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2 UNIVERSITY OF DENVER LEADERSHIP MESSAGE DU Season Highlights Denver finished 85th in the NCAA Division I-AAA Directors Cup and ranked No. 1 among Sun Belt Conference institutions for the fifth straight year. Denver sent six teams (men s and women s skiing, hockey, gymnastics, women s golf and men s lacrosse) and one individual (gymnast Mariah to NCAA Over themartin) past century and postseason a half, DU action. has established a proud history of dedication to both The Pioneers captured conference academic and athletic excellence. championships in men s swimming and diving (SBC), women s swimming and diving (SBC), gymnastics (WAC) and women s golf (SBC). The Pioneers athletic includes many noteworthy achievements, not least winespen Lysdahlgreat claimed thetradition men s slalom individual skiing national title. ning the Division I-AAA Learfield Sports Directors Cup in nine of the last 10 years. This recognine Pioneers - Jason Zucker (hockey), Espen Lysdahl (skiing), Andrew Dougherty (skiing), Sterling Grant (skiing), Makayla Cappel nition as the nation s best athletics program among Division I schools without football in 2017, (skiing), Mark Carraro (lacrosse), Jeremy Noble (lacrosse) 2016, 2015, 2014,Matthews 2013, 2011,(lacrosse), 2010, 2009Chase and 2008 is a tremendous accomplishment. Addingand 32 Cameron Flint (honorable mention) earned All-America honors. NCAA Championships, 118 Individual NCAA Championships, 181 NCAA Tournament Appearances, Pioneers 428 All-Americans, 1,022 All-Conference Honors, 100 of Conference 82 (SBC Women s Soccer Player of the Year), Seven - Joey LaLeggia (Hockey National Rookie the Year),Championships, Kristen Hamilton Conference Coaches of the Year, 8 National Coaches of the Year and 61 Olympians shows our Chris Udofia (SBC Men s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year), Kyle Milberg (co-sbc Men s Swimmer of the Year), Ross Edfort history to be one filled with achievement at an elite level. (SBC Men s Diver of the Year), Chase Carraro (ECAC Men s Lacrosse Specialist of the Year) and Wes Berg (ECAC Freshman of the Year) - earnedis Player the Year accolades. The University equallyofproud of the tremendous accomplishments of its student-athletes in Brian Schrader was Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year. the classroom and of named our academic standing amongmen s fellowswimming NCAA institutions. Allthe 17 DU sports programs have (gymnastics) scored an Academic Progress Ratepostseason over 925 (the NCAA standard) for seven Moriah Martin qualified for NCAA action as an individual. consecutive years its and our Graduation Success Rate sits above 90%. Denver claimed 11th Sun Belt Conference Graduation Rate Award. 130 student-athletes were Sun Belt Conference Academic Award winners with GPA s of 3.0 or better. In keeping with DU s vision of being a great private university dedicated to the public good, All DU varsity sports programs achieved anwith NCAA Academic Progressscholarly Rate score of 925 or higher for the fifth consecutive years, our17mission is to promote learning by engaging students in advancing inquiry, while men scritical golf and skiing achieved perfectknowledge. scores of 1,000. cultivating andwomen s creative thought, and generating Pioneer student-athletes the young men and women dedicate themselves to soccer being the best on and Recognition off the field Awards for scoring in the top 10 percent in Three programs men s golf, who women s skiing and men s earned Public of play are finetheir examples each sport with APRs.of the values the University of Denver seeks to promote. Three Pioneers - Kari Storslett (first team), Katy Van Lieshout (first team) and Brian Stafford (third team) earned Capital Go Pioneers! One Academic All-America honors. Jackie Leung was awarded the prestigious $10,000 John McClendon Minority Scholarship. Rebecca Chopp, Chancellor Brian Stafford was awarded a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Peg Bradley-Doppes, for Athletics, Recreation andyear Ritchie Operations Peg Bradley-DoppesVice waschancellor named Under Armour AD of the forcenter the West Region. Cynthia Rail earned the Judith M. Sweet Award for Commitment from NACWAA. Pam Wettig garnered the WCBA Administrator of the Year Award. 2

3 Table of Contents 2017 MEDIA GUIDE University of Denver Volleyball Quick Facts Numerical/Alphabetical Roster... 5 Coach Profiles Head Coach Tom Hogan... 6 Assistant Coach Katelin Batten... 8 Assistant Coach Jesse Tupac... 9 VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Tyler Reutgen...10 Director of Volleyball Operations JESSICA ASCHENBRENNER...11 Player Profiles - Returning letterwinners #2 Cassie Baird...12 #11 Piyusha Boteju...14 #3 Andrea Eddy...16 #8 Becca Latham...18 #9 Taylor Loyd...20 #5 Olivia Novotny...22 #14 Kayla Principato...24 #4 Cassidy Rooke...26 #15 Emma Willis...28 PLAYER PROFILES - Returning NON-letterwinner #1 Shannon Geraty...30 Player Profiles - newcomers #6 ellie anderson...31 #10 lydia bartalo...31 #13 tina boe...31 #12 macy carrabine...31 #17 lauren mcmanus...32 #7 becca mau...32 #18 jaden sandoval...32 #19 teal schnurr Statistics Final Statistics/Results...33 Summit League Statistics...34 Category Leaders...35 Team Match-by-Match/Comparison Photo Roster...37

4 UNIVERSITY OF DENVER VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location...Denver, Colo. Enrollment...11,767 Founded Nickname...Pioneers Colors...Crimson and Gold National Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...The Summit League Chancellor... Rebecca Chopp Alma Mater...Kansas Wesleyan 74 Alma Mater...University of Chicago 83 Athletics Director... Peg Bradley-Doppes Alma Mater...Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) 79 Alma Mater...Miami (Ohio) 81 Athletics Department Phone...(303) Ticket Office Phone...(303) TEAM INFORMATION Home Arena...Hamilton Gymnasium Capacity...2, Overall Record Conference Record Starters Returning/Lost libero/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 9/5 Newcomers... 8 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Tom Hogan Alma Mater...Miami (OH) 02; Xavier 04 Record as DU Coach Career Phone...(303) Thomas.Hogan@du.edu Best way to reach coach...through SID Assistant Head Coach...Katelin Batten Alma Mater... Colorado State ... Katelin.Batten@du.edu Assistant Coach...Jesse Tupac Alma Mater...UCLA ...Jesse.Tupac@du.edu Director of Volleyball Operations..Jessica Aschenbrenner Alma Mater...Colorado Athletic Trainer... Crystal Rush Strength and Conditioning...Matt Van Dyke TEAM HISTORY First Year of Volleyball Overall all-time record (.494) Last NCAA appearance Last postseason opponent...stanford Result... L 0-3 MEDIA RELATIONS Asst Director (VB Contact)... Allison Weiss Office Phone...(303) Cell Phone...(661) Office Fax...(303) Allison.Weiss@du.edu Web site... Twitter ID...DU_Volleyball Facebook...DenverVolleyball 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Hampton Inn and Suites Classic 8/25 vs. Tennessee State Charleston, S.C. 2:30 PM 8/26 vs. USC Upstate Charleston, S.C. 8:30 AM College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. 5 PM Pioneer Classic 9/1 vs. UC Davis Hamilton Gym 6 PM 9/2 vs. Niagara Hamilton Gym 11:30 AM 9/2 vs. Eastern Illinois Hamilton Gym 6 PM American Campus Classic 9/7 vs. Minnesota Austin, Texas 9 AM Texas Austin, Texas 6 PM 9/8 vs.texas A&M-Corpus Christi Austin, Texas 4 PM Denver Invitational 9/15 vs. Gonzaga Hamilton Gym 6 PM 9/16 vs. UC Riverside Hamilton Gym 12:30 PM 9/16 vs. San Diego State Hamilton Gym 7 PM 9/24 vs. Fort Wayne # Hamilton Gym 1 PM North Dakota St. # Fargo, N.D. 6 PM South Dakota St. # Brookings, S.D. 1 PM Nebraska-Omaha # Omaha, Neb. 6 PM Oral Roberts # Tulsa, Okla. 6 PM 10/13 vs. Western Illinois # Hamilton Gym 7 PM 10/15 vs. South Dakota # Hamilton Gym 1 PM Fort Wayne # Fort Wayne, Ind. 5 PM 10/27 vs. South Dakota St. # Hamilton Gym 7 PM 10/29 vs. North Dakota St. # Hamilton Gym 1 PM 11/3 vs. Oral Roberts # Hamilton Gym 7 PM 11/5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha # Hamilton Gym 2 PM South Dakota # Vermillion, S.D. 5 PM Western Illinois # Macomb, Ill. 12 PM Summit League Tournament 11/17 Quarterfinals Hamilton Gym TBA 11/18 Semifinals Hamilton Gym TBA 11/19 Championship Hamilton Gym TBA # - Summit League Game Home Games in Bold All Times MDT 2016 RESULTS (23-9) OPPONENT Result vs. Michigan State L 0-3 vs. Marist W San Diego State W 3-2 vs. Loyola Marymount W 3-1 vs. Montana State W 3-0 vs. Utah State L Northern Colorado L 1-3 vs. Florida L LIU Brooklyn W 3-0 vs. NJIT W 3-0 vs. Southern Utah W 3-0 vs. Georgetown W Nebraska-Omaha # W Fort Wayne # L IUPUI # W 3-1 vs. South Dakota St. # W 3-0 vs. Western Illinois # W Oral Roberts # L 2-3 vs. North Dakota St. # W 3-2 vs. South Dakota # W South Dakota St. # W Western Illinois # W 3-0 vs. Fort Wayne # W 3-1 vs. IUPUI # W 3-2 vs. Oral Roberts # W 3-0 vs. Nebraska-Omaha # W South Dakota # L North Dakota St. # W 3-2 vs. Oral Roberts W 3-0 vs. South Dakota W Long Beach State L Stanford L 0-3 # - Summit League Game Home Games in Bold MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2017 Denver Pioneers Volleyball Media Guide is published by the University of Denver Athletics Media Relations Office. This guide was written, designed and edited by Allison Weiss. Photos provided by Wayne Anderson and the Media Relations Archives.

