2002 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Standings

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1 Volleyball Mid-American Conference 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH Phone: (216) Fax: (216) web site: Contact: Bryan McGowan, Associate Director for Media Relations Volleyball Release No. 19 December 5, 2002 For Immediate Release 2002 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Standings Mid-American Overall Records East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. H A N Top 25 Stk Last 10 &#%Akron L #%Ohio L #Marshall L #Kent State L Miami W Buffalo L Mid-American Overall Records West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. H A N Top 25 Stk Last 10 $#%Ball State W #%Eastern Michigan L #Western Michigan L #Central Michigan L Northern Illinois L Bowling Green L Toledo L $Clinched West Division title and MAC regular season championship &Clinched East Division title #Qualified for MAC Tournament %Clinched home court for quarterfinal match 2002 NCAA Volleyball Tournament 2002 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Tournament Pacific Region (at Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio) Friday, December 6 Ball State (25-7) vs. Louisville (27-5), 5 p.m. Robert Morris (27-11) vs. Ohio State (19-10), 30 minutes after first match Saturday, December 7 Winners of two Friday matches, 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 26 (at campus sites) Match #1 - No. 1 Ball State def. No. 8 Western Michigan 31-29, 30-23, Match #2 - No. 2 Akron def. No. 7 Central Michigan 24-30, 26-30, 30-28, 30-27, Match #3 - No. 3 Ohio def. No. 6 Kent State 25-30, 30-26, 30-19, 29-31, Match #4 - No. 4 Eastern Michigan def. No. 5 Marshall 28-30, 30-23, 30-25, Friday, November 29 (Semifinals -- at Muncie, Ind.) Match #5 - No. 2 Akron def. No. 3 Ohio 30-20, 34-32, Match #6 - No. 1 Ball State def. No. 4 Eastern Michigan 30-26, 30-17, Saturday, November 30 (Championship -- at Muncie, Ind.) Match #7 - No. 1 Ball State def. No. 2 Akron 25-30, 30-21, 33-31, 21-30, 15-9

2 2002 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Team First Team Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) %Katie Butts Ball State OA Sr. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) $Laura Hageman Ohio MB Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (St. Joseph Academy) Kuzior Akron RS Sr. Tallmadge, Ohio (Tallmadge) Sarah Obras Ball State OA Fr. Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights) #&Camila Olaio Eastern Michigan S Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Universitaris) Katie Wagenmaker Eastern Michigan MB Jr. Hudsonville, Mich. (Jenison) Second Team Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) +Briana Adamovsky Ohio S So. Solon, Ohio (Solon) Stacie Baldwin Ball State S So. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown) Shaleene Glombowski Central Michigan S Jr. Marysville, Mich. (Marysville) Danielle Holt Kent State OH Fr. Galion, Ohio Kuethe Marshall MB Sr. Normal, Ill. (University Snyder Akron OH Sr. Elyria, Ohio (Elyria) Honorable Mention Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) Nikki Allen Ball State M Sr. Fenton, Mich. (Lake Buck Toledo MB Sr. Northwood, Ohio (Northwood) $Sandy Lewis Akron OH Jr. Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) %+Tera Lobdell Northern Illinois OH So. Plymouth, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong) Jennifer Nighswander Eastern Michigan OH Jr. Essex, Ontario (Essex) Angie Sillmon Western Michigan MB Sr. Plymouth, Mich. (Plymouth-Salem) All-Freshman Team Name School Pos. Hometown (High School) Anne Butts Kent State S Bloomington, Ill. (University High) Sarah Obras Ball State OA Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights) Danielle Holt Kent State OH Galion, Ohio (Galion) Shaylen Jackson Western Michigan MB Kalamazoo, Mich. (Kalamazoo Central) Katie Stein Marshall S Sussex, Wis. (Hartland Arrowhead) Julia Winkfield Ohio MB Newark, Ohio (Newark) #Second-team all-mac selection in 2001 %Honorable mention all-mac selection in Freshman all-mac selection in 2001 $Freshman all-mac selection in 2000 &Honorable mention all-mac selection in all-mac selection in 1999 All-Tournament Team Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) Katie Butts Ball State OA Sr. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) Laura Hageman Ohio MB Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (St. Joseph Academy) Bree Hickman Eastern Michigan OH Sr. Temperance, Mich. (Bedford) Ashleigh Nugent Akron MH/RS Jr. Niles, Mich. (Edwardsburg) Sarah Obras Ball State OA Fr. Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights) Jenn Snyder Akron OH Sr. Elyria, Ohio (Elyria) All-Academic Team Name, School Year GPA Major Hometown (High School) Stephanie Keller, Ball State So Secondary Education Muncie, Ind. (Yorktown) Laura Twyman, Bowling Green Jr 3.96 Accounting Sugar Land, Texas (S. F. Austin) Rebecca Ashare, Buffalo Sr Psychology Coram, N.Y. (Longwood) Jennifer Nighswander, Eastern Michigan Jr Secondary Education Essex, Ontario (Essex) Camila Olaio, Eastern Michigan Sr Travel/Tourism Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Universitaris) Julie Ruff, Kent State Sr Marketing Pontiac, Ill. (Pontiac Township) Tara Buroker, Miami Jr./So Marketing Bluffton, Ohio (Bluffton) Michelle Gil, Ohio Sr Accounting/MIS San Diego, Calif. (Poway) Heidi Neumeister, Toledo Sr Community Health Olmsted Township, Ohio (Olmsted Falls) MAC Player of the Year: Laura Hageman, Ohio MAC Freshman of the Year: Sarah Obras, Ball State MAC Coach of the Year: Randy Litchfield, Ball State Tournament Most Valuable Player: Katie Butts, Ball State BALL STATE REPRESENTS MAC IN TOURNEY: Ball State, the Mid-American Conference Tournament champion, is the MAC s lone representative in the NCAA Tournament. For the first time in four seasons, the tournament champion will face someone other than Northern Iowa. The Cardinals, who are making their seventh NCAA appearance, will face Louisville Friday in Columbus, Ohio at St. John Arena. The MAC s Cardinals (25-7) will face the Conference USA s Cardinals (27-5) at 5 p.m. The winner will face either Ohio State (19-10) or Robert Morris (27-11) Saturday at 7 p.m. The MAC was 8-5 against C-USA teams, though went 0-2 against Louisville. A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS: As a conference, the MAC has a record in NCAA Tournament, which breaks down to a.286 winning percentage. Western Michigan has the most wins by a MAC school in the NCAAs with five. WMU is also the only league school to post two wins in one NCAA Tournament, defeating Nebraska and Purdue in Ball State is 2-6 in NCAA Tournament matches. MAC schools have dropped six straight NCAA tournament matches. The last wins came in 1998 when both Northern Illinois and Miami won first round contests. MAC s Record in the NCAA Tourney Western Michigan Northern Illinois* Ball State Miami Bowling Green Totals *Record only since MAC affiliation CAN BSU MAKE IT TWO STRAIGHT?: Ball State and Louisville meet for the second time in postseason competition in the last nine months but in different sports. The two Cardinal teams met back in March in women s basketball in the first round of the WNIT. BSU defeated UL in Muncie. ANOTHER TITLE FOR BALL STATE: Ball State won its league-record sixth MAC Tournament title on Nov. 30, defeating Akron, the East Division champion, in five games in Muncie. Cardinal senior Katie Butts was named the MVP after dropping in 32 kills and 18 digs against the Zips. Butts set a tourney mark with 70 kills, breaking the old record of 68 set by former teammate Megan Hammons. KELLER SETS TWO RECORDS, NEARS THIRD: Ball State sophomore libero Stephanie Keller set two MAC tournament records for most digs in a match and in a tournament. Keller had 34 digs in a three-game win over Eastern Michigan, while her 74 digs in three matches smashed the old record of 51, which had stood since She has also accumulated 577 digs on the season, and is six short of bettering the league s single season mark of WINS AND TOP COACH HONOR: Ball State head coach Randy Litchfield became the third coach in MAC history to reach 300 wins, a feat he reached with a first round win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament. Litchfield, who is in 14 years at Ball State, was also recognized as the MAC Coach of the Year on Tuesday (Dec. 3). This is Litchfield s fifth MAC coaching

