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ATHLETIC STAFF DIRECTORY 

QUICK FACTS / TABLE OF CONTENTS 

UNION COLLEGE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT 

ATHLETIC OFFICE 

Mailing Address: 

310 College St. 

CPO Box D-22 

Barbourville, KY 40906 

Fax Number: (606) 546-1286 

Darin S. Wilson Ph: (606) 546-1308 

Director of Athletics 

dswilson@unionky.edu 

Larry Inkster Ph: (606) 546-1234 

Dir. of Compliance 

linkster@unionky.edu 

Lana Faulkner Ph: (606) 546-1236 

Athletic Secretary 

lana.faulkner@unionky.edu 

SPORTS INFORMATION 

Jay Stancil Ph: (606) 546-1292 

Sports Information Director 

jstancil@unionky.edu 

Bart Osborne Ph: (606) 546-1355 

Baseball 

bosborne@unionky.edu 

Kelly Combs Ph: (606) 546-1705 

Basketball - Men 

kellycombs@unionky.edu 

Tim Curry Ph: (606) 546-1682 

Basketball - Women 

tcurry@unionky.edu 

Jamie Jimison Ph: (606) 546-1725 

Cross Country - M & W 

jjimison@unionky.edu 

Track & Field - M & W 

Chuck Coffey Ph: (606) 546-1694 

Cycling 

ccoffey@unionky.edu 

Tommy Reid Ph: (606) 546-1707 

Football 

treid@unionky.edu 

Eric Wyrick Ph: (606) 546-1220 

Golf - M & W 

ewyrick@unionky.edu 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

HEAD COACHES 

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 

DARIN S. WILSON 

In February of 2003, 

Darin Wilson was named the 

Director of Athletics at Union 

College. 

Since becoming the 

school’s Director of Athletics, 

Wilson has begun improving 

the college’s athletic facilities 

such as a new press boxes at the football and softball 

facilities, the installation of synthetic sports turf at 

Burch/Nau Field, remodeling of athletic training facilities 

in Robsion Arena as well as several other projects. 

Union has enjoyed unprecedented success on and 

off the Þ eld of play during Wilson’s tenure. Since taking 

the helm, the Union athletic department has won 

10 Applachian Athletic Conference regular-season 

and tournament championships, three Midwest Collegiate 

Cycling Conference championships and three 

NAIA Region XII championships. Additionally, 16 

Bulldog and Lady Bulldogs teams have participated in 

national championship tournaments and events. 

Wilson and his wife, Patti, reside in Barbourville. 

The couple also has one son, Drew, and one daughter, 

Mara. 

Tyler Brock Ph: (606) 546-1307 

Soccer - Men 

tbrock@unionky.edu 

Juliana Filipe Ph: (606) 546-1794 

Soccer - Women 

jÞ lipe@unionky.edu 

Bubba Szary Ph: (606) 546-1365 

Softball 

jszary@unionky.edu 

Rafael Forti Ph: (606) 546-1586 

Swimming - M & W 

rsforti@unionky.edu 

Renzo Lopez Ph: (606) 546-1288 

Tennis - M & W 

rlopez@unionky.edu 

David Nicholson Ph: (606) 546-1548 

Volleyball 

dnicholson@unionky.edu 

ATHLETIC TRAINING 

Clay Butler Ph: (606) 546-1303 

Head Trainer 

cbutler@unionky.edu 

UNION COLLEGE QUICK FACTS 

Location: Barbourville, Ky. 40906 

Founded: 1879 Enrollment: 1,350 

Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Orange and Black 

Facility (capacity): Robsion Arena (1,800) 

Press Box Phone: N/A 

Affi liations: Appalachian Athletic Conference 

and NAIA 

President: Edward D. de Rosset (Berea ’67) 

Athletic Director: Darin S. Wilson (Union ’96) 

Offi ce: (606) 546-1308 

Director of Compliance: Larry Inkster 

Associate AD: Tim Curry 

Assistant ADs: Tommy Reid 

Administrative Assistant: Lana Faulkner 

Volleyball History 

First year of volleyball: 1992 

Post-Season Record: 1-2 (2 appearances) 

Last Post-Season Appearance: 2003 

All-Time Volleyball Record: 272-285 (.488) 

15 Years 

Region Tournament Appearnces: 2 (2000 & 

2003) 

Conference Championships: 0 

Union Sports Information 

SID: Jay Stancil 

Email: jstancil@unionky.edu 

Offi ce: (606) 546-1292 Fax: (606) 546-1286 

Address: 310 College Street 

CPO Box D-22 

Barbourville, KY 40906 

Web site: www.ucbulldogs.com 

Asst. SID: Gene Renfro 

Email: grenfro@unionky.edu 

Offi ce: (606) 546-1728 

Coaching Staff 

Head Coach: David Nicholson 

Offi ce: (606) 546-1548 

Alma Mater: Western Carolina ‘05 

Record: 32-36 (third year) 

Assistant Coach: Whitney Erb 

Athletic Trainers: Clay Butler, Lucius Willson, 

Ryan Georgi and Mark Campbell 

Team Information 

2006 Record: 21-17 

(8-4 home, 10-6 away, 3-7 neutral) 

2006 AAC Record, finish: 12-6, fourth 

Final National Rank: not ranked 

Starters Returning: 5 

Starters Lost: 1 

Athletic Staff Directory Inside Front Cover 

Quick Facts 1 

This is Union! 2 

Facilities 3 

Coaching Staff 4 

2007 Lady Bulldog Preview 5 

The Lady Bulldogs 6-9 

Team Photo/2007 Roster 6 

Player ProÞ les 7-9 

2006 Season in Review 10 

2006 Statistics & Results 11-12 

Lady Bulldog Record Book 13 

2006 AAC Standings & Stats 14 

2006 Conference Honors 15 

2006 NAIA All-American Team 16 

Affi liations 17 

2007 Opponent Information 18-19 

Lady Bulldog Honors 20 

Media Information Inside Back Cover 

2007 Schedule Back Cover 

CREDITS 

The 2007 Union College Volleyball Media Guide is a 

publication of the UC Sports Information Offi ce. It was 

edited and written by Jay Stancil, SID; with special 

assistance from Gene Renfro, Sports Information 

Assistant. Photos are by Jay Stancil and Gene Renfro. 

Cover designed by Jay Stancil. 

DIRECTIONS TO UNION 

FROM THE NORTH: I-75 south to exit 29. Turn 

left at the end of the ramp and continue for approximately 

17 miles into Barbourville. Turn right 

at the Þ rst entrance into town (just past the shopping 

center with a green roof). Go to the third 

traffi c light and turn right. At the Þ rst four-way 

stop, continue straight and the campus will be one 

block up on the right. 

FROM THE SOUTH: I-75 north to exit 25. Turn 

right at the end of the ramp and go to the Þ rst 

light. Turn right at the light (Corbin bypass) and 

continue for about Þ ve miles. Turn right when the 

road ends at US 25E south. Continue for approximately 

12 miles into Barbourville. Turn right at the 

Þ rst entrance into town (just past the shopping 

center with a green roof). Go to the third traffi c 

light and turn right. At the Þ rst four-way stop, 

continue straight and the campus will be one block 

up on the right. 

FROM EAST TENNESSEE AND THE CAROLI- 

NAS: Take US 25E north into Barbourville. At the 

third traffi c light in Barbourville, turn left (Daniel 

Boone Drive). Turn right at the second traffi c light, 

then go through one more stop light and a fourway 

stop. The campus will be one block up on the 

right. 

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THIS IS UNION! 

ROBSION ARENA 

In 1879 a group of progressive citizens followed the prompting of Abraham H. Harritt, a salesman of school 

desks, and James T. Gibson, the owner of a general-merchandise store, to establish a college in the Barbourville 

community. W.W. Sawyers and James D. Black met in the offi ce of Judge J.H. Tinsley and formed a stock company 

to launch Union College. 

