Texas Tech Volleyball

2001 Post-Season Media Guide

2001 NCAA TOURNAMENT

FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS CRIMSON COURT, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH NOV. 29 - 30, 2001 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, HOST Practice Schedule Wednesday, Nov. 28th (open) Utah State 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Utah 2:35 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. BYU 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Practice Schedule Thursday, Nov. 29th (closed) Team A Team B Team C Team D

TOURNAMENT BRACKET uuu Utah State Brigham Young

Texas Tech 11 a.m. - Noon 12:05 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. 1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Practice Schedule Friday, Nov. 30th (closed) Team A Team B

Noon - 1 p.m. 1:05 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.

Tournament Schedule Thursday, Nov. 30th Utah State vs. BYU Texas Tech vs. Utah

6 p.m. (MT) 8 p.m. (MT)

Winner Advances To NCAA Sweet 16

Utah

TOURNAMENT GUIDE BREAKDOWN uuu

TEXAS TECH TRAVEL PLANS uuu The Red Raiders will depart Lubbock on Wednesday morning for the trip to Salt Lake City, Utah. Texas Tech is scheduled to leave on Southwest Airlines Flight 186 at 11:35 a.m. and arrive in Salt Lake City on Flight 1768 at 4 p.m. (MT). The Texas Tech team headquarters will be: Sheraton City Center Hotel Downtown 150 West 500 South (801) 534-3444

Table of Contents ............................................................................................ 1 NCAA Tournament Bracket ....................................................................... 2 Univ. of Utah ...................................................................................................... 3 BYU ....................................................................................................................... 4 Utah State .......................................................................................................... 5 Heather Hughes-Justice ............................................................................. 6 Melissa McGehee ........................................................................................... 6 Ann Romjue ........................................................................................................ 7 Skydra Orzen ..................................................................................................... 7 Kate Jury-Shannon ......................................................................................... 8 Laura Grote ....................................................................................................... 8 Angela Mooney ................................................................................................. 9 Stacey Poole ..................................................................................................... 9 Courtney Shambaugh ................................................................................ 10 Kelly Johnson ................................................................................................. 10 Daneen Grisham .......................................................................................... 11 Samantha Harvey ........................................................................................ 11 Jessy Herrera ............................................................................................... 12 Noting the Red Raiders ...................................................................... 13-15 Texas Tech Player Career Highs .......................................................... 16 Season Statistics/Clippings ................................................................... 17

Texas Tech SID Blayne Beal will accompany the team to Utah and will headquarter at the Sheraton City Center Hotel. Please contact him at the hotel or via cell phone at (806) 7907924 to arrange interviews.

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Tournament Bracket

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Tournament Opponents

THE UTAH UTES uuu SCOUTING THE UTES

Texas Tech will get a re-match with the No. 13 Utah Utes as the two teams will square off in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament at Crimson Court on the Utah campus. The Utes are 23-6 overall and earned a bid to the Big Dance as the automatic qualifier from the Mountain West Conference as they stunned eighth-ranked Colorado State in the tournament finals last week. Utah finished the MWC regular season in second place behind Colorado State with a record of 11-3. The Utes are led by Kim Turner who has 308 kills on 602 attacks for a hitting percentage of .346. The Utah offense is being directed by setter Jackie Morrill who has 503 total assists this season. Utah is coached by Beth Launiere.

Beth Launiere

Kim Turner

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Name

Pos.

Ht.

Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

2

Jackie Morrill

S/DS

5-9

So.

Neola, Utah/Union H.S.

3

McKelle Stilson

OH/MB

6-1

Sr.

Orangeville, Utah/Emery H.S.

4

Shelly Hundley

OH

6-1

Fr.

Orem, Utah/Orem H.S.

5

Brenda Beal

MB

6-1

Jr.

Emmett, Idaho/Emmett H.S.

6

Kelsie Kartchner

S

5-10

Fr. Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove H.S.

7

Brit Whiting

MB

6-1

Jr.

Salt Lake City, Utah/Gonzaga

8

Tracy Neumeier

S/DS

5-8

Fr.

La Canada, Calif./La Candada H.S.

9

Lenka Urbanova

OH

6-1

Sr.

Prague, Czech Republic/Olymp Praha

10

Sylva Strizinkova

OH

6-1

Jr.

Brno, Czech Republic/Salt Lake C.C.

11

Tara Henriksen

OH

5-11

So.

Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial

12

Katrena Ellett

OH/MB

6-1

Jr.

Magna, Utah/Cyprus H.S.

13

Alisa Geddes

OH

5-11

Sr.

Escondido, Calif./Cal-State Fullerton

15

Kim Turner

MB

6-2

So.

Chandler, Ariz./Dobson H.S.

16

Adrianne Drake

MB/OH

6-2

Sr.

Castle Dale, Utah/Hawaii

17

Taryn Horner

DS

5-5

So.

Honolulu, Hawai’i/Iolani H.S.

Head Coach: Beth Launiere Assistant Coaches: Matt McShane and Zuzana Zikova Red Raider Volleyball

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Tournament Opponents

THE BYU COUGARS uuu A LOOK AT THE COUGARS

If Texas Tech can get past the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a possible opponent in the second round would be the BYU Cougars. BYU finished in third place in the Mountain West Conference this season and enters the tournament with a 20-8 overall record. The Cougars finished the MWC with a record of 10-4. BYU is being led by middle blocker Nina Puikkonen who tallies an impressive 419 kills on 860 attacks for a hitting percentage of .298. She also has 158 total blocks and 226 digs. The Cougar offense is being directed by setter Karin Puikkonen who has 1,257 assists for an average of 12.70 per-game. The Cougars are coached by Elaine Michaelis who is in her 40th season at BYU. Texas Tech leads the all-time series 3-1 over BYU with the last meeting coming during the 1998 season when the then No. 6 Cougars swept Tech 3-0 on Sept. 18th in Provo.

Elaine Michaelis

Nina Puikkonen

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Name

Pos.

Ht.

Cl.

Hometown

2

Natalie Whittaker

OH

6-0

Sr.

American Fork, Utah

3

Lexi Brown

MB

6-1

Fr.

Sandy, Utah

4

Becky Warnick

OH

5-11

Fr.

Coto de Caza, Calif.

5

Karina Puikkonen

S

6-0

So.

Murray, Utah

6

Lindsey Steele

OH

6-0

Fr.

Orem, Utah

7

Allison Holsten Larson

MB/OH

6-0

Jr.

Richland, Wash.

8

Carrie Bowers

MB/RS

6-2

So.

Salt Lake City, Utah

9

Nina Puikkonen

MB

6-3

Sr.

Murray, Utah

10

Jackie Bundy

MB

6-1

Sr.

Sacramento, Calif.

11

Lauren Richards

S

5-11

Fr.

Orem, Utah

12

Uila Crabbe

DS

5-7

So.

Mililani, Hawai’i

14

Krystal Curtis

DS

5-5

Fr.

Orem, Utah

15

Sunny Mahe

RS/OH

6-2

Jr.

