2019 ESTU VOLLEYBALL /ETSUVOLLEYBALL @ETSUVOLLEYBALL @ETSUVOLLEYBALL NOVEMBER 22-24 | SoCon Tournament 8/23 @ Appalachian State # L, 3-2 8/30 @ Jacksonville State 1 W, 3-1 8/30 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 1 W, 3-0 8/31 @ Troy 1 W, 3-1 9/6 vs. Charleston Southern 2 W, 3-0 9/6 vs. SC State 2 W, 3-0 9/7 @ Coastal Carolina 2 L, 3-2 9/13 vs. Alcorn State 3 W, 3-0 9/14 vs. Georgia State 3 W, 3-2 9/14 @ UAB 3 L, 3-2 9/20 @Tennessee 4 L, 3-0 9/21 vs. North Dakota State 4 W, 3-1 9/21 vs. Georgia Southern 4 W, 3-2 9/27 @ Furman* W, 3-1 9/28 @ UNC Greensboro* W, 3-0 10/4 @ Chattanooga* W, 3-0 10/5 @ Mercer* W, 3-0 10/11 vs. Wofford* W, 3-2 10/12 vs. The Citadel* W, 3-1 10/16 @ Western Carolina* W, 3-0 10/18 @ Samford* W, 3-2 10/25 vs. Furman* L, 3-2 10/26 vs. UNC Greensboro* W, 3-0 11/1 vs. Mercer* W, 3-0 11/2 vs. Chattanooga* W, 3-2 11/8 @ The Citadel* W, 3-1 11/9 @ Wofford* W, 3-1 11/13 vs. Western Carolina* W, 3-1 11/16 vs. Samford* L, 3-1 11/22 vs. UNCG 4:30 PM SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 23-5, 14-2 SOCON HOME: 6-1 AWAY: 8-3 NEUTRAL: 8-0 # - Exhibition 1 - Jacksonville State Invite (Jacksonville, Ala..) 2 - Coastal Carolina Classic (Conway, S.C.) 3 - UAB Tournament (Birmingham, Ala..) 4 - Tennessee Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) * - SoCon match All times EST All home matches indicated in bold Stat .......................................... Total ................Rank (SoCon)....... Rank (Nationally) Record................................. 23-5, 14-2 .................... 2nd ..........................26th Hitting Percentage ..................234 ......................... 1st .......................... 71st Opp. Hitting Percentage .........180 ......................... 2nd ..........................55th Kills/Set...................................13.16 ........................ 2nd ..........................89th Digs/Set ..................................14.08 ........................ 7th .........................224th Blocks/Set................................ 2.15 ......................... 2nd .........................115th Assists/Set ..............................12.29 ........................ 1st ..........................73rd Aces/Set ................................... 1.72 ......................... 1st ......................... 22nd Total kills ................................1,434 ........................ 1st ..........................47th Total assists ............................1,340 ........................ 1st ......................... 42nd Total aces ................................. 187 ......................... 2nd ..........................15th Total blocks ............................234.0 ........................ 1st ..........................79th GET TO KNOW ETSU GENERAL INFORMATION Location....................................Johnson City, Tenn. Founded.................................................................1911 Enrollment.........................................................14,400 Nickname....................................Buccaneers (Bucs) Colors....................................Navy Blue & Old Gold. Affiliation.........................................NCAA Division I Conference..................................................Southern President........................................Dr. Brian Noland Athletic Director ...................................Scott Carter Sr. Women’s Admin..............................Kay Lennon Arena........................................................Brooks Gym Capacity................................................................3,500 COACHING STAFF Head Coach.................Benavia Jenkins (1st Year) Alma Mater ........................Florida, 2003 Assistant Coach......... Giovanny Delevry (1st) Alma Mater .........................Barton, 2014 Assistant Coach..........Andrew Pale (1st) Alma Mater ......Limestone (S.C.), 2015 ETSU MEDIA RELATIONS Media Contact .................................. David Czarlinsky Office Phone........................................ (423) 439-6512 Cell Phone ............................................ (704) 621-3268 E-Mail ...........................................[email protected]Website .................................................. ETSUBucs.com Address ............................................. ETSU ATHLETICS P.O. BOX 70707 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37614 ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their questions and requests to Buccaneer volleyball. Please contact Graduate Assistant for Athletic Media Relations David Czarlinsky with any questions about the Bucs. To arrange interviews, please contact David 24 hours in advance. ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press releases by visiting www.ETSUBucs.com.
