2013 LADY BEARS VOLLEYBALL NOTES
2013 LADY BEARS VOLLEYBALL NOTES Volleyball SID: Kevin C. Paige ♦ Phone: (443) 885-3009 ♦ Email: [email protected] / [email protected] 1700 East Cold Spring Lane ♦ Hill Field House, Room 123 ♦ Baltimore, MD 21215
2013 Schedule/Results Overall: 0-0 MEAC: 0-0 AUGUST 30 at Arizona # 1 p.m. PST 31 vs. No. 20 Kansas # 12:30 p.m. PST 31 vs. Central Arkansas # 4:30 p.m. PST vs. Loyola-Md. + at East Carolina + vs. Citadel + at Lehigh ! vs. Quinnipiac ! at Lafayette ! La SALLE vs. Howard ^ at Providence ^ vs. St. Francis-N.Y. ^ at Coppin State * at Hampton *
4:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
OCTOBER 3 6 6 11 18 20 25 27 31
Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) at Arizona “Wildcats” (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date: Friday, August 30, 2013 ♦ 1 p.m. PST Place: McKale Center ♦ Tuscon, Ariz. Series: First Meeting
Game 2 (ARIZONA INVITATIONAL)
SEPTEMBER 6 7 7 13 14 14 17 20 21 21 27 29
Game 1 (ARIZONA INVITATIONAL)
at Norfolk State Alumni Match DELAWARE STATE * @ MD EASTERN SHORE * at Howard * COPPIN STATE * Dig Pink NORFOLK STATE * HAMPTON * at MD Eastern Shore *
7 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER 3 at Delaware State * 5:30 p.m. 8 HOWARD * % Senior Night 7 p.m. 15-17 at MEAC Championship $ TBA Home games are in bold; * MEAC match # Arizona Invitational; + East Carolina Classic; ! Crosstown Tournament; ^ Friar Classic; @ Homecoming; % Senior Night $ MEAC Championships (Baltimore, Md.)
Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) vs. No. 20 Kansas “Jayhawks” (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 ♦ 12:30 p.m. PST Place: McKale Center ♦ Tuscon, Ariz. Series: First Meeting
Game 3 (ARIZONA INVITATIONAL) Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Central Arkansas “Sugar Bears” (0-0, 0-0 Southland) Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 ♦ 4:30 p.m. PST Place: McKale Center ♦ Tuscon, Ariz. Series: First Meeting Lady Bears Open 2013 Season Out West In Arizona Invitational The Morgan State volleyball team will kick off its 2013 campaign on the road this weekend (Aug. 30-31) when the squad travels to Tuscon, Ariz. to compete in the Arizona Invitational. The Lady Bears will begin the two-day tournament on Friday, Aug. 30 against host Arizona at 1 p.m. PST. Morgan State will then face No. 20 Kansas on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 12:30 p.m. PST, before closing out the weekend later that day against Central Arkansas at 4:30 p.m. PST. All matches will be played at McKale Memorial Center. Last season the Lady Bears finished 5-21 overall, 4-8 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and finished in fifth-place in the MEAC North Division. Morgan State returns nine letterwinners, including six starters from a year ago. The Wildcats of Arizona went 16-15 last season and were 8-12 in the Pac-12 Conference, while Kansas finished with a 26-7 overall record, including 12-4 in the Big 12 Conference and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks also ended the season with a No. 25 ranking. Central Arkansas finished with an impressive 30-5 record and was 15-3 in the Southland Conference. The Sugar Bears, who last season set the school record for wins, while capturing their first league tournament title, also made the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament. MSU VS. ARIZONA SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between the two teams. MSU VS. KANSAS SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between the two teams. MSU VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
NEXT UP: Morgan State will head to Greenville, N.C. to take part in the East Carolina Classic (Sept. 6-7). The Lady Bears will face crosstown rival Loyola-Maryland on Friday, August 6 at 4:30 p.m., before facing host East Carolina on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Citadel at 4:30 p.m. FOLLOW THE LADY BEARS ON TWITTER: Fans of Morgan State volleyball can follow the Lady Bears on Twitter. Check out regular updates on the team which will feature live tweets from games and on road trips. To follow the Morgan State Athletics Twitter page visit Twitter.com/MorganStBears. OPENING SERVE: Morgan State is 8-12 in season openers since the 1993 season. Last season the Lady Bears had their two match winning streak in season openers snapped, following a 3-0 home loss to St. John’s in the opening round of the Battle at the Bay. MORGAN PICKED FIFTH IN MEAC NORTH: Morgan State was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) preseason poll, as voted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Last year, the Lady Bears were picked to finish third, but finished the season at 5-21 overall, 4-8 in the MEAC and finished fifth. 2013 CAPTAINS NAMED: Senior Janelle Wilson and junior Tamara Leslie were named team captain and co-captain, respectively, for the 2013 season. Wilson, a native of Avondale, Ariz., served as co-captain last season and led the team in blocks with 70. A native of Landover, Md., Leslie led the team in digs a year ago with 228 and in service aces with 25.
time defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Oct. 11 in Baltimore, before taking on the Lady Hawks again on Oct. 31 in Princess Anne, Md. BOZIER 12 SHY OF WIN NO. 400: MSU head coach Ramona RileyBozier enters her 26th season at the helm of the Lady Bears’ program and is 12 wins shy from reaching 400 career victories. Riley-Bozier, who is the winningest coach in any sport at Morgan State, also ranks 43rd in career victories (388) on the NCAA list of active volleyball coaches. WILSON CLOSING IN ON 10TH IN BLOCKS: Janelle Wilson enters the season with 153 career blocks, 12 shy of moving into 10th all-time at Morgan State. Wilson, who has led the Lady Bears in blocks the past two seasons, currently ranks 11th behind former Lady Bear, O’Tasha Williams (164 blocks from 2005-06). CHAFEH MOVING UP CAREER CHARTS: Senior Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh enters the 2013 campaign with 1,526 career assists, which ranks fifth all-time at Morgan State. Chafeh is just two assists shy of surpassing former Lady Bear, Junel Jeffries (1,527 assists from 2003-04). SEVEN NAMED TO MEAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Morgan State had seven players named to the MEAC Volleyball All-Academic Team during the 2012-13 school year. The seven players named tied MEAC foe Hampton for the most. Three of those seven recognized (Tamara Leslie, Zuri Smith and Janelle Wilson) return for the 2013 season.
SOMEONE NEW: Morgan State has four opponents on its schedule (Arizona, Kansas, Central Arkansas and Citadel) which it has never faced in the program’s history.
WELCOME TO THE CAVE: Morgan State will welcome the addition of five newcomers to the 2013 squad, all of which are freshmen. Those rookies are: Haley McClure (Ashburn, Va.), Raquel Shortt (Bowie, Md.), Anneka Harris (Kingston, Jamaica), Torian Leslie (Landover, Md.) and Shanotta Bawek (Apple Valley, Minn.).
I’M COMING HOME: Morgan State’s season opening trip to Tuscon, Ariz. will mark a homecoming of sorts for senior captain Janelle Wilson, who lives in Avondale, Ariz., which is two hours away from Tuscon.
SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to its two seniors, Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh and Janelle Wilson prior to its home finale ‘Senior Night’ match against Howard (11/8).
UNBEATEN STREAKS ON THE LINE: The Lady Bears enter the season with a perfect record against two of this season’s opponents in Providence (2-0) and St. Francis-N.Y. (4-0). Morgan State will square off against both of these non-conference foes during the Ninth Annual Friar Classic (Sept. 20-21), hosted by Providence.
2013 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference volleyball tournament is scheduled for March 11-16 at the Physical Education Complex on the campus of Coppin State in Baltimore, Md.
