U T S A
2005
UTSA Roadrunners Volleyball
Volleyball SID: Kyle Stephens • Office: (210) 458-4907 • Cell: (210) 887-3636 • Fax: (210) 458-4569 • Email: [email protected]
Schedule 9/2 ....... Delaware# .............................. W, 3-0 9/3 ....... Charlotte# .............................. W, 3-0 9/3 ....... Middle Tennessee State# ....... L, 3-2 9/6 ....... Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ..... W, 3-0 9/9 ....... LSU^ ...................................... L, 3-0 9/10 ..... Rice^ ...................................... L, 3-1 9/11 ..... Oklahoma^ ............................ L, 3-0 9/13 ..... Texas State* ........................... L, 1-3 9/16 ..... Texas-Arlington* .................... 7 pm 9/20 ..... Stephen F. Austin* ................... 7 pm 9/23 ..... McNeese State* ....................... 7 pm 9/24 ..... Lamar* ................................ 7:30 pm 9/30 ..... Nicholls State* ........................ 7 pm 10/1 ..... Southeastern Louisiana* ....... 4 pm 10/7 ..... Northwestern State* .............. 7 pm 10/8 ..... Louisiana-Monroe* ................ 4 pm 10/11 ... Texas State* ............................ 7 pm 10/14 ... Nicholls State* ......................... 7 pm 10/15 ... Southeastern Louisiana* ......... 4 pm 10/21 ... Texas-Arlington* ...................... 7 pm 10/25 ... Sam Houston State* ................ 7 pm 10/28 ... McNeese State* ...................... 5 pm 10/29 ... Lamar* ..................................... 6 pm 10/30 ... Northern Colorado ................. 4 pm 11/4 ..... Stephen F. Austin* ................. 7 pm 11/5 ..... Sam Houston State* .............. 4 pm 11/11 .... Northwestern State* ................ 7 pm 11/12 ... Louisiana-Monroe* .................. 2 pm 11/18-20 ... SLC Tournament (Arlington, Texas) Home matches in bold • All times Central # Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Inv. (Charlotte, NC) ^ UTSA Dome Rally (Alamodome) * Southland Conference match
UTSA Roadrunners (3-5, 0-1) vs. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (2-6, 0-0) Friday, Sept. 16 • 7 p.m. Convocation Center • San Antonio, Texas Live Stats:
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FIRST SERVE The UTSA volleyball team (3-5, 0-1 SLC) will try to snap a four-match losing streak when they host Texas-Arlington (2-6, 0-0 SLC) on Friday, Sept. 16. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center. QUICK HITTERS • After beginning the season 3-1, the best start since 2000, UTSA has dropped four straight matches • Texas-Arlington leads the all-time series with UTSA, 21-7, but the two teams have split each of the last two seasons • UTSA has not started the conference slate 0-2 since 2000, the last time the Roadrunners advanced to the NCAA Tournament PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 4 • Julia Hunter (OH) 6 • Meagan Daniel (OH) 9 • Brittany Hildebrand (OH) 14 • Connie Picard (MB) 21 • Erin McMillan (L) 23 • DeeDee Strickland (S) 44 • Jennifer Emelogu (MH)
K (avg.) B (avg.) D (avg.) A (avg.) SA (avg.) 42 (2.00) 3 (0.14) 26 (1.24) 2 (0.10) 4 (0.19) 92 (3.29) 11 (0.39) 75 (2.68) 8 (0.29) 13 (0.46) 70 (2.50) 6 (0.21) 13 (0.46) 9 (0.32) 1 (0.04) 67 (2.68) 22 (0.88) 20 (0.80) 1 (0.04) 9 (0.36) 3 (0.12) 0 (0.00) 118 (4.72) 3 (0.12) 5 (0.20) 17 (0.61) 9 (0.32) 81 (2.89) 289 (10.32) 3 (0.11) 51 (2.12) 9 (0.38) 2 (0.08) 1 (0.04) 0 (0.00)
OFF THE BENCH 2 • Rachel Tilson (OH) 3 • Rebecca Hrapmann (S) 5 • Audrey Hiser (DS) 7 • Samantha Pittman (OH) 10 • Victoria Prior (MH) 12 • Jackie Strauss (OH) 16 • Toni Rocheleau (DS)
K (avg.) B (avg.) D (avg.) A (avg.) SA (avg.) 3 (0.38) 2 (0.25) 2 (0.25) 2 (0.25) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 8 (1.14) 25 (3.57) 0 (0.00) 2 (0.09) 0 (0.00) 41 (1.78) 1 (0.04) 1 (0.04) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 17 (1.70) 6 (0.60) 4 (0.40) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 23 (1.77) 0 (0.00) 16 (1.23) 1 (0.08) 1 (0.08) 3(0.12)
0 (0.00) 61 (2.35)
6 (0.23)
12 (0.46)
UTSA Quick Facts Location .................. San Antonio, Texas Enrollment ................................... 26,340 Founded ......................................... 1969 President ................... Dr. Ricardo Romo Athletic Director .................. Lynn Hickey Nickname .......................... Roadrunners Colors .......... Orange (166) & Blue (294) Conference ............................ Southland Affiliation ....................... NCAA Division I
