2003 North Carolina Volleyball Quick Facts
June 23, 2003 | Volleyball
June 23, 2003
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2003 Volleyball Quick Facts
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location:
Enrollment: 24,635
Nickname: Tar Heels
Colors: Carolina Blue (PMS 278) & White
Home Arena: Carmichael Auditorium (10,180 capacity)
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Chancellor: James Moeser
Athletics Director: Dick Baddour
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Joe Sagula (SUNY New Paltz '78)
Record at Carolina (Years): 271-162 (13 years)
Overall Record (Years): 474-285 (22 years)
Assistant Coach: Jim Lodes, 2nd year (SUNY Brockport '93)
Assistant Coach: Jill Lytle, 2nd year (LSU '01)
Volunteer Assistant: Tucker Short, 1st year (Springfield '03)
Director of Volleyball Operations: Mike Galu
Volleyball Office Phone: (919) 962-5228
Volleyball Assistant Coaches' Phone: (919) 962-5233
Volleyball Office Fax: (919) 843-8543
TEAM INFORMATION
2002 Record: 32-4
2002 ACC Record: 15-1
2002 ACC Finish: ACC regular-season champions, lost in ACC Tournament semifinals
2002 NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 (defeated Winthrop and South Carolina, lost to Hawaii)
Final USA Today/AVCA Ranking: 12th
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/4
Top Returnees: Molly Pyles (junior, outside hitter, Hendersonville, N.C.), Aletha Green (senior, middle hitter, Poway, Calif.), Caroline deRoeck (junior, defensive specialist, Durham, N.C.), Katie Wright (junior, middle hitter, Atlanta, Ga.)
Top Newcomers: Norma Cortez (setter, Lima, Peru, Miami Dade CC), Meg Eckert (outside hitter, Naperville, Ill., Sports Performance VC), Amy Beaver (middle hitter, Powder Springs, Ga., Atlanta Juniors VC), Emily Guerry (middle hitter, San Rafael, Calif., Empire VC)
Key Losses: Laura Greene (outside hitter, third-team All-America, ACC Player of the Year), Eve Rackham (setter, first-team All-ACC, All-East Region), Malaika Underwood (outside hitter, 2001 ACC Tournament MVP)
School Record: 714-393
ACC Record: 159-71
ACC Titles: 9 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001)
NCAA Appearances: 9 (1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
NCAA Tournament Record: 5-9
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Office Phone: (919) 962-2123
Associate Athletic Director for Communications: Steve Kirschner
Volleyball Contact: Rob Feagans
E-mail: rfeagans@uncaa.unc.edu
Feagans' Office Phone: (919) 843-5678
SID Fax: (919) 962-0612
Official Website: www.TarHeelBlue.com
