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credItsThe 2011 Lees-McRae College Women’s Volleyball Media Guide is published by the LMC Sports Information Office, Whitney Noble, Director.

Written, compiled, and edited by: Whitney Noble, Phillip Greene, Craig McPhail, and Wes Schneider.

Principle photography by: Phillip Greene and Jeff Watson.

About the Cover: This year’s cover features senior Megan Epperson.

Cover Design by: Whitney Noble using Adobe Photoshop. Photography by Phillip Greene.

Printing: Pulp Printing, Bristol, Tenn.

School ..................................... Lees-McRae CollegeLocation ................................Banner Elk, NC 28604Founded .......................................................... 1900Enrollment ........................................................ 700President ....................................... Dr. Barry BuxtonDirector of Athletics .......................... Craig McPhailSenior Woman Administrator .................Rita SmithFaculty Athletic Representative ... Dr. James CarsonNickname ....................................................BobcatsSchool Colors .........................Green (Pantone 626) & Gold (Pantone 123)Arena .................................... Williams GymnasiumCapacity ............................................................ 700Religious Affiliation .................... Presbyterian, USANational Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division IIConference ............................ Conference CarolinasHead Athletic Trainer .......................... Joe Hawkins

Coaching StaffHead Coach ..................................... Wes SchneiderAlma Mater .....................Loyola Marymount, 1996Record at Lees-McRae (Yrs.) .......... 25-8 (One year)Career Record (Yrs.) ....................... 25-8 (One year)Women’s Volleyball Office Phone ...(828) 898-8771Email .................................... [email protected] Overall Record ......................................... 25-82010 Conference Record..........................18-0 (1st)Starters Returning/Lost......................................5/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................7/5

Sports InformationDirector ........................................... Whitney NobleAlma Mater .........................................Tampa, 2008Office Phone ...................................(828) 898-3510Cell Phone .......................................(813) 957-7546Fax ...................................................(828) 898-8742Email [email protected]

Administration Position Phone Craig McPhail Athletic Director 828-898-2483 Scott Polsgrove Assistant Athletic Director 828-898-8897 Merritt Yackey Assistant Athletic Director 828-260-6698 Jeff Watson Compliance Officer 828-898-8783 Phillip Greene Community Relations Manager 828-898-8725 Whitney Noble Sports Information Director 828-898-3510 Dr. James Carson Faculty Athletic Representative 828-898-8870 David Shervington Athletic Operations 828-898-8725

Athletic Training Position Phone Rita Smith Director of Athletic Training/SWA 828-898-8768 Joe Hawkins Head Athletic Trainer 828-898-8892 Bradley Huff Assistant Athletic Trainer 828-898-3193 Michael Nyquist Assistant Athletic Trainer 828-898-8892 Jill Sparrow Assistant Athletic Trainer 828-898-8892

M. Basketball Position Phone Scott Polsgrove Head Men's Basketball Coach 828-898-8897 Steve Hardin Assistant Men's Basketball Coach 828-898-8855 Gordon Polsgrove Assistant Men's Basketball Coach 828-898-8897

W. Basketball Position Phone Sebastian Wild Head Women's Basketball Coach 828-898-2482 Tasha Taylor Assistant Women's Basketball Coach 828-898-3431 Nicole Jackson Student Assistant Coach

M/W Cross Country Position Phone Thomas Cason Head Cross Country Coach 828-898-8967

Cycling Position Phone Luke Winger Head Cycling Coach 828-898-3432

M. Lacrosse Position Phone Brendan Arthur Head Men's Lacrosse Coach 828-898-2480

W. Lacrosse Position Phone Nick Wagner Head Women's Lacrosse Coach 828-898-2538

M. Soccer Position Phone Lee Squires Head Men's Soccer Coach 828-898-8801 Jim Hart Assistant Men's Soccer Coach 828-898-8801 Adam Burden Student Assistant Coach

W. Soccer Position Phone Cally Morrill Head Women's Soccer Coach 828-898-8771 Nick Whiting Assistant Women's Soccer Coach 828-898-8927

Softball Position Phone Merritt Yackey Head Softball Coach 828-260-6698

M/W Tennis Position Phone Keith Turner Head Men's Tennis Coach 828-898-2547

M/W Track and Field Position Phone Ley Fletcher Head Men's Track and Field Coach 828-898-2562 Jeff Watson Assistant Coach/Throws 828-898-8783 Thomas Cason Assistant Coach/Distance 828-898-8967

M. Volleyball Position Phone James Goodridge Head Men's Volleyball Coach 828-898-8891

W. Volleyball Position Phone Wes Schneider Head Women's Volleyball Coach 828-898-8714

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2011 Team Photo ...................... Front Inside CoverQuick Facts ........................................................... 1Table of Contents ................................................. 1About the Cover ................................................... 1Credits .................................................................. 1College Administration ........................................ 2LMC Staff .............................................................. 3Head Coach Wes Schneider ................................. 4Assistant Coach James Goodridge ....................... 4Student Assistant Kyle Gauger ............................. 4Assistant AD Merritt Yackey ................................. 5Assistant AD Jeff Watson ..................................... 5Sports Information Dir. Whitney Noble ............... 5Community Relations Mgr. Phillip Greene ........... 52011 Roster .......................................................... 6Pronunciation Guide ............................................ 6Roster Breakdown ................................................ 62011 Preview ....................................................... 7Player Profiles ................................................. 8-112010 Review ...................................................... 122010 Statistics .................................................... 132010 Results....................................................... 14Conference Carolinas ......................................... 152010 Conference Review ................................... 16Bobcat Honor Roll .............................................. 17Record Book .................................................. 18-19The College ........................................................ 20Athletic Facilities ........................ Back Inside Cover2011 Schedule ......................................Back Cover

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The Board of Trustees of Lees-McRae College announced the appointment, effective June 1, 2010, of Barry M. Buxton as president of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Dr. Buxton officially became the fifteenth president in the 110-year history of the four-year

liberal arts college during the inauguration ceremony on October 2, 2010.

Before coming to Lees-McRae College, Buxton most recently served as Vice President for Special Projects at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he was responsible for major gift solicitation, leadership development, and foundation relations. He also served as executive liaison to the Savannah, Atlanta, and European Boards of Visitors.

A native of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, Dr. Buxton has a long history of involvement with non-profit organizations in Appalachia. During the decade of the 1980s, he served as Executive Director of the sixteen-member Appalachian Consortium. In this capacity, he worked with faculty on research projects, scholarly conferences, and publications related to Appalachia. In 1987, he received a distinguished service award from the Blue Ridge Parkway in recognition of the historic studies he conducted of Mabry Mill, Moses H. Cone Estate, Davey Farm, and Brinegar Cabin.

Dr. Buxton has served as president of science and history museums in North Carolina, Texas, and Georgia. In Houston, he worked with former President and First Lady George and Barbara Bush and the Harris County Medical Society to establish the Museum of Health and Medical Science. He was vice president of the North Carolina Grass Roots Science Museums and a co-founder of the Houston Museum District Association.

An award-winning author who has written and edited over a dozen books, his centennial history of Blowing Rock, A Village Tapestry, was recognized as the best local history book in North Carolina in 1989.

In a diverse career spanning 35 years, he has been a teacher, researcher, publisher, editor, and community leader with extensive international experience. He has served as a consultant to such diverse organizations as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Tennessee State Board of Regents, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Texas A&M University. Dr. Buxton is a past member of the North Carolina Humanities Council and the Nebraska Humanities Council.

Buxton holds two degrees from Appalachian State University, where he received his teacher certification and was an E.F. Lovill Fellow. His Ph.D. is from the University of Nebraska, and his dissertation was titled “Job Satisfaction of College and University Presidents.”

Throughout his career, Dr. Buxton has received high marks for rolling up his sleeves and getting involved in community projects. He was the first non-hospitality professional to be chosen to serve as Chairman of Savannah’s powerful Convention and Visitors Bureau. He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce executive committee and served on the boards of Bethesda Home for Boys, YMCA, the Lucas Theatre, Historic Savannah Foundation, and the Savannah Economic Development Authority. In North Carolina, he was statewide Chairman of Project Assist (a smoking cessation initiative), and a board member of United Way and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Buxton is married to artist Deborah Keyes Buxton and they have two sons: Loren, a technology executive in Nebraska, and Peter, who lives in New York City and works in television and commercial production. Dr. Buxton’s avocational interests include tennis, bicycling, and landscape architecture.

Craig McPhail is in his third year as Director of Athletics at Lees-McRae College. McPhail oversees all day-to-day operations of the Lees-McRae athletic department and the 18 sports the college sponsors.

In his first year the athletic teams had great success, with the men’s soccer program competing for the national championship, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s tennis and men’s track and field reaching the NCAA Division II tournaments.

The Bobcats’ success on the field rivaled what they did in the classroom as 159 student-athletes made the Presidential Honor Roll for athletics, the second-most in Conference Carolinas.

Several key areas were improved in his first year as the department received a full-time NCAA Director of Compliance, added banners to the gym documenting the department’s NCAA success, upholstery of weight room equipment complete with signage and banners, window decals, painting of the front entryway and asphalt seal coating.

Renovated softball facilities, outdoor tennis complex, press box, re-introduction of the Hall of Fame and a Bobcat Club have also each been a part of his short time at the helm.

McPhail previously served as the assistant athletic director at Lees-McRae, working with community service projects, managing the awards banquets, handling the publicity and marketing of the athletic department and monitoring the overall experience of the student-athletes at Lees-McRae. He has served on several committees within the College for retention, judicial review, graduation and community service.

He has also represented the College as a member of CoSIDA, United States Cross Country/Track Coaches Association, USA Track and Field, Conference Carolinas chair for both cross country and track and field and recently finished his appointment as chair of the NCAA Division II Cross Country/Track and Field committee.

As the head men’s and women’s cross country coach for 11 years, his teams had great success in and out of the classroom with 13 conference championships in men’s and women’s cross country, as well as track and field, a program whose re-instatement he was an integral part of. He has coached 73 all-Conference student-athletes, 31 of those gaining all-Region honors, while watching them regularly receive Academic All-America honors over the past decade.

McPhail’s peers have voted him Conference Coach of the Year 11 times, and he has also garnered Regional Coach of the Year three times. Additionally, he has guided 38 Lees-McRae student-athletes to NCAA Division II National Championships.

McPhail’s time in the community has been well served with numerous organizations, including the local Young Life organization, the Special Olympics torch run, the Banner Elk Christian Fellowship Church, as well as a Lees-McRae Mountain Day athletic coordinator, Wooly Worm Road Race organizer, Turkey Trot organizer, and as a caddy at Diamond Creek Golf Club.

He graduated from Winthrop University with a degree in mass communications (journalism) and a minor in interpersonal speech. McPhail also has a Master’s degree in sport management from Georgia Southern University.

McPhail is married to the former Jill Clawson. They are the proud parents of 10-month old son Elijah Boggs McPhail.

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Ley FletcherM/W Track & Field

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James GoodridgeMen’s Volleyball

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Wes Schneider is in his second season at the helm of the women’s volleyball program at Lees-McRae College. Prior to taking the reins of the program, Schneider served as the Bobcats’ assistant coach during the 2009-10 season.

Schneider continued to build on the program’s championship pedigree in 2010, guiding the Bobcats to a 25-8 overall record and a perfect 18-0 mark in Conference Carolinas play, leading Lees-McRae to the school’s 12th regular season conference title in the last 14 years. The Bobcats closed out the season strong, winning nine straight matches to capture their 12th conference tournament championship and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

The Bobcats placed four on the all-conference teams, including a trio of first team selections. Senior Whitney Justice was named the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year for the second straight season, joining Megan Mitchell and Megan Epperson on the first team as Dana Oliver garnered third team recognition.

Schneider also played a key role in the success of the men’s team, as the Bobcats posted a 16-10 overall record and 5-3 mark in conference play en route to a second-place finish in the league standings. The Bobcats showed tremendous signs of improvement in 2011, posting a trio of victories against NCAA Division I opponents and pushing No. 11 Penn State University to five sets.

