University of Maryland women's volleyball media guides

2006·5.4 MB·English

by  University of Maryland, College Park. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

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GENERAL INFORMATION QuickFactsandSchedule 1 Hi<;tnr\/andRprnrri Rnnk
Location CollegePark, Md. ThisisMarylandVolleyball 2 Ypar-Rv-YparRp^nlfc; 20
Founded 1807 2006SeasonOutlook 4 PUUoCaiLrfhliIIInnH1IkItOLnUrIvy 20
Enrollment 35,369 CoachingStaff MliPlvA/rAV^T1oUiUIir1nlaali1nIpCInt11H1ill^OtlnUrlvy 21
President Dr.CD.Mote,Jr. HeadCoachJaniceKruger 6 TiprinjiVvnulilipcvyhuacluliHiikitoniurivy 21
AthleticsDirector DeborahA.Yow AssistantCoachFelixHou 8 APPTlhuuniirinciaimiipcniitiHi1k1_t>unjrivy 2£-2£.
(Nickname Terrapins,Terps AssistantCoachXiangrongLiu 8 nAlul-1TIiI1mtpCH1InUnInIUrI^0 23
Colors Red,White,BlackandGold TerrapinProfiles 9 AII-ACCSelections 24
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IAffiliation NCAADivisionI RosterInformation 9 Individual&TeamRecords 25
Conference AtlanticCoast PronunciationGuide 9 CareerLeaders 26
Arena ComcastCenterPavilion PlayerProfiles 10 All-TimeSingleSeasonLeaders 27
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1Capacity 1,500 OpponentInformation 16 All-TimeLetterwinners 28
2005Season Review Ail-TimeMatchResults 29
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION
SeasonResults 17 All-TimeSeriesRecords 37
FirstYearofVolleyball 1971 SeasonStatistics 18 UniversityofMaryland 38
OverallAil-TimeRecord 807-444 (.645) ACCStandings,Stats&Honors 19
jAII-TimeACCRecord 160-123(.565)
2006 SCHEDULE
7/2005
HeadCoach JaniceKruger
Day Date Opponent Location Time
AlmaMater/Year Nebraska/1977
IndianaUniversityInvitational
OverallRecord/Years 725-323-6(29)
Fri. Sept. 1 vs.ChicagoState Bloomington,Ind. 4:00p.m.
RecordatMaryland/Years 350-218(18)
Sat. Sept.2 vs.Marshall Bloomington, Ind. 10:00a.m.
Kruger'sOfficePhone [phone]
Sat. Sept.2 atIndiana Bloomington, Ind. 7:00p.m.
BestTimeToCall ThroughMediaRelations
AssistantCoach FelixHou
StonyBrookUniversityInvitational
AlmaMater/Year ShanghaiPhys.Ed.Inst/1986
Fri. Sept.8 vs.Albany LongIsland,N.Y. 11:30a.m.
Hou'sOfficePhone [phone]
Fri. Sept.8 vs.Ohio LongIsland,N.Y. 3:30pm
AssistantCoach Xiangrong"Sean"Liu
Sat Sept.9 atStonyBrook LongIsland,N.Y. 5:00p.m.
AlmaMater/Year Xiamen/1986
Liu'sOfficePhone [phone] HILTONGARDENINNGREENBELTINVITATIONAL(COLLEGEPARK,MD.)
2005Record 28-5
2005ACCRecord/Finish 18-4/T-1st Fri. Sept.15 vs.LONGISLAND COMCASTCENTER 7:00p.m.
Sat. Sept.16 vs.FLORIDAINTERNATIONALCOMCASTCENTER 11:00a.m.
LetterwinnersReturning/Lost 7/5 Sat. Sept. 16 vs.UCLA COMCASTCENTER 7:30p.m.
StartersReturning/Lost 5/3
MEDIA RELATIONS INFO Fri. Sept.22 atFloridaState* Tallahassee,Fla. 7:00p.m.
Sun. Sept.24 atMiami* CoralGables, Fla. 1:00p.m.
Assoc,AD/MediaRelations DougDull FRI. Sept.29 vs.VIRGINIATECH* COMCASTCENTER 7:00p.m.
MediaRelationsPhone [phone]
SAT. Sept.30 vs.VIRGINIA* COMCASTCENTER 5:00p.m.
VolleyballSID CarrieBittman
Tues. Oct 3 atBostonCollege* Boston,Mass. 6:00p.m.
SIDE-mail [email protected]
FRI. OCT.6 vs.GEORGIATECH* COMCASTCENTER 7:00p.m.
MediaRelationsFax (30H314-9094 SUN. OCT.8 vs.CLEMSON* COMCASTCENTER 1:00p.m.
