SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time/Result 8.26 vs. South Dakota Tulsa, Okla. W, 3-1 8.26 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. L, 2-3 8.27 vs. Incarnate Word Tulsca, Okla. W, 3-1 8.30 SAMFORD Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. CT 9.1 vs. Virginia Tech Puerto Rico 4:30 p.m. CT 9.2 vs. Florida State Puerto Rico 4:30 p.m. CT 9.3 vs. Temple Puerto Rico 2 p.m. CT 9.9 NORTHWESTERN ST. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10 a.m. CT 9.9 SOUTHERN MISS Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. CT 9.10 LEHIGH Tuscaloosa, Ala. 11 a.m. CT 9.16 EAST TENNESSEE ST. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. CT 9.17 PRESBYTERIAN Tuscaloosa, Ala. 11 a.m. CT 9.17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. CT 9.23 TEXAS A&M** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. CT 9.25 FLORIDA** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 12 p.m. CT 9.30 at Georgia* Athens, Ga. 6 p.m. CT 10.2 at Mississippi State** Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m. CT 10.9 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 1:30 p.m. CT 10.12 MISSISSIPPI STATE*** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8 p.m. CT 10.16 MISSOURI* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1:30 p.m. CT 10.21 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7 p.m. CT 10.23 at Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. CT 10.28 TENNESSEE** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. CT 10.30 KENTUCKY* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1:30 p.m. CT 11.3 at Texas A&M** College Station, Texas 6 p.m. CT 11.6 ARKANSAS** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1 p.m. CT 11.9 AUBURN*** Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 p.m. CT 11.13 at Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 12:30 p.m. CT 11.18 at South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 6 p.m. CT 11.23 OLE MISS* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. CT 11.26 at LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 1 p.m. CT Home matches in BOLD * = SEC Match ** = SEC Network ***= ESPNU QUICK FACTS ALABAMA INFORMATION Location... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment... 36,155 Founded... April 12, 1831 Nickname... Crimson Tide Colors... Crimson and White Conference... Southeastern President... Dr. Stuart Bell Athletic Director... Bill Battle TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Record... 734-541 (.576) All-Time SEC Record... 190-253 (.429) All-Time Home Record... 337-169 (.666) 2016 Overall Record... 2-1 2016 SEC Record... 0-0 2015 Starters R/L... 4+libero/2 2015 Letterwinners R/L... 8/4 ALABAMA VOLLEYBALL THIS WEEK Alabama (2-1) vs. Samford (2-1) Tuscaloosa, Ala. - Foster Auditorium Tuesday, Aug. 30-7 p.m. CT FOLLOW THE TIDE Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/alabama/wvball Live Video: SEC Network+ (online only) Twitter: SCOUTING ALABAMA Alabama went 2-1 in its season-opening weekend at the Hurricane Classic, posting wins over South Dakota and Incarnate Word while falling to tournament host Tulsa. For their efforts over the weekend, redshirt senior Krystal Rivers and junior Leah Lawrence were named to the Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team. Six newcomers made their Crimson Tide debut last weekend: Abolanle Onipede, Kennedy Robinson, Jennifer Casillas, Alexa Tomlak, Mahalia Swink and Hayley McSparin. Tuesday s match will be the 2016 home opener for Alabama. The Crimson Tide have a 337-169 (.666) all-time home record, including a 34-10 (.773) over the last three seasons. LAST TIME OUT: HURRICANE CLASSIC Alabama 3, South Dakota 1: Alabama volleyball opened its season with a hardfought four set win over South Dakota in the first match of the Hurricane Classic, rallying from a late deficit in the fourth set to win, 3-1. Alabama won the first two sets before South Dakota posted a 25-21 win in the third to avoid the sweep. The Coyotes reached set point twice in the fourth but the Tide avoided the set loss each time, eventually fighting back to win 27-25 and claim the four-set victory. Tulsa 3, Alabama 2: For the second-straight season, it would take five sets to decide a winner in a matchup between Alabama and Tulsa. Ultimately, it was the Hurricane that came out on top over the Tide, 3-2, in an exciting conclusion to Friday s action at the Hurricane Classic. Both offenses put up big numbers, with Alabama holding the edge over Tulsa in kills, 83-79, though the Hurricane out-hit the Tide.303-.257. Four Alabama players finished with double-digit kills, led by Krystal Rivers 23 followed by Kat Hutson with 19, Hayley McSparin with 16 and Leah Lawrence with 14. Alabama 3, Incarnate Word 1: Alabama volleyball closed its weekend at the Hurricane Classic with a four-set win over Incarnate Word, finishing the weekend with a 2-1 record. Alabama won the first two sets before Incarnate Word avoided the sweep with a win in the third but the Tide bounced back with a 25-20 win in the fourth. For the third-straight match, Krystal Rivers led the team in kills with 18, while Brittany Thomas and Kat Hutson finished in double figures as well with 14 and 12, respectively. Shannon Mikesky paced the offense with 37 assists and finished one dig shy of earning her third double-double. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Volleyball Contact...Nathan Sheehan Email...nsheehan@ia.ua.edu Office Phone... (205) 348-6734 Mailing Address Shipping Address Box 870391 323 Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Coleman Coliseum Room 170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 1
HOW THE TIDE ROLLS UA OPP ATTACK Kills 1762 1452 Errors 732 558 Total Attacks 4430 3870 Attack Pct..233.231 Kills/Set 14.0 12.2 SET Assists 1633 1359 Attempts 4324 3817 Assist Pct..378.356 Assists/Set 13.0 11.4 SERVE Aces 169 127 Errors 289 257 Attempts 2842 2612 Serve Pct..898.902 Aces/Set 1.3 1.1 SERVE RECEIVE Errors 132 155 Errors/Set 1.0 1.3 Attempts 2489 2396 Receive Pct..947.935 DEFENSE Digs 1726 1566 Digs/Set 13.7 13.2 BLOCKING Block Solo 76 71 Block Assist 302 464 Total Blocks 227.0 303.0 Blocks/Set 1.8 2.5 Block Errors 80 55 BH Errors 40 27 ATTENDANCE Total 15,003 16,976 Dates/Avg. 17/883 13/1306 Neutral Dates/Avg. 2/146 Current Win Streak 1 - Home Win Streak 1 - Returning Stat Leaders: Attack Pct. - Kiahna Wicks -.375 Kills - Erin Bognar - 254 Assists - Erika Pifer - 311 Blocks - TJ Russell - 72 Aces - Kate Neisler - 24 Digs - Erin Bognar - 190 The Opponent Alabama vs. the Opponent Samford Bulldogs Southern Conference 2015 Record: 20-13 Head Coach: Keylor Chan (1st Season) Record at Samford: 2-1 (.667) 19-1 vs Samford Current Streak: Alabama 2 First Meeting: Sept. 28, 1989 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) - Alabama 3, Samford 0 Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2014 (Tallahassee, Fla. - NCAA Tournament) - Alabama 3, Samford 2 Record in 3-Set Matches: 7-4 Record in 4-Set Matches: 6-6 Record in 5-Set Matches: 4-5 Home Record (SEC): 11-6 (7-2) Away Record (SEC): 6-7 (4-5) Neutral Record: 0-2 2016 ALABAMA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER # NAME CL HT POS Hometown (Previous School) 1 Abolanle Onipede Jr. 6-0 MB Houston, Texas (Blinn Junior College) 2 Natalie Murison Jr. 5-5 L/DS Woodrige, Ill. (St. Francis HS) 3 Kat Hutson Jr. 6-3 OH Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 4 Quincey Gary So. 5-10 L/DS Alexandria, Ind. (Pendleton Heights HS) 5 Kennedy Robinson Fr. 5-9 OH West Orange, N.J. (Montclair Kimberley Academy) 6 Cidavia Hall Jr. 6-1 MB Dothan, Ala. (Wallace State) 7 Jennifer Casillas Jr. 6-2 OH Escondido, Calif. (Loyola Marymount) 8 Kayla Whitner Fr. 5-7 OH Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mountain View HS) 9 Brittany Thomas Sr. 6-0 OH Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) 11 Emily Stebbins Jr. 6-2 MB/OH Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) 13 Krystal Rivers RS Sr. 5-11 MB Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) 14 Alexa Tomlak Fr. 5-9 S Rochester Hills, Mich. (Stoney Creek HS) 15 Leah Lawrence Jr. 6-3 MB Huntsville, Ala. (Covenant Christian Academy) 16 Brooke Feld Jr. 5-3 DS Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 17 Shannon Mikesky RS Fr. 6-0 S Schulenburg, Texas (Schulenburg HS) 18 Mahalia Swink Fr. 6-0 OH Bakersfield, Calif. (Independence HS) 23 Hayley McSparin Fr. 6-2 MB Highland, Ill. (Highland HS) By Class: Seniors - 2 Juniors - 8 Sophomores - 1 Freshmen - 6 Returning Letterwinners: 8 Returning Starters: 5 Newcomers: 8 2
SEC WEEKLY AWARDS Offense: Kate Gibson - Jr. - OH - Ole Miss Defense: Ashley Dusek - Jr. - L - Kentucky Setter: Allie Monserez - S - RS So. - Florida Freshman: Mikayla Shields - Fr. - OH - South Carolina SEC STANDINGS Team SEC Overall 1. Georgia 0-0 3-0 2. Missouri 0-0 3-0 3. Ole Miss 0-0 3-0 4. South Carolina 0-0 3-0 5. Tennessee 0-0 3-0 6. Mississippi State 0-0 3-1 7. Alabama 0-0 2-1 8. Kentucky 0-0 2-1 9. LSU 0-0 2-1 10. Texas A&M 0-0 2-1 11. Florida 0-0 1-1 12. Arkansas 0-0 0-3 13. Auburn 0-0 0-3 NATIONAL TOP 25 Week 1 AVCA Division I Coaches Poll (August 29, 2016) No. School Record Last Week 1. Nebraska (64) 2-0 1 2. Wisconsin 3-0 4 3. Texas 1-1 2 4. Kansas 3-0 5 5. Washington 2-0 T7 6. Minnesota 1-1 3 7. Florida 1-1 10 8. UCLA 3-0 12 9. Stanford 1-1 11 10. BYU 3-0 13 11. Ohio State 3-0 15 12. North Carolina 3-0 19 13. Penn State 2-1 9 14. Texas A&M 2-1 16 15. Hawai i 1-2 6 16. Florida State 1-0 17 17. Illinois 2-1 14 18. San Diego 1-1 NR 19. Western Kentucky 3-0 22 20. Loyola Marymount 2-1 21 21. Louisville 3-0 23 22. Creighton 1-1 18 23. Kentucky 2-1 24 24. Purdue 2-1 20 25. Colorado State 2-0 25 INDIVIDUAL STANDOUTS: HURRICANE CLASSIC Redshirt senior