2009 boston college women's volleyball media guide

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The 2009 Boston College Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the Boston Col-lege Media Relations Office and the Boston College Athletic Association, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02467. All rights reserved.Edited by Mark Nugent and the Media Relations Office.Designed by Pack Network - www.PackNetwork.comPrinted by Shea Brothers, Somerville, MAPhotographs by John Quackenbos (Athletic Department Photographer), Marc An-drew Deley, Jet Commercial Photo, Garry Gilbert (BC Office of Publications), Lee Pellegrini (BC Office of Publications), Jim Abts, Boston Chamber of Commerce.

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The Eagles open their 18th season using Power Gym, one of the top volleyball facilities in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Power Gym, named after Frank Power, is at-tached to Conte Forum, where Boston College basketball and hockey teams compete.

Frank Power spent 32 years as a scout, recruiter and as-sistant to six different men’s head basketball coaches. He also served as head coach of men’s basketball during the 1962-1963 season.

Last season the Eagles compiled a 3-7 record in Power Gym including ACC wins over Maryland and North Caro-lina State.

Recent renovations of Power Gym provide the Eagles with an even stronger and more appealing facility. Along with being repainted, Power Gym added a new storage closet, mounted cameras, banners, padding system and lights.

BC hosts its first ACC game on Tuesday, September 22nd against the Maryland Terrapins at 3:00 pm.

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Andrea Leonard enters her seventh season at Boston College, compil-ing an 80-107 mark over the last six years. In 2004, she led BC to its first 20-win season in program history and first postseason appearance in the Big East in 11 years. This also marked the first winning record by BC volleyball in conference play. Last season she guided the Eagles to an 8-24 overall record and a 2-18 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In 2006, Leonard helped Allison Anderson earn first team All-ACC for the second consecutive year, 2006 American Volleyball Coaches Asso-ciation (AVCA) Division I All-Region East Team, as well as 2006 AVCA Division I All-America Honorable Mention. Anderson also was honored by being named to the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Training Team in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Leonard started the 2004 season with the program’s first win over Rhode Island in 13 years. The Eagles went on to win the first annual Big East Challenge with wins over Rutgers and Connecticut. BC also became the first conference team to sweep Notre Dame in regular-season play at home since 1984, snapping a 58-game Irish win streak. Leonard also coached BC’s first Big East Libero Player of the Year in Allison Anderson

Prior to BC, Leonard finished a five-season tenure with the University of New Hampshire, where she led the Wildcats to several postseason appearances. Under Leonard’s guidance as an associate head coach in 2002, UNH went 23-11 winning the America East Conference Champi-onship and made an NCAA tournament appearance.

She has also played many roles as an assistant coach, serving as an AVCA Assistant Coaches Committee member, and as an AVCA Co-Chair. While at UNH, Leonard served as recruiting coordinator, aca-demic coordinator and an NCAA Compliance coordinator while being associate head coach.

During the summer of 2003, Leonard coached with Bring It Promotions and two teams from the U.S. in the fourth Annual Sibillini Tournament in Comunanza, Italy. Leonard’s Under-20 American team competed

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against teams from the Czech Republic, Slavia Bratislava, Slovakia, and Hungary and finished a strong third in the tournament. Prior to UNH, Leonard served as an assistant coach at Ferris State University.

Leonard is a 1991 graduate of Northern Michigan University. A four-year scholarship player, Leonard was a setter and an outside hitter. In her junior and senior year, NMU took home the Greater Lakes Intercol-legiate Athletic Conference Championship, and made the NCAA Elite Eight (1993).

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Raasch arrives at BC after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic University, and brings a diverse coaching background to the Eagles’ staff.

A native of Wisner, Nebraska, Raasch has spent 18 seasons as an assistant coach at various universities including his alma mater, Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. As an athlete at Graceland, Raasch helped lead two teams to runner-up finishes at Collegiate Club Nationals. In 1990 he served as team cap-tain and was named a Collegiate Club First Team All-American. Raasch stepped into the role as the assistant coach for the Yellow Jackets women’s team and spent two seasons with them before receiving his bachelor’s degree in physical education and health from Graceland in 1992.

He then moved on to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he spent six seasons. The Antelopes advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1994 and the Elite 8 in 1996. Between those two seasons, Raasch worked the 1995 season with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. That season, the Huskers won the National Championship by defeating Texas, 3-1.

Raasch was then hired as an assistant at the Metropolitan State College of Den-ver. During his five-year stay, the Roadrunners won three consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships while qualifying for the NCAA tournament four years in a row.

Prior to joining FAU, Raasch gained valuable head coaching experience at Ken-yon College in Gambier, Ohio, spending two seasons at the helm of the women’s volleyball program.

First Season

Kelly Taylor is entering her second season with the Eagles, her first as an as-sistant coach. Taylor filled the post of Director of Volleyball Operations last year before switching over to her new position.

Prior to BC, Taylor was the head coach at Bridgewater State from 2005-2008. During that time, Bridgewater State won two MASCAC regular season and tour-nament titles, and qualified for the NCAA Tournament three times.

