(5-3, 0-0 SoCon) LADY MOCS READY FOR TECHSTER HOME TOURNAMENT MATCH #9 FRIDAY, SEPT p.m. THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER RUSTON, LA.

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1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS August (2-1) Comfort Inn & Suites Inv. (Morehead, Ky.) Fri. 28 vs. East Tennesse State W, 3-1 Fri. 28 at Morehead State L, 0-3 Sat. 29 vs. James Madison W, 3-2 September (3-2) Tues. 8 at Tennesee State W, 3-1 Country Inn & Suites Volleyball Challenge Fri. 11 Austin Peay L, 0-3 Sat. 12 SIU-Edwardsville W, 3-1 Sat. 12 Loyola (Ill.) L, 0-3 Tues. 15 at East Tennesse State W, 3-1 Techster Home Tournament (Ruston, La.) Fri. 18 vs. Grambling 6 p.m. Sat. 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 1 p.m. Sat. 19 at Louisiana Tech 3 p.m. Wed. 23 Belmont 6:30 p.m. Sat. 26 Elon* 2 p.m. Sun. 27 UNC Greensboro* 5 p.m. Wed. 30 at Samford* 7 p.m. October (0-0) Sat. 3 Georgia Southern* 2 p.m. Sat. 10 at Appalachian State* 7:30 p.m. Sun. 11 at Western Carolina* 3 p.m. Sat. 17 College of Charleson* 2 p.m. Sun. 18 The Citadel* 1 p.m. Wed. 21 Samford* 7 p.m. Sat. 24 at Furman* 2 p.m. Sun. 25 at Wofford* 2 p.m. Wed. 28 Kennesaw State 7 p.m. Sat. 31 at UNC Greensboro* 5 p.m. November (0-0) Sun. 1 at Elon* 1 p.m. Sat. 7 Western Carolina* 1 p.m. Sun. 8 Appalachian State* 2 p.m. Sat. 14 at Davidson* 4 p.m. Sat.-Sun SoCon Championship TBA Times subject to change. All times are Eastern. *SoCon Match SoCon Championship will be played at site of highest seed. Only the top two teams from each division advance. UTC ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant/VB Contact Nate Blythe Office Phone (423) Cell Phone (772) Nate-Blythe@utc.edu Website GoMocs.com 2009 CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS VOLLEYBALL (5-3, 0-0 SoCon) LADY MOCS READY FOR TECHSTER HOME TOURNAMENT MATCH #9 FRIDAY, SEPT p.m. THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER RUSTON, LA. CHATTANOOGA (4-3, 0-0 SoCon) CHATTANOOGA (4-3, 0-0 SoCon) CHATTANOOGA (4-3, 0-0 SoCon) UTC All-Time vs. Grambling: 0-0 Last Meeting: First Media: Live statistics are avaliable at GoMocs.com. Scouting Report: Grambling started the season 2-5 with victories over Louisiana Monroe and Dillard. Kayla Williams leads the Lady Tigers with 40 kills, Shawonna Davis with five blocks and Chelsee Goins has 32 digs. The Lady Tigers are led by Kim Young. MATCH #10 SATURDAY, SEPT P.M. THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER RUSTON, LA. UTC All-Time vs. Southeast Louisiana: 0-0 Last Meeting: First Stats: Live statistics are avaliable at GoMocs.com. Scouting Report: The Lady Lions have beaten Alcorn State and Southern en route to a 2-6 record. Southeastern Louisiana is led by Taylor Buckner with 42 kills, Alex Greer has recorded 75 digs, while Julie Elliot has six blocks. Julie Langford is in her fourth season with the Lady Lions. MATCH #11 SATURDAY, SEPT P.M. THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER RUSTON, LA. UTC All-Time vs. Louisiana Tech: 0-0 Last Meeting: First Stats: Live video and statistics are avaliable at GoMocs.com. Scouting Report: The Techsters come into the match with an 8-4 mark with wins over Louisiana Monroe, Sam Houston State and South Alabama. Nataliya Panova paces Louisiana Tech wih 96 kills, Kara Jones has 50 blocks and Lori Hunsucker has 162 digs. GRAMBLING (2-5, 0-0 SWAC) SE LOUISIANA (2-6, 0-0 Southland) LOUISIANA TECH (8-4, 0-0 WAC) EARND BECOMES FOURTH NEWCOMER TO LEAD MOCS Freshman Meagan Earnd recorded 13 kills against East Tenn. St. leading Chattanooga in kills. Sophomore Laura Brock and freshmen Kirsten Beasley and Heather Parman have also accomplished the feat earlier this season. These players are important to each match the team plays as one of has stepped up each game on the outside. CLIMBING THE RANKS With 40 assists against East Tennessee State, junior setter Bailee Chastain passed Beck Brashers ( ) for 10th all-time on the Chattanooga assist list. The Signal Mountain, Tenn., native have 822 over three years with the Lady Mocs. Next up on the list is Jenn Anderson who played from recording 1,425 assists. BARNES SETS CAREER HIGH AGAINST COUGARS Junior middle blocker Courtney Barnes generated 17 kills in the Lady Mocs victory over SIU- Edwardsville, which surpasses her career-high of 16 that was tied earlier this season against James Madison. The Franklin, Tenn., native is the most consistent player on the team so far this season ON THE COURT No. Pos. Cl. Name K/S A/S D/S B/S NOTES 3 L Fr. Paula Passmore Leads SoCon in digs per set 4 OH Fr. Kirsten Beasley Posted 15 kills against ETSU 6 MB Jr. Courtney Barnes Leads squad with 44 kills 8 OH Fr. Heather Parman Fifth in the SoCon in kills per set 10 MB So. Ellie Kuhn attack percentage against TSU 11 S Sr. Cassie Conner Notched 88 assists 21 RS RSo. Jessica Scott Tallied 24 digs and 12 kills last week 24 OH RSo. Laura Brock Double-double against TSU 44 S Jr. Bailee Chastain Team leader with 17 assists at TSU WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 1

