UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL
UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL 2009 MATCH INFORMATION
MATCH FIFTEEN: UIC FLAMES (6-8, 2-0) vs. Youngstown State (2-10, 0-2) Sat., Sept. 26 - 1 p.m. CST Beeghly Center (Youngstown, Ohio)
2009 SCHEDULE
August 28 (F) 29 (Sa)
v. Stephen F. Austin^ v. Western Illinois^ v. Southern Illinois^ at Northern Illinois^
L, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 3-0 L, 3-2
September 4 (F) 5 (S) 8 (Tu) 11 (F) 12 (Sa) 15 (Tu) 19 (Sa) 20 (Su) 26 (Sa) 27 (Su)
v. Murray State* W, 3-1 v. Tenn.-Martin* L, 3-1 at Indiana* L, 3-0 at Eastern Illinois L, 3-1 GEORGIA STATE! W, 3-0 DUQUESNE! W, 3-1 No. 18 MICHIGAN STATE! L, 3-1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L, 3-0 MILWAUKEE# W, 3-0 GREEN BAY# W, 3-1 at Youngstown State# 1 p.m. at Robert Morris 1 p.m.
October 2 (F) 3 (Sa) 6 (Tu) 10 (Sa) 11 (Su) 16 (F) 17 (Sa) 20 (Tu) 24 (Sa) 27 (Tu) 30 (F) 31 (Sa)
at Cleveland State# at Wright State# at Loyola# BUTLER# VALPARAISO# at Milwaukee# at Green Bay# CHICAGO STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE# at DePaul WRIGHT STATE# CLEVELAND STATE#
November 6 (F) 7 (Sa) 10 (Tu) 14 (Sa)
at Valparaiso# at Butler# WESTERN ILLINOIS LOYOLA#
6 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
2009 HORIZON LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
19-22 (Th-Su) TBA
# Horizon League Match ^- NIU Invitational; *-IU adidas Classic All Times Central; Home Matches in BOLD CAPS
TBA
MATCH SIXTEEN: UIC FLAMES (6-8, 2-0) vs. Robert Morris (3-11, 0-0) Sun., Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. CST Sewall Center (Moon Township, Penn.)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: With its pair of matches at Youngstown State and Robert Morris this weekend, UIC will play away from its Flames Athletic Center home for the first time in six matches. The Flames posted a 4-2 record over the course of their lengthy stay in Chicago, and are 0-3 in road contests so far in 2009. IN THE HORIZON: The Youngstown State match will be the third of the year in Horizon League play for the Flames, who are currently 2-0 in conference play. UIC opened its Horizon League slate with a pair of wins on its home court, defeating Milwaukee 3-0 Sept. 19 and Green Bay 3-1 Sept. 20. LAST TIME OUT: UIC posted its second Horizon League win of the year with a 3-1 (25-19, 15-25, 25-16, 25-21) win against Green Bay at the Flames Athletic Center Sunday afternoon. Freshman Kelsey Safranek led the Flames with a career-high 17 kills in the match on .400 hitting. Casie Sullivan and Jessica Dalke each recorded a double-double, with Sullivan tallying 11 kills and 15 digs, while Dalke dished out 40 assists and added a team-high 18 digs. THE PENGUINS: Youngstown State comes into the weekend on a seven-game losing streak. The Penguins are 0-2 in Horizon League play, having lost to Butler and Valparaiso Sept. 17 and 18. YSU will host Loyola Friday prior to its matchup with UIC Saturday. Overall, the Penguins have a 2-10 record in 2009, having posted wins against Stoney Brook and the College of Charleston. THE COLONIALS: Robert Morris is 3-11 on the season, with all three of its wins coming on its home floor. The Colonials have played three Horizon League opponents so far in 2009, falling in straight sets to Cleveland State, Butler and Green Bay. Robert Morris has another Horizon League weekend, hosting Loyola Saturday night in addition to its match with the Flames Sunday. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: UIC junior middle blocker Epiphany Davis was selected as the Horizon League’s Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 14-20. Davis rejected a League-high 17 balls during the week’s three matches en route to earning the honor.
