2005 Media Guide - UMKC Athletics

2005 UMKC Volleyball 

2005 Schedule 

8/27 ! vs. Alabama 

8/27 ! at Kansas 

9/1 at Cal-Irvine 

9/2 # vs. UTEP 

9/3 # at Cal State- 

Fullerton 

9/3 # vs. Marist 

9/6 at Missouri 

9/9 ^ vs. Alcorn State 

9/10 ^at South. Illinois 

9/10 ^ vs. Arkansas St. 

9/20 at Wichita State 

9/23 * VALPARAISO 

9/24 * OAKLAND 

9/28 at Tulsa 

9/30 * at Centenary 

10/1 * at Oral Roberts 

10/3 SOUTH DAKOTA 

STATE 

10/4 MISSOURI STATE 

10/7 * at Western Illinois 

10/15 * IUPUI 

10/21 * at Oakland 

10/22 * at Valparaiso 

10/25 at Drake 

10/28 * ORAL ROBERTS 

10/29 * CENTENARY 

11/5 * WESTERN 

ILLINOIS 

11/11 * at Chicago State 

11/12 * at IUPUI 

11/18-19 Mid-Con Tourney 

! at Kansas Invitational 

# at Cal-State Fullerton Titan 

Classic 

^ at Southern Illinois Invite 

* Mid-Continent Conference 

match 

UMKC Sports 

Information 

SID Mailing Address: 

201 Swinney Recreation 

Center, 5100 Rockhill Rd. 

Kansas City, MO 64110 

SID Shipping/Overnight 

Delivery Address: 

5030 Holmes 

Kansas City, MO 64110 

UMKC Information 

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kansas City, Missouri 

Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1933 

Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kangaroos 

Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and Gold 

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,256 

Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I 

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mid-Continent 

Home Court (Capacity) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Swinney Recreation Center 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1,500) 

Interim Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Lehmkuhle 

Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Thomas 

Assistant Athletics Director 

for Internal Operations/SWA 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cynthia Gabel 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phone (816) 235-1039 


for External Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Rudd 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phone (816) 235-6018 


for Business Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carla Wilson 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phone (816) 235-1052 

Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Madden 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phone (816) 235-1034 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .e-mail: maddenp@umkc.edu 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cell: (816) 729-5607 

Assistant Sports Information Director 

(Volleyball Contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Allan 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phone (816) 235-1053 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAX (816) 235-1035 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .e-mail: allanjc@umkc.edu 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cell Phone: (319) 621-7893 

Senior Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patty Corker 

Athletics Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(816) 235-1036 

Athletics Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.umkckangaroos.com 

Volleyball Information 

Coaching Staff 

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Dallman (LaSalle, 1981) 

VB Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(816) 235-1037 

Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-203 (10 years) 

Record at UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82-135 (7 years) 

Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chrissy Elder 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juliana Lemes 

2004 Season Review 

2004 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-21 

2004 Mid-Con Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10 

Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th 

Last Post-Season Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None 

Final ranking last year (poll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1 

Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 

Table of 

Contents 

Media Information 

Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

Photo Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 

Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters 3 

Meet The Kangaroos 

Head Coach Steve Dallman . . .4 

Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . .5 

Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6–17 

The University 

This is UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 

Swinney Recreation Center . . .19 

History of the Kangaroo . . . . .20 

Mid-Continent Conference 

The Mid-Con . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

History 

All-Time Player Honors . . . . .22 

UMKC in the Mid-Con . . . . . .23 

Single Season Records . . . . .24 

Individual Records . . . . . . . . .24 

Career and Team Records . . .25 

All-Time Results . . . . . . . .26-27 

2004 Team Results . . . . . . . .28 

2004 Individual Statistics . . . .29 

UMKC vs. Opponents . . . . . .30 

Retired Numbers/All-Time 

Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 

2005 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . .32 

C O N R F E E N C E 

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2005 Photo Roster 

#1, Kristy Waltemeyer 

Sr., S 

#2, Vanessa Portela 

Jr., OH 

#3, Kim Freeman 

Jr., S/OH 

#4, Angela Melka 

Sr., OH 

#5, Mandy Tipton 

So., Lib./DS 

#6, Kylee Stephenson 

So., Libero 

#7, Danni Sperry 

Fr., OH/DS 

#9, Lauren Starks 

So., OH/RS 

#10, Liz Pollock 

Fr., MH 

#12, Jacqui Wood 

Fr., MH 

#13, Heather Towles 

Sr., MH 

#14, Caitlin Koenig 

Fr., S 

#16, Hillary Zobeck 

So., MH 

#21, Ashley Fulkerson 

Fr., Libero/DS 

#23, Sarah Johnson 

So., MH/RS 

Steve Dallman 

Head Coach 

Chrissy Elder 

Assistant Coach 

Juliana Lemes 

Volunteer Assistant Coach 

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Squad 

Breakdown 

By Class 

Seniors (3) 

Juniors (2) 

Sophomores (5) 

Freshmen (5) 

Pronunciation 

Guide 

Portela (Poor-tell-uh) 

Towles (Toles) 

Waltemeyer (WALT-uh-my-er) 

Lemes (Leh-mess) 

Squad 

Breakdown By 

State/Country 

California (3) . . . . . . .Towles, 

. . . . . . . .Waltemeyer, Wood 

Kansas (3) . . .Sperry, Starks, 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephenson 

Missouri (2) .Freeman, Tipton 

Alaska (1) . . . . . . . . .Zobeck 

Brazil (1) . . . . . . . . . . .Portela 

Iowa (1) . . . . . . . . . . .Pollock 

Numerical Kangaroos Roster 

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School 

1 Kristy Waltemeyer S 5-8 Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS 

2 Vanessa Portela OH 6-1 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil/Brazil Anglo HS 

3 Kim Freeman S/OH 5-9 Jr. Kansas City, Mo./North Kansas City HS 

4 Angela Melka OH 5-10 Sr. Pewaukee, Wis./Hartland Arrowhead HS 

5 Mandy Tipton L/DS 5-9 So. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 

6 Kylee Stephenson Libero 5-8 So. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West HS 

7 Danni Sperry OH/DS 5-9 Fr. Fairway, Kan./Bishop Miege HS 

9 Lauren Starks OH/RS 5-10 So. Olathe, Kan./Biship Miege HS 

10 Liz Pollock MH 6-1 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Southeast Polk HS 

12 Jacqui Wood MH 6-0 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif./Foothills HS 

13 Heather Towles MH 6-1 Sr. Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon HS 

14 Caitlin Koenig S 5-11 Fr. Cary Grove, Ill./Cary Grove HS 

16 Hillary Zobeck MH 6-0 So. Soldotna, Alaska/Soldotna HS/N. Arizona Univ. 

21 Ashley Fulkerson L/DS 5-7 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS 

23 Sarah Johnson MH/RS 5-11 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln High School 

Alphabetical Kangaroos Roster 

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School 

3 Kim Freeman S/OH 5-9 Jr. Kansas City, Mo./North Kansas City HS 

21 Ashley Fulkerson L/DS 5-7 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS 

23 Sarah Johnson MH/RS 5-11 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln High School 

14 Caitlin Koenig S 5-11 Fr. Cary Grove, Ill./Cary Grove HS 

4 Angela Melka OH 5-10 Sr. Pewaukee, Wis./Hartland Arrowhead HS 

10 Liz Pollock MH 6-1 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Southeast Polk HS 

2 Vanessa Portela OH 6-1 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil/Brazil Anglo HS 

7 Danni Sperry OH/DS 5-9 Fr. Fairway, Kan./Bishop Miege HS 

9 Lauren Starks OH/RS 5-10 So. Olathe, Kan./Biship Miege HS 

6 Kylee Stephenson Libero 5-8 So. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West HS 

5 Mandy Tipton L/DS 5-9 So. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 

13 Heather Towles MH 6-1 Sr. Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon HS 

1 Kristy Waltemeyer S 5-8 Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS 

12 Jacqui Wood MH 6-0 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif./Foothills HS 

16 Hillary Zobeck MH 6-0 So. Soldotna, Alaska/Soldotna HS/N. Arizona Univ. 

Head Coach: Steve Dallman (Eighth year) 

Assistant Coaches: Chrissy Elder, Juliana Lemes 

Athletics Trainer: Ted Ferris 

Illinois (1) . . . . . . . . . .Koenig 

Nevada (1) . . . . . .Fulkerson 

South Dakota (1) . . .Johnson 

Wisconsin (1) . . . . . . . .Melka 


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Steve Dallman, Head Coach 

2005 marks head coach Steve 

Dallman's eighth season at 

UMKC. He is the winningest 

coach in the history of the 

UMKC program. Dallman has a 

82-135 record at UMKC, 

including a 45-47 mark in Mid- 

Continent Conference matches. 

He led the Kangaroos to a 20- 

14 record in 1999, the best 

season in school history. 

Dallman's career record of 114- 

203 includes three seasons at 

Kangaroo Angie Jeffries earned 

Verizon Academic All-District 

honors in 1999. In all, UMKC 

volleyball players have 

appeared on the Mid-Con 

Academic Honor Roll on 40 

occasions during Dallman's 

tenure. 

Additionally, Dallman has 

strong ties to club volleyball in 

the Kansas City area. He has 

spent each of the last five years 

Golden Eagles to their first-ever 

district ranking and to the most 

conference wins in school history. 

Dallman served as an assistant 

coach at the College of St. 

Francis in Joliet, Ill., for two seasons 

from 1994-95, where his 

teams were 35-6. 

From 1992-94, Dallman was the 

club director and head coach at 

Dallman’s teams have received the AVCA Molten Team Academic 

Award in five of the last seven seasons. 

the University of Southern 

Mississippi (1994-96). 

During the past seven seasons 

at UMKC, Dallman has continued 

to schedule the Kangaroos 

against some of the best competition 

in the nation. The 

Kangaroos finished the 2000 

campaign with the school's 

highest ever RPI rating, and in 

2003 UMKC qualified for the 

Mid-Continent Conference 

Tournament for the fifth consecutive 

year. 

UMKC players have earned allconference 

honors on 11 occasions 

under Dallman's tutelage. 

Dallman's teams have excelled 

academically as well. The 

Kangaroos have received the 

AVCA Molten Team Academic 

Excellence Award five of the 

last seven (1998-99, 2000-04) 

academic years. Former 

helping coach Team KC, a 

nationally-prominent USVA 

Junior team. He currently 

serves as the director of volleyball 

operations for OZ VBC. 

Four OZ VBC players were 

selected to participate in USA 

Volleyball high performance 

programs in 2003. Current 

Kangaroos Lauren Starks, 

Kylee Stephenson and Mandy 

Tipton competed for OZ VBC. 

Known as a skillful recruiter, 

Dallman was an assistant 

coach at the University of 

Louisville for the 1997 season, 

where he helped the Cardinals 

to a 16-12 record and the 

Conference USA American 

Division title. 

Prior to his stint at Louisville, he 

served as the head coach at 

Southern Mississippi for three 

seasons from 1994-96, compiling 

a 32-68 mark. He led the 

the Divers Sports Center, where 

his teams posted a 400-100 

record. He also oversaw 50 

volleyball tournaments, including 

the top high school tournament 

in the country -- Nike High 

School Challenge. 

He began his coaching career 

in 1985 at the Michigan 

Lutheran Seminary as the varsity 

and junior varsity coach for 

five seasons, posting a 122-40 

mark and earning Coach-of-the- 

Year honors in 1988. Dallman 

also coached the Saginaw Area 

Volleyball Club in the AAU 

Junior Olympics, and was an 

apprentice coach to the United 

States Olympic team in 1990. 

Dallman has four children, Amy, 

Rebekah, Karen and Todd, one 

grandson, Kevin (4), and a 

granddaughter, Kennedy (2). 

Coach Dallman s Coaching Record 

1994 . . . .So. Miss . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26 (.235) 

1995 . . . .So. Miss . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 (.277) 

1996 . . . .So. Miss . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 (.466) 

1998 . . . .UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18 (.419) 



2001 . . . .UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20 (.286) 




Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114-203 (.360) 



Chrissy Elder, Assistant Coach 

Chrissy Elder begins her first season as assistant coach under Steve Dallman, having joined the UMKC 

staff on July 1, 2005. 

Elder comes to UMKC after spending the previous year as a student assistant coach at Pittsburg State 

University in Pittsburg, Kan. Her duties included equipment supervision, practice and game day court 

management, video operations and study hall. Elder also served as head coach of Star Aquila, a club 

team in Pittsburg, for a year. 

Elder played intercollegiately at Missouri prior to transferring to Pittsburg State where she completed her 

eligibility. She was an AVCA All-South Central Region player in 2003, hitting .263 for the Gorillas as they 

reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Division II Tournament. As a setter, Elder was second in the Mid- 

America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in assists, averaging 12.59 per game. She was the only 

setter in the league to be ranked in the top 10 in blocks that season, averaging 1.02 blocks per contest. 

She was invited to the USA National Team tryouts in February, 2005. 

She was an all-state player at Park Hill South High School in Kansas City, Mo., and was the Gatorade 

player-of-the-year for the state of Missouri her senior year. She was also a member of the Kansas City 

Star's all-Metro team that season. 

Elder has a bachelor's degree in recreation from Pittsburg State and is working toward a master's 

degree in liberal arts at UMKC. She resides in Parkville, Mo. 

Juliana Lemes, Assistant Coach 

Juliana Lemes enters her fifth season as an assistant coach with the UMKC volleyball team. She assists 

in scouting, recruiting and all daily operations of the program. In addition, she handles most of the team's 

administrative duties. Prior to becoming an assistant coach, she spent one season as a manager for the 

Kangaroos. 

Lemes brings extensive knowledge of the international game to UMKC. She played high school volleyball 

at E.E.P.S.G. Dr. Heitor Penteado in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She went on to represent Americana 

Volleyball for two seasons of city competition. 

Lemes, a native of Sao Paulo, is completing a degree in information technology at UMKC. 

Juliana and her husband, Junior, live in Parkville, Mo. They recently had their first child, Julia, in July. 

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Angela Melka 

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Outside Hitter • 5-10 • Sr. • Pewaukee, Wis. • Hartland Arrowhead High School 

SETTING UP ANGELA 

What is your biggest pet peeve 

My mother’s voice waking me up in 

the morning. 

Favorite Soloist: Gavin DeGraw 

and Rascal Flatts. 

Favorite Food: Grandma 

Earlena’s beef stroganoff, Chipotle 

and orange carrot jello. 

Favorite Movie: “Napolean 

Dynamite”, “The Breakfast Club”, 

“The Notebook”, “Mean Girls”, 

“Hitch”. 

What motivates you to play 

Division I volleyball The hardwork, 

dedication and competitiveness. 

What have you gained from the 

UMKC volleyball program Good 

friendships. 

If you were an actress, who 

would you be and why Deb, (as 

in glamour shots by Deb). She has 

a mean glamour shot. 

I look up to... my mother for her 

enthusiasm and personality. My 

father for his strength and encouragement. 

My parents have been 

my number one supporters. 

Melka’s Career Statistics at UMKC 

Year MP-GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE 

2002 31-99 162 105 562 .101 23 16 20 30 223 5 39 44 12 1 

2003 33-116 244 142 785 .130 32 30 51 57 385 2 33 35 9 3 

2004 28-107 363 142 1061 .208 15 29 36 47 374 5 32 37 7 0 

Totals 92-322 769 389 2408 .158 70 75 107 134 982 12 104 116 28 4 

Melka In Mid-Con Matches 


2002 11-28 34 20 140 .100 6 1 4 9 58 3 12 15 5 0 

2003 14-52 115 48 353 .190 12 13 24 23 176 2 19 21 2 0 

2004 14-52 161 56 473 .222 11 13 29 24 195 3 13 16 4 0 

Totals 39-132 310 123 966 .194 29 27 57 56 429 8 44 52 11 0 

General -- Fourth-year player ... three-year letterwinner 

... outside hitter who is an integral part 

of the attack ... team's leading returning attacker 

should see considerable time on the outside 

again in 2005. 

As a Junior (2004) -- Registered the seventhbest 

single season defensively in school history 

with 374 digs in 107 games (3.50 dpg) ... ranks 

fourth in career digs with 982 ... needs only 18 

digs to become only fourth player school history 

to surpass 1,000 for career ... seventh in Mid-Con 

in kills and sixth in the league in kills 

per game ... recorded a career high 29 

kills at Southern Illinois (9/11) ... also 

placed ninth in Mid-Con in digs per 

game ... added 363 kills, the ninthbest 

single season in school history ... 

ranks third in career digs per game 

(3.05), seventh in kills (769) and 

attacks per game (7.29) and eighth in 

kills per game (2.38). 

As a Sophomore (2003) -- 

Registered sixth-best single season 

defensively in UMKC history with 385 

digs in 116 games (3.32 dpg) ... 

ranked fifth in the Mid-Con in total digs and eighth 

in digs per game ... also registered 244 kills. 

As a Freshman (2002) -- Was fifth on the team 

with 162 kills, while playing in 31 of 32 matches ... 

was UMKC's fourth-leading defensive player with 

223 digs (2.25 dpg) ... also had 44 blocks and 16 

service aces ... had season-high 11 kills on three 

occasions, including collegiate debut against 

Morgan State (8/30/02) ... had season-high with 

16 digs in that match and against Western Illinois 

(10/25/02) ... had three double-doubles. 

