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1 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Rm. 124, St. John Arena 410 Woody Hayes Drive Columbus, OH Phone (614) Fax (614) T R A D I T I O N P E O P L E E X C E L L E N C E 2010 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: 2-4, 1-0 MIVA January 7 Thu 10/12 at Hawai i (1) L 8 Fri 10/1 vs. Southern California (1) L 9 Sat 10/5 vs. Penn State (1) L 15 Fri 11t/- *IPFW W 17 Sun 11t/- at St. Francis L 18 Mon 13/- at Juniata (Div. III, #1) W 22 Fri 13/- *GRAND CANYON...7 p.m. 23 Sat 13/- *GRAND CANYON...7 p.m. 28 Thu GEORGE MASON...7 p.m. 31 Sun JUNIATA...2 p.m. February 5 Fri *at Ball State...7:30 p.m. 6 Sat ST. FRANCIS...7 p.m. 12 Fri *at Lewis...7 p.m. 13 Sat *at Loyola-Chicago...4 p.m. 19 Fri CARTHAGE...7 p.m. 26 Fri vs. George Mason (2)...6 p.m. 27 Sat vs. Springfi eld or UC Santa Barbara (2)... 6/8 p.m. March 3 Wed PENN STATE...7 p.m. 6 Sat *at IPFW...7 p.m. 7 Sun MT. OLIVE...4 p.m. 21 Sun at Penn State (Big Ten Network) 4 p.m. 22 Mon at George Mason...7 p.m. April 2 Fri *at Quincy...7 p.m. 3 Sat *at Quincy...2 p.m. 9 Fri *LOYOLA-CHICAGO...7 p.m. 10 Sat *LEWIS...7 p.m. 16 Fri *BALL STATE...7 p.m. 24 Sat at MIVA Tournament Quarterfinals (top seeds hosts)... tba 28 Wed at MIVA Tournament Semifinals (hosted by higher seeds)... tba May 1 Sat at MIVA Tournament Championship (hosted by higher seed)... tba 6 Thur at NCAA Semifinals (3)... tba 8 Sat. at NCAA Championship (3)... tba * Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association league matches #/# indicates AVCA Poll ranking (1) Outrigger Hotels Invitational, Honolulu, Hawaii (2) Volleyball Hall of Fame/Morgan Classic (3) at Stanford, Calif. Home matches in BOLD, played in St. John Arena Times listed are local to site All dates and times are subject to change MVB: 13th-Ranked Buckeyes Host Grand Canyon in MIVA Matches Friday and Saturday Buckeyes return to conference action against the Antelopes Upcoming Matches Grand Canyon (1-5, 0-0) at #13 Ohio State (2-4, 1-0) Friday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. ET St. John Arena (13,276), Columbus, Ohio Series: First Meeting Jan. 20, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Men s Volleyball/OSU Contact: D. C. Koehl COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 13th-ranked Ohio State (2-4 overall, 1-0 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) men s volleyball team returns to conference play by hosting first-year member Grand Canyon (1-5, 0-0) in 7 p.m. matches Friday and Saturday in St. John Arena. OHIO STATE LAST WEEK Ohio State opened conference play with a 3-0 (30-16, 34-32, 30-24) home victory over IPFW. The Buckeyes then lost at St. Francis, 3-1 (30-22, 30-25, 22-30, 30-25) and won at Juniata, 3-0 (30-26, 30-21, 30-28). VIDEO OF HOME MATCHES AVAILABLE ON BUCKEYE VISION Ohio State men s volleyball home matches will be available on the web through Buckeye Vision for a fee. Get unlimited access to live and on-demand Ohio State video and audio (when available) in the Buckeye Vision on a month-by-month basis for $9.95 per month. Monthly subscriptions are set to automatically renew every 30 days until you visit the Manage Packages link in your profile and cancel your subscription. For more information, check out OhioStateBuckeyes.com or go to: ohiostatebuckeyes.com/regflow/moreinfo. Kevin Heine recorded double-fi gure points against St. Franics (11.5) and Juniata (12.5) last week. dbml?db_oem_id= OHIO STATE The 13th-ranked Buckeyes are coached by Pete Hanson. Last week Ohio State opened MIVA conference play with a 3-0 (30-16, 34-32, 30-24) home victory over IPFW. The Buckeyes then lost at St. Francis, 3-1 (30-22, 30-25, 22-30, 30-25) and won at Juniata, 3-0 (30-26, 30-21, 30-28). Leading OSU in points per game is John Klanac at Shawn Sangrey ranks second at 3.78 and Kevin OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Volleyball SID: D. C. Koehl koehl.1@osu.edu - website: Work: (614) Cell: (614) , Fax: (614) o h i o s t a t e b u c k e y e s. c o m

