2009 Drake Volleyball Coaching Staff & Player Bios

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Phil McDaniel is in his second season guid-ing the Drake volleyball program after being named the 10th women’s volleyball coach at Drake University.

McDaniel rekindled the Bulldog program in his initial campaign as Drake posted a 12-20 mark. The 12 victories were deceiving on fi rst glance as the win total was the high-est for a Bulldog team since the 1998 unit captured 13 triumphs. It also marked the initial time any current member of the Drake team had won double-digit matches during their respective careers.

On the court, sophomore Alana Witten-burg shattered the single-season record

for digs with 603 to supplant Brandy Ossian (545-1995) atop the Drake list. Sophomore Angela Bys turned in 397 kills, the seventh-best single-season mark in school history, while junior Chelsea Lauersdorf netted the 10th-best mark in assists with 1,003.

Off the court, the team was named as one of the AVCA Team Academic Award winners, recording a 3.5 grade point average for the 2008-09 academic year and Bys was tabbed to the All-MVC Scholar-Athlete fi rst team.

An assistant coach at South Dakota State from 2005-2007, McDaniel helped the Jackrabbits claim the 2007 Summit League title as well as a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

During his tenure in Brookings, S.D., he spearheaded recruiting efforts for the SDSU program, as well as monitoring academic progress for the Jackrabbits, who were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches As-sociation (AVCA) with its Game Plan/AVCA Team Academic Award in 2005 and 2006.

During his last three years at South Dakota State, McDaniel played a part in helping lead the Jackrabbits to a 63-42 record, including the fi rst-ever Division I NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 2007. He helped further the development of Amy Anderson, the Summit League Tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

McDaniel, 35, came to South Dakota State after spending three seasons

(2002-04) as an assistant coach at New Mexico State. The Aggies were 86-15 during his tenure and claimed the Sun Belt Conference crown in each of his three campaigns while winning berths in the NCAA Tourna-ment in 2003 and 2004.

While in Las Cruces, N.M., he coached Stevi Adams (2004 Sun Belt Conference Most Outstanding Player and 2004 AVCA South All-Region Team), Trinia Cuseo (2003 AVCA South All-Region Team and 2003 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention) and Jackie Godber (2003 Sunbelt De-fensive Player of the Year and 2003 AVCA South All-Region Team).

In addition to his duties at New Mexico State, McDaniel was head coach of the Diamondback Volleyball Club in Las Cruces.

The Mt. Zion, Ill., native served as head coach at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, N.C. from 2000-02, where he was twice named as the Big East Conference 4A Coach of the Year (2000 & 2001) in directing the school to a 42-7 ledger. He also served as director of coaches for the East Carolina Junior Volleyball Club.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Culver-Stockton College in 1996 and a master’s degree in counselor education from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1998. He competed on the soccer and tennis squads while at Culver-Stockton.

COACHING EXPERIENCEHead Coach

Drake University 2008-PresentAssistant Coach

South Dakota State 2005-07Assistant Coach

New Mexico State 2002-04Head Coach

J.H. Rose High School 2000-02

EDUCATIONMaster of Science

Counselor Education, Wisconsin-Platteville 1998Bachelor of Science

Criminal Justice, Culver-Stockton College 1996

COACHING EXPERIENCECOACHING EXPERIENCEHead CoachHead Coach

Drake University 2008-PresentyAssistant Coach

South Dakota State 2005-07eAssistant Coach

New Mexico State 2002-04eHead Coach

J.H. Rose High School 2000-02l

EDUCATIONEDUCATIONMaster of Science

Counselor Education, Wisconsin-Platteville 1998Bachelor of Science

Criminal Justice, Culver-Stockton College 1996

MCDANIEL’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD

Head CoachYear School Record Pct. 2008 Drake 12-20 .375TOTAL (one season) 12-20 .375

Assistant CoachYear School Record Pct. 2007 South Dakota State 25-11 .6942006 South Dakota State 22-12 .6472005 South Dakota State 16-19 .4572004 New Mexico State 30-3 .9092003 New Mexico State 30-5 .8572002 New Mexico State 26-7 .788TOTAL (six seasons) 149-57 .723

MCDANIEL’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD

Head CoachYear School Record Pct.2008 Drake 12-20 .375TOTAL (one season) 12-20 .375

Assistant CoachYear School Record Pct.2007 South Dakota State 25-11 .6942006 South Dakota State 22-12 .6472005 South Dakota State 16-19 .4572004 New Mexico State 30-3 .9092003 New Mexico State 30-5 .8572002 New Mexico State 26-7 .788TOTAL (six seasons) 149-57 .723

PHIL MCDANIEL * HEAD COACH * SECOND SEASONCOACHING STAFF

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VOLLEYBALL | 09No stranger to the Missouri Valley Confer-ence having played her collegiate volleyball at Northern Iowa, Erin Hirsch is in her third season on the Bulldog staff after spending the 2006 campaign as an assistant coach at Upper Iowa.

Her primary responsibilities for the Bull-dogs are assisting with all facets of day-to-day operations of the volleyball program, as well as coordinating team travel and overseeing the development and training of the Drake setters.

