Badgers, Hoosiers In OSU Crosshairs This Week

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio AUGUST 26 vs. Texas State Denton, Texas W, 3-0 at North Texas Denton, Texas W, vs. #16 Texas A&M Denton, Texas W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER 2 LIU BROOKLYN Nationwide Arena W, 3-0 WYOMING Nationwide Arena W, #10 BYU Nationwide Arena L, vs. IUPUI Springfield, Mo. W, 3-0 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. L, vs. Green Bay Springfield, Mo. W, vs. Valparaiso Muncie, Ind. W, 3-0 vs. UNCG Muncie, Ind. W, at Ball State Muncie, Ind. W, at #3 Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. L, at #2 Minnesota* Minneapolis, Minn. L, NORTHWESTERN^ St. John Arena W, 3-0 OCTOBER 1 at #1 Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. W, at #21 Michigan State* East Lansing, Mich. L, at #23 Michigan~ Ann Arbor, Mich. L, #2 NEBRASKA^ St. John Arena L, IOWA* St. John Arena W, at #9 Penn State^ University Park, Pa. L, #11MICHIGAN STATE* St. John Arena W at Maryland^ College Park, Md. L, MARYLAND* St. John Arena W, 3-0 NOVEMBER 2 #3 WISCONSIN^ St. John Arena 8 pm 5 at Indiana* Bloomington, Ind. 7 pm 11 RUTGERS* St. John Arena 7 pm 12 PENN STATE* St. John Arena 7 pm 18 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 8 pm 19 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 8 pm 25 PURDUE* St. John Arena 7 pm 26 INDIANA# St. John Arena 7 pm DECEMBER 1-2 NCAA First & Second Rounds 9-10 NCAA Regionals 15 NCAA Semifinal #1 Nationwide Arena 7 pm NCAA Semifinal #2 Nationwide Arena 9:30 pm 17 NCAA Finals Nationwide Arena 9 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS 2016 SCHEDULE VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast # Buckeye Vision broadcast + ESPN3/WatchESPN broadcast ~ ESPN2/WatchESPN broadcast Badgers, Hoosiers In OSU Crosshairs This Week Ohio State to face Wisconsin and Indiana in home-road split The No. 22 Ohio State University women s volleyball team plays host to No. 3 Wisconsin Wednesday (Nov. 2) evening live on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m. ET. The Buckeyes then jaunt to Bloomington, Ind., for a Saturday (Nov. 5) showdown with the Hoosiers of Indiana University. WEEKLY BASICS Wednesday, Nov. 2 8 p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) #22 Ohio State (15-9, 5-7 B1G) vs. #3 Wisconsin (18-3, 10-2 Big Ten) Live Stats: GameTracker (link available at ) Television: Big Ten Network Saturday, Nov. 5 7 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind. (University Gym) #22 Ohio State at Indiana (15-10, 4-8 Big Ten) Live Stats: Link available at Video Broadcast: BTN Plus TAYLOR SANDBOTHE - REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS Taylor Sandbothe needs three blocks to set the all-time career blocks record in Ohio State history. She enters the week with 515 rejections and the potential of breaking a record which has stood for a quarter of a century. The current high mark is 517 by Dawn McDougall from Sandbothe's assault on the OSU Record Books includes a Top-20 standing in eight additional categories. The complete list includes: 515 total blocks (2nd), 102 solo blocks (2nd), 1.14 blocks/set (2nd), 413 block assists (3rd),.306 attack percentage (6th), 1,708.5 points (11th), 1,329 kills (12th), attack attempts (15th) and 3.78 points/set (16th). *Complete Career Records Watch can be found on Page 7. HISTORY WITH THE BADGERS Wisconsin owns a advantage in the tightly-contested all-time series between two storied programs. The Badgers came out on top earlier this season with a win in Madison on Sept. 23 while the Buckeyes lead in 33 meetings inside St. John Arena. VALERIA LEÓN - OHIO STATE S ALL-TIME DIGS QUEEN With her first dig of the night against Michigan State on Oct. 22, Valeria León took sole possession of the Ohio State school record for career digs. Her 1,573rd dig set the new all-time mark and she enters this week with 1,623 to her name. The Buckeye libero also has control of the best digs per set average in school history, putting up 3.48 per set since arriving at Ohio State in NATIONAL RANKINGS Ohio State sits at No. 22 in this week s AVCA Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes are one of seven Big Ten teams ranked in the Top-25 while Illinois, Purdue and Iowa are all receiving votes as well. The Big Ten Conference combined for an overall nonconference record of (.772). Ohio State has been nationally ranked for 36 consecutive weeks, a streak dating back to Oct. 13, BIG TEN STANDINGS As of Oct. 31 Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Penn State Michigan State Michigan Iowa Illinois Ohio State Purdue Indiana Maryland Northwestern Rutgers

