Big Ten Slate Opens with Pair of Top-10 Foes The Buckeyes carry a 9-3 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 24 ALBANY St. John Arena W, OHIO St. John Arena W, 3-0 TEXAS A&M St. John Arena W, vs. Southern Miss Oxford, Miss. W, 3-2 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 2-3 SEPTEMBER 1 vs. Samford Oxford, Miss. W, vs. Princeton Towson, Md. W, vs. Missouri Towson, Md. W, 3-1 at Towson Towson, Md. W, vs. Evansville Dayton, Ohio W, vs. Tennessee Dayton, Ohio L, 1-3 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio L, at Wisconsin^ Madison, Wis. 7 pm 23 PENN STATE* St. John Arena 1 pm 26 INDIANA^ St. John Arena 7 pm 29 at Maryland College Park, Md. 7 pm OCTOBER 5 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 7 pm 6 at Penn State University Park, Pa. 7 pm 12 MICHIGAN St. John Arena 7 pm 14 MICHIGAN ST.# St. John Arena 1 pm 19 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 7 pm 20 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 7 pm 24 NEBRASKA^ St. John Arena 7 pm 28 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 2 pm NOVEMBER 2 ILLINOIS* St. John Arena 7 pm 4 NORTHWESTERN* St. John Arena 1 pm 7 at Michigan St. East Lansing, Mich. 7 pm 10 MARYLAND* St. John Arena 7 pm 16 WISCONSIN* St. John Arena 7 pm 17 MINNESOTA* St. John Arena 7 pm 23 at Nebraksa* Lincoln, Neb. 8 pm 24 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 8 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast # ESPNU/WatchESPN broadcast Big Ten Slate Opens with Pair of Top-10 Foes The Buckeyes carry a 9-3 mark into conference play The Ohio State women s volleyball team is set to face of pair of highly touted opponents this week to start Big Ten Conference play. The Buckeyes are heading to Madison for a midweek bout with No. 6 Wisconsin Wednesday live on the Big Ten Network starting at 7 p.m. ET. The team returns to St. John Arena for Sunday s home contest against No. 4 Penn State at 1 p.m. ET. WEEKLY BASICS Wednesday, Sept p.m. Madison, Wis. UW Field House TV: BTN Ohio State (9-3) at No. 6 Wisconsin (7-1) Sunday, Sept p.m. Columbus, Ohio St. John Arena Stream: BTN Plus Ohio State vs. No. 4 Penn State (9-1) HISTORY WITH THE BADGERS & NITTANY LIONS Ohio State trails in the all-time series with Wisconsin, which began in The Buckeyes won the lone meeting between the teams a season ago in Madison. OSU picked up its first victory since 2015 after it erased a 2-0 deficit to knock off the then-ranked No. 8 Badgers in five sets. The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions have battled on the hardwood 63 times since Penn State holds a advantage in the series, having won 20 of the last 21 outings. When the Nittany Lions visited Columbus last season they left with a five-set win. SCOUTING REPORT Wisconsin is riding a three-match win streak and has a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents thus far. The Badgers are 10th in the nation with a.294 hitting percentage and 2.84 blocks per set. Individually, Dana Rettke leads the country with 1.90 blocks per set. Teammate Sydney Hilley averages helpers, which ranks 20th. Penn State has won four of its last five matches with its lone loss coming at the hands of then-ranked No. 4 Stanford. The Nittany Lions average 3.37 blocks per set, which ranks first nationally. Penn State has held its opponents to a.135 attack percentage (10th) and has a.290 hitting percentage (11th). Kaitlyn Hord (1.52) and Serena Gray (1.48) stand 11th and 15th, respectively, in blocks per set. FINAL NON-CONFERENCE TUNE-UP Non-conference action concluded at the Flyer Invitational, where the Buckeyes went 1-2. Vanja Bukilić and Hannah Gruensfelder were both named to the all-tournament team for their efforts. Through 12 matches, Ohio State was 5-0 in three-set outings, 3-1 in four sets and 1-2 in five-set decisions. WITTE HOT HITTING Sophomore middle blocker Lauren Witte has been the leader on offense for the Buckeyes during the first month of the season. She currently tops the team and ranks 23rd nationally with a.408 hitting percentage. Witte also protects the net with 1.07 blocks per set BIG TEN STANDINGS As of Sept. 17 Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Illinois Michigan Purdue Michigan State Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Indiana Maryland Ohio State Minnesota Iowa Rutgers

