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2015-16 YEAR IN REVIEW

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THE COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT WAS PRODUCED UNDER THE SUPERVISION

OF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MATT HOGUE AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MIKE CAWOOD WITH WRITING ASSISTANCE FROM

CODY BAYS AND CHRIS HENRY. THE REPORT WAS DESIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF.

MEN’S TENNIS2016 Big South

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VOLLEYBALL2015 Big South

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VOLLEYBALL2015 Big South

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MEN’S TENNIS2016 Big South

Tournament

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BASEBALL2016 Big South

Regular Season

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BASEBALL2016 Big South

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BASEBALL2016 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS


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MISSION STATEMENTThe Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics provides our

student-athletes the preparation and opportunities to reach their potential as

responsible and productive citizens through academic, athletic and personal

success.

PHILOSOPHYThe Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics promotes success

in collegiate athletics without compromising excellence in academics or

compliance. Department staff and coaches encourage student-athletes to

maintain a balance between athletics, academics and the social aspects of the

collegiate experience. Athletic participation has the ability to provide an added

dimension to the overall college experience of a student and to benefi t students

in their personal and professional challenges.

DIVERSITY STATEMENTThe Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics embraces diversity

among its student-athletes, coaches and staff . As a Department of Athletics, we

are committed to creating an inclusive community regardless of socioeconomic

status, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, disabilities or sexual orientation.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:Each day the following principles are the focus of the Department of

Athletics:

• EDUCATE our student-athletes on the importance and value of academic

success and earning a degree from Coastal Carolina University.

• INVEST the resources necessary to develop competitive sports programs

that vie for conference, regional and national championships on an

annual basis.

• CREATE and implement programming to teach personal growth

characteristics and opportunities to each of our student-athletes.

• DEVELOP the Department of Athletics’ annual operating and capital

project budgets by maximizing current funding streams and creating new

revenue opportunities.

• COMMITMENT TO INTEGRITY by developing and maintaining a

comprehensive internal and external compliance program.

• FINANCIAL STABILITY by implementing a zero-based budget process

that identifi es and addresses actual unit and sport program funding

requirements.

• Create an environment where the spirit of GENDER EQUITY and and RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY are fundamental components of the decision-making process.

• UNITY through the creation of a family environment that values each

and every employee.

• EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY through public service projects and

initiatives.

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Chairman of the Athletics DivisionJoe MogliaDirector of AthleticsMatt HogueAssociate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Enhancement/Senior Woman AdministratorCari RosiekNCAA Faculty Athletics RepresentativeMark MitchellAssociate Athletics Director/Student-Athlete Services and AdministrationDwayne BeamAssociate Director of Athletics for Media RelationsMike CawoodAssociate Director of Athletics for Community OutreachJess DannellyAssociate Director of Athletics for ComplianceAraLeigh BeamDirector for Corporate Sales and PartnershipsRhett GrahamAssistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Sales & RevenueMichael JacobsAssistant Director of Athletics for Facilities & OperationsBryan StilesExecutive Director of the Chanticleer Athletic FoundationChris JohnsonAthletics Business ManagerLauren BarkerEquipment CoordinatorDan MorphisDirector of Gameday Experience and PromotionsAlex SouzaDirector of Athletics TrainingJeff PoundsCo-Directors of Speed, Strength and ConditioningAntwan Floyd, Anthony DeckerAdministrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics

Melissa Todd

TA B L E O F CO N T E N TSDepartment of Athletics Headlines ......................................... 2

Academics ............................................................................. 7

Chants in the Community ....................................................... 9

Student-Athlete Excellence Awards ....................................... 10

Support and Fan Engagement .............................................. 11

Sport-By-Sport Highlights .................................................... 12

NCAA Appearances and Big South Championships .................. 33

It is the policy of Coastal Carolina University to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sex or veteran’s status in regard

to the administration of all campus programs, services and activities including intercollegiate athletics, and the admission of students,

employment actions, or other sponsored activities.


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CHANTICLEER HEADLINES

Coastal Carolina University President David A. DeCenzo announced on Sept. 1, 2015 that the CCU Chanticleer athletic programs will join the Sun Belt Conference eff ective July 1, 2016.

DeCenzo explained that Sun Belt Conference representatives based their decision on the University’s achievements and merit. “Their review of Coastal Carolina University and ultimate vote are clear indications of the recognition of academic and athletic excellence that we have attained on our campus. Joining the Sun Belt Conference will be transformative for our University as we enter this new phase of Coastal’s future.”

The Sun Belt Conference, headquartered in New Orleans, La., was established in 1976 and began sponsoring football in 2001 as a member of the FBS. In addition to football, the Sun Belt Conference sponsors baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, softball, men’s indoor track & fi eld, women’s track & fi eld, men’s outdoor track & fi eld, women’s outdoor track & fi eld, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

The Sun Belt Conference has earned ties to seven bowl games since its football beginnings 15 years ago. No football conference in history has ever boasted as many bowl relationships in its fi rst two decades of existence. A worthy football team in the Sun Belt can be in the national championship picture, and the league is a permanent part of the “Group of Five” that will send its highest-rated champion to a premier bowl game.

CCU sports will begin competing in Sun Belt conference play as of July 1, 2016, with the exception of the football program, which will transition to its fi rst year of full FBS status in 2018. During the transition, CCU will compete as a Sun Belt member in 2017 and have the opportunity to compete for the conference football championship, but will not be eligible to participate in the postseason.

Coastal Carolina becomes the 12th member of the Sun Belt Conference, joining Appalachian State University, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, Troy University, University of South Alabama, Arkansas State University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Louisiana at Monroe, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Texas at Arlington and Texas State University.

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITYTO JOIN SUN BELT CONFERENCE IN 2016


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CHANTICLEER HEADLINES

For 33 years - from its inclusion as an original member on Aug. 21, 1983, to its fi nal days in 2016 - the Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics set the bar for athletic excellence in the Big South Conference.

The following is a brief list of Coastal Carolina’s athletic accomplishments during its time in the Big South Conference.

COASTAL CAROLINA SET THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

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171171 BIG SOUTHCHAMPIONSHIPS

BIG SOUTHSASSER CUPS 129129

2020 BIG SOUTH HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPAPPEARANCES

156156 BIG SOUTH ALL-DECADETEAM MEMBERS

• Named for former Coastal Carolina Director of Athletics and Big South

Conference Commissioner, George F. “Buddy” Sasser.

• Coastal owns the second-most Sasser Cups in Big South history.

• Twice in its history Coastal has claimed the Cup four consecutive years,

and won back-to-back Cups in 2013-14 and 2014-15.

• A Chanticleer team or individual has reached an NCAA championship

every year since 1991, with the exception of 1994.

• Of Coastal’s 19 varsity sports, 15 have qualifi ed for NCAA postseason

play.

• The championships include regular season, tournament and individual

titles.

• Baseball (28) and men’s soccer (24) lead the way, while football has

won the championship in seven of its 13 years of competition.

• Also with double-fi gure championships are softball, men’s golf,

women’s cross country, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and volleyball.

• Coastal’s Hall of Fame members constitute almost a third of the

conference’s 61 total inductees.

• Of the Chanticleers enshrined, 15 are former student-athletes, three are

former coaches and two are former adminstrators.

• Coastal had a conference-leading four members inducted into the

inaugural class of 2003-04.

• Announced in 2013 in honor of the conference’s 30-year anniversary,

the All-Decade Teams include student-athletes from 1983-89, 1990-99

and 2000-09

• Coastal’s 156 members lead all Big South institutions, and comprise

nearly a quarter of the 687 All-Decade Team honorees.


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CHANTICLEER HEADLINESBASEBALL WINS 2016 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES,

CAPTURES COASTAL CAROLINA’S FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


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CHANTICLEER HEADLINESMEN’S BASKETBALL VISITS CUBA, ADVANCES TO CIT SEMIFINALS

The Coastal Carolina men’s basketball team began the 2015-16 season with a historic trip to Cuba, and ended it with the program’s fi rst-ever postseason victories as the Chants advanced to the fi nal four of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

The team’s trip to Cuba lasted from Aug. 6-14, and included three games against the Cuban National Team. The Chants faced losses in all three games, but gained playing experience against the best athletes that Cuba had to off er.

The team and coaches also conducted a pair of clinics in Havana and Mantazas for the youth of each city. The Coastal student-athletes ran through several drills in the clinics while teaching kids the fundamentals of the game.

Perhaps most importantly, the team was granted access to the U.S. embassy in Havana to witness the historic moment of the American fl ag being raised for the fi rst time in over fi fty-four years. The fl ag raising was preceded by an address from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and the U.S. Marine Guard Detachment that lowered the fl ag in 1961 was on hand to present the fl ag to the Marine Guard Detachment of 2015.

The team then gathered in front of the fl ag at the embassy for a photo to mark their presence at the historic moment.

Coastal wrapped the 2015-16 regular season with a 18-10, 12-6 record - good for third in the Big South - and, despite suff ering a tough 69-65 loss to Gardner-Webb in the opening round of the Big South tournament, accepted an invitation to make its fi rst appearance in the CIT.

The opening round saw Coastal defeat Mercer, 65-57, at the HTC Center to mark the fi rst postseason victory in the program’s history. The Chants remained at home for their second round and quarterfi nal wins over New Hampshire (71-62) and Grand Canyon (60-58), respectively, setting up a fi nal four matchup against UC Irvine.

UC Irvine took a 33-25 halftime lead and held on to close out the game, 66-47. The loss ended the Coastal’s season at 21-12, and marked the fi nal game in a Chanticleer uniform for seniors Badou Diagne, Tristian Curtis, Aaron Law and Marcus Freeman.

The graduating class will be remembered for winning 80 total games, two Big South tournament championships and a conference division title, as well as making two NCAA Tournment appearances and giving Coastal its fi rst three postseason wins.


