Armstrong Atlantic State University2011-2012 Athletics

Year In ReviewPirates Capture First PBC Commissioner’s Cup

Women’s Tennis Wins Seventh NCAA DII National ChampionshipMen’s Tennis Captures Third NCAA DII National Championship

Women’s Soccer Advances To NCAA DII Final FourEight Teams Represented In NCAA Championships

Pirates Win PBC-Record Seven Conference ChampionshipsSeventeen Student-Athletes Earn All-American Honors

Armstrong’s 2011-12 All-America HonorsNFCA Softball All-AmericanDaktronics/CoSIDA Softball All-AmericanSenior April Jowers (1st Team)Daktronics/CoSIDA Soccer All-AmericanSenior Kelli Bahr (2nd Team)NSCAA Soccer All-AmericanJunior Kristina Pascutti (2nd Team)AVCA Volleyball All-AmericanJunior Brittany Wolf (3rd Team)

ABCA Baseball All-AmericanNCBWA Baseball All-AmericanSenior Zach Taylor (1st Team)NGCA Women’s Golf All-AmericanSophomore Jenna Birch (Honorable Mention)Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanSenior Kelli Bahr (1st Team - Soccer)Junior Kristina Pascutti (2nd Team - Soccer)Junior Shelby Duff (2nd Team - Softball)Sophomore Clayton Miller (3rd Team - Baseball)

ITA All-America HonorsWomenSophomore Barbora Krtickova (Sgls, Dbls)Sophomore Aleksandra Filipovski (Sgls, Dbls) Senior Kathleen Henry (Sgls)Sophomore Marlen Hacke (Sgls, Dbls)Sophomore Olga Kalodzitsa (Sgls, Dbls)MenSenior Eudaldo Bonet (Sgls)Senior Mikk Irdoja (Sgls, Dbls) Junior Matus Mydla (Sgls)Sophomore Georgi Rumenov (Sgls, Dbls)

2012 PBC Men’s Tennis Player of the YearITA No. 1-Ranked Singles & Doubles Player

Georgi Rumenov

2012 PBC Softball Player of the YearNFCA Division II First-Team All-American

April Jowers

2011 PBC Women’s Soccer Player of the YearNSCAA Second-Team All-American

Kristina Pascutti

2012 PBC Baseball Player of the YearABCA Division II First-Team All-American

Zach Taylor

Commissioner’s Cup

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Academics Armstrong student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom in the 2011-12 academic year. Fifty-six percent of the 166 student-athletes carried grade-point aver-ages of 3.0 or better. A school-best 88 of Armstrong student-athletes were named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll. Redshirt senior Brendyce Budd (volleyball) earned the honor for an unprecedented fifth time, while four other seniors - volleyball player Casey Howett, women’s soccer player Erin O’Rourke, women’s tennis player Kathleen Henry and men’s golfer Matt Motes - earned PBC Presidential Honor Roll honors all four years at Armstrong. Forty-seven student-athletes were named to the Dean’s List during the 2011-12 academic year. Seven student-athletes carried perfect 4.0 GPAs for 2010-11 – women’s soccer players Kelli Bahr, Maggie Carson and Andye Dawson; softball player Bridget Devlin, women’s tennis player Kathleen Henry, women’s basketball player Danielle Zuercher and men’s golfer Matt Motes. A school-best four student-athletes earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors - Bahr and Kristina Pascutti in women’s soccer, Shelby Duff in softball and Clayton Miller in baseball. Motes and Bahr were the 2012 Presi-dent’s Cup winners, given by the Savannah Exchange Club to the top male and female student-athlete of the year.

PBC Presidential Honor Roll HonoreesBaseballMike Barnhill (2)Chris Base (3)R.J. DennardEric Fowler (2)Tanner Jones (2)Joey LupusChess MaloneCasey MaloneyClayton MillerCody Powell (2)Cody RushingJoseph SnooksChris Zittrouer (2)

Women’s Golf Victoria Bennett (3)Jenna BirchKelly Pearce (3)

BasketballGrant Domsic (2)Angelia HillMychal HornAntonio LoydBriana McFarland (3)Marissa RimbertJazmin WalkerMauri Wells (2)Noelle ZletniDanielle Zuercher (2)

SoftballMegan BarnwellCelia BlomeAshley BuckettBrittany CooleyBridget DevlinShelby Duff (3)Whitney Galloway (2)April Jowers (2)Ashley SchwabHeather Walker (3)Bethany Wilke (2)

SoccerMaggie CarsonEmily Cattanach (2)Courtney Cawley (2)Andye Dawson (2)Lauren HooverStephanie James (2)Brooke Lamberth (3)Meghan MayvilleMorgan Mitchell (3)Erin O’Rourke (4)Jordan Otto (2)Kristina PascuttiAmber Raney (3)Madison ReedTori ScaleraKyndal Schaaf (3)Taylor SchultzNadima Skeff

2011-12 Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings

Armstrong captured the first Commissioner’s Cup in program history in 2011-12, earning 88.5 points out of a possible 118 for a .750 percentage. The Pirates won a Peach Belt-record seven confer-ence championships in 2011-12 with women’s soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, women’s golf, men’s tennis and women’s tennis all capturing league titles. Columbus State finished second while Clayton State finished third.

MXC WXC MSO WSO VB MBB WBB BB SB MT WT MGF WGF Max TotalSchool (9) (10) (9) (11) (8) (13) (13) (12) (11) (10) (13) (11) (7) Possible* Earned RatingArmstrong 1 - - 11 7.5 3.5 5.5 12 11 10 13 7 7 118 88.5 .750Columbus 6 6 - 9 - 10.5 9.5 6 7.5 9 12 8 3 120 86.5 .721Clayton St. 7 9 5 5.5 - 5.5 13 - - - 7 4 - 89 56 .629USC Aiken - 3 2 2 5.5 13 12 8.5 6 2.5 8.5 10.5 - 121 73.5 .607Augusta St. 9 8 - - 4 10.5 5.5 1 9 5.5 6 - - 99 58.5 .591UNCP 8 7 4 5.5 5.5 8 9.5 5 3 - 3.5 10.5 5.5 127 75 .591Ga. College 5 4 - 4 - 8 2 10.5 5 5.5 8.5 9 - 113 61.5 .544Lander - - 7 7.5 1 8 11 8.5 1.5 8 5 1 4 118 62.5 .530Flagler 4 5 9 7.5 7.5 1 1 3.5 7.5 2.5 10 5 5.5 137 69 .504Montevallo 3 10 8 3 2.5 12 5.5 7 - - 1 2 2 116 56 .483Fr. Marion 2 2 3 - 2.5 5.5 3 10.5 4 7 11 - - 108 50.5 .468North Ga. - - 6 10 - 3.5 5.5 3.5 10 4 2 3 1 110 48.5 .441Ga. Swstrn - 1 1 1 - 2 8 2 1.5 1 3.5 6 - 113 27 .239

*Numbers in parentheses indicate maximum number of points that can be awarded for each sport. Ratings are determined by taking the maximum number of points available to each school, depending on how many sports each has, and dividing by the number of points won, based on conference finish through the regular season (except golf and cross country where place is determined by conference tournament finish).