2 OHIO STATE QUICK FACTS General Information Location...Columbus, Ohio Enrollment...53,715 (Columbus campus)... 61,568 (all campuses) Nickname... Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet & Gray Mascot... Brutus Buckeye Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Midwestern Intercollegiate... Volleyball Association President... E. Gordon Gee Athletics Director... Gene Smith Associate A.D. (VB)...Chris Schneider Faculty Representative...John Bruno Ohio State Volleyball History First Year All-Time Record, Years , 43 MIVA Record, Years , 43 St. John Arena Record, Years , 42 Playing Surface/Capacity... Wood/13,276 Years in the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Record Championship Match Appearances...Two (1977, 2000) MIVA Championships ( c-75c-76c c-95c-96c ); c indicates co-championshps MIVA Tournament Championships ( ) All-Americans All-MIVA Volleyball Information Head Coach...Pete Hanson (Ball State, 79) Men s Career Record, Years , 26 Combined Career Record, Years , 27 OSU Record, Years , 26 MIVA Record, Years , 26 Assistant Coach... Tim Embaugh (Ohio State, 90) Assistant Coach... Sean Byron (Springfield College 93) Volunteer Assistant Coach... Kevin Burch VB Office Phone... (614) VB Office Fax... (614) Record MIVA Record/Finish...9-1/1st 2009 MIVA Tournament... Champion Starters Returning... 4/L Kevin Heine, Steve Kehoe, John Klanac, Ted Schoenfeldt, Mik Berzins (L) Other Returning Letterwinners... 7 Dale Freier, Anthony Hock, Brian Kues, Sean Martin, Shawn Sangrey, John Tholen, Jason Tobkin Newcomers... 9 Rhett Cash, Eric Dates, Nick Gibson, Colin Kelly, Derek Kues, Kyle Lawrence, Grayson Overman, Mike Stefani, Mike Stewart Starters Lost... 2 Robbie Klein, Ben Spurlock Letterwinners Not Returning... 2 John Albertson, Ryan Versen Athletics Communications Assistant Athletics Director-Comm....Dan Wallenberg Main Office Phone... (614) Main Office Fax... (614) Assistant Director (VB)... D. C. Koehl Office Phone... (614) Cell Phone... (614) koehl.1@osu.edu Web Address... Mailing Address...Room 124 St. John Arena 410 Woody Hayes Drive Columbus, OH OHIO STATE MEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. El. Hometown...Previous School 1 Steven Kehoe S 6-4 RJr. North Bend, Ohio...St. Xavier 2 Kevin Heine MH 6-5 RJr. St. Louis, Mo....St. Louis University H.S. 3 Anthony Hock OH 6-2 So. Arnold, Mo....St. Louis University H.S. 4 Kyle Lawrence S 6-2 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif.... Newport Harbor 5 Grayson Overman MH 6-7 Fr. San Clemente, Calif....San Clemente 6 Shawn Sangrey OPP 6-5 So. Columbia, Pa.... Hempfield 7 Mike Stefani OH 6-4 Fr. Hamburg, N.Y....Orchard Park 8 John Klanac OH 6-6 RJr. Orchard Park, N.Y....Orchard Park 9 John Tholen MH 6-6 RFr. Hilliard, Ohio... Hilliard Darby 10 Brian Kues L/OH 6-1 Sr. Loveland, Ohio...St. Xavier 11 Ted Schoenfeldt OPP 6-5 Jr. Northbrook, Ill....Glenbrook North 12 Jason Tobkin OH 6-7 RJr. Fairfi eld, Ohio...Fairfield 13 Nick Gibson OH 6-6 Fr. Shorewood, Wis.... Shorewood 14 Mike Stewart MH 6-6 Jr. Irvine, Calif....Woodbridge/Orange Coast College 15 Mik Berzins L/OH 6-1 So. Brinklow, Md.... Sherwood 16 Dale Freier OH 6-6 RSo. Lancaster, N.Y....Lancaster 17 Colin Kelly OH 6-3 Jr. Orlando, Fla....Boone/Lees McRae College 18 Eric Dates MH 6-6 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif....Hamilton Music 19 Rhett Cash L 5-9 Fr. Westlake, Ohio... St. Edwards 20 Derek Kues S/L 5-8 Fr. Loveland, Ohio...St. Xavier 21 Sean Martin L 5-8 RJr. Lakewood, Ohio... St. Edwards Head Coach Pete Hanson, 26th year Assistant Coach Tim Embaugh, 19th year Assistant Coach Sean Byron, third year Volunteer Assistant Coach - Kevin Burch Athletic Trainer Katrina Stibel Heine is third at Klanac is the team leader in kills per game at 3.38 with Sangrey second at 3.12 and Heine third at The top percentage hitter on the squad is Heine at.365. Grayson Overman ranks second at.323. At setter, Steven Kehoe has a assists per game average. Klanac has a team-high.33 aces per game with seven. Overman ranks second at.21 with four with Heine third at.19 with four. Defensively, Mik Berzins leads the squad in digs per game with a 2.53 average. Kehoe ranks second at 2.00 with Mike Stefani third at Berzins has a team-high.945 serve reception percentage handling 154 of 163 serves. Stefani ranks second at.937 (118 of 126) and Klanac is third at.919 (91 of 99). At the net, Heine has a team-high 1.19 blocks per game average with three solos and 22 assist blocks. Ranking second is Overman at 1.00 with three solos and 16 assists. Kehoe ranks third at.95 with four solos and 16 assists. Ohio State is hitting.224 on the season and is averaging points, kills, assists and 1.33 aces per game. The Buckeyes average 9.29 digs and 3.00 blocks per game and have a.912 serve reception percentage. Buckeye opponents are hitting.239 and average PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brian Kues... Keys John Klanac...KLAN-ik Jason Tobkin... tob-kin Dale Freier... fryer John Klanac is averaging 4.05 points and 3.38 kills per game this season. points, kills, assists and 2.00 aces per game. Opponents average 9.62 digs and 2.60 blocks per game and have a.936 serve reception percentage. 2