Schneider was a key part of the Bobcats’ success in his first year with the program, helping the Bobcats sweep the conference regular season and tournament titles. He also played a pivotal role on the men’s side, as the Bobcats compiled an 8-11 overall record and a 5-3 mark in conference play en route to a second-place finish in the league’s inaugural season of men’s volleyball.

Before coming to Lees-McRae, Schneider spent two seasons as the assistant coach under Jon Stevenson in 2007-2008 at Cal Poly. Prior to his stint at Cal Poly, Schneider served as the men’s and women’s head coach at NAIA Hope International University in Fullerton, Calif. While at Hope International, Schneider’s men’s team set the school’s single-season win record in 2006, posting a 15-7 record and claiming the seventh spot in the final AVCA rankings. Prior to his elevation to head coach at Hope International, Schneider served as the assistant coach for five seasons.

Schneider began his playing career at Golden West Junior College before transferring to Loyola Marymount. While at Loyola, Schneider aver-aged 4.30 kills per game and tallied 205 digs in his first season with the Lions. During his senior campaign at Loyola, Schneider average 3.70 kills per game while totaling 196 digs.

Schneider resides in Banner Elk with his wife Nicole, their two daughters, Mia (6) and Allie (3), and son Toby (10 months).

James Goodridge is in his second season as the head men’s volleyball coach and assistant women’s coach at Lees-McRae College.

Goodridge took the men’s program to new heights in 2011, leading the Bobcats to a 16-10 overall record and a 5-3 mark in Conference Carolinas play. Under Goodridge’s guidance, the Bobcats posted a trio of victories over NCAA Division I opponents, and nearly upsetting No. 11 Penn State University in a five-set thriller.

The Florida State graduate also played a pivotal role in the success of the women’s program, as the Bobcats com-piled a 25-8 overall record while posting a perfect 18-0 mark in conference play en route to the program’s 12th regular

season title in the last 14 years. Lees-McRae closed out the season with a nine-match winning streak, capturing the program’s 12th conference tournament championship while punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in the last 12 years.

Goodridge joined the Bobcats from conference foe Mount Olive College, where he served as the interim women’s coach and led the Trojans to the conference tournament championship match as the fifth seed in 2008. During the following men’s season, Goodridge was named the program’s associate head coach.

Prior to joining the Trojan staff, Goodridge served as the assistant coach of the men’s and women’s programs at Springfield College in Spring-field, Mass. Goodridge also served as the head coach of the men’s club team at Florida State University.

Goodridge graduated with a Bachelor of Science in sport management from Florida State in 2006, and later received his Master of Arts in sport and fitness from the University of Central Florida.

Kyle Gauger is in his second year as a student assistant coach with the Lees-McRae College women’s volleyball program. Gauger is responsible for xxx, xxx, and xxx.

A native of Penfield, N.Y., Gauger is a three-year letterman with the Bobcat men’s volleyball program as a defen-sive specialist. Over the past three seasons, Gauger has appeared in 47 matches, tallying 348 digs in that span, as well as 55 kills and 16 service aces.

Gauger is currently in his senior year at Lees-McRae, majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration.

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Merritt Yackey is in his second season as the assistant athletic director for external operations at Lees-McRae. Yackey assists with fundraising efforts and special projects within the Bobcat athletic department and its 17 intercollegiate sports.

Yackey is also in his second year as the Bobcats’ head softball coach, taking the reins of a program that finished the 2009 season with a 23-19 overall record, which marked the school’s first winning campaign in 10 years. In his first season with the Bobcats, Yackey led the program to a 12-32 record and a 5-13 mark in Conference Carolinas play.

He took the Bobcats to new heights in 2010, leading Lees-McRae to a 26-27 overall record and the program’s first-ever winning season in conference play with a 10-8 mark against league opponents. For his efforts, Yackey was named the Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year, as the Bobcats placed four on the all-conference teams.

Yackey brings over 25 years of experience in higher education. He was Director of Development/Special Giving at Albion College from 1988-1993, Director of Development at Converse College from 1995-1996, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Catawba College from 1997-2000, Special Assistant to the President/Campaign Director at Limestone College from 2000-2002, Vice President for Development at Mansfield University from 2002-2004 and Vice President for Advancement at Lees-McRae College from 2004-2007. Yackey also served as the head softball coach at local Avery High School from 2007-2009.

Whitney Noble is in his second year as the Sports Information Director in the Lees-McRae athletic department. Noble is responsible for all sports information needs of Lees-McRae’s 18 intercollegiate sports.

Noble joins the Bobcats from nearby Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn., where he served as the Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations for two years. While at Tusculum, Noble served as the primary contact for the Pioneer men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, softball, cross country, and men’s and women’s tennis programs.

A native of Boxborough, Mass., Noble completed his Bachelor’s of Science degree in sport management from the University of Tampa in May 2008. Noble worked in the Spartans’ sports information office as a student assistant from 2004-07, before being named to the assistant director post prior to the 2007-08 academic year.

During his undergraduate years at Tampa, Noble covered 13 of UT’s 16 athletic teams in various capacities, serving as the primary contact for men’s soccer in 2006 and 2007, as well as baseball in 2008. While at Tampa, he helped write and design several media guides for soccer, baseball, basketball, and volleyball, as well as being the primary designer of the 2008 baseball media guide.

The 2006 Tampa Men’s Soccer media guide, which he helped produce, was selected third in the nation (Division B) by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Noble brings a tremendous amount of championship experience with him, having been an integral part of the sports information staff at a number of NCAA Tournament events throughout his career, including serving as the primary statistician and media contact for the 2008 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Men’s Soccer Tournament, which was hosted by Tusculum.

In 2007-08, he also served on the statistics staff for the NCAA Division III Soccer National Championship in Orlando, Fla. and the NCAA II South Regional Baseball Tournament, hosted by Tampa. In 2007, he also worked with ESPN with the Arena Football Playoffs in Tampa.

Phillip Greene is in his second season as the Community Relations Manager for the Lees-McRae Athletic Department.Greene spent the previous year as the sports editor and photographer for The Avery Post, a local newspaper in Newland,

N.C., and as a youth minister at Elk Park Christain Church in Elk Park, N.C.Greene wears multiple hats for the Lees-McRae Athletic department including: managing the department’s travel schedule,

game day set up, community events during athletic contests and assisting the sports information director with feature stories, photos, public relations and Lees-McRae Honors Night.

Greene is a graduate of Milligan College where he majored in communications with a minor in youth ministry.

Jeff Watson is in his third year as the Director of Compliance, and first as an assistant athletic director for the Lees-McRae athletic department.

During the 2009-2010 school year, Watson represented Lees-McRae and Conference Carolinas in Anaheim, Calif. as the recipient of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association/NCAA Division II Grant.

Watson, a graduate of Anderson University, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and a minor in public relations. At Anderson, Watson was a member of the men’s track and field team and named the team’s MVP in 2003. During his career, he finished in the top ten of every meet in which he competed. He also set school records in the shot-put and discus.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pronunciation 2 Megan Mitchell S 5-9 Jr. Minden, Nev./Douglas HS 3 Candace Niemiec DS 5-6 Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS NEE-mic 5 Dana Oliver OH 5-9 Jr. Davie, Fla./Hollywood Hills HS 6 Megan Epperson RS/OH 5-11 Sr. St. John, Ind./Lake Central HS 7 Taylor Clendenin OH 5-11 Jr. Statesville, N.C./North Iredell HS Cluh-EN-duh-EN-in 8 Molly Corhn L/DS 5-5 So. Hendersonville, N.C./West Hendersonville HS CUH-orn 9 Jessica Singewald MB 6-1 Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla./South Florida CC SING-wuh-ALL-duh 11 Sariah Suryadevara L 5-6 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Suh-RUH-I-ah Sur-EE-duh-VER-AA 13 Lauren Fox MB 5-11 So. Garland, Texas/Sachse HS 15 Taylor Pritchett S 5-10 Fr. Apex, N.C./Middle Creek HS 16 Laura Thomas RS 5-9 Fr. Broadway, N.C./Western Harnett HS 22 Kallai Johnston MB 5-10 Fr. Statesville, N.C./North Iredell HS Kuh-AL-uh-LEH

Head Coach: Wes Schneider Assistant Coach: James GoodridgeStudent Assistant Coach: Kyle Gauger

Front Row (L-R): Kortnie Curry, Lauren Fox, Megan Epperson, Taylor Pritchett. Second Row: Sariah Suryadevara, Candace Niemiec, Laura Thomas, Kallai Johnston, Molly Corhn. Back Row: Dana Oliver, Jessica Singewald, Megan Mitchell, Taylor Clendenin.

By Class Freshman 5Sophomore 2Junior 3Senior 2

By State/Country California 1Florida 2Indiana 1Nevada 1North Carolina 5Ohio 1Texas 1

By Position Setter 2Defensive Specialist 2Outside Hitter 3Right Side 2Libero 2Middle Blocker 2

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Birthdays by Month January 0February 1March 1April 0May 3June 3July 0August 0September 1October 2November 0December 1

Birthdays by Year 1989 11990 21991 41992 11993 4

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Oldest Jessica Singewald 21

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The Lees-McRae women’s volleyball team is poised for a run at the program’s 13th Conference Carolinas title in the last 15 years, returning five starters from last season’s squad, which ran the table in league play en route to both the conference regular season and tournament crowns. With seven returners and a gifted recruiting class at his disposal, second-year coach Wes Schneider expects nothing from the best from this season’s squad.

Lees-McRae rebounded from early struggles last fall to put together a solid campaign, posting a 25-8 overall record and an unblemished 18-0 mark in league play en route to the program’s 12th regular season conference championship. The Bobcats went on to win the conference tournament title for the 12th time in school history, sweeping each match of the tournament in straight sets to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

Several Bobcats garnered individual recognition last season, including Whitney Justice (Connelly Springs, N.C.), who earned Daktronics NCAA Division II all-Southeast Region honors for the second straight season. Justice was also named the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while being named the league’s scholar athlete. Megan Epperson (St. John, Ind.) and Megan Mitchell (Minden, Nev.) joined Justice on the all-Conference Carolinas First team, while Dana Oliver (Davie, Fla.) earned a spot on the third team.

RETURNERS

Epperson and Singewald are back for their senior seasons, and are expected to provide a veteran presence on a youthful team with a target on its back as the conference’s preseason title favorite. A native of St. John, Ind., Epperson took a tremendous step forward during her junior season last fall, leading the Bobcats in total kills (383) and kills per set (3.25). The two-time all-Conference Carolinas honoree also ended the season ranked second in the conference in kills per set.

Singewald will likely fill the void left by Justice at middle blocker, returning for her senior year after seeing limited action last season. The Port St. Lucie, Fla. native appeared in 19 matches last fall, including five starts.

Juniors Taylor Clendenin (Statesville, N.C.), Mitchell and Oliver also return to the projected starting rotation after solid sophomore campaigns. Mitchell earned a spot on the all-conference team for

the second straight season last fall, leading the league in assists per set with an average of 9.81 helpers per frame.

Clendenin put together a solid season in 2010, averaging over two kills per set while posting career highs in assists, service

aces, and digs. Oliver earned a spot on the all-conference team as a libero last season, moving from her natural outside hitter position and finishing the campaign ranked third in the league in digs.

Also returning for the Bobcats is sophomore Lauren Fox (Garland, Texas), who took the court in 27 matches last fall, recording 116 kills and 61 digs while ranking second on the team in total blocks (62). Redshirt freshman Candace Niemiec (Huntington Beach, Calif.) is also back this fall after sitting out all of last season.

NEWCOMERS

The Bobcats welcome five promising newcomers into the fold this season, including four talented freshmen and a gifted sophomore. Molly Cohrn (Hendersonville, N.C.) joins the Bobcats for her sophomore season, coming to Lees-McRae from West Hendersonville High School, where she was a member of the state and conference championship team.

L e e s - M c R a e is also joined this season by freshmen Sariah Suryadevara (Cincinnati, Ohio), Taylor Pritchett (Apex, N.C.), Laura Thomas (Broadway, N.C.), and Kallai Johnston (Statesville, N.C.), who are each expected to make an impact on the program this fall.

Suryadevara joins the Bobcats from

Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was a three-time all-conference performer. Pritchett comes to Lees-McRae from Middle Creek High School in Apex, N.C., where she was a two-time all-conference performer while also holding the school record in the pole vault as a track and field athlete.

