OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43210 2017 SCHEDULE AUGUST 25 vs. UTRGV Provo, Utah W, 3-0 vs. SAINT LOUIS Provo, Utah W, 3-1 26 at #10 BYU Provo, Utah L, 1-3 SEPTEMBER 1 MISSOURI STATE St. John Arena L, 1-3 2 OAKLAND St. John Arena W, 3-1 LIPSCOMB St. John Arena W, 3-0 Coastal Carolina Classic (Sept. 8-9) cancelled 8 NOTRE DAME St. John Arena W, 3-0 10 Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. L, 1-3 15 WESTERN KY. St. John Arena L, 0-3 NORTHERN ILL. St. John Arena W, 3-1 16 DAYTON Bexley, Ohio W, 3-0 20 MARYLAND* St. John Arena 7 pm 23 at #15 Purdue^ West Lafayette, Ind. 8:30 pm 29 at #21 Michigan^ Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 pm 30 at #23 Michigan St.*East Lansing, Mich. 8 pm OCTOBER 6 PENN STATE* St. John Arena 7 pm 7 RUTGERS# St. John Arena 8 pm 13 at Illinois^ Champaign, Ill. 8 pm 14 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 8 pm 18 MINNESOTA^ St. John Arena 8 pm 22 MICHIGAN~ St. John Arena 1 pm 27 PURDUE* St. John Arena 7 pm 28 INDIANA# St. John Arena 8 pm Big Ten Gauntlet Opens with Maryland, Purdue Ohio State carries a 7-4 mark into conference play It s Big Ten Conference time for the Ohio State women s volleyball team. The Buckeyes are set to open league play against Maryland on Wednesday (Sept. 20) at 7 p.m. ET inside St. John Arena. The team will hit the road to face No. 13 Purdue in an 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday night showdown live on the Big Ten Network. Due to a concert taking place at the Schottenstein Center, lots around St. John Arena will be ticketed for concert patrons. All fans planning to attend Wednesday s match should selfidentify as being there for volleyball to receive free parking. WEEKLY BASICS Wednesday, Sept. 20 7 p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio St. John Arena Ohio State (7-4) vs. Maryland (11-1) Saturday, Sept. 23 8:30 p.m. ET West Lafayette, Ind. Holloway Gymnasium Ohio State at #13 Purdue (10-1) TV: Big Ten Network HISTORY WITH THE TERRAPINS AND BOILERMAKERS The Buckeyes own an 8-3 edge in the all-time series versus Maryland, first facing off back in 1978. The two teams split a home-and-home series a season ago. Ohio State dropped a 3-2 decision in College Park before earning a 3-0 sweep in St. John Arena. Ohio State and Purdue have a storied history dating back to 1974. The two teams have battled on the hardwood 85 times with the Buckeyes holding a slight 43-42 edge in the series. The Scarlet and Gray claimed a five-set win last season in Columbus to break the series tie. The last three meetings between the Buckeyes and Boilermakers have gone the distance. NOVEMBER 3 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. 8 pm 4 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 8 pm 8 at Rutgers* Piscataway, N.J. 7 pm 11 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 9 pm 17 NEBRASKA* St. John Arena 7 pm 18 IOWA# St. John Arena TBA 22 at Maryland* College Park, Md. 7 pm 25 ILLINOIS* St. John Arena 7 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast # Buckeye Vision broadcast ~ ESPNU/WatchESPN broadcast SWAN SPREADS HER WINGS It was a big weekend for rookie Ayanna Swan as Ohio State wrapped up its non-conference slate hosting the Buckeye Invitational. Swan started off her impressive night by earning her first career start versus NIU. She didn t let the opportunity go to waste as she connected on a career-high 19 kills. Through the tournament s three matches, Swan averaged a team-best 3.90 kills per set. FINAL NON-CONFERENCE TUNE-UP Non-conference action ended on a high note as Ohio State swept Dayton in the finale of the Buckeye Invitational. Ayanna Swan and Luisa Schirmer were both named to the all-tournament team for their efforts. BUCKEYES IN THE B1G Heading into Big Ten Conference action, Hannah Gruensfelder bumped her average to 5.05 digs per set, which is good for the top spot in the league. Taylor Hughes is also representing the Buckeyes with 10.21 assists per set (9th) while Lauren Witte averages 1.21 blocks per set (9th). 2017 BIG TEN STANDINGS As of Sept. 18 Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Minnesota - - 11-0 1.000 Penn State - - 10-0 1.000 Wisconsin - - 9-0 1.000 Indiana - - 11-1.917 Maryland - - 11-1.917 Purdue - - 10-1.909 Iowa - - 11-2.846 Michigan - - 10-2.833 Northwestern - - 10-2.833 Illinois - - 9-2.818 Michigan State - - 7-2.778 Nebraska - - 7-3.700 Ohio State - - 7-4.636 Rutgers - - 5-7.417 1
CARLSTON REMAINS PERFECT When the Buckeyes hosted NIU and Dayton during the Buckeye Invitational, head coach Geoff Carlston had never lost a match to either time while at the helm. He kept his spotless record with 3-1 win over the Huskies, moving to 10-0 all-time for his career. The Buckeyes swept the Flyers to put Carlston at 3-0. BUCKEYE NATION SUPPORTS HURRICANE RELIEF FUND After the Coastal Carolina Classic (scheduled for Sept. 8-9) was cancelled because of issues associated with Hurricane Irma, an impromptu home-and-home weekend series between Ohio State and Notre Dame was born. In lieu of charging admission to the match at St. John Arena on Sept. 8, OSU Athletics encouraged fans to donate to the Red Cross Hurricane. RANKINGS & HONORS TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN American Volleyball Coaches Association #1 Minnesota #2 Penn State #5 Wisconsin #13 Purdue #20 Michigan RV Michigan State, Illinois, Maryland WEEKLY AWARDS Big Ten Freshman of the Week Hannah Gruensfelder - Sept. 11 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS BYU Nike Invitational - Aug. 25-26 Hannah Gruensfelder, Lauren Witte Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Sept. 1-2 Audra Appold, Taylor Hughes Buckeye Invitational - Sept. 15-16 Ayanna Swan, Luisa Schirmer 2
2017 ROSTER No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Becca Mauer... S... 5-9...Fr... Houston, Texas...Jersey Village H.S. 3 Jasmine Koonts...MB... 6-2...Jr... Houston, Texas...Arizona State University 4 Madison Smeathers...MB... 6-3... So... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove H.S. 5 Luisa Schirmer...OH... 6-1...Sr... Pittsford, N.Y... Pittsford Sutherland H.S. 6 Taylor Hughes... S... 6-1...Jr... Carroll, Ohio... Bloom-Carroll H.S. 7 Hannah Gruensfelder... DS... 5-6...Fr... Weldon Spring, Mo... St. Joseph Academy 8 Megan Carr... DS... 5-8...Fr... Zionsville, Ind...Butler University 9 Audra Appold...OH... 6-1...Jr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg H.S. 10 Ayanna Swan...OH... 6-2...Fr... Richmond, Va... Mills E. Goodwin H.S. 12 Lauren Witte...MB... 6-2...Fr... Mentor, Ohio... Lake Catholic H.S. 13 Ashley Wenz...OH... 6-3...Sr... Springboro, Ohio... Springboro H.S. 14 Camry Halm... DS... 5-2... So... Apopka, Fla...Apopka H.S. 15 Kalisha Goree... DS... 5-4...Sr... Columbia City, Ind...Columbia City H.S. 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin...OH... 5-11... So... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 10th season (Minnesota, 1993) Associate Head Coach: Susan Halverson-Maloney, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2011) Assistant Coach: Ben Spurlock, 1st season (Ohio State, 2009) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2013) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chris Gonzalez Technical Coordinator: Andrew Fischer Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Novak PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hannah Gruensfelder... GREW-ens-fel-der Ashley Wenz...WENTZ UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded... 1870 Enrollment... 66,046 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Senior Woman Administrator...Miechelle Willis President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year... 1971 All-Time Record (Yrs.)... 991-554,.641 (46+) Big Ten Record (Yrs.)... 384-270,.587 (34+) St. John Arena Record (Yrs.)... 320-135,.703 (31) All-Americans...31 awards by 19 different players All-Big Ten Selections... 76 by 35 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 (1989-91-94) NCAA Tournament Appearances... 22 (34-22,.607) NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances... 16 NCAA Final Four Appearances...2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 3
