St. Mary´s Volleyball Drops Two Matches at Dowling Tournament

SAN ANTONIO—Kirsten Chapman reached double figures in kills in both matches, but St. Mary’s University dropped two volleyball matches at the Dowling University Invitational on Friday, falling to both Bentley University and Dowling University.

In the first match of the day, the Rattlers took a two games to one lead, but dropped a 25-23, 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-6 decision. Luisa Rodriguez (Jr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil) was one of three Rattlers to reach double figures in kills with 12. She also added 11 digs for her second double-double of the season. Chapman (So., Jourdanton) had 12 kills, while Katelyn Kershner (Jr., San Antonio) also had a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs.

In the second match, host Dowling took a two sets to none lead and held off a late Rattler rally for a 25-14, 25-14, 19-25, 25-20 victory. Chapman was the only Rattler to reach double figures in kills in the second match with 12. Dowling hit .367 in the match, picking up 52 kills against just 12 errors.

With the losses, St. Mary’s fell to 1-6 this season. The Rattlers will wrap up play at the tournament on Saturday at Lock Haven on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

  Bentley def. St. Mary's (Texas) 25-23,22-25,24-26,25-18,15-6

  St. Mary's (Texas) (1-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Luisa Rodriguez 12-1-1;
  Kirsten Chapman 12-0-0; Katelyn Kershner 10-2-0; Kori McCarver 8-2-2;
  Stephanie Crowell 5-0-6; Allie Murray 3-2-0; Adrianna Keys 2-0-0;
  Stephanie Proske 2-0-1; Sondra Cui 0-1-0; Stephanie Flores 0-1-0;
  Totals 54-9-6.0. (Assists) - Allie Murray 25; Sondra Cui 23. (Dig
  leaders) - Stephanie Flores 13; Katelyn Kershner 12; Luisa Rodriguez
  11; Allie Murray 9

  Bentley (1-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Amy Waitkus 18-5-1; Alex Kearney
  15-2-1; Andrea Farah 8-0-2; Kristine Mickelson 6-1-5; Alaura Berry
  5-0-2; Kelly Mee 4-4-1; Morgan O'Laughlin 2-0-0; Candace Howell 1-0-0;
  Totals 59-12-7.0. (Assists) - Kelly Mee 42. (Dig leaders) - Cassie
  Kraft 13; Amy Waitkus 10; Alex Kearney 9; Kelly Mee 8

  Site: Oakdale, NY (Dowling Gymnasium)
  Date: 9/4/2009       Attend: 43   Time: 1:56

  Dowling def. St. Mary's (Texas) 25-14,25-14,19-25,25-20

  St. Mary's (Texas) (1-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kirsten Chapman 12-0-0;
  Stephanie Crowell 8-0-1; Luisa Rodriguez 7-0-1; Adrianna Keys 5-0-0;
  Katelyn Kershner 3-1-0; Alexa Ignasiak 3-0-0; Stephanie Proske 3-0-0;
  Allie Murray 0-1-0; Totals 41-2-1.0. (Assists) - Allie Murray 17;
  Sondra Cui 15. (Dig leaders) - Stephanie Flores 9; Allie Murray 8

  Dowling (4-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shepard, Bethany 12-1-2; Potpara,
  Maja 11-6-2; Klekotka, Patrycja 9-4-2; Kasperek, Monika 9-1-2; Van
  Wieren, Jessica 6-0-1; Delfs, Lisa 3-0-5; Giles, Janae 2-0-0;
  Przybylowicz, Erin 0-2-0; Totals 52-14-8.0. (Assists) - Przybylowicz,
  Erin 21; Potpara, Maja 20. (Dig leaders) - Mutranowski, Morgan 13;
  Shepard, Bethany 8; Futch, Megan 8

  Site: Oakdale, NY (Dowling Gymnaisum)
  Date: 9/4/2009       Attend: 93   Time: 1:23

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