TennisJessica Gardefjord (2)Marlen HackeKathleen Henry (4)Olga KalodzitsaBarbora Krtickova (2)Sven LalicClara PerezDan Regan (2)Georgi RumenovPedro Scocuglia

Men’s GolfDustin Allen (3)Matthew CoccoTyler Erickson (3)Matt Motes (4)Jacob Tilton (3)Gus WagonerTravis Williamson (2)

VolleyballBrendyce Budd (5)Stacey Davis (2)Natalie Edgeworth (2)Kristen HolmesCasey Howett (4)Taylor PermenterKelsey Piepergerdes (2)Leia Pittman (3)Casie Richards (2)Ashley SealStephanie SfaraMegan Turpin

Cross CountryThomas GentileScott LawsonBrandon LicoJosiah Siegel (2)

NACDA Director’s Cup Armstrong earned its most points ever in the Learfield Sports Directors Cup, sponsored by NACDA, accumulating 435 points to finish 24th in the nation. The Pirates also finished sixth among all schools in points per sport sponsored, earning 39.55 points per sport. Schools earn points by placing in seven men’s and seven women’s sports qualifying for the NCAA Cham-pionships. The Pirates earned 83 points for women’s soccer’s na-tional semifinal appearance, 100 points for men’s and women’s national titles, 50 points for baseball and volleyball’s NCAA regionals appearances, while men’s golf added 27 points for its regionals berth and softball chipped in 25 points for its re-gional appearance. Armstrong’s performance was the best for a PBC school since 2004-05.

2011-12 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

NCAA Men’s Tennis: No. 1 Armstrong 5, No. 2 West Fla. 0 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 19) - The top-ranked and undefeated Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s tennis team captured its third NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis National Championship with a 5-0 win over No. 2 West Florida on Saturday afternoon at the Top Gun Tennis Academy in Louisville, Ky. The Pirates (30-0) returned to the top of DII men’s tennis after also capturing titles in 2008 and 2009, doing so in dominating fashion on the scoreboard - although the singles play was much tighter than the final score would indicate. West Florida ended its season at 28-3 after winning 19 in a row coming into the Championship match. Armstrong got out to a 3-0 lead after doubles on the Argos, picking up an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles in a showdown of the top-ranked duo of Georgi Rumenov and Mikk Irdoja against the No. 2-ranked duo of Kevin Ducros and Bruno Savi. The Pirates won fairly easily at No. 2 doubles with No. 17-ranked Sven Lalic and Pedro Scocuglia defeating No. 18-ranked Leandro Ferreira and Andrey Pozhidaev and then collected an 8-6 win by Eudaldo Bonet and Matus Mydla at No. 3 doubles over Mike Lue and Domenico Sano. In singles play, the Pirates won all six first sets, making it look like it would be an easy 5-0 win, but West Florida battled back in the second sets on all courts. No. 12-ranked Matus Mydla came up with the first point, getting a 6-2, 6-4 win over Leandro Ferreira at No. 4 singles. Top-ranked Georgi Rumenov then finished off the win, downing No. 7 Kevin Ducros, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 singles. This is the third time that the Armstrong men and women have both won the NCAA DII National Championship and this is also the first time that both teams have run the table, finishing undefeated for the 2012 season.

Armstrong Tennis Notches Dual National Championships !

Fans Welcome Back Pirates To Savannah With Airport Celebration !

The Pirates flew into Savannah/Hilton Head International airport from Louisville on Sunday, May 20th, and were greeted by members of the Armstrong and Savannah com-munity, as well as the local media. Armstrong senior Kathleen Henry brought the women’s trophy down the terminal to the waiting crowd in the reception area, while Armstrong senior Mikk Irdoja did the honors with the men’s trophy. The national championship is the seventh for the Armstrong women’s program, tying for the most in DII history, while the men’s title is the third, tying them for fifth-most in DII history.

NCAA Women’s Tennis: No. 3 Armstrong 5, No. 1 BYU-Hawai’i 2 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 19) - Armstrong Atlantic State University senior Kathleen Henry captured a second-set tiebreaker to lift the No. 3-ranked Pirates to their seventh NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis National Championship in a 5-2 win over top-ranked BYU-Hawai’i on Saturday morning at the Top Gun Tennis Academy in Louisville, Ky. The Pirates completed an undefeated season, going 29-0 in winning their fourth NCAA DII Women’s Tennis title in the last five seasons. BYU-Hawai’i - gunning for its eighth title - suffered their first loss of the season and fell to 29-1. The two teams now are tied for the most DII women’s tennis titles in NCAA history with seven. BYU-Hawai’i got out to a very quick doubles lead and took No. 1 doubles behind the top-ranked doubles duo of Annie Hwang and Sherry Liu, 8-1, over second-ranked Barbora Krtickova and Aleksandra Filipovski. The Pirates got their first doubles point at No. 3 doubles as No. 17-ranked Kathleen Henry and Clara Perez notched an 8-5 win over Marika Kobayashi and Tanja Rebholz, then the No. 11-ranked duo of Marlen Hacke and Olga Kalodzitsa converted a late break to come up with an 8-5 win over No. 5-ranked Yuan Jia and Marietta Tuionetoa at No. 2 doubles and give Armstrong the crucial 2-1 lead heading into singles play. Armstrong got off to a fantastic start in singles play, winning five of six first sets in the singles matches. No. 30-ranked Clara Perez picked up the first point in singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Marietta Tuionetoa at No. 6 singles, then No. 21-ranked Marlen Hacke notched a 6-1, 7-6 (4) win at No. 5 singles put the Pirates just one match away from the title. BYU-Hawai’i did not go down quietly. Top-ranked Hwang prevailed in a Top 10 battle at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 6-ranked Barbora Krtickova, and the Seasiders rallied for a second set win at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. That’s when Henry, down 5-3 at one point in the second set, battled back with a break to force a tiebreaker. Henry raced out to a 4-0 lead in the tiebreak, then watched a shot go wide on match point from BYU-Hawai’i’s Tanja Rebholz for a 7-2 victory in the tiebreaker and the national title for the Pirates.

The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball squad opened the 2012 season with a school-record and Peach Belt Conference-record 31 match win streak en route to a 36-3 overall record, a Peach Belt Conference regular season championship and a ninth NCAA Champion-ships berth. The Pirates ascended to a No. 16 ranking in the AVCA Division II Top 25 poll, the high-est ranking ever achieved by Armstrong volleyball, before finishing the year ranked No. 25. Junior middle hitter Brittany Wolf earned PBC Player of the Year honors by leading the league and ranking fifth nationally with a .405 hitting percentage, while also becoming the Pirates’ first player to earn a spot on an AVCA All-American team. Senior rightside hitter Brendyce Budd earned All-PBC and All-Southeast Region honors while ranking 10th all-time in kills (937) in Armstrong history. Sophomore outside hitter Jes-sica Santaniello also earned All-PBC and All-Region honors, along with junior setter Ashley Seal. Head coach Will Condon also earned PBC and AVCA Region Coach of the Year honors for leading the Pirates to the PBC title and NCAA Championships. Budd headlined a senior class that also saw the graduation of Armstrong all-time digs leader Casey Howett, defensive specialists Natalie Edgeworth and Stacey Davis along with middle hitter Casie Richards. Junior Leia Pittman, who led the PBC in blocking in 2011 and also earned All-PBC honors, will graduate early from Armstrong. The Pirates return 14 players for the 2012 season, including Wolf, Seal, Santaniello and PBC All-Tournament outside hitter Amanda Jones.

