UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL

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1 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL 11 NCAA Tournaments 11 Big East Tournament Titles Six Big East Regular-Season Titles August Hampton Inn Invitational Bowling Green, Ohio 8/29 vs. Middle Tennessee State W, 3-0 8/30 vs. Dayton W, 3-0 Bowling Green W, 3-0 Omni Classic Boulder, Co. 9/5 vs. Georgia Southern W, 3-0 9/6 vs. Portland State W, Colorado L, 1-3 Panther Classic Pittsburgh, Pa. 9/12 vs. Duquesne W, 3-0 9/13 vs. Norfolk W, 3-0 vs. Niagara W, 3-0 Pitt Panther Invitational Pittsburgh, Pa. 9/19 vs. USF W, 3-1 9/20 vs. Sacred Heart W, 3-0 vs. Delaware W, 3-0 9/25 vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 3-1 9/28 VS. BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 3-0 October 10/3 VS. No. 12 UNC L, /10 VS. NOTRE DAME* W, 3-0 SYRACUSE* W, 3-1 GEORGIA TECH* W, 3-0 CLEMSON* W, /24 VS. No. 4 FLORIDA ST L, /26 VS. LOUISVILLE W, 3-1 VIRGINIA TECH L, 1-3 November 11/2 VS. SYRACUSE W, 3-0 No. 25 DUKE W, 3-2 WAKE FOREST W, /14 VS. MIAMI L, /16 VS. VIRGINIA TECH L, /21 VS. NC STATE W, 3-0 VIRGINIA W, 3-1 LOUISVILLE* W, 3-2 NOTRE DAME W, 3-0 ACC MATCHES *Denotes ESPN3 or RSN Broadcast All matches ET Time 2014 PITT VOLLEYBALL FINAL GAME NOTES PANTHERS FINISH 2014 WITH A 25-6 RECORD The Universtiy of Pittsburgh volleyball team concluded the season with wins over Louisville and Notre Dame to cap off the season with a record of 25-6 six, just missing the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers ended the season in fifth place in the ACC after being predicted to finish ninth in pre-season coach s poll.this was Pitt s best season since 2003 when the Panthers went 26-6 and was named Big East Champions. ORCHARD RACKS UP NUMEROUS ACCOLADES Junior Amanda Orchard racked up conference, regional and national honors at the end of having a stellar 2014 season. The Lake Zurich, Ill. native earned an AVCA All-America honorable mention along with being named to the AVCA All-Region team and All-ACC First Team. The middle hitter was also named to the ECAC Division I All-Star First Team along with being named ACC Player of the Week during the season. The middle hitter led the ACC with a.431 hitting percentage, which also landed her sixth in the nation. She finished the season with 226 kills, 91 blocks, 71 digs and 21 service aces after competing in 107 sets for the Panthers. She put up 21 matches of hitting.400 or better and 14 matches of hitting.500 or above. CLESEN AND YEAZEL LAND ALL-ACC HONORS Seniors Delaney Clesen (L) and Kate Yeazel (RS) were both named to the All-ACC Second Team for their performances during the 2014 season. Clesen will finish her career ranking in the top 10 in two different categories at Pitt. She currently sits in the No. 2 spot on the Panthers all-time career digs list, putting up 1609 digs in her four years at the University while rounding out the top-10 in all-time service aces with 111. Yeazel had her best season as a Panther after finishing second on the team with 266 kills and ranking third in blocks per set (.70). The right-side hitter tallied 13 games of hitting doubledigit kills, including a 15 kill match against then ranked No. 4 Florida State. She will finish her career ninth all-time on Pitt s career block assists list with 234. National Votes For the first time since the 2009 season, Pitt received votes in the AVCA Division I National Coaches Poll. On November 10, the AVCA released that Pittsburgh received 40 votes, just 27 short of making into the top-25. Top 25- Win Pitt earned its first Top-25 win since 2005 with its 3-2 win at No. 25 Duke. Straight Sweeps The Pitt volleyball team recorded 17 wins by way of 3-set matches compared to only 10 in NOTES CONTINUE ON PG. Overall Record ACC Record Kills...1,575 Assists...1,497 Digs...1,617 Blocks Aces PittACC 1

