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Sept. 15-16: at Mississippi State Tournament North Texas Volleyball Communications Assistant (Volleyball contact): Josh Yonis Phone: (817) 899-6499 Email: josh.yonis@unt.edu Website: MeanGreenSports.

) North Texas Invitational 2017 SCHEDULE Overall: 12-1 C-USA: 0-0 TIME/RESULT Denton, TX Aug. 25 Tulsa W, 3-1 Aug. 26 Texas Tech L, 3-1 Aug. 26 Montana W, 3-0 Sept. 1-2 (Fri.-Sat.

9 New Orleans W, 3-0 Sept. 9 Campbell W, 3-0 Sept. 13 Abilene Christian W,3-0 Sept. 15-16 (Fri.-Sat.) Mississippi State Tournament Sept. 15 Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-1 Sept.

1 Sept : at Mississippi State Tournament North Texas Volleyball Communications Assistant (Volleyball contact): Josh Yonis Phone: (817) Website: MeanGreenSports.com Facebook: Facebook.com/MeanGreenVB #GMG #MGVB DATE OPPONENT Aug (Fri.-Sat.) North Texas Invitational 2017 SCHEDULE Overall: 12-1 C-USA: 0-0 TIME/RESULT Denton, TX Aug. 25 Tulsa W, 3-1 Aug. 26 Texas Tech L, 3-1 Aug. 26 Montana W, 3-0 Sept. 1-2 (Fri.-Sat.) Beantown Challenge Boston, MA Sept. 1 Bryant W, 3-0 Sept. 1 Princeton W, 3-1 Sept. 2 Boston College W, 3-1 Sept. 8-9 (Fri.-Sat.) North Texas Challenge Denton, TX Sept. 8 Oregon State W, 3-0 Sept. 9 New Orleans W, 3-0 Sept. 9 Campbell W, 3-0 Sept. 13 Abilene Christian W,3-0 Sept (Fri.-Sat.) Mississippi State Tournament Sept. 15 Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-1 Sept. 15 Mississippi State W, 3-0 Sept. 16 Jackson State W, 3-0 Starkville, MS Sept. 22 *Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 7 p.m. Sept. 24 *Florida International Miami, FL 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Oklahoma Denton, TX 7 p.m. Sept. 29 *UT San Antonio Denton, TX 7 p.m. Oct. 1 *Louisiana Tech Denton, TX 1 p.m. Oct. 6 *UAB Denton, TX 7 p.m. Oct. 13 *UTEP El Paso, TX 7 p.m. Oct. 15 *Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, FL Noon Oct. 22 *Charlotte Charlotte, NC 1 p.m. Oct. 27 *Rice Denton, TX 7 p.m. Oct. 29 *Southern Mississippi Denton, TX 1 p.m. Nov. 3 *Marshall Huntington, WV 7 p.m. Nov. 5 *Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA 1 p.m. Nov. 9 *Western Kentucky Denton, TX 6 p.m. Nov. 11 *Middle Tennessee Denton, TX 11 a.m. Nov (Fri.-Sun.) Conference USA Championship *C-USA Match All home matches are in bold Bowling Green, Ky. All times are CENTRAL and are subject to change North Texas MEAN GREEN (12-1, 0-0 C-USA) North Texas returns to the state of Mississippi to open Conference USA play against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 22. The Mean Green will travel to Miami for another conference matchup against Florida International on Sept. 24. North Texas is 4-7 all-time against the Golden Eagles after dropping both meetings last season in four sets. The Mean Green are 7-12 against the Panthers and swept the schools only meeting in NORTH TEXAS' TOP STORYLINES, STREAKS & TRENDS Record-Breaking Win Streak Since dropping its second match of the season against Texas Tech, the North Texas volleyball team has won 11 straight games, breaking a school record set in In that span, the Mean Green have dropped just one set, which snapped a 17-set winning streak one shy of a record set by the same 2014 squad. Fab Five North Texas is the sole Conference USA school to have five players with at least 100 kills through the preseason. Player Kills 1. Amanda Chamberlain Holly Milam Valerie Valerian Alexis Wright Barbara Teakell 100 at Southern Mississippi Date... Sept. 22 Venue...Reed Green Coliseum Location... Hattiesburg, Miss. Live Tweets...@MeanGreenVB Broadcast...TBA at Florida International Date... Sept. 24 Venue..Lime Court at FIU Arena Location... Miami, Fla. Live Tweets...@MeanGreenVB Broadcast...TBA Southern Mississippi GOLDEN EAGLES (9-6, 0-0 C-USA) Florida International PANTHERS (1-5, 0-0 C-USA) Rewriting the Record Book Seniors Amanda Chamberlain and Holly Milam and junior Karley York have continued to cement their legacy in the program by working their way up the program s career records lists. At the Maroon Classic, Milam passed Kim Coffey for 9th in career kills (940) and passed Dee Dee Carlock for 9th in career attacks (2,510). With a career attack percentage of.356, Chamberlain is on pace for the best mark in school history. She also moved up to 7th on the all-time block assists list (238) and 8th on the all-time block totals list (295). York recently passed Heidi Johnson for 9th in program history in career assists (1,553) and needs 49 more to overtake Wendy Rinks for 8th.

