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No. Name year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)1 Carmen Streeper R-Jr. RS 5-11 Rustburg, Va./Rustburg2 Rebecca Warren Fr. DS/L 5-11 Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier Christian Academy4 Courtney Boggs Fr. S 5-8 Marysville, Ohio/Worthington Christian5 Kallie Corbin Jr. S 5-9 Beaverton, Ore./Westview6 Kirstyn Sanders R-So. MB/RS 6-0 Bear, Del./Charter School of Wilmington7 Chelaine McCarty Jr. MB 6-2 Houston, Ala./Addison (Auburn)8 Karyl Bacon So. OH/DS 5-6 Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley9 Ashley Webber Sr. MB 6-1 Lakeside, Calif./Christian10 Kelly Haseman Fr. DS/L 5-8 Three Rivers, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian11 Claire Jacobsma Fr. RS 6-1 Midland, Texas/Midland Christian12 Jordan Barlow Fr. DS/L 5-10 Fairview, N.C./Asheville Christian Academy13 Nicki Scripko So. OH/RS 6-1 Fayetteville, N.C./Fayetteville Christian14 Jessica Nelson R-Sr. OH 5-9 Tokyo, Japan/Faith Academy25 Brittany Pacella R-Jr. RS 6-0 Reading, Pa./Reading Holy Name (N.C. State)

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No. Name year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)8 Karyl Bacon So. OH/DS 5-6 Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley12 Jordan Barlow Fr. DS/L 5-10 Fairview, N.C./Asheville Christian Academy4 Courtney Boggs Fr. S 5-8 Marysville, Ohio/Worthington Christian5 Kallie Corbin Jr. S 5-9 Beaverton, Ore./Westview10 Kelly Haseman Fr. DS/L 5-8 Three Rivers, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian11 Claire Jacobsma Fr. RS 6-1 Midland, Texas/Midland Christian7 Chelaine McCarty Jr. MB 6-2 Houston, Ala./Addison (Auburn)14 Jessica Nelson R-Sr. OH 5-9 Tokyo, Japan/Faith Academy25 Brittany Pacella R-Jr. RS 6-0 Reading, Pa./Reading Holy Name (N.C. State)6 Kirstyn Sanders R-So. MB/RS 6-0 Bear, Del./Charter School of Wilmington13 Nicki Scripko So. OH/RS 6-1 Fayetteville, N.C./Fayetteville Christian1 Carmen Streeper R-Jr. RS 5-11 Rustburg, Va./Rustburg2 Rebecca Warren Fr. DS/L 5-11 Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier Christian Academy9 Ashley Webber Sr. MB 6-1 Lakeside, Calif./Christian

Coaching and Support StaffHead Coach: Shane Pinder, Fifth Year (Luther Rice Seminary, ’04)Assistant Coach: Jennifer Vaden, Third Year (Liberty, ’05)Graduate Assistant: Crystal Carey, First Year (Liberty, ’03)Certified Athletic Trainer: Madeline Bosek, Third Year (San Diego State, ’04)Student Manager: Casey Crooks, Third Year

Pronunciation GuideKaryl Bacon ......................................................... Carol BaconKallie Corbin ................................................... Cal-lee CorbinClaire Jacobsma .................................. Claire JAKE-cubs-muhChelaine McCarty ..................... Shu (short u)-LANE McCartyBrittany Pacella ......................................... Brittany Pus-sell-aKirstyn Sanders ..........................................Curse-tin SandersJennifer Vaden .............................................. Jennifer Vaid-in

The Lady Flames ...

BY CLASSSeniors (2)

Jessica NelsonAshley Webber

Juniors (4)Kallie Corbin

Chelaine McCartyBrittany Pacella

Carmen Streeper

Sophomores (3) Karyl Bacon

Kirstyn SandersNicki Scripko

Freshmen (5)Jordan Barlow

Courtney BoggsKelly Haseman

Claire JacobsmaRebecca Warren

By STATE/COUNTRyAlabama (1)