Final PBC Standings School PBC All Armstrong 13-1 36-3Flagler 13-1 31-7UNC Pembroke 7-7 16-16USC Aiken 7-7 15-16Augusta State 5-9 17-18Montevallo 4-10 13-18Francis Marion 4-10 12-18Lander 3-11 13-19

PBC Championships (Augusta, Ga.)Armstrong def. Lander 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-17)Armstrong def. Augusta St. 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-17)Flagler def. Armstrong, 3-1 (15-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21)NCAA Southeast Regional (Wingate, N.C.)Armstrong def. Tusculum, 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-22)Flagler def. Armstrong, 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-14)

Volleyball2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

PBC All-Conference HonorsBrendyce Budd - First TeamLeia Pittman - First TeamJessica Santaniello - Second TeamAshley Seal - First TeamBrittany Wolf - First Team, PBC Player of the YearAll-PBC Tournament TeamAmanda JonesBrittany WolfAVCA All-American HonorsBrittany Wolf - Third TeamAVCA All-Southeast Region HonorsBrendyce BuddLeia Pittman (Honorable Mention)Ashley Seal (Honorable Mention)Jessica SantanielloBrittany WolfDaktronics All-Southeast Region HonorsBrendyce Budd - First TeamJessica Santaniello - Second TeamBrittany Wolf - First TeamPBC All-Academic TeamBrendyce BuddCasey HowettJessica SantanielloPBC Specialist of the WeekAshley Seal (Sept. 6, Oct. 31)PBC Player of the WeekBrendyce Budd (Sept. 12)Leia Pittman (Oct. 10)Brittany Wolf (Oct. 24)PBC All-Tournament TeamAmanda Jones Brittany Wolf

Individual LeadersHitting PercentageBrittany Wolf, .406 (1st PBC, 5th NCAA DII)Brendyce Budd, .233 (8th PBC)Assists Per SetAshley Seal, 10.78 (2nd PBC, 28th NCAA DII)Kills Per SetAmanda Jones, 2.96 (6th PBC)Brendyce Budd, 2.87 (7th PBC)Jessica Santaniello, 2.67 (10th PBC)Service Aces Per SetAshley Seal, 0.49 (1st PBC, 44th NCAA DII)Blocks Per SetLeia Pittman, 1.16 (1st PBC, 22nd NCAA DII)Brittany Wolf, 1.04 (2nd PBC, 49th NCAA DII)Digs Per SetStacey Davis, 3.47 (9th PBC)Jessica Santaniello, 3.29 (10th PBC)Team StatisticsHitting Percentage.249 (2nd PBC, 23rd NCAA DII)Assists Per Set12.20 (2nd PBC, 45th NCAA DII)Kills Per Set13.17 (2nd PBC, 39th NCAA DII)Service Aces Per Set1.47 (3rd PBC)Blocks Per Set2.33 (2nd PBC, 16th NCAA DII)Digs Per Set15.38 (7th PBC)Winning Percentage.923 (6th NCAA DII)

Brittany Wolf (top left) led the PBC in hitting and earned AVCA Third Team All-American honors as the PBC’s Player of the Year. Brendyce Budd (right) earned All-PBC and All-Region honors and finished her career ranked 10th all-time in kills. Ashley Seal (top right) earned All-PBC and All-Region honors, leading the PBC in service aces.

Final AVCA National RankingNo. 25

Armstrong earned the school’s first NCAA Final Four berth with a 2-1 win over Tampa in the National Quar-terfinals, hosted by the Pirates. Junior Kristina Pascutti (below left) was named the PBC Co-Player of the Year and a second-team All-American by the NSCAA, while senior Kelli Bahr (below right) was a CoSIDA All-American and Academic All-American. Morgan Mitchell (below right) led the PBC in game-winning goals and earned All-PBC and All-Region honors, scoring the winning goal in the Pirates’ 2-1 win over Tampa.

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s soccer team reached new heights in 2011, capturing the Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament titles while also advancing to the school’s first NCAA Final Four berth, finishing as a national semifinalist in an 18-3-3 campaign. Head coach Eric Faulconer’s squad played a grueling schedule while also defending its home pitch, extending its current home unbeaten streak to 30 matches by going 10-0-1 this season at home. Armstrong clinched its first outright regular season championship with a 9-0-1 mark in 2011, head-ing into the Peach Belt tournament as the top seed. PBC Tournament MVP Nadima Skeff sent the Pirates through to their second tournament title with a stellar overtime goal in a 3-2 win over Lander in the semifinals, then delivered the championship-winning goal with just 12 seconds left on the clock in a 1-0 win over Columbus State in the final. The Pirates hosted NCAA Southeast Regional matches for the third time in school history and downed North Georgia, 2-0, and Lenoir-Rhyne, 1-0, to capture the first Southeast Region title in school history. A matchup with South Region champion Tampa went to the Pirates, 2-1, as Morgan Mitchell tallied both goals to send Armstrong to the Final Four. A 2-0 loss to eventual national champion St. Rose ended Armstrong’s season but the Pirates gained valuable experience in its first trip to the finals. Senior defender Kelli Bahr capped her outstanding Pirate career by earning Daktronics/CoSIDA All-American honors, Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and NSCAA Scholar All-America honors while getting a chance to play in her hometown of Pensacola in the Final Four. Junior Kristina Pascutti was named the PBC’s Co-Player of the Year while head coach Eric Faul-coner earned PBC and NSCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. Pascutti also earned NSCAA All-American honors. The Pirates return 20 players - including Pascutti, Skeff and All-Region players Andye Dawson and Morgan Mitchell for 2012.

Soccer2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Goals53 (1st PBC)Goals Allowed22 (6th PBC)Goals Per Game2.21 (3rd PBC, 29th NCAA)Goals Allowed Per Game0.87 (4th PBC, 47th NCAA)Assists 44 (1st PBC)Assists Per Game1.83 (2nd PBC)

Individual LeadersPoints Per GameKristina Pascutti, 1.13 (8th PBC)PointsKristina Pascutti, 27 (5th PBC)Goals Per GameKristina Pascutti, 0.50 (6th PBC)Morgan Mitchell, 0.458 (9th PBC)GoalsKristina Pascutti, 12 (t3rd PBC)Morgan Mitchell, 11 (t5th PBC)Nadima Skeff, 8 (10th PBC)AssistsAndye Dawson, 8 (2nd PBC)Assists Per GameAndye Dawson, 0.33 (90th NCAA)ShotsKristina Pascutti, 87 (2nd PBC)Andye Dawson, 67 (8th PBC)Game Winning GoalsMorgan Mitchell, 6 (1st PBC, 6th NCAA)Kristina Pascutti, 5 (t2nd PBC, 19th NCAA)Goals Against AverageMeghan Mayville, 0.79 (3rd PBC, 44th NCAA)SavesMeghan Mayville, 66 (6th PBC)Save PercentageMeghan Mayville, .805 (7th PBC, 84th NCAA)

