OMAHA OPENS ROAD STRETCH AT IUPUI, FORT WAYNEDate Opponent Time (CT)/ResultUND ClassicAug. 26 at North Dakota L, 0-3Aug. 27 vs. UC Davis L, 0-3 vs. Ole Miss L, 1-3Sept. 1 Iowa State (BA) L, 0-3Omaha ClassicSept. 2 Ball State (BA) W, 3-2 Abilene Christian (BA) W, 3-2Sept. 3 Drake (BA) L, 1-3 UMKC (BA) L, 0-3UMKC Kangaroo KlassicSept. 9 vs. Bradley L, 1-3 vs. Northern Iowa L, 0-3Sept. 10 vs. Cornell L, 1-3Billiken InvitationalSept. 16 vs. Illinois L, 0-3Sept. 17 at Saint Louis L, 0-3 vs. Murray State W, 3-2Sept. 23 Fort Wayne* (BA) L, 2-3Sept. 24 Denver* (BA) L, 1-3Sept. 27 Western Illinois* (BA) L, 1-3Sept. 30 at South Dakota State* L, 0-3Oct. 2 at Oral Roberts* W, 3-2Oct. 8 IUPUI* (SF) L, 0-3Oct. 14 South Dakota* (SF) L, 1-3Oct. 16 North Dakota State* (SF) W, 3-2Oct. 21 at IUPUI* 6 p.m.Oct. 22 at Fort Wayne* 6 p.m.Oct. 28 at South Dakota* 7 p.m.Oct. 29 at North Dakota State* 7 p.m.Nov. 4 South Dakota State* (SF) 7 p.m.Nov. 6 Oral Roberts* (BA) 2 p.m.Nov. 8 at Denver* 8 p.m.Nov. 12 at Western Illinois* 7 p.m.Nov. 18-20 at Summit League Championship TBA* Denotes Summit League match • Home matches played at Baxter Arena (BA) or Sapp Fieldhouse (SF)

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 • Contact: Bonnie Ryan • Email: bryan@unomaha.edu • Office: (402) 554-3267

OMAHA MAVERICKSRecord: 5-17 (2-6 Summit League)Head Coach: Rose Shires (27th Year)Record at School: 480-360Career Record: SameLast Match: W, 3-2 vs. NDSU (10/16)

Statistical LeadersKills: Chloe Dousette -- 2.96 K/SAssists: Sydney O’Shaughnessy -- 8.95 A/SDigs: Ashley Smith -- 4.06 D/SBlocks: Amanda Conlin -- 0.80 B/SAces: Hannah Angeli -- 0.26 SA/S

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IUPUI JAGUARSRecord: 8-14 (4-3 Summit League)Head Coach: Steve Payne (20th Year)Record at School: 259-319Career Record: SameLast Game: W, 3-1 vs. Oral Roberts (10/14)

Friday, Oct. 21 • OMAHA at IUPUI • 6 p.m. CT • The Jungle -- Indianapolis, Ind. Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: None • Live Audio: None • TV: None • Radio: NoneSaturday, Oct. 22 • OMAHA at FORT WAYNE • 6 p.m. CT • Gates Sports Center -- Fort Wayne, Ind. Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: OMavs.com • Live Audio: OMavs.com • TV: None • Radio: None

All-Time Series: IUPUI leads 9-1Last Meeting:IUPUI won 3-0 in Omaha, Neb. (10/8/16)

THIS WEEKEND’S SCHEDULE

This Weekend The Omaha volleyball team opens a four-match road swing this weekend, visiting IUPUI on Friday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. (CT) and Fort Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. (CT). Live stats, audio and video, as available, will be linked on OMavs.com.

Quick Hits•Omaha was picked to finish sixth in the 2016 Summit League Preseason Poll. UNO finished as runner-up at the Summit League Championship last November, finishing a game shy of an NCAA Tournament berth.•Omaha's seven true freshmen on the 2016 roster are the most since 2011.•Junior setter Sydney O’Shaughnessy had a team-leading 19 double-doubles in her freshman campaign and led the squad again with 24 more as a sophomore. Her 53 career double-doubles are the most of any active Maverick.•O'Shaughnessy is the Mavericks' sole returning All-Summit player from last season, as they also lost all-league performers Megan Schmale and Kimberly Bailey. •Omaha returns seven letterwinners, including three starters in O'Shaughnessy, junior outside hitter Mackenzie Horkey and sophomore outside hitter Gessica Gdowski.•UNO lost six seniors from the 2015 squad to graduation.•The Mavericks achieved the 1,000th win in program history last year with a 3-0 sweep at Oral Roberts on Oct. 9, 2015. All-time, Omaha is 1,015-587-7.•O'Shaughnessy, senior outside hitter Elise Brown and sophomore outside hitter Kayla Torson were selected as Omaha's 2016 team captains.

Scouting the IUPUI Jaguars IUPUI, which hosts Fort Wayne Tuesday night, enters the week with a record of 8-14 (4-3 Summit League) after

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FORT WAYNE MASTODONSRecord: 9-11 (5-2 Summit League)Head Coach: Steve Florio (3rd Year)Record at School: 29-56Career Record: SameLast Game: L, 0-3 vs. Oral Roberts (10/15)

All-Time Series: FW leads 9-1Last Meeting:FW won 3-2 in Omaha, Neb. (9/23/16)

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defeating Oral Roberts, 3-1, last weekend. Returning All-Summit selection Kori Waelbroeck paces IUPUI with 3.51 kills per set, which ranks third in the Summit League. Abby Boatman is also third among conference players for blocks per set (1.13), and she was honored as Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Head coach Steve Payne is in his 20th season leading the Jaguar program with a career record of 259-319. IUPUI leads the all-time series with Omaha, 9-1. The two teams last met on Oct. 8 in Omaha, with IUPUI winning 3-0.

