2009 Volleyball MG - Liberty University...LIBERTY LADY FLAMES VOLLEYBALL 2009 3 FLAMES SPORTS...

1LIBERTY LADY FLAMES VOLLEYBALL 2009

QUICK FACTS

Quick Facts ............................................................................... 1

Media Informati on ................................................................... 2

Flames Sports Network ............................................................ 3

LibertyFlames.com ................................................................... 3

Volleyball Faciliti es ................................................................... 4

2008 Big South Champions - Season in Review ........................ 5

Big South Conference ............................................................... 8

Head Coach Shane Pinder ........................................................ 9

Assistant Coaches ................................................................... 10

2009 Team Roster ................................................................... 11

Returning Player Profi les ........................................................ 12

Newcomer Profi les ................................................................. 24

Opponent Capsules ................................................................ 26

Series Records ........................................................................ 32

2008 Stati sti cs/Results............................................................ 34

2008 Big South Stati sti cs/Awards ........................................... 35

All-Time Awards/Honors ........................................................ 37

Year-by-Year Results................................................................ 38

Past Big South Championships ............................................... 46

All-Time Roster ....................................................................... 48

Coaching Records ................................................................... 49

Record Book ........................................................................... 50

1,000/1,000 Club .................................................................... 53

Liberty University ................................................................... 54

Academic Aff airs for Athleti cs................................................. 56

University Administrati on ....................................................... 57

Athleti cs Administrati on/Staff ................................................ 58

Sports Medicine ..................................................................... 60

2009 Liberty Volleyball Quick Facts

General Informati onName of School ............................................. Liberty UniversityCity/Zip.................................................... Lynchburg, Va. 24502Founded ............................................................................ 1971Enrollment ..................................................................... 11,311Nickname .............................................................. Lady FlamesSchool Colors ........................................... Red, White and BlueHome Arena .......................................................... Vines Center Capacity............................................................................ 8,085Affi liati on ......................................................... NCAA Division IConference ................................................................. Big SouthFounder ............................................................ Dr. Jerry FalwellChancellor ........................................................ Jerry Falwell, Jr.Exec. Vice President .................................... Dr. Ronald GodwinDirector of Athleti cs ................................................. Jeff BarberAthleti c Dept. Phone......................................... (434) 582-2100

Volleyball Informati onHead Coach .............. Shane Pinder (Luther Rice Seminary, ’04)Record at Liberty ........................................... 84-77 (Five Years)Career Record .................................................................. SameAssistant Coach ............................ Jennifer Vaden (Liberty, ’05)Graduate Assistant Coach ............... Crystal Carey (Liberty, ’03)Volleyball Offi ce Phone..................................... (434) 582-26142008 Record ....................................................................... 25-92008 Conference Record/Finish ............................... 13-3/T-1st2008 Big South Championship Finish .................................. 1stLett erwinners Returning/Lost ........................................... 10/3Starters Returning/Lost ........................................... 4+libero/2

HistoryFirst Year of Volleyball ...................................................... 1976All-Time Record............................................................ 610-533NCAA Tournament Berths/Last ..................................... 5/2008Last Postseason Opponent ........................................ CaliforniaResult ...... L/11-25, 25-21, 16-25, 19-25 (1st Rd. – 2008 NCAA)Big South Championships/Last ...................................... 5/2008

Athleti cs Communicati ons Informati onAsst. A.D. - Communicati ons. ........................... Todd WetmoreAth. Communicati ons Offi ce Phone ................. (434) 582-2292Cell Phone ......................................................... (434) 841-8974Email Address ...................................... [email protected]. Ath. Comm. Dir./Volleyball Contact .......... Paul CarmanyCell Phone ......................................................... (434) 221-5575Email Address ...................................... [email protected]. Athleti cs Communicati ons Dir. ........... Ryan BombergerEmail Address ................................... [email protected]. Athleti cs Communicati ons Dir. ................ Vincent BriedisEmail Address ........................................ [email protected]. Communicati ons Grad. Asst. ................... Jennifer SheltonEmail Address ...................................... [email protected]. Communicati ons Fax ................................. (434) 582-2076Mailing Address .....1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA 24502Athleti cs Website ................................... LibertyFlames.com

This publicati on has been produced by the Liberty Offi ce of Athleti cs Communicati ons.

Editor: Paul Carmany

Assistant Editors: Todd Wetmore, Ryan Bomberger, Vincent Briedis and Jennifer Shelton

Contributors: Anna Goldsmith and Joe Carmany

Photography: Les Schofer, Kevin Giedd, Jamie Hall, Jordan Crossingham, Scott Bruhn, Duke Photography and LU Archives

Cover Design: Brian Wallace, Ryan Bomberger and Paul Carmany

Printi ng: Multi Ad, Inc., Peoria, Ill.

LIBERTY LADY FLAMES VOLLEYBALL 20092

MEDIA INFORMATION

MEDIA INFORMATION Please assist us in providing you with the most accurate informati on possible by observing the media guidelines listed below when dealing with any Liberty University athleti cs program.

MEDIA PARKING Volleyball parking is located between the Vines Center and the DeMoss Learn-ing Center. Please call the Offi ce of Ath-leti cs Communicati ons with any parking questi ons or concerns you may have.

MATCH PRESS SERVICES The staff of the Offi ce of Athleti cs Communicati ons will be at your service throughout the contest. All members of the media will be provided with lineup cards, any game notes, media guides, stati sti cs, play-by-play sheets and any other perti nent informati on before and aft er each match. Full stati sti cs will be available at the end of the match. Telephones and a fax machine will also be available for the media’s use.

INTERVIEW POLICY All interview requests must be coor-dinated by a member of the Offi ce of Athleti cs Communicati ons staff . Player interviews will not confl ict with classes, meeti ngs or practi ce ti mes. Players are typically available aft er practi ce. Inter-views are not permitt ed in the locker room or training room.

POST-MATCH POLICY Contact a member of the Athleti cs Communicati ons staff for specifi c infor-mati on regarding the post-match policy. Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder and requested players are available for com-ment aft er a brief 10-minute cooling pe-riod aft er the match’s conclusion.

DAILY PRACTICE SESSIONS Practi ces are conducted at either the Vines Center or the Schilling Center. Practi ces are generally open to the me-dia, unless otherwise announced. Please contact a member of the Athleti cs Com-municati ons staff if you plan to att end a workout.

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY OFFICE OFLIBERTY UNIVERSITY OFFICE OFATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

TODD WETMOREASSISTANT AD FOR COMMUNICATIONS

RYAN BOMBERGERASSOCIATE ATHLETICS

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

VINCENT BRIEDISASSISTANT ATHLETICS

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

JENNIFER SHELTONATHLETICS

COMMUNICATIONS GRADUATE ASSISTANT

PAUL CARMANYASSISTANT ATHLETICS

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/VOLLEYBALL CONTACT

REACHING COACH PINDER To speak with Liberty Head Coach Shane

Pinder, please contact the Athleti cs Com-municati ons Offi ce to make arrangements.

FLAMES CLUB LUNCHEONS At various ti mes during the season, the

Flames Club hosts a luncheon in the Donor Room of the Williams Football Operati ons Center. Lunch begins at noon, followed by comments from various coaches. Follow-ing the luncheon, Coach Pinder is usually available for interviews.

Phone: (434) 582-2292 | Fax: (434) 582-2076

2009 LIBERTY VOLLEYBALLMEDIA OUTLETS

Flames Sports Network - TVBruce Carey, Producer

LBN1971 University Blvd. | Lynchburg, VA 24502

Phone: (434) 582-2708 | Fax: (434) 582-2895

Flames Sports Network - RadioJamie Hall, Stati on Manager

WWMC - 90.9 FM “The Light” 1971 University Blvd. | Lynchburg, VA 24502

Phone: (434) 582-3691 | Fax: (434) 582-7461

WDBJ-TV/Channel 7Travis Wells, Sports Director

2807 Hershberger Rd. NW | Roanoke, VA 24017 Phone: (540) 344-7000 | Fax: (540) 344-5097

WSLS-TV/Channel 10John Appicello, Sports Director

P.O. Box 10 | Roanoke, VA 24022 Phone: (540) 981-9126 | Fax: (540) 343-2059

WSET-TV/Channel 13 Dennis Carter, Sports Director

2320 Langhorne Rd. | Lynchburg, VA 24501 Phone: (434) 528-1313 | Fax: (434) 847-8800

Liberty ChampionSports Editor

1971 University Blvd. | Lynchburg, VA 24502 Phone: (434) 582-2124 | Fax: (434) 582-2420

Lynchburg News and Advance Chris Morris, Sports Editor

Chris Lang, Beat Writer 101 Wyndale Drive | P.O. Box 10129

Lynchburg, VA 24506 Phone: (434) 385-5554 | Fax: (434) 385-5538

Richmond Times-Dispatch Sports Editor

P.O. Box 85333 | Richmond, VA 23293Phone: (804) 649-6554 | Fax: (804) 775-8085

The Roanoke TimesSports Editor

P.O. Box 2491 | Roanoke, VA 24010 Phone: (540) 981-3100 | Fax: (540) 524-4698

AVCALeah Brock, Manager of Communicati ons

2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A325Lexington, KY 40504

Phone: (859) 226-4315 | Fax: (859) 226-4338

Associated PressSports Desk

600 East Main St. | Richmond, VA 23219-2684Phone: (800) 552-9935 | Fax: (800) 357-8525


FLAMES SPORTS NETWORK

For the most complete and up-to-date informati on on the Liberty Uni-versity Athleti cs Department, log on to the program’s offi cial web site - Liber-tyFlames.com - the best avenue to fi nd out breaking news on the Lady Flames’ volleyball program. Volleyball is not the only sport covered by LibertyFlames.com. You can access rosters, players and coaches’ bios, stati sti cs and schedules for each of Liberty’s 19 NCAA Division I sponsored athleti cs programs. Fans can catch up on the latest athleti cs department news and notes just by clicking on the numer-ous links found on LibertyFlames.com. Visit today!