2 MILESTONES APPROACHING Wednesday night marks the 300th match for Ohio State under the leadership of head coach Geoff Carlston. The Carlston-led Buckeyes have accumulated an overall record of (.622) since his arrival in He needs just five more wins to surpass Sue Collins ( ) for the second most wins in program history. In addition, Ohio State has racked up 974 victories overall since 1971 with an all-time winning percentage of.640 ( ). That mark includes a (.702)( ledger inside St. John Arena. ANOTHER RANKED FOE DOWNED BY OSU The Buckeyes swept by 11th-ranked Michigan State on Oct. 22, representing Ohio State s third victory over a Top-25 team in Then-No. 16 Texas A&M and top-ranked Nebraska also fell victim to Buckeye wins. SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE Valeria León has been named one of 30 candidates nationwide for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The 30 women s volleyball candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season. AWARDS, AWARDS & MORE AWARDS Ohio State welcomed in a cavalcade of awards Oct. 3-5, including not one, but two, National Player of the Week recognitions. The week began with Taylor Sandbothe and Valeria León earning Big Ten Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. The next day brought AVCA National Player of the Week distinction for Sandbothe. Taylor Hughes then picked up a National Player of the Week accolade of her own, selected as such by espnw. Eleven different Buckeyes have now earned National Player of the Week laurels a total of 13 times since 1994.This marks the third consecutive season Ohio State has been represented at least once. NATIONAL TELEVISION EXPOSURE Wednesday s match vs. Wisconsin is one of at least a half dozen Buckeye matches broadcast on national television this season. In addition to the ESPN2 broadcast in Ann Arbor earlier this season, Ohio State is also being featured on Big Ten Network a minimum of five times. JOIN THE CONVERSATION - #OSUWVBtribe Social media users are encouraged to join the Ohio State Women s Volleyball conversation by utilizing the #OSUWVBtribe hashtag. Hear directly from members of the program weekly at OhioStateBuckeyes. com with a video series titled #OSUWVBtribe Talk. SANDBOTHE NAMED BIG TEN S BEST OF OPENING WEEK Taylor Sandbothe won Big Ten Player of the Week distinction after her MVP performance at the North Texas Challenge. She has now earned B1G weekly laurels in all four seasons of her career. She was the conference s Player of the Week last year (Sept. 7, 2015), Defensive Player of the Week in 2014 (Sept. 8) and twice the Freshman of the Week (Nov. 11; Nov. 25, 2013). COLUMBUS -- THE CITY THAT CROWNS CHAMPIONS The 2016 NCAA Women s Volleyball Championship will be held in Nationwide Arena. The NCAA Semifinals are contested on Dec. 15, followed two days later by the crowning of a national champion on Saturday, Dec. 17, in front of a national television audience on ESPN. Tickets are ON SALE NOW! In addition, volleyball fans can also look forward to the 2017 NCAA Men s Volleyball Championship which is also being hosted in Ohio s capital city (St. John Arena -- May 4-6, 2017). RANKINGS & HONORS TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN American Volleyball Coaches Association #1 Nebraksa #2 Minnesota #3 Wisconsin #11 Penn State #16 Michigan State #17 Michigan #22 Ohio State RV Purdue RV Illinois RV Iowa WEEKLY AWARDS National Player of the Week Taylor Sandbothe (AVCA) - Oct. 4 Taylor Hughes (espnw) - Oct. 5 Big Ten Player of the Week Taylor Sandbothe - Aug. 29; Oct. 3 Big Defensive Ten Player of the Week Valeria León - Oct. 3 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS North Texas Challenge - Aug Taylor Hughes, Valeria León, Taylor Sandbothe (MVP) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Sept. 2-3 Taylor Hughes, Luisa Schirmer Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational - Sept Valeria León, Taylor Sandbothe Ball State Active Ankle Challenge - Sept Audra Appold, Valeria León (MVP), Taylor Sandbothe PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN Taylor Sandbothe 2

3 2016 ROSTER No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Kylie Randall...MB Jr.... Tomball, Texas... Magnolia 2 Jenna Adams... DS Fr... San Mateo, Calif... Saint Francis 3 Valeria León... DS Jr.... Ponce, Puerto Rico...Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús 4 Madison Smeathers...MB Fr... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove 5 Luisa Schirmer...OH So... Pittsford, N.Y... Pittsford Sutherland 6 Taylor Hughes... S Fr... Carroll, Ohio... Bloom-Carroll 7 Ashley Wenz...OH So... Springboro, Ohio...Spingboro 8 Alexa Turk... DS Fr... Gates Mills, Ohio...Gilmour Academy 9 Audra Appold...OH Fr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg 10 Taylor Sandbothe...MB Jr.... Lee s Summit, Mo.... Lee s Summit West 11 Brooke Bailey...OH Fr... Canton, Ohio...Jackson 12 Abby Fesl... S Sr... Arlington Heights, Ill...John Hersey (University of North Florida) 14 Camry Halm... DS Fr... Apopka, Fla...Apopka 15 Kalisha Goree... DS So... Columbia City, Ind...Columbia City 17 Ana Beatriz (Bia) Franklin...OH Fr... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 9th season (Minnesota, 1993) Assistant Coach: Nikki Klingsporn, 2nd season (Marquette, 2011) Assistant Coach: Susan Halverson, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2011) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 1st season (Ohio State, 2013) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Stephen Creevy Student Assistant: Maggie Heim Team Manager: Andrew Fischer Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Novak PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Maggie Heim...HY-m Valeria León...vah-LAIR-ree-ah lay-own Madison Smeathers... sme - THURS Taylor Sandbothe...san- BOTH -ee Ashley Wenz...WENTZ UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 64,868 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Senior Woman Administrator...Miechelle Willis President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (Yrs.) ,.640 (45+) Big Ten Record (Yrs.) ,.587 (34+) St. John Arena Record (Yrs.) ,.702 (30+) All-Americans...29 awards by 18 different players All-Big Ten Selections by 34 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 ( ) NCAA Tournament Appearances (34-22,.607) NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances NCAA Final Four Appearances...2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 3

4 OVERALL STATISTICS Overall record: 15-9 Conf: 5-7 Home: 6-2 Away: 3-7 Neutral: 6-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Randall, Kylie Adams, Jenna Leon, Valeria Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Turk, Alexa Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Bailey, Brooke Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/ /3032 Neutral site #/Avg 6/516 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs Texas State W ,25-15, Aug 26 at North Texas W ,25-17, Aug 27 vs #16 Texas A&M W ,32-30,21-25,25-18, Sept 2 LIU BROOKLYN W ,25-17, Sept 2 WYOMING W ,25-17, Sept 3 #10 BYU L ,26-24,14-25,20-25, Sept 9 vs IUPUI W ,25-13, Sept 9 at Missouri State L ,23-25,21-25,25-22, Sep 10 vs Green Bay W ,26-24,25-15,14-25, Sep 16 vs Valparaiso W ,25-13, Sep 16 vs UNCG W ,25-12, Sep 17 at Ball State W ,25-17, *Sep 23 at #3 Wisconsin L ,19-25, *Sep 24 at #2 Minnesota L ,18-25,25-18, *Sep 28 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-12, *Oct 01 at #1 NEBRASKA W ,25-21,25-21, *Oct 07 at #21 Michigan State L ,20-25, *Oct 09 at #23 Michigan L ,23-25,25-16, *Oct 14 #2 NEBRASKA L ,20-25,25-23, *Oct 15 IOWA W ,25-22, *Oct 19 at #9 Penn State L ,20-25, *Oct 22 #11 MICHIGAN STATE W ,25-19, *Oct 26 at Maryland L ,25-22,30-28,19-25, *Oct 28 MARYLAND W ,25-16, Record in 3-set matches:12-3 Record in 4-set matches:1-3 Record in 5-set matches:2-3 4