Allen, Texas

17

Michelle Mahaffey

DS

5-6

Jr.

Martinez, Calif.

18

Erin Webb

MB

6-0

Fr.

Sandy, Utah

Head Coach: Elaine Michaelis (40th Season) Assistant Coaches: Stephanie Trane and Karen Curtis Lamb Red Raider Volleyball

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Tournament Opponents

THE UTAH STATE AGGIES uuu BREAKING DOWN THE AGGIES

If Texas Tech can find a way to get past the Utah Utes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a possible second round opponent would be the Utah State Aggies. Utah State will take on BYU in the first round of the tournament. The Aggies come into the tournament with a 19-10 overall record. Utah State finished in fourth place in the Big West Conference with a record of 12-6. The Aggies are led by sophomore Erin Cartwright who has 337 kills, 197 digs and a hitting percentage of .228. The defensive leader for Utah State is Heather Olmstead who has a team-high 318 digs. Leading the Aggie offense is setter Chelai Neves who has 1,263 assists for a per-game average of 12.14. Utah State is coached by Burt Fuller who is in his first season at the helm of the Aggie program. Utah State leads the all-time series with Texas Tech 6-0. The two teams have not met since 1988.

Burt Fuller

Chelsi Neves

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Name

Pos.

Ht.

Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

2

Tanya Birch

OH

5-11

Sr.

Laketown, Utah/Salt Lake C.C.

3

Shauni Fluckiger

OH

5-10

Jr.

Hyrum, Utah/Snow J.C.

4

Cami Gardner

MB

5-11

Jr.

Bakersfield, Calif./Alaska-Anchorage

5

Melissa Wilton

OH/DS

5-9

Fr.

Honolulu, Hawai’i/Punahou H.S.

7

Chelsi Neves

S

5-10

Sr.

Otto, Wyo./Sheridan J.C.

8

Andrea Delsigne

S

5-9

Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley H.S.

9

Michelle Matheson

MB

6-0

Sr.

Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs H.S.

10

Traci Ostler

DS

5-6

Fr.

Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline H.S.

11

Hailey MacKay

MB

6-2

Jr

Bountiful, Utah/Salt Lake C.C.

12

Emily Kennedy

DS

5-9

Jr.

Arcadia, Calif./BYU

14

Heather Olmstead

DS/OH

5-9

Sr.

Carpinteria, H.S.

15

Rickie Rigby

MB

6-1

Jr.

Mount Pleasant, Utah/Salt Lake C.C.

16

Lisa Borom

OH

6-1

Sr.

Las Vegas, Nev./Pepperdine

17

Melissa Owen

MB

6-2

Fr.

San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Capistrano

18

Erin Cartwright

OH

6-1

So.

Hyrum, Utah/Salt Lake C.C.

Head Coach: Burt Fuller (First Season) Assistant Coaches: Matt Johnson and Shay Clemensen; Volunteer: Angie Duryea Red Raider Volleyball

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Player Profiles

HEATHER HUGHESJUSTICE

MELISSA MCGEHEE

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3 5’10/ Sr./ Outside Hitter Scottsdale, Ariz./Xavier Prep 2001

Tallied a career-high 319 kills...had a season-high 25 kills against Texas on Oct. 15th...tallied 20+ kills on four different nights...tallied 18 double-digit dig totals...was named to the second-team Academic All-Big 12 team.

2000

Led the nation for four consecutive weeks in service aces..set a Texas Tech school record for service aces with 75 surpassing the mark of 55 set by Cristine Martin in 1996...named the Defensive Specialist of the Year in the Big 12...named to the all-tournament team at the Red Raider Classic...finished the season with 318 digs

1999

Redshirt Season

1998

Sophomore backrow player who has emerged offensively with the losses of several outside hitters ... led Big 12 Conference in service aces per game at 0.39 (43 aces) … also nationally ranked in service aces at season’s end … broke sophomore service aces record with 43 service aces … has started and played in every match in her collegiate career ... went over 10+ kills three times and over 10+ digs 12 times ... hit a career-high .308 (6-2-13) at Oklahoma ... finished with eight kills, five blocks and 16 digs vs. Kansas State ... had 18 digs vs. Baylor ... had eight kills and 15 digs at Colorado ... broke Texas Tech sophomore season service ace record vs. Kansas ... registered nine digs and seven kills vs. Oklahoma ... finished with 17 digs at Texas A&M ... registered 16 digs, four aces with three blocks vs. Missouri ... finished with career high 14 kills (.273 percentage) vs. Iowa State ... had eight kills and nine digs at Kansas State ... finished with 13 kills (.286 percentage) and 22 digs at Baylor ... had six kills and 14 digs at Missouri ... finished with 11 kills (.280 percentage) and 13 kills at SMU ... had 12 digs vs. Texas ... finished with 13 digs vs. Northern Illinois ... finished with 11 digs vs. UC-Santa Barbara ... registered 10 digs in opener at William & Mary.

1997

Started all 34 matches as a freshman ... earned Service Ace Award at team banquet for leading Red Raiders in service aces ... finished with 11 digs vs. Nebraska ... registered 10 digs vs. Missouri ... finished with career-high 8 kills and 20 attacks and had nine digs vs. Iowa State ... registered match-high 12 digs at Nebraska ... finished with 10 digs at Texas A&M ... finished with 12 digs vs. Kansas State ... had nine digs at Colorado ... finished with 14 digs vs. Oklahoma ... had eight digs vs. Texas ... recorded eight and seven digs at Iowa State and Missouri respectively ... totaled five total service aces and 16 digs at four-match Air Force Falcon Classic ... started first 10 matches of her career in first three tournaments ... first freshman to start first 10 matches since Lisa Hilgers started as a freshman in 1995 ... totaled 20 digs in her first career invite, the Sheraton Shootout.

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5’10/Jr./ Outside Hitter Kerrville, Texas/Kerrville 2001

Surpassed the 300 kill mark for the second-consecutive season...totals 382 kills and 382 digs...is 19 digs short of reaching the 1000 mark in her career...had a season-high 29 kills against Baylor on Oct. 17...tallied 19 double-digit kill matches...20 double-digit dig matches...tallied a season-high 22 digs against Kansas in Lawrence on Oct. 6th...named to the firstteam Academic All-Big 12 team...honorable mention All-Big 12.

