W. Volleyball

2010
Rhode
Island
College
Senior
Captain
Middle Blocker
Tess Heidel
Women’s Volleyball
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The 2010 Rhode Island College Women's Volleyball Team
Front Row (left to right): Jessica Ho, Chelsea Murphy, Ashley Signoriello, Amanda Cabral,
Harley Mitchell, Tayla Rescio, Alba Vargas.
Back Row (left to right): Head Coach Luis Carvalho, Valerine Biascochea, Breanna Boyer,
Tess Heidel, Kalyn Archer, Jamey McIntyre, Stephanie Bourgeois, Assistant Coach Keith Martinous.
The 2010 Rhode Island College Women's Volleyball Roster
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Name
Class
Position
Hgt
Hometown/High School
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Amanda Cabral Freshman
Outside Hitter 5-8 Riverside, RI/East Providence
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Kalyn Archer Sophomore
Middle Blocker 6-0 Warwick, RI/St. Mary's-Bay View
3
Chelsea Murphy Freshman
Setter 5-8 Pascoag, RI/Burrillville
4
Alba Vargas Freshman
Outside Hitter 5-8 Central Falls, RI/Central Falls
6
Jessica Ho Sophomore Setter 5-6 Providence, RI/Classical
9
Stephanie Bourgeois Freshman Middle Blocker 6-0 North Smithfield, RI/North Smithfield
10 Ashley Signoriello Freshman Outside Hitter 5-7 Cranston, RI/Cranston West
11 Jamey McIntyre Sophomore Setter 5-10 Cumberland, RI/Cumberland
12 Breanna Boyer Sophomore
Outside Hitter 5-7 West Greenwich, RI/La Salle
13 Tayla Rescio Freshman
Middle Blocker 5-8 Johnston, RI/Mt. St. Charles
14 Valerine Biascochea Sophomore Opposite 5-8 Central Falls, RI/Central Falls
15 Harley Mitchell Freshman
Libero 5-3 North Smithfield, RI/North Smithfield
18 Tess Heidel Senior
Middle Blocker 5-9 Warwick, RI/Pilgrim
Head Coach:
Luis Carvalho
Assistant Coach:
Keith Martinous
Captains:
Breanna Boyer, Tess Heidel
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Meet the Head Coach
Head Coach Luis Carvalho
Luis Carvalho begins his fourth season as the head women's volleyball coach
at Rhode Island College. He led the Anchorwomen to their most wins in three
seasons, improving upon the '08 campaign by 10 wins, with an 18-19 performance
in 2009. RIC was 3-4 (fifth place) in the Little East Conference. For his efforts, he
was named the Little East Conference Coach of the Year.
RIC was 8-23 during the 2008 season. He led the Anchorwomen to a 15-17
overall record and a 2-4 (fourth place tie) in the
Little East Conference in 2007.
The East Providence native is a legend in the Rhode Island volleyball community. He was the varsity Head Girls’ Volleyball Coach
at East Providence High School for 25 years (1982-2007), capturing
seven R.I. Div. I State Championships during his tenure. Carvalho
was also the Townies’ varsity Head Boys’ Volleyball Coach for 13 years
(1989-2001), winning two state titles. He also won two R.I. Div. I titles
in boys’ soccer as the head coach at Barrington High School in 1985
and 1986.
Carvalho was named the Rhode
Island Male Coach of the Year by the
R.I.I.A. in 1993. Words Unlimited
named him the High School Girls
Coach of the Year in 1994 and again
in 2000. He is an 11-time Coach of the Year award recipient by the
Rhode Island Volleyball Coaches Association. Carvalho received the
Alice Sullivan Award, signifying him as the Girls Coach of the Year in
2000 and was a 2007 inductee into the Rhode Island Interscholastic
League Hall of Fame.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health
from the University
of Rhode Island
in 1973. He was a
two-time All-Yankee
Conference selection in soccer for the Rams. Carvalho
is a 1999 inductee into U.R.I.’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Carvalho retired after a 34-year career as a physical education teacher at East Providence High School.
He resides in Seekonk, Massachusetts with his
wife Maria ’74. They have three daughters: Melanie
’90 (38), Ligia ’92 (36) and Jennifer (34) as well as
four grandchildren.
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Meet the Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach Keith Martinous
Keith Martinous begins his first season as an assistant women's volleyball coach at Rhode Island College.
