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WELCOME to 2009LADY TIGER VOLLEYBALL!The Lady Tigers are a committed group of athletes. I know this from first-hand expe-rience. On Oct. 15 last year, a reception in my honor was held in Ornelas Gym – I had just been selected the 12th President of East Texas Baptist University.

While most teams would have just skipped the day and rested, these students helped get the place cleared and ready so that they could practice. Such is the disci-pline of excellent teams.

We are excited to be playing another season of volleyball with high expectations for our well-respected program. This promises to be a great year for the Lady Tigers under Head Coach Lyndsay Mashe. Although the media guide gives facts and figures about the women who play and coach, we also hope that you’ll be able to see their hearts as they play the game. We hope you’ll notice their character as well as their competitive drive. And we hope that you know they are as committed to academic pursuits as they are to winning on the field.

At ETBU our student-athletes are student-athletes. These women are not playing for a scholarship, but for the love of the game. And, we play volleyball because we be-lieve it contributes to the educational mission of the University. These students are learning not just in the classrooms, but in team meetings, through diligent practice, by lifting weights and conditioning their bodies, in one-on-one conversations with coaches and fellow players, and on the court. As a University, we’re also committed to the truth found in Scripture that reminds us, “physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come”- 1 Timothy 4:3. This volleyball team is being fit for success in this life and the life to come. That, to me, is a good reason to cheer them on.

GO TIGERS!

Samuel W. “Dub” OliverPresident, East Texas Baptist University

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CONTENTS

2009 MEDIA GUIDE

1 Contents/Credits/Quick Facts 2 Sports Information 3-4 East Texas Baptist University 5 University Administration 6 Head Coach Lyndsay Mashe Assistant Coach Kris Mashe 7 Season Preview 8-10 Returning Letterwinners 11-13 Newcomers 13-14 Team Records 15 ETBU Athletics Facilities 16-17 ETBU Athletics Staff 18-19 ASC Volleyball 20 Visiting ETBU and Marshall, TX

QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATION Name: East Texas Baptist University Location: Marshall, Texas Chartered: 1912, Baptist General Convention of Texas Enrollment: 1,210 (Fall 2008) President: Dr. Dub Oliver Director of Athletics: Kent Reeves Faculty Representative: Dr. Will Walker Sports Information Director: David Weaver Nickname: Tigers Colors: Navy and Old Gold Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium (cap. 1,700) Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA Division III First Year of Volleyball: 1996 Conference Titles: 3 (2001, 2002, 2003) NCAA Playoff Appearances: 3 (2001, 2002, 2003)

TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 24-9 2008 Conference Record/Finish: 14-3, T-1st ASC East Head Coach: Lyndsay Mashe (4th season, 63-32 overall) Assistant Coach: Kris Mashe (4th season) Office Phone: 903-923-2241 Returning Letterwinners: 7 Jane Hays, OH, 5-11, Sr., Hereford, Texas Brittany Herbort, S, 5-5, Soph., Fredericksburg, Texas Keely Schlabs, OH, 5-7, Soph., Hereford, Texas Haley Stamm, OH, 5-8, Soph., Crandall, Texas Mary Morgan Swanson, MB, 5-8, Soph., White Oak, Texas Nicole Vanderlaan, DS, 5-2, Soph., N. Richland Hills, Texas Key Losses: OH Katie Graves (2-time ASC East Player of the Year; S Traci Twardowski (ETBU all-time assists leader); MB Brooke McGehee (2008 Academic All-American) Newcomers to watch: Kourtney Adams, OH, 5-8, Jr., Hallsville, Texas; Chelsea Manningham, S/RS, 5-7, Soph., Longview, Texas; Holly Frazier, DS, 5-3, Jr., Taylor, Texas; Ashton Brey, DS, 5-7, Soph., Lindale, Texas; Amy Wooten, OH, 5-10, Fr., Bedford, Texas

CREDITS Editing and Design: David Weaver Editorial Assistance: Mike Midkiff, Lea Hall Photography: Jason Cowart, David Mauldin Photography, Mike Midkiff, David Weaver Printing: Hudson Printing, Longview, Texas Cover Design: David Weaver Special Thanks: Tim Shaughnessy, Julie Denton, Celia Taylor, Susan Skinner, Mark Dimmitt, Jason Cowart, Jeff Stapleton, Charlie Chitwood, ETBU Athletics staff and administration, vol-leyball head coach Lyndsay Mashe, staff and players

ATHLETICS PHILOSOPHYThe East Texas Baptist University Intercollegiate Athlet-ics Program functions as an integral part of the total education experience. The Intercollegiate Athletics Program emphasizes academics as the highest prior-ity in the life of student-athletes.

Recognizing that students have needs and interests which go beyond the scope of academic life, the University is committed to providing an Intercollegiate Athletics Program consistent with those needs and interests. Recognizing the positive impact of athletics participation on student development, as articulated in the University’s Mission Statement, the Athletics Program seeks to develop wellness, leadership and Christian character.

Intercollegiate Athletics strives to establish and maintain an environment that values cultural diversity and gender equity among the student-athlete and athletics staff. Through competition, the Intercolle-gaite Athletics Program provides the means for those involved to come to develop as individuals as well as a vital part of a team. This allows the student-athlete to grow physically, emotionally, socially, spiritually and intellectually. During the process, the University is vigilant in monitoring the overall health and well-be-ing of its student-athletes.

East Texas Baptist University adheres to the principles of fair play and amateur athletic competition as defined by NCAA Division III legislation. The University also holds its coaches, administrators and student-athletes to the highest standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

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ETBUETBUSPORTS INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS

David WeaverSports Information Director903-923-2129 [email protected]

David Weaver is in his 10th year as Sports Informa-tion Director at East Texas Baptist University in 2009-10. A 1995 graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., Weaver is responsible for public

and media relations concerning the entire ETBU athletic department, which covers 10 NCAA-sponsored sports. As S.I.D., Weaver is the official statisti-cian for each sport and also designs and writes media guides for all sports on campus. He also controls the content of the university’s athletic web site at www.etbu.edu, as well as writing a sports information blog for the site. Weaver is a former sports editor at the Marshall News Messenger, where he covered East Texas sports -- including ETBU -- for five years from 1996-2000. While at the News Messenger he earned three Associated Press Managing Editor Awards for his writing, including an article about former Lady Tiger basketball player Queen Olumbo. Weaver became ETBU’s Sports Information Director on June 1, 2000, just a couple of months before the start of the Tigers’ first football season in 50 years. Over the past nine years as S.I.D. he has also worked in the broadcast booth with radio work in football, basketball and softball for ETBU. Away from his duties at ETBU, David enjoys spending time with his family and coaching youth baseball and softball with his children. He also enjoys read-ing and writing his his spare time. David and his wife, Jeannie, live in Hallsville, Texas, with their children: son Coby (12), and daughters Melody (10), Abby (2) and Lily (born July 2, 2009).

Kent ReevesAthletic Director

Mike MidkiffDirector of Public Relations

Bert WestAssistant Athletic Director

Jason CowartETBU Publications/Photography

Jason SolesSports Information Assistant

Kyle BrewerSports Information Assistant

Jason HavnerSports Information Assistant

Nathan JonesSports Information Assistant

Eura MilesSports Information Assistant

COVERING THE LADY TIGERSCREDENTIALSAll requests for working press credentials can be made by phone at 903-923-2129 or by e-mail to [email protected] no later than two days before a game. Media seeking season credentials may make requests to the Sports Information Director no later than Sept. 15, 2009.

PRESS ROWSeating along Press Row in Ornelas Gymnasium is limited, so seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis, with media holding official creden-tials given first priority.

STATISTICSMedia in attendance will receive, prior to first serve, a pregame notes package and updated rosters and stats for both teams. Game stats will be provided ap-proximately 30 minutes following conclusion of the match.

INTERVIEWSAll coach and player interviews are directed through the Sports Information Director. Upon completion of each game, coaches and players are available by request following a 10-minute cooling-off period.

ETBU MISSION STATEMENTEast Texas Baptist University is an undergraduate institution af-filiated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas since 1912. Our purpose is the development of intellectual inquiry, social consciousness, wellness, skills for a contemporary society, global awareness, and Christian character, for we believe that these endeavors prepare students to accept the obligations and opportuni-ties to serve humanity and the Kingdom of God. Our primary focus is on a quality academic program of baccalaureate studies in the humanities, natural and social sciences, fine arts, and selected pro-fessional areas.We are committed to Christian stewardship and to providing and maintaining an environment conducive to learning, leadership development, and academic excellence. We affirm that the liberal arts form the surest foundation for education and that the Christian faith provides the surest foundation for life. We strive to serve students of varied ages and of diverse socioeconomic, geographic, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. We seek students who demonstrate a potential for success in our supportive and challenging environment. We employ Christian faculty who are dedicated to teaching, scholarship, advising, and service as they model the principles of the Christian faith. As a Baptist university we are committed to the integration of learning and Christian faith in the pursuit of truth.

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ETBUETBUEAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

Academicinstruction at East Texas BaptistUniversity began in 1917 with theinaugural session of a two-year institution known as College of Marshall... The campaign to launch the col-lege had begun in 1911 and was led by William Thomas Tardy, pastor of Marshall’s First Baptist Church. Tardy negotiated the purchase of 100 acres of the original K. M. Van Zandt family plantation for $25,000. Keeping 50 of the 100 acres on Van Zandt Hill in northwest Marshall, the college subdi-vided and sold the remaining property. Marshall’s citizens subscribed another $70,000, and the Baptist General Convention of Texas assumed control of the college, appropriating $40,000 for buildings and furnishings. The trustees applied for and received a charter from the State of Texas in 1912, and Thurman C. Gardner, an early day Baptist Training Union leader, became the first president in 1913.

For the first building, Marshall Hall, contrac-tors broke ground on July 5, 1915. Of neoclassical architecture and completed in 1916, Marshall Hall crowned the highest point in Harrison County. The robust building was a self-contained educational

facility with a ground floor gymnasium, main floor administrative offices, laboratories, and library, third floor classrooms, and a chapel/theatre on the top floor.

The first freshman class registered in 1917 under President Henry Eugene Watters (1916-1918). The college boasted a teaching faculty of nine members. By the academic year 1918-19, some 300 students were enrolled in either a junior college or an academy curriculum. With World War I raging, a student cavalry unit drilled regularly on the college grounds.

New dormitories soon encircled the clas-sic campus quadrangle. In 1924, Dr. Franklin S. Groner, the Secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, conveyed the Baptists’ commitment to assume the college debt if the Marshall Chamber of Commerce would supply $12,500 annu-ally for five years, enabling it to remain open.

