2015 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY GREAT DANES VOLLEYBALL

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1 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Ball State Active Ankle Challenge Ball State L 1-3 8/28 vs. New Mexico L 1-3 8/29 vs. Belmont W 3-2 Golden Flashes Classic 9/4 vs. Oakland W 3-0 Kent State L 2-3 9/5 vs. Indiana State W 3-1 Colgate Classic 9/11 vs. Yale L 1-3 9/12 vs. Rutgers W 3-1 Colgate W 3-0 Marquette Invitational 9/18 vs. IUPUI 5 p.m. Marquette 1 p.m. 9/19 vs. Wichita State 6 p.m. America East Regular Season Binghamton* 7 p.m. 10/2 vs. New Hampshire* 7 p.m. 10/4 vs. Hartford* 2 p.m. UMBC* 4 p.m. Stony Brook* 1 p.m. 10/18 vs. UMass Lowell* 2 p.m. 10/23 vs. Binghamton* 7 p.m. Hartford* 7 p.m. New Hampshire* 1 p.m. 11/6 vs. Stony Brook* 7 p.m. 11/8 vs. UMBC* 2 p.m. UMass Lowell* 7 p.m. America East Tournament 11/20 TBA TBA 11/21 TBA TBA *- America East match All Times ET Home matches in bold purple 2015 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY GREAT DANES VOLLEYBALL SIX-TIME AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPION EIGHT-TIME AMERICA EAST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION CONTACT: Dave Vatz, Assistant Director of Media Relations dvatz@albany.edu - Office: Cell: University at Albany Great Danes (5-4, 0-0 America East) Marquette Invitational Al McGuire Center - Milwaukee, Wis. Opponents: --IUPUI (7-4, 0-0 Summit): 9/18, 5 p.m. ET --Marquette (6-3, 0-0 Big East): 9/19, 1 p.m. ET --Wichita State (7-4, 0-0 MVC): 9/19, 6 p.m. ET UALBANY FINISHES NON-LEAGUE PLAY AT MARQUETTE INVITATIONAL The UAlbany volleyball team will compete in one more in-season tournament before the start of America East play, heading to Milwaukee to play three matches in the Marquette Invitational, featuring four teams with winning records. UAlbany plays in the invitational s opening match, taking on IUPUI on September 18th at 5 p.m. ET at the Al McGuire Center. The next day, the Great Danes play tournament host Marquette at 1 p.m. ET, then finishes the invitational against Wichita State at 6 p.m. ET. UAlbany took second place in the Colgate Classic with two wins last weekend, standing at 5-4 overall. IUPUI finished in second in an invite in Illinois with two wins last week, holding a 7-4 record. Marquette lost in two of three matches in Wyoming to have a 6-3 tally. Wichita State is 7-4 overall after going 4-1 in its home invitational last weekend. Marquette and Wichita State are each receiving votes in the AVCA rankings. UAlbany will play IUPUI, Marquette and Wichita State for the first time in program history. It is also the first time that the UAlbany volleyball team will play in the state of Wisconsin. THE TEAM 2 OH Laini Leindecker Jr. Reigning America East Player of the Week, hitting.241 w/ 41 kills, 31 digs 3 MB Tatum Jungsten Sr. Earned a place on the Colgate Classic All-Tournament Team 4 S/L Paula Pinto Fr. Played all 36 sets in the back row, third on the team with 91 digs, 8 aces 5 RS Chloe Lamb Fr. Leads all UAlbany rookies with 35 kills 6 DS/L Emily Zimmerman Fr. Led Penfield High to 2014 Section V Class AA Championship 7 L Nicole Otero Fr. UAlbany s libero, team leader with 164 digs (second in America East) 8 S Mikala McCauley Jr. Two-time reigning America East Setter of the Week 10 MB Dominique Fisher Fr Colorado All-Academic Team with Falcon High 12 S Emily Lopes So America East All-Rookie Team 14 OH Shannon Hurley Jr. Second in the America East with 3.23 kills per set 17 DS/OH Gabrielle Hansen Fr. Team best 12 service aces 18 OH Lyndsey Weiler Fr. Three-time all-state player in Arizona 22 DS/L Elizabet Genis Fr. Wore libero shirt in Otto Invitational in 2014, earning 28 digs 24 RS/OH Amanda Dolan So. UAlbany leader in total blocks with 34, solo blocks with MB Akuabata Okenwa Fr. Led Quartz Hill High to 2014 Golden League title

