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HOFSTRA VOLLEYBALL
Weekly Notes - #4
September 16, 2009
Contact: Stephen A. Gorchov (516) 523-5252
stephen.a.gorchov@hofstra.edu
2009 Hofstra Volleyball Schedule & Results (2-8, 0-0 CAA)
Date Opponent Result /
Time
HOFSTRA/ASICS INVITATIONAL
Aug. 28 Marshall vs. Binghamton MU 3-0
RHODE ISLAND L 0-3
Aug. 29 Rhode Island vs. Marshall MU 3-1
BINGHAMTON L 0-3
Binghamton vs. Rhode Island BU 3-2
MARSHALL L 1-3
ALBANY VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC
Sept. 4 at Albany L 0-3
Sept. 5 vs. Lamar L 0-3
vs. Seton Hall L 1-3
Sept. 8 STONY BROOK W 3-2
CENTURYTEL PREMIER
Sept. 11 vs. Texas A&M L 0-3
at Texas State L 1-3
Sept. 12 vs. Texas Southern W 3-0
Sept. 16 ST. JOHN’S (Queens-Nassau Cup) 7 p.m.
(at the Mack Sports Complex)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
INVITATIONAL
Sept. 18 vs. Yale 5 p.m.
Sept. 19 at Seton Hall 11 a.m.
vs. NJIT
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 26 at Northeastern* 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 FORDHAM 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Georgia State* 12 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Rutgers 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Delaware* 4 p.m.
Oct. 10 at Towson* 5 p.m.
Oct. 13 LONG ISLAND 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 GEORGE MASON* 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 JAMES MADISON* 1 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Virginia Commonwealth* 7 p.m.
Oct. 24 at William & Mary* 7 p.m.
Oct. 28 at Manhattan* 7 p.m.
Oct. 31 NORTHEASTERN* 1 p.m.
Nov. 6 GEORGIA STATE* 7 p.m.
Nov. 8 UNC WILMINGTON* 1 p.m.
Nov. 13 TOWSON* 7 p.m.
Nov. 15 DELAWARE* 1 p.m.
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHAMPIONSHIP (at highest seed)
Nov. 21 Semifinals TBA
Nov. 22 Championship Match TBA
* Colonial Athletic Association match
Home matches in Bold CAPS
Times local to site
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 16
Hofstra vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 18
Hofstra vs. Yale, 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 19
Hofstra at Seton Hall, 11 a.m.
Hofstra vs. NJIT, 4:30 p.m.
Hofstra vs. This Week’s Opponents…
Hofstra is 8-7 all-time vs. St. John’s
- Last Meeting in 2008 (W 3-2)
Hofstra is 4-2 all-time vs. Yale
- Last Meeting in 2008 (L 0-3)
Hofstra is 6-1 all-time vs. Seton Hall
- Last Meeting in 2009 (L 1-3)
Hofstra is 1-0 all-time vs. NJIT
- Last Meeting in 2006 (W 3-0)
Coach Hernandez: Kristina Hernandez is
now in her second season as the head coach
of the Hofstra Volleyball program after leading
the Pride to an 18-14 mark and a spot in the
Colonial Athletic Association Championship
semifinals in year one.
Hernandez joined the Pride after serving as
the head coach at Loyola (MD) for four
seasons. She was named to the post on
March 27, 2008 by Hofstra University Director
of Athletics Jack Hayes.
Following her successful first campaign with the Pride, Hernandez
was recognized on a pair of occasions for her work in the volleyball
community. In February, 2009, Hernandez was named an
inaugural American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) “Thirty
Under 30” award recipient. The AVCA created this award to honor
thirty of the up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years of
age in the sport at all levels of the game. Hernandez would follow
that up in May when she was named an assistant coach with the
USA Volleyball Women’s Junior A2 squad that competed in an
international-style competition in July in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Hernandez’s extensive recruiting ability has brought six new
student-athletes to the program since she took over in March of
2008. The group includes players hailing from five different states
or countries, including Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and
the country of Montenegro.
Hernandez completed a remarkable turnaround of the Greyhound
volleyball program as she took over a squad in 2004 that had won
just five matches the previous season and immediately doubled
their win total in her first campaign and by her fourth season the
team won 22 matches.
Also active in the club community, Hernandez was the associate
club director for the TCA Baltimore Volleyball Club, for which she
served as the head coach of the 16-1’s team. She began the TCA
New York club this past year and the program now has six teams.
In addition, after graduating from college Hernandez worked as a
head coach with the Golden Bear Junior Olympic Club in Berkeley,
California.

Streaks and Trends:
• Heading into the 2009 campaign, Hofstra had won eight of
its last 11 matches. In addition, the Pride has won 33 of
their last 39 home CAA matches.