Chelaine McCarty

California (2)Karyl Bacon

Ashley Webber

Delaware (1)Kirstyn Sanders

MIchigan (1)Kelly Haseman

North Carolina (2)Jordan BarlowNicki Scripko

Ohio (1)Courtney Boggs

Oregon (1)Kallie Corbin

Pennsylvania (1)Brittany Pacella

Texas (1)Claire Jacobsma

Virginia (2)Carmen StreeperRebecca Warren

Japan (1)Jessica Nelson

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2007 (R-Jr.): Made a successful return to the lineup, after missing the 2006 campaign, starting 35 of the Lady Flames’ 36 matches … paced the squad in both kills (405) and digs (524) … ranked sixth in the Big South (first among non-liberos) with 4.13 digs per game and was eighth with 3.19 kills per game … her 19 double-doubles (kills and digs) were the second-most of any conference player … set a Liberty rally-scoring record with 524 digs and ranks third on the program’s overall single-season digs list … dig total was the highest by a Liberty player since 1992 … starred at the Villanova Classic (9/14-15), making the all-tour-nament team and helping the Lady Flames win three of four matches on the weekend … recorded a career-high seven blocks versus host Vil-lanova (9/14) … contributed a season-best 20 kills and a career-high 33 digs to Liberty’s come-from-behind triumph over William & Mary, the following day … became the only Big South player to notch a 20-kill, 30-dig performance in 2007 … came up with a match-high 27 digs in 3-0 sweep of Winthrop in Big South Championship match (11/17), to go along with a .320 attack percentage, 11 kills and four blocks … perfor-mance helped her make the Big South Championship All-Tournament team …hit .400 or higher five times, highlighted by a career-best .591 (15 K, 2 E, 22 TA) outing versus North Carolina Central (11/6) … made first appearance on the Big South All-Academic team and earned inclu-sion on fourth Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2006 (Jr.): Was redshirted after sitting out the season with a leg injury … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2005 (So.): Played in all 31 matches and started 29 times at outside hit-ter … led Liberty in kills (393) and service aces (34) and ranked second on squad with 313 digs … ranked fifth in conference with 3.61 kills per game … was named the MVP of the William & Mary Invitational (9/9-10) after recording a trio of double-doubles and helping Liberty go 3-1 … totaled 17 kills and a season-best 24 digs in match against William & Mary (9/10) … posted 17 kills and a career-high four service aces versus High Point (9/30) … provided career-high and team season-high 22 kills and 14 digs in win at Charleston Southern (10/7) … celebrated birthday with 21 kills and 13 digs versus UNC Asheville (10/14) … notched 20 kills, 14 digs and four blocks versus Charleston Southern (10/21) … had

16 kills on season-best .324 attack percentage (16 K, 5 A, 34 TA) and 15 digs in final home match against Radford (11/11) … recorded 14 to-tal double-doubles (kills and digs) … included on Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2004 (Fr.): Appeared in six matches during first season at Liberty … col-lected six kills, two digs and one block assist at UNC Greensboro (11/9) … had 16 kills, eight digs, one block assist and one service ace versus Radford (11/13) … made Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: A three-year letterwinner at CAJ … earned one letter at Faith Academy … 2002 CAJ Female Athlete of the Year … four-year Far East & League All-Star and All-Tournament selection … two-time tournament MVP … team MVP after sophomore, junior and senior seasons … also four-year letterwinner in basketball and two-year letterwinner in track and field …2000-01 league champion in 200 meters, high jump and high hurdles … 2001-02 league champion in 200 meters, 400 meters and high jump … league record holder in high jump.

Personal: Daughter of John and Kathleen Nelson … older sister, Kirsten, played volleyball for Houghton College and was the AMC North Division Player of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004 … graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in family and child development … currently pursu-ing a Master of Arts degree in human services (marriage and family specialization) … birthday is on Oct. 14.

Jessica NELSON5-9 R-Senior

Outside HitterTokyo, Japan

Faith Academy2007 Big South

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2004 6 9 23 8 49 .306 1 1 3 12 0 2 2 2005 31 114 393 263 1133 .115 17 34 59 313 4 36 40 2006 DNP – Received a medical redshirt 2007 36 127 405 216 1207 .157 35 21 31 524 23 40 63 Total 73 250 821 487 2389 .140 53 56 93 849 27 78 105

Jessica Says ... A few items on my “Bucket List” include ... - go on a hot air balloon ride - rescue an injured bird - go to Israel and float in the Dead Sea - work out with Billy Blanks - run the 400 in less than a minute - plant a garden and eat from it - live like Jesus

Career Highs

Kills: 22 vs. Charleston Southern (10/7/05)Attempts: 70 vs. Charleston Southern (10/7/05)Assists: 4 vs. Georgetown (11/23/07)Service Aces: 4 vs. High Point (9/30/05)Digs: 33 vs. William & Mary (9/15/07)Solo Blocks: 2, five times, most recent vs. Winthrop (11/17/07)Block Assists: 5 vs. Villanova (9/14/07)Total Blocks: 7 vs. Villanova (9/14/07)