UTSA Volleyball Information Head Coach .... Laura Neugebauer-Groff Alma Mater/Yr. ........................ Texas/’86 Record at UTSA (yrs) .............. 46-59 (4) Career Record (yrs) .......... 302-121 (12) Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4196 Best Time to Reach ............ Contact SID Assistant Coaches ...... Howard Wallace, .................................... Jill Pape-Kramer Home Arena (Capacity) .......................... ........ UTSA Convocation Center (5,100) Press Row Phone ......... (210) 458-4566 First Year of Volleyball .................... 1983 All-Time Record ........................ 394-365 Yrs. In NCAA Tournament/Last ... 1/2000 Last Postseason Opp./Result ................ ..................... UC Santa Barbara (L, 0-3) 2004 Overall Record ..................... 16-16 2004 Conf. Record (Finish) . 12-8 (T-4th) Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................... 10/4 Starters Ret./Lost ................. 6 + libero/0
UTSA Sports Information Volleyball Contact: .......... Kyle Stephens Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4907 Home Phone ................. (210) 979-6845 Cell Phone .................... (210) 887-3636 Email .............. [email protected] Assistant AD/Media Relations ................ .............................................. Rick Nixon Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4551 Email ................ [email protected] Assistant SID ................... Carlos Valdez Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4930 Email ............... [email protected] SID FAX ........................ (210) 458-4569 Mailing Address ...................................... .................. 6900 North Loop 1604 West ............ San Antonio, Texas 78249-0691 Website ............................ goUTSA.com The UTSA sports information office assists members of the media with their coverage of all UTSA sports with feature ideas, statistics, player and coach interviews and travel plans. All interviews with UTSA volleyball players and coaches must be arranged through the sports information office. Post-match interviews with the coaches and players are conducted courtside or in other designated areas.
UTSA VS. TEXAS-ARLINGTON SERIES HISTORY Texas-Arlington leads, 21-7 Last Meeting: UTSA def. UTA, 3-0 (30-26, 30-24, 30-25) Nov. 9, 2004 • San Antonio, Texas Last UTA win: Oct. 16, 2004 • Arlington (30-26, 30-24, 29-31, 30-22) SCOUTING TEXAS-ARLINGTON The Mavericks are 2-6 on the season and are coming off a 3-1 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock on Sunday in Arlington. Senior outside hitter Ashley Van Antwerp, the reigning SLC Offensive Player of the Week, leads UTA and ranks second in the conference with 121 kills (4.32 per game) and 130 points (4.64 per game). The Mavericks lead the league in digs, averaging 18.50 per game as a team. Ashley Smith (4.25 dpg) and Morgan Rogers (4.07) are the top two diggers, while Melissa Marek has posted 26 blocks (1.04 per game). Head coach Diane Seymour is 26-13 in her second season at the helm. DID YOU KNOW? Texas-Arlington advanced to the NCAA national semifinal round in 1989 … Rhonda Rust, a former all-conference standout for the Mavericks in the 1990s, has a 4-2 coaching record at UTSA, taking over as interim head coach late in the 2001 season … UTA has captured 10 SLC regular season crowns — no other school has won more than four titles. LAST TIME OUT UTSA dropped a heartbreaker in four games at Texas State on Tuesday night in front of 791 rowdy fans at Strahan Coliseum. After dominating the first game in a 30-21 win, UTSA lost three straight two-point decisions, 31-29, 30-28 and 31-29, in falling to 3-5 overall and 0-1 in the league. The Roadrunners served strong all night, posting 12 aces including five from senior Toni Rocheleau and three from junior Connie Picard. Picard and senior Julia Hunter posted 15 kills apiece to lead four players in double figures as UTSA hit .266 as a team. One major statistical discrepancy was in team blocks as Texas State had 12 against just one solo block from Picard, who also hit .500 for the match. WEEK IN REVIEW The Roadrunners ran into some tough competition at the UTSA Dome Rally last weekend at the Alamodome. LSU swept UTSA, 30-21, 30-20, 30-25, to open the tournament on Friday. The Roadrunners took game one from Rice on Saturday, 31-29, but the Owls stormed back to beat UTSA in four, 30-25, 30-24, 30-28. Oklahoma dropped the Roadrunners in the finale on Sunday, 30-21, 30-25, 30-20. SOLID START With the sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sept. 6, UTSA improved to 3-1 on the season. That marks the program’s best start since also beginning the 1999 and 2000 seasons at 3-1. The Roadrunners also picked up victories over Delaware and Charlotte on Sept. 2-3 at the Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational. CAREER MILESTONE Fourth-year head coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff won her 300th career game with a 3-0 sweep of Delaware on Sept. 2. The former Texas All-American now owns a 302-120 overall record in 12 seasons. Groff posted a 256-62 (.805) record at St. Mary’s, a Division II school in San Antonio, before taking over as UTSA’s head coach in 2002.