AthleticsWebsite www.umterps.com
Thur. Oct.12 atDuke* Durham,N.C. 7:00p.m
MediaRelationsMailingAddress
Fri. Oct.13 atWakeForest* Winston-Salem, N.C 7:00p.m.
2725ComcastCenter
Fri. Oct.20 atNorthCarolina* ChapelHill,N.C. 7:00p.m.
TerrapinTrail,UniversityofMaryland
CollegePark,MD20742 Sat. Oct.21 atNCState* Raleigh,N.C 6:00pm
FRI. OCT.27 vs. MIAMI* COMCASTCENTER 7:00p.m.
SUN. OCT.29 vs.FLORIDASTATE* COMCASTCENTER 1:00p.m.
MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Fri. Nov.3 atVirginia* Charlottesville,Va. 7:00p.m.
The2006MarylandvolleyballmediaguidewaswrittenbyCarrie Sat. Nov.4 atVirginiaTech* Blacksburg,Va. 6:00p.m.
Bittman,assistantmediarelationsdirector Designandlayout TUES. NOV.7 vs.BOSTONCOLLEGE* COMCASTCENTER 6:00p.m.
byPatrickFischer,publicationscoordinatorandassistantme- FRI. NOV. 10 vs.DUKE* COMCASTCENTER 7:00p.m.
diarelationsdirector. EditorialassistanceprovidedbyNatalia SUN. NOV.12 vs.WAKEFOREST* COMCASTCENTER 1:00p.m.
Ciccone, Doug Dull, Dave Haglund, Janice Krugerand Sam
McCarthyCoverdesignbyJohnSchaffhauser,Photographyby Fri. Nov. 17 atClemson* Clemson,S.C. 7:00p.m.
GregFiumeandtheMarylandAthleticDept Archives Printing Sat. Nov. 18 atGeorgiaTech* Atlanta,Ga. 7:00p.m.
byMorgantownPrinting&Binding, FRI, NOV.24 vs. NCSTATE* COMCASTCENTER 2:00p.m.
Copiesofthismediaguidecanbepurchasedfor$10plus$1.50 SAT. NOV.25 vs. NORTHCAROLINA* COMCASTCENTER TBA
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HOME OF THE TERPS
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Maryland's student activities building and home of Terrapin Athletics was com-
pletedinfall2002andisthehomeofMarylandvolleyball.
IntheshorttimetheTerrapinshavecalled ComcastCenterPavilion home, ithas
alreadyseen itsshareofhistoricmoments. TheTerpsupdendedthen-No,4Georgia
Tech, 3-2, on Nov. 1, 2003forthe biggestupsetin program history.And whenACC
Champion Maryland earned an automatic berth tothe NCAATournament, Comcast
Centerwasselectedasahostsite.
The Comcast Center houses the university's athletics administration offices and
includesa7,000-square-footAcademicSupportCenter,providinganenhancedstudy
AWARD atmosphere forthe school's nearly 700student-athleteson 27 teams. In addition to
the 17,950-seat basketball arena, the additional 1,500-seat venue is home to the
WINNERS Terps'volleyball,gymnasticsandwrestlingteams,andtheNextelHeritageHallmulti-
purposeroom(capacity400) isequippedtohostbanquets, newsconferences, large
SetterEden Kroeger(left)wasanAll-AmericanandtheACC meetingsandserveasapregamerestaurantsuiteoverlookingthecompetitionfloor.
The new arena is an excellent place for alumni and fans to enjoy their favorite
(Prliagyhte)rwoafsthheoYneoarredinb1y9t9h7e,AwhCiClew2i0th00thgerpardeusaitteigiBoeutshMurphy sports and share their common Terrapin spirit. Visitors learn about the men and
womenwhohave made MarylandAthleticsgreatastheystrollthrough thedramatic
Weaver-James-CorriganAward,
Terrapin Walk of Fame and History. And the Terrapin Team Store, located just off
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thesoaringthree-levelatriumlobby,allowsvisitorstooutfittheirpride. Maryland has
reclaimedthestatusofhavingthebeststudentactivitiescenterandathleticshomein
thecountry.
The 1997Terpsareoneof
only10teamsin NCAAhistorytogoundefeated
intheregularseason, postinga25-0record
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TERRAPINS LOOKING FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT NCAA BID.
