OMAHA VOLLEYBALL For Immediate Release: Wednesday Aug. 29, 2018 Contact: Zack Kirby Email: zkirby@omavs.com Office: (402) 5542140 Cell: (615) 3005854 OmahaVB @OmahaVB @omahavb @omavs OMavs.com 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time (CT) NEW ORLEANS INVITATIONAL Aug. 24 at New Orleans L, 13 Aug. 25 vs. Murray State L, 03 vs. Houston L, 03 OMAHA CHALLENGE Aug. 31 vs. UMKC (BA) 12:30 p.m. vs. UIC (BA) 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 vs. UTEP (BA) 4 p.m. KSTATE INVITATIONAL Sept. 7 vs. Oregon State 10 a.m. vs. North Texas 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Kansas State 6 p.m. CEFCU CLASSIC Sept. 14 vs. Milwaukee 10:30 a.m. at Bradley 7 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Eastern Illinois 11 a.m. SUMMIT LEAGUE Sept. 21 at South Dakota State* 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at North Dakota State* 1 p.m. Sept. 28 vs. Western Illinois (BA)* 7 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (SF)* 1 p.m. Oct. 5 vs. North Dakota (BA)* 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at South Dakota* 7 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Oral Roberts (BA)* 1 p.m. Oct. 16 vs. Denver (BA)* 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne* 6 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. North Dakota State (BA)* 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Denver* 2 p.m. Nov. 2 vs. South Dakota State (SF)* 7 p.m. Nov. 4 vs. South Dakota (BA)* 1 p.m. Nov. 6 at Western Illinois* 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Oral Roberts* 1 p.m. Nov. 1618 Summit League Championship* TBA * Denotes Summit League game All home games listed in bold italics and played at Baxter Arena or Sapp Fieldhouse, as designated. MEDIA AVAILABILITY Studentathletes and coaches are available for interviews after practice or by arrangement through the Omaha athletic communications office. All volleyball interview requests must be arranged through Assistant Director of Communications Zack Kirby at least one day in advance. MAVERICKS OPEN HOME SLATE WITH OMAHA CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND S SCHEDULE OMAHA MAVERICKS Record: 03 (00 Summit League) Head Coach: Rose Shires (29th Year) Record at School: 494386 Career Record: Same Last Match: L, 03, vs. Houston, 8/25/18 UMKC KANGAROOS Record: 21 (00 WAC) Head Coach: Christi Posey (8th Season) Record at School: 10996 Career Record: Same Last Match: L, 23, vs. Austin Peay, 8/25/18 Returning Statistical Leaders : Claire Leonard 3.10 K/S : Sydney Case 8.00 A/S : Claire Mountjoy 2.90 D/S : Isabella Sade 1.00 B/S Aces: Sydney Case 0.33 SA/S AllTime Series: Omaha trails 571 Last Meeting: L, 13 at UMKC, 9/12/15 UIC FLAMES AllTime Series: Omaha trails 01 Record: 30 (00 Horizon League) Last Meeting: L, 13, vs. UIC (N), 8/26/11 Head Coach: Justin Ingram (2nd Season) Record at School: 2013 Career Record: 16492 Last Match: W, 30, vs Central Mich., 8/25/18 UTEP MINERS Record: 12 (00 CUSA) Head Coach: Holly Watts (6th Season) Record at School: 47108 Career Record: Same Last Match: L, 13, vs. Louisiana, 8/28/18 AllTime Series: Omaha leads 20 Last Meeting: W, 21, 11/13/82 Friday, Aug. 31 UTEP vs. UIC 10 a.m. Baxter Arena Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: None Live Audio: None TV: None Radio: None Friday, Aug. 31 Omaha vs. UMKC 12:30 p.m. Baxter Arena Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com Live Audio: OMavs.com TV: None Radio: MavRadio.fm Friday, Aug. 31 UTEP vs. UMKC 5 p.m. Baxter Arena Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: None Live Audio: None TV: None Radio: None Friday, Aug. 31 Omaha vs. UIC 7:30 p.m. Baxter Arena Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com Live Audio: OMavs.com TV: None Radio: MavRadio.fm Saturday, Sept. 1 UIC vs. UMKC 1 p.m. Baxter Arena Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: None Live Audio: None TV: None Radio: None Saturday, Sept. 1 Omaha vs. UTEP 4:00 p.m. Baxter Arena Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com Live Audio: OMavs.com TV: None Radio: MavRadio.fm This Weekend Maverick volleyball plays host to the annual Omaha Challenge tournament, which takes place Friday, Aug. 31 Saturday, Sept. 1. The participating teams scheduled for the event are UIC, UMKC and UTEP. Omaha is slated to play two matches on Friday against UMKC (12:30 p.m.) and UIC (7:30 p.m.), followed by a 4 p.m. matchup against UTEP on Saturday. In total, there are six matches with four on the first day and two on the second. All Omaha matches will be streamed live on OMavs.com and are available for free. MavRadio will also broadcast all Omaha matches for the tournament.
