2013 UNCG Volleyball Digital Guide

#1 Olivia HumphriesR-Sr. | MH | 6-1

#2 Emily McMurtreyJr. | S | 5-8

#4 Jessica BrezwynFr. | OH | 5-9

#5 Karrian ChambersSr. | OH | 5-9

#6 Sarah HohmanFr. | S | 5-8

#7 Lauren BetlachSo. | OH | 5-11

#8 Kelsey SidneyJr. | MH | 6-2

#9 Kellie OrewilerSr. | L | 5-6

#10 Morgan FreemanSr. | MH | 6-1

#11 Katherine SantiagoSo. | L | 4-11

#13 Sydney DardenFr. | OH | 5-8

#14 Julia WesterburR-So. | MH | 6-1

#16 Vicky HarleyJr. | MH | 5-9

#17 MacKenzie MoughonFr. | OH/DS | 5-9

Patrick H. NicholasHead Coach

Abbi HayesAssistant Coach

Megan CarlsonAssistant Coach

Aaron KarkowAthletic Trainer

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UNIVERSITY FACTSLocation .................................................. Greensboro, N.C.Founded .........................................................................1891Enrollment...............................18,502 (14,664 undergrad)Nickname ............................................................... SpartansColors ................................................. Gold, White & NavyHome Facility ...................................Fleming GymnasiumAffiliation ................................................ NCAA Division IConference ............................................................SouthernChancellor ............................................. Dr. Linda P. BradyDirector of Athletics ........................................Kim RecordAlma mater ................................................... Virginia, 1984Athletics Department phone.......................336-334-5952

TEAM INFORMATIONHead coach ............................................... Patrick NicholasAlma mater ........................................... George Mason, 86Email ................................................... [email protected] at UNCG ...................................67-59 (four years)Career record ........................................197-169 (10 years)Assistant coach...........................................Abbi BlackburnAlma Mater .................................................... Alabama, 07Assistant Coach ......................................... Megan CarlsonAlma Mater ................................................. Concordia, 11Volleyball Office phone................................336-334-53032012 overall record ..................................................... 13-162012 SoCon record ......................................................... 7-9 Players Returning/lost ................................................. 10/4Starters returning/lost ......................................5 + libero/1Newcomers ....................................................................Four

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssistant Athletics Director ................. Matt McCollester Email [email protected] Cell phone ................................................ (336) 676-3407Assistant Director (Volleyball contact) ........ Chip Welch Email .............................................. [email protected] Cell phone ................................................ (336) 420-6342Assistant Director .......................................... Justin Glover Email ........................................... [email protected] Cell phone ................................................ (336) 482-7568Director of New Media ..................................Dacia IjamesAthletics Communications Intern ........ Kaylee DoneganOffice phone ............................................... (336) 334-5615Office fax ..................................................... (336) 334-3182Press Row phone ........................................ (336) 420-6342Media Relations Office address.............. UNCG Athletics.................P.O. Box 26168, Greensboro, N.C. 27402-6168Official Athletics Website .......... www.uncgspartans.com

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts/Table of Contents ...............................3This is UNCG ....................................................... 4-7The Spartan Way .................................................. 8-9Developing Champions ..................................10-11Spartan Success ................................................12-13Fleming Gymnasium ......................................14-15Dr. Linda P. Brady/Kim Record .....................16-17Head Coach Patrick Nicholas ........................18-19Assistant Coaches ............................................20-212013 Roster/Class Photos ...............................22-23Karrian Chambers ...........................................24-25Morgan Freeman .............................................26-27Olivia Humphries ............................................28-29Kellie Orewiler .................................................30-31Vicky Harley .....................................................32-33Emily McMurtrey ............................................34-35Kelsey Sidney ...................................................36-37Lauren Betlach .................................................38-39Katherine Santiago ..........................................40-41Julia Westerbur ................................................42-43Freshmen ..........................................................44-45Athletic Training ....................................................46Strength and Conditioning ..................................472013 Schedule ........................................................482013 Non-Conference Opponents ......................492012 Final Statistics ...............................................502012 Final SoCon Statistics ..................................51Individual/Team Match Highs .......................52-53Southern Conference ......................................54-55 Single-Season/Career Records .......................56-57Single Match Records ......................................58-59Awards/Honors ................................................60-61All-Time Results ..............................................62-69Series Records/All-Time Roster ....................70-71UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame .......................72-76Spartan Club ....................................................77-78Campus Map ..........................................................79Under Armour .......................................................80UNCG Volleyball Collage ....................................81

The 2013 UNCG Volleyball Guide was designed and written by Assistant Athletics Communications Director Chip Welch. Editorial assistance was pro-vided by Assistant Athletics Director for Athletics Communications Matt McCollester and Assistant Director Justin Glover. Cover design by Director of New Media Dacia Ijames.

Photography provided by Carlos Morales, Tim Cowie, Dano Keeney, WG Sports, Willis Glasgow, Chris English, John Bell, UNCG University Rela-tions Photographers and others.

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The UniversiTy of norTh Carolina aT Greensboro was firsT CharTered baCk on feb. 18, 1891, as The sTaTe normal and indUsTrial sChool. iT was The firsT sTaTe-sUpporTed sChool for The hiGher edU-CaTion of women in norTh Carolina. foUnded by Charles dUnCan mCiver, iT beCame Co-edUCaTional in 1963. Today, in iTs 120Th year of exisTenCe, The CampUs Covers 210 aCres in downTown Greens-boro and has an enrollmenT ThaT exCeeded 17,000 for The firsT Time ever lasT year. for fall 2008, 17,467 sTUdenTs were enrolled, inClUdinG 13,453 UnderGradUaTes.

UNCG FaCts & FiGUres- more Than 17,500 on-CampUs sTUdenTs

and over 950 oThers in disTanCe-learninG proGrams.

- averaGe Class size is 27 sTUdenTs and more Than a Third of The Classes

have fewer Than 20 sTUdenTs. - sTUdenT/faCUlTy raTio is approximaTely 17:1.

- over The pasT five years, more Than 40% of UnCG sTUdenT-aThleTes held a Grade-

poinT averaGe of 3.0 or beTTer, inClUdinG 51% of Them lasT year.

UNCG MISSION STATEMENT* LearNer-CeNtered, aCCessibLe, aNd iNCLUsive CommUNity FosteriNG

iNteLLeCtUaL iNqUiry to prepare stUdeNts For meaNiNGFUL Lives aNd eNGaGed CitizeNship;

* researCh UNiversity where CoLLaborative sChoLarship aNd Creative aCtivity eNhaNCe qUaLity oF LiFe aCross the LiFespaN;

* soUrCe oF iNNovatioN aNd Leadership meetiNG soCiaL, eCoNomiC, aNd eNviroNmeNtaL ChaLLeNGes

iN the piedmoNt triad, North CaroLiNa, aNd beyoNd; * GLobaL UNiversity iNteGratiNG iNterCULtUraL aNd iNterNatioNaL

experieNCes aNd perspeCtives iNto LearNiNG, disCovery, aNd serviCe.

we disCover aNd deveLop ChampioNs iN LiFeENVISIONED FUTURE

we wiLL bUiLd a NatioNaLLy reCoGNized modeL For mid-major athLetiC proGrams, CoNtiNUoUsLy CompetiNG For NatioNaL ChampioNships.

CORE VALUES- we operate with iNteGrity, hoNesty aNd persoNaL respoNsibiLity.

- we Foster aCademiC sUCCess aNd CoNtiNUaL LearNiNG.- we wiN, dispLay Good sportsmaNship, aNd pLay by the rULes.

- we are FisCaLLy respoNsibLe.- we CoLLaborate, eNGaGe oUr CommUNities aNd are Committed to

qUaLity serviCe to oUr stakehoLders.

GoaLs1. aThleTiC sUCCess - all sporTs will plaCe in The Top foUr of The soUThern ConferenCe and

CompeTe for soUThern ConferenCe Championships.2. aCademiC sUCCess - sTUdenT-aThleTe popUlaTion will be in The Top foUr of The

soUThern ConferenCe in GradUaTion sUCCess raTe (Gsr) for eaCh sporT.3. parTnership enGaGemenT - inCrease oUr Global visibiliTy ThroUGh varioUs enGaGemenT opporTUniTies.

4. finanCial effiCienCy - develop finanCial resoUrCes while promoTinG fisCal inTeGriTy.5. venUe and spaCe maximizaTion - develop and implemenT a lonG-ranGe faCiliTies masTer plan.

6. promoTe professional developmenT - professional developmenT for all sTaff ThroUGh varioUs mediUms.

Student-athletes at UNCG have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success over the years. Although the athletic department celebrated its 47th season in 2012-13, athletics at UNCG date back to the 1940s in the days before the

university became co-ed.Golfer Nancy Porter, who went on to a successful pro career, is regarded as one of UNCGs first student-athletes,

competing in tournaments on the national level in the late 1940s.In 1963, as the university prepared to go co-ed, UNCG began to formally organize athletic teams. Womens

basketball, under head coach Ellen Griffin, womens tennis, womens golf and field hockey were started. LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was on one of the early UNCG womens golf teams.

