2014 Volleyball Notes Week 9

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1 2014 Volleyball Notes Week 9 Denver (17-3, IPFW (9-11, 3-3) Friday, Oct. 17, p.m. MT IUPUI (10-11, 4-2) Sunday, Oct. 19, p.m. MT Live Stats: Sidearm Stats Video Stream: IPFW IUPUI THE MATCHUPS About Denver: The Crimson and Gold earned their 14th home court win this past Sunday against the South Dakota Coyotes (previously undefeated in the Summit League). Coming off of a five-set rally that Friday night, the Pioneers proved their capability to quickly recompose and bring their best game. Head coach Jesse Mahoney wasn t thrilled with their efforts on Friday night, but was happy with the team s improvement and mental focus to get the major win on Sunday. With this 12th consecutive win, Denver improved their overall season to 17-3 and their Summit League record to a perfect 6-0. Denver is currently first in the Summit League standings. About IPFW: The Mastodons currently sit at a 9-11 overall record on the season and have a Summit League record of 3-3. Somer Johnson led the team on Tuesday against IUPUI with 17 kills at a.400 hitting percentage. Teammate Emily Spencer was close behind with 16 kills and hit her 41st consecutive match in double-digits. IPFW ultimately fell to IUPUI 3-1. About IUPUI: This Tuesday, for the first time since their 2008 season, the IUPUI volleyball team earned a road win against Summit League rival Fort Wayne. The Jags now rank on the season and have a Summit League record of 4-2. Our defense really stepped up to outblock IPFW... It was a very good team effort and win tonight, head coach Steve Payne noted. NOTES On Friday night, the Pioneers will face their seventh Summit League opponent of the season, IPFW, in the Gates Sports Center. The match will begin at 9 p.m. MT and stats will be live streamed via Sidearmstats.com/ ipfw/wvball/. Fans may also view a live video stream at gomastodons.com/ watch/. Additionally, we will provide live coverage of the match via Twitter through the DU will then travel to Inianapolis for a match against IUPUI on Sunday at 3 p.m. MT in The Jungle Stadium. Live stats for this match will also be available online through Sidearm Stats, and video will be on iupuijags.com/watch SCHEDULE (17-3) Date Opponent Time/Result 08/29 vs. Jackson State W /30 vs. Incarnate Word W 3-1 at UT Arlington W /05 Sam Houston State W /06 Bradley W 3-0 Kansas L /09 at Colorado State L /12 at Nebraska L /13 at Colgate W 3-0 at Akron W /16 at Air Force W 3-0 San Francisco W /20 Nevada W 3-1 UTEP W /26 at Western Illinois # W /29 Oral Roberts # W /03 at South Dakota St. # W /05 Nebraska-Omaha # W /10 North Dakota St. # W /12 South Dakota # W /17 at IPFW # 5 p.m. 10/19 at IUPUI # 11 a.m. 10/24 South Dakota St. # 7 p.m. 10/28 at North Dakota St. # 6 p.m. 10/31 at Nebraska-Omaha # 6 p.m. 11/02 Western Illinois # 2 p.m. 11/07 at South Dakota # 6 p.m. 11/09 at Oral Roberts # 1 p.m. 11/14 IUPUI # 7 p.m. 11/16 IPFW # 12 p.m. 11/21 Summit Championships # TBA 11/22 Summit Championships # TBA 11/23 Summit Championships # TBA 11/29 at Northern Colorado 12 p.m. # - Summit League Game All Times Mountain Home Games in Bold 2014 Summit League Preseason Poll Place Team Points (FP) 2013 Record 1. Denver 60 (6) (10-4 SL) 2. Fort Wayne (9-5 SL) 3. IUPUI 52 (3) (11-3 SL) 4. S. Dakota (9-5 SL) 5. Oral Roberts (N/A) 6. N. Dakota St (6-8 SL) 7. Western Illinois (6-8 SL) 8. S. Dakota St (3-11 SL) 9. Omaha (2-12 SL)

2 2014 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (H.S. / Previous School) 1 Bailey Karst S 5-10 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Ohio University) 2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian H.S.) 3 Sarah Schmid MB 6-1 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Rutgers) 4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Fr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day H.S.) 5 Kate Acker DS/L 5-8 Sr. Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial H.S.) 6 Monique Domme S 5-9 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pepperdine) 7 Nola Basey OH 6-2 So. Lyons, Colo. (Lyons Middle Senior H.S.) 8 Erica Denney MH 6-5 RS-Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Penn State) 9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 Fr. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest H.S.) 10 Moni Corrujedo OH 6-0 So. El Paso, Texas (Montwood H.S.) 11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Fr. Euless, Texas (Trinity H.S.) 12 Nikki Kennedy MB 6-3 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Legend H.S.) 13 Ruth Okoye MB 6-1 So. Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest H.S.) 14 Kayla Principato RH 6-2 Fr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Southside H.S.) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) 5 Kate Acker DS/L 5-8 Sr. Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial H.S.) 2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian H.S.) 7 Nola Basey OH 6-2 So. Lyons, Colo. (Lyons Middle Senior H.S.) 11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Fr. Euless, Texas (Trinity H.S.) 10 Moni Corrujedo OH 6-0 So. El Paso, Texas (Montwood H.S.) 8 Erica Denney MH 6-5 RS-Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Penn State) 6 Monique Domme S 5-9 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pepperdine) 1 Bailey Karst S 5-10 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Ohio University) 12 Nikki Kennedy MB 6-3 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Legend H.S.) 9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 Fr. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest H.S.) 13 Ruth Okoye MB 6-1 So. Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest H.S.) 14 Kayla Principato RH 6-2 Fr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Southside H.S.) 4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Fr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day H.S.) 3 Sarah Schmid MB 6-1 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Rutgers) Head Coach: Jesse Mahoney (Colorado 95, 99; 3rd Season) Assistant Head Coach: Tom Hogan (Miami (Ohio) 02, Xavier 04; 3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Katelin Batten (Colorado State 10; 3rd Season) Athletic Trainer: Ariel Guldstrand ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY Seniors (3) - Acker, Denney, Karst Juniors (1) - Schmid Sophomores (4) - Basey, Corrujedo, Domme, Okoye Freshmen (6) - Baird, Boteju, Kennedy, Loyd, Principato, Rooke ROSTER BY STATE ROSTER BY POSITION California (1) - Rooke Colorado (8) - Basey, Domme, Denney, Karst, Kennedy, Loyd, Okoye, Schmid Indiana (1) - Baird New York (1) - Principato Texas (2) - Boteju, Corrujedo Wisconsin (1) - Acker Defensive Specialist/Libero (3) - Acker, Loyd, Rooke Middle Blocker (3) - Muhle, Okoye, Schmid Middle Hitter (1) - Denney Outside Hitter (3) - Baird, Basey, Corrujedo Right-side Hitter (1) - Principato Setter (3) - Boteju, Domme, Karst

3 SETTING HER SIGHTS Bailey Karst has been one of Denver s most important assets on the court for defense. The senior was named the Summit League s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week prior to conference play, after guiding the Pioneers to an undefeated week (4-0), capturing the Denver Invitational title and earning an all-tournament team selection. The Aurora, Colorado native has helped Denver record its best start to a season (17-3) since She opened this week with 59 of the Pioneers 64 assists against the South Dakota Coyotes. KILLING THE COMPETITION University of Denver sophomore Moni Corrujedo has been climbing the Summit League leader polls in recent weeks, now ranking number 7 in kills with a season total of 323, averaging 2.95 per set. She is followed by Nola Basey, who ranks 11th with 265 kills. Basey was the Summit League s Offensive Player of the Week twice in a row last week after recording 25 kills at a.418 hitting percentage in the four-set victory over South Dakota State and chipped in 15 kills in a straight-set win over Omaha. FRESH FACES, FRESH TAKE The Pioneers welcomed six freshmen to the squad this year. Cassie Baird has proven to be a young leader on the team; Thus far, she has had 98 kills on the season, the fifth highest amount on the entire squad. Cassidy Rooke has served as a libero/defensive specialist in 71 of the Pioneers 72 games, and currently ranks fifth on the squad in defense with 124 digs. MAKE IT NATIONAL Coming off a bid for the Conference title, Denver looks to return once again to the postseason, setting its sights toward the elusive NCAA Tournament. Mahoney is no stranger to the national stage, having helped his CSU Rams to seven straight appearances, and along with 2014 NORCECA Championships-winning assistant head coach Hogan and assistant Batten aims to see his Pioneers bring home the trophy for the 2014 season SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS Conference GP Record Win PFPA % GP Record Win % Overall PFPA Last 10 Streak Denver Won 12 South Dakota Lost 2 IUPUI Won 2 Oral Roberts Won 1 Fort Wayne Lost 1 Omaha Lost 2 Western Illinois Won 1 North Dakota State Lost 2 South Dakota State Lost Statistical Rankings thru 10/9/14 TEAM RANKINGS Category Stat NCAA Kills Kills Per Set Digs Digs Per Set Hitting Percentage Blocks Blocks Per Set Service Aces 81 - Service Aces Per Set Assists Assists Per Set INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Category Player Stat Conf NCAA Kills Basey Corrujedo Kills Per Set Corrujedo Digs Acker Digs Per Set Acker Hitting Pct. Schmid Block Assist Schmid Blocks Per Set Denney.98 - Schmid.98 - Service Aces Acker 17 - Service Aces/Set Acker.27 - Assists Karst School Information Location...Denver, Colo. Enrollment... 