MIT WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

2009 SEASON

Head Coach:     Paul Dill (14th Season)   pdill@mit.edu

Assistant Coaches:     Samantha Lampert (6th Season)  samantha_lampert@hotmail.com

                                               Charles Morton (11th Season)  cimiv@mit.edu

                                               Robin Young(1st Season)  ryoung@bu.edu

Captains:     Cleeland '10, Ellison '10, May '10

Final Record:   27-8           Final New England Regional Ranking:  6th 

MIT Invitational:  Results Link       

BACK: Asst. Coach Robin Young, Asst. Coach Charles Morton, Katrina Ellison, Jenny Li, Kelsey Cappelle

  Barden Cleeland, Alex May, Cecily Joujon-Roche, Kelly Schulte, Asst. Coach Samantha Lampert, Head Coach Paul Dill

FRONT:  Trinity Leonard, Alyssa Rothman, Kate Kelly, Natasha Jensen, Anna Dikina, Katie Spielbauer, Cathy Melnikow

ROSTER

# Name Position Year Height Hometown / High School Major
1   Kelly Schulte S/OH So. 5'11" Riverside, CA (Romona) Nuclear Science & Eng.
3   Trinity Leonard OH Fr. 5'10" Mill Valley, CA (St. Ignatius) Undecided
4   Natasha Jensen DS/L So. 5'8" Columbia, MD (Wilde Lake) Mathematics
5   Kate Kelly OH So. 5'9" Austin, TX (Phillips Exeter Academy) Environmental Engineering
6   Kelsey Cappelle OH Jr. 5'10" Ringoes, NJ (Hunterdon Central) Biology
7   Anna Dikina DS/L Jr. 5'7" Skokie, IL (Niles North) Chemical/Biological Eng.
8   Katrina Ellison OPP Sr. 5'11" Westport, CT (Staples) Mechanical Eng./Computer Sci.
9   Cecily Joujon-Roche MH So. 6' Laguna Hills, CA (Laguna Hills) Aero/Astro Engineering
11   Alyssa Rothman S Fr. 5'8" Plainview, NY (Plainview JFK) Biology
12   Katie Spielbauer DS/L Fr. 5'6" Lakeview, MI (Morley Stanwood) Biological Engineering
13   Barden Cleeland MH Sr. 6'2" Irvine, CA (University) Aero/Astro Engineering
14   Alex May OH Sr. 6' Des Moines, IA (Roosevelt) Brain & Cognitive Science
15   Cathy Melnikow DS/L Sr. 5'7" Yorkville, NY (New York Mills) Management Science
16   Jenny Li OH/MH Jr. 5'11" Ellicott City, MD (River Hill) Computer Science