Scouting the Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne, which plays at IUPUI and hosts Western Illinois before welcoming Omaha Saturday night, enters the week with a record of 9-11 (5-2 Summit League). Nicole Rightnowar, the 2015 Summit League Freshman of the Year, paces Fort Wayne with 3.40 kills per set, which ranks fourth in the Summit League. Olivia Hahn, last season’s league digs leader, ranks second in the conference for total digs (384), while Madison Jaqua is second for assists per set (9.47). Head coach Steve Florio is in this third season at Fort Wayne with a career record of 29-56. Fort Wayne leads the all-time series with Omaha, 9-1. The two teams last met on Sept. 23 in Omaha, with the Mastodons winning in a 3-2 decision.

Last Time Out: Dousette Leads Omaha Past North Dakota State, 3-2 Omaha gutted out a 3-2 triumph over North Dakota State Sunday afternoon, winning by set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 15-9 at Sapp Fieldhouse. Freshman Chloe Dousette led the way with a match-high and season-best 20 kills, adding two blocks, two digs and an ace. Junior Sydney O'Shaughnessy tallied her team-best 10th double-double of the season with 50 assists and 12 digs along with three blocks, two kills and an ace. Senior Nicki Carson also had three career highs in her effort, finishing with 11 kills, nine digs and four aces, along with two assists and a block. Sophomore Kayla Torson and freshman Ellie Brown each notched nine kills, with Torson chipping in 17 digs as well and Brown putting up a match-high four blocks. Junior Amanda Conlin finished the day with eight kill and four blocks of her own, and freshman Olivia Spanton rounded out the day with a season-high 30 digs.

Approaching Milestones Junior setter Sydney O'Shaughnessy sits nine digs away from hitting the 1,000 career digs milestone. The last Maverick to register 1,000 digs was Kimberly Bailey, who achieved the feat in 2014. With 2,972 assists to her credit, O'Shaughnessy also needs 28 more to reach 3,000 in her career. She is on the brink

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School)1 Sydney O’Shaughnessy Jr. S 5-8 Omaha, Neb. (Marian)2 Ashley Smith Fr. DS 5-6 Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City)3 Hannah Angeli Fr. S 6-0 Maplewood, Minn. (Hill-Murray)4 Chloe Dousette Fr. OH 6-2 St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)7 Daria Taylor Fr. MH 6-2 Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island)8 Macy Anderson Fr. RS 6-0 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy)9 Kayla Torson So. OH 5-11 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)10 Gessica Gdowski So. OH 6-1 Fremont, Neb. (Fremont)14 Nicki Carson Sr. RS 6-0 Ord, Neb. (Ord)15 Amanda Conlin Jr. MB 6-2 Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley)16 Elise Brown Sr. OH 6-1 Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling)17 Mackenzie Horkey Jr. OH 5-9 Jordan, Minn. (Southwest Christian)20 Olivia Spanton Fr. DS 5-9 Savage, Minn. (Prior Lake)24 Meagen Roth RFr. RS 6-0 Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast)27 Ellie Brown Fr. MB 6-1 Holdrege, Neb. (Holdrege)Head Coach: Rose Shires (27th Year) • Associate Head Coach: Karen Povondra (26th Year) Assistant Coach: Elena Pietro (2nd Year) • Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tyler Yanez (1st Year)Director of Volleball Operations: Joy Leick (1st Year)

MAVERICK PRONUNCIATION GUIDEHannah Angeli: ANN-ja-lee • Chloe Dousette: doo-SET • Gessica Gdowski: JESS-ick-uh guh-DOW-skeeJoy Leick: LIKE • Sydney O’Shaughnessy: O-SHAW-ness-EE • Elena Pietro: PEE-tro • Meagen Roth: MAY-genDaria Taylor: DAR-ee-uh • Tyler Yanez: YAH-nez

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MAVERICKS VS. OTHER CONFERENCESAtlantic 10 ......................................................... 0-1Saint Louis .................................................................0-1

Big 12 ................................................................ 0-1Iowa State ..................................................................0-1

Big Sky............................................................... 0-1North Dakota..............................................................0-1

Big Ten ............................................................... 0-1Illinois ........................................................................0-1

Big West ............................................................ 0-1UC Davis .....................................................................0-1

Ivy League ......................................................... 0-1Cornell........................................................................0-1

MAC ................................................................... 1-0Ball State ....................................................................1-0

Missouri Valley ................................................... 0-3Bradley .......................................................................0-1Drake .........................................................................0-1Northern Iowa ............................................................0-1

Ohio Valley ......................................................... 0-1Murray State ..............................................................0-1

SEC .................................................................... 0-1Ole Miss......................................................................0-1

Southland .......................................................... 1-0Abilene Christian ........................................................1-0

WAC ................................................................... 0-1UMKC .........................................................................0-1

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WHEN REFERRING TO THE MAVERICKSAs part of a university-wide rebranding effort that began in 2011, media and fans are reminded to refer to the school as the “University of Nebraska Omaha,” “Omaha” or “UNO.” “Nebraska Omaha” and “Nebraska-Omaha” are no longer acceptable references.

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of becoming the first Maverick since Amy Steffel (1993-96) to put up at least 3,000 assists and 1,000 digs in a career, as Steffel had 5,482 assists and 1,463 digs over her four seasons.

Dousette Stepping Up Freshman outside hitter Chloe Dousette worked past an injury to start the season, made her career debut on Sept. 24 and earned her first career start Oct. 8 vs. IUPUI. Dousette has now led Omaha in kills in four straight matches, punctuated with a season-high 20-kill performance last Sunday vs. North Dakota State. With Dousette in the lineup, the Mavericks have hit .171 as a team and averaged 12.2 kills per set, up from matches without her, when they hit .137 and averaged 11.5 kills per set.

O’Shaughnessy Races Into Top 10 Assists List Junior setter Sydney O’Shaughnessy etched her name into the UNO record books near the end of the 2015 season. Midway through her junior year, she ranks eighth in school history for career assists, having amassed 2,972 since joining the program in 2014. The Omaha native most recently passed Darla Melcher (1986-87), who had 2,628, and currently sits behind Christie Johnson (2002-05), who totaled 3,019. O’Shaughnessy averaged 10.25 assists per set last season, becoming the first Maverick to average over 10.0 per set since Emily Myers in 2009.

