2010 UW-Parkside
UW-Parkside Women’s Volleyball
Head Coach Michele Benoit Michele Benoit is the ninth head coach in the University of WisconsinParkside’s women’s volleyball history. She is in her second season at the helm, after leading the Rangers to a 21-12 record last season…the best the program has posted in 12 years. “Michele is a proven coach who understands the commitment to academics and athletics,” said Tamie Falk-Day, UW-Parkside interim athletic director. “Her enthusiasm and passion for the game have been felt by the players and fans.” The Ranger head coach has a career record of 421-149, with all but last season at Mount St. Joseph’s, an NCAA Division III school in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her run at the Cincinnati school was from 1995-2008 and produced 10 regular season conference titles and 10 conference tournament championships. She compiled a lofty .744 winning percentage in her tenure with the Lions. Benoit’s coaching success has garnered a myriad of individual awards, including five Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards. She was named an NCAA regional coach of the year twice. In her lone year at UW-Parkside, she produced two all-conference players, which is only the third time the Rangers have had multiple players in one year earn the award. It was the first time UW-Parkside had more than one player in a season recognized by the league since 2003. At Mount St. Joseph’s, Benoit’s teams were ranked in the nation’s top 10 in each season from 1999-2004 and in the top 25 in 2005 and 2008. She was also an assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at the school. Benoit earned an undergraduate degree in education/physical education, health education, from Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio). She went on to earn a master’s degree in education/exercise physiology from the University of Akron (Akron, Ohio).
2010 Schedule
Sat.
Aug. 21
Alumni Match
5:00 pm
Thurs. Sept. 2 Fri. Sept. 3 Sat. Sept. 4 Fri. Sept. 10 Sat. Sept. 11
at NMU Wildcat Open vs. Northern Michigan at NMU Wildcat Open vs. Minnesota Crookston at NMU Wildcat Open vs. Winona State vs. Lake Superior State at Northern Kentucky vs. Wheeling Jesuit vs. Gannon at Northern Kentucky vs. California-PA
Tues. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Wed. Fri. Sat. Thur. Fri. Sat. Tues.
Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 12
at Olivet Nazarene St. Joseph’s* Indianapolis* Illinois-Springfield* Quincy* at St. Francis at Missouri-St. Louis* at Missouri S&T* at Cardinal Stritch Bellarmine* Northern Kentucky* St. Xavier (Dig Pink Match)
7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm
Fri. Sat.
Oct. 15 Oct. 16
GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Tournament GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Tournament
t.b.a. t.b.a
Wed. Fri. Sat. Tues.
Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 26
at Judson at Southern Indiana* at Kentucky Wesleyan* at Lewis*
7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 30
Maryville University* Illinois Institute of Tech vs. MU Illinois Institute of Tech
1:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm
Fri. Sat.
at Drury* at Rockhurst*
7:00 pm 3:00 pm
Nov. 5 Nov. 6
2010 UW-Parkside
7:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm
*Great Lakes Valley Conference match Home matches in bold
Ranger Volleyball
UW-Parkside Records while in NCAA II
All-Time Volleyball Record
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside
KILLS Career Season
Year Record Coach
Founded in 1968, UW-Parkside is one of 13 four-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Parkside is located in Somers, Wisconsin, between Racine and Kenosha on 700 acres with natural prairies and woodlands.