Points150 (1st PBC)Points Per Game6.25 (1st PBC)Shots437 (2nd PBC)Shutout Percentage.375 (6th PBC, 69th NCAA)W-L Percentage.813 (14th NCAA)

Team Statistics

PBC All-Conference HonorsKelli Bahr - First TeamAndye Dawson - Second TeamMorgan Mitchell - First TeamKristina Pascutti (Co-Player of the Year)Eric Faulconer (Coach of the Year)PBC All-Tournament TeamAndye Dawson Megan MayvilleNadima Skeff (MVP) Kristina PascuttiPBC All-Academic TeamKelli Bahr Emily CattanachAndye Dawson Kristina PascuttiPBC Player of the WeekKristina Pascutti (Oct. 18)Morgan Mitchell (Oct. 25)PBC Defender of the WeekKelli Bahr (Oct. 4)PBC Goalkeeper of the WeekMeghan Mayville (Oct. 25)Daktronics/CoSIDA All-Southeast RegionKelli Bahr - First TeamMorgan Mitchell - First TeamDaktronics/CoSIDA All-AmericanKelli Bahr - Second TeamNSCAA/adidas Scholar All-AmericaKelli Bahr - First TeamNSCAA All-AmericanKristina Pascutti - Second TeamNSCAA All-Southeast RegionKelli Bahr - First TeamAndye Dawson - Second TeamMorgan Mitchell - First TeamKristina Pascutti - First TeamNadima Skeff - Third TeamCapital One/CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanKelli Bahr - First Team Kristina Pascutti - First Team

Final PBC StandingsSchool PBC All Armstrong 9-0-1 18-3-3North Georgia 8-1-1 16-3-1Columbus State 7-2-1 16-4-3Lander 5-4-1 13-5-1Flagler 5-4-1 9-8-1UNC Pembroke 4-4-2 9-6-3Clayton State 4-4-2 9-7-2Georgia College 4-6 5-14Montevallo 3-6-1 6-11-1USC Aiken 1-9 4-12Ga. Southwestern 0-10 3-15PBC Tournament 1st Round (Savannah)Armstrong def. Georgia College, 1-0PBC Tournament Final Four (Evans, Ga.)Armstrong def. Lander, 3-2 (OT)Armstrong def. Columbus State, 1-0NCAA Southeast Regional (Savannah)Armstrong def. North Georgia, 2-0Armstrong def. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1-0NCAA Quarterfinals (Savannah)Armstrong def. Tampa, 2-1NCAA Final Four (Pensacola, Fla.)St. Rose def. Armstrong, 2-0

Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IIIKelli Bahr - First TeamKristina Pascutti - Second Team

The Armstrong men’s cross country team, in its third season since reinstatement of the sport in 2009-10, made strides under second-year head coach Alan Segal. The Pirates finished ninth at the PBC Champi-onships and featured the first female to score during a men’s conference meet, Melissa Carder, as well as former Armstrong men’s golfer Parker Gordon, who was the Pirates’ top finisher in all six races.

Men’s Cross Country2011--2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Team Results Sept. 17 Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational Macon, Ga. 13th of 15 Sept. 24 Citadel Cross Country Invitational Charleston, S.C. 6th of 7 Oct. 8 USCB Sand Shark Invitational Hardeeville, S.C. 4th of 4 Oct. 15 Oglethorpe Invitational Atlanta, Ga. 7th of 9 Oct. 18 USC Beaufort Dual Meet Hardeeville, S.C. L 17-40 Oct. 22 PBC Championships Aiken, S.C. 9th of 9

PBC Championships(Aiken, S.C.)

SCHOOL SCORE 1 Augusta State 572 UNC Pembroke 623 Clayton State 844 Columbus State 975 Georgia College 1076 Flagler 1147 Montevallo 1488 Francis Marion 2259 Armstrong 288

2011-2012 Armstrong Student-Athlete Awards Banquet SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Arm-strong Atlantic State University athletic department held its annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday, April 23, at the Armstrong Center. Individual team and academic awards were awarded as well as a highlight video shown of the 11 sports from the 2011-12 athletic year at Armstrong. For a fourth straight year, WJCL-TV Sports Director Frank Sulkowski served as emcee of the festivities. The highlights of the evening included the awarding of the 2011-12 Male and Female Student-Ath-

lete of the Year by the Armstrong Athletic Department. Senior softball player April Jowers earned the Female Student-Athlete of the Year honors, while junior baseball player Zach Taylor was named the Male Student-Athlete of the Year. Both were presented their awards by University President Dr. Linda Bleicken. Armstrong also displayed its Peach Belt Conference championship trophies as the Pirates have notched six regular season titles this year, the most in one season in the 22-year history of the Peach Belt Confer-ence. In all, more than 85 student-athletes earned awards on the evening.

PBC All-Academic TeamJosiah Siegel

Final PBC StandingsEast DivisionSchool PBC All USC Aiken 14-4 21-8Augusta State 12-6 17-11Lander 11-7 18-9UNC Pembroke 11-7 17-12Francis Marion 9-9 16-12Armstrong 6-12 10-16Flagler 2-16 9-17West DivisionSchool PBC AllMontevallo 12-5 29-8Columbus State 11-6 18-12Georgia College 10-7 17-10Clayton State 8-9 16-11North Georgia 5-12 10-18Ga. Southwestern 3-14 12-14

PBC All-Conference HonorsChris Vanlandingham - Third TeamAshley Dearing Award WinnerDeVon Jones

Men’s Basketball

Individual LeadersScoringChris Vanlandingham, 17.2 (7th PBC, 91st NCAA)Aric Miller, 13.6 (19th PBC)Mychal Horn, 12.9 (22nd PBC)ReboundingKeyshore Williams, 8.0 (5th PBC, 57th NCAA)Field Goal PercentageDeVon Jones, .561 (6th PBC)Chris Vanlandingham, .536 (8th PBC, 53rd NCAA)AssistsMychal Horn, 4.83 (4th PBC, 43rd NCAA)Chris Vanlandingham, 4.04 (6th PBC, 90th NCAA)StealsMychal Horn, 1.83 (7th PBC, 79th NCAA)Keyshore Williams, 1.62 (10th PBC)3-Point FG PercentageMychal Horn, .428 (5th PBC)3-Point FG MadeGrant Domsic, 2.27 (7th PBC)Blocked ShotsKeyshore Williams, 1.85 (2nd PBC, 36th NCAA)

Head coach Jeremy Luther’s men’s basketball squad finished 10-16 during the 2011-12 season but picked up some big wins, including a victory over NCAA DII National Championship participant Montevallo in January and also halting conference rival Augusta State’s 41-game home winning streak. The Pirates opened up the season strong, collecting a season-opening 82-74 win over eventual region participant Wingate, throttling Coastal Georgia, 106-59, in their home opener and then knocking off 2011 Elite Eight participant Minnesota State Mankato, 90-85, in the Florida Southern tournament in Lakeland, Fla. In the first game of the new year on January 4th, Armstrong traveled to Augusta State and knocked off the three-time PBC champion Jaguars, 73-62, handing ASU its first loss at Christenberry Fieldhouse since 2008. The Pirates also ended Augusta State’s 33-game conference home winning streak. On January 19th, the Pirates hosted Montevallo and got 19 second-half points from senior Chris Vanlandingham to lead Armstrong to a 79-75 win over the Falcons. Vanlandingham would become the 18th 1,000-point scorer in Armstrong men’s basketball history in the contest and Montevallo would go on to play in the NCAA DII National Championship game, falling to Western Washington in the final. Vanlandingham finished his four-year career with 1,175 points, ranking 11th all-time in Armstrong basketball history while also earning All-PBC honors for a second straight year. Senior Keyshore Wil-liams finished his Armstrong career with 91 blocked shots, seventh-best in school history, while senior Grant Domsic nailed 118 career three-pointers, also seventh-best. Seniors Mychal Horn and DeVon Jones also finished their Armstrong careers. The Pirates return four players, including senior Aric Miller (13.6 ppg) for the 2012-13 season.

