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2009 indiana VOLLEYBaLL media notes

Saturday, October 10

Indiana (13-5, 2-2) vs. #12 Illinois (10-3, 2-2) • 8 p.m. EST

Sunday, October 11 • 6 p.m. EST

Indiana (13-5, 2-2) vs. Northwestern (9-7, 0-4)

*Live audio play-by-play by Dave Leno for both matches

HOOSIER VOLLEYBALLmEDIA RELATIOnS • KYLE KuHLmAn, ASSISTAnT DIRECTOR

E-mAIL - [email protected] • OffICE - (812) 855-4770 • IuHOOSIERS.COm

at ILLINOIS/NORTHWESTERN

THE OPENING SERVE

The Indiana University volleyball team heads to the central time zone this weekend for Big Ten matches at #12 Illinois and Northwestern. Indiana faces their fourth ranked team in the last three weeks on Saturday, making a visit to Huff Hall in Champaign, Ill. at 7 p.m. central (8 p.m. EST). The Hoosiers will also play a Sunday evening match versus the Northwestern Wildcats (5 p.m. central).

As with all IU Volleyball matches this season, fans can also follow along online via live audio broadcast provided by IUHoosiers.com, free of charge. Dave Leno will handle the broadcast duties this weekend.

In addition, FightingIllini.com will offer a live video feed of Saturday’s match.

Indiana has won the last two meetings with Northwestern and leads the all-time series, 31-25. On the other side of the coin, Illinois has come out on top in the last three showdowns with the Hoosiers and owns a 51-16-1 advantage in the all-time series.

MEDIA INFORMATION

Assistant Director of Media Relations Kyle Kuhlman is the primary media relations contact for the Indiana volleyball team. He can be reached in his office (812-855-4770), on his cell phone (419-308-8292) or by email ([email protected]).

ALL-TIME SERIES

ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN IU trails, 16-51-1 IU leads, 31-25 Last Year: Last Year: L, 0-3 - away W, 3-1 - home L, 1-3 - home W, 3-2 - away Current Streak: L3 Current Streak: W2

2009 INDIANA VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/Result

fLO HYmAn InVITATIOnAL8/28 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-08/29 vs. New Orleans W, 3-1 at Houston W, 3-0

ADIDAS CLASSIC9/4 UT MARTIN L, 2-3 KENTUCKY L, 1-39/5 MURRAY STATE W, 3-1 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 3-0

HAmPTOn Inn InVITATIOnAL9/11 vs. Delaware W, 3-1 at Ohio W, 3-29/12 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 3-0 vs. Missouri State W, 3-2

TIS BOOKSTORE InVITATIOnAL9/18 WESTERN MICHIGAN L, 1-39/19 ALABAMA A&M W, 3-0 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 3-0

9/25 MICHIGAN L, 0-38/26 MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-19/30 at Purdue W, 3-210/4 MINNESOTA L, 0-310/10 at Illinois 8 pm10/11 at Northwestern 6 pm10/16 IOWA 5:30 pm10/18 WISCONSIN 1 pm10/23 at Penn State 9 pm10/24 at Ohio State 7 pm10/30 ILLINOIS 7 pm10/31 NORTHWESTERN 7 pm11/4 PURDUE 7 pm11/6 at Minnesota 8 pm11/13 at Michigan State 6:30 pm11/14 at Michigan 7 pm11/20 OHIO STATE 7 pm11/21 PENN STATE 7 pm11/27 at Wisconsin 8 pm11/28 at Iowa 8 pm

All times eastern Home matches in CAPS* – Big Ten match


2009 indiana VOLLEYBaLL media notesNATIONAL RECOGNITIONIndiana received nine votes in the latest Coaches Top-25 Poll, released Monday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).

It has taken Head Coach Sherry Dunbar just over two years to convert a program that won a combined five Big Ten matches in the three seasons prior to her arrival, into a team that is now on the national radar. With nine votes, the Hoosiers are the 39th-highest slotted team in the country.

INSTANT IMPACTIndiana’s Jordan Haverly was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week by the conference office on Monday. It marks the second such weekly accolade for Haverly through the first six weeks of her career. The Cherry Valley, Ill., native won the same distinction for the week of Sept. 14.

Haverly averaged 3.90 kills and 2.25 digs per set last week. She shined brightly on the national stage, putting down 19 kills while hitting .395 in IU’s 3-2 win at Purdue which was broadcast on the Big Ten Network. With 10 digs against the Boilermakers as well, Haverly recorded her fifth double-double of the season.

HOOSIER HYSTERIAIndiana Volleyball is set to kick-start the Hoosier Hysteria festivities once again in 2009 (Oct. 16). Last season, IU Volleyball entertained the Hoosier faithful packed into Assembly Hall with a 3-1 win over Ohio State. In 2007, a crowd of 11,000+ showed up to watch Indiana take on Michigan State, the fourth largest volleyball crowd in the country that season.

This season’s Hoosier Hysteria contest will be Indiana’s annual “Dig For the Cure” match. There will be plenty of pink on Branch McCracken court that night, capped off with an expected pink libero jersey for Caitlin Cox.

PUR-DON’T, A BOILER SPOILERIn a match that will go down as one of the most exciting in the history of the Indiana-Purdue rivalry, the Hoosier Volleyball team fought and clawed their way to a 15-13 fifth-set winner in West Lafayette.

It was everything one would expect in a rivalry match, going to a fifth set for the third consecutive time. Speaking of the rivalry, the Hoosiers take a half point lead in the 2009-10 Smithville Crimson and Gold Cup standings by coming out on top in the first meeting between the two schools this season.

2009 STATISTICAL LEADERS

Kills ........................ Haverly ............................. 245................................. Benson ............................. 223.....................................Hall ................................ 118Hitting % ............... Benson ............................ .406.................................Wittmer ........................... .349................................Chaudoin .......................... .321Assists ..................Chaudoin ........................... 509................................ Granado ............................ 254.....................................Cox .................................. 48Aces ...........................Cox .................................. 21 ................................. Haverly ............................... 17..................................Matula ............................... 14Digs ............................Cox ................................ 262.....................................Hall ................................ 144................................. Haverly ............................. 134Blocks ................... Benson ............................... 72.................................Wittmer .............................. 66................................Chaudoin ............................. 57

SATURDAY SUCCESSATTENTION ILLINOIS: The Indiana Hoosiers are red-hot on Saturdays, remaining undefeated with an 9-0 record. IU won a pair of Saturday matches in each of the first four weekends before defeating #16 Michigan State in the Big Ten opening weekend.