For the sixth consecuti ve year, the Flames Sports Network (FSN) will tele-vise most of the Liberty volleyball team’s home matches during the 2009 season. The network, which is slated to broadcast eight Lady Flames home con-tests live from the Vines Center, has cov-ered Liberty’s athleti cs teams for the past 29 years, including both radio and televi-sion coverage. Ray Jones, who also works on the FSN football, men’s basketball and wom-en’s basketball broadcasts, returns this season as play-by-play commenator for volleyball. Jones, who will be doing volleyball play-by-play for the sixth season in a row, has been a part of the FSN team since 1991. Jones will have a new broadcast part-ner this season, as former Lady Flames

volleyball standout Erin McKeown will provide color commentary and analysis. The 2003 Big South Volleyball Player of the Year is currently working as Liberty’s Assistant Director of Compliance. FSN’s television broadcast team con-sists of trained professionals who have worked for most of the major sporti ng networks in the United States, includ-ing ESPN, ABC Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, NASCAR, SportSouth, Comcast and Fox Sports. FSN’s television broadcasti ng of Lib-erty’s home athleti cs events is handled through the Liberty Channel, a satellite/cable network off ering family-friendly television. The Liberty Channel can be viewed in the greater Lynchburg area on most cable systems. For the second season in a row, Lib-erty volleyball matches will also be broad-cast live over the air on ABC 13 (WSET), as part of the stati on’s digital programming. Additi onally, Lady Flames home vol-leyball contests and a majority of Big South road matches will once again be streamed live over the Internet via the Big South Network.

For more informati on about FSN’s television broadcasts, contact Kevin Keys, Liberty University Associate AD for Exter-nal Operati ons, at (434) 592-3905 or by email at [email protected]

Head Coach Shane Pinder chats with the FSN announcers during a postmatch interview.

2009 Schedule of FSNVolleyball Telecasts

Date Opponent TimeSept. 4 E. Tennessee St. 7 p.m.Sept. 5 Howard 10:30 a.m.Sept. 5 Elon 6 p.m.Sept. 25 Winthrop 7 p.m.Oct. 6 Radford 7 p.m.Oct. 16 Charleston So. 7 p.m.Nov. 6 UNC Asheville 7 p.m.Nov. 10 High Point 7 p.m.

Bruce Carey - Liberty UniversityProducer - Athleti cs TV Broadcasts


VOLLEYBALL FACILITIES

Vines Center

Campus East Volleyball Facility

The Vines Center, home of the Liber-ty University volleyball team, has played host to some of the most memorable moments in program history. The Lady Flames’ boisterous fans have helped en-courage the team to numerous important victories, including a pair of Big South ti tles. Liberty has played especially well at the Vines Center in recent years, going 67-27 at home in the past eight seasons. Liberty has hosted the Big South Vol-leyball Championship inside the Vines Center on two occasions (2001 & 2007), and the Lady Flames have captured the championship both ti mes. Over 3,000 fans watched the Lady Flames defeat Coastal Carolina, Winthrop and Radford to win the 2001 conference ti tle. The 1,125 fans present at the semifi -nal win over Winthrop, and the crowd of 1,037 at the championship match versus Radford, represented two of the largest single-match att endance fi gures in Big South volleyball history, unti l the 2007 campaign.

Liberty averaged the highest att en-dance in the conference in 2007, helping the Lady Flames squad earn the No. 1 seed for the Big South Volleyball Champi-onship at the Vines Center. The Lady Flames broke the Big South single-match att endance mark in 2007, as 1,583 fans fi led in to see Liberty de-feat Winthrop on Oct. 27, 2007, halti ng the Eagles’ 63-match Big South winning streak. Two weeks later, on Nov. 10, the record was eclipsed once more when 1,622 fans watched Liberty sweep Rad-ford on Senior Night. The Vines Center, completed in No-vember 1990, also serves as the home of the Liberty men’s and women’s basket-ball teams, and the wrestling squad. The facility, which seats 8,085 spec-tators for volleyball, hosts Liberty Univer-sity Convocati on services and numerous music concerts. The Harlem Globetrot-ters, Nati onal Basketball Associati on exhi-biti on games and the Big South Basketball Championship have also been played at the facility.

During the spring of 2007, the Lib-erty volleyball program was given a sec-ondary practi ce facility as part of a new, on-campus training complex. The existi ng $750,000 facility on Campus East houses the volleyball coaches’ offi ces and a team room, and serves as the team’s exclusive practi ce facility whenever the Vines Center and Schilling Center are unavailable. “We are excited about the directi on of Liberty Volleyball,” stated head volley-ball coach Shane Pinder. “It is amazing to see God’s hand moving in all areas of our program. The most recent miracle is the additi on of new offi ce spaces, which in-cludes a team room with a practi ce gym-nasium att ached. “This facility allows us a bett er op-portunity to recruit, as well as more op-portuniti es to train the team throughout the season. The new volleyball complex takes another step toward Dr. Falwell’s

dream and vision of building a world-class University and athleti cs program.” Ashley Webber, the starti ng middle blocker for Liberty’s 2007 and 2008 Big South championship teams, added, “The new facility not only strengthened our team on the court, but also off the court as young women serving the Lord.” The Lady Flames and their coaching staff are grateful for the donati ons they have received over the course of the past two years. These monetary contri-buti ons have enabled the team to begin furnishing their new facility, as seen in the photo at bott om left . Donati ons are sti ll being sought in order to complete the furnishing of the Campus East facility. For more informa-ti on, contact Liberty Assistant Athleti cs Director for Development and Flames Club Director Bob Good, at (434) 582-2178 or [email protected].

Vines Center exterior

An entrance tunnel and fl amethrowers are two of the newest additi ons to the Vines Center volleyball experience.

The facility’s gymnasium

The Lady Flames make use of the team room at the Campus East facility.


2008 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS

Liberty Successfully Defends Big South Championship

Kallie Corbin won her second straight Big South Championship MVP award.

2008 Big South Championship Match2008 Big South Championship MatchNov. 23, 2008 - Asheville, N.C.Nov. 23, 2008 - Asheville, N.C.

#1 Liberty 3, #3 Coastal Carolina 1#1 Liberty 3, #3 Coastal Carolina 1(25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20)(25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20)

Kill LeadersKill LeadersKaryl Bacon (LU) - 15Karyl Bacon (LU) - 15

Megan Bickford (CCU) - 17Megan Bickford (CCU) - 17

Assist LeadersAssist LeadersKallie Corbin (LU) - 46Kallie Corbin (LU) - 46

Meagan Tracey (CCU) - 50Meagan Tracey (CCU) - 50

Dig LeadersDig LeadersKallie Corbin (LU) - 21Kallie Corbin (LU) - 21

Brett Starbuck (CCU) - 21Brett Starbuck (CCU) - 21

Liberty entered the 2008 Big South Volleyball Championship at UNC Ashe-ville’s Justi ce Center trying to accomplish something which had never been done in program history. The Lady Flames were aiming to capture back-to-back Big South ti tles for the fi rst ti me. Aft er batt ling injuries during various parts of the year, the Lady Flames closed out the regular season with consecuti ve 3-0 sweeps of High Point and Winthrop. Liberty’s season-ending surge left the team in a three-way ti e for the Big South regular-season championship, along with Coastal Carolina and High Point. However, the Lady Flames owned the ti ebreaker and entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed for the second year in a row. Liberty opened the weekend by fac-ing the newest Big South member, No. 8 seed Gardner-Webb, in the fi rst round. The Lady Flames needed only 68 minutes to defeat the Bulldogs in a 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-15) sweep. Serving keyed the Liberty victory over Gardner-Webb, as newly minted Big South Player of the Year Kallie Corbin tallied fi ve of the Lady Flames’ 12 aces. Karyl Bacon added her fi rst of three double-doubles in the tournament, fi nishing with a match-high 10 kills and 12 digs. Next up for the Lady Flames was a semifi nal ti lt against No. 4 seed UNC Ashe-ville, which had defeated Liberty at the Justi ce Center 15 days earlier. This ti me around, the Lady Flames’ defense was the story. Liberty came up with 69 digs and 10

blocks during their fourth consecuti ve 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-20) whitewashing. Corbin’s 17 digs paced four Lady Flames with double-digit digs, while Ash-ley Webber had a hand in seven blocks. Sophomores Nicki Scripko and Bacon sparked the off ense with 12 and 10 kills, respecti vely. No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina, on a 10-match winning streak, stood across the net from Liberty in the Nov. 23 cham-pionship match. The Chanti cleers put up a strong fi ght, but the Lady Flames’ bal-anced off ensive att ack propelled them to a 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20) triumph and the Big South ti tle. All six Liberty starters fi nished with at least seven kills, led by Bacon’s 15. Tour-nament MVP Corbin enjoyed a stellar all-around performance, ending up with seven kills, 46 assists, a team-high 21 digs and three blocks. Corbin became the fi rst player in conference history to be voted Big South Championship MVP in back-to-back sea-sons. She was joined on the all-tourna-ment team by Bacon and Scripko, who made the squad for the second consecu-ti ve year. With the Big South Championship trophy in hand, the Lady Flames advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Liberty was able to take a set from No. 4 nati onal seed Nebraska on the Huskers’ home court, before falling 3-1 (11-25, 25-21, 16-25, 19-25) and end-ing a stellar season at 25-9.

