consecutive NSIC Freshman of the Year selections to play for the Golden Bears. In the summer of 2002, Carlston served as coach of a Division II all-star team that played in a tournament in Holland. Competing against the top Dutch college and professional league teams, the group won gold and bronze medals. Before Concordia, Carlston served two seasons as a student assistant coach at Minnesota while completing a master s degree in social work. Carlston began his coaching career in 1994 as head coach at Hopkins High School. In his two-year tenure, his teams went and captured the Classic Lake Conference title both seasons. He left the high school ranks for two years of service in Belize as a Peace Corps volunteer but stayed close to the sport, serving as head coach of the Belize women s national team and as an assistant for the men s national team. He helped develop a year-round training program and the team finished fourth at the 1997 Central America championship, earning the country s first international victories. Upon his return to the United States, Carlston became head coach of the 17 s team of the Minnesota One Junior Olympics club, which competed in the 17 Open Division at USA Nationals three consecutive years under his direction. In June 1993, Carlston earned his undergraduate degree in speech communication from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the club team for the Gophers. The Plymouth, Minn., native is married to the former Sara Tibesar of St. Paul. The couple has three children and resides in Columbus. 21

22 CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD Overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 2000 Concordia th 2001 Concordia th-tie 2002 Concordia th Concordia St. Paul Totals Overall Mid-American Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2003 Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University Totals NCAA Record: 3-5 (.375) Overall Big Ten Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2008 Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State Totals NCAA Record: 12-7 (.632) Divison-I Totals NCAA Record: (.556) 17-year Career Totals CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron Alabama Albany Arizona Arizona State Auburn Augsburg Augustana Ball State Bemidji State Binghamton Bowling Green Bradley Brown Buffalo Butler BYU California Cal State Bakersfield Central Arkansas Chicago State Coastal Carolina Central Michigan Cincinnati Cleveland State College of Charleston Colo. School of Mines Colorado State Concordia-Illinois Concordia-Michigan Concordia-Wisconsin Davidson Dayton Denver Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Florida State Furman Georgia Southern Grand Valley State Green Bay Hawai i Harding Houston Idaho Idaho State Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iona Iowa IPFW IUPUI Jacksonville James Madison Kansas State Kennesaw State Kent State Kentucky Lake Superior State Lees-McCrae Liberty Lipscomb LIU Brooklyn Lock Haven Long Beach State Louisville Loyola Marymount Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryland Eastern Shore Macalester Mayville State Mercer Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan State Michigan Tech Middle Tennessee State Milwaukee Minnesota Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Morris Minnesota State Mankato Minnesota State Moorhead Missouri Missouri State Montana State Billings Morehead State Morningside MTSU Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State North Texas Northern Illinois Northern State Northwest Missouri State Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oregon Penn Penn State Pennsylvania Pepperdine Pittsburgh Portland Presbyterian Purdue Rider Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart San Diego SEMO Seton Hall South Dakota South Dakota State South Florida Southern California Southern Colorado Southern Illinois Southern Mississippi Southwest State St. Benedict s St. Catherine s St. Cloud State St. John s St. Mary s Stanford Stony Brook Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Texas-Arlington Texas A&M Texas State Toledo Towson UAB UCLA UC Santa Barbara UMBC UNCG Utah Valparaiso Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Vitergo Wake Forest Washington Washington State Wayne State West Virginia Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Winona State Wisconsin Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin Steven s Point Wisconsin Superior Xavier Wyoming Yale Youngstown State

