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1999
University of Delaware Volleyball
Roster
Players
to Watch
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No.
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Player
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Yr.
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Pos.
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Ht.
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Hometown
(High School)
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1
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Amy
Carroll***
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Sr.
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RS
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5-11
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Yardley,
PA/Pennsbury
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3
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Jessica
Bradosky
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Fr.
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OH/MB
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5-10
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Huntington
Beach, CA/Ocean View
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4
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Sadie
Bjornstad***
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Sr.
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S
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5-8
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Rockford,
IL/Boylan
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5
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Michelle
Maughan
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Fr.
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OH
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5-10
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Scarsdale,
NY/Edgemont
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6
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Margaret
Lapinski**
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Jr.
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OH
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5-11
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Wilmington,
DE/Brandywine
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7
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Kristen
Merrill***
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Sr.
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OH
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5-9
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St.
Louis, MO/St. Joseph's
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8
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Heather
Ness*
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Jr.
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DS
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5-8
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York,
PA/West York
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9
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Jennifer
Wanner*
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Jr.
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MB
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6-0
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Akron,
PA/Conestoga Valley
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10
/ 2
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Joanna
Dusza***
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Sr.
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OH
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5-8
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Zawierice,
Poland/Delran (NJ)
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12
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Jen
Mack
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Fr.
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OH
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5-10
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Newark,
DE/St. Mark's
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13
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Kelsey
Manning*
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So.
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MH
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5-10
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Woodridge,
IL/
Downers Grove South
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15
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Marissa
Caron
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Fr.
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OH/RS
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6-3
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Madbury,
NH/Oyster River
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16
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Cameo
Neeman*
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So.
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MB
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6-0
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Wilmington,
DE/Ursuline Acad.
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17
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Jackie
Vaught
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Fr.
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DS
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5-5
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Newark,
DE/Tatnall
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18
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Kristen
Arbuckle
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So.
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S
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5-8
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Miami,
FL/Palmer Trinity
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*=America
East Games
Captain:
Joanna Dusza
Head Coach:
Barbara
Viera
(Massachusetts '63)
Assistant Coaches:
Lorie
Miller
(Northwestern '84),
Erik
Andrejev
(Millersville '86)
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PLAYERS
TO WATCH
Joanna
Dusza • Senior • 5-8
• Out. Hitter • Delran (NJ) HS
• Zawiercie, Poland
At
Delaware: 1999: Named captain for the
third straight season...fifth-year senior
after being granted medical
red-shirt...ranks third all-time in kills
(1,126) and second all-time in digs
(1,442) at Delaware...needs 427 kills to
surpass Karen Kunselman for the UD career
record in that category...also needs just
399 digs to break Karen Beegle's school
mark in that department...enter the season
as a career .202 hitter...will be counted
on to provide veteran leadership to a
young Blue Hen squad...will team with
Kristen Merrill to form one of the
conference's best outside hitting
combinations...1998: Played in just
five matches after badly spraining her
ankle early in the year...had two
double-digit kill matches with 16 against
Massachusetts and 11 against Siena...had
38 kills and 42 digs for the
season...1997: Selected first-team
All-America East for the second straight
season...led America East in digs per game
with 4.2...ranked No. 18 in the nation in
total digs with 491...was fourth in the
conference in kills with 3.6 per
game...ranked fourth on the team in
hitting percentage at .209...three-time
America East Player of the Week (Oct. 6,
Nov. 3, Nov. 10)...named Mellon Bank
Sports Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Nov.
16)...selected as the Delaware
Invitational Most Valuable Player...had 10
or more kills 21 times with highs of 27
vs. Loyola (MD) and 25 vs. New
Hampshire...had 10 or more digs 20 times,
including high of 34 vs.
Northeastern...had 17 double-doubles in
kills and digs...1996: Selected
first-team All-America East...named to
conference all-tournament team, leading
the Blue Hens to the championship
match...led America East and ranked No. 3
in the nation in digs per game with
4.8...ranked fourth in the conference in
total kills with 3.5 per game...ranked
second on the team with .205 hitting
percentage...two-time America East Player
of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 14)...named to
Navy All-Tournament team after leading the
Blue Hens to the team title...her 655 digs
were second-highest single-season total in
school history...set school record with
639 perfect passes...1995: Averaged
team-best 3.7 digs per game as a
freshman...recorded 10 kills against
Boston College...registered 13 digs vs.
