2009 Media Guide - Madonna University Athletics

11 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

Quick Facts and Media Information ......................................................2 

2009 Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Julie Martin Memorial Tournament.......................................................6 

Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 

Head Coach Jerry Abraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 

Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 

The 2009 Crusaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 

2009 Roster Breakdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 

Inta Grinvalds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 

Abby Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 

Mary McGinnis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 

Karie Altman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 

Liz Dempsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 

Megan Fricke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 

Amanda Koszela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

Anna Gatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 

Marie Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 

Anastasija Baranovska /Katie Czarnecki ............................................24 

Kathleen Donehue/Evia Prieditis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 

Anastasija Seremetjeva and Class Photos .......................................26 

2008 In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 

Notes on the 2008 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 

2008 Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 

2008 Match Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 

2008 Overall Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 

2008 Conference Only Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

2008 WHAC Standings and Awards ....................................................33 

2008 Overall Statistic Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 

2008 Conference Only Statistic Leaders............................................35 

The Blue and Gold Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 

History and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 

Past Season and Coaching Records ....................................................38 

All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 

All-Time Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 

Conference and Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 

All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 

Single-Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 

Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 

Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 

Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 

Crusader Juniors/Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 

2009 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 

This is Madonna University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 

The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference ...................................62 

Sister Rose Marie Kujawa, University President..............................63 

Bryan Rizzo, Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 

Athletic Staff/Head Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 

The Blue and Gold Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 

The Madonna Athletics Hall of Fame .................................................67 

Whitney Fuelling’s “What I Remember Most”..................................68 

Stephanie Parslow’s “What I Remember Most”...............................69 

Lubovj Tihomirova’s “What I Remember Most”...............................70 

Our Supporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 

PUBLICATION AWARDS 

The 2007 (right) and 2008 (far right) Madonna University volleyball 

media guides both took home the No. 1 ranking in their respective 

NAIA Sports Information Directors Association national contests. The 

guides were produced by former Assistant Athletic Director Matt 

Fancett and current Director of Sports Information and Athletic 

Communications Patrick Moore. 

The 2009 Madonna University volleyball media and recruiting guide is a production of the Madonna University Office of Sports Information and Athletic 

Communications - Patrick I. Moore, Director. The guide was designed by Moore with assistance from former Assistant Athletic Director Matt Fancett. Layout and 

graphics by Moore. Photos by Tony Baldwin, Tim Busch Sports Photography, RCT Sports, Fancett and Moore. Covers designed by senior volleyball student-athlete 

and MU graphc design major Abby Long. For more information on Madonna volleyball visit MadonnaCrusaders.com 

2009 CRUSADER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 

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12 STRAIGHT WHAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 

QUICK FACTS/MEDIA INFORMATION 

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Livonia, Michigan 

Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1937 

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,000 

Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crusaders 

School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Blue, Gold, White 

Home Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Activities Center 

Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 

Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAIA 

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wolverine-Hoosier (WHAC) 

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa, CSSF 

Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan Rizzo 

Assistant Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Noel Emenhiser 

Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-432-5608 

Athletics Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-432-5611 

COACHING STAFF 

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry Abraham 

Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eastern Michigan/1976 

Record at Madonna (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .879-228 (22) 

WHAC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134-9 

Career Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Same (same) 

Volleyball Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-432-5612 

Best Time to Reach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Through SID Office 

ASSISTANT COACHES 

Tim DeBeliso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13th Season (Eastern Michigan) 

Tera Woodruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First Season (Madonna, 2005) 

Brian McClain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20th Season 

Team Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trevor McClain 

Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cyndy Stannard 

Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beth Hubbard 

VOLLEYBALL HISTORY 

First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

All-Time Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .879-228 (22) 

WHAC Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134-9 (12) 

All-American Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 

All-WHAC Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 

NAIA National Tournament Appearances/Last ...............................11/2008 

NAIA Final Four Appearances/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/2005 

WHAC Titles/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 

TEAM INFORMATION 

2008 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-7 

16-0 Home - 8-4 Away - 11-3 Neutral 

Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-1/First 

Starters Returning/Lost (Including Libero).................................................4/3 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/6 

KEY RETURNERS 

Inta Grinvalds (Sr., S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1624 Assists, 3-time All-WHAC 

Mary McGinnis (Sr., OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474 Kills, All-WHAC 

Karrie Altman (So., MH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Kills, WHAC All-Newcomer 

KEY LOSSES 

Lubovj Tihomirova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616 Kills, 2Time All-American 

Whitney Fuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463 Kills, All-American 

SPORTS INFORMATION AND ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 

Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Moore 

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-432-5834 

Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313-433-9536 

Email Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pimoore@madonna.edu 

Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-432-5555 

AC Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36600 Schoolcraft Rd. 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Livonia, MI 48150 

Website Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .madonnacrusaders.com 

WHAC Website Adderss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WHAC.net 

NAIA Website Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAIA.org 

Covering the Crusaders 

The Madonna University Sports Information Office is always interested 

in helping members of the media in their coverage of the 

Crusader athletic programs. Photographs, feature ideas, statistics, 

media guides and travel plans are available through the sports information 

office. 

Interviews 

All player interviews must be arranged through the MU Sports 

Information Office, preferably 24 hours in advance. The best time to 

interview MU coaches is typically in the afternoons, Monday through 

Thursday. Generally, the best time to interview student-athletes is 

directly before or after practices. 

Post-Game Interviews 

After a mandatory 10-minute cooling off period, all players and 

coaches will be available for interviews. Please contact a sports information 

representative at the pressbox/scorer’s table to arrange postgame 

interviews. 

Media Access 

All requests for working press credentials and photo passes for MU 

athletic events should be directed to the MU Sports Information 

Department: 36600 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150 

Radio and Television 

A phone line will be made available at MU athletic events for visiting 

radio stations to broadcast MU home games in the Activities Center. 

Credentials for radio or television should be requested at least one 

week prior to each game. Anyone interested in covering a game 

and/or practice should contact the sports information office at least 

24 hours in advance. 

Media Services 

Media guides, game programs, game notes, rosters, and up-to-date 

results and statistics will be available at the press area to working 

members of the media prior to each Crusader home game. A phone 

line is available to working media personnel on game days on a firstcome, 

first-served basis. An official box score may be obtained from 

the Sports Information Department approximately 10 minutes following 

the conclusion of each game. 

Sports Information Office 

The Madonna University Sports Information Office is located in suite 

1714 of the Activities Center. The Activities Center is located on the 

southeast corner of the MU campus, adjacent to Levan Road. 

MadonnaCrusaders.com 

For the most up-to-the-minute coverage of Crusader athletics on the 

MadonnaCrusaders.com, the official website for the Madonna 

University Athletic Department. In addition to updated results, statistics 

and game stories, you can find photos, player and coach biographies, 

schedule and roster information, weekly releases, online media 

guides, as well as internet radio broadcast schedules . 

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2009 CRUSADER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE

2009 PREVIEW 

MU returns four All-WHAC selections from the 2008 season



DID YOU KNOW? 

The Crusaders return nine letter winners for 2009, five of 

whom are juniors or seniors 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Head coach Jerry Abraham is just 21 wins away from 

becoming the first coach into the 900-win club at the NAIA 

level 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Senior setter Inta Grinvalds needs 1,545 assists to become 

the all-time assist leader in Madonna history 

DID YOU KNOW? 

The Crusaders will face off with six teams that advanced to the 

NAIA National Tournament including WHAC foe Indiana Tech 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Madonna went a perfect 16-0 last season inside the 

Activities Center 

DID YOU KNOW? 

MU's all-time winning percentage of .792 ranks 10th all time among 

NAIA programs while Jerry Abraham's winning percentage of .792 is 

the second highest among NAIA coaches 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Of the 14 Crusaders on the 2009 roster, 10 hail from 

Michigan while two are from Latvia and senior Abby Long 

is the lone student-athlete coming from Indiana 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Since joining the WHAC in 1997, the Crusaders have lost just 

nine matches and have posted five perfect WHAC seasons 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Crusader fans will see two familiar faces on the bench this 

season as former All-American Tera (Morrill) Woodruff and 

Tim DeBeliso are on the coaching staff for 2009 

DID YOU KNOW? 

The Crusaders have won 12 straight WHAC titles since joining 

the league in 1997 

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DID YOU KNOW? 

Freshman Kathleen Donehue was named to the Under 

Armor/American Volleyball Coaches Association All- 

America second team and was the Ann Arbor News Player 

of the Year as a senior at South Lyon High School 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Anastasija Baranovska and Anastasija Seremetjeva are the 

third and fourth student-athletes in Madonna University history 

to hail from Latvia joining former MU All-Americans 

Lubovj Tihomirova (2005-08) and Natalija Tinina (2002-05) 


DID YOU KNOW? 

Sophomores Karie Altman and Amanda Koszela were 

named to the WHAC All-Freshman team last season 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Seniors Inta Grinvalds and Mary McGinnis return from the All- 

WHAC first team in 2008 

DID YOU KNOW? 

The Crusaders have made 11 trips to the NAIA National Tournament 

and have gone in each of the last seven seasons 

The 2009 Madonna University Crusaders 

Front Row (L-R): Inta Grinvalds, Abby Long, Liz Dempsey, Anna Gatt, Amanda Koszela, Megan Fricke, Evia Prieditis 

Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Brian McClain, Team Manager Trevor McClain, Karie Altman, Anastasija Baranovska, Marie Martin, Katie Czarnecki, Mary McGinnis Anastasija 

Seremetjeva, Assistant Coach Tera Woodruff, Head Coach Jerry Abraham ... Not pictured - Assistant Coach Tim DeBeliso and Kathleen Donehue 


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JULIE MARTIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 

On September 11-12, 2009, 

Madonna University will 

once again host the 

Julie Martin Memorial 

Tournament in memory of 

former Madonna volleyball player and 

graduate, Julie Martin. Unfortunately, 

Julie was taken from us in late August, 

2000, a victim of cancer. The Madonna 

coaching staff and volleyball family 

agreed that from that point 

forward, the annual tournament would be 

named for one of our dearest friends. 

Julie was a star in every sense of the word. 

She came to Madonna a shy, introverted freshman and left a well established, 

confident woman. Along the way, she also made her mark on 

Madonna University and, especially, on her teammates and friends. 

As a player, Julie was second to none. She dominated the net in a way 

not many players can at the collegiate level. She worked hard in every facet 

of the game to develop her conditioning, her blocking and her hitting. Her 

work helped Madonna to three NAIA National Tournaments in her four year 

career. In 1996 she was named a second team All-American. 

While her volleyball accomplishments are impressive, they pale compared 

to the person and friend she was. Every one of us who had the pleasure 

to know Julie remembers a wonderful human being. She was, quite 

simply, as nice and as good as they come. No fancy words are needed to 

describe her. She was who she was. She put on no false fronts-no phoniness. 

Julie was Julie. She effected more lives in her short stay with us than 

most do in a lifetime. Though her physical presence may no longer be in 

the gym, Julie Martin will always be there. Every time we enter the gym, 

Julie is in our hearts and assuredly in someone’s thoughts. Madonna 

volleyball has never had a better member to its family. 

In 2002 Madonna University held the first of what has become an annual 

Julie Martin Memorial Scholarship dinner. Proceeds from the event which 

is held the evening before the start of the annual tournament in her name, 

will go directly to a scholarship fund set up in Julie’s name. 

This tournament and scholarship fund will continue to remind all of us that 

life is short. More importantly, hopefully it will force us to live life like Julie 

Martin. She was the perfect role model for living life. Simple. Sweet. Honest. 

Sincere. It was so simple for her to be that way. At least she sure made it 

seem simple. This is, perhaps, the lesson we all should learn from our friend. 

Julie will be missed. But, she will be forever in the hearts of Madonna 

Volleyball. 

You can help Julie’s legacy live on through a contribution to the Julie 

Martin Memorial Scholarship fund. Monetary donations can be sent to 

Madonna University Athletics and will be applied directly to the scholarship 

fund. 

Julie Martin Memorial Scholarship Recipients 

2006 - Heather Spooner | Volleyball 

2007 - Isaac Saint John | Men’s Soccer 

2008 - Sheryl Jager | Women’s Basketball 

2009 - Justin Taurence | Men’s Golf 

Julie Martin Memorial Scholarship winner Sheryl Jager (center) with the Martin 

family at the 2008 dinner. Jager was the third winner of the award. 

Martin (left) and teammate Kelly McCausland 

during their playing days. 

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THE COACHING STAFF 

Head coach Jerry Abraham ranks second all-time in the NAIA with his 879 wins coming into 2009.


HEAD COACH JERRY ABRAHAM 

JERRY 

ABRAHAM 

Head Coach 

23rd Season 

Eastern Michigan 

Jerry Abraham has set the absolute standard for how to build a 

women's volleyball program from scratch. The 2005 National Coach of 

the Year and 2004 NAIA Hall of Fame inductee has led the Crusaders to 

12-straight conference titles, 11 national tournament appearances, 

including a national semifinal appearance in 2005. The only head 

coach Madonna University has had, Abraham brings an 879-228 record 

into his and the program's 23rd season in 2009. 

Abraham has built the program literally from the ground up. In his 

22 years at the helm the Crusaders have become the perennial 

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference favorite and a national power. 

Abraham currently sits second all-time in the NAIA in wins with his 879, 

just 21 triumphs away from becoming a member of the ultra-exclusive 

900-win club. 

Abraham's success can be summed up by the events of 2004 when 

he was inducted into two separate Halls of Fame in the same year. 

In September 2004, Abraham became the lone member inducted 

into the inaugural class of the newly established Madonna Athletics 

Hall of Fame. As part of a surprise ceremony at the annual student-athlete 

convocation held at Madonna, Abraham was presented with the 

honor. 

The athletic department at Madonna inducted Abraham on short 

notice to coincide with his induction into the National Association of 

Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame in December. Abraham 

was recognized by the NAIA in the Coaches Category as the then-third 

winningest NAIA volleyball coach all-time. He was inducted as part of 

the 2004 National Championship banquet held just prior to the 

National Tournament in San Diego, California. 

Abraham directs the Madonna University volleyball program with a 

quiet yet reassuring confidence that is the unmistakable life blood of 

one of the nation's most successful programs. It is a confidence not 

gleaned from the shine of numerous trophies and accolades bestowed 

upon the coach and the program, though no one would question if it 

was. In 22 seasons at Madonna, Abraham has collected wins at a staggering 

pace. 

Never having posted less than 29 wins in a season, he earned his 

800th career victory October 17, 2006, with a win at Siena Heights 

University (only the second NAIA coach to reach the milestone) and has 

firmly entrenched the Crusaders among the elite programs in the 

nation. 

Abraham does not reflect on past successes. "Fans can get spoiled 

very quickly in athletics and that's a problem," Abraham said. "It's not 

easy to be successful in anything when people get accustomed to specific 

results, it sometimes loses its effect on the players and they forget 

what it really takes to succeed and how important the journey really 

should be to their development." 

Instead, Abraham addresses each new team and season on its own 

terms and his confidence lies in the ability and work ethic of his current 

players and coaching staff. 

"I'm not much of a believer in predicting a team's level of success," 

said Abraham. "I can only state that we're going to do our best. If we're 

good enough to win matches then we're going to win matches, but if 

we lose it's not going to be because we didn't work hard and it's not 

going to be because we rested on our program's previous laurels." 

For a good example of this statement, look no further than the 2003 

season. Following the 2002 run to the "Final Four" the Crusaders had to 

deal with the loss of a pair of All-Americans, only to return to San Diego 

and a spot in the National Quarterfinals. The 2003 season saw 

Madonna capture its second-consecutive perfect WHAC regular season 

(and seventh straight conference title), becoming the first team in conference 

history to pull off the feat. In addition, the 2003 Crusaders 

extended their home winning streak to 33 straight games (before 

falling to Cornerstone in the WHAC tournament), eclipsing the previous 

standard set from 1991-92. 

During the first 22 seasons of Madonna volleyball the team has never 

finished below .500 and has averaged nearly 43 wins per year. 

Abraham has amassed 879 wins and a .795 career winning percentage. 

Under his watch 11 Crusader squads ('93, '95, '96, '00, '02, '03, '04, '05 

,'06, '07 and '08) have advanced to the NAIA National Championship 

Tournament. Additionally, Madonna has been ranked in the NAIA Top 

25 at some point during every season since 1993. 

While the team's goals are the most important to Abraham and his 

staff, his teams have seen their fare share of individual accolades as a 

result of success. Abraham's teams have produced 11 NAIA first team 

All-Americans, nine second team All-Americans, five third team All- 

Americans and 12 honorable mention All-Americans. Also, Crusader 

volleyball players have been named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes 

31 times in Abraham's career. 

Coaching Honors 

• 2005 NAIA National Coach of the Year 

• Five time NAIA Regional Coach of the 

Year 

• Four time WHAC Coach of the Year 

• Three time District Coach of the Year 

• Two time NAIA Sectional Coach of the 

Year 

Coaching Experience 

Seasons at Madonna 

• Head Coach (1987-present) 

Other Coaching Experience 

• Madonna University (softball), 1994-98 

• Bishop Borgess HS (volleyball), 1979-88 

MU Coaching Record 

• Overall: 889-228 (.795) 

• WHAC: 134-9 (.972) 

Coaching Highlights 

• 11 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 

Conference Championships 

• 10 NAIA National Tournament 

Appearances 

• Two NAIA Final Fours 

The Jerry Abraham File 

Hall of Fame Inductions 

• NAIA Coaching (volleyball) 

• Madonna Athletics (coaching) 

• Bishop Borgess High School (coaching) 

• Detroit Catholic League (coaching) 

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Abraham's philosophy of a Madonna Volleyball family is readily 

apparent in the continued involvement of former players. Coach 

Abraham has built a solid program both on and off the court. 

Madonna joined the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) 

in 1997 and Abraham promptly guided his squad to both the conference 

regular season and playoff championships in 1997 and 1998. 

The Crusaders again won the regular season championship in 1999 

before dropping their first-ever WHAC postseason match. Responding 

to this adversity, the Crusaders rebounded to win both the WHAC regular-season 

and tournament titles again in 2000. The next season saw 

the Crusaders take the regular season title before capturing the regular 

season and tournament titles in 2002 en route to the program's first 

ever NAIA Final Four berth. 

The most successful season yet came in 2005 when Abraham guided 

his team to a 48-2 record and another berth in the NAIA Final Four. The 

Crusaders advanced to the NAIA National Semi-Finals, falling to eventual 

National Champion California Baptist in five games, but finished 

the season as the third best team in the country. The 2005 sweep of the 

regular season and WHAC tournament titles was the second in a streak 

of five straight seasons that MU has won both the regular season and 

tournament crowns. 

In each of Madonna's 12 seasons in the WHAC, Abraham has guided 

his troops to an outright or shared conference championship. The 

Crusaders are 134-9 in regular season WHAC play and have dropped 

just two conference postseason matches. In 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006, 

Abraham's troops pulled off one of the most impressive runs in WHAC 

history, not losing a single game en route to perfect conference seasons. 

Abraham has been named NAIA District 23 Coach-of-the-Year three 

times, Great Lakes Sectional Coach-of-the-Year twice, WHAC Coach-ofthe-Year 

twice and Great Lakes Region Coach-of-the-Year twice and 

HEAD COACH JERRY ABRAHAM 

added NAIA Region VIII Coach-of-the-Year honors as well in 2006. 

Additionally, in 1994 Abraham took over the softball program at 

Madonna and led the Crusaders to the NAIA World Series - meaning he 

took two separate teams to the NAIA National Tournament during the 

same academic year. 

Prior to his days at Madonna, Abraham compiled a 270-70 record at 

Bishop Borgess High School in Redford, Michigan. His Borgess teams 

won five district titles, three regional crowns, three Catholic League 

championships and finished Class A state runner-up in 1986 and Class 

B state runner-up in 1988. He has been named to the Borgess High 

School Hall of Fame as well as the Detroit Catholic League Hall of Fame. 

Abraham earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan 

University (1976) with a major in Physical Education, a minor in English 

and Health Science and an Elementary Teaching Certificate. He went 

on to earn his master's degree in Guidance and Counseling, also from 

EMU. Currently, Abraham is a high school guidance counselor at 

Truman High in Taylor. 

What they are saying about Abraham... 

Candace Moats - Indiana Wesleyan University 

"As a rival coach, I have faced Coach Abraham may times across the court, and, whether 

my team has beaten his, or his team has emerged victorious (which is most often the 

case), my opinion of Coach Abraham has remained the same, he has been and continues 

to be a professional of the highest caliber, a man of honor, and an excellent coach. When 

you play against Coach Abraham, you know three things: You will be facing a welltrained, 

cohesive unit; you will be facing a team that is fired-up with enthusiasm and the 

will to win; and, you will be facing a team that plays hard, but plays with fairness, integrity, 

and sportsmanship. These are the characteristics of any team that Coach Abraham 

coaches, and they are the marks of the man himself. 

Dave Moody - Dickinson State University 

"Jerry and his devoted staff gets talented area kids to figure out where Livonia, Michigan, 

is actually located. The rest (as history details) takes care of itself." 

Hall of Fame Coach - Stew McDole 

"Professional, thoughtful, intense and all with a ready smile. Jerry has out traveled and 

outplayed most of the NAIA and done so consistently over a 20-year span. His commitment 

to our game and his institution are consistently revealed through the quality of his 

teams and their penchant for success. Jerry is a true "Hall of Famer" who brings credit to 

us all." 

Brenda Williams - Olivet Nazarene University 

“You always know when you go up against Jerry's teams you are going up against a very 

strong, athletic team with great volleyball skills that are coming at you on all cylinders. 

You not only have to prepare for his team but also Jerry's ability to motivate his players 

to pick it up a notch when they need it most." 

Susan Clements - NCAA Division I Niagara/Formerly of Georgetown College 

“Jerry is truly a great competitor. You know his team is always well prepared and ready to 

compete. He has built that program into a national power house and we enjoy matching 

up with them every year. It has become a rivalry for our girls. Jerry represents everything 

a coaching stands for! He has integrity, character, and morals which is hard to find today." 


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COACHING PHILOSOPHY 

Jerry Abraham has taken Madonna from the 

regionally competitive level to that of an NAIA 

power since becoming the program’s first coach in 

1987. The development has been complete and 

successful because of excellent talent and an 

equally sound method. 

Following is “The Abraham Coaching Philosophy:” 

The Coach’s Role ............................................... 

“I believe the coach has numerous roles that 

require constant review and attention, especially at 

the small college level.” 

“First, and foremost, is the recruitment of quality 

student-athletes. With effective coaching, studentathletes 

become the real key to a team’s success.” 

“Secondly, we as a staff have to relate to the players 

what we feel is important for their growth and 

success. All the knowledge in the world will be 

useless if we can’t prepare our team for competition. 

We’ve shown this to be one of our strengths. 

I have great confidence in our staff to do whatever 

it takes to help the players improve and pursue 

their dreams.” 

“Third, we have to prepare the team both physically 

and mentally. The physical preparation is easy, 

as the entire Madonna environment encourages 

the pursuit of excellence both on and off the court. 

The mental aspect of our players’ development is 

one of the areas that I believe we are very strong 

in.” 

“Certainly our time in the WHAC has demonstrated 

to us the importance of making sure that the players 

are aware of what is going to be expected in a 

conference this strong. It’s been one of the 

strongest conference’s and region for some time, 

and they have to be prepared to deal with that.” 

“I contend the best way to see where our team is 

and where we aspire to be, is to play the nation’s 

best teams. Our administration has allowed us to 

truly compete annually for the national championship.” 

“I think our role here is to attract the type of player 

that wants to be at Madonna, understands what 

we are about and knows what it will take to fit into 

our program. I don’t want to be in the position 

where we are going to have to be saying one thing 

to get a player interested in Madonna and then 

change our story once the athlete arrives on campus. 

I am interested in people who are willing to be 

up front in what they see in their development and 

what we can do to help them succeed.” 

Recruiting ......................................................... 

“Recruiting seems so intense now and so difficult 

because of money issues and other schools that 

are going after the same players. We are competing 

against Division I teams, not to mention the 

Division II, III and other NAIA schools. We look for 

kids that are going to stay for four years. We look 

for well rounded student-athletes that are going to 

get better in their time here and want to work at 

getting better. You have to try to bring in talented 

players, but you have to consider character and 

bring in good kids in the process.” 

Fundamentals ................................................... 

“Fundamentals are key. I think it’s a tedious 

process, but you need to spend a lot of time on 

them. We try to recruit student-athletes that are 

great volleyball players but the game always 

comes down to fundamentals. I will not sacrifice 

the time necessary to develop a strong foundation. 

This is where a team's discipline and confidence is 

first introduced and developed. Our commitment 

to each team is for every one of our players to be 

challenged to become the best they can be every 

day. I know our players are constantly improving 

their game here. We constantly drive it into our 

players during the preseason. Volleyball is a sixfaceted 

game and each facet starts with fundamentals.” 

Team Play .......................................................... 

“Team play really deals with volleyball being the 

ultimate team sport. The greatest thing you can 

talk about is the opportunity for a team to compete 

for a national championship. You must communicate 

and sacrifice to be successful. All the 

players must possess a wide variety of skills and be 

willing and able to play together. My approach is 

to select the best combination of players who will 

play together and at the same time seek to fulfill 

their own roles and goals.” 

“The team that is willing to emphasize the pursuit 

of excellence at its own personal expense is the 

team that most often succeeds. Our success over 

the years, where we have won our conference and 

advanced to the national quarterfinal and semifinal 

matches, continues to reinforce those beliefs.” 

Team Defense ................................................... 

“Team defense is one of the aspects of coaching 

that I really enjoy. It has always been one of the 

staples of our program. The pursuit of the ball in a 

game can only occur through preparation and repetition. 

I believe that everyone in the program has 

to rally around certain concepts. At Madonna, we 

play hard, controlled defense, which means every 

player pursues every ball or they are taken out. I 

believe if you train hard, then the game itself 

begins to be easy. If a player starts making decisions 

on what ball they think they can get and 

what they think is somebody else’s ball, that’s 

when we try to make some adjustment and get 

someone else involved in the play. If you don’t 

have defense you don't have a good pass. If you 

don’t have a good pass, you don’t have a good set. 

If you don’t have a good set, you don’t have a good 

shot. Defense starts it all.” 

The Student Athlete ......................................... 

“The term student-athlete is a very valid one here 

at Madonna and in the WHAC. We recruit not only 

quality athletes, but quality students as well. There 

is no question in my mind that the well rounded 

individual will be better prepared to deal with the 

numerous challenges faced in life. The programs 

available at Madonna are geared for success. The 

opportunity to pursue your potential, both academically 

and athletically, is in place and working 

well here.” 

“Our cumulative GPA has always been high, one of 

the best on campus. I think if you are looking for 

responsible athletes, people you can rely on for the 

long term, you have to go after the best studentathlete 

you can, simple as that.” 

The WHAC Conference .......................................... 

“The WHAC is a conference that is totally committed 

to the pursuit of excellence. The opportunity 

to play in the WHAC truly enhances our program. 

It’s a great environment in which to compete. The 

overall competition of the league has increased 

exponentially in the time we have been a member 

and I am looking forward to watching it grow more 

and more.” 

Madonna University ............................................. 

“I think it speaks for itself that I am starting my 23rd 

year here and I probably wouldn’t have lasted 

more than two or three of those if I didn’t believe in 

Madonna and the mission of this University and 

what we are all doing here as a coaching staff, athletic 

and academic administration.” 

The Fans ................................................................. 

“I think they are the best in the WHAC. It is a very 

loyal group, as evidenced by the pictures you can 

see in my office. You will notice the same faces in 

the stands at those games as you see today. This is 

truly a family atmosphere. Many of our former 

players, not to mention their families are still here. 

We don’t always have the largest numbers, but the 

people that are involved are consistent and passionate. 

It is a very intimate group, which I like.” 

The Staff ................................................................. 

“I feel positive about the staff. I think it’s great to 

have Tim (DiBeliso), Tera (Woodruff) and Brian 

(McClain). I respect what they have to say and the 

players can turn to them and get good feed back 

and not be dependent on having to interact with 

me all of the time. An additional benefit that I 

think is important in our philosophy is that we try 

and look at the strengths of the players and the 

strengths of what’s available.” 