5 CONFERENCE STATISTICS Overall record: 5-7 Conf: 5-7 Home: 4-1 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 0-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Randall, Kylie Adams, Jenna Leon, Valeria Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Turk, Alexa Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Bailey, Brooke Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 10 5 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/1852 7/3975 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 23 at #3 Wisconsin L ,19-25, *Sep 24 at #2 Minnesota L ,18-25,25-18, *Sep 28 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-12, *Oct 01 at #1 NEBRASKA W ,25-21,25-21, *Oct 07 at #21 Michigan State L ,20-25, *Oct 09 at #23 Michigan L ,23-25,25-16, *Oct 14 #2 NEBRASKA L ,20-25,25-23, *Oct 15 IOWA W ,25-22, *Oct 19 at #9 Penn State L ,20-25, *Oct 22 #11 MICHIGAN STATE W ,25-19, *Oct 26 at Maryland L ,25-22,30-28,19-25, *Oct 28 MARYLAND W ,25-16, Record in 3-set matches:4-3 Record in 4-set matches:1-3 Record in 5-set matches:0-1 5

6 TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 26, 2016 vs Texas State / / / / / 19 8 / 2 9 / 6 2 / 8 25 / / / 1 10 / 8 1 / 0 0 / 2 Aug 26, 2016 at North Texas / / / / / 26 3 / 1 9 / 6 1 / 3 46 / / / 3 6 / 2 2 / 1 1 / 3 Aug 27, 2016 vs Texas A&M / / / / / / 3 12 / 13 3 / / / / 0 18 / 25 1 / 2 1 / 1 Sept 2, 2016 LIU BROOKLYN / / / / / 22 6 / 7 5 / 6 7 / 6 37 / / / 2 12 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 Sept 2, 2016 WYOMING / / / / / 23 3 / 2 7 / 4 2 / 3 49 / / / 1 12 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 0 Sept 3, 2016 BYU / / / / / 67 5 / 2 6 / 11 2 / 5 86 / / / 0 16 / 19 2 / 1 0 / 0 Sept 9, 2016 vs IUPUI / / / / / 14 4 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 4 65 / / / 2 4 / 6 2 / 4 1 / 0 Sept 9, 2016 at Missouri State / / / / / 53 6 / 5 8 / 8 5 / 6 93 / / / 2 17 / 18 2 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 10, 2016 vs Green Bay / / / / / / 2 8 / 5 2 / / / / 4 12 / 18 3 / 0 1 / 0 Sep 16, 2016 vs Valparaiso / / / / / 19 4 / 3 8 / 6 3 / 4 42 / / / 3 12 / 8 1 / 1 0 / 1 Sep 16, 2016 vs UNCG / 26 7 / / / / 24 6 / 4 8 / 5 4 / 6 43 / / / 0 6 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Ball State / / / / / 33 6 / 1 7 / 3 1 / 6 37 / / / 0 8 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 0 Sep 23, 2016 at Wisconsin / / / / / 36 2 / 7 4 / 3 7 / 2 41 / / / 2 2 / 26 3 / 2 1 / 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Minnesota / / / / / 43 8 / 5 11 / 2 5 / 8 59 / / / 0 6 / 17 1 / 1 2 / 0 Sep 28, 2016 NORTHWESTERN / / / / / 27 5 / 5 6 / 7 5 / 5 60 / / / 1 10 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 Oct 01, 2016 at NEBRASKA / / / / / 42 4 / 3 13 / 12 3 / 4 62 / / / 1 18 / 22 3 / 2 0 / 0 Oct 07, 2016 at Michigan State / / / / / 40 3 / 7 10 / 7 7 / 3 31 / / / 1 8 / 14 2 / 3 1 / 0 Oct 09, 2016 at Michigan / / / / / 60 6 / 2 8 / 6 2 / 6 58 / / / 3 16 / 10 4 / 1 0 / 1 Oct 14, 2016 NEBRASKA / / / / / 57 3 / 5 15 / 6 5 / 3 71 / / / 0 12 / 14 1 / 4 1 / 2 Oct 15, 2016 IOWA / / / / / 25 8 / 2 7 / 6 2 / 8 38 / / / 1 8 / 14 1 / 1 0 / 1 Oct 19, 2016 at Penn State / / / / / 39 3 / 6 8 / 5 6 / 3 33 / / / 6 8 / 10 5 / 1 0 / 0 Oct 22, 2016 MICHIGAN STATE / / / / / 32 0 / 4 4 / 7 4 / 0 45 / / / 0 8 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 0 Oct 26, 2016 at Maryland / / / / / 56 5 / 8 13 / 11 8 / 5 83 / / / 1 16 / 28 1 / 2 3 / 0 Oct 28, 2016 MARYLAND / / / / / 23 1 / 4 8 / 3 4 / 1 52 / / / 0 16 / 10 2 / 2 1 / 0 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 6

