Virginia Tech. volleyball 2012 Match Notes Schedule. Tournament Schedule

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1 Virginia Tech volleyball 2012 Match Notes April Goode, Associate Director of Athletics Communications O: C: Facebook.com/hokiesports Date Opponent Time/Results Tiger Volleyball Invitational - Columbia, Mo. Aug. 24 vs. Nicholls State W, 3-0 Aug. 24 at Missouri L, 1-3 Aug. 25 vs. #23 Michigan L, 2-3 Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Classic - Blacksburg, Va. Aug. 31 Towson W, 3-0 Sep. 1 Harvard W, 3-0 Sep. 1 Middle Tennessee State W, 3-1 High Point University Classic - High Point, N.C. Sep. 7 vs. Loyola Marymount 4:40 p.m. Sep. 8 vs. George Mason 1 p.m. Sep. 8 at High Point 7 p.m. University of Virginia Tournament - Charlottesville, Va. Sep. 14 at Virginia * 7 p.m. Sep. 15 vs. Liberty 1 p.m. Sep. 21 Florida State * 7 p.m. Sep. 23 Miami * 1 p.m. Sep. 28 at Maryland * 7 p.m. Sep. 30 at Boston College * Noon Oct. 5 at Georgia Tech * 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Clemson * TBA Oct. 12 NC State * 7 p.m. Oct. 14 North Carolina * 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Wake Forest * 7 p.m. Oct. 20 Duke * 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Miami * 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Florida State * 1 p.m. Nov. 2 Clemson * 7 p.m. Nov. 3 Georgia Tech * 6 p.m. Nov. 9 Boston College * 7 p.m. Nov. 10 Maryland * 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at North Carolina * 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at NC State * 5 p.m. Nov. 23 Virginia * 7 p.m. All times eastern * Denotes ACC match 2012 Schedule Tournament Schedule High Point University Classic Friday, Sept. 7 4:30 p.m. - Virginia Tech vs. LMU 7 p.m. - HPU vs. George Mason Virginia Tech HOKIES (4-2, 0-0 ACC) Head Coach: Chris Riley Loyola Marymount LIONS (4-2, 0-0 WCC) Head Coach: Tom Black All-Time Series First Meeting Last Meeting George Mason PATRIOTS (2-5, 0-0 CAA) Head Coach: Pat Kendrick All-Time Series Virginia Tech Leads 11-7 Last Meeting Nov. 11, 2001 GMU won 3-0 High Point PANTHERS (5-3, 0-0 Big South) Head Coach: Jason Oliver All-Time Series Virginia Tech Leads 6-2 Last Meeting Aug. 27, 2011 VT won 3-1 The Hokies The Hokies claimed the team title last weekend when they hosted the Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Invitational. Tech topped Towson (3-0), Harvard (3-0) and Middle Tennessee (3-1). Samantha Gostling was named the MVP after posting 42 kills, 16 digs and eight blocks on the weekend. Kathryn Caine and Jordan Fish joined her on the All-Tournament team. Gostling is leading the team, averaging 3.5 kills per set while Jennifer Wiker is tallying 3.3 kps. Fish is putting up assists per set. On the defensive side, Victoria Hamsher is recording 1.05 blocks per set and Morgan O'Neill is averaging 4.0 digs per set. Scouting the Lions LMU is 4-2 after picking up wins against UConn, Iona, Cogate and UC Irvine to start the 2012 campaign. The Lions are led by Kathleen Luft, averaging 4.05 kills per set while Litara Keil is knocking down 3.05 kps. Hannah Tedrow is averaging assists per set. Defensively, Keil leads the team with 1.1 blocks per set and Betsi Metter is recording 5.45 digs per set. The Series This is the first time the two teams have met and only the second time the Hokies have faced a team in the West Coast Conference. The Hokies are 1-0 against teams from the West Coast Conference, having defeated San Diego 3-0 on Sept. 3, Scouting the Patriots GMU is 2-5 to start the 2012 season, having picked up wins against UMBC and West Virginia. Leading the Patriots is Lana Zonjic with 2.88 kills per set. Laura Spencer is adding 2.04 kills per set. On the defensive side, Lolade Owokoniran is tallying a 1.21 blocks per set while Bernetta Moore averages 3.58 digs per set. The Series Virginia Tech holds an 11-7 all-time record against the Patriots, but GMU picked up a 3-0 (30-21, 30-26, 30-24) the last