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2019 ESTU VOLLEYBALL
/ETSUVOLLEYBALL @ETSUVOLLEYBALL @ETSUVOLLEYBALL
NOVEMBER 22-24 | SoCon Tournament8/23 @ Appalachian State # L, 3-2
8/30 @ Jacksonville State1 W, 3-1
8/30 vs. Southeastern Louisiana1 W, 3-0
8/31 @ Troy1 W, 3-1
9/6 vs. Charleston Southern2 W, 3-0
9/6 vs. SC State2 W, 3-0
9/7 @ Coastal Carolina2 L, 3-2
9/13 vs. Alcorn State3 W, 3-0
9/14 vs. Georgia State3 W, 3-2
9/14 @ UAB3 L, 3-2
9/20 @Tennessee4 L, 3-0
9/21 vs. North Dakota State4 W, 3-1
9/21 vs. Georgia Southern4 W, 3-2
9/27 @ Furman* W, 3-1
9/28 @ UNC Greensboro* W, 3-0
10/4 @ Chattanooga* W, 3-0
10/5 @ Mercer* W, 3-0
10/11 vs. Wofford* W, 3-2
10/12 vs. The Citadel* W, 3-1
10/16 @ Western Carolina* W, 3-0
10/18 @ Samford* W, 3-2
10/25 vs. Furman* L, 3-2
10/26 vs. UNC Greensboro* W, 3-0
11/1 vs. Mercer* W, 3-0
11/2 vs. Chattanooga* W, 3-2
11/8 @ The Citadel* W, 3-1
11/9 @ Wofford* W, 3-1
11/13 vs. Western Carolina* W, 3-1
11/16 vs. Samford* L, 3-1
11/22 vs. UNCG 4:30 PM
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 23-5, 14-2 SOCON
HOME: 6-1 AWAY: 8-3 NEUTRAL: 8-0
# - Exhibition 1 - Jacksonville State Invite (Jacksonville, Ala..)2 - Coastal Carolina Classic (Conway, S.C.)3 - UAB Tournament (Birmingham, Ala..)4 - Tennessee Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.)* - SoCon match All times ESTAll home matches indicated in bold
Location....................................Johnson City, Tenn.Founded.................................................................1911Enrollment.........................................................14,400Nickname....................................Buccaneers (Bucs)Colors....................................Navy Blue & Old Gold.Affiliation.........................................NCAA Division IConference..................................................SouthernPresident........................................Dr. Brian NolandAthletic Director...................................Scott CarterSr. Women’s Admin..............................Kay LennonArena........................................................Brooks Gym
COAC H I N G S TA F FHead Coach.................Benavia Jenkins (1st Year) Alma Mater........................Florida, 2003Assistant Coach......... Giovanny Delevry (1st) Alma Mater.........................Barton, 2014Assistant Coach..........Andrew Pale (1st) Alma Mater......Limestone (S.C.), 2015
E TS U M E D I A R E L AT I O N SMedia Contact ..................................David CzarlinskyOffice Phone ........................................ (423) 439-6512Cell Phone ............................................ (704) 621-3268E-Mail ...........................................czarlinsky@etsu.eduWebsite ..................................................ETSUBucs.comAddress ............................................. ETSU ATHLETICS P.O. BOX 70707 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37614
ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSThe ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their questions and requests to Buccaneer volleyball. Please contact Graduate Assistant for Athletic Media Relations David Czarlinsky with any questions about the Bucs. To arrange interviews, please contact David 24 hours in advance.
ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEBGet the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press releases by visiting www.ETSUBucs.com.
Lundyn CoffmanFr. | MB
Nolensville, Tennessee
Abbie TranthamSo. | OH
Chandler, North Carolina
Kaela Massey Sr. | MB
Brentwood, Tennessee
Olivia CunninghamFr. | OH
Knoxville, Tennessee
Marija PopovicJr. | L
Belgrade, Serbia
Alyssa HatleySo. | OH
Rogersville, Tennessee
Lauren HatchFr. | OH
Homewood, Illinios
Sara EspositoSo. | MB
Blountville, Tennessee
Caroline CromerFr. | S
Anderson, South Carolina
Benavia JenkinsHead Coach
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15 17Sidney Sherrill
Fr. | MBKnoxville, Tennessee
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Mary Catherine SmithSo. | S
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Giovanny DelevryAssistant Coach
Christy ConiglioHead Strength Coach
Andrew PileAssistant Coach
Pronunciation Guide:1 Sydney Cherney Chur-KNEE3 Lundyn Coffman London (like the city)5 Kaela Massey KAY-la Mass-EE9 Marija Popovic Maria (Muh-ree-uh) POP-uh-VICH15 Sara Espositio Es-po-ZEE-toHC Benavia Jenkins Ben-ay-viaAC Giovanny Delevry Gee-oh-vah-nee Deh-lev-ree
Emily ArnoldFr. | S
Louisville, Kentucky
TV/RADIO ROSTER
Sydney CherneyFr. | L
Knoxville, Tennessee
Maggie EdenfieldAthletic Trainer
N U M E R I C A LNo. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School1 Sydney Cherney L 5’8” Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut High School)2 Mary Catherine Smith S 5’7” So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Central Magnet School)3 Lundyn Coffman MB 6’0” Fr. Nolensville, Tenn. (Nolensville High School)4 Abbie Trantham OH 5’10” So. Candler, N.C. (Enka HS)5 Kaela Massey MB 6’1” Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS)6 Olivia Cunningham OH 5’11” Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic High School)8 Emily Arnold S 5’7” Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart High School)9 Marija Popovic L 5’5” Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (Sports Grammar School Belgrade)11 Alyssa Hatley OH 6’0” So. Rogersville, Tenn. (Volunteer HS)13 Lauren Hatch OH 5’10” Fr. Homewood, Ill. (Marian Catholic High School)15 Sara Esposito MB 6’0” So. Pianiga, Venezia, Italy (Istituto Cesare Musatti)16 Sidney Sherrill MB 6’2” Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Concord Christian School)17 Caroline Cromer S 5’8” Fr. Anderson, S.C. (Wren High School)
A L P H A B E T I C A LNo. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School8 Emily Arnold S 5’7” Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart High School)2 Mary Catherine Smith S 5’7” So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Central Magnet School)1 Sydney Cherney L 5’8” Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut High School)3 Lundyn Coffman MB 6’0” Fr. Nolensville, Tenn. (Nolensville High School)17 Caroline Cromer S 5’8” Fr. Anderson, S.C. (Wren High School) 6 Olivia Cunningham OH 5’11” Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic High School)15 Sara Esposito MB 6’0” So. Pianiga, Venezia, Italy (Istituto Cesare Musatti)13 Lauren Hatch OH 5’10” Fr. Homewood, Ill. (Marian Catholic High School)11 Alyssa Hatley OH 6’0” So. Rogersville, Tenn. (Volunteer HS)5 Kaela Massey MB 6’1” Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS)9 Marija Popovic L 5’5” Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (Sports Grammar School Belgrade)16 Sidney Sherrill MB 6’2” Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Concord Christian School)4 Abbie Trantham OH 5’10” So. Candler, N.C. (Enka HS)
C O A C H I N G S T A F FHead Coach: Benavia Jenkins (1st Season)
B U C S B Y C L A S S B U C S B Y P O S I T I O NFreshmen - 7Emily ArnoldSydney CherneyLundyn CoffmanCaroline CromerOlivia CunninghamLauren Hatch Sidney Sherrill
ETSU freshman outside hitter Olivia Cunningham earned the Southern Conference Rayna Taylor Freshman of the Year, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon. Kaela Massey and Marija Popovic Were named to the All-SoCon First Team while Cunningham and Emily Arnold earned All-SoCon Second Team honors. Lauren Hatch joined Arnold and Cunningham on the All-Freshman Team.