“Drive, focus, and a competitive personal-ity sum up the qualities I was looking for in an assistant coach and Erin possesses all three and more,” Drake head coach Phil McDaniel said. “Her on-court instruction is

solid and she has a good eye for spotting talented young athletes when out recruiting. She has developed a strong relationship with the players and with the athletic administration.”

ERIN HIRSCH * ASSISTANT COACH * THIRD SEASONHirsch has been an active coach in USA Club Volleyball since 2002, including leading her squad to four national tournament appearances.

While at Northern Iowa, she was a member of three Missouri Valley Conference championship volleyball squads (2000-02). The Panthers made the NCAA Tournament during each of her fi rst three campaigns.Hirsch graduated from UNI in 2005 with a degree in health promotion. She resides in Windsor Heights.

Chris Brees is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs, bringing over 10 years experience to his post.

His area of responsibilities includes as-sisting with the Bulldogs’ day-to-day prac-tice preparations with a primary focus on defense as well as handling Drake’s video editing.

“Chris possesses great local knowledge of players and club teams, and a coaching background that allows him to help in the development of our young squad,” Drake head coach Phil McDaniel said.

An active coach of the club volleyball circuit, he has helped develop the Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance, Westside Se-lect, Beatrice Juniors and Dubuque Sting/Slam club squads.

A three-time team captain as a player at Clarke College from 1993-96, he started his coaching career as a women’s assistant coach at Clarke in 1997.

CHRIS BREES * ASSISTANT COACH * SECOND SEASONFrom 1998-2002, as head coach he led Southeast (Iowa) Community College to four consecutive winning campaigns and was tabbed as the NCCAC Coach of the Year following the 2000 season.

In two years as head coach at William Penn University (2002), he pro-pelled the Statesmen to their fi rst winning season (19-12) in 10 seasons in 2002 en route to garnering MCC Coach of the Year honors. He has also served as an assistant coach at Grand View College (2003-05).

Brees graduated from Clarke College in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in arts/communications.

COACHING STAFF

SARAH SCHUSTERVOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHSECOND SEASONSarah Schuster is in her second season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Schuster, a four-year standout setter with the Drake volleyball team (2004-07), graduated in December 2008 with a bachelors degree in elementary education. She currently teaches third grade at Irving Elementary in Indianola (Iowa). Irving is a year-round elementary school which is part of the Indianola District.



#5

Watertown, Wis.Watertown High School

Setter

CHELSEA LAUERSDORF

5-11

Junior Year (2008): Appeared in 32 matches, starting 31…led team in assists (1,003), assists per game (8.29), service aces (32) and service aces per game (0.26)…ranked third on team with 2.2 digs per game…ranked sixth in MVC in service aces per game and ninth in assists…had a triple-double against UMKC with 30 assists, 12 kills and 14 digs…had six double-double performances…recorded three service aces on four occasions…collected a career-high three solo blocks and 20 digs at Green Bay…had a season-high four block assists at Wichita State…dished out a season-high 51 assists at Indiana State…collected 40 plus assists nine times…moved into third place at Drake with 2,150 career assists.

Sophomore Year (2007): Overcame injuries to register 6.74 assists, 1.53 digs, 1.34 kills and 0.45 blocks in 25 matches, while making 23 starts...ranked ninth in the MVC in assists and fi nished eighth in league-only tilts (6.73)...registered her fi rst career triple-double with a dominating 30-assist, 22-kill, 10-dig effort in a 3-2 win at Bradley...her 22 kills established a new career mark...two matches later added another triple-double with a 22-assist, 11-dig, 10-kill performance in a 3-1 victory versus Indiana State...chipped in four additional double-double outings...had seven matches with 10 or more digs, including a career-high 13 against UMKC...added fi rst collegiate solo block against Iowa State, while assisting on fi ve blocks versus UMKC.

Freshman Year (2006): Established herself as the Bulldogs’ primary setter be-fore injuries cut short her freshman campaign...appeared in 25 matches, including 23 starts and saw action in 78 games...led Drake in assists (547), assists per game (7.01), service aces (22), aces per game (0.28), while registering 1.73 digs per game...ranked 10th and 14th in the MVC in assists and aces per game...fi nished eighth in league-only tilts in assists (7.51)...posted a pair of double-doubles, including a 35-assist and 12-dig performance in a 3-1 upset victory over Creighton...also added three block assists against the Bluejays...distributed a season-best 39 assists at Illinois State...recorded 25 or more assists in 10 matches...served a team season-best six aces in a 3-0 victory over Chicago State...named to MVC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Tallied 213 kills as senior, and swung .525, while averaging 3.09 kills, to go with 362 assists, 32 aces and 44 blocks...led Watertown High School to the Wisconsin Division 1 fi nals as a senior...earned second team all-state honors as senior and also made all-state tournament team...Little Ten Conference Player of the Year...member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1987 in Oconomowoc, Wis....daughter of Glen and Bonnie Lauersdorf...public relations major with minor in marketing...has three brothers: Ray-mond (28), Brandon (25) and Zachary (20) and one sister, Erienne (17)...Drake Presi-dential Scholarship recipient...named to Dean’s List.