• Hofstra has advanced to the CAA Championship title
match three times in its eight seasons in the league.
• With 18 wins last season, Hofstra has now won at least 18
matches in five straight seasons and in six of the past
seven campaigns.
• Hofstra has won 28 of its last 40 matches against CAA
opponents and 20 of its last 24 at home against CAA
schools.
• The Hofstra Volleyball program has an all-time record of
759-408-2.
• Hofstra has advanced to its conference tournament in
every one of its Division I seasons (since 1982) except
one. In 1992 the Pride played as an independent and had
no conference affiliation.
• The Pride has won at least 13 matches in each of past 28
seasons.
• Hofstra is 143-16 (90%) in its last 159 matches when
winning the first set, including 13-3 in 2008.
• Hofstra won seven of its 10 five-set matches last season
and is 40-20 (67%) in its last 60 matches that have gone
five sets.
• Hofstra has had at least a six-match winning streak in 16
consecutive seasons, including 2008.
TENTATIVE Starters (Per Set Averages)
Pos. - No. & Name (Attack %) Kills Digs Blocks Assists
S - #11 Chrissey Cruz (.373) 0.73 3.24 0.42 8.30
RS - #13 Rachel August (-.019) 0.60 1.63 0.17 1.00
MB - #7 Taylor Moore (.224) 1.74 0.49 0.43 0.23
MB - #18 Anissa Whitney (.085) 1.61 0.24 0.94 0.18
OH - #21 Monica Knight (.173) 3.83 3.00 0.14 0.31
OH - #1 Maile Scarpino (.000) 0.03 2.03 0.00 0.40
L - #10 Kylee Maneja 3.65
2009 CAA VOLLEYBALL PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL
(Coaches could not vote for their own team)
1. Delaware (4 first-place votes) 70
t2. VCU (3 first-place votes) 69
William & Mary (3 first-place votes) 69
4. Northeastern 62
5. Hofstra 39
6. James Madison 37
t7. George Mason 34
Towson 34
9. Georgia State 27
10. UNC Wilmington 10
2009 CAA VOLLEYBALL PRE-SEASON ALL-CAA TEAM
(Coaches could not vote for their own student-athletes)
Player, School Pos. Cl.
Stephanie Barry, Delaware L Sr.
Britney Brown, Northeastern S Jr.
Katie Dennehy, Delaware OH Jr.
Ivana Rich, VCU MH Sr.
Erin Skipper, William & Mary OH Jr.
Rebecca Walter, George Mason OH Jr.
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2009 HOFSTRA TEAM LEADERS
Kills
1. Monica Knight 134 (3.83 per set)
2. Taylor Moore 61 (1.74 per set)
3. Marina Markovic 53 (1.96 per set)
3. Anissa Whitney 53 (1.61 per set)
Hitting Percentage
1. Taylor Moore .224 (61 K, 25 E, 161 TA)
2. Monica Knight .173 (134 K, 61 E, 423 TA)
3. Marina Markovic .158 (53 K, 27 E, 165 TA)
Digs
1. Kylee Maneja 124 (3.65 per set)
2. Chrissey Cruz 107 (3.24 per set)
3. Monica Knight 105 (3.00 per set)
Blocks
1. Anissa Whitney 31 (0.94 per set)
2. Taylor Moore 15 (0.43 per set)
3. Chrissey Cruz 14 (0.42 per set)
Assists
1. Chrissey Cruz 274 (8.30 per set)
2. Rachel August 35 (1.00 per set)
3. Maile Scarpino 14 (0.40 per set)
Service Aces
1. Maile Scarpino 12 (0.34 per set)
2. Monica Knight 12 (0.34 per set)
3. Rachel August 10 (0.29 per set)
Points (Kills + Service Aces + Blocks)
1. Monica Knight 148.5
2. Taylor Moore 76.5
3. Anissa Whitney 70.0
HOFSTRA/OPPONENT
COMPARISON
HOFSTRA
OPPONENT
11.3 Kills Per Set 12.5
397 Total Kills 439
10.5 Assists Per Set 11.9
367 Total Assists 415
1.5 Aces Per Set 1.4
53 Total Service Aces 49
15.0 Digs Per Set 16.1
524 Total Digs 564
1.4 Blocks Per Set 1.7
49.0 Total Blocks 58.5
.132 Attack Percentage .220
499.0 Points (Kills+Service Aces+Blocks) 546.5
Colonial Athletic Association Standings (as of 9/14/09)
CAA Overall
George Mason 0-0 9-3
Georgia State 0-0 8-3
William & Mary 0-0 7-3
Towson 0-0 7-4
UNC Wilmington 0-0 7-4
Virginia Commonwealth 0-0 7-4
Northeastern 0-0 4-4
Delaware 0-0 4-5
James Madison 0-0 4-6
Hofstra 0-0 2-8
Did You Know: Since the NCAA began compiling volleyball
statistics in 1981, only one team has ever hit over .400 for an entire
season. The 1983 Hofstra Volleyball team, taking a cue from Ted
Williams, hit .406 for the entire season. They totaled 1,317 kills and
283 errors in 2,546 attempts.