THE NUMBERS DON’T LIEFive different Hoosiers can be found in the Big Ten’s statistical rankings top-10. Ashley Benson’s .406 hitting efficiency is the fifth best in the conference (14th in the nation); and she ranks eighth with 1.14 blocks per set. Taylor Wittmer is slotted fifth (46th nationally) with her 1.20 blocks/set pace.

Jordan Haverly paces the Hoosiers with 3.60 kills per set, which places her sixth in the Big Ten rankings (Benson ranks eighth at 3.54). Caitlin Cox has propelled herself into the conference’s top-five for digs, averaging 4.06 digs per set.

In addition, Benson and Haverly are also slotted in the top-10 for points per set; coming in at sixth and eighth, respectively.

BLOCK BRIGADECoach Dunbar and Coach Gustin, both middle blockers during their collegiate careers, have the 2009 Hoosiers amongst the nation’s elite in terms of blocking through the first six weeks of the season. Indiana’s 2.60 stuffs per set average is the 24th highest in the country.

I AM THE GREATESTBenson can currently say she is the greatest attacker ever at IU in terms of hitting effieincy. She entered the season just .02 percentage points behind Diane Hoereth (1989-90) for the all-time mark, but her hot start has rocketed her to the top spot with a career clip of .314.

DOUBLE DOWNFreshman Jordan Haverly has recorded five double-doubles already this season, doing so by compiling double-digit kills offensively and digging 10 or more balls in the defensive backcourt. Five other Hoosiers have also tallied a doubled-double this year: Mary Chaudoin, (assists/digs) Whitney Granado (assists/digs), Kelsey Hall (kills/digs), Kelci Marschall (kills/digs) and Taylor Wittmer (kills/blocks).

Chaudoin and Wittmer have also each come extremely close to pulling off the very rare volleyball triple-double. Chaudoin came up just one kill and one dig shy of doing so against Missouri State while Wittmer’s double-double vs. UT Martin was two digs shy of converting to the triple-double.

InD ILL13.8 .............................Kills ............................... 13.4.248 ........................ Hitting % .......................... .25112.8 ..........................Assists ............................ 12.91.3 ..............................Aces ................................ 1.013.4 ............................ Digs ............................... 13.82.6 ............................ Blocks .............................. 2.5

2009 PER SET COMPARISONS

InD nW13.8 .............................Kills ............................... 12.6.248 ........................ Hitting % .......................... .25712.8 ..........................Assists ............................ 11.61.3 ..............................Aces ................................ 1.013.4 ............................ Digs ............................... 14.02.6 ............................ Blocks .............................. 2.4

2009 PER SET COMPARISONS

ACTIVE CAREER STAT LEADERS

Kills ........................ Benson ............................. 856.....................................Hall ................................ 657.................................Wittmer ............................ 532Hitting % ............... Benson ............................ .314.................................Thrower ........................... .248.................................Thomas ........................... .233Assists ..................Chaudoin ........................ 1,218................................ Granado ............................ 254.....................................Cox ................................ 110Aces ...........................Cox .................................. 45.....................................Hall .................................. 31.................................Wittmer .............................. 21Digs ............................Hall ................................ 692.....................................Cox ................................ 664................................. Benson ............................. 155Blocks ................... Benson ............................. 379.................................Wittmer ............................ 249................................Chaudoin ........................... 152



TEAM TITLE #2The Hoosiers marched into Athens, Ohio for the Hampton Inn Invitational and walked out with their second tournament title of the season and four wins, including three victories over teams that advanced to the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Caitlin Cox and her 88 digs during that weekend earned MVP honors. Ashley Benson, Kelsey Hall and Jordan Haverly joined Cox on the all-tourney team.

HOUSTON, WE HAVE NO PROBLEMSIndiana began the 2009 season with a bang, winning the Flo Hyman Invitational hosted by the University of Houston. The Hoosiers cruised through the weekend, dropping just one set in three matches.

ALWAYS IN THE KNOWHoosier fans can follow their volleyball team like never before by logging on to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The volleyball team has their very own Twitter account (IUVolleyball) while

Overall...............................................................13-5Big Ten ................................................................2-2Home ...................................................................5-5Away ...................................................................3-0Neutral ................................................................5-0

Three-Set Matches ..........................................6-2Four-Set Matches ............................................4-2Five-Set Matches .............................................3-1

Hitting At or Above .250 ...................................8-2Hitting Below .250 .............................................5-3Out-Hitting Opponent .....................................10-2Being Out-Hit By Opponent ............................3-3More Digs Than Opponent .............................6-3Less or Same Digs As Opponent ...................7-2More Blocks Than Opponent .......................11-2Less or Same Blocks As Opponent ..............2-3More Aces Than Opponent ..........................10-1Less or Same Aces Than Opponent .............3-4

August ................................................................3-0September .......................................................10-4October ...............................................................0-1November ..........................................................0-0December ..........................................................0-0

Wednesday Matches ......................................1-0Friday Matches .................................................3-4Saturday Matches ...........................................9-0Sunday Matches ..............................................0-1

vs. Colonial .........................................................1-0vs. Conference USA .........................................1-0vs. Horizon League ...........................................1-0vs. MEAC ............................................................1-0vs. Mid-American .............................................1-1vs. Missouri Valley ...........................................1-0vs. Ohio Valley ...................................................2-1vs. SEC ................................................................0-1vs. Southland .....................................................1-0vs. Sun Belt ........................................................1-0vs. SWAC ...........................................................1-0

HOOSIERS RECORD IN ‘09 WHEN...

