2005 Auburn Volleyball Auburn Tigers host Alabama Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7 p.m. (Pack the Act) Auburn Tigers @ Kentucky Friday, September 23, 2005 6 p.m. CT AU Record Overall: 6-2 SEC: 0-0 Auburn Information Location: Auburn, Ala. Enrollment: 23,333 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Conference: Southeastern - Western Division Home Court: Student Activities Center (1,320) Interim President: Dr. Ed Richardson Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Volleyball Staff Head Coach: Laura Farina (Fourth season) Assistant Coaches: Liz Underwood (1st season), R.T. Luczak (1st season) Manager: Tarah Beyer Athletic Trainer: Lindsay Kokoczka Media Relations Volleyball Contact: Carol White Office Phone: (334) 844-9182 Office Fax: (334) 844-9807 Email: whitecr@auburn.edu 2005 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Thursday Friday 1 2 Grambling State Georgia Southern W, 3-0 L, 3-2 Fri./Sat. 9-10 Sun Devil Wyndham Buttes VB Classic Friday 9 vs. Texas State W, 3-2 9 @ Arizona State L, 3-0 10 vs. Northern Arizona W, 3-0 Friday/Saturday 16-17 Mizuno/Auburn Challenge Friday 16 Furman W, 3-1 Saturday 17 Alabama A&M W, 3-1 Clemson W, 3-0 Wednesday 21 Alabama 7 p.m. Friday 23 @ Kentucky 6 p.m. Friday 30 Arkansas 7 p.m. Tiger Headlines The Auburn volleyball team is in its 20th year of existence holds a 310-295 (.512) record... Laura Farina enters her fourth season at the helm of the Tigers, owning an 74-112 (.398) record... Last season the Tigers competed in the SEC Tournament for the first time since 1999... AU has six freshmen and a junior added to the mix this season. Who s on the Schedule This Week Auburn begins conference play on Wednesday, Sept. 21, when they meet intrastate rival Alabama at 7 p.m. for Pack the Act. Auburn is teaming up with East Alabama Medical Center for Team Up For a Cure on Wednesday. The Tigers take to the road just 24 hours later as they prepare for Kentucky on Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. CT. Recapping Last Weekend The Tigers took the Mizuno/Auburn Challenge title last weekend by defeating Furman, Alabama A&M and Clemson. This is the fourth tournament title for the Tigers under current head coach Laura Farina. AU opened up the tourney against Furman (W, 3-1) and faced Alabama A&M Saturday afternoon (W, 3-0). Auburn clenched the title with a sweep of Clemson (W, 3-0). Series History The match on Wednesday will mark the 33rd meeting between Auburn and Alabama. The Tigers hold the series advantage, 18-14, and have defeated the Tide eight times in Auburn. The last time AU was victorious against Alabama was in 1999 when Auburn won at home and in Tuscaloosa. Farina is 0-6 against Alabama. Auburn is 7-17 all-time versus the Wildcats. AU picked up both wins in 2004 against Kentucky (3-1) and Farina is now even at 2-2 against the Cats. OCTOBER Sunday 2 LSU (Fox Sports) 1 p.m. Friday 7 @ Mississippi State 7 p.m. Sunday 9 @ Ole Miss 1:30 p.m. Friday 14 Tennessee 7 p.m. Sunday 16 South Carolina 1:30 p.m. Wednesday 19 @ Alabama 7 p.m. Sunday 23 Mississippi State 1:30 p.m. Friday 28 @ LSU 7 p.m. Sunday 30 @ Arkansas 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER Friday 4 Kentucky 7 p.m. Sunday 6 Florida 1:30 p.m. Friday 11 @ South Carolina 6 p.m. Sunday 13 @ Tennessee 1:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. 17-20 SEC TournamentTBA Friday 25 vs. Tulane (Orange Beach, AL) TBA DECEMBER Thurs.-Sat. 1-3 NCAA First Round TBA Thurs.-Sat. 8-10 NCAA Regionals TBA Thurs./Sat. 15&17 NCAA Championship Home matches in bold All times above are Central All matches held in the Student Activities Center And the Award Goes To... Senior Jennifer Amobi was named MVP of the Mizuno/Auburn Challenge after turning in 39 kills in the three matches and leading AU to the tournament title. Senior Bailey Veit and sophomore Rachel Shanks earned All-Tournament honors. Veit had 45 digs and Shanks turned in a double-double against Alabama A&M and a career-high 22 digs against Furman. Pack the Act/Team Up for A Cure Auburn fan s are encouraged to head out to the Student Act on Wednesday for match with Alabama for Pack the ACT. T-shirts will be given to the first 300 fans. In addition, the coaches for AU and Alabama have joined forces for Team Up For a Cure - an event to raise money for breast cancer research. Donations will be accepted on Wednesday as all proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research.
