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The 2010 Women’s Volleyball Media Guide was written, edited and produced by the NSU SportsInformation Office, director Matt Michalec and assistant Mike Bello. Editorial assistance was provided byCraig Cotton and Marty Miller. Photography was provided by Dominion Photography, Mark’s DigitalPhotography, Jerry S. Altares, NSU Marketing Services and 2nd Chance Productions. Printing serviceswere provided by Signature Printing of Norfolk, Va.

2010 norfolk state University

Volleyball Quick Facts

University InformationLocation: Norfolk, Va.Founded: 1935 Enrollment: Nearly 7,000 Mascot: Spartans School Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Home Arena: Echols Hall Capacity: 6,191Acting President: Kim Luckes, J.D.Athletics Director: Marty L. Miller Athletics Phone: (757) 823-8152 Athletics Fax: (757) 823-2566 Ticket Office: (757) 823-9009

Coaching StaffInterim Head Coach: Brandon Duvall (Old Dominion)Record at NSU: 1st seasonCareer Record: 1st seasonAssistant Coach: Dave Albaugh (Shippensburg, ’94)Office Phone: (757) 823-2804 Office Fax: (757) 823-2566

Team Information 2009 Overall Record: 9-222009 MEAC Record/Finish: 3-5/4th Southern DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5Starters Returning/Lost: 4/3 (includes libero)Key Returnees (Per-Game Averages): Sr. Tracy Copley(1.80 digs, 0.94 kills), Jr. Nicole Kessner (7.30 assists, 1.24 digs), So. Charlotte Armstead (1.86 kills, 0.58blocks)Number of Newcomers: 7First Year of Volleyball: 1981All-Time MEAC Record: 18-105MEAC Regular-Season Titles: N/AMEAC Championship Titles: N/AMEAC Tournament Record: 2-10

Sports Information SID: Matt Michalec Phone: (757) 823-2628 Fax: (757) 823-8218 Email: mmichalec@nsu.edu Volleyball Contact: Mike BelloPhone: (757) 823-2628 Fax: (757) 823-8218 Email: mjbello@nsu.edu Mailing Address: NSU Office of Sports Information, 700 Park Ave. Norfolk, VA 23504 Website: www.nsuspartans.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Facts ................................................ 3

Athletics Department Directory .......... 4

Coaching staff .......................................... 5

nsU season outlook ............................... 6

2010 Rosters ............................................. 8

Players ........................................................ 9

2009 season statistics and Results ... 15

nsU Administration................................ 16

nsU Athletics Highlights....................... 18

meAC ......................................................... 20

meAC Preseason Predictions ............... 21

nsU Volleyball Records ........................ 22

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ATHLETICS DIRECTORY

Athletics Directory (Area Code 757)Administration and Support StaffDirector of Athletics: Marty Miller...........................................................................................................................................823-8152Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Delanyard Robinson.........................................................................................823-8993Assoc. AD for Internal Operations/SWA: Sherie Cornish ............................................................................................823-8404Assoc. AD for External Operations/NSUAF Executive Director: Craig Cotton....................................................823-2667Assoc. AD for Development: Karen Holmes......................................................................................................................823-8645Assoc. AD for Student Services: Alisha Tucker ................................................................................................................823-2337Asst. AD for Sports Medicine: Meghan Antinarelli ..............................................................................................823-9547/8997Asst. AD for Business Operations: Jamar Ross.................................................................................................................823-2105Asst. AD/Strength & Conditioning: Reese Bridgman......................................................................................................823-2187Sports Information Director: Matt Michalec ......................................................................................................................823-2628Asst. Sports Information Director: Mike Bello...................................................................................................................823-2628Compliance Coordinator: Derrick Coles..............................................................................................................................823-2337Head Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jessica Cole .......................................................................................................823-9547/8997Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nicole Dietrich ..............................................................................................................823-9547/8997Administrative Specialist: Shirley Whitaker ........................................................................................................................823-8152Athletics Academic Coordinator: Jacqueline Nicholson................................................................................................823-8751Equipment Manager: William Wright...................................................................................................................................823-2022Asst. Equipment Manager: Nate Bell....................................................................................................................................823-2022Cheerleading Coach: Carmen Harris ...................................................................................................................................823-8200Administrative Specialist/Football: Shirley Brooks ........................................................................................................823-8824NSUAF Administrative Specialist: Chelsea Hall ...............................................................................................................823-8642

Men’s CoachesBaseball: Claudell Clark, Head Coach ...................................................................................................................................823-8196

Asst. Coaches: A.J. Corbin/Quentin Jones.....................................................................................................................823-9533Basketball: Anthony Evans, Head Coach............................................................................................................................823-8934

Asst. Coaches: Robert Jones/Larry Vickers.......................................................................................................823-9192/2840Cross Country: Kenneth Giles, Head Coach .......................................................................................................................823-8169

Asst. Coaches: Wycliffe Rotich/Harry Freeman............................................................................................................823-8169Football: Pete Adrian, Head Coach.......................................................................................................................................823-8824

Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line: Rod Holder.............................................................................................................823-8779Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Kirk Mastromatteo .........................................................................................823-8533Asst. Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Mark DeBastiani .............................................................................................823-2582Asst. Coach/Defensive Backs: Marco Butler..................................................................................................................823-2495Asst. Coach/Defensive Line: Mark Thurston..................................................................................................................823-8758Asst. Coach/Quarterbacks: Steve Canter .......................................................................................................................823-2570Asst. Coach/Wide Receivers: Paul Macklin....................................................................................................................823-8824Asst. Coach/Tight Ends: Joe Blackwell ...........................................................................................................................823-8824Asst. Coach/Defensive Assistant: C.J. Fayton ..............................................................................................................823-8824

Tennis: Matthew Halfpenny, Head Coach.............................................................................................................................823-8821Asst. Coach: Torrie Browning ...............................................................................................................................................823-8821

Track and Field: Kenneth Giles, Head Coach .....................................................................................................................823-8801Asst. Coaches: Serge Bengono/Harry Freeman/Wycliffe Rotich/Brandon Tynes..........................................823-2104

Women’s CoachesBasketball: Debra Clark, Head Coach ...................................................................................................................................823-8441

Asst. Coaches: Lashondra Dixon-Gordon/Kenny Edwards .........................................................................823-2132/8456Bowling: Wilhelmenia Harrison, Head Coach.....................................................................................................................823-2105

Asst. Coach: Aundray Darden.............................................................................................................................................823-2105Cross Country: Ronda Berard, Head Coach .......................................................................................................................823-2104

Asst. Coaches: Wycliffe Rotich/Harry Freeman ...........................................................................................................823-2104Softball: Heidi Cavallo, Interim Head Coach......................................................................................................................823-8343Tennis: Matthew Halfpenny, Head Coach.............................................................................................................................823-8821

Asst. Coach: Torrie Browning ...............................................................................................................................................823-8821Track and Field: Ronda Berard, Head Coach .....................................................................................................................823-2104

Asst. Coaches: Serge Bengono/Harry Freeman/Wycliffe Rotich/Brandon Tynes .........................................823-2104Volleyball: Brandon Duvall, Interim Head Coach.............................................................................................................823-2804

Asst. Coach: Dave Albaugh .................................................................................................................................................823-2804

MiscellaneousFootball Press Box.......................................................................................................................................................................823-2628Basketball Press Row ..................................................................................................................................................................823-8195Softball Press Box.......................................................................................................................................................................823-0056Baseball Press Box .......................................................................................................................................................................823-8196Ticket Office..................................................................................................................................................................................823-9009

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COACHING STAFF

Brandon Duvall enters his first season as interim head volleyball coach at NorfolkState University in 2010 and his third year overall working with the Spartans' volleyballprogram. Duval previously served as an assistant coach the last two seasons before beingnamed the interim head coach in August 2010. Prior to arriving at NSU, Duvall served as an assistant at Virginia Wesleyan Collegein 2006 where he helped lead the women’s team to a 19-9 overall record and a third-place finish in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament. From 2003-06, Duvall was the assistant boys volleyball coach at Great Bridge HighSchool in Chesapeake, Va. He led the Wildcats to the 2004 and 2005 SoutheasternDistrict regular-season titles. Duvall also had assistant coach stints with the girls teams at Ocean Lakes HighSchool (1998) and Tallwood High School (2002), and served as the girls head coach atOcean Lakes in 1999. Duvall has also worked with the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club as an assistantunder former Great Bridge High School boys coach and current NSU assistant coachDave Albaugh. Duvall has assisted the nationally ranked girls’ U-18 team since 2003 andwas the head coach of the U-15 girls team from 2006-07. As an assistant, Duvall handles the travel arrangements, conducts practices anddoes individual skills work with members of the U-18 team. He also worked with the Tidewater Volleyball Club (TVC) from 2001-03, assistingwith the girls U-18 team and leading the U-15 team. Duvall was the defensive specialist on the club team while attending Old Dominion.He continues to play in several indoor and outdoor competitions and participates inboth men’s and co-ed matches at the open level.