2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS Kirsten Beasley...kur-stun Bailee Chastain... bay-lee Erica Cowart... COW-art Meagan Ernd...Meg-gan Earned Stephanie Harville... HAR-ville Ellie Kuhn... koon Christina Teter... TEE-ter Sarah Torgeson... Tore-GUH-son COACHES James Onikeku...ON-ih-KAY-koo UNIVERSITY OF TENNESEE AT CHATTANOOGA Name...University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Preferred Name... Chattanooga Short Form...UTC Location... Chattanooga, Tenn. Founded Enrollment... 9,807 Nickname... Lady Mocs Mascot...Scrappy Colors..Navy (295), Old Gold (124) and Silver (429) National Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference/Division...Southern/North Chancellor... Dr. Roger Brown Director of Athletics...Rick Hart Faculty Athletics Representative.. Dr. Michael Jones Home Court... Maclellan Gym Capacity... 4,177 VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach...Lisa Rhodes (App. State, 83) Record at School (Years) (15) Overall Record (Years) (20) SoCon Record (Years) (15) Associate Head Coach...James Onikeku Team Trainer... Jess Tanner 2009 VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Letterwinners Ret./Lost...5/7 Starters Ret./Lost...2/5 (Libero) Newcomers...7/2 Classes (Sr. / Jr. / So. / Fr.)...1/2/6/7 Positions (OH/MB/S/DS-L)...8/4/2/ REVIEW 2008 Overall Record SoCon Record (Finish) (3rd) Home Record Away Record Neutral Site Record LADY MOCS HISTORY First Season All-Time Record (Years) (26) SoCon Record (Years) (26) SoCon Tournament Titles...4 SoCon Regular-Season Titles...2 NCAA Appearances CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Last School) 3 Paula Passmore L 5-6 Fr. Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island) 4 Kirsten Beasley OH 5-8 Fr. Amarillo, Texas (Bushland) 6 Courtney Barnes MB 6-2 Jr. Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin) 7 Stephanie Harville RS 6-1 So. Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown-Hamblen) 8 Heather Parman OH 5-11 Fr. Ooltewah, Tenn. (GPS) 9 Dakota Davis L 5-9 RFr. Cleveland, Tenn. (Austin Peay) 10 Ellie Kuhn MB 5-11 So. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights) 11 Cassie Conner S 5-11 Sr. Willow Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township) 13 Meagan Ernd OH 6-0 Fr. Munster, Ind. (Andrean) 14 Julie Barnes OH 6-0 Fr. Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin) 15 Christina Teter MB 6-2 Fr. Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Red Bank) 20 Sarah Torgeson OH 5-10 RFr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Karns) 21 Jessica Scott RS 5-11 RSo. Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State) 23 Erica Cowart S 5-11 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Notre Dame) 24 Laura Brock OH 5-9 RSo. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee) 44 Bailee Chastain S 5-8 Jr. Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Red Bank) Head Coach: Lisa Rhodes, 15th year (Appalachian State, 83) Associate Head Coach: James Onikeku, 13th year (Tennesee Temple, 90) Team Manager: Amy Anderson, second year with so many young players seeing action on the court. PASSMORE TABBED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM The freshman libero has performed better than coach Rhodes could have expect thru the first seven games of the season. At the squad s home tournament,country Inn & Suites Volleyball Challenege, Passmore dug up 67 opponent attacks and had two service aces. The Merrit Island, Fla., native has eclipsed her season-high twice this season with 33 digs against Tennessee State on Sept. 8 and Autin Peay. Most impresive was that she had 33 digs in three sets in the first home match of the season vs. Austin Peay, one shy of a Top 20 spot in the NCAA Record Book for digs in a three-set match. BROCK DOUBLES UP THE TIGERS, RAMBLERS A transfer from Middle Tennessee, sophomore outside hitter Laura Brock impressed the coaches with her consistency during preseason camp. Brock was not one of the top performers during the season s opening weekend, but she made up for that with a double-doubles against Tennessee State and Loyola (Ill.). The Chattanooga native posted a season-high 13 kills against the Tigers along with 10 digs, while recording 12 kills and a season-high 14 digs against the Ramblers DIGGING UP THE COMPETITION Freshman libero Paula Passmore recorded an astounding 33 digs in her collegiate debut against East Tennessee State and tied that mark at Tennessee State a week later. She has continued to impress by leading the Southern Conference with an average of 5.73 digs per set. The individual closest to Passmore averages more than one and a half less dig per set. HITTING EFFECTIVELY Junior middle blocker Courtney Barnes is second in the Southern Conference with a.339 hitting percentage. Barnes has notched 76 kills on the season placing her fifth on the conference s individual list. The team s other middle blocker, sophomore Ellie Kuhn has an attack percentage of.284 slotting her at ninth in the conference. SIX PLAYERS MAKE LADY MOCS DEBUT Sophomore outside hitter Laura Brock and freshmen libero Paula Passmore, outside hitter Kirsten ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Senior (1): Cassie Conner Juniors (2): Courtney Barnes, Bailee Chastain Sophomores (5): Laura Brock, Stephanie Harville, Ellie Kuhn, Jessica Scott, Sarah Torgeson Freshman (8): Julie Barnes, Kirsten Beasley, Erica Cowart, Dakota Davis, Meagan Ernd, Heather Parman, Paula Passmore, Christina Teter. BY STATE Florida (1): Paula Passmore Illinois (1): Cassie Conner Indiana (1): Meagan Ernd Kansas (1): Jessica Scott Tennessee (10): Courtney Barnes, Julie Barnes, Laura Brock, Bailee Chastain, Erica Cowart, Dakota Davis, Stephanie Harvile, Heather Parman, Christina Teter, Sarah Torgeson Texas (2): Kirsten Beasley, Ellie Kuhn WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 2