2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 2 WHEN REFERRING TO THE MAVERICKS As part of a universitywide rebranding effort that began in 2011, media and fans are reminded to refer to the school as the University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha or UNO. Nebraska Omaha and NebraskaOmaha are no longer acceptable references. Primary Logo COACHES Secondary Logo Rose Shires Head Coach (29th season) Elena Pietro Assistant Coach (4th season) Micah Rhodes Assistant Coach (2nd season) Gina Mancuso Volunteer Asst. Coach (2nd season) Makayla Westphal Director of Ops. (1st season) OMAHA'S ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Matches Played... Mackenzie Horkey...94 Sets Played... Mackenzie Horkey...351 Total Attacks... Mackenzie Horkey...2,786... Mackenzie Horkey...831... Claire Mountjoy...99... Mackenzie Horkey...1,039... Mackenzie Horkey...43 Solo... Anna Blaschko...32 Assisted... Mackenzie Horkey...95 Total... Isabella Sade...118 DoubleDoubles... Mackenzie Horkey...31 MAVERICKS ON THE CAREER CHARTS CAREER ASSISTS 1. Amy Steffel... 199396... 5,482 2. Sydney O Shaughnessy... 201417... 4,233 3. Emily Myers... 200811... 4,102 4. Pam Largen... 198891... 3,984 5. Kylie Lebeda... 200003... 3,951 6. Bethany Tygert... 199700... 3,380 7. Wendy Melcher... 198083... 3,343 8. Christie Johnson... 200205... 3,019 9. Darla Melcher... 198687... 2,628 10. Katie Agnew... 200407... 2,359 CAREER DIGS 1. Angie Reicks... 200811... 1,935 2. Kevin Campbell... 199194... 1,782 3. Tracy Ankeny... 199700... 1,691 4. Amy Gradoville... 198790... 1,604 5. Kimberly Bailey... 201215... 1,572 6. Laura Monahan... 199093... 1,524 7. Amy Steffel... 199396... 1,463 8. Tanya Cate... 199497... 1,438 9. Chelsea Miller... 200205... 1,384 10. Sydney O'Shaughnessy... 201417... 1,342 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School) 1 Courtney Morehead Jr. DS 56 Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West/Drake) 2 Giselle Eiche Fr. DS 57 Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley) 3 Abby Bergsten Sr. OH 61 Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central/Iowa Western) 4 Jaclyn Taylor So. S 511 St. Charles, Ill. (North/Creighton) 5 Kenzie Michalek Fr. DS 57 Papillion, Neb. (PapillionLa Vista) 6 Isabella Sade So. MB 62 Marion, Iowa (Marion) 7 Alexa Blase Fr. OH 511 Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) 8 Claire Mountjoy So. DS 55 Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn) 9 Abigayle Meyer So. RS 62 Murdock, Neb. (ElmwoodMurdock) 10 Sadie Limback Fr. RS 60 Waverly, Mo. (Santa Fe) 11 Anna Blaschko So. MB 61 Shakopee, Minn. (Shakopee) 13 Rylee Marshall Fr. MB 61 Fort Calhoun, Neb. (Fort Calhoun) 14 Claire Leonard So. OH 60 Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf/Canisius) 16 Maggie Meyer Fr. OH 511 Chicago, Ill. (Marist) 17 Mackenzie Horkey Sr. OH 59 Jordan, Minn. (Southwest Christian) 23 Baylee Mittelstaedt Fr. OH 60 Farmington, Utah (Bountiful) 24 Sydney Case Fr. S 510 Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Anna Blaschko: BLASHko Giselle Eiche: EYEkey Gina Mancuso: mancueso Baylee Mittelstaedt: MittleSTAT Elena Pietro: PEEtro Makayla Westphal: westfall Opening Serve The Mavericks look to bounce back after starting the season 03 on the road at the New Orleans Invitational. Isabella Sade was named to the New Orleans Invitational AllTournament Team averaging of 1.90 kills per set on.341 hitting and 1.0 blocks per set. A multitude of newcomers saw action over the weekend that included Jaclyn Taylor, Claire Leonard, Courtney Morehead, Sydney Case, Sadie Limback, Kenzie Michalek and Maggie Meyer. Canisius transfer Claire Leonard leads the team with 3.10 kills per set after a debut performance of 15 kills against New Orleans (Aug. 24). Freshman setter Sydney Case recorded backtoback 25plus assist performances with 28 against Murray State and 32 against Houston. The Mavericks have an alltime record of 781 against the three upcoming opponents in the series history. UIC, UMKC and UTEP went a combined 62 over last weekend. Omaha aims to go undefeated at its own home tournament for the first time in the D1 era and since 2009, where that team went 40. In program's history, the Mavericks have nine undefeated home tournament records in 2009, 2000, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991 and 1986. UIC is the first of four Illinois teams the Mavericks will play this season. The others are Bradley, Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois (Summit League). UMKC is the only team from the state of Missouri on the Mavericks' 2018 schedule, while UTEP is the second of three Texas team on the schedule this season. Scouting the UIC Flames The UIC Flames are currently one of 72 teams across the nation to have an undefeated record at 30. This past weekend, the team did not relinquish a single set at its own home invitational in Chicago, Ill. (UIC Invitational). The Flames swept Bryant University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Central Michigan 30 in all three matches. UIC is led by secondyear head coach Justin Ingram, who has a 2013 record at the school and a 16492 overall career record. Omaha and UIC have only faced once before at the Bradley Tournament in Peoria, Ill. on Aug. 26, 2011. The Flames won 31 in that meeting. UIC has three players that average over two kills per set in Kiera James (2.86), Alexandra Hicks (2.13) and Ali Witt (2.00). Marija Borcic averages 6.00 assists per set while Tatyana Ndewke, Hicks and Witt average 1.56, 1.38 and 1.00 blocks per set, respectively.