Taylor is an experienced teacher of the game, having run volleyball clinics and camps at Bridgewater State from 2003 to 2007. She is a member of the Ameri-can Volleyball Coaches Association as well as the New England Women’s Vol-leyball Association.

Prior to coaching, Taylor was a two-year defensive specialist/libero for Bridge-water State, where she is second all-time on the single-season digs list. Taylor is currently pursuing a Masters of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership as an extension graduate student.

Second Season

Entering his second season at Boston College, Martel has built an impressive resume and has proven himself as one of the top up and coming coaches in the country. In his role with the Eagles, Martel deals with player training and works with the setters and serve receive offense while serving as the current recruiting coordinator and handles opponent scouting, game preparation and assists with the Eagle’s summer camp programs. Martel is also heavily involved in developing the Eagle’s community service and outreach programs. This past year, Martel set up the Eagles’ first “WE DIG PINK” campaign which raised over $2,500.00 for the Komen Foundation.

Prior to Boston College, Martel was the head coach at Boston University where he guided the Terriers to one of the best finishes in the program’s history and a national ranking as high as 29th. During Martel’s time at the helm of BU’s program, the Terriers achieved a 29-9 record and placed two players on all-tournament teams.

Before his tenure at Boston University, Martel was an assistant at Suffolk Univer-sity where he served as the offensive coordinator and recruiting co-coordinator and helped rebuild the program. While at Suffolk, Martel also coached the 2007 Boys’ High School scholastic team to a state tournament championship in the Bay State Games

Throughout his career, Martel has been heavily involved with club volleyball hav-ing coached SMASH Volleyball Club’s 15’s and 18’s teams to multiple tourna-ment victories over the course of 2006 and 2007, including a first place finish at the East Coast Championships and Long Island Big Apple tournaments. He also coached for the North Shore Junior’s Volleyball Club where he led their top 18’s team to the best finish in club history and for Peninsula Juniors Volleyball Club where he led their top 18’s team to many tournament victories and a ranking as high as 35th in Northern California

Prior to his move back to Massachusetts, Martel was the head coach at Serra High School in San Mateo, California where he led their men’s volleyball pro-gram to a state tournament appearance in 2006. Martel started his coaching career at North Andover High School where he helped the Knights reach three state tournament appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2004. During his career, Mar-tel has coached 12 players to all-conference teams.

This past year, Martel was invited to work with the USA Olympic Development High Performance program where he served as a court coach and helped evalu-ate and train athletes in the USA Olympic team pipeline.

Martel has directed and worked many camps and clinics, received his Increased Mastery and Professional Application of Coaching Theory Certification (IM-PACT) and is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

A graduate of Merrimack College, Martel received his degree in Communication and Business. He currently lives in Newton.

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Heather Carr is entering her second year as a member of the Boston College Sports Medicine Staff. She works primarily with volleyball and the women’s ice hockey programs. Carr came to BC after spending a year (2007-2008) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where she worked with the softball team. Prior to working at UMass-Amherst, Carr spent four years at Merrimack College where she earned her undergraduate degree in athletic training in the spring of 2007. There she worked primarily with spring football, women’s lacrosse and the men’s and women’s basketball programs. In addition to her work in collegiate sports, Carr has also worked with the New England Riptide, a member of the National ProFastpitch League. She also spent some time at Andover High School working with their varsity sports. Carr was a four-year varsity letter winner for the women’s soccer team at Mer-rimack. She served as team captain during her senior year. A 2003 graduate of South Kingstown High School, Carr grew up in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She now resides in Newton.

Jody Mooradian was named Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Women’s Administrator in July 2003. In her position, she administers the sports of women’s basketball, field hockey, volleyball, cross country, track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, lacrosse, softball, and rowing.

Prior to her current post, Mooradian served as part of the Northeastern Uni-versity athletic department for six years. During her tenure at Northeastern, Mooradian served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance, Associ-ate Director of Athletics, Interim Director of Athletics and Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator.

Some of her duties at Northeastern included oversight responsibility for sev-eral areas, including the assistant director of athletics for compliance, the director of sports medicine, the assistant director of athletics for operations, coaches, strength and conditioning, and equipment.

Mooradian was instrumental in developing and implementing Northeastern’s Core Values and Strategic Plan as well as developing a new policy and procedures manual for student-athletes. In addition, she served as the de-partment’s liaison with University Counsel and Judicial Services as well as with Student Affairs.

Mooradian also served as the Director of Athletics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania from 1993 until 1997 and was a Compliance Assistant at UCLA.

Prior to her career in athletics, Mooradian was an attorney for a private law firm and for the Cigna Insurance Company from 1987 until 1993. In addition, she was a District 4 New Hampshire State Representative from 1980-82.

She is a member of the Board of Directors, Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards and is on the Executive Committee of NACDA (National Associa-tion of Collegiate Directors of Athletics). She serves as the Vice Chair of the ACC volleyball and field hockey comiiettees and is a member of the ACC women’s basketball committee, Comitteee on Committees and the Student Athletes Welfare Committee. Mooradian si also involved with the NCAA Peer xxx for NCAA Certification.