time the two teams met on Nov. 11, Tech is 7-0 against the Patriots in neutral site matches and last defeated GMU on Sept. 21, 1991, 3-1 in Charlottesville, Va. Scouting the Panthers High Point has opened the 2012 season with a 5-3 record including wins against Long Island, Delaware State, Wake Forest, Jacksonville State and UNC Greensboro. The Panthers are led by Courtney Johnk with 3.3 kills per set. Chelsea Davis is adding 2.88 kps. Maddie Simpson is the primary setter, averaging 9.06 assists per set. Lauren Bell has also seen time in the setter spot and is putting up 9.5 aps. Molly Barolow is tallying 4.17 digs per set while Jamie McDonald is posting 1.00 blocks per set on the defensive side. Saturday, Sept a.m. - HPU vs. Loyola Marymount 1 p.m. - Virginia Tech vs. George Mason The Series Tech is 6-2 all-time against High Point. The two teams last met on Aug. 27, 2011 in Blacksburg where the Hokies claimed a 3-1 (25-16, 24-26, 25-13, 25-12) win against the Panthers. This is the first time the two teams have met in High Point, N.C. HPU last defeated Tech on Oct. 15, p.m. - LMU vs. George Mason 7 p.m. - Virginia Tech vs. HPU

2 2012 Virginia Tech Volleyball Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last School Club Team 1 Gabrielle Talley So. L/DS 5-9 Orlando, Fla. Lake Highland Top Select 2 Kenedy McGrath Fr. L 5-5 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Surf City 3 Allison Munter Jr. S 5-9 Chesapeake, Va. Grassfield Coastal Virginia 4 Jordan Fish So. S 5-9 North Branch, Mich. North Branch Michigan Elite 5 Kennedy Bryan Fr. OH 6-1 Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee A5 7 Sydnee Arnson Fr. S 5-8 Gilbert, Ariz. Basha Arizona Storm 8 Samantha Gostling Jr. OH 6-1 Charlotte, N.C. Ardrey Kell Carolina Juniors 9 Liz Trinchere Sr. MB 6-0 Salem, Va. Glenvar Roanoke Juniors 10 Cara Baarendse Sr. MB 6-1 Mason, Ohio William Mason Cincy Classics 13 Jennifer Wiker r-sr. OH 6-3 Charlotte, N.C. South Mecklenburg Carolina Juniors 14 Victoria Hamsher Jr. MB 6-2 Nazareth, Pa. Nazareth Synergy 15 Delaney Pittari So. DS/L 5-4 Mandeville, La. Fontainebleau Louisiana Volleyball 16 Alexa Swann Fr. MB 6-2 Mertztown, Pa. Brandywine Area Synergy 19 Morgan O Neill Sr. OH/L 5-9 Atherton, Calif. Archbishop Mitty Vision 20 Kathryn Caine So. MB/RS 6-1 McLean, Va. Langley Northern Virginia 21 Megan Beckwith Jr. L 5-10 Leesburg, Va. Heritage/Colorado Virginia Elite 32 LaTasha Samson-Akpan So. MH 6-0 Fairlawn, Ohio Copley Cleveland Volleyball Head Coach: Pronunciation Chris Riley (Jacksonville University, 1993) Baarendse bar-end-zee Assistant Coach: Gostling Gos-ling Shelbylynn McBride (George Mason, 2003) Trinchere trin-chair-ee Jen Malcom (Iowa State, 2008) Wiker wicker Volunteer Assistant: Adam McLamb (Radford, 2006) Noteworthy Tournament Honors Junior Samantha Gostling was named the MVP at the Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Invitational after posting 42 kills, 16 digs and eight blocks on the weekend. Kathryn Caine and Jordan Fish joined her on the All- Tournament team. Caine hit 54.5 percent and tallied 22 kills while Fish recorded 121 assists over the weekend. Milestone Marks The Hokies honored Cara Baarendse and Morgan O'Neill for hitting career milestones prior to the match against Towson. Baarendse tallied her 1,000th career kill during the opening weekend of competition when she had 11 kills against Nicholls State. O'Neill recorded her 1,000th career dig in the final match of the 2011 season against Virginia. Tiger Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Cara Baarendse was named to the All-Tournament team at the Tiger Volleyball Invitational after recording 31 kills, three aces, 15 digs and eight blocks on the weekend. She hit for a percentage of.491. Career Debut Freshmen Kenedy McGrath and Kennedy Bryan made their collegiate debuts during the opening weekend. McGrath appeared in all 12 sets for the Hokies, recording 32 digs. Bryan came in for two sets. Receiving