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2 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian National Statistical Rankings Through the first four weeks of the season, setter Karley York and middle blocker Amanda Chamberlain find themselves among the top 30 in the country in multiple statistical categories. York ranks 11th in assists per set (11.61) and 26th in total assists (511). Chamberlain is second in the nation, behind Penn State s Haleigh Washington in attack percentage (.514). As a team, the Mean Green rank third in kills per set (15), fourth in assists per set (14), 12th in attack percentage (.300) and 25th in aces per set (1.68). North Texas Tabbed Sixth in C-USA Poll For the second straight year, the North Texas volleyball team was picked to finish sixth in the Conference USA Preseason Poll. The Mean Green placed two players on the C-USA Preseason Team in senior middle blockers Amanda Chamberlain and Holly Milam. The duo earned first team allconference honors in 2016, and Milam was named to the all-conference second team in C-USA Preseason Poll 1. WKU (11) 2. Rice (1) 3. UTSA 4. Southern Miss 5. Marshall 6. North Texas 7. Florida Atlantic 8. UTEP 9. Middle Tennessee 10. FIU (1) 11. UAB 12. Louisiana Tech 13. Charlotte 2017 C- USA Volleyball Preseason Team *Alyssa Cavanaugh, WKU, Sr., OH Jessica Lucas, WKU, Sr., S Rachel Anderson, WKU, Jr., MH Sarah Bell, Southern Miss, Jr., S Catherine Repsher, Southern Miss, So., OH Amanda Chamberlain, North Texas, Sr., MB Holly Milam, North Texas, Sr., MB Madison McDaniel, Rice, Sr., S Portia Okafor, Rice, Sr., MB Madison Hill, Marshall, So., MB Jac cara Walker, Marshall, So., OH Marijeta Runjic, UTSA, Sr., OH Abbi Reid, Florida Atlantic, Jr., RS Home Sweet Home The North Texas Volleyball Center has been a tough place for opponents to come into. Nearly every home match is a sell out and the low roof provides an advantage to the Mean Green as they know how to play it. In the Palileo era, the Mean Green own a record when playing at home. Tournament Perfection North Texas wrapped up preseason tournament play at the Maroon Classic in Starkville, Miss., on Sept. 15 and 16, with a perfect 11-0 record and four titles. The Mean Green was declared the champion of the North Texas Invitiational (2-0), Beantown Challenge (3-0), North Texas Challenge (3-0) and the Maroon Classic (3-0). Setter Karley York was named to the alltournament team in each of the four events, earning MVP honors at the North Texas Challenge. Tradition of Academic Success The North Texas volleyball program received an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the seventh consecutive year. Additionally, the Mean Green made the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll, which indicates a top-25 grade-point average among Division I programs. The AVCA introduced the honor roll to mark the 25th anniversary of the award. Next Up The Mean Green will return home to host a midweek showdown with Oklahoma at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the North Texas Volleyball Center. Log On Fans are encouraged to follow along with Volleyball on social media throughout the season. Get live updates during games on or look for updates and photos on Facebook at Facebook.com/ MEANGREENVB. Fans can also log on to MeanGreenSports.com for full game recaps and all the latest Mean Green news. AVCA Top 25 (Sept. 18) 1 Minnesota (40) 2 Penn State (13) 3 Florida (10) 4 Stanford (1) 5 Wisconsin 6 Texas 7 Washington 8 Oregon 9 BYU 10 Kentucky 11 UCLA 12 Kansas 13 Purdue 14 Nebraska 15 Creighton 16 Utah 17 San Diego 18 Iowa State 19 Florida State 20 Michigan 21 USC 22 Northern Iowa 23 Colorado State 24 Wichita State 25 Colorado Player Spotlight Senior middle blocker Amanda Chamberlain is making a statement in her final season at North Texas, boasting a hit percentage of.514, good for second in the country, along with a team-high 127 kills. The Lakewood, Calif., native continues to work her way up the record books, moving to 7th on the all-time block assists list (238) and 8th on the all-time block totals list (295) last weekend. 2