11,778 Founded Nickname...Pioneers Colors...Crimson and Gold Conference...The Summit League Chancellor... Rebecca Chopp Athletics Director...Peg Bradley-Doppes Ticket Office Phone...(303) Team Information Home Arena...Hamilton Gymnasium (2,500) 2013 Overall Record (10-4 Summit) Starter Returning/Lost...6/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...6/9 Newcomers...8 DU all-time record (31st Season) NCAA Appearances/Last...N/A Best NCAA Finish/Year...N/A Head Coach...Jesse Mahoney (Colorado 95) Record/Career (3rd)/ Assistant Coach...Tom Hogan (Miami (Ohio) 02) Assistant Coach...Katelin Batten (Colo. State 10) Athletic Trainer...Ariel Guldstrand Media Relations Assoc. V.C. of External Affairs...Ryan Peck SID (VB Contact)... Jessica Peterson Cell Phone...(308) jessica.peterson@du.edu

4 2014 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jesse Mahoney Alma Mater: Colorado Experience: 3rd Season Quick Hits: 7-straight NCAA Tournament appearances from straight seasons with winning records Won his 200th game on Sat., Sep. 6 in a 3-0 decision over the Sam Houston State Bearkats Mahoney Year-By-Year Year Record Conf. 2005! 21-9 * ! * ! 23-8 * ! 23-7 * ! 25-6 * ! 26-5 * ! 24-6 * ^ # # 4-0 CSUTotals DEN Totals Totals ^ - WAC; * - Colo. State Ass t # - The Summit League! - NCAA Tournament Jesse Mahoney became the sixth head coach in DU volleyball history since the program s inception in In his first season with the Pioneers, Mahoney led the Pioneers to a record, the program s 12th winning season, as well as a 10-8 mark in the Pioneers lone season in the Western Athletic Conference. In 2013, he compiled an identical overall record, with a 10-4 mark in the inaugural Summit League. Despite the transition, Mahoney was able to continue his successful mark on the program, helping Denver to several impressive wins throughout the season. Under his guidance, the Pioneers had two AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans and a Summit League Freshman of the Year. Denver also finished second in The Summit League standings, 20th in the nation in hitting percentage (.266) and senior Brea Muhle finished fifth in the NCAA with.445. In the classroom, Mahoney helped the Pioneers to the AVCA Team Academic Award, the program s 13th in the last 14 seasons. Prior to coming to Denver, Mahoney spent seven seasons under legendary head coach Assistant Head Coach Tom Hogan Alma Mater: Miami (Ohio) Experience: 3rd Season Tom Hilbert with Colorado State, including four as associate head coach. Mahoney helped the Rams to a (.744) record, seven NCAA Tournament appearances and five Mountain West Conference championships in his seven seasons. Mahoney joined Colorado State from Fort Hays State, where he was the head coach from While at Fort Hays State, Mahoney tallied a record of , including a mark from His Lady Tigers went 31-5 in 2004, as they posted the best record in NCAA Division II competition and finished the season ranked 11th nationally. Prior to his time in Hays, Kans., Mahoney was the assistant coach at Colorado Christian in 1998, helping lead the Cougars to a tie for first place in the RMAC East Division (17-2 record). Mahoney was the head coach of the University of Colorado men s club team for two years and also helped coach the under-18 Front Range Volleyball Club team that captured the USA Junior Rocky Mountain Region championship. Prior to coaching, Mahoney spent four seasons as the starting setter on the CU men s club team. He earned All-Tournament honors in 1993 after leading the team to the NIRSA collegiate club national championship. Assistant Coach Katelin Batten Alma Mater: Colorado State Experience: 3rd Season

5 DS/Libero 5 8 Senior Waukesha, Wis. Catholic Memorial H.S. Outside Hitter 6 0 Sophomore El Paso, Texas Montwood H.S. Setter 5 11 Sophomore Colo. Springs, Colo. Pepperdine Cheyenne Mtn. H.S. Middle Blocker 6 1 Sophomore Aurora, Colo. Eaglecrest H.S PLAYER BIOS - RETURNERS AND TRANSFERS 5 - KATE ACKER 7 - NOLA BASEY 2014: 20 M/72 G, 56 assists, 19 aces, 319 digs 2013: 30 M/106 G, 60 assists, 25 aces, 420 digs 2012: 30 M/110 G, 10 kills, 56 assists, 17 aces, 329 digs 2011: 28 M/107 G, 184 kills, 30 assists, 23 aces, 243 digs, 28 blocks Career: 94 M/345 G, 194 kills, 163 assists, 72 aces, 1,080 digs, 28 blocks Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (11/18/13) 2012 WAC All-Academic 2011 DU Most Valuable Freshman 2011 SBC Commissioner s List 10 - MONI CORRUJEDO 2014: 20 M/70 G, 233 kills, 12 assists, 17 aces, 126 digs, 30 blocks 2013: 30 M/109 G, 323 kills, 8 assists, 26 aces, 261 digs, 50 blocks Career: 36 M/131 G, 397 kills, 13 assists, 32 aces, 290 digs, 64 blocks 2013 Summit League All-Freshman Team 2013 Summit League All-League Honorable Mention Led the team in kills with 323, averaging 2.96 per set Selected twice to play for the Mexican National Team but was unable to attend due to schooling. 