Washington and Lee VOLLEYBALL Media Guide

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1 Washington and Lee VOLLEYBALL 2006 Media Guide

2 Washington washington and lee ATHLETICS AT W&L Washington and Lee University provides its students with a unique athletic program that allows them to pursue athletic excellence without sacrificing their educational experience. W&L follows the NCAA Division III guidelines of awarding financial aid based only on family need and academic merit. The result is a strong, diverse program in which participants are motivated by their love of the game and their desire to excel. Over the years W&L students have been impressive on and off the playing fields. A capsule sketch of that success is listed below: THE SCHOOL Located in historic Lexington, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Founded in 1749 and is the ninth oldest college in America Has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,760 students and a law school with 400 students The average class size is just 16 students The tuition fee for is $31,175 The early decision application deadlines are November 15 and January 1, and the regular application deadline is January 15 THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM W&L sponsors 23 varsity sports, 12 for men and 11 for women All sports compete at the NCAA Division III level and the majority of teams compete in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference W&L has won the ODAC Commissioner's Cup for overall excellence in men's and women's athletics 10 of the last 12 years In , W&L won 65 percent of its contests and 10 conference championships Seventy-nine athletes earned first team all-conference honors last season and 16 were named All-Americans 194 athletes were named to receive Scholar-Athlete Awards for achieving at least a grade point average in a term last school year Since 1970, W&L has had 25 athletes earn prestigious NCAA Postgraduate scholarships In the last 25 years, W&L has had 36 athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and countless others have been named to CoSIDA Academic All-District teams THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM W&L has gone (.816) over the last 11 seasons and has won nine of the last 11 ODAC Championships W&L has lost only 13 matches at home the last 11 seasons, posting a (.896) record that included a school record 23-match home court winning streak W&L has won 78 consecutive matches against conference opponents and has competed in the NCAA Tournament in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 W&L has claimed at least one all-conference selection every season since 1994 and has had three first team honorees each of the past three years

3 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball 2006 SCHEDULE Sept. 8 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA!...4:00 pm Sept. 8 AVERETT!...8:00 pm Sept. 9 MCDANIEL!...1:00 pm Sept. 9 TBA!...TBA Sept. 13 EMORY & HENRY*...7:00 pm Sept. 15 Christopher Newport... 6:00 pm Sept. 16 Virginia Wesleyan*... 11:00 am Sept. 19 Guilford*... 7:00 pm Sept. 22 at Emory Tournament... TBA Sept. 27 RANDOLPH-MACON*...7:00 pm Sept. 29 RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S*...7:00 pm Oct. 3 Lynchburg*... 6:30 pm Oct. 4 FERRUM...7:00 pm Oct. 6 vs. Greensboro@... 5:30 pm Oct. 6 at Averett@... 7:30 pm Oct. 7 vs. Queens@... 10:00 am Oct. 7 vs. Meredith@... 2:00 pm Oct. 10 SWEET BRIAR*...6:30 pm Oct. 13 vs. Hardin-Simmons$... 1:00 pm Oct. 13 vs. Lakeland$... 5:00 pm Oct. 14 vs. Ohio Northern$... 12:00 pm Oct. 14 at Southwestern$... 6:00 pm Oct. 17 EASTERN MENNONITE*...6:30 pm Oct. 21 Bridgewater*... 11:00 am Oct. 25 Roanoke*... 6:30 pm Oct. 27 vs. Huntingdon%... 6:00 pm Oct. 28 vs. Rhodes%... 1:30 pm Oct. 28 at Maryville%... 4:00 pm Oct. 31-Nov. 4 ODAC Tournament... TBA! - W&L - Averett Invite $ - Southwestern Invitational % - Maryville Tourney * - ODAC Contest W&L VOLLEYBALL FACTS Nickname...Generals Colors... Royal Blue & White Home Court (Capacity)... Warner Center (2,500) Affiliation...NCAA Division III Conference... Old Dominion Athletic (ODAC) President...Ken Ruscio Director of Athletics... Michael F. Walsh Sports Information Director... Brian Laubscher Head Coach...Bryan Snyder (W&L '95) Record at W&L (6 years) Overall Record (8 years) 2005 Record ,10-0 ODAC Starters Returning/Lost... 3/4 CONTACT NUMBERS Athletic Department...(540) Volleyball Office Sports Info Office Snyder ... snyderb@wlu.edu Athletic Department Fax Machine Internet Address... 1