23 SUSAN HALVERSON ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH COACHING STAFF BEN SPURLOCK ASSISTANT COACH Susan Halverson-Maloney returned to life as a Buckeye in August 2015, signing on as an assistant coach. She was then promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2017 after backto-back trips to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. Halverson-Maloney had logged five previous seasons at Ohio State before becoming a full-time staff member, serving as the program s volunteer coach in 2012 and competing as a defensive specialist from She was selected to the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 list. Halverson-Maloney was the lone Big Ten coach chosen and one of just 12 Division-I honorees nationally. The AVCA Thirty Under 30 award was created to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. Halverson-Maloney has pushed the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet 16 in each of her two seasons as an assistant coach in , five years after doing so as a team captain on the 2010 OSU squad. Valeria León shattered the all-time Ohio State career digs record in 2016 under the tutelage of Halverson-Maloney, a former Buckeye defensive specialist herself. Halverson-Maloney s previous two seasons were spent patrolling the sidelines at the University of North Texas as an assistant coach. She and the Mean Green racked up 22 wins in 2014 on the strength of Conference USA Player of the Year, Carnae Dillard. While living in the Lone Star State, Halverson-Maloney also continued her work with USA Volleyball as the Technical Coordinator for the North Point Volleyball Club located in the USA Volleyball North Texas Region. During her prior stint in Columbus, Halverson-Maloney was the System Coordinator ( ) for the Elite Volleyball Training Center in the USA Volleyball Ohio Valley Region. Ben Spurlock, a former Buckeye studentathlete and Ohio native, returned to Columbus as an assistant coach for the Ohio State women s volleyball program in July Spurlock had been coaching at the collegiate level for eight years after concluding his playing career in Spurlock spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach for Saint Louis University. He led the Billiken recruiting efforts, signing two state s Gatorade Player of the Year nominees and the 2013 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Spurlock was also responsible for on-court training of defenders and blockers, opponent scouting and directing the programs day-to-day operations. During the 2016 campaign, he guided SLU to an 18-win season with a conference record of 11-3, concluding with a second straight trip to the A-10 Tourney Finals. Prior to Saint Louis, Spurlock was an assistant coach at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., for two years. He developed the team s practice and match plans while serving as the recruiting coordinator and supervisor for the program s academic progress. From , Spurlock competed as a Buckeye. He helped the men s volleyball squad to three Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) regular season titles, as well as, three MIVA Tournament championships and NCAA Semifinal appearances in 2005, 2008 and He was named to the All-MIVA Second Team as a junior and continues to hold the eighth best match hitting percentage in program history by attacking.900 in contests against Rutgers-Newark in 2009 and Carthage in Spurlock racked up 397 kills, earning a.438 career hitting percentage during his 69 matches donning the Scarlet & Gray. During her playing career, she racked up over 600 digs playing in 117 matches for the Scarlet & Gray. Before graduating with a Human Development and Family Science degree (specialization in Early Childhood Education), Halverson-Maloney was lauded as an all-around student-athlete, presented both the Corwin A. Fergus Award and Leann Grimes-Davidge Award in Fergus Award recipients `excel in athletics, achieve academically, demonstrate positive qualities of character and citizenship and show potential for success in a graduate or professional program. Halverson-Maloney earned the Grimes-Davidge Award due to `outstanding qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, campus or community involvement and leadership. She utilized the Fergus Award post-graduate scholarship in her completion of a master s degree in 2012 (Education with a specialization in Pre-k to 3rd Grade). 23

24 CAITLIN INSANA - DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS COACHING STAFF CHRIS GONZALEZ VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Caitlin Insana joined the Ohio State women s volleyball staff as the Director of Operations in July Insana previously served as a Buckeye student assistant coach for three seasons ( ) and has been a central Ohio club volleyball coach since moving to Columbus five years ago. Insana has guided three club teams in earning bids to the Girls Junior Nationals, twice with Elite Volleyball and most recently coaching for Mintonette Sports. She also spent a season as varsity assistant for Gahanna Lincoln High School. In three years as the Buckeye student assistant coach, Insana helped the Scarlet & Gray win at least one match in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a pair of `Sweet 16 appearances. Ohio State averaged nearly 23 wins a season with an overall winning percentage of.642 (68-38) during her previous stint with the Buckeyes. Prior to arriving in Columbus, Insana enrolled at High Point University in North Carolina as a student-athlete following an impressive high school