3 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL. SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS School Conf Overall Denver...00... 21 South Dakota...00... 21 North Dakota State...00... 12 Oral Roberts...00... 12 Purdue Fort Wayne...00... 12 Western Illinois...00... 12 North Dakota...00... 13 Omaha...00... 03 South Dakota State...00... 03 SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK THE 2018 MAVERICKS (LR): (Front): Gessica Gdowski, Giselle Eiche, Courtney Morehead, Kenzie Michalek, Claire Mountjoy, Kelli Nee. (Middle): Claire Leonard, Baylee Mittelstaedt, Sydney Case, Maggie Meyer, Mackenzie Horkey, Alexa Blase. (Back): Abigayle Meyer, Isabella Sade, Abby Bergsten, Rylee Marshall, Anna Blaschko, Sadie Limback, Jaclyn Taylor. Scouting the UMKC Kangaroos The Kangaroos opened the season with a 21 record at their own home tournament, the UMKC Invitational. UMKC defeated Summit League member South Dakota State 30, Western Michigan 31, before it fell to Austin Peay 23. Middle hitter Tyrecia Lukes is the current WAC Offensive Player of the Week for her performance over the seasonopening tournament. She was also named to the AllTournament team after averaging 5.00 kills per set on.542 hitting. Lukes is coming off a careerhigh 25kill performance. Head coach Christi Posey is in her eighth season with a career record of 10996, all with the program. Omaha trails the alltime series 571 and the last time both teams squared off was at UMKC on Sept. 12, 2015 where the Mavericks fell 31. OFFENSIVE Date...Player(s) (School(s)) 8/27/18...Madison Jaqua, Purdue Fort Wayne DEFENSIVE Date...Player(s) (School(s)) 8/27/18... Olivia Novotny, Denver MAVERICKS VS. OTHER CONFERENCES American...01 Big 12...00 CUSA...00 Horizon League...00 Ohio Valley...01 Pac 12...00 Southland...01 WAC...00 Scouting the UTEP Miners UTEP is coming off a 12 opening record at the I10 Challenge in New Orleans, La. The Miners opened the season with a 31 victory over Incarnate Word, before 03 and 13 defeats at Tulane and Louisiana. Head coach Holly Watts is in her sixth season at the helm of the program with a 46108 overall record at the school. The Mavericks own a 20 record over the Miners, and have not faced them since Nov. 1213, 1982. Omaha won both matches 21 in three sets. Both matches were played in Omaha, Neb. at the UNO Invitational. Macey Austin leads the team with 3.91 kills per set, followed by three others who average over two kills per set in Cheyenne Jones (2.88), Ashley Grzebeniak (2.50) and Briana Arellano (2.22). Kristen Fritsche averages 9.73 assists per set while Grzebeniak averages a teambest 6.00 digs per set. Austin also ranks in the top100 nationally in three different categories. She ranks 31st in points per set 33rd in kills per set and 41st in attacks per set. Facing the Alma Mater Omaha head coach Rose Shires was a fiveyear member and served as team captain for three years while being named MVP twice for the UTEP volleyball team. She graduated from UTEP in 1985 with her bachelor's degree in education and earned her master's degree in exercise science from Omaha in 1989. Local Opposition UMKC sophomore setter Alli Schomers is a native of Omaha, Neb., after a playing career at Skutt Catholic High School. UMKC freshmen Melanie Brecka and Maddie Renn are natives of Lincoln, Neb. from Lincoln Southeast High School. UIC freshman Clara Lamb is a native of Omaha, Neb. from Westside High School. UTEP sophomore middle blocker Mallory Yost is a native of Gretna, Neb. from Gretna High School.
2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 4 MAVERICKS BY THE NUMBERS OVERALL Record... 03 Home... 00 Away... 01 Neutral... 02 vs. Top 10 Teams... 00 vs. Top 25 Teams... 00 vs. Teams Receiving Top 25 Votes... 00 vs. Unranked Teams... 03 BY SETS 3 Sets... 02 4 Sets... 01 5 Sets... 00 BY KILLS Leading in... 00 Trailing in... 03 Tied in... 00 BY DIGS Leading in... 00 Trailing in... 03 Tied in... 00 BY BLOCKS Leading in... 01 Trailing in... 01 Tied in... 01 BY HITTING PERCENTAGE Leading in Hitting Percentage... 00 Trailing in Hitting Percentage... 03 Tied in Hitting Percentage... 00 Hitting.300 or Above... 00 Hitting Between.200 and.299... 01 Hitting Between.100 and.199... 02 Hitting Below.100... 00 Opponent Hitting.300 or Above... 00 Opponent Hitting Between.200 and.299... 03 Opponent Hitting Between.100 and.199... 00 Opponent Hitting Below.100... 00 Opponent Hitting Below.000... 