CAREER HIGHS 2008 HIGHSKills Kills

22 at Bradley (9/21/07) 12 at UMKC (10/29/08)Attempts Attempts

50 at Bradley (9/21/07) 19 at UMKC (10/29/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.750 vs. Northern Arizona (9/6/08) .750 vs. Northern Arizona (9/6/08)Assists Assists

76 at Western Illinois (9/17/07) 51 at Indiana State (10/10/08)Digs Digs

20 at Green Bay (9/5/08) 20 at Green Bay (9/5/08)Aces Aces

6 vs. Chicago State (8/26/06) 3 (Four Times)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks

3 at Green Bay (9/5/08) 3 at Green Bay (9/5/08)Block Assists Block Assists

5 vs. UMKC (8/28/07) 4 at UMKC (10/29/08)

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2006 78 25-23 44 26 145 .124 547 22 135 0 112007 89 25-23 119 60 354 .167 600 16 136 2 382008 121 32-31 76 41 228 .154 1,003 32 267 5 35Totals 288 82-77 239 127 727 .154 2,150 70 538 7 84

Lauersdorf’sCareer

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Senior

2009 BULLDOG RETURNEES


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#21

Van Meter, IowaAdel-DeSoto-Minburn High School

OutsideHitter

EMILY MADDEN

5-10

Junior Year (2008): Started all 32 matches…ranked second on team in total at-tacks (236), kills (236), kills per game (2.00), digs (298) and digs per game (2.53)…ranked 24th in the MVC in digs per game…in conference only matches ranked 12th in service aces per game (0.20) and 21st in digs per game (2.81)… collected three dou-ble-doubles…tied a career high with four block assists against Creighton…recorded a season-high 13 kills twice…tied a career high with four service aces at Wichita State…had seven double-digit kill performances and 16 double-digit dig performances…had a career-high .550 attack percentage at Sam Houston State.

Sophomore Year (2007): Demonstrated her abilities with a strong campaign, regis-tering 2.80 kills, 2.53 digs, 0.30 blocks and 0.21 services aces per game in 30 matches, including 28 starts...ranked 21st and 25th in the MVC in kills and points (3.16), respec-tively...ranked second on the team in kills (311), kills per game, total attacks (1,075), digs (2.53), digs per frame (2.53), third in aces (23), aces per game (0.21) and fi fth in block assists (33)...registered a career-best 29 kills in a 3-2 win at Western Illinois...notched career-high in digs (22) against Illinois State...turned in eight double-doubles, including a 22-dig, 21-kill effort versus Illinois State...recorded 14 double-fi gure dig out-ings and posted 10 or more kills on 13 occasions.

Freshman Year (2006): Made an immediate impact on the Bulldogs as a freshman appearing in 28 matches, including earning 24 starts...led all freshmen in kills (202) and games played (87), while ranking third on the team in kills, kills per game (2.32) and fourth in digs (152)...tied for top-team honors in service aces (22) and was second in aces per game (0.25)...ranked 20th in the MVC in aces (0.25) and in league-only matches rated 22nd in aces (0.24) and 24th in kills (2.69)...collected three double-doubles, including a then career-high 19-kill, 10-dig effort at Indiana State...turned in seven double-fi gure kill and four double-digit dig performances...helped spark Drake to an upset 3-1 triumph over Creighton with a 17-kill, 12-dig, three-ace effort...notched season-best in digs (14) and career-high in aces (4) at Wichita State.

Prep: Named to the Iowa Class 3A fi rst team all-state and all-state tournament as well as fi rst team Raccoon Valley all-conference...registered 56 aces in 101 games, to go with 381 kills and 82 blocks as a senior...also named squad’s most valuable player.

Personal: Born Nov. 1, 1987...daughter of Barry and Sallie Madden...has older broth-er, Barry, and younger sister, Sarah...advertising and graphic design major.


29 at Western Illinois (9/16/07) 13 (Two Times)Attempts Attempts

69 vs. Illinois State (9/29/07) 51 vs. Southern Illinois (10/17/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.550 at Sam Houston St. (8/30/08) .550 at Sam Houston St. (8/30/08)Assists Assists

3 (Two Times) 2 (Three Times)Digs Digs

22 vs. Illinois State (9/29/07) 17 at South Dakota St. (10/20/08)Aces Aces

4 (Two Times) 4 at Wichita State (10/25/08)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks

2 at Indiana State (10/10/08) 2 at Indiana State (10/10/08)Block Assists Block Assists

5 at South Dakota St. (10/20/08) 5 at South Dakota St. (10/20/08)

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2006 87 28-24 202 172 729 .041 10 22 152 1 162007 111 30-28 311 216 1,075 .088 28 23 281 0 332008 118 32-32 236 138 972 .101 15 15 298 8 50Totals 316 90-84 749 526 2,776 .080 53 60 731 9 99

Madden’sCareer

Stats

Senior





LINDSAY SCHRYVER

#9

Williams Bay, Wis.Williams Bay High School

DefensiveSpecialist

5-6

Senior

Junior Year (2008): Played in 32 matches, with four starting assignments…totaled 215 digs…averaged 1.84 digs in 117 games…recorded double-digit digs seven times, including a season-high 17 against South Dakota…had a season-high three service aces along with 12 digs at Bradley…had three service aces on two other occasions.