2 UALBANY PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN AMERICA EAST UAlbany has been predicted to finish second in the America East in the preseason coaches poll, picking up 31 points, including two first-place votes. Reigning America East champion UNH was predicted to finish first with 35 points and five first-place votes. Stony Brook (24), UMBC (23), Binghamton (17), Hartford (11), UMass Lowell (6) rounded out the rest of the poll. Votes were made by the conference s seven head coaches. UALBANY PLAYERS CHASING RECORDS Two UAlbany players are close to adding their names to the record book in blocks. Amanda Dolan stands with 234 total blocks, tied for 10th in program history. Tatum Jungsten is just behind her at 233 for 12th place. Chris Hofer holds the UAlbany record with 597 blocks from , while Kamisha Kellam has the DI record with 416 from Mikala McCauley is currently in the UAlbany record book, standing 7th in program history with 1,835 assists. She is 26 away from 6th. The UAlbany record is 5,049 by Blair Buchanan from LAST TIME: UALBANY TAKES SECOND IN COLGATE CLASSIC Earning victories over Rutgers and host Colgate, UAlbany finished in second place in the Colgate Classic, its second in-season tournament with a 2-1 finish. Laini Leindecker got named All-Tournament Team a 3rd time, hitting.241 with 41 kills and 31 digs. Tatum Jungsten also made the All-Tournament Team with 19 kills, 13 digs and 10 blocks. TWO PLAYERS EARN AMERICA EAST WEEKLY AWARDS After UAlbany s performance in the Colgate Classic, two Great Danes earned America East weekly honors. Laini Leindecker was named Player of the Week with her two double-doubles, while Mikala McCauley was picked as the Setter of the Week with 100 assists, 20 digs and 14 kills, helping the team hit.232 over the weekend. It is McCauley s second-straight setter of the week honor. MARQUETTE INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE (TIMES ET) Friday, September 18th UAlbany vs. IUPUI, 5 p.m. Wichita Marquette, 8 p.m. Saturday, September 19th IUPUI vs. Wichita State, 11 a.m. Marquette, 1 p.m. UAlbany vs. Wichita State, 6 p.m. Marquette, 8 p.m UALBANY QUICK FACTS Location... Albany, N.Y. Founded Enrollment... 13,100 undergraduate Nickname... Great Danes Colors... Purple and Gold Conference... America East Facility... University Gym Capacity... 2,000 President... Dr. Robert J. Jones Athletics Director... Mark Benson Deputy Athletics Director... Jerry Koloskie Faculty Representative... Teresa Harrison Assoc. AD for Facilities/SWA... Cara White Assoc. AD for Compliance... Eryn Cook Assoc. AD of External Affairs.. Charlie Voelker Assoc. AD for Stud. Services... Carl Anderson Assistant to the AD... Cathy Probst 2015 UALBANY VOLLEYBALL Head Coach... MJ Engstrom UAlbany Record (8th season) Office Phone... (518) mengstrom@albany.edu Assistant Coach... Josh Pickard Assistant Coach... Traci Vandegrift Volunteer Assistant Coach.. Ashley Castellana Strength and Conditioning Coach.. Bridget Pryal Trainer... Geena Grattan 2014 Overall Record America East Record America East Finish... t-2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 5/5 Starters Returning/Lost... 4/2+libero Newcomers... 9 UALBANY VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year of D-I Volleyball All-Time D-I Record America East Record America East Regular Season Titles... 8 America East Championship Titles... 6 UALBANY MEDIA RELATIONS Volleyball Contact... Dave Vatz Title: Assistant Director of Media Relations ... dvatz@albany.edu Office Phone... (518) Cell... (518) Director of Media Relations... Lizzie Barlow Asst. Dir. of Media Relations... Brooke Rayder Graduate Assistant... Kayla Prochnow Web Site... Mailing Address... UAlbany Athletics... PE Washington Avenue... Albany, NY 12222