All-Tournament Team member Karyl Bacon recorded the

championship-winning kill.


2008 SEASON IN PICTURES

2008 Liberty Volleyball

The 2008 Lady Flames took this picturesque team photo atop Liberty Mountain, just 17 days before opening up a memorable championship season.

The 2008 Lady Flames ...

Repeated as Big South Tournament champions for the fi rst ti me in program history.

Claimed their fi ft h Big South ti tle, tying Winthrop for the most championships in conference history.

Captured a share of their second straight Big South regular-season ti tle.

Finished with a 25-9 overall record.

The Lady Flames opened the season with eight consecuti ve wins,beginning with this 3-0 sweep of N.C. State on Aug. 29.

Liberty celebrates a 3-1 victory at Commonwealth rival James Madison on Sept. 9, the Lady Flames’ fi rst victory over the Dukes since 2003.

Chelaine McCarty made four consecuti veall-tournament teams to begin the year.

Non-Conference Highlights

The Lady Flames won their fi rst-ever match versus a Division I team from California, sweeping UC Irvine 3-0 on Sept. 21.

Liberty went 2-0 versus the ACC, picking up wins over N.C. State and Maryland.

The Lady Flames went unbeaten at both the Third Degree Sportswear Invitati onal and the Patriot Invitati onal.


2008 SEASON IN PICTURES

The Year in PicturesLiberty’s 3 Seniors

Jessica Nelson became the eighth member of Lib-erty’s 1,000/1,000 Club. (Please see page 53 to see the exclusive company Nelson joined.)

Carmen Streeper jump served for four aces dur-ing her 12 appearances.

Ashley Webber hit .875 at Winthrop on Oct. 17, set-ti ng a new school record for att ack percentage in a single match. Jessica Nelson Carmen Streeper Ashley Webber

Big South Dominance

Liberty went 16-3 versus Big South opponents in 2008.

The Lady Flames swept conference foes by a 3-0 score on 13 occasions.

Nebraska Notes

Liberty took a set from Nebraska in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

It was the second consecuti ve year the Lady Flames have won a set against an eventual Final Four qualifi er.

Kallie Corbin, All-American

Junior sett er Kallie Corbin was an honorable menti on AVCA All-American, becoming the program’s fi rst NCAA Division I All-American.


BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, ac-tively pursuing excellence on the fi eld of play and in the classroom. The league’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partner-ships, increased television packages and quality athletic competition while intention-ally fostering the academic, personal, so-cial, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the conference’s mission of “Develop-ing Leaders Through Athletics.” The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charles-ton Southern (then Baptist College) Athlet-ic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, re-ceiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Sin-gleton was selected as the League’s fi rst commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an offi cial conference. The Big South’s fi rst year of competition was in the fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fl edged NCAA Division I sta-tus. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including vol-leyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as commis-sioner, and in 1990, the league received its fi rst automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifi er to the NCAA Baseball Champion-ship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the conference im-plemented its public relations and compliance programs, and intro-duced its fi rst-ever men’s basket-ball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the fi nest teams in the nation. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kal-lander replaced Sasser as the League’s third commissioner,

and in his 13 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the conference to new levels. The conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during the past several years, he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the fi rst time in conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages. Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its fi rst long-range strategic plan, re-affi rming the league’s vision as a distinctive athletic conference committed to the quality of in-stitutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002, and has solidi-fi ed conference membership with the ad-ditions of High Point, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, and in 2011-12, the return of charter member Campbell University. Kal-lander’s long range vision has also includ-ed technological advancements, as the conference introduced its fi rst live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 600 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experienced monu-mental growth and success in nearly ev-ery sport. During this time, the conference has had two individual national champi-ons, more than 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has re-ceived national Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basket-ball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & fi eld and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship four times in addition to the fi rst men’s ten-nis doubles at-large selection, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, has had the nation’s top scoring men’s basket-ball team three consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Sub-division in 2006, and had an institution fi nish fi fth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Cham-pionships – the conference’s highest-ever team fi nish in an NCAA event. In 2006-07, the Big South was the only conference nationwide to have an at-large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 seed three out of the last

fi ve years, while its FCS playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fi fth year of the Big South’s football existence. The conference’s tagline, “De-veloping Leaders Through Ath-letics,” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the confer-ence’s 25th anniversary. The league also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in league history from 1983-2008, with Liberty Universi-ty’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s fi rst 25 years. The conference’s on-fi eld ac-complishments have been du-plicated in the classroom. An-nually, more than 40 percent of conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presi-dential Honor Roll for maintain-ing a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the league has had more than 95 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.

The Big South Conference


HEAD COACH SHANE PINDER

Shane PINDERHead Coach

Sixth Year at LibertyLuther Rice Seminary, ‘04

84-77 Record2008 VaSID StateCoach of the Year

Shane Pinder has helped the Liberty volleyball program reach new heights during his fi ve seasons as head coach. Most recently, the 2008 Virginia Sports Informati on Directors (VaSID) State Coach of the Year guided the Lady Flames to their second straight Big South ti tle, marking the fi rst ti me Liberty has ever repeated as con-ference champion. The 2008 Lady Flames went 25-9 overall, wrapping up the squad’s best two-year run at the NCAA Division I level. Liberty, which shared the Big South regular-season crown for the second season in a row, is now 52-18 in the past two years. For the second straight season, the Lady Flames won a set in the fi rst round of the NCAA Division I Tournament, versus eventual Final Four qualifi er Nebraska. Liberty’s season also featured the program’s fi rst-ever victory against a Division I team from Califor-nia, when the Lady Flames swept Big West runner-up UC Irvine. Individually, sett er Kallie Corbin was named the Lady Flames’ fi rst honorable menti on AVCA Division I All-American, one of many awards she earned during the year. Pinder also conti nued to de-velop young talent, as libero Kelly Haseman gave Liberty a repre-sentati ve on the Big South All-Freshman Team for the fi ft h season in a row. Pinder’s 2007 squad captured the program’s fi rst Big South ti tle since 2001 and took a set from Final Four parti cipant California in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Tournament. Liberty went 27-9 on the year, establishing a school NCAA Division I record for victories and marking the third-biggest improvement in the na-ti on from the previous year. As a result, Pinder swept the Big South and VaSID State Coach of the Year honors at season’s end. The Lady Flames swept Winthrop 3-0 on Oct. 27, 2007 halti ng the Eagles’ 63-match Big South winning streak. The win was part of Liberty’s string of 10 consecuti ve 3-0 sweeps during October. One key to the Lady Flames’ success in 2007 was defense. Lib-erty ranked eighth in the nati on with 19.81 digs per game and gar-nered honorable menti on for the CVU.com Deep Digging Team of the Year award. During the 2006 campaign, Pinder guided the Lady Flames to a 9-5 conference mark, which enabled the team to capture the No. 3 seed in the Big South Championship and host a fi rst-round match for the fi rst ti me in fi ve years. Both senior middle blocker Autum Black and freshman sett er Corbin were included on the VaSID All-State second-team roster at season’s end. Liberty had never boasted multi ple VaSID honorees before.

Pinder oversaw the emergence of sophomore sett er Lara Bar-tolomeo, sophomore outside hitt er Jessica Nelson and freshman outside hitt er Kendall Nichols in 2005. Bartolomeo and Nelson ranked among the Big South leaders in assists and kills, respec-ti vely, and Nichols made the Big South All-Freshman Team. Another highlight of the Lady Flames’ 2005 season was a victory over Bing-hamton, a team which won 20 matches and qualifi ed for the NCAA Division I Tournament. In 2004, Pinder’s fi rst season as head coach, the Lady Flames claimed 10 wins in their fi nal 13 matches. Liberty’s season ended aft er the Lady Flames took the eventual Big South champion (Win-throp) to fi ve sets in the semifi nal round of the Big South Volleyball Championship. A number of Pinder’s players were honored aft er the season, highlighted by Kristi n Colson’s second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honor and Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Prior to his head coaching positi on, Pinder spent three seasons (1999-2001) as an assistant on Liberty’s coaching staff . In the role, he helped guide the Lady Flames to Big South Conference ti tles in 1999 and 2001 and two trips to the NCAA Division I Tournament. Pinder, a nati ve of Nassau, Bahamas, att ended Broward Com-munity College in Miami, Fla., for two years and graduated from Liberty Bible Insti tute in 2000 and Luther Rice Seminary in 2004. Pinder and his wife, Haley, reside in the Lynchburg area with their daughter, Graysen Avie, who will turn four during the 2009 season.