Bucknell...notched 14 digs vs.
Georgetown...named America East Rookie of
the Week (Oct. 16)...High School:
Did not play volleyball in high
school...played for Quaker City club
team...led Delran HS basketball team to
1995 state championship...400-meter dash
all-star in track...member of the National
Honor Society...Personal: Joanna
Dusza...born July 14, 1976 in
Poland...daughter of Wojciech and Wiestawa
Dusza...sister, Agnes, played volleyball
at Drexel from 1990-93 and earned All-NAC
honors...honor student in civil
engineering at Delaware.
Sadie
Bjornstad • Senior
• 5-8 • Setter •
Boylan HS • Rockford,
IL
At
Delaware: 1999: Looking to make her
senior season the best of her
career...ranks fourth all-time at Delaware
in assists with 1,432...one of only eight
players who have recorded 1,000 assists
for the Blue Hens...second-year
starter...1998: Set school record
for assists in game with 75 against Towson
on Nov. 11...named to the America East
All-Tournament Team...named America East
Setter of the Week for the week ending
Sept. 26...had six 50+ assist games on the
season...ranked fourth on the team with
252 digs...hit .132 with 76 kills (0.6 per
game)...ranked third in America East with
1,188 assists (9.9 per game)...1997:
Saw action in 31 matches...ranked
second on the team in assists with 72 (0.7
per game)...ranked second on the team and
fifth in America East in service aces with
0.4 per game...hit .108 with 47 kills (0.5
per game)...charged with just four attack
errors all season...ranked fourth on the
team in perfect passes with 199...had
season-high eight kills vs. Towson, 13
assists vs. Vermont, 12 digs vs. Hofstra,
and four aces vs. Hartford and
Colgate...1996: Made immediate
impact as a freshman...appeared in all 42
matches...third on team with 351 digs (2.6
per game)...had 65 kills (0.5 per game)
and added 171 assists (5.0 per game) as a
backup to setter Paige Harrison, including
43 in a loss to Drexel (10/27)...31
service aces...recorded 21 digs in a win
over Northeastern (10/12)...charged with
just three attack errors all
season...racked up four aces in sweep of
LaSalle (10/5)...had season-high four
kills four times and had 10 or more digs
18 times...High School: Four-year
varsity letterwinner in volleyball at
Boylan High School...named first-team
all-conference in junior and senior
seasons...member of National Honor
Society...class treasurer as freshman and
senior...first honor roll all four
years...recipient of Young American
Award...Personal: Sadie Louise
Bjornstad...born Aug. 8, 1978...daughter
of Steve and Becky Bjornstad...exercise
and sports science major with a minor in
Spanish...CoSIDA Academic All-America
candidate...father played football at
Illinois State; sister, Shana, played
volleyball at Eastern Illinois, and
sister, Sudi, played soccer at
Iowa...father is a high school
principal.
Amy
Carroll • Senior • 5-11
• Return Specialist • Pennsbury
HS • Yardley, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will be vying for the
starting right side hitting position with
incoming freshman Marissa Caron...will be
looked upon to provide senior
leadership... 1998: Had a
season-high 17 kills against Towson on
Nov. 11...had 164 kills (1.8 per
game)...hit .163 while recording 70 blocks
(0.8 per game)...1997: Saw action
in 31 matches...recorded 68 kills (1.0 per
game)...had 59 digs (0.9 per game)...hit
.149 and had 14 aces for the season...had
season-high 10 kills vs. Colgate...had
three aces vs. FDU and Hartford...had
season-high 16 digs vs. Lehigh and six
blocks vs. Loyola...1996: Appeared
in 23 matches...recorded 46 kills (1.1 per
game), including six against Northeastern
Illinois (9/28)...picked up four kills in
five attacks against Temple
(9/1)...recorded four blocks and eight
digs against UMBC (9/1)...hit .194 and had
56 digs (1.3 per game)...High
School: Four-year letterwinner in
volleyball at Pennsbury HS...three-time
all-conference selection and two-time
all-district selection...first-team
all-state as a senior...team advanced to
state playoffs three times...three-year
letterwinner and two-time state qualifier
in swimming...also played
softball...National Honor
Society...Personal: Amy Beth
Carroll...born March 9, 1978...daughter of
John J. and Elizabeth H. Carroll...nursing
major at Delaware....CoSIDA Academic
All-American candidate.