2009 INDIANA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown Previous School 1 Caitlin Cox L So. 5-2 Springport, Ind. New Castle Chrysler H.S. 2 Jordan Haverly OH Fr. 6-1 Cherry Valley, Ill. Nebraska 3 Ivie Obeime OH Fr. 5-9 Carmel, Ind. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory H.S. 5 Whitney Granado S Fr. 5-9 Riverside, Calif. Woodcrest Christian H.S. 7 Jessica Weeg OH So. 6-0 Cincinnati, Ohio Wyoming H.S. 8 Mary Chaudoin S So. 6-3 Peachtree City, Ga. Starrs Mill H.S. 9 Taylor Wittmer OH Jr. 6-1 Loogootee, Ind. Loogootee H.S.10 Ashley Benson MB Jr. 6-3 Bloomington, Ind. North H.S.11 Kelci Marschall RS Fr. 6-2 New London, Ohio Wooser H.S.12 Shawn Hindman RS Fr. 6-2 Houston, Texas Memorial H.S.13 Whitny Thomas RS Sr. 6-0 Bloomington, Ind. North H.S.16 Laura Matula DS Fr. 5-6 Munster, Ind. Munster H.S.20 Samantha Thrower MB Fr. 6-2 Sycamore, Ind. Sycamore H.S.21 Kelsey Hall OH Sr. 6-0 Murrieta, Calif. UCLA

PronunciationsChaudoin, Mary ....................... Sha - doynHindman, Shawn ................... long ‘i’ soundMarschall, Kelci ..........................MarshallMatula, Laura.........................Ma - tool - aObeime, Ivie ........................ O - bame - ee

Head Coach: Sherry DunbarAsst. Coach: Sarah GustinAsst. Coach: Keith SchunzelVol. Coach: Peter ChangDir. of Ops.: Amanda Timmers

STAFF

AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll 2009 Poll #6: October 5, 2009

Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2009

Record Last Week

1 Penn State (48) 1485 16-0 1

2 Texas (9) 1441 11-0 2

3 Washington (3) 1394 14-0 3

4 Hawai’i 1320 13-2 4

5 Minnesota 1207 13-3 8

6 Florida 1090 11-2 5

7 Stanford 1073 9-4 11

8 Michigan 1046 15-2 6

9 Nebraska 952 10-4 10

10 Kentucky 883 15-1 15

11 Oregon 872 11-2 7

12 Illinois 816 10-3 12

13 Southern California 774 13-3 13

14 Iowa State 739 12-3 14

15 California 726 8-5 9

16 UCLA 688 12-5 16

17 Baylor 583 16-1 19

18 Michigan State 372 14-2 23

19 Florida State 350 12-2 17

20 Long Beach State 330 10-3 22

21 Saint Louis 271 10-5 21

22 Arizona 216 12-3 18

23 UC Irvine 185 13-3 24

24 San Diego 122 9-4 20

25 Washington State 113 14-1 NR Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Texas A&M 88; LSU 42; Oregon State

42; St. Mary's (Ca.) 38; Colorado State 33; Notre Dame 32; Dayton 26; Duke 25; UC Santa Barbara 25;

Wichita State 22; Pepperdine 18; Northern Iowa 16; Missouri State 13; Indiana 9; Purdue 9; Cal State Fullerton 6

Five schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of eight points. Dropped Out: Wichita State (25) Next poll: October 12, 2009

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HERE’S SOMETHING FROM MARYSophomore setter Mary Chaudoin will be the host of her very own weekly video blog during the 2009 season. The “Here’s Something From Mary” video blog will run throughout the season with a new episode posted every Monday, taking IU fans inside the world of IU Volleyball.

NON-CONFERENCE CHALLENGESThe Hoosiers’ quest for postseason play began with four preseason tournaments, pitting Indiana against 14 non-conference opponents. Indiana faced some quality competition during the first four weeks with six NCAA qualifiers from a year ago on the docket.

LISTEN UPLive audio broadcasts of all IU Volleball matches are back for the 2009 season. Jeremy Gray and Dave Leno are set to provide all the play-by-play duties for the Hoosier Volleyball action.

TWO-SPORT STARWhitney Thomas will return to the court for a fifth year this upcoming season ... the volleyball court that is. Thomas is taking advantage of an NCAA rule which affords student-athletes a fifth year of eligibility to play one season of a different sport.

On the basketball court, Thomas put together one of the finest careers in Indiana Women’s Basketball history. The Bloomington, Ind., native became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 career points and rebounds; and the only player to ever hit the double millennium mark while also compiling 200 steals. Her 237 career swipes rank second all-time in IU lore.



2009 BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALLTEAM W L Pct. GB W L Pct.Penn State 5 0 1.000 -- 17 0 1.000Minnesota 4 0 1.000 0.5 13 3 .812Michigan 3 1 .750 1.5 15 2 .882Michigan State 2 2 .500 2.5 14 2 .875Illinois 2 2 .500 2.5 10 3 .769Indiana 2 2 .500 2.5 13 5 .722Ohio State 2 3 .400 3.0 14 4 .778Purdue 1 3 .250 3.5 9 6 .600Iowa 1 3 .250 3.5 9 7 .562Wisconsin 1 3 .250 3.5 6 7 .462Northwestern 0 4 .000 4.5 9 7 .562

IU DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2009

Jordan Haverly (5): 12 kills/12 digs vs. New Orleans (8/29); 16 kils/10 digs vs. Murray State (9/5); 17 kills/13 digs vs. Delaware (9/11); 28 kills/12 digs vs. Missouri State (9/12); 19 kills/10 digs at Purdue (9/30)

Mary Chaudoin (1): 46 assists/14 digs vs. Delaware (9/11)

Whitney Granado (1): 21 assists/12 digs vs. Michigan (9/25)

Kelsey Hall (1): 17 kills/15 digs vs. Kentucky (9/4)

Kelci Marschall (1): 10 kills/12 digs vs. UT Martin (9/4)

Taylor Wittmer (1): 11 kills/10 blocks vs. UT Martin (9/4)

Blocks Per SetTaylor Wittmer ...................................... T-5th, 1.20Ashley Benson .........................................8th, 1.14

Digs Per SetCaitlin Cox .................................................5th, 4.03

Hitting PercentageAshley Benson ..................................... T-5th, 4.06

