2017 LADY BEARS VOLLEYBALL NOTES

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2017 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

2017 Schedule/Results Overall: 0-3 MEAC: 0-0

Match 4 (Redhawks Invitational)

AUGUST 25 vs. Wake Forest # 26 vs. UNCG # 26 vs. UMass Lowell #

L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3

Match 5 (Redhawks Invitational)

SEPTEMBER 1 1 2 5 8 8 9 15 16 16 29

at S.E. Missouri State + 12:30 p.m. CT vs. Evansville + 4:30 p.m. CT vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff + 11 a.m. CT at American 7 p.m. vs. UMBC ! 12:30 p.m. at Loyola-Maryland ! 7 p.m. vs. Presbyterian ! Noon vs. Western Michigan ^ 4:30 p.m. at UNC Wilmington ^ 12:30 p.m. vs. Liberty ^ 4:30 p.m. at Hampton * 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 4 13 15 20 27 29

at Norfolk State * HOWARD * MD EASTERN SHORE * DELAWARE STATE *@ at Coppin State * HAMPTON * NORFOLK STATE *%

3 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.

NOVEMBER 3 at Maryland Eastern Shore * 5 at Delaware State * 10 at Howard * 12 COPPIN STATE * 17-19 at MEAC Championship $

Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) at Southeast Missouri State “Redhawks” (1-2, 0-0 OVC) Date: Friday, August 25, 2017 ♦ 12:30 p.m. CT Place: Show Me Center ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo. Series: First Meeting

7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA

Home games are in bold; * MEAC match # Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic; + Redhawks Invitational; ! Charm City Challenge; ^ Courtyard By Marriott Tournament; @ Homecoming; % Dig Pink Match $ MEAC Championships (Princess Anne, Md.)

Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Evansville “Purple Aces” (3-0, 0-0 MVC) Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017 ♦ 4:30 p.m. CT Place: Show Me Center ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo. Series: First Meeting

Match 6 (Redhawks Invitational) Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff “Lions” (1-3, 0-0 SWAC) Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017 ♦ 11 a.m. CT Place: Show Me Center ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo. Series: First Meeting Lady Bears Head To ‘Show Me State’ For Redhawks Invitational The Lady Bears volleyball team will travel to the ‘Show Me State’ this weekend to compete in the Redhawks Invitational, hosted by Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 1-2) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Morgan State (0-3) will face the host Redhawks on Friday, Sept. 1 at 12:30 p.m. CT, before closing out the day against Evansville at 4:30 p.m. MSU will conclude the tournament against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at 11 a.m. All three match times are Central Time and will be played at Show Me Center. MSU AGAINST THE FIELD: Prior to this weekend, Morgan State has never faced Southeast Missouri State, Evansville or Arkansas-Pine Bluff. LAST WHISTLE: Morgan State opened up the 2017 campaign last weekend in Greensboro, N.C. for the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic (Aug. 25-26), hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro. The Lady Bears would drop the opener to Wake Forest, 3-0 and were then swept by host UNCG. The Lady Bears would pick up their first set victory of the season, but then dropped the next three sets in a 3-1 loss to UMass Lowell in the tournament finale. NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will travel to the Nation’s Capital on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to take on the Eagles of American University. First serve is 7 p.m. at Bender Arena. PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999: When the Lady Bears square off against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the finale of the Redhawks Invitational (9/2), it will not only be the first meeting between the two Division I Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) programs, but it will also mark a rare meeting for Morgan against a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) foe. The last time MSU, a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference faced a SWAC opponent was Sept. 17, 1999, a 3-0 victory over Prairie View A&M. The Lady Bears are a perfect 6-0 all-time against SWAC opponents with all six wins coming under the direction of Coach Bozier.

FOLLOW THE LADY BEARS ON TWITTER: Morgan volleyball fans 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. HUBBARD NAMED TO All-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Sophomore Libero Jasmin Hubbard was named to the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic All-Tournament team (Aug. 26). The Sparks, Nevada native finished with a team-leading 40 digs, reaching double figures in digs in every contest, while adding five assists in three matches played. Hubbard totaled 11 digs in the season opener against Wake Forest, then recorded a team-high 14 digs and two assists against host North Carolina Greensboro. She closed out the tournament with a team-best 15 digs and set a career-high three assists in the finale against UMass Lowell. OPENING SERVE: Morgan State is 8-17 in season openers since the 1993 season, after it dropped a 3-0 decision to Wake Forest (8/26) in last week’s season opener in the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic. The Lady Bears, who have lost six consecutive season openers, last won on opening day in 2011 when they defeated Saint Peter’s 3-0 at the La Salle Invitational (8/26/11). MORGAN PICKED THIRD IN MEAC NORTH: Morgan State was picked to finish third in the northern division of 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 and went 7-21 overall, 7-5 in the MEAC good for a third-place finish. BOZIER ENTERS 30TH SEASON: Morgan State head coach Ramona Riley-Bozier enters her 30th season at the helm of the Lady Bear program. The all-time winningest coach at Morgan State (433), Riley-Bozier guided the Lady Bears to 88 consecutive MEAC Northern Division wins between 1994-2003. She has led MSU to five MEAC Championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances and earned MEAC Coach of the Year honors five times. Bozier also coached the softball team at MSU for seven seasons and in 1999 led the team to its only MEAC title game appearance. A native of Kansas City, Mo., Bozier, is a graduate of Morgan State, where she was a two-sport start in volleyball and track. She is one of 11 players in the history of the program to have registered 1,000 career kills. On the track, Bozier was a three-time All-American and one of the top triple jumpers at Morgan. She still holds the UMBC meet record in the 60 meter dash (1983) and ran the first leg of the 4X100 relay, which in 1986 set the school record in a time of 44.47 seconds, which also still stands. That squad would also win the Penn Relays and finished second that year at the Division I National Championships. Bozier was inducted into the Morgan State Hall of Fame in 2003.

