2005 26th Annual NAIA Volleyball National Championship Press Book

Madonna University uick Facts t1 n: .......................................................... .. .. ...... ...... Livonia, Mich. F unded: ................................................................................. ... ...... 1937 Regi n: .............................................................................................. VIII onferen : ............................... Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference nrollm nt: .......................................... ....... ... ... ....... ...... ............. ... . 4,400 olors: .................................................................... .. . Royal/Gold/White Ma ot: .......................................................................... ....... .. Crusaders President: ............................................. ............ .. Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa Athl tic Director: ................................ ............ .. ............. ... Bryan Rizzo Athletic Trainer: .. .......... ................ ...................................... . Sarah Grice ports Information Director: ........ ... ... ........ ..... ..... ............. Matt Fancett 2005 Overall Record: ................................ ..... ...... .. ...... .. ......... .... ..... 44-0 Qualified by: .............................................. ........ . Region VIII Champion arsity Program Started: ............. ....................... ...... ......... .. ...... ..... .. 1987 Roster Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jerry Abraham (Eastern Michigan ' 76) Overall Record (Years): 765-20 I ( 19th year) Assistant Coaches: Brian McClain, Tim DeBellso, Erin Shrewsbury HeadC-oachNotes One of the winningest coaches in NAIA volleyball history.. .2004 NAIA Hall ofFame inductee... Named 2005 WHAC and Region VIII Coach of the Year...Inducted to Madonna Atletics Hall of Fame in 2004...Won 9 consecutive WHAC conference championships.. .Three-time District Coach of the Year...Two-time Sectional Coach of the Year...Four-time WHAC Coach of the Year...Five time Regional Coach of the Year. # ::\amc Pos. Ht. Yr. Homctom1 1 ..... Natalja Tinina ............. OH .. ........ ... 6-0 ....... SR .... Riga, Latvia 2 ..... Amy Szymanski .......... S .............. .. 5-7 ... ..., SO .... Redford, Mich. 3 ..... Lubovj Tihomirova ..... OH ........ .... . 6-2 ....... FR .... Riga, Latvia 4 ... .. Jacqui Gatt ............... .. OH ....... ...... 5-7 .. ..... SO .... Livonia, Mich. 5 ..... Stefanie DeNardin ...... L ............. ... 5-6 ....... SR .... Marysville, Mich. 6 .. ... Heather Spooner .. ...... OH .......... ... 6-0 ....... JR ..... Woodhaven, Mich. 7 .... . Diana Sesto ................ OH ...... ....... 6-0 ....... JR ..... Clinton Twp., Mich. 8 .. .. . Caryn Inman ...............MH ............ 6-1 ....... JR ..... Oxford, Mich. 9 ..... Nicole Ellull ........ ....· .... OH ............. 5-9 ....... FR .. .. Dearborn Heights, Mich. 10 .... Rebecca Crane ........ ... DS .............. 5-7 ....... JR ..... Burton, Mich. 11 ... . Ashley Frost .... .. ........ S ... ............. 5-10 ..... SR .... Lake Odessa, Mich. 14 .... Laura Lesko ..... ... .. ...... MH ....... .. ... 5-10 ..... SR .. .. Wyandotte, Mich. 15 .... Kelsey Mack ......... .. ... OH ...... .. .. ... 6-1 ....... FR ... . Livonia, Mich. 18 .... Ste hanie Parslow .. ....MH ......... ... 6-3 ....... FR .... Clinton T . Mich. Season Statistics No. Name Pos Yr Kills/G Kill% Asts/G Ace Serve % Rec. % Oigs/G BS/BA BIG 1 _ Natalja Tlnina a-t Sr 5.7 .447 .03 40 .936 .915 2.9 27/58 0.63 2 _ Amy Szymanski__DS-=So = .06 .273 .11 19 .980 .849 1.6 0/0 0.00 3 _ Lubovj Tlhomirova _ a-t _ Fr _ 1.9 .324 .08 3 .905 .857 0.29 10/35 0.62 4 _ Jacqui Gatt a-t So .25 .167 .03 78 .936 .889 2.9 1/3 .03 5 Stefanie DeNardin L Sr .07 .467 .17 23 .988 .940 3.9 3/1 .03 - -- 6 _ Heather Spooner __ o-t _ Jr _ .89 .238 .59 2 1.000 .571 .11 10/57 .54 7 Diana Sesto a-t Jr .46 .115 .02 3 .905 .125 .31 4/11 .29 8 _ Caryn Inman M--l Jr 2.9 .522 .05 0 1.000 .850 .11 50/123 1.3 9 NicoleEll ul a-t Fr .33 .241 .04 3 .932 .848 .98 0/1 .02 10 Rebecca Crane DS Jr .03 .000 .43 18 .990 .876 2.7 0/2 .02 11 _ Ashley Frost s Sr 1.2 .534 13.9 63 .939 .993 2.3 23/67 .66 14 Laura Lesko M--l Sr 3.4 .511 .10 69 .921 .949 .99 31 /135 1.2 15 _ Kelsey Mack a-t Fr 3.3 .308 .04 2 .824 .966 .59 12/40 .54 Others Team Totals 18.0 .411 15.3 323 .947 .913 16.8 174/549 3.3 - __ Oppo ne nt Tota ls 3.5 .116 3.0 47 .895 .922 6.6 31/122 .68 54