7 CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS PER SET (Minimum 400 digs) Avg. Player...Digs-Sets...Years Valeria León...1, Chelsea Noble Stacey Gordon...1, DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,615 Valeria León ,572 Stacey Gordon BLOCKS PER SETS (Minimum 110 total blocks) Avg. Player... SB-AB-TB-Sets...Years Shellye Sills Taylor Sandbothe TOTAL BLOCKS TB Player...Solos-Assists...Years Dawn McDougall Taylor Sandbothe SOLO BLOCKS SB Player...Years Sherri Rinker Taylor Sandbothe ASSIST BLOCKS BA Player...Years Dawn McDougall Danielle Meyer Taylor Sandbothe ATTACK PERCENTAGE (Minimum 500 kills) Pct. Player...Kills-Errors-Attempts...Years Sara Daniel , Marisa Main , Jenny Jackson...1, , Dana Stearns...1, , Sherri Helman...1, , Taylor Sandbothe...1, , ASSISTS PER SET (Minimum 300 assists) Avg. Player...Assists-Sets...Years Katie Virtue...5, Marisa Main...4, Laura Davis...5, Audrey DiPronio...4, Jen Boleyn...3, Taylor Hughes...1, ASSISTS Ast. Player...Years 1. 5,648 Katie Virtue ,483 Laura Davis ,655 Marsia Main ,184 Audrey DiPronio ,624 Taylor Sherwin ,214 Jen Boleyn ,213 Jen Flynn ,755 Amanda Peterson ,621 Marlene O Brien ,397 Betsy Hone ,963 Briana McCarthy , ,881 Taylor Hughes POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon ,131.5 Danielle Meyer ,064.0 Holly O Leary ,881.0 Katie Dull ,828.0 Jenny Jackson ,797.0 Leisa Wissler ,741.5 Emily Danks ,741.0 Lisa Bettio ,738.0 Gabriele Jobst ,719.0 Suzie Stiling ,708.5 Taylor Sandbothe KILLS Kills Player...Years 1. 2,798 Stacey Gordon ,808 Holly O Leary ,760 Danielle Meyer ,621 Katie Dull ,463 Jenny Jackson ,442 Lisa Bettio ,434 Gabriele Jobst ,428 Leisa Wissler ,409 Vanessa Wouters ,369 Suzie Stiling ,331 Dana Stearns ,329 Taylor Sandbothe POINTS PER SET (Minimum 800 points) Avg. Player...Points-Sets...Years Stacey Gordon...3, Vanessa Wouters...1, Danielle Meyer...2, Holly O Leary...2, Mari Hole...1, Jenny Jackson...1, Tricia Stragliotto...1, Lisa Bettio...1, Katie Dull...1, Linda Mangus Gabriele Jobst...1, Kristi Neuman...1, Leisa Wissler...1, Suzie Stiling...1, Dana Stearns...1, Taylor Sandbothe...1, KILLS PER SET (Minimum 500 points) Avg. Player...Kills-Sets...Years Stacey Gordon...2, Vanessa Wouters...1, Mari Hole...1, Holly O Leary...1, Danielle Meyer...1, Tricia Stragliotto...1, Katie Dull...1, Lisa Bettio...1, Linda Mangus Jenny Jackson...1, Gabriele Jobst...1, Elizabeth Campbell Kaitlyn Leary...1, Leisa Wissler...1, Kristi Neuman...1, Anna Botica...1, Dana Stearns...1, Suzie Stiling...1, Audra Appold

8 #1 KYLIE RANDALL MB HEIGHT: 6-2 SENIOR TOMBALL, TEXAS MAGNOLIA H.S. Owns 28 career starts, including 10 this season Father, Danny, played basketball at Texas Lutheran and went on to play professional in Europe From a long line of Buckeyes as her grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather each graduated from OSU # 1 Randall, Kylie vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan IOWA at Penn State at Maryland Randall s Career Highs Kills at Northern Illinois, 8/31/13 Attacks IUPUI, 9/13/13 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-10)...Southern Illinois, 9/7/14 Assists at Penn State, 10/30/15 Aces... - Digs (2x) last: IUPUI, 9/13/13 Solo Blocks at Northern Illinois, 8/31/13 Assist Blocks vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Points at Northern Illinois, 2013 CAREER Randall, STATISTICS Kylie TOTAL TOTAL Sandbothe, Taylor 8

9 #2 JENNA ADAMS DS HEIGHT: 5-10 FRESHMAN SAN MATEO, CALIF. SAINT FRANCIS H.S. Made collegiate debut in the season opener, playing in all three sets Captained Saint Francis High en route to First Team All-West Catholic League honors afer leading the team in both kills and digs Comes from an athletic lineage with a grandfather playing football at UCLA and two Divison-I collegiate athlete uncles, a water polo player at Pepperdine and San Diego State Golfer # 2 Adams, Jenna vs Texas State at North Texas vs Valparaiso at Ball State at Michigan State IOWA Adams s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS Adams, Jenna TOTAL TOTAL Appold, Audra 9

10 #3 VALERIA LEÓN DS HEIGHT: 5-6 SENIOR PONCE, PUERTO RICO COLEGIO SAGRADO CORAZÓN DE JESÚS Starting libero for all 59 matches in Ranks sixth in Big Ten wtih 4.15 digs/set Owns school record for most digs in a four-set match (35 vs. Arizona 9/12/15), second-highest total overall Three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/3/16 9/14/15 10/13/14) Six-time all-tournament team honoree, including twice being named Tourney MVP Never missed a match CAREER RECORDS WATCH 3.48 digs per set rank 1st in school history 1,623 digs rank 1st OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP digs per set (1st all-time) digs (2nd) digs per set (4th) digs (6th) digs per set (14th) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR LEÓN CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 10

11 LEÓN STATISTICS # 3 Leon, Valeria vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland MARYLAND León s Career Highs Kills (8x) last: at Maryland, 11/6/15 Attacks (3x) last: Nebraska, 10/3/15 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: at Michigan, 10/9/16 Aces (2x) last: Rutgers, 11/28/15 Digs vs. Arizona, 9/12/15 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (2x) last: Rutgers, 11/28/15 CAREER Leon, STATISTICS Valeria TOTAL TOTAL

12 #4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 FRESHMAN BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. Started the last 18 matches and 19 overall First Team All-Indiana performer in both 2014 and 2015 First Team High School All-American # 4 Smeathers, Madison vs Texas A&M * BYU vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * Smeathers Career Highs Kills (3x) last: at Maryland, 10/26/16 Attacks at Nebraska, 10/1/16 % (min. 10 att) (7-0-10)... Iowa, 10/15/16 Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces... - Digs vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assist Blocks vs. Valparaiso, 9/16/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Ball State, 9/17/16 Points (2x) last: at Michigan, 10/9/16 CAREER Smeathers, STATISTICS Madison TOTAL TOTAL

13 #5 LUISA SCHIRMER OH HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR PITTSFORD, N.Y. PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND H.S. Started every match this season and owns 60 career starts Two-time Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team honoree (2014, 2016), including Most Outstanding Player recognition in 14 Sisters, Selina (Samford ) and Kaja (Buffalo ; New Hampshire 2010), also played collegiate volleyball # 5 Schirmer, Luisa vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * Schirmer s Career Highs Kills (3x) last: at Michigan, 10/9/16 Attacks Michigan State, 10/24/14 % (min. 10 att) (7-0-14)...(2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assists at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Aces Purdue, 10/16/15 Digs at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks at Michigan, 10/24/15 Assist Blocks vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Total Blocks vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Points Minnesota, 11/26/14 CAREER Schirmer, STATISTICS Luisa TOTAL TOTAL Smeathers, Madison 13

