2011-12 women's volleyball media guide

MEDIA GUIDE 2011-12

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#10 Becky BillingsOutside HitterPhysical and Health Education

Queen’s Varsity Athletics

OUA CHAMPIONS 2011-12

QUEEN’S GAELS - WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA NOTES - 2011-121

2011-12 Season Schedule

REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent ResultThu. Oct. 27 @ Ottawa L 3-1Fri. Oct. 28 vs. RMC W 3-0Fri. Nov. 4 @ Windsor W 3-0Sat. Nov. 5 @ Western W 3-1Fri. Nov. 11 @ Guelph L 3-2 Sat. Nov. 12 @ Brock W 3-2 Fri. Nov. 18 vs. Toronto W 3-0Sat. Nov. 19 vs. McMaster W 3-0Fri. Dec. 2 vs. Ryerson L 3-1Sat. Jan. 7 vs. Guelph W 3-2Sun. Jan. 8 vs. Waterloo W 3-1Sat. Jan. 14 @ McMaster L 3-1Sun. Jan. 15 @ York L 3-1Sat. Jan. 21 @ Lakehead W 3-0Sun. Jan. 22 @ Lakehead W 3-0Fri. Jan. 27 vs. Ottawa W 3-2Sat. Feb. 4 vs. Western W 3-1Sun. Feb. 5 vs. Windsor W 3-0

OUA PLAYOFF RESULTS OUA Quarter-FinalSat. Feb. 18 vs. Brock W 3-0

OUA Final Four Sat. Feb. 25 vs. Toronto W 3-2

OUA Championship Sun. Feb. 26 @ Ottawa W 3-2

CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CIS Quarter-Final Mar. 2/2012 vs. UBC 3:00 pm

CIS Semifinal Mar. 3/2012 QF1 vs. QF2 Mar. 3/2012 QF3 vs. QF4

CIS Final Mar. 4/2012 Bronze Medal Mar. 4/2012 Championship

University InformationLocation: Kingston, Ontario Enrollment: 22,477 Founded: 1841 Chancellor: Dr. David Dodge Principal and Vice Chancellor: Dr. Daniel Woolf University Website: www.queensu.ca

Athletics DepartmentDirector, Athletics and Recreation: Leslie Dal Cin Manager, Interuniversity Sport: Janean SergeantColours: Gold, Blue, Red Athletics & Recreation Website: www.gogaelsgo.com Twitter: twitter.com/queensgaels Facebook: facebook.com/queensgaels

GAELS QUICK FACTS

2011 By The Numbers Regular Season Record: 13-5 Regular Season Finish: 3rd - OUA (26 pts) Playoff Record: 3-0 (Home: 1-0, Away 1-0, Neutral 1-0) Overall Record: 16-5 Playoff finish: OUA Champions

Final Top 10 ranking: Not ranked Best Top 10 ranking: Not ranked Number of weeks in Top 10: None CIS championship appearances: First appearance CIS championship all-time record: First appearance CIS championship all-time medals: First appearance

CIS championship best result: First appearance CIS championship last appearance: First appearance

Head Coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane (5th Season) Queen’s All-Time Record: 276-292 (.486)

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY GAELS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Gaels Women’s Volleyball

Conference: Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Inaugural Season: Fight Song: Oil Thigh

Stadium: Main Gym - Athletics and Recreation Centre Capacity: 1,904

Record All-Time: 276-292 (.486) Record 2011-12: 13-5 League Champions: 11-12

National Champions: None Head Coach: Joely Christian-Macfarlane (5th Season) Website: gogaelsgo.com/volleyball-w

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QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY - KINGSTON, ONTARIO



The 2011-12 Gaels women’s volleyball team entered the season with a strong mix of returning veterans as well as an influx of youth having 12 first year players joining the team. After dropping their first game of the regular season in Ottawa to the Gee-Gees the Gaels took wins in six of their next seven games. This streak included dominant performances on their home court with their first three home games being straight set wins over RMC, Toronto and McMaster respectively.

After going two and three in their next five the Gaels finished the season strong with five straight wins including a key 3-2 win over Ottawa at home on January 27. Queen’s finished out the season in third place in the OUA with a 13-5 record earning home court advantage for their OUA quarter-final playoff match. The Gaels hosted the number six seed in the OUA the Brock Badgers.

Natalie Gray finished first on the team with 214 total kills on the season and 3.24 kills per game. Becky Billings topped all Gaels in digs with 232 while middle Katie Hagarty led the team with 33 service aces. Queen’s setter Anna Pedjase led the way with 578 assists.

Two Gaels were honored by the OUA as Gray was given the OUA award of merit while being named an OUA first team All-Star while Becky Billings was given second team All-Star status.

In their opening round playoff match the Badgers were no match for the Gaels who took a 3-0 win over Brock winning by 10 or more points in each set. Gray had 15 kills in the win while Pedjase aided the attack game with 30 assists.

With the win the Gaels moved on to the Final Four which was hosted by the Ottawa Gee-Gees after York was disqualified for use of an ineligible player. Queen’s drew the Toronto Varsity Blues in their opening match. The Gaels got out in front early with a two sets to none lead, but the Blues fought back to force a fifth and final set. Queen’s persevered with a 15-10 set win securing their first every OUA championship appearance in school history. Pedjase was key to setting up the offense all game with 60 assists while Shannon Walsh played a strong defensive game with her 22 digs.

In the OUA final the Gaels took on the host Gee-Gees in a back-and-forth battle. After the two rivals traded set wins Queen’s started to put on the pressure, the Gaels secured a 25-17 set win to go up two to one in the game and closed out the championship with a convincing 25-10 fourth and final set. Gray was key in the Gaels attack once again with 19 kills and 11 digs while fellow veteran Billings added 15 digs and 12 kills of her own. This was the first OUA title for the Queen’s Gaels women’s volleyball team in school history.

The Gaels now qualify for their first ever CIS championship in school history.

Joely Christian-Macfarlane

Christian-Macfarlane is entering her fifth season as head coach of the Queen’s women’s volleyball team. In her five years with the Gaels, the team has posted a 68-42 regular season record, qualifying for the playoffs in all five seasons. Queen’s best post-season finish during Christian-Macfarlane’s five seasons is their 2011-12 OUA Championship.

Prior to joining the Gaels, Christian-Macfarlane served as an assistant coach with the Toronto Varsity Blues from 2004 to 2007. During her time with Toronto, the Varsity Blues made three consecutive OUA final four appearances, winning one silver and one bronze medal.

In 2005, she guided Team Ontario to a gold medal at the 2005 Canada Summer Games, the province’s first in women’s volleyball since 1967.

Before Christian-Macfarlane entered the coaching world, she was a successful women’s player with Canadian National Teams as well as with the Regina Cougars and the Manitoba Bisons. She competed for Team Canada as a member of both the National ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams and in 1988, she helped the National Junior Team qualify for the Junior World Championships.

At the university level, Christian-Macfarlane is a four-time Great Plains Athletics Conference first team all-star and was a first-team All-Canadian with the Regina Cougars in 1989-90. After transferring to the Manitoba Bisons in 1993-94, Christian-Macfarlane helped the Bisons capture back-to-back bronze medals at the CIAU Championships. She currently ranks eighth all-time on the Bisons single season kill efficiency list after hitting 29% during her first season as a Bison.

Assistant Coaches

Natalie GrayOutside HitterHometown: Oshawa, Ont.Program: Nursing Year: 4thHeight: 5-9

FOCUS ON...

122011-12: Appeared in 18 matches for the Gaels... played in 66 sets... recorded 214 kills... had 13 assists... had 19 service aces... recorded 218 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .208... finished the season with 238 points... had a season high 22 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 24 digs against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on November 22 and January 31... named OUA Award of Merit winner... named OUA First Team All-Star.