2 QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS School... Location...Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment...28,823 Founded Nickname... Panthers Colors... Vegas Gold and Navy Conference...ACC Affiliation...NCAA Division I Home Court... Fitzgerald Field House Capacity... 4,122 School Site... Athletics...pittsburghpanthers.com VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 2013 Record ACC Starters Returning... 6 Lost... 1 Letterwinners Returning...13 Lost... 1 Newcomers... 3 COACHES Head Coach... Dan Fisher...Second Season Alma Mater...Pacific, 99 Overall Pitt Overall Coaching Record Assistant Coach...Craig Dyer...Second Season Alma Mater...Susquehanna, 95 Assistant Coach...Lindsey Campbell...Second Season Alma Mater...Concordia, 08 Director of Operations... Kellen Petrone... First Season Alma Mater...Duquesne, 08 HISTORY All-time Record (.680) NCAA Appearances...11 Big East Tournament Titles...11 Big East Reg. Season Champs...6 Most Single-Season Wins ( 80, 82) Highest Single Season Win % (25-6 in Minimum 25 games) All-Americans... 2 RECORD BOOK (As of Dec. 1, 2014) Career Kills...Jess Wynn 10th/1, All-time leader - 1,852 Career Attempts...Jess Wynn 9th/2, All-time leader - 4,946 Career Hitting %...Amanda Orchard 3rd/ All-time leader Career Solo Blocks...Jenna Potts to make it in the books... All-time leader Career Block Assists...Kate Yeazel 9th/ All-time leader Career Block Assists...Jenna Potts 8th/ for seventh... All-time leader Career Blocks...Jenna Potts 9th/ for eighth... All-time leader Career Assists... Lindsey Zitzke 4th/3, All-time leader - 4,727 Career Assists... Jenna Jacobson 10th/1, for ninth... All-time leader - 4,727 Career Aces... Lindsey Zitzke 1st/179...All Time Leader Career Aces...Delaney Clesen T-8th/ All-time leader Career Digs...Delaney Clesen 2nd/1, All-time leader - PITT S RECORD WHEN... Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets Won First Set Won Second Set Won Third Set Won Fourth Set Won Fifth Set Lost First Set Lost Second Set Lost Third Set Lost Fourth Set Lost Fifth Set On a Wednesday On a Thursday On a Friday On a Saturday On a Sunday In August In September In October In November HONORS AND AWARDS Jessica Wynn All-ACC Preseason Team Omni Classic All-Tournament Team Panther Classic MVP Jenna Potts Omni Classic All-Tournament Team Panther Classic All-Tournament Team Delaney Clesen All-ACC Second Team Panther Classic All-Tournament Team Pitt Panther Invitational MVP Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team Maria Genitsaridi Hampton Inn Invitational MVP Amanda Orchard AVCA All-America Honorable Mention AVCA First Team All-Region All-ACC First Team ECAC D1 All-Start First Team Panther Classic All-Tournament Team Pitt Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team Lindsey Zitzke Pitt Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team Kate Yeazel All-ACC Second Team Pitt Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team PittACC 2

3 PITT IN THE ACC (As of Dec. 1, 2014) 1. Aces /set 2. Opponent Hitting % Assists /set 2. Kills /set 5. Digs /set 8.Hitting % Blocks /set Amanda Orchard 1. Hitting % Jenna Potts 8. Blocks /set Delaney Clesen 3. Digs /set T-6. Service Aces /set Lindsey Zitzke 1. Service Aces /set Maria Genitsaridi T-6. Service Aces /set PITT IN THE NCAA (As of Dec. 14, 2014) 6. Assists/Set Aces/Set Kills/Set T-15. Total Aces T-21. Match W-L % Opp. Hitting % Amanda Orchard 6. Hitting % Lindsey Zitzke RANKING THE BLOCK With her four combined block assists against Duke and Wake Forest, redshirt sophomore Jenna Potts entered the top-10 in Pitt history in career blocks, ranking 9th with 274. With her two solo blocks against NC State, Potts has also entered the top 10 in single season solo blocks with 20 this year. SERVICE WITH A SMILE Pitt ranks first in all ACC schools with its mark of 1.74 aces per set. Pitt sports three palyers in the top five including top ranked Lindsey Zitzke (0.39/set) along with Delaney Clesen and Maria Genitsaridi who are tied in the sixth spot with 0.33/set. CAN YOU DIG IT? Senior Delaney Clesen vaulted in Pitt s record books from off the charts to second in career digs with 1,609. Megan McGrane has held the top spot in that category since 2005 with 2,424. FOR THE KILL Sophomore Maria Genitsaridi recorded a career high 20 kills in the 3-2 upset over Duke on Nov. 7. The Greece native hit.333 on the night and also added 14 digs to notch her third double-double of the season. A BELL OF A START Freshman Mariah Bell made her first career start in the 3-2 upset over No. 25 Duke on Nov. 7. Bell recorded 10 kills, eight digs and two service aces in her first ever match as a Panther. She added seven more kills against Wake Forest in her second start on November 8, MAKE IT A DOUBLE In six different games this season, Pitt had three or more players notch double-digit kills. In those six games, Jessica Wynn, Kate Yeazel, and Maria 34. Aces/Set T-37. Service Aces...43 SEASON NEWS AND STATISTICAL LEADERS (As of Dec. 1, 2014) KILLS 1...Maria Genitsaridi Kate Yeazel Jessica Wynn DIGS 1...Delaney Clesen Maria Genitsaridi Lindsey Zitzke ASSISTS 1...Lindsey Zitzke Jenna Jacobson Delaney Clesen TOTAL BLOCKS 1...Jenna Potts Amanda Orchard Kate Yeazel...70 SERVICE ACES 1...Lindsey Zitzke Delaney Clesen...36 Maria Genitsaridi...36 Genitsaridi have all been a part of five of the six. [See pg. 6 for full list] HALLOWED HITTER Senior Jessica Wynn notched her 1000th career hit in the third set against No. 12 UNC on October 2, With her 22 combined kills against Georgia Tech and Clemson three games later, senior Jessica Wynn broke into the Pitt record book in the No. 10 spot in career kills. She now has 1,082 total career kills. 24/7 COURTSIDE ASSISTANCE Lindsey Zitzke and Jenna Jacobson racked up a combined 1,300 assists during the 2014 season, about 87% of the team total. The two girls notched assists per set while the team s overall mark was second in the ACC and sixth in the nation. Both setters have already entered the top-10 in Pitt history in career assists with Zitzke fourth at 3,572 and Jacobson just breaking into the No. 10 spot with 1,555. A KILLER ATTACK This season, the Panthers have offensively out-played their opponents. Pitt has recorded 1,575 kills compared to its opponents 1,162. Overall the Panthers took more swings than the opposition, recording 3,946 total attacks for 336 more. FOR THE RECORD Senior Lindsey Zitzke recorded two service aces against the Tar Heels but with her first she became the all-time career service ace leader in Pitt history and now sports a total of 179. ALL-NEW O NEILL Freshman Kelsey O Neill debuted in her first start ever as a Panther, NOTES CONTINUE ON PG. 4 PittACC 3