2000

Named the Most Valuable Player at the South Carolina Classic...tallied a .270 hitting percentage...473 kills...3.91 kill per game average...58 assists...448 digs...set the Texas Tech sophomore record for number of kills in a single season...tallied 21 double-doubles (kills/digs) on the year...totaled 326 kills in Big 12 play...had a .258 hitting percentage in the Big 12...62 total blocks...named to the first-team All-Big 12

1999

Played at both the middle blocker and setter position...played in 86 games...tallied 83 kills...262 attempts...seven service aces...151 digs...11 blocks...had season high 14 kills against Colorado 11/ 13/99...racked up an impressive 38 attacks against Colorado 11/13/99...had two blocks against New Mexico, 9/18/99...won the team's Captain Award

HIGH SCHOOL

A 1999 graduate of Tivy High School in Kerrville where she played volleyball for head coach Danny Vernor and competed in basketball and track and field … selected a 1999 Volleyball Magazine Fab-50 recruit … three-time All State volleyball player … selected to First Team All State honors as a senior and Honorable Mention All State as both a junior and sophomore … three-time recipient of First Team All West Texas Regional honors … earned two tournament MVP honors as a senior … led team to district championship three years in a row … hit .420 with 29 service aces, 507 kills and 237 digs as a senior … four-time All District selection including honorable mention as a freshman … led team to state 4A quarterfinals as a senior … named to four all-tournament teams and two Most Valuable Player selections in her first three years of high school volleyball … also played basketball and was selected for All District honors as a junior … ended her career as the fourth all-time scorer in Tivy High School history … advanced to regionals in track three years in three different events- 100-meter, 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay.

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Player Profiles

ANN ROMJUE

SKYDRA ORZEN

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6’0/Jr./ Outside Hitter Papillion, Neb./La Vista

5’5/Sr./Setter Albuquerque, N.M./W. Mesa

2001

2001

2000

2000

Played mostly back row this season for the Red Raiders and has been superb on the defensive end...tallies 350 digs which is second best on the team behind Melissa McGehee...has 107 kills...tallied a season-high 11 kills against Iowa State on Oct. 3...tallied a seasonhigh 21 digs against Missouri on Sept. 19th Selected team captain along with Colleen Smith...named to the alltournament teams at the Carolina Classic and the Louisiana State Tournament...set a Texas Tech school record for digs in a single match after she posted 36 against Texas A&M on Nov.. 18...tallied 431 digs and 305 kills during the regular season...tallied 17 kills three times on the season (TCU - Sept. 5, Duke Sept. 2 and Missouri Sept. 27)...racked up over 30 digs in two different matches (Colorado Oct. 7 and Texas A&M Nov. 18)

1999

True freshman who earned a starting role at the OH position...played in 108 games...set Texas Tech freshman class record for kills with 347 and assists with 44...named to the all-tournament team at the Red Raider Classic...won team's MVP award at the volleyball banquet...racked up 389 digs...hit .667 with 14 kills against UT-Pan American 9/5/99...had season high 19 kills against Colorado 11/13/99...had two matches with 17 kills (Iowa State, Oklahoma)...tallied 51 total attempts against Colorado 11/13/ 99...season high 24 digs against Kansas 10/2/99.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 1999 graduate of Papillion La Vista High School in Papillion, Neb. where she played volleyball for head coach Gwen Egbert at Papillion … also competed in basketball and track and field … selected a 1999 Volleyball Magazine Fab-50 recruit … four-time All State volleyball player … broke Nebraska state high school career kills record … notched 548 kills as a senior … named All Nebraska, All State, All Metro after 1998 season … led team to runner-up finish in state tournament as a senior … team also won district and regional titles as a senior … named to All Nebraska Third Team, All State and All Metro team after leading team to state qualifier and district title as a junior … named All State Honorable Mention after sophomore season … helped lead team to sophomore and senior Omaha Metro championships … started for a state-runner-up volleyball team as a freshman … led team to District championship four-year varsity volleyball letterwinner and starter … two-time All State Honorable Mention and All Metro basketball player … captain of volleyball team … won high jump state title as a senior … placed second at state meet in high jump as a junior … won district high jump championship (5-5) and qualified for the state meet in the shot put … placed fourth at state meet in high jump as a sophomore.

Red Raider Volleyball

Is currently the national leader in assists with 1,629 for per-game average of 14.04...totaled 90 kills....289 digs...a triple double against Ohio on Sept. 8th (10 kills, 11 digs 67 assists)...named the Most Valuable Player of the Red Raider Classic...picked up her 1,000th career dig earlier in the season. Was the rock of the Texas Tech offense all season long...became Texas Tech’s single-season assist leader with 1,593 surpassing the mark of 1,537 that was set by former Texas Tech great Lisa Hilgers...Orzen needed 92 assists in Tech’s final three matches to surpass Hilgers and got all 92 in one match against Texas A&M on Nov. 18...named to the all-tournament teams at all three nonconference tournaments this season (Carolina Classic, Red Raider Classic and the Louisiana State Tourament)...tallied a season-high five kills against Baylor on Sept. 13...had two matches with over 90 assists (93 against Missouri on Sept. 27 and 92 against Texas A&M on Nov. 18)

1999

Sophomore setter played vital role on the squad during the 1999 season...only player on the squad to play in all 109 games...tallied 88 kills and 325 total attempts...led the team in assists with 1294 with a 12.79 per game average...second on the team with 356 digs...had season and career high 10 kills against Oregon State 9/10/99...also had season and career hitting percentage high against the Ducks of Oregon State...season high 20 total attempts against Kansas 10/2/99...19 digs against Colorado 11/13/ 99.

1998

Backup setter who played defensive specialist on season ... started 16 matches ... surpassed 10+ digs seven times on season ... had nine digs vs. Ohio State in NCAA Tournament ... finished with 12 digs vs. Kansas State ... ended with career-high 13 digs at Colorado ... ended with eight digs at Texas ... had nine digs vs. Kansas State ... registered 10 digs at Baylor ... had eight digs vs. Colorado ... finished with 10 digs at SMU ... had 10 digs vs. UC-Santa Barbara ... registered two kills, 19 assists and seven digs vs. Centenary ... finished with 10 digs vs. Oral Roberts ... registered career-high 33 assists and two kills vs. Belmont ... put away three service aces at George Mason ... finished with seven digs vs. UM-Baltimore County.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 1998 graduate from West Mesa H.S. in Albuquerque, N.M. where she played for head coach Reta Dominguez at West Mesa ... named USAV All America for Under-16 age group ... led West Mesa to Class 4A state championship as junior and second place as a senior ... finished as two-time All State selection ... four-time AllCity, four-time All-District, two-time All-Region selection ... two-time Santa Fe Tournament All-City honoree, two-time All-City Tournament selection and UCLA camp All Star.

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Player Profiles

KATE JURY-SHANNON

LAURA GROTE

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6’1/Sr./Middle Blocker Liberty, Mo./Liberty 2001

Served in a limited role for Texas Tech this season but has seen significant playing time towards the end of the season...tallied 50 kills...34 total blocks and 20 digs...had a season-high eight kills against Kansas State on Oct. 24th.

2000

Jumped into the starting line-up this season and played the middle blocker position and in 116 games for Tech...tallied 172 kills...105 total blocks...252 hitting percentage...tallied 14 kills in three different matches this season (Baylor, Missouri and Baylor)...dug up a season-high 17 digs against Texas on Sept. 23

1999

Sophomore middle blocker who increased her playing time from the 1998 season...saw action in 84 games including 56 Big 12 matches...tallied 5 kills against Kansas 11/6/99

1998

Played in two matches this season off the bench ... finished with two kills and three block assists vs. Belmont ... had one kill in four attempts with a block vs. Centenary.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 1997 graduate of Liberty High School where she played volleyball for Randy Rockhold, basketball for Jim Baker and competed on the track and field team ... named All-Conference two years, AllDistrict three years and All-Metro two years ... selected as a Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete ... named Academic All-State ... named a Sports Connection All-Star ... selected team MVP in 1995 and 1996 ... as a senior, led team to 30-3 record, Mid-Seven Conference title, along with three tournament titles.