Recognition Senior middle blocker Cara Baarendse earned a spot on the 2012 ACC Preseason All-Conference Team. She led the Hokies last season with 327 kills while adding 84 blocks. She secured her second consecutive spot on the All-ACC team in 2011 and her second nod to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention team and earned AVCA All-East Region First Team honors. Representing the Red, White & Blue Senior outside hitter Jennifer Wiker helped the USA White team to the gold medal in the playoffs at the 2012 U.S. Women s National Volleyball A2 Tournament over the summer. The A2 Program features 48 collegiate volleyball players chosen from a field of over 200. Four separate teams trained together before squaring off in a round-robin style tournament followed by semifinal and final rounds. Senior libero Morgan O Neill also competed over the summer, representing the USA in the Second Annual China/USA Challenge Invitational. She joined several other top juniors and seniors from around the country as the team traveled to China to compete against the Chinese Junior National Team as well as top collegiate and club teams. Block Party Junior Victoria Hamsher wrapped up last season with 150 blocks to put her third on Tech's single season record list. She ranked sixth in the ACC and was 39th in the NCAA in total blocks. Hamsher also tallied 137 block assists to rank second in Tech's single season record book. Meet The Newcomers The Hokies welcome five newcomers this season with the addition of four freshmen and junior transfer Megan Beckwith from the University of Colorado. Beckwith, a libero, is a Virginia native, listing Leesburg as her hometown. The freshmen class includes Kenedy McGrath, Kennedy Bryan, Sydnee Arnson and Alexa Swann. The new class is from across the United States as McGrath is from California and Arnson calls Arizona home. Bryan and Swann are from Georgia and Pennsylvania, respectively. The four freshman also play different positions on the court with McGrath as a libero and Arnson in the setter spot. Bryan is an outside hitter while Swann plays middle blocker. Preseason Poll The Hokies were picked to finish seventh in this year's ACC Preseason Poll. Tech tallied an overall record in 2011 and was 11-9 in the league. Defending champion Florida State was picked to win the league again in 2012.

3 Quick Facts University Information Location Blacksburg, Va. Founded 1872 Enrollment Approx. 31,000 Nickname Hokies Colors Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange Website HokieSports.com Facility (capacity) Cassell Coliseum (9,847) President Dr. Charles W. Steger Director of Athletics Jim Weaver Senior Woman Administrator Sharon McCloskey Volleyball Information 2011 Record ACC Record 11-9 (6th) Letterwinners (returning/lost) 12/5 Starters (returning/lost) 4+libero/2 Head Coach Chris Riley (Jacksonville, 1993) VB Office Phone Assistant Coaches Shelbylynn McBride Jen Malcolm Volleyball History First Year of Volleyball 1977 All-Time Record (.535) Home Record ACC Record (Win %) (.463) ACC Regular-Season Titles 0 ACC Tournament Titles 0 NCAA Appearances 1 (1-1) 2010 Just Virginia Tech, Please - While the full name of the school is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the school is commonly referred to as Virginia Tech. Founded in 1872 as Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College, the university changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Fans of the athletic department, as well as media covering the Hokies, shortened the name to VPI, but it eventually became Virginia Tech. The State University was added to bring the official title to what it is today. Those covering Hokie athletics are asked to refer to the university as simply Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech University, VPI and SU, VPI&SU, VT or VA Tech are not recognized names and should not be used. What is a Hokie, Anyway? - That s the most often-asked question in Virginia Tech athletics. The answer leads all the way back to 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. With the change came the necessity for writing a new cheer and a contest for such a purpose was held by the student body. Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his Hokie yell which still is used today. Later, when asked if Hokie had any special meaning, Stull explained the word was solely the product of his imagination and was used only as an attention-getter for his yell. It soon became a nickname for all Tech teams and for those people loyal to Tech athletics. The official school colors Chicago maroon and burnt orange also were introduced in They were chosen because they made a unique combination not worn elsewhere at the time Statistical Leaders Kills Samantha Gostling, 77 Kills per set Samantha Gostling, 3.5 Hitting percentage (min. 70 att.) Victoria Hamsher,.442 ( ) Assists Jordan Fish, 247 Assists per set Jordan Fish, Aces Hamsher/Gostling/Wiker/McGrath, 6 Aces per set Jennifer Wicker, 0.30 Digs Morgan O Neill, 84 Digs per set Morgan O Neill, 4.0 Block Solo Jennifer Wiker, 7 Block Assist Victoria Hamsher, 22 Total Blocks Victoria Hamsher, 23 Blocks per set Victoria Hamser, Individual Match Highs Kills Samantha Gostling, 23 vs. MTSU, Hitting percentage (min. 12k) Cara Baarendse,.579 vs. #23 Michigan, Assists Jordan Fish, 47 at Missouri, /vs. MTSU, Aces Kenedy McGrath, 3 vs. Harvard, Digs Morgan O'Neill, 24 vs. #23 Michigan, Block Solo Wiker (2x) & Gostling (1) Block Assist Victoria Hamsher, 7 vs. #23 Michigan, Total Blocks Victoria Hamsher, 7 vs. #23 Michigan, The Last Time kill match Lisa Pikalek, 35 at Liberty, dig match Jill Gergen, 37 vs. Clemson, assist match Erin Leaser, 61 at Wake Forest, block match Victoria Hamsher, 10 at Florida State, ace match Justine Record, 5 vs. Boston College, Triple-double Michelle Lang, 13 kills, 22 assists, 10 digs vs. UMES, kill season Lisa Pikalek, 653, dig season Amanda Cloyd, 617, ,500-assist season Kelly Chambliss, 1,692, block season Victoria Hamser, 150, Hokie Highs and Lows Highest Attack Percentage.379 ( ) vs. Towson, Lowest Attack Percentage.223 vs. #23 Michigan, Most Kills 61 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Kills 43 vs. Towson, Most Attempts 166 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Attempts 87 vs. Towson, Most Assists 55 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Assists 40 vs. Towson, /vs. Harvard, Most Aces 7 vs. Nicholls State, Fewest Aces 5 vs. #23 Michigan ( ); at Missouri, Most Digs 74 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Digs 35 vs. Towson, Most Blocks 11 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Blocks 3 vs. Nicholls State, Opponent Highs and Lows Highest Attack Percentage.349 at Missouri, Lowest Attack Percentage.019 vs. Harvard, Most Kills 71 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Kills 21 vs. Harvard, Most Attempts 181 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Attempts 86 vs. Nicholls State, Most Assists 66 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Assists 19 vs. Harvard, Most Aces 8 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Aces 2 vs. Towson /vs. Harvard, Most Digs 70 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Digs 30 vs. Towson, Most Blocks 13 vs. #23 Michigan, Fewest Blocks 1 vs. Towson,

4 Head Coach Chris Riley Chris Riley is entering his seventh season as head coach of the Virginia Tech volleyball team. Riley guided the Hokies to an 18-13, 11-9 record in 2011 to finish sixth in the ACC. Tech also went 15-4 in Cassell Coliseum, marking the most home wins since Cara Baarendse earned her second consecutive spot on the All-ACC Team as well as picking up AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors and AVCA All-East Region. In 2010, Riley led the Hokies to arguably their best season in program history. Under his direction, the Hokies defeated an AVCA top-25 opponent for