2017 KCC Volleyball Media Guide
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Welcome Kankakee Community
College student athletes, parents, and
Cavalier fans!
On behalf of the KCC Board of Trust-
ees, faculty, staff and Cavalier Nation,
I’d like to welcome you to another ex-
citing and rewarding year at KCC. Last
year, KCC continued its winning ways
by sending three teams to represent the
outstanding values the college at NJ-
CAA National Tournaments. Women’s
basketball nished fourth in the nation,
and softball nished in seventh place.
The baseball squad earned a record
number of wins and brought home the
Division II National Championship! What a great year for our
Cavaliers!
We are also very proud that 15 KCC student-athletes
were named to NJCAA All-Academic teams for the 2016-17
year. It is a particular point of honor for me to share the role
KCC plays in the overall growth of our student athletes and
how our teams represent our outstanding institution during
and after competing. Our coaches stress—and our athletes
understand—the importance of education and character
development. That’s why KCC produces graduates and
All-Americans along with our nationally
competitive teams.
It is my rm belief that education is the
key to all of life’s successes, and we all
remain committed to our mission to develop
leaders. Once the cheers and accolades
have subsided, what remains for our ath-
letes is the understanding of commitment,
goal setting, teamwork and determination.
When thy channel these characteristics
into their educations, careers and personal
goals, the results from these athletes will
amaze us all.
Knowing they lay the foundation for these
triumphs, I would like to specically thank
the parents of our athletes, their coaches and Cavalier Club
members for supporting our athletic teams.
Please join me, the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and all
Cavaliers’ fans in wishing our teams and coaches success
this year. I invite everyone to come out and watch our teams
compete. Go Cavs!
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
John Avendano, Ph.D.
President
THE FACTS
NICKNAME
Cavaliers
COLORS
Scarlet, navy, white
AFFILIATION
NJCAA Division II
2016 RECORD
23-19
HOME COURT
George H. Ryan
Activities Center
LOCATION
100 College Drive
Kankakee 60901
FOUNDED
1966
ENROLLMENT
2,500
HEAD COACH
Stephenee Yancy
815-802-8608
ASSISTANT COACHES
Alexia Campbell
PRESIDENT
John Avendano, Ph.D.
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Todd Post 815-802-8602
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
COORDINATOR
Donnie Denson
ATHLETICS ADMIN.
ASSISTANT
Felicia St. John
815-802-8604
CAVALIER CLUB MEMBERS
RED:
Jerry Hoekstra
Steve & Debbie Mandeville
BLUE:
Butch & Carol Webber
HomeStar Bank and Financial Services
Starting her rst year coaching
college level volleyball, Assistant
Coach Alexia Campbell comes to
the Cavaliers with a passion to lead
and apply her prior playing experi-
ence.
Campbell is a three-year var-
sity veteran from Kankakee High
School where she continues to hold
multiple records. While on the Kays,
Campbell also was a two-time MVP
and team leader, serving as captain
for two seasons.
Campbell chose to be a coach because of her passion for vol-
leyball. She is able to foster the growth of her players through the
numerous opportunities she is fortunate to provide. Her goal is to
help lead the Cavaliers to many wins and build a strong founda-
tion of young women.
“I will mold a group of individuals to communicate, to be re-
sponsible, and to hold themselves accountable,” Coach Camp-
bell said. “I developed my coaching philosophy based on what is
important to me and what I have learned about myself.”
Campbell is currently studying medical sonography and work-
ing as a nursing assistant. She is the mother of two children.
Stephenee Yancy is in her rst
season as head coach of the
Cavaliers
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A four-year letter winner at
Kankakee
High School, Yancy
still holds school records for kills,
blocks, and points. She was a two-
time All-Conference honoree, two-
time All-Area selection and selected
as an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union)
All-American at the 18 Club level,
where she played for Ultimate VBC.
Coach Yancy started in college at Western Michigan University,
where she was Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year
and on the MAC All-Freshman Team. During that time, Yancy
also was named to the 2013 USA Volleyball Junior National A1
Team. Her junior and senior seasons, Yancy played for University
of Illinois at Chicago. As a junior, she was an American Volley-
ball Coaches Association All-Region Honorable Mention. Yancy
nished the year with national rankings for kills (24th, with 512),
kills per set (20th, with 4.38) and attack percentage (56th, with
.358). The same season, Yancy put down double-digit kills in all
31 matches. Her senior season, Yancy was a team captain and
led UIC and the Horizon League in kills per set (4.37). She ranked
second in the conference in hitting percentage (.366) and ninth in
blocks per set (0.89).