Mavericks Making Their Mark Nationally Omaha ranks among the top 30 nationally in three categories: 10th for total attacks (3,208), 11th for attacks per set (37.74) and 22nd for total digs (1,381).

Double-Double Tracker The Mavericks owned a combined 47 double-doubles last season, led by 24 from setter Sydney O’Shaughnessy. She was the first Maverick in 13 years to register 20 or more double-doubles in a single season, as the last to achieve the feat was Amy McLeay, who had 20 in 2003. O'Shaughnessy has a team-leading 10 double-doubles this season, followed by seven for sophomore outside hitter Kayla Torson, six for freshman setter Hannah Angeli, two for redshirt freshman rightside hitter Meagen Roth and one for junior outside hitter Mackenzie Horkey.

Torson On a Tear Sophomore outside hitter Kayla Torson stepped into a starting role at the UND Classic and has started all but one match this season. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native has led the Mavericks in kills in nine matches and owns seven double-doubles, including her latest effort with 10 kills and 16 digs vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 27.

Angeli On the Attack Freshman setter Hannah Angeli made 15 straight starts from Sept. 3 to Oct. 14, first starting as a setter vs. Drake, then taking on a hitting role for the remaining matches. The Maplewood, Minn., native had double-digit kill performances twice at the UMKC Kangaroo Klassic, Sept. 9-10, tallying 10 vs. Bradley and 11 vs. Cornell. Angeli also had a season-high four blocks against the Big Red. Angeli achieved four straight double-doubles from Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 to start league play: vs. Denver (14 kills/18 digs), vs. Western Illinois (12 kills/14 digs), at South Dakota State (season-high 15 kills/16 digs) and at Oral Roberts (10 kills/12 digs).

Roth's Ready Redshirt freshman rightside hitter Meagen Roth has made her career debut this season after redshirting in 2015. A product of Lincoln Southeast, she was previously a three-year letterwinner and a two-time All-Nebraska selection for the Knights. Roth also helped her team to three consecutive state tournament appearances and three straight district championships. In her debut weekend during the Omaha Classic (Sept. 2-3), Roth tallied two double-doubles, including her first with career highs of 15 kills and 19 digs vs. Ball State.

O'Shaughnessy, Horkey Garner All-Tournament Recognition Junior setter Sydney O'Shaughnessy was named to the Billiken Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 8.73 assists, 1.18 digs, 0.82 blocks and 0.45 service aces per set over three matches, Sept. 16-17. O'Shaughnessy was previously named to the all-tournament teams at the UND Classic (Aug. 26-27) and the UMKC Kangaroo Klassic (Sept. 9-10).

Through Oct. 16, 2016School Conf OverallSouth Dakota ....................7-1 ................................ 18-4Denver ..............................6-2 ................................ 14-6Fort Wayne ........................5-2 ................................ 9-11IUPUI .................................4-3 ................................ 8-14Oral Roberts ......................4-4 .............................. 12-10North Dakota State ............4-4 ................................ 6-15Omaha ...........................2-6 .............................5-17South Dakota State ...........2-6 ................................ 3-17Western Illinois .................1-7 ................................ 4-20

. SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS

OFFENSIVEDate.....................................Player(s) (School(s))Aug. 29 .......................................... Brittany Jessen (USD)Sept. 6 .................................................Laura Milos (ORU)Sept. 12 ......................................... Brittany Jessen (USD)Sept. 19 ...............................................Laura Milos (ORU)Sept. 26 ............................... Brianna Rasmusson (NDSU)Oct. 3.................................................Audrey Reeg (USD)Oct. 10...............Kayla Principato (DU)/Shelby Cox (ORU)Oct. 17.................................................Laura Milos (ORU)

DEFENSIVEDate.....................................Player(s) (School(s))Aug. 29 .................................................Olivia Hahn (FW)Sept. 6 ...................................................Ruth Okoye (DU)Sept. 12 .............Olivia Hahn (FW)/Jessica Helms (IUPUI)Sept. 19 ......... Ellie Benson (SDSU)/Lindsey Brown (USD)Sept. 26 ................................................Olivia Hahn (FW)Oct. 3............... Natalie Seiler (FW)/Kaili Simmons (WIU)Oct. 10........................................... Brittany Jessen (USD)Oct. 17....Abby Boatman (IUPUI)/Mikaela Purnell (NDSU)

SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Matches Played ..... Sydney O'Shaughnessy .................87Sets Played ............ Sydney O'Shaughnessy ...............334Total Attacks.......... Mackenzie Horkey ....................2,010Kills ....................... Mackenzie Horkey .......................619Assists ................... Sydney O’Shaughnessy ............2,972Digs ....................... Sydney O'Shaughnessy ...............991Service Aces .......... Sydney O'Shaughnessy .................95Solo Blocks ............ Amanda Conlin .............................15Assisted Blocks ...... Sydney O'Shaughnessy ...............125Total Blocks ........... Sydney O'Shaughnessy ...............128Double-Doubles .... Sydney O'Shaughnessy .................53

OMAHA'S ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS

CAREER ASSISTS1. Amy Steffel ......................... 1993-96 ................. 5,4822. Emily Myers ........................ 2008-11 ................. 4,1023. Pam Largen ........................ 1988-91 ................. 3,9844. Kylie Lebeda ....................... 2000-03 ................. 3,9515. Bethany Tygert ................... 1997-00 ................. 3,3806. Wendy Melcher .................. 1980-83 ................. 3,3437. Christie Johnson ................. 2002-05 ................. 3,0198. Sydney O’Shaughnessy ...... 2014-present .......2,9729. Darla Melcher ..................... 1986-87 ................. 2,62810. Katie Agnew ..................... 2004-07 ................. 2,359

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Junior outside hitter Mackenzie Horkey was also named to the Omaha Classic All-Tournament Team on Sept. 3. Over two matches played, she averaged a team-leading 4.71 kills with 2.86 digs per set and finished with a career-high 27 kills on .453 hitting with 14 digs and two blocks vs. Ball State.