6 - MONIQUE DOMME 2014: 12 M/3 G, 5 aces, 4 digs 2013: 24 M/81 G, 8 aces, 3 assists, 28 digs Career: 24 M/81 G, 8 aces, 3 assists, 28 digs Season-high five digs vs. Gonzaga (10/24/13) Four-straight 4A state championships in H.S. Four-time Rocky Mountain Region All-Star Ranked No. 1 assists in state (5A/4A division) in 2012 Honor roll student and graduated cum laude Played for Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club 13 - RUTH OKOYE 2014: 20 M/68 G, 165 kills, 2 aces, 23 digs, 51 blocks 2013: 14 M/26 G, 7 kills, 4 digs, 6 blocks Career: 120 M/44 G, 23 kills, 1 ace, 12 digs, 21 blocks Finished with career highs in kills (2), attacks (3), digs (2), blocks (2) and block solos (1) against Chicago State (9/6/13) Played volleyball all four years at Eaglecrest H.S. Selected to the Centennial League All-Conference Team Outside Hitter 6 2 Sophomore Lyons, Colo. Perry Meridian H.S. Middle Hitter 6 5 RS-Senior Aurora, Colo. Penn State Grandview H.S. Setter 5 10 Senior Aurora, Colo. Ohio Eaglecrest H.S. Middle Blocker 6 1 Junior Highlands Ranch, Colo. Rutgers Regis Jesuit H.S. 2014: 20 M/69 G, 220 kills, 14 assists, 11 aces, 187 digs, 23 blocks 2013: 30 M/109 G, 265 kills, 15 assists, 34 aces, 279 digs, 30 blocks Career: 36 M/131 G, 318 kills, 21 assists, 40 aces, 331 digs, 38 blocks 2013 Summit League Freshman of the Year 2013 Summit League All-Freshman Team 2013 Summit League All-League Honorable Mention Ranked No. 141 in the nation in service aces-per-set (0.31) 8 - ERICA DENNEY 2014: 17 M/53 G, 80 kills, 11 digs, 47 blocks 2013: Did Not Play 2012: 6 M/9 G, 7 kills, 2 digs, 7 blocks 2011: 2 M/2 G, 1 kill 2010: Did Not Play Career: 13 M/28 G, 43 kills, 6 digs, 28 blocks Transferred from Penn State Undefeated record (31-0) and Colo. State Championship in 2007 Four-time All-Conference selection Won gold medal at the 2008 NORCECA Championships 1 - BAILEY KARST 2014: 20 M/72 G, 48 kills, 758 assists, 17 aces, 163 digs, 24 blocks 2013: 11 M/39 G, 12 kills, 407 assists, 10 aces, 73 digs, 10 blocks 2012: 20 M/72 G, 15 kills, 402 assists, 9 aces, 91 digs, 7 blocks Career: 37 M/133 G, 42 kills, 1,008 assists, 23 aces, 212 digs, 23 blocks 2013 Pioneer Classic All-Tournament Team 2013 UIC All-Tournament Team 3 - SARAH SCHMID 2014: 20 M/70 G, 132 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 21 digs, 68 blocks 2013: 30 M/109 G, 207 kills, 4 assists, 2 aces, 14 digs, 96 blocks 2012: 30 M/119 G, 379 kills, 9 assists, 25 aces, 78 digs, 89 blocks Career: 66 M/248 G, 620 kills, 15 assists, 28 aces, 95 digs, 194 blocks 2013 Summit League All-League Team 2013 Summit League All-Tournament Team Finished 2013 ranked No. 68 in the nation and No. 6 in Pioneer record books for hitting percentage (.350)

6 OH/Fr./6 2 Indianapolis, Ind. Perry Meridian H.S. MB/Fr./6 3 Parker, Colo. Legend H.S. RS Hitter/Fr./6 2 Rockville Centre, N.Y. Southside H.S PLAYER BIOS - FRESHMEN 2 - CASSIE BAIRD 11 - PIYUSHA BOTEJU 2014: 20 M/67 G, 98 kills, 43 digs, 36 blocks 2013 Academic All-State and 2013 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace Named team captain twice (2012, 2013) First Team All-State ( ), All-County ( ) and All-Conference ( ) Named Indianapolis Star Super Team twice ( ) Named to TCU All-Tournament Team (2010, 2012) 12 - NIKKI KENNEDY 2014: N/A Most Improved Player on So., JV, and varsity teams First Team All-Conference Continental League ( ) MVP on varsity team ( ) Douglas County Girls and Women in Sports recognition ( ) Played two years for the Front Range Volleyball Club 14 - KAYLA PRINCIPATO 2014: 16 G/36 M, 11 kills, 8 blocks Tournament MVP and received Rising Star Award Named All-Conference and All-County Nominated for 2013 All-Long Island and All-State Named to GEVA Regional Volleyball Team Played three years of club volleyball Received Most Improved Player and Sportsmanship Award Setter/Fr./5 11 Euless, Texas Trinity H.S. DS/Libero/Fr./5 7 Centennial, Colo. Eaglecrest H.S. DS/Libero/Fr./5 4 Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. La Jolla Country Day H.S. 2014: 19 M/44 G, 48 assists, 26 digs Named team MVP at Trinity H.S Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention 2012 District 6-5A Co-MVP Played four years of club volleyball 9 - TAYLOR LOYD 2014: 17 M/51 G, 5 assists, 42 digs 2014 Women s Junior National Team alternate MVP at Eaglecrest Invitational Named Second Team All-Conference and First Team All-City First Team All-Conference sophomore year and posted career-high 27 kills Played eight years of club volleyball Selected to USA Youth National A2 Red Team (2012) and A2 Beach Team (2011) 4 - CASSIDY ROOKE 2014: 20 M/71 G, 9 assists, 13 aces, 124 digs 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 Won gold medal during her 16s year and bronze medal her 17s year at Junior Olympics