HOFSTRA VOLLEYBALL BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record 2-8
Home Record 1-3
Road Record 0-2
Neutral Record 1-3
CAA Record 0-0
CAA Home Record 0-0
CAA Road Record 0-0
In August 0-3
In September 2-5
In October 0-0
In November 0-0
In December 0-0
In Three-Set Matches 1-5
In Four-Set Matches 0-3
In Five-Set Matches 1-0
On Monday 0-0
On Tuesday 1-0
On Wednesday 0-0
On Thursday 0-0
On Friday 0-4
On Saturday 1-4
On Sunday 0-0
During the Day 1-3
At Night 1-5
When winning first set 2-1
When losing first set 0-7
When winning second set 1-1
When losing second set 1-7
When winning third set 2-1
When losing third set 0-7
When winning fourth set 0-0
When losing fourth set 1-3
When winning fifth set 1-0
When losing fifth set 0-0
Game One Record 3-7
Game Two Record 2-8
Game Three Record 3-7
Game Four Record 0-4
Game Five Record 1-0
When hitting above .200 2-0
When hitting below .200 0-8
When out-hitting opponent 2-0
When opponent out-hits Hofstra 0-8
More kills than opponent 2-1
Fewer kills than opponent 0-7
Same amount of kills as opponent 0-0
More digs than opponent 1-2
Fewer digs than opponent 1-6
Same amount of digs as opponent 0-0
More blocks than opponent 1-2
Fewer blocks than opponent 1-5
Same amount of blocks as opponent 0-1
Longest winning streak
1 (twice)
Longest losing streak 6 (8/28 – 9/5)
Last five matches 2-3
Last ten matches 2-8
Two and Out: Since 1982 the Hofstra Volleyball team is 258-11
(96%) when winning the first two sets of a match. Hofstra had won
26 matches in a row when winning the first two sets of a match prior
to a season-opening loss to Fairfield in 2008.
ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS
Monica Knight – Hofstra/Asics Invitational
Monica Knight – Albany Volleyball Classic
Anissa Whitney – CenturyTel Premier
2009 Double-Doubles (12):
Chrissey Cruz (7)
28 A. 10 D vs. Rhode Island
15 A. 17 D vs. Binghamton
34 A, 13 D vs. Marshall
21 A, 11 D vs. Albany
32 A, 10 D vs. Seton Hall
57 A, 11 D vs. Stony Brook
23 A, 15 D at Texas State
Monica Knight (5)
12 K, 10 D vs. Rhode Island
15 K, 17 D vs. Marshall
12 K, 12 D vs. Lamar
18 K, 10 D vs. Stony Brook
12 K, 12 D at Texas State
Hofstra vs. the CAA: Hofstra is 180-55 (.766 winning percentage)
all-time vs. teams currently in the Colonial Athletic Association. The
Pride has at least 30 wins against their longtime rivals Delaware,
Northeastern and Towson). William & Mary is currently the only CAA
team with a winning record against the Pride.