High School -- An all-state performer at Hartland 

Arrowhead High ... a two-time all-conference pick 

... was a two-year captain ... helped team to state 

tournament and was named team MVP as a senior 

... helped club teams to three national tournaments 

... chose UMKC over Wisconsin-Green 

Bay, DePaul and Western Illinois. 

Personal -- Born May 7, 1984 ... daughter of Jim 

and Denise Melka ... a business major ... father, 

Jim played in National Football League. 

Senior Angela Melka ranks in the top 

three in career kills, attacks and digs. 

Melka’s Career Bests 

Kills: 23 vs. Drake 11/9/05 

Digs: 27 vs. IUPUI. 9/27/03 

Blocks: 5 vs. Youngstown State, 9/14/02 



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Heather Towles 

Middle Hitter • 6-1 • Sr. • Canyon Country, Calif. • Canyon High School 

Towles’ Career Statistics at UMKC 


2002 17-24 5 4 18 .056 1 0 4 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 

2003 15-26 9 16 45 -.156 1 1 1 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 

2004 25-74 71 50 208 .101 4 2 9 1 14 8 47 55 12 0 

Totals 57-124 85 70 271 .055 6 3 14 2 18 8 56 58 15 1 

Towles In Mid-Con Matches 


2002 6-9 4 2 8 .250 0 4 4 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 

2003 5-6 1 4 5 -.600 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 

2004 12-34 27 22 92 .054 3 0 1 0 4 5 12 17 5 0 

Totals 23-49 32 28 105 .038 3 4 5 5 4 6 12 19 7 1 


... a strong blocker who could be a 

major contributor in the middle in 2005. 

As a Junior (2004) -- Appeared in 25 matches 

and 74 games ... made the start in 12 matches ... 

recorded career highs in kills (9), digs (4) and 

blocks (8) versus North Dakota State (9/18) ... 

had 71 kills and 55 blocks. 

As a Sophomore (2003) -- Recorded nine kills 

in 15 matches ... also had six blocks, two digs and 

an assist. 

High School -- Made her mark at Canyon High 

School as a competitive swimmer ... was a twoyear 

letterwinner for the CHS volleyball team ... 

played for the Thunder Volleyball Club, which is 

one of the most respected club teams in 

California ... was a four-year academic letterwinner 

at CHS ... chose UMKC over Bowling Green 

and St. Peters. 

Personal -- Born March 29, 1984 ... daughter of 

Chris and Karen Towles ... a biology major. 

SETTING UP HEATHER 


Annoying people in general. 

Favorite Band or Soloist Martina 

McBride. 

Favorite Food: Fruit pizza. 

Favorite Movie: “Phantom of the 

Opera”. 


Division I volleyball I love the 

physical challenge that it brings and 

the intensity of the game. 

What have you gained most from 

the UMKC volleyball program I 

have gained many great and lasting 

friendships that are very valuable to 

me. 

If you were an actress who would 

you be and why Renee 

Zellweger - I love every movie she 

does and I think she is a great 

actress. 

I look up to... to my grandpa 

because he created such a wonderful 

family and influenced who I 

am today in so many ways. I miss 

him and love him so much. 

As a Freshman (2002) -- Recorded an .056 hitting 

percentage with five kills in 17 matches ... 

also had three blocks, two digs and an assist. 

Towles’ Career Bests 

Kills: 9 vs. North Dakota State, 9/18/04 

Digs: 4 vs. North Dakota State, 9/18/04 

Blocks: 8 vs. North Dakota State, 9/18/04 

Senior Heather Towles appeared in a career high 

74 games as a junior. 

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Kristy Waltemeyer 

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Setter • 5-8 • Sr. • Huntington Beach, Calif. • Marina High School 

SETTING UP KRISTY 


When people leave their blinkers 

on. 

Favorite Band or Soloist Rascal 

Flatts. 

Favorite Food: 1. Grandma 

Edna’s spaghetti and meatballs. 2. 

Mom’s “special” pasta and avovado 

salad. 3. Linda Ramey’s multi-layered 

cake. 4. Grandma Dorothy’s 

potato salad. 5. In “n” Out Burger. 

6. Golden Spoon frozen yogurt. 7. 

Mahe Sushi. 

Favorite Movies: “Top Gun”, “50 

First Dates”, “The Notebook”, 

“Mean Girls”, “Wedding Crashers”, 

“Pretty Woman”. 



competitiveness that playing the 

game brings. 

What have you gained most from 

the UMKC volleyball program 

The friendships that I have made 

with my teammates. I couldn’t ask 

for better teammates. 

If you were an actress who 

would you be and why Rachel 

McAdams - That way I could play 

her role in “The Notebook.” 

I look up to ... my sister Jill Evans. 

She has set a great example for me 

to follow in life, and best of all, she 

will always be my best friend. She 

is my best advisor and my source 

of encouragement. 

Waltemeyer’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2002 32-115 83 40 298 .144 1130 14 43 0 201 3 38 41 7 33 

2003 33-117 114 38 315 .097 1214 14 50 3 239 5 44 49 13 30 

2004 28-107 67 33 254 .134 1133 17 19 0 225 3 45 48 7 19 

Totals 93-339 264 111 867 .176 3477 45 112 3 665 11 127 138 27 82 

Waltemeyer In Mid-Con Matches 


2002 12-41 33 18 124 .121 442 8 18 0 64 1 16 17 6 15 

2003 14-52 59 11 139 .345 594 9 26 2 112 2 18 20 6 15 

2004 14-52 41 15 116 .224 520 7 10 0 104 1 23 24 2 10 

Totals 40-145 133 44 379 .235 1556 24 54 2 280 4 57 61 14 40 


... earned Mid-Con all-freshman honors 

after starting at setter for Kangaroos in 2002 ... 

ranks second in career assists at UMKC and is 

the favorite to handle the setting duties again this 

year ... a good leader and a terrific all-around 

athlete. 

As a Junior (2004) -- Played in all 28 matches 

and has not missed a match in three seasons 

with the Kangaroos ... registered 1,133 assists 

(10.59 per game) ... her single-season assists 

total ranks sixth in UMKC history ... ranked third 

in the Mid-Con in total assists and assists per 

game ... also had 67 kills, 48 blocks and 17 service 

aces ... recipient of the Lester 

Milgram Award, presented annually 

to a UMKC student-athlete who has 

displayed consistent sportsmanship 

and outstanding play. 

As a Sophomore (2003) -- Played 

in all 33 matches ... recorded 1,214 

assists (10.38 apg), fourth-best season 

in school history ... placed third 

in Mid-Con in total assists and 

assists per game ... also hit for a .241 percentage 

with 114 kills, 49 blocks and 14 service aces. 

As a Freshman (2002) -- Played in all 32 matches, 

recording 1,130 assists (9.83 apg) ... that total 

ranks seventh in school history ... also recorded 

201 digs (1.75 dpg), 41 blocks and 14 service 

aces. 

High School -- A two-time all-Sunset League 

performer ... competed against some of the best 

prep competition in the nation ... played club ball 

for Orange County Nike, one of the premier club 

programs in the country ... attended same high 

school and played for same club team as former 

UMKC standout Katie Keating ... chose UMKC 

over Regis and California-Irvine. 

Personal -- Born October 27, 1984 ... daughter 

of John and Loretta Waltemeyer ... majoring in 

business. 

Senior Kristy Waltemeyer ranks 

second in career assists at UMKC 

with 3,477 in her first three seasons. 

Waltemeyer’s Career Bests 

Kills: 8 vs. Oakland, 10/31/03 

Assists: 66 vs. Drake, 11/9/04 

Digs: 16 vs. Morgan State, 8/30/02 



3 

Kim Freeman 

Setter • Outside Hitter • 5-8 • Jr. • Kansas City, Mo. • North Kansas City High School 

Freeman’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2003 33-116 37 37 221 .000 44 19 46 46 292 0 3 32 4 4 

2004 28-103 12 15 72 -.042 87 20 19 23 188 0 0 0 0 9 

Totals 61-219 49 52 293 -.010 131 39 65 69 480 0 3 32 4 13 

Freeman In Mid-Con Matches 


2003 14-52 6 7 43 -.023 25 7 21 12 128 0 1 1 1 1 

2004 14-49 5 7 29 -.069 74 8 12 7 70 0 0 0 0 7 

Totals 28-101 11 14 72 -.041 99 15 33 19 198 0 1 1 1 8 

General -- Possesses solid all-around skills and 

expected to continue her strong play for the 

Kangaroos in her junior season. 

As a Sophomore (2004) -- Played in all 28 

matches ... had a season high 17 digs against 

Eastern Illinois (9/11) ... recorded 188 total digs ... 

also had 87 assists and 20 service aces. 

High School -- Three-time all-conference and 

all-district performer for coach Debbie Fitch at 

North Kansas City High ... earned team's Top 

Gun award each of her final two prep seasons ... 

voted school's Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a 

senior in 2002 ... played club ball for the Kansas 

City Northstars ... also was an academic letterwinner. 

SETTING UP KIM 


Morning people. 

Favorite Band or Soloist: Rascal 

Flats. 

Favorite Food: Pizza and french 

fries. 

Favorite Movie: “Anchorman”. 


Division I volleyball The love of 

the game, the competition, scholarships 

and friends. 


UMKC volleyball program 

Friendships. 


would you be and why Julia 

Roberts because she is a star. 

I look up to... Hillary Zobeck 

because she is a great roommate, 

friend and role model. 

As a Freshman (2003) -- Played in all 33 matches 

and 116 games ... second-leading player in 

digs with 292 .. recorded a carer-high 24 digs vs. 

UTEP at Northern Arizona tournament ... also 

recorded 46 service aces. 

Personal -- Born August 18, 1984 ... daughter of 

Lisa Freeman ... majoring in business. 

Freeman’s Career Bests 

Kills: 6 twice; 9/5/03 and 9/6/03 

Digs: 24 vs. UTEP, 9/5/03 

Assists: 17 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/11/04 

Kim Freeman was second on the team in assists 

last season. 


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Vanessa Portela 

Outside Hitter • 6-1 • Jr. • Braganca Paulista, Spain • Brazil Anglo High School 

2 

SETTING UP VANESSA 


Know it alls. 

Favorite Band or Soloist 

Whitney Houston and Mariah 

Carey. 

Favorite Food: Chinese food, 

chicken parmegiano and spinach 

dip. 

Favorite Movie: “Pretty Woman”, 

“Ice Age” and “Star Wars”. 



game, the team and everything 

about it. 



Friends and life experiences. 

If you were an actress who 

would you be and why Sandra 

Bullock - I really like her charisma 

and her work as an actress. 

I look up to... my mother for her 

endurance. My father for determination 

and my brother for friendship. 

Portela’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2003 29-91 183 126 542 .105 11 32 61 22 101 1 32 33 5 0 

2004 28-106 396 228 997 .169 15 24 19 14 134 4 53 57 3 1 

Totals 57-197 579 354 1539 .146 26 56 80 36 235 5 85 90 8 1 

Portela In Mid-Con Matches 


2003 14-51 109 87 331 .066 7 22 36 12 68 1 24 25 5 0 

2004 14-51 179 106 476 .153 10 16 18 6 81 2 25 27 1 0 

Totals 28-102 288 193 807 .118 17 38 54 18 149 3 49 52 6 0 

General -- Powerful outside hitter who continues 

to gain experience with each passing season ... 

expected to be a key component of the 

Kangaroos' offensive attack in 2005. 

As a Sophomore (2004) -- Team leader with 396 

kills, the seventh-best single season in UMKC 

history ... ranked fifth in the Mid-Con in kills and 

fourth in kills per game (3.74) ... the per game 

average was the seventh-best single season in 

school history ... recorded single-match high of 27 

kills against Eastern Illinois (9/11) ... 

named to Southern Illinois Saluki 

Invitational all-tournament team ... 

also registered 134 digs and 53 

blocks. 

As a Freshman (2003) -- Sixth on the 

team with 183 kills while playing in 29 

matches ... led team with 32 service aces ... also 

recorded 101 digs. 

High School -- Prepped at Anglo High School in 

Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo ... also played for 

Clube de Regatas Banderates in Brazil. 

Personal -- Born October 8, 1982 ... daughter of 

Heitor and Maria Portela ... a political science 

major. 

Portela’s Career Bests 

Kills: 27 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/11/04 

Digs: 13, vs. IUPUI 9/27/03 

Blocks: 6, at Creighton, 9/28/04 

Vanessa Portela celebrates during a match 

last season at the Swinney Recreation 

Center As a sophomore, Portela led the 

team with 396 kills. 



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Sarah Johnson 

Middle Hitter • Outside Hitter • 5-11 • So. • Sioux Falls, S.D. • Lincoln High School 

Johnson’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2004 27-82 71 54 233 .073 4 9 13 3 46 5 48 53 7 2 

Totals 27-82 71 54 233 .073 4 9 13 3 46 5 48 53 7 2 

Johnson In Mid-Con Matches 


2004 14-47 45 41 152 .026 3 6 10 1 32 4 31 35 4 1 

Totals 14-47 45 41 152 .026 3 6 10 1 32 4 31 35 4 1 

General -- Great athlete and tremendous leaper 

that should compete for playing time up front ... 

can play both middle hitter and on the right side 

and that versatitlity is an asset. 

As a Freshman (2004) - Appeared in 27 matches 

and 82 games ... recorded a career high seven 

kills against Colgate (9/4) ... had 71 kills on the 

season ... also had 46 digs and 53 blocks. 

High School -- A three-year letterwinner for 

coach Erika Paladino Hazelett at Lincoln High ... 

earned first-team all-city and all-conference honors 

each of her final two seasons ... was firstteam 

all-state in 2003 ... named to the all-state 

tournament team her senior year ... also a letterwinner 

in basketball ... chose UMKC over 

University of Chicago, East Tennessee State and 

Davidson. 

Personal -- Born January 27, 1986 ... daughter 

of Rico and Sheryl Johnson ... will major in either 

biology or criminology. 

SETTING UP SARAH 


Not putting a new roll of toilet paper 

on the holder and stealing food. 

Favorite Soloist: Prince. 

Favorite Food: Jalapeno chips, 

anything my mom cooks and milk. 

Favorite Movie: “Pretty Woman”. 

What movivates you to play 

Division I volleyball Because I 

love to play and it so happens to 

pay for my schooling. 


UMKC volleyball program A 

higher level of play, and friendships. 



Roberts because she is a classic. 

She makes great movies, loves her 

family and is beautiful. 

I look up to... my mom for her 

strength and determination. My 

dad for his dedication and stubbornness 

and my high school 

coach, Coach Paladino for teaching 

me volleyball and how to love it. 

Johnson’s Career Bests 

Kills: 9 vs. Drake, 11/9/04 

Digs: 7 vs. Western Illinois, 10/16/04 

Blocks: 4 on five occassions 

Last season against Drake, Johnson finished the 

match with a career high nine kills to help the 

Kangaroos top the Bulldogs 3-2. 


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Mandy Tipton 

Libero • Defensive Specialist • 5-9 • So. • Blue Springs, Mo. • Blue Springs High School 

5 

SETTING UP MANDY 

What is your biggest pet 

peeve Slow drivers, people who 

flip my flops and door dings. 

Favorite Band/Soloist: DND, 

Chevelle, Crossfade and any 

hard rock is fine by me. 

Favorite Food: Extra creamy 

vanilla ice cream. 

Favorite Movies: “Ghost”, 

Patrick Swayze is amazing. 


Division I volleyball The teams 

that we play against adn the 

crowds we get to play in front of. 



Great friendships and lots of cool 

handshakes. 



Roberts - her smile and laugh is 

absolutely original. 

I look up to... my parents. They 

have always taken care of me. 

Whatever, whenever. I love you 

guys. 

Tipton’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2004 24-63 3 3 9 .000 12 4 9 36 164 0 0 0 0 3 

Totals 24-63 3 3 9 .000 12 4 9 36 164 0 0 0 0 3 

Tipton In Mid-Con Matches 


2004 12-37 2 0 3 .667 11 1 4 23 117 0 0 0 0 2 

Totals 12-37 2 0 3 .667 11 1 4 23 117 0 0 0 0 2 

General -- Second-year player who brings a 

dynamic element whether as an outside hitter or 

defensive specialist to the Kangaroos program. 

As a Freshman, 2004 -- Appeared in 63 games, 

primarily as the libero ... recorded career high 22 

digs versus Chicago State (10/22) ... had 164 

total digs on the season . 

High School -- Lettered for coach Charlie Bock 

at Blue Springs (Mo.) High School ... also earned 

letters in track and field as a sophomore and junior 

... also starter for club team, OZ VBC. 

Personal -- Born August 28, 1985 

... daughter of Gary and Janelle 

Tipton ... intends to major in prehealth 

profession. 

Tipton’s Career Bests 

Kills: 2 vs. Valparaiso, 10/29/04 

Digs: 22 vs. Chicago State, 10/22/04 

Assists: 2 at Centenary, 11/5/04 

Mandy Tipton averaged 2.60 digs per game as a 

freshman in 2004. 