In 1967, UNCG began mens athletics and the intercollegiate athletics program received formal recognition from the university. In the fall of 1967, the Spartan was adopted d as the programs mascot.

In 1968, UNCGs mens teams joined the Dixie Athletic Conference, known today as the USA South Conference, on the NCAA Division III level. Womens teams competed as part of the AIAW early on, with UNCG being one of the lead organizers of the organization. Two of the first mens sports were basketball and bowling.

In 1971, with the emergence of the five-player rule in womens basketball, UNCG finished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament.

Two years later, the womens golf team won the AIAW national title UNCGs first-ever team national crown. Porter coached the squad and future professional golfer Donna Horton White was on the squad.

Since then, UNCG has enjoyed a number of successes: Five national titles in mens soccer during the 1980s and a runner-up finish in womens tennis. An unprecedented five-year move from Division III to Division II to Division I -- went from Division III in 1987,

to Division II in 1988-90 and have been Division I since 1991. A trip to the Big Dance the NCAA mens basketball tournament in just its fifth year of Division I status. Mens soccer coach Michael Parker and womens basketball coach Lynne Agee were the first to lead teams to the

NCAA tournament in all three divisions. A baseball squad built from scratch by Mike Gaski that made it to the NCAA tournament in just its fifth season

of play. A mens soccer program that conquered all comers for two months to become the No. 1 team in the nation in

2004, the beginning of UNCGs three straight NCAA tournament Round of 16 appearances and four in five years. Kyle Hines, who became just the sixth player in college basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds

and 300 blocked shots in a career. Individuals like wrestler Dock Kelly, who overcame birth defects that left him without legs, qualifying for the

NCAA Championship. Students like Siggi Eyjolffson, who earned Academic All-American honors three times. Mens basketball games moved off campus to the Greensboro Coliseum, one of the premier facilities in the

country. From major league pitcher Brian Moehler to MLS champion Alejandro Moreno to LPGA star Becky Morgan,

Spartan alumni have gone on to successful careers in sports. That success isnt just limited to the playing field, either. The late Doug Hamilton was one of the pioneers within MLS and played on the UNCG national championship teams of the 1980s. Eyjolffson returned to his native Iceland and is one of the top people in his native countrys soccer federation, currently serving as their womens national team head coach.

Spartan athletics has had its success stories over the years and the best is yet to come.

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NationalChampionships

(Six Overall)Womens Golf ........................ 1973 AIAWMens Soccer.....................1982 NCAA IIIMens Soccer.....................1983 NCAA IIIMens Soccer.....................1985 NCAA IIIMens Soccer.....................1986 NCAA IIIMens Soccer.....................1987 NCAA III

ConferenceTournament Titles

(44 overall; 32 in NCAA Div. I)Womens Volleyball ........................... 1981Womens Basketball ........................... 1982Womens Volleyball ........................... 1982Womens Volleyball .......................... 1983Womens Basketball ........................... 1983Softball ............................................... 1983Womens Basketball ........................... 1984Womens Volleyball ........................... 1984Womens Basketball ........................... 1985Womens Basketball ........................... 1987Womens Basketball ........................... 1988Softball ............................................... 1988 Mens Soccer...................................1993 **Softball ..........................................1994 **Womens Soccer .............................1994 **Mens Soccer...................................1994 **Softball ...........................................1995 **Mens Golf ......................................1995 **Womens Golf .................................1995 **Mens Tennis ..................................1995 **Mens Basketball ............................1996 **Mens Golf ......................................1996 **Womens Golf .................................1996 **Softball ...........................................1996 **Womens Soccer .............................1996 **Mens Soccer...................................1996 **Baseball ..........................................1997 **Womens Tennis .............................1997 **Softball ...........................................1997 **Womens Soccer ................................. 1997Mens Soccer....................................... 1998Womens Soccer ................................. 1998Womens Basketball ........................... 1998Mens Basketball ............................... 2001Womens Soccer ................................. 2001Womens Soccer ................................. 2003Mens Soccer....................................... 2005Womens Soccer .............................2006 **Mens Soccer ...................................... 2006

Mens Soccer .................2008Wrestling ......................2010Mens Tennis .................2010Mens Soccer ...................................... 2010Womens Soccer ................................ 2010

ConferenceRegular Season Titles

(83 overall; 49 in NCAA Div. I)Mens Tennis ..................................... 1974Mens Basketball ............................... 1981Mens Tennis ..................................... 1981Womens Volleyball .......................... 1981Mens Soccer ...................................... 1981Womens Basketball .......................... 1982Softball .............................................. 1982Womens Tennis ................................. 1982Womens Volleyball ........................... 1982Womens Basketball .......................... 1983Softball .............................................. 1983Womens Tennis ................................. 1983Womens Volleyball .......................... 1983Mens Soccer ...................................... 1983Womens Basketball .......................... 1984Softball .............................................. 1984Mens Tennis ..................................... 1984Womens Tennis ................................ 1984Womens Volleyball .......................... 1984Mens Soccer ...................................... 1984Womens Basketball .......................... 1985Womens Tennis ................................ 1985Mens Soccer ...................................... 1985Mens Tennis ...................................... 1986Womens Tennis ................................ 1986Mens Soccer ...................................... 1986Mens Basketball ................................ 1987Womens Basketball .......................... 1987Womens Tennis ................................. 1987Mens Soccer ...................................... 1987Mens Basketball ............................... 1988Womens Basketball .......................... 1988Mens Tennis ...................................... 1988Womens Tennis ................................ 1988Softball .............................................. 1993Womens Basketball .......................... 1993Mens Soccer ...................................... 1993Womens Soccer ................................ 1993Womens Basketball ........................... 1994Baseball .........................................1994 **

Mens Soccer ...................................... 1994Womens Soccer ................................. 1994Mens Basketball ............................... 1995Womens Basketball ........................... 1995Softball .............................................. 1995Mens Soccer ...................................... 1995Womens Soccer ................................ 1995Volleyball ........................................... 1995Mens Basketball ................................ 1996Womens Basketball .......................... 1996Softball .............................................. 1996Mens Soccer ...................................... 1996Womens Soccer ................................ 1996Softball .............................................. 1997Baseball ............................................. 1997Womens Basketball .......................1997 **Womens Soccer ............................1997 **Mens Soccer...................................1997 **Womens Basketball ......................1998 **Baseball .........................................1998 **Womens Soccer ............................1998 **Mens Soccer...................................1998 **Womens Basketball ......................1999 **Womens Soccer ............................2000 **Mens Tennis .................................2001 **Womens Soccer ............................2001 **Womens Basketball ......................2002 **Mens Basketball ............................... 2002Mens Soccer...................................2004 **Womens Soccer ............................2004 **Mens Soccer ..................................2005 **Womens Soccer ............................2006 **Mens Soccer...................................2006 **Womens Soccer .............................2007 **Womens Soccer .............................2008 **Womens Soccer ............................2009 **Mens Soccer...................................2010 **Womens Soccer .............................2010 **Mens Soccer...................................2011 **Mens Cross Country .....................2011 **Womens CC...................................2011 **Mens Basketball .............................2012 ^Womens Tennis .............................2012 **Womens Soccer ................................. 2012** denotes officially recognized conference champion^ SoCon North Division title


Dr. Linda P. Brady became the 10th chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro on August 1, 2008. Previously she served as Senior Vice President and Provost at the University of Oregon, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University, and Chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At UNCG Dr. Brady has led efforts to establish a mixed-use village designed to recapture theresidential character of the university, launched an academic restructuring and program review process designed to guide future directions and investment, and positioned intercollegiate athletics as an

important element of the student experience. Under her leadership UNCG has won numerous awards and recognitions, including designation by Forbes as a Best Buy, inclusion among Princeton Reviews Best 376 Colleges, recognition by the 2012 G.I. Jobs List as a military friendly school, named a campus sustainability leader in the College Sustainability Report Card 2011, and recognition as one of the nations most affordable public universities by the U.S. Department of Education.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has been recognized by the Education Trust as one of only five U.S. colleges and universities serving low-income students well, and is on the short list of American universities that have closed the gap between graduation rates for black and white students. Dr. Brady is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greensboro Partnership, a founding member of Opportunity Greensboro (a collegiate-business partnership), a member of the Greensboro Rotary, and a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Greensboro. She chairs the 2011 Campaign for the United Way of Greater Greensboro.