Hofstra vs. the CAA
Delaware 40-12
George Mason 15-8
Georgia State 7-0
James Madison 16-4
UNC Wilmington 14-1
Northeastern 30-3
Towson 34-7
Virginia Commonwealth 11-6
William & Mary 13-14
TEAM MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS
LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN KILLS
Monica Knight – 9 times
Marina Markovic – 1 time
Anissa Whitney – 1 time
LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN DIGS
Kylee Maneja – 7 times
Monica Knight – 3 times
Chrissey Cruz – 2 times
LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS
Chrissey Cruz – 10 times
LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS
Anissa Whitney – 9 times
Taylor Moore – 3 times
Chrissey Cruz – 3 times
Monica Knight – 2 times
Nikki Kinnier – 1 time
Marina Markovic – 1 time
Carolyn Jenkins – 1 time
LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ACES
Maile Scarpino – 5 times
Rachel August – 3 times
Monica Knight - 3 times
Kylee Maneja – 2 times
Taylor Moore – 2 times
Chrissey Cruz – 1 time
Marina Markovic – 1 time
MATCHES IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Name Kills Digs Blocks Assists Aces
Monica Knight 8 6 - - -
Chrissey Cruz - 7 - 10 -
Maile Scarpino - 4 - - -
Kylee Maneja - 8 - - -
Rachel August - 2 - - -
Anissa Whitney 2 - - - -
Taylor Moore 1 - - - -

AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll
2009 Poll #3: September 14, 2009
Rank
School (First-
Place Votes)
Total
Points
2009
Record
Last
Week
1 Penn State (51) 1489 9-0 1
2 Texas (6) 1438 5-0 2
3 Washington (3) 1393 8-0 3
4 Hawai’i 1243 7-2 6
5 Florida 1224 6-1 4
6 Michigan 1202 10-0 7
7 UCLA 1165 8-1 8
8 Nebraska 1089 7-2 5
9 Minnesota 995 7-2 9
10 Iowa State 891 8-1 11
11 Stanford 877 5-3 10
12 Oregon 824 6-0 12
13 California 775 5-3 13
14 Illinois 739 6-1 14
Southern
15 California 712 9-1 15
16 Kentucky 611 10-0 17
17 Michigan State 502 9-0 18
18 UC Irvine 394 9-1 20
19 Florida State 328 8-1 22
20 Wichita State 303 9-1 23
21 Arizona 260 8-0 25
22 Saint Louis 248 4-5 16
23 San Diego 157 4-3 24
24 Baylor 129 11-0 NR
25 Pepperdine 85 7-2 19
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots:
Kansas State 71; Dayton 58; Texas A&M 45; Purdue 40; LSU 30;
Duke 27; Notre Dame 27; Long Beach State 18; St. Mary's (Ca.) 16;
Washington State 13; Northern Iowa 10; Colorado State 9; Oregon
State 8; Rice 8; UC Santa Barbara 6; Cincinnati 5; Santa Clara 4;
Ohio 2
Sweet 16: With the Pride’s six-match win streak in 2008, Hofstra has
now had at least a six-match win streak in 16 consecutive seasons.
Here is a season-by-season look at the streak or streaks during that
year.
2008 - Six
2007 - Six
2006 - Twelve
2005 - Ten
2004 - Seven
2003 - Seven
2002 - Eight and Six
2001 - Seven
2000 - Fourteen
1999 - Fifteen and Eight
1998 - Six
1997 - Nine
1996 - Six
1995 - Six
1994 - Twelve
1993 – Six
Hofstra At Home: Over the past 16 seasons, the Hofstra Volleyball
team has compiled an impressive record of 165-50 (.767 winning
percentage) in the friendly confines of the Volleyball Venue at the
Physical Fitness Center.
1994 17-1 (.944)
1995 16-5 (.762)
1996 9-5 (.643)
1997 10-1 (.909)
1998 12-2 (.857)
1999 12-1 (.923)
2000 12-5 (.705)
2001 6-4 (.600)
2002 15-3 (.833)
2003 5-6 (.454)
2004 12-0 (1.000
2005 9-6 (.600)
2006 13-1 (.929)
2007 7-4 (.636)
2008 9-3 (.750)
2009 1-3 (.250)
New York State of Mind: The Hofstra Volleyball program has had
tremendous success against teams from the state of New York in its
history. Since the program became Division I in 1982, the Pride is
75-21 (78%) against New York teams…2009 Opponents in bold.
Albany (1-2) St. Bonaventure (1-0)
Brooklyn (1-0) St. Francis (NY) (2-0)
Buffalo (5-0) St. John’s (8-7)
Colgate (3-0) Siena (5-1)
Cornell (5-0) Stony Brook (3-1)
C.W. Post (4-0) Syracuse (6-4)
Fordham (3-2) U.S. Military Academy (5-1)
Iona (8-0) Wagner (1-0)
Long Island (2-1) Binghamton (1-2)
Manhattan (4-1) Niagara (2-0)
Marist (3-0) Columbia (2-0)
Did You Know, Part Two: The Hofstra Volleyball team is the
second to last team in the nation to shut out an opponent 15-0, 15-0,
15-0. That occurred when Hofstra defeated the University of Maine
in three games on October 30, 1999. The 1999 season was the
second to last season of sideout scoring before the NCAA went to
rally scoring in all five games prior to the 2001 season. Georgia
Southern was the last team in the nation to notch a shutout, as it
defeated Savannah State, 15-0, 15-0, 15-0 on November 17, 2000.
Congrats Coach: Hofstra’s 3-1 win over Siena on August 30, 2008
was the first Hofstra win for first year Head Coach Kristina
Hernandez. The win was the 50th overall for Hernandez, who spent
four years as the head coach at Loyola (MD) prior to coming to
Hofstra.

