#WeAreLATech. 5 Sept. 6, p.m. CT. WESTERN MICHIGAN (2-1) Sept. 6, p.m. CT. UNO (0-4) Sept. 7, p.m. CT MCNEESE STATE (3-1)

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1 T W O T H O U S A N D T H I R T E E N W O M E N S V O L L E Y B A L LA TECH MEDIA RELATIONS Volleyball Contact: Anna Claire Thomas acthomas@latech.edu O: C: SCHEDULE August 30 vs. Grambling # W, vs. Abilene Christian # L, at UT Arlington # L, 1-3 September 3 UAPB W, MCNEESE STATE % 12 p.m. 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN % 7 p.m. 7 NEW ORLEANS % 12 p.m. 10 at Stephen F. Austin 6:30 p.m. 13 vs. Nebraska-Omaha ^ 11 a.m. 13 vs. Southern ^ 3 p.m. 14 vs. Stetson ^ 1 p.m. 14 at Southeastern La. ^ 5 p.m. 17 GRAMBLING 7 p.m. 20 at Central Arkansas 7 p.m. 24 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 p.m. 27 UTEP * 7 p.m. 29 UTSA * 2 p.m. October 4 at Charlotte * 7 p.m. 6 at Marshall * 1 p.m. 11 at East Carolina * 7 p.m. 18 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * 7 p.m. 20 SOUTHERN MISS * 2 p.m. 25 at Tulsa * 7 p.m. 27 FIU * 1 p.m. November 1 at North Texas * 7 p.m. 8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC * 7 p.m. 10 UAB * 1 p.m. 15 at Tulane * 7 p.m. 17 at Rice * 1 p.m C-USA Tournament TBA MCNEESE STATE (3-1) 5 Sept. 6, p.m. CT Ruston, La. Thomas Assembly Center LA Tech Fairfield Inn Invitational 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN (2-1) Sept. 6, p.m. CT Ruston, La. Thomas Assembly Center LA Tech Fairfield Inn Invitational 7 UNO (0-4) Sept. 7, p.m. CT Ruston, La. Thomas Assembly Center LA Tech Fairfield Inn Invitational TOURNAMENT PREVIEW The Lady Techsters are set to welcome three teams to Ruston for the Louisiana Tech Fairfield Inn Invitational with six matches scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center. The tournament commences with a 10 a.m. match featuring Western Michigan versus UNO, while LA Tech will begin tournament play immediately following the conclusion of that match at 12 p.m. versus in-state rival McNeese State. The Cowgirls will then battle UNO Friday evening at 5 p.m. before the Lady Techsters take on Western Michigan at 7 p.m. in the team s second match of the day. The tournament will come to an end Saturday with two matches scheduled at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Mc- Neese State will battle Western Michigan first before LA Tech takes on UNO at 12 p.m. All six matches this weekend will be available via Gametracker by accessing the link on the volleyball schedule page on LATechSports.com. Live streaming is also available to subscribers on LA Tech All-Access. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP 4 13 All times listed are CT. # - UTA Hilton Invitational % - Louisiana Tech Invitational ^ - Tangi Tourism Lion Classic * - Conference USA matches ~ BOLD DENOTES HOME GAME #WeAreLATech 1 LATechSports.com