4 FINAL ACC STANDINGS ACC Overall North Carolina Florida State Duke Miami Pitt Virginia Virginia Tech Louisville Clemson Wake Forest Georgia Tech Boston College NC State Notre Dame Syracuse PITT VS. THE ACC Series Record Last Meeting Boston College 24-1 W, 3-0 Sept. 28, 2014 Clemson 2-1 W, 3-1 Oct. 19, 2014 Duke 7-4 W, 3-2 Nov 7, 2014 Florida State 3-4 L, 2-3 Oct. 24, 2014 Georgia Tech 2-1 W, 3-0 Oct. 17, 2014 Louisville 8-12 W, 3-2 Nov. 26, 2014 Miami 3-4 L, 0-3 Nov. 14, 2014 North Carolina 8-5 L, 2-3 Oct. 3, 2014 N.C. State 5-1 W, 3-0 Nov. 21, 2014 Notre Dame W, 3-0 Nov. 28, 2014 Syracuse W, 3-0 Oct. 2, 2014 Virginia 7-2 W, 3-1 Nov. 23, 2014 Virginia Tech 5-4 L, 1-3 Nov. 16, 2014 Wake Forest 3-0 W, 3-0 Nov. 8, 2014 playing in all three sets against Georgia Tech while recording 2 kills and a block for Pitt. SEASON NEWS AND NOTES AVCA TOP 25 (As of Dec. 1, 2014) 1. Stanford (43) Wisconsin (10) Washington (5) Penn State (2) Florida Texas North Carolina Florida State Colorado State Illinois Nebraska BYU Kentucky Arizona Long Beach State Oregon UCLA Ohio State Colorado Utah Duke Arizona State Hawai i Purdue Western Kentucky Others Receiving Votes: Kansas 85; Oregon State 62; Creighton 24; Southern California 15; Arkansas-Little Rock 14; Kansas State 11; Alabama 7; Oklahoma 5; Loyola Marymount 2 to coach the BIP/USA Development Team participating in the 2014 European Global Challenge. IN FISH WE TRUST Entering his second season as head coach, Dan Fisher has the Pitt volleyball program heading in the right direction. With a combined record of at Pitt thus far, Fisher s impact can already be felt as the team s 19 wins last season were the most since the program won 20 games in The Panthers also won four more conference games last season in their inaugural ACC debut (11-9), than they had in their final Big East Season (7-8). THE ROAD AHEAD Pitt s scheduled conference opponents this season went a combined overall in Three ACC teams were ranked in the AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll, and conference-newcomer Louisville was a perfect 18-0 in league play last season. ADVENTURES ABROAD Two Panthers played for their respective national teams this past summer. Delaney Clesen participated in the USA Girls Junior National Championships, and Maria Genitsaridi is a two-year member of the Greek National Team. Head coach Dan Fisher traveled to Pula, Croatia OLD FRIENDS... Pitt returns substantial experience including eight starters and 11 letterwinners. Returning players include 2014 All-ACC Preseason Team selectee Jessica Wynn, who tallied a team-best 410 kills. Rising senior and USA Collegiate National Team participant Delaney Clesen also returns, bringing a career total of 1,122 digs heading into her senior year....and FROSH FACES Three new Panthers have joined the team, each after decorated high school careers. Outside hitter Mariah Bell (Moorpark, Calif.), middle hitter Kelsey O Neill (Skokie, Ill.), and Pittsburgh-native Angela Seman IN REVIEW Pitt capped off its first season in the ACC with a record, including an 11-9 mark in ACC play. The Panthers ended their season on a six-match winning streak and finished ranked fifth in the conference standings after being picked to finish 13th in the preseason PittACC 4

