BIRKS 6-2 // REDSHIRT JUNIOR // OUTSIDE HITTER WILLOW SPRINGS, ILL. LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

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1 7 JOCELYNN BIRKS 6-2 // REDSHIRT JUNIOR // OUTSIDE HITTER WILLOW SPRINGS, ILL. LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Jocelynn Nickname: Jock, Jozzy, Josu Career Plans: Elementary school teacher Fun fact: I secretly love to dance. Three things on your bucket list: Swim with a killer whale, ride an elephant, shoot hoops with Justin Bieber 2013 AVCA Third-Team All-America... AVCA All-Northeast Region... Unanimous All-Big Ten selection... Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational All-Tournament MVP... NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team... Preseason All-Big Ten... Started all 33 matches at outside hitter, playing all six rotations and appearing in all 124 sets... Led the team with 500 kills, 570 points and 28 service aces, adding 278 digs, 76 blocks, 20 assists, and led all regular serve receivers with a.956 reception percentage... Became just the third Illini ever to post multiple 500-kill seasons... Finished her sophomore campaign ranked second in the nation among active players in career attacks per set and ninth in career kills per set... Ranked third among active underclassmen with 1,010 total career kills... Finished fifth in the Big Ten in both kills and points per set on the season, ranking fourth in both categories and seventh in service aces during Big Ten play... Finished 38th in the NCAA in kills on the season and 40th in points... Her 1,584 attack attempts ranks fourth all-time at Illinois, and her 500 kills ties for 13th... Already ranks 11th all-time at Illinois in career attack attempts, with 3,042 through two seasons... Registered 11 double-doubles on the season and eight 20-kill matches... Ranks fourth all-time at Illinois with 19 career 20-kill matches; her eight in 2013 ranks 10th on the single-season chart... Named the Most Valuable Player at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational after leading the tournament with 58 kills, adding 15 digs and six blocks... Tallied 22 kills against both No. 18 Florida State and No. 17 Kentucky to move into seventh all-time at Illinois with 13 career 20-kill matches. Her 22 kills and 25 points against Florida State were the most in a 3-set match since the move to 25-point rally scoring in Led the Illini in kills in both matches at the Iowa State Challenge, totaling 29 over two matches to go with 13 digs, three blocks and an ace... Registered two double-doubles at the Illini Classic, including 21 kills, 12 digs and three aces against No. 2 Texas... Had a season-high 17 digs at Duke... Had a solid all-around match against Iowa, tabbing three aces, 10 digs and two blocks despite being limited to nine kills... Was lights-out at No. 14 Michigan, slamming 21 kills and eight digs. Hit.529 with nine kills and no errors in the first two sets, then went 5-for-11 in error-free play in the fifth set... Notched her second-straight 20-kill match at No. 20 Purdue, earning a double-double with 22 kills, 10 digs, three blocks and an ace... Hit a season-high.406 at Indiana, registering 15 kills, eight digs and three blocks... Had back-to-back double-doubles against No. 4 Penn State and No. 17 Ohio State, adding seven blocks and an ace on the weekend... Notched her third-straight doubledouble at Northwestern with 14 kills, 11 digs and three blocks... Earned her fourth-straight double-double at No. 16 Wisconsin, totaling 15 kills, 10 digs and a season-high five blocks... Tallied 18 kills in the 3-set victory at Iowa, adding 11 digs for a double-double... Notched her 17th career 20-kill performance against No. 17 Michigan, cruising for 22 kills, 11 digs, six blocks and two aces... Registered her secondstraight 20-kill match against No. 13 Michigan State, leading the Illini to victory with 21 kills and 10 digs... Led the Big Ten in service aces on Nov , tallying three vs. Indiana and two against No. 18 Purdue, adding 22 kills, 12 digs and three blocks on the weekend... Tops on the team in kills at both Ohio State and Penn State, tallying 15 kills, five blocks, nine digs and an ace against the Buckeyes, then recording her 19th career 20-kill match with 22 at Penn State... Hit.316 with 16 kills and two aces to lead the Illini past Northwestern in three sets... Hit.308 with 16 kills and 12 digs against Morehead State, then overcame a slow start to tally 19 kills, eight digs, three aces and three digs against Marquette to lead Illinois to the NCAA Regional... Registered her 1,000th career kill in the NCAA Regional against Purdue, and became the third Illini ever to record two 500-kill seasons... Named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team after leading the Illini with 12 kills, nine digs and an ace against Purdue All-Big Ten Honorable Mention... Big Ten All-Freshman... Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/17, 11/5, 11/19, 11/26)... Big Ten Player of the Week (9/17)... Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge All-Tournament Team... Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational MVP... Tallied 510 kills, 1,458 attacks, 262 digs, 27 aces and 60 blocks (seven solo) on the season, ranking 10th all-time at Illinois in single-season kills and sixth in attacks... Finished sixth in the Big Ten and 44th in the nation in kills, and seventh in the Big Ten and 52nd in the NCAA in points... Third in the nation among freshmen in kills and fifth in points... Led the Illini in kills and aces, was second in digs and third in solo blocks... Had the second-most kills in an Illinois collegiate debut with 16 vs. Dayton... Registered 25 kills against Cincinnati on Sept. 7 and was named to the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge All-Tournament team... Named MVP of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational after leading the tournament with 60 kills, including 20+ twice, and recording a double-double in all three matches... Named Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week on Sept. 17 after her performance in Texas... Registered the 31st in Illinois history against Penn State (20k, 23d), becoming the 17th overall and fifth first-year player to achieve the feat... Recorded 14 kills in the third set at Michigan, the most in a single set since at least Tops on the team with a personal-best three aces against Northwestern, including back-to-back aces early in the crucial third set... Served up three aces again against Purdue on Oct Set Big Ten personal marks with 23 kills and a.392 clip against Indiana, leading to her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week nod... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for a third time after averaging 5.22 kills against MSU and Michigan, notching 22 vs. MSU and tying her then-career high with 25 kills vs. Michigan... Garnered Big Ten Freshman of the Week once again on Nov. 26, her third honor in the month of November and fifth overall, after averaging 5.9 kills, 2.8 digs and 0.6 blocks at Northwestern and Iowa, including a career-high 28 kills against the Wildcats... Had kill performances (sixth-most all-time) and 13 double-doubles on the season... Led the team in kills in 22 of the 30 matches on the season, tabbing the most attacks in every match of the year. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? Some cars, a house on the beach, and probably a tiger. Favorite quote: Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. Your weirdest quirk: I enjoy making really obnoxious noises. Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars Favorite Musical Group: Lady Antebellum Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Having an exotic animal as a pet Who did you idolize growing up: My mother, Jeanette Used the season as a redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Sun-Times all-area performer in 2010 after being named the Suburban Life all-area MVP in Named to the ESPN All-America second team... Named News-Gazette state Player of the Year... Ranked 26th in prepvolleyball.com s list of Senior Aces... Named all-west Suburban Conference Silver Division... Helped Lyons Township to the 2010 state title and to second in the state in Led the Lions with 18 kills in the state championship game... Her 467 kills rank second in Lyons Township history for a single-season... Named Lyons Township Female Athlete of the Year... Played for the 1st Alliance Club team that placed fifth at the USAV Nationals in the 17 silver division, fifth at the JVDA National Championships and third at the AAU National Championship... Tallied 441 kills, 47 blocks and 130 digs in 2009 and 419 kills, 38 blocks and 292 digs... Named an AAU and Under Armour All-American... Named the best passer at Under Armour All-Americans... Coached by Joann Pyritz at Lyons Township and Beth Keck at 1st Alliance. PERSONAL Daughter of Jeff and Jeanette Birks... Has three brothers, Justin, Jeffrey and Jeremy... Received the Diamond Achievement Award... Majoring in elementary education with a language arts concentration... Enjoys coloring. 12 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

2 CAREER HIGHS K: 28 at Northwestern (11/21/12) TA: 80 at Northwestern (11/21/12) Pct:.452 vs. Dayton (8/24/12) A: 3 at Minnesota (10/28/12) SA: 3, 6x-last vs. Marquette (12/7/13) D: 23 vs. Penn State (10/6/12) BS: 2, 2x-last at Long Beach St. (8/30/13) BA: 6 vs. Michigan (11/6/13) TB: 6 vs. Michigan (11/6/13) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/6/13 Morehead St. 3* /7/13 Marquette 4* /13/13 Purdue 3* TOTAL BIRKS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE , Total

3 2 JULIA CONARD 5-10 // JUNIOR // DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST WEST CHICAGO, ILL. WEST CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Julia Nickname: Jules Fun fact: I have dog sledded on a glacier. Favorite Movie: We Are Marshall Movie you ve seen in the theater you ve regretted seeing the most: Hugo 2013 Academic All-Big Ten... Played in 16 matches at defensive specialist, making three starts... Totaled 85 digs and two assists on the season... Played back row for Illinois outside hitters against No. 17 Kentucky and tallied four digs while providing a flawless performance on serve receive... Registered nine digs against No. 14 San Diego at the Iowa State Challenge... Recorded 10 digs in her first start of the season against No. 6 Washington, then topped that with 14 against No. 2 Texas... Put up 15 digs on the weekend at No. 15 North Carolina and Duke... Made her first appearance in nearly a month at Northwestern, registering a dig and helping with serve receive... Played in the final two sets at No. 16 Wisconsin, helping the Illini right the ship after struggling in the third by tabbing nine digs in the Illini s victory... Replaced Danielle Davis midway through the second set at Penn State, tallying five digs and an assist Played in 26 matches on the season, making six starts... After entering the starting lineup on 10/21, she registered at least seven digs in 10 of the final 11 matches... Saw extended playing time against Northwestern, starting the third and fifth sets... Made her first start against No. 4 Nebraska, tying her thencareer high with eight digs... Topped her career high with nine digs in her start at Wisconsin... Served for the first time in Big Ten play against Indiana, and tabbed two aces... Nearly doubled her career high with a team-leading 17 digs at No. 15 Ohio State... Registered 15 digs against Michigan, contributing to a season-best 77 team digs... Recorded 16 digs at Northwestern to help lead the Illini past the Cats, 3-2. HIGH SCHOOL Second-Team All-State... Four-time All-DuPage Valley Conference performer... Four-time Academic All- DVC... Four-time all-area... team captain... West Chicago s all-time kills leader... Member of first conference championship volleyball team in 31 years when the Wildcats won the DuPage Valley in her West Chicago squad won IHSA Regional titles in both 2010 and High School coach was Kris Hasty... Senior stats included 339 kills, 29 blocks, 246 digs, and 51 aces... Played for Club Fusion Black for five years... Club coaches were Eric Schulze (18 Black), Steve Williams (17 Black), Mike Bui (16 & 15 Black) and Bill Milbourn (14 Black)... Club Fusion placed 5th, 12th and 5th in 2010, `11 and `12, respectively, and won the JVA national championship in Conard was chosen to the all-national tournament team in 2009 and to the All-American team in 2010 and `12... Named Outstanding Player of the Tournament at the Prepvolleyball.com Classic Tournament in 2010, a tourney Club Fusion won... Represented the U.S. in the 2011 Global Challenge in Croatia... Played in Italy, Germany, Austria and Czech Republic on European Tour in PERSONAL Born on March 21, Daughter of Torrey and Patricia Conard... Has a brother, Robert, and a sister Laura, who played volleyball at North Central... Enjoys shooting hoops, sand volleyball, biking, and watching movies... Named prom queen... Member of National Honor Society, Pep Club, and Interact Club... Member of Governor s Be Real Anti-Drug Campaign... Earned Academic Merit Award... Majoring in kinesiology. Favorite Midnight Snack: Popcorn Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Bob Chinn s Three things on your bucket list: Swim with whales or sharks, fly a plane and clean my room. What are you most proud of and why: Having success as a hitter in volleyball despite my height. Famous person you admire and why? Walt Disney because his vision and work has made so many people happy. Favorite quote: The more we sweat in practice, the less we bleed in battle and We re gonna need a bigger boat! Your favorite sundae topping: Chocolate syrup Your weirdest quirk: I hate it when someone s whistling. Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead Favorite athlete: Secretariat If I could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Fiji...it just seems like paradise. Secret Talent: I can juggle and I have been honored for my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Favorite game: Ping Pong Favorite subject in high school: Math Favorite class at Illinois: I m looking foward to Severe and Hazardous Weather Who did you idolize growing up: My great-grandmother, Rose, because of her unconditional and endless love for her family. 14 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