3 USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll (December 2, 2002) School Total Points Record LW 1. USC (59) Hawai i (2) Stanford (2) Nebraska (2) Florida Northern Iowa UC Santa Barbara Pepperdine Long Beach State Minnesota Washington State Penn State North Carolina Santa Clara Wisconsin Arizona Georgia Tech Eastern Washington Ohio State Missouri UCLA Kansas State Utah South Carolina University of San Diego Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Washington (71), California (59), South Florida (25), Arkansas (24), Michigan State (17), Louisville (16), Notre Dame (13), Texas (10), Northwestern (10), Colorado State (9), Texas A&M (6), Arizona State (5), Fresno State (5). honor, becoming the league s first five-time recipient. HAGEMAN NAMED MAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ohio s Laura Hageman became the first Bobcat to be named the conference s Player of the Year on Nov. 29. The junior finished her third campaign by ranking second in the MAC in hitting percentage (.342) and in blocks (1.27), and also ranked in the top-15 in kills (3.41) and digs (3.49). Four times Hageman was named the East Division Player of the Week, and she also was named to the all-tournament team. LESSINGER RESIGNS FROM OHIO: Mike Lessinger, who directed Ohio to a school-record 25 wins in 2002, resigned on Monday, Dec. 2. In three years at Ohio, Lessinger had a record and a mark in conference play. During his stint, he led the team to an East Division title in 2000, two playoff appearances and coached the 2002 MAC Player of the Year in Laura Hageman. A LOOK AT THE NON-CONFERENCE MARK: This year, the MAC has found non-conference play to be a successful venture. The league finished the regular season (.591) against non-mac foes. The MAC had a (.600) record in non-conference play in the 2001 season. Two years ago, the MAC registered a (.463) record in nonconference play. MISSING FROM THE FIELD: For the first time in MAC tournament history, the defending champion failed to qualify for the tournament. Northern Illinois, which last year defeated Ball State in three games, didn t make the tournament, along with two other teams that made the semifinals -- Bowling Green and Miami. Also missing was Toledo. BSU CLINCHES MAC TITLES AND TOP SEED: Ball State won the Mid-American Conference volleyball regular season championship Nov. 16 against Western Michigan for the seventh time in school history, all of them coming since 1993 (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002). BSU shared the regular season crown in 1996, 1997 and The Cardinals earlier that week won the West Division crown for the fourth time, and the first since With a 17-1 conference record, Ball State has won at least 14 league matches for a seventh consecutive year. AKRON CLAIMS EAST DIVISION CROWN: Akron won its second outright East Division title on Nov. 23, defeating Marshall in five games. The Zips victory was their 15th MAC win of the season, setting a school record. The old record was 13, which was attained three times. UA s other divisional crown came in Akron s 26 overall victories sets a program record for the most wins while a member of the MAC. TOURNAMENT QUICK FACT: In the previous 19 MAC tournaments, a No. 1 seed has never failed to make it to the tournament championship match. The top two seeds have battled for the title have battled for the title in 14 of those 19 tournaments. 20 OR MORE WINS EIGHTH STRAIGHT YEARS: For the eighth consecutive season, at least three MAC teams have posted 20 or more wins. The five teams posting 20-plus wins ties a MAC record, set in 1998 and equaled in Eastern Michigan leads the way with 27 victories thus far, followed by Akron (26), Ohio and Ball State (25) and Marshall (20). EIGHT AHEAD OF LAST YEAR S TOTAL: More than half of the MAC -- eight teams -- have improved their win totals from last year. Marshall and Ohio have bettered its win totals from a year ago by 14 and 13 wins, respectively. Others who have improved upon wins from a year ago include: MAC s Most Improved Teams (Based on victories) School 02 Wins 01 Diff. Marshall Ohio Akron Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Ball State Buffalo Kent State HOLT SETS TWO RECORDS AS A ROOKIE: Freshman outside hitter Danielle Holt broke Kent State s single-season kills record against Ohio Nov. 23 after hauling in 22 kills. Holt finished her rookie campaign with 495 total kills, which breaks 468 kills previously held by Sarah Kutschinski. She also boasted a 4.09 kills per game average, which paced the team and is second in the MAC. WMU IN FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR: Western Michigan