“Our staff has been very consistent, very solid over 

the years. We break up the responsibilities which 

works well for us. Brian handles the majority of our 

planning because frankly he is phenomenal at it 

and loves to do it. Tim is a master tactician with 

drill-work and game day preparation. Tera has 

been in the players’ shoes and she has really 

brought something new to the table that can elevate 

our program. I have to also mention Trevor 

McClain, our team manager who we also rely on 

heavily. Everyone on staff contributes equally and 

I am very grateful for them.” 

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TIM 

DEBELISO 

TERA 

WOODRUFF 

Assistant Coach 

13th Season 

Eastern Michigan 


First Season 

Madonna 

After a three-year hiatus away from the bench, Tim DeBeliso returns for 

his 13th season as an assistant coach at Madonna University. 

DeBeliso has built a reputation as one of the top assistant coaches in 

the country. His impact on the Crusaders' success during his first 12 

seasons is most evident in the accomplishments of MU's setters, whom 

he has the responsibility of training and teaching. A trio of Madonna 

setters earned All-America awards during DeBeliso's tenure, including 

all-time assist leader Ashley Frost (three-time All-American). In 2003, 

Frost led the nation is total assists and assists per game and was fourth 

in 2004. 

The Crusaders have been atop the conference year in and year out in 

setting and blocking under DeBeliso, who also spends time tutoring 

the middle blockers at Madonna. 

DeBeliso has focused on all aspects of the game with the players. This 

includes working on techniques and styles for each position. His commitment 

to the success of the program is evidenced by the many hours 

he logs, as well as the extra work he does to help improve each individual. 

He can be seen working with individual players after regular practice 

hours many nights. 

Coach DeBeliso has completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Eastern 

Michigan University and is currently a Claims Manager at AAA 

Michigan. 

Tim and his wife Carol reside in Livonia. 

Former All-American Tera (Morrill) Woodruff enters her first season on 

the Crusader bench in 2009. 

"Tera brings experience having been a head coach at the high school 

level and a club coach," commented Jerry Abraham. "She brings a great 

work ethic and leads by example. I think that the kids already respect 

her and can learn by her approach. Her style of coaching is aggressive 

and her knowledge of the game is very good. I was happy to add in 

another qualified and quality coach to work with me on a full time 

basis." 

Woodruff will have the dual role of Assistant Coach as well as Strength 

and Conditioning Consultant for the 2009 Crusaders. 

Woodruff lettered at MU from 2000-2004 and was named to the NAIA 

All-American team in 2002 after helping the Crusaders to the NAIA Final 

Four for the first time in program history. In addition to taking home a 

pair of all-region honors as well as being a three-time All-WHAC first 

team selection from 2002-04, Woodruff was twice named to the All- 

WHAC academic and the NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete teams. She 

currently ranks in the top-10 of four records at MU including total kills 

(eighth - 1,541), attacks (eighth - 3,470), service aces (sixth - 223) and 

digs (sixth - 2,117). 

Since her graduation from the university, Woodruff has been coaching 

at Crestwood High School in nearby Dearborn Heights in addition to 

coaching the Crusader Junior AAU program. The head varsity volleyball 

coach for five seasons, Woodruff has seen a number of her former 

pupils move on to the college ranks, including former Crusader 

Amanda Lenart. In addition to her coaching duties, Woodruff is starting 

her fourth year as a teacher in the math department at Crestwood. 

"The volleyball program at Madonna University is considered one of 

the NAIA's best," said Woodruff. "It is a perennial Top 25 finisher and in 

contention for a national championship year in and year out. As a former 

player for Coach Abraham, I understand the dedication and hard 

work needed to keep this program running at the highest level. I am 

excited about the opportunity and am looking forward to continuing 

my coaching career at the collegiate level." 

Woodruff and her husband Chris - a former All-American baseball player 

at Madonna - reside in Livonia. 


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BRIAN 

MCCLAIN 


20th Season 

In his 20th season, Brian McClain continues to work hand-in-hand with 

coach Abraham while overseeing many of the logistics of the Madonna 

Volleyball program. McClain serves as the Director of Volleyball 

Operations, handling all aspects of travel for the Crusaders. When it 

comes to plane tickets, hotel reservations and tour guides, Brian plays 

an integral role. 

Brian also serves a crucial role for the Crusaders on the bench as the 

team statistician. 

In addition to his duties with Madonna, Brian has acted as the NAIA 

Sectional Coordinator and Regional rater the past several seasons and 

will continue his role as conference and national rater in 2009. 

McClain is also a co-director 

of the Madonna AAU program. 

The Crusader Juniors 

Volleyball program has 

proven to be an enormous 

asset to many young athletes 

in and around the area for 

many years. This program has 

allowed many players the 

additional opportunity to 

demonstrate their skill and 

talent to college coaches 

across the country. 

With a number of former 

players now attending universities 

across the country 

on volleyball scholarships, 

Crusader Juniors has become 

one of the most recognized 

junior programs in the country. 

Most importantly, it has 

given many young women 

the opportunity to continue 

in the fun of competitive volleyball. 

When not helping run one of the top teams in the nation, Brian is the 

owner of BLT Sportswear and Apparel of Livonia. McClain and his wife 

Lynn have one son, Trevor - a freshman at MU this fall - and the family 

resides in Livonia. 

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THE 2009 CRUSADERS 

Madonna returns four starters from last season’s WHAC Championship team.


2009 ROSTERS 

NUMERICAL 

## Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 

1 Liz Dempsey OH Jr. 5-8 Livonia, Mich./Franklin 

2 Megan Fricke OH So. 5-9 Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt 

3 Katie Czarnecki OH So. 6-1 Chesterfield, Mich./L'Anse Creuse North/Macomb CC 

4 Kathleen Donehue OH/MH Fr. 6-0 New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon 

5 Amanda Koszela DS So. 5-7 Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn 

6 Anastasija Baranovska OH Fr. 6-0 Riga, Latvia/Rigas Secondary School 16 

7 Abby Long DS Sr. 5-7 LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte 

8 Karie Altman MH So. 6-0 Taylor, Mich./St. Francis Cabrini 

9 Inta Grinvalds S Sr. 5-9 Portage, Mich./Portage Central 

10 Anna Gatt DS Jr. 5-7 Livonia, Mich./Churchill 

11 Anastasija Seremetjeva OH Fr. 6-0 Riga, Latvia/Rigas Secondary School 63 

12 Evia Prieditis S Fr. 5-9 Milford, Mich./Milford 

13 Marie Martin MH so. 6-1 Canton, Mich./Canton 

15 Mary McGinnis OH Sr. 5-11 Fraser, Mich./Fraser/Illinois State 

Head Coach: Jerry Abraham 

Assistant Coaches: Tera Woodruff, Tim DeBeliso, Brian McClain 

ALPHABETICAL 

## Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 

8 Karie Altman MH Fr. 6-0 Taylor, Mich./St. Francis Cabrini 

6 Anastasija Baranovska OH Fr. 6-0 Riga, Latvia/Rigas Secondary School 16 

3 Katie Czarnecki OH So. 6-1 Chesterfield, Mich./L'Anse Creuse North/Macomb CC 

1 Liz Dempsey OH So. 5-8 Livonia, Mich./Franklin 

4 Kathleen Donehue OH/MH Fr. 6-0 New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon 

2 Megan Fricke OH Fr. 5-9 Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt 

9 Inta Grinvalds S Jr. 5-9 Portage, Mich./Portage Central 

10 Anna Gatt DS So. 5-7 Livonia, Mich./Churchill 

5 Amanda Koszela DS Fr. 5-7 Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn 

7 Abby Long DS Jr. 5-7 LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte 

13 Marie Martin MH Fr. 6-1 Canton, Mich./Canton 

15 Mary McGinnis OH Sr. 5-11 Fraser, Mich./Fraser/Illinois State 

12 Evia Prieditis S Fr. 5-9 Milford, Mich./Milford 

11 Anastasija Seremetjeva OH Fr. 6-0 Riga, Latvia/Rigas Secondary School 63 


Assistant Coaches: Tera Woodruff, Tim DeBeliso, Brian McClain 

BY HEIGHT 

6-1 (3) 

Czarnecki, Donehue 

Martin 

6-0 (3) 

Altman, Baranovska, 

Seremetjeva 

5-11 (1) 

McGinnis 

5-9 (3) 

Fricke, Grinvalds, 

Prieditis 

5-8 (1) 

Dempsey 

5-7 (3) 

Gatt, Koszela, Long 

BY STATE/COUNTRY 

Michigan (11) 

Altman, Czarnecki 

Dempsey, Donehue 

Fricke, Grinvalds, 

Gatt, Koszela, Martin, 

McGinnis, Prieditis 

Indiana (1) 

Long 

Latvia (2) 

Baranovska, 

Seremetjeva 

BY CLASS 

Seniors 

Grinvalds, Long, McGinnis 

Juniors 

Dempsey, Gatt 

Sophomores 

Altman, Czarnecki, Fricke, Koszela, 

Martin 

PRONUNCIATION 

Katie (Common) Czarnecki (Zar-neck-E) 

Megan (Common) Fricke (frick-E) 

Amanda (Common) Koszela (CO-Zell-a) 

Anastasija (Anna-sta-see-a) Baranovska (Baron-ov-skah) 

Inta (in-ta) Grinvalds (Grin-val (rhymes with wall)-ds) 

Anastasija (Anna-sta-see-a) Seremetjeva (Sara-met-E-vah) 

Evia (ev-E-ah) Prieditis (Per-dee-tis) 

Freshmen 

Baranovska, Donehue, Prieditis, 

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INTA 

GRINVALDS 

9 

5-9 • Senior 

Setter 

Portage, Mich. 

Portage Central HS 

Coach Abraham on Grinvalds: What can I say about Inta? … This will 

be her fourth year starting for us and she is one of our co-captains this 

season … Inta will be the hub that makes the wheel go … She is the 

center of the whole team, the leader on the floor and the extension of 

the coach and certainly the floor general as the setter … 

Junior (2008): NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete … Academic All- 

WHAC … All-WHAC first team … AVCA All-Mideast Region first team … 

Started all 47 matches … Tallied 1,624 assists to lead the WHAC and 

rank fifth nationally in total assists … Averaged 10.8 assists per set to 

rank fourth in the nation … Posted six double-doubles (assists/digs) … 

Reached double-digit assists in every match … Registered 84 total 

blocks including eight solos … Passed the 40-assist mark 15 times … 

Named to the all-tournament team at the Crusader Classic (Oct. 24-25) 

after posting 162 assists in four matches and 29 digs … Posted a season 

high 62 assists in the 

NAIA 

National 

Championship against No. 

24 Lubbock Christian (Dec. 

3) … 

THE PLAYERS 

career high with 71 assists against Indiana Tech (Nov. 9) in the WHAC 

Championship Semi-Finals …The 71 assists ranks in the top three alltime 

for a single match at MU … Totaled 417 assists in eight post season 

matches for a 52.1 assist per match average … 

Freshman (2006): WHAC Freshman of the Year … All-WHAC First Team 

… NAIA Region VIII first team … AVCA All-Mideast Region first team … 

WHAC All-Newcomer team … Set the school record for assists by a 

freshman with 1,572 … Reached 40 assists in a match 14 times … 

Posted 50-plus assists on seven occasions … Set her then-career high 

with 66 helpers against Taylor (Sept. 9), good for fifth in a single match 

in MU history … 

Prep: Earned four letters in volleyball at Portage Central High School … 

Named all-region, all-state and team most valuable player after leading 

the Vikings to a conference and MHSAA district championship … Team 

was ended the 2006 season ranked fourth in the state … Selected as 

the Kalamazoo Gazette Prep Star of the Week in February 2006 … 

Personal: Daughter of Karlis and Ruta Grinvalds ... Her father played 

volleyball at Ohio State University (1979-83) ... Younger sister Larisa is 

member of the Kalamazoo College volleyball team … Majoring in nursing 

at Madonna ... Born November 21. 

Sophomore (2007): All- 

WHAC first team … Started 

all 47 matches … Led the 

nation in total assists with 

2,171, the fourth highest 

total in program history … 

Led the WHAC and ranked 

fifth nationally in assists 

per set with 13.16 … 

Posted 107 kills to rank 

fifth among her teammates 

… Racked up 23 

service aces and 104 total 

blocks … Passed the 50- 

assist mark 18 times … 

Registered a then-career 

best 68 assists against Cornerstone (Aug. 25) … Established a new 

Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS/BA TB B/G BE BHE 

2006 127 43 37 0.29 6 136 .228 1527 12.02 36 0.28 8 155 1.22 1 11/80 91 0.72 39 28 

2007 165 47 107 0.65 29 327 .239 2171 13.16 23 0.14 15 265 1.61 0 7/97 104 0.63 31 17 

2008 150 42 69 0.46 28 217 .189 1624 10.83 31 0.21 14 264 1.76 3 8/76 84 0.56 6 16 

TOTAL 442 132 213 0.48 63 680 .221 5322 12.04 90 0.20 37 684 1.55 4 26/253 179 0.63 76 61 


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THE PLAYERS 

ABBY 

LONG 

7 


Defensive Specalist 

LaPorte, Ind. 

LaPorte HS 

Tournament Championship against Cornerstone (Nov. 11) 

Prep: Three-year letter winner at LaPorte High School … Helped team 

to a pair of conference championships and a 78-29 record in her three 

years on the varsity … Named to the all-conference first team and to 

the LaPorte Herald Argus all-area team as a senior … Earned the team 

Digging Award three times … Named the Gatorade Will to Win award 

winner twice … Tallied 1080 digs in three seasons … Posted 50 service 

aces as a sophomore … 

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Karen Long ... Majoring in graphic 

design at Madonna and has designed a number of media guide covers 

for the MU Athletic Communications Office in addition to the Madonna 

University Athletics Hall of Fame logo ... Born July 8 

Abraham on Long: Abby is one of our most experienced defensive 

players … She is a three-year starter who will be a four-year starter … 

We are going to look to her to be a leader on the defensive side of the 

ball … 

Junior (2008): Appeared in 40 matches, earning the starting nod 34 

times, all as a defensive specialist … Tallied 185 digs, ranking fourth on 

the squad … Posted 20 service aces … Had four matches with doubledigit 

digs … Collected a season best 14 digs twice - at Webber (Nov. 30) 

and against No. 14 Lewis-Clark State (Dec. 2) in the NAIA National 

Championship … 

Sophomore (2007): Appeared in 46 matches … Amassed 205 digs, 

good for sixth on the team … Had five service aces … Posted three 

matches of double-digit digs: at Michigan-Dearborn (Sept. 25), vs. 

Indiana Tech (Nov. 9) and a season best 16 against Mount Vernon 

Nazarene (Nov. 28) at the NAIA National Tournament … 

Freshman (2006): Appeared in all 43 matches as a true freshman … 

Posted 334 digs ranking third on the team ... Had 11 double-digit dig 

performances including a season high streak of three straight matches 

from August 25-26th ... Career high 20 digs came in the WHAC 


2006 138 43 0 0.00 3 17 -.176 7 0.05 18 0.13 35 334 2.42 34 0/3 3 0.02 3 4 

2007 147 46 1 0.01 1 14 .000 10 0.07 5 0.03 3 205 1.39 51 0/0 0 0.00 0 3 

2008 135 40 5 0.04 10 41 -.122 25 0.19 20 0.15 21 185 1.37 18 0/0 0 0.00 0 6 

TOTAL 420 129 6 0.01 14 72 -.111 42 0.10 43 0.10 59 724 1.72 103 0/3 3 0.01 3 13 

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THE PLAYERS 

MARY 

MCGINNIS 

15 


Outside Hitter 

Fraser, Mich. 

Fraser HS/Illinois State 

Mary is our other co-captain … Mary will be our go-to player on the 

outside … She is a very experienced player who is a strong and smart 

hitter with a variety of shots … I think you are looking at Mary's break 

out year this year taking over for Lubovj as her role has changed as the 

go-to player this season … 

Junior (2008): All-WHAC first team … AVCA All-Mideast Region honorable 

mention team … Appeared in all 42 matches … Ranked second on 

the team with 474 kills … Tallied 59 blocks including 10 solos … Posted 

double-digit kills in 23 matches … Her 3.2 kills per set average ranked 

fourth in the WHAC … Posted 22 kills against No. 21 Taylor (Oct. 25) … 

Set a new career high with 26 kills against No. 24 Lubbock Christian 

(Dec. 3) in the NAIA National Championship … Ranked third among her 

teammates with 32 service aces … Registered a season high eight digs 

at Davenport (Nov. 6) … Reached double-digits in kills in seven of the 

final nine matches of the season, including four of the five post season 

matches … Averaged 15.8 kills per match in the post season … 

Sophomore (2007): All-WHAC honorable mention team … Appeared 

in all 47 matches … Ranked second among her teammates with 610 

kills … Ranked fourth in the WHAC in kills and hitting percentage … 

Registered 33 matches with double-digit kills … Opened the season 

with five straight matches in double-figure kill totals … Ended the season 

with 11 straight matches with double-digit kills … Registered three 

double-doubles (kills/digs) during the season … Posted a then-career 

high with 21 kills against No. 

20 Georgetown (Oct. 19) … 

Established a new career best 

with 24 kills against Indiana 

Tech twice (Nov. 9 and Nov. 

17) … Tied that mark with 24 

terminations against Mount 

Vernon Nazarene (Nov. 28) in 

the National Championship ... 

Prior to Madonna (Illinois State - 2006): Appeared in 57 sets for the 

Redbirds … Tallied 25 kills, 74 digs, three solo blocks and three service 

aces … 

Prep: Four-year starter in both basketball and volleyball at Fraser High 

School … Named all-county and all-state three times in volleyball … 

Led Fraser to back-to-back state championships (2002, 2003) … 

Registered 253 kills, 44 aces and 26 assists as a junior as team went 33- 

13 … Two-time all-county selection in basketball and named team 

most valuable player for 2004 season … Four-time all-academic selection 

in both sports … Played club ball for the Fraser Volleyball Club 

Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Dawn McGinnis ... Older sister Angie 

was an All-American and a two-time Southeastern Conference Player of 

the Year in volleyball at the University of Florida and is currently a member 

of the U.S. National Team ... Younger sister Brittany is the starting 

setter at Ball State ... Mother ran track at Michigan and her father ran 

track at Eastern Michigan ... Majoring in art and education at Madonna 

… Born Dec. 27. 


2007 165 47 610 3.70 209 1827 .219 10 0.06 40 0.24 55 229 1.39 7 15/59 74 0.45 12 2 

2008 148 42 474 3.20 174 1148 .261 18 0.12 32 0.22 44 154 1.04 2 10/49 59 0.40 4 1 

TOTAL 313 89 1084 3.46 383 2975 .236 28 0.09 72 0.23 99 383 1.22 9 25/108 133 0.42 16 3 


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THE PLAYERS 

KARIE 

ALTMAN 

8 

6-0 • Sophomore 

Middle Hitter 

Taylor, Mich. 

St. Francis Cabrini HS 

Prep: Earned four varsity letters in volleyball in addition to three in basketball 

and two in softball at Allen Park St. Francis Cabrini High School 

… Named to the News Herald All-Downriver Dream Team as a senior… 

Two-time All-Catholic, all-league, all-region and all-state selection … 

Two-time team captain … Three-time all-league selection in basketball 

… Led basketball team to MHSAA state semi-finals as a senior … 

Captured two MHSAA state championships in softball (2006, 2007) and 

a runner-up finish (2008) … Named class valedictorian and to the 

National Honor Society … Three-time Knights of Columbus Academic 

All-Catholic selection … Four-year honor roll member … 

Personal: Daughter of Larry and Daryl Altman … Majoring in biology 

at Madonna … Born September 26 

Abraham on Altman: Karie is a fierce attacker and may be our best allaround 

volleyball athlete … She is tremendously fast with a whip for an 

arm and can attack from antenna to antenna … She will be a go-to 

player for us this year … 

Freshman (2008): WHAC All-Newcomer team … Appeared in 42 

matches, earning the starting nod in 38 … Moved to middle hitter in 

pre-season … posted 175 kills, good for fifth among her teammates … 

Averaged 1.18 kills per set - also fourth best on the squad … Connected 

at a season best .533 clip (9-for-15) against No. 25 Walsh (Oct. 24) … 

Registered 12 matches with at least five kills … Posted a career high 12 

kills in the National Championship against No. 14 Lewis-Clark (Dec. 2) 

… Tallied 88 total blocks including five solos … 

#8Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS/BA TB B/G BE BHE 

2008 148 42 175 1.18 87 452 .195 6 0.04 0 0.00 0 12 0.08 2 5/83 88 0.59 12 1 

TOTAL 148 42 175 1.18 87 452 .195 6 0.04 0 0.00 0 12 0.08 2 5/83 88 0.59 12 1 

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LIZ 

DEMPSEY 

1 

5-8 • Junior 


Livonia, Mich. 

Franklin HS 

THE PLAYERS 

three aces against Southeastern (Sept. 22) in helping MU to the Pepsi 

Bash at the Beach title … Posted a career best six digs against UT- 

Brownsville (Nov. 30) in the NAIA National Tournament… 

Prep: Earned four varsity letters in volleyball at Franklin High School ... 

Earned all-conference first team honors as a senior ... Selected all-area 

and all-division first team as a junior and sophomore ... Lettered in basketball 

as a junior ... Recognized as a scholar-athlete … Two-time team 

captain … 

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Anne Dempsey ... Majoring in 

dietitics at Madonna ... Born July 25. 

Abraham on Dempsey: Liz is an all-around performer with excellent 

speed and range defensively with the ability to terminate from the outside 

hitting position … She'll be used as an outside hitter and as a 

defensive player in the center back and left back positions … 

Sophomore (2008): Appeared in all 42 matches primarily in the back 

row as a reserve … Posted 127 digs … Recorded 12 service aces … Had 

five or more digs in nine matches … Posted a career best 15 digs 

against Lubbock Christian (Dec. 2) in the NAIA National Tournament … 

Freshman (2007): Appeared in 28 matches … Missed nearly a month 

of action due to an ankle injury … Totaled 35 kills, two total blocks, 

eight service aces and 25 digs … Recorded a career high six kills and 


2007 50 28 35 0.70 16 97 .196 0 0.00 8 0.16 5 25 0.50 2 1/1 2 0.04 3 0 

2008 123 42 10 0.08 10 78 .000 7 0.06 12 0.10 17 127 1.03 15 0/2 2 0.02 0 2 

TOTAL 173 70 45 0.26 26 175 .109 7 0.04 20 0.12 22 152 0.88 17 1/3 4 0.02 3 2 


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THE PLAYERS 

MEGAN 

FRICKE 

2 



Wyandotte, Mich. 

Roosevelt HS 

Nazarene (Aug. 30) … Had five matches with five or more digs … Dug 

a career high 11 balls at Indiana Tech (Nov. 7) … 

Prep: Earned four letters in volleyball at Roosevelt High School … From 

the same school that produced former MU All-American Laura Lesko … 

Named all-area, all-league, all-region and all-state as a senior … 

Selected as the most valuable player at the 2007 News Herald tournament 

… Picked up two Athlete of the Week honors from the News 

Herald … Named all-region and all-academic as a junior … Earned two 

letters in basketball and was named All-Downriver as a senior … 

Member of the four-year honor roll and the National Honor Society… 

Personal: Daughter of Keith and Sheri Fricke … Majoring in psychology 

at Madonna … Born Oct. 14 

Abraham on Fricke: Megan is an outside hitter and a defensive specialist 

who plays with speed and good court sense… She has the ability 

to hit down the line with a variety of shots offensively and the ability 

to terminate the attack … 

Freshman (2008): Appeared in all 42 matches, earning the starting 

nod five times … Posted 111 kills, 31 total blocks, 104 digs and 18 service 

aces … Registered a career high 13 kills at No. 8 Point Loma 


2008 129 42 111 0.86 38 335 .218 36 0.28 18 0.14 19 104 0.81 12 3/31 34 0.26 8 0 

TOTAL 129 42 111 0.86 38 335 .218 36 0.28 18 0.14 19 104 0.81 12 3/31 34 0.26 8 0 

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ANNA 

GATT 

10 

5-7 • Junior 


Livonia, Mich. 

Churchill HS 

THE PLAYERS 

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Lori Gatt ... Older sister Jacqui was a 

four-year letter winner for Madonna on the volleyball court and a 2007 

All-American … Majoring in graphic design at Madonna and has 

designed media guide covers for the MU Athletic Communications 

Office … Born February 26. 

Abraham on Gatt: Anna is another talented defensive player who can 

play the right back position for us … She comes into this year with 

experience from her first two seasons and will compete for a starting 

position … 

Sophomore (2008): Appeared in 33 matches … Posted 38 digs and 

five service aces … Established a career high two aces at Michigan- 

Dearborn … Registered her first career kill against Aquinas (Oct. 7) … 

Tallied a season high six digs against Berry (Oct. 24) … 

Freshman (2007): Appeared in 27 matches … Registered 21 digs and 

two service aces on the season in a reserve role … Tallied a career high 

seven digs against Indiana Tech (Oct. 30) … Registered a service ace 

against Texas-Brownsville (Nov. 30) in the NAIA Championship … 

Prep: Earned two varsity letters at Churchill High School … Helped her 

team to the 2007 MHSAA Division I State Championship as a senior … 

Named to the Western Lakes all-conference and all-area teams as a senior 

… Holds the second spot in the Charger record books for aces in a 

season with 104 … Earned letters in soccer and cross country … 

Named a scholar athlete and to the honor roll … 


2007 46 27 0 0.00 0 4 .000 1 0.02 2 0.04 3 21 0.46 2 0/0 0 0.00 0 0 

2008 62 33 1 0.02 1 7 .000 6 0.10 5 0.08 4 38 0.61 8 0/0 0 0.00 0 1 

TOTAL 108 60 1 0.01 1 11 .000 7 0.06 7 0.06 7 59 0.55 10 0/0 0 0.00 0 1 


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THE PLAYERS 

AMANDA 

KOSZELA 

5 



Dearborn, Mich. 

Dearborn HS 

Abraham on Koszela: Amanda will be our starting libero…She just has 

a nose for the ball much like many of our liberos in the past … She's a 

gutsy performer who plays very fast and understands the game and 

will be the leader on defense for us … 

Freshman (2007): Sat out the season as a redshirt and retained four 

years of eligibility... 

Prep: Four-year letter winner at Dearborn High School … Holds the 

school record for career (446) and single-season (141) service aces in 

addition to career digs (1906) … Selected to the Michigan 

Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association All-Star game … Fourtime 

all-city first team selection … Three-time all-conference and allregion 

selection … Earned all-state honors as a senior … Tabbed academic 

all-conference and all-region … Four-year honor roll member … 

Personal: Daughter of Bogdan and Barbara Koszela ... Sisters - Justine 

and Yolanda - played collegiate volleyball at WHAC rival Michigan- 

Dearborn ... Majoring in math and education at Madonna … Born 

January 31. 

Redshirt Freshman (2008): WHAC All-Newcomer Team … Appeared 

in all 42 matches, starting 10 times as a defensive specialist and libero 

… Ranked second on the team with 307 digs, good for 2.07 digs per set 

… Posted 12 matches with double-digit digs including six straight 

matches … Set career high of 20 digs in WHAC Championship at No. 19 

Indiana Tech (Nov. 15) … Ended the season with back-to-back doubledigit 

performances with 10 against No. 24 Lubbock Christian (Dec. 2) 

and 15 versus No. 2 Biola (Dec. 3) in the National Championship … 

Registered a career high four services aces at Findlay, serving an ace to 

end the five-set marathon … Posted a career high 12 assists against 

Michigan-Dearborn (Oct. 21) … 


2008 148 42 9 0.06 9 50 .000 51 0.34 14 0.09 6 307 2.07 34 0/0 0 0.00 0 3 

TOTAL 148 42 9 0.06 9 50 .000 51 0.34 14 0.09 6 307 2.07 34 0/0 0 0.00 0 3 

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THE PLAYERS 

MARIE 

MARTIN 

13 


Middle Hitter 

Canton, Mich. 