4 CAREER HIGHS TA: 1 vs. Pepperdine (8/25/12) A: 1, 9x-last at Penn State (11/23/13) SA: 2 vs. Indiana (11/3/12) D: 17 at Ohio State (11/10/12) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/7/13 Marquette TOTAL CONARD S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total

5 1 MORGANNE CRISWELL 6-1 // SENIOR // OUTSIDE HITTER DECATUR, ILL. LUTHERAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Getting to Know Morganne Nickname: Mogz, Morgii, Mo Career Plans: Play volleyball overseas and work for NIKE Favorite Movie: The Harry Potter series Movie you ve seen in the theater you ve regretted seeing the most: Halloween 2013 Academic All-Big Ten... Appeared in all but one match (32) on the year, making five starts... Third on the team with 250 kills and 270 points, hitting.210 with 36 blocks, 56 digs, four assists and a service ace... Appeared in all three matches at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, garnering significant playing time against No. 17 Kentucky. Entering the match originally on defense, she tallied two digs and received 13 serves without an error. She then earned herself the chance to stay in on the attack, hitting.375 with four kills and a block... Saw action in all three matches of the Illini Classic, registering three kills and a block against No. 2 Texas while playing front row for Julia Conard... Was a bright spot at No. 15 UNC, recording five kills and two blocks in the second half of the match... Made her first start of the season at Duke, recording her first career double-double with then-career highs in kills (a teambest 14) and digs (11)... Had eight kills and six digs in her start against Iowa... Hit.364 with five kills at No. 9 Michigan State... Recorded eight kills at No. 14 Michigan, scoring three in the fifth set including, a tip shot to tie the score at Set a new career high with 15 kills at Indiana, tallying four blocks including her first two career solo blocks... Had a tremendous weekend against No. 4 Penn State and No. 17 Ohio State, shattering her career high with 21 kills while hitting.400 against PSU, then putting up 15 kills against OSU... Tallied her third-straight double-digit kill match at Northwestern, with 10 kills and a block assist... Marked down her fourth-straight double-digit kill match with 10 at No. 16 Wisconsin... Had nine kills and two digs in the first two sets at No. 11 Nebraska... Erupted for 19 kills, hitting.341, against No. 17 Michigan... Led the team in kills in both matches on Nov , hitting.388 with 25 kills, four blocks and two digs on the weekend... Tied for the team lead with 15 kills at Ohio State Academic All-Big Ten... Appeared in 16 matches on the season, making three starts... Tallied 73 kills, 28 digs, 15 blocks, four assists, and two aces, while hitting.241 on the year... Had more kills in the first weekend (16) than she did all of last season (11)... Led Illinois in kills vs. Pepperdine (9)... Hit.500 with 10 kills and no errors in 3-0 victory over Iowa State on Aug Set a new career high against Cincinnati on Sept. 7 with 12 kills, then matched the kill total the following day against Louisville... Returned to the court in the fourth set against Ohio State to force a momentum 16 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL shift, scoring the next two-straight Illini points... Set a new career high with six digs at Wisconsin, playing for Birks in the first set and for Stark later in the match... Started in the back row at No. 2 Penn State Appeared in nine matches... Had eight kills vs. Houston, hitting.364 with five kills in the second set. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked No. 33 in prepvolleyball.com s list of Senior Aces... Three-time Decatur Herald & Review Macon County Player of the Year and was a nominee for the AVCA/Under Armour All-America Watch List... Named second-team all-state in 2009 after earning honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore... Four-time ECIC all-conference performer, the last three seasons unanimously... Twice earned National Junior Classic Most Valuable Player accolades... Helped LSA to four straight ECIC conference titles... Her 1,401 career kills are 12th-most in Illinois high school history... A member of the Illini Elite Club team... Was named a four-time USA AAU All-American and was named to the JVDA National Championship all-tournament team.. Named to the AVCA Under Armour All-America Watch List. PERSONAL Born on July 30, Daughter of David and Jane Criswell... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism. Favorite Midnight Snack: Frozen grapes Three things on your bucket list: Play in the Olympics, go to New York or California, get a tattoo What are you most proud of and why: All of my volleyball accomplishments, because originally I wanted to be a ballerina Famous person you admire and why? Oprah. She is influential and not afraid to be opinionated. Favorite quote: If you don t like where you are, change it. You re not a tree. Your favorite sundae topping: Peanut butter Your weirdest quirk: I hiccup all the time Favorite Musical Group: New Boyz If I could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Rehoboth Beach (favorite vacation spot) Secret Talent: I can make my shoulder blades pop out Favorite game: Catch Phrase Lucky number: 18 Favorite subject in high school: English Favorite class at Illinois: Animal Science Who did you idolize growing up: My mom. I still idolize her. She is my best friend.

6 CAREER HIGHS K: 21 vs. Penn State (10/18/13) TA: 49 at Duke (9/21/13) Pct:.500 vs. Iowa State (8/31/12) A: 2 vs. Pepperdine (8/25/12) SA: 2 vs. Iowa State (9/1/12) D: 11 at Duke (9/21/13) BS: 2 at Indiana (10/12/13) BA: 3, 4x-last vs. Northwestern (11/27/13) TB: 4 at Indiana (10/12/13) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/6/13 Morehead St /7/13 Marquette /13/13 Purdue TOTAL CRISWELL S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total

7 10 DANIELLE DAVIS 5-9 // SOPHOMORE // DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST BLOOMINGTON, ILL Appeared in 24 matches as a freshman, making 17 starts... Totaled 192 digs, 15 assists and nine service aces on the year... Made her first career appearance against No. 18 Florida State, coming in to serve for an Illini middle... Served the final point against No. 6 Washington... Saw significant back row action against No. 12 Nebraska, putting up six digs and going a perfect 8-for-8 on serve receive to help a struggling back row in the final two sets... Registered 13 digs at No. 14 Michigan, providing clutch strength on defense... Was a key member of the Illini back row at No. 20 Purdue, putting up 11 digs... Recorded 11 digs and her first career ace against No. 4 Penn State... Set a new personal best at Northwestern with 15 digs to go along with a service ace... Registered eight digs and three assists in the first three sets at No. 16 Wisconsin... Matched her personal high with 15 digs at Iowa, including 10 in the first set alone... Put up nine digs and a service ace in the win over No. 17 Michigan... Tied her career high again with 15 digs, while registering her first multi-ace match, landing two service aces against No. 13 Michigan State. Was influential in the win, serving up a 9-0 run in the third set which represented a key turning point... Notched 13 digs and an assist against Marquette in the NCAA Second Round. CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL 18 open All-American Four-time first-team all-conference... Four-time first-team all-area... Area Player of the Year Central Catholic team MVP Central Catholic team captain Averaged 4.3 kills per set, 4.2 digs, 0.6 blocks and 0.6 aces with a.497 hitting percentage as a senior... Led Central Catholic to 2009 Regional and Sectional titles, a third-place state finish in 2010, the 2011 Intercity Championship, and both Corn Belt Conference and Mt. Pulaski Championships in 2011 and Sevenyear member of Illini Elite... Also played four seasons of basketball at Central Catholic and was named Defensive Player of the Year as well as first team all-conference. PERSONAL Born Danielle Chatham Davis on April 11, 1995 in Bloomington, Illinois... Daughter of Tim and Dawn Davis... Has two younger siblings, Lauren and Cole... Enjoys traveling and listening to music... Member of the National Honor Society... Majoring in kinesiology. Getting to know Danielle Nickname: Dee Career Plans: Trainer or cop Fun fact: I love dancing Favorite Movie: She s the Man Movie you ve seen in theatres that you ve regretted seeing the most: Hangover 2 Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Logan s Roadhouse Favorite Midnight Snack: Cucumbers and ranch Three things on your bucket list : Skydive, travel the world, drive a Bugatti What are you most proud of? State Championship! Famous person you admire and why? Hope Solo, because she is a great role model and is very competitive and passionate about soccer. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? Every pair of Vans in Journeys, tickets to every Chris Brown concert, and a trip to Australia. Favorite quote: Never underestimate the heart of a champion When you surf the web, page you most often go to: YouTube Your favorite sundae topping: Sprinkles Your weirdest quirk: I enjoy talking in a Stitchlike (high pitched) voice Favorite professional sports team: Cardinals Favorite TV Show: Friends If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Africa because of the amazing wildlife and sunsets. Secret talent: I can hit really high notes in songs. What is your favorite game? Kick the can Lucky number: 8 Favorite subject in high school: Biology Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Driving across the United States Who did you idolize growing up: My dad 18 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

8 CAREER HIGHS K: - TA: 1, 2x-last at Penn State (11/23/13) Pct:.000 at Penn State (11/23/13) A: 3, 2x-last at Wisconsin (10/27/13) SA: 2 vs. Michigan State (11/9/13) D: 15, 3x-last vs. Michigan State (11/9/13) BS: - BA: - TB: - NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/6/13 Morehead St. 3* /7/13 Marquette 4* /13/13 Purdue 3* TOTAL DAVIS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE

9 5 ANNA DORN 6-3 // REDSHIRT SENIOR // MIDDLE BLOCKER MUNSTER, IND. MUNSTER HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Anna Career Plans: Become a physical therapist Three things on your bucket list: Travel the world, live in a foreign country for at least a year, and go skydiving Restaurant you have to get to when going home: Portillo s 2013 Academic All-District First Team... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Appeared in 31 matches on the season, starting all but one... Was limited early in the season due to offseason knee surgery, but improved radically week-by-week as the season wore on... Posted her third-straight season with 100+ blocks, 100+ kills and hitting over.300, attacking at a.335 clip with 111 kills, 106 blocks, eight digs and three assists... Finished her junior year ranked sixth all-time at Illinois in career hitting percentage (.351), 10th in block assists (385) and 12th in total blocks (399)... Ranked 10th in Big Ten in blocks during conference play, averaging 1.04 per set... Played in two of three matches at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational. Exploded for six kills on seven swings (.857) and six blocks to help propel Illinois to a victory over No. 17 Kentucky... Put up five blocks against No. 14 San Diego, then hit.375 with four kills against No. 11 Iowa State at the Iowa State Challenge... Hit.455 with seven kills and three blocks against No. 6 Washington... Entered the lineup in the third set at Duke and proceeded to go 5-for-6 to hit.833 over the final two sets... Opened Big Ten play on a high note, hitting.583 with eight kills against Iowa, then hit.500 against No. 12 Nebraska, scoring on her first three swings... Registered seven blocks at No. 14 Michigan, tabbing a career-high three solo blocks and putting up four stuffs in the must-win fourth set... Recorded a team-high six blocks at No. 20 Purdue, then hit.667 with five kills and four blocks at Indiana the following night... Stuffed five blocks against No. 4 Penn State, and tabbed her first assist of the season... Tallied six kills, five blocks, a dig and an assist at Northwestern... Hit.857 with six kills on seven swings to go with six blocks in the win over No. 13 Michigan State... Registered five block assists against Indiana, then hit.400 with four blocks against No. 18 Purdue... Put up six block assists at No. 2 Penn State... Hit.571 with a season-high eight kills and no errors to go along with six blocks against Marquette in the NCAA Second Round... Became just the fourth Illini in program history to earn multiple Academic All-District First Team honors, claiming the ward for the second-straight season Academic All-District First Team... Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Dayton Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team... Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge All-Tournament Team... Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team... Started 27 matches as a sophomore, tallying 180 kills, 106 blocks, 11 digs and eight assists... Hit.383 on the season, which ranks ninth all-time at Illinois... Finished fourth in the Big Ten and 19th in the nation in hitting percentage... Hit at least.400 in 14 matches on the season, including a streak of eight straight to start September... Named to the all-tournament team at the Dayton Flyer Classic after leading the Illini with a.375 attack percentage to go along with 18 kills and nine blocks... Hit.421 with 10 kills and eight blocks vs. Iowa State on Sept Named to the all-tournament team again at the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge, hitting over.400 in both matches, including registering nine kills and eight blocks against Louisville... Selected to her third all-tournament team at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational, after leading the tournament with a.622 hitting percentage on the weekend... Notched a then-season-high 13 kills against Wisconsin, earning just two errors on 23 swings to hit Topped her season best with 14 kills at No. 13 Purdue, again hitting Hit.526 with 12 kills at No. 15 Ohio State... Never had more than three attack errors in a match, and had three matches with 15+ swings and no errors Big Ten Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week (10/10)... Middle Tennessee State Invitational All- Tournament Team... Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Returned from ACL injury to start at one of the middle blocker positions...tallied six block assists vs. both St. Mary s and UCSB... Had 10 kills and hit.529 vs. Dayton... Named to the alltournament team at the MTSU Invitational after hitting.551 with 29 kills and 18 blocks in three wins... Led the Illini in total blocks (183) and hitting percentage (.344)... Hit at least.500 in 14 matches... Ranked 3rd in the Big Ten in blocks during conference only matches (1.36)... Ranked 4th in the Big Ten and 31st in the nation in blocks per set (1.28) in overall matches.. Ranked third nationally among freshmen in blocks per set.. Named Big Ten Freshman and Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10, earning her first career conference honors following stellar performances at Ohio State and Penn State... Tallied a career-high 13 block assists, which tied the school record in a win at #8 Penn State and is the most by a Big Ten player in a single match this year... Ranked 3rd on the Illinois single-season block assists list with Hit.400 during the first four matches of the NCAA Tournament with 18 kills and only two errors in 40 attempts... Had nine kills and no errors in 19 swings between the two matches at the Gainesville Regional Tallied one block and one kill in two sets before Favorite Musical Group: Rascal Flatts Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids Favorite Quote: Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. - Babe Ruth If you weren t playing volleyball, which sport would you play: Track and Field One thing most people don t know about me: I m addicted to watching game shows on TV Favorite Subject in High School: Math suffering a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 4 vs. Florida A&M. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked the No. 6 player in the class by prepvolleyball. com, the second-highest ranked player that Illinois has signed... Named to USA Volleyball High Performance teams in each of her last three seasons the 2007 Girls Select A1 team that won a gold medal at the International Junior Division High Performance Championship, the 2008 Youth team that competed in Europe and the 2009 Youth National Training Team... Led the Munster Mustangs (coached by Tracy Afman) to three straight Northwest Crossroads Conference titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and to sectional titles in both 2008 and Earned The Times first-team all-area in 2008 while claiming honorable mention all-area honors in Played for the Dunes Club Team, participating on the top open team at the 15s, 16s and 17s levels... That team won the JVDA National Silver Division title in both 2008 and Played for Sports Performance (coached by Rick Butler), which won the 2010 JVA National Championship and the national championship for the 18-open division... Named best attacker for the 18U National Junior Classic in 2010 and the best blocker for the 17U National Junior Classic in PERSONAL Born on April 29, Daughter of John and Laurie Dorn... Has younger twin siblings, Andrew and Elise... Graduated with highest honors from Munster High School... Indiana All-State Academic recognition... Selected for the James Scholar and Chancellor s Scholar academic programs at the University of Illinois... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus... Majoring in kinesiology. 20 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

10 CAREER HIGHS K: 14 at Purdue (9/29/12) TA: 23, 3x-last at Purdue (9/29/12) Pct:.857, 2x-last vs. MSU (11/9/13) A: 2 at Ohio State (10/7/11) SA: - D: 3, 2x-last vs. Iowa State (8/31/12) BS: 3 at Michigan (10/5/13) BA: 13 at Penn State (10/8/11) TB: 13 at Penn State (10/8/11) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/2/11 CMU 3* /3/11 Marquette 3* /9/11 vs. Ohio St. 4* /10/11 at Florida 4* /15/11 vs. USC 5* /17/11 vs. UCLA 4* /6/13 Morehead St. 3* /7/13 Marquette 4* /13/13 Purdue 3* TOTAL DORN S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total

11 16 McKENNA KELSAY 5-7 // SOPHOMORE // SETTER & DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST WHEATON, ILL. ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL 2013 Saw action in four matches as a freshman, primarily as a designated server... Made her first career appearance against No. 18 Florida State, coming in to serve for an Illini middle... Came in to serve against No. 2 Texas... Made her first ever appearance at setter at No. 9 Michigan State, recording 14 assists, a block, an ace and a dig in the second half of the match. Played opposite her older sister Kristen, a senior setter for the Spartans... Served for Maddie Mayers in the fourth set at No. 20 Purdue. HIGH SCHOOL Daily Herald All-Area Chicago Sun Times Top 50 Players in the State Conference Player of the Year Captain and team MVP at St. Francis in Academic All-Conference St. Francis was undefeated conference champion all four years and won the 2012 state championship... Tallied 921 assists, 261 digs, 74 kills, 31 blocks and 31 aces in 42 matches as a senior... Member of the Sports Performance Volleyball Club from Team captain of 16 sophomore and 18 White teams... AAU 18 Club National Champion AAU All-American PERSONAL Born McKenna Kathleen Kelsay on April 18, 1995 in Elmhurst, Illinois... Daughter of Mary and Bruce Kelsay... Has two sisters, Kristen and Nikki... Older sister Kristen plays volleyball at Michigan State... J. Kyle Braid Leadership Award... Member of the National Honor Society... Sang in the St. Francis choir... Enjoys singing, listening to music and following sports. Getting to Know McKenna Nickname: Kenna Career Plans: Teacher Fun fact: I love Justin Bieber Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans Movie you ve seen in theatre that you ve regretted seeing the most: Paranormal Activity Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Maggiano s Favorite Midnight Snack: Oreos Three things on your bucket list : Travel overseas, own a huge dog, meet Justin Bieber What are you most proud of and why? Winning State in 2012, because our team worked so hard and had to go through so much for it If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A red convertible Camero Book you ve read in the past year: My Sister s Keeper Favorite quote: Everything is OK in the end. If it is not OK, it is not the end. When I surf the web, page I most often go to: Twitter Your favorite sundae topping: Hot fudge Your weirdest quirk: I can touch my tongue to my nose Favorite athlete: Derrick Rose Favorite professional sports team: Chicago White Sox Favorite TV Show: The Following Favorite Musical Group: Mumford and Sons If I could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Ireland, because I ve heard it s beautiful Secret talent: Singing What is your favorite game? Monopoly Lucky number: 15 Favorite subject in high school: Forensics Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Skydiving Who did you idolize growing up: My dad 22 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

12 CAREER HIGHS K: - TA: - Pct: - A: 14 at Michigan State (10/4/13) SA: 1 at Michigan State (10/4/13) D: 1 at Michigan State (10/4/13) BS: - BA: 1 at Michigan State (10/4/13) TB: 1 at Michigan State (10/4/13) KELSAY S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE

13 6 MADDIE MAYERS 6-4 // REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // MIDDLE BLOCKER FORT WAYNE, IND. BISHOP DWENGER HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Maddie Nicknames: Mads, Madsie Maddog Fun Fact: I can t snap Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Acme Bar & Grill 2013 Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 2, Nov. 18)... Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational All- Tournament Team... Appeared in all but one match on the season, making 30 starts... Hit.216 with 164 kills, a team-high 118 blocks, 17 digs, two aces and an assist... Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in blocks per set... Led the Big Ten and ranked top 10 in the nation in blocks during non-conference play, and finished 23rd nationally among freshmen in blocks per set on the season... Had an outstanding debut at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, earning All-Tournament honors and being named Big Ten Freshman of the Week... Hit.625 with 11 kills and four blocks to lead the Illini past No. 18 Florida State in her first career appearance; she went 7-for-8 in the first two sets before committing her first attack error... Struggled offensively but put up a team-high seven blocks against LBSU... Was a block shy of a double-double with 13 kills and nine blocks, hitting.458 in the Illini s victory over No. 17 Kentucky... Registered a total of 14 blocks over two matches at the Iowa State Challenge, hitting.643 with nine kills and no errors against the No. 11 Cyclones... Topped her personal best with 15 kills vs. No. 2 Texas, hitting.323 with a team-best eight blocks... Hit.417 with seven kills in the Big Ten opener against Iowa... Hit.364 with five kills and six blocks at Indiana... Attacked at a.545 clip with six kills and five blocks against No. 17 Ohio State... Registered eight kills and five blocks at Northwestern... Six kills and six blocks at No. 16 Wisconsin, firing the final two kills of the second (28-26) and fourth (25-22) sets, helping to close out key close frames... Hit.400 with six kills at No. 11 Nebraska... Registered five blocks and five kills at Iowa... Tied her career high with nine blocks to go with six kills vs. No. 17 Michigan... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Nov. 18 after hitting.700 with seven kills and five blocks to lead Illinois to a sweep of No. 18 Purdue... Tallied six blocks and five kills at Ohio State, while serving up a key run to erase an early deficit in the first, capped by her first career ace. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked 76th on PrepVolleyball.com s list of Senior Aces,... Named to first team All-Northeast Indiana the last two seasons... Received first-team All-Summit Athletic Conference honors for three straight years,... Coached by John Minnick... The Saints won the preseason SAC championship during her first three seasons in high school, also claiming the SAC title in During her senior season, had a.500 attack percentage with 276 kills, 87 blocks, 84 digs and 45 aces... Named a second-team All-American... Played for league-champion Fort Wayne 18 Force in the Midwest Power League... Named to the all-tournament team at the Power League tournament. PERSONAL Born on June 4, Daughter of Larry and Margaret Mayers... Has two sisters, Elizabeth and Emily, who plays volleyball at Xavier... Father Larry played basketball at Hanover University... Volunteers at Towne House Retirement Village... Enjoys reading... Majoring in social work. Favorite Midnight Snack: Cheez-its Famous person you admire and why: Tom Hanks. He s my favorite actor and he s hilarious! Favorite Book: Harry Potter Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Rocky Road Favorite athlete: Larry Bird Favorite TV Shows: Friends and Doctor Who Secret Talent: Wiggling my ears. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Anywhere in Europe with my parents and sisters. Traveling with them is always a blast. Favorite Subject in High School: History Who did you idolize growing up? My parents 2012 Used 2012 as a redshirt year. 24 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

14 CAREER HIGHS K: 15 vs. Texas (9/13/13) TA: 31 vs. Texas (9/13/13) Pct:.700 at Purdue (11/16/13) A: 1 at Penn State (11/23/13) SA: 1, 2x-last vs. Northwestern (11/27/13) D: 2, 4x-last vs. Michigan State (11/9/13) BS: 1, 4x-last at Ohio State (11/22/13) BA: 9, 2x-last vs. Michigan (11/6/13) TB: 9, 2x-last vs. Michigan (11/6/13) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/6/13 Morehead St. 3* /7/13 Marquette 2* /13/13 Purdue 3* TOTAL MAYERS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE

15 2013 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention... All-Big Ten Honorable Mention... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Preseason All-Big Ten... Appeared in all 33 matches, starting all but two... Second on the team in kills (391) and points (456), and third in blocks (100)... Posted 72 digs, 12 aces and five assists, hitting.215 on the year... Finished the season ranked 124th nationally among active players in career kills, coming in at #21 among juniors... Tallied 36 kills, 15 digs and 15 blocks at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational. Registered 11 kills vs. No. 18 Florida State, then topped that with 18 kills at LBSU... Recorded her third career double-digit blocks match against No. 17 Kentucky, putting up 10 blocks, including six in the second set, to lead the Illini to victory... Registered 14 kills, three aces and five blocks, including a careerhigh three solo, against No. 14 San Diego at the Iowa State Challenge... Put up a team season-best 23 kills, including the final four kills of the match, to lead Illinois past Arizona State in five... Tied for the team lead with 14 kills at Duke to go along with five digs and four blocks... Led a balanced attack against Iowa, posting 12 kills... Hit.350 with 10 kills and two blocks at No. 9 Michigan State... Was solid early at No. 14 Michigan, registering five kills in the first set. Totaled 10 in the match to go along with three blocks... Cranked out 11 kills and two blocks at No. 20 Purdue, then hit.400 with seven kills and three blocks at Indiana... Led the Illini past No. 17 Ohio State, hitting.390 with 18 kills and five blocks... Recorded her seventh career 20-kill match at Northwestern, tallying 21 kills and five block assists... Notched her second-straight 20-kill match at No. 16 Wisconsin... Tallied 15 kills and four blocks to lead Illinois past No. 17 Michigan... Hit.367 with 15 kills and six blocks in the Illini s victory over No. 13 Michigan State... Hit.500 with 10 kills and four blocks against No. 18 Purdue... Recorded her 1,000th career kill vs. Northwestern, hitting.500 with 11 slams... Hit.400 with 10 kills and three block against Morehead State, then topped that the following night, hitting.406 with 17 kills, five blocks and five digs against Marquette in the NCAA Tournament Preseason All-Big Ten... All-Big Ten... Academic All- Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Played in all 30 matches, making 14 starts... Tallied 400 kills, 97 blocks, 56 digs and 16 service aces, while attacking at a.270 clip... Led the team in solo blocks, was second in kills and third in total blocks, aces and hitting percentage... Led the Illini with 16 kills vs. Iowa State on Sept Was one of three Illini to stuff eight blocks // SENIOR // OPPOSITE HITTER LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO LAKOTA WEST HIGH SCHOOL LIZ McMAHON against Louisville, a feat matched just once since the start of rally scoring in Led the Texas Invitational with 21 total blocks, including 11 block assists at No. 6 Texas, which ranks eighth all-time in the Illini s singlematch records... Smashed a whopping 19 kills against Wisconsin, looking unstoppable towards the end of the match, to help the Illini win, Hit at least.400 in both matches in Indiana, registering 28 kills and just five errors at Indiana and Purdue... Led the Illini with a then-career-high 23 kills against Ohio State... Hit.406 with 18 kills at Michigan State to help lead the Illini to a huge comeback victory in five sets... Had 18 kills again against Northwestern, hitting.324 with a team-high five block assists... Registered at least 15 kills in 14 of the last 17 matches, including seven of the final eight... Tops on the team with 22 kills against Purdue, one shy of her then-career high... Had her third 20-kill match of the season at Ohio State, tabbing 20 kills, two aces, six digs and five blocks, including a career-high two block solos... Averaged 3.78 kills in the final home weekend, with four aces, four blocks and four digs while hitting Recorded the first 30-kill match since 2008 at Northwestern, hitting Hit.400 and averaged 6.12 kills per set in the final two road matches Big Ten All-Freshman Team... Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge All-Tournament Team... The third-ranked recruit in the 2011 class, started for the Illini at right side... Played in all 37 matches, starting Tallied 256 kills, 127 blocks, 25 digs and seven aces, while hitting Her blocking presence was key in a fiveset comeback win over Dayton... Had 25 kills and 14 blocks while hitting.426 at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational... Had a career high 20 kills and 7 blocks while hitting.576 in the five-set win vs. Louisville... Named to the all-tournament team at the Big Ten/ Big East Challenge... Hit.588 with 11 kills in a win at #25 Ohio State... Had a career high 11 block assists in the win against #20 Michigan... Hit.545 with 13 kills and only one error in the win at #23 Michigan... Has recorded double-digit kills in 5 of the last 8 matches... Combined for 14 kills and nine blocks while hitting.407 in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament... Third on the team with 47 kills in six NCAA Tournament matches. HIGH SCHOOL Multi-year performer in the USA Volleyball ladder system... In 2010, led the American team in kills (3.45 per set) in helping the U.S. to a sliver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore... Played opposite, Getting to Know Liz Nicknames: Lizzie, Liz, Lizard, Leezy, Lippy Career Plans: Play professionally, then go into sports marketing. Favorite Movie: Madagascar or Despicable Me Fun Fact: I really, really like cats Famous person you admire and why: Ellen DeGeneres, because she makes people smile and is 100% herself Favorite quote: Being happy doesn t mean that everything is perfect; it means you ve decided to look beyond the imperfections. Three Things on you Bucket List : Go on an African Safari, learn another language, swim with dolphins What are you most proud of? How happy I am to be 6 6 If you could have a super power, what would it be and why? Teleportation, because traveling is a hassle Crazy thing you dream of doing some day: Going on a game show and winning big. appearing in all 13 sets for the USA Junior National Team s gold medal run at the NORCECA Women s Junior Continental Championships... Competed at the High Performance Championships in both 2008 and 2009, playing on the A2 Red Team that placed second in 2008 in Tucson, Ariz.... Was a member of the USA Youth National Training Team... Was a regular on the Team Club Z for six years, leading Team Z 16 Orange to the Junior Volleyball Association National Championships in 2009 and Team Z 15 Orange to third place at the JVDA Championship in Two-time national championship all-tournament team representative... AAU All-American... At Lakota West, was a two-time first-team All-Greater Miami Conference performer, pacing the Firebirds in kills with over 300 each of the past seasons, hitting.761 as a sophomore,.693 as a freshman,.590 as a junior and.500 as a senior... Lakota West won the GMC Conference in 2010 and advanced to the elite eight in state tournament... Holds record for most career kills in Lakota West history (1,086)... Suffered an elbow injury during her senior season and did not play until the last month of the season... Named to the high honor roll. PERSONAL Born Elizabeth Ann McMahon on Feb. 27, 1993 in Carol Stream, Illinois... Daughter of Kevin and Janine McMahon... Siblings, Colin and Clare, both attend Ohio State... Named the 2008 Gedney s Pickle Lover of the Year where she won a year s supply of pickles... Enjoys art and design, scrapbooking and cooking... Involved with peer counseling... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism. 26 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

16 CAREER HIGHS K: 30 at Northwestern (11/21/12) TA: 65 vs. Arizona State (9/13/13) Pct:.800 vs. Middle Tennessee (9/9/11) A: 2 vs. Tulsa (9/10/11) SA: 3, 2x-last vs. San Diego (9/7/13) D: 8 vs. Pepperdine (8/25/12) BS: 3 vs. San Diego (9/7/13) BA: 11, 2x-last at Texas (9/14/12) TB: 11, 2x-last at Texas (9/14/12) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/2/11 CMU /3/11 Marquette /9/11 vs. Ohio St /10/11 at Florida /15/11 vs. USC /17/11 vs. UCLA /6 Morehead St. 3* /7 Marquette 4* /13 Purdue 3* TOTAL MCMAHON S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total

17 18 ALLISON PALMER 5-9 // REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // SETTER & DS LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. LAGUNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AT ARIZONA STATE 2013: Did not play in order to be eligible immediately after transferring. 2012: Pac-12 All-Freshman Team... Starting setter for the Sun Devils as a freshman... Broke the ASU singleseason assists record, with 1,482 assist over 128 sets... Totalled 271 digs, 46 blocks, 21 service aces, 13 kills and a.342 hitting percentage... Tied for the team lead with 10 double-doubles, including recording 52 assists and 12 digs against Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament... Named to the Dean s List in Fall 2012 and Spring INTERNATIONAL Selected to the USA Volleyball Junior National Team that finished 17th in the 2013 FIVB World Championship in Brno, Czech Republic... Played with the USA Volleyball Youth National Team in and the 2010 Youth Olympic Team, winning the gold medal at the 2010 NORCECA Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and playing in Ankara, Turkey in Led the Youth National Team to back-to-back gold medals at High Performance Championships 2010, HIGH SCHOOL Named a top-50 junior recruit by PrepVolleyball.com... A four-year starter for Laguna Beach High School under head coach Lance Stewart, playing both setter and libero for the Breakers... Led LBHS to four straight Orange Coast League Championships with a perfect 36-0 record over her career... All-county First- Team All-CIF 2010, Orange Coast League MVP CAREER HIGHS (AT ASU) K: 3 vs. Idaho State (8/24/12) TA: 6 vs. Idaho State (8/24/12) Pct: 1.000, 4x-last at Washington (11/21/12) A: 61 at Oregon (11/9/12) SA: 3 at Loyola Marymount (9/1/12) D: 17, 2x-last vs. Gonzaga (9/15/12) BS: 1, 2x-last vs. Oklahoma (11/30/12) BA: 6 at Stanford (10/26/12) TB: 6 at Stanford (10/26/12) Orange Coast All-League First Team 2009, 2010, 2011; Second Team Laguna Beach High School All-Sports MVP Played 10 seasons with the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club under coach Michael Soylular... Won a silver medal with the USA Volleyball Select White HP Team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in Won the gold medal at the 2009 Facific Northwest Junior Olympic Qualifier 16 Open, and third place at the Southern California JOQ 16 Open... In 2008, she won gold medals at the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics 15 Open (Dallas, Texas), along with the Southern California and Pacific Northwest qualifiers... Took silver in 2008 with USA Volleyball Select Red High Performance Team (Tucson, Arizona)... Won gold at the 2007 HP Championships with SCVA Select Team (Ft. Lauderdale) and placed fifth at the Junior Olympics 14 Open (Minneapolis)... Won gold in the 2006 Volleyball Festival 13 s Division. PERSONAL Born on January 22, 1994, in Mission Viejo, California... Daughter of Rosemary and Sylvain Palmer... Has an older brother Andrew, who played golf for Cornell, and an older sister Alexandra, who played volleyball for Minnesota... Extremely talented student, who won the Academic Excellence Award in 13 different subjects in high school, also winning the PRIDE Award for AB Calculus and Economics... Rotary Club Academic Student of the Month in October Won the 2008 LBHS English Department Essay Competition... Principal s Academic Award 2007, Enjoys stand-up paddleboarding and reading... Majoring in accountancy. Getting to Know Allison Nickname: Palms Career Plans: CFO of a non-profit organization Fun Fact: I ve traveled to 14 countries Favorite Movie: Despicable Me Movie you ve seen in theatre that you ve regretted seeing the most: Drive Restaurant you have to get to back home: True Foods Kitchen Favorite Midnight Snack: Avocado Three things on your bucket list : Play professional volleyball overseas, go on a safari in South Africa, and swim with dolphins. What are you most proud of and why? Being an athlete on the youth and junior national volleyball teams representing the USA. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A tiger cub and a trampoline Book you ve read in the past year: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell Favorite quote: Things turn out the best for the people who make the best out of the ways things turn out. - John Wooden Favorite Sundae Topping: Coconut whipped cream Weirdest Quirk: I can t whistle Favorite Athlete: Lindsey Berg Favorite Professional Sports Team: Los Angeles Lakers Favorite TV Show: Big Bang Theory Favorite Musical Group: Cheap Trick If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Greece, because of the culture and it s beautiful! Secret talent: Compulsive organizing Favorite Game: Egyptian rat screw Favorite Subject in High School: Calculus Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Cage diving with sharks PALMER S ARIZONA STATE STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE , // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