SOMEONE NEW: Morgan State will square off against eight first-time opponents this season. When the Lady Bears head to Greensboro, N.C. for the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic (Aug. 25-26), they will face Wake Forest for the first time ever in the season opener and then the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the finale. A week later Morgan State will travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. for the Redhawks Invitational (Sept. 1-2), where they will face host Southeast Missouri State, Evansville and the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, all for the first time. The Lady Bears and Presbyterian will meet for the first time in the finale of the Charm City Challenge (Sept. 9) on the campus of Loyola-Maryland. Morgan State will then take on Western Michigan and host University of North Carolina Wilmington for the first time, when they meet in Wilmington, N.C. in the Courtyard by Marriott Tournament (Sept. 15-16). 1992 TEAM TO BE HONORED: 25 years ago Morgan State captured its first MEAC Volleyball championship with a 3-1 victory over Florida A&M in the 1992 title match. That team will be celebrated and honored during homecoming weekend and prior to the Lady Bears’ match against Delaware State (10/15) at Hill Field House. FOUR NAMED TO MEAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Morgan State had four players named to the 2016 MEAC Volleyball All-Academic Team, based on their academic success during the 2015-16 school year. Two of the four recognized (Keana Browne and Michaela Collins) return for the 2017 season. Collins was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2016-17 academic year. TOURNAMENT EXPOSURE: Morgan State will face two opponents this season (American and Howard) that reached the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in 2016. The Lady Bears will visit American on Sept. 5 in Washington, D.C. and will face defending MEAC champion Howard on Oct. 4 in Baltimore and again on Nov. 10 in Washington, D.C. WELCOME TO THE CAVE: Morgan State will welcome the addition of six newcomers to the 2017 squad, three of which are freshman and three junior transfers. Those newcomers are freshmen Shadae Debraux (Fort Washington, Md.), Trinity Smith (Detroit, Mich.) and Mykaela Ross (Farmington Hill, Mich.) along with junior transfers Cristen Coryatt (Sugar Land, Texas), Kheanna Landrum (Goodyear, Ariz.) and Deja Lester (Flint, Mich.). SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to its two seniors, Keana Browne and Michaela Collins prior to its regular season finale ‘Senior Day’ match against crosstown rival Coppin State on Nov. 12 at Hill Field House.

2017 Morgan State Lady Bears Roster MSU QUICK FACTS No. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 15 16 19 28

Name Natashia Barker Shadae Debraux Kheanna Landrum Milan Amos Monette Daniels Nnedi Oguayo Deja Lester Cristen Coryatt Jasmin Hubbard Mykaela Ross Michaela Collins Keana Browne Trinity Smith Roi Wallace

Pos. OH/RS MH/RS RS OH MH/OH OH MB OH OH/L OH/RS RS/MB MH/RS S/DS S

Ht. 5-10 5-11 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-7 6-1 6-2 5-7 5-9

Cl.-Exp. Jr.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-TR Jr.-2L Jr.-2L So.-1L Jr.-TR Jr.-TR So.-1L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS So.-1L

Hometown (Previous School) Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain HS/Texas Southern Univ.) Fort Washington, Md. (Bishop McNamara HS) Goodyear, Ariz. (South Mountain Community College) Owings Mills, Md. (Dulaney High School) Southfield, Mich. (Cass Technical High School) Beltsville, Md. (High Point High School) Flint, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth HS/Arizona Western College) Sugar Land, Texas. (Stephen F. Austin HS/Monroe College) Reno, Nevada (Damonte Ranch High School) Farmington Hill, Mich. (North Farmington High School) Sacramento, Calif. (West Campus High School) Virginia Beach, Va. (Landstown High School) Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical High School) San Dimas, Calif. (Claremont High School)

Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier (Morgan State ‘87; 30th Season) Assistant Coach: Gabrielle Otero (Coppin State ‘15; 2nd Season) Managers: Kameryn Robinson, Morgan Blackwell

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 7,800 Dr. David Wilson Lady Bears Orange & Blue Hill Field House MEAC Ed Scott Ramona Riley-Bozier Morgan State, ‘87 433-454/30th yr. 433-454/30th yr. Gabrielle Otero Coppin State, ‘15 Kevin Paige [email protected] 443-885-3009 443-885-8307