Mooradian earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Univer-sity of New Hampshire (’82) and a Juris Doctorate from the Delaware Law School of Widener University (’86).

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Top Row L to R: Mollie Kolosky, Melanie Cimino, Clare Flood, Krystle Higgins, Manon Palandjian Middle Row L to R: Dani Moskitis, Rainey Hanley, Jordan Meredith, Val Mattaliano, Taylor WilliamsFront Row L to R: Morgan Fry-Pasic, Kristen Baader, Brennan Clark, Krissy Mussenden, Tsvetelina Dureva

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Top Row L to R: Mollie Kolosky, Melanie Cimino, Clare Flood, Krystle Higgins, Manon Palandjian Middle Row L to R: Dani Moskitis, Rainey Hanley, Jordan Meredith, Val Mattaliano, Taylor WilliamsFront Row L to R: Morgan Fry-Pasic, Kristen Baader, Brennan Clark, Krissy Mussenden, Tsvetelina Dureva

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6-0 | Senior | Outside HitterLong Beach, CaliforniaChadwick School

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6-2 | Junior | Middle HitterIrvine, CaliforniaWoodbridge

KILLS: .........................................................................13 (twice)ATTEMPTS: ...................................21 (vs. Stony Brook, 9/5/08)ASSISTS: ...........................................................3 (three times)DIGS: ..................................................................2 (three times)SERVICE ACES: .........................1 (vs. Sacred Heart, 9/31/07)BLOCK SOLOS: ...........................................................2 (twice)BLOCK ASSISTS: ...................6 (vs. North Carolina, 10/31/08)TOTAL BLOCKS: .....................7 (vs. North Carolina, 10/31/08)

2007 60 45 16 107 .271 0.75 10 1 7 5 232008 102 154 63 367 .248 1.51 19 0 17 7 53

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5-9 | Junior | Defensive Specialist Kildeer, IllinoisStevenson

2007 66 60 32 199 .141 0.91 12 8 105 2 122008 104 5 4 47 .021 0.05 24 0 194 0 0

KILLS: ..................................................... 17 (vs. UNH, 8/31/07)ATTEMPTS: ............................................ 36 (vs. UNH, 8/31/07)ASSISTS: ........................................4 (vs. Stony Brook, 9/5/08)DIGS: ..............................................15 (vs. NC State, 10/30/08)SERVICE ACES: ......................... 3 (vs. Northeastern, 8/30/07)BLOCK SOLOS: ...........................................................1 (twice)BLOCK ASSISTS: ...........................3 (vs. Holy Cross, 8/30/07)TOTAL BLOCKS: .............................3 (vs. Holy Cross, 8/30/07)

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6-0 | Junior | SetterLong Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach Polytechnic HS

KILLS: .....................................................3 (vs. Duke, 10/26/07)ATTEMPTS: .................................10 (vs. Rhode Island, 9/6/08)ASSISTS: .................................70 (vs. Wake Forest, 10/28/07)DIGS: ........................................15 (vs. Wake Forest, 10/28/07)SERVICE ACES: ........................3 (vs. Wake Forest, 10/28/07)BLOCK SOLOS: ...........................................................2 (twice)BLOCK ASSISTS: .........................6 (vs. Rhode Island, 9/6/08)TOTAL BLOCKS: ...........................6 (vs. Rhode Island, 9/6/08)

2007 67 14 15 61 -.016 0.21 493 16 127 14 232008 56 15 8 55 .127 0.27 371 9 80 1 16

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5-10 | Sophomore | LiberoMililani, HawaiiUniversity Laboratory School

2008 106 7 14 50 -.140 0.07 39 14 320 0 0

KILLS: ...............................................................1 (seven times)ATTEMPTS: ............................7 (vs. North Carolina, 10/31/08)ASSISTS: ........................................7 (vs. Stony Brook, 9/5/08)DIGS: .........................................................................27 (twice)SERVICE ACES: ..................................................2 (four times)

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6-0 | Sophomore | Middle HitterWheaton, IllinoisWheaton Warrenville South

KILLS: .................................................11 (vs. Colgate, 8/30/08) ATTEMPTS: .................................25 (vs. Rhode Island, 9/6/08)ASSISTS: ...........................................................2 (three times) DIGS: ...............................................5 (vs. Holy Cross, 9/20/08)SERVICE ACES: .............................4 (vs. Holy Cross, 9/20/08)BLOCK SOLOS: ...........................2 (vs. Florida State, 11/7/08) BLOCK ASSISTS: ................................4 (vs. Colgate, 9/13/08)TOTAL BLOCKS: ................................................4 (three times)

2008 97 133 96 396 .093 1.37 16 21 30 5 32

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2008 73 110 84 360 .072 1.51 8 13 52 1 27

KILLS: ......................................14 (vs. North Carolina, 9/27/08)ATTEMPTS: .............................32 (vs. North Carolina, 9/27/08)ASSISTS: ................................2 (vs. North Carolina, 10/31/08)DIGS: .........................................6 (vs. Georgia Tech, 10/19/08)SERVICE ACES: ..................................................2 (four times)BLOCK SOLOS: .........................1 (vs. Florida State, 10/12/08) BLOCK ASSISTS: ..............................................4 (three times)TOTAL BLOCKS: ................................................4 (three times)