3 HEAD COACH PETE HANSON Pete Hanson is in his 26th season at Ohio State. He has a record with the Buckeyes and has 12 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championships, including Named the MIVA Coach of the Year nine times, including last season, he was the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year in 2000 when OSU was the NCAA National Championship runner-up. Hanson was also the 1998 Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year. His teams have advanced to the NCAA Championship eight times including back-to-back appearances in 2000 (runner-up) and 2001 (semifinalist) and 2008 (semifinalist) and 2009 (semifinalist). HANSON AT A GLANCE Full Name: Peter Lawrence Hanson Born: Dec. 10, 1956 in Flint, Mich. Hometown: Flint, Mich. High School: Flint Northwestern Alma Mater: Ball State 79 Family: Wife, Marianne; sons John and Phillip Playing Career: Kellogg Community College, ; National Junior College Athletic Association Championship (1976, 77), NJCAA All-American (1976); Ball State University, ; Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship (1979); Fourth at NCAA Championship (1979). Coaching Career: Assistant Coach (Men), Ball State (1979); Assistant Coach (Women), Wyoming ( ), Head Coach (Women), Wyoming (1982); Head Coach (Men), Ohio State (1985-present). Coaching Accomplishments: Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year (1998); American Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2000); nine-time Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (1988, 93, 96, 98, 2000, 04, 07, 08, 09); Twelve MIVA Championships (1986, 87, 93(co), 95(co), 96(co), 98, 99(co), 2000, 04, 07, 08, 09; Seven NCAA appearances (1986, 87, 93, 2000, , 08, 09); NCAA Runner-up (2000). USA Volleyball: Assistant Coach National Sports Festival (1986); Assistant Coach Olympic Sports Festival (1987); Assistant Coach National Elite Junior Training Camp (1988); Head Coach Olympic Sports Festival (1989); Assistant Coach USA Men s B Team (1994, 95); Assisted US Men s Olympic team in Atlanta (1996) Away from volleyball: enjoys golf, camping with his family and traveling GRAND CANYON The Antelopes are coached by Chad Speer. Grand Canyon is 1-5 overall and plays at Ball State Thursday in its first Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association match. Last week the Antelopes split matches at home against Johnson and Wales (Colo.) winning 3-0 (30-23, 30-23, 30-19) and falling 0-3 (20-30, 27-30, 24-30). Brock Hutchins has a team-high 4.89 points per game average. Chris Lockwood ranks second at 3.17 with Robbie Brannick third at Hutchins leads the team in kills per game with a 4.50 average. Nick Jensen, at 2.50, ranks second with Brannick and Lockwood tied for third at Connor Dougherty has a team-high.424 attack percentage. Lockwood ranks second at.358 with Hutchins third at.227. At setter, Brad Moore is averaging assists per game. Lockwood (.40 per game) and Moore (.33) share team-high honors with six ace serves each. Hutchins (.22) ranks third with four aces. Defensively, Trent Bruns leads the squad with a 3.28 digs per game average. Hutchins ranks second at 1.61 with Taylor Griffin third at Hutchins has a teamhigh.937 serve reception percentage handling 89 of 95 attempts. Bruns ranks second at.888 handling 79 of 89 attempts. At the net, Lockwood is averaging a team-high 1.00 blocks per game. He has four solos and 11 assist blocks. Brannick ranks second at.73 with two solos and nine assists. Grand Canyon is hitting.217 and averages points, kills and assists per game. The Antelopes average 1.22 aces, 8.56 digs, 2.08 blocks per game and has an.878 serve reception percentage. Opponents are hitting.321 and average points, kills and assists per game. Grand Canyon opponents average 1.89 aces, digs, 2.28 blocks per game and have a.908 serve reception percentage. BUCKEYE-ANTELOPE SERIES This is the first meeting for Ohio State and Grand Canyon. KLANAC TOPS BUCKEYES IN POINTS PER GAME John Klanac has a team-high 4.05 points per game average and is averaging a team-high 3.38 kills per game. He posted double-figure points in all three matches last week. Klanac had 17.5 points against IPFW with 13 kills, two ace serves, a solo block and three assist blocks. He added six digs against the Mastodons. At St. Francis, he had 13 points with Steve Kehoe had a season-high 10 digs in the IPFW match. 12 kills and one ace serve. Klanac added three digs against the Red Flash. He contributed 11 points with eight kills, one ace serve, one solo block and two assist blocks at Juniata. Klanac has a team-high seven ace serves and averages.95 digs and.52 blocks per game and has a.919 serve reception percentage handling 91 of 99 serves. SANGREY HAS DOUBLE-FIGURE POINTS OFF THE BENCH AGAINST ST. FRANCIS AND JUNIATA Shawn Sangrey came off the bench at St. Francis and Juniata to record double-figure points in both matches. He recorded 10.5 Ted Schoenfeldt had season-highs of 20 points and 15 kills in the IPFW match. 3

4 2010 MIVA STANDINGS ( as of Jan. 19 MIVA All Matches W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1 Loyola-Chicago Ohio State IPFW Ball State Lewis Quincy Grand Canyon MIVA OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jan. 19 Mike Bunting, Loyola-Chicago Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May MIVA DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jan. 19 Billy Ebel, L, Ball State Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 3 points at St. Francis with nine kills, one ace serve and one assist block. He added four digs in the match. At Juniata, Sangrey had 11 points with eight kills, a career-high two solo blocks and two assist blocks. He added six digs in the contest. Sangrey did not play against IPFW. He has played in five matches this season with three starts. Sangrey is averaging 3.78 points, 3.12 kills, 1.06 digs and.81 blocks per game. KEHOE HAS A SEASON-HIGH 10 DIGS AGAINST IPFW Steven Kehoe recorded a season-high 10 digs against IPFW and with his 44 assists had his first double-double of the season. He added a kill, one solo block and two assist blocks in the match. At St. Francis, Kehoe recorded a season-high 48 assists adding eight digs and three assist blocks. He had 43 assists at Juniata, adding two kills, one ace serve, five digs, a solo block and one assist block. Kehoe has started all six matches and is averaging assists per game. He is averaging 2.00 digs and.95 blocks per game. HEINE LEADS OSU IN BLOCKS PER GAME Kevin Heine leads the squad with a 1.19 blocks per game average with three solos and 22 assist blocks. He had a season-high six assist blocks against IPFW adding six kills and a dig for his nine points. Heine had three assist blocks at St. Francis adding nine kills and one ace serve for 11.5 points in the match. At Juniata, he equaled his career-high of two solo blocks and added one assist. Heine had a season-high 10 kills against the Eagles to total 12.5 points in the match. For the season, he is averaging 2.95 points, 2.10 kills and 1.19 blocks per game. STEFANI CONTRIBUTES NINE POINTS AT JUNIATA Mike Stefani recorded nine points at Juniata with nine kills while hitting a season-high.211 (9-5-19). He added four digs and handled 24 serve reception attempts without an error. At St. Francis, Stefani had 5.5 points with five kills and one assist block. He added seven digs and handled 14 serve reception attempts without an error. Stefani played against IPFW as a back row server. He has played in all six matches this season with four starts. Stefani is averaging 1.81 points, 1.62 kills and 1.19 digs per game and has a.937 serve reception percentage handling 118 of 126 attempts. Shawn Sangrey had double-fi gure points against St. Francis (10.5) and Juniata (11.0) last week. THIS WEEK IN THE MIVA Thursday, Jan. 21 *Grand Canyon at Ball State... 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 *Grand Canyon at Ohio State... 7 p.m. Carthage at Ball State... 7:30 p.m. Lewis at Rutgers-Newark, Golden Dome Classic... 7 p.m. *Loyola-Chicago at IPFW... 7 p.m. Quincy at Lindenwood... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 *Grand Canyon at Ohio State... 7 p.m. Lewis vs. NJIT, Golden Dome Classic,... 4:30 p.m. Carthage at IPFW... 7 p.m. 4