qualified for the conference postseason tournament for the sixth consecutive year. The Broncos have qualified for the MAC Tournament every season since the playoffs expanded to eight teams in Ball State has appeared in a MAC-record 12 straight tournaments. Consecutive MAC Tournament Appearances (All-Time) 1. Ball State (1991-pr.) Western Michigan ( , 87-92) Bowling Green ( ) Western Michigan (1997-pr.) -- 6 Miami ( ) -- 6 Central Michigan ( , 87-89) Akron (1998-pr.) -- 5 FOUR REACH 500 MARK IN DIGS THIS SEASON: For the first time in MAC history, four players registered more than 500 digs in one season. Until this season, only six players had eclipsed the 500 dig mark. Ball State s Stephanie Keller leads the MAC with 577 digs, followed by Central Michigan s Ali McCrite (565), Akron s Jenn Snyder (549) and Eastern Michigan s Jennifer Nighswander (522). ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS NAMED: The Verizon Academic All-District teams were announced Nov. 14, and the MAC was well represented. Buffalo s Rebecca Ashare was named to the District I first team after a second-team nod in 2001, while Marshall s Isabell Anderer was honored in District II as a first-team honoree. In District IV, which comprises most of the MAC schools, six players were named, with two garnering first-team accolades. Named to the first team were Miami s Tara Buroker and Kent State s Julie Ruff. Second team members included Miami s Jennifer Eaton and Bowling Green s Laura Twyman, while Toledo s Heidi Neumeister and Bowling Green s Susie Norris captured third team mentions. The four first-team members move on to the national ballot, with a chance of being named an Verizon Academic All-American. NIGHSWANDER IS SOLID FOR EMU: Junior outside hitter Jennifer Nighswander showed her skills in both aspects of the game this season for Eastern Michigan. Offensively, she ranked third on the team at 3.00 kills per game, while she leads the conference in digs at 4.83 per game. Nighswander became the eighth player in school history to reach 1,000 digs, finishing the season with 1,339 digs, ranking second for EMU all-time and 14th in MAC history. Past MAC Tournament Champions 1980 Miami 1981 Miami 1982 Western Michigan 1987 Western Michigan 1988 Western Michigan 1989 Western Michigan 1990 Miami 1991 Bowling Green 1992 Ball State 1993 Ball State 1994 Ball State 1995 Ball State 1996 Miami 1997 Northern Illinois 1998 Miami 1999 Ball State 2000 Western Michigan 2001 Northern Illinois 2002 Ball State Note: There was no MAC Tournament from

4 MAC Career Active Leaders Digs Jennifer Nighswander, EMU (14)... 1,339 Camila Olaio, EMU (15)... 1,294 Jenn Snyder, UA (22)... 1,199 Bitsy Mayhle, UT (25)... 1,180 Tenisha Wilkins, NIU... 1,157 Susie Norris, BGSU... 1,129 Jodi Fick, MAR... 1,114 Lindsay Matikosh, UB... 1,101 Katie Butts, BSU... 1,060 Sandy Lewis, UA... 1,053 Erika Eagan, MIA Michelle Gil, Ohio Laura Hageman, Ohio Stephanie Keller, BSU Becky Radomski, UT Ashley Ritter, WMU Katie Smith, Ohio Assists Camila Olaio, EMU (14)... 4,031 Ashley Ritter, WMU (18)... 3,568 Michelle Gil, Ohio... 2,948 Shaleene Glombowski, CMU... 2,846 Carrie McCaw, UT... 2,298 Lyndsay Sopko, UA... 2,201 Andrea Kastein, MAR... 2,006 Stacie Baldwin, BSU... 1,895 Total Blocks Katie Kuzior, UA (17) Jen VonderHaar, NIU (21) Rena Widboom, NIU (24) Laura Hageman, Ohio Jennifer Eaton, MIA Angie Sillmon, WMU Kelly McCullough, MIA Block Assists Katie Kuzior, UA (9) Rena Widboom, NIU (15) Jen VonderHaar, NIU (17) Jennifer Eaton, MIA Kelly McCullough, MIA Laura Hageman, Ohio Aces Camila Olaio, EMU (1) Jessica Buck, UT Katie Butts, BSU Lindsay Matikosh, UB Becky Radomski, UT Jenn Snyder, UA Carrie McCaw, UT Ashley Ritter, WMU Heidi Neumeister, UT Erika Eagan, MIA Kelly McCullough, MIA NOTE: Number in parentheses indicates all-time MAC ranking -- top 25 only. MATIKOSH HAS ANOTHER STRONG YEAR: Buffalo junior Lindsay Matikosh finished the 2002 season with team highs of 441 kills (third all-time in UB history for a single season) and 450 digs (fourth all-time for a single season). She is just the third person in UB history to record over 400 kills and 400 digs in the same season. Matikosh upped her career numbers to 1,042 career kills (sixth all-time) and 1,064 career digs (seventh all-time). Her 3.07 career kills per game are second in UB history and her 3.14 career digs per game are third