Krystal Rivers led the team with 65 kills (5.00/set), hitting.288 over three starts. She also added eight blocks, which was second on the team. Rivers, a preseason All-SEC selection, was named to the Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team. Her 65 kills and 5.00 kills-per-set average both lead the SEC. Junior Leah Lawrence hit a team-leading.407 over three starts, including 33 kils (2.54/set) and nine blocks (0.69/set). Her.407 hitting percentage currently ranks sixth in the SEC. Redshirt freshman Shannon Mikesky started all three matches at setter, making her Crimson Tide debut after sitting out last season with an achilles injury. Her 151 assists is the highest total in the SEC and her 11.62 assists-per-set average ranks second. ED ALLEN APPROACHING 100 WINS AT ALABAMA With two wins last weekend, head coach Ed Allen increased his career record at Alabama to 98-68, just two shy of 100 wins. Currently in his sixth season with the program, Allen broke school records for singleseason wins in back-to-back seasons, winning 24 in 2013 before totaling 26 in 2014. Allen is also just eight wins away from his 600th career win. ALABAMA TO BE FEATURED EIGHT TIMES ON ESPN FAMILY OF NETWORKS Alabama volleyball is slated to appear eight times on the ESPN family of networks this season. Six of the eight appearances will be on the SEC Network with the remaining two on ESPNU. Since the debut of the SEC Network in 2014, Alabama has won 12 of its 14 matches featured on the network. The remaining home matches and select road matches will be streamed live online on the SEC Network+ platform. Live video links will be available on the schedule page of rolltide.com. 2016 Alabama Volleyball TV Schedule Friday, Sept. 23 vs. Texas A&M - 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network) Sunday, Sept. 25 vs. Florida - 12 p.m. CT (SEC Network) Sunday, Oct. 2 at Mississippi State - 3 p.m. CT (SEC Network) Wednesday, Oct. 12 vs. Mississippi State - 8 p.m. CT (ESPNU) Friday, Oct. 28 vs. Tennessee - 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network) Thursday, Nov. 3 at Texas A&M - 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network) Sunday, Nov. 6 vs. Arkansas - 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network) Wednesday, Nov. 9 vs. Auburn - 5 p.m. CT (ESPNU) ALABAMA WINS AVCA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD Alabama was one of 131 Division I volleyball programs to win the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2015-16 season, announced in July. The award honors teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale. This is the second-straight season in which Alabama has won the award and the Tide is one of four SEC teams on this year s list, along with Missouri, South Carolina and Kentucky. 2015 RECAP Senior Sierra Wilson set a new Alabama career assists record, finishing her four-year career with 5,771 assists, passing the previous program record of 5,578 set by Brigitte Slack (2004-07). Over 15,000 fans packed Foster Auditorium during the 2015 season, marking the second-highest attendance total in program history. Alabama has seen attendance top the 12,000 mark every season since 2012. Redshirt junior Krystal Rivers and sophomore Kat Hutson earned AVCA honorable mention All- America honors after being named All-South Region earlier in the season. Sierra Wilson earned her second-consecutive First Team Academic All-America award, becoming the first two-time winner in program history. Alabama finished with an 11-7 mark in SEC play, its third straight season with double-digit conference wins. It is the longest such stretch in program history. NEXT TIME OUT: PUERTO RICO CLASICO This weekend, the Tide heads to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament. Action starts on Thursday, Sept. 1 against Virginia Tech at 4:30 p.m. CT and continues on Friday, Sept. 2 against Florida State (4:30 p.m.) and Saturday, Sept. 3 against Temple (2 p.m. CT). Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State, Santa Clara, Michigan State, Michigan, Missouri, Southern Cal, Oregon, Marquette, TCU, Wichita State, Iowa State, Dayton, Missouri State, Arizona 3