Dave Albaugh enters his first year asan assistant coach with Norfolk State in2010. He comes to the Spartan programwith numerous years of experience in thehigh school and junior Olympic levels inthe Hampton Roads area following asuccessful collegiate career. Albaugh comes to NSU afterspending more than a decade at GreatBridge High School in Chesapeake. Hefirst coached the girls’ varsity team,leading them to a fifth-place finish at thestate championships in 1999 during hisfirst season there. To this day, Albaugh stillholds the school record for most wins in aseason. After three seasons with the girls’team, Albaugh was named the head coachfor the boys’ team in 2002. During hiseight years with the program, he won fiveSoutheastern District Championships andtwo Eastern Regional Championshipswhile posting an overall record of 168-28. Albaugh was named the VirginiaState Coach of the Year in 2008 and alsowon Coach of the Year honors for theSoutheastern District in 2002, 2004,2005, 2008 and 2009. Beginning his coaching career inCurrituck County, N.C., Albaugh eventuallymade his way north to Virginia Beach.While there, he led Kellam High School toits highest winning percentage in the

school’s history prior to his departure. In addition to his high school exploits,Albaugh has also been very active in theUSA Junior Olympic program in the localarea. He started his career with theTidewater Volleyball Association (TVA),and is currently coaching for the CoastalVirginia Volleyball Club. During his timewith those junior programs, Albaugh haswon local tournaments and also competedon a national level. His 2001 girls’ U-18 National Teamremains the only team in Virginia ever towin a national qualifier event and is stillannually ranked among the nation’s best. Throughout his Junior Olympiccoaching career Albaugh has beeninstrumental in the promotion of localathletes to college programs, anaccomplishment he feels is his mostfulfilling at the junior volleyball level. In thelast 12 years, Albaugh has been directlyinvolved in the recruiting process withmore than 80 players from the HamptonRoads area. Following a successful high schoolcareer, Albaugh competed forShippensburg University. He earned hisbachelor’s in secondary education socialstudies in 1994. Albaugh currently lives and teaches in Chesapeake as a European history teacher.

Brandon DuvallInterim Head Coach

Dave AlbaughAssistant Coach

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NSU SEASON OUTLOOK

The 2010 edition of Norfolk State volleyball team willhave a new look with the addition of seven new playersand a new head coach in interimhead-man Brandon Duvall. Afterserving as an assistant at NSU thelast two seasons, Duvall returnsseven athletes from the 2009season. Included among them is juniorsetter Nicole Kessner, the Spartans’2009 All-MEAC second-team pick.The 2009 squad finished 9-22overall and 3-5 in MEAC play andadvanced to the opening round ofthe MEAC Tournament. Duvall inherits a young team, withjust one senior in Tracey Copley andtwo juniors – Kessner and Winston-Salem State transfer Jasmine Frazier(Fredericksburg, Va./Winston-SalemState). Kessner and redshirtsophomore Paige Gary-Canty are theonly two players who were with theteam just two seasons ago. “Even though we only have onesenior on the team, we have a goodcore group of returners,” said Duvall. “All went through alot last year learning how to lead a team and be a morepositive influence on the floor.” With such a young team and with several youngstersexpected to contribute early, Duvall knows that theopportunity is there to build something at NSU and givethe program a new identity. “We’re trying to bring in kids who’ve great experienceand played at a decently high level,” said Duvall. “They’recoming into a program where they have a chance tobuild it from the ground up, especially combined with theupperclassmen and their collegiate experience. “They all know how to win. That’s the big thing. Wehave a new face to the program, and now we can buildour own tradition.” The Spartans lost five players from the 2009 season,including seniors Solange Honore, Angie Clewis andAurelia Isham along with sophomores Breanna Allumsand Elayne Greer. Those five players combined to make76 match starts and were responsible for 44 percent ofNSU’s total kills, 47 percent of its digs and 52 percent ofthe team’s blocks. Joining Duvall on the bench for the 2010 season willbe assistant coach Dave Albaugh, a veteran HamptonRoads high school and junior Olympic coach. Prior to hisarrival at NSU, Albaugh spent more than a decadecoaching the boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams at GreatBridge High School in Chesapeake. A team leader on and off the court, Kessner will bethe main setter for the Spartans in 2010. En route tobeing named NSU’s Most Valuable Player in 2009,

Kessner led the team and ranked seventh in the MEACwith 767 assists. She also recorded 193 digs,130 kills, 22 aces, 20 total blocks and ateam-high .276 hitting percentage in 105sets. Kessner ranks fourth all-time on theNSU assists list after just two seasons with1,285 and is within striking distance of theall-time record of 1,971 set by Honore.

Sophomore Kristen Burt will see timeas the setter along with Kessner, asDuvall looks to run a 6-2 with bothsetters in the back row. In 2009, Burthad 74 assists in reserve action forKessner and also added 123 digs (1.74per set, ranking fifth on the team), 17kills and 10 aces in 83 sets.

“Both are well-improved from lastyear and from whatwe’ve run inpractice, both willcome in and set areally good ball,”said Duvall.Returning to theteam from lastseason at theoutside hitterposition aresophomores EllicaMorris and ChynnaBlaker and Gary-Canty. Morrisfinished fourth on

the team with 1.58 kills per setin 71 sets as a freshman with 36 digs and 10 blocks. “One of the heaviest arms on the team,” explainedDuvall about Morris. “Needs a lot more game experience,but skill wise having time off during the summer to gethealthy has really helped her.” Blaker tallied slightly less than one kill per set in 61sets last season to go along with 33 digs and five blocks. “Definitely a vocal leader,” he said. “She came in andsaid she wanted to help guide the freshmen through thetransition into college, thinking she’d take a back seat,but she’s done some very good things as practices haveprogressed hitting the ball. She’s a very positive influenceon the floor.” Gary-Canty suffered the second season-ending injuryof her college career three matches into the 2009 seasonwhen she went down with concussion symptoms, butshe is expected to be at full strength to start 2010. “Paige is going to be great. She put in a lot of workover the summer,” Duval said. “She has a lot to prove.She’s back on track to where we would want her to be.” The Spartans lost Isham to graduation and Allums leftthe team prior to conference play, and NSU will also have

A New Era, A New Identity As SpartansBegin Youth Movement in 2010

Kristen Burt

Ellica Morris

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to make up for the offensive loss of Clewis and Greer.Clewis was third on the team in kills per set in 2009, whileGreer was the top offensive threat, averaging 1.98 kills per set. Newcomers Arielle Knafel (Greenwood, Ind./CenterGrove HS), Tiana Patterson (Dumfries, Va./Potomac HS)and Mykal Vailu’u (Tustin, Calif./Arnold Beckman HS) willadd depth to the outside hitter position. Knafel was an AAU All-American as a senior and ledCenter Grove HS to the final four at the statechampionship that year as well on her way to beingnamed the Johnson County Athlete of the Year. “Even at 5-9, she is probably ourhighest jumper and most explosivehitter right now,” said Duvall. “She’svery quick on the floor and will beone of our best ball-control playerson the floor, front row and back row.” Patterson was a first-team all-region honoree her senior year aswell as team MVP her junior andsenior seasons and has the physicaltools to take a step up at NSU. “She hasn’t had the same kind ofexperience the other players havehad, but physically she can play,”said Duvall. “Physically, she’s exactlywhat we want her to be. She justneeds more game experience.” Vailu’u was a standout on boththe volleyball and track and fieldteams during her high school daysand also hails from a nationally-ranked club team, said Duvall. “Mykal is very, very good withher feet with a very quick arm,” hecontinued. “She puts a lot of heat onthe ball.” Sophomore Charlotte Armstead is the onlySpartan middle blocker back from last season. NSU lostClewis to graduation and Greer left the team at the end ofthe season. Armstead, NSU’s Rookie of the Year, led theteam with 60 total blocks (47 assists, 13 solo) and leadsthe returnees in kills (192), kills per set (1.86) and totalattacks (475), ranking second on the team in 2009 in allthree categories to Greer. “The height that she hits the ball is a very big asset,”said Albaugh. “She has a very long arm and hits the ball ata very high point. Her foot speed is very good, and she isone of our quicker blockers out there.” Backing up Armstead at middle blocker will be Frazierand freshman Kylee Thiim (Honolulu, Hawaii/SacredHearts Academy). Frazier comes north to Norfolk after two years atWinston-Salem State, as she led the team in total blocksboth years, including 73 last season. She also added 91kills and 64 digs in 2009. “We were fortunate to have Jazmine transfer in lastspring,” said Duvall. “It’s hard to consider her new,because she’s been part of our team chemistry since thespring. She feels that she is a returner, even though shehasn’t played one match for us yet. “Charlotte and Jazmine are really bringing it to themiddle blocker position.”

Thiim arrives all the way from Hawaii, where she was a member of the 2006 state championship team.“She has an extremely high volleyball IQ,” Duvallcontinued. “She knows the court very well. She finds openspots. She’ll be more of a control player and a big blockfor us.” Copley and sophomore Maatra Henderson will sharethe libero duties to start the season. Copley is secondamong the returnees with 189 digs, finishing third overallon the team in 2009. She also topped all teammates with31 service aces and also showed some offensive flash,

totaling 99 kills on the year.“Tracey had to hit

outside for us last year, but shewill be assuming a defensiverole for us this year,” Duvall said.Henderson played sparingly,totaling 29 digs in 53 sets, butshould have an expanded rollcome 2010.

“She’s been quite a surprisefor us,” Duvall said. “Ball controlwas an issue last year, but shetold me at the end of the yearshe’d come back and make sureshe will improve and that I’d seeshe put the work in. She’sabsolutely right. Her ball controlis much better than it was last year.”

Freshman Noelle Eagles(Richmond, Ind./New CastleChrysler HS) will vie for playingtime at the libero position. Eagleswas a three-time all-conferencemember in high school and set thesingle season record for digs her senior year.

“She’s from one of the top clubs in the nation, and right now she’s on fire for us,” said Duvall. “She’s been playing tremendous. She’ll end up playing a significant role at that position.” The schedule will be favorable for the Spartans earlyon, as the team will kick things off at home Aug. 27-28when they host the Spartan Classic with Providence,Navy, UNC Greensboro and Kent State. “We’re getting these good mid-major programs in thatwe are really going to have to compete against if we wantto come out with a few wins right off the bat,” said Duvall. NSU will also play in tournaments hosted by Radford,Coastal Carolina, UNC Greensboro and Maryland EasternShore along with another home tournament, the SpartanInvitational, on Sept. 25 against Davidson and Delaware State. “With our schedule this year, we should be competingat a high level with these teams,” Duvall declared. The team kicks off the conference schedule Oct. 4 athome against Florida A&M, as the Spartans play seven ofeight matches at home during the middle of October. Other non-conference home matches include dateswith Savannah State, James Madison, North CarolinaCentral and Hampton. The Spartans play each of theMEAC southern division teams at home and on the road,and play on the road at Savannah State, NCCU and Hampton.