3 2009 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER TEAM STANDINGS PRESEASON POLLS Overall SoCon North W L Pct. W L Pct. Elon Chattanooga UNC Greensboro Samford Appalachain St Western Carolina Overall SoCon South W L Pct. W L Pct. Furman Wofford Georgia Southern Davidson College of Charleston Citadell THIS WEEK AROUND THE SOCON Tuesday, Sept. 15 Chattanooga 3, East Tennessee State 1 Elon 3, Radford 0 Wofford 3, Winston-Salem State 0 Furman 3, Winthrop 1 Charlotte 3, Apppalachian St. 0 Wednesday, Sept. 16 Georgia Southern 3, Charleston Southern 1 Friday, Sept. 18 Michigan St. vs. Furman, 11 a.m. Citadel at South Carolina St., 11 a.m. James Madison vs. Georgia Southern, 11 a.m. Davidson at Winthrop, 1 p.m. New Orleans vs. Samford, 3 p.m. North Carolina Central vs. Citadel, 3 p.m. Providence vs. Wofford, 3 p.m. Western Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington, 4 p.m. Liberty vs. Appalachian St., 4:30 p.m. Presbyterian vs. Furman, 5 p.m. Chattanooga vs. Grambling, 6 p.m. USF at College of Charleston, 7 p.m. Norfolk St. at Elon, 7 p.m. Winston-Salem St. vs. Wofford, 7 p.m. Georgetown at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. Georgia Southern vs. Wintrop, 7:30 p.m. Samford at Memphis, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 Alabama St. vs. Citadel, 9 a.m. Furman at Clemson, 10 a.m. Chatlotte vs. Western Carolina, 10 a.m. Gardner-Webb vs. Georgia Southern, 11 a.m. Appalachian St at Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m. Georgia State at Elon, 12:30 p.m. Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Samford, 12:30 p.m. UNC-Asheville vs. Wofford, 1 p.m. Charleston Southern vs. Citadel, 1 p.m. Southeasten La. vs. Chattanooga, 1 p.m. James Madison vs. Davidson, 1 p.m. LaSalle at UNC Greensboro, 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. Duke vs. Appalachian St., 4:30 p.m. UAB vs. Samford, 5:30 p.m. Hampton vs. Wofford, 5 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Davidson, 5 p.m. Western Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. Lagavetter at College of Varleston, 7 p.m. Navy at Elon N.C State at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. North (1st) Votes Samford (8) 60 Elon (3) 53 UNCG (1) 45 Chattanooga 39 App. State 31 Western Carolina 19 South (1st) Votes CofC (10) 65 Furman (1) 54 Georgia So. (1) 47 Davidson 37 Wofford 25 The Citadel 18 All-SoCon Selections Setters: Cole Daley, CofC Hillary Fountain, SAM Middle Blockers: Elyse Chubb, CofC Kayren Finney, UNCG Sheriden Stangoh, SAM Outside Hitter: Emilly Sawin, CofC Libero: Catherine Hanners, UNCG LAST WEEK S RESULTS Tuesday, Sept. 8 Charleston Southern 3, Citadel 0 Chattanooga 3, Tennessee State 1 Wednesday, Sept. 9 Elon 3, High Point 0 Marshall 3, UNC Greensboro 0 Wofford 3, Savannah State 0 Friday, Sept. 11 Gardner-Webb, Western Carolina 1 Utah State 3, Citadel 0 Wofford 3, Winston-Salem State 0 Creighton 3, Samford 0 Wofford 3, Savannah State 0 UNC Wilmington 3, Davidson 0 Duke 3, College of Charleston 1 Georgia Southern 3, Wake Forest 2 UCF 3, UNC Greensboro 2 Cleveland State 3, Western Carolina 0 Winthrop 3, Appalachian State 2 Austin Peay 3, Chattanooga 0 Saturday, Sept. 12 Northern Arizona 3, Citadel 0 Radford 3, Davidson 2 Wofford 3, East Carolina 0 Butler 3, Appalachian State 0 Penn State 3, College of Charleston 0 Georgia Southern 3, Coastal Carolina 1 Dayton 3, Samford 1 Chattanooga 3, SIU-Edwardsville 1 Wofford 3,UNC Asheville 2 Western Carolina 3, Howard 0 Wyoming 3, Citadel 0 Loyola (Ill.) 3, Chattanooga 0 Appalachian State 3, Morgan State 0 College of Charleston 3, Loyola 0 Auburn 3, Georgia Southern 2 Connecticut 3, Samford 1 Canisius 3, Davidson 1 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week 1 (8/31): Bethany Sanford, Georgia So. Week 2 (9/8): Catherine Hanners, UNCG Week 3 (9/13): Bethany Sanford, Georgia So. SEASON SUPERLATIVES OVERALL Overall Record Conference Home Away Neutral Three-Set Match Four-Set Match Five-Set Match Win First Set Lose First Set Win Second Set Lose Second Set AGAINST OPPONENTS Post Higher Hitting Percentage Post Lower Hitting Percentage Same Hitting Percentage Post More Kills Post Fewer Kills Same Kills as Opponent Post More Post Fewer Same as Opponent Post More Digs Post Fewer Digs Same Digs as Opponent Post More Blocks Post Fewer Blocks Same Blocks as Opponent STREAKS Longest Set Win Streak...3 Longest Set Losing Streak...3 Active Set Streak...1 Longest Match Win Streak...2 Longest Match Losing Streak...1 Active Win Streaks...1 VERSUS CONFERENCES Atlantic Sun Colonial Horizon Ohio Valley Southland Southwestern Athletic Sun Belt Western Athletic WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 3

4 TEAM BESTS Kills vs. James Madison Errors vs. SIU-Edwardsville Total Attacks vs. SIU-Edwardsville Attacking Percentage vs. James Madison Assists vs. James Madison...8 vs. East Tenn. St. Service Errors vs. Loyola (Ill.) Recieving Errors at Tenn. St. Digs vs. SIU-Edwardsville Block Solo...3 vs. East Tenn. St. Block Assists vs. James Madison Blocking Errors... 6 vs. James Madison Total Blocks vs. James Madison Ball Handling Errors... 