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2007 (Jr.): One of three Lady Flames to appear in all 128 games, and started all 36 games at middle blocker … paced the team and ranked No. 3 in the Big South with 128 blocks … block total established a pro-gram rally-scoring record and ranks No. 5 overall in Liberty single-sea-son annals … her 128 blocks were the most by a Lady Flame since 1997 … also finished No. 5 in the conference with a career-best .293 attack percentage … included on the Wright State Raider Challenge All-Tour-nament team (9/7-8) … recorded two double-digit kill performances at the event, including a career-best and team-high 14 kills versus Wright State (9/8) … the performance was her third straight match with 10 or more kills … provided season-best seven blocks at Winthrop (9/29) … hit season-high .818 (9 K, 0 E, 11 TA) with nine kills, helping Liberty halt East Tennessee State’s 13-match home winning streak (10/15) … posted a .462 attack percentage and seven kills in NCAA Tournament match versus No. 10 California (11/30).

2006 (So.): Split time at middle blocker as a sophomore, making 19 appearances and eight starts … ranked second on the team and 10th in the Big South in blocks per game (0.91) and was third on the squad in attack percentage (.187) … contributed nine kills and three blocks in Big South-opening win over Radford (9/23) … hit .727 with eight kills and five blocks at High Point (10/14) … missed next six matches due to in-jury before making successful end-of-year return … posted .264 attack percentage and averaged 10.3 kills per match in final four matches of the year … included in the stretch was a 13-kill, six-block outing against East Tennessee State (11/7).

2005 (Fr.): Played in 17 matches and 48 games as a freshman middle … helped Liberty win at Davidson (9/13), totaling five kills, three digs and a career-high eight blocks … contributed six block assists against Appalachian State (9/17) … had five kills and three block assists in win over Charleston Southern (10/21) … added five kills, two service aces at UNC Asheville (11/6) … was at her best at end of season, totaling seven kills in each of the season’s final two matches (11/11 vs. Radford, 11/15 at UNC Asheville).

Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Christian High School … 2004 Union Tribune All-Academic Team … CIF first team Division IV … 2004 Beach City Invitational All-Tournament Team … 2004 All-County Senior All-Star … named most inspirational player … honor roll member for three years.

Personal: Daughter of Tony and Wendy Webber … majoring in kinesi-ology … plans to be a college weightlifting coach upon graduation … birthday is on Oct. 7.

Ashley WEBBER6-1 Senior

Middle BlockerLakeside, Calif. Christian HS

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2005 17 48 50 23 110 .245 1 2 6 11 5 34 39 2006 19 54 95 52 230 .187 3 14 18 12 7 42 49 2007 36 128 256 82 594 .293 13 0 0 22 14 114 128 Total 72 230 401 157 934 .261 17 16 24 45 26 190 216

Ashley Says ... What is your favorite Bible Verse and why? 1 Thessalonians 5:16, because it talks about being joyful, and that is something I am always working on.

What is your nickname and how did you pick it up? A-Webb. I am really not sure how I picked it up. People just started calling me that and it stuck!

Career Highs

Kills: 14 vs. Wright State (9/8/07)Attempts: 34 vs. Duquesne (8/25/07)Assists: 2, two times, most recent vs. Georgetown (11/23/07)Service Aces: 3 vs. Radford (9/23/06)Digs: 4, two times, most recent vs. Coastal Carolina (10/20/07)Solo Blocks: 3 vs. Wright State (9/8/07)Block Assists: 7 vs. Winthrop (9/29/07)Total Blocks: 8 vs. Davidson (9/13/05)

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2007 (So.): First-team VaSID All-State honoree … first-team All-Big South pick … voted Big South Championship MVP … named honorable mention Stellar Spiker by CVU.com … same organization tabbed her National Player of the Week on Oct. 30 … three-time Big South Player of the Week (9/17, 10/22, 10/29) … MVP of the Liberty Invitational pre-sented by Pepsi (8/24-25) … also named to the all-tournament team at the VCU 3rd Degree Sportswear Invitational (8/31-9/1), Wright State Raider Challenge (9/7-8) and Villanova Classic (9/14-15) … led the Big South with 1,625 assists, the third-highest figure in program history … ranked No. 34 nationally with 12.70 assists per game … played all 128 games at setter for a team which led the Big South and set a new Lib-erty NCAA Division I single-season record by hitting .232 … also led the team and sat second in the conference with 49 service aces … tied for third among conference performers with 17 double-doubles, includ-ing a pair of triple-doubles … boosted career total to six triple-doubles after coming up with two of the Big South’s four triple-doubles during the 2007 season … pair of triple-doubles consisted of 10 kills, 44 assists and a season-best 25 digs versus Binghamton (9/15) and 10 kills, a ca-reer-high 66 assists and 20 digs at Presbyterian (11/2) … her 66 assists equaled the most by a Big South setter in 2007 and marked one of her two 60-assist contests on the season … also recorded 61 assists at Rad-ford (9/22) … tallied a Liberty season-high five aces during home victory over UNC Asheville (10/14) … hit .545 with career-high seven blocks versus North Carolina Central (11/6) ... member of the preseason All-Big South team … Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection.