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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2010 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School1 Paige Gary-Canty OH/RS 6-0 RSo. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor HS2 Charlotte Armstead MB/RS 6-0 So. Williamsburg, Va./Warhill HS3 Tracey Copley DS/Lib. 5-9 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./Lees McRae College4 Tiana Patterson OH/RS 5-11 Fr. Dumfries, Va./Potomac HS5 Arielle Knafel OH/RS 5-9 Fr. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS6 Noelle Eagles DS/Lib. 5-2 Fr. Richmond, Ind./New Castle Chrysler HS7 Maatra Henderson DS/Lib. 5-7 So. Houston, Texas/Lamar HS8 Chynna Blaker OH/RS 5-9 So. Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich HS10 Kristen Burt S/RS 5-9 So. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run HS11 Nicole Kessner S/RS 5-8 Jr. Blacksburg, Va./Rancho Cucamonga HS12 Jasmine Frazier MB/RS 6-0 Jr. Fredericksburg, Va./Winston-Salem State13 Omolayo Dada DS/Lib. 5-6 So. Aurora, Colo./Overland HS14 Ellica Morris OH/RS 5-9 So. Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell HS15 Kylee Thiim MB/RS 6-0 Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii/Sacred Hearts Academy16 Mykal Vailu’u OH/RS 5-9 Fr. Tustin, Calif./Arnold Beckman HS

ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School2 Charlotte Armstead MB/RS 6-0 So. Williamsburg, Va./Warhill HS8 Chynna Blaker OH/RS 5-9 So. Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich HS10 Kristen Burt S/RS 5-9 So. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run HS3 Tracey Copley DS/Lib. 5-9 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./Lees McRae College13 Omolayo Dada DS/Lib. 5-6 So. Aurora, Colo./Overland HS6 Noelle Eagles DS/Lib. 5-2 Fr. Richmond, Ind./New Castle Chrysler HS12 Jasmine Frazier MB/RS 6-0 Jr. Fredericksburg, Va./Winston-Salem State1 Paige Gary-Canty OH/RS 6-0 RSo. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor HS7 Maatra Henderson DS/Lib. 5-7 So. Houston, Texas/Lamar HS11 Nicole Kessner S/RS 5-8 Jr. Blacksburg, Va./Rancho Cucamonga HS5 Arielle Knafel OH/RS 5-9 Fr. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS14 Ellica Morris OH/RS 5-9 So. Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell HS4 Tiana Patterson OH/RS 5-11 Fr. Dumfries, Va./Potomac HS15 Kylee Thiim MB/RS 6-0 Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii/Sacred Hearts Academy16 Mykal Vailu’u OH/RS 5-9 Fr. Tustin, Calif./Arnold Beckman HS

Interim Head Coach: Brandon Duvall (Old Dominion/Third Season Overall/First as Interim Coach)Assistant Coach: Dave Albaugh (Shippensburg ‘94/First Season)

Paige Gary-Canty 1 6-0 Redshirt SophomoreOutside Hitter/Right SideWinston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor HS

2009: Competed in three matches before concussions symptoms forced her to miss therest of the season … Did not tally any statistics in three sets played.

2008: Played in three matches and started two before suffering a season-ending kneeinjury … Tallied four kills, two digs and one block assist in five sets … Redshirted the remain-der of the season.

High School: Played two years of varsity volleyball for coach Robyn Wessalman … Ledthe Mount Tabor Spartans to the 2007 Forsyth County Volleyball Tournament title and a 26-2 record … Spent her freshman and sophomore years playing varsity basketball.

Personal: Full name is Paige LaJoi Gary-Canty … Born on June 25, 1990 … Daughter ofLaTonya Young and Curtis and Valerie Canty … Has four older siblings and three youngerones … Majoring in English-theater … Undecided on career plans.

GARY-CANTY’S CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 5 4 4 15 .000 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1Totals 8 4 4 15 .000 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1

Charlotte Armstead 2 6-0 SophomoreMiddle Blocker/Right SideWilliamsburg, Va./Warhill HS

2009: Earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week honors on Nov. 2and Oct. 5 … Team’s Rookie of the Year … Competed in 30 matches, starting 18 … Led theteam with 60 blocks in 103 sets, including 13 solo blocks and 47 block assists, averaging0.58 blocks per set … Finished second on the team with 192 kills (1.86 per set), while finish-ing with the second-best hitting percentage at .181 … Also contributed 19 digs, 13 serviceaces and nine assists on the season … Totaled double-digits in kills on six occasions …Added 15 kills with just three errors on a .414 attack percentage in a tough 3-2 loss at SouthCarolina State Oct. 28 … Posted 12 kills and a season-high six blocks in a 3-1 win at NorthCarolina A&T Oct. 23 … Also had six blocks with 13 kills against North Carolina Central Oct.3, hitting .455 in the 3-2 loss … Had four service aces Oct. 7 against Alabama State.

High School: Played three years of varsity volleyball … Tallied 297 kills, 177 digs and 122blocks as a senior en route to making the All-Bay Rivers District First Team … Was a two-year letterwinner at Warhill and a Region 1 honorable mention pick as a senior … Becamethe first student in Warhill’s two-year history to earn an athletic scholarship when she

signed with NSU. Personal: Full name is Charlotte Victoria Armstead … Born on Aug. 11, 1991 … Daughter of Levi and ChristineArmstead … Has one older brother, Alex … Majoring in kinesiotherapy … Wants to become a pediatric physical therapist.

ARMSTEAD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 103 192 106 475 .181 9 13 21 1 19 13 47 2Totals 103 192 106 475 .181 9 13 21 1 19 13 47 2

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Tracey Copley 3 5-9 SeniorDefensive Specialist/LiberoVirginia Beach, Va./Lees McRae College/Kellam HS

2009: Played in all 31 matches, getting the starting nod in 14 … Led the team with 31service aces in 105 sets played (0.30 aces per set) … Finished third on the team in digs with189, an average of 1.80 per set … Contributed 99 kills, averaging 0.94 per set, on a .069 at-tack percentage … Also added 29 assists and five blocks … Had double-digits in kills in threematches on the year, all within a four-match stretch from Oct. 23-Nov. 1 … Also posted 10 ormore digs in six matches … Had her best match Oct. 28 at South Carolina State, posting 14kills and seven digs in a 3-2 loss … Also had 12 kills at North Carolina A&T Oct. 23 and Nov. 1against Bethune-Cookman … Had 12 digs and a season-high six service aces against Ala-bama State Oct. 7 in a 3-0 win … Had a season-high 15 digs Oct. 16 against South CarolinaState … Added four service aces Oct. 9 against North Carolina A&T.

At LMC: Played in 30 matches with one start as a sophomore in 2008 … Tallied 165 digs,53 kills and 24 aces that season … Played in 37 matches and had 313 digs, 33 kills and 42aces during her freshman season in 2007.

High School: Played four years of varsity volleyball at Kellam for coach Janice Johnson. Personal: Full name is Tracey Ann Copley … Born on Feb. 3, 1989 … Daughter of Joseph and Marilyn Copley …

Has two siblings, Andy and K.C. … Majoring in biology … Wants to pursue a career in either dentistry or pharmacy.

COPLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS (NSU ONLY)Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 105 99 76 333 .069 29 31 42 27 189 1 4 1Totals 105 99 76 333 .069 29 31 42 27 189 1 4 1

Tiana Patterson 4 5-11 FreshmanOutside Hitter/Right SideDumfries, Va./Potomac HS

High School: Played four yearsof varsity volleyball at PotomacSenior High for coach AudreyShutte … Earned first-team all-re-gion honors senior year … Earnedfirst-team all-district accoladesjunior and senior year … Alsonamed to the all-district secondteam as a sophomore … TeamMVP junior and senior years …Posted 300 kills and 190 digssenior year.

Personal: Full name is TianaShineal Patterson … Born on Sept.

3, 1992 … Daughter of Neal and Annette Patterson …Has one older sibling, Taurean … Mother, Annette, is a1979 NSU graduate … Majoring in business manage-ment with a minor in criminal justice … Plans on pursu-ing a career with the federal government.

Arielle Knafel 5 5-9 FreshmanOutside Hitter/Right SideGreenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS

High School: Played four yearsof varsity volleyball at CenterGrove High School for coach DebMcClurg … Also competed intrack freshman, junior and senioryears … Named the JohnsonCounty Athlete of the Year seniorseason … Earned all-county first-team honors … An AAU All-Amer-ican senior year as well … Ledteam to the final four at the statechampionship as a senior … Wasalso a state qualifier in track that year.

Personal: Full name is ArielleGrace Knafel … Born on July 30, 1991 … Daughter ofRaymond and Karla Knafel … Has two younger siblings,Trayce and Tayven … Majoring in chemistry-premed …Wants to eventually become an ER physician.

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Noelle eagles 6 5-2 FreshmanDefensive Specialist/LiberoRichmond, Ind./New Castle Chrysler HS

High School: Played four years of varsityvolleyball at New Castle Chrysler HighSchool for coach Alan Davis … Also a four-year member of the softball team … Earned

all-conference honors in volleyball fresh-man, junior and senior years … Earned All-American accolades at volleyball nationalssophomore year … Set the school’s seasonrecord in digs as a senior … All-Conferencemember in softball freshman year. Personal: Full name is Noelle Justine Ea-gles … Born on Dec. 31, 1991 … Daughter ofNicole Eagles … Majoring in physical therapy… Wants to pursue a career in physical therapypost-grad.

Maatra Henderson 7 5-7 SophomoreDefensive Specialist/LiberoHouston, Texas/Lamar HS

2009: Competed in 19matches, starting in two … Ap-peared in 53 sets, posting a totalof 29 digs on the year … Alsoadded nine assists, seven kills andfive service aces … Posted a sea-son-high seven digs againstSouth Carolina State Oct. 16 …Had two kills and two serviceaces against North Carolina A&TOct. 9.