14 #6 TAYLOR HUGHES S HEIGHT: 6-1 SOPHOMORE CARROLL, OHIO BLOOM-CARROLL H.S. Fourth in the Big Ten with.35 aces/set; ranks 8th with assists/set espnw National Player of the Week (10/5/16) Named to all-tournament team at North Texas Challenge (8/26-27/16) and Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic (9/2-3/16) Competed for the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Summer Big Ten All-Freshman Team B1G Setter of the Week (10/12/15) Sisters, Ashley and Cassie, played volleyball at Ohio State ( ) and Columbus State (2013), respectively Brother, Ryan, competed for Malone University football in CAREER RECORDS WATCH 9.80 assists per set rank 6th in school history 1,881 assists (12th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP aces per set (T-20th all-time) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR HUGHES CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 14

15 HUGHES STATISTICS # 6 Hughes, Taylor vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * Hughes Career Highs Kills at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-11)... vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Assists at Minnesota, 11/25/15 Aces BYU, 9/3/16 Digs vs. Washington, 12/11/15 Solo Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Assist Blocks (6x) last: Maryland, 10/28/16 Total Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Points at Missouri State, 9/9/16 CAREER Hughes, STATISTICS Taylor TOTAL TOTAL

16 #7 ASHLEY WENZ OH HEIGHT: 6-3 JUNIOR SPRINGBORO, OHIO SPRINGBORO H.S. Started 12 matches this season, including four consecutive Big Ten contests (Sept. 28-Oct. 9) First Team All-Ohio selection in 2013 Father, George, pitched at Niagara University and ranks fourth all-time with a 2.86 season ERA in 1986 # 7 Wenz, Ashley vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs UNCG at Wisconsin NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland Wenz s Career Highs Kills LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Attacks BYU, 9/3/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Assists (2x) last: at Rutgers, 11/7/15 Aces... - Digs at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks (3x) last: Northwestern, 9/28/16 Assist Blocks (3x) last: at Michigan, 10/9/16 Total Blocks (3x) last: at Michigan, 10/9/16 Points LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 CAREER Wenz, STATISTICS Ashley TOTAL TOTAL

17 #8 ALEX TURK DS HEIGHT: 5-11 FRESHMAN GATES MILLS, OHIO GILMOUR ACADEMY Made collegiate debut at North Texas (8/26/16) First Team All-Ohio performer Led Gilmour Academy to its first state championship in school history for any sport # 8 Turk, Alexa at North Texas LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI vs Valparaiso vs UNCG NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE Turk s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Digs LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 CAREER Turk, STATISTICS Alexa TOTAL TOTAL Wenz, Ashley 17

18 #9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SOPHOMORE PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. CAREER RECORDS WATCH Ranks 8th in the Big Ten with 3.33 kills per set 2.98 kills per set rank 19th in school history Stared 20 matches this season and 54 of 55 career contests she s played in Unanimous selection to 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team First Buckeye to earn three B1G Freshman of the Week honors espnw National Player of the Week (10/14/15) Big Ten Player of the Week (10/5/15) Father, John, played football at Miami University as a quarterback ( ) # 9 Appold, Audra vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * Appold s Career Highs Kills at Iowa, 11/18/15 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assists at Penn State, 10/19/16 Aces at Penn State, 10/19/16 Digs at Illinois, 10/10/15 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assist Blocks (3x) last: at Iowa, 11/18/15 Total Blocks (3x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Points at Iowa, 11/18/15 CAREER Appold, STATISTICS Audra TOTAL TOTAL Bailey, Brooke 18

19 #10 TAYLOR SANDBOTHE MB HEIGHT: 6-3 SENIOR LEE S SUMMIT, MO. LEE S SUMMIT WEST H.S. Started all 24 matches this season and owns 120 career starts Ranks 4th in Big Ten with 3.92 kills/set AVCA National Player of the Week (10/4/16) Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (10/3/16 8/28/16 9/7/15) Owns 11 all-tournament team recognitions, including three Tourney MVP awards 2015 First Team All-American Unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Team Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/8/14); Three-time B1G Freshman of the Week Sister, Elle, is a freshman on the Kansas State volleyball team Mother, Teri, is a Missouri Athletics Hall of Famer (four-time Track & Field All-American) Father, Mike, was a four-year starter for Missouri Basketball CAREER RECORDS WATCH 515 total blocks rank 2nd in school history 1.14 blocks/set (2nd) 102 solo blocks (2nd) 413 block assists (3rd).306 attack percentage (6th) 1,708.5 points (11th) 1,329 kills (12th) 2,996 attack attempts (15th) 3.78 points/set (16th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP total blocks (2nd all-time) block assists (2nd) solo blocks (T-4th) blocks/set (T-4th) attack percentage (5th) total blocks (T-5th) solo blocks (8th) block assists (T-10th) solo blocks (T-10th) blocks/set (T-12th) total blocks (15th) attack percentage (16th) points/set (19th) blocks/set (T-19th) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR SANDBOTHE CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 19

20 SANDBOTHE STATISTICS #10 Sandbothe, Taylor vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * Sandbothe s Career Highs Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Attacks at Maryland, 10/26/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...Wyoming, 9/2/16 Assists vs. E. Illinois, 9/18/15 Aces vs. Green Bay, 8/31/13 Digs (4x) last: at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. Syracuse, 9/12/15 Assist Blocks Illinois, 11/11/15 Total Blocks Illinois, 11/11/15 Points vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 CAREER Sandbothe, STATISTICS Taylor TOTAL TOTAL Schirmer, Luisa 20