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HONOR ROLL Junior libero Erin McMillan was named Southland Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6 after an impressive opening weekend. The Churchill High School product posted match highs in digs in all three matches for UTSA as the Roadrunners finished second at the Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational. McMillan had 21 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Delaware and 23 digs in a 3-2 loss to Middle Tennessee State, a 6-1 team that owns a victory at Georgia this season. She shared the honor with Stephanie Figgers of Stephen F. Austin. DAILY DOUBLE Juniors DeeDee Strickland and Meagan Daniel have made habits of turning in double-doubles. Strickland, a setter, has posted double-digit assists in all seven matches and has reached 10 or more digs in five of those. Daniel has reached double figures in kills and digs in four matches. DIG THIS Erin McMillan has been one of the top back row players in the SLC the past two seasons and 2005 is no different. With 118 digs in 25 games, the twotime honorable mention All-SLC libero leads the league with 4.72 digs per game, just ahead of two-time SLC Defensive Player of the Week Stephanie Figgers of Stephen F. Austin. McMillan has cruised up the school’s career digs chart to seventh place with 1,179 and is on track to move into third alltime with her third consecutive 500-dig season. DANIEL DELIVERS A legitimate SLC Player of the Year candidate, Meagan Daniel has continued to impress as one of the league’s top all-around players. Whether it is on the attack (witness her team-high 92 kills) on defense (75 digs) or with serve (13 aces), the Hereford native has an impact from just about anywhere on the floor. The only returning SLC player with two first-team all-conference selections in her portfolio, Daniel ranks in the league’s top 10 in three different categories — kills, aces and points. SETTING THE TABLE Junior DeeDee Strickland continues to prove herself as one of the top setters in the Southland Conference and in UTSA history. The League City native finished her sophomore campaign with 1,403 assists, an average of 12.09 per game which ranked third in the league. With nearly two years of eligibility left, Strickland already ranks fourth on UTSA’s career chart with 3,186 and needs just 81 helpers to catch Tamin Uthoff for third place. HIGH-PERCENTAGE HITTER Connie Picard, a junior middle blocker from Spring, has emerged as one of UTSA’s most consistent attackers over the past two seasons. After hitting just .208 as a freshman in 2003, Picard turned in a .252 hitting percentage last season with 351 kills and 144 errors on 823 total attacks. This season, Picard is attacking at a team-best .272 clip, a mark that ranks eighth in the league, and hit .500 with 15 kills in her first SLC match on Tuesday night. Also the team’s top blocker, Picard has posted 22 total blocks including seven block assists in a 3-1 loss to Rice on Sept. 10.
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Roadrunner Roundup Starting Lineups: • Daniel, Emelogu, Hildebrand, Hunter, McMillan, Picard, Strickland — 1-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, Hunter, McMillan, Picard, Rocheleau, Strickland — 2-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, McMillan, Picard, Rocheleau, Strauss, Strickland — 0-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, Hildebrand, McMillan, Picard, Strauss, Strickland — 0-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, Hildebrand, Hiser, Hunter, Picard, Strickland — 0-1 Double-Doubles Strickland 5, Daniel 4 UTSA Record Breakdown Overall ............................................... 3-5 Convocation Center .......................... 0-0 Alamodome ....................................... 0-3 Road ................................................. 2-1 Neutral .............................................. 1-1 Non-Conference ................................ 3-4 Southland Conference ...................... 0-1 SLC Home ........................................ 0-0 SLC Road ......................................... 0-1 SLC Neutral ...................................... 0-0 September ........................................ 3-5 October ............................................. 0-0 November ......................................... 0-0 When 1st game won ......................... 3-3 When 1st game lost .......................... 0-2 When 2nd game won ........................ 3-0 When 2nd game lost ......................... 0-5 When 3rd game won ......................... 3-0 When 3rd game lost .......................... 0-5 3 games ............................................ 3-2 4 games ............................................ 0-2 5 games ............................................ 0-1 Current losing streak ............................ 4 Longest winning streak ........................ 2 Longest losing streak ........................... 4