High School: Played two years of varsity volleyballfor coach Alexia McWhinney … Earned District 21-5Afirst-team honors as a junior and senior … Was theteam MVP and named Lamar’s Most Athletic Girl in2008 … Tallied 173 kills, 148 digs, 42 assists and 31 acesas a senior … Had 142 kills, 101 digs, 32 assists and 22aces her junior year. Personal: Full name is Maatra A. Henderson … BornDec. 21, 1990 … Daughter of Dedra Shealy and RickyHenderson … Has one older sibling, Takiyah, and twoyounger ones, Malik and Elijah … Majoring in biology …Wants to pursue a Ph.D in physical therapy and ulti-mately be a physical therapist in one of the major pro-fessional sports leagues.

HENDERSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 53 7 8 24 -.042 9 5 9 5 29 0 0 2Totals 53 7 8 24 -.042 9 5 9 5 29 0 0 2

Chynna blaker 8 5-9 SophomoreOutside Hitter/Right SideGoodrich, Mich./Goodrich HS

2009: Competed in 24matches, starting one … Ap-peared in 61 sets, compiling 57kills (0.93 per set) and 33 digs …Also added eight assists, fiveblocks and five service aces …Had her best match of the year atDelaware State Sept. 11, posting aseason-high 12 kills with five digs… Had a season high in digs withseven against Winston-SalemState Nov. 8 … Had eight kills Oct.16 against South Carolina State.

High School: Played two years of varsity volleyballfor coach Robin Batterbee … Led Goodrich to a 39-10-4 record and the 2008 Genesee Area Conference RedDivision Tournament title as a senior … Tallied 150 kills,209 digs, 49 assists, 51 total blocks (19 solo) and 34aces in 2008 … Was on the power lifting and track andfield teams at Goodrich … Earned first-team all-confer-ence honors in the discus and second-team honors inthe shot put her senior year … Had personal bests of97 feet, four inches in the discus and 31-11 in the shotput … Set the Michigan state record in the squat as ajunior when she lifted 200 pounds. Personal: Full name is Chynna Pearl Blaker … Bornon Dec. 17, 1990 … Daughter of Brad and DarleneBlaker … Has two younger siblings, Gage and Colt …Majoring in physics-premed with a minor in chemistry… Wants to be an emergency room physician then vol-unteer with DOCARE International or Doctors WithoutBorders, organizations that provide much-neededmedical care around the world.

BLAKER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 61 57 32 156 .160 8 5 15 5 33 0 5 1Totals 61 57 32 156 .160 8 5 15 5 33 0 5 1

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Kristen burt 10 5-9 SophomoreSetter/Right SideAshburn, Va./Broad Run HS

2009: Appeared in 24matches, getting the starting nodin 14 … Saw action in 83 sets, fin-ishing second on the team in as-sists with 74, an average of 0.89per set … Fifth on the team with123 digs (1.48 per set) … Added 17kills on a .125 attack percentage …Totaled 10 service aces and eightblocks … Posted a season-high 24assists at Delaware State Sept. 11with six digs … Also reached dou-ble digits with 18 assists vs.

LaSalle the same day with five digs and two serviceaces … Had a season-best five kills the next dayagainst Maryland Eastern Shore … Posted 10 digsagainst Winston-Salem State Nov. 8 for a season high… Against Sacred Heart Sept. 26, had nine digs and aseason-best four blocks. High School: Lettered four years for the Broad RunSpartans and was a three-time AA All-Dulles Districtpick … Had 277 assists, 43 service aces, 14 total blocksand averaged 4.0 assists per set as a senior in 2008. Personal: Full name is Kristen Jennine Burt … BornJune 25, 1991 … Daughter of Darlene Canady and Clin-ton Burt … Majoring in mass communications … Wantsto obtain a master’s degree and pursue a career as alobbyist.

BURT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 83 17 10 56 .125 74 10 20 10 123 1 7 5Totals 83 17 10 56 .125 74 10 20 10 123 1 7 5

Nicole Kessner 11 5-8 JuniorSetter/Right SideBlacksburg, Va./Rancho Cucamonga HS (Calif.)

2009: Named to the All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Sec-ond Team … Team’s primarysetter, ranked seventh in theMEAC with 7.30 assists per set …Named the team’s Most ValuablePlayer for the second year in arow … Competed in all 31 matcheswith a team-leading 27 starts …Appeared in 105 sets, totaling767 assists … Also finished fourthon the team with 130 kills, aver-aging 1.24 per set while hitting ateam-leading .276 … Also ranked

second on the team with 1.84 digs per set (193 total)and 22 service aces … Totaled 20 blocks … Reached 30or more assists eight times … Had a season and careerhigh with 50 assists at South Carolina State Oct. 28with 11 digs and six kills … One of five double-doubleson the year … Had 43 assists and a career-high 15 digsagainst Bethune-Cookman Nov. 1 along with seven killsand four service aces … Tied her career high in serviceaces with four the very next match Nov. 8 against Win-ston-Salem State … Reached a new career high in killswith 10 against North Carolina A&T Oct. 9 to go alongwith 24 assists … Also had double-doubles with assistsand digs on two other occasions … Nearly missed outon a triple-double with 23 assists, 11 digs and nine kills

Oct. 13 at James Madison. 2008: Named the team’s Most Valuable Player …Played in 27 matches and started 15 … Led the team inhitting percentage (.240) and assists (518) … Had 65kills, 16 aces, 148 digs and eight total blocks on theseason … Ranked ninth in the MEAC with 5.82 assistsper set … Had a career-high 46 assists in the 3-1 winover Hampton Nov. 5 … Had a double-double of 43 as-sists and 11 digs in the Sept. 9 win over Hampton …Had 11 matches where she passed out 20 or more as-sists, including four of 30 or more … Had a career-highsix kills on two occasions, first against YoungstownState Sept. 5 and then against Maryland Eastern Shorein the first round of the MEAC Tournament on Nov. 14… Had a season-best 14 digs and added 28 assists, fivekills and two aces in the 3-1 win over Winston-SalemState Oct. 19 … Posted three double-doubles in assistsand digs for the season … Held a positive hitting per-centage in 25 of the 27 matches in which she played. High School: Played two years of varsity volleyballfor coach Brandon Blevins … Named to the All-Base-line Conference First Team as a junior and senior … Tal-lied 910 assists, 205 digs, 102 kills, 24 aces and 30blocks (11 solo) her senior year … Had 707 assists, 158digs, 95 kills, 36 blocks (14 solo) and 17 aces as a junior… Was also a scholar athlete at RCHS … Named to theAyala and Los Osos High School all-tournament teamsher junior and senior years. Personal: Full name is Nicole Marie Kessner … Bornon Dec. 28, 1989 … Daughter of Janice and David Kess-ner … Has four younger siblings: Chelsea, Eli, Matt andAubrey … Majoring in pre-med biology with a minor inkinesiology … Wants to become an athletic trainer foran NFL team.

KESSNER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 105 130 38 333 .276 767 22 14 2 193 1 19 192008 89 65 17 200 .240 518 16 23 1 148 1 7 15Totals 194 195 55 533 .263 1285 38 37 3 341 2 26 34

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Jasmine Frazier 12 6-0 JuniorMiddle Blocker/Right SideFredericksburg, Va./Winston-Salem State/Chancellor HS

2009 (Winston-Salem State):Finished the season ranked sec-ond on the team in total blocks …She saw time in all 36 matchesand 102 total sets … Improved innearly every category with 91 killsand 18 service aces … Was alsoone of the team’s top defensiveplayers with 73 total blocks and64 digs … Best offensive match ofthe season came against NorthCarolina A&T with a season-besteight kills … Was a staunch de-fender against Hampton with six

blocks … Repeated the feat at Delaware State.

2008 (Winston-Salem State): Made an immediateimpact, seeing time in 102 sets, the most on the team… Finished the season as the team’s leader in totalblocks (57) … Also added 82 kills with a .046 attackpercentage … Added 10 assists with 34 digs … Best ef-fort of the season came against St. Augustine’s with acareer-high eight kills … Repeated the effort with eightkills vs. North Carolina A&T … Twice had a career-highfive blocks against St. Augustine’s, once in Winston-Salem, N.C., and once in Raleigh, N.C. … Recognized asthe Freshman of the Year following the season. High School: Played four years of varsity volleyballfor head coach Rod Crooks at Chancellor High … Grad-uated in 2008 … Team’s Most Improved Player in 2004… Earned first-team all-district honors senior year …Led team to district championship all four years Personal: Full name is Jamine Mone’t Frazier … Bornon Jan. 16, 1990 … Daughter of George and DeborahFrazier … Has one younger sibling, Janay … Majoring infinance … Wants to become either a financial advisoror a corporate attorney post-grad.

FRAZIER’S CAREER STATISTICS (AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE)Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 124 91 70 286 .073 3 18 33 0 64 24 49 22008 102 82 69 280 .046 10 18 28 1 34 15 42 0Totals 226 173 139 566 .060 13 36 61 1 98 39 91 2

OmolayoDada 13 5-9 SophomoreDefensive Specialist/LiberoAurora, Colo./Overland HS

High School: Four-year member of the varsity volleyball team underCoach Carlson … Also competed in basketball all four years and ran trackher freshman and sophomore years. Personal: Full name is Omolayo Oluwadamilola Dada … Born Jan. 16,1991 … Daughter of Kolawole and Anne Dada … Has three older siblings:Gbotewi, Dare and Yetunde … Majoring in pre-med biology … Plans oncontinuing her education in medical school to become a pediatrician.

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Kylee Thiim 156-0 FreshmanMiddle Blocker/Right SideHonolulu, Hawaii/Sacred Hearts Academy

High School: Played varsityvolleyball all four years at SacredHearts Academy under coachDerwin Tsutsui … Member of the2006 Hawaii High School AthleticAssociation (HHSAA) StateChampionship team for Division 2… Also led the team to a runner-up finish at the InterscholasticLeague of Honolulu (ILH) Cham-pionship.

