2011 BALL STATE 1 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

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1 Ball State Men s Volleyball Weekly Release: Feb Athletics Media Relations CONTACT: Brad Caudill PHONE: bcaudill2@bsu.edu BATTLE OF THE BIRDS AT WORTHEN THIS WEEKEND: The Ball State men s volleyball team looks to end its two-match losing streak this weekend with a pair of Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association matches versus Quincy... The Cardinals will host the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday... Admission to both matches is FREE. WEEKEND RECAP: The Cardinals suffered a pair of MIVA home setbacks last weekend falling to No. 6 Ohio State 0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 26-28) Friday and No. 13 Loyola 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 18-25) Saturday. IN THE POLLS: The Ball State men s volleyball team remained outside the top 15 for the second consecutive week in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Men s Coaches Top 15 Poll... BSU did receive three points which is 12 less than No. 15 Pacific... BSU has been ranked as high as 12th this season (Jan. 17 & Jan. 24)... BSU has also received votes in the Asics/ Volleyball Magazine Men s Division I-II Top 10 Poll twice this in 2011 (Jan. 17 & Jan. 24). SCOUTING BALL STATE: The Cardinals enter the week with a 6-6 (1-3 MIVA) record after losing a pair of league matches last week... Sophomore Larry Wrather leads the Ball State attack with a 3.03 kills-per-game average, while redshirt sophomore Jamion Hartley is second at Freshman Graham McIlvaine has set BSU to a.256 rate of success this season, handing out 9.95 assists-per-game... Defensively, redshirt freshman Tommy Rouse leads the team with a 2.60 digs-per-game average, while senior Anders Nelson paces the league at the net with a 1.48 blocks-per-game average... BSU is limiting its opponents to a.211 hitting mark. SERIES VS. QUINCY: Despite having its 21-match winning streak versus the Hawks snapped last season, the Cardinals hold a 34-3 advantage in the all-time series versus Quincy... Last season, the Cardinals opened a two-match swing at Quincy with a hard-fought 3-2 (30-26, 30-21, 22-30, 22-30, 15-13) victory Feb The Hawks responded with a 3-1 (30-28, 36-34, 26-30, 30-25) win the following night to snap their 21-match losing streak versus Ball State... BSU holds a 19-1 lead in matches played in Muncie, including 12 straight home wins. SCOUTING QUINCY: The Hawks enter this weekend s two-match series with an 8-6 (0-3 MIVA) record... Last Saturday, Quincy scored a pair of sweeps over Rust College, winning the first match 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-10) and the second 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-23)... Ryan Lehmann leads the team with a 2.45 killsper-game average, while Joseph Sokol is second at Andrew Ouano has set the Hawks offense to a.257 rate of success this season, handing out 9.97 assists-per-game... Defensively, Tanner Wright leads the team with a 2.02 digsper-game average, while Steven Battaglia has a team-best 0.89 blocks-per-game average... Quincy is limiting its opponents to a.229 hitting percentage. WRATHER HEATING UP: Sophomore outside attacker Larry Wrather turned in his best back-to-back performances of the season last weekend, racking up 25 kills and averaging 4.17 kills, 2.00 digs and 1.00 blocks per game in Ball State s two matches... In last Friday s match versus No. 6 Ohio State, Wrather racked up 11 kills and a season-high.350 ( ) hitting percentage, while adding seven digs and a pair of blocks... He followed with 14 kills and four blocks, including a pair of solo stuffs, against No. 13 Loyola... For the year, Wrather averages 3.03 kills, 1.31 digs and 0.69 blocks per set Schedule Record: 6-6 (1-3 MIVA) Jan. 7 LINDENWOOD W, 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-22) 17th Annual Outrigger Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) Jan. #5 Hawai i W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-17) Jan. 14 vs. #8 UCLA L, 1-3 (22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 28-30) Jan. 15 vs. #10 Penn State L, 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 20-25) Jan. George Mason L, 1-3 (25-12, 20-25, 