5 NCAA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL RPI (As of Nov. 30, 2014) Rank... School... Conference... Record 1...Stanford... Pac Texas... Big Florida St... Atlantic Coast Washington... Pac North Carolina... Atlantic Coast Wisconsin... Big Ten Florida... Southeastern Illinois... Big Ten Penn St... Big Ten Oregon... Pac Kansas... Big Colorado St... Mountain West Nebraska... Big Ten Kentucky... Southeastern Iowa St... Big Arizona... Pac BYU... West Coast UCLA... Pac Texas A&M... Southeastern Oklahoma... Big Duke... Atlantic Coast Southern California... Pac Kansas St... Big Creighton... Big East Marquette... Big East Long Beach St... Big West Colorado... Pac Miami (FL)... Atlantic Coast Illinois St... Missouri Valley Alabama... Southeastern UALR... Sun Belt UCF... AAC Lipscomb... Atlantic Sun Ohio St... Big Ten Western Ky... Conference USA Oregon St... Pac Utah... Pac LSU... Southeastern Hawaii... Big West Loyola Marymount... West Coast Arizona St... Pac SMU... AAC San Diego... West Coast Ohio... Mid-American CSUN... Big West Santa Clara... West Coast Seton Hall... Big East Michigan St... Big Ten Pacific... West Coast Tulsa... PittACC 5

6 Jessica Wynn 8/29/14 vs. Middle Tenneesee St. 11 kills, 11 digs 9/12/14 vs. Duquesne 11 kills, 13 digs 9/13/14 vs. Niagara 16 kills, 11 digs 9/19/14 vs. USF 20 kills, 12 digs 9/25/14 vs. LIU Brooklyn 15 kills, 16 digs Syracuse 15 kills, 16 digs 10/26/14 vs. Louisville 10 kills, 12 digs DOUBLE-DOUBLES Lindsey Zitzke Jenna Jacobson Bowling Green Syracuse 24 assists, 10 digs 19 assists, 12 digs 9/12/14 vs. Duquesne 10/24/14 vs. No. 4 FSU 19 assists, 10 digs 24 assists, 12 digs 9/19/14 vs. USF Louisville 30 assists, 17 digs 27 assists, 15 digs Clemson 27 assists, 12 digs Virginia Tech 23 assists, 10 digs Maria Genitsaridi Clemson 15 kills, 13 digs 10/26/14 vs. Louisville 13 kills, 15 digs No. 25 Duke 20 kills, 14 digs Louisville 20 kills, 10 digs MATCHES WITH 3+ PANTHERS IN DOUBLE-DIGIT KILLS Oct. 12, Syracuse W, 3-1 Wynn (15), Genitsaridi (13), Orchard (10) Oct. 17, Georgia Tech W, 3-0 Guess (11), Yeazel (10), Wynn (10) Oct. 19, Clemson W, 3-1 Yeazel (16), Genitsaridi (15), Wynn (12) Oct. 24, 2014 vs. No. 4 Florida State L, 2-3 Yeazel (15), Genitsaridi (12) Durham (12), Wynn (11) Oct. 26, 2014 vs. Louisville W, 3-1 Yeazel (17), Genitsaridi (13), Orchard (10), Wynn (10) Nov. 7, Duke W, 3-2 Genitsaridi (20), Yeazel (14), Bell (10) TEAM MATCH HIGHS Hitting Percentage.494 Georgia Southern Sept. 5 Kills 72 Duke Nov. 7 Total Attempts 197 Duke Nov. 7 Assists Duke Nov. 7 Digs Aces Louisville Nov vs. Louisville Oct. 26 Blocks 13.5 LIU Brooklyn Sept. PittACC 6