Thomas dons the Green and Gold following a successful prep career at Western Harnett High School in Lillington, N.C., where she was a two-time all-conference selection and four-year starter. Johnston joins the Bobcats from North Iredell High School in Statesville, N.C., where she won multiple awards.

OUTLOOK

The Bobcats will rely on one of the conference’s seasoned veteran corps this fall, facing a demanding schedule and high expectations as the favorite to win the conference regular season title. Coach Schneider’s squad must come together right out of the gate, facing off against the region’s top three teams from a season ago on its opening weekend.

Junior Taylor ClendeninThird on the team in kills last season

Sophomore Lauren FoxSecond on the team in blocks last season

Junior Megan Mitchell2010 all-Conference Carolinas First team

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As a junior (2010): Appeared in 19 matches, including five

starts…Posted 27 kills and a .229 hitting percent-age…Notched 17 blocks and 15 digs…Recorded three kills, three digs, and two service aces against UC Colorado Springs (Sep. 11)…Tallied at least two kills in seven straight matches (Oct. 1-22)…Record-ed at least one block in six straight matches (Oct. 1-19)…Posted three kills on four swings against Mount Olive (Oct. 1)…Season-high four kills and four blocks at Limestone (Oct. 8)… Equaled her season-high with four kills at Queens (Oct. 19)...Previous School (2008-09): Attended South Florida Community College…Named Best Offensive Play-er...High School: Graduated from St. Lucie West Centennial High School in Port St. Lucie, Fla…Recip-ient of the Coaches Award...Personal: Born on Dec. 30, 1989 in Stuart, Fla…Daughter of David and Pat-ty Singewald…Has one sister, Kayla…Father David ran cross country at Pace University…Majoring in elementary education…Plans to pursue a career as a kindergarten teacher and volleyball coach…More about Jessica: Favorite book: “Harry Potter”…Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate ice cream…Favorite movie: “Pride and Prejudice”…Favorite musical artist: Sublime…Favorite song: “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele…Favorite sports team: LMC volleyball…Favorite athletes: Professional volley-ball players Misty May and Kerri Walsh…Favorite saying by Coach Schneider: “Let’s be great!”…Jessica can’t imagine a week without: Danc-ing…Jessica’s advice to kids: “Never give up! Chase your dreams”…Favorite color: Green…Favorite food: Chocolate…Favorite sports other than volleyball: Football, swimming, soc-cer…People Jessica most admires: Her parents…What people don’t know about Jessica: She still has Pokemon cards…When Jessica was a kid, she tried to be like: The Spice Girls.

PLayer ProfiLes

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA Digs D/S BS BA TB2008 114-32 265 2.32 123 855 .166 11 0.10 37 309 2.71 26 59 852009 125-35 364 2.91 169 1019 .191 23 0.18 46 322 2.58 14 51 652010 118-33 383 3.25 190 1016 .190 30 0.25 31 314 2.66 13 40 53TOTAL 357-100 1012 2.83 482 2890 .183 64 0.18 114 945 2.65 53 150 203

meGan ePPerson’s career statIstIcs

In the record book: Third all-time in kills (1012), digs

(945), and service aces (114)…Sixth in block solos (53) and block assists (150)…Seventh in kills per set (2.83), total blocks (203), and points per set (3.51)…Eighth in sets played (357) and matches played (100)...As a junior (2010): All-Conference Carolinas First team…Conference Carolinas all-Tournament team… Led the team and second in the conference in kills (383) and kills per set (3.25)… Second on the team in points (447), digs (314), and digs per set (2.66)…Recorded 18 double-doubles, including 10 in conference play…Posted at least 10 kills in 26 of 33 matches…Notched at least 10 digs in 19 matches…Opened the season with a double-double against USC Aiken (Sep. 3), notching 12 kills and 14 digs…Recorded at least eight kills in 27 straight matches (Sep. 4-Nov. 9)…Posted five straight double-doubles (Sep. 6-11)…Season-high 21 kills and 19 digs against Fort Lewis (Sep. 11)…Followed with 19 kills and 15 digs against UC-Colorado Springs (Sep. 11)…Five straight dou-ble-doubles in conference play (Sep. 24-Oct. 2)…Season-high six consecutive double-doubles (Oct. 16-27)…Equaled a season-high with 19 digs and added 18 kills at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 22)…Notched a season-high .562 hitting percentage with 10 kills on 16 swings against Mount Olive (Nov. 9) in the first round of the conference tournament…Season-high five blocks against Queens (Nov. 12) in the semifinal round…Tallied 13 digs against Wingate (Nov. 19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...As a sophomore (2009): All-Conference Carolinas Second team…Second on the team and eighth in the conference in kills per set (2.91)…Second on the team in points (449.5), points per game (3.59), digs (322), and digs per set (2.58)…Notched 10 double-doubles…Posted at least 10 kills in 20 matches…Notched at least 10 digs in 14 matches…Season-high 19 digs against Charleston (Aug. 28)…Posted a double-double with 16 kills and 13 digs against Lincoln Memorial (Sep. 4)…Notched a season-high 17 kills against St. Andrews (Sep. 19) and Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 22)…Season-best four straight double-doubles (Oct. 23-24)…Equaled a season-high with 17 kills and added 15 digs against Anderson (Nov. 13)…Posted nine kills and 18 digs against Flagler in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...As a freshman (2008): Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year…Ranked 10th in the conference in blocks per set (0.75)…Second on the team in kills (2.32), blocks per set (0.75), digs (309), and digs per set (2.71)…Posted six double-doubles…Had at least 10 kills in 12 matches…Posted at least 10 digs in 13 matches…Notched 14 kills against West Virginia State (Aug. 30)…Posted double-dou-bles against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 9) and Lincoln Memorial (Sep. 13)…Season-high 15 kills against Mars Hill (Sep. 13)…Back-to-back 12-kill performances against Limestone (Sep. 20) and Belmont Abbey (Sep. 23)…Had nine kills and 17 digs against Pfeiffer (Oct. 1)…Posted a double-double against Mount Olive (Oct. 24) with 12 kills and 21 digs…Notched a double-double against Pfeiffer (Oct. 28) with 11 kills and a season-high 23 digs…Posted 18 digs in the regular season finale at Barton (Nov. 8)...High School: Graduated from Lake Central High School in St. John, Ind…Coached by Amber Alm…All-conference and all-region first team…Offensive Player of the Year…Played club volleyball for Celtic Force…Coached by Kim Rosenlund…Personal: Born on May 8, 1990 in St. John, Ind…Daughter of Daurss and Pattie Epperson…Has one sister, Julianne…Majoring in business administration…Plans to attend graduate school...More about Megan: Favorite book: “Something Borrowed”…Fa-vorite midnight snack: Oreos…Favorite movie: “The Town”…Favorite musical artist: Rascal Flatts…Favorite song: “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” by Jake Owen…Favorite sports teams: Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago White Sox…Favorite color: Purple…Favorite food: Deep dish pizza…People Megan most admires: Her parents.

Cat. No. Date OpponentKills 21 9.11.10 Fort LewisPct. .562 11.5.10 Mount OliveDigs 23 10.28.08 PfeifferAsst. 3 Five timesAces 10 9.25.09 Mount OliveBlocks 10 10.1.08 Pfeiffer

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Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA Digs D/S BS BA TB2010 40-19 27 0.68 11 70 .229 1 0.03 4 15 0.38 0 17 17TOTAL 40-19 27 0.68 11 70 .229 1 0.03 4 15 0.38 0 17 17

JessIca sInGeWald’s career statIstIcs

2011 Senior ClassFrom Left to Right: Megan Epperson, Jessica Singewald.

Cat. No. Date OpponentKills 4 Two timesPct. .750 10.1.10 Mount OliveDigs 3 Three timesAsst. 1 9.3.10 WingateAces 2 Two timesBlocks 4 10.8.10 Limestone

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Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA Digs D/S BS BA TB2009 98-29 67 0.68 9 173 .335 979 9.99 32 188 1.92 6 30 362010 118-33 116 0.98 25 325 .280 1158 9.81 50 208 1.76 5 35 40TOTAL 216-62 183 0.85 34 498 .299 2137 9.89 82 396 1.83 11 65 76

meGan mItchell’s career statIstIcs

In the record book: Second in program history in total

assists (2137)…Third in assists per match (9.89)…Tenth in service aces (82)...As a sophomore (2010): All-Conference Carolinas First team…Conference Carolinas all-Tournament team…Conference Carolinas Player of the Week…Third-best single-season assist total (1156) in program history…Fifth-best single-season assist average in program history (9.81)…Posted at least 40 assists in 10 matches …Five matches with at least 50 as-sists…Had at least three service aces in seven matches…Five double-doubles…Posted at least five kills in nine matches…Led the team and the conference in assists, assists per match…Led the team in service aces (50)…Fourth on the team in digs (208) and digs per set (1.76)…Back-to-back matches with 51 assists against Fort Lewis (Sep. 11) and UC-Colorado Springs (Sep. 11)…Posted a double-double against Fort Lewis with 51 assists and a season-high 19 digs…Notched six kills on seven swings against Queens (Sep. 13) to post a .857 hitting percentage…Posted six kills and 41 as-sists against Limestone (Sep. 24)…Notched 52 as-sists against Belmont Abbey (Sep. 29)…Recorded a season-high 55 assists at Pfeiffer (Oct. 5)…Posted eight kills on nine swings at Limestone (Oct. 8) to go along with 42 assists…Season-best 10 kills and .909 hitting percentage at Mount Olive (Nov. 5)...As a freshman (2009): All-Conference Carolinas Second team…Conference Carolinas Player of the Week…Fourth-best single-season as-sist average (9.99) in school history…Fifth-best single-season assist total in program his-tory (979)…Led the team in total assists, assists per set, and service aces (32)…Fifth in digs (188) and digs per set (1.92)…Appeared in 29 matches…Posted at least 40 assists in seven matches…Five double-doubles…Posted 35 assists and a season-high six kills against Carson-Newman (Sep. 5)…Notched a double-double with 47 assists and 14 digs against Pfeiffer (Sep. 12)…Posted six kills with a season-best hitting percentage of .714 at St. An-drews (Sep. 19)…Back-to-back matches with at least 40 assists against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 22) and Mount Olive (Sep. 25)…Notched at least 45 assists while posting a pair of dou-ble-doubles in back-to-back matches against Limestone (Oct. 10) and Lander (Oct. 23)…Season-high 49 assists against Lander…Had 45 assists against Anderson (Nov. 6)…Nearly tallied a double-double with 47 assists and nine digs against Flagler (Nov. 20) in the open-ing round of the NCAA Tournament...High School: Graduated from Douglas High School in Minden, Nev…Coached by Suzi Townsell…MVP of the Las Vegas High School Invitational and Sierra League as a senior…Three-time all-Northern Nevada selection…Named to the all-State Academic Team on three occasions…All-State Academic Team MVP as a senior…Three-time all-Sierra League honoree…Played club volleyball for Silver State Volleyball Club…Coached by Justin Malley...Personal: Born on May 10, 1991 in Santa Barbara, Calif…Daughter of Andrew and Beth Mitchell…Has one brother, Trevor…Majoring in business ad-ministration with minors in psychology and mathematics…Member of Sigma Beta Delta, Alpha Chi, and the honors program...More about Megan: Favorite movie: “The Town”…Favorite musical artist: Jason Aldean…Favorite saying by Coach Schneider: “Let’s be great today”…Most thrilling moment in sports: Back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances…Favorite color: Purple…Favorite food: In’n’out Burger.