Leading the college during the trying days of The Great Depression, Dr. Franklin Groner (1928-42) assumed the presidency and instituted a per-manent endow-

ment program. In 1935, an additional 43 acres were purchased, including the land and buildings of the St. Joseph’s Boys Industrial Orphanage, some of which was converted to men’s housing. In 1938, Baptist lay-man and builder Fred Hale broke ground for Laura Groner Hall, a modern residence hall for women. A reduced replica of Mt. Vernon, the stunning structure stood complete in 1940, its austere construction hav-ing cost only $10,500.

World War II robbed the campus of its men and resources. By 1943, only 137 students remained. In 1944, the trustees, making perhaps the most important decision in the institution’s history, asked the Baptist General Convention of Texas to elevate the college to four-year status and to change the name to East Texas Baptist College.

A former pastor of First Baptist Church, Midland, Texas, Dr. Harvey Daniel Bruce (1942-1960), the college’s ninth president, oversaw a vigor-ous postwar enrollment and building boom. Veterans arrived on campus, many bringing their families, and enrollment briefly surpassed 800. Prefabricated war surplus family housing was erected on the campus perimeter.

The college added Scarborough Chapel in 1948, which was built in the neo-Gothic style. Also added were Feagin Hall, a new men’s residence facility; a cafeteria and student center; and additions to the women’s residence hall, which was renamed for Merle Bruce, wife of the college president. Two ornate, neo-classical buildings were added in the 1950s, Sanderson Hall (now Craig Hall) to house the laboratory sciences departments, and Harvey Daniel Bruce Hall as the new library/administrative com-plex. Keys Gymnasium was built in 1960. In 1961 a new women’s residence hall, named after Evelyn Linebery, with its long portico and roomy plantation-

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style architecture, was completed.

Dr. Bruce labored to establish a liberal arts tradition, along with strong degree programs in Bible and religion. His administration’s crown-ing achievement came in 1957 when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted accreditation to East Texas Baptist College.

Under Dr. Howard C. Bennett as president (1960-76), the academic program established endur-ing credibility. Dr. Bennett, the former pastor of First Baptist Church, Kilgore, oversaw construction of the new Howard C. Bennett Student Center in 1973.

Dr. Jerry Dawson (1976-85), who had been Graduate Dean at Southwest Texas State University, became the first professional educator to lead the college. By 1982, the postwar “baby boom” peaked and enrollment stood at 920 students. A spacious new president’s home replaced the stately residence that Drs. Bruce and Bennett had occupied. After the opening of the Mamye Jarrett Library in 1979, H. D. Bruce Hall became available for the Religion and Teacher Education departments. Married students occupied several new brick housing units. Charles Fry Hall for Men was opened. As age claimed some of the original college buildings, the older men’s dor-mitory, buildings of the old orphanage, and various frame and prefabricated structures were dismantled during the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1984 the University Charter revision changed the institutional name to East Texas Baptist University. However, by 1985, enrollment gains had eroded. During the interim presidency of Dr. Harvey Lewis (1985-86), the University met various deferred maintenance and operating needs.

The former president of two other Baptist institutions from

1961 to 1986, Dr. Robert Craig (1986-1992) launched a build-

ing program of unprecedented proportions, including the Fred Hale Business Building in 1988-89. Other subsequent construction projects were the Jenna Guest Music Building, the Louise Rogers Spiritual Life Center, now known as the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center; major additions to the Bennett Student Center, construction of the Clifford Nelson Murphy Science Hall, and the Mabee Housing Complex.

The untimely death of Dr. Craig in March 1992, only two months prior to his announced retirement, was followed by the leadership of Dr.

Bob E. Riley (1992-Present), who had been President of the Howard County Junior College District in Big Spring, Texas. Under Dr. Riley, the University experienced record student enrollments.

The campus continued to develop under President Riley’s leadership with the 1995 completion of the Dean Healthplex and Ornelas Gymnasium. Fall 1996 found the opening of The Joseph and Louise Ornelas Residential Complex and the renovation of Marshall Hall, which was completed in 1997. Meadows Hall, which houses the Murphy Instructional Technology Center and the Department of Mathematics was reno-vated and occupied begin-

ning with the fall semester of 1999. The University Apartments opened in fall 2002, and the renovation of Scarborough Chapel into Scarborough Hall was complete in January 2004.

Dr. Riley completed his 17th year at ETBU in 2008-09 after having announced his retire-ment in May of 2008. Dr. Dub Oliver was named President-elect of ETBU in the fall of 2008 and assumed the office offi-cially on June 1, 2009.

As the University seeks to streamline academic plan-ning and to con-tinue development of its academic and co-curricular programs, the task remains, as always, to affirm and focus the ETBU mission, to see God active in all its parts, and to sustain faithfully the ethical, spiri-tual, and intellectual foundations of a truly Christian liberal arts education.

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Dr. Dub OliverPRESIDENTB.S.E., Baylor University, 1987M.S.E., Texas A&M University, 1991Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2001

Dr. Dub Oliver was elected as the 12th President of East Texas Baptist University by the university Board of Trustees on Oct. 15, 2008. He officially became President

on June 1, 2009, succeeding Dr. Bob E. Riley who retired after 17 years of service to ETBU. Dr. Oliver was Vice President for Student Life at Baylor Uni-versity in Waco, Texas, from 2005-2008. He had been employed in various positions at Baylor for 16 years upon his election as President of ETBU. “After an extensive nation-wide search, Dr. Dub Oliver comes to ETBU very highly recommended to lead this university as its next President,” said Board of Trustees Chair Hal Cornish, who also served as the chair of the Presidential Search Committee. “His credentials as a senior administrator are very extensive and impressive.” Dr. Oliver and his wife, Susie, along with their daughter, Callie, expressed excitement upon joining the ETBU family. “Susie and I are humbled and excited to have this opportunity to serve at East Texas Baptist University,” said Dr. Oliver. “We’re thankful for the Presidential Search Committee, the Board of Trustees, President Bob and Gayle Riley, and the ETBU family who have been so welcoming and encouraging to us.” A native of San Antonio, Texas, Oliver is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. Oliver earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Administration from Texas A&M as well. He is also a licensed and ordained Baptist minister having served from October 2003 to May 2009 as the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Craw-ford, Texas. Dr. Oliver came to Baylor in April 1992 from Texas A&M Univer-sity to serve as Director of Student Activities. In June 1999, he took on additional responsibilities as the Associate Dean for Campus Life. Then, in June 2001, Dr. Oliver was promoted to be the Dean for Student Development, a post he held until June 2005 when he was named Assistant Vice President for Student Life. For a year he served as Interim Vice President for Student Life before being named the Vice President for Student Life. Dr. Oliver has also served Baylor as a Visiting Professor in the Hankamer School of Business, an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education, and Interim University Chaplain. He served in the United States Air Force stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in the late 1980’s. Before entering graduate school, he was a third-grade teacher in the Fort Worth Independent School District. Dr. Oliver’s wife, Susie, is was an adjunct faculty member and full-time cheerleader coach at Baylor. Their daughter, Callie, will be a senior in high school in 2009-10. “Dr. Oliver comes very highly recommended by the Provost of Baylor, Dr. Randall O’Brien, who has recently been named President of Carson-Newman College,” said Cornish. “We believe Dr. Oliver will be the ideal person to lead an already outstanding Christian uni-versity into the 21st century.” “East Texas Baptist University, near the conclusion of its first cen-tury of service and at the beginning of a new century of faithfulness, is well positioned for increased excellence in all its endeavors. In doing so, the University will, by God’s grace, become an even brighter light on the hill to a world that is desperately in need,” said Dr. Oliver.

ADMINISTRATIVE CABINET

Vince BlankenshipVice President for

Enrollment Management and Marketing

Ned CalvertVice President for

Administration and Finance

Catherine CrawfordVice President for

Institutional Advancement

Alan HuesingVice President for

Spiritual Development

Dr. Dennis RobertsonVice President forStudent Services

Dr. J. Paul SorrelsVice President for

Academic Affairs/Provost

THE OLIVER FAMILY:Dub, Susie and Callie

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HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH903-923-2241 [email protected] her fourth season as head volleyball coach at East Texas Baptist University, Lyndsay

Mashe continues to keep the Lady Tigers near the top of the American Southwest Conference standings. Under Mashe’s direction ETBU has either won or shared the American Southwest Confer-ence East Division championship two out of the last three years. The Lady Tigers now have a streak of eight straight conference tourna-ment appearances, and ETBU played in its first conference tournament title match since the 2003 season last fall. But none of that satisfies Mashe or her players. Entering the 2009 season, the team has reloaded with a solid core of talented veterans returning to go along with perhaps the most talented and deepest recruiting class Mashe has brought in over the last four years. Under Mashe the last two seasons, ETBU has led the nation in home attendance average. The excitement of the program’s fans is due in large part to the success on the court -- two ASC East championships the last three years, 63 wins in that span, and a conference-best eight straight trips to the conference’s postseason champion-ship tournament. Mashe has been able to continue building on the tradition she helped establish at ETBU as a player. She joined the Lady Tigers prior to the 2003 season after playing her first two seasons of eligibility at Panola College, and helped lead ETBU to the last of three straight ASC titles in 2003. Mashe, formerly Lyndsay Simpson during

her playing days at ETBU, earned All-American Southwest Conference recognition as a player in 2003 and 2004, first as a defensive special-ist/libero in ‘03 and then as the Lady Tiger setter in her senior year of 2004. She still ranks third all-time on the Lady Tigers’ career assists list, with 1,524. Before joining ETBU, Mashe won back-to-back all-conference recognition as Panola’s setter. Prior to that she was a highly-touted setter coming out of Pine Tree High School in Longview, Texas, where she earned all-state honors for the tradition-rich Lady Pirates. After graduating in May 2005 with a B.S.E., Mashe took her first head coaching job at Atlanta (TX) High School and guided the Lady Rabbits to a 24-10 record and a playoff run that went two rounds deep in Class 3A. Former ETBU coach Suzanne Wingrove, who won three ASC titles in five seasons as head coach from 2001-05 and who recruited Lyndsay to ETBU, resigned in January of 2006 to spend more time with family. Mashe was then hired as head coach at her alma mater less than a year after gradua-tion, and she quickly set about building a reputa-tion as one of the brightest young coaches in the league. In her first season as coach in 2007, Mashe guided ETBU back from an 0-6 start to the season to win 19 games and finish as co-cham-pion in the ASC East Division. It was ETBU’s first division championship in any sport since the 2004 season, and the Lady Tigers’ first division volleyball championship since 2002. Lyndsay’s husband, Kris, works on her staff at ETBU as volleyball assistant coach. Lyndsay and Kris have one son, Brady (2).