3 9 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 2017 Mean Green Roster Player No. Ht. Cl. Exp. Pos. Hometown (Last School) Amanda Chamberlain Sr. 3L MB Lakewood, California (Valley Christian HS) Emma Eakin So. 1L MB Wichita Falls, Texas (Wichita Falls HS) Andi Elley Fr. HS DS/L Kansas City, Missouri (Park Hill South HS) Henrianna Ibarra Fr. HS DS/L San Antonio, Texas (Holy Cross of San Antonio) Alex Janak Jr. 2L S Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville Heritage HS) Holly Milam Sr. 3L MB Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) Mikali Myers Sr. 3L MB San Marcos, Texas (San Marcos HS) Alyvia Palileo Jr. 2L S/DS Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) Barbara Teakell Fr. HS OH Celina, Texas (Celina HS) Eimanie Thomas Fr. HS RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Institute) Valerie Valerian Fr. HS OH Sugar Land, Texas (George Ranch HS) Jordyn Williams Jr. 2L MB San Antonio, Texas (O Connor HS) Alexis Wright Sr. 3L RS Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) Karley York Jr. 2L S San Antonio, Texas (Churchill HS) Miranda Youmans Fr. HS MB Waco, Texas (Midway HS) 9 NUMERICAL ROSTER Player No. Ht. Cl. Exp. Pos. Hometown (Last School) Karley York Jr. 2L S San Antonio, Texas (Churchill HS) Henrianna Ibarra Fr. HS DS/L San Antonio, Texas (Holy Cross of San Antonio) Alyvia Palileo Jr. 2L S/DS Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) Barbara Teakell Fr. HS OH Celina, Texas (Celina HS) Andi Elley Fr. HS DS/L Kansas City, Missouri (Park Hill South HS) Emma Eakin So. 1L MB Wichita Falls, Texas (Wichita Falls HS) Holly Milam Sr. 3L MB Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) Alexis Wright Sr. 3L RS Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) Miranda Youmans Fr. HS MB Waco, Texas (Midway HS) Amanda Chamberlain Sr. 3L MB Lakewood, California (Valley Christian HS) Mikali Myers Sr. 3L MB San Marcos, Texas (San Marcos HS) Jordyn Williams Jr. 2L MB San Antonio, Texas (O Connor HS) Valerie Valerian Fr. HS OH Sugar Land, Texas (George Ranch HS) Alex Janak Jr. 2L S Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville Heritage HS) Eimanie Thomas Fr. HS RS Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Institute) Head Coach: Andrew Palileo - Crown College 91 (5th season) Assistant Coach: Vinh Nguyen - Cal Poly Pomona 00 (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Carnae Dillard - North Texas 15 (1st season) Pronounciations Emma Eakin... A-kin (Like Clay) Andi Elley... EE-lee Henrianna Ibarra...ee-BAR-ra Alex Janak... JUH-nuhk Holly Milam... MY-lum Mikali Myers... muh-kay-lee Alyvia Palileo... pah-leh-lay-oh Barbara Teakell...TEE-kuhl Eimanie Thomas...ee-MAHN-ee Valerie Valerian...vuh-LAIR-ee-uhn Miranda Youmans...YO-mens Andrew Palileo... pah-leh-lay-oh 3

