LORELEE SMITH TO JOIN JENNIES VOLLEYBALL STAFF

 

 WARRENSBURG, MO (July 22, 2002) – Central Missouri State Jennies volleyball coach Peggy Martin has announced the hiring of Lorelee (first name pronounced LAURA LEE) Smith as the program’s graduate assistant coach for the 2002 season.  Smith was an outstanding player at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, an NCAA Division I member of the Big South Conference.  She was a four-time All-Big South selection as a setter and finished second in NCAA Division I in assists in 1996 and 1997.  In 1997, Smith earned honorable mention All-American honors.  In addition to her prowess on the court, Smith excelled in the classroom.  She was named Verizon Academic All-American in 1996 and 1997.  In 1998, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Management/Marketing from North Carolina-Asheville posting a grade point average of 3.8.

 

“We are pleased to welcome a person the caliber of Lorelee to our program,” Martin said.  “She was a terrific student-athlete and we are excited to have her working with our program.”

 

Smith has spent the last three seasons as junior varsity volleyball coach at Adams High School in South Bend, Indiana.  She will be working towards her MBA at Central.  Smith joins Flip Piontek and Mindy Sullivan on Peggy Martin’s staff.  The Jennies will open the season on August 30^th at the Nebraska-Omaha Tournament.  The first home match for the Jennies in 2002 will be Tuesday, September 3^rd at 7:00 p.m. hosting Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.