21 #11 BROOKE BAILEY OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN CANTON, OHIO JACKSON H.S. Earned first career start vs. Northwestern (9/28/16); inserted back into the starting lineup for six of the last seven matches Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Enrolled early, began taking classes and practicing with the team in Spring 16 Three-time First Team All-Ohio honoree Parents, Linda (volleyball) and Nate (basketball), were student-athletes at Pittsburgh Brother, Evan, is a junior on the College of Charleston basketball team #11 Bailey, Brooke vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * Bailey s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: Northwestern, 9/28/16 Attacks at Nebraska, 10/1/16 % (min. 10 att) (4-1-11)... at Penn State, 10/19/16 Assists (2x) last: Maryland, 10/28/16 Aces... - Digs at Nebraska, 9/28/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks (4x) last: at Penn State, 10/19/16 Total Blocks (3x) last: at Penn State, 10/19/16 Points LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 CAREER Bailey, STATISTICS Brooke TOTAL TOTAL Fesl, Abby 21

22 #12 ABBY FESL S HEIGHT: 5-11 SENIOR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA Played in all 22 of 24 matches this season Transferred to Ohio State after three seasons competing for North Florida 2014 Atlantic Sun Preseason Setter of the Year Mother, Joanie, played volleyball at Iowa ( ) Sisters, Megan and Annie, played volleyball for Notre Dame ( ) and Cincinnati ( ), respectively #12 Fesl, Abby vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State at Maryland Fesl s Career Highs (at Ohio State only) Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Attacks vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces at Maryland, 10/26/16 Fesl, Abby CAREER STATISTICS Digs (2x) last: Nebraska, 10/14/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (2x) last: at Maryland, 10/26/ * * * TOTAL All* * * * TOTAL All*

23 #14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 FRESHMAN APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. Played in all 12 Big Ten contests, including first career start (at Penn State; 10/19/16) Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Two-time First Team All-METRO Conference honoree Two-time First Team All-METRO Libero of the Year #14 Halm, Camry vs Texas State LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland MARYLAND Halm s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: Iowa, 10/15/16 Aces at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Digs at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Halm, Camry CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL Hughes, Taylor 23

24 #15 KALISHA GOREE DS HEIGHT: 5-4 JUNIOR COLUMBIA CITY, IND. COLUMBIA CITY H.S. Owns three career double-digit dig efforts Started the 2015 season opener at Wyoming (8/28) Advanced to the Indiana state championship in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump #15 Goree, Kalisha vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA at Penn State at Maryland Goree s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Digs (2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 CAREER Goree, STATISTICS Kalisha TOTAL TOTAL Halm, Camry 24

25 #17 ANA BEATRIZ FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 FRESHMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA Started three Big Ten matches Won three South America Championships as a member of the Brazilian Youth National Team MVP of the 2103 U-16 South America Championship in Columbia Five-time national club champion, voted MVP three times #17 Franklin, Bia vs Texas State LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Wisconsin at Minnesota * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * NEBRASKA IOWA MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland MARYLAND Franklin s Career Highs Kills (3x) last: Iowa, 10/15/16 Attacks at Minnesota, 9/24/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists Michigan State, 10/22/16 Aces (4x) last: at Michigan State, 10/7/16 Digs at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (7x) last: Iowa, 10/15/16 CAREER Franklin, STATISTICS Bia TOTAL TOTAL

26 HEAD COACH GEOFF CARLSTON The 2016 season marks Geoff Carlston s ninth as Ohio State s head coach. He took the reins of the women s volleyball team on Feb. 5, 2008 and is the fifth head coach of the Buckeyes in the 45-year history of the program. to the first Sweet 16 jaunt. In just his second season at Ohio State, Carlston pushed the Buckeyes to a season record and 12-8 Big Ten tally in OSU returned to the NCAA Tournament via an at-large bid and hosted the first and second rounds in Columbus. Carlston enters 16 with a career winning percentage of.684 in 16 years as a collegiate head coach, racking up 364 victories compared to just 168 defeats. His squads have averaged wins per season and own 12 years of 20 or more victories. Among the Division-I ranks at Ohio University and Ohio State, Carlston is the owner of a (.714) mark in 13 campaigns roaming the Buckeye State. The native Minnesotan has made his mark in the state of Ohio, guiding the Bobcats of Ohio University and the Buckeyes to a combined 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. Carlton has directed Ohio State to the NCAA Sweet 16 four times since 2010, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. Before arriving in Columbus, Carlston started his NCAA Tournament success with five straight Mid-American Conference championships to propel Ohio into the big dance, including his first Sweet 16 showing in Carlston s squads are a combined 7-3 all-time in the NCAA First Round and 5-0 at Ohio State. He led the Bobcats to a conference crown in each of his five campaigns in Athens. Carlston s pupils have often been recognized among the nation s elite, totaling 15 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past five seasons. Elizabeth Campbell and Taylor Sandbothe repeated as All-Americans in 2015, each earning recognition for the second straight season. For the first time in school history, three Buckeyes -- Campbell, Sandbothe and Taylor Sherwin - earned AVCA All-America honors (honorable mention) in Ohio State s Katie Dull (2009), Emily Danks (2011) and Kaitlyn Leary (2013) also earned All-America honorable mention while Mari Hole was chosen in back-to-back seasons as an 11 honorable mention and Third Team member in Five Bobcats picked up All-American status under the tutelage of Carlston. On the conference level, Carlston has molded 14 All-Big Ten, 25 All-MAC and eight All-NSIC performers since Academic success has followed Carlston throughout his career as well. Student-athletes receiving academic all-conference laurels has been a common occurrence under Carlston, racking up a total of 85 such awards: 50 Academic All-Big Ten, 25 Academic All-MAC, 10 Academic All-NSIC). His program was honored by the NCAA in May 2014 with the Public Recognition Award, given to teams scoring in the top-10 percent nationally in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). During the summer of 2011, Carlston served as head coach of one of the USA A-2 squads that played at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships Women s Open, finishing second. Carlston came to Ohio State after spending five years as head coach at Ohio University, building a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. His squads reached the NCAA Tournament every season and won five straight conference crowns with an overall record of during Carlston s time in Athens. The Bobcats won 78 of 80 MAC matches and went 14-1 in the conference tournament with four tourney titles. Four Bobcats were named MAC Player of the Year and a pair were tabbed MAC Freshman of the Year. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year four times and was twice named the Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Ohio, Carlston posted a record in three seasons at the helm of the Concordia University-St. Paul (Minn.) program. He took the Golden Bears from an 0-18 mark in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference the season before his arrival to a serious run at the league title in CUSP finished the 2002 campaign with a 24-9 record - its best in Division II competition - and earned its first national ranking during the season. Carlson recruited three consecutive NSIC Freshman of the Year selections to play for the Golden Bears. In the summer of 2002, Carlston served as coach of a Division II all-star team that played in a tournament in Holland. Competing against the top Dutch college and professional league teams, the group won gold and bronze medals. Before Concordia, Carlston served two seasons as a student assistant coach at Minnesota while completing a master s degree in social work. Carlston began his coaching career in 1994 as head coach at Hopkins High School. In his two-year tenure, his teams went and captured the Classic Lake Conference title both seasons. He left the high school ranks for two years of service in Belize as a Peace Corps volunteer but stayed close to the sport, serving as head coach of the Belize women s national team and as an assistant for the men s national team. He helped develop a year-round training program and the team finished fourth at the 1997 Central America championship, earning the country s first international victories. Following a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014, Carlston s Buckeyes added Academic prowess to place themselves in rare company. Just three schools nationally could boast both advancement into the NCAA Sweet 16 and perfect multi-year APR scores of 1000 three or more times each between The 2013 Buckeyes swept through a 12-0 nonconference and finished the season with 18 wins overall. Senior Kaitlyn Leary was tabbed an AVCA All- America honorable mention while Taylor Sandbothe was placed on the Big Ten s All-Freshman squad. Ohio State went on a four-year run of 20-or-more wins starting in In 2012, the Buckeyes registered a overall ledger, including a 13-7 conference mark to earn place fourth in the daunted Big Ten Conference. Carlston and the Buckeyes notched the program s first ever win at Nebraska (3-1, Oct. 26) that season. Senior Mari Hole was named AVCA Third Team All-American and unanimously voted All-Big Ten while fellow senior Emily Danks and junior Kaitlyn Leary were All-B1G honorable mentions. Carlston conducted a pair of treks to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and Juniors Mari Hole and Emily Danks picked up All-America nods during a campaign in 2011 after the 10 Buckeyes notched a overall win-loss tally en route 26 Upon his return to the United States, Carlston became head coach of the 17 s team of the Minnesota One Junior Olympics club, which competed in the 17 Open Division at USA Nationals three consecutive years under his direction. In June 1993, Carlston earned his undergraduate degree in speech communication from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the club team for the Gophers. The Plymouth, Minn., native is married to the former Sara Tibesar of St. Paul. The couple has two children and resides in Columbus. Coaching Career: Head Coach, Hopkins High School, ; Head Coach, Belize women s national team, Assistant Coach, Belize men s national team, (Peace Corps volunteer) Student Assistant Coach, Minnesota, Head Coach, Minnesota One Junior Olympics Club, Head Coach, Concordia St. Paul, Head Coach, Ohio University, Head Coach, Ohio State, 2008-present.