She is a native New Yorker and the first member of her family to attend college. She earned her undergraduate degree from Douglass College, a masters degree in political science from Rutgers University, and her doctorate in political science from The Ohio State University. From 1978 to 1985, Dr. Brady was an analyst with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense, a period covering both the Carter and Reagan administrations. She served as defense adviser to the Negotiations on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions in Vienna, Austria and held the same position during the Negotiations on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Brady also supported the negotiation and implementation of prepositioning and logistical support agreements with members of NATO and with countries in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. She received the U.S. Department of State Superior Honor award for her work in support of the theater nuclear forces program. Dr. Brady was the Olin Distinguished Professor of National Security at the United States Military Academy in 1991-92. She has served on the board of the U.S. Army War College. Dr. Brady is a two-time recipient of the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal from the U.S. Department of the Army. She served as Senior Fellow for Arms Control at the Carter Center of Emory University from 1986 to 1988. Dr. Brady is married to Gustav Steve Heyer, a retired Army officer. She has two adult stepsons and three grandchildren: Stephen Heyer and his wife, Suzanne, live in Richmond, Va. with their children Alyx, Megan and Andrew Casey, while Michael Heyer lives in Chicago, Ill.

Dr. Linda P. Brady - Chancellor

Board of TrusteesDr. Kate R. BarrettCharles BlackmonNathan Duggins

Dr. Carolyn R. FerreeLinda Hiatt

Randall R. KaplanM. Lee McAllister

Dr. Richard L. MorreSusan M. SafranHarriett SmallsDavid Sprinkle

Martin P. WeissburgChelsea Boccardo(SGA President)

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Kim Record is in her fifth year as the Director of Athletics at UNCG. Record was named to the post Sept. 27, 2009 and leads a program that fields mens and womens teams in 17 sports, over 250 student-athletes and 70 employees. Since arriving, Record has reshaped and revamped the ath-letic department across the board. UNCG has seen improvements on the field and has stimulated interest within the campus and Greensboro communities. During her first three years at UNCG, Record has implemented The Spartan Way strategic plan in an effort to ensure the continued suc-cess and future improvement of Spartan Athletics. The plan includes five core values and six goals for the department summarized with the motto We discover and develop champions in life.

Record guided UNCG through the NCAA Division I Certification process in 2011-12, which must be completed at least once every 10 years. The certified designated denotes that an institution operates its athletics program in compliance with operating principles adopted by the Division I

membership. Record, who will serve on the NCAA Championships cabinet in 2012-13, is also the vice-chair of the Greensboro Sports Commission, an active member with the Greensboro Rotary and a member of the Greensboro Sports Council. Record, in conjunction with Chancellor Dr. Linda P. Brady, helped develop school spirit-building campaigns such as Move In, Sunday Funday, Go Blue Preview and Blue & Gold Fridays.

Record is responsible for the leadership, administration, organization and finances of UNCGs athletics program, which underwent a major shift in mens basketball. The Spartan mens basketball team began playing its games in the Greensboro Coliseum in 2009-10 and enjoyed success last season under SoCon Coach of the Year Wes Miller winning the North Division title. The Spartans will play in the Greensboro Coliseum for the fourth year in 2012-13, hosting 15 games in one of the premier facilities in the region. Record coordi-nates fundraising and operation of the Spartan Club with the vice chancellor for university advancement. She oversees efforts to engage alumni, fans and the community with UNCG athletics. The Spartan Club surpassed its annual scholarship fund goal of $300,000 for the 2012 fiscal year and set a new all-time record for the scholarship fund. The Spartan Club posted an annual scholarship fund total of $307,479, a 20.7% increase over last years mark, increasing their efforts by over $50,000 and surpassing the previous high that was set in 1987.

Record also has a lead role in strategic planning and in athletics facilities development. She helped complete the facility upgrades at the UNCG Baseball Stadium and the renovations of the HHP locker room facilities. The 12,000 square foot HHP facility hosts team lounges, shower facilities and general locker room areas for mens and womens basketball, mens and womens tennis, mens and womens cross country and track, mens and womens soc-cer, volleyball and softball.

Record, who served as a consultant with ISP Sports before taking her current position, was the senior associate director of athletics at Florida State University from 1995 to 2008, and held a succession of positions at the University of Virginia from 1984-1995, culminating with an appointment as associate director of athletics for administration.

Record emerged from a national search that drew 125 candidates, and is UNCGs first female athletic director. She is only the second woman to hold an athletic directors position in the 89-year history of the Southern Conference.

In her 13 years at Florida State, she had a broad range of administrative duties, including serving as a member of the Executive Man-agement Team, which determined and implemented policy decisions for a 19-sport, $50 million intercollegiate program. She directly supervised three sports programs mens and womens basketball and womens soccer and monitored Title IX compliance. Other areas included executive-level staffing; day-to-day departmental operations; serving as liaison with the trademark licensing program;

and oversight for marketing, media and public relations, and radio and television contracts. In construction, she facilitated FSUs $6 million state-of-the-art soccer and softball stadium and its $10 million mens and wom-ens basketball training center. She oversaw a project that showcased the history of athletics at FSU as part of a $100 million facilities improvement plan. Her initial responsibilities as associate director of athletics at FSU included oversight of mens and womens tennis, swimming & diving and softball. Record also held the designation of senior woman administrator.

At Virginia, she supervised all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the department and specialized in external operations. She implemented marketing and promotional strategies for all 26 sports programs as associ-ate director of athletics for external operations. She was the executive staff member of a capital campaign team created to raise $50 million. She rose through the ranks at Virginia, where she earned her bachelors degree, starting out as a sports information intern who was progressively pro-moted in the department to associate director of athletics for administra-tion. As a consultant with ISP, Record provided marketing expertise in the area of athletics sports signage, including video boards, scorers tables and other digital signage. She has also coordinated purchase and installation between vendor, institution and ISP.

Within the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Record has served on both the executive committee and the Directors Cup Committee. Within the NCAA, she served on the Womens Soccer Committee and the Regional Soccer Committee.

A native of Charlottesville, she graduated from Virginia and earned an M.S. degree in sports management from Florida State. She has two sons Kyle, 25 a graduate student at the University of Virginia, and Josh, 20, a sophomore at the College of Charleston.

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FIFTH SEASON AT UNCG GEORGE MASON, 86 197-169 OVERALL 67-59 AT UNCG

HEAD COACH PATRICK H. NICHOLAS

Patrick Nicholas begins his fifth season at the helm of the UNCG volleyball program in 2013. It is his 13th season as a Division I head coach and he is just three victories away from 200 for his career. Additionally, Nicholas is the second-winningest coach in program history.

Nicholas led the Spartans to 13 victories overall and seven in Southern Conference play in 2012. He mentored junior outside hitter Karrian Chambers to a spot on the All-Southern Conference Second Team as well as NCCSIA All-State accolades. Under his tutelage, UNCG held on to second place in the SoCon North Division for a majority of the season before ending its campaign with qualification to the league tournament. Additionally, setter Ari Lysacek finished her career fourth on the school's career top 10 list in assists (3,475).

The Spartans ended up 15-17 overall and 7-9 in Southern Conference play in 2011 - Nicholas' third season with the program. Sophomore Kellie Orewiler was named the SoCon Libero of the Year after pacing the circuit in digs per set in conference matches.

Nicholas improved on the success of his first season at UNCG by leading the team to a 22-12 record during his second season, including a 9-7 mark in Southern Conference matches. The 2011 squad started the year 7-0 and also put together a six-match winning streak midway through the season en route to advancing to the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.

During his first season in 2010, Nicholas led the Spartans to a 17-14 overall record and a 9-7 mark in Southern Conference action. Under his direction, Catherine Hanners earned Southern Conference Libero of the Year honors, as well as being named to the All-SoCon second-team. Freshman Kellie Orewiler was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team as a libero and senior Kayren Finney earned SoCon All-Tournament Team honors.

A passionate proponent for the growth of women's volleyball, Nicholas has served the last two years as the head coach of the Carolina Region High Performance Team, leading the squad to a third place national finish at the 2013 USA Volleyball High Performance National Championships.

Nicholas is currently the sixth head coach in the programs last 30 years and owns the second-most victories in school history. It is his third tenure as a womens head coach having served as the womens head coach at Lehigh and Troy. In nine seasons as a head coach of womens intercollegiate volleyball, he has a career record 197-169.

Nicholas arrived at UNCG after serving two seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Marshall University. While at Marshall, Nicholas helped lead the Thundering Herd to a 35-23 overall record in those two seasons, including a 22-8 mark in 2007. Marshall won the Conference USA regular-season championship with a 15-1 league record that season. He also helped mold three student-athletes into American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans.

Nicholas has had two previous stints as a womens head coach on the collegiate level at Troy University and Lehigh University. He received his first womens head coaching job at Lehigh, where he coached from 1997-2003. He led the Mountain Hawks to a 121-92 record in his seven seasons and was the first coach in school history to lead the program to seven consecutive winning seasons. While at Lehigh, he won the Patriot League tournament championship in 1997. He also had a total of 16 student-athletes named All-Patriot League.

