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            Shawnee State University Volleyball Alumni Weekend has been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10. On Friday, Shawnee State will host defending AMC Champion Walsh in a conference match-up of the AMC top competitors at 6:00 p.m.
            Before the game, a ceremony will honor the 2008 volleyball team that recorded the best record in school history with a mark of 38-3. The Bears won the American Mideast Conference Tournament and received its first bid to the NAIA National Tournament, while breaking numerous school records.
            Shawnee State returns eight players from last season’s team, losing three to graduation including SSU’s first All-American volleyball player Becca Day. Day earned First Team All-Region honors and American Mideast Conference honors. The team also lost NAIA Scholar Athlete and outside hitter Samantha Emler, and defensive specialist and back-up setter Kendra Massie.
            Returning from last season’s team is second Team All-AMC honoree Haley Halcomb and third Team honorees Jami Turrill and Tiffany Dailey. Dailey was named an NAIA Scholar Athlete and the 2008 team was named an NAIA Scholar Team, as they accumulated a team grade point average of more than 3.0.
On Saturday, Shawnee State hosts a tri-match versus Malone University and St. Francis (IN). Shawnee State will play Malone at 11 a.m. and St. Francis at 3 p.m., with an alumni luncheon planned between games.
            The first 30 volleyball alumni to attend Saturday’s games will receive a free shirt. Old Shawnee State jerseys will be on sale for $10 each.
            Head Coach and fellow alumni Kristy Kamer is in charge of the alumni festivities. Kamer was named head volleyball coach at Shawnee State in April 2006. She was a member of the Shawnee State Volleyball Team in 1997 and 1998 and received a degree in sports studies from SSU in 1999.
            For more information or questions, contact Kamer at (740) 351-3633 or kkamer@shawnee.edu.


Photo:
In the photo is Shawnee State University’s Volleyball Team that recorded the best record in school history with a mark of 38-3. The Bears won the American Mideast Conference Tournament and received its first bid to the NAIA National tournament, while breaking numerous school records. In the front row, left to right, are Assistant Coach Renee Tallerico-Eldridge, Heather Koehler, Jami Turrill, Chelsea Howard, Becca Day, Megan Wills, Anicca Miller, Janine Grey and Head Coach Kristy Kamer. In the back row, left to right, are Jessica Winkleman, Tiffany Dailey, Tara Knauff, Kendra Massie, Haley Halcomb and Manager Kirsten Hornback.