2 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 11,360 Affiliate: NCAA Division I Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Lady Techsters Colors: Red and Blue Arena: Thomas Assembly Center Year Opened: 1982 Capacity: 8,000 President: Dr. Les Guice Athletic Director: Tommy McClelland Associate AD/SWA: Mary Kay Hungate Web Site: LATechSports.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Adriano de Souza Alma Mater: UNICAMP, 1997 Career Record: (.336), 3 years Record at LA Tech: 3-27, 2nd year Assistant Coach: Marcela Cunha Alma Mater: West Florida, 2007 Assistant Coach: Gabryel Ording Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech, 2012 MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD: Malcolm Butler Volleyball Contact: Anna Claire Thomas Office Number: Cell Number: acthomas@latech.edu Fax: Press Row: TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record: WAC Record: Postseason: none 2012 Final AVCA Ranking: none Letterwinners R/L: 4/3+Libero Starters R/L: 4/3+Libero Letterwinners Returning (5) *MB Caitlin Germany, *S Maria Coelho, *OH Fenix Calderon, *MH Dalane Guidry *returning starter Letterwinners Lost (2) *DS/L Stephany Salas, *OH Gabryel Ording, *OH Clara Vido Newcomers (9) DS/L Alejandra Aviles, DS/L Jessie Ely, OH Xzache Mathis, OH Katy McFadden, OH Marta Monne, OH Angela Papach, OH Rebecca Redgen, OH Isabella Rosania, MH Hannah Wright MEDIA INFORMATION WE ARE... LOUISIANA TECH WE ARE EXCITED YOU ARE COVERING LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL THIS YEAR, BUT WE ASK THAT YOU REFER TO US BY OUR CORRECT NAME AND ABBREVIATION. THANKS AND GO LADY TECHSTERS! CORRECT -- Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, Tech, Lady Techsters INCORRECT -- LT or LTU, La. Tech, Dawgs INTERVIEW POLICY All player and coach interview requests must be directed through the Athletic Media Relations Office. Reporters should submit interview requests at least 24 hours in advance by either calling volleyball contact Anna Claire Thomas at or or through at acthomas@latech.edu. It is NEVER permissibile for media members to call student-athletes directly on their home phones or cell phones. PRACTICES Practices are open to the public, but reporters wishing to interview players before or after practice should contact Thomas 24 hours in advance. POST-GAME PROCEDURES An NCAA box score will be provided at the end of each match. Head coach Adriano de Souza will be available for all media on the court approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the match. Player interviews will also be done on the floor after the 10-minute cooling-off peroid. Contact Thomas before the third set of the match to setup an interview. WEBSITE Louisiana Tech s official athletics web page, has the most up-to-date information on all of Tech s varsity programs. The site is maintained by the Athletics Media Relations Office through CSTV. Weekly releases, updated statistics, rosters, schedules and photos can be viewed at the official web site. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow Louisiana Tech volleyball on for all the latest pregame, in-game and post-game information. Also visit the official LA Tech Volleyball page on Facebook. LIVE ON THE WEB Don t forget to check out live stats on Gametracker at Live video footage is also available for all Louisiana Tech home matches for LA Tech All-Access subscribers. 2 LATechSports.com

3 RECORD BREAKDOWN 2013 Stats OVERALL C-USA Overall vs. Ranked Opponent Home Away Neutral Matches after a win Matches after a loss Three-set matches Four-set matches Five-set matches Set Set Set Set Set When hitting.250 or better When hitting below When opponent hits.250 or better When opponent hits below When having higher attack pct When having lower attack pct When having more kills When having fewer kills When having same # of kills At least three players with 10+ kills Opp. with 3+ players with 10+ kills Had three or more.300 hitters Opp. had three or more.300 hitters Had 30 or more kills Allowed 30 or more kills Had 50 or more kills Allowed 50 or more kills When having more aces When having fewer aces When having same # of aces When having more aces than errors When having more errors than aces When having more digs When having fewer digs When having same # of digs When having more blocks When having fewer blocks When having same # of blocks When winning Set When losing Set Lead Down Tied Leading Down August September October November TEAM NOTES DOUBLE TROUBLE: LA TECH'S DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2012 Maria Coelho Aug. 25 vs. South Alabama Sept. 27 vs. Utah State Oct. 11 vs. Seattle U Clara Vido Sept. 8 at Southeastern La. Sept. 15 vs. UT Arlington Sept. 20 at New Mexico State Fenix Calderon Sept. 15 vs. UT Arlington Sept. 27 vs. Utah State Oct. 18 vs. Denver (42 assists - 12 digs) (32 assists - 10 digs) (46 assists - 14 digs) (10 kills - 11 digs) (15 kills - 22 digs) (17 kills - 11 digs) (13 kills - 10 digs) (10 kills - 15 digs) (11 kills - 14 digs) NEED ASSISTANCE? Coelho returns after leading all Lady Techsters in assists in 2012, totaling 878 in 30 matches last season. Averaging 7.80 assists per set, the Brazilian native has assisted on 117 kills in just four matches this season. CAN YOU DIG IT? Junior college transfer Jessie Ely and freshman Alejandra Aviles have both seen time at the libero position in Ely currently leads the team in digs (35) service aces with nine, while Aviles is second with five aces and an average of 0.56 per set. THAT'S KILLER! Junior outside hitter Rebecca Redgen, who represented LA Tech on the all-tournament team last weekend in Arlington, leads the Lady Techsters with 46 kills and 3.29 kills per set in four matches. Redgen has totaled double-digits in kills in three of the four matches the Lady Techsters have played this season. BLOCK FEST! Freshman Hannah Wright leads the team in blocks per set with 0.60 and six total, while junior setter Maria Coelho leads in total blocks with eight on the season thus far. HOME SWEET HOME The Lady Techsters return home to the Thomas Assembly Center for the first time this season to play hosts to the UAPB Lady Lions. This marks the beginning of a four-game home stretch for LA Tech as the team will host the Louisiana Tech Invitational - a four-team tournament - beginning Friday. THE LAST TIME A LA TECH PLAYER... Had 15+ kills: Xzache Mathis (15) vs. Abilene Christian; 8/31/13 Had 20+ kills: Clara Vido (25) at Idaho; 11/13/10 Had 25+ kills: Clara Vido (25) at Idaho; 11/13/10 Had 30+ kills: Shannon Phillips (30) vs. UCA; 8/1/07 Had 40+ attempts: Clara Vido (43) at Seattle; 11/10/12 Had 45+ attempts: Clara Vido (47) vs. NMSU; 10/18/12 Had 50+ attempts: Clara Vido (54) at Houston Baptist; 9/17/11 Had 40+ assists: Maria Coelho (51) at Seattle; 11/10/12 Had 45+ assists: Maria Coelho (51) at Seattle; 11/10/12 Had 80+ assists: Kyla Woodward (81) vs. SFA; 10/13/92* Had 20+ digs: Stephany Salas (26) at Seattle; 11/10/12 Had 30+ digs: Stephany Salas (35) at Houston Baptist; 9/17/11 Had 5+ blocks: Caitlin Germany (6) at Seattle; 11/10/12 Maria Coelho (6) at Seattle; 11/10/12 Had 10+ blocks: Kara Jones (12) vs. Air Force; 9/11/09* Had a double-double: Fenix Calderon (11A-14D) vs. Denver; 10/18/12 *Denotes school record 3 LATechSports.com