7 2014 DU Volleyball Roster 2014 RADIO/TV ROSTER 1 Bailey Karst Sr., Setter 2 Cassie Baird Fr., Outside Hitter 3 Sarah Schmid Jr., Middle Blocker 4 Cassidy Rooke Fr., DS/Libero 5 Kate Acker Sr., DS/Libero 6 Monique Domme So., Setter 7 Nola Basey So., Outside Hitter 8 Erica Denney R-Sr., Middle Hitter 9 Taylor Loyd Fr., DS/Libero Moni Corrujedo 10 So., Outside Hitter 11 Piyusha Boteju Fr., Setter Nikki Kennedy 12 Fr., Middle Blocker Ruth Okoye 13 So., Middle Blocker 14 Kayla Principato Fr., Right Side Jesse Mahoney Head Coach Tom Hogan Assistant Coach Katelin Batten Assistant Coach Eduardo Fiallos Volunteer Assistant Coach

8 2014 SEASON STATISTICS Denver Volleyball Denver Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2014) All matches 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 1 Bailey Karst Ruth Okoye Sarah Schm id Cassidy Rooke Erica Denney Nola Basey Moni Corrujedo Cassie Baird Kayla Principato Piyusha Boteju Kate Acker Monique Domme Taylor Loyd TEAM DENVER Opponents Team Statistics DEN OPP ATTACK K ills E rro rs Total Attacks Attack Pct K ills /S e t SET A s s is ts A s s is ts /S e t SERVE A c e s E rro rs A c e s /S e t SERVE RECEPTIO E rro rs E rro rs /S e t DEFENSE D ig s D ig s /S e t BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks B lo c k s /S e t Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE T o ta l Dates/Avg Per Da 10/303 6/1983 Neutral site #/Avg 4/31 Current win streak 12 - Home win streak 7 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. 08/29/14 vs Jackson State ,25-15, /30/14 vs Incarnate W ord ,25-17,25-12, /30/14 at UT Arlington ,25-22,25-12,17-25,2 630!09/05/14 SAM HOUSTON STATE ,25-16, !09/06/14 BRADLEY ,25-8, !09/06/14 KANSAS L ,24-26,26-24, /09/14 at #14 Colorado State L ,17-25, /12/14 at #11 Nebraska L ,17-25, /13/14 vs Colgate ,25-15, /13/14 vs Akron ,25-22, /16/14 at Air Force ,25-16, &09/19/14 SAN FRANCISCO ,30-28,24-26,22-25,1 320 &09/20/14 NEVADA ,15-25,27-25, &09/20/14 TEXAS EL-PASO ,27-25,22-25, *Sep 26 at Western Illinois ,25-21, *09/29/14 ORAL ROBERTS ,25-12, *10/05/14 OMAHA ,25-19, *Oct 3 at South Dakota State ,25-15,21-25, *10/10/14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE ,18-25,25-21,19-25,1 258 *10/12/14 SOUTH DAKOTA ,25-27,27-25, ! - Pioneer Classic Record in 3-set matches: 9-2 Record in 4-set matches: 5-1 Record in 5-set matches: 3-0

9 2013 GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON Denver Volleyball Denver Team Match-by-Match Comparison (as of Oct 15, 2014) All matches Date Opponent Scor Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE 08/29/14 vs Jackson State / 17 5 / / / / / 1 6 / 3 1 / / / / 2 14 / 2 2 / 1 0 / 1 08/30/14 vs Incarnate W ord / / / / / 43 9 / 2 8 / 5 2 / 9 63 / / / 1 14 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 4 08/30/14 at UT Arlington / / / / / 65 3 / 1 14 / 5 1 / 3 93 / / / 1 8 / 18 2 / 1 0 / 2 09/05/14 SAM HOUSTON STA / / / / / 33 1 / 3 5 / 6 3 / 1 38 / / / 0 22 / 2 2 / 4 0 / 0 09/06/14 BRADLEY / 21 6 / / / / 20 3 / 1 6 / 5 1 / 3 25 / / / 2 18 / 2 4 / 4 0 / 3 09/06/14 KANSAS / / / / / 64 3 / 5 5 / 7 5 / 3 56 / / / 4 21 / 10 2 / 2 1 / 0 09/09/14 at Colorado State / / / / / 47 1 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 1 38 / / / 2 4 / 4 3 / 2 1 / 0 09/12/14 at Nebraska / / / / / 35 3 / 11 9 / 6 11 / 3 35 / / / 5 14 / 10 1 / 0 0 / 0 09/13/14 vs Colgate / / / / / 25 6 / 1 6 / 5 1 / 6 50 / / / 2 22 / 10 1 / 2 1 / 2 09/13/14 vs Akron / / / / / 30 5 / 4 8 / 7 4 / 5 46 / / / 0 8 / 8 0 / 1 1 / 2 09/16/14 at Air Force / 44 8 / / / / 42 6 / 5 5 / 8 5 / 6 47 / / / 0 20 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 1 09/19/14 SAN FRANCISCO / / / / / 59 3 / 4 11 / 5 4 / 3 80 / / / / 14 2 / 4 2 / 2 09/20/14 NEVADA / / / / / 52 6 / 7 11 / 4 7 / 6 59 / / / 6 14 / 12 5 / 4 1 / 1 09/20/14 TEXAS EL-PASO / / / / / 49 3 / 7 10 / 4 7 / 3 82 / / / 4 14 / 16 3 / 2 1 / 0 Sep 26, 201 at Western Illinois / / / / / 30 4 / 4 6 / 3 4 / 4 64 / / / 0 6 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 0 09/29/14 ORAL ROBERTS / 29 5 / / / / 25 3 / 5 3 / 7 5 / 3 32 / / / 0 14 / 2 1 / 0 0 / 2 10/05/14 OMAHA / 36 9 / / / / 31 3 / 4 7 / 8 4 / 3 45 / / / 0 7 / 6 1 / 0 2 / 4 Oct 3, 2014 at South Dakota State / / / / / 40 9 / 2 13 / 4 2 / 9 59 / / / 2 9 / 14 2 / 1 1 / 2 10/10/14 NORTH DAKOTA ST / / / / / 44 5 / / 5 12 / 5 73 / / / 5 8 / 12 0 / 0 1 / 2 10/12/14 SOUTH DAKOTA / / / / / 57 7 / 4 6 / 2 4 / 7 82 / / / 3 14 / 14 3 / 2 0 / 1 Note: M atch totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