TOURNAMENT EXPOSURE: Three of Morgan State’s opponents (Kansas, Central Arkansas and Maryland Eastern Shore) were in the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Bears open up the season at the Arizona Invitational (Aug. 30-31) in Tuscon, Ariz., where they will face 20th-ranked Kansas and Central Arkansas. Morgan State will face two-
2013 Morgan State Lady Bears Roster MSU QUICK FACTS No. 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 19
Name Arianna Hayden Haley McClure Raquel Shortt Tamara Leslie * Anneka Harris Shayna Hunt-Colon Torian Leslie Dinah Jones Janelle Wilson * Samantha Prescott Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh Morgan McKnight Shanotta Bawek Zuri Smith
Pos. RS LS LS L/DS MH LS/DS LS F MH LS S RS S/RS MH
Ht. 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-11 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10
Cl.-Exp. So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L
Hometown (Previous School) Chicago, Ill. (De LaSalle Institute Ashburn, Va. (Flint Hill School) Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt High School) Landover, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers High School) Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior High School) Lorain, Ohio (Clearview High School) Landover, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers High School) Annapolis, Md. (Broadneck High School) Avondale, Ariz. (La Joya Community High School) Trinidad & Tobago (Providence Girls Catholic School) Fontana, Calif. (Notre Dame High School) Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School) Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley High School) Inglewood, Calif. (City Honors High School)
* Captain: Janelle Wilson; Co-captain: Tamara Leslie Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier (Morgan State ‘87; 26th Season) Assistant Coach: Ivanti Bush (Morgan State ‘10; 2nd Season)
Location: Founded: Enrollment: President: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Conference: Athletic Dir.: Head Coach: Alma Mater: Record at MSU: Career Record: Assistants: Alma Mater: VB Contact: Email: Phone: Fax:
Baltimore, Md. 1867 6,900 Dr. David Wilson Lady Bears Orange & Blue Hill Field House MEAC Floyd Kerr Ramona Riley-Bozier Morgan State, ‘87 388-389/26th yr. 388-389/26th yr. Ivanti Bush Morgan State, ‘10 Kevin Paige [email protected] 443-885-3009 443-885-8307
2013 VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Affiliation: Conference: Home Court: President: Alma Mater/Yr.: Athletics Director: Alma Mater/Yr.: Senior Woman Administrator: Faculty Athletics Representative: Athletic Dept. Phone:
Baltimore, Md. 1867 6,900 Lady Bears Orange & Blue, PMS-1655/288 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Hill Field House (4,250) Dr. David Wilson Tuskegee, ‘77 Floyd Kerr Colorado State, ‘69 Tanya Rush Dr. Ivis Forrester-Anderson (443) 885-3050
MEDIA RELATIONS Volleyball Contact: E-mail: Office: Fax: Student Volleyball Contact: E-mail: Office: Media Relations Director: E-mail: Office: Mailing Address:
Website: Twitter: Facebook:
Kevin C. Paige [email protected] (443) 885-3009 (443) 885-8307 N/A N/A (443) 885-3009/3831 Leonard L. Haynes IV [email protected] (443) 885-3831 MSU Media Relations Hill Field House, Room 123 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 Morganstatebears.com twitter.com/MorganStBears facebook.com/morganstatebears
VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First year of volleyball: Overall all-time record: All-time MEAC record: MEAC Regular-season titles: MEAC Championships: MEAC Championship record: NCAA Tournament appearances: NCAA Tournament record: Last post-season opponent: Result:
1965 407-440 (since 1984) 166-75 (since 1989) 9 (MEAC North) 5 (1992, 97, 98, 99*, 2000) *-forfeited by FAMU 45-29 3 (1997, 98, 2000) 0-3 UCLA-2000 NCAA L, 0-3 in Los Angeles, CA
Head Coach: Alma Mater, Year: Record at Morgan State: Career record: Office: Assistant Coach: Alma Mater, Year: Office:
Ramona Riley-Bozier (26th yr.) Morgan State, ‘87 388-389 (25 yrs.) Same as above (443) 885-3887 Ivanti Bush (2nd yr.) Morgan State, ‘10 (443) 885-3318
TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record: 2012 MEAC Record/Finish: 2012 MEAC Postseason: 2012 MEAC Postseason Result: Starters Returning/Lost: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Newcomers:
5-21 4-8 (5th MEAC North) None None 6, including Libero/0 9/6 5
2013 LADY BEARS AT A GLANCE Starters Returning (6) Ngebui Chafeh, S, 5-10, Sr., 6.84 aps, 1.49 dps, 14 aces Arianna Hayden, RS, 5-9, So., 2.55 kps, 1,77 dps, 12 aces Tamara Leslie, L, 5-3, Jr., 2.59 dps, 25 aces, 44 assists Samantha Prescott, LS, 5-10, So., 2.32 kps, 2.41 dpg, 16 aces Zuri Smith, MH, 5-10, Jr., 1.40 kps, 53 blocks Janelle Wilson, MH, 5-11, Sr., 1.65 kps, 70 blocks Starters Lost (0) Other Letterwinners Returning (3) Shayna Hunt-Colon, LS/DS, 5-9, So., 0.90 dps, 0.24 kps Dinah Jones, MH, 6-1, So., 0.62 kps, 0.38 bps Morgan McKnight, RS, 5-9, So., 1.18 kps Other Letterwinners Lost (6) Simone Durham, MH, 6-0, Jr., 0.32 kps Ashley Johnson, OH, 5-7, Sr.-graduated, 1.56 kps, 0.90 dps Jourdan Lemons, S, 5-10, Sr.-graduated, 3.96 aps, 0.71 dps Audrehona Mingo, MH/RS, 5-11, Sr., N/A Nangeeshie Pabon, OH/DS, 5-9, Jr.-transferred, 1.39 dps, 0.53 dps Nikita Wickham, MH, 6-1, Sr.-graduated, 0.42 kps Newcomers (5) Shanotta Bawek, S/RS, 5-10, Fr., Apple Valley, Minn. Anneka Harris, MH, 5-11, Fr., Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica Torian Leslie, LS, 5-5, Fr., Landover, Md. Haley McClure, LS, 5-8, Fr., Ashburn, Va. Raquel Shortt, LS, Fr., Bowie, Md.