5-9 | Sophomore | Outside HitterSofia, BulgariaVictor Hugo

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KILLS: ................................................ 25 (vs. Harvard, 9/17/08)ATTEMPTS: ....................................... 52 (vs. Harvard, 9/17/08)ASSISTS: .....................................................................3 (twice)DIGS: ....................................................... 14 (vs. Yale, 9/12/08)SERVICE ACES: ..........................................................3 (twice)BLOCK SOLOS: ...........................................................1 (twice) BLOCK ASSISTS: ........................................................2 (twice)

2008 88 274 140 877 .153 3.11 27 24 198 2 12

6-0 | Sophomore | Outside HitterHonolulu, HawaiiKamehameha

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2008 Boston College VolleyballBoston College Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2008)

All matches

Overall record: 8-24 Conf: 2-18 Home: 3-7 Away: 1-14 Neutral: 4-3

Attack Set Serve## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se5 Jordan Meredith 88 26- 274 3.11 140 877 . 1 5 3 27 0.31 24 0.27 281 Taylor Williams 108 32- 276 2.56 140 753 . 1 8 1 29 0.27 31 0.29 598 Tori Thompson 98 32- 153 1.56 68 480 . 1 7 7 14 0.14 13 0.13 1813 Melanie Cimino 102 32- 154 1.51 63 367 . 2 4 8 19 0.19 0 0.00 79 Tsvetelina Dureva 73 26- 110 1.51 84 360 . 0 7 2 8 0.11 13 0.18 334 Mollie Kolosky 97 31- 133 1.37 96 396 . 0 9 3 16 0.16 21 0.22 276 Brittany Pierpont 83 30- 77 0.93 16 172 . 3 5 5 549 6.61 19 0.23 313 Dani Moskitis 56 20- 15 0.27 8 55 . 1 2 7 371 6.62 9 0.16 2010 AlexandraFitzpatrick 13 10- 2 0.15 3 13 - . 0 7 7 0 0.00 0 0.00 015 Marilyn Sullivan 67 27- 6 0.09 7 34 - . 0 2 9 23 0.34 7 0.10 1311 Brennan Clark 106 32- 7 0.07 14 50 - . 1 4 0 39 0.37 14 0.13 397 Kristen Baader 104 32- 5 0.05 4 47 . 0 2 1 24 0.23 0 0.00 12 Clare Higgins 28 15- 0 0.00 2 4 - . 5 0 0 0 0.00 4 0.14 13

BOSTON COLLEGE 108 32- 1212 11.22 645 3608 . 1 5 7 1119 10.36 155 1.44 291Opponents 108 32- 1356 12.56 476 3434 . 2 5 6 1209 11.19 188 1.74 187

Dig Blocking Points## Player sp re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s5 Jordan Meredith 88 31 198 2.25 2 12 1 4 0.16 7 2 306.0 3.481 Taylor Williams 108 25 136 1.26 4 32 3 6 0.33 11 5 327.0 3.038 Tori Thompson 98 24 101 1.03 4 40 4 4 0.45 4 1 190.0 1.9413 Melanie Cimino 102 1 17 0.17 7 53 6 0 0.59 7 0 187.5 1.849 Tsvetelina Dureva 73 5 52 0.71 1 27 2 8 0.38 0 5 137.5 1.884 Mollie Kolosky 97 3 30 0.31 5 32 3 7 0.38 2 0 175.0 1.806 Brittany Pierpont 83 0 157 1.89 3 18 2 1 0.25 4 17 108.0 1.303 Dani Moskitis 56 1 80 1.43 1 16 1 7 0.30 4 4 33.0 0.5910 AlexandraFitzpatrick 13 0 3 0.23 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.1515 Marilyn Sullivan 67 17 89 1.33 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 13.0 0.1911 Brennan Clark 106 34 320 3.02 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 21.0 0.207 Kristen Baader 104 23 194 1.87 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5.0 0.052 Clare Higgins 28 6 12 0.43 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.14- TEAM - 18 - - - - - - - - - -

BOSTON COLLEGE...... 108 188 1389 12.86 27 230 142.0 1.31 40 38 1509.0 13.97Opponents........... 108 155 1533 14.19 63 343 234.5 2.17 26 32 1778.5 16.47

AUGUST 29 (Fri.) # West Virgina W, 3-0 30 (Sat.) # Kent State L, 1-3 # @ Colgate W, 3-1SEPTEMBER 5 (Fri.) $ South Carolina L, 0-3 $ Stony Brook W, 3-2 6 (Sat.) $ @ Rhode Island L, 2-3 12 (Fri.) % @ Yale L, 0-3 13 (Sat.) % Hofstra L, 0-3 % Colgate W, 3-1 17 (Wed.) HARVARD W, 3-1 20 (Sat.) ^ @ Northeastern L, 0-3 ^ Holy Cross W, 3-0 23 (Tue.) at Maryland* L, 1-3 26 (Fri.) at NC State* L, 1-3 27 (Sat.) at North Carolina* L, 0-3