10 2014 MATCH-BY-MATCH Denver Volleyball Denver Team Match-by-Match (as of Oct 15, 2014) All matches 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 08/29/14 vs Jackson State /30/14 vs Incarnate W ord /30/14 at UT Arlington /05/14 SAM HOUSTON STATE /06/14 BRADLEY /06/14 KANSAS /09/14 at Colorado State /12/14 at Nebraska /13/14 vs Colgate /13/14 vs Akron /16/14 at Air Force /19/14 SAN FRANCISCO /20/14 NEVADA /20/14 TEXAS EL-PASO Sep 26, 201 at Western Illinois /29/14 ORAL ROBERTS /05/14 OMAHA Oct 3, 2014 at South Dakota State /10/14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE /12/14 SOUTH DAKOTA Denver Opponents Sets played: 72 Kills per set: Assists per set: Service aces per set: 1.29 Digs per set: Blocks per set: 2.13 Ball handling errors per set: 0.18 Reception errors per set: 1.21

11 GAME 1: DENVER 3-0 JACKSON STATE (AUG. 29, 2014) # Jackson State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Edmonson, Passion Thomas, Taija Siddiqui, Jenna Barry, Tamisha Rolle, Mikayla Shelton, Kianna Jackson, Karmen Howard, Keirsten Knight, Jasmine Wiggins, Megan Ward, Simone Totals Jackson State (0) Denver (3) BOX SCORES TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Ruth Okoye Kayla Principato Team 1 Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Site: Arlington, Texas (College Park Center) Date: Aug 29, 2014 Attend: Time: 1:00 Referees: Michael Denardo, Michelle Furlong GAME 2: DENVER 3-1 INCARNATE WORD (AUG. 30, 2014) # Incarnate Word S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 4 Brooks, Kaitlyn Dear, Brittani Patterson, Meaghan Garza, Shaina Vidaurri, Angelique Hall, Bryaunea Lezak, Alexa Hernandez, Claudia McClelland, Taylor Alexander, Sarea Blagowsky, Brianna Reifsteck, Jordan Team 1 Totals Incarnate Word (1) Denver (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Site: Arlington, Texas (College Park Center) Date: Aug 30, 2014 Attend: 125 Time: 1:44 Referees: Michelle Furlong, Traci Belton The University of Denver volleyball team opened their season with a 3-0 win over Denver continued its winning ways on Saturday, beating Incarnate Word 3-1. Karst, Jackson State on Friday afternoon at the College Park Maverick Classic in Arlington, Texas. It was a good win for us our first time out, though I wish we had been the Pioneers vault to the top of the Summit League standings. We are excited to Acker and Moni Corrujedo built upon their play from the previous day, helping pushed a little more, head coach Jesse Mahoney said. We were able to get a look at start the season off 3-0 and with a tournament victory, Mahoney said. We had a several different line-ups and players, which was good. Bailey Karst ran a great offense and Kate Acker was a force from the service line. Our matches tomorrow will gutted out a tough five-set win in a pressure-filled environment against UTA. lot of bright spots on the weekend: we rallied from behind in both matches, and we get tougher as we go, and we re looking forward to seeing how this group responds. GAME 3: DENVER 3-2 UT ARLINGTON (AUG. 30, 2014) GAME 4: DENVER 3-0 SAM HOUSTON (SEP. 5, 2014) 1 Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Ruth Okoye Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Denver (3) UT Arlington (2) # UT Arlington S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Ashley Bennett Taylor Gross Qiana Canete Briana Sharratt Hannah Baptiste Amanda Welsh Cassidy Wheeler Savannah Hall Taylor Story Stacey Koch Caitlyn Cooney Ashlynn Ford Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 Site: Arlington, Texas (College Park Center) Date: Aug 30, 2014 Attend: 630 Time: 2:16 Referees: Michelle Furlong, Traci Belton Freshman Cassie Baird and senior transfer Erica Denney made their marks during Denver s narrow win over Texas-Arlington, the five-set match a callback to last year s, which saw UTA prevail. Overall, every player appearing in at least one set registered on the scoresheet. This weekend also highlighted some aspects of our game that we need to improve on, Mahoney said. Now we will get back in the practice gym, get back to work and prepare for next weekend at home [at the annual Pioneer Classic]. # Sam Houston State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Griffith, Michelle Homer, Breanna Genung, Shelby White, Brooke Coleman, Cherise Wells-Gibson, Devene Kilpatrick, Claire Vaughn, Jordyn Koopmann, Krista Urben, Carling Cranek, Sarah Guzman, Sarah Totals % % % % Sam Houston State (0) Denver (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Bailey Karst Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassie Baird Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Totals % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0 Site: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium) Date: 09/05/14 Attend: 317 Time: 1:19 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Glo Bailey Denver opened their home % season with a 3-0 shutout (25-21, 25-16, 25-16) over the Bearkats, with Nola Basey leading both teams 1 with Total kills and second in total Tie scores attempts (27) and hitting percentage Lead (.519), changewhile 6 Karst 1 0led with 7 30 assists. Basey and Corrujedo claimed second in digs with seven apiece, and Denver trumped the Bearkats in blocks, It felt great to get our first win at home, and we had a lot of energy on the court, Mahoney said. I was happy to get some younger players in the game as well. My biggest takeaway is that we finished those last sets strong.

