St. Mary´s Volleyball Falls to St. Edward´s in Three Sets

SAN ANTONIO—St. Mary’s University played toe-to-toe with the top team in the Heartland Conference for three sets on Saturday afternoon at Bill Greehey Arena. But the Hilltoppers made the plays down the stretch in all three sets, to defeat the Rattlers, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21, in Heartland Conference volleyball action.

In all three sets the Rattlers fell behind by at least six points early and had to rally. In the first set the Rattlers never led, though they pulled to within two points at 21-19 late. However, SEU finished the set on a 4-1 run to wrap up the win. In the second set the teams battled back-and-forth with four ties and two lead changes. St. Mary’s had a 21-20 lead, but the Hilltoppers won the next three points to take a 24-21 lead. The Rattlers responded by taking the next two points, but Pam Osborne’s kill ended the set. In the final set, the Hilltoppers took control early and held off a late rally by the Rattlers to wrap up the match.

Kori McCarver (Jr., San Antonio) led the way for the Rattlers with 10 kills, 12 assists and seven digs. She was the only Rattler in double figures in kills. Allie Murray (Fr., San Antonio) had 14 assists and a team-high 10 digs to record a double-double.

With the loss, the Rattlers fell to 4-17 overall, 3-4 in Heartland Conference play this season. SEU improved to 16-5, 7-0. St. Mary’s will return to action on Friday, October 16 when they host the University of Texas of the Permian Basin at 7 p.m. in Bill Greehey Arena.

St. Edward's def. St. Mary's (Texas) 25-20,25-23,25-21

St. Edward's (16-5, 7-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Pam Osborn 10-1-6; Ashley Vander Hey 10-1-4; Lindy Luleff 8-2-1; Meredith Bard 6-0-2; Courtney Trevino 6-0-2; Allison Ralston 1-0-2; Totals 41-4-9.0. (Assists) - Allison Ralston 34. (Dig leaders) - Michelle Hundt 17; Stacie Robertson 7

St. Mary's (Texas) (4-17, 3-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kori McCarver 10-0-0; Katelyn Kershner 8-1-0; Luisa Rodriguez 6-0-0; Kirsten Chapman 6-0-2; Mallory Moeller 4-0-4; Allie Murray 1-0-0; Adrianna Keys 1-0-1; Stephanie Proske 1-0-2; Totals 37-1-6.0. (Assists) - Allie Murray 14; Kori McCarver 12. (Dig leaders) - Allie Murray 10; Stephanie Flores 9; Katelyn Kershner 8

Site: San Antonio, TX (Bill Greehey Arena)
Date: Oct 10, 2009   Attend: 250   Time: 1:22   
Referees: Brian Hernandez, Jack Zaldavar

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