32-34, 21-25) Jan. Sacred Heart W, 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 15-8) Feb. 4 PFEIFFER W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-22) Feb. 5 LIMESTONE W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-15) Feb. #14 Lewis* L, 2-3 (22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-22, 10-15) Feb. IPFW* W, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-18) Feb. 18 #6 OHIO STATE* L, 0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 26-28) Feb. 19 #13 LOYOLA* L, 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 18-25) Feb. 25 QUINCY* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 QUINCY* 7:30 p.m. Mar. 5 GEORGE MASON 7:30 p.m. Mar. 6 SACRED HEART 6 p.m. Mar. Ohio State* 7 p.m. Mar. Princeton 7 p.m. Mar. Penn State 7 p.m. Mar. Saint Francis 7 p.m. Mar. 25 LEWIS* 7:30 p.m. Mar. King College 7 p.m. Mar. 27 vs. Lees McRea (@ King College) 3 p.m. Apr. 1 GRAND CANYON* 7:30 p.m. Apr. 2 GRAND CANYON* 7:30 p.m. Apr. Loyola* 7 p.m. (CST) Apr. 9 IPFW* 7:30 p.m. Don Shondell/Active Ankle Challenge (Muncie, Ind.) Apr. 15 PENN STATE 7:30 p.m. Apr. 16 SAINT FRANCIS 7:30 p.m MIVA Tournament Apr. 23 MIVA Quarterfinals Apr. 27 MIVA Semifinals Apr. 30 MIVA Championships 2011 NCAA Men s Volleybal Championship (Stanford, Calif.) May 5 NCAA Semifinals May 7 NCAA Championship All Times are Site Times & Subject to Change * denotes MIVA Match \ Home Matches in BOLD CAPS STUFFING THE COMPETITION: Ball State continued its domination at the net last weekend, averaging 3.79 blocks per game over the two matches... The Cardinals tallied 13.5 blocks in three games versus No. 6 Ohio State, while recording 13.0 blocks in four games versus No. 13 Loyola... BSU enters the week ranked first in the MIVA and second in the country with a 3.07 blocks-per-game average. Larry Wrather averaged 4.17 kills, 2.00 digs and 1.00 blocks per game in Ball State s two matches last week BALL STATE 1 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

2 Ball State Statistical Breakdown Matches w/ Double-Figure Kills Larry Wrather 4 10 J.D. Gasparovic 2 28 Anders Nelson 2 16 Dominic Spadavecchio 2 10 Greg Herceg 2 2 Marcus Imwalle 1 18 Jamion Hartley 1 11 Lee Meyer 0 17 Matches w/ 20-or-More Kills Jamion Hartley 0 1 Lee Meyer 0 1 J.D. Gasparovic 0 1 Dominic Spadavecchio 0 1 Matches w/ Double-Figure Digs Tommy Rouse 6 6 Graham McIlvaine 3 3 Larry Wrather 1 2 Lee Meyer 0 5 Dominic Spadavecchio 0 4 Jamion Hartley 0 1 Marcus Imwalle 0 1 Matches w/ 20-or-More Digs N/A Matches w/ Double-Figure Blocks Anders Nelson 1 2 J.D. Gasparovic 0 5 Matches w/ Double-Doubles Graham McIlvaine 3 3 Lee Meyer 0 4 Dominic Spadavecchio 0 3 J.D. Gasparovic 0 2 Jamion Hartley 0 1 Larry Wrather 0 1 Marcus Imwalle 0 1 Ball State s 2011 Double-Doubles Graham McIlvaine...vs. No. 8 UCLA (44 A, 10 D)...@ George Mason (48 A, 11 D)...@ No. 14 Lewis (54 A, 10 D) 2011 MIVA Standings (as of Feb. 22) Overall Record W L Pct. W L Pct. 1. Loyola Ohio State Lewis Ball State Grand Canyon Quincy IPFW AND COUNTING With his seven block assists last weekend, senior middle attacker J.D. Gasparovic remains third in program history with 406 career block assists... Gasparovic needs 31 more block assists to vault into second and 72 to pass Phil Eatherton s ( ) career total of 477 for first... In addition, his 463 career total blocks rank fifth in BSU annals... He needs just two more blocks to move into fourth in program history in that category... Eatherton is also BSU s all-time leader in total career blocks at 575. ANDERS LEADING THE LEAGUE: In addition to the Cardinals leading the league as a team, senior middle attacker Anders Nelson leads the MIVA and ranks third nationally with a 1.48 blocks-per-game average... In BSU s 12 matches this season, Nelson has racked up a team-leading 62 total blocks, including 15 solo blocks and 47 block assists... Last season, Nelson only recorded 19 solo blocks for the year, while finishing with a 1.26 blocks-per-game average. BSU WALLS OFF IPFW: In the Feb. 12 win at IPFW, the Cardinals collected a season-high 21.5 total blocks... The effort was a BSU rally scoring era record for team blocks in a three game match... The previous record was 21.0 set at Mercyhurst April 11, The 21.5 total blocks tie as the fourth-most in a match in the rally scoring