Kills Per SetJordan Haverly ........................................6th, 3.60Ashley Benson .........................................8th, 3.54

Points Per SetAshley Benson .........................................6th, 4.34Jordan Haverly ........................................8th, 4.12

Aces Per SetCaitlin Cox ............................................. T-8th, 0.32

TEAMBlocks ....................................................... 3rd, 2.60Kills ...........................................................4th, 13.78Service Aces ............................................4th, 1.25Assists .....................................................5th, 12.81Digs ..........................................................6th, 13.44Hitting Percentage ..................................8th, .248Opp. Hitting Percentage .......................10th, .193

Hitting PercentageAshley Benson .......................................14th, .406

Blocks Per SetTaylor Wittmer ........................................46th, 1.20

TEAMBlocks ......................................................24th, 2.60Kills .........................................................28th, 13.78Assists ...................................................28th, 12.81Hitting Percentage ................................46th, .248

BIG TEN RANKINGS (Top 10)

NCAA RANKINGS (Top 50)

Thomas graduated from IU in May, but has enrolled in graduate school and will pursue her master’s degree while playing right-side hitter for the volleyball team this fall. As a two-sport standout at Bloomington North High School, Thomas was heavily recruited by several big-time volleyball programs coming out of high school before ultimately choosing to play hoops for the Hoosiers.

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESSA study by the UT Martin sports information office shows that Indiana is one of the youngest teams in D-I Volleyball in terms of collegiate playing experience. The Hoosiers return just 10 years of collegiate playing experience, the fourth lowest in the country among schools which have been D-I for four or more years.


2009 indiana VOLLEYBaLL media notesIndiana Volleyball Statistics

Indiana Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2009)All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 13-5 5-5 3-0 5-0CONFERENCE 2-2 1-2 1-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 11-3 4-3 2-0 5-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points

1 Cox, Caitlin 65 2 0.03 3 11 - . 0 9 1 48 0.74 21 29 0.32 14 262 4.03 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -2 Haverly, Jordan 68 245 3.60 97 661 . 2 2 4 14 0.21 17 42 0.25 18 134 1.97 3 31 34 0.50 0 1 -3 Obeime, Ivie 9 7 0.78 3 18 . 2 2 2 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 3 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -5 Granado, Whitney 44 4 0.09 1 10 . 3 0 0 254 5.77 6 4 0.14 0 66 1.50 0 2 2 0.05 1 3 -7 Weeg, Jessica 7 6 0.86 1 12 . 4 1 7 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 2 0.29 0 1 1 0.14 1 0 -8 Chaudoin, Mary 64 47 0.73 13 106 . 3 2 1 509 7.95 4 14 0.06 0 65 1.02 4 53 57 0.89 3 3 -9 Wittmer, Taylor 55 85 1.55 18 192 . 3 4 9 5 0.09 2 2 0.04 0 22 0.40 4 62 66 1.20 6 1 -10 Benson, Ashley 63 223 3.54 49 429 . 4 0 6 4 0.06 10 27 0.16 0 49 0.78 9 63 72 1.14 9 0 -11 Marschall, Kelci 51 81 1.59 55 229 . 1 1 4 1 0.02 2 1 0.04 1 26 0.51 1 24 25 0.49 8 0 -12 Hindman, Shawn 3 4 1.33 3 19 . 0 5 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 1.00 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 -13 Thomas, Whitney 37 64 1.73 27 159 . 2 3 3 2 0.05 2 5 0.05 0 24 0.65 2 20 22 0.59 6 1 -16 Matula, Laura 66 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 16 0.24 14 29 0.21 5 108 1.64 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -20 Thrower, Samantha 31 51 1.65 22 117 . 2 4 8 1 0.03 0 1 0.00 0 6 0.19 6 21 27 0.87 3 0 -21 Hall, Kelsey 63 118 1.87 60 395 . 1 4 7 17 0.27 7 7 0.11 15 144 2.29 1 15 16 0.25 4 0 -

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - -INDIANA 68 937 13.78 352 2359 . 2 4 8 871 12.81 85 164 1.25 61 914 13.44 30 293 176.5 2.60 41 10 -Opponents 68 794 11.68 370 2192 . 1 9 3 731 10.75 67 119 0.99 90 873 12.84 39 148 113.0 1.66 20 14 -

Team Statistics IND OPPATTACK K i l l s 937 794 E r r o r s 352 370 Total Attacks 2359 2192 Attack Pct . 2 4 8 . 1 9 3 K i l l s / S e t 13.8 11.7SET A s s i s t s 871 731 A t t e m p t s 2262 2199 Assist Pct . 3 8 5 . 3 3 2 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.8 10.8SERVE A c e s 85 67 E r r o r s 164 119 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.0SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 61 90 E r r o r s / S e t 0.9 1.3 A t t e m p t s 1288 1393 Reception Pct . 9 5 3 . 9 3 5DEFENSE D i g s 914 873 D i g s / S e t 13.4 12.8BLOCKING Block Solo 30 39 Block Assist 293 148 Total Blocks 176.5 113.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.6 1.7 Block Errors 41 20Ball handling errors 10 14ATTENDANCE T o t a l 6910 4076 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/691 3/1359 Neutral site #/Avg 5/346 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 28 vs Southeastern La. W 3-0 25-13,25-18,25-17 347Aug 29 vs New Orleans W 3-1 20-25,29-27,25-20,25-20 347Aug 29 at Houston W 3-0 25-19,25-21,25-17 363Sept 4 UT MARTIN L 2-3 25-14,25-23,19-25,23-25,12-15 315Sept 4 #18 KENTUCKY L 1-3 23-25,25-19,19-25,18-25 1128Sept 5 MURRAY STATE W 3-1 22-25,25-22,25-12,25-14 527Sept 5 UIC W 3-0 25-19,25-20,25-13 722Sep 11 vs Delaware W 3-1 25-21,25-17,22-25,25-20 212Sep 11 at Ohio W 3-2 25-17,22-25,25-20,23-25,15-12 1564Sep 12 vs Eastern Kentucky W 3-0 25-22,25-21,25-22 339Sep 12 vs Missouri State W 3-2 25-21,20-25,26-28,27-25,17-15 487Sep 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 1-3 22-25,24-26,25-19,23-25 701Sep 19 ALABAMA A&M W 3-0 25-10,25-16,25-20 312Sep 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 3-0 25-10,25-17,25-18 747

*Sep 25 #8 MICHIGAN L 0-3 17-25,16-25,23-25 956*Sep 26 #16 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-1 25-19,18-25,25-23,25-18 805*Sep 30 at Purdue W 3-2 25-22,25-17,17-25,17-25,15-13 2149*Oct 4 #8 MINNESOTA L 0-3 20-25,19-25,24-26 697

Record in 3-set matches: 6-2Record in 4-set matches: 4-2Record in 5-set matches: 3-1

2009 OVERALL STATISTICS


2009 indiana VOLLEYBaLL media notesTV / RADIO ROSTER

CAITLIn COX5-2 • L • Sophomore

Springport, Ind.