12 GAME 5: DENVER 3-0 BRADLEY (SEP. 6, 2014) # Bradley S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 5 Livaudais, Jamie Hoerber, Melissa Chynoweth, Kristi Sobasky, Afton Thiele, Taylor Murphy, Cordelia Teel, Jessica Sack, Lea Kamp, Madison Rymer, Kayla Totals % % % % Bradley (0) Denver (3) The Pioneers dominated the Braves in all sets (25-11, 25-8, 25-15), triumphing in attacks, hitting percentage, assists, service aces, digs, block solos, block assists and total blocks. Karst led in assists with 19, while freshman Cassie Baird topped all players in kills with eight. Acker led the Pioneers in digs with six, second only to Bradley s Lea Sack overall. The match was DU s third shutout of the season and second consecutive BOX SCORES TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Ruth Okoye Kayla Principato Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0 Site: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium) Date: 09/06/14 Attend: Time: 1:10 Referees: Glo Bailey, Dan Apol Total GAME 7: DENVER 0-3 COLORADO STATE (SEP. 9, 2014) 1 Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Totals GAME 6: DENVER 1-3 KANSAS (SEP. 6, 2014) # Kansas S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Chelsea Albers Kayla Cheadle Sara McClinton Tiana Dockery Ainise Havili Janae Hall Tori Miller Cassie Wait Kelsie Payne Claire Carpenter Madison Rigdon Maggie Anderson Addison Barry Totals % % % % % 4 Kansas (3) Denver (1) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Ruth Okoye Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.5 Site: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium) Date: 09/06/14 Attend: 803 Time: 2:03 Referees: Dan Apol, Ryan MacDowell DU finished the Pioneer Classic in second place, falling to Kansas in four sets, but added both Basey and Denney to the All-Tournament Team in a ceremony after the match s conclusion. The Pioneers recorded more attacks than their previous sets (47); leading the squad was Corrujedo (13), followed by Denney (12). Karst registered 37 assists throughout the sets as well as 12 digs, just behind Acker s 16. Junior Sarah Schmid and Baird tied in block assists with four, bringing Denver s total blocks to 11.5 over Kansas 10. GAME 8: DENVER 0-3 NEBRASKA (SEP. 12, 2014) # 1 Bailey Karst Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassie Baird Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Totals % % % % Denver (0) Colorado State (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: (0-0 Summit) 6-1 (0-0 MW) % % % % Denver (0) Nebraska (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Colorado State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 DENNY, Cassidy CULBERT, Adrianna HANNA, Jasmine SNIDER, Kelsey ANDREWS, Acacia FOSS, Deedra COLAIZZI, Jaime BESTGEN, Kaitlind CIZMIC, Sanja REYNOLDS, Marlee Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0 Site: Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena) Date: Sep 09, 2014 Attend: 1731 Time: 1:18 Referees: Glenn Sapp, Kimberly Renquest, Jacob Salem The Denver Pioneers fell 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-11) to the Colorado State Rams in their first intrastate game of the season in Colorado State University s Moby Arena Tuesday night. Historically, Colorado State has been one of the toughest teams for Denver to defeat, with the Pioneers last win against the Rams being in This loss brought Denver to a 5-2 on the season. ## Nebraska S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 5 Rolfzen, Amber Rolfzen, Kadie Fien, Kelsey Pollmiller, Mary Haggerty, Meghan Keil, Melanie Ethridge, Alexa Wong-Orantes, J Albrecht, Annika Team 1 Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 Site: Lincoln, Nebraska (Devaney Sports Cntr) Date: Sep 12, 2014 Attend: 8332 Time: 1:20 Referees: William Carson, Daryl Korinek The Denver Pioneers fell 0-3 (15-25, 17-25, 21-25) to the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the Ameritas Players Challenge. This was the first match of three for the Pioneers over the weekend. Despite the loss bringing their season to 5-3, Denver used this match against a top ranked opponent as an opportunity to grow, and went onto win all six sets of their next two games in the tournament.