7 2014 PITTSBURGH MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date Opponent Score Score by Set Record Leaders: Kills-Digs-Blocks 8/29 vs. Middle Tennessee State W, , 25-19, Wynn (11), Wynn (11), Potts (4) 8/30 vs. Dayton W, , 25-14, Wynn (12), Clesen (12), Orchard (6) 8/30 at Bowling Green W, , 25-14, Genitsaridi (12), Clesen/Wynn (11), Potts (4) 9/5 vs. Georgia Southern W, , 25-27, Orchard/Wynn (12), Clesen (13), Guess/Potts (4) 9/6 vs. Portland State W, , 28-26, Wynn (19), Clesen (20), Potts (6) 9/6 at Colorado L, , 20-25, 25-20, Guess (11), Genitsaridi (14), Potts (10) 9/12 vs. Duquesne W, , 25-19, Wynn/Durham (11), Clesen (16), Potts/Durham (6) 9/13 vs. Norfolk State W, , 25-11, Bell (9), Clesen (14), Orchard (4) 9/13 vs. Niagara W, , 25-21, Wynn (16), Wynn/Clesen (11), Potts (5) 9/19 vs. USF W, , 25-16, 25-13, Wynn (20), Zitzke (17), Orchard (7) 9/20 vs. Sacred Heart W, , 25-21, Wynn/Genitsaridi (8), Clesen (18), Wynn/Orchard/Potts (4) 9/20 vs. Delaware W, , 25-18, Yeazel (12), Clesen (17), Potts (6) 9/25 vs. LIU Brooklyn W, , 26-24, 22-25, Wynn (15), Clesen (20), Potts (8) 9/28 vs. Boston College W, , 25-18, Wynn (16), Clesen (19), Orchard/Yeazel (5) 10/3 vs. No.12 North Carolina L, , 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, Yeazel (13), Clesen (35), Potts (6) 10/10 vs. Notre Dame W, , 25-18, Guess (10), Clesen (14), Orchard (4) 10/12 at Syracuse W, , 17-25, 25-23, Wynn (15), Clesen (22), Yeazel (5) 10/17 at Georgia Tech W, , 25-14, Guess (11), Clesen (13), Potts/Yeazel (2) 10/19 at Clemson W, , 25-17, 25-20, Yeazel (16), Clesen (19), Potts/Yeazel (7) 10/24 vs. No. 4 Florida State L, , 25-18, 17-25, 19-25, Yeazel (15), Clesen (19), Potts (5) 10/26 vs. Louisville W, , 25-17, 26-28, Yeazel (17), Clesen (19), Yeazel (7) 10/31 at Virginia Tech L, , 17-25, 17-25, Orchard (11), Zitzke/Clesen (10), Potts (3) 11/2 vs. Syracuse W, , 25-23, Yeazel (14), Clesen (13), Potts (4) 11/7 at No. 25 Duke W, , 21-25, 27-25, 11-25, Genitsaridi (20), Clesen (27), Genitsaridi (4) 11/8 at Wake Forest W, , 25-12, Yeazel (11), Clesen (13), Orchard/Genitsaridi (2) 11/14 vs. Miami L, , 25-14, Yeazel (12), Genitsaridi (7), Durham (2) 11/16 vs. Virginia Tech L, , 25-23, 19-25, Guess (12), Clesen (17), Orchard (6) 11/21 vs. NC State W, , 25-13, Bell (9), Clesen (15), Potts/Orchard (4) 11/23 at Virginia W, , 25-15, 22-25, Guess (16), Clesen (19), Orchard/Yeazel (3) 11/26 at Louisville W, , 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 15= Genitsaridi (20), Clesen (17), Potts (5) 11/28 at Notre Dame W, , 25-14, Orchard (11), Bell (11), Yeazel PittACC 7

8 PITTSBURGH ROSTER BREAKDOWN OUTSIDE HITTERS/MIDDLE BLOCKERS No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Lauren Anderson OH So. 6-0 Peoria, Ariz./Liberty High 3 Kate Yeazel OPP Sr. 6-3 Eaton, Ohio/National Trail 4 Jessica Wynn OH Sr. 6-1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 6 Casey Durham OH/OPP Jr. 6-3 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 7 Mechael Guess OPP Sr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual 9 Amanda Orchard MH Jr. 6-0 Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 10 Mariah Bell OH Fr. 6-1 Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark High School 11 Kelsey O Neill MB Fr. 6-2 Skokie, Ill./Loyola Academy 14 Jenna Potts MB R-So. 6-3 Bernville, Pa./Schuykill Valley/Xavier 28 Maria Genitsaridi OH So. 6-0 Crete, Greece/11th High School of Heraklion DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS/SETTERS No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown/Previous School 2 Delaney Clesen L Sr. 5-7 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 5 Lindsey Zitzke S Sr Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 8 Jenna Jacobson S Jr. 5-8 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet 12 Ellie Burns DS So. 5-5 Clarion, Pa./Clarion 16 Angela Seman DS Fr. 5-9 Cranberry Twp, Pa./Seneca Valley High School COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dan Fisher (Pacific, 99), Second Season Assistant Coach: Lindsey Campbell (Concordia, 08) Second Season Assistant Coach: Craig Dyer (Susquehanna, 95), Second Season Director of Operations: Kellen Petrone (Duquesne, 08) First Season Alphabetical No. Name 1 Anderson, Lauren 10 Bell, Mariah 12 Burns, Ellie 2 Clesen, Delaney 6 Durham, Casey 28 Genitsaridi, Maria 7 Guess, Mechael 8 Jacobson, Jenna 11 O Neill, Kelsey 9 Orchard, Amanda 14 Potts, Jenna 16 Seman, Angela 4 Wynn, Jessica 3 Yeazel, Kate 5 Zitzke, Lindsey Numerical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Lauren Anderson So. OH 6-0 Peoria, Ariz./Liberty High 2 Delaney Clesen Sr. L 5-7 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 3 Kate Yeazel Sr. RS/MB 6-3 Eaton, Ohio/National Trail 4 Jessica Wynn Sr. OH 6-1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 5 Lindsey Zitzke Sr. S 5-10 Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 6 Casey Durham Jr. OH 6-3 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 7 Mechael Guess Sr. RS 5-9 Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual 8 Jenna Jacobson Jr. S 5-8 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet 9 Amanda Orchard Jr. MH 6-0 Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 10 Mariah Bell Fr. OH 6-1 Moorpark, Calif./ Moorpark High School 11 Kelsey O Neill Fr. MB 6-2 Skokie, Ill./ Loyola Academy 12 Ellie Burns So. DS 5-5 Clarion, Pa./Clarion 14 Jenna Potts R-So. MB 6-3 Bernville, Pa./Xavier 16 Angela Seman Fr. DS 5-9 Cranberry Twp, Pa./ Seneca Valley High 28 Maria Genitsaridi So. OH 6-0 Crete, Greece/11th High School of Heraklion BY STATE: Illinois (5): Clesen, Durham, Jacobson, O Neill, Orchard Pennsylvania (3): Burns, Potts, Seman Ohio (2): Yeazel, Zitzke Arizona (1): Anderson California (1): Bell Florida (1): Wynn Kentucky (1): Guess Greece (1): Genitsaridi BY CLASS: Seniors (5): Clesen, Guess, Wynn, Yeazel, Zitzke Juniors (3): Durham, Jacobson, Orchard Sophomores (5): Anderson, Burns, Genitsaridi, Potts Freshmen (3): Bell, O Neill, PittACC 8