2005 Auburn Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 1 Jelena Sekulic So. OH 5-10 Resnik-Beograd, Yugoslavia Cetvrta Gimnazija 2 Jennifer Amobi Sr. OH 6-0 Silver Springs, Md. Penn State 3 Jessica Glover Fr. OH 5-10 Converse, Texas Judson 4 Julie Bosler Jr. MB 6-3 Jasper, Ind. Jasper 5 Rachel Shanks So. OH 5-9 Madison, Ala. Bob Jones 7 Michele Ashmore Fr. S/RS 5-11 Baton Rouge, La. St. Joseph s Academy 8 Dalia Naidzinaviciute Jr. RS 6-2 Kaunas, Lithuania Jefferson College 9 Alison Jacobs Fr. S/OH 5-9 Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn 11 Kelly Sherling Fr. DS 6-0 Fairhope, Ala. Fairhope 12 Bailey Veit Sr. MB 6-0 Salem, Ore. South Salem 13 Whitney Jacob So. MB 6-0 Coppell, Texas Coppell 14 Marissa Fields Fr. OH 5-11 Sylvania, Ohio Notre Dame Academy 15 Joanna Pappas Fr. S 6-1 St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez Head Coach: Laura Farina (Illinois 92) Assistant Coach: Liz Underwood (Northern Colorado, 80) Assistant Coach: R.T. Luczak (Macalester College 99) Manager: Tarah Beyer (Marquette 02) Athletic Trainer: Lindsay Kokoczka (Michigan, 05) Jennifer AMOBI................................AHMO-BE Julie BOSLER.................................BAHS-LER DALIA NAIDZINAVICIUTE -..............................DALA NOD-ZIN-VEH-CHEWTAY JELENA SEKULIC..............YELL-A-NA SEC-AL-VICH-A Bailey VEIT.........................................VITE Laura FARINA..............................FAH-REE-NA CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Pre-season (Sept. 19, 2005) Rk. School Points 2005 Rec. 1. Nebraska (58) 1,498 9-0 2. Washington (2) 1,435 9-0 3. Stanford 1,380 11-1 4. Penn State 1,313 9-2 5. Minnesota 1,269 10-1 6. Florida 1,120 9-1 7. Louisville 1,082 9-0 8. Missouri 1,067 8-0 9. Hawaii 1,063 5-5 10. Wisconsin 947 8-1 11. Notre Dame 866 7-1 12. Southern Cal 807 4-4 13. UCLA 771 7-2 14. San Diego 705 10-1 15. Arizona 593 8-1 16. Ohio State 493 7-2 17. Kansas State 469 10-1 18. Santa Clara 399 7-1 19. Purdue 353 11-0 20. Texas A&M 315 7-4 21. Saint Mary s 303 8-2 22. Brigham Young 279 7-0 23. Texas 225 6-2 24. Kansas 154 10-1 25. California 153 7-2 Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee 143, LSU 88, Long Beach State 74, Ohio 65, UC Santa Barbara 23, Loyola Marymount 16, Utah 14, Pepperdine 8, Nevada 3. 2005 Opponents in Bold. Scouting the competition The Tide is currently on a 12-match winning streak and have only lost once so far (Aug. 26 - Kansas, 0-3). The last six opponents Alabama has faced, they have defeated in three games (Birmingham-Southern, Belmont, Jackson State, Alabama A&M, UW-Milwaukee, Northern Iowa). Alabama recently won its third tournament title of the season at the Birmingham-Southern Challenge. At the beginning of September the group won the Hampton Inn Bama Bash and the took the Wisconsin-Milwaukee title in mid-september. Last season the Tide finished 21-9 and were the Co- SEC West Champions (10-6 in conference play). The group returned nine members and added five to the mix this season. Kentucky is 7-3 this season, with losses to then-no. 11 Louisville, Wright State and Northwestern. The Wildcats opened the season at the Clemson Tournament and came away with the title after sweeping the competition (Western Carolina, Connecticut, Clemson). The last competition for Kentucky was at the Northwestern Tournament where they went 2-1 (lost to Northwestern, 0-3). Auburn vs. the Competition AU Bama UK 434 674 537 Errors 179 234 211 Total 1075 1515 1308 Attack %.237.290.249 KPG 14.5 16.9 15.3 Assists 399 624 472 Aces 55 79 56 Errors 91 90 78 444 644 472 DPG 14.8 16.1 13.5 Block Solo 24 23 20 Block Assists 86 150 120 Total 67 98 80 BPG 2.2 2.52 2.3 Ball Hand. Errors 21 31 29 The Wildcats return eight people from the 2004 team that went 12-18 and finished 10th in the SEC (3-13). They have added five to the 2005 squad. A Look Back to the 2004 Season At this point last season, the team was 5-3 on the season with an attack percentage of.237. They are just below the kills and KPG (443/14.77) that they were last year and have more digs and DPG this season (444/14.8). The numbers are almost equal in aces, aces/game, blocks and blocks/game. Tigers Atop the SEC Auburn is ranked No. 5 in services aces with 55 so far this season (1.83 per game). Julie Bosler has the highest overall ranking in the conference as she is No. 4 in hitting percentage (minimum.200/ 3.0 attacks per game). The AU junior has a season average of.402. Bailey Veit is No. 5 in digs (minimum 1.00 per game) with 130 (4.33 DPG) this season. The Tigers are No. 4 in attack percentage (match highs) with their.448 versus Grambling State. Michele Ashmore is tied for first (match highs) in assists and assists for five-games with her 68 (versus Georgia Southern).
Quoting Head Coach Laura Farina... On winning the tournament last weekend... It was a huge step for us. When we scheduled the tournament we knew it was going to be tough and it was. We ended up beating Clemson in the least amount of games but by far they were our biggest competition. I think both Furman and Alabama A&M played their best games of volleyball against us. Those tough games against Furman and Alabama A&M helped put our team in the frame of mind they needed to be in against Clemson on Saturday night. Against Clemson, we passed and served very well. It was the first time I have seen us serve in a match setting like we do in practice everyday. On the Alabama match... The Alabama match is always a tough one for us because of how emotional the match will be. One of the keys to winning on Wednesday will be to emotionally control the match. Alabama has only lost once this year to a very good Kansas team. They have a few more veterans on their team in key positions, than we do. They did lose their big hitter from last year. For us, it comes down to our serving and passing game. When we are able to control these facets of the game we are able to execute our entire game well. One of the things we stressed to the team is that Alabama does not make unforced errors and they play a good tempo game. On the Kentucky game... Kentucky also beat Clemson in three games. They played them at the beginning of the season. They have a new coach and are starting the season this year as they did last year with only a couple losses and wins over some good opponents. They are opening up their SEC season at home against us - so I think there will be a good crowd there and it will be a fun atmosphere to play in. On the conference season ahead... One exciting thing about the SEC this year is that every team is good. I don t think there is going to be a weekend when a team will be looking past their opponent on to the next team. There is just some exciting stuff going on in the conference this year and as a coach it is nice to see this competitive volleyball going on from all schools in the conference. The Laura Farina File... Beginning her fourth season leading the Auburn volleyball program is Laura Farina. Named the Tigers eighth head coach on March 29, 2002, the 36- year-old Farina is in the process of returning the program back to the prominence it once enjoyed during late 1990 s. Farina's rebuilding process took a major step toward solidifying the foundation during the 2004 campaign as the Tigers collected six conference wins, the most for the Tigers since the 1999 season. Auburn s trip to the SEC post-season was also its first since 1999 as the Tigers battled eventual SEC Tournament Champion Tennessee through a tough four-game match. Throughout the course of the season, Farina s recruits began to show why they were so highly