Category Leaders Kills Daniel ................................................. 92 Hildebrand .......................................... 70 Picard ................................................. 67 Assists Strickland ......................................... 289 Hrapmann .......................................... 25 Aces Daniel ................................................. 13 Rocheleau .......................................... 12 Picard ................................................... 9 Digs McMillan ........................................... 118 Strickland ........................................... 81 Daniel ................................................. 75 Blocks Picard ................................................. 22 Daniel ................................................. 11 Emelogu ............................................... 9
2005 Numerical Roster 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 16 21 23 44
Rachel Tilson Rebecca Hrapmann Julia Hunter Audrey Hiser Meagan Daniel Samantha Pittman Brittany Hildebrand Victoria Prior Allison Mueller Jackie Strauss Connie Picard Toni Rocheleau Erin McMillan DeeDee Strickland Jennifer Emelogu
OH S OH DS OH MB/OH OH MH MB/OH OH MB DS DS S MH
Double-Digit Output Julia Hunter Audrey Hiser Meagan Daniel Brittany Hildebrand Jackie Strauss Connie Picard Toni Rocheleau Erin McMillan DeeDee Strickland Jennifer Emelogu
Kills 1 — 5 1 1 3 — — — 2
Digs — 1 4 — — — 2 6 5 —
20-dig matches McMillan, 23 vs. Delaware Hiser, 22 vs. Oklahoma McMillan, 21 vs. Middle Tenn. McMillan, 21 vs. Rice 50-assist matches Strickland, 50 vs. Middle Tenn. Strickland, 57 at Texas State
UTSA Player Honors Meagan Daniel Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational All-Tournament Team
Brittany Hildebrand Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational All-Tournament Team
Erin McMillan Southland Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6)
SLC RANKINGS Here’s a look at where UTSA ranks in the latest Southland Conference statistics released on Sept. 14: Category No. Rank Hitting Percentage .164 6th Opponent Hitting Percentage .214 5th Assists 12.43 4th Kills 13.93 4th Blocks 1.36 11th Service Aces 1.75 4th Digs 16.68 4th Here’s a breakdown of SLC statistics: Category Hitting Percentage Kills Assists Service Aces Service Aces Digs Points
UTSA players appearing in the top 10 of the latest Player Connie Picard Meagan Daniel DeeDee Strickland Meagan Daniel Toni Rocheleau Erin McMillan Meagan Daniel
No. .272 3.29 10.32 0.46 0.46 4.72 3.95
Rank 8th 9th 3rd 6th 6th 1st 9th
CLIMBING THE CHARTS Several Roadrunners are climbing their way up UTSA’s career charts. Category Player Rank Assists DeeDee Strickland 4th needs 83 to catch Tamin Uthoff for third place Total Attacks Meagan Daniel 5th needs 405 to catch Cristela Perez for fourth place Block Assists Connie Picard 6th needs nine to catch Tamara Luckemeyer for fifth place Digs Erin McMillan 7th needs 86 to catch Leslie Dodson for sixth place Solo Blocks Connie Picard 7th needs 13 to catch Teri Fry for sixth place Total Blocks Connie Picard 7th needs six to catch Leslie Dodson for sixth place Kills Meagan Daniel 8th needs 43 to catch Charlsie Heifrin for seventh place
No. 3,186 3,063 196 1,179 49 245 1,061
PRESEASON SLC ACCOLADES In the Southland Conference Preseason Polls, UTSA is picked to finish third by the head coaches and fourth by the sports information directors. Stephen F. Austin is the favorite in both lists. Junior outside hitter Meagan Daniel, a two-time first team all-conference selection and SLC Player of the Year candidate, earned a spot on the Preseason All-SLC First Team, the only Roadrunner mentioned on the first or second teams. NCAA HOST INSTITUTION The University of Texas at San Antonio continues its proud tradition of hosting NCAA Championship events with the 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship coming to the Alamodome on Dec. 15 and 17. It will mark the first time UTSA, host for the 1998 and 2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and the 2002 Women’s Final Four, has hosted the volleyball championship.
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2005 Southland Conference Standings Team Northwestern State Texas State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe UTSA Texas-Arlington Sam Houston State Lamar Nicholls State
SLC Players of the Week Aug. 29 Off: Laura Cramer, SFA Def: Stephanie Figgers, SFA Ashley Van Antwerp, UTA Sept. 6 Off: Laura Cramer, SFA Def: Stephanie Figgers, SFA Erin McMillan, UTSA Sept. 12 Off: Ashley Van Antwerp, UTA Def: Sei Hee Hwang, ULM
Conference W-L Pct. GW 1-0 1.000 3 1-0 1.000 3 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-1 .000 0 0-1 .000 1 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0
GL 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Overall Pct. GW .333 11 .250 12 .778 23 .556 18 .500 14 .400 15 .375 13 .250 8 .250 8 .091 12 .000 0
W-L 2-4 2-6 7-2 5-4 4-4 4-6 3-5 2-6 2-6 1-10 0-1
GL 13 19 12 17 12 18 15 20 20 31 3
2005 SLC Preseason All-Conference Teams First Team Pos. OH OH OH MB L OH
Name Ashley Van Antwerp Meagan Daniel Atina Porter Alisha Fowler Stephanie Figgers Elizabeth Nwoke
Class Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Name Chrissy Engle Trisha Seale J.J. Jones Marquita Williams Laura Cramer Brandy St. Francis
Second Team Class Pos. Sr. MB Sr. OH So. S Jr. MB/OH Jr. OH So. MB
School Texas-Arlington UTSA Nicholls State Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Texas State