4 Washington washington and lee 2006 SEASON PREVIEW The Washington and Lee volleyball roster may have changed considerably since the 2005 season ended, but the 2006 squad will continue to have the same expectations. Though they are re-tooling this fall, the Generals hope to win the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and gain the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the sixth straight season. "People's expectations from the exterior may be that we are rebuilding," noted seventh-year Head Coach Bryan Snyder. "From the interior, our expectations are entirely the same." Exterior expectations have been clouded a bit by the loss of three-time All-America setter Christine Gladysz and two-time All-America middle blocker Susan Gaillard, along with a host of players who helped the Generals to a overall record and a 42-0 mark in the ODAC over the past four seasons. "Those players helped set a lot of records, but we're still looking forward," said Snyder. "We're going to do some things differently this year. We're going to be whatever best suits our personnel. In the past, it was no secret that setter (Gladysz) was the strength of our team, this year that strength will be camouflaged a bit." This year's team will be led not by its offense, but by the defense. Senior libero Lauren Edmonson (5-foot-6) will be the team's core and inspirational leader. Last fall, Edmonson earned First Team All-ODAC honors after setting a new school record for digs in a match (33) and in a season (511). She also had a team-best 80 service aces. "Barring some unforeseen occurrence, Lauren will be the starting libero again this season," noted Snyder. "She did a great job last year and we'll be looking for more of the same. We're also going to experiment a bit with moving her around to get her more touches. She is the key, our leader, and everyone else will fill in around her." Snyder expects freshmen Aleisha Butler (5-foot-5) and Rachel Skains (5-foot-7) to backup Edmonson, while the remainder of his team will not be so cut and dry. Talent abounds, but every other position is up for grabs. At setter, the heir apparent to Gladysz and her 5,000+ career assists will be sought from a competition involving junior Lauren Rudolph (5-foot-7) and freshmen Megan Steinhardt (5-foot-6) and Kristi Stevens (5-foot-5). Rudolph has played in 120 games the past two seasons as a reserve setter and libero. She claims 290 career assists and 189 career digs. "This is going to be one of the big preseason battles," said Snyder. "We could use a combination of setters or go with just one if someone establishes themselves. Rudolph makes good decisions and doesn't always take the obvious route or easy way out. Steinhardt has the best hands, while Stevens is a bit undersized but gets the job done and is a great communicator and leader." On the right side, junior Jessica Hudock (5-foot-10) and sophomore Jessica Ulrich (5-foot-11) will both see significant playing time. Hudock played in 94 games last season, recording 232 kills, 137 digs, 54 service aces and 47 digs. Ulrich tallied 47 kills, 46 digs, 15 blocks and 18 service aces while playing in just 24 games because of a leg injury. "Hudock gained plenty of experience at left side last season and now can move back to her natural position," said Snyder. "Ulrich gives us a lefty on the right side which is a nice bonus." 2

5 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball Snyder has a plethora of choices at outside hitter and won't hesitate to play any of them. Sophomore Laura Maurer (5-foot-10) might have the inside track after garnering Second Team All-ODAC, Second Team All-State and ODAC Rookie of the Year honors last season. She led the team with 374 kills and also led the ODAC with 4.02 kills per game. Additionally, she tallied 134 digs, 33 blocks and 19 services aces. "Laura can do everything well," noted Snyder. "She is our most skilled player and the sky is the limit if she wants it." Battling with Maurer for playing time will be senior Ashley Hurt (5-foot-11), sophomore Alex Scaggs (5-foot-9) and freshmen Paige Ivey (5-foot-9) and Katie Dunphy (5-foot-10). Hurt played in just nine games last season due to an injury, but had an outstanding sophomore season in which she finished third on the team with 334 kills. Her 497 career kills are also tops among the returnees. "I am probably most comfortable with Ashley because she's proven that she can produce against big-time opponents," stated Snyder. "She had a good spring and I expect her to be back in rhythm for the fall." Scaggs is a tremendous athlete who played in 38 games last fall, totaling 106 kills and hitting.316 from the floor. "Alex can do things that no one else on our team can do because of her athleticism and leaping ability," said Sndyer. "She just needs to become more consistent." According to Snyder, Ivey and Dunphy are both tremendous players that will compete for playing time immediately. "Ivey is a similar athlete to Scaggs and Dunphy is a big outside hitter with a strong arm," Snyder said. "Both are going to be right in the mix." In the middle, the Generals must replace not only Gaillard, but also Taylor Gibson and Honorable Mention All-ODAC selection Laurel Stewart, who decided to transfer. Together, the trio accounted for 592 kills and 233 blocks last season. Sophomores Kassie Bagley (6-foot-2) and Abbey Wilson (5-foot-11) and freshmen Rachael Phillips (6-foot-0) and Kelly Harrison (5-foot-10) will all compete for playing time at middle blocker. Bagley played in 25 games last fall and recorded 54 kills and 37 blocks, while Wilson played in 26 games with 47 kills and 27 blocks. "Kassie is our best blocker with her long arms and penetration to the net, but she needs to improve her offensive consistency," said Snyder. "Abbey is a great offensive middle and a solid blocker, but she needs to become more aggressive." Snyder also considers Phillips to be among the most versatile players on the team, while also noting that Harrison is a "skilled athlete", but a bit small for the middle. As for the team as a whole, Snyder likes the makeup as his program pushes forward. "There's not much of a gap from top to bottom at each position," he said. "We need to work hard at every practice and anyone can be a main piece towards helping us accomplish our goals." 3