OVERALL STATISTICS Overall record: 7-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 5-2 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 2-0 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 1 Mauer, Becca 13 0 0.00 0 1.000 40 3.08 3 3 0.23 0 21 1.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 3.0 3 Koonts, Jasmine 5 0 0.00 0 2.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 4 Smeathers, Madison 39 82 2.10 27 203.271 1 0.03 3 8 0.08 0 14 0.36 2 30 32 0.82 2 0 102.0 5 Schirmer, Luisa 38 97 2.55 49 329.146 13 0.34 9 18 0.24 9 106 2.79 2 12 14 0.37 0 1 114.0 6 Hughes, Taylor 39 68 1.74 16 155.335 398 10.21 6 29 0.15 0 104 2.67 2 25 27 0.69 8 6 88.5 7 Gruensfelder, Hannah 39 2 0.05 0 3.667 37 0.95 2 10 0.05 8 197 5.05 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 8 Carr, Megan 3 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 9 Appold, Audra 28 76 2.71 22 209.258 3 0.11 2 2 0.07 6 80 2.86 2 5 7 0.25 0 0 82.5 10 Swan, Ayanna 21 58 2.76 22 144.250 1 0.05 0 0 0.00 0 7 0.33 1 4 5 0.24 0 0 61.0 11 Bailey, Brooke 10 3 0.30 3 9.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 12 Witte, Lauren 39 74 1.90 12 164.378 3 0.08 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.15 6 41 47 1.21 8 0 100.5 13 Wenz, Ashley 38 96 2.53 37 212.278 0 0.00 3 3 0.08 0 14 0.37 3 25 28 0.74 6 0 114.5 14 Halm, Camry 24 1 0.04 1 2.000 9 0.38 1 7 0.04 4 33 1.38 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 15 Goree, Kalisha 26 1 0.04 0 1 1.000 12 0.46 2 5 0.08 3 37 1.42 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 17 Franklin, Bia 30 1 0.03 0 5.200 3 0.10 8 8 0.27 1 31 1.03 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 9.0 OHIO STATE 39 559 14.33 189 1439.257 520 13.33 39 94 1.00 39 650 16.67 18 142 89.0 2.28 24 8 687.0 Opponents 39 480 12.31 197 1423.199 448 11.49 39 64 1.00 39 589 15.10 8 112 64.0 1.64 16 16 583.0 Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills 559 480 Errors 189 197 Total Attacks 1439 1423 Attack Pct.257.199 Kills/Set 14.3 12.3 SET Assists 520 448 Attempts 1431 1428 Assist Pct.363.314 Assists/Set 13.3 11.5 SERVE Aces 39 39 Errors 94 64 Attempts 878 829 Serve Pct.893.923 Aces/Set 1.0 1.0 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 39 39 Errors/Set 1.0 1.0 Attempts 764 781 Reception Pct.949.950 DEFENSE Digs 650 589 Digs/Set 16.7 15.1 BLOCKING Block Solo 18 8 Block Assist 142 112 Total Blocks 89.0 64.0 Blocks/Set 2.3 1.6 Block Errors 24 16 Ball handling errors 8 16 ATTENDANCE Total 7374 3284 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1053 2/1642 Neutral site #/Avg 2/206 Current win streak 2 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 25 vs UTRGV W 3-0 25-17,25-11,25-15 206 Aug 25 vs Saint Louis W 3-1 25-16,23-25,25-17,25-13 206 Aug 26 at #10 BYU L 1-3 25-19,17-25,18-25,17-25 2706 Sept 1 MISSOURI STATE L 1-3 18-25,21-25,25-21,20-25 1088 Sept 2 OAKLAND W 3-1 25-14,19-25,25-19,25-23 1323 Sept 2 LIPSCOMB W 3-0 25-19,27-25,25-15 1323 Sept 8 NOTRE DAME W 3-0 25-20,25-21,25-23 605 9/10/17 at Notre Dame L 1-3 22-25,25-21,14-25,17-25 578 Sep 15 WESTERN KENTUCKY L 0-3 17-25,20-25,16-25 1409 Sep 15 NIU W 3-1 25-19,25-21,22-25,25-18 1409 Sep 16 DAYTON W 3-0 25-22,25-18,25-21 217 Record in 3-set matches:4-1 Record in 4-set matches:3-3 Record in 5-set matches:0-0 4
TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV 3-0 47 / 29 6 / 11 91 / 94.451 /.191 44 / 29 8 / 1 7 / 5 1 / 8 46 / 35 4.0 / 1.0 2 / 1 4 / 0 3 / 1 0 / 4 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis 3-1 46 / 44 14 / 35 106 / 132.302 /.068 45 / 42 9 / 2 9 / 7 2 / 9 44 / 42 18.0 / 4.0 4 / 0 28 / 8 4 / 3 0 / 1 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 1-3 45 / 56 24 / 21 143 / 151.147 /.232 43 / 51 3 / 3 9 / 7 3 / 3 65 / 63 10.0 / 8.0 1 / 0 18 / 16 5 / 2 0 / 1 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 1-3 61 / 54 18 / 9 148 / 135.291 /.333 58 / 53 2 / 8 12 / 8 8 / 2 65 / 60 6.0 / 9.0 0 / 0 12 / 18 2 / 0 1 / 3 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 3-1 60 / 45 17 / 22 148 / 148.291 /.155 56 / 38 3 / 5 12 / 6 5 / 3 69 / 62 12.0 / 7.0 2 / 0 20 / 14 2 / 1 0 / 1 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB 3-0 44 / 34 10 / 27 105 / 127.324 /.055 42 / 33 1 / 6 6 / 4 6 / 1 57 / 44 16.0 / 3.0 3 / 2 26 / 2 0 / 4 2 / 0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME 3-0 46 / 41 15 / 21 124 / 127.250 /.157 43 / 40 1 / 3 5 / 6 3 / 1 56 / 52 6.0 / 3.5 2 / 1 8 / 5 1 / 0 0 / 0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 1-3 61 / 52 32 / 8 205 / 180.141 /.244 59 / 46 3 / 3 8 / 6 3 / 3 109 / 94 3.0 / 12.5 0 / 3 6 / 19 3 / 3 1 / 0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 0-3 38 / 45 11 / 6 91 / 77.297 /.506 33 / 39 1 / 5 10 / 6 5 / 1 18 / 31 4.0 / 3.0 0 / 1 8 / 4 1 / 0 2 / 2 Sep 15, 2017 NIU 3-1 62 / 40 30 / 24 168 / 143.190 /.112 56 / 38 4 / 2 10 / 2 2 / 4 71 / 67 6.0 / 9.0 3 / 0 6 / 18 1 / 1 1 / 3 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON 3-0 49 / 40 12 / 13 110 / 109.336 /.248 41 / 39 4 / 1 6 / 7 1 / 4 50 / 39 4.0 / 4.0 1 / 0 6 / 8 2 / 1 1 / 1 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 5
CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,572 Stacey Gordon...2001-04 2. 1,795 Valeria León...2013-16 SOLO BLOCKS SB Player...Years 1. 139 Sherri Rinker...1984-87 2. 109 Taylor Sandbothe...2013-16 BLOCKS PER SETS (Minimum 110 total blocks) Avg. Player...SB-AB-TB-Sets...Years 1. 1.19 Shellye Sills...13-168-181-152...1997-99 2. 1.13 Taylor Sandbothe...109-455-564-498...2013-16 TOTAL BLOCKS TB Player...Solos-Assists...Years 1. 564 Taylor Sandbothe...109-455...2013-16 2. 517 Dawn McDougall...75-442...1988-91 3. 479 Danielle Meyer...62-417...2004-07 DIGS PER SET (Minimum 400 digs) Avg. Player...Digs-Sets...Years 1. 3.51 Valeria León...1,795-512...2013-16 2. 3.45 Chelsea Noble...815-236...2008-09 3. 3.44 Stacey Gordon...1,572-457...2001-04 ASSIST BLOCKS Kills Player...Years 1. 455 Taylor Sandbothe...2013-16 2. 442 Dawn McDougall...1988-91 3. 417 Danielle Meyer...2004-07 4. 392 Suzie Stiling...1999-02 5. 380 Dana Stearns...1997-00 ATTACK PERCENTAGE (Minimum 500 kills) Pct. Player...Kills-Errors-Attempts...Years 1..366 Sara Daniel...615-149-1,272...1991-94 2..361 Marisa Main...556-139-1,154...2004-06 3..344 Jenny Jackson...1,463-434-2,994...1992-95 4..328 Dana Stearns...1,331-416-2,791...1997-00 5..314 Sherri Helman...1,049-318-2,325...1993-96 6..304 Taylor Sandbothe...1,498-480-3,348...2013-16 ASSISTS PER SET (Minimum 300 assists) Avg. Player...Assists-Sets...Years 1. 13.88 Katie Virtue...5,648-407...1999-02 2. 13.41 Marisa Main...4,655-347...2004-06 3. 12.87 Laura Davis...5,483-426...1991-94 4. 12.02 Audrey DiPronio...4,184-348...1988-90 5. 11.28 Jen Boleyn...3,214-285...1994-96 6. 9.53 Taylor Hughes...2,639-277...2015- ASSISTS Ast. Player...Years 1. 5,648 Katie Virtue...1999-02 2. 5,483 Laura Davis...1991-94 3. 4,655 Marsia Main...2004-06 4. 4,184 Audrey DiPronio...1988-90 5. 3,624 Taylor Sherwin...2011-14 6. 3,214 Jen Boleyn...1994-96 7. 3,213 Jen Flynn...1996-99 8. 2,755 Amanda Peterson...2009-12 9. 2,639 Taylor Hughes...2015-10. 2,621 Marlene O Brien...1983-86 11. 2,397 Betsy Hone...2007-10 12. 1,963 Briana McCarthy...2003-04, 06-07 POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon...2001-04 2. 2,131.5 Danielle Meyer...2004-07 3. 2,064.0 Holly O Leary...1987-90 4. 1,881.0 Katie Dull...2007-10 5. 1,828.0 Jenny Jackson...1992-95 6. 1,797.0 Leisa Wissler...1988-91 7. 1,741.5 Emily Danks...2009-12 8. 1,741.0 Lisa Bettio...1982-85 9. 1,738.0 Gabriele Jobst...1991-94 10. 1,719.0 Suzie Stiling...1992-02 11. 1,658.0 Dana Stearns...1997-00 12. 1,623.0 Vanessa Wouters...1996-97 13. 1,591.0 Kristi Neuman...1983-86 14. 1,914.5 Taylor Sandbothe...2013-16 POINTS PER SET (Minimum 800 points) Avg. Player...Points-Sets...Years 1. 6.77 Stacey Gordon...3,094.5-457...2001-04 2. 6.62 Vanessa Wouters...1,623.0-245...1996-97 3. 4.75 Danielle Meyer...2,131.5-449...2004-07 4. 4.60 Holly O Leary...2,064.0-449...1987-90 4.60 Mari Hole...1,205.5-262...2011-12 6. 4.45 Jenny Jackson...1,828.0-411...1992-95 7. 4.43 Tricia Stragliotto...1,390.5-314...1993-95 8. 4.36 Lisa Bettio...1,741.0-399...1982-85 9. 4.23 Katie Dull...1,881.0-445...2007-10 10. 4.22 Linda Mangus...848-201...1987-88 11. 4.13 Gabriele Jobst...1,738.0-421...1991-94 12. 4.09 Kristi Neuman...1,591.0-389...1983-86 13. 4.04 Leisa Wissler...1,797.0-445...1988-91 14. 3.84 Taylor Sandbothe...1,914.5-498...2013-16 15. 3.79 Suzie Stiling...1,719.0-453...1999-02 3.79 Dana Stearns...1,658.0-438...1997-00 17. 3.73 Elizabeth Campbell...952.0-255...2014-15 18. 3.72 Anne Botica...1,351.5-363...1998-01 KILLS Kills Player...Years 1. 2,798 Stacey Gordon...2001-04 2. 1,808 Holly O Leary...1987-90 3. 1,760 Danielle Meyer...2004-07 4. 1,621 Katie Dull...2007-10 5. 1,498 Taylor Sandbothe...2013-16 6. 1,463 Jenny Jackson...1992-95 7. 1,442 Lisa Bettio...1982-85 8. 1,434 Gabriele Jobst...1991-94 9. 1,428 Leisa Wissler...1988-91 10. 1,409 Vanessa Wouters...1996-97 11. 1,369 Suzie Stiling...1999-02 12. 1,331 Dana Stearns...1997-00 13. 1,313 Emily Danks...2009-12 14. 1,242 Kristi Neuman...1983-86 15. 1,227 Rosie Snow...1996-99 16. 1,216 Shelly Draeger...1999-02 17. 1,215 Kaitlyn Leary...2010-13 18. 1,211 Tricia Stragliotto...1993-95 19. 1,186 Anna Szerszen...2006-10 6
#1 BECCA MAUER S HEIGHT: 5-9 FRESHMAN HOUSTON, TEXAS JERSEY VILLAGE H.S. Made seven appearances this season AAU All-American Multiple honoree for District Setter of the Year Earned all-tournament team honors at the 2016 Junior Nationals after guiding her squad to the championship match # 1 Mauer, Becca Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 1 0 0 0.000 1 5.200 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 3 0 0 1.000 10 35.286 1 0 4 1.000 0 0.000 5 0 0 0 0.0 1 1.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0.000 1 4.250 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME 1 0 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 3 0 0 0.000 7 11.636 0 1 6.833 0 0.000 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0.000 3 7.429 0 0 2 1.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU *3 0 0 0.000 17 44.386 2 2 13.846 0 0.000 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 2.0 Totals 13 0 0 1.000 40 107.374 3 3 25.880 0 0.000 21 0 0 0 0.0 1 3.0 Mauer s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks...1...vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 % (min. 10 att).... - Assists...17... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Aces...2... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Digs...2...(2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... 2.0... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 CAREER Mauer, STATISTICS Becca 2017 13-7 0 0.00 0 1.000 40 3.08 107.374 3 0.23 3 25.880 TOTAL 13-7 0 0.00 0 1.000 40 3.08 107.374 3 0.23 3 25.880 2017 21 1.62 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 3.0 0.23 TOTAL 21 1.62 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 3.0 0.23 7