5’8/So./Setter Austin, Texas/Westwood 2001

Redshirting

2000

Was a reliable setter in relief of starter Skydra Orzen...made appearances in 27 games at both the setter and defensive specialist positions...tallied 96 assists and 17 digs and four blocks

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2000 graduate of Westwood High School in Austin, Texas...played volleyball...coached by Zula Blann, Karen Saucier and Brooke Wells...1999 team tallied a 40-3 record and won the Class 5A State Championship...team was state runner-up in 1998...was a first team all-district selection...MVP of district...Offensive Player of the year for the Round Rock Independent School District...Texas Gatorade Player of the Year winner...MVP of State Tournament...alltournament at selection at the Duncanville and Austin ISD tournaments...Texas Sportswriters first-team selection...MVP of the Class 4A/5A All-Star Game...National High School Coaches Association National Senior High Girls Volleyball Player of the Year...member of National Honor Society...Student Council...Fellowship of Christian Athletes PERSONAL Born Laura Grote on May 24, 1982 in San Angelo, Texas...Father Tracy is a Texas A&M graduate and is a Real Estate Appraiser...mother Ann is a registered nurse and a graduate of Texas Christian University...has one sister Elizabeth (20)...plans to earn a degree in Interior Design and someday open her own design firm...enjoys all sports as well as traveling, listening to music and hanging out with friends.

PERSONAL

Born Kate Jury on December 5, 1978 in Smithville, Mo. ... daughter of Paul and Jennifer Jury ... has older sister, Elizabeth Duff (23) and two younger brothers, Mike (18) and Aaron (14) ... grandfather Cameron Jury played baseball with the Boston Red Sox from 1947-50 and her uncle, Cam Jury, played baseball with the Chicago Cubs (1971) ... when Nelson recruited her, she was 6-feet tall but when the staff saw her over summer orientation at Tech, she had grown and extra inch-and-a-half and gained a shoe size ... now she is 6-2 ...high school coach, Randy Rockhold is a graduate of Texas Tech ... hobbies include sports, crafts and collecting cow stuff ... career goal is to become a teacher/coach.

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Player Profiles

ANGELA MOONEY

STACEY POOLE

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13 6’2/Jr./Middle Blocker Las Cruces, N.M./Onate

5’10/So./Middle Blocker Lubbock, Texas/Monterey 2001

2001

2000

2000

Has been rock solid in the middle for Texas Tech this season...has tallied 267 kills....a team-high 73 total blocks....100 digs...15 doubledigit kill matches...had a season-high 16 kills against New Mexico State on Nov. 7th...was named to the Red Raider Classic AllTournament team Has proven that she will challenge for a starting role in 2001...played in 44 games this season....tallied 53 kills and five service aces...racked up 42 digs...had a season-high nine kills against Liberty in the opening game of the season

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2000 graduate of Lubbock Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas...played volleyball, basketball and track...coached by Wilma Langdon, Jill Schnieder and Jon Ysasaga...basketball team was District Co-Champs, Area Champs and a Regional Qualifier in 1999...was a district champion and regional qualifier in track...named to the volleyball all-district first-team...first-team allstate selection...Lubbock Avalanche Journal Player of the Year...allregion selection...was an academic all-district selection in basketball, volleyball and track...

JUNIOR EXPERIENCES

Played for Texas Power...team placed fourth at the National AAU Championships in 1997...team finished seventh in 1999...was an AAU all-America in 1997 and 1999.

PERSONAL

Born Angela Mooney on August 31, 1981 in Lubbock, Texas...father Ed is self-employed and is a Texas Tech graduate...mother Sharan works for Scarburough Specialties Inc. and is a Texas Tech graduate...has three sisters and one brother...Anne (26), Amanda (24), Allison (22) and Andrew (14)...sister Anne played volleyball at Tech...sister Amanda played basketball and ran track at Baylor...sister Allison played basketball at South Plains College and Lubbock Christian University...her father played football at Texas Tech and went on to play professionally

Red Raider Volleyball

Has feeled in nicely at the middle blocker position since Yolanda Cumbess left the team midway through the season...tallied a career high 109 kills....30 total blocks...had three double-digit kill matches...season and career high 15 kills against UTEP on Nov. 6th One of the best athletes on the team...saw limited action in 15 games this season...tallied 17 kills and 12 blocks

1999

Freshman Middle Blocker who saw limited action in her first year as a Red Raider...played in 11 games while recording 6 kills and 16 total attempts.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 1999 graduate of Onate High School where she played volleyball for head coach Colleen Hackney … led Onate to 16-5 record and state runner-up finish as a senior … two-time All State player in New Mexico 4A class level … named First Team All State as a senior … selected Second Team All State as a junior … invited to play in the New Mexico North-South All Star Classic… three-time All Regional and All District selection … selected District 3-4A Honorable Mention as a sophomore along with 1996 Sweet-16 All Tournament team honors … led team to fourth place finish as a junior … played only two games on the junior varsity before being moved up to the varsity as a freshman … also played basketball and was named a USA Today Honorable Mention All American as a senior … All State two years as a center in basketball.

PERSONAL

Born Stacey Lynette Poole on December 6, 1980 in Las Cruces, N.M. … daughter of Milton and Debra Poole … has younger sister Iris, 15 … committed early to Texas Tech last summer … attended Texas Tech volleyball camps during the past two summers … also considered Wake Forest, UNLV, New Mexico State, Weber State, San Francisco State, Ole Miss, South Florida … interested in majoring in nursing at Texas Tech … Honor Roll student in high school … chose Texas Tech because of the setting, coaching staff and head coach Jeff Nelson … attended Texas Tech volleyball summer camps for two years.

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Player Profiles

KELLY JOHNSON

COURTNEY SHAMBAUGH

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15

5’10/Fr./Outside Hitter Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington

5’8/So./Defensive Specialist Arlington, Texas/Lamar 2001

Played in just five matches this season after aggrevating a knee injury that ended her season last year...hasn’t played since Oct. 15th

2001

Played only a portion of the season due to a knee injury that required season ending surgery...competed in 22 games as a defensive specialist with 21 digs

Has had a stellar first season for the Red Raiders and was rewarded by the Big 12 coaches as the 2001 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year...set the Texas Tech freshman kill record with 379 kills this season surpassing the mark of 347 by Ann Romjue during the 1999 season...has 222 digs and 35 total blocks...tallied 20 double-digit kill matches...tallied nine double-digit dig matches...tallied a season-high 22 kills against Ohio on Sept. 8th

HIGH SCHOOL

2000

2000

A 2000 graduate of Arlington Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas...played volleyball and ran track while at Lamar...coached by Teresa Albus...her 1997 team was area finalists...in 1998 her volleyball squad advanced to the regional finals...named honorable mention all-district in 1997...District 7-5A second-team selection in 1998...1999 Defensive Player of the Year in District 7-5A...first-team all-district in 1999...member of the National Honor Society and Younglife

JUNIOR EXPERIENCES

Played for Texas Advantage...participated in club ball for six years...qualified for nationals three times...North Texas Regional Qualifier in 2000

PERSONAL

Born Courtney Shambaugh on January 19, 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas...father Michael is an insurance agent and a graduate of Columbia College...mother Debbie is a homemaker...has one brother Cody (12)...enjoys playing volleyball and reading.

