T W O - T H O U S A N D S E V E N T E E N L A D Y T E C H S T E R V O L L E Y B A L L @LATechVB LATechSports.com @LATechSports 2017 QUICK FACTS Volleyball Contact: Brock McKee Email: bmckee@latech.edu O: (318) 257-5314 C: (318) 224-3835 2017 SCHEDULE August 25 at Ole Miss # 11 a.m. vs. Florida A&M # 3:30 p.m. 26 vs. North Dakota # 10 a.m. vs. Chattanooga # 5 p.m. September 1 vs. Texas Southern @ 12 p.m. at Lamar @ 2 vs. Southern @ 11 a.m. 8 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF ^ 12 p.m. MEMPHIS ^ 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE ^ 12 p.m. 12 at Jackson State 6:30 p.m. 15 vs. Little Rock % 4:30 p.m. 16 vs. DePaul % 10 a.m. at Saint Louis % 20 at Louisiana-Monroe 24 RICE* 1 p.m. 29 at WKU* 5 p.m. October 1 at North Texas* 1 p.m. 6 at Middle Tennessee* 8 UAB* 1 p.m. 13 SOUTHERN MISS* 15 at Marshall* 12 p.m. 20 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 22 FIU* 1 p.m. 27 at UTEP* 29 at UTSA* November 3 CHARLOTTE* 5 NORTH TEXAS* 1 p.m. 9 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. 17-19 C-USA Championship (Bowling Green, Ky.) TBD ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL *Conference USA games BOLD denotes home game #, Rebel Invitational (Ole Miss) @, Lamar Invitational (Lamar) ^, Lady Techster Invitational (LA Tech) %, Biliken Invitational (Saint Louis) GENERAL Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollent: 12,414 Affiliation: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena: NCAA Division I Conference USA Lady Techsters Blue and Red Thomas Assembly Center Year Opened: 1982 Capacity: 8,000 Press Row: (318) 257-3144 President: Athletic Director: Associate AD/SWA: COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dr. Les Guice Tommy McClelland Mary Kay Hungate Adriano de Souza Alma Mater: UNICAMP, 1997 Career Record: 71-153 (.317) Record at LA Tech: 42-107 (6th Year) Gabryel Ording Alma Mater: LA Tech, 2012 Helena Gunnarsdóttir Alma Mater: LA Tech, 2016 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assoc. AD/Communications: Malcolm Butler Office: 318-257-3144 Fax: 318-257-3757 Volleyball Contact: Brock McKee McKee s Office: 318-257-5314 McKee s Cell: 318-224-3835 McKee s Email: Official Website: Office Address: bmckee@latech.edu www.latechsports.com Louisiana Tech Athletics Athletic Communications P.O. Box 3166, Ruston, LA Celebrating 30 Years 1 LATechSports.com 71270 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record: 13-17 2016 C-USA Record: 4-10 2016 Postseason: N/A 2016 Final AVCA Ranking: N/A Letterwinners R/L: 9/5 Starters R/L: 3/3 + Libero Newcomers: 7 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING 17 Madeline Davis 6-2 MB So. 11 Nia Myah Johnson 6-0 OH Sr. 15 Jacie McClure 5-6 DS/L Sr. 8 Marta Monne 5-10 OH R-Sr. 4 Jayde Penn 5-11 OH So. 13 Courtney Rutledge 5-11 S So. 3 Brooke Short 5-9 S Sr. 6 Makayla Vian 6-0 OH So. 12 Kathryn Zaunbrecher 6-0 MB So. LETTERWINNERS LOST Player Alejandra Aviles Natalie Leui Alexa Lister Angela Papach Hannah Wright 2016 Stats 390 Digs; 26 Aces 36 Kills; 21 Blocks 57 Blocks; 154 Kills 379 Kills; 431.5 Points 50 Blocks; 117 Kills STARTERS RETURNING 17 Madeline Davis 6-2 MB So. 8 Marta Monne 5-10 OH R-Sr. 3 Brooke Short 5-9 S Sr. STARTERS LOST Player Alejandra Aviles Angela Papach Hannah Wright 2016 Stats 390 Digs; 26 Aces 379 Kills; 431.5 Points 50 Blocks; 117 Kills NEWCOMERS 2 Marie-Helene Verlinden 6-1 MB Fr. 5 Carter Mirich 5-10 OH Fr. 7 Molly Watkins 6-4 MB Fr. 9 Emily Boylan 6-1 MB Fr. 14 Alyssa Zucco 5-8 DS/L Fr. 16 Gina Cortesi 6-1 OH Fr.