#3 JASMINE KOONTS MB HEIGHT: 6-2 JUNIOR HOUSTON, TEXAS ARIZONA STATE Appeared in three matches this season Played two seasons at Arizona State University, recording 190 kills and 133 total blocks (26 solo) Made 21 starts as a sophomore Sun Devil Helped ASU open the 2015 season at 15-0 and ascend as high as No. 5 in the national rankings (best in school history) # 3 Koonts, Jasmine Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 2 0 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 2 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Totals 5 0 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Koonts s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks...2... vs. Oakland, 9/2/17 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS Koonts, Jasmine 2017 5-3 0 0.00 0 2.000 0 0.00 1.000 0 0.00 0 0.000 TOTAL 5-3 0 0.00 0 2.000 0 0.00 1.000 0 0.00 0 0.000 2017 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 8
#4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 SOPHOMORE BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. Started 10 of 11 matches this season Ohio State Most Improved Player (2016) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016) # 4 Smeathers, Madison Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV *3 6 0 13.462 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 1 1.000 0 0 2 0 2.0 0 7.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis *4 4 3 14.071 0 1.000 0 0 3 1.000 0 0.000 1 0 6 0 6.0 0 7.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 4 13 4 25.360 0 4.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 5 0 6.0 0 16.5 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE *4 11 4 22.318 0 2.000 0 1 8.875 0 1 1.000 1 0 2 0 2.0 0 12.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND *4 7 2 20.250 0 2.000 0 4 20.800 0 2 1.000 2 0 3 0 3.0 0 8.5 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB *3 2 1 7.143 0 1.000 0 0 12 1.000 0 0.000 0 1 7 0 8.0 0 6.5 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME *3 7 3 17.235 0 1.000 1 0 10 1.000 0 1 1.000 1 0 1 0 1.0 0 8.5 9/10/17 at Notre Dame *4 12 6 36.167 0 1.000 0 0 7 1.000 0 1 1.000 2 0 2 1 2.0 0 13.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY *3 10 0 18.556 0 0.000 0 2 12.833 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 10.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU *4 3 2 13.077 0 0.000 1 0 21 1.000 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 4.0 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON *3 7 2 18.278 0 1.000 1 1 13.923 0 2 1.000 2 0 2 1 2.0 0 9.0 Totals 39 82 27 203.271 1 14.071 3 8 106.925 0 8 1.000 14 2 30 2 32.0 0 102.0 Smeathers Career Highs Kills...13... (2x) last: at BYU, 8/26/17 Attacks...36...at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 % (min. 10 att)...700 (7-0-10)...vs. Iowa, 10/15/16 Assists...2...vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces...1...(3x) last: vs. Dayton 9/16/17 Digs...4... vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks...2...at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assist Blocks...7...vs. Lipscomb, 9/2/17 Total Blocks...8...vs. Lipscomb, 9/2/17 Points...16.5...at BYU, 8/26/17 Smeathers, Madison CAREER STATISTICS 2016 115-31 171 1.49 56 382.301 6 0.05 14.429 0 0.00 2 26.923 2017 39-11 82 2.10 27 203.271 1 0.03 14.071 3 0.08 8 106.925 TOTAL 154-42 253 1.64 83 585.291 7 0.05 28.250 3 0.02 10 132.924 2016 26 0.23 1 25.960 8 56 64 0.56 6 0 207.0 1.80 2017 14 0.36 0 8 1.000 2 30 32 0.82 2 0 102.0 2.62 TOTAL 40 0.26 1 33.970 10 86 96 0.62 8 0 309.0 2.01 9
#5 LUISA SCHIRMER OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SENIOR PITTSFORD, N.Y. PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND H.S. Started every match this season Buckeye Invitational all-tournament team honoree (9/15-16/17) Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 16) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2014, 15, 16) Two-time Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team honoree (2014, 2016), including Most Outstanding Player recognition in 14 Sisters, Selina (Samford 2011-14) and Kaja (Buffalo 2011-13; New Hampshire 2010), also played collegiate volleyball # 5 Schirmer, Luisa Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV *3 4 3 12.083 2 3.667 2 2 15.867 0 11 1.000 11 1 0 0 1.0 0 7.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis *4 9 4 25.200 0 1.000 3 1 18.944 2 17.882 13 1 2 0 3.0 0 14.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU *4 7 7 30.000 1 5.200 0 2 10.800 0 23 1.000 9 0 1 0 1.0 0 7.5 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE *3 8 4 22.182 0 1.000 0 0 7 1.000 1 9.889 4 0 1 0 1.0 0 8.5 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND *4 10 5 37.135 0 5.000 1 5 15.667 1 12.917 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 11.0 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB *3 5 5 22.000 3 3 1.000 0 3 14.786 1 10.900 10 0 3 0 3.0 0 6.5 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME *3 13 3 44.227 0 1.000 0 1 10.900 0 8 1.000 14 0 1 0 1.0 0 13.5 9/10/17 at Notre Dame *4 12 8 50.080 1 23.043 2 1 14.929 1 15.933 16 0 1 0 1.0 0 14.5 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY *3 4 4 18.000 2 5.400 0 1 8.875 2 12.833 2 0 2 0 2.0 1 5.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU *4 14 3 40.275 2 8.250 0 2 18.889 1 23.957 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 14.0 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON *3 11 3 29.276 2 3.667 1 0 12 1.000 0 6 1.000 4 0 1 0 1.0 0 12.5 Totals 38 97 49 329.146 13 58.224 9 18 141.872 9 146.938 106 2 12 0 14.0 1 114.0 Schirmer s Career Highs Kills...21...at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Attacks...52...at Kansas State, 12/3/16 % (min. 10 att)...500 (5-0-10; most recent)..(3x) last: Rutgers, 11/11/16 Assists...4... at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Aces...5...Purdue, 10/16/15 Digs...23... at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks...2... (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Assist Blocks...5... vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Total Blocks...5... (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Points...25.5...at Kansas State, 12/3/16 CAREER Schirmer, STATISTICS Luisa 2014 115-33 235 2.04 131 692.150 12 0.10 90.133 22 0.19 52 384.865 2015 121-35 92 0.76 63 286.101 17 0.14 89.191 24 0.20 42 404.896 2016 132-35 364 2.76 177 941.199 26 0.20 134.194 31 0.23 60 499.880 2017 38-11 97 2.55 49 329.146 13 0.34 58.224 9 0.24 18 141.872 TOTAL 406-114 788 1.94 420 2248.164 68 0.17 371.183 86 0.21 172 1428.880 2014 261 2.27 31 489.937 1 25 26 0.23 8 2 270.5 2.35 2015 177 1.46 21 436.952 3 7 10 0.08 1 1 122.5 1.01 2016 319 2.42 25 481.948 8 38 46 0.35 4 2 422.0 3.20 2017 106 2.79 9 146.938 2 12 14 0.37 0 1 114.0 3.00 TOTAL 863 2.13 86 1552.945 14 82 96 0.24 13 6 929.0 2.29 10
#6 TAYLOR HUGHES S HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR CARROLL, OHIO BLOOM-CARROLL H.S. Started every match this season Ranks ninth in Big Ten wtih 10.21 assists/set Named to all-tournament team at Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic (9/1-2/17) Ohio State Most Outstanding Player (2016) AVCA All-America honorable mention (2016) AVCA All-Mideast Region honorable mention (2016) All-Big Ten honorable mention (2016) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2015) # 6 Hughes, Taylor CAREER RECORDS WATCH 9.53 assists per set rank 6th in school history 2, 639 assists (9) Competed for the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Summer 2016 Sisters, Ashley and Cassie, played volleyball at Ohio State (2006-09) and Columbus State (2013), respectively Brother, Ryan, competed for Malone University football in 2008-09 Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV *3 9 1 13.615 33 65.508 2 2 6.667 0 0.000 8 0 1 0 1.0 0 11.5 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis *4 5 0 8.625 39 90.433 0 3 14.786 0 0.000 6 1 3 3 4.0 0 7.5 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU *4 5 0 16.312 36 112.321 1 5 12.583 0 1 1.000 7 0 7 4 7.0 0 9.5 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE *4 5 1 15.267 43 100.430 0 5 9.444 0 2 1.000 12 0 3 0 3.0 0 6.5 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND *4 8 1 11.636 45 118.381 1 2 14.857 0 0.000 16 1 3 0 4.0 0 11.5 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB *3 6 0 10.600 32 89.360 0 1 10.900 0 0.000 10 0 3 0 3.0 2 7.5 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME *3 8 0 12.667 33 95.347 0 1 11.909 0 0.000 9 0 2 0 2.0 0 9.