Josh Collins Juliene McLaughlin

Year SP KILLS PCT A SA DIGS BLKS PTS/S

2011-12 66 214 0.208 13 19 218 9 3.6

2010-11 68 191 0.188 23 33 192 9 3.4

2009-10 76 228 0.200 7 21 217 9 3.4

2008-09 66 164 0.212 4 24 201 6 2.9

TOTAL 276 797 0.202 47 87 828 33 3.3

SEASON RECAPHEAD COACH



Kelsey BishopRSHometown: North Vancouver, B.C.Program: PsychologyYear: 2nd Height: 6-1

# Last Name First Name Pos. Hgt Elig Yr. Course Hometown Province

10 Billings Becky OH 5-9 4 Physical and Health Education Ottawa Ont.

2 Bishop Kelsey RS 6-1 2 Psychology North Vancouver B.C.

Canvin Shelby M 6-0 1 Economics Toronto Ont.

8 Edwards Deandra OH 5-10 1 1st year Arts & Science Hamilton Ont.

12 Gray Natalie OH 5-8 4 Nursing Science Oshawa Ont.

9 Hagarty Katie M 5-11 2 Health Studies Aurora Ont.

14 Heine Alexandra RS 5-9 1 French Studies Calgary Alta.

7 Hopkins Shannon OH 5-10 1 Health Studies North Vancouver B.C.

James Sarah M 5-11 1 Life Sciences London Ont.

Lafreniere Kate RS 5-10 1 1st year Engineering Pembroke Ont.

5 Neville Katie M 6-1 3 Economics Cambridge Ont.

13 Normand Emilie M 5-11 1 Biochemistry Ottawa Ont.

3 Pedjase Anna S 5-10 3 Biology Waterloo Ont.

Perkins Meghan DEF 5-8 1 1st year Arts & Science Delaware Ont.

Perrier Melissa OH 5-9 1 Sociology London Ont.

6 Rong Alisha OH 5-11 1 Political Studies Markham Ont.

4 Scarcello Alexa DEF 5-6 1 1st year Arts & Science Calgary Alta.

1 Spadoni Katie S 5-9 1 Kinesiology Hamilton Ont.

11 Walsh Shannon LIB 5-5 3 Concurrent Education Perth Road Ont. COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Joely Christian-Macfarlane (5th Season)Assistant Coaches: Josh Collins, Juliene McLaughlin

FOCUS ON...

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NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Position1 Katie Spadoni S2 Kelsey Bishop RS3 Anna Pedjase S4 Alexa Scarcello DEF5 Katie Neville M6 Alisha Rong OH7 Shannon Hopkins OH8 Deandra Edwards OH9 Katie Hagarty M10 Becky Billings OH11 Shannon Walsh LIB12 Natalie Gray OH13 Emilie Normand M14 Alexandra Heine RS Shelby Canvin M Sarah James M Kate Lafreniere RS Meghan Perkins DEF Melissa Perrier OH

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEName Pronunciation

Becky Billings BILL-INGSKelsey Bishop BISH-UPShelby Canvin CAN-VINDeandra Edwards ED-WARDSNatalie Gray GREYKatie Hagarty HAG-AR-TEEAlexandra Heine HIGHNShannon Hopkins HOP-KINSSarah James JAMESKate Lafreniere LA-FREN-EE-AIRKatie Neville NEV-ILL

Emilie Normand NOR-MANDAnna Pedjase PED-JAA-ZEEMeghan Perkins PUR-KINSMelissa Perrier PAIR-EE-AYAlisha Rong WRONGAlexa Scarcello SCAR-SELL-OKatie Spadoni SPA-DOUGH-NEEShannon Walsh WAL-SH


2011-12 55 127 0.245 5 4 77 34 2.8

2010-11 7 4 0.059 1 0 9 3 0.9

TOTAL 62 131 0.152 6 4 86 37 1.9

2011-12: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 55 sets... Recorded 127 kills... had 77 digs... made 13 solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .245... finished the season with 154.5 points... recorded a career high 17 digs against Lakehead on January 21... had a season high nine digs twice against Waterloo on January 8 and Windsor on February 5.

QUEEN’S GAELS ROSTER



KATIE SPADONI SEligibility: First Height: 5-9 Hometown: Hamilton, Ont.Major: Kinesiology High School: St. Thomas More

#1

KELSEY BISHOP RSEligibility: Second Height: 6-1 Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C.Major: Psychology High School: Windsor Secondary

#2

ANNA PEDJASE SEligibility: Third Height: 5-10 Hometown: Waterloo, Ont.Major: Biology High School: Sir John A. MacDonald

#3

2011-12: Appeared in four games for the Gaels... played in four sets... recorded four assists... re-corded a dig... made her Gaels debut on November 5 at Western... recorded a season high two digs twice against Guelph on November 11 and McMaster on January 14. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 4 0 - 4 0 1 0 0

TOTAL 4 0 - 4 0 1 0 0

2011-12: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 55 sets... Recorded 127 kills... had 77 digs... made 13 solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .245... finished the season with 154.5 points... recorded a career high 17 digs against Lakehead on January 21... had a season high nine digs twice against Waterloo on January 8 and Windsor on February 5. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eight kills in the OUA Quarter-final vs. Brock... Recorded 14 kills and 14 digs in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... Recorded 11 kills in the OUA Final against Ottawa.

2010-11: Appeared in five games for the Gaels... played in seven sets... recorded four kills... had nine digs... finished the season with six points... recorded two kills twice against Ryerson on November 13 and Waterloo on January 15... made her Gaels debut against Brock on October 23.PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 55 127 0.245 5 4 77 34 2.8

2010-11 7 4 0.059 1 0 9 3 0.9

TOTAL 62 131 0.152 6 4 86 37 1.9

2011-12: Appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 62 sets... recorded 29 kills... had 578 as-sists... had 29 service aces...recorded 129 digs... recorded 11 solo blocks... finished the season with 75.5 points... had a season high 50 assists against Western on November 5... had a season high eight service aces against Western on February 4... had a season high 21 digs against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on February 27.PLAYOFFS: Recorded 30 assists and four service aces in the OUA Quarter-final against Brock... Recorded 60 assists and 12 digs in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... Recorded 41 assists and 12 digs in the OUA Final against Ottawa.

2010-11: Appeared in 14 games for the Gaels... played in 32 sets... recorded eight kills... had 159 as-sists... had five service aces... recorded 26 digs... recorded four solo blocks... finished the season with 19 points... had a season high 29 assists against Waterloo on January 15.PLAYOFFS: Had three assists in the OUA Quarter-final against Ottawa.

2009-10: Played in six sets for the Gaels... recorded six kills... had 28 assists... had two service aces...recorded three digs...finished the season with eight points... made her Gaels debut against York on November 1. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 62 29 0.344 578 29 129 24 1.2

2010-11 32 8 0.421 159 5 26 8 0.6

2009-10 6 6 1.000 28 2 3 0 1.3

TOTAL 100 43 0.588 765 36 148 32 1.0

MEET THE QUEEN’S GAELS



ALEXA SCARCELLO DEFEligibility: First Height: 5-6 Hometown: Calgary, Alta.Major: Arts & Science High School: Rundle College

#4

KATIE NEVILLE MEligibility: Third Height: 6-1 Hometown: Cambridge, Ont.Major: Economics High School: Jacob Hespeler SS

#5

2011-12: Appeared in eight games for the Gaels... played in nine sets... recorded one assist... had a service ace... had two digs... finished the season with a point... made her Gaels debut October 27 against Ottawa. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-11 9 0 0.000 1 1 2 0 1.0

TOTAL 9 0 0.000 1 1 2 0 1.0

2011-12: Appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 64 sets... recorded 85 kills... had 12 assists... had 14 service aces... recorded 40 digs... had 14 solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage .188... finished the season with 125 points... had a career high 15 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high three solo blocks against Brock on November 12. PLAYOFFS: Recorded a kill, three service aces and a solo block in the OUA Quarter-final against Brock... recorded six kills in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... recorded two kills and three service aces in the OUA Final against Ottawa.