OLIVIA CUNNINGHAM Cunningham led all freshman in kills per set with 3.57 and total aces with 37. The Knoxville native finished third in the conference in kills per set and is tied for the league-lead with .45 aces per set. Cunningham is the sixth Buc to be awarded the Rayna Taylor Freshman of the Year award and first since Popovic did it in 2017.
KAELA MASSEY Massey shined in her senior season hitting .339 and was the only player in the conference with 101 or more blocks. The middle blocker from Brentwood, Tenn. moved into third place all time with 332 block assists in her career and fourth in program history with 383 total blocks. This is the second All-Confer-ence honor for Massey after being named to the All-Freshman team in 2016.
MARIJA POPOVIC Popovic earned her third consecutive All-SoCon first team selection racking up 4.37 digs per set, good for second in the conference. This season, the junior eclipsed the 1,500-dig mark, an accom-plishment only reached by three former Bucs. Her career total of 1,539 is the sixth most among active juniors in Division I. Popovic is the sixth Buc to repeat as a first-team selection.
EMILY ARNOLD Arnold excelled as the freshman setter on the squad with 10.13 assists per set and 1,104 assists this season. The Louisville, Ky. native earned a SoCon Setter of the Week honor four times in the fall, a league best. Arnold ranks third in the nation in total assists this season among freshman.
LAUREN HATCH Hatch was tied for a team-best with 301 kills this season. The freshman outside hitter led all first-year players in the SoCon with 3.50 kills per set in the 16 league matches.
BUCS BY THE NUMBERSBack-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history.
Seven freshmen. Only the fourth time in 15 years the program has had seven freshman (2011, 2012, 2015).
The Bucs have played 38 sets decided by two points or less. ETSU is 27-12 in those sets.
ETSU is one of 18 teams with 23 or more wins this season in Division I.
Eight five-set matches this season. Last year the team played a total of six five-setters in 35 total matches.
2018
• 28-7, 15-1 SoCon, 9-2 at home• Lost to Purdue in first round of NCAA Tournament• Recieved SoCon’s first ever at large bid• Conference regular season champions• 12-match win streak before losing to Samford in SoCon Championship match (longest since 2006)• Defeated Clemson (114 RPI), Duke (44 RPI), Tennessee (26 RPI) and Washington St. (25 RPI)
• 19-12, 12-4 SoCon, 8-2 at home• Lost to #4 Kentucky in first round of NCAA Tournament• Started the season 5-9 and finished 14-2• Led conference in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage and blocks per set
• 22-8, 13-3 SoCon• Conference regular season champions• Upset by four-seed Samford in conference tournament• Perfect 11-0 at home (first time in program history)
• 19-12, 9-7 SoCoN, 4-5 home, 8-2 neutral• Finished 5th in SoCon • Defeated Samford in SoCon quarterfinals 3-2• Lost to No. 1 seed Chattanooga 3-1 in Semifinals
• 17-16, 11-5 SoCon (first year in conference) • Won last six regular season matches to climb to tie for second place in SoCon • Lost in first round of conference tournament 3-0 to Western Carolina• Katie Muey won Libero of the Year in SoCon
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LAST FIVE SEASONS
ETSU LAST TIME OUT The Bucs concluded their final week of the regular season with a 1-1 record in their two matches. ETSU defeated WCU in four sets on Wednesday prior to falling to Samford in the season finale 3-1. In Wednesday’s game Olivia Cunningham recorded 19 kills and 17 digs setting a career-best in digs. On Saturday night, Sara Esposito tallied a career-best 17 kills in the loss.
FOUR FIRST-TIME OPPONENTSETSU played four first-time opponents throughout the 2018 season; ETSU fin-ished 4-0 in those matches. All of these opponents came from ETSU’s preseason tournaments. The first-time opponents are Alcorn State, North Dakota State, Jacksonville State and Southeastern Louisiana.