LA TECH VOLLEYBALL 2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. POS. YR./EXP. HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL 1 Morgan Currie 5-6 DS/L JR/TR Brian, Texas (Panola JC) 2 Marie-Helene Verlinden 6-1 MB FR/HS Aaigem, Belgium (Vilvoorde HS) 3 Brooke Short 5-9 S SR/3L Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 4 Jayde Penn 5-11 OH SO/1L Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS) 5 Carter Mirich 5-10 OH FR/HS Cheyenne, Wy. (Cheyenne Central HS) 6 Makayla Vian 6-0 OH SO/1L San Diego, Calif. (Clairmont HS) 7 Molly Watkins 6-4 MB FR/HS Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 8 Marta Monne 5-10 OH/L RS SR/3L Varese, Italy (Barbara Melzi) 9 Emily Boylan 6-1 MB FR/HS Covington, La. (Mandeville HS) 11 Nia Myah Johnson 6-0 OH SR/1L Sugarland, Texas (Tyler JC) 12 Kathryn Zaunbrecher 6-0 MB SO/1L Crowley, La. (Northside Christian HS) 13 Courtney Rutledge 5-11 S SO/1L Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS) 14 Alyssa Zucco 5-8 DS/L FR/HS Reno, Nev. (McQueen HS) 15 Jacie McClure 5-6 DS/L SR/3L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph s Academy) 16 Gina Cortesi 6-1 OH FR/HS Torrance, Calif. (South HS) 17 Madeline Davis 6-2 MB SO/1L Mount Pulaski, Ill. (Mount Pulaski HS) 2017 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. POS. YR./EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 9 Emily Boylan 6-1 MB FR/HS Covington, La. (Mandeville HS) 16 Gina Cortesi 6-1 OH FR/HS Torrance, Calif. (South HS) 1 Morgan Currie 5-9 DS/L JR/TR Brian Texas, (Panola JC) 17 Madeline Davis 6-2 MB SO/1L Mount Pulaski, Ill. (Mount Pulaski HS) 11 Nia Myah Johnson 6-0 OH SR/1L Sugarland, Texas (Tyler JC) 15 Jacie McClure 5-6 DS/L SR/3L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph s Academy) 5 Carter Mirich 5-10 OH FR/HS Cheyenne, Wy. (Cheyenne Central HS) 8 Marta Monne 5-10 OH/L RS SR/3L Varese, Italy (Barbara Melzi) 4 Jayde Penn 5-11 OH SO/1L Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS) 13 Courtney Rutledge 5-11 S SO/1L Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS) 3 Brooke Short 5-9 S SR/3L Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 2 Marie-Helene Verlinden 6-1 MB FR/HS Aaigem, Belgium (Vilvoorde HS) 6 Makayla Vian 6-0 OH SO/1L San Diego, Calif. (Clairmont HS) 7 Molly Watkins 6-4 MB FR/HS Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 12 Kathryn Zaunbrecher 6-0 MB SO/1L Crowley, La. (Northside Christian HS) 14 Alyssa Zucco 5-8 DS/L FR/HS Reno, Nev. (McQueen HS) Head Coach: Adriano de Souza (Sixth Season) Gabryel Ording (Fifth Season) Helena Gunnarsdóttir (Second Season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #2 Marie-Helene Verlinden (More-ee) (Hel-en) #5 Carter Mirich (Meer-itch) #6 Makayla Vian (VIY-ann) #8 Marta Monne (MOE-nay) #12 Kathryn Zaunbrecher (Zawn-breck-er) #14 Alyssa Zucco (ZOO-co) HC AC Adriano (Ah-dree-ah-no) de Souza (duh-sue-zah) Helena Gunnarsdottir (Goo-nars-dot-er) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY POSITION Outside Hitters (6) Gina Cortesi, Nia