COACH MASHE AT ETBU Year Overall ASC Highlights 2009 24-9 14-3 ASC East co-champs 2008 20-11 14-3 ASC East runnerup 2007 19-12 15-2 ASC East co-champs Total 63-32 43-8 Two East titles in three yrs

KrisMASHEASSISTANT COACH/903-923-2241 [email protected]

Lady Tiger volleyball assistant Kris Mashe will be in his year on staff in the

2009 season. Mashe joined the ETBU staff shortly after his wife Lyndsay was named head coach in February of 2006. The Lady Tigers won the program’s first American Southwest Conference East Division championship since 2002 in his first sea-son on staff, winning 19 of their final 25 games and going 15-2 in conference play.

A native of Longview, Texas, Kris at-tended Kilgore College and the Univer-sity of North Texas. He has played both outdoor and indoor volleyball for over 10 years and has coached East Texas Volleyball Club for five years while also serving as a member of the club’s board of directors. Kris helps coach the Lady Tiger of-fense, working particularly with hitters and blockers. He also assists with recruit-ing. He and Lyndsay welcomed their first child, Brady Wayne Mashe, on Feb. 26, 2007.THE MASHE FAMILY: Kris, Lyndsay and Brady

LyndsayMASHE

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KrisMASHEASSISTANT COACH/903-923-2241 [email protected]

Jane HAYS

OUTSIDE HITTERSENIOR - 3L

HEREFORD HSHEREFORD, TX

Full name is Jane Schilling Hays...daughter of John and Polly Hays...born July 4, 1988...has two brothers, Charlie (30) and Sam (26), and two sisters, Ellan (24) and Meredith (16)...Education major with Secondary History emphasis...has participated in community activities such as Relay for Life, Special Olympics, Earth City Missions and food drives...enjoys listening to music, FIFA, cooking, playing basketball, running and family night in spare time...plans on becoming a coach and teacher.

JANE AT ETBU 2008 -- First-team All-ASC East Division...named ASC East Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16...had double-digit kills in a match 19 times...also posted at least 10 digs in a match 15 times...had double doubles in kills and digs in nine of the first 19 matches on the season...posted a season-high 18 kills on Aug. 30 vs. Hardin-Simmons...at least 10 kills in 10 of the first 11 matches on the year...had 15 kills and a season-high 16 digs in a win over host Texas Lutheran in the ASC Tournament semifinals on Nov. 7...had 14 kills and 14 digs in ASC Tourna-ment first-round win over McMurry on Nov. 7...ASC All-Academic honoree. 2007 -- All-American Southwest Conference and first-team All-ASC East despite playing with a back injury most of the season...ranked second on team in kills

and digs...had 14 matches with double-digit digs and kills...tied for team lead in aces with 45...named to ASC All-Academic team. 2006 -- Named All-ASC East as a fresh-man...ranked third on team with 331 kills and was second in digs with 297...was fourth on team in blocks, with 30...combined for at least 10 kills and 10 digs in a match nine times...also

played softball in the spring.

AT HEREFORD HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Brenda Kitten...All-State...three-time All-District...Outstanding Hit-ter...Amarillo Globe News SuperTeam...Academic All-State...was also All-Dis-trict in basketball and softball...named to All-State team in softball...member of

Year GP K K/G TA E A A/G SA SE SA/G2006 109 331 3.04 974 148 4 0.04 28 8 0.262007 113 496 4.39 1175 219 8 0.07 45 9 0.402008 108 327 3.03 876 113 7 0.06 34 7 0.31Career 330 1154 3.49 3025 480 19 0.06 107 24 0.32

Year GP RE D D/G BS BA TB B/G2006 109 15 297 2.72 7 23 30 0.282007 113 19 317 2.81 14 4 18 0.162008 108 9 280 2.59 4 10 14 0.13Career 330 43 894 2.71 25 37 62 0.19

YEAR-BY-YEAR AT ETBU

CAREER MATCH HIGHSSta�s�c High Opponent, DateKills 29 at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sept. 21, 2007A�acks 77 at UT Dallas, Sept. 22, 2007 Assists 3 at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sept. 21, 2007Aces 8 vs. McMurry, Oct. 20, 2007Digs 29 vs. Schreiner, Oct. 21, 2006Solo Blocks 2 4 �mes (last vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 27, 2007Block Assists 2 8 �mes (last vs. McMurry, Nov. 7, 2008)Total Blocks 3 4 �mes (last vs. Belhaven College, Sept. 6, 2008)

Jane UP CLOSE• Nickname: Jance/Janey/JaneHays• The most influential person in my life is: My grandma Schilling• My favorite volleyball memory: Beating the bows off TLU at conference!• Favorite song of all-time: “Why Georgia/Victo-ria,” by John Mayer• My favorite TV show as a child: Fraggle Rock• My favorite holiday: Christmas• My favorite teacher: Dr. Sargent• My pet’s name: Daisy (West Highland white terrier)• The most played song on my IPod is: Anything from the Continuum CD• If my personality were a color, it would be: Teal - totally mello• My favorite season of the year: Fall - I love when the leaves turn colors• My high school mascot: Whitefaces (it’s a type of cow)• My favorite Bible story: The Prodigal Son• My favorite character from a TV show: Rachael Ray, Paula Dean• If I had one million dollars I would use it to: Pay off my parents’ house and cars along with mine and my tuition• The best thing about being a Lady Tiger volleyball player: We have the best fans in the conference• The best vacation I’ve ever taken: Savannah, Ga. - went to Paula Dean’s restaurant• My favorite toy as a child: Plug-in 4-wheeler• My favorite day of the week: Friday• Best advice I’ve ever received: Success is not achieved when there are people in the stand;, it’s achieved when no one is watching and you fight for one more step when you think you have passed your limit.

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSSta�s�c High Opponent, DateKills 2 at LeTourneau (Sept. 20, 2008)A�acks 6 at Hardin-Simmons (Oct. 4, 2008) Assists 18 vs. Baruch College (Aug. 29, 2008)Aces 3 2 �mes (last vs. Schreiner, Oct. 3, 2008)Digs 14 vs. Texas Lutheran, Oct. 17, 2008)Solo Blocks 0 NoneBlock Assists 1 at Southern Arkansas (Sept. 1, 2008)Total Blocks 1 at Southern Arkansas (Sept. 1, 2008)

CAREER MATCH HIGHSSta�s�c High Opponent, DateKills 10 3 �mes (last vs. Reinhardt College, Sept. 6, 2008)A�acks 23 vs. Texas Lutheran (Oct. 17, 2008) Assists 5 vs. Reinhardt College (Sept. 6, 2008)Aces 1 at Hardin-Simmons (Oct. 4, 2008)Digs 9 vs. Sul Ross State (Oct. 4, 2008)Solo Blocks 1 4 �mes (last vs. Sul Ross State, Oct. 4, 2008)Block Assists 4 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Sept. 26, 2008)Total Blocks 4 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Sept. 26, 2008)

Brittany HERBORT

SETTERSOPHOMORE - 1LFREDERICKSBURG HSFREDERICKSBURG, TX

Full name is Brittany Michelle Herbort...daughter of Dean and Julie Herbort...born Aug 24, 1990...has two siblings, Eric and Cristin...Elementary Education major with a Kinesiology minor...club teams Wimberley Athletic Club 17s and Austin Performance 18s...enjoys spending time with family and firends and outdoor activities in spare time.

BRITTANY AT ETBU 2008 -- Finished with 59 assists and 219 digs as a freshman...achieved a sea-son-high 18 assists in her first collegiate match, vs. Baruch College (8/29)...Had double-digit assists in three of her first four matches of the season...finished with double-digit dig totals in seven matches...had a season-high 14

digs on Oct. 17 vs. Texas Lutheran...also finished with 22 aces.

AT FREDERICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Jason Roemer...Class 4A All-State setter as a senior...2007 Recognized Setter List at Lonestar Vol-leyball.com...three-time All-District and Academic All-District...Academic All-State in 2007...National Scholar-Athlete of the Year...two-time All-District in softball...member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Brittany

• Nickname: Britt• The most influential person in my life is: My parents• My favorite volleyball memory: Making playoffs for first time in school history• Favorite song of all-time: “I’m Yours,” by Jason Mraz• My favorite TV show as a child: Hey Arnold• My favorite holiday: Christmas• My favorite teacher: Mrs. Becker• My pet’s name: Ruby• The most-played song on my IPod is: It’s always on shuffle• If my personality were a color, it would be: Peach• My favorite season of the year: I like them all• My high school mascot: Battlin’ Billies• My favorite Bible story: Moses in the reeds• My favorite character from a TV show: House• If I had one million dollars I would use it to: Pay tuition and savings• The best thing about being a Lady Tiger volleyball player: Building friendships• The best vacation I’ve ever taken: Cancun• My favorite toy as a child: My baby dolls• My favorite day of the week: Saturday• Best advice I’ve ever received: Stay within yourself.

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Keely SCHLABS

OUTSIDE HITTERSOPHOMORE - 1LHEREFORD HSHEREFORD, TX

Full name is Keely Dawn Schlabs...daughter of Andra Fergerson...born March 1, 1989...has one brother, Braden (16)...Biology major with a Kinesiology minor...club teams are Amarillo High Plains and Club Ama-rillo...has participated in YMCA volleyball and has coached East Texas Juniors...enjoys dirty volleyball, running, softball, coaching club team, going to the lake, fishing, hiking and working out in spare time...wants to attend dental school and start a dental practice in the

Fort Worth area.

KEELY AT ETBU 2008 -- Finished with 149 kills and 25 blocks as a fresh-

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with at least six kills in a match 13 times...had a streak with six or more kills in eight straight matches late in the season...had a season-high four blocks in a match vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (9/26).

AT HEREFORD HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Brenda Kitten...played on district championship team as a senior and back-to-back runnerups prior to that...senior team was regional quarterfinalist, coming off junior year that saw team advance to regional semifinals...club team was national qualifier as a junior...sophomore year saw team advance to regional quarters...club team was regional high performance team...also played softball...member of Future Farmers of America, Physics Club, Key Club, 4-H Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

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Keely

• Nickname: Key/Mija/Keelo• The most influential person in my life is: My grandmother• My favorite volleyball memory: Beating TLU!• Favorite song of all-time: “Good Night for Dancing,” by Josh Abbott• My favorite holiday: St. Patrick’s Day• My favorite teacher: Dawn John-ston• My pet’s name: Bongo (imaginary dog)• The most played song on my IPod is: “Como La Flor,” by Selena• If my personality were a color, it would be: Screamin’ green• My favorite season of the year: Summer• My high school mascot: Scat, a Hereford whiteface bull

• My favorite Bible story: Jonah• If I had one million dol-

lars I would use it to: Buy a ranch, start a charity and save it• The best thing about being a Lady Tiger volleyball player: All the great friends I have made• The best vacation I’ve ever taken: Hoe-ing the fields with dad• My favorite toy as a child: Tractor• My favorite day of the week: Wednesday -- because the hard part’s over!• Best advice I’ve ever received: It takes hard work to make it to the top!