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Team StatisticsScoring Offense81.0 (2nd PBC, 18th NCAA)FG Percentage.463 (3rd PBC, 66th NCAA)Field Goal Pct Defense.432 (9th PBC)Free Throw Percentage.693 (8th PBC)3-Point FG Pct.364 (1st PBC, 65th NCAA)3-Point FG Pct Defense.354 (12th PBC)Rebounding Offense36.5 (8th PBC)Assists18.08 (1st PBC, 7th NCAA)Steals7.65 (8th PBC, 94th NCAA)Assist/TO Ratio+1.15 (2nd PBC, 32nd NCAA)3-Point FG Made8.12 (1st PBC, 32nd NCAA)Blocked Shots3.58 (2nd PBC, 68th NCAA)Turnover Margin+0.15 (9th PBC)

Senior Chris Vanlandingham (immediate right) earned All-PBC honors while becoming the 18th 1,000-point scorer in Armstrong history. Senior Mychal Horn (right middle) ranked fourth in the PBC in assists and seventh in steals, while senior Grant Domsic (far right) hit 118 career three-pointers in his two years with the Pirates. Senior DeVon Jones (bottom left) won the 58th Ashley Dearing Cup for leading the Pirates in free throw shooting at 81 percent, while senior Keyshore Williams ranked second in the PBC in blocked shots in 2011-12, racking up 48 during the season.

Individual LeadersScoringMauri Wells, 12.2 (11th PBC)ReboundingMauri Wells, 13.0 (1st PBC, 4th NCAA)Field Goal PercentageD.D. Gipson, .495 (4th PBC)Free Throw PercentageMauri Wells, .782 (2nd PBC)D.D. Gipson, .753 (7th PBC)Assist/TO RatioAngel Hill, 1.50 (9th PBC)Offensive ReboundsMauri Wells, 120 (2nd PBC)Defensive ReboundsMauri Wells, 219 (1st PBC)Double-DoublesMauri Wells, 17 (6th NCAA)Minutes PlayedMauri Wells, 34.11 (5th PBC)

PBC All-Conference HonorsMauri Wells - Third TeamPBC Player of the WeekMauri Wells (Nov. 21)PBC All-Academic TeamBriana McFarland

Final PBC StandingsEast DivisionSchool PBC All USC Aiken 16-2 27-4Lander 15-3 24-8UNC Pembroke 12-6 16-12Augusta State 7-11 12-15Armstrong 7-11 13-13Francis Marion 4-14 9-17Flagler 2-16 4-22West DivisionSchool PBC AllClayton State 16-1 29-4Columbus State 11-6 16-11Ga. Southwestern 10-7 18-9North Georgia 6-11 12-14Montevallo 6-11 11-16Georgia College 2-15 4-22

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In ReviewWomen’s Basketball

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s basketball squad finished the 2011-12 season with a 13-13 overall record and a 7-11 record in Peach Belt Conference play. The Lady Pirates opened the season with four straight wins, including going an unbeaten 2-0 at the Wingate by Wyndham Pirate Classic, notching wins over Young Harris - on sophomore Mauri Wells’ basket with 1.2 seconds left - and Anderson (SC). The start was the best for Armstrong since 2002-03. Armstrong continued the hot streak into the Christmas break, knocking off Edward Waters and Flagler to finish the fall 7-4. In the spring, the Pirates notched an early league win at Augusta State, then shot a season-high 53 percent from the field in beating Georgia Southwestern, 80-73, in Americus. Armstrong then erased a 12-point second-half deficit to knock off Montevallo, 58-56, while also picking road wins at North Georgia and Flagler. Sophomore Mauri Wells followed up on her debut season by leading the Peach Belt Conference and ranking fourth in NCAA Division II in rebounding, averaging 13.0 boards per game. She also ranked 11th in the league in scoring at 12.2 points per game and finished sixth in the nation in double-doubles with 17, earning All-Conference honors. Juniors Demisha Mills (11.0 ppg) and D.D. Gipson (9.6 ppg, .495 FG%) each had an impact in their first seasons with the Pirates after transferring in, while the Pirates also got solid contributions from Angel Hill (1.50 assist/TO ratio), Karolina Rykowska and freshman point guard Dee Hayward. Armstrong had no seniors in 2011-12 and returns nine players for 2012-13.

Team StatisticsScoring Offense63.0 (7th PBC)Scoring Defense66.0 (12th PBC)Scoring Margin-3.0 (10th PBC)Free Throw Percentage.619 (11th PBC)FG Percentage.402 (5th PBC)FG Percentage Defense.411 (12th PBC)3-Point FG 2.88 (13th PBC)3-Point FG Percentage.269 (10th PBC)3-Point FG Percentage Defense.342 (13th PBC)

Sophomore Mauri Wells (top left) led the NCAA in rebounding as late as January and finished the year leading the PBC and ranking fourth in the nation in rebounds, averaging 13.0 per game. Wells also ranked sixth in the NCAA in dobule-doubles with 17. Junior Demisha Mills (top middle) averaged 11.0 points per game in her first season with the Pirates while junior D.D. Gipson (top right) ranked among the Top 10 in the Peach Belt in field goal percentage (.495) and free throw percentage (.753). Junior Angel Hill (bottom right) ranked ninth in the league in assist/turnover ratio at 1.50.

Rebounding Offense40.7 (5th PBC)Rebounding Defense38.3 (5th PBC)Rebounding Margin+2.4 (6th PBC, 98th NCAA)Assists13.0 (7th PBC)Steals88 (6th PBC)Blocked Shots3.0 (7th PBC)Assist/Turnover Ratio0.68 (10th PBC)