THE RECORD Overall... 17-15 Conference...0-0 Non-Conference... 2-1 Home... 0-0 Away... 0-1 Neutral... 2-0 Current Win Streak... 1 Longest Win Streak... 1 Record When... Winning the First Set... 2-1 Losing the First Set... 0-0 Winning the Second Set...2-0 Losing the Second Set...0-1 Winning the Third Set... 0-0 Losing the Third Set... 2-1 Winning the Fourth Set... 2-1 Losing the Fourth Set... 0-0 Winning the Fifth Set... 0-0 Losing the Fifth Set... 0-1 Three-Set Matches... 0-0 Four-Set Matches... 2-0 Five-Set Matches... 0-1 Hitting.300 or Better... 0-0 Hitting.250-.299... 2-1 Hitting.200-.249... 0-0 Hitting Below.200... 0-0 2016 Overall Stats Overall record: 2-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 2-0 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se ta pct 13 Krystal Rivers 13 3-3 65 5.00 19 160.287 3 0.23 10.300 2 0.15 12 43.721 3 Kat Hutson 13 3-3 39 3.00 10 89.326 0 0.00 6.000 1 0.08 4 13.692 15 Leah Lawrence 13 3-3 33 2.54 9 59.407 1 0.08 4.250 1 0.08 5 29.828 23 Hayley McSparin 11 3-2 24 2.18 9 48.312 1 0.09 2.500 0 0.00 0 0.000 9 Brittany Thomas 11 3-3 24 2.18 9 80.188 3 0.27 13.231 1 0.09 3 32.906 17 Shannon Mikesky 13 3-3 7 0.54 5 27.074 151 11.6 376.402 0 0.00 5 50.900 18 Mahalia Swink 3 1-0 4 1.33 2 11.182 0 0.00 1.000 0 0.00 0 8 1.00 1 Abolanle Onipede 4 2-1 2 0.50 4 9 -.222 1 0.25 2.500 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 Quincey Gary 13 3-0 1 0.08 0 5.200 1 0.08 14.071 3 0.23 0 50 1.00 7 Jennifer Casillas 3 1-0 0 0.00 3 6 -.500 0 0.00 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.000 5 Kennedy Robinson 1 1-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.000 14 Alexa Tomlak 3 1-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 1.33 19.211 0 0.00 2 5.600 2 Natalie Murison 13 3-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 16 1.23 35.457 1 0.08 5 43.884 16 Brooke Feld 9 2-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 1.000 0 0.00 1 31.968 ALABAMA 13 3-3 199 15.3 70 494.261 181 13.9 483.375 9 0.69 37 304.878 Opponents 13 3-3 168 12.9 58 457.241 156 12.0 455.343 8 0.62 31 301.897 Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 13 Krystal Rivers 13 0 0.000 29 2.23 0 8 8 0.62 2 2 71.0 5.46 3 Kat Hutson 13 1 52.981 10 0.77 1 1 2 0.15 0 1 41.5 3.19 15 Leah Lawrence 13 0 1 1.000 7 0.54 1 8 9 0.69 5 1 39.0 3.00 9 Brittany Thomas 11 0 64 1.000 35 3.18 1 2 3 0.27 1 0 27.0 2.45 23 Hayley McSparin 11 0 1 1.000 4 0.36 0 7 7 0.64 2 0 27.5 2.50 17 Shannon Mikesky 13 0 0.000 39 3.00 0 2 2 0.15 0 7 8.0 0.62 18 Mahalia Swink 3 0 17 1.000 9 3.00 0 2 2 0.67 1 0 5.0 1.67 1 Abolanle Onipede 4 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 2.0 0.50 4 Quincey Gary 13 1 66.985 21 1.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.31 7 Jennifer Casillas 3 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 5 Kennedy Robinson 1 1 2.500 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 2 Natalie Murison 13 3 63.952 47 3.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.08 16 Brooke Feld 9 0 0.000 5 0.56 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 14 Alexa Tomlak 3 0 0.000 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.0 0.00 - TEAM - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - ALABAMA... 13 8 268.970 207 15.92 3 30 18.0 1.38 12 13 226.0 17.38 Opponents... 13 9 267.966 199 15.31 2 47 25.5 1.96 6 10 201.5 15.50 Higher Attack Pct. than Opponent... 2-0 Opponent has Higher Attack Pct... 0-1 Attack Pct. is Tied... 0-0 More Blocks than Opponent... 0-0 Opponent Has More Blocks... 1-1 Blocks are Tied... 1-0 More Digs than Opponent... 2-0 Opponent Has More Digs... 0-1 Digs are Tied... 0-0 August... 2-1 September... 0-0 October...0-0 November... 0-0 December... 0-0 Tuesday... 0-0 Wednesday... 0-0 Thursday... 0-0 Friday... 1-1 Saturday... 1-0 Sunday... 0-0 4
1 6-0 Junior 3 2 MB 5-5 Junior L/DS 4 6-3 Junior OH 5 5-10 Sophomore L/DS 5-9 Freshman OH ABOLANLE ONIPEDE NATALIE MURISON KAT HUTSON QUINCEY GARY KENNEDY ROBINSON Houston, Texas Woodridge, Ill. Brentwood, Tenn. Alexandria, Ind. West Orange, N.J. 6 6-1 Junior 7 MB 6-2 Junior 8 OH 9 5-7 Freshman OH 11 6-0 Senior OH 6-2 Junior MB/OH CIDAVIA HALL JENNIFER CASILLAS KAYLA WHITNER BRITTANY THOMAS EMILY STEBBINS Dothan, Ala. Escondido, Calif. Lawrenceville, Ga. Chandler, Ariz. Carmel, Ind. 13 5-11 RS-Senior 14 MB 15 5-9 Freshman S 16 6-3 Junior MB 17 5-3 Junior L/DS 6-0 RS-Freshman S KRYSTAL RIVERS ALEXA TOMLAK LEAH LAWRENCE BROOKE FELD SHANNON MIKESKY Birmingham, Ala. Rochester Hills, Mich. Huntsville, Ala. Manhattan Beach, Calif. Schulenburg, Texas ED ALLEN RYAN FREEBURG SHELLY DYCHE 18 6-0 Freshman 23 OH 6-2 Freshman MB MAHALIA SWINK HAYLEY MCSPARIN Head Coach Bakersfield, Calif. Highland, Ill. BALL STATE, 1988 6th Season Assist. Coach PURDUE, 2010 3rd Season Assist. Coach 2nd Season KANSAS, 1984 2015 AWARDS Krystal Rivers - AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-South Region, All-SEC Sierra Wilson - Capital One/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American Kat Hutson - AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-South Region, All-SEC 5