Canton HS 

Abraham on Martin: Marie is probably our most improved player right 

now and will be one of the starters in the front row as a middle hitter 

… We look to Marie to give us a steady offensive production each game 

and provide a big block with her nice size and range and to be a steady 

starting performer in her second season … 

Freshman (2008): Appeared in 26 matches in a reserve role … Tallied 

22 kills on the season … Registered 13 total blocks including a solo … 

Posted a career-best three kills on two occasions - against Aquinas (Oct. 

7) and against Michigan-Dearborn (Oct. 21) … 

Prep: Earned four letters in basketball and volleyball at Canton High 

School … Set the school record for blocks as a freshman … Named alldivision 

and all-region as a junior in volleyball and all-conference as a 

senior … Served as a team captain in both sports … Member of the 

National Honor Society and the honor roll … 

Personal: Daughter of David and Elisabeth Martin …Father played four 

years of football at Wayne State…undecided on a major at Madonna… 

Born Sept. 14. 


2008 52 26 22 0.42 11 62 .177 2 0.04 1 0.02 0 4 0.08 0 1/12 13 0.25 2 0 

TOTAL 52 26 22 0.42 11 62 .177 2 0.04 1 0.02 0 4 0.08 0 1/12 13 0.25 2 0 


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THE PLAYERS 

ANASTASIJA 

BARANOVSKA 

6 

6-0 • Freshman 


Riga, Latvia 

Rigas Secondary School 16 

KATIE 

CZARNECKI 

3 



Chesterfield, Mich. 

L’Anse Creuse North HS/Macomb CC 

Abraham on Baranovska: Once Anastasija adjusts to the speed of the 

college game I think the sky is the limit … She has a nice hitting arm 

and can terminate the attack … Right now she is just catching up to 

the speed of the game and adjusting to the college game … She has 

nice size, speed and attacking ability... 

Prep/Club: Played volleyball at Rigas Secondary School 16 … Helped 

her team to a top-five ranking in the Latvian Junior Volleyball League 

… Led her team to the Latvian Championship as a senior … Also participated 

in the Baltic Cup and the European Championship … Threetime 

most valuable player at the Latvian Championship … Team never 

finished lower than fourth in her five seasons at the Latvian 


Personal: Daughter of Grigoeri and Antonina Baranovska … 

Undecided on a major at Madonna … Bprn Jan. 27. 

Abraham on Czarnecki: Katie is a big, tall, strong left handed and 

dominant force at the net … She has the ability to control a match with 

her right side attacking and the slide attack in the middle … She is a 

big, rangy type of player who will be a force as a blocker and a terminating 

type of attacker … 

Prior to Madonna (Macomb Community College - 2007): Helped 

Macomb Community College to the Michigan Junior College state title 

along with the NJCAA Regional championship and an appearance in 

the NJCAA National Tournament … Recorded 110 kills to go along 

with 68 total blocks in her one season at Macomb … 

Prep: Earned a total of eight letters in basketball, softball and volleyball 

at L'Anse Creuse North High School … Named the Macomb Area 

Conference most valuable player and to the all-league and all-county 

teams in volleyball as a senior … Named team most valuable player as 

a junior … Earned three selections to the all-county team on the hardwood 

as well … 

Personal: Daughter of Ted and Renee Czarnecki … Older sister Jessica 

played basketball and softball at Madonna … Majoring in emergency 

management at Madonna … Born Nov. 28. 

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KATHLEEN 

DONEHUE 

4 


Outside /MIddle Hitter 

New Hudson, Mich. 

South Lyon HS 

THE PLAYERS 

EVIA 

PRIEDITIS 

12 


Setter 

Milford, Mich. 

Milford HS 

Abraham on Donehue: Kathleen is a dominant volleyball player at the 

net … She can hit from both the outside and the middle … With her 

size and her strength, she'll be a go-to player and provide a lot of 

excitement for Crusader fans … She has the ability to terminate and 

provide a big block … 

Prep: Named to the Under Armour/American Volleyball Coaches 

Association All-America second team … Was a finalist for the Miss 

Volleyball award in Michigan … Earned four letters in volleyball at 

South Lyon High School … Holds school records for career kills (1,370) 

and digs (719) … Collected 455 kills and 213 digs as a senior in helping 

the Lions to a district championship … Named the Ann Arbor News 

Preseason Player of the Year as a junior … Took home the News' Player 

of the Year award as a senior … Named first team all-conference, allcounty, 

all-district, all-region and all-state as a senior … Was a fourtime 

all-conference selection … Named one of the Detroit News’ and 

Free Press’ "Top Five" players as a senior … Named to the 

PrepVolleyball.com "Senior Aces" Top 150 list … 

Abraham on Prieditis: Evia is a very talented setter who will be our 

back up setter this year but has the ability to play right now … She 

understands the game, can set all of the sets and can set the ball from 

antenna to antenna … She is a talented player who has a very bright 

future at Madonna … 

Prep: Earned three letters at Milford High School … Three-time allconference 

selection … Twice named to the all-region team and 

tabbed as her team's most valuable player … Named all-state as a junior 

… Holds the school record for aces, assists and assists per match … 

Holds the MHS record with 58 assists in a single match … 58 assist performance 

ranks as the fifth best in state history … Holds five of the top- 

13 single-game assist performances in state history … 

Personal: Daughter of Maris and Elizabeth Prieditis … Older sister Alex 

played volleyball at Madonna in 2007 … Undecided on a major at 

Madonna … Born Nov. 3. 

Personal: Daughter of Joe and Gail Donehue ... Majoring in nursing at 

Madonna ... Born Dec. 14. 


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THE PLAYERS/CLASS PHOTOS 

ANASTASIJA 

SEREMETIJEVA 

11 



Riga, Latvia 

Rigas Secondary School 63 

Abraham on Seremetijeva: Anastasija is a really strong player as an 

outside hitter who hits with a lot of thrust and power … She is competing 

for one of the starting outside hitter positions … Has the ability to 

hit down the line and across the court … Right now she hits with a lot 

of power and has the ability to be a go-to type player … Like most 

freshmen she has to adjust to the speed of the game but I think the sky 

is the limit for her as well … 

Prep/Club: Played volleyball at Rigas Secondary School 63 … Helped 

her team to a top-five ranking in the Latvian Junior Volleyball League 

… Led her team to the Latvian Championship as a senior … Also participated 

in the Baltic Cup and the European Championship … Named 

most valuable player at the Latvian Championship as a senior … Team 

never finished lower than fourth in her five seasons at the Latvian 


SENIORS 

Personal: Daughter of Sergeji and Irina Seremetjeva … Undecided on 

a major at Madonna … Born July 22. 

SOPHOMORES 

FRESHMEN 

JUNIORS 

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2008 IN REVIEW 

The 2008 Madonna seniors won 162 matches in their Crusader careers 

and made four trips to the NAIA National Tournament.


2008 IN REVIEW 

DIG FOR THE CURE 

Madonna and Michigan-Dearborn teamed up in the "Dig for the Cure" 

fundraiser to help support cancer research. Both teams donned pink 

uniforms for the event which raised over $600 for the Komen Cancer 

Foundation of Metro Detroit. 

AN EVEN DOZEN 

The Crusaders made it 12-for-12 by capturing the 2008 Wolverine- 

Hoosier Athletic Conference co-championship. MU went 13-1, tying 

with Indiana Tech. The 2008 title marked the 12th straight championship 

for Madonna. The Crusaders have won at least a share of the 

WHAC title each year they have been a conference member. 

GRINVALDS SETS THEM UP…. 

Setter Inta Grinvalds led the WHAC in total sets for the third straight 

season, posting 1624 helpers. Grinvalds' total assists ranked her fifth 

nationally while her 10.6 assists per set was fourth in the country. 

AND FUELLING KNOCKS THEM DOWN 

For the second straight season Whitney Fuelling led the WHAC in hitting 

percentage in league matches. Fuelling connected at a .461 clip in 

the 14 loop contests. Fuelling posted 155 kills against just 26 errors 

from her middle hitter slot. That translates to almost a 6-1 kill-to-error 

ratio. 

TIHOMIROVA GOES TWO-FOR-TWO 

Outside hitter Lubovj Tihomirova led the award train again in 2008, 

picking up her second straight All-America first team selection in addition 

to her second WHAC Player of the Year trophy. The Riga, Latvia, 

native led MU with 616 kills and in her four years put down 2,413 kills 

to rank fourth all-time at MU. 

HOST OF CRUSADERS TAKE HOME HONORS 

Joining Tihomirova on the awards stage were Whitney Fuelling, Inta 

Grinvalds and Mary McGinnis on the All-WHAC first team. Freshmen 

Karie Altman and Amanda Koszela were selected to the WHAC's All- 

Freshman team while Brynn Kerr joined Fuelling, Grinvalds, McGinnis 

and Tihomirova on the Academic All-WHAC squad. 

ABRAHAM GETTING CLOSER TO 900 

With MU's 35 wins in 2008, head coach Jerry Abraham moved to 879 

career victories, just 21 wins away from becoming the first NAIA coach 

to post 900 wins. Over the first 22 seasons of Madonna volleyball, the 

Crusaders have never won fewer than 29 matches in a season. 

TOURNAMENT CHAMPS 

The Crusaders captured tournament titles in four of the five tournaments 

they entered in 2008. MU opened the run with a win at the Early 

Bird Classic at UM-Dearborn before moving on to a championship at 

the annual Julie Martin Memorial Classic in Livonia. The Crusaders also 

captured the Crusader Classic at MU before winning the WHAC 

Tournament Championship at Indiana Tech. 

NATIONALS FOR THE 11TH TIME 

2008 marked the 11th time overall and eighth straight season that 

Madonna University has advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. 

The Crusaders earned a bye in the opening round, advancing directly 

to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa. 

The 2008 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champion Madonna Crusaders 

Front Row (L-R):Abby Long, Liz Dempsey, Amanda Koszela, Anna Gatt, Brynn Kerr, Megan Fricke, Amanda Lenart 

Back Row (L-R): Inta Grinvalds, Whitney Fuelling, Mary McGinnis, Stephanie Parslow, Lubovj Tihomirova, Marie Martin, Martie Mazur, Karie Altman 

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2008 AWARD WINNERS 

KARIE ALTMAN 

WHAC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 

WHITNEY FUELLING 

FIRST TEAM ALL-WHAC 

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN 

ACADEMIC ALL-WHAC 

ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR 

ATHLETE 

INTA GRINVALDS 




ATHLETE 

BRYNN KERR 



ATHLETE 

AMANDA KOSZELA 


MARY MCGINNIS 




ATHLETE 

LUBOVJ TIHOMIROVA 


FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN 


WHAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

AVCA MIDEAST 

REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

2008 CRUSADERS 

WHAC REGULAR SEASON 

CO-CHAMPIONS 

WHAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 

NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 


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2008 MATCH RESULTS 

2008 Madonna Volleyball Results 

Record: 35-7 (Home: 16-0, Away: 8-4, Neutral: 11-3) • Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference: 13-1 (1st) 

Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall WHAC Time Attend 

Aug. 20 Spring Arbor W, 3-0 25-15, 25-13, 25-18 1-0 -- 1:09 271 

UMD Early Bird Classic | Dearborn, Mich. (Champions - W. Fuelling, L. Tihomirova named all-tournament) 

Aug. 22 Marian W, 3-0 25-18, 25-23, 25-18 2-0 -- 1:14 167 

Aug. 22 Robert Morris (Ill.) W, 3-0 25-12, 25-18, 25-14 3-0 -- 0:57 -- 

Aug. 23 Point Park W, 3-0 25-15, 26-24, 25-19 4-0 -- 1:15 166 

Aug. 23 No. 25 Mt. Vernon Nazarene W, 3-0 27-25, 25-17, 25-16 5-0 -- 1:07 -- 

PLNU Seaside Classic | San Diego Calif. (Runner-Up - W. Fuelling, L. Tihomirova named all-tournament) 

Aug. 29 Ashford W, 3-0 25-22, 25-15, 25-21 6-0 -- 1:11 60 

Aug. 29 Mount Marty W, 3-0 25-11, 25-17, 25-15 7-0 -- 0:58 70 

Aug. 30 No. 9 College of Idaho W, 3-2 22-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12 8-0 -- 1:49 60 

Aug. 30 at No. 8 Pt. Loma Nazarene L, 1-3 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 21-25 8-1 -- 1:37 170 

Julie Martin Memorial Classic | Livonia, Mich. (Champions - W. Fuelling, I. Grinvalds named all-tournament; L. Tihomirova named MVP) 

Sept. 5 Davenport W, 3-0 25-14, 25-12, 25-15 9-1 -- 0:49 67 

Sept. 5 Cedarville W, 3-1 25-19, 25-22, 19-25, 25-22 10-1 -- 1:31 -- 

Sept. 6 Windsor W, 3-0 25-21, 25-19, 25-11 11-1 -- 1:15 89 

Sept. 6 Spring Arbor W, 3-1 25-10, 25-13, 22-25, 25-18 12-1 -- 1:20 -- 

Sept. 9 at Concordia* W, 3-0 25-15, 25-22, 25-17 13-1 1-0 1:11 171 

Sept. 12 at Findlay W, 3-2 21-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-12 14-1 -- 2:00 96 

Sept. 16 at Aquinas* W, 3-0 25-16, 25-21, 25-23 15-1 2-0 1:15 50 

Sept. 23 Concordia W, 3-0 25-17, 25-9, 25-21 16-1 3-0 0:53 167 

Sept. 25 at Michigan-Dearborn* W, 3-0 25-16, 25-8, 25-16 17-1 4-0 1:07 155 

Sept. 30 at Siena Heights* W, 3-0 25-13, 25-11, 25-11 18-1 5-0 0:58 125 

Oct. 2 Cornerstone* W, 3-1 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 25-13 19-1 6-0 1:24 237 

Oct. 7 Aquinas* W, 3-0 25-16, 25-15, 25-22 20-1 7-0 1:06 217 

Oct. 14 Davenport W, 3-0 25-16, 25-14, 25-16 21-1 8-0 0:57 152 

Lindenwood Classic | St. Charles, Mo. (No championship awarded) 

Oct. 17 Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 25-17, 25-13, 25-14 22-1 -- 0:52 76 

Oct. 17 at No. 8 Lindenwood L, 0-3 18-25, 21-25, 19-25 22-2 -- 1:08 190 

Oct. 18 No. 6 Columbia W, 3-2 25-19, 16-25, 20-25, 25-16, 18-16 23-2 -- 1:55 177 

Oct. 18 McKendree W, 3-0 25-19, 25-17, 25-12 24-2 -- 0:53 123 

Oct. 21 Michigan-Dearborn* W, 3-0 25-21, 25-13, 25-17 25-2 9-0 1:00 158 

Oct. 23 Siena Heights* W, 3-0 25-11, 25-7, 25-10 26-2 10-0 0:49 166 

Crusader Classic | Livonia, Mich. (Champions - M. McGinnis, L. Tihomirova named all-tournament; W. Fuelling named MVP) 

Oct. 24 No. 25 Walsh W, 3-0 25-18, 25-22, 25-19 27-2 -- 1:06 76 

Oct. 24 Berry W, 3-0 25-9, 25-12, 25-21 28-2 -- 0:51 114 

Oct. 25 Trinity International W, 3-1 25-20, 25-10, 20-25, 25-15 29-2 -- 1:22 78 

Oct. 25 No. 21 Taylor W, 3-2 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-11 30-2 -- 1:48 187 

Oct. 28 at Cornerstone* W, 3-0 25-15, 25-20, 25-22 31-2 11-0 1:05 175 

Oct. 30 at Webber L, 2-3 25-13, 25-17, 26-28, 23-25, 10-15 31-3 -- 2:03 100 

Nov. 4 No. 19 Indiana Tech* W, 3-1 21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 26-24 32-3 12-0 1:24 304 

Nov. 6 at Davenport* W, 3-1 20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 33-3 13-0 1:42 87 

Nov. 7 at No. 19 Indiana Tech* L, 1-3 18-25, 17-25, 25-22, 28-30 33-4 13-1 1:58 210 

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship | Fort Wayne, Ind. 

Nov. 14 Aquinas W, 3-1 25-21, 24-26, 27-25, 25-15 34-4 -- 1:40 -- 

Nov. 15 at #19 Indiana Tech W, 3-1 25-16, 25-12, 19-25, 28-26 35-4 -- 1:25 160 

NAIA National Championship | Sioux City, Iowa 

Dec. 2 No. 14 Lewis-Clark State L, 2-3 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 13-15 35-5 -- 1:56 225 

Dec. 3 No. 24 Lubbock Christian L, 2-3 26-28, 25-23, 16-25, 25-15, 14-16 35-6 -- 1:45 219 

Dec. 4 No. 2 Biola L, 1-3 15-25, 28-26, 21-25, 19-25 35-7 -- 1:31 113 

* - Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Match 

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2008 OVERALL STATISTICS 

OVERALL RECORD: 35-7 

WOLVERINE-HOOSIER RECORD: 13-1 

HOME RECORD: 16-0 

ROAD RECORD: 8-4 

NEUTRAL RECORD: 11-3 

WHAC REGULAR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 

NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 

No. Name GP MP-MS K K/Gm E TA Pct A A/Gm TA Pct SA SA/Gm SE TA Pct 

3 Lubovj Tihomirova 151 42-39 616 4.08 206 1353 .303 11 0.07 84 .131 43 0.28 47 336 .860 

15 Mary McGinnis 148 42-30 474 3.20 174 1148 .261 18 0.12 95 .189 32 0.22 44 528 .917 

12 Whitney Fuelling 151 42-39 463 3.07 93 962 .385 12 0.08 69 .174 32 0.21 27 476 .943 

8 Karie Altman 148 42-38 175 1.18 87 452 .195 6 0.04 18 .333 0 0.00 0 4 1.000 

2 Megan Fricke 129 42-5 111 0.86 38 335 .218 36 0.28 122 .295 18 0.14 19 209 .909 

9 Inta Grinvalds 150 42-39 69 0.46 28 217 .189 1624 10.83 2462 .660 31 0.21 14 674 .979 

6 Martie Mazur 70 41-0 43 0.61 24 123 .154 23 0.33 44 .523 0 0.00 0 0 .000 

13 Marie Martin 52 26-0 22 0.42 11 62 .177 2 0.04 6 .333 1 0.02 0 6 1.000 

18 Stepahine Parslow 71 24-0 19 0.27 6 63 .206 16 0.23 35 .457 0 0.00 0 0 .000 

14 Amanda Lenart 86 38-0 13 0.15 10 34 .088 9 0.10 110 .082 3 0.03 8 34 .765 

1 Liz Dempsey 123 42-0 10 0.08 10 78 .000 7 0.06 169 .041 12 0.10 17 169 .899 

5 Amanda Koszela 148 42-10 9 0.06 9 50 .000 51 0.34 340 .150 14 0.09 6 105 .943 

7 Abby Long 135 40-34 5 0.04 10 41 -.122 25 0.19 262 .095 20 0.15 21 273 .923 

4 Brynn Kerr 148 42-0 3 0.02 12 51 -.176 44 0.30 535 .082 37 0.25 32 640 .950 

10 Anna Gatt 62 33-0 1 0.02 1 7 .000 6 0.10 45 .133 5 0.08 4 87 .954 

MADONNA............. 151 42-42 2033 13.46 719 4976 .264 1890 12.52 4396 .430 248 1.64 239 3541 .933 

Opponents........... 151 39-39 1496 9.91 828 4630 .144 1395 9.24 4139 .337 185 1.23 237 2717 .913 

No. Name G RE TA Pct DIG Dig/G BS BA TotalB/Game BE BHE 

3 Lubovj Tihomirova 151 7 93 .925 110 0.73 18 110 128 0.85 11 4 

15 Mary McGinnis 148 2 68 .971 154 1.04 10 49 59 0.40 4 1 

12 Whitney Fuelling 151 1 26 .962 102 0.68 21 178 199 1.32 13 4 

8 Karie Altman 148 2 13 .846 12 0.08 5 83 88 0.59 12 1 

2 Megan Fricke 129 12 132 .909 104 0.81 3 31 34 0.26 8 0 

9 Inta Grinvalds 150 3 4 .250 264 1.76 8 76 84 0.56 6 16 

6 Martie Mazur 70 2 14 .857 20 0.29 2 20 22 0.31 3 3 

13 Marie Martin 52 0 1 1.000 4 0.08 1 12 13 0.25 2 0 

18 Stephanie Parslow 71 0 0 .000 14 0.20 2 24 26 0.37 0 2 

14 Amanda Lenart 86 16 150 .893 82 0.95 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 

1 Liz Dempsey 123 15 298 .950 127 1.03 0 2 2 0.02 0 2 

5 Amanda Koszela 148 34 562 .940 307 2.07 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 

7 Abby Long 135 18 382 .953 185 1.37 0 0 0 0.00 0 6 

4 Brynn Kerr 148 54 801 .933 513 3.47 1 0 1 0.01 0 1 

10 Anna Gatt 62 8 68 .882 38 0.61 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 

TEAM 22 

MADONNA............. 151 196 2636 .926 2036 13.48 71 585 363.5 2.41 59 44 

Opponents........... 151 227 3048 .926 1766 11.70 66 292 212.0 1.40 37 40 


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2008 WHAC ONLY STATISTICS 

No. Name GP MP K K/Gm E TA Pct A A/Gm TA Pct SA SA/Gm SE TA Pct 

3 Lubovj Tihomirova 46 14 171 3.72 53 385 .306 5 0.11 31 .161 15 0.33 14 117 .880 

12 Whitney Fuelling 46 14 155 3.37 26 280 .461 1 0.02 20 .050 12 0.26 10 157 .936 

15 Mary McGinnis 46 14 141 3.07 55 337 .255 7 0.15 34 .206 14 0.30 16 178 .910 

8 Karie Altman 44 14 63 1.43 28 138 .254 0 0.00 3 .000 0 0.00 0 2 1.000 

6 Martie Mazur 29 14 26 0.90 13 61 .213 14 0.48 24 .583 0 0.00 0 0 .000 

2 Megan Fricke 40 14 25 0.62 5 64 .312 12 0.30 51 .235 4 0.10 12 58 .793 

9 Inta Grinvalds 45 14 24 0.53 9 63 .238 491 10.91 753 .652 14 0.31 4 212 .981 

13 Marie Martin 17 8 11 0.65 4 28 .250 1 0.06 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 

18 Stephanie Parslow 27 10 7 0.26 2 25 .200 6 0.22 15 .400 0 0.00 0 0 .000 

14 Amanda Lenart 24 12 5 0.21 1 7 .571 4 0.17 22 .182 0 0.00 4 7 .429 

1 Liz Dempsey 40 14 5 0.12 3 27 .074 3 0.08 60 .050 3 0.08 6 42 .857 

5 Amanda Koszela 46 14 4 0.09 4 16 .000 24 0.52 103 .233 3 0.07 5 38 .868 

7 Abby Long 33 12 2 0.06 0 5 .400 5 0.15 54 .093 8 0.24 1 74 .986 

10 Anna Gatt 22 11 1 0.05 0 2 .500 2 0.09 14 .143 3 0.14 1 46 .978 

4 Brynn Kerr 46 14 0 0.00 5 13 -.385 17 0.37 133 .128 10 0.22 6 183 .967 

MADONNA............. 46 14 640 13.91 208 1451 .298 592 12.87 1318 .449 86 1.87 79 1114 .929 

Opponents........... 46 14 442 9.61 280 1457 .111 411 8.93 1347 .305 50 1.09 80 836 .904 

No. Name G RE TA Pct DIG Dig/G BS BA TotalB/Game BE BHE 

3 Lubovj Tihomirova 46 2 18 .889 45 0.98 7 25 32 0.70 3 1 

12 Whitney Fuelling 46 1 14 .929 30 0.65 7 56 63 1.37 0 0 

15 Mary McGinnis 46 0 10 1.000 51 1.11 6 16 22 0.48 2 0 

8 Karie Altman 44 0 2 1.000 1 0.02 3 15 18 0.41 1 1 

6 Martie Mazur 29 1 8 .875 10 0.34 1 11 12 0.41 1 0 

2 Megan Fricke 40 1 59 .983 48 1.20 2 2 4 0.10 1 0 

9 Inta Grinvalds 45 1 2 .500 83 1.84 2 18 20 0.44 1 5 

13 Marie Martin 17 0 1 1.000 1 0.06 1 4 5 0.29 0 0 

18 Stephanie Parslow 27 0 0 .000 4 0.15 0 13 13 0.48 0 0 

1 Liz Dempsey 40 2 90 .978 37 0.93 0 1 1 0.03 0 1 

14 Amanda Lenart 24 0 25 1.000 21 0.88 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 

5 Amanda Koszela 46 7 174 .960 95 2.07 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 

7 Abby Long 33 5 82 .939 31 0.94 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 

10 Anna Gatt 22 3 18 .833 18 0.82 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 

4 Brynn Kerr 46 15 239 .937 125 2.72 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 

TEAM 12 

MADONNA............. 46 50 755 .934 600 13.04 29 161 109.5 2.38 9 13 

Opponents........... 46 86 1031 .917 503 10.93 16 80 56.0 1.22 11 10 

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2008 WHAC RESULTS/AWARDS 

2008 Final WHAC Standings 

WHAC MATCHES 

ALL MATCHES 

W L Pct. W L Pct. Streak 

Madonna 13 1 .929 35 7 .833 Lost 3 

Indiana Tech 13 1 .929 33 5 .868 Won 1 

Aquinas 10 4 .714 22 13 .629 Lost 1 

Cornerstone 7 7 .500 23 21 .523 Lost 1 

Davenport 6 8 .429 15 26 .366 Lost 2 

UM-Dearborn 4 10 .286 14 32 .304 Lost 2 

Concordia 2 12 .143 16 24 .400 Won 1 

Siena Heights 1 13 .071 9 25 .265 Won 2 

Player of the Year: Lubovj Tihomirova, Madonna 

Coach of the Year: Kirsta Solberg, Indiana Tech 

Setter of the Year: Katie VanderMeer, Aquinas 

Freshman of the Year: Ashley Hamilton, Indiana Tech 

Libero of the Year: Courtney DePriest, Davenport 

WHAC Volleyball Champions 

2008 .............. Madonna/Indiana Tech 

2007 ........................................ Madonna 



2004 .............. Madonna/Cornerstone 








2008 All-WHAC Volleyball Teams 

FIRST TEAM 

NAME School POS. YR. HOMETOWN 

Lubovj Tihomirova Madonna OH Sr. Riga, Latvia 

Whitney Fuelling Madonna MH Sr. Milford, Mich. 

Inta Grinvalds Madonna S Jr. Portage, Mich 

Mary McGinnis Madonna OH Jr. Fraser, Mich. 

Ashtyn Hummerickhouse Indiana Tech MB Sr. Ossain, Ind 

Katie VanderMeer Aquinas S So. Kentwood, Mich. 

Holly Cousins Cornerstone OH Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich 

Jenny Vogelgesang Indiana Tech S Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind 

Ashley Hamilton Indiana Tech OH Fr. Middlebury, Ind. 

Kayla Vandermolen Davenport S So. Cedar Springs, Mich. 

Laura Booker Indiana Tech S Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 

Jessica Curtis Aquinas OH Fr. North Branch, Mich. 

Erika Stouder Indiana Tech MH So. Nappanee, Ind. 