Black, who later served as president 

of Union from 1910-12 and later served 

as governor of Kentucky, is given credit 

for having named the school “Union.” 

The institution would serve as a unifying 

inß uence for the community regardless of 

church affi liation or political differences. 

The Articles of Incorporation were drawn 

up on Oct. 18, 1879, and provided for the 

issuance of $20,000 worth of capital stock. 

The London Echo of Dec. 12, 1879, carrying 

its Þ rst announcement of Union, listed the 

corporation as being “designed to Þ ll a 

long-felt want in eastern Kentucky, eastern 

Tennessee and western Virginia.” 

Union was operated under local leadership 

for the Þ rst few years, but began to 

experience severe Þ nancial struggles. On Oct. 

25, 1886, the property was “cried off” to 

Green Elliott, who purchased it for Dr. Daniel 

Stevenson for the sum of $4,425 with Mrs. 

CENTENNIAL HALL 

Mahala Dowis furnishing the funds. The renowned Kentucky educator had been authorized to attend the sale 

by the Board of Education of the Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. 

Union’s athletic mascot, the English Bulldog, was introduced during the fall of 1925. The breed, whose 

ancestors were developed in Britain before the 13th century from the British mastiff and other breeds, was 

used for bullbaiting and dogÞ ghting until these sports were outlawed in the 19th century. 

In 1967, the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity of Union College purchased the Þ rst living mascot named 

Mack. He was presented at the Homecoming basketball game that same year. A registered English Bulldog, 

Mack died in 1971. His remains are buried in an area adjacent to Union’s current baseball complex. 

During the past seven years, Union College began a major campus renovation and building project. Plans 

included the creation of new student housing, expanded academic and athletic centers, and the upgrade of 

existing facilities. Projects completed were the construction of the Stewart Apartments, Sharp Academic 

Center, Black Technology Center and the renovation of Speed Hall. Union’s athletic facilities have also received 

facelifts as well. A new brick backstop erected in 2001 at Sanders Field at Jerry W. Carey Baseball Stadium, 

while a new outÞ eld fence was built in 2007. Robsion Arena recently had the ß oor repainted, new scoreboards 

installed and a new lights, roof and gutters installed. Two new tennis courts were constructed, while the 

existing four were resurfaced, and a new press box was constructed at Burch/Nau Field (football) in 2003. 

Most recently, new locker rooms were built for the football team, while the locker rooms for volleyball and 

women’s basketball have been expanded and refurbished. 

Union offers 21 majors in the undergraduate curriculum, which lead to a bachelor’s degree. Minors are also 

available in many of these programs. In addition, the college offers pre-professional programs. 

Union College also offers a graduate program with graduate work in education leading to a Master’s degree, 

Fifth-Year CertiÞ cate and Rank I CertiÞ cate. 

How many independent, liberal arts colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky can boast of a Nobel Prizewinning 

graduate? Union College can certainly lay claim to that. Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, the co-winner of the 1993 

Nobel Prize for medicine, received his bachelor’s degree from Union in 1966. 

Campus life starts from the moment the students arrive on campus and continues through the end of the 

school year. Students can participate in more than 30 campus organizations such as music, theatre productions, 

sports, student government, religious activities and clubs. 

A recent expansion of the school’s outdoor program includes rental services for canoes and mountain bikes, 

as well as various hiking expeditions throughout the year. 

Union offers 21 intercollegiate varsity sports which are affi liated with the National Association of 

Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as well as a cheerleading squad. In 2002, Union became a member of the 

Appalachian Athletic Conference, but it still competes in the Mid-South Conference in football. 

Constructed in 1963, the 

John M. Robsion Jr. Memorial 

Arena has served as the 

home court for the Lady 

Bulldog volleyball program 

since the 1992 season when 

volleyball was introduced as 

a sponsored sport. The arena’s 

seating capacity is 1,800 and 

the gymnasium has recently 

undergone signiÞ cant renovation. 

Recently, the lobby and 

gym areas have been totally 

repainted and the ß oor was 

reÞ nished. New scoreboards and a lighting system were installed for the 2003-04 season as well as 

a new roof and gutters. This year, the gym ß oor was reÞ nished and the locker rooms were totally 

renovated. 

Besides the gym, Robsion Arena also houses an indoor swimming pool, an athletic training room, 

lockerrooms for the the men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball and football teams and 

classrooms and offi ces for the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department. 

Originally, the building was known as the Physical Education Building. The name was changed to 

the John M. Robsion Jr. Memorial Arena in 1990 to honor one of the school’s alums and long-time 

supporter. 

Robsion was a 1919 graduate of the old Union College Academy. Though his professional and 

political life took him all over the world, Robsion never forgot his roots and ties to Union as he 

remained a loyal supporter of the school. 

Sports Medicine 

The Union College Sports Medicine staff has two 

training rooms at its disposal with the one in the 

Athletic Complex at the Lakeside Center serving as 

the staff’s main offi ce of operation. The other training 

room is located in Robsion Arena so that the staff can 

better serve and meet the needs of the Union College 

basketball and volleyball teams. 

At Lakeside, the training room has several amenities 

and state-of-the-art equipment readily available to 

meet staff and student-athletes’ needs. 

Housed at this facility is: a three-station taping area, a medical station, Þ ve treatment tables, 

three ultrasound machines, two electrical stimulation machines, a large functional rehabilitation 

and strengthening area, a universal strengthening machine, one Total Gym, rehabilitation and core 

stability tools, a wet area with whirlpool and stand, ice machine and coolers, bathroom, shower 

and laundry facilities a John Deere Gator, an offi ce area, two weight scales, a large hydrocollator 

and a storage area. 

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LADY BULLDOG COACHING STAFF 

2007 LADY BULLDOG PREVIEW 

Head Coach David Nicholson 

David Nicholson was named the ninth head coach of the Lady Bulldog 

volleyball program in March of 2005. 

In two seasons under Nicholson, Union has posted a 32-36 overall record 

and 20-18 conference mark. In 2006, the Lady Bulldogs recorded their 

sixth 20-win season in going 21-17 overall and 12-6 in Appalachian Athletic 

Conference play. Nicholson has had one player earn NAIA All-American 

Honorable Mention honors, two NAIA Setters of the Week nods, three 

All-Conference First Team selections, three All-Region First Team selections 

and two conference 

All-Freshman Team selections. 

Nicholson came to Union 

after spending the past 

two seasons as an assistant 

at Western Carolina (N.C.) 

University, a NCAA Division 

I program. During that time, the Catamounts went 28-33 overall. 

In 2003, Western Carolina Þ nished 26th in the NCAA in digs 

per game with 17.85 per contest. Also, Kellyn Thaut was named 

the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, which marked 

the Þ rst time in WCU volleyball history that a Catamount has 

received the honor. 

Prior to his tenure at Western Carolina, Nicholson compiled 

an extensive high school coaching career. He Þ rst served as the 

head coach at Crescent High School, in Port Angeles, Wash., from 

1992-95, taking over a program which had not seen a victory in 

over Þ ve years. In his third season as the coach there, the team 

was at the top of its conference. 

From 1995-97, Nicholson served as the freshman volleyball 

coach at Rainier High School, in Rainier, Ore., and then was hired 

as the head coach at Clatskanie High School, in Clatskanie, Ore., 

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS 

Year Record Head Coach 

1992 25-13 Joanie Albury 



1995 18-18 Ericka Point 


1997 4-25 Renee Hicks 

1998 9-14 Kris Peterson 

1999 9-21 Adriano de Souza 

2000 20-15 Adriano de Souza 

2001 15-21 Margo Gander 

2002 12-22 Melissa Hay 

2003 26-11 Melissa Hay 

2004 15-19 Jackie Buchanan 

2005 11-19 David Nicholson 

2006 21-17 David Nicholson 

in 1997. While there, he guided his team to a league championship and a sixth place Þ nish in the state. He 

followed that up with a seventh place Þ nish at the state level the following year. During this time, Nicholson 

additionally coached the Tiger Club Team in Clatskanie. 