Cat. No. Date OpponentKills 10 11.5.10 Mount OlivePct. .909 11.5.10 Mount OliveDigs 19 Two timesAsst. 55 10.5.10 PffeifferAces 5 10.1.10 Mount OliveBlocks 4 Two times

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Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA Digs D/S BS BA TB2009 112-32 288 2.57 123 730 .226 1 0.01 5 76 0.68 3 55 582010 113-32 249 2.20 114 706 .191 34 0.30 33 281 2.49 7 24 31TOTAL 225-64 537 2.39 237 1436 .209 35 0.16 38 357 1.59 10 79 89

taylor clendenIn’s career statIstIcs

As a sophomore (2010): Ap-peared in 32 matches, includ-

ing 29 starts…Third on the team in kills (249), kills per set (2.20), digs (281), and digs per set (2.49)…Posted five double-doubles and one triple-dou-ble…Season-high 33 assists at Converse (Sep. 6)…Three straight double-doubles (Sep. 10-11)…Near-ly posted a double-double with 13 kills and nine digs against Limestone (Sep. 24)…Notched a sea-son-best .571 hitting percentage against Converse (Sep. 25)…Season-high 18 kills at Belmont Abbey (Sep. 29)…Posted a triple-double with 15 kills, 22 assists, and 11 digs at Pfeiffer (Oct. 5)…Season-high 19 digs at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 22)…Recorded a dou-ble-double with 11 kills and 11 digs against Pfeiffer (Nov. 2)...As a freshman (2009): Appeared in 32 matches…Third on the team in kills (288) and kills per set (2.57)…Fifth in blocks (58)…Posted 11 kills in her collegiate debut against Davis & Elkins (Aug. 28)…Recorded a season-high .571 hitting percent-age against Francis Marion (Aug. 29)…Notched at least 10 kills in four straight matches (Sep. 5-15)…Season-high seven digs against Carson-Newman (Sep. 5)…Posted eight kills and a season-high six blocks at Coker (Sep. 18)…Four straight matches with at least 10 kills (Sep. 22-30)…Notched 15 kills against Limestone (Oct. 10)…Season-high 16 kills at Lander (Oct. 23)…Recorded 12 kills and six digs against Flagler (Nov. 20) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament...High School: Graduated from North Iredell High School in States-ville, N.C…Coached by Natalie Triblle...Most Improved…Recipient of the Raider Award for putting the team before herself…Two-time all-conference and all-county selection…Led the team in blocking in 2008…Member of 2009 state championship team...Personal: Born on Feb. 10, 1991 in Statesville, N.C…Daughter of Tim Clendenin, Jerry Turner, and Susan Turner…Has one brother, Matthew Turner, and one sister, Casey Clendenin…Cousin Lo-gan Feimster plays football at Wake Forest…Majoring in art and design with a minor in business administration…Plans to attend graduate school...More about Taylor: Favorite midnight snack: Oreos…Favorite movie: “Pirates of the Caribbean”…Favorite musical art-ist: Jason Aldean…Favorite saying by Coach Schneider: “Squirrel!”…Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the state championship in high school…Taylor’s advice to kids: “Don’t give up”…Favorite color: Purple…Best advice Taylor has ever been given: “Obstacles don’t have to stop you, just find a way around them”…When people first meet Taylor, they think: She’s really quiet.

Cat. No. Date OpponentKills 18 9.29.10 Belmont AbbeyPct. .583 9.18.10 CokerDigs 19 10.22.10 Lenoir-RhyneAsst. 5 10.27.10 Belmont AbbeyAces 5 10.30.10 CokerBlocks 6 Three times

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Junior ∙ Setter ∙ 5-9Minden, Nev.Douglas HS

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Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA Digs D/S BS BA TB2010 106-31 14 0.13 21 86 -0.81 53 0.50 0 393 3.71 0 0 0TOTAL 106-31 14 0.13 21 86 -0.81 53 0.50 0 393 3.71 0 0 0

dana olIVer’s career statIstIcs

As a sophomore (2010): All-Conference Carolinas Third

Team…First on the team and third in the confer-ence in digs per set (3.71)…Posted at least 15 digs on 10 occasions…Tallied at least 10 digs in five straight matches (Sep. 10-13)…Notched 27 digs against Grand Canyon (Sep. 10)…Season-high 30 digs at UC-Colorado Springs…Posted at least 10 digs in nine straight matches (Sep. 29-Oct. 27)…Notched 24 digs at Belmont Abbey (Sep. 29)…Tal-lied 29 savers at Barton (Nov. 6)…As a freshman (2008): Attended Miami Dade College…Posted 28 kills on 58 swings in limited action…High School: Graduated from Hollywood Hills High School in Hollywood, Fla…Coached by Jenna Andrews…Played club volleyball for Wildfire Volleyball Club…Coached by Ore Pablos…Personal: Full name is Dana Grave Oliver…Born on June 26, 1990 in North Miami, Fla…Daughter of Robert and Grecia Oliver…Has three brothers, Eric, Michael and An-thony…Brother Anthony played football at Florida International…Majoring in Art and Design…More about Dana: Favorite midnight snack: Peanut but-ter…Favorite movie: “Super Bad”…Favorite musi-cal artist: Alicia Keys…Favorite saying by Coach Schneider: “Don’t go until you know!”…Favorite color: Purple…Favorite sport other than volleyball: Football…Person Dana most admires: Her grand-mother…Best advice Dana has ever been given: “Live and let live”.

Cat. No. Date OpponentKills 10 11.5.10 Mount OlivePct. .909 11.5.10 Mount OliveDigs 19 Two timesAsst. 55 10.5.10 PffeifferAces 5 10.1.10 Mount OliveBlocks 4 Two times

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High School: Graduated from West Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, N.C…Coached by Jan Stanley…Member of state and

conference championship team…Played club volleyball for Biltmore Volleyball Academy…Coached by Tony Fontanelle...Personal: Full name is Molly Caroline Corhn…Born on June 2, 1992 in Hendersonville, N.C…Daughter of Glenn and Shawn Corhn…Has an older sister, Allyson (24), and an older brother, Daniel (21)…Sister Allyson played volleyball for Carson-Newman College…Majoring in physical education…Plans to pursue a teaching and coach-ing career...More about Molly: Favorite books: “Water for Elephants”, The Bible…Favorite midnight snack: S ‘mores…Favorite movies: “The Incredibles”, “Twilight”…Favorite musi-cal artists: Eric Church, Miranda Lambert…Favorite song: “You Make It Look So Easy” by Eric Church…Favorite sports teams: Boston Red Sox, Duke, Clemson, Appalachian State…Favorite athletes: US Olympic volleyball players Misty May and Kerri Walsh…Molly can’t imagine a week without: Sleep…Molly is as good as anyone at: Talking…Molly’s advice to kids: “Go after what you want, and always follow your heart”…Favorite color: Purple…Favorite foods: Steak, salad, Italian…Favorite sport other than soccer: Baseball…People Molly most admires: Her mother, sister, God, Jesus…Best advice Molly has ever been giv-en: “Don’t settle for anything less than great”…What people don’t know about Molly: She can be shy…When Molly was a kid, she tried to be like: Her sister, Allyson...When people first meet Molly, they think: She’s sweet, funny, and going to have a good time.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA Digs D/S BS BA TB2010 80-27 116 1.45 55 298 .205 6 0.08 5 61 0.76 7 55 62TOTAL 80-27 116 1.45 55 298 .205 6 0.08 5 61 0.76 7 55 62

lauren fox’s career statIstIcs

As a freshman (2010): Ap-peared in 27 matches…Re-

corded 116 kills and a .205 hitting percentage…Posted 61 digs and 62 blocks…Season-high 13 kills against Grand Canyon (Sep. 10) with a .423 hitting percentage…Posted a season-high seven blocks against Fort Lewis (Sep. 11)…Notched 11 kills and a .318 hitting percentage at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 22)…Season-high 11 digs against Lander (Oct. 23)…Perfect 6-for-6 on the attack against Coker (Oct. 30)…Registered eight kills against Wingate (Nov. 19) in the NCAA Southeast Regional...High School: Graduated from Sachse High School in Garland, Texas…Three-time academic all-district honoree…Two-time all-district performer…School record-holder for single-season blocks and hitting percent-age…Member of two-time regional championship team…Played club volleyball for Texas Assault…Coached by Matoya Parker...Personal: Born on Oct. 18, 1991 in Wylie, Texas…Daughter of Thomas and Joan Fox…Has two brothers, Chris Woods and Ryan Fox…Has two sisters, Genny Woods and Maggie Fox…Majoring in biology…Plans to attend gradu-ate school...More about Lauren: Favorite midnight snack: Cereal…Favorite movie: “She’s the Man”…Favorite musical artist: Lil’ Wayne…Favorite sports team: Dallas Mavericks…Lauren can’t imagine a week without: Her cell phone…Lauren’s advice to kids: “Don’t trust strangers”…Favorite color: Baby blue…Favorite food: Italian…Favorite sport other than volleyball: Basketball…Person Lau-ren most admires: Her mother…When Lauren was a kid, she tried to be like: A princess…When people first meet Lauren, they think: She’s tall.

Cat. No. Date OpponentKills 13 9.10.10 Grand CanyonPct. 1.000 10.30.10 CokerDigs 11 10.23.10 LanderAsst. 2 10.23.10 LanderAces 1 Five timesBlocks 7 9.11.10 Fort Lewis

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High School: Graduated from North Iredell High School in Statesville, N.C…Coached by Natalie Tribble…Raider Award as a senior…Most Im-

proved as a freshman…Played club volleyball for I.C. Stars…Coached by Mark Medich and Ja-son Morrison...Personal: Full name is Kallai Virginia Johnston…Born on Sep. 8, 1993 in States-ville, N.C…Daughter of David and Kathy Johnston…Has one brother, Mark…Majoring in wildlife biology...More about Kallai: Favorite books: The “Twilight” series…Favorite midnight snack: Cookies…Favorite movie: “The Notebook”…Favorite musical artist: Anything country…Favor-ite song: “Country Girl Shake It for Me” by Luke Bryan…Favorite sports team: North Carolina State…Favorite athlete: US Olympic volleyball player Misty May…Kallai can’t imagine a week without: Her cell phone, computer or TV…Kallai’s advice to kids: “Be involved in sports, fam-ily and church. It will keep you out of trouble”…Favorite color: Orange…Favorite foods: Pizza and macaroni and cheese…Favorite sport other than volleyball: Football…Person Kallai most admires: Her mother…Best advice Kallai has ever been given: “Never give up on something you want”…What people don’t know about Kallai: She hunts…When people first meet Kallai, they think: She’s quiet.

High School: Graduated from Middle Creek High School in Apex, N.C…Coached by Rosemarie Piccirillo…Two-time all-conference performer…

Team MVP and captain as a senior…Also holds the school record in the pole vault…First female in school history to qualify for the regional championships in the pole vault…Played club vol-leyball for Club Red…Coached by Brian Allen and Rita Stubbs…Two-time member of regional championship all-tournament team...Personal: Born on June 15, 1993 in Raleigh, N.C…Daugh-ter of David Pritchett and Tammy Dooley-Pritchett…Has one sister, Shannon…Majoring in pre-professional biology…Plans to attend optometry school and pursue a professional volleyball career...More about Taylor: Favorite books: “Harry Potter”, “The Host”, “The Hunger Games”, “The Eternal Ones”, “Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday”…Favorite midnight snack: Pretzels and Nutella…Favorite movies: “Good Will Hunting”, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, “Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “Winnie the Pooh”…Favorite musical artists: Hanson, Billy Joel…Favorite songs: “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain and “New York State of Mind” by Billy Joel…Favorite athlete: Alisha Glass of Penn State University…Taylor can’t imagine a week without: Music…Favorite color: Blue…Favorite food: Kraft macaroni and cheese…Favorite sport other than vol-leyball: Hockey…People Taylor most admires: Her parents and club coach, Rita Stubbs…What people don’t know about Taylor: She wants to learn sign language…When Taylor was a kid, she tried to be like: Former US national soccer player, Mia Hamm.

High School: Graduated from Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio…Coached by Greg Ulland…Four-time Greater Miami Conference

all-Academic Award recipient…Three-time all-GMC performer…Played club volleyball for Team Z…Coached by Floyd Deaton...Personal: Full name is Sariah M. Suryadevara…Born on Mar. 24, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio…Daughter of Kumar Suryadevara…Has one brother, Sejus…Majoring in pre-professional biology with a minor in Spanish...More about Sariah: Favorite books: The “Hunger Games” and “Twilight” series…Favorite midnight snacks: Ice cream, ce-real, or Wheat Thins…Favorite movie: “The Lion King”…Favorite musical artists: Lifehouse, Joshua Radin, Kanye West, or Nicki Minaj…Favorite song: The Lion King theme song…Sariah can’t imagine a week without: Sleep…Sariah’s advice to kids: “Pick something in life and be the best that you can be at it”…Favorite color: Green…Favorite foods: Pasta and Nutella (but not together)…Favorite sport other than volleyball: Racquetball…People Sariah admires most: Her family…Best advice Sariah has ever been given: “Stay true to yourself”…What people don’t know about Sariah: She loves to bake…When Sariah was a kid, she tried to be like: The pink Power Ranger…When people first meet Sariah, they think: She’s really chill.