6 Washington washington and lee BRYAN SNYDER, HEAD COACH Bryan Snyder is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Washington and Lee volleyball program. A 1995 W&L graduate, Snyder has tasted nothing but success in his time with the Generals, leading them to a (.816) overall record and a 60-2 (.968) Old Dominion Athletic Conference mark during his first six seasons. Additionally, he has guided the Generals to five straight ODAC Championships and five consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, while helping W&L set a new school record for victories three times. This culminated with the 2003 squad posting a 35-4 overall record. That followed a 32-8 campaign in 2002 and a 30-5 season in The ODAC Coach of the Year each of the past five seasons and Virginia College Division Coach of the Year four of the last five years, Snyder's initial season in 2000 saw the Generals go overall, falling in the ODAC Championship game. The next four seasons, in addition to record win totals, saw the Generals appear in the AVCA Division III poll for the first time in school history. Three players, Christine Gladysz, Susan Gaillard and Emily Wolfing, have been named to the AVCA Division III All-America teams, a first for Washington and Lee volleyball. In addition to his volleyball experience, Snyder spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the W&L women's basketball team and was the interim head coach during the season. Snyder came back to W&L from St. Mary's (Md.) where he served as head volleyball coach and sports information director for two seasons. While at St. Mary's, Snyder directed the Seahawks to a overall record and two third-place finishes in the CAC. Twice his team earned American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Awards, while his 1998 squad finished with a overall record, had a school-record eight-match winning streak, and a No. 7 ranking in the mid-atlantic region. His 1999 squad finished with a overall record. In his duties as sports SNYDER'S RECORD 1998 St. Mary's (Md.) St. Mary's (Md.) Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Washington and Lee 32-5 W&L: 6 Seasons (.816) Career: 8 Seasons (.770) information director, Snyder was responsible for all aspects of promoting St. Mary's 13-sport athletic program. Following his graduation from W&L in 1995, Snyder served as the assistant sports information director at his alma mater until departing for St. Mary's in January of As an undergraduate, Snyder assisted the sports information office while also serving as a student assistant coach for the volleyball team his senior year. Snyder is married to former W&L Head Athletic Trainer Holly Snyder. The two reside in the Lexington area with their newborn son Devin. 4

7 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball 2005 RESULTS AND STATISTICS 2005 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS (32-5, 10-0 ODAC*) Christopher Newport# L 27-30, 30-21, 24-30, Catholic# W 30-25, 30-21, Emory# L 27-30, 23-30, Centre# W 30-23, 28-30, 30-20, Guilford* W 30-5, 30-15, at Rand.-Macon WC* W 30-16, 30-21, vs. Southern Virginia (at RMWC) W 30-21, 30-26, Roanoke* W 30-14, 30-13, vs. Spring Hill$ W 30-21, 30-27, at Emory$ L 26-30, 28-30, vs. Regis$ W 30-12, 30-21, vs. LeTourneau$ W 30-24, 30-26, at Eastern Mennonite* W 30-15, 30-15, Bridgewater* W 30-20, 30-19, Franklin & Marshall W 30-23, 30-19, at Randolph-Macon* W 24-30, 30-27, 30-15, vs. Queens@ W 30-18, 30-20, at Averett@ W 30-26, 30-24, vs. Greensboro@ W 30-26, 33-31, 23-30, vs. Meredith@ W 30-11, 30-14, Lynchburg* W 30-25, 30-23, Virginia Wesleyan* W 24-30, 30-20, 30-17, Southern Virginia W 30-18, 30-15, at Emory & Henry* W 30-11, 30-20, St. Mary's (Md.)! W 30-12, 30-8, Maryville! W 30-19, 30-27,30-26 Elizabethtown! W 30-19, 30-26, Roanoke! W 30-15, 30-21, at Sweet Briar* W 30-11, 30-6, 30-7 vs. Oglethorpe% W 30-9, 30-22, vs. Piedmont% W 30-19, 30-21, vs. Capital% L 24-30, 30-21, 23-30, at Centre% W 22-30, 30-21, 30-23, vs. Guilford^ W 30-9, 30-11, vs. Virginia Wesleyan^ W 30-16, 30-19, vs. Randolph-Macon^ W 30-25, 30-21, 26-30, vs. Southwestern& L 24-30, 24-30, * - ODAC Matches # - W&L Invitational $ - Emory - Averett Invitational % - Centre Halloween Bash ^ - ODAC Tournament & - NCAA Tournament! - Generals Classic 2005 STATISTICS NAME Gm Kills Att% K/PG Ace Blk Digs Ast Maurer Gaillard Hudock Byrne Stewart Gladysz Scaggs Gibson Bagley Ulrich Wilson Hurt Overly Rudolph Edmonson Baird TOTALS