5 AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN S COACHES TOP 15 POLL Poll #2: Jan. 18, 2010 Rk School...Total Last (First-Place Votes)...Pts... Rec... Wk 1 So. California (9) Cal State Northridge (5) Stanford (2) t 4 UC Irvine t 5 Brigham Young Penn State Pepperdine Long Beach State Hawai i UCLA UC Santa Barbara UC San Diego t 13 Ohio State t 14 Lewis St. Francis NR Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 21, Ball State 18. One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one point OHIO STATE AVCA POLL RANKING Date...Rank...Points... Record Dec. * Jan T Jan Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 3 *Preseason Poll SCHOENFELDT COLLECTS A SEASON-HIGH 20 POINTS AGAINST IPFW Ted Schoenfeldt posted a season-high 20 points against IPFW with a season-high 15 kills, a career-tying three ace serves, one solo block and two assist blocks. He hit a seasonhigh.429 ( ) against the Mastodons and added four digs. Schoenfeldt saw limited action at St. Francis with two kills, two digs and one assist block and at Juniata with four kills and three digs. He has played in all six matches this season with three starts. Schoenfeldt is averaging 4.45 points, 3.40 kills,.60 aces, 1.40 digs and.80 blocks per game. OVERMAN RECORDS A CAREER- HIGH 11 KILLS AT ST. FRANCIS Grayson Overman recorded a career-high 11 kills at St. Francis while hitting a careerhigh.846 ( ). He added four assist blocks and one dig to total a career-high 13 points. Overman had nine kills, one ace serve, a career-high two solo blocks and two assist blocks for his second 13 point game. He began the weekend with 5.5 points against IPFW with a kill, a career-high three ace serves, a solo block and one assist block. Overman has started all six matches this season and is averaging 2.42 points, 1.63 kills,.21 aces and 1.00 blocks per game. BERZINS TAKES A SWING AT OUTSIDE HITTER Mik Berzins started at outside hitter against IFPW and recorded career-highs of 11 points and 10 kills in the match. He hit a career-high.500 ( ) adding four digs and a solo block. He handled 16 of 17 serve reception attempts. At St. Francis, he started at outside hitter collecting three kills, two digs and an assist block in two games. He handled 11 of 12 serve reception attempts. Berzins started at libero at Juniata posting 11 digs and handling 23 of 24 serve reception attempts. Playing in all six matches this season, he has started two matches at outside hitter and four at libero. Berzins is averaging 2.63 digs per game and has a.945 serve reception percentage handling 154 of 163 attempts. CASH HAS FIRST ACTION OF THE SEASON Rhett Cash played libero in the final three games at St. Francis for his first action of the season. He recorded four digs and handled 18 of 22 serve reception attempts Asics/VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE MEN S SEASON PREVIEW Published Jan Asics Volleyball Magazine 2010 Season Preview of some of the top teams in NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball this season in alphabetical order. Brigham Young Cal State Northridge Long Beach State Ohio State Penn State Pepperdine Southern California Stanford UC Irvine UCLA HOCK HAS STARTS AT LIBERO AGAINST IPFW AND AT ST. FRANCIS Anthony Hock started at libero against IPFW posting a career-high 13 digs against the Mastodons. He handled 35 serve reception attempts without an error and had one assist. Hock started at St. Francis at libero playing in one game. He recorded one dig and handled nine of 12 serve reception attempts. Hock Mik Berzins had his fi rst start at outside hitter against IPFW producing a career-high 10 kills in the contest. 5

6 OHIO STATE- GRAND CANYON TEAM STAT COMPARISION has played in five matches this season and is averaging 1.00 digs per game. He has a.939 serve reception percentage handling 46 of 49 attempts. Offense...OSU... GC Record...2-4/ /0-0 Pts p/g Kills p/g Hit Pct Ast p/g Ace p/g Dig p/g Bk p/g Recp. Pct Defense...OSU... GC Pts p/g Kills p/g Hit Pct Ast p/g Ace p/g Dig p/g Bk p/g Recp. Pct PRE-SEASON MIVA RANKINGS Rank...Team... Points 1...Ohio State (4) 2...Ball State (3) 3...Lewis Loyola-Chicago IPFW Grand Canyon Quincy ( #)...indicates fi rst place votes 2010 PRE-SEASON MIVA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Billy Ebel... Ball State... L J.D. Gasparovic... Ball State...MA Ethan Pheister... Ball State...S Darryl Shank... IPFW...OH Mike Iandolo... Lewis...S Nathan Klaas... Lewis...OH Kris Berzins... Loyola-Chicago...OH Kevin Heine... Ohio State...MH Steve Kehoe... Ohio State...S John Klanac... Ohio State...OH OHIO STATE RANKED 13TH IN THE AVCA DIVISION I-II POLL Ohio State is ranked 13th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Men s Coaches Top 15 Poll this week with 40 points. The Buckeyes were ranked tied for 11th last week and began the season 10th in the preseason poll. OHIO STATE THE PRESEASON FAVORITE IN THE MIVA The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association announced Ohio State has been picked as the preseason favorite by a vote of the league coaches. The Buckeyes, three-time defending MIVA regular season champions and two-time defending MIVA tournament champions, edge Ball State by one vote. Ohio State had four first place votes to three for the Cardinals. Lewis was picked to finish third, Loyola-Chicago fourth and IPFW fifth. Firstyear member Grand Canyon was picked to finish sixth and Quincy seventh to round out the voting. OHIO STATE HAS THREE PLAYERS NAMED TO THE MIVA PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Three Buckeyes, Kevin Heine, Steve Kehoe and John Klanac, were named to the 10-player MIVA Preseason All-Conference Team. Also named to the team were Ball State s Billy Ebel, J.D. Gasparovic and Ethan Pheister. Mike Iandolo and Nathan Klaas of Lewis, Darryl Shank of IPFW and Kris Berzins of Loyola Chicago complete the team. Heine, a 6-5 red-shirt senior middle hitter, averaged 1.92 kills and 1.12 blocks per game in conference play last season. Kehoe, a 6-4 setter, was a 2009 MIVA first team All-Conference selection. The red-shirt senior averaged assists, 1.97 digs and.94 blocks per game. Klanac, a 6-6 outside hitter, was a 2009 MIVA second-team All-conference selection. The red-shirt senior averaged 2.91 kills, 1.52 digs and.82 blocks per game. Anthony Hock started at libero against IPFW and recorded a career-high 13 digs. HEAD COACH PETE HANSON Pete Hanson is in his 26th season at Ohio State. He has a record with the Buckeyes and has won 12 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championships, including Named the MIVA Coach of the Year nine times, including 2009, he was the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year in 2000 when Ohio State was the NCAA national championship runner-up. Hanson was also the 1998 Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year. His teams have advanced to the NCAA championships eight times including back-to-back appearances in 2000 (runner-up) and 2001 (semifinalist) and in 2008 and 2009 (semifinals). NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE Ohio State completes a four-match home stand by hosting George Mason and Juniata. The Buckeyes face George Mason at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 and host Juniata at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31. ***OhioStateBuckeyes.com*** 6