2 CONFERENCE ACCOLADES Lauren Witte earned her first career honor on Aug. 27 after being named Big Ten co- Player of the Week. Witte hit an impressive.636 ( ) during Ohio State s 3-0 opening weekend at the Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic inside St. John Arena. Her 48 points, 37 kills, 12 blocks and three service aces helped her claim MVP status and a spot on the all-tournament team. Hannah Gruensfelder was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10. Gruensfelder reached double figures in digs in every match as the Buckeyes went 3-0 at the Towson Invitational. The defensive specialist successfully handled 48 error-free service receptions and averaged 6.70 digs per set over the weekend. FAREWELL ST. JOHN ARENA, HELLO COVELLI CENTER The 2018 campaign is the final season for the Buckeyes inside St. John Arena. The women s volleyball team will be moving to the Covelli Center, which is set to be complete in time for the 2019 season. The state-of-the-art facility is part of the new Ohio State Athletic District and will span over 100,000 square feet in total and include a locker room and coaching suite designed specifically for the women s volleyball program. RANKINGS & HONORS TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN American Volleyball Coaches Association #3 Nebraska #4 Penn State #6 Wisconsin #7 Minnesota #8 Illinois #16 Purdue #18 Michigan RV Michigan State WEEKLY AWARDS Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Lauren Witte - Aug. 27 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Hannah Gruensfelder - Sept. 10 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Aug Lauren Witte (MVP), Mia Grunze, Camry Halm Rebel Invitational - Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Mia Grunze, Vanja Bukilić Flyer Invitational - Sept Vanja Bukilić, Hannah Gruensfelder 2

3 No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Becca Mauer... S So... Houston, Texas...Jersey Village 2 Camryn Moeller... DS Fr... Troy, Ohio...Troy 3 Mia Grunze...OH Fr... Waterford, Wis...Waterford Union 4 Madison Smeathers...MB Jr... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove 5 Olivia Dailey... S Sr... Trussville, Ala... Kentucky 7 Hannah Gruensfelder... DS So... Weldon Spring, Mo... St. Joseph Academy 9 Audra Appold...OH Sr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg 11 Jordan Fry...MB R-So... Cincinnati, Ohio... Kentucky 12 Lauren Witte...MB So... Mentor, Ohio... Lake Catholic 13 Vanja Bukilić...OPP Fr... Belgrade, Serbia...XIV Belgrade Gymnasium 14 Camry Halm... DS Jr... Apopka, Fla...Apopka 16 Adria Powell...OH Fr... Hubbard, Ohio... Hubbard 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin...OH Jr... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 11th season (Minnesota, 1993) Associate Head Coach: Susan Halverson-Maloney, 4th season (Ohio State, 2011) Assistant Coach: Ben Spurlock, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2009) Volunteer Assistant Coach: William Tatge, 1st season (Bethany Lutheran College, 2011) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 3rd season (Ohio State, 2013) Video Coordinator: Dan Reilly, 1st season (Penn State Altoona, 2015) Technical Coordinator: Andrew Fischer Trainer: Erin Ralston 2018 ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Audra Appold...(if apple and hold had a child) Vanja Bukilić...Van-YA BOO-ca-lick Hannah Gruensfelder...GREW-inns-fell-der Mia Grunze...g-RUN-zee Becca Mauer...rhymes with wow-er Madison Smeathers... SMI-thurs Lauren Witte... WIT-ee UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 66,444 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Senior Woman Administrator... Janine Oman President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record/Yrs...1, ,.638/47 Big Ten Record/Yrs ,.582/35 St. John Arena Record/Yrs ,.695/32 AVCA All-Americans...32 awards by 20 different players All-Big Ten Selections...77 awards by 36 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 (1989, 91, 94) NCAA Tournament Appearances (35-22,.614) NCAA Regional Appearances NCAA National Semifinals Appearances... 2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 3