HONORABLE MENTION 

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 

NAME School NAME School 

Marcie Blacquiere Cornerstone Megan Vanderhyde Davenport 

Courtney DePriest Davenport Amanda Koszela Madonna 

Kayla Wilson Cornerstone Karie Altman Madonna 

Shawna Dorton Concordia Ashley Hart Concordia 

Michelle Fitzpatrick Indiana Tech Taylor Rudland Aquinas 

Mollie Lounds Aquinas Chelesa Phillios Aquinas 

1996 ........................................... Aquinas 

1995 ....................................... Concordia 

1994 ..................... Concordia/Aquinas 

1993 .................................. Spring Arbor 

1992 ........................................... Aquinas 

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (Junior or Senior with a 3.25 GPA or better) 

Name School Name School Name School 

Heather Booker Aquinas Kari Carnel Aquinas Erica Manning Concordia 

Ashley Zair Concordia Kayla Wilson Cornerstone Samantha Mol Davenport 

Laura Booker Indiana Tech Ashtyn Humerickhouse Indiana Tech Kelli Brown Indiana Tech 

Michelle Fitzpatrick Indiana Tech Staci Stork Indiana Tech Lubovj Tihomirova Madonna 

Whitney Fuelling Madonna Inta Grinvalds Madonna Brynn Kerr Madonna 

Mary McGinnis Madonna Kelly Dankert UM-Dearborn Melissa Hart Siena Heights 

Jessica Brown 

Siena Heights 


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2008 WHAC LEADERS ... ALL-MATCHES 

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS 

(all matches) 

HITTING PERCENTAGE S Kills Errs Total Pct 

1. Madonna 151 2033 719 4976 .264 

2. Indiana Tech 134 1785 551 4489 .253 

3. Cornerstone 164 1878 545 5961 .224 

4. Aquinas 135 1613 805 4335 .186 

5. Concordia 153 1631 822 4867 .166 

6. Davenport 157 1661 887 5277 .147 

7. Siena Heights 118 1134 617 3614 .143 

8. Michigan-Dearborn 172 1743 1058 5911 .116 

OPPONENT HITTING PCT S Kills Errs Total Pct 

1. Indiana Tech 134 957 554 3273 .123 


3. Aquinas 135 1374 713 4126 .160 


5. Cornerstone 164 758 338 2234 .188 

6. Concordia 153 1031 431 2870 .209 

7. Davenport 157 881 357 2490 .210 

8. Siena Heights 118 921 360 2386 .235 

ASSISTS S No. Avg/S 

1. Madonna 151 1890 12.52 

2. Indiana Tech 134 1564 11.67 

3. Aquinas 135 1502 11.13 

4. Cornerstone 164 1787 10.90 

5. Concordia 153 1512 9.88 

6. Davenport 157 1539 9,80 

7. Michigan-Dearborn 172 1545 8.98 

8. Siena Heights 118 932 7.90 

KILLS S No. Avg/S 


2. Indiana Tech 134 1685 12.57 

3. Aquinas 135 1613 11.95 

4. Cornerstone 164 1878 11.45 

5. Concordia 153 1631 10.66 

6. Davenport 157 1661 10.58 


8. Siena Heights 118 1134 9.61 

BLOCKS S Solo Asst Total Avg/S 

1. Madonna 151 71 585 363.5 2.41 

2. Concordia 153 79 485 321.5 2.10 

3. Indiana Tech 134 98 341 268.5 2.00 

4. Siena Heights 118 86 253 212.5 1.80 

5. Michigan-Dearborn 172 86 440 306.0 1.78 

6. Cornerstone 164 127 294 274.0 1.67 

7. Davenport 157 57 379 246.5 1.57 

8. Aquinas 135 78 242 199.0 1.47 

SERVICE ACES S No. Avg/S 

1. Indiana Tech 134 233 1.74 

2. Aquinas 135 228 1.69 


4. Davenport 157 257 1.64 



7. Cornerstone 164 192 1.17 

8. Concordia 153 168 1.10 

DIGS S No. Avg/S 

1. Cornerstone 164 2989 18.23 

2. Davenport 157 2688 17.12 

3. Concordia 153 2396 15.66 

4. Indiana Tech 134 2006 14.97 


6. Aquinas 135 1829 13.55 

7. Siena Heights 118 1592 13.49 


FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

(all matches) 


1. Whitney Fuelling (MU) 151 463 93 962 .385 

2. Erika Stouder (IT) 134 324 75 691 .360 

3. Lubovj Tihomirova (MU)151 616 206 1353 .303 

4. Ashley Hamilton (IT) 134 436 119 1068 .297 

5. Mollie Lounds (AQ) 132 261 92 580 .291 

6. Katie Vandermeer (AQ) 135 245 78 607 .275 

7. Alicia TerHaar (CU) 152 420 95 1194 .272 

8. Holly Cousins (CU) 164 765 201 2106 .268 

9. Mary McGinnis (MU) 148 474 174 1148 .261 

10. A. Humerickhouse (IT) 134 397 137 1074 .242 

KILLS S Kills Avg/S 

1. Holly Cousins (CU) 164 765 4.66 

2. Lubovj Tihomirova (MU)151 616 4.08 

3. Ashley Hamilton (IT) 134 436 3.25 

4. Mary McGinnis (MU) 148 474 3.20 

5. Whitney Fuelling (MU) 151 463 3.07 

6. A. Humerickhouse (IT) 134 397 2.96 

7. Megan Vanderhyde (DU) 155 447 2.88 

8. Jessica Curtis (AQ) 135 375 2.78 

9. Alicia TerHaar (CU) 152 420 2.76 

10. C. Provencher (MD) 167 451 2.70 


1. Inta Grinvalds (MU) 150 1624 10.83 

2. Laura Booker (IT) 130 1385 10.65 

3. Katie Vandermeer (AQ) 135 1214 8.99 

4. Marcie Blacquire (CU) 163 1464 8.98 

5. Kayla Vandermolen (DU) 157 1305 8.31 

6. Rachel Compton (AA) 138 1120 8.12 

7. Kelly Dankert (MD) 172 1142 6.53 

8. Kelsie Cadieux (SH) 111 650 5.86 




3. Bailey Mutter (SH) 63 22 0.35 


5. Sara LeClair (AQ) 135 41 0.30 

6. Taylor Rudland (AQ) 135 39 0.29 


8. Autumn Williams (DU) 156 44 0.28 



BLOCKS (Min. 1.05/set) S Solo Asst Total Avg/S 

1. Whitney Fuelling (MU) 151 21 178 199.0 1.32 

2. Erica Manning (AA) 143 31 124 155.0 1.09 


1. Kayla Wilson (CU) 164 709 4.32 


3. Chelsea McCune (MD) 172 689 4.01 

4. Courtney DePriest (DU) 157 627 3.99 

5. Melissa Hall (SH) 107 411 3.84 

6. Michelle Fitzpatrick (IT) 128 469 3.66 

7. Ashley Zair (AA) 153 546 3.57 

8. Brynn Kerr (MU) 148 513 3.47 


10. Alexis Deimling (CU) 164 485 2.96 

TEAM CODES - Aquinas (AQ); Concordia (AA); Cornerstone (CU); 

Davenport (DV); Indiana Tech (IT); Madonna (MU); Michigan-Dearborn 

(MD); Siena Heights (SH) 

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2008 LEADERS ... CONFERENCE ONLY 

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS 

(conference only matches) 



2. Indiana Tech 48 599 209 1492 .261 

3. Cornerstone 52 644 237 1966 .207 

4. Aquinas 56 681 356 1824 .178 

5. Davenport 59 645 337 2037 .151 

6. Concordia 54 552 324 1712 .133 


8. Siena Heights 49 413 271 1462 .097 

OPPONENT HITTING PCT S Kills Errs Total Pct 

1. Indiana Tech 48 436 308 1574 .081 



4. Aquinas 56 571 271 1659 .181 

5. Davenport 59 685 305 1968 .193 

6. Cornerstone 52 658 285 1926 .194 

7. Concordia 54 650 284 1743 .210 

8. Siena Heights 49 667 255 1648 .250 



2. Indiana Tech 48 561 11.69 

3. Cornerstone 52 606 11.65 

4. Aquinas 56 643 11.48 

5. Davenport 59 606 10.27 


7. Concordia 54 512 9.48 


KILLS S No. Avg/S 


2. Indiana Tech 48 599 12.48 

3. Cornerstone 52 644 12.38 

4. Aquinas 56 681 12.16 

5. Davenport 59 645 10.93 

6. Michigan-Dearnborn 54 572 10.59 

7. Concordia 54 552 10.22 


BLOCKS S Solo Asst Total Avg/S 

1. Madonna 46 29 161 109.5 2.38 

2. Indiana Tech 48 28 140 98.0 2.04 

3. Concordia 54 31 138 100.0 1.85 

4. Michigan-Dearborn 54 29 130 94.0 1.74 

5. Davenport 59 27 151 102.5 1.74 

6. Siena Heights 49 26 98 75.0 1.53 

7. Aquinas 56 23 112 79.0 1.41 

8. Cornerstone 52 21 80 61.0 1.17 



2. Indiana Tech 48 87 1.81 

3. Davenport 59 97 1.64 

4. Aquinas 56 90 1.61 

5. Cornerstone 52 69 1.33 



8. Concordia 54 47 0.87 


1. Cornerstone 52 867 16.67 

2. Indiana Tech 48 754 15.71 


4. Davenport 59 855 14.49 


6. Aquinas 56 720 12.86 

7. Concordia 54 684 1267 


FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

(conference only matches) 


1. Whitney Fuelling (MU) 46 155 26 280 .461 

2. Erika Stouder (IT() 48 116 27 230 .387 

3. Mollie Lounds (AQ) 55 118 39 257 .307 

4. Lubovj Tihomirova (MU)46 171 53 384 .307 

5. Ashley Hamilton (IT) 48 156 47 374 .291 

6. Holly Cousins (CU) 52 275 82 711 .271 

7. Alicia TerHaar (CU) 52 163 46 439 .267 

8. Kailey Schultz (DU) 49 111 39 279 .258 

9. Mary McGinnis (MU) 46 141 55 337 .255 

10. Karie Altman (MU) 44 63 28 138 .254 

KILLS S Kills Avg/S 

1. Holly Cousins (CU) 52 275 5.29 


3. Whitney Fuelling (MU) 46 155 3.37 




7. A. Humerickhouse (IT) 48 139 2.90 

8. Court. Provencher (MD) 54 155 2.87 

9. Megan Vanderhyde (DU) 59 169 2.86 








6. Kelly Dankert (MD) 54 404 7.48 

7. Rachel Compton (AA) 39 231 5.92 





4. Morgan Pennington (CU) 52 18 0.35 


6. Autumn Williams (DU) 59 20 0.34 





BLOCKS (Min. 1.0/set) S Solo Asst Total Avg/S 

1. Whitney Fuelling (MU) 46 7 56 63.0 1.37 

2. Erika Stouder (IT) 48 4 45 49.0 1.02 

3. Erica Manning (AA) 49 14 36 50.0 1.02 


1. Chelsea McCune (MD) 54 232 4.30 

2. Kayla Wilson (CU) 52 210 4.04 

3. Courtney DePriest (DU) 59 229 3.88 

4. Melissa Hall (SH) 43 154 3.35 

5. Michelle Fitzpatrick (IT) 46 154 3.35 


7. Ashley Hamilton 48 159 3.31 


9. Shilo Stewart (AA) 54 171 3.17 


TEAM CODES - Aquinas (AQ); Concordia (AA); Cornerstone (CU); 

Davenport (DU); Indiana Tech (IT); Madonna (MU); Michigan- 

Dearborn (MD); Siena Heights (SH) 


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HISTORY & RECORDS 

Ashley Frost is the all-time assists leader in MU history and 

led her team to the 2005 NAIA Final Four


PAST SEASON RESULTS &COACHING RECORDS 

Year Head Coach 

Overall 

W-L Pct. 

WHAC 

W-L 

WHAC 

Finish Conf./National Finish 

1987 Jerry Abraham 35-18 .660 -- -- 

1988 Jerry Abraham 40-17 .702 -- -- 

1989 Jerry Abraham 43-12 .782 -- -- 

1990 Jerry Abraham 32-19 .627 -- -- 

1991 Jerry Abraham 42-11 .792 -- -- 

1992 Jerry Abraham 43-10 .811 -- -- 

1993 Jerry Abraham 46-8 .852 -- -- NAIA National Tournament Participant 

1994 Jerry Abraham 29-20 .592 -- -- 



1997 Jerry Abraham 34-15 .694 10-2 1st WHAC Champs 


1999 Jerry Abraham 29-14 .674 11-1 1st (tie) WHAC Champs 

2000 Jerry Abraham 40-8 .833 11-1 1st (tie) WHAC Champs/NAIA National Tournament 


2002 Jerry Abraham 48-4 .923 12-0 1st WHAC Champs/NAIA Final Four 

2003 Jerry Abraham 44-4 .917 10-0 1st WHAC Champs/NAIA Quarters 


2005 Jerry Abraham 48-2 .960 12-0 1st WHAC Champs/NAIA Final Four 

2006 Jerry Abraham 38-5 .884 12-0 1st WHAC Champs/NAIA National Tournament 

2007 Jerry Abraham 35-12 .745 12-2 1st WHAC Champs/NAIA National Tournament 


22 Years 879-228 .795 134-9 -- 12 WHAC Titles, 11 NAIA Tournament Trips 

BY THE NUMBERS 

.795 

All-Time Winning % 

879 

Program Wins 

90 

Consecutive Weeks in 

NAIA Top-25 Poll 

29 

Players Earning 

All-America Honors 

12 

WHAC Championships 

11 

National Tournaments 

10 

WHAC 

Players-of-the-Year 

8 

NAIA Regional 

Championships 

2 

NAIA Final Four 

Appearances 

1 

Hall of Fame Coach 

Above: Coach Abraham at his 2004 NAIA 

Hall of Fame Induction...Left: The early 

years of MU volleyball...Right: Celebrating 

the 2005 berth into the NAIA Final Four 

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WHITNEY FUELLING 

• 2nd Team, 2008 

JACQUI GATT 

• Honorable Mention, 2007 

ALL-AMERICANS 

Fuelling’s All-American Numbers in 2008 

Games Kills Pct. Blocks Aces 

151 463 ..385 199 32 

Gatt’s All-American Numbers in 2007 

Games Kills Pct. Digs Aces 

165 14 .010 889 49 

CARYN INMAN 

• 2nd Team, 2006 


Inman’s All-American Numbers in 2006 

Games Kills Pct. Digs Blocks 

141 704 .435 69 194 

LAURA LESKO 

• 2nd Team, 2005 


Lesko’s All-American Numbers in 2005 


159 565 .504 155 184 

NATALJA TININA 

• 1st Team, 2005 

• 2nd Team, 2004 


Tinina’s All-American Numbers in 2005 


158 881 .421 484 90 

AMANDA SUDER 


LUBOVJ TIHOMIROVA 

• 1st Team, 2008 

• 1st Team, 2007 

• 2nd Team, 2006 

Tihomirova’s All-American Numbers in 2008 

Games Kills Pct. Aces Blocks 

151 616 .303 43 128 

ASHLEY FROST 

• 1st Team, 2005 

• 3rd Team, 2004 


Frost’s All-American Numbers in 2005 

Games Kills Pct. Digs Assists 

159 183 .497 366 2,203 

SHARYSE BUSH 


Bush’s All-American Numbers in 2004 


150 704 .333 343 90 

TERA MORRILL 


Suder’s All-American Numbers in 2003 


168 6 .111 806 0 

Morrill’s All-American Numbers in 2002 


169 479 .383 560 81 


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ALL-AMERICANS 

SHELLEY STANTON 

• 1st Team, 2002 

NATALIE SAYER 

• 3rd Team, 2002 

Stanton’s All-American Numbers in 2005 


165 880 .488 575 118 

BRANDY MALEWSKI 

• 1st Team, 2000 

• 2nd Team, 1999 

• 2nd Team, 1998 

Malewski’s All-American Numbers in 2000 


156 801 .540 530 239 

JULIE MARTIN 

• 2nd Team, 1996 

Sayer’s All-American Numbers in 2002 


154 94 .395 413 1,870 

DONNA BIRKENHIER 


Birkenhier’s All-American Numbers in 2001 


135 425 .469 54 155 

JENNIE WIND 


Martin’s All-American Numbers in 1996 


205 786 .455 219 379 

MEG PARIS 


Wind’s All-American Numbers in 2001 


123 74 .325 285 1,314 

KARIN SISUNG 

• 2nd Team, 1997 

Paris’ All-American Numbers in 1995 


214 341 .370 497 2,349 

MAZIE PILUT 

• 2nd Team, 1993 

Sisung’s All-American Numbers in 1997 


150 556 .238 470 125 

KELLY M C CAUSLAND 

• 1st Team, 1996 

• 1st Team, 1995 

Pilut’s All-American Numbers in 1993 


157 178 .397 391 1,997 

McCausland’s All-American Numbers in 1996 


205 881 .398 462 206 

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MAUREEN PAULIN 

• 3rd Team, 1994 

ALL-AMERICANS/HONORS 

ELENA O’PARKA 

• 3rd Team, 1992 

Paulin’s All-American Numbers in 1994 


144 392 .344 912 125 

KARI VANDEUSEN 

• 1st Team, 1993 

O’Parka’s All-American Numbers in 1992 


152 681 .322 432 102 

DANA HICKS FINLEY 

• 1st Team, 1992 

• 1st Team, 1991 

Vandeusen’s All-American Numbers in 1993 


162 697 .455 787 343 

Finley’s All-American Numbers in 1992 


154 706 .362 527 413 

NAIA 1 st TEAM ALL-AMERICA 

Dana Finley, 1991, 92 

Kari Van Deusen, 1993 

Kelly McCausland, 1995, 96 

Brandy Malewski, 2000 

Shelley Stanton, 2002 

Ashley Frost, 2005 

Natalja Tinina, 2005 

Lubovj Tihomirova, 2007, 08 

NAIA 2 nd TEAM ALL-AMERICA 

Mazie Pilut, 1993 

Julie Martin, 1996 

Karin Sisung, 1997 

Brandy Malewski, 1998, 99 


Laura Lesko, 2005 

Caryn Inman, 2006 

Whitney Fuelling, 2008 

NAIA 3 rd TEAM ALL-AMERICA 

Elena Oparka, 1992 

Maureen Paulin, 1994 

Natalie Sayre, 2002 


Lubovj Tihomirova, 2006 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA 

Meg Paris, 1995 

Stephanie Uballe, 1999 

Donna Birkenhier, 2001 

Jennie Wind, 2001 

Tera Morrill, 2002 



Amanda Suder, 2003 


Sharyse Bush, 2004 


Jacqui Gatt, 2007 

ASICS ALL-AMERICA 1 st TEAM 

Dana Finley, 1992 

ASICS ALL-AMERICA 2 nd TEAM 

Dana Finley, 1991 


Kelly McCausland, 1995 


NAIA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 

Jennifer Sladewski, 1990, 91 

Melissa Mars, 1991, 92 

Julie Wood, 1994 

Erin Gregoire, 1996, 97 

Heather Steinhelper, 1996 

Deanne Helsom, 1998 

Rayna Vert, 1998 

Nicole Burns, 1999 



Tera Morrill, 2003, 04 

Natalja Tinina, 2004, 05 

Ashley Frost, 2004, 05 


Heather Spooner, 2005, 06 

Amy Szymanski, 2006, 07 

Jacqui Gatt, 2006, 07 

Whitney Fuelling, 2007, 08 

Inta Grinvalds, 2008 

Brynn Kerr, 2008 

Mary McGinnis, 2008 

NAIA ALL-REGION 

Dana Finley, 1991, 92 

Tonia Smith,1992 








Julie Martin, 1995, 96 


Brandy Malewski, 1998, 99, 00 


Kelly Artymovich, 1999, 2000 


Erin Cunningham, 2000 


Jennifer Frost, 2001 





Ashley Frost, 2003, 04, 05 

Laura Lesko, 2003, 05 


Natalja Tinina, 2003, 04, 05 


Caryn Inman, 2004, 05, 06 

Lubovj Tihomirova, 2006, 07, 09 


Inta Grinvalds, 2006, 08 


NAIA ALL-REGION 2 nd TEAM 


Erin Gregoire, 1997 




Stefanie DeNardin, 2004 

Kelsey Mack, 2005 

NAIA REGION VIII PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR 








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CONFERENCE &TEAM AWARDS 

ALL-WHAC 1 st TEAM 



Brandy Malewski, 1997, 98, 99, 00 

Erin Cunningham, 1998, 00 




Kelly Artymovich, 1999, 00 


Jennie Wind, 2000, 01 


Jennifer Frost, 2001 

Marylu Hemme, 2001 



Tera Morrill, 2002, 03, 04 

Laura Lesko, 2002, 03, 05 

Amanda Suder, 2002, 03 




Caryn Inman, 2004, 05, 06 


Heather Spooner, 2006 


Lubovj Tihomirova, 2006, 07, 08 

Inta Grinvalds, 2006, 07, 08 



ALL-WHAC 2 nd TEAM 



Jennifer Russell, 1998 






Hayley Myers, 2002 







Stephanie Parslow, 2007 



Becci Crane, 2003 






Karie Altman, 2008 

Amanda Koszela, 2008 

WHAC PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR 


Brandy Malewski, 1998 ,99 ,00 





Lubovj Tiohirova, 2007, 08 

WHAC LIBERO-OF-THE-YEAR 



WHAC SETTER-OF-THE-YEAR 


WHAC 

FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR 




WHAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 

Paula Dombrowski, 1997 


Nicole Scharrer, 1997 

Vicki Toth, 1997 

Rayna Vert, 1997, 98 




Nicole Burns, 1998, 99 

Erin Cunningham, 1999 

Kelly Artymovich, 2000 

Donna Birkenhier, 2000, 01 


Amanda Suder, 2002, 03 

Laura Lesko, 2003, 05 





Caryn Inman, 2005, 06 

Heather Spooner, 2005, 06 

Amy Szymanski, 2006, 07 







NAIA GREAT LAKES 

ALL-SECTIONAL 


Kelly McCausland, 1994, 95, 96 


Julie Martin, 1994, 95, 96 

Meg Paris, 1995, 96 

Erin Comment, 1995 

Heather Steinhelper, 1995, 96 



NAIA GREAT LAKES 

PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR 



NAIA 1 st TEAM 

ALL-DISTRICT 23 

Tonia Smith, 1989, 90, 91, 92 

Dana Hicks, 1990, 92 

Stacey Girard, 1990 

Penny Baker, 1991 

Dana Hicks, 1991 






NAIA 2 nd TEAM ALL-DISTRICT 23 

Marie Cervantes, 1988 

Stacey Girard, 1989 

Penny Baker, 1990 

Melissa Mars, 1990, 91 

Kristy McFadden, 1991 


Melissa Mars, 1992 



Julie Martin, 1993 


TEAM MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 

Judy Eldebrock, 1987 


Tonia Smith, 1989 

Dana Hicks, 1990, 91, 92 

Maureen Paulin, 1993, 94 



Brandy Malewski, 1998, 99, 2000 








MADONNA MISS VOLLEYBALL 

Judy Eldebrock, 1987 



Dana Hicks, 1990, 91, 92 















OFFENSIVE 




Dana Hicks, 1990, 91 

Elena Oparka. 1992 



Julie Martin, 1994, 96 


Brandy Malewski, 1998. 99. 00 







DEFENSIVE 



Wendy Spencer, 1989 

Jennifer Sladewski, 1990, 91 

Maureen Paulin, 1992, 93, 94 

Erin Comment, 1995, 96 



Kelly Artymovich, 1999 


Amanda Suder, 2001, 02, 03 





FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR 


Brandy Malewski, 1997 










Martie Mazur, 2007 

Karie Altman, 2008 

42 



A 

Adams, Heather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 

Adams, Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-93 

Ali, Mona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Altman, Karie . . . . . . . . .2008-present 

Artymovich, Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-00 

B 

Baker, Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-91 

Ban, Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-02 

Bell, Sue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92 

Bernwanger, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 

Birkenhier, Donna . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 

Blaznek, Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 

Bond, Annette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Boyd, Nicole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 

Bush, Sharyse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 

C 

Cervantes, Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-88 

Cipparone, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 

Comment, Erin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-96 

Crane, Becci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-05 

Cunningham, Erin . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-00 

D 

Deane, Jaclyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 

Dempsey, Liz . . . . . . . . . .2007-present 

DeNardin, Stefanie . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-05 

Diebold, Christine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Dimambro, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 

Dombrowski, Paula . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-97 

Dreske, Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89 

Dunning, Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-94 

E 

Eldebrock, Judy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Ellul, Nikki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 

F 

Fisher, Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-94 

Frecsko, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-01 

Fricke, Megan . . . . . . . . .2008-present 

Frost, Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 

Frost, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-01 

Fuelling, Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-08 

G 

Gallagher, Denise . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-01 

Garman, Tara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 

Gatt, Anna . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-present 

Gatt, Jacqui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 

Girard, Stacey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-90 

Goodlow, Tiffaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 

Gregoire, Erin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 

Grinvalds, Inta . . . . . . . .2006-present 

H 

Helsom, Deanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-98 

Hemme, Marylu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 

Hicks-Finley, Dana . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-92 

I 

Inman, Caryn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-06 

J 

Jenkins, Carri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 

Joseph, Tiffaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-95 

K 

Kerr, Brynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 

Kirby, Jenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 

Kosek, Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 

Koszela, Amanda . . . . . .2007-present 

Kotulis, Katie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 

Krach, Roseanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-88 

L 

Laurencelle, Marci . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-94 

LeBlanc, Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-01 

Lenart, Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-08 

Lesko, Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-05 

Long, Abby . . . . . . . . . . .2006-present 

M 

Mack, Kelsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 

Malewski, Brandy . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-00 

Marlow, Emily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-96 

Mars, Melissa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92 

Martin, Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-96 

Martin, Marie . . . . . . . . .2008-present 

Mazur, Martie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 

McCausland, Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-96 

McFadden, Kristi . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-91 

McGinnis, Mary . . . . . . .2007-present 

Morrill, Tera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-04 

Myers, Hayley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-02 

N 

Niblock, Natalie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 

Nykamp, Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-03 

O 

Oparka, Elena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92 

P 

Parls, Meg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-96 

Parslow, Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-08 

Paulin, Maureen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-94 

Perrone, Valerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-90 

Petroneus, Vicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Petrone, Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-88 

Pilut, Mazie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-93 

Prieditis, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 

R 

Russell, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-98 

S 

Saad, Rhonda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Sayre, Natalie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-02 

Scharrer, Nicole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 

Schramski, Annette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 

Sesto, Diana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 

Sisung, Karin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-97 

Sladewski, Jenny . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-91 

Sluder, Evette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-91 

Spencer, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89 

Spooner, Heather . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-06 

Smith, Tonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92 

Stanton, Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 

Steinhelper, Heather . . . . . . . . . .1994-96 

Suder, Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-03 

Szymanski, Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 

T 

Tihomirova, Lubovj . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-08 

Tinina, Nataja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 

Toth, Vicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 

ALL-TIME ROSTER 

U 

Uballe, Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-99 

V 

VanDeusen, Kari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 

Vert, Rayna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-98 

W 

Wesala, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89 

Wind, Jennie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 

Wing, Jen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 

Wood, Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-94 

Wordhouse, Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 

Z 

Zayti, Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 

Zorn, Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 

Ashley Frost (L) and Laura Lesko led the Crusaders to the 

2005 WHAC and Region VIII titles before advancing to the 

NAIA Final Four for the second time in their careers. 


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SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS 

Lubovj Tihomirova set the single-season kills record with 967 

as a junior in 2007. 

Kelly McCausland was inducted into the Madonna Hall of 

Fame in 2009. 