7 2010 OHIO STATE MEN S VOLLEYBALL RESULTS Overall record: 2-4 (H: 1-0, A: 1-2, N: 0-2) MIVA Conference Record: 1-0 (H: 1-0, A: 0-0) RANK Date OSU/OPP Opponent Score Score-by-game Time Attendance Jan. 7 10/12 at Hawaii (1) 0-3 L 20-30, 20-30, :44 2,828 Jan. 8 10/1 vs. Southern California (1) 1-3 L 30-20, 26-30, 25-30, :13 3,233 Jan. 9 10/5 vs. Penn State (1) 1-3 L 16-30, 27-30, 30-24, :16 4,023 Jan. 15 T-11/- *IPFW 3-0 W 30-16, 34-32, : Jan. 17 T-11/- at St. Francis 1-3 L 22-30, 25-30, 30-22, : Jan /- at Juniata (Div. III-No. 1) 3-0 W 30-26, 30-21, :37 1,000 Jan /- GRAND CANYON 7 p.m. Jan /- GRAND CANYON 7 p.m. Jan. 28 / GEORGE MASON 7 p.m. Jan. 31 / JUNIATA (Div. III) 2 p.m. Feb. 5 / *at Ball State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 / ST. FRANCIS 7 p.m. Feb. 12 / *at Lewis 7 p.m. Feb. 13 / *at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m. Feb. 19 / CARTHAGE 7 p.m. Feb. 26 / vs. George Mason (2) 6 p.m. Feb. 27 / vs. Springfield or UC Santa Barbara (2) 6/8 p.m. Mar. 3 / PENN STATE 7 p.m. Mar. 6 / *at IPFW 7 p.m. Mar. 7 / MT. OLIVE 4 p.m. Mar. 21 / at Penn State 4 p.m. Big Ten Network Mar. 22 / at George Mason 7 p.m. Apr. 2 / *at Quincy 7 p.m. Apr. 3 / *at Quincy 2 p.m. Apr. 9 / *LOYOLA-CHICAGO 7 p.m. Apr. 10 / *LEWIS 7 p.m. Apr. 16 / *BALL STATE 7 p.m. Apr. 24 / MIVA Quarterfinals (3) tba Apr 28 / MIVA Semifinal (4) tba May 1 / MIVA Championship (5) tba May 6 / NCAA Semifinals (6) tba May 7 / NCAA Championship (7) tba -/- USA TODAY/CSTV Coaches Top 15 Poll Ranking (3) MIVA Tournament Semifinal at higher seed *Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association matches. (4) MIVA Tournament Championship at higher seed (1) Outrigger Hotels Tournament, Honolulu, Hawaii (5) NCAA Championship Semifinal at Stanford (2) Volleyball Hall of Fame/Morgan Classic, Springfield, Mass. (6) NCAA Championship at Stanford (3) MIVA Tournament Quarterfinal at higher seed Times listed are local to site TEAM RECORD W-L ATTENDANCE MATCHES TOTAL AVERAGE Overall: Total: , ,074 Conference: Home: Home: Away: , ,463 Away: Neutral: , ,256 Neutral: games: games: games: Stats-1

8 2010 OHIO STATE MEN S VOLLEYBALL STATISTICS Overall record: Home 1-0, Away 1-2, Neutral ATTACK SET SERVE ## Name GP-MP-MS K K/Game E TA Pct A A/Game SA SA/G SE TA Pct Klanac, John Heine, Kevin Sangrey, Shawn Overman, Grayson Schoenfeldt, Ted Stefani, Mike Kehoe, Steven Berzins, Mik Tholen, John Gibson, Nick Cash, Rhett Kues, Derek Tobkin, Jason Hock, Anthony OHIO STATE Opponents RECEPT DIG BLOCKING ## Name G RE TA Pct DIG Dig/G BS BA Total Blk/G BE BHE POINTS Pts/G Klanac, John Heine, Kevin Sangrey, Shawn Overman, Grayson Schoenfeldt, Ted Stefani, Mike Kehoe, Steven Berzins, Mik Tholen, John Gibson, Nick Tobkin, Jason Hock, Anthony Cash, Rhett Kues, Derek TEAM 8 OHIO STATE Opponents Stats-2

9 2010 OHIO STATE MEN S VOLLEYBALL CONFERENCE STATISTICS MIVA record: Home 1-0, Away ATTACK SET SERVE ## Name GP-MP-MS K K/Game E TA Pct A A/Game SA SA/G SE TA Pct Schoenfeldt, Ted Klanac, John Berzins, Mik Heine, Kevin Overman, Grayson Kehoe, Steven Hock, Anthony Stefani, Mike Tobkin, Jason Gibson, Nick OHIO STATE Opponents RECEPT DIG BLOCKING ## Name G RE TA Pct DIG Dig/G BS BA Total Blk/G BE BHE POINTS Pts/G Schoenfeldt, Ted Klanac, John Berzins, Mik Heine, Kevin Overman, Grayson Kehoe, Steven Hock, Anthony Stefani, Mike Tobkin, Jason Gibson, Nick TEAM 1 OHIO STATE Opponents Stats-3