Redshirt Season

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2000 graduate of Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas...played volleyball, basketball and ran track...was coached in volleyball by Jack Warren, basketball and track by T.J. Vinci...during her final three years of high school, her volleyball squad advanced to the first round of the Texas High School Playoffs...served as team captain for two years in all three sports...named the District 6 4A Newcomer of the Year in 1997-98...named 98-99 District 9 4A MVP...Fort Worth Star-Telegram second team in 9899...District 9 4A MVP in 99-00...Forth Worth Star-Telegram First Team selection in 99-00...named the Fort Worth Coaches Association Athlete of the Year and the recepient of a $1,000 scholarship in 99-00...in 1999-00 she totaled 344 kills, 149 blocks, 187 digs, 30 aces and a 92% serving accuracy. JUNIOR EXPERIENCES Played for Texas Advantage from 1998-2000...her 1999-00 squad advanced to the national tournament.

PERSONAL

Born Kelly Brooks Johnson on July 29, 1981...father Chris is a Sales Manager and a graduate of Texas Tech University...mother Linda is in sales/retail and is also a graduate of Texas Tech...has one brother Chase who is 16-years old...has an uncle Kirk Johnson w as a thrower at West Texas A&M...also had a great uncle who played for the Detroit Lions...plans to major in Exercise Sport Science with the goal of becoming a personal trainer and also hopes to coach volleyball.

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DANEEN GRISHAM

SAMANTHA HARVEY

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5’5/Fr./Defensive Specialist Wimberly, Texas/Wimberly 2001

Has seen limited action in the back row as a defensive specialist...played in 20 matches and tallied 23 digs.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Wimberly High School in Wimberly, Texas...led her 1999 team to the State Championship and finished with a 39-2 record...in 2000 her team finished as area champions with a record of 32-4...was named TGCA All-State in 1999 and 2000, named to the all-tournament team at the State Tournament...District MVP in 2000...all-star team in 2000...was a first-team All-Centex selection in 1999 and 2000...an academic All-State pick in 2000...averaged 11 assists per game...was active in Girls State, her Church Youth Group and was a volunteer volleyball coach at WAC

6’3/Fr./Middle Blocker Taylor, Neb./Loup County 2001

Served as a back-up middle blocker...played in 27 matches and 48 games...tallied 67 kills and 13 total blocks...had a season-high 15 kills against Baylor on Nov. 21st

HIGH SCHOOL

Played for the JO’s - Austin Juniors

A talented athlete from Taylor, Neb. that gives Texas Tech two players from the state of Nebraska (Harvey and Ann Romjue)...led her team to a State Runner-up finish last season at the Nebraska State Volleyball Championships...led her basketball team to the State Championship last season...tallied an impressive 79 kills in one match...picked up 73 assists in a single match...was an all-conference selection all four years of high school...named to the Nebraska State Super Six...was an allstate selection all four years and was named the state’s most valuable player three years...was an active participant of FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was student council president and leadership group president.

GETTING TO KNOW HER

JUNIOR EXPERIENCES

JUNIOR EXPERIENCES

Chose Texas Tech because “It is where I always wanted to go to school and it seems like a great place”...Her most prized possession is “all my possessions because they are equal but I really like my pillow”...My role model is “Jesus because he set a perfect example for me to follow”...If I could play another sport at Texas Tech it would be “soccer”...The best thing about being a Red Raider is “you get to be part of really cool traditions and I am really far away from my parents - just kidding”....If she could describe Coach Nelson in one word it would be “nice”.

PERSONAL

Born Daneen Grisham on Nov. 15, 1982...mother Barbara Mullen is a headhunter and a graduate of Southwest Texas State, father Lee Grisham is a teacher/coach and also a graduate of Southwest Texas...has three younger siblings...Jacob Grisham (17)...Jessica Grisham (15) and Noah Mullen (2)

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Member of the South Central Juniors (USVBA)...led her team to a second place finish at the National Tournament in 2000...was selected to the National Tournament Team.

GETTING TO KNOW HER

The reason Samantha chose Texas Tech was because of the “atmosphere, the people and the program is spectacular”...Her most prized possession is “my volleyball”...My role model is “Lori Endicott”...If she could play another sport at Texas Tech it would be “basketball”...The best thing about being a Red Raider is “the discipline”....If she had to describe Coach Nelson in one word it would be “optimistic”

PERSONAL

Born Samantha Harvey on Oct. 1, 1982 to parents Shawn and Mary Harvey...father Shawn is an elementary school teacher and coach...mother Mary is a director of nursing...has an older sister Lindsey who is 21...plans to major in Elementary Education at Texas Tech

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Player Profiles

JESSY HERRERA

4 5’4/Fr./Defensive Specialist New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon 2001

Has had an outstanding first season as a defensive specialist for the Red Raiders...tallied 286 digs...had 16 double-digit dig matches...was named to the Red Raider Classic All-Tournament team as the defensive specialist

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas...led her team to the 1998 District Championship, a state-semi-finals appearance in 1999 and 2000...was named Second-Team AllDistrict in 1998 and first-team in 1999 and 2000...named academic all-district...State Tournament All-Tournament Team in 1999...second-team All-State in 1999 as well as second-team All-Greater San Antonio...named Female Athlete of the Year at Canyon High School in 1999...in 2000 she was named first team, all-district, Greater San Antonio and was named the Top Defensive Player by High Wired Sports

JUNIOR EXPERIENCES

Played for three different club teams...played for Centex in 1997 and advanced to a 7th place finish in the Nationals Open Division...played for Texas Block Party in ‘98, ‘99 and ‘00 and Alamo Volleyball in 2001

GETTING TO KNOW HER

Chose Texas Tech because “I loved the atmosphere and the school, the friendliness of the people and mostly because of the great volleyball program...Her most prized possession is “my pictures of friends and family”...If she could play another sport at Texas Tech it would be “softball”...The best thing about being a Red Raider is “the tradition”...If she had to describe Coach Nelson in one word it would be “determined”.