200412-19, 7-7 Big South

20059-22, 5-9 Big South

200611-18, 9-5 Big South

200727-9, 11-1 Big SouthBig South Champion

NCAA 1st Round

200825-9, 13-3 Big SouthBig South Champion

NCAA 1st Round

Total (Five Seasons)84-77 Overall

45-25 Big South2007 & 2008 VaSID

State Coach of the Year2007 Big South

Coach of the Year

Pinder at Liberty


ASSISTANT COACHES

Jennifer Vaden, entering her fourth season on the Liberty vol-leyball coaching staff , has helped the Lady Flames return to the top of the Big South Conference for the fi rst ti me since her playing days. In Vaden’s three years as a Liberty assistant coach, the Lady Flames are 38-10 versus conference oppositi on. Moreover, Liberty has captured back-to-back Big South championships for the fi rst ti me in program history and won a program Division I-record 27 matches in 2007. Prior to the start of her collegiate coaching career, Vaden spent a year working in the Liberty graduate offi ce, beginning as an ad-missions specialist in May 2005. She made a rapid progression up the ladder in the offi ce, gaining additi onal responsibiliti es as a graduate admissions counselor and ending up as the graduate new enrollment specialist. In the role, she helped the new graduate en-rollment increase 18 percent from the previous year’s fi gure. Vaden played under Shane Pinder’s guidance during her senior season with the Lady Flames (2004). An outside hitt er, Vaden ranks third on Liberty’s career list in both kills (1,789) and digs (1,594).

As a freshman in 2001, she was a member of the Lady Flames’ Big South championship team, earning inclusion on the Big South All-Tournament roster. Vaden was also the Big South Rookie of the Year. A second-team All-Big South selecti on in 2001 and 2002, Va-den was a fi rst-team all-conference honoree as a senior aft er lead-ing the Lady Flames in kills (507), digs (382) and service aces (30). Vaden gained coaching experience at the club level, guiding the Heart of Virginia team from 2003 to 2005 and the Lynchburg Juniors from 2001 to 2003. She formed the Lynchburg Juniors unit, providing a playing opportunity for girls 15 years old and younger. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in coaching from Liberty in 2005. Vaden added a master of arts de-gree in human relati ons at Liberty, graduati ng in May 2007. Vaden is married to Christopher Vaden, a former Flames foot-ball player and currently the assistant director of consulti ng for Lib-erty University Online.

Jennifer VADENAssistant Coach

Fourth Year at LibertyLiberty, ‘05

Crystal CAREYGraduate Assistant Coach

Second Year at LibertyLiberty, ‘03

Crystal Carey, one of numerous Liberty volleyball alumni who have served as assistant coaches under Shane Pinder’s directi on, is beginning her second season as the Lady Flames’ graduate as-sistant coach. Carey made a successful debut in 2008, helping guide Liberty to a 25-9 record and its second Big South ti tle in a row. She has now been a part of three of the Lady Flames’ fi ve Big South champion-ship-winning squads. Carey played middle blocker for the Lady Flames from 1999 to 2002, helping Liberty claim Big South ti tles in both 1999 and 2001. While a student-athlete, Carey also served as co-president of Lib-erty’s S.A.A.C. group with Sam Gado. A nati ve of Jamaica, Va., Carey is returning to the Common-wealth aft er living and working in Colorado since her graduati on

from Liberty. Most recently, Carey served as an assistant volleyball coach at Colorado Christi an University for four seasons (2004-07). Carey began her coaching career at the helm of a home school team called the Denver Eagles and guided them to the 2003 Colo-rado state ti tle. The Eagles also placed fi ft h at that year’s nati onal home school tournament. Carey owns one year of club volleyball coaching experience, as she coached Colorado Volleyball Company’s 17-under nati onal team in 2004. Carey graduated from Liberty in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in communicati ons. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in human services.


2008 TEAM ROSTER

Numerical RosterNo. Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)1 Kendle Rollins Fr. MB 6-0 Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon2 Rebecca Warren So. DS/L 5-11 Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier Christi an Academy4 Courtney Boggs So. S 5-8 Marysville, Ohio/Worthington Christi an5 Kallie Corbin Sr. S 5-9 Beaverton, Ore./Westview6 Kirstyn Sanders R-Jr. MB 6-0 Bear, Del./Charter School of Wilmington7 Chelaine McCarty Sr. MB 6-2 Houston, Ala./Addison (Auburn)8 Karyl Bacon Jr. OH/DS 5-6 Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley9 Lauren Bosché Fr. S 5-9 Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring10 Kelly Haseman So. DS/L 5-8 Three Rivers, Mich./Kalamazoo Christi an11 Claire Jacobsma So. RS 6-1 Midland, Texas/Midland Christi an13 Nicki Scripko Jr. OH/RS 6-1 Fayett eville, N.C./Fayett eville Christi an15 Courtney Cooper R-Fr. DS/L 5-6 Forest, Va./Liberty Christi an Academy20 Hannah Anderson Fr. OH 6-0 Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin 21 Loren Thomas Fr. MB 6-4 Ocoee, Fla./The First Academy23 Erica Manor Fr. OH 6-1 Bunker Hill, W.Va./Musselman25 Britt any Pacella R-Sr. RS 6-0 Reading, Pa./Holy Name (N.C. State)

Alphabeti cal RosterNo. Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)20 Hannah Anderson Fr. OH 6-0 Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin 8 Karyl Bacon Jr. OH/DS 5-6 Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley4 Courtney Boggs So. S 5-8 Marysville, Ohio/Worthington Christi an9 Lauren Bosché Fr. S 5-9 Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring15 Courtney Cooper R-Fr. DS/L 5-6 Forest, Va./Liberty Christi an Academy5 Kallie Corbin Sr. S 5-9 Beaverton, Ore./Westview10 Kelly Haseman So. DS/L 5-8 Three Rivers, Mich./Kalamazoo Christi an11 Claire Jacobsma So. RS 6-1 Midland, Texas/Midland Christi an23 Erica Manor Fr. OH 6-1 Bunker Hill, W.Va./Musselman7 Chelaine McCarty Sr. MB 6-2 Houston, Ala./Addison (Auburn)25 Britt any Pacella R-Sr. RS 6-0 Reading, Pa./Holy Name (N.C. State)1 Kendle Rollins Fr. MB 6-0 Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon6 Kirstyn Sanders R-Jr. MB 6-0 Bear, Del./Charter School of Wilmington13 Nicki Scripko Jr. OH/RS 6-1 Fayett eville, N.C./Fayett eville Christi an21 Loren Thomas Fr. MB 6-4 Ocoee, Fla./The First Academy2 Rebecca Warren So. DS/L 5-11 Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier Christi an Academy

Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach: Shane Pinder, Sixth Year (Luther Rice Seminary, ’04)Assistant Coach: Jennifer Vaden, Fourth Year (Liberty, ’05)Graduate Assistant: Crystal Carey, Second Year (Liberty, ’03)Certi fi ed Athleti c Trainer: Madeline Bosek, Fourth Year (San Diego State, ’04)Student Manager: Morgan Gunter, First Year

Pronunciati on GuideKaryl Bacon ...........................................Carol BaconLauren Bosché ..................Lauren Bo (long o)-SHAYKallie Corbin ..................................... Cal-lee CorbinClaire Jacobsma .................... Claire JAKE-cubs-muhErica Manor ..................................... Erica May-nurrChelaine McCarty .......Shu (short u)-LANE McCartyBritt any Pacella ...........................Britt any Pus-sell-aKirstyn Sanders ............................Curse-ti n SandersJennifer Vaden ................................ Jennifer Vaid-in

The Lady Flames ...

BY CLASSSeniors (3)Kallie Corbin

Chelaine McCartyBritt any Pacella

Juniors (3) Karyl Bacon

Kirstyn SandersNicki Scripko

Sophomores (4)Courtney BoggsKelly Haseman

Claire JacobsmaRebecca Warren

Freshmen (6)Hannah Anderson

Lauren BoschéCourtney Cooper

Erica ManorKendle RollinsLoren Thomas

BY STATEAlabama (1)

Chelaine McCarty

California (2)Hannah Anderson

Karyl Bacon

Delaware (1)Kirstyn Sanders

Florida (1)Loren Thomas

MIchigan (1)Kelly Haseman

North Carolina (1)Nicki Scripko

Ohio (2)Courtney BoggsKendle Rollins

Oregon (1)Kallie Corbin

Pennsylvania (1)Britt any Pacella

Texas (1)Claire Jacobsma

Virginia (3)Lauren Bosché

Courtney CooperRebecca Warren

West Virginia (1)Erica Manor


MEET THE LADY FLAMES

2008 (Jr.): Recognized as the fi rst honorable menti on AVCA Division I All-American in program history … AVCA All-East Region performer … Lady Flames’ fi rst VaSID State Player of the Year … fi rst Liberty player to be tabbed a back-to-back fi rst-team VaSID All-State performer … Big South Player of the Year (fi rst sett er to win the award since 1995) … fi n-ished third in the voti ng for Big South Women’s Student-Athlete of the Year (covering all conference sports) … fi rst player in conference history to repeat as Big South Championship MVP …fi rst-team All-Big South honoree for the second year in a row … Big South Player of the Week on Oct. 27 … two-ti me CVU.com Top Performer (Nov. 18 & 25) … led the Lady Flames and fi nished second in the Big South in both assists (1,144) and service aces (45) … now owns the top three single-season ace to-tals in Liberty history, under the rally-scoring format … became the fi rst Lady Flame ever to reach 3,500 assists and 1,000 digs during her career … set for a Liberty team which paced the Big South in att ack percent-age (.228), kills (1,653) and assists (1,533) … led the Lady Flames with 13 double-doubles, including six in her last eight outi ngs of the season … recorded a season-best 60 assists against High Point (10/14) … made a solid, all-around contributi on in the Big South Championship match versus Coastal Carolina (11/23), hitti ng .353 with seven kills, 46 assists and a team-high 21 digs … played outside hitt er for the fi rst ti me in her career on Nov. 7 & 8, and led the team in kills during both contests … had a career-high 19 kills and a season-high 22 digs at UNC Asheville (11/7) … serves as vice president of Liberty’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committ ee (S.A.A.C.).