and club volleyball career. Her playing career was cut short due to injury, however, and the Clevelander transferred to Ohio State to begin her sophomore year of college. Insana graduated from The Ohio State University in 2013 with a Sport Industry degree. She then sharpened her organizational, planning and time management skills as a wedding and event planner in Hilliard, Ohio. ANDREW FISCHER - TEAM MANAGER Andrew Fischer is a junior from Round Lake, Ill., and is responsible for film exchange and statistics, as well as, assisting in the day-to-day operations of the program. The sport industry major competes for the OSU men s volleyball club team after earning two letters at Grant Community High School. For nearly two decades, Chris Gonzalez has coached some of the top teams and players from around the world. His experience includes ten seasons at the NCAA Division I level, as well as, over 450 international and professional matches throughout Europe. Gonzalez has also coached with the USA women s national team, Netherlands national team, and Czech junior national teams. Domestically, Gonzalez has coached ten seasons in the Pac-12, Big West, Big South, and Big Ten Conferences. During his time as an assistant, he has participated in four NCAA Semifinals ( and 2001), including the first ever undefeated NCAA National Championship while at Long Beach State University in 1998 finishing the season a perfect Gonzalez has assisted two teams to appear in the NCAA national championship match undefeated. He also has assisted in the development of 15 All-Americans and two National Players of the Year. Most recently he assisted Coastal Carolina to an undefeated Big South regular season, conference tournament title and automatic birth to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The 15 Chanticleers recorded the longest winning streak in program history (21) and ranked among the nation s top ten teams in attacking percentage. After five successful seasons at Long Beach State, Gonzalez joined the staff of the USA women s national team. Gonzalez was named head and assistant coach for several senior national teams, including medalist at the FIVB World Championships, FIVB World Cup, FIVB World Grand Prix, and Pam American Games. On the professional level, Gonzalez collaborated with some of the top teams and players in the world, including 12 athletes who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. His teams have won three national championships, three Super Cups, and three National Beker Cups, including a national championship in his first attempt as a head coach in In each season abroad, Gonzalez s teams qualified for CEV European Cup competition in the CEV Champions League, CEV Cup, and CEV Challenge Cup. Gonzalez is the only American born coach to coach in all three CEV Cup competitions. Gonzalez has also had great success at the junior level coaching three national championship teams and earning another 11 U.S. Junior National medals. Over 20 athletes under Gonzalez s tutelage have been named U.S. Junior National All-Americans. Gonzalez placed over 240 scholarship student-athletes in NCAA Division I institutions. In 2007, Gonzalez started the Volleyball Club Dinamo in Tucson, Arizona. Dinamo competed both internationally and domestically. In Dinamo was the sole American club team invited to compete in the Viktor Filipchenko Invitational tournament in Moscow Russia. Chris was born in Southern California and graduated from The University of Iowa. 24

25 TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Becca Mauer S, 5-9, Fr. Houston, Texas Jersey Village H.S. 3 Jasmine Koonts MB, 6-2, Jr. Houston Texas Klein H.S. Arizona State University 4 Madison Smeathers MB, 6-3, So. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. 5 Luisa Schirmer OH, 6-1, Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland H.S. 6 Taylor Hughes S, 6-1, Jr. Carroll, Ohio Bloom-Carroll H.S. 7 Hannah Gruensfelder DS, 5-6, Fr. Weldon Spring, Mo. St. Joseph Academy 8 Megan Carr DS, 5-8, Fr. Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville Community H.S. Butler University 9 Audra Appold OH, 6-1, Jr. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. 10 Ayanna Swan OH, 6-2, Fr. Richmond, Va. Mills E. Goodwin H.S. 12 Lauren Witte MB, 6-2, Fr. Mentor, Ohio Lake Catholic H.S. 13 Ashley Wenz OH, 6-3, Sr. Springboro, Ohio Springboro H.S. 14 Camry Halm DS, 5-2, So. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. 15 Kalisha Goree DS, 5-4, Sr. Columbia City, Ind. Columbia City H.S. 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin OH, 5-11, So. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Andrew Fischer Student Manager Geoff Carlston Head Coach 10th Season Minnesota, 1993 Susan Halverson Associate Head Coach Third Season Ohio State, 2011 Ben Spurlock Assistant Coach First Season Ohio State, 2009 Caitlin Insana Director of Volleyball Operations Second Season Ohio State, 2013 Chris Gonzalez Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Jennifer Novak Athletic Trainer 25