#1

JESSICA WEEG6-0 • OH • Sophomore

Cincinnati, Ohio

#7

KELCI mARSCHALL6-2 • RS • freshmanNew London, Ohio

#11

SAmAnTHA THROWER6-2 • mB • freshman

Sycamore, Ill.

JORDAn HAVERLY6-1 • OH • freshman

Cherry Valley, Ill.

mARY CHAuDOIn6-3 • S • SophomorePeachtree City, Ga.

SHAWn HInDmAn6-2 • OH/RS • freshman

Houston, Texas

KELSEY HALL6-0 • OH • Seniormurrieta, Calif.

WHITnEY GRAnADO5-9 • S • freshman

Riverside, Calif.

#5

ASHLEY BEnSOn6-3 • mB • JuniorBloomington, Ind.

#10

LAuRA mATuLA5-6 • DS • freshman

Munster, Ind.

#16

IVIE OBEImE5-9 • OH • freshman

Carmel, Ind.

#3

TAYLOR WITTmER6-1 • mB/RS • Junior

Loogootee, Ind.

#9

WHITnEY THOmAS6-0 • RS • SeniorBloomington, Ind.

#13

SHERRY DunBARHead Coach

#2

#8

#12

#20 #21



2008 (JunIOR): Started all 24 matches in which she played ... displayed her versatility with 229 kills, 213 digs, five aces and 31 blocks on the sea-son ... placed her name into the IU record books with 24 digs at Illinois, the second most digs ever in a three-set match ... recorded a team-high five double-doubles, including a 16-kill, 13-dig performance against arch-rival Purdue ... had eight or more kills in 17 matches and eight-plus digs on 13 occasions ... her top blocking effort came against national champion Penn State, rejecting four Nittany Lion attack attempts.

2007 (SOPHOmORE): Made an appearance in 29 matches, playing 98 sets ... proved to be one of IU’s most versatile players, compiling season totals of: 254 kills, 264 digs, 59 blocks and 16 aces ... named to the all-tournament team at the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic ... really began to turn it up in the second half of the season, recording double-digit kills in seven of the last 10 matches ... racked up six double-doubles on the year, includ-ing a 17-kill, 14-dig performance in a win over Western Michigan ... hit a season-high 19 terminations to go along with eight digs and three blocks at Ohio State ... twice posted five blocks in a match.

2006: Did not compete.

2005 (fRESHmAn, AT uCLA): Played in 40 games during her season as a Bruin ... totaled 56 kills, three service aces, 71 digs and 10 block assists ... had a big day against USC, posting 12 kills and 13 digs on Sept. 30, 2005.

PREP: A three-year letterwinner at Murrietta Valley High School in Califor-nia ... named one of Volleyball Magazine’s “Fab 50” players and PrepVol-leyball.com’s “Senior Aces” and “Top Recruits” in 2005 ... was a member of the All-California Interscholastic Federation team member twice ... select-ed to the USA Volleyball Junior National A2 Team and the USA Volleyball National Training Camp in 2004, but could not attend due to injury ... led her team to an ‘03 USA Volleyball 16 Open Team Championship, earning MVP honors for the tournament.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Kevin and Ellen Hall ... born on April 29, 1987 ... has one sister, Katelyn.

kELsEY haLL 21outside hitter 6-0 seNior murrieta, Calif. uCla / murrieta valley h.s. geNeral studies

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Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG TB BE2005 40 56 32 193 .124 15 3 18 8 71 10 22006 Did not compete2007 98 254 119 756 .179 29 16 28 22 264 59 72008 89 229 98 659 .199 13 5 23 15 213 31 2Total 227 539 249 1,608 .180 57 24 69 45 548 100 11

Match BEstsKills- 19 (3x) (last- Western Michigan, 9/18/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .500 (17-3-28) (vs. Western Michigan, 9/8/07)Assists- 3 (2x) (last- Western Michigan, 9/18/09)Aces- 2 (5x) (last- at Iowa, 10/11/08)Digs- 24 (at Illinois, 11/15/08)TB- 5 (2x) (last- at Michigan, 10/19/07)



SummER 2009: Took advantage of an NCAA rule which affords student-athletes a fifth year of eligibility to play one season of a different sport ... tried out for the volleyball team and was added to the roster in mid-July after a prolific four-year career for the IU Women’s Basketball program ... began graduate school in the fall semester, working towards a master’s degree in Applied Sport Science.

BASKETBALL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Started 130 of the 131 games played in ... totaled 1,240 points, 1,090 rebounds, 258 assists, 237 steals and 73 blocked shots ... become the second player in school history to reach 1,000 career points and rebounds ... is the only player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points and rebounds, and 200 steals ... ranked second all-time in career steals ... ranked second all-time in career rebounds ... ranked eighth all-time in career blocked shots ... ranked 13th all-time in ca-reer points ... her 288 rebounds in 2008-09 ranks third in the single-season record book ... her 19 rebounds at Cincinnati on Dec. 20, 2007 ranks ninth in Indiana single-game history ... her seven steals against Wichita State on Nov. 23, 2007 ranks sixth in IU single-game history ... her 32 career double-doubles ranks fourth all-time in program history ... she graduated in May 2009 with a degree in Exercise Science.