OCTOBER 3 (Fri.) VIRGINIA* L, 0-3 5 (Sun.) VIRGINIA TECH* L, 0-3 10 (Fri.) at Miami* L, 0-3 12 (Sun.) at Florida State* L, 0-3 17 (Fri.) CLEMSON* L, 0-3 19 (Sun.) GEORGIA TECH* L, 0-3 24 (Fri.) at Wake Forest* L, 0-3 25 (Sat.) at Duke* L, 0-3 30 (Thu.) NC STATE* W, 3-0 31 (Fri.) UNC* L, 0-3

NOVEMBER 7 (Fri.) FLORIDA STATE* L, 1-3 9 (Sun.) MIAMI* L, 0-3 14 (Fri.) at Virginia Tech* L, 0-3 15 (Sat.) at Virginia* L, 0-3 21 (Fri.) at Georgia Tech* L, 0-3 22 (Sat.) at Clemson* L, 0-3 26 (Wed.) MARYLAND* W, 3-1 * ACC Match # Colgate Classic$ Ram Classic Invitational% Yale Invitational^Beanpot Classic

2008 Boston College VolleyballBoston College Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2008)

All matches

Overall record: 8-24 Conf: 2-18 Home: 3-7 Away: 1-14 Neutral: 4-3

Attack Set Serve## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se5 Jordan Meredith 88 26- 274 3.11 140 877 . 1 5 3 27 0.31 24 0.27 281 Taylor Williams 108 32- 276 2.56 140 753 . 1 8 1 29 0.27 31 0.29 598 Tori Thompson 98 32- 153 1.56 68 480 . 1 7 7 14 0.14 13 0.13 1813 Melanie Cimino 102 32- 154 1.51 63 367 . 2 4 8 19 0.19 0 0.00 79 Tsvetelina Dureva 73 26- 110 1.51 84 360 . 0 7 2 8 0.11 13 0.18 334 Mollie Kolosky 97 31- 133 1.37 96 396 . 0 9 3 16 0.16 21 0.22 276 Brittany Pierpont 83 30- 77 0.93 16 172 . 3 5 5 549 6.61 19 0.23 313 Dani Moskitis 56 20- 15 0.27 8 55 . 1 2 7 371 6.62 9 0.16 2010 AlexandraFitzpatrick 13 10- 2 0.15 3 13 - . 0 7 7 0 0.00 0 0.00 015 Marilyn Sullivan 67 27- 6 0.09 7 34 - . 0 2 9 23 0.34 7 0.10 1311 Brennan Clark 106 32- 7 0.07 14 50 - . 1 4 0 39 0.37 14 0.13 397 Kristen Baader 104 32- 5 0.05 4 47 . 0 2 1 24 0.23 0 0.00 12 Clare Higgins 28 15- 0 0.00 2 4 - . 5 0 0 0 0.00 4 0.14 13

BOSTON COLLEGE 108 32- 1212 11.22 645 3608 . 1 5 7 1119 10.36 155 1.44 291Opponents 108 32- 1356 12.56 476 3434 . 2 5 6 1209 11.19 188 1.74 187

Dig Blocking Points## Player sp re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s5 Jordan Meredith 88 31 198 2.25 2 12 1 4 0.16 7 2 306.0 3.481 Taylor Williams 108 25 136 1.26 4 32 3 6 0.33 11 5 327.0 3.038 Tori Thompson 98 24 101 1.03 4 40 4 4 0.45 4 1 190.0 1.9413 Melanie Cimino 102 1 17 0.17 7 53 6 0 0.59 7 0 187.5 1.849 Tsvetelina Dureva 73 5 52 0.71 1 27 2 8 0.38 0 5 137.5 1.884 Mollie Kolosky 97 3 30 0.31 5 32 3 7 0.38 2 0 175.0 1.806 Brittany Pierpont 83 0 157 1.89 3 18 2 1 0.25 4 17 108.0 1.303 Dani Moskitis 56 1 80 1.43 1 16 1 7 0.30 4 4 33.0 0.5910 AlexandraFitzpatrick 13 0 3 0.23 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.1515 Marilyn Sullivan 67 17 89 1.33 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 13.0 0.1911 Brennan Clark 106 34 320 3.02 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 21.0 0.207 Kristen Baader 104 23 194 1.87 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5.0 0.052 Clare Higgins 28 6 12 0.43 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.14- TEAM - 18 - - - - - - - - - -

BOSTON COLLEGE...... 108 188 1389 12.86 27 230 142.0 1.31 40 38 1509.0 13.97Opponents........... 108 155 1533 14.19 63 343 234.5 2.17 26 32 1778.5 16.47