In July of 2000, Nicholson made the move across the country to Hayesville, N.C., and served as the assistant 

volleyball coach at Murphy High School. After his stint with Murphy, Nicholson was appointed the athletic 

director and head volleyball coach of Hiwassee Dam High School, in 2001. He was involved with all aspects of 

the program in this new position from scheduling to transportation of the teams. 

Nicholson has also spent his spare time offi ciating high school volleyball and basketball games in the western 

North Carolina area and was selected to offi ciate the 2002 3A State Championship volleyball match. 

A 2005 graduate of Western Carolina, Nicholson received his Master’s in Education from Union in December 

2006. 

Nicholson is married to the former Jennifer Rogers of Murphy, N.C. 

Assistant Coach Whitney Erb 

Whitney Erb begins her second stint as the assistant coach of the Lady 

Bulldog volleyball program. 

The Sarasota, Fla. native spent one year as the team’s assistant in 2005 

before serving as an assistant at NCAA Division I Seton Hall (N.J.) University. 

While as a member of the Pirates’ staff, the team posted a 16-14 overall 

record in 2006. She has also coached the Cut Shot, Birmingham and Alabama 

Junior Volleyball clubs. She also traveled to Europe with the Bring It 

Promotions International Volleyball Juniors Summer Tour. 

Erb graduated from the University of Montevallo (Ala.) with a B.A. in 

Communications in May of 2005. While at Montevallo - a NCAA Division 

II school, Erb was a four-year member of the Lady Falcon squad. She accumulated 

738 digs, 363 kills and 119 total blocks in 116 matches during 

her career. 

Prior to Montevallo, Erb played for Sarasota High and the Whitesands 

Volleyball Club. She was a three-time All-Area Selection and helped her 

team win the regional championship in 2000 to place 11th at nationals that year. 

After a fourth place Þ nish in the 

Appalachian Athletic Conference and 

the team’s Þ rst 20-win season since 

2003, Union College head coach David 

Nicholson looks to guide the Lady 

Bulldogs to their Þ rst NAIA Region XII 

Tournament in four seasons. 

The Lady Bulldogs went 21-17 

overall and 12-6 in league play in 2006. 

In the conference tournament, Union 

won its opener over Montreat (N.C.) 

College in a sweep before was swept 

by host King (Tenn.) College and lost 3- 1 

to Bryan (Tenn.) College to end the 

year. 

With Þ ve returning starters, 

advancing to the region tournament 

is an attainable goal. However, the 

one starter not returning is NAIA All- 

American honorable mention setter 

Amanda Bowling, the program’s career 

and season assist record holder. 

Nicholson is in the unusual position of having a young team with no seniors. Yet, the team is 

experienced. 

All-Region XII Team member Marlee Cooper (Bloomington, Ill.) returns for her junior season at 

middle blocker. In 137 games last year, she led the team with 527 kills to break her own record of 

457 she set in her freshman season. Also, her 0.364 hitting percentage led the conference while 

her kills was second best. 

“She is a solid player for us and has been a major contributor since her freshman season,” 

Nicholson said. “This year she needs to take more of a leadership roll.” 

Autumn Combs (Florence, Ky.) led the conference with 218 blocks and her 1.6 blocks per game 

ranked third best in the NAIA, earning her a spot on the league’s All-Freshmen Team. Nicholson 

commented that Combs has quite the defensive presence but needs to build on her offensive 

game as her 0.809 kills-per-game average (110 kills in 136 games) indicates. 

Also returning for a run at an AAC and Region XII title is junior outside hitter Stephanie Pateman 

(Weyburn, Canada), sophomore setter/defensive specialist Christina Prindle (Florence, Ky.), junior 

outside hitter/defensive specialist Elisabeth Howard (Georgetown, Texas.) and sophomore outside 

hitter Brooke Vinovich (Somerset, Ky.). The quartet combined to play in 548 games last year. 

Pateman was second on the team with 445 kills, while Prindle was second in the assist category 

with 77. Howard Þ nished 2006 with 282 digs with Vinovich ranking third on the team in kills at 

286. 

When it comes to replacing Bowling, Nicholson has a good number of potential candidates, who 

will compete during preseason for the starting setter position. The Lady Bulldog coach hopes to 

have one or two quality setters in place before the Þ rst match against Ohio Valley University at 

the Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) University Tournament on August 24. 

The roster is Þ lled with 24 players with nine incoming players, seven from the high school ranks 

with two college transfers. Junior Deena O’Hare (Perry, Canada) comes to Union from Seneca 

College, which is located in Toronto, Canada, and sophomore Melissa Shannon (Danville, Ky.) comes 

from Mid-Continent (Ky.) University. The rest of the team is Þ lled with nine sophomores and eight 

juniors without a senior on the roster. 

Besides their 18-game AAC schedule, Union will travel to play in tournaments at Lincoln 

Memorial, Belhaven (Miss.) College and Tiffi n (Ohio) University along with the Union College 

Tournament. Union opens the season at the Lincoln Memorial Tournament on Aug. 24-25. The Lady 

Bulldogs’ Þ rst home match is also their conference opener as they will play host to Milligan (Tenn.) 

College on Sept. 6. 

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THE 2007 LADY BULLDOGS 

PLAYER PROFILES 

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 

1 Nicole Bistline OH FR 5-8 Frankfort, Ky./Franklin Co. 

3 Brooke Bowlin DS/OH SO 5-8 Albany, Ky./Clinton Co. 

4 Tara Gambrel OH FR 5-6 Middlesboro, Ky./Middlesboro 

5 Stephanie Pateman OH JR 5-11 Weyburn, Canada/Weyburn Comp. 

6 Monica Moreland S FR 5-5 Louisville, Ky./Butler 

7 Christina Prindle S/DS SO 5-6 Florence, Ky./Boone Co. 

8 Libby Howard DS/OH JR 5-9 Georgetown, Texas/Schreiner Univ. 

9 Suzannah Behnken DS/OH JR 5-6 Tempe, Ariz./McClintock 

10 Marlee Cooper MB JR 5-11 Bloomington, Ill./University 

12 Deena O’Hare OH SR 6-0 Perry, Canada/Seneca College 

13 Tracie Phillips S FR 5-5 Bowling Green, Ky./Greenwood 

14 LeeAnn Kirschner MB FR 5-11 Barbourville, Ky./Knox Central 

15 Meg Donnelly MB/OH SO 5-11 Middletown, Ohio/Lakota East 

16 Misty Belcher MB FR 6-0 Harlan, Ky./Harlan 

17 Danielle Singer S/LIB FR 5-7 Rineyville, Ky./John Hardin 

18 Tara Wright DS JR 5-5 Manchester, Ky./Clay Co. 

19 Melissa Shannon DS SO 5-4 Danville, Ky./Mid-Continent Univ. 

20 Brooke Vinovich OH/RS SO 6-0 Somerset, Ky./Pulaski Co. 

21 Sarah Alderson OH/RS SO 5-6 Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain 

22 Autumn Combs MB SO 6-0 Florence, Ky./Boone Co. 

23 Whitney Thomas DS/OH SO 5-5 Lexington, Ky./Lafayette 

Head Coach: David Nicholson 

Assistant Coach: Whitney Erb 

2006 Highlights: Did not play. 

3-Brooke Bowlin 

Sophomore - 5-foot-8 

Def. Specialist/Outside Hitter 

Albany, Ky./Clinton Co. 

Second Year with the 

Lady Bulldogs 

5-Stephanie Pateman 

Junior - 5-foot-11 

Outside Hitter 

Weyburn, Canada/ 

Weyburn Comp. 