2013 MSU SCHEDULE Day Fri.-Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Thu. Sun. Sun. Fri. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Thu. Sun. Fri. Thur.-Sat.
Date Aug. 30-31 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sept. 6-7 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 13-14 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 20-21 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept. 27 Sept. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 Nov. 15-17
Opponent Arizona Invitational at Arizona # vs. Kansas # vs. Central Arkansas # East Carolina Invitational vs. Loyola-Maryland @ at East Carolina @ vs. Citadel @ Lafayette/Lehigh Crosstown Tournament at Lehigh + vs. Quinnipiac + at Lafayette + La SALLE Providence Invitational vs. Howard ^ at Providence ^ vs. St. Francis-N.Y. ^ at Coppin State * at Hampton * at Norfolk State * Alumni Match DELAWARE STATE * ! MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE * at Howard * COPPIN STATE * (Dig Pink) NORFOLK STATE * HAMPTON * at Maryland Eastern Shore * at Delaware State * HOWARD * % at MEAC Championship $
All times are Eastern and are subject to change Home matches are in bold * MEAC match; ! Homecoming; % Senior Day # Arizona Invitational (Tuscon, Ariz.) @ East Carolina Invitational (Greenville, N.C.) + Crosstown Tournament (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem, Pa.) ^ Providence Invitational (Providence, R.I.) $ MEAC Championship (Baltimore, Md.-Coppin State University)
Location Tuscon, Ariz.
Time 1 p.m. (PST) 12:30 p.m. (PST) 4:30 p.m. (PST)
Greenville, N.C. 4:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Easton, Pa/Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlehem, Pa. Easton, Pa. Easton, Pa. Hill Field House Providence, R.I.
Baltimore, Md. Hampton, Va. Norfolk, Va. Hill Field House Hill Field House Hill Field House Washington, D.C. Hill Field House Hill Field House Hill Field House Princess Anne, Md. Dover, Del. Hill Field House Baltimore, Md.
3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
2013 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER Numerical No. Name 2 Arianna Hayden 3 Haley McClure 4 Raquel Shortt 5 Tamara Leslie * 7 Anneka Harris 8 Shayna Hunt-Colon 9 Torian Leslie 10 Dinah Jones 11 Janelle Wilson * 13 Samantha Prescott 14 Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh 15 Morgan McKnight 16 Shanotta Bawek 19 Zuri Smith
Pos. RS LS LS L/DS MH LS/DS LS MH MH LS S RS S/RS MH
Ht. 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-11 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10
Cl.-Exp. So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L
Hometown (Previous School) Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) Ashburn, Va. (Flint Hill High School) Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt High School) Landover, Md. (Charles H. Flowers High School) Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior High School) Lorain, Ohio (Clearview High School) Landover, Md. (Charles H. Flowers High School) Annapolis, Md. (Broadneck High School) Avondale, Ariz. (La Joya Community High School Trinidad & Tobago (Providence Girls Catholic School) Fontana, Calif. (Notre Dame High School) Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School) Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley High School) Inglewood, Calif. (City Honors High School)
* Captain (Janelle Wilson); Co-Captain (Tamara Leslie) Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier (Morgan State ‘87); 26th Season Assistant Coach: Ivanti Bush Morgan State ‘10); Second Season Manager: Danielle Walker; Third Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Arianna Hayden Arion-nuh Anneka Harris Auh-knee-kuh Shayna Hunt-Colon Shay-nuh Torian Leslie Tore-rin Dinah Jones Dye-nuh Shanotta Bawek Shuh-not-tuh Bah-wick Zuri Smith Zur-rie
2013 Schedule/Results Overall: 0-0 MEAC: 0-0 AUGUST 30 at Arizona # 1 p.m. PST 31 vs. No. 20 Kansas # 12:30 p.m. PST 31 vs. Central Arkansas # 4:30 p.m. PST vs. Loyola-Md. + at East Carolina + vs. Citadel + at Lehigh ! vs. Quinnipiac ! at Lafayette ! La SALLE vs. Howard ^ at Providence ^ vs. St. Francis-N.Y. ^ at Coppin State * at Hampton *
4:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
OCTOBER 3 6 6 11 18 20 25 27 31
Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) at Arizona “Wildcats” (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date: Friday, August 30, 2013 ♦ 1 p.m. PST Place: McKale Center ♦ Tuscon, Ariz. Series: First Meeting