all-time at UB. HOME STREAK CONTINUES FOR BSU: Ball State has posted 55 straight wins over MAC teams in Muncie dating back to Nov. 15, Miami, the only league team to beat Ball State in the arena, defeated the Cardinals in four games. PRESEASON POLL REVISITED: Below is a comparison of the league s preseason poll, which was released back in August, in relation to where the teams finished at the end of the regular season. East Division Pick +/- Akron 2nd +1 Ohio 3rd +1 Marshall 5th +2 Kent State 4th +1 Miami 1st -4 Buffalo 6th even West Division Pick +/- Ball State 2nd +1 Eastern Michigan 1st -1 Central Michigan 7th +4 Western Michigan 3rd even Northern Illinois 4th -1 Bowling Green 5th -1 Toledo 6th -1 MAC S CAREER ACTIVE LEADERS IN : Listed below are the MAC s career active leaders in kills. MAC Career Kills Leaders (Active with 750 or more) 1. Katie Kuzior (UA) -- 1, Katie Butts (BSU) -- 1, Tenisha Wilkins (NIU) -- 1, Jen VonderHaar (NIU) -- 1, Jessica Buck (UT) -- 1, Kelly McCullough (MIA) -- 1, Jennifer Dreyer (KSU) -- 1, Rena Widboom (NIU) -- 1, Lindsay Matikosh (UB) -- 1, Bitsy Mayhle (UT) -- 1, Kristin Gamby (BGSU) -- 1, Laura Hageman (Ohio) Sandy Lewis (UA) Susie Norris (BGSU) Becky Radomski (UT) Heidi Neumeister (UT) Emily Lovejoy (CMU) Jennifer Nighswander (EMU) Jenn Snyder (UA) TRIO CAP OFF CAREERS AT NIU: The names of Jen VonderHaar, Tenisha Wilkins and Rena Widboom will be forever etched into the Northern Illinois record book, as the trio finished their careers this past weekend. VonderHaar has her named in the top-10 at NIU in six Where MAC Players Rank Nationally: Individual: Aces Per Game: Camila Olaio, EMU (9th) Jessica Buck, UT (25th) Digs Per Game: Jennifer Nighswander, EMU (8th) Stephanie Keller, BSU (21st) Team: Aces Per Game: Toledo (13th) Assists Per Game: Eastern Michigan (26th) Blocks Per Game: Ohio (T25th) Western Michigan (T25th) Digs Per Game: Eastern Michigan (3rd) Note: Stats include matches as of Nov. 24 different categories, including kills (1,315) solo blocks (87) and total blocks (429). Wilkins, meanwhile, recorded 1,335 kills and holds the school record for attempts (3,895). Widboom totaled 350 blocks at NIU, which is sixth, and she also tallied 1,069 kills. GAMBY HITS 1,000 IN FINAL WEEKEND: In her final weekend as a collegiate player, Bowling Green s Kristin Gamby surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark last Friday at Western Michigan. Gamby, who finishes her career with 1,024 kills, is the 11th Falcon to reach the mark. UT ENDS LOSING SKID WITH WIN OVER NIU: Toledo ended its 15-match losing streak on Friday with a three-game win at home over Northern Illinois. The Rockets hit.296 as a team and also dropped in nine aces. Natalie Mash and Bitsy Mayhle led UT with 12 kills each, while Jessica Buck and Becky Radomski each had 11. MIAMI NABS A ROAD WIN IN FINALE: After 13 matches without a victory on the road, Miami picked up their first road win in the season finale against Buffalo. Angie Zent paced the RedHawks with 18 kills and hit.395 while Tara Buroker had 14 kills and added 13 digs. TWO MAC TEAMS RANKED IN REGION: The MAC had two teams ranked in the NCAA Mideast Region s third poll of the season, which was released Nov. 20. Ball State was fifth while Ohio was ninth. NCAA Division I Women s Volleyball Mideast Rankings (Nov. 20) School Overall 1. Minnesota Wisconsin Penn State Ohio State Ball State Michigan Indiana Northwestern Ohio Michigan State 11-10

5 2002 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2002 (Players listed below meet or exceed the minimums and have played in at least percent of their team's games.) HITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum.250/4.0 attacks per game) Player Team Cl G Kills Errs Total Pct Player Team Cl G No. Per Game DEVRIES, Kendra... CMU SR BUTTS, Katie... BSU SR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR HOLT, Danielle... KSU FR WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR OBRAS, Sarah... BSU FR WINKFIELD, Julia... OHIO FR LOVEJOY, Emily... CMU SO POLL, Susan... MIA JR GAMBY, Kristin... BGSU SR BUCK, Jessica... UT SR MATIKOSH, Lindsay... UB JR JONES, Grace... MAR SR LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR LADURNER-SCHNITZER,. KSU SO MALONE, Carman... WMU JR VONDERHAAR, Jen... NIU SR LOBDELL, Tera... NIU SO BUSCH, Emily... EMU SO KUZIOR, Katie... UA SR KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR SILLMON, Angie... WMU SR BUCK, Jessica... UT SR NUGENT, Ashleigh... UA JR KING, Tracey... MAR JR EATON, Jennifer... MIA SR WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR DREYER, Jennifer... KSU SR NORRIS, Susie... BGSU JR ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game) SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.25 per game) Player Team Cl G No. Per Game Player Team Cl G No. Per Game OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR GLOMBOWSKI, Shaleene CMU JR BUCK, Jessica... UT SR BUTTS, Anne... KSU FR STEIN, Katie... MAR FR STEIN, Katie... MAR FR SOPKO, Lyndsay... UA JR RITTER, Ashley... WMU SR MATIKOSH, Lindsay... UB JR ADAMOVSKY, Briana... OHIO SO NEUMEISTER, Heidi... UT SR BALDWIN, Stacie... BSU SO SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR MARESKI, Amber... BGSU SO LADURNER-SCHNITZER,. KSU SO CLARK, Megan... MIA FR McCULLOUGH, Kelly... MIA SR ROHREN, Jenny... NIU SR LOBDELL, Tera... NIU SO SOPKO, Lyndsay... UA JR BUTTS, Katie... BSU SR BROWN, Amy... UB FR CULVER, Kelsey... UT FR RUSH, Rachael... UA SO KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR STEVENS, Kacy... UT SR LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR HOLT, Danielle... KSU FR BLOCKS (Minimum 0.75 per game) DIGS Player Team Cl G Solo Asst Total Per Game Player Team Cl G No. Per Game WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR NIGHSWANDER,Jennifer EMU JR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR KELLER, Stephanie... BSU SO MORLOCK, Monica... UA JR MCCRITE, Ali... CMU FR KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR WIDBOOM, Rena... NIU SR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR SILLMON, Angie... WMU SR HICKMAN, Bree... EMU SR EATON, Jennifer... MIA SR MATIKOSH, Lindsay... UB JR JACKSON, Shaylen... WMU FR BUROKER, Tara... MIA SO ALLEN, Nikki... BSU SR NORRIS, Susie... BGSU JR BOUIE, Alexis... UB JR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR WINKFIELD, Julia... OHIO FR SNIDER, Lori... UA SO WEEKLEY, Katie... UB FR DUFFY, Katy... WMU FR McCULLOUGH, Kelly... MIA SR LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR NUGENT, Ashleigh... UA JR MAYHLE, Bitsy... UT SR POLL, Susan... MIA JR MUNSON, Shayna... EMU SR

6 2002 CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2002 HITTING PERCENTAGE OPPONENT HITTING PCT. Team G Kills Errs Total Pct Team G Kills Errs Total Pct Ohio Akron Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Ball State Marshall Akron Ohio Central Michigan Ball State Miami Miami Western Michigan Western Michigan Kent State Buffalo Bowling Green Toledo Northern Illinois Kent State Marshall Northern Illinois Toledo Central Michigan Buffalo Bowling Green ASSISTS Team G No. Per Game Team G No. Per Game Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Ball State Ball State Central Michigan Ohio Western Michigan Marshall Marshall Central Michigan Akron Akron Ohio Western Michigan Bowling Green Toledo Toledo Bowling Green Kent State Kent State Miami Miami Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Buffalo Buffalo BLOCKS SERVICE ACES Team G Solo Asst Total Per Game Team G No. Per Game Western Michigan Toledo Ohio Eastern Michigan Akron Marshall Miami Akron Eastern Michigan Miami Marshall Kent State Ball State Buffalo Buffalo Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Ohio Bowling Green Bowling Green Central Michigan Central Michigan Toledo Ball State Kent State Western Michigan MATCH WON-LOST PCT --Conference Overall---- DIGS Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Team G No. Per Game Ball State Eastern Michigan Akron Ohio Ohio Ball State Eastern Michigan Marshall Marshall Akron Kent State Central Michigan Western Michigan Western Michigan Central Michigan Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Bowling Green Miami Kent State Bowling Green Miami Toledo Toledo Buffalo Buffalo

