St. Mary´s Volleyball Falls to Incarnate Word in Five Sets

Kirsten Chapman had a team-high 12 kills in the Rattlers five-set loss against Incarnate Word on Wednesday night.

SAN ANTONIO—Kirsten Chapman had 12 kills, helping St. Mary’s University to a two sets to one lead, but the University of the Incarnate Word rallied for a 21-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 15-6, win in Heartland Conference volleyball action Wednesday night at the McDermott Center.

The Rattlers made just 18 attack errors, compared with 35 kills over the first three sets and took a commanding two sets to one lead. But the Cardinals rallied to win game four 25-18, then wrapped up the match with a 15-6 win in the fifth set. The Rattlers dropped a five-set match for the third straight time, including two in a row that the Rattlers led after three sets.

Chapman (So., Jourdanton) had 12 kills and four blocks to lead the Rattlers in both categories. Katelyn Kershner (Jr., San Antonio) had seven kills, four service aces and 10 digs. As a team the Rattlers finished the match with 49 kills against 34 attack errors. Incarnate Word had 56 kills against just 15 errors.

With the loss, St. Mary’s fell to 3-13 overall and 2-3 in Heartland Conference play, while UIW improved to 14-4, 4-1. St. Mary’s will return to action on Friday when they host the St. Mary’s/Incarnate Word Regional Crossover Tournament. The Rattlers will face Midwestern State at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon at Bill Greehey Arena.

Incarnate Word def. St. Mary's (Texas) 21-25,25-17,22-25,25-18,15-6 

St. Mary's (Texas) (3-13; (2-3)) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kirsten Chapman 12-0-4; Kori McCarver 9-1-2; Mallory Moeller 8-0-0; Katelyn Kershner 7-4-0; Stephanie Proske 5-0-1; Adrianna Keys 5-0-1; Luisa Rodrigues 3-0-0; Allie Murray 0-1-0; Stephanie Flores 0-1-0; Sondra Cui 0-1-0; Totals 49-8-4.0. (Assists) - Allie Murray 26; Sondra Cui 12. (Dig leaders) - Stephanie Flores 13; Allie Murray 12; Katelyn Kershner 10

Incarnate Word (14-4; (4-1)) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Edie Weise 17-0-3; Nicole Morfin 9-1-1; Sarah Nordman 9-3-1; Anna Herr 7-0-4; Chelsea Grayson 6-0-1; Emily Kopecki 4-3-3; Daniella Vidaurri 3-0-1; Stephanie Bonura 1-0-1; Totals 56-7-9.0. (Assists) - Sarah Nordman 37; Spencer Ladd 10. (Dig leaders) - Spencer Ladd 17; Nicole Morfin 10; Emily Kopecki 8

  Site: Incarnate Word (McDermott Center)
  Date: Sep 30, 2009   Attend: 713   Time: 2h5m    
  Referees: Eric Sanders, Brian Gibbs

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