2006 (Fr.): First player in program history to be named VaSID State Rookie of the Year … also a second-team VaSID All-State pick … became first Lady Flame since 2001 to be named Big South Freshman of the Year … Big South All-Conference second-team honoree … included on Big South All-Freshman team … honored as Big South Player of the Week on Nov. 13 and Big South Freshman of the Week on Oct. 9 and Oct. 30 … named to the all-tournament teams at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invita-tional (9/8-9) and the Army of One Classic (9/15-16) … led the confer-ence with 0.49 aces per game … her 52 aces were the most by a Lib-erty player since the 1997 season … paced the conference and tied for No. 4 nationally with four triple-doubles … led Liberty in assists (1,074)

and aces … tallied nine service aces against Navy (9/15), the most by a Lady Flame since rally scoring was instituted in 2001 … posted her first career triple-double (12 kills, season-best 53 assists and 17 digs) in five-game win over Charleston Southern (10/8) … notched a triple-double (10 kills, 45 assists and 14 digs) against Birmingham-Southern (10/28) … ended the regular season with back-to-back triple-doubles … went for 11 kills, 48 assists, 20 digs and season-high six blocks versus East Tennessee State (11/7) … contributed career-high 14 kills, 47 as-sists and 20 digs to victory at Radford (11/11) … went over the 20-dig mark six times, including a career-best 26-dig effort at UNC Greensboro (10/10) … earned spot on Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: Earned four letters in volleyball ... voted league player of the year and first-team all-league at La Quinta High School in 2002 … led La Quinta to league championship as a sophomore … as a junior at West-view High School, was a first-team all-league honoree … included on second-team all-state ledger as a junior … garnered first-team all-state recognition as a senior … was a first-team all-league selection and the league’s player of the year as a senior … active with Portland Volleyball Club–18 black team the last two years of her prep career … earned “Renaissance Girl” scholarship at 2006 Volleyball Festival.

Personal: Daughter of Matt and Laura Corbin … older sister, Katelin, played collegiate volleyball at Abilene Christian … majoring in psychol-ogy … birthday is on Dec. 31.

Kallie CORBIN5-9 Junior

SetterBeaverton, Ore.

Westview HS2007 Big South

Championship MVP5

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2006 29 106 152 50 466 .219 1074 52 32 376 5 63 68 2007 36 128 179 46 496 .268 1625 49 41 407 10 72 82 Total 65 234 331 96 962 .244 2699 101 73 783 15 135 150

Kallie Says ... The actress who would play me in a movie is … The actress who would play me would have to be Sutton Foster. She is spunky and down to earth.

My favorite restaurant is … The Mad Greek Deli, which is a local favorite in Beaverton, Ore., due to their famous Mad Greek Chicken sandwich and traditional Greek style.

Career Highs

Kills: 14 vs. Radford (11/11/06)Attempts: 38 vs. Radford (11/11/06)Assists: 66 vs. Presbyterian (11/2/07)Service Aces: 9 vs. Navy (9/15/06)Digs: 26 vs. UNC Greensboro (10/10/06)Solo Blocks: 1, 15 times, most recent vs. Long Island (11/23/07)Block Assists: 6, two times, most recent vs. N.C. Central (11/6/07)Total Blocks: 7 vs. N.C. Central (11/6/07)

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2007 (So.): Second-team VaSID All-State honoree … also a second-team All-Big South selection in her first season with the Lady Flames, after transferring from Auburn … started all 36 matches at middle block-er, where she became a consistent offensive weapon … led the Lady Flames and ranked third in the Big South with a .328 attack percentage, the highest by a Liberty player since 2003 … second on the squad and 10th in the conference with 106 blocks … recorded the second-most service aces (34) and the third-most kills (391) among the Lady Flames … finished with a career-best 10 blocks against Villanova (9/14), the most by a Lady Flame since Erin McKeown had 11 in 2003 … tabbed Big South Player of the Week on Sept. 24, after making a successful debut in conference play (career-high 19 kills and .515 attack percent-age at Radford on 9/23) … performance came in the midst of a stretch which saw her hit .300 or higher in 18 of 19 matches … tied a program rally-scoring record by hitting .684 in a win at UNC Asheville (11/3), recording 14 kills in 19 swings, with only one attack error … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2006 (Fr.): Made two appearances, including a start, for Auburn as a freshman … posted two blocks, an ace and a kill against Southeastern Louisiana (9/9) in her collegiate debut … started against Ole Miss (10/6) and contributed a dig and a block … won Academic Top Tiger distinc-tion.