GAMES PLAYED 

1. Kelly McCausland, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 

2. Meg Paris, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 

3. Erin Comment, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 

4. Julie Martin, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 


6. Julie Martin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 

7. Meg Paris, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 

8. Erin Gregoire, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 

9. Heather Steinhelper, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . .194 

10. Nicole Scharrer, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 

KILLS 

1. Lubovj Tihomirova, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . .967 


3. Natalja Tinina, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .881 


5. Shelley Stanton, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .880 

6. Brandy Malewski, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801 

7. Julie Martin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .786 



10. Julie Martin, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .744 

ATTACKS 

1. Lubovj Tihomirova, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . .2,032 

2. Kelly McCausland, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . .1,809 

3. Natalja Tinina, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,774 

4. Natalja Tinina, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,681 

5. Kelly McCausland, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . .1,555 

6. Sharyse Bush, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,545 

7. Shelley Stanton, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,521 

8. Elena Oparka, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,460 

9. Dana Finley, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,460 

10. Julie Martin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,452 

ASSISTS 

1. Meg Paris, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,349 

2. Ashley Frost, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,255 

3. Ashley Frost, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,203 

4. Inta Grinvalds, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . .2,171 

5. Meg Paris, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,095 

6. Ashley Frost, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,006 

7. Mazie Pilut, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,997 

8. Mazie Pilut, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,884 

9. Natalie Sayre, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,807 

10. Deanne Helsom, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . .1,798 

SERVICE ACES 

1. Amanda Suder, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 

2. Dana Finley, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 

3. Natalie Sayre, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 

4. Jennifer Frost, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 

5. Deanne Helsom, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 

6. Jacqui Gatt, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 

7. Tonia Smith, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 

8. Deanne Helsom, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 

9. Marylu Hemme, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 

10. Kelly Artymovich, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 

11. Tera Morrill, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 

DIGS 

1. Maureen Paulin, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,011 

2. Erin Comment, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .916 

3. Maureen Paulin, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .912 

4. Kelly McCauslin, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .901 

5. Jacqui Gatt, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .886 

6. Amanda Suder, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .806 

7. Erin Gregoire, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .799 

8. Julie Wood, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .792 

9. Kari VanDeusen, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .787 

10. Erin Gregoire, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772 

SOLO BLOCKS 


2. Stephanie Uballe, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 

3. Kari VanDeusen, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 

4. Julie Martin, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 


6. Julie Martin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 

7. Julie Martin, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 

8. Kelly McCausland, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 

9. Julie Martin, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 


BLOCK ASSISTS 


2. Julie Martin, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370 


4. Dana Finley, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 


6. Nicole Burns, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 


8. Julie Martin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 

9. Donna Birkenhier, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 

10. Julie Martin, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 

TOTAL BLOCKS 



3. Julie Martin, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456 

4. Dana Finley, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413 



7. Julie Martin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379 

8. Nicole Burns, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364 

9. Julie Martin, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356 

10. Kari VanDeusen, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343 

Brandy Malewski holds the top two spots in single-season 

blocks with 467 and 575. 

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SETS PLAYED 

1. Julie Martin, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . .710 

2. Kelly McCausland, 1993-96 . . . . . .705 

3. Brandy Malewski, 1997-00 . . . . . . .671 

4. Natalja Tinina, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . .631 

5. Amanda Suder, 2000-03 . . . . . . . . .625 

6. Erin Gregoire, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . .624 

7. Caryn Inman, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . .618 

8. Mareen Paulin, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . .617 

9. Marylu Hemme, 1998-01 . . . . . . . .613 

10. Tera Morrill, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . .595 

DIGS 

1. Maureen Paulin, 1991-94 . . . . . .2,860 

2. Amanda Suder, 2000-03 . . . . . . .2,492 

3. Jacqui Gatt, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . .2,364 

4. Erin Gregoire, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . .2,296 

5. Kelly McCausland, 1993-96 . . . . .2,217 

6. Tera Morrill, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . .2,117 

7. Marylu Hemme, 1998-01 . . . . . . .1,970 

8. Natalja Tinina, 2002-05 . . . . . . . .1,714 

9. Brandy Malewski, 1997-00 . . . . .1,708 

10. Erin Cunningham, 1997-00 . . .1,686 

CAREER RECORDS 

KILLS 


2. Julie Martin, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . .2,851 



5. Lubovj Tihomirova, 2005-08 . . .2,413 

6. Caryn Inman, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . .2,102 

7. Laura Lesko, 2001-05 . . . . . . . . . .2,079 

8. Tera Morrill, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . .1,541 

9. Sharyse Bush, 2003-04 . . . . . . . . .1,414 

10. Dana Finley, 1991-92 . . . . . . . . .1,330 

ATTACKS 



3. Julie Martin, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . .5,323 

4. Lubovj Tihomirova, 2005- . . . . . .5,227 


6. Caryn Inman, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . .3,919 

7. Laura Lesko, 2001-05 . . . . . . . . . .3,862 

8. Tera Morrill, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . .3,470 

9. Sharyse Bush, 2003-04 . . . . . . . . .3,074 

10. Erin Cunningham, 1997-00 . . .2,923 

ASSISTS 

1. Ashley Frost, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . .6,866 

2. Inta Grinvalds, 2006- . . . . . . .5,322 

3. Mazie Pilut, 1991-93 . . . . . . . . . . .5,145 

4. Meg Parish, 1995-96 . . . . . . . . . . .4,444 

5. Jennie Wind, 1998-01 . . . . . . . . . .3,939 

6. Deanne Helson, 1996-98 . . . . . . .3,517 

7. Natalie Sayre, 2000-02 . . . . . . . . .2,626 

8. Laura Fisher, 1992-94 . . . . . . . . . .1,492 

9. Penny Baker, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,297 

10. Jen Wing, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .755 

SOLO BLOCKS 

1. Julie Martin, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . .419 



4. Stephanie Uballe, 1996-99 . . . . . . .184 

5. Caryn Inman , 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . .160 

6. Dana Finley, 1991-92 . . . . . . . . . . . .137 

7. Donna Birkenhier, 1998-01 . . . . . .129 

8. Nicole Burns, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . .127 

9. Mazie Pilut, 1991-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 

10. Kari VanDeusen, 1993 . . . . . . . . . .116 

BLOCK ASSISTS 


2. Julie Martin, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . .1,098 


4. Caryn Inman, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . .557 

5. Nicole Burns, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . .540 

6. Dana Finley, 1991-92 . . . . . . . . . . . .536 



9. Laura Lesko, 2001-05 . . . . . . . . . . . .554 

10. Heather Steinhelper, 1994-96 . . .515 

TOTAL BLOCKS 


2. Julie Martin, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . .1,517 


4. Caryn Inman, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . .717 


6. Dana Finley, 1991-92 . . . . . . . . . . . .673 

7. Nicole Burns, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . .667 


9. Laura Lesko, 2001-05 . . . . . . . . . . . .554 

10. Whitney Fuelling, 2006-08 . . . . . .533 

2007 All-American Jacqui Gatt ranks third in career digs and 

fifth in career service aces. 

2005 All-American Ashley Frost leads the all-time assist list 

with 6,866 career helpers. 

SERVICE ACES 

1. Maureen Paulin, 1991-94 . . . . . . . .261 


3. Marylu Hemme 1998-01 . . . . . . . . .240 

4. Natalja Tinina, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . .239 

5. Jacqui Gatt, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 

6. Tera Morrill, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 

7. Deanne Helsom, 1996-98 . . . . . . . .196 


9. Ashley Frost, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . .189 

10. Laura Lesko, 2001-05 . . . . . . . . . . .188 

Natalja Tinina leads the MU record book with 2,945 kills in her four 

seasons as a Crusader. 


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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 

1987 (35-18) 


Game-by-game results not available 

1988 (40-17) 



1989 (43-12) 



1990 (32-19) 


Azusa L 3-15,15-7,8-15,6-15 

Mesa State L 9-15,15-10,15-6,8-15,11-15 

Chadron L 12-15,15-13,3-15,15-13,11-15 

Chadron L 7-15,8-15,8-15 

Azusa L 4-15,9-15,3-15 

Mesa State L 4-15,8-15,1-15 

Kalamazoo W 15-12,15-6,15-13 

Oakland L 15-17,15-9,5-15,15-10,4-15 

SVSU W 16-14,15-12,16-14 

Parkside L 7-15,13-15 

Georgetown L 13-15,10-15 

St. Francis (IL) L 4-15,9-15 

Huntington L 11-15,13-15 

Lenoir Rhyne W 15-9,16-14 

Bluffton L 7-15,4-15,15-9,15-13,14-16 

Northwood L 4-15,15-10,8-15,6-15 

Bethel W 15-7,15-5 

Tiffin W 15-7,15-4 

Kzoo Valley W 15-7,15-8 

Alma W 7-15,15-7,15-10 

Southwestern W 15-5,15-7 

Nazareth W 15-12,15-8 

Hillsdale W 15-2,115-6,15-7 

Siena Heights W 15-6,15-4,15-8 

Spring Arbor W 15-13,15-6,15-7 

Olivet W 15-7,15-5,15-4 

Nazareth W 15-7,15-0,15-11 

Aquinas L 15-11,11-15,6-15,12-15 

U-M Dearborn W 13-15,15-7,17-15,16-18,15-10 

G.R. Baptist W 15-1,15-5,15-2 

Tiffin W 15-13,13-15,15-12 

Notre Dame W 15-5,15-4 

Nazareth W 15-12,16-14 

Schoolcraft L 0-15,8-15 

Concordia W 15-4,15-10,15-5 

MI Christian W 15-2,15-8,15-1 

Aquinas L 11-15,15-10,11-15,10-15 

Windsor W 15-6,15-11,15-5 

U-M Dearborn W 15-5,13-15,15-7,14-16,15-6 

Central State W 16-14,15-3,15-2 

Alma College W 15-13,18-16,13-15,15-13 

Aquinas L 12-15,5-15,15-10,12-15 

Bethel W 15-7,15-3,15-4 

Nazareth W 15-9,15-1,17-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-5,15-4,15-10 

W. Ontario W 15-12,15-0,16-14 

Windsor W 15-7,12-15,15-8,15-9 

Spring Arbor W 10-15,15-8,15-7,15-9 

Aquinas W 16-14,15-6,7-15,15-10* 

Northwood L 15-9,9-15,6-15,13-15* 

W. Ontario L 16-14,6-15,14-16,7-15 

1991 (42-11) 


Azusa W 15-10,15-4,11-15,6-15,15-9 

BYU Hawaii L 4-15,15-12,1-15,9-15 

Fort Hayes W 15-2,15-5,15-9 

Mesa State L 5-15,7-15,15-7,12-15 

Fort Hayes W 15-6,6-15,8-15,15-10,15-10 

Mesa State L 2-15,15-6,2-15,15-17 

BYU Hawaii L 6-15,8-15,6-15 

Azusa L 15-10,7-15,9-15,15-12,4-15 

Kalamazoo W 12-15,15-7,15-8,9-15,17-15 

Saginaw Valley L 13-15,11-15,15-6,15-9,2-15 

John Carroll W 15-12,15-2 

Bluffton W 15-12,15-6 

St. Vincent W 15-5, 15-8 

U-M Dearborn W 15-2,15-10 

Alma W 7-15,15-8,15-7 

Wayne State L 12-15,14-16,7-15 

Hillsdale W 15-8,15-10,6-15,15-10 

Alma W 15-6,15-8,15-4 


Spring Arbor W 15-8,15-7,15-8 

Olivet W 15-2,15-7 

Aquinas L 15-8,10-15,12-15 

Indiana Tech L 15-11,12-15 

Barat W 15-1,15-3 

Defiance W 15-6,15-3 

Windsor W 15-7,15-1, 15-13,16-14,15-6 

W. Ontario W 15-8,15-2 

MacMaster W 15-8,16-14 

Tiffin W 15-5,15-7,15-9 

Windsor W 15-12,15-5,15-11 

U-M Dearborn W 15-6,11-15,15-5,15-5* 

Northwood L 11-15,15-4,15-6,11-15,13-15* 

1992 (43-10) 


MH Baylor W 15-11,15-11,15-6 

Fort Lewis W 15-9,15-5,15-9 

Mesa State W 17-15,15-8,10-15,15-6 

Mesa State L 8-15,15-6,11-15,12-15 

MH Baylor W 15-10,13-15,15-8,15-8 

Fort Lewis W 15-3,15-1,13-15,15-9 

Harding W 15-9,15-13 

St.Xavier W 15-9,15-10 

IUPUI L 11-15,11-15 

Milligan W 15-2,15-5 

Huntington L 13-15,15-11,10-15 

Montevallo W 15-11,15-13 

Wayne State W 15-11,15-9,15-12 

Saginaw Valley W 15-4,15-17,15-12,13-15, 


Hillsdale W 15-3,10-15,15-12,15-10 

National Lewis W 15-8,15-11,15-8 

Wis. Lutheran W 15-10,15-9,15-17,15-5 

Tri-State W 15-5,15-6,15-3 

G.R. Baptist W 15-4,15-5,15-4 

Central State W 15-5,15-1 

Findlay W 15-4,15-10 


W.V. Wesleyan W 15-2,11-15,15-8 

Taylor L 14-16,13-15 

W.V. Wesleyan L 8-15,9-15 

Northwood L 2-15,6-15,10-15 

California (PA) W 15-12,12-15,15-12,15-13 

Gannon L 9-15,7-15,12-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-9,15-6,16-14 

Aquinas W 9-15,15-4,16-14,15-10* 

Northwood L 9-15,11-15,15-17* 

1993 (46-8) 


Nova W 15-2,15-0,15-5 

Warner Southern W 15-3,15-2 

North Florida W 15-1315-6,5-15,11-15,17- 

Fla. Tech. W 15-12,15-11,8-15,15-3 

Palm Beach Atl. W 15-6,15-9,16-14 

Clearwater W 15-3,15-5 

G.R. Baptist W 15-8,15-0,15-1 

Mt. St. Joseph L 9-15,14-16 

Tri-State W 15-4,15-3 

St. Xavier W 15-7,15-8 

IUPUI W 15-7,4-15,15-5 

Huntington W 15-6,15-9 

IUPUI W 21-19,15-13 

Siena Heights W 15-,15-4,15-9 


Purdue Calumet W 15-3,15-6 

Spring Arbor W 15-6,15-10 

Grace W 15-6,15-7 

St. Francis (IN) W 15-8,15-7 

Spring Arbor L 6-15,15-1,7-15 

Saginaw Valley W 12-15,15-12,16-14,19- 

Hillsdale W 15-4,15-13,15-9 

Findlay W 15-7,15-8 

W.V. Wesleyan W 15-11,16-14 


Central State W 15-7,15-3 


W.V. Wesleyan W 13-15,15-11,15-4 

Northwood W 16-14,15-5,14-16,15-7 

Spring Arbor W 15-6,15-11,15-8 

Tri-State W 15-10,15-6,12-15,15-4 

Windsor W 15-6,15-7,14-16,15-9 

Incarnate Word W 15-8,15-13,15-13 

St. Mary’s L 15-7,14-16,15-12,9-15,11-15 

St.Edwards L 6-15,15-8,12-15,3-15 

Incarnate Word L 16-14,8-15,15-9,4-15,3-15 

Concordia W 15-12,15-4,11-15,15-6 

Alma W 15-12,15-5,15-1 

U-M Dearborn W 15-12,15-12,15-3 

Windsor W 15-1,15-9,15-2 

U-M Dearborn W 15-4,15-8,10-15,15-7 

Wayne State W 8-15,15-12,15-10,14-16,15-8 

W. Ontario W 15-7,15-1,15-8 

Tiffin W 15-0,15-0,15-0 

Aquinas W 16-14,15-1,15-7 

Hillsdale L 15-6,15-7,4-15,7-15,9-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-7,15-2,15-13* 

Spring Arbor W 15-11,15-7,11-15,15-17,15-8* 

Mt. St. Joseph W 11-15,15-8,9-15,15-13,17-15* 

Nova W 15-2,15-8* 

St. Andrew’s W 15-0,15-11* 

Westmont L 15-10,12-15,12-15* 

Montevallo W 15-12,15-4* 

Henderson St. L 5-15,15-10,11-15,13-15* 

1994 (29-20) 

Coach: Jerry Abraham 

Fort Hayes W 15-9,15-10,15-13 

Mesa State L 14-16,5-15,9-15 

Black Hills W 15-7,15-9,15-9 

E. Montana W 15-2,15-4,15-1 

Huntington W 16-14,15-8 

St. Francis (IL) L 16-14,14-16,10-15 

Alma W 15-7,15-7,15-8 


MI. Christian W 15-6,15-8,15-4 

Concordia W 15-10,15-1,15-10 

Saginaw Valley L 13-15,7-15,15-11, 

15-13,10-15 

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1994 Cont. 

IUPUI W 15-13,15-7,10-15,15-11 

Oakland L 8-15,11-15,13-15 

Hillsdale L 8-15,11-15,13-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-0,15-11,15-13 

Spring Arbor L 15-8,3-15,5-15,11-15 

Tri-State W 15-7,15-9,15-5 

Windsor W 15-3,15-3 

Windsor W 15-3,15-6 

Howard Payne W 15-5,15-13 

MH Baylor W 15-4,15-7 

Dallas Baptist W 15-12,15-2 

St. Edwards L 7-15,8-15 

Incarnate Word W 13-15,15-2,15-12 

St. Mary’s L 13-15,12-15 

Houston Baptist L 15-13,15-17,7-15 

Windsor W 15-3,15-7,15-5 

Oakland L 11-15,15-17,10-15 

MI. Christian W 15-1,15-2,15-8 

Windsor W 15-7,15-4,15-6 

U-M Dearborn W 15-8,15-12,15-6 

U-M Dearborn W 15-8,15-8,15-5 

Montavello L 13-15,12-15,11-15 

Juniata L 15-10,15-8,8-15,11-15,11-15 

Peru State L 5-15,6-15,9-15 

St. Francis (IL) L 9-15,13-15,6-15 

Tampa L 15-8,8-15,9-15,8-15 

Eckerd W 11-15,15-8,15-10,15-8 

Rollins L 15-10,9-15,9-15,10-15 

Florida S. L 4-15,13-15,12-15 

Hillsdale L 11-15,13-15,12-15 

College of W.V. W 15-1,15-3,15-7* 

Brescia W 15-7,15-4,15-9* 

Asbury W 15-6,15-2,15-3* 

Brescia W 15-0,15-6,15-5* 

Mt. St. Joseph L 9-15,2-15,15-17* 

Edgewood W 15-2,15-5* 

Grace W 15-2,14-16,15-13* 

Mt. St. Joseph L 3-15,8-15,7-15* 

1995 (48-14) 


Mesa State L 9-15,11-15,10-15 

Anchorage L 15-7,0-15,4-15,9-15 

Western State W 6-15,15-5,13-15,17-15,15-9 

Seattle Pacific L 11-15,5-15,4-15 

Hillsdale W 13-15,15-4,11-15,15-11,15-11 


Trinity Christian W 15-1,15-1,15-11 

St. Francis (IL) W 13-15,15-17,17-15,15-0,15-12 

Georgetown L 11-15,5-15,12-15 

Mt. St. Joseph W 15-3,8-15,15-13,15-7 

Huntington L 10-15,15-11,2-15,7-15 

Oakland W 6-15,15-10,16-14,15-11 

Wayne State W 14-16,12-15,15-11,16-14,15-12 

Walsh L 10-15,16-14,9-15,7-15 

Concordia L 12-15,10-15,15-7,15-9,1-15 

U-M Dearborn W 16-14,15-5,15-9 

IUPUI W 15-6,15-5 

Tri-State W 15-4,15-5 

Taylor W 9-15,15-12,15-13 

IUPUI W 15-12,15-11 

Taylor W 15-6,15-9 

Saginaw Valley L 7-15,15-12,11-15,15-4,6-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-1,9-15,16-14,15-8 


Tri-State W 15-12,15-10,15-10 

Bethel W 15-9,15-10,16-18,16-14 

St. Mary’s W 15-13,15-5,15-9 

Alma W 15-9,15-9,15-3 


Urbana W 15-6,15-3 


Spring Arbor W 15-9,15-9 

Huntington L 12-15,15-13,5-15 

U-M Dearborn W 13-15,15-8,15-13,15-8 

Grace W 15-7,14-16,15-5,13-15,15-13 

Windsor W 15-4,16-14,15-1 

Tri-State L 18-16,10-15,13-15,15-4,10-15 

Ill.-Springfield W 15-2,15-10 

Olivet W 15-0,15-4 

Ohio Dominican W 15-12,15-9 

Walsh W 15-4,15-10,15-8 

U-M Dearborn W 15-4,15-13,15-3 

Windsor W 15-8,15-7,15-10 

Montevallo L 15-13,15-17,12-15,6-15 

St. Xavier W 15-12,16-14,15-8 

St. Francis (IL) W 16-14,5-15,15-9,15-10 

Juniata W 15-13,5-15,15-12,15-12 

Weber W 15-2,15-2,15-6 

Nova S.Eastern W 15-8,17-15,15-8 

Fla. Inst. Tech. W 9-15,15-10,15-9,15-4 

Eckerd W 13-15,15-1,15-2,15-6 

Central State W 15-1,15-2,15-7* 

Mt. St. Joseph W 15-9,15-2,15-3* 

Judson W 15-4,15-4,15-4* 

Aquinas W 15-6,15-11,3-15,15-12* 

Huntington W 15-9,15-11,15-6* 

Mt. Vernon Naz. W 16-14,15-10,13-15,15-8* 

Taylor W 16-14,15-12,6-15,2-15,15-8* 

Seton Hill W 15-3,15-5,15-4* 

Puget Sound L 1-15,12-15,7-15* 

Columbia L 15-4,3-15,6-15,10-15* 

Dordt L 6-15,1-15,15-3,4-15* 

1996 (52-6) 


Seattle Pacific W 15-11,15-7,15-17,11-15,15-4 

Adams State W 15-5,15-8,15-5 

Wayne State W 15-3,13-15,11-15,15-9,15-10 

Al.-Fairbanks W 6-15,15-10,14-16,15-9,15-10 

Rio Grande W 15-3,15-2,15-5 


Georgetown L 1-15,1-15,11-15 


St. Francis (IL) L 8-15,15-11,13-15,12-15 

Spring Arbor W 15-4,15-11,15-6 

Lenoir-Rhyne W 15-5,14-16,15-7,15-11 

S.C.-Aiken W 15-10,15-3,15-3 

West Georgia W 15-0,15-7,15-2 

Fla. Inst. Tech. W 15-9,15-9,11-15,15-5 

Hillsdale W 15-8,15-7,15-8 


Mt. Vernon Naz. W 15-5,15-11,15-9 

Tri-State W 15-4,15-6,15-8 

Goshen W 15-9,15-8,15-7 

Hillsdale W 12-15,15-3,15-9,15-9 

Concordia W 15-1,15-8,15-12 

U-M Dearborn W 15-7,15-7,15-8 

Wayne State W 12-15,15-8,15-11,15-12 

Oakland L 10-15,15-7,12-15,9-15 

Windsor W 15-12,16-18,4-15,15-8,15-11 

Huntington W 15-7,15-7,15-5 

Concordia W 15-1215-3,15-8 

Rio Grande W 15-12,15-2,15-1 

Rosary W 15-7,15-9,15-1 

Grace W 15-10,15-9,13-15,8-15,15-11 

Tri-State W 15-8,15-7,15-4 

U-M Dearborn W 13-15,15-6,15-5,15-6 

Taylor W 15-17,17-15,15-3,15-7 

Lake Superior W 15-9,15-7,13-15,15-5 

St. Ambrose W 15-6,15-5,15-8 

St. Xavier W 9-15,15-8,15-4,15-10 

St. Francis (IL) W 15-8,15-6,15-9 

St. Mary’s (IN) W 15-9,15-7,13-15,15-12 

Eckerd W 15-7,15-0,15-11 


Eckerd W 15-10,15-8,15-7 

U-M Dearborn W 15-3,15-4,15-7 

Tri-State W 15-3,15-8,15-4 


St. Francis (IN) W 15-3,15-2,15-11 

Walsh W 15-2,15-3,15-11 

Central State W 15-3,15-4,15-3* 

Mt. St. Joseph W 15-7,15-5,15-1* 

Wis. Lutheran W 15-3,15-4,15-0* 

Purdue Calumet W 14-16,15-7,16-14,15-6* 

Aquinas L 10-15,15-6,15-3,15-17,14-16* 

Bethel W 15-6,12-15,15-4,11-15,15-10* 

Grace W 15-12,14-16,15-7,15-1* 

Aquinas W 15-11,15-9,15-6* 

Point Loma Naz. L 10-15,12-15,14-16* 

Hastings W 15-9,15-12,4-15,15-8* 

Peru State W 8-15,15-9,15-10,15-11* 

BYU Hawaii L 8-15,5-15,6-15* 

1997 (34-15, 10-2 WHAC) 


Rio Grande W 15-6,15-4,18-16 

Lindsey Wilson W 15-2,15-8,15-9 

Spalding W 15-7,15-8,15-7 

Georgetown L 15-12,15-17,15-10,14-16,6-15 

Huntington W 15-9,15-4,15-4 

U-M Dearborn W 15-7,15-12,16-14 

Olivet Nazarene W 15-6,17-15,15-12 

St. Xavier W 15-9,15-8,11-15,15-10 

Northwood L 7-15,7-15,10-15 

Saginaw Valley L 14-16,15-12,12-15,9-15 

West Georgia W 15-5,15-8,15-7 

Francis Marion L 15-10,8-15,4-15,15-5,11-15 

Lenoir-Rhyne W 15-2,15-4,15-11 

Fla. Inst. Tech W 15-11,15-9,9-15,15-13 

Tri-State W 15-12,15-6,15-3 


Concordia W 13-15,15-8,15-8,15-10 

Wayne State L 7-15,4-15,13-15 

Siena Heights L 9-15,15-4,5-15,15-7,8-15 

Hillsdale L 5-15,9-15,15-10,13-15 

Aquinas W 11-15,3-15,15-7,15-4,15-3 

Oakland L 9-15,10-15,15-12,6-15 

Grace W 15-2,15-5,15-4 

Rio Grande W 15-5,15-2,8-15,15-6 

Walsh W 15-7,15-8,15-10 

Taylor L 11-15,14-16,16-14,4-15 

Cornerstone W 15-7,15-13,8-15,15-7 

Spring Arbor W 15-13,15-2,15-5 

Windsor W 15-5,15-12,15-3 

U-M Dearborn W 15-5,14-16,4-15,15-8,15-11 

Tri-State L 13-15,15-11,9-15,14-16 

St. Francis (IL) L 14-16,9-15,6-15 

Wisc. Oshkosh W 15-4,17-15,10-15,6-15,15-9 


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Washington L 7-15,14-16,7-15 

St. Ambrose W 8-15,15-8,11-15,15-5,15-10 

Concordia W 15-5,15-9,15-2 

Palm Beach Atl. W 15-3,15-8,13-15,15-8 

Clearwater Xtian W 15-10,15-2,15-2 


Cornerstone W 15-6,15-7,15-10 

Hillsdale L 4-15,9-15,5-15 

Aquinas W 15-17,15-7,15-12,16-14 

Spring Arbor W 15-12,15-8,15-5* 

Aquinas W 15-8,15-5,17-15* 

U-M Dearborn W 16-14,17-15,15-12 

Walsh W 16-14,11-15,15-6,15-9* 

U-M Dearborn W 15-8,15-10,15-10* 

Taylor L 15-9,2-15,12-15,6-15* 

Bethel L 14-16,15-9,9-15,5-15* 

1998 (44-7, 12-0 WHAC) 


Colorado Mines W 15-7,15-9,15-10 

Fort Lewis W 15-8,13-15,15-9,15-9 

Embry-Riddle W 15-13,15-17,17-15,15-9 

Embry-Riddle W 15-5,10-15,15-2,11-15,15-12 

Colorado Mines W 15-13,15-9,15-5 

Brescia W 15-2,15-8,15-2 

Midway W 15-3,15-1,15-7 

Brescia W 18-16,12-15,15-7,15-7 

Georgetown L 11-15,0-15,8-15 

Tri-State W 15-3,15-13,15-10 

Hillsdale W 15-12,6-15,15-6,15-0 


Walsh W 15-10,15-8,15-9 


St. Francis (IL) W 15-10,15-9,15-8 

Bethel L 15-12,15-13,11-15,15-17,12-15 


Saginaw Valley L 4-15,11-15,15-6,6-15 

Concordia W 15-5,15-4,15-4 


Hillsdale L 15-12,15-9,13-15,10-15,5-15 

Aquinas W 15-9,15-4,15-4 

Alma W 15-3,15-5,15-11 

Cornerstone W 12-15,15-12,15-8,15-9 

Marian W 15-5,15-3,15-9 

Spring Arbor W 15-10,9-15,15-4,15-10 

Tusculum W 15-4,15-4,15-5 

Mt. Vernon Naz. L 9-15,15-13,5-15,15-13,5-15 

U-M Dearborn L 10-15,15-12,10-15,12-15 

Tri-State W 11-15,15-8,15-6,15-8 

U-M Dearborn W 9-15,15-12,15-12,15-11 


Wisc.-Oshkosh W 15-10,15-13,11-15,15-9 

St. Francis (IL) W 15-13,11-15,15-11,9-15,15-5 

Saginaw Valley W 15-7, 15-6, 15-6 

Cornerstone L 7-15, 8-15, 6-15 

Siena Heights W 15-3, 15-13, 15-11 

Aquinas College W 15-3, 15-7, 6-15, 15-5 

Purdue-Calumet W 14-16, 15-8, 15-8, 15-9 

Mt. Vernon Naz. L 15-9,13-15,15-6,10-15, 13-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-10,10-15,13-15,15-1, 15-8 