3 AMERICA EAST STANDINGS (9/12) Conf. Overall UAlbany Binghamton Hartford New Hampshire Stony Brook UMBC UMass Lowell AWARDS Tatum Jungsten --Colgate Classic All-Tournament Team Laini Leindecker --America East Player of the Week 9/14 --Ball State Active Ankle All-Tournament Team --Golden Flashes Classic All-Tournament Team --Colgate Classic All-Tournament Team Mikala McCauley --America East Setter of the Week 9/14 --America East Setter of the Week 9/8 --Golden Flashes Classic All-Tournament Team SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: IUPUI is the reigning regular season co-champion of the Summit League. The Jaguars are led by 2014 AVCA All-American senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Hickey, who hits.224 with 153 kills, 14 aces and 118 digs. In the middle in 6-foot-3 junior Logan Walling, who has 84 kills and 33 blocks with a.328 hitting percentage. Senior outside hitter Kelly Wachtel got all-conference honors last year and stands with 80 kills and 22 blocks. Marquette will play its first home matches of the year in the invitational. Standing with 199 of the team s 501 kills on the season, redshirt freshman outside hitter Taylor Louis hits.264 with 73 digs. 6-foot-6 middle hitter Jenna Rosenthal, a redshirt freshman is hitting.325 with 70 kills and 42 total blocks. A member of the Preseason All-Big East team, redshirt junior Meghan Niemann is hitting.296 with 81 kills and 29 blocks. Wichita State was predicted to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference in the preseason poll and holds a victory over ranked Kentucky AVCA All-American sophomore middle blocker Abbie Lehman leads the team in numerous categories:.427 hitting percentage, 117 kills and 37 total blocks. Also in the middle is senior Katie Reilly, who is hitting.371 with 92 kills and 16 blocks. The main player on the outside is junior Jody Larson, who has tallied 62 kills and 81 digs RANKINGS America East Rankings Amanda Dolan --Hitting % (.245): 8th --Blocks Per Set (0.94): 2nd Gabrielle Hansen --Aces Per Set (0.33): 6th Shannon Hurley --Kills Per Set (3.23): 2nd Tatum Jungsten --Hitting % (.287): 4th Laini Leindecker --Kills Per Set (3.17): 4th --Digs Per Set (3.31): 7th Mikala McCauley --Assists Per Set (8.39): 2nd Nicole Otero --Digs Per Set (4.56): 2nd Team --Hitting % (.191): 2nd --Opp. Hitting % (.193): 2nd --Kills Per Set (11.28): 3rd --Assists Per Set (10.64): 3rd --Blocks Per Set (1.86): 2nd --Aces Per Set (1.22): 4th --Digs Per Set (16.53): 1st SHANNON HURLEY TRANSFERS TO UALBANY FROM GREEN BAY The 2013 Horizon League Rookie of the Year and a member of the 2014 Preseason All-Horizon League Team, Shannon Hurley has transferred from Wisconsin-Green Bay to UAlbany, spending the last spring in the Capital District. In 45 matches played, Hurley finished two seasons with 464 kills and 129 digs for the Phoenix. She will have two eligible seasons to play for the Great Danes. UALBANY VOLLEYBALL EARNS TOP TEAM GPA IN ATHLETICS The UAlbany volleyball team earned a 3.44 GPA in the season, the highest GPA among all UAlbany teams during the year. With that GPA, UAlbany was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association with a Team Academic Award. In addition, Mikala McCauley was the America East s Elite 18 winner for volleyball. FEAR THE FRESHMEN: UAlbany brings eight freshmen for the 2015 season, hailing from all across the USA and three different countries. So far in 2015, Nicole Otero has served as the team s libero, leading UAlbany with 164 digs. Chloe Lamb plays as UAlbany s right side hitter, leading UAlbany rookies with 35 kills and 19 blocks, while Gabrielle Hansen plays in the back row with 12 aces and 81 digs.