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After leaving Lehigh as the schools all-time leader in wins, Nicholas went on to coach at Troy for the 2004 season. Nicholas left the program after that season to open his own volleyball training center. He owned and operated the High Performance Training Volleyball School in Austin, Texas.

He also served as the mens head coach for Navys program from 1986-90 while serving as an officer and instructor at the Naval Academy. Nicholas was named the EIVA Coach of the Year on the mens side in 1989. When he took over as head coach prior to the 1986 season, he led the squad to its first-ever top-20 finish, and his teams continued to finish in the top 20 throughout his tenure there.

As well as being a head coach, Nicholas has served as an assistant coach for many nationally recognized programs. He coached at Ohio State (1995-97), Purdue (1994-95), Navy (1992-94) and George Mason (1984-85). While at George Mason, Nicholas helped coach the team to back-to-back final four appearances where they won the third-place match both seasons. At Ohio State, he helped the Buckeyes to back-to-back Round of 16 appearances in the NCAA Womens Volleyball Championship.

In addition to intercollegiate coaching, Nicholas has a wealth of experience coaching several national and club programs around the nation. In 1990, he was the head coach for the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival Team that earned a bronze medal. He later went on to be an assistant coach for the U.S. Womens National Team from 1993-94. After that, he coached the San Diego Spikers of the NVA womens professional league and led them to the league championship.

While also coaching at Lehigh, Nicholas was the head coach of the United States 14 and under National Team from 1997-2000. He served as the on-site director, coordinator and evaluator at the national tryouts for the USA girls junior, youth and 14 and under teams from 1997-2004. He was also an assistant coach for the USA Womens National A-2 Team in 1999 and 2001. He was the head coach of Club Annapolis that won a gold medal at the 1990 U.S. Open Championships and a silver medal in 1997.

Nicholas earned his bachelors degree in 1986 in parks, recreation and leisure studies from George Mason, where he was a member of the mens volleyball team in 1983, where they reached a top-10 ranking for the first time in school history.

Nicholas helped George Masons mens program earn its first-ever top-10 national ranking and first-ever trip to the finals of the conference tournament in school history. Upon his graduation, Nicholas played for the Washington Volleyball Club and won a bronze medal at the U.S. Open Championships in 1987.

Nicholas and his wife, Megan, reside in Greensboro.

NICHOLAS COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE

Head Coach, UNCG .................................................................................................2010-presentAssistant Coach, Marshall University ..............................................................................2007-09Head Coach, Troy University ................................................................................................. 2004Head Coach, Lehigh University .................................................................................. 1997-2003Assistant Coach, Ohio State University ...........................................................................1995-97Assistant Coach, Purdue University ................................................................................1994-95Assistant Coach, Naval Academy .....................................................................................1992-94Head Coach (Men), Naval Academy ...............................................................................1985-90Assistant Coach, George Mason University ....................................................................1984-85


THIRD SEASON AT UNCG ALABAMA, 07

ASSISTANT COACH ABBI HAYES

Former University of Alabama standout Abbi Hayes enters her third season as UNCGs assistant volleyball coach.

Hayes helped lead the Spartans to 13 victories overall and seven in Southern Conference play in 2012. She worked with junior outside hitter Karrian Chambers, helping her earn a spot on the All-Southern Conference Second Team as well as NCCSIA All-State accolades.

The Spartans finished 15-17 overall and 7-9 in Southern Confer-ence play in 2011 and sophomore Kellie Orewiler was named the SoCon Libero of the Year after pacing the circuit in digs per set in conference matches.

Prior to arriving in Greensboro, Hayes spent three seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Tusculum College where she helped guide the program to unprecedented success. In her first season at Tusculum, she helped guide the Pioneers to a 22-11 record and their first-ever NCAA Division II regional ranking.

Her team accomplished even higher feats in her second sea-son as the team went 18-15 and earned the first-ever bid to the NCAA Championships in school history. That team also record the schools first win over a top-25 program.

During her final season, Hayes helped lead the Pioneers to an impressive 25-7 overall record as her team reached the NCAA Championships for the second-straight season. Tusculum also earned runner-up honors at the con-ference tournament. She also helped the team rack up an impressive amount of individual awards. The Pioneers had one first-team All-American and three all-region selections, including the Freshman of the Year in the re-gion. Her team also had four all-conference members, two all-freshman team selections in the conference, one of which being the conference Freshman of the Year.

Prior to joining the staff at Tusculum, Hayes was a standout at the University of Alabama. As a junior, she helped the Crimson Tide reach their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid and also advanced to the SEC Championship

Match for the first time in school history. Her team also ad-vanced to the NCAA Tournament as a senior.

In addition to her efforts on the court, Hayes was also a leader in the classroom as she was named to the SEC All-Academic Team on three separate occasions.

During her prep career, Hayes played for one of the most pres-tigious club teams in the nation in ASICS Munciana Volley-ball Club. Her 15-under and 17-under teams won the National Championship, while her 16-under squad earned third-place honors.

Hayes graduated from Alabama in 2007 with a degree in com-munication. She and her husband Will were married in August of 2013 and the couple currently resides in Greensboro.

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FIRST SEASON AT UNCG CONCORDIA, 11

ASSISTANT COACH MEGAN CARLSON

Former professional volleyball player Megan Carlson joined the UNCG volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach in August of 2013. She spent 2012 competing for Lyngby in the Elite Volleyliga in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Carlson began her collegiate career at Marshall in 2008, where she led the Thundering Herd in digs, serve-receive percentage and aces, before transferring to Concordia University for her final three seasons. At Concordia, she was a three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America selection and led the Golden Bears to three-straight national championships. Carlson served as a team captain her junior and senior campaigns.

During her sophomore season, Concordia won the Northern Sun Conference title as Carlson was tabbed an AVCA Second-Team All-America and earned a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team. She garnered AVCA All-Region First Team accolades and AVCA Central Region All-Tournament Team honors guiding the Golden Bears to a 37-0 overall record and 20-0 conference mark. Concordia impressively lost just six sets that season, culminating with a sweep of West Texas A&M in national championship match.

After repeating many of those same honors her junior season, along with winning a second-straight national title, Carlson enjoyed a memorable senior year. She racked up her second consecutive AVCA First-Team All-America honor and added First-Team All-America recognition from Daktronics. Carlson was also named the Northern Sun Conference Player of the Year, after being tabbed the preseason player of the year, while also earning league first-team all-academic laurels. The Golden Bears won their third-straight conference and national champion-ships and Carlson was again selected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.

On the regional stage, Carlson was named the Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year and earned first-team and all-tournament recognition by the AVCA. Additionally, she was awarded MVP honors at the Colorado Premiere Challenge Tournament.

Carlson is also an accomplished coach, having directed the Elk River, Andover High School, Saint Louis Park High School and Visitation High School camps in 2013 alone. She also served as the head coach of the Impact Volleyball Club in St. Louis Park, Minn., from 2011-12, developing a strong rapport with club directors, players and parents. Her additional club coaching experience includes time with the Hopkins Juniors in 2010 and the M1 15-3 club in Bloomington, Minn. (2009).

Carlson received her bachelor of arts degree in physical education with a minor in health from Concordia in 2011.


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No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)1 ...........Olivia Humphries .................. MH .............6-1 .......... R-Sr. ................................................ Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park)2 ...........Emily McMurtrey ..................... S ................5-8 .............Jr. .........................Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Westminster Academy)4 ...........Jessica Brezwyn ......................OH ..............5-9 ............ Fr. ...................................................Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale South)5 ...........Karrian Chambers ..................OH ..............5-9 ............ Sr. ........................College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated)6 ...........Sara Hohman ............................ S ...............5-10 ........... Fr. .....................................................Zionsville, Ind. (Cathedral)7 ...........Lauren Betlach ........................OH .............5-11 ...........So. .....................................Phoenix, Ariz. (Seton Catholic Prep)8 ...........Kelsey Sidney ......................... MH .............6-2 .............Jr. ...........................Chesterfield, Mo. (Marquette High School)9 ...........Kellie Orewiler ..........................L ................5-6 ............ Sr. ........................ Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive)10 .........Morgan Freeman ................... MH .............6-1 ............ Sr. ..................Virginia Beach, Va. (University of Connecticut)11 .........Katherine Santiago ...................L ...............4-11 ...........So. ............................. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio Adianez)13 .........Sydney Darden .......................OH ..............5-8 ............ Fr. ...................................................Virginia Beach, Va. (Kellam)14 .........Julia Westerbur ...................... MH .............6-1 ..........R-So. ............................................... College Station, Texas (SMU)16 .........Vicky Harley ...................... MH/OH .........5-9 .............Jr. .........................Bythewood, S.C. (Blythewood High School)17 .........MacKenzie Moughon ............ DS ..............5-9 ............ Fr. ......................................................... Mathews, Va. (Mathews)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)7 ...........Lauren Betlach ........................OH .............5-11 ...........So. .....................................Phoenix, Ariz. (Seton Catholic Prep)4 ...........Jessica Brezwyn ......................OH ..............5-9 ............Fr. ....................................................Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale South)5 ...........Karrian Chambers ..................OH ..............5-9 ............Sr. .........................College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated)13 .........Sydney Darden .......................OH ..............5-8 ............Fr. ....................................................Virginia Beach, Va. (Kellam)10 .........Morgan Freeman ................... MH .............6-1 ............Sr. ...................Virginia Beach, Va. (University of Connecticut)16 .........Vicky Harley ...................... MH/OH .........5-9 ............ Jr. .........................Bythewood, S.C. (Blythewood High School)6 ...........Sara Hohman ............................ S ...............5-10 ...........Fr. ......................................................Zionsville, Ind. (Cathedral)1 ...........Olivia Humphries .................. MH .............6-1 ..........R-Sr. ................................................. Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park)2 ...........Emily McMurtrey ..................... S ................5-8 ............ Jr. .........................Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Westminster Academy)17 .........MacKenzie Moughon ............ DS ..............5-9 ............Fr. .......................................................... Mathews, Va. (Mathews)9 ...........Kellie Orewiler ..........................L ................5-6 ............Sr. ......................... Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive)11 .........Katherine Santiago ...................L ...............4-11 ...........So. ............................. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio Adianez)8 ...........Kelsey Sidney ......................... MH .............6-2 ............ Jr. ...........................Chesterfield, Mo. (Marquette High School)14 .........Julia Westerbur ...................... MH .............6-1 ..........R-So. ............................................... College Station, Texas (SMU)