High School: Graduated from Western Harnett High School in Lillington, N.C…Two-time all-conference selection…Member of conference cham-

pionship team…Coaches Award as a senior…Four-year starter…Played club volleyball for Club Red Volleyball…Coached by Brian Allen...Personal: Born on May 25, 1993 in Broadway, N.C…Daughter of Greg and Sharon Thomas…Has one brother, Aaron, and one sister, Amanda…Majoring in secondary education…Plans to pursue a career as a high school physical educa-tion teacher...More about Laura: Favorite midnight snack: Cheez-Its…Favorite movie: “Fried Green Tomatoes”…Favorite musical artist: Rascal Flatts…Favorite song: “Every Day” by Rascal Flatts…Favorite sports team: East Carolina University…Laura can’t imagine a week without: Food…Laura’s advice to kids: “Strive to be the best in everything you do”…Favorite color: Lime green…Favorite foods: Ribs, pasta, crab legs…Favorite sport other than volleyball: Football…Person Laura most admires: her mother…Best advice Laura has ever been given: “Never give up”…What people don’t know about Laura: She eats croutons just for a snack…When Laura was a kid, she tried to be like: Her sister…When people first meet Laura, they think: “Oh she must play basketball”.

High School: Graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Calif…Offensive Player of the Year…Most Inspirational...Played club vol-

leyball for Impact Volleyball Club…Coached by Kolby Kong...Personal: Born on Oct. 9, 1991…Daughter of Daniel and Lynda Niemiec…Has one brother, Nick…Majoring in athletic training…Plans to attend graduate school for physical therapy...Community service while at LMC in-cludes Mountain Day...More about Candace: Favorite book: “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”…Favorite midnight snack: Popcorn…Favorite movie: “The Sandlot”…Favorite musi-cal artist: Lady Antebellum…Favorite song: “Just a Kiss” by Lady Antebellum…Favorite sports team: Detroit Red Wings…Favorite athlete: Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins…Favor-ite saying by Coach Schneider: “If you don’t go, you won’t know”…Candace’s advice to kids: “Never give up and dream big”…Favorite color: Blue…Favorite food: Chips and salsa…Favorite sport other than volleyball: Hockey…Person Candace most admires: Her mother…Best advice Candace has ever been given: “Never give up because you’ll never know what might hap-pen”…What people don’t know about Candace: She hates it when people touch her elbows…When Candace was a kid, she tried to be like: Her brother…When people first meet Candace, they think: She’s a goofball.

kallaI Johnston

Freshman ∙ Middle Blocker ∙ 5-10Statesville, N.C.North Iredell HS

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Freshman ∙ Defensive Specialist ∙ 5-6Huntington Beach, Calif.Edison HS

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Freshman ∙ Setter ∙ 5-10Apex, N.C.Middle Creek HS

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Freshman ∙ Libero ∙ 5-6Cincinnati, OhioSycamore HS

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The Bobcats put together another dominant season in 2010, posting a 25-8 overall record and running the table in Conference Carolinas play en route to the program’s 12th league title in the last 13 years. Lees-McRae opened the Wes Schneider era on a rocky note, dropping each of its four matches on opening weekend before going on a tear, winning 16 of its next 18 matches to start the season with a 16-6 record.

After opening conference play with a 3-1 victory at Converse and a pair of hard-fought wins against Grand Canyon and Winona State in Colorado, the Bobcats suffered two heart-breaking five-set setbacks on the second day of the Hyatt Place Volleyball Invitational against Fort Lewis and Colorado Springs on Sep. 11. The Bobcats returned to their winning ways over the next week, recording three consecutive straight-set sweeps against Queens, Coker, and Erskine in conference play.

Lees-McRae continued its strong play over the next several weeks, nev-er surrendering more than one set until squaring off against rising regional power Tusculum on Oct. 16. The Pioneers pushed the Bobcats to the brink, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to even the match at 2-2 with a masterful fourth-set win to send the contest to a decisive fifth frame. The Bobcats would answer the call, edging the Pioneers by a tally of 15-9 to claim the thrilling five-set victory and keep their winning streak alive.

Following a hard-fought five-set win over Queens on Oct. 19, Coach Sch-neider’s squad suffered an unexpected setback on Oct. 22, falling to Lenoir-Rhyne University in five sets to snap the winning streak. The Bobcats recov-ered in dominating fashion, sweeping each of their next nine matches in straight sets en route to the conference tournament title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Lees-McRae faced a tough draw in the regional tournament, earning the eighth seed while drawing top-seeded and No. 25 Wingate University in the opening round. The Bobcats’ run would end there, as Wingate withstood sev-eral spurts of strong play by LMC to advance in straight sets.

Several Bobcats garnered individual recognition in 2010, including senior Whitney Justice, who earned Daktronics NCAA Division II all-Southeast Re-gion honors for the second straight season. Justice was also named the Con-ference Carolinas Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while being named the league’s scholar athlete. Junior Megan Epperson and sophomore Megan Mitchell joined Justice on the all-Conference Carolinas First team, while sophomore Dana Oliver earned a spot on the third team.

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The 2010 Lees-McRae BobcatsFront Row (L-R): Taylor Stice, Taylor Clendenin, Whitney Justice, Meme Brown. Second Row: Chloe Casas, Candace Niemiec, Dana Oliver, Megan Mitchell, Megan Epperson, Kortnie Curry. Back Row: Head Coach Wes Schneider, Lauren Hall, Jessica Singewald, Lauren Fox, Assistant Coach James Goodridge.

Whitney JusticeTwo-time Daktronics all-Region selection

Megan Mitchell2010 all-Conference Carolinas First team



cRae Athletics: Success Elevated2010 statistiCs

Overall record: 25-8 Conference Carolinas: 18-0 Home: 14-4 Away: 9-2 Neutral: 2-2

ATTACK SET SERVE ## Name SP MP-MS K K/Set E TA Pct A A/Set TA Pct SA SA/Set SE TA Pct 15 Whitney Justice 118 33-32 364 3.08 78 768 .372 3 0.03 54 .056 35 0.30 53 464 .886 32 Meme Brown 29 14-6 31 1.07 10 74 .284 1 0.03 6 .167 13 0.45 14 90 .844 2 Megan Mitchell 118 33-32 116 0.98 25 325 .280 1158 9.81 2546 .455 50 0.42 76 427 .822 9 Jessica Singewald 40 19-5 27 0.68 11 70 .229 1 0.03 8 .125 4 0.10 12 65 .815 8 Chloe Casas 108 31-13 5 0.05 1 19 .211 28 0.26 107 .262 30 0.28 44 395 .889 13 Lauren Fox 80 27-23 116 1.45 55 298 .205 6 0.08 41 .146 5 0.06 32 184 .826 12 Taylor Stice 115 33-19 140 1.22 68 371 .194 48 0.42 182 .264 5 0.04 6 65 .908 7 Taylor Clendenin 113 32-29 249 2.20 114 706 .191 34 0.30 183 .186 33 0.29 60 429 .860 6 Megan Epperson 118 33-32 383 3.25 190 1016 .190 30 0.25 179 .168 31 0.26 32 403 .921 10 Lauren Hall 1 1-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 5 Dana Oliver 106 31-1 14 0.13 21 86 -.081 53 0.50 222 .239 0 0.00 6 28 .786 14 Kortnie Curry 6 6-0 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 0 0.00 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 LEES-MCRAE 118 33-33 1445 12.25 574 3735 .233 1362 11.54 3530 .386 206 1.75 335 2550 .869 Opponents 118 33-33 1159 9.82 708 3713 .121 1060 8.98 3498 .303 157 1.33 192 2255 .915

RECEPT DIG BLOCKING ## Name S RE TA Pct DIG Dig/S BS BA Total Blk/S BE BHE POINTS Pts/Set 15 Whitney Justice 118 9 66 .864 102 0.86 14 74 88 0.75 5 0 450.0 3.81 32 Meme Brown 29 0 0 .000 7 0.24 1 13 14 0.48 2 0 51.5 1.78 2 Megan Mitchell 118 0 2 1.000 208 1.76 5 35 40 0.34 9 14 188.5 1.60 9 Jessica Singewald 40 0 3 1.000 15 0.38 0 17 17 0.43 4 0 39.5 0.99 8 Chloe Casas 108 10 50 .800 187 1.73 0 1 1 0.01 0 2 35.5 0.33 13 Lauren Fox 80 0 17 1.000 61 0.76 7 55 62 0.77 5 1 155.5 1.94 12 Taylor Stice 115 3 44 .932 56 0.49 4 54 58 0.50 1 2 176.0 1.53 7 Taylor Clendenin 113 34 581 .941 281 2.49 7 24 31 0.27 5 3 301.0 2.66 6 Megan Epperson 118 39 638 .939 314 2.66 13 40 53 0.45 8 0 447.0 3.79 10 Lauren Hall 1 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 5 Dana Oliver 106 38 495 .923 393 3.71 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 14.0 0.13 14 Kortnie Curry 6 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TEAM 21 LEES-MCRAE 118 154 2119 .927 1624 13.76 51 313 207.5 1.76 39 26 1858.5 15.75 Opponents 118 205 2277 .910 1511 12.81 51 288 195.0 1.65 71 41 1511.0 12.81



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Date Opponent Score Match results Overall Conf Time AttendSep 03 USC AIKEN @ 2-3 21-25,25-20,19-25,25-22,12-15 0-1 0-0 1:58 50Sep 03 WINGATE @ 0-3 20-25,21-25,9-25 0-2 0-0 1:15 81Sep 04 PALM BEACH ATLANTIC @ 0-3 14-25,21-25,10-25 0-3 0-0 1:05 243Sep 04 #22 FLAGLER @ 0-3 13-25,21-25,26-28 0-4 0-0 1:10 109Sep 06 at Converse * 3-1 26-24,17-25,25-22,25-11 1-4 1-0 100Sep 10 vs Grand Canyon # 3-2 20-25,21-25,25-17,26-24,15-13 2-4 1-0 1:46 51Sep 10 vs Winona State # 3-0 26-24,25-21,25-22 3-4 1-0 1:10 62Sep 11 vs Fort Lewis # 2-3 25-23,25-21,23-25,21-25,12-15 3-5 1-0 1:50 55Sep 11 at UC-Colorado Springs # 2-3 21-25,30-28,25-23,20-25,8-15 3-6 1-0 1:52 190Sep 13 QUEENS * 3-0 25-9,25-16,25-19 4-6 2-0 1:05 125Sep 18 at Coker * 3-0 25-14,25-17,25-11 5-6 3-0 1:05 54Sep 22 at Erskine * 3-0 25-20,25-18,25-12 6-6 4-0 Sep 24 LIMESTONE * 3-1 25-15,25-21,22-25,25-16 7-6 5-0 1:38 211Sep 25 CONVERSE * 3-0 25-15,25-7,25-16 8-6 6-0 1:00 145Sep 29 at Belmont Abbey * 3-1 25-15,25-16,24-26,25-19 9-6 7-0 1:32 190Oct 01 MOUNT OLIVE * 3-0 25-18,25-16,25-19 10-6 8-0 1:16 285Oct 02 BARTON * 3-0 26-24,25-19,27-25 11-6 9-0 1:13 123Oct 05 at Pfeiffer * 3-1 23-25,25-19,25-21,25-22 12-6 10-0 1:37 88Oct 8 at Limestone * 3-1 23-25,26-24,25-19,25-19 13-6 11-0 1:45 122Oct 16 ERSKINE * 3-0 25-23,25-21,25-21 14-6 12-0 1:11 205Oct 16 TUSCULUM 3-2 25-20,25-19,19-25,6-25,15-9 15-6 12-0 1:43 312Oct 19 at Queens * 3-2 18-25,25-17,25-23,20-25,15-9 16-6 13-0 2:15 233Oct 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne 2-3 14-25,25-17,22-25,25-23,10-15 16-7 13-0 1:57 375Oct 23 LANDER 3-0 26-24,25-18,25-13 17-7 13-0 1:15 142Oct 27 BELMONT ABBEY * 3-0 25-14,25-23,25-21 18-7 14-0 1:07 215Oct 30 COKER * 3-0 25-13,25-10,25-13 19-7 15-0 1:01 214Nov 02 PFEIFFER * 3-0 25-14,25-15,25-17 20-7 16-0 1:03 281Nov 05 at Mount Olive * 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-11 21-7 17-0 1:05 111Nov 06 at Barton * 3-0 25-13,26-24,25-17 22-7 18-0 Nov 09 MOUNT OLIVE % 3-0 25-12,25-15,25-7 23-7 18-0 0:53 512Nov 12 QUEENS % 3-0 25-21,25-21,25-22 24-7 18-0 1:19 782Nov 14 ERSKINE % 3-0 25-21,25-23,25-12 25-7 18-0 1:10 912Nov 19 vs #25 Wingate ^ 0-3 12-25,23-25,18-25 25-8 18-0 1:13 913

* Conference Carolinas Match@ Carolina Sands Challenge, Banner Elk, N.C.# Colorado Springs Tournament, Colorado Springs, Colo.% Conference Carolinas Tournament, Banner Elk, N.C.^ NCAA Division II Southeast Regional, Wingate, N.C.