As three-timeACC defending champions with three consecutive NCAA sophomore in 2005, Brown ledtheteam intotalattacks, recorded 397
appearances,thegoalsoftheTerrapinvolleyball programwould seemingly fora3.25kill pergameaverageand posted 87blocks.
have been met. That said, while winning the conference title is always a Also on the right side is
goal, MarylandheadcoachJaniceKruger'schiefobjectiveistoadvanceas junior team captain Beth
faraspossibleintheNCAATournament. Gillming, who was named to
Aside from the team's accomplishments, Kruger recognizes that the the 2006AII-ACC preseason
competition intheleague isunyieldingandtheadaptationthatoccurseach team. Gillming possesses
yearwithadifferentteamposesnewchallenges. Herphilosophyandgoals tremendousskillandaptitude
have resonated with the players. After having builtand maintained an ex- on thecourtmatchedwith an
ceptional level ofplayin recentyears,theveteranshaveestablished stan- unwavering determination.
dards-well-understood standardsofwhatisexpectedintheprogram. As one of the team's most
To this end, Coach Kruger has instilled an atmosphere in the Terrapin balanced players, she dis-
program conducive to the goals. The team is comprised of athletes that playedherpotentoffenselast
havean unrelenting commitmenttothesport-tostrivetobebettertoper- season collecting 280 kills,
form in conference play and in non-conference matchups. The 2006 team 62blocksand 348digs.
possessesthattalenttoenablethemtoreachtheirgoals. At 6-3, junior Mary Beth
"We're excited about the new season - integrating a group of young, Brown gained considerable
developingmiddleblockerswithourexperiencedoutsidehittersandsetters. experience in her last two
It'safunand challenging periodfortheteam,"said Kruger. seasons. Brown will be a
AfterwinningtheACCTournamentChampionshipsin2003and2004,the significant part of Maryland's
league'snewformatofa double-round robin inthe regularseason brought offensive arsenal and is an effective presence on defense as she is the
newdemandsontheteam. Undeterred,theTerpswereatopthestandings, teamsblocksleaderamongthereturners.
capturinga shareoftheACCtitlein2005. Sophomore Maggie Schmelzle emerged on the squad as one of the
ThechallengefortheTerpsthisseason isthis-willtheybeabletosus- team'smostconsistentanddominantplayersin2005.Schmelzleregistered
tainthislevelofplayandcontinuetobealeaderintheleague? the most double-doubles for the team, notching 430 digs (3.52 dpg) and
Indeedtheleagueischanging. 334kills(2.74kpg)inherinauguralseason.ShewasnamedtotheAII-ACC
The Terps, selected to finish fifth in the ACC preseason poll, are un- Freshmanteamforherefforts.
daunted. Juniorpower-hitterJade Brown will be looked upon to utilize her Though shewasoutmostofthe2005seasonwithan injury,TinaAram-
athleticismandblockingabilityforMaryland.CentraltotheTerrapinoffense buruhasdevelopedeachyearintheprogramandhasworkedhardtomake
are returning starters Beth Gillming and Maggie Schmelzle, twoall-around animpactthisyear. Shewill beanotherassetfortheTerprotation.
playerswithextraordinarypassingand hittingskill. "Wehavealotofgo-toplayersontheoutside,"Krugersaid."Itgivesthe
"The league is maturing.Alotofplayershave gained significantexperi- settersa lotofoptionstodistributetheballevenly."
ence,"Krugerremarked."Welikethedouble-roundrobinformatandtheop-
portunityto makeeach match achampionship match.We likethe intensity SETTERS
it brings. We're looking forward to competing forthe championship in the FundamentaltotheTerps'potentoffenselastseasonwastheimplemen-
ACC." tationofthe6-2offense.Tworeturningstarters-seniorcaptainTerynPapp
andsophomoreTedi Doucet-willassumethekeypositionsagain in2006.
OUTSIDE HITTERS
Papp recorded a team-high
The key strength of the 850 assists (7.01 a/g), while
Terrapins in 2006 is the solid Doucet notched 721 assists
core of outside hitters, on (5.91 a/g) and a single-match
both the right side and the high seven service aces last
left sides. The varying play- season.
ers form a combination of "We'll draw on the setters'
exceptional athletic ability, abilityandexperiencetohelpor-
sounds skills and collegiate chestrate the offense, compete
experience. asastrongunitanddemonstrate
Brown isanexplosiveath- strong leadership on the court,"
lete with a strong arm and a stated Kruger.
fierce attack. TheAtlanta na- This season, the Terps also
tive is a three-time AII-ACC have a talented freshman,
selection, including a 2006 Hayley Hanson, at setter with
preseasonAII-ACC pick,who a sound understanding of the
made an immediate impact game as she enters the colle-
her freshman season. As a giatelevel.