9 

Lauren Starks 

Outside Hitter • Right Side Hitter • 5-10 • So. • Olathe, Kan. • Bishop Miege High School 

Stark’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2004 28-106 290 151 790 .176 42 31 36 39 190 3 32 35 6 6 

Totals 28-106 290 151 790 .176 42 31 36 39 190 3 32 35 6 6 

Stark In Mid-Con Matches 


2004 14-51 163 79 420 .200 16 14 21 12 71 2 13 15 2 3 

Totals 14-51 163 79 420 .200 16 14 21 12 71 2 13 15 2 3 

General -- Experienced outside hitter with a year 

of collegiate competition under her feet. 

As a Freshman (2004) -- Appeared in 28 matches 

and played in 106 games ... recorded first collegiate 

double-double against Iowa State (9/8) ... 

had a career high kills (18) at Oakland Oct. 30 ... 

registered career high with 15 digs against 

Wyoming (9/10)... named to the Mid-Con All- 

Freshman team. 

High School -- A three-year letterwinner for 

coach Gwen Pike at Bishop Miege High School ... 

led the Stags to back-to-back Kansas Class 5A 

state championships in 2002 and 2003 ... a firstteam 

all-state selection in 2003 ... named to state 

tournament all-tournament team twice ... threetime 

all-conference selection and also earned all- 

Sun Country honors three times ... a secondteam 

Kansas City Star all-metro member in 2003 

... helped her club teams to three national tournament 

appearances during the last six years ... 

played for OZ VBC ... chose UMKC over 

Marquette, Southwest Missouri State, Kent State, 

Southeastern Louisiana and Pittsburg State. 

Personal -- Born January 2, 1986 ... daughter of 

David and Barbara Starks ... plans to major in 

secondary education. 

SETTING UP LAUREN 


People stepping on the back of my 

sandles and people without manners, 

especially chewing with their 

mouth open. 

Favorite Band or Soloist: Nelly, 

Emenem, Michael Buble. 

Favorite Food: Chips and queso 

and Chipotle. 

Favorite Movie: “Ace Ventura Pet 

Detective”. 


Division I volleyball The 

chance to keep playing volleyball 

and volleyball pays for my school. 


would you be and why Nicole 

Kidman - She is beautiful, talented 

and extremely versatile. 

I look up to... my mom. She is 

very generous and caring and 

does an amazing job of balancing 

everything in her life. 

Starks’ Career Bests 

Kills: 18 at Oakland, 10/30/04 

Digs: 15 vs. Wyoming, 9/10/04 

Assists: 6 at Oakland, 10/30/04 

Lauren Starks was a member of the Mid-Continent 

Conference all-freshman team last season. At 

Oakland, she had a career-best 18 kills to help 

lead the Kangaroos to a 3-2 victory. 


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Kylee Stephenson 

Libero • 5-8 • So. • Overland Park, Kan. • Blue Valley West High School 

6 

SETTING UP KYLEE 


People being loud while I am driving. 

Favorite Band: Dave Matthews 

Favorite Food: Mom’s home cooking. 

Favorite Movie: “Mulan Rouge”. 


Division I volleyball I love volleyball 

and all the girls that I meet. 



Amazing friendships. 


would you be and why Cameron 

Diaz - She gets all the good parts 

and she has hot boyfriends. 

I look up to... my Grandpa. He 

was an amazing coach and man. 

He taught me what it’s like to be an 

athlete and a good person. 

Stephenson’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2004 27-92 0 4 18 -.222 17 5 13 42 217 0 0 0 0 2 

Totals 27-92 0 4 18 -.222 17 5 13 42 217 0 0 0 0 2 

Stephenson In Mid-Con Matches 


2004 13-43 0 3 10 -.300 7 1 4 23 88 0 0 0 0 1 

Totals 13-43 0 3 10 -.300 7 1 4 23 88 0 0 0 0 1 

General -- Quick, aggressive back court player 

who is a valuable contributor at the libero position. 

As a Freshman (2004) -- Played in 92 games 

over 27 matches ... recorded a career high 23 

digs at Creighton (9/28) ... concluded season with 

217 digs, third highest total on team ... also had 

five service aces. 

High School -- Three-year letterwinner and twoyear 

varsity captain for coach Terry Flynn at Blue 

Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kan. 

... earned first-team all-conference, all-Sun 

Country and all-Johnson County honors ... 

selected to play in MOKAN All-Star game ... 

played club volleyball for OZ VBC ... chose 

UMKC over Kentucky, North Dakota and North 

Dakota State. 

Personal -- Born March 1, 1986 ... daughter of 

Ross and Debra Stephenson ... pre-law major. 

Stephenson’s Career Bests 

Digs: 23 at Creighton, 9/28/04 

Assists: 5 at Creighton, 9/28/04 

Kylee Stephenson finished her freshman 

season with 217 digs. 



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Middle Hitter • 6-0 • So. • Soldotna, Alaska • Soldotna High School 

Hillary Zobeck 

Zobeck’s Career Statistics at UMKC 


2004 23-54 31 30 104 .010 5 5 9 0 18 1 14 15 0 0 

Totals 23-54 31 30 104 .010 5 5 9 0 18 1 14 15 0 0 

Zobeck In Mid-Con Matches 


2004 11-24 12 17 54 -.093 1 0 1 0 7 1 8 9 0 0 

Totals 11-24 12 17 54 -.093 1 0 1 0 7 1 8 9 0 0 

General -- Should challenge for a spot in the 

middle ... strong and aggressive at the net ... 

mentally tough and possesses great all-around 

skills. 

As a Freshman (2004) -- Appeared in 23 matches, 

starting in six ... played in 54 games ... recorded 

a career high with nine kills at Southern Illinois 

(9/11) ... finshed season with 31 kills and 15 

blocks. 

At Northern Arizona (2003) -- 

did not play. 

Redshirted and 

High School -- Four-year letterwinner at 

Soldotna High High School ... earned all-region 

southern division MVP honors as a senior in 2002 

... first-team all-region selection as a junior ... all 

earned all-region accolades in basketball ... state 

finalist in the triple jump as a sophomore for 

Soldotna's track and field team. 

Personal -- Born December 18, 1984 ... daughter 

of Paul and Shirley Zobeck ... father was drafted 

by the Chicago White Sox (1971) and 

California Angels (1973) ... undecided on a major. 

SETTING UP HILLARY 


People who ask if I live in an igloo. 

Favorite Soloist: Mariah Carey 

Favorite Food: Cinnamon rolls 

from Sal’s Klondike Diner. 

Favorite Movie: “16 Candles”. 


Division I volleyball Angela 

Melka and Kristy Waltemeyer. 

What have you gained most 

from the UMKC volleyball program 

Friendships and tons of 

laughs. 


would you be and why Halle 

Berry, so I could wear the cat suit. 

I look up to... my roommate Kim 

Freeman because she makes 

amazing rotel. 

Zobeck’s Career Bests 

Kills: 9 at Southern Illinois, 9/11/04 

Assists: 3 vs. Wyoming, 9/10/04 

Digs: 4 twice 

Hillary Zobeck played in 23 matches as a freshman in 

2004, including six starts. 


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Ashley Fulkerson 21 

Libero • Defensive Specialist • 5-7 • Fr. • Las Vegas, Nev. • Palo Verde High School 

General -- One of four talented players who 

begin their UMKC career in 2005 ... an agile back 

row player whose quickness will help her compete 

for the starting job at libero in 2005. 

High School -- A three-time all-conference performer 

at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, 

Nev. ... was twice named a volleyball scholar-athlete. 

Personal -- Born September 17, 1985 ... daughter 

of Michelle and Steve Fulkerson ... played 

club volleyball for the Las Vegas Wahines .. 

intends to major in nursing. 

Caitlin Koenig 14 

Setter • 5-11 • Fr. • Cary Grove, Ill. • Cary Grove High School 


begin their UMKC career in 2005 ... will compete 

for the starting spot at setter. 

High School -- An all-state honorable mention 

player at Cary Grove (Ill.) High School ... twice 

selected to all-Fox Valley Conference team ... 

named team's most valuable player and most 

spirited in senior season ... was team leader in 

assists three consecutive years ... ranks second 

in school career assists and third in career 

blocks. 

Personal -- Born July 14, 1987 ... daughter of 

Maureen and Mark Koenig ... played club volleyball 

for Sky High ... majoring in biological science. 

Danni Sperry 7 

Outside Hitter • Defensive Specialist • 5-9 • Fr. • Fairway, Kan. • Bishop Miege High School 


begin their UMKC career in 2005. 

High School -- An honorable mention all-metro 

player her senior season at Bishop Miege High 

School in Fairway, Kan ... was a first-team allconference 

performer in addition to being named 

a first-team all-Johnson County performer by the 

Johnson County Sun ... named a Kansas City 

Star Scholar-Athlete in 2005 ... played in 2005 

MoKan all-star game as a member of the Kansas 

squad ... named a Kansas City Star Athlete-ofthe-Week 

in 2004. 

Personal -- Born November 14, 1986 ... daughter 

of Kathy Sperry ... played club volleyball for 

Power VBC ... intends to major in English. 



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Liz Pollock 

Middle Hitter • 6-1 • Fr. • Des Moines, Iowa • Southeast Polk High School 

General -- Has great leaping ability ... has 

tremendous potential and should fight for playing 

time at middle hitter. 

2004 -- Redshirted and did not play. 

High School -- Three-year letterwinner for coach 

Erick Eekhoff at Southeast Polk High School in 

Runnels, Iowa ... a two-time all-conference performer 

in volleyball that also earned all-conference 

honors in basketball as a junior ... qualified 

for the state track meet as a high jumper each of 

her first three years as a prep ... member of the 

National Honor Society ... chose UMKC over 

Iowa. 

Personal -- Born January 8, 1986 ... daughter of 

Craig and Joanne Pollock ... intends to major in 

criminology. 

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Middle Hitter • 6-0 • Fr. • Santa Ana, Calif. • Foothills High School 

Jacqui Wood 


begin their UMKC careers in 2005 ... a dynamic 

hitter who is very athletic ... expected to challenge 

for a starting role in her freshman season. 

High School -- A two-time first-team all-conference 

performer at Foothills High School in Tustin, 

Calif. ... also named second-team all-California 

Interscholastic Federation twice ... in addition to 

volleyball, was a four-year soccer letterwinner, 

earning four second-team all-conference nods. 

Personal -- Born August 27, 1987 ... daughter of 

Julia and Brian Wood ... played for Orange 

County VBC club team ... majoring in communications 

studies. 

The Kangaroos return five starters and 10 letterwinners from last 

season’s squad. 


17


The University: History and Future 

The History of UMKC 

Although talk of a university in 

Kansas City began as early as 

the 1890s, it was not until the 

1920s that talk turned to 

action. In the postwar decade, 

a board of trustees comprising 

leading businessmen, was 

established, and in 1929 the 

charter for the University of 

Kansas City was granted. The 

dream became a reality when 

William Volker, a local philanthropist 

for whom the 93-acre 

Volker Campus is named, presented 

the board with the 

40-acre nucleus of the present 

campus site in Kansas City’s 

Rockhill district. 

The University of Kansas 

City, a private, independent 

university, began its first classes 

on Oct. 2, 1933, with 264 

students enrolled. 

In the eventful decades 

following that day, the 

University developed rapidly, 

in part due to its affiliation with 

several area professional 

schools. This included the 

Kansas City School of Law in 

1938, the Kansas City- 

Western Dental College in 

1941, the Kansas City College 

of Pharmacy in 1943 and the 

Conservatory |of Music in 

1959. Also established were 

the School of Administration 

(1953), the School of 

Education (1954), the Division 

for Continuing Education 

(1958), the School of Graduate 

Studies (1964), the School of 

Medicine (1970) and the 

School of Nursing (1980). 

On July 25, 1963, the 

University of Kansas City 

became the fourth institution 

in the University of Missouri 

System. The University’s 

name was changed to 

University of Missouri-Kansas 

City. 

UMKC’s Emerging Future 

Since 2000, UMKC has been 

shifting its culture fundamentally 

for the purpose of delivering 

its core educational mission. 

The University has 

engaged in a 

transformation process to produce 

a culture thatcan support 

and propel its mission through 

deliberate actions that are 

grounded in its vision and values. 

UMKC continues to take 

important steps to create an 

environment that supports 

quantum results of remarkable, 

unexpected and unpredictable 

levels of accomplishment. 

In just a few years, the 

University is already beginning 

to see these results. 

In fall of 2004 UMKC will 

open the doors to a state-ofthe-art 

housing facility that will 

not only double the availability 

of on-campus residence 

options for students, but provide 

living-learning communities 

where students can excel. 

It is also in the process of 

developing a new Student- 

Alumni Center that will change 

the face of the Volker campus. 

Continuously developing 

relationships with community 

partners, such as the Stowers 

Institute for Medical Research, 

is bolstering the University’s 

teaching and research abilities, 

as well as strengthening 

its position as a leader in 

Kansas City’s initiative to 

become the nation’s center for 

life sciences. 

Additionally, UMKC continues 

to host its annual Life 

Sciences Day, bringing hundreds 

of life sciences faculty 

and researchers from across 

the region to campus. This 

quantum change is a result of 

the University’s dedication to 

its vision. 

18 UMKC Volleyball • u m k c k a n g a r o o s . c o m 

UMKC Vision: 

A community of learners 

making the world a better 

place 

Creating new standards in 

higher education: 

• Academic Excellence 

• Campus Without Borders 

• Unleashing Human 

Potential is manifested 

through the university mission 

• Lead in the Life and Health 

Sciences 

• Deepen and Expand 

Strength in the Visual and 

Performing Arts 

• Develop a Professional 

Workforce Through 

Collaboration in Urban 

Issues and Education 

• Create a Vibrant Learning 

and Campus Life 

Experience through 

processes that have 

UMKC living its values 

• Education First 

• Discovery and Innovation 

• Integrity and Accountability 

• Diversity, Inclusiveness and 

Respect 

• Energized Collaborative 

Communities to achieve its 

goals, that in 2006 

• We are a national leader in 

scholarship and creative 

activity 

• We attract, nurture and 

develop responsible 

community leaders 

• We are an essential 

community partner and 

resource 

• We are a workplace of 

choice 

• We have the resources to 

fuel our vision. 

To learn more about UMKC’s 

emerging future, visit 

www.umkc.edu/thevision.


The Kangaroos and the Missouri Tigers battled in front of a school record crowd of 810 on Sept. 11, 2002. 

Swinney Recreation Center 

• Serves as the practice and event facility for UMKC Volleyball 

• One of the finest fitness centers in all of Kansas City 

• Created with a $14.5 million addition to old Swinney 

Gymnasium 

• Includes five basketball courts and four racquetball courts 

• Houses an indoor/outdoor 

25-meter swimming pool 

• Sauna and steam room for relaxation 

• Two weight rooms allow any type of lift to be 

performed 

• Stairmasters, stationary bikes and treadmills all at your ready 

• Nautilus equipment allows for two types of circuit training 

Swinney Recreation Center serves as the practice and event facility 

for UMKC volleyball. It features five basketball courts and two racquetball 

courts. 

The Oak Street Housing East project is a collaboration between 

UMKC and Capstone Development Corporation. This five-story, 

132,000 square-foot facility houses 560 primarily freshmen and 

sophomore students, and opened in 2004. 


19


History of the Kangaroo 

What do the The Kansas City 

Star, Walt Disney and the 

Kansas 

City Zoo 

have in 

common 

All are 

pieces to 

a puzzle 

concerning 

the 

question, 

“How in 

the world 

did UMKC 

pick a 

Kangaroo 

as its 

mascot” 

T h e 

Kangaroo 

issue was 

f i r s t 

brought 

up in 1936 

when the 

editors of the University (then 

named the Kansas City 

University) newspaper decided it 

was time to find a mascot for, of 

all things, the debate team. 

There were no organized 

University athletics teams at the 

time, yet the students on the 

newspaper staff still wanted a 

unique identity for their debate 

team and, more importantly, their 

school. 

The fire was lit later that year 

when an article appeared in The 

Kansas City Star titled “The 

Kangaroo May Go to KCU... 

Student Editors Believe 

University Should Have Symbol.” 

Interest in the mascot was also 

spurred by the Kansas City Zoo’s 

purchase of two baby kangaroos 

at about that same time and the 

subsequent publicity generated 

by the Kangaroo nearly suffered 

a quick demise in 1937 when the 

editors of the University yearbook 

The Crategus decided that 

a kangaroo was not an appropriate 

university symbol. They 

opted to delete the proposed 

kangaroo emblem from the yearbook’s 

feature section but supporters 

of the mascot began a 

vocal attack. 

Just as the criticism began to 

mount and support for the kangaroo 

was beginning to wane, 

famed cartoonist Walt Disney 

came to the rescue. In April 

1937, a leading KCU political 

group, the CO-OP Party, won a 

landslide election with “Kasey 

the Kangaroo” as its insignia. 

“Kasey”, the group stated fit KC. 

The same month, the 

first issue of the KCU 

humor magazine The 

Kangaroo was published. 