4 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian Conference USA Standings C-USA Matches All Matches Standings W L Pct. W L Pct. Stk. North Texas W11 Western Kentucky W9 Charlotte W10 Florida Atlantic L1 Rice W5 Southern Mississippi L2 UAB L1 Middle Tennessee W2 Marshall L3 Louisiana Tech L2 UTEP L5 UT San Antonio L2 Florida International L2 Team Leaders Kills: , Amanda Chamberlain Assists:...511, Karley York Digs:...108, Henrianna Ibarra Aces:...17, Alex Janak Attack Percentage: , Amanda Chamberlain Blocks:... 45, Amanda Chamberlain Conference Leaders Kills:...234, Nicole Lennon (Rice) Assists: , Sarah Bell (Southern Mississippi) Digs: , Yumi Garcia (Charlotte) Aces:... 21, Sofie Perrens (Charlotte) Attack Percentage: , Amanda Chamberlain Blocks:...75, Tatyana Thomas (Charlotte) 4

5 2017 Season Stats 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 13 CHAMBERLAIN, Aman MILAM, Holly VALERIAN, Valerie WRIGHT, Alexis TEAKELL, Barbara EAKIN, Emma YOUMANS, Miranda YORK, Karley WILLIAMS, Jordyn MYERS, Mikali IBARRA, Henrianna PALILEO, Alyvia ELLEY, Andi JANAK, Alex TEAM NORTH TEXAS Opponents Team Statistics NT 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 7 15 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/253 2/340 Neutral site #/Avg 3/187 Current win streak 11 - Home win streak 6 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 25 TULSA W ,25-17,21-25, Aug 26 TEXAS TECH L ,16-25,25-22, Aug 26 MONTANA W ,25-18, Sep 1 vs Bryant W ,25-16, Sep 1 vs Princeton W ,25-22,20-25, Sep 2 at Boston College W ,25-15,25-19, Sep 08 OREGON ST W ,25-18, Sep 09 NEW ORLEANS W ,25-15, Sep 09 CAMPBELL W ,25-18, Sep 13 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W ,25-17, Sep 15 vs SLU W ,25-20,23-25, Sep 15 at Mississippi State W ,25-13, Sep 16 JACKSON STATE W ,25-7, Record in 3-set matches: 8-0 Record in 4-set matches: 4-1 Record in 5-set matches: 0-0 5

6 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian 2016 C-USA Stats 2016 North Texas Volleyball North Texas Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 23, 2017) Conference matches Overall record: 7-7 Conf: 7-7 Home: 4-3 Away: 3-4 Neutral: 0-0 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se ta pct 1 YORK, Karley BRAMER, Meredith KINER-FALEFA, LekaLe PALILEO, Alyvia ABII, Chelsea EAKIN, Emma MILAM, Holly WRIGHT, Alexis HENARD, Amy CHAMBERLAIN, Amanda MYERS, Mikali WILLIAMS, Jordyn JANAK, Alex WALKER, BrynCaitlin DAVIS, Karissa NORTH TEXAS Opponents Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 1 YORK, Karley BRAMER, Meredith KINER-FALEFA, LekaLe PALILEO, Alyvia ABII, Chelsea EAKIN, Emma MILAM, Holly WRIGHT, Alexis HENARD, Amy CHAMBERLAIN, Amanda MYERS, Mikali WILLIAMS, Jordyn JANAK, Alex WALKER, BrynCaitlin DAVIS, Karissa TEAM NORTH TEXAS Opponents

1 Karley York York s Career Statistics SEASON STATISTICS Setter Jr. 4 5-9 San Antonio, TX4 (Churchill HS) Kills... 7 at Rice (10/28/16) Attacks... 9 last vs. Marshall (11/04/16) Assists...60 vs.