10 DOUBLE FIGURE KILLS, DIGS AND BLOCKS Career/2010 (current streaks) Double Figure Point Matches 27/2 Ted Schoenfeldt (0) 26/5 John Klanac (5) 21/4 Kevin Heine (4) 10/5 Shawn Sangrey (4) 7/0 Jason Tobkin (0) 2/2 Grayson Overman (2) 1/0 Steven Kehoe (0) 1/1 Mike Stefani (0) 1/1 Mik Berzins (0) Double Figure Kill Matches 19/1 Ted Schoenfeldt (0) 18/3 John Klanac (0) 13/2 Kevin Heine (2) 7/0 Jason Tobkin (0) 4/2 Shawn Sangrey (0) 1/1 Mik Berzins (0) 1/1 Grayson Overman (0) Double Figure Dig Matches 12/2 Mik Berzins (1) 7/1 Steven Kehoe (0) 4/0 Ted Schoenfeldt (0) 1/0 Brian Kues (0) 1/0 Jason Tobkin (0) 1/1 Mike Stefani (0) Double Figure Block Matches 1/0 Kevin Heine (0) Double Figure Kill-Dig Matches 3/0 Ted Schoenfeldt (0) 1/0 Jason Tobkin (0) 2010 STARTING LINEUPS (2) Record...OH OH OH S MH MH L Sangrey Stefani Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Berzins Schoenfeldt Berzins Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Hock 2010 STARTERS BY MATCH Match...OH OH OH S MH MH L at Hawaii...Sangrey Stefani Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Berzins vs. So California...Sangrey Stefani Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Berzins vs. Penn State...Sangrey Stefani Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Berzins *IPFW...Schoenfeldt Berzins Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Hock at St. Francis...Schoenfeldt Berzins Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Hock at Juniata...Schoenfeldt Stefani Klanac Kehoe Heine Overman Berzins *GRAND CANYON... *GRAND CANYON... GEORGE MASON... JUNIATA... *at Ball State... ST. FRANCIS... *at Lewis... *at Loyola-Chicago... CARTHAGE... vs. George Mason... tba... PENN STATE... *at IPFW... MT. OLIVE... at Penn State... at George Mason... *at Quincy... *at Quincy... *LOYOLA-CHICAGO... *LEWIS... *BALL STATE... Double Figure Kill-Block Matches Double Figure Assist-Dig Matches 9/1 Steven Kehoe (0) Stats-4

11 2010 OHIO STATE/OPPONENT TEAM TOTALS Date Ohio State...GP K E TA Pct. A SA DG BS BA BT PTS 1-7 at Hawaii vs. Southern California vs. Penn State *IPFW at St. Francis at Juniata *GRAND CANYON *GRAND CANYON GEORGE MASON JUNIATA *at Ball State ST. FRANCIS *at Lewis *at Loyola-Chicago CARTHAGE vs. George Mason tba PENN STATE *at IPFW MT. OLIVE at Penn State at George Mason *at Quincy *at Quincy *LOYOLA-CHICAGO *LEWIS *BALL STATE... Date Opponent...GP K E TA Pct. A SA DG BS BA BT PTS 1-7 at Hawaii vs. Southern California vs. Penn State *IPFW at St. Francis at Juniata *GRAND CANYON *GRAND CANYON GEORGE MASON JUNIATA *at Ball State ST. FRANCIS *at Lewis *at Loyola-Chicago CARTHAGE vs. George Mason tba PENN STATE *at IPFW MT. OLIVE at Penn State at George Mason *at Quincy *at Quincy *LOYOLA-CHICAGO *LEWIS *BALL STATE... Stats-5

12 2010 OHIO STATE MATCH LEADERS Date Ohio State Kills Assists Aces 1-7 at Hawaii 11 Shawn Sangrey 35 Steven Kehoe vs. So California 19 Shawn Sangrey 44 Steven Kehoe 3 Kevin Heine 1-9 vs. Penn State 16 John Klanac 46 Steven Kehoe 3 Ted Schoenfeldt 1-15 *IPFW 15 Ted Schoenfeldt 44 Steven Kehoe 3 Schoenfeld/Overman 1-17 at St. Francis 12 John Klanac 48 Steven Kehoe 1 Heine, Klanac, Sangrey 1-18 at Juniata 10 Kevin Heine 43 Steven Kehoe 1 Kehoe, Overman, Klanac 1-22 *GRAND CANYON 1-23 *GRAND CANYON 1-28 GEORGE MASON 1-31 JUNIATA 2-5 *at Ball State 2-6 ST. FRANCIS 2-12 *at Lewis 2-13 *at Loyola-Chicago 2-19 CARTHAGE 2-26 vs. George Mason 2-27 tba 3-3 PENN STATE 3-6 *at IPFW 3-7 MT. OLIVE 3-19 at Penn State 3-22 at George Mason 4-2 *at Quincy 4-3 *at Quincy 4-9 *LOY-CHICAGO 4-10 *LEWIS 4-16 *BALL STATE Date Ohio State Digs Total Blocks Points 1-7 at Hawaii 9 Mik Berzins 3 Kevin Heine 11.5 Shawn Sangrey 1-8 vs. So California 9 Steven Kehoe 7 Shawn Sangrey 23.5 Shawn Sangrey 1-9 vs. Penn State 15 Mik Berzins 6 Steven Kehoe 18.0 Ted Schoenfeldt 1-15 *IPFW 13 Anthony Hock 6 Kevin Heine 20.0 Ted Schoenfeldt 1-17 at St. Francis 8 Steven Kehoe 4 Grayson Overman 13.0 Overman, Klanac 1-18 at Juniata 11 Mik Berzins 4 Overman, Sangrey 13.0 Grayson Overman 1-22 *GRAND CANYON 1-23 *GRAND CANYON 1-28 GEORGE MASON 1-31 JUNIATA 2-5 *at Ball State 2-6 ST. FRANCIS 2-12 *at Lewis 2-13 *at Loyola-Chicago 2-19 CARTHAGE 2-26 vs. George Mason 2-27 tba 3-3 PENN STATE 3-6 *at IPFW 3-7 MT. OLIVE 3-19 at Penn State 3-22 at George Mason 4-2 *at Quincy 4-3 *at Quincy 4-9 *LOY-CHICAGO 4-10 *LEWIS 4-16 *BALL STATE LEADING IN.. Kills (shared) 2 Shawn Sangrey 2 John Klanac 1 Ted Schoenfeldt 1 Kevin Heine Assists 6 Steven Kehoe Aces (shared) 2 Ted Schoenfeldt (1) 2 Kevin Heine (1) 2 Grayson Overman (2) 2 John Klanac (2) 1 Shawn Sangrey (1) 1 Steven Kehoe (1) Digs (shared) 3 Mik Berzins 2 Steven Kehoe 1 Anthony Hock Blocks (shared) 2 Kevin Heine 2 Shawn Sangrey (1) 2 Grayson Overman (1) 1 Steven Kehoe Points (shared) 2 Shawn Sangrey 2 Ted Schoenfeldt 2 Grayson Overman (1) 1 John Klanac (1) Stats-6