era. MORE ON THE BLOCKING TOTAL: The 21.5 blocks at IPFW are the most in a match for the Cardinals since Feb. 25, 2010, when the Ball State posted 22.5 blocks in a five set home win over IPFW... Of BSU s top six blocking efforts in the rally scoring era, three have come against the Mastodons... The Cardinals also scored 21.5 blocks in a five set win over IPFW March 21, FROM THE BACK ROW: Ball State redshirt freshman libero Tommy Rouse currently ranks second in the MIVA and fifth nationally with a 2.60 digs-per-game average... In last Saturday s match versus No. 13 Loyola, Rouse reached doublefigure digs for the sixth time in 2011, with a match-high 11 digs. WEEKLY HONORS: So far this season, the Cardinals have claimed a pair of MIVA Weekly Awards... Tommy Rouse was named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week Jan. 31 after averaging 3.44 digs per game and posting a.953 serve reception percentage versus George Mason and Sacred Heart... Anders Nelson earned MIVA Offensive Player of the Week honors Feb. 14 after leading the team with 19 kills, 17 total blocks and a.593 ( ) attack percentage against Lewis and IPFW. SPADAVECCHIO NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: After collecting 23 kills and 12 digs in BSU s three matches at the Outrigger Hotels Invitational, redshirt junior outside attacker Dominic Spadavecchio was named to the event s All- Tournament Team... Spadavecchio collected six kills versus Hawai i, 10 versus UCLA and seven against Penn State MIVA Statistical Rankings All Matches Individual Rankings (as of Feb. 20) Hitting Percentage:...Anders Nelson, 4th (.424)...J.D. Gasparovic, 19th (.287) Kills Per Game:...Larry Wrather, 7th (3.03)...Greg Herceg, 17th (2.16)... Anders Nelson, 20th (2.05) Assists Per Game:...Graham McIlvaine, 6th (9.95) Aces Per Game:...Greg Herceg, 10th (0.25)...Dominic Spadavecchio, 11th (0.24) Blocks Per Game:...Anders Nelson, 1st (1.48)... J.D. Gasparovic, 3rd (1.12)...Graham McIlvaine, 11th (0.79) Digs Per Game:...Tommy Rouse, 2nd (2.60)...Graham McIlvaine, 15th (1.41)...Larry Wrather, 19th (1.31) Points Per Game:...Larry Wrather, 8th (3.55)...Anders Nelson, 11th (3.06)...Greg Herceg, 18th (2.78) Team Rankings Hitting Percentage:...(.256) 6th Opp. Hitting Percentage...(.211) 1st Assists Per Game:...(11.40) 4th Kills Per Game:...(12.14) 4th Blocks Per Game:...(3.07) 1st Service Aces:... (1.00) 6th Digs Per Game:...(8.91) 1st MIVA Matches Individual Rankings (as of Feb. 20) Hitting Percentage:...Anders Nelson, 5th (.423)...Dominic Spadavecchio, 15th (.282)...Larry Wrather, T-17th (.250) Kills Per Game:...Larry Wrather, T-8th (3.33)...Dominic Spadavecchio, 18th (2.20) Assists Per Game:...Graham McIlvaine, 6th (9.60) Aces Per Game:...Greg Herceg, T-8th (0.25) Blocks Per Game:...Anders Nelson, 1st (1.87)...J.D. Gasparovic, 7th (1.20)...Graham McIlvaine, 12th (0.93)... Greg Herceg, 16th (0.83)...Lee Meyer, 18th (0.80) Digs Per Game:...Tommy Rouse, 2nd (2.00)... Larry Wrather, 7th (1.78) Points Per Game:...Larry Wrather, 8th (3.94)...Anders Nelson, 15th (3.20) Team Rankings Hitting Percentage:... (.213) 7th Opp. Hitting Percentage...(.225) 2nd Assists Per Game:...(10.67) 6th Kills Per Game:... (11.33) T-6th Blocks Per Game:...(3.83) 1st Service Aces:... (0.53) 7th Digs Per Game:...(8.53) 2nd 2011 BALL STATE 2 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

3 Front Row (L to R): Jamion Hartley, J.D. Gasparovic, Marcus Imwalle, Anders Nelson, Lee Meyer, Dominic Spadavecchio, Larry Wrather Middle Row: Strength & Conditioning Coach Jason Roberson, Dan Wichmann, Greg Herceg, Matt Leske, Derek Menendez, Tommy Rouse, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations Brad Caudill, Associate Athletic Director Karin Lee. Back Row: Athletic Training Student Jon Wicks, Volunteer Assistant Coach Jim Palilonis, Student Video Coordinator Christine Garringer, Elias Aparcedo, Graham McIlvaine, Kevin Owens, Urim Demirovski, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Rachel Henry, Assistant Coach Kevin Furnish, Head Coach Joel Walton. NOT PICTURED: Matt Sutherland Ball State Men s Volleyball Numerical Roster - No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Elig. Ltrs Vertical Approach Hometown (High School) 1 Lee Meyer OA 6-8 Sr./Sr. *** Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 