ABOUT SUNY OSWEGO At SUNY Oswego we foster liberal and professional learning in a dynamic, interactive and supportive environvment. SUNY Oswego offers an opportunity for students to pursue unlimited horizons. With a large student body of more than 8,400 learners, we are large enough to offer more than 100 programs of study yet small enough for students to form quality relationships with each other and caring faculty. Our learner-centered approach stresses quality education and experience inside and outside the classroom on our scenic 690-acre lakeside campus. Students pursue bright futures through programs in our College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and the School of Education - as well as innovative interdisciplinary programs that cross traditional boundaries. Oswego opens doors to the future with internships and study-abroad opportunities that consistently rate among the highest in the SUNY system. An overview of the main campus and its coastline with Lake Ontario Historic Sheldon Hall Oswego State Quick Facts Founded:... 1861 Location:... Oswego, N.Y. 13126 Enrollment:... 7,100 Undergraduate Nickname:... Lakers Conference:...SUNYAC School Colors:..Hunter Green & Golden Yellow Home Field:... Max Ziel Gymnasium Athletics Phone:...(315) 312-3056 Affiliation:...NCAA DIII President:... Deborah F. Stanley Director of Athletics:...Susan Viscomi 1 Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation
Coach J.J. O Connell 5th Season J.J. O Connell was hired as the first full-time head volleyball coach at Oswego State in March of 2012. He came to Oswego State from Stevens Institute of Technology, where he served as the head coach of their women s volleyball program for ten seasons. In his first season at the helm of the Laker program in 2012, the team posted their first conference win since 2008, later collecting another league win to earn their first playoff berth since 1996. Two members of the team were named Second Team All-SUNYAC, becoming the first players recognized by the SUNYAC since 2007. In 2013, he led the squad to its first 20-win season since 1994. He followed that up in 2014 with another SUNYAC playoff berth and the first conference winning record since 1996. The 2015 season marked another improvement in the program as the Lakers finished 25-10 overall and 7-2 in conference. The team won their first conference tournament match in over two decades and two players earned All-Conference, including the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year award. The Lakers also appeared in the NCAA New York Regional Rankings, coming in as high as seventh out of seventy teams. During his time at Stevens, O Connell elevated the Ducks to the elite level in Division III after qualifying for seven straight NCAA Tournaments. O Connell inherited a program that won just three matches in 2001 before earning its first-ever berth in the Skyline Conference Tournament in 2003, and rattling off six straight conference championships from 200409. In the process, Stevens captured the New York Regional Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in both 2006 and 2007. For their efforts, the Ducks ended both years ranked in the Top 25 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll. O Connell accumulated a combined record of 27292 with a.747 career winning percentage during his time in New Jersey. His players earned many postseason accolades during his tenure. Five Stevens players were named conference player of the year and six players earned a total of 12 AVCA All-America honors. Email: jefferson.oconnell@oswego.edu Phone: 315.312.3330 Career Record at Oswego State: 76-58 Overall Career Record: 348-150 Last Season s Record: 25-10 (7-2 SUNYAC) Recent Player Accolades: Ariel Murawski 2015 First Team All-SUNYAC & Rookie of the Year 2015 ACVA All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention & Rookie of the Year Megan Russell 2015 Second Team All-SUNYAC Stephanie Bailey 2014 Second Team All-SUNYAC Prior to Stevens, O Connell served an undergraduate assistant women s volleyball coach at Cortland before serving as an assistant coach at Ferris State and a graduate assistant coach at the State University of New York at Brockport. O Connell, who owned a 245-76 mark as an assistant coach, helped lead Cortland to a pair of fifth-place national finishes in the NCAA Division III Championship before helping Ferris State to a NCAA Division II Championship berth and Brockport to a pair of runner-up finishes in the 2000 and 2001 SUNYAC tournaments. 2
FACILITIES MAX ZIEL GYMNASIUM Within Laker Hall is the 3,500-seat Max Ziel Gymnasium, which houses three fullsize basketball/volleyball courts. The gymnasium also feautures an LED Daktronics scoreboard. OTHER ATHLETIC COMPLEXES Romney Fieldhouse: Renovation completed in 2013 includes four-lane track, jumping pits and four tennis courts. Laker Field Complex: Game and practice fields for baseball, softball, track and field, field hockey, soccer and lacrosse, including six tennis courts Weight Training Room: Renovated and expanded in 2008 Laker Turf Stadium: Completed in Summer 2015. Seats 1,000 and includes a three-section press box and lighting for night events Laker Pool: Six lanes and diving well with newly installed LED lighting Marano Campus Center Arena: Ice rink with a capacity of 3,000 with jumbotron Wrestling Room: 40-ft by 80-ft area with two regulation practice circles 3
2015 SEASON IN REVIEW The Oswego State volleyball team finished its 2015 season with a record of 25-10, its best record in over 20 years. The team found its way into the conference tournament for the second-straight season, making it as far as the semifinals for the first time since 1994. The 2510 record included a 7-2 mark against SUNYAC opponents, the best to date under fifth-year head coach J.J. O Connell. Volleyball will be returning six starters in 2016, including reigning SUNYAC and AVCA All-Northeast Region Rookie of the Year Ariel Murawski and AllSUNYAC Second Team player Megan Russell. In total, the team will be returning three of its top-four kills leaders as well as its two setters. Despite graduating four seniors, the squad has plenty of young talent who will be able to use the post-season experience obtained last season to make an even further push in 2016. 4
OSWEGO STATE ATHLETICS Oswego State, which was founded in 1861, sponsors 24 NCAA Division III men s and women s sports. The school enrolls 7,100 undergraduate students, approximately 430 of which hold the title student-athlete as well. Over the years, those teams and student-athletes have accumulated 44 conference championship titles and have appeared in the NCAA Championship 65 times. In 2007, the Lakers captured their first ever NCAA DIII title as the men s ice hockey team defeated Middlebury College in the National Championship game. Oswego State has also produced 62 All-Americans, hailing from 11 different teams. The men s basketball team winning it s second game of the NCAA Championship and advancing to the Round of 16 (2016). The men s ice hockey team celebrating Oswego State s first ever team National Title (2007) LAKER SOCIAL MEDIA 5 @OswegoAthletics FB: Oswego Athletics IG: oswegoathletics
2016 RETURNING ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School 4 Lauren Edwards S 5-3 Sr. Owego/ Owego Free Academy 5 Alison Berger S 5-9 So. Plainview / Plainview-Old Bethpage 9 Rina Qelaj L 5-3 Jr. Montrose / Hendrick Hudson 10 Lindsey Champitto S 5-7 Sr. East Greenbush / Columbia 11 Ariel Murawski RS/OH 6-2 So. West Lafayette, Ind. / Wm. Henry Harrison 12 Alison Sullivan MB 6-0 So. Dedham, Mass. / Dedham 14 Meaghan Roefs RS 5-11 Sr. Massapequa / Massapequa 15 Jessica Long Oh 5-8 Jr. Webster / Webster Thomas 17 Emma Moriarty OH 6-0 Sr. Port Jefferson Station / Comsewogue 18 Megan Russell MB 5-11 Sr. Wantagh / Seaford 2015 OSWEGO STATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM 6
2016 SCHEDULE 9/2-3 OSWEGO TOURNEMENT TBD 9/6 Ithaca 6 p.m. 9/9-10 Nazareth Invite TBD 9/15 ST. JOHN FISHER 6:30 P.M. 9/16-17 Stevens Invite TBD 9/20 Cazenovia 6 P.M. 9/23-24 SUNYAC Round Robin* TBD 10/4 Clarkson 6 p.m. 10/7-8 SUNYAC ROUND ROBIN# TBD 10/12 ST. LAWRENCE 7 P.M. 10/15 Lebanon Valley @Canton 12 p.m. 10/15 SUNY Canton 2 p.m. 10/19 Wells 6:30 p.m. 10/21-22 SUNYAC Round Robin^ 7 p.m. 10/29 SUNY Poly @Alfred TBD 10/29 Alfred University TBD \BOLD CAPS denotes home contest # denotes Tournament in Oswego * denotes Tournament in Potsdam ^ denotes Tournament in Fredonia