13 2010 OHIO STATE SUPERLATIVES Season Best Individual Team Kills Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Attacks John Klanac, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Percentage ( ) Grayson Overman, at St. Francis, ( ) at St. Francis, Assists Steven Kehoe, at St. Francis, at St. Francis, Aces... 3 Kevin Heine, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Ted Schoenfeldt, vs. Penn State, , IPFW, Grayson Overman, IPFW, Digs Mik Berzins, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Solo Blocks... 2 Steven Kehoe, vs. Southern California, at Juniata, Grayson Overman, Shawn Sangrey, at Juniata, Assist Blocks... 7 Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, vs. Southern California, Total Blocks... 7 (0-7) Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, (3-22) vs. Southern California, Points ( ) vs. Southern California, ( ) vs. Penn State, Three Games Individual Team Kills Ted Schoenfeldt, IPFW, at Juniata, Attacks Shawn Sangrey, at Hawaii, at Juniata, Percentage ( ) IPFW, ( ) IPFW, Assists Steven Kehoe, IPFW, IPFW, Aces... 3 Grayson Overman, IPFW, IPFW, Ted Schoenfeldt, IPFW, Digs Anthony Hock, IPFW, IPFW, Solo Blocks... 2 Grayson Overman, Shawn Sangrey, at Juniata, at Juniata, Assist Blocks... 6 Kevin Heine, IPFW, IPFW, Total Blocks... 6 (0-6) Kevin Heine, IPFW, (5-14) IPFW, , (8-8) at Juniata, Points ( ) Ted Schoenfeldt, IPFW, ( ) IPFW, Four Games Individual Team Kills Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Attacks John Klanac, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Percentage ( ) Grayson Overman, at St. Francis, ( ) at St. Francis, Assists Steven Kehoe, at St. Francis, at St. Francis, Aces... 3 Kevin Heine, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Ted Schoenfeldt, vs. Penn State, Digs Steven Kehoe, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Solo Blocks... 2 Steven Kehoe, vs. Southern California, vs. Southern California, Assist Blocks... 7 Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, Total Blocks... 7 (0-7) Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, (3-22) vs. Southern California, Points ( ) Shawn Sangrey, vs. Southern California, ( ) vs. Penn State, Five Games Individual Team Kills... Attacks... Percentage... Assists... Aces... Digs... Solo Blocks... Assist Blocks... Total Blocks... Points... Stats-7

14 2010 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES Season Best Individual Team Kills Jordan Varee, at St. Francis, vs. Penn State, Attacks Jordan Varee, at St. Francis, vs. Penn State, Percentage ( ) Max Lipsitz, vs. Penn State, ( ) at Hawaii, Assists Edgardo Goas, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, , at St. Francis, Aces... 8 Tony Ciarelli, vs. Southern California, vs. Southern California, Digs Dennis Del Valle, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Solo Blocks... 2 Tom Comfort, vs. Penn State, , Zach Wanner, at Juniata, at Juniata, Assist Blocks... 8 Max Lipsitz, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Total Blocks... 9 (1-8) Max Lipsitz, vs. Penn State, (3-26) vs. Penn State, Points ( ) Jordan Varee, at St. Francis, ( ) vs. Penn State, Three Games Individual Team Kills Joshua Walker, at Hawaii, at Hawaii, Attacks Jonas Umlauft, at Hawaii, IPFW, Percentage ( ) Joshua Walker, at Hawaii, ( ) at Hawaii, Assists Nejc Umiauft, at Hawaii, at Hawaii, Aces... 3 Gus Tuaniga, at Hawaii, at Hawaii, Digs... 9 Joshua Walker, at Hawaii, at Hawaii, Solo Blocks... 2 Zach Wanner, at Juniata, at Juniata, Assist Blocks... 5 Steven Grgas, at Hawaii, at Hawaii, Total Blocks... 5 (0-5) Steven Grgas, at Hawaii, (5-9) at Juniata, Points ( ) Jonas Umlauft, at Hawaii, ( ) at Hawaii, Four Games Individual Team Kills Jordan Varee, at St. Francis, vs. Penn State, Attacks Jordan Varee, at St. Francis, vs. Penn State, Percentage ( ) Max Lipsitz, vs. Penn State, ( ) at St. Francis, Assists Edgardo Goas, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, , at St. Francis, Aces... 8 Tony Ciarelli, vs. Southern California, vs. Southern California, Digs Dennis Del Valle, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Solo Blocks... 2 Tom Comfort, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Assist Blocks... 8 Max Lipsitz, vs. Penn State, vs. Penn State, Total Blocks... 9 (1-8) Max Lipsitz, vs. Penn State, (3-26) vs. Penn State, Points ( ) Jordan Varee, at St. Francis, ( ) vs. Penn State, Five Games Individual Team Kills... Attacks... Percentage... Assists... Aces... Digs... Solo Blocks... Assist Blocks... Total Blocks... Points... Stats-8

15 At home On the road On a neutral court MIVA matches Non-Conference Matches Against Div. I-II ranked opponents Top-5 opponents Top-10 opponents... Against Div. III ranked When Ohio State is ranked Against unranked opponents Leading in points Trailing in points Tied in points... Leading in kills Trailing in kills Tied in kills... OHIO STATE S RECORD IS... Leading in attack percentage Trailing in attack percentage Tied in attack percentage... Hitting.400 or better... Hitting.300 or better Hitting.200 or better Hitting below Holding opponent at or below Leading in service aces Trailing in service aces Tied in service aces Leading in digs Trailing in digs Tied in digs... Leading in blocks Trailing in blocks Tied in blocks... In three games In four games In five games... When leading When trailing When leading When trailing When tied When leading When trailing When tied On Wednesday... On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday On Monday OHIO STATE HITTING PERCENTAGES BY GAME Highest GM Pct. K-E-TA Opponent vs. Southern California, vs. Penn State, IPFW, at St. Francis, Lowest GM Pct. K-E-TA Opponent vs. Penn State, vs. Southern California, vs. Southern California, vs. Southern California, OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGES BY GAME Highest GM Pct. K-E-TA Opponent at Hawaii, vs. Penn State, at Hawaii, at St. Francis, Lowest GM Pct. K-E-TA Opponent IPFW, at Juniata, vs. Penn State, vs. Southern California, Stats-9