Overall Record: 8-24 Conference 2-18 Home: 3-7 Away: 1-14 Neutral: 4-3

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1990 ...........................15-201991 ...........................3-23 (0-7 Big East)1992 ...........................12-25 (0-7 Big East)1993 ...........................9-23 (0-7 Big East)1994 ...........................16-16 (2-6 Big East)1995 ...........................12-24 (1-10 Big East)1996 ...........................13-19 (0-11 Big East)1997 ...........................7-24 (1-10 Big East)1998 ...........................12-19 (0-11 Big East)1999 ...........................13-17 (3-8 Big East)2000 ...........................13-17 (4-7 Big East)2001 ...........................18-11 (5-7 Big East)2002 ...........................14-18 (3-10 Big East)2003 ...........................17-12 (3-9 Big East)2004 ...........................20-12 (6-4 Big East)2005 ...........................9-22 (4-18 ACC)2006 ...........................12-19 (10-12 ACC)2007 ...........................14-18 (8-14 ACC)2008 ...........................8-24 (2-18 ACC) (Conference Results)

TOTAL KILLS1,455 Kelsey Johnson 2004-20071,402 Deanna Herman 1993-19961,365 Rachel Bach 1999-20021,294 Dorota Niemczewska 2003-20061,142 Amy Laurence 1996-19991,111 Julia El-Hag 1997-20001,102 Katie Anderson 2001-2004880 Kristen Roberts 1992-1995762 Christine Morelli 1992-1995751 Alison Shepp 2003-2006715 Lauren Schwer 1999-2002704 Taylor Williams 2006-

TOTAL DIGS2,176 Allison Anderson 2003-20061,377 Lauren Schwer 1999-20021,332 Katie Anderson 2001-20041,030 Amy Laurence 1995-19981,012 Deanna Herman 1993-19961,007 Julia El-Hag 1997-2000885 Kyleen Charlton 1998-2000882 Dorota Niemczewska 2003-2006

SERVICE ACES133 Allison Anderson 2003-2006130 Verena Rost 2002-2005124 Katie Andersen 2001-2004124 Karen Trine 1993-1996108 Deanna Herman 1993-1996101 Kelsey Johnson 2004-2007100 Dorota Niemczewska 2003-200693 Taylor Williams 2006-91 Amy Laurence 1996-199989 Cathleen Carpenter 1993-1996

TOTAL BLOCKS451 Kristen Roberts 1992-1995363 Rachael Bach 1999-2002319 Abigail Hasebroock 2004-2007300 Natalie Scott 1993-1996269 Deanna Herman 1993-1996

ASSISTS3799 Verena Rost 2002-20053134 Kyleen Charlton 1998-20002583 Brittany Pierpont 2005-20082498 Karen Trine 1993-19962170 Jessica Brizzolara 2001-20021700 Katherine Tortorello 1997-2000

KILLS514 Kelsey Johnson ........................2007448 Rachel Bach .............................2002445 Kelsey Johnson ........................2006420 Deanna Herman .......................1996415 Julia El-Hag ..............................1998408 Katie Andersen .........................2004399 Rachel Bach ............................2000396 Dorota Nieczewska ...................2004394 Deanna Herman .......................1995358 Julia El-Hag ..............................1997

DIGS706 Allison Anderson .......................2004630 Allison Anderson ......................2006596 Allison Anderson .......................2005479 Cathy Quilico ............................2007398 Lauren Schwer..........................2000394 Lauren Schwer..........................2002380 Katie Andersen .........................2004357 Julia El-Hag ..............................1998354 Katie Andersen ........................2002326 Claire Oswalt ............................1998

ASSISTS1286 Verena Rost ..............................20041225 Verena Rost ..............................20031164 Jessica Brizzolara .....................20021113 Verena Rost ..............................20051106 Kyleen Charlton ........................19991019 Kyleen Charlton ........................19981009 Kyleen Charlton .......................20001006 Jessica Brizzolara .....................20011005 Brittany Pierpont .......................2006836 Katherine Tortorello ...................1997

TOTAL BLOCKS (BA+BS)156 Kristen Roberts .........................1992134 Kristen Roberts .........................1993130 Abigail Hasebroock ...................2007126 Jessica Meyeringh ....................1992117 Rachel Bach .............................2000116 Nancy Legan.............................2000116 Natalie Scott .............................1996111 Jeanne Broussard.....................199398 Kim Carlson ..............................200297 Audrey Eichler ..........................2007

SERVICE ACES63 Jessica Meyeringh ....................199246 Karen Trine ...............................199445 Taylor Williams ........................200645 Verena Rost ..............................200345 Kristin Sprinkel ..........................199943 Verena Rost ..............................200441 Karen Trine ...............................199541 Kelsey Johnson ........................200740 Allison Anderson .......................200439 Allison Anderson .......................2005

*Bold signifies current players (1992-Present)

Overall Record: 8-24 Conference 2-18 Home: 3-7 Away: 1-14 Neutral: 4-3

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Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus to serve the sons of Boston’s Irish immigrants. It was the first institution of higher edu-cation to be founded in the city of Boston. Today, it is one of the foremost universities in the nation, with a coeducational enrollment of 14,500 un-dergraduate and graduate students. Boston College has drawn students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

Boston College has grown not just in size, but also in stature and di-versity. Today, it is ranked among the top 34 national universities by US News & World Report. Its Graduate School of Social Work is listed among the nation’s top 15, also by US News, while the graduate pro-grams of its Lynch School of Education are among the top 20 and its Connell School of Nursing and Law School are among the top 30. In ad-dition, eight undergraduate programs of the Carroll School of Manage-ment placed among the top 10 in the nation according to BusinessWeek, with accounting placing first in its category. Boston College is among the nation’s most selective universities, with nearly 30,000 applications

received for its 2,250-member Class of 2013, and is numbered among the top American private research universities.