2010-11: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 52 sets... recorded 58 kills... had five assists... had nine service aces... had 27 digs... had seven solo blocks... finished the season with a hit-ting percentage of .193... finished the season with 78 points... had a season high seven kills against Windsor on January 21. PLAYOFFS: Had a kill, four digs and a solo block in the OUA Quarter-final against Ottawa.

2009-10: Played in five sets for the Gaels... recorded five kills... had two service aces... had two digs... had two solo blocks... made her Gaels debut against Wilfrid Laurier on January 8. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 64 85 0.188 12 14 40 38 2.0

2010-11 52 58 0.193 5 9 27 15 1.5

2009-10 5 5 0.445 0 2 2 2 1.8

TOTAL 121 148 0.202 17 25 69 55 1.8

ALISHA RONG OHEligibility: First Height: 5-11 Hometown: Markham, Ont.Major: Political Studies High School: Unionville HS

#6

2011-12: Appeared in three games for the Gaels... played in eight sets... recorded five digs... made her Gaels debut against Ottawa on October 27. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 8 0 0.000 0 0 5 0 0.0

TOTAL 8 0 0.000 0 0 5 0 0.0

SHANNON HOPKINS OHEligibility: First Height: 5-10 Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C.Major: Health Studies High School: Handsworth SS

#7

2011-12: Appeared in four games for the Gaels... played in nine sets... had two kills... had an assist... recorded 10 digs... finished the season with three points... had a season high four digs twice against Guelph on November 11 and York on January 15... made her Gaels debut against Western on November 5. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 9 2 -0.357 1 0 10 2 0.3

TOTAL 9 2 -0.357 1 0 10 2 0.3



DEANDRA EDWARDS OHEligibility: First Height: 5-10 Hometown: Hamilton, Ont.Major: Arts & Science High School: St. Thomas More

#8

KATIE HAGARTY MEligibility: Second Height: 5-11 Hometown: Aurora, Ont.Major: Health Studies High School: Aurora HS

#9

2011-12: Appeared in two games for the Gaels... played in two sets.. recorded a dig... made her Gaels debut against Windsor on November 4. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 2 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0.0

TOTAL 2 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0.0

2011-12: Appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 66 sets... recorded 135 kills... had 14 assists... had 33 service aces... recorded 165 digs... had 16 solo blocks... finished the season with a .207 hitting percentage... finished the season with 197 points... had a season high 15 kills against Guelph on January 7... had a season high 18 digs against Guelph on January 7... had a season high four solo blocks against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on January 23. PLAYOFFS: Recorded four kills and two service aces in the OUA Quarter-final against Brock... recorded five kills and 11 digs in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... recorded four kills and three solo blocks in the OUA Final against Ottawa.

2010-11: Appeared in 15 games for the Gaels... played in 36 sets... recorded 31 kills... had 15 assists... had six service aces... recorded 18 digs... had six solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .222... finished the season with 45 points... had a season high eight kills against Brock on October 23... had a season high 15 assists against RMC on November 3... made her Gaels debut against Toronto on October 22. PLAYOFFS: Had a kill and two service aces against Ottawa in the OUA Quarter-final.

Regular Season


2011-12 66 135 0.207 14 33 165 42 3.0

2010-11 36 31 0.222 15 6 18 10 1.2

TOTAL 102 166 0.215 29 39 183 52 2.1

BECKY BILLINGS OHEligibility: Fourth Height: 5-9 Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.Major: Physical and Health Ed. High School: Glebe Collegiate

#10

2011-12: Switched to Outside Hitter from Libero...appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 65 sets... recorded 176 kills... had 10 assists... had 32 service aces... recorded 232 digs... finished the season with a .117 hitting percentage... finished the season with 218.5 points... had a season high 23 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 30 digs against Western on November 5... named an OUA Second Team All-StarPLAYOFFS: Recorded 10 kills and six digs against Brock in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 16 kills and 15 digs against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... recorded 12 kills and 15 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Final.

2010-11: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 61 sets... recorded 12 kills... had 11 kills... had six service aces... recorded 147 digs... finished the season with 18 points... had a season high 24 digs against Laurier on January 16. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eight digs against Ottawa in the OUA Quarter-final. 2009-10: Played in 50 sets for the Gaels... recorded seven kills... had five assists... recorded 182 digs... finished the season with seven points... had 20 digs in the season opener against Lakehead on November 24.... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week for January 25.PLAYOFFS: Recorded 13 digs against York in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 17 digs in the OUA Semifinal against McMaster... recorded 12 digs in the OUA Bronze Medal game against Western. 2008-09: Played in 33 sets for the Gaels... recorded four sets... had three assists... had a service ace... recorded 23 digs... had two solo blocks... finished the season with seven points...made her Gaels debut on October 17 against Ottawa. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 65 176 0.117 10 32 232 14 3.4

2010-11 61 12 0.074 11 6 147 0 0.3

2009-10 50 7 0.255 5 0 182 0 0.1

2008-09 33 4 -0.261 3 1 23 2 0.2

TOTAL 209 199 0.046 29 39 584 16 1.0



NATALIE GRAY OHEligibility: Fourth Height: 5-8 Hometown: Oshawa, Ont.Major: Nursing Science High School: RS McLaughlin CVI

#12

SHANNON WALSH LEligibility: Third Height: 5-5 Hometown: Kingston, Ont.Major: Concurrent Education High School: Sydenham HS

#11

2011-12: Appeared in 18 matches for the Gaels... played in 66 sets... recorded 214 kills... had 13 assists... had 19 service aces... recorded 218 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .208... finished the season with 238 points... had a season high 22 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 24 digs against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on November 22 and January 31... named OUA Award of Merit winner... named OUA First Team All-Star. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 15 kills and five digs against Brock in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 28 kills and 17 digs against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... recorded 19 kills and 11 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Final.

2010-11: Appeared in 19 matches for the Gaels... played in 68 sets... recorded 191 kills... had 23 assists... had 33 service aces... recorded 192 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .188... finished the season with 231 points... had a season high 17 kills twice against Brock on October 23 and McMaster on February 12... had a season high 25 digs against RMC on January 25... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week for October 25... named OUA First Team All-Star. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eight kills and 11 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Quarter-final. 2009-10: Played in 76 sets for the Gaels... recorded 228 kills.... had seven assists... had 21 service aces... recorded 217 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with 255 points... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on January 18... named an OUA First Team All-Star. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eigth kills and 26 digs against York in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded seven kills and 15 digs against McMaster in the OUA Semifinal... recorded six kills and 14 digs against Western in the OUA Bronze Medal game.

2008-09: Played in 66 sets for the Gaels... recorded 164 kills... had four assists... had 24 service aces... recorded 201 digs... had six total blocks... finished the season with 193 points...made her Gaels debut against Ottawa on October 17... named Gaels Rookie of the Year... named to the OUA All-Rookie Team.PLAYOFFS: Recorded 12 kills and 17 digs in the OUA Semifinal against York.

2011-12: Appeared in 16 matches for the Gaels... played in 56 sets... had 78 assists... had a service ace... recorded 104 digs... finished the season with 1.5 points... had a season high 16 digs against Ottawa on January 27... had a season high 44 assists on January 7. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 11 digs against Brock in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 22 digs against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... recorded 12 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Final.

2010-11: Appeared in 18 matches for the Gaels... played in 56 sets... had three assists... had eight service aces... recorded 93 digs... finished the season with eight points... had a season high 19 digs against Toronto on October 22.PLAYOFFS: Did not play. 2009-10: Played in 47 sets for the Gaels... had two assists... had 10 service aces... recorded 30 digs... finished the season with 10 points... made her Gaels debut against Lakehead on October 24... named Queen’s Most Improved Player.