16 2010 OHIO STATE PLAYER CAPSULES - 1 #1 Steven Kehoe Redshirt Junior Setter 6-4 North Bend, Ohio Kehoe Notes Preseason All-MIVA Selection...started six matches... Heine Notes Preseason All-MIVA selection...started six matches... Career Highs Kills... 6 at St. Francis, Attacks... 9 at St. Francis, Percentage (5-0-6)...at Ball State, Assists at St. Francis, Aces...3 at Loyola-Chicago, Digs George Mason, Solo Blocks...2 (4x) vs. UCS, Assist Blocks... 6 (2x) vs. Penn State, Total Blocks...7 (1-6) Quincy, Points at St. Francis, Career Highs Kills at St. Francis, Att (3x) George Mason, Pct ( ) at IPFW, Ast... 3 (2x) at IPFW, Aces...3 vs. Southern California, Digs... 3 (3x) George Mason, SB...2 (2x) at Juniata, 1-18 AB...10 at UC Irvine, TB...10 at UC Irvine (0-10), PTS Stanford, #3 Anthony Hock Sophomore Outside Hitter 6-2 Arnold, Mo. Hock Notes Played in five matches, with two starts at libero Season Highs Kills... 3 at Hawaii, 1-7 Attacks... 7 at Hawaii, 1-7 Percentage (2-0-4) at Juniata, 1-18 Assists at St. Francis, 1-17 Aces... 1 (2x) at Juniata, 1-18 Digs IPFW, 1-15 Solo Blocks... 2 vs. Southern California, 1-8 Assist Blocks...6 vs. Penn State, 1-9 Total Blocks... 6 (0-6) vs. Penn State, 1-9 Points...6 vs. Penn State, 1-9 #2 Kevin Heine Redshirt Junior Middle Hitter 6-5 St. Louis, Mo Season Highs Kills...10 at Juniata, 1-18 Attacks...18 at Juniata, 1-18 Percentage (9-2-13)... at Ft. Franics, 1-17 Assists... 1 vs. Southern California, 1-8 Aces... 3 vs. Southern California, 1-8 Digs... 1 (3x) at IPFW, 1-15 Solo Blocks...2 at Juniata, 1-18 Assist Blocks... 6 IPFW, 1-15 Total Blocks... 6 (0-6) (2x) IPFW, 1-15 Points at Juniata, Season Highs Attacks... Assists... 1 IPFW, 1-15 Digs IPFW, 1-15 Points... Career Highs Attacks...1 Rutgers-Newark, Assists...2 at Ball State, Aces... 1 (3x) Loyola-Chicago, Digs IPFW, 1-15 Points... Lawrence Notes Has not played #4 Kyle Lawrence Freshman Setter 6-2 Costa Mesa, Calif Season/Freshman Highs Attacks... Digs... Points... Highs-1

17 2010 OHIO STATE PLAYER CAPSULES - 2 # 5 Grayson Overman Freshman Middle Hitter 6-7 San Clemente, Calif. Overman Notes 2010 Season/Career Highs Started six matches... Kills at St. Francis, 1-17 Attacks...15 at Juniata, 1-18 Percentage ( )... at St. Francis, 1-17 Assists... 1 (3x) at Juniata, 1-18 Aces... 3 IPFW, 1-15 Digs... 1 (5x) at Juniata, 1-18 Solo Blocks...2 at Juniata, 1-18 Assist Blocks...5 vs. So. California, 1-8 Total Blocks..5 (0-5) vs. So. California, 1-8 Points (2x) at Juniata, 1-18 #6 Shawn Sangrey Sophomore Opposite 6-5 Columbia, Pa. Sangrey Notes Started three matches, playing in five... Stefani Notes Started in four matches, playing in six Season Highs Kills vs. Southern California, 1-8 Attacks vs. Southern California, 1-8 Percentage (8-3-17) at Juniata, 1-18 Assists...1 vs. Penn State, 1-9 Aces... 1 (3x) at St. Francis, 1-17 Digs...6 at Juniata, 1-18 Solo Blocks...2 at Juniata, 1-18 Assist Blocks...7 vs. So. California, 1-8 Total Blocks..7 (0-7) vs. So. California, 1-8 Points vs. So. California, 1-8 #7 Mike Stefani Freshman Outside Hitter 6-4 Hamburg, N.Y Season/Career Highs Kills... 9 (2x) at Juniata, 1-18 Attacks...28 vs. Penn State, 1-9 Percentage (9-5-19) at Juniata, 1-18 Assists... 1 at Hawaii, 1-7 Aces...1 vs. Penn State, 1-9 Digs...10 vs. Penn State, 1-9 Assist Blocks...2 (2x) vs. Penn State, 1-9 Total Blocks... 2 (2x) (0-2) vs. Penn St., 1-9 Points vs. Pen State, 1-9 Career Highs Kills vs. Southern California, Attacks.. 42 vs. Southern California, Percentage ( )...Rutgers-Newark, Assists...2 (2x) George Mason, Aces...1 (9x) at St. Francis, Digs...9 Quincy, Solo Blocks...2 at Juniata, 1-18 Assist Blocks...7 (2x) vs. USC, Total Blocks... 8 (1-7) Juniata, Points vs. So. California, #8 John Klanac Redshirt Sophomore Outside Hitter 6-5 Orchard Park, N.Y. Klanac Notes Preseason All-MIVA selection...started six matches...named to the Outrigger Hotels Invitational All-Tournament Team Season Highs Kills...16 vs. Penn State, 1-9 Attacks vs. Southern California, 1-8 Percentage (8-2-23) at Hawaii, 1-7 Assists... 2 at Hawaii, 1-7 Aces...2 (2x) IPFW, 1-15 Digs... 8 vs. Southern California, 1-8 Solo Blocks... 1 (3x) at Juniata, 1-18 Assist Blocks... 3 IPFW, 1-15 Total Blocks... 4 (1-3) IPFW, 1-15 Points IPFW, 1-15 Career Best Kills...18 George Mason, Attacks...45 vs. Southern California, Percentage (9-0-15)...George Mason, Assists...3 at Quincy-1, Aces... 4 Quincy, Digs...9 Lewis, Solo Blocks...3 Lewis, Assist Blocks..5 at Rutgers-Newark, Total Blocks ) Lewis, Points George Mason, Highs-2