PREP: Two-sport athlete out of Bloomington North, starring on both the Cougar basketball and volleyball teams.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Will and Kim Thomas ... born on October 26, 1987 ... her brother, Kyle, was an offensive lineman for the Hoosier football team, graduating in May 2008 with a degree in Criminal Justice.

whitnEY thOMas 13right-side 6-0 seNior bloomiNgtoN, iNd. bloomiNgtoN North h.s. applied sport sCieNCe

Match BEstsKills- 14 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .636 (8-1-11) (North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Assists- 1 (2x) (last- North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Aces- 1 (2x) (last- Murray State, 9/5/09)Digs- 9 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)TB- 4 (2x) (last- vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/12/09)



2008 (SOPHOmORE): Started all 32 matches and played in every set ... named to the All-Big Ten team and given AVCA All-Mideast Region honor-able mention ... set the all-time IU record for most total blocks in a season with 167 ... her 151 block assists are also a school record ... placed her name in the top-10 for season hitting percentage as well, connecting at a .303 (372-119-834) rate, the sixth-best efficiency all-time ... ranked 18th nationally and sixth in the Big Ten with 1.37 blocks per set ... named the National Player of the Week by Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) on Oct. 27 ... also won her first of two Big Ten Player of the Week awards on that date ... earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the TIS Bookstore Invitational, adidas Classic and UK Wildcat Invitational ... ranked second on the team with 372 kills ... tallied her first career double-double in front of 8,182 IU fans in a victory over Ohio State during Hoosier Hysteria with 12 kills and 10 digs ... compiled nine block assists against Eastern Kentucky, tied for the most in a three-set match all-time at IU ... averaged one or more blocks per set in 24 of 32 matches ... hit over .300 in nearly half the contests (15) ... in the spring, earned a spot on the U.S. Volleyball Women’s National A2 team.

2007 (fRESHmAn): Made an appearance in all 32 matches, including 106 sets ... set the IU freshman record for most total blocks with 140 in her rookie campaign ... her 140 rejections also rank as the seventh highest total in school history, regardless of class ... in addition to leading the team in blocks, also ranked second with a .267 hitting efficiency ... that hitting efficiency is the highest ever for a freshman at IU ... her 1.32 blocks/set avg. ranked tenth in the Big Ten ... a two-time preseason all-tournament team selection ... recorded double-digit kills in 12 matches, including a dominating performance at Ohio State in which she hit .485 with 17 kills with one error on 33 attempts ... tallied nine or more blocks on three differ-ent occasions ... dug a season-high five balls against Northwestern.

PREP: Named team MVP at Bloomington North High School her senior season ... touted as “Top Blocker” for junior and senior campaigns ... ranked 17th in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com ... placed 13th at Nationals as a member of the 18-1 Hoosierland Club team in 2006.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Kent Benson and Monica Sutton ... born on Feb. 20, 1989 ... has three sisters (Andrea, Elizabeth and Gennie) ... her older sister, Gennie, played volleyball at Vincennes University and her father played basketball for the Hoosiers from 1974-77.

ashLEY BEnsOn 10middle bloCker 6-3 juNior bloomiNgtoN, iNd. bloomiNgtoN North h.s. geNeral studies

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Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG TB BE2007 106 261 90 640 .267 6 0 0 1 24 140 192008 122 372 119 834 .303 6 7 27 0 82 167 20Total 228 633 209 1,474 .288 12 7 27 1 106 307 39

Match BEstsKills- 25 (vs. Iowa, 10/31/08)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .652 (15-0-23) (Murray State, 9/5/09)Assists- 1 (16x) (last- North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Aces- 3 (at Iowa, 10/11/08)Digs- 10 (Ohio State, 10/17/08)TB- 10 (at Purdue, 11/14/07)



2008 (SOPHOmORE): Made 20 starts, playing in all 32 matches ... third on the team with 262 kills ... also gathered 88 blocks, 55 digs and three service aces on the season ... played a key role in the Hoosiers 14-block showing against San Francisco (second-most ever in a three-set match), partaking in six block assists in addition to a solo block as well ... also tal-lied seven total blocks versus Albany at the UK Invitational ... hammered home 18 kills at a .467 clip (18-4-30) in a 3-1 victory over Wisconsin ... recorded a season-high eight digs versus George Mason ... an Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2007 (fRESHmAn): Played in 31 matches and 94 sets ... totaled 185 kills, 95 blocks, 48 digs and 16 service aces on the year ... her 95 total blocks tied for second on the team and are the fourth highest freshman total in school history ... was a member of the Valparaiso Popcorn Clas-sic all-tournament team ... recorded nine blocks against Valpo, the second most blocks in a three-set match ever for a Hoosier ... aided IU to a win over Ohio State with 10 kills and five blocks while hitting .444 (10-2-18) ... notched four double-digit kill performances ... ended the season with a 15-kill showing at Michigan State.

PREP: Named team MVP at Loogootee High School three straight seasons ... recorded a school record 834 kills in a season, including a school record 47 terminations in a match ... also holds season blocks (166) record and blocks in one match (14) record ... racked up 2,452 career kills, 1,342 digs and 525 blocks, all tops on the all-time list ... led her team to Indiana Class A State Runner-Up finishes during her junior and senior seasons ... named Washington Times Herald Player of the Year from 2004-06 ... member of the all-conference team in each of her four seasons ... earned the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award for Class A following her senior season ... played club ball for Hoosierland Volleyball under Coach Eugene Kim in 2005-07.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Terry Wittmer and Nancy Butcher ... born on Oct. 20, 1988 ... has two brothers (Conner and Tony) and two sisters (Bridget and Sydney).

taYLOr wittMEr 9mb/rs 6-1 juNior loogootee, iNd. loogootee h.s. exerCise sCieNCe; physiCal therapy

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Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG TB BE2007 94 185 111 515 .144 5 16 30 1 48 95 202008 122 262 125 702 .195 6 3 8 0 55 88 10Total 216 447 236 1,217 .173 11 19 38 1 103 183 30

Match BEstsKills- 18 (Wisconsin, 11/21/08)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .550 (11-0-20) (UT Martin, 9/4/09)Assists- 2 (Wisconsin, 10/26/07)Aces- 3 (vs. Belmont, 8/31/07)Digs- 8 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)TB- 10 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)



2008 (fRESHmAn): Played in all 32 matches with 20 starts ... led the team with 709 assists and a 5.81 assists/set average ... her 95 total blocks ranked second on the team and matched Taylor Wittmer’s freshman block total of 95, which is the fourth highest ever for an IU frosh ... posted a 16:1 blocks to blocking errors ratio, by far the best on the team ... also contrib-uted 41 kills and 45 digs on the year ... recorded a double-double on the final day of the season, compiling 34 assists and 10 digs in a win at Ohio State ... picked up at least one block in 31 of 32 matches ... connected on a season-high five kills at Michigan State.