8 Washington washington and lee TOP RETURNING PLAYERS LAUREN EDMONSON Sr. DS 5-6 Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge Three-year letterwinner and a two-year team captain... will again be the team's starting libero and team leader... played in a team-best 114 games last season and set a new W&L season record with 511 digs en route to earning First Team All-ODAC honors... also had 30 assists and 80 service aces, the fourth-highest season total in school history... registered double-digit dig totals in 30 of 37 matches during the season... set a new school record with 33 digs in a 3-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan (10/15)... also had 28 digs in a 3-1 win over Greensboro (10/8)... posted nine service aces, the second-highest total in school history in a 3-0 win over Oglethorpe (10/29)... saw action in 116 games in 2004 as a reserve libero, recording 280 digs, 46 service aces, 16 assists and 12 kills... tallied 19 digs in a loss to Emory (9/24) and in a win over King (9/25)... had 15 digs in an NCAA Tournament loss to Emory (11/12)... played in 72 games as a freshman, totaling 79 digs and two service aces... had a season-high 12 digs in a win over Maryville (10/31)... earned a pair of letters in volleyball at Prairie Ridge High... team won regional championships during her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons... named all-conference and all-area as a senior... class salutatorian at Prairie Ridge... W&L and ODAC Scholar-Athlete... business and Spanish major. ASHLEY HURT Sr. OH 5-11 Altamonte Springs, Fla./Trinity Prep Three-year letterwinner and a team captain... will compete for the starting nod at outside hitter again this season... played in just nine games last season after suffering a leg injury... totaled 27 kills, eight digs and four blocks... posted 12 kills in a 3-0 loss to Emory (9/10) and 10 kills in a 3-0 win over Catholic (9/10)... played in 113 games as a sophomore and finished third on the team with 334 kills... notched a.222 hitting percentage... also posted 151 digs and 35 blocks... recorded a career-high 19 kills and three blocks in a win over King (9/25)... tallied 18 kills and a season-high 10 digs in a loss to Christopher Newport (9/10)... had 13 kills in 22 attempts in a win over nationally-ranked Southwestern (10/30)... played in 50 games as a freshman, totaling 136 kills and a.211 hitting percentage... also had 104 digs, 17 service aces, 16 blocks and 10 assists... named to the all-tournament team at the SCAD Invitational... registered a season-high 14 kills and a career-high 14 digs in a win over Southern Virginia (10/11)... earned three letters in volleyball at Trinity Prep, serving as team captain during her senior campaign... team won two district titles... named second team all-county as a junior... neuroscience major. GENERALS' FAST FACT Washington and Lee has won at least 20 matches in a season in each of the past eight seasons. In addition, the Generals have won nine of the past 11 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships and have posted an 80-2 mark in conference matches since the beginning of the 1998 season. Additionally, W&L has won 78 consecutive matches against ODAC schools. 6

9 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball JESS HUDOCK Jr. OH 5-10 Tampa, Fla./Holy Names Two-year letterwinner... excellent all-around player who will compete for the starting nod at right side again this season... played in 94 games last season and finished third on the team with 232 kills, while hitting also finished third on the team with 54 service aces... added 137 digs, 47 blocks and 10 assists... posted eight matches of 10 or more kills... notched a career-high 14 kills and 12 digs in a 3-1 win over Randolph-Macon in the ODAC Championship match (11/5)... registered 13 kills in 3-1 wins over Greensboro (10/8) and Virginia Wesleyan (10/15)... recorded a career-high five service aces in a season-opening loss to Christopher Newport (9/9)... played in 18 games as a freshman and totaled 38 kills with a.391 hitting percentage... also tallied 15 digs, seven blocks, seven assists and six service aces... had nine kills in 12 attempts and three blocks in a win over Guilford (9/28)... notched seven kills in nine attempts in a win over Sweet Briar (10/20)... earned four letters in volleyball at the Academy of the Holy Names... led the team to a district championship as a senior... named team MVP her final two seasons... management major. LAUREN RUDOLPH Jr. S 5-7 Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran Two-year letterwinner... will compete for the starting job at setter this fall... played in 73 games last season, recording 167 assists, 151 digs, 27 service aces, 17 kills and seven blocks... had a season-high 37 assists and tied a careerhigh with eight services aces in a 3-0 win over Sweet Briar (10/26)... posted 30 assists, nine digs and six service aces in a 3-0 win over Regis (9/24)... also had a career-high 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Emory & Henry (10/18)... saw action in 47 games as a freshman, registering 123 assists, 38 digs, 16 service aces and five kills... recorded a career-high 43 assists in a win over Hollins (10/16)... lettered in volleyball, basketball and track at Concordia Lutheran... helped lead the volleyball team to a pair of sectional titles and a state semifinal appearance as a senior... named defensive MVP as a senior... psychology and neuroscience major. LAURA MAURER So. OH 5-10 Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Lettered as a freshman... will again compete for a starting nod at outside hitter this season... among the team's top allaround players... played in 93 games last season en route to earning Second Team All-ODAC, ODAC Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-State accolades... led the team with 374 kills and led the ODAC with an average of 4.02 kills per game... notched a.278 hitting percentage... also had 134 digs, 33 blocks, 19 service aces and 12 assists... recorded double-digit kill totals in 25 of 37 matches during the season... notched a career-high 19 kills in a 3-1 win over Greensboro (10/8) and a 3-1 loss to Capital (10/30)... had 10 kills, a career-high 13 digs and three blocks in a 3-0 win over Elizabethtown... posted the third-highest match hitting percentage in school history (.778) by recording 14 kills in 18 attempts in a 3-0 win over Roanoke (3/20)... lettered in volleyball as a senior at Pope John XXIII... named team captain and team MVP... earned first team all-area, first team all-group and Morris-Sussex County Player of the Year honors... also garnered first team all-state accolades from the Associated Press and njvolleyball.com... named the Pope John Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior... international business major. 7