Kruger noted, "Hanson is a good passer, possesses solid ball-control, SCHEDULE
andisespeciallyaggressivewhichwill beahugeassetondefenseforus." Thescheduleisspecificand purposefulastheTerpsfacesixteamsthat
advancedtotheNCAATournamentin2005.BothUCLAandOhioadvanced
MIDDLE BLOCKERS
to the NCAAregionals, while traditional ACC-rival Duke fell in the second
WhiletheTerrapinprogramhasbeennotedforitsdominantblockingand round to Nebraska. The substance ofthe season are the home and away
hitting ability, the most significant losses to graduation were the dynamic ACC matchups, similartothe2005season, inwhichtheconferencecham-
pairofRachelWagenerandStephanieSmith.Bothplayersbrokenumerous pion isdetermined bythefinal regular-seasonconferencerecord.
recordsduringtheircareersasTerps. The Terps startthe season on the road atthe Indiana University Invita-
"We'vehadsomesignificantsuccesswithdominantmiddleblockersand, tional (Sept. 1-2) and atthe Stony Brook University Invitational (Sept. 8-9)
Iin a way, have almost grown accustomed to having strong players in the beforekickingoffathome intheHiltonGarden InnGreenbeltInvitationalat
middle," said Kruger. "It's always an expectation of these new players to Comcast Center (Sept. 15-16), hosting Long Island, Florida International
perform well in the middle -the middle blocker is an important linchpin in and UCLA.
theteamsystem." "Our regular season tournament schedule is very challenging. We're
In2006,theTerrapinmiddleblockerswillbepoisedtoforaytheir"middle seeing strong teamsand we'll getan opportunity to adjustourstrategy by
;mentality"toleadand becomeafactortohelptheoffenseworkwell. thetimewebeginACCplay,"stated Kruger. "Itwillgetusreadyforthecore
Thisseason, the middleblockersarefairlyyoung, buthaveattributesto oftheseason."
Ibuild upon. Maryland has sheerphysical size. Both Meredith Doyle at 6-5 TheACC portionoftheschedulebeginswitha matchup inthesunshine
land KathleenWilsonwillbeinstrumentalto Maryland'soffensivestrategy. stateagainst Florida State and Miami (Sept. 22-24), followed bytheTerps'
"Meredith has a unique firstACC contest in College Park against Virginia Tech (Sept. 29) and Vir-
lability to hit at a high point, ginia (Sept. 30), roundedoutbyaTuesdaycontestin ChestnutHill against
we'll look to utilize that a lot BostonCollege(Oct. 3).
jin 2006," remarked Kruger. Maryland hostsGeorgiaTechand Clemson (Oct. 6-8)beforegoingona
i"Kathleen has worked hard four-game road swing in the state ofNorth Carolina. TheTerpsface Duke
|in theoff-season to hone her andWakeForest(Oct. 12-13)andreturntotheTobaccoRoadtotakeonthe
skills." TarHeelsandtheWolfpack(Oct.20-21).
Adding to the middle Thesecond halfoftheACCschedule beginsagainwith Miamiand Flor-
blocker rotation is newcomer ida State visiting College Park (Oct. 27-29). TheTerps head toVirginia for
Katie Usher. At 6-3, Usher contestsagainsttheCavaliers(Nov. 3)andtheHokies(Nov.4),followed by
possesses a quality similar threehomematchupsagainsttheEagles(Nov.7),theBlueDevils(Nov. 10)
to other Terrapin newcomers andtheDemon Deacons(Nov. 12).
-theyhave considerable ex- The last road games are played against the Tigers of Clemson (Nov.
perienceplayingthebig roles 17) and the Yellow Jackets (Nov. 18). The final home stretch features the
fortheirhigh school and club Wolfpack (Nov. 24) and a season-ending rematch against the Tar Heels
teams which will only help (Nov.25).
them adapt to the collegiate The 2006 Terrapin team
game. pridesitselfonjustthat-be-
"Katie hasgreatsize, agil- ingatrueteam.
ity and a quick attack," said Coach Kruger notices it in
Kruger. "Her development her players, "I can see they
willputherinagreatposition are looking forward to com-
to challenge for time in the peting. Each match raises
middle." their level of individual and
team performance on the
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TheTerpswill likelyhaveanewfaceintheliberaposition. BethGillming "We're a true team. Even
Iwasa keyperformerintheslotin2004 postinganACCTournamentrecord though we're made up of so
87digsoverfourmatchesthatseason. many different individuals,
Lastseason, seniorStephanie Doironwasa pivotal playerfortheTerps our common thread is that
asthe primarydefensive specialist. In that role, she catapulted to become we've developed as a team,"
Maryland'ssingle-season record holderwith546digs. continued Kruger. "They
The Terrapins have players with great potential and ability in the libera understand the standard of
position. Maryland freshman and Rockville, Md. native Christina Paul is what is expected in the Ter-
an option fortheTerps, aswell. She hasshown tremendous promiseasa rapin program and are ready
playerandwilladddepthdefensively. tocompete."
