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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. 2 www.ucbulldogs.com www.ucbulldogs.com 3
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 1993 28-18 Joanie Albury 1994 15-20 Joanie Albury 1995 18-18 Ericka Point 1996 23-16 Joanie Albury 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. 4 www.ucbulldogs.com www.ucbulldogs.com 5
Page 1: ATHLETIC STAFF DIRECTORY QUICK FACT
Page 5 and 6: PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER PROFILES 10-
Page 7 and 8: 2006 STATISTICS LADY BULLDOG RECORD
Page 9 and 10: 2006 NAIA ALL-AMERICAN TEAM AFFILIA
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