10 Washington washington and lee KASSIE BAGLEY So. MB 6-2 Midlothian, Va./James River Lettered as a freshman... will compete for the starting nod in the middle this season... played in 25 games last season, recording 54 kills and a.311 hitting percentage... also notched a team-best 1.48 blocks per game (37 total blocks)... posted a team-high six blocks in a 3-0 win over Southern Virginia (10/15)... registered a season-high seven kills in 3-0 wins over Guilford (9/15) and Roanoke (9/20)... lettered for the volleyball team at James River... named first team all-district, second team academic all-region and Richmond Times-Dispatch Second Team Academic All-Metro as a senior... helped lead the team to five Dominion District titles... undeclared major. ALEX SCAGGS So. OH 5-9 West Chester, Pa./Unionville Lettered as a freshman... will compete for increased playing time at outside hitter this season... played in 38 games in 2005, recording 106 kills and a.316 hitting percentage... also had 32 digs, 21 blocks and eight service aces... produced two of the top hitting performances for the year, notching a.765 percentage (13 kills in 17 attempts) in a 3-0 win over Sweet Briar (10/26) and a.522 percentage (14 kills, 2 errors, 23 attempts) in a 3-0 win over Meredith (10/8)... her 14 kills against Meredith were a career-high... posted a career-high four blocks in back-to-back 3-0 wins over Southern Virginia (10/15) and Emory & Henry (10/18)... had a career-high seven service aces in a 3-0 win over Regis (9/24)... lettered in volleyball and track at Unionville High... earned first team all-conference and honorable mention all-district laurels as a senior in leading the team to a conference championship... father, R.J. '81, played basketball and ran track at W&L... undeclared major. 8

11 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball JESSICA ULRICH So. RS 5-11 Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Lettered as a freshman... will compete for a starting spot at the net this fall... played in just 24 games last season after battling injuries... recorded 47 kills and a.296 hitting percentage... also had 46 digs, 18 service aces, 15 blocks and 13 assists... had a career-best 10 kills in 15 attempts in a 3-0 win over Sweet Briar (10/26)... posted a career-best 10 digs in a 3-0 win over Meredith (10/8)... recorded a career-best five service aces against Sweet Briar and in a 3-0 win over Guilford in the ODAC Tournament (11/4)... lettered in volleyball and track at Gettysburg Area High... two-time volleyball team captain... named the Mid-Penn Conference MVP as a junior and senior... also named the Gettysburg Times Player of the Year her final two seasons... first team all-district and second team all-state selection as a senior... undeclared major. ABBEY WILSON So. MB 5-11 Midlothian, Va./Midlothian Lettered as a freshman... will compete for a starting spot in the middle this season... played in 26 games a year ago, tallying 47 kills and a.296 hitting percentage... also posted 27 blocks and 14 service aces... registered a career-high nine kills and tied a career-high with four blocks in a 3-0 win over Regis (9/24) also had four blocks in 3-0 wins over Southern Virginia (10/15) and St. Mary's (10/21)... had seven kills in eight attempts in a 3-0 win over Roanoke (9/20)... posted a career-best three service aces on three occasions... lettered in volleyball and basketball at Midlothian... helped lead the volleyball team to a district title as a junior en route to earning second team all-district accolades... named first team all-district and first team all-region as a senior... father, John '77, graduated from W&L... undeclared major W&L ROSTER NO NAME POS YR HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Ashley Hurt OH Sr Altamonte Springs, Fla./Trinity Prep 4 Lauren Edmonson DS Sr. 5-6 Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge 5 Kassie Bagley MB So. 6-2 Midlothian, Va./James River 10 Jessica Hudock RS Jr Tampa, Fla./Holy Names 11 Alex Scaggs OH So. 5-9 West Chester, Pa./Unionville 13 Lauren Rudolph S Jr. 5-7 Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran 20 Jessica Ulrich RS So Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area 22 Abbey Wilson MB So Midlothian, Va./Midlothian 23 Laura Maurer OH So Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Aleisha Bulter DS Fr. 5-5 McDonald, PA/Canon-McMillan Katie Dunphy OH Fr The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands Kelly Harrison MB/OH Fr Knoxville, TN/Webb School Paige Ivey OH Fr. 5-9 Lawrenceville, GA/Brookwood Rachel Phillips MB/OH Fr. 6-0 Tampa, FL/Tampa Prep Rachel Skains OH/DS Fr. 5-7 Charlotte, NC/Providence Day School Megan Steinhardt S Fr. 5-6 Cedar Park, TX/Cedar Park Kristi Stevens S Fr. 5-5 Overland Park, KS/Shawnee Mission S. HEAD COACH: Bryan Snyder ASSISTANT COACH: Ray Costa CAPTAINS: Lauren Edmonson, Ashley Hurt 9

12 Washington washington and lee OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is one of the nation's largest NCAA Division III athletic leagues, featuring championships in 22 sports and a membership of 14 schools. The ODAC is an associated member conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). ODAC colleges follow NCAA Division III guidelines in all conference sports. As defined in the constitution, the ODAC's purposes are promotion of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, emphasis of broad participation with the student body, promotion of spirit and friendship and uniformity of practice in athletics, and adoption of the highest ethical standards of competition and control. ALL-TIME ODAC CHAMPIONS Eastern Mennonite Eastern Mennonite Eastern Mennonite Washington and Lee Eastern Mennonite Bridgewater Eastern Mennonite Washington and Lee Eastern Mennonite Washington and Lee Eastern Mennonite Washington and Lee Bridgewater Bridgewater Bridgewater Washington and Lee Eastern Mennonite Washington and Lee Guilford Washington and Lee Bridgewater Washington and Lee Guilford Washington and Lee YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR COACH OVERALL ODAC 1988 Susan Dittman Susan Dittman Susan Dittman Susan Dittman Kristi Yarter Terri Dadio Terri Dadio Terri Dadio Terri Dadio Terri Dadio Terri Dadio Campbell Terri Dadio Campbell Bryan Snyder Bryan Snyder Bryan Snyder Bryan Snyder Bryan Snyder Bryan Snyder Overall (.704) (.813) 10

