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1 ARKANSAS STATE VOLLEYBALL Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director (cell) fax 2008 ASU Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 29 Mississippi Valley St.% W, 3-0 at Texas Southern% W, 3-0 Aug. 30 The Citadel% W, 3-0 Sept. 2 vs. UT-Martin W, 3-0 Sept. 5 Samford^ L, 0-3 Sept. 6 Morgan State^ W, 3-0 at Kansas City^ W, 3-0 Sept. 12 Southeast Missouri St.# L, 3-2 Sept. 13 at Southern Illinois# L, 3-1 Western Illinois# W, 3-1 Sept.19 Presbyterian+ 11 AM at Western Carolina+ 6:30 PM Sept. 20 Norfolk State+ 10:30 AM Sept. 25 vs. New Orleans* 7 PM Sept. 26 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette* 7 PM Sept. 28 vs. Louisiana-Monroe* 1 PM Oct. 2 at South Alabama* 7 PM Oct. 4 at Troy* 1 PM Oct. 7 vs. Memphis 7 PM Oct. 10 vs. Middle Tennessee* 7 PM Oct. 11 vs. Western Kentucky* 3 PM Oct. 16 at New Orleans*. 7 PM Oct. 17 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7 PM Oct. 19 at Louisiana-Monroe* 1 PM Oct. 24 vs. Florida Atlantic* 7 PM Oct. 25 vs. Florida International* 7 PM Oct. 28 at UALR* 7 PM Oct. 31 vs. Denver* 7 PM OCt. 2 vs. North Texas* 1 PM Nov. 4 vs. UALR* 7 PM Nov. 14 at North Texas* 7 PM Nov. 16 at Denver* 1 PM Nov SBC Tournament Miami, Fla. TBA Dec. 4-6 NCAA Tournament-Sub Regionals TBA % - Texas Southern Tournament (Houston, Tex.) ^ - UMKC Tournament (Kansas City, MO) # - Southern Illinois Tournament (Carbondale, Ill.) + - Western Carolina Tournament (Cullowhee, NC) * Sun Belt Conference Match All Times Central Time Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 10,869 Nickname: Red Wolves Colors: Scarlet and Black Arena: ASU Convocation Center (10,727) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Craig Cummings Overall Record: (18 Years) Record at ASU: (12 Years) ARKANSAS STATE at WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNT CLASH September 19 & 20 Cullowhee, N.C. Ramsey Center (7,826) LiveStats Available at AStateRedWolves.com SERVING IT UP: Arkansas State travels to Cullowhee, N.C. Sept. 19 & 20 for the Western Carolina Catamount Classic. Joining the Red Wolves in the tournament will be the hosts Western Carolina, along with Presbyterian College and Norfolk State. THE TEAMS: Arkansas State is 7-3 on the season heading into this weekend s play. In last week s action, the Red Wolves went 1-2 against the field in the Hampton Inn Saluki Invitational at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. ASU dropped a 5-set match against Southeast Missouri State to open the tournament then came up short in a 3-1 loss to the host Salukis. ASU ended the tournament on a positive note when the Red Wolves defeated Western Illinois 3-1 on the final day of play. ASU VS. THE FIELD: Arkansas State has never played Western Carolina, Presbyterian or Norfolk State in volleyball. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 19 ASU vs. Presbyterian - 11:00 a.m. Western Carolina vs. Norfolk St. - 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian vs. Norfolk St. - 4:00 p.m. Western Carolina vs. ASU - 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 Norfolk St. vs ASU - 10:30 a.m. Western Carolina vs. Presbyterian - 2 p.m. Home team is listed first HOT START: With its 4-0 start, ASU got off to its best start since the 2004 season when it started the year 5-0. HOTTER START: The Red Wolves did not lose a set in its four matches this season, equalling the best overall start (12-0 in sets played) for ASU since AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION: Arkansas State sophomore setter Laura Bennett is currently ranked fifth nationally in assists per set with an average of Junior outside hitter Konae Purcell ranks sixth nationally in kills per set at 4.73, and junior Libero Erin Neeley is 14th nationally in digs per set at Laura Bennett AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: Arkansas State leads the Sun Belt Conference in digs at per game. Additionally, Arkansas State junior outside hitter Konae Purcell is second in the league in kills per set at 4.73, while junior outside hitter Mandy DeWalt is eighth at 3.79 kills per set. Freshman middle blocker Cayla Fielder s hitting percentage of.377 is fifth in the Sun Belt Conference, and tops among freshmen in the league. Sophomore setter Laura Bennett is third in the conference in assists, averaging per set. Three Red Wolves are ranked in the SBC s top 10 in digs per set - junior libero Erin Neeley (5.18) ranks second, junior Libero Heather Bowman (4.50) ranks fifth, and Purcell (3.81) ranks eighth. RED WOLVES HONORED: Three Arkansas State volleyball players were honored for their play Aug. 30 at the Texas Southern Season-Opening Tournament in Houston. Junior outside hitter Konae Purcell was named the tournament s MVP after notching 31 kills in eight games. In the final game against The Citadel, Purcell led ASU with 14 kills in the match, hitting.619 on the day. Freshman middle blocker 2008 Red Wolves Volleyball 1