NUMBER ONE SEED WOESThe top seed in the SoCon tournament has not won the bracket since Georgia Southern came out on top in 2013. 2013 was the first year the SoCon separated from having two divisions since 2007.
LUCKY NUMBER SEVENThe squad has seven freshman, which is the most of an incomming class for the program since 2011-12. That season they went 15-16 and 7-6 in the conference (ASUN).
PRODUCTIVE POPOVICMarija Popovic, the reigning two-time SoCon Libero of the Year is back for her third season. In 2018, she tallied double-digit digs in all but two matches and had 20+ digs in 14 contests. This season, she surpassed 1,500 digs in her career and is second in the conference with 4.37 digs/set.
NOTESWHO LED THE BUCS?ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OPPONENTS
ETSU is joined by UNCG, Mercer and Western Carolina in the bottom half of the bracket. The Bucs swept all three oponents during the regular season including winning in straight sets against Mercer and UNCG in both matches. The only two loses ETSU has in SoCon play this year is to Furman (No. 5) and Samford (No. 1).
ARNOLD SERVING UP ASSISTSFreshman setter, Emily Arnold has been consistant all season with 40+ assists in 15 matches this season including the last five in a row. Arnold is ranked 22nd in Division I with 1,104 assists. Her career-high came in a five-set victory over Samford when she totalled 59 helpers.
LAST TIME THEY PLAYED The Blue and Gold hosted UNCG on Oct. 26 and swept the Spartans and won two of the three sets by a wide margin. The Bucs hit .279 in the match led by Kaela Massey and Lauren Hatch who both logged more than 10 kills. ETSU limited UNCG to a .159 attack clip in the match and a mere .051 clip in the third frame.
PRESEASON ALL-SOCONETSU was ranked fifth in the SoCon preseason poll. Marija Popovic was the named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANSUNCG began the season 6-8 to enter conference play, but finished SoCon action at 5-11 to bring their overall record to 11-19. The Spartans are second-to-last in the conference with a .167 attack clip.UNCG is led by Maria Esch who is fifth in the SoCon with 3.48 kills per set. UNCG was swept by the Bucs in both match-es earlier this season and have been swept a total of 11 times. They are 2-0 in five-setters, both coming in non-conference action.
TOP PERFORMERS
TOTAL KILLSKaela Massey .........................................301Lauren Hatch .........................................301Olivia Cunningham .............................293 Sara Espositio ........................................258
TOTAL ASSISTSEmily Arnold ...................................... 1,104Marija Popovic .....................................103Mary Catherine Smith .......................... 36Sydney Cherney ..................................... 21Lauren Hatch ........................................... 21
TOTAL ACESOlivia Cunningham ............................... 37 Sara Esposito ........................................... 34 Kaela Massey ........................................... 34Emily Arnold ............................................ 31Lauren Hatch ........................................... 21
TOTAL DIGSMarija Popovic .....................................411Lauren Hatch .........................................210Sydney Cherney ...................................201Emily Arnold ..........................................184Olivia Cunningham .............................165
TOTAL BLOCKSKaela Massey .........................................101 Sara Esposito .......................................... 95Lundyn Coffman .................................... 94
MAGNIFICENT MASSEY Kaela Massey, ETSU’s only four year senior will go out as the winningest player in the program’s history. She currently has 92 wins in her career entering the weekend. Aditionally, Kaela is third in program history with 334 block assists and fourth with 383 total blocks.
SOPHOMORE CLASSIn adition to the upperclassmen on the roster, ETSU returns Sara Esposito, Alyssa Hatley, Abbie Trantham and Mary Catherine Smith. The majority of them did not see much playing time in their freshman season.
INTERNATIONALLY REPRESENTEDThe Bucs have two players represented internationally. Marija Popovic is from Belgrade, Serbia and Sara Esposito is from Venzia, Italy.
STANDING OUT IN THE SOCONThe Bucs hold a 14-2 record in conference play, good for second in the SoCon. The Blue and Gold are ranked top in the league in hitting percentage (.234), assists per set (12.3) and aces per set (1.7). ETSU is second in the SoCon in opp. hitting percentage (.180), kills per set (13.2) and blocks per set (2.15).
NOTESWHO LED THE BUCS?
FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH Benavia Jenkins is serving as the program’s fourth head coach in the last 20 years and the eighth overall. Throughout the program’s history, first-year head coaches combined for a record of 71-80.
JENKINS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE Jenkins at UF was an All-American middle blocker totalling over 1,000 kills and 600 blocks (most in program history when she left). As a Gator, her squad won four SEC titles and went to back-to-back Final Fours. Jenkins was inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame in 2017.
WHAT’S AT STAKE The Bucs are looking to reach the NCAA Tournament for the third striaght year and fourth time in program history. The Bucs went to the Big Dance in 2013, 2017 and 2018. They are looking to be the first SoCon team to go to the tourna-ment three straight years since College of Charleston did it from 2005-07.
CRAZY CUNNINGHAMCunningham led all freshman in kills per set with 3.57 and total aces with 37 to earn SoCon Freshman of the Year. The Knoxville native finished third in the conference in kills per set and is tied for the league-lead with .45 aces per set. Cunningham capped off the regular season with 293 kills on 799 swings for a .217 hitting percentage. Her 3.57 kills per set puts her ninth in Division I among the freshman class.