Taylor's Starting Shot Freshman middle hitter Daria Taylor earned her first career start Sept. 17 at Saint Louis, then started again that afternoon vs. Murray State. The Rock Island, Ill., wasted no time in making her mark, registering career highs of seven blocks and five kills against the Racers. For the weekend, she averaged 1.25 blocks per set, the second-most of any Maverick. Taylor owns 1.00 blocks per set in matches started compared to 0.73 b/s in matches coming off the bench, and she has 1.10 kills per set when starting, up from 0.93 in reserve.

Block Party in Saint Louis Over two matches vs. Saint Louis and Murray State on Sept. 17, Omaha outblocked its opponents a combined 24.0-6.0. The Mavericks had 17.0 of those in the finale with MSU, which marked their highest blocking total since 19.0 vs. UT Pan American on Sept. 20, 2014. Junior middle blocker Amanda Conlin was dominant at the net, putting up a career-high 10 stops in the match. For the weekend, she averaged 1.45 blocks per set.

Brown vs. the Bulldogs Senior outside hitter Elise Brown tallied a career-best 14 kills vs. Drake on Sept. 3, leading the Mavericks in kills for a match for the second time this season. The Des Moines, Iowa, native also achieved career highs for digs (three) and blocks (two) against the Bulldogs.

Horkey Has Herself a Day Junior outside hitter Mackenzie Horkey had the finest performance of her career Sept. 2 vs. Ball State, totaling 27 kills on .453 hitting with 14 digs for her first double-double of the season. It marked the most kills in a match by any Maverick since Abby Sorensen's 26 vs. UC-Colorado Springs in 2011.

Summit League Success Omaha went 12-4 in Summit League play in 2015, tying for second in the regular-season league standings. It marked the Mavericks' highest number of wins in conference play since going 12-8 in MIAA action in 2008.

What Makes Up the Mavericks•Omaha returns seven letterwinners from the 2015 season, including three from the starting lineup: setter Sydney O'Shaughnessy and outside hitters Mackenzie Horkey and Gessica Gdowski.•UNO returns 32 percent of its total offensive production from last season, as this year’s returners accounted for 520 of the Mavericks’ 1,641 kills.•The Mavs also return 50 percent of their total blocking production from last year, with the returners credited for 135 out of 271 stops.•Horkey is UNO’s top returning hitter, having averaged 2.54 kills per set last year.•O'Shaughnessy was recognized with an All-Summit award at the end of 2015, while Gdowski was named to the Summit League All-Freshmen Team.•The Mavericks are made up of seven freshmen, one redshirt freshman, two sophomores, three juniors and two seniors.•Omaha's roster includes five players from Nebraska, four from Minnesota, four from Iowa and one apiece from Illinois and Arizona.

The Division I Years Omaha has shown steady growth in a variety of areas since it embarked on its Division I era six years ago. Below is a look at how UNO has stacked up as a team in each of its Division I seasons since 2011-12: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Record 5-23 6-22 7-22 14-9 19-13 5-17 Hitting Percentage .127 .163 .141 .196 .205 .148 Kills Per Set 10.9 11.4 11.0 12.0 13.2 11.8 Assists Per Set 10.2 10.7 10.4 11.1 12.3 10.9 Service Aces Per Set 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 Digs Per Set 15.6 15.0 14.9 15.2 17.6 16.2 Blocks Per Set 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.6

OVERALLRecord ..................................................................... 5-17Home ........................................................................ 3-7Away ......................................................................... 1-4Neutral ...................................................................... 1-5vs. Top 10 Teams ........................................................ 0-0vs. Top 25 Teams ........................................................ 0-0vs. Teams Receiving Top 25 Votes ............................... 0-2vs. Unranked Teams ................................................. 5-15

BY SETS3 Sets ........................................................................ 0-94 Sets ........................................................................ 0-75 Sets ........................................................................ 5-1

BY KILLSLeading in Kills .......................................................... 3-3Trailing in Kills ......................................................... 2-14Tied in Kills ................................................................ 0-0

BY DIGSLeading in Digs ......................................................... 3-4Trailing in Digs ........................................................ 2-13Tied in Digs ............................................................... 0-0

BY BLOCKSLeading in Blocks ...................................................... 3-4Trailing in Blocks ..................................................... 1-11 Tied in Blocks ............................................................ 1-2

BY HITTING PERCENTAGELeading in Hitting Percentage ................................... 3-1Trailing in Hitting Percentage .................................. 2-16Tied in Hitting Percentage ......................................... 0-0Hitting .300 or Above ................................................ 0-0Hitting Between .200 and .299 ................................. 2-2Hitting Between .100 and .199 ................................. 3-8Hitting Below .100 .................................................... 0-7Opponent Hitting .300 or Above ............................... 0-4Opponent Hitting Between .200 and .299 ................. 3-7Opponent Hitting Between .100 and .199 ................. 2-6Opponent Hitting Below .100 ................................... 0-0Opponent Hitting Below .000 ................................... 0-0

BY SERVICE ACESLeading in Service Aces ............................................. 4-4Trailing in Service Aces ............................................ 1-11Tied in Service Aces ................................................... 0-2

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2016 Slate Takes Mavericks Around the Nation Omaha’s 2016 schedule includes 30 matches against 22 different opponents, and the team will play in eight states across the country. UNO will square off with opponents from 12 other conferences, with three from the Missouri Valley and one apiece from the Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big Sky, Big Ten, Big West, Ivy League, MAC, Ohio Valley, SEC, Southland and WAC. Four opponents -- Denver, Illinois, Iowa State and Northern Iowa -- played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Entering 2016, the Mavericks have never faced four of their opponents: Ole Miss, Ball State, Cornell and Murray State. UNO holds a combined all-time record of 223-165-2 over all teams on the slate this season.