5 2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Shannon Geraty RSH 6-4 So. Dove Canyon, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS) 2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 3 Andrea Eddy S 6-0 So. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) 4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Sr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS) 5 Olivia Novotny DS/L 5-7 Jr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 6 Ellie Anderson S 5-8 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn-Mar HS) 7 Becca Mau OH 6-0 Sr. Longmont, Colo. (Idaho) 8 Becca Latham OH 6-4 Jr. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS) 9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 R-Jr. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) 10 Lydia Bartalo OH 5-10 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) 11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Sr. Euless, Texas (Trinity HS) 12 Macy Carrabine DS/L 5-11 Fr. Bargersville, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 13 Tina Boe MB 6-0 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. (Osseo HS) 14 Kayla Principato RSH 6-3 Sr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side HS) 15 Emma Willis MB 6-3 Jr. La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS) 17 Lauren McManus DS/L 5-9 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus Catholic HS) 18 Jaden Sandoval RSH/OH 6-7 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS) 19 Teal Schnurr MB/ RSH 6-4 Gr. Westminster, Colo. (Marquette) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 6 Ellie Anderson S 5-8 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn-Mar HS) 2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 10 Lydia Bartalo OH 5-10 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) 13 Tina Boe MB 6-0 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. (Osseo HS) 11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Sr. Euless, Texas (Trinity HS) 12 Macy Carrabine DS/L 5-11 Fr. Bargersville, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 3 Andrea Eddy S 6-0 So. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) 1 Shannon Geraty RSH 6-4 So. Dove Canyon, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS) 8 Becca Latham OH 6-4 Jr. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS) 9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 R-Jr. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) 7 Becca Mau OH 6-0 Sr. Longmont, Colo. (Idaho) 17 Lauren McManus DS/L 5-9 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus Catholic HS) 5 Olivia Novotny DS/L 5-7 Jr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 14 Kayla Principato RSH 6-3 Sr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side HS) 4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Sr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS) 18 Jaden Sandoval RSH/OH 6-7 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS) 19 Teal Schnurr MB/ RSH 6-4 Gr. Westminster, Colo. (Marquette) 15 Emma Willis MB 6-3 Jr. La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS) Head Coach: Tom Hogan (Miami (Ohio), 02; Xavier, 04, second season) Assistant Coach: Katelin Batten (Colorado State, 10, sixth season) Assistant Coach: Jesse Tupac (UCLA, 10, second season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tyler Reutgen (El Camino College, first season) Dir. of VB Operations: Jessica Aschenbrenner (Colorado, 14, first season) SID: Allison Weiss ROSTER BY ELIGIBILTY Graduate (1) - Schnurr Seniors (5) - Baird, Boteju, Mau, Principato, Rooke Juniors (4) - Latham, Loyd, Novotny, Willis Sophomores (2) - Eddy, Geraty Freshmen (6) - Anderson, Bartalo, Boe, Carrabine, McManus, Sandoval ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY/PROVINCE ROSTER BY POSITION California (3) - Rooke, Willis, Geraty Defensive Specialist/Libero (5) - Carrabine, Loyd, Colorado (6) - Bartalo, Eddy, Loyd, Mau, Sandoval, McManus, Novotny, Rooke Schnurr Indiana (2) - Baird, Carrabine Iowa (2) - Anderson, McManus New York (1) - Principato Minnesota (1) - Boe Tennessee (1) - Novotny Middle Blocker (2) - Boe, Willis Middle Blocker/ Right-Side Hitter (1)- Schnurr Outside Hitter (4) - Baird, Bartalo, Latham, Mau Right-side Hitter (2) - Geraty, Principato Right-side Hitter/ Outside Hitter (1) - Sandoval Setter (3) - Anderson, Boteju, Eddy Texas (2) - Boteju, Latham 5

6 Hogan Year-By-Year Year Record Conf ^* #* ! 27-7 #* ! 27-8 #$ ! 13-3 Totals ^ - WAC # - The Summit League * - DU Asst. Coach $ - DU Assoc. Head Coach! - NCAA DU HEAD COACH Head Coach Tom Hogan Alma Mater: Miami (Ohio) Experience: First Season Quick Hits: 2014 USA Head Coach of NORCECA Championships Gold Medalists USA High Performance Coach of the Month (2011) 2008 Beijing Olympic Silver Medalist Pan American Cup and World Grand Prix Team USOC Coach of the Month (Sept. 2007) 2006 World Championship Team 2005 World Grand Champions Cup Silver Medalist Tom Hogan joined the Pioneers coaching staff as the first assistant in the summer of 2012 for head coach Jesse Mahoney and was named the associate head coach after the 2014 season. Ahead of the 2016 season, Hogan was named the seventh head coach in DU volleyball history. In their first season under the direction of Hogan, the Pioneers won their third straight Summit League Regular Season and Tournament Championships behind a 23-win season en route to their third-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, taking on Stanford. Denver lost to the Cardinal in three sets to conclude the 2016 campaign with a 23-8 record, the second time in school history DU had finished three straight seasons with at least 20 wins ( , 21, 21) along with top-five school finishes in the Division-I era in attack percentage (3rd -.264) and opponent attack percentage (4th -.171). DU s 2016 season included its first win over a ranked opponent in five years as the Crimson and Gold defeated [20] Loyola Marymount in four sets during the Pioneer Classic, a feat last accomplished in 2011 when the Pioneers won out in four sets over [19] Colorado State. COACH PROFILES In 2015, Denver capped off its second 27-win season with its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament, finishing 27-8 on the season. The Pioneers faced No. 5 seed Washington after winning The Summit League Championship and earning The Summit League regular season title with a 13-3 record. The Pioneers wrapped up the 2014 season with the program s best record in history (27-7, 13-3 Summit) and Summit League regular season and tournament titles. The team also made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo. As the offensive coordinator at DU, Hogan has helped the team has achieve success, becoming one of the most efficient offenses in the country. The Pioneers recorded.245,.266,.266 and.257 offense efficiencies in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, ranking 44th, 20th, 19th and 30th in the country. Hogan is also the recruiting coordinator for DU. Denver s 2014 recruiting class was ranked 28th by PrepVolleyball.com, the first top-30 recruiting class in program history. Hogan brings a wealth of coaching experience to Denver, including an Olympic silver medal. He was a member of the coaching staff of the USA Women s National Volleyball Team from During this time, Hogan helped the team win the silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the first time USA competed in the gold medal game since Among many others, he coached former AVCA All-Americans and three-time Olympians Stacy Sykora and Robyn Ah Mow-Santos. Denver has been easily favored on its home court under Hogan, amassing a record at Hamilton Gymnasium since 2012, including a 45-2 record from that featured 31-straight unbeaten matches from Sept, 19, 2014, to Sept. 3, In Summit League play, the Pioneers have not dropped a home match in three seasons with the last loss coming on Nov. 1, Consistently one of the most efficient teams in the nations, Denver finished in the top-50 in both offense and defensive efficiency in the NCAA, ending as the 23rd-best offense and 35th-best defense while leading the Summit League in blocks with at 2.44 per set. In 2005, Hogan helped Team USA earn gold at the 2005 NORCECA Championships and silver at the World Grand Champions Cup. In September of 2007, he was named the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Month after help resurrecting Team USA from a disappointing 2006 season saw Team USA bounce back to a record en route to earning 2008 Olympic Games qualification at the FIVB World Cup. Hogan was also head coach of Team USA during the 2008 Pan American Cup in Mexico, helping the U.S. receive a berth in the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix and a fifth-place finish with a youthful team. In 2014 and 2015, Hogan served as the head coach of the USA Junior National Team. The U.S. won the Global Challenge tournament in 2015, overcoming Italy in the finals in five sets. In 2014, the team won the gold medal in the NORCECA U20 Tournament, defeating the Dominican Republic in the semifinals 3-0 and Cuba in the finals 3-0. The team also qualified for the Junior World Championships. 6