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CHANTICLEER HEADLINESVOLLEYBALL REPEATS AS BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS

MEN’S TENNIS SWEEPS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HISTORIC SEASON

NOAD SETS BIG SOUTHHOME RUN, RBI RECORDS

The 2015 Coastal Carolina volleyball team captured the Big South’s regular season and tournament titles en route to its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Volleyball Championship, and fi fth overall.

The Chants posted a 25-5 overall record, marking the best winning percentage (.833) in program history. The season also included a program-best 18 match winning streak and a perfect 17-0 record in Big South matches.

The 2015 squad became the fi rst in school history to repeat as Big South tournament champions, and second to claim both the regular season and tournament titles in the same season.

Sophomore outside hitter Leah Hardeman became the fi rst Chant to win Big South Player of the Year honors in consecutive years, and was named MVP of the Big South Championship. She further made school history becoming the fi rst Chanticleer to receive American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region honors. Her 27 kills against #16 Creighton in the fi rst round of the NCAA Championship stands as the school’s all-time, single-match record.

The Coastal Carolina men’s tennis team returned to the NCAA postseason for the second time in the last four years after winning the program’s sixth Big South Conference tournament championship.

The Chants also repeated as Big South regular season champions after running the table in league play with a perfect 8-0 record.

Overall, Coastal fi nished the season with a program-best 21-4 record. It was the fi rst season in program history in which the team recorded 20 or more wins.

The team fi nished 10th in the Carolina Region in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s postseason rankings. It is the third time in the last four years that the Chants were ranked in the region’s top-10, and placed Coastal among such notable tennis powerhouses as North Carolina, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Clemson and Duke.

Head coach Chris Powers was named Big South Coach of the Year, and four Chanticleer student-athlete were voted All-Big South.

Senior Morgan Noad of the Coastal Carolina softball team capped a fantastic four-year career in historic fashion in 2016, setting the school and Big South Conference career records for both homeruns (75) and RBI (217). Noad’s record-setting homerun, a two-run shot, came in an 8-4 win over Longwood at home on April 6.

As a senior, Noad led the nation in homeruns and ranked third in RBI to garner Big South Player of the Year and National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region honors. For her career, Noad was a three time All-Big South selection and was twice voted to the conference’s all-tournament team while serving as the Chants’ captain.

Academically, Noad boasts a 3.5 GPA with a major in biology and minor in chemistry. She was a Capital One Academic All-District selection in 2014, and has been a member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll in each of her four years.


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ACADEMICS2015-16 STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATES

DECEMBER 2015 GRADUATESPatrick Corbett Baseball Recreation and Sport ManagementTyler Poole Baseball BiologyAndrew Schorr Baseball FinanceTyrell Blanks Football Graphic DesignKelvin Deveaux Football Recreation and Sport ManagementCostanzo Ellerbe Football Recreation and Sport ManagementJohn Israel Football PsychologyBruce Mapp Football CommunicationThomas Pauciello Football Interdisciplinary StudiesAlex Ross Football Master of Business AdministrationBryce Follensbee Men’s Soccer MarketingDarbie Kelley Women’s Soccer MarketingCarrington Fernanadors Men’s Track & Field ManagementDeAndre Lipscomb Men’s Track & Field MarketingChristina Davis Women’s Track & Field Political ScienceLetitia Saayman Women’s Track & Field SociologyTaylor Harris Softball Marine ScienceSara Rasley Softball Exercise ScienceEszter Nagy Volleyball Biochemistry

MAY 2016 GRADUATESAlex Cunningham Baseball ManagementConnor Owings Baseball HistoryDavid Parrett Baseball Exercise and Sport ScienceZach Remillard Baseball Political ScienceDevin Brown Football Interdisciplinary StudiesTyrell Brown Football EconomicsRoderick Holder Football Recreation and Sports ManagementKyle Fleetwood Football CommunicationAndre Johnson Football SociologyCaleb Kelly Football CommunicationsClark Krimmer Football Recreation and Sports ManagementVoghens Larrieux Football ManagementRayshaud Shields Football Interdisciplinary StudiesDenzell Thomas Football CommunicationsAustin Brown Lacrosse Recreation and Sport ManagementMaddy Ciardi Lacrosse Exercise and Sport ScienceNyra Constant Lacrosse MarketingRachel Ferrara Lacrosse CommunicationKasey Griese Lacrosse MarketingTrista Kuehn Lacrosse PsychologySara Nolan Lacrosse CommunicationCharlotte O’Leary Lacrosse BiologyKaitlyn Trodden Lacrosse ManagementTristian Curtis Men’s Basketball Exercise and Sport ScienceBadou Diagne Men’s Basketball EconomicsMichel Enanga Men’s Basketball Computer ScienceMarcus Freeman Men’s Basketball Communication Aaron Law Men’s Basketball ManagementRon Trapps Men’s Basketball CommunicationsJosh Pisarri Men’s Golf FinanceArnar Geirsson Men’s Soccer MarketingGisli Helgason Men’s Soccer Marketing Colin Marz Men’s Soccer Recreation and Sports ManagementTobenna Uzo Men’s Soccer ManagementKaue Pereira Men’s Tennis ManagementRick Timmerman Men’s Tennis ManagementSteve Carr Men’s Track & Field Marine ScienceJackson Corcoran Men’s Track & Field MarketingBrinson Corn Men’s Track & Field Resort Tourism ManagementDesmond Wallace Men’s Track & Field CommunicationCassidy Brzozowski Softball CommunicationKelsey Dominik Softball SociologyNicole Isaacs Women’s Basketball Exercise and Sport ScienceStephanie Isaacs Women’s Basketball Exercise and Sport ScienceBailey Cocca Women’s Golf CommunicationMarissa Hinchman Women’s Golf MarketingLena Schaeff ner Women’s Golf Recreation and Sports ManagementCamille Christie Women’s Soccer MarketingOlivia Fear Women’s Soccer Elementary EducationCari Berry Women’s Tennis Interdisciplinary StudiesLibby Scott Women’s Tennis PsychologyBriana Cristiano Women’s Track & Field Exercise and Sport ScienceJalacy Green Women’s Track & Field Public HealthRaven Hamilton Women’s Track & Field Exercise and Sport ScienceHannah Hetzel Women’s Track & Field ManagementRegina Peattie Women’s Track & Field Recreation and Sports ManagementHailey Shingler Women’s Track & Field Marine ScienceTeka Simpson Women’s Track & Field Exercise and Sport ScienceStephanie Taylor-Pollack Women’s Track & Field Communcation

233233 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL

7878 STUDENT-ATHLETES GRADUATED IN 2015-16

121121 STUDENT-ATHLETES ACHIEVED A 3.5 GPA OR HIGHER IN 2015-16

6 6 TEAMS RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY COACHES’ ASSOCIATIONS

VOLLEYBALL - MEN’S TENNIS - WOMEN’S TENNISLACROSSE - WOMEN’S T&F - MEN’S T&F

2 2 NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONOREESALEX ROSS (FB): COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

RYAN GRANGER (FB): FCS ADA ACADEMIC ALL-STAR

BY THE NUMBERS

4 4 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCESCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

ALEX ROSS (FB) - TRISTIAN CURTIS (MBB)LENA SCHAEFFNER (WGOLF) - MACKENZIE CONRAD (SB)