THE ED ALLEN FILE Ed Allen returns for his sixth season as the head women s volleyball coach at the University of Alabama in 2016. Allen was named the head women s volleyball coach at the Capstone on Jan. 10, 2011, after being named the 2010 Conference USA Coach of the Year and the 2010 AVCA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year at the University of Tulsa. Allen, the fourth head coach in the history of the Alabama volleyball program, has led the Crimson Tide to a 98-68 overall record in his time at the Capstone. He has quickly built Alabama into a contender, earning the program s first winning season in four years in 2012 with 18 wins, the most since 2005. He improved even further on that mark in his third season, guiding Alabama to a 24-10 record in 2013 and its first NCAA Tournament appearance Head Coach since 2007. The 24 wins were the most for the Tide since 6th Year 1995. His stellar 2013 campaign helped earn him AVCA ED ALLEN South Region Coach of the Year honors. In 2014, the Tide improved even further, totaling a school-record 26 wins, Ball State, 1988 including the program s first ever NCAA Tournament victory with a five-set win over Samford in the opening round. The 50 combined wins from 2013 and 2014 are the most in any two-year span in school history. A winner at every level of coaching, Allen owns a career record of 592-251 (.702) in his 25th season as a head coach in 2016. The 2015 season was his 23rd winning season in 24 years as a head coach. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Head Coach Year Record Pct. SEC Pct. Postseason/Honors 2016 2-1.667 0-0.000 2015 17-15.533 11-7.625 2014 26-8.765 13-5.722 NCAA Tournament Second Round 2013 24-10.705 11-7.611 NCAA Tournament, AVCA South Region Coach of the Year 2012 18-14.563 7-13.350 2011 11-20.355 4-16.200 TOTAL 98-68.590 46-48.489 UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Head Coach (2006-10) RECORD: 133-37 (.782) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE Head Coach (2003-05) RECORD: 94-18 (.839) ANDERSON UNIVERSITY Head Coach (1992-2002) RECORD: 267-128 (.676) ASSISTANT COACHES RECORDS AND HONORS ALABAMA (2011-pres.) - Set a new school record with 26 wins during the 2014 season - Won the team s first ever NCAA Tournament match with a five-set victory over Samford in the first round of the 2014 tournament. - Coached Alabama to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014-2013 AVCA South Region Coach of the Year - Guided Alabama to 24 wins in 2013, the program s most since 1995. - Earned his 500th career vitory with a 3-2 win over Penn on Sept. 10, 2011 - With a 17-15 record in 2015, he recorded his 23rd winning season in 24 years as a head coach. TULSA (2006-10) - 2010 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2010 - Two AVCA All-Americans, 24 All-CUSA honorees, two CUSA Players of the Year and three CUSA Setters of the Year - His team set a school record with 13 conference victories in 2006 and 2009, then broke the record with 20 C-USA wins in 2010 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (2003-05) - Coached two AVCA All-Americans and three conference players of the year - Won over 30 matches twice in three years - Two-time South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (1992-2002) - Two-time Coach of the Year in the Heartland Collegiate Conference - Recorded 11 straight winning seasons, won 17 tournament titles, posted nine 20-win seasons - Coached two conference players of the year, 34 all-conference players and 23 alltournament performers Shelly Dyche Second Season Kansas 84 Ryan Freeburg Third Season Purdue 10 6
Made her Crimson Tide debut starting against South Dakota (Aug. 26), earning two kills. 1 6-0 Junior MB ABOLANLE ONIPEDE Houston, Texas (Blinn JC) Kills... 2 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Attempts... 7 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Assists... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Digs... 0 Kills... 2 vs. South Dakota (8.26.16) Attempts... 7 vs. South Dakota (8.26.16) Assists... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26.16) Digs... 0 2016 4-2 2 0.50 4 9 -.222 1 0.25 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 2.0 0.50 TOTAL 4-2 2 0.50 4 9 -.222 1 0.25 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 2.0 0.50 Has started all three matches this season at libero... posted a season-high 20 digs in the season opener against South Dakota (Aug. 26)... led the team with 18 digs against Tulsa (Aug. 26). 2 5-5 Junior L/DS NATALIE MURISON Woodridge, Ill. (St. Francis) Assists... 7 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Aces... 1 at Tulsa (8.26) Digs... 20 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Kills... 2 at Long Beach State (8.28.15) Attempts... 2, twice, last vs Ole Miss (11.25.15) Assists... 8 at Kentucky (10.4.15) Aces... 5 vs. South Carolina (10.12.14) Digs... 25 twice, last vs. Southern Miss (9.5.15) 2014 133-34 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 65 0.49 29 0.22 23 403 3.03 40 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 29.0 0.22 2015 126-32 2 0.02 0 4.500 80 0.63 17 0.13 21 469 3.72 22 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 19.0 0.15 2016 13-3 0 0.00 0 0.000 16 1.23 1 0.08 5 47 3.62 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.08 TOTAL 272-69 2 0.01 1 8.125 161 0.59 47 0.17 49 919 3.38 65 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 49.0 0.18 7