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Maryland volleyball head coach Janice Kru- bywinningtheACCtitleforthefirsttimeinsixyears. Oneyearlater, Krugerled
ger's career accomplishments have reached an- Maryland to an even more impressive feat, as the Terps completed the 1997
otherapexIn recentyears: fiveACCtitles, seven regularseasonwithanoverallrecordof25-0. Intheprocess, Marylandbecame
tripstotheNCAATournament,fiveACCandAVCA just the eighth team in the nation to roll through the regular season withouta
RegionCoachoftheYearhonorsandthetopspot defeat. TheTerpsfinished that historicyearby reaching the NCAATournament
among all-time winningest coaches in ACC Vol- forthethirdconsecutiveyear.
leyballhistory. UnderKruger'sguidance, manyplayershaveflourished inthe Marylandpro-
The 2005 season marked twosignificantmile- gram. In 1997, EdenKroegerbecamethefirstTerptoearnAil-Americanhonors.
stones for Kruger. First, she surpassed the 700 Thatsameyear, Kroegeralsobecamethethird playerduring Kruger'stenureto
career-victory mark after the third game of the earnACCPlayeroftheYearhonors(ColleenHurleyin 1990andDuaneKoester
seasonand reachedher350thACCvictoryinthe in 1992aretheothers.)
match over Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. In2005,fourTerrapinsgarneredAII-ACChonors(RachelWagener,firstteam;
In addition, the Terrapinswere undefeated in the StephanieSmith,firstteam;JadeBrown,secondteam,MaggieSchmelzle,fresh-
ComcastCenterpostinga14-0recordaswellaswinning14consecutivematches menteam).Further,WagenerandSmithwerenamedAVCAHonorableMentions,
tostarttheseason,anotherMarylandrecord. while Smith, Stephanie Doiron and Beth Gillming received AII-ACC Academic
In the last three years ofthe Terrapin program, Kruger holds an impressive honors.
.723 overall winning percentage. Afterwinning theACC Championship Title in Lastseason also broughtaccolades to Kruger's players. Both Wagenerand
2004withan18-15seasonrecord,theTerpsimprovedto28-5in2005towintheir SmithwerenamedAII-ACC
third-consecutiveACC Championshipand advanced tothesecond roundofthe SinceKrugercametoMarylandin1988,theTerpshavehad27AII-ACCselec-
NCAATournamentforthethirdstraightyear.MarylandeasedpastKentuckyinthe tionsand 15All-Districtselections.
firstroundofthe2005NCAA's,yetfellinaclosecontesttoLouisville. Whathasmade Kruger'sprogramatMarylandallthemoreimpressiveisthe
TheAVCAnamed herEast Region Coach oftheYearin 2005, Kruger'sfifth emphasisputonacademicexcellence.Since 1988,nearly50playershavebeen
timetoreceivetheaward.In2003,shewasnamedtheAtlanticCoastConference namedtotheACCHonorRollatleastonceduringtheircareersatMaryland,in-
CoachoftheYearafterleadingMarylandtotheACCChampionship.Shebecame cludingACCPlayersoftheYearHurley,Koester,andKroeger.AMarylandvolley-
theACC's all-time winningest coach that yearand now, heading into the 2006 ballplayerhasreceivedtheprestigiousWeaver-James-CorriganScholar-Athlete
season,ranksfirstinconferencehistorywith350victoriesatMaryland. AwardfromtheAtlanticCoastConferencefourtimes.ShannonSaltzmanearned
After nearly two decades as one ofthe top coaches in theACC, Kruger is theawardin 1997, EdenKroegerwashonoredin 1998, Beth Murphyearnedthe
settoembarkonher 19th seasonashead coachoftheTerrapins.With 725ca- impressive award in 1999, and Kathy Shahrokh most recently won it in 2004.
reervictories, Krugerhasbuilta powerful program in CollegeParkthatincludes On the national level, Kroeger, Nicole Lantagne (1995) andAimee Huddleston
ACC titles in 1990, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005 (2004) have earned Co-SIDAAcademicAil-
and trips to the NCAATournament in 1990, American honors, while Saltzman has been
1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004 and 2005. named both a USAAll-America Scholarand
Kruger's success has not gone without no- aCollegiateAll-AmericaScholar.
tice, as she has been named both theACC Prior to her arrival at Maryland, Kruger
andAVCADistrict/Region Coach oftheYear was the head coach at Nebraska-Omaha
in 1990, 1996, 1997,2003and2005. During from 1979-87. In her nine seasons, she at-
hercoachingcareer, Krugerhasamassedan tained a sparkling record of352-96-6 (.783)
amazing 725-323-6 mark, including a stellar and led her squad to the NCAA Division
350-218recordinCollegePark. II Final Four appearances in 1983, 1985,
With an impressive track record at both 1986 and 1987, aswell as five consecutive
Marylandandherpreviousschool,Nebraska- North Central Conference championships
Omaha, Krugerisconsideredoneoftheelite from 1983-87. Twice during her career at
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coaches in the country. She ranks seventh Nebraska-Omaha, Kruger was named the
all-time among current coaches in victories AVCADivision II National CoachoftheYear
asafour-yearcollegeheadcoachwith674. (1983and 1986.)