the first time in school history (No. 25 Florida State, W 3-2, Oct. 29), and earned their first bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Hokies were 20-12, in the ACC, and went undefeated (6-0) in neutral matches for the first time. The Hokies also secured their first NCAA Tournament win, defeating Delaware, 3-0, in the first round. Tech put up a strong fight against fourth-seeded Penn State in the second round, but fell to the eventual national champions. Additionally, he coached the first pair of Hokies to ever earn All-America honors in the same season, as Felicia Willoughby and Cara Baarendse both picked up honorable mentions. Riley coached the Hokies to a 12-3 record in Cassell Coliseum in 2009, picking up the most home wins since Tech finished with a overall record, going 9-11 in ACC play and finishing in a tie with Wake Forest for seventh. Under his direction, Felicia Willoughby once again took home several impressive awards, including AVCA First Team All-East Region and All-America Honorable Mention. Sophomores Justine Record and Erin Leaser both earned VaSID Second Team All-State honors. Senior libero Jill Gergen set a new Tech record for digs in a match, registering 37 against Clemson on October 19, and Cara Baarendse broke the record for freshman hitting percentage, going.354 on the season. In 2008, Riley took a young squad and turned it into a strong ACC contender. The Hokies were 20-11, 11-9 in the ACC. Tech won 11 straight matches at one point in the season, matching the longest winning streak in school history. Sophomore Felicia Willoughby blossomed under Riley s direction, breaking the school record and leading the ACC in season hitting percentage (.402). Willoughby led the team in kills (326) and blocks (117), and captured honorable mention All-America, First Team All-AVCA East Region, First Team All-ACC and First Team All-State accolades. Riley also helped develop freshman setter Erin Leaser, who tallied 1,084 assists on the year, fifth-most among Tech freshmen all time. Leaser earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman team, received Second Team All-State honors and was named the state s Rookie of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors of America. Riley guided a young Tech squad to a record in 2007, and an 8-14 mark in the ACC, tying for eighth place in the conference. Riley led the group to the program s 550th victory, coming over Wake Forest on Oct. 20, and its second consecutive sweep of the Hawthorn Suites Hokie Invitational. The Hokies set Virginia Tech records with 611 block assists and total blocks as a team in Willoughby flourished in her rookie campaign, having one of the best seasons ever for a Hokie freshman. The Pleasanton, Calif., native set a Tech record with 172 total blocks on the season, ranking first in the ACC and 11th in the nation. Willoughby also broke a Hokie record with 143 block assists. In 2006, Riley led the team to its then-best finish since joining the ACC with a overall record, their first winning season since Tech swept the 2005 Co-ACC Champions and NCAA Tournament participants Maryland and North Carolina, en route to a sixth-place finish in the league. Prior to coming to Tech, Riley spent six seasons at Towson University, where he led the team to five straight 20-win seasons, three CAA regular season championships, the 2004 CAA tournament championship and the 2004 NCAA Tournament. He won the CAA Coach of the Year award in 2003, and the America East Coach of the Year in Riley had an overall record of at Towson. Before his stint at Towson, Riley spent six years at St. John s University. While serving as an assistant with the Red Storm, Riley helped lead the team in its inaugural year as a Division I program. He implemented offseason training programs, assisted with recruiting, and started the first volleyball camp at St. John s. Riley also spent one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Jacksonville