4 OVERALL STATISTICS 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 1 Mauer, Becca Moeller, Camryn Grunze, Mia Smeathers, Madison Dailey, Olivia Gruensfelder, Hannah Appold, Audra Fry, Jordan Witte, Lauren Bukilic, Vanja Halm, Camry Powell, Adria Franklin, Bia TEAM 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 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 5 17 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 3/1903 3/1031 Neutral site #/Avg 6/179 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 24 ALBANY W ,21-25,25-16, Aug 25 OHIO W ,25-22, Aug 25 TEXAS A&M W ,25-16, Aug 31 vs Southern Miss W ,25-20,23-25,27-25, Aug 31 at Ole Miss L ,17-25,14-25,25-22, Sep 01 vs Samford W ,25-19, Sep 07 vs Princeton W ,25-20, Sep 08 vs Missouri W ,25-22,25-18, Sep 08 at TOWSON W ,25-22, Sep 14 vs Evansville W ,19-25,25-17, Sep 15 vs Tennessee L ,25-21,22-25, Sep 15 at Dayton L ,22-25,25-20,15-25, Record in 3-set matches: 5-0 Record in 4-set matches: 3-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-2 4

5 TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY / / / / / / 3 11 / 4 3 / / / / 1 14 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 1 Aug 25, 2018 OHIO / 26 8 / / / / 24 4 / 2 11 / 9 2 / 4 38 / / / 0 4 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 1 Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M / 35 8 / / / / 35 6 / 4 8 / 8 4 / 6 28 / / / 0 8 / 4 1 / 0 0 / 1 Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss / / / / / 56 6 / 6 9 / 6 6 / 6 57 / / / 5 8 / 12 0 / 0 0 / 0 Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss / / / / / 57 6 / 9 12 / 8 9 / 6 60 / / / 5 8 / 10 0 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford / / / / / 34 8 / 3 4 / 7 3 / 8 60 / / / 2 12 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton / / / / / 35 4 / 2 8 / 6 2 / 4 65 / / / 1 18 / 2 3 / 2 0 / 1 Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri / / / / / 43 6 / 3 11 / 5 3 / 6 62 / / / 3 8 / 10 2 / 3 0 / 4 Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON / / / / / 41 3 / 1 6 / 6 1 / 3 47 / / / 1 14 / 8 1 / 5 1 / 0 Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville / / / / / 42 4 / 3 10 / 12 3 / 4 34 / / / 0 22 / 4 2 / 1 3 / 5 Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee / / / / / 51 4 / 8 6 / 4 8 / 4 43 / / / 0 2 / 16 3 / 3 1 / 0 Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton / / / / / 65 3 / 4 11 / 12 4 / 3 48 / / / 2 24 / 6 3 / 2 0 / 4 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 5

6 CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,795 Valeria León ,572 Stacey Gordon 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 Hannah Gruensfelder Valeria León...1, Chelsea Noble ASSIST BLOCKS Ast. B 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...3, 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 ,143 Taylor Hughes ,755 Amanda Peterson ,621 Marlene O Brien ,397 Betsy Hone ,963 Briana McCarthy , POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon...2, ,131.5 Danielle Meyer...1, ,064.0 Holly O Leary...1, ,914.5 Taylor Sandbothe...1, ,881.0 Katie Dull...1, ,828.0 Jenny Jackson...1, ,797.0 Leisa Wissler...1, ,741.5 Emily Danks...1, ,741.0 Lisa Bettio...1, ,738.0 Gabriele Jobst...1, ,719.0 Suzie Stiling...1, ,658.0 Dana Stearns...1, ,623.0 Vanessa Wouters...1, ,591.0 Kristi Neuman...1, 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 ,151 Anne Botica