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SENIOR 5-9 OUTSIDE HITTER COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (A&M CONSOLIDATED)

KARRIAN CHAMBERS5

2012 (Junior): Named Second Team All-SoCon by the leagues head coaches Is currently fifth on the pro-gram career top 10 list in kills per set (3.05) Played in 28 matches and made 24 starts Led UNCG with 400 kills and 3.64 kills per set while ending up second in aces (16) and third in total digs (287) and digs per set (2.61) Ranked fourth among league players in kills per set Led the Spartans with 13 double-doubles and ended the season with seven straight Has a current streak of 19 matches with double-digit kills and seven-straight with double figures in digs Totaled double-digit digs in 13 matches Reached the 20-kill plateau five times Produced her first double-double of the season against Morehead State (Sept. 15) with 17 kills and a career-high 14 digs Put down a season-best 25 kills against Furman (Oct. 19) Has racked up double-digit kills in six contests Produced career highs in aces with four vs. American (Sept. 8) and blocks with four against Liberty (Aug. 24).

2011 (Sophomore): Played in 32 matches, including 31 starts, to earn her second letter Played in 117 of a possible 118 sets Led the team with 358 kills for a 3.06 kills per set average, ranking eighth in the South-ern Conference Took a team-high 1025 total attempts Recorded a .191 attack percentage Third on the team with 247 digs as she averaged 2.11 digs per set Fourth on the team with 37 total blocks, includ-ing 36 block assisted Reached double figures in kills in 21 of the 32 matches, including ending the season with seven straight and 12 of the final 14 matches of the year Recorded a career-high 21 kills against Elon (Sept. 23) as she had a career-high 53 total attempts Notched 12 matches of double figure digs, including a career-high 15 against Coastal Carolina (Aug. 26) Posted 11 double-doubles of kills and digs Posted a season-high 3.0 total blocks on three occasions vs. Navy (Sept. 4), vs. North Carolina Central (Oct. 4) and at Wofford (Oct. 22).

2010 (Freshman): Saw action in 22 of the 34 matches as a true freshman, making starts in two of those match-es Posted a season-high 11 kills in a four-set win over Providence (Aug. 28), while posting a .400 hitting percentage Had a season-best .750 hitting percentage against North Carolina Central (Sept. 1) by posting six kills on eight attack chances Posted a personal-best 11 digs against Furman (Nov. 6) Recorded three service aces in the Spartans three-set win over South Carolina State (Sept. 3) Had one block on four sepa-rate occasions during her first season.

High School: Played for years at A&M Consolidated High School where she earned two varsity letters for coach Cydrice McMillian Earned honorable mention all-district honors as a senior Helped lead her team to a district championship and a No. 5 ranking in the 5A division Played club volleyball for the Bra-zos Valley Volleyball Club for coach Jackie Pence Also earned two varsity letters in basketball and track & field.

Club: Played two seasons for the Brazos Valley Junior Volleyball Club, led by coaches Joe Lind and Patrick Keltner Her team won the Mid-East Qualifier in Baltimore, Md. in 2009.

Personal: Karrian LeShay Chambers Born May 12, 1992 in College Station, Texas Daughter of Jacque-line Chambers Has two older siblings, Jeremy and Carla, who played soccer at Oklahoma Christian Uni-versity majoring in kinesiology and pre-occupational therapy at UNCG.

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SEASON SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct. A SA Dig D/S BS BA

2010 44-22 68 1.55 26 205 .205 12 8 62 1.41 0 4

2011 117-32 358 3.06 162 1,025 .191 15 20 247 2.11 1 36

2012 110-28 400 3.64 160 1,105 .217 12 16 287 2.61 5 30

TOTAL 271-82 826 3.05 348 2,335 .205 39 44 596 2.20 6 70


SENIOR 6-1 MIDDLE HITTER VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT)

MORGAN FREEMAN10

2012 (Junior): Played in 112 sets and made 25 starts Racked up a team third-best 216 kills while leading

the squad in hitting percentage (.255) among players with at least 100 attempts Also paced the Spartans in

total blocks with 84 while tallying the most solo blocks (10) Recorded double-digit kills in nine matches

(all in league action), including a career-best 15 in a 3-1 victory over Western Carolina (Oct. 26) Hit a

career-high .609 in the match with the Catamounts (15k/1e/23ta) Turned in a personal-high nine total

blocks (eight assists) in a four-set win against Chattanooga (Oct. 6) Fell just one block short of a triple-

double in the home match with the Mocs after producing 14 kills and 10 digs to go along with the nine stuffs

Tallied multiple aces in five matches three times in SoCon play.

2011 (Sophomore): Played and started all 32 matches to earn her first letter at UNCG Played in 114 of

a possible 118 sets Led the team with 90 total blocks, including a team-high 15 solo blocks Recorded

multiple total blocks in 20 of 32 matches Notched a career-high 8.0 total blocks against UCF (Sept. 9)

Posted 6.0 total blocks against Coastal Carolina (Aug. 26) and Wofford (Oct. 22) Third on the team with

210 kills, an average of 1.84 kills per set Posted eight matches of double figure kills, including a career-

high 13 kills against Appalachian State (Oct. 28) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 15) Tallied a .227 attack

percentage with 210 kills in 547 total attempts Recorded double figure kills with at least a .400 hitting per-

centage on four occasions George Mason (10 kills, .429, Sept. 3), Appalachian State (10 kills, .474, Oct. 2),

Chattanooga (11 kills, .409, Oct. 8) and Georgia Southern (13 kills, .407, Oct. 5) Second on the team with

26 service aces Posted multiple service aces in seven matches, including a career-high three aces against

Navy (Sept. 4), USF (Sept. 11) and Western Carolina (Oct. 1).

2010 (At Connecticut): Played and started in all 25 matches as a freshman for the Huskies as a middle blocker

and right side had a team-best 83 blocks on the year, 13 of which were solo blocks her .89 blocks/set

average was .19 better than any other teammate was third on the team with 142 kills as a freshman for a

1.53 kills/set average also recorded 19 service aces on the year.

High School: Played four years at Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach, Va. helped lead her

school to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior earned stat tournament MVP honors

both of those seasons named the Division II State and TCIS Conference Player of the Year after her senior

season also led her team to back-to-back conference titles as a junior and senior earned conference

tournament MVP honors as a senior named to the All-Virginia First Team and All-Tidewater Area First

Team following her senior season.

Personal: Morgan Angelica Freeman born Nov. 18, 1991 daughter of Dwight and Angie Freeman

father, Dwight, was the former basketball coach at Norfolk State mother, Angie, was a former volleyball

player at Norfolk State and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2010 majoring in media studies at UNCG.

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2010 93-25 142 1.53 79 426 .148 9 19 76 0.82 13 70

2011 114-32 210 1.84 86 547 .227 7 26 71 0.62 15 75

2012 112-29 216 1.93 69 577 .255 9 15 126 1.12 10 74

TOTAL 319-86 568 1.78 234 1,550 .215 25 60 273 0.86 38 219


REDSHIRT SENIOR 6-1 MIDDLE HITTER CHARLOTTE, N.C. (MYERS PARK)

OLIVIA HUMPHRIES1

2012 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 117 of the Spartans 119 sets while also starting 27 of 29 matches Finished second on the team in kills (336) and kills per set (3.13) while also racking up a team third-best 59 blocks Ended the season ranked eighth among league players in kills per set Tallied eight double-doubles, including six in Southern Conference play Recorded double-digit kills in 21 matches and nine of the last 10 of the season Eclipsed the 20-kill mark on three occasions, including a career-best 27 against Furman (Oct. 19) Produced the first two double-doubles of her career during the Spartan Spiketacular, racking up a career-high 25 kills and 11 digs against UNC Wilmington (Sept. 14) before tallying 12 kills and 11 digs vs. Morehead State (Sept. 15) Posted a personal-best hitting mark of .388 against the Seahawks (25k/6e/49ta) Has recorded double-digit kills in eight of 11 matches this season Matched her career high with two solo blocks versus American (Sept. 8).