University. A 1993 graduate of Jacksonville with a bachelor of arts in English, he played for the Dolphins golf team and formed the men s volleyball club. He was the captain of the volleyball club as a senior. Riley has competed in beach and USA Volleyball indoor leagues and tournaments. In addition to his college coaching experience, Riley also served as the head coach for the Long Island-Big Apple Volleyball Club, a nationally recognized junior team in Nassau, N.Y., from Riley and his wife, the former Tara Cahill, are the parents of sons, Aidan and Quinn, and a daughter, Kieran. They reside in Blacksburg, Va. Riley at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Record: (six years) Career Record: (12 years) Year ACC Overall Totals (.484) (.574) AVCA All-Americans Honorable Mention Cara Baarendse , 2011 Felicia Willoughby , 2009, 2010 All-ACC Cara Baarendse , 2011 Felicia Willoughby , 2009, 2010 Katie Esbrook ACC All-Freshman Team Victoria Hamsher Cara Baarendse Erin Leaser Felicia Willoughby Taylor Parrish

5 Match-by-Match Leaders Date Opponent Kills Pct. (min. 7 att.) Aces Digs Blocks A24 vs. Nicholls State Gostling/Baarendse (11) Baarendse (.625) Baarendse/Wiker (2) Wiker (10) Gostling (2) A24 at Missouri Wiker (18) Hamsher (.467) Wiker (2) O'Neill (15) Wiker/Hamsher (3) A25 vs. #23 Michigan Wiker (16) Baarendse (.579) Gostling (2) O'Neill (24) Hamsher (7) A31 Towson Wiker (13) Hamsher (.636) Gostling (2) O'Neill (11) Wiker (4) S1 Harvard Gostling (10) Caine (.778) McGrath (3) O'Neill (12) Wiker/Hamsher (3) S1 Middle Tennessee Gostling (23) Hamsher (.667) Hamsher (2) O'Neill (14) Hamsher (6) S7 vs. Loyola Marymount S8 vs. George Mason S8 at High Point S14 at Virginia * S15 vs. Liberty S21 Florida State * S23 Miami * S28 at Maryland * S30 at Boston College * O5 at Georgia Tech * O6 at Clemson * O12 NC State * O14 North Carolina * O19 Wake Forest * O20 Duke * O26 at Miami * O28 at Florida State * N2 Clemson * N3 Georgia Tech * N9 Boston College * N10 Maryland * N16 at North Carolina * N17 at NC State * N23 Virginia * Cara Baarendse (2) 11 vs. Nicholls State, 8/24 13 vs. Michigan, 8/25 Jennifer Wiker (3) 18 at Missouri, 8/24 16 vs. Michigan, 8/25 13 vs. Towson, 8/31 Double Digit Kills Samantha Gostling (4) 11 vs. Nicholls State, 8/24 15 vs. Michigan, 8/25 10 vs. Harvard, 9/1 23 vs. MTSU, 9/1 Morgan O'Neill (5) 15 at Missouri, 8/24 24 vs. Michigan, 8/25 11 vs. Towson, 8/31 12 vs. Harvard, 9/1 14 vs. MTSU, 9/1 Kenedy McGrath (3) 10 at Missouri, 8/24 14 vs. Michigan, 8/25 10 vs. MTSU, 9/1 Double Digit Digs Jordan Fish (1) 14 vs. Michigan, 8/25 Jennifer Wiker (1) 10 vs. Nicholls State, 8/24 Double Doubles Jordan Fish (1) 45 assists, 14 digs vs. Michigan, 8/25

6 Player Information #1 Gabrielle Talley Sophomore 5-9 Libero/Defensive Specialist Orlando, Fla. Lake Highland High School Kills Attempts Pct. Digs TB #2 Kenedy McGrath Freshman 5-5 Libero/Defensive Specialist Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes High School 1 vs. Nicholls State, Kills same 2 vs. Nicholls State, Attempts same Pct. 3 vs. Harvard, Aces same 4 vs. #23 Michigan, Assists same 14 vs. #23 Michigan, Digs same BS TB #3 Allison Munter Junior 5-9 Setter Chesapeake, Va. Grassfield High School Kills 1 vs. Boston College, Attempts Pct. 1 vs. Harvard, Aces same 15 vs. Kentucky, Assists 1 vs. Harvard, vs. Kentucky, Digs 2 vs. Harvard, BS TB Career

7 Player Information #4 Jordan Fish Sophomore 5-9 Setter North Branch, Mich. North Branch High School 5 (2x) Last vs. #23 Michigan, Kills 3 (2x) Last vs. MTSU, vs. #23 Michigan, Attempts 6 vs. MTSU, vs. Clemson, Pct vs. Harvard, vs. Chattanooga, Aces 1 (2x) Last vs. #23 Michigan, (2x) Last vs. MTSU, Assists same 14 vs. #23 Michigan, Digs same 1 vs. MTSU, BA same TB same Career #5 Kennedy Bryan Freshman 6-1 Outside Hitter Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee High School 7 vs. Harvard, Kills same 24 vs. Harvard, Attempts same.083 vs. Harvard, Pct. same 1 vs. Harvard, Aces same 6 vs. Harvard, Digs same 1 vs. Harvard, BA same 1 vs. Harvard, TB same #7 Sydnee Arnson Freshman 5-8 Setter Gilbert, Ariz. Basha High School Kills Attempts Pct. Digs TB