After more than a century of growth and evolution, Boston College holds fast to the ideals that inspired its Jesuit founders. The University today remains focused on its mission of helping students to develop their minds and talents while providing them with the motivation and compas-sion to use those talents in the service of other

“Deeply rooted in its Catholic and Jesuit origins, Boston College offers an education that is distinctive in spirit and content, that is doubly rich with the best of human thought and with the profound insights of faith,” writes Reverend William P. Leahy, SJ, who assumed the presidency of Boston College in 1996. “We believe that Boston College provides a transform-ing experience for young men and women.”

A continued expression of this philosophy, based on the Jesuit principle of cura personalis, or care for the individual, is the faculty’s dedication to

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teaching. BC faculty members have been honored for their teaching by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education, while the University’s overall commitment to teaching has been ranked among the nation’s top 20, also by US News & World Report.

A Boston College education focuses not only on intellectual development, but also on personal, spiritual and physical development. Students are asked to use their abilities, education and acquired skills to help others in need, whether in Boston or Belize. Each year, more than 5,000 under-graduates give some 375,000 hours of community service in the Boston area, while more than 650 students trade vacation for service during Spring Break. Nearly 2,000 students take part in retreats and spiritual formation activities annually.

Today, the Boston College motto “ever to excel” also extends to a broad array of extracurricular activities and opportunities ranging from sports to the arts. Athletics is integral to the University’s focus on the devel-opment of the whole person in body as well as in mind and spirit. BC offers 31 men’s and women’s varsity sports, all of which compete at the NCAA Division I level, and annually has one of the highest graduation rates in Division IA.

BC offers a wide variety of resources that enrich intellectual and cultural life beyond the campus gates. Among these are the Jesuit Institute; Cen-ter for Ignatian Spirituality; Center for Catholic Education; Church in the 21st Century Center; Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life; Center for Human Rights and International Justice; Center for Christian-Jewish Learning; Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics; Center on Wealth and Philanthropy; Center for Retirement Research; Sloan Center on Aging and Work; Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Edu-cational Policy; TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center; Center for International Higher Education; Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections; Robsham Theater Arts Center; McMullen Museum of Art; Center for Child, Family and Community Partnerships; Center for Corpo-rate Citizenship; Center for Work and Family; Center for Irish Programs; Urban Ecology Institute and Weston Observatory.

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Boston is a unique blend of historic charm and contemporary vitality, where cobble-stoned streets meet glass-enclosed shopping galleries, the Freedom Trail’s landmarks stand beside cutting edge restaurants and renowned performance theatres brush shoulders with trendy nightclubs.

Explore Boston and you’ll know why this East Coast hub attracts mil-lions of visitors each year. It is a place where the richness of American history is complemented by the vibrancy of a thriving, modern city. It is home to prestigious colleges and universities, is the backdrop for critically acclaimed movies and literature, and counts Ralph Waldo Emerson and John F. Kennedy among its famous sons.

With 21 distinctive neighborhoods, each with its own charm and per-sonality, Boston is a diverse patchwork of culture and history. The compact layout makes it ideal to navigate on foot and has helped define it as “America’s Walking City.” Surrounded by natural beauty, Boston’s 48 square miles are encircled by a bustling harbor, tranquil coastline and a string of parks known as the Emerald Necklace.

Whether it’s learning the story behind the Tea Party of 1773, enjoying a ride on the pedal-powered Swan Boats in the Public Garden or ex-ploring the unique shops and restaurants of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, your visit to Boston will be filled with unforgettable experiences.

To learn more about Boston and what its neighborhoods have to offer visit www.bostonusa.com.

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Consistency. It s the mark of true excellence in any endeavor.However, in today's intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impos-sible to maintain a high level of consistency.Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its 56th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputa-tion as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.Since the league's inception in 1953, ACC schools have cap-tured 109 national championships, including 57 in women's com-petition and 52 in men's. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 145 times in men's competition and 92 times in women's action. Volleyball made its debut in the ACC in 1980, with conference play beginning in 1981. Now in its 28th season, the ACC has enjoyed vast success both on and off the court.The ACC has had six AVCA All-Americans, including Georgia Tech’s Kele Eveland, who in 2003 became the league’s first player to earn first-team accolades, and Lynnette Moster, who became the ACC’s only three-time recipient of All-America hon-ors in 2004. The conference has also produced 24 Academic All-Americans, eight Region/District Freshmen of the Year and 13 Region/District Coaches of the Year. A total of 165 student-athletes have been selected to the All Region/District team, while 74 have been honored on the All-Academic Region/District team.Since the inception of the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll in 1982, seven ACC schools (Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina and NC State) have been ranked in at least one final poll. Two schools have finished in the top 10 in the nation when Florida State completed the 1995 sea-son ranked sixth and Georgia Tech concluded the 2003 season ranked eighth.The ACC sent a team to the NCAA Championship Regional Round in three of the last five seasons. In 2002, North Carolina advanced to the Regionals, becoming the first ACC school to advance to the Regional Round since Duke in 1994. Georgia Tech made ACC history in 2003 when it advanced to the Re-gional Finals of the NCAA Championship, marking the farthest run of any ACC team in NCAA Championship play. The Yellow Jackets again reached the Regionals in 2004, falling to eventual NCAA finalist Minnesota in five games.