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BASEBALLMatt Beaird *

Andrew BeckwithJason Bilous

Tyler ChadwickBilly Cooke *

Steven D’AmicoJordan Gore *

Adam HallBobby Holmes *Peyton IsaacsonAustin KitchenJabob Lafrenz

Anthony Marks *Nicholas Masterson **

Brandon Miller *Mike MorrisonConnor OwingsDavid Parrett *

Tyler PooleZach RemillardCole Schaefer

Kyle SkeelsG.K. Young

FOOTBALLOsharmar Abercrombie *

Josh Anderson *Daniel AnoushehRonald Abertha

Casey BarkerPeter BattagliaMichael Bilings

Mark BrameEdward Brown

Laquay Brown *Antawn ChandlerAnthony Chesley

Eric ChurchLorenzo D’AngeloDominic DiGalbo Samuel Ekwonike

Jack FloodRyan Granger *

James HeftRoderick Holder

Calvin Hollenhorst *Masamitsu Ishibashi

Kerron JohnsonZachary Kelley **

Caleb KellyClark Krimmer

Chandler Kryst *Voghens LarrieuxAdam Lawhorn **

Kendrick Lowery **Bruce Mapp

Austin MurilloEvan Rabon

Deavin RencherAJ SattingerAlex Scearce

Josh Stilley **Craig ThompsonChance Thrasher

Christopher TidwellWilliam Walker

Marcus Williamson

MEN’S BASKETBALLChristian Adams *

Josh Coleman *Tristian CurtisBadou Diagne

Aaron Law

MEN’S GOLFTimothy Carpenter

Harrison Frye *Thaddeus Obecny

Daniel Overas *Joshua Pisarri

Alfredo Ruiz GomezLuis Ruiz

Olle Widegren *

MEN’S SOCCERSaif Alhameli *Elis Bjornsson *

Alexandre Bouillennec *Einar Einarsson *Arnar Geirsson *

Miguel Giron GutierrezTommy Gudmundsson *

Gisli Helgason **Brennan Koslow *Gerard Madden **

Colin Marz *Michael PeprahFrantzdy Pierrot

David RaizesRyan Reid *

Tobenna Uzo *Ryan Willoughby

MEN’S TENNISJabor Al-Mutawa *

Luiz Faria *Stefan Jakubov *

Pedro LemeFrancesco Migliano **

Nic Planchard *Sebastian Schneider *

Rick TimmermanVuk Velickovic

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD

Jarrett Ashby *Charles Bascom *Zachary Connell *Brinson Corn **

Kahlim Denmark *Erik Eckleben **Richard Finch *

D’Andre Fletcher *Gabriel Gittens

Eric Goings *Zach HenselRyan McCainRyan Minor *

Kieran Moore *Brandon RichardsonNicholas Seabright

Elijah Shaw *Joshua SmallTerrill Stanley

Braylon Wilkerson *

SOFTBALLAlexis Alvino

Angela Buccilli *Bri Chiusano

MacKenzie Conrad **Mari Cook

Chelsea D’AvilarKelsey DominikKailey Mellen

Morgan Noad *Taylor RahachDevon SteinerTimi Tooley *

BEACH/INDOOR VOLLEYBALL

Tahleia Bishop **Sara Boothe *

Aleksandra DjuricAlexis Flynn *

Leah HardemanShelby Ladewig *

Dora LulicIva Mandic *

Mika Mierzwa *Alise Petersone *Natasa Savovic **

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLJas Adams

Derriel BanyardBreelyn Blanding

Olivia Carlton *Courtney Clasen **Rachael Gregory *

Stephanie IsaacsYasmin MillerDionne Parker

Josie UtleyJamie Williams

WOMEN’S GOLFBarbora Bakova *Malene Hansen *

Marissa Hinchman *Marie Lunackova *Lena Schaeff ner **

LACROSSEHaley AlexanderKarley Barreno

Madeline Bromley *Austin Brown

Maggie Carr **Maddy Ciardi *

Sophie CrowtherMorgan Gott *Kasey Griese *Trista Kuehn

Haley Kyger *Holly McKeeSara Nolan

Charlotte O’LearyTaylor Pascale *Sharon Perkins *Rachel Stevens *

Jenna StoverLauren Thomas *Kaitlyn Trodden

Gabby Vujanic **Rachel Wagner *

Keri WhiteCarolina Williams

Margaret Wright **

WOMEN’S SOCCERMiki Antzoulatos *Rebecca Austin *Kayla Christian *Camille Christie *Morgan Divine *Daniella Famili

Melanie Flatter *Amelia Hicks *Brooke Horist *

Hanna Johannsdottir *Brenna Leftwich *

Ashley Lynch **Haley McNulty *Sam Patterson *

Ellie Taylor *Brittany Temple *Mikayla Williams

WOMEN’S TENNISMarie Babayan *

Cari Berry *Sara Bondar *

Brooke Campbell *Romane Delay *

Laura Mary *Libby Scott *Natalie Wall *

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK &

FIELDAmirah Al-Bayyinah

Jonnay AnthonyKelsey BriggsRachel Byrd

Marissa Cain **Olivia CoopwoodTaylor Creagh *

Brianna Cristiano *Jalacy Green *

Raven Hamilton *Anacia Hines

Takeyra Jenkins-DoddEmma Kroger *

Samantha LaykoRozelle Meier *

Kelila NaulesCaroline PalliniRegina PeattieTeka Simpson *

Kayla TracyAynslee van Graan *

Kyla van Graan *Lisha van Onselen *

* - Indicates 3.5 GPA or better** - Indicates 4.0 GPA

ACADEMICS241 Student-Athletes Posted at Least a 3.0 GPA for 2015-16


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CHANTS IN THE COMMUNITYCHANTS HOLD SIXTH ANNUALSAAC SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

Coastal Carolina student-athletes returned to Pee Dee Elementary to once again deliver school supplie donated by the Coastal Carolina athletic department as part of its annual SAAC School Supply Drive.

All of Coastal Carolina’s athletic teams participated in the drive, donating all types of school supplies. Some of the items included crayons, pencils, pens, paper, erasers and backpacks.

The donation marked the sixth consecutive School Supply Drive that has assisted Pee Dee Elementary School, a Title I school in Horry County that services approximately 800 students.

Title I is the largest federal assistance program for the nation’s schools. The goal is to provide a high-quality education for every child, and help students who are furthest from meeting the standards the state has set for all children.

COASTAL ATHLETICS CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL ADOPT-A-CHANT CAMPAIGN

The Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics and its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee completed its sixth annual Adopt-A-Chant Campaign in December. The goal of the campaign is to provide local children a happy holiday season by donating such items as toys, clothes and shoes to Toys for Tots and students at Pee Dee Elementary.

In all, Coastal Carolina was able to adopt 30 children and successfully spread holiday cheer. The 30 children submitted a Christmas wish list, and Coastal Carolina teams and athletic administration worked to gather toys, shoes and clothes to provide help for those who otherwise could not aff ord it.

Some of the toys gathered included bicycles, dolls, puzzles, books, games, toy cars and trucks, roller skates, footballs, basketballs, art supplies and video game systems. The adopted Chants also received athletic apparel from some of their favorite teams, including the Chanticleers.

STUDENT ATHLETES PARTICIPATE INCARING FOR KINDERGARTNERS

A total of 95 Chanticleer student-athletes went to 20 Horry County elementary schools in February to read “The Giving Tree” to local students as part of the United Way of Horry County Caring for Kindergartners program.

Cheerleaders, coaches and athletic administrators joined the student-athletes in reading the timeless classic to 95 kindergarten classes.

Upon completing the book, the young students were able to put the lessons they learned on display by drawing pictures and creating greeting cards to be distributed to elderly, homebound citizens throughout Horry County.


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STUDENT-ATHLETE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

2016 Linda C. Vereen Team GPA Awards: Women’s and Men’s Tennis

2016 Female Athlete of the YearLeah Hardeman

2016 Male Athlete of the YearDe’Angelo Henderson

2016 Male Scholar-Athlete of the YearBrinson Corn

2016 Female Newcomer of the YearKayla Christian

2016 Presidential Student-Athlete of the YearTristian Curtis

The Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics honored its top athletic and academic performers of the 2015-16 season at the annual Student-Athlete Excellence Awards hosted by members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at the HTC Center.

Tristian Curtis (men’s basketball) was named the Presidential Student-Athlete of the Year, an honor presented to the singular Coastal Carolina student-athlete who displays extraordinary achievements in academics, community service and leadership.

Darbie Kelley (women’s soccer/3.92 GPA) was named Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year while Brinson Corn (men’s track & fi eld/3.82 GPA) was named Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Leah Hardeman (volleyball) and De’Angleo Henderson (football) were named Female and Male Athletes of the Year, respectively, for outstanding eff orts in their fi elds of play.

Bobby Holmes (baseball) was named Male Newcomer of the Year, while Kayla Christian (women’s soccer) was crowned Female Newcomer of the Year.

Ellie Taylor (women’s soccer) was voted Comeback Athlete of the Year, having a productive 2015 season after facing numerous injuries the year before.

Miki Antzoulatos (women’s soccer), Tristian Curtis (men’s basketball), Lena Schaeff ner (women’s golf) and Tyler Chadwick (baseball) garnered the National Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year awards for their dedication to strength and conditioning.

The men’s (3.38 GPA) and women’s (3.66 GPA) tennis teams recieved the Linda C. Vereen Academic Excellence Awards, given to the teams with the highest combined grade point average.

Andy Hendrick, Professor Emeritus Marketing and Resort Tourism, was named the Student-Athlete Faculty Member of the Year, as voted upon by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.


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Department of Athletics

CHANTICLEERS ONLINEMore and more people are getting their news about Coastal Carolina

Athletics through the department’s offi cial website, GoCCUSports.

com, and via the Department’s offi cial Twitter account @GoCCUSports.

In addition, during the 2015-16 year the Department of Athletics

increased its social media footprint on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

GOCCUSPORTS.COM PAGE VIEWS 6,495,619

(Increase of 1,072,778 over 2014-15)

GOCCUSPORTS.COM UNIQUE VISITORS 111,860 (Increase of 28,729 over 2014-15)

@GOCCUSPORTS TWITTER FOLLOWERS 17.1K (Increase of 8,673 over 2014-15)

@CHAUNCEYCCU TWITTER FOLLOWERS 8,757 (Increase of 1,707 over 2014-15)

COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS FACEBOOK “LIKES” 30,308 (Increase of 19,978 over 2014-15)

The Coastal Carolina University Department of Athlet-

ics consists of a team of nearly 150 coaches and staff and

over 420 student-athletes who dedicate their energies

and talents on a daily basis to achieving excellence as

representatives of Coastal Carolina University. While the

student-athletes and their coaches are the faces of the

Coastal Carolina Athletics program, they depend on the

people behind the scenes who provide vital support for

their successes.

In addition to the administration and coaching staff s,

the Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics consists of

the following areas: Academic Support Services Administrative Support Business Operations Equipment Services Facilities and Operations Life Skills Marketing and Promotions Media Relations NCAA Compliance Sports Turf Management Sports Medicine and Nutrition Speed, Strength and Conditioning Ticket Offi ce

Video Services

TICKET REVENUE 201415 ACTUAL 201516 ACTUAL V A R I A N C EFOOTBALL TICKET REVENUE1 (Gross) • Season $ 132,057 $ 191,780 $ +59,723 • Single Game $ 240,365 $ 232,853 $ -7,512 • Total Revenue $ 372,422 $ 424,633 $ +52,211

BASKETBALL TICKET REVENUE (Gross) • Season $ 95,532 $ 97,120 $ +1,588 • Single Game $ 53,966 $ 48,103 $ -5,863 • Total Revenue $ 149,498 $ 145,223 $ -4,275

BASEBALL TICKET REVENUE (Gross) • Season $ 81,857 $ 79,885 $ -1,972 • Single Game $ 80,747 $ 104,086 $ +23,339 • Total Revenue $ 162,604 $ 183,971 $ +21,367

TOTAL TICKET REVENUE (Gross)

$ 684,524 $ 753,827 $ +69,303

1 - Regular season games only.

(All fi gures as of Aug. 4, 2015)

SUPPORT & FAN ENGAGEMENT

ATTENDANCE FIGURESA total of 141,101 Chanticleer fans attended football, men’s basketball and baseball games in 2015-16, almost a 10,000 person increase from the previous year. Coastal led the Big South in total attendance in baseball, ranked second in percentage of stadium capacity in football, and ranked third in average attendance per game in men’s basketball. (Only top fi ve for each sport shown)

FOOTBALL1

MEMBER INSTITUTION AVG./GAME STADIUM CAPACITY PCT. OF CAPACITY

Kennesaw State 8,820 8,300 106.26

COASTAL CAROLINA 9,163 9,214 99.44Liberty 18,990 19,200 98.90

Charleston Southern 3,694 4,000 92.35

Monmouth 2,461 4,000 61.521 - Regular season games only.