00 BY SERVICE ACES Leading in... 01 Trailing in... 02 Tied in... 00 Last Time Out The Omaha volleyball team dropped all three matches of its seasonopening weekend at the New Orleans Invitational. The Mavericks fell 13 at New Orleans on Aug. 24 and fell 03 in both matches against Murray State and Houston the following day. In her debut match, transfer Claire Leonard recorded a teamhigh 15 kills on.295 hitting to go with four blocks against Houston. Setter Jaclyn Taylor had a teambest 21 assists, while Claire Mountjoy and Courtney Morehead recorded 12 and 10 digs, respectively. The duo of Abby Bergsten and Sadie Limback tallied eight kills each. Freshman setter Sydney Case led the way for the Mavericks with 28 assists and two blocks against Murray State. Outside hitter Claire Leonard paced Omaha in kills for the second straight match, as she had nine. Isabella Sade followed with eight kills on.667 hitting. Against Houston, Case outperformed her previous best of 28 assists with a new careerhigh of 32 to go with five digs. Bergsten and Limback both had eight kills apiece, while Leonard totaled seven kills and Sade added six. What Makes Up the Mavericks Omaha's 2018 roster consists of six returners and 11 newcomers. The Mavericks return 67.9 percent of its total attacking offense, as the six returners accounted for 906 of the team's 1,334 kills from 2017. The team also returns 69.3 percent of its total blocking from the previous season, as the returners accounted for 274 of the 2017 roster's 395 total kills. The roster consists of two seniors, two juniors, seven sophomores and eight freshmen. Omaha's roster includes studentathletes from seven different states: Nebraska, (6), Minnesota (3), Iowa (3), Illinois (2), Missouri (1), Utah (1) and Colorado (1). Omaha returns senior Mackenzie Horkey who is the returning leader in matches played, sets played, total attacks, kills, digs, aces, assisted blocks and doubledoubles. Isabella Sade (1.04 b/s, 2.33 k/s) enters her sophomore season after a freshman campaign earning Summit League Freshman of the Year, AllSummit League Honorable Mention and AllFreshman team honors in the conference. Senior Abby Bergsten (2.90 k/s, 1.09 d/s) also earned AllSummit League Honorable Mention honors. The sophomore duo of Anna Blaschko (1.97 k/s, 1.03 b/s) and Claire Mountjoy (4.67 d/s) are both coming off Summit League AllFreshman team awards. DoubleDouble Tracker Returning Player 2014 2015 2016 2017 Career Abby Bergsten 2 2 Anna Blaschko 1 1 Mackenzie Horkey 8 13 1 9 31 The Division I Years Omaha has shown steady growth in a variety of areas since it embarked on its Division I era seven years ago. Below is a look at how UNO has stacked up as a team in each of its Division I seasons since 201112: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Record 523 622 722 149 1913 822 1018 Hitting Percentage.127.163.141.196.205.157.186 Per Set 10.9 11.4 11.0 12.0 13.2 11.8 12.8 Per Set 10.2 10.7 10.4 11.1 12.3 11.0 11.8 Per Set 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 Per Set 15.6 15.0 14.9 15.2 17.6 16.1 16.9 Per Set 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.6 2.2 New Kids on the Block The Mavericks' roster features a wide array of newcomers for the 2018 season that includes three transfers and eight freshmen. Jaclyn Taylor, Courtney Morehead and Claire Leonard join Omaha as transfer studentathletes from Creighton, Drake and Canisius College. Taylor was a threeyear letterwinner at St. Charles North High School, where she was a secondteam allstate honoree as a senior. She also earned allconference honors while averaging 8.5 assists per set as a senior, a season in which her team went 344. Her squad also won three straight Upstate 8 Conference titles and two regional championships. Morehead, a rising junior, played in 27 matches as a sophomore at Drake, ranking sixth in the MVC and first on her team for aces per set. For the season, she averaged 2.93 digs and 0.24 aces per set and had a standout 26dig performance vs. Bryant. As a freshman, Morehead appeared in 21 matches, averaging 1.5 digs per set and nearly 2.0
5 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL digs per set in conference matches. Leonard, a sixfoot outside hitter, is a native of Bettendorf, Iowa. As a freshman at Canisius, she led her team with 3.08 kills per set and was named to the 2017 AllMAAC Rookie Team. Leonard was a threetime MAAC Rookie of the Week and ranked fifth in the conference for kills per set and total kills (308), as well as fourth for points per set. She had 15 doublefigure kill performances last season, including a careerhigh 22 kills vs. Iona. The team also includes a freshman class of eight with outside hitters Alexa Blase (Grand Island, Neb.), Maggie Meyer (Chicago, Ill.), Baylee Mittelstaedt (Farmington, Utah), defensive specialists Giselle Eiche (Arvada, Colo.) and Kenzie Michalek (Papillion, Neb.), right side hitter Sadie Limback (Waverly, Mo.), setter Sydney Case (Lakeville, Minn.) and middle blocker Rylee Marshall (Fort Calhoun, Neb.). Mavericks Tabbed Third In Summit League Preseason Poll The Omaha volleyball program was selected third in The Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league office announced Thursday, Aug. 16. The thirdplace selection marks the highest preseason Summit League ranking in program history for the Mavericks, as the sophomore trio of Isabella Sade, Claire Mountjoy and Anna Blaschko were also selected as Preseason Players to Watch. Last season, Sade became the first player in program history to earn Summit League Freshman of the Year honors, to go with her Summit League AllFreshman Team and