7 1 Karley York York s Career Statistics SEASON STATISTICS Setter Jr San Antonio, TX4 (Churchill HS) Kills... 7 at Rice (10/28/16) Attacks... 9 last vs. Marshall (11/04/16) Assists...60 vs. FAU (10/16/16) Aces... 4 last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (09/09/16) Digs...18 last vs. San Jose State (09/03/16) Blocks... 3 last at Boston College (09/02/17) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State YORK S CAREER STATS Career

SEASON STATISTICS 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept. 13 - vs. Abilene Christian 3 Libero/DS Henrianna Ibarra Fr.

8 SEASON STATISTICS 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian 3 Libero/DS Henrianna Ibarra Fr San Antonio, TX 4 (Holy Cross of San Antonio) Ibarra s Career Statistics Kills... 1 vs. Princeton (09/01/17) Attacks... 2 last vs. Princeton (09/01/17) Aces... 2 last vs. Jackson State (09/16/17) Assists... 4 vs. Jackson State (09/16/17) Digs...20 at Mississippi State (09/15/17) SEASON STATISTICS Tulsa Texas Tech Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State IBARRA S CAREER STATS Career

4 Alyvia Palileo Setter/DS Jr. 4 5-7 Denton, TX 4 (Guyer HS) Palileo s Career Statistics Attacks...1 at UAB (10/07/16 Assists... 1 last vs. Campbell (09/09/17) Aces... 2 last vs.

9 4 Alyvia Palileo Setter/DS Jr Denton, TX 4 (Guyer HS) Palileo s Career Statistics Attacks...1 at UAB (10/07/16 Assists... 1 last vs. Campbell (09/09/17) Aces... 2 last vs. New Orleans (09/09/17) Digs vs. Southeastern Louisiana (09/15/17) SEASON STATISTICS Tulsa Texas Tech Bryant Boston Coll New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State PALILEO S CAREER STATS Career

2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept. 13 - vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 7 Barbara Teakell Outside Hitter Fr. 4 6-1 Celina, TX 4 (Celina HS) Teakell s Career Statistics Kills.

10 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 7 Barbara Teakell Outside Hitter Fr Celina, TX 4 (Celina HS) Teakell s Career Statistics Kills at Boston College (09/02/17) Attacks at Boston College (09/02/17) Aces... 1 last vs. Jackson State (09/16/17) Assists... 1 last at Mississippi State (09/15/17) Digs at Boston College (09/02/17) Blocks... 2 last vs. Southeastern Louisiana (09/15/17) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State TEAKELL S CAREER STATS Career

8 Libero/DS Andi Elley Fr. 4 5-7 Kansas City, MO 4 (Park Hill South HS) Elley s Career Statistics Attacks... 2 vs. Montana (08/26/17) Assists... 3 vs. Abilene Christian (09/13/17) Aces... 3 vs. Jackson State (09/16/17) Digs.

11 8 Libero/DS Andi Elley Fr Kansas City, MO 4 (Park Hill South HS) Elley s Career Statistics Attacks... 2 vs. Montana (08/26/17) Assists... 3 vs. Abilene Christian (09/13/17) Aces... 3 vs. Jackson State (09/16/17) Digs vs. Montana (08/26/17) SEASON STATISTICS Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State ELLEY S CAREER STATS Career

2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept. 13 - vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 9 Emma Eakin Middle Blocker So. 4 6-4 Wichita Falls, TX 4 (Wichita Falls HS) Eakin s Career Statistics Kills.

12 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 9 Emma Eakin Middle Blocker So Wichita Falls, TX 4 (Wichita Falls HS) Eakin s Career Statistics Kills...17 vs. FIU (09/25/16) Attacks...37 at UTSA (09/30/16) Assists...1 last vs. Abilene Christian (09/13/17) Digs... 6 at Rice (10/28/16) Blocks... 4 last at Southern Miss (10/30/16) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State EAKIN S CAREER STATS Career

SEASON STATISTICS 10 Holly Milam Middle Back Sr. 4 6-1 Burleson, TX 4 (Burleson HS) Milam s Career Statistics Kills...22 last vs. Southern Miss (11/18/16) Attacks...64 vs.