13 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball ALL-ODAC SELECTIONS Vanessa Hartman (1st) Lisa Jay (1st), Mena McGowin (2nd) Lisa Jay (1st), Mena McGowin (2nd) Mena McGowin (2nd) Leslie Hess (2nd) Tara Burns (2nd) Hilary Martin (1st), Cheryl Taurassi (2nd) Hilary Martin (1st, POY), Cheryl Taurassi (1st), Virginia Yoerg (2nd), Terri Dadio (COY) Hilary Martin (1st), Virginia Yoerg (1st), Ali Beard (2nd) Hilary Martin (1st), Nancy Reinhart (1st, POY), Ali Beard (2nd), Terri Dadio (COY) Nancy Reinhart (1st), Lindsay Ruckert (1st, ROY), Terri Dadio Campbell (COY) Nancy Reinhart (1st), Lindsay Ruckert (1st, POY), Lee Charbonnet (2nd) Lindsay Ruckert (1st, POY), Kristin Shelton (2nd, ROY) Lindsay Ruckert (1st, POY), Leslie Fischbeck (2nd), Jennifer Lux (ROY), Bryan Snyder (COY) Michelle Chastain (1st), Susan Gaillard (2nd, ROY), Bryan Snyder (COY) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st), Emily Wolfing (1st, SAY), Bryan Snyder (COY) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st, POY), Emily Wolfing (1st, SAY), Bryan Snyder (COY) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st, POY), Lauren Edmonson (1st), Laura Maurer (2nd, ROY), Laurel Stewart (HM), Bryan Snyder (COY) ALL-STATE SELECTIONS Hilary Martin (1st), Cheryl Taurassi (2nd), Terri Dadio (COY) Virginia Yoerg (1st), Hilary Martin (2nd), Terri Dadio (Co-COY) Nancy Reinhart (1st), Hilary Martin (2nd) Lindsay Ruckert (1st), Nancy Reinhart (2nd), Terri Dadio Campbell (COY) Lindsay Ruckert (1st), Nancy Reinhart (1st) Lindsay Ruckert (1st) Lindsay Ruckert (1st, POY), Jennifer Lux (2nd), Bryan Snyder (COY) Michelle Chastain (1st), Susan Gaillard (2nd), Christine Gladysz (2nd), Bryan Snyder (COY) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st), Emily Wolfing (1st), Bryan Snyder (COY) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st, POY), Emily Wolfing (1st), Bryan Snyder (COY) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st, POY), Laura Maurer (2nd) ALL-REGION SELECTIONS Lindsay Ruckert (1st) Susan Gaillard (HM) Susan Gaillard (1st), Christine Gladysz (1st), Emily Wolfing (HM) Christine Gladysz (1st), Emily Wolfing (1st), Susan Gaillard (HM) Christine Gladysz (1st), Susan Gaillard (1st) ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS Christine Gladysz (3rd), Susan Gaillard (HM) Christine Gladysz (3rd), Emily Wolfing (HM) Christine Gladysz (2nd), Susan Gaillard (HM) 11

14 Washington washington and lee W&L RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Kills, Match: 29, Nancy Reinhart vs. Eastern Mennonite (1996) Kills, Season: 475, Michelle Chastain (2002) Kills, Career: 1,519, Lindsay Ruckert ( ) Hitting Avg., Match: 86.7, Hilary Martin vs. Christopher Newport (1995) Hitting Avg., Season: 42.3, Susan Gaillard (2003) Hitting Avg., Career: 40.2, Susan Gaillard ( ) Service Aces, Match: 10, Christine Gladysz vs. Emory & Henry (2003) Service Aces, Season: 113, Stacey Kimmel (2001) Service Aces, Career: 254, Christine Gladysz ( ) Assists, Match: 71, Ali Beard vs. Eastern Mennonite (1996) Assists, Season: 1,642, Christine Gladysz (2003) Assists, Career: 5,216, Christine Gladysz ( ) Blocks, Match: 12, Virginia Yoerg vs. Gallaudet (1996) Blocks, Season: 189, Virginia Yoerg (1996) Blocks, Career: 413, Virginia Yoerg ( ) Digs, Match: 33, Lauren Edmonson vs. Virginia Wesleyan (2005) Digs, Season: 511, Lauren Edmonson (2005) Digs, Career: 1,557, Emily Wolfing ( ) Games, Season: 133, Jennifer Lux (2002) Games, Career: 479, Jennifer Lux ( ) TEAM RECORDS Most Wins, Season: 35 (2003) Best Winning Percentage, Season: 92.9, 1998 (26-2) Longest Winning Streak: 21 (2005) Longest Home Court Winning Streak: 23 ( ) Most Matches, Season: 40, 2002 (32-8) Most Kills, Season: 2,111 (2003) Highest Hitting Percentage, Season: 28.0 (2005) Most Aces, Season: 438 (2005) Most Assists, Season: 1,814 (2003) Most Blocks, Season: 325 (2005) Most Digs, Season: 2,428 (2003) Christine Gladysz '06 Lindsay Ruckert '02 Emily Wolfing '05 12