PLAYOFFS: Recorded five digs against York in the OUA Quarter-final... played against McMaster in the OUA Semifinal... recorded a digs against Western in the OUA Bronze Medal game.

Regular Season


2011-12 56 0 -0.333 78 1 104 1 0.0

2010-11 56 0 -0.250 3 8 93 0 0.1

2009-10 47 0 0.000 2 10 30 0 0.2

TOTAL 159 0 -0.292 83 19 227 1 0.1

Regular Season


2011-12 66 214 0.208 13 19 218 9 3.6

2010-11 68 191 0.188 23 33 192 9 3.4

2009-10 76 228 0.200 7 21 217 9 3.4

2008-09 66 164 0.212 4 24 201 6 2.9

TOTAL 276 797 0.202 47 87 828 33 3.3

2011-12: Appeared in five games for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in eight sets... recorded one kill... recorded two digs... finished the season with one point... made her Gaels debut against Windsor on November 4.PLAYOFFS: Appeared against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal.

EMILIE NORMAND MEligibility: First Height: 5-11 Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.Major: Biochemistry High School: St. Mark SS

#13

Regular Season


2011-12 8 1 -0.333 0 0 2 0 0.1

TOTAL 8 1 -0.333 0 0 2 0 0.1



ALEXANDRA HEINE RSEligibility: First Height: 5-9 Hometown: Calgary, Ont.Major: French Studies High School: St.Mary’s HS

#14

SHELBY CANVIN MEligibility: First Height: 6-0 Hometown: Toronto, Ont.Major: Economics High School: Branksome Hall

#15

2011-12: Appeared in 12 games for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in 26 sets... recorded 27 kills... had three assists... recorded seven service aces... recorded 17 digs... recorded five blocks... finished the season with a .161 hitting percentage... finished the season with 47.5 points... had a season high nine kills against Guelph on November 11... made her Gaels debut against RMC on October 28. PLAYOFFS: Recorded a dig against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... appeared against Ottawa in the OUA Final.

2011-12: Appeared in five matches for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in 10 sets... had an assist... recorded 18 digs... had a solo block... finished the season with one point... had a season high 13 digs against Western on February 4... made her Gaels debut against Ottawa on October 27. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 26 37 0.161 3 7 17 5 1.8

TOTAL 26 37 0.161 3 7 17 5 1.8

Regular Season


2011-12 5 19 -0.500 1 0 18 1 0.1

TOTAL 5 19 -0.500 1 0 18 1 0.1

SARAH JAMES MEligibility: First Height: 5-11 Hometown: London, Ont.Major: Life Sciences High School: Oakridge SS

2011-12: Did not play - redshirted.PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 DNP - Redshirt

TOTAL - - - - - - - -

KATE LAFRENIERE RSEligibility: First Height: 5-10 Hometown: Pembroke, Ont.Major: Engineering High School: General Panet HS


Regular Season



TOTAL - - - - - - - -



MELISSA PERRIER OHEligibility: First Height: 5-9 Hometown: London, Ont.Major: Sociology High School: Mother Teresa CSS

MEGHAN PERKINS DEFEligibility: First Height: 5-8 Hometown: Delaware, Ont.Major: Arts & Science High School: Oakridge SS


Regular Season



TOTAL - - - - - - - -

2011-12: Appeared in two games for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in three sets... had four kills... finished the season with four points... had a season high four kills against McMaster on January 14... made her Gaels debut against McMaster on January 14.PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season


2011-12 3 4 0.571 0 0 0 0 1.3

TOTAL 3 4 0.571 0 0 0 0 1.3

Back Row (L-R): Josh Collins (Assistant Coach), Juliene Mclaughlin (Assistant Coach) Alisha Rong, Anna Pedjase, Shannon Hopkins, Emilie Normand, Kelsey Bishop, Katie Neville, Shelby Canvin, Sarah James, Katie Hagarty, Leah Franco, Joely Christian-Macfarlane (Head Coach) Front Row (L-R): Deandra Edwards, Katie Lafrieniere, Becky Billings, Shannon Walsh, Meg Perkins, Natalie Gray, Alexa Scarcello, Katie Spadoni, Alex Heine



Shannon WalshLiberoHometown: Kingston, Ont.Program: Concurrent EducationYear: 3rd Height: 5-5

BRIEF RECAPOttawa Gee-Gees (@ Ottawa Oct. 27, vs. Ottawa Jan. 27) The Gaels and Gee-Gees split their season series with the home team taking each match. Queen’s opened up their season on the road at Ottawa and fell in four sets 3-1 to the Gee-Gees. The Gaels welcomed the Gee-Gees to Kingston on January 27 with the two teams neck in neck for the number two seed in the OUA. Queen’s won a thrilling five set match edging their rivals 15-12 in the final frame.

Royal Military College of Canada Paladins (vs. RMC Oct. 28)The Gaels took their only match with cross-town rival RMC in a quick 3-0 set win. Becky Billings led the Gaels with 19 kills in the match while Natalie Gray added 11 kills and nine digs. Windsor Lancers (@ Windsor Nov. 4, vs. Windsor Feb. 5)Queen’s took both matches this season with the Windsor Lancers winning both games 3-0. In game one Becky Billings had eight kills and 13 digs while Anna Pedjase had 24 assists. In their final regular season game of the year the Gaels hosted Windsor and Kelsey Bishop had a strong game for Queen’s with 10 kills and nine digs. Western Mustangs (@ Western Nov. 5, vs. Western Feb. 4)The long-time rivals hooked up twice this season with the Gaels winning both games 3-1. Becky Billings and Natalie Gray had strong games with 23 kills and 30 digs and 22 kills with 24 digs respectively. On February 4 the Gaels defence led the way with five players finishing with double-digit kills.

Brock Badgers (@ Brock Nov. 12)The Gaels travelled to St. Catharines for thier lone regular season matchup with the Badgers in what turned out to be a preview of their opening round OUA playoff mathcup. The Badgers pushed the Gaels to a fifth set where Queen’s would edge out Brock by a 15-13 score.

Toronto Varsity Blues (vs. Toronto Nov. 18)In their only matchup of the regular season the Gaels hosted the Varsity Blues at the ARC winning handedly 3-0. Natalie Gray had 11 kills and 13 digs in the win.

McMaster Marauders (vs. McMaster Nov. 19, @ McMaster Jan. 14) The Gaels and Marauders split their season series with the respective home teams taking the victories each time. Queen’s beat McMaster in straight sets 3-0 on Nov. 19 and McMaster handed the Gaels a 3-1 loss on Jan. 14. Natalie Gray led the way for the Gaels in each game with 10 kills and 11 kills respectively.

Ryerson Rams (vs. Ryerson Dec. 2)Queen’s closed out their first portion of the season before the semester break at home where the Rams came to Kingston and stole a win with a 3-1 victory. Kelsey Bishop had 11 kills and three solo blocks in the game.

Guelph Gryphons (vs. Guelph Jan. 7)The Gaels started out 2012 with a five set win over the visiting Gryphons on an. 7 at the ARC. In their only matchup of the season the Gaels Natalie Gray, Becky Billings, Katie Hagarty and Katie Neville all finished with double-digit kills.

Waterloo Warriors (vs. Waterloo Jan. 8)After their Saturday win over Guelph the Gaels made it a weekend sweep with a 3-1 win over the Gryphons on Jan. 8 Shannaon Walsh took a turn at the setter position and set a strong game with 44 assists.

York Lions (@ York Jan. 15)On January 15 Queen’s closed out a southern Ontario road swing with a game against the OUA leading York Lions. Queen’s took the first set but the Lions held on winning the next three in what would be the team’s last loss of the season before going on a five game win streak into the playoffs.