The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven char-ter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws.The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the South-ern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Con-ference.Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference ap-peared in the region’s newspapers prior to the meeting in Ra-leigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline. Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the con-ference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses.On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedge-field and officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first, and only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the Univer-sity of South Carolina tendered its resignation.The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964.The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University.The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston Col-lege accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005.

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Since Gene DeFilippo became Director of Athletics in September of 1997, he has led the BC athletics program to an unprecedented period of innovation, growth, fundraising, athletic and academic success. He also led the program through one of the most significant periods in its history as it transitioned to full membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Under DeFilippo’s leadership, Boston College student-athletes’ achievements in the classroom have become an immense source of pride for the University and its supporters. Last year, 363 BC student-athletes maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or better, earning the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Excellence. BC’s graduation rate for all student-athletes has consistently ranked in the nation’s top ten.

DeFilippo initiated an impressive overhaul of BC’s athletics facilities that includes new football practice facilities, a total renovation of Conte Forum, includ-ing a new sound system, floor and video boards,

new soccer, field hockey and lacrosse facilities on the Newton campus, new Field Turf for Alumni Sta-dium, and an air-inflated bubble to cover the stadium turf to provide an indoor practice facility for all sports during the winter months.

DeFilippo was instrumental in raising money to build the privately funded $27 million, 72,000-square-foot Yawkey Athletics Center, which houses the football program, the Office of Learning Resources for Stu-dent-Athletes, and a large function area for general University use. After football moved into the Yawkey Center, BC undertook a multi-million dollar renova-tion Conte Forum to provide additional locker room and office space for many of BC’s 31 varsity sports.

DeFilippo renamed the Athletics Association’s fund-raising arm (formerly Blue Chips) in honor of long-time Athletics Director Bill Flynn. Alumni, parents and friends of Boston College Athletics contributed $18 million in 2008-09, the third-highest total in BC Athletics history and 50 percent more than just four years ago. The 4,600 donors to the Flynn Fund prove that there is strength in numbers; nearly 700 alumni, parents and friends have given to BC Athlet-ics for at least 10 consecutive years.

Anne and Gene DeFilippo cemented their commit-ment to Boston College by announcing their pledge of $100,000 to endow a scholarship. The scholar-ship will be awarded annually to a female student-athlete who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement and financial need.

In athletics competition, DeFilippo has overseen some of the most successful seasons in Boston College Athletics history. During the 2008-09 sea-son, the football team appeared in a school-record 10th consecutive bowl game and made a second consecutive trip to the ACC Championship Game. In 2008, the men’s ice hockey team won its third national championship, and the men’s soccer team captured both the ACC regular-season and tourna-

ment championships and entered the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament as the overall No. 1 seed.

From 1993-97, DeFilippo served as director of ath-letics at Villanova University. He served as Associat-ed Director of Athletics at the University of Kentucky from 1987-93, Director of Athletics at the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg from 1984-87 and Director of Administrative Services at Vanderbilt Uni-versity from 1983-84.

His coaching experience includes three years as offensive backfield coach at Vanderbilt (1980-82), which included the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl. From 1975-79, he was offensive coordinator at Youngstown State University, during which time the team won two consecutive Mid-Continent Confer-ence championships, 1978-79. In 1973-74, he was graduate assistant football coach for the University of Tennessee, coaching in the 1973 Gator Bowl and 1974 Liberty Bowl.

A 1973 graduate of Springfield College with a Bach-elor of Science degree, DeFilippo earned three var-sity letters as a quarterback in football during his un-dergraduate career. He received a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Tennessee in 1974.

DeFilippo and his wife, Anne, are the parents of three children – Christine Eldred (recently married to Matt Eldred), a guidance counselor; John, assis-tant quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets, and Mary, marketing and sales coordinator for Fenway Sports Group.

Years school Position1973-74 .............. tennessee................................................Graduate assistant Football coach1975-79 .............. Youngstown state ....................................................assistant Football coach1980-82 .............. Vanderbilt ..................................................................assistant Football coach1983-84 .............. Vanderbilt ..................................................Director of administrative services1984-87 .............. University of south carolina-spartanburg ....................... Director of athletics1987-93 .............. Kentucky .......assistant, associate Director of athletics-external operations1993-97 .............. Villanova ............................................................................ Director of athletics1997-present ..... Boston college ................................................................. Director of athletics

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