Six months after 

the first kangaroo 

appeared on the cover, 

another kangaroo was 

featured, this time 

alongside Mickey 

Mouse. The artist of 

this drawing was the 

famous Disney, and 

support for the kangaroo 

mounted. In a matter 

of a few years, the 

Crateegus folded and 

the Kangaroo became the 

school’s yearbook. 

Over the years, the Kangaroo 

went through numerous changes 

and refinements before a final 

edition was agreed upon via a 

"The Kangaroos" is a unique nickname, and 

UMKC shares it with a slight few. 

special committee appointed by 

then-chancellor Randall Whaley. 

The athletics department introduced 

a new set of marks in 

November, 2004, working with 

Plan B. Branding of San Diego, 

Calif., to create the identity. 

The Kangaroo is a unique nickname, 

and the UMKC shares it 

with a slight few. Just one other 

college in the nation uses 

“Kangaroos” as its nickname 

(Austin College in Sherman, 

Texas) and one other uses the 

kangaroo as its mascot (Akron 

Zips). 



The Mid-Continent Conference 

Now in its 24th year as an NCAA Division I athletics 

conference, the Mid-Continent Conference is coming 

off a year in which its student-athletes, coaches, 

administrators and teams continued to strengthen its 

reputation as a nationally competitive and wellrespected 

league. The Mid-Con's member schools - 

Centenary College of Louisiana, Chicago State 

University, IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue 

University Indianapolis), UMKC (University of 

Missouri-Kansas City), Oakland University, Oral 

Roberts University, Southern Utah University, 

Valparaiso University and Western Illinois University - 

are located primarily in the Midwest's largest urban 

areas, and pride themselves on providing quality athletic, 

academic and social experiences for their student-athletes. 

The Mid-Con sponsors an all-time high of 19 championship 

sports, which includes: baseball, men's and 

women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, 

men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, 

softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, 

men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and 

women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's 

tennis, and volleyball. 

A brief review of the Mid-Con's highlights over the 

past two decades: 

1982-83 

The Association of Mid-Continent Universities is 

founded with “Frosty” Ferzacca as its first commissioner. 

The initial AMCU line-up includes Cleveland 

State, Eastern Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Northern 

Iowa, SW Missouri State, Valparaiso, Western Illinois 

and Wisconsin-Green Bay. 

1983-84 

UW-Green Bay and Eastern Illinois each play in the 

NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament, making them the 

league's first NCAA Tourney teams in any sport. 

1985-86 

Cleveland State earns the AMCU's first national 

recognition in the NCAA Men's Basketball 

Tournament. The 14th-seeded Vikings upset No. 3 

seed Indiana on their way to a “Sweet 16” appearance. 

In addition, SW Missouri State begins a string 

of five consecutive postseason appearances by 

reaching the quarterfinals of the NIT. 

1987-88 

The AMCU sends two teams to men's basketball 

postseason play for the third straight season. 

Ferzacca steps down as commissioner and is 

replaced by Jerry Ippoliti. Eastern Illinois' Jim Maton 

is the league's first NCAA National Champion, as he 

wins the 800 meter run at the NCAA Indoor Track 

Championship. 

1989-90 

The AMCU sends a conference-record three teams to 

postseason play in men's basketball, including 

Northern Iowa, which upsets former No. 1 Missouri in 

the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The AMCU 

changes its name to the now familiar Mid-Continent 

Conference. 

1990-91 

For the second straight season, the Mid-Con sends 

two teams - in this case, Northern Illinois and UW- 

Green Bay - to the NCAA Men's Basketball 

Tournament. 

1991-92 

The league announces that it will begin sponsoring 

women's athletics - strengthened by the membership 

of seven former North Star Conference members - 

the following year with the debut of six championship 

sports. UW-Green Bay's Tony Bennett establishes 

the league's all-time scoring record in men's basketball 

and wins his second straight Mid-Con Scholar- 

Athlete of the Year Award. 

1992-93 

UW-Milwaukee wins the first Mid-Con-sponsored 

women's championship when it takes home the cross 

country crown. Northern Illinois makes the first NCAA 

appearance by a Mid-Con women's team in the 

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Wright 

State's Brian Anderson is the third overall pick in the 

Major League Baseball draft after repeating as the 

league's Pitcher of the Year. 

1993-94 

Northern Illinois' volleyball squad posts the league's 

first women's NCAA Tourney win with a three-game 

triumph over Illinois State. UW-Green Bay upsets 

California in the first round of the NCAA Men's 

Basketball Tourney. Six schools depart the Mid-Con 

at the conclusion of the season. 

1994-95 

The league's revamped line-up includes Buffalo, 

Central Connecticut State, Chicago State, UMKC, 

Northeastern Illinois and Troy State. Jon 

Steinbrecher begins a league-record nine-year 

tenure at the Mid-Con helm when he replaces Ippoliti 

as commissioner. Valparaiso begins a string of five 

straight regular-season titles and six consecutive 

Mid-Con Tournament titles in men's basketball. 

1995-96 

Charter member Eastern Illinois departs the Mid-Con, 

but not until after winning its ninth men's outdoor 

track and field title, a record for all Mid-Con sports 

that still stands. 

1996-97 

Buffalo (cross country) and Valparaiso (volleyball) 

earn the first-ever “three-peats” in Mid-Con women's 

athletics. 

1997-98 

Oral Roberts and Southern Utah join the Mid-Con. 

Oral Roberts begins a string of six straight Mid-Con 

volleyball titles, and wins its first-round match in the 

NCAA Tournament by edging Arizona in five games. 

The Mid-Con becomes one of few NCAA Division I 

conferences across the nation to simultaneously run 

its basketball championships at the same neutral site. 

Valparaiso reaches the NCAA “Sweet 16”, thanks to 

the efforts of NBA draftee Bryce Drew, who hits “The 

Shot” which eventually earns him an ESPY from 

ESPN. Youngstown State earns the first Mid-Con 

women's tourney win, topping fifth-seeded Memphis 

in the first round. 

1998-99 

IUPUI and Oakland begin competition in the Mid- 

Con. Western Illinois wins its eighth men's swimming 

and diving title. Associate member DePaul reaches 

the NCAA Softball College World Series, posting a 

third-place finish, and sets a Mid-Con single-season 

record with 54 wins. 

1999-00 

Southern Utah finishes 21st in the NCAA Men's Cross 

Country Championship. Western Illinois softball reels 

off a 25-game win streak behind Mid-Con Pitcher of 

the Year Holly Killion, who sets Mid-Con records with 

30 wins and 355 strikeouts. 

2000-01 

Oakland women's soccer player Anita Rapp - a twotime 

Mid-Con Player of the Year (1999, 2001) and a 

WUSA draftee - earns a Gold Medal while playing for 

her native Norway in the 2000 Olympic Games. The 

Mid-Con renames its Women's All Sports Award for 

retiring Western Illinois Director of Athletics Dr. Helen 

Smiley. 

2001-02 

Southern Utah sweeps the Mid-Con cross country 

championships for the fourth straight year, while 

UMKC captures the conference's first-ever NCAA 

Men's Soccer College Cup win, a 2-1 overtime triumph 

over former league member UW-Milwaukee. 

Oral Roberts' Krista Ragan sets the Mid-Con 

women's basketball career scoring record (2,105), 

and becomes the first player in league history to earn 

four first-team all-conference citations in the sport. 

Valparaiso posts the biggest turnaround in NCAA 

women's basketball (from 7-22 in 2000-01 to 26-7 in 

2001-02) on its way to reaching the quarterfinals of 

the WNIT. UMKC's Matt Voelker earns outdoor track 

and field All-America honors in the high jump. 

2002-03 

The Mid-Con sets a league record by sending four 

teams combined - IUPUI (NCAA) and Valparaiso 

(NIT) on the men's side and Valparaiso (NCAA) and 

Western Illinois (WNIT) on the women's side - to basketball 

postseason play. Oral Roberts' Marsha 

Dawkins earns All-America honors in the 400 meter 

dash at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and 

Field Championships. IUPUI women's basketball 

player Tiffany Kyser is Indiana's recipient of the 

NCAA “Woman of the Year” award (she is also a finalist 

for the national award). Steinbrecher resigns as 

commissioner and is replaced by Ron Bertovich. 

2003-04 

Centenary begins Mid-Con play, lifting the league's 

membership to nine. The Mid-Con sends two teams 

(UMKC, Oakland) to the NCAA Men's Soccer College 

Cup for the second time in league history, and 

Oakland's swimming & diving programs set league 

records for consecutive titles when they sweep the 

Mid-Con Championships for the fifth straight time. 

UMKC's Michael Watson finishes his career as the 

league's all-time leading scorer (2,488) in men's 

hoops, while Oral Roberts' Caleb Green and Ken Tutt 

are the nation's highest scoring freshman duo. Oral 

Roberts sets a league record with 50 wins and finishes 

the season ranked in all four of college baseball's 

polls. Southern Utah becomes the first Mid-Con 

school to sweep the men's and women's cross country 

and indoor and outdoor track & field crowns in the 

same year. Oral Roberts' Prince Mumba (800 meter) 

and Western Illinois' Aubrey Martin (shot put) earn All- 

America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field 

Championship; Mumba runs for his native Zambia in 

the 2004 Athens Olympics, while Valparaiso's 

Joaquim Gomes plays for the Angolan Olympic basketball 

team. The Mid-Con Men's All Sports Award is 

renamed for retiring Valparaiso Director of Athletics 

Dr. William Steinbrecher. 

2004-05 

Oral Roberts' Faithy Kamangila finished 11th at the 

NCAA Cross Country Championships to become the 

first woman in school history to garner All-American 

honors. Oakland claims the Mid-Con men's basketball 

Championship on a last-second three-pointer by 

Pierre Dukes to win the title as the seventh seed. In 

its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, the 

Golden Grizzlies notched a win over Alabama A&M in 

the opening round before falling to eventual National 

Champion North Carolina in the first round. For the 

second consecutive season, Oral Roberts' baseball 

team collected a pair of victories in the NCAA tourney. 

The Golden Eagles had five players selected in the 

Major League Baseball Draft, while Oakland's Paul 

Phillips was the top Mid-Con player chosen in the 

ninth round. Western Illinois softball coach Kathy 

Veroni retires after 34 seasons at the helm, while 

ORU's Mable Kunihira garnered All-American honors 

at the Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 

fifth place finish in the 800-meter run. 


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2004 Mid-Con Volleyball 

All-Conference Selections 

FIRST TEAM 

Jennifer Alexander, W. Illinois 

Katie Bova, Valparaiso 

Stacey Cole, Chicago State 

Becky Dreher, Oral Roberts 

Lauren Moulton, Valparaiso 

Michelle Sobocinski, IUPUI 

Ori Zuzic, Oral Roberts 

SECOND TEAM 

Casey Chrzastowski, IUPUI 

Maja Devic, Oral Roberts 

Jessie Fox, Valparaiso 

Erin Jones, IUPUI 

Heather Lippert, Oakland 

Liz Mikos, Valparaiso 

Jenna Yurs, Western Illinois 

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 

Lindsay Bekelja, Centenary 


Chelsea Licavoli, Oakland 

Mary Olson, Western Illinois 

Amy Palash, Valparaiso 

Lauren Starks, UMKC 

Player of the Year 

Lauren Moulton 

Freshman of the Year 


Setter of the Year 

Katie Bova, Valparaiso 

Defensive Player of the Year 

Becky Dreher, Oral Roberts 

Coach of the Year 

Carin Avery, Valparaiso 

All-Tournament Team 

Katie Bova, Valparaiso (MVP) 

Maura Cicala, Oral Roberts 

Katie Hahn, IUPUI 

Liz Mikos, Valparaiso 

Jessie Novak, Valparaiso 

Jenna Yurs, Western Illinois 

Ori Zuzic, Oral Roberts 

1994 

Fall Academic Honor Roll 

Kelly Wempe (senior) 

1995 


Rexanne Sibert (junior) 

Setter of the Week 

Meghan Adrian, Oct. 3 

West Division 

Second Team All-Conference 

Katie Simpson (sophomore) 

1996 


Rexanne Sibert (senior) 

Elizabeth Whitener (sophomore) 

Setter of the Week 

Katy Kampschroeder, Sept. 9 

All-Time Players Honors 

Katy Kampschroeder, Oct. 21 

Katy Kampschroeder, Nov. 4 

Offensive Player of the Week 

Katie Simpson, Sept. 23 

Courtney Cella, Oct. 14 

Courtney Cella, Nov. 4 

West Division 

First Team All-Conference 

Courtney Cella (freshman) 

Katy Kampschroeder (freshman) 

West Division 


Katie Simpson (junior) 


Elizabeth Whitener (sophomore) 

Newcomer of the Year 

Courtney Cella (freshman) 

Coach of the Year 

Michele Nelson 

John McKenna Award to 

the Mid-Con team with the 

highest G.P.A. 

UMKC (3.32 team G.P.A. in fall ’96) 

1997 


Angie Jeffries (sophomore) 

Angie Johanningmeier (sophomore) 

Katy Kampschroeder (sophomore) 

Elizabeth Whitener (junior) 

Player of the Week 

Julie Mohrfeld, Oct. 6 

West Division 



Julie Mohrfeld (freshman) 

West Division 


Courtney Cella (sophomore) 



Erica Austin (freshman) 


Newcomer of the Year 

Julie Mohrfeld (freshman) 



1998 


Erica Austin (sophomore) 

Angie Jeffries (junior) 

Angie Johanningmeier (junior) 

Katy Kampschroeder (junior) 

Julie Mohrfeld (sophomore) 

Elizabeth Whitener (senior) 


Courtney Cella, Sept. 14 


Julie Mohrfeld (sophomore) 


the Mid-Con team with the highest 

G.P.A. 

UMKC (3.25 team G.P.A. in fall ’98) 

1999 


Erica Austin (junior) 

Angie Jeffries (senior) 

Angie Johanningmeier (senior) 

Katy Kampschroeder (senior) 

Julie Mohrfeld (junior) 

CoSIDA Verizon Academic All- 

District VII Honoree 



Katy Kampschroeder, Nov. 8 


Julie Mohrfeld (junior) 








2000 


Erica Austin (senior) 

Liz Burton (sophomore) 

Katie Keating (sophomore) 

Jana Lacer (sophomore) 

Julie Mohrfeld (senior) 

Tara Opitz (sophomore) 

Charmaine Wong (sophomore) 




Erica Austin (senior) 

Freshman of the Year 

Sarah Lively 




the Mid-Con team with the highest 

G.P.A. 

UMKC (3.36 team G.P.A. in fall ‘00) 

2001 


Katie Keating (junior) 

Jana Lacer (junior) 

Noe Perreira (junior) 

Charmaine Wong (junior) 

Lindsey Zerr (sophomore) 


Lindsey Zerr, Oct. 29 


Sara Foster (sophomore) 

Lindsey Zerr (sophomore) 


Jaime Heenan (senior) 

2002 


Liz Burton (senior) 

Michele Dalzell (sophomore) 

Sara Foster (junior) 

Katie Keating (senior) 

Jana Lacer (senior) 

Noe Perreira (senior) 

Jenni Watts (junior) 

Charmaine Wong (senior) 


Lindsey Zerr, Sept. 3 

Lindsey Zerr, Sept. 9 

Sara Foster, Nov. 18 


Sara Foster (junior) 

All-Freshman Team 

Kristy Waltemeyer 


Noe Perreira (senior) 

2003 


Sarah Foster (senior) 

Angela Melka (sophomore) 

Heather Towles (sophomore) 

Kristy Waltemeyer (sophomore) 

Jenni Watts (senior) 


Lindsey Zerr (senior) 


Sara Foster (senior) 

2004 


Erin Carroll (sophomore) 

Kim Freeman (sophomore) 

Angela Melka (junior) 

Vanessa Portella (sophomore) 

Kristy Waltemeyer (junior) 

All-Freshman Team 

Lauren Starks 

Team Academic Honors 

The UMKC volleyball team has 

earned the AVCA/Molton Academic 

Team Award in five of the past 

seven years. 

From 2000-2004, the Kangaroos 

had a streak of five straight years in 

earning the distinction. In order to 

qualify, the team must have a cumulative 

grade point average of 3.30 

on a 4.0 scale. 

Last season, the team had five 

players qualify for the Mid-Continent 

Academic Honor Roll. Erin Carroll, 

Kim Freeman, Angela Melka, 

Vanessa Portella and Kristy 

Waltemeyer were all honored for 

their work in the classroom. 



UMKC in the Mid-Con 

1994 

WEST DIVISION Mid-Con Overall 

Team W L Pct. W L Pct. 

u Valparaiso 9 1 .900 25 11 .694 

Eastern Illinois 9 1 .900 17 16 .515 

Western Illinois 5 5 .500 11 14 .440 

Northeastern Illinois 5 5 .500 9 17 .346 

UMKC Kangaroos 2 8 .200 6 21 .222 

Chicago State 0 10 .000 0 21 .000 

EAST DIVISION Mid-Con Overall 


C. Connecticut State 6 0 1.000 34 4 .895 

Troy State 3 3 .500 26 13 .667 

Youngstown State 3 3 .500 22 12 .647 

Buffalo 0 6 .000 11 21 .344 

Valparaiso defeated Youngstown State in the Mid-Con 

Tournament championship match. 

u 1994 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Champions 

1995 



u Valparaiso 9 1 .900 24 10 .706 

Eastern Illinois 8 2 .800 18 17 .514 




Chicago State 0 10 .000 0 30 .000 




Troy State 4 2 .667 27 11 .711 

Buffalo 3 3 .500 22 13 .629 

C. Connecticut State 0 6 .000 9 27 .250 

Valparaiso defeated Eastern Illinois in the Mid-Con Tournament 

championship match. 