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame *4 7 4 22.136 42 51.824 0 2 10.800 0 0.000 14 0 0 0 0.0 1 7.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY *3 5 2 13.231 26 64.406 1 3 9.667 0 1 1.000 4 0 1 1 1.0 1 6.5 Sep 15, 2017 NIU *4 6 6 26.000 33 89.371 1 3 19.842 0 0.000 12 0 1 0 1.0 1 7.5 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON *3 4 1 9.333 36 88.409 0 2 14.857 0 0.000 6 0 1 0 1.0 1 4.5 Totals 39 68 16 155.335 398 961.414 6 29 128.773 0 4 1.000 104 2 25 8 27.0 6 88.5 Hughes Career Highs Kills...14... (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Attacks...30...at Illinois, 11/19/16 % (min. 10 att)...727 (8-0-11)...vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Assists...54... at Minnesota, 11/25/15 Aces...5... BYU, 9/3/16 Digs...22... vs. Washington, 12/11/15 Solo Blocks...2...Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Assist Blocks...7...at BYU, 8/26/17 Total Blocks...7... (2x) last: at BYU, 8/26/17 Points...17.0...at Northwestern, 11/18/16 CAREER Hughes, STATISTICS Taylor 2015 106-30 87 0.82 31 229.245 978 9.23 2249.435 23 0.22 43 341.874 2016 132-35 227 1.72 66 491.328 1263 9.57 2873.440 42 0.32 83 465.822 2017 39-11 68 1.74 16 155.335 398 10.21 961.414 6 0.15 29 128.773 TOTAL 277-76 382 1.38 113 875.307 2639 9.53 6083.434 71 0.26 155 934.834 2015 235 2.22 0 4 1.000 2 64 66 0.62 9 17 144.0 1.36 2016 241 1.83 1 21.952 10 71 81 0.61 14 14 314.5 2.38 2017 104 2.67 0 4 1.000 2 25 27 0.69 8 6 88.5 2.26 TOTAL 580 2.09 1 29.966 14 160 174 0.63 31 37 547.0 1.97 11
#7 HANNAH GRUENSFELDER DS HEIGHT: 5-6 FRESHMAN WELDON SPRING, MO. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY Set an all-time Ohio State school record with a career-high 38 digs against Notre Dame (9/10/17), the most ever by a Buckeye in a four-set match B1G Freshman of the Week (9/11/17) BYU Nike Invitational all-tournament team member AAU All-American Four-year starting libero set new St. Joseph Academy digs record all four seasons Three-time Junior Nationals Open qualifier, including an all-tournament team selection in 2016 # 7 Gruensfelder, Hannah Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV 3 0 0 0.000 6 10.600 0 1 15.933 1 10.900 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis 4 0 0 0.000 3 8.375 0 0 10 1.000 0 30 1.000 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 4 0 0 0.000 2 7.286 0 1 18.944 2 33.939 27 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 4 1 0 1 1.000 3 10.300 0 3 17.824 2 20.900 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 4 0 0 0.000 5 14.357 0 0 11 1.000 0 27 1.000 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB 3 0 0 0.000 4 13.308 1 1 14.929 2 12.833 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME 3 0 0 0.000 5 14.357 0 1 12.917 0 18 1.000 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 4 1 0 1 1.000 4 38.105 0 0 13 1.000 0 14 1.000 38 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 0 0 0.000 0 7.000 0 1 6.833 0 12 1.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU 4 0 0 1.000 3 14.214 0 2 9.778 1 27.963 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON 3 0 0 0.000 2 7.286 1 0 13 1.000 0 21 1.000 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Totals 39 2 0 3.667 37 142.261 2 10 138.928 8 224.964 197 0 0 0 0.0 0 4.0 Gruenfelder s Career Highs Kills...1... (2x) last: at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Attacks...1...(3x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att).... - Assists...6...vs. UTRGV, 8/25/17 Aces...1...(2x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Digs...38...at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... 1.0...(4x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Gruensfelder, Hannah CAREER STATISTICS 2017 39-11 2 0.05 0 3.667 37 0.95 142.261 2 0.05 10 138.928 TOTAL 39-11 2 0.05 0 3.667 37 0.95 142.261 2 0.05 10 138.928 2017 197 5.05 8 224.964 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.10 TOTAL 197 5.05 8 224.964 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.10 12
#8 MEGAN CARR DS HEIGHT: 5-8 FRESHMAN ZIONSVILLE, IND. BUTLER Graduated high school early and enrolled at Butler University for the Spring 17 semester Three-year captain for Zionsville Community High Played in every single set of her high school career as a four-year starter Holds single-season (598) and career (1,605) digs record for Zionsville Community High Led Eagles to the 2016 Class 4A Final Four # 8 Carr, Megan Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 1.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 1.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Totals 3 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 2.500 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Carr s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - Carr, Megan CAREER STATISTICS 2017 3-3 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0.000 0 0.00 1 2.500 TOTAL 3-3 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0.000 0 0.00 1 2.500 2017 0 0.00 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 0 0.00 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 13
#9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. Unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2015) Ohio State Most Improved Player (2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2016) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2015, 16) First Buckeye to earn three B1G Freshman of the Week honors (2016) espnw National Player of the Week (10/14/16) Big Ten Player of the Week (10/5/15) Father, John, played football at Miami University as a quarterback (1980-83) # 9 Appold, Audra Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV *3 7 1 20.300 0 2.000 0 0 12 1.000 0 7 1.000 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 7.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis *4 7 2 21.238 0 1.000 1 1 17.941 0 8 1.000 4 1 1 0 2.0 0 9.5 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU *4 3 4 24 -.042 1 1 1.000 0 0 14 1.000 0 3 1.000 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 3.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE *4 15 2 34.382 0 0.000 1 0 16 1.000 3 33.909 14 0 1 0 1.0 0 16.5 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND *4 13 3 30.333 0 1.000 0 0 12 1.000 0 8 1.000 7 0 2 0 2.0 0 14.0 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB *3 18 3 34.441 0 3.000 0 0 14 1.000 2 20.900 14 0 1 0 1.0 0 18.5 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME *3 10 6 28.143 0 1.000 0 0 13 1.000 1 15.933 10 1 0 0 1.0 0 11.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame *3 3 1 18.111 2 30.067 0 1 7.857 0 24 1.000 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 3.0 Totals 28 76 22 209.258 3 39.077 2 2 105.981 6 118.949 80 2 5 0 7.0 0 82.5 Appold s Career Highs Kills...29...at Iowa, 11/18/15 Attacks...60... at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att)....500 (12-1-22)...at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assists...2... (3x) last: at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Aces...1...(8x) last: vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 Digs...19...at Illinois, 10/10/15 Solo Blocks...3... (2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assist Blocks...3... (3x) last: at Iowa, 11/18/15 Total Blocks...4... (3x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Points...30.5...at Iowa, 11/18/15 CAREER Appold, STATISTICS Audra 2015 121-35 335 2.77 155 923.195 11 0.09 72.153 3 0.02 17 313.946 2016 118-31 349 2.96 159 951.200 20 0.17 95.211 9 0.08 19 286.934 2017 28-8 76 2.71 22 209.258 3 0.11 39.077 2 0.07 2 105.981 TOTAL 267-74 760 2.85 336 2083.204 34 0.13 206.165 14 0.05 38 704.946 2015 257 2.12 5 91.945 18 37 55 0.45 1 0 374.5 3.09 2016 288 2.44 30 649.954 16 20 36 0.31 3 1 384.0 3.25 2017 80 2.86 6 118.949 2 5 7 0.25 0 0 82.5 2.93 TOTAL 625 2.34 41 858.952 36 62 98 0.37 4 1 841.0 3.15 14