PERSONAL

Born Jessy Herrera on January 2, 1983 to parents Anthony and Jill Herrera...her parents are self-employed...has an older sister Christine (22)...enjoys shopping and riding horses as her hobbies...aspires to be a sports broadcaster for ESPN

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Week of November 24, 2001

NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds

2001 SCHEDULE uuu

Date

Opponent Time/Result Utah Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah 4/31 vs. #25 Georgia Tech L, 3-0 4/31 vs. Rhode Island W, 3-2 9/1 vs. #21 Utah L, 3-1 9/4 TCU W, 3-0 Four Points Red Raider Classic, Lubbock, Texas 9/7 vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 3-1 9/7 vs. UTEP W, 3-0 9/8 vs. Lamar W, 3-1 9/8 vs. Ohio W, 3-1 9/19 at Missouri L, 3-1 9/22 #22 KANSAS STATE W, 3-1 9/26 at Colorado L, 3-0 10/3 IOWA STATE W, 3-0 10/6 at Kansas W, 3-2 10/8 NEW MEXICO -reschedule W, 3-0 10/10 TEXAS A&M L, 3-1 10/13 at Oklahoma W, 3-0 10/15 TEXAS-reschedule L, 3-2 10/17 at Baylor W, 3-2 10/20 NEBRASKA L, 3-0 10/24 at Kansas State L, 3-1 10/27 KANSAS W, 3-0 10/31 at Texas L, 3-2 11/3 COLORADO L, 3-1 11/6 at UTEP W, 3-1 11/7 at New Mexico State W, 3-1 11/10 OKLAHOMA W, 3-0 11/14 MISSOURI L, 3-0 11/17 at Iowa State W, 3-0 11/18 at Nebraska-reschedule L, 3-0 11/21 BAYLOR W, 3-2

11/24

at Texas A&M

L, 3-0

MEDIA INFORMATION uuu

Texas Tech Athletic Media Relations 6th and Red Raider Ave. Box 43021 Lubbock, Texas 79424 Volleyball Contact Blayne Beal (Assistant Director/Media Relations) Office: (806) 742-2770; Fax: (806) 742-1970 Cell: (806) 790-7924 Weekly Press Conference: Head Coach Jeff Nelson will speak at the weekly football press conference held in the J.T. King Film Room at Jones SBC Stadium. (Mondays @ 11:30 a.m.) Practice: Daily practice normally begins at 1:30 p.m. every afternoon. Players and coaches are available 15 minutes prior or after each practice. Contact SID Blayne Beal for arrangements.

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TEXAS TECH IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT uuu

Utah State vs. No. 19 BYU (Match One) Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001; 6 p.m. (MT) Crimson Court, Salt Lake City, Utah

Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Utah (Match Two) Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001; 8 p.m. (MT) Crimson Court, Salt Lake City, Utah

Winner Match One vs. Winner Match Two Friday, Nov. 30, 2001; 7 p.m. (MT) Crimson Court, Salt Lake City, Utah

Projected Starting Line-up/2001 Statistics

No. 2 3 6 13 8 10

Player Angela Mooney Heather H. Justice Skydra Orzen Stacey Poole Melissa McGehee Ann Romjue

Pos. MB OH S MB OH OH

Ht. 5’10 5’10 5’5 6’2 5’9 6’0

Cl. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Pct. .254 .137 .197 .289 .187 .111

Kpg 2.54 2.75 0.78 2.02 3.35 0.97

Dpg 0.95 2.69 2.49 0.33 3.35 3.18

Bpg 0.70 0.17 0.29 0.56 0.45 0.12

Apg 0.11 0.16 14.0 0.04 0.46 0.25

RED RAIDERS GET A “NEW LIFE”, HEAD TO NCAA’S

After suffering a 3-0 sweep at the hands of rival Texas A&M on Saturday night, the Texas Tech Red Raiders had pretty much given up hope on an at-large bid into this year’s NCAA Tournament. The NCAA committee, however, had a different agenda for Texas Tech as they handed the Red Raiders an at-large berth into the tournament field giving Texas Tech is second consecutive NCAA bid. The Red Raiders were one of eight Big 12 schools to get bids into the tournament which ties the Big 12 with the Big 10 for the most number of bids to the tournament in a single season. The Big 10 sent eight teams to the tournament back in 1999. Texas Tech not only makes its second consecutive appearance in the tournament but will also play Utah in the first-round for the second consecutive year. Utah defeated the Red Raiders in five games last season in the first-round in Hawai’i. Texas Tech and Utah have already played once this season as the two teams tangled in the Utah Classic in Salt Lake City. Utah defeated Tech 3-1 in that match which gave the Utes the Utah Classic championship. Utah owns a 5-2 overall record against Texas Tech and has also won the last three meetings (1999, 2000 and 2001). Texas Tech is one of just a very few teams who will be actually taking a plane to the NCAA tournament this season, as the NCAA decided to produce regional match-ups in order to reduce air travel. The four-team tournament field in Salt Lake City is made up of Texas Tech and three other teams from the State of Utah including Utah State, BYU and Utah. For the first time in a very long time, top seeded teams were not automatically given rights to host the first and second rounds. Big 12 conference champion and second-ranked Nebraska found themselves traveling to Manhattan for the first and second rounds and is one of just

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NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds 2001 TEXAS TECH NUMERICAL ROSTER uuu

QUICK FACTS uuu Founded .................................................... 1923 Mascot ......................................... Red Raiders Enrollment ............................................ 24,558 Colors ..................................... Scarlet & Black Arena ......... United Spirit Arena (15,050) Athletic Conference .......................... Big 12 Chancellor ........................ John T. Montford President ......................... Dr. David Schmidly Athletics Director ................... Gerald Myers Faculty Representative .......................... TBA Head Coach ................................. Jeff Nelson Record at Texas Tech ....... 134-67 (6yrs) Overall .......................................................... Same Assistant Coaches .................. Nancy Todd ................................................................. Terri Cox Office Phone .................... (806) 742-7545 Volleyball SID ................................ Blayne Beal 2000 Record ........................................... 24-9 2000 Big 12 Record ............ 12-8 (T-5th) 2000 NCAA Record ................................. 0-1 All-Time Record ........................... 655-382-6 NCAA Appearances ..................... 7 (2000) First Year of Volleyball ......................... 1975 Returning Lettermen/Lost ................ 6/1 Returning Starters/Lost ..................... 5/1

AVCA TOP-25 uuu Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

School Long Beach State Nebraska Stanford Arizona USC Wisconsin Florida Pepperdine Colorado State Ohio State Hawai’i Pacific Utah UCLA Texas A&M Penn State Northern Iowa Kansas State BYU Michigan State Illinois Santa Clara South Carolina UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame

Record 28-0 27-1 27-2 21-4 22-3 25-3 25-1 21-3 27-3 25-3 27-5 26-7 23-6 18-8 23-5 21-7 29-1 19-7 20-8 20-7 20-8 19-9 20-5 17-13 22-6

Big 12 schools receiving votes: Colorado (35)

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17

Name Laura Grote Angela Mooney Heather Hughes-Justice Jessy Herrera Jana Kubalova Skydra Orzen Melissa McGehee Kate Jury-Shannon Ann Romjue Ashley Dickerson Samantha Harvey Stacey Poole Daneen Grisham Courtney Shambaugh Kelly Johnson

Cl. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr.