2 Cayla Fielder (Jonesboro, Ark.) was named to the all-tournament team after recording 10 kills with just one error, on 11 attempts to hit.818 against The Citadel. Fielder hit.412 against Texas Southern and.364 against MVSU. Junior Libero Erin Neeley (Jonesboro, Ark.) was named as the tournament s outstanding defensive specialist after recording 56 digs in three matches. We are awfully proud of Konae, Cayla and Erin for being recognized all-tournament for the efforts they Erin Neeley put forth during the Texas Southern Tournament representing the Red Wolves, said ASU Head Coach Craig Cummings. I think you could also throw in Christin Baker who had a phenomenally steady tournament. Heather Bowman was solid for us as well, passing and playing defense. Laurel England had a great match against The Citadel. Laura Bennett ran our offense for the most part and Brittany Crislip did a nice job as well when she had the opportunity. It was a full team effort, added Cummings. Any success is a team effort, and my hat is off to these young ladies for getting us off to a great start. MORE HONORS: Freshman Cayla Fielder was named to the All-Tournament team following the Sept. 5-6 Kangaroo Klassic at UMKC. Fielder recorded 25 kills with a hitting percentage of.500 in ASU s three matches at the tournament. STILL MORE HONORS: Junior outside hitter Konae Purcell was named to the All-Tournament team at the Hampton Inn Saluki Invitational Sept. 13. Purcell had 62 kills in ASU's three matches in the tournament, averaging 4.77 per set. She recorded a career-high 20 kills against Southern Illinois, then topped that number with 25 against Western Illinois. Purcell added 34 Cayla Fielder Konae Purcell digs, two blocks and a service ace on the weekend. RULE CHANGES FOR 2008: Volleyball games have a new name. The term game has now been changed to set. The number of points required to win a set has been changed as well. The number of points required to win sets one through four is now 25, with the fifth set still being played to 15 points. The maximum number of substitutions for each team is now 12 per set. NEW ERA AT ASU: The 2008 season is the first season in which Arkansas State University will compete as the Red Wolves. After 77 years of competition as the Indians, the Red Wolves mascot was adopted in January 2008 after many hours of work by the University s Mascot Selection Steering Committee. The job of the committee was to make a new mascot recommendation to Chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts and the University administration. The committee recommended Wolves at a Jan. 31 meeting, and the Red Wolves mascot evolved from that point. HEAD COACH CRAIG CUMMINGS: Craig Cummings is entering his 13th season as head coach of the Red Wolves volleyball program, making him the longest tenured coach in ASU volleyball history. During his 12 seasons at Arkansas State, Cummings has compiled an impressive record, picking up three Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors along the way. During the 2006 campaign, he became just the third coach in ASU volleyball history to eclipse 200 victories, and last year moved into second place on the ASU all-time wins list. Cummings reached another milestone in 2007 as well when he topped the 300 career victories mark and he now stands at through 18 seasons as a head coach. Hampered by injuries throughout the season, Arkansas State finished a year ago, including an 8-10 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. Although ASU finished the year below.500, the season did produce several memorable Craig Cummings moments. Arkansas State finished the regular season on a high note, winning three straight matches on the road in Louisiana. ASU began the late season surge with a 3-0 win at Louisiana-Monroe, followed by a 3-1 victory at Louisiana-Lafayette. Arkansas