PREP: One of three finalists for the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year in 2007 ... named All-American by PrepVolleyball.com as one of the top-150 high school players in the country, honored as the “#61 Senior Ace” ... also recognized by PrepVolleyball.com as a top-50 finalist for the Andi Collins Award, given to the nation’s top setter ... led Starrs Mill High to back-to-back appearances in the state championship match (2006-07) ... led A5 Mizuno to a 2008 USA Volleyball National Championship in Dallas, Texas ... played club for A5 Mizuno from 2004-08 ... chosen for the All-Georgia team following junior and senior seasons ... won the Georgia High School Association AAAA State Player of the Year as a senior ... the All-Region MVP in 2007 as well ... the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Player of the Year in ‘06 ... a two-year team captain and three-time all-region honoree ... also selected to the all-county team three consecutive seasons ... led her team in service aces, assists and kills in each of her final two seasons ... chosen to play for the USA Youth National A2 Team in both 2006 and 2007 ... also played high school basketball and competitive soccer.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Ray and Nontie Chaudoin ... born on January 16, 1990 ... her brother, Joe, attends the University of Georgia ... served as class secretary for three years.

MarY chaudOin 8setter 6-3 sophomore peaChtree City, ga. starrs mill h.s. politiCal sCieNCe; eCoNomiCs

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Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG TB BE2008 122 41 22 140 .136 709 0 1 0 45 95 6

Match BEstsKills- 9 (vs. Missouri State, 9/12/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .583 (9-2-12) (vs. Missouri State, 9/12/09)Assists- 61 (vs. Missouri State, 9/12/09)Aces- 2 (at Ohio, 9/11/09)Digs- 14 (vs. Delaware, 9/11/09)TB- 8 (vs. Delaware, 9/11/09)



2008 (fRESHmAn): Played in all 32 matches ... named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team after breaking the IU freshman single-season record with 402 digs ... her 402 dug balls were tops on the team and are the fourth highest season total in school history, regardless of class ... averaged 3.32 digs per set, good for ninth-best in the conference ... also made her mark in the Big Ten with 19 service aces during the conference schedule, tying for third most in the league ... stroked 24 aces overall ... racked up a season-high 25 digs twice, both coming against Iowa ... went on a 12-match streak with double-digit dig totals ... tallied 19 double-digit dig efforts on the sea-son ... third on the team with 62 assists.

PREP: Named the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year after leading New Castle Chrysler High to the 2007 Class 4A State Championship, the first volleyball state title in school history ... the Courier Times (2006-07) and Star Press (2007) also recognized her as the state’s top volleyball player ... the Courier Times honored her as the Athlete of the Year as well in ‘07 ... accumulated numerous honors from PrepVolleyball.com throughout her high school career, most notably, an All-American award following her senior season ... placed on the first team all-state squad from 2005-07 ... a first team All-North Central Conference squad member in final two seasons ... led her team to four straight consecutive sectional championships ... owns three significant school records with 1,696 career digs, as well as 97 aces and 571 digs in a single season ... racked up 254 aces, 314 kills, 40 assists and 13 blocks in four years.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Tony and Karen Cox ... born on October 5, 1989 ... her brother, Kyle, played both basketball and golf for three sea-sons while attending Ball State University and also served time as the assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s Cardinal golf teams post-graduation.

caitLin cOx 1libero 5-2 sophomore spriNgport, iNd. New Castle Chrysler fitNess speCialist

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Match BEstsKills- 1 (3x) (last- at Purdue, 9/30/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- N/AAssists- 7 (vs. Missouri State, 9/12/09)Aces- 4 (Minnesota, 11/1/08)Digs- 27 (vs. Delaware, 9/11/09)TB- N/A



2008 (fRESHmAn): Made an appearance in four matches, playing in 10 sets ... earned a pair of starts against Eastern Kentucky and Ball State, both 3-0 sweeps for the Hoosiers ... totaled seven kills, two digs and four blocks on the season ... posted a pair of blocks against Albany ... recorded three kills, a dig and a block in first career start ... put away four kills and tallied a block versus Ball State.

PREP: A two-time Ohio Division II-III All-Star team member, first team in 2007 and second team in 2006 ... named the Cincinnati Hills League Player of the Year following senior season ... led Wyoming High to three CHL championships ... served as 2007 team captain ... also excelled in track and field, holding school records for the triple jump and the high jump ... earned a trip to the state championships in the high jump.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of John and Els Weeg ... born on October 31, 1989 in Belgium ... has one brother, Nicholas.

jEssica wEEg 7outside hitter 6-0 sophomore CiNCiNNati, ohio wyomiNg h.s. jourNalism

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Match BEstsKills- 4 (2x) (last- North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .200 (3-1-10) (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/13/08)Assists- N/AAces- N/ADigs- 1 (4x) (last- North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)TB- 2 (vs. Albany, 11/13/08)



SPRInG 2009: Joined the Hoosier Volleyball program and began working out with the team during spring practice and conditioning ... was with the team throughout the summer.