In 2002, Kruger guided the Terps to an In 1978, Krugertookoveras headcoach
11-0 start, the longestwin streak to begin a atPlatteTechnicalCommunityCollegeinCo-
season in Maryland history at that point. In lumbus, Neb., where she led herteam toa
2001, she led Maryland to its 700th win as 23-9record and aspotin thenationaljunior
a volleyball program on Oct. 7 n a 3-1 vic- college tournament. One year later, she be-
tory over NC State at Ritchie Coliseum. In cameheadcoachatNebraska-Omaha.
32 seasons of volleyball at Maryland, just Kruger earned her bachelor's degree in
two coaches, Kruger and Barb Drum, have 1977fromtheUniversityofNebraska,where
guided the Terps to a remarkable record of shewasafour-yearletterwinnerandcaptain
807-444(.645winningpercentage.) ofthe Huskervolleyball team. Thefollowing
In 1996. Kruger's Terps became the first year,sheearned hermaster'sdegreeinath-
ACC team to finish a conference schedule leticadministrationfromNebraska.
16-0. Maryland closed that magical season
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KRUGER'S CAREER RECORD KRUGER VS. OPPONENTS
Opponent Record Opponent Record
Year Team Record Pet. Highlights Akron 2-1 Loyola(Md.) 2-0
1978 PlatteTechnicalCC 23-9 .719 Appearanceinnationaljuniorcollegetournament Alabama 0-1 Loyola(III.) 34
1979 Nebraska-Omaha 34-11-3 _ .708 2ndplaceNorthCentralConference Albany 0-0 Marshall 1-0
1980 Nebraska-Omaha 29-20-3 .558 AIAWStateChampions,3rdNCC American 8-0 Memphis 0-1
1981 Nebraska-Omaha 31-12 .721 2ndNCC ArizonaState 0-1 Miami(Fla.) 4-1
1982 Nebraska-Omaha 40-13 .755 2ndNCC,3rdNCAARegionals Army 1-0 Miami(Ohio) 4M-0
1983 Nebraska-Omaha 49-8 860 NCCChampions,NCAARegionalChampions,NCAAFinalFour Auburn 0-1 Michigan
1984 Nebraska-Omaha 47-15 .758 NCCChampions,3rdNCAARegionals BallState 1-0 MichiganState 0-2
1985 Nebraska-Omaha 42-7 .857 _ NCCChampions,NCAARegionalChampions,NCAAFinalFour Baylor 1-0 Minnesota 0-2
1986 Nebraska-Omaha 45-4 .918 NCCChampions,NCAARegionalChampions,NCAAFinalFour Binghamton 2-0 MorganState 2-0
1987 Nebraska-Omaha 35-6 .854 NCCChampions,NCAARegionalChampions,NCAAFinalFour BostonCollege 3-0 Navy 1-0
1988 Maryland 11-22 .333 T3rdACC BowlingGreen 0-2 Nebraska 0-3
1989 Maryland 23-15 .622 T3rdACC Bradley 1-2 NorthCarolina 16-21
1990 Maryland 22-12 .647 ACCChampions,NCAAFirstRound Bucknell 1-0 NCState 30-4
1991 Maryland 18-11 .621 2ndACC Butler 1-0 Northeastern 0-1
1992 Maryland 24-9 .727 3rdACC California 0-1 NortheastLouisiana 0-1
1993 Maryland 16-12 .571 5thACC Cal-PolySLO 0-1 NorthernArizona 1-1
1994 Maryland 18-13 .581 4thACC CalStateNorthndge 1-0 Ohio 0-1
1995 Maryland 22-10 .688 3rdACC,ACCTournamentChampions,NCAASecondRound Campbell 1-0 OhioState 1-2
1996 Maryland 27-4 .839 1stACC,ACCTournamentChampions,NCAASecondRound CentralConn.State 1-0 OregonState 1-0
1997 Maryland 27-2 .931 1stACC,NCAASecondRound,undefeatedinregularseason 1-0 Pacific 0-1
1998 Maryland 13-16 443 7thACC Charleston 1-0 PennState 0-5
1999 Maryland 12-19 .387 8thACC ChicagoState 0-0 Pittsburgh 2-2
2000 Maryland 14-16 .467 8thACC Cincinnati 1-0 Portland 1-0
2001 Maryland 12-14 .462 6thACC Citadel 1-0 Princeton 2-0
2002 Maryland 18-14 .562 6thACC ClevelandState 1-0 Providence 2-1
2003 Maryland 27-8 .771 2ndACC,ACCTournamentChampions,NCAASecondRound Clemson 18-11 RhodeIsland 0-2
2004 Maryland 18-15 .545 7thACC,ACCTournamentChampions,NCAASecondRound Colorado 0-3 Rider 1-0
2005 Maryland 28-5 .848 T-1stACC.NCAASecondRound ColoradoState 0-3 Rutgers 2-0
Totals-28years 725-322-6 .692 Columbia 1-0 SacramentoState 1-1
Maryland-18years 350-217 .617 Connecticut 2-0 SanDiego 0-1
Nebraska-Omaha-9years 352-96-6 .783 Cornell 2-0 SanDiegoState 1-1