State completed the sweep through Louisiana when they defeated New Orleans 3-0 to close out the regular season, earning a berth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in the process. The 2007 season also was highlighted by senior middle blocker Robin Aaron being named to the All-Sun Belt Conference team for the third consecutive year, and senior Katie Peil s ascent to the top of the career assists chart. Peil finished her career with 5,048 assists, becoming the only player in ASU history to top the 5,000- assist mark. During his tenure at Arkansas State, Cummings has guided the Red Wolves program to four Sun Belt Conference regular season championships, and one appearance in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament. His most recent championship came in 2004 when ASU took home the SBC East Division title, posting an 11-3 mark in Sun Belt play, and a 25-8 overall record on the season. In 2004, the then-lady Indians closed out the regular season by picking up victories in 13 of their last 14 matches on their way to the title. The Tribe also posted an undefeated record at home with a 14-0 mark at the Convocation Center. Also under Cummings' tutelage, outside hitter Giedre Tarnauskaite was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and setter Katie Peil picked up SBC Freshman of the Year accolades. Cummings' crowning achievement so far was a three-game victory over Arkansas- Little Rock in Little Rock, Ark., on Nov. 21, 1999, that gave him his first SBC Tournament championship and ASU's first NCAA Tournament appearance since In 1999, Cummings guided the Lady Indians to a record on the season. The 21 wins were the most for ASU since the 1999 campaign and returned ASU to the upper echelon in the Sun Belt Conference. ASU won another Sun Belt Conference title in 1999 when the Lady Indians finished with a 28-7 record, including a stellar 14-2 mark in conference action. The Lady Indians finished atop the league standings and went on to win the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title and gain the NCAA Tournament appearance. The 28-win campaign was the highest win total for ASU under Cummings and the most since the ASU IN SUN BELT RANKINGS ALL MATCHES As of September 15 Stat ASU Rank Leader Hitting Pct MT Opp. Hitting Pct MT Assists UALR Kills UALR Blocks UALR Service Aces UALR Digs ASU ASU INDIVIDUALS IN SBC RANKINGS Stat ASU Player Avg. Rank Hitting Pct. Cayla Fielder Assists Laura Bennett Kills Konae Purcell Kills Mandy DeWalt Digs Erin Neeley Digs Heather Bowman Digs Konae Purcell Red Wolves Volleyball 2

3 1993 season in which ASU picked up 32 victories. Eight of Cummings' teams have won 20- or-more games-after a 24-win campaign in Cummings' first season in 1996, ASU had a record in 1997, a record in 1998, a 28-7 mark in 1999, a record in 2000, a mark in 2003, 2005's 25-8 record and last season s mark. Cummings was named the head volleyball coach at Arkansas State in May of He is the fifth coach in the program's 29-year history. He had spent the previous six seasons as head coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. As a player, Cummings played three seasons for the Cal Poly men's program from A member of the Western Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, the Cal Poly men played against some of the top collegiate men's teams ever to step foot on a floor. Cummings began his coaching career in 1981 as the head coach of the Cal Poly-SLO men's program, posting a record of Cal Poly discontinued its men program the following year and Cummings went to work as an assistant coach of the women's team and remained there until During his term as an assistant coach, Cal Poly participated in eight straight NCAA Tournaments from , a run that included three Elite Eight appearances (1982, 1983, 1985). The Cal Poly coaching staff was named Coaching Staff of the Year in the Big West Conference in 1985 and In 1990, Cummings began his career as a head coach by taking over the Mustang program. In 1992, his Mustangs posted a record and were ranked fourth in the Northwest Region. That same year he was named Northwest Region Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. During his time at Cal Poly-SLO, Cummings coached 19 All-Americans. In recognition of his coaching excellence at Cal Poly, Cummings was named to the coaching staffs at three straight U.S. Olympic Festivals ( ). As an assistant for the South