sought after with the culmination coming in late November when freshman Whitney Jacob was named to the SEC s All-Freshman team. In her second year as head coach, she guided the Tigers to an incredible nine-win turnaround, posting 10 wins following consecutive one-win seasons for the program. With the change in record was a renewed enthusiasm for Auburn volleyball. Farina came to the Plains after a three-year stay at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., where she took over a Golden Eagle team that had won just 11 matches in the year prior to her first year on the job. During her stint in Milwaukee, her teams collected two 18-plus win seasons as well as two sixth-place finishes in Conference USA. Farina s first year at the helm in 1999 saw MU go 18-13 for a.581 winning percentage, the best by a Marquette team since 1985. The Golden Eagles 9-7 C-USA record also represented MU s highest number of conference wins since joining the league in 1995. The Strasburg, Ill., native has coached a SEC All-Freshman selection, seven All-Conference USA players, one all-region selection and 15 of her players have earned all-academic honors during her tenure. Prior to her arrival at Marquette, Farina spent six seasons (1993-98) at Michigan State where she served as the first assistant coach. During her time with the Spartans, Farina helped build a program that won Big Ten Championships in 1995 and 1996, made five consecutive NCAA Tournament Championships (1994-98) and was a NCAA national semifinalist in 1995. She developed and implemented the team s national recruiting strategy that enabled the Spartans to land six Fabulous 50 recruits during that span. Farina went to Michigan State after a year as a teacher and coach of the Mile High Volleyball Club in Denver, Colo. During the summer of 1998, she toured Europe with the American Management Group (AMG), which exposed college players to international volleyball. Farina, the former Laura Bush, led Illinois to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances as a player including back-to-back trips to the national semifinal in 1987 and 1988. A two-time Academic All-American, Farina was also named to the AVCA/Russell All-America Second Team in 1989. She was named the Illinois Female Athlete of the Year in 1990 and still ranks among the top 10 in several Illini all-time categories, including career aces and digs. Farina received her bachelor s degree in English from Illinois in 1992 and her master s in student affairs administration from Michigan State in 1998. Farina was married to John Farina on May 25, 1996. The couple resides in Auburn. Collegiate Coaching Career Assistant Coach, Michigan State (1993-98) Year Record Pct. Conf. Finish Marquette 1999 18-13.581 6th Marquette 2000 9-23.267 T-8th Marquette 2001 19-13.594 6th Auburn 2002 1-27.036 11th Auburn 2003 10-18.357 11th Auburn 2004 11-16.408 7th Totals 68-110.382 Farina s Coaching Milestones First Match at Auburn..........................Aug. 30, 2002 vs. Wake Forest (L, 3-0) First Victory at Auburn..................................Sept. 7, 2002 vs. Marist (3-1) First SEC Victory at Auburn..................Oct. 26, 2003 vs. Mississippi State (3-2) First Career Victory...........................Sept. 4, 1999 vs. Stephen F. Austin (3-1) Career Victory #25.....................................Oct. 28, 2000 vs. Tulane (3-0) Career Victory #50..........................Sept. 6, 2003 vs. Jacksonville State (3-2) First Post-season Appearance...........Nov. 19, 2004 vs. Tennessee (SEC Tourney L, 3-1)
2005 SEC Standings West SEC Matches All Matches W L Pct. W L Pct. Alabama 0 0.000 12 1.923 LSU 0 0.000 10 1.909 Miss. St. 0 0.000 9 1.900 Auburn 0 0.000 6 2.750 Arkansas 0 0.000 7 4.636 Ole Miss 0 0.000 6 6.500 East SEC Matches All Matches W L Pct. W L Pct. Florida 0 0.000 10 1.909 Kentucky 0 0.000 7 3.700 S. Carolina 0 0.000 7 3.700 Tennessee 0 0.000 6 3.667 Georgia 0 0.000 5 5.500 Auburn s Record When... At home..........................4-1 On the road.......................0-1 At neutral sites...................2-0 In tournament play.................5-1 In the SEC.......................0-0 In SEC home matches.............0-0 In SEC away matches..............0-0 In September.....................6-2 In October........................0-0 In November......................0-0 Three game matches...............3-1 Four game matches................2-0 Five game matches.................1-1 Versus ranked opponents...........0-0 When winning game 1................5-1 When losing game 1.................1-1 When leading 2-0..................3-1 When trailing 2-0..................0-0 When tied 1-1......................3-0 When hitting above.250............2-2 When hitting below.250............4-0 When out-hitting opponent..........7-1 When AU has a double-double.......6-2 When opp. has a double-double......5-2 Longest winning streak...............4 Longest losing streak................0 Current streak.....................w4 Tigers on the All-Tournament Team Senior Bailey Veit and junior Julie Bosler were named to the All-Tournament team after outstanding performances over the two-day competition. Veit led the team in digs in all three matches, with a 24 in the five-gamer with Texas State. Bosler racked up 13 blocks for the weekend and 23 kills. Welcome to the Big Show After the Arizona State tournament, six of the seven newcomers to the team have seen playing time (Kelly Sherling is red-shirting this season). In fact, of these six, five of them have started at least one match so far. Alison Jacobs leads this group with four starts so far. The Assistant s Joanna Pappas served as AU s setter during the ASU tourney where she racked up 113 assists (10.27 APG) in three matches. Newcomer Michele Ashmore is making her presence known on the court, as she led the team in the first two matches of the season in assists (39 vs. Grambling State and 68 vs. Georgia Southern). She ended up with 107 assists in two games for 13.38 APG. Can you Dig It? Bailey Veit s 31 digs were not only an AU and career record, but also reached another milestone in the AU books. The last time a player had 25-or-more digs, before Veit broke the record on Sept. 2, was Oct. 12, 1999 when Stephanie Jackson turned in 25 at Georgia State. The most digs in a five-game match before Veit s 31 were 30 by Lori Russell on Sept. 5, 1992 (at Butler). Ace Auburn Whitney Jacob served up five aces against Grambling State to set a new lifetime best mark. As a team, AU had 12 aces on the evening versus GSU. So far this season, Auburn has 15 aces. AU in Season Openers The Tigers notched their second consecutive season-opening victory under Laura Farina when the Tigers defeated Grambling State. This also marked the first since since the 1994-1995 stretch that the Tigers were victorious in back-to-back season openers. Auburn won its opening tilt in 2004 as they defeated East Tennessee State. Tigers Excel in the Classroom The 2004 Auburn volleyball team was among 274 schools honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association this past July after achieving the Game Plan/AVCA Team Academic Award. The award honors college and high school teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale (4.10 on a 5.0 scale) during the 2004-05 school year. NCAA Division I institutions had 45 award recipients, Auburn included. On the Road Again Auburn will take trips to Arizona, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee as well as two trips inside the state of Alabama, for a total of 8,670 miles traveled during the 2005 season. 2005 Miscellaneous Stats Match Wins by Game # 3 4 5 Total Auburn 3 2 1 6 Opponents 1 0 1 2 Games Won by Game # 1 2 3 4 5 Total Auburn 6 5 6 2 1 20 Opponents 2 3 2 2 11 10 Points By Game # 1 2 3 4 5 Total Auburn 228 220 23 114 33 828 Opponents 192 203 173 106 27 701 2005 Starting Lineups Starters...........................Record Amobi/Bosler/Shanks/Jacobs/Veit/Jacob/Pappas.....2-0 Glover/Bosler/Shanks/Jacobs/Veit/Jacob/Pappas.....1-0 Amobi/Bosler/Shanks/Naidzinaviciute/Veit/Jacob/Pappas.1-0 Sekulic/Bosler/Shanks/Naidzinaviciute/Veit/Jacob/Pappas....1-0 Amobi/Bosler/Shanks/Ashmore/Jacobs/Veit/Jacob....1-1 Sekulic/Bosler/Shanks/Jacobs/Veit/Jacob/Pappas.....0-1 2005 AU Double-Doubles Rachel Shanks (2) Georgia Southern 21 kills/13 digs Sept. 2 Alabama A&m 12 kills/13 digs Sept. 17