2007 (So.): First-team VaSID All-State honoree … fi rst-team All-Big South pick … voted Big South Championship MVP … named honorable menti on Stellar Spiker by CVU.com … same organizati on tabbed her Nati onal Player of the Week on Oct. 30 … three-ti me Big South Player of the Week (9/17, 10/22, 10/29) … MVP of the Liberty Invitati onal pre-sented by Pepsi (8/24-25) … also named to the all-tournament team at the VCU 3rd Degree Sportswear Invitati onal (8/31-9/1), Wright State Raider Challenge (9/7-8) and Villanova Classic (9/14-15) … led the Big South with 1,625 assists, the third-highest fi gure in program history … ranked No. 34 nati onally with 12.70 assists per game … played all 128 games at sett er for a team which led the Big South and set a new Lib-erty NCAA Division I single-season record by hitti ng .232 … also led the team and sat second in the conference with 49 service aces …ranked third on the team with a career-best 82 blocks … ti ed for third among conference performers with 17 double-doubles, including a pair of tri-ple-doubles … boosted career total to six triple-doubles … pair of triple-doubles consisted of 10 kills, 44 assists and a season-best 25 digs versus Binghamton (9/15) and 10 kills, a career-high 66 assists and 20 digs at Presbyterian (11/2) … her 66 assists equaled the most by a Big South sett er in 2007 and marked one of her two 60-assist contests on the season … also recorded 61 assists at Radford (9/22) … tallied a Liberty

season-high fi ve aces during home victory over UNC Asheville (10/14) … hit .545 with career-high seven blocks versus North Carolina Central (11/6) ... Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll selecti on.

2006 (Fr.): Started at sett er upon arrival at Liberty … fi rst player in program history to be named VaSID State Rookie of the Year … also a second-team VaSID All-State pick … became fi rst Lady Flame since 2001 to be named Big South Freshman of the Year … Big South All-Con-ference second-team honoree … included on Big South All-Freshman team … honored as Big South Player of the Week on Nov. 13 and Big South Freshman of the Week on Oct. 9 and Oct. 30 … named to the all-tournament teams at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitati onal (9/8-9) and the Army of One Classic (9/15-16) … led the conference with 0.49 aces per game … her 52 aces were the most by a Liberty player since the 1997 season … paced the conference with four triple-doubles … ti ed for fourth nati onally in triple-doubles … led Liberty in assists (1,074) and aces, while ranking second in att ack percentage (.219), digs (376) and blocks (68) … tallied nine service aces against Navy (9/15), the most by a Lady Flame since rally scoring was insti tuted in 2001 … posted her fi rst career triple-double (12 kills, season-best 53 assists and 17 digs) in fi ve-game win over Charleston Southern (10/8) … notched a triple-double (10 kills, 45 assists and 14 digs) against Birmingham-Southern (10/28) … ended the regular season with back-to-back triple-doubles … went for 11 kills, 48 assists, 20 digs and season-high six blocks versus East Tennessee State (11/7) … contributed career-high 14 kills, 47 as-sists and 20 digs to victory at Radford (11/11) … went over the 20-dig mark six ti mes, including a career-best 26-dig eff ort at UNC Greensboro (10/10) … earned spot on Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

Prep: Earned four lett ers in volleyball, three at Westview High School and one at La Quinta High School … was a third-team all-metro pick in 2001 … voted league player of the year and fi rst-team all-league at La Quinta High School in 2002 … led La Quinta to league championship as a sophomore … led Westview to second place in the league standings in both 2003 and 2004 … as a junior, was a fi rst-team all-league hon-oree … included on second-team all-state ledger as a junior … garnered fi rst-team all-state recogniti on as a senior … was a fi rst-team all-league selecti on and the league’s player of the year as a senior … acti ve with Portland Volleyball Club–18 black team the last two years of her prep career … earned “Renaissance Girl” scholarship at 2006 Volleyball Fes-ti val.

Personal: Daughter of Matt and Laura Corbin … older sister, Katelin, played collegiate volleyball at Abilene Christi an … majoring in psychol-ogy … birthday is on Dec. 31.

Kallie CORBIN5-9 SeniorSett erBeaverton, Ore.Westview HS2008 AVCA HM All-American2008 Big South Player of Year

Career Highs

Kills: 19 vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/08)Att empts: 50 vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/08)Assists: 66 vs. Presbyterian (11/2/07)Service Aces: 9 vs. Navy (9/15/06)Digs: 26 vs. UNC Greensboro (10/10/06)Solo Blocks: 1, 20 ti mes, most recent vs. Coastal Carolina (11/23/08)Block Assists: 6, three ti mes, most recent vs. Gardner-Webb (11/1/08)Total Blocks: 7 vs. N.C. Central (11/6/07)

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Career Stats

Year MP SP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2006 29 106 152 50 466 .219 1074 52 32 376 5 63 68 2007 36 128 179 46 496 .268 1625 49 41 407 10 72 82 2008 34 123 157 44 419 .270 1144 45 27 331 5 58 63 Total 99 357 488 140 1381 .252 3843 146 100 1114 20 193 213

Breaking New Ground

Kallie Corbin is the fi rst ...-- Liberty player to become an honorable menti on AVCA All-American at the NCAA Division I level.-- Player in conference history to win back-to-back Big South Championship MVP honors.-- Conference sett er since 1995 to be voted Big South Player of the Year.-- Player in program history to record 3,500 career assists and 1,000 digs.-- Lady Flame to be named VaSID State Player of the Year.

Corbin’s CommentsCorbin’s Comments

If you could add a match to this year’s schedule, If you could add a match to this year’s schedule, which team would you want to play?which team would you want to play?I would love to play Portland State. Growing up in Portland, Ore., I would love to play Portland State. Growing up in Portland, Ore., I know a lot of those girls and would love to introduce them to I know a lot of those girls and would love to introduce them to Liberty Volleyball.Liberty Volleyball.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?What is your favorite Bible verse and why? Jeremiah 17:7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord for Jeremiah 17:7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord for his confidence is in you.” I repeat this to myself whenever I feel his confidence is in you.” I repeat this to myself whenever I feel troubled in any situation. I have been trying to live by this verse troubled in any situation. I have been trying to live by this verse for a long time.for a long time.

What is the best advice you have ever received, and What is the best advice you have ever received, and who gave it to you? who gave it to you? “Why be mediocre when you can be exceptional?”- Coach Pinder“Why be mediocre when you can be exceptional?”- Coach Pinder



2008 (Jr.): Honorable menti on AVCA All-East Region honoree … fi rst-team VaSID All-State selecti on … second-team All-Big South performer for the second year in a row … Big South Player of the Week on Oct. 13 … made the all-tournament team at all four of the Lady Flames’ season-opening tournaments (VCU Third Degree Sportswear Invitati onal, Pa-triot Invitati onal, Varney’s Kansas State Invitati onal and Golden Dome Invitati onal) … led the Big South and set a school rally-scoring record with her .353 att ack percentage … only the second player (also Erin McKeown in 2002 and 2003) in program history to pace the Big South in att ack percentage … hit .300 or higher in 25 of her 34 matches … also ranked second on the team in both kills (322) and blocks (86) … helped Liberty record a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Gardner-Webb (11/1), posti ng a season-best 14 kills and a career-high 11 blocks … her block total ti ed McKeown’s Liberty rally-scoring record and equaled the highest output by a Big South player in 2008 … hit .750 (nine kills in 12 att empts) against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 5, helping the Lady Flames hit a team-record .483 for the match … closed out the year by hitti ng .400 or higher in four consecuti ve matches, including .467 ver-sus Coastal Carolina in the Big South Championship match (11/23) and .412 against Nebraska in the NCAA Division I Tournament (12/5) … Big South All-Academic team … Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

2007 (So.): Second-team VaSID All-State honoree … also a second-team All-Big South selecti on in her fi rst season with the Lady Flames, aft er transferring from Auburn … started all 36 matches at middle block-er, where she became a consistent off ensive weapon … led the Lady Flames and ranked third in the Big South with a .328 att ack percentage … second on the squad and 10th in the conference with 106 blocks … recorded the second-most service aces (34) and the third-most kills (391) among the Lady Flames … fi nished with a season-best 10 blocks against Villanova (9/14) … tabbed Big South Player of the Week on Sept. 24, aft er making a successful debut in conference play (career-high 19 kills and .515 att ack percentage at Radford on 9/23) … performance came in the midst of a stretch which saw her hit .300 or higher in 18 of 19 matches … ti ed then-program rally-scoring record by hitti ng .684 in a win at UNC Asheville (11/3), recording 14 kills in 19 swings, with only one att ack error … made the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

2006 (Fr.): Made two appearances, including a start, for Auburn as a freshman … posted two blocks, an ace and a kill against Southeastern Louisiana (9/9) in her collegiate debut … started against Ole Miss (10/6) and contributed a dig and a block … won Academic Top Tiger disti nc-ti on.