27 CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD Overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 2000 Concordia th 2001 Concordia th-tie 2002 Concordia th Concordia St. Paul Totals Overall Mid-American Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2003 Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University Totals NCAA Record: 3-5 (.375) Overall Big Ten Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2008 Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State Ohio State Totals NCAA Record: 10-5 (.667) Division-I Career Totals Overall Career Totals CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron Alabama Albany American Arizona Arizona State Auburn Augsburg Augustana Ball State Bemidji State Binghamton Bowling Green Bradley Brown Buffalo Butler BYU California Cal State Bakersfield Central Arkansas Chicago State Coastal Carolina Central Michigan Cincinnati Cleveland State College of Charleston Colo. School of Mines Colorado State Concordia-Illinois Concordia-Michigan Concordia-Wisconsin Davidson Dayton Denver Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Florida State Furman Georgia Southern Grand Valley State Green Bay Hawai i Harding Houston Idaho Idaho State Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iona Iowa IPFW IUPUI Jacksonville James Madison Kansas State Kennesaw State Kent State Kentucky Lake Superior State Lees-McCrae Liberty Lipscomb LIU Brooklyn Lock Haven Long Beach State Louisville Loyola Marymount Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryland Eastern Shore Macalester Mayville State Mercer Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan State Michigan Tech Middle Tennessee State Milwaukee Minnesota Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Morris Minnesota State Mankato Minnesota State Moorhead Missouri Missouri State Montana State Billings Morehead State Morningside MTSU Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State North Texas Northern Illinois Northern State Northwest Missouri State Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oregon Penn Penn State Pennsylvania Pepperdine Pittsburgh Portland Presbyterian Purdue Rider Robert Morris Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart San Diego SEMO Seton Hall South Dakota South Dakota State South Florida Southern California Southern Colorado Southern Illinois Southern Mississippi Southwest State St. Benedict s St. Catherine s St. Cloud State St. John s St. Mary s Stanford Stony Brook Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Texas-Arlington Texas A&M Texas State Toledo Towson UAB UCLA UC Santa Barbara UMBC UNCG Utah Valparaiso Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Vitergo Wake Forest Washington Washington State Wayne State West Virginia Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Winona State Wisconsin Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin Steven s Point Wisconsin Superior Wyoming Xavier Yale Youngstown State Career Totals