3 vs. Tenn. St. TEAM PER SET Kills Assists Digs Blocks Recieption Errors Ball Handling Errors INDIVIDUAL LEADERS KILLS Courtney Barnes...76 Ellie Kuhn...47 Laura Brock...47 Kirsten Beasley...42 Heather Parman...35 ATTACK PCT. (MIN. 5 KILLS) Courtney Barnes Ellie Kuhn Heather Parman Laura Brock Kirsten Beasley ASISTS Bailee Chastain Cassie Conner Jessica Scott...10 Stephanie Harville...9 Laura Brock...8 Paula Passmore...6 SERVICE ACES Paula Passmore...6 Jessica Scott...4 Bailee Chastain...4 Cassie Conner...4 Three Tied...2 TOTAL BLOCKS Ellie Kuhn...23 Courtney Barnes...19 Jessica Scott...11 Stephanie Harville...8 Laura Brock...5 DIGS Paula Passmore Kirsten Beasley...54 Jessica Scott...50 Laura Brock...49 Bailee Chastain...36 Beasley, outside hitter Heather Parman, middle blocker Christina Teter and outside hitter Meagan Ernd played over the weekend. Brock, Passmore and Beasley all started the first contest against East Tennessee State for Chattanooga, while Parman, Teter and Ernd saw action in the second match of the day against Morehead State. Beasley recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs in the opening match, while Parman saved her best performance for James Madison posting 21 kills and 12 digs. STARTING THE SEASON OFF RIGHT The 2009 Lady Mocs are the first team since 2001 to open the season with a victory. Chattanooga defeated East Tennessee State, 3-1 to begin the Comfort Inn & Suites Volleyball Challenge. Back in 2001, UTC knocked off Jackson State in three sets to open the campaign. Since that victory, the Lady Mocs have faced fierce competition to start the season including battling Tennessee, South Florida and DePaul. DRAMATIC FIFTH SET TRIUMPH After taking the first two sets on Saturday against James Madison, the Lady Mocs left the door open for the Dukes who took the next two sets. In the final frame, James Madison came out quick firing on all cylinders grabbing a 3-9 lead. The Lady Mocs battled back 9-13 with junior Bailee Chastain on the service line. The Signal Mountain, Tenn., native put all of her serves in play as Chattanooga rattled off the next six points in succession coming away with a victory. COURTNEY CONTINUES CONSISTENT PLAY Junior middle blocker Courtney Barnes has been a force for the Lady Mocs at the net over the past two seasons. In the opening tournament, Barnes continued where she left off registering 35 kills, a.419 hitting percentage and 10 total blocks. These numbers earned her a spot on the Comfort Inn & Suites Volleyball Challenge All-Tournament Team. THE SURPRISE OF THE TOURNAMENT Freshman Heather Parman saw her first action of the season against Morehead State in the second game of the Comfort Inn and Suites Volleyball Challenge recording two kills. The final game against James Madison is where Parman shined for the Lady Mocs posting a double-double with 21 kills and 12 digs in a thrilling five-set victory. Her performance was enough to earn an all-tournament selection. FOLLOWING A LEGEND In the first match of the season, freshman libero Paula Passmore continued where former Lady Moc and NCAA record holder Laura Newberry left off with a 30 dig performance against East Tennessee State. The Merritt Island, Fla., native recorded a match-high 33 digs in a 3-1 victory for UTC. Passmore s digs per set average is at 5.08 after the first three matches and dug up 61 balls. FINDING LOCAL TALENT Six members of the squad went to high school in the Chattanooga area including five newcomers, Heather Parman, Dakota Davis, Christina Teter, Erica Cowart and Laura Brock. Junior Bailee Chastain is a local player that was on the squad last year. These local stars shined on the opening weekend of the season where five of them saw time on the court. NINE NEW FACES UTC s roster contains nine newcomers, including seven freshmen - four from Tennessee with one each from Florida, Indiana and Texas. Freshman Sarah Torgeson practiced with the Lady Mocs last year, while Laura Brock, a transfer from Middle Tennessee, and Dakota Davis, a transfer from Austin Peay, round out the newcomers looking to make an immediate impact in LADY MOCS TABBED FOURTH IN NORTH DIVISION Southern Conference coaches selected Chattanooga fourth in the North Division. Samford was given the nod for No. 1 in the north with eight first-place votes, while Elon received three and UNC Greensboro had one to round out the top three. College of Charleston was the favorite in the south recording 10 votes for No. 1, while Furman and Georgia Southern finished behind them each picking up a single first-place vote HOME SWEET HOME The young squad returns to its home gym to play its final tune-up game before Southern Conference play against Belmont Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Then, the Lady Mocs begin SoCon play at Maclellan Gym where they host Elon on Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. and UNC-Greensboro the following day at 5 p.m. A TRUE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Prior to the season, the Maclellan Gym floor was repainted to suit the volleyball team. Volleyballs now cover two corner boundaries and the Chattanooga Power-C Logo at the center. WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 4

5 CHATTANOOGA HEAD COACH LISA RHODES PERSONAL Year at UTC: 16th Hometown: Asheville, N.C. Husband: Jim Children: Trent and Courtney COACHING EXPERIENCE 1994-Pres....Chattanooga Head Coach UNC Asheville Head Coach COACHING RECORDS Chattanoonga UNC Asheville Overall COACHING HONORS SoCon Coach of the Year , 97 COACHING MILESTONES Two NCAA Appearances Five Conference Titles 350 victories overall 250 wins at Chattanooga Most conference wins in SoCon History Two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year Lisa Rhodes enters her 16th season at the helm of the Lady Mocs program, the longest tenure for any SoCon coach. This will mark Rhodes 21st year of coaching at the Division I level. The winningest coach in UTC volleyball history, Rhodes owns a record on the Chattanooga bench and a career mark of She has coached five teams to conference titles. In her time at UTC, Rhodes has posted 10 winning seasons including five 20-win seasons and four years with 19 wins. Rhodes milestone year came in 