2011 (Junior): Sat out the season as a medical redshirt Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2010 (Sophomore): Appeared and started in all 34 matches for the Spartans during her sophomore season as a middle blocker finished the season third on the team with 273 kills for a 2.17 kills per set average had a team-best .293 hitting percentage for the year was second on the team in blocks with 108 for a 0.86 blocks per set average recorded a season-best 13 kills in a five-set win at Norfolk State (8/28) to start the year and again in a five-set win over Furman (Nov. 19) in the first round of the SoCon Tournament set a season-best hitting percentage of .600 in a sweep over Morgan State (Sept. 17) when she posted 10 kills and just one error in 15 attempts posted a career-high nine blocks against Providence (Aug. 28) and also had eight blocks against Western Carolina (Nov. 12) set a new career high with seven service aces in a three-set sweep against North Carolina A&T (Sept. 15).

2009 (Freshman): Played in 24 matches as a true freshman, including making 15 starts during the season saw action in 66 sets during the year set a season-high in just her third collegiate match with 15 kills in the win over Montana (Aug. 29) also had double-figure kills with 11 against UCF (Sept. 11) and at Wof-ford (Oct. 11) set a season-high hitting percentage of .545 against Georgia Southern (Oct. 18) had a season-high seven blocks against UCF (Sept. 11) recorded a pair of aces against Montana and UCF had a season-best three digs at High Point (Sept. 14).

High school: Earned four varsity letters while playing for coach Betty Berry at Myers Park HSnamed to the Southwestern all-conference team as a junior and seniorgarnered conference MVP honors for her ef-forts her senior seasonearned a spot on the 2009 senior all-star teamhelped lead her team to the 4A state championship game in 2007.

Club: Played for the Union Volleyball Club in Charlotte, N.C. for coach Sarah Christieplayed as a middle blocker from 2006-09 for the club.

Personal: Olivia Ann Humphriesborn Feb. 11, 1991, in Charlotte, N.C.daughter of Rachel and Clark Humphrieshas two younger siblings, Michael (16) and Virginia (12)majoring in human development and family studies at UNCG.

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2009 66-24 116 1.76 65 324 .157 2 7 19 0.29 3 31

2010 126-34 273 2.17 89 627 .293 13 19 51 0.40 12 96

2012 117-29 366 3.13 148 1,043 .209 13 14 208 1.78 7 52

TOTAL 309-87 755 2.44 302 1,994 .227 28 40 278 0.90 22 179


SENIOR 5-6 LIBERO MANSFIELD, OHIO (MADISON COMPREHENSIVE)

KELLIE OREWILER9

2012 (Junior): Racked up a team-best 534 digs over 119 sets for an average of 4.49 good for eighth in the Southern Conference Eclipsed the 30-dig plateau three times, including a career high-tying 36 at David-son (Oct. 14) Recorded at least 20 digs in nine matches Put up double figures in digs in all but three matches this season Turned in 11 matches without committing a reception error Posted a career-best two kills against Morehead State (Sept. 15) Tallied a personal-high six assists at Appalachian State (Sept. 30) Racked up 24 digs against Big South preseason favorite and defending champion Liberty (Aug. 24) as well as 25 at local rival High Point (Sept. 4).

2011 (Sophomore): Played in all 32 matches to earn her second letter Played in all 118 sets Named Southern Conference Libero of the Year Picked up Academic All-SoCon honors and was named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll Led the team with 579 total digs Averaged 4.91 digs per set, which ranked second in the SoCon and 56th in NCAA Division I Posted double figures in digs in 29 of 32 matches, in-cluding 12 matches of at least 20-plus digs Tallied a career-high 36 digs against Western Carolina (Oct. 30), matching the four-set record in UNCG history Recorded 32 digs against Navy (Sept. 4) and 31 against Chattanooga (Oct. 8) Led the team with 39 service aces, including nine matches with multiple aces Served up four service aces against FAU (Sept. 9), Howard (Sept. 17), The Citadel (Sept 25) and North Caro-lina Central (Oct. 4).

2010 (Freshman): Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team as a libero for the Spartan stepped into the starting lineup immediately and played in 33 of the 34 matches for UNCG as a freshman posted double-digit digs in 24 matches on the year, including 14 of the final 15 matches had a season-best 24 digs in a four-set win over Providence (Aug. 28) posted over 20 digs in six matches had a career-high four service aces in a four-set win over Norfolk State (Sept. 18) also had three service aces at home against Wofford (Oct. 9) set a season-best in digs with six in a sweep against UNCW (Sept. 4) also had six assists against Wofford (Oct. 9) and Davidson (Oct. 17) had a season-high two kills at Elon (10/8) on her only two attempts of the evening.

High School: Played four years at Madison Comprehensive High School for coach Jen Lauber, where she earned three varsity letters helped lead her team three-straight conference and district championships her final three seasons was named Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and junior also named District VI Players of the Year during her final season named to All-Ohio second-team and OHSVCA All-Star game as a senior earned second-team District VI honors as a junior also named All-Ohio honorable mention her junior season helped team earn final four berth in the state cham-pionships as a junior team earned regional runner-up honors as a sophomore and senior was named team captain her senior season also played softball all four years, where she earned three varsity letters as a pitcher and shortstop.

Club: Played just one year for the Matchpoint Volleyball Club in Columbus, Ohio for coaches Steve and Jea-nee Colpus.

Personal: Kellie Nichole Orewiler born Oct. 30, 1991 in Mansfield, Ohio daughter of Stan Orewiler and Michelle Maurer majoring in pre-business administration at UNCG.

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2010 122-33 8 0.07 4 33 .121 85 29 439 3.60 0 0

2011 118-32 3 0.03 6 36 -.083 77 39 579 4.91 0 0

2012 119-29 6 0.05 6 24 .000 59 19 534 4.49 0 0

TOTAL 359-94 17 0.05 16 93 .011 221 87 1,552 4.32 0 0


JUNIOR 5-9 MIDDLE/OUTSIDE HITTER BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (BLYTHEWOOD)

VICKY HARLEY16

2012 (Sophomore): Experienced action in 88 sets while making 20 starts Compiled the teams best blocks per set average at 0.85 (75 total blocks) Named to the Spartan-Aggie Invitational All-Tournament Team Produced her first career double-double against UNC Asheville (Sept. 7) with 15 kills and a personal-high 10 blocks (nine assists) Was instrumental in the five-set win over UNC Wilmington (Sept. 14), posting a career-high 16 kills and three blocks Tallied a .350 hitting percentage at the North Carolina Central Volleyball Invitational (20k/6e/40a) Set a program four-set match record against Hampton, hitting .615 (10k/2e/15a) Played errorless volleyball at N.C. Central, putting down five kills on seven attempts for a .714 hitting mark.

2011 (Freshman): Played in 29 matches, including 25 starts, to earn her first letter Played in 94 of a pos-sible 118 sets Tallied 101 kills, averaging 1.07 kills per set Recorded a career-high seven kills against Georgia Southern (Oct. 15) Second on the team with 75 total blocks, averaging 0.80 blocks per set Recorded seven solo blocks and 68 block assisted Tallied multiple blocks in 20 of 29 matches, including a career-high 6.0 total blocks against Elon (Nov. 11) Also turned in 5.0 total blocks against Western Caro-lina (Oct. 30) and Samford (Nov. 5).

High School: Played all four years at Blythewood High School in Blythewood, S.C. was named to the all-area team after her senior season posted 198 kills and 96 blocks during her final year earned her teams coaches award and was named a team captain as a senior was named to the All-Tournament Team as the Carolina Forest Invitational her last year.

Club: Played her club volleyball for Magnum Volleyball Club in Columbia, S.C. where she helped her team win the Palmetto Regionals to receive a bid to Nationals.

Personal: Victoria Vaughan Harley born Jan. 18, 1993 in Columbia, S.C. daughter of Warren and Ro-salind Harley has one older brother, Bryant majoring in recreation and parks management at UNCG.