squad in 1993, Cummings earned a gold medal for his efforts. In 1994 and 1995, Cummings served as head coach of the West squads, finishing second and fourth. He has been a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association since 1983 and a member of USA Volleyball since In addition to his work with the U.S. Olympic Festivals, he has served on the Board of Directors and Selection Committee of the National Invitational Volleyball Championships. He has been a member of the NCAA Division I Northwest Region Advisory Committee and the AVCA Northwest Region Division I All-American Committee. Cummings has been a clinic speaker for West Coast Clinics in Palo Alto, Calif., and at the 1990 and 1996 National (Junior )Volleyball Festival. Cummings was also instrumental in the development of the San Luis Obispo Juniors Volleyball Club, serving on its Board of Directors. Cummings was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on March 28, He and his wife Carol have two children, Drew (18) and Alex (16). Cummings, a 1982 graduate of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo with a degree in Physical Education, earned a master's degree in Physical Education in 1987 from Cal Poly- SLO. ASSISTANT COACH JULIE ALLEN: Julie Allen joined the Arkansas State volleyball staff as an assistant coach on April 1, 2008, after two seasons at Georgetown. Allen joined the Georgetown program in August 2006 after spending nearly two years at California State University at Chico as the assistant women s volleyball coach and head men s club coach. I am truly excited that Julie agreed to come to Arkansas State and our volleyball program, ASU Head Coach Craig Cummings said. She brings with her a wealth of experience from the Big East Conference, training the setters and coordinating the offense at Georgetown University Asst. Coach Julie Allen during the last couple of seasons. With some very talented candidates in the pool, Julie stood out as the best, allowing our program to take advantage of her experience and expertise and help us climb back to the top of the Sun Belt Conference. After graduating from the University of Portland in 2002, Allen was the head volleyball coach at Tualatin High School in Tualatin, Ore. until She was a lead coach for the Empire Volleyball Club in Santa 2008 Sun Belt Standings West Division Conf. Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. UALR Denver Arkansas State New Orleans North Texas La.-Lafayette La.-Monroe East Division Conf. Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Middle Tenn W. Kentucky FIU FAU Troy South Alabama Rosa, Calif. from Allen is also a graduate of the NCAA Women s Coaches Academy, which is designed for women coaches who are ready and willing to increase their individual effectiveness through learning advanced skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. A four-year setter at Portland, Allen stands at fifth on the Pilots all-time career assists list with 2,042. Julie is a bright young lady with a lot of energy and has an outside-the-box mentality towards developing new ways to train the team, Cummings said. She will coordinate our recruiting efforts as well as handle the video systems throughout the year Red Wolves Volleyball 3

4 Match 1 - ASU vs. MVSU Match 2 - ASU at Texas Southern Match 3 - ASU vs. The Citadel Match 4 - ASU vs. Tenn.-Martin 2008 Red Wolves Volleyball 4

5 Match 5 - ASU vs. Samford Match 6 - ASU vs. Morgan St. Match 7 - ASU at UMKC Match 8 - ASU vs. SEMO Volleyball Box Score SEMO vs Arkansas State (Sep 12, 2008 at Carbondale, Ill.) # SEMO S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 HUGHES, Emily BENACKA, Kelly RICKHOFF, Amanda KEATON, Claire DOSSEY, Paige ASTON, Alyssa DAVIS, Molly WEBB, Meagan Team 1 Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0 SET SCORES SEMO (3) Arkansas State (2) Team Records: # Arkansas State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Baker, Christin Fielder, Cayla Catalane, Kristen Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura Purcell, Konae Neeley, Erin Bowman, Heather DeWalt, Mandy Team 2 Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Site: Carbondale, Ill. (Davies Gymnasium) Date: Sep 12, 2008 Attend: 70 Time: 1:39 Referees: Donald Goodwin, Albert Fields 2008 Red Wolves Volleyball 5

