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REDBIRD VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS / TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Institution .................................................... Illinois State University Location ..........................................................................Normal, Ill. Founded ................................................................................... 1857 Enrollment ............................................................................ 20,500 Nickname ........................................................................... Redbirds Colors ...........................................................Red (PMS 186) & White Mascot ..................................................................... Reggie Redbird Affiliation ................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference ................................................................Missouri Valley Facility........................................................................Redbird Arena University President ..................................................Dr. Al Bowman Director of Athletics...................................................Gary Friedman TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record ............................................................................18-14 Home ..........................................................................................8-4 Away ...........................................................................................6-7 Neutral ........................................................................................4-3 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Record/Finish ....................9-9/5th Postseason ...............................................................................None Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................11/3 Starters Returning/Lost (Including libero)...................................5/2 PROGRAM INFORMATION First Year of Volleyball .............................................................. 1973 All-Time Record ...................................................................926-455 Years in the NCAA Tournament .................................. 12 (last: 2007) MVC Titles ................................................................... 3 (last: 1997) Gateway Titles ............................................................. 5 (last: 1998) MVC Tournament Titles ................................................ 3 (last:1997) Gateway Tournament Titles ......................................... 5 (last: 1998) All-Americans ................................................................................ 2 MVC Players of the Year .................................................................. 4 Gateway Players of the Year ........................................................... 2 VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach ................................................................ Melissa Myers ........................................................................Juniata College, 1998 Record at ISU ...................................................65-60 (Four Seasons) Career Record ....................................................................1226-109 Assistant Coaches ......................................................... Eric Plunkett .....................................................................California Baptist, 2008 ..................................................................................Victoria Brown ..................................................................................... Illinois, 2008 Director of Volleyball Operations .............................. Ingrida Zauere ..................................................................................Houston, 2012 Athletic Trainer ................................................................Kelly Haley Equipment Manager .................................................. Julie Hardesty Head Strength & Conditioning Coach ............................. Chris Carter Administrative Assistant .............................................. Pam Rexroat Academic Advisor ............................................................ Julie Paska Academic Advisor ......................................................... Jessica Flood ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant ................................. ...........................................................................Lauren McLaughlin Office Phone ...............................................................309-438-3598 Cell Phone ..................................................................847-858-4839 E-mail Address ....................................................ldmclau@ilstu.edu Office Fax ...................................................................309-438-5634 Associate Athletics Director/Communications .................................. ...................................................................................Mike Williams Office Phone ...............................................................309-438-7748 Cell Phone ..................................................................812-230-8351 E-mail Address .....................................................mcwilli@ilstu.edu INTERVIEWS Please arrange interviews with Lauren McLaughlin at least 24 hours prior to the requested interview. Practice day interviews can be conducted prior to the workout. GOREDBIRDS.COM The latest, official information on 2012 Illinois State volleyball is available at GoRedbirds.com. Log on for complete media services, including statistics, rosters, bios, schedules, live video press conferences, quotes and more. SOCIAL MEDIA To stay up-to-date with Redbird volleyball during the year, make sure to follow ISU Athletics on Facebook and on Twitter via @ISURedbirds and @ISUvb. In addition, feature videos, post-game interviews and game highlights will be posted on Illinois State's official YouTube page. TABLE OF CONTENTS Illinois State University.................................................................... 4-5 Bloomington-Normal ..........................................................................6 Redbirds in the Community .................................................................7 Redbird Arena ................................................................................ 8-9 North Gym ........................................................................................10 Owen Strength & Conditioining Center .............................................11 Karin L. Bone Athletic Study Center ............................................. 12-13 The Valley ..........................................................................................14 2012 Preview .............................................................................. 15-18 Meet the Redbrids ....................................................................... 19-42 Coaching Staff ............................................................................. 43-50 2011 Review ............................................................................... 51-54 2012 Opponenets ........................................................................ 55-57 Opponent Series Records ...................................................................58 Opponent Series History .............................................................. 59-65 Series History .............................................................................. 61-65 Year-by-Year Breakdown ...................................................................67 All-Time Results .......................................................................... 68-76 All-Time Letter Winners .....................................................................77 Redbird Honor Roll ............................................................................78 Annual Leaders .................................................................................79 Redbird Arena Records ................................................................ 80-81 Match Records ............................................................................. 82-83 Season Records ........................................................................... 84-85 Career Records............................................................................. 86-87 By-Class Records ......................................................................... 88-89 All-Access ..........................................................................................90 2012 Illinois State Volleyball 3