Third Year with the Lady 

Bulldogs 

2006 Highlights: Played in 137 games… Posted 

445 kills, 13 assist, 54 service aces, 256 digs and 

56 total blocks.... 2005 Highlights: Played in 99 

games… Posted 279 kills, 9 assists, 17 service 

aces, 107 digs and 59 total blocks. 

7-Christina Prindle 


Setter/Def. Specialist 

Florence, Ky./Boone Co. 


Lady Bulldogs 

2006 Highlights: Played in 137 games… 

Ranked second on team with 466 digs, 77 assist 

and 56 service aces. Also posted 7 kills. 

8-Libby Howard 



Georgetown, Texas/ 

Schreiner University 


Lady Bulldogs 



2 blocks. 

9-Suzannah Behnken 



Tempe, Ariz./ 

McClintock 


Bulldogs 


Posted 6 kills, 1 assist, 11 service aces and 252 

digs....2005 Highlights: Played in 111 games… 

Named the NAIA Region XII and Appalachian 

Athletic Conference Libero of the Week (10- 

25-05)… Posted 74 kills, 18 assist, 32 service 

aces, 318 digs and 9 total blocks. 

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10-Marlee Cooper 


Middle Blocker 

Bloomington, Ill./ 

University High 


Bulldogs 


Named to the NAIA All-Region XII and AAC 

All-Conference Teams… Named Region XII 

and AAC Player of the Week (10-9-06)… Set 

new school record with 527 kills and ranked 

second in the AAC and… Posted 25 assist, 22 

service aces, 344 digs and 143 blocks... 2005 

Highlights: Played in 116 games … Named 

to the AAC All-Freshman Team … Named 

Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of 

the Week (11-8-05) … Set the individual season 

school record for the most kills in a season with 

457 and most kills per game with 3.94… Posted 

16 assist, 29 service aces, 325 digs and 71 total 

blocks. 

15-Meg Donnelly 


Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter 

Middletown, Ky./Butler 

Co. 

18-Tara Wright 


Defensive Specialist 

Manchester, Ky./Clay Co. 


Lady Bulldogs 

2005 Highlights: Played in 15 games... 

accounted for 1 assist and served 1 ace. 

2004: Played in 43 games... served 4 aces and 

recorded 84 digs. 

20-Brooke Vinovich 

Sophomore - 6-foot 

Outside Hitter/Right-Side Hitter 

Somerset, Ky./Pulaski Co. 


Lady Bulldogs 


286 kills, 35 assist, 66 digs and 96 blocks. 

21-Sarah Alderson 


Outside Hitter/Right-Side Hitter 

Birmingham, Ala./Oak 

Mountain 

22-Autumn Combs 

Sophomore - Middle 

Blocker 

6-foot 

Florence, Ky./Boone Co. 


Lady Bulldogs 

2006 Highlights: Named to AAC All-Freshman 

Team… Played in 136 games… Led the AAC 

with 218 total blocks… Posted 110 kills. 

1-Nicole Bistline 

Freshman - 5-foot-8 


Frankfort, Ky./Franklin Co. 

4-Tara Gambrel 



Middlesboro, Ky./ 

Middlesboro 

6-Monica Moreland 


Setter 

Louisville, Ky./Butler 

2006 Highlights: Did not play. 

23-Whitney Thomas 



Lexington, Ky./ 

Lafayette 


Lady Bulldogs 

14-LeeAnn Kirschner 



Barbourville, Ky./Knox 

Central 

16-Misty Belcher 

Freshman - 6-foot 


Harlan, KY/Harlan 

17-Danielle Singer 


Setter 

Rineyville, Ky./John Hardin 


Lady Bulldogs 



5 blocks. 


Lady Bulldogs 


4 kills, 20 service aces and 100 digs. 

12-Deena O’Hare 



Perry, Canada/Seneca 

College 

19-Melissa Shannon 


Def. Specialist 

Danville, Ky./Mid-Continent 

College 

13-Tracie Phillips 


Setter 

Bowling Green, Ky./ 

Greenwood 

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2006 SEASON IN REVIEW 

2006 STATISTICS & RESULTS 

In a record-breaking year 

where the Appalachian 

Athletic Conference 

coaches predicted that 

Union would Þ nish sixth, 

the Lady Bulldogs turned 

some heads with a 12-6 

conference record to 

Þ nish fourth. The team set 

a total of eight new school 

records, four team season 

records and four individual 

season records. 

Union, under secondyear 

head coach David 

Nicholson Þ nished 2006 

with an overall record of 

21-17 and it marked the 

Þ rst time Union has posted 

a 20-win season since 2003. 

Part of the Lady 

Bulldogs’ success has to be 

linked to Amanda Bowling. 

The senior setter from Louisville, Ky. became Union’s Þ rst NAIA All-American as she was named an 

honorable mention. She played in 136 games and she Þ nished the season with 1,427 assist and 523 

digs, both single-season school records. Also, she was named NAIA Setter of the Week twice to 

go along with her six Region XII and seven AAC Setter of the Week awards in 2006. Bowling also 

earned the Setter of the Year awards for the AAC and Region XII to complement her All-Region 

XII and All-AAC Tournament team selections. 

The Lady Bulldogs might have started 2006 with a 2-4 record in August, but Union reeled off 

four wins in a row to begin September. Included in the winning streak were Union’s Þ rst three 

conference matches of the year. The streak started against Bryan (Tenn.) College and then a win at 

NCAA Division II foe BlueÞ eld State (W.Va.) College was followed by a pair of wins over BlueÞ eld 

(Va.) College. 

Union carried a seven-match winning streak from September into October. After the victory 

over Milligan (Tenn.) College on October 10, the Lady Bulldogs were 14-11 and 9-3 in conference 

play. Marlee Cooper earned AAC and Region XII Player of the Week for the Þ rst week of 

October. She accounted for 40 kills, 16 digs, six total blocks, one assist and a 0.381 hitting percent 

against Mountain State (W.Va.) University and Covenant (Ga.) College. After a two game skid against 

conference foes King (Tenn.) College and Virginia Intermont College, the Lady Bulldogs won four of 

their last Þ ve matches to end the month. 

The conference season came to an end when Union dropped a 3-2 contest to Milligan on 

November 2. A pair of wins over Region XII foes Mountain State (W.Va.) University and Asbury (Ky.) 

College in Barbourville ended the regular season at 20-15 for the Lady Bulldogs. 

A 3-0 win over Montreat in the Þ rst round of the AAC Tournament moved Union into a 

semiÞ nal contest against King. Despite the Lady Bulldogs’ best efforts, they lost 3-0 to the eventual 

Region XII champion. The loss set up an elimination match versus Bryan (Tenn.) College afterwards 

and Union was unable to advance as Bryan won 3-1 to end the season for the Lady Bulldogs. 

Cooper, an All-AAC Freshman team selection in 2005 did not fall into a sophomore slump 

as she earned All-Region XII and All-AAC honors. The Bloomington, Ill. native Þ nished 2006 with 

a team-high 527 kills and served 22 aces. Her .364 hitting percentage was tops in the conference 

while she ranked Þ fth with one block per game. Autumn Combs made it two years in a row with 

a Lady Bulldog on the AAC All-Freshman team. Combs, from Florence, Ky., led Union with 218 

blocks which also ranked third nationally with 1.6 per game. She also recorded 110 kills in 136 

games. 