9 2014 PITT VOLLEYBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Lauren Anderson OH RS-FR Peoria, Ariz. 2 Delany Clesen (CLEE-son) LIB SR Evanston, Ill. 3 Kate Yeazel (YAY-zul) OPP SR Eaton, Ohio 4 Jessica Wynn OH SR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 5 Lindsey Zitzke (ZITS-kee) S SR Dublin, Ohio 6 Casey Durham OH/OPP JR Evanston, Ill. 7 Mechael Guess (Meh-KALE) OPP SR Louisville, Ky. 8 Jenna Jacobson S JR Chicago, Ill. 9 Amanda Orchard MH JR Lake Zurich, Ill. 10 Mariah Bell OH FR Moorpark, Calif. 11 Kelsey O Neill MB FR Skokie, Ill. 12 Ellie Burns DS SO Clarion, Pa. 14 Jenna Potts MB R-SO Bernville, Pa. 16 Angela Seman DS FR Cranberry Twp., Pa. 28 Maria Genitsaridi (YEN-it-sar-EE-tee) OH SO Crete, Greece Dan Fisher Head Coach 2nd season Craig Dyer Assistant Coach 2nd Season Lindsey Campbell Assistant Coach 2nd Kellen Petrone Director of Operations 1st Season PittACC 9

10 2 DELANEY CLESEN Senior Libero TOTAL Kills: 1, 15 times Attacks: 2, 7 times Assists: 9, 5 times Serve aces: 4, New Hampshire, Sep 02, 2011; Norfolk State, Sep 13, 2014 Digs: 31 [t-2nd], at Virginia Tech, Nov 30, 2013; at Virginia Tech, Nov 30, MECHAEL GUESS Senior Outside Hitter TOTAL Kills: 21, Virginia, Oct 5, 2013; Virginia, Oct 5, 2013 Attacks: 43, DePaul, Oct 09, 2011 Attack pct:.500, 4 times Assists: 2, 6 times Serve aces: 1, 4 times Digs: 11, vs San Diego State, Nov 26, 2011 Blocks: 6, Virginia, Oct 5, 2013; Virginia, Oct 5, 2013 Block solo: 1, 9 times Block assist: 6, Virginia, Oct 5, 2013; Virginia, Oct 5, JESS WYNN Senior Outside PittACC 10

11 3 KATE YEAZEL Senior Outside Hitter TOTAL Kills: 21, Maryland, 11/22/13; Maryland, 11/22/13 Attacks: 46, at Duke, Nov 07, 2014 Attack pct:.545, 5 times Assists: 4, Seton Hall, Nov 09, 2012; at Rutgers, Sep 23, 2012 Digs: 8, Seton Hall, Nov 09, 2012 Blocks: 7, 8 times Block solo: 2 [t-6th], at Notre Dame, Nov 28, 2014; St. John's, Oct 19 Block assist: 7, 8 times 5 LINDSEY ZITZKE Senior Setter TOTAL Kills: 5, vs George Washington, Aug 24, 2012; USF, Nov 13, 2011; Ohio, Sep 13, 2011 Attacks: 14, Ohio, Sep 13, 2011 Assists: 65 [t-1st], Delaware, Sep 17, 2011 Serve aces: 6 [t-1st], Eastern Kentucky, Aug 26, 2011 Digs: 23, at West Virginia, Oct 15, 2011 Blocks: 8, at St. John's, Nov 04, 2011 Block solo: 1, 11 times Block assist: 7, at St. John's, Nov 04, CASEY DURHAM Junior Outside Hitter TOTAL Kills: 12, Florida State, 10/24/14 Attacks: 42, Florida State, 10/24/14 Attack pct:.304, LIU Brooklyn, 09/25/14 ( ) Assists: 2, Howard, Sep 01, 2012 Serve aces: 1, vs ALBANY, Sep 6, 2013; vs ALBANY, Sep 6, 2013 Digs: 3, Niagara, Sep 13, 2014 Blocks: 6, Duquesne, 09/12/14 Block solo: 1, Florida State, 10/24/14; at Miami, Oct 11, 2013; at Miami, Oct 11, 2013 Block assist: 6, Duquesne, PittACC 11