Prep: Closed out career at Addison High School by being one of two Alabama players selected as a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American … led Lady Bulldogs to three straight 1A state ti tles (2003, 2004, 2005) and a 201-5 record during those three campaigns … as a senior, she helped her team to a 67-0 season and won her second state tournament MVP honor in succession … a three-ti me all-state, all-region, all-area and all-county pick … totaled 2,031 career kills and 592 blocks at Addison … captured three gold medals at the Alabama Sports Festi val (2003, 2004, 2005) … won a pair of Alabama state high jump ti tles … graduated fi ft h in her senior class … att ended the Congressional Student Leadership Conference.

Personal: Parents are Duane McCarty and Heather and Jerry Gurganus … environmental sciences major … placed seventh in the high jump at the 2008 Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships … birthday is on Christmas.

Chelaine McCARTY6-2 SeniorMiddle BlockerHouston, Ala.Addison HS (Auburn)2008 First Team VaSID All-State2008 Second Team All-Big South

Career Highs

Kills: 19 vs. Radford (9/22/07)Att empts: 37 vs. Winthrop (9/29/07)Assists: 2 vs. Coastal Carolina (11/23/08)Service Aces: 4 vs. Maryland (8/31/07)Digs: 9 vs. Evansville (8/25/07)Solo Blocks: 2, six ti mes, most recent vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)Block Assists: 11 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/1/08)Total Blocks: 11 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/1/08)

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Career Stats (at Liberty)

Year MP SP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2007 36 128 391 103 879 .328 9 34 39 112 20 86 106 2008 34 123 322 83 678 .353 12 20 30 72 6 80 86 Total 70 251 713 186 1557 .338 21 54 69 184 26 166 192

McCarty’s MusingsMcCarty’s Musings

What is your favorite vacati on spot?What is your favorite vacati on spot?Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, where there is no sign that Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, where there is no sign that mankind has been there. These signs include traffic and airplane mankind has been there. These signs include traffic and airplane noise.noise.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?What is your favorite Bible verse and why?Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know I am God.” I like this verse because Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know I am God.” I like this verse because it takes all worry away with the assurance that there is a God and it takes all worry away with the assurance that there is a God and that He is taking care of my every need. that He is taking care of my every need.



2008 (R-Jr.): Enjoyed a breakthrough season as a right-side hitt er during her redshirt junior campaign … started her fi rst career match, against her former team (N.C. State) on Aug. 29 … fi nished with a .455 att ack percentage, six kills, two aces and six digs against the Wolfpack … notched a career-high 13 digs versus Central Michigan the following day … major off ensive contributor during the Patriot Invitati onal … hit .474 with 10 kills, a career-high fi ve assists and seven digs against host George Mason (9/5) … posted a .423 att ack percentage with a career-best 14 kills and eight digs against Rutgers (9/6) … helped Liberty claim a win over UC Irvine (9/21) with a .444 att ack percentage and eight kills … collected a career-high six blocks at Radford (10/7).

2007 (R-So.): Appeared in three matches, all Lady Flames victories … had a kill during season-opening triumph over Howard (8/24) … as-sisted on a block versus UNC Asheville (10/14) … played backup sett er against Norfolk State (10/23) and recorded a trio of assists … earned spot on the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

2006 (R-Fr.): Made four appearances in her fi rst season at Liberty … notched fi rst kill at Davidson (9/2) and also recorded an assist versus the Wildcats … contributed a kill in Liberty’s victory over Radford (9/23) in the Big South opener.

2005 (Fr.): Sat out season at N.C. State while recovering from knee sur-gery.

Prep: Four-year lett erwinner at Holy Name High School … led Holy Name to 25-3 record and state runner-up fi nish as a senior … earned fi rst-team all-state honors as a senior, the second straight year she re-ceived all-state menti on … 2004 Berks County Player of the Year … 2004 league player of the year … totaled 524 kills, 363 digs, 106 blocks and 59 service aces as a senior … twice won fi rst-team all-district and all-county recogniti on … played club volleyball for the Philadelphia Vol-leyball Academy.

Personal: Daughter of David and Kathryn Pacella … father was an All-ACC football player at Maryland and played in the NFL … graduated with a bachelor’s degree in family and child development … now pursu-ing a master’s degree in human services … birthday is on June 25.

Brittany PACELLA6-0 R-SeniorRight-Side Hitt erReading, Pa.Holy Name HS (N.C. State)

Career Highs

Kills: 14 vs. Rutgers (9/6/08)Att empts: 26 vs. Rutgers (9/6/08)Assists: 5, twice, most recent vs. James Madison (9/9/08)Service Aces: 3 vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)Digs: 13 vs. Central Michigan (8/30/08)Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Central Michigan (8/30/08)Block Assists: 6 vs. Radford (10/7/08)Total Blocks: 6 vs. Radford (10/7/08)

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Career Stats

Year MP SP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2006 4 4 2 1 8 .125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 3 4 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2008 30 97 145 54 392 .232 62 17 35 120 5 57 62 Total 37 105 148 55 401 .232 66 17 35 120 5 58 63

Pacella’s PonderingsPacella’s Ponderings

What is your favorite volleyball memory?What is your favorite volleyball memory?My first career start, last year versus N.C. State.My first career start, last year versus N.C. State.

Do you have any pre-match habits/rituals, and what Do you have any pre-match habits/rituals, and what are they?are they?I braid everyone’s hair. That’s one thing that is always the same! I braid everyone’s hair. That’s one thing that is always the same!

But I usually rock out with my iPod and dance around with But I usually rock out with my iPod and dance around with everyone.everyone.



2008 (So.): Big South Championship All-Tournament team selecti on, aft er posti ng double-doubles in all three matches at the tournament … paced the Lady Flames and ranked eighth in the Big South with 371 digs … split season between libero and outside hitt er positi ons … hit season-high .419 with 15 kills and eight digs at George Mason (9/5) … recorded a double-double (10 kills, 11 digs) and a career-high four blocks during a road triumph over James Madison (9/9) … fi nished with four 20-dig contests as a libero, highlighted by a Liberty season-high 27 digs at Win-throp (10/17) … led the team with 15 kills and also contributed 16 kills to a win over Coastal Carolina in the Big South Championship match (11/23) … put down a team-high 13 kills against Nebraska in the fi rst round of the NCAA Division I Tournament (12/5) … served as one of the volleyball team’s representati ves on Liberty’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committ ee (S.A.A.C.) … qualifi ed for the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

2007 (Fr.): Diminuti ve outside hitt er got collegiate career off to a fl y-ing start at the season-opening Liberty Invitati onal presented by Pepsi (8/24-25) … named to the event’s all-tournament team and tabbed the season’s fi rst Big South Freshman of the Week … recorded double-doubles in all three matches that weekend, pacing all players in both kills (45) and digs (66), while tying for a tournament high with six aces … recorded a career-high 18 kills and 27 digs in victory over Duquesne (8/25) … notched a career-best 29 digs and 17 kills later that same eve-ning, versus Evansville … posted fi ve double-doubles in her fi rst six col-legiate matches … ranked eighth in the Big South and second among conference freshmen with 435 digs, the fi ft h-highest total by a Lady Flame since rally scoring was insti tuted … helped Lady Flames snap Winthrop’s 63-match Big South winning streak (10/27) with a double-double, hitti ng .423 with 12 kills and 16 digs … paced all players with 19 digs in Liberty’s 3-1 setback at the hands of No. 10 California (11/30) in the fi rst round of the NCAA Division I Tournament … included on the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

Prep: An All-Southwestern League fi rst-team performer as a junior and senior at Temecula Valley High School and a second-team pick as a sophomore … All-Valley honoree in 2005 and 2006 … made the Night-hawk Classic All-Tournament team in 2006 … earned all-tournament

disti ncti on at the 2004 Washington Classic Tournament … during the summer of 2004, she helped the Vintage 16-1 club team fi nish second out of 241 squads at the Volleyball Festi val in Reno, Nev. … won Junior Honor Aisle recogniti on in 2006 … named Temecula Valley Student of the Month in February 2006.

Personal: Daughter of Clyde and Jill Bacon … kinesiology major … birth-day is on Sept. 4.

Karyl BACON5-6 JuniorOutside Hitt er/DSTemecula, Calif.Temecula Valley HS2008 Big South All-Tournament

Career Highs

Kills: 18 vs. Duquesne (8/25/07)Att empts: 54 vs. Maryland (8/31/07)Assists: 5 vs. Presbyterian (11/2/07)Service Aces: 3, three ti mes, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (10/11/08)Digs: 29 vs. Evansville (8/25/07)Solo Blocks: 2, three ti mes, most recent vs. Coastal Carolina (11/23/08)Block Assists: 3, twice, most recent vs. Winthrop (11/15/08)Total Blocks: 4 vs. James Madison (9/9/08)

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Bacon BitsBacon Bits

What is your favorite volleyball memory?What is your favorite volleyball memory?My favorite memory would have to be our NCAA Tournament My favorite memory would have to be our NCAA Tournament match at Nebraska. It was such a fun trip and a great match. I match at Nebraska. It was such a fun trip and a great match. I loved the feeling of being tied 1-1 at the break.loved the feeling of being tied 1-1 at the break.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?What is your favorite Bible verse and why?Psalm 131. It always keeps me in check and reminds me that it’s Psalm 131. It always keeps me in check and reminds me that it’s not about me. God is in control.not about me. God is in control.