Prep: Closed out career at Addison High School by being one of two Alabama players selected as a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American … led Lady Bulldogs to three straight 1A state titles (2003, 2004, 2005) and a 201-5 record during those three campaigns … as a senior, she helped her team to a 67-0 season and won her second state tournament MVP honor in succession … a three-time all-state, all-region, all-area and all-county pick … totaled 2,031 career kills and 592 blocks at Addison … captured three gold medals at the Alabama Sports Festival (2003, 2004, 2005) … won a pair of Alabama state high jump titles … graduated fifth in her senior class … attended the Congressional Student Leadership Conference.

Personal: Parents are Duane McCarty and Heather and Jerry Gurganus … environmental sciences major … placed seventh in the high jump at the 2008 Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships … birthday is on Christmas.

Chelaine McCARTY6-2 Junior

Middle BlockerHouston, Ala.

Addison HS (Auburn)2007 Second Team

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2007 36 128 391 103 879 .328 9 34 39 112 20 86 106

Chelaine Says ... My favorite restaurant is … The Flying Pegasus in Greektown, Mich. A couple items on my “Bucket List” include … - seeing the Grand Canyon - scuba diving along the Galapagos Islands - hiking the Appalachian Trail as far as I can go

Career Highs

Kills: 19 vs. Radford (9/22/07)Attempts: 37 vs. Winthrop (9/29/07)Assists: 1, nine times, most recent vs. Cali-fornia (11/30/07)Service Aces: 4 vs. Maryland (8/31/07)Digs: 9 vs. Evansville (8/25/07)Solo Blocks: 2, four times, most recent vs. Radford (11/10/07)Block Assists: 9 vs. Villanova (9/14/07)Total Blocks: 10 vs. Villanova (9/14/07)

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2007 (R-So.): Appeared in three matches, all Lady Flames victories … had a kill during season-opening triumph over Howard (8/24) … as-sisted on a block versus UNC Asheville (10/14) … played backup setter against Norfolk State (10/23) and recorded a trio of assists … earned spot on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2006 (R-Fr.): Made four appearances in her first season at Liberty … notched first kill at Davidson (9/2) and also recorded an assist versus the Wildcats … contributed a kill in Liberty’s victory over Radford (9/23) in the Big South opener.

2005 (Fr.): Sat out season at N.C. State while recovering from knee sur-gery.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Reading Holy Name High School … led Holy Name to 25-3 record and state runner-up finish as a senior … earned first-team all-state honors as a senior, the second straight year she received all-state mention … 2004 Berks County Player of the Year … 2004 league player of the year … totaled 524 kills, 363 digs, 106 blocks and 59 service aces as a senior … twice won first-team all-district and all-county recognition … played club volleyball for the Philadelphia Volleyball Academy.

Personal: Daughter of David and Kathryn Pacella … father was an All-ACC football player at Maryland and played in the NFL … majors in fam-ily and child development … birthday is on June 25.

Brittany PACELLA6-0 R-Junior

Right-Side HitterReading, Pa.

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Career Stats

Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2006 4 4 2 1 8 .125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 3 4 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total 7 8 3 1 9 .222 4 0 0 0 0 1 1

Brittany Says ... The most famous person I’ve met is … On a road trip one time, Liberty volleyball met Vanilla Ice! My favorite restaurant is … I like Mexican food when I go out to eat, and I would have to say my favorite in town is La Fagota. However, I always enjoy eating at the Macaroni Grill!

Career Highs

Kills: 1, three times, most recent vs. Howard (8/24/07)Attempts: 4 vs. Ohio (9/2/06)Assists: 3 vs. Norfolk State (10/23/07)Service Aces: NoneDigs: NoneSolo Blocks: NoneBlock Assists: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (10/14/07)Total Blocks: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (10/14/07)

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2007 (R-So.): Made six appearances for the Lady Flames in 2007 … notched a solo block in triumph over The Citadel (9/8) … most produc-tive match came versus Norfolk State (10/23), when she totaled two kills and two digs, while jump serving for an ace … had a kill and a block assist against North Carolina Central (11/6).

2006 (So.): Saw action in trio of matches early in season before being hampered by injury for remainder of the campaign … granted a medical redshirt … recorded two kills, two digs and an ace against No. 15 Ohio (9/2) … added two kills, two digs and a pair of blocks versus Appala-chian State (9/8).

2005 (Fr.): Made lone appearance of freshman season on Sept. 23 at Radford, playing in two games … aided Lady Flames’ victory with one dig.