6 Match 9 - ASU at S. Illinois Match 10 - ASU vs. W. Illinois Volleyball Box Score Arkansas State vs Southern Illinois (Sep 13, 2008 at Carbondale, Ill.) # Arkansas State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Baker, Christin Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura Purcell, Konae Neeley, Erin Bowman, Heather Totals SET SCORES Arkansas State (1) Southern Illinois (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0 Team Records: # Southern Illinois S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Robbins, Brooklyn Medic, Marina Clark, Sydney Berwanger, Kristie Roberson, Chandra Berwanger, Jennifer Elswick, Kristy Conner, Jasmine Dugger, Caitlin Laughlin, Kelsie Blumhorst, Lauren Team 1 Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 14.0 Site: Carbondale, Ill. (Davies Gymnasium) Date: Sep 13, 2008 Attend: 200 Time: 2:03 Referees: Donnie Goodwin, John Patterson Volleyball Box Score Arkansas State vs Western Illinois (Sep 13, 2008 at Carbondale, Ill.) # Arkansas State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Baker, Christin Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura Purcell, Konae Neeley, Erin Benson, Kaelynn Bowman, Heather Team 1 Totals SET SCORES Arkansas State (3) Western Illinois (1) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Team Records: # Western Illinois S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 6 Ellen Miller Sarah Trimpe Megan Toczek Erin Frick Emily Harrison Cait Egan Krissy Bergquist Monique Houston Elise Crnjak Lindsay Muehlbauer Team 2 Totals TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 Site: Carbondale, Ill. (Davies Gymnasium) Date: Sep 13, 2008 Attend: 79 Time: 1:44 Referees: Felix Madeira, Arthur Bowden 2008 Red Wolves Volleyball 6

7 Arkansas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2008) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 17 Purcell, Konae Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen Baker, Christin Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura England, Laurel Ursell, Charlynn Crislip, Brittany Bowman, Heather Neeley, Erin Benson, Kaelynn Williams, Jordan TEAM ARKANSAS STATE Opponents Team Statistics ASU OPP ATTACK K il l s Er rors Total Attacks Attack Pct Ki lls /Set SET A s s i s t s As s is t s /Set SERVE Ac es Errors Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks Per Game Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 1/342 3/133 Neutral site #/Avg 6/63 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 29 vs Mississippi Valley W ,25-14, Aug 29 at Texas Southern W ,25-10, Aug30 vs The Citadel W ,25-14, Sep 02 UTM W ,25-18, /05/08 vs Samford L ,21-25, /06/08 vs Morgan State W ,25-11, %09/06/08 at UMKC W ,25-18, Sep 12 vs SEMO L ,24-26,25-20,25-18, Sep 13 at Southern Illinois L ,25-21,20-25, Sep 13 vs Western Illinois W ,19-25,25-20, Record in 3-set matches: 6-1 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: Red Wolves Volleyball 7

8 Arkansas State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2008) All matches Overall record: 7-3 Conf: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 4-2 Team Statistics ASU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks Per Game Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/342 3/133 Neutral site #/Avg 6/63 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 - Match wins by #sets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Arkansas State Opponents Sets won by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Arkansas State Opponents Points by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Arkansas State Opponents Red Wolves Volleyball 8

9 Arkansas State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2008) All matches Overall record: 7-3 Conf: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 4-2 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se 17 Purcell, Konae Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen Baker, Christin Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura England, Laurel Ursell, Charlynn Crislip, Brittany Bowman, Heather Neeley, Erin Williams, Jordan Benson, Kaelynn ARKANSAS STATE Opponents Dig Blocking ## Player sp re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe 17 Purcell, Konae Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen Baker, Christin Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura England, Laurel Ursell, Charlynn Crislip, Brittany Bowman, Heather Neeley, Erin Benson, Kaelynn Williams, Jordan TEAM ARKANSAS STATE Opponents Red Wolves Volleyball 9