PlatteTechnicalCC-1 year 23-9 .719 Delaware 6-1 SantaClara 0-1
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Denver 0-1 SetonHall 2-0
DePaul 2-0 SouthCarolina 3-0
COACHING HONORS PLAYERS' HONORS Drake 1-0 SouthFlorida 1-1
FourACCCoachoftheYearhonors(1990,1996,1997, • 18firstteamAII-ACCselections DDruekxeel 18-52-00 SSoouutthheerrnnIMleltinhooisdist 01--10
2003) • ThreeACCPlayeroftheYearawardwinners EastCarolina 1-0 SWMissouriState 1-0
E1a9s9t7,R2e0g0i3o,n20C0o5a)ch of the Year honors (1990, 1996, •• SFiixveAACVCCAAllH-oFnroersahbmlaenMseenlteicotinoAnlsl-Americaselections EEaasstteerrnnMIlilcinhoiisgan 00--11 SStWonTyexBarsoSotkate 10--00
RanksseventhamongactiveNCAAcoachesinvictories • OneVolleyballMonthlyAll-Americaselection Florida 0-1 St.Peter's 1-0
atafour-yearcollegewith674 • TwoCoSIDA-VerizonAcademicAil-Americans FloridaA&M 0-1 Syracuse 1-5
Her.686careerwinningpercentageatNCAAfour-year • 16AVCAAll-RegionAwardWinners FloridaAtlantic 1-0 Temple 5-1
schoolsranks31stamongactivecoaches • Three Weaver-James-Corrigan ACC Scholar Athlete FloridaInternational 1-0 Tennessee 1-2
All-timewinningestcoachintheACCwith322Terrapin Awardwinners
FloridaState 11-9 Texas 0-1
victories • Nearly50playershavebeennamedtotheACCHonor Fordham 1-0 TexasA&M 1-2
MemberoftheAVCA-Tachikara 700 Victory Clubwith RollatleastonceduringtheircareersatMaryland GeorgeMason 10-4 TexasA&M-CC 1-0
725careercoachingvictories • SixplayersnamedtotheACC's50thAnniversaryTeam GeorgeWashington 10-5 TexasArlington 1-0
TatwNoeNbartaiosnkaal-NOCmaAhAaD(i1v9i8si3o,n1II98C6o)achoftheYearhonors (KErloiezgaebre,thNiEcforloen,LaCnotlalgeneen,HSuhrleeryr,yDSumiatnhe)Koester,Eden Georgetown 5j6_ TexasTech 0-1
Georgia 0-2 Towson 5-0
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Three players named to inaugural ACC All-Academic GeorgiaTech 17-19 UCLA 0-0
teamin2005 Hofstra 3-1 UMBC 4-0
FiveACCtitles(1990,1996,2003,2004,2005) • FormerplayerscurrentlycoachingatNCAAschools: Houston 0-1 UNLV 0-1
Back-to-back record-setting undefeated ACC regular- NicoleLantagne-Welch-HeadCoach,Miami(Fla.) Howard 2-0 Utah 0-1
seasonrecords(1996,1997) CarrieMuenzer-AssistantCoach,CentralMichigan Indiana 1-1 Villanova 9-0
One of 10 teams in NCAAhistoryto record a perfect IowaState 0-1 Virginia 22-11
regularseason(25-0,1997) JamesMadison 6-2 -VirginiaTech 6-0
SevenNCAADivisionITournamentAppearances(1990, KansasState 1-1 WakeForest 12-9
1995,1996,1997,2003,2004,2005)
KentState J 1-0 WestVirginia 3j0_
FinishedintheAVCATop25orreceivedvotesfoursea- Kentucky 1-2 WesternKentucky 2-0
sons(No.21 in 1996,No,23in 1997,No, 25in2003, Lafayette 1-0 WesternMichigan 0-1
CvRsoVaNicCnh2eS0dt0a4Mt,earRiynVl2ai0nn0d20t0o05w)innumber700inschoolhistory, LLLiaobSneargltlyIesland 111---000 WXaivsmicaeormns<i.nMary 051---041
FiveconsecutiveNorth CentralConferencechampion- LouisianaState 1-0 Bold indicates 2006
ships at Nebraska-Omaha (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, Louisville 2- ponents
1987)
LoyolaMarymount_ 1-0
FourNCAADivision II Final Fourappearances (1983,
1985,1986,1987)
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VOLLEYBA
HOU XIANGRONG
FELIX
ASSISTANT COACH "SEAN" LIU
EIGHTH YEAR AT
ASSISTANT COACH
MARYLAND
SEVENTH YEAR AT
SHANGHAI PHYSICAL
MARYLAND
EDUCATION INSTITUTE '86
XIAMEN '86
AfterfouryearsasheadcoachatUMBC, Felix XiangrongLiubeginshisseventhseasonasan
HoureturnedtoMarylandin2003asanassistant assistantcoachatMaryland.Withhisvastknowl-
totheteamthathe helped leadtoa perfect25-0 edge ofthegame, Liu is in chargeofallaspects
record in 1997. Hou, whocoachedwiththeTerps of recruiting as well as basic court training and
from 1995-98.bringsawealthofknowledgeonvolleyballand 18yearsofcoach- scouting.