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Haley STAMM

OUTSIDE HITTERSOPHOMORE - 1LCRANDALL HSCRANDALL, TX

Full name is Haley Nicole Stamm...daughter of Tommy and Sandy Stamm...born April 24, 1990...has two sisters, Shawnda (26) and Amanda (22), and one brother, TJ (17)...Math major with a Business Administration minor...club team Texas Image...enjoys playing sports, hanging out with friends, texting and swimming in spare time.

HALEY AT ETBU 2008 -- Played in 10 games in nine matches as a freshman.

AT CRANDALL HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Damon Wilson...was a two-time All-District performer...

played on back-to-back district champions...two-time Academic All-District...Who’s Who...lettered in basketball, tennis and cross-country...

member of National Honor Society, Environmental Club, Student Council and Mu Alpha Theta.

Haley

• Nickname: Hay/Hales• The most influential person in my life is: My mom• My favorite volleyball memory: Trip to Colorado• Favorite song of all-time: “Everytime We Touch,” by Cas-cada• My favorite TV show as a child: Hey Arnold!• My favorite holiday: Christmas• My favorite teacher: Dr. Warren• My pet’s name: Buddy (Jack Russell terrier)• The most-played song on my IPod: “Lost and Found”• If my personality were a color, it would be: Orange• My favorite season of the year: Summer• My high school mascot: Pirates• My favorite Bible story: David and Goliath• My favorite character from a TV show: Kelly, from Saved by the Bell• The best thing about being a Lady Tiger volleyball player: Being part of a great team• The best vacation I’ve ever taken: Virginia Beach• My favorite toy as a child: Ninja Turtles• My favorite day of the week: Friday• Best advice I’ve ever received: Make your own footprints in the sand, never follow someone else’s because you don’t know what path they are taking

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSSta�s�c High Opponent, DateKills 1 vs. Baruch College (Aug. 29, 2008)A�acks 2 3 �mes (last vs. Sul Ross State (Oct. 4, 2008) Assists 2 vs. Texas-Tyler (Oct. 10, 2008)Aces 3 vs. Belhaven College (Sept. 6, 2008)Digs 4 vs. Whitman College (Sept. 12, 2008)Solo Blocks 0 NoneBlock Assists 0 NoneTotal Blocks 0 None

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Mary Morgan SWANSON

MIDDLE BLOCKERSOPHOMORE - 1LWHITE OAK HSWHITE OAK, TX

Daughter of Eric and Jo Swanson...Kinesiology major with a mi-nor in Business...Born April 30, 1990...Has two sisters, Samantha (21) and Dorothy (15)...Club team is East Texas Jr...Plans on becoming a personal trainer...Enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping and working out.

MARY AT ETBU 2008 -- Named ASC East Division Co-Freshman of the Year...also named All-ASC East second-team...finished with 53 blocks and

157 kills as a freshman, with 23 aces and 75 digs...double-digit kills in a match three times, all within a four-match stretch in the middle

of the year...finished with seven or more kills nine times...season-high 13 kills on Oct. 4 vs. Hardin-Simmons...finished with a season-high eight blocks vs. Whittier College on Sept. 13...had three or more blocks in a match seven times.

AT WHITE OAK HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Carolee Musick...played on four district champion-ship teams and one regional champion...named Most Valuable Blocker in the district...All-East Texas and All-State as a senior

in 2007...was named Most Valuable Blocker and All-East Texas as a junior in 2006...second-team All-Dis-trict as a sophomore...honorable mention All-District as a freshman...also ran track and was a cheerleader...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Mary Morgan

• Nickname: Meggie• The most influential person in my life is: My mom• My favorite volleyball memory: Going to state my senior year in high school.• Favorite song of all-time: “Blessed Be The Name.”• My favorite TV show as a child: Doug• My favorite holiday: Christmas• My favorite teacher: Mrs. McCurdy• My pet’s name: Nicole Ann Vanderlaan• The most-played song on my IPod: “Hey Brittany”• If my personality were a color, it would be: Sea-foam green• My favorite season of the year: Summer• My high school mascot: Roughnecks• My favorite Bible story: Jesus’ birth• My favorite character from a TV show: House• If I had a million dollars I would use it to: Build a house and save the rest• The best thing about being a Lady Tiger volleyball player: B.F.C.• The best vacation I’ve ever taken: Sailing in the British Virgin Islands• My favorite toy as a child: Lace• My favorite day of the week: Friday• Best advice I’ve ever received: Be yourself.

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSSta�s�c High Opponent, DateKills 13 at Hardin-Simmons (Oct. 4, 2008)A�acks 30 at Hardin-Simmons (Oct. 4, 2008) Assists 3 at Texas-Dallas (Oct. 31, 2008)Aces 2 9 �mes (last vs. McMurry, Nov. 7, 2008)Digs 7 vs. Concordia-Minnesota (Sept. 12, 2008)Solo Blocks 5 vs. Hardin-Simmons (Aug. 30, 2008)Block Assists 5 vs. Whi�er College (Sept. 13, 2008)Total Blocks 8 vs. Whi�er College (Sept. 13, 2008)

NEWCOMERS

Full name is Kourtney Marie Adams...daughter of Roger and Liz Adams...born March 7, 1989...has one brother, Kyle (22)...transfer from Panola College...club team is Wrecking Crew...

enjoys playing volleyball and hanging out with friends in spare time...career plans are to coach and teach.

KOURTNEY AT PANOLA COLLEGE Team captain...two-time all-conference...led team to back-to-back conference playoff ap-pearances.

AT HALLSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Cheryl Bell...Named 2006-07 Hallsville Athlete of the Year...Two-time All-State as a junior and senior...was East Texas MVP and district MVP as a senior...three-time All-District and All-East Texas...District and East Texas Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore...played in state All-Star game following senior season...winner of 2007 Ruth Hickey Award...was team MVP in both volleyball and track...three-time regional qualifier in track in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, triple jump and mile relay...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Hallsville Crime Stoppers president.

KourtneyADAMSOUTSIDE HITTER5-8 JUNIORHALLSVILLE, TX (PANOLA COLLEGE)

Full name is Ashton Shaye Brey...born Dec. 28, 1989...daugh-ter of Robert and Tammie Brey...one brother and sister-in-law, RJ and Jennifer Brey, and another brother, the late Tim Brey...

Secondary Education major...enjoys playing and watching sports, riding horses, going to the lake in spare time...will also play softball at ETBU...Girl Scouts...assisted in church nursery, children’s church and VBS...helped with primary and elementary school field day...participated in children’s carnival at Early plans on teaching Spanish and coaching in high school.

ASHTON AT LINDALE HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Jessilyn Hatch...three-year letterwinner on varsity, earning Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors...three-time Academic All-District and 2007 Academic All-State...varsity cheerleader for three years, winning USAA National Cheerleading Award in ‘07...was All-District and All-East Texas in softball...member of National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars...Who’s Who Among National High Students and Who’s Who in Leadership and Service...SADD...2007-08 Homecoming Queen.

AshtonBREYDEFENSIVE SPECIALIST5-7 SOPHOMORELINDALE, TX (CARL ALBERT STATE)

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CAREER MATCH HIGHSSta�s�c High Opponent, DateKills 1 2 �mes (last at Texas Lutheran, Nov. 7, 2008)A�acks 2 at Texas Lutheran (Nov. 7, 2008) Assists 1 3 �mes (last vs. Texas-Dallas, Nov. 8, 2008)Aces 2 2 �mes (last vs. Sul Ross State, Oct. 4, 2008)Digs 12 vs. Sul Ross State (Oct. 4, 2008)Solo Blocks 0 NoneBlock Assists 0 NoneTotal Blocks 0 None

NicoleVANDERLAAN

DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTSOPHOMORE - 1LBIRDVILLE HSN. RICHLAND HILLS, TX

Full name is Nicole Ann Vanderlaan...daughter of John and Susan Vanderlaan, and LaDina and Frank Debilzan...born May 31, 1990...has six siblings: Katie, Allie, Deanna, Jacob, Josh and Kurk...Elementary Education major...club team Texas Image...likes to

hang out with friends in her spare time.

NICOLE AT ETBU 2008 -- Finished with 55 digs as a freshman...had a season-high 12 digs vs. Howard Payne

on Oct. 18...finished with three or more digs in a match 10 times.

AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Courtney Grimes...was District 6-4A Player of the Year as a senior in 2007...regional track qualifier in ‘07...2007 Academic All-State...Academic All-District...member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Nicole

• Nickname: Nic/Nikki• The most influential person in my life is: Jane Hays• My favorite volleyball memory: The Slanket• Favorite song of all-time: “Bleeding Love”• My favorite TV show as a child: Rugrats• My favorite holiday: Christmas• My favorite teacher: Mrs. Kinney• My pet’s name: Mary Morgan Swanson• The most-played song on my IPod is: “Ice Ice Baby”• If my personality were a color, it would be: Mac and cheese orange• My favorite season of the year: Spring• My high school mascot: Hawk• My favorite Bible story: Job• My favorite character from a TV show: Michael Scott, from The Office• If I had one million dollars I would use it to: Pay tuition• The best thing about being a Lady Tiger volleyball player: The friendships• The best vacation I’ve ever taken: Florida• My favorite toy as a child: Doll house• My favorite day of the week: Thursday• Best advice I’ve ever received: God first, others second, yourself last

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NEWCOMERS

Full name is Holly Beth Frazier...daughter of Bobby and Donna Frazier...born Dec. 21, 1990...has one brother, O’Brien (23) and one sister, Nichole Sills (26)...major is unknown but minoring

in Kinesiology...participated in YMCA sports...enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends in spare time...plans on becoming a coach and teacher.

HOLLY AT TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Holly Tournbough...named District Defensive MVP in her junior and senior seasons...All-State as a senior...played on 2007 area championship team...two-time All-District...also two-time All-District in basketball...All-Williamson County...played on three straight district champion basketball teams...basketball squad won area championship in 2008-09...member of BPA and Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Junior Historians...four-time Academic All-District honoree.

