2016 aggie volleyball quick facts
2016 AGGIE VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Goodwell, OK Founded: 1909 Enrollment: 1,300 Nickname: Aggies
MIKE STEPHENS Head Volleyball Coach Office: 580.349.1320 Fax: 580.349.1345 Email: [email protected]
Color: Red and Navy Blue Home Court (Capacity): Oscar Williams Field House (2,000) Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Heartland President: Dr. Tim Faltyn COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mike Stephens Alma Mater: Syracuse University Record at OPSU (Season): 22-192 (8thSeason) Overall Record (Season): 22-192 (8th Season) Volleyball Phone: (580) 349-1320 Email: [email protected] VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record: 1-32 2015 Home Record: 1-12 2015 Away Record: 0-10 2015 Neutral Record: 0-10 2015 Conference Record: 0-15 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2
Coach Stephens enters his 8th year at the helm for the OPSU volleyball program. Stephens’ comes to Goodwell from Upstate NY where he graduated from Ilion High School in 1985. Once he made the decision to move from basketball to volleyball his fate was sealed and has led to over 25 years of coaching experience and wealth of playing experience as well. He played at Syracuse University as a middle hitter and has won a regional title in the masters division for the Iroquois Empire Region in USA Volleyball (formerly the USAVB). Coach Stephens credits his coaching tenure at the LeMoyne College and his working with Ken King as fundamental in developing his current coaching philosophy of the “volleyball family”. “We spend so many hours together that it is only natural for us to consider our team as an extended family. We focus on trying to build relationships and foster communication while attempting to meet our athletic goals. I am certainly not the same coach that I was when I started as an 18 year old kid; it’s more than the wins and losses. I hope we instill values and create relationships that will last long into a player’s adult life. Working with someone who became a tremendous mentor and a friend was a blessing at LeMoyne.” says Stephens. The focus on details off the volleyball court is evident in the classroom for the OPSU volleyball program where they have now had 5 consecutive years, (2010-2014) of being honored as recipients of the AVCA All-Academic Team Award. “Academics has always been a primary focus for me as a collegiate head coach; the teams at Lamar CC we were able to achieve the same academic success while I was there too. I believe it’s my job the help prepare the players to be successful after college, high academic marks is part of that.” says Stephens. “Certainly the move west and specifically, the Oklahoma Panhandle from upstate NY was a transition for me. The biggest thing is how flat it is and the fact there is not an abundance of the color green. My decision to accept the coaching position here at OPSU has led to a few of my greatest accomplishments in my life; I met my wife and now have a set of beautiful twins... besides we always have a slew of potential babysitters too!” muses Stephens.
OPSU VOLLEYBALL 2016 OUTLOOK RETURNING STARTERS No. Name 2 Rylee Abert 4 Summer Middleton 6 Julia Ibarra 10 Jessica Taylor 11 Abigail Reinick 13 Emily Goeken 21 Bristen Graves
Pos MB OH S DS/L S/DS OH/MB RS/OH
Ht 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-11 5-11 5-11
Class Hometown/Previous School Sr. Colorado City, Colo./Trinidada State JC So. Oklahoma City/Westmore HS Jr. San Antonio, Texas/Holy Cross HS Sr. Clayton, N.M./New Mexico Military Institute Sr. Kersey, Colo./Garden City CC Sr. Carthage, Mo./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Sr. Okay, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
2016 AGGIE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE SEPT. 1 SEPT. 2 SEPT. 3 SEPT. 3 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 10 SEPT. 10 SEPT. 12 SEPT. 16 SEPT. 22 SEPT. 23 SEPT. 27 SEPT. 27 SEPT. 29 SEPT. 30 OCT. 6 OCT. 7 OCT. 8 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 19 OCT. 21 OCT. 22 OCT. 27 OCT. 29 NOV. 3 NOV. 5 NOV. 10 NOV. 18-19
7 PM 5 PM 3 PM 7 PM 11:30 AM 4:30 PM 9 AM 2 PM 6 PM 6 PM 7 PM 6:30 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 7 PM 6 PM 6 PM 12 PM 3 PM 5 PM 5 PM 7 PM 12 PM 7 PM 12 PM 7 PM 12 PM 6 PM TBA
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs GOODWELL Missouri Southern State GOODWELL Texas Permian Basin GOODWELL Fort Hays State GOODWELL Union College Bolivar, Mo. Harding University Bolivar, Mo. University of Illinois-Springfield Bolivar, Mo. Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. Langston University GOODWELL University of the Southwest Hobbs, N.M. *Newman GOODWELL *UA-Fort Smith GOODWELL Langston University Langston, Okla. Saint Gregory’s Langston, Okla. *Texas A&M International GOODWELL *St. Mary’s GOODWELL Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, Texas *Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas *St. Edward’s Austin, Texas Fort Hays State Alva, Okla. Northwestern Oklahoma State Alva, Okla. *Lubbock Christian - Pink Out GOODWELL *UA-Fort Smith Fort Smith, Ark. *Newman Wichita, Kan. *Texas A&M International Laredo, Texas *St. Mary’s San Antonio, Texas *St. Edward’s - Halloween Spiketacular GOODWELL *Dallas Baptist - Senior Day GOODWELL *Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas *Heartland Conference Tournament TBD
