2015 Prospectus

Printable 2015 Roster
Printable 2015 Schedule
2015 UIC Invitational Central
Updated Record Book

CHICAGO - The 2015 UIC volleyball regular season opener against Eastern Illinois is set for August 28. In advance of the seventh season under the tutelage of head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley, the preseason prospectus is now available on UICFlames.com.

NOTABLES HEADING INTO 2015 SEASON
- UIC is prepping for its 45th volleyball season. The Flames enter the 2015 campaign with 848 all-time wins, including 574 victories at the NCAA Division I level.

- UIC is also entering its 22nd year as a member of the Horizon League. The Flames joined the League prior to the 1994-95 season.

- UIC returns three starters to the 2015 roster from last season, including Horizon League award winners Stephenee Yancy and Nicole Johnson. Yancy was named Horizon League Co-Player of the Year and earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region honors. Yancy ranked 24th nationally with 512 kills and her .358 attack percentage broke the single-season program record. Johnson was selected as the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and ranked sixth nationally with 11.67 assists per set.

- The Flames added Toledo transfer Alyssa Ehrhardt (5-foot-11 outside hitter) and Purdue transfer Bridget Powell (5-foot-6 defensive specialist) to the roster. Ehrhardt put down 342 kills with the Rockets and Powell was a nationally-ranked libero at Mother McAuley High School.

- UIC returns nine players overall from last season. Productive freshman Allie O'Reilly (244 digs and 19 aces) and junior Casey Harris (67 kills and 43 blocks) look to put up bigger numbers in 2015.

- UIC head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley brought in five freshmen in Carla Salvato (5-foot-5 libero), Haley Sullivan (5-foot-3 libero), Ali Witt (6-foot-0 middle blocker), Macy Geyer (5-foot-11 setter) and Morgan Mereday (6-foot-0 outside hitter).

- The 2015 schedule features 13 home matches and the annual UIC Invitational in early-September (4-5). The Flames will also make non-conference tournament trips to IPFW, Butler and Denver prior to the beginning of Horizon League play. The Flames will play five contests against in-state opponents and begin Horizon League action on Sept. 25, when UIC plays at Wright State.