Myah Johnson, Carter Mirich, Marta Monne, Jayde Penn, Makayla Vian Middle Blockers (5) Emily Boylan, Madeline Davis, Marie-Helene Verlinden, Molly Watkins, Kathryn Zaunbrecher Setters (2) Courtney Rutledge, Brooke Short Defensive Specialists/Liberos (2) Jacie McClure, Alyssa Zucco BY CLASS Seniors (4) Nia Myah Johnson, Jacie McClure, Marta Monne, Brooke Short Sophomores (5) Madeline Davis, Jayde Penn, Courtney Rutledge, Makayla Vian, Kathryn Zaunbrecher Freshman (6) Emily Boylan, Gina Cortesi, Carter Mirich, Marie- Helene Verlinden, Molly Watkins, Alyssa Zucco BY HEIGHT 5-6 (Jacie McClure) 5-8 (Alyssa Zucco) 5-9 (Brooke Short) 5-10 (Carter Mirich, Marta Monne) 5-11 (Jayde Penn, Courtney Rutledge) 6-0 (Nia Myah Johnson, Makayla Vian, Kathryn Zaunbrecher) 6-1 (Emily Boylan, Gina Cortesi, Marie-Helene Verlinden) 6-2 (Madeline Davis) 6-4 (Molly Watkins) 2 LATechSports.com
RADIO/TV ROSTER 3 #2 Marie-Helene Verlinden 6-1, MB, Fr./HS Aaigem, Belgium #3 Brooke Short 5-9, S, Sr./3L Murrieta, Calif. #4 Jayde Penn 5-11, OH, So./1L Frisco, Texas #5 Carter Mirich 5-10, OH, Fr./HS Cheyenne, Wy. #6 Makayla Vian 6-0, OH, So./1L San Diego, Calif. #7 Molly Watkins 6-4, MB, Fr./HS Bozeman, Mont. #8 Marta Monne 5-10, OH/L, Sr./3L Varese, Italy #9 Emily Boylan 6-1, MB, Fr./HS Covington, La. #11 Nia Myah Johnson 6-0, OH, Sr./1L Sugarland, Texas #12 Kathryn Zaunbrecher 6-0, MB, So./1L Crowley, La. #13 Courtney Rutledge 5-11, S, So./1L Huntsville, Ala. #14 Alyssa Zucco 5-8, DS/L, Fr./HS Reno, Nev. #15 Jacie McCLure 5-6, DS/L, Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La. #16 Gina Cortesi 6-1, OH, Fr./HS Torrance, Calif. #17 Madeline Davis 6-2, MB, So./1L Mount Pulaski, Ill. Head Coach Adriano de Souza 6th Season Assistant Coach Gabryel Ording 5th Season Assistant Coach Helena Gunnarsdóttir 2nd Season LATechSports.com
Louisiana Tech Volleyball LA Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 08, 2017) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 13-17 6-5 3-8 4-4 CONFERENCE 4-10 3-4 1-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-7 3-1 2-2 4-4 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 16 PAPACH, Angela 111 379 3.41 197 117.1 5 5 19 0.17 25 36 0.23 20 209 1.88 10 35 45 0.41 2 1-8 MONNE, M arta 102 309 3.03 132 881.2 0 1 34 0.33 12 15 0.12 24 317 3.11 6 15 21 0.21 6 0-7 LISTER, Alexa 87 154 1.77 53 373.2 7 1 2 0.02 0 2 0.00 1 25 0.29 11 46 57 0.66 7 1-2 WRIGHT, Hannah 85 117 1.38 40 285.2 7 0 17 0.20 11 10 0.13 0 43 0.51 12 38 50 0.59 5 3-11 JOHNSON, Nia My 75 95 1.27 49 325.1 4 2 3 0.04 10 9 0.13 9 95 1.27 1 17 18 0.24 2 0-17 DAVIS, Madeline 59 86 1.46 23 215.2 9 3 3 0.05 2 8 0.03 0 17 0.29 13 38 51 0.86 2 0-6 VIAN, Makayla 67 70 1.04 38 249.1 2 9 6 0.09 4 10 0.06 5 47 0.70 0 18 18 0.27 0 0-3 SHORT, Brooke 111 70 0.63 22 214.2 2 4 101 9.14 30 30 0.27 0 246 2.22 4 22 26 0.23 7 24-4 PENN, Jayde 68 40 0.59 39 143.0 0 7 2 0.03 2 5 0.03 0 32 0.47 0 19 19 0.28 0 1-10 LEUI, Natalie 66 36 0.55 16 98.2 0 4 4 0.06 0 0 0.00 0 10 0.15 2 19 21 0.32 0 1-12 Z A U N B R E C H E R, 5 9 1.80 1 13.6 1 