Game 2 (ARIZONA INVITATIONAL)
SEPTEMBER 6 7 7 13 14 14 17 20 21 21 27 29
Game 1 (ARIZONA INVITATIONAL)
at Norfolk State Alumni Match DELAWARE STATE * @ MD EASTERN SHORE * at Howard * COPPIN STATE * Dig Pink NORFOLK STATE * HAMPTON * at MD Eastern Shore *
7 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER 3 at Delaware State * 5:30 p.m. 8 HOWARD * % Senior Night 7 p.m. 15-17 at MEAC Championship $ TBA Home games are in bold; * MEAC match # Arizona Invitational; + East Carolina Classic; ! Crosstown Tournament; ^ Friar Classic; @ Homecoming; % Senior Night $ MEAC Championships (Baltimore, Md.)
Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) vs. No. 20 Kansas “Jayhawks” (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 ♦ 12:30 p.m. PST Place: McKale Center ♦ Tuscon, Ariz. Series: First Meeting
Game 3 (ARIZONA INVITATIONAL) Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Central Arkansas “Sugar Bears” (0-0, 0-0 Southland) Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 ♦ 4:30 p.m. PST Place: McKale Center ♦ Tuscon, Ariz. Series: First Meeting Lady Bears Open 2013 Season Out West In Arizona Invitational The Morgan State volleyball team will kick off its 2013 campaign on the road this weekend (Aug. 30-31) when the squad travels to Tuscon, Ariz. to compete in the Arizona Invitational. The Lady Bears will begin the two-day tournament on Friday, Aug. 30 against host Arizona at 1 p.m. PST. Morgan State will then face No. 20 Kansas on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 12:30 p.m. PST, before closing out the weekend later that day against Central Arkansas at 4:30 p.m. PST. All matches will be played at McKale Memorial Center. Last season the Lady Bears finished 5-21 overall, 4-8 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and finished in fifth-place in the MEAC North Division. Morgan State returns nine letterwinners, including six starters from a year ago. The Wildcats of Arizona went 16-15 last season and were 8-12 in the Pac-12 Conference, while Kansas finished with a 26-7 overall record, including 12-4 in the Big 12 Conference and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks also ended the season with a No. 25 ranking. Central Arkansas finished with an impressive 30-5 record and was 15-3 in the Southland Conference. The Sugar Bears, who last season set the school record for wins, while capturing their first league tournament title, also made the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament. MSU VS. ARIZONA SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between the two teams. MSU VS. KANSAS SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between the two teams. MSU VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS SERIES NOTES: This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
NEXT UP: Morgan State will head to Greenville, N.C. to take part in the East Carolina Classic (Sept. 6-7). The Lady Bears will face crosstown rival Loyola-Maryland on Friday, August 6 at 4:30 p.m., before facing host East Carolina on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Citadel at 4:30 p.m. FOLLOW THE LADY BEARS ON TWITTER: Fans of Morgan State volleyball can follow the Lady Bears on Twitter. Check out regular updates on the team which will feature live tweets from games and on road trips. To follow the Morgan State Athletics Twitter page visit Twitter.com/MorganStBears. OPENING SERVE: Morgan State is 8-12 in season openers since the 1993 season. Last season the Lady Bears had their two match winning streak in season openers snapped, following a 3-0 home loss to St. John’s in the opening round of the Battle at the Bay. MORGAN PICKED FIFTH IN MEAC NORTH: Morgan State was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) preseason poll, as voted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Last year, the Lady Bears were picked to finish third, but finished the season at 5-21 overall, 4-8 in the MEAC and finished fifth. 2013 CAPTAINS NAMED: Senior Janelle Wilson and junior Tamara Leslie were named team captain and co-captain, respectively, for the 2013 season. Wilson, a native of Avondale, Ariz., served as co-captain last season and led the team in blocks with 70. A native of Landover, Md., Leslie led the team in digs a year ago with 228 and in service aces with 25.
time defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Oct. 11 in Baltimore, before taking on the Lady Hawks again on Oct. 31 in Princess Anne, Md. BOZIER 12 SHY OF WIN NO. 400: MSU head coach Ramona RileyBozier enters her 26th season at the helm of the Lady Bears’ program and is 12 wins shy from reaching 400 career victories. Riley-Bozier, who is the winningest coach in any sport at Morgan State, also ranks 43rd in career victories (388) on the NCAA list of active volleyball coaches. WILSON CLOSING IN ON 10TH IN BLOCKS: Janelle Wilson enters the season with 153 career blocks, 12 shy of moving into 10th all-time at Morgan State. Wilson, who has led the Lady Bears in blocks the past two seasons, currently ranks 11th behind former Lady Bear, O’Tasha Williams (164 blocks from 2005-06). CHAFEH MOVING UP CAREER CHARTS: Senior Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh enters the 2013 campaign with 1,526 career assists, which ranks fifth all-time at Morgan State. Chafeh is just two assists shy of surpassing former Lady Bear, Junel Jeffries (1,527 assists from 2003-04). SEVEN NAMED TO MEAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Morgan State had seven players named to the MEAC Volleyball All-Academic Team during the 2012-13 school year. The seven players named tied MEAC foe Hampton for the most. Three of those seven recognized (Tamara Leslie, Zuri Smith and Janelle Wilson) return for the 2013 season.
SOMEONE NEW: Morgan State has four opponents on its schedule (Arizona, Kansas, Central Arkansas and Citadel) which it has never faced in the program’s history.
WELCOME TO THE CAVE: Morgan State will welcome the addition of five newcomers to the 2013 squad, all of which are freshmen. Those rookies are: Haley McClure (Ashburn, Va.), Raquel Shortt (Bowie, Md.), Anneka Harris (Kingston, Jamaica), Torian Leslie (Landover, Md.) and Shanotta Bawek (Apple Valley, Minn.).
I’M COMING HOME: Morgan State’s season opening trip to Tuscon, Ariz. will mark a homecoming of sorts for senior captain Janelle Wilson, who lives in Avondale, Ariz., which is two hours away from Tuscon.
SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to its two seniors, Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh and Janelle Wilson prior to its home finale ‘Senior Night’ match against Howard (11/8).
UNBEATEN STREAKS ON THE LINE: The Lady Bears enter the season with a perfect record against two of this season’s opponents in Providence (2-0) and St. Francis-N.Y. (4-0). Morgan State will square off against both of these non-conference foes during the Ninth Annual Friar Classic (Sept. 20-21), hosted by Providence.
2013 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference volleyball tournament is scheduled for March 11-16 at the Physical Education Complex on the campus of Coppin State in Baltimore, Md.