13 SEASON STATISTICS 10 Holly Milam Middle Back Sr Burleson, TX 4 (Burleson HS) Milam s Career Statistics Kills...22 last vs. Southern Miss (11/18/16) Attacks...64 vs. Southern Miss (11/18/16) Assists... 4 at UTSA (09/30/16) Aces... 4 last vs. Tulsa (08/25/17) Digs...17 vs. UTEP (10/29/15) Blocks... 8 last vs. UTSA (11/14/15) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State MILAM S CAREER STATS Career

2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept. 13 - vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 11 Alexis Wright Right Side Hitter Sr. 4 6-0 Arlington, TX 4 (Martin HS) Wright s Career Statistics Kills.

14 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 11 Alexis Wright Right Side Hitter Sr Arlington, TX 4 (Martin HS) Wright s Career Statistics Kills...22 vs. Little Rock (09/17/16) Attacks...47 vs. Little Rock (09/17/16) Assists...1 last vs. Southeastern Louisiana (09/15/17) Digs... 6 last vs. Little Rock (09/17/16) Blocks... 7 vs. San Jose State (09/03/16) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State WRIGHT S CAREER STATS Career

SEASON STATISTICS 12 Miranda Youmans Middle Blocker Fr. 4 6-1 Waco, TX 4 (Midway HS) Youmans Career Statistics Kills... 11 vs. Texas Tech (08/26/17) Attacks... 23 vs. Texas Tech (08/26/17) Assists.

15 SEASON STATISTICS 12 Miranda Youmans Middle Blocker Fr Waco, TX 4 (Midway HS) Youmans Career Statistics Kills vs. Texas Tech (08/26/17) Attacks vs. Texas Tech (08/26/17) Assists... 1 last vs. Jackson State (09/16/17) Aces... 1 vs. Princeton (09/01/17) Digs... 4 vs. Princeton (09/01/17) Blocks... 9 vs. Texas Tech (08/26/17) Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll New Orleans Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Jackson State YOUMANS CAREER STATS Career

16 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 13 Amanda Chamberlain Middle Blocker Sr Lake Wood, CA (Valley Christian HS) Chamberlain s Career Statistics Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State Kills vs. UNC-Wilmington (09/10/16) Attacks vs. Florida Atlantic (10/16/16) Aces...1 vs. Montana (08/26/17) Assists...1 last vs. Louisiana Tech (11/06/16) Digs... 4 vs. UTEP (10/14/16) Blocks vs. Florida Atlantic (11/06/15) CHAMBERLAIN S CAREER STATS Career

SEASON STATISTICS 15 Mikali Myers Middle Blocker Sr. 4 6-2 San Marcos, TX (San Marcos HS) Myers Career Statistics Kills... 5 last vs. LA Tech (11/06/2016) Attacks... 14 last vs.

17 SEASON STATISTICS 15 Mikali Myers Middle Blocker Sr San Marcos, TX (San Marcos HS) Myers Career Statistics Kills... 5 last vs. LA Tech (11/06/2016) Attacks last vs. LA Tech (11/06/2016) Aces... 1 vs. Jackson State (09/13/14) Digs... 3 vs. Central Arkansas (09/04/15) Blocks... 6 vs. Northwestern State (8/29/14) Texas Tech Bryant Oregon State Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Jackson State MYERS CAREER STATS Career

2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept. 13 - vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 16 Jordyn Williams Middle Blocker Jr. 4 6-1 San Antonio, TX 4 (O Connor HS) Williams Career Statistics Kills.