HOFSTRA IN THE CAA RANKINGS (All matches) – as of 9/14/09
TEAM LEADERS
Hitting Percentage Tenth (.132)
Assists Seventh (10.49)
Blocks Ninth (1.40)
Kills Ninth (11.34)
Service Aces Sixth (1.51)
Digs Second (14.97)
Opponent Hitting % Tenth (.220)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Hitting Percentage
None Ranked
Assists
4. Chrissey Cruz (8.30)
Blocks
8. Anissa Whitney (0.94)
Kills
1. Monica Knight (3.83)
Service Aces
None Ranked
Digs
5. Kylee Maneja (3.65)
9. Chrissey Cruz (3.24)
10. Monica Knight (3.00)
Points
1. Monica Knight (4.24)
HOFSTRA IN THE CAA RANKINGS (Conference only) – FINAL 2008
TEAM LEADERS
Hitting Percentage Fifth (.197)
Assists Fifth (11.68)
Blocks Third (2.24)
Kills Fourth (12.65)
Service Aces Ninth (1.05)
Digs Fourth (15.26)
Opponent Hitting % Fifth (.172)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Hitting Percentage
7. Ashley Legerretta (.276)
Assists
None Ranked
Blocks
2. Ashley Legerretta (1.19)
Kills
6. Harmonie Calinda (3.04)
10. Lauren Engle (2.89)
Service Aces
5. Monica Knight (0.37)
Digs
8. Harmonie Calinda (3.12)
Points
6. Harmonie Calinda (3.54)
HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (2009)
Category Rank Actual
National
Leader
Actual
Aces Per Set 92 1.51 Oregon 3.21
Assists Per Set 227 10.49 Texas A&M 14.81
Blocks Per Set 261 1.40 Texas 3.50
Digs Per Set 80 14.97 NJIT 19.63
Hitting Percentage 277 0.132 Penn State 0.440
Kills Per Set 235 11.34 Texas A&M 15.65
Match W-L Pctg. 266 0.200 Many 1.0
Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual
Aces Per Set Monica Knight 249 0.34 Heather Meyers, 1.41
Maile Scarpino 249 0.34 Oregon
Assists Per Set Chrissey Cruz 181 8.30 Hillary Haen, 12.55
Illinois
Blocks Per Set Anissa Whitney 206 0.94 Sarah Morton, 1.78
Syracuse
Digs Per Set Kylee Maneja 196 3.65 Sabrina Baby, 6.50
NJIT
Hitting Percentage
Bianca Rowland, 0.560
Washington
Kills Per Set Monica Knight 62 3.83 Yun Yi Zhang, 6.17
Temple
Points Per Set Monica Knight 82 4.24 Yun Yi Zhang,
Temple
6.69

PLAYER CAREER/SEASON HIGHS
Graduate Student Marina Markovic
Career Season
Kills: 16 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Kills: Same
Assists: 2, several times, most recently vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09) Assists: 2 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Blocks: 5, last at Florida Southern (10/25/08)*** Blocks: 2 vs. Texas A&M (9/11/09)
Aces: 8 vs. Concordia (10/14/08)*** Aces: 3 vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09)
Digs: 9 vs. New Haven (11/10/07)*** Digs: 5 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
***set at Dowling (NY)
Senior Chrissey Cruz
Career Season
Kills: 9, most recently vs. Iona (11-18-06)*** Kills: 6 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Assists: 63, most recently vs. Marist (9-23-07)*** Assists: 57 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Blocks: 6 vs. Seton Hall (8/30/08) Blocks: 3, twice, most recently vs. Texas A&M (9/11/09)
Aces: 4, most recently vs. Seton Hall (9/5/09) Aces: 4 vs. Seton Hall (9/5/09)
Digs: 22 vs. Seton Hall (8/30/08) Digs: 17 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
***set at Loyola (MD)
Senior Francesca Garay
Career Season
Kills: 8 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
Kills: Same
Assists: 2 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
Assists: Same
Blocks: 6 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Blocks: Same
Aces: 1, twice, most recently vs. Robert Morris (10/24/08)
Aces: None
Digs: 3 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Digs: Same
Senior Monica Knight
Career Season
Kills: 22 vs. Seton Hall (9/5/09)
Kills: Same
Assists: 5 vs. Boston College (9/13/08) Assists: 3, twice, most recently at Texas State (9/11/09)
Blocks: 6 vs. James Madison (10/31/08) Blocks: 1, several times, most recently vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Aces: 4, several times, most recently vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09) Aces: 4 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Digs: 21 at George Mason (10/3/08) Digs: 17 vs. Marshall (8/29/09)