WE LOVE THE ROAD The Bucs were one of two teams in Division I to not hold a home contest until Oct. 11. Prior to the first home match of the season, the Blue and Gold were 13-3, a SoCon best.
FIVE SET FRENZY The Bucs have played eight five-set matches this season and they are 5-3 in those contests. ETSU defeated Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Samford, Wof-ford and Chattanooga in five. The Bucs fell to Coastal Carolina, UAB and Furman.
A BUC HAD... KILLSFour ETSU players had 10+ kills ......................................................................................................................at The Citadel (11/8/19) ............................................................................Lauren Hatch [13], Kaela Massey [13], Olivia Cunningham [12], Sara Esposito [11]Three ETSU players had 15+ kills ....................................................................................................................... vs Wofford (10/11/19)...................................................................................................................Lauren Hatch [15] Kaela Massey [16] Olivia Cunningham [22]No ETSU player had 10+ kills .............................................................................................................................. at Tennessee (9/20/19)An ETSU player had 20+ kills .....................................................................................................Lauren Hatch [29] vs UTC (11/2/19)An ETSU player had 25+ kills .................................................................................................. Lauren Hatch [29] vs UTC (11/2/19))An ETSU player had back-to-back double-doubles ................................................................................................................................ .......................... Emily Arnold; 49 assists, 15 digs vs Wofford (10/11/19), 37 assists, 11 digs vs The Citadel (10/12/19)An ETSU player had a triple-double .................................. Brittany Kessel 12 kills, 26 assists, 13 digs (vs Radford 10/18/05)
ATTEMPTS An ETSU player had 50+ attempts ..................................................................................... Lauren Hatch [54] vs WCU (11/13/19)An ETSU player had 60+ attempts ............................................... Olivia Cunningham [65] vs Georgia Southern (9/21/19)An ETSU player had 70+ attempts .....................................................................................Leah Clayton [78], vs Samford (9/28/18)
HITTING PCT. (Min. 12 kills) An ETSU player had a .400 hitting percentage .............................................. Sara Esposito [.579] at The Citadel (11/8/19)An ETSU player had a .500 hitting percentage .............................................. Sara Esposito [.579] at The Citadel (11/8/19)An ETSU player had a .600 hitting percentage .............................Kaela Massey [.684] at Charleston Southern (9/6/19) An ETSU player had a .700 hitting percentage ............................................................... AJ Lux [.700] vs The Citadel (10/22/16)An ETSU player had an .800 hitting percentage ......................................................... Barber [.810] vs North Florida (10/8/11)
ASSISTS An ETSU player had 50+ assists .................................................................................. Emily Arnold [59], at Samford (10/18/19)An ETSU player had 60+ assists ........................................................................................... Alyssa Kvarta [60], at Furman (9/23/16)An ETSU player had 70+ assists ......................................................................................... Jennifer Emerson [77], Liberty (11/7/06)
DIGSFour ETSU players had 10+ digs ........................................................................................................vs Georgia Southern (9/21/19)................................................Olivia Cunningham [12], Lauren Hatch [13], Kaela Massey [14] Sydney Cherney [17] Three ETSU players had 15+ digs ........................................................................................................................vs Furman (10/25/19)...........................................Olivia Cunningham [16], Lauren Hatch [17], Marija Popovic [22] vs Samford (11/18/18)Two ETSU players had 20+ digs ....................................... Kaela Massey [24], Marija Popovic [25] at Chattanooga (10/26/18)An ETSU player had 20+ digs ...................................................................................... Marija Popovic [29], at vs WCU (11/13/19)An ETSU player had 30+ digs ................................................................Sydney Cherney [30], vs Georgia Southern (9/21/19)An ETSU player had 35+ digs ........................................................................................Marija Popovic [37], vs High Point (10/9/18)
BLOCKSAn ETSU player had 7+ blocks ..........................................................................................Lundyn Coffman [7] vs WCU (11/13/19)An ETSU player had 10+ blocks .....................................................................Lundyn Coffman [10] vs Georgia State (9/14/19)An ETSU player had 5+ solo blocks ...................................................................................... Meredith Hardy [7] at Furman (9/3/13)
ACESAn ETSU player had 5 aces ........................................................Olivia Cunningham and Sara Esposito at Wofford (11/9/19)An ETSU player had 6 aces .............................................................................................................. Alyssa Kvarta, vs Samford (9/28/18)An ETSU player had 7+ aces ................................................................................Katie Steidle [7] vs Georgia Southern (9/16/2000)
THE LAST TIME...
Brittany Kessel (right) is the lone ETSU volleyball player to have a triple-double in the last 15 years. On Oct. 18, 2005, she recorded 12 kills, 26 assists and 13 digs against Radford.