PREP Has started all three matches... notched a season-high 19 kills and five digs in the five-set loss to Tulsa (Aug. 26)... earned 12 kills against Incarnate Word (Aug. 27). 3 6-3 Junior OH KAT HUTSON Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) Kills... 19 at Tulsa (8.26) Attempts... 50 at Tulsa (8.26) Hitting Pct.....524 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Assists... 0 Digs... 5 twice, last at Tulsa (8.26) Solo Blocks... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Block Assists... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Total Blocks... 2 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Kills... 27 at Texas A&M (10.10.14) Attempts... 60 twice, last vs. College of Charleston (9.5.15) Hitting Pct.....625 at ASU (9.13.14) Assists... 1, five times, last last vs South Carolina (11.8.15) Aces... 4, twice, last vs Ole Miss (11.25.15) Digs... 8 vs. Tulsa (9.4.15) Solo Blocks... 2 twice, last vs. College of Charleston (9.5.15) Block Assists.. 3, four times, last vs Mississippi State (9.23.15) Total Blocks... 4, twice, last at Tennessee (10.2.15) 2014 128-34 475 3.71 166 1138.272 4 0.03 19 0.15 39 90 0.70 16 13 35 48 0.38 11 0 524.5 4.09 2015 106-29 394 3.72 131 977.269 4 0.04 28 0.26 51 72 0.68 8 14 25 39 0.37 6 3 448.5 4.23 2016 13-3 39 3.00 10 89.326 0 0.00 1 0.08 4 10 0.77 1 1 1 2 0.15 0 1 41.5 3.15 TOTAL 247-66 908 3.68 307 2204.273 8 0.03 48 0.19 94 172 0.70 25 28 61 89 0.36 17 4 1014.5 4.11 Has appeared in all three matches this season... tied a career high with nine digs in the season opener against South Dakota (Aug. 26). 4 5-8 Junior L/DS QUINCEY GARY Alexandria Ind. (Pendleton Heights HS) Kills... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Attempts... 2 twice, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Assists... 1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Aces... 3 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Digs... 9 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Solo Blocks...0 Kills... 2 at Florida (11.13.15) Attempts... 2 at Florida (11.13) Assists... 1, five times, last vs South Carolina (11.8.15) Aces... 3 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27.16) Digs...9 four times, last vs. South Dakota (8.26.16) Block Assists... 0 Total Blocks... 0 2015 97-27 2 0.02 1 5.200 7 0.07 0 0.00 5 132 1.36 14 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2.0 0.02 2016 13-3 1 0.08 0 5.200 1 0.08 3 0.23 0 21 1.62 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.31 TOTAL 110-30 3 0.03 1 10.200 8 0.07 3 0.03 5 153 1.39 15 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 6.0 0.05 8
Made her Crimson Tide debut in the match against Incarnate Word (Aug. 27). PREP 5 5-9 Freshman OH KENNEDY ROBINSON West Orange, N.J. (Montclair Kimberley) 2016 1-1 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 1-1 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 Has not played in 2016 6 6-1 Junior MB CIDAVIA HALL Dothan, Ala. (Wallace State) 9
Made her Crimson Tide debut in the match against Incarnate Word (Aug. 27). PREP 7 6-2 Junior OH JENNIFER CASILLAS Escondido, Calif. (Loyola Marymount) Attempts... 6 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Attempts... 6 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27.16) 2016 3-1 0 0.00 3 6 -.500 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 3-1 0 0.00 3 6 -.500 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 Has not played in 2016 8 5-7 Freshman OH KAYLA WHITNER Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mountain View HS) 10
Has started all three matches... posted double-digit digs against South Dakota and Tulsa (Aug. 26) with 13 and 15, respectively... hit.387 with 14 kills in the win over Incarnate Word (Aug. 27). 9 6-0 Senior OH BRITTANY THOMAS Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) Kills... 14 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Attempts... 31 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Hitting Pct.....387 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Assists...1 three times, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Aces... 1 at Tulsa (8.26) Digs... 15 at Tulsa (8.26) Solo Blocks... 1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Block Assists... 2 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Total Blocks... 3 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Kills... 26 at Cal State Fullerton (8.29) Attempts... 64 at Clemson (9.13.13) Hitting Pct.....478 at Alabama State (9.13.14) Assists... 4 vs. Delaware (9.21.13) Aces... 5 vs. UT-Martin (9.14.13) Digs... 21 vs. Troy (9.21.13) Solo Blocks... 3 vs. Towson (9.13.14) Block Assists... 4 five times, last vs. Saint Louis (9.11.15) Total Blocks... 