4 C-USA WEEKLY PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. Rice 2. Tulsa 3. UTSA 4. North Texas 5. UTEP 6. Middle Tennessee 7. UAB 8. Marshall 9. FIU 10. Tulane 11. Southern Miss 12. Charlotte 13. Florida Atlantic 14. LOUISIANA TECH 15. East Carolina C-USA PRESEASON TEAM Student-Athlete School Pos Yr. Laura Der Marshall OH Sr. Chelsea Ross Middle Tennessee OH So. Carnae Dillard North Texas OH So. Courtney Windham North Texas OH Sr. Jillian Humphrey Rice MB Jr. Megan Murphy Rice S R-Sr. Cori Martone Tulane MB Sr. Kellie Culbertson Tulsa OH Sr. Sam Skinner UAB OH So. Xitlali Herrera UTEP MB Sr. McKenzie Adams* UTSA OH Sr. Annie Kunes UTSA DS So. * Denotes Preseason Player of the Year PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK McKenzie Adams, UTSA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rachel Shaughnessy, Middle Tennessee SETTER OF THE WEEK Becca Howard, UAB C-USA NOTES MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO HOST 2013 CHAMPIONSHIP First-year member Middle Tennessee will serve as host to the 2013 Conference USA Volleyball Championships. The four-day event will take place inside the Alumni Memorial Gym (2,000) Nov in Murfreesboro, Tenn. This year s championship will feature the league s top 12 teams, an increase from the eight participants a year ago, with the top four seeds earning a bye into Thursday s quarterfinal matches. The championship match will be televised live on CBS Sports and the tournament winner receives the league s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. C-USA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS July 1, 2013, Conference USA welcomed Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas and UTSA into the league. Current C-USA schools have made 29 NCAA appearances, won 21 conference tournament titles and captured 28 regular season crowns. Middle Tennessee leads this group with seven total NCAA Championships appearances. MT s six consecutive showings ( ) have been with an average winning percentage of.824. The Blue Raiders also advanced to the 2007 NCAA Regional, won five conference titles and three regular season trophies. Tulsa follows with four C-USA regular season titles, four NCAA Championship appearances and two C-USA Tournament crowns. The Golden Hurricane advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship two of the last three years. TULSA SET TO DEFEND TITLES For the third-consecutive year and the fourth time in program history, Tulsa advanced to the 2012 NCAA Championship. The Golden Hurricane also captured Conference USA s regular season (14-2) and tournament titles a year ago. TU became just the sixth team in 18 years to capture both trophies outright in a single season. Tulsa also ended the 2012 campaign with the NCAA leader in kills and points per set as then-senior OH Tyler Henderson averaged 5.22 kills per set and 5.79 points per set CONFERENCE USA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS C-USA OVERALL Team W-L PCT Stk W-L PCT H A N Tulane UAB Tulsa Southern Miss Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech North Texas Charlotte FIU UTSA Marshall Rice UTEP East Carolina LATechSports.com