AllSummit Honorable Mention awards. She also ranked second in the league with 1.04 blocks per set and started 27 of 28 matches in 2017. Mountjoy was named to The Summit League AllFreshman Team last season. With 458 total digs and 4.67 digs per set, she ranked third among league players in both categories. She also tallied eight matches of 20 or more digs and two with 30 or more in 2017. Blascko also garnered AllFreshman honors after she led The Summit League with 17 solo blocks on the season and ranked second in the league with 59 total blocks. At middle blocker, she averaged 1.97 kills and 1.03 blocks per set. Inside the 2018 Schedule Omaha's 2018 campaign features a nonleague slate with teams from eight different conferences across 10 different states that include: American, Big 12, Conference USA, Horizon League, OVC, Pac 12, Southland and WAC. The Mavericks play a total of 28 different matches that includes a 12match nonleague slate. Omaha plays five opponents for the first time in series history in Houston, Oregon State, North Texas, Milwaukee and Eastern Illinois. Overall, the Mavericks have a combined 2201431 overall record against opponents on the 2018 slate. Within league play, Omaha has a 219127 overall record that spans prior to the nondivision I era. Shires Guides Mavericks as Winningest Coach in School History Head coach Rose Shires is the alltime winningest coach in 48 years of UNO volleyball history. In her 29th year at the helm of the Maverick program, Shires owns a career record of 494386 (.561), with the most wins of the five coaches who have served at Omaha. The 1996 AVCA National Coach of the Year and a twotime conference coach of the year, Shires has enjoyed tremendous success as UNO s guide. The 1996 campaign saw her lead UNO to a national championship as well as its first North Central Conference championship since 1987, followed by an Elite Eight appearance in 1997. In NCAA Tournament play, Shires squads have combined for 11 appearances and a 1010 postseason mark. Shires is assisted by assistant coach Elena Pietro, who is in her fourth season, assistant coach Micah Rhodes, in his second year, volunteer assistant coach Gina Mancuso, who is in her second year and Makayla Westphal, who is in her first year with the Maverick staff. No Longer the Newcomers In 201819, Omaha is in its fourth year with full Summit League and NCAA Division I postseason eligibility. The Mavericks competed as a reclassifying Division I school from 201114, and they officially joined the Summit League in 2012. During the reclassification period, UNO was ineligible for the league tournament and NCAA postseason play, but played a full regularseason conference schedule in its final three transitional years before assuming full eligibility in 201516. Up Next Omaha hits the road for its third straight tournament of the regular season in Manhattan, Kan. at the KState Invitational from Sept. 78. The Mavericks are slated to play Oregon State, North Texas and Kansas State. Live stats and stream (where available) will be available to follow on OMavs.com. The match against Kansas State will air live on ESPN3. THE LAST TIME... OMAHA AS A TEAM... Won a match 30 vs. Oral Roberts (11/10/17) Won a match 31 vs. Fort Wayne (10/28/17) Won a match 32 at Fort Wayne (10/1/17) Lost a match 30 vs. Houston (8/25/18) Lost a match 31 at New Orleans (8/25/18) Lost a match 32 at South Dakota (11/3/17) Had 100 kills in a match 100 vs. Northern Colorado (10/26/99) Had 200 attacks in a match 215 at South Dakota (11/3/17) Had.400 or better hitting.410 vs. St. Edward s (10/2/10) Had 10 or more service aces 14 vs. Oral Roberts (11/10/17) Had 20 or more total blocks 20 at NebraskaKearney (9/9/09) Had 100 or more digs 110 at South Dakota (11/3/17) AN INDIVIDUAL MAVERICK... Had 20 or more kills Abby Bergsten 22 vs. Denver (10/3/17) Had 30 or more kills Tracy Ankeny 35 at Augustana (11/3/00) Had 50 or more assists Sydney O Shaughnessy 54 at South Dakota (11/3/17) Had 10 or more blocks Anna Blaschko 10 at South Dakota (11/3/17) Had 25 or more digs Claire Mountjoy 27 at South Dakota (11/3/17) Had 35 or more digs Angie Reicks 46 vs. Central Missouri (11/13/09) Had 5 or more service aces Isabella Sade 5 vs. Oral Roberts (11/10/17) Had a DoubleDouble Sydney O'Shaughnessy at Denver (11/5/17) Had a TripleDouble Michaela Schimmer vs. South Dakota (11/15/13)