8 Player Information #8 Samantha Gostling Junior 6-1 Outside Hitter Charlotte, N.C. Ardrey Kell High School 23 vs. MTSU, Kills same 44 vs. MTSU, Attempts same (2x) Last vs. Virginia, Pct..500 vs. Harvard, (4x) Last vs. Towson, Aces 2 (2x) Last vs. Towson, vs. Harvard, Assists same 7 (2x) Last vs. Harvard, Digs same 2 vs. MTSU, BS same 6 at Maryland, BA 2 (4x) Last vs. MTSU, at Maryland, TB 4 vs. MTSU, Career #9 Liz Trinchere Senior 6-0 Middle Blocker Salem, Va. Glenvar High School 3 vs. Boston College, Kills 6 (2x) Last vs. Harvard, Attempts 6 vs. Harvard, vs. Coastal Carolina, Pct. 2 vs. Norfolk State, Assists 2 vs. Boston College, Digs 1 vs. Harvard, vs. American, BS 1 vs. American, TB Career #10 Cara Baarendse Freshman 5-8 Setter Gilbert, Ariz. Basha High School 25 vs. Clemson, Kills 13 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Clemson, Attempts 19 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Norfolk St., Pct..625 vs. Towson, (2x) Last vs. Chattanooga, Aces 2 vs. Nicholls State, vs. Xavier, Assists 3 vs. #23 Michigan, (3x) Last at Wake Forest, Digs 6 (2x) Last vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Western Kentucky, BS 1 vs. Towson, vs. American, BA 5 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. American, TB 5 vs. #23 Michigan, Career

9 #13 Jennifer Wiker Senior 6-3 Outside Hitter Charlotte, N.C. South Mecklenburg High School Player Information 29 at Wake Forest, Kills 18 at Missouri, at Wake Forest, Attempts 62 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Albany, Pct..304 at Missouri, (2x) Last at Missouri, Aces same 2 at Missouri, Assists 2 at Missouri, vs. Nicholls State, Digs same 4 vs. Western Kentucky, BS 2 (3x) Last vs. MTSU, at Florida State, BA 6 vs. #23 Michigan, at Florida State, TB 6 vs. #23 Michigan, Career #14 Victoria Hamsher Junior 6-2 Middle Blocker Nazareth, Pa. Nazareth High School 16 (2x) Last vs. NC State, Kills 9 (3x) Last vs. MTSU, vs. NC State, Attempts 19 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Cleveland State, Pct..667 vs. MTSU, vs. High Point, Aces 2 vs. MTSU, vs. MTSU, Assists same 6 (3x) Last vs. Clemson, Digs 3 vs. #23 Michigan, (5x) Last at Virginia, BS 1 vs. Harvard, (2x) Last at Florida State, _ BA 7 vs. #23 Michigan, (2x) Last at Florida State, TB 7 vs. #23 Michigan, Career #15 Delaney Pittari Sophomore 5-4 Libero/Defensive Specialist Mandeville, La. Fontainebleau High School Kills Attempts Pct. 1 (3x) Last vs. MTSU, Digs 1 (2x) Last vs. MTSU, TB Career

10 Player Information #16 Alexa Swann Freshman 6-2 Middle Blocker Mertztown, Pa. Brandywine Area High School Kills Attempts Pct. Digs TB #19 Morgan O'Neill Senior 5-9 Libero/Outside Hitter Atherton, Calif. Archbishop Mitty High School 12 vs. UNC, Kills 1 vs. Towson, vs. UNC, Attempts 1 (3x) Last vs. MTSU, (2x) Last vs. Towson, Pct vs. Towson, (5x) Last vs. Clemson, Aces 7 (2x) Last at UNC, Assists 3 (2x) Last at Missouri, (2x) Last at Maryland, Digs 24 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Georgia Tech, BS 3 vs. UNC, BA 3 vs. UNC, TB Career #20 Kathryn Caine Sophomore 6-1 Middle Blocker/Right Side McLean, Va. Langley High School 8 (3x) Last vs. MTSU, Kills 8 (2x) Last vs. Towson, (3x) Last vs. #23 Michigan, Attempts 17 vs. #23 Michigan, vs. Harvard, Pct. same 2 (3x) Last vs. Towson, Digs 2 vs. Towson, (8x) Last at Virginia, BS 7 vs. NC State, BA 3 (2x) Last vs. MTSU, vs. NC State, TB 3 (2x) Last vs. MTSU, Career

11 #21 Megan Beckwith Junior 5-10 Libero Leesburg, Va. Heritage High School/Colorado Player Information Kills Attempts Pct. Digs TB #32 LaTasha Samson-Akpan Sophomore 6-0 Middle Hitter Fairlawn, Ohio Copley High School 2 vs. Harvard, Kills same 3 vs. Harvard, Attempts same.667 vs. Harvard, Pct. same 1 vs. Harvard, Digs same 1 (2x) Last vs. Harvard, BA 1 vs. Harvard, (2x) Last vs. Harvard, TB 1 vs. Harvard, Career