2005 when her 200th UTC and 300th career wins came within two weeks of each other. She became the first volleyball coach in Southern Conference history to win 200 games at a member school in October with a 3-0 home win over Western Carolina. Two weeks later, UTC defeated Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga., giving Rhodes her 300th career win. She is the league leader for both career and conference wins. Under Rhodes tutelage, the Lady Mocs won the SoCon regular-season championship in 1997 and Chattanooga won conference tournament championships in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1997 and In 2003, Rhodes coached UTC s first AVCA All-South Region honoree, senior outside hitter Kari Krouse. Lara Newberry followed in 2007 and 2008 with Honorable Mention All-South honors. Newberry set the standard nationally for Liberos. A two-time National Libero of the Year (Collegiate Volleyball Update 2007 & 2008), the Chattanooga native owns the NCAA records for digs in a career (3,176) and season (942 in 2007). UTC had a streak of six consecutive seasons with at least 19 wins from The Lady Mocs returned to form in 2003 with another 20- win campaign. In 1999, the Lady Mocs set a school record for winning percentage at.758, winning 25 of 33 matches. Chattanooga was especially tough RHODES YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS AT CHATTANOOGA OVERALL SOCON YEAR W L PCT. W L PCT. PLACE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS th First season with the Lady Mocs th Set the school record for SoCon wins nd First SoCon Tournament Title st First NCAA Tournament appearance st Back-to-Back SoCon Titles nd 10-match win streak T-4th Fifth straight season over T-7th Won Birmingham Southern Inv th Captued the Battle on the Bayou Title th-N Two five-match win streaks th-N Defeated ACC foe N.C. State th-N Captured Hilton Challenge th Started SoCon play with a 9-3 record th Won 11 of 13 in a row rd-N Recorded 350th career win CAREER RHODES vs. SOCON OPPONENTS Team... Record Appalachian State College of Charleston The Citadel Davidson Elon Furman Georgia Southern UNC Greensboro Samford Western Carolina Wofford Total (15 years) at Maclellan Gym, setting a school mark with an.800 winning percentage. From , Rhodes led the Lady Mocs to a first- or second-place finish in either the regular season or tournament, another streak unmatched in the SoCon. In that span, UTC was 13-3 in conference tournament action (.813). UTC captured back-to-back SoCon regularseason and tournament titles in both 1997 and 1998 as Rhodes guided the Lady Mocs from last to first place in just under three years. During the 1998 season, Chattanooga won 23 matches and captured the conference title with a 15-3 record. UTC won the conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. In 1997, the Lady Mocs became the first team in conference history to go undefeated with a 16-0 record and the school s first-ever regular-season conference title. Rhodes team won 26 matches that season tying the school record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Rhodes coached a tremendous turnaround in the 1996 season, taking a UTC team that had won a total of 19 matches the previous four seasons to a record. The Lady Mocs finished second in regular-season play, but beat Appalachian State to win the league tournament. Rhodes was hired to take over the UTC volleyball program in July 1994 after a successful coaching campaign at UNC Asheville. In five seasons, Rhodes led the Bulldogs to a record and three Big South Conference titles. In 1991, she led UNC Asheville to the NIVC National Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Prior to UNC Asheville, she was the head coach at Edneyville High School in North Carolina. In her three years, she led them to two consecutive North Carolina state titles, 1987 and 1988, with a combined record. She was named the Region VIII Coach of the Year in the state in Rhodes earned a B.S. degree and graduated cum laude from Appalachian State in She began her collegiate career in 1979 after earning a basketball scholarship to UNC Asheville. In 1989, Rhodes earned a Master s degree from Gardner-Webb College. She prepped at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C., and earned 12 letters playing volleyball, basketball and softball. WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 5

6 Paula Passmore - 3 FRESHMAN LIBERO MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. MERRITT ISLAND : Started all eight matches...paces team with 149 digs...had 19 digs at East Tenn. St...recorded two services aces vs. SIU-Edwardsville setting a career-high and had 24 digs...tied previous career high with 33 digs vs. Austin Pead in only three sets...recorded one service ace in each match of the seson s opening tournament against Tenn. St., East Tenn. St., Morehead State and James Madison...notched one kill against Morehead State...posted a career-high 33 dig performance agaisnt East Tenn. St. to begin the season Kills 1 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Attacks 3 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (9/11/09) Assists 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Digs 33-2x, vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) 2, vs. SIU-Edwardsville (9/12/09) Block Assists Total Blocks Kirsten Beasley - 4 FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER BUSHLAND, TEXAS. BUSHLAND : Started four matches and played in seven...had four kills and seven digs vs. Loyola (Ill.)