2009 UIC Volleyball Match Information
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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 24,541 President: B. Joseph White Chancellor: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt Conference: Horizon League Field (Capacity):Flames Athletic Center (500) Athletics Website: uicflames.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Katie Schumacher-Cawley Alma Mater/Year: Penn State/2002 Record at UIC/Years: 0-0/First Year Career Record/Years: 0-0/First Year Assistant Coach: Sara Hughes Alma Mater/Year: Valparaiso/2008 Assistant Coach: Ellen Hayes Alma Mater/Year: DePaul/2007 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Dan Buehring Manager: Erin Tofanelli Athletic Trainer: Ana Manguin Volleyball Office Phone: 312-996-2056 Volleyball Fax: (312) 996-8349 Best Time to Reach Coaches: Contact SID TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record: 14-18 Horizon League Record/Finish: 5-11/ Seventh Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Newcomers: 4 TEAM HISTORY First Year of Division I Play: 1981 All-Time Record: 489-483 (.503) NCAA Appearance: N/A SPORTS INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: Jackie Paquette Volleyball Contact Office Phone: (312) 996-5881 Volleyball Contact Cell Phone: (708) 642-0767 Volleyball Contact E-Mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (312) 996-8349
FLAMES STARTING SIX LAST TIME OUT # 3
POS OH
NAME Kelsey Safranek
YR. Fr.
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township
5
S
Jessica Dalke
Jr.
Millstadt, Ill./Belleville-Althoff/Ole Miss
10
OH
Casie Sullivan
Jr.
Kewanee, Ill./Wethersfield
12
MB
Lana Lobdell
Sr.
Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow
24
MB
Epiphany Davis
Jr.
Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame for Girls/Wichita St.
13
MB
Nicole Allgood
RSFr.
Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham
8
Libero
Taylor Szatkowski
Jr.
Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove
RECORD BLOCKING: Senior Lana Lobdell is running away with the UIC team leads for blocks. Lobdell currently tops the list with 50.0 total blocks (3 BS, 47 BA). For her career, Lobdell is currently in fifth place in the UIC record books for block assists with 281. She passed Teaha Shepperd (2000-03) with her four blocks Sept. 19, and her next target is Lynn Clarkson (19982001), who posted 283 block assists during her UIC career. The Flames’ career leader in block assists, Ambria Springer (2003-06), recorded 312 block helpers while at UIC. FIRST YEAR LEADER: UIC head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley is in her first year at the helm of the Flames’ volleyball squad. Schumacher-Cawley earned her first head coaching win with a 3-2 decision against Western Illinois Aug. 28. She earned her first win on the Flames Athletic Center floor at the UIC Invitational with a 3-0 sweep of Georgia State Sept. 11. A highlydecorated Chicago Southside athlete, Schumacher-Cawley stepped up into the head job after six seasons as an assistant at UIC. Her staff includes second-year assistant Sara Hughes, first-year assistant Ellen Hayes and volunteer assistant Dan Buerhing. IN THEIR LEAGUE: Casie Sullivan, Jessica Dalke, Lana Lobdell and Epiphany Davis currently find themselves ranked in the top 10 of some Horizon League statistical categories. Sullivan’s 3.13 kills per set average is good for sixth in the circuit, while she averages 3.39 points per set (ninth in the HL). Dalke’s 537 assists and 10.33 assists per set average are good to put her in second place in the league, while she is also third in third with a service aces per set average of 0.33. Dalke leads the Flames with 17 aces on the year. Lobdell owns a .299 hitting percentage, good for fifth, while she also takes a spot on the blocks listing with 0.96 per set, good for sixth. Davis ranks eighth in the circuit in blocks with a 0.87 bps average. 2009 HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS
HORIZON LEAGUE
W
L
PCT.