2005 Auburn Team Match Highs Statistic (# of games)........................................................................opponent (date) (3-gm)...................................................................50 vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm)..........................................................................58 vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..................................................................82 vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) (3-gm).........................................................................128 vs. Clemson (9/17) (4-gm)..........................................................................151 vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..................................................................192 vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) Hitting Pct. (3-gm)..................................................................448 vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm)....................................................................197 vs. Alabama A&M (9/17) (5-gm)..................................................................312 vs. Georgia Southern (9.2) Assists (3-gm)...................................................................44 vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm)..........................................................................55 vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..................................................................78 vs. Georgia Southern (9.2) Solo (3-gm)...................................................................4 vs. Northern Arizona (9/10) (4-gm)...........................................................................5 vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm).......................................................................6 vs. Texas State (9/10) Block Assists (3-gm)..................................................................12 vs. Northern Arizona (9/10) (4-gm)...........................................................................12 vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..................................................................18 vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) Total (3-gm)..................................................................10 vs. Northern Arizona (9/10) (4-gm)...........................................................................11 vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..................................................................23 vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) (3-gm)..........................................................................58 vs. Clemson (9/17) (4-gm)....................................................................63 vs. Alabama A&M (9/17) (5-gm)..................................................................87 vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) Aces (3-gm)....................................................................12 vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm)......................................................................7 vs. Alabama A&M (9/17) (5-gm)...................................................................3 vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) 2005 Auburn Individual Match Highs Statistic (# of games)........................................................................opponent (date) (3-gm).....................................................19, Jennifer Amobi vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm)............................................................16, Jennifer Amobi vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)......................................21, Jennifer Amobi, Rachel Shanks vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) (3-gm)...........................................................39, Jennifer Amobi vs. Clemson (9/17) (4-gm)......................................................................38, Jennifer Amobi (9/17) (5-gm)....................................................58, Rachel Shanks vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) Hitting Pct. (3-gm)....................................................586, Jennifer Amobi vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm).................................................444, Dalia Naidzinaviciut vs. Alabama A&M (9/17) (5-gm)...............................................714, Dalia Naidzinaviciute vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) Assists (3-gm)...........................................................40, Joanna Pappas vs. Clemson (9/17) (4-gm)............................................................49, Joanna Pappas vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..................................................68, Michele Ashmore vs. Georgia Southern (9/2) Solo (3-gm).......2, Julie Bosler vs. Northern Arizona/Clemson and Rachel Shanks vs. Northern Arizona (9/17,9/10) (4-gm)................................................................3, Julie Bosler vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)..........................................................3, Rachel Shanks vs. Texas State (9/9) Block Assists (3-gm).....................................................5, Whitney Jacob vs. Northern Arizona (9/10) (4-gm)...........................................5, Julie Bosler vs. Furman/vs. Alabama A&M (9/16, 9/17) (5-gm).............................................................7, Julie Bosler vs. Texas State (9/9) Total (3-gm).....................................................5, Whitney Jacob vs. Northern Arizona (9/10) (4-gm)................................................................8, Julie Bosler vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm)............................................................9, Julie Bosler vs. Texas State (9/9) (3-gm)............................................................16, Bailey Veit @ Arizona State (9/9) (4-gm)............................................................22, Rachel Shanks vs. Furman (9/16) (5-gm).........................................................31, Bailey Veit vs. Georgia Southern (9.2) Aces (3-gm).......................................................5, Whitney Jacob vs. Grambling State (9/1) (4-gm).......................3, Alison Jacobs vs. Alabama A&M and Joanna Pappas vs. Furman (9/16, 9/17) (5-gm).................2, Rachel Shanks, Alison Jacobs, Joanna Pappas, Jelena Sekulic vs. Texas State (9/9) 2005 Auburn Match-by-Match Leaders Assisting Farina Farina welcomed two new assistants to her staff as Liz Underwood and R.T. Luczak joined the squad in the spring. Underwood returns to The Plains after serving