Katie Spitzer Stacy Esme Lindsey Jones
1245 1236 1101
Jeni Bradley Stacy Esme Lindsey Jones
BLOCKS Career Season Katie Spitzer 521 Jacqui Brandenburg 391 Brook Strickland 287
Tami Gleason Katie Spitzer Katie Spitzer
DIGS Career Season Stacy Esme Jackie Nehls Angela Zoiss
1878 1553 1451
Stacy Esme Jackie Nehls Stephanie Dyson
ASSISTS Career Season Kari Good Natalie Wildes Ashley Vycital
5133 3038 2672
Kari Good Kari Good Natalie Wildes
ACES Career Season Kari Good Angela Zoiss Brook Strickland
113 108 83
Jacqui Brandenburg Brook Strickland Nichole Gruber
UW-Parkside Great Lakes Valley All-Conference Players 2009 - Addie Kramer, second team, opposite hitter - Tami Gleason, third team, middle hitter 2007 - Jackie Nehls, second team, defensive specialist 2005 - Lindsey Jones, second team, outside hitter 2004 - Lindsey Jones, first team, outside hitter 2003 - Jeni Bradley, second team, outside hitter - Natalie Wildes, second team, setter 2002 - Katie Raasch, first team, outside hitter 2001 - Katie Raasch, second team, outside hitter 1999 - Katie Spitzer, first team, middle hitter - Stacy Esme, second team, outside hitter - Kari Good, second team, setter - Maggie Schultz, second team, defensive specialist - Angela Zoiss, second team, outside hitter 1998 - Katie Spitzer, second team, middle hitter 1996 - Karrie Przbylla 1995 - Tammy Rickert
473 (2003) 460 (1999) 438 (2005)
163 (2009) 144 (1998) 141 (1999)
549 (1999) 530 (2007) 517 (2004)
1545 (1999) 1335 (1998) 1271 (2003)
46 (2007) 40 (2003) 39 (2000)
1975–76 11 - 30 1977–81 127 - 101 - 5 1982–90 267 - 159 1991–92 28 - 47 1993–94 20 - 47 1995–99 82 - 81 2000–02 36 - 51 2003–07 56 - 86 2008 10 - 22 2009 21 - 12
Total
Orby Moss Linda Draft Terry Paulson Lynn Theehs Susie Ketchum Lennart Johns Melissa Wolter Nichole Wolter Rob Wolter Michele Benoit
660 - 636 - 5 Nine Coaches
A Glance at the Rangers… The 2009 UW-Parkside volleyball team logged its best overall record in 12 years. New head coach Michele Benoit injected enthusiasm and a new direction to the program, as the squad posted an overall record of 21-12. The team set the tone early. After losing its first match, the Rangers won their next nine. Tami Gleason broke the school record for total blocks in a season (163). Now a senior, she will be a major factor in the success of the team’s quick-tempo offense and defense. Junior Addie Kramer was a second team all-league selection in 2009. Another key returner is Cassie Wilkens, a senior who led the team in digs last year. “The goal is to make the conference tournament,” said Benoit. “With a solid core of experienced returners and a sound group of incoming players, we have the opportunity to make a good showing in the conference.” Blocking and ball control has been a strong part of the success of the team the past few seasons and is expected to continue. In the off-season, the team has dedicated themselves to be better conditioned in preparation for the up coming season season.
Volleyball Facts Head coach Michele Benoit Benoit Career Record 421-149 (15 seasons) Benoit UW-P Record 21-12 (one season) Benoit GLVC Record 5-9 (one season) Office Number 262-595-2127 Email [email protected] Assistant Coach Jen Johnson 2009 Record 21-12 2009 GLVC Record 5-9 Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/2 All-Time Record 660-636-5 (35 seasons) All-Time GLVC Record 99-144
Accreditation: North Central Association; MBA and business programs by AACSB-International
Students: 5,300; 1,000 on-campus residents; 3,600 full-time
undergraduates; 3,000 women, 2,300 men; students from 30 nations and 22 states
Faculty: 125 full-time faculty, 97% with terminal degree; 55 full-
time instructional academic staff, 24% with terminal degree; no teaching assistants; student-to-faculty ratio - 19 to 1
Popular Majors: Business Management; Biology and Applied Health
Sciences; Criminal Justice; Graphic Design/Studio Arts; Communication
Distinctive Majors: Digital Arts, Fitness Management, Sport Management, Theatre Arts
UW-Parkside Facts School University of Wisconsin-Parkside City, State Somers, Wisconsin Founded 1968 Enrollment 5,300 Home Court/Capacity De Simone Gymnasium/2,120 Nickname Rangers Colors Green, black and white Conference Great Lakes Valley Affiliation/Region NCAA Division II/Midwest Region Chancellor Deborah Ford