28 SUSAN HALVERSON - ASSISTANT COACH COACHING STAFF NIKKI KLINGSPORN - ASSISTANT COACH Susan Halverson returned to life as a Buckeye in August 2015, signing on as an assistant coach. She had logged five previous seasons at Ohio State, serving as the program s volunteer coach in 2012 and competing as a defensive specialist from She was selected to the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 list. Halverson was the lone Big Ten coach chosen and one of just 12 Division-I honorees nationally. The AVCA Thirty Under 30 award was created to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. Halverson helped lead the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet 16 in her first season as an assistant coach in 2015, five years after doing so as a team captain on the 2010 OSU squad. Halverson s previous two seasons were spent patrolling the sidelines at the University of North Texas as an assistant coach. She and the Mean Green racked up 22 wins in 2014 on the strength of Conference USA Player of the Year, Carnae Dillard. While living in the Lone Star State, Halverson also continued her work with USA Volleyball as the Technical Coordinator for the North Point Volleyball Club located in the USA Volleyball North Texas Region. During her prior stint in Columbus, Halverson was the System Coordinator ( ) for the Elite Volleyball Training Center in the USA Volleyball Ohio Valley Region. During her playing career, she racked up over 600 digs playing in 117 matches for the Scarlet & Gray. Before graduating with a Human Development and Family Science degree (specialization in Early Childhood Education), Halverson was lauded as an all-around studentathlete, presented both the Corwin A. Fergus Award and Leann Grimes-Davidge Award in Fergus Award recipients `excel in athletics, achieve academically, demonstrate positive qualities of character and citizenship and show potential for success in a graduate or professional program. Halverson earned the Grimes-Davidge Award due to `outstanding qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, campus or community involvement and leadership. She utilized the Fergus Award post-graduate scholarship in her completion of a master s degree in 2012 (Education with a specialization in Pre-k to 3rd Grade). Nikki Klingsporn, an All-American setter at Marquette in 2010, begins her second season as a Buckeye in She helped Ohio State reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in her inaugural Columbus campaign. In addition to the postseason run, Klingsporn was also vital in the development of freshman setter Taylor Hughes. The Big Ten All-Freshman Team member made 27 starts and was named the B1G Setter of the Week on Oct. 12. Under the guidance of Klingsporn, Hughes racked up 978 assists in her rookie season. Klingsporn spent as an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She helped the Panthers rack up 18 victories en route to a Horizon League Tournament title and subsequent appearance in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Klingsporn and the Panthers nearly made it back-to-back conference crowns in `14, falling in the league tournament championship match. The Oakdale, Minn., native is no stranger to Big Ten Volleyball, playing at Wisconsin for three seasons before transferring to Marquette as a redshirt junior. At MU, Klingsporn was a two-time All-Big East setter and an honorable mention All-American her senior campaign (2010) following a assists per set average which ranked fourth nationally. She was also a team captain in each of her two seasons with the Golden Eagles while earning academic all-league honors in all four of her eligible years. After finishing her collegiate career, Klingsporn played for the Volleyball Club Wiesbaden in Germany, helping the team to a seventh-place finish in the Deutsche Volleyball Liga. Then, she returned to Marquette for one season as an undergraduate assistant coach, aiding the Golden Eagles to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and a win in the first round of the postseason. She trained and guided Marquette s freshman setter, Chelsea Heier, to Big East Freshman of the Year, Region Freshman of the Year and All-American honorable mention laurels. Klingsporn comes from an athletic and coaching family, the daughter of two college athletes. Her mother and high school coach, Laura, is a member of the North Dakota State Athletics Hall of Fame and the Minnesota State High School Coaches Hall of Fame. Father, Mark, is a well-known basketball coach for Tartan High School. CAITLIN INSANA - DIRECTOR OF OPERNATIONS Caitlin Insana joined the Ohio State women s volleyball staff as the Director of Operations in July Insana previously served as a Buckeye student assistant coach for three seasons ( ) and has been a central Ohio club volleyball coach since moving to Columbus five years ago. Insana has guided three club teams in earning bids to the Girls Junior Nationals, twice with Elite Volleyball and most recently coaching for Mintonette Sports. She also spent a season as varsity assistant for Gahanna Lincoln High School. In three years as the Buckeye student assistant coach, Insana helped the Scarlet & Gray win at least one match in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a pair of `Sweet 16 appearances. Ohio State averaged nearly 23 wins a season with an overall winning percentage of.642 (68-38) during her previous stint with the Buckeyes. Prior to arriving in Columbus, Insana enrolled at High Point University in North Carolina as a student-athlete following an impressive high school and club volleyball career. Her playing career was cut short due to injury, however, and the Clevelander transferred to Ohio State to begin her sophomore year of college. Insana graduated from The Ohio State University in 2013 with a Sport Industry degree. She then sharpened her organizational, planning and time management skills as a wedding and event planner in Hilliard, Ohio. STEPHEN CREEVY - VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Stephen Creevy was a three-sport standout at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati -- playing volleyball, basketball and football -- all while graduating with a flawless 4.0 GPA. Previously a male practice player, he made the move to the Buckeye coaching staff in the summer of Creevy is a double major in finance and biology and is heavily involved in various pediatric cancer organizations such as BuckeyeThon and Kick-It. He is set to graduate in May MAGGIE HEIM - STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH In 2015, Maggie Heim transitioned into a role on the coaching staff after two seasons competing as a student-athlete. She played in 41 matches, dishing out 252 assists as a setter. Her 24 helpers in a winning effort over Syracuse in 2014 marked a career-best effort. Heim picked up Academic All-Big Ten honors in

29 O H I O S TAT E W O M E N S V O L L E Y B A L O H I O S TAT E W V B A L L TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Kylie Randall 2 Jenna Adams 3 Valeria León 4 Madison Smeathers 5 Luisa Schirmer 6 Taylor Hughes 7 Ashley Wenz 8 Alexa Turk 9 Audra Appold 10 Taylor Sandbothe 11 Brooke Bailey 12 Abby Fesl 14 Camry Halm 15 Kalisha Goree 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin Maggie Heim Andrew Fischer Geoff Carlston Susan Halverson Nikki Klingsporn Caitlin Insana Stephen Creevy MB, 6-2, Sr. Tomball, Texas Magnolia H.S. OH, 6-3, Jr. Springboro, Ohio Springboro H.S. DS, 5-2, Fr. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. Head Coach Ninth Season Minnesota, 1993 DS, 5-10, Fr. San Mateo, Calif. Saint Francis H.S. DS, 5-11, Fr. Gates Mills, Ohio Gilmour Academy DS, 5-4, Jr. Columbia City, Ind. Columbia City H.S. Assistant Coach Second Season Ohio State, 2011 DS, 5-6, Sr. Ponce, Puerto Rico Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús MB, 6-3, Fr. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. OH, 6-1, So. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. MB, 6-2, Sr. Lee s Summit, Mo. Lee s Summit West H.S. Student Assistant Coach OH, 5-11, Fr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Assistant Coach Second Season Marquette, 2011 OH, 6-1, Jr. Pittsford, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland H.S. OH, 6-2, Fr. Canton, Ohio Jackson H.S. S, 5-11, Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. John Hersey H.S. University of North Florida Team Manager Director of Volleyball Operations Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season First Season Ohio State, S, 6-1, So. Carroll, Ohio Bloom-Carroll H.S. Jennifer Novak Athletic Trainer