7 2002 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AS OF NOVEMBER 23, 2002 (MAC ONLY MATCHES -- FINAL) (Players listed below meet or exceed the minimums and have played in at least percent of their team's games.) HITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum.250/4.0 attacks per game) Player Team Cl G Kills Errs Total Pct Player Team Cl G No. Per Game HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR BUTTS, Katie... BSU SR WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR HOLT, Danielle... KSU FR DEVRIES, Kendra... CMU SR OBRAS, Sarah... BSU FR WINKFIELD, Julia... OHIO FR LOVEJOY, Emily... CMU SO SILLMON, Angie... WMU SR GAMBY, Kristin... BGSU SR POLL, Susan... MIA JR LOBDELL, Tera... NIU SO ALLEN, Nikki... BSU SR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR LADURNER-SCHNITZER,. KSU SO LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR BUCK, Jessica... UT SR BUCK, Jessica... UT SR EATON, Jennifer... MIA SR MALONE, Carman... WMU JR MICHAL, Nicole... MAR JR WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR JACKSON, Shaylen... WMU FR KUZIOR, Katie... UA SR HOFMANN, Alexis... NIU JR KING, Tracey... MAR JR JONES, Grace... MAR SR NORRIS, Susie... BGSU JR NUGENT, Ashleigh... UA JR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game) SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.25 per game) Player Team Cl G No. Per Game Player Team Cl G No. Per Game GLOMBOWSKI, Shaleene CMU JR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR STEIN, Katie... MAR FR MATIKOSH, Lindsay... UB JR BUTTS, Anne... KSU FR BUCK, Jessica... UT SR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR ADAMOVSKY, Briana... OHIO SO McCAW, Carrie... UT JR McCAW, Carrie... UT JR STEIN, Katie... MAR FR BALDWIN, Stacie... BSU SO LADURNER-SCHNITZER,. KSU SO MARESKI, Amber... BGSU SO MASH, Natalie... UT SR RITTER, Ashley... WMU SR SOPKO, Lyndsay... UA JR CLARK, Megan... MIA FR BUTTS, Katie... BSU SR RUSH, Rachael... UA SO HOLT, Danielle... KSU FR ROHREN, Jenny... NIU SR WILKINS, Tenisha... NIU SR ROYER, Kerri... NIU FR McCULLOUGH, Kelly... MIA SR BROWN, Amy... UB FR MOHR, Mel... BGSU SO SOPKO, Lyndsay... UA JR DEVRIES, Kendra... CMU SR BLOCKS (Minimum 0.75 per game) DIGS Player Team Cl G Solo Asst Total Per Game Player Team Cl G No. Per Game KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR NIGHSWANDER,Jennifer EMU JR WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR KELLER, Stephanie... BSU SO HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR MORLOCK, Monica... UA JR MCCRITE, Ali... CMU FR JACKSON, Shaylen... WMU FR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR ALLEN, Nikki... BSU SR HICKMAN, Bree... EMU SR SILLMON, Angie... WMU SR MATIKOSH, Lindsay... UB JR WINKFIELD, Julia... OHIO FR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR NUGENT, Ashleigh... UA JR BUROKER, Tara... MIA SO WIDBOOM, Rena... NIU SR DUFFY, Katy... WMU FR EATON, Jennifer... MIA SR LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR BUSCH, Emily... EMU SO NORRIS, Susie... BGSU JR McCULLOUGH, Kelly... MIA SR SNIDER, Lori... UA SO BOUIE, Alexis... UB JR MAYHLE, Bitsy... UT SR POLL, Susan... MIA JR MUNSON, Shayna... EMU SR

8 2002 CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS AS OF NOVEMBER 23, 2002 (MAC ONLY MATCHES -- FINAL) HITTING PERCENTAGE OPPONENT HITTING PCT. Team G Kills Errs Total Pct Team G Kills Errs Total Pct Ohio Akron Ball State Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Marshall Kent State Ball State Eastern Michigan Ohio Western Michigan Western Michigan Miami Miami Northern Illinois Central Michigan Akron Kent State Bowling Green Northern Illinois Marshall Bowling Green Toledo Buffalo Buffalo Toledo ASSISTS Team G No. Per Game Team G No. Per Game Ball State Ball State Eastern Michigan Ohio Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Ohio Central Michigan Marshall Marshall Western Michigan Akron Northern Illinois Western Michigan Kent State Northern Illinois Bowling Green Bowling Green Akron Kent State Toledo Toledo Miami Miami Buffalo Buffalo BLOCKS SERVICE ACES Team G Solo Asst Total Per Game Team G No. Per Game Ohio Toledo Western Michigan Akron Akron Kent State Marshall Miami Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Ball State Marshall Miami Ball State Northern Illinois Central Michigan Buffalo Ohio Bowling Green Bowling Green Kent State Northern Illinois Central Michigan Western Michigan Toledo Buffalo MATCH WON-LOST PCT --Conference Overall---- DIGS Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Team G No. Per Game Ball State Eastern Michigan Akron Ball State Ohio Ohio Eastern Michigan Marshall Kent State Akron Marshall Western Michigan Central Michigan Northern Illinois Western Michigan Central Michigan Miami Bowling Green Northern Illinois Miami Bowling Green Kent State Toledo Toledo Buffalo Buffalo