SCHEDULE / RESULTS

 Date Day

Opponent

W/L

Score

Game Scores

Record

Sept.            
5 Sat. @ Gordon College Invitational (1st Place)        
         vs. Endicott College W 3-0 25-17,25-22,25-14 1-0
         vs. Keene State College W 3-0 25-16,25-23,25-12 2-0
         vs. Gordon College W 3-1 25-11,25-20,24-26,25-12 3-0
8 Tue. @ Rhode Island College W 3-0 25-19,25-19,25-22 4-0
11/12 Fri./Sat. @ Muhlenberg Invitational (4th Place)        
         vs. DeSales University (PA) W 3-1 25-13,25-18,18-25,22-15 5-0
         vs. Moravian College (PA) W 3-1 25-20,25-22,20-25,25-19 6-0
         vs. Haverford College (PA) L 0-3 22-25,21-25,21-25 6-1
         vs. York College (PA) L 2-3 16-25,20-25,25-19,25-19,9-15 6-2
15 Tue. CLARK UNIVERSITY* W 3-0 25-9,25-16,25-14 7-2
19 Sat. @ Smith College* W 3-0 25-23,25-17,25-19 8-2
22 Tue. SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE* W 3-1 25-20,25-22,22-25,25-22 9-2
25/26 Fri./Sat. MIT INVITATIONAL (6th Place)        
         vs.  Colby-Sawyer College W 3-1 25-20,23-25,25-23,25-12 10-2
         vs.  Connecticut College L 1-3 25-22,25-17,11-25,25-14 10-3
         vs.  Bowdoin College W 3-2 16-25,24-26,25-16,25-23,15-7 11-3
         vs.  Springfield College L 0-3 21-25,18-25,17-25 11-4
29 Tue. @ US Coast Guard Academy* W 3-2 14-25,25-21,25-22,19-25,15-13 12-4
Oct.            
2 Fri. TUFTS INVITATIONAL @ MIT (2nd Place)         
         vs. Bridgewater State College W 3-0 25-14,25-15,25-20 13-4
         vs. SUNY Potsdam W 3-0 25-15,25-19,25-10 14-4
3 Sat.  @ Tufts Invitational        
         vs. Hiram College (OH) W 3-2 20-25,21-25,25-23,25-21,15-10 15-4
         vs. Union College (NY) W 3-0 25-18,25-16,25-17 16-4
6 Tue. WHEATON COLLEGE* W 3-0 25-18,25-10,25-20 17-4
8 Thur. RIVIER COLLEGE W 3-1 22-25,25-19,25-11,25-17 18-4
13 Tue. @ WPI* W 3-1 14-25,25-12,25-18,25-19 19-4
17 Sat. MIT QUAD TOURN.(2nd Place)        
         vs. Eastern CT State University W 3-0 25-17,25-14,25-16 20-4
         vs. UMass Boston L 2-3 20-25,25-19,25-13,14-25,8-15 20-5
         vs. St. Lawrence University (NY) W 3-1 25-22,25-14,21-25,25-16 21-5
20 Tue. BABSON COLLEGE* W 3-0 25-14,26-24,25-20 22-5
23/24 Fri./Sat. @ Hall of Fame Tournament (4th Place)        
         vs. Brandeis University W 3-2 21-25,24-26,25-17,25-21,15-9 23-5
         vs. Tufts University L 0-3 17-25,15-25,23-35 23-6
         vs. Amherst College L 2-3 25-20,18-25,25-19,16-25,9-15 23-7
27 Tue. @ Wellesley College* W 3-1 25-20,22-25,25-21,25-23 24-7
31 Sat. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE* W 3-0 25-4,25-26,25-11 25-7
Nov.            
3 Tue. NEWMAC Tourn. Quarterfinal        
         vs. Clark University W 3-0 25-11,25-16,25-8 26-7
6 Fri. NEWMAC Tourn. Semifinal        
         vs. US Coast Guard Academy W 3-0 25-19,25-20,25-21 27-7
7 Sat. NEWMAC Tourn.Final        
        vs. Wellesley College L 0-3 14-25,13-25,19-25 27-8

* Denotes Conference Match / CAPS Denotes Home Match

Overall Record Conference Record Win % Games W/L
27-8 9-0 .77 88-41

RECORDS BROKEN

Barden Cleeland '10

Broke the record for blocks in a career with 380+, previously 379 set by Betsy Sailhamer '99

AWARDS

Barden Cleeland '10
Muhlenberg Invitational All-Tournament Team
Tufts Invitational All-Tournament Team
MIT 1000 Kill Club
NEWMAC Player of the Week 11/2/09
MIT COOP Athlete of the Week 11/2/09
NEWMAC All-Conference 1st Team
AVCA All-Region Team
NEWVA All-New England 2nd Team
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
 
Katrina Ellison '10
Gordon College Invitational Most Valuable Player
NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team
 
Kate Kelly '12
NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team
 
Jenny Li '11
NEWMAC Player of the Week 10/12/09
MIT Quad All-Tournament Team
NEWMAC All-Conference 2nd Team
 
Alex May '10
MIT 1000 Kill Club
MIT Quad All-Tournament Team
MIT 1000 Dig Club
Hall of Fame All-Tournament Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District 1st Team
NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team
NEWMAC All-Conference 1st Team
AVCA All-Region Team
NEWVA All-New England 1st Team
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
CoSIDA Academic All-American 1st Team
 
Alyssa Rothman '13v
NEWMAC All-Conference 2nd Team
 
Kelly Schulte '12
NEWMAC Player of the Week 9/21/09
 
Katie Spielbauer '13
Gordon College Invitational All-Tournament Team