4 ENGSTROM APPROACHING TOP DI MARK AT UALBANY At the helm of UAlbany, MJ Engstrom has amassed 126 victories, winning the America East regular season five times and taking the title three times. She was named the America East Coach of the Year in 2009 and She is just 16 matches away from tying Kelly Sheffield, who has 142 wins at UAlbany, for most DI wins at the school. In her coaching career, Engstrom has taken three different schools, UAlbany, Nicholls State and Villanova, to the NCAA Tournament. PICKARD, VANDEGRIFT NAMED ASSISTANT COACHES UAlbany will have a couple of new assistant coaches for the 2015 season. Joining the team is Josh Pickard, who will serve as the first assistant after spending the last three years at Montana State. Earning a promotion to assistant coach is Traci Vandegrift, a 2012 UAlbany alum who spent the last two years as the team s graduate assistant manager. Another UAlbany alum earned a new coaching job for the 2015 season. Former Great Dane setter and assistant coach Brooke Stanley was named the head coach of Converse College in South Carolina. TIME ZONE DANES UAlbany sports players from all four time zones in the contiguous United States. With seven from the USA in the Eastern Time Zone, Illinois native Amanda Dolan is from the Central Time Zone, Dominique Fisher from Colorado and Lyndsey Weiler from Arizona inhabit the Mountain Time Zone while the team s California players, Tatum Jungsten, Emily Lopes and Akuabata Okenwa, live in the Pacific Time Zone. BLAIR BUCHANAN INDUCTED IN UALBANY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME The all-time leader in assists in program history, Blair Buchanan has been inducted into the UAlbany Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of Playing from , Buchanan finished with 5,049 assists and 1,082 digs, standing as one of two UAlbany players in the top-10 all-time in program history in those categories. The three-time America East All-Conference First Team setter led UAlbany to its first pair of conference tournament titles in 2004 and IN REVIEW After defeating Boston College and UC Riverside in non-conference play, UAlbany started the season 4-1 to sit in first-place, eventually finishing tied for second place at 7-5 in the league. As the 3-seed, UAlany defeated 2-seed Binghamton in four sets in the America East Tournament to earn a title berth against host New Hampshire. Despite taking set two, UAlbany fell to UNH in four sets to get the league s runner-up trophy. HEAD COACH MJ ENGSTROM MJ Engstrom enters her eighth season as head volleyball coach at the University at Albany in Engstrom has posted an overall record of and in America East play over her first six seasons. Her record includes three America East titles and as many NCAA appearances as a head coach. She previously coached Villanova and Nicholls State to NCAA tournament berths saw UAlbany return to the America East title match as the Great Danes finished tied for second place in the conference, going 7-5 in the league and overall. Viktoriia Stroilo earned her third-consecutive America East Defensive Player of the Year honor after finishing 10th in the NCAA in digs per set, totaling 517 on the year. Laini Leindecker earned All-Conference First Team status, while Stroilo and Amanda Dolan each earned All-Conference Second Team. Engstrom, a native of St. Paul, Minn., is on the editorial board for the International Journal for Volleyball Research and is a member of the USA Volleyball Sports Medicine and Performance Commission. She was a student-athlete at the University of Minnesota and received a degree in psychology in ENGSTROM UALBANY RECORD Year A-East Overall 2008 UAlbany UAlbany UAlbany UAlbany UAlbany UAlbany UAlbany UAlbany Total ENGSTROM VS. AE SCHOOLS Binghamton 11-6 Hartford 13-1 New Hampshire 11-4 Stony Brook 14-2 UMBC 13-5 UMass Lowell 4-0