2 Elias Aparcedo S 6-3 So./So Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 3 Dan Wichmann S 6-3 So./So. * Arlington Heights, Ill. (Buffalo Grove) 4 Tommy Rouse L 5-8 So./Fr Carmel, Ind. (Cathedral) 5 Graham McIlvaine S 6-6 Fr./Fr Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) 6 Greg Herceg OA 6-4 So./So. * Lakewood, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 7 J.D. Gasparovic MA 6-7 Sr./Sr. *** St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville) 8 Jamion Hartley OA 6-7 Jr./So. * North Chicago, Ill. (North Chicago) 9 Derek Menendez MA 6-5 So./Fr Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 10 Dominic Spadavecchio OA 6-5 Sr./Jr. ** Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd) 11 Larry Wrather OA 5-11 So./So. * Lake Bluff, Ill. (Lake Forrest) 12 Marcus Imwalle OA 6-7 5th/Sr. *** Maria Stein, Ohio (Marion Local) 14 Urim Demirovski OA 6-4 Fr./Fr Burbank, Ill. (Reavis) 15 Anders Nelson MA 6-9 5th/Sr. ** St. Croix Falls, Wis. (St. Croix Falls) 16 Kevin Owens MA 6-9 Fr./Fr Fishers, Ind. (Cathedral) 17 Matt Sutherland OA 6-3 Fr./Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (Penfield) Matt Leske MA 6-7 So./So. * Highwood, Ill. (Highland Park) Head Coach: Joel Walton (Ball State, 1988) th Season Assistant Coach: Kevin Furnish (Ball State, 1993) th Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jim Palilonis (Ball State, 1996) - - Sixth Season 2011 BALL STATE 3 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

4 Career Record: (.643) MIVA Record: (.688) MIVA Tournament Record: (.607) MIVA Regular Season Titles: 1 (2002) MIVA Tournament Titles: 1 (2002) NCAA Appearances: 1 (2002) MIVA Coach of the Year Awards: 1 (2001) Walton s Milestone Wins No. 1...Mercyhurst 15-8, 15-9, /17/99 No Concordia 30-22, 30-25, /11/02 No Springfi eld College 30-22, 31-29, 27-30, 28-30, /1/04 No Central State 30-7, 30-7, /28/06 No No. 14 Loyola 29-31, 30-27, 30-25, 23-30, /28/09 No. 1 (MIVA)... at Quincy 13-15, 15-1, 15-7, /12/99 No. 50 (MIVA)... at Quincy 30-22, 30-20, /21/03 No. 100 (MIVA)...at Mercyhurst 30-23, 30-25, /8/08 Walton s Year-by-Year Record Overall Record MIVA Record Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Finish N/A T3rd rd nd T3rd rd T3rd T2nd 2003* T3rd 2002* T1st 2001* T2nd T4th T4th Total * Includes wins for matches forfeited by Lewis for using ineligible players. Walton in Non-Conference Regular Season Action Opponent W L Pct. Brigham Young Carthage Cal State Northridge Central State Concordia Clarke (Non-Conference) East Stroudsburg George Mason Grand Canyon Hawaii Juniata King Limestone Lindenwood Long Beach State Long Island Southampton Milwaukee School of Engineering New Jersey Tech (NJIT) Newman Pacifi c Penn State Pepperdine Pfeiffer Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Rutgers-Newark Sacred Heart Saint Francis Southern California Springfi eld College Stanford Tri-State UCLA UC-Irvine UC-Santa Barbara UC-Santa Cruz William Woods Total Walton in MIVA Regular Season Action Clarke Findlay Grand Canyon IPFW Lewis* Loyola (Chicago) Mercyhurst Ohio State Quincy Total * includes matches forfeited by Lewis in 2001, 2002 & 2003 Walton in MIVA Tournament Action Findlay IPFW Lewis Loyola (Chicago) Mercyhurst Ohio State Quincy Total Walton in NCAA Tournament Action Pepperdine Total BALL STATE 4 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

5 #12 Marcus Imwalle 2011:...11 vs. Limestone, 2/5/11 Career: on two occasions 2011: at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career: vs. UCLA, 2/29/ : vs. Limestone, 2/5/11 Career: at Quincy, 1/11/ :...1 on four occasions Career:...4 at Quincy, 3/5/ :...8 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career:...8 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/ :...4 on four occasions Career:...15 vs. IPFW, 3/1/ :... 1 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:...1 on three occasions Career:...6 vs. UCLA, 2/29/08 Career:...6 vs. UCLA, 2/29/08 #15 Anders Nelson 2011:...13 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career: at Lewis, 4/6/ : at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career: at Lewis, 4/6/ : on two occasions Career: on two occasions 2011:...2 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career:... 