TEAM RECORD W-LOverall 25-8Conference 18-0Home 14-4Away 9-2Neutral 2-23 sets 17-44 sets 5-05 sets 3-4

ATTEND Dates Total AverageTotal 33 7491 227Home 18 4947 275Away 11 1463 133Neutral 4 1081 270



cRae Athletics: Success ElevatedConferenCe CaroLinas

Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletic conference made up of 11 teams from North Carolina and South Carolina. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey Col-lege, Coker College, Converse College, Erskine College, Lees-McRae College, Limestone Col-lege, Mount Olive College, Pfeiffer University, Queens University of Charlotte, and St. Andrews Presbyterian College. For the upcoming 2011-12 academic year King College (Bristol, TN) and North Greenville University (Tigerville, SC) will join as full Conference Carolinas league mem-bers.

The league supports eighteen season-ending conference championship tournaments with nine women's and nine men's sports. Sports that are sponsored with NCAA automatic quali-fications include: Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Women's Tennis, Men's Tennis, Men's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, and Women's Volleyball. NCAA regional and national selection opportunities in Men's Soccer, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Golf and Men's Volleyball are also available based on end of year regional rank-ings and/or season results.

Conference Commissioner, Dr. Alan Patterson about the conference says, "Conference Caro-linas is recognized regionally and nationally as a premier NCAA Division II conference which champions scholarship athletics working in concert with student athlete's committed to aca-demic success."

History

Conference Carolinas has a rich tradition in roots that date back to its early initial inception on December 6th, 1930. The conference was formed then as an athletic association "for the greater advantage of the small colleges in North Carolina". The official name given back then was the North State Intercollegiate Conference but known informally as the Old North State Conference.

The birthplace was the Washington Duke Hotel in Durham, NC and the seven charter members were Appalachian, Atlantic Christian (now Barton College), Catawba, Guilford, Elon, High Point, and Lenoir-Rhyne.

The conference followed a policy of expansion for a period of time. Western Carolina became a member in 1933, East Carolina in 1947, Pfeiffer in 1960, Newberry in 1961, and Presbyterian in 1964, followed closely by Mars Hill.

With the acceptance of the first member from South Carolina in Newberry College, a name change became necessary. Thus on May 20, 1961 the official name of the conference was changed to the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) but commonly known less formerly as the Carolinas Conference.

East Carolina resigned in 1962 to join the Southern Conference and Appalachian and Western Carolina followed. Football sponsorship in the Carolinas Conference was dropped in 1973

when Lenoir-Rhyne, Newberry, Presbyterian, and Mars Hill joined the South Atlantic Conference.

Pembroke State University became a first-time member in 1976 followed by Wingate College in 1979, and Lenoir-Rhyne rejoined in 1984.

While Guilford College withdrew in 1988, St. Andrews and Mount Olive were added that same year.

The 1989-90 academic year started a new era as Catawba, Elon, Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate all withdrew to compete in the first year that the South Atlantic Conference would provide championships in all sports, not just football.

The Carolinas Conference then added Belmont Abbey in 1989, Coker College in 1991, and Lees-McRae in 1993.

The 1993-94 academic year brought a change to the conference national affiliation. The conference entered dual membership into both the NAIA DI and NCAA DII affiliation.

The 1995-96 year brought dramatic change to the conference. First, full membership into NCAA Division II was acquired and NAIA affiliation dropped. Thus, this was the first official year of full competition and championship play for the conference in NCAA DII status. Secondly, this was also the same year that Erskine, Longwood, & Queens were accepted as full members of the conference. With Longwood becoming the first Virginia member, another name change occurred and the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (known more universally as the ‘CVAC') was born.

Following the 1997 academic year High Point resigned to join the NCAA DI ranks while in 1998 Limestone soon joined and were quickly followed by An-derson in 1999.

In 2003, Longwood University left the conference to explore possibilities in NCAA Division I. Then in 2005 the CVAC added Converse College as an affiliate member before becoming a full member the following year.

With the lone Virginia school in Longwood leaving, the league decided to go back to their roots and change their name to Conference Carolinas in 2007 and currently still remain one of the elite NCAA DII conferences in the nation.

Many institutions have been members of the league during its rich history including Anderson, Appalachian, Atlantic Christian (now Barton College), Belmont Abbey, Catawba, Coker, Converse, East Carolina, Erskine, Guilford, Elon, High Point, Lees-McRae, Lenoir-Rhyne, Limestone, Longwood, Mars Hill, Mount Olive, Newberry, Pembroke State, Pfeiffer, Presbyterian, Queens, St. Andrews, Western Carolina and Wingate.

Barton is the only remaining charter member followed in longevity by Pfeiffer's membership in 1960 and then Mount Olive's and St. Andrews both joining in 1988.



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School Conf OverallLees-McRae 18-0 25-8Erskine 14-4 20-11Queens (N.C.) 11-7 20-10Belmont Abbey 11-7 18-11Barton 11-7 16-15Pfeiffer 11-7 12-16Limestone 6-12 10-20Mount Olive 4-14 7-23Converse 2-16 3-24Coker 2-16 2-25

2010 conference carolInas standInGs

Freshman of the Year: Kim Amerell, Pfeiffer

Player of the Year: Whitney Justice, Lees-McRae

Coach of the Year: Heather Vahjen, Erskine

Scholar Athlete: Whitney Justice, Lees-McRae

Regular Season Champions: Lees-McRae

2010 conference carolInas aWards

2010 all-conference carolInas teams

First Team

Whitney Justice, Lees-McRae Megan epperson, Lees-McRaeMelissa Ritter, BartonJamie Murray, ErskineSandra Campbell, ErskineBrooke Dodge, ErskineMegan Mitchell, Lees-McRae

Second Team

Kristina Mordini, PfeifferAngela Jubb, Belmont AbbeyBrittany Harvey, QueensAlison Albers, ErskineAlexa Sparrell, QueensCassie Blackmon, BartonLarz Chabra, Erskine

Third Team

Liz Massey, ErskineHolli Dawson, LimestoneKati Wood, BartonKeri Kemp, QueensAnna Gibbs, QueensDana Oliver, Lees-McRaeKay Schellenberg, Belmont Abbey

2010 conference carolInas statIstIcal leaders

HITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum .200/3.0 attacks per game) Player Team G Kills Errs Total Pct-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Whitney Justice Lees-McRae 118 364 78 768 .3722. Brittany Harvey Queens 66 163 48 360 .3193. Sandra Campbell Erskine 114 305 116 648 .2924. Anna Gibbs Queens 90 142 44 349 .2815. Kati Wood Barton 106 257 94 631 .2586. Carly White Mount Olive 108 258 106 606 .2517. April Griggs Coker 87 127 44 337 .2468. Abbie Ovbey Pfeiffer 102 195 77 510 .2319. Chancey Sebranek Barton 99 180 82 433 .22610. Jamie Murray Erskine 91 208 82 558 .226

KILLS (Minimum 2.00 per game) Player Team G No. Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Melissa Ritter Barton 99 369 3.732. Megan Epperson Lees-McRae 118 383 3.253. Whitney Justice Lees-McRae 118 364 3.084. Jordan Preville Limestone 86 257 2.995. Kristina Mordini Pfeiffer 98 292 2.986. Val Thoms Converse 95 261 2.757. Sandra Campbell Erskine 114 305 2.688. Meagan Parrott Barton 113 282 2.509. Brittany Harvey Queens 66 163 2.4710. Keri Kemp Queens 102 251 2.46

ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game) Player Team G No. Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Megan Mitchell Lees-McRae 118 1158 9.812. Larz Chabra Erskine 115 1062 9.233. Danielle Seibert Limestone 108 909 8.424. Colleen Wands Pfeiffer 105 881 8.395. Carly Love Barton 111 838 7.556. Kay Schellenberg Belmont Abbey 106 792 7.477. Kailey Preece Mount Olive 92 655 7.128. Molly Bookhart Coker 89 626 7.039. Avery Moore Queens 85 531 6.25

SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.10 per game) Player Team G No. Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Alexa Sparell Queens 99 51 0.522. Danielle Seibert Limestone 108 55 0.513. Feliz Ramirez Mount Olive 108 54 0.504. Brittney Barren Queens 93 46 0.495. Holli Dawson Limestone 109 50 0.466. Carly Love Barton 111 50 0.457. Megan Mitchell Lees-McRae 118 50 0.428. Kay Schellenberg Belmont Abbey 106 44 0.429. Taylor Riley Queens 65 22 0.3410. Kristen Peschock Barton 97 32 0.33

BLOCKS (Minimum 0.70 per game) Player Team G Solo Asst Total Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Angela Jubb Belmont Abbey 106 47 80 127.0 1.202. Sandra Campbell Erskine 114 32 101 133.0 1.173. Alison Albers Erskine 111 14 91 105.0 0.954. Carly White Mount Olive 108 22 76 98.0 0.915. Brittany Harvey Queens 66 16 38 54.0 0.826. Anna Gibbs Queens 90 30 43 73.0 0.817. Abbie Ovbey Pfeiffer 102 19 62 81.0 0.798. Lauren Fox Lees-McRae 80 7 55 62.0 0.779. Jamie Murray Erskine 91 4 65 69.0 0.7610. Ashlee Reuter Mount Olive 106 11 69 80.0 0.75

DIGS (Minimum 1.00 per game) Player Team G No. Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Kaci Markham Pfeiffer 104 436 4.192. Brooke Dodge Erskine 115 427 3.713. Dana Oliver Lees-McRae 106 393 3.714. Cassie Blackmon Barton 112 404 3.615. Feliz Ramirez Mount Olive 108 380 3.526. Melissa Ritter Barton 99 332 3.357. Sarah Malpass Queens 92 308 3.358. Rebecca Kerrison Limestone 108 346 3.209. Bri Scalf Converse 88 270 3.0710. Holli Dawson Limestone 109 304 2.79



cRae Athletics: Success Elevatedhonor roLL

AVCA NCAA Division II All-America2006 Lacie Smith (Honorable Mention)2009 Whitney Justice (Honorable Mention)

AVCA NCAA Division II all-Region2000 Jen Calderwood (1st team)2006 Lacie Smith (1st team)2006 Amanda Huffaker (Honorable Mention)2007 Daviana Metti (1st team)2008 Kell Bogdan (Honorable Mention)2009 Whitney Justice (1st team)2009 Luana Rocha (1st team)

Daktronics NCAA Division II all-Region2009 Whitney Justice (2nd team) 2010 Whitney Justice (2nd team)