18 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 16 Jordyn Williams Middle Blocker Jr San Antonio, TX 4 (O Connor HS) Williams Career Statistics Kills last vs. Marshall (11/04/16) Attacks at UC Irvine (11/26/16) Assists...1 last vs. Incarnate Word (09/16/16 Digs... 4 last at UC Irvine (11/26/16) Blocks... 9 vs. San Jose State (09/03/16) Tulsa Bryant Princeton New Orleans Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Jackson State WILLIAMS CAREER STATS Career

SEASON STATISTICS 17 Valerie Valerian Outside Hitter Fr. 4 6-1 Sugar Land, TX 4 (George Ranch HS) Valerian s Career Statistics Kills... 14 vs. Princeton (09/01/17) Attacks.

19 SEASON STATISTICS 17 Valerie Valerian Outside Hitter Fr Sugar Land, TX 4 (George Ranch HS) Valerian s Career Statistics Kills vs. Princeton (09/01/17) Attacks at Boston College (09/02/17) Aces...3 vs. Abilene Christian (09/13/17) Assists...2 vs. Texas Tech (08/26/17) Digs...12 vs. Oregon State (09/09/17) Blocks... 4 at Boston College (09/02/17) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State VALERIAN S CAREER STATS Career

2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept. 13 - vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 18 Setter Alex Janak Jr. 4 5-9 Grapevine, TX 4 (Colleyville Heritage HS) Janak s Career Statistics Kills.

20 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian SEASON STATISTICS 18 Setter Alex Janak Jr Grapevine, TX 4 (Colleyville Heritage HS) Janak s Career Statistics Kills... 4 vs. Little Rock (09/05/15) Attacks... 7 vs. Utah Valley (09/02/16) Assists...24 vs. UTEP (10/29/15) Aces...3 last vs. Montana (08/26/17) Digs...14 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/06/15) Tulsa Texas Tech Montana Bryant Princeton Boston Coll Oregon State New Orleans Campbell Abilene Chr SE Louisiana Miss. State Jackson State JANAK s CAREER STATS Career

21 25 Eimanie Thomas Right Side Hitter Fr Honolulu, HI4 (Mid-Pacific Institute) Thomas Career Statistics Kills... vs. Attacks... vs. Assists... vs. Aces... vs. Digs... vs. SEASON STATISTICS THOMAS CAREER STATS 2017 Career 21

school history in career assists (1,553) Named to the all-tournament team at all four tournaments this season, earning MVP honors at the North Texas Challenge 3 4 7 8 9 10 HENRIANNA

TX ANDI ELLEY EE-lee FR L/DS 5-7 Kansas City, MO Park Hill South HS EMMA EAKIN A-KIN SO Middle Blocker 6-4 Wichita Falls, TX HOLLY MILAM MY-LUM SR Middle Back 6-1 Burleson, TX Appeared

performance against Mississippi State which marked both a career high and single-match high for the team Father Andrew is the head coach Appeared in 19 sets in 10 matches this season

15 Appeared in 37 sets across all 13 matches this season Named to the all-tournament team at the Beantown Challenge and the North Texas Challenge One of five players with at least 100

attempts (.967) Set a career high with three aces against Jackson State on Sept.

22 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian 1 BROADCAST BIOS KARLEY YORK JR Setter 5-9 San Antonio, TX Appeared in all 13 matches this season, starting in each Last weekend, she passed Heidi Johnson for 9th in school history in career assists (1,553) Named to the all-tournament team at all four tournaments this season, earning MVP honors at the North Texas Challenge HENRIANNA IBARRA ee-bar-ra FR L/DS 5-8 San Antonio, TX Holy Cross of San Antonio ALYVIA PALILEO pah-leh-lay-oh JR Setter/DS 5-7 Denton, TX BARBARA TEAKELL TEE-kuhl FR Outside Hitter 6-1 Celina, TX ANDI ELLEY EE-lee FR L/DS 5-7 Kansas City, MO Park Hill South HS EMMA EAKIN A-KIN SO Middle Blocker 6-4 Wichita Falls, TX HOLLY MILAM MY-LUM SR Middle Back 6-1 Burleson, TX Appeared in 34 sets in 12 matches this season Leads the team with 108 digs Named the best libero at the Maroon Classic after leading the team with 42 digs over the weekend, including a 20-dig performance against Mississippi State which marked both a career high and single-match high for the team Father Andrew is the head coach Appeared in 19 sets in 10 matches this season Set a career high with 10 digs against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 15 Appeared in 37 sets across all 13 matches this season Named to the all-tournament team at the Beantown Challenge and the North Texas Challenge One of five players with at least 100 kills (100) Played under associate head coach Vinh Nguyen at the club team level (North Point) Appeared in 33 sets across all 13 matches this season Only three reception error in 92 attempts (.967) Set a career high with three aces against Jackson State on Sept. 16 Named to the C-USA All-Freshman team last season Appeared in 26 sets across 11 matches this season Recorded a season-high seven kills and three blocks against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 15 Preseason All-Conference USA selection Two-time All-C-USA (First Team , Second Team ) Moved up to 9th in school history in career kills (940) and attacks (2,510) last weekend Named the tournament MVP at the Maroon Classic last weekend Second on the team in kills (114) and aces (14) Appeared in all 13 matches this season, starting in each 22