12 8 JENNA JACOBSON Junior Setter TOTAL Kills: 1, 13 times Attacks: 2, 6 times Assists: 38, at Notre Dame, Nov 03, 2013; at Notre Dame, Nov 03, 2013 Serve aces: 5 [t-7th], vs ALBANY, Sep 6, 2013; vs ALBANY, Sep 6, 2013 Digs: 15, at Virginia, Nov 29, 2013; at LOU, Nov 26, 2014; at Virginia, Nov 29, 2013 Blocks: 1, vs Northeastern, Sep 07, 2013; vs Northeastern, Sep 07, 2013 Block assist: 1, vs Northeastern, Sep 07, 2013; vs Northeastern, Sep 07, AMANDA ORCHARD Junior Middle Hitter TOTAL Kills: 11, 4 times Attacks: 24, at Syracuse, Oct 12, 2014; at Clemson, Oct 19, 2014 Attack pct:.500, at Virginia Tech, Oct 31, 2014 ( ) Assists: 3, at LOU, Nov 26, 2014 Serve aces: 3, UNC, 10/03/14; Howard, Sep 01, 2012 Digs: 7, at Wake Forest, Nov 08, 2014; at LOU, Nov 26, 2014; Howard, Sep 01, 2012 Blocks: 7, USF, 09/19/14 Block solo: 2 [t-6th], USF, 09/19/14 14 JENNA POTTS R-Soph. Middle Blocker TOTAL Kills: 10, Wake Forest, Nov 08, 2013; Wake Forest, Nov 08, 2013 Attacks: 22, at Duke, Nov 07, 2014 Attack pct:.182, at Duke, Nov 07, 2014 (8-4-22) Assists: 2, at Wake Forest, Nov 08, 2014; at Boston College, Nov 17, 2013; at Boston College, Nov 17, 2013 Serve aces: 3, vs South Dakota, Aug 31, 2013; vs South Dakota, Aug 31, 2013 Digs: 3, USF, 09/19/14 Blocks: 10 [t-3rd], 5 times Block solo: 2 [t-6th], 12 times Block assist: 9 [t-2nd], 7 PittACC 12

13 12 ELLIE BURNS Sophomore Defensive Specialist TOTAL Attacks: 1, 4 times Assists: 1, Duquesne, 09/12/14 Serve aces: 1, Rutgers, Sep 20, 2013; Rutgers, Sep 20, 2013 Digs: 2, at Duke, Nov 07, 2014; Norfolk State, Sep 13, MARIA GENITSARIDI Sophomore Outside Hitter TOTAL Kills: 20, at Duke, Nov 07, 2014; at LOU, Nov 26, 2014 Attacks: 47, at LOU, Nov 26, 2014 Attack pct:.455, at Bowling Green, Aug 30, 2014 ( ) Assists: 3, NC State, 11/21/14 Serve aces: 6 [t-1st], 4 times Digs: 15, Louisville, 10/26/14 Blocks: 4, 6 times Block solo: 1, at Syracuse, Oct 12, 2014 Block assist: 4, 6 times 1 LAUREN ANDERSON R-Fresh. Outside Hitter TOTAL Kills: 1, 4 times Attacks: 5, Virginia Tech, 11/16/14 Digs: 1, Virginia Tech, 11/16/14; Norfolk State, Sep 13, 2014 Blocks: 2, Norfolk State, Sep 13, 2014 Block assist: 2, Norfolk State, Sep 13, PittACC 13