Tri-State W 15-9,15-17,15-9,15-10 

Washington U. L 6-15,15-7,15-9,11-15, 8-15 

William Woods W 16-14, 9-15, 15-13, 3-15, 15-13 

Evangel Univ. L 15-9,15-10,3-15,11-15, 6-15 

Culver-Stockton W 10-15, 18-16, 15-6, 20-18 

Spring Arbor W 15-11, 15-4, 15-8 

Hillsdale L 18-15,15-4,13-15, 3-15 

Concordia W 15-12, 15-1, 15-3 

Cornerstone W 15-7, 9-15, 15-7, 15-11 

St. Mary’s L 6-15, 11-15, 4-15 

Bethel L 7-15, 15-13, 10-15,10-15 

Dordt (IA) L 5-15, 6-15, 8-15 

St. Francis (IL) L 7-15, 6-15, 15-11, 5-15 

Siena Heights W 15-10, 15-7, 12-12, 15-6 

Eckerd (FL) W 17-15, 15-9, 8-15, 15-9 

Aquinas W 15-3, 15-13, 15-1 

Tri-State L 1-15, 11-15, 15-6, 6-15* 

1999 (29-14, 11-1 WHAC) 


Ft. Lewis W 15-5, 15-12. 15-13 

Bemidiji State L 15-5, 6-15, 15-11-7-15, 11-15 

TexA&M Comm. L 12-15, 15-13, 15-12, 9-15, 13-15 

Mesa State W 15-7, 15-12, 13-15, 12-15, 15-8 

Alma W 12-2, 15-4, 15-4 

Huntington W 15-3, 15-5, 13-15, 15-10 

Rio Grande W 15-4, 15-4, 15-8 

Taylor L 10-15, 11-15, 15-7, 14-16 

Bethel W 15-9, 12-15, 15-10, 15-3 

Tri-State W 15-13, 15-10, 15-7 

UM-Dearborn W 15-8, 15-12, 15-7 

Spring Arbor W 15-2, 15-1, 16-14 

Huntington W 15-4, 15-10, 15-9 

Concordia W 15-3, 15-4, 15-9 

Nova SE L 11-15, 11-15, 13-15 

Huston-Tilotson W 15-11, 15-6, 15-8 

Hutingindon W 9-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-1, 15-10 

Palm Beach Atl. W 18-16, 11-15, 16-14, 15-7 

Nova SE W 15-11, 15-2, 9-15, 15-11 


Cornerstone L 7-15, 8-15, 6-15 


Aquinas W 15-3, 15-7, 6-15, 15-5 

Purdue Calumet W 14-16, 15-8, 15-8, 15-9 

Mt. Vernon Naz L 15-9, 13-15, 15-6, 10-15,13-15 

UM-Dearborn W 15-10, 10-15, 13-15, 15-1, 15-8 

Tri-State W 15-9, 15-17, 15-9, 15-10 

Washington U. L 16-14, 15-7, 15-9, 11-15, 3-15, 15-13 

William Woods W 16-14, 9-15, 15-13, 3-15,15-13 

Evangel L 15-9, 15-10, 3-15, 11-15, 6-15 

Culver-Stockton W 10-15, 18-16, 15-6, 20-18 

Spring Arbor W 15-11, 15-4, 15-8 

Hillsdale L 18-18, 15-4, 13-15, 3-15 

Concordia W 15-12, 15-1, 15-3 

Cornerstone W 17-7, 9-15, 15-7, 15-11 

St. Mary’s L 6-15, 11-15, 4-15 

Bethel L 7-15, 15-13, 10-15, 10-15 

Dordt L 5-15, 6-16, 8-15 

St. Francis L 7-15, 6-15, 15-11, 5-15 

Siena Heights W 15-10, 15-7, 15-12, 15-6 

Eckerd W 17-15, 15-9, 8-15, 15-9 

Aquinas W 15-3, 15-13, 15-1 

Tri-State L, 1-15, 11-15, 15-6, 6-15 

2000 (40-8, 11-1 WHAC) 


Montana St. W 15-3, 15-6, 15-10 

W. New Mex. St. W 15-6, 5-15, 15-9, 15-10 

New Mex. High. L 14-16, 8-15, 16-14, 15-11, 11-15 

Fort Lewis W 15-1, 15-10, 15-12 

Tri-State W 15-2, 15-5, 15-7 

Huntington W 15-7, 15-5, 15-4 

Lake Superior St. W 15-9, 15-9, 15-13 

Saginaw Valley W 15-8, 15-9, 9-15, 15-13 

Georgetown (KY) L 11-15, 2-15, 9-15 

Spring Arbor W 15-7, 15-6, 15-2 

U-M Dearborn W 15-4, 15-10, 15-8 

Concordia W 15-5, 15-2, 15-6 

Hillsdale W 15-11, 15-9, 15-8 


Wingate W 15-11, 15-3, 15-8 

Nova S.Eastern W 15-2, 15-10, 15-10 

Birmingham S. W 15-5, 15-6, 15-5 

U-M Dearborn W 15-2, 15-11, 15-12 

Palm Beach Atl. L 13-15, 15-10, 11-15, 11-15 

Aquinas W 15-12, 15-6, 15-10 

Alma W 15-12, 15-8, 15-5 

Windsor W 15-1, 15-3, 15-4 

Cornerstone L 4-15, 7-15, 10-15 

U-M Dearborn W 15-3, 15-6, 15-5 

Tri-State W 15-2, 15-13, 15-5 

Spring Arbor W 15-0, 15-0, 15-3 

Marycrest . (AL) W 15-1, 15-1, 15-1 

Illinois-Spring. W 15-4, 15-3, 15-8 

Illinois Tech W 15-11, 15-9, 15-8 

Olivet Nazarene W 15-10, 15-13, 15-7 

Concordia W 15-6, 15-1, 15-0 

Illinois Wesleyan W 10-15, 15-6, 15-6, 15-5 

Savannah W 15-5, 12-15, 15-7, 15-2 

Washington (MO) L 8-15, 15-8, 11-15, 16-18 

Thomas More W 15-13, 15-6, 15-6 

Siena Heights W 15-5, 15-7, 15–6 

Cornerstone W 15-13, 15-5, 15-5 

Aquinas W 15-17, 15-11, 15-1, 15-7 

Warner Southern W 15-7, 15-1, 15-2 

Eckerd L 12-15, 7-15, 15-8, 9-15 

Siena Heights W 15-2, 15-17, 15-2, 15-13* 

Cornerstone W 15-13, 7-15, 15-9, 15-8* 

Indiana Wesleyan W 15-4, 15-5, 15-11* 

Cornerstone W 15-8, 15-12, 15-10* 

Bloomfield W 15-5, 15-6, 15-4* 

St. Mary L 7-15, 11-15, 11-15* 

Point Loma Naz. L 15-13, 3-15, 2-15, 10-15* 

Albertson W 17-15, 11-15, 15-9, 15-13* 

2001 (32-10, 11-1 WHAC) 


Mercyhurst L 23-30, 27-30, 30-19, 28-30 

Hillsdale L 21-30, 30-24, 23-30, 17-30 

Rochester W 30-6, 30-11, 30-7 

Ohio Dominican W 30-9, 30-21, 30-15 

Robert Morris W 30-15, 30-21, 30-16 

Point Loma Naz. L 22-30, 19-30, 21-30 

California Baptist W 30-27, 30-26, 30-26 

Biola University L 24-30, 27-30, 16-30 

Spring Arbor W 30-16, 30-19, 30-23 

Huntington W 30-14, 30-20, 30-16 

Taylor L 17-30, 31-29, 24-30, 18-30 


Lake Superior St. L 28-30, 24-30, 25-30 



U-M Dearborn W 30-16, 27-30, 30-26, 30-14 

Cornerstone W 30-20, 30-19, 30-21 

Concordia W 30-23, 30-14, 30-24 

Aquinas W 30-13, 30-28, 30-25 

Tri-State W 30-13, 30-13, 30-8 

Spalding W 30-18, 30-26, 33-31 

Westminster W 30-20, 30-21, 30-28 

Spalding W 30-17, 30-21, 30-18 

Westminster W 30-22, 30-19, 30-23 

Concordia W 30-8, 30-18, 30-22 

Mt. Vernon Naz. W 30-20, 30-18, 30-24 

Alma W 30-15, 30-20, 30-18 

Tri-State W 30-7, 30-11, 30-12 

Siena Heights L 28-30, 30-22, 30-19, 26-30, 11-15 

Windsor W 30-21, 30-18, 30-28 

Millikin W 30-16, 30-18, 30-18 

SCAD W 30-10, 30-7, 30-18 

St. Francis (IN) W 30-28, 30-14, 30-22 

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2001 Cont. 

St. Francis (IN) W 30-28, 30-14, 30-22 

Aquinas W 30-23, 30-28, 30-20 

Spring Arbor W 30-23, 30-14, 30-23 

Cornerstone W 30-16, 30-20, 22-30, 30-24 

Eckerd L 30-20,30-27,25-30, 17-30, 5-15 

Spring Arbor* W 30-27, 30-24, 30-24 

Cprnerstone* L, 27-30, 28-30, 21-30 

Taylor* L, 22-30, 30-28, 24-30, 16-30 

2002 (48-4, 12-0 WHAC) 


Notre Dame W 30-23, 30-20-30-19 

UM Dearborn W 30-22, 30-21, 30-20 

Urbana W 30-15, 30-15, 30-19 

Urbana W 30-17, 30-22, 30-13 

Missouri Baptist W 27-30, 30-27, 30-28, 30-27 

Albertson W 30-17, 30-25, 30-28 

Olivet Naz. L 20-30, 30-27, 17-30, 30-20, 12-15 

Point Loma L 30-26, 28-30, 30-23, 25-30, 11-15 

Caroll W 30-23, 30-23, 30-24 

Concordia W 30-11, 30-19, 30-12 

Huntington W 30-13, 30-17, 30-25 

Georgetown W 30-9, 30-23, 30-26 


Hillsdale W 30-18, 25-30, 30-25, 30-18 


Aquinas W 30-13, 30-19, 30-18 

Palm Beach Atl. W 30-19, 30-19, 30-28 

Northwood (FL) W 30-19, 30-16, 30-19 

Cornerstone W 30-17, 30-17, 30-15 

Tri-State W 30-8, 30-15, 30-10 

Spring Arbor W 30-12, 30-13, 33-15 

Westminster W 30-20, 30-21, 30-28 

Spalding W 30-17, 30-21, 30-18 

Robert Morris (IL) W 30-11, 30-15, 30-17 

Newman W 30-13, 30-20, 30-20 

St. Francis (IN) W 30-19, 30-15, 30-19 


Windsor W 30-23, 30-18, 30-16 

UM Dearborn W 30-11, 30-24, 30-16 

Windsor W 30-21, 30-18, 30-28 

Concordia W 30-17, 30-13, 30-17 

King W 29-31, 30-19, 30-24, 30-20 

Evangel W 30-17, 30-19, 30-12 

Robert Morris (IL) W 30-15, 30-14, 30-17 

Taylor W 30-19, 26-30, 32-30, 30-28 

Aquinas W 30-14, 30-25, 30-14 


Cornerstone W 30-20, 30-22, 30-25 

Eckerd L 28-30, 30-22, 26-30, 28-30 

Tri-State W 30-12, 31-29, 30-16 

Spring Arbor W 30-16, 30-17, 30-15 

Windsor W 25-17, 25-10, 25-21 

Aquinas* W 30-6, 30-17, 30-14 

Cornerstone* W 30-25, 30-22, 30-23 

Taylor* W 30-23, 25-30, 31-29, 30-25 

Indiana Wes.* W 30-21, 30-22, 30-28 

Palm Beach Atl.* W 30-23, 30-28, 30-28 

Ind. Southeast* W 30-26, 30-16, 26-30, 30-17 

Walsh* W 30-19, 30-27, 30-17 

Dickinson St.* W 30-25, 30-24, 20-30, 15-30, 17-15 

Westmont* W 30-6, 30-17, 30-14 

Houston Baptist* L 25-30, 18-30, 30-27, 30-27, 12-15 

2003 (44-4, 10-0 WHAC ) 


Rochester W 30-10,30-7,30-17 

Urbana W 28-30,30-22,31-29,30-25 

Lee W 26-30,30-21,30-27,26-30,15-10 

Doane W 28-30,30-22,31-29,30-25 

BIOLA W 30-26,27-30,32-30,30-22 

UM Dearborn W 30-21,30-21,30-15 

Fort Lewis W 31-33,30-15,30-14,30-17 

Colorado Springs W 30-13,30-32,30-23,30-17 

WALSH W 24-30,27-30,30-21,30-16,15-11 

GEORGETOWN W 30-21,31-29,29-31,30-27 

TRIN. CHRISTIAN W 30-17,30-18,30-19 

OLIVET NAZ W 30-32,30-22,36-34,30-21 

ROCHESTER W 30-17,30-12,30-14 

Cornerstone W 30-20,30-28,30-28 

UM DEARBORN W 30-21,30-28,30-15 

SIENA HEIGHTS W 30-12,30-17,30-18 

Columbia W 30-27,30-27,30-18 

Illinois Tech W 30-23,30-25,30-21 

St. Francis W 30-17,30-27,30-22 

Cornerstone W 30-9,26-30,30-22,30-22 

UM DEARBORN W 30-20,30-19,19-30,30-6 

SPRING ARBOR W 30-15,30-20,30-13 

Aquinas W 30-16,30-18,30-22 

Lubbock L 30-22,22-30,20-30,26-30 

Houston Baptist W 30-23,30-27,25-30,32-30 

Spring Hill W 30-18,30-21,30-15 

St. Francis (Ill) W 30-22,30-26,30-26 

Concordia W 30-17,30-16,30-17 

Spring Arbor W 30-14,30-17,30-21 

CORNERSTONE W 30-21,30-21,30-20 


IU-Southeast L 26-30,14-30,23-30 

St. Xavier Univ. W 30-27,30-13,30-23 

Bethel W 30-28,30-20,27-30,30-17 

St. Francis (Ill) W 30-18,26-30,30-19,30-23 

AQUINAS W 30-10,30-12,30-10 

Warner Southern W 30-14,30-14,30-18 

CONCORDIA W 30-16,30-11,30-18 

SAG. VALLEY ST. W 30-18,30-20,30-20 

SIENA HEIGHTS * W 30-11,30-21,30-23 

CORNERSTONE * L 26-30,25-30,30-22,23-30 

Indiana Wesleyan W 30-26,30-16,30-28 

Cornerstone W 30-28,22-30,30-21,30-28 

Lubbock Christian W 23-30,20-9,26-16,27-17 

Georgetown W 32-30,27-30,21-30,30-25,15-9 

Spring Hill W 30-22,30-16,30-14 

Dordt W 27-30,30-20,30-27,23-30,15-8 

Biola L 30-25,29-31,22-30,23-30 

2004 (42-5, 9-1 WHAC) 


NOTRE DAME W 30-12,30-17,30-17 

Spring Arbor W 30-13,30-15,30-13 

Col. of the Ozarks W 30-12,30-28,30-14 

St. Francis W 30-21,30-13,30-25 

Cornerstone L 23-30,30-17,30-26,18-30,7-15 


Azusa Pacific W 30-18,30-26,30-20 

Col. of S’west W 30-27,30-26,30-17 

Master's College W 30-17,30-22,30-28 

Franciscan Univ. W 30-10,30-15,30-23 

TRNTY CHRIS. W 30-10,30-14,30-15 

GEORGETOWN W 26-30,30-23,30-28,28-30,15-10 

OLIVET NAZ. W 30-17,30-15,30-25 

SAG. VALLEY ST. W 30-18,30-16,30-20 

Concordia W 30-10,30-13,30-13 

WINDSOR W 30-21,30-14,30-16 

UM-DEARBORN W 30-17,30-16,30-11 

Robert Morris W 30-11,30-18,30-13 

Wilmington W 30-19,30-14,30-16 

St. Thomas (Fla.) W 30-15,30-22,30-21 

CORNERSTONE W 30-20,30-27,30-26 

BETHEL W 30-18,30-16,30-14 

TRINITY INTL. W 30-22,30-12,30-19 

ST. FRANCIS W 30-24,30-26,30-17 

MISSOURI BAPT. W 30-16,30-11,30-20 


OLIVET W 30-20,30-10,30-13 

AQUINAS W 30-18,30-14,30-17 

UM-DEARBORN W 30-28,30-9,30-17 

Cornerstone L 30-14,20-30,25-30,24-30 

Tiffin W 30-28,30-16,30-18 

UM-DEARBORN W 30-21,30-15,30-15 


Ohio Dominican W 30-12,30-19,30-18 

CONCORDIA W 30-12,30-11,30-14 

Weber Intl. W 30-14,30-17,30-18 

Aquinas Saints W 30-15,30-25,30-10 


Saginaw Valley W 30-15,30-28,30-25 

AQUINAS W 30-17,30-22,30-21 

CORNERSTONE W 30-21,25-30,30-26,30-20 

Taylor W 30-25,30-23,30-24 

Cornerstone L 27-30,30-32,30-27,26-30 

Cedarville W 26-30,30-28,30-25,30-24 

Iowa Wesleyan L 30-24,26-30,30-26,23-30,10-15 

Saint Mary (NE) L 32-30,30-21,26-30,27-30,12-15 

Fresno Pacific W 30-26,30-27,30-27 

2005 (48-2, 12-0 WHAC) 


Urbana W 30-18,30-25,30-23 

Bethel W 30-19,30-19,30-19 

Tiffin W 30-16,30-20,30-17 

Georgetown W 30-23,24-30,30-27,30-26 

Evangel W 30-12,30-18,30-22 

William Jewell W 30-15,30-18,30-19 

Mid-America Naz.W 30-16,30-20,30-12 

Baker W 30-18,23-30,30-9,30-17 

Col. of the Ozarks W 30-23,30-21,30-22 

SAG. VALLEY ST. W 30-24,30-23,30-22 

GEORGETOWN W 30-20,32-30,30-24 

WALSH W 30-27,30-26,30-20 

DAEMEN W 30-21,30-14,30-12 

CONCORDIA W 30-13,30-13,30-18 

Olivet W 30-19,30-12,30-12 

WINDSOR W 30-23,30-18,30-19 


Flagler W 30-12,30-16,30-17 

Northwood (FL) W 30-8,30-7,30-11 

Florida Memorial W 30-12,30-6,30-16 

Embry-Riddle (FL)W 30-21,30-21,30-27 


CORNERSTONE W 30-16,27-30,30-21,30-19 

ST. FRANCIS (IN) W 30-19,30-20,30-16 

WINDSOR W 30-17,30-15,30-17 

Aquinas W 30-23,30-26,30-23 

UM-DEARBORN W 30-13,30-14,30-25 

Indiana Tech W 30-15,30-22,30-25 

SPRING ARBOR W 30-17,30-13,30-21 

Concordia W 30-14,30-10,30-19 



St. Ambrose (IA) W 30-14,30-22,30-21 

Taylor W 30-16,30-11,30-16 

St. Francis (IL) W 30-15,30-26,30-21 

SAG. VALLEY ST. W 30-24,30-23,30-22 

GEORGETOWN W 30-20,32-30,30-24 

WALSH W 30-27,30-26,30-20 

DAEMEN W 30-21,30-14,30-12 

CONCORDIA W 30-13,30-13,30-18 

Olivet W 30-19,30-12,30-12 

WINDSOR W 30-23,30-18,30-19 



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2005 Cont. 

Flagler W 30-12,30-16,30-17 

Northwood (FL) W 30-8,30-7,30-11 

Florida Memorial W 30-12,30-6,30-16 

Embry-Riddle (FL) W 30-21,30-21,30-27 


CORNERSTONE W 30-16,27-30,30-21,30-19 

ST. FRANCIS (IN) W 30-19,30-20,30-16 

WINDSOR W 30-17,30-15,30-17 

Aquinas W 30-23,30-26,30-23 

UM-DEARBORN W 30-13,30-14,30-25 

Indiana Tech W 30-15,30-22,30-25 

SPRING ARBOR W 30-17,30-13,30-21 

Concordia W 30-14,30-10,30-19 



St. Ambrose (IA) W 30-14,30-22,30-21 

Taylor W 30-16,30-11,30-16 

St. Francis (IL) W 30-15,30-26,30-21 

Cornerstone W 30-23,30-27,30-11 

UM-Dearborn W 30-19,30-20,30-20 


INDIANA TECH W 30-11,30-13,30-11 

AQUINAS W 30-14,30-12,30-18 

INDIANA TECH W 30-12,30-18,30-17 

CORNERSTONE W 30-16,24-30,30-17,30-25 

BETHEL (IN) W 30-23,30-6,30-19 

CORNERSTONE W 30-19,30-5,30-19 

IU-Southeast W 30-18,34-32,30-25 

SCAD W 30-12,30-26,30-20 

Azusa Pacific W 30-28,26-30,30-27,30-24 

National American L 30-20,16-30,28-30,21-30 

Texas Wesleyan W 30-28,30-21,23-30,30-15 

California Baptist L 30-26,26-30,28-30,30-23,8-15 

2006 (44-4, 10-0 WHAC ) 


WAYNE STATE W 30-23,33-31,30-23 

Spring Arbor W 30-25,30-17,30-20 

Tiffin W 30-28,30-29,30-24 

Mt. Vernon Naz. W 30-15,30-18,30-27 

#21 Doane W 30-18,32-30,30-22 

Great Falls W 30-28,30-25,30-24 

Montana State N. W 30-17,30-24,30-23 

#4 Nat. American L 25-30,30-24,24-30,11-30 

Minot State W 30-22,30-24,30-14 

RIO GRANDE W 30-11,30-19,30-14 

CEDARVILLE L 25-30,27-30,21-30 

DAVENPORT W 30-6,30-16,30-12 

TAYLOR W 30-26,28-30,30-20,30-26 

Cornerstone W 30-22,30-6,30-27 

DAVENPORT W 30-18,30-13,30-21 

SPRING ARBOR W 30-14,30-25,30-28 

Concordia W 30-17,30-9,30-15 

Northwood (FL) W 30-14,30-18,28-30,30-11 

Embry-Riddle W 30-28,30-25,30-17 

Southeastern W 30-18,30-12,30-12 


UM-DEARBORN W 22-30,30-13,30-19,30-23 

Georgetown W 30-19,30-15,30-27 

IU-Southeast W 30-21,30-22,26-30,30-26 

King W 30-17,30-22,30-24 

Aquinas W 30-10,30-18,30-19 

Ind. Tech W 30-28,30-27,30-16 

CORNERSTONE W 32-30,30-27,32-30 


CONCORDIA W 30-15,30-11,30-7 

Siena Heights W 32-30,29-31,30-14,30-10 

UM-Dearborn W 26-30,30-22,27-30,30-16,15-12 

Davenport W 30-18,30-20,30-23 


AQUINAS W 30-13,30-19,30-14 

INDIANA TECH W 30-19,30-21,30-24 

UM-DEARBORN W 30-17,30-16,30-18 

CORNERSTONE W 30-26,30-19,28-30,30-18 

Indiana Tech W 30-16,16-30,30-17,30-25 

Cornerstone W 30-25,30-25,30-21 

SCAD L 25-30,30-23,30-25,27-30,12-15 

Saint Mary L 22-30,21-30,28-30 

Dickinson State L 28-30,23-30,20-30 

2007 (35-12, 12-2 WHAC ) 


Spring Arbor W 30-15,30-25,30-16 

Bethel W 30-18,30-8,30-26 

St. Francis (IL) W 30-25,30-24,28-30,27-30,15-4 

#21 Cornerstone L 18-30,30-20,28-30, 30-26,13-15 

Indiana Tech L 25-30,30-22,30-24,25-30,16-18 

Dominican (CA) W 30-12,30-26,30-16 

#16 Point Loma L 19-30,22-30,24-30 

Hope International W 30-21,30-26,30-16 

#16 Point Loma L 20-30,27-30,15-30 

DAVENPORT W 30-20,30-17,30-12 

TAYLOR W 30-24,30-24,30-26 

#17 Gerogetown L 30-32,27-30,18-30 

#24 Cedarville W 31-29,30-26,30-24 

#14 Cornerstone W 30-24,30-28,31-29 


CONCORDIA W 28-30,30-18,30-18,30-12 

Northwood (FL) W 30-28,30-21,30-25 

Embry Riddle (FL) W 30-18,22-30,30-23,30-25 

Southeastern (FL) W 30-23,30-15,30-12 

Palm Beach Atlantic W 30-26, 28-30,30-24,30-24 

UM-Dearborn W 26-30,30-19,26-30,30-20,15-5 

Davenport W 30-19, 30-20,30-19 

Aquinas W 30-13,30-25,30-22 

INDIANA TECH W 30-27,30-26,32-30 

UM-DEARBORN L 28-30,21-30,30-12,28-30 

#20 Cornerstone L 19-30,22-30,23-30 

AQUINAS W 30-12,30-13,30-19 

Concordia W 30-21,30-20,33-31 


#20 Georgetown L 23-30,30-28,30-25,26-30,18-20 



DAVENPORT W 30-17,30-20,30-13 

Walsh W 30-24,30-27,27-30,20-30,17-15 

#5 Nat. American W 30-28,30-23,22-30,30-26 

#4 Biola (CA) L 14-30,30-32,17-30 

Lee (TN) L 28-30,29-31,28-30 

Indiana Tech W 30-24,25-30,30-25,30-23 


Indiana Tech W 31-33,33-31,30-24,33-35,15-11 

Cornerstone W 30-18,30-27,30-22 

Indiana Tech W 30-18,21-30,30-26,30-22 


#13 Mt. Vernon Naz. W 27-30,30-24,30-27,28-30,15-11 

#3 Concordia (CA) L 31-33,19-30,26-30 


Texas-Brownsville L 30-25,28-30,19-30,30-32 

2008 (35-7, 13-1 WHAC ) 