18 // JUNIOR // MIDDLE BLOCKER WILMETTE, ILL. NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL KATHRYN POLKOFF Getting to Know Kathryn Nicknames: KP, Kip, Kippy, Kipper, Skip Career Plans: Science! Perhaps a professor Fun Fact: I played field hockey instead of volleyball in 7th and 8th grade Academic All-Big Ten... Played in three matches as a sophomore, stuffing two blocks... Made her first career appearance at LBSU in the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, registering two blocks in the fourth set... Came in as an extra blocker for a key point against No. 14 San Diego... Saw action in the third set at No. 16 Wisconsin Earned a varsity letter, but did not see action. HIGH SCHOOL Member of New Trier team that advanced to the Elite Eight in 2011 and won the IHSA Regional and Central Suburban League in Named an all-conference scholar-athlete team captain... High school coach was Hannah Hsieh... Played for Northshore Assault in 2010 (coached by Julie Wiejek), Energy in 2011 (coached by Mike Sopocy) and Rolling Thunder in 2012 (coached by Melissa Seelinger)... Rolling Thunder placed 17th of 109 teams in the Great Lakes Power League and 9th of 140 teams at the AAU Nationals, and earned a bid to the JVA Power League Championships. PERSONAL Born on Dec. 20, Daughter of Steve and Laura Polkhoff... Has one brother, Michael... Majoring in animal science... Member of the New Trier Honor Society, the New Trier Service and NJCL Latin Honor Society... Named an Illinois State Scholar. Favorite Movies: Good Will Hunting, Tangled, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Movie You Regret Seeing in Theatres: Cloverfield Restaurant you have to get to when going home: Portillos Favorite Midnight Snack: Mini Wheats in a coffee mug. What s on your Bucket List?: Backpack around Europe, write a book, learn to play piano, see the Northern Lights. Favorite TV Shows: Friends, Mad Men, Sherlock What are you most proud of and why? Being a part of this amazing program with these amazing people. Favorite Book: Heart of Darkness Favorite quote: Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards. - Lone Survivor Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Peanut Butter Oreo Weirdest Quirk: Everything about me is a weird quirk. CAREER HIGHS BA: 2 at Long Beach State (8/30/13) TB: 2 at Long Beach State (8/30/13) POLKOFF S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total NCAA BIDS // 14 SWEET 16s // 3 FINAL FOURS // 29

19 11 KATIE ROUSTIO 6-2 // SOPHOMORE // OUTSIDE HITTER O FALLON, ILL. O FALLON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Getting to know Katie Nickname: Krou Fun fact: I absolutely love dogs Favorite Movie: Divergent Movie you ve seen in theatres that you ve regretted seeing the most: Nacho LIbre 2013 Played in three matches as a true freshman... Made her debut at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, coming in for Alexis Viliunas to provide an extra blocker in the front row on key plays against LBSU and No. 17 Kentucky... Saw action in the third set at No. 16 Wisconsin, taking the first swing of her career. HIGH SCHOOL Second Team AVCA/Under Armour High School All- American Suburban Journal St. Clair County Athlete of the Year Four-time All-Southwestern Conference First Team... Four-time Belleville News- Democrat Large School All-Area First Team... All-Area Player of the Year Three-time first-team allstate... All-state special mention O Fallon Township High School won Regional Championships in 2009 and Had 17 kills and three aces in the 2012 Regional Championship title match... Southern Illinois Volleyball Association Sportsmanship Award Totaled 1,468 kills, 1,232 digs, 210 service aces and 220 blocks, averaging 4.99 kills per set, 4.19 digs, 0.71 aces and 0.75 blocks in high school, hitting over.300 in three of her four seasons... Played club for Southwestern Illinois (SWIC) and High Performance... PrepVolleyball.com Frosh 59, Sophomore 79, Top 85 Junior Recruits, and Senior Aces, lists... Also played three seasons of basketball at O Fallon Township, leading the team in rebounds and blocked shots every year. PERSONAL Born Kathryn Elaine Roustio on October 22, 1994 in Belleville, Illinois... Daughter of Michele and Scott Roustio... Has three siblings, Rachel, Ronnie and Parker... Sister Rachel ran cross country and track at SIU Edwardsville... Majoring in communication. Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Chuck Wagon Favorite Midnight Snack: Milkshake Three things on your bucket list : Skydive, zip line through mountains, go on a white water rafting trip with all my friends and family. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A yacht, a house in Australia, more dogs Favorite Book: Hunger Games Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Weirdest Quirk: Sometimes my eyeball squeaks really loud. If you could have a super power, what would it be and why? To fly. I would travel the world. Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite Pro Sports Team: Chicago Bulls Favorite TV Show: Modern Family If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Australia. It looks beautiful and people seem friendly. Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Bungee Jumping Who did you idolize growing up: My parents Why Illinois? I grew up loving the school, beautiful campus, and a friendly staff. It is also a great choice academically. 30 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

20 CAREER HIGHS K: - TA: 1 at Wisconsin (10/27/13) Pct: - A: - SA: - D: - BS: - BA: - TB: - ROUSTIO S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE

21 12 KATIE STADICK 6-3 // SOPHOMORE // MIDDLE BLOCKER WATERTOWN, WIS Appeared in 19 matches as a true freshman, making four starts... Hit.252 with 40 blocks, 42 kills, five digs and an assist in 44 sets... Made her first career appearance at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, getting the start at middle blocker against LBSU, where she registered two blocks... Started against Arizona State, tallying seven kills (.429) and seven blocks in the Illini s 3-2 victory... Hit.444 with five kills against No. 6 Washington... Earned the start at Duke, recording eight blocks and five kills, leading Illinois to victory in the first set with five blocks in the frame... Tallied five kills and three blocks against No. 4 Penn State... Registered a kill on two swings in the third set at No. 16 Wisconsin... Had a kill and a block in the third set at No. 11 Nebraska... Proved a momentum changer in the second set against No. 13 Michigan State, slamming a kill on her second play to end a 9-0 Spartans run... Made her first career Big Ten start on Nov. 15 against Indiana, hitting.333 with four kills and three blocks in the full match... Stuffed three blocks in the fourth set at No. 2 Penn State... Played the final three sets against Marquette, tallying five blocks and four kills to lead the Illini to a comeback victory in the NCAA Second Round. HIGH SCHOOL First Team AVCA/Under Armour High School All- American Ranked No. 51 in the nation on PrepVolleyball.com s Senior Aces list... JVA All- National Team First-Team WVCA All-State 2011, First-Team All-WI Little Ten Conference 2011, WI Little Ten Player of the Year Milwaukee Journal Sentinel First-Team All-Area 2011, Third-team all-state Second-team allconference All-area honorable mention PrepVolleyball.com Soph 79 list... A four-year starter for Watertown Unified High School under coach Travis Hull... Led the Goslings to three WI Little Ten Conference titles and the 2011 WIAA Division I State Semifinals... Tallied 1,864 kills, 584 digs, 495 blocks, 80 assists and 91 aces in high school, including 644 kills (5.55/set) as a senior... Hit.298 as a right side hitter her freshman year, then moved to middle blocker as a sophomore, where she hit.476 with 526 kills... Watertown team captain 2011, Played club for Milwaukee Sting under coach Dave Galewski... Placed second at AAU Nationals in 2011 and fifth in AAU 15U All-American AAU 17U All-American WATERTOWN UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Born Katherine Ann Stadick on March 25, 1995, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin... Daughter of Bill and Judy Stadick... Has three siblings, Deb, Rob and Scott... All six members of her family play volleyball... Parents and brother, Rob, played at Wheaton College... Sister, Deb, played volleyball at Iowa State from Younger brother, Scott, plays club volleyball... The Illini s first volleyball player from Wisconsin since Member of the National Honor Society... Majoring in kinesiology... Career aspirations include working as the dietitian for a sports team or opening her own fitness club as a trainer. Getting to Know Katie Fun fact: When I was 13, I set a 5-1 and our team took second at Nationals. Favorite Movie: She s the Man Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Mullen s Dairy Bar Favorite Midnight Snack: Frosted Mini Wheats Three things on your bucket list : Travel to Paris, play beach doubles with my sister, and eat a pizza in Naples What are you most proud of? On a bike trip with my family, I biked 365 miles in 7 days when I was 9 years old. Famous person you admire and why? Kerri Walsh, because she balances having a family and also being a three-time Olympic gold medalist. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? I would invest in Nike, I would pay off my siblings /cousin s college bills, take my whole extended family on a cruise, buy Nike shoes, and buy a house that has a whole closet just for my Nike shoes. Books you ve read in the past year: Safe Haven, A Mother s Hope, Safekeeping, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and of course, my Bible. Favorite Quote: You miss 100 percent of the shots you don t take -Michael Jordan Favorite Sundae Topping: Homemade hot fudge Weirdest Quirk: My brother would say that I always seem to leave one bite of food left on my plate that I just can t finish. Favorite Pro Sports Team: Chicago Bears Favorite TV Show: Psych Favorite Musical Group: Rascal Flatts If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Venice, Italy, because I think it would be beautiful and it is unique because it is built on water. Secret Talent: I can jiggle my eyes rapidly What is your favorite game? Phase Ten Lucky Number: 3 Favorite subject in high school: English Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Winning a gold medal at the Olympics in beach doubles with my sister! Who did you idolize growing up: Debbie, my sister 32 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

22 CAREER HIGHS K: 7 vs. Arizona State (9/13/13) TA: 14, 2x-last at Duke (9/21/13) Pct:.444 vs. Washington (9/13/13) A: 1 at Ohio State (11/22/13) SA: - D: 2 vs. Minnesota (11/30/13) BS: 1, 2x-last at Penn State (11/23/13) BA: 7, 2x-last at Duke (9/21/13) TB: 8 at Duke (9/21/13) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/7/13 Marquette /13/13 Purdue TOTAL STADICK S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE

23 13 ALI STARK 6-1 // REDSHIRT JUNIOR // OUTSIDE HITTER MOUNT VERNON, IOWA MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL Nickname: Ali Kat Getting to Know Ali Fun Fact: I m obsessed with cracking my knuckles Favorite Movie: Despicable Me Restaurant you have to get to when going home: Panchero s 2013 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Appeared in all 33 matches, making 10 starts... Settled in as a back-row player towards the end of nonconference play, primarily playing the back row rotations for Liz McMahon... Tallied 231 digs, 46 assists, 25 service aces, 21 blocks and 24 kills on the season... Started all three matches at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational. Struggled offensively, but put up 25 digs and seven blocks on the weekend... Had a fantastic defensive performance in the Illini s victory at No. 11 Iowa State, leading the back line with 11 digs while adding three blocks and two aces... Her defense led Illinois past a scrappy Arizona State team, registering 17 digs and five blocks. She then posted four kills, two aces and 10 digs against No. 6 Washington and four kills, six digs and two blocks against No. 2 Texas at the Illini Classic... Had a key kill on her only swing of the match late in the first set at No. 20 Purdue, adding eight digs and two assists... Notched a service ace and 10 digs against No. 4 Penn State... Recorded seven digs and two assists against No. 17 Ohio State... Registered nine digs and two assists in the Illini s upset of No. 16 Wisconsin... Served up some key runs at Iowa to put Illinois in the lead, landing three service aces... Notched nine digs and a key service ace in the victory over No. 17 Michigan... Helped the Illini to victory over No. 13 Michigan State, notching three service aces, 11 digs and five assists... Posted back-to-back double-digit dig matches at Ohio State and No. 2 Penn State, adding an ace vs. the Nittany Lions... Registered two service aces and seven digs against Purdue in the NCAA Regional Academic All-Big Ten... Started 28 matches on the year, missing Pepperdine and Ohio due to a sprained ankle... Tallied 174 kills, 238 digs, 30 blocks, 31 assists and 16 aces as a redshirt freshman... Ranked third on the team in digs and aces... Served up three key aces against Cincinnati on Sept Had a breakout performance at the Texas Invitational, recording 29 kills and 32 digs in three matches and registering her first double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs against Cincinnati... Hit.429 with 13 kills at No. 13 Purdue, adding 11 digs for her second doubledouble... Matched her then-career high with 13 digs at Michigan... Earned her third double-double against Northwestern, with 13 kills and 10 digs... Led the team in digs against No. 4 Nebraska, tallying Slashed her career high with 20 digs against Purdue... Matched her personal best with 13 kills at No. 15 Ohio State, hitting.310 with two blocks... Hit.350 with nine kills, six digs and two blocks against Michigan State... Matched her career high with a.429 clip at Iowa, tallying seven kills, 14 digs, two blocks and an assist Saw action against Tennessee, Houston and Cincinnati, before missing the rest of the season due to injury... Received a medical hardship waiver for the season. HIGH SCHOOL Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year... Under Armour firstteam All-American... IGCA Volleyball Player of the Year... ESPN Rise Volleyball Honorable Mention All-America... Was a star for both Mt. Vernon High School, guiding the Mustangs to a No. 6 national ranking and for the Iowa Rockets, who became the first Iowa team to win the USAV National Championship and qualify for the USAV National Championship Open Division... Earned first-team all-state honors during her final three years of high school after being named third-team all-state as a freshman... Three-time All-WAMAC Conference performer... Guided Mt. Vernon to the 2A state title as a junior then to the Class 3A state title as a senior... Named the IGHSAU Class 2A All-Tournament captain in 2009 and Class 3A team captain in Helped Mount Vernon to the state runner-up in Class 3A in both 2007 and On prepvolleyball.com s national radar, listed among the Frosh 59, Soph 79 and top 50 recruits in 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively, as well as being named a Prep Volleyball All-American... Coached by Shirley Ryan at Mount Vernon and David Rodgers for the Iowa Rockets... Named Junior Olympic National Championship MVP (15 National) and the the all-tournament team at the 18 American Championships... In track, Stark was a state qualifier for the Mustangs state runner-up team in 2008 and was a middle-distance runner and high jumper for their Class 3A state championship team in Track coaches were Bill Thomsen and Maggie Willems. PERSONAL Born on May 14, Daughter of Steve Stark and Roxanne Rolland... Siblings are Marissa Stark, Reid Rolland, Jaden Rolland, Aarika Koppenhaver, Beau Rolland, Bria Rolland and Breanna Hawley... Member of the National Honor Society for two years and the honor roll for four years... Cousin Kelsey Benorden played volleyball for UNC-Asheville... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism. Favorite Midnight Snack: Oreos dunked in milk Three things on your bucket list : Travel the world, scuba dive and fly first class Famous person you admire and why: Sandra Bullock, because she is an amazing actress who appears very humble and down to earth. If you won $10 million, what would you buy: A house on the beach Book you ve read in the past year: The Hobbit Favorite Quote: It s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth Favorite Sundae Topping: Hot fudge Favorite Athlete: Derrick Rose Favorite Professional Sports Team: Chicago Bulls Favorite TV Show: The Following Favorite Musical Artists: Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson Secret Talent: I crochet scarves Favorite Game: Heads Up Lucky Number: 20 Favorite Subject in High School: Stained Glass, it pushed me to be creative and think outside the box. Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Sky diving Who did you idolize growing up: Michael Jackson. I loved the Jackson // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

24 CAREER HIGHS K: 13, 4x-last at Ohio State (11/10/12) TA: 42 vs. vs. Cincinnati (9/15/12) Pct:.429, 2x-last (7-1-14) at Iowa (11/24/12) A: 5 vs. Michigan State (11/9/13) SA: 3, 3x-last vs. Michigan State (11/9/13) D: 20 vs. Purdue (10/31/12) BS: 1, 3x-last vs. Florida State (8/30/13) BA: 5 vs. Arizona State (9/13/13) TB: 5 vs. Arizona State (9/13/13) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/6/13 Morehead St /7/13 Marquette /13/13 Purdue TOTAL STARK S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total

25 4 MICHELLE STRIZAK 6-1 // SOPHOMORE // OUTSIDE HITTER CINCINNATI, OHIO MOUNT NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Michelle Nickname: Meesh Fun fact: I have double-jointed fingers Favorite Movie: Stick It Movie you ve seen in theatres that you ve regretted seeing the most: The Watch 2013 Saw action in seven matches as a true freshman, making one start... Totaled 17 kills, four digs and a block in 10 sets... Made her first career appearance against No. 12 Nebraska, knocking down five kills in the second half of the match... Started her first match at Michigan State, registering four kills and a block... Posted three kills on six errorless swings in the first set at No. 14 Michigan, adding four digs... Notched a kill on her only swing of the match at Northwestern, coming in for a struggling Criswell in the fifth set... Recorded a kill in the third set at No. 16 Wisconsin... Had a kill in the second set at No. 2 Penn State... Registered back-to-back kills to tie the score in the third set against No. 11 Minnesota. HIGH SCHOOL Ohio Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year First Team AVCA/Under Armour High School All- American Ranked No. 22 in the nation on PrepVolleyball.com s Senior Aces list... Cincinnati Enquirer High School Volleyball Player of the Year 2011, Named to PrepVolleyball.com s Freshman 59 and Sophomore 79 lists... One of five finalists for PrepVolleyball.com s Junior of the Year... Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year runner-up GGCL Player of the Year 2011, District Player of the Year 2011, First team all-state 2011, Second-team all-state Women s Sports Association Volleyball Player of the Year Four-year starter for Mount Notre Dame High School under Head Coach Joe Burke, Strizak led the Cougars to four sectional championships, four district championships, three Greater Girls Cincinnati League Championships and three regional finals appearances, including the 2011 regional and state championships... Accumulated 1,288 kills, 882 digs, 165 blocks, 161 aces and 26 assists over 97 career matches, averaging 4.78 kills, 3.43 digs, 0.63 aces and 0.50 blocks over her final three seasons... Spent two seasons with the national training team, finishing third at the 2010 High Performance Championship with the USA Girls Youth National Training Team and fourth at the 2012 High Performance Championships with the USA Women s Junior National Training Team... Also ran track, and earned a All-GGCL Track and Field Honorable Mention GGCL Scholar Athlete. PERSONAL Born Michelle Christa Strizak on Dec. 19, 1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio... Daughter of Phyllis and George Strizak... Has two older siblings, Ryan and Sharon... Sister, Sharon, played volleyball at Maryland... Volunteered at Jewish Hospital Pharmacy, Matthew 25 Ministries and Safe Haven Farms... CYO Volleyball coach and referee... Received first honors every semester at Mount Notre Dame... Social Studies Scholar of the Year... Mathematics Scholar of the Year... National Honor Society... Student Task Force... Ambassadors... Graduated sixth in her class with a weighted GPA of AP Scholar with Distinction... Majoring in kinesiology. Restaurants you have to get to when going back home: Graeter s Ice Cream, Montgomery Inn, Skyline Favorite Midnight Snack: Ice Cream! Three things on your bucket list : 1. Live in Europe for a year 2. Go on a Mission Trip 3. Scuba Diving What are you most proud of? Winning a state championship! Famous person you admire? Kerri Walsh If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A trip to the moon, a beach house Book you ve read in the past year: Eat. Pray. Love. Favorite quote: Whoever said winning isn t important probably lost. When you surf the web, page you most often go to: Netflix Your favorite sundae topping: Brownies Your weirdest quirk: I can t blow bubbles with bubble gum Favorite athlete: Brandon Phillips Favorite professional sports team: Cincinnati Reds Favorite TV Shows: Grey s Anatomy, Nashville Favorite Musical Group: Luke Bryan If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Hawaii What is your favorite game? Apples to Apples Lucky number: 4 Favorite subject in high school: P.E. Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Bungee jumping Who did you idolize growing up: My sister and brother 36 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

26 CAREER HIGHS K: 5 vs. Nebraska (9/28/13) TA: 14 at Michigan State (10/4/13) Pct:.214 at Michigan State (10/4/13) A: - SA: - D: 4 at Michigan (10/4/13) BS: - BA: 1 at Michigan State (10/4/13) TB: 1 at Michigan State (10/4/13) STRIZAK S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE

27 8 ALEXIS VILIUNAS 6-1 // JUNIOR // SETTER LA GRANGE, ILL. LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Alexis Nicknames: Lex Fun Fact: I m a national champion in cheerleading. Favorite Movie: The Blind Side 2013 Started all 33 matches at setter... Registered 1,220 assists, 322 digs, 50 kills, 49 blocks and 13 service aces, hitting.327 on the season... Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 9.92 per set... Recorded a team-high 14 double-doubles, including the first assists-digs since 2010 with 44 assists and 20 digs in a four-set win at Wisconsin... Registered 117 assists at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, with six blocks, 23 digs and two aces on the weekend, hitting Tallied 67 assists, 14 digs and seven blocks at the Iowa State Challenge... Recorded a double-double in all three matches at the Illini Classic, hitting.800 with four kills, 50 assists, 18 digs and five blocks in the win over Arizona State... Posted her fourth double-double of the year at Duke with 43 assists and 15 digs... Hit.857, going 6-for-7 on the attack, while putting up 33 assists, seven digs and an ace against Iowa... Led the team with 13 digs against No. 12 Nebraska... Struggled at No. 9 Michigan State, getting pulled midway through the second set, but rebounded tremendously the following night to lead the Illini past No. 14 Michigan, 3-2. Recorded 40 assists, five digs, three kills, an ace and a block, including serving up match point... Recorded a double-double at No. 20 Purdue with 46 assists, 10 digs, an ace, a block and a kill... Notched a double-double against No. 17 Ohio State, earning 44 assists, 13 digs and an ace, registering six of those digs in the fourth set alone... Put up a then-season-high 52 assists at Northwestern, adding 13 digs for her second-straight double-double... Had a fantastic all-around performance in the win at No. 16 Wisconsin, recording 44 assists, a careerhigh 20 digs, three kills and a block, marking the first assist-dig since She is just the fourth setter since at least 1997 to register a Recorded a career-high 55 assists to go along with 13 digs in the Illini s 3-2 victory over No. 17 Michigan... Tallied 33 assists, 14 digs and three blocks against Indiana... Helped the team hit.369 while running a.532 assist percentage in the Illini s 3-0 sweep of No. 18 Purdue... Notched back-to-back double-doubles at Ohio State and No. 2 Penn State, totaling 70 assists, 30 digs, four blocks and two kills... Had four kills and a 3-set season-high 38 assists to help the Illini hit.357 while sweeping Northwestern... Topped her season high for a 4-set match with 48 assists against Marquette, leading the Illini to hit an impressive.319 in the NCAA Second Round Big Ten Freshman of the Week (10/15)... Appeared in seven matches as a true freshman, making four starts... Totaled 163 assists, 10 blocks, 10 kills and six 38 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL service aces while hitting.556 on the year... Started her first collegiate match at Michigan State, where she led the Illini to a much-needed, come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Spartans... Registered a doubledouble in her first career match, scoring 49 assists, 14 digs, three kills on three swings, and a block assist... Became the first Illinois freshman ever to win a Big Ten weekly award for her first appearance when named Freshman of the Week on Oct Recorded her second-straight double-double against Northwestern, matching her debut with 49 assists and 14 digs, adding two kills and four block assists... Entered the Purdue match in the fifth set when the Illini trailed 5-0, assisting on three-straight kills to close the gap to Came in when the Illini trailed 11-1 to Penn State in the third set, and won 13 of the final 27 points... Did not commit an attack error all season, hitting in three matches. HIGH SCHOOL 2011 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year after earning second-team all-state honors by the paper in 2009 and Chicago Tribune Player of the Year News-Gazette First-Team All-State after earning second-team honors in 2009 and Suburban Life Player of the Year after earning all-area honors by the paper in 2009 and Mizuno Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American Under Armour Second-Team All-American... Rated the No. 34 best Senior Ace in the class according to prepvolleyball.com... Named West Suburban Silver All-Conference in 2009, 2010 and Named first team all-area by the Doings in Four-year starter... High school coach was Joann Pyritz... Lyons reached the IHSA Class 4A Elite Eight all four years, winning the state title in 2010 and placing second in Lyons won the West Suburban Conference Silver title in 2009 and Holds Lyons Township High School record for most assists (2,202)... Her senior stats include 320 kills, 43 blocks, 300 digs, 644 assists, 54 aces and an attack percentage of Has played club for 1st Alliance since Named an AAU All-American in 2009 and Named a USAV All-American in 2010 and Named to USA Select Team in PERSONAL Born on Jan. 26, Daughter of Ed and Cheryl Viliunas... Brother, Eddie, played a tight end at Illinois from J. Kyle Braid Leadership Award recipient... Members of the Spanish Honor Society and National Honor Society... Enjoys photography, baking, knitting, and shopping... Majoring in marketing. Restaurant you have to get to when going home: Portillo s Favorite Midnight Snack: Chocolate milk Secret Talent: Baking Three things on your bucket list : Live in L.A. for a year, pet a squirrel, run a major corporation. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A yacht to travel the world. Book you ve read in the past year: The Hunger Games Favorite quote: You only live once (YOLO). Favorite Sundae Topping: Hot fudge Favorite Athlete: Tom Brady Favorite Professional Team: Chicago Bulls Favorite TV Shows: Pretty Little Liars Favorite Musical Group: Lady Antebellum If I could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why: Italy because the food rules! Favorite Subject in School: Math Favorite Game: Clue Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Singing a duet with Justin Bieber. Who did you idolize growing up: My brother.

