St. Mary´s Volleyball, Men´s Soccer Fall in Action Wednesday

SAN ANTONIO—Sarah Moreno and Kori McCarver combined for 26 kills, but the University of the Incarnate Word rallied to defeat St. Mary’s University, 14-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22, in Heartland Conference volleyball action Wednesday night at the McDermott Center.

Moreno (Sr., Pearland) picked up a match-high 14 kills, while McCarver (So., San Antonio) had 12 kills to lead the Rattlers. Sondra Cui (Fr., Schertz) posted a double-double with 43 assists and 12 digs. Valerie Teter (Sr., San Antonio) led the defense with 13 digs.

The Rattlers rolled in the first set, posting 15 kills against just one error to win 25-14. However the Cardinals had just 10 attack errors over the final three sets, after committing five in the first set, and won the match in four sets.

With the loss the Rattlers have lost four in a row and are 8-16 overall, 5-7 in Heartland Conference play this season. UIW improved to 16-14, 10-2. St. Mary’s will return to action on Friday when they host Texas A&M University-Kingsville on Friday at 7 p.m. The match will be senior night for the Rattlers and will be broadcast live over the internet at www.rattlerathletics.com.

The men’s soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision against top-ranked Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. The Rattlers held the Mustangs to a single goal in the first half, a score by Nick Auditore in the 18th minute. However MSU took just 44 seconds into the second half to increase the lead. Bryan Sajjadi picked up his second goal of the season to make the score 2-0. Robert Swann iced the win for the Mustangs in the 62nd minute, scoring his third goal of the season. The Rattlers were outshot in the game, 18-1, with Bryon Plagge (Sr., San Antonio) taking the only shot of the game. Goalkeeper Brett Collier (Jr., Schertz) made six saves in goal.

With the loss the Rattlers fell to 5-10 this season, while MSU improved to 14-1. St. Mary’s will play its final home game of the season on Sunday at noon when they host Eastern New Mexico University. The game will be senior day for the Rattlers and will be broadcast over the internet at www.rattlerathletics.com.

Volleyball Coaches

Head Coach Jenny Warmack-Chipman

A Texas native and former Longhorn volleyball player is one of St. Mary’s University’s newest head coaches. Jenny Warmack-Chipman recently became St. Mary’s eighth volleyball head coach.

"We are very excited to welcome Jenny to the St. Mary’s University family," Migl said. "Her experience as a coach and administrator has prepared her well for this position. We look forward to seeing the new direction our volleyball program will take, both on and off the court."

Warmack-Chipman comes to St. Mary’s after spending the last 10 years as the head coach at NCAA Division III Muhlenberg College (Allentown, Pa.). She also served as Muhlenberg’s assistant athletic director, senior woman administrator and advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Warmack-Chipman was the school’s all-time leader in wins with 133. During 10 seasons at Muhlenberg, Mule players earned All-Centennial Conference 17 times, 24 were named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and one was named NCAA Division III All-American. In 2001, she led the Mules to a 20-11 record, a share of their first Centennial Conference regular-season championship and a second-place finish in the CC Tournament. The Mules returned to the playoffs in 2009, winning seven of their final 10 matches.

Before coaching for Muhlenberg, Warmack-Chipman was an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University and Wichita State University. While at SMU, she received her master’s degree in liberal arts. Warmack-Chipman, from Plano, Texas, is a 1996 graduate of the University of Texas; she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. While a student at UT, she played on a Longhorn team that was ranked No. 1 in the country and was named to the 1994 All-Southwest Conference team.

"I am so excited to be back in Texas and to be the next head coach at St. Mary’s University," Warmack-Chipman said. "The Rattlers athletics program has a long history of excellence and I am extremely motivated to get it back on top. I’d like to thank Charlie Migl, Donna Fields and the rest of the search committee for this opportunity. I hope to use my experience at both the Division I and Division III levels to advance the St. Mary's volleyball program."

2009 St. Mary's Numerical Roster