For both of her seasons at UIC, the Horizon League named
Yancy Player of the Year or Co-Player of the year in addition
to placement on the All-Conference rst team. The UIC record
books list Yancy’s accomplishments 16 times, including single
season records in kills (no. 3 & 6, with 544 and 512), hitting per-
centage (no. 1 & 2 with .371 and .358), solo blocks (no. 10 with
27); a career record in hitting percentage (no. 1 with .365), and
a single match record in kills (33). She has the 13th most kills in
Flames history (1,056), and led the team in kills and blocks each
season.
Yancy nished her college career in 2015. She was selected
by her peers as UIC Female Athlete of the Year and was one of
only 36 players in the nation picked by USA Volleyball to partici-
pate in the U.S. Collegiate National Team program. Yancy holds
a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from UIC. She also played
professionally in the Prerov Czech Republic for one season.
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MEET THE COACHES
1985 Region IV
1986 Region IV
1987 Region IV
1988 Region IV
1989 Region IV
1991 Region IV
1992 Belleville Area College
Region IV
1993 KCC Invitational
Muskegon College
Rock Valley College
Illinois Central College
Region IV
1994 KCC Invitational
St. Francis University
Rock Valley College
Illinois Central College
Region IV
1995 KCC Invitational
Rock Valley College
Cavalier Classic
Illinois Central College
Region IV
1996 KCC Invitational
Cavalier Classic
Rock Valley College
Region IV
1998 Kellogg C.C.
Kirkwood C.C.
2001 Region IV
2002 Waubonsee C.C.
2003 Early Bird Challenge
Lake Michigan College
KCC Invitational
Cavalier Classic
2004 Early Bird Challenge
Lake Michigan College
Cavalier Classic
Region IV
2005 Early Bird Challenge
Lake Michigan College
KCC Invitational
Cavalier Classic
2009 Cavalier Classic
2010 Lincoln Land C.C.
2013 South Suburban College
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 SEASON PREVIEW
HEAD COACH STEPHENEE YANCY
ASSISTANT COACH ALEXIA CAMPBELL
The 2017 Lady Cavaliers volleyball players will kick off the sea-
son by facing some rivalry teams which include South Suburban,
Prairie State and Oakton Community College.
The Lady Cavs travel to Springeld during Labor Day week-
end to play in the two-day tournament hosted by Lincoln Land
Community College. The Cavaliers will host two tournaments this
season—the KCC Invitational and the Cavalier Classic. They also
will compete in the “Waubonsee Challenge” and the “Showdown
on the Wabash.”
In the middle of the season, KCC will play in six Tri-Matches
and have games facing colleges such as Olivet Nazarene Uni-
versity, College of DuPage, Milliken University, Parkland College,
Morton College and Joliet Junior College.
With a brand new head coach and assistant for 2017, the Lady
Cavaliers are returning ve players and welcoming six freshmen.
The general task for each and every player includes adjusting
quickly to any situation on the court, showing good sportsman-
ship at all times, and having fun while competing at their highest
level possible.