#10 AYANNA SWAN OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN RICHMOND, VA. MILLS E. GOODWIN H.S. Tallied a career-high 19 kills against NIU (9/15/17) Buckeye Invitational all-tournament team selection AVCA High School All-American First Team Invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Match & Skills Competition hosted at Nationwide Arena Three-time All-Virginia, all-region, all-metro and all-conference honoree 2017 attack MATCH-BY-MATCH set STATISTICS serve recept blocking Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 3 5 0 8.625 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 5.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 3 7 4 17.176 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 1.0 0 7.5 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 1 2 1 10.100 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 1.0 0 2.5 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB 1 1 0 4.250 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 3 4 3 17.059 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 4.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY *3 8 2 15.400 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 8.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU *4 19 8 47.234 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 1 0 1.0 0 19.5 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON 3 12 4 26.308 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 1 1 0 2.0 0 13.5 Totals 21 58 22 144.250 1 4.250 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 7 1 4 0 5.0 0 61.0 Swan s Career Highs Kills...19... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Attacks...47... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att)...400 (8-2-15)...vs. Western Ky., 9/15/17 Assists...1... vs. Oakland, 9/2/17 Aces... - Digs...3...at BYU, 8/26/17 Solo Blocks...1...vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Assist Blocks...1...(4x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Total Blocks...2...vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Points...19.5... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Swan, Ayanna CAREER STATISTICS 2017 21-8 58 2.76 22 144.250 1 0.05 4.250 0 0.00 0 0.000 TOTAL 21-8 58 2.76 22 144.250 1 0.05 4.250 0 0.00 0 0.000 2017 7 0.33 0 0.000 1 4 5 0.24 0 0 61.0 2.90 TOTAL 7 0.33 0 0.000 1 4 5 0.24 0 0 61.0 2.90 15
#12 LAUREN WITTE MB HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN MENTOR, OHIO LAKE CATHOLIC H.S. Transferred to Ohio State after three seasons competing for North Florida 2014 Atlantic Sun Preseason Setter of the Year AVCA High School All-American First Team Invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Match & Skills Competition hosted at Nationwide Arena Led Lake Catholic to a 27-1 season en route to the state semifinals First Team All-Ohio Mother, Joanie, played volleyball at Iowa (1980-83) Sisters, Megan and Annie, played volleyball for Notre Dame (2006-09) and Cincinnati (2007-10), respectively #12 Witte, Lauren Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV *3 8 0 15.533 0 2.000 0 0 0.000 0 2 1.000 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 9.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis *4 9 0 15.600 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 2 1 8 0 9.0 0 14.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU *4 8 2 20.300 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 4 1 4.0 0 10.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE *4 8 2 22.273 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 4 1 4.0 0 10.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND *4 7 1 12.500 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 1 1.000 1 1 7 2 8.0 0 11.5 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB *3 5 1 13.308 1 2.500 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 1 6 0 7.0 0 9.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME *3 4 1 10.300 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 3 1 4.0 0 6.5 9/10/17 at Notre Dame *4 5 1 19.211 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 1 1 1.0 0 5.5 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY *3 5 1 12.333 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 4 0 4.0 0 7.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU *4 9 2 15.467 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 1 1.000 0 1 3 0 4.0 0 11.5 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON *3 6 1 11.455 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 6.5 Totals 39 74 12 164.378 3 8.375 0 0 0.000 0 4 1.000 6 6 41 8 47.0 0 100.5 Witte s Career Highs (at Ohio State only) Kills...9...(2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Attacks...22...vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 % (min. 10 att)... 600 (9-0-15)... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Assists...1...(3x) last: vs.at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Aces... - Digs...2... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Solo Blocks...1...(6x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Assist Blocks...8... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Total Blocks... 9.0... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Points...14.0... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Witte, Lauren CAREER STATISTICS 2017 39-11 74 1.90 12 164.378 3 0.08 8.375 0 0.00 0 0.000 TOTAL 39-11 74 1.90 12 164.378 3 0.08 8.375 0 0.00 0 0.000 2017 6 0.15 0 4 1.000 6 41 47 1.21 8 0 100.5 2.56 TOTAL 6 0.15 0 4 1.000 6 41 47 1.21 8 0 100.5 2.56 16
#13 ASHLEY WENZ OH HEIGHT: 6-3 SENIOR SPRINGBORO, OHIO SPRINGBORO H.S. Started nine matches this season First Team All-Ohio selection in 2013 Four-time Ohio All-District 15 Team member Father, George, pitched at Niagara University and ranks fourth all-time with a 2.86 season ERA in 1986 #13 Wenz, Ashley Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV *3 13 1 18.667 0 1.000 3 2 15.867 0 0.000 4 0 1 2 1.0 0 16.5 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis *4 12 5 23.304 0 1.000 0 1 4.750 0 0.000 1 0 8 1 8.0 0 16.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU *4 4 6 17 -.118 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 1 0 1.0 0 4.5 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE *4 5 1 13.308 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 5.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND *4 13 4 28.321 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 4 0 4.0 0 15.0 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB *3 6 0 14.429 0 0.000 0 0 1 1.000 0 0.000 1 1 6 0 7.0 0 10.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME *3 4 2 13.154 0 2.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 1 0 1.0 0 4.5 9/10/17 at Notre Dame *4 16 9 40.175 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 2 1 2.0 0 17.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 2 4 0 7.571 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 1.0 0 4.5 Sep 15, 2017 NIU 4 10 8 22.091 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 2 1 1 3.0 0 12.5 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON *3 9 1 17.471 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 1 1.000 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 9.0 Totals 38 96 37 212.278 0 8.000 3 3 20.850 0 1 1.000 14 3 25 6 28.0 0 114.5 Wenz s Career Highs Kills...16...at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Attacks...40...at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 % (min. 10 att)....769 (10-0-13)...LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Assists...2... (2x) last: at Rutgers, 11/7/15 Aces...3...vs. UTRGV, 8/25/17 Digs...4...vs. UTRGV, 8/25/17 Solo Blocks...2... vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Assist Blocks...8... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Total Blocks...8... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Points...17...at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 CAREER Wenz, STATISTICS Ashley 2014 17-14 6 0.35 6 27.000 1 0.06 2.500 0 0.00 0 0.000 2015 35-22 29 0.83 21 76.105 1 0.03 8.125 0 0.00 0 0.000 2016 103-30 141 1.37 67 331.224 5 0.05 26.192 0 0.00 0 1 1.000 2017 38-11 96 2.53 37 212.278 0 0.00 8.000 3 0.08 3 20.850 TOTAL 193-77 272 1.41 131 646.218 7 0.04 44.159 3 0.02 3 21.857 2014 3 0.18 0 0.000 0 4 4 0.24 0 0 8.0 0.47 2015 6 0.17 0 1 1.000 1 10 11 0.31 4 0 35.0 1.00 2016 35 0.34 2 19.895 3 50 53 0.51 12 0 169.0 1.64 2017 14 0.37 0 1 1.000 3 25 28 0.74 6 0 114.5 3.00 TOTAL 58 0.30 2 21.905 7 89 96 0.50 22 0 326.5 1.69 17
#14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 SOPHOMORE APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. Appeared in 10 matches this season OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016) Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Two-time First Team All-METRO Conference honoree Two-time First Team All-METRO Libero of the Year #14 Halm, Camry Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 1 0 0 0.000 1 3.333 0 0 0.000 0 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 3 1 0 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 1 9.889 1 14.929 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 3 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 2 1.000 1 10.900 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB 1 0 0 0.000 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 3 1.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME 3 0 0 0.000 3 4.750 0 2 7.714 1 11.909 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 4 0 0 0.000 1 22.045 0 1 11.909 0 23 1.000 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0.000 1 2.500 0 1 2.500 1 7.857 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU 3 0 1 1-1.000 0 1.000 0 0 7 1.000 0 7 1.000 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON 3 0 0 0.000 1 6.167 1 2 12.833 0 17 1.000 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Totals 24 1 1 2.000 9 41.220 1 7 50.860 4 95.958 33 0 0 0 0.0 0 2.0 Halm s Career Highs Kills...1...vs. Missouri State, 9/1/17 Attacks...1...(2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists...3...vs. Notre Dame, 9/8/17 Aces...1...(2x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Digs...9...(2x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... 1.0...(3x) last: vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 CAREER Halm, STATISTICS Camry 2016 60-25 0 0.00 0 0.000 6 0.10 47.128 8 0.13 19 202.906 2017 24-10 1 0.04 1 2.000 9 0.38 41.220 1 0.04 7 50.860 TOTAL 84-35 1 0.01 1 2.000 15 0.18 88.170 9 0.11 26 252.897 2016 99 1.65 10 145.931 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 8.0 0.13 2017 33 1.38 4 95.958 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.08 TOTAL 132 1.57 14 240.942 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 10.0 0.12 18