10 Arkansas State Category Leaders (as of Sep 17, 2008) All matches # ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct 17 Purcell, Konae Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen Baker, Christin Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura England, Laurel Ursell, Charlynn Crislip, Brittany Bowman, Heather Neeley, Erin Benson, Kaelynn # SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct 12 Bennett, Laura Crislip, Brittany Joelle, Mafo Neeley, Erin Baker, Christin Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Bowman, Heather Purcell, Konae Catalane, Kristen England, Laurel Williams, Jordan Benson, Kaelynn # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 3 Baker, Christin Fielder, Cayla Joelle, Mafo Purcell, Konae Bennett, Laura DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen England, Laurel Benson, Kaelynn Williams, Jordan Crislip, Brittany Ursell, Charlynn # KILL (by K) S K K/S 17 Purcell, Konae Fielder, Cayla DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen Baker, Christin Joelle, Mafo Bennett, Laura England, Laurel Ursell, Charlynn Crislip, Brittany Bowman, Heather Neeley, Erin Benson, Kaelynn # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 6 Catalane, Kristen Crislip, Brittany Fielder, Cayla Bowman, Heather Neeley, Erin DeWalt, Mandy Bennett, Laura Purcell, Konae Williams, Jordan Joelle, Mafo # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 1 Neeley, Erin Bowman, Heather Purcell, Konae Bennett, Laura DeWalt, Mandy Catalane, Kristen Fielder, Cayla Joelle, Mafo Baker, Christin Crislip, Brittany Ursell, Charlynn Benson, Kaelynn England, Laurel Williams, Jordan # RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 1 Neeley, Erin Purcell, Konae Bowman, Heather DeWalt, Mandy TM TEAM Catalane, Kristen Fielder, Cayla Baker, Christin Benson, Kaelynn Williams, Jordan Joelle, Mafo Ursell, Charlynn Red Wolves Volleyball 10

11 2008 ASU Red Wolf Volleyball Roster No. Name Numerical Roster Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown Previous School 1 Erin Neeley DS 5-5 Jr. Jonesboro, Ark. Westside 2 Kaelynn Benson DS 5-4 Fr. Trumann, Ark. Trumann 3 Christin Baker MH 5-10 So. Edmond, Okla. Edmond North 4 Cayla Fielder MB 6-1 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. Westside 5 Jordan Williams DS 5-7 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. Nettleton 6 Kristen Catalane OH 6-1 So. Bonham, Texas Bonham 7 Brittany Crislip S 5-8 Fr. Houston, Texas Clear Lake 8 Heather Bowman DS 5-8 Jr. Fort Smith, Ark. Southside 9 Charlyn Ursell OH 5-10 Fr. Houston, Texas New American School 10 Mandy DeWalt OH 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas J. Frank Dobie 11 Mafo Joelle OH 6-0 Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon Mo. St.-West Plains 12 Laura Bennett S 5-8 So. Kansas City, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas 13 Brittany Hoag OH 6-1 Fr. Crosby, Texas Crosby 14 Laurel England OH 6-0 So. Rochester, N.Y. Irondequoit 17 Konae Purcell OH 5-11 Jr. Aiea, Hawaii North Idaho College 18 Heather Gillion DS 5-8 Sr. Cardwell, Mo. Southland Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 3 Baker, Christin MH 5-10 So. Edmond, Okla. Edmond North 12 Bennett, Laura S 5-8 So. Kansas City, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas 2 Benson, Kaelynn DS 5-4 Fr. Trumann, Ark. Trumann 8 Bowman, Heather DS 5-8 Jr. Fort Smith, Ark. Southside 6 Catalane, Kristin OH 6-1 So. Bonham, Texas Bonham 7 Crislip, Brittany S 5-8 Fr. Houston, Texas Clear Lake 10 DeWalt, Mandy OH 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas J. Frank Dobie 14 England, Laurel OH 6-0 So. Rochester, N.Y. Irondequoit 4 Fielder, Cayla MB 6-1 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. Westside 18 Gillion, Heather DS 5-8 Sr. Cardwell, Mo. Southland 13 Hoag, Brittany OH 6-1 Fr. Crosby, Texas Crosby 11 Joelle, Mafo OH 6-0 Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon Mo. St.-West Plains 1 Neeley, Erin DS 5-5 Jr. Jonesboro, Ark. Westside 17 Purcell, Konae OH 5-11 Jr. Aiea, Hawaii North Idaho College 9 Ursell, Charlyn OH 5-10 Fr. Houston, Texas New American School 5 Williams, Jordan DS 5-7 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. Nettleton Head Coach Craig Cummings (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, 1982) Assistant Coach Julie Allen (University of Portland, 2002) 2008 Red Wolves Volleyball 11