Sophomore Year (2007): Earned playing time in all 30 matches, while collect-ing 15 starts...averaged 2.29 digs, 0.23 assists and 0.17 service aces per frame...established career highs for assists (3), digs (26) and aces (4) versus Northwestern, Evansville and South Dakota State, respectively...fashioned 11 double-fi gure dig efforts, including three straight contests (Oct. 27-Nov. 3)...named recipient of MVC Commis-sioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

Freshman Year (2006): Appeared in 20 matches, making a pair of starts...aver-aged a team-best 3.18 digs in 44 games...registered six double-fi gure dig efforts, in-cluding a then career-high 19 digs in a 3-0 victory over Western Illinois...had a season-best two services aces during a 3-0 win against Chicago State.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball and twice in softball...led Wil-liams Bay to a state volleyball championship in 2003, 2004 and 2005, as well as a state runner-up in 2002...three-time member of all-state tournament team...twice named a fi rst team all-conference selection as well as team most valuable player...garnered all-state honorable mention laurels as a senior...school leader in digs (1,072), service aces (322), kills (924).

Personal: Born July 14, 1988 in Manhasset, N.Y....daughter of Steve and Pam Schryver...elementary education major...has an one brother, Kyle (23) and one sister, Amy (13)...named to Dean’s List.


1 (13 Times) 1 (Five Times)Attempts Attempts

15 at Illinois State (10/26/07) 4 vs. Creighton (10/31/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.500 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08) .500 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08)Assists Assists

3 at Northwestern (9/14/07) 2 (Three Times)Digs Digs

26 vs. Evansville (11/2/07) 17 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08)Aces Aces

4 vs. South Dakota State (11/5/07) 3 (Three Times)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks

0 0Block Assists Block Assists

0 0

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2006 44 20-2 2 8 28 -.210 8 5 140 0 02007 112 30-15 6 13 56 -.130 26 19 257 0 02008 117 32-4 5 4 35 .029 17 21 215 0 0Totals 273 82-21 13 25 119 -.100 51 45 612 0 0

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VOLLEYBALL | 092009 BULLDOG RETURNEES

NICOLE BROWN

#1

Appleton, Wis.Xavier High School

Middle Blocker

5-10

Junior

Sophomore Year (2008): Played in 20 matches with eight starting assignments…ranked fourth on the team with 47 total blocks and 44 block assists…in conference-only matches ranked fourth in the MVC with 1.06 blocks per game…set a career high with eight block assists and nine total blocks at Evansville which was the third-highest mark for a three-set match in the MVC…recorded 40 of 47 block assists and 31 of 36 kills in the fi nal 10 matches of the season.

Freshman Year (2007): Appeared in 24 matches, including 19 starts and became a key to the Bulldogs’ defense as a freshman, posting a team-high in blocks per game (0.82)...registered 1.16 kills and 0.62 digs per frame, while ranking second on the team in solo blocks (7) and block assists (56)...recorded a career-best 11 kills and a .435 attack mark, while adding seven blocks in a 3-2 victory at Bradley...established career mark in digs (11) in a 3-0 win at Indiana State...registered a career-high eight blocks in helping Drake to a 3-2 triumph versus Bradley.

Prep: A three-year starter at Xavier High School, was a member of three Valley 8 Conference championship squads...garnered third team Wisconsin Class 2 all-state accolades as a senior, as well as being a unanimous selection as conference player of the year, fi rst team all-conference, fi rst team all-area by the Post-Crescent and a state championship all-tournament honoree...two-time team offensive player of the year...holds school record for kills...team fi nished second and third in the state, respectively, during her fi nal two prep campaigns...four-year academic letterwinner.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1989 in Neenah, Wis....daughter of Amy and the late Jo-seph Brown...marketing management major...has two brothers: Andy (19) and Spencer (14).


11 at at Bradley (9/21/07) 7 vs. Bradley (11/21/08)Attempts Attempts

23 (Two Times) 15 at Evansville (11/14/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.667 vs. Northern Arizona (9/6/08) .667 vs. Northern Arizona (9/6/08)Assists Assists

2 at Bradley (9/21/07) 1 (Three Times)Digs Digs

11 at Indiana State (10/27/07) 3 at Missouri State (10/24/08)Aces Aces

2 (Two Times) 0Solo Blocks Solo Blocks2 (Two Times) 1 (Three Times)

Block Assists Block Assists8 at Evansville (11/14/08) 8 at Evansville (11/14/08)

Brown’sCareer

Stats

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2007 77 24-19 89 38 278 .183 4 9 48 7 562008 51 20-8 36 30 132 .045 3 0 9 3 44Totals 128 44-27 125 68 410 .139 7 9 57 10 100



ANGELA BYS

#13

Marion, IowaMarion High School

Outside Hitter

6-1

Junior

Sophomore Year (2008): Led the team at the net with 397 total kills and 3.31 kills per game…started all 32 matches…second on the team with 26 service aces (0.22/game) and fourth with 239 digs (1.99/game)…named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete fi rst team…ranked sixth in the MVC in kills per game, 10th in points per game (3.46)…15th in services aces per game…in conference-only matches ranked seventh in kills per game (3.18)…recorded a season-high 23 kills against Southern Illinois, the fourth-best season mark in the MVC…recorded seven double-doubles in kills and digs…had a career-high six block assists against UMKC …had 14 kills, 14 digs and four service aces against Western Illinois...397 kills ranks sixth all time in single-season kills...along with Drake standout Brandy Ossian (1995, 1996), she is the only other person to be ranked twice in Drake’s record book for single-season kills...enters 2009 season 83 kills away from breaking into Drake’s top-ten all time kills list.