3 at IPFW, 4/11/ :...1 on four occasions Career:...4 at Grand Canyon, 3/9/ :... 5 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:...6 at George Mason, 3/19/ :...5 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career:...5 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/ :...10 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...10 at IPFW, 2/12/ :...10 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career: vs. George Mason, 1/29/10 #7 J.D. Gasparovic 2011: at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career:...20 at St. Francis, 2/20/ : at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career:...32 vs. IPFW, 2/25/ : at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career: at Rutgers-Newark, 2/9/ :...3 on four occasions Career:... 3 on eight occasions 2011:...1 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...2 on three occasions 2011:...3 on two occasions Career:...5 at Quincy, 3/5/ :...2 vs. No. 13 Loyola, 2/19/11 Career:... 3 on six occasions 2011:...7 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...13 vs. IPFW, 2/25/ :...7 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...14 vs. IPFW, 2/25/10 #10 Dominic Spadavecchio 2011:...13 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:...20 at IPFW, 4/11/ : at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:...37 at IPFW, 4/11/ : vs. Limestone, 2/4/11 Career: vs. Limestone, 2/4/ :...2 on five occasions Career:... 3 vs. Lewis, 2/26/ :...3 vs. Limestone, 2/5/11 Career:... 8 vs. Quincy, 3/28/ :...7 vs. IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...13 at Quincy, 2/12/10 Career:...1 on five occasions 2011:...3 on four occasions Career:...4 on two occasions 2011:...3 on four occasions Career:...4 on three occasions #1 Lee Meyer 2011:... 6 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career: at Quincy, 2/12/ :...15 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:...58 at Quincy, 2/12/ : vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career: at Grand Canyon, 3/8/ :...1 on three occasions Career:... 3 vs. Grand Canyon, 1/21/ :... 2 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:...3 on two occasions 2011:... 6 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:...15 vs. Grand Canyon, 1/21/ :...1 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...2 vs. IPFW, 2/25/ :...5 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:... 6 vs. Cal State Northridge, 3/27/ :...6 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...6 on three occasions #8 Jamion Hartley 2011:...11 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:...30 vs. Lewis, 2/26/ :...26 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:...54 vs. Lewis, 2/26/ : at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career: vs. Carthage, 1/22/10 Career:...1 on three occasions 2011:...1 on two occasions Career:... 1 on six occasions 2011:... 4 vs. No. 6 Ohio State, 2/18/11 Career: at Grand Canyon, 3/9/ :...1 vs. No. 13 Loyola, 2/19/11 Career:...2 vs. Rutgers-Newark, 1/30/ :...1 on five occasions Career:... 6 vs. Grand Canyon, 1/21/ :...1 on five occasions Career:... 6 vs. Grand Canyon, 1/21/ BALL STATE 5 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

6 Matt Leske Career:...7 vs. King, 4/9/10 Career: vs. King, 4/9/10 Career: vs. King, 4/9/10 Career:...1 at Quincy, 2/12/10 Career:...8 vs. King, 4/9/10 Career:...8 vs. King, 4/9/10 #11 Larry Wrather 2011:...17 vs. No. 8 UCLA, 1/14/11 Career:...19 vs. Penn State, 4/1/ : at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career: at George Mason, 1/28/ : vs. No. 6 Ohio State, 2/18/11 Career: at George Mason, 3/19/ :... 4 vs. No. 8 UCLA, 1/14/11 Career:... 4 vs. No. 8 UCLA, 1/14/ :...1 on three occasions Career:...3 vs. Rutgers-Newark, 1/30/ :...10 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career: on two occasions 2011:...2 vs. No. 13 Loyola, 2/19/11 Career:...3 at George Mason, 3/19/ :...4 at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career:...4 on two occasions 2011:...4 on two occasions Career:...4 on five occasions #3 Dan Wichmann 2011:...2 vs. Limestone, 2/5/11 Career:...2 vs. Limestone, 2/5/ :...2 vs. Limestone, 2/5/11 Career:...2 vs. Limestone, 2/5/ : vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 Career: vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/ :...2 vs. Limestone, 2/5/11 Career:...2 vs. Limestone, 2/5/ :... 