2008 (R-So.): Played in 17 matches as a redshirt sophomore … effi cient with her att ack, hitti ng .312 on the year … posted a pair of two-block matches (9/5 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) and 9/20 vs. Western Michigan) … had a pair of kills during a Big South road win at Radford (10/7) … notched her fi rst career ace and dig against UNC Asheville (10/11) … appeared on the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll for the third con-secuti ve year.

2007 (R-Fr.): Saw acti on in fi ve matches during the 2007 campaign … turned her fi rst collegiate att ack att empt into a kill, Aug. 24 versus Howard … enjoyed a memorable contest versus Norfolk State (10/23) … three days aft er her birthday, she recorded a kill and a pair of block assists against the Spartans, teaming up with sister Alysson for the sec-ond block ... named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

2006 (Fr.): Sidelined for enti re rookie season with ankle injury … grant-ed a medical redshirt … part of the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

Prep: Four-year lett erwinner at The Charter School of Wilmington … part of four teams which advanced to the state tournament … Charter won Blue Hen Conference ti tles in 2003 and 2005, fi nished third in the state tournament in 2003 and was fourth in both 2004 and 2005 … as a sophomore, she was an honorable menti on all-conference pick … named to the all-tournament team at the 2003 Sussex Tournament … fi rst-team all-conference and second-team all-state honoree in 2004 … fi rst-team all-conference and fi rst-team all-state honoree as a senior … named Gatorade Player of the Year for Delaware as a senior … Dela-ware Interscholasti c Volleyball Coaches Associati on Player of the Year in 2005.

Personal: Daughter of Craig and Yvonne Sanders … father, Craig, played basketball at Liberty from 1977 to 1980 … older sister, Alysson, played volleyball for the Lady Fames from 2004 to 2007 … a kinesiology major and biology minor … birthday is on Oct. 20.

Kirstyn SANDERS6-0 R-JuniorMiddle BlockerBear, Del.Charter School of WilmingtonThree-ti me Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll member

Career Highs

Kills: 2 vs. Radford (10/7/08)Att empts: 3, twice, most recent vs. Radford (10/7/08)Assists: 1, twice, most recent vs. Radford (10/21/08)Service Aces: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (10/11/08)Digs: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (10/11/08)Block Assists: 2, three ti mes, most recent vs. Western Michigan (9/20/08)Total Blocks: 2, three ti mes, most recent vs. Western Michigan (9/20/08)

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Career Stats

Year MP SP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2007 5 7 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2008 17 28 7 2 16 .312 2 1 3 1 0 7 7 Total 22 35 9 2 18 .389 2 1 3 1 0 9 9

Sanders SaysSanders Says

What is your favorite food? What is your favorite food? My coach will probably kill me for this, but anything that isn’t My coach will probably kill me for this, but anything that isn’t good for you is probably my favorite. Double cheeseburgers from good for you is probably my favorite. Double cheeseburgers from the dollar menu at McDonald’s and La Carreta are my favorites!the dollar menu at McDonald’s and La Carreta are my favorites!

My dream beach volleyball partner would be … My dream beach volleyball partner would be … My sister Alysson. We’d have so much fun together!My sister Alysson. We’d have so much fun together!



2008 (So.): Second-team VaSID All-State selecti on … second-team All-Big South honoree … made her second consecuti ve appearance on the Big South Championship All-Tournament team … Big South Player of the Week on Sept. 29 … named to the all-tournament teams at both the VCU Third Degree Sportswear Invitati onal and the Patriot Invitati onal … split ti me between outside hitt er and right-side hitt er … paced the Lady Flames and ranked fi ft h in the Big South with 367 kills … ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference with 35 aces … her 11 dou-ble-doubles were second on the team … notched the Lady Flames’ only two 20-kill matches of the season … stood out in both contests against High Point … set career-highs for both kills (26) and aces (5) and added 16 digs in fi rst meeti ng with the Panthers (10/14) … just missed her fi rst career triple-double at High Point (11/11), tallying 12 kills, a career-best nine assists and a career high-tying 17 digs … also had 17 digs in a fi ve-set win over Central Michigan (8/30) … hit a season-high .500 with 18 kills versus Rutgers (9/6) … posted a season-high six blocks (fi ve solo) in 3-0 sweep of UC Irvine (9/21) … contributed 22 kills and 16 digs dur-ing a road victory at Coastal Carolina (9/27) … totaled 19 kills, 13 digs and four aces against VCU (9/30), wrapping up a string of four straight double-doubles … enjoyed a solid, all-around performance during the Big South Championship match against Coastal Carolina (11/23), com-ing up with 11 kills, eight assists and seven digs … made the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

2007 (Fr.): Honorable menti on AVCA All-East Region selecti on, becom-ing one of only nine freshmen in the nati on recognized by the organiza-ti on … named Liberty’s second consecuti ve Big South Freshman of the Year (following Kallie Corbin in 2006) … also a fi rst-team All-Big South pick and a member of the Big South All-Freshman team … became the fi rst Lady Flame freshman ever to be a fi rst-team VaSID All-State selec-ti on … tabbed a Rising Star by CVU.com … won all four Big South Fresh-man of the Week awards during October (10/7, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29) … earned a spot on the Big South Championship All-Tournament team … fi nished second on the Lady Flames’ roster in kills (393), att ack percent-age (.302) and assists (83) … posted the most kills by a Liberty rookie since current assistant coach Jennifer (Belk) Vaden tallied 444 in 2001 … her att ack percentage was the fi ft h-highest by a Liberty player un-der the rally-scoring format … came into her own during conference

play, ranking second among Big South players in both att ack percentage (.343) and kills per game (4.26 kpg) in conference-only matches … came up with a season-best 19 kills and a season-high 16 digs at High Point (9/28) … matched her dig total with 16 more, the following aft ernoon at Winthrop (9/29) … tallied more kills (18) than the enti re Norfolk State team (17) during a 3-0 sweep (10/23) … posted a double-double (14 kills, 11 digs) and put down the match-winning kill as Liberty ended Winthrop’s 63-match conference winning streak (10/27) … ended year with a team-high 18 kills against No. 10 California in the fi rst round of the NCAA Division I Tournament (11/30).

Prep: Led the Fayett eville Christi an School volleyball team to the NCI-SAA 2A state ti tle match as both a junior and a senior … a Nati onal Christi an School Athleti c Associati on (NCSAA) third-team All-American … named one of the top 250 seniors in the nati on by PrepVolleyball.com … NCISAA All-State performer for four straight seasons … totaled 404 kills, 85 aces, 84 digs and a .415 att ack percentage as a senior … led the Warriors to four conference ti tles and was a four-ti me confer-ence player of the year (EPIC from 2003-05 and CFIC in 2006) … tabbed the Fayett eville Observer’s All-Cape Fear Region Volleyball Player of the year in 2004, 2005 and 2006 … also a four-ti me NCISAA 2A All-State selecti on in soft ball … member of the Nati onal Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Wade and Kim Fowler … majoring in women’s ministry … birthday is on May 12.

Nicki SCRIPKO6-1 JuniorOutside Hitt er/RSFayett eville, N.C.Fayett eville Christi an School2008 Big South All-Tournament2008 Second Team All-Big South

Career Highs

Kills: 26 vs. High Point (10/14/08)Att empts: 60 vs. High Point (10/14/08)Assists: 9 vs. High Point (11/11/08)Service Aces: 5 vs. High Point (10/14/08)Digs: 17, twice, most recent vs. High Point (11/11/08)Solo Blocks: 5 vs. UC Irvine (9/21/08)Block Assists: 7 vs. James Madison (9/18/07)Total Blocks: 7 vs. James Madison (9/18/07)

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Scripko SharesScripko Shares

What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer?What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer?I got engaged! That is pretty exciting to me!I got engaged! That is pretty exciting to me!

What is your favorite vacati on spot?What is your favorite vacati on spot?It all depends on if I want to be at the beach or the mountains. It all depends on if I want to be at the beach or the mountains. If it’s the beach, then I would have to say I loved going to the If it’s the beach, then I would have to say I loved going to the islands in the Caribbean. However, if I wanted to be at the moun-islands in the Caribbean. However, if I wanted to be at the moun-tains, I love Gatlinburg. tains, I love Gatlinburg.



2008 (Fr.): Made 22 appearances as a freshman … excelled in her fi rst career start at sett er, Nov. 7 at UNC Asheville … recorded career-high totals for both assists (64) and digs (17) against the Bulldogs … her 64 assists were the most by a Lady Flame in 2008 and the second-most by any conference sett er last season … came up with 42 assists and 15 digs the following day at Presbyterian (11/8) … also reached double fi gures in the assist column at Notre Dame, tallying 10 helpers on Sept. 19 … made the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

Prep: First-team Nati onal Christi an School Athleti c Associati on (NCSAA) All-American … made the 18-under Nati onal All-Tournament team at the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships while playing for Columbus Volleyball Academy … became the fi rst Worthing-ton Christi an volleyball player ever to earn a NCAA Division I athleti c scholarship … tallied over 1,000 kills and 1,000 assists for the Warriors … second-team All-Ohio pick as a senior and a third-team All-Ohio hon-oree as a junior … made the All-Central Catholic League roster three ti mes … president of Worthington Christi an’s Nati onal Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Kip and Jackie Boggs … psychology major … birthday is on Nov. 7.