Junior Rachel August
Career Season
Kills: 8 vs. Seton Hall (9/5/09)
Kills: Same
Assists: 21 vs. Siena (8/31/07) Assists: 12 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
Blocks: 3 vs. Marshall (8/29/09)
Blocks: Same
Aces: 3, twice, most recently vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Aces: Same
Digs: 22, twice, most recently at Delaware (11/8/08) Digs: 12, twice, most recently vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Junior Jenna Connell
Career Season
Kills: 2 at Virginia Commonwealth (10/11/08)
Kills: None
Assists: 5 vs. Northeastern (10/20/07) Assists: 1 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
Blocks: None
Blocks: None
Aces: 4 at Virginia Commonwealth (10/26/07)
Aces: None
Digs: 26 at William & Mary (10/10/08) Digs: 2 vs. Lamar (9/5/09)
Junior Anissa Whitney
Career Season
Kills: 14 vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09)
Kills: Same
Assists: 3 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
Assists: Same
Blocks: 9 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Blocks: Same
Aces: 2, last vs. Xavier (11/21/08)***
Aces: None
Digs: 6 vs. Xavier (11/21/08)*** Digs: 2, twice, most recently vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
***set at Temple

PLAYER CAREER/SEASON HIGHS - continued
Sophomore Taylor Moore
Career Season
Kills: 10 vs. Stony Brook (9/8/09)
Kills: Same
Assists: 3 vs. Seton Hall (8/30/08) Assists: 2, twice, most recently at Texas State (9/11/09)
Blocks: 9 vs. Colgate (9/12/08) Blocks: 4 vs. Rhode Island (8/28/09)
Aces: 3, three times, most recently vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09) Aces: 3, twice, most recently vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09)
Digs: 5 vs. Georgia State (10/19/08) Digs: 4 vs. Binghamton (8/29/09)
Freshman Carolyn Jenkins
Career/Season
Kills: 3 vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09)
Assists: 2 vs. Rhode Island (8/28/09)
Blocks: 2 vs. Rhode Island (8/28/09)
Aces: None
Digs: 3 vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09)
Freshman Nikki Kinnier
Career/Season
Kills: 8 vs. Marshall (8/29/09)
Assists: None
Blocks: 2 vs. Marshall (8/29/09)
Aces: None
Digs: 2, twice, most recently vs. Marshall (8/29/09)
Freshman Kylee Maneja
Career/Season
Kills: None
Assists: 2, twice, most recently at Texas State (9/11/09)
Blocks: None
Aces: 2 vs. Texas Southern (9/12/09)
Digs: 17 vs. Marshall (8/29/09)
Freshman Maile Scarpino
Career/Season
Kills: 1 at Albany (9/4/09)
Assists: 3 vs. Seton Hall (9/5/09)
Blocks: None
Aces: 3 vs. Rhode Island (8/28/09)
Digs: 12 vs. Seton Hall (9/5/09)

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
The Pride
NUMERICAL
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School
1 Maile Scarpino L Fr. 5-6 Kailua, HI/Iolani School
3 Nikki Kinnier OH/RS Fr. 5-11 Elkton, MD/Saint Mark’s (DE)
5 Francesca Garay RS Sr. 5-11 Rahway, NJ/Rahway
7 Taylor Moore MB/RS So. 6-0 Redondo Beach, CA/Redondo Union
10 Kylee Maneja L/OH Fr. 5-8 Kapolei, HI/Sacred Hearts Academy
11 Chrissey Cruz S Sr. 5-10 Harlingen, TX/Harlingen South/Loyola (MD)
12 Jenna Connell DS/L Jr. 5-10 Wayne, PA/Villa Maria Academy
13 Rachel August S Jr. 5-9 LaGrange Park, IL/Lyons Township
16 Marina Markovic OH Gr. 6-1 Pljevlja, Montenegro/Tansije Pejatovic/Dowling
18 Anissa Whitney OH/MB Jr. 6-3 Norwood, NJ/Cresskill/Temple
21 Monica Knight OH Sr. 6-0 South Lake Tahoe, CA/Douglas (NV)
22 Carolyn Jenkins MB RFr. 6-0 Red Bluff, CA/Red Bluff
ALPHABETICAL
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School
13 Rachel August S Jr. 5-9 LaGrange Park, IL/Lyons Township
12 Jenna Connell DS/L Jr. 5-10 Wayne, PA/Villa Maria Academy
11 Chrissey Cruz S Sr. 5-10 Harlingen, TX/Harlingen South/Loyola (MD)
5 Francesca Garay RS Sr. 5-11 Rahway, NJ/Rahway
22 Carolyn Jenkins MB RFr. 6-0 Red Bluff, CA/Red Bluff
3 Nikki Kinnier OH Fr. 5-11 Elkton, MD/Saint Mark’s (DE)