Super Seven The Mavericks have welcomed seven true freshmen to the roster this season, the most since 2011: defensive specialists Ashley Smith (Iowa City, Iowa) and Olivia Spanton (Savage, Minn.), setter Hannah Angeli (Maplewood, Minn.), outside hitter Chloe Dousette (St. Paul, Minn.), middle hitter Daria Taylor (Rock Island, Ill.), middle blocker Ellie Brown (Holdrege, Neb.) and rightside hitter Macy Anderson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). Smith was a four-time all-conference selection at Iowa City High School, while Taylor was a two-time all-conference pick at Rock Island High School. Anderson picked up all-conference honors twice at Kennedy High School, and Brown was a two-time all-conference selection and an all-state honorable mention awardee at Holdrege High School. The Mavericks' three newcomers from Minnesota -- Angeli, Dousette and Spanton -- come with sterling resumes as well, highlighted by their Northern Lights club program traveling to Italy to play in an international tournament earlier in 2016. In addition, Angeli was a two-time first-team all-state pick and a four-time all-conference honoree at Hill-Murray School, while Dousette won three all-conference and two all-section awards at Cretin-Derham Hall, and Spanton earned two all-conference nods at Prior Lake High School. Through the first eight weeks of play, six true freshmen have seen the court: Brown, Smith, Spanton, Angeli, Taylor and Dousette.

Academic Accolades Omaha earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for the 17th straight year, the AVCA announced in July. As a team, the Mavericks recorded a 3.75 GPA during the 2015-16 academic year to garner the annual honor. UNO’s academic effort was highlighted by 12 volleyball student-athletes making the Dean's List or Chancellor's List and four who held 4.0 GPAs for the academic year. The 2015-16 year marked both the 17th straight and 20th overall time the team earned the AVCA's annual award.

Shires Guides Mavericks as Winningest Coach in School History Head coach Rose Shires is the all-time winningest coach in 46 years of UNO volleyball history. In her 27th year at the helm of the Maverick program, Shires owns a career record of 480-360 (.571), with the most wins of the five coaches who have served at Omaha. The 1996 AVCA National Coach of the Year and a two-time conference coach of the year, Shires has enjoyed tremendous success as UNO’s guide. The 1996 campaign saw her lead UNO to a national championship as well as its first North Central Conference championship since 1987, followed by an Elite Eight appearance in 1997. In NCAA Tournament play, Shires’ squads have combined for 11 appearances and a 10-10 postseason mark. Shires is assisted by associate head coach Karen Povondra, who is in her 26th season, assistant coach Elena Pietro, in her second year, and volunteer assistant coach Tyler Yanez, who is in his first year on the Maverick staff.

Schmale Signs Professionally With Haro Rioja Voley Former Omaha standout Megan Schmale is headed overseas to play professionally after signing a contract with Haro Rioja Voley in Haro, Spain. Haro Rioja Voley plays in the Superliga Femenina de Voleibol, Spain's top volleyball league. Schmale, a middle blocker from Murdock, Neb., was a four-year starter in the Omaha program from 2012 to 2015. She earned All-Summit recognition after leading the Summit League in total blocks (159), block assists (146) and blocks per set (1.28) last season and was also third in the conference for hitting percentage (.336). Schmale capped her Maverick career as Omaha's all-time leader for career block assists (460), breaking a 27-year-old school record in the final week of the 2015 regular season. Schmale will join her professional club in early September. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in elementary education from UNO in May 2016.

Summit League Preseason Poll Announced Omaha was picked to finish sixth in the 2016 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference office released Aug. 18. Defending league champion Denver was selected as the league's favorite after collecting eight first-place votes and 64 total points. North Dakota State finished second with 52 points, while IUPUI claimed the final

OMAHA AS A TEAM...Won a match 3-0vs. Oral Roberts (11/20/15)

Won a match 3-1at Fort Wayne (11/13/15)

Won a match 3-2vs. North Dakota State (10/16/16)

Lost a match 3-0vs. IUPUI (10/8/16)

Lost a match 3-1vs. South Dakota (10/14/16)

Lost a match 3-2vs. Fort Wayne (9/23/16)

Had 100 kills in a match100 vs. Northern Colorado (10/26/99)

Had 200 attacks in a match208 vs. Fort Wayne (9/23/16)

Had .400 or better hitting.410 vs. St. Edward’s (10/2/10)

Had 10 or more service aces13 vs. North Dakota State (10/16/16)

Had 20 or more total blocks20 at Nebraska-Kearney (9/9/09)

Had 100 or more digs101 at IUPUI (11/14/15)

AN INDIVIDUAL MAVERICK...Had 20 or more killsChloe Dousette -- 20 vs. North Dakota State (10/16/16)

Had 30 or more killsTracy Ankeny -- 35 at Augustana (11/3/00)

Had 50 or more assistsSydney O’Shaughnessy -- 50 vs. North Dakota State (10/16/16)

Had 10 or more blocksAmanda Conlin -- 10 vs. Murray State (9/17/16)

Had 25 or more digsOlivia Spanton -- 30 vs. North Dakota State (10/16/16)

Had 35 or more digsAngie Reicks -- 46 vs. Central Missouri (11/13/09)

Had 5 or more service acesKimberly Bailey -- 5 vs. Oral Roberts (11/20/15)

Had a Double-DoubleSydney O'Shaughnessy vs. North Dakota State (10/16/16)

Had a Triple-DoubleMichaela Schimmer -- vs. South Dakota (11/15/13)

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first-place tally and placed third (48). With 44 points, Oral Roberts came in fourth, with South Dakota (39) in fifth and Omaha (27) in sixth. Fort Wayne (24), South Dakota State (17) and Western Illinois (nine) rounded out the poll. Setter Sydney O'Shaughnessy was also included on the Summit League's Players to Watch list after earning All-Summit honors in 2015 and ranking third in the league with 10.25 assists per set and 36 service aces.

Home Sweet Home Advantage The 2016 season will see Omaha play 13 home contests, including eight conference tilts. UNO will play at two venues, with nine matches at Baxter Arena and four matches at Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO has increased its number of home wins in each of the last four seasons, going from one in 2012 to two in 2013, five in 2014 and seven in 2015.