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2011 94-29 101 1.07 59 267 .157 5 0 9 0.10 7 68

2012 88-26 136 1.55 71 356 .183 1 0 18 0.20 4 71

TOTAL 182-55 237 1.30 130 623 .172 6 0 27 0.15 11 139


JUNIOR 5-8 SETTER FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WESTMINSTER ACADEMY)

EMILY MCMURTREY2

2012 (Sophomore): Earned significant playing time when starter Ari Lysacek was injured early in the season Ended the year with 716 assists (7.46 per set) as she started 19 matches Hit a team-best .286 with 35 kills and just nine errors in 91 attempts Finished 10th in the Southern Conference in assists per set Tallied three double-doubles with two of them occurring in SoCon play Posted her first career double-double against UNC Asheville (Sept. 7) with personal bests in assists (59) and digs (13) Put down a career-best seven kills versus The Citadel (Sept. 22) Also set personal highs in aces (three) against N.C. A&T (Sept. 8) and blocks (four) vs. UNC Asheville Tallied a solo block twice.

2011 (Freshman): Played in 28 matches, including six starts, to earn her first letter Saw action in 82 of a possible 118 sets Recorded 115 total digs on the year for a 1.40 digs per set average Reached double figures in digs on two occasions 12 against Evansville (Aug. 27) and 10 against FAU (Sept. 9) Dished out 218 assists, for a 2.66 assists per set average Reached double figures in assists 10 times, including a career-high 23 against Chattanooga (Oct. 8) Tallied 17 kills on the year, including a career-high three against Furman (Oct. 21) as she hit .600 Notched six block assisted, with three coming in the final match of the year against the College of Charleston (Nov. 12) Served one ace in three matches.

High School: Played for coach Katie McCrath at Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. named to the Miami Herald All-County First-Team as a junior and senior was nominated for the class 2A State Player of the Year award as a senior earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior named to the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel first-team as a senior and earned second-team honors as a junior helped lead her team to state runner-up honors in class 2A her senior season named valedictorian of her class upon graduating and was the treasurer of the National Honor Society was also a member of the track & field team.

Club: Played five seasons with Tribe Volleyball Club in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for coach Carla Nicolson helped lead her team to a fifth place finish at the 2010 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship named All-Tournament at the national championships for her efforts.

Personal: Emily Elizabeth McMurtrey born Jan. 16, 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. daughter of Fred and Debi McMurtrey has one older brother, Robert double majoring in kinesiology and pre-physical ther-apy at UNCG.

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2011 82-28 17 0.21 4 41 .317 218 3 115 1.40 0 6

2012 96-26 35 0.36 9 91 .286 716 8 163 1.70 2 25

TOTAL 178-54 52 0.29 13 132 .295 934 11 278 1.56 2 31


KELSEY SIDNEY8

JUNIOR 6-2 MIDDLE HITTER CHESTERFIELD, MO. (MARQUETTE HS)

KELSEY SIDNEY8

2012 (Sophomore): Competed in 93 sets and made nine starts Produced her first career double-double at High Point (9/4) with 10 kills and a career-high 10 digs Enjoyed the best performance of her career against Southern Conference foe The Citadel (Sept. 22), putting down a personal-high 18 kills to hit .773 in the match (18k/1e/22ta) Hit efficiently against Youngstown State (Sept. 15), putting down 10 kills on 21 attempts with just two errors for a .381 mark Posted a career-high three aces at North Carolina Central (Aug. 24).

2011 (Freshman): Played 30 matches, including 14 starts, to earn her first letter Played 79 of a total 118 sets Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll Averaged 1.20 kills per set and 0.58 blocks per set Tallied a career-high nine kills against Samford (Nov. 5) Posted eight kills against Navy (Sept. 4), North Carolina Central (Oct. 4) and Western Carolina (Oct. 30) Notched a career-high seven total blocks against Navy, including a career-best six block assisted.

High School: Played all four years at Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Mo. For coach Scott Szevery earned all-district honors during her time at Marquette averaged .94 blocks per set as a senior, she helped lead her team to the District 7 title was also a three-year letterwinner in track & field where she advanced to the district championships.

Club: Played three seasons for coaches Luke Young and Andrea Knapp on the top club in St. Louis, Mo., Team Momentum.

Personal: Kelsey Anne Sidney born July 16, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. daughter of Paul and Lisa Sidney has three younger siblings, Maxwell, Andrew and Hallie father, Paul, played basketball at Benedictine University majoring in elementary education at UNCG.

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2011 79-30 95 1.20 62 292 .113 4 0 10 0.13 6 40

2012 93-29 122 1.31 70 385 .135 2 6 31 0.33 6 32

TOTAL 172-59 217 1.26 132 677 .126 6 6 41 0.24 12 72

SIDNEYS CAREER STATISTICS


2011 79-30 95 1.20 62 292 .113 4 0 10 0.13 6 40

2012 93-29 122 1.31 70 385 .135 2 6 31 0.33 6 32

TOTAL 172-59 217 1.26 132 677 .126 6 6 41 0.24 12 72


SOPHOMORE 5-11 OUTSIDE HITTER PHOENIX, ARIZ. (SETON CATHOLIC PREP)

LAUREN BETLACH7

2012 (Freshman): Played in 60 sets before suffering a season-ending injury Tallied 145 kills for a team third-best 2.45 kills per set average Racked up seven double-digit kill performances Notched her first career double-double against UNC Asheville (9/7), posting career highs in kills (19) and digs (13) Pro-duced a solid effort against defending Big South champion and preseason favorite Liberty (8/24), recording a team second-best 16 kills on 34 attempts with just four errors a .353 mark Put down the match-winning kill in the fifth set to seal the comeback over the Flames Posted a double-double in league play in the Spar-tans contest at Western Carolina (9/29) Tallied a season-high four block assists at High Point (9/4).

High School: Was a four-year starter at Seton Catholic Preparatory School in Chandler, Ariz., for coach James Felton as an outside hitter ... Helped lead her team to four consecutive state championships ... In 2011, team swept every opponent 3-0 in the state playoffs ... Named to the all-conference team her sophomore through senior campaigns and was a first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior.

Club: Played for Spiral Volleyball as the team placed fifth at the Junior Olympic Championships during the 2010-11 season ... Was also a member of the Arizona Select High Performance team that won the Bronze Division at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships.

Personal: Lauren Patricia Betlach ... Born March 15, 1994, in Chandler, Ariz. ... Majoring in business at UNCG.20

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2012 60-17 145 2.42 74 463 .153 7 7 89 1.48 0 13

TOTAL 60-17 145 2.42 74 463 .153 7 7 89 1.48 0 13


SOPHOMORE 4-11 LIBERO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (COLEGIO ADIANEZ)

KATHERINE SANTIAGO11

2012 (Freshman): Enjoyed a highly-successful freshman campaign as one of two Spartans to play in all 119 sets Finished second on the squad with 449 digs and an average of 3.77 digs per set Produced eight 20-dig performances in 11 contests, with a career-high 32 against Patriot League favorite and defending champion American University (Sept. 8) Turned in 20-dig performances in matches with SoCon foes Elon (Sept. 20), Western Carolina (Sept. 29), Davidson (Oct. 14) and Chattanooga (Nov. 2) Earned Top Libero billing in both of UNCGs home tournaments as chosen by the participating coaches Tallied a personal-best five assists against in-state rival UNC Wilmington (Sept. 14).

High School: Played at Colegio Adianez as a libero for coach Eduardo Morales ... Competed all four seasons on the varsity squad and was named to the all-star team at the Puerto Rico Junior Nationals ... Invited to train with the Puerto Rico National Team ... Member of the National Honor Society ...

Club: She played her club volleyball for the Puerto-Rican based VB Rags where her 16-1 team finished sev-enth in the 16-open division at the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics ... Led her squad to the Puerto Rico Junior National title and garnered a spot on the nine-member All-Tournament Team ... Was named MVP of the Puerto Rico Power League

Personal: Katherine M. Santiago ... Born Dec. 10, 1993, in San Juan, Puerto Rico ... Daughter of Graciano and Lucy Santiago ... Sister, Jackeline, is a speech pathologist in special education ... Majoring in biology at UNCG.

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2012 119-29 11 0.09 6 30 .167 41 2 449 3.77 0 0

TOTAL 119-29 11 0.09 6 30 .167 41 2 449 3.77 0 0


REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE 6-1 MIDDLE HITTER COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (SMU)

JULIA WESTERBUR14

Freshman (2012): Played in 74 sets as a rookie and earned starts in 12 matches Tallied double-digit kills twice, including a career-high 13 at Chattanooga (Nov. 2) Also put down 11 kills in a 3-1 victory over Ap-palachian State (Oct. 27) Finished the year with a team second-best .232 hitting mark Compiled the squads second-highest blocks per set average at 0.80 (59 total blocks) Started the final nine matches of the campaign, racking up 54 kills and 31 blocks during the stretch.

High School: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Cydryce McMillian at A&M Consolidated High School ... Named to LonestarVolleyball.com All-Texas Team in 2009 and 2010 ... Named to AVCA Under Armour Girls High School All-America Watch List in 2009 and 2010 ... Selected to three High Performance Camps ... Earned all-district honors as a junior and senior ... Led team to district titles in 2009 and 2010 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Club team competed in the 2008 Junior Olympics.