Lakehead Thunderwolves (@ Lakehead Jan. 21, @ Lakehead Jan. 22)Queen’s made their way to Thunder Bay, Ontario for a weekend set against the home Lakehead Thunderwolves. The Gaels swept the weekend series handily with two 3-0 wins. Kelsey Bishop and Katie Hagarty supplied the offense for both games as the two finished with 25 total kills over the weekend.

FOCUS ON...

112011-12: Appeared in 16 matches for the Gaels... played in 56 sets... had 78 assists... had a service ace... recorded 104 digs... finished the season with 1.5 points... had a season high 16 digs against Ottawa on January 27... had a season high 44 assists on January 7.

2011-12 Season Schedule

REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent ResultThu. Oct. 27 @ Ottawa L 3-1Fri. Oct. 28 vs. RMC W 3-0Fri. Nov. 4 @ Windsor W 3-0Sat. Nov. 5 @ Western W 3-1Fri. Nov. 11 @ Guelph L 3-2 Sat. Nov. 12 @ Brock W 3-2 Fri. Nov. 18 vs. Toronto W 3-0Sat. Nov. 19 vs. McMaster W 3-0Fri. Dec. 2 vs. Ryerson L 3-1Sat. Jan. 7 vs. Guelph W 3-2Sun. Jan. 8 vs. Waterloo W 3-1Sat. Jan. 14 @ McMaster L 3-1Sun. Jan. 15 @ York L 3-1Sat. Jan. 21 @ Lakehead W 3-0Sun. Jan. 22 @ Lakehead W 3-0Fri. Jan. 27 vs. Ottawa W 3-2Sat. Feb. 4 vs. Western W 3-1Sun. Feb. 5 vs. Windsor W 3-0

OUA PLAYOFF RESULTS OUA Quarter-FinalSat. Feb. 18 vs. Brock W 3-0

OUA Final Four Sat. Feb. 25 vs. Toronto W 3-2

OUA Championship Sun. Feb. 26 @ Ottawa W 3-2

CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CIS Quarter-Final Mar. 2/2012 vs. UBC 3:00 pm

CIS Semifinal Mar. 3/2012 QF1 vs. QF2 Mar. 3/2012 QF3 vs. QF4

CIS Final Mar. 4/2012 Bronze Medal Mar. 4/2012 Championship


2011-12 56 0 -0.333 78 1 104 1 0.0

2010-11 56 0 -0.250 3 8 93 0 0.1

2009-10 47 0 0.000 2 10 30 0 0.2

TOTAL 159 0 -0.292 83 19 227 1 0.1

2011-12 OPPONENTS



CIS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FINAL STANDINGS

OUA GP W L SW SL PTS Win %York 18 16 2 51 12 32 0.889Ottawa 18 13 5 43 20 26 0.722Queen’s 18 13 5 45 24 26 0.722McMaster 18 11 7 40 31 22 0.611Toronto 18 11 7 39 26 22 0.611Brock 18 10 8 36 33 20 0.556Guelph 18 9 9 37 32 18 0.500RMC 18 9 9 34 34 18 0.500Western 18 8 10 33 43 16 0.444Waterloo 18 7 11 25 38 14 0.389Ryerson 18 6 12 24 41 12 0.333Windsor 18 3 15 13 45 6 0.167Lakehead 18 1 17 11 52 2 0.056

AUS GP W L SW SL PTS Win %Saint Mary’s 17 16 1 49 12 32 0.941Dalhousie 17 14 3 43 17 28 0.824Cape Breton 17 11 6 35 27 22 0.647StFX 17 8 9 30 36 16 0.471Memorial 17 7 10 31 35 14 0.412Moncton 17 6 11 28 40 12 0.353Acadia 17 5 12 29 40 10 0.294UNB 17 1 16 10 48 2 0.059

CANADA WEST GP W L PF PA PTS Win %UBC 20 18 2 58 12 36 0.900Alberta 20 14 6 48 30 28 0.700Winnipeg 20 14 6 46 29 28 0.700Trinity Western 20 13 7 46 28 26 0.650Calgary 20 11 9 41 33 22 0.550Manitoba 20 11 9 40 34 22 0.550Brandon 20 9 11 30 40 18 0.450Thompson Rivers 20 9 11 35 45 18 0.450UBC Okanagan 20 6 14 31 49 12 0.300Regina 20 5 15 26 49 10 0.250Saskatchewan 20 0 20 8 60 0 0.000

RSEQ GP W L PF PA PTS Win % Montreal 15 12 3 41 14 24 0.800Laval 15 10 5 33 22 20 0.667McGill 15 5 10 22 33 10 0.333Sherbrooke 15 3 12 14 41 6 0.200

OUA LEADERS - 2011-12Rank Players Team GP K K/G K% SA B A D PTS PTS/G

1 Brandie Wilkerson York 59 210 3.56 0.245 22 31 5 122 255 4.29

2 K. Krueger Schwanke Ottawa 57 159 2.79 0.231 48 27 28 146 228 3.95

3 Laura Klein Waterloo 59 197 3.34 0.166 25 15 5 196 231.5 3.90

4 Kaila Seguin Windsor 55 182 3.31 0.138 11 27 15 136 213 3.82

5 Charlotte Sider Toronto 63 192 3.05 0.202 8 36 9 176 228.5 3.57

6 Brooke Lloyd Guelph 57 176 3.09 0.218 12 28 3 173 207 3.56

7 Melissa Humana-Paredes

York 59 158 2.68 0.151 46 14 8 252 213 3.56

8 Natalie Gray Queen's 66 214 3.24 0.208 19 8 13 218 238 3.55

9 Shannon Mcrobert McMaster 71 161 2.27 0.359 35 69 3 63 250 3.49

10 Rachel Roorda Brock 63 175 2.78 0.388 7 51 4 30 223.5 3.46

11 Melissa Mccoy RMC 62 170 2.74 0.304 17 39 4 84 215 3.40

12 Myriam English Ottawa 63 162 2.57 0.175 36 27 9 154 217 3.38

13 Stephanie Kreuter Western 60 162 2.70 0.170 21 20 18 148 203 3.37

14 Becky Billings Queen's 65 176 2.71 0.117 32 13 10 232 218.5 3.32

15 Kailee Stock McMaster 61 173 2.84 0.191 17 26 3 154 207.5 3.31

16 Erinn Bickle Guelph 66 150 2.27 0.319 15 79 5 39 221 3.30

17 Chelsea Jensen Ryerson 51 150 2.94 0.096 14 5 11 127 168 3.27

18 Norah Collins RMC 61 161 2.64 0.176 20 22 11 209 199.5 3.23

19 Lucy Mclay Brock 69 177 2.57 0.165 21 11 4 175 205.5 2.93

20 Chelsea Briscoe Ryerson 65 144 2.22 0.243 19 33 14 36 191 2.92

GAELS LEADERS - 2011-12Rank Players GP K K/G K% SA BS A D PTS PTS/G

1 Natalie Gray 66 214 3.24 .208 19 1 13 218 238.0 3.6

2 Becky Billings 65 176 2.71 .117 32 7 10 232 218.5 3.4

3 Katie Hagarty 66 135 2.05 .207 33 16 14 165 197.0 3.0

4 Kelsey Bishop 55 127 2.31 .245 4 13 5 77 154.5 2.8

5 Katie Neville 64 85 1.33 .188 14 14 12 40 125.0 2.0

6 Alexandra Heine 26 37 1.42 .161 7 2 3 17 47.5 1.8

7 Melissa Perrier 3 4 1.33 .571 0 0 0 0 4.0 1.3

8 Anna Pedjase 62 29 0.47 .344 29 11 578 129 75.5 1.2

9 Shannon Hopkins 9 2 0.22 -.357 0 0 1 10 3.0 0.3

10 Emilie Normand 8 1 0.12 -.333 0 0 0 2 1.0 0.1

11 Alexa Scarcello 9 0 0.00 -.500 1 0 1 2 1.0 0.1

12 Shelby Canvin 10 0 0.00 -.500 0 1 1 18 1.0 0.1

13 Shannon Walsh 56 0 0.00 -.333 1 0 78 104 1.5 0.0

14 Deandra Edwards 2 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0

15 Alisha Rong 8 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 5 0.0 0.0

16 Katie Spadoni 4 0 0.00 - 0 0 4 1 0.0 0.0

FINAL CIS TOP 101. UBC (1) 2. Saint Mary’s (2) T3. Winnipeg (4) T3. Trinity Western (T5) 5. Alberta (3) 6. Montreal (T5) 7. Dalhousie (8) 8. Manitoba (10) 9. York (NR) 10. McGill (NR)