2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 6 2018 OVERALL STATS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 03 00 01 02 CONFERENCE 00 00 00 00 NONCONFERENCE 03 00 01 02 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 14 Claire Leonard 10 31 3.10 15 97.165 0 0.00 0 3 0.00 2 7 0.70 0 5 5 0.50 0 0 3 Abby Bergsten 10 22 2.20 8 66.212 1 0.10 0 1 0.00 1 10 1.00 0 1 1 0.10 0 0 10 Sadie Limback 10 21 2.10 16 64.078 0 0.00 1 4 0.10 0 9 0.90 0 5 5 0.50 0 0 6 Isabella Sade 10 19 1.90 4 44.341 1 0.10 2 6 0.20 0 1 0.10 2 8 10 1.00 4 0 11 Anna Blaschko 10 13 1.30 13 42.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.10 0 8 8 0.80 2 0 16 Maggie Meyer 4 2 0.50 0 5.400 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 2 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 24 Sydney Case 9 2 0.22 0 7.286 72 8.00 3 8 0.33 0 10 1.11 0 2 2 0.22 0 2 4 Jaclyn Taylor 5 1 0.20 2 7.143 23 4.60 0 1 0.00 0 5 1.00 0 3 3 0.60 0 3 1 Courtney Morehead 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 3 2 0.30 2 24 2.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5 Kenzie Michalek 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 1 6 0.10 0 19 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8 Claire Mountjoy 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 5 0.50 3 3 0.30 7 29 2.90 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 TEAM 1 OMAHA 10 111 11.10 58 332.160 106 10.60 14 36 1.40 15 120 12.00 2 32 18.0 1.80 7 5 Opponents 10 136 13.60 52 333.252 123 12.30 15 27 1.50 14 137 13.70 3 34 20.0 2.00 5 12 Team Statistics OMAHA OPP ATTACK 111 136 Errors 58 52 Total Attacks 332 333 Attack Pct.160.252 /Set 11.1 13.6 SET 106 123 /Set 10.6 12.3 SERVE Aces 14 15 Errors 36 27 Aces/Set 1.4 1.5 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 15 14 Errors/Set 1.5 1.4 DEFENSE 120 137 /Set 12.0 13.7 BLOCKING Block Solo 2 3 Block Assist 32 34 Total 18.0 20.0 /Set 1.8 2.0 Block Errors 7 5 Ball handling errors 5 12 ATTENDANCE Total 0 202 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/202 Neutral site #/Avg 2/88 Current win streak 0 Home win streak 0 Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 24 at New Orleans L 13 1625,2521,2325,2125 202 Aug 25 vs Murray St. L 03 2125,2025,2025 88 Aug 25 vs Houston L 03 3133,1925,2325 88 Record in 3set matches: 02 Record in 4set matches: 01 Record in 5set matches: 00
7 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 2017 SUMMIT LEAGUE STATS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 77 43 34 00 CONFERENCE 77 43 34 00 NONCONFERENCE 00 00 00 00 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 3 Abby Bergsten 46 153 3.33 42 390.285 3 0.07 2 1 0.04 10 42 0.91 0 14 14 0.30 0 2 6 Bella Sade 52 117 2.25 44 248.294 2 0.04 18 28 0.35 0 36 0.69 8 52 60 1.15 11 1 17 Mackenzie Horkey 46 103 2.24 57 390.118 16 0.35 6 9 0.13 12 139 3.02 1 11 12 0.26 1 0 11 Anna Blaschko 52 95 1.83 34 250.244 4 0.08 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.12 17 42 59 1.13 2 1 4 Chloe Dousette 21 33 1.57 29 142.028 3 0.14 1 4 0.05 6 21 1.00 1 1 2 0.10 1 0 15 Amanda Conlin 39 47 1.21 22 133.188 1 0.03 0 2 0.00 0 30 0.77 0 35 35 0.90 1 2 1 Sydney O'Shaughnessy 52 58 1.12 8 163.307 546 10.50 16 33 0.31 0 141 2.71 1 15 16 0.31 5 12 10 Gessica Gdowski 52 57 1.10 35 203.108 18 0.35 13 16 0.25 11 141 2.71 1 8 9 0.17 0 1 24 Meagen Roth 30 26 0.87 11 101.149 6 0.20 11 15 0.37 4 86 2.87 1 6 7 0.23 0 0 9 Abigayle Meyer 5 4 0.80 4 16.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.60 0 4 4 0.80 2 0 2 Kelli Nee 21 1 0.05 0 4.250 3 0.14 3 13 0.14 0 49 2.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 8 Claire Mountjoy 46 0 0.00 1 2.500 42 0.91 12 12 0.26 9 225 4.89 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 14 Daria Taylor 1 0 0.00 0 2.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 TEAM 6 OMAHA 52 694 13.35 287 2044.199 644 12.38 82 133 1.58 58 919 17.67 30 188 124.0 2.38 24 20 Opponents 52 626 12.04 279 1967.176 583 11.21 58 73 1.12 82 955 18.37 32 128 96.0 1.85 25 22 Team Statistics OMAHA OPP ATTACK 694 626 Errors 287 279 Total Attacks 2044 1967 Attack Pct.199.176 /Set 13.3 12.0 SET 644 583 Attempts 1945 1897 Assist Pct.331.307 /Set 12.4 11.2 SERVE Aces 82 58 Errors 133 73 Attempts 1167 1138 Serve Pct.886.936 Aces/Set 1.6 1.1 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 58 82 Errors/Set 1.1 1.6 DEFENSE 919 955 /Set 17.7 18.4 BLOCKING Block Solo 30 32 Block Assist 188 128 Total 124.0 96.0 /Set 2.4 1.8 Block Errors 24 25 Ball handling errors 20 22 ATTENDANCE Total 4642 2902 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/663 7/415 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 Home win streak 0 Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 22 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 30 2515,2517,2515 680 *Sep 29 at Western Illinois W 31 2515,2125,2725,2515 558 *Oct 01 at Fort Wayne W 32 2325,2826,2517,1725,1614 382 *Oct 03 DENVER L 13 2522,2325,2325,2527 638 *Oct 07 SOUTH DAKOTA L 13 2520,2025,2025,2125 738 *Oct 13 at North Dakota State L 03 1925,3133,1525 0 *Oct 15 at Oral Roberts L 03 725,1925,1725 306 *Oct 20 at South Dakota State W 30 2518,2624,2521 669 *Oct 27 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 30 2513,2519,258 486 *Oct 28 FORT WAYNE W 31 2729,2725,2516,2523 425 *Nov 03 at South Dakota L 23 2523,2527,2426,2520,915 640 *Nov 05 at Denver L 13 2517,1925,1525,1625 347 *Nov 10 ORAL ROBERTS W 30 2523,2511,2519 823 *Nov 12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 13 2522,1325,1525,2729 852 Record in 3set matches: 42 Record in 4set matches: 24 Record in 5set matches: 11