HollyFRAZIERDEFENSIVE SPECIALIST5-3 FRESHMANTAYLOR, TX (TAYLOR HS)

Full name is Kerri Joy Kalina...born Sept. 1, 1990...daughter of Robert and Vicki Kalina...has three sisters: Christine, Shelly and Elaine...Athletic Training major...club team Tejas 18

Kaepa...volunteer at Rocky Top Therapy Center...involved in church youth group...Texas Image Summer League...enjoys reading, watching movies, hanging out with friends and family and being outdoors in her spare time...plans are to become a school athletic trainer or to continue into physical therapy.

KERRI IN HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Mary Dickens...team co-captain in 2007-08...finished senior year with 229 kills, 98 assists, 41 digs, 443 blocks and 61 aces...NHSVBT All-Tournament team in 2008...TCA All-Tournament...HSAA Classic All-Tournament...THESA MVP in 2005, 2007 and 2008...DL All-Tournament...President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes...graduated magna cum laude.

KerriKALINAMIDDLE BLOCKER5-10 FRESHMANBEDFORD, TX (HOME-SCHOOL)

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Full name is Kourtney Marie Adams...daughter of Roger and Liz Adams...born March 7, 1989...has one brother, Kyle (22)...transfer from Panola College...club team is Wrecking Crew...

enjoys playing volleyball and hanging out with friends in spare time...career plans are to coach and teach.

CHELSEA AT TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE Team captain...two-time all-conference...led team to back-to-back conference playoff ap-pearances.

AT LONGVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Coached by Cheryl Bell...Named 2006-07 Hallsville Athlete of the Year...Two-time All-State as a junior and senior...was East Texas MVP and district MVP as a senior...three-time All-District and All-East Texas...District and East Texas Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore...played in state All-Star game following senior season...winner of 2007 Ruth Hickey Award...was team MVP in both volleyball and track...three-time regional qualifier in track in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, triple jump and mile relay...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Hallsville Crime Stoppers president.

ChelseaMANNINGHAMSETTER/RS 5-7 SOPHOMORELONGVIEW, TX (TYLER JC)

Full name is Addison Leigh-Ann Pitts...daughter of Dale and Karen Pitts...born June 18, 1991...has one brother, Connor (15) and one sister, Kendra (26)...member of club team Victory

18s...J.O. Nationals Tournament in 2004-05... attended USA Performance Camp in 2005...played rec soccer for nine years and was a Special Olympics volunteer for two years...flo-ral certification...enjoys eating, sleeping, watching Turner Classic Movies in spare time...career plans are undecided.

ADDISON AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Jennifer Chon...senior team advanced to second round of Class 5A playoffs...nominated for National Young Leaders Conference and People to People Student Ambas-sador Program.

AddisonPITTSDEFENSIVE SPECIALIST5-7 SOPHOMORELINDALE, TX (CARL ALBERT STATE)

Full name is Katherine Mary Rosinke...daughter of May and Jim Rosinke...born Nov. 20, 1990...has two sisters, Elizabeth (16) and Sarah (13)...Education major....YoungLife member...

enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends and shopping in spare time...plans on becoming a high school teacher.

KATIE AT LEAGUE CITY HIGH SCHOOL Finished third in 2008 state tournament...Academic All-District...member of Spanish National Honor Society and Clear.

KatieROSINKEOUTSIDE HITTER/RIGHT SIDE5-11 FRESHMANLEAGUE CITY, TX (LEAGUE CITY HS)

Full name is Monique DeCarlo Walters...daughter of Pat Woods...has two sisters, Chanel (20) and Dana (26)...Mass Communications major...club team Texas Image...member of

Fellowship of Christian Athletes...church daycare worker...enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends, texting, watching movies and swimming in spare time...wants to become a television host, news anchor or radio broadcaster.

MONIQUE AT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Rhea Reed...two-time All-District... team captain as a senior...Big Heart Award as a senior...captain of junior varsity team as a sophomore...team and club MVP as a sophomore...ran track as a freshman...member of PAL and Leadership Program...Academic Honor Roll.

MoniqueWALTERSOUTSIDE HITTER5-7 FRESHMANDESOTO, TX (DESOTO)

Full name is Rachel Ann Warriner...daughter of Jan and Paul Warriner...born March 13, 1991...has one brother, Cliff (21) and one sister, Nikki (14)...Biology major...member of First Baptist

Church-Farmersville...enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and going to movies in spare time...plans on becoming a sonographer or radiologist.

RACHEL AT FARMERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Debbie Robledo...named All-State first-team as a junior...three-time All-Dis-trict...Offensive MVP as a junior...earned Academic All-State recognition following senior season...member of National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes...President of junior class.

RachelWARRINEROUTSIDE HITTER/RIGHT SIDE5-9 FRESHMANFARMERSVILLE, TX (FARMERSVILLE HS)

Full name is Mollie Renee Willard...daughter of Jimmy and Viki Willard...born Nov. 20, 1990...has one brother, Clint (21)...Accounting major with a minor in Business Management...

member of club team AVA of Texas...member of First Baptist Church Angleton youth council...enjoys going to church, shopping and going to the beach in spare time...plans on becoming an accountant.

MOLLIE AT ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Sondra Lahodny...two-time All-District...first-team All-County as a junior...first-team All-District in basketball also...basketball All-Brazoria County...member of National Honor Society...Academic Scholar.

MollieWILLARDOUTSIDE HITTER/MIDDLE BLOCKER5-8 FRESHMANANGLETON, TX (ANGLETON HS)

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Allen, Abigail ...................................2005Allen, Tiffany ............................. 2006-08Anderson, Joy ..................................1996Arceneaux, Julia ......................... 1999-00Bagley, Robin ...................................1996Baker, Chaka .............................. 2001-02*Bell, Candice ............................ 1999-02Bell, Carmen .............................. 1998-99Bell, Carridy ............................... 2001-02Bonnet, Melissa ................................2001Boyce, Kabrelyn ..............................2007*Boyd, Jill .................................. 2004-07Bridges, Julie .............................. 1996-98Carlson, Amy ............................. 1998-99Castillo, Allison ......................... 2001-03Collins, Tabitha .......................... 2007-08Conner, Brandie ...............................2000Cook, Robin ............................... 2001-03Cormier, Cheri .................................1996Crumedy, Sandy ...............................2004Dodson, Teale ...................................2003Edens, Whitney ................................2002Ellis, Stephanie ................................2005

Fisher, Hatti ......................................1999Gatson, Kiffany ................................2003Goodman, Rachel ....................... 2007-08Gordon, Mimi ..................................2004Graves, Katie .............................. 2006-08Hamilton, Karrie ........................ 1999-00Hatfield, Sandra ......................2002, 2005Hays, Jane .................................. 2006-08Herbort, Brittany ..............................2008Hoff, Sarah ................................. 1999-00Hollingsworth, Tara .........................2002*Hugman, Casey ........................ 2001-04Hutsell, Emily ..................................2008Jiles, Marian .....................................2006Johnson, Jamie .................................2008Kennard, Jolee ............................ 1998-99Koonce, April ...................................1999Langley, Alisha .......................... 1999-01Lee, Kathy ........................................1996Lee, Raina ........................................2004Lightfoot, Leslie ...............................1996Little, Darcy .....................................2000McCraven, Jennifer .................... 1998-99

*McGehee, Brooke .................... 2005-08McMeans, Amanda .............2002-03, 2005Machicek, Kandice .................... 2005-06*Manson, Jasmine ...................... 2003-06Meier, Adrienne ...............................2008Mirabella, Brie .................................2000Mitchell, Holly ........................... 2005-07Molberg, Jessica ...............................2004Norris, Christy .................................1996Olds, Meagan .........................2004, 2006Patten, Jessica ..................................1996Pemberton, Betsy .............................2001Plunk, Amanda .................................2005Price, Jodi .........................................2004Roberts, Megan ................................2007Runion, Merideth ....................... 2006-07Schlabs, Keely ..................................2008Shipley-Gipson, Christy .............2004, 2006Shortner, Erin ............................. 1999-01Siler, Shelley .............................. 2002-03Simpson, Lyndsay ...................... 2003-04Simpson, Mandy ..............................2003Smith, Holly .....................................1998

Smith, Melissa .................................2001Stamm, Haley ...................................2008Stewart, Shanna ................................2004Stringfellow, Allison .................. 1996-98Swanson, Mary Morgan ...................2008Thompson, Sandy ............................1998Tooker, Brittany ...............................1999*Traut, Koco .............................. 1999-02Treybig, Jayme ........................... 2002-03*Tunnell, Arden ......................... 2002-05*Twardowski, Traci .................... 2005-08Vanderlaan, Nicole ...........................2008Waddell, Melissa ..............................1996Wadle, Cari ......................................1996Wallace, Talesh ................................2002Warbington, Diane ...........................1998Ward, Leslie ............................... 2005-06Watson, Jennifer ......................... 2002-03Wells, Stephanie ......................... 1996-98Welps, Catherine ..............................2005Wilson, Brynn ..................................2005Young, Michelle ...............................2006

*Four-year letterwinner

AVCA ALL-REGION 2002: Allison Castillo (1st-team) 2003: Arden Tunnell (honorable men-tion)

ALL-ASC 2001: Allison Castillo, Casey Hugman, Koco Traut 2002: Allison Castillo, Koco Traut, Arden Tunnell 2003: Allison Castillo, Arden Tunnell 2004: Jasmine Manson, Arden Tunnell 2005: Arden Tunnell 2006: Jill Boyd, Jasmine Manson 2007: Jill Boyd, Katie Graves, Jane Hays 2008: Katie Graves

ALL-ASC EAST DIVISION 1999: Amy Carlson (1st-team), Jolee Kennard (2nd-team), Jennifer McCraven (2nd-team) 2000: Sarah Hoff, Erin Shortner, Brie Mirabella, Candice Bell 2001: Allison Castillo (1st-team), Casey Hugman (1st-team), Koco Traut

(1st-team), Carridy Bell (2nd-team) 2002: Allison Castillo (1st-team), Robin Cook (1st-team), Koco Traut (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1st-team), Casey Hugman (2nd-team) 2003: Allison Castillo (1st-team), Teale Dodson (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1st-team), Casey Hugman (2nd-team); Lyndsay Simpson (honorable mention) 2004: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Casey Hugman (1st-team), Jasmine Manson (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1st-team), Lyndsay Simpson (honorable mention), Jessica Molberg (honorable mention) 2005: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1st-team), Jasmine Manson (2nd-team), Amanda McMeans (honorable mention), Leslie Ward (honorable mention) 2006: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Jasmine Manson (1st-team), Traci Twardowski (1st-team), Leslie Ward (1st-team), Jane Hays (2nd-team), Christy Shipley-Gipson (honorable mention), 2007: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Katie Graves (1st-team), Jane Hays (1st-team), Traci Twardowski (1st-team)

2008: Katie Graves (1st-team); Traci Twardowski (1st-team); Jane Hays (1st-team); Tiffany Allen (2nd-team); Mary Morgan Swanson (2nd-team); Brooke McGehee (honorable mention)

ASC EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2001: Allison Castillo 2002: Allison Castillo 2003: Allison Castillo 2007: Katie Graves 2008: Katie Graves

ASC EAST COACH OF THE YEAR 2001: Suzanne Wingrove 2002: Suzanne Wingrove

ASC EAST NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2004: Jill Boyd

ASC EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2008: Mary Morgan Swanson

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 2001: Candice Bell, Alisha Langley, Betsy Pemberton 2002: Carridy Bell, Allison Castillo,

Robin Cook 2004: Casey Hugman, Jessica Mol-berg, Christy Shipley, Lyndsay Simpson 2005: Jill Boyd, Jasmine Manson 2006: Jill Boyd, Katie Graves, Jas-mine Manson, Brooke McGehee, Holly Mitchell, Meagan Olds, Merideth Runion, Christy Shipley-Gipson, Traci Twardows-ki, Michelle Young 2007: Jill Boyd, Katie Graves, Jane Hays, Brooke McGehee, Holly Mitchell, Megan Roberts, Merideth Runion, Traci Twardowski 2008: Tabitha Collins, Rachel Good-man, Katie Graves, Jane Hays, Brooke Mc-Gehee, Adrienne Meier, Traci Twardowski

ASC DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 2008: Brooke McGehee

*ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2008: Brooke McGehee

*ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 2008: Brooke McGehee

*ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA

ALL-TIME ROSTER (1996-2008)

POSTSEASON HONORS

Full name is Amy Nichole Wooten...daughter of Thomas and Michelle Wooten...born Nov. 21, 1990...has one brother, Chad...Education major with a Psychology minor...club team

Tejas...coaches youth volleyball...has worked as student teacher at middle school level...enjoys watching movies, playing video games and eating in spare time...plans to become a middle school teacher.

AMY AT L.D. BELL HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Vickie Griffin...played on back-to-back district championship teams in 2007-09...advanced to state playoffs three straight years...also lettered in basketball and track...regional qualifier in the high jump...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

AmyWOOTENOUTSIDE HITTER5-10 FRESHMANBEDFORD, TX (L.D. BELL HS)

NEWCOMERS

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KILLS 1. Tunnell, Arden 2002-05 2,0152. Manson, Jasmine 2003-06 1,7193. Hugman, Casey 2001-04 1,4604. Hays, Jane 2006-08 1,1545. Graves, Katie 2006-08 1,0766. Traut, Koco 1999-02 1,0557. Ward, Leslie 2005-06 7458. McGehee, Brooke 2005-08 6349. McCraven, Jennifer 1998-99 55910. Bell, Carridy 2001-02 503

ACES 1. Tunnell, Arden 2002-05 2232. Castillo, Allison 2001-03 1543. Twardowski, Traci 2005-08 1324. Boyd, Jill 2004-07 1295. Hays, Jane 2006-08 107

6. Bell, Carridy 2001-02 1017. Allen, Tiffany 2006-08 918. Hugman, Casey 2001-04 869. Simpson, Lyndsay 2003-04 8210. Ward, Leslie 2005-06 73

DIGS 1. Boyd, Jill 2004-07 2,4952. Cook, Robin 2001-03 1,5243. Bell, Candice 1999-02 1,1284. Castillo, Allison 2001-03 1,0585. Allen, Tiffany 2006-08 9516. Hays, Jane 2006-08 8947. Traut, Koco 1999-02 8638. Tunnell, Arden 2002-05 7869. Bell, Carridy 2001-02 7159. McMeans, Amanda 2002-03, 2005 684

BLOCKS 1. Hugman, Casey 2001-04 3652. Langley, Alisha 1999-01 3363. Tunnell, Arden 2002-05 2674. Shortner, Erin 1999-00 2535. Carlson, Amy 1998-99 2296. McGehee, Brooke 2005-08 2267. Manson, Jasmine 2003-06 2048. Ward, Leslie 2005-06 1859. Bell, Carridy 2001-02 13410. Traut, Koco 1999-02 125

ASSISTS 1. Twardowski, Traci 2005-08 5,1232. Castillo, Allison 2001-03 4,3563. Simpson, Lyndsay 2003-04 1,5244. Arceneaux, Julia 1999-00 7435. Lawson, Jennifer 1999-00 705

CAREER RECORDS

400-KILL CLUB 1. Tunnell, Arden 2005 5892. Graves, Katie 2007 5713. Tunnell, Arden 2003 5514. Traut, Koco 2001 5495. Hugman, Casey 2001 5286. Manson, Jasmine 2006 5017. Hays, Jane 2007 4968. Manson, Jasmine 2004 4909. Tunnell, Arden 2004 44610. Tunnell, Arden 2002 42911. Graves, Katie 2008 41812. Dodson, Teale 2003 40713. Manson, Jasmine 2005 404

50-ACE CLUB 1. Tunnell, Arden 2003 822. Tunnell, Arden 2002 763. Castillo, Allison 2001 604. Castillo, Allison 2002 56

5. Tunnell, Arden 2004 536. Bell, Carridy 2002 517. Bell, Carridy 2001 50 Ward, Leslie 2006 50

500-DIG CLUB 1. Boyd, Jill 2007 7502. Boyd, Jill 2006 6733. Cook, Robin 2002 6404. Bell, Candice 2001 5965. Bell, Carridy 2001 5246. Boyd, Jill 2005 584

75-BLOCK CLUB 1. Carlson, Amy 1999 1352. Langley, Alisha 2001 1303. Shortner, Erin 1999 1264. Shortner, Erin 2000 1265. Langley, Alisha 199 1066. Hugman, Casey 2003 102

7. Langley, Alisha 2000 1008. Ward, Leslie 2005 989. Hugman, Casey 2001 9610. McGehee, Brooke 2008 8911. Ward, Leslie 2006 8712. Molberg, Jessica 2004 8513. Hugman, Casey 2004 8414. Hugman, Casey 2002 8315. McGehee, Brooke 2007 75

1000-ASSISTS CLUB 1. Castillo, Allison 2001 1,5762. Twardowski, Traci 2005 1,5573. Castillo, Allison 2002 1,5034. Simpson, Lyndsay 2004 1,3135. Castillo, Allison 2003 1,2776. Twardowski, Traci 2007 1,2737. Twardowski, Traci 2006 1,1968. Twardowski, Traci 2008 1,097

SEASON RECORDS

KILLS 34, Arden Tunnell, at Austin College, Nov. 9, 2003

ASSISTS 68, Allison Castillo, at McMurry, Oct. 25, 2003; Allison Castillo, at Austin College, Nov. 9, 2003

ACES 12, Arden Tunnell, at LeTourneau, Oct. 7, 2003; Arden Tunnell, at Austin College, Nov. 9, 2003

DIGS 50, Jill Boyd, vs. Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 6, 2006

BLOCKS 12, Brooke McGehee, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sept. 26, 2008

MATCH RECORDS

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ETBUETBUORNELAS GYMNASIUM

Beautiful and cozy as the home of ETBU’s indoor athletics programs, Ornelas Gymnasium is one of the top basketball/volleyball arenas in the American Southwest Conference. Ornelas Gymnasium, as a gift from the Ornelas family of Tyler, was built in 1995 and replaced Keys Gymnasium as the home to ETBU basketball. Al-though Keys still stands as an intramural facility, it is on the east end of the complex that now includes Ornelas Gym on the west side and Dean Healthplex in the middle. Ornelas Gym has bowl-stype seating, with three levels of seating extending down to the gym floor. The facility includes bleacher seats at floor level,

reserved chairback in a mezzanine level and upper level general admission bleachers. ETBU students are allowed in the floor bleach-ers, typically across from the Tiger bench, to give the home fans a nice up-close view of the action. It also provides a nice homecourt advantage for the Tigers. In the summer of 2007, the gym floor received a facelift. ETBU’s trademark tiger-eyes logo was added to both baselines, and the floor was complete-ly refinished with ETBU, ASC and NCAA logos added. As part of the complex that includes Ornelas Gym, Dean Healthplex was also constructed in

1995. Built with a gift from Ben and Mary Dean, the healthplex opened on the same day as Ornelas Gym and houses state-of-the-art equipment for physi-cal fitness such as treadmills, stationary bicycles, stairmasters and both free and machine weightlifting stations. Dean Healthplex also has four racquetball courts. All healthplex facilities are free and open to ETBU faculty, staff and students. The complex also includes offices for athletic director, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball coaches, as well as kinesiology faculty.

CORNISH FIELD | SOCCER ORNELAS STADIUM | FOOTBALL

TAYLOR FIELD | SOFTBALL WOODS FIELD | BASEBALL

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ETBUETBUETBU ATHLETICS

Kent ReevesDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSB.S.E., John Brown UniversityM.S.E., Arkansas State University