1996 



u Valparaiso 7 1 .875 26 9 .743 




Chicago State 0 8 .000 0 30 .000 



Troy State 5 1 .833 18 14 .563 

Buffalo 5 1 .833 18 16 .529 



UMKC lost to Troy State in the semifinals of the Mid-Con 

Tournament. 

Valparaiso defeated Troy State in the championship match. 


1997 



u Oral Roberts 8 0 1.000 29 10 .744 




Chicago State 0 8 .000 0 28 .000 



Buffalo 5 1 .833 17 17 .500 

Valparaiso 5 1 .833 13 19 .406 



UMKC defeated Buffalo in the semifinals of the Mid-Con 

Tournament and lost to Oral Roberts in the championship 

match. 


1998 Mid-Con Overall 


u Oral Roberts 12 0 1.000 29 6 .829 


Valparaiso 7 5 .583 10 18 .357 



IUPUI 4 8 .333 13 17 .433 

Chicago State 0 12 .000 0 28 .000 

Oakland* - - .--- 8 19 .296 

Oral Roberts defeated Youngstown State in the Mid-Con 


* Not eligible for postseason competition. 





u Oral Roberts 13 1 .929 23 9 .719 



IUPUI 6 8 .429 11 20 .355 

Valparaiso 6 8 .429 8 20 .286 

Oakland 2 12 .142 6 24 .200 

Chicago State 0 14 .000 1 28 .034 

Oral Roberts defeated Youngstown State in the Mid-Con 





u Oral Roberts 13 1 .929 21 10 .677 

IUPUI 13 1 .929 18 14 .563 


Valparaiso 7 7 .500 9 26 .257 



Oakland 3 11 .214 6 22 .214 

Chicago State 1 13 .071 5 18 .217 



u Oral Roberts 11 1 .917 19 7 .731 

Valparaiso 10 2 .833 12 17 .414 


IUPUI 6 6 .500 8 21 .276 


Chicago State 2 10 .167 2 24 .077 

Oakland 2 10 .167 6 22 .214 

Oral Roberts defeated Valparaiso in the Mid-Con Tournament 





u Oral Roberts 11 1 .917 22 11 .667 

Valparaiso 9 3 .750 20 10 .667 

IUPUI 9 3 .750 13 19 .406 


Oakland 4 8 .333 4 27 .129 


Chicago State 1 11 .083 4 25 .138 

Oral Roberts defeated IUPUI in the Mid-Con Tournament 





u Valparaiso 13 1 .929 27 8 .771 

Oral Roberts 12 2 .857 21 14 .600 

IUPUI 9 5 .643 16 15 .516 


Chicago State 6 8 .429 8 22 .267 


Oakland 5 9 .357 6 21 .222 

Centenary 0 14 .000 5 28 .152 

Valparaiso defeated Oral Roberts in the Mid-Con Tournament 





u Valparaiso 14 0 1.000 29 5 .853 

Oral Roberts 10 4 .714 19 15 .559 


IUPUI 9 5 .643 15 17 .468 

Chicago State 7 7 .500 12 19 .387 


Oakland 3 11 .214 5 24 .172 

Centenary 0 14 .000 6 30 .167 

Valparaiso defeated Oral Roberts in the Mid-Con Tournament 

Championship match. 


Oral Roberts defeated IUPUI in the Mid-Con Tournament 




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Single-Season Records 

Single-Season Kills 

Player Year No. 

1. Catalina Suarez 1989 694 


3. Julie Mohrfeld 1998 498 

4. Kelly Wempe 1993 437 



7. Vanessa Portela 2004 396 

8. Courtney Cella 1998 394 

9. Angela Melka 2004 363 


Single-Season Digs 



2. Jana Lacer 2002 474 

3. Laura Meier 1989 425 

4. Kelly Northup 1992 424 

5 Katie Keating 2002 403 



8. Christy Valdez 1995 350 

9. Jill Morris 1992 347 


Single-Season Kills Per Game 

Player Year No. Games Avg. 

1. Catalina Suarez 1988 535 71 7.54 


3. Julie Mohrfeld 1998 498 115 4.33 


5. Courtney Cella 1998 394 98 4.02 


7. Vanessa Portela 2004 396 106 3.74 

8. Kelly Wempe 1993 437 119 3.67 

9. Erica Austin 2000 266 75 3.55 

10. Angela Melka 2004 363 107 3.49 

Single-Season Attacks 







6. Katie Simpson 1995 1056 


8. Vanessa Portela 2004 997 



Single-Season Service Aces 






Courtney Cella 1998 49 

6. Michelle Twitt 1989 47 



9. Courtney Bond 1992 44 

10. Kala Dahnke 1989 42 

Single-Season Attacks Per Game 







6. Katie Simpson 1995 1056 106 9.96 

7. Angela Melka 2004 1061 107 9.92 


9. Vanessa Portela 2004 997 106 9.41 


Single-Season Hitting Percentage (min. 

150 kills) 

Player Year Pct. 

1. Catalina Suarez 1988 .314 

2. Kelly Wempe 1993 .313 

3. Catalina Suarez 1989 .310 

4. Courtney Bond 1992 .296 

5. Elizabeth Whitener 1997 .272 

Kelly Wempe 1991 .272 

7. A. Johanningmeier 1999 .263 

8. Sara Foster 2003 .259 

9. Julie Mohrfeld 1999 .258 

10. Kris Earhart 1991 .253 

Single-Season Assists 


1. Katy Kampschroeder 1999 1435 

2. Sarah Lively 2000 1318 


4. Kristy Waltemeyer 2003 1214 


6. Jaime Heenan 2001 1138 




10. Kala Dahnke 1989 862 

Single-Season Block Solos 


1. Staci Schumacher 1992 52 


3. Elizabeth Whitener 1995 33 

4. Tracy Bax 1992 29 

Lindsey Zerr 2003 29 


7. Therese Walberg 1994 26 


Kelly Wempe 1992 24 

10. Heather Persinger 1993 23 

Kelly Wempe 1993 23 

Staci Schumacher 1993 23 

Single-Season Block Assists 




3. Staci Schumacher 1992 102 

4. Lindsey Zerr 2003 94 

5. Noe Perreira 2001 93 




Noe Perreira 2002 88 

Sara Foster 2003 88 

Single-Season Assists Per Game 


1. Katy Kampschroeder 1999 1435 118 12.16 

2. Sarah Lively 2000 1318 113 11.66 


4. Jaime Heenan 2001 1138 106 10.74 

5. Kristy Waltemeyer 2004 1133 107 10.59 




9. Kala Dahnke 1989 862 89 9.69 


Single-Season Digs Per Game 



2. Laura Meier 1989 425 72 5.90 


4. Jana Lacer 2002 474 115 4.12 

5. Kelly Northup 1992 424 114 3.72 

6. Katie Keating 2002 403 114 3.54 

7. Angela Melka 2004 374 107 3.50 

8. Angela Melka 2003 385 116 3.32 

9. Christy Valdez 1995 350 107 3.27 


Current UMKC players in BOLD. 

UMKC Individual Records 

Single-Season Blocks Per Game 

Staci Schumacher, 1992 (154 blocks/119 games)1.29 

Julie Mohrfeld, 2000 (132 blocks/102 games) . .1.29 

Single-Season Service Aces Per Game 

Kelly Northup, 1992 (79 aces/114 games) . . . . .0.69 

Most Kills in a 3-game match 

Catalina Suarez vs. NW Missouri State, 11/4/89 . .40 


Catalina Suarez vs. Missouri, 10/25/88 . . . . . . . . .46 


Catalina Suarez vs. Park, 9/12/88 . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 

Most Attacks in a 3-game match 



Catalina Suarez vs. Missouri, 10/25/88 . . . . . . . .103 


Catalina Suarez vs. Iowa State, 9/22/89 . . . . . . .106 

Best Hitting Percentage (min. 10 attempts) 

Angie Jeffries at Chicago State, 10/8/99 

(14K/0E/14TA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1.000 

Most Assists in a 3-game match 

Katy Kampschroeder vs. Creighton, 11/14/99 . . . .62 


Sarah Lively vs. Oral Roberts, 9/30/00 . . . . . . . . .72 


Katy Kampschroeder vs. Valparaiso, 11/2/96 . . . . .80 

Most Digs in a 3-game match 



Catalina Suarez vs. UTEP, 9/29/89 . . . . . . . . . . . .56 


Catalina Suarez vs. North Texas, 9/30/89 . . . . . . .50 

Most Block Solos in a 3-game match 

Kelly Wempe vs. Tennessee-Martin, 11/13/93 . . . . .5 


Catalina Suarez vs. UTEP, 9/29/89 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 


Stephanie Craun vs. Park, 9/12/88 . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 

Most Block Assists in a 3-game match 

Elizabeth Whitener vs. UNC-Wilmington, 9/19/97 . .9 


Julie Mohrfeld at Oakland, 10/14/00 . . . . . . . . . . . .14 


Elizabeth Whitener vs. Wichita State, 9/1/98 . . . . . .9 

Total Blocks in a 3-game match 

Elizabeth Whitener vs. Youngstown State, 9/23/95 .9 

Elizabeth Whitener vs. UNC-Wilmington, 9/19/97 . .9 


Julie Mohrfeld at Oakland, 10/14/00 . . . . . . . . . . . .14 


Staci Schumacher vs. Oral Roberts, 9/18/93 . . . . .10 

Elizabeth Whitener vs. Wichita State, 9/1/98 . . . . .10 

Sara Foster vs. Western Illinois, 10/26/01 . . . . . . .10 

Most Service Aces in a 3-game match 

Courtney Cella vs. Jackson State, 9/11/98 . . . . . . . .9 


Kelly Northup vs. Missouri, 10/21/92 . . . . . . . . . . . .9 


Courtney Cella vs. Morehead State, 9/6/96 . . . . . . .8 



Career Records 

Career Kills 

Player Years No. 

1. Julie Mohrfeld 1997-00 1581 

2. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 1328 

3. Catalina Suarez 1988-89 1229 

4. Lindsey Zerr 2000-03 1160 

5. Courtney Cella 1996-98 1071 

6. Sara Foster 2000- 1043 

7. Angie Jeffries 1996-99 991 

8. Katie Keating 1999-02 872 

9. Angela Melka 2002- 769 

10. Katie Simpson 1995-97 749 

Career Attacks 



2. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 3290 


4. Lindsey Zerr 2000-03 2998 


6. Sara Foster 2000-03 2588 




10. Katie Simpson 1995-97 2275 

Career Digs 



2. Jana Lacer 1999-02 1206 



5. Katy Kampshroeder 1996-99 964 


7. Kelly Northup 1991-93 920 

8. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 878 

9. Jaime Heenan 1998-02 752 


Career Service Aces 


1. Kelly Northup 1991-93 194 

2. Rexanne Sibert 1993-96 128 



5. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 108 

6. Jaime Heenan 1998-01 93 



9. Tracy Bax 1991-94 81 

10. Charmaine Wong 1999-02 80 

Career Kills Per Game (min. 150 kills) 


1. Catalina Suarez 1988-89 1229 175 7.02 

2. Courtney Cella 1996-98 1071 289 3.71 

3. Julie Mohrfeld 1997-00 1581 446 3.54 

4. Stephanie Craun 1987-90 410 124 3.31 

5. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 1328 411 3.23 

6. Vanessa Portela 2003- 579 197 2.94 

7. Lindsey Zerr 2000-03 1160 407 2.85 

8. Sara Foster 2003-03 1043 394 2.65 

9. Courtney Bond 1992-93 559 224 2.50 

10. Angela Melka 2002- 769 322 2.39 

Career Attacks Per Game (min. 1,000 attacks) 

Player Years No. Games Avg. 



3. Stephanie Craun 1987-90 1236 124 9.97 

4. Julie Mohrfeld 1997-00 3856 446 8.64 

5. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 3290 411 8.00 

6. Vanessa Portela 2003- 1539 197 7.81 

7. LIndsey Zerr 2000-03 2998 407 7.37 

8. Angela Melka 2002- 2408 322 7.48 

9. Katie Simpson 1995-97 2275 333 6.83 

10. Sara Foster 2000-03 2588 394 6.57 

Hitting Percentage (min. 275 att.) 

Player Years Pct. 

1. Catalina Suarez 1988-89 .312 

2. Teressa Blackwell 1993 .267 

3. Courtney Bond 1992-93 .262 

4. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 .261 

5. Kris Earhart 1991 .253 

6. Staci Schumacher 1992-93 .243 

A. Johanningmeier 1996-99 .243 

8. Julie Mohrfeld 1997-00 .240 

9. Sara Foster 2000-03 .235 

10. Elizabeth Whitener 1995-98 .219 

Career Block Solos 


1. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 85 

2. Staci Schumacher 1992-93 75 

Lindsey Zerr 2000-03 75 

4. Tracy Bax 1991-94 70 

5. Elizabeth Whitener 1995-98 58 

6. Courtney Bond 1992-93 55 

Julie Mohrfeld 1997-00 55 

8. Stephanie Craun 1988-90 50 

9. Katie Simpson 1995-97 49 


Career Assists Per Game (min. 600 assists) 


1. Sarah Lively 2000 1318 113 11.66 

2. Katy Kampschroeder 1996-99 4955 456 10.87 

3. Kristy Waltemeyer 2002- 3477 339 10.26 

4. Kala Dahnke 1989 1542 169 9.12 

5. Marni Durfee 1991 645 84 7.68 

6. Meghan Adrian 1995 747 107 6.98 

7. Amy Snell 1993-94 1224 202 6.06 

8. Jill Morris 1992 682 122 5.59 

9. Leslie Ragsland 1992 625 119 5.25 

10. Jaime Heenan 1998-01 1314 437 3.01 

Career Assists 


1. K. Kampschroeder 1996-99 4955 

2. Kristy Waltemeyer 2002- 3477 

3. Kala Dahnke 1988-89 1542 

4. Sarah Lively 2000 1318 

5. Jaime Heenan 1998-01 1314 

6. Amy Snell 1993-94 1224 

7. Megan Adrian 1994 747 


9. Marni Durfee 1991 645 

10. Leslie Ragland 1992 625 

Career Block Assists 


1. Lindsey Zerr 2000-03 325 


3. Sara Foster 2000-03 247 

4. A. Johanningmeier 1996-99 228 


6. K. Kampschroeder 1996-99 221 

7. Noe Perreira 1999-02 202 

8. Elizabeth Whitener 1995-98 182 

9. Kelly Wempe 1991-94 173 

10. Staci Schumacher 1992-93 160 

Career Digs Per Game (min. 200 digs) 



2. Michelle Twitt 1989 281 87 3.22 

3. Angela Melka 2002- 982 322 3.05 

4. Christy Valdez 1995-96 620 210 2.95 

5. Kelly Northup 1991-93 920 316 2.91 

6. Jill Morris 1991 347 122 2.84 

7. Katie Keating 1999-02 1217 433 2.81 

8. Jana Lacer 1999-02 1206 432 2.79 

9. Staci Schumacher 1992-93 552 216 2.56 


Current UMKC Players in BOLD. 