No Longer the Newcomers In 2016-17, Omaha is in its second year as a Division I institution with full Summit League and NCAA postseason eligibility. The Mavericks competed as a reclassifying Division I school from 2011-14, and they officially joined the Summit League in 2012. During the reclassification period, UNO was ineligible for the league tournament and NCAA postseason play, but played a full regular-season conference schedule in its final three transitional years before assuming full eligibility in 2015-16.

Up Next Omaha returns to action on Friday, Oct. 28, visiting South Dakota at 7 p.m. in Vermillion, S.D. Links to live stats and video will be available on OMavs.com.

Season Overall RecordNCC (Division II)1990 ...................................................................... 16-181991 ...................................................................... 19-171992 ...................................................................... 27-121993 ........................................................................ 23-91994 ...................................................................... 20-121995 ........................................................................ 22-91996 ........................................................................ 35-21997 ........................................................................ 26-91998 ...................................................................... 21-111999 ........................................................................ 27-52000 ........................................................................ 28-42001 ........................................................................ 6-212002 ...................................................................... 14-172003 ...................................................................... 12-182004 ...................................................................... 17-112005 ........................................................................ 20-82006 ........................................................................ 21-72007 ........................................................................ 17-9Total .................................................................. 371-199

MIAA (Division II)2008 ...................................................................... 16-162009 ...................................................................... 20-142010 ...................................................................... 17-15Total ...................................................................... 53-45

Independent (Division I)2011 ........................................................................ 5-23Total ........................................................................ 5-23

Summit League (Division I)2012 ........................................................................ 6-222013 ........................................................................ 7-222014 ...................................................................... 14-192015 ...................................................................... 19-132016 ........................................................................ 5-17Total ...................................................................... 51-93Career ........................................................ 480-360

OMAHA IN THE ROSE SHIRES ERA

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2016 OVERALL STATS2016 Omaha Volleyball

Omaha Combined Team Statistics (Through Oct. 16, 2016)All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 5-17 3-8 1-3 1-6CONFERENCE 2-6 1-5 1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-11 2-3 0-2 1-6

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points17 Mackenzie Horkey 20 67 3.35 19 193 . 2 4 9 2 0.10 2 8 0.10 5 71 3.55 1 3 4 0.20 4 0 -4 Chloe Dousette 26 77 2.96 29 203 . 2 3 6 0 0.00 1 2 0.04 2 15 0.58 0 4 4 0.15 0 1 -9 Kayla Torson 78 227 2.91 125 785 . 1 3 0 13 0.17 13 33 0.17 27 216 2.77 1 18 19 0.24 2 0 -3 Hannah Angeli 65 129 1.98 82 403 . 1 1 7 51 0.78 17 31 0.26 1 185 2.85 4 22 26 0.40 11 6 -27 Ellie Brown 76 110 1.45 49 296 . 2 0 6 6 0.08 0 2 0.00 0 11 0.14 1 50 51 0.67 10 0 -15 Amanda Conlin 83 112 1.35 44 312 . 2 1 8 4 0.05 10 15 0.12 0 25 0.30 11 55 66 0.80 13 1 -16 Elise Brown 69 93 1.35 65 339 . 0 8 3 3 0.04 4 2 0.06 4 32 0.46 0 10 10 0.14 3 0 -14 Nicki Carson 39 48 1.23 39 192 . 0 4 7 4 0.10 5 5 0.13 0 37 0.95 0 17 17 0.44 4 1 -24 Meagen Roth 65 73 1.12 40 225 . 1 4 7 4 0.06 12 26 0.18 6 70 1.08 0 3 3 0.05 1 0 -7 Daria Taylor 15 14 0.93 10 51 . 0 7 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.07 0 11 11 0.73 4 1 -1 Sydney O'Shaughnessy 85 45 0.53 16 176 . 1 6 5 761 8.95 19 34 0.22 0 219 2.58 0 41 41 0.48 4 15 -20 Olivia Spanton 79 3 0.04 3 16 . 0 0 0 15 0.19 8 16 0.10 16 174 2.20 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 -2 Ashley Smith 80 1 0.01 3 17 - . 1 1 8 65 0.81 13 30 0.16 35 325 4.06 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - - - - - - -OMAHA 85 999 11.75 524 3208 . 1 4 8 928 10.92 104 204 1.22 111 1381 16.25 18 234 135.0 1.59 56 28 -Opponents 85 1064 12.52 364 3006 . 2 3 3 997 11.73 111 153 1.31 104 1484 17.46 46 222 157.0 1.85 47 27 -

Team Statistics OMAHA OPPATTACK K i l l s 999 1064 E r r o r s 524 364 Total Attacks 3208 3006 Attack Pct . 1 4 8 . 2 3 3 K i l l s / S e t 11.8 12.5SET A s s i s t s 928 997 A s s i s t s / S e t 10.9 11.7SERVE A c e s 104 111 E r r o r s 204 153 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.3SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 111 104 E r r o r s / S e t 1.3 1.2DEFENSE D i g s 1381 1484 D i g s / S e t 16.2 17.5BLOCKING Block Solo 18 46 Block Assist 234 222 Total Blocks 135.0 157.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.6 1.8 Block Errors 56 47Ball handling errors 28 27ATTENDANCE T o t a l 5828 3429 Dates/Avg Per Date 11/530 4/857 Neutral site #/Avg 7/53 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 26 at North Dakota L 0-3 17-25,12-25,18-25 2056Aug 27 vs UC Davis L 0-3 19-25,11-25,18-25 25Aug 27 vs Ole Miss L 1-3 19-25,25-22,14-25,15-25 30Sep 01 IOWA STATE L 0-3 16-25,23-25,24-26 1510Sep 02 BALL STATE W 3-2 25-21,23-25,18-25,25-19,15-13 0Sep 02 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W 3-2 23-25,25-15,25-17,21-25,17-15 400Sep 03 DRAKE L 1-3 20-25,31-29,16-25,18-25 0Sep 03 UMKC L 0-3 16-25,15-25,18-25 558Sep 09 vs Bradley L 1-3 19-25,13-25,25-18,20-25 0Sep 09 vs Northern Iowa L 0-3 8-25,24-26,19-25 143Sep 10 vs Cornell L 1-3 19-25,23-25,25-20,16-25 172Sep 16 vs Illinois L 0-3 16-25,9-25,17-25 0Sep 17 at Saint Louis L 0-3 22-25,14-25,16-25 410Sep 17 vs Murray State W 3-2 25-17,19-25,25-23,17-25,16-14 0