Personal: Full name is KyleeKealohilani Thiim … Born March

30, 1992 … Daughter of Larry and Maile Tuileta … Oneof eight siblings … Has two older siblings: Keila AhMow and Mabeleen Reid, and five younger ones: Larry,Kiani, Larson Larae and Nive … Undecided on a major.

MykalVailu’u 16 5-9 FreshmanOutside Hitter/Right SideTustin, Calif./Arnold Beckman HS

High School: Competed allfour years on the varsity volley-ball team for coach Dann McBain… Also competed in track andfield freshman, junior and seniorseasons … Earned second-teamall-league honors in volleyballsophomore and junior years … Pa-triot Award winner for track andfield as a junior … Set the schoolrecord in the discus as a juniorand then again as a senior.

Personal: Full name is MykalMeeschealle Tepora Vailu’u … Born Dec. 15, 1991 …Daughter of Sylvia Serrato and Kilisi Vailu’u … One of 11siblings … Has eight older siblings: Leinani, Genesis,David, Adonis, Khahni, Karen, Savalani and Daniel andtwo younger siblings: Mo and Kaella … Undecided on amajor.

Ellica morris 14 5-9 SophomoreOutside Hitter/Right SideBedford, Texas/L.D. Bell HS

2009: Played in 26 matches, starting 10 … Saw action in 71 sets … Finished fourth on theteam with 1.58 kills per set … Totaled 112 kills on the year … Added 36 digs, 10 blocks, sixservice aces and four assists … Had her best match against North Carolina Central Oct. 3,posting season highs in kills with 13 and digs with six … Reached double digits in kills oneother time on the season with 12 against Navy Sept. 19 at the Delaware State Hornet Invita-tional.

High School: Played three years of varsity volleyball at L.D. Bell. Personal: Full name is Ellica S. Morris … Born on June 24, 1991 … Daughter of Eric and

Samantha Morris … Has one older sibling, Casey, and three younger siblings: Emmani, Evalliand Entani … Majoring in kinesiology … Wants to become a personal trainer and a moviecritic.

MORRIS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BHE2009 71 112 101 378 .029 4 6 19 5 36 3 7 1Totals 71 112 101 378 .029 4 6 19 5 36 3 7 1

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The Automated ScoreBook

Norfolk State Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 12, 2010)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 9-22 5-3 3-10 1-9

CONFERENCE 3-5 2-2 1-3 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 6-17 3-1 2-7 1-9

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking

## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points

6 GREER,Elayne 101 200 1.98 136 538 . 1 1 9 13 0.13 14 30 0.14 2 30 0.30 8 43 51 0.50 3 4 -2 ARMSTEAD,Charlotte 103 192 1.86 106 475 . 1 8 1 9 0.09 13 21 0.13 1 19 0.18 13 47 60 0.58 8 2 -9 ALLUMS,Breanna 27 49 1.81 42 200 . 0 3 5 10 0.37 10 5 0.37 9 41 1.52 3 7 10 0.37 2 0 -14 MORRIS,Ellica 71 112 1.58 101 378 . 0 2 9 4 0.06 6 19 0.08 5 36 0.51 3 7 10 0.14 1 1 -8 CLEWIS,Angie 105 160 1.52 85 446 . 1 6 8 10 0.10 14 28 0.13 5 68 0.65 5 40 45 0.43 13 2 -11 KESSNER,Nicole 105 130 1.24 38 333 . 2 7 6 767 7.30 22 14 0.21 2 193 1.84 1 19 20 0.19 5 19 -3 COPLEY,Tracy 105 99 0.94 76 333 . 0 6 9 29 0.28 31 42 0.30 27 189 1.80 1 4 5 0.05 1 1 -5 BLAKER,Chynna 61 57 0.93 32 156 . 1 6 0 8 0.13 5 15 0.08 5 33 0.54 0 5 5 0.08 0 1 -4 ISHAM,Aurelia 93 73 0.78 78 293 - . 0 1 7 16 0.17 12 28 0.13 33 151 1.62 0 19 19 0.20 2 0 -10 BURT,Kristen 83 17 0.20 10 56 . 1 2 5 74 0.89 10 20 0.12 10 123 1.48 1 7 8 0.10 2 5 -12 HENDERSON,Maatra 53 7 0.13 8 24 - . 0 4 2 9 0.17 5 9 0.09 5 29 0.55 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 -7 HONORE,Solange 102 9 0.09 11 52 - . 0 3 8 46 0.45 18 16 0.18 40 271 2.66 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -1 GARY-CANTY,Paige 3 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 40 - - - - - - - - -NORFOLK STATE 107 1105 10.33 723 3284 . 1 1 6 995 9.30 160 247 1.50 184 1183 11.06 35 198 134.0 1.25 37 38 -Opponents 107 1177 11.00 556 3148 . 1 9 7 1055 9.86 184 246 1.72 160 1171 10.94 39 254 166.0 1.55 36 41 -

Team Statistics NSU OPPATTACK K i l l s 1105 1177 E r r o r s 723 556 Total Attacks 3284 3148 Attack Pct . 1 1 6 . 1 9 7 K i l l s / S e t 10.3 11.0SET A s s i s t s 995 1055 A s s i s t s / S e t 9.3 9.9SERVE A c e s 160 184 E r r o r s 247 246 A c e s / S e t 1.5 1.7SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 184 160 E r r o r s / S e t 1.7 1.5DEFENSE D i g s 1183 1171 D i g s / S e t 11.1 10.9BLOCKING Block Solo 35 39 Block Assist 198 254 Total Blocks 134.0 166.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.3 1.6 Block Errors 37 36Ball handling errors 38 41ATTENDANCE T o t a l 801 2926 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/100 13/225 Neutral site #/Avg 10/125 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 2 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.&Aug 28 vs TAMUCC L 1-3 25-22,19-25,16-25,13-25 238&Aug 29 vs TX Southern W 3-0 25-14,25-11,25-15 204&Aug 29 at UTEP L 0-3 20-25,8-25,10-25 801Sep 02 HAM W 3-1 25-22,25-18,18-25,25-16 213

%Sep 04 vs Arkansas L 0-3 8-25,11-25,17-25 25%Sep 05 at Virginia Tech L 0-3 11-25,18-25,15-25 239%Sep 05 vs East Carolina L 0-3 14-25,21-25,18-25 25

Sep 11 vs LaSalle L 1-3 17-25,25-21,23-25,13-25 81Sep 11 at Delaware St L 0-3 22-25,21-25,15-25 142Sep 12 vs NAVY L 0-3 12-25,24-26,19-25 62Sep 12 at UMES L 0-3 18-25,15-25,14-25 0Sep 18 at Elon L 0-3 18-25,20-25,14-25 89Sep 19 vs NAVY L 1-3 22-25,25-23,22-25,20-25 30Sep 19 vs Georgia State L 0-3 19-25,23-25,22-25 33

@Sep 26 vs SHU L 0-3 15-25,17-25,20-25 417@Sep 26 at UMES L 0-3 23-25,20-25,12-25 417

Oct 03 NCCU L 2-3 22-25,25-21,26-24,19-25,14-16 93*Oct 09 NCAT W 3-0 25-21,25-11,26-24 126*Oct 11 FAMU L 0-3 15-25,22-25,16-25 77Oct 07 ALST W 3-0 25-21,25-15,25-9 83Oct 13 at James Madison L 1-3 17-25,13-25,25-21,7-25 520

*Oct 16 SCSU L 1-3 25-22,24-26,25-27,23-25 73*Oct 23 at NCAT W 3-1 25-9,23-25,25-18,25-13 72Oct 25 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 25-17,25-16,25-18 58

*Oct 28 at SCSU L 2-3 21-25,24-26,25-20,25-19,13-15 83*Nov 01 BCU W 3-1 25-17,27-25,22-25,26-24 62Nov 08 WINSTON-SALEM STATE W 3-1 25-17,17-25,25-20,25-14 74

*Nov 13 at BCU L 0-3 21-25,18-25,20-25 258*Nov 15 at FAMU L 0-3 26-28,18-25,15-25 129Nov 18 at HAM W 3-1 22-25,25-22,27-25,25-16 118

#Nov 20 vs UMES L 0-3 14-25,11-25,18-25 137

& - UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational% - Virginia Tech Tournament@ - Maryland Eastern Shore Volleyball Tournament# - MEAC Volleyball Tournament

Record in 3-set matches: 4-15Record in 4-set matches: 5-5Record in 5-set matches: 0-2

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Kim Luckes (LEW-kus), J.D., the acting president of Norfolk State University,previously served as the liaison to the NSU Board of Visitors and assistant to thepresident. Luckes holds a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University anda juris doctor degree from North Carolina Central University’s School of Law.Additionally, she is a graduate of Leadership North Carolina, Class XII (2005) and hasparticipated in the Mabel Parker McLean Women’s Leadership Development Forum ofthe United Negro College Fund, Inc. (April 2004). A native of Newport News, Va., Luckes brings more than 20 years ofadministrative experience in higher education to Norfolk State. Prior to NSU, sheserved as executive vice president at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C. Asexecutive vice president, she was responsible for the areas of institutionaleffectiveness, personnel management, and strategic planning and assessment.Additionally, Luckes was responsible for the day-to-day operations at SaintAugustine’s College. Before assuming the position of executive vice president, sheheld the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Augustine’s.In that role, Luckes was responsible for the oversight and execution of educationpolicy; supervision of programs of instruction of faculty and instructional budgets,and faculty and staff effectiveness and development. Luckes has also held several higher education administration positions atHampton University, serving as the director of Human Resources and ExecutiveAssistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost. She serves and takes greatpride in her volunteer work as a peer evaluator with the Commission on Colleges,Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (2005-2009).