No. Player GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE 

1 Sabrina Reid 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 Amanda Bowling 136 283 63 712 .309 1427 58 62 4 523 29 40 68 

5 Stephanie Pateman 137 445 181 1180 .224 13 54 89 47 256 32 24 31 

6 Kim Wissinger 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7 Christina Prindle 137 7 5 48 .042 77 56 47 99 466 0 0 3 

8 Elisabeth Howard 117 31 22 139 .065 7 16 39 88 282 2 0 9 

9 Suzannah Behnken 93 6 7 30 -0.033 1 11 17 57 252 0 0 0 

10 Marlee Cooper 137 527 125 1104 .364 25 22 40 89 344 74 69 86 

12 Kara Draper 93 132 73 474 .124 2 3 18 63 190 4 9 30 

15 Meg Donnelly 99 66 28 219 .174 5 37 38 55 358 3 2 6 

20 Brooke Vinovich 137 286 286 60 742 .305 35 0 3 66 45 51 76 

21 Sarah Alderson 72 4 0 7 .571 0 20 12 23 100 0 0 0 

22 Autumn Combs 136 110 21 279 .319 4 0 0 1 8 121 97 57 

Total 142 1897 585 4935 .266 1596 278 362 529 2845 310 292 366 

Date Opponent Score Score-by-Game Record 

Aug. 25 vs. Ohio Valley W 3-1 31-29, 27-30, 30-17, 30-19 1-0 

Aug. 25 at Lincoln Memorial L 1-3 16-30, 26-30, 30-28, 19-30 1-1 

Aug. 26 vs. Davis & Elkins W 3-0 30-28, 32-30, 30-13 2-1 

Aug. 26 vs. Cumberlands L 0-3 27-30, 28-30, 27-30 2-2 

Aug. 29 vs. Brescia L 1-3 25-30, 30-20, 14-30, 32-34 2-3 

Aug. 29 at Lindsey Wilson L 0-3 32-34, 24-30, 20-30 2-4 

Sep. 5 Bryan* W 3-2 30-25, 30-17, 28-30, 29-31, 15-13 3-4 (1-0) 

Sep. 8 at BlueÞ eld State W 3-0 30-15, 30-19, 30-12 4-4 

Sep. 9 at BlueÞ eld* W 3-0 30-19, 30-19, 30-12 5-4 (2-0) 

Sep. 9 at BlueÞ eld* W 3-0 30-15, 30-27, 30-21 6-4 (3-0) 

Sep. 12 at King* L 0-3 15-30, 21-30, 26-30 6-5 (3-1) 

Sep. 14 Va. Intermont* L 1-3 23-30, 30-17, 23-30, 25-30 6-6 (3-2) 

Sep. 15 vs. IU-Southeast L 1-3 25-30, 21-30, 31-29, 19-30 6-7 

Sep. 15 vs. Cumberlands L 0-3 29-31, 25-30, 16-30 6-8 

Sep. 15 vs. Brescia L 2-3 30-19, 27-30, 30-19, 24-30, 9-15 6-9 

Sep. 16 vs. Trevecca Nazarene L 2-3 26-30, 30-27, 12-30, 30-28, 11-15 6-10 

Sep. 19 Covenant* W 3-0 30-24, 30-21, 30-18 7-10 (4-2) 

Sep. 21 at UVa-Wise* L 1-3 17-30, 30-27, 26-30, 21-30 7-11 (4-3) 

Sep. 23 at Montreat* W 3-1 30-23, 30-26, 29-31, 30-25 8-11 (5-3) 

Sep. 23 at Brevard W 3-0 30-14, 30-27, 31-29 9-11 

Sep. 28 Tenn. Wesleyan* W 3-0 30-23, 30-23, 30-27 10-11 (6-3) 

Sep. 30 Montreat* W 3-0 33-31, 30-22, 30-24 11-11 (7-3) 

Oct. 2 at Mountain State W 3-1 30-27, 24-30, 30-19, 30-19 12-11 

Oct. 5 at Covenant* W 3-1 30-22, 30-24, 30-32, 30-28 13-11 (8-3) 

Oct. 10 at Milligan* W 3-0 30-27, 30-23, 30-22 14-11 (9-3) 

Oct. 12 King* L 1-3 20-30, 30-24, 24-30, 17-30 14-12 (9-4) 

Oct. 19 at Va. Intermont* L 0-3 21-30, 30-32, 23-30 14-13 (9-5) 

Oct. 24 at Tenn. Wesleyan* W 3-0 30-23, 30-25, 30-18 15-13 (10-5) 

Oct. 27 UVa-Wise* W 3-0 30-21, 30-20, 30-15 16-13 (11-5) 

Oct. 28 Bethel W 3-0 30-24, 30-28, 30-28 17-13 

Oct. 28 Lindsey Wilson L 2-3 13-30, 22-30, 30-27, 31-29, 10-15 17-14 

Oct. 31 at Bryan* W 3-2 27-30, 30-26, 31-29, 26-30, 15-6 18-14 (12-5) 

Nov. 2 Milligan* L 2-3 23-30, 30-24, 30-20, 29-31, 13-15 18-15 (12-6) 

Nov. 7 Mountain State W 3-0 30-23, 30-21, 31-29 19-15 

Nov. 7 Asbury W 3-0 30-20, 30-19, 30-21 20-15 

Nov. 10 vs. Montreat^ W 3-0 30-11, 30-23, 30-23 21-15 

Nov. 10 at King^ L 0-3 29-31, 28-30, 26-30 21-16 

Nov. 11 vs. Bryan^ L 1-3 30-27, 29-31, 31-33, 27-30 21-17 

* - AAC Match; ^ - AAC Tournament 

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2006 STATISTICS 

LADY BULLDOG RECORD BOOK 

2006 INDIVIDUAL MATCH HIGHS 

Attack Percent (K-E-TA) minimum 5 Kills 

1.000 (6-0-6) – Marlee Cooper vs. Covenant on Sept. 19 

1.000 (6-0-6) – Marlee Cooper at Brevard on Sept. 23 

1.000 (6-0-6) – Autumn Combs at Brevard on Sept. 23 

Kills (K-E-TA) 

24 (24-4-52) – Marlee Cooper at Mountain State on Oct. 2 (4 Games) 

Total Attempts (K-E-TA) 

52 (19-12-52) – Stephanie Pateman at Bryan on Oct. 31 (5 Games) 

52 (24-4-52) – Marlee Cooper at Mountain State on Oct. 2 (4 Games) 

Assist 

55 – Amanda Bowling at Mountain State on Oct. 2 (4 Games) 

55 – Amanda Bowling vs. Bryan on Sept. 5 (5 Games) 

Digs 

34 – Amanda Bowling vs. Trevecca Nazarene on Sept. 16 (5 Games) 

Aces 

7 – Meg Donnelly vs. UVa-Wise on Oct. 27 

Blocks 

11.0 – Autumn Combs at Bryan on Oct. 31 

2006 TEAM MATCH HIGHS 

Hitting Percentage (E-T-A) 

.386 (52-13-101) – vs. Covenant on Sept. 19 

Kills (E-T-A) 

68 (68-11-165) – vs. Bryan on Sept. 5 (5 Games) 

Total Attempts (E-T-A) 

194 (66-21-194) – at Montreat on Sept. 23 (4 Games) 

Assist 

58 – vs. Bryan on Sept. 5 (5 Games) 

Digs 

135 – vs. Bryan on Sept. 5 (5 Games) 

Aces 

19 – vs. UVa-Wise on Oct. 27 

Blocks 

26.5 – at Bryan on Oct. 31 

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS 

Best Hitting Percentage: 1.000, Amanda Bowling vs. King (11-12-04) 

(7 kills, 0 errors, 7 attacks) 

Most Digs: 34, Amanda Bowling vs. Trevecca Nazarene (9-16-06) 

Most Total Blocks: 20, Jessica Metzcar vs. Brevard (10-18-03) 

Most Service Aces: 10, Angelica Varani vs. Covenant (10-11-02) 

Most Assist: 82, Julie Leugers vs. Asbury (11-7-95) 

Most Kills: 31, Stephanie Caito vs. Cumberland (Ky.) (9-20-97) 

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS 

Best Hitting Percentage: .404, Jessica Metzcar (2003) 

(362 kills, 64 errors, 738 attacks) 

Most Digs: 523, Amanda Bowling (2006) 