School Sam Houston State McNeese State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Stephen F. Austin Texas State
2005 SLC Preseason Polls
2005 SLC Tournament Nov. 18-20 • Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Head Coaches 1. Stephen F. Austin (7) 2. Texas State (2) 3. UTSA (1) Texas-Arlington (1) 5. Sam Houston State 6. McNeese State 7. Northwestern State 8. Lamar 9. Southeastern Louisiana 10. Louisiana-Monroe 11. Nicholls State
95 85 79 79 63 61 40 36 34 21 12
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Sports Information Directors 1. Stephen F. Austin (8) 116 2. Texas State (3) 105 3. Texas-Arlington 99 4. UTSA 88 5. McNeese State 77 6. Sam Houston State 71 7. Northwestern State 50 8. Southeastern Louisiana 41 9. Lamar 38 10. Nicholls State 28 11. Louisiana-Monroe 13
UTSA Roadrunners Volleyball
Volleyball SID: Kyle Stephens • Office: (210) 458-4907 • Cell: (210) 887-3636 • Fax: (210) 458-4569 • Email: [email protected]
Schedule 9/2 ....... Delaware# .............................. W, 3-0 9/3 ....... Charlotte# .............................. W, 3-0 9/3 ....... Middle Tennessee State# ....... L, 3-2 9/6 ....... Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ..... W, 3-0 9/9 ....... LSU^ ...................................... L, 3-0 9/10 ..... Rice^ ...................................... L, 3-1 9/11 ..... Oklahoma^ ............................ L, 3-0 9/13 ..... Texas State* ........................... L, 1-3 9/16 ..... Texas-Arlington* .................... 7 pm 9/20 ..... Stephen F. Austin* ................... 7 pm 9/23 ..... McNeese State* ....................... 7 pm 9/24 ..... Lamar* ................................ 7:30 pm 9/30 ..... Nicholls State* ........................ 7 pm 10/1 ..... Southeastern Louisiana* ....... 4 pm 10/7 ..... Northwestern State* .............. 7 pm 10/8 ..... Louisiana-Monroe* ................ 4 pm 10/11 ... Texas State* ............................ 7 pm 10/14 ... Nicholls State* ......................... 7 pm 10/15 ... Southeastern Louisiana* ......... 4 pm 10/21 ... Texas-Arlington* ...................... 7 pm 10/25 ... Sam Houston State* ................ 7 pm 10/28 ... McNeese State* ...................... 5 pm 10/29 ... Lamar* ..................................... 6 pm 10/30 ... Northern Colorado ................. 4 pm 11/4 ..... Stephen F. Austin* ................. 7 pm 11/5 ..... Sam Houston State* .............. 4 pm 11/11 .... Northwestern State* ................ 7 pm 11/12 ... Louisiana-Monroe* .................. 2 pm 11/18-20 ... SLC Tournament (Arlington, Texas) Home matches in bold • All times Central # Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Inv. (Charlotte, NC) ^ UTSA Dome Rally (Alamodome) * Southland Conference match
UTSA Roadrunners (3-5, 0-1) vs. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (2-6, 0-0) Friday, Sept. 16 • 7 p.m. Convocation Center • San Antonio, Texas Live Stats:
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FIRST SERVE The UTSA volleyball team (3-5, 0-1 SLC) will try to snap a four-match losing streak when they host Texas-Arlington (2-6, 0-0 SLC) on Friday, Sept. 16. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center. QUICK HITTERS • After beginning the season 3-1, the best start since 2000, UTSA has dropped four straight matches • Texas-Arlington leads the all-time series with UTSA, 21-7, but the two teams have split each of the last two seasons • UTSA has not started the conference slate 0-2 since 2000, the last time the Roadrunners advanced to the NCAA Tournament PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 4 • Julia Hunter (OH) 6 • Meagan Daniel (OH) 9 • Brittany Hildebrand (OH) 14 • Connie Picard (MB) 21 • Erin McMillan (L) 23 • DeeDee Strickland (S) 44 • Jennifer Emelogu (MH)
K (avg.) B (avg.) D (avg.) A (avg.) SA (avg.) 42 (2.00) 3 (0.14) 26 (1.24) 2 (0.10) 4 (0.19) 92 (3.29) 11 (0.39) 75 (2.68) 8 (0.29) 13 (0.46) 70 (2.50) 6 (0.21) 13 (0.46) 9 (0.32) 1 (0.04) 67 (2.68) 22 (0.88) 20 (0.80) 1 (0.04) 9 (0.36) 3 (0.12) 0 (0.00) 118 (4.72) 3 (0.12) 5 (0.20) 17 (0.61) 9 (0.32) 81 (2.89) 289 (10.32) 3 (0.11) 51 (2.12) 9 (0.38) 2 (0.08) 1 (0.04) 0 (0.00)
OFF THE BENCH 2 • Rachel Tilson (OH) 3 • Rebecca Hrapmann (S) 5 • Audrey Hiser (DS) 7 • Samantha Pittman (OH) 10 • Victoria Prior (MH) 12 • Jackie Strauss (OH) 16 • Toni Rocheleau (DS)
K (avg.) B (avg.) D (avg.) A (avg.) SA (avg.) 3 (0.38) 2 (0.25) 2 (0.25) 2 (0.25) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 8 (1.14) 25 (3.57) 0 (0.00) 2 (0.09) 0 (0.00) 41 (1.78) 1 (0.04) 1 (0.04) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 17 (1.70) 6 (0.60) 4 (0.40) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 23 (1.77) 0 (0.00) 16 (1.23) 1 (0.08) 1 (0.08) 3(0.12)
0 (0.00) 61 (2.35)
6 (0.23)
12 (0.46)
UTSA Quick Facts Location .................. San Antonio, Texas Enrollment ................................... 26,340 Founded ......................................... 1969 President ................... Dr. Ricardo Romo Athletic Director .................. Lynn Hickey Nickname .......................... Roadrunners Colors .......... Orange (166) & Blue (294) Conference ............................ Southland Affiliation ....................... NCAA Division I