5 three times, last vs. Saint Louis (9.11.15) 2013 122-34 404 3.31 208 1145.171 23 0.19 35 0.29 45 297 2.43 31 3 38 41 0.34 14 1 461.0 3.78 2014 132-34 338 2.56 153 910.203 14 0.11 22 0.17 36 307 2.33 37 20 40 60 0.45 5 2 400.0 3.03 2015 122-32 339 2.78 194 955.152 11 0.09 17 0.14 17 232 1.90 28 12 35 47 0.39 9 0 385.5 3.16 2016 11-3 24 2.18 9 80.188 3 0.27 1 0.09 3 35 3.18 0 1 2 3 0.27 1 0 27.0 2.45 TOTAL 387-103 1105 2.86 564 3090.175 51 0.13 75 0.19 101 871 2.25 96 36 115 151 0.39 29 3 1273.5 3.29 Has not played in 2016 11 6-2 Junior MB/OH EMILY STEBBINS Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) Attempts... 0 Digs... 0 Solo Blocks...0 Kills... 14 vs. College of Charleston (9.5.15) Attempts... 27 vs. College of Charleston (9.5.15) Hitting Pct.....500 vs Georgia (10.25.15) Assists... 0 Digs... 3 at Missouri (10.28.15) Solo Blocks... 1, four times, last vs Georgia (10.25.15) Block Assists...4 vs Georgia (10.25.15) Total Blocks...5 vs Georgia (10.25.15) 2014 3-3 3 1.00 4 10 -.100 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 1.00 2015 34-11 57 1.68 24 128.258 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 7 0.21 0 4 13 17 0.50 4 0 67.5 1.97 2016 0-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 37-14 60 1.62 28 138.232 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 7 0.19 0 4 13 17 0.46 4 0 70.5 1.89 11
HURRICANE CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Has started all three matches this season... led the team in kills all three matches... had a season-high 24 kills against South Dakota (Aug. 26) with a.333 hitting percentage... posted a double-double against Tulsa (Aug. 26) with 23 kills and 14 digs... named to the Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team. 13 5-11 RS-Senior MB/OH KRYSTAL RIVERS Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) Kills... 24 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Attempts... 67 at Tulsa (8.26) Hitting Pct.....333 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Assists... 1 three times, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Aces... 1 twice, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Digs... 14 at Tulsa (8.26) Block Assists... 3 twice, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Total Blocks... 3 twice, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Kills... 30 at Missouri (10.28.15) Attempts... 69 vs. Texas A&M (10.31.14) Hitting Pct.....778 at Georgia (10.25.13) Assists... 2, twice, last at Auburn (10.22.14) Aces... 5, twice, last vs. Samford (12.4.14) Digs... 22 vs. Texas A&M (10.31.14) Solo Blocks... 5 vs. Seton Hall (8.30.13) Block Assists... 7, twice, last vs Mississippi State (9.23.15) Total Blocks... 8, twice, last vs Mississippi State (9.23.15) 2012 0-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 2013 122-34 435 3.57 103 821.404 2 0.02 15 0.12 39 44 0.36 0 36 69 105 0.86 12 2 520.5 4.26 2014 133-34 557 4.19 188 1265.292 11 0.08 48 0.36 96 265 1.99 0 7 88 95 0.71 8 1 656.0 4.93 2015 108-28 451 4.18 145 1011.303 3 0.03 25 0.23 57 161 1.49 1 16 68 84 0.78 13 2 526.0 4.87 2016 13-3 65 5.00 19 160.287 3 0.23 2 0.15 12 29 2.23 0 0 8 8 0.62 2 2 71.0 5.46 TOTAL 376-99 1508 4.01 455 3257.323 19 0.05 90 0.24 204 499 1.33 1 59 233 292 0.78 35 7 1773.5 4.72 Made her Crimson Tide debut in the match against Incarnate Word (Aug. 27), totaling four assists. 14 5-9 Freshman S ALEXA TOMLAK Rochester Hills, Mich. (Stoney Creek HS) Assists... 4 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Digs... 1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Assists...4 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27.16) Digs...1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27.16) 2016 3-1 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 1.33 0 0.00 2 1 0.33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 3-1 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 1.33 0 0.00 2 1 0.33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.0 0.00 12
HURRICANE CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM PREP Has started all three matches... posted a career-high 15 kills and a.500 hitting percentage in the season opener against South Dakota (Aug. 26)... finished with 14 kills and a.400 hitting percentage in the five-set loss to Tulsa (Aug. 26)... named to the Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team. 15 6-3 Junior MB LEAH LAWRENCE Huntsville, Ala. (Covenant Christian) Kills... 15 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Attempts... 25 at Tulsa (8.26) Hitting Pct.....500 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Assists... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Aces... 1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.26) Digs... 4 vs. Incarnate Word (8.26) Solo Blocks... 1 vs. South Dakota (8.26) Block Assists... 4 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Total Blocks... 4 twice, last vs. Incarnate Word (8.26) Kills... 15 vs. South Dakota (8.26.16) Attempts... 27 vs. Southern Miss (9.5.15) Hitting Pct.....667 vs. SDSU (9.19.14) Assists... 