7 #1 BECCA MAUER S HEIGHT: 5-9 SOPHOMORE HOUSTON, TEXAS JERSEY VILLAGE H.S. PLAYER NOTES Had a stretch of five matches with double-digit assists Posted a double-double (33 assists, 11 digs) vs. Princeton # 1 Mauer, Becca 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Totals Mauer s Career Highs Kills at Iowa, 11/11/17 Attacks vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 % (min. 10 att) (4-1-10)...vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Assists at Iowa, 11/11/17 Aces vs. Evansville, 9/14/18 Digs vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks (2x) last: vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 Points (2x) last: vs. Evansville, 9/14/18 7

8 #2 CAMRYN MOELLER DS HEIGHT: 5-8 FRESHMAN TROY, OHIO TROY H.S. PLAYER NOTES Helped Troy H.S. to four straight GWOC North Championships Named to the All-District 9 team multiple times Three-time All-GWOC selection # 2 Moeller, Camryn 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Totals Moeller s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 Attacks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists at Dayton, 9/15/18 Aces (2x) last: vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 Digs vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 8

9 #3 MIA GRUNZE OH HEIGHT: 6-3 FRESHMAN WATERFORD, WIS. WATERFORD UNION H.S. PLAYER NOTES Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic and Rebel Invitational all-tournament team member 2017 AVCA High School All-America honorable mention Two-time Southern Lakes Conference Player of the Year Four-time first team all-conference selection # 3 Grunze, Mia 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Totals Grunze s Career Highs Kills vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 Attacks (2x) last: vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Assists (4x) last: vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Aces vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Assist Blocks (4x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Total Blocks (4x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Points vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 9

10 #4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 JUNIOR BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. PLAYER NOTES Made her first start of the season vs. Dayton Ohio State Most Improved Player (2016) # 4 Smeathers, Madison 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Totals Smeathers Career Highs Kills at Purdue, 9/23/17 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 (4x) last: at Dayton 9/15/18 Digs (2x) last: at Michigan, 9/29/17 Solo Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assist Blocks vs. Michigan, 10/22/17 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Michigan, 10/22/17 Points at Purdue, 9/23/17 10

11 #5 OLIVIA DAILEY S HEIGHT: 5-10 SENIOR TRUSSVILLE, ALA. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PLAYER NOTES Dished a career-high 50 assists against Albany Has three double-doubles on the season AVCA All-America honorable mention and All-Southeastern Region in 2016 Spent three seasons at Kentucky # 5 Dailey, Olivia 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Totals Dailey s Career Highs (Ohio State Only) Kills (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Attacks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Aces vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 Assist Blocks vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Total Blocks vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Points vs. Samford, 9/1/18 11

12 #7 HANNAH GRUENSFELDER DS HEIGHT: 5-6 SOPHOMORE WELDON SPRING, MO. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY PLAYER NOTES B1G Defensive Player of the Week (9/10/18) Flyer Invitational all-tournament team selection Set the program s single-season record for digs per set (4.34) in 2017 # 7 Gruensfelder, Hannah 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Totals Gruenfelder s Career Highs Kills (3x) last: at Illinois, 10/13/17 Attacks (5x) last: vs. Samford, 9/1/18 % (min. 10 att) Assists vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Aces vs. Rutgers, 10/7/17 Digs at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Rutgers, 10/7/17 12

13 #9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SENIOR PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. PLAYER NOTES Unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2015) Ohio State Most Improved Player (2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2016, 17) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2015, 16, 17) # 9 Appold, Audra 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford 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 13

14 #11 JORDAN FRY MB HEIGHT: 6-4 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE CINCINNATI, OHIO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PLAYER NOTES Had 11 kills and 14.5 points against Missouri, both of which are career marks Spent two season at Kentucky Played for Ohio volleyball powerhouse Ursuline Academy and Elevation Volleyball #11 Fry, Jordan 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Totals Fry s Career Highs (Ohio State Only) Kills vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 Attacks vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 % (min. 10 att) (7-1-13)... at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assists at Dayton, 9/15/18 Aces (2x) last: at Towson, 9/8/18 Digs at Towson, 9/8/18 Solo Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assist Blocks at Dayton, 9/15/18 Total Blocks at Dayton, 9/15/18 Points vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 14