UTSA Volleyball Information Head Coach .... Laura Neugebauer-Groff Alma Mater/Yr. ........................ Texas/’86 Record at UTSA (yrs) .............. 46-59 (4) Career Record (yrs) .......... 302-121 (12) Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4196 Best Time to Reach ............ Contact SID Assistant Coaches ...... Howard Wallace, .................................... Jill Pape-Kramer Home Arena (Capacity) .......................... ........ UTSA Convocation Center (5,100) Press Row Phone ......... (210) 458-4566 First Year of Volleyball .................... 1983 All-Time Record ........................ 394-365 Yrs. In NCAA Tournament/Last ... 1/2000 Last Postseason Opp./Result ................ ..................... UC Santa Barbara (L, 0-3) 2004 Overall Record ..................... 16-16 2004 Conf. Record (Finish) . 12-8 (T-4th) Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................... 10/4 Starters Ret./Lost ................. 6 + libero/0
UTSA Sports Information Volleyball Contact: .......... Kyle Stephens Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4907 Home Phone ................. (210) 979-6845 Cell Phone .................... (210) 887-3636 Email .............. [email protected] Assistant AD/Media Relations ................ .............................................. Rick Nixon Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4551 Email ................ [email protected] Assistant SID ................... Carlos Valdez Office Phone ................. (210) 458-4930 Email ............... [email protected] SID FAX ........................ (210) 458-4569 Mailing Address ...................................... .................. 6900 North Loop 1604 West ............ San Antonio, Texas 78249-0691 Website ............................ goUTSA.com The UTSA sports information office assists members of the media with their coverage of all UTSA sports with feature ideas, statistics, player and coach interviews and travel plans. All interviews with UTSA volleyball players and coaches must be arranged through the sports information office. Post-match interviews with the coaches and players are conducted courtside or in other designated areas.
UTSA VS. TEXAS-ARLINGTON SERIES HISTORY Texas-Arlington leads, 21-7 Last Meeting: UTSA def. UTA, 3-0 (30-26, 30-24, 30-25) Nov. 9, 2004 • San Antonio, Texas Last UTA win: Oct. 16, 2004 • Arlington (30-26, 30-24, 29-31, 30-22) SCOUTING TEXAS-ARLINGTON The Mavericks are 2-6 on the season and are coming off a 3-1 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock on Sunday in Arlington. Senior outside hitter Ashley Van Antwerp, the reigning SLC Offensive Player of the Week, leads UTA and ranks second in the conference with 121 kills (4.32 per game) and 130 points (4.64 per game). The Mavericks lead the league in digs, averaging 18.50 per game as a team. Ashley Smith (4.25 dpg) and Morgan Rogers (4.07) are the top two diggers, while Melissa Marek has posted 26 blocks (1.04 per game). Head coach Diane Seymour is 26-13 in her second season at the helm. DID YOU KNOW? Texas-Arlington advanced to the NCAA national semifinal round in 1989 … Rhonda Rust, a former all-conference standout for the Mavericks in the 1990s, has a 4-2 coaching record at UTSA, taking over as interim head coach late in the 2001 season … UTA has captured 10 SLC regular season crowns — no other school has won more than four titles. LAST TIME OUT UTSA dropped a heartbreaker in four games at Texas State on Tuesday night in front of 791 rowdy fans at Strahan Coliseum. After dominating the first game in a 30-21 win, UTSA lost three straight two-point decisions, 31-29, 30-28 and 31-29, in falling to 3-5 overall and 0-1 in the league. The Roadrunners served strong all night, posting 12 aces including five from senior Toni Rocheleau and three from junior Connie Picard. Picard and senior Julia Hunter posted 15 kills apiece to lead four players in double figures as UTSA hit .266 as a team. One major statistical discrepancy was in team blocks as Texas State had 12 against just one solo block from Picard, who also hit .500 for the match. WEEK IN REVIEW The Roadrunners ran into some tough competition at the UTSA Dome Rally last weekend at the Alamodome. LSU swept UTSA, 30-21, 30-20, 30-25, to open the tournament on Friday. The Roadrunners took game one from Rice on Saturday, 31-29, but the Owls stormed back to beat UTSA in four, 30-25, 30-24, 30-28. Oklahoma dropped the Roadrunners in the finale on Sunday, 30-21, 30-25, 30-20. SOLID START With the sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sept. 6, UTSA improved to 3-1 on the season. That marks the program’s best start since also beginning the 1999 and 2000 seasons at 3-1. The Roadrunners also picked up victories over Delaware and Charlotte on Sept. 2-3 at the Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational. CAREER MILESTONE Fourth-year head coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff won her 300th career game with a 3-0 sweep of Delaware on Sept. 2. The former Texas All-American now owns a 302-120 overall record in 12 seasons. Groff posted a 256-62 (.805) record at St. Mary’s, a Division II school in San Antonio, before taking over as UTSA’s head coach in 2002.