13 GAME 9: DENVER 3-0 COLGATE (SEP. 13, 2014) ## Colgate S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 6 Shupryt-Knoop, Brook Smith, Molly Reilly, Kate Harris, Kathleen Seely, Diane Hume, Kenzie Moncada, Corrina Simpson, Elena Donnelly, Hannah McAndrews, Madison Faines, Mari Macy, Jackie Sanderson, Lauren Stebbins, Katie Kennebeck, Noel Team 2 Totals % % % % Colgate (0) Denver (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # 1 Bailey Karst Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassie Baird Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Totals Denver swept opponent Colgate in all three sets during their second appearance of the Ameritas Players Challenge Saturday morning (25-21, 25-15, 25-14). This success brought the Pioneers record to 6-3 on the young season. The Pioneers had an impressive 43 kills and six service aces on the Colgate Raiders throughout the three sets. As with their match against the Huskers the night before, DU played consistently better as the match went on BOX SCORES GAME 10: DENVER 3-0 AKRON (SEP. 13, 2014) # 1 Bailey Karst Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Erica Denney Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassie Baird Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Totals % % % % Denver (3) Akron (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: ## Akron S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 SMAGACZ, Julia WENGER, Anna KUSAN, Karley DELICH, Mary BEDELL, Amanda WILSON, Kelsey MACK, Callie SHALLMAN, Julie MACK, Brenna MICIC, Dragana KLOEHN, Jessica KOZER, Aubrey Team 2 Totals The Pioneers closed out the weekend s Ameritas Players Challenge with their second shutout match of the day over Akron (27-25, 25-22, 25-10). By sweeping all six sets on Saturday, the Pioneers were the runner-up team within the tournament, falling only to Nebraska (ranked 11th in the nation) on Friday night. Ruth Okoye and Bailey Karst were chosen for the Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team. GAME 11: DENVER 3-0 AIRFORCE (SEP. 16, 2014) # 1 Bailey Karst Cassie Baird Sarah Schmid Nola Basey Moni Corrujedo Ruth Okoye Cassidy Rooke Kate Acker Taylor Loyd Piyusha Boteju Kayla Principato Totals GAME 12: DENVER 3-2 SAN FRANSISCO (SEP. 19, 2014) % % % % Denver (3) Air Force (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: ## Air Force S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 CLEMENT, Akokwe BRADLEY POWERS, Rach KELTNER, Hillary HOLT, Kristen SHERRILL, Maggie PARKER, Taylor DRIDGE, Emma BANYAI, Savannah SPIRES, Shelley BATES, Rebecca MOYLES, Peyton Totals % Site: USAFA, Colo. (Falcon Court) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0 DU claimed another sweet victory by conquering their opponent, the Air Force Falcons, in all three sets (30-28, 25-16, 25-10) at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. This brought Denver s season record to 8-3. Along with 41 total kills at a.317 percentage rate, their serve-pass game was the best it has been all year. Stat leaders for this game include Moni Corrujedo with eleven kills, Bailey Karst with 32 assists, Cassie Baird with six blocks and Kate Acker who had 22 digs. The Pioneers launched their appearance in the Denver Invitational with a tight win against the Dons. Led by a combined 44 kills from sophomores Ruth Okoye (Aurora, Colo.) and Moni Corrujedo (El Paso, Tex.), the University of Denver volleyball team vanquished San Francisco in five hard-played sets (25-20, 30-28, 24-26, 22-25, 15-12). Coach Mahoney commented of this win, Every set was competitive, it was fun to coach, and win or lose, I would have been happy with this match because we took a step forward tonight.