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MEET THE PLAYERS
#3
KASSIDI
BURTON
Position: OH
Height: 5’9”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Piper City
#2
GABRIELLE
BOUDREAU
Position: S
Height: 5’6”
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Manteno
#1
AALIYAH
GLENN
Position: Manager
Height: 5’9”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Streator
#6
MADELYN
MITSDARFFER
Position: DS
Height: 5’7”
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Kankakee
#5
PEYTON
THIESEN
Position: OH
Height: 5’9”
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Grant Park
#4
JENNA
OFFERMAN
Position: S
Height: 5’7”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Kankakee
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2017
#7
COURTNEY
JOHNSON
Position: MB
Height: 5’10”
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Buckley
#12
NICOLE
VA N
Position: DS
Height: 5’7”
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Peotone
#9
JESSICA
SCHINDLER
Position: MB
Height: 5’10”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Manteno
#13
LAKIA
GLENN
Position: MB
Height: 5’11”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Streator
#11
ERIKA
MILLER
Position: MB
Height: 5’11”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Monticello
#14
KAYLEE
SPEGAL
Position: S
Height: 5’7”
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Ludlow
MATCH
Most service attempts 34 Amilee Kennedy 2003
Most service aces 12 Jessica Walcher 2003
Most attack attempts 68 Jenny Wobrock 1994
Most kills 28 Jenny Wobrock 1994
28 Hollie Cravens 1989
Most blocks 22 Kathleen York 2002
Most assists 68 Beth Friedrich 1998
Most digs 47 Morgan Henline 2006
Kill % (15+att.) .894 Denise Swiercz
(19-0-17) 1997
Serve receive (10+att.) 3.0 Amber McGunegill
(33-11-0) 2000
SEASON
Most service attempts 755 Amy Maly 2002
Most service aces 155 Ashley Cocco 2003
Best service % 97.7 Darla Goldtrap 1993
Most attack attempts 1,365 Shannon Sterling 2007
Most kills 625 Shalanda Byers 1993
Kill percentage .481 Janice Gadison 1987
Most blocks 296 Kathleen York 2002
Most assists 1,404 Melissa Aguina 2003
Most set attempts 4,025 Tiffany Walzer 2001
Most digs 914 LaRhonda Eubanks 2007
Serve receive rating 2.76 Amber McGunegill 2000
Sets played 179 Kaitlyn Wagenaar 2012
Double gure kills 37 Shalanda Byers 1993
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STATISTICS
MOST KILLS
625 Shalanda Byers 1993
556 Victoria Worsfold 2014
565 Lindsay Thompson 2010
538 Hollie Cravens 1988
535 Marché Hammeren 2012
517 Meghan Zimmerman 1995
516 Marjorie Pielli 2008
498 Kaitlyn Wagenaar 2012
498 Morgan Strzok 2014
490 Angie Wilson 1991
DIGS
962 Elana Rebholz 2013
914 LaRhonda Eubanks 2007
884 Shannon Sterling 2007
822 Katherine Larson 2012
812 Holly Koch 2015
793 Whitney Smith 2009
727 Kimberly LaRoche 2006
719 Brittany Yocum 2004
715 Shannon Sterling 2006
664 Brittany Yocum 2005
659 Amber McGunegill 2000
KILL PERCENTAGE
.481 Janice Gadison 1987
.457 Denise Swiercz 1997
.417 Jessica Brester 1995
.413 Maryellen Sherwood 1989
.405 Maryellen Sherwood 1990
.387 LaSha Moton 1995
.361 Meghan Zimmerman 1995
.352 Becky Clagget 1998
.351 Alexandra Fink 2008
.345 Jenny Wobrock 1994
SERVE RECEIVE RATING
2.760 Amber McGunegill 2000
2.560 Teresa McGuire 2000
2.480 Kathy Maertin 2000
2.403 Jesse Cooney 1994
2.397 Jenny Wobrock 1994
2.390 Karen Machalek 2000
2.347 Jesse Cooney 1995
2.305 Kasey Richardson 1995
“300 CLUB”—300 KILLS/300 DIGS/.300 KILL %
YEAR NAME KILLS
DIGS KILL%
1994 Jenny Wobrock 480 450 .345
2008 Alexandra Fink 346 427 .351
“1,000 ASSISTS/100 KILLS”
YEAR NAME GAMES ASSISTS KILLS
1993 Angie Carter 144 1,347 139
1995 Jessica Brester 124 1,084 107
2001 Tiffany Walzer 156 1,034 117
2002 Amy Kurweil 153 1,218 136
2003 Melissa Aguina 146 1,404 180
2005 Malorie Smith 124 1,016 123
2007 Alexandra Fink 174 1,242 302
2013 Kalyn Hungerford 167 1,384 106
“500 KILLS/500 DIGS – CAREER”
NAME KILLS DIGS TOTALS KILL%