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HONOR ROLL Junior libero Erin McMillan was named Southland Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6 after an impressive opening weekend. The Churchill High School product posted match highs in digs in all three matches for UTSA as the Roadrunners finished second at the Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational. McMillan had 21 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Delaware and 23 digs in a 3-2 loss to Middle Tennessee State, a 6-1 team that owns a victory at Georgia this season. She shared the honor with Stephanie Figgers of Stephen F. Austin. DAILY DOUBLE Juniors DeeDee Strickland and Meagan Daniel have made habits of turning in double-doubles. Strickland, a setter, has posted double-digit assists in all seven matches and has reached 10 or more digs in five of those. Daniel has reached double figures in kills and digs in four matches. DIG THIS Erin McMillan has been one of the top back row players in the SLC the past two seasons and 2005 is no different. With 118 digs in 25 games, the twotime honorable mention All-SLC libero leads the league with 4.72 digs per game, just ahead of two-time SLC Defensive Player of the Week Stephanie Figgers of Stephen F. Austin. McMillan has cruised up the school’s career digs chart to seventh place with 1,179 and is on track to move into third alltime with her third consecutive 500-dig season. DANIEL DELIVERS A legitimate SLC Player of the Year candidate, Meagan Daniel has continued to impress as one of the league’s top all-around players. Whether it is on the attack (witness her team-high 92 kills) on defense (75 digs) or with serve (13 aces), the Hereford native has an impact from just about anywhere on the floor. The only returning SLC player with two first-team all-conference selections in her portfolio, Daniel ranks in the league’s top 10 in three different categories — kills, aces and points. SETTING THE TABLE Junior DeeDee Strickland continues to prove herself as one of the top setters in the Southland Conference and in UTSA history. The League City native finished her sophomore campaign with 1,403 assists, an average of 12.09 per game which ranked third in the league. With nearly two years of eligibility left, Strickland already ranks fourth on UTSA’s career chart with 3,186 and needs just 81 helpers to catch Tamin Uthoff for third place. HIGH-PERCENTAGE HITTER Connie Picard, a junior middle blocker from Spring, has emerged as one of UTSA’s most consistent attackers over the past two seasons. After hitting just .208 as a freshman in 2003, Picard turned in a .252 hitting percentage last season with 351 kills and 144 errors on 823 total attacks. This season, Picard is attacking at a team-best .272 clip, a mark that ranks eighth in the league, and hit .500 with 15 kills in her first SLC match on Tuesday night. Also the team’s top blocker, Picard has posted 22 total blocks including seven block assists in a 3-1 loss to Rice on Sept. 10.
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Roadrunner Roundup Starting Lineups: • Daniel, Emelogu, Hildebrand, Hunter, McMillan, Picard, Strickland — 1-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, Hunter, McMillan, Picard, Rocheleau, Strickland — 2-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, McMillan, Picard, Rocheleau, Strauss, Strickland — 0-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, Hildebrand, McMillan, Picard, Strauss, Strickland — 0-1 • Daniel, Emelogu, Hildebrand, Hiser, Hunter, Picard, Strickland — 0-1 Double-Doubles Strickland 5, Daniel 4 UTSA Record Breakdown Overall ............................................... 3-5 Convocation Center .......................... 0-0 Alamodome ....................................... 0-3 Road ................................................. 2-1 Neutral .............................................. 1-1 Non-Conference ................................ 3-4 Southland Conference ...................... 0-1 SLC Home ........................................ 0-0 SLC Road ......................................... 0-1 SLC Neutral ...................................... 0-0 September ........................................ 3-5 October ............................................. 0-0 November ......................................... 0-0 When 1st game won ......................... 3-3 When 1st game lost .......................... 0-2 When 2nd game won ........................ 3-0 When 2nd game lost ......................... 0-5 When 3rd game won ......................... 3-0 When 3rd game lost .......................... 0-5 3 games ............................................ 3-2 4 games ............................................ 0-2 5 games ............................................ 0-1 Current losing streak ............................ 4 Longest winning streak ........................ 2 Longest losing streak ........................... 4
Category Leaders Kills Daniel ................................................. 92 Hildebrand .......................................... 70 Picard ................................................. 67 Assists Strickland ......................................... 289 Hrapmann .......................................... 25 Aces Daniel ................................................. 13 Rocheleau .......................................... 12 Picard ................................................... 9 Digs McMillan ........................................... 118 Strickland ........................................... 81 Daniel ................................................. 75 Blocks Picard ................................................. 22 Daniel ................................................. 11 Emelogu ............................................... 9