1. UIC
2
0
2. Cleveland State
1
0
3. Butler
1
4. Valparaiso
OVERALL W
L
T
1.000 6
8
.429
1.000 11
4
.733
0
1.000 10
7
.588
1
0
1.000 7
5
.583
5. Loyola
1
1
.500 7
7
.500
6. Milwaukee
1
1
.500 4
9
.308
7. Wright State
0
1
.000 8
5
.615
8. Green Bay
0
2
.000 3
9
.250
9. Youngstown State
0
2
.000 2
10
.167
2009 UIC Volleyball Match Information
www.uicflames.com
2009 UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 16 18 24 25
Name Emily Schaffer Kelsey Safranek Dana Van Syckle Jessica Dalke Aubrey Sniegowski Taylor Szatkowski Casie Sullivan Chelsea Sloan Lana Lobdell Nicole Allgood Jacqueline Lang Kate Eldred Epiphany Davis Janise Dismuke
Ht. 5-7 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-8 6-1 6-1
Pos. Defensive Specialist Outside Hitter Setter Setter Outside Hitter Defensive Specialist Outside Hitter Middle Blocker Middle Blocker Middle Blocker Defensive Specialist Defensive Specialist Middle Blocker Outside Hitter
Yr. SR FR JR JR FR JR JR SO SR RS FR FR SO JR SO
Hometown/High School/Last School/Club Team Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity/Atlanta Juniors Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South/1st Alliance Palos Heights, Ill./Shepard/Celtic Force Millstadt, Ill./Belleville-Althoff/Ole Miss/Southwest Ill. Jrs.
Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township/1st Alliance Cary Grove, Ill./Cary-Grove/Sky High Kewanee, Ill./Wethersfield/Eastside Shockers Southfield, Mich./Mercy/Michigan Elite 18 Red Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow/Club Fusion Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham/Louisville/MAVA Chicago, Ill./Marist/Chicago Juniors Greenwood, Ind./Roncalli/Circle City Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame for Girls/Wichita St./Powerhouse
Peoria, Ill./Richwoods/Eastside
HEAD COACH: Katie Schumacher-Cawley
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jessica Dalke DOLL-key Epiphany Davis e-PIF-any Janise Dismuke Diss-MEW-key Kelsey Safranek Sa-FRAN-ik Aubrey Sniegowski Snig-OW-ski Taylor Szatkowski Zat-COW-ski
ASSISTANT COACHES: Ellen Hayes, Sara Hughes VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Dan Buehring MANAGER: Erin Tofanelli ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ana Manguin STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Nick Zostautas
2009 UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL STATISTICS
*Statistics as of Sept. 25, 2009
Information 2009 UIC Volleyball Match www.uicflames.com
MATCH FIFTEEN: UIC FLAMES (6-8, 2-0) vs. Youngstown State (2-10, 0-2) Sat., Sept. 26 - 1 p.m. CST Beeghly Center (Youngstown, Ohio)
2009 SCHEDULE
August 28 (F) 29 (Sa)
v. Stephen F. Austin^ v. Western Illinois^ v. Southern Illinois^ at Northern Illinois^
L, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 3-0 L, 3-2
September 4 (F) 5 (S) 8 (Tu) 11 (F) 12 (Sa) 15 (Tu) 19 (Sa) 20 (Su) 26 (Sa) 27 (Su)
v. Murray State* W, 3-1 v. Tenn.-Martin* L, 3-1 at Indiana* L, 3-0 at Eastern Illinois L, 3-1 GEORGIA STATE! W, 3-0 DUQUESNE! W, 3-1 No. 18 MICHIGAN STATE! L, 3-1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L, 3-0 MILWAUKEE# W, 3-0 GREEN BAY# W, 3-1 at Youngstown State# 1 p.m. at Robert Morris 1 p.m.