The Armstrong Atlantic State baseball squad became only the third school in Peach Belt Con-ference history to win both the regular season and tournament title in the same year in 2012, going 41-16 overall with a 20-10 mark in the league, a second PBC Tournament title and the 13th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 23 seasons. The Pirates used an explosive offense to get off to a 20-6 start to the season, setting a new school record by scoring six or more runs in their first 26 games. Armstrong then reeled off a 14-game winning streak midway through the season that included a school-best 11-game conference win streak. ON the final weekend of the season, an 8-7 win at Georgia College clinched the regular season title outright, the fourth regular season league title in school history. In the PBC Tournament, the Pirates relied on pitching and defense to collect the crown as Armstrong pitchers notched a 2.86 team ERA and PBC Tournament MVP Chess Malone hurled four innings of three-hit shutout ball with the Pirates scoring twice in the top of the ninth inning for a 3-1 win over Lander in the tournament championship game. Junior Zach Taylor led the Peach Belt in home runs and RBI while ranking seventh in the league in hitting to earn PBC Player of the Year honors as well as first-team ABCA All-American honors. Sophomore Ethan Bader led the PBC in wins, going 12-4 with a 3.37 ERA and a league-high 119 strikeouts, while senior pitcher Chandler Hall and senior shortstop Alex Frederick each earned ABCA National Gold Glove honors at pitcher and shortstop, respectively. A stellar senior class of seven players, including catcher John Roberts (4th all-time in hits, 3rd all-time in RBIs), third baseman Drew Walker and pitchers Eric Fowler, Scott Strickland and Travis Morris joined Hall and Frederick in helping the Pirates to a memorable campaign in 2012, finishing the year ranked No. 12 in the nation. The Pirates return 13 players from the 2012 squad for the 2013 season.Individual LeadersBatting AverageZach Taylor, .373 (7th PBC)Slugging PercentageZach Taylor, .699 (1st PBC, 53rd NCAA)On-Base PercentageZach Taylor, .464 (4th PBC)R.J. Dennard, .454 (6th PBC)Drew Walker, .451 (7th PBC)Runs ScoredCasey Maloney, 66 (1st PBC, 8th NCAA)Zach Taylor, 63 (2nd PBC, 11th NCAA)HitsZach Taylor, 78 (8th PBC, 34th NCAA)Runs Batted InZach Taylor, 71 (1st PBC, 2nd NCAA)Cody Powell, 49 (t9th PBC, 78th NCAA)DoublesAlex Frederick, 20 (2nd PBC, 20th NCAA)TriplesZach Taylor, 4 (t2nd PBC, 57th NCAA)Home RunsZach Taylor, 15 (1st PBC, 11th NCAA)Total BasesZach Taylor, 146 (1st PBC, 9th NCAA)WalksDrew Walker, 49 (1st PBC, 6th NCAA)Alex Frederick, 47 (2nd PBC, 11th NCAA)Casey Maloney, 45 (4th PBC, 15th NCAA)

PBC All-Conference HonorsEthan Bader - First TeamR.J. Dennard - Second TeamCody Powell - Second TeamJohn Roberts - Second TeamZach Taylor - First Team, Player of the YearDrew Walker - Second TeamPBC Player of the Week Clayton Miller (February 14)Zach Taylor (February 21)John Roberts (April 23)“Louisville Slugger” Nat’l Player of the WeekZach Taylor (March 20) PBC Pitcher of the Week Chandler Hall (March 12)Ethan Bader (April 16)PBC Freshman of the Week R.J. Dennard (March 6, March 19, April 9)Chess Malone (April 23)PBC All-Academic Team Mike BarnhillClayton MillerCody PowellPBC All-Tournament Team Ethan BaderChess Malone (MVP)John RobertsABCA DII All-AmericanChandler Hall - P (Gold Glove)Alex Frederick - SS (Gold Glove)Zach Taylor - First TeamNCBWA All-AmericanZach Taylor - First Team2012 MLB First-Year Player DraftZach Taylor - Philadelphia 12th rd, pick 398

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In ReviewBaseball

Team StatisticsBatting Average.299 (5th PBC, 83rd NCAA)Runs Scored326 (1st PBC, 7th NCAA)Runs Per Game8.0 (9th NCAA)Hits584 (3rd PBC, 16th NCAA)Doubles120 (1st PBC, 13th NCAA)Home Runs40 (3rd PBC, 28th NCAA)

Final PBC StandingsEast DivisionSchool PBC All Armstrong 20-10 41-16Francis Marion 19-10 40-18USC Aiken 18-12 37-18Lander 18-12 38-20UNC Pembroke 14-15 39-19Flagler 13-17 27-22West DivisionSchool PBC AllGeorgia College 19-10 29-21Montevallo 16-14 25-28Columbus State 15-15 30-23North Georgia 13-17 24-28Ga. Southwestern 9-20 13-34Augusta State 4-26 13-37

PBC Tournament (Columbus, Ga.)Armstrong def. North Georgia, 4-0Armstrong def. Montevallo, 5-3Francis Marion def. Armstrong, 9-7Armstrong def. Francis Marion, 5-1Armstrong def. Lander, 3-1NCAA Southeast Regional (Mount Olive, N.C.)Francis Marion def. Armstrong, 11-2Armstrong def. Lander, 3-2Catawba def. Armstrong, 11-0

ABCA All-Southeast RegionEthan Bader - First TeamR.J. Dennard - Second TeamChandler Hall - P (Gold Glove)Alex Frederick - SS (Gold Glove)Zach Taylor - First Team, Player of the YearNCBWA All-Southeast RegionEthan Bader - Second TeamZach Taylor - First Team, Player of the YearCapital One/CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaClayton Miller - First TeamCapital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IIIMike BarnhillClayton MillerCody Powell Collegiate Baseball Top 25 PollNo. 12

Walks308 (1st PBC, 2nd NCAA)Earned Run Average4.44 (7th PBC. 93rd NCAA)Fielding Percentage.972 (1st PBC, 7th NCAA)Double Plays44 (5th PBC, 35th NCAA)Winning Percentage.719 (18th NCAA)

Sacrifice HitsMike Barnhill, 9 (t8th PBC)Innings PitchedEthan Bader, 115.0 (1st PBC)Scott Strickland, 109.0 (2nd PBC)Chandler Hall, 106.1 (3rd PBC)StrikeoutsEthan Bader, 119 (1st PBC, 3rd NCAA)Scott Strickland, 76 (8th PBC, 72nd NCAA)WinsEthan Bader, 12 (1st PBC, 3rd NCAA)Chandler Hall, 9 (t3rd PBC, t29th NCAA)Scott Strickland, 9 (t3rd PBC, t29th NCAA)Complete GamesChandler Hall, 6 (t1st PBC, 37th NCAA)

The Armstrong Atlantic State University softball team blazed its way to a Peach Belt Confer-ence regular season title and a 10th NCAA Championships appearance in the last 12 seasons after a stellar 45-11 campaign that included a school-record 19-1 league mark. The Pirates opened up the season with a solid 17-2 record in February and kept the momentum going into March. A key league DH split with North Georgia on March 15 would turn out to be the only blemish on Armstrong’s league record as the Pirates clinched the regular season title with a come-from-behind 7-6 win at Francis Marion on April 17th. The league title is the first outright title for Armstrong softball as the Pirates had tied for the regular season crown in 2000. Armstrong’s stellar season gave the Pirates the opportunity to host an NCAA Championships regional for the first time in school history as well. The Pirates knocked off Catawba, 1-0, on fresh-man Caitlin Campbell’s six-hit shutout but were eliminated by Lenoir-Rhyne later that day. A key to the Pirates’ success all year long was the outstanding play of Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year April Jowers, who set a school and Peach Belt Conference record by batting .565 on the season. Jowers kept up an assault on the single-season DII hitting record all year long, registering a 30-game hitting streak to start the season and had at least one hit in 53 of 56 games this year, including 37 multi-hit games. She finished her four-year collegiate career as the all-time hits leader in Peach Belt history as well as Armstrong’s all-time hits, batting and stolen base leader. The Pirates placed six players on the All-PBC First Team, including PBC Pitcher of the Year Megan Barnwell (21-5, 2.15 ERA) and four seniors - first baseman Whitney Galloway, third base-man Baillie Temples, Jowers and designated player Heather Walker. Sophomore outfielder Shelby Duff earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors while Jowers earned consensus first-team All-America honors by CoSIDA/Daktronics and the NFCA. Armstrong returns nine players for the 2013 season.PBC All-Conference Honors