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Rachel Tilson Rebecca Hrapmann Julia Hunter Audrey Hiser Meagan Daniel Samantha Pittman Brittany Hildebrand Victoria Prior Allison Mueller Jackie Strauss Connie Picard Toni Rocheleau Erin McMillan DeeDee Strickland Jennifer Emelogu
OH S OH DS OH MB/OH OH MH MB/OH OH MB DS DS S MH
Double-Digit Output Julia Hunter Audrey Hiser Meagan Daniel Brittany Hildebrand Jackie Strauss Connie Picard Toni Rocheleau Erin McMillan DeeDee Strickland Jennifer Emelogu
Kills 1 — 5 1 1 3 — — — 2
Digs — 1 4 — — — 2 6 5 —
20-dig matches McMillan, 23 vs. Delaware Hiser, 22 vs. Oklahoma McMillan, 21 vs. Middle Tenn. McMillan, 21 vs. Rice 50-assist matches Strickland, 50 vs. Middle Tenn. Strickland, 57 at Texas State
UTSA Player Honors Meagan Daniel Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational All-Tournament Team
Brittany Hildebrand Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational All-Tournament Team
Erin McMillan Southland Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6)
SLC RANKINGS Here’s a look at where UTSA ranks in the latest Southland Conference statistics released on Sept. 14: Category No. Rank Hitting Percentage .164 6th Opponent Hitting Percentage .214 5th Assists 12.43 4th Kills 13.93 4th Blocks 1.36 11th Service Aces 1.75 4th Digs 16.68 4th Here’s a breakdown of SLC statistics: Category Hitting Percentage Kills Assists Service Aces Service Aces Digs Points
UTSA players appearing in the top 10 of the latest Player Connie Picard Meagan Daniel DeeDee Strickland Meagan Daniel Toni Rocheleau Erin McMillan Meagan Daniel
No. .272 3.29 10.32 0.46 0.46 4.72 3.95
Rank 8th 9th 3rd 6th 6th 1st 9th
CLIMBING THE CHARTS Several Roadrunners are climbing their way up UTSA’s career charts. Category Player Rank Assists DeeDee Strickland 4th needs 83 to catch Tamin Uthoff for third place Total Attacks Meagan Daniel 5th needs 405 to catch Cristela Perez for fourth place Block Assists Connie Picard 6th needs nine to catch Tamara Luckemeyer for fifth place Digs Erin McMillan 7th needs 86 to catch Leslie Dodson for sixth place Solo Blocks Connie Picard 7th needs 13 to catch Teri Fry for sixth place Total Blocks Connie Picard 7th needs six to catch Leslie Dodson for sixth place Kills Meagan Daniel 8th needs 43 to catch Charlsie Heifrin for seventh place
No. 3,186 3,063 196 1,179 49 245 1,061
PRESEASON SLC ACCOLADES In the Southland Conference Preseason Polls, UTSA is picked to finish third by the head coaches and fourth by the sports information directors. Stephen F. Austin is the favorite in both lists. Junior outside hitter Meagan Daniel, a two-time first team all-conference selection and SLC Player of the Year candidate, earned a spot on the Preseason All-SLC First Team, the only Roadrunner mentioned on the first or second teams. NCAA HOST INSTITUTION The University of Texas at San Antonio continues its proud tradition of hosting NCAA Championship events with the 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship coming to the Alamodome on Dec. 15 and 17. It will mark the first time UTSA, host for the 1998 and 2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and the 2002 Women’s Final Four, has hosted the volleyball championship.
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2005 Southland Conference Standings Team Northwestern State Texas State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe UTSA Texas-Arlington Sam Houston State Lamar Nicholls State
SLC Players of the Week Aug. 29 Off: Laura Cramer, SFA Def: Stephanie Figgers, SFA Ashley Van Antwerp, UTA Sept. 6 Off: Laura Cramer, SFA Def: Stephanie Figgers, SFA Erin McMillan, UTSA Sept. 12 Off: Ashley Van Antwerp, UTA Def: Sei Hee Hwang, ULM
Conference W-L Pct. GW 1-0 1.000 3 1-0 1.000 3 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-1 .000 0 0-1 .000 1 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0 0-0 .000 0
GL 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Overall Pct. GW .333 11 .250 12 .778 23 .556 18 .500 14 .400 15 .375 13 .250 8 .250 8 .091 12 .000 0
W-L 2-4 2-6 7-2 5-4 4-4 4-6 3-5 2-6 2-6 1-10 0-1
GL 13 19 12 17 12 18 15 20 20 31 3
2005 SLC Preseason All-Conference Teams First Team Pos. OH OH OH MB L OH
Name Ashley Van Antwerp Meagan Daniel Atina Porter Alisha Fowler Stephanie Figgers Elizabeth Nwoke
Class Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Name Chrissy Engle Trisha Seale J.J. Jones Marquita Williams Laura Cramer Brandy St. Francis
Second Team Class Pos. Sr. MB Sr. OH So. S Jr. MB/OH Jr. OH So. MB
School Texas-Arlington UTSA Nicholls State Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Texas State
School Sam Houston State McNeese State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Stephen F. Austin Texas State
2005 SLC Preseason Polls
2005 SLC Tournament Nov. 18-20 • Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Head Coaches 1. Stephen F. Austin (7) 2. Texas State (2) 3. UTSA (1) Texas-Arlington (1) 5. Sam Houston State 6. McNeese State 7. Northwestern State 8. Lamar 9. Southeastern Louisiana 10. Louisiana-Monroe 11. Nicholls State
95 85 79 79 63 61 40 36 34 21 12
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Sports Information Directors 1. Stephen F. Austin (8) 116 2. Texas State (3) 105 3. Texas-Arlington 99 4. UTSA 88 5. McNeese State 77 6. Sam Houston State 71 7. Northwestern State 50 8. Southeastern Louisiana 41 9. Lamar 38 10. Nicholls State 28 11. Louisiana-Monroe 13