5 2013 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown (Prior School) 1 Katy McFadden OH 5-11 So. Rockhill, S.C./South Pointe HS 2 Hannah Wright MH 6-1 Fr. Melbourne, AUS/Maribyrnong 4 Maria Coelho S 5-10 Jr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Sacred Maria s Heart 5 Alejandra Aviles DS/L 5-3 Fr. San Juan, Puerto Rico/Adianes 6 Fenix Calderon OH 5-10 So. El Paso, Texas/El Paso HS 7 Dalane Guidry MH 6-3 So. Youngsville, La./Westminster Christian Academy 8 Marta Monne OH 5-10 Fr. Varese, Italy/Barbara Melzi 9 Caitlin Germany MH 6-2 Sr. Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville HS 10 Jessie Ely DS/L 5-9 Jr. Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Central CC 13 Rebecca Redgen OH 6-1 Jr. Gladstone, AUS/Florida St.-Jacksonville 14 Isabella Rosania OH 5-9 So. Stockton, Calif./Lincoln HS 15 Xzache Mathis OH 5-11 Jr. Longview, Texas/Navarro College 16 Angela Papach OH 6-3 Fr. Wilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard HS ALPHABETICAL No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown (Prior School) 5 Alejandra Aviles DS/L 5-3 Fr. San Juan, Puerto Rico/Adianes 6 Fenix Calderon OH 5-10 So. El Paso, Texas/El Paso HS 4 Maria Coelho S 5-10 Jr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Sacred Maria s Heart 10 Jessie Ely DS/L 5-9 Jr. Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Central CC 9 Caitlin Germany MH 6-2 Sr. Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville HS 7 Dalane Guidry MH 6-3 So. Youngsville, La./Westminster Christian Academy 15 Xzache Mathis OH 5-11 Jr. Longview, Texas/Navarro College 1 Katy McFadden OH 5-11 So. Rockhill, S.C./South Pointe HS 8 Marta Monne OH 5-10 Fr. Varese, Italy/Barbara Melzi 16 Angela Papach OH 6-3 Fr. Wilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard HS 13 Rebecca Redgen OH 6-1 Jr. Gladstone, AUS/Florida St.-Jacksonville 14 Isabella Rosania OH 5-9 So. Stockton, Calif./Lincoln HS 2 Hannah Wright MH 6-1 Fr. Melbourne, AUS/Maribyrnong COACHING STAFF Head coach: Adriano de Souza Assistant Coach: Marcela Cunha Assistant Coach: Gabryel Ording SUPPORT STAFF Trainer: Christy Waguspak Manager: Paden Sparks Volleyball SID: Anna Claire Thomas PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #5 - Alejandra (Ah-luh-hahn-druh) Aviles (uh-ville-ez) #6 - Fenix Calderon (Cal-dur-ohn) #4 - Maria (Muh-REE-uh) Coelho (coe-el-why-oh) #10 - Jessie Ely (ellie) #15 - Xzache (ex-zay-shuh) Mathis #8 - Marta Monne (MO-knee) #16 - Angela Papach (Pah-putch) #13 - Rebecca Redgen (Reh-GIN) #14 - Isabella Rosania (ROW-zahn-yuh) 5 LATechSports.com

6 2013 LA Tech Volleyball Louisiana Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2013) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 13 REDGEN, Rebecca MATHIS, Xzache GUIDRY, Dalane PAPACH, Angela COELHO, Maria MONNE, Marta GERMANY, Caitlin WRIGHT, Hannah CALDERON, Fenix ROSANIA, Isabella ELY, Jessie AVILES, Alejandra TEAM LOUISIANA TECH Opponents Team Statistics LATECH OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 3 3 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors 5 5 Ball handling errors 6 5 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/179 1/0 Neutral site #/Avg 2/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 30 vs Grambling State W ,25-18, Aug 31 vs Abilene Christian L ,25-20,17-25,25-15, Aug 31 at UT Arlington L ,21-25,14-25, Sep 03 UAPB W ,25-12, Record in 3-set matches: 2-0 Record in 4-set matches: 0-1 Record in 5-set matches: LATechSports.com

7 2013 LA Tech Volleyball Louisiana Tech Match Results (as of Sep 05, 2013) All matches Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall Conf Time Att. Aug 30 vs Grambling State W ,25-18, :04 Aug 31 vs Abilene Christian L ,25-20,17-25,25-15, :35 Aug 31 at UT Arlington L ,21-25,14-25, Sep 03 UAPB W ,25-12, : Team Record W-L-T Overall: 2-2 Conference: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: sets: sets: sets: 0-1 Attend Dates Total Avg. Total: Home: Away: Neutral: LATechSports.com