Highlights from her career include the following: • Member, Cooperating Raleigh Colleges Operations Committee, Raleigh, N.C. • Member, Society of Human Resource Management • Member, Chief Academic Officers’ Task Force, Council of Independent Colleges • Member, College and University Personnel Association • Member, Association of College Administration Professionals • Member, Kid’s Voting North Carolina Wake County Board of Directors • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. • Recipient of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Distinguished Alumni Award (2009) • Recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award from the City of Newport News (1995) • Recipient, Outstanding Educational Support Award from the City of Hampton (1994) • Nominee, Governor’s Emergency Medical Services Award, Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of Emergency Medical Services (1993) • Recipient, Distinguished Leadership Award, The United Negro College Fund, Inc. (1990)

Kim Luckes, J.D.Acting President

Marty Miller has beencalled many things duringhis tenure at Norfolk StateUniversity. Some havecalled him a rock. Othershave referred to him as oneof Norfolk State’s greatestambassadors. Regardlessof the label, what’s clear isthat Miller has served hisalma mater in variouscapacities for nearly 40years, providing NSU withstability in times of need.

His professionalcareer at Norfolk State hasincluded stints in the areasof financial aid, careerservices, student affairs

and athletics. After winning more than 700 games asthe school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’sacting athletics director on December 16, 2004. Hewas appointed to the permanent athletics directorpost on March 18, 2005. Early in Miller’s tenure, he was confronted withmany challenges, the biggest one being the hiring of afootball coach. Miller and his search committeeworked during the Christmas and New Year’s holidaysto find a football coach. The hard work paid off whenthe decision was made to hire Pete Adrian fromBethune-Cookman. With approval of then-PresidentDr. Marie V. McDemmond, Adrian became the firstwhite head coach in any major sport at NSU and thesecond ever in MEAC football history. Shortly thereafter, with help from alumni, fans,friends and the Department of Facilities Management,the athletics department was able to raise funds torenovate and purchase new equipment for the weightroom. In 2007, the school completed a majorrenovation of the NSU Softball Field, which includedthe installation of new team dugouts and a press box.Bleacher renovations to Joseph Echols Hall werecompleted for the 2008-09 basketball season. A newtrack surface is scheduled to be completed in thesummer of 2010. Another highlight of his tenure as athletics

director includes NSU capturing the last six TalmadgeLayman Hill awards, given annually to the top men’ssports program in the conference. NSU has received atotal of $145,000 for winning the awards. Miller wasalso presented in March 2006 with the Tom FergussonMemorial Award, given annually to the area’s topsportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club. Miller is no stranger to winning. His career recordas baseball coach was 718-543-3. Miller first startedmaking a name for himself as a player at NSU from1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eightdoubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as ajunior; and .406 as a senior, when he became the firstSpartan player to be named an NCAA College Division

All-American. Miller was an All-CIAA baseball selectionin 1967 and 1968, and led the nation in doubles in 1968. Miller graduated with a bachelor’s degree inmathematics in 1969. An ROTC member in college,Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in theU.S. Army after he graduated. While on active duty,Miller was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Millerreturned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant tobaseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Millerinherited the head-coaching job, which he held untilearly in 2005. Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAAhistory, having led the Spartans to a 584-374-3 recordin their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAAincludes 17 conference championships, including sevenin a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award afterhis team won the District 19 title. Between 1993-97,Miller won five consecutive Louisville Slugger Awards,given to championship coaches. He was one of aselect few baseball coaches to receive the award forfive consecutive years. In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the MartyL. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSUto the MEAC Tournament championship round in theSpartans’ first year in the league. He was named theMEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reachedthe championship round again in 2001. The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller. InFebruary, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B.McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seededNSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEACtournament. In August, Miller the player was honoredas one of eight inductees into the Norfolk StateUniversity AthleticsFoundation SportsHall of Fame. Miller, anative ofDanville, Va.,serves ontheNorfolkSportsClubBoard ofDirectorsand isscheduledto becomeits presidentfor 2011. Millerwas also elected toserve on the VirginiaSports Hall of Fame Honors Court beginning in 2009.He and his wife Liz have one son, Marty Eric, a formerNSU outfielder.

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Marty MillerDirector of Athletics

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The Norfolk State University intercollegiate athleticsprogram has experienced unprecedented success atthe NCAA Division I level during the past five years(2005-10). This period of progress has beenhighlighted by improvements in virtually every areacritical to transforming the NSU athletics program intoa highly competitive program that will consistentlychallenge for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)and NCAA Division I championships. The catalyst for these advancements has been Marty Miller, who was appointed athletics director at NSU in December 2004. Miller believes that themission of the athletics program is an extension of the mission of Norfolk State University. He places an emphasis on areas that impact the welfare ofstudent-athletes. Improving graduation rates, gender equity, and the retention of student-athletesare equally, if not more important, than winningconference and national championships. However, the initiatives designed to enhance thestudent-athlete experience and improve the overalladministrative process have been successful due to theachievements of the teams and individual athletes.Perhaps the biggest achievement came in early 2009,when the athletics department was recertified toreceive NCAA accreditation for the next 10 years. Byachieving certification status, NSU is considered to beoperating its athletics program in substantialconformity with operating principles adopted by theNCAA’s Division I membership. Numerous staff and coaching hires have been made to enhance the department’s efficacy. New personnelhave been hired in the areas of academic support,compliance, business operations and development to meet the growing demand in those departments. A host of new head coaches joined the staff signalingnew beginnings in several sports. They included PeteAdrian (Football), Claudell Clark (Baseball), AnthonyEvans (Men’s Basketball), Heidi Cavallo (Softball), andWilhelmenia Harrison (Bowling). Kenneth Giles (Men’sTrack) and Ronda Berard (Women’s Track) werepromoted from interim to full-time head coaches intheir respective sports. Giles’ cross country and track teams have dominatedthe MEAC. Adrian has orchestrated the steadyprogress of the football team, which came within agame of capturing its first MEAC title in 2007. Evansled the Spartans to the MEAC Tournamentchampionship game in his second year. Clark andCavallo helped guide their teams to runner-up finishesat the MEAC championships in their respective sportsin 2008. Harrison guided the bowling team to its firstMEAC Southern Division regular-season championshipin 2008-09 and the No. 19 national ranking in 2009-10. The accomplishments of NSU student-athletes in theclassroom since 2005 have been equally impressive.

The number of athletes annually named to the MEACCommissioner’s All-Academic Team has steadilyincreased, and now numbers 40 or more each year. The following is a list of accomplishments andimprovements the NSU athletics program hasexperienced since 2005.

Academics• Had 36 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2005-06• Had 34 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2006-07• Had 42 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2007-08 and 2008-09• Had 40 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2009-10• Increased student-athlete graduation success rate from 40% to 60% • Won the inaugural Division I Football Championship Subdivision Academic Progress Rate Award for having the MEAC’s highest cumulative APR for the 2008-09 school year• David Kemboi was one of 50 student-athletes nationwide named to the 2006-07 Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic team as selected by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)

Administrative• Hired a full-time assistant sports information director (January 2007)• Hired a full-time athletics academic coordinator (March 2008)• Hired a full-time strength and conditioning coach (August 2008)• Hired an associate athletics director for development (August 2009)• Hired an assistant athletics director for academic services, an assistant compliance coordinator and an additional athletic trainer (August 2010)• Developed comprehensive gender-equity and catastrophic incident guideline plans

NSU Athletics Five-Year Highlights(2005-Present)

Tennis player Stepanka Velebova (left) is presented with the 2009 Scholar Athlete of the YearAward by NSU Professor Dr. Norma Brumage. Velebova was one of 42 NSU members of the 2009 MEAC All-Academic Team.

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Football• Matched 2005 and 2006 win total (8-14) in 2007 with a record of (8-3)• Record 10 NSU players named All-MEAC in 2007• Pete Adrian named NSU’s first MEAC Football Coach of the Year in 2007• Earned school’s first-ever national FCS national ranking in 2007, reaching as high as 23rd• Had its first NFL draftee since 1996 when Don Carey was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 draft• Had three members of the 2009 team sign professional contracts – Chris Bell (New Orleans Saints), Terrell Whitehead (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Dennis Brown (CFL’s Calgary Stampeders)

Football Attendance• Ranked 20th in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2005• Ranked 23rd in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2006• Ranked 7th in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2007• Had the 2nd and 3rd-largest crowds in Dick Price Stadium history in 2007: vs. Hampton (27,756) and vs. Virginia State (26,970)• Set a stadium record in average attendance in 2007 (17,220 average for 6 games)

Men’s Basketball• Won 16 games in 2007-08, a five-win improvement over the previous year• Competed in the conference championship game in 2009 for the first time since joining the MEAC

Cross Country• Won nine of the last 10 MEAC men’s titles, including a conference-record seven straight from 2000-06• Sent a runner to the NCAA Division I National Cross Country Championship for the first time in school and MEAC history in 2006 (David Kemboi)• Won the school’s first-ever MEAC women’s title in 2009

Track & Field• Became first MEAC men’s track program to win both the indoor and outdoor conference championships for five consecutive academic years (2006-10)• Had two athletes (Marlon Woods, Corey Vinston) earn NCAA Division I All-American status in the same championship meet for the first time in school history in 2009• Won the school’s first MEAC women’s indoor championship in 10 years in 2010

Facilities• Renovated weight room in Gill Gymnasium in 2005, increasing size of existing room and purchasing new equipment • Completed softball field renovations in 2007-08, including construction of a press box, dugouts and restrooms• Replaced the outfield wall at Marty L. Miller Baseball Field (summer 2007)• Completed refurbishing of women’s sports locker rooms in Gill Gymnasium (fall 2008)• Renovated the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall basketball arena to add new chair-back seating (August 2008 and 2009)• Renovated and resurfaced the Dick Price Stadium track (summer 2010)

Program Awards• Won the last six MEAC men’s all-sports awards (Talmadge ` Layman Hill Award) and earned the NSU Athletics Department $145,000 from 2005-10• Had the baseball, men’s basketball and football teams all post winning records in 2007-08 for the first time in the Division I era

Media Exposure• Transitioned the department’s web site from the www.nsu.edu domain to a new and improved web site, www.nsuspartans.com, in the fall of 2007• Hosted the school’s first two nationally-televised softball games in 2007 and 2008• Had six sporting events televised on ESPN networks (thee football games, two men’s basketball, one softball) in 2007-08, most in school history• Had five sporting events televised on ESPN networks (three football games, two men’s basketball) in 2008-09• Began airing a weekly radio show, Inside Spartan Sports, on Fox Sports affiliate WXTG 102.1 FM in January 2009• Conducted live video streaming for the first time in 2009-10, broadcasting 16 athletic events on the department’s web site• Had two men’s basketball plays featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on February 22, 2010• Redesigned the school’s current web site again in the summer of 2010

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)enters its 41st year of operation heading into the

2010-11 academic school year. The MEAC ismade up of 13 outstanding historically blackinstitutions across the Atlantic coastline:Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin StateUniversity, Delaware State University, FloridaA&M University, Hampton University, Howard

University, University of Maryland EasternShore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State

University, North Carolina A&T State University,North Carolina Central University, Savannah State

University and South Carolina State University.

