Texas A&M-Kingsville Sends St. Mary´s Volleyball to Sixth Straight Loss

Mallory Moeller had a season-best six blocks in the Rattlers three-game loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday afternoon.

SAN ANTONIO—Kristin Chancellor and Adina Gray combined to produce 21 kills, helping Texas A&M University-Kingsville to defeat St. Mary’s University by a 26-24, 25-21, 25-13, in the final match of the St. Mary’s/Incarnate Word Regional Crossover Volleyball Tournament, played Saturday afternoon at Bill Greehey Arena.

Each of the first two sets were back-and-forth affairs, with a combined five lead changes and nine ties. However, in each set the Javelinas came on strong at the end to win the set. In the final set the Javelinas took control early and rolled to the win.

Leading the way for the Rattlers was Kirsten Chapman (So., Jourdanton), who had eight kills and two blocks. Mallory Moeller (So., Seguin) had a season-best six blocks and six kills. Stephanie Flores (So., San Antonio) led the Rattlers with 18 digs.

With the loss the Rattlers fell to 3-16 this season and have lost six in a row. Texas A&M University-Kingsville improved to 10-9 with the win. St. Mary’s will return to action on Friday, Oct. 9, when they host Texas A&M International University in a Heartland Conference match at 7 p.m. in Bill Greehey Arena.

Texas A&M-Kingsville def. St. Mary's 26-24,25-21,25-13
Texas A&M-Kingsville (10-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kristin Chancellor 11-0-1; Adina Gray 10-0-0; Tara Grier 7-2-0; Jess Morris 6-0-2; Amanda Waclawczyk 6-0-1; Casey Chancellor 3-0-0; Kirby Krueger 1-1-0; Virginia Hernandez 0-3-0; Ali Insell 0-1-0; Totals 44-7-2.0. (Assists) - Kirby Krueger 21; Tara Grier 17. (Dig leaders) - Virginia Hernandez 21; Tara Grier 12
St. Mary's (3-16) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kirsten Chapman 8-1-2; Adrianna Keys 7-0-2; Mallory Moeller 6-0-6; Kori McCarver 6-0-2; Stephanie Crowell 4-0-3; Stephanie Proske 3-0-1; Allie Murray 2-0-0; Stephanie Flores 0-1-0; Totals 36-2-8.0. (Assists) - Kori McCarver 17; Allie Murray 15. (Dig leaders) - Stephanie Flores 18; Sondra Cui 10
Site: San Antonio, TX (Bill Greehey Arena)
Date: Oct 03, 2009   Attend: 200   Time: 1:12   
Referees: Shari Brubaker, Anibal Colon

Midwestern State def. Texas A&M Intl. 25-19,25-23,25-21
Midwestern State (6-14) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shelbi Stewart 10-2-2; Miranda Byrd 9-0-5; Sesley Graves 5-0-3; Hillary White 5-0-0; Dimery Michaels 4-0-0; Karolina Damjanovic 4-1-3; Mallory Goon 0-1-0; Tiana Bond 0-0-1; Totals 37-4-8.0. (Assists) - Kimberly Jeffrey 14; Dimery Michaels 12. (Dig leaders) - Shelbi Stewart 14; Mallory Goon 13; Hillary White 12; Dimery Michaels 10
Texas A&M Intl. (2-17) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Isela Flores 11-0-3; Alexand. Montemayor 11-0-0; Brittany Rendon 7-1-3; Clovershea McGill 6-0-1; Jacquelynne Matula 4-0-1; Totals 39-1-4.0. (Assists) - Danielle Gilley 34. (Dig leaders) - Rachel Rivera 13; Alexis Gonzalez 11
Site: San Antonio, TX (Bill Greehey Arena)
Date: Oct 03, 2009   Attend: 50   Time: 1:24   
Referees: Anibal Colon, Shari Brubaker

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