Freshman Year (2007): Turned in one of the more dominating single-season per-formances in school history, averaging team highs in kills (463), kills per game (4.13), total attacks (1,265), service aces (37) and aces per game (0.33) in appearing in all 30 matches, including making 23 starts...set a single-season school record in kills, while ranking second in total attacks and came up one ace shy of cracking the Bulldogs’ single-season top-10 list...named to the All-MVC freshman squad...fi nished third in the MVC in kills (4.13) and points (4.62) and seventh in aces (0.33)...in league-only af-fairs, ranked second in kills (4.59) and points (5.01) and fi fth in aces (0.38)...surpassed double-fi gures in kills on 24 occasions, including being the only player in the MVC to net 30 or more kills in a contest during the 2007 season, accomplishing this with 30 versus Iowa and a career-high 33 against Bradley...recorded three of the top fi ve single-match point efforts in the league as a freshman...deposited a career-best fi ve aces in a 3-2 victory over Bradley...had seven double-doubles, including her fi rst with an 18-kill, 11-dig effort in a 3-2 setback to Creighton (Sept. 11)...notched a career-high 16 digs versus Evansville.

Prep: Guided Marion High School to a 39-12 mark, including a berth in the state semi-fi nals as a senior...her 2,135 kills ranked seventh in the National Federation of State High School Association career record book at the time of her graduation...a fi rst team all-state selection as a junior and an all-elite honoree as a senior, she was a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Finalist in Iowa and holds school records for career aces (334), blocks (412) and digs (700)...ranked among top 10 academically at Marion High School and was member of National Honor Society and four-year academic letterwin-ner...two-year President’s Student Service Award for volunteering.

Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1989 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...daughter of Jim and Diane Bys...secondary education major...has one brother, Greg (17)...recipient of Drake Presi-dential Scholarship...named to Dean’s List.


33 vs. Bradley (10/20/07) 23 vs. Southern Illinois (10/17/08)Attempts Attempts

80 vs. Evansville (11/2/07) 52 vs. Southern Illinois (10/17/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage.409 vs. UMKC (8/28/07) .350 vs. Bradley (11/21/08)

Assists Assists3 (Three Times) 3 (Three Times)

Digs Digs16 vs. Evansville (11/2/07) 14 vs. Western Illinois (9/2/08)

Aces Aces5 vs. Bradley (10/20/07) 4 vs. Western Illinois (9/2/08)

Solo Blocks Solo Blocks2 (Two Times) 2 (Two Times)

Block Assists Block Assists6 at UMKC (10/29/08) 6 at UMKC (10/29/08)

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2007 112 30-23 463 252 1,265 .167 12 37 191 4 272008 120 32-32 397 171 1,117 .202 17 26 239 5 32Totals 232 62-55 860 423 2,382 .183 29 63 430 9 59

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VOLLEYBALL | 09SUSAN CLAUSEN

#6

Johnston, IowaWinona State / Johnston High School

Setter

5-8

Junior

2008 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 18 matches…fi nished the campaign with 15 assists, 19 digs and seven service aces…had a career-high seven assists and eight digs at Illinois State…recorded a career-high two service aces at Bradley.

Winona State (2007): Appeared in 19 matches, averaging 6.57 assists and 1.64 digs.

Prep: A three-time fi rst team all-conference selection at Johnston High School...a fi rst team all-state and elite team member as a senior...named to Des Moines Register CIML Elite Team and Iowa Girls Coaches Association fi rst team...participated in IGCA Senior Volleyball Classic...earned second team all-state, special mention IGCA and Des Moines Register CIML Elite Team laurels as a junior...averaged 8.25 assists and 1.16 digs as a senior.

Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1989 in Des Moines, Iowa...daughter of Marc and Julie Clausen...creative advertising major and graphic design minor...has one sister, Amy (23).


0 0Attempts Attempts

2 at Indiana State (10/10/08) 2 at Indiana State (10/10/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.000 .000Assists Assists

7 at Illinois State (10/11/08) 7 at Illinois State (10/11/08)Digs Digs

8 at at Illinois State (10/11/08) 8 at at Illinois State (10/11/08)Aces Aces

2 at Bradley (9/20/08) 2 at Bradley (9/20/08)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks


0 0

Clausen’sCareer

Stats

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2008 41 18-0 0 0 0 .000 15 7 19 0 0Totals 41 18-0 0 0 0 .000 15 7 19 0 0




ALISA DEBERG ROTH

#12

Hudson, IowaHudson High School

Outside Hitter

6-3

Junior

Sophomore Year (2008): Played in all 32 matches with 24 starting assignments...collected 216 kills and 1.79 kills per game, ranking third on the team in both categories...led the team with 11 solo blocks...ranked second on the team with 78 total blocks...tied her career-high 13 kills against both South Dakota and Indiana State...set a career high with two solo blocks against Ball State, Western Illinois and Wichita State...tied a career-high with fi ve block assist at Bradley and against Indiana State...recorded a career-high .500 attack percentage (6 K, 1E, 10 TA) in the opening game of the season against Centenary and the fi nal game of the season against Bradley.

