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Head Coach Greg Giovanazzi enters his second season with the Retrievers.

2004 UMBC Women’s Volleyball Prospectus

Quick Facts

University Facts

Location: ................................................................Baltimore, Md.

Enrollment:.........................................................................12,000

Founded: ................................................................................1966

President:...................................................Dr. Freeman Hrabowski

School Colors: ..........................................Black and Gold with Red

Nickname: .......................................................................Retrievers

Conference: ...............................................................America East

Affiliations: ............................................................NCAA I, ECAC

Home Court: ....................................................RAC Arena (4,024)

NCAA Faculty Rep.:.........................................Dr. Marvin Mandell

Athletics Director:..............................................Dr. Charles Brown

Assoc. Athletics Director/SWA: .............................Kathy Zerrlaut

Assoc. Athletics Director:....................................Gary Wohlstetter

Assoc. Athletics Director/Marketing: .........................Tom Maier

Director of Sports Medicine: .....................................Cindy Kubiet

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Head Coach: .................................Greg Giovanazzi (second season)

Alma Mater: ................................................................UCLA (‘81)

Overall Record: ......................................132-152 (.465)-9 seasons

UMBC Record: ............................................14-19 (.424)-1 seasons

Assistant Coach:..........................Shelbylynn McBride (first season)

Alma Mater:......................................................George Mason (‘03)

Team Manager: ............................................................Amir Wahab

Strength/Conditioning Coach: ...................................Fred Cantor

Volleyball Office: ..................................................(410) 455-3241

Office Fax: ................................................................410-455-1536

Office Address:.......................................................303 RAC Arena

.............................................................................1000 Hilltop Circle

.........................................................................Baltimore, MD 21250

Volleyball Team Facts

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..............................................10/4

Starters Returning/Lost: ...........................................................5/1

Newcomers:.....................................................................................6

2003 Record: ............................................................................14-19

2003 AE Record: ...............................................................3/11 (7th)

Athletic Communications

Assistant AD/Communications: ..................................Steve Levy

Assistant Dir. of Communications: .........................Andy Warner

Assistant Dir. of Communications: .......................Roxanne Reyes

Women’s Volleyball Contact: ..................................Andy Warner

Office Phone: ............................................................410-455-2639

Home Phone:.............................................................410-374-2550

Office Fax: .................................................................410-455-3994

Press Row Phone: .....................................................410-455-3840

Hotline: .....................................................................410-455-2129

Website: ....................................................www.umbcretrievers.com

Mailing Address: ....................................................307 RAC Arena

.................................................................................................UMBC

.............................................................................1000 Hilltop Circle

.........................................................................Baltimore, MD 21250

2004 Team Out look

Starters Returning

MB         Jesse Folk              So.    32/25       117       1.13   .194     12     98      0.23       0.73

Setter      Megan Gross         Jr.     33/27       123       0.91   .228   1341  351      0.14       0.41

OH/Lib    Christine Skala     Jr.     33/11       114       0.64   .052      25   333      0.15       0.11

Mid/OH   Jocelyn Teoh       Sr.     33/27       121       4.96   .204      98   347      0.26      0.62

OH          Julia Waclawiak    Sr.    32/23        111       1.32   .117     18   235       0.59      0.04

Letterwinners Returning

OH         Emily Berman     R-So.     6/0         13         2.31   .303     0       7         0.08      0.54

L/S         Andrea Clarke       So.      30/1        93          0.01   -.273   20    158      0.17      0.04

DS/L      Melissa Golob        So.        9/0        13          0.15   .200     2       5        0.08      0.00

OH         Britney Hodson    Redshirted-Fr.

OH         Julia Hood            So.        28/6       78         1.82    .082     5       48      0.03      0.19

Newcomers

Pos.          Player                     Yr.      Ht.                                      Hometown/High School

MB/OH     Angela Anderson       Fr.      5-10    Hermosa Beach, Calif./Bishop Montgomery H.S.

MB           Katrina Carrick          Fr.      6-2                                     San Diego, Calif./Morse H.S.

Setter        Stacy Carroll              Fr.      5-7                      Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron H.S.

OH           Marisa Gross               Fr.      5-11                              Montclair, Va./Forest Park H.S.

Setter/DS  Megan Sipes               Fr.       5-6                                 Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall H.S.

OH           Catherine Ward         Fr.       5-10                Gaithersburg, Md./Covenant Life School

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