21 Monica Knight OH Sr. 6-0 South Lake Tahoe, CA/Douglas (NV)
10 Kylee Maneja L/OH Fr. 5-8 Kapolei, HI/Sacred Hearts Academy
16 Marina Markovic OH Gr. 6-1 Pljevlja, Montenegro/Tansije Pejatovic/Dowling
7 Taylor Moore MB/RS So. 6-0 Redondo Beach, CA/Redondo Union
1 Maile Scarpino L Fr. 5-6 Kailua, HI/Iolani School
18 Anissa Whitney OH/MB Jr. 6-3 Norwood, NJ/Cresskill/Temple
Head Coach: Kristina Hernandez (North Carolina A&T, 2003), second season at Hofstra, sixth season as head coach
Assistant Coach: Christina Greenup (Loyola (MD), 2009), first season at Hofstra
Student-Assistant Coach: Ashley Legerretta (Hofstra, 2009), first season at Hofstra
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
By Class
Graduate Student: 1 (Marina Markovic)
Seniors: 3 (Chrissey Cruz, Francesca Garay, Monica Knight)
Juniors: 3 (Rachel August, Jenna Connell, Anissa Whitney)
Sophomores: 2 (Carolyn Jenkins, Taylor Moore)
Freshmen: 3 (Nikki Kinnier, Kylee Maneja, Maile Scarpino)
By State and Country
California: 3 (Carolyn Jenkins, Monica Knight, Taylor Moore)
Hawaii: 2 (Kylee Maneja, Maile Scarpino)
Illinois: 1 (Rachel August)
Maryland: 1 (Nikki Kinnier)
New Jersey: 2 (Francesca Garay, Anissa Whitney)
Pennsylvania: 1 (Jenna Connell)
Texas: 1 (Chrissey Cruz)
Montenegro: 1 (Marina Markovic)
Pronunciation Guide
Jenna Connell KAH-nell
Francesca Garay Fran-CHESS-ka
Nikki Kinnier Kin-E-ur
Kylee Maneja Muh-NAY-ha
Marina Markovic ma-REE-na mar-co-VIC
Maile Scarpino My-lee Scare-pe-no
Anissa Whitney
a-KNEE-sa
Ashley Legerretta LEG-uh-RET-uh

2009 Hofstra Volleyball
Hofstra Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2009)
All matches
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
ALL GAMES 2-8 1-3 0-2 1-3
CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
NON-CONFERENCE 2-8 1-3 0-2 1-3
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
21 Knight, Monica 35 134 3.83 61 423 . 173 11 0.31 12 6 0.34 10 105 3.00 0 5 5 0.14 0 0 148.5
7 Moore, Taylor 35 61 1.74 25 161 . 224 8 0.23 7 7 0.20 0 17 0.49 2 13 15 0.43 7 1 76.5
18 Whitney, Anissa 33 53 1.61 40 153 . 085 6 0.18 0 0 0.00 2 8 0.24 3 28 31 0.94 8 2 70.0
16 Markovic, Marina 27 53 1.96 27 165 . 158 4 0.15 3 1 0.11 0 15 0.56 0 6 6 0.22 1 1 59.0
5 Garay, Francesca 24 25 1.04 20 82 . 061 2 0.08 0 1 0.00 0 7 0.29 0 10 10 0.42 0 3 30.0
11 Cruz, Chrissey 33 24 0.73 5 51 . 373 274 8.30 5 15 0.15 0 107 3.24 0 14 14 0.42 0 4 36.0
3 Kinnier, Nikki 12 21 1.75 19 71 . 028 1 0.08 0 0 0.00 6 6 0.50 0 3 3 0.25 1 0 22.5
13 August, Rachel 35 21 0.60 23 107 -. 019 35 1.00 10 17 0.29 1 57 1.63 0 6 6 0.17 1 1 34.0
22 Jenkins, Carolyn 6 4 0.67 7 22 -. 136 3 0.50 0 1 0.00 0 4 0.67 0 3 3 0.50 0 0 5.5
1 Scarpino, Maile 35 1 0.03 1 9 . 000 14 0.40 12 8 0.34 11 71 2.03 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 13.0
12 Connell, Jenna 4 0 0.00 1 2 -. 500 1 0.25 0 2 0.00 0 3 0.75 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0
10 Maneja, Kylee 34 0 0.00 3 5 -. 600 8 0.24 4 8 0.12 13 124 3.65 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 4.0
TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - -
HOFSTRA 35 397 11.34 232 1251 . 132 367 10.49 53 66 1.51 49 524 14.97 5 88 49.0 1.40 18 14 499.0
Opponents 35 439 12.54 172 1213 . 220 415 11.86 49 76 1.40 53 564 16.11 18 81 58.5 1.67 10 5 546.5
Team Statistics HOFSTRA OPP
ATTACK
K i l l s 397 439
E r r o r s 232 172
Total Attacks 1251 1213
Attack Pct . 132 . 220
K i l l s / S e t 11.3 12.5
SET
A s s i s t s 367 415
A s s i s t s / S e t 10.5 11.9
SERVE
A c e s 53 49
E r r o r s 66 76
A c e s / S e t 1.5 1.4
SERVE RECEPTIONS
E r r o r s 49 53
E r r o r s / S e t 1.4 1.5
DEFENSE
D i g s 524 564
D i g s / S e t 15.0 16.1
BLOCKING
Block Solo 5 18
Block Assist 88 81
Total Blocks 49.0 58.5
B l o c k s / S e t 1.4 1.7
Block Errors 18 10
Ball handling errors 14 5
ATTENDANCE
T o t a l 943 1438
Dates/Avg Per Date 4/236 2/719
Neutral site #/Avg 4/720
Current win streak 1 -
Home win streak 1 -
Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.