Freshman Year (2007): Garnered playing time in 24 matches, including six starts as a freshman...registered 1.10 kills, 0.59 blocks and 0.37 digs per game...ranked third on the team with 48 blocks...numbers were strong in league play, posting 1.20 kills and 0.57 blocks per game...had a career-high 13 kills against Evansville...established ca-reer marks in blocks (5.0) versus Missouri State and at No. 24 Wichita State...recorded a career-high .312 attack mark on eight kills against three errors in 16 attempts against the Shockers (Oct. 13)...twice equaled career highs in solo blocks (2) and blocks as-sists (5).

Prep: A three-year letterwinner at Hudson High School...led the Pirates in kills (188), blocks (82) and aces (37) as a senior en route to earning second team all-conference laurels...helped her squad capture an Iowa Class 2A district title as a junior.

Personal: Born March 4, 1989, in Waverly, Iowa...daughter of Mike DeBerg and Jill Kuyava and David and Sue Roth...elementary education, early childhood major...has twin brothers: John (12) and Austin (12); and a pair of sisters: Amanda (23) and Kylie (11). Named to Dean’s List.


13 (Three Times) 13 (Twice)Attempts Attempts

40 vs. Evansville (11/2/07) 38 at Wichita State (10/25/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage.500 vs. Bradley (11/21/08) .500 vs. Bradley (11/21/08)

Assists Assists2 (10 Times) 2 (Four Times)

Digs Digs4 (Four Times) 4 at Indiana State (10/10/08)

Aces Aces0 0

Solo Blocks Solo Blocks2 (Three Times) 2 (Three Times)

Block Assists Block Assists5 (Four Times) 5 (Two Times)


DeBerg-Roth’sCareer

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VOLLEYBALL | 09ALANA WITTENBURG

#2

Readlyn, IowaWapsie Valley High School

Libero

5-2

Junior

Sophomore Year (2008): Named a team captain...appeared in all 32 matches…set a Drake single-season record with 603 total digs…registered a team-leading 4.98 digs per game…recorded a career high with 34 digs against South Dakota, the fi fth-best total in the MVC and second-best in a four-game match…fi nished 28th in the nation in digs per game...recorded double-digit digs in 30 matches…ranked fourth in the MVC in digs per game and third in total digs…in conference-only matches ranked fi fth in digs per game and sixth in total digs…recorded her fi rst career service ace at Sam Houston State…set a career-high two service aces three times…set a career-high with six as-sists against Green Bay…named to all-tournament team at Iowa State Tournament.

Freshman Year (2007): One of only four Bulldogs to appear in all 30 matches and 112 games as a freshman...established herself as Drake’s starting libero and re-sponded by registering 423 digs, the then fourth-best single-season total in school his-tory...set a then career-high in digs with 24 in a 3-0 victory over Green Bay...posted 22 double-digit dig performances...ranked 10th in the MVC in overall digs (3.78) and ninth in league-only digs (4.01).

Prep: Led Wapsie Valley High School to the Iowa Class 1A state championship en route to earning third team all-state laurels as a senior...a fi rst team all-conference and all-district selection as a senior...a four-year letterwinner for the Warriors and holds the school record for digs in a season...named to Oelwein Daily Register all-star team as both a junior and senior...member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Jan. 4, 1989 in Iowa City, Iowa...daughter of Barry and Lisa Wit-tenburg...health sciences major...has two sisters: Alissa (16) and Aarika (15) and one brother, Austin (10).


1 (Two Times) 1 (Two Times)Attempts Attempts

2 (Three Times) 2 (Two Times)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

1.000 (Two Times) 1.000 (Two Times)Assists Assists

6 at Green Bay (9/5/08) 6 at Green Bay (9/5/08)Digs Digs

34 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08) 34 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08)Aces Aces

2 (Three Times) 2 (Three Times)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks


0 0

Wittenburg’sCareer

Stats

Year GP MP-MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA2007 112 30-1 0 1 9 -.111 36 0 423 0 02008 121 32-0 2 1 8 .056 47 15 603 0 0Totals 233 62-1 2 2 17 .000 83 15 1,026 0 0




CAITLIN JOHNSON

#10

Sycamore, Ill.Sycamore Community High School

Setter

5-9

Sophomore

Freshman Year (2008): Played in 20 matches…averaged 3.19 assists and 1.2 digs…numbers improved to 3.41 assists and 1.4 digs in conference matches…had fi ve double-digit assist performances, including a career-high 20 assists against Illinois State…collected a career-high eight digs against Missouri State.

Prep: Sparked Sycamore Community High School to four league titles en route to earning fi rst team all-conference honors three times...Western Sun Conference MVP and second team all-state selection as a senior...Spartans fi nished third in Illinois state tournament in 2007 with 39-3 record...established school record for single-season as-sists as a senior...two-time team MVP...tabbed as Sycamore’s Athlete of the Year in 2008...four-year letterwinner in volleyball.