#15 KALISHA GOREE DS HEIGHT: 5-4 SENIOR COLUMBIA CITY, IND. COLUMBIA CITY H.S. Has seen action in 10 matches this season Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 16) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2014, 15, 16) Advanced to the Indiana state championship in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump #15 Goree, Kalisha Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV 3 0 0 0.000 2 4.500 0 0 1 1.000 0 9 1.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis 4 0 0 0.000 3 4.750 1 1 8.875 0 10 1.000 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU 4 0 0 0.000 1 5.200 0 1 11.909 1 23.957 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 3 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 9.889 0 7 1.000 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 3 0 0 0.000 3 4.750 1 0 12 1.000 0 6 1.000 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sept 2, 2017 LIPSCOMB 3 1 0 1 1.000 2 3.667 0 0 9 1.000 1 12.917 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME 1 0 0 0.000 0 3.000 0 0 7 1.000 0 6 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 2 0 0 0.000 0 4.000 0 0 2 1.000 1 10.900 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 2 0 0 0.000 1 5.200 0 2 6.667 0 13 1.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 1.000 0 6 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Totals 26 1 0 1 1.000 12 32.375 2 5 66.924 3 102.971 37 0 0 0 0.0 0 3.0 Goree s Career Highs Kills...1...vs. Lipscomb, 9/2/17 Attacks...2... at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists...3...(2x) last: vs. Oakland, 9/2/17 Aces...3...vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Digs...12...(2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... 3.0...vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 CAREER Goree, STATISTICS Kalisha 2014 32-20 0 0.00 0 1.000 2 0.06 7.286 1 0.03 5 21.762 2015 99-34 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 7 0.07 79.089 5 0.05 14 169.917 2016 61-23 0 0.00 0 3.000 8 0.13 33.242 8 0.13 9 215.958 2017 26-10 1 0.04 0 1 1.000 12 0.46 32.375 2 0.08 5 66.924 TOTAL 218-87 1 0.00 1 7.000 29 0.13 151.192 16 0.07 33 471.930 2014 21 0.66 3 43.930 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.03 2015 118 1.19 9 231.961 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5.0 0.05 2016 99 1.62 5 65.923 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 8.0 0.13 2017 37 1.42 3 102.971 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 0.12 TOTAL 275 1.26 20 441.955 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 17.0 0.08 19
#17 ANA BEATRIZ FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 SOPHOMORE RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016) Won three South America Championships as a member of the Brazilian Youth National Team MVP of the 2103 U-16 South America Championship in Columbia Five-time national club champion, voted MVP three times #17 Franklin, Bia Aug 25, 2017 vs UTRGV 3 0 0 0.000 0 1.000 1 0 9 1.000 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Aug 25, 2017 vs Saint Louis 3 0 0 0.000 0 3.000 4 2 23.913 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 4.0 Aug 26, 2017 at BYU *4 0 0 0.000 0 1.000 2 0 13 1.000 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 2.0 Sept 1, 2017 MISSOURI STATE 3 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 6.833 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 2, 2017 OAKLAND 2 0 0 0.000 1 2.500 0 1 7.857 1 8.875 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sept 8, 2017 NOTRE DAME 1 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 4 1.000 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9/10/17 at Notre Dame 4 0 0 0.000 1 3.333 1 2 8.750 0 1 1.000 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sep 15, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 0 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0 9 1.000 0 19 1.000 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sep 15, 2017 NIU 4 1 0 3.333 1 4.250 0 1 9.889 0 17 1.000 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 1.0 Sep 16, 2017 DAYTON *3 0 0 0.000 0 1.000 0 1 9.889 0 8 1.000 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Totals 30 1 0 5.200 3 16.188 8 8 97.918 1 53.981 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 9.0 Franklin s Career Highs Kills...1...(2x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Attacks...3...(3x) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists...1... (4X) last: vs. NIU, 9/15/17 Aces...4... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Digs...7...vs. Dayton, 9/16/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... 4.0... vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 CAREER Franklin, STATISTICS Bia 2016 42-22 3 0.07 5 22 -.091 1 0.02 13.077 5 0.12 9 101.911 2017 30-10 1 0.03 0 5.200 3 0.10 16.188 8 0.27 8 97.918 TOTAL 72-32 4 0.06 5 27 -.037 4 0.06 29.138 13 0.18 17 198.914 2016 23 0.55 3 35.914 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.0 0.19 2017 31 1.03 1 53.981 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 9.0 0.30 TOTAL 54 0.75 4 88.955 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 17.0 0.24 20
HEAD COACH GEOFF The 2017 season marks Geoff Carlston s 10th as Ohio State s head coach. He took the reins of the women s volleyball program on Feb. 5, 2008 and is the fifth head coach of the Buckeyes in the 46-year history of the program. Carlston enters 17 with a career winning percentage of.708 in 14 years as a Division-I head coach, racking up 337 victories compared to just 139 defeats. His squads have averaged over 24 wins per season and he owns 12 years of 20 or more victories. Carlston started his head coaching career at Division-II Concordia University, St. Paul in Minnesota, where he accumulated 49 victories in three seasons. The native Minnesotan has made his mark in the state of Ohio, guiding the Bobcats of Ohio University and the Buckeyes to a combined 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. Carlston has directed Ohio State to the NCAA `Sweet 16 five times since 2010, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. The Buckeyes have rattled off three consecutive trips to the NCAA Regionals (only eight teams nationally have done so from 2014-16). Before arriving in Columbus, Carlston started his NCAA Tournament success with five straight Mid-American Conference championships to propel Ohio into the Big Dance, including his first Sweet 16 showing in 2005. Carlston s squads are a combined 9-3 all-time in the NCAA First Round and 7-0 at Ohio State. He led the Bobcats to a conference crown in each of his five campaigns in Athens. Carlston s pupils have often been recognized among the nation s elite, totaling 17 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past six seasons. Taylor Hughes and Taylor Sandbothe both picked up All-America distinction in 2016, marking the third straight All-America campaign for Sandbothe. Elizabeth Campbell joined Sandbothe as repeat All-Americans in 2015, each earning recognition for the second year in a row. Sandbothe was voted to the First Team. For the first time in school history, three Buckeyes -- Campbell, Sandbothe and Taylor Sherwin - earned AVCA All-America honors (honorable mention) in 2014. Ohio State s Katie Dull (2009), Emily Danks (2011) and Kaitlyn Leary (2013) also earned All-America honorable mention while Mari Hole was chosen in back-to-back seasons as an 11 honorable mention and Third Team member in 2012. Five Bobcats picked up All-American status under the tutelage of Carlston. On the conference level, Carlston has molded 16 All-Big Ten, 25 All-MAC and eight All-NSIC performers since 2000. Academic success has followed Carlston throughout his career as well. Student-athletes receiving academic all-conference laurels has been a common occurrence under Carlston, racking up a total of 92 such awards: 57 Academic All-Big Ten, 25 Academic All-MAC, 10 Academic All-NSIC). His program was honored by the NCAA in May 2014 with the Public Recognition Award, given to teams scoring in the top-10 percent nationally in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). Following a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014, Carlston s Buckeyes added Academic prowess to place themselves in rare company. Just three schools nationally could boast both advancement into the NCAA Sweet 16 and perfect multi-year APR scores of 1000 three or more times each between 2010-14. During the summer of 2011, Carlston served as head coach of one of the USA A-2 squads that played at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships Women s Open, finishing second. Carlston came to Ohio State after spending five years as head coach at Ohio University, building a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. His squads reached the NCAA Tournament every season and won five straight conference crowns with an overall record of 144-22 during Carlston s time in Athens. The Bobcats won 78 of 80 MAC matches and went 14-1 in the conference tournament with four tourney titles. Four Bobcats were named MAC Player of the Year and a pair were tabbed MAC Freshman of the Year. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year four times and was twice named the Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Ohio, Carlston posted a 49-42 record in three seasons at the helm of the Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) program. He took the Golden Bears from an 0-18 mark in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference the season before his arrival to a serious run at the league title in 2002. CUSP finished the 2002 campaign with a 24-9 record - its best in Division II competition - and earned its first national ranking during the season. Carlson recruited three consecutive NSIC Freshman of the Year selections to play for the Golden Bears. In the summer of 2002, Carlston served as coach of a Division II all-star team that played in a tournament in Holland. Competing against the top Dutch college and professional league teams, the group won gold and bronze medals. Before Concordia, Carlston served two seasons as a student assistant coach at Minnesota while completing a master s degree in social work. Carlston began his coaching career in 1994 as head coach at Hopkins High School. In his two-year tenure, his teams went 41-17 and captured the Classic Lake Conference title both seasons. He left the high school ranks for two years of service in Belize as a Peace Corps volunteer but stayed close to the sport, serving as head coach of the Belize women s national team and as an assistant for the men s national team. He helped develop a year-round training program and the team finished fourth at the 1997 Central America championship, earning the country s first international victories. Upon his return to the United States, Carlston became head coach of the 17 s team of the Minnesota One Junior Olympics club, which competed in the 17 Open Division at USA Nationals three consecutive years under his direction. In June 1993, Carlston earned his undergraduate degree in speech communication from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the club team for the Gophers. The Plymouth, Minn., native is married to the former Sara Tibesar of St. Paul. The couple has three children and resides in Columbus. 21
CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD Overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 2000 Concordia 11 17.393 6 12.333 7th 2001 Concordia 14 16.467 10 8.556 5th-tie 2002 Concordia 24 9.727 13 5.722 4th Concordia St. Paul Totals 49 42.538 29 25.537 Overall Mid-American Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2003 Ohio University 28 5.848 15 1.937 1st 0-1 - - - 2004 Ohio University 29 3.906 16 0 1.000 1st 1-0 0-1 - - 2005 Ohio University 33 3.917 16 0 1.000 1st 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 2006 Ohio University 28 5.848 16 0 1.000 1st 0-1 - - - 2007 Ohio University 26 6.813 15 1.938 1st 0-1 - - - Ohio University Totals 144 22.867 78 2.975 2-3 1-1 0-1 - NCAA Record: 3-5 (.375) Overall Big Ten Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2008 Ohio State 12 20.375 3 17.150 10th - - - - 2009 Ohio State 25 10.714 12 8.600 4th-tie 1-0 0-1 - - 2010 Ohio State 24 12.667 10 10.500 6th 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 2011 Ohio State 21 15.583 9 11.450 7th 1-0 1-0 0-1 2012 Ohio State 23 11.676 13 7.640 4th 1-0 0-1 - - 2013 Ohio State 18 14.563 6 14.300 10th - - - - 2014 Ohio State 23 12.657 12 8.600 5th-tie 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 2015 Ohio State 25 10.714 12 8.600 6th 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 2016 Ohio State 22 13.629 10 10.500 7th-tie 1-0 1-0 0-1 - Ohio State Totals 193 117.623 87 93.483 6-0 4-2 0-4 - NCAA Record: 12-7 (.632) Divison-I Totals 337 139.714 NCAA Record: 15-12 (.556) 17-year Career Totals 386 181.681 8-3 5-3 0-5 CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron...8-1 Alabama...2-1 Albany...2-0 Arizona...1-1 Arizona State...1-0 Auburn...1-0 Augsburg...1-0 Augustana...1-0 Ball State...8-0 Bemidji State...4-2 Binghamton...1-0 Bowling Green...10-0 Bradley...1-0 Brown...2-0 Buffalo...11-0 Butler...1-0 BYU...0-1 California...0-1 Cal State Bakersfield...1-0 Central Arkansas...1-0 Chicago State...1-0 Coastal Carolina...2-0 Central Michigan...5-0 Cincinnati...2-0 Cleveland State...1-0 College of Charleston...1-0 Colo. School of Mines...0-1 Colorado State...0-2 Concordia-Illinois...1-0 Concordia-Michigan...1-0 Concordia-Wisconsin...1-0 Davidson...1-0 Dayton...2-0 Denver...1-0 Duquesne...1-0 Eastern Illinois...1-0 Eastern Michigan...6-0 Florida A&M...1-0 Florida Gulf Coast...2-0 Florida State...3-1 Furman...1-0 Georgia Southern...1-0 Grand Valley State...0-1 Green Bay...2-0 Hawai i...0-1 Harding...0-1 Houston...2-0 Idaho...1-0 Idaho State...1-0 Illinois...5-13 Illinois State...0-1 Indiana...12-4 Iona...1-0 Iowa...15-1 IPFW...1-0 IUPUI...4-0 Jacksonville...1-0 James Madison...1-0 Kansas State...1-1 Kennesaw State...1-0 Kent State...13-0 Kentucky...2-3 Lake Superior State...1-1 Lees-McCrae...1-0 Liberty...2-0 Lipscomb...2-0 LIU Brooklyn...2-0 Lock Haven...1-0 Long Beach State...0-2 Louisville...1-2 Loyola Marymount...1-0 Marquette...3-0 Marshall...5-0 Maryland...5-2 Maryland Eastern Shore...2-0 Macalester...0-1 Mayville State...1-0 Mercer...1-0 Miami (OH)...11-2 Michigan...5-10 Michigan State...8-7 Michigan Tech...0-2 Middle Tennessee State...1-0 Milwaukee...1-0 Minnesota...5-13 Minnesota-Crookston...6-0 Minnesota-Duluth...0-6 Minnesota-Morris...6-0 Minnesota State Mankato...0-1 Minnesota State Moorhead...4-2 Missouri...1-0 Missouri State...1-1 Montana State Billings...1-0 Morehead State...1-0 Morningside...0-2 MTSU...1-0 Nebraska...4-5 Nebraska-Omaha...0-1 New Hampshire...1-0 New Mexico...1-0 North Carolina A&T...1-0 North Dakota...0-2 North Dakota State...0-2 North Texas...1-0 Northern Illinois...9-0 Northern State...1-5 Northwest Missouri State...1-0 Northwestern...15-2 Notre Dame...3-0 Oakland...1-0 Ohio...0-1 Ohio State...1-1 Oregon...0-2 Penn...1-0 Penn State...1-17 Pennsylvania...1-0 Pepperdine...1-1 Pittsburgh...2-0 Portland...1-0 Presbyterian...1-0 Purdue...5-12 Rider...1-0 Rutgers...6-0 Sacramento State...2-0 Sacred Heart...1-0 San Diego...1-2 SEMO...1-0 Seton Hall...1-0 South Dakota...1-0 South Dakota State...1-0 South Florida...1-0 Southern California...0-1 Southern Colorado...0-1 Southern Illinois...1-0 Southern Mississippi...1-0 Southwest State...2-4 St. Benedict s...0-1 St. Catherine s...1-0 St. Cloud State...2-0 St. John s...1-0 St. Mary s...1-0 Stanford...0-2 Stony Brook...1-0 Syracuse...2-0 Tennessee...2-0 Tennessee-Martin...1-0 Tennessee State...1-0 Texas-Arlington...1-0 Texas A&M...1-0 Texas State...1-0 Toledo...9-0 Towson...2-0 UAB...1-0 UCLA...0-1 UC Santa Barbara...1-0 UMBC...1-0 UNCG...1-0 Utah...0-1 Valparaiso...3-0 Virginia Commonwealth...1-0 Virginia Tech...1-0 Vitergo...1-0 Wake Forest...1-0 Washington...0-2 Washington State...1-0 Wayne State...1-5 West Virginia...2-0 Western Kentucky...2-0 Western Michigan...11-0 Wichita State...0-1 William & Mary...1-0 Winona State...5-1 Wisconsin...7-14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire...1-0 Wisconsin Steven s Point...1-0 Wisconsin Superior...1-0 Xavier...4-1 Wyoming...1-1 Yale...1-0 Youngstown State...1-0 22
SUSAN HALVERSON ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH COACHING STAFF BEN SPURLOCK ASSISTANT COACH Susan Halverson-Maloney returned to life as a Buckeye in August 2015, signing on as an assistant coach. She was then promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2017 after backto-back trips to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. Halverson-Maloney had logged five previous seasons at Ohio State before becoming a full-time staff member, serving as the program s volunteer coach in 2012 and competing as a defensive specialist from 2007-10. She was selected to the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 list. Halverson-Maloney was the lone Big Ten coach chosen and one of just 12 Division-I honorees nationally. The AVCA Thirty Under 30 award was created to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. Halverson-Maloney has pushed the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet 16 in each of her two seasons as an assistant coach in 2015-16, five years after doing so as a team captain on the 2010 OSU squad. Valeria León shattered the all-time Ohio State career digs record in 2016 under the tutelage of Halverson-Maloney, a former Buckeye defensive specialist herself. Halverson-Maloney s previous two seasons were spent patrolling the sidelines at the University of North Texas as an assistant coach. She and the Mean Green racked up 22 wins in 2014 on the strength of Conference USA Player of the Year, Carnae Dillard. While living in the Lone