*Sep 23 FORT WAYNE L 2-3 25-19,20-25,19-25,25-22,13-15 1205*Sep 24 DENVER L 1-3 27-25,14-25,20-25,25-27 504*Sep 27 WESTERN ILLINOIS L 1-3 22-25,22-25,25-19,17-25 307*Sep 30 at South Dakota State L 0-3 23-25,21-25,22-25 526*Oct 2 at ORU W 3-2 15-25,25-23,25-14,22-25,15-12 437*Oct 08 IUPUI L 0-3 23-25,22-25,22-25 317*Oct 14 SOUTH DAKOTA L 1-3 16-25,25-19,16-25,15-25 559*Oct 16 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 3-2 21-25,25-22,25-20,17-25,15-9 468

Record in 3-set matches: 0-9Record in 4-set matches: 0-7Record in 5-set matches: 5-1

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2016 SUMMIT LEAGUE STATS2016 Omaha Volleyball

Omaha Combined Team Statistics (Through Oct. 16, 2016)Conference matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-6 1-5 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 2-6 1-5 1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points4 Chloe Dousette 26 77 2.96 29 203 . 2 3 6 0 0.00 1 2 0.04 2 15 0.58 0 4 4 0.15 0 1 -9 Kayla Torson 29 79 2.72 40 285 . 1 3 7 2 0.07 10 10 0.34 9 70 2.41 0 6 6 0.21 2 0 -3 Hannah Angeli 28 70 2.50 38 210 . 1 5 2 6 0.21 12 15 0.43 0 107 3.82 1 9 10 0.36 4 2 -7 Daria Taylor 2 4 2.00 1 8 . 3 7 5 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -15 Amanda Conlin 33 50 1.52 21 137 . 2 1 2 2 0.06 3 1 0.09 0 3 0.09 5 15 20 0.61 4 1 -27 Ellie Brown 32 47 1.47 21 140 . 1 8 6 2 0.06 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.19 0 26 26 0.81 3 0 -14 Nicki Carson 11 16 1.45 10 53 . 1 1 3 2 0.18 4 4 0.36 0 10 0.91 0 6 6 0.55 2 0 -16 Elise Brown 25 32 1.28 14 98 . 1 8 4 1 0.04 1 1 0.04 2 14 0.56 0 2 2 0.08 1 0 -24 Meagen Roth 32 14 0.44 10 41 . 0 9 8 2 0.06 5 12 0.16 2 22 0.69 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 -1 Sydney O'Shaughnessy 33 14 0.42 3 58 . 1 9 0 327 9.91 7 13 0.21 0 99 3.00 0 16 16 0.48 0 4 -20 Olivia Spanton 33 2 0.06 1 7 . 1 4 3 7 0.21 8 7 0.24 7 92 2.79 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -2 Ashley Smith 28 0 0.00 1 5 - . 2 0 0 21 0.75 3 12 0.11 8 96 3.43 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - -OMAHA 33 405 12.27 189 1245 . 1 7 3 372 11.27 54 77 1.64 36 534 16.18 6 84 48.0 1.45 17 9 -Opponents 33 422 12.79 142 1179 . 2 3 7 400 12.12 36 55 1.09 54 577 17.48 17 74 54.0 1.64 20 17 -

Team Statistics OMAHA OPPATTACK K i l l s 405 422 E r r o r s 189 142 Total Attacks 1245 1179 Attack Pct . 1 7 3 . 2 3 7 K i l l s / S e t 12.3 12.8SET A s s i s t s 372 400 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.3 12.1SERVE A c e s 54 36 E r r o r s 77 55 A c e s / S e t 1.6 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 36 54 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.6DEFENSE D i g s 534 577 D i g s / S e t 16.2 17.5BLOCKING Block Solo 6 17 Block Assist 84 74 Total Blocks 48.0 54.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.5 1.6 Block Errors 17 20Ball handling errors 9 17ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3360 963 Dates/Avg Per Date 6/560 2/482 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.*Sep 23 FORT WAYNE L 2-3 25-19,20-25,19-25,25-22,13-15 1205*Sep 24 DENVER L 1-3 27-25,14-25,20-25,25-27 504*Sep 27 WESTERN ILLINOIS L 1-3 22-25,22-25,25-19,17-25 307*Sep 30 at South Dakota State L 0-3 23-25,21-25,22-25 526*Oct 2 at ORU W 3-2 15-25,25-23,25-14,22-25,15-12 437*Oct 08 IUPUI L 0-3 23-25,22-25,22-25 317*Oct 14 SOUTH DAKOTA L 1-3 16-25,25-19,16-25,15-25 559*Oct 16 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 3-2 21-25,25-22,25-20,17-25,15-9 468

Record in 3-set matches: 0-2Record in 4-set matches: 0-3Record in 5-set matches: 2-1

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2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH TEAM STATS

2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH COMPARISON STATS

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MAVERICK CAREER AND SEASON HIGHS#1 SYDNEY O’SHAUGHNESSY

Kills Season: 5 (vs. Abilene Christian, 9/2/16)Career: 7 (Twice, last at Western Illinois, 10/20/15)AssistsSeason: 56 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16) Career: 57 (Twice, last vs. IUPUI, 11/21/15)Service AcesSeason: 4 (vs. Abilene Christian, 9/2/16)Career: 5 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/23/15)DigsSeason: 23 (vs. Fort Wayne, 9/23/16) Career: 26 (vs. Drake, 8/30/14)BlocksSeason: 6 (Twice, last at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16) Career: Same (3 times, last at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16)