Prep: Four-year varsity player at Rustburg High School, just outside Lynchburg … as a junior was a first team all-district and second team all-region honoree … named area player of the year in 2004 … 2004 first team all-district selection … 2004 second team all-region pick … led team with 284 kills and 63 service aces as a senior, led the area with 122 blocks.

Personal: Daughter of Russell and Mary Streeper … played alongside twin sister Monica, also a first team All-Seminole selection, during high school … majoring in kinesiology … birthday is on Oct. 20.

Carmen STREEPER5-11 R-Junior

Right-Side HitterRustburg, Va. Rustburg HS

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2005 1 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2006 3 6 4 10 22 -.273 1 1 1 4 0 2 2 2007 6 6 4 3 12 .083 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 Total 10 14 8 13 34 -.147 1 2 2 8 1 3 4

Carmen Says ... How did you start playing volleyball? My older sister played and got me interested. She used to make me play with her.

The actress who would play me in a movie is … Keira Knightley, even though she could probably beat me up.

Career Highs

Kills: 2, three times, most recent vs. Norfolk St. (10/23/07)Attempts: 13 vs. Appalachian St. (9/8/06)Assists: 1 vs. Portland (8/31/06)Service Aces: 1, twice, most recent vs. Nor-folk St. (10/23/07)Digs: 2, three times, most recent vs. Norfolk St. (10/23/07)Solo Blocks: 1 vs. The Citadel (9/8/07)Block Assists: 2 vs. Appalachian St. (9/8/06)Total Blocks: 2 vs. Appalachian St. (9/8/06)

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2007 (Fr.): Diminutive outside hitter got collegiate career off to a fly-ing start at the season-opening Liberty Invitational presented by Pepsi (8/24-25) … named to the event’s all-tournament team and tabbed the season’s first Big South Freshman of the Week … recorded double-doubles in all three matches that weekend, pacing all players in both kills (45) and digs (66), while tying for a tournament high with six aces … recorded a career-high 18 kills and 27 digs in victory over Duquesne (8/25) … notched a career-best 29 digs and 17 kills later that same eve-ning, versus Evansville … posted five double-doubles in her first six col-legiate matches … ranked eighth in the Big South and second among conference freshmen with 435 digs, the fifth-highest total by a Lady Flame since rally scoring was instituted … helped Lady Flames snap Winthrop’s 63-match Big South winning streak (10/27) with a double-double, hitting .423 with 12 kills and 16 digs … paced all players with 19 digs in Liberty’s 3-1 setback at the hands of No. 10 California (11/30) in the first round of the NCAA Division I Tournament … included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: An All-Southwestern League first-team performer as a junior and senior at Temecula Valley High School and a second-team pick as a sophomore … All-Valley honoree in 2005 and 2006 … made the Night-hawk Classic All-Tournament team in 2006 … earned all-tournament distinction at the 2004 Washington Classic Tournament … during the summer of 2004, she helped the Vintage 16-1 club team finish second out of 241 squads at the Volleyball Festival in Reno, Nev. … won Junior Honor Aisle recognition in 2006 … named Temecula Valley Student of the Month in February 2006.

Personal: Daughter of Clyde and Jill Bacon … kinesiology major … birth-day is on Sept. 4.

Karyl BACON5-6 Sophomore

Outside Hitter/DSTemecula, Calif.

Temecula Valley HSBig South Freshman

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2007 33 117 225 113 765 .146 36 18 14 435 8 15 23

Karyl Says ... What is your nickname and how did you pick it up? Baconator is the most recent nickname I’ve been given. People just started calling me that. I think it’s funny how creative people can be.

The most famous person I’ve met is … I met Arlen Escarpeta from American Dreams.

Career Highs

Kills: 18 vs. Duquesne (8/25/07)Attempts: 54 vs. Maryland (8/31/07)Assists: 5 vs. Presbyterian (11/2/07)Service Aces: 3, twice, most recent vs. Duquesne (8/25/07)Digs: 29 vs. Evansville (8/25/07)Solo Blocks: 2 vs. George Wash. (9/1/07)Block Assists: 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/3/07)Total Blocks: 3, twice, most recent vs. UNC Asheville (11/3/07)

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2007 (R-Fr.): Saw action in five matches during the 2007 campaign … turned her first collegiate attack attempt into a kill, Aug. 24 versus Howard … enjoyed a memorable contest versus Norfolk State (10/23) … three days after her birthday, she recorded a kill and a pair of block assists against the Spartans, teaming up with sister Alysson for the sec-ond block ... named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll for the second year in a row.