7 Beginning in 2011, Hogan also began as head coach of the U.S. Girls Select A1 and A2 Volleyball Programs. The USA Select National Team, also headed by Hogan, earned a silver medal at the 2013 USA High Performance Championships and a bronze medal in Hogan served as an assistant coach with the USA Junior National Team in 2004, and was a member of the 2005 Junior National Team that won the gold medal at the NORCECA Championships. He also gained valuable experience working with the USA Youth National A2 Team. Hogan began his USA Volleyball coaching career in 2003 as an apprentice coach working with the USA National Team, the USA National Training Team and the USA Youth National Team. His USA High Performance Pipeline coaching experience includes USA National Team, National A2, JNT, JNTA2, YNT, YNTA2, Select A1 and Select A2. Hogan also holds overseas professional-level coaching experience, having spent a season as assistant coach for the Volero Zurich team, member of the Swiss Women s Professional League competing in the European Cup and Champions League. Hogan is a 2002 graduate of Miami (Ohio) with a bachelor of arts degree in management information systems and a minor in marketing, and graduated with a master s in sports administration from Xavier (Ohio) University in Hogan served as the head coach of the Miami (Ohio) University National Champion women s volleyball club team in 2002, after leading the team to the national final in Hogan resides in Denver with his wife, Lindsay, and their daughter Summer. Lindsay works for the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs as a director of media and public relations. 7

8 COACH PROFILES Assistant Coach Katelin Batten Alma Mater: Colorado State Experience: Fifth Season Quick Hits: Associate Head Coach at USA Girls Select National A2 Invitational Team Program Assistant coach at USA HP Holiday Camp 2014 Training coach for the Junior National Team training before the FIVB NORCECA Championships Lead coach at USA HP Tryouts 2015 Assistant coach on USA Youth A1 Team at High Performance Championships, Bronze Medal 2016 Assistant/Head coach FOR THE USA Youth A1 High Performance Championships 2017 Head coach OF THE USA YOUTH A1 WHITE TEAM AT THE USA Youth A1 High Performance Championships, SILVER MEDAL Batten Career profile School: Colorado State Graduated: 2010 Position: Libero Years Lettered: Four Career Totals Sets Played: 445 Matches Played: 122 Assists: 135 Assists Per Set: 0.30 Service Aces: 63 Aces Per Set: 0.14 Digs: 1783 Digs Per Set: 4.01 Points: 79.0 Career Accolades Set Freshman Record for Digs and Digs per Set in a Season (438 / ) Career Digs and Digs per Set Leader in CSU History T-2nd Most Digs in 3-Set match (24 vs Utah 10/17/09) T-4th Most Digs in 5-Set match (28 vs BYU 11/14/09) 2nd in Single Season Digs (479-09) 2nd in Single Season Digs per Set ( ) Academic All-MWC ( 08, 09) AVCA All-American Honorable Mention ( 09) AVCA All-West Region Team ( 09) MWC Libero of the Year ( 09) Katelin Batten completed her fourth season under head coach Jesse Mahoney in Since joining the program, the Pioneers have put together the 12th, 13th,14th and 15th winning seasons in program history and made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and Denver capped off its second 27-win season with its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament, finishing 27-8 on the season. The Pioneers faced No. 5 seed Washington after winning The Summit League Championship and earning The Summit League regular season title with a 13-3 record. The Pioneers wrapped up a history-making season in 2014 going 13-3 in Summit League play and 27-7 overall. The 2014 team won both the regular season and conference tournament titles and earned the program s first automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Batten led the Pioneer defense to a conference best digsper-set average with libero Kate Acker earning All-Summit League honors. In 2013 Batten and the Pioneers matched their 2012 win total finishing second in Summit League regular season play. During the 2013 conference tournament, the Pioneers came from two-sets down to beat South Dakota in the Summit League Semifinals to advance to the program s first ever league final. Denver narrowly missed a bid to the NCAA tournament after falling to IUPUI in the conference tournament championship match. In their senior campaigns, Brea Muhle and Colleen King both earned All-Summit League, AVCA All-Region, and AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors. Muhle also finished the season ranked 6th in the NCAA in Hitting Percentage. In her first season as assistant, Batten helped Denver to a overall record and a 10-8 mark in the Pioneers one and only season in the Western Athletic Conference. She worked closely with the Pioneers libero corps of Kate Acker, Sammy Berger and Kelly Morton, guiding them to a 14.7 digs per set average. Batten also works heavily within the USA Volleyball High Performance Pipeline. Most recently, Batten led the USA Youth A1 White to a silver medal in the women s international division at the High Performance Championships. She also helped train the youth national team before the World Championships. In 2015 Batten served as an assistant coach on the Youth A1 Red Team at the USA High Performance Championships, winning a bronze medal in the International Women s division. In 2014 she assisted in training the USA Junior National and Youth National Teams before the NORCECA championships in which a gold and silver medal were won respectively. She also served as a coach during the 2013 and 2014 USA HP Holiday Camps and was the featured coach in USA Volleyball s March 2014 blog. Batten came to DU with a wealth of playing experience after playing four years at Colorado State University. She was also mentored by some of the greatest figures in club and youth volleyball. Prior to joining DU, Batten was an assistant to former Ohio State head coach, Jim Stone at Front Range Volleyball Club. She also served as an assistant with the Norco Volleyball Club under former University of Nebraska head coach, Terry Pettit. At CSU, she earned Mountain West Conference Libero of the Year honors in 2009, along with AVCA All-America and AVCA All-Region recognition. She currently holds the MWC record and CSU record for all-time career digs and helped CSU earn NCAA Tournament appearances in all four years including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in She graduated with a bachelor of arts in journalism and technical communication from CSU in 2010 and is currently working towards a master s in Organizational Leadership from the University of Denver. 8

9 Assistant Coach Jesse Tupac COACH PROFILES Alma Mater: UCLA Experience: SECOND Season Quick Hits: WORKED WITH THE US JUNIOR AND SENIOR TEAMS AT THE NORECECA World Championship Qualifiers IN 2014 ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE USA VOLLEYBALL WOMEN S INDOOR NATIONAL TEAM AT THE 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES 2016 ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN S NATIONAL TEAM AT THE WORLD GRAND PRIX HONORED FOR HIS WORK IN VOLLEYBALL AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2015 AVCA UNDER 30 AWARDS Tupac joined the Pioneers coaching staff as the second assistant and offensive coordinator before the 2016 season. He will also assist in evaluating and recruiting future prospects. In 2016, Tupac guided Denver s offense to a.264 hitting efficiency and finished as the 23rd-best offense in the NCAA behind kills and assists. DU routinely hit over.300 in matches as a team, accomplishing the feat 11 times, with a season-best.476 coming on Sept. 11 against NJIT in a three-set sweep. Tupac brings experience from the college, international and club levels, most recently as the director of volleyball operations at Penn State. Penn State made a sweet sixteen appearance and finished with a 28-6 record during Tupac s season with the Nittany Lions. Internationally, Tupac has worked with USA Volleyball in various positions, as well as with the Australian national team. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach for the Australian women s national team at the World Grand Prix. There, the Aussies beat Trinidad and Tobago in straight sets for the first World Grand Prix victory in Australia s history and their first FIVB win since the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was an assistant coach for the USA Volleyball women s indoor national team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, where the US won gold for the first time since In 2014, Tupac worked with both the US junior and senior teams at the NORECECA World Championship Qualifiers. He served as the technical coordinator for the women s volleyball indoor youth national squad and worked for the gold medal-winning women s indoor national team. Tupac previously served as a graduate assistant at Iowa State and volunteer assistant at Loyola Marymount (Calif.). At Iowa State, the Cyclones advanced to the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament and finished ranked second in the Big 12. Tupac assisted LMU with training, video coordinating, data analysis and the compilation of scouting reports for the 2013 season. Tupac has been honored for his work in volleyball as a recipient of the 2015 AVCA 30 Under 30 awards, which recognizes 30 up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years old at all levels of the game. At the club level, Tupac has served as a coach and administrator for the All Iowa Attack Volleyball Club and Sunshine Volleyball Club. As the head coach of the All Iowa Attack 18 s Team, the squad finished in first place at both the Iowa Regionals and the Northern Lights USAV Qualifier. In 2014, he coached the 17-Red team to a 17-National gold medal. Tupac also spent seven years with the Sunshine Volleyball Club and guided the South Bay team to a bronze medal at the 18-Nationals. Both clubs experienced great growth during Tupac s time with them; the Sunshine Volleyball Club expanded from 15 teams to 23 teams, while the All Iowa Attack Volleyball Club grew from five to nine teams. In college, Tupac played for coach Al Scates as a member of the UCLA men s volleyball team. He graduated with a bachelor s degree in English and later began pursuing his master s at Iowa State. 9

10 VOLUNTEER Assistant Coach Tyler Reutgen Alma Mater: El Camino College Experience: FIRST Season Tyler Reutgen enters his first season as a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Denver women s volleyball program. At DU, he is in charge of serving and defense. While attending El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., Reutgen played one season of volleyball, as well as swam for one season. Before attending college, he played club volleyball for seven years with the Riptides Volleyball Club. Reutgen graduated with a degree in administration of justice. 10