15 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball CAREER LEADERS KILLS YEARS TOTAL 1. Lindsay Ruckert , Susan Gaillard , Emily Wolfing ,490 HITTING PERCENTAGE YEARS TOTAL 1. Susan Gaillard Taylor Gibson Lindsay Ruckert ATTACK ATT. YRS TOTAL 1. Emily Wolfing , Lindsay Ruckert , Nancy Reinhart ,429 SERVICE ACES YRS TOTAL 1. Christine Gladysz Stacey Kimmel Lindsay Ruckert SERVICE PERCENTAGE YRS TOTAL 1. Holly Thomsen Alison Beard Hilary Martin SERVICE ATTEMPTS YRS TOTAL 1. Christine Gladysz , Emily Wolfing , Nancy Reinhart , Stacey Kimmel ,692 ASSISTS YRS TOTAL 1. Christine Gladysz , Alison Beard , Cheryl Taurassi ,964 BLOCKS YRS TOTAL 1. Virginia Yoerg Susan Gaillard Taylor Gibson DIGS YRS TOTAL 1. Emily Wolfing , Christine Gladysz , Nancy Reinhart ,511 GAMES PLAYED YRS TOTAL 1. Jennifer Lux Christine Gladysz Emily Wolfing

16 Washington washington and lee ALL-TIME RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS School W L Agnes Scott 1 0 Albright 0 1 Alvernia 1 0 Amherst 0 1 Asbury 1 1 Averett 7 4 Bethany 1 0 Bluefield 1 1 Bridgewater Bryn Mawr 0 1 Cabrini 1 0 Capital 0 1 Carnegie Mellon 2 2 Catholic 13 5 Centre 5 3 Chowan 2 0 Christopher Newport 12 4 Concord 1 0 Cumberland 0 1 DeSales 4 0 Dickinson 1 0 Eastern 1 0 Eastern Mennonite East Texas Baptist 2 0 Elizabethtown 3 0 Elmhurst 0 1 Emory 1 13 Emory & Henry 22 7 Ferrum 0 4 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 Frostburg State 0 1 Gallaudet 2 2 Gettysburg 0 6 Goshen 0 1 Goucher 8 2 Greensboro 6 4 Guilford 19 7 Hollins 18 2 Huntingdon 1 0 Iona 1 0 Johns Hopkins 1 3 Kean 1 1 King 1 0 LaGrange 1 0 Lebanon Valley 2 1 LeTourneau 1 0 Lynchburg 18 2 Mary Baldwin 8 2 Mary Washington 5 1 Marymount 10 0 Maryville 9 4 Meredith 3 0 Messiah Methodist 3 0 School W L Milligan 2 0 Millsaps 1 0 Mount Saint Joseph 0 1 N.C. Wesleyan 6 0 N.C. Wilmington 0 1 Notre Dame (Md.) 2 0 Oglethorpe 2 1 Peace 1 0 Penn State-Behrend 2 0 Piedmont 1 0 Pitt-Johnstown 0 6 Principia 0 1 Queens 2 0 Randolph-Macon 18 0 Randolph-Macon WC 22 0 Regis 1 0 Rhodes 2 0 Richard Stockton 3 0 Rio Grande 1 0 Roanoke 23 5 Rutgers-Newark 1 0 St. Mary's (Md.) 4 1 St. Peter's 0 1 Salem 2 0 Salisbury State 1 0 Savannah A&D 2 5 Scranton 0 1 Seton Hill 2 0 Sewanee 4 4 Shenandoah 9 3 Shepherd 1 0 Southern Virginia 7 0 Southwestern 1 2 Spring Hill 1 0 Stillman 1 0 Susquehanna 0 1 Sweet Briar 22 2 Texas Lutheran 0 1 Thiel 1 0 Thomas More 0 4 Transylvania 2 0 Trinity (Texas) 0 1 Union 0 1 Ursinus 1 0 Villa Julie 1 0 Virginia Wesleyan 8 0 Washington (Md.) 0 2 Washington & Jefferson 1 2 McDaniel 0 1 Westminster 2 2 Wilmington (Del.) 1 1 Wingate 0 1 All-Time Record