SPRING ARBOR W 25-15,25-13,25-18 

Marian W 25-18,25-23,25-18 

Robert Morris W 25-12,25-18,25-14 

Point Park W 25-15,26-24,25-19 

#25 Mt. Vernon Naz. W 27-25,25-17,25-16 

Ashford W 25-22,25-15,25-21 

Mount Marty W 25-11,25-17,25-15 

#9 College of Idaho W 22-25,25-22,18-25,25-21,15-12 

#8 Point Loma L 20-25,25-22,19-25,21-25 

DAVENPORT 

W25-14,25-12,25-15 

CEDARVILLE W 25-19,25-22,20-25,25-22 

WINDSOR 

W25-21,25-19,25-11 

SPRING ARBOR W 25-10,25-13,22-25,25-18 

Concordia W 25-15,25-22,25-17 

Findlay W 12-25,21-25,25-18,25-21,15-12 

Aquinas W 25-17,25-21,25-23 

Concordia W 25-17,25-9,25-21 

Michigan-Dearborn W 25-15, 25-8,25-16 

Siena Heights W 25-13, 25-11,25-11 

Cornerstone W 25-21,23-25,25-18,25-13 

Aquinas W 25-16,25-15,25-22 

Davenport W 25-16,25-14,25-16 

Illinois-Springfield W 25-17,25-13,25-14 

#8 Lindenwood L 18-25,21-25,19-25 

#6 Columbia W 25-19,16-25,20-25,25-16,18-16 

McKendree W 25-19,25-17,25-12 

Michigan-Dearborn W 25-21,25-13,25-17 


#25 Walsh W 25-18,25-22,25-19 

Berry W 25-9, 25-12, 25-21 

Trinity International W 25-20, 25-10,23-25,25-15 

#21 Taylor W 25-23.20-25.20-25.25-18.15-11 

Cornerstone 

W25-15,25-20,25-22 

Webber L 25-13,25-17,26-28,23-25,10-15 

#19 Indiana Tech W 21-25,25-17,25-18,26-24 

Davenport W 20-25,25-20,25-19,25-20 

#19 Indiana Tech L 18-25,17-25,25-22,28-30 

Aquinas W 25-21,24-26,27-25,25-15 

#19 Indiana Tech W 25-16,25-12,19-25,28-26 

#14 Lewis Clark State L 25-23,25-22,21-25,20-25,13-15 

#24 Lubbock Christian L 26-28,25-23,16-25,25-15,14-16 

#2 Biola L 15-25,28-26,21-25,19-25 

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Opponent 

Record 

Adams State (CO) 1-0 

Adrian College 1-0 

Alaska-Anchorage 0-1 

Alaska-Fairbanks 1-0 

Albertson/College of Idaho (ID) 3-0 

Alma (MI) 12-0 

Anderson (IN) 1-0 

Aquinas (MI) 40-5 

Ashford 1-0 

Asbury (KY) 1-0 

Azusa Pacific (CA) 3-3 

Baker (KA) 1-0 

Barat (IL) 1-0 

Bemidji State (MN) 0-1 

Berry (GA) 1-0 

Bethel (IN) 11-3 

Biola (CA) 2-5 

Birmingham So. (AL) 1-0 

Black Hills (SD) 1-0 

Bloomfield (NJ) 1-0 

Bluffton (OH) 1-1 

Brescia (KY) 4-0 

Brock (Ont., Can.) 1-0 

BYU-Hawaii 0-3 

California Baptist 1-1 

California (PA) 1-0 

Carleton (Ont., Can.) 1-0 

Carroll (MT) 1-0 

Cedarville 3-1 

Central State (OH) 6-0 

Chadron State (NE) 0-2 

Clearwater (FL) 2-0 

Coll. of Ozarks 2-0 

Coll. of Southwest 1-0 

Colorado Mines 2-0 

Colorado Springs 2-0 

Columbia College (MO) 3-1 

Concordia (CA) 0-1 

Concordia (MI) 34-1 

Concordia (TX) 1-0 

Cornerstone (MI) 38-10 

Culver-Stockton (MO) 1-0 

Daemen (NY) 1-0 

Dallas Baptist (TX) 1-0 

Davenport 9-0 

Defiance (OH) 3-0 

Dickinson State 1-1 

Doane 3-0 

Dominican (IL) 2-0 

Dominican (CA) 1-0 

Dordt (IA) 2-2 

Eastern Montana 1-0 

Eckerd (FL) 5-3 

Edgewood (WI) 1-0 

Embry-Riddle (FL) 3-0 

Embry-Riddle (AZ) 2-0 

Evangel (MO) 2-1 

Findlay(OH) 3-0 

Flagler (FL) 1-0 

Florida Tech 4-0 

Florida Memorial 1-0 

Florida Southern 0-1 

Fort Hays State (KS) 3-0 

Fort Lewis (CO) 7-0 

Franciscan 1-0 

Francis Marion (SC) 0-1 

Fresno Pacific 1-0 

Gannon (PA) 0-1 

Georgetown (KY) 10-8 

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS 

Opponent 

Record 

Goshen (IN) 1-0 

Grace (IN) 6-0 

Great Falls 1-0 

Harding (AR) 1-0 

Hastings (NE) 1-0 

Henderson State (AR) 0-2 

Hillsdale (MI) 12-8 

Hope International (CA) 1-0 

Houston Baptist (TX) 2-2 

Howard Payne (TX) 1-0 

Huntingdon (AL) 1-0 

Huntington (IN) 12-4 

Huston-Tillotson (TX) 1-0 

Illinois Tech 5-1 

Illinois-Springfield 3-0 

Illinois Wesleyan 1-0 

Incarnate Word (TX) 3-1 

IUPUI (IN) 5-1 

IU-Southeast 3-2 

Indiana Tech 12-2 

Indiana Wesleyan 8-0 

Iowa Wesleyan 0-1 

John Carroll (OH) 1-0 

Judson (IL) 1-0 

Juniata (PA) 1-1 

Kalamazoo (MI) 2-0 

King College 2-0 

Lake Superior State 2-1 

Laurier (Ont., Can.) 1-0 

Lee University (Tenn.) 2-1 

Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) 3-0 

Lewis Clark State (ID) 0-1 

Lindenwood 0-1 

Lindsey Wilson (KY) 1-0 

Lubbock Christian 3-2 

McKendree 1-0 

McMaster (Ont., Can.) 1-0 

Marian (IN) 2-0 

Mary-Hardin (TX) 3-0 

Marycrest Intl. 1-0 

Master's 1-0 

Mercyhurst (PA) 0-1 

Mesa State (CO) 2-7 

Michigan-Dearborn 56-2 

Mid-America Naz. (MO) 1-0 

Midway (KY) 1-0 

Milligan (TN) 1-0 

Millikin (IL) 1-0 

Minot State 1-0 

Missouri Baptist 2-0 

Montana St. - Billings 1-0 

Montana St. Northern 1-0 

Montevallo (AL) 2-2 

Mt. St. Joseph (OH) 5-3 

Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) 7-2 

National American 1-2 

National Lewis (IL) 1-0 

Nazareth (MI) 4-0 

Newman 1-0 

New Mexico Highlands 0-1 

North Florida 1-0 

Northwood (FL) 5-0 

Northwood (MI) 2-6 

Notre Dame (OH) 7-0 

Nova S’eastern (FL) 6-1 

Oakland (MI) 1-5 

Ohio Dominican 3-0 

Olivet (MI) 4-0 

Olivet Nazarene (IL) 9-1 

Opponent 

Record 

Palm Beach Atl. (FL) 10-1 

Peru State (NE) 1-1 

Point Loma Nazarene 0-7 

Puget Sound(WA) 0-1 

Point Park (MD) 1-0 

Purdue Calumet (IN) 3-0 

Rio Grande (OH) 6-0 

Robert Morris (IL) 5-0 

Rochester (MI) 8-0 

Rollins (FL) 0-1 

Ryerson (Ont. Can.) 1-0 

St. Ambrose (IA) 4-0 

St. Andrews (NC) 1-0 

St. Edward’s (TX) 2-2 

St. Francis (IL) 11-6 

St. Francis (IN) 10-0 

St. Mary (NE) 0-4 

St. Mary’s (IN) 1-0 

St. Mary’s (TX) 1-2 

St. Thomas (FL) 2-0 

St. Vincent (PA) 1-0 

St. Xavier (IL) 7-0 

Saginaw Valley (MI) 14-5 

SCAD (GA) 1-1 

Seattle Pacific (WA) 1-1 

Seton Hill (PA) 1-0 

Siena Heights (MI) 37-2 

South Carolina-Aiken 1-0 

Southeastern (FL) 2-0 

Southwestern (KS) 1-0 

Spalding (KY) 3-0 

Spring Arbor (MI) 37-2 

Spring Hill (AL) 4-0 

Tampa (FL) 0-1 

Taylor (IN) 11-7 

Texas A&M-Commerce 0-1 

Texas Lutheran 1-0 

Texas Wesleyan 2-0 

Texas-Brownsville 0-1 

Thomas More (KY) 1-0 

Tiffin (OH) 8-0 

Tri-State (IN) 20-3 

Trinity Christian (IL) 6-0 

Trinity International (IL) 2-0 

Tusculum (TN) 1-0 

Urbana (OH) 6-0 

Walsh (OH) 12-1 

Warner Southern (FL) 7-0 

Washington (MO) 0-3 

Wayne State (MI) 5-2 

Weber (FL) 2-1 

West Georgia State 2-0 

Western New Mexico 1-0 

Western Ontario 4-2 

West Virginia State 1-0 

Western State (CO) 2-0 

Westminster (PA) 2-0 

Westmont (CA) 1-1 

WV Wesleyan 3-1 

William (MO) 1-0 

William Woods (MO) 1-0 

Willmington 1-0 

Windsor (Ont., Can.) 25-1 

Wingate (N.C.) 1-0 

Wisconsin Lutheran 2-0 

Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-0 

Wisconsin-Parkside 1-1 


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SUMMER CAMPS/CRUSADER JUNIORS 

2010 Summer Camps 

Learn volleyball the crusader way by 

taking part in the 2010 madonna 

volleyball summer camps 

Camps range from the popular youth 

camp to the elite player camp 

for more information visit 

madonnacrusaders.com 

or call the 

MU volleyball office 

734.432.5612 

2010 Crusader Juniors 

Tryouts in the Spring of 2010 

For more information, contact 

Jerry Abraham - Director 734.432.5612 - 

jabraham@madonna.edu 

or 

Brian McClain - Assistant Director 734.432.5612 - 

bgmcclain1@aol.com 

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2009 OPPONENTS 

The Crusaders take on 27 opponents this season, including all seven other WHAC schools.


AQUINAS 

Away - Sept. 29 

Home - Oct. 27 

BETHEL 

Neutral - Aug. 28 

CONCORDIA 

Home - Sept. 17 

Away - Oct. 15 

CORNERSTONE 



DAVENPORT 


Away - Oct. 20 

EMBRY-RIDDLE 



GENERAL INFO 

Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Nickname: Saints 

Colors: Maroon/White 

Enrollment: 2,300 

Conference: WHAC 

Arena: PE Assembly 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Mishawaka, Ind. 

Nickname: Pilots 

Colors: Royal Blue/White 


Conference: MCC 

Arena: The Hangar 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Ann Arbor, Mich 

Nickname: Cardinals 

Colors: Red/Black 

Enrollment: 700 


Arena: Cardinal Field House 

GENERAL INFO 


Nickname: Golden Eagles 

Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold 



Arena: Mol Arena 

GENERAL INFO 


Nickname: Panthers 

Colors: Red/Black 



Arena: Student Center 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. 

Nickname: Eagles 

Colors: Royal Blue/Gold 


Conference: Sun 

Arena: ICI Center 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Dave Rawles 

Alma Mater: NA 

Overall: 27-42 

At AQ: 27-42 

2008 Overall: 22-13 

2008 WHAC: 10-4 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Julia Reininga 

Alma Mater: Bethel College 


At BC: 232-128 

2008 Overall: 31-11 

2008 MCC: 7-1 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Justin Martin 

Alma Mater: Eastern Mich. 

Overall: First Year 

At CU: First Year 

2008 Overall: 16-24 

2008 WHAC: 2-12 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Ryan Campbell 

Alma Mater: Cornerstone 

Overall: First Year 

At CU: First Year 

2008 Overall: 23-21 

2008 WHAC: 7-7 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Rick Rykse 



At DU: 26-88 

2008 Overall: 15-26 

2008 WHAC: 6-8 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Joslynn Gallop 

Alma Mater: San Jose St. 


At ER: 85-48 

2008 Overall: 26-4 

2008 Sun: 13-1 

SPORTS INFORMATION 

Contact: Mike Wojciakowski 

Phone: 616-632-2482 

E-Mail: wojcmic@aquinas.edu 

Web: aquinas.edu 


Contact: Jeff Welch 

Phone: 574-807-7425 

E-Mail:welschj@bethelcollege.edu 

Web: bethelcollege.edu 


Contact: Karl Kling 

Phone: 734-995-7344 

E-Mail: klingk@cuaa.edu 

Web: concordiacardinals.com 


Contact: Carla Fles 

Phone: 616-222-1413 

E-Mail: carla_fles@cornerstone.edu 

Web: cornerstone.edu 


Contact: Aaron Sagraves 

Phone: 616-554-5045 

E-Mail: aaron.sagraves@davenport.edu 

Web: dupanthers.com 


Contact: Rachel Ridder 

Phone: 386-323-5006 

E-Mail: rachel.ridder@erau.edu 

Web: ermbryriddlesports.com 

FAULKNER 

Neutral - Sept. 4 

FINDLAY 

Home - Oct. 8 

INDIANA WESLEYAN 


INDIANA TECH 

Home - Oct. 6 

Away - Nov. 3 

LINDSEY WILSON 


MARIAN 

Neutral - Oct. 10 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Montgomery, Ala. 

Nickname: Eagles 

Colors: Black/Royal Blue 


Conference: Southern States 

Arena: Davis Gym 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Findlay, Ohio 

Nickname: Oilers 

Colors: Orange/Black 


Conference: GLIAC 

Arena: Oiler Dome 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Marion, Ind. 

Nickname: Wildcats 

Colors: Red/Silver 



Arena: Luckey Arena 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Ft. Wayne, Ind. 

Nickname: Warriors 




Arena: Schafer Center 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Columbia, Ky. 

Nickname: Blue Raiders 

Colors: Royal Blue/Black 


Conference: Mid-South 

Arena: Wilson Center 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 

Nickname: Knights 

Colors: Navy/Gold 



Arena: PE Center 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Tori Bartels 

Alma Mater: Freed-Hardeman 


At FU: 84-82 

2008 Overall: 18-18 

2008 SS: 8-8 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Wick Colchagoff 



At UF: 254-135 

2008 Overall: 12-22 

2008 GLIAC: 2-14 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Candace Moats 



At IWU: 220-85 

2008 Overall: 27-15 

2008 MCC: 6-2 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Kirsta Solberg 

Alma Mater: IPFW 


At IT: 58-24 

2008 Overall: 33-5 

2008 WHAC: 13-1 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Bill Shook 

Alma Mater: Maryland 

Overall: 25-7 

At LW: First Year 

2008 Overall: 28-9 

2008 WHAC: 8-4 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Dan Findley 

Alma Mater: Ind. State 


At MC: 173-175 

2008 Overall: 20-18 

2008 MCC: 2-6 


Contact: Ryan Bartels 

Phone: 334-386-7525 

E-Mail: rbartels@faulkner.edu 

Web: faulkner.edu 


Contact: David Buck 

Phone: 419-434-4727 

E-Mail: buckd@findlay.edu 

Web: findlay.edu 


Contact: Kyle Schmidt 

Phone: 765-677-2318 

E-Mail: kyle.schmidt@indwes.edu 

Web: indwes.edu 


Contact: Jay Kroft 

Phone: 260-422-5561 

E-Mail: jjkroft@indianatech.edu 

Web: indianatech.edu 


Contact: Chris Wells 

Phone: 270-384-8071 

E-Mail: wellsc@lindsey.edu 

Web: lindseyathletics.com 


Contact: Dr. Geoff Sherman 

Phone: 317-955-6125 

E-Mail: gsherman@marian.edu 

Web: muknights.com 

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MICHIGAN-DEARBORN 


Away - Oct. 1 

MILLIGAN 


MONTREAT 


NORTHWESTERN OHIO 



NOTRE DAME 


OLIVET NAZARENE 


GENERAL INFO 

Location: Dearborn, Mich. 

Nickname: Wolves 

Colors: Blue/Gold 



Arena: Field House 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Milligan, Tenn. 

Nickname: Lady Buffs 



Conference: Appalachian 

Arena: Lacy Fieldhouse 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Montreat, N.C. 

Nickname: Cavaliers 

Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold 


Conference: Appalachian 

Arena: McAlister Gym 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Lima, Ohio 

Nickname: Racers 

Colors: Maroon/Black 


Conference: AMC 

Arena: Racer Gym 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: South Euclid, Ohio 

Nickname: Falcons 




Arena: Murphy Gym 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Bourbonnais, Ill. 

Nickname: Tigers 

Colors: Purple/Gold 


Conference: CCAC 

Arena: McHie Arena 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Mike Gibson 

Alma Mater: Eastern Mich. 


At UMD: 609-523 

2008 Overall: 14-31 

2008 WHAC: 4-10 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Doneva Bays 

Alma Mater: Milligan 


At MC: 16-20 

2008 Overall: 16-20 

2008 AAC: 9-9 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Christine Mooberry 

Alma Mater: Moody Bible 


At MC: 16-21 

2008 Overall: 16-21 

2008 WHAC: 10-8 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Kevin Kitchen 

Alma Mater: Walsh 


At UNO: 26-11 

2008 Overall: 26-11 

2008 WHAC: 9-5 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Mark Ridley 

Alma Mater: Western Mich. 


At ND: 100-113 

2008 Overall: 19-13 

2008 AMC: 6-8 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Brenda Williams 

Alma Mater: Alabama 


At ONU: 388-221 

2008 Overall: 

2008 WHAC: 


Contact: Bryan Earl 

Phone: 313-593-5671 

E-Mail: earlb@umich.edu 

Web: umd.umich.edu 


Contact: Jay Bernhardt 

Phone: 423-461-8980 

E-Mail: sportsinfo@milligan.edu 

Web: milliganbuffs.com 


Contact: Michael Dechane 

Phone: 828-669-8012 

E-Mail: mdechane@montreat.edu 

Web: montreatcavaliers.com 


Contact: Aaron Utrup 

Phone: 419-998-8869 

E-Mail: autrup@unoh.edu 

Web: unohracers.com 


Contact: Leslie Masterpaul 

Phone: 216-373-5319 

E-Mail: l.masterpaul@ndc.edu 

Web: notredamefalcons.com 


Contact: Amanda Jensen 

Phone: 815-928-5561 

E-Mail: ajensen@olivet.edu 

Web: olivet.edu 

PIKEVILLE 


SHAWNEE STATE 


SIENA HEIGHTS 



SPRING ARBOR 


TAYLOR 


TEXAS-BROWNSVILLE 


GENERAL INFO 

Location: Pikeville, Ky. 

Nickname: Bears 

Colors: Orange 


Conference: Mid-South 

Arena: PIkeville High 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Portsmouth, Ohio 

Nickname: Bears 

Colors: Navy/Grey 



Arena: Waller Gym 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Adrian, Mich. 

Nickname: Saints 




Arena: Fieldhouse 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Spring Arbor, Mich. 

Nickname: Cougars 




Arena: Field House 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Upland, Ind. 

Nickname: Trojans 

Colors: Purple/Gold 



Arena: Odle Arena 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Brownsville, Tex. 

Nickname: Scorpions 

Colors: Navy/Orange 


Conference: Red River 

Arena: Garza Gym 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Robert Staggs 

Alma Mater: Pikeville 

Overall: Unknown 

At PC: Unknown 

2008 Overall: 9-15 

2008 MSC: 4-8 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Kristy Kamer 

Alma Mater: Shawnee St. 


At SS 68-38 

2008 Overall: 38-3 

2008 AMC: 12-2 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Mike Watkins 



At SHU: First Season 

2008 Overall: 9-25 

2008 WHAC: 1-13 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Carol Gates 

Alma Mater: Central Mich. 

Overall: NA 

At SAU: NA 

2008 Overall: 17-22 

2008 WHAC: 5-3 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Brittany Smith 

Alma Mater: Taylor 


At TU: 117-53 

2008 Overall: 32-8 

2008 MCC: 8-0 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Todd Lowery 

Alma Mater: Black Hills St. 


At UTB: First Season 

2008 Overall: 10-23 

2008 RR: 7-5 


Contact: Rick Bentley 

Phone: 606-218-5350 

E-Mail: rbent@pc.edu 

Web: pc.edu 


Contact: Kara Bobo 

Phone: 740-351-3313 

E-Mail: kbobo@shawnee.edu 

Web: shawnee.edu 


Contact: Scott Oliver 

Phone: 517-264-7879 

E-Mail: soliver@sienaheights.edu 

Web: shusaints.com 


Contact: Jason Crist 

Phone: 517-750-6502 

E-Mail: jcrist@arbor.edu 

Web: arbor.edu 


Contact: Eric Smith 

Phone: 765-998-4569 

E-Mail: ersmith@taylor.edu 

Web: taylor.edu 


Contact: Kyle Clark 

Phone: 956-882-8911 

E-Mail: kyle.clark@utb.edu 

Web: utbathletics.com 


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WALSH 


WARNER 

Away - Nov. 5 

WINDSOR 



WHAC TOURNAMENT 

Nov. 10-14 

Campus Sites 

NAIA NATIONALS 

Opening Round - Nov. 21 

Final Site - Dec. 1-5 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: North Canton, Ohio 

Nickname: Cavs 

Colors: Maroon/Gold 



Arena: Fitness Center 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Kara Burrows 

Alma Mater: Auburn 


At WU: 140-50 

2008 Overall: 29-13 

2008 AMC: 13-1 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Lake Wales, Fla. 

Nickname: Royals 



Conference: The Sun 

Arena: Turner Center 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Dr.Kevin Crawford 

Alma Mater: Pacific 


At WU: 19-39 

2008 Overall: 10-24 

2008 Sun: 4-10 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Windsor, Ont. 

Nickname: Lancers 



Conference: OUA 

Arena: St. Denis Centre 

VOLLEYBALL 

Head Coach: Marilyn Douglas 

Alma Mater: Regina 


At UW: 55-112 

2008 Overall: 2-17 

2008 OUA: NA 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: #1 Seed 

Colors: Red/White/Blue 


Contact: Dawn Harmon 

Phone: NA 

E-Mail: sid@whac.net 

Web: whac.net 

GENERAL INFO 

Location: Sioux City, Iowa 

Arena: Tyson Center 


Contact: Amanda Dahl 

Phone: NA 

E-Mail: adahl@naia.org 

Web: naia.org 


Contact: Kara Burrows 

Phone: 330-490-7028 

E-Mail: kburrows@walsh.edu 

Web: walsh.edu 


Contact: Marlon Furlongue 

Phone: 863-638-7126 

E-Mail: sid@warner.edu 

Web: warnerroyals.com 


Contact: Elisa Mitton 

Phone: 519-253-3000 

E-Mail: emitton@uwindsor.ca 

Web: golancers.ca 

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THIS IS MADONNA 

Madonna University is a proud member of the NAIA’s Champions of Character program.


THIS IS MADONNA UNIVERSITY 

Location 

Livonia, Mich. (Main Campus) 

Satellite Campuses 

Orchard Lake, Mich. 

Gaylord, Mich. 

Southwest Detroit, Mich. 

Founded 

1937 by the Felician Sisters 

President 

Sister Rose Marie Kujawa, CSSF 

Status 

Private, Catholic, coeducational, 

Liberal Arts 

Motto 

Sapientia Desursum (Wisdom 

from Above) 

Team Nickname 

Crusaders 

Athletic Conference 

Wolverine-Hoosier (WHAC) 

School Colors 

Royal Blue and Gold 

Undergraduate Tuition 

(2009-10) 

$435/semester hour 

Enrollment 

(2008-09) 

Undergraduate: 3,201 

Graduate: 799 

Total: 4,000 

Undergraduate faculty 

(full-time) 

108 

Academic programs 

75 undergraduate 

27 graduate 

Library holdings 

169,835 (bound) 

2,638 (periodicals) 

Student/faculty ratio 

13:1 

Accreditation 

Accredited by the North Central 

Association Higher Learning 

Commission since 1959 

M 

adonna University is a Catholic liberal arts university 

that, for some 70 years, has proudly delivered to students 

a quality liberal arts education combined with career 

preparation and public service. The faculty and staff are 

dedicated to student success, which is measured by the 

high level of learning achieved by its students. 

Madonna University students include those pursuing 

a degree right out of high school, as well as those beginning 

or completing a degree later in life. Undergraduate 

enrollment hovers around 3,200, and graduate enrollment 

is approximately 900. The student-focused environment 

nurtures the intellectual, spiritual and personal development 

of the entire campus community: students, faculty 

and staff. Students at Madonna University are challenged 

in and out of the classroom to excel at academics, and at 

life. 

Conveniently located on 49 scenic acres at the 

corner of Schoolcraft and Levan Roads, in Livonia, 

Michigan, Madonna fosters the development of the whole 

student through career preparation, combined with a liberal 

arts education and service learning. Students can 

choose from more than 70 undergraduate and 27 graduate 

programs in the colleges of nursing and health, education, 

science and math, arts and humanities, and social sciences, 

and the school of business. 

With a student/faculty ratio of 13:1, Madonna 

students enjoy individual attention from caring 

professors with real-world experience. Classes meet days, 

evenings and online to fit the busy schedules of working 

adults. 

When it comes to added value, Madonna University 

boasts faculty who know you by name, a first-year 

experience to ease the transition to college, a writing center, 

campus ministry, a variety of clubs, community service 

projects, the Ford Technology Center, and 11 men's and 

women's athletic teams to cheer on to victory. 

Madonna University's 

first-year philosophy 

creates the best experience 

possible for students 

entering college. 

We do this 

through 

a 

learner-centered 

program that promotes 

academic 

excellence coupled 

with community 

service. 

The 

University's 

community involvement was recognized when the 

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 

selected Madonna as one of two Michigan schools to 

receive its new Community Engagement Classification. A 

total of 76 colleges and universities were selected nationwide. 

Madonna University proved committed to curricular 

engagement as well as community outreach and partnerships. 

To be chosen for this new classification, Madonna 

had to provide descriptions and examples of the 

University's practices of community engagement and how 

they aligned with its mission, culture, leadership, resources 

and practices. 

In recognition of Madonna's commitment to serving 

others, the University was awarded the 2007 Jimmy and 

Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for its collaborative 

partnership with the All Saints Neighborhood Center in 

Detroit. The award honored how the two organizations 

worked together in exceptional ways to improve people's 

lives and help college students learn the value of community 

service in the process. 

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In keeping with its 

Franciscan value of respect for 

creation, the University recently broke 

ground for an environmentally-friendly 

academic building to house its expanding 

science and media programs. 

Replete with state-of-the-art labs and 

production facilities, it is the first standalone 

building to be built on campus in 

40 years. In addition, the "green" 

features of the structure make it 

Livonia's first Leadership in Energy and 

Environment Design or LEED-certified 

building. 

While Madonna is proud of its 

strong Catholic heritage and Franciscan 

values, the faculty and staff welcome 

students of varied ages, 

religious, economic and cultural 

backgrounds. The most affordable, 

independent, liberal arts university in 

Michigan, Madonna University is 

transfer-friendly too. 

A short commute from Ann Arbor, 

Detroit, Lansing, Toledo, Ohio and 

Windsor, Canada, Madonna is 

conveniently located in the center of 

one of the most diverse and culturallyrich 

regions of the United States. 

In addition to our main campus, we 

offer the best of Madonna at 

centers in Gaylord, Orchard Lake and 

Southwest Detroit. 

The Office of Multicultural Affairs 

builds awareness and appreciation for 

the diversity that makes up the 

Madonna community. The staff also 

advocates for the needs of students of 

color. 

THIS IS MADONNA UNIVERSITY 

Activities include entertainment, leadership 

development, workshops and 

open forums. 

The foundation of a Madonna 

University education is a distinctive 

general education curriculum that has 

garnered acclaim from the North 

Central Association of Colleges and 

Schools. Classes are designed to 

exercise your intellect, hone your 

communication skills and offer you a 

broader perspective of the world. 

Madonna's Center for International 

Studies offers students a variety of 

study abroad opportunities in China, 

Spain, Lebanon, Japan, France, 

England, Egypt, Korea and Mexico. 

At Madonna University, students 

enhance their studies or explore 

other interests by becoming 

members of various campus 

groups, such as the Broadcast 

Club, the Music Club, and Project 

Earth. 

Organizations in areas of 

study often are affiliated with 

state and national professional 

associations, so students gain exposure 

to current professional practice in their 

field of study, i.e. Nursing Student, 

Criminal Justice Association, Social 

Work Association, and Society of Future 

Teachers. 

The Office of Continuing Education 

and Professional Studies is an excellent 

educational resource for students and 

the community at large. Mini-courses, 

weekend workshops and certificate 

programs enhance the adult learner's 

education in art, personal finance, 

stress management, health and fitness 

and business. 

The University's Art Gallery hosts 

student, faculty and community 

exhibits that cultivate an appreciation 

for a variety of visual art forms as well as 

cultures. 