ingexperienceattheuniversity,clubandnationallevels. Duringhisfouryearsat In six years at Maryland, Liu has helped guidethe program to 117victories,
Marylandinthe1990s,theteamwas89-32,winningtheACCChampionshiponce threeACCChampionshipsandthreetripstothesecondroundoftheNCAATour-
andmakingthreeconsecutivetripstotheNCAATournament.WithHou'shelp,the nament. Hehasalsorecruitedtheprogram'sstrong incomingclassesyearafter
TerrapinshavecapturedthreeACCChampionshiptitlesandearnedthree NCAA year.
.a Tournamentberths. Before his postat Maryland, Liuwas an assistantcoach atthe Universityof
While at UMBC, Hou was named the 2000 Northeast Conference Coach of Dayton,whereheservedforsevenseasons. Duringhistenure,Liuhelpedguide
theYearafterleadingtheRetrieverstoa19-13recordandaregular-seasonNEC theFlyerstoa133-83(.616)recordandthe1998Atlantic10Championship.
Championshipthatyear. PriortoDayton, LiuwasamemberoftheShenyangMilitaryCommandofthe
PriortohisarrivalatMaryland in 1995, Houspenttwoyearsastheassistant People's LiberationArmy men's volleyball team in China forsix years. He later
coachfortheYohanwomen'svolleyballprofessionalteamin Hong Kong,aswell becametheheadcoachofthewomen'svolleyballteamforthesamearmy.
as the coach for Iceland's national team, and the men'sandwomen'steams at LiucametotheUnitedStatesin 1989asanexchangeteacheratBayVillage
Iceland University. Before moving to Iceland, he coached the Chinese national HighSchoolinCleveland,Ohio. In 1992,hereturnedtotheUnitedStatestoearn
women'syouthteam,andtheBeijingwomen'steam.Asacoach, Houhasdeliv- hismaster'sdegreeinphysicaleducationfromtheUniversityofDaytonin 1995.
eredsevenplayerstotheChineseNationalTeam,andsixtotheIcelandNational AgraduateofXiamen University, Liuearnedhisbachelor'sdegreeinChinese
Team. Literaturein 1986.
Asa player, Hou playedsevenyearsfortheChineseNationalTeam, missing LiuismarriedtoJunYanandhasasonnamedRui.
the 1980 Olympic Games because ofthe country's boycott. The 1980 Chinese
teamrecordedanundefeatedrecordinworldcompetition.
Hou earned a bachelor's degree in coaching management from Shanghai
PhysicalEducationInstitutein 1986. Hehastwodaughters,Lucyand Mary.
ANGIE
RUTLEDGE
DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL f
OPERATIONS
FIFTH YEAR AT MARYLAND
RADFORD '91
Angie Rutledge is in her fifth year with the
Maryland volleyball programand begins herthird ^^^^^^^^^
year as the Director of Volleyball Operations in
2006. Rutledge came to Maryland after serving DaveHaglund CarrieBittman TomDivan
asanassistantcoach,undercurrentTerpassistantFelixHou,atUMBC. AssociateAD MediaRelations Facilities&Operations
Priorto hertime at UMBC, she was an assistant coach for two seasons at
LoyolaCollegeinBaltimoreandthenspenttwoseasonsastheGreyhounds'head
coach.
Rutledge isalsoexperienced in coaching ontheclublevelwith DeerfieldJu-
niors,BayAreaVolleyballAcademyand MarylandJuniors.
Rutledge graduated from Radford in 1991 after lettering forthe Highlanders 4 it
as an outside hitter and defensive specialist. She was a memberof Big South L
conferencechampionteamsin1987, 1988and1989.Rutledgewashonoredwith
theteam'sdefensiveaward in 1989and 1990.ShecontinuedatRadfordtoearn
hermaster'sdegreeinhealthandphysicaleducation. DonPearman AlTiffany BrettTillett
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