MEN’S BASKETBALLMEMBER INSTITUTION GAMES TOTAL AVG./GAME

Liberty 14 35,217 2,516

Radford 14 29,057 1,957

COASTAL CAROLINA 18 31,769 1,765UNC Asheville 14 23,212 1,658

High Point 15 23,028 1,535

BASEBALLMEMBER INSTITUTION GAMES TOTAL AVG./GAME

Liberty 29 44,584 1,592

COASTAL CAROLINA 35 54,354 1,552Winthrop 26 11,312 435

UNC Asheville 29 9,463 326

Campbell 32 10,195 319


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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SECOND AT BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

• Senior Letitia Saayman became the third Chanticleer runner in school history to be named an NCAA All-American after placing 18th in a 254-runner fi eld at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky.

• Saayman was also named the NCAA Southeast Region Runner of the Year after becoming the fi rst Chanticleer to win an individual title at a NCAA regional meet.

• A fi rst-place fi nish at the Big South Championship earned Saayman her second career Big South Women’s Runner of the Year honor, and she was an All-Big South selection for the fi rst time in her career.

• Overall, Saayman turned in fi ve fi rst-place fi nishes in eight races.• Kyla van Graan and Aynslee van Graan jointed Saayman as All-Big South selections as the sisters fi nished

third and fi fth, respectively, at the Big South Championships.

HEAD COACH

JEFF JACOBSEXPERIENCE:

2ND YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Points High Point 47COASTAL CAROLINA 51Liberty 58UNC Asheville 108Radford 157Campbell 174Winthrop 199Gardner-Webb 203Presbyterian 268Longwood 293Charleston Southern 295

2015 HONORSNCAA ALL-AMERICAN

Letitia Saayman ............................................. 18th Place

NCAA SOUTHEAST REGION ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Letitia Saayman

NCAA ALL-REGION

Letitia Saayman ................................................1st Place

BIG SOUTH WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE YEAR

Letitia Saayman

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Letitia Saayman ................................................1st Place

Kyla van Graan ................................................ 3rd Place

Aynslee van Graan ........................................... 5th Place

BIG SOUTH RUNNER OF THE WEEK

Letitia Saayman ...................................................Sept. 9

Letitia Saayman .................................................Sept. 30

Letitia Saayman ...................................................Oct. 14

Letitia Saayman ...................................................Oct. 21

BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Kyla van Graan

Kyla van Graan Aynslee van Graan

Letitia Saayman


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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SEVENTH AT BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

• Began the season with consecutive second-place fi nishes at the Gamecock Challenge and Coastal Carolina Invitational.

• Josh Small, Riaz Tyler, Zach Hensel and Elijah Shaw each turned in top-10 fi nishes at the Gamecock Challenge.

• Coastal then saw three top-20 fi nishes at the Coastal Carolina Invitational as Small (fourth), Tyler (16th) and Hensel (17th) led the Chants.

• Small led Coastal and turned in a top-25 fi nish at the Big South Championships.

HEAD COACH


12TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Points Campbell 31Liberty 42High Point 48Radford 120UNC Asheville 137Winthrop 216COASTAL CAROLINA 218Presbyterian 228Longwood 240Gardner-Webb 243Charleston Southern 309

2015 HONORSBIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Elijah Shaw

Josh Small Zach Hensel

Elijah Shaw


14

WOMEN’S SOCCER 12-7-1 (7-2-1) | SECOND

• Finished runners-up in the regular season of the Big South Conference for the second straight year.• Shutout Charleston Southern 5-0 in the quarterfi nals of the Big South tournament at home before falling

to Campbell in the semifi nals at Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C.• Paul Hogan earned Big South Coach of the Year honors for the second straight year.• Kayla Christian became the fourth Chanticleer in program history to be named the Big South’s Freshman

of the Year.

HEAD COACH

PAUL HOGANEXPERIENCE:

5TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall Liberty 8-2 13-8-1COASTAL CAROLINA 7-2-1 12-7-1Campbell 7-3 14-7High Point 6-3-1 12-5-4Longwood 6-3-2 9-8-2UNC Asheville 4-6 11-9Charleston Southern 4-6 7-9-2Gardner-Webb 3-5-2 6-9-4Winthrop 3-5-2 6-9-3Presbyterian 2-7-1 6-11-1Radford 1-8-1 6-11-1

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalNo. 2 Coastal Carolina 5, No. 7 Charleston Southern 0Semifi nal

No. 3 Campbell 2, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 0

2015 HONORSBIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR

Paul Hogan

BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Kayla Christian

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Amber Adams .................................................First Team

Daniella Famili ................................................First Team

Kayla Christian ........................................... Second Team

Melanie Flatter ................................. Honorable Mention

BIG SOUTH ALL-FRESHMAN

Kayla Christian

BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC

Darbie Kelly

BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Kayla Christian ................Attacking ...................Sept. 21

Amber Adams Melanie Flatter Daniella Famili

Kayla Christian


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MEN’S SOCCER 13-3-4 (6-1-2) | SECOND

NCAA TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND• The 2015 season saw the Chanticleers returning to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season

and 13th time in program history. • Coastal Carolina posted a fi rst round victory at home against North Florida before ultimately falling to

fi fth-seeded North Carolina in the second round.• After starting the season 7-0-1 with a trio of top-25 wins, the Chanticleers reached program-best national

rankings of fourth by both the NSCAA and College Soccer News. The Chants spent the weeks of Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 ranked fourth in both poll before suff ering its fi rst loss of the season.

• Senior midfi elder Colin Marz along with senior forward Tobenna Uzo were honored as Big South Conference fi rst team selections. Junior midfi elder Sergio Camargo and sophomores Louis Dargent (midfi elder), Einar Einarsson (defender) and Elis Bjornsson (defender) were second team selections, while senior forward Bryce Follensbee and junior goalkeeper Fernando Pina were honorable mention selections. Freshmen Jair Espinoza (midfi elder), Ryan Willoughby (midfi elder) and Sindri Kristinsson (defender) picked up all-freshman team plaudits. In addition, Marz was named to the conference’s All-Academic Team for his work in the classroom.

HEAD COACH

SHAUN DOCKINGEXPERIENCE:

18TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall Radford 7-1-1 14-4-2COASTAL CAROLINA 6-1-2 13-3-4Winthrop 7-1-1 11-7-1High Point 3-3-3 8-6-7Campbell 5-4 10-9Longwood 4-4-1 9-9-1UNC Asheville 3-6 6-12-1Liberty 2-6-1 6-10-1Gardner-Webb 3-6 4-14Presbyterian 0-8-1 0-16-1

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalNo. 2 Coastal Carolina 1, No. 6 High Point 1 (2OT)

2015 HONORSNSCAA ALL-REGION

Colin Marz ......................................................Third Team

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Colin Marz .......................................................First Team

Tobenna Uzo ...................................................First Team

Sergio Camargo .......................................... Second Team

Louis Dargent ............................................. Second Team

Einar Einarsson ........................................... Second Team

Elis Bjornsson ............................................. Second Team

Bryce Follensbee .............................. Honorable Mention

Fernando Pina .................................. Honorable Mention

Jair Espinoza ..............................................All-Freshman

Sindri Kristinsson .......................................All-Freshman

Ryan Willoughby ........................................All-Freshman

BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC

Colin Marz

NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK

Miguel Gutierrez ..................................................Sept. 7

Sergio Camargo ..................................................Sept. 28

Tommy Gudmundsson .........................................Oct. 19

Tobenna Uzo ........................................................Oct. 27

Tobenna Uzo ......................................................... Nov. 3


Fernando Pina .................Defensive ...................Sept. 14

Colin Marz Tobenna Uzo

Louis Dargent


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FOOTBALL 9-3 (4-2) | SECOND

NCAA DIVISION I FCS CHAMPIONSHIP

• Ranked #1 in the NCAA Coaches poll for eight consecutive weeks during the 2016 campaign and ended the season ranked #16 in the media poll, #17 in the coaches. The Chanticleers have been ranked among the nation’s top 25 for 44 consecutive polls while ranking among the top fi ve 28 times and among the top 10 in 37 of the last 38 ranking periods.

• Reached the NCAA FCS Playoff for the fourth consecutive year, being one of just team programs to reach the postseason in each of the last four seasons.

• Coastal Carolina became the fi rst Big South program to start a season 7-0 three straight years.• In its 13th season of football, the Chanticleers won their 100th game on Nov. 3 with a 55-0 win over

Alabama A&M. Overall, CCUs all-time record stands at 104-52.• De’Angleo Henderson et the NCAA FCS record by scoring at least one touchdown in 26 consecutive games

and is just one shy of the NCAA Division I all-time record of 27, set by Virginia Tech’s Lee Suggs.• Just a junior, De’Angleo Henderson set the CCU career marks for rushing yards, rushing attempts and

rushing TDs while exiting the Big South third on the all-time rushing yards and rushing touchdowns lists. In addition, Henderson set Big South records for career receptions (77) and receiving yards (731) by a running back.

• Alex Ross became the fi rst player to be a three-time, fi rst team All-Big South selection at quarterback as well as being the fi rst football player in Big South history to be both a Player of the Year (Off ensive in 2014)

• Ross ended his career 20th in NCAA FCS history with a 151.85 career pass effi ciency rating and 24th in NCAA FCS history with 11,482 yards of total off ense. Ross set Big South all-time marks for total off ense, TD responsibility (91) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (19), while adding the following CCU career records: pass attempts (1,174), pass completions (760), passing yards (9,918), passing TDs (72) and pass completion percentage (.647).

• Ryan Granger set a CCU single-season record by making 16 fi eld goals, including a CCU record 10 straight over a three-game span — one being a 30-yarder as time expired to win at Monmouth.