Most Total Blocks: 273, Jessica Metzcar (2003) 

Most Service Aces: 116, Angelica Varani (2002) 

Most Assists: 1,427, Amanda Bowling (2006) 

Most Kills: 527, Marlee Cooper (2006) 

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS 

Best Hitting Percentage: .264, Jessica Metzcar (2001-2003) 

(760 kills, 267 errors, 1869 attempts) 

Most Digs: 1,607, Jessica Suttles (2002-2005) 

Most Blocks: 464, Jessica Metzcar (2001-2003) 

Most Service Aces: 367, Angelica Varani (1999-2002) 

Most Assist: 5,006, Amanda Bowling (2003-2006) 

Most Kills: 1,173, Angelica Varani (1999-2002) 

TEAM SEASON RECORDS 

Best Hitting Percentage: .266 (2006) 

(1,897 kills, 585 errors, 4,935 attempts) 

Most Digs: 2,845 (2006) 

Most Total Blocks: 540 (2003) 

Most Service Aces: 378 (2002) 

Most Assist: 1,596 (2006) 

Most Kills: 1,897 (2006) 

Most Wins: 28 (1993) 

Best Winning Percentage: .703 (26-11) (2003) 

COACHING RECORDS AT UNION 

Coach Year(s) Record 

Joanie Albury 4: 1992-1994, 1996 91-67 (.576) 

Ericka Point 1: 1995 18-18 (.500) 

Renee Hicks 1: 1997 4-25 (.138) 

Kris Peterson 1: 1998 9-14 (.391) 

Adriano de Souza 2: 1999-2000 29-36 (.446) 

Margo Gander 1: 2001 15-21 (.417) 

Melissa Hay 2: 2002-2003 38-33 (.535) 

Jackie Buchanan 1: 2004 15-19 (.441) 

David Nicholson 2: 2005-present 32-36 (.471) 

Total 15 272-285 (.488) 

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2006 AAC STANDINGS & STATISTICS 