ETSU... Lost the first set in a win ......................................................................................................................................(11/13/19) vs WCU [3-1]Lost the first two sets in a win .......................................................................................................................(10/27/18) at Samford [3-2]Was down 2-1 in a win .......................................................................................................................................(9/2/18) vs Tennessee [3-2]Won the first set in a loss .........................................................................................................................................(9/14/19) at UAB [3-2] Won the first 2 sets in a loss ............................................................................................................................. (9/28/18) vs Samford [2-3]Was up 2-1 in a loss .............................................................................................................................................. (9/28/18) vs Samford [2-3]Beat a ranked opp. ......................................................................................................................... (9/15/18) vs #22 Washington St. [3-2]
HITTING PCT. Hit over .400 as a team .........................................................................................................[.480], vs Charleston Southern (9/6/19)Hit over .500 as a team ............................................................................................................................ [.622] vs The Citadel (10/10/98)Hit over .600 as a team ............................................................................................................................ [.622] vs The Citadel (10/10/98)ETSU’s opp. hit over .300 as a team ...................................................................................................[.376], at Tennessee (9/20/19)ETSU’s opp. hit under .100 ............................................................................................................................[.047], vs Mercer (11/1/19)ETSU hit less than .200 ...............................................................................................................................[.168] vs Samford (11/16/19)ETSU hit less than .100 ..........................................................................................................................................[.086] vs UAB (9/14/19) ETSU hit less than .200 and won ...........................................................................................[.170] vs Georgia Southern (9/21/19)ETSU outhit opp. and lost .................................................................................................................. [.217-.211] vs Samford (11/18/18)ETSU was outhit and won ..................................................................................................................[.244-.231] at Wofford (11/9/19)
KILLS Had 60+ kills ......................................................................................................................................................................... [63] UTC (11/2/19)Had 80+ kills ............................................................................................................................................................. [82] at Stetson (10/12/07)
ASSISTS Had 60+ assists ................................................................................................................................................... [60], vs Furman (10/25/19)Had 75+ assists ........................................................................................................................................................ [77] at Stetson (10/12/07)
DIGSHad 80+ digs ..............................................................................................................................................................[82], vs WCU (11/13/19)Had 100+ digs ...............................................................................................................................................................[102] vs WCU (11/4/14)
BLOCKSETSU had 15-19.5 blocks ................................................................................................................................[16] vs Wofford (10/11/19)ETSU had 20+ blocks .......................................................................................................................................... [26] vs The Citadel (9/27/02)ETSU was out-blocked and won ..................................................................................................................[9-6], at Wofford (11/9/19)
ACESETSU had 10+ aces .................................................................................................................................................. [11] vs WCU (11/13/19)Four ETSU players had multiple aces ....... vs WCU (11/13/19) Massey [2], Arnold [2], Esposito [2], Cunningham [4] ETSU had zero aces in a match ........................................................................................................................ at Jacksonville (11/16/13)
THE LAST TIME...
Last year ETSU defeated Tennessee for the third time in program history on Sept. 4.
Attack Attempts3 Games: ........................................ 188 vs. Western Carolina .......................................10/1/984 Games: ............................................226 vs. Virginia Tech ..........................................11/1/005 Games: .............................................. 303 vs. Davidson .............................................10/7/00
Kills3 Games: ............................................ 62 vs. Chattanooga .........................................10/21/034 Games: ............................................ 80 vs. Chattanooga ...........................................9/12/995 Games: ......................................... 91 vs. Western Carolina ......................................11/12/89
Attack Percentage3 Games: ............................................ .622 vs. The Citadel .........................................10/10/984 Games: .............................................407 vs. Austin Peay ..........................................9/13/135 Games: .........................................398 vs. Western Carolina ....................................11/12/89
Assists3 Games: .................................................65 at Furman ...............................................9/21/014 Games: ............................................ 75 vs. Chattanooga ...........................................9/12/995 Games: ........................................ 82 vs. Appalachian State .....................................11/10/90
Aces3 Games: ..............................................18 vs. The Citadel ..........................................10/10/984 Games: ......................................... 15 vs. UNC Wilmington ........................................9/27/935 Games: ............................................... 24 vs. Marshall ............................................10/15/88
Block Solos3 Games: ......................................... 10 vs. Western Carolina ..........................................9/9/884 Games: ......................................... 13 vs. Western Carolina ......................................10/26/045 Games: ........................................ 20 vs. Appalachian State .......................................9/28/88
Block Assists3 Games: ...................................... 24, 2x, last at Presbyterian .....................................8/28/124 Games: ........................................ 36 vs. Appalachian State .....................................10/16/975 Games: ........................................ 42 vs. Appalachian State .......................................9/28/88
