St. Mary´s Volleyball Drops Two Matches in Regional Crossover

Kori McCarver had her first triple-double of the season against Texas Woman's on Friday night.

SAN ANTONIO—Kirsten Chapman had 22 kills, but St. Mary’s University dropped two matches at the St. Mary’s/Incarnate Word Regional Crossover Tournament, played Friday afternoon at Bill Greehey Arena.

Chapman (So., Jourdanton) led the Rattlers with nine kills in just 15 attacks against Midwestern State University. She followed that up by again leading the team with 13 kills and five blocks against Texas Woman’s in the second match of the day. Kori McCarver (Jr., San Antonio) picked up her first triple-double of the season against TWU, with 12 kills, 26 assists and 10 digs.

In the second match of the day, the Rattlers took the early lead, winning game one 25-22. However, the Pioneers rolled to the win in the second set, 25-14. The third game turned out to be the decisive one, with seven lead changes and 12 ties. TWU finished the set by winning seven of the last nine points to take a two sets to one lead. The Pioneers then finished off the match, winning the fourth set 25-19.

In the first match of the day, the Mustangs rolled past St. Mary’s 25-22, 25-19, 25-23. With the losses, St. Mary’s is now 3-15 overall this season. The Rattlers will return to action Saturday afternoon when they host Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 3 p.m. at Bill Greehey Arena.

Midwestern State def. St. Mary's (Texas) 25-22,25-19,25-23

Midwestern State (6-14) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Miranda Byrd 10-0-2; Karolina Damjanovic 9-0-2; Shelbi Stewart 9-6-1; Hillary White 7-0-1; Sesley Graves 2-0-5; Mallory Goon 1-0-0; Kimberly Jeffrey 1-0-0; Tiana Bond 0-0-1; Totals 39-6-7.0. (Assists) - Kimberly Jeffrey 29. (Dig leaders) - Mallory Goon 10; Karolina Damjanovic 7

St. Mary's (Texas) (3-14) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kirsten Chapman 9-0-0; Kori McCarver 6-1-0; Stephanie Crowell 6-0-2; Mallory Moeller 5-0-2; Adrianna Keys 3-0-1; Stephanie Proske 3-0-0; Luisa Rodriguez 2-0-0; Alexa Ignasiak 1-0-2; Allie Murray 1-1-0; Allison Avalos 0-1-0; Stephanie Flores 0-2-0; Totals 36-5-4.0. (Assists) - Allie Murray 19; Kori McCarver 12. (Dig leaders) - Stephanie Flores 10; Kori McCarver 7

Site: San Antonio, TX (Bill Greehey Arena)
Date: Oct 02, 2009   Attend: 150   Time: 1:14   
Referees: Dick Kappel, John Kimmel

Texas Woman's def. St. Mary's (Texas) 22-25,25-14,25-21,25-19

Texas Woman's (10-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Alyson Harlan 12-2-0; Dani Veitenheimer 11-0-0; Danielle Pegues 8-0-5; Katelyn Osborne 6-0-1; Erica Humbach 4-0-6; Launa McClung 4-0-3; Hayley Summers 2-1-0; Heather Maddox 2-1-0; Jessica Crow 1-2-0; LyGene' Traylor 1-0-2; Arden Richardson 0-1-0; Totals 51-7-9.0. (Assists) - Jessica Crow 22; Heather Maddox 15. (Dig leaders) - Kendra Coulson 26; Jessica Crow 11; Alyson Harlan 9; Heather Maddox 8

St. Mary's (Texas) (3-15) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kirsten Chapman 13-0-5; Kori McCarver 12-0-2; Adrianna Keys 8-0-1; Mallory Moeller 8-0-2; Stephanie Proske 5-0-2; Stephanie Crowell 2-0-0; Luisa Rodriguez 2-0-1; Allie Murray 1-1-0; Totals 51-1-7.0. (Assists) - Kori McCarver 26; Allie Murray 20. (Dig leaders) - Stephanie Flores 20; Allie Murray 14; Allison Avalos 13; Kori McCarver 10

Site: San Antonio, TX (Bill Greehey Arena)
Date: Oct 02, 2009   Attend: 150   Time: 1:40   
Referees: John Kimmel, Dick Kappel

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