• Alex Ross (Atlanta Falcons) and Tyrell Blanks (Houston Texans) were invited to NFL rookie camps.

HEAD COACH

JOE MOGLIAEXPERIENCE:

4TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall Charleston Southern 6-0 10-3COASTAL CAROLINA 4-2 9-3Liberty 3-3 6-5Monmouth 3-3 5-6Kennesaw State 2-4 6-5Gardner-Webb 2-4 4-7Presbyterian 1-5 2-9

NCAA Division I FCS Championship ResultsFirst Round (Conway, S.C.)The Citadel 41, Coastal Carolina 38

2015 HONORSJoe Moglia • Eddie Robinson Award FCS National Coach of the Year

• South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Humanitarian of the Year

• Stuttering Association for the Young Hero Award

De’Angelo Henderson • STATS FCS National Off ensive Player of the Year Finalist (10th)

• Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award Finalist

Alex Ross • STATS FCS National Off ensive Player of the Year Finalist (19th)

ALL-AMERICAN

Alex Ross ............................... AFCA (one, 25-man team)

De’Angelo Henderson ......................... STATS (2nd Team)

Associated Press( 3rd team)

Devin Brown ....................................... STATS (3rd Team)

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

Alex Ross .........................................................2nd Team

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

Alex Ross ..........................................................1st Team

FCS ADA ACADEMIC ALL-STARS

Alex Ross

Ryan Granger

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY

Alex Ross

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Devin Brown .................. STATS Special Teams (Sept. 21)

Ryan Granger ...................STATS Special Teams (Oct. 12)


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BIG SOUTH INDIVIDUAL HONORS

De’Angelo Henderson ........... Off ensive Player of the Year

Devin Brown .................. Special Team Player of the Year

Alex Ross ...............................Scholar-Athlete of the Year

ALL-BIG SOUTH

De’Angelo Henderson, RB ................................First Team

Alex Ross, QB ...................................................First Team

Devin Brown, KOR ...........................................First Team

Bruce Mapp, WR ..............................................First Team

Sam Ekwonike, OL ...........................................First Team

Voghens Larrieux, OL ......................................First Team

Jabarai Bothwell, DL .......................................First Team

Ryan Granger, PK .............................................First Team

Chase Tidwell, OL ....................................... Second Team

Chris Jones, WR and PR .............................. Second Team

Roderick Holder, DL ................................... Second Team

Calvin Hollenhorst, DL ............................... Second Team

Alex Scearce, LB ........................................ Second Team


Alex Ross


De’Angelo Henderson .........................Off ensive (Sept. 7)

Devin Brown ...............................Special Teams (Sept. 7)

De’Angelo Henderson .......................Off ensive (Sept. 14)

Evan Rabon ...............................Special Teams (Sept. 14)

Devin Brown .............................Special Teams (Sept. 21)

Ryan Granger ..............................Special Teams (Oct. 12)

Jabarai Bothwell ............................... Defensive (Oct. 26)

Ryan Granger ..............................Special Teams (Oct. 26)

Alex Ross ............................................. Off ensive (Nov. 9)

Jabarai Bothwell .............................. Defensive (Nov. 16)

Alex Ross ........................................co-Off ensive (Nov. 9)

Alex Ross was both an All-American and an Academic All-American

The “Surf Turf” made its debut for the 2015 season

De’Angelo Henderson broke the NCAA FCS record for consecutive games scoring a TD at Monmouth

Devin Brown returned two kickoff s for TDs and earned All-American honors


18

VOLLEYBALL 25-5 (14-0) | BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND - CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL

• Advanced to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship for the second straight year, where the Chanticleers faced 16th-seeded Creighton in the fi rst round. Coastal ultimately fell 3-1 to Creighton, but recorded the program’s fi rst set win in an NCAA postseason match.

• Repeated as Big South tournament champions for the fi rst time in program history, and became the fi rst Coastal volleyball team to win the regular season and tournament championships in the same season.

• Was also the fi rst Coastal team to go unbeaten in conference matches (14-0), and posted the program’s highest winning percentage (.833).

• Leah Hardeman became the fi rst Chanticleer to be named All-Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, and was just the third student-athlete in Big South volleyball history to be voted the Player of the Year in consecutive seasons.

• A team-record of six Chanticleer student-athletes were voted All-Big South.• Jozsef Forman was named the conference’s Coach of the Year for the fi rst time in his career.• Senior outside hitter Lian Bernett became just the Chanticleer in team history to surpass 1,000 kills, 1,000

digs and 100 aces for her career.• Senior middle blocker Eszter Nagy set the Coastal Carolina and Big South single season record for hitting

percentage (.417) while ranking 12th in the nation in the category.

HEAD COACH

JOZSEF FORMANEXPERIENCE:

4TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall COASTAL CAROLINA 14-0 25-5High Point 11-3 21-10Liberty 9-5 14-14UNC Asheville 8-6 15-12Winthrop 7-7 14-18Radford 6-8 14-15Campbell 6-8 14-17Charleston Southern 4-10 10-23Gardner-Webb 3-11 9-22Presbyterian 2-12 4-24

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalNo. 1 Coastal Carolina 3, No. 8 Charleston Southern 0Semifi nalNo. 1 Coastal Carolina 3, No. 5 Winthrop 2Championship

No. 1 Coastal Carolina 3, No. 7 Campbell 0

2015 HONORSAVCA ALL-REGION

Leah Hardeman

BIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR

Jozsef Forman

BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Leah Hardeman

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT MVP

Leah Hardeman

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Leah Hardeman ...............................................First Team

Eszter Nagy .....................................................First Team

Lian Bernett ............................................... Second Team

Annayka Legros .......................................... Second Team

Natasa Savovic ................................. Honorable Mention

Sara Boothe ..................................... Honorable Mention


Eszter Nagy


Eszter Nagy ........................Player ......................Sept. 28

Leah Hardeman ..................Player ........................Oct. 19

Sara Boothe ....................Freshman .....................Oct. 19

Leah Hardeman Eszter Nagy Lian Bernett


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WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SECOND PLACE

• The Chanticleer women took second place at the 2016 Big South Championship after winning the title the previous three seasons.

• Emma Kroger (pole vault) and Kyla van Graan (5,000m) led the Chants, taking the individual titles in their respective events. It was the fi rst time during the season that van Graan participated in the 5,000m event.

• In all, Coastal Carolina placed in the top three in eight events at the conference championship.• During the regular season, Coastal held a total of 25 top-10 fi nishes, including 16 in the top fi ve and three

fi rst-place fi nishes.

HEAD COACH


2ND YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Points Liberty 178.50COASTAL CAROLINA 109Campbell 108Winthrop 55Charleston Southern 52High Point 49Gardner-Webb 42Radford 37.50UNC Asheville 32

2016 HONORSALL-BIG SOUTH

Emma Kroger ..................Pole Vault ................Champion

Amirah Al-Bayyinah ...... Triple Jump................... Second

Kyla van Graan ................. 5,000m..................Champion

Kyla van Graan ................. 3,000m...................... Second

Aynslee van Graan ..............800m ...........................Third

Aynslee van Graan ........... One-Mile .................... Second

Teka Simpson .....................200m ...........................Third

Teka Simpson .................Long Jump .......................Third


Kyla van Graan

BIG SOUTH ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Amirah Al-Bayyinah ............Field ........................ Feb. 10

Kyla van Graan Emma Kroger Teka Simpson

Amirah Al-Bayyinah Aynslee van Graan


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MEN’S BASKETBALL 21-12 (12-6) | THIRD

• Competed in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Advanced to the tournament’s semifi nal round by winning the fi rst three postseason tournament games in program history.

• Head coach Cliff Ellis notched his 700th career win as a Division I coach on Jan. 2 against rival Winthrop. Ellis ended the season as the third active winningest coach in Division I.

• Junior Elijah Wilson scored his 1,000th career point on Nov. 28 with a second-half three-pointer against Campbell. Wilson fi nished the season with 1,375 career points, ranking 10th on the CCU all-time list.

• Senior Badou Diagne became Coastal’s 21st 1,000-point scorer with second-half three-pointer against Radford on Feb. 6. Diagne fi nished as CCU’s 20th all-time leading scorer (1,027), third-leading rebounder (789) and fourth-leading shot blocker (99).

• Senior Tristian Curtis, who was featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter for the emotional reunion with his mother on senior night, was named the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Curtis turned in a career year, fi nishing the season shooting team-best 69.0 percent from the fi eld.

• The Chanticleers won 21 games despite players missing a combined 40 games due to various injuries. Five of Coastal’s 13 20-plus win seasons have come under the direction of Ellis, including each of the last three seasons.

• Set the Coastal Carolina team single season 3-point fi eld goals made record with 244.

HEAD COACH

CLIFF ELLISEXPERIENCE:

9TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015-16 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South OverallWinthrop 13-5 23-9High Point 13-5 21-11COASTAL CAROLINA 12-6 21-12UNC Asheville 12-6 22-12Gardner-Webb 10-8 17-16Liberty 10-8 13-19Radford 9-9 16-15Campbell 5-13 12-18Presbyterian 5-13 11-20Longwood 5-13 10-23Charleston Southern 5-13 9-21

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalNo. 6 Gardner-Webb 69, No. 4 Coastal Carolina 65

2015-16 HONORSALL-BIG SOUTH

Elijah Wilson..................................... Honorable Mention

Shivaughn Wiggins .......................... Honorable Mention


Tristian Curtis

BIG SOUTH SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Tristian Curtis


Badou Diagne ....................Player ....................... Dec. 23

Elijah Wilson.......................Player ......................... Feb. 1

Shivaughn Wiggins ............Player ....................... Feb. 15

Elijah Wilson Tristian Curtis Shivaughn Wiggins

Cliff Ellis Badou Diagne


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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 12-18 (7-12) | NINTH

• Boasted one of the best defenses in the Big South with national rankings of 16th in steals per game (10.6) and 32nd in total steals (318) to lead the conference in both categories.