as head coach of the Texas Advantage VB Club since departing Auburn after the 1997 season. Luczak and Farina reunite as he was a volunteer assistant with Farina s Marquette group for three seasons. Tigers on the Air The AU team welcomes back Ben Taylor as their play-by-play announcer for all home matches. Taylor is the sports director at WANI-AM 1400 and is responsible for news and coverage of local events around the Auburn/Opelika area. Tiger fans are encouraged to listen to the matches live from the Auburn web site courtesy of CSTV. Interview Policies Coach Farina, her assistants and all volleyball student-athletes are available for phone and personal interviews by contacting Carol White in the media relations office at 334-844- 9182. Post-match interviews will be allowed following a 10-minute cooling off period. Please see Carol prior to the conclusion of the match for any interview requests. All-Tournament Honors Sun Devil Wyndham Buttes VB Classic Bailey Veit, Libero Julie Bosler, MB Mizuno/Auburn Challenge Jennifer Amobi, OH - MVP Rachel Shanks, OH Bailey Veit, OH Match Result Assists Grambling State W, 3-0 Amobi (19) Shanks (9) Bosler, Naidzinaviciute (1) Ashmore (39) Georgia Southern L, 2-3 Amobi, Shanks (21) Veit (31) Bosler (7) Ashmore (68) vs. Texas State W, 3-2 Naidzinaviciute (17) Veit (24) Bosler (9) Pappas (49) @ Arizona State L, 0-3 Shanks (9) Veit (16) Jacob, Pappas (3) Pappas (27) vs. Northern Arizona W, 3-0 Jacob (11) Veit (11) Jacob (5) Pappas (37) vs. Furman W, 3-1 Amobi (16) Shanks (22) Bosler (8) Pappas (49) vs. Alabama A&M W, 3-1 Amobi (13) Veit (15) Jacob (5) Pappas (43) vs. Clemson W, 3-0 Naidzinaviciute (15) Veit (14) Jacob (4) Pappas (40) Alabama @ Kentucky Arkansas LSU @ Mississippi St. @ Ole Miss Tennessee South Carolina @ Alabama Mississippi St. @ LSU @ Arkansas Georgia Florida @ South Carolina @ Tennessee vs. Tulane
#2 Jennifer Amobi 6-0 Senior Outside Hitter Silver Springs, Md. Penn State Major: Spanish & Social Work Amobi s Career Bests 25, vs. Tennessee (Nov. 19, 2004) 58, vs. Iowa State (Sept. 4, 2004) 3, vs. Furman (Sept. 16, 2005) 3 vs. Mercer (Sept. 8, 2004) at Ole Miss (Oct. 22, 2004) 8, vs. Northern Arizona (Sept. 10, 2005) 8, vs. Mercer (Sept. 8, 2004) Aces 3, vs. Oral Roberts (Sept. 11, 2004) at Mississippi State (Oct. 24, 2004) 2005: Named MVP of Mizuno/Auburn Challenge...Against Clemson, accounted for 11.5 points with 10 kills, an ace and a block assist... Led the team with 13 kills on 28 attempts and four digs versus Alabama A&M... Had 16 kills on 37 attempts (.270) and three blocks in win over Furman... Recorded eight digs and four kills in win over Northern Arizona... Had six kills and a service ace at Arizona State... Did not play against Texas State due to minor injury... Turned in a team-high 21 kills on 54 attempts in the five-game thriller against Georgia Southern... Scored 21.5 points of 99 for the Tigers against the Eagles... Racked up 19 kills on 29 attempts (.586) in seasonopening win over Grambling State. Amobi s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2001 (Marq.) 109 --- 366 3.36 153 952.224 4 1 0 45 0.41 14 24 38 2002 (PSU) 6 5-0 12 2.00 4 25.320 0 0 1 3 0.50 1 1 2 2004 74 22-17 246 3.32 119 653.184 5 20 29 53 0.72 4 19 23 2005 25 7-5 89 3.56 42 245.192 2 4 10 28 1.12 1 5 6 Totals 214 34-22 713 3.33 318 1875.211 11 24 40 129 0.60 20 49 69 Veit s Career Bests 19, vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 7, 2003) 40, vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 7, 2003) 40, vs. Kentucky (Nov. 2, 2003) 10 vs. Mercer (Sept. 20, 2003) 31, vs. Georgia Southern #12 Bailey Veit 6-0 Senior Middle Blocker Salem, Ore, South Salem Major: Marketing & Finance 2005: Voted to the Mizuno/Auburn Challenge All- Tournament Team... Named to Sun Devil Volleyball Classic All- Tournament Team... Led the team with 14 digs in three game win over Clemson... Had 15 digs in win over Alabama A&M... In win over Furman, accounted for 16 digs... Had 11 digs in win over Northern Arizona... Recorded 16 digs at Arizona State... Notched 24 digs, a service ace and an assists in win over Texas State... Turned in a lifetime best and new Auburn record 31 digs in five-games against Georgia Southern... Had three digs and a service ace in the season-opening win over Grambling State. Veit s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2002 90 28-25 166 1.84 83 512.162 12 16 33 146 1.62 14 78 92 2003 78 22-21 184 2.36 83 487.207 15 20 18 198 2.54 17 50 67 2004 102 27-16 117 1.15 36 278.291 51 24 36 295 2.89 11 45 56 2005 30 8-8 0 0 2 9 -.222 13 6 12 130 4.33 0 0 0 Totals 300 85-70 467 1.73 204 1286.205 91 66 99 769 2.56 42 173 215
Bosler s Career Bests 14, vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 7, 2004) 29, vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 7, 2004) 10, vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 5, 2004) 10, vs. Mississippi State (Oct. 26, 2003) 7, vs. McNeese State (Aug. 29, 2003) #4 Julie Bosler 6-3 Junior Middle Blocker Jasper, Ind. Jasper Major: Pharmacy 2005: Racked up 10 kills on 18 attempts (.444) and two solo blocks in three game win over Clemson... Had six kills and no errors against Alabama A&M... Turned in eight blocks and nine kills against Furman... Named to Sun Devil Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team... Had seven kills on nine attempts and no errors in win over Northern Arizona... Also blocked three balls against NAU... Notched five kills on 12 attempts (no errors) at Arizona State... Turned in 11 kills on 19 attempts (.474) and nine blocks versus Texas State... Scored 12.5 points for Tigers against Georgia Southern, with eight kills, two solo blocks and five assisted... Had four kills on eight attempts and no errors in season-opening win over Grambling State. Bosler s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2003 90 27-16 115 1.28 55 325.185 5 1 5 34 0.38 19 67 86 2004 43 11-11 79 1.84 20 184.321 3 0 0 11 0.26 12 40 52 2005 30 8-8 60 2.00 13 117.402 5 0 0 11 0.37 12 20 32 Totals 163 46-35 254 1.56 88 577.288 13 1 5 56 0.34 43 127 170 #13 Whitney Jacob 6-0 Sophomore Middle Blocker Coppell, Texas Coppell Major: Undecided Jacob s Career Bests 19, at Ole Miss (Oct. 22, 2004) 33, at Ole Miss (Oct. 22, 2004) 8, at Ole Miss (Oct. 22, 2004) 6, vs. Kentucky (Nov. 12, 2004) Aces 5, vs. Grambling State (Sept. 1, 2005) 2005: Had an attack percentage of 53 percent with 11 kills on 17 attempts (two errors) in three-game win over Northern Arizona... Also recorded five block assists versus NAU... Notched eight kills on 16 attempts against Arizona State... Recorded 26 total attacks against Texas State and contributed two blocks... Had an attack percentage near 50 percent (.483) against Georgia Souther, win 16 kills on 29 attempts and only two errors... Also had two solo blocks and four assisted in fivegame match with the Eagles... Had a career-high five aces in three-game win over Grambling State... Also turned in six kills on nine attempts with one error against Tigers. Jacob s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2004 102 27-27 262 2.57 92 568.299 4 15 15 34 0.33 10 89 99 2005 19 5-5 50 2.63 15 97.361 1 10 11 10 0.53 3 13 16 Totals 121 32-32 312 2.58 107 665.308 5 25 26 44 0.36 13 102 115