2006 (Fr.): Sidelined for entire rookie season with ankle injury … grant-ed a medical redshirt … part of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at The Charter School of Wilmington … part of four teams which advanced to the state tournament … Charter won Blue Hen Conference titles in 2003 and 2005, finished third in the state tournament in 2003 and was fourth in both 2004 and 2005 … as a sophomore, she was an honorable mention all-conference pick … named to the all-tournament team at the 2003 Sussex Tournament … first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honoree in 2004 … first-team all-conference and first-team all-state honoree as a senior … named Gatorade Player of the Year for Delaware as a senior … Dela-ware Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2005.

Personal: Daughter of Craig and Yvonne Sanders … father, Craig, played basketball at Liberty from 1977 to 1980 … older sister, Alysson, played volleyball for the Lady Fames from 2004 to 2007 … a biology/pre-med major … birthday is on Oct. 20.

Kirstyn SANDERS6-0 R-Sophomore

MB/RSBear, Del.

Charter School of Wilmington

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2006 DNP - Received a medical redshirt 2007 5 7 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Kirstyn Says ... What is your favorite Bible verse and why? James 1:27. It shows the importance of compassion and purity.

What type of music do you like to listen to? Alternative Rock - Coldplay.

Career Highs

Kills: 1, twice, most recent vs. Norfolk State (10/23/07)Attempts: 1, twice, most recent vs. Norfolk State (10/23/07)Assists: NoneService Aces: NoneDigs: NoneSolo Blocks: NoneBlock Assists: 2 vs. Norfolk State (10/23/07)Total Blocks: 2 vs. Norfolk State (10/23/07)

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2007 (Fr.): Honorable mention AVCA All-East Region selection, becom-ing one of only nine freshmen in the nation recognized by the organiza-tion … just the third Lady Flame ever to be honored by the AVCA at the NCAA Division I level … named Liberty’s second consecutive Big South Freshman of the Year (following Kallie Corbin in 2006) … also a first-team All-Big South pick and a member of the Big South All-Freshman team … became the first Lady Flame freshman ever to be a first-team VaSID All-State selection … tabbed a Rising Star by CVU.com … won all four Big South Freshman of the Week awards during October (10/7, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29) … earned a spot on the Big South Championship All-Tournament team … finished second on the Lady Flames’ roster in kills (393), attack percentage (.302) and assists (83) … posted the most kills by a Liberty rookie since current assistant coach Jennifer (Belk) Vaden tallied 444 in 2001 … her attack percentage was the fourth-highest by a Liberty player under the rally-scoring format … came into her own during conference play, ranking second among Big South play-ers in both attack percentage (.343) and kills per game (4.26 kpg) in conference-only matches … came up with a career-best 19 kills and a career-high 16 digs at High Point (9/28) … matched her dig total with 16 more, the following afternoon at Winthrop (9/29) … tallied more kills (18) than the entire Norfolk State team (17) during a 3-0 sweep (10/23) … posted a double-double (14 kills, 11 digs) and put down the match-winning kill as Liberty ended Winthrop’s 63-match conference winning streak (10/27) … ended year with a team-high 18 kills against No. 10 California in the first round of the NCAA Division I Tournament (11/30).

Prep: Led the Fayetteville Christian School volleyball team to the NCISAA 2A state title match as both a junior and a senior … a National Christian School Athletic Association (NCSAA) third-team All-American … named one of the top 250 seniors in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com … NCISAA All-State performer for four straight seasons … totaled 404 kills, 85 aces, 84 digs and a .415 attack percentage as a senior … led the Warriors to four conference titles and was a four-time conference player of the year (EPIC from 2003-05 and CFIC in 2006) … tabbed

the Fayetteville Observer’s All-Cape Fear Region Volleyball Player of the year in 2004, 2005 and 2006 … also a four-time NCISAA 2A All-State selection in softball … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Wade and Kim Fowler … majoring in Biblical stud-ies … birthday is on May 12.

Nicki SCRIPKO6-1 Sophomore

Outside Hitter/RSFayetteville, N.C.

Fayetteville Christian School2007 Big South

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Year MP GP K E TA Pct. Asst. SA SE Digs BS BA TB 2007 36 123 393 139 842 .302 83 25 34 329 3 62 65

Nicki Says ... What is your nickname and how did you pick it up? I have been called Nick-Knack by a friend, Nicolski by my pappy and Nicolicious from my uncle (and this was before Fergie).

My favorite restaurant is … A few of my favorites are Chili’s, Red Robin, Salsaritas, Hunan Gardens and Macaroni Grill.