TOURNAMENT EXPOSURE: Three of Morgan State’s opponents (Kansas, Central Arkansas and Maryland Eastern Shore) were in the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Bears open up the season at the Arizona Invitational (Aug. 30-31) in Tuscon, Ariz., where they will face 20th-ranked Kansas and Central Arkansas. Morgan State will face two-
2013 Morgan State Lady Bears Roster MSU QUICK FACTS No. 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 19
Name Arianna Hayden Haley McClure Raquel Shortt Tamara Leslie * Anneka Harris Shayna Hunt-Colon Torian Leslie Dinah Jones Janelle Wilson * Samantha Prescott Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh Morgan McKnight Shanotta Bawek Zuri Smith
Pos. RS LS LS L/DS MH LS/DS LS F MH LS S RS S/RS MH
Ht. 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-11 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10
Cl.-Exp. So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L
Hometown (Previous School) Chicago, Ill. (De LaSalle Institute Ashburn, Va. (Flint Hill School) Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt High School) Landover, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers High School) Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior High School) Lorain, Ohio (Clearview High School) Landover, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers High School) Annapolis, Md. (Broadneck High School) Avondale, Ariz. (La Joya Community High School) Trinidad & Tobago (Providence Girls Catholic School) Fontana, Calif. (Notre Dame High School) Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School) Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley High School) Inglewood, Calif. (City Honors High School)
* Captain: Janelle Wilson; Co-captain: Tamara Leslie Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier (Morgan State ‘87; 26th Season) Assistant Coach: Ivanti Bush (Morgan State ‘10; 2nd Season)
Location: Founded: Enrollment: President: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Conference: Athletic Dir.: Head Coach: Alma Mater: Record at MSU: Career Record: Assistants: Alma Mater: VB Contact: Email: Phone: Fax:
Baltimore, Md. 1867 6,900 Dr. David Wilson Lady Bears Orange & Blue Hill Field House MEAC Floyd Kerr Ramona Riley-Bozier Morgan State, ‘87 388-389/26th yr. 388-389/26th yr. Ivanti Bush Morgan State, ‘10 Kevin Paige [email protected] 443-885-3009 443-885-8307
2013 VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Affiliation: Conference: Home Court: President: Alma Mater/Yr.: Athletics Director: Alma Mater/Yr.: Senior Woman Administrator: Faculty Athletics Representative: Athletic Dept. Phone:
Baltimore, Md. 1867 6,900 Lady Bears Orange & Blue, PMS-1655/288 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Hill Field House (4,250) Dr. David Wilson Tuskegee, ‘77 Floyd Kerr Colorado State, ‘69 Tanya Rush Dr. Ivis Forrester-Anderson (443) 885-3050
MEDIA RELATIONS Volleyball Contact: E-mail: Office: Fax: Student Volleyball Contact: E-mail: Office: Media Relations Director: E-mail: Office: Mailing Address:
Website: Twitter: Facebook:
Kevin C. Paige [email protected] (443) 885-3009 (443) 885-8307 N/A N/A (443) 885-3009/3831 Leonard L. Haynes IV [email protected] (443) 885-3831 MSU Media Relations Hill Field House, Room 123 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 Morganstatebears.com twitter.com/MorganStBears facebook.com/morganstatebears
VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First year of volleyball: Overall all-time record: All-time MEAC record: MEAC Regular-season titles: MEAC Championships: MEAC Championship record: NCAA Tournament appearances: NCAA Tournament record: Last post-season opponent: Result:
1965 407-440 (since 1984) 166-75 (since 1989) 9 (MEAC North) 5 (1992, 97, 98, 99*, 2000) *-forfeited by FAMU 45-29 3 (1997, 98, 2000) 0-3 UCLA-2000 NCAA L, 0-3 in Los Angeles, CA
Head Coach: Alma Mater, Year: Record at Morgan State: Career record: Office: Assistant Coach: Alma Mater, Year: Office:
Ramona Riley-Bozier (26th yr.) Morgan State, ‘87 388-389 (25 yrs.) Same as above (443) 885-3887 Ivanti Bush (2nd yr.) Morgan State, ‘10 (443) 885-3318
TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record: 2012 MEAC Record/Finish: 2012 MEAC Postseason: 2012 MEAC Postseason Result: Starters Returning/Lost: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Newcomers:
5-21 4-8 (5th MEAC North) None None 6, including Libero/0 9/6 5
2013 LADY BEARS AT A GLANCE Starters Returning (6) Ngebui Chafeh, S, 5-10, Sr., 6.84 aps, 1.49 dps, 14 aces Arianna Hayden, RS, 5-9, So., 2.55 kps, 1,77 dps, 12 aces Tamara Leslie, L, 5-3, Jr., 2.59 dps, 25 aces, 44 assists Samantha Prescott, LS, 5-10, So., 2.32 kps, 2.41 dpg, 16 aces Zuri Smith, MH, 5-10, Jr., 1.40 kps, 53 blocks Janelle Wilson, MH, 5-11, Sr., 1.65 kps, 70 blocks Starters Lost (0) Other Letterwinners Returning (3) Shayna Hunt-Colon, LS/DS, 5-9, So., 0.90 dps, 0.24 kps Dinah Jones, MH, 6-1, So., 0.62 kps, 0.38 bps Morgan McKnight, RS, 5-9, So., 1.18 kps Other Letterwinners Lost (6) Simone Durham, MH, 6-0, Jr., 0.32 kps Ashley Johnson, OH, 5-7, Sr.-graduated, 1.56 kps, 0.90 dps Jourdan Lemons, S, 5-10, Sr.-graduated, 3.96 aps, 0.71 dps Audrehona Mingo, MH/RS, 5-11, Sr., N/A Nangeeshie Pabon, OH/DS, 5-9, Jr.-transferred, 1.39 dps, 0.53 dps Nikita Wickham, MH, 6-1, Sr.-graduated, 0.42 kps Newcomers (5) Shanotta Bawek, S/RS, 5-10, Fr., Apple Valley, Minn. Anneka Harris, MH, 5-11, Fr., Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica Torian Leslie, LS, 5-5, Fr., Landover, Md. Haley McClure, LS, 5-8, Fr., Ashburn, Va. Raquel Shortt, LS, Fr., Bowie, Md.