...posted eight kills and 12 digs vs. SIU-Edwardsville...generated six kills and three digs vs. Austin Peay...recorded a season-high 13 digs at Tenn. St...notched six kills and five digs in the match with James Madison...recorded a double-double 15 kills and 10 digs in collegiate debut against East Tennessee State...started her first match vs. East Tennessee State...posted a season best two blocks and two assists against ETSU. Kills 15 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Attacks 42 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (9/12/09) Assists 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Digs 13 vs. Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Block Assists 2 vs. East Tenn.St. (8/28/09) Total Blocks 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Courtney Barnes - 6 JUNIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER FRANKLIN, TENN. FRANKLIN TOTAL : Started all eight matches...leads team with 25 total blocks and 76 total kills..notched 12 kills and tied a seasonhigh six blocks at East Tenn. St...had six kills vs. Loyola (Ill.)...surpassed a carer-high with 17 kills vs. SIU-Edwardsville... posted nine kills at Tenn. St. and vs. Austin Peay...recorded a season-high 16 kills and a.538 attack percentage against Season Highs Career Highs Kills 17 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (9/12/09) 17, vs. SIU-Edwardsville (9/11/09) Attacks 32 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (9/12/09) 47 vs. Wofford (10/11/08) Assists 1 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 1-4x, at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) Digs 3 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) 12 vs. Wofford (10/11/08) 1 at Morehead St. (8/29/09) 2 at Kennesaw State (9/23/08) 1-5x, vs. Loyola (Ill.) (9/12/09) 2-3x, vs. Wofford (10/11/08) Block Assists 5 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 7 vs. UNCG (10/25/09) Total Blocks 6 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 7-2x, vs. UNCG (10/25/08) James Madison...tied a career-high with five block assists against the Dukes...against Morehead State, tied a career high with one service ace and posted 11 kills...opened the season with eight kills and three blocks against East Tennessee State. WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 6

7 Stephanie Harville - 7 SOPHOMORE RIGHT SIDE MORRISTOWN, TENN. MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN TOTAL : Started five and played in seven matches..posted seven kills, 11 digs, five blocks and set a career-high with two service aces in the victory over East Tenn St...had two kills, a dig and a block vs. SIU-Ewardsville...recorded season and career-highs in kills and digs with four, and digs wirh six vs. Austin Peay...had a seven kills at Tenn. St...recorded five kills, four digs and a career-high four blocks vs. James Madison...recorded her first collegiate service ace at Morehead St. Season Highs Career Highs Kills 7 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 9 vs. Houston (8/30/08) Attacks 18 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) 24 vs. Houston (8/30/08) Assists 4 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) 4 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) Digs 6 vs. Austin Peay(9/11/09) 6 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) 1 at Morehead St. (8/28/09) 1 at Morehead St. (8/28/09) 1 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 1 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Block Assists 3 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 3 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Total Blocks 4 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 4 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Heather Parman - 8 FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER OOTLEWAH, TENN. GPS : Started two matches and played in seven...generated two killls and three digs vs. Loyola (Ill.)...had twi kills and two digs vs. SIU-Edwardsville...posted tree kills and nine digs vs. Austin Peay...had five kills and six digs at Tenn. St... recorded first double-double vs. James Madison with a match-high 21 kills and 12 digs...notched first kill and dig against Morehead State and finished the match with two and three, respectively. Kills 21 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Attacks 40 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Assists 1-2x, vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Digs 12 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Block Assists 1 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Total Blocks 1 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Dakota Davis - 9 FRESHMAN LIBERO CLEVELAND, TENN. AUSTIN PEAY 2008* TOTAL : Played in one match...saw first action on the service line at East Tenn. St. Austin Peay: Redshirted in 2008 played in seven sets recording one dig for head coach Jenny Hazelwood. Season Highs Career Highs Kills Attacks Assists Digs 1, vs. Loyola (Md.) (9/6/08) Block Assists Total Blocks WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 7