STANDINGS AND STATISTICS



Queen’s powers past Brock in straight sets, head to OUA final four

KINGSTON, Ont. (February 18, 2012) – The number three seed Queen’s Gaels (1-0) continued their strong play into the post-season as they easily got past the six seeded Brock Badgers in straight sets in OUA playoff action on Saturday afternoon. Set scores were 25-14, 25-14 and 25-15 to make it a 3-0 victory for Queen’s.

On the day, the Gaels power attack combined with Brock errors made the difference. Queen’s was led by Natalie Gray of Oshawa, Ont. who had a game high 15 kills to go along with five digs and three serving aces. Becky Billings of Ottawa chipped in with 10 kills of her own while Anna Pedjase of Waterloo, Ont. had 30 assists. Brock was led by Rachel Roorda of St. George, Ont. who had a team high nine kills.

As a team, the Badgers committed 12 service errors and 13 attacking errors on 64 total attacks compared to the Gaels eight and 12 on 80. Queen’s serving pushed them over the top as they had 12 service aces of their own without giving up a single one to the Badgers on the day.

The outside combo of Gray and Billings were too powerful for the Badgers to contain as the two were able to get clear looks and finish their attacks strong all afternoon.

“We did a good job to keep the pressure on them early and then kept it going the whole game without letting up.” said veteran

outside hitter Billings on the match. “We just kept building on what we started each set and got the win.”

“Everyone stayed positive and supportive throughout and that really helped for us to stay focused.”

Queen’s will now move on to the OUA final four next weekend which will be hosted by the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Queen’s advances to OUA Championship after defeating Toronto 3-2, will take on Ottawa

OTTAWA (February 25, 2012) – The Queen’s Gaels and Toronto Varsity Blues went the full distance in a back-and-forth affair on Saturday afternoon that saw the Gaels grab the win 3-2 in the OUA semifinal match. The set scores finished 25-22, 26-24, 25-27, 24-26, 15-10.

The Gaels posted strong numbers across the board in the match with three players recording double-digit kills led by Natalie Gray of Oshawa, Ont. who had a game high 28.

Anna Pedjase of Waterloo Ont. was a key to setting up the offense as she posted 60 assists, while defensively Queen’s had six contributors with double-digit digs including Kingston, Ont. native Shannon Walsh who led the way with 22.

Toronto stayed toe-to-toe with the Gaels all afternoon despite the early two sets to none deficit. They were led by Charlotte Sider of Ottawa who had 21 kills and nine digs.

After going up two sets to none the Blue battled back to force a fifth and final set with Queen’s. With the Gaels and Blues tied at 9-9 in the final frame, Queen’s strung together a three point run which included two kills from Gray to take the lead 12-9. After a Toronto point the Gaels kept the momentum rolling another three point run to close out the match.

Queen’s will now move on to the OUA championship where they will take on the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Queen’s wins OUA Championship OTTAWA (February 26, 2012) - The Queen’s Gaels won the 2012 women’s volleyball OUA championship on Sunday afternoon by knocking off the Ottawa Gee-Gees in four sets 3-1. The set scores finished 25-19, 22-25, 25-17 and 25-10 as Queen’s secured their first OUA championship title.

Natalie Gray of Oshawa, Ont. led the way for Queen’s with a game high 19 kills while adding 11 digs. Becky Billings of Ottawa had a team high 15 digs while adding 12 kills of her own and nabbing two service aces. Kelsey Bishop of North Vancouver, B.C. was a force all weekend for the Gaels and continued her strong play with 11 kills and three solo blocks.

The Gee-Gees were led by Laura Carmanico of Stittsville, Ont. who had 12 kills and seven digs on the day.

After finishing the regular season having split their games with a win each the Gaels and Gee-Gees OUA championship match went back and forth between the two rival schools. The Gaels started out in control

Becky BillingsOutside HitterHometown: Ottawa, Ont.Program: Physical and Health EducationYear: 4th Height: 5-9

FOCUS ON...

102011-12: Switched to Outside Hitter from Libero...appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 65 sets... recorded 176 kills... had 10 assists... had 32 service aces... recorded 232 digs... finished the season with a .117 hitting percentage... finished the season with 218.5 points... had a season high 23 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 30 digs against Western on November 5... named an OUA Second Team All-Star


2011-12 65 176 0.117 10 32 232 14 3.4

2010-11 61 12 0.074 11 6 147 0 0.3

2009-10 50 7 0.255 5 0 182 0 0.1

2008-09 33 4 -0.261 3 1 23 2 0.2

TOTAL 209 199 0.046 29 39 584 16 1.0

PLAYOFF GAME BY GAME



in the first set as they never trailed after being down 5-4. Queen’s stayed the course and after the Gee-Gees pulled to within one at 19-18 the Gaels went on a four point run to lead 23-18 before closing out the set 25-19.

The second set was nearly a reverse of the first as Ottawa never trailed in the set after falling behind 6-5 to Queen’s. The Gaels made it interesting, climbing to 22 points of their own but the Gee-Gees held on for the set win.

In set three Queen’s took control of the game opening up leads of 10-4, 14-9 and 21-15 before closing out the Gee-Gees at 25-18. Gray led the way with five of her 19

kills in the set.

The Gaels dropped behind mid-way through the fourth set but were able to create a six point swing going from being down 13-16, to leading 19-16 with the championship in their sights. With a 22-19 lead the Gaels took three of the final four points to secure the championship win.

“It was a fantastic tournament, a fantastic win,” said Gaels coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane, clutching the championship trophy. “We started the season with the idea that we were just going to play the best volleyball we could play match after match and we found a way to do that so when we got to the final we could play the best

match of the year. I’m very excited to take our team to McMaster.”

With the win the Gaels will now compete for a CIS title as they head to Hamilton for the 2012 CIS Women’s Volleyball Championship hosted by McMaster on March 2-4.

BANNER PHOTO

PLAYOFF GAME BY GAME CONT’D...