Morgan Strzok 807 809 1,616 .266
Amy Foytik** 785 508 1,293 .315
Shannon Sterling 749 1,599 2,348 .183
Jennifer VanKempen 730 1,065 1,795 .239
Lindsey James 722 965 1,687 .286
Jacquelyn Schultz 694 1,310 2,004 .183
Alexandra Fink 648 969 1,617 .322
Jen Smoots 643 719 1,362 .270
Amilee Kennedy 613 971 1,584 .267
Shannon Kallemeyn 517 621 1,138 .273
Karen Machalek 512 759 1,271 .190
Emmaleigh Halweg 520 534 1,054 .207
**Only player to ever reach 500+kills/500+digs/300+kill%
“TRIPLE-DOUBLE MATCHES”
2011 Olivia Donley 1 - Assists, Kills, Digs
2008 Alexandra Fink 9 - Assists, Kills, Digs
2000 Karen Machalek 9 - Assists, Kills, Digs
2007 Alexandra Fink 6 - Assists, Kills, Digs
2001 Amy Kurweil 1 - Assists, Kills, Blocks
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SEASON
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
More statistics and team details at
kcccavaliers.com
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STATISTICS
NJCAA
ALL-AMERICANS
Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement
PLAYER YEAR
Kris Spezio 1985
Janice Gadison 1987*
Hollie Cravens 1988*
Hollie Cravens 1989*
Maryellen Sherwood 1990
Dawn Troutman 1991
Angie Wilson 1991
Carmen Macon 1992*
Shalanda Byers 1993*
Kellie Gardner 1994
Jenny Wobrock 1994*
Amy Foytik 1995
Meghan Zimmerman 1995*
Jessica Brester 1996*
Denise Swiercz 1997
Candice Christian 2003**
Erin McKay 2003
Melissa Aguina 2004
Jennifer Van Kempen 2005
Kristen Feddersen 2006**
Shannon Sterling 2007‡
Erin Starry 2008**
Lindsay Thompson 2010
Heather Fletcher 2010**
Jennifer Ostrowski 2013 **
Kaelyn Vaughn 2015**
Rachel Greene 2015**
Jorden Grieff 2016**
Courtney Johnson 2016**
ALL-AMERICANS
American Volleyball Coaches Association
Shalanda Byers 1993
First Team
Jenny Wobrock 1994
First Team
Meghan Zimmerman 1995
First Team
Jessica Brester 1996
First Team
* First Team
** Academic
‡ Distinguished
Academic
Kassidi Burton
Gabrielle Boudreau
Nicole Van
Nicole Van
Gabrielle Boudreau
Lakia Glenn
Madelyn Mitsdarffer
Erika Miller
2017 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
DAY DATE TIME OPPONENT PLACE
AUGUST
Tuesday 22 6 p.m. South Suburban College Home
Fri-Sat 25 3 p.m. KCC Invitational Home
Tuesday 29 6 p.m. Prairie State College Chicago Heights
Wednesday 30 6 p.m. Oakton Community College Des Plaines
SEPTEMBER
Fri-Sat 1 Noon Lincoln Land Tournament Springeld
Thursday 7 6 p.m. Triton College River Grove
Saturday 9 10 a.m. Tri-Match / Harper College Home
Saturday 9 2 p.m. Tri-Match / Kalamazoo Valley C.C. Home
Wednesday 13 7 p.m. Olivet Nazarene University (JV) Bourbonnais
Fri-Sat 15 Noon Waubonsee Challenge Sugar Grove
Tuesday 19 6 p.m. South Suburban College South Holland
Fri-Sat 22 3 p.m. Cavalier Classic Home
Wednesday 27 6 p.m. College of DuPage Home
OCTOBER
Monday 2 6:30 p.m. Olivet Nazarene University (JV) Home
Wednesday 4 6 p.m. Sauk Valley Community College Dixon
Fri-Sat 6 Noon “Showdown on the Wabash” (IN) Vincennes, Ind.
Wednesday 11 5:15 p.m. Millikin University (JV) Champaign
Wednesday 11 7 p.m. Parkland College Champaign
Saturday 14 10 a.m. Tri-Match / Moraine Valley C.C. Home
Saturday 14 2 p.m. Tri-Match / College of Lake County Home
Tuesday 17 6 p.m. Morton College Home
Thursday 19 6 p.m. Joliet Junior College Joliet
Saturday 21 10 a.m. Tri-Match / Kishwaukee College Home
Saturday 21 2 p.m. Tri-Match / Ancilla College (IN) Home
Tuesday 24 6 p.m. Waubonsee Community College Home
Wednesday 25 6 p.m. Malcolm X College Home
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 1 Noon NJCAA Region IV Quarternals TBA
Saturday 4 Noon NJCAA Region IV Seminals TBA
Saturday 4 Noon NJCAA Region IV Championship TBA
Thurs-Sat 17 Noon NJCAA Div. II National Tournament Charleston, W.V.
HEAD COACH: STEPHENEE YANCY
ASSISTANT COACH: ALEXIA CAMPBELL
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: TODD POST
TEAM NAME AND COLORS: CAVALIERS, SCARLET, NAVY, WHITE
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