#2 ASHLEY SMITHKills Season: 1 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 7 (Twice, last vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: SameService AcesSeason: 3 (vs. Cornell, 9/10/16)Career: ---DigsSeason: 34 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: --- Career: ---

#3 HANNAH ANGELIKills Season: 15 (at South Dakota State, 9/30/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 34 (vs. Drake, 9/3/16) Career: SameService AcesSeason: 4 (at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 28 (vs. Fort Wayne, 9/23/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 4 (vs. Cornell, 9/10/16) Career: Same

#4 CHLOE DOUSETTEKills Season: 20 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: --- Career: ---Service AcesSeason: 1 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 4 (Twice, last at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16) Career: ---BlocksSeason: 2 (Twice, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: Same

#7 DARIA TAYLORKills Season: 5 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: --- Career: ---Service AcesSeason: ---Career: ---DigsSeason: 1 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: ---BlocksSeason: 7 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: Same

#8 MACY ANDERSONKills Season: ---Career: ---AssistsSeason: --- Career: ---Service AcesSeason: ---Career: ---DigsSeason: --- Career: ---BlocksSeason: --- Career: ---

#9 KAYLA TORSONKills Season: 22 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 3 (vs. Cornell, 9/10/16) Career: SameService AcesSeason: 4 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 22 (vs. Abilene Christian, 9/2/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 3 (Twice, last vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: Same

#10 GESSICA GDOWSKIKills Season: ---Career: 13 (Twice, last vs. IUPUI, 11/21/15)AssistsSeason: --- Career: 4 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/23/15)Service AcesSeason: ---Career: 3 (at South Dakota, 10/30/15)DigsSeason: --- Career: 14 (vs. IUPUI, 11/21/15)BlocksSeason: --- Career: 5 (vs. IUPUI, 11/21/15)

#14 NICKI CARSONKills Season: 11 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 2 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: 15 (vs. Fort Wayne, 10/12/14)Service AcesSeason: 4 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 9 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 4 (vs. Abilene Christian, 9/2/16) Career: Same

#15 AMANDA CONLINKills Season: 11 (vs. Drake, 9/3/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 1 (4 times, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: Same (6 times, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Service AcesSeason: 3 (vs. South Dakota, 10/14/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 4 (Twice, last vs. Drake, 9/3/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 10 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: Same

#16 ELISE BROWNKills Season: 14 (vs. Drake, 9/3/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 1 (3 times, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: Same (3 times, last vs. UMKC, 9/3/16)Service AcesSeason: 1 (4 times, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 5 (vs. South Dakota, 10/14/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 4 (vs. Murray State, 9/17/16) Career: Same

#17 MACKENZIE HORKEYKills Season: 27 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 1 (Twice, last vs. Ball State, 9/2/16) Career: 3 (vs. Central Arkansas, 8/29/15)Service AcesSeason: 1 (Twice, last vs. Ole Miss, 8/27/16)Career: 2 (5 times, last vs. Oral Roberts , 11/20/15)DigsSeason: 16 (vs. UC Davis, 8/27/16) Career: 20 (vs. IUPUI, 11/21/15)BlocksSeason: 2 (Twice, last vs. Ball State, 9/2/16) Career: 4 (Twice, last vs. Incarnate Word, 11/22/14)

#20 OLIVIA SPANTONKills Season: 1 (3 times, last at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 3 (Twice, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: SameService AcesSeason: 2 (Twice, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 30 (vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: --- Career: ---

#24 MEAGEN ROTHKills Season: 15 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 2 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16) Career: SameService AcesSeason: 3 (Twice, last at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16)Career: SameDigsSeason: 19 (vs. Ball State, 9/2/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 1 (3 times, last vs. Northern Iowa, 9/9/16) Career: Same

#27 ELLIE BROWNKills Season: 10 (vs. Abilene Christian, 9/2/16)Career: SameAssistsSeason: 1 (6 times, last vs. North Dakota State, 10/16/16) Career: SameService AcesSeason: ---Career: ---DigsSeason: 3 (at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16) Career: SameBlocksSeason: 8 (at Oral Roberts, 10/2/16) Career: Same

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2016 INDIVIDUAL OVERALL/LEAGUE STATS

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2016 INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER STATS

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2016 OMAHA PHOTO ROSTER

SYDNEY O’SHAUGHNESSYS • Jr. • 5-8

Omaha, Neb.

ASHLEY SMITHDS • Fr. • 5-6

Iowa City, Iowa

HANNAH ANGELIS • Fr. • 6-0

Maplewood, Minn.

CHLOE DOUSETTEOH • Fr. • 6-2

St. Paul, Minn.

DARIA TAYLORMH • Fr. • 6-2

Rock Island, Ill.

MACY ANDERSONRS • Fr. • 6-0

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

KAYLA TORSONOH • So. • 5-11

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

GESSICA GDOWSKIOH • So. • 6-1Fremont, Neb.

NICKI CARSONRS • Sr. • 6-0

Ord, Neb.

AMANDA CONLINMB • Jr. • 6-2

Glendale, Ariz.

ROSE SHIRESHead Coach

27th Year

KAREN POVONDRAAssociate Head Coach

26th Year

ELENA PIETROAssistant Coach

2nd Year

TYLER YANEZVolunteer Assistant Coach

2nd Year

#1 #2 #3 #4 #7

#8 #9 #10 #14 #15

ELISE BROWNOH • Sr. • 6-1

Des Moines, Iowa

MACKENZIE HORKEYOH • Jr. • 5-9

Jordan, Minn.

OLIVIA SPANTONDS • Fr. • 5-9

Savage, Minn.

MEAGEN ROTHRS • RFr. • 6-0Lincoln, Neb.

ELLIE BROWNMB • Fr. • 6-1

Holdrege, Neb.

#16 #17 #20 #24 #27

JOY LEICKDirector of Volleyball Operations

1st Year