#Aug 28 RHODE ISLAND L 0-3 17-25,21-25,18-25 237
#Aug 29 BINGHAMTON L 0-3 21-25,22-25,22-25 292
#Aug 29 MARSHALL L 1-3 18-25,22-25,27-25,18-25 292
$Sep 04 at Albany L 0-3 23-25,23-25,22-25 220
$Sep 05 vs Lamar L 0-3 16-25,21-25,16-25 140
$Sep 05 vs Seton Hall L 1-3 25-21,19-25,11-25,19-25 140
Sep 08 STONY BROOK W 3-2 25-21,24-26,25-18,21-25,15-13 122
%Sep 11 vs Texas A&M L 0-3 23-25,15-25,19-25 1218
%Sep 11 at Texas State L 1-3 19-25,25-21,6-25,20-25 1218
%Sep 12 vs Texas Southern W 3-0 25-18,25-12,25-16 1384
# - Hofstra/Asics Invitational (Hempstead, NY)
$ - Albany Volleyball Classic (Albany, NY)
% - CenturyTel Premier (San Marcos, TX)
Record in 3-set matches: 1-5
Record in 4-set matches: 0-3
Record in 5-set matches: 1-0

Volleyball Box Score
2009 Hofstra Volleyball
Texas Southern vs Hofstra (Sep 12, 2009 at San Marcos, Texas)
Attack Serve Block
## Texas Southern S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts
4 OBI,Emma 3 6 1 13 . 385 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.5
5 KING,Jerlessa 2 6 2 12 . 333 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 7.5
7 GREEN,Simone 3 1 1 5 . 000 20 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 1.5
8 MOORE,Bitaniey 2 2 3 7 -. 143 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.0
10 MORGAN,Alisa 2 1 2 8 -. 125 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.0
13 COOPER,Ashlee 3 3 1 10 . 200 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 6.5
2 CORBIN,Jaila 1 0 0 0 . 000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
3 VERDUN,Lacy 3 1 0 2 . 500 2 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 1.0
6 JOHNSON,Auria 1 2 3 10 -. 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.0
11 WHITTAKER,Kierra 1 2 2 9 . 000 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2.0
12 WILSON,Zia 1 1 0 2 . 500 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.0
15 ANUSIM,Prudence 1 0 0 1 . 000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Team 1
Totals 3 25 15 79 . 127 25 0 4 11 32 2 8 0 1 31.0
Team Attack By Set
Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct
1 11 6 27 . 185 13 - 24 54%
2 7 3 18 . 222 10 - 25 40%
3 7 6 34 . 029 13 - 23 56%
SET SCORES 1 2 3
Texas Southern (0) 18 12 16
Hofstra (3) 25 25 25
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0
Team Records:
4-7
2-8
Attack Serve Block
## Hofstra S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts
11 Cruz, Chrissey 3 2 0 3 . 667 30 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 3.5
13 August, Rachel 3 0 1 3 -. 333 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
16 Markovic, Marina 3 2 1 11 . 091 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5.5
18 Whitney, Anissa 3 14 2 19 . 632 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14.5
21 Knight, Monica 3 14 2 28 . 429 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 16.0
22 Jenkins, Carolyn 3 3 3 11 . 000 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3.5
1 Scarpino, Maile 3 0 0 0 . 000 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
3 Kinnier, Nikki 1 0 0 0 . 000 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
7 Moore, Taylor 3 8 3 16 . 312 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.0
10 Maneja, Kylee 2 0 0 0 . 000 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.0
12 Connell, Jenna 1 0 0 0 . 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 3 43 12 91 . 341 36 11 6 0 34 0 4 0 2 56.0
Team Attack By Set
Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct
1 14 5 32 . 281 14 - 19 73%
2 14 3 24 . 458 10 - 12 83%
3 15 4 35 . 314 14 - 17 82%
Site: San Marcos, Texas (Strahan Coliseum)
Date: Sep 12, 2009 Attend: Time: 0:56
Referees: Richard Bleau, Eric Sanders
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0
1 2 3 Total
Tie scores 2 3 6 11
Lead changes 1 1 1 3