2006 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS 

AAC Overall GB 

King College 18-0 1.000 30-12 .714 -- 

Bryan College 14-4 .778 27-12 .692 4.0 

Va. Intermont College 14-4 .778 22-16 .579 4.0 

Union College 12-6 .667 21-17 .553 6.0 

Montreat College 7-11 .389 9-24 .273 11.0 

UVa.-Wise 7-11 .389 11-17 .393 11.0 

Milligan College 7-11 .389 13-21 .382 11.0 

Covenant College 6-12 .612 10-24 .294 12.0 

Tenn. Wesleyan College 4-14 .222 9-18 .333 14.0 

BlueÞ eld College 1-17 .056 10-24 .294 17.0 

REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS 

King College 

CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER 

Bryan College 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

Lauren Perrin – OH – King 

SETTER OF THE YEAR 

Amanda Bowling – Union 

TOURNAMENT MVP 

Lauren Perrin – King 

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 

King College 

COACH OF THE YEAR 

Leo Sayles – Bryan 

LIBERO OF THE YEAR 

Angela Montreuil – King 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 

Amber Smith – MH – Bryan 

Hitting Percentage G Kills Errs Tot Pct 

Union 137 1897 585 4935 .266 

Bryan 142 2059 852 5661 .213 

UVa.-Wise 98 1340 576 3778 .202 

Tenn. Wesleyan 100 1033 447 3363 .174 

Va. Intermont 137 1946 829 6768 .165 

Covenant 129 1555 768 4760 .165 

King 135 1838 867 6044 .161 

Milligan 125 1318 630 4559 .151 

BlueÞ eld 126 1257 581 5740 .118 

Montreat 113 1213 770 4709 .094 

Kills G K K/G 

Bryan 142 2059 14.5 

Va. Intermont 137 1946 14.2 

Union 137 1897 13.9 

UVa.-Wise 98 1340 13.7 

King 135 1838 13.6 

Covenant 129 1555 12.1 

Montreat 113 1213 10.7 

Milligan 125 1318 10.5 

Tenn. Wesleyan 100 1033 10.3 

BlueÞ eld 126 1257 10.0 

Assists G Asst Asst/G 

King 135 1823 13.5 

Bryan 142 1803 12.7 

Va. Intermont 137 1596 11.7 

UVa.-Wise 98 1162 11.9 

Union 137 1596 11.7 

Covenant 129 1389 10.8 

Montreat 113 1095 9.7 


Milligan 125 1129 9.0 

BlueÞ eld 126 826 6.6 

Service Aces G SA SA/G 

UVa.-Wise 98 214 2.2 

Milligan 125 261 2.1 

Union 137 278 2.0 

Covenant 129 255 2.0 

King 135 253 1.9 

Bryan 142 259 1.8 

Va. Intermont 137 247 1.8 


Montreat 113 157 1.4 

BlueÞ eld 126 143 1.1 

Blocks G Solo Asst Tot Blk/G 

Union 137 310 292 456.0 3.3 

BlueÞ eld 126 327 148 401.0 3.2 

Va. Intermont 137 201 368 385.0 2.8 

King 135 234 246 357.0 2.6 

Bryan 142 175 396 373.0 2.6 

Tenn. Wesleyan 100 157 174 244.0 2.4 

Milligan 125 181 223 292.5 2.3 

Montreat 113 158 148 232.0 2.1 

UVa.-Wise 98 81 229 195.5 2.0 

Covenant 129 88 84 130.0 1.0 

Digs G Dig Dig/G 

King 135 3543 26.2 

Va. Intermont 137 3424 25.0 

Montreat 113 2442 21.6 

Union 137 2845 20.8 


Bryan 142 2764 19.5 

Covenant 129 2391 18.5 

Milligan 125 2316 18.5 

BlueÞ eld 126 2127 16.9 

UVa.-Wise 98 1445 14.7 

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM 

Robin Renfroe – MH – Bryan 

Angela Montreuil – L – King 


Jessica Rupe – OH – King 

Tara Earhart – MB/OH – Milligan 

Angela BirchÞ eld – M/OH – Montreat 

Amanda Bowling – S – Union 

Marlee Cooper – MB – Union 

Natasha Viers – MB – UVa.-Wise 

Lindsey Brown – L – Va. Intermont 

Jessica Forsythe – S – Va. Intermont 

Whitney Nash – OH – Va. Intermont 

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 

Gabrielle Claxton – OH – Bryan 

Lauren Carrico – MH – King 

Angela Montreuil – L – King 


Amanda Bowling – S – Union 

Jessica Forsythe – S – Va. Intermont 

Whitney Nash – OH – Va. Intermont 

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM 

Abby Humphrey – OH – Bryan 

Kathryn Rawley – L – Bryan 

Kate Hampson – OH – Covenant 

Rachel Bruce – MH – King 

Danny Bowers – OH – Montreat 

Brittany Brechlin – OH – Tenn. Wesleyan 

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 

Amber Smith – MH – Bryan 

Joanna McGill – S – Covenant 

Whitney Turner – MH – King 

Christy Cotter – MH – Tenn. Wesleyan 

Autumn Combs – MB – Union 

Emily Helms – OH – UVa.-Wise 

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2006 NAIA ALL-AMERICAN TEAM 

AFFILIATIONS 

2006 NAIA ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM 

Name School Pos Height Hometown 

Luana Branco Columbia College S, 5’10 Sao Paulo, Brazil 

Leslie Da Silva National American University OH 6’2 Goiania, Brazil 

Shi Fei California Baptist University Opp 6’2 Nanjing, China 

Lindsey Hill College of Saint Mary M 6’4 Grand Island, NE 

Fabiana Leomil Fresno PaciÞ c University OH 5’10 Sao Paulo, Brazil 

Shu Lui Fresno PaciÞ c University S 6’0 Shen Yang, China 

#Ana Mercado Missouri Baptist University OH 6’2 Tepic, Mexico 

Daniela Oliveira National American University OH 5’9 Campinas, Brazil 

Elizabeth Rodriquez DickInson State University MB 6’0 Cali, Columbia 

Meghan Scheenstra Biola University OH 6’1 Visalia, CA 

Nicole Westerterp Houston Baptist University MB 6’3 Beaumont, TX 

Verania Willis Californai Baptist University OH 6’0 San Jose, Costa Rica 

# - Tachikara-NAIA Player of the Year 

2006 NAIA All-American Second Team 


Lindsey Campbell Concordia Univerity (CA) MB 6’0 Dana Hills, CA 

Elizabeth Castillo DickInson State University OH 5’9 Lima, PERU 

Erin Cherrington Albertson College S 5’5 Granby, CO 

Caryn Inman Madonna University MH 6’1 Oxford, MI 

Bruna Langner Lee University MB 6’1 Curitiba, BRAZIL 

Frida Sigurdardottir Savannah College of Art & Design MB 6’0 Reykjavik. ICELAND 

Ke Ke Wang Fresno PaciÞ c University MB 6’4 Shen Yang, CHINA 

Traci Weamer Concordia University (CA) OH 6’0 Upland, CA 

Doris Wefwafwa Campbellsville University OH 6’0 Kitale, KENYA 

Angela Willis California Baptist University MB 6’2 San Jose, COSTA RICA 

LaKenya Wrightsil Martin Methodist College OH 5’10 Big Spring, TX 

Sarah Zeltman Cedarville University MB 6’1 Kidron, OH 

2006 NAIA All-American Third Team 


Kate Alderson Point Loma Nazarene University OH 6’0 Riverside, MO 

Meghan Francis Berry College MB 6’1 Anchorage, AK 

Danielle Gisler Trinity International University MH 5’11 Stewartville, MN 

Megan Gullickson Olivet Nazarene University S 5’8 Bourbonnais, IL 

Katie Hogue Albertson College MB 6’0 Sparks, NV 

Colleen Mahoney Park University OH 5’9 Overland Park, KS 

Cristina Payne Savannah College of Art & Design OH 5’11 Seattle, WA 

Lauren Perrin King College OH 5’10 Bristol, TN 

Rebekah Reichard Indiana Wesleyan University OH 6’0 Warsaw, IN 

Amy Schiller Georgetown College MB 6’0 Cincinnati, OH 

Lubovj Tihomirova Madonna University OH 6’3 Riga, LATVIA 

Juliana Todescan John Brown University S 6’0 Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 

2006 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention 

Tracey Abell, Missouri Baptist University 

Shelby Acton, Spaulding University 

Jill Baker, Azusa PaciÞ c University 

Celeste Bauer, Hastings College 

Shena Beheler, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University 

Amanda Bowling, Union College (KY) 

Andrea Brooks, St. Ambrose University 

Julie Brusie, Cornerstone University 

Marin Canaday, Fresno PaciÞ c University 

Gabriela Carvalho, Park University 

Carla De Marqui, National American University 

Ivana Djordjevic, Houston Baptist University 

Bethany Dulle, Marian College 

Amy Eckenfels, Campbellsville University 

Kellen Foganholi, National American University 

Brittni Harris, Evangel University 

Jamie Herr, Walsh University 

Annie Jankowski, College of Saint Mary 

Amber Jarzynka, Bellevue University 

Angie Johnson, Westminster College 

Erin McCann, Indiana Institute of Technology 

Michelle McFadden, Olivet Nazarene University, 

Liz Meng, Texas Wesleyan University 

Angela Montreuil, King College 

Whitney Nash, Virginia Intermont College 

Nancy Nyongesa, DickInson State University 

Sarah Olson, Illinois Institute of Technology 

Michelle Pape, Southern Nazarene University 

Renata Pedreira, Freed-Hardeman University 

Megan Penman, Robert Wesleyan College 

Robin Renfroe, Bryan College 

Rael Rotich, Columbia College 

Katie Schnoes, Northwestern College 

Jesse Schulte, Tiffi n University 

Karina Souza, Freed-Hardeman University 

Shari Van Engen, Cornerstone University 

Thamy Viana, National American University 

Juliane Viera, National American University 

Yi Zhang, Columbia College 

Ligia Zobolli, Lee University 

NAIA 

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FAX: (816) 595-8200 

www.naia.org 

Providing Balanced Athletic 

Programs for Today’s Student-Athletes 

Throughout its history, the National 

Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 

has provided strong leadership for all aspects 

of intercollegiate sports. Since its introduction 

of intercollegiate championship basketball in 

1937, the NAIA has maintained the highest 

standards while administering Þ rst-rate athletic 

programs. 

Time and time again, the NAIA has stepped 

forward to address the important issues of 

the day - be it racial integration in the 1940s 

and 1950s or establishing the Þ rst women’s 

championship program in 1980. The NAIA has 

not been afraid to enact changes while others 

have watched and waited. 

In the past decade, presidents of the NAIA 

colleges and universities have assumed a 

position of responsible leadership. The NAIA’s 

Council of Presidents, the organization’s primary 

governing body, is comprised of 32 college and 

university presidents from all regions of the 

United States. 

During the 1990s, the waves of change once 

again washed over the NAIA. The membership 

voted to institute affi liated conference and 

regional groupings and discontinued the use 

of district play as a means of qualiÞ cation 

for national championships, marking the Þ rst 

time since the NAIA’s creation that district 

competition would not be used. 

Since 1937, the NAIA has adminisistered 

athletic programs and championships in proper 

balance with the overall collegiate educational 

experience. Serving higher education in this 

manner is a responsibility the NAIA does not 

take lightly. 

The Appalachian Athletic Conference 

(AAC) is a 10-member conference sanctioned 

by the National Association of Intercollegiate 

Athletics (NAIA). The league has members in 

Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee 

and Virginia. 

The AAC participates in Division II in men’s 

and women’s basketball and sponsors six men’s 

sports and six women’s sports. For men, the 

conference offers championships in: baseball, 

basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and 

tennis. For women, championships are awarded 

in: basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, 

tennis and volleyball. 

In May of 2003, the AAC selected John 

Sullivan as its Þ rst-ever Commissioner. Prior to 

taking the post, Sullivan served as Montreat 

College’s athletic director for six years and 

was named AAC and NAIA Region XII Athletic 

Director of the Year in 2000. 

MEMBER SCHOOLS 

Bluefield College .................... Bluefield, Va. 

Bryan College ......................... Dayton, Tenn. 

Covenant College ............ Lookout Mtn., Ga. 

King College ........................... Bristol, Tenn. 

Milligan College ................... Milligan, Tenn. 

Montreat College .................. Montreat, N.C. 

Tennessee Wesleyan College ........... Athens, Tenn. 

Union College ................... Barbourville, Ky. 

University of Virginia at Wise ............... Wise, Va. 

Virginia Intermont College .......... Bristol, Va. 

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2007 AAC OPPONENT INFORMATION 

2007 AAC OPPONENT INFORMATION 

Bluefield College 

September 8 - Barbourville, Ky. 11 a.m. 

September 8 - Barbourville, Ky. 3 p.m. 

Location: BlueÞ eld, Va. 

Enrollment: 850 

Nickname: Rams 

Colors: Royal Blue, Red, and White 

2006 Record: 10-24 (1-17) 

Head Coach: Jamie Bowman (BlueÞ eld) 

SID: Jason Massey 

SID Phone: (276) 326-4274 

SID Email: jmassey@blueÞ eld.edu 

SID Fax: (276) 326-4210 

Virginia Intermont College 

September 14 - Barbourville, Ky. - 10 a.m. 

November 1 - Bristol, Va. - 6:30 p.m. 

Location: Bristol, Va. 