1 eight times, last vs. South Dakota (8.26.16) Aces... 4, twice, last vs. Georgia (10.25.15) Digs... 5 vs Kentucky (10.23.15) Solo Blocks... 3 vs. SDSU (9.19.14) Block Assists... 8 vs. SEMO (8.29.14) Total Blocks... 9 vs. SEMO (8.29.14) 2014 126-34 186 1.48 72 422.270 8 0.06 36 0.29 39 62 0.49 0 17 97 114 0.90 24 3 287.5 2.28 2015 125-32 161 1.29 72 397.224 3 0.02 29 0.23 44 54 0.43 0 16 74 90 0.72 18 1 243.0 1.94 2016 13-3 33 2.54 9 59.407 1 0.08 1 0.08 5 7 0.54 0 1 8 9 0.69 5 1 39.0 3.00 TOTAL 264-69 380 1.44 153 878.259 12 0.05 66 0.25 88 123 0.47 0 34 179 213 0.81 47 5 569.5 2.16 Has appeared in two matches, posting a season-best three digs against Tulsa (Aug. 26). 16 5-3 Junior L/DS BROOKE FELD Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) Attempts... 0 Digs... 3 at Tulsa (8.26) Solo Blocks...0 Attempts... 0 Hitting Pct....0 Assists... 1, twice, last at Texas A&M (10.10.14) Aces... 1, twice, last at Cal State Fullerton (8.29.15) Digs... 6 at Long Beach State (8.28.15) 2014 36-14 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.06 1 0.03 8 35 0.97 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.03 2015 17-10 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 1 0.06 4 18 1.06 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.06 2016 9-2 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 5 0.56 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 62-26 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.03 2 0.03 13 58 0.94 12 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.03 13
Has started all three matches... posted double-doubles in her first two starts, earning 47 assists and 14 digs against South Dakota (Aug. 26) and 67 assists and 16 digs against Tulsa (Aug. 26)... was one dig shy of a third double-double against Incarnate Word (Aug. 27), finishing with 37 assists and nine digs. 17 6-0 RS-Freshman S SHANNON MIKESKY Schulenburg, Texas (Schulenburg HS) Kills... 3 at Tulsa (8.26) Attempts... 10 twice, last at Tulsa (8.26) Hitting Pct... 0 Assists... 67 at Tulsa (8.26) Digs... 16 at Tulsa (8.26) Solo Blocks... 0 Block Assists... 2 at Tulsa (8.26) Total Blocks... 2 at Tulsa (8.26) Kills... 3 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Attempts... 10 twice, last at Tulsa (8.26.16) Hitting Pct... 0 Assists... 67 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Digs... 16 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Solo Blocks... 0 Block Assists... 2 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Total Blocks... 2 at Tulsa (8.26.16) 2015 0-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 2016 13-3 7 0.54 5 27.074 151 11.62 0 0.00 5 39 3.00 0 0 2 2 0.15 0 7 8.0 0.62 TOTAL 13-3 7 0.54 5 27.074 151 11.62 0 0.00 5 39 3.00 0 0 2 2 0.15 0 7 8.0 0.62 Made her Crimson Tide debut in the match at Tulsa (Aug. 26), posting four kills, nine digs and two block assists. 18 6-0 Freshman OH MAHALIA SWINK Bakersfield, Calif. (Independence HS) Kills... 4 at Tula (8.26) Attempts... 11 at Tulsa (8.26) Hitting Pct...0 Assists...0 Digs... 9 at Tulsa (8.26) Solo Blocks... 0 Block Assists... 2 at Tulsa (8.26) Total Blocks... 2 at Tulsa (8.26) Kills... 4 at Tula (8.26.16) Attempts... 11 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Hitting Pct...0 Assists...0 Digs... 9 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Solo Blocks... 0 Block Assists... 2 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Total Blocks... 2 at Tulsa (8.26.16) 2016 3-1 4 1.33 2 11.182 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 9 3.00 0 0 2 2 0.67 1 0 5.0 1.67 TOTAL 3-1 4 1.33 2 11.182 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 9 3.00 0 0 2 2 0.67 1 0 5.0 1.67 14
Has appeared in all three matches, earning two starts... made her Crimson Tide debut in the match vs. South Dakota (Aug. 26), earning six kills over two sets... posted a season-high 16 kills with a.464 hitting percentage and six block assists in the five-set loss to Tulsa (Aug. 26). 23 6-0 Freshman MB HAYLEY MCSPARIN Highland, Ill. (Highland HS) Kills... 16 at Tulsa (8.26) Attempts... 28 at Tulsa (8.26) Hitting Pct...464 at Tulsa (8.26) Assists... 1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Digs... 2 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27) Solo Blocks...0 Block Assists... 6 at Tulsa (8.26) Total Blocks... 6 at Tulsa (8.26) Kills... 16 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Attempts... 28 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Hitting Pct....464 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Assists... 1 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27.16) Digs... 2 vs. Incarnate Word (8.27.16) Solo Blocks...0 Block Assists... 6 at Tulsa (8.26.16) Total Blocks... 6 at Tulsa (8.26.16) 2016 11-3 24 2.18 9 48.312 1 0.09 0 0.00 0 4 0.36 0 0 7 7 0.64 2 0 27.5 2.45 TOTAL 11-3 24 2.18 9 48.312 1 0.09 0 0.00 0 4 0.36 0 0 7 7 0.64 2 0 27.5 2.45 15