Kent Reeves completed his 12th year as full-time athletic director at East Texas Baptist University in 2008-09. Since stepping down as the all-time winningest coach in Lady Tiger basketball in 1997 to become full-time AD, Reeves has guided ETBU’s transformation from NAIA

and NCAA Division II status to full membership within NCAA Division III. Under his watch, the program has ballooned to 10 varsity sports from the five that existed when he became athletic director on June 1, 1997. “We’ve added football, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and men’s cross country, and we’re looking to add men’s and women’s tennis,” says Reeves when looking back over his first decade as athletic director. “I’d say another one of hte real positive things I’m proud we’ve been able to accomplish is that we have also built some first-class athletic facilities as well as making nice upgrades to our exist-ing facilities.” Reeves joined the ETBU coaching staff in 1987 as the head coach for women’s basketball. Taking over a program that was 10 years old at the time, Reeves quickly built an NAIA national title contender that averaged over 20 wins per season in his decade on the bench. In his 10 seasons as head women’s basket-ball coach, Reeves posted 206 wins and his teams won five Big State Conference championships and made nine postseason appearances. He stepped down following the 1996-97 season to become the university’s full-time athletic director while also taking on another challenge. As part of the university’s expansion of the athletic program, Reeves agreed to also become the head coach of a softball program that would begin play in the spring of 1998 as a member of the Heart of Texas Conference. His first recruiting class produced an eventual six All-Americans over the next four years, and Reeves piled up 83 wins in three full seasons as head softball coach. In his third season, in 2000, the Lady Tigers won the first American Southwest Conference championship in the history of ETBU athletics since the university had become a member of the ASC and Division III in 1998. Following that season, Reeves gave up coaching to focus on his athletic director duties. Football was added in the fall of 2000, along with men’s and cross country, giving ETBU 10 varsity athletic sports. When Reeves arrived at ETBU in 1987 as women’s basketball coach, only three programs -- men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball -- existed on campus. But in his first four years as athletic director, the university had added soft-ball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country and football. Reeves went back into coaching in 2004, when he had to step in and take over the softball program once more due to a mid-year coaching change. Taking over a senior-laden program that had won the ASC championship every year since he’d left, Reeves coached the Lady Tigers to a school-record 41 wins as well as helping ETBU attain its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in any sport. He also guided the Lady Tigers to a fifth straight conference championship that season. He immediately stepped down again following that season, but came back to take over the program for a third time in the summer of 2005. After coaching the softball team in 2006 and 2007, Reeves once again took off his coaching hat to assume athletic director-only duties. However, in his six total seasons in the dugout, Reeves compiled a 183-84-1 mark and is now the university’s all-time winningest coach in two different sports. Reeves is also very active in the Marshall community, serving vice presi-dent of the Marshall Lions Club as well as serving as a deacon at Central Baptist Church. In his time away from the office, he enjoys playing golf, fishing and work-ing in his yard. Reeves received his Bachelor of Science in Education from John Brown University and also holds a Master of Science in Education from Arkansas State University. Kent and his wife, Mary Beth, have two daughters, Kendra and Taylor. Taylor is a sophomore at Baylor University, while Kendra is married to Austin Skipworth.

ETBU CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1999CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1999 2003-04: Football, Volleyball, Softball 2002-03: Volleyball, Softball 2001-02: Volleyball, Softball 2000-01: Softball 1999-00: Softball

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1999 2008-09: Volleyball, Softball 2006-07: Volleyball, Women’s Basketball 2003-04: Softball 2002-03: Volleyball, Men’s Basketball, Softball 2001-02: Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Softball 2000-01: Men’s Soccer, Softball 1999-00: Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Baseball

CONFERENCE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SINCE 1999 2008-09: Volleyball, Softball 2007-08: Volleyball, Men’s Basketball, Softball 2006-07: Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Softball 2005-06: Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, Softball 2004-05: Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Baseball 2003-04: Football, Volleyball, Softball 2002-03: Volleyball, Men’s Basketball, Softball 2001-02: Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Baseball 2000-01: Women’s Basketball, Softball 1999-00: Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Softball

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ETBUETBUATHLETICS STAFF

Jose AlonzoHead Coach, Men’s Soccer 903-923-2268

[email protected]

Zac BryantAssistant Coach,

Football 903-923-2202

[email protected]

Sam BlackmonHead Coach,

Baseball 903-923-2230

[email protected]

Corey ChancellorAssistant Coach,

Football 903-923-2199

[email protected]

David CollinsAthletic Trainer 903-923-2196

[email protected]

Benny EllisonAssistant Coach,

Football903-923-2192

[email protected]

Bill GallowayAssistant Coach,

Softball903-923-2240

[email protected]

Paul GrantHead Coach,

Women’s Soccer 903-923-2235

[email protected]

Robin GrantSecretary,

Athletics & Kinesiology 903-923-2228

[email protected]

Morgan GuidryAssistant Coach,

Football903-923-2195

[email protected]

Sharon HallSecretary,Football

903-923-2188 [email protected]

Marcus HolidayAthletic Trainer 903-923-2234

[email protected]

Colby JacksonAssistant Coach,

Football 903-923-2188

[email protected]

Justin JenningsAssistant Coach,

Baseball903-923-2230

[email protected]

Ken LoydAssistant Coach,

Women’s Basketball 903-923-2239

[email protected]

Lane LoydHead Coach,

Women’s Basketball903-923-2239

[email protected]

Carlos MarbotAssistant Coach,

Women’s Basketball903-923-2236

[email protected]

Kris MasheAssistant Coach,

Volleyball903-923-2241

[email protected]

Lyndsay MasheHead Coach,

Volleyball903-923-2241

[email protected]

Rodney McLainAssistant Coach,

Football903-923-2200

[email protected]

Dani MillerAssistant Coach,

Softball903-923-2240

[email protected]

Will MurchisonAssistant Coach,

Football903-923-2198

[email protected]

Michael PratherAssistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

903-923-2242 [email protected]

Kent ReevesAthletic Director

903-923-2228 [email protected]

Cody RobinsonAssistant Coach,

Football903-923-2203

[email protected]

Buzz SandersAssistant Coach, Women’s Soccer

903-923-2235 [email protected]

Mark SartainHead Coach,

Football 903-923-2188

[email protected]

Guy ShirleyAssistant Coach,

Softball903-923-2240

Janae ShirleyHead Coach,

Softball903-923-2240

[email protected]

Joanna SolesAthletic Trainer903-923-2234

Lane StahlAssistant Coach,

Baseball903-923-2230

[email protected]

David WeaverSports Information

Director903-923-2129

[email protected]

Bert WestHead Coach,

Men’s Basketball903-923-2231

[email protected]

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AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE

The American Southwest Conference, one of the largest intercollegiate athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, is in its second decade of providing quality athletic experiences for its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Founded in May 1996 to provide a structure for intercollegiate

athletics among member institutions, the American Southwest Confer-

ence includes former members of the Texas Intercollegiate

Athletic Association (TIAA) and other institutions from outside the Texas borders. From the eight founding institutions to today’s pres-ent group of 15 college and universities, the ASC en-

compasses institutions shar-ing similar educational and

athletic philosophies. Spreading across the 422,060 square miles

of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, the ASC offers student-athletes competition

in 16 sports with opportunity for advancement to conference and NCAA Division III championships. The American Southwest Conference embodies a multidimension-al mission aimed at creating an environment characterized by oppor-tunities to learn, friendly competition and activities for its conference membership. ASC members believe team and individual sports provide learning opportunities, and its membership strives to create an athlet-ics environment supportive of teaching and learning. Conference and NCAA resources also provide student-athletes, coaches and administra-tors access to academic, leadership, sportsmanship and career enhance-ment opportunities. Traditional standards of ethical conduct and fair play are respected among the ASC members. To guarantee the integrity of the association, the membership is committed to furthering the philosophy and policies of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III and the Conference. The roster of American Southwest Confer-ence members in 2008-09 includes Concordia University Texas, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau University, Louisiana Col-lege, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry University, Mississippi College, University of the Ozarks, Schreiner University, Sul Ross State Uni-versity, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Tyler, and Texas Lutheran University. ASC championships are conducted in 16 sports (8 men, 8 women). Men’s championships are offered in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Women’s championships are offered in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The American Southwest Conference is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Amy Carlton is commissioner and Greg Weghorst serves as Director of Media Relations.

Amy CarltonCommissoner

Greg WeghorstDirector of

Media Relations

Points based on voting by head coaches, sports information directors and media:EAST DIVISIONRNK TEAM (1ST-PLACE VOTES) POINTS ‘08 RECORD1 University of Texas-Dallas (8) 68 24-8, 14-3 ASC2 East Texas Baptist University (4) 64 24-9, 14-3 ASC3 University of Texas-Tyler 41 13-17, 7-10 ASC4 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 33 7-22, 5-12 ASC5 Mississippi College 32 13-15, 5-12 ASC6 LeTourneau University 14 4-20, 1-16 ASCPreseason Offensive Player of the Year: Niki Calverley, S, Jr., University of Texas-DallasPreseason Defensive Player of the Year: Erin Maenius, LIB, Jr., University of Mary Hardin-BaylorWEST DIVISIONRNK TEAM (1ST-PLACE VOTES) POINTS ‘08 RECORD1 Texas Lutheran University (7) 90 20-8, 17-1 ASC2 Hardin-Simmons University (5) 87 20-12, 15-3 ASC3 McMurry (2) 71 19-8, 13-5 ASC4 Schreiner University 50 12-14, 9-9 ASC5 Howard Payne University 45 16-13, 8-10 ASC6 Concordia University Texas 32 10-18, 6-12 ASC7 Sul Ross State University 17 2-25, 0-18 ASCPreseason Offensive Player of the Year: Kaela Parnell, MB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons UniversityPreseason Defensive Player of the Year: Sarah Anding, LIB, Jr., McMurry University

CONTACT INFORMATIONAMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE

1221 West Campbell Road, Suite 245; Richardson, TX 75080 Phone: 972.234.0033 Fax: 972.234.4110 Website: www.ascsports.org

2009 VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL

EAST DIVISION Conference Overall W L PCT. W L PCT.^# ETBU 14 3 .824 24 8 .750^# Texas-Dallas 14 3 .824 24 9 .727# Texas-Tyler 7 9 .438 13 16 .448Mississippi College 5 12 .294 13 15 .464Mary Hardin-Baylor 4 12 .294 7 22 .241LeTourneau 1 16 .059 4 20 .167

WEST DIVISION Conference Overall W L PCT. W L PCT.$# Texas Lutheran 17 1 .944 20 8 .714# Hardin-Simmons 15 3 .833 20 12 .625# McMurry 13 5 .722 19 8 .704Schreiner 8 9 .471 11 14 .440Howard Payne 8 10 .444 16 13 .552Concordia Texas 6 12 .333 10 18 .375Sul Ross State 0 18 .000 2 25 .074

# Division champion ^ Division co-champion $ Advanced to ASC Tournament

2008 FINAL STANDINGS

FOOTBALL .................................................................................... University of Mary Hardin-BaylorMEN’S BASKETBALL ................................................................................. University of Texas-DallasWOMEN’S BASKETBALL ........................................................................... Howard Payne UniversityMEN’S SOCCER .......................................................................................... University of Texas-TylerWOMEN’S SOCCER .............................................................................. Hardin-Simmons UniversityVOLLEYBALL ............................................................................................ University of Texas-DallasMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ........................................................................... University of Texas-TylerWOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ............................................................................ Mississippi CollegeBASEBALL .................................................................................................... University of Texas-TylerSOFTBALL .................................................................................................... University of Texas-TylerMEN’S GOLF ................................................................................ University of Mary Hardin-BaylorWOMEN’S GOLF ........................................................................................ University of Texas-TylerMEN’S TENNIS ............................................................................................. University of Texas-TylerWOMEN’S TENNIS ...................................................................................... University of Texas-TylerMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ..................................................................................McMurry UniversityWOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ............................................................................McMurry University