15 #12 LAUREN WITTE MB HEIGHT: 6-2 SOPHOMORE MENTOR, OHIO LAKE CATHOLIC H.S. PLAYER NOTES Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (8/27/18) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic MVP and all-tournament team selection Currently ranks 23rd in the nation with a.408 hitting percentage Connected on a career-high 19 kills in the season opener against Albany #12 Witte, Lauren 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Totals Witte s Career Highs Kills vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Attacks vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... vs. Ohio, 8/25/18 Assists (5x) last: at Towson, 9/8/18 Aces (3x) last: at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks (6x) last: vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Points vs. Albany, 8/24/18 15

16 #13 VANJA BUKILIĆ OPP HEIGHT: 6-6 FRESHMAN BELGRADE, SERBIA XIV BELGRADE GYMNASIUM PLAYER NOTES Tallied a career-high 18 kills at Dayton Recorded 10-plus kills in 10 of 12 matches Flyer Invitational and Rebel Invitational all-tournament team Qualified for the 2016 U23 World Championship 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Totals Bukilić s Career Highs Kills at Dayton, 9/15/18 Attacks (2x) last: vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assists vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Aces vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Points at Dayton, 9/15/18 16

17 #14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 JUNIOR APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. PLAYER NOTES Dug a career-high 17 balls twice vs. Albany and Ole Miss Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team member OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016, 17) #14 Halm, Camry 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Totals Halm s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: vs. Maryland, 9/20/17 Attacks (6x) last: vs. Missouri, 9/8/18 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Evansville, 9/14/18 Aces vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Digs (2x) last: at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Samford, 9/1/18 17

18 #16 ADRIA POWELL OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN HUBBARD, OHIO HUBBARD H.S. PLAYER NOTES Named OHSVCA Player of the Year in 2017 Three-time first team all-conference and all-district honoree Led Hubbard H.S. to the 2017 AAC Red Tier championship title #16 Powell, Adria 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Totals Powell s Career Highs Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Attacks at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Assists... - Aces vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Digs at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 Solo Blocks vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Assist Blocks vs. Evansville, 9/14/18 Total Blocks vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Points vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 18

19 #17 ANA BEATRIZ FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 JUNIOR RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA PLAYER NOTES OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016, 17) 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 #17 Franklin, Bia 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at TOWSON * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Totals Franklin s Career Highs Kills vs. Penn State, 10/6/17 Attacks vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-15)...vs. Purdue, 10/27/17 Assists at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Aces vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Digs at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Solo Blocks at Iowa, 11/11/17 Assist Blocks at Towson, 9/8/18 Total Blocks at Iowa, 11/11/17 Points vs. Penn State, 10/6/17 19

20 CAREER STATISTICS Appold, Audra Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Bukilic, Vanja Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Dailey, Olivia Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Franklin, Bia Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Fry, Jordan Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

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23 HEAD COACH GEOFF CARLSTON The 2018 season marks Geoff Carlston s 11th 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 47-year history of the program. 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 enters 18 with a career winning percentage of.696 in 15 years as a Division-I head coach, racking up 352 victories compared to just 154 defeats. His squads have averaged over 23 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 rattled off three consecutive trips to the NCAA Regionals 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 18 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past seven seasons. Ashley Wenz was an All-American honorable mention in 2017 while 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). 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. 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

24 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 th Ohio State Ohio State Totals NCAA Record: 12-7 (.632) Divison-I Totals NCAA Record: (.556) 19-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 Evansville 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 Mississippi 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 Princeton Purdue Rider Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart Samford 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. Louis 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 UTRGV 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...1-0

25 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 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). 25