8 Cassie Connor - 11 SENIOR SETTER WILLOW SPRINGS, ILL. LYONS TOWNSHIP 2006* * TOTAL : Started three and played in six matches...setup 10 kills and one kill of her own agasint SIU-Edwardsville...had nine kills and one kill vs. Austin Peay...recorded 11 assists and six digs against Tenn. St...led team with 27 assists and also had six digs vs. James Madison...notched first block of the season at Morehead St...posted a season-high 44 dig Season Highs Career Highs (Ball State 06-07) effort against East Tenn. St. to open the sason. Kills 1-3x, vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 4-2x, at Belmont (9/17/08) Attacks 5 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 16 vs. Siena (9/1/07) Assists 41 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 49 at Georgia Southern (9/27/08) Digs 7 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 16 vs. Wofford (10/11/08) 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 3-2x, vs. Memphis (9/20/08) Block Assists 1 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 2-3x, vs. Samford (10/8/08) Total Blocks 1 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 2-6x, vs. Memphis (9/27/08) Kills 4 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) Attacks 14 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) Assists Digs 6 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) Block Assists 1 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) Total Blocks 1 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) Ellie Kuhn - 10 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE MIDDLE BLOCKER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ALAMO HEIGHTS TOTAL : Started all eight matches...posted 11 kills and a.579 attack percentage without an error at East Tenn. St... had four blocks and six kills vs. Loyola (Ill.)...generated 10 kills, two service aces, four digs and two blocks vs. SIU- Edwardsville...notched three kills vs. Austin Peay and a block...posted a team-high.700 attacking percentage along wih seven kills and five blocks at Tenn. St...had eight kills and four digs vs. James Madison...blocked three attaks and one kill at Morehead St...recorded a season-high 12 kills and five blocks against James Madison. Season Highs Career Highs Kills 12 at East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 12 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/29/09) Attacks 25 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 26 vs. Georgia St. (9/13/08) Assists 1 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 2 vs. Troy (9/12/08) Digs 4-2x, vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 4-3x, vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 2, vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 3 vs. Alabama A&M (9/5/08) 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 2-2x, vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Block Assists 5, at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 5, at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) Total Blocks 5 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 5 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) Meagan Ernd - 13 FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER MUNSTER, IND. ANDREAN : Played four matches starting two...generated a season-high 13 kills at East Tenn. St. along with four digs... started first collegiate match vs. SIU-Edwardsville recording the first block of career and two digs...dug up a seasonhighs with six digs and four kills vs. Austin Peay...posted three kills and a dig in first collegia match at Morehead State. Andrean High School Played all four years for the 59ers, her last three for Alison Shevik-Duncan freshman year played for Amber Alm led team to four straight sectional titles and regional finals appearances named Player of the Year in 2007 by The Times of Northwest Indiana and Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana All-Area and All-Conference (2007, 2008) Team Captain and MVP (2007, 2008) 2008 Northwest Crossroads All-Academic team Lakeshore Public News Athlete of the Week in 2008 started every match as a freshman also competed in track and field during her scholastic career. WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 8

9 Julie Barnes - 14 SOPHOMORE MIDDLE BLOCKER FRANKLIN, TENN. FRANKLIN Franklin High School: Played four years for the Rebels with four different coaches Kim Miller was her most recent head coach as Julie played for Jay Goldstein as a freshman, Maggie Tucker as a sophomore and Jeff Frasier as a junior as well earned All-District Tournament honors as a sophomore and a senior MVP of the Franklin Invitational as a senior Most Improved Player and tied for highest GPA on the team with her sister Courtney in 2006 played club for Impact. Klls Attacks Assists Digs Block Assists Total Blocks Kills Attacks 2 at Morehead St. (8/28/09) Assists Digs 1 at Morehead St. (8/28/09) 1 at Morehead St. (8/28/09) Block Assists 1 at Morehead St. (8/28/09) Total Blocks Christina Teter - 15 FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENN. RED BANK : Played in two match...recorded first collegiate block and dig at Morehead State. Red Bank High School: Played all four years for the Lions Chrystal Helton coahed her as a senior, while Susan Thurman was the head coach her first three seasons won the District 6-AA, Region 3-AAA and Sub-Sectional Championships during her career All-State and Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps as a senior All-District and All-Region as a junior and senior also lettered four years in basketball and track. Sarah Torgeson - 20 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER KNOXVILLE, TENN. KARNS : Redshirted playing with the practice squad Kills Attacks Assists Digs Block Assists Total Blocks WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 9