5 2015 UALBANY GREAT DANES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School 2 Laini Leindecker Jr. OH 5-10 New Philadelphia, Ohio / New Philadelphia 3 Tatum Jungsten Sr. MB 6-0 Loomis, Calif. / Del Oro 4 Paula Pinto Fr. S/L 5-6 Yumbo, Colombia / Jefferson School 5 Chloe Lamb Fr. RS 6-0 Temperance, Mich. / Bedford 6 Emily Zimmerman Fr. DS/L 5-8 Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield 7 Nicole Otero Fr. L 5-7 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico / Colegia Adianez 8 Mikala McCauley Jr. S 5-11 Stanfordville, N.Y. / Stissing Mountain 10 Dominique Fisher Fr. MB 6-1 Falcon, Colo. / Falcon 12 Emily Lopes So. S 5-7 Bakersfield, Calif. / Independence 14 Shannon Hurley Jr. OH 6-0 Connellsville, Pa. / Wisconsin-Green Bay 17 Gabrielle Hansen Fr. DS/OH 5-8 North Tonawanda, N.Y. / North Tonawanda 18 Lyndsey Weiler Fr. OH 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird 22 Elizabet Genis So. DS/L 5-3 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood 24 Amanda Dolan Jr. RS/OH 6-3 Manhattan, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central H.S. 34 Akuabata Okenwa Fr. MB 6-2 Canyon Country, Calif. / Quartz Hill 2015 UALBANY GREAT DANES ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 24 Amanda Dolan Jr. RS/OH 6-3 Manhattan, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central H.S. 10 Dominique Fisher Fr. MB 6-1 Falcon, Colo. / Falcon 22 Elizabet Genis So. DS/L 5-3 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood 17 Gabrielle Hansen Fr. DS/OH 5-8 North Tonawanda, N.Y. / North Tonawanda 14 Shannon Hurley Jr. OH 6-0 Connellsville, Pa. / Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 Tatum Jungsten Sr. MB 6-0 Loomis, Calif. / Del Oro H.S. 5 Chloe Lamb Fr. RS 6-0 Temperance, Mich. / Bedford 2 Laini Leindecker Jr. OH 5-10 New Philadelphia, Ohio / New Philadelphia H.S. 12 Emily Lopes So. S 5-7 Bakersfield, Calif. / Independence 8 Mikala McCauley Jr. S 5-11 Stanfordville, N.Y. / Stissing Mountain H.S. 34 Akuabata Okenwa Fr. MB 6-2 Canyon Country, Calif. / Quartz Hill 7 Nicole Otero Fr. L 5-7 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico / Colegia Adianez 4 Paula Pinto Fr. S/L 5-6 Yumbo, Colombia / Jefferson School 18 Lyndsey Weiler Fr. OH 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird 6 Emily Zimmerman Fr. DS/L 5-8 Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield Coaching Staff Head Coach: MJ Engstrom, 8th season (Minnesota 00) Assistant Coach: Josh Pickard, 1st season (Michigan State 02) Assistant Coach: Traci Vandegrift, 3rd season (UAlbany 13) CLASS BREAKDOWN Freshmen... 8 Sophomores... 2 Juniors... 4 Seniors... 1 POSITION BREAKDOWN Defensive Specialists/Liberos.. 4 Middle Blockers... 3 Outside/Right Side Hitters... 5 Setters... 3 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dominique Fisher - dom-ah-neek Tatum Jungsten - JUNG-sten Laini Leindecker - LAIN-ee LINE-deck-er Emily Lopes - LOPES Akuabata Okenwa - ah-kwaa-bah-tah o-ken-wah Nicole Otero - o-tear-o Paula Pinto - POW-la PIN-toe Lyndsey Weiler - WHY-lurr