NCCSIA all-State2006 Lacie Smith2007 Daviana Metti

All-Conference Carolinas1996 Julie Rightmyer (2nd team)1997 Shelly Hetzel (1st team)1997 Deborah Frick (2nd team)1997 Kristy Rightmyer (2nd team)1997 Julie Rightmyer (Honorable Mention)1998 Maureen Arnold (1st team)1998 Shelly Hetzel (1st team)1998 Miki Adams (2nd team)1998 Anne Walton (Honorable Mention)1999 Jen Calderwood (1st team)1999 Jenny McKnight (1st team)1999 Maureen Arnold (2nd team)2000 Jen Calderwood (1st team)2000 Jennifer Smethers (1st team)2000 Jenny McKnight (1st team)2000 Mindy Mansour (Honorable Mention)2001 Courtney Martin (1st team)2001 Jill Morrison (1st team)2001 Tatiana Moore (2nd team)2001 Lenka Jamrichova (2nd team)2002 Jill Morrison (1st team)2002 Tatiana Moore (1st team)2002 Lenka Jamrichova (1st team)2003 Tatiana Moore (1st team)2003 Lenka Jamrichova (1st team)2003 Lacie Smith (2nd team)2003 AD Hunt (Honorable Mention)2004 Tatiana Moore (1st team)2004 Lenka Jamrichova (1st team)2004 Lacie Smith (2nd team)2004 Amanda Huffaker (Honorable Mention)2005 Lacie Smith (1st team)2005 Valia Petrova (1st team)

2005 Olivia Luce (2nd team)2005 Amanda Huffaker (2nd team)2006 Lacie Smith (1st team)2006 Amanda Huffaker (1st team)2006 Caty Honey (Honorable Mention)2007 Daviana Metti (1st team)2007 Kell Bogdan (2nd team)2007 Lauren Dickover (Honorable Mention)2008 Whitney Justice (2nd team)2008 Kell Bogdan (Honorable Mention)2009 Whitney Justice (1st team)2009 Luana Rocha (1st team)2009 Megan Epperson (2nd team)2009 Megan Mitchell (2nd team)2010 Whitney Justice (1st team)2010 Megan Epperson (1st team)2010 Megan Mitchell (1st team)2010 Dana Oliver (3rd team)

All-Conference Carolinas Tournament1996 Kristy Rightmyer1997 Shelly Hetzel1998 Jenny McKnight1998 Kristina McAuley1998 Maureen Arnold (MVP)1999 Jen Calderwood (MVP)1999 Maureen Arnold1999 Jenny McKnight2000 Jen Calderwood (MVP)2000 Mindy Mansour2000 Jenny McKnight2001 Tatiana Moore2001 Jill Morrison2001 Courtney Martin (MVP)2002 Lenka Jamrichova2002 Jill Morrison2002 Tatiana Moore (MVP)2003 Tatiana Moore2003 AD Hunt2003 Lenka Jamrichova (MVP)2004 Tatiana Moore2004 Amanda Huffaker2004 Lenka Jamrichova (MVP)2005 Lacie Smith (MVP)2005 Valia Petrova2005 Amanda Huffaker2006 Amanda Huffaker2006 Daviana Metti2006 Lacie Smith (MVP)2007 Daviana Metti (MVP)2007 Caty Honey2007 Kell Bogdan2009 Trisha Reese2009 Luana Rocha2009 Whitney Justice (MVP)

2010 Megan Mitchell2010 Megan Epperson2010 Whitney Justice (MVP)

Conference Carolinas Player of the Week1997 Deborah Frick1997 Kristy Rightmyer1998 Maureen Arnold (2)1998 Shelly Hetzel2001 Courtney Martin2001 Tatiana Moore2002 Lenka Jamrichova2004 Bridget Thorton2005 Lacie Smith2006 Lacie Smith2007 Daviana Metti2009 Megan Mitchell2009 Luana Rocha

Conference Carolinas Player of the Year1999 Jen Calderwood2000 Jen Calderwood2002 Jill Morrison2003 Tatiana Moore2006 Lacie Smith2009 Whitney Justice2010 Whitney Justice

Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year2001 Tatiana Moore2005 Valia Petrova2008 Megan Epperson2009 Luana Rocha

Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year1997 Chad Esposito1998 Chad Esposito2009 Jaime Petrik

Conference Carolinas Championships1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010

Conference Carolinas Tournament Championships1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010

NCAA Division II Regional1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010

NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen2005

Overall Winning Conference Winning Conference Conference NCAA HeadYear Record Percentage Record Percentage Finish Tournament Tournament Coach1991 12-15 0.444 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Charles “Fish” Gupton1992 17-11 0.607 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Charles “Fish” Gupton1993 4-23 0.148 2-12 0.143 8th/8 T-5th n/a Charles “Fish” Gupton1994 6-18 0.250 5-9 0.357 6th/8 T-5th n/a Teresa Martin1995 1-24 0.040 0-9 0.000 10th/10 T-9th n/a Chad Esposito1996 18-14 0.563 5-4 0.556 5th/10 T-3rd n/a Chad Esposito1997 27-13 0.675 7-0 1.000 1st/8 T-3rd n/a Chad Esposito1998 31-8 0.795 8-0 1.000 1st/9 Champions n/a Chad Esposito1999 25-6 0.806 16-0 1.000 1st/9 Champions 1st Round Michelle Jarzyniecki2000 29-11 0.725 15-1 0.938 1st/9 Champions 1st Round Jim Lodes2001 25-17 0.595 15-1 0.938 1st/9 Champions 1st Round Jim Lodes2002 28-16 0.636 18-0 1.000 1st/10 Champions 2nd Round Jim Lodes2003 31-12 0.721 17-1 0.944 1st/10 Champions 2nd Round Jim Lodes2004 29-9 0.763 16-2 0.889 1st/10 Champions 2nd Round Don Metil2005 29-11 0.725 18-2 0.900 2nd/11 Champions Sweet 16 Jamie Petrik2006 29-8 0.784 18-2 0.900 1st/11 Champions 1st Round Jamie Petrik2007 26-12 0.684 17-3 0.850 1st/11 Champions 1st Round Jamie Petrik2008 17-15 0.531 14-6 0.700 4th/11 T-5th n/a Jamie Petrik2009 29-6 0.829 17-1 0.944 1st/11 Champions 1st Round Jamie Petrik2010 25-8 0.758 18-0 1.000 1st/10 Champions 1st Round Wes Schneider20 seasons 438-257 0.630 226-53 0.810 12 titles 12 titles 11 appearances 8 coaches

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KillsRank Name Kills Years1 Whitney Justice 1347 2007-20102 Lacie Smith 1051 2005-20063 Megan Epperson 1012 2008-present4 Daviana Metti 873 2006-20075 Caty Honey 799 2005-20076 Katie-Marie Legg 686 2006-20097 Amanda Huffaker 652 2005-20068 Natalie Burns 614 2005-20089 Courtney Martin 593 200110 Stephanie Jaeger 574 2003-2004

Kills Per Set (min. 100 sets)Rank Name K/S Years1 Courtney Martin 4.24 20012 Lacie Smith 3.84 2005-20063 Daviana Metti 3.44 2006-20074 Jill Morrison 3.38 20015 Olivia Luce 2.93 2005-20066 Rachel Woods 2.89 20027 Megan Epperson 2.83 2008-present8 Stephanie Jaeger 2.75 2003-20049 Whitney Justice 2.68 2007-201010 Jamie Johnson 2.65 2002 Attack Percentage (min. 500 attempts)Rank Name Pct. Years1 Amanda Huffaker 0.337 2005-20062 Olivia Luce 0.306 2005-20063 Whitney Justice 0.297 2007-20104 Jessica Horton 0.271 2003-20045 Lacie Smith 0.262 2005-20066 Caty Honey 0.247 2005-20077 Shawna Voigt 0.245 20048 Tatiana Moore 0.241 20019 Daviana Metti 0.231 2006-200710 Courtney Martin 0.216 2001

AssistsRank Name Asst. Years1 Lauren Dickover 2340 2006-20092 Megan Mitchell 2137 2009-present3 Trisha Reese 2038 2006-20094 Valia Petrova 1556 20055 Lenka Jamrichova 1467 20016 Rachel Clinton 916 20027 Jenna Neill 859 2003-20048 Brittany Driggers 667 20049 Sarah Byrd 317 200410 Nicole Landschoot 239 2001

Assists Per Set (min. 100 sets)Rank Name A/S Years1 Lenka Jamrichova 11.37 20012 Valia Petrova 11.04 20053 Megan Mitchell 9.89 2009-present4 Jenna Neill 8.10 2003-20045 Rachel Clinton 7.51 20026 Lauren Dickover 5.72 2006-20097 Trisha Reese 5.07 2006-20098 Kell Bogdan 0.60 2007-20089 Marcia Harmon 0.52 2002-200310 Luana Rocha 0.50 2009 Dana Oliver 0.50 2010-present

Service AcesRank Name Aces Years1 Whitney Justice 122 2007-20102 Lacie Smith 116 2005-20063 Megan Epperson 114 2008-present5 Trisha Reese 113 2006-20095 Lauren Dickover 107 2006-20096 Daviana Metti 105 2006-20077 Courtney Martin 104 20018 Kell Bogdan 92 2007-20089 Jill Morrison 87 200110 Megan Mitchell 82 2009-present

Service Aces per set (min. 100 sets)Rank Name Aces/S Years1 Courtney Martin 0.74 20012 Rachel Clinton 0.64 20023 Jill Morrison 0.61 20014 Cheryl Weldy 0.60 20015 Rachel Woods 0.52 20026 Valia Petrova 0.50 20057 Lenka Jamrichova 0.47 20018 Luana Rocha 0.43 2009 Christina Massey 0.43 200110 Lacie Smith 0.42 2005-2006

DigsRank Name Digs Years1 Sarah King 1186 2002-20042 Kell Bogdan 1066 2007-20083 Megan Epperson 945 2008-present4 Lacie Smith 913 2005-20065 Dani Usedom 825 2005-20076 Lauren Dickover 691 2006-20097 Marcia Harmon 685 2002-20038 Luana Rocha 675 20099 Tricia Reese 660 2006-200910 Bridget Thorton 653 2005

Digs Per Set (min. 100 sets)Rank Name D/S Years1 Luana Rocha 5.40 20092 Bridget Thorton 4.50 20053 Kell Bogdan 4.20 2007-20084 Alexis Rowles 4.07 20045 Dana Oliver 3.71 2010-present6 Sarah King 3.65 2002-20047 Lacie Smith 3.33 2005-20068 Carrie Miller 3.17 2002-20049 Jill Morrison 3.16 200110 Marcia Harmon 3.09 2002-2003

Block SolosRank Name Blk-S Years1 Jessica Horton 99 2003-20042 Amanda Huffaker 83 2005-20063 Whitney Justice 64 2007-20104 Katie-Marie Legg 62 2006-2009 Lacie Smith 62 2005-20066 Megan Epperson 53 2008-present7 Jamie Johnson 43 20028 Caty Honey 36 2005-20079 Allyson Kilgore 35 200210 Lindsey McGrady 32 2003 Shawna Voigt 32 2004

Block AssistsRank Name Blk-A Years1 Whitney Justice 293 2007-20102 Katie-Marie Legg 290 2006-20093 Amanda Huffaker 255 2005-20064 Natalie Burns 234 2005-20085 Caty Honey 173 2005-20076 Megan Epperson 150 2008-present7 Jessica Horton 149 2003-20048 Taylor Stice 137 2007-20109 Daviana Metti 121 2006-200710 Lacie Smith 96 2005-2006

Total BlocksRank Name Blk Years1 Whitney Justice 357 2007-20102 Katie-Marie Legg 352 2006-093 Amanda Huffaker 338 2005-064 Natalie Burns 265 2005-085 Jessica Horton 248 2003-046 Caty Honey 209 2005-077 Megan Epperson 203 2008-present8 Lacie Smith 158 2005-20069 Daviana Metti 152 2006-200710 Taylor Stice 151 2007-2010

Block per set (min. 100 sets)Rank Name Blk/S Years1 Amanda Huffaker 1.24 2005-062 Jessica Horton 1.20 2003-043 Jamie Johnson 0.94 20024 Shawna Voigt 0.80 20045 Tatiana Moore 0.79 20016 Katie-Marie Legg 0.76 2006-097 Whitney Justice 0.71 2007-20108 Allyson Kilgore 0.70 2002 Valia Petrova 0.70 200510 Daviana Metti 0.60 2006-2007