Personal: Born Sept. 28, 1989 in Wheaton, Ill....daughter of Dennis Johnson and Karen Forbes-Johnson...elementary education major...has one brother, Justin (27) and two sisters, Adrienne (26) and Jillian (16).


2 (Four Times) 2 (Four Times)Attempts Attempts

5 vs. Northern Iowa (11/2/08) 5 vs. Northern Iowa (11/2/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

1.000 (Four Times) 1.000 (Four Times)Assists Assists

20 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08) 20 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08)Digs Digs

8 vs. Missouri State (9/27/08) 8 vs. Missouri State (9/27/08)Aces Aces

1 (Seven Times) 1 (Seven Times)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks


0 0


Johnson’sCareer

Stats



VOLLEYBALL | 09ERIKA PRICE

#8

Littleton, Colo.Dakota Ridge High School

Defensive Specialist

5-9

Sophomore


Freshman Year (2008): Appeared in 19 matches with one starting assignment...collected 23 kills and 29 digs in 34 games, averaging 0.7 and 0.9, respectively...had a career-high seven kills, 16 kill attempts and one service ace against South Dakota...set a career high with six digs against Illinois State...collected two block assists at Brad-ley.

Prep: A three-year letterwinner at Dakota Ridge High School...honored as a fi rst team academic athlete selection in each of her fi nal three seasons...named a second team all-conference honoree as a senior...team qualifi ed for regionals in 2007...an academic Eagle scholar for maintaining a perfect 4.0+ grade point average for all four years...member of Junior Olympic national championship squad as a freshman in 2005.

Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1990 in Englewood, Colo....daughter of Tom and Cathy Price...biology major...has one brother, Matthew (16)...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship.


7 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08) 7 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08)Attempts Attempts

16 (Two Times) 16 (Two Times)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.333 against Wichita State (9/26/08) .333 against Wichita State (9/26/08)Assists Assists

1 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08) 1 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08)Digs Digs

6 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08) 6 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08)Aces Aces

1 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08) 1 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks


2 at Bradley (9/20/08) 2 at Bradley (9/20/08)

Price’sCareer

Stats




MICHELLE REIDY

#16

Dubuque, IowaDubuque Wahlert High School

Middle Blocker

6-1

Sophomore

Freshman Year (2008): Emerged as the team’s top true freshman, collecting 190 kills, 1.73 kills per game, 57 digs and a team-leading 99 blocks...recorded a career-high 17 kills at Indiana State and a career-high nine blocks against Fresno State...collected six double-digit kill performances...had fi ve plus blocks eight times.

Prep: A second team all-state and fi rst team all-district and all-conference selection as a senior at Dubuque Wahlert Catholic High School, leading the Eagles to the 2007 state tournament...honored as a IGHSAU Senior All-Star selection and fi rst team Dubuque Telegraph-Herald all-area as a senior...ranked seventh in Iowa Class 3A state tourna-ment in hitting percentage...member of state semifi nalist and state champion squad as a junior and sophomore, respectively...a 2007 Iowa volleyball academic all-state honoree and National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Feb. 6, 1990 in Dubuque, Iowa...daughter of Patrick and Karen Reidy...marketing major...has one brother, Patrick (23) and two sisters, Katie Beth (21) and Bridgett (17).


17 at Indiana State (10/10/08) 17 at Indiana State (10/10/08)Attempts Attempts

32 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08) 32 vs. South Dakota (10/14/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.474 vs. Green Bay (8/30/09) .474 vs. Green Bay (8/30/09)Assists Assists

2 vs. Ball State (8/29/08) 2 vs. Ball State (8/29/08)Digs Digs

6 (Two Times) 6 (Two Times)Aces Aces

2 (Three Times) 2 (Three Times)Solo Blocks Solo Blocks1 (Eight Times) 1 (Eight Times)

Block Assists Block Assists9 vs. Fresno State (9/6/08) 9 vs. Fresno State (9/6/08)


Reidy’sCareer

Stats



VOLLEYBALL | 09MIKAYLA SIMS

#3

Waterloo, IowaEast

Outside Hitter

5-11

RedshirtSophomore


Freshman Year (2008): Played in 25 matches with 21 starting assignments…recorded 184 kills, 2.3 kills per game, 47 blocks (44 block assists, three solo blocks) and 0.59 blocks per game…ranked 24th in the MVC in kills per game and 16th in conference-only contests (2.60)…had eight double-digit kill performances, including a season-high 15 against Illinois State…collected a season-high three assists against Green Bay and a career-high six digs against Illinois State…followed that with a sea-son-high six blocks at Evansville.

Redshirt Year (2007): Quickly established herself in the Drake rotation before in-juries forced her to redshirt campaign...averaged 2.74 kills and 0.77 blocks in 11 match-es...named MVC Newcomer of the Week after registering 12.5 kills and 3.5 blocks in Bulldogs’ fi rst four tilts...netted career highs in kills (22) and blocks (7.0) in a 3-2 win at Western Illinois.