14 10 MARIAH BELL Freshman Outside Hitter TOTAL Kills: 10, at Duke, Nov 07, 2014 Attacks: 31, at LOU, Nov 26, 2014 Attack pct:.348, NC State, 11/21/14 (9-1-23) Assists: 2, at LOU, Nov 26, 2014 Serve aces: 2, 4 times Digs: 16, at LOU, Nov 26, 2014 Blocks: 2, at Virginia, Nov 23, 2014; at LOU, Nov 26, 2014; at Notre Dame, Nov 28, 2014 Block solo: 2 [t-6th], at Virginia, Nov 23, 2014 Block assist: 2, at Notre Dame, Nov 28, KELSEY O NEILL Freshman Middle Blocker TOTAL Kills: 2, at Georgia Tech, Oct 17, 2014; Norfolk State, Sep 13, 2014 Attacks: 10, at Georgia Tech, Oct 17, 2014 Digs: 3, at Georgia Tech, Oct 17, 2014 Blocks: 2, Norfolk State, Sep 13, 2014 Block solo: 1, Norfolk State, Sep 13, 2014 Block assist: 1, 4 times 16 ANGELA SEMAN Freshman Defensive Specialist Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL PittACC 14

15 HEAD COACH DAN FISHER A proven winner on the collegiate and professional levels, Dan Fisher was named the new head coach of the women s volleyball program in January of Fisher is the eighth head coach in Pitt volleyball history, and guided the team to a winning season (19-14, 11-9 ACC) in his first year at the helm. 2014, Head Coach Won his 100th career game as a head coach in a 3-0 defeat of Duquesne on Sept. 12, 2014 Coached the team to 25 wins in his second year at Pitt; which were the most in a single season at Pitt since winning 20 games in Finished fifth in the ACC after being predicted to finish ninth in pre-season coach s poll Led the team to its first Top-25 win since 2005 (3-2 win at No. 25 Duke) Coached his team to 17 wins in 3-set matches compared to only 10 in 2013 Coached junior Amanda Orchard to a.431 hitting percentage ranking her 6th nationally, which eventually led her to earning an All-America honorable mention and being selected to the AVCA All- Region Team and All-ACC First Team. Helped Kate Yeazel and Delaney Clesen to All-ACC Second Team honors. 2013, Head Coach Coached the team to 19 wins in his first year; which were the most in a single season since winning 20 games in 2009 Improved the team s conference record by four wins from 7-8 in its final year in the Big East to an 11-9 inaugural ACC campaign Finished fifth in the ACC last season after being selected in the pre-season poll to place 13th Helped the Panthers improve from a conference winning percentage of.548 in 2012 to.576 in 2013 Guided the team to their highest totals in the following categories since 2009: hitting %, kills/set, total kills, assists/set, total assists and total aces Concordia , Head Coach Guided the Eagles women s volleyball program to an overall record of 75-2 (.974), including a National Championship in 2012 and a National Runner-up finish in 2011 Coached six NAIA All-Americans, seven All-GSAC players and five GSAC scholar-athletes in his two seasons including Brooke Marino who was named the NAIA Player of the Year in 2011 and was a twotime GSAC Player of the Year Led Concordia University to its first-ever NAIA National Championship title in 2012 finishing the season with a perfect 38-0 record en route to the National Championship Named NAIA Tournament Coach of the Year in 2012 Coached Concordia to a national runner-up finish in his first year with a 37-2 overall record and 18-0 conference record. Named the NAIA/AVCA National Coach of the Year in PittACC 15

16 University of Hawaii , Associate Men s Head Coach Helped the Warriors earn a No. 4 national ranking in 2010 and coached three All-Americans during his tenure Handled the UH defense and was instrumental in scouting and practice planning Served as the recruiting coordinator and was responsible for recruiting local, national and international prospects for the Warriors University of San Francisco , Associate Women s Head Coach Helped USF to a second-place finish in the West Coast Conference as the team earned an NCAA Tournament berth University of the Pacific , Assistant Men s Head Coach Served originally as Camp Director and eventually took over as an assistant coach for the women s team in addition to working with the men s squad International Coaching Coached the USA/BIP Developmental Team at the Global Challenge in Europe in 2014 Worked as an assistant coach for the women s Gold Medal winning USA National Pan Am Cup Team in 2012 serving as the team s offensive coordinator working with setters on all offensive systems and coordinated the opponent scouting Served as an assistant for Team USA during the World University Games in Thailand in the summer of 2007 Assisted with the USA Boys Youth Select program in 2006 Playing Career Spent five years playing professionally in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland after college graduation Competed for five years on the AVP Professional Beach Tour earning a pair of 13th place finishes Represented his country on multiple occasions donning the red, white and blue during tournaments in Japan and France in 2000 and 2001 Education Earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from University of the Pacific in May of 1999 and a Master of Arts in sports science from Pacific in 2008 Personal Resides in Pittsburgh with his wife Joni and daughter Eden THE FISHER FILE.2012 NAIA National Champion at Concorida 38-0 in 2012 at Concorida 2012 NAIA Tournament Coach of the Year 2011 NAIA National Runners-Up 2011 NAIA/AVCA National Coach of the Year 75-2 Overall Record at Concordia Assistant Coach for the 2012 USA National Pan Am Cup Team Associate Head Coach for the University of Hawaii men s volleyball team ( ) Associate Head Coach for University of San Francisco women s volleyball team ( ) Played professionally for five years in Belguim, Spain, Switzerland Graduate of the University of Pacific, PittACC 16