PointsRank Name Pts. Years1 Whitney Justice 1679.5 2007-20102 Lacie Smith 1277 2005-063 Megan Epperson 1254 2008-present4 Daviana Metti 1069.5 2006-075 Katie-Marie Legg 944 2006-096 Caty Honey 928.5 2005-077 Amanda Huffaker 923.5 2005-068 Natalie Burns 840 2005-089 Courtney Martin 738.5 200110 Stephanie Jaeger 661 2003-04

Points Per Set (min. 100 sets)Rank Name Pts/S Years1 Courtney Martin 5.28 20012 Lacie Smith 4.66 2005-063 Daviana Metti 4.21 2006-074 Jill Morrison 4.17 20015 Rachel Woods 3.67 20026 Jamie Johnson 3.61 20027 Megan Epperson 3.51 2008-present8 Olivia Luce 3.48 2005-069 Amanda Huffaker 3.40 2005-0610 Whitney Justice 3.35 2007-2010

Sets PlayedRank Name Sets Years1 Natalie Burns 519 2005-082 Whitney Justice 502 2007-20103 Katie-Marie Legg 461 2006-094 Caty Honey 411 2005-075 Lauren Dickover 409 2006-096 Trisha Reese 402 2006-097 Dani Usedom 386 2005-078 Megan Epperson 357 2008-present9 Taylor Stice 338 2007-201010 Sarah King 325 2002-04

Matches PlayedRank Name Sets Years1 Natalie Burns 146 2005-082 Whitney Justice 138 2007-20103 Katie-Marie Legg 136 2006-094 Lauren Dickover 114 2006-09 Taylor Stice 114 2007-20106 Caty Honey 112 2005-077 Trisha Reese 111 2006-097 Dani Usedom 109 2005-078 Megan Epperson 100 2008-present10 Sarah King 93 2002-04

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KillsRank Name Kills Year1 Courtney Martin 593 20012 Daviana Metti 592 20073 Lacie Smith 550 20054 Lacie Smith 501 20065 Jill Morrison 483 20016 Olivia Luce 390 20057 Whitney Justice 386 20098 Megan Epperson 383 20109 Amanda Huffaker 376 200510 Whitney Justice 364 2010 Megan Epperson 364 2009

Kills Per Set (min. 75 sets)Rank Name K/S Years1 Courtney Martin 4.24 20012 Daviana Metti 4.20 20073 Lacie Smith 3.90 20054 Lacie Smith 3.77 20065 Jill Morrison 3.38 20016 Megan Epperson 3.25 20107 Whitney Justice 3.09 20098 Whitney Justice 3.08 20109 Olivia Luce 2.93 200510 Megan Epperson 2.91 2009 Attack Percentage (min. 350 attempts)Rank Name Pct. Years1 Whitney Justice 0.401 20092 Whitney Justice 0.372 20103 Amanda Huffaker 0.351 20054 Amanda Huffaker 0.320 20065 Jessica Horton 0.317 20036 Valia Petrova 0.309 20057 Olivia Luce 0.306 20058 Lacie Smith 0.282 20059 Katie-Marie Legg 0.273 200910 Whitney Justice 0.267 2008

AssistsRank Name Asst. Years1 Valia Petrova 1556 20052 Lenka Jamrichova 1467 20013 Megan Mitchell 1158 20104 Lauren Dickover 1156 20075 Megan Mitchell 979 20096 Rachel Clinton 916 20027 Tricia Reese 898 20068 Jenna Neill 859 20039 Brittany Driggers 667 200410 Lauren Dickover 594 2006

Assists Per Set (min. 75 sets)Rank Name A/S Years1 Lenka Jamrichova 11.37 20012 Valia Petrova 11.04 20053 Lauren Dickover 10.32 20074 Megan Mitchell 9.99 20095 Megan Mitchell 9.81 20106 Jenna Neill 8.59 20037 Rachel Clinton 7.51 20028 Brittany Driggers 7.41 20049 Trisha Reese 6.55 200610 Trisha Reese 4.68 2008

Service AcesRank Name Aces Years1 Courtney Martin 104 20012 Jill Morrison 87 20013 Rachel Clinton 78 20024 Valia Petrova 70 20055 Rachel Woods 63 20026 Cheryl Weldy 62 20017 Daviana Metti 61 2007 Lenka Jamrichova 61 20019 Lacie Smith 60 200510 Kell Bogdan 57 2007

Service Aces per set (min. 75 sets)Rank Name Aces/S Years1 Courtney Martin 0.74 20012 Rachel Clinton 0.64 20023 Jill Morrison 0.61 20014 Cheryl Weldy 0.60 20015 Rachel Woods 0.52 20026 Valia Petrova 0.50 20057 Lenka Jamrichova 0.47 20018 Whitney Justice 0.46 20089 Nichole Landschoot 0.45 200110 Daviana Metti 0.43 2007

DigsRank Name Digs Years1 Luana Rocha 675 20092 Bridget Thorton 653 20053 Kell Bogdan 536 20074 Kell Bogdan 530 20085 Lacie Smith 528 20056 Sarah King 513 20047 Dani Usedom 504 20058 Jill Morrison 452 20019 Alexis Rowles 440 200410 Tatiana Moore 418 2001

Digs Per Set (min. 75 sets)Rank Name D/S Years1 Luana Rocha 5.40 20092 Kell Bogdan 4.77 20083 Sarah King 4.66 20044 Bridget Thorton 4.50 20055 Alexis Rowles 4.07 20046 Carrie Miller 3.84 20047 Kell Bogdan 3.75 20078 Lacie Smith 3.74 20059 Dana Oliver 3.71 201010 Dani Usedom 3.48 2005

Block SolosRank Name Blk-S Years1 Jessica Horton 57 20032 Amanda Huffaker 50 20053 Jamie Johnson 43 20024 Jessica Horton 42 20045 Lacie Smith 36 20056 Allyson Kilgore 35 20027 Amanda Huffaker 33 20068 Shawna Voigt 32 2004 Lindsey McGrady 32 200310 Tatiana Moroe 26 2001 Lacie Smith 26 2006

Block AssistsRank Name Blk-A Years1 Amanda Huffaker 139 20052 Amanda Huffaker 116 20063 Whitney Justice 99 2009 Natalie Burns 99 20075 Tatiana Moore 90 20016 Jessica Horton 83 20047 Katie-Marie Legg 82 20078 Whitney Justice 78 20089 Katie-Marie Legg 77 200910 Valia Petrova 76 2005

Total BlocksRank Name Blk Years1 Amanda Huffaker 189 20052 Amanda Huffaker 149 20063 Jessica Horton 125 20044 Jessica Horton 123 20035 Tatiana Moore 116 2001 Whitney Justice 116 20097 Jamie Johnson 115 20028 Natalie Burns 110 20079 Katie-Marie Legg 104 200710 Valia Petrova 98 2005 Lindsey McGrady 98 2003

Block per set (min. 75 sets)Rank Name Blk/S Years1 Amanda Huffaker 1.23 20052 Jessica Horton 1.23 20033 Jessica Horton 1.17 20044 Amanda Huffaker 1.15 20065 Lindsey McGrady 1.07 20036 Jamie Johnson 0.94 20027 Whitney Justice 0.93 20098 Dana Morgan 0.82 20019 Katie-Marie Legg 0.82 200610 Katie-Marie Legg 0.80 2009

PointsRank Name Pts. Years1 Courtney Martin 738.5 20012 Daviana Metti 709.0 20073 Lacie Smith 671.5 20054 Lacie Smith 605.5 20065 Jill Morrison 596.0 20016 Amanda Huffaker 521.5 20057 Tatiana Moore 463.0 2001 Olivia Luce 463.0 20059 Whitney Justice 456.5 200910 Whitney Justice 450.0 2010

Points Per Set (min. 75 sets)Rank Name Pts/S Years1 Courtney Martin 5.28 20012 Daviana Metti 5.03 20073 Lacie Smith 4.76 20054 Lacie Smith 4.55 20065 Jill Morrison 4.17 20016 Whitney Justice 3.81 20107 Megan Epperson 3.79 20108 Amanda Huffaker 3.67 2005 Rachel Woods 3.67 200210 Whitney Justice 3.65 2009

Sets PlayedRank Name Sets Years1 Tatiana Moore 146 20012 Bridget Thorton 145 2005 Dani Usedom 145 2005 Caty Honey 145 20055 Natalie Burns 144 20076 Kell Bogdan 143 2007 Whitney Justice 143 2007 Jill Morrison 143 20019 Nicole Burns 142 2005 Amanda Huffaker 142 2005

Matches PlayedRank Name Sets Years1 Jill Morrison 42 2001 Tatiana Moore 42 20013 Courtney Martin 41 20014 Dani Usedom 40 2005 Caty Honey 40 2005 Nicole Burns 40 2005 Bridget Thorton 40 2005 Lacie Smith 40 2005 Lenka Jamrichova 40 200510 Christina Massey 39 2001 Amanda Huffaker 39 2005 Valia Petrova 39 2005 Natalie Burns 39 2005

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A Presbyterian-affiliated institution founded in 1900 to serve the educational needs of the Southern Appalachian region, Lees-McRae College continues to provide a quality, values-based education in an ecumenical environment, inspiring and enabling individuals to contribute to a changing society with integrity and civic responsibility. Through a curriculum rooted in a liberal arts core and emphasizing leadership and service, graduates obtain knowledge, skills, and a holistic understanding of themselves and the world.

College History

“Banner’s Elk,” as the village was once called, is said to have been settled around 1850. By the end of the century, the Presbyterian Church was becoming established in the area and in the summer of 1895 Concord Presbytery sent a young student from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia to organize a church at Banner Elk. In 1897, newly ordained, the Reverend Edgar Tufts returned as pastor of the church and remained to serve the community until his death in 1923.

In the winter of 1899, concerned with the limited offering of the district school which was supplemented only by summer school work conducted by the church, Mr. Tufts took some of the young people of the neighborhood into his study for further instruction. This small group, called the Class of 1900, marks the beginning of Lees-McRae College.

Mr. Tufts saw, however, that this effort was not enough and that there was a need for a boarding school, especially for the girls of the mountain region. A small amount of money was raised at a prayer meeting and the promise of lumber and labor made possible the opening in 1900 of a frame dormitory for fourteen girls and one teacher. One of the summer school teachers was Elizabeth A. McRae, originally of South Carolina, who had been sent to Banner Elk by Fayetteville Presbytery. Knowing the devoted character of her work, Mr. Tufts, named the institute for her. A few years later, after a boys' department had been opened at Plumtree, he added the name of Mrs. McRae’s friend, Mrs. S.P. Lees of Kentucky and New York, who had been a generous benefactor. The schools were chartered by the state in 1907 as the Lees-McRae Institute. In 1927 Lees-McRae became coeducational when the boys unit was moved to Banner Elk after the buildings at Plumtree had been destroyed by fire.

Lees-McRae Institute became Lees-McRae College in 1931, gradually eliminating the high school department to form an accredited, coeducational junior college. In 1987 the Board of Trustees of Lees-McRae College voted to seek senior college status. In June of 1990 the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted Lees-McRae status as a senior (four-year) college.

Over a hundred years after its founding, Lees-McRae College continues in the vision of the Rev. Tufts meeting the educational needs of the Southern Appalachian region and beyond. The college continues to fulfill its motto, in the mountains, of the mountains, and for the mountains while extending its ministry of education and service to diverse populations.

Today, Lees-McRae is a small, private, four-year, coeducational liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. with over 900 students from more than 20 states and countries. Lees-McRae offers 22 outcomes-based, learner-focused major programs of study and several minor programs of study, providing a quality, values-based education in an ecumenical environment,

inspiring and enabling individuals to contribute to a changing society with integrity and civic responsibility. Through a curriculum rooted in a liberal arts core to educate the mind, body and spirit, combined with an emphasis on leadership and service, graduates obtain knowledge, skills, and a holistic understanding of themselves and the world.

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