Prep: Tabbed a fi rst team Iowa Class 4A All-State honoree as a senior at Waterloo East High School...was a three-time All-Mississippi Valley Conference selection...a three-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball...an honor student each of her four years.

Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1989 in Waterloo, Iowa...daughter of Lysa Sims...education major...has one brother, Mekhi (12).


22 at Western Illinois (9/16/07) 15 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08)Attempts Attempts

47 at Western Illinois (9/16/07) 34 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08)Attack Percentage Attack Percentage

.520 at Northern Iowa (9/19/08) .520 at Northern Iowa (9/19/08)Assists Assists

3 at Green Bay (9/5/08) 3 at Green Bay (9/5/08)Digs Digs

6 (Twice) 6 vs. Illinois State (11/7/08)Aces Aces

2 vs. Furman (9/1/07) 0Solo Blocks Solo Blocks

2 vs. Furman (9/17/07) 1 (Three Times)Block Assists Block Assists

7 at Western Illinois (9/16/07) 6 at Evansville (11/14/08)

Sims’Career

Stats




EMILY SIBIGTROTH

#4

Durand, Ill.Anderson University / Hononegah High School

Right-Side Hitter

5-11

Redshirt Sophomore

#22

Jesup, IowaJesup High School

Outside Hitter

6-1

Redshirt Freshman

2008: Redshirted.

Anderson University (2007): Played as a freshman at Anderson University.

Prep: Member of state runner-up squad at Hononegah High School as a senior in 2006...a two-year letterwinner, who earned honorable mention all-conference laurels during her senior season...National Honor Society member, as well as being tabbed an Illinois State and AP Scholar.

Personal: Born April 19, 1989 in Rockford, Ill....daughter of Gary and Lori Sibigtroth...biology major...has one brother, Andrew (18)19 and one sister, Chris (29)...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship.

2008: Redshirted

Prep: A four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Jesup High School...tabbed a fi rst team all-conference selection as a senior after earning second team laurels as a junior...member of National Honor Society...also lettered three years in track, twice in basketball and once in softball.

Personal: Born July 17, 1990 in Jesup, Iowa...daughter of Mark and Christy Becker...health sciences major...has one brother, Colin (15) and one sister, Nicole (22)...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship.

#15

Manchester, IowaWest Delaware High School

MiddleBlocker

6-0

Redshirt Freshman

2008: Redshirted

Prep: A three-year letterwinner at West Delaware High School, where she led the Hawks to 124-14 mark...squad fi nished as Iowa Class 3A state runner-up as a junior with a 49-1 mark before reaching the state semifi nals as a senior with a 42-5 record...tabbed a fi rst team all-state selection and elite all-state honors as a senior, where she was named the Iowa Class 3A Player of the Year...a two-time all-conference honoree...named second team all-state as a junior...established school record of 4.39 kills per game as a senior...class valedictorian.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1990 in Waterloo, Iowa...daughter of John and Lorrie Hef-fernen...biochemistry major...has one brother, Josh (22) and two sisters, Heather (21) and Sara (17)... recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship.

ALYSSA BECKER EMILY HEFFERNEN



VOLLEYBALL | 09STACIE HANSEN

#11

Lincoln, Neb.Lincoln Southwest High School

Middle Blocker

6-1

Freshman

#14

Burnsville, Minn.Apple Valley High School

Outside Hitter

6-1

Freshman

Prep: Led Lincoln Southwest to three Nebraksa Class A top-10 fi nal-season rankings and three state tournament appearances...holds the school record with 820 career kills...three-time Nebraska All-State selection...two-time All-City selection...selected for 2009 Nebraska All-Star Senior game...two-year letterwinner in track and fi eld (high jump).

Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1990 in Lincoln, Neb...daughter of Randy and Lisa Hansen...journalism major.

Prep: Three-time varsity letterwinner at Apple Valley High School...member of the 300 Attack Club (2007, 2008)...two-time All-Minnesota Lake Conference selection...coaches named her the Jill Growling Heart Award winner as a senior...received the Captains Award as a senior...four-time letterwinner and two-time all-conference selection for the Apple Valley girls basketball team...two-time track and fi eld letterwinner.

Personal: Born July 24, 1991 in Kirkland, Wash....daughter of Mark and Jamie Mancini...undecided major...has one brother, Nicholas (20).

#20

Waukee, IowaWaukee High School

Outside Hitter

5-11

Freshman

Prep: Versatile athlete who earned 2008 special mention Iowa Class 4A all-state honors as outside hitter by Iowa Girls Coaches Association....earned Class 4A All-District honors as senior at Waukee, while leading team to 15-4 record....named 2009 Iowa Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of Year after helping Waukee earn the school’s fi rst girls Class 4A state title...won 2009 Class 4A 200 and ran on state championship 4x100 and 4x200 relays with 4x100 setting Iowa all-time best in 48.15 seconds...also named the 2009 Drake Relays outstanding high school girls performer after running anchor leg on 4x400 relay which set a meet record and Iowa all-time best of 3:50.21. She also ran legs on Waukee’s winning 400 and sprint medley relays, while placing sixth in the 100.

Personal: Born Dec. 20, 1990 in Colorado Springs, Colo....daughter of Robin and Larry Jackson...business major.

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