11 COACH PROFILES Dir. of Volleyball Operations JESSICA ASCHENBRENNER Alma Mater: Colorado Experience: FIRST Season Denver native Jessica Aschenbrenner joined the DU volleyball staff ahead of the 2017 season. At Denver, Aschenbrenner will be responsible for providing administrative, logistical and technical coordination for the volleyball program. Aschenbrenner will manually code statistics for all practices and competitions, while working with the coaching staff to analyze statistics for review with current players and prepare scouting breakdowns of opponents prior to competition. Aschenbrenner comes to Denver after spending the 2016 season as a volunteer assistant for the Colorado Buffaloes. At CU, she was responsible for assisting with on court training and video coordination, recording statistics, scouting opponents, creating social media graphics and maintaining the alumni database and outreach efforts. Prior to joining the Buffs coaching staff, the Denver native was a head coach for TCA Colorado Volleyball Club 15s from As a player, Aschenbrenner was a libero/defensive specialist for the Colorado volleyball program with three Academic Pac-12 Honorable Mention slections, after enjoying a successful career on the court for Cherry Creek High School that resulted in a 5A Colorado State Championship in Aschenbrenner graduated from Colorado with a marketing degree in 2014 and currently resides in Denver. 11

12 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Cassie BAIRD Outside Hitter Sr. 6-2 Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian H.S.) 2 AWARDS AND HONORS The Summit League All-League Honorable Mention (2015) 2016 Appeared in 59 sets for Denver Totaled 92 kills at 1.56 per set with a.205 swing percentage Added seven service aces, 90 digs and 27 blocks, five solo and 22 assisted Swung at a career-best.632 on 10/7 against South Dakota State, tallying her lone double-double of the year 2015 Played in all 128 sets for the Pioneers Led DU and finished 51st in the country with 41 service aces Tallied the fourth-most kills on the team with 244 Recorded 232 digs, 20 assists, seven solo blocks and 30 block assists Named Pioneer Classic MVP 2014 Played in 115 of 122 sets for the Pioneers Led freshmen class with a total of 117 kills Compiled 8 service aces, 54 digs, and 43 blocks Set a career-high in kills (15) against UTEP (09/20/14) BEFORE DENVER Played volleyball and basketball for Perry Meridian High School As an outside hitter, was named 2013 Academic All-State and a 2013 PrepVolleyball. com Senior Ace Named a three-time First Team All-State selection (2011, 2012, 2013), a three-time All-County honoree (2011, 2012, 2013) and a three-time All-Conference selection (2011, 2012, 2013) Named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team twice (2011, 2012) Named the Team - Offensive Player of the Year twice (2011, 2012) Named Team Captain twice (2012, 2013) Named a PrepVolleyball.com Soph 79 As a forward/center for her high school basketball team, was named a All-Conference selection Named Team Captain two consecutive seasons ( , ) Named to the TCU Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team twice (2010, 2012) PERSONAL Born on Oct. 14, 1995 in Indianapolis, Ind. Daughter of John and Martha Has a younger brother, Dustin, and a younger sister, Caitie Chose DU because it had everything she was looking for, including a beautiful campus, amazing academics, great coaches and incredible teammates Hopes to one day play professionally Would also like to use her international business degree to work for an international company Was an officer for the National Honor Society, a member of the Blue Crew, a managing editor for Yearbook and was a Peer Mentor Was also a part of the Thirst Project, a basketball camp counselor and took part in the NHS Breast Cancer Awareness project Undeclared major CAREER HIGHS Kills... 19, Nebraska-Omaha (11/22/15) Attacks... 45, Nebraksa-Omaha (11/22/15) Atk Pct , Western Illinois (10/30/15) Assists... 2, 4x, last Long Beach St. (11/28/15) Aces...5, Oral Roberts (10/16/15) Digs... 16, South Dakota (10/4/15) Blocks... 6, Air Force (9/16/14) Blk Solo...1, 7x, last South Dakota St. (10/23/15) Blk Assists...6, at Air Force (9/16/14) Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

13 MATCH-BY-MATCH # 2 Cassie Baird attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State * Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE * Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE * Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado * Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida * Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne * Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI * Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS * Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois * Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Totals Sets played: 59 Kills per set: 1.56 Assists per set: 0.10 Service aces per set: 0.12 Digs per set: 1.53 Blocks per set: 0.46 Points per set:

14 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Piyusha BOTEJU Setter Sr Euless, Texas (Trinity H.S.) Appeared in 114 sets for DU Finished second with 559 assists at 4.90 per set Added eight service aces and ended fourth with 213 digs Career-best 16 double-doubles Became 15th member of Denver s 1,000 assists club on Oct. 14 against North Dakota State 2015 Played in the first 78 sets for the Pioneers and played in 110 total sets Returned from injury October 30 against Western Illinois Recorded 577 assists as one of Denver s two setters Compiled 13 service aces, 213 digs, six kills and three blocks 2014 Played in 64 sets for the Pioneers Provided 96 assists, tying for second highest on the team Compiled 42 digs Stepped in for Bailey Karst as a lead setter in the NCAA match against Colorado State BEFORE DENVER Played for Trinity High School as a setter Named team MVP Named 2012 District 6-5A Co-MVP Named a 2013 Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention Played four years of club volleyball PERSONAL Born Nov. 23, 1995 in Dallas, Texas Daughter of Prabath and Piyuma Has one older brother, Pravin Chose DU because of the campus, the coaching staff and the atmosphere Hopes to become a pediatrician and work with children Would also like to go into oncology and work at a children s hospital Enjoys playing volleyball Volunteered at a church, helping to clean up and renovate homes in the community Member of 6Stones CAREER HIGHS Kills... 1, 10x, last South Dakota (11/20/16) Attacks...4, Oklahoma (9/11/15) Atk Pct... N/A Assists... 33, Nebraska-Omaha (11/22/15) Aces...2, 4x, last Layola Marymount (9/2/16) Digs... 16, Northern Colorado (9/7/16) Blocks...2, IUPUI (11/6/15) Blk Solo... N/A Blk Assists...2, IUPUI (11/6/15) Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

15 MATCH-BY-MATCH All matches #11 Piyusha Boteju attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State * Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State * Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI Nov 04, 2016 ORU Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State Nov 19, 2016 ORU Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Totals Sets played: 114 Kills per set: 0.04 Assists per set: 4.90 Service aces per set: 0.07 Digs per set: 1.87 Blocks per set: 0.01 Points per set:

16 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Andrea EDDY Setter So. 6-0 Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) Appeared in 48 sets Ended with 26 assists, seven service aces and 13 digs BEFORE DENVER Played four years of varisty volleyball at Evergreen H.S. as a setter Led the Cougars to their first league title since 1998 and placed fourth in the state tournament her senior year Named first team All-Conference all four years, named first team All-State her senior year, League MVP and Academic All-Conference her junior and senior year Named team captain for her sophomore, junior and senior years Team MVP as a junior and senior Played club volleyball for six years with the Colorado Volleyball Association as a setter, reaching the Junior Nationals her last two years Won the state qualifier in Reno, Nev., as a member of CVA, placed fourth at three national tournaments, finished in the top four in two years at the Corssroads Tournament, and placed first at the regional qualifier PERSONAL Born March 23, 1998, in Evergreen, Colo. Daughter of George and Laurie Has three brothers, Nathan, Aaron and Stephen, and one sister, Elena Chose Denver because she enjoys Colorado, connected well with the team and coaching staff and wanted to play collegiate volleyball at a high level Enjoys skiing, snowboarding, hiking, playing guitar and listening to music Business management major CAREER HIGHS Kills... N/A Attacks... N/A Atk Pct....N/A Assists... 13, Nebraska-Omaha (9/24/16) Aces... 3, 2x, last Nebraska-Omaha (11/8/16) Digs...3, North Dakota St. (10/14/16) Blocks... N/A Blk Solo... N/A Blk Assists... N/A Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

17 MATCH-BY-MATCH All matches # 3 Andrea Eddy attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI Nov 04, 2016 ORU Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State Nov 19, 2016 ORU Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Totals Sets played: 48 Assists per set: 0.54 Service aces per set: 0.15 Digs per set: 0.27 Points per set:

18 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Becca LATHAM Outside Hitter Jr. 6-4 Austin, Texas (McNeil H.S.) 8 AWARDS AND HONORS The Summit League All-Freshman Team (2015) 2016 Appeared in all 116 sets for Denver Finished fourth with 210 kills at 1.81 per set and a.206 mark Ended with 36 digs and fourth on the team with 56 blocks, four solo and 52 assisted 2015 Played in 110 of DU s 128 sets Led the freshmen with 140 kills and 55 blocks Compiled 29 digs and three assists BEFORE DENVER Played four years of varsity volleyball at right side and middle blocker Was selected for Austin Juniors Mizuno 16 s, 17 s and 18 s Named to the All-District First Team in 2013 All-Tournament Team selection at Junior Nationals Named to the Bastrop ISD All-Tournament Team Also named to the All-Tournament Team at the Hays Rebel Bash Under Armour All-American Team member Selected for Lone Star High Performance in June 2012 Appeared in Austin American Stateman Faces off the Field in November 2012 In March 2013, AJV Mizuno 16 won gold in the NE Qualifier Won third place at Junior Nationals in 2013 PERSONAL Born June 23, 1997, in Austin, Texas Daughter of Michelle and Jeff Has one brother, Sammy Chose Denver because of the great coaching staff and the beautiful campus Enjoys hiking, skiing and snowboarding Digital marketing major CAREER HIGHS Kills... 11, North Dakota State(10/14/16) Attacks... 31, North Dakota State (10/14/16) Atk Pct , IUPUI (10/1/16) Assists... 1, 6x, last Long Beach State (11/26/16) Aces... N/A Digs...4, UTEP (9/10/15) Blocks...6, Utah State (9/3/16) Blk Solo... 1, 9x, last South Dakota (10/16/16) Blk Assists...5, Utah State (9/3/16) Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