Courtney BOGGS5-8 SophomoreSett erMarysville, OhioWorthington Christi an HS2008-09 Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll member

Career Highs

Kills: 3 vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)Att empts: 12 vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/08)Assists: 64 vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/08)Service Aces: 1, twice, most recent vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)Digs: 17 vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/08)Solo Blocks: 1 vs. Winthrop (11/15/08)Block Assists: 2 vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)Total Blocks: 2 vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)

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Boggs’ BeatBoggs’ Beat

If you could add a match to this year’s schedule, If you could add a match to this year’s schedule, which team would you want to play? which team would you want to play? I’d like to play Ohio State, because it’s in my hometown.I’d like to play Ohio State, because it’s in my hometown.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?What is your favorite Bible verse and why?Proverbs 31:8-9, because I’m passionate about justice and helping Proverbs 31:8-9, because I’m passionate about justice and helping those in need. those in need.

What is your favorite vacati on spot?What is your favorite vacati on spot?London, England. London, England.

Career Stats

Year MP SP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2008 22 52 9 5 29 .138 151 2 3 55 1 3 4



2008 (Fr.): Big South All-Freshman team selecti on … ranked second among conference freshmen with 307 digs … one of fi ve Lady Flames to appear in all 34 matches … tallied double-digit digs 15 ti mes, includ-ing a pair of 20-dig eff orts … closed out her rookie campaign strongly, posti ng 10 or more digs in eight of her last nine matches … came up with a career-high 22 digs in only three sets, during a key road win over High Point (11/11) … added 21 digs at George Mason (9/5), helping the Lady Flames go 3-0 at the Patriot Invitati onal … served for a trio of aces on two occasions (9/5 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) and 11/15 vs. Winthrop) … made the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

Prep: Helped lead Kalamazoo Christi an High School to the Kalamazoo Valley Associati on volleyball ti tle as a senior … a four-year starter, she served as team captain during her senior year, totaling 529 digs and 48 aces while winning honorable menti on all-state accolades … also team captain and garnered honorable menti on all-state recogniti on as a junior … played for the Dead Frog travel team and the USA Michigan Runbird Girlz Nati onal travel team, which placed third at the USA Junior Invitati onal U-17 tournament … also earned high school lett ers in bas-ketball and soft ball … a Nati onal Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Matt hew and Deborah Haseman …mother was a gymnast at Triton College … uncle Jonn Haseman played baseball at Xavier and uncle Tim O’Brien played basketball for the University of Chicago … major is physical therapy … birthday is on Feb. 7.

Kelly HASEMAN5-8 SophomoreDS/LiberoThree Rivers, Mich.Kalamazoo Christi an HS2008 Big South All-Freshman

Career Highs

Kills: 1, twice, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/08)Att empts: 4 vs. Presbyterian (11/8/08)Assists: 2, three ti mes, most recent vs. Western Michigan (9/20/08)Service Aces: 3, twice, most recent vs. Winthrop (11/15/08)Digs: 22 vs. High Point (11/11/08)Solo Blocks: NoneBlock Assists: NoneTotal Blocks: None

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Hearing It From HasemanHearing It From Haseman

What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer?What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer?I went to Mackinac Island. My family took a carriage ride, saw its I went to Mackinac Island. My family took a carriage ride, saw its beauty, learned of its history and had a wonderful time.beauty, learned of its history and had a wonderful time.

What is the best advice you have ever received, and What is the best advice you have ever received, and who gave it to you? who gave it to you? My dad, telling me to go to the LU volleyball camp during my My dad, telling me to go to the LU volleyball camp during my junior year in high school.junior year in high school.



2008 (Fr.): Played in nine matches during her freshman campaign … made a notable collegiate debut, contributi ng to a victory over ACC foe Maryland (8/30) … totaled two kills, one assist, one ace, six digs and two blocks versus the Terrapins … had an ace and a pair of blocks against UNC Asheville (10/11).

Prep: Left y helped Midland Christi an School win 32 matches and ad-vance to the regional championship contest as a senior, while splitti ng ti me between right-side hitt er and sett er … earned Texas Associati on of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) fi rst-team all-state honors as a junior and senior … also a second-team all-state member during her sophomore year … as a freshman, was recognized as the TAPPS 1-5A District Newcomer of the Year … also excelled in track, qualifying for the state meet in the discus two straight years … a Nati onal Honor So-ciety member.

Personal: Daughter of Marc and Susan Jacobsma … history major … birthday is on Jan. 25.

Claire JACOBSMA6-1 SophomoreRight-Side Hitt erMidland, TexasMidland Christi an HS

Career Highs

Kills: 2 vs. Maryland (8/30/08)Att empts: 11 vs. Maryland (8/30/08)Assists: 1, twice, most recent vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (9/5/08)Service Aces: 1, twice, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (10/11/08)Digs: 6 vs. Maryland (8/30/08)Block Assists: 2, twice, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (10/11/08)Total Blocks: 2, twice, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (10/11/08)

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Conversation with ClaireConversation with Claire

What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer? What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer? My Daddy took me to the local shooting range and I got to use a My Daddy took me to the local shooting range and I got to use a .22 caliber bolt action rifle and a 16 gauge shotgun!.22 caliber bolt action rifle and a 16 gauge shotgun!

What is the best advice you have ever received, and What is the best advice you have ever received, and who gave it to you?who gave it to you?“Give all you got and know that you gave your best.” My Pawpaw “Give all you got and know that you gave your best.” My Pawpaw first told me that when I started playing ball, and he still tells me first told me that when I started playing ball, and he still tells me that every time I see him!that every time I see him!

Career Stats

Year MP SP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2008 9 13 2 3 16 -.062 2 2 3 8 0 5 5



2008 (Fr.): Appeared in 11 matches as a freshman, primarily as a server … her powerful jump serve contributed 0.25 aces per set, ranking third on the team … made a successful college debut, serving up a pair of aces during a win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/5) … came up with two digs versus Presbyterian (10/10) … included on the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll.

Prep: Five-year starter for the varsity volleyball team at Greenbrier Christi an Academy … twice a fi rst-team all-state performer … fi rst-team all-conference player … tabbed her team’s most outstanding player on three occasions … played for the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club.

Personal: Parents are Calvin and Debra Warren … part of an athleti c family, as her brother James swam for Randolph-Macon and her broth-er Michael currently plays volleyball for Lindenwood … majoring in spe-cial educati on … birthday is Aug. 26.

Rebecca WARREN5-11 SophomoreDS/LiberoVirginia Beach, Va.Greenbrier Christi an Academy2008-09 Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll member

Career Highs

Kills: NoneAtt empts: NoneAssists: NoneService Aces: 2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (9/5/08)Digs: 2 vs. Presbyterian (10/10/08)Solo Blocks: NoneBlock Assists: NoneTotal Blocks: None

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Walking with WarrenWalking with Warren

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?What is your favorite Bible verse and why?Philippians 1:6. “Being confident of this, that he who began a Philippians 1:6. “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”Christ Jesus.” I kept this verse on my mirror during my whole freshman year. I kept this verse on my mirror during my whole freshman year. It’s what got me through the year in all aspects of my life.It’s what got me through the year in all aspects of my life.

Do you have any pre-match habits/rituals, and what Do you have any pre-match habits/rituals, and what are they?are they?Music is always a must before a match, and I always wear a head Music is always a must before a match, and I always wear a head band, usually a bright color that in no way matches our uniforms.band, usually a bright color that in no way matches our uniforms.



2008 (Fr.): Did not appear in a match during her fi rst season with the Lady Flames … received a redshirt … named to the Big South Presiden-ti al Honor Roll.

Prep: Played outside hitt er for the Liberty Christi an Academy volleyball team … helped the Bulldogs capture VISVA Division I state ti tles as a sophomore and senior … earned a trio of fi rst-team all-state recogni-ti ons … three-ti me fi rst-team all-conference performer … also played basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Keyto and Cynthia Cooper … business manage-ment major … birthday is on Oct. 15.

Courtney COOPER5-6 R-FreshmanDS/LiberoForest, Va.Liberty Christi an Academy2008-09 Big SouthPresidenti al Honor Roll member

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Chatting with CooperChatting with Cooper

What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer? What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer? Jumping off of a 45-foot cliff at Smith Mountain Lake. Jumping off of a 45-foot cliff at Smith Mountain Lake.

What is your favorite vacati on spot?What is your favorite vacati on spot?Roatan, Honduras.Roatan, Honduras.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why?What is your favorite Bible verse and why?Philippians 2:1-5. These verses portray how I should strive to live Philippians 2:1-5. These verses portray how I should strive to live every day, by having the same attitude as Christ. every day, by having the same attitude as Christ.



Hannah ANDERSON6-0 FreshmanOutside Hitt erRocklin, Calif.Rocklin HS

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What is the most exciti ng thing you did What is the most exciti ng thing you did this summer? this summer? Playing nationals in South Beach, Fla.Playing nationals in South Beach, Fla.

What is your favorite Bible verse and What is your favorite Bible verse and why?why?Philippians 4:13, because when I doubt my abili-Philippians 4:13, because when I doubt my abili-ties, this verse inspires me to strive for that dream ties, this verse inspires me to strive for that dream and reach my full potential.and reach my full potential.

Prep: Contributed to Rocklin High School’s Sierra Foothill League (SFL) volleyball team championship as a senior … fi rst-team All-SFL honoree during her senior campaign … as a junior, helped Rocklin reach the Nor Cal tournament semifi nal round … honorable menti on All-SFL pick in 2007.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Susan Anderson … plans to major in nursing … birthday is Dec. 21.

Lauren BOSCHÉ5-9 FreshmanSett erRoanoke, Va.Cave Spring HS

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