26 CAITLIN INSANA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS COACHING STAFF WILLIAM TATGE 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. DAN REILLY VIDEO COORDINATOR Dan Reilly is in his first year with as the video coordinator for the women s volleyball team. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Reilly came from the University of Charleston, where he assisted the men s and women s volleyball teams. During his time as an assistant coach, Reilly focused on the offense and blocking schemes, helping lead the squad to a record and a second-place finish in the Mountain East Conference twice. He was also an integral part of coaching three first team All-MEC players, as well as helping drive the team to a pair of AVCA Team Academic Awards. Reilly s time with the men s volleyball team in the spring of 2018 led to a record, with a 5-9 mark in the EIVA, both of which are program records. He was tasked with analyzing video and preparing scouting reports, as well as assisting with offensive and defensive schemes for the Golden Eagles. Reilly attended Penn State Altoona, where he played for the men s volleyball team. His fifth year took him to the main Penn State campus and he worked with the men s volleyball team as an assistant manager while finishing his degree in kinesiology. Reilly received his master s degree in strategic leadership from the University of Charleston in William Tatge comes to Ohio State having spent the last three seasons as the head women s volleyball coach at Lees-McRae College. Tatge, who was also an assistant coach for the men s volleyball program, boasts a coaching background that spans two continents. While at Lees-McRae, he qualified for postseason conference play in both of his first two seasons and helped guide several student-athletes to Academic All-Conference Carolinas honors and the AVCA Team Academic Award. Tatge coached eight players to top 10 statistical marks in program history and helped guide Keenan Frietas on his way to leading the nation in digs per set in 2017 among the NCAA Division I men s volleyball rankings. Tatge is no stranger to success after claiming 2014 AVCA Northeast Region Assistant Coach and Appalachian Athletic Conference Assistant Coach of the Year laurels during his two-year stint at Montreat College. As the assistant women s volleyball coach and head junior varsity coach for Montreat College, he was heavily involved with every aspect of the program. Tatge coached athletes to AVCA All-Region and all-conference recognition as well as various academic accolades. Prior to his time at Montreat, Tatge was the head men s and assistant women s volleyball coach at Durham University in the United Kingdom. He also served as the liaison between the volleyball program and athletic department. Tatge spent two years as the assistant volleyball coach at Bethany Lutheran College. He also assisted with softball and men s soccer during his time there. Tatge played volleyball internationally for Team Northumbria in the English National League as well as for Team Durham and the Indiana University club during his postgraduate and undergraduate studies. He also a member of the soccer, basketball and tennis teams during his undergraduate studies. Tatge earned a master s degree in management from Durham University Business School, a top 75 program globally. He holds a bachelor s degree in history with a minor in business administration and coaching. He is USAV CAP 1 and IMPACT certified. ANDREW FISCHER TEAM MANAGER Andrew Fischer is a senior 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. 26

27 TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Becca Mauer S, 5-9, So. Houston, Texas Jersey Village H.S. 2 Camryn Moeller DS, 5-8, Fr. Troy, Ohio Troy H.S. 3 Mia Grunze OH, 6-3, Fr. Waterford, Wis. Waterford Union H.S. 4 Madison Smeathers MB, 6-3, Jr. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. 5 Olivia Dailey S, 5-10, Sr. Trussville, Ala. The Cahaba School University of Kentucky 7 Hannah Gruensfelder DS, 5-6, So. Weldon Spring, Mo. St. Joseph Academy 9 Audra Appold OH, 6-1, Sr. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. 11 Jordan Fry MB, 6-4, R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio Ursuline Academy University of Kentucky 12 Lauren Witte MB, 6-2, So. Mentor, Ohio Lake Catholic H.S. 13 Vanja Bukilić OPP, 6-6, Fr. Belgrade, Serbia XIV Belgrade Gymnasium 14 Camry Halm DS, 5-2, Jr. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. 16 Adria Powell OH, 6-2, Fr. Hubbard, Ohio Hubbard H.S. 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin OH, 5-11, Jr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Andrew Fischer Technical Coordinator Geoff Carlston Head Coach 11th Season Minnesota, 1993 Susan Halverson Associate Head Coach Fourth Season Ohio State, 2011 Ben Spurlock Assistant Coach Second Season Ohio State, 2009 Caitlin Insana Director of Volleyball Operations Third Season Ohio State, 2013 William Tatge Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Dan Reilly Video Coordinator First Season 27