2008-09 CHAMPIONS

SCHOOL MEN’S WOMEN’S TOTALHardin-Simmons University 25 31 56McMurry University 21 15 36Mississippi College 16 10 26University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 11 8 19Texas Lutheran University 6 7 13University of Texas-Tyler 8 4 12Howard Payne University 5 5 10East Texas Baptist University 1 8 9University of Texas-Dallas 5 2 7Schreiner University 2 2 4University of the Ozarks 2 1 3Sul Ross State University 3 0 3Concordia University-Texas 1 1 2Louisiana College 0 2 2LeTourneau University 0 0 0

CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL

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MB Terah Brown McMurry Jr. Abilene, TexasS Niki Calverley Texas-Dallas Soph. Wylie, TexasOH Katie Graves ETBU Sr. Crandall, TexasMB Cambra Hughes Hardin-Simmons Soph. Abilene, Texas

OH Kyleigh Irish Texas-Dallas Jr. San Antonio, TexasMB Jamie Jahns Texas Lutheran Jr. Spring, TexasMB Kaela Parnell Hardin-Simmons Jr. Carrollton, TexasOH Jessica Stetler Texas Lutheran Soph. San Antonio, Texas

2008 ALL-AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TEAM

ALL-ASC EAST DIVISIONFIRST TEAM

OH Katie Graves ETBU Sr. Crandall, TexasS Niki Calverley Texas-Dallas Soph. Wylie, TexasOH Kyleigh Irish Texas-Dallas Jr. San Antonio, TexasS Traci Twardowski ETBU Sr. Waller, TexasOH Jane Hays ETBU Jr. Hereford, TexasOH Amber Wetz Texas-Dallas Soph. San Antonio, TexasLIB Erin Maenius Mary Hardin-Baylor Soph. San Antonio, TexasMB Patricia Allen Texas-Dallas Jr. San Antonio, Texas

SECOND TEAM

LIB Megan McCarty Texa-Tyler Sr. Kaufman, TexasMB Courtney Nordyke Mississippi College Fr. Austin, TexasOH Liz Bartelson Texas-Tyler Fr. Burlington, Wisc.MB Amanda Hanson Texas-Tyler Fr. Spring, TexasS Allie Mullins Mississippi College Fr. The Woodlands, TexasLIB Tiffany Allen ETBU Jr. Mesquite, TexasOH Krissy Seamon Texas-Dallas Sr. Mansfield, TexasMB Mary Morgan Swanson ETBU Soph. Savoy, Texas

HONORABLE MENTION

OH Sarah Conway Mississippi College Soph. Johns Creek, Ga.OH Danika Waldrep Texas-Tyler Fr. Arlington, TexasMB Brooke McGehee ETBU Sr. Savoy, Texas

Most Valuable Player: Katie Graves, OH, Sr., ETBU Offensive Player of the Year: Niki Calverly, S, Soph., Texas-Dallas Defensive Player of the Year: Erin Maenius, LIB, Soph., Mary Hardin-Baylor Newcomer of the Year: Aerial Longino, MB, Soph., Texas-Tyler Co-Freshmen of the Year: Allie Mullins, S, Mississippi College; Mary Morgan Swan-son, MB, ETBU Co-Sportsmanship Athletes of the Year: Krissy Seaman, MB, Sr., Texas-Dallas; Traci Twardowski, S, Sr., ETBU Coaching Staff of the Year: Texas-Dallas (Marci Sanders, Zach Villarreal)

2008 ALL-AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE ALL-DIVISION TEAMS

ALL-ASC WEST DIVISIONFIRST TEAM

MB Terah Brown McMurry Jr. Abilene, TexasMB Kaela Parnell Hardin-Simmons Jr. Carrollton, TexasMB Jamie Johns Texas Lutheran Jr. Spring, TexasOH Jessica Stetler Texas Lutheran Soph. San Antonio, TexasMB Cambra Hughes Hardin-Simmons Soph. Abilene, TexasLIB Sarah Anding McMurry Soph. Pflugerville, TexasOH Tamika Heline Howard Payne Fr. Spring Branch, TexasMB Tiffany Miller Schreiner Jr. San Antonio, Texas

SECOND TEAM

MB Jamie Lassiter Texas Lutheran Sr. Richardson, TexasLIB Sara Keithley Concordia Texas Sr. Colorado Springs, Col.OH Erica English McMurry Sr. Missouri City, TexasS Shannon Higgins McMurry Jr. Big Spring, TexasOH Chelsie Fowler Hardin-Simmons Jr. New Braunfels, TexasS Amanda Curry Texas Lutheran Jr. Lago Vista, TexasOH Caitlin Gayle Schreiner Soph. Bandera, TexasLIB Courtney Bird Texas Lutheran Fr. New Braunfels, Texas

HONORABLE MENTION

LIB Gracen Harris Hardin-Simmons Soph. Austin, TexasMB Amanda Gutierrez Howard Payne Jr. San Antonio, TexasS/RS Juli Applewhaite Concordia Texas Sr. Georgetown, TexasOH Danielle Kelton McMurry Jr. Andrews, TexasS Bianca Espinoza Sul Ross State Soph. San Antonio, Texas

Most Valuable Player: Terah Brown, MB, Jr., McMurry Offensive Player of the Year: Terah Brown, MB, Jr., McMurry Defensive Player of the Year: Sara Anding, LIB, Soph, McMurry Newcomer of the Year: Chelsie Fowler, OH, Jr., Hardin-Simmons Freshman of the Year: Tamika Heline, OH, Howard Payne Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Patricia Brown, Sr., Howad Payne Coaching Staff of the Year: Texas Lutheran (Tiffany Davis, Ashley Bird, Mark Gar-cia, Jake Kaase, Kristen Eldridge)

Katie Graves2008 ASC East Player of the Year

Traci Twardowski and Brooke McGehee2008 All-ASC East Division

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V I S I T I N G

Marshall“A Texas Treasure”

East Texas Bap�st University is located in Marshall, Texas, an historic city of 25,000 nestled in the scenic piney woods of East Texas. It is part of a larger met-ropolitan area of Longview, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana, and is located 150 miles east of Dallas, on Interstate 20. Marshall is in the center of a recrea�onal and tourist region, and is near the Caddo Lake recrea�onal area.

The city itself was founded in 1841, and by 1850, it was the seventh-largest city in Texas. A�er the 1860 census, Marshall had risen to fourth largest in the state, in the most prosperous county in Texas. A�er the Civil War, the city becane known as “Gateway to Texas,” when the Texas and Pacific Railroad provided transcon�nental railway service to the west.

Marshall’s renaissance was due largely to the vast expansion of the T & P opera�ons which brought an enormous influx of new se�lers and railroad employees, including many skilled cra�smen and ar�sans for the railroad’s sprawling shops.

The 1901 Harrison County Courthouse is the third government structure to occupy the square of land donated in 1841 for a “Temple of Jus�ce” by Marshall founder Peter Whetstone.

Marshall is surrounded by natural beauty, just minutes away from historic Caddo Lake and the majes�c Lake O’ The Pines. The city is also home to three major fes�vals annually -- Stagecoach Days, held the third weekend in May; FireAnt Fes�val, held the second weekend in October; and the world-famous Wonderland of Lights, which is held from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day.

For more informa�on about Marshall and what the city has to offer, check out the Marshall Cham-ber of Commerce website at www.marshall-chamber.com.

Distance from Marshall to:Abilene ..................................... 336 mi. Alpine ....................................... 679 mi.Amarillo .................................... 514 mi.Aus�n ....................................... 293 mi.Beaumont ................................. 193 mi.Belton ....................................... 233 mi.Brownwood .............................. 322 mi.Clarksville, Ark. ......................... 309 mi.Corpus Chris� ........................... 446 mi.Dallas ........................................ 146 mi.El Paso ...................................... 788 mi.Galveston .................................. 275 mi.Houston .................................... 216 mi.Jackson, Miss. ........................... 246 mi.Kerrville .................................... 385 mi.La Crosse, Wisc. ..................... 1,006 mi.Li�le Rock, Ark. ......................... 211 mi.Longview .................................... 26 mi.Lubbock .................................... 498 mi.Midland .................................... 482 mi.Monroe, La. .............................. 137 mi.Natchitoches, La. ...................... 108 mi.New Orleans, La. ...................... 375 mi.Pineville, La. .............................. 151 mi.Redlands, CA .......................... 1,530 mi.Salem, Va. ................................. 995 mi.San Antonio .............................. 373 mi.Seguin ....................................... 332 mi.Shreveport, La. ........................... 36 mi.Texarkana ................................... 73 mi.Tyler ............................................ 63 mi.Waco ........................................ 193 mi.

R E S TA U R A N T SApplebee’s 903.938.8810Bodacious Bar-B-Q 903.938.4880Burger King 903.938.3062Cafe Italia 903.923.9527Cajun Tex 903.935.7719Ca�ish Express 903.935.5277Central Perks 903.934.8836Chili’s 903.935.0036China Garden 903.927.1028China King 903.935.6888CiCi’s Pizza 903.935.7788Domino’s Pizza 903.935.4383Don Juan’s 903.935.3290Dragon House 903.938.9866

El Chico 903.935.6861Fugler’s 903.935.5967Golden Corral 903.927.1934Gucci’s Pizza and Grill 903.938.3841IHOP 903.935.4686Jucy’s Hamburgers 903.935.0606Kentucky Fried Chicken 903.938.2727Long John Silver’s 903.935.6421Lupe’s 903.938.7031McDonalds 903.938.9850 903.938.6411Neely’s Brown Pig 903.935.9040Pic-n-Pay Deli 903.935.9918Pizza Hut 903.935.9306

Porky’s Smokehouse 903.927.2144Quizno’s 903.938.7827Sonic 903.935.2951The Sto�ord House 903.935.7818Subway 903.927.1551 903.938.2226Taco Bell 903.935.0207The Creamery 903.934.9009The Jalapeno Tree 903.927.2777Wendy’s 903.927.1229Whataburger 903.938.2064 903.935.6161Williams Chicken 903.935.0777

H O T E L S / LO D G I N GBest Western 903.935.0707Budget Inn 903.935.7984Comfort Suites 903.927.1139Econo Lodge 903.935.1135Fairfield Inn 903.938.7666Guest Inn 903.927.1718

Hampton Inn 903.927.0079High Co�on Inn 903.938.6238Holiday Inn Express 903.935.7923LaQuinta 903.927.0009Motel 6 903.935.4395Rosemont Co�age 903.935.3044

Roseville B&B 903.935.5000Super 8 903.935.1184Three Oaks B&B 903.935.6777Wisteria Garden 903.938.7611

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