In this role, Martinous is reunited with 2009 Little East Conference Coach of the Year Luis Carvalho. The
two have an extensive history of successful partnership in volleyball coaching at the high school level that they
seek to emulate at Rhode Island College. Before arriving at RIC, Carvalho served as the boys and girls head volleyball coach at East Providence High School. From 1997-2001, Carvalho held both positions simultaneously
and had Martinous as an assistant on at least one of his teams in each of those years. Martinous was Carvalho’s
assistant on the boys’ team from 1997-2002 and on the girls’ team from 1999-2003.
It was as Carvalho’s assistant at East Providence that Martinous got his first taste of championship volleyball.
The tandem raised R.I. Div. I State Championship banners in both boys’ and girls’ volleyball in 2000, followed
by a boys’ title in 2001 and a girls’ title again in 2002. Martinous succeeded Carvalho as head boys’ coach in
2002 and continued the winning tradition. The Townies reached the state finals in 2007 and brought home the Rhode Island crown again in
2008. East Providence reached the state semifinals in five of Martinous’ nine seasons.
Carvalho is excited to have Martinous aboard at Rhode Island College. “He’s a very dedicated individual,” Carvalho said. “There’s nothing
you can ask of Keith that he doesn’t do for you. He’s very resourceful.”
Martinous also had a distinguished playing career, one that began as a member of Carvalho’s very first East Providence boys volleyball
team in 1989. For the Townies, Martinous was an All-Stater in consecutive seasons, making the second team in 1989 before improving to
the first team in 1990.
In college, Martinous flourished as a middle hitter at Roger Williams University in Bristol. In the 1992 season, Martinous was the team’s
Rookie of the Year and finished ninth in the nation in blocks per game.
In addition to his coaching activities, Martinous teaches biology and physics at East Providence High School. Martinous earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with a biology concentration from Rhode Island College in 1996.
He resides in Rehoboth, Massachusetts with his wife Jennifer and their two children: Nolan (9) and Ethan (6).
The Anchorwomen in Action
Kalyn
Archer
Tess
Heidel
Breanna
Boyer
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Sophomore
All-Little East Conference
Outside Hitter
Captain
Breanna Boyer
2010 Rhode Island College
Women’s Volleyball Schedule
Date
Sept. 2
Sept. 4-5
Sept. 10-11
Sept. 15
Sept. 18
Sept. 18
Sept. 21
Sept. 25
Sept. 28
Sept. 30
Oct. 2
Oct. 5
Oct. 10
Oct. 12
Oct. 16
Oct. 19
Oct. 23
Oct. 23
Oct. 26
Oct. 30
Oct. 2
Oct. 5
Oct. 6
Opponent
at Wheaton
at Regis Invitational
at Brandeis Invitational
at Western New England
KEENE STATE *
WESTFIELD STATE
at Lasell
at UMass Boston *
EMMANUEL
at Salem State
at Westfield State with Clark
at UMass Dartmouth *
at Johnson & Wales with
Roger Williams & Salve Regina
EASTERN CONNECTICUT *
at Eastern Nazarene
WESLEYAN
SOUTHERN MAINE *
WORCESTER STATE at Western Connecticut *
PLYMOUTH STATE *
Little East Tournament First Round
Little East Tournament Semifinals
Little East Tournament Finals
* Little East Conference contest
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Time
7 p.m.
8/9:30 a.m.
4 p.m./11 a.m.
7 p.m.
11 a.m.
3 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
10 a.m.
6 p.m.
11 a.m.
7 p.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
6 p.m.
Noon
TBA
TBA
TBA
Final 2009 Women's Volleyball Statistics
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Meet the Team
#2 Kalyn Archer
Middle Blocker, 6-0, Sophomore
Warwick, RI/St. Mary's-Bay View
Freshman Year (2009): Played in 127
games in 37 matches...totaled 210 kills
(1.7/game), a .261 hitting percentage, 40
service aces (.31/game) and 148 blocks
(1.17/game)...ranked first on the team in
both blocks and hitting percentage and
was second in both kills and service aces.
High School: Earned First Team AllDivision honors while at St. Mary's-Bay
View Academy...2009 graduate.
Personal: Born November 20, 1991...elementary education major.
Kalyn Archer's Career Statistics
Year GP/MP Att Kills KE PCT DIGS 2009 127/37 551 210
66 .261
49
Career 127/37 551 210
66 .261
49
A
2
2
Kalyn
Archer
SA
40
40
#14 Valerine Biascochea
Valerine
Biascochea
Opposite, 5-8, Sophomore
Central Falls, RI/Central Falls
Freshman Year (2009): Played in 14
games in seven matches...totaled nine kills
(.64/game), two service aces (.14/game)
and 18 digs (1.29/game).
High School: Lettered in volleyball
while at Central Falls High School...2009
graduate...Named R.I. Div. III MVP.
Personal: Born December 30, 1990...
physical education/health major.
Valerine Biascochea's Career Statistics
Year GP/MP Att Kills KE PCT DIGS 2009 14/07
42
9
14 -.119
18
Career 14/07
42
9
14 -.119
18
7
A
0
0
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2
Meet the Team
#9 Stephanie Bourgeois
#12 Breanna Boyer
Middle Blocker, 6-0, Freshman
North Smithfield, RI/North Smithfield
Outside Hitter, 5-7, Sophomore
West Greenwich, RI/La Salle Academy
High School: Earned All-Division
honors while at North Smithfield High
School...2010 graduate...served as team
captain.
Personal: Born January 21, 1992...
physical education/health major.
Freshman Year (2009): Named
Second Team All-Little East...played in
129 games in 37 matches, totaling 388
kills (3.0/game), a .243 hitting percentage, 19 service aces (.15/game), 304 digs
(2.36/game) and 54 blocks (.42/game)...
ranked first on the team in kills, second in
both hitting percentage and digs, fourth
in service aces and was fifth in blocks...
named the Little East Conference Rookie
of the Week once and to the Regis
College and Wheaton Invitational AllTournament Teams.
High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors while at La
Salle Academy...2009 graduate...named Tournament and team MVP.
Personal: Born September 5, 1991...accounting major.
Breanna Boyer's Career Statistics
Year GP/MP Att Kills KE PCT DIGS 2009 129/37 1,198 388
97 .243
304
Career 129/37 1,198 388
97 .243
304
A
3
3
SA
19
19
#1 Amanda Cabral
Breanna
Boyer
Outside Hitter, 5-8, Freshman
Riverside, RI/East Providence
High School: Named All-State, AllDivision and All-Tournament while at
East Providence High School...2010 graduate.
Personal: Born July 28, 1992...physical education/health major.
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Meet the Team
#18 Tess Heidel
Tess
Heidel
Middle Blocker, 5-9, Senior
Warwick, RI/Pilgrim
Junior Year (2009): Played in 113 games
in 37 matches...totaled 175 kills (1.6/game), a
.137 hitting percentage, 56 service aces (.50/
game), 142 digs (1.3/game) and 93 blocks
(.82/game)..ranked first on the team in service
aces, second in blocks and fifth in both kills
and digs.
Sophomore Year (2008): Played in 92
games in 27 matches...totaled 197 kills (2.1/
game), 19 service aces (.21/game), 209 digs
(2.3/game) and 22 blocks (.24/game)...second
on the team in kills.
Freshman Year (2007): Played in 72
games in 25 matches...totaled 101 kills (1.4/
game), a .045 hitting percentage, two assists (.03/game), 12 service aces (.17/game),
87 digs (1.2/game) and 12 blocks (.17/game)...fourth on the team in kills...named the
Little East Conference Rookie of the Week once on the season.
High School: Named Female Athlete of the Year by the Providence Journal while
at Pilgrim High School...2007 graduate...earned All-Division and team MVP honors
in volleyball...named All-City in both volleyball and tennis.
Personal: Born November 28, 1989...accounting major..
Tess Heidel's Career Statistics
Year MP/GP Att Kills KE PCT DIGS 2007 72/25
376 101
84 .045
87
2008 92/27
739 197 157 .054
209
2009 113/37 597 175
93 .137
142
Career 277/89 1,712 473 334 .081
438
A
2
3
1
6
SA
12
19
56
87
#6 Jessica Ho
Setter, 5-6, Sophomore
Providence, RI/Classical
Freshman Year (2009): Played in
122 games in 36 matches...totaled 24 kills
(.20/game), 684 assists (5.61/game), 15
service aces (.12/game), 203 digs (1.66/
game) and 22 blocks (.18/game)...ranked
first on the team in assists, fourth in digs
and sixth in service aces.