2013 MSU SCHEDULE Day Fri.-Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Thu. Sun. Sun. Fri. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Thu. Sun. Fri. Thur.-Sat.
Date Aug. 30-31 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sept. 6-7 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 13-14 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 20-21 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept. 27 Sept. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 Nov. 15-17
Opponent Arizona Invitational at Arizona # vs. Kansas # vs. Central Arkansas # East Carolina Invitational vs. Loyola-Maryland @ at East Carolina @ vs. Citadel @ Lafayette/Lehigh Crosstown Tournament at Lehigh + vs. Quinnipiac + at Lafayette + La SALLE Providence Invitational vs. Howard ^ at Providence ^ vs. St. Francis-N.Y. ^ at Coppin State * at Hampton * at Norfolk State * Alumni Match DELAWARE STATE * ! MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE * at Howard * COPPIN STATE * (Dig Pink) NORFOLK STATE * HAMPTON * at Maryland Eastern Shore * at Delaware State * HOWARD * % at MEAC Championship $
All times are Eastern and are subject to change Home matches are in bold * MEAC match; ! Homecoming; % Senior Day # Arizona Invitational (Tuscon, Ariz.) @ East Carolina Invitational (Greenville, N.C.) + Crosstown Tournament (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem, Pa.) ^ Providence Invitational (Providence, R.I.) $ MEAC Championship (Baltimore, Md.-Coppin State University)
Location Tuscon, Ariz.
Time 1 p.m. (PST) 12:30 p.m. (PST) 4:30 p.m. (PST)
Greenville, N.C. 4:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Easton, Pa/Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlehem, Pa. Easton, Pa. Easton, Pa. Hill Field House Providence, R.I.
Baltimore, Md. Hampton, Va. Norfolk, Va. Hill Field House Hill Field House Hill Field House Washington, D.C. Hill Field House Hill Field House Hill Field House Princess Anne, Md. Dover, Del. Hill Field House Baltimore, Md.
3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
2013 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER Numerical No. Name 2 Arianna Hayden 3 Haley McClure 4 Raquel Shortt 5 Tamara Leslie * 7 Anneka Harris 8 Shayna Hunt-Colon 9 Torian Leslie 10 Dinah Jones 11 Janelle Wilson * 13 Samantha Prescott 14 Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh 15 Morgan McKnight 16 Shanotta Bawek 19 Zuri Smith
Pos. RS LS LS L/DS MH LS/DS LS MH MH LS S RS S/RS MH
Ht. 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-11 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10
Cl.-Exp. So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L
Hometown (Previous School) Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) Ashburn, Va. (Flint Hill High School) Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt High School) Landover, Md. (Charles H. Flowers High School) Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior High School) Lorain, Ohio (Clearview High School) Landover, Md. (Charles H. Flowers High School) Annapolis, Md. (Broadneck High School) Avondale, Ariz. (La Joya Community High School Trinidad & Tobago (Providence Girls Catholic School) Fontana, Calif. (Notre Dame High School) Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School) Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley High School) Inglewood, Calif. (City Honors High School)
* Captain (Janelle Wilson); Co-Captain (Tamara Leslie) Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier (Morgan State ‘87); 26th Season Assistant Coach: Ivanti Bush Morgan State ‘10); Second Season Manager: Danielle Walker; Third Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Arianna Hayden Arion-nuh Anneka Harris Auh-knee-kuh Shayna Hunt-Colon Shay-nuh Torian Leslie Tore-rin Dinah Jones Dye-nuh Shanotta Bawek Shuh-not-tuh Bah-wick Zuri Smith Zur-rie