Enrollment: 1,150 

Nickname: Cobras 

Colors: Black and Gold 

2006 Record: 22-16 (14-4) 

Head Coach: Roxanne Connair 

SID: Willie Belcher 

SID Phone: (276) 466-7944 

SID Email: williebelcher@vic.edu 

SID Fax: (276) 466-7164 

Montreat College 

September 22 - Montreat, N.C. - 1 p.m. 

October 20 - Barbourville, Ky. - 1 p.m. 

Location: Montreat, N.C. 


Nickname: Cavaliers 

Colors: Navy and Vegas Gold 

2006 Record: 9-24 (7-11) 

Head Coach: Leslie Gehris (UNC-Asheville) 

SID: Jose Larios 

SID Phone: (828) 712-6167 

SID Email: jlarios@montreat.edu 

SID Fax: (828) 669-8014 

Tennessee Wesleyan College 

September 27 - Athens, Tenn. - 7 p.m. 

October 24 - Barbourville, Ky. - 6 p.m. 

Location: Athens, Tenn. 


Nickname: Bulldogs 

Colors: Royal Blue and Old Gold 

2006 Record: 9-18 (4-14) 

Head Coach: Toby Brooks 

SID: Richard Northcutt 

SID Phone: (423) 746-5225 

SID Email: northcutt@twcnet.edu 

SID Fax: (423) 746-5293 

UVa.-Wise 

September 20 - Barbourville, Ky. - 7 p.m. 

October 9 - Wise, Va. - 6:30 p.m. 

Location: Wise, Va. 



Colors: Red and Gray 

2006 Record: 11-17 (7-11) 

Head Coach: Steve Dallman 

SID: Chris Myers 

SID Phone: (276) 328-0188 

SID Email: csm6z@uvawise.edu 

SID Fax: (276) 376-4505 

Milligan College 


October 2 - Milligan College, Tenn. - 7 p.m. 

Location: Milligan College, Tenn. 


Nickname: Buffaloes 

Colors: Black and Orange 

2006 Record: 13-21 (7-11) 

Head Coach: Kim Hyatt (Milligan) 

SID: Peter Dalton 

SID Phone: (423) 975-8992 

SID Email: sportsinfo@milligan.edu 

SID Fax: (423) 461-8738 

King College 

September 11 - Bristol, Tenn. - 6:30 p.m. 


Location: Bristol, Tenn. 


Nickname: Tornado 

Colors: Scarlet, White, and Navy 

2006 Record: 30-12 (18-0) 

Head Coach: Chris Toomey (King) 

SID: Jennifer Testa 

SID Phone: (423) 652-6343 

SID Email: jltesta@king.edu 

SID Fax: (423) 652-6041 

UVa.-Wise 


October 9 - Wise, Va. - 6:30 p.m. 

Location: Wise, Va. 



Colors: Red and Gray 

2006 Record: 11-17 (7-11) 

Head Coach: Steve Dallman 

SID: Chris Myers 

SID Phone: (276) 328-0188 

SID Email: csm6z@uvawise.edu 

SID Fax: (276) 376-4505 

Virginia Intermont College 

September 14 - Barbourville, Ky. - 10 a.m. 

November 1 - Bristol, Va. - 6:30 p.m. 

Location: Bristol, Va. 


Nickname: Cobras 

Colors: Black and Gold 

2006 Record: 22-16 (14-4) 

Head Coach: Roxanne Connair 

SID: Willie Belcher 

SID Phone: (276) 466-7944 

SID Email: williebelcher@vic.edu 

SID Fax: (276) 466-7164 

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LADY BULLDOG HONORS 

MEDIA INFORMATION 

NAIA ALL-AMERICANS 

Player Team Year(s) 

Amanda Bowling Honorable Mention 2006 

ALL-REGION TEAM 

Player 

Year(s) 

Angelica Varani 2002 

Amanda Bowling 2003, 2005, 2006 

Marlee Cooper 2006 

AAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM 

Player 

Year(s) 

Angelica Varani 2002 

Amanda Bowling 2003, 2005, 2006 

Jessica Metzcar 2003 

Jill Ender 2004 


AAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 

Player 

Year 

Amanda Bowling 2003 

AAC ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM 

Player 

Year(s) 

Jessica Metzcar 2003 

ALL-REGION TOURNAMENT TEAM 

Player 

Year(s) 

Lindsay Paulsen 2003 

REGION SETTER OF THE YEAR 

Player 

Year(s) 


AAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 

Player 

Year(s) 

Jill Ender 2002, 2003, 2004 

Lindsay Paulsen 2003, 2004 


AAC All-Freshman Team 

Player 

Year 



Autumn Combs 2006 

JAY STANCIL 

SID 

Jay Stancil has 

served as Union 

College’s Sports 

Information 

Director since 

August of 1999. 

During his 

career, Stancil has 

received numerous 

awards, earning 

29 NAIA-SIDA 

Publication Awards 

including three Þ rst-place honors and one Best Cover. In 

addition, he placed Þ rst in the NSCAA Writing Contest in 

the Deadline/Game Story Division in 2005 and third place 

in the 2006 CoSIDA’s Fred S. Stabley Sr. District IV Writing 

Contest. 

Over the years, Stancil has served as the media 

coordinator for numerous postseason tournaments, including 

the 2007 Appalachian Athletic Conference baseball 

tournament and the 2007 NAIA Super-Central Super 

Regional baseball tournament. He also served as a member 

of the gameday staff for the 2006 NAIA Football National 

Championship game. 

As Union’s SID, Stancil has had nine student-athletes earn 

CoSIDA Academic All-America District IV honors with 

two receiving CoSIDA Academic All-America Team honors. 

Additionally, he has had one student-athlete receive the 

Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award while another 

was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” 

section. 

Stancil is a member of the NAIA-SIDA - the NAIA’s 

Sports Information Directors Association, College Sports 

Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the National 

College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the 

Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). For the 

past Þ ve years, he has served on the NAIA-SIDA Publications 

Contest Committee. Stancil also serves on the CoSIDA 

Publications Contest Committee. 

In addition to serving at Union, Stancil is the NAIA 

Region XII Information Director and is currently serving 

on the NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors as an At-Large 

Representative. 

Stancil is married, and he and his wife, Genople, have two 

children - a son, Jayson, and a daughter, Haylee. The Stancils 

are active members of Poplar Grove Baptist Church in 

Corbin, Ky. 

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS 

Barbourville Mountain Advocate 

Phone: (606) 546-9225 

Corbin Times-Tribune 

Phone: (606) 528-2464 

Corbin News-Journal 

Phone: (606) 528-9767 

London Sentinel-Echo 

Phone: (606) 878-7400 

TELEVISION 

WYMT-TV (Channel 57, CBS) 

Phone: (606) 436-5757 

WKYT-TV (Channel 27, CBS) 

Phone: (859) 299-0411 

WLEX-TV (Channel 18, NBC) 

Phone: (859) 259-1818 

WTVQ-TV (Channel 36, ABC) 

Phone: (859) 294-3636 

STATE/OTHER MEDIA 

Lexington Herald-Leader 

Phone: (859) 231-3225 

Louisville Courier-Journal 

Phone: (502) 582-4011 

Associated Press 

Phone: (502) 583-7718 

NAIA 

Phone: (816) 595-8000 

MEDIA POLICIES 

Please contact the Union College Offi ce of 

Sports Information for any requests for player 

or coach interviews. On game days, players 

and coaches are not available for pre-game 

interviews. Once a contest is completed, they 

will be available for comment after a brief 

cooling off period (10-15 minutes). 

Statistics and information about players 

and coaches can be obtained by contacting 

the Union Sports Information Offi ce. 

Union College welcomes members of the 

media to attend practice sessions. However, if 

you do so, please contact the sports information 

director with your intent to do so. 

Basic team information (roster, schedule, 

results, and head coaches’ bio) can also be 

found on the Union College website at 

http://www.ucbulldogs.com. 

All game stories and box scores will be updated 

within 24 hours following each contest 

on the website. 

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