2018 MATCHBYMATCH TEAM STATS All matches 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 8 attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points score Aug 24, 2018 at New Orleans 4 44 25 148.128 40 6 17 1 51 0 18 4 9.0 4 13 Aug 25, 2018 vs Murray St. 3 31 17 89.157 31 5 6 8 34 1 8 0 5.0 1 03 Aug 25, 2018 vs Houston 3 36 16 95.211 35 3 13 6 35 1 6 3 4.0 0 03 Omaha 10 111 58 332.160 106 14 36 15 120 2 32 7 18.0 5 Opponents 10 136 52 333.252 123 15 27 14 137 3 34 5 20.0 12 Sets played: 10 per set: 11.10 per set: 10.60 Service aces per set: 1.40 per set: 12.00 per set: 1.80 Ball handling errors per set: 0.50 Reception errors per set: 1.50 2018 MATCHBYMATCH COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Errors TA Hit% SA SE RE BS BA BE BHE Aug 24, 2018 at New Orleans 13 44 / 47 25 / 18 148 / 127.128 /.228 40 / 41 6 / 1 17 / 8 1 / 6 51 / 64 9.0 / 9.0 0 / 1 18 / 16 4 / 1 4 / 8 Aug 25, 2018 vs Murray St. 03 31 / 41 17 / 15 89 / 96.157 /.271 31 / 38 5 / 8 6 / 8 8 / 5 34 / 35 5.0 / 4.0 1 / 1 8 / 6 0 / 1 1 / 2 Aug 25, 2018 vs Houston 03 36 / 48 16 / 19 95 / 110.211 /.264 35 / 44 3 / 6 13 / 11 6 / 3 35 / 38 4.0 / 7.0 1 / 1 6 / 12 3 / 3 0 / 2 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
9 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 2018 OVERALL/LEAGUE STATS Attack OVERALL ## Player gp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s 14 Claire Leonard 10 31 3.10 15 97.165 0 0.00 3 Abby Bergsten 10 22 2.20 8 66.212 1 0.10 10 Sadie Limback 10 21 2.10 16 64.078 0 0.00 6 Isabella Sade 10 19 1.90 4 44.341 1 0.10 11 Anna Blaschko 10 13 1.30 13 42.000 0 0.00 16 Maggie Meyer 4 2 0.50 0 5.400 0 0.00 24 Sydney Case 9 2 0.22 0 7.286 72 8.00 4 Jaclyn Taylor 5 1 0.20 2 7.143 23 4.60 1 Courtney Morehead 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 5 Kenzie Michalek 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 8 Claire Mountjoy 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 5 0.50 OMAHA... 10 111 11.10 58 332.160 106 10.60 Opponents... 10 136 13.60 52 333.252 123 12.30 Set CONFERENCE Attack gp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 Set Player Serve Dig Blocking Player sa sa/s se re dig dig/s bs ba total b/s Claire Leonard 0 0.00 3 2 7 0.70 0 5 5 0.50 Abby Bergsten 0 0.00 1 1 10 1.00 0 1 1 0.10 Sadie Limback 1 0.10 4 0 9 0.90 0 5 5 0.50 Isabella Sade 2 0.20 6 0 1 0.10 2 8 10 1.00 Anna Blaschko 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.10 0 8 8 0.80 Maggie Meyer 0 0.00 2 2 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 Sydney Case 3 0.33 8 0 10 1.11 0 2 2 0.22 Jaclyn Taylor 0 0.00 1 0 5 1.00 0 3 3 0.60 Courtney Morehead 3 0.30 2 2 24 2.40 0 0 0 0.00 Kenzie Michalek 1 0.10 6 0 19 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 Claire Mountjoy 3 0.30 3 7 29 2.90 0 0 0 0.00 TEAM 1 OMAHA... 14 1.40 36 15 120 12.00 2 32 18.0 1.80 Opponents... 15 1.50 27 14 137 13.70 3 34 20.0 2.00 Serve Dig Blocking sa sa/s se re dig dig/s bs ba total b/s 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 10 2018 INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER STATS SEASON CAREER Attack Set Attack Set ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s 14 Claire Leonard 10 31 3.10 15 97.165 0 0.00 10 31 3.10 15 97.165 0 0.00 3 Abby Bergsten 10 22 2.20 8 66.212 1 0.10 88 248 2.82 85 688.237 5 0.06 10 Sadie Limback 10 21 2.10 16 64.078 0 0.00 10 21 2.10 16 64.078 0 0.00 6 Isabella Sade 10 19 1.90 4 44.341 1 0.10 114 261 2.29 95 597.278 5 0.04 11 Anna Blaschko 10 13 1.30 13 42.000 0 0.00 114 218 1.91 79 534.260 5 0.04 16 Maggie Meyer 4 2 0.50 0 5.400 0 0.00 4 2 0.50 0 5.400 0 0.00 24 Sydney Case 9 2 0.22 0 7.286 72 8.00 9 2 0.22 0 7.286 72 8.00 4 Jaclyn Taylor 5 1 0.20 2 7.143 23 4.60 5 1 0.20 2 7.143 23 4.60 1 Courtney Morehead 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 5 Kenzie Michalek 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.20 8 Claire Mountjoy 10 0 0.00 0 0.000 5 0.50 108 1 0.01 2 5.200 99 0.92 OMAHA 10 111 11.10 58 332.160 106 10.60 Opponents 10 136 13.60 52 333.252 123 12.30 Serve Dig Blocking Serve Dig Blocking Player sa sa/s se dig dig/s bs ba total b/s sa sa/s se dig dig/s bs ba total b/s Claire Leonard 0 0.00 3 7 0.70 0 5 5 0.50 0 0.00 3 7 0.70 0 5 5 0.50 Abby Bergsten 0 0.00 1 10 1.00 0 1 1 0.10 5 0.06 11 95 1.08 0 27 27 0.31 Sadie Limback 1 0.10 4 9 0.90 0 5 5 0.50 1 0.10 4 9 0.90 0 5 5 0.50 Isabella Sade 2 0.20 6 1 0.10 2 8 10 1.00 32 0.28 63 69 0.61 16 102 118 1.04 Anna Blaschko 0 0.00 0 1 0.10 0 8 8 0.80 0 0.00 2 9 0.08 32 83 115 1.01 Maggie Meyer 0 0.00 2 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 Sydney Case 3 0.33 8 10 1.11 0 2 2 0.22 3 0.33 8 10 1.11 0 2 2 0.22 Jaclyn Taylor 0 0.00 1 5 1.00 0 3 3 0.60 0 0.00 1 5 1.00 0 3 3 0.60 Courtney Morehead 3 0.30 2 24 2.40 0 0 0 0.00 3 0.30 2 24 2.40 0 0 0 0.00 Kenzie Michalek 1 0.10 6 19 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.10 6 19 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 Claire Mountjoy 3 0.30 3 29 2.90 0 0 0 0.00 20 0.19 27 487 4.51 0 0 0 0.00 OMAHA 14 1.40 36 120 12.00 2 32 18.0 1.80 Opponents 15 1.50 27 137 13.70 3 34 20.0 2.00 MAVERICK CAREER AND SEASON HIGHS #1 