5 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.40 1 3 4 0.80 0 0-15 MCCLURE, Jacie 98 3 0.03 2 8.1 2 5 55 0.56 21 22 0.21 31 345 3.52 0 0 0 0.00 0 1-13 RUTLEDGE, Court 28 1 0.04 1 6.0 0 0 43 1.54 5 4 0.18 0 19 0.68 0 2 2 0.07 0 4-5 AVILES, Alejandra 80 1 0.01 3 8 -.2 5 70 0.88 26 23 0.32 21 389 4.86 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 - TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 36 - - - - - - - - - LA TECH 111 137 12.3 616 399.1 8 9 127 11.4 148 176 1.33 147 179 16.1 60 272 196. 1.77 31 38 - Opponents 111 141 12.7 604 406.2 0 0 133 12.0 148 205 1.33 148 177 15.9 30 314 187. 1.68 48 43 - Team Statistics TECH OPP ATTACK K ills 1370 1417 E rro rs 616 604 Total Attacks 3994 4060 Attack Pct.1 8 9.2 0 0 K ills /S e t 12.3 12.8 SET A s s is ts 1272 1334 A s s is ts /S e t 11.5 12.0 SERVE A c e s 148 148 E rro rs 176 205 A c e s /S e t 1.3 1.3 SERVE RECEPTIO E rro rs 147 148 E rro rs /S e t 1.3 1.3 DEFENSE D ig s 1796 1773 D ig s /S e t 16.2 16.0 BLOCKING Block Solo 60 30 Block Assist 272 314 Total Blocks 196.0 187.0 B lo c k s /S e t 1.8 1.7 Block Errors 31 48 Ball handling errors 38 43 ATTENDANCE T o ta l 2857 3280 Dates/Avg Per Da 11/260 11/298 Neutral site #/Avg 8/100 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs UIC L 2-3 25-22,22-25,27-25,25-27,9 136 Aug 26 vs New Orleans L 1-3 21-25,20-25,25-21,13-25 115 Aug 27 at Southeast Missouri 3-2 20-25,17-25,25-22,25-19,1 323 #Sep 02 vs Eastern Illinois 3-1 25-12,25-21,21-25,25-19 82 #Sep 02 vs Jackson State 3-0 25-17,25-18,25-14 107 #Sep 03 at Memphis L 1-3 24-26,26-24,22-25,19-25 318 Sep 07 UAPB 3-0 25-16,25-13,25-18 215 3Sep 09 vs Bowling Green L 2-3 25-21,16-25,15-25,25-16,1 67 3Sep 10 vs Drake L 0-3 19-25,24-26,15-25 64 3Sep 10 at Eastern Illinois 3-2 25-18,25-19,21-25,23-25,1 213 Sep 13 JACKSON STATE 3-0 25-11,25-15,25-13 141 Sep 16 vs Northwestern State 3-1 25-20,23-25,25-19,25-19 146 Sep 17 vs Oral Roberts 3-1 21-25,28-26,25-19,25-16 87 Sep 17 at Tulsa L 1-3 23-25,19-25,25-22,14-25 214 *Sep 25 at Rice L 0-3 18-25,14-25,12-25 480 *Sep 30 WKU L 0-3 13-25,14-25,19-25 375 *Oct 02 NORTH TEXAS L 0-3 23-25,22-25,21-25 205 Oct 04 ULM L 0-3 24-26,22-25,18-25 243 *Oct 07 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3-1 25-21,25-22,16-25,25-19 243 *Oct 09 at UAB L 1-3 17-25,25-27,25-22,20-25 338 Oct 12 GRAMBLING STATE 3-0 25-16,25-8,25-16 375 *Oct 14 at Southern M iss L 0-3 16-25,18-25,23-25 316 *Oct 16 MARSHALL L 1-3 23-25,23-25,30-28,20-25 187 *Oct 21 at Florida Atlantic L 0-3 15-25,12-25,20-25 111 *Oct 23 at FIU L 1-3 15-25,21-25,25-19,17-25 80 *Oct 28 UTEP 3-1 25-15,25-23,23-25,25-23 0 *Oct 30 UTSA 3-0 25-16,27-25,25-22 198 *Nov 04 at Charlotte 3-1 19-25,25-21,25-22,25-20 522 *Nov 06 at North Texas L 1-3 23-25,12-25,25-18,15-25 365 *Nov 10 SOUTHERN M ISS L 0-3 21-25,28-30,27-29 675 Record in 3-set matches: 5-8 Record in 4-set matches: 6-7 Record in 5-set matches: 2-2 4 LATechSports.com