9 2002 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2002 (MAC TOURNAMENT MATCHES) (Players listed below meet or exceed the minimums and have played in at least percent of their team's games.) HITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum.250/4.0 attacks per game) Player Team Cl G Kills Errs Total Pct Player Team Cl G No. Per Game DREYER, Jennifer... KSU SR BUTTS, Katie... BSU SR FANT, Tamara... CMU FR DREYER, Jennifer... KSU SR KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR DEVRIES, Kendra... CMU SR NUGENT, Ashleigh... UA JR FANT, Tamara... CMU FR SCHROEDER, Leslie... CMU SR LOVEJOY, Emily... CMU SO DEVRIES, Kendra... CMU SR HOLT, Danielle... KSU FR BUTTS, Katie... BSU SR KUZIOR, Katie... UA SR FOSTER, Jenna... BSU SR KING, Tracey... MAR JR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR GEPHART, Abby... WMU FR OBRAS, Sarah... BSU FR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR MALONE, Carman... WMU JR LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game) SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.25 per game) Player Team Cl G No. Per Game Player Team Cl G No. Per Game GLOMBOWSKI, Shaleene CMU JR RITTER, Ashley... WMU SR STEIN, Katie... MAR FR SOPKO, Lyndsay... UA JR SOPKO, Lyndsay... UA JR KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR BUTTS, Anne... KSU FR KING, Tracey... MAR JR RITTER, Ashley... WMU SR LEWIS, Sandy... UA JR ADAMOVSKY, Briana... OHIO SO DREYER, Jennifer... KSU SR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR DEVRIES, Kendra... CMU SR BALDWIN, Stacie... BSU SO MALONE, Carman... WMU JR FISSEL, Schea... WMU FR JONES, Grace... MAR SR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR BALDWIN, Stacie... BSU SO SANLIN, Nickie... MAR FR ADAMOVSKY, Briana... OHIO SO MICHAL, Nicole... MAR JR BLOCKS (Minimum 0.75 per game) DIGS Player Team Cl G Solo Asst Total Per Game Player Team Cl G No. Per Game BUSCH, Emily... EMU SO FICK, Jodi... MAR SR RITTER, Ashley... WMU SR KELLER, Stephanie... BSU SO GEPHART, Abby... WMU FR HICKMAN, Bree... EMU SR SILLMON, Angie... WMU SR MCCRITE, Ali... CMU FR KUETHE, Heidi... MAR SR SNYDER, Jenn... UA SR DREYER, Jennifer... KSU SR NIGHSWANDER,Jennifer EMU JR NUGENT, Ashleigh... UA JR DUFFY, Katy... WMU FR OLAIO, Camila... EMU SR FISSEL, Schea... WMU FR ALLEN, Nikki... BSU SR BALTARE, Becky... EMU FR WAGENMAKER, Katie... EMU JR SNIDER, Lori... UA SO MICHAL, Nicole... MAR JR SMITH, Katie... OHIO SO JACKSON, Shaylen... WMU FR FIENE, Erin... OHIO SO MALONE, Carman... WMU JR MUNSON, Shayna... EMU SR HAGEMAN, Laura... OHIO JR DOYLE, Shannon... KSU SR KUZIOR, Katie... UA SR HOLT, Danielle... KSU FR

10 2002 CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2002 (MAC TOURNAMENT MATCHES) HITTING PERCENTAGE OPPONENT HITTING PCT. Team G Kills Errs Total Pct Team G Kills Errs Total Pct Ball State Buffalo Akron Bowling Green Central Michigan Northern Illinois Kent State Toledo Ohio Miami Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Ball State Marshall Akron Miami Central Michigan Toledo Ohio Northern Illinois Marshall Bowling Green Kent State Buffalo Western Michigan ASSISTS Team G No. Per Game Team G No. Per Game Ball State Ball State Western Michigan Central Michigan Akron Akron Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Marshall Marshall Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Kent State Kent State Ohio Ohio Buffalo Buffalo Bowling Green Bowling Green Miami Toledo Toledo Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Miami BLOCKS SERVICE ACES Team G Solo Asst Total Per Game Team G No. Per Game Western Michigan Marshall Eastern Michigan Akron Ball State Western Michigan Akron Kent State Marshall Ball State Ohio Ohio Kent State Central Michigan Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Buffalo Toledo Bowling Green Miami Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Miami Bowling Green Toledo Buffalo MATCH WON-LOST PCT --Conference Overall---- DIGS Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Team G No. Per Game Ball State Eastern Michigan Akron Marshall Ohio Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Ball State Kent State Akron Central Michigan Western Michigan Marshall Ohio Western Michigan Kent State Toledo Buffalo Miami Bowling Green Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Bowling Green Miami Buffalo Toledo