Kristen
Merrill • Senior • 5-9
• Outside Hitter • St. Joseph's
HS • St. Louis, MO
At
Delaware: 1999: Recovering from
shoulder surgery in the off-season...will
team with Joanna Dusza to form one of the
top outside hitting combinations in
America East...1998: Led team with
377 digs (4.2 per game) and spent most of
the season ranked in the Top 20
nationally...had seven 20+ dig games,
including 32 against LaSalle on Nov.
4...recorded a .198 hitting percentage
with 264 kills (2.9 per game)...had a
season-high 19 kills against Princeton in
the ASICS/Blue Hen Invitational...named to
the ASICS/Blue Hen Invitational
All-Tournament Team...missed eight matches
due to a shoulder injury...1997:
Appeared in 30 matches for the Blue
Hens as a sophomore...ranked sixth on team
in kills with 176 (2.8 per game)...had 236
digs on the season (3.7 per game)...hit
.185 and had 13 aces for the season...was
fifth on the team in perfect passes with
178...had 10 or more kills six times,
including season-highs with 15 against
Coastal Carolina and William &
Mary...had 10 or more kills 10 times with
season-high of 22 vs. New
Hampshire...posted five double-doubles for
kills and digs, including three in the
final four games of the season...1996: One
of the Hens' top newcomers... appeared in
22 matches notching 58 kills (2.0 per
game) and 88 digs (3.0 per game) while
hitting .071...had season-high seven kills
twice (vs. Lafayette and New
Hampshire)...had 11 digs vs. LaSalle and
10 digs vs. New Hampshire...had three
service aces vs. Northeastern
Illinois...High School: Four-sport
athlete who competed in volleyball,
basketball, swimming, and track at St.
Joseph's HS...member of two-time state
champion volleyball team...named to
All-Metro, all-district, all-sectional,
and all-state teams her final two
seasons...National Honor
Society...Personal: Krissy L.
Merrill...born Jan. 30, 1978...daughter of
Pete and Joyce Merrill...business finance
major...enjoys snowboarding and sky
diving.
Jennifer
Wanner • Junior • 6-0
• Middle Hitter • Conestoga
Valley HS • Akron, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will be one of two
starting middle hitters along side
sophomore Cameo Neeman...will be looked to
provide veteran leadership for the Blue
Hens...currently ranks ninth all-time in
career blocks at Delaware with
211...1998: Named second-team
All-America East...led Hens with 375 kills
(2.9 per game, ninth America East), while
recording a .224 hitting percentage...led
Hens with 123 blocks (0.98 per game,
fourth America East)...ranked third on the
Hens with 261 digs (2.0 per
game)...recorded two 20+ kill games
including a season-high 21 kills against
Towson on Nov. 11...had 13 blocks against
New Hampshire on Oct. 31...1997:
One of the top freshmen in the
conference...named to the Delaware
Invitational All-Tournament
team...two-time America East Rookie of the
Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 16)...had 12 kills,
two aces, seven digs, and four blocks in a
sweep over Drexel...ranked second on the
team in digs with 259 (2.4 per
game)...notched 236 kills (2.2 per
game)...led the team with a .251 hitting
percentage...was second on the team in
blocks with 85 (.8 per game) and second
with 223 perfect passes...had 10 or more
kills eight times (high of 14 vs. Penn and
William & Mary)...posted six aces vs.