CONFERENCE RECORD CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS CIS/CIAU CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL

SEASON GP W L SW SL GP W L SW SL GP W L SW SL GP W L SW SL PCT. COACH CONFERENCE

1971-72 10 4 6 18 22 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - - - - - 10 4 6 18 22 0.400 Donna Gallagher

1972-73 10 4 6 15 19 4 3 1 9 4 - - - - - 14 7 7 24 23 0.500 Donna Gallagher

1973-74 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Donna Gallagher

1974-75 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Donna Gallagher

1975-76 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Donna Gallagher

1976-77 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Donna Gallagher

1977-78 10 6 4 21 12 3 1 2 5 6 - - - - - 13 7 6 26 18 0.538 Ginny Crozier OWIAA Tier I

1978-79 8 1 7 6 22 7 3 4 10 9 - - - - - 15 4 11 16 31 0.267 Donna Gallagher OWIAA Tier I

1979-80 16 14 2 ? ? 5 2 3 5 6 21 16 5 5 6 0.762 Donna Gallagher OWIAA Tier II

1980-81 18 12 6 43 23 3 1 2 6 6 - - - - - 21 13 8 49 29 0.619 Donna Gallagher OWIAA East

1981-82 21 12 9 41 32 - - - - - - - - - - 21 12 9 41 32 0.571 Donna Gallagher OWIAA East

1982-83 8 8 0 24 10 3 2 1 7 4 - - - - - 11 10 1 31 14 0.909 Donna Gallagher OWIAA Central

1983-84 12 7 5 ? ? 6 3 3 11 12 - - - - - 18 10 8 11 12 0.556 Fiona MacGregor OWIAA East

1984-85 10 4 6 16 18 - - - - - - - - - - 10 4 6 16 18 0.400 Ian Grant OWIAA East

1985-86 12 6 6 19 18 - - - - - - - - - - 12 6 6 19 18 0.500 Christine Barick OWIAA East

1986-87 12 6 6 19 19 1 0 1 1 3 - - - - - 13 6 7 20 22 0.462 Christine Barick OWIAA East

1987-88 12 4 8 16 27 - - - - - - - - - - 12 4 8 16 27 0.333 Margaret Butler OWIAA East

1988-89 12 4 8 14 27 - - - - - - - - - - 12 4 8 14 27 0.333 Margaret Butler OWIAA East

1989-90 10 3 7 13 23 - - - - - - - - - - 10 3 7 13 23 0.300 Jia Feng OWIAA East

1990-91 10 2 8 11 24 ? ? ? ? ? - - - - - 10 2 8 11 24 0.200 Huan-Li Xu OWIAA East

1991-92 10 5 5 17 17 3 1 2 4 7 - - - - - 13 6 7 21 24 0.462 Jo Ellen Barr OWIAA East

1992-93 10 4 6 14 24 - - - - - - - - - - 10 4 6 14 24 0.400 Jo Ellen Barr OWIAA East

1993-94 10 5 5 16 17 3 1 2 4 8 - - - - - 13 6 7 20 25 0.462 Lisa Eyles OWIAA East

1994-95 10 3 7 10 25 - - - - - - - - - - 10 3 7 10 25 0.300 Lisa Eyles OWIAA East

1995-96 10 4 6 16 19 3 0 3 1 9 - - - - - 13 4 9 17 28 0.308 Lisa Eyles OWIAA East

1996-97 12 6 6 20 18 3 0 3 ? ? - - - - - 15 6 9 20 18 0.400 Lisa Eyles OWIAA East

1997-98 12 5 7 17 27 3 0 3 1 9 - - - - - 15 5 10 18 36 0.333 Lisa Eyles OUA East

1998-99 12 6 6 24 22 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - - - - - 12 6 6 24 22 0.500 Lisa Eyles OUA East

1999-00 10 3 7 15 24 - - - - - - - - - - 10 3 7 15 24 0.300 Lisa Eyles OUA East

2000-01 17 7 10 25 36 - - - - - - - - - - 17 7 10 25 36 0.412 James Mastorakos OUA East

2001-02 17 11 6 36 25 1 0 1 2 3 - - - - - 18 11 7 38 28 0.611 James Mastorakos OUA East



2004-05 19 9 10 32 32 - - - - - - - - - - 19 9 10 32 32 0.474 James Mastorakos OUA East

2005-06 19 5 14 21 46 - - - - - - - - - - 19 5 14 21 46 0.263 Chris Galbraith OUA East

2006-07 19 8 11 34 37 1 0 1 1 3 - - - - - 20 8 12 35 40 0.400 Chris Galbraith OUA East

2007-08 19 7 12 31 41 1 0 1 0 3 - - - - - 20 7 13 31 44 0.350 Joely Christian-Macfarlane

OUA East


OUA East


OUA East


OUA East

2011-12 18 13 5 45 24 3 3 0 9 3 21 16 5 54 27 0.762 Joely Christian-Macfarlane

OUA

TOTALS 506 253 253 852 873 62 23 39 88 116 0 0 0 0 0 568 276 292 940 989 0.486 ^Not all scores reported

ALL-TIME RECORD - WOMENS VOLLEYBALL



CIS ALL-CANADIANS2007-08 Elyssa Heller (Rookie)

OUA AWARDSCOACH OF THE YEAR1982-83 Patti Emmerson (OWIAA)

2001-02 James Mastorakas (OUA East)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR1999-00 Amanda Maze (OUA East)

2006-07 Louise Hamill (OUA East)

2007-08 Elysa Heller (OUA East)

AWARD OF MERIT2011-12 Natalie Gray

OUA ALL-STARS1981-82 (1) Lori Goodfellow

1982-83 (1) Patti Emmerson

1983-84 (1) Kaia Nielsen

1985-86 (1) Kaia Nielsen

1997-98 (1) Kristen Spekkens

1998-99 (2) Kristen Spekkens, Lindsay Barrett

1999-00 (2) Lindsay Barrett, Kristen Spekkens

2000-01 (1) Amanda Maze

2001-02 (2) Gita Laidler, Stephanie Ward

2002-03 (3) Lisa Hiller, Stephanie Ward, Jacqueline Fulham

2003-04 (3) Lisa Hiller, Stephanie Ward, Amanda Digel

2004-05 (2) Amanda Digel, Amanda Rogers

2005-06 (1) Amanda Digel

2006-07 (1) Amanda Digel

2007-08 (2)

Christiane Taylor, Elyssa Heller (Rookie)

2008-09 (2) Lorna Button, Katie Matthews, Colleen Ogilvie, Natalie Gray (Rookie)

2009-10 (3) Natalie Gray, Colleen Ogilvie, Katie Matthews

2010-11 (3) Natalie Gray, Katie Matthews, Lorna Button

2011-12 (2) Natalie Gray, Becky Billings

ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIANS2010-11 ............................................................ Kelsey Bishop2010-11 .........................................................Julie Lockwood2010-11 ........................................................ Katie Matthews2010-11 .........................................................Laura Riesberry2009-10 ............................................................... Leah Franco2009-10 ........................................................ Katie Matthews2009-10 .........................................................Shannon Walsh2008-09 ............................................................... Leah Franco2008-09 .............................................................Louise Hamill2008-09 ........................................................ Katie Matthews2008-09 ...............................................................Halli Pedlow2007-08 .................................................................. Erin Sadler2007-08 .............................................................. Brenna Swift2007-08 .............................................................. Karlye Wong2006-07 ..............................................................Emily Bishop2006-07 ...........................................................Amanda Digel2006-07 ................................................Brianna MarChildon2006-07 ................................................. Adrianna Robinson2006-07 .............................................................. Brenna Swift2006-07 .............................................................. Karlye Wong2005-06 ...........................................................Amanda Digel2005-06 .....................................................................Jenny Du2005-06 ..........................................................Kathryn Kitney2005-06 .................................................Amanda MacTavish2005-06 ................................................. Adrianna Robinson2005-06 .................................................................. Erin Sadler2005-06 ...............................................................Sally Speake2004-05 ...........................................................Amanda Digel