• Also topped the Big South forcing 20.6 turnovers per game.• Ced Gibson was voted a second-team All-Big South selection after fi nishing in the top 10 in the conference

in assists (third), steals (seventh), scoring (ninth) and fi eld goal percentage (ninth). • Had one of the league’s best long-range shooters in senior guard Nicole Isaacs, who fi nished the season

third in the Big South in both 3-point fi eld goal percentage and 3-point fi eld goals made.

HEAD COACH

JAIDA WILLILAMSEXPERIENCE:

3RD YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2015-16 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall UNC Asheville 16-4 26-7Liberty 15-5 20-13Presbyterian 14-7 18-13Radford 13-7 18-13Gardner-Webb 12-7 19-12High Point 10-10 12-19Charleston Southern 8-12 14-17Campbell 7-12 12-18COASTAL CAROLINA 7-12 12-18Longwood 5-15 8-22Winthrop 3-17 4-26

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nal

No. 8 Campbell 67, No. 9 Coastal Carolina 64

2015-16 HONORSALL-BIG SOUTH

Ced Gibson ................................................. Second Team


Olivia Carlton


Ced Gibson .........................Player ....................... Feb. 22

Ced Gibson Nicole Isaacs Rachael Gregory


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WOMEN’S GOLF SECOND

• Finished the season with a 296.37 scoring average, ranking as the second-best team scoring average in program history.

• Senior Lena Schaeff ner, an All-Big South selection and the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, concluded her collegiate career with a 74.50 scoring average. The stroke average is tops in program history among players that completed 70-plus rounds.

• Malene Krolboll Hansen’s season scoring average of 73.68 ranks third on the CCU all-time list, while senior Bailey Cocca’s season average of 75.13 ranbks 11th.

• The Chanticleers won the 2016 Edwin Watts/ Kiawah Island Classic hosted at the Kiawah Island Resor-Osprey Point course. The tournament’s fi eld of 41 teams was the largest single event in the NCAA in 2016.

• Freshman Marie Lunackova was named the Big South Freshman of the Year, becoming the fourth Chanticleer to win the award since 2010.

HEAD COACH

KATIE QUINNEYEXPERIENCE:

8TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Scores Campbell 296 293 305 +30COASTAL CAROLINA 294 297 313 +40Charleston Southern 302 301 313 +52Winthrop 310 299 319 +64Gardner-Webb 313 310 337 +96Longwood 323 321 317 +97Presbyterian College 323 311 336 +106Radford 325 317 341 +119High Point 329 318 337 +120

Coastal Carolina Individual ResultsT3. Malene Kroboll Hansen 77 72 75 +8T5. Bailey Cocca 72 73 81 +10T5. Lena Schaeff ner 71 74 81 +10T15. Marie Lunackova 80 78 76 +18T21. Barbora Bakova 74 81 82 +21

2016 HONORSBIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Marie Lunackova


Lena Schaeff ner

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Malene Krolboll Hansen

Lena Schaeff ner

Bailey Cocca


Lena Schaeff ner

BIG SOUTH ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Malene Krolnoll Hansen

Lena Schaeff ner

Bailey Cocca


Marie Lunackova .............Freshman .......................Oct. 1

Malene Krolboll Hansen .....Player ...................... March 2

Marie Lunackova .............Freshman ................. March 10

Malene Krolboll Hansen .. co-Player ................. March 16

Lena Schaeff ner .............. co-Player ................. March 16

Malene Krolboll Hansen Bailey Cocca Marie Lunackova

Lena Schaeff ner


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WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SECOND

• Had two student-athletes qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Round as Aynslee van Grann represented Coastal in the 1500m and Amirah Al-Bayyinah made her second straight appearance in the triple jump. Van Graan missed qualifying for the national championship by one spot, while Al-Bayyinah placed 42nd in her event.

• Placed second at the Big South Championships while turning in seven top-three fi nishes.• Teka Simpson was crowned the individual champion in both the 100m and 200m sprints, and was named

the Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet. Her 200m time of 23.29 was a personal best.• The Chants took second place in the 4x100 Relay with the team of Teka Simpson, Anacia Hines, Karissa

Lunn and Kelila Naules.• Aynslee van Graan was named All-Big South with second-place fi nishes in the 1500m and 5000m races,

and earned Big South Track Athlete of the Week honors on March 30.

HEAD COACH


2ND YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Points Liberty 235.5COASTAL CAROLINA 133High Point 120.5Campbell 108Charleston Southern 53Winthrop 48.5Gardner-Webb 48.5Radford 37UNC Asheville 35


Anacia Hines ................. 4x100 Relay .................. Second

Anacia Hines ............... 100m Hurdles .....................Third

Karissa Lunn .................. 4x100 Relay .................. Second

Rozelle Meier .................. 400m HH .................... Second

Kelila Naules ................. 4x100 Relay .................. Second

Teka Simpson .....................100m ...................Champion

Teka Simpson .....................200m ...................Champion

Teka Simpson ................ 4x100 Relay .................. Second

Aynslee van Graan .............1500m ...................... Second

Aynslee van Graan .............5000m ...................... Second


Kyla van Graan


Aynslee van Graan .............. Track ..................... March 30

Kelila Naules Rozelle Meier

Kelila Naules (left) and Teka Simpson (right)


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MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SECOND

• Had fi ve student-athletes and a relay team qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Round, including Desmond Wallace (110m HH), Kevondre’ Hunt (110m HH), Jerome Coaxum Jr. (400m hurdles), Robert Castellani (javelin) and Devontaye Edwards (discus), and the 4x100m relay team of Therius Styles, Ryan McCain, Kahlim Denmark and Chiason Tenkiang.

• Placed second at the Big South Championship after posting 10 top-three fi nishes.• Won the conference’s 4x400 relay title with a team of Jerome Coaxum Jr., Tre Stanley, Deion Wellington

and Braylon Wilkerson.• Also claimed conference titles in the 400m hurdles and 110m hurdles, courtesy of Jerome Coaxum Jr. and

Desmond Wallace, respectively.• Desomond Wallace was twice named the Big South Track Athlete of the Week, while Therius Styles received

the honor once.

HEAD COACH


12TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Points Liberty 257COASTAL CAROLINA 156Campbell 138High Point 99Winthrop 61Gardner-Webb 47Charleston Southern 31UNC Asheville 15


Jerome Coaxum Jr. ...... 400m Hurdles .............Champion

Jerome Coaxum Jr. ........ 4x400 Relay ..............Champion

Kahlim Denmark ........... 4x100 Relay .................. Second

Kevondre’ Hunt ............ 110m Hurdles ................. Second

Dee Jennings ............... 110m Hurdles .....................Third

Dee Jennings ............... 400m Hurdles .....................Third

Ryan McCain..................4x100 Relay .................. Second

Tre Stanley .................... 4x400 Relay ..............Champion

Therius Styles ................4x100 Relay .................. Second

Therius Styles .....................100m ...........................Third

Chiason Tenkiang .......... 4x100 Relay .................. Second

Desmond Wallace ........ 110m Hurdles .............Champion

Deion Wellington .......... 4x400 Relay ..............Champion

Deion Wellington ...............400m ....................... Second

Braylon Wilkerson .........4x400 Relay ..............Champion

Braylon Wilkerson ..............400m ...........................Third


Ryan Minor


Desmond Wallace ............... Track ..................... March 24

Therius Styles ..................... Track ....................... April 13

Desmond Wallace ............... Track ....................... April 28

Charles BascomZach Bolton

Nick Seabright


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MEN’S GOLF NINTH

• Hosted the General Hackler Championship, which is cementing itself as one of the nation’s top collegiate events. The 2016 15-team fi eld included eight team ranked among the nation’s top 50.

• Alfredo Ruiz and Olle Widegren were the only two Chanticleers to play in all 10 CCU events (29 rounds). Ruiz led the team with 10 at par or better. Ryan Carpenter had the team’s lowest strokes per round average for the season.

• Thadd Obecny II qualifi ed for the 2016 US Amateur.

HEAD COACH

KEVIN MCPHERSONEXPERIENCE:

3RD YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTeam Scores Liberty 286 281 286 -11Campbell 289 289 287 +1Charleston Southern 290 284 294 +4Winthrop 293 293 297 +19Radford 304 297 283 +20Longwood 300 289 296 +21Gardner-Webb 299 288 300 +23Presbyterian College 311 294 283 +24COASTAL CAROLINA 302 299 307 +44High Point 317 303 311 +67

Coastal Carolina Individual ResultsT18. Ryan Carpenter 75 70 77 +6T30. Thadd Obency II 79 72 76 +11T40. Olle Widegren 75 78 78 +15T44. Luis Ruiz 78 79 76 +1748. Alfredo Ruiz 74 84 80 +22

2016 HONORSBIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Olle Widegren


Luis Ruiz ............................................. Freshman (Nov. 6)

Daniel Overas ...................................Freshman (April 15)

Ryan Carpenter Alfredo Ruiz Olle Widegren


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BEACH VOLLEYBALL SIXTH

• Played its fi rst season of competition as an associate member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team will not play a full conference schedule, however, until the 2017 season.

• Recorded the program’s fi rst victory on March 24 as the Chants defeated Jacksonville State, 5-0, at the College of Charleston Tournament.

• Also notched wins against Stevenson (5-0) and Carson Newman (3-2).

HEAD COACH

JOZSEF FORMANEXPERIENCE:

1ST YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 ATLANTIC SUN STANDINGSTeam A-Sun Overall Stetson 7-1 28-9North Florida 7-1 24-9Florida Gulf Coast 3-5 11-8Mercer 2-6 10-13Jacksonville 1-7 8-16COASTAL CAROLINA 0-0 3-11

Atlantic Sun Tournament ResultsFirst RoundNo. 3 Florida Gulf Coast 4, No. 6 Coastal Carolina 1

2016 HONORS

Tahleia Bishop

Sara Boothe Dora Lulic

Alise Petersone Natasa Savovic


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MEN’S TENNIS 21-4 (8-0) | BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

NCAA FIRST ROUND - WAKE FOREST REGIONAL

• Coastal returned to the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship for the second time in the last four seasons. It was the program’s second team appearance in the tournament.