New Hampshire and had 10 or more digs 11
times (high of 18 vs. New
Hampshire)...recorded six double-doubles
for kills and digs...High School:
Led Conestoga Valley HS to
seventh-place finish in the state
championship in 1996...named Most
Outstanding Offensive Player...led Junior
Team (South PA's Nationals) to third-place
finish at the East Coast Junior
Nationals...first-team Lancaster/Lebanon
League All-Star...first-team All-District
III...first-team all-state...also a
standout basketball player...Personal:
Jennifer Renee Wanner...born May 25,
1979...daughter of Ronald and Susan
Wanner...elementary education
major...plays the piano.
Margaret
Lapinski • Junior • 5-11
• Outside Hitter • Wilm., DE
• Brandywine HS
At
Delaware: 1999: Will provide depth at
the outside hitting position...ready for
breakout season after playing in 25
matches last season...1998: Ranked
sixth on the Blue Hens with 120 kills (2.0
per game), which included a career-high 19
against Towson on Oct. 21...recorded a
career-high 23 digs against Drexel on Oct.
17 and had 171 digs (2.8 per game) for the
season...1997: Played in 13 matches
for Delaware as a freshman...had 34 digs
for the season (2.1 per game)...hit .108
with 28 kills (1.8 per game)...had five
service aces in 16 games (0.3 per
game)...had six kills vs. Vermont and five
vs. Towson...had season-high four aces vs.
Vermont and season-high six digs vs.
Fairleigh Dickinson...High School:
A three-sport standout in basketball,
softball, and volleyball at Brandywine
High School....earned all-state honors
twice in all three sports...All-East and
All-American selection in
softball...competed with Delaware Juniors
and First State Juniors in
volleyball...named to Virginia Tech
Shamrock Festival All-Tournament
Team...Personal: Margaret Anne
Lapinski...born Aug. 15, 1979...daughter
of Thomas and Andrea Lapinski...exercise
physiology major...father and brother,
Matt, both played football at
Delaware...father is a high school
principal and former football coach at
NCAA Division III Swarthmore (PA)
College.
Heather
Ness • Junior • 5-8
• DS • West York Area
HS
At
Delaware: 1999: Will be looked upon to
provide leadership on the defensive end
for the Hens...strong passer and effective
defensive player who should play an
increased role in her second season with
the Hens...1998: Transferred from
Coastal Carolina...played in 35 matches
for the Blue Hens...recorded 187 digs (1.5
per game), which included a season-high 17
against Liberty on Sept. 21...also
recorded double-digit dig games against
LaSalle (13, Nov. 4) and Towson (14, Nov.
11)...recorded 37 service aces (0.3 per
game) which ranked second on the
Hens...1997: Played in 27 matches
at Coastal Carolina....had 153 digs (1.8
per game)...hit .024 with 10 kills and 12
service aces...also had 18 assists (0.2
per game)...High School: Named
all-state, all-district, and All-York
County her junior and senior years...YWCA
Athlete of Year and West York Athlete of
the Year in 1997...captain of the
volleyball team her senior
year...Personal: Heather Lindsey
Ness...born Nov. 10, 1978...daughter of
Jeffrey and Pamela Ness...biology
major.
Kristen
Arbuckle • Sophomore •
5-8 • Setter • Palmer
Trinity HS • Miami, FL
At
Delaware: 1999 : Will be the Hens'
back-up setter behind senior Sadie
Bjornstad... 1998: Saw action in
just four matches...recorded season-highs
in assists (27), kills (3), and digs (4)
against William & Mary on Nov.
14...High School: Three-time team
MVP at Palmer Trinity HS...named All-Dade
County in 1997 and 1998...led team to
district championship her senior
year...also played tennis and
basketball...two-time tennis MVP and was a
member of the team since the seventh
grade...Personal: Kristin Colson
Arbuckle...born May 8, 1980...daughter of
Steve and Catherine Arbuckle...has served
as an intern with Sak's Fifth
Avenue.