19 MATCH-BY-MATCH All matches # 8 Becca Latham attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State * Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI Nov 04, 2016 ORU Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State Nov 19, 2016 ORU Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Totals Sets played: 116 Kills per set: 1.81 Assists per set: 0.03 Digs per set: 0.31 Blocks per set: 0.48 Points per set:

20 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Taylor LOYD Defensive Specialist/Libero R-Jr. 5-7 Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest H.S.) Appeared in 38 sets for Denver Recorded one service ace, four assists and 37 digs 2015 Did not appear in a set 2014 Saw action in 17 matches and 51 sets Provided 42 digs and five assists Recorded a career-high eight digs against UT Arlington (8/30/14) BEFORE DENVER Played four years as a libero/outside hitter at Eaglecrest High School A four-year varsity starter/letterman Played outside hitter her sophomore through senior season Named as a 2014 Women s Junior National Team alternate Named to the Under Armour All-American watch list and was selected for the All-State team following her senior season Named MVP at the Eaglecrest Invitational and was recognized as a First-Time All-Conference her junior year Named First Team All-Conference her sophomore year and posted a career-high 27 kills (one shy of record) Named MVP at the Eaglecrest Invitational, Second Team All-Conference (Centennial League) and First Team All- City (Aurora) as a libero her freshman year Also played eight years of club volleyball as a setter, libero and outside hitter Played six years with the Front Range Volleyball Club Selected to the USA Youth National A2 Red team (2012) and A2 Beach Team (2011) PERSONAL Born Feb. 5, 1996 in Denver, Colo. Daughter of JR and Rhonda Has one younger brother, Parker Chose DU because the atmosphere of the campus drew her in, and the players and coaching staff were amazing Also chose DU because she played volleyball with current DU volleyball Pioneers Bailey Karst and Ruth Okoye Ultimate goal is to either play volleyball professionally overseas or work for the FBI or CIA Hobbies include cooking and listening to music Has coached volleyball at the Front Range Volleyball Club and participated at the Food Bank of the Rockies Criminal justice major CAREER HIGHS Kills... N/A Attacks... 2, South Dakota (11/11/16) Atk Pct... N/A Assists...2, 2x, last Florida (9/10/16) Aces... 2, Air Force (9/16/14) Digs... 8, UT Arlington (8/30/14) Blocks... N/A Blk Solo... N/A Blk Assists... N/A Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

21 MATCH-BY-MATCH # 9 Taylor Loyd attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State * Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn * Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT * Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Totals Sets played: 38 Kills per set: 0.00 Assists per set: 0.11 Service aces per set: 0.03 Digs per set: 0.97 Blocks per set: 0.00 Points per set:

22 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Olivia NOVOTNY Defensive Specialist/Libero Jr. 5-7 Germantown, Tenn. (Houston H.S.) Appeared in 26 sets Finished with seven service aces, 24 digs and five assists 2015 Played in 16 of Denver s 35 matches Led DU s freshmen with 36 digs Also had four service aces, three assists, and a kill BEFORE DENVER Defensive specialist and outside hitter for Houston H.S. Led her team to a fourth-place finish at the 2014 state championships Finished varsity career with 309 service aces, 2.60 kills per set, and 461 sets played Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State selection Set Tennessee state records for most aces in a match and most aces in a set Best of Preps Volleyball finalist All-Region 8 MVP PERSONAL Born February 6, 1997, in Germantown, Tenn. Daughter of Ken and Brenda Chose DU because of its academics, location and volleyball program Also recruited by Coastal Carolina, San Francisco, and TCU, among others Involved in DECA and National French Honors Society Olivia Novotny CAREER HIGHS Kills... 1, IPFW (11/8/15) Attacks... 1, 4x, last San Diego State (8/27/16) Atk Pct... N/A Assists... 4, Marist (8/27/16) Aces... 5, San Diego State (8/27/16) Digs... 8, 3x, last Nebraska- Omaha (9/24/16) Blocks... N/A Blk Solo... N/A Blk Assists... N/A Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

23 MATCH-BY-MATCH All matches # 5 Olivia Novotny attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist * Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State * Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT * Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Totals Sets played: 26 Kills per set: 0.00 Assists per set: 0.19 Service aces per set: 0.27 Digs per set: 0.92 Blocks per set: 0.00 Points per set:

24 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Kayla PRINCIPATO Right Side Hitter Sr. 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side H.S.) 14 AWARDS AND HONORS The Summit League All-League Team (2015, 2016) The Summit League All-Tournament Team (2015) The Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (10/10/16) 2017 Invited to the 2017 Team USA CNT-Minneapolis from June at the University of Minnesota 2016 Appeared in all 116 sets for the Pioneers Led the Pioneers with 349 kills at 3.01 per set with a third-best.288 clip Added 15 service aces, 48 digs and third on the team with 101 blocks, five solo and 96 assisted Finished fifth in the Summit League with points 2015 Played in all 128 sets for the Pioneers Led Denver with 323 kills Compiled 100 blocks, 42 digs, and six assists Named to the Pioneer Classic All-Tournament Team Named to the Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team 2014 Played in 30 matches for a total of 67 sets for the Pioneers Recorded 21 kills at an attack rate of.157 Also provided five digs and 15 total blocks Had a career-high five kills against Colorado State in opening NCAA match BEFORE DENVER Played volleyball for South Side High School as a right-side hitter Named Tournament MVP and received the Rising Star Award Named All-Tournament Team MVP, All-Conference and All-County Nominated for 2013 All-Long Island and All-State Named to the GEVA Regional Volleyball Team Played three seasons at right-side hitter for her club team Received the Most Improved Player and the Sportsmanship Award PERSONAL Born June 14, 1996 in Mineola, N.Y. Daughter of Stephen and Karen Has one older brother, Brendan Chose DU because she loved it, it had excellent academics and volleyball program Also chose DU because she felt it was the right fit for her on her first visit Hopes to one day play professional volleyball and become a member of the USA women s national team and have a chance to compete in the Olympics Has an interest in fashion and business and would like to combine those two with her art background to become involved in design Was involved in student government, helping with event planning of the Homecoming Parade float and also helped to plan activities for the Red and Blue Dance and various CAREER HIGHS Kills... 21, North Dakota State (11/13/16) Attacks.. 51, 2x, last North Dakota State (11/13/16) Atk Pct , Cal State- Bakersfield (8/28/15) Assists... 1, 11x, last Stanford (12/2/16) Aces... N/A Digs...6, 2x, last Oral Roberts (11/19/16) Blocks...9, Loyola Marymount (9/2/16) Blk Solo... 2, 2x, last South Dakota (11/11/16) Blk Assists...9, Loyola Marymount (9/2/16) Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

25 MATCH-BY-MATCH #14 Kayla Principato attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 28, 2015 vs Bakersfield * Aug 29, 2015 vs San Diego State * Aug 29, 2015 at San Francisco * Sep 04, 2015 UT ARLINGTON * Sep 05, 2015 AIR FORCE Sep 05, 2015 VILLANOVA * Sep 06, 2015 WESTERN MICHIGAN * Sep 10, 2015 at UTEP * Sep 11, 2015 vs Oklahoma * Sep 12, 2015 at NM State Sep 12, 2015 vs Brown * Sep 18, 2015 UIC * Sep 19, 2015 MONTANA * Sep 19, 2015 ABILENE CHRISTIAN * Sep 22, 2015 NORTHERN COLORADO * Sep 25, 2015 at IPFW * Sep 26, 2015 at IUPUI * Sep 29, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA STATE * Oct 02, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * Oct 04, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA * Oct 09, 2015 at Western Illinois * Oct 11, 2015 OMAHA * Oct 16, 2015 ORAL ROBERTS * Oct 18, 2015 at North Dakota State * Oct 23, 2015 at South Dakota State * Oct 24, 2015 at Omaha * Oct 30, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS * Nov 03, 2015 at South Dakota * Nov 6, 2015 IUPUI * Nov 08, 2015 IPFW * Nov 13, 2015 at Oral Roberts Nov 21, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA * Nov 22, 2015 OMAHA * Nov 28, 2015 at Long Beach State * Dec 04, 2015 at Washington * Totals Sets played: 128 Kills per set: 2.52 Assists per set: 0.05 Digs per set: 0.33 Blocks per set: 0.78 Points per set:

26 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Cassidy ROOKE Defensive Specialist/Libero Sr. 5-4 Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day H.S.) 4 AWARDS AND HONORS The Summit League All-Tournament Team (2016) The Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (11/2/15) 2016 Appeared in 115 sets for Denver Led the team with 485 digs at 4.22 per set and led the team with 37 service aces Added 113 assists Became 15th member of DU s 1,000 digs club on Sept. 24 against Omaha Ended the year fifth on the Pioneers alltime digs list Finished 103rd in the NCAA in service aces, 119th in total digs, 128th in aces per set and 134th in digs per set Finished fourth in the Summit League in service aces, fourth in aces per set and fourth in total digs 2015 Played in all 128 sets for DU at the libero position Led Denver with 574 digs, 38th in the nation Compiled 29 service aces, 116 assists and four kills 2014 Played in 121 of 122 sets for the Pioneers Provided team s third highest number of digs (278 at 2.3 per set) Also had 27 serve receives, 19 service aces, 17 assists, and one kill Set a personal record of 20 digs vs.south Dakota (11/07/14) BEFORE DENVER Played volleyball for La Jolla Country Day for five years Awarded the CIF Sportsmanship Citizenship Honoree 2012 and 2014 at State Finals Awarded Second Team All-League 2013 and 2014 Led team in digs (328) in 2014 Also played on Coast Volley club team and won gold medal during her 16s year and the bronze medal her 17s year at the Junior Olympics in Columbus Participated in the Community Service Board at La Jolla Country Day and the Challenged Athletes Foundation Played varsity basketball for one year as a guard Won the Coast League and CIF championships on basketball team PERSONAL Born Feb. 15, 1996 in San Diego, Calif. Daughter of Cameron and Tammy Has one brother, Austin Chose DU because of the location, the volleyball program, and both of her parents are alumni Enjoys paddle boarding, cycling, biking outdoors and the latest movies International business major CAREER HIGHS Kills... 1, 6x, last Fort Wayne(9/30/16) Attacks...2, 2x, last UTEP (9/10/15) Atk Pct... N/A Assists... 8, 3x, last South Dakota (11/20/16) Aces...6, South Dakota State (10/21/16) Digs... 35, North Dakota State (10/14/16) Blocks... N/A Blk Solo... N/A Blk Assists... N/A Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

27 MATCH-BY-MATCH # 4 Cassidy Rooke attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI Nov 04, 2016 ORU Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State Nov 19, 2016 ORU Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Totals Sets played: 115 Kills per set: 0.01 Assists per set: 1.16 Service aces per set: 0.32 Digs per set: 4.22 Points per set:

28 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Emma WILLIS Middle Blocker Jr. 6-3 La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla H.S.) 15 AWARDS AND HONORS All-Summit League Honorable Mention (2016) 2016 Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team Led her 17s team to a third-place ranking in the country and fifth-place finish at the 2014 Junior Nationals Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2014 Junior Nationals 2016 Appeared in all 116 sets for DU Ended with second-best hit mark of.348 behind 189 kills at 1.63 per set Third with 23 service aces, along with 61 digs and led the team with 131 blocks, six solo and 131 assisted Set or tied a career-high on 23 separate occasions Finished 73rd in the NCAA in hitting percentage, 81st in total blocks and 102nd in blocks per set Finished third in the Summit League in hitting percentage, first in total blocks and first in blocks per set 2015 Played in 49 of 128 sets for Denver Recorded 34 kills, 22 blocks, seven digs and one assist BEFORE DENVER Played middle blocker, and was team captain, for La Jolla H.S. Was selected as a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace in 2014 Featured as a 2015 Player to Watch in the San Diego Union-Tribune Played club volleyball with Coast Volleyball Club PERSONAL Born Feb. 27, 1997 in Boulder, Colo. Daughter of Mary and Mike Has one sister, Isabel Chose DU for the academics, the volleyball program, and to live in Colorado Enjoys hiking, camping, going to the beach and being outside. Mechanical engineering major Emma Willis CAREER HIGHS Kills...13, IUPUI (10/1/16) Attacks... 24, Northern Colorado (9/7/16) Atk Pct , IUPUI (10/1/16) Assists...3, North Dakota State (10/14/16) Aces... 3, 3x, last North Dakota State (10/14/16) Digs... 7, 2x, last North Dakota State (10/14/16) Blocks... 11, South Dakota (11/20/16) Blk Solo...2, NJIT (9/11/16) Blk Assists... 11, South Dakota (11/20/16) Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

29 MATCH-BY-MATCH #15 Emma Willis attack set serve recept blocking team Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points hit% score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State * Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist * Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State * Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT * Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE * Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE * Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado * Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida * Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn * Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT * Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH * Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN * Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha * Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne * Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI * Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS * Oct 11, 2016 at ORU * Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE * Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA * Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State * Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois * Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE * Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI * Nov 04, 2016 ORU * Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA * Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota * Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State * Nov 19, 2016 ORU * Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA * Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State * Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford * Totals Sets played: 116 Kills per set: 1.63 Assists per set: 0.14 Service aces per set: 0.20 Digs per set: 0.53 Blocks per set: 1.13 Points per set:

30 PLAYER PROFILES - RETURNING NON-LETTERWINNER Shannon GERATY Right-side Hitter So. 6-4 Dove Canyon, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS) Did not appear in a set Emergent digital practices major BEFORE DENVER Played four years of varsity indoor volleyball at Saddleback Christian H.S. Played for SVCS beach volleyball team from and the Tstreet Volleyball Club for six seasons, the No. 1 ranked club team in California and No. 4 in the country Named CIF Southern Section Division 3 Player of the Year and San Joaquin League Player of the Year Earned Orange County Register All-County First Team honors Was the Saddleback Valley Christian H.S. team captain and MVP Helped SCVS reach the state tournament in her final two seasons PERSONAL Born Feb. 3, 1998, in Mission Viejo, Calif. Daughter of Mark and Kristi Has two brothers, Kevin and Trent Chose Denver for its excellent academic reputation and beautiful campus in a great city as well as the challenging environment of a volleyball team where she can grow and excel in her sport Also looks forward to playing for the outstanding coaches and No. 1 volleyball program in the Summit League Enjoys photography and beach volleyball Wants to play volleyball professionally in Europe and pursue a career in media journalism or graphic design Was a student leader for the Saddleback Covenant Church Vacation Bible School and volunteered at the Saddleback Valley Community Church Food Pantry CAREER HIGHS Kills... N/A Attacks... N/A Atk Pct....N/A Assists... N/A Aces... N/A Digs... N/A Blocks... N/A Blk Solo... N/A Blk Assists... N/A 30

31 Setter Evergreen, Colo. Evergreen H.S. 6- ELLIE ANDERSON BEFORE DENVER: Four-time All-Conference member while at Linn-Mar High School Four-time All-Metro member for the Lions Two-time team MVP Career leader in assists and ace at Linn-Mar First Team All-Academic Third Place finish at USAVB Nationals for CIA 17 Black Spent three years in the USA High Performance A1 pipeline PERSONAL: Born Dec. 19, 1998, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Daughter of Tom and Sharon Anderson Has two brothers, Mitchell and Brady Chose Denver because she has known the coaching staff since she was in the USA High Performance training at age 11 and wanted to become a setter at the collegiate level Enjoys basketball and tennis Member of the Students Opposed to Drugs and Alcohol and the Linn-Mar Buddies program while at Linn-Mar H.S Health science major Middle Blocker Plymouth, Minn. Osseo HS 13 - TINA BOE BEFORE DENVER: Five-year varsity starter for Osseo High School and a four-time All-Conference member Two-time All-Metro First Team as a junior and senior Two-time All-State member as a junior and senior Led her team to a third place finish in the Minnesota State Tournament and a member of the All-Tournament Team as a freshman JVA All-National Team in 2016 Second Place finish at the AAU National Championship in 2016 USAV National Champion in 2016 AAU All-American in 2015 PERSONAL: Born Nov. 18, 1998, in Plymouth, Minn. Daughter of Bruce and Patty Boe Has two brothers, Baxter and Taylor Chose Denver because she never wanted to leave when she first visited. The atmosphere of the campus, students and team fits her personality Enjoys reading, pottery and working as a barista Hopes to find a job within her field where she can work her way to the top Will major in either engineering or finance PLAYER PROFILES - NEWCOMERS Outside Hitter Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis-Palmer HS 10 - LYDIA BARTALO BEFORE DENVER: 2015 CHSAA All-State First Team selection at Lewis-Palmer High School 2014 CHSAA All-State Second Team selection Three-time PPAC All-Conference First Team member 2015 Gazette All-Area First Team Two-time Gazette All-Area Honorable Mention 2015 Nike Tournament of Champions First Team selection 2016 Under Armour AVCA Watch List 2016 Pre-Season All-American Watch List PERSONAL: Born Sept. 22, 1998, in Lincoln, Neb. Daughter of Michael and Traci Bartalo Has three sisters, Hannah, Abigail and Gianna Chose Denver because being close to home and what the school has to offer made it a perfect combination Wants to set school records as a team and individual at DU while continuing to play after college Enjoys hiking, coaching and reading Member of LINK Freshmen Leaders, the National Honor Society and the FCA Undecided on major Libero/Defensive Specialist Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove HS 12 - MACY CARRABINE BEFORE DENVER: Four-year starter as an outside hitter and libero at Center Grove High School Three-time County and MIC Conference Champion for the Trojans Two-time IHSAA Sectional Champion 2015 IHSAA Regional Champion 2015 Indiana All-State team member 2016 Daily Journal Johnson County Player of the Year PrepVolleyball Watch List Under Armour Phenom List JVA Watch List PERSONAL: Born July 7, 1999, in Indianapolis, Ind. Daughter of Michael and Stacy Carrabine Has one brother, Zachary Chose Denver because of the coaching staff, players, and the culture of DU and the volleyball program Enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her family and friends Hopes to continue the legacy of success for DU volleyball and wants to earn the opportunity to play professionally and to earn the chance to represent our country in the Olympics. Also wants to be a coach and then open her own business in the sports management arena Volunteers with the MPCC Feed the World campaign, Habitat for Humanity and a Camp Counselor for Team Indiana Volleyball Communications major 31