Athletic Support Directory Interim Director of Athletics Facilities Director Compliance and Operations Director of Sports Medicine Senior Woman Administrator
Tamie Falk-Day J.R. Reed Brent LeVasseur Ken Wilka Jenny Kenesie
Sports Information Sports Information Director Steve Kratochvil Office Phone 262-595-2045 Fax 262-595-2560 Email [email protected] University Website uwp.edu Athletics Website parksiderangers.com
Head Coach Michele Benoit Michele Benoit is the ninth head coach in the University of WisconsinParkside’s women’s volleyball history. She is in her second season at the helm, after leading the Rangers to a 21-12 record last season…the best the program has posted in 12 years. “Michele is a proven coach who understands the commitment to academics and athletics,” said Tamie Falk-Day, UW-Parkside interim athletic director. “Her enthusiasm and passion for the game have been felt by the players and fans.” The Ranger head coach has a career record of 421-149, with all but last season at Mount St. Joseph’s, an NCAA Division III school in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her run at the Cincinnati school was from 1995-2008 and produced 10 regular season conference titles and 10 conference tournament championships. She compiled a lofty .744 winning percentage in her tenure with the Lions. Benoit’s coaching success has garnered a myriad of individual awards, including five Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards. She was named an NCAA regional coach of the year twice. In her lone year at UW-Parkside, she produced two all-conference players, which is only the third time the Rangers have had multiple players in one year earn the award. It was the first time UW-Parkside had more than one player in a season recognized by the league since 2003. At Mount St. Joseph’s, Benoit’s teams were ranked in the nation’s top 10 in each season from 1999-2004 and in the top 25 in 2005 and 2008. She was also an assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at the school. Benoit earned an undergraduate degree in education/physical education, health education, from Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio). She went on to earn a master’s degree in education/exercise physiology from the University of Akron (Akron, Ohio).
2010 Schedule
Sat.
Aug. 21
Alumni Match
5:00 pm
Thurs. Sept. 2 Fri. Sept. 3 Sat. Sept. 4 Fri. Sept. 10 Sat. Sept. 11
at NMU Wildcat Open vs. Northern Michigan at NMU Wildcat Open vs. Minnesota Crookston at NMU Wildcat Open vs. Winona State vs. Lake Superior State at Northern Kentucky vs. Wheeling Jesuit vs. Gannon at Northern Kentucky vs. California-PA
Tues. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Wed. Fri. Sat. Thur. Fri. Sat. Tues.
Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 12
at Olivet Nazarene St. Joseph’s* Indianapolis* Illinois-Springfield* Quincy* at St. Francis at Missouri-St. Louis* at Missouri S&T* at Cardinal Stritch Bellarmine* Northern Kentucky* St. Xavier (Dig Pink Match)
7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm
Fri. Sat.
Oct. 15 Oct. 16
GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Tournament GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Tournament
t.b.a. t.b.a
Wed. Fri. Sat. Tues.
Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 26
at Judson at Southern Indiana* at Kentucky Wesleyan* at Lewis*
7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 30
Maryville University* Illinois Institute of Tech vs. MU Illinois Institute of Tech
1:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm
Fri. Sat.
at Drury* at Rockhurst*
7:00 pm 3:00 pm
Nov. 5 Nov. 6
2010 UW-Parkside
7:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm
*Great Lakes Valley Conference match Home matches in bold
Ranger Volleyball
UW-Parkside Records while in NCAA II
All-Time Volleyball Record
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside
KILLS Career Season
Year Record Coach
Founded in 1968, UW-Parkside is one of 13 four-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Parkside is located in Somers, Wisconsin, between Racine and Kenosha on 700 acres with natural prairies and woodlands.