1 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:... 1 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/ :...1 on two occasions Career:...1 on three occasions 2011:...1 on three occasions Career:...1 on four occasions #4 Tommy Rouse Career:...2 on two occasions 2011: at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career: at George Mason, 1/28/11 #6 Greg Herceg 2011:...11 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career:...11 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/ :...26 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/11 Career:...26 at Sacred Heart, 1/29/ : at No. 5 Hawai i, 1/13/11 Career: at No. 5 Hawai i, 1/13/ :...4 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 Career:...4 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/ :...5 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...5 at IPFW, 2/12/ :...2 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...2 at IPFW, 2/12/ :...6 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...6 at IPFW, 2/12/ :...8 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...8 at IPFW, 2/12/11 #9 Derek Menendez 2011:... 3 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:... 3 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/ :... 6 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/11 Career:... 6 vs. Lindenwood, 1/7/ BALL STATE 6 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

7 #5 Graham McIlvaine 2011:...3 on four occasions Career:...3 on four occasions 2011:... 8 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:... 8 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/ :...54 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:...54 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/ :...1 on three occasions Career:...1 on three occasions 2011: at George Mason, 1/28/11 Career: at George Mason, 1/28/ :... 1 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/11 Career:... 1 at No. 14 Lewis, 2/11/ :...6 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...6 at IPFW, 2/12/ :...6 at IPFW, 2/12/11 Career:...6 at IPFW, 2/12/11 #17 Matt Sutherland #14 Urim Demirovski 2011:...2 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 Career:...2 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 #2 Elias Aparcedo #16 Kevin Owens 2011:...3 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 Career:...3 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/ :...3 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 Career:...3 vs. Pfeiffer, 2/4/11 Career:...2 on two occasions Career:...2 on two occasions Ball State 2011 Awards J.D. Gasparovic Preseason All MIVA Dominic Spadavecchio Outrigger Hotels Invitational All-Tournament Team Tommy Rouse MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 31) Anders Nelson MIVA Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 14) 2011 BALL STATE 7 MEN S VOLLEYBALL

8 2011 Ball State Men's Volleyball Ball State Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 19, 2011) 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 11 Wrather, Larry Hartley, Jamion Herceg, Greg Imwalle, Marcus Nelson, Anders Spadavecchio,Dominic Gasparovic, J.D Menendez, Derek Owens, Kevin Meyer, Lee Wichmann, Dan McIlvaine, Graham Demirovski, Urim Rouse, Tommy TEAM BALL STATE Opponents Team Statistics BSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks A t t a c kp c t Kills/Set SET A s s i s t s As s is ts /Set SERVE Ac es Errors Attempts Serve Pct Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 8 8 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/723 5/1054 Neutral site #/Avg 2/3460 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Jan 07 LINDENWOOD W ,27-25, at #5 Hawai'i W ,25-20, vs #8 UCLA L ,20-25,25-23, vs #10 Penn State L ,21-25, Jan 28 at George Mason L ,20-25,32-34, Jan 29 at Sacred Heart W ,25-21,25-16,20-25, Feb 04 PFEIFFER W ,25-12, Feb 05 LIMESTONE W ,25-14, *Feb 11 at #14 Lewis L ,15-25,25-23,25-22, *Feb 12 at IPFW W ,25-21, *Feb 18 #6 OHIO STATE L ,21-25, *Feb 19 #13 LOYOLA L ,25-22,21-25, th Annual Outrigger Hotels Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) Record in 3-set matches: 5-2 Record in 4-set matches: 0-3 Record in 5-set matches: BALL STATE 8 MEN S VOLLEYBALL