Students who need extra help with 

their studies can utilize the Center for 

Personalized Instruction. Tutoring is 

available in specific subjects, as well as 

basic reading, writing, math, chemistry 

and computer skills. 

From scholarly pursuits to social 

activities and service to the 

community, Madonna University offers 

a unique college experience. Students 

find rigorous academic programs, 

dedicated teacher-scholars, small class 

sizes, a strong sense of family and a 

competitive athletic program. In the 

classroom, in athletic competition and 

in the community and in their careers, 

Madonna University students, alumni, 

staff and faculty exhibit the character of 

champions. 


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Your Success: 

Our Greatest Achievement 

Beyond nurturing our students to succeed, 

Madonna University is: 

• Ranked in the U.S. News and World Report of 

"America's Best Colleges" 

• Noted in Great Colleges for the Real World by 

Michael Voillt 

• Selected as one of only 12 institutions for the 

Foundations of Excellence Project 

• 13:1 student to faculty ratio 

• One of the most affordable private Catholic, liberal arts 

universities in the nation. 

• Over 25 clubs and organizations for student involvement. 

• Over $1.6 million in institutional financial aid awarded annually.

L 

ocated in Livonia, Michigan, ranked as one of the safest cities in the 

U.S., Madonna University has served the community for nearly 70 

years. Our convenient metropolitan location, situated on 49 wooded 

acres, provides students the opportunities to grow intellectually, spiritually 

and personally. 

Our distinguished reputation of academic excellence, combined with a 

strong liberal arts foundation and solid career preparation led to Madonna 

University being ranked as one of the Best 201 Colleges for the Real World. 

Madonna’s excellent curriculum offers over 70 undergraduate majors to 

meet the needs of our diverse student body. 

Madonna University is nationally 

recognized for pioneering fouryear 

degree programs in sign 

language, hospice, gerontology, 

paralegal studies and fire science. 

• First year students at Madonna average a 

3.2 GPA and a 23 composite ACT score. 

• Madonna's diverse student body has 

enrolled students from 27 states and more 

than 50 countries.


WOLVERINE-HOOSIER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 

The Wolverine Hoosier Athletic 

Conference was formed in 1992 out of the old 

NAIA District 23. As then Conference 

Commissioner, and former Concordia Athletic 

Director, Dr. T. Alan Twietmeyer recalls, shifting 

national allegiances and new NAIA playoff 

guidelines were cause for action. 

"...Northwood, Hillsdale, and SVSU were 

about to, or had just, gone NCAA II and with 

some new rules and strategies on the horizon 

we needed to form a conference for playoff 

matters, political clout, etc. The ramrod of 

these early meetings was Glen Donahue of 

Orchard Lake St. Mary's. We must have met six 

or eight times with very little progress. A major 

hurdle was that OLSM only had men's basketball. 

As the NAIA established affiliated conferences 

it mandated a conference size (at least 

six schools) and each school was to have at 

least six sports. It is ironic that the impetus for 

the conference came from an institution that 

is not in the league. About this time Butch 

Perchan, former AD at Tri-State University, got 

involved and was interested in joining. He 

pulled TSU out of their district and joined the 

WHAC. Butch was the first WHAC President 

and did much to set up the conference, establish 

fees, move paperwork, etc." 

University of Michigan Dearborn as a member 

on July 1, 2004 to replace Spring Arbor, 

again giving the WHAC seven teams. The conference 

regained it's eighth member in 2005 

when Davenport University joined Dearborn 

as an associate member in the sports of men's 

and women's basketball and men's and 

women’s soccer and golf. The Panthers added 

baseball and softball for the 2009 season. 

In its 16 years the WHAC has become 

well respected not only regionally, but nationally. 

Conference schools have secured 

National Championships in several sports, 

both in the NAIA and the NCCAA. The 

Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference has 

come a long way since its inception, and we 

look forward to even greater heights of both 

academic and athletic excellence! 

The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 

Conference offices are located on the campus 

of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, 

Michigan, situated in the back yard of three 

conference schools. 

The Conference's six charter members 

were, Aquinas College, Concordia College, 

Cornerstone University, Siena Heights 

University, Spring Arbor College, and Tri-State 

University. 

Madonna University joined the conference 

in 1997, with Indiana Institute of 

Technology joining a year later in 1998. More 

change came to the conference at the conclusion 

of the 2003 year when Tri-State left the 

WHAC to apply for NCAA status. The conference 

also lost Spring Arbor following the 2004 

campaign as the Cougars joined the MCC. 

The WHAC Executive Council voted in 

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SISTER ROSE MARIE KUJAWA, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 

were already accredited by their respective organizations, social work, dietetics, 

and the legal assistant program sought and received the coveted approvals. 

New undergraduate programs were also introduced: applied science, biochemistry, 

computer science, hospice education,hospitality management, international 

studies, Japanese, long-term care administration, merchandising management, 

church music, music management, pastoral ministry, professional 

and technical writing, psychology, and television and video communications. 

“Madonna Magazine,” a regionally syndicated public service program, became a 

permanent fixture in Madonna’s long list of opportunities for students to 

enhance their understanding of the world and to improve it through an ever 

widening circle of communications. “Writing across the Curriculum” was established 

as a norm at Madonna as was a computer course requirement for every 

student graduating from the University. 

Sister Rose Marie claims the highlight of her academic career was the transition 

of Madonna College to Madonna University. As chairperson of the 

“University Study” committee, Sister Rose Marie compared the academic quality 

and support structures of Madonna with thirteen other private universities 

and discovered that Madonna compared favorably with all of them. The regional 

accrediting body and the State of Michigan department of education agreed, 

thus ushering in Madonna University in 1991. 

Besides her work at Madonna, Sister Rose Marie has served on the boards of 

St. Mary Mercy Hospital, St. Joseph Home (Jackson), SS. Cyril and Methodius 

Seminary, the Orchard Lake Schools, Angela Hospice (advisory), Marywood 

Nursing Care Center and Marybrook Manor, and Maryville Center (Holly). She 

was elected to the leadership team of the Felician Sisters of the Livonia province 

(1994 - 2000) where she served as Provincial Secretary and coordinated the 

major meeting (chapter) of the province in 1999. 

The Board of Trustees at Madonna University appointed Sister RoseMarie 

Kujawa, a ‘66 graduate and mathematics major of Madonna University, to the 

position of president of Madonna University, effective July 1, 2001. Sister Rose 

Marie also completed graduate work at Drew University and the University of 

Georgia, and holds master’s and doctoral degrees from Wayne State 

University.A native of Detroit and a member of St. John Cantius parish, Sister 

RoseMarie is the daughter of Anna and Francis Kujawa. After graduating from 

Felician Academy in 1960, she entered the Felician Sisters in Livonia and began 

college studies at Madonna. She pronounced perpetual vows in 1968. Her earliest 

ministries included teaching at St. Valentine school (Redford Township), 

Bishop Borgess High School, and Ladywood High School where she also served 

as assistant principal. 

Her travels have included fifteen trips abroad and visits to 23 countries. 

Outgrowths of these international meetings reaped several benefits for 

Madonna University: a professor from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, an 

exchange program with Nagoya Gakuin University in Tokyo, as well as an ongoing 

relationship with Edgehill College near Manchester, England which provided 

internships for nursing and teacher education students. 

Personal Message 

Madonna University was founded to prepare students like you for a full life. St. 

Iranaeus puts it this way: ”The glory of God is a person fully alive.”With a balance 

of intellectual, personal, and spiritual goals, you will be the best person, the best 

team possible. May this year be marked with wonderful accomplishments and 

memories, and may your team continue the fine tradition and excellent standards 

set by your coaches and achieved by former teams. 

To prepare her for the presidency of Madonna University, Sister Rose Marie 

brings a host of experiences associated with her 20-year plus tenure at 

Madonna University. During her first appointment in Madonna’s mathematics 

department in 1975, Sister Rose Marie organized and taught the first computer 

courses offered at Madonna. This was followed by responsibilities in the College 

planning and development office. Appointed academic dean in 1979, Sister 

Rose Marie organized the first graduate program in 1982, a joint venture of the 

nursing and business departments. Approval by the regional accrediting body 

prepared the way for the export of Madonna’s graduate program to Taiwan, a 

step which confirmed the University’s direction in international studies. 

During Sister Rose Marie’s 17-year term as academic vice president, the sabbatical 

policy was developed and implemented, the faculty teaching load was 

brought in line with national standards, and the size of the faculty and the percentage 

of faculty members holding doctorates doubled. 

Concurrently, departments and programs were encouraged to seek professional 

accreditation and approvals. In addition to nursing and education which 


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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BRYAN RIZZO 

Bryan Rizzo is in his seventh year as 

Athletic Director for Madonna 

University. Rizzo was appointed to his 

current post in July of 2002 but has 

been a longtime member of the 

Crusader athletic family. Previously, 

Rizzo served as Madonna's Assistant 

Athletic Director as well as its first ever 

Sports Information Director, from 

October 1994 through June of 2002. 

During his time at Madonna Rizzo has 

also been involved in the Wolverine- 

Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) as 

well as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). 

Rizzo assisted in Madonna's admission to the WHAC in 1997. Since 

then he has served as the conference Media Relations Director for 

several years and more recently has been President of the WHAC for 

the past four years. 

Rizzo has also assisted both Madonna and the WHAC in the 

NAIA, serving as the NAIA Region VIII Media Relations Director as well 

as a member of the Region VIII Management Committee. Rizzo has 

assisted the NAIA in reviewing new members, including Marygrove 

College and Holy Cross College. 

Since taking over as Director of Athletics, Rizzo has put an 

emphasis on improving facilities, academics, sportsmanship and 

staffing. Aided by tremendous institutional support the Crusaders 

have seen steady progress in these areas. 

Over the last six years the facility upgrades have included a new baseball 

field, new scoreboards for both the baseball and softball fields as 

well as the gymnasium. Also, new bleachers have been installed in 

the gymnasium as well as new hard floor, new championship banners 

and a new paint job. The weight room has seen slow progress as well. 

Academically, Madonna student-athletes have maintained a 

cumulative grade point average above 3.00 in each semester Rizzo 

has served as Athletic Director. Coupled with that, Madonna has instituted 

the NAIA Champions of Character Program and is recognized as 

a Program Center. This program is designed to teach character 

through sport, a goal Rizzo embraces. 

Finally, Madonna has added four sports over the past six years as 

well as several new staff positions including three head coaches an 

assistant athletic director and a second full-time athletic trainer. 

"I really believe in the mission of Madonna University and feel 

that athletics has its own unique way to carry out that mission" states 

Rizzo. "I feel we have an unbelievable staff that exhibits dedication, 

commitment to excellence and a desire to do things ethically. That, 

to me, is what this job is all about. I'm humbled to be a part of 

Madonna Athletics and my goal is to make our department the best 

it can be." 

Rizzo resides in Northville. 

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SUPPORT STAFF/MADONNA HEAD COACHES 

Noel Emenhiser 

Assistant Athletic Director 

Beth Hubbard 

Athletic Trainer 

Sr. Nancy Marie Jamroz 

Vice President for 

Student Services 

Trevor McClain 

Student Assistant 

Mike Meldrum 

Faculty Athletic Rep. 

Cyndy Stannard 

Athletic Trainer 

HEAD COACHES 

Jerry Abraham 

Volleyball 

Jen Barker 

Women’s Soccer 

Patrick Daugherty 

Cross Country 

Noel Emenhiser 

Men’s Basketball 

Carl Graves 

Women’s Basketball 

Greg Haeger 

Baseball 

Scott Marzolino 

Women’s Golf 

Steve Mato 

Men’s Golf 

Tino Scicluna 

Men’s Soccer 

Al White 

Softball 


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THE BLUE &GOLD AWARDS 

The Madonna University Athletic Department presented 24 honors at 

the second annual Blue and Gold Awards, held Sunday September 9 at 

the St. Mary's Cultural Center to recognize athletic and academic performance 

during the 2007-08 year. With co-winners in some categories, 

a total of five teams and 18 individuals were recognized in front of a 

record crowd of over 400 people. 

Soccer and volleyball won Male and Female Teams of the Year for their 

accomplishments in 2007. Soccer became the first men's team to 

appear at a National Tournament after winning the Region VIII title. 

Volleyball won its 11th straight Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference 

championship and captured the region title before finishing in the Top 

10 at the National Tournament. 

The Mr. and Miss Crusader Awards are given for all-around excellence in 

athletics, academics, character and service. Rebecca Rufli was named 

Miss Crusader and John McCracken was named Mr. Crusader for the 

second straight season. 

Male Athlete of the Year honors went to baseball's Kevin Zerbo, the 

2008 WHAC Player of the Year. Lubovj Tihomirova - a first team All- 

American - of the volleyball team took home Female Athlete of the Year 

honors. 

The Male Academic Team of the Year went to cross country while soccer 

won the female award. Cross country's Joe Horka took home Male 

Scholar Athlete of the Year while Jacqui Gatt from volleyball was name 

Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. 

The Champion of Character awards were given to Drew Coker of men's 

basketball - a repeat winner - and Cat Sidor from softball. Head volleyball 

coach Jerry Abraham was named Coach of the Year while Will 

Kennedy (baseball) and coach Al White (softball) shared the Hall of 

Fame Moment award and all-conference setter Inta Grinvalds of the 

volleyball team was honored with the Supporting Role award. 

A pair of new awards were handed out this year as faculty athletic representative 

Mike Meldrum was honored with the Sister Francilene 

Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedicated service to Madonna 

Athletics. The Ballinger family was honored with the True Blue Parents 

award for going above and beyond in service to the student-athletes of 

Madonna University. 

A spin-off of the popular ESPY Awards held each year by ESPN; the 

BGAs feature 18 individual and team honors, chosen from MU's 11 varsity 

sports. This event is dedicated to celebrating the 200 student-athletes 

and coaches that represent MU. Videos of the nominees in each 

category are shown with current and former Madonna student-athletes, 

head coaches along with university staff and faculty serving as 

presenters. 

Jacqui Gatt - 2007-08 Female Scholar 

Athlete of the Year 

Lubovj Tihomirova - 2007-08 Female 

Athlete of the Year 

Inta Grinvalds - 2007-08 Supporting 

Role Award Winner 

Stephanie Parslow - 2007-08 Sr. Nancy 

Marie Inspiration Award Winner 

Volleyball claimed Female Team of the Year for the second straight season. 

A crowd of over 400 watched the Second Annual Blue and Gold Awawrds 

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MADONNA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME 

Wrapping up what many will call the most successful year in department history, 

the Madonna University Athletic Department inducted its first full class into the 

program's Hall of Fame Saturday June 13, in front of a capacity crowd at the 

University Center. 

Joining 2004 inductee and NAIA Hall of Fame volleyball coach Jerry Abraham 

were: Women's soccer All-American Jen Barker, volleyball All-American Kelly 

McCausland, baseball All-American Aaron Shrewsbury and former university president 

Sister Francilene Van de Vyver to comprise the 2009 induction class. 

"The whole event was a success," commented Athletics Director Bryan Rizzo following 

the event. "We could not have been more pleased with the turnout to 

honor five of the best that the Madonna University Athletic Department has ever 

seen. This is the start of another great chapter in the history of the department as 

a whole." 

2004 Class 

Jerry Abraham - Volleyball - 1986-Present 

* Only volleyball coach in program history 

* Has led MU to 12 straight WHAC titles 

* 2004 NAIA Hall of Fame Inductee 

* 2005 NAIA National Coach of the Year 

2009 Class 

Jen Barker - Women's Soccer - 1998-2001 

* Member of the first women's soccer team in school history 

* Named Defensive Most Valuable Player of the 2000 NAIA Women's Soccer 

National Tournament 

* 2000 First Team All-American 

* Two-time NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete 

Kelly McCausland - Volleyball - 1993-96 

* Named NAIA First Team All-American twice (1995, 1996) 

* Three-time All-Region selection 

* Third all-time at Madonna in kills 

* Appears in the Top-10 of 15 different volleyball records at Madonna 

Aaron Shrewsbury - Baseball - 1996-99 

* Named to the All-WHAC First Team twice (1998, 1999) 

* Holds six MU all-time records including home runs (48), batting average (.397), 

runs scored (195), hits (240), doubles (58) and runs batted in (195) 

* Two-time NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete (1998, 1999) 

Sister Francilene Van de Vyver - University President - 1976-2001 

* Longest serving president in university history 

* Brought conference and nationally affiliated athletics to the university in 1987 

Jerry Abraham during his induction speach on Hall of Fame night. 

Kelly McCausland during her induction speach on Hall of Fame night. 

The 2009 Hall of Fame Class (L-R): Aaron Shrewsbury, Sr. Joyce Van deVyver (for Sr. Francilene), Jerry Abraham, Kelly McCausland and Jen Barker. 


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“WHAT IREMEMBER MOST” - BY WHITNEY FUELLING 

I had no idea what was in store for me 

when looking back to my first year 

with the Madonna volleyball program. 

Forming relationships, traveling, 

smiles, laughter, tears, sweat, 

pain, and celebrations! I am honored 

to be apart of this family and it has 

given me memories that will last a 

lifetime! Here are just a few: 

• The Fun Bus: What a Feeling! 

• TECHNO BUS 

• Jumping off the cliffs in Montana 

into the Missouri River 

• 3 Freshman initiations that I never had to participate in! 

• "Why would she do that?" and "out!" 

• Tournaments: best part about them was the food!- Thanks parents! 

• Snowed in at Nationals in Missouri 

• Beating National American twice! 

• Madonna vs. Cornerstone: 30-6 

• "Where I am?" 

• Making grilled cheese on FUN Florida trip with Abs! 

• Romantic Halloween river ride with Amanda- no idea what we were 

getting ourselves into 

• The hammocks 

• Two-a-days, track workouts, and Indian runs...losing Alex in the sub 

• Morning runs during preseason 

• Ice baths with Abby 

• Messing around in the training room, sticking things on the ceiling 

• Bus rides- back seat buddies! 

• San Diego Zoo- no animals out and my ankles were so swollen 

• Climbing the cliffs and wading in the water in Cali 

• Wiffle balls 

• Hiding the cones for a week in a half and threatening Trevor if he 

opened his mouth! 

• 10 fingers 

• Eating the largest celery sticks we've ever seen in Cali 

• Bucket of fish or bucket of chicken??? 

• Coaches' pre-game pep talks 

• Swimming (at least trying to) in the ocean waves without getting 

swallowed 

• IB profen 

• Sliding down stairs instead of walking during 2-a-days 

• Team pictures 

• Plane trips- close calls, watching Ed down his Quiznos' sub at 4:30am 

• Best sleeping partner- Amanda (she doesn't move) 

• Lois & Clark museum- driving for hours when no one will admit that 

we were lost 

• Albino fish 

• Cheesecake factory 

• Energy drinks in Florida 

• Writing 6:10am on Natalie's forehead so she would remember what 

time she had to get up 

• Roommates: Abby, Amanda, annnd Whitney...us: "WHAT?!?!" 

• Wave pool, wedgies from the slide 

• Rolling in the sand 

• Circuit training 

• Cockroaches- Abby sleeping on the table 

• Alex setting the TV on fire 

• "So sorrrrry, totally unexpect" 

• Inta running into the volleyball post during Ed's new football drill 

• "WE" 

Thank YOU: 

Coaches, teammates/friends (my warm-up buddy and partner in crime: 

Abs), my family (love you!), and the entire Madonna volleyball program 

for making these wonderful memories a part of my life! 

Whit 

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“WHAT IREMEMBER MOST” - BY STEPHANIE PARSLOW 

Committing to the Madonna family 

was by far the best opportunity I 

have been given in my life so far. I was 

not sure what I was getting myself 

into at first, but as the years went on I 

realized all the “other” things I 

learned and or received through this 

family. I learned that I love teaching 

and coaching, so why not make that 

my career! I learned how to push 

myself through pain emotionally, 

physically and mentally while never 

giving up. I learned patience, character, 

and teamwork. But most of all I 

realized I have more family, sisters, and friends than I did before this 

experience. I am very thankful for being able to be a part of this program 

and enjoyed every minute of it. 

I could go on for days about my experiences at Madonna so here is a 

few that I “Remember the Most”: 

• The Madonna “TRACK” 

• The 2 mile sprint 

• “Ride the Pony” 

• Coach D fartleks, I was never quite good at those. 

• Gauging Natalja’s eye out while doing a farlek right before nationals 

(not recommended) 

• Stations 

• Getting that sick feeling in my stomach when cones came out 

• Whiffle balls – middle work 

• 2 –a -Days 

• Tony aka Elvis in Missouri 

• Final 4 my freshman year 

• Billings, Montana – Meth City 

• Cliff Jumping 

• Rafting in the frigid waters of the Missouri River 

• Nationals all 4 years 

• Beating National American 

• 15 inches of snow at Nationals in Missouri 

• Driving to Missouri by bus 

• Breaking my toe in Florida while playing football 

• Parasailing in Fun Florida with Ash and Becci, and Caryn’s missing sandal… 

• The bus tire blowing off on our way to Davenport 

• Ed’s Shuttle run, not going to miss! 

• Running the hills California, and our second shuttle run there too 

• Chest sprints, not going to miss either 

• Being Tech twice to advance to Nationals 

• The Bike = my best friend in ‘08 

• Team dinner at my parents in ‘08 

• The DeBeliso letters throughout my senior season 

• My Apartment roomies – Spoon, Caryn, and Amy! 

I just want to tell the current and 

future members for the Madonna 

family that enjoy your time because 

it does go by fast believe me. Take 

everything in and take lots of pictures 

because you will forget. 

Coach Jerome thank you for everything 

you have done for me these 

past few years, I am so thank full 

that you gave me this opportunity 

and never gave up on me. 

Coach D thank you for pushing us 

so hard my freshmen year and making 

up realized that we can succeed 

in whatever we want to do on and 

off the court. 

Brian thank you for all your undercover work, you do a lot for the program 

and I thank you for that 

Ed thank you for coaching me these past three years I learned a lot 

about the game of volleyball which now helps me be a better coach 

too. 

Lynn thanks for being the mom when ours could not be around, it was 

greatly appreciated. 

The Athletic Department – Thanks for everything you guys did behind 

the scenes: paperwork, stats, media guides…ect. 

Trainers - Thanks for putting up with me and getting me through my 

senior season. 

My parents - thank you for always being supportive on whatever I do 

and never letting me give up. 

Thank you to Madonna University for accepting my application and 

allowing me to be a part of your school! 

To anyone else that helped with the Madonna Family in any way shape 

or form thank you in all that you have done. 

Best Wish, 

Stephanie Parslow - “P” 


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“WHAT IREMEMBER MOST” - BY LUBOVJ TIHOMIROVA 

Four years ago, I began my journey 

at Madonna. Now, I can't believe I am 

actually writing my "What I remember 

most". Every year I was anxious 

to read this part from other graduated 

players and now it came my turn 

to write about my memories. Wow, 

time really passed fast. There were so 

many good memories that it will be 

hard to put them all on the one 

page. What an interesting and fun 

journey I had! With this in mind, I also 

want to thank all people for this 

great experience and who helped 

me to make it happen: 

Coach Jerry Abraham - You are the one who has tied all us 

together for many years. Thank you for taking such a good care of me 

no matter where I was. Thank you for doing so many different things for 

me and being available for support all the time. To come to Madonna 

was the best decision I ever made. If you would coach another sport I 

would stay for another four years! 

The McClain family - Thank you for all thge hard work you did. 

You always make sure we look good and team has everything on trips; 

on and off the court. Thank you for checking up on me all the time and 

helping me with anything I struggled with. 

Coach D - I have been lucky for a year to be coached by you. I 

haven't been working much on your side of the court in the gym, middles 

and setters were the one who spent most of the time working with 

you. But I had a chance to watch you from the other court learned and 

experienced your tough way of coaching. Thank you for the work you 

put in with me. 

Ed Tolentino - Thanks for stepping in this great program and 

making my volleyball experience unforgettable. With your technical 

help I became a better player then I was before. You taught me how to 

stay mentally strong and how to deal with pressure. You helped me to 

become a tuff player and work hard for my dream. Thank you for watching 

over me my second year and be trying to be available when you 

could. 

Stephanie and Whitney - You are amazing. It was an honor to 

play with seniors like you! You are not only great players and teammates, 

but you also are wonderful friends. 

Thank you to all of the families, friends and fans. You were 

always there for us. It was such a blessing to see you on bleachers when 

we were on the court! For all of my four years you did a great job supporting 

us! Thank you! 

• I believe I was the one who missed a fartlek and left next day for the 

pre-season trip (my freshman year) 

• New clothes - it's a Christmas in August. 

• Waiting for the vans at the airport, seems like forever 

• Snow storm in Missouri - the whole town got closed! 

• Coach Abraham after somebody missed a serve: "Why would she do 

that?" 

• Florida fun trip - Gonna love it!!!! =) 

• Dinner at the Frost's house after the games. 

• Final Four 

• Parents' food on the bus, sweets 

and other good stuff. 

• Playing cards with the girls, learning 

new games 

• On the way to Davenport the tire 

blew up under my seat. 

• Palm Beach Atlantic - love this trip 

• Disney World in Orlando, thanks 

Brian and Ed for taking me there. 

• Montana trip - rafting. 

• Coach Abraham tripping on the 

floor and loosing his shoe then 

blaming Ed for it. 

• Ed getting a yellow card during 

the match and yelling at somebody 

• San Diego Zoo - team trip 

• Reading Coach D's inspirational stories before the games. 

• Coming to the games and always being first when nobody else is at 

the gym yet 

• Warm up running at the Point Loma campus, girls remember the hills? 

• Beating National American at our tournament 

• Losing a set to Concordia 

• Pictures with Cagle 

• The flood in the gym - how we got a new floor 

• Reciting the Our Father in the halls 

• Bus ride to Nationals 07, 08 

• Warm up was longer then the matche 

• Warming up with Mary McGinnis 

• Coach Abraham naming me with any other name but my own 

• "FEU" , "WE" 

Whit and P - Fill me in if I missed something interesting! I 

could go on and on with the memories that I have shared with my 

Madonna volleyball team. These four years have been amazing and 

unbelievable. It was the most marvelous experience I had and believe 

me it was hard, but there is nothing better than working hard for your 

dream and loving every second of it. 

Girls, 

Keep the tradition going and play every game like your last one 

because the last one will come pretty soon with the wink of an eye. 

"WE" will always be part of your life, so make it special. 

Love, 

Luba Tihomirova 

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OUR SUPPORTERS 

Madonna volleyball would like to thank all of their supporters and fans.


OUR SUPPORTERS 

MADONNA VOLLEYBALL BOOSTERS 

THE CURTIN FAMILY ... JOELLE AND MIKE MCGONIGAL ... REV. JOSEPH MALLIA ... KAREN “BUTCH”MADRIGAL ... THE WOJTALA 

FAMILY ... RACHELLE VALENZUELA “RACHSKI” 

MADONNA VOLLEYBALL BENEFACTORS 

COLEEN &RON GERHARD &SAM MORETTI - “WE LOVE YOU KARIE!” 

THE DOLUNT FAMILY - “GOOD LUCK KARIE &MUVOLLEYBALL” 

VERNA MALEK - “BUSIA SUPPORTS KARIE AND MADONNA VOLLEYBALL” 

THE SWEENEY FAMILY - “MAY YOUR LAST YEAR’S ACHIEVEMENTS BRING EVEN GREATER SUCCESS AT NATIONALS THIS YEAR!” 

DENISE KOCHIS - “YOU GO, KARIE!” 

LEVI AND KAREN LIEBY - “GOOD LUCK & MAY YOU HAVE CONTINUED SUCCESS” 

THE WADE TRIM CO-ED SOFTBALL TEAM SUPPORTS KARIE ALTMAN & THE REST OF THE MADONNA UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM! 

KEN AND KATIE SCHROEDER SUPPORT KARIE ALTMAN & ALL OF THE 2009 MADONNA VOLLEYBALL TEAM 

GERRY &MARY ANN HOUGH - “BEST OF LUCK TO KARIE & THE 2009 MADONNA VOLLEYBALL TEAM!” 

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