#1 Jelena Sekulic 5-10 Sophomore Outside Hitter Resnik-Beograd, Yugoslavia Cetvrta Gimnazija Major: Psychology Sekulic s Career Bests 17, vs. Arkansas (Oct. 8, 2004) 50, vs. Arkansas (OCt. 8, 2004) 3, vs. Texas State 12, vs. Texas Staet 12, vs. Alabama (Nov. 10, 2004) 12, vs. Arkansas (Oct. 31, 2004) Aces 3, vs. Florida (Oct. 1, 2004) 3, vs. Tennessee (Oct. 15, 2004) 2005: Accounted for seven digs in three game win over Clemson... Had 10 digs versus Alabama A&M... Started against Furman and turned in four digs and a kill... Played in win over Northern Arizona... Had first start of the season at Arizona State... Had 27 attacks, two service aces, 12 digs and three blocks in win over Texas State... Turned in seven digs in five-games against Georgia Southern... Had four digs in win over Grambling State. Sekulic s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2004 76 24-17 149 1.96 95 425.127 8 18 50 140 1.84 2 8 10 2005 30 8-2 4 0.13 8 39 -.103 3 2 8 47 1.57 0 3 3 Totals 106 32-19 153 1.44 103 464.108 11 20 58 187 1.76 2 11 13 #5 Rachel Shanks 5-9 Sophomore Outside Hitter Madison, Ala. Bob Jones Major: Pharmacy Shanks Career Bests 21, vs. Georgia Southern 58, vs. Georgia Southern 4, vs. Northern Arizona (Sept. 10, 2005) 4, vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 5, 2004) 4, vs. Iowa State (Sept. 4, 2004) 4, vs. UAB (Sept. 18, 2004) 22, vs. Furman (Sept. 16, 2005) Aces 5, vs. Clemson 2005: Named to Mizuno/Auburn Challenge All- Tournament Team... Accounted for 13.5 points in win over Clemson with eight kills, five aces and 12 digs... Had 12 digs and 13 kills for second doubledouble of the season in win over Alabama A&M... Led the team with 22 digs in win over Furman, a new career-high... Recorded 23 attacks versus Northern Arizona and four blocks in win... Had nine kills on 29 attempts and 12 digs at Arizona State... Notched two service aces, 11 kills and six digs in win over Texas State... Had a careerhigh 21 kills on 58 attempts, also a lifetime best (.241) in match against Georgia Southern... Also contributed 13 digs against Eagles... Turned in a 44 percent hitting percentage (14 kills, 23 attempts) in win over Grambling State... Led the team in digs with nine against Tigers. Shanks Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2004 61 17-15 160 2.62 80 421.190 2 18 21 129 2.11 7 19 26 2005 30 8-8 92 3.07 47 247.182 9 10 17 91 3.03 7 8 15 Totals 91 25-23 252 2.77 127 668.187 11 28 38 220 2.42 14 27 41
#7 Michele Ashmore 5-11 Freshman Setter Baton Rouge, La. St. Joseph s Academy Major: Psychology Ashmore s Career Bests 5, vs. Georgia Southern 11, vs. Georgia Southern 2, vs. Georgia Southern 12, vs. Georgia Southern Assists 68, vs. Georgia Southern 2005: Saw playing time in match versus Alabama A&M... Did not play at Sun Devil VB Classic due to injury... Contributed 68 assists and 12 digs against Georgia Southern... Led the team with 39 assists in win over Grambling State. Ashmore s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2005 9 3-2 7 0.88 1 13.462 111 3 5 14 1.75 1 1 2 Totals 9 3-5 7 0.88 1 13.462 111 3 5 14 1.75 1 1 2 #14 Marissa Fields 5-11 Freshman Outside Hitter Sylvania, Ohio Notre Dame Academy Major: Exercise Science 2005: Earned first playing time of the season in win over Texas State, recorded an assist. Fields Career Bests Assists 1, vs. Texas State Fields Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2005 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#3 Jessica Glover 5-10 Freshman Outside Hitter Converse, Texas Judson Major: Nursing Glover s Career Bests 4, vs. Texas State 10, vs. Texas State 2005: Made first career start in win over Texas State... Had four kills on 10 attempts against TSU... Saw limited minutes against Georgia Southern and Grambling State. 1, vs. Georgia Southern Glover s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2005 4 3-1 5 1.25 2 12.250 0 0 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 Totals 4 3-1 5 0.25 2 12.250 0 0 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 #9 Alison Jacobs 5-9 Freshman Setter/Libero Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn Major: Nursing Jacobs Career Bests 2, vs. Alabama A&M 2, vs. Texas State 6, vs. Alabama A&M 16, vs. Georgia Southern 2005: Had seven digs and an ace in win over Clemson... Notched 11 digs, three aces and two kills against Alabama A&M... Had an ace and five digs against Furman... Recorded 10 digs in sweep over Northern Arizona... Played against Arizona State... Had two aces and eight digs in win over Texas State... Finished the five-game match with Georgia Southern with 16 digs, the second-highest on the team... Had six digs in win over Grambling State. Jacobs Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2005 30 8-6 7 0.23 6 31.032 6 8 14 61 2.03 0 0 0 Totals 30 8-6 7 0.23 6 31.032 6 8 14 61 2.03 0 0 0
#8 Dalia Naidzinaviciute 6-2 Freshman Rightside/Outside Kaunas, Lithuania Jefferson College Major: Finance Naidzinaviciute s Career Bests 17, vs. Texas State 36, vs. Texas State 5, vs. Georgia Southern 2, vs. Clemson 2, vs. Alabama A&M 2005: Led Auburn with 15 kills on 24 attempts and only one error in win over Clemson (.583)... Had 10 kills and two digs against Alabama A&M... In win over Furman, had nine kills and assisted on two blocks... Started first game as a Tiger against Northern Arizona... Recorded an attack percentage of 53 percent with 10 kills on 17 attempts and had two block assists versus NAU... Played in Arizona State match... Led the team in kills and attempts in win over Texas State with 17 on 36 (.306)... Also recorded four block assists against TSU... Had 10 kills on 14 attempts and no errors (.714) against Georgia Southern... Assisted on five blocks against Eagles... Contributed four kills against Grambling State. Naidzinaviciute s Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2005 30 8-2 77 2.57 24 164.323 5 0 0 7 0.23 0 15 15 Totals 30 8-2 77 2.57 24 164.323 5 0 0 7 0.23 0 15 15 #15 Joanna Pappas 6-1 Freshman Setter St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez Major: Apparel Merchandising Pappas Career Bests 7, vs. Texas State 15, vs. Texas State Assists 49, vs. Furman (Sept. 16, 2005) 49, vs. Texas State 3, vs. Alabama A&M 3, at Arizona State 9, vs. Clemson 9, vs. Northern Arizona (Sept. 10, 2005) 9, vs. Texas State 2005: Tied career-high with nine digs and assisted in 40 plays in win over Clemson... Had 43 assists, three kills, and assisted on three blocks in win over Alabama A&M... Tied career-high with 49 assists against Furman and had three kills... Started all three games at the Arizona State tournament as the setter... Had 37 assists and nine digs in win over Northern Arizona... At Arizona State, had 27 assists and three blocks... Opened up her collegiate career with 49 assists in win over Texas State... Also contributed nine digs against TSU. Pappas Career Statistics Year G MP-MS KPG E TA Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig/G BS BA TB 2005 22 6-6 19 0.86 5 44.318 245 8 6 34 1.55 0 11 11 Totals 22 6-6 19 0.86 5 44.318 245 8 6 34 1.55 0 11 11