28 CAREER HIGHS K: 6 vs. Nebraska (9/28/13) TA: 7, 2x-last vs. Nebraska (9/28/13) Pct: 1.000, 3x-last (1-0-1) at Penn State (11/8/12) A: 55 vs. Michigan (11/6/13) SA: 2, 2x-last at Wisconsin (10/26/12) D: 20 at Wisconsin (10/27/13) BS: - BA: 5 vs. Arizona State (9/13/13) TB: 5 vs. Arizona State (9/13/13) NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS DATE OPPONENT SP K-E-TA PCT. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA-TB 12/6/13 Morehead St. 3* /7/13 Marquette 4* /13/13 Purdue 3* TOTAL VILIUNAS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP-MS SP K E TA PCT. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE Total

29 9 MATTI BIELFELDT 6-1 // FRESHMAN // MIDDLE BLOCKER PEORIA HEIGHTS, ILL. PEORIA NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL Getting to know Matti Fun Fact: Has kissed four sting rays and consequently received 28 years of good luck. Favorite Movie: Frozen Movie you ve seen in theatres that you ve regretted seeing the most: Grown Ups 2 HIGH SCHOOL Three-year player for Peoria Notre Dame under head coach Jacqueline Kelly... All-state All-area First-Team All-Mid-State Six 2012, Second-team all-conference Lincoln High School All-Tournament Team Played club volleyball for Illini assistant coach Hillary Haen at both Peoria Elite and Eastside... Played one season each for BAVC and Metamora volleyball clubs... Also played basketball for PND, earning first-team all-conference twice, along with all-state honors as a senior. PERSONAL Born on May 8, 1996, in Peoria, Illinois... Daughter of David and Julie Bielfeldt... Has three siblings: Elle who graduated from Illinois in 2014, Max who plays basketball at Michigan, and a younger sister Lydia... Comes from a long line of Illini, including both of her parents, and several aunts, uncles and grandparents... Her grandfather, Gary, was a member of the Illinois football team in the 1950s... Enjoys swimming, painting, biking and anything active... Member of the National Honors Society, Bradley Leadership ALUMS, Student Government, Student Ambassadors and Earth Club as well as making the Honor Roll at PND. Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: Michael s Italian Feast Favorite Midnight Snack: A bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries...yummm Three things on your bucket list : See the Northern Lights, skydive, travel in a hot air balloon What are you most proud of and why? Having one of my paintings published and awarded a prize. Famous person you admire and why? Jennifer Lawrence because she has such a great personality and I feel like we would be great friends. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A penthouse apartment in Paris that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. Book you ve read in the past year: Divergent Favorite Quote: Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. Weirdest Quirk: Laughing at my own jokes even when they aren t that funny. Favorite Athlete: Kerri Walsh Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother, but since it ended, Brooklyn Nine Nine Favorite Musical Group: Imagine Dragons If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Italy, because I have been to France and I m dying to visit Venice. Secret Talent: I can bend my left pinky finger all the way down without moving any of my other fingers. Favorite subject in high school: Art Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Be in a shark tank surrounded by Great White Who did you idolize growing up: My older brother and sister 40 // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

30 3 BRANDI DONNELLY 5-8 // FRESHMAN // DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST RIVERTON, ILL. WILLIAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Getting to Know Brandi Nicknames: B, BD, Bdonn, BJ Career Plans: Open my own gym/training facility Fun Fact: My right hand is bigger than left Favorite Movie: Perks of Being a Wallflower HIGH SCHOOL Four-year outside hitter for Williamsville High School under head coach Stacey Carlson... Led the Bullets to two regional championships, the 2011 county championship and the 2012 sectional championships... Set school records for kills (367) and digs (447) as a senior, after breaking the record for service aces (48) her sophomore year... Sangamo All-Conference First Team 2011, 2012, 2013; Second Team All-Area Player of the Year All-area first team 2011, 2012, All-state second team 2013; honorable mention 2011, MaxPreps Player of the Week PrepVolleyball.com Top 250 Senior Aces... Played club volleyball for Illini Elite Cardinal, placing in the top 20 at AAU Nationals in three-straight seasons 2010, 2011, Also played three seasons of softball for Williamsville, setting the school record for batting average in 2013 and earning first-team all-conference, first-team all-area and second-team all-state as a junior and leading the Bullets to a second-place finish at 2A State Championships in PERSONAL Born on December 29, 1995, in Springfield, Illinois... Daughter of Cathy and Chick Donnelly... Has three older siblings, Brett, Brittani and Brandon... Brother, Brandon, played baseball at Benedictine University... Has five cousins who played college volleyball... Enjoys softball, country music concerts, shopping and going to the beach... Member of National Honor Society... Majoring in kinesiology. Movie you ve seen in theatres that you ve regretted seeing the most: March of the Penguins Restaurant you have to get to when going back home: SAMs Too Favorite Midnight Snack: Pizza Three things on your bucket list : Visit Paris and Africa, and own a house on the beach What are you most proud of and why? Having school records in batting average in softball and kills, digs, and service points in volleyball, because it was hard to focus intensely on both sports. Famous person you admire and why? Ellen Degeneres, because she always has her head held high. If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A house on the beach and a gym, then give the rest to my parents and family. Book you ve read in the past year: The Road Favorite Quote: It s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it s about the size of the fight in the dog. Weirdest Quirk: I sleep with my closet light on. Favorite Athlete: Yadier Molina Favorite TV Show: Modern Family Favorite Musical Group: Florida Georgia Line If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why? Hawaii, because of the amazing views and places to relax Secret Talent: I can make a horse sound Favorite Game? Pickle ball Favorite subject in high school: Anatomy Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Skydive over Hawaii Who did you idolize growing up: My brother, Brandon. 21 NCAA BIDS // 14 SWEET 16s // 3 FINAL FOURS // 41

31 BIRKS MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS RS Sophomore 8/30 vs. Florida St. 3* /30 at LBSU 4* /31 vs. Kentucky 5* /7 vs. San Diego 4* /8 at Iowa St. 3* /13 vs. Arizona St. 5* /13 vs. Washington 4* /14 vs. Texas 5* /20 at UNC 3* /21 at Duke 4* /27 vs. Iowa 3* /28 vs. Nebraska 3* /4 at Michigan St 3* /5 at Michigan 5* /11 at Purdue 4* /12 at Indiana 3* /18 vs. Penn State 5* /20 vs. Ohio State 4* /23 at Northwestern 5* /27 at Wisconsin 4* /30 at Nebraska 3* /2 at Iowa 3* /6 vs. Michigan 5* /9 vs. Michigan St. 4* /15 vs. Indiana 3* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State 4* /23 at Penn State 4* /27 vs. Northwestern 3* /30 vs. Minnesota 3* /6 vs. Morehead St. 3* /7 vs. Marquette 4* /13 vs. Purdue 3* RS Freshman 8/24 at Dayton 3* /25 vs. Pepperdine 3* /25 vs. Ohio 4* /31 Iowa State 3* /1 Iowa State 5* /7 at Cincinnati 4* /8 vs. Louisville 5* /14 at Texas 5* /15 vs. UCF 3* /15 vs. Cincinnati 4* /21 Minnesota 3* /23 Wisconsin 5* /28 at Indiana 4* /29 at Purdue 5* /5 Ohio State 5* /6 Penn State 5* /10 at Michigan 3* /13 at Michigan St. 5* /17 Northwestern 5* /21 Nebraska 3* /26 at Wisconsin 4* /28 at Minnesota 3* /31 Purdue 5* /3 Indiana 4* /8 at Penn State 3* /10 at Ohio State 5* /16 Michigan St. 5* /17 Michigan /21 at Northwestern 5* /24 at Iowa 3* CONARD S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Sophomore 8/31 vs. Kentucky /7 vs. San Diego /8 at Iowa St /13 vs. Arizona St /14 vs. Washington 4* /15 vs. Texas /20 at UNC /21 at Duke /27 vs. Iowa /28 vs. Nebraska 2* /23 at Northwestern /27 at Wisconsin /30 at Nebraska 2* /23 at Penn State /27 vs. Northwestern /7 vs. Marquette Freshman 8/24 at Dayton /25 vs. Pepperdine /25 vs. Ohio /31 Iowa State /1 Iowa State /7 at Cincinnati /8 vs. Louisville /14 at Texas /15 vs. Cincinnati /21 Minnesota /23 Wisconsin /28 at Indiana /10 at Michigan /13 at Michigan St /17 Northwestern /21 Nebraska 3* /26 at Wisconsin 4* /28 at Minnesota /31 Purdue 5* /3 Indiana /8 at Penn State /10 at Ohio State /16 Michigan St /17 Michigan 4* /21 at Northwestern 5* /24 at Iowa 3* CRISWELL S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Junior 8/30 vs. Florida St /30 at LBSU /31 vs. Kentucky /7 vs. San Diego /13 vs. Arizona St /13 vs. Washington /14 vs. Texas /20 at UNC /21 at Duke 4* /27 vs. Iowa 3* /28 vs. Nebraska /4 at Michigan St /5 at Michigan /11 at Purdue /12 at Indiana /18 vs. Penn State /20 vs. Ohio State 4* /23 at Northwestern /27 at Wisconsin /30 at Nebraska /2 at Iowa /6 vs. Michigan /9 vs. Michigan St /15 vs. Indiana 3* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State /23 at Penn State /27 vs. Northwestern /30 vs. Minnesota /6 vs. Morehead St /7 vs. Marquette /13 vs. Purdue // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