Club: Played for the Brazos Valley Juniors from 2005-09 and the Texas Pride Elite in 2010 ... Competed in the 2008 Junior Olympics

Personal: Julia Renee Westerbur ... Born May 29, 1993, in Vacaville, Calif. ... Daughter of Ted and Teresa Westerbur...Has an older sister, Rebecca, and an older brother, Travis ... She is a distant cousin of Larry Bird ... Majoring in marketing with a minor in advertising at UNCG.

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2012 74-28 80 1.08 31 211 .232 2 2 27 0.36 9 50

TOTAL 74-28 80 1.08 31 211 .232 2 2 27 0.36 9 50


FRESHMAN 5-8 OUTSIDE HITTER VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (KELLAM)

SYDNEY DARDEN13

High School: Arrives in Greensboro after a decorated prep career at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Va. where she was an outside hitter for the Knights for four seasons ... Helped Kellam to an unprecedented three-straight Virginia AAA state championships from 2010-12 while the Knights were 109-11 in her four years at the school ... As a sophomore, earned honorable mention all-district and all-region honors before following with first-team All-Beach District, All-Region, All-Tidewater and All-State selections in 2011 and 2012 ... Was also tabbed a highest honorable mention All-America selection by Prep Volleyball and garnered recognition on the Hardest Hitter list for the state of Virginia ... In 2012, helped Kellam to a 32-2 overall re-cord and a No. 1 Virginia state ranking hitting .348 with 306 kills while adding 263 digs, 61 aces and 28 blocks ... Posted double-digit kills in 15 matches, including a 19-kill performance against Ocean Lakes High School ... Also racked up 10 or more digs in 10 contests with 17 in a 3-2 victory over Atlee in the state championship match.

Club: Competed for the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club for eight seasons under head coach Dave Albaugh ... Earned All-America honors at the 2013 AAU National Championships ... Helped the squad capture the 18 open division title at the 2013 Capitol Hill Classic - defeating powerhouse Metro American by a 2-0 (25-15, 25-22) scoreline.

Personal: Sydney Elizabeth Darden ... Born June 18, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Daughter of David (Trip) and Karen Darden ... Intends to major in marketing at UNCG.

FRESHMAN 5-9 OUTSIDE HITTER DARIEN, ILL. (HINSDALE SOUTH)

JESSICA BREZWYN4

High School: A four-year varsity starter for Hinsdale South High School who recently earned Under Armour High School All-America status (honorable mention) ... Serving as a team captain her junior and senior sea-sons, garnered all-conference accolades all four years of her prep career and was named the 2012 Hinsdale South MVP ... Also tabbed as a 2012 Prepvolleyball Senior Ace, making her one of the top 250 senior class players in the nation ... Over the past two seasons, has ranked first for the Hornets in kills and second in digs ... Garnered a number of honors this past season, including Chicago Sun-Times All-Area First-Team, SportstownChicago.com High School All-Star Team and Daily Herald Du Page County All-Area Team lau-rels on the way to leading Hinsdale South to the regional championship ... Also named to the all-tournament team at the St. Charles Mizuno Cup and Plainsfield North High School Invitational as well as one of the areas top 50 players by the Chicago Sun-Times ... 2011 campaign saw Brezwyn grab a number of accolades as she was tabbed Special Mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and All-Area Second Team by the Chi-cago Sun-Times while the latter publication also selected her as one of the top 200 players to watch .. Other honors included Daily Herald Du Page County All-Area Team, News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention, Darien Patch Athlete-of-the-Week and Wheaton Classic All-Tournament Team ... At the conclusion of her sophomore season, led Hinsdale South to a sectional title ... Was named to the Suburban Life All-Area Team (honorable mention) and the Plainfield North High School Invitational All-Tournament Team and was also the MVP of the Illinois High School Association playoffs for her efforts against Benet Academy ... Was an Honor Roll student and Deans List member all four years in the classroom and earned West Suburban Gold All-Academic honors.

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Club: Competed for the Sports Performance Mizuno Club ... In 10 years playing club volleyball, earned a plethora of recognition - most recently garnering All-America honors and guiding Sports Performance to the semifinals of the 2013 AAU National Championships ... Also earned AAU 16 Open All-America honors while leading her team to a third-place finish at the 2011 national tournament ... Tabbed as a Soph 79 Elite Honorable Mention honoree in 2010 by Prepvolleyball as she played in the United States Volleyball High Performance program earning a spot on the Continental Team in 2009 and 2010 and being named the USA HP All-Tournament Team Best Server in 2010 ... As a freshman in 2009, was selected Prepvolleyball Frosh 59 Highest Honorable Mention and led her club to ASICS Juniors national titles for the 2007 and 2009 events as well as the 2010 15s Pre-Nationals championship a year later.

Personal: Jessica Marie Brezwyn ... Born March 2, 1995 in Hinsdale, Ill. ... Daughter of Steven and Donna Brezwyn ... Intends to major in nutrition at UNCG.

FRESHMAN 5-10 SETTER ZIONSVILLE, IND. (CATHEDRAL)

SARA HOHMAN6

High School: Finished her prep career at Cathedral High School as the programs all-time leader in assists as she produced well over 3,000 in four seasons, breaking two-time high school All-American Emily Burkes record ... Led the Fighting Irish to city championships from 2009-11, sectional titles in 2010 and 2012, and a regional crown this past campaign ... Cathedral advanced to the Indiana state final four and finished the year with a 21-10 record ... Named to the 2012 Under Armour All-America Watch List ... Earned Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association All-Star accolades her junior and senior seasons ... Also garnered a spot on the Cathedral honor roll all four of her years at the school.

Club: Competed for the Munciana VB Club ... Led her squad to the quarterfinals of the 2013 AAU National Championships

Personal: Sara Catherine Hohman ... Born July 11, 1995 in Zionsville, Ind. ... Daughter of Kevin and Beth Hohman ... Undecided on a major at UNCG.

FRESHMAN 5-9 OUTSIDE HITTER/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST MATHEWS, VA. (MATHEWS)

MACKENZIE MOUGHON17

High School: Arrives in Greensboro after a successful prep career at Mathews High School ... Played four years of varsity volleyball under head coach and mother Pat Moughon ... Earned first-team all-state honors twice and state MVP accolades in 2012 ... After leading the Blue Devils to a second-straight state champion-ship this past season, was tabbed the D-2 state player of the year ... Posted 32 kills in the title game against Stuarts Draft ... In addition to the state championships, also led her side to four district championships and four Region A crowns ... Named to the 2013 Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Team and competed for the East squad.

Club: Competed for the Peninsula Juniors Volleyball Club ... Finished second at the 2013 AAU Grand Prix in Virginia Beach.

Personal: MacKenzie Leigh Moughon ... Born May 16, 1995 in Williamsburg, Va. ... Daughter of Chris and Pat Moughon ... Undecided on a major at UNCG.


UNCG ATHLETIC TRAININGERICA THORNTONHEAD ATHLETICTRAINER Erica Thornton is in her fifth year as the head athletic trainer at UNCG and her 12th year overall as part of the UNCG athletic training department. She is also an adjunct instructor in the department of Kinesiology. Thornton works with the UNCG womens soccer.

Thornton oversees the entire athletic training department, including supervision of staff, budget oversight and is overseer of the student-athlete welfare policy development. She has worked to develop the UNCG Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) Concussion Management Policy, the ICA Sickle Cell Trait policy and the ICA Lightning Policy.

Thornton was promoted to head athletic trainer in March of 2009 after spending six years as the associate head athletic trainer (2003-2009) and one year as the assistant athletic trainer. She worked with the UNCG womens basketball team (2002-06) and has been with the womens soccer program since 2006.

Prior to UNCG, Thornton spent two-plus years as an assistant athletic trainer at Appalachian State, where she worked with the womens basketball team.

Thornton spent two years as the University of Florida as a graduate assistant where she obtained her master of science in exercise and sports sciences in 1999. While at Florida, she worked with thewomens swimming and diving team while assisting with womens basketball, womens gymnastics and track and field.

Thornton earned her bachelor of science degree from SUNY Brockport in 1996 with an athletic training concentration. She has been NATA Board Certified since June of 1996. She has comprehensive Pilates certification from the PhysicalMind Institute and FMS Level I certification. She is also a member of the North Carolina Athletics Trainers Association. womens swimming and diving team while assisting with womens basketball, womens gymnastics and track and field.

Thornton earned her bachelor of science degree from SUNY Brockport in 1996 with an athletic training concentration. She has been NATA Board Certified since June of 1996. She has comprehensive Pilates certification from the PhysicalMind Institute and FMS Level I certification. She is also a member of the North Carolina Athletics Trainers Association.

Thornton lives in Greensboro with her husband, Kevin, daughter Braedy (4) and two Siberian huskies.

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