Grambling State (0) at Auburn (3) September 1, 2005 GSU (0-1) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 1 Cooper. A. 3 3 4 14 -.071 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 Armstrong, S. 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Waites, M. 3 0 2 12 -.167 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 Grayson, A. 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Udogwu, N. 3 4 3 12.083 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8 Morgan, T. 3 1 0 3.333 9 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 9 Manigo, R. 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Alford, O. 3 3 1 11.182 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 Lucas, C. 3 1 2 4 -.250 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 Wilmore, N. 3 5 4 11.091 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 Wheeler, I. 3 0 0 2.000 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 1 4 4 19.000 Grambling State 11 17 12 2 5 5 29.000 Auburn 30 30 30 3 8 7 22.045 Auburn (1-0) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Amobi, J. 3 19 2 29.586 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 Bosler, J. 3 4 0 8.500 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 Shanks, R. 3 14 4 23.435 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 7 Ashmore, M. 3 2 0 2 1.000 39 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 Jacobs, A. 3 0 0 2.000 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 3 6 1 9.556 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Sekulic, J. 3 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 Glover, J. 1 1 0 2.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 3 4 4 11.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 Veit 3 0 0 0.000 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 Totals 3 50 11 87.448 44 12 10 2 32 0 2 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 1.0 1 16 2 27.519 2 20 7 36.361 3 14 2 24.500 Site: Auburn, Ala. (Student Act) -- Attend: 351 -- Time: 1:14 Referees: Malcom Grimes, Del Hughes Georgia Southern (3) at Auburn (2) September 2, 2005 GSU (3-2) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 1 Galantini, N. 5 1 1 6.000 36 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 2 3 Porumbescu, I. 5 27 12 67.224 0 1 2 0 22 0 0 0 0 4 Schenk, J. 5 5 4 18.056 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 0 1 9 Charles, J. 5 9 3 23.261 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 11 Coleman, B. 5 15 7 54.148 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 1 13 Mitchell, C. 5 7 0 15.467 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 2 Carr, K. 2 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Bacic, G. 5 9 3 21.286 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 Anderson, S. 5 0 1 1-1.000 1 2 2 2 14 0 0 0 0 7 Warren, A. 1 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Dowd, C. 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Chabra, M. 5 0 1 2 -.500 28 2 5 0 7 0 0 0 2 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 1 13 9 38.105 Georgia Southern 21 21 30 30 20 2 13 6 44.159 Auburn 30 30 28 28 18 3 18 5 42.310 4 16 7 41.220 5 13 5 43.186 Auburn (1-1) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Amobi, J. 5 21 7 54.259 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 4 Bosler, J. 5 8 4 20.200 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 5 Shanks, R. 5 21 7 58.241 3 1 3 1 13 0 2 0 0 7 Ashmore, M. 5 5 1 11.364 68 0 3 0 12 1 1 0 3 9 Jacobs, A. 5 1 0 5.200 1 0 3 3 16 0 0 0 0 13 Jacob, W.5 5 16 2 29.483 0 1 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 Sekulic, J. 5 0 1 1-1.000 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 Glover, J. 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 5 10 0 14.714 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 Veit 5 0 0 0.000 4 1 2 0 31 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 Totals 5 82 22 192.312 78 3 16 7 87 5 18 0 4 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 14.0 1 16 4 34.353 2 19 2 37.459 3 17 4 42.310 4 17 7 41.244 5 13 5 38.211 Site: Auburn, Ala. (Student Act) -- Attend: 355 -- Time: 2:11 Referees: Malcom Grimes, Del Hughes Auburn (3) vs. Texas State (2) September 9, 2005 TSU (1-4) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Jones, E. 3 5 5 12.000 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 Bruggeman, S. 3 3 2 12.083 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 Stark, A. 5 3 4 12 -.083 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 9 Nwoke, E. 1 1 4 10 -.300 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 Grisham, J. 5 2 1 3.333 32 5 1 1 14 0 0 1 3 12 Griffin, K. 5 12 3 30.300 2 0 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 4 Ramirez, A. 5 0 0 0.000 1 4 1 2 17 0 0 0 00 5 Melito, D. 4 0 0 1.000 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 Weigle, A. 3 2 2 9.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 Brown, L. 5 12 8 39.103 1 1 3 1 14 0 1 0 0 13 St. Francis, B. 3 3 3 9.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 Fletcher, K. 4 14 8 37.162 3 1 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 17 Melvin, C. 3 0 0 0.000 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 1 13 11 54.037 Texas State 32 30 19 30 7 2 12 7 34.147 Auburn 34 23 30 26 15 3 12 8 31.129 4 17 8 36.250 5 3 6 19 -.158 Auburn (2-1) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 3 Glover, J. 2 4 2 10.200 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Bosler, J. 5 11 2 19.474 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 5 Shanks, R. 5 11 3 31.258 1 2 4 2 6 3 0 0 1 9 Jacobs, A. 5 2 0 4.500 3 2 4 1 8 0 0 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 5 9 6 26.115 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 15 Pappas, J. 5 7 2 15.333 49 2 2 0 9 0 1 0 1 1 Sekulic, J. 5 3 3 27.000 0 2 8 3 12 0 3 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 5 17 6 36.306 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 12 Veit, B. 5 0 0 2.000 2 1 3 2 24 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals 5 64 24 170.235 57 10 23 11 65 6 16 1 2 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 14.0 1 19 3 45.356 2 9 10 33 -.030 3 13 2 26.423 4 14 7 45.156 5 9 2 21.333 Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) -- Attend: 212 -- Time: 2:30 Referees: Verna Klubnikin, Joe Sloate Auburn (0) at Arizona State (3) September 9, 2005 ASU (3-4) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 3 Smith, 3 10 2 18.444 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 S. 5 Mittelstaedt, R. 3 1 0 2.500 30 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 10 Meek, C. 2 2 2 6.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 Reeves, N. 2 4 1 7.429 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 Morton, N. 3 7 5 28.071 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 18 Giordano, M. 3 11 7 32.125 0 2 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 1 Lund, A. 3 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 Burnley, T. 2 10 0 20.500 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 Melo, G. 2 0 0 2.000 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 14 Watkins, S. 3 4 0 7.571 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 15 Donahue, S. 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 3 1 18 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 PER Game K E TA 1 2 3 Pct. GAME SCORES 1 14 6 30.267 Auburn 17 26 25 2 18 4 44.318 Arizona State 30 30 30 3 17 7 48.208 Auburn (2-2) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 1 Sekulic, 3 0 2 2-1.000 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 J. 4 Bosler, J. 3 5 0 12.417 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 Shanks, R. 3 9 6 29.103 1 0 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 9 Jacobs, A. 3 1 1 4.000 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 3 8 4 16.250 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 15 Pappas, J. 3 3 0 7.429 27 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 4 2 Amobi, J. 3 6 6 27.000 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 3 2 3 16 -.062 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 12 Veit, B. 3 0 0 2.000 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 Totals 3 34 22 115.104 28 2 7 6 48 0 8 2 4 TEAM ATTACK GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0 PER 1 7 7 26.000 2 16 6 50.200 3 11 9 39.051 Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) -- Attend: 456 -- Time: 1:30 Referees: Greg Leung, Terry Ray Auburn (3) vs. Northern Arizona (0) September 10, 2005 NAU (1-5) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 3 Babcock, K. 3 6 5 19.053 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 Onuegbulem, C. 2 1 2 9 -.111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Savage, K. 3 10 7 24.125 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 6 Flooker, C. 3 4 2 7.286 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 8 Wogan, J. 2 0 1 2 -.500 13 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 11 Butterfield, E. 3 4 6 19 -.105 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 Osiadacz, E. 3 4 4 11.