6 INDIVIDUAL CAREER/SEASON HIGHS #24 Amanda Dolan (6-3 Jr. MB) #3 Tatum Jungsten (6-0 Jr. MB) #34 Akuabata Okenwa (6-2 Fr. MB) Career Highs Career Highs Career Highs Kills: 19 (v. Hartford, 10/12/14) Kills: 15 (v. Eastern Kentucky, 9/21/13) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 4 (v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Aces: N/A Assists: 2 (2x, UMass Lowell, 10/3/14) Assists: 1 (15x, last: v. Oakland, 9/4/15) Assists: N/A Digs: 6 (@ Syracuse, 9/20/14) Digs: 10 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Digs: N/A Blocks: 11 (@ UMBC, 11/3/13) Blocks: 8 (3x, last: v. Boston College, 9/5/14) Blocks: N/A Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Kills: 8 (2x, Kent State, 9/5/15) Kills: 10 (v. Yale, 9/11/15) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 4 (v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Aces: N/A Assists: 1 (2x, Colgate, 9/12/15) Assists: 1 (2x, last: v. Oakland, 9/4/15) Assists: N/A Digs: 4 (v. Belmont, 8/29/15) Digs: 10 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Digs: N/A Blocks: 7 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: 5 (v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Blocks: N/A #10 Dominique Fisher (6-1 Fr. MB) #5 Chloe Lamb (6-0 Fr. RS) #7 Nicole Otero (5-7 Fr. L) Career Highs Career Highs Career Highs Kills: N/A Kills: 7 (@ Ball State, 8/28/15) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 4 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Assists: N/A Assists: 1 (v. Oakland, 9/4/15) Assists: 3 (4x, last: v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Digs: N/A Digs: 2 (2x, last: v. Yale, 9/11/15) Digs: 25 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: N/A Blocks: 4 (2x, Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: N/A Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Kills: N/A Kills: 7 (@ Ball State, 8/28/15) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 4 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Assists: N/A Assists: 1 (v. Oakland, 9/4/15) Assists: 3 (4x, last: v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Digs: N/A Digs: 2 (2x, last: v. Yale, 9/11/15) Digs: 25 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: N/A Blocks: 4 (2x, Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: N/A #22 Elizabet Genis (5-3 So. DS/L) #2 Laini Leindecker (5-10 Jr. OH) #4 Paula Pinto (5-6 Fr. S/L) Career Highs Career Highs Career Highs Kills: N/A Kills: 20 (v. Oakland, 9/5/15) Kills: N/A Aces: 1 (2x, last: v. Colgate, 9/21/14) Aces: 4 (2x, Hartford, 11/7/14) Aces: 3 (v. Belmont, 8/29/15) Assists: N/A Assists: 3 (4x, last: v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Assists: 5 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Digs: 10 (@ Syracuse, 9/20/14) Digs: 31 (v. Grand Canyon, 9/12/14) Digs: 19 (v. Belmont, 8/29/15) Blocks: N/A Blocks: 4 (v. Boston College, 9/5/14) Blocks: N/A Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Kills: N/A Kills: 20 (v. Oakland, 9/5/15) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 1 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Aces: 3 (v. Belmont, 8/29/15) Assists: N/A Assists: 3 (v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Assists: 5 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Digs: N/A Digs: 22 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Digs: 19 (v. Belmont, 8/29/15) Blocks: N/A Blocks: 2 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: N/A #17 Gabrielle Hansen (5-8 Fr. DS/OH) #12 Emily Lopes (5-7 So. S) #18 Lyndsey Weiler (5-10 Fr. OH) Career Highs Career Highs Career Highs Kills: 2 (2x, Kent State, 9/5/15) Kills: 1 (3x, Hartford, 11/7/14) Kills: N/A Aces: 2 (5x, last: v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Aces: 2 (2x, Binghamton, 10/24/14) Aces: N/A Assists: 1 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Assists: 31 (v. UMass Lowell, 11/2/14) Assists: N/A Digs: 22 (v. Yale, 9/11/15) Digs: 19 (2x, UNH, 11/22/14) Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Blocks: 2 (v. UMass Lowell, 11/2/14) Blocks: N/A Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Kills: 2 (2x, Kent State, 9/5/15) Kills: N/A Kills: N/A Aces: 2 (5x, last: v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Aces: 1 (v. New Mexico, 8/28/15) Aces: N/A Assists: 1 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Assists: 13 (v. New Mexico, 8/28/15) Assists: N/A Digs: 10 (2x, last: v. Oakland, 9/4/15) Digs: 11 (v. New Mexico, 8/28/15) Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Blocks: N/A Blocks: N/A #14 Shannon Hurley (6-0 Jr. OH) #8 Mikala McCauley (5-11 Jr. S) #6 Emily Zimmerman (5-8 Fr. DS/L) Career Highs (UAlbany) Career Highs Career Highs Kills: 21 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Kills: 9 (v. Northeastern, 9/7/13) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 4 (v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Aces: N/A Assists: 2 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Assists: 58 (2x, UMBC, 11/3/13) Assists: N/A Digs: 4 (v. New Mexico, 8/28/15) Digs: 19 (3x, UNH, 11/22/14) Digs: N/A Blocks: 4 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: 4 (v. UC Riverside, 9/12/14) Blocks: N/A Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Kills: 21 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Kills: 6 (@ Colgate, 9/12/15) Kills: N/A Aces: N/A Aces: 4 (v. Rutgers, 9/12/15) Aces: N/A Assists: 2 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Assists: 40 (v. Yale, 9/11/15) Assists: N/A Digs: 4 (v. New Mexico, 8/28/15) Digs: 14 (2x, Kent State, 9/5/15) Digs: N/A Blocks: 4 (@ Kent State, 9/5/15) Blocks: 3 (v. Belmont, 8/29/15) Blocks: N/A

7 2015 TEAM HIGHS 2015 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Kills: All matches: 64 Kent State (9/5) 49 - v. Belmont (8/29) 48 - v. Indiana State (9/5) 3-set match: 45 - v. Oakland (9/4) 39 Colgate (9/12) 4-set match: 48 - v. Indiana State (9/5) 37 Ball State (8/28) 29 - v. New Mexico (8/28) 5-set match: 64 Kent State (9/5) 49 - v. Belmont (8/29) Attack Percentage (K-E-TA).357 ( ) - v. Oakland (9/4).304 ( ) - v. Rutgers (9/12).250 ( ) Colgate (9/12) Assists: 63 Kent State (9/5) 47 - v. Belmont (8/29) 45 - v. Indiana State (9/5) Digs: All matches: 91 - v. Belmont (8/29) 88 Kent State (9/5) 79 - v. Yale (9/11) 3-set match: 65 Colgate (9/12) 48 - v. Oakland (9/4) 4-set match: 79 - v. Yale (9/11) 63 - v. Indiana State (9/5) 60 - v. New Mexico (8/28) 5-set match: 91 - v. Belmont (8/29) 88 Kent State (9/5) Aces: 11 - v. Rutgers (9/12) 6 Kent State (9/5) 5-3x Blocks: 12 Kent State (9/5) 10 - v. Indiana State (9/5) 10 - v. Belmont (8/29) Kills: All matches: 21 - Shannon Hurley (@ Kent State, 9/5) 20 - Laini Leindecker (@ Oakland, 9/4) 16-2x 3-set match: 20 - Laini Leindecker (@ Oakland, 9/4) 16 - Laini Leindecker (@ Colgate, 9/12) 8 - Shannon Hurley (@ Oakland, 9/4) 4-set match: 17 - Shannon Hurley (v. Indiana State, 9/5) 16 - Shannon Hurley (v. Rutgers, 9/12) 13 - Shannon Hurley/Laini Leindecker (v. Yale, 9/11) 5-set match: 21 - Shannon Hurley (@ Kent State, 9/5) 15 - Shannon Hurley (v. Belmont, 8/29) 13 - Laini Leindecker (v. Belmont, 8/29) Attack Percentage (K-E-TA), minimum 12 kills:.421 ( ) - Laini Leindecker (v. Oakland, 9/4).351 ( ) - Shannon Hurley (v. Indiana State, 9/5).350 ( ) - Laini Leindecker (@ Colgate, 9/12) Assists: 51 - Mikala McCauley (@ Kent State, 9/5) 40 - Mikala McCauley (v. Yale, 9/11) 38 - Mikala McCauley (2x) Digs: All matches: 25 - Nicole Otero (@ Kent State, 9/5) 22-4x 3-set match: 22 - Nicole Otero (@ Colgate, 9/12) 12 - Nicole Otero (@ Oakland, 9/4) 12 - Laini Leindecker (@ Colgate, 9/12) 4-set match: 22 - Nicole Otero (v. Yale, 9/11) 22 - Gabrielle Hansen (v. Yale, 9/11) 21 - Nicole Otero (v. Indiana State, 9/5) 5-set match: 25 - Nicole Otero (@ Kent State, 9/5) 22 - Laini Leindecker (@ Kent State, 9/5) 21 - Nicole Otero (v. Belmont, 8/29) Aces: 4 - Tatum Jungsten (v. Rutgers, 9/12) 4 - Mikala McCauley (v. Yale, 9/12) 4 - Nicole Otero (@ Kent State, 9/5) Blocks (Solo-Assist) 7 (3-4) - Amanda Dolan (@ Kent State, 9/5) 5 (2-3) - Tatum Jungsten (v. Rutgers, 9/12) 5 (2-3) - Amanda Dolan (v. Indiana State, 9/5) 2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS Shannon Hurley Laini Leindecker HITTING PERCENTAGE (min. 90 attempts) Tatum Jungsten Amanda Dolan ACES Gabrielle Hansen Tatum Jungsten/Nicole Otero/Paula Pinto... 