Total Blocks3 Games: .............................................18 at Presbyterian ............................................8/28/124 Games: ..........................................21.5 vs. UNC Asheville .........................................9/29/935 Games: ........................................ 41 vs. Appalachian State .......................................9/28/88
Digs3 Games: ............................................ 90 vs. Chattanooga .........................................10/27/91 ...........................................................90 vs. South Florida...........................................11/9/914 Games: ............................................112 at Chattanooga ..........................................10/3/075 Games: ........................................ 135 vs. Western Carolina .....................................11/12/92
Attack Attempts 3 Games: 60 Tish Wilson ........................................................ 10/4/94 vs. UT-Chattanooga4 Games: 72 Bree Feist .......................................................... 8/31/96 vs. UT-Chattanooga5 Games: 78 Leah Clayton ................................................................... 9/28/18 vs Samford
Kills3 Games: 28 Kate Steidle ......................................................................9/21/01 at Furman4 Games: 29 Natalie Barrett ............................................................. 10/27/99 vs. Radford5 Games: 29 Jill West ............................................................ 11/10/90 vs. Appalachian St. 29 Jennifer Sartor .................................................................11/07/06 at Liberty 29 Lauren Hatch ........................................................... 11/2/19 vs Chattanooga
Attack Percentage (Min. 10 attempts)1. .810 M. Barber ....................................................................................10/8/11 vs. North Florida2. .778 J. Manchester .................................................................................... 11/11/94 vs. Marshall3. .700 S. Scandiffio .......................................................................................... 9/16/05 vs. NC A&T .700 A. J. Lux ..................................................................................... 10/22/16 vs. The Citadel
Attack Percentage (Min. 20 attempts)1. .696 Khadijah Wiley.............................................................vs. Northern Kentucky (Oct. 5, 2012)2. .667 Marge Brown ................................................................................ 11/12/89 vs. W. Carolina3. .625 Callie Kiselich ......................................................................................................... 8/25/18
Assists3 Games: 57 Carey Cavanaugh ..............................................................9/21/01 at Furman4 Games: 64 Genevieve Pavlik .............................................................11/1/94 vs. Furman 64 Carey Cavanaugh .................................................... 9/12/99 vs. Chattanooga 64 Carey Cavanaugh ........................................................ 10/07/00 vs. Davidson
5 Games: 77 Nani Emerson ..................................................................11/07/06 at LibertyAces
3 Games: 8 Jena Policastro .......................................................... 10/10/99 vs. The Citadel4 Games: 7 Jan Kyzar .......................................................................9/10/94 vs. Kent State5 Games: 9 Kim Byrd ....................................................................... 10/15/88 vs. Marshall
Block Solos3 Games: 7 Meredith Hardy ...................................................................9/3/13 vs. Furman4 Games: 9 Kim Byrd ...................................................................10/1/88 vs. East Carolina5 Games: 7 J. Pennington .......................................................9/7/96 vs. Fla. International
Block Assists3 Games: 11 Meredith Hardy ....................................................... 9/5/14 at George Mason4 Games: 11 Marge Brown ..........................................................10/1/88 vs. East Carolina 11 Meredith Hardy ....................................................9/21/13 at Kennesaw State5 Games: 14 Lissa Allen ....................................................................9/27/02 at The Citadel
Total Blocks3 Games: 12 Meredith Hardy ....................................................... 9/5/14 at George Mason4 Games: 14 Kim Byrd .................................................................10/1/88 vs. East Carolina5 Games: 19 Marge Brown ..................................................... 9/28/88 vs. Appalachian St.
Digs3 Games: 33 Katie Muey .......................................................................... 9/6/14 vs. Lehigh4 Games: 41 Kaena Apana.............................................................10/3/07 at Chattanooga5 Games: 42 Kaena Apana .................................................................9/28/07 at Lipscomb
TEAM SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDSGames Played (1987-present)
Service Aces1. 243 Jennifer Garriga 1990-932. 189 Kim Byrd 1985-88
3. 174 Jill West 1987-904. 157 Tish Wilson 1991-945. 152 Pam Flinchum 1986-89
Service Aces/Set (Min. of 50 Aces)1. 0.71 Pam Smith 1982-852. 0.60 Archenia Young 1982-853. 0.59 Melinda Helton 1983-85 0.59 Kim Byrd 1985-885. 0.55 Dale Martin 1985-86
Solo Blocks1. 206 Jennifer Pennington 1993-952. 143 Kim Byrd 1985-883. 116 Pam Farmer 1982-844. 111 Summer Cavenaugh 1994-975. 95 Jenni Henderson 1991-93
TSWA Player of the WeekCostal Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team
SoCon Offensive POTW (9/9)Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team
SoCon Offensive POTW (10/14)
EMILY ARNOLDJSU All-Tournament Team
SoCon Setter of the Week (9/30)SoCon Setter of the Week (10/7)
SoCon Setter of the Week (10/21)SoCon Setter of the Week (11/18)
OLIVIA CUNNINGHAMCostal Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team
LUNDYN COFFMANUAB Invite All-Tournament Team
SYDNEY CHERNEYTennessee Classic All-Tournament Team
SoCon Defensive POTW (9/21)
Jenkins recorded her first collegiate head coaching victory with a 3-1 win over Jacksonville State University on Aug. 30, 2019. She is the second coach
During her time at USF, Jenkins made an immediate impact coaching the middle blockers and outside hitters. Jenkins saw outside hitter Jac’cara Walker and middle blocker Clara Payne receive All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2018. Walker totaled 375 kills, which ranked third among AAC outside hitters, and also recorded 14 double-doubles. Payne, who finished her career fifth all-time in USF history in block assists (360) and eighth in hitting percentage (.282), posted 280 kills, 115 blocks and 29 service aces this past season.
As a team, USF won 20 matches in 2018, and made its first postseason appearance since 2002. The 20 wins were also the most by a Bulls team in over 15 years. The 2018 squad ranked third in the conference in blocks and fourth in hitting percentage, while Jaeden Brown finished the year ranked 32nd nationally in total blocks with 146.
In her first season at USF, the Bulls posted an eight-win improvement from the previous year as they totaled 19 victories. USF ranked in the top-5 among conference leaders in hitting percentage, with middle blocker Joli Holland (.337) and Payne (.321) both ranking in the top-10 in the statistical category. Over her career, Holland ranked fifth all-time in program history with a .302 attack percentage.
Prior to USF, Jenkins spent the 2015 season at Coastal Carolina where the Chanticleers went 29-5 overall, 14-0 in the Big South and went to the NCAA Tournament. Coastal Carolina won 18 straight matches during the year, while the Chanticleers boasted the ninth-best hitting percentage in the country. Jenkins made an impact on the Coastal Carolina hitters as Eszter Nagy ranked 12th nationally with a .417 hitting percentage and Annayka Legros finished 55th with a .364 clip. Both Nagy and Legros earned all-Big South honors, while Jenkins also saw Leah Hardeman earn Big South Player of the Year and AVCA All-Region accolades.