PREP: Led the Brebeuf Jesuit Braves to the 2005 state championship ... named to the All-Marion County second team in 2007 ... also a winner of the Chief’s Award in ‘07, the highest honor a Brebeuf Jesuit student-athlete can receive ... lettered three years on the basketball court as well ... a member of the 2007 3A Indiana State Basketball Championship squad.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Christopher and Mercy Obeime ... born on September 15, 1990 ... has a sister, Jeme, and a brother, Jalu ... majoring in Management and will be a sophomore academically during the 2009 season.

iViE OBEiME 3outside hitter 5-9 freshmaN Carmel, iNd. brebeuf jesuit h.s. publiC health; pre-med

Match BEstsKills- 2 (3x) (last- North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- N/AAssists- N/AAces- N/ADigs- 1 (2x) (last- North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)TB- N/A



PREP: One of the nation’s top recruits coming out of high school last summer, ranked the 20th best player nationally by PrepVolleyball.com and originally committing to Nebraska before deciding to sit out the 2008 season … named a 2008 AVCA High School Senior All-American … led Keith Country Day to a 37-5 record and a Class 1A state runner-up finish, the first state finals appearance in the school’s 92-year history … racked up 610 kills, 203 digs, 71 blocks and 101 aces in her senior cam-paign alone … for her career, the four-year captain amassed 1,671 kills, a total which ranks second all-time in Illinois Class 1A … served as a member of the 2007 USA Junior National A-2 Team and playing for Club Fusion ... also excelled in the classroom, evidenced by her recognition as a Wendy’s High School Heisman winner for her academic and athletic accomplishments.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Jim and Tammi Haverly … born on November 1, 1989 … Jordan is an Exploratory Studies major.

jOrdan haVErLY2 OH • 6-1 • Fr. • Cherry Valley, Ill. • Rockford Keith Country Day

PREP: Named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation Second Team twice … earned team MVP honors three times to go along with three first team all-conference recognitions … played outside hitter in addition to her setting duties … led her club team, 951 Elite, to a fourth-place finish at nationals as a junior … was a standout on the softball diamond and basketball court as well and has won several beach volleyball doubles tournaments.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Jim and Ellen Granado … born on June 11, 1991… her brother, Ger-rit, is a sophomore at UC-San Diego … Whitney is an Exploratory Studies major.

whitnEY granadO5 Setter • 5-9 • Fr.• Riverside, Calif. • Woodcrest Christian H.S.

Match BEstsKills- 2 (North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- N/AAssists- 31 (North Carolina A&T, 9/19/09)Aces- 2 (Kentucky, 9/4/09)Digs- 12 (Michigan, 9/25/09)TB- 1 (2x) (last- at Purdue, 9/30/09)

Match BEstsKills- 28 (vs. Missouri State, 9/12/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .395 (19-4-38) (at Purdue, 9/30/09)Assists- 2 (2x) (last- Western Michigan, 9/18/09)Aces- 4 (2x) (last- Western Michigan, 9/18/09)Digs- 13 (vs. Delaware, 9/11/09)TB- 5 (Murray State, 9/5/09)



PREP: An AAU All-American … named a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Top-150 in the country … earned first team all-district and all-state recognition … also a two-time academic all-district squad member … recipient of the ‘Team Heart’ Award, given by her high school coaches ... a 2008 Under Armour All-American… played for the Texas Tornados Club Junior Olympic Team ... appeared on the September 2008 cover of Vype Magazine.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Michael and Cheryl Hindman … born on May 14, 1991… Shawn intends to major in Psychology or Human Development & Family Studies.

shawn hindMan12 Outside/Right-side • 6-2 • Fr. • Houston, Texas • Memorial H.S.

PREP: Named the District 4 Player of the Year … also gathered Player of the Year recognition from the Ohio Cardinal Conference and the Akron Beacon Journal … a two-time All-Ohio honoree … led the Cleveland Volleyball Company (CVC) to a ninth-place showing in the 2008 Junior Olympic Nation-als … was also an all-conference basketball player.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Dale and Deedee Marschall … born on May 7, 1991 … has a brother, Erik, who plays basketball for Bowling Green State University ... also has two older sisters, Tricia and Sarah… Kelci intends to major in Sport Marketing.

kELci MarschaLL11 Right-side Hitter • 6-2 • Fr. • New London, Ohio • Wooster H.S.

Match BEstsKills- 4 (Alabama A&M, 9/19/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .053 (4-3-19) (Alabama A&M, 9/19/09)Assists- N/AAces- N/ADigs- 3 (Alabama A&M, 9/19/09)TB- 1 (Alabama A&M, 9/19/09)

Match BEstsKills- 11 (Michigan State, 9/26/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .353 (6-0-17) (Murray State, 9/5/09)Assists- 1 (at Houston, 8/29/09)Aces- 2 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)Digs- 12 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)TB- 5 (vs. Missouri State, 9/12/09)



PREP: A three-time All-Illinois and all-conference player for the Sycamore High Spartans … racked up 525 kills in her final two seasons of high school play while hitting at a .458 clip … also dominated the defensive frontcourt with nearly 200 blocks in her final two years … named a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com … led Club Fusion to a fifth place finish at Nationals.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Shawn and Lorri Thrower … born on September 8, 1990 …. has a sister, Alex, and brother, Max … Samantha is an Exploratory Studies major.

saMantha thrOwEr20 Middle Blocker • 6-2 • Fr. • Sycamore, Ill. • Sycamore H.S.

PREP: An All-Lake Athletic Conference and all-area selection as a high school senior … served as team captain two years … earned her team’s ‘Pride, Hustle and Desire’ Award three times and ‘Iron-woman’ Award twice … led the Munster High Mustangs to three conference titles and two sectional championships … recorded 937 digs in her final two seasons of high school ball … guided Club Uno to a fifth-place finish in the Junior Olympics.

PERSOnAL: The daughter of Al and Colleen Matula … born on March 8, 1991… has a sister, Sarah, and two brothers, Mike and Dave, both of whom are currently serving in the U.S. Army … Laura intends to major in Environmental Science.

Laura MatuLa16 Defensive Specialist • 5-6 • Fr. • Munster, Ind. • Munster H.S.

Match BEstsKills- N/APct. (min. 10 att.)- N/AAssists- 5 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)Aces- 3 (Murray State, 9/5/09)Digs- 15 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)TB- N/A

Match BEstsKills- 10 (Michigan State, 9/26/09)Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .462 (7-1-13) (UT Martin, 9/4/09)Assists- 1 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)Aces- N/ADigs- 2 (UT Martin, 9/4/09)TB- 5 (2x) (last- at Purdue, 9/30/09)

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