10 Jessica Scott - 21 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE RIGHT SIDE LAWRENCE, KAN. LARENCE FREE STATE TOTAL : Started four and played in all seven matches...notched three kills and seven digs vs. Loyola (Ill.)...had a seasonhigh with 14 digs and two service aces vs. SIU-Edwardsville...recorded four digs and a kill vs. Austin Peay...had four blocks and two digs at Tenn. St...posted four blocks, five assists and five kills against James Madison...notched three kills and 12 digs at Morehead St...recorded a season-high eight kils and 11 digs against East Tenn. St. Season Highs Career Highs Kills 8 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 14, vs. Alabama A&M (9/19/08) Attacks 22 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 38 vs. Wofford (10/11/08) Assists 5 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 5-2x, vs. James Madison (8/29/09) Digs 14 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 19 vs. Wofford (10/11/08) 2 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 4 vs. South Alabama (9/6/08) 1 vs. Furman (11/21/08) Block Assists 4-2x, at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 5-2x, vs. UNCG (10/25/08) Total Blocks 4-2x, at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 5-2x, at App. St. (11/8/08) Erica Cowart - 23 FRESHMAN SETTER CHATTANOOGA, TENN. NOTRE DAME Notre Dame High School: Four-year letterwinner for the Fighting Irish playing most recently for Dan Basler also coach by Wes Inman (2005, 2006) and Duane Hill (2007) 2006 State Champions as well as District and Region champs All-State and Region MVP in 2006 All-Region (2005, 2007) and All-District ( ) in her career also competed in track & field as a senior. Kills Attacks Assists Digs Block Assists Total Blocks Kills 13 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) Attacks 33 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) Assists 4 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) Digs 10 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) 2 vs. East Tenn. St. (8/28/09) 1 at Tenn. St. (9/8/09) Block Assists 3 at Tenn. St. (9/9/09) Total Blocks 4 at Tenn. St. (9/9/09) Laura Brock - 24 SOPHOMORE OUTSIDE HITTER CHATTANOOGA, TENN. MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2007* * TOTAL : Started seven matches and played in all eight...notched eight kills and seven digs at East. Tenn. St...generated four kills and eight digs vs. SIU-Edwardsville...notched second double-double of the season with 12 kills and 14 digs vs. Loyola (Ill.)...had one dig agaisnt Austin Peay...recorded a career-high 13 kills, 10 digs and four blocks at Tenn. St. for first double-double...posted four kills and a block vs. James Madison...had four kills at Morehead State... generated 10 kills in first match with Chattanooga and seven digs against East Tenn. St. Middle Tennessee: Redshirted in 2008 named to Commissioner s List and Commissioner s Cup in played in nine games in 2007 with one kill, one ace and three digs played on Blue Raiders 2007 NCAA Tournament team that went to Sweet 16. WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 10

11 Bailee Chastain - 44 JUNIOR SETTER SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENN. RED BANK TOTAL : Started five match and played in seven...set a season-high with 40 assists and added nine digs at East Tenn. St...notched 28 assists and a season-high two blocks vs. Loyola (Ill.)...posted a season-high 33 assists and eight digs vs. SIUE...had 16 helpers and 12 digs for first double-double and first block solo of the season vs. Austin Peay... notched a team-high 17 assists in first start of the season at Tenn. St...assisted on 27 kills and had two kill sand five Season Highs Career Highs Kills 2-2x, vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 12 vs. Kennesaw St. (9/23/08) Attacks 9 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 28 vs. Kennesaw St. (9/23/08) Assists 33 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 68 at CofC (11/14/07) Digs 12 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09) 16 vs. Elon (10/17/07) 2 vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 2-2x, vs. James Madison (8/29/09) 1 vs. Austin Peay (9/11/09 1-2x, vs. Austin Peay (9/11/07) Block Assists 2 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 6 vs. Lopscomb (10/16/07) Total Blocks 2 vs. SIUE (9/12/09) 6 vs. Lipscomb (10/16/07) digs against James Madison...recorded four digs and 14 assists at Morehead St. WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 11

12 2009 Chattanooga Volleyball Chattanooga Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2009) 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 6 BARNES, Courtney KUHN, Ellie ERND, Meagan PARMAN, Heather HARVILLE, Stephanie BEASLEY, Kirsten BROCK, Laura SCOTT, Jessica CHASTAIN, Bailee PASSMORE, Paula DAVIS, Dakota CONNER, Cassie TETER, Christina TEAM CHATTANOOGA Opponents Team Statistics UTC OPP ATTACK K il l s Er rors Total Attacks A t t a c kp c t Ki lls /Set SET A s s i s t s As s is t s /Set SERVE Ac es Errors Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 3/179 3/227 Neutral site #/Avg 2/96 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. +Aug 28 vs East Tennessee St. W ,25-14,23-25, Aug 28 at Morehead State L ,17-25, Aug 29 vs James Madison W ,25-19,22-25,19-25, Sep 08 at Tennessee State W ,25-22,17-25, #Sep 11 AUSTIN PEAY L ,23-25, #Sep 12 SIUE W ,13-25,25-22, #Sep 12 LOYOLA L ,18-25, Sep 15 at East Tennessee St. W ,25-20,23-25, Comfort Inn & Suites Volleyball Challenge (Morehead, Ky.) # Country Inn & Suites Volleyball Challenge (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Record in 3-set matches: 0-3 Record in 4-set matches: 4-0 Record in 5-set matches: 1-0 WEEK FOUR - SEPT CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL 12