8 ASSISTS Mikala McCauley Emily Lopes/Nicole Otero BLOCKS Amanda Dolan Tatum Jungsten DIGS Nicole Otero Laini Leindecker UALBANY SUPERLATIVES UAlbany record when: Overall: 5-4 Set 1: 6-3 Home: 0-0 Set 2: 6-3 Away: 1-2 Set 3: 4-5 Neutral: 4-2 Set 4: 3-4 Conference: 0-0 Set 5: 1-1 Home: 0-0 Three-Set Matches: 2-0 Away: 0-0 Four-Set Matches: 2-3 Non-Conference: 5-4 Five-Set Matches: 1-1 Away: 1-2 UAlbany Wins Set 1: 4-2 Neutral: 4-2 UAlbany Loses Set 1: 1-2 Following a Win: 2-2 UAlbany Wins Set 2: 5-1 Following a Defeat: 3-1 UAlbany Loses Set 2: 0-3 Longest Winning Streak: W-2 UAlbany Wins Set 3: 3-0 Longest Losing Streak: L-2 UAlbany Loses Set 3: 2-4 Current Streak: W-2 UAlbany Wins Set 4: 2-1 UAlbany Loses Set 4: 1-3

8 2015 UAlbany Volleyball University at Albany Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2015) All matches Overall record: 5-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 4-2 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se 2 LEINDECKER,Laini HURLEY,Shannon DOLAN,Amanda JUNGSTEN,Tatum LAMB,Chloe MCCAULEY,Mikala HANSEN,Gabrielle LOPES,Emily WEILER,Lyndsey OTERO,Nicole PINTO,Paula UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY Opponents Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 2 LEINDECKER,Laini HURLEY,Shannon DOLAN,Amanda JUNGSTEN,Tatum LAMB,Chloe MCCAULEY,Mikala HANSEN,Gabrielle LOPES,Emily WEILER,Lyndsey OTERO,Nicole PINTO,Paula TEAM UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY Opponents

9 2015 UAlbany Volleyball University at Albany Match-by-Match KILLS-ACES-DIGS-BLOCKS (as of Sep 12, 2015) All matches Opponent Date Score LEINDECKER, JUNGSTEN,Ta PINTO,Paula LAMB,Chloe OTERO,Nicole MCCAULEY,Mi LOPES,Emily HURLEY,Shan HANSEN,Gabr WEILER,Lynd DOLAN,Aman at BSU Aug L DNP vs NM Aug L DNP vs BEL Aug W DNP vs OAKLAND Sep W DNP DNP at KENTST Sep L DNP DNP vs INS Sep W DNP DNP vs YALE Sep L DNP DNP vs RU Sep W DNP DNP at COLGATE Sep W DNP UAlbany Volleyball University at Albany Team Match-by-Match Comparison (as of Sep 12, 2015) All matches Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 28, 2015 at Ball State / / / / / 58 3 / 4 9 / 15 4 / 3 50 / / / 1 8 / 12 0 / 0 0 / 0 Aug 28, 2015 vs New Mexico / / / / / 54 5 / 5 4 / 15 5 / 5 60 / / / 3 6 / 14 0 / 1 2 / 3 Aug 29, 2015 vs Belmont / / / / / 62 5 / 4 6 / 22 4 / 5 91 / / / 0 16 / 12 0 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 04, 2015 vs Oakland / / / / / 36 4 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 4 48 / / / 2 4 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 0 Sep 05, 2015 at Kent State / / / / / 75 6 / 6 7 / 9 6 / 6 88 / / / 5 10 / 14 1 / 2 2 / 2 Sep 05, 2015 vs Indiana State / / / / / 61 5 / 1 6 / 12 1 / 5 63 / / / 1 10 / 14 0 / 4 0 / 0 Sep 11, 2015 vs Yale / / / / / 47 2 / 7 7 / 8 7 / 2 79 / / / 2 6 / 16 0 / 0 1 / 0 Sep 12, 2015 vs Rutgers / / / / / / 5 7 / 7 5 / / / / 1 10 / 6 0 / 4 3 / 2 Sep 12, 2015 at Colgate / 37 9 / / / / 36 3 / 0 4 / 7 0 / 3 65 / / / 0 10 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

10 #2 Laini Leindecker #3 Tatum Jungsten #4 Paula Pinto #5 Chloe Lamb #6 Emily Zimmerman #7 Nicole Otero #8 Mikala McCauley #10 Dominique Fisher #12 Emily Lopes #14 Shannon Hurley #17 Gabrielle Hansen #18 Lyndsey Weiler #22 Elizabet Genis #24 Amanda Dolan #34 Akuabata Okenwa MJ Engstrom (HC) Josh Pickard (AC) Traci Vandegrift (AC)