• Repeated as Big South regular season champions with a perfect 8-0 conference record, and became the third Coastal team to win the conference’s regular season and tournament titles in the same season.

• Recorded the fi rst 20+ win season in program history while also fi nishing with the program’s highest winning percentage (.840).

• Chris Powers was named Big South Coach of the Year for the second time in his career, and second time in the last four years.

• Four Chanticleers were voted fi rst or second team All-Big South members.

HEAD COACH

CHRIS POWERSEXPERIENCE:

11TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South OverallCOASTAL CAROLINA 8-0 21-4UNC Asheville 6-2 11-8Presbyterian 6-2 14-16Liberty 4-4 11-11Gardner-Webb 4-4 10-12Winthrop 4-4 10-13Campbell 3-5 8-13Radford 1-7 4-16Longwood 0-8 7-15

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalsNo. 1 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 8 Radford 0Semifi nalsNo. 1 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 5 Liberty 3ChampionshipNo. 1 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 2 Presbyterian 3

2016 HONORSBIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR

Chris Powers

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Jabor Al-Mutawa...............Singles ..................First Team

Pedro Leme .......................Singles ..................First Team

Pedro Leme ...................... Doubles .................First Team

Sebastian Schneider ..........Singles ............. Second Team

Vuk Velickovic ....................Singles ..................First Team

Vuk Velickovic ................... Doubles .................First Team


Vuk Velickovic


Jabor Al-Mutawa................................................... Feb. 3

Pedro Leme ......................................................... Feb. 24

Vuk Velickovic ..................................................... March 2

Vuk Velickovic ................................................... March 16

Vuk Velickovic ................................................... March 23

Jabor Al-Mutawa Vuk Velickovic Pedro Leme


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WOMEN’S TENNIS 18-7 (7-2) | THIRD

• Won the head-to-head tiebreaker over defending conference champion Charleston Southern to fi nish third in the Big South during the regular season.

• Reach the semifi nals of the Big South tournament for the 22nd time in program history.• Had three student-athletes named to the fi rst or second All-Big South teams.• Libby Scott was a fi rst team All-Big South singles selection for the fourth time in her career, and a fi rst team

All-Big South doubles selection for the second time.• Scott and Marie Babayan each fi nished 7-1 in Big South singles matches, while sophomore Sara Bondar

completed the conference singles schedule with a perfect 8-0 record.• Babayan was named to the Big South All-Academic Team for the second consecutive year.

HEAD COACH

CATHERINE HEWITTEXPERIENCE:

5TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall Liberty 8-1 15-10Winthrop 8-1 20-5COASTAL CAROLINA 7-2 18-7Charleston Southern 7-2 14-5Campbell 5-4 11-9UNC Asheville 4-5 8-10Gardner-Webb 3-6 8-14Longwood 2-7 10-14Radford 1-8 2-15Presbyterian 0-9 11-14

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalsNo. 3 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 6 UNC Asheville 1Semifi nalsNo. 2 Winthrop 4, No. 3 Coastal Carolina 0


Sara Bondar ..................... Doubles .................First Team

Romane Delay ...................Singles ............. Second Team

Libby Scott ........................Singles ..................First Team

Libby Scott ....................... Doubles .................First Team


Marie Babayan


Libby Scott ............................................................ Feb. 3

Marie Babayan .................................................... Feb. 24

Libby Scott ......................................................... March 2

Libby Scott ........................................................... April 6Libby Scott Sara Bondar Romane Delay

Marie Babayan Cari Berry


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LACROSSE 11-7 (5-3) | FOURTH

• Advanced to the semifi nal of the Big South Championship for the second consecutive year after beating Liberty by a goal in the fi rst round at Brooks Stadium.

• Matched the program-record for wins in a season for the second straight year.• Senior Sara Nolan netted a team-high 42 goals, becoming the second player in program history to fi nd the

back of the net more than 40 times.• Maggie Carr smashed the program’s single-season assists record, dishing out 28 helpers to surpass the

previous record of 18.• Junior goalie Jenna Stover became the program record-holder for most starts in a season (18), and posted

the highest single-season save percentage (.473) in team history.• Nine members from the inaugural team of 2013 completed their senior seasons.• Senior defender Nyra Constant, a member of the original class, became the program’s fi rst player to start

every game of her four-year career.

HEAD COACH

KRISTEN SELVAGEEXPERIENCE:

1ST YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall Winthrop 8-0 20-3High Point 7-1 13-6Campbell 5-3 10-9COASTAL CAROLINA 5-3 11-7Liberty 4-4 5-13Longwood 4-4 8-10Gardner-Webb 2-6 4-13Presbyterian 1-7 3-15

Big South Tournament ResultsQuarterfi nalsNo. 4 Coastal Carolina 9, No. 5 Liberty 8Semifi nals

No. 1 Winthrop 8, No. 4 Coastal Carolina 4


Charlotte O’Leary ............................................First Team

Nyra Constant............................................. Second Team

Sara Nolan.................................................. Second Team

Sophie Crowther .............................. Honorable Mention


Gabby Vujanic


Charlotte O’Leary ...............Player ........................ April 5

Haley Alexander ..............Freshman ..................... April 5

Charlotte O’Leary Nyra Constant Sara Nolan


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SOFTBALL 37-22 (18-6) | SECOND

• The Chanticleers made their seventh consecutive appearance in the semifi nals of the Big South Championship, and completed their fi fth straight season with 30 or more wins.

• Senior Morgan Noad fi nished her Coastal Carolina career as the school and Big South record holder in both home runs and RBI. Noad was additionally named the conference’s Player of the Year and was honored as an NFCA All-Region selection at the conclusion of the season.

• Bri Chiusano was a fi rst team All-Big South selection for the third straight year after leading the nation’s active players in career bases stolen.

• Noad and Chiusano together won 148 games during their four-year Chanticleer careers. • Taty Forbes was named the Big South Freshman of Year after closing the regular season ranked eighth in

the nation with a .473 batting average. Forbes led the Big South in batting average as well as hits and runs scored.

HEAD COACH

KELLY GREENEXPERIENCE:

7TH YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall Longwood 19-5 40-20COASTAL CAROLINA 18-6 37-22Liberty 16-8 31-28Radford 13-11 35-26Campbell 11-13 28-31Presbyterian 10-14 25-28Charleston Southern 10-14 22-34Gardner-Webb 4-17 21-33Winthrop 4-20 15-43

Big South Tournament ResultsFirst RoundNo. 2 Coastal Carolina 14, No. 7 Charleston Southern 10Second RoundNo. 2 Coastal Carolina 8, No. 3 Liberty 0Quarterfi nalsNo. 1 Longwood 5, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 0Semifi nalsNo. 1 Longwood 10, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 2

2016 HONORSNFCA ALL-REGION

Morgan Noad

BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Morgan Noad

BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Taty Forbes


Mackenzie Conrad

ALL-BIG SOUTH

Bri Chiusano ....................................................First Team

Kelsey Dominik ...............................................First Team

Taty Forbes ...............................First Team, All-Freshman

Morgan Noad ..................................................First Team

Mackenzie Conrad .................. Second Team, All-Academic

Annie Robinson .......................................... Second Team


Taty Forbes .........................Player .................... March 14

Morgan Noad .....................Player ........................ April 4

Ashley Guillette ................. Pitcher ..................... April 11

Taty Forbes .........................Player ...................... April 18

Bri Chiusano .......................Player ...................... April 25

Kelsey Dominik ................. Pitcher ........................ May 9

Mackenzie Conrad ..............Player ......................... May 9

Morgan Noad Bri Chiusano Kelsey Dominik

Taty Forbes Mackenzie Conrad


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BASEBALL 55-18 (21-3) | BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

NCAA RALEIGH REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

NCAA BATON ROUGE SUPER REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

• Coastal Carolina won the 2016 NCAA National Championship.• CCU won 55 games, which was the best win total in the NCAA and tied a school record for wins in a season.• The Chanticleers became the fi rst team to win the championship in its debut CWS appearance since

Minnesota in 1956• Coastal Carolina is the second team in Super Regional era (since 1999) to make CWS & lead NCAA in

homers in same year, joining Florida in 2012. The Chanticleers are the fi rst team to lead the nation in homers and win the College World Series since LSU in 1997.

• With two wins the championship series versus Arizona to claim the title, Gilmore recorded his 1,100th career victory, which ranks 35th in the NCAA all-time Division I wins list. Gilmore is 1,100-540 overall (27th year) and 847-438 in his 21tst year at CCU.

• The Chanticleers were 6-0 in elimination games during the 2016 NCAA baseball tournament and 5-0 in such games at the College World Series. CCU is the fi rst school to win fi ve elimination games in Omaha since Oregon State in 2006..

• Coastal was 11-2 in neutral site games and became the fi rst team to sweep LSU at Alex Box Stadium in a NCAA Super Regional.

• Coastal posted a 24-4 record down the stretch and ended the regular season 12th in the RPI. The Chants faced the nation’s seventh-toughest non-conference schedule and were 19-12 in such games.

• In addition to leading the NCAA in wins, the Chanticleers led the nation in home runs (96) and runs scored (516) while ranking among the nation’s top 10 in walks drawn (4th, 342); hits (4th, 709); sacrifi ce bunts (4th, 78); double plays turned (5th, 66) and stolen bases (7th, 112).

• Andrew Beckwith earned the John D. Diesing, Sr. Award as College World Series’ Most Outstanding Player as he fi nished his CWS with a 3-0 record, two complete games and an 0.76 ERA in 23.2 innings (2 ER). That’s tied for fi fth-best ERA in CWS history among pitchers with a minimum of 18 innings.