UMKC Individual Records 

Career Blocks Per Game 

Staci Schumacher, 1992–93 (235 blocks/216 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.09 

Career Service Aces Per Game 

Kelly Northup, 1991–93 (194 aces/316 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.61 

Most Career Matches Played 

Katy Kampschroeder, 1996–99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 

Most Career Games Played 

Katy Kampschroeder, 1996–99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456 

Most Consecutive Matches Played 

Julie Mohrfeld, 1997–2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 

Most Consecutive Games Played 

Kelly Wempe, 1991–94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372 

UMKC Team Records 

Most Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 (1992 and 1997) 

Most Wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 (1999) 

Most Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 (1990) 

Best Winning Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..588, 20-14 (1999) 

Fewest Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(1999) 

Most Kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1819 (1999) 

Most Service Aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293 (1992) 

Most Digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2115 (1992) 

Most Block Solos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 (1992) 

Most Block Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447 (2001) 

Most Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1632 (1999) 

Most Consecutive Matches Won (10/7/92 to 10/24/92) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 

Most Consecutive Home-Court Matches Won (9/25 to 10/23/99) . . . . . . . . .6 

Most Consecutive Matches Lost (10/25/89 to 9/26/91) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 

Most Consecutive Conference Matches Won (10/8/99 to 10/29/99) . . . . . . .7 

Most Consecutive Road Matches Won (8/31/02 to 9/7/02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 


25


All-Time Results 

1987 (1-25) 

Coach: John Learned 

DATE OPPONENT W/L M 

9-2 at Kansas State L 0-3 

9-4 ˚ at Pittsburg State L 0-2 

9-4 ˚ vs. Avila L 0-2 

9-5 ˚ vs. Missouri Southern L 0-2 

9-5 ˚ vs. Southwest Baptist L 0-2 

9-11 ^ at Truman State L 0-3 

9-11 ^ vs. Missouri-St. Louis L 0-3 

9-12 ^ vs. NW Missouri State L 0-3 

9-12 ^ vs. Quincy L 0-3 

9-19 & vs. IUPUI L 0-3 

9-20 & vs. Tennessee State W 3-0 

9-20 & at Louisville L 0-3 

9-25 ! vs. Saint Louis L 0-3 

9-25 ! vs. Oral Roberts L 0-3 

9-26 ! vs. Texas-El Paso L 0-3 

9-26 ! at Tulsa L 0-3 

10-2 at Drake L 0-3 

10-8 at Park L 0-3 

10-16 @ vs. Minnesota-Duluth L 0-3 

10-16 @ vs. North Dakota L 0-3 

10-17 @ at Central Missouri St.L 0-3 

10-17 @ vs. Nebraska-Omaha L 0-3 

10-30 $ vs. Tulsa L 0-3 

10-31 $ at Wichita State L 0-3 

10-31 $ vs. Kansas State L Forfeit 

11-10 at Missouri L Forfeit 

˚ at Pittsburg (Kan.) State Tournament 

^ at NE Missouri State Tournament 

& at Louisville Tournament 

! at Tulsa Golden Hurricane Invitational 

@ at Central Missouri State 

Tournament 

$ at Wichita State Shocker Invitational 

1988 (6-17) 



8-31 KANSAS STATE L 0-3 

9-1 WICHITA STATE L 1-3 

9-12 PARK W 3-2 

9-13 at Iowa State L 0-3 

9-16 ^ Loyola-Chicago L 0-3 

9-17 ^ Marquette L 0-3 


9-22 AVILA L 0-3 

10-6 & Evangel W 2-0 

10-6 at Park L 0-2 

10-9 MISSOURI L 0-3 

10-10 ROCKHURST L 1-3 

10-13 at Avila W 2-0 

10-13 % William Jewell W 2-0 

10-14 % DRAKE L 2-3 

10-17 at Rockhurst W 3-1 

10-19 CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. W 

Forfeit 

10-23 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS L 1-3 

10-25 at Missouri L 1-3 

10-31 at Northern Iowa L 0-3 

11-2 at Central Missouri StateL 1-3 

11-5 ORAL ROBERTS L 2-3 

11-8 at Wichita State L 1-3 

^ at Drake Tournament 

& at Park (Kansas City, Mo.) 

% at Avila (Kansas City, Mo.) 

1989 (11-17) 



9-5 PARK W 3-0 


9-8 ^ vs. Jefferson College W 3-0 

9-8 ^ vs. William Woods W 3-1 

9-9 ^ at Truman State W 3-1 

9-9 ^ vs. Saint Ambrose W 3-0 

9-14 NW MISSOURI STATE L 1-3 

9-14 AKRON L 1-3 

9-15 SAN DIEGO L 1-3 

9-21 at Northern Iowa L 0-3 

9-22 at Iowa State L 2-3 



9-27 DRAKE W 3-2 

9-29 & Texas-El Paso L 1-3 

9-29 & Wichita State L 1-3 

9-30 & at Tulsa W 3-1 

9-30 & North Texas L 2-3 

10-2 at Rockhurst L 0-3 

10-6 at Missouri W 3-1 

10-13 IOWA STATE L 0-3 

10-17 * Mid-America NazareneW 2-0 

10-17 at Park W 2-0 

10-19 ROCKHURST W 3-1 




11-4 at NW Missouri State L 0-3 

^ at Truman State Tournament 

& at Tulsa Golden Hurricane 

Invitational 

* at Park (Kansas City, Mo.) 

1990 (0-28) 

Coach: Joe Cimino 




9-8 TEXAS-EL PASO L 0-3 

9-11 AVILA L 0-3 


9-14 ^ vs. Jefferson L 0-3 

9-14 ^ vs. Quincy L 0-3 


9-15 ^ vs. Saint Ambrose L 0-3 


9-20 at Park L 0-3 

9-24 MISSOURI WESTERN L 0-3 

9-26 DRAKE L 0-3 

9-28 & at Tulsa L 0-3 

9-29 & Wichita State L 0-3 

9-29 & North Texas L 0-3 

10-2 at Avila L 0-3 

10-5 % vs. Chicago State L 1-3 

10-6 % vs. SE Missouri State L 0-3 

10-6 % at Evansville L 0-3 


10-16 at NW Missouri State L 0-3 


10-23 PARK L 0-3 

10-24 at Missouri Western L 0-3 

10-30 at Drake L 0-3 




& at Tulsa Golden Hurricane 

Invitational 

% at Evansville (Ind.) Tournament 

1991 (5-20) 

Coach: Dave Witter 


9-4 MISSOURI WESTERN L 1-3 

9-7 NEVADA-RENO L 0-3 



9-13 ^ Quincy L 1-3 

9-13 ^ Missouri Western L 0-3 

9-14 ^ Washburn L 1-3 

9-15 PORTLAND L 0-3 


9-20 & Henderson State L 0-3 

9-20 & at Ark.-Little Rock L 0-3 

9-21 & Arkansas Tech L 0-3 


9-24 at Park L 2-3 


9-28 at Avila W 3-0 

10-1 ORAL ROBERTS W 3-1 

10-3 MISSOURI SOUTHERN L 0-3 


10-9 SOUTHWEST BAPTISTW 3-0 

10-12 NE ILLINOIS L 0-3 

10-17 AVILA W 3-0 

10-22 at Missouri Western L 0-3 


10-29 PARK W 3-2 


& at Arkansas-Little Rock Tournament 

1992 (16-19) 



9-4 ^ vs. NE Louisiana L 2-3 

9-5 ^ at Ark.-Little Rock L 1-3 

9-5 ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 

9-6 UTAH L 0-3 

9-9 at Washburn W 3-0 

9-10 CHICAGO STATE W 3-0 

9-11 # vs. UT-Martin W 3-1 

9-12 # vs. UW-Green Bay L 0-3 

9-12 # at Saint Louis L 0-3 

9-14 WILLIAM JEWELL W 3-0 


9-18 ! vs. Wisconsin-ParksideW 3-0 

9-19 ! vs. Saginaw Valley St. L 2-3 

9-19 ! at NE Illinois L 0-3 

9-20 BRADLEY L 1-3 

9-22 at Pittsburg State L 0-3 

9-25 • vs. DePaul L 0-3 

9-26 • vs. Butler L 1-3 

9-26 • at Iowa State L 0-3 

9-30 SAINT MARY W 3-0 

10-4 DRAKE L 0-3 

10-7 WASHBURN W 3-0 

10-13 PITTSBURG STATE W 3-1 

10-15 at Rockhurst W 3-0 

10-21 MISSOURI W 3-1 

10-23 & Missouri Western W 3-0 

10-23 & Briar Cliff W 3-1 

10-23 & at NW Missouri State W 3-1 

10-24 & Park W 3-1 

10-24 & Quincy W 3-1 

10-30 COLORADO L 0-3 


11-3 PARK W 3-1 


11-8 TRUMAN STATE L 1-3 

^ at Arkansas-Little Rock Tournament 

# at Saint Louis Tournament 

! at NE Illinois-Eagles Nest Invitational 

• at Iowa State Tournament 

& at Northwest Missouri State 

Tournament 

1993 (11-20) 



9-1 WASHBURN W 3-1 

9-3 ^ vs. Murray State W 3-2 

9-3 ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 

9-4 ^ vs. SE Missouri State L 2-3 

9-4 ^ vs. McNeese State L 0-3 

9-5 ^ at Ark.-Little Rock W 3-0 

9-9 NE Illinois L 1-3 

9-12 TULSA W 3-0 


9-17 & at Kansas State L 1-3 

9-18 & vs. NE Louisiana W 3-1 

9-18 & vs. Oral Roberts W 3-2 


9-24 ! vs. Cincinnati L 0-3 

9-25 ! vs. Evansville L 2-3 

9-25 ! at NE Illinois L 1-3 






10-16 DRAKE L 1-3 

10-23 $ vs. Oral Roberts L 1-3 

10-23 $ at Tulsa L 0-3 


10-30 CHICAGO STATE W 3-0 

11-3 PITTSBURG STATE W 3-2 


11-12 @ vs. Troy State W 3-1 

11-12 @ vs. Austin Peay W 3-0 

11-13 @ at Tennessee-Martin W 3-0 

^ at Arkansas-Little Rock Tournament 

& at Kansas State Wildcat Invitational 

! at NE Illinois-Eagles Nest Invitational 

% at Columbia, Mo. 

$ at Tulsa Golden Hurricane 

Invitational 

@ at Tennessee-Martin Tournament 

1994 (6-21/2-8) 

Coach: Dawn Bunting 


9-3 DRAKE L 0-3 

9-6 at Kansas L 2-3 

9-9 ^ vs. Mercer W 3-0 

9-9 ^ vs. UT-Martin W 3-2 

9-9 ^ vs. Loyola-Chicago L 0-3 

9-10 ^ vs. Wright State L 1-3 

9-14 MISSOURI W 3-2 





10-7 * at Eastern Illinois L 0-3 

10-8 * at Western Illinois L 0-3 

10-14 * VALPARAISO L 0-3 

10-15 * CHICAGO STATE W 3-1 

10-16 * NE ILLINOIS L 1-3 


10-21 * WESTERN ILLINOIS L 1-3 

10-22 * EASTERN ILLINOIS L 1-3 



10-30 CREIGHTON L 1-3 

11-4 * at NE ILLINOIS L 1-3 

11-5 * at Chicago State W 3-0 

11-6 * at Valparaiso L 0-3 

11-11 % at Oral Roberts L 0-3 

11-12 % vs. Tulsa W 3-2 

^ at 7-Up Saint Louis Billiken 

Invitational 

% at Oral Roberts Invitational 

* Mid-Continent Conference West 

Division Match 

1995 (6-26/4-6) 

Coach: Dawn Bunting 


9-1 # vs. Drake L 0-3 

9-1 # vs. UW-Green Bay L 0-3 

9-2 # vs. UW-Milwaukee L 0-3 

9-2 # vs. Creighton L 0-3 

9-8 % vs. Valparaiso L 0-3 

9-8 % at Saint Louis L 0-3 

9-9 % vs. UW-Green Bay L 0-3 


9-17 CORNELL L 1-3 


9-22 at Buffalo L 1-3 

9-23 ! vs. Youngstown State L 0-3 

9-23 at Niagara W 3-1 

9-24 at Canisius W 3-2 




10-1 * NE ILLINOIS W 3-0 

10-3 at Oral Roberts L 0-3 

10-6 * at Eastern Illinois L 0-3 





10-21 * at NE Illinois W 3-2 





11-4 * EASTERN ILLINOIS L 0-3 


11-12 at Creighton L 1-3 

# at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther 

Invitational 

% at 7-Up Saint Louis Billiken 

Invitational 

! at Buffalo, N.Y. 



1996 (13-19/6-2) 

Coach: Michele Nelson 


8-30 ^ vs. Murray State L 2-3 

8-30 ^ vs. UW-Green Bay W 3-0 

8-31 ^ vs. Drake L 0-3 

8-31 ^ at Creighton L 0-3 

9-3 % vs. UT-Martin W 3-2 

9-3 % vs. Saint Louis L 0-3 

9-6 ! at Arkansas State L 0-3 

9-6 ! vs. Morehead State W 3-2 

9-7 ! vs. Northern Iowa L 0-3 

9-13 # at Kansas State L 0-3 

9-13 # vs. Boise State L 0-3 

9-14 # vs. South Carolina L 0-3 

9-14 # vs. Eastern Michigan L 0-3 


9-19 CAL ST. FULLERTON W 3-0 

9-20 at Tulsa W 3-1 

9-21 > vs. Ark.-Little Rock L 0-3 

9-27 at SE Missouri State L 1-3 

9-28 + vs. Tennessee State W 3-0 

10-2 at Oral Roberts L 0-3 

10-9 WICHITA STATE W 3-1 


10-12 * at Western Illinois W 3-0 






11-2 * VALPARAISO W 3-2 

11-8 BUFFALO L 2-3 


11-23 ~ vs. Troy State L 2-3 



^ at Creighton Invitational 

% at Farmington, Mo. 

! at Arkansas State Classic 

# at Kansas State Invitational 

> at Tulsa, Okla. 

+ at Cape Girardeau, Mo. 



~ at Mid-Continent Conference 

Tournament 

1997 (12-23/5-3) 

Coach: Michele Nelson 


8-29 ! at Creighton L 0-3 

8-30 ! vs. Arkansas State L 1-3 

8-30 ! vs. Iowa State L 1-3 

9-5 @ CHICAGO STATE W 3-0 

9-5 @ TEXAS-EL PASO L 2-3 

9-6 @ MARSHALL L 0-3 

9-6 @ EVANSVILLE L 1-3 

9-12 ^ vs. Butler L 0-3 

9-12 ^ at Kansas L 1-3 

9-13 ^ vs. Buffalo W 3-1 

9-13 ^ vs. Toledo L 0-3 

9-19 $ vs. Charleston South. W 3-0 

9-19 $ vs. UNC-Wilmington W 3-0 

9-20 $ vs. Campbell W 3-2 

9-20 $ at UNC-Greensboro L 0-3 

9-20 $ vs. Jacksonville State L 0-3 

9-23 SAINT LOUIS L 1-3 


10-2 at Valparaiso W 3-1 



10-10 SE MISSOURI STATE L 0-3 

10-11 * ORAL ROBERTS L 0-3 

10-17 * WESTERN ILLINOIS W 3-0 

10-18 VALPARAISO L 0-3 

10-25 * at Oral Roberts L 0-3 

10-27 TULSA L 2-3 




11-8 ~ vs. Indiana State L 2-3 


11-16 at Drake L 1-3 

11-21 < at Buffalo W 3-2 

11-22 < vs. Oral Roberts L 0-3 

! at Creighton First Serve Festival 

@ Holiday Inn–Overland Park 

Kangaroo Classic 

^ at Kansas Invitational 

$ at UNC-Greensboro Invitational 

~ at Macomb, Ill. 

* Mid-Continent West Division Match 

< at Mid-Continent Tournament 

1998 (13-18/5-7) 

Coach: Steve Dallman 



9-4 ! MORGAN STATE W 3-2 

9-4 ! ARK-LITTLE ROCK L 1-3 

9-5 ! JACKSON STATE W 3-0 

9-5 ! McNEESE STATE W 3-1 


9-11 # vs. Jackson State W 3-0 

9-12 # vs. Tennessee-Martin W 3-0 

9-12 # at Memphis L 1-3 

9-18 % vs. Jacksonville StateW 3-0 

9-18 % vs. Evansville L 1-3 

9-19 % vs. Wis.-Green Bay W 3-0 

9-19 % at Southern Illinois L 0-3 


9-26 * IUPUI W 3-2 



10-7 KANSAS L 0-3 



10-16 * at Youngstown State L 1-3 

10-17 at Oakland L 0-3 



10-30 * at IUPUI W 3-2 


11-6 * OAKLAND L 1-3 

11-7 * YOUNGSTOWN ST. L 0-3 

11-8 CREIGHTON W 3-2 

11-13 at Tulsa L 0-3 


! UMKC Kangaroo Classic 

# at Memphis Invitational 

% at Southern Illinois Invitational 

* Mid-Continent Conference match 

1999 (20-14/10-4) 




9-3 ! at UNLV L 0-3 

9-4 ! vs. Southern Illinois W 3-0 

9-4 ! vs. Iowa State L 2-3 

9-7 at Saint Louis L 0-3 

9-10 @ vs North Texas W 3-1 

9-10 @ vs. Northwestern St. W 3-0 

9-11 @ vs. Louisiana-MonroeW 3-0 

9-11 @ at Tulsa W 3-0 

9-14 at SW Missouri State L 0-3 

9-17 $ TENNESSEE STATE W 3-0 

9-17 $ N. CAROLINA STATE W 3-1 

9-18 $ ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 1-3 

9-18 $ WILLIAM & MARY L 1-3 

9-24 * YOUNGSTOWN ST. L 1-3 

9-25 * OAKLAND W 3-0 



10-4 WICHITA STATE W 3-1 





10-16 * IUPUI W 3-2 



10-29 * at Oakland W 3-0 


11-5 * at IUPUI W 3-0 

11-6 * at Valparaiso W 3-0 

11-10 at Drake W 3-0 


11-14 CREIGHTON W 3-0 

11-19 ~ vs. Youngstown State L 1-3 

! at Official All-Star Cafe/UNLV 

Volleyball Classic 

@ at Tulsa Volleyball Classic 

$ UMKC Kangaroo Classic 

* Mid-Continent Conference Match 

~ at Mid-Continent Tournament 

2000 (12-19/8-6) 