HISTORY In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiateathletics met in Durham, N.C., to discuss the feasibility of organizing a newconference. Dissected from these discussions, a steering and planning committeewas formed to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report withrecommendations to interested collegiate institutions, and then construct aworkshop to outline proposals. After adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, HowardUniversity, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, NorthCarolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South CarolinaState College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Its majorobjective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athleticprogram among a compact group of educational institutions of high academicstandards and with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conferenceagreed to seek Division I status for its sports. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season ofcompetition in football in 1971. In 1978, a milestone was reached when the MEAC selected Kenneth A. Free tobe its first full-time commissioner. Free served the conference for 18 years beforestepping down in May of 1996. In July of 1996, Charles S. Harris was namedcommissioner and served in the capacity until April 2002. On September 1, 2002,Dr. Dennis E. Thomas was named the commissioner and has served in the positionfor nine years. The conference’s first expansion occurred in October 1979 when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as newmembers. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and MarylandEastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year.Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984.Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984 but rejoined the conference in 1986. CoppinState College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth memberinstitution. The MEAC expanded again in the 1990’s with the inclusion of HamptonUniversity (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The conference expanded in2007 adding Winston-Salem State University. Following the 2009-10academic/athletic season Winston-Salem State withdrew from the conference andreturned to Division II. On July 1, 2010 the MEAC made its final expansion with theadmittance of North Carolina Central and Savannah State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to that year the conferenceoperated as a Division II conference. The following month the MEAC received anautomatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the conference has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseasonplay in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball(since 1982), football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men and women’s tennis(since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). The MEAC initiated cross country in 1980 and North Carolina A&T earned theinaugural men’s crown. The first women’s cross country championship took placea year later with Howard winning the first of its seven titles. Indoor Track and Fieldwas also added in 1981 with South Carolina State capturing the men’s title andHoward winning the women’s crown. Tennis and golf returned as MEAC governed sports in 1981, after a five-yearhiatus. South Carolina State won all seven of the conference’s golf championshipsfrom 1972-1983 before the sport was discontinued after the 1983 championship. Morgan State dominated the conference in wrestling winning 13 of 24conference championships during the sports tenure (1972-1995). Baseball, which began in 1972, was discontinued following the 1977 season. Itwas brought back as a MEAC governed sport along with women’s volleyball in 1983.Women’s softball became a MEAC sanctioned sport in 1992. Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC sport in 1999. Before that season,the MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women’sbowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The MEAC has enjoyed tremendous athletic success over the years. In 2008,Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) defeated Arkansas State 4-2 to win the NCAAWomen’s Bowling National Championship, a first for the conference and institution.With the victory, Lady Hawks’ head coach Sharon Brummell became the firstfemale head coach to win a NCAA bowling title. In men’s basketball, UMES became the first historical black college/universityto participate in the 1974 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). The Hawksdefeated Manhattan, 84-81, in the first round before falling to Jacksonville by twopoints in the second round. Before the Jacksonville loss UMES had the best recordin the nation at 27-1. That same year, Morgan State won the NCAA College Division II NationalChampionship and junior Marvin “The Human Eraser” Webster was named theDivision II Player of the Year. The 1981 tournament champion Howard Bison became the first MEAC team toplay in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Coppin State and Hampton made history in the NCAA Division I Men’sBasketball Tournament with first-round victories. The No. 15 seeded Coppin Statedefeated No. 2 South Carolina in 1997 and No. 15 seeded Hampton defeated No. 2Iowa State in 2001. Both victories ranked among the Top 10 greatest tournamentupsets of all-time by ESPN’s SportsCenter.

In women’s basketball, South Carolina State won the Association forIntercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II National Championship in 1979. In 1982, Howard became the first MEAC women’s team to participate in theNCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. South Carolina State earnedthe conference’s bid in 1983 and became the first MEAC team, men or women, towin an opening-round game in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. The No. 14 North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies faced No.3 Florida State in the2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The 14th seed was thehighest seed earned by a MEAC women’s basketball program since the inceptionof the 64-team bracket in 1994. The Lady Aggies defeated Wake Forest and Charlotte before falling to Miamiin the third round of the 2010 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).North Carolina A&T became the first MEAC team and historical blackcollege/university to win two consecutive basketball games in a nationalpostseason tournament. In football, the MEAC was instrumental in constructing the Freedom Bowl All-Star Classic, the Heritage Bowl, and the Gold Bowl. Prior to Division I competition, the MEAC competed in the Gold Bowl held inRichmond, Va., which matched the MEAC champion against the champion of theCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). South Carolina Staterepresented the MEAC in 1976 and 1979, winning both outings over Winston-SalemState and Norfolk State respectively. In addition to the 1976 and 1979 crowns, South Carolina State won MEACfootball titles in 1974-78, 1980-83, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. During the 1981 and1982 seasons they reached the second round of the I-AA championships. In outdoor track and field, North Carolina Central won the first three MEACoutdoor titles and finished fourth in the 1974 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Trackand Field Championship. NCCU’s Larry Black was a member of the 1972 Olympic400-meter relay team that won the gold medal. He won the silver medal in the200-meter dash. MEAC women began outdoor track and field conference competition in 1980. In1982, South Carolina State won the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and FieldNational Championship. The MEAC has showcased over 27 athletes in the Olympics and 11 have earnedmedals during the Summer Games. In 2003, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a volleyball matchin the NCAA Championship, with a first-round win over Winthrop. In 2004, the LadyRattlers became the first historically black college/university to rank in the Top 25of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll. South Carolina State’s women’s tennis team earned the conference’s firstIntercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking in a 2005 final poll reaching a No.72 ranking. In softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the conference’s first-ever at-large bid tothe NCAA Softball Championship in 2005. The Lady Wildcats defeated Florida,Central Florida and South Florida in the Florida Regional to become the first MEACschool to win a NCAA Division I Softball Regional. Bethune-Cookman ended the2005 season with the conferences’ first-ever rankings in the final softball polls,reaching No. 18 in the NFCA/USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the USASoftball/ESPN.com Poll. Florida A&M was the first MEAC baseball team to advance to NCAA postseasonplay in 1994. The Rattlers took on Southeastern Louisiana in a best of three play-inseries, falling after two games, 11-10 and 8-7. During the 2002 campaign, theBethune-Cookman Wildcats advanced to the Gainesville Regional and became thefirst MEAC team to win in the NCAA Tournament with a 7-4 victory over FloridaInternational. The Wildcats had previously lost to Florida in their first game 13-1 andwere eliminated from the regional with a 21-10 loss in their second matchup againstthe Gators.

2010 MEAC Volleyball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish (First Place Votes in Parenthesis)

Northern Division Pts. 1. Maryland Eastern Shore (20) 258 pts. 2. Delaware State (2) 198 pts. 3. Morgan State 166 pts. 4. Howard 151 pts. 5. Hampton 148 pts. 6. Coppin State 113 pts.

Southern Division Pts. 1. Florida A&M (18) 251 pts. 2. Bethune-Cookman (2) 189 pts. 3. South Carolina State (2) 186 pts. 4. Norfolk State 161 pts. 5. North Carolina A&T 143 pts.

Preseason Player of the Year: Gazelle d’Artois, Howard

Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown Christine Edwards OH Jr. UMES Lakewood, Calif. Gazelle d’Artois OH Sr. HOW Newhall, Calif. Erica Tajchman OH Sr. DSU Omaha, Neb. Samantha Chukwura MB RSr. UMES Brooklyn, N.Y. Bella Jade Romero S So. UMES Arlington, Texas Susan Egoavil L Sr. FAMU Lima, Peru

MEAC Volleyball Champions>>ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Outstanding Coach Runner-Up2009 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Md. Eastern Shore2008 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Md. Eastern Shore2007 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Md. Eastern Shore2006 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Morgan State 2005 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov North Carolina A&T2004 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Morgan State2003 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Md. Eastern Shore2002 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Morgan State2001 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Morgan State2000 Morgan State Ramona Riley-Bozier Florida A&M1999 Florida A&M Tony Trifonov Morgan State1998 Morgan State Ramona Riley-Bozier North Carolina A&T 1997 Morgan State Ramona Riley-Bozier Florida A&M1996 Florida A&M Pamela Riley Morgan State1995 Florida A&M Pamela Riley Morgan State1994 Howard Linda Spencer Morgan State1993 Howard Linda Spencer Florida A&M1992 Morgan State Ramona Riley Florida A&M1991 Howard Linda Spencer Morgan State1990 S.C. State Charlene Myers Florida A&M1989 Howard Linda Spencer Florida A&M1987 Howard Linda Spencer Florida A&M1986 Delaware St. Mary Lamb Md. Eastern Shore1985 Howard Cynthia Debnam North Carolina A&T1984 Delaware St. Mary Lamb Md. Eastern Shore1983 Howard Cynthia Debnam North Carolina A&T

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2010 MEAC Volleyball Preseason Team

2010 MEAC Volleyball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish (First Place Votes in Parenthesis)

Northern Division Pts. 1. Maryland Eastern Shore (20) 258 pts. 2. Delaware State (2) 198 pts. 3. Morgan State 166 pts. 4. Howard 151 pts. 5. Hampton 148 pts. 6. Coppin State 113 pts.