Pos. S OH/MB OH S/DS OH S OH MB OH S/OH MB/OH MB S/DS S/DS OH

Ht. Hometown 5’8 Austin, Texas/Westwood 5’10 Lubbock, Texas/Monterey 5’10 Scottsdale, Ariz./Xavier Prep 5’4 New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon 6’0 Bratislava, Slovakia/Bryson 5’5 Albuquerque, N.M./West Mesa 5’9 Kerrville, Texas/Tivy 6’1 Liberty, Mo./Liberty 6’0 Papillion, Neb./La Vista 6’0 Lubbock, Texas/Monterey 6’3 Taylor, Neb./Loup County 6’2 Las Cruces, N.M./Onate 5’5 Wimberly, Texas/Wimberly 5’8 Arlington, Texas/Lamar 5’10 Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington

Head Coach: Jeff Nelson (Ball State ‘86) Assistant Coaches: Nancy Todd (Arizona State ‘95); Terri Cox (Arizona State ‘97)

THE LAST TIME OUT FOR TEXAS TECH No. 15 Texas A&M Sweeps Tech 3-0 COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas Tech volleyball team was unable to knock off

15th ranked Texas A&M tonight as the Aggies dropped Texas Tech 3-0 in the regularseason finale for both teams. Texas Tech finishes the 2001 season with an overall record of 18-13 and completes league play at 9-11. Texas A&M improved to 23-5 overall and 16-4 in league play and will go to the NCAA Tournament as the second place team from the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech was only able to grab one lead in the first two games (1-0 in the first game) thanks to a stingy Aggie attack that led to a 30-16 win in game-one and a 30-13 win in game-two. Texas Tech was able to put up a fight in the third game as both teams traded punches late in the match before Texas A&M rolled off three straight points to win the game 30-27. Kelly Johnson led the Red Raider attack with 17 kills while Melissa McGehee led the defensive effort with 16 digs.

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FINAL BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS School

W

Big 12 L

*Nebraska Texas A&M Kansas State Colorado Missouri Texas Texas Tech Baylor Kansas Oklahoma Iowa State

20 16 15 13 10 9 9 9 6 2 1

0 4 5 7 10 11 11 11 14 18 19

Pct.

W

1.000 .800 .750 .650 .500 .450 .450 .450 .300 .100 .050

27 23 19 18 20 16 18 18 16 3 4

Overall L 1 5 7 10 10 13 13 11 15 30 22

Pct. .964 .821 .731 .643 .667 .552 .581 .621 .516 .091 .154

* Big 12 Champion

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NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds

Discipline. Hard Work. Determination. No matter how you classify these three words they pretty much describe the philosophies of Texas Tech Head Volleyball Coach Jeff Nelson. After six years as the Red Raider head volleyball coach, Nelson has turned a team that won half of its matches in 1994 prior to his arrival into a successful, dynamic and everimproving progam. Already in his sis years, Nelson has guided Texas Tech to four NCAA tournament appearances, led the Red Raiders to five 20-win campaigns, recruited and signed the top volleyball athletes in the nation and generated an interest level in volleyball never before seen in Lubbock. And that’s only the beginning of his accomplishments. Nelson has also done an exceptional job in the community as well. He holds camps and other charity events during the offseason to promote and generate interest in the game. He promotes his sport to the best of his abilities. But Nelson has not only promoted Texas Tech volleyball, he has has promoted the game of volleyball itself to Lubbock youth. The proof that volleyball is enjoying a surge in Lubbock came from the Tech volleyball camp, which had an increase in 600 participants from 1995 to 1996 (300 participants in 1995 and 900 in 1996). In 2001, Nelson and his staff are enjoying completely full camps featuring campers from all over the state and from other parts of the country as well. “It’s critical to have a healthy volleyball community,” Nelson points out. “That’s the biggest reason I’m involved. There are a lot of people putting time into it here, but it needed a shot in the arm and we were all going to get involved. I can’t imagine having a strong college team without bringing the community along and improving at all levels.” NELSON'S RECORD AT TEXAS TECH Year Record Pct. Big-12 Finish Post-season 1995 21-12 .636 SWC N/A NCAA 2nd Round 1996 25-9 .739 12-8 6th NCAA -First Round 1997 23-11 .676 10-10 7th None 1998 23-11 .676 12-8 T-5th NCAA -First Round 1999 18-15 .545 7-13 8th None 2000 24-9 .727 12-8 T-5th NCAA-First Round 2001 18-13 .581 9-11 T-6th NCAA Tournament Overall 152-80 .660 61-58 N/A 4 NCAA Tournaments

PRE-SEASON BIG 12 RANKINGS uuu

Nebraska is the pre-season selection to win the 2001 Big 12 Conference Volleyball title according to a vote by the league coaches. Texas Tech is picked to finish six in a league that sent six teams to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

2001 Big 12 Conference Pre-Season Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Nebraska Texas A&M Colorado Kansas State Missouri Texas Tech Baylor Texas Kansas Oklahoma Iowa State

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100 90 74 69 69 52 48 46 28 19 10

several examples of this new NCAA policy affecting Fall NCAA championships. The tragedies of Sept. 11 influenced the decision by the NCAA to move towards regional match-ups.

JOHNSON NAMED NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Texas Tech redshirt freshman outside hitter Kelly Johnson was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year on Monday afternoon for her stellar performance this season for the Red Raiders. Johnson set a Texas Tech freshman kill record with 379 kills which surpassed the record of 347 set by current teammate Ann Romjue back in 1999. Johnson was also stellar on the defensive side of the ball as she tallied 222 digs.

BIG 12 GETS EIGHT BIDS TO THE DANCE

The Big 12 Conference sent a record tying eight league teams to this year’s Big Dance in Texas Tech, Texas, Baylor, Nebraska, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Colorado and Missouri. The eight teams ties a record set by the Big 10 in 1999.

MCGEHEE IS A THREAT

Junior outside hitter Melissa McGehee was rewarded this past weekend by the league coaches as an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection (Note: The Big 12 only publishes a first-team and a honorable mention team). McGehee finished the 2001 regular season with 382 kills and 382 digs averaging 3.35 per-game in both categories. Over the last six matches, she has been one of Tech’s hottest hitters with 70 kills on 177 attempts for a hitting percentage of .232. In her career at Texas Tech, she has 938 kills and 981 digs and needs just 19 more digs to reach the 1000 mark, making her the third player this season to reach the 1000 career dig mark. Skydra Orzen and Heather Hughes-Justice both reached the 1000 mark earlier this season.

RAIDERS RANK NATIONALLY

Texas Tech features one player ranked in the latest NCAA national statistics released on Nov. 18th As a team, Texas Tech ranks in two categories. Senior setter Skydra Orzen is the leading setter in the nation as she tallies 1,629 assists and a 14.04 assist-per-game average. As a team, Texas Tech is in ninth place in assists with 1,775, and is 12th in total kills with 1,944.