October 2 (F) 3 (Sa) 6 (Tu) 10 (Sa) 11 (Su) 16 (F) 17 (Sa) 20 (Tu) 24 (Sa) 27 (Tu) 30 (F) 31 (Sa)
at Cleveland State# at Wright State# at Loyola# BUTLER# VALPARAISO# at Milwaukee# at Green Bay# CHICAGO STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE# at DePaul WRIGHT STATE# CLEVELAND STATE#
November 6 (F) 7 (Sa) 10 (Tu) 14 (Sa)
at Valparaiso# at Butler# WESTERN ILLINOIS LOYOLA#
6 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
2009 HORIZON LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
19-22 (Th-Su) TBA
# Horizon League Match ^- NIU Invitational; *-IU adidas Classic All Times Central; Home Matches in BOLD CAPS
TBA
MATCH SIXTEEN: UIC FLAMES (6-8, 2-0) vs. Robert Morris (3-11, 0-0) Sun., Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. CST Sewall Center (Moon Township, Penn.)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: With its pair of matches at Youngstown State and Robert Morris this weekend, UIC will play away from its Flames Athletic Center home for the first time in six matches. The Flames posted a 4-2 record over the course of their lengthy stay in Chicago, and are 0-3 in road contests so far in 2009. IN THE HORIZON: The Youngstown State match will be the third of the year in Horizon League play for the Flames, who are currently 2-0 in conference play. UIC opened its Horizon League slate with a pair of wins on its home court, defeating Milwaukee 3-0 Sept. 19 and Green Bay 3-1 Sept. 20. LAST TIME OUT: UIC posted its second Horizon League win of the year with a 3-1 (25-19, 15-25, 25-16, 25-21) win against Green Bay at the Flames Athletic Center Sunday afternoon. Freshman Kelsey Safranek led the Flames with a career-high 17 kills in the match on .400 hitting. Casie Sullivan and Jessica Dalke each recorded a double-double, with Sullivan tallying 11 kills and 15 digs, while Dalke dished out 40 assists and added a team-high 18 digs. THE PENGUINS: Youngstown State comes into the weekend on a seven-game losing streak. The Penguins are 0-2 in Horizon League play, having lost to Butler and Valparaiso Sept. 17 and 18. YSU will host Loyola Friday prior to its matchup with UIC Saturday. Overall, the Penguins have a 2-10 record in 2009, having posted wins against Stoney Brook and the College of Charleston. THE COLONIALS: Robert Morris is 3-11 on the season, with all three of its wins coming on its home floor. The Colonials have played three Horizon League opponents so far in 2009, falling in straight sets to Cleveland State, Butler and Green Bay. Robert Morris has another Horizon League weekend, hosting Loyola Saturday night in addition to its match with the Flames Sunday. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: UIC junior middle blocker Epiphany Davis was selected as the Horizon League’s Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 14-20. Davis rejected a League-high 17 balls during the week’s three matches en route to earning the honor.
2009 UIC Volleyball Match Information
www.uicflames.com
2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 24,541 President: B. Joseph White Chancellor: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt Conference: Horizon League Field (Capacity):Flames Athletic Center (500) Athletics Website: uicflames.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Katie Schumacher-Cawley Alma Mater/Year: Penn State/2002 Record at UIC/Years: 0-0/First Year Career Record/Years: 0-0/First Year Assistant Coach: Sara Hughes Alma Mater/Year: Valparaiso/2008 Assistant Coach: Ellen Hayes Alma Mater/Year: DePaul/2007 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Dan Buehring Manager: Erin Tofanelli Athletic Trainer: Ana Manguin Volleyball Office Phone: 312-996-2056 Volleyball Fax: (312) 996-8349 Best Time to Reach Coaches: Contact SID TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record: 14-18 Horizon League Record/Finish: 5-11/ Seventh Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Newcomers: 4 TEAM HISTORY First Year of Division I Play: 1981 All-Time Record: 489-483 (.503) NCAA Appearance: N/A SPORTS INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: Jackie Paquette Volleyball Contact Office Phone: (312) 996-5881 Volleyball Contact Cell Phone: (708) 642-0767 Volleyball Contact E-Mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (312) 996-8349
FLAMES STARTING SIX LAST TIME OUT # 3
POS OH
NAME Kelsey Safranek
YR. Fr.
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township
5
S
Jessica Dalke
Jr.
Millstadt, Ill./Belleville-Althoff/Ole Miss
10
OH
Casie Sullivan
Jr.
Kewanee, Ill./Wethersfield
12
MB
Lana Lobdell
Sr.
Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow
24
MB
Epiphany Davis
Jr.
Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame for Girls/Wichita St.
13
MB
Nicole Allgood
RSFr.
Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham
8
Libero
Taylor Szatkowski
Jr.
Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove
RECORD BLOCKING: Senior Lana Lobdell is running away with the UIC team leads for blocks. Lobdell currently tops the list with 50.0 total blocks (3 BS, 47 BA). For her career, Lobdell is currently in fifth place in the UIC record books for block assists with 281. She passed Teaha Shepperd (2000-03) with her four blocks Sept. 19, and her next target is Lynn Clarkson (19982001), who posted 283 block assists during her UIC career. The Flames’ career leader in block assists, Ambria Springer (2003-06), recorded 312 block helpers while at UIC. FIRST YEAR LEADER: UIC head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley is in her first year at the helm of the Flames’ volleyball squad. Schumacher-Cawley earned her first head coaching win with a 3-2 decision against Western Illinois Aug. 28. She earned her first win on the Flames Athletic Center floor at the UIC Invitational with a 3-0 sweep of Georgia State Sept. 11. A highlydecorated Chicago Southside athlete, Schumacher-Cawley stepped up into the head job after six seasons as an assistant at UIC. Her staff includes second-year assistant Sara Hughes, first-year assistant Ellen Hayes and volunteer assistant Dan Buerhing. IN THEIR LEAGUE: Casie Sullivan, Jessica Dalke, Lana Lobdell and Epiphany Davis currently find themselves ranked in the top 10 of some Horizon League statistical categories. Sullivan’s 3.13 kills per set average is good for sixth in the circuit, while she averages 3.39 points per set (ninth in the HL). Dalke’s 537 assists and 10.33 assists per set average are good to put her in second place in the league, while she is also third in third with a service aces per set average of 0.33. Dalke leads the Flames with 17 aces on the year. Lobdell owns a .299 hitting percentage, good for fifth, while she also takes a spot on the blocks listing with 0.96 per set, good for sixth. Davis ranks eighth in the circuit in blocks with a 0.87 bps average. 2009 HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS
HORIZON LEAGUE
W
L
PCT.
1. UIC
2
0
2. Cleveland State
1
0
3. Butler
1
4. Valparaiso
OVERALL W
L
T
1.000 6
8
.429
1.000 11
4
.733
0
1.000 10
7
.588
1
0
1.000 7
5
.583
5. Loyola
1
1
.500 7
7
.500
6. Milwaukee
1
1
.500 4
9
.308
7. Wright State
0
1
.000 8
5
.615
8. Green Bay
0
2
.000 3
9
.250
9. Youngstown State
0
2
.000 2
10
.167
2009 UIC Volleyball Match Information
www.uicflames.com
2009 UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 16 18 24 25
Name Emily Schaffer Kelsey Safranek Dana Van Syckle Jessica Dalke Aubrey Sniegowski Taylor Szatkowski Casie Sullivan Chelsea Sloan Lana Lobdell Nicole Allgood Jacqueline Lang Kate Eldred Epiphany Davis Janise Dismuke
Ht. 5-7 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-8 6-1 6-1
Pos. Defensive Specialist Outside Hitter Setter Setter Outside Hitter Defensive Specialist Outside Hitter Middle Blocker Middle Blocker Middle Blocker Defensive Specialist Defensive Specialist Middle Blocker Outside Hitter
Yr. SR FR JR JR FR JR JR SO SR RS FR FR SO JR SO
Hometown/High School/Last School/Club Team Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity/Atlanta Juniors Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South/1st Alliance Palos Heights, Ill./Shepard/Celtic Force Millstadt, Ill./Belleville-Althoff/Ole Miss/Southwest Ill. Jrs.
Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township/1st Alliance Cary Grove, Ill./Cary-Grove/Sky High Kewanee, Ill./Wethersfield/Eastside Shockers Southfield, Mich./Mercy/Michigan Elite 18 Red Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow/Club Fusion Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham/Louisville/MAVA Chicago, Ill./Marist/Chicago Juniors Greenwood, Ind./Roncalli/Circle City Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame for Girls/Wichita St./Powerhouse
Peoria, Ill./Richwoods/Eastside
HEAD COACH: Katie Schumacher-Cawley
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jessica Dalke DOLL-key Epiphany Davis e-PIF-any Janise Dismuke Diss-MEW-key Kelsey Safranek Sa-FRAN-ik Aubrey Sniegowski Snig-OW-ski Taylor Szatkowski Zat-COW-ski
ASSISTANT COACHES: Ellen Hayes, Sara Hughes VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Dan Buehring MANAGER: Erin Tofanelli ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ana Manguin STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Nick Zostautas
2009 UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL STATISTICS
*Statistics as of Sept. 25, 2009
Information 2009 UIC Volleyball Match www.uicflames.com