COURTNEY MOREHEAD #2 GISELLE ICHE #3 ABBY BERGSTEN #4 JACLYN TAYLOR #5 KENZIE MICHALEK Season: Season: 1 (2x, last vs. Murray State, 8/25/18) Season: 1 (3x, last vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: 10 (2x, last vs. Murray State, 8/25/18) Season: Season: Season: Career: Season: Season: Career: Season: Career: Season: 8 (2x, last vs Houston, 8/25/18) Career: 22 (vs. Denver, 10/3/17) Season: 1 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Career: 1 (4x, last at Denver, 11/5/17 Season: Career: 1 (5x, last at Oral Roberts, 10/15/17) Season: 4 (2x, last vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Career: 14 (at North Dakota State, 10/13/17) Season: 1 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Career: 4 (vs. Kent State, 8/26/17) Season: 1 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: 21 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: Season: 5 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: 2 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: Season: 2 (at New Orleans, 8/25/18) Season: 1 (at New Orleans, 8/25/18) Season: 9 (at New Orleans, 8/25/18) Season:
11 2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL MAVERICK CAREER AND SEASON HIGHS #6 ISABELLA SADE Season: 8 (vs. Murray State, 8/25/18) Career: 19 (vs. SEMO, 9/9/17) Season: 1 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 1 (4x, last at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: 1 (2x, last vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Career: 5 (vs. Oral Roberts, 11/10/17) Season: 1 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 7 (2x, last vs. South Dakota, 10/7/17) Season: 5 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 7 (4x, last vs. Fort Wayne, 10/28/17) #7 ALEXA BLASE #8 CLAIRE MOUNTJOY #9 ABIGAYLE MEYER #10 SADIE LIMBACK Season: Season: Season: Season: Season: Season: Career: 1 (vs. North Dakota State, 11/17/17) Season: 3 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 9 (vs. North Dakota State, 11/17/17) Season: 2 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 2 (7x, last at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: 12 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 33 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/7/17) Season: Career: Season: 5 (2x, last vs. Kent State, 8/26/17) Season: 1 (2x, last at Drake, 9/7/17) Season: 3 (vs. San Jose State, 9/8/17) Season: 15 (vs. Indiana State, 9/2/17) Season: 5 (vs. Indiana State, 9/2/17) Season: 8 (2x, last vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: Season: 1 (at New Orleans, 8/25/18) Season: 6 (at New Orleans, 8/25/18) Season: 3 (at New Orleans, 8/25/18) #11 ANNA BLASCHKO #13 RYLEE MARSHALL #14 CLAIRE LEONARD #16 MAGGIE MEYER #17 MACKENZIE HORKEY Season: 6 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 17 (at South Dakota, 11/3/17) Season: Career: 1 (4x, last vs. Oral Roberts, 11/10/17) Season: Career: Season: 1 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 2 (2x, last vs Fort Wayne, 10/28/17) Season: 4 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Career: 10 (2x, last at South Dakota, 11/3/17) Season: Season: Season: Season: Season: Season: 15 (at New Orleans, 8/24/18) Season: Season: Season: 5 (vs. Murray State, 8/25/18) Season: 4 (at New Orleans (8/24/18) Season: 2 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: Season: Season: 5 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: Season: Career: 27 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16) Season: Career: 3 (2x, last vs. North Dakota State, 11/12/17) Season: Career: 2 (5 times, last vs. Oral Roberts, 11/20/15) Season: Career: 21 (at South Dakota, 11/3/17) Season: Career: 4 (2x, last vs Incarnate Word 9/19/17) #23 BAYLEE MITTELSTAEDT #24 SYDNEY CASE Season: Season: Season: Season: Season: Season: 1 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: 32 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: 1 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: 5 (vs. Houston, 8/25/18) Season: 2 (vs. Murray State, 8/25/18)
2018 OMAHA VOLLEYBALL 12 THE 2018 MAVERICKS COURTNEY MOREHEAD 1 DS Jr. 56 Bellevue, Neb. GISELLE EICHE 2 DS Fr. 57 Arvada, Colo. ABBY BERGSTEN 3 OH Sr. 61 Council Bluffs, Iowa JACLYN TAYLOR 4 S So. 511 St. Charles, Ill. KENZIE MICHALEK 5 DS Fr. 57 Papillion, Neb. ISABELLA SADE 6 OH So. 62 Marion, Iowa ALEXA BLASE 7 OH Fr. 511 Grand Island, Neb. CLAIRE MOUNTJOY 8 DS So. 55 Omaha, Neb. ABIGAYLE MEYER 9 RS So. 62 Murdock, Neb. SADIE LIMBACK 10 MH Fr. 60 Waverly, Mo. ANNA BLASCHKO 11 MB So. 61 Shakopee, Minn. RYLEE MARSHALL 13 MB Fr. 61 Fort Calhoun, Neb. CLAIRE LEONARD 14 OH So. 60 Bettendorf, Iowa MAGGIE MEYER 16 OH Fr. 511 Chicago, Ill. MACKENZIE HORKEY 17 OH Sr. 59 Jordan, Minn. BAYLEE MITTELSTAEDT 23 OH Fr. 60 Farmington, Utah SYDNEY CASE 24 S Fr. 510 Lakeville, Minn. ROSE SHIRES Head Coach 29th Year ELENA PIETRO Assistant Coach 4th Year MICAH RHODES Assistant Coach 2nd Year GINA MANCUSO Volunteer Assistant Coach 2nd Year MAKAYLA WESTPHAL Director of Operations 1st Year