Kelsey
Manning • Soph. • 5-10
• Middle Hitter • Downers Grove
S. HS • Woodridge, IL
At
Delaware: 1999: Will be a reserve
middle hitter behind Cameo Neeman and
Jennifer Wanner...is expected to make a
solid contribution this season after
working hard in the
off-season...1998: Saw action in 30
matches...led Delaware with 39 service
aces (0.39 per game, fifth in America
East)...had seven aces against Princeton
in the ASICS/Blue Hen
Invitational...recorded 126 digs (1.3 per
game) and had a season-high 12 digs
against Liberty on Sept. 21...had a
season-high eight kills (8 for 13 with
only one error) against William & Mary
on Nov. 15...High School: Led
Downers Grove South HS to the state
championship her junior year in
1996...team played in the state
championship match all four years...named
to the all-conference team and
all-academic team...member of the National
Honor Society...Personal: Kelsey
Elizabeth Manning...born Sept. 1,
1980...daughter of Greg and Donna
Manning...marketing major at
Delaware.
Cameo
Neeman • Sophomore •
6-0 • Middle Hitter • Ursuline
Acad./ Wilmington, DE
At
Delaware: 1999: Will team with junior
Jennifer Wanner at the starting middle
hitter position for the Blue Hens..looking
to follow up an outstanding freshman
season... 1998: Two-time America
East Rookie of the Week...ranked fourth on
the Blue Hens with 242 kills (2.4 kills
per game)...recorded a .181 hitting
percentage...had a season-high 18 kills
against rival Towson on Nov. 11...had 12
matches with 10 or more kills...had 71
digs (0.7 digs per game) on the
season...had a season-high 12 digs against
New Hampshire on Oct. 31...also recorded
10 digs against Hartford on Oct.
24...ranked second on the Hens with 81
blocks (0.8 per game)...had a season-high
seven blocks against American on Nov.
17...High School: Led Ursuline
Academy to the Delaware state championship
her senior year...named first-team
all-state and first team All-Catholic
League as a senior...was a Blue-Gold
All-Star her senior year...played tennis
her senior year and led team to state
title...Personal: Cameo E.
Neeman...born April 12, 1980...daughter of
Catherine Soule...father, Alex Difonzo,
was a swimmer, and mother, Catherine,
played tennis in college...health &
exercise science major at the University
of Delaware.
Jessica
Bradosky • 5-10 •
Middle Hitter • Ocean View HS
• Huntington Beach,
CA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will provide Delaware
with hitting depth and immediate
contributions at the middle and outside
hitting positions...an outstanding
prospect who should see extensive playing
time as a freshman...High School:
Led Ocean View HS to California State
Championship and CIF Championship in
1997...two-time first-team all-league
player as a sophomore and a senior and was
a member of the second team during her
freshman and junior years...three-year
letterwinner in track, participating in
shot put and discus...played club
volleyball with Kristen Deatheridge, a
first-team All-America East player last
season from Northeastern...Personal:
Jessica Marie Bradosky...born March 9,
1981...daughter of John and Kristi
Bradosky...will be an elementary education
major at Delaware.
Marissa
Caron • Freshman • 6-3
• Outside Hitter/RS • Oyster
River HS
At
Delaware: 1999: One of the tallest
players in UD volleyball history...will be
able to contribute right away at both the
outside and right side hitter
positions...High School: Two-time
Portsmouth Herald Player of the Year from
Oyster River HS...two-time Foster Daily
Democrat Dream Team Player...named to
Class I All-State team as a junior and
senior...also named Foster Daily Democrat
and Class I Player of the Year as a
senior...led Oyster River to runner-up
finishes in the state championship in 1997
and 1998...Personal: Marissa
Caron...born April 24, 1981...daughter of
James and Laura Caron...nursing major at
Delaware.
Jennifer
Mack • Freshman
• 5-10 • Middle Hitter
• Newark, DE
At
Delaware: 1999: A local talent who
could make an instant impact for the Hens
at the middle hitter position...a
versatile player who could move to the
outside hitter position if
needed...High School: Named
first-team all-state and All-Catholic
League as a senior under head coach Nancy
Griskowitz (former UD volleyball player
from 1985-88)...earned Gatorade State
Player of the Year honors and Wilmington
News Journal Player of the Year honors
also as a senior...named second-team
All-Catholic League as a
junior...four-year letterwinner at St.
Mark's...earned second academic honors all
four years at St.
Mark's...Personal: Jennifer Lea
Mack...born March 4, 1981...daughter of
Stephen and Carol Mack...will be a medical
technology major at Delaware.
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