Shelby Duff - First TeamWhitney Galloway - First TeamApril Jowers - First Team (Player of the Year)Megan Barnwell - First Team (Pitcher of the Year)Baillie Temples - First TeamHeather Walker - First TeamTed Evans - Coach of the YearPBC All-Tournament HonorsShelby DuffApril JowersPBC Player of the WeekShelby Duff (Feb. 18, March 19)Whitney Galloway (Apr. 16)April Jowers (Feb. 14, March 12, Apr. 2)PBC Freshman of the WeekCaitlin Campbell (Apr. 9)Alexis Mercer (Feb. 21)PBC All-Academic TeamShelby DuffLauren WilcoxNFCA All-American TeamApril Jowers - First TeamNFCA All-Southeast RegionMegan Barnwell - Second TeamShelby Duff - First TeamApril Jowers - First TeamBaillie Temples - Second TeamHeather Walker - Second TeamDaktronics/CoSIDA All-AmericanApril Jowers - First TeamDaktronics/CoSIDA All-SE RegionMegan Barnwell - First Team April Jowers - First Team (Player of the Year)Heather Walker - Second TeamCapital One/CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanShelby Duff - Second Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IIIShelby Duff - First TeamFinal NFCA National RankingNo. 17

SoftballFinal PBC Standings

SCHOOL PBC ALL Armstrong 19-1 45-11North Georgia 17-3 49-10Augusta State 12-8 33-18Columbus State 11-9 40-20Flagler 11-9 39-20USC Aiken 10-10 26-17Georgia College 9-11 25-24Francis Marion 8-12 31-20UNC Pembroke 5-15 16-31Lander 4-16 26-26Ga. Southwestern 4-16 22-30

PBC Championships (Columbus, Ga.)Armstrong def. Francis Marion, 7-5Columbus State def. Armstrong, 6-0NCAA Southeast Regional (Savannah)Flagler def. Armstrong, 1-0 (8 inn.)Armstrong def. Catawba, 1-0Lenoir-Rhyne def. Armstrong, 4-0

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Individual LeadersBatting AverageApril Jowers, .565 (1st PBC, 1st NCAA)Shelby Duff, .416 (2nd PBC, 66th NCAA)Slugging PercentageBaillie Temples, .624 (2nd PBC)Shelby Duff, .611 (3rd PBC)April Jowers, .586 (6th PBC)On-Base PercentageApril Jowers, .576 (1st PBC, 3rd NCAA)Shelby Duff, .476 (4th PBC, 96th NCAA)Runs ScoredShelby Duff, 53 (3rd PBC, 44th NCAA)April Jowers, 50 (4th PBC, 94th NCAA)Baillie Temples, 37 (8th PBC)HitsApril Jowers, 105 (1st PBC)Shelby Duff, 77 (2nd PBC)DoublesShelby Duff, 14 (2nd PBC)Runs Batted InBaillie Temples, 49 (2nd PBC, 57th NCAA)Whitney Galloway, 48 (3rd PBC)Home RunsBaillie Temples, 9 (t4th PBC)Total BasesShelby Duff, 113 (2nd PBC)April Jowers, 109 (3rd PBC)Baillie Temples, 98 (6th PBC)Sacrifice FliesWhitney Galloway, 4 (t2nd PBC, 23rd NCAA)Stolen BasesApril Jowers, 28 (2nd PBC, 35th NCAA)Hit By PitchCelia Blome, 20 (1st PBC, 2nd NCAA)Earned Run AverageMegan Barnwell, 2.13 (15th PBC, 98th NCAA)Batters Stuck OutMegan Barnwell, 164 (4th PBC, 51st NCAA)Strikeouts per 7 InningsMegan Barnwell, 6.5 (71st NCAA)WinsMegan Barnwell, 21 (t2nd PBC, 43rd NCAA)Caitlin Campbell, 20 (t5th PBC, 53rd NCAA)

Team StatisticsBatting Average.310 (1st PBC, 49th NCAA)Slugging Percentage.457 (2nd PBC, 58st NCAA)On Base Percentage.377 (1st PBC)Runs Scored308 (1st PBC, 60th NCAA)Hits471 (1st PBC)Runs Batted In275 (2nd PBC)Doubles72 (2nd PBC)Home Runs45 (3rd PBC, 50th NCAA)Earned Run Average2.59 (7th PBC, 65th NCAA)Strikeouts281 (6th PBC)Stolen Bases75 (3rd PBC, 48th NCAA)Fielding Percentage.978 (2nd PBC, 4th NCAA)Winning Percentage.804 (11th NCAA)

Senior April Jowers (top) led NCAA Division II in hitting while earning PBC Player of the Year honors and consensus All-Amer-ica for a second straight year. Megan Barnwell (left) was the PBC’s Pitcher of the Year, going 21-5, while the Pirates as a team led the Peach Belt in batting, on-base percentage, runs scored and hitting in 2012.

Individual StatisticsSinglesPlayer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual PBC Fall OverallGeorgi Rumenov #1 21-1 -- -- -- -- -- 21-1 7-0 -- 21-1 Eudaldo Bonet #3 2-0 18-1 1-0 -- -- -- 21-1 8-0 0-0 21-1Mikk Irdoja #4 -- 5-0 14-0 -- -- -- 19-0 7-0 19-0 19-0Matus Mydla #12 -- -- 7-0 14-0 -- -- 21-0 7-0 8-2 29-2Sven Lalic #27 -- -- 1-0 7-0 12-0 3-0 23-0 7-0 6-3 29-3Pedro Scocuglia #38 -- -- -- 2-1 7-0 8-0 17-1 8-0 8-2 25-3Daniel Regan -- -- -- 2-0 5-1 8-0 15-1 7-0 4-4 19-5Jean-Michel Blouin -- -- -- -- -- 5-0 5-0 3-0 4-1 9-1Totals 23-1 23-1 23-0 25-1 24-1 24-0 142-4 54-0 30-12 172-16 DoublesPlayer #1 #2 #3 Dual PBC Fall RecordIrdoja/Rumenov #1 27-2 -- -- 27-2 9-0 -- 27-2Lalic/Scocuglia #18 -- 22-4 -- 22-4 6-1 -- 22-4Bonet/Mydla -- -- 28-1 28-1 9-0 -- 28-1Mydla/Scocuglia 2-0 -- -- 2-0 0-0 10-2 12-2Irdoja/Regan -- 2-0 -- 2-0 0-0 -- 2-0Regan/Scocuglia -- 1-2 -- 1-2 1-1 -- 1-2Bonet/Rumenov -- -- 2-0 2-0 0-0 -- 2-0Lalic/Regan -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 3-3 3-3Totals 29-2 25-6 30-1 84-9 25-2 13-5 97-14

The Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s tennis team completed a phenomenal season, culminating with a perfect 30-0 record and the school’s third NCAA Division II National Champi-onship after a 5-0 win over No. 2-ranked West Florida in the title match in Louisville. The Pirates did not give up more than two points in any match this season, streaking through the Peach Belt Conference en route to the program’s eighth regular season title as well as an eighth straight PBC Tournament title in April. Armstrong knocked off Wingate and Georgia College in the NCAA South Regional, then headed to the NCAA DII Spring Sports Festival as the favorites to capture the crown. The Pirates gave up only one game during the four matches in Louisville, notching the Pirates’ third NCAA National Championship in the last five seasons. The Pirates’ singles lineup during 2012 featured three players who, at one time or another, were ranked No. 1 in the nation with seniors Mikk Irdoja and Eudaldo Bonet finishing the 2010 and 2011 seasons, respectively, while newcomer Georgi Rumenov quickly ascended to the top of the 2012 rankings. Rumenov finished the 2012 season as the top-ranked singles player in Division II and teamed with Irdoja to make up the top-ranked doubles duo in the country. Rumenov also added PBC Player of the Year honors to his accolades in 2012 while also being named the ITA’s National Player to Watch. Freshman Sven Lalic earned PBC Freshman of the Year honors as well as ITA National Rookie of the Year honors. Irdoja and Bonet each capped their four-year careers with the Pirates with bookend national titles as each earned crowns in 2009. The pair earned ITA All-America honors in singles in 2012, giving each four straight years of ITA All-America honors. The Pirates return five players for the 2012-13 season as Armstrong will attempt to success-fully defend its national title.

PBC All-Conference HonorsEudaldo Bonet (Singles) Mikk Irdoja (Singles/Doubles)Sven Lalic (Singles/Doubles) (Freshman of the Year)Matus Mydla (Singles/Doubles)Georgi Rumenov (Singles/Doubles) (Player of the Year)Pedro Scocuglia (Doubles)Simon Earnshaw (Coach of the Year)PBC Player of the WeekEudaldo Bonet (Feb. 14)Mikk Irdoja (March 7)Georgi Rumenov (Feb. 7, Feb. 21, Apr. 2, Apr. 9, Apr. 16)PBC Tournament MVPGeorgi Rumenov (Singles)Mikk Irdoja & Georgi Rumenov (Doubles)

ITA National “Player To Watch”Georgi RumenovITA National Rookie of the YearSven LalicITA Southeast Region Senior of the YearMikk IrdojaITA All-America HonorsEudaldo Bonet (Singles) Mikk Irdoja (Singles/Doubles)Matus Mydla (Singles)Georgi Rumenov (Singles/Doubles)Final Campbell’s/ITA DII National RankNo. 1ITA Collegiate All-StarsGeorgi Rumenov

Men’s TennisFinal PBC Standings

SCHOOL PBC ALL Armstrong 9-0 30-0Columbus State 8-1 23-4Lander 7-2 18-5Francis Marion 6-3 10-7Augusta State 4-5 19-10Georgia College 4-5 12-9North Georgia 3-6 14-9USC Aiken 2-7 9-8Flagler 2-7 5-13Ga. Southwestern 0-9 5-14PBC Championships (Columbus, Ga.)Armstrong def. USC Aiken, 5-0Armstrong def. Georgia College, 5-1Armstrong def. Columbus State, 5-0NCAA II Southeast Regional (Savannah, Ga.)Armstrong def. Wingate, 5-0Armstrong def. Georgia College, 5-0NCAA II National Championships (Louisville)Armstrong def. Queens (NY), 5-0Armstrong def. Hawai’i Pacific, 5-1Armstrong def. Lynn, 5-0Armstrong def. West Florida, 5-0

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Freshman Sven Lalic (top) earned PBC Freshman of the Year and ITA National Rookie of the Year honors in 2012. Senior Mikk Irdoja and sophomore Georgi Rumenov (middle) finished the season as the top-ranked doubles duo in the nation while senior Eudaldo Bonet (bottom) earned ITA All-Ameri-can honors in singles for the fourth time in his career.

Women’s TennisFinal PBC Standings

SCHOOL PBC ALL Armstrong 12-0 29-0Columbus State 11-1 28-3Francis Marion 10-2 18-4Flagler 8-4 10-10USC Aiken 7-5 13-8Georgia College 7-5 13-11Clayton State 6-6 7-13Augusta State 5-6 11-12Lander 4-8 9-11UNC Pembroke 3-9 13-12Ga. Southwestern 3-9 8-13North Georgia 1-10 7-16Montevallo 0-12 6-17PBC Championships (Columbus, Ga.)Armstrong def. Augusta State, 5-0Armstrong def. Georgia College, 5-0Armstrong def. Columbus State, 5-0NCAA II Southeast Regional (Savannah, Ga.)Armstrong def. Augusta State, 5-0Armstrong def. Flagler, 5-0NCAA II National Championships (Louisville)Armstrong def. Drury, 5-0Armstrong def. Hawai’i Pacific, 5-1Armstrong def. Barry, 5-2Armstrong def. BYU-Hawai’i, 5-2

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

PBC All-Conference HonorsAleksandra Filipovski (Singles/Doubles)Marlen Hacke (Singles/Doubles)Kathleen Henry (Singles/Doubles)Olga Kalodzitsa (Singles/Doubles)Barbora Krtickova (Singles/Doubles)Clara Perez (Doubles, Freshman of the Year)Simon Earnshaw (Coach of the Year)

PBC Tournament MVPAlexandra Filipovski (Singles)Aleksandra Filipovski & Barbora Krtickova (Doubles)

PBC Player of the WeekAleksandra Filipovski (Feb. 28, March 7)Barbora Krtickova (March 19)

ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the YearClara Perez

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s tennis team notched its eighth NCAA Division II National Championship, fashioning a perfect 29-0 season while also claiming its 18th Peach Belt Conference title and ninth straight PBC Tournament title. The Pirates, playing with only one senior, four sophomores and one freshman in the starting lineup, swept through the Peach Belt slate while claiming the league’s regular season title as well as the tournament title with a 5-0 win over Columbus State. Armstrong did not drop a game in advancing through the NCAA regional, heading to the NCAA DII Spring Sports Festival in Louisville as one of three unbeaten teams while holding a No. 3 ranking. After a first-round win over Drury, the Pirates faced in - in order - No. 5 Hawai’i Pacific, unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Barry and unbeaten and No. 1-ranked BYU-Hawai’i. Arm-strong survived the gauntlet, handing both Barry and BYU-Hawai’i their first losses of the year en route to winning the Pirates’ fourth national title in the last five seasons. Head coach Simon Earnshaw earned ITA DII National Coach of the Year honors as the Pirates finished the year as the top-ranked team in the nation. Senior Kathleen Henry provided the emotional moment for the Pirates in the finale, clinching the title with a straight-set singles win against BYU-Hawai’i while capping an individual career in which she was unbeaten in singles in four years of Peach Belt play. She earned ITA All-American honors in singles for the first time in her career while also adding All-PBC honors. Sophomores Barbora Krtickova and Aleksandra Filipovski collected All-PBC singles and doubles honors for a second straight year, while sophomores Marlen Hacke and Olga Kalodzitsa also collected ITA All-America honors. Freshman Clara Perez was the sixth Pirate player to earn All-America honors while also collecting Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year accolades. With just one senior departing, the Pirