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Rebekah Cox#44

Players

bRyana holmes#5 allyson stephenson#10 staCey WainWRight#13 bRittany bakeR #14

olivia seegeR#21 tyleR gResham #22 kRisten alfoRd #24 keyanka bailey#25

megan Rahn#30 diana oWens#31 genevieve gholizadeh#34 Rah’nika Jones #40

WeathersPoon GymnasiumThe home to Meredith’s basketball and volleyball teams. The facility

provides up-close seating for over 500 spectators. The complex also

includes locker rooms, athletics offices, a training room, a fitness

center, a 5,000 square-foot dance studio and a six-lane, indoor

swimming pool.

meredith athletic Field and track comPlexThe home to Meredith’s soccer and cross country teams. The complex

includes a lighted competition level track, a FieldTurf artificial playing

surface capable of supporting soccer and lacrosse games and a stor-

age facility. Future phases of the project will include a grandstand,

hospitality areas, support facilities, restrooms, brick arcade and locker

rooms. The cross country team uses the complex as well as the Col-

lege’s 225-acre campus and the Reedy Creek Greenway.

meredith soFtball comPlexThe home of Meredith softball has recently undergone several

renovations. The addition of irrigation to the Bermuda field and

infield improvements have stepped up the playing conditions to

make it one of the best fields in the area. New dugouts have also

been completed to increase comfort for the players and enhance

the game atmosphere.

meredith tennis comPlexThe home of the Meredith tennis program includes six lighted ten-

nis courts with windscreen. Over the summer of 2007, the courts

were resurfaced with a new color scheme—a “US Open Blue” inner

court surrounded by a green outer court. This color scheme helps to

heighten the visibility of the ball for players and fans.

athletic Facilities

Senior Megan Rahn joins the huddle to lead the Avenging Angels.

2011-12 basketball rosterno name yr pos ht hometown/ high school

5 Bryana Holmes JR G 5’7” Cary, N.C./Holly Springs

10 Allyson Stephenson * JR G 5’3” Rocky Mount, N.C./Northern Nash

13 Stacey Wainwright FR G 5’9” Morehead City, N.C./West Cateret

14 Brittany Baker SO G 5’7” Princeton, N.C./Princeton

21 Olivia Seeger FR F/G 5’8” Greensboro, N.C./Page

22 Tyler Gresham SO F/G 5’9” Charlotte, N.C./Harding

24 Kristen Alford SO G 5’4” Clayton, N.C./Clayton

25 Keyanka Bailey FR G 5’9” Brooklyn, N.Y./Berkeley Carroll

30 Megan Rahn * SR F/G 5’11” Raleigh, N.C./Broughton

31 Diana Owens FR G 5’6” Prince George, Va./Prince George

34 Genevieve Gholizadeh FR G 5’10” Raleigh, N.C./St. David’s

40 Rah’nika Jones SO C/F 5’10” Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Senior

44 Rebekah Cox FR F 5’8” Dover-Foxcroft, Maine/Warren New Tech

* Captains

head Coach: Melinda Campbell

assistant Coaches: Matt Moyer, Judy Peel,

Kevin Walker

athletics Director: Jackie Myers

assistant athletics Director/sports

information Director: Greg Jarvis

athletics trainer/swa: Sharon Malley

coachinG staFFmelinda camPbell

Melinda Campbell enters her third

year as Head Basketball Coach of the

Avenging Angels. Campbell helped to

lead Meredith to its first USA South

Conference Tournament birth, with a

seventh place finish during the 2009-

10 season. It was the highest finish for

Meredith in basketball since joining

the conference.

Campbell has spent the last 18 years

as a faculty member at Meredith College and most recently was

head of the Department of Health, Exercise and Sports Science. She

also coached the Meredith tennis team from 1992-2000, gaining

Meredith’s first ever NCAA tournament bid. Campbell continues to

serve as a Professor of Exercise and Sports Science in addition to her

basketball coaching duties.

Campbell’s most recent tenure at Meredith includes administra-

tion, teaching and being a loyal supporter of Meredith athletics

while helping to build a new academic major in Exercise and Sports

Science. As head coach of the Meredith tennis team, she led the

team to national ranking three times (1995, 1998 and 2000), south

regional rankings five times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000)

and to the school’s first NCAA tournament bid in 2000. Prior to her

time at Meredith, she was the Head Basketball, Head Volleyball and

Head Girls Track Coach in the Greater Clark County School System

(Jeffersonville, Ind.). Campbell also served as a Women’s Basketball

Graduate Coaching Assistant at Division I Indiana University.

Campbell was a standout student athlete at Gardner-Webb Col-

lege on the basketball and volleyball teams, earning Most Valuable

Player Honors.

Campbell holds a Ph.D. in physical education teacher education from

the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Science in

physical education from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science

in health and physical education from Gardner-Webb College.

meredith record (years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-34 (2)

2010-11 record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17 (3-15 USA South)

home Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weatherspoon Gymnasium

alma mater/year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb/1981

phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8309

email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . campbellm@meredith.edu

matt moyer

Matt Moyer enters his second year

as Assistant Basketball Coach under

Head Coach Melinda Campbell.

Moyer’s playing experience included

four years at (Division II) Philadelphia

University. The team won 81 games in

his four years including one trip to the

NCAA tournament and a mid-season

#2 ranking.

This summer, Moyer coached at the following camps: Duke Uni-

versity boys’ and girls’ basketball development camps as well as

Meredith’s girls’ basketball development camp. Moyer has great work

experience in leadership, teambuilding and one-on-one mentoring to

greatly support his new coaching role at Meredith.

Judy Peel

Judy Peel enters her third year as

Volunteer Assistant Basketball Coach

under Head Coach Melinda Campbell.

Peel’s basketball playing experience

includes three years in high school

and two years of intercollegiate

experience at (Division III) MacMurray

University, Jacksonville, Ill. While at

MacMurray she also competed in vol-

leyball, softball and tennis.

Peel’s background includes eleven years of intercollegiate coaching

experience. She coached basketball at Illinois College, Jacksonville,

Ill. and also at William Woods University, Fulton, Mo. In addition to

basketball, Peel has coached volleyball, softball and tennis. Her last

coaching experience was at UNC-Wilmington and Campbell Univer-

sity where she coached volleyball.

keVin Walker

Kevin Walker enters his fifth year as

Volunteer Assistant Basketball Coach

at Meredith College.

Walker has many years of playing and

coaching experience at various levels.

His last coaching position was as an

Assistant Coach at Neuse Baptist

Church. He has coached in various

recreational leagues while attend-

ing East Carolina University from 1989-1992 including at the AAU

level. His playing experience stems from his career at Matoaca (Va.)

High School. He also participated in Coach Morgan Wooten’s basket-

ball camp in Takoma Park, Md.

usa south athletic conFerence

media inFormation

All inquiries about interviews, press credentials, broadcasting

requests, and other related sports information areas should be sent

to Greg Jarvis, sports information director, at jarvisgr@meredith.edu,

(919) 760-8811.

broadcastinG inFormation

The 2011-12 sports season will feature at least 45 Meredith

College athletics events to be broadcast live and archived on the

athletics website. Meredith’s athletics broadcasting team is made

up of faculty member Michael Novak and guest broadcasters. All

broadcasts can be found on Meredith’s official athletics website at

www.goavengingangels.com.

WWW.GoaVenGinGanGels.comFollow the Avenging Angels on Meredith’s official athletics website at

www.goavengingangels.com throughout the 2011-12 season. The site

features game notes, schedules, rosters, player and coaches’ bios,

game recaps and special news related to the program.

the Usa south athletic Conference is home to 13 institutions, five

in Virginia, five in north Carolina, two in georgia and one in ten-

nessee. the conference consists of averett University, Christopher

newport University, Ferrum College, greensboro College, peace

College, shenandoah University, methodist University, mary

baldwin College, meredith College and north Carolina wesleyan

College. the two georgia institutions, agnes scott College and

lagrange College, became competing members of the conference

in the fall of 2009 as women’s lacrosse only members. the lone

tennessee institution, maryville College, entered the conference in

2005 as a football-only member. the 2012-13 season will see the

departure of shenandoah University and the addition of maryville

College, legrange College and piedmont College as full members.

Ohio

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Missouri

Indiana

Illinois

Wisconsin

Michigan

PennsylvaniaIowa

Nebraska

New York

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Delaware

WestVirginia

VirginiaKansas

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meredith colleGe Quick Facts

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh, N.C.

Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1891

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,982

Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avenging Angels

Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon, Black and White

Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division III

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA South Athletic Conference

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Allen

Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Myers (Elon/1978)

Asst. Athletics Director/SID .....Greg Jarvis (Virginia Tech/1994)

Senior Woman Administrator/Athletic Trainer ..... Sharon Malley

Athletics Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8205

Athletics Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.goavengingangels.com

Mailing Address ....3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607

SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8811

SID Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jarvisgr@meredith.edu

www.facebook.com/meredithavengingangels

www.twitter.com/AvengingAngels

www.goavengingangels.com/information/recruits/blog

meredith colleGe athletics historyAthletics at Meredith

College began in

1904 with the advent

of Meredith’s Athletic

Association. The first

competitive games

against other schools

were held in 1904 with two games against St. Mary’s College. In the

early years, Meredith athletic activities included swimming, soccer,

horseback riding, tennis, baseball, basketball, golf, football and field

hockey. The first events were primarily inter-class competitions. In

1937, Meredith became a part of the United States Conference.

In 1944, Meredith’s freshman-sophomore basketball team

defeated the team from what is now Peace College, marking the

beginning of a cross-town rivalry between the two Raleigh women’s

colleges. In 1952, the basketball team and the field hockey team

pulled out impressive victories against the University of North

Carolina and Duke.

In 1970, Meredith athletics took on a new life with the completion

of Weatherspoon Gymnasium. Volleyball and tennis saw their first

winning seasons during the 1970s. In 1980, the golf team won the

NCAIAW state championship while the tennis team took the confer-

ence title. The golf team finished second in the AIAW Division III

national tournament in 1981, in Meredith’s first bid for a national

championship. Softball was added as a varsity sport during the

1985-86 academic year. The most recent varsity sports to be

added were cross country in 2005 and lacrosse in 2012.

In recent years at Meredith, there has been an increase in the com-

petitiveness of the athletics programs on a regional and national level

in Division III. The program has had seven NCAA tournament bids

across three different sports since 2001 (basketball 2001, 2003;

tennis 2003, 2007, 2009; and soccer 2007, 2008). In 2007, Mer-

edith’s athletics identity became the “Avenging Angels” to emphasize

the prowess of Meredith athletes. The 2007-08 season marked the

first year of competition in the

USA South Athletic Confer-

ence. Meredith was the first

single gender institution to

win a conference title with

both tennis and soccer tour-

nament wins in 2008-09. The

soccer team added a regular

season title in 2009.

meredith colleGe athletics ProGramthe diVision iii exPerience

Meredith athletics teams participate in Division III of the National

Collegiate Athletic Association. Meredith College fully supports

the Division III experience that allows the student athlete to enjoy

competitive sports and other activities throughout their college years.

Division III athletics offers student-athletes the opportunity to become

well-rounded individuals who successfully integrate athletics and

academics while experiencing all aspects of college life. Division III

athletics feature athletes who can receive only academic financial

assistance and athletics departments that are staffed and funded like

any other department in the College.

academics

Meredith College’s commitment to academics is exemplified by its

athletics teams. Each year, the USA South Athletic Conference recog-

nizes its student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom by naming an

Academic All-Conference team. A student-athlete must have earned

a 3.0 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible.

The athletics department also offers a special Athletics Director’s

List that recognizes the athletes that receive a 3.5 each of the two

semesters. During the 2010-11 season, 45.8% of Meredith’s student

athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher and 18.8% received the Athlet-

ics Director’s award with a 3.5 or higher.

medical serVices

In addition to the academic and fitness programs available, the

athletic training staff provides excellent care for participants. The

athletic training support staff consists of head athletic trainer, Sharon

Malley, student athletic trainers from the University of North Carolina

and on-call physicians. Some of the services and equipment provided

in the Weatherspoon Gymnasium include a whirlpool, hydrocollator,

ultrasound, injury ice and electrical stimulation. Meredith College

serves as a clinical site for the UNC-Chapel Hill Undergraduate Ath-

letic Training Program.

community serVice

Members from each team are elected to the Student Athlete

Advisory Committee that organizes support for each sport and also

coordinates community service. Past volunteer work includes Special

Olympics of Wake County, Habitat for Humanity, Service Raleigh,

and the USA South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Confer-

ence and Pennies for a Purpose.

about meredith

academics and sPecial ProGrams• Meredith offers 32 majors.

• Meredith awards Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of

Music; Bachelor of Social Work; Master of Business Administration;

Master of Education; Master of Arts in Teaching; and Master of Sci-

ence in Nutrition degrees.

• The Undergraduate Research Program supports student/faculty

partnerships in the pursuit of research and creative activity in all

fields. College funds support these projects and underwrite travel

costs for students presenting their work at conferences. 41% of

Meredith students participate in undergraduate research with a

faculty member (the national average is 21%).

• Study abroad options include faculty-led summer programs in Italy,

Switzerland, Costa Rica, Iceland, France, Spain and the United

Kingdom. Meredith offers a semester study abroad program in San-

sepolcro, Italy; students can also choose from a variety of semester

and year-long travel opportunities throughout the world. Semester

programs at the United Nations in New York City or in Washington,

D.C. are also available.

• Post-baccalaureate certificate programs at Meredith include the

Paralegal Program, the Pre-Health Program, and the Dietetic Intern-

ship Program.

Faculty• The undergraduate student-faculty ratio is approximately 11:1. The

average class size is 17.

• Of the 124 full-time faculty members, 91% have earned doctoral or

terminal degrees. Sixty-six percent of the full-time faculty is female

and 34% is male.

camPus and Facilities• Meredith’s 225-acre campus includes a 1,200-seat amphitheater

on a lake, seven residence halls, a music library, art galleries, a

research greenhouse, music practice rooms, auditoriums, a theater,

concert halls, a student center, computer labs, a child care lab, a

learning center, an autism lab, an astronomy observation deck, an

indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a dance studio, lighted ten-

nis courts, a putting green, an athletic field and track complex and

two miles of greenway connecting our campus to the community.

camPus liFe• Total enrollment for 2011-12 is 1,982, which includes 1,709

undergraduate students and 273 graduate-level students.

• Meredith sponsors juried student exhibitions, an active

concert schedule, visiting artists and exhibitions featuring

professional artists.

• Students participate in theatre and dance performance troupes and

a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles.

• Meredith students advance their leadership skills in programs such

as the Emerging Leader Seminar Series, Officer and Advisor Train-

ing, Sophie Lanneau Women’s Leadership Development Program

and the LeaderShape® Institute.

tuition and Financial assistance• Tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students in 2011-12 is

$27,770, with room and board at $7,950, for a total of $35,720.

Cost for part-time students is $714 per credit hour, with a gradu-

ated fee schedule.

• In 2010–11, Meredith coordinated over $42.8 million in financial

aid for our students.

about raleiGh• The capital city of North Carolina has a population of more

than 350,000

• Raleigh is located 150 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean

and 190 east of the Great Smoky Mountains

• Raleigh has an annual average high of 70 degrees and low

of 47

• Raleigh is a true college town; in addition to Meredith, it is

home to NC State University, Peace College, St. Augustine’s

College and Shaw University. NC Central University, UNC-

Chapel Hill and Duke University are also located within 30

minutes of Meredith’s campus.

• Area sports teams include Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Caro-

lina Mudcats (AA baseball), Durham Bulls (AAA baseball)

and Carolina Railhawks (USL-1 soccer).

• Raleigh is home to entertainment venues including the RBC

Center, Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion and the Progress

Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Some recent artists:

Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay and John Mayer.

• Raleigh’s active arts scene is supported by the N.C. Museum

of Art, which is connected to Meredith by a greenway that

runs through campus. Other museums include the North

Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina Museum

of Natural Sciences.

2011-12 basketball schedule

* - USA South Conference GameW - Web cast on Meredith athletics websitehome games in bold Schedule is subject to change. Visit www.goavengingangels.com for up-to-date information.

3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298www.goavengingangels.com 11-155

scan here with your smart phone for schedule and results.

Date opponent time

November

15 Tues at Randolph 5:30 p.m.

22 Tues at Southern Va. 6:30 p.m.

30 wed vs. averett * 7 p.m. w

December

3 sat vs. n.C. wesleyan * 2 p.m. w

10 thur vs. guilford 2 p.m. w

13 tues vs. barbara scotia 2 p.m.

29 Thur vs. Rhodes @HC 9 a.m. CT

30 Fri vs. Birmingham Southern 3 p.m. CT

January

4 Wed at Ferrum * 5:30 p.m.

7 Sat at Chris. Newport * 2 p.m.

8 Sun at Greensboro * 2 p.m.

14 sat vs. mary baldwin * 2 p.m. w

Date opponent time

15 sat vs. shenandoah * 2 p.m. w

18 Wed at Peace * 7 p.m.

21 sat vs. methodist * 2 p.m. w

24 Wed at Averett * 7 p.m.

28 Sat at N.C. Wesleyan * 2 p.m.

31 tues vs. Ferrum * 7 p.m. w

February

4 sat vs. Chris. newport * 2 p.m. w

5 sun vs. greensboro * 2 p.m. w

7 Tues at Hollins 7 p.m.

11 Sat at Shenandoah * 2 p.m.

15 wed vs. peace * 7 p.m. w

18 Sat at Methodist * 2 p.m.