32 Libero/Defensive Specialist- 5-9 Waterloo, Iowa Columbus Catholic HS BEFORE DENVER: Four-year starter for Columbus Catholic High School Four-time selection to the All-Metro team for the Sailors Three-time All-District team member 2017 All-State Tournament team 2017 First Team All-Conference 2017 State runner-up Earned the 1,000 kills award at Columbus Catholic 2017 Rotary Club MVP 2017 PrepVolleyball.com Top 25 Liberos list Fifth place at the 2015 Nationals and third place at the 2016 Nationals PERSONAL: Born July 10, 1999, in Waterloo, Iowa Daughter of Matthew McManus and Lisa Boyer Has one brother, James, and two sisters, Lindsay and Stephanie Chose Denver because she fell in love with the campus and coaching staff Enjoys volleyball and tennis Wants to make an impact on and off the court by being a positive leader and teammate Member of Student Government and volunteers at the Cunningham School of Excellence Undecided on major Right-Side/Outside Hitter- 6-7 Denver, Colo. Thomas Jefferson HS 17 - LAUREN MCMANUS 18 - JADEN SANDOVAL BEFORE DENVER: Three-time Regional All-Star 241 kills during the 2016 season for Thomas Jefferson High School Seven-time Player of the Match for the Spartans PrepVolleyball 10-Foot Club PERSONAL: Born Nov. 2, 1998, in Denver, Colo. Daughter of Robert and Leah Sandoval Has two brothers, Foster and Tanner, and two sisters, Maegan and Siale Chose Denver because of the outstanding academic programs and the coaching staff Enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, movies and cooking Would like to go into sports-related event planning and sports marketing Teacher s assistant for special education students and involved with her youth group on two mission trips Marketing and communications major PLAYER PROFILES - NEWCOMERS Senior Outside Hitter- 6-0 Longmont, Colo. Longmont HS (Idaho) 7 - BECCA MAU BEFORE DENVER: Appeared in 287 sets over 84 matches for the University of Idaho Vandals Totaled 719 kills at a.200 clip for a 2.51 per set average along with 228 digs and 98 blocks in three seasons Set a career high in kills (316), kills per set (2.70), and blocks (42) as a junior All-Tournament selection at the WSU Cougar Challenge as a junior, the Chevron Rainbow Wahine and Golden Eagle Invitational as a sophomore, and the UC Irvine Tournament as a freshman Two-time Academic All-Big Sky Totaled over 1,300 kills, 1,200 digs, 180 blocks and 175 aces in four years for Longmont High School Team captain as a junior and senior for the Trojans Two-time conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior BoCo Preps Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013 CHSAA All-State First Team (2013) and Second Team (2012) member, Honorable Mention in 2010 and 2011 Led Longmont H.S. to the state championship tournament all four years and was a three-time BoCo Preps First Team selection Senior Ace status from PrepVolleyball.com Played club volleyball for Colorado Juniors for four season and finished the 2013 season as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation PERSONAL: Born Dec. 27, 1995, in Omaha, Neb. Daughter of Gregory and Jill Mau Has one brother, Reilly, and one sister, Rachel Chose Denver because she wanted to be closer to home for her final collegiate season and loved the team dynamic between the girls and coaches. Felt that she would thrive as a player and individual as a Pioneer Enjoys hiking, playing tennis, golfing and spending time with family Wants to pursue a corporate career with hopes of becoming an executive within a company that caters to athletics. Would also like the possibility of playing professionally in Europe Business management major Middle Blocker/ Right-Side Hitter- 6-4 Westminster, Colo. Marquette 19 - TEAL SCHNURR BEFORE DENVER: Appeared in 234 sets over 75 matches for the Golden Eagles Totaled 228 kills, 200 blocks and 88 digs during her three seasons Tied a program record with 10 blocks in a match BIG EAST All-Academic Helped Standley Lake High School reach a double-digit win total for the first time since 2007 as a senior in 2012 Led Standley Lake in almost every statistical category, including kills (477), hitting percentage (.324) and blocks (52) her senior year Two-time team captain and most valuable player (2011 and 2012) Named first team all-conference as a senior and second team all-conference as a junior PERSONAL: Born Dec. 14, 1994, in Boise, Idaho Daughter of Rod and Kristin Schnurr Has one brother, Ty Chose Denver because being back home and what the school has to offer for an environmental master s program made it a perfect combination Wants to ultimately work for a corporation s CSR (corporate social responsibility) department, to help companies make large impacts on environmental and social issues while partaking in sustainable business practices Enjoys traveling, the outdoors, skiing, hiking and boating Member of an annual event at Marquette called Hunger Clean Up, where as a team, they would help members and organizations within the community Spent her senior spring break on a volunteer trip that focused on rebuilding the 9th Ward in New Orleans that had been damaged by Hurricane Katrina Master s student enrolled in enviromental policy and management 32

33 2016 FINAL STATISTICS/RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 2 Cassie Baird Andrea Eddy Cassidy Rooke Olivia Novotny Monique Domme Nola Basey Becca Latham Taylor Loyd Moni Corrujedo Piyusha Boteju Ruth Okoye Kayla Principato Emma Willis Kelly Morton TEAM DENVER Opponents Team Statistics DEN 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 15/335 13/529 Neutral site #/Avg 4/120 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 12 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 26 vs Michigan State L ,23-25, !Aug 27 vs Marist W ,25-11, !Aug 27 at San Diego State W ,21-25,25-23,22-25, #20 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W ,18-25,25-16, MONTANA STATE W ,25-19, UTAH STATE L ,25-27,22-25, Sep 07 at Northern Colorado L ,25-17,20-25, #Sep 10 vs #8 Florida L ,20-25, #Sep 10 at LIU Brooklyn W ,25-12, #Sep 11 vs NJIT W ,25-11, $Sep 16 SOUTHERN UTAH W ,25-13, $Sep 17 GEORGETOWN W ,25-20, *Sep 24 at Omaha W ,25-14,25-20, *Sep 30 at Fort Wayne L ,25-27, *Oct 01 at IUPUI W ,25-15,25-22, *Oct 07 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W ,25-17, *Oct 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS W ,25-17, *Oct 11 at ORU L ,23-25,25-21,25-21, *Oct 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W ,27-25,22-25,22-25, *Oct 16 SOUTH DAKOTA W ,25-18, *Oct 21 at South Dakota State W ,25-18, *Oct 23 at Western Illinois W ,25-23, *Oct 28 FORT WAYNE W ,25-17,22-25, *Oct 29 IUPUI W ,23-25,25-17,19-25, *Nov 04 ORU W ,25-13, *Nov 08 OMAHA W ,25-20, *Nov 11 at South Dakota L ,26-24,23-25,25-21, *Nov 13 at North Dakota State W ,25-16,25-20,21-25, %Nov 19 #5 ORU W ,25-19, %Nov 20 #2 SOUTH DAKOTA W ,25-14,22-25, Nov 26 at Long Beach State L ,19-25,25-21, Dec 02 at #9 Stanford L ,22-25, ! - Aztec - Pioneer Classic # - Blackbird Invitational $ - Denver Invitational % - Summit League Tournament Record in 3-set matches: 14-4 Record in 4-set matches: 5-3 Record in 5-set matches:

34 2016 SUMMIT LEAGUE STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 2 Cassie Baird Andrea Eddy Cassidy Rooke Olivia Novotny Monique Domme Nola Basey Becca Latham Taylor Loyd Moni Corrujedo Piyusha Boteju Ruth Okoye Kayla Principato Emma Willis Kelly Morton TEAM DENVER Opponents Team Statistics DEN 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 8/320 8/445 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 8 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 24 at Omaha W ,25-14,25-20, *Sep 30 at Fort Wayne L ,25-27, *Oct 01 at IUPUI W ,25-15,25-22, *Oct 07 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W ,25-17, *Oct 09 WESTERN ILLINOIS W ,25-17, *Oct 11 at ORU L ,23-25,25-21,25-21, *Oct 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W ,27-25,22-25,22-25, *Oct 16 SOUTH DAKOTA W ,25-18, *Oct 21 at South Dakota State W ,25-18, *Oct 23 at Western Illinois W ,25-23, *Oct 28 FORT WAYNE W ,25-17,22-25, *Oct 29 IUPUI W ,23-25,25-17,19-25, *Nov 04 ORU W ,25-13, *Nov 08 OMAHA W ,25-20, *Nov 11 at South Dakota L ,26-24,23-25,25-21, *Nov 13 at North Dakota State W ,25-16,25-20,21-25, ! - Aztec - Pioneer Classic # - Blackbird Invitational $ - Denver Invitational % - Summit League Tournament Record in 3-set matches: 7-1 Record in 4-set matches: 3-0 Record in 5-set matches:

35 2016 CATEGORY LEADERS # ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct 14 Kayla Principato Ruth Okoye Nola Basey Becca Latham Emma Willis Moni Corrujedo Cassie Baird Monique Domme Piyusha Boteju Cassidy Rooke Olivia Novotny Taylor Loyd # KILL (by K) S K K/S 14 Kayla Principato Ruth Okoye Nola Basey Becca Latham Emma Willis Moni Corrujedo Cassie Baird Monique Domme Piyusha Boteju Cassidy Rooke Taylor Loyd Olivia Novotny # SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct 6 Monique Domme Piyusha Boteju Cassidy Rooke Andrea Eddy Nola Basey Emma Willis Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassie Baird Olivia Novotny Taylor Loyd Becca Latham Kayla Principato Kelly Morton # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 15 Emma Willis Ruth Okoye Kayla Principato Becca Latham Moni Corrujedo Nola Basey Cassie Baird Monique Domme Piyusha Boteju Olivia Novotny Taylor Loyd # POINTS (by Points) S Points Points/S 14 Kayla Principato Ruth Okoye Emma Willis Nola Basey Becca Latham Moni Corrujedo Cassie Baird Monique Domme Cassidy Rooke Piyusha Boteju Olivia Novotny Taylor Loyd # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 4 Cassidy Rooke Monique Domme Emma Willis Nola Basey Kayla Principato Moni Corrujedo Piyusha Boteju Cassie Baird Olivia Novotny Andrea Eddy Ruth Okoye Taylor Loyd Becca Latham Kelly Morton # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 4 Cassidy Rooke Nola Basey Monique Domme Piyusha Boteju Moni Corrujedo Cassie Baird Emma Willis Kayla Principato Taylor Loyd Becca Latham Olivia Novotny Ruth Okoye Andrea Eddy Kelly Morton # RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 7 Nola Basey Cassidy Rooke Moni Corrujedo Cassie Baird Taylor Loyd Olivia Novotny TM TEAM Emma Willis Kelly Morton Monique Domme Andrea Eddy Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Becca Latham Ruth Okoye

36 2016 TEAM MATCH-BY-MATCH/COMPARISON attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points score Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct 11, 2016 at ORU Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI Nov 04, 2016 ORU Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State Nov 19, 2016 ORU Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford Denver Opponents Sets played: 116 Kills per set: Assists per set: Service aces per set: 1.41 Digs per set: Blocks per set: 2.44 Points per set: Ball handling errors per set: 0.28 Reception errors per set: 0.82 All matches Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 26, 2016 vs Michigan State / / / / / 41 1 / 7 11 / 10 7 / 1 34 / / / 2 11 / 10 2 / 1 1 / 0 Aug 27, 2016 vs Marist / / / / / 19 6 / 1 10 / 12 1 / 6 52 / / / 1 12 / 10 0 / 3 0 / 1 Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego State / / / / / / 4 14 / 12 4 / / / / 1 18 / 16 0 / 2 1 / 1 Sep 02, 2016 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT / / / / / 49 6 / 1 7 / 8 1 / 6 50 / / / 2 30 / 10 3 / 3 2 / 1 Sep 03, 2016 MONTANA STATE / 34 7 / / / / 33 4 / 1 7 / 2 1 / 4 40 / / / 2 20 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 2 Sep 03, 2016 UTAH STATE / / / / / 51 5 / 4 9 / 3 4 / 5 61 / / / 3 26 / 12 1 / 2 1 / 1 Sep 07, 2016 at Northern Colorado / / / / / 51 1 / 1 9 / 5 1 / 1 66 / / / 3 14 / 18 0 / 2 1 / 0 Sep 10, 2016 vs Florida / / 9 95 / / / 44 2 / 3 3 / 6 3 / 2 29 / / / 1 8 / 18 0 / 2 0 / 1 Sep 10, 2016 at LIU Brooklyn / 35 7 / / / / 32 4 / 1 8 / 5 1 / 4 44 / / / 1 10 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 Sep 11, 2016 vs NJIT / 28 6 / / / / 28 4 / 1 5 / 7 1 / 4 36 / / / 0 14 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 1 Sep 16, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH / / / / / 20 4 / 2 9 / 2 2 / 4 41 / / / 1 12 / 6 1 / 2 1 / 2 Sep 17, 2016 GEORGETOWN / 40 9 / / / / 34 9 / 0 5 / 2 0 / 9 39 / / / 1 10 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 1 Sep 24, 2016 at Omaha / / / / / 40 5 / 5 13 / 6 5 / 5 72 / / / 2 10 / 12 2 / 1 3 / 0 Sep 30, 2016 at Fort Wayne / / / / / 37 3 / 7 8 / 10 7 / 3 41 / / / 7 12 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 0 Oct 01, 2016 at IUPUI / / / / / 47 4 / 1 2 / 6 1 / 4 72 / / / 2 10 / 12 0 / 2 3 / 0 Oct 07, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE / 28 5 / / / / 28 3 / 1 4 / 3 1 / 3 42 / / / 1 14 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 Oct 09, 2016 WESTERN ILLINOIS / 35 7 / / / / 32 4 / 1 4 / 9 1 / 4 45 / / / 1 8 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 Oct 11, 2016 at ORU / / / / / 56 2 / 6 12 / 10 6 / 2 51 / / / 2 23 / 14 3 / 4 6 / 1 Oct 14, 2016 NORTH DAKOTA STATE / / / / / 59 4 / 2 9 / 3 2 / / / / 5 30 / 10 1 / 2 4 / 3 Oct 16, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA / / / / / 43 3 / 4 3 / 3 4 / 3 59 / / / 1 16 / 8 2 / 2 0 / 0 Oct 21, 2016 at South Dakota State / / / / / 29 7 / 6 5 / 6 6 / 7 41 / / / 0 12 / 6 1 / 2 1 / 3 Oct 23, 2016 at Western Illinois / / / / / / 1 14 / 4 1 / / / / 3 16 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 3 Oct 28, 2016 FORT WAYNE / / / / / / 2 5 / 3 2 / / / / 2 8 / 14 0 / 1 1 / 1 Oct 29, 2016 IUPUI / / / / / 50 9 / 6 7 / 2 6 / 9 70 / / / 5 14 / 8 1 / 1 0 / 1 Nov 04, 2016 ORU / / / / / 29 4 / 1 5 / 9 1 / 4 48 / / / 3 16 / 8 4 / 2 1 / 3 Nov 08, 2016 OMAHA / 38 8 / / / / 34 9 / 3 4 / 10 3 / 9 47 / / / 1 2 / 8 2 / 1 1 / 2 Nov 11, 2016 at South Dakota / / / / / 70 3 / 5 11 / 5 5 / 3 76 / / / 2 28 / 10 3 / 4 0 / 2 Nov 13, 2016 at North Dakota State / / / / / 55 4 / 2 12 / 7 2 / 4 82 / / / 4 12 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 1 Nov 19, 2016 ORU / / / / / 33 6 / 4 5 / 8 3 / 6 45 / / / 1 10 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 Nov 20, 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA / / / / / 46 5 / 2 4 / 6 2 / 5 70 / / / 3 33 / 6 1 / 1 1 / 1 Nov 26, 2016 at Long Beach State / / / / / 57 6 / 6 9 / 11 6 / 6 40 / / / 5 16 / 2 4 / 6 0 / 1 Dec 02, 2016 at Stanford / / / / / 46 1 / 5 3 / 3 5 / 1 37 / / / 3 8 / 10 3 / 2 0 / 0 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 36

37 2017 ROSTER 1 2 Sr., Outside Hitter Becca Mau 8 Jr., Outside Hitter Tina Boe 14 So., Right Side 7 Sr., Outside Hitter 13 Fr., Middle Blocker Tom Hogan Head Coach Cassie Baird 3 Becca Latham 9 R-Jr., DS/Libero Kayla Principato 15 Jr., Middle Blocker Sr., Right Side Katelin Batten Assistant Coach Andrea Eddy 4 Taylor Loyd 10 Emma Willis 17 So., Setter Jesse Tupac Assistant Coach Cassidy Rooke 5 Olivia Novotny 6 Ellie Anderson Lydia Bartalo 11 Piyusha Boteju 12 Macy Carrabine Lauren McManus 18 Jaden Sandoval 19 Gr., Middle Blocker/ Sr., DS/Libero Fr., Outside Hitter Fr., DS/Libero Tyler Reutgen Volunteer Assistant Coach Jr., DS/Libero Sr., Setter Fr., Right Side/ Outside Hitter Fr., Setter Shannon Geraty Fr., DS/Libero Teal Schnurr Right Side Jessica Aschenbrenner Dir. of Volleyball Operations 37

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