2004-05 .....................................................................Jenny Du2004-05 .....................................................Victoria Goodday2004-05 ................................................................. Julie Morin2003-04 ..............................................................Nicole Badke2003-04 ........................................................Sarah Campbell2002-03 ........................................................Sarah Campbell2002-03 ....................................................................Julie Kelly2002-03 ...................................................................Vicki Ward2001-02 ........................................................Sarah Campbell2001-02 .................................................. Jacqueline Fulham2001-02 ....................................................................Julie Kelly2001-02 ...................................................................Vicki Ward2000-01 ........................................................Sarah Campbell2000-01 .................................................................Kari Francis2000-01 ....................................................................Julie Kelly2000-01 ...........................................................Amanda Maze2000-01 .............................................................Jennifer Riley1999-00 .............................................................Jennifer Riley1999-00 .................................................... Kristine Spekkens1998-99 ....................................................Karrie-Ann Baulke1998-99 ......................................................................Erin Blair1998-99 .....................................................Martha Linkletter1998-99 ..................................................................Lael Pitaeu1998-99 .................................................... Kristine Spekkens1997-98 .....................................................Martha Linkletter1997-98 ..................................................................Lael Pitaeu1997-98 .................................................... Kristine Spekkens1996-97 .................................................... Kristine Spekkens1995-96 ........................................................... Janice Rickard1995-96 ............................................................Marie Roberts1995-96 ...............................................Kathrin Schumacher1994-95 ..............................................................Amy Connell1994-95 ............................................................Marie Roberts1993-94 ........................................................Julie Martindale1993-94 ............................................................Marie Roberts1993-94 ..............................................................Sally Thomas1992-93 ......................................................Lynette Demicall1992-93 ............................................................Marie Roberts1992-93 ........................................................Julie Martindale1992-93 ..................................................Wendy Carmichael

CIS ALL-CANADIAN ROOKIE - ELYSSA HELLER

NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL AWARDS



MOST VALUABLE PLAYER2010-11 ............................Katie Matthews2009-10 ............................Julie Lockwood2006-07 ..............................Amanda Digel2005-06 ........................................Jenny Du2003-04 ....................... Kristin Kawamoto2000-01 ......................................... Jen Riley1999-00 Lindsay Barrett/Kristine Spekkens 1998-99 ....................... Kristine Spekkens1997-98 ............................Julie MacMillan1996-97 .................................Janice Rickar1995-96 .............................. Janice Rickard1994-95 ...............................Marie Roberts1993-94 ...........................Julie Martindale1991-92 .......................... Dana Mendham1990-91 .....................Wendy Carmichael1989-90 ................................. Kristine Fiala1988-89 .. Kristin Nielson/Linda Pineau1987-88 ............................... Jackie Laidley1986-87 ..............................Leslie Strickler1985-86 ....Leslie Strickler/Kaia Nielson1984-85 ..............................Shelagh Turner

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

2010-11 ..................................Katie Neville2009-10 ............................Shannon Walsh2008-09 .................................. Leah Franco2007-08 Hallie Pedlow/Katie Matthews2006-07 ..................................... Lisa Cooke2005-06 ............................. Melissa Wright2002-03 ........................Danielle Simpson2001-02 ..................... Jacqueline Fulham2000-01 ....................................... Lisa Hiller1999-00 ................................Kate McNabb1998-99 ......................................... Jen Riley1997-98 .............................Cristine Pennie1996-97 .................................. Seni Kolesar1995-96 ......................................Jessie Fyfe1994-95 ........................Katherine Janson1993-94 ........................Alison McConnell1991-92 ..................................Melissa Ross1990-91 ...........................Julie Martindale1989-90 ................................. Kristine Fiala1987-88 .................................Kristin Fraser1986-87 ............................ Cynthia Hughes

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR2008-09 .................................. Natalie Gray2006-07 ................................Louise Hamill2005-06 ..................................... Erin Sadler2004-05 .....................................Julie Morin2003-04 ........................Victoria Goodday2002-03 ..............................Amanda Digel2001-02 ......................................Vicki Ward2000-01 ...........................Stephanie Ward1999-00 ..............................Amanda Maze1994-95 ..............................Aliza Ehrkamp1993-94 ......................Nicole Schwertner1991-92 .................Kathryn Schumacher1990-91 .......................... Dana Mendham1989-90 .........................Lynette Demicell1987-88 .........................Margo Malowney

1986-87 .................................Carol Uchida1985-86 ..............................Kristin Nielson1984-85 ............................ Cynthia Hughes

TEAM AWARDS

COACHING RECORDS

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Coach Seasons G W L SW SL W% Seasons W L SW SL

Joely Christian-Macfarlane (2007 - current)

5 94 55 39 207 154 0.585 PLA Y O F F S

5 4 5 15 19

Chris Galbraith (2005 - 2007) 2 38 13 25 55 83 0.342 1 0 1 1 3

James Mastorakos (2000-05) 5 87 47 40 165 147 0.540 3 2 3 8 11

Lisa Eyles (1993-00) 7 76 32 44 118 152 .421 4^ 1 11 6 26

Jo Ellen Barr (1991-1993)

2 20 9 11 31 41 .450 1 1 2 4 7

Huan-Li Xu

(1990-91)1 10 2 8 11 24 .200 - - - - -

Jia Feng (1989-90)

1 10 3 7 13 23 .300 - - - - -

Margaret Butler

(1987-1989)2 24 8 16 30 54 .333 - - - - -

Christine Barick

(1985-1987)2 24 12 12 38 37 .500 1 0 1 1 3

Ian Grant

(1984-1985)1 10 4 6 16 18 .400 - - - - -

Fiona Macgregor

(1983-1984)1 12 7 5 0 0 .583 1 3 3 11 12

Ginny Crozier

(1977-1978)1 10 6 4 21 12 .600 1 1 2 5 6

Donna Gallagher

(1971-77, 1978-83)11^ 91 55 36 147 128 .604 5^ 11 11 37 29

^ Not all scores reported

2010-11 Team MVP Katie Matthews2010-11 Team MIP Katie Neville



QUEEN’S ATHLETICS AND RECREATION CENTRE

Features• 1,904 seats including 160 chair back seats and accessible seats

(2,964 including floor seating)• Broadcast ready with broadcast quality lighting 100 foot candles• Scoreboard, shot clock and sound system• Gaels Scorer’s Table• Full service Concession stand• Ticket selling capabilities• Access to Alumni Lounge (Licensed VIP area)• Main Level Washrooms• 2 media areas overlooking the gym with power and internet ready

capability• Atrium overlooking gym• Access to Team Locker Rooms

Sporting Events held in Main Gym• CIS Men’s Volleyball Championship – March 2012• Ontario AAA Boy’s Basketball Championship – March 2010

Special Events held in Main Gym• Queen’s Commerce Convocation – May 2010• School of Business Convocation Reception – May 2010• Coaching the Coaches Conference – April 2010 Configurations• 1 FIBA regulation sized Basketball Court• 1 FIVA regulation sized Volleyball Court• Two basketball courts• Two volleyball courts• 4 badminton courts• 15,488 square feet of available surface for events

Specifications• Length: 128 feet• Width: 121 feet• Area: 15,488 square feet• Ceiling Height: 45 feet

Directions• From the 401, exit at Sir John A Macdonald Blvd. (exit 615). • Drive south to Johnson St. (approximately 7-8 minutes) and turn

left.• Follow two kilometres, turn right on University Ave. and then turn

left on Earl Street.• The ARC is located at 284 Earl Street.

Main Gym - Athletics and Recreation CentreThe Main Gym is home of the Queen’s Gaels basketball and volleyball programs, seating over 1,900 spectators. The gym offers several configurations & setups from everything from sporting events to receptions and large conventions.

Media CredentialsMedia credentials for all Queen’s University home sporting events should be made in writing (via e-mail) to Communications and Sports Information Officer at least 24 hours prior to game time.

Please note credentials are only issued to working media. Credentials must be displayed while on site and can be revoked by the Athletics and Recre-ation Department at any time. InterviewsInterviews with Queen’s University athletes, coaches and or staff can be arranged anytime by contacting Communications & Sports Information Of-ficer at [email protected] or by phone at 613.533.6000 x 36990; cell: 613.484.6763.

Queen’s will not provide contact numbers for athletes without the consent of the respective athlete. Please do not contact athletes or coaches at their home unless previously arranged through the Sports Information Office.

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