Southern Division Pts. 1. Florida A&M (18) 251 pts. 2. Bethune-Cookman (2) 189 pts. 3. South Carolina State (2) 186 pts. 4. Norfolk State 161 pts. 5. North Carolina A&T 143 pts.

Preseason Player of the Year: Gazelle d’Artois, Howard

Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown Christine Edwards OH Jr. UMES Lakewood, Calif. Gazelle d’Artois OH Sr. HOW Newhall, Calif. Erica Tajchman OH Sr. DSU Omaha, Neb. Samantha Chukwura MB RSr. UMES Brooklyn, N.Y. Bella Jade Romero S So. UMES Arlington, Texas Susan Egoavil L Sr. FAMU Lima, Peru

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Note: Statistics prior to 1991 and for the 1998 and 2000 seasons are unavailable.

NSU VOLLEYBALL RECORDS

Individual Records

KillsMatch: 26 (5 sets) – Amanda Johnson vs. Howard, 10/17/03Season: 307 – April Johnson, 1996Career: 879 – Kim Mumford, 1992-95

Kill AttemptsMatch: 69 (4 sets) – Stacey Williams vs. Coppin Sate, 9/26/03Season: 902 – April Johnson, 1996Career: 2,533 – Yolanda Roberts, 2005-2008

Service AcesMatch: 10 – Yolanda Roberts vs. Winston-Salem State, 9/29/06Season: 55 – Regina Younkin, 1996Career: 243 – Dianne Harris, 1992-95

AssistsMatch: 55 – (5 sets) Afreya Allen vs. Howard, 10/17/03Season: 818 – Solange Honore, 2008Career: 1,971 – Solange Honore, 2006-09

Blocks SoloMatch: 9 – Jennell Holloman vs. Maryland Eastern Shore,9/7/97Season: 63 – Dianne Harris, 1993 Career: 117 – Dianne Harris, 1992-95

Block Assists Match: 11 – Samoria Kelsey vs. Delaware State, 11/1/97Season: 69 – Karina Moore, 2005Career: 133 – Chanel Barnes, 2003-06

DigsMatch: 29 – April Johnson vs. Virginia Union, 10/23/96Season: 449 – April Johnson, 1996Career: 810 – Kim Mumford, 1992-95

Team Records

KillsMatch: 72 vs. Howard, 10/17/03Season: 1,314, 1993

Kill AttemptsMatch: 230 vs. Fayetteville State 11/3/96Season: 4,196, 1996

Service AcesMatch: 32, recorded twiceSeason: 385, 1995

AssistsMatch: 60 vs. Coppin State, 11/15/03Season: 1,084, 1993

Blocks SoloMatch: 27 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 9/7/97Season: 267, 1993

Block AssistsMatch: 36 vs. Delaware State, 11/1/97Season: 234, 2006

DigsMatch: 129 vs. St. Augustine’s, 9/29/96Season: 2,025, 1996

Career Leaders

Kills1. Kim Mumford (1992-95) 8792. Yolanda Roberts (2005-08) 7863. Kami Jackson (1991-94) 7194. Holly Gray (1993-95) 6685. Dianne Harris (1992-95) 6076. Chanel Barnes (2003-06) 4377. Regina Younkin (1993-96) 4258. Shea Kersey (2003-06) 4179. April Johnson (1995-98) 40310. Elayne Greer (2008-09) 38811. Afreya Allen (2003-06) 37312. Angie Clewis (2008-09) 36113. Chantel Cherry (2005-2007) 34314. Breanna Allums (2008-09) 31915. Shardonay Blueford (2005-08) 292

Service Aces1. Dianne Harris (1992-95) 2432. Regina Youkin (1993-96) 1923. Kim Mumford (1992-95) 1914. Holly Gray (1993-95) 1515. Yolanda Roberts (2005-08) 1366. Kami Jackson (1991-94) 1307. Solange Honore (2006-09) 1298. Aricka Spellman (1991-94) 1119. Annette Burris (1990-93) 10010. April Johnson (1995-98) 8511. Afreya Allen (2003-06) 8412. Shea Kersey (2003-06) 7813. Donnetta Fisher (1993-96) 7414. Lisa Roach (1990-93) 6915. Chanel Barnes (2003-06) 58

Assists1. Solange Honore (2006-09) 1,9712. Dianne Harris (1992-95) 1,5143. Afreya Allen (2003-06) 1,4474. Nicole Kessner (2008-present) 1,2855. Holly Gray (1993-95) 1,0876. Cicely Hocker (1994-97) 5527. Natasha Harvey 4118. Angie Moretto (1988-91) 1659. Janelle Ross (1996-99) 16110. Shea Kersey (2003-06) 107

11. Allison Millette (1989-92) 10212. Kim Mumford (1992-95) 9513. Kristen Burt (2009-present) 7414. Breanna Allums (2008-09) 6915. Regina Youkin (1993-96) 59

Blocks Solo1. Dianne Harris (1992-95) 1172. Holly Gray (1993-95) 1073. Kim Mumford (1992-95) 914. Afreya Allen (2003-06) 845. Karina Moore (2005-2006) 786. Regina Younkin (1993-96) 527. Lisa Roach (1990-93) 478. Annette Burris (1990-93) 389. Kami Jackson (1991-94) 3510. Jennell Holloman (1996-99) 3111. Vanessa Blyden (1995-96) 2812. April Johnson (1995-98) 27

Block Assists1. Chanel Barnes (2003-06) 1332. Karina Moore (2005-2006) 1223. Shea Kersey (2003-06) 1004. Dianne Harris (1992-95) 1025. Yolanda Roberts (2005-08) 986. Elayne Greer (2008-09) 947. Angie Clewis (2008-09) 938. Holly Gray (1993-95) 859. Solange Honore (2006-09) 7910. Afreya Allen (2003-06) 7611. Lisa Roach (1990-93) 7412. Regina Youkin (1993-96) 6513. Kim Mumford (1992-95) 5614. Breanna Allums (2008-09) 5215. Charlotte Armstead (2009-p) 47

Digs1. Kim Mumford (1992-95) 8102. Solange Honore (2006-09) 8033. Regina Youkin (1993-96) 7544. Yolanda Roberts (2005-08) 7265. Shea Kersey (2003-06) 6106. April Johnson (1995-98) 5937. Abaina Farrell (2005-2007) 5848. Afreya Allen (2003-06) 5029. Cicely Hocker (1994-97) 42910. Dianne Harris (1992-95) 38611. Kami Jackson (1991-94) 38012. Aricka Spellman (1991-94) 35413. Shardonay Blueford (2005-08) 35014. Nicole Kessner (2008-present) 34115. Holly Gray (1993-95) 335

Bold: Indicates active players.

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2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIMEAUGUST Sat. 24 GREEN & GOLD SCRIMMAGE Norfolk, Va. 4 p.m.Fri. 27 PROVIDENCE ! Norfolk, Va. 3 p.m. NAVY ! Norfolk, Va. 7 p.m.Sat. 28 UNC GREENSBORO ! Norfolk, Va. Noon KENT STATE ! Norfolk, Va. 4 p.m.Tues. 31 at Hampton Hampton, Va. 6 p.m.

SEPTEMBERFri. 3 at Radford @ Radford, Va. 5 p.m.Sat. 4 vs. Canisius @ Radford, Va. Noon vs. East Tennessee State @ Radford, Va. 5 p.m.Fri. 10 vs. USC Upstate $ Conway, S.C. 4 p.m.Sat. 11 at Coastal Carolina $ Conway, S.C. Noon vs. The Citadel $ Conway, S.C. 4 p.m.Fri. 17 vs. Gardner-Webb # Greensboro, N.C. 4 p.m.Sat. 18 at UNC Greensboro # Greensboro, N.C. 10:30 a.m. vs. Morgan State # Greensboro, N.C. 5 p.m.Sat. 25 DAVIDSON % Norfolk, Va. 11 a.m. DELAWARE STATE % Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m.

OCTOBERSat. 2 vs. Coppin State ^ Princess Anne, Md. 2 p.m. at Maryland Eastern Shore ^ Princess Anne, Md. 5 p.m.Mon. 4 FLORIDA A&M* Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m.Fri. 8 at North Carolina A&T* Greensboro, N.C. 6 p.m.Mon. 11 SAVANNAH STATE Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m.Wed. 13 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m.Sun. 17 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* Norfolk, Va. 3 p.m.Tues. 19 JAMES MADISON Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m.Fri. 22 NORTH CAROLINA A&T* Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m. Sun. 24 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL Norfolk, Va. 3 p.m.Wed. 27 at South Carolina State* Orangeburg, S.C. 6 p.m.Thurs. 28 at Savannah State Savannah, S.C. 6 p.m.

NOVEMBERSun. 7 at North Carolina Central Durham, N.C. 3 p.m.Wed. 10 HAMPTON Norfolk, Va. 6 p.m.Fri. 12 at Bethune-Cookman* Daytona Beach, Fla. 3 p.m.Sun. 14 at Florida A&M* Tallahassee, Fla. 3 p.m.Fri.-Sun.19-21 MEAC Championship Baltimore, Md. TBA

Home match in BOLD played at Joseph Echols Hall All times Eastern* – Denotes MEAC match! – Spartan Classic@ - Radford University Invitational# - UNC Greensboro Spartan Spiketacular$ - Coastal Carolina Classic% - Spartan Invitational^ - UMES Invitational

Charlotte Armstead