High School: Earned All-State, AllDivision and All-Tournament honors
while at Classical High School...2009
graduate...received the Al Morro Award
and served as team captain.
Personal: Born June 26, 1991...nursing major.
Jessica Ho's Career Statistics
Year GP/MP Att Kills KE PCT DIGS A
2009 122/36 107 24
16 .075
203 684
Career 122/36 107 24
16 .075
203 684
Jessica Ho
9
SA
15
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Meet the Team
#11 Jamey McIntyre
Setter, 5-10, Sophomore
Cumberland, RI/Cumberland
Freshman Year (2009): Played in 12
games in 11 matches...totaled 33 assists
(2.75/game).
High School: Lettered in volleyball
while at Cumberland High School...2009
graduate.
Personal: Born May 14, 1991...physical education/health major.
Jamey McIntyre's Career Statistics
Year GP/MP Att Kills KE PCT DIGS A
2009 12/11
6
1
1 .000
1 33
Career 12/11
6
1
1 .000
1 33
SA
1
1
Jamey
McIntyre
#15 Harley Mitchell
#3 Chelsea Murphy
Libero, 5-3, Freshman
North Smithfield, RI/North Smithfield
Setter, 5-8, Freshman
Pascoag, RI/Burrillville
High School: Earned All-Division
honors while at North Smithfield High
School...2010 graduate.
Personal: Born August 28, 1992...
special education major.
High School: Lettered in volleyball
while at Burrillville High School...2010
graduate.
Personal: Born November 4, 1991...
nursing major.
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Meet the Team
#3 Tayla Rescio
Middle Blocker, 5-8, Freshman
Johnston, RI/Mt. St. Charles
High School: Lettered in volleyball
while at Mt. St. Charles Academy...2010
graduate.
Personal: Born March 3, 1992...biology major.
Jessica
Ho
#10 Ashley Signoriello
#4 Alba Vargas
Outside Hitter, 5-7, Freshman
Cranston, RI/Cranston West
Outside Hitter, 5-8, Freshman
Central Falls, RI/Central Falls
High School: Received All-State honors in both volleyball and lacrosse while at
Cranston High School West.
High School: Two-time All-Division
selection while at Central Falls High
School...2010 graduate...undecided about
a major.
Personal: Born March 1, 1993.
Personal: Born September 28, 1992...
early childhood education major.
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All-Time Rhode Island College
Women’s Volleyball Records
Individual Records
Most Career Kills (top five)
Player
Erin Miga
Kristy Nix
Sherri Heard
Brandee Trainer
Sharon Corriveau
Kills
1,343
1,032
1,001
941
804
(minimum 550 Attempts and two seasons played)
Player
Hitting Percentage
Erin Miga
.319
Debbie Allen
.256
Amanda Yanski
.254
Jennifer Schulte
.245
Brandee Trainer
.236
Kristy Nix
.235
Sherri Heard
.228
Jessica Arrighi
.211
Lori Botelho
.209
Kari Geisler
.205
Kate Wolloff .200
Years
2003-06
2003-05
2004-07
1998-01
2006-09
Career .200 Hitters
Player
Jeanne Rosa
Amy Souza
Kim Lebrun
Kara Sarcione
Jessica Ho
Player
Erin Miga
Brandee Trainer
Sara McEntee
Jennifer Schulte
Sherri Heard
Most Career Assists (top five)
Assists
2,239
2,197
1,591
987
684
Most Career Blocks (top five)
Blocks
570
374
365
291
279
Years
2003-06
1988-89
1997, ’02
1987-91
1998-01
2003-05
2004-07
1997-00
1986-87
2003-04
1997-98
Years
2004-07
2004-07
1998-01
2003-06
Active
Years
2003-06
1998-01
1992-94
1987-91
2004-07
Team Records
Category
Highest Team Hitting Percentage:
Most Team Kills in a Season:
Most Team Sets in a Season:
Most Team Service Aces:
Most Team Defensive Digs:
Most Team Blocks:
Best Team Record:
Record
.199
1,572
1,387
338
2,061
499
47-9 (.839)
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Year
2003
2005
2005
2005
2008
1992
1981