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 Knowlton, K. 3 3 1 11.182 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 12 Verboom, K. 3 0 1 3 -.333 15 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 15 Pastores, M. 3 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 1 9 9 36.000 Auburn 30 30 30 2 11 12 40 -.025 Northern Arizona 21 23 23 3 12 8 29.138 Auburn (3-2) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Amobi, J. 3 4 5 21-0.48 1 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 4 Bosler, J. 3 7 0 9.778 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 Shanks, R. 3 9 7 23.087 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 3 10 1 17.529 0 2 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 3 11 2 17.529 0 2 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 15 Pappas, J. 3 3 1 5.400 37 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 2 1 Sekulic, J. 3 0 1 4 -.250 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 Jacobs, A. 3 0 1 1-1.000 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Veit, B. 3 0 0 3.000 3 3 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals 3 44 18 100.260 42 5 12 2 35 4 12 1 2 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 1 15 6 33.273 2 13 6 37.189 3 16 6 30.333 Site: Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) -- Attend: 222 -- Time: 1:30 Referees: Joe Sloate, Ray Mink Auburn (3) vs. Furman (1) September 16, 2005 FU (3-5) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 1 Stewardson, C. 4 2 2 9.000 38 1 3 0 10 1 1 0 3 3 Purser, W. 4 18 7 41.268 1 1 4 3 10 0 1 0 1 5 Aguocha, C. 4 11 10 33.030 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 Wooten, K. 4 9 4 19.263 0 1 2 0 4 0 6 0 0 8 Wilson, C. 4 4 4 19.000 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 12 Hock, A. 4 8 2 21.286 4 2 1 0 7 0 4 0 5 4 Rybak, M. 4 1 3 4 -.500 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 10 Tonkin, K. 4 0 0 5.000 2 0 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 1 17 9 40.200 Furman 30 26 25 26 2 10 10 33.000 Auburn 27 30 30 30 3 13 6 38.184 4 13 7 40.150 Auburn (4-2) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 1 Sekulic, J. 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 Bosler, J. 4 9 5 24.167 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 5 Shanks, R. 4 8 7 28.036 3 0 1 2 22 1 1 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 4 9 7 28.071 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 4 12 4 22.364 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 15 Pappas, J. 4 3 0 6.500 49 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 Amobi, J. 4 16 6 37.270 0 1 2 0 5 1 2 0 1 9 Jacobs, A. 4 0 2 4 -.500 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 Veit, B. 4 0 1 1-1.000 2 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 1 TEAM Totals 4 58 32 151.172 55 6 9 6 56 5 12 2 6 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0 1 14 9 44.114 2 14 7 26.269 3 16 8 36.222 4 14 8 45.133 Site: Auburn, Ala. (Student Act) -- Attend: 330 -- Time: 2:04 Referees: Daniel Leache, Steve Kenyon Auburn (3) vs. Alabama A&M (1) September 17, 2005 A&M (2-8) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 11 Jerden, 4 6 4 16.125 30 3 3 0 7 0 1 1 4 K. 12 Lewis, B. 4 10 8 47.043 1 0 4 1 10 0 2 2 0 18 Brazelton, A. 4 9 4 24.208 1 2 4 0 13 0 1 1 0 19 Williams, D. 4 7 5 22.091 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 McDuffie, E. 4 6 2 15.267 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 27 Clarke, S. 4 3 5 15 -.133 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 9 Townsend, 3 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. 16 Thompson, T. 4 1 0 4.250 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0 Game K E TA 1 2 3 4 Pct. GAME SCORES 1 14 6 35.229 Alabama A&M 23 30 15 20 2 12 5 35.200 Auburn 30 21 30 30 3 8 7 36.028 4 8 10 37 -.054 Auburn (5-2) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Amobi, 4 13 9 38.105 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 J. 4 Bosler, J. 4 6 0 7.857 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 Shanks, R. 4 12 6 31.194 1 1 1 2 13 1 2 1 0 9 Jacobs, A. 4 2 1 6.167 1 3 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 4 8 8 21.000 0 2 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 15 Pappas, J. 4 3 1 8.250 43 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 Sekulic, J. 4 0 0 2.000 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 7 Ashmore, M. 1 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 Naidzinaviciute 4 10 2 18.444 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 Veit, B. 4 0 1 1-1.000 0 0 2 3 15 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 Totals 4 54 28 132.197 52 7 9 7 63 2 10 2 1 TEAM ATTACK GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0 PER 1 14 5 27.333 2 11 12 40 -.025 3 17 6 33.333 4 12 5 32.219 Site: Auburn, Ala. (Student Act) -- Attend: 137 -- Time: 1:43 Referees: Daniel Leake, Barbara Vaughn Auburn (3) vs. Clemson (0) September 17, 2005 CU (5-3) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Boozer, L. 3 4 4 13.000 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 6 Abbott, J. 3 12 6 36.167 0 0 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 8 Hepburn, D. 3 2 4 9 -.222 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 Stanton, M. 3 3 2 16.062 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 14 Lawrence, C. 3 2 0 7.286 30 1 0 0 9 0 4 0 2 22 Ross, B. 3 13 6 31.226 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 Vallinch, A. 3 0 0 2.000 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 Eckman, S. 3 0 0 0.000 3 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 5 Campbell, A. 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Mansfield, L. 3 0 0 4.000 0 0 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 16 Robertson, D. 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 1 15 8 39.179 Clemson 24 26 19 2 12 8 43.093 Auburn 30 30 30 3 10 6 37.108 Auburn (6-2) GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE 2 Amobi, J. 3 10 7 39.077 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Bosler, J. 3 10 2 18.444 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 5 Shanks, R. 3 8 7 24.042 0 5 0 1 12 0 1 0 0 9 Jacobs, A. 3 1 1 5.000 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 13 Jacob, W. 3 4 2 14.143 1 1 4 0 3 0 4 0 0 15 Pappas, J. 3 0 1 3 -.333 40 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 1 Sekulic, J. 3 0 1 1-1.000 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8 Naidzinaviciute 3 15 1 24.583 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 Veit, B. 3 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 Totals 3 48 22 128.203 43 10 5 3 58 2 8 0 2 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0 1 17 6 39.282 2 18 9 47.191 3 13 7 42.143 Site: Auburn, Ala. (Student Act) -- Attend: 400 -- Time: 1:22 Referees: Barbara Vaughn, Steve Kenyon