• Andrew Beckwith improved to 15-1 and lower his season ERA to 1.85 with the victory in the CSW fi nal. The 15 wins not only was a CCU single-season record and led the nation, but are the most by any player nationally since TCU’s Matt Purke won 15 times in 2010. Beckwith’s 1.85 ERA ranked 15th nationally

• Zach Remillard and G.K. Young tied for 4th nationally and tied a CCU single-season record with 99 hits. Remillard also led the NCAA in total bases (177), ranked fi fth in RBI (72) and eighth in home runs (19).

• Young additionally ranked third nationally in total bases (168), fi fth in RBI (72) and 13th in home runs (18).

HEAD COACH

GARY GILMOREEXPERIENCE:

21ST YEAR

AT COASTAL CAROLINA

2016 BIG SOUTH STANDINGSTeam Big South Overall COASTAL CAROLINA 21-3 55-18High Point 14-10 32-24Longwood 14-10 32-27Gardner-Webb 14-10 37-21Presbyterian 12-12 27-30Winthrop 12-12 28-27Liberty 12-12 31-28Radford 9-15 19-39Charleston Southern 6-18 19-34UNC Asheville 5-19 16-38Campbell (Not eligible for postseason) 13-11 26-27

Big South Tournament Results (Lexington, S.C.)First Round No. 1 Coastal Carolina 7, No. 8 Radford 5Second Round No. 1 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 4 Gardner-Webb 3Semifi nals No. 1 Coastal Carolina 5, No. 3 Longwood 1Championship No. 1 Coastal Carolina 1, No. 7 Liberty 0

NCAA Raleigh Regional ResultsGame 1 No. 2 Coastal Carolina 5, No. 3 Saint Mary’s 2Game 2 No. 2 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 1 NC State 0Game 3 No. 1 NC State 8, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 1Game 4 No. 2 Coastal Carolina 7, No. 1 NC State 5

NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional ResultsGame 1 Coastal Carolina 11, No. 8 national seed LSU 8Game 2 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 8 national seed LSU 3

NCAA College World Series ResultsGame 1 Coastal Carolina 2, No. 1 national seed Florida 1Game 2 TCU 6, Coastal Carolina 1Game 3 Coastal Carolina 7, No. 4 national seed Texas Tech 5Game 4 Coastal Carolina 4, TCU 1Game 5 Coastal Carolina 7, TCU 5

CWS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Game 6 Arizona 3, Coastal Carolina 0Game 7 Coastal Carolina 5, Arizona 4Game 8 Coastal Carolina 4, Arizona 3

2016 HONORSGary Gilmore .........................National Coach of the Year • National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

• American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond

• Collegiate Baseball Magazine

• D1Baseball.com

• HERO Sports

• PerfectGame.org/Rawlings

Andrew Beckwith • Gregg Olson National Breakout Player of the Year

Connor Owings • Gregg Olson National Breakout Player of the Year (fi nalist)

G.K. Young • Dick Howser National Player of the Year (semifi nalist)


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ALL-AMERICAN Connor Owings ...............................................ABCA (1st team) NCBWA (1st team) D1Baseball.com (2nd team) Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (2nd team) PerfectGame.org (3rd team)Andrew Beckwith ..............HERO Sports (one, 13-player team) Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (2nd team) PerfectGame.org (honorable mention)G.K. Young .........................HERO Sports (one, 13-player team) ABCA (1st Team) NCBWA (1st team)Mike Morrison .. Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (1st team) NCBWA (3rd team) PerfectGame.org (3rd team)Zach Remillard ........................................... NCBWA (3rd team) PerfectGame.org (honorable mention)

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Tyler Chadwick ................NCBWA Hitter of the Week (April 28)

RAWLINGS/ABCA ALL-ATLANTIC REGIONConnor Owings .........................................................First TeamG.K. Young ................................................................First Team

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Andrew Beckwith ..............................Most Outstanding PlayerZach RemillardDavid ParrettAnthony Marks

NCAA RALEIGH REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Zach Remillard ..................................Most Outstanding PlayerMike MorrisonBilly CookeSeth Lancaster

BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Mike Morrison .................................................................. MVPZach RemillardMichael PaezSeth Lancaster

BIG SOUTH INDIVIDUAL HONORS Connor Owings .............................................. Player of the Year

Andrew Beckwith ......................................... Pitcher of the Year

Gary Gilmore ..................................................Coach of the Year

ALL-BIG SOUTH Connor Owings, OF ....................................................First TeamZach Remillard, INF ...................................................First TeamG.K. Young, DH ..........................................................First TeamAndrew Beckwith, SP ................................................First TeamMike Morrison, RP .....................................................First TeamMichael Paez, INF ................................................ Second TeamAlex Cunningham, SP .......................................... Second TeamBilly Cooke, OF ...........................................Honorable Mention

BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Tyler Chadwick

BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK G.K. Young ........................................................ Player (Feb. 22)Tyler Chadwick .................................................Player (Mar. 28)Andrew Beckwith .............................................Pitcher (April 4)Connor Owings .................................................Hitter (April 18)Connor Owings ....................................................Hitter (May 9)Connor Owings ..................................................Hitter (May 22)Mike Morrison ................................................Pitcher (April 18)

• Among the NCAA leaders, Connor Owings ranked 15th in runs scored (64), 24th in hits (89), 24th home runs (16) and 33rd in slugging percentage (.636).

• Other Chants to fi nish high in the NCAA fi nal statistics include Michael Paez (seventh in runs scored; 67) — Anthony Marks (17th in walks; 51) — Billy Cooke 17th in sac bunts; 14)

• Other CCU single season records set include: Connor Owings, Zach Remillard, G.K. Young and Michael Paez playing in 73 games — G.K. Young with 294 at bats — Mike Morison with an opponent batting average of .169.

• Coastal was 14-1 on Sundays, including a win in the Super Regional fi nal at LSU and a victory over #1 national seed Florida in the teams’ College World Series opener. The Chanticleers were additionally 21-1 when wearing its black jersey and 27-1 when wearing its all black hat. The lone loss on all three occasions was a seven-inning, 4-2 setback at Georgia Tech.

• Coastal Carolina has six players drafted and two players sign as free agents, including:

- Michael Paez 4th round New York Mets - Zach Remillard 10th round Chicago White Sox - Mike Morrison 27th round Chicago White Sox - Alex Cunningham 28th round Detroit Tigers - G.K. Young 31st round San Diego Padres - Connor Owings 34th round Arizona Diamondbacks - Anthony Marks free agent San Francisco Giants - David Parrett free agent Tampa Rays

Connor Owings Andrew Beckwith Mike Morrison

G.K. Young Zach Remillard Michael Paez


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CHANTICLEER ATHLETICS11 BIG SOUTH SASSER CUP ALL-SPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS

1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2013-14, 2014-15

129 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCESBASEBALL (15)

1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2007, 20081, 2009, 20101, 2011, 2012,

2013, 2015, 2016

MEN’S BASKETBALL (4)

1991, 1993, 2014, 2015

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (2)

2002, 2003

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (9)

1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006,

2007, 2014, 2015

FOOTBALL (6)

2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

MEN’S GOLF (16)

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 20052,

20062, 20072, 2008, 2009, 2010, 20113,

2012, 20132, 2014, 2015

WOMEN’S GOLF (9)

2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 20112,

2012, 2013, 20153

MEN’S SOCCER (13)

1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,

2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

SOFTBALL (5)

1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012

MEN’S TENNIS (3)

2013, 2014, 2016

WOMEN’S TENNIS (2)

2001, 2007

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (7)

1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007,

2013

VOLLEYBALL (5)

1996, 1998, 2009, 2014, 2015

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (17)

19953,19963, 19973, 19983, 19993,

20013, 20033, 20043, 20053, 20063,

20093, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20133, 2014,

2015

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (12)

20043, 20053, 20063, 20073, 2008,

20093, 2010, 2011, 20123, 2013, 20143,

20153

1 - ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL TO SUPER REGIONAL

2 - ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL TO NATIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP

3 - INDIVIDUAL(S) ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL/

PRELIMINARY ROUND TO NCAA NATIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP

171 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSBASEBALL (30)

REGULAR SEASON: 1988, 1989, 1990,

1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2005,

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016

TOURNAMENT: 1986, 1991, 1992,

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016

MEN’S BASKETBALL (11)

REGULAR SEASON: 1988, 1989, 1990,

1991, 2010, 2011

TOURNAMENT: 1990, 1991, 1993,

2014, 2015

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (3)

1993, 1995, 1996

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (13)

1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997,

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008,

2013

FOOTBALL (7)

2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013,

2014

MEN’S GOLF (14)

1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002,

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,

2010, 2013

WOMEN’S GOLF (7)

1992, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013,

2015

MEN’S SOCCER (24)

REGULAR SEASON: 1986, 1987, 1989,

1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009,

2011, 2012, 2013

TOURNAMENT: 1986, 1987, 1989,

1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2010, 2013, 2014

WOMEN’S SOCCER (4)

REGULAR SEASON: 2003, 2007, 2008,

2010

SOFTBALL (14)

REGULAR SEASON: 1990, 1992, 2001,

2002, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2014

TOURNAMENT: 1992, 1998, 2000,

2001, 2006, 2012

MEN’S TENNIS (11)

REGULAR SEASON: 1994, 1996, 2013,

2015, 2016

TOURNAMENT: 1988, 1989, 1993,

1994, 2013, 2016

WOMEN’S TENNIS (5)

REGULAR SEASON: 2001, 2011, 2015

TOURNAMENT: 2001, 2007

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (8)

2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013,

2014, 2015

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (8)

2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011,

2012, 2014

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (2)

2003, 2006

VOLLEYBALL (10)

REGULAR SEASON: 1987, 1989, 1996,

2008, 2015

TOURNAMENT: 1996, 1998, 2009,

2014, 2015

9090ALL-AMERICANS

3131ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAS

1717BIG SOUTH CHRISTENBERRY

AWARD WINNERS

2121BIG SOUTH SCHOLAR-

ATHLETES OF THE YEAR


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