11 BROADCAST BIOS ALEXIS WRIGHT SR Right Side Hitter 6-0 Arlington, TX Appeared in all 13 matches this season, starting

Waco, TX Midway HS Appeared in 18 sets across nine matches this season Has the second-best attack percentage on the

344) 13 AMANDA CHAMBERLAIN SR Middle Back 6-3 Lakewood, CA Named to all-tournament team at three tournaments, including

Mention All-Region and First Team All-Conference USA honors in 2016 Leads team in kills (127), attack percentage (.

6-2 San Marcos, TX JORDYN WILLIAMS JR Middle Back 6-1 San Antonio, TX VALERIE VALERIAN vuh-lair-ee-uhn FR Outside

this season, starting against Texas Tech Appeared in seven matches this season, starting against Tulsa Appeared in all

13 One of five players with at least 100 kills (103) Named to the AVCA Under Armour All-America watch list and the

23 11 BROADCAST BIOS ALEXIS WRIGHT SR Right Side Hitter 6-0 Arlington, TX Appeared in all 13 matches this season, starting in each Second on the team in block assists (28) and total blocks (29) 12 MIRANDA YOUMANS YO-mens FR Middle Back 6-1 Waco, TX Midway HS Appeared in 18 sets across nine matches this season Has the second-best attack percentage on the team among players with at least 50 attempts (.344) 13 AMANDA CHAMBERLAIN SR Middle Back 6-3 Lakewood, CA Named to all-tournament team at three tournaments, including MVP honors at North Texas Invitational and Beantown Challenge Preseason All-Conference USA selection Garnered Honorable Mention All-Region and First Team All-Conference USA honors in 2016 Leads team in kills (127), attack percentage (.514), block solos (11), block assists (34) and total blocks (45) MIKALI MYERS muh-kay-lee SR Middle Back 6-2 San Marcos, TX JORDYN WILLIAMS JR Middle Back 6-1 San Antonio, TX VALERIE VALERIAN vuh-lair-ee-uhn FR Outside Hitter 6-1 Sugar Land, TX George Ranch HS ALEX JANAK JUH-nuhk JR Setter 5-9 Grapevine, TX Appeared in seven matches this season, starting against Texas Tech Appeared in seven matches this season, starting against Tulsa Appeared in all 13 matches this season, starting in 10 Had a career-high three aces against Abilene Christian on Sept. 13 One of five players with at least 100 kills (103) Named to the AVCA Under Armour All-America watch list and the Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association Fab 50 list as a senior Appeared in all 44 sets this season Leads the team with 17 service aces Recorded an ace in all but three matches this season Second on the team in digs (95) 23

24 2017 North Texas volleyball Game Notes Sept vs. Abilene Christian 25 BROADCAST BIOS EIMANIE THOMAS ee-mahn-ee FR Right Side Hitter 6-0 Honolulu, HI Mid-Pacific Institute Comes to North Texas from Hawaii Three-year letter winner at Mid-Pacific Institute under head coach Tommy Lake 24

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