17 GENERALS GENERALs volleyball volleyball WARNER CENTER Washington and Lee plays its home volleyball matches, basketball games and wrestling matches in the 2,500-seat arena located in the J.W. Warner Center, a fivestory athletic complex completed in The Warner Center, which is connected to the University's original gymnasium, the Doremus Gymnasium, has hosted two NCAA regional basketball tournaments and an NCAA regional wrestling tournament. The Warner Center features sideline seating and a raised press box that seats approximately 25. The athletic complex, named for former W&L trustee Jonathan Westervelt Warner (W&L '40), also features a six-lane swimming pool; team rooms for W&L's athletic teams; a fully-equipped fitness center; an excellent training facility; handball, racketball, and squash courts; a baseball batting cage; an equipment room and offices for W&L coaches and athletic administrators. Since beginning play in the Warner Center in 1988 the Generals have compiled a record of , including a mark the last 11 years. W&L INVITATIONAL Washington and Lee hosts the 16th annual W&L Invitational on September 8-9 in the Warner Center. W&L has played for the championship eight of the last 12 seasons and won the tournament in 1995, 1996, 1998 and This year's tournament field includes Averett, McDaniel, Southern Virginia and W&L. YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP W&L 1991 Carnegie Mellon Wash. & Jefferson 4th 1992 Sewanee Carnegie Mellon 4th 1993 Goucher Pitt-Johnstown 3rd 1994 Pitt-Johnstown Washington & Lee 2nd 1995 Washington & Lee Randolph-Macon 1st 1996 Washington & Lee Johns Hopkins 1st 1997 Johns Hopkins Washington & Lee 2nd 1998 Washington & Lee North Carolina Wesleyan 1st 1999 Catholic Washington & Lee 2nd 2000 Johns Hopkins Catholic 3rd 2001 Catholic Washington & Lee 2nd 2002 Catholic Christopher Newport 3rd 2003 Washington & Lee Emory 1st 2004 Frostburg State Christopher Newport 3rd 2005 Emory Christopher Newport 3rd 15

18 Washington washington and lee KEN RUSCIO, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Ken Ruscio officially began his duties as the University's 26th president in July Ruscio earned a B.A. in politics from Washington and Lee in 1976 and earned an M.P.A. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1978 and 1983, respectively. Ruscio served as a professor of politics, associate dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, and dean of freshmen at W&L from 1987 until 2002, when he became the dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. Ruscio has also taught at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Kansas University and was a postdoctoral research scholar at UCLA. He recently completed his second term as national president of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership society begun at W&L in 1914 that now has chapters at over 300 campuses. He has led and served on dozens of academic, professional and civic committees. Ruscio is married to the former Kimberley O'Donnell of New York. They have a son, Matt, age 16. MIKE WALSH, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Michael F. Walsh is in his 18th year as the director of athletics at Washington and Lee. He became the fifth athletic director in the history of the school in October During Walsh s tenure, the Generals have won 96 Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles and qualified 49 teams for NCAA post-season play. In his first 17 years, W&L has had 23 athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and nine athletes have been presented with the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Additionally, under Walsh s guidance, the Generals claimed the ODAC Commissioner s Cup 10 times in the 12 years in which it has been presented. Walsh has added field hockey, riding and women's basketball to W&L s varsity sport offerings, and he has overseen W&L's athletic facilities expansions, which have included the renovation of the Wilson Field Locker Room complex, Duchossois Tennis Center, Cap'n Dick Smith Baseball Field, Alston Parker Watt Field, the Dick Miller Cross Country Course, the Washburn Tennis Courts, the W&L Turf Field and the fitness center. Prominent on the national level, Walsh has served on the divsion-wide NCAA Restructuring Committee, is the former Chair of NCAA DIII Membership Committee and former member of the NCAA DIII Baseball Committee. He is also president of the ODAC and chair of the ODAC championships, long-range planning and baseball committees. Walsh came to W&L after nine years of administrative and coaching experience at Dartmouth. As baseball coach at Dartmouth, he led the Big Green to the NCAA Tournament in The 1971 UMass graduate coached 10 professional signees. He and his wife, Jean, reside in Lexington and have four children: Erin, a 1993 W&L graduate, Anne, Ryan and Colin, and three grandchildren Evans, Mary and Mahoney. 16

19 Washington washington and lee ABOUT W&L WASHINGTON and LEE UNIVER- SITY a small, private, liberal arts college, is the ninth oldest institution of higher education in America. Founded in 1749, W&L prides itself on the characteristics that have earned its reputation as a place unique and apart in the national educational scene. The school s name comes from two of America s great leaders who saved W&L in times of need. George Washington saved then Liberty Hall Academy from financial ruin in 1796 when he gave the school its first major endowment gift $50,000 worth of James River Canal stock. The donation at the time the largest to any educational institution continues today as part of the endowment. Robert E. Lee saved then Washington College from obscurity after the Civil War by serving as its innovative president from 1865 until his death in 1870, and instituting such programs as the School of Law, the nation s first school of journalism, and the revered Honor System that continues to play a major role in W&L life. More than 95 percent of W&L s full-time faculty members hold doctorate or other terminal degrees, and all of them are, first and foremost, teachers. And with an average class size of just 16, W&L students clearly benefit from that expertise. W&L was ranked 14th in the 2006 U.S. News listing of the nation's top liberal arts colleges, marking the 18th consecutive year that W&L has been ranked as one of the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the nation. W&L also features a highly-ranked School of Law which has been an integral part of the school since Approximately 125 students receive Juris Doctor degrees each year and five Master of Law degrees. With a student body that represents nearly all 50 states and attracts citizens from 50 other countries, W&L is truly an international institution set in an idyllic college town. USA Today described it this way: If you close your eyes and conjure up the ideal campus red brick buildings with rows of white columns, a placid commons beneath the arching branches of ivy-covered trees, a small town of 19th-century storefronts you ve got Washington and Lee. Washington and Lee University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran's status in its educational programs and activities or with regard to employment. Undergraduate student inquiries should be directed to the Dean of Students, Elrod University Commons, (540) , law student inquiries to the Associate Dean for Student Services, (540) , and employment inquiries to the Director of Human Resources, Howard House, (540) , Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

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