9-1 ! at Louisville L 0-3 

9-2 ! vs. Dayton L 0-3 


9-8 # vs. San Francisco L 1-3 

9-9 # at Denver L 0-3 

9-9 # vs. Weber State W 3-2 

9-12 DRAKE W 3-2 

9-15 $ vs. Cincinnati L 2-3 

9-16 $ at Northern Illinois L 0-3 

9-16 $ vs. Louisiana-LafayetteW 3-0 


9-22 * at Valparaiso W 3-1 

9-23 * at IUPUI L 1-3 





10-10 SE MISSOURI STATE L 1-3 






10-27 * IUPUI L 1-3 


11-1 at Arkansas L 0-3 

11-3 * OAKLAND W 3-0 

11-4 * YOUNGSTOWN ST. W 3-0 

11-9 at Tulsa W 3-2 


11-17 ~ at Oral Roberts L 1-3 

! at Louisville International Tournament 

# at Denver Tournament 

$ at Northern Illinois Huskie/Amerihost 

Invitational 



2001 (8-20/7-5) 



8-31 ! vs. Wisc-Milwaukee L 0-3 

9-1 ! vs. Louisville L 0-3 

9-1 ! at Illinois State L 1-3 

9-7 # vs. Sacramento State L 0-3 

9-7 # vs. Ark.-Little Rock L 0-3 

9-8 # vs. Morgan State W 3-2 

9-8 # at Fresno State L 1-3 

9-17 KANSAS L 1-3 




9-29 * IUPUI W 3-1 



10-7 at Tulsa L 1-3 


10-13 * OAKLAND W 3-1 

10-16 at Drake L 1-3 


10-22 at Arkansas L 1-3 

10-23 at SW Missouri State L 0-3 




11-2 * at IUPUI W 3-1 



11-16 ~ vs. Valparaiso L 1-3 

! at Illinois State Barker GMC Classic 

# at Fresno State Invitational 



2002 (14-18/5-7) 



8-30 ! vs. Morgan State W 3-0 

8-31 ! at Iowa State L 1-3 

8-31 ! vs Wisc.-Green Bay W 3-1 

9-4 at Evansville W 3-2 

9-6 # vs. Murray State W 3-1 

9-7 # vs Central Michigan W 3-1 

9-7 # at Southern Illinois W 3-2 


9-13 $ DUQUESNE W 3-1 

9-13 $ IOWA STATE L 0-3 

9-14 $ WINTHROP L 0-3 

9-14 $ YOUNGSTOWN ST. W 3-0 


9-20 & vs. Saint Louis L 2-3 

9-21 & at SMS L 0-3 

9-21 & vs. Wichita State L 0-3 



10-4 * IUPUI L 0-3 


10-12 * at Oakland L 0-3 






11-2 * IUPUI L 0-3 


11-12 DRAKE W 3-2 

11-15 * OAKLAND W 3-2 


11-22 ~ at Oral Roberts L 0-3 

! at Iowa State Heritage Classic 

# at Southern Illinois Tournament 

$ UMKC Kangaroo Classic 

& at SMS Tournament 


~ Mid-Continent Tournament 

2003 (8-25/6-8) 



8-29 ^ vs. Washington L 0-3 

8-30 ^ at Wisconsin L 0-3 

8-30 ^ vs. New Hampshire L 0-3 

9-5 ! vs. UTEP L 0-3 

9-5 ! vs. UAB W 3-2 

9-6 ! at Northern Arizona L 1-3 

9-6 ! vs. San Francisco L 0-3 


9-12 % Northwestern State W 3-1 

9-13 % UTEP L 0-3 

9-13 % Montana L 0-3 

9-19 # vs. Tulsa L 0-3 

9-20 # vs. Louisiana Tech L 1-3 

9-20 # at Tulane L 0-3 


9-23 Creighton L 1-3 

9-26 * Chicago State W 3-0 

9-27 * IUPUI L 2-3 



10-10 * Centenary W 3-0 

10-11 * Oral Roberts L 0-3 


10-24 * at IUPUI L 1-3 

10-25 * at Chicago State L 2-3 

10-28 at Drake L 2-3 

10-31 * Oakland W 3-1 

11-1 * Valparaiso L 2-3 

11-4 SMS L 0-3 


11-8 * at Centenary W 3-0 

11-15 Western Illinois W 3-1 

11-21 at Valparaiso L 0-3 

^ at Wisconsin Inntower Inn Classic 

(Madison, Wis.) 

! at Northern Arizona Fiesta Bowl 

Classic (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 

% UMKC Kangaroo Classic (Kansas 

City, Mo.) 

# at Tulane Classic (New Orleans, La.) 


2004 (7-21/4-10) 



9-3 & vs. Sacramento State L 0-3 

9-4 & vs. Colgate L 2-3 

9-8 Iowa State L 0-3 

9-10 ^ vs. Wyoming L 1-3 

9-11 ^ at Southern Illinois W 3-2 

9-11 ^ vs. Eastern Illinois W 3-1 

9-14 #24 Kansas L 0-3 

9-17 ! Arkansas State L 1-3 

9-18 ! North Dakota State L 2-3 

9-24 * at IUPUI L 0-3 

9-25 * at Chicago State L 0-3 


9-30 Northern Colorado L 0-3 

10-1 * Oakland W 3-1 

10-2 * Valparaiso L 1-3 

10-6 Wichita State L 0-3 


10-9 * at Centenary W 3-0 

10-12 at SMS L 0-3 

10-16 * Western Illinois L 2-3 

10-22 * Chicago State L 2-3 

10-23 * IUPUI L 1-3 



11-5 * Centenary W 3-2 

11-6 * Oral Roberts L 0-3 

11-9 Drake W 3-2 


& at Auto Service Co. Nanook Classic 

(Anchorage, Alaska) 

^ at Southern Illinois Saluki Invitational 

(Carbondale, Ill.) 

! UMKC Kangaroo Classic (Kansas 

City, Mo.) 



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2005 UMKC Hotel 

Information 

2004 Match-By-Match Results 

at Irvine, Calif. 

Aug. 1-Sept. 1 - Wyndham 

Hotels, (714) 442-8601 

at Fullerton, Calif. 

Sept. 1-5, Four Points 

Sheraton, (714) 635-9000 

at Carbondale, Ill. 

Sept. 8-10, Super 8 Motel, 

(618) 993-5577 

at Tulsa, Okla. 

Sept. 28, Crowne Plaza 

Hotel, (918) 582-9000 

at Shreveport, La. 

Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Holiday Inn, 

(318) 222-7717 

at Tulsa, Okla. 

Oct. 1-2, American Suites, 

(918) 491-4010 

at Oakland, Mich. 

Oct. 20-22, Embassy Suites, 

(248) 879-6725 

at Valparaiso, Ind. 

Oct. 22, Courtyard by 

Marriott, (219) 465-1700 

at Chicago State 

Nov. 10, Holiday Inn, (815) 

932-4411 

at Indianapolis, Ind. 

Nov. 11, Hampton Inn, (317) 

261-1200 

at Valparaiso, Ind. (Mid-Con 

Tournament) 

Nov. 17-20, TBA 

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME RECORD ATT. 

9/3 $ vs. Sacramento State L 0-3 19-30, 20-30, 19-30 0-1 - 

9/4 $ vs. Colgate L 2-3 26-30, 29-31, 30-24, 30-18, 9-15 0-2 - 

9/8 Iowa State L 0-3 23-30, 22-30, 28-30 0-3 343 

9/10 ^ vs. Wyoming L 1-3 20-30, 30-27, 19-30, 18-30 0-4 10 

9/11 ^ at Southern Illinois W 3-2 30-20, 21-30, 25-30, 30-23, 15-8 1-4 52 

9/11 ^ vs. Eastern Illinois W 3-1 30-24, 30-27, 27-30, 30-26 2-4 87 

9/14 #24 Kansas L 0-3 22-30, 19-30, 32-34 2-5 311 

9/17 & Arkansas State L 1-3 30-24, 26-30, 28-30, 26-30 2-6 235 

9/18 & North Dakota State L 2-3 27-30, 30-19, 31-33, 30-22, 13-15 2-7 121 

9/24 * at IUPUI L 0-3 21-30, 20-30, 29-31 2-8, 0-1 184 

9/25 * at Chicago State L 0-3 30-32, 22-30, 25-30 2-9, 0-2 190 

9/28 at Creighton L 2-3 20-30, 31-29, 30-24, 20-30, 11-15 2-10 488 

9/30 Northern Colorado L 0-3 20-30, 28-30, 22-30 2-11 208 

10/1 * Oakland W 3-1 30-28, 30-25, 24-30, 30-23 3-11, 1-2 127 

10/2 * Valparaiso L 1-3 30-25, 19-30, 19-30, 17-30 3-12, 1-3 96 

10/6 Wichita State L 0-3 18-30, 18-30, 19-30 3-13 243 

10/8 * at Oral Roberts L 0-3 13-30, 29-31, 15-30 3-14, 1-4 144 

10/9 * at Centenary W 3-0 30-22, 30-21, 30-16 4-14, 2-4 53 

10/12 at SMS L 0-3 17-30, 17-30, 15-30 4-15 730 

10/16 * Western Illinois L 2-3 15-30, 20-30, 30-25, 30-21, 14-164-16, 2-5 127 

10/22 * Chicago State L 2-3 21-30, 27-30, 30-28, 30-28, 11-154-17, 2-6 144 

10/23 * IUPUI L 1-3 30-27, 19-30, 21-30, 13-30 4-18, 2-7 106 

10/29 * at Valparaiso L 1-3 30-24, 23-30, 16-30, 23-30 4-19, 2-8 547 

10/30 * at Oakland W 3-2 25-30, 30-24, 28-30, 30-28, 11-155-19, 3-8 143 

11/5 * Centenary W 3-0 30-15, 30-24, 30-19 6-19, 4-8 161 

11/6 * Oral Roberts L 0-3 17-30, 24-30, 29-31 6-20, 4-9 101 

11/9 Drake W 3-2 30-27, 30-32, 23-30, 30-24, 15-11 7-20 142 

11/12 * at Western Illinois L 0-3 20-30, 20-30, 17-30 7-21, 4-10 240 

& = at Auto Service Co. Nanook Classic (Anchorage, Alaska). 

^ = at Southern Illinois Saluki Invitational (Carbondale, Ill.). 

& = UMKC Kangaroo Classic (Kansas City, Mo.). 

* = Mid-Continent Conference match. 

Home matches in BOLD 

2004 UMKC Record Breakdown 

and Attendance Figures 

Team Record 

W-L 

Overall 7-21 

Mid-Continent Conference 4-10 

Home 3-11 

Away 3-7 

Neutral 1-3 

3 Game Matches 2-11 



Attendance Dates Total Average 

Total 28 5,236 187 

Home 14 2,465 176 

Away 10 2771 277 

Neutral 4 24 6 

Volleyball Attendance Bests 

Here are the top ten all-time single-match home 

attendance records for the UMKC Kangaroos 

volleyball program. 

Rank Attendance Opponent Date 

1. 810 Missouri 9-11-02 

2. 672 Kansas 10-7-98 

3. 589 Missouri 9-6-00 

4. 543 Kansas 9-17-01 

5. 489 Western Illinois 10-31-96 

6. 431 Creighton 11-14-99 

7. 423 Valparaiso 10-18-97 

8. 411 Rockhurst 11-5-92 

9. 402 Youngstown State 11-4-00 

10. 401 Valparaiso 10-5-02 



Individual Statistics: All Matches 

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK 

No. Player GP-MP-MS K K/Gm E TA PCT. A A/Gm SA SE SA/Gm RE DIG DIG/Gm BS BA TB BL/Gm BE BHE 

4 Melka, A. 107-28-26 363 3.39 142 1061 .208 15 0.14 29 58 0.27 47 374 3.50 5 32 37 0.35 7 0 

9 Starks, L. 106-28-26 290 2.74 151 790 .176 42 0.40 31 36 0.29 39 190 1.79 3 32 35 0.33 6 6 

12 Carroll, E. 96-27-22 143 1.49 83 348 .172 4 0.04 2 6 0.02 0 19 0.20 10 63 73 0.76 10 4 

2 Portela, V. 106-28-23 396 3.74 228 997 .169 15 0.14 24 37 0.23 14 134 1.26 4 53 57 0.54 3 1 

1 Waltemeyer, K. 107-28-26 67 0.63 33 254 .134 1133 10.59 17 19 0.16 0 225 2.10 3 45 48 0.45 7 19 

13 Towles, H. 74-25-12 71 0.96 50 208 .101 4 0.05 2 9 0.03 1 14 0.19 8 47 55 0.74 12 0 

23 Johnson, S. 82-27-13 71 0.87 54 233 .073 4 0.05 9 13 0.11 3 46 0.56 5 48 53 0.65 7 2 

16 Zobeck, H. 54-23-6 31 0.57 30 104 .010 5 0.09 5 9 0.09 0 18 0.33 1 14 15 0.28 0 0 

5 Tipton, M. 63-24-0 3 0.05 3 9 .000 12 0.19 4 9 0.06 36 164 2.60 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 

3 Freeman, K. 103-28-3 12 0.12 15 72 -.042 87 0.84 20 19 0.19 23 188 1.83 0 0 0 0.00 0 9 

6 Stephenson, K. 92-27-0 0 0.00 4 18 -.222 17 0.18 5 13 0.05 42 217 2.36 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 

UMKC Totals 107-28-28 1447 13.52 793 4094 .160 1338 12.50 148 228 1.38 234 1589 14.85 39 334 206 1.93 52 46 

Opponents Totals 107-28-28 1525 14.25 587 3985 .235 1370 12.80 235 275 2.20 148 1563 14.61 51 464 283 2.64 62 54 

Individual Statistics: Mid-Con Matches 

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK 

No. Player GP-MP-MS K K/Gm E TA PCT. A A/Gm SA SE SA/Gm RE DIG DIG/Gm BS BA TB BL/Gm BE BHE 

5 Tipton, M. 37-12-0 2 0.05 0 3 .667 11 0.30 1 4 0.03 23 117 3.16 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 

1 Waltemeyer. K. 52-14-14 41 0.79 15 116 .224 520 10.00 7 10 0.13 0 104 2.00 1 23 24 0.46 2 10 

4 Melka, A. 52-14-14 161 3.10 56 473 .222 11 0.21 13 29 0.25 24 195 3.75 3 13 16 .0.31 4 0 

9 Starks, L. 51-14-14 163 3.20 79 420 .200 16 0.31 14 21 0.27 12 71 1.39 2 13 15 0.29 2 3 

12 Carroll, E. 45-13-11 67 1.49 37 169 .178 3 0.07 0 5 0.00 0 11 0.24 7 33 40 0.89 5 1 

2 Portela, V. 51-14-11 179 3.51 106 476 .153 10 0.20 16 18 0.31 6 81 1.59 2 25 27 0.53 1 0 

13 Towles, H. 34-12-6 27 0.79 22 92 .054 3 0.09 0 1 0.00 0 4 0.12 5 12 17 0.50 5 0 

23 Johnson, S. 47-14-9 45 0.96 41 152 .026 3 0.06 6 10 0.13 1 32 0.68 4 31 35 0.74 4 1 

3 Freeman, K. 49-14-3 5 0.10 7 29 -.069 74 1.51 8 12 0.16 7 70 1.43 0 0 0 0.00 0 7 

16 Zobeck, H. 24-11-3 12 0.50 17 54 -.093 1 0.04 0 1 0.00 0 7 0.29 1 8 9 0.38 0 0 

6 Stephenson, K. 43-13-0 0 0.00 3 10 -.300 7 0.16 1 4 0.02 23 88 2.05 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 

UMKC Totals 52-14-14 702 13.50 383 1994 .160 659 12.67 66 115 1.27 111 780 15.00 25 158 104.0 2.00 23 25 

Opponents Totals 52-14-14 739 14.21 300 1977 .222 659 12.67 111 126 2.13 66 762 14.65 28 222 139.0 2.67 34 27 

2004 Overall Statistics 

Matches Won By Number of Games (All Matches) 

1 2 3 4 5 Total 

UMKC 0 0 2 2 3 7 

Opponents 0 0 11 5 5 21 

Wins By Game (All Matches) 

1 2 3 4 5 Total 


Opponents 18 20 22 6 5 71 

Points By Game (All Matches) 

1 2 3 4 5 Total 


Opponents 778 800 802 393 109 2885 

Matches Won By Number of Games (Conference Matches Only) 

1 2 3 4 5 Total 


Opponents 0 0 4 3 2 9 

Wins By Game (Conference Matches Only) 

1 2 3 4 5 Total 


Opponents 7 9 9 3 2 30 

Points By Game (Conference Matches Only) 

1 2 3 4 5 Total 


Opponents 353 365 360 190 45 1313 


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UMKC Versus Each Opponent 

Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Arkansas-Little Rock . . . . . . .1-5 

Arkansas State . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Arkansas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Avila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 

Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Briar Cliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 

Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Cal State Fullerton . . . . . . . . .1-0 

California-Irvine . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Canisius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Centenary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-0 

Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Central Missouri State . . . . . .1-2 

Charleston Southern . . . . . . .1-0 

Chicago State . . . . . . . . . . .22-4 

Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14 

Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

DePaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-15 

Duquesne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Eastern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 

Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Evangel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 

Henderson State . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Illinois-Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-9 

IUPUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9 

Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 

Jacksonville State . . . . . . . . .1-1 

Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11 

Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . .0-19 

Louisiana-Monroe . . . . . . . . .2-1 

Louisiana-Lafayette . . . . . . . .1-0 

Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3 

Loyola (Ill.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Marist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

Marquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

McNeese State . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 

Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

MidAmerica Nazarene . . . . . .1-0 

Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18 

Missouri Southern . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Missouri State (SMS) . . . . . .0-6 

Missouri-St. Louis . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Missouri Western . . . . . . . . . .1-5 

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0 

Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 

Nebraska-Omaha . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Nevada-Las Vegas . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Nevada-Reno . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Niagara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

North Carolina-Greensboro . .0-1 

North Carolina State . . . . . . .1-0 

North Carolina-Wilmington . . .1-0 

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

North Dakota State . . . . . . . .0-1 

North Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 

Northeast Missouri State . . . .1-4 

Northeastern Illinois . . . . . . . .6-6 

Northern Arizona . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Northern Colorado . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3 

Northwest Missouri State . . . .1-4 

Northwestern State . . . . . . . .2-0 

Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-3 

Oral Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . .2-28 

Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5 

Pittsburg State . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 

Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Quincy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 

Rockhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11 

Sacramento State . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Saginaw Valley State . . . . . . .0-1 

Saint Ambrose . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 

Saint Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-7 

Saint Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

SMS (see Missouri State) 

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

South Dakota State . . . . . . .0-0 

Southeast Missouri State . . . .0-6 

Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . .3-1 

Southwest Baptist . . . . . . . . .1-1 

Stephen F. Austin . . . . . . . . . .0-2 

Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . .5-0 

Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . .3-0 

Toledo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Troy State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 

Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 

UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-6 

Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17 

Washburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1 

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Weber State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Western Illinois . . . . . . . . .8-14 

Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . .2-19 

William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

William Jewell . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 

William Woods . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

Winthrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Wisconsin-Green Bay . . . . . .3-3 

Wisconsin-Milwaukee . . . . . .0-2 

Wisconsin-Parkside . . . . . . . .1-0 

Wright State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Youngstown State . . . . . . . . .2-7 

Overall record since UMKC 

began its NCAA Division I program 

in 1987 is 142-305 (.318). 