Katie Spitzer Stacy Esme Lindsey Jones
1245 1236 1101
Jeni Bradley Stacy Esme Lindsey Jones
BLOCKS Career Season Katie Spitzer 521 Jacqui Brandenburg 391 Brook Strickland 287
Tami Gleason Katie Spitzer Katie Spitzer
DIGS Career Season Stacy Esme Jackie Nehls Angela Zoiss
1878 1553 1451
Stacy Esme Jackie Nehls Stephanie Dyson
ASSISTS Career Season Kari Good Natalie Wildes Ashley Vycital
5133 3038 2672
Kari Good Kari Good Natalie Wildes
ACES Career Season Kari Good Angela Zoiss Brook Strickland
113 108 83
Jacqui Brandenburg Brook Strickland Nichole Gruber
UW-Parkside Great Lakes Valley All-Conference Players 2009 - Addie Kramer, second team, opposite hitter - Tami Gleason, third team, middle hitter 2007 - Jackie Nehls, second team, defensive specialist 2005 - Lindsey Jones, second team, outside hitter 2004 - Lindsey Jones, first team, outside hitter 2003 - Jeni Bradley, second team, outside hitter - Natalie Wildes, second team, setter 2002 - Katie Raasch, first team, outside hitter 2001 - Katie Raasch, second team, outside hitter 1999 - Katie Spitzer, first team, middle hitter - Stacy Esme, second team, outside hitter - Kari Good, second team, setter - Maggie Schultz, second team, defensive specialist - Angela Zoiss, second team, outside hitter 1998 - Katie Spitzer, second team, middle hitter 1996 - Karrie Przbylla 1995 - Tammy Rickert
473 (2003) 460 (1999) 438 (2005)
163 (2009) 144 (1998) 141 (1999)
549 (1999) 530 (2007) 517 (2004)
1545 (1999) 1335 (1998) 1271 (2003)
46 (2007) 40 (2003) 39 (2000)
1975–76 11 - 30 1977–81 127 - 101 - 5 1982–90 267 - 159 1991–92 28 - 47 1993–94 20 - 47 1995–99 82 - 81 2000–02 36 - 51 2003–07 56 - 86 2008 10 - 22 2009 21 - 12
Total
Orby Moss Linda Draft Terry Paulson Lynn Theehs Susie Ketchum Lennart Johns Melissa Wolter Nichole Wolter Rob Wolter Michele Benoit
660 - 636 - 5 Nine Coaches
A Glance at the Rangers… The 2009 UW-Parkside volleyball team logged its best overall record in 12 years. New head coach Michele Benoit injected enthusiasm and a new direction to the program, as the squad posted an overall record of 21-12. The team set the tone early. After losing its first match, the Rangers won their next nine. Tami Gleason broke the school record for total blocks in a season (163). Now a senior, she will be a major factor in the success of the team’s quick-tempo offense and defense. Junior Addie Kramer was a second team all-league selection in 2009. Another key returner is Cassie Wilkens, a senior who led the team in digs last year. “The goal is to make the conference tournament,” said Benoit. “With a solid core of experienced returners and a sound group of incoming players, we have the opportunity to make a good showing in the conference.” Blocking and ball control has been a strong part of the success of the team the past few seasons and is expected to continue. In the off-season, the team has dedicated themselves to be better conditioned in preparation for the up coming season season.
Volleyball Facts Head coach Michele Benoit Benoit Career Record 421-149 (15 seasons) Benoit UW-P Record 21-12 (one season) Benoit GLVC Record 5-9 (one season) Office Number 262-595-2127 Email [email protected] Assistant Coach Jen Johnson 2009 Record 21-12 2009 GLVC Record 5-9 Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/2 All-Time Record 660-636-5 (35 seasons) All-Time GLVC Record 99-144
Accreditation: North Central Association; MBA and business programs by AACSB-International
Students: 5,300; 1,000 on-campus residents; 3,600 full-time
undergraduates; 3,000 women, 2,300 men; students from 30 nations and 22 states
Faculty: 125 full-time faculty, 97% with terminal degree; 55 full-
time instructional academic staff, 24% with terminal degree; no teaching assistants; student-to-faculty ratio - 19 to 1
Popular Majors: Business Management; Biology and Applied Health
Sciences; Criminal Justice; Graphic Design/Studio Arts; Communication
Distinctive Majors: Digital Arts, Fitness Management, Sport Management, Theatre Arts
UW-Parkside Facts School University of Wisconsin-Parkside City, State Somers, Wisconsin Founded 1968 Enrollment 5,300 Home Court/Capacity De Simone Gymnasium/2,120 Nickname Rangers Colors Green, black and white Conference Great Lakes Valley Affiliation/Region NCAA Division II/Midwest Region Chancellor Deborah Ford
Athletic Support Directory Interim Director of Athletics Facilities Director Compliance and Operations Director of Sports Medicine Senior Woman Administrator
Tamie Falk-Day J.R. Reed Brent LeVasseur Ken Wilka Jenny Kenesie
Sports Information Sports Information Director Steve Kratochvil Office Phone 262-595-2045 Fax 262-595-2560 Email [email protected] University Website uwp.edu Athletics Website parksiderangers.com