Jenkins began her coaching career at Lincoln Park Academy from 2010-12, and was the founder of the A-Vaneb Volleyball Academy in Fort Pierce, Fla. Following her three-year stint as head coach at Lincoln Park Academy, Jenkins took over as an assistant coach at Santa Fe College. In 2014, their first year of competition, the Saints went 31-7 and won a share of the Mid-Florida Conference title.
Jenkins was an All-American middle blocker at Florida where she totaled over 1,000 kills and 600 blocks. The Fort Pierce, Fla. native became the first Gator to finish with over 600 career blocks, and was a three-time AVCA All-American and four-time all-SEC perform-er. During her four years in Gainesville, Florida won four straight SEC championships and advanced to back-to-back Final 4 appear-ances, while reaching the championship game in Jenkins’ senior season. Jenkins was inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame in 2017.
Following an illustrious collegiate career, Jenkins played professionally from 2005-14. competed professionally for teams in Spain (2005-06, 08-10), Austria (06-07), Turkey (07-08), Switzerland (12-14) and Florida (12-14). Her accomplishments include winning the Austria Cup with Vienna (06-07), being a Swiss Cup finalist for Koniz (2007), and finishing in the top 10 in Spain for blocking and attacking (09-10).
East Tennessee State University Director of Athletics Scott Carter announced on Jan. 15, 2019 that Benavia Jenkins has been named the new head coach of the ETSU volleyball program.
Jenkins, who becomes the seventh head coach in program history, has spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida. Prior to her time at USF, Jenkins coached as an assistant at Coastal Carolina, Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Fla., and was the head coach at Lincoln Park Academy.
Jenkins has compiled an overall record of 111-55 as an assistant coach, while she played collegiately at the University of Florida from 1999-2003. During her playing career, Jenkins helped guide the Gators to a 127-12 overall record (72-0 in Southeastern Conference play) and two Final Four trips, including an appearance in the 2003 NCAA Championship.
ETSU volleyball head coach Benavia Jenkins, announced the hiring of assis-tant coach/recruiting coordinator Giovanny Delevry to the Buccaneer staff.
Delevry has coached at all levels, including two Division I programs, one Division II program, and at the JUCO level.
Delevry joins the ETSU staff after serving a year as an assistant coach at Marshall University. During his stint at Marshall, Delevry helped Marshall defeat ACC opponent Georgia Tech at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash. As the middle blocker coach in charge of team blocking schemes, he played an active role in Lauren Mattmuller recording a career high in kills, blocks, digs, aces, and assists in her final season. He coordinated the logistics for Herd camps and clinics, and also has experience using VolleyMetrics and opponent scouting.
Prior to Marshall, Delevry spent a year at Winthrop University, where he served as the passing and defensive coach. He was in charge of developing and coordinating block and floor defense, solidifying serve receive and getting passers passing to their strength. He was also in charge of clinics and opponent scouting. Delevry helped Winthrop to a Big South Con-ference All-Tournament appearance and three Big South All-Conference Regular Season Honors.
Before joining Winthrop, Delevry spent three years as an assistant coach of Florida Institute of Technology. He coached the setters, middle blockers, and pin hitters. Delevry was the recruiting coordinator and camp coordi-nator. Under his guidance, Florida Tech had an All-SSC Honorable Mention Senior middle blocker and a Freshman middle blocker that were named to the All-Newcomer Team. Florida Tech defeated #17 ranked Florida South-ern in 2015.
Delevry began his volleyball coaching career in 2010 at Indian River State College, working with all athletes to develop skills, as well as strength and conditioning. He started the programs’ first social media accounts and han-dled the recruiting efforts. He led his team to 24 All-Conference selections, three All-State selections, and one All-American, which was the first in 13 years. Indian River State also had two state appearances in four years and a 21-win season in their first year, sending five players to play at the Division I level.
Delevry has been a head coach for 11 years between Club and High Performance. Prior to coaching in the NCAA, Delevry worked privately with several Division I players, one of which led the nation in blocking during her time at the University of Louisville, three professional players, and one national team player.
Delevry graduated in May 2015 from Warner University with a degree in Business Administration.
Pile comes to the Bucs after six years of coaching experience at the Division III level. He served as the assistant coach at Muhlen-berg College from 2013-14 and the head coach at Dickenson College from 2015-18. Pile became the first full-time head coach in Dickenson’s program history in 2016.
At Dickenson, Pile helped his athletes make their way into the record books with two players setting a single-season and ca-reer records in digs. Throughout his tenure, the Red Devils were represented in the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as All-Academic Team.
At Muhlenberg, he helped the Mules to an overall record of 45-20 and 16-4 in the Centennial Conference during his two seasons. Pile helped guide six All-Conference selections and the 2013 conference 2013 Rookie of the Year.
Pile graduated from Limestone (S.C.) College in 2013 where he played four seasons as a setter and right-side hitter for the Saints’ men’s volleyball team. He currently is second in their program history with 2543 career assists and 521 career digs.
Pile served as team captain for the Saints all four years and helped them reach their first-ever conference championship match during his senior season (2013).
In addition to coaching, Pile will be pursuing a master’s degree in Sports Management at ETSU.
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SEASON HONORS- Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team