Career Highs

Kills: 19 vs. High Point (9/28/07)Attempts: 47 vs. High Point (9/28/07)Assists: 7, twice, most recent vs. Cal (11/30/07)Service Aces: 3, twice, most recent vs. Georgetown (11/23/07)Digs: 16, twice, most recent vs. Winthrop (9/29/07)Solo Blocks: 1, three times, most recent vs. Presbyterian (11/2/07)Block Assists: 7 vs. JMU (9/18/07)Total Blocks: 7 vs. JMU (9/18/07)

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Prep: Three-sport standout at Asheville Christian Academy … in addi-tion to helping her volleyball team win four consecutive North Caro-lina state championships, also participated in basketball and softball … earned all-state honors during her senior volleyball season and was a two-time All-Carolinas Athletic Association pick … played for the Bilt-more Volleyball Club … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Parents are Lynn Barlow and Christina and Seth Cohen … plans to major in nursing … birthday is on Dec. 18.

Jordan BARLOW5-10 Freshman

DS/LiberoFairview, N.C.

Asheville Christian Academy

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Jordan Says ...A couple items on my “Bucket List” include - travel the world to places like New Zealand and Australia - go scuba diving in the Caribbean- see the Northern Lights

Prep: First-team National Christian School Athletic Association (NCSAA) All-American … made the 18-under National All-Tournament team at the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships while playing for Columbus Volleyball Academy … became the first Worthing-ton Christian volleyball player ever to earn a NCAA Division I athletic scholarship … tallied over 1,000 kills and 1,000 assists for the Warriors

… second-team All-Ohio pick as a senior and a third-team All-Ohio hon-oree as a junior … made the All-Central Catholic League roster three times … president of Worthington Christian’s National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Kip and Jackie Boggs … plans to be a pre-med major … birthday is on Nov. 7.

Courtney BOGGS5-8 Freshman

SetterMarysville, Ohio

Worthington Christian HS

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Courtney Says ...What is your nickname and how did you pick it up? Coco. One of my friends just started calling me that and it stuck. The most famous person I’ve met is … LeBron James

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Prep: Helped lead Kalamazoo Christian High School to the Kalamazoo Valley Association volleyball title as a senior … a four-year starter, she served as team captain during her senior year, totaling 529 digs and 48 aces while winning honorable mention all-state accolades … also team captain and garnered honorable mention all-state recognition as a junior … played for the Dead Frog travel team and the USA Michigan Runbird Girlz National travel team, which placed third at the USA Junior

Invitational U-17 tournament … also earned high school letters in bas-ketball and softball … a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Matthew and Deborah Haseman …mother was a gymnast at Triton College … uncle Jonn Haseman played baseball at Xavier and uncle Tim O’Brien played basketball for the University of Chicago … intended major is physical therapy … birthday is on Feb. 7.

Kelly HASEMAN5-8 Freshman

DS/LiberoThree Rivers, Mich.

Kalamazoo Christian HS

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Kelly Says ...What is your favorite play in volleyball? My favorite is when I make a perfect pass that leads to an amazing kill.

What is your favorite sport to play (other than volleyball)?Softball or tennis (it’s a tie between them.)

Prep: The left-hander helped Midland Christian School win 32 matches and advance to the regional championship contest as a senior, while splitting time between right-side hitter and setter … earned Texas As-sociation of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior … also a second-team all-state member during her sophomore year … as a freshman, was recognized as the

TAPPS 1-5A District Newcomer of the Year … also excelled in track, qual-ifying for the state meet in the discus two straight years … a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Marc and Susan Jacobsma … plans to be a kine-siology major … birthday is on Jan. 25.

Claire JACOBSMA6-1 Freshman

Right-Side HitterMidland, Texas

Midland Christian HS

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Claire Says ...What is your nickname and how did you pick it up?“Claire Bear” is from my family. They say it’s be-cause I’m like a bear coming out of hibernation in the mornings. “Claja” is from my volleyball teammates in high school. It’s a combination of the beginning of my first and last names.

Prep: Five-year starter for the varsity volleyball team at Greenbrier Christian Academy … twice a first-team all-state performer … first-team all-conference player … tabbed her team’s most outstanding player on three occasions … played for the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club.

Personal: Parents are Calvin and Debra Warren … part of an athletic family, as her brother James swam for Randolph-Macon and her broth-er Michael currently plays volleyball for Lindenwood … planning to be an elementary education major … birthday is Aug. 26.

Rebecca WARREN5-11 Freshman

DS/LiberoVirginia Beach, Va.

Greenbrier Christian Academy

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Rebecca Says ...A couple items on my “Bucket List” include- to see all of the Seven Wonders in a one-year time span- to go overseas and work with children- to go sky diving