Star State, Halverson-Maloney also continued her work with USA Volleyball as the Technical Coordinator for the North Point Volleyball Club located in the USA Volleyball North Texas Region. During her prior stint in Columbus, Halverson-Maloney was the System Coordinator (2011-13) for the Elite Volleyball Training Center in the USA Volleyball Ohio Valley Region. Ben Spurlock, a former Buckeye studentathlete and Ohio native, returned to Columbus as an assistant coach for the Ohio State women s volleyball program in July 2017. Spurlock had been coaching at the collegiate level for eight years after concluding his playing career in 2009. Spurlock spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach for Saint Louis University. He led the Billiken recruiting efforts, signing two state s Gatorade Player of the Year nominees and the 2013 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Spurlock was also responsible for on-court training of defenders and blockers, opponent scouting and directing the programs day-to-day operations. During the 2016 campaign, he guided SLU to an 18-win season with a conference record of 11-3, concluding with a second straight trip to the A-10 Tourney Finals. Prior to Saint Louis, Spurlock was an assistant coach at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., for two years. He developed the team s practice and match plans while serving as the recruiting coordinator and supervisor for the program s academic progress. From 2005-2009, Spurlock competed as a Buckeye. He helped the men s volleyball squad to three Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) regular season titles, as well as, three MIVA Tournament championships and NCAA Semifinal appearances in 2005, 2008 and 2009. He was named to the All-MIVA Second Team as a junior and continues to hold the eighth best match hitting percentage in program history by attacking.900 in contests against Rutgers-Newark in 2009 and Carthage in 2006. Spurlock racked up 397 kills, earning a.438 career hitting percentage during his 69 matches donning the Scarlet & Gray. During her playing career, she racked up over 600 digs playing in 117 matches for the Scarlet & Gray. Before graduating with a Human Development and Family Science degree (specialization in Early Childhood Education), Halverson-Maloney was lauded as an all-around student-athlete, presented both the Corwin A. Fergus Award and Leann Grimes-Davidge Award in 2010. Fergus Award recipients `excel in athletics, achieve academically, demonstrate positive qualities of character and citizenship and show potential for success in a graduate or professional program. Halverson-Maloney earned the Grimes-Davidge Award due to `outstanding qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, campus or community involvement and leadership. She utilized the Fergus Award post-graduate scholarship in her completion of a master s degree in 2012 (Education with a specialization in Pre-k to 3rd Grade). 23
CAITLIN INSANA - DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS COACHING STAFF CHRIS GONZALEZ VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Caitlin Insana joined the Ohio State women s volleyball staff as the Director of Operations in July 2016. Insana previously served as a Buckeye student assistant coach for three seasons (2010-12) and has been a central Ohio club volleyball coach since moving to Columbus five years ago. Insana has guided three club teams in earning bids to the Girls Junior Nationals, twice with Elite Volleyball and most recently coaching for Mintonette Sports. She also spent a season as varsity assistant for Gahanna Lincoln High School. In three years as the Buckeye student assistant coach, Insana helped the Scarlet & Gray win at least one match in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a pair of `Sweet 16 appearances. Ohio State averaged nearly 23 wins a season with an overall winning percentage of.642 (68-38) during her previous stint with the Buckeyes. Prior to arriving in Columbus, Insana enrolled at High Point University in North Carolina as a student-athlete following an impressive high school and club volleyball career. Her playing career was cut short due to injury, however, and the Clevelander transferred to Ohio State to begin her sophomore year of college. Insana graduated from The Ohio State University in 2013 with a Sport Industry degree. She then sharpened her organizational, planning and time management skills as a wedding and event planner in Hilliard, Ohio. ANDREW FISCHER - TEAM MANAGER Andrew Fischer is a junior from Round Lake, Ill., and is responsible for film exchange and statistics, as well as, assisting in the day-to-day operations of the program. The sport industry major competes for the OSU men s volleyball club team after earning two letters at Grant Community High School. For nearly two decades, Chris Gonzalez has coached some of the top teams and players from around the world. His experience includes ten seasons at the NCAA Division I level, as well as, over 450 international and professional matches throughout Europe. Gonzalez has also coached with the USA women s national team, Netherlands national team, and Czech junior national teams. Domestically, Gonzalez has coached ten seasons in the Pac-12, Big West, Big South, and Big Ten Conferences. During his time as an assistant, he has participated in four NCAA Semifinals (1997-1999 and 2001), including the first ever undefeated NCAA National Championship while at Long Beach State University in 1998 finishing the season a perfect 36-0. Gonzalez has assisted two teams to appear in the NCAA national championship match undefeated. He also has assisted in the development of 15 All-Americans and two National Players of the Year. Most recently he assisted Coastal Carolina to an undefeated Big South regular season, conference tournament title and automatic birth to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The 15 Chanticleers recorded the longest winning streak in program history (21) and ranked among the nation s top ten teams in attacking percentage. After five successful seasons at Long Beach State, Gonzalez joined the staff of the USA women s national team. Gonzalez was named head and assistant coach for several senior national teams, including medalist at the FIVB World Championships, FIVB World Cup, FIVB World Grand Prix, and Pam American Games. On the professional level, Gonzalez collaborated with some of the top teams and players in the world, including 12 athletes who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. His teams have won three national championships, three Super Cups, and three National Beker Cups, including a national championship in his first attempt as a head coach in 2009. In each season abroad, Gonzalez s teams qualified for CEV European Cup competition in the CEV Champions League, CEV Cup, and CEV Challenge Cup. Gonzalez is the only American born coach to coach in all three CEV Cup competitions. Gonzalez has also had great success at the junior level coaching three national championship teams and earning another 11 U.S. Junior National medals. Over 20 athletes under Gonzalez s tutelage have been named U.S. Junior National All-Americans. Gonzalez placed over 240 scholarship student-athletes in NCAA Division I institutions. In 2007, Gonzalez started the Volleyball Club Dinamo in Tucson, Arizona. Dinamo competed both internationally and domestically. In 2009. Dinamo was the sole American club team invited to compete in the Viktor Filipchenko Invitational tournament in Moscow Russia. Chris was born in Southern California and graduated from The University of Iowa. 24
TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Becca Mauer S, 5-9, Fr. Houston, Texas Jersey Village H.S. 3 Jasmine Koonts MB, 6-2, Jr. Houston Texas Klein H.S. Arizona State University 4 Madison Smeathers MB, 6-3, So. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. 5 Luisa Schirmer OH, 6-1, Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland H.S. 6 Taylor Hughes S, 6-1, Jr. Carroll, Ohio Bloom-Carroll H.S. 7 Hannah Gruensfelder DS, 5-6, Fr. Weldon Spring, Mo. St. Joseph Academy 8 Megan Carr DS, 5-8, Fr. Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville Community H.S. Butler University 9 Audra Appold OH, 6-1, Jr. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. 10 Ayanna Swan OH, 6-2, Fr. Richmond, Va. Mills E. Goodwin H.S. 12 Lauren Witte MB, 6-2, Fr. Mentor, Ohio Lake Catholic H.S. 13 Ashley Wenz OH, 6-3, Sr. Springboro, Ohio Springboro H.S. 14 Camry Halm DS, 5-2, So. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. 15 Kalisha Goree DS, 5-4, Sr. Columbia City, Ind. Columbia City H.S. 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin OH, 5-11, So. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Andrew Fischer Student Manager Geoff Carlston Head Coach 10th Season Minnesota, 1993 Susan Halverson Associate Head Coach Third Season Ohio State, 2011 Ben Spurlock Assistant Coach First Season Ohio State, 2009 Caitlin Insana Director of Volleyball Operations Second Season Ohio State, 2013 Chris Gonzalez Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Jennifer Novak Athletic Trainer 25