Louisiana Tech Volleyball LA Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 08, 2017) Conference matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-10 3-4 1-6 0-0 CONFERENCE 4-10 3-4 1-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 16 PAPACH, Angela 49 187 3.82 92 591.1 6 1 8 0.16 4 11 0.08 15 100 2.04 6 15 21 0.43 1 0-8 MONNE, M arta 49 156 3.18 74 479.1 7 1 15 0.31 3 8 0.06 9 141 2.88 4 5 9 0.18 2 0-17 DAVIS, Madeline 42 63 1.50 18 158.2 8 5 2 0.05 1 5 0.02 0 11 0.26 10 21 31 0.74 2 0-2 WRIGHT, Hannah 33 48 1.45 21 121.2 2 3 5 0.15 2 4 0.06 0 17 0.52 5 14 19 0.58 2 3-11 JOHNSON, Nia My 36 43 1.19 25 147.1 2 2 1 0.03 4 3 0.11 1 34 0.94 0 11 11 0.31 2 0-7 LISTER, Alexa 37 43 1.16 14 127.2 2 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 8 0.22 4 16 20 0.54 2 1-3 SHORT, Brooke 49 30 0.61 9 97.2 1 6 469 9.57 11 11 0.22 0 107 2.18 2 6 8 0.16 5 12-4 PENN, Jayde 25 17 0.68 12 55.0 9 1 1 0.04 1 3 0.04 0 15 0.60 0 10 10 0.40 0 1-10 LEUI, Natalie 40 13 0.32 9 36.1 1 1 3 0.08 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 5 5 0.12 0 0-6 VIAN, Makayla 17 5 0.29 6 27 -.0 3 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 4 0.24 0 1 1 0.06 0 0-15 MCCLURE, Jacie 49 1 0.02 0 2.5 0 0 35 0.71 11 13 0.22 19 197 4.02 0 0 0 0.00 0 1-5 AVILES, Alejandra 26 0 0.00 1 3 -.3 3 24 0.92 8 5 0.31 12 140 5.38 0 0 0 0.00 0 0-13 RUTLEDGE, Court 11 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0 1 0.09 0 2 0.00 0 1 0.09 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 - TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - LA TECH 49 606 12.3 281 184.1 7 6 564 11.5 45 66 0.92 63 775 15.8 31 104 83.0 1.69 16 21 - Opponents 49 716 14.6 253 186.2 4 9 667 13.6 63 89 1.29 45 825 16.8 13 162 94.0 1.92 25 22 - Team Statistics TECH OPP ATTACK K ills 606 716 E rro rs 281 253 Total Attacks 1843 1860 Attack Pct.1 7 6.2 4 9 K ills /S e t 12.4 14.6 SET A s s is ts 564 667 A s s is ts /S e t 11.5 13.6 SERVE A c e s 45 63 E rro rs 66 89 A c e s /S e t 0.9 1.3 SERVE RECEPTIO E rro rs 63 45 E rro rs /S e t 1.3 0.9 DEFENSE D ig s 775 825 D ig s /S e t 15.8 16.8 BLOCKING Block Solo 31 13 Block Assist 104 162 Total Blocks 83.0 94.0 B lo c k s /S e t 1.7 1.9 Block Errors 16 25 Ball handling errors 21 22 ATTENDANCE T o ta l 1883 2212 Dates/Avg Per Da 7/269 7/316 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 25 at Rice L 0-3 18-25,14-25,12-25 480 *Sep 30 WKU L 0-3 13-25,14-25,19-25 375 *Oct 02 NORTH TEXAS L 0-3 23-25,22-25,21-25 205 *Oct 07 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3-1 25-21,25-22,16-25,25-19 243 *Oct 09 at UAB L 1-3 17-25,25-27,25-22,20-25 338 *Oct 14 at Southern M iss L 0-3 16-25,18-25,23-25 316 *Oct 16 MARSHALL L 1-3 23-25,23-25,30-28,20-25 187 *Oct 21 at Florida Atlantic L 0-3 15-25,12-25,20-25 111 *Oct 23 at FIU L 1-3 15-25,21-25,25-19,17-25 80 *Oct 28 UTEP 3-1 25-15,25-23,23-25,25-23 0 *Oct 30 UTSA 3-0 25-16,27-25,25-22 198 *Nov 04 at Charlotte 3-1 19-25,25-21,25-22,25-20 522 *Nov 06 at North Texas L 1-3 23-25,12-25,25-18,15-25 365 *Nov 10 SOUTHERN M ISS L 0-3 21-25,28-30,27-29 675 Record in 3-set matches: 1-6 Record in 4-set matches: 3-4 Record in 5-set matches: 0-0 5 LATechSports.com