THIS AND THAT

• Texas Tech is 18-13 overall this season and finished in a tie for sixth place with Texas and Baylor in the Big 12 with an overall league mark of 9-11. • Texas Tech needs just 56 kills to get to the 2000 mark for the season. Texas Tech is 12th in the nation in total team kills. • Texas Tech has four players who total 250+ kills on the season (Angela Mooney - 267; Kelly Johnson - 379; Melissa McGehee 382; Heather Hughes-Justice - 319). • Texas Tech placed five players on the 2001 Academic All-Big 12 teams. Making the first-team was Melissa McGehee, Stacey Poole and Kelly Johnson. Kate Jury-Shannon and Heather Hughes-Justice were named to the second-team. • Texas Tech is making its second-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and eighth overall. • The Red Raiders have an overall record of 3-7 in the NCAA Tournament. The last win in the NCAA’s for Texas Tech came back in 1995 when the Red Raiders defeated Arkansas State 3-2 on 11/29 in Gainesville, Florida. • Note: Senior middle blocker Yolanda Cumbess, who was named to the all-tournament team at the Utah Classic earlier this season, has left the team. Cumbess left the team due to personal reasons after the Oct. 6 game at Kansas.

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CAREER-HIGHS 1-LAURA GROTE Kills- 1 vs. Iowa State, 11/25/00 Attacks - 2 vs. Southeastern La., 9/15/00 Hitting Percentage - None Assists - 26 vs TAMU-CC, 9/9/00 Aces - 4 vs. TAMU-CC, 9/9/00 Digs - 4, twice Solo Blocks - 1 vs. TAMU-CC, 9/9/00 Assist Blocks - 3 vs. SLU, 9/15/00 Total Blocks - 3 vs. SLU, 9/15/00

2-ANGELA MOONEY

Kills-21 at Kansas, 10/6/01 Attacks - 64 at Kansas, 10/6/01 Hitting Percentage - .643 vs. Libety 9/1/00 Assists - 3, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Aces - 4 vs. TAMU-CC, 9/9/00 Digs - 9, vs. Iowa State, 10/3/01 Solo Blocks - 2, twice Assist Blocks - 9, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Total Blocks - 9, at Baylor, 10/17/01

3-HEATHER HUGHESJUSTICE

Kills: 25, vs. Texas, 10/15/01 Attacks: 60, vs. Texas, 10/15/01 Hitting Percentage: .567 (17-0-30) vs. Oklahoma, 10/13/01 Assists: 5 vs. Baylor, 11/18/98 Aces: 8 vs. Kansas State, 9/20/00 Digs: 22 vs. Baylor, 10/14/98 Solo Blocks: 1, twice Assist Blocks: 3, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Total Blocks: 5 vs. Kansas State, 11/20/98

4-JESSY HERRERA

Kills-2 vs. UTEP, 9/7/01 Attacks - 7, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Hitting Percentage - None Assists - 2, twice Aces - 2, twice Digs - 24, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Solo Blocks - None Assist Blocks - None Total Blocks - None

6-SKYDRA ORZEN

Kills: 10, twice Attacks: 26 vs. Ohio, 9/8/01 Hitting Percentage: .643 (10-1-4) vs. Oregon State, 9/10/99 Assists: 93 vs. Missouri, 9/27/00 Aces: 3, three times Digs: 22 vs. Baylor, 10/21/00 Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Kansas State, 10/28/00 Assist Blocks: 6 vs. Texas, 9/23/00 Total Blocks: 6 vs. Texas, 9/23/00

8-MELISSA McGEHEE

Kills: 31 vs. Texas A&M, 11/18/00 Attacks: 74, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Hitting Percentage: .579 vs. Liberty (12-1-19) 9/1/00 Assists: 7, vs. Texas, 10/15/01 Aces: 3 at South Carolina, 9/2/00 Digs: 23, twice

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NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds Solo Blocks: 3, twice Assist Blocks: 5, twice Total Blocks: 5, twice

Solo Blocks - None Assist Blocks - None Total Blocks - None

9-KATE JURY-SHANNON

17-KELLY JOHNSON

Kills: 14, three times Attacks: 46 at Baylor, 9/13/00 Hitting Percentage: .692 vs. Liberty, 9/1/00 Assists: 3 vs. TCU, 9/5/00 Aces: 4 at TCU, 9/5/00 Digs: 17 vs. Texas, 9/23/00 Solo Blocks: 5 vs. Colorado, 10/7/00 Assist Blocks: 9 vs. Baylor, 10/21/00 Total Blocks: 13 vs. Colorado, 10/7/00

10-ANN ROMJUE

Kills-22 vs. Ohio, 9/8/01 Attacks - 59 vs. Texas A&M, 10/10/01 Hitting Percentage - .481 vs. Oklahoma (11/10/01) Assists - 2, four times Aces - 3, at Oklahoma, 10/13/01 Digs - 19, at New Mexico State, 11/7/01 Solo Blocks - 2, vs. Kansas State, 9/22/01 Assist Blocks - 3, twice Total Blocks - 4, vs. Georgia Tech, 8/31/01

Kills: 19 vs. Colorado, 11/13/99 Attacks: 66 vs. Missouri, 9/27/00 Hitting Percentage: .692 (9-0-13) vs. Liberty, 9/ 1/00 Assists: 5, at Baylor, 10/17/01 Aces: 4, twice Digs: 36 vs. Texas A&M, 11/18/00 Solo Blocks: 2 vs. George Mason, 9/8/00 Assist Blocks: 5 vs. Baylor, 10/21/00 Total Blocks: 6 vs. Baylor, 10/21/00

12-SAMANTHA HARVEY

Kills: 15 vs. Baylor, 11/21/01 Attacks: 34, vs. Baylor, 11/21/01 Hitting Percentage: .636 vs. Oklahoma (11/10/01) Assists: None Aces: None Digs: 4, at UTEP, 11/6/01 Solo Blocks: 1, twice Assist Blocks: 2, vs. Georgia Tech, 8/31/01 Total Blocks: 2, three times

13-STACEY POOLE

Kills: 15, at UTEP (11/6/01) Attacks: 27, vs. Texas A&M, 10/10/01 Hitting Percentage: .667 vs. TAMU-CC, 9/9/00 Assists: 1 vs. Oklahoma, 11/11/00 Aces: 2 vs. TAMU-CC,9/9/00 Digs: 5, at Texas (10/15/01) Solo Blocks: 2, three times Assist Blocks: 4, vs. Texas, 10/15/01 Total Blocks: 5, vs. Texas, 10/17/01

14-DANEEN GRISHAM

Kills-1, at UTEP (11/6/01) Attacks - 2, vs. Colorado (11/3/01) Hitting Percentage - None Assists - 1, vs. Lamar, 9/8/01 Aces - None Digs - 3, twice Solo Blocks - None Assist Blocks - None Total Blocks - None

15-COURTNEY SHAMBAUGH Kills-None Attacks - 1, vs. Georgia Tech, 8/31/01 Hitting Percentage - None Assists - None Aces - None Digs - 5 three times

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SEASON STATISTICS & MEDIA CLIPPINGS

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