12 ACC Rankings as of 8/30/2012 School Conference Overall W L PCT. W L PCT. Florida State Clemson Miami Duke Georgia Tech NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Maryland Virginia Tech Boston College Virginia AVCA Poll: Week 2 Rank School (1st-Pl. Votes) Total Points 2012 Record Previous Week 1 Nebraska (43) Penn State (13) UCLA (1) Texas (1) Southern California (2) Florida State Washington Stanford Hawai i Dayton Purdue Pepperdine Oregon Minnesota Florida Tennessee San Diego Iowa State Kentucky Illinois BYU NR 22 Kansas State Michigan Louisville NR 25 Northern Iowa Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Ohio State 71; California 59; San Diego State 41; North Carolina 38; Michigan State 34; Texas A&M 14; Wichita State 10; Arkansas 4; Miami (FL) 4 ACC Individual Stat Leaders Hitting Percentage (min. 3 att/set) S K E TA Pct. 1. Ashley Neff-Florida State Annie Czarnecki-Georgia Tech Victoria Hamsher-Virginia Tech Meredith Richardson-NC State Christiana Gray-Duke Andrea Beck-Wake Forest Kathryn Caine-Virginia Tech Kills per set S No. Avg/S 1. Andrea Beck-Wake Forest Taylor Hollins-Miami (FL) Katty Workman-Boston College Emily Sklar-Duke Monique Mead-Georgia Tech Bailey Hunter-Georgia Tech Samantha Gostling-Virginia Tech Assists per set S No. Avg/S 1. Jordan Fish-Virginia Tech Hannah Brenner-Clemson Megan Cyr-NC State Nrithya Sundararaman-Miami (FL) Danae Rosendall-Wake Forest Kaleigh Colson - GT Aces per set S No. Avg/S 1. Kristin Faust-Clemson Monique Mead-Georgia Tech Alex Johnson-Miami (FL) Hannah Brenner-Clemson Serenat Yaz-Clemson Blocks per set S BS BA TB Pct. 1. Ashley Neff-Florida State Paige Neuenfeldt-North Carolina Kristin Grissom-Wake Forest Chaniel Nelson-North Carolina Alexis Mourning-Miami (FL) Digs per set S No. Avg/S 1. Ali McCurdy-Duke Ryan Shaffer-Miami (FL) Ece Taner-North Carolina Emily Rottman-Virginia Natalie Patzin-Clemson Morgan O'Neill-Virginia Tech

13 The Automated ScoreBook Virginia Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2012) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 8 Samantha Gostling Jennifer Wiker Victoria Hamsher Cara Baarendse Kathryn Caine Jordan Fish Kennedy Bryan LaTasha Samson-Akpa Morgan O'Neill Kenedy McGrath Gabrielle Talley Allison Munter Liz Trinchere Delaney Pittari TEAM VIRGINIA TECH Opponents Team Statistics VT OPP ATTACK K ills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct K ills / S e t SET A s s is t s A s s is t s / S e t SERVE A c e s Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 11 5 Block Assist Total Blocks B lo c k s / S e t Block Errors 4 9 Ball handling errors 6 8 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 3/726 1/1789 Neutral site #/Avg 2/0 Current win streak 3 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 24 vs Nicholls State W ,25-22, Aug 24 at Mizzou L ,25-22,19-25, Aug 25 vs #23 Michigan L ,16-25,25-20,27-29, Aug 31 TOWSON W ,25-18, Sep 01 HARVARD W ,25-12, Sep 01 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. W ,25-17,25-17, Record in 3-set matches: 3-0 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: 0-1

14 Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 24, 2012 vs Nicholls State / / / / / 20 7 / 3 13 / 8 3 / 7 45 / / / 0 4 / 12 2 / 0 0 / 1 Aug 24, 2012 at Mizzou / / / / / 54 5 / 7 15 / 4 7 / 5 45 / / / 1 10 / 12 0 / 3 0 / 2 Aug 25, 2012 vs Michigan / / / / / 66 5 / 8 6 / 12 8 / 5 74 / / / 2 22 / 22 1 / 0 1 / 2 Aug 31, 2012 TOWSON / / / / / 32 4 / 2 7 / 7 2 / 4 35 / / / 0 10 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 0 Sep 01, 2012 HARVARD / / / / / 19 6 / 2 3 / 3 2 / 6 52 / / / 1 10 / 6 1 / 1 3 / 1 Sep 01, 2012 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST / / / / / 42 6 / 6 5 / 7 6 / 6 51 / / / 1 13 / 13 0 / 3 1 / 2 The Automated ScoreBook Virginia Tech Team Match-by-Match Comparison (as of Sep 05, 2012) All matches Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category