Bold indicates 2005 opponent. 



Catalina Suarez No. 8, Number Retired Oct. 31, 1996 

UMKC produced one of the 

greatest collegiate volleyball 

players of all time when Catalina 

Suarez donned a Kangaroos’ 

uniform from 1988–89. 

And on Oct. 31, 1996, UMKC 

retired the No. 8 in her honor. 

She joins former basketball player 

Ronnie Schmitz as the only 

two UMKC student-athletes to 

have their uniform number 

retired. 

Suarez transferred to UMKC 

following the 1986 season after a 

two-year stint with the University 

of Kansas. After sitting out the 

1987 season, she finished her 

career at UMKC from 1988–89. 

In 1989, she was named firstteam 

all-Mideast and was an 

honorable mention all-American. 

She received UMKC’s David B. 

Milner Award in both 1988-89 

and 1989-90, which is presented 

to the department’s most inspirational 

athlete. She was also a 

member of the Colombian national 

team for four years and served 

as the captain for three years. 

The decision to retire Suarez’ 

number was made by the UMKC 

Special Recognition Committee, 

which is composed of selected 

members of the Intercollegiate 

Athletics Committee. 

Suarez still ranks at or near the 

top of several Division I national 

record charts (Source: 2002 

NCAA Volleyball Records Book). 

UMKC retired the No. 8 in honor of Catalina Suarez on Oct. 31, 1996. 

NCAA Division I Records Held By Suarez 

Rank Category No. Year 

1st Single-season digs per game 6.19 1989 

1st Most digs in a 4-game match (vs. UTEP, 9/29/89) 56 1989 

1st Most kills in a 3-game match (vs. NW Missouri, 11/4/89)40 1989 

2nd Career digs per game 5.13 1985-89 

2nd Single-season kills per game 7.54 1988 

2nd Kills in a 4-game match (vs. Missouri, 10/25/88) 46 1988 

5th Attempts in a 4-game match (vs. Missouri, 10/25/88) 103 1988 

5th Attempts in a 3-game match (vs. NW Missouri, 11/4/89)82 1989 

6th Single-season kills per game 6.67 1989 

Rank Category No. Year 

8th Single-season attempts per game 14.71 1989 

9th Kills in a 5-game match (vs. Park, 9/12/88) 47 1988 

11th Digs in a 5-game match (vs. North Texas St., 9/30/89) 50 1989 

12th Attempts in a 5-game match (vs. Iowa St., 9/22/89) 106 1989 

12th Career attempts per game 12.05 1985-89 

12th Kills in a 5-game match (vs. Iowa St., 9/22/89) 46 1989 

13th Career kills per game 5.20 1985-89 

13th Single-season digs 644 1989 

16th Career digs 1,913 1985-89 

All-Time Volleyball Letterwinners 

Meghan Adrian (#1) . . . . . .1995 

Niki Alena (#11) . . . . . . . . . .1996 

Donna Allmon (#14) . . . . . .1988 

Erica Anderson (#1) . . . . . .1997 

Megan Andrisevic (#15) . . .2003 

Erica Austin (#5) . . . . . .1997-00 

Eve Barry (#11) . . . . . . . . . .1992 

Tracy Bax (#10) . . . . . . .1991-94 

Andrea Beard (#7) . . . . . . .1991 

Dona Beck (#5) . . . . . . . . . .1992 

Deann Billings (#14) . . . . . .1987 

Teressa Blackwell (#11) . . .1993 

Courtney Bond (#7) . . . .1992-93 

Liz Burton (#15) . . . . . . .1999-02 

Laura Bryan (#1) . . . . . . . . .1996 

Kim Campbell (#10) . . . . . .1988 

Brianna Canter (#11) . . .1999-00 

Erin Carroll (#12) . . . . . .2003-04 

Courtney Cella (#3) . . . .1996-98 

Stephanie Craun (#7) . .1987-90 

Lisa Cross (#12) . . . . . . . . .1997 

Kala Dahnke (#13) . . . .1988-89 

Michele Dalzell (#5) . . . . . .2001- 

Kristi Depew (#4) . . . . . .1993-94 

Marni Durfee (#11) . . . . . . .1991 

Kris Earhart (#6) . . . . . . . . .1991 

Pilar Espinosa (#12) . . . . . .1987 

Sunny Farrell-Smith (#21) .2003 

Julie Foster (#14) . . . . . . . .1988 

Sara Foster (#9) . . . .2000-2003 

Kim Freeman (#3) . . . . . .2002- 

Kristine Germann (#1) . . . .1990 

Laura Goode (#1, #5) . .1990-91 

Denea Goodhope (#15) . . .1988 

Joy Grabanski (#5) . . . . . . .1996 

Kelly Gross (#2) . . . . . . . . .1998 

Darla Guffy (#13) . . . . . . . .1990 

Emily Haefner (#13) . . . . . .1997 

Gina Haug (#11) . . . . . . . . .1989 

Juneane Hawkins (#12) . . .1988 

Belinda Heath (#12) . . . . . .1991 

Jaime Heenan (#1) . . . .1998-01 

Amy Hester (#7) . . . . . .1994-95 

Jennine Heyer (#15) . . . . . .1989 

Chris Hollifield (#4, #13) 1987-88 

Jana Howser (#10) . . . . . . .1987 

Jill Jackson (#2) . . . . . . . . .1993 

Julie Jackson (#4) . . . . . . . .1988 

Angie Jeffries (#7) . . . . .1996-99 

Angie Johanningmeier (#9) .1996-99 

Heather Johnson (#3) . . . . .1993 

Sarah Johnson (#23) . . . .2004- 

Tiffany Johnson (#8) . . . . . .1990 

Katy Kampschroeder (#4)1996-99 

Katie Keating (#21) . . . .1999-02 

Monika Kiefner (#14) . . . . .1989 

Kristi Kingston (#3) . . . . . . .1990 

Jana Lacer (#6) . . . . . . .1999-02 

Pat Laird (#1) . . . . . . . . . . .1987 

Jill Larson (#6, #9) . . . . . . .1990 

Brooke Lervold (#11) . . . . .1998 

Sarah Lively (#4) . . . . . . . .2000 

Terry Malicoat (#2) . . . . . . .1990 

Jessica Martin (#12) . . . . . .2001 

Stacey Massmann (#9) .1994-95 

Laura Meier (#10) . . . . . . . .1989 

Angela Melka (#4) . . . . . .2002- 

Cori Meyer (#16) . . . . . . . . .2001 

Christy Miles (#4) . . . . . . . .1990 

Regan Miller (#15) . . . . . . .1988 

Julie Mohrfeld (#10) . . . .1997-00 

Jill Morris (#3) . . . . . . . . . . .1992 

Kim Muma (#6) . . . . . . . . . .1988 

Kelly Northup (#9) . . . . .1991-93 

Tara Opitz (#12) . . . . . . .1999-00 

Mayme Perkins (#14) . . . . .1997 

Noe Perreira (#14) . . . . .1999-02 

Heather Persinger (#4) . . . .1995 

Vanessa Portela (#2) . . . .2003- 

Melinda Presley (#7) . . . . . .2002 

Leslie Ragland (#1) . . . . . .1992 

Kelly Roark (#3) . . . . . . . . .2001 

Michelle Roark (#11) . . . . . .1987 

Rachael Sanford (#12) . . . .1998 

Mary Schieber (#11) . . . . . .1988 

Staci Schumacher (#12) 1992-93 

Kera Scott (#11) . . . . . . . . .1994 

Rexanne Sibert (#6) . . .1993-96 

Katie Simpson (#2) . . . .1995-97 

Amy Snell (#5) . . . . . . . .1993-94 

Heather Stapleton (#6) . . . .2003 

Lauren Starks (#9) . . . . . .2004 

Kylee Stephenson (#6) . . .2004 

Kathy Stipek (#9) . . . . . . . .1987 

Chris Stixrud (#1) . . . . . . . .1994 

Catalina Suarez (#8) . . .1988-89 

Mandy Tipton (#5) . . . . . . .2004 

Heather Towles (#13) . . . .2002- 

Michelle Twitt (#9) . . . . . . . .1989 

Christy Valdez (#10) . . .1995-96 

Tina Von Canon (#2) . . . . .1988 

Therese Walberg (#1) . .1993-95 

Kristy Waltemeyer (#1) . .2002- 

Jenni Watts (#10) . . . . .2001-04 

Kelly Wempe (#8) . . . . .1991-94 

Elizabeth Whitener (#15)1995-98 

Michelle Winfrey (#5) . . .1987-89 

Charmaine Wong (#2) . .1999-02 

Lindsey Zerr (#23) . . . . .2000-03 

Hillary Zobeck (#16) . . . .2004- 

Deanna Zurbuchen (#4) . . .1987 

Bold indicates current 

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2005 Opponents 

Alabama 

Aug. 27, 7 p.m. 

Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

Nickname: Crimson Tide 

Colors: Crimson and White 

Conference: SEC 

Head Coach: Judy Green 

Volleyball Office: (205) 348-3829 

Volleyball SID: Brian Morgan 

SID Office: (205) 348-7496 

Missouri 

Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m. 

Location: Columbia, Mo. 

Nickname: Tigers 

Colors: Old Gold and Black 

Conference: Big 12 

Head Coach: Susan Kreklow 

Volleyball Office: (contact SID) 

Volleyball SID: Kate Lakin 

SID Office: (573) 882-2531 

Oakland 

Sept. 24, 7 p.m./Oct. 21, 6 p.m 

Location: Oakland, Mich. 

Nickname: Golden Grizzlies 

Colors: Gold and Black 

Conference: Mid-Continent 

Head Coach: Dave Schmidlin 


Volleyball SID: Phil Hess 

SID Office: (248) 370-4008 

Western Illinois 

Oct. 7, 7 p.m./Nov. 5, 5 p.m. 

Location: Macomb, Ill. 

Nickname: Westerwinds 

Colors: Purple and Old Gold 


Head Coach: Kym McKay 


Volleyball SID: Ashley Cushman 

SID Office: (309) 298-1133 

Kansas 

Aug. 27, Noon 

Location: Lawrence, Kan. 

Nickname: Jayhawks 

Colors: Crimson and Blue 

Conference: Big 12 

Head Coach: Ray Bechard 


Volleyball SID: Laura Lesko 

SID Office: (785) 864-7942 

California-Irvine 

Sept. 1, 9 p.m. 

Location: Irvine, Calif. 

Nickname: Anteaters 

Colors: Blue and Old 

Conference: Big West 

Head Coach: Charlie Brande 


Volleyball SID: Fumi Kimura 

SID Office: (949) 824-9474 

UTEP 

Sept. 2, 4:30 p.m. 

Location: El Paso, Texas 

Nickname: Miners 

Colors: Dark Blue, Orange and 

Silver Accent 

Conference: Conference USA 

Head Coach: Scott Swanson 


Volleyball SID: Angela Davis 

SID Office: (915) 747-6451 

Cal State-Fullerton 

Sept. 3, Noon 

Location: Fullerton, Calif. 

Nickname: Titans 

Colors: Navy, Orange and White 

Conference: Big West 

Head Coach: Carolyn Zimmerman 


Volleyball SID: Michael Greenlee 

SID Office: (714) 278-3081 

Marist 

Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m. 

Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 

Nickname: Red Foxes 

Colors: Red and White 

Conference: Metro Atlantic 

Head Coach: Sarah Hutton 


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Volleyball SID: Dara Ely 

SID Office: (845) 575-3699 

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Alcorn State 

Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m. 

Location: Alcorn, Miss. 

Nickname: Braves 

Colors: Purple and Gold 

Conference: Southwestern 

Head Coach: Stephanie Smith 


Volleyball SID: Tyrone C. Broxton 

SID Office: (601) 877-6466 

Southern Illinois 

Sept. 10, 11 a.m. 

Location: Carbondale, Ill. 

Nickname: Salukis 

Colors: Maroon and White 

Conference: Missouri Valley 

Head Coach: Brenda Winkeler 


Volleyball SID: Shalae Schulte 

SID Office: (618) 453-5470 

Arkansas State 

Sept. 10, 4:30 p.m. 

Location: Jonesboro, Ark. 

Nickname: Indians 

Colors: Scarlet and Black 

Conference: Sun Belt 

Head Coach: Craig Cummings 


Volleyball SID: Matt McCollester 

SID Office: (870) 972-2541 

Wichita State 

Sept. 20, 7 p.m. 

Location: Wichita, Kan. 

Nickname: Shockers 

Colors: Black and Yello 


Head Coach: Chris Lamb 


Volleyball SID: Tami Cutler 

SID Office: (316) 978-5559 

Valparaiso 

Sept. 23, 7 p.m./Oct. 22, 7 p.m. 

Location: Valparaiso, Ind. 

Nickname: Crusaders 

Colors: Brown and Gold 


Head Coach: Carin Avery 


Volleyball SID: Ryan Wronkowicz 

SID Office: (219) 464-5232 

Tulsa 

Sept. 28, 7 p.m. 

Location: Tulsa, Okla. 

Nickname: Golden Hurricane 

Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue and 

Crimson 

Conference: Conference USA 

Head Coach: Matt Sonnichsen 


Volleyball SID: Jason West 

SID Office: (918) 631-2492 

Centenary 

Sept. 30, 7 p.m./Oct. 29, 7 p.m. 

Location: Shreveport, La. 

Nickname: Ladies 



Head Coach: Jenny Hazelwood 


Volleyball SID: David Pratt 

SID Office: (318) 869-5092 

Oral Roberts 

Oct. 1, 7 p.m./Oct. 28, 7 p.m. 

Location: Tulsa, Okla. 

Nickname: Golden Eagles 

Colors: Navy Blue, Vegas Gold 

and White 


Head Coach: Sheera Sirola 


Volleyball SID: Matt McLeod 

SID Office: (918) 495-7094 

South Dakota State 

Oct. 3, 7 p.m. 

Location: Brookings, S.D. 

Nickname: Jackrabbits 

Colors: Yellow and Blue 

Conference: Independent 

Head Coach: Andrew Palileo 


Volleyball SID: Jason Hove 

SID Office: (605) 688-4822 

Missouri State 

Oct. 4, 7 p.m. 

Location: Springfield, Mo. 

Nickname: Lady Bears 



Head Coach: Melissa Stokes 


Volleyball SID: Erin Smith 

SID Office: (417) 836-5402 

IUPUI 

Oct. 14, 7 p.m./Nov. 12, 6 p.m. 

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 

Nickname: Jaguars 

Colors: Red, Gold and Black 


Head Coach: Steve Payne 


Volleyball SID: Kevin Buerge 

SID Office: (317-278-3619 

Chicago State 

Oct. 15, 7 p.m./Nov. 11, 7 p.m. 

Location: Chicago, Ill. 

Nickname: Cougars 

Colors: Green and White 


Head Coach: Lenika Lamar 


Volleyball SID: Quenjana Adams 

SID Office: (773) 995-2217 

Drake 

Oct. 25, 7 p.m. 

Location: Des Moines, Iowa 

Nickname: Bulldogs 

Colors: Blue and White 


Head Coach: Amy Farber Knowles 


Volleyball SID: Mary Ann Tierney 

SID Office: (515) 271-4147

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