2015 SEASON STATS
MIKE STEPHENS Head Volleyball Coach Office: 580.349.1320 Fax: 580.349.1345 Email: [email protected]
Color: Red and Navy Blue Home Court (Capacity): Oscar Williams Field House (2,000) Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Heartland President: Dr. Tim Faltyn COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mike Stephens Alma Mater: Syracuse University Record at OPSU (Season): 22-192 (8thSeason) Overall Record (Season): 22-192 (8th Season) Volleyball Phone: (580) 349-1320 Email: [email protected] VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record: 1-32 2015 Home Record: 1-12 2015 Away Record: 0-10 2015 Neutral Record: 0-10 2015 Conference Record: 0-15 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2
Coach Stephens enters his 8th year at the helm for the OPSU volleyball program. Stephens’ comes to Goodwell from Upstate NY where he graduated from Ilion High School in 1985. Once he made the decision to move from basketball to volleyball his fate was sealed and has led to over 25 years of coaching experience and wealth of playing experience as well. He played at Syracuse University as a middle hitter and has won a regional title in the masters division for the Iroquois Empire Region in USA Volleyball (formerly the USAVB). Coach Stephens credits his coaching tenure at the LeMoyne College and his working with Ken King as fundamental in developing his current coaching philosophy of the “volleyball family”. “We spend so many hours together that it is only natural for us to consider our team as an extended family. We focus on trying to build relationships and foster communication while attempting to meet our athletic goals. I am certainly not the same coach that I was when I started as an 18 year old kid; it’s more than the wins and losses. I hope we instill values and create relationships that will last long into a player’s adult life. Working with someone who became a tremendous mentor and a friend was a blessing at LeMoyne.” says Stephens. The focus on details off the volleyball court is evident in the classroom for the OPSU volleyball program where they have now had 5 consecutive years, (2010-2014) of being honored as recipients of the AVCA All-Academic Team Award. “Academics has always been a primary focus for me as a collegiate head coach; the teams at Lamar CC we were able to achieve the same academic success while I was there too. I believe it’s my job the help prepare the players to be successful after college, high academic marks is part of that.” says Stephens. “Certainly the move west and specifically, the Oklahoma Panhandle from upstate NY was a transition for me. The biggest thing is how flat it is and the fact there is not an abundance of the color green. My decision to accept the coaching position here at OPSU has led to a few of my greatest accomplishments in my life; I met my wife and now have a set of beautiful twins... besides we always have a slew of potential babysitters too!” muses Stephens.
OPSU VOLLEYBALL 2016 OUTLOOK RETURNING STARTERS No. Name 2 Rylee Abert 4 Summer Middleton 6 Julia Ibarra 10 Jessica Taylor 11 Abigail Reinick 13 Emily Goeken 21 Bristen Graves
Pos MB OH S DS/L S/DS OH/MB RS/OH
Ht 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-11 5-11 5-11
Class Hometown/Previous School Sr. Colorado City, Colo./Trinidada State JC So. Oklahoma City/Westmore HS Jr. San Antonio, Texas/Holy Cross HS Sr. Clayton, N.M./New Mexico Military Institute Sr. Kersey, Colo./Garden City CC Sr. Carthage, Mo./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Sr. Okay, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
2016 AGGIE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE SEPT. 1 SEPT. 2 SEPT. 3 SEPT. 3 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 10 SEPT. 10 SEPT. 12 SEPT. 16 SEPT. 22 SEPT. 23 SEPT. 27 SEPT. 27 SEPT. 29 SEPT. 30 OCT. 6 OCT. 7 OCT. 8 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 19 OCT. 21 OCT. 22 OCT. 27 OCT. 29 NOV. 3 NOV. 5 NOV. 10 NOV. 18-19
7 PM 5 PM 3 PM 7 PM 11:30 AM 4:30 PM 9 AM 2 PM 6 PM 6 PM 7 PM 6:30 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 7 PM 6 PM 6 PM 12 PM 3 PM 5 PM 5 PM 7 PM 12 PM 7 PM 12 PM 7 PM 12 PM 6 PM TBA
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs GOODWELL Missouri Southern State GOODWELL Texas Permian Basin GOODWELL Fort Hays State GOODWELL Union College Bolivar, Mo. Harding University Bolivar, Mo. University of Illinois-Springfield Bolivar, Mo. Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. Langston University GOODWELL University of the Southwest Hobbs, N.M. *Newman GOODWELL *UA-Fort Smith GOODWELL Langston University Langston, Okla. Saint Gregory’s Langston, Okla. *Texas A&M International GOODWELL *St. Mary’s GOODWELL Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, Texas *Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas *St. Edward’s Austin, Texas Fort Hays State Alva, Okla. Northwestern Oklahoma State Alva, Okla. *Lubbock Christian - Pink Out GOODWELL *UA-Fort Smith Fort Smith, Ark. *Newman Wichita, Kan. *Texas A&M International Laredo, Texas *St. Mary’s San Antonio, Texas *St. Edward’s - Halloween Spiketacular GOODWELL *Dallas Baptist - Senior Day GOODWELL *Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas *Heartland Conference Tournament TBD
2015 SEASON STATS