32 Sophomore 8/24 at Dayton /25 vs. Pepperdine 3* /25 vs. Ohio 4* /31 Iowa State /1 Iowa State /7 at Cincinnati /8 vs. Louisville /15 vs. Cincinnati /5 Ohio State /6 Penn State /10 at Michigan /13 at Michigan St /21 Nebraska /26 at Wisconsin /31 Purdue /8 at Penn State 3* Freshman 8/27 vs. Saint Mary s /2 Tennessee /3 Houston /16 Cincinnati /17 Louisville /23 at Minnesota /30 Indiana /29 Minnesota /18 at Michigan St DAVIS MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Freshman 8/30 vs. Florida State /13 vs. Washington /28 vs. Nebraska /4 at Michigan St /5 at Michigan /11 at Purdue /12 at Indiana /18 vs. Penn State 5* /20 vs. Ohio State /23 at Northwestern 5* /27 at Wisconsin 3* /30 at Nebraska /2 at Iowa 3* /6 vs. Michigan 5* /9 vs. Michigan St. 4* /15 vs. Indiana 3* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State 4* /23 at Penn State 4* /27 vs. Northwestern 3* /30 vs. Minnesota 3* /6 vs. Morehead St. 3* /7 vs. Marquette 4* /13 vs. Purdue 3* DORN S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS RS Junior 8/30 vs. Florida State 3* /31 vs. Kentucky 5* /7 vs. San Diego 4* /8 at Iowa State 3* /13 vs. Washington 4* /14 vs. Texas 5* /20 at UNC 3* /21 at Duke /27 vs. Iowa 3* /28 vs. Nebraska 3* /4 at Michigan St. 2* /5 at Michigan 5* /11 at Purdue 4* /12 at Indiana 3* /18 vs. Penn State 5* /20 vs. Ohio State 4* /23 at Northwestern 5* /27 at Wisconsin 4* /30 at Nebraska 3* /2 at Iowa 3* /6 vs. Michigan 5* /9 vs. Michigan St. 4* /15 vs. Indiana 3* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State 4* /23 at Penn State 4* /27 vs. Northwestern 3* /30 vs. Minnesota 3* /6 vs. Morehead St. 3* /7 vs. Marquette 4* /13 vs. Purdue 3* RS Sophomore 8/24 at Dayton 3* /25 vs. Pepperdine 3* /25 vs. Ohio 4* /31 Iowa State 3* /1 Iowa State 5* /7 at Cincinnati 4* /8 vs. Louisville 5* /14 at Texas 5* /15 vs. UCF 3* /15 vs. Cincinnati 4* /21 Minnesota 3* /23 Wisconsin 5* /28 at Indiana 4* /29 at Purdue 5* /5 Ohio State 5* /6 Penn State 5* /10 at Michigan 3* /13 at Michigan St. 5* /17 Northwestern 5* /21 Nebraska 3* /26 at Wisconsin 4* /28 at Minnesota 3* /31 Purdue 5* /3 Indiana 4* /8 at Penn State 3* /10 at Ohio State 5* /16 Michigan St. 5* RS Freshman 8/26 at BYU /27 vs. Saint Mary s /27 vs. UCSB /2 Tennessee /3 Houston /3 Dayton /9 at Mid Tenn /10 vs. Cal Poly /10 vs. Tulsa /16 Cincinnati /17 Louisville /23 at Minnesota /25 at Wisconsin /30 Indiana /1 Purdue /7 at Ohio State /8 at Penn State /12 Michigan /15 Michigan State /19 at Northwestern /22 at Nebraska /28 Wisconsin /29 Minnesota /2 at Purdue /5 at Indiana /11 Penn State /12 Ohio State /18 at Michigan St /19 at Michigan /23 Northwestern /26 Iowa /2 Central Michigan /3 Marquette /9 vs. Ohio State /10 at Florida /15 vs. USC /17 vs. UCLA Freshman 8/28 South Carolina /4 Florida A&M NCAA BIDS // 14 SWEET 16s // 3 FINAL FOURS // 43

33 KELSAY S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Freshman 8/30 vs. Florida St /14 vs. Texas /4 at Michigan St /11 at Purdue MAYERS MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS RS Freshman 8/30 vs. Florida St. 3* /30 at LBSU 4* /31 vs. Kentucky 5* /7 vs. San Diego 4* /8 at Iowa St. 3* /13 vs. Arizona St. 5* /13 vs. Washington 2* /14 vs. Texas 5* /20 at UNC 3* /21 at Duke 3* /27 vs. Iowa 3* /28 vs. Nebraska 3* /4 at Michigan St. 3* /5 at Michigan 5* /11 at Purdue 4* /12 at Indiana 3* /18 vs. Penn State 3* /20 vs. Ohio State 4* /23 at Northwestern 5* /27 at Wisconsin 4* /30 at Nebraska 3* /2 at Iowa 3* /6 vs. Michigan 5* /9 vs. Michigan St. 4* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State 4* /23 at Penn State 4* /27 vs. Northwestern 3* /30 vs. Minnesota /6 vs. Morehead St. 3* /7 vs. Marquette 2* /13 vs. Purdue 3* MCMAHON S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Junior 8/30 vs. Florida St. 3* /30 at LBSU 4* /31 vs. Kentucky 5* /7 vs. San Diego 4* /8 at Iowa St. 3* /13 vs. Arizona St. 5* /13 vs. Washington /14 vs. Texas 5* /20 at UNC 3* /21 at Duke 4* /27 vs. Iowa 3* /28 vs. Nebraska 3* /4 at Michigan St /5 at Michigan 5* /11 at Purdue 4* /12 at Indiana 3* /18 vs. Penn State 5* /20 vs. Ohio State 4* /23 at Northwestern 5* /27 at Wisconsin 4* /30 at Nebraska 3* /2 at Iowa 3* /6 vs. Michigan 5* /9 vs. Michigan St. 4* /15 vs. Indiana 3* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State 4* /23 at Penn State 4* /27 vs. Northwestern 3* /30 vs. Minnesota 3* /6 vs. Morehead St. 3* /7 vs. Marquette 4* /13 vs. Purdue 3* Sophomore 8/24 at Dayton 3* /25 vs. Pepperdine 3* /25 vs. Ohio 4* /31 Iowa State /1 Iowa State /7 at Cincinnati 4* /8 vs. Louisville /14 at Texas /15 vs. UCF /15 vs. Cincinnati /21 Minnesota /23 Wisconsin /28 at Indiana /29 at Purdue 5* /5 Ohio State 5* /6 Penn State 5* /10 at Michigan 3* /13 at Michigan St. 5* /17 Northwestern 5* /21 Nebraska /26 at Wisconsin /28 at Minnesota 3* /31 Purdue /3 Indiana 4* /8 at Penn State /10 at Ohio State 5* /16 Michigan St. 5* /17 Michigan /21 at Northwestern /24 at Iowa Freshman 8/26 at BYU /27 vs. Saint Mary s /27 vs. UCSB /2 Tennessee /3 Houston /3 Dayton /9 at Mid Tenn /10 vs. Cal Poly /10 vs. Tulsa /16 Cincinnati /17 Louisville /23 at Minnesota /25 at Wisconsin /30 Indiana /1 Purdue /7 at Ohio State /8 at Penn State /12 Michigan /15 Michigan State /19 at Northwestern /22 at Nebraska /28 Wisconsin /29 Minnesota /2 at Purdue /5 at Indiana /11 Penn State /12 Ohio State /18 at Michigan St /19 at Michigan /23 Northwestern /26 Iowa /2 Central Michigan /3 Marquette /9 vs. Ohio State /10 at Florida /15 vs. USC /17 vs. UCLA // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL

34 PALMER S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Freshman (at Arizona State) 8/24 vs. Idaho State 5* /25 vs. Fresno State 3* /25 at UTEP 4* /31 at UC Irvine 5* /31 vs. Colgate 3* /1 at Loyola Mary. 4* /7 vs. Wyoming 5* /7 at Kansas 4* /8 vs. Charleston 3* /14 Villanova 3* /14 UC Riverside 4* /15 Florida Atlantic 3* /15 Gonzaga 4* /18 at Arizona 4* /21 Washington St. 4* /28 California 3* /30 Stanford 2* /5 at UCLA 3* /7 at USC 4* /12 at Colorado 5* /14 at Utah 2* /19 Oregon State 3* /20 Oregon 3* /26 at Stanford 4* /28 at California 5* /2 USC 3* /3 UCLA 4* /8 at Oregon St. 3* /9 at Oregon 5* /16 Utah 4* /18 Colorado 4* /21 at Washington 4* /23 Arizona 4* /30 vs. Oklahoma 5* POLKOFF S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Sophomore 8/30 at LBSU /7 vs. San Diego /27 at Wisconsin ROUSTIO S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Freshman 8/30 at LBSU /31 vs. Kentucky /27 at Wisconsin STADICK S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Freshman 8/30 at LBSU 4* /13 vs. Arizona St. 5* /13 vs. Washington /14 vs. Texas /20 at UNC /21 at Duke 4* /4 at Michigan St /5 at Michigan /11 at Purdue /18 vs. Penn State /27 at Wisconsin /30 at Nebraska /9 vs. Michigan St /15 vs. Indiana 3* /22 at Ohio State /23 at Penn State /30 vs. Minnesota /7 vs. Marquette /13 vs. Purdue STARK S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS RS Sophomore 8/30 vs. Florida State 3* /30 at LBSU 4* /31 vs. Kentucky 5* /7 vs. San Diego 4* /8 at Iowa State 3* /13 vs. Arizona St. 5* /13 vs. Washington 4* /14 vs. Texas 5* /20 at UNC 3* /21 at Duke /27 vs. Iowa /28 vs. Nebraska /4 at Michigan St. 3* /5 at Michigan /11 at Purdue /12 at Indiana /18 vs. Penn State /20 vs. Ohio State /23 at Northwestern /27 at Wisconsin /30 at Nebraska /2 at Iowa /6 vs. Michigan /9 vs. Michigan St /15 vs. Indiana /16 vs. Purdue /22 at Ohio State ,0 11/23 at Penn State /27 vs. Northwestern /30 vs. Minnesota /6 vs. Morehead St /7 vs. Marquette /13 vs. Purdue RS Freshman 8/24 at Dayton 3* /31 Iowa State 3* /1 Iowa State 5* /7 at Cincinnati 4* /8 vs. Louisville 5* /14 at Texas 5* /15 vs. UCF 3* /15 vs. Cincinnati 4* /21 Minnesota 3* /23 Wisconsin 5* /28 at Indiana 4* /29 at Purdue 5* /5 Ohio State 5* /6 Penn State 5* /10 at Michigan 3* /13 at Michigan St. 5* /17 Northwestern 5* /21 Nebraska 3* /26 at Wisconsin 4* /28 at Minnesota 3* /31 Purdue 5* /3 Indiana 4* /8 at Penn State 3* /10 at Ohio State 5* /16 Michigan St. 5* /17 Michigan 4* /21 at Northwestern 5* /24 at Iowa 3* Freshman 9/2 Tennessee /3 Houston /16 Cincinnati NCAA BIDS // 14 SWEET 16s // 3 FINAL FOURS // 45

35 STRIZAK S MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Freshman 9/28 vs. Nebraska /4 at Michigan St. 2* /5 at Michigan /23 at Northwestern /27 at Wisconsin /23 at Penn State /30 vs. Minnesota VILIUNAS MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Sophomore 8/30 vs. Florida St. 3* /30 at LBSU 4* /31 vs. Kentucky 5* /7 vs. San Diego 4* /8 at Iowa St. 3* /13 vs. Arizona St. 5* /13 vs. Washington 4* /14 vs. Texas 5* /20 at UNC 3* /21 at Duke 4* /27 vs. Iowa 3* /28 vs. Nebraska 3* /4 at Michigan St. 2* /5 at Michigan 5* /11 at Purdue 4* /12 at Indiana 3* /18 vs. Penn State 5* /20 vs. Ohio State 4* /23 at Northwestern 5* /27 at Wisconsin 4* /30 at Nebraska 3* /2 at Iowa 3* /6 vs. Michigan 5* /9 vs. Michigan St. 4* /15 vs. Indiana 3* /16 vs. Purdue 3* /22 at Ohio State 4* /23 at Penn State 4* /27 vs. Northwestern 3* /30 vs. Minnesota 3* /6 vs. Morehead St. 3* /7 vs. Marquette 4* /13 vs. Purdue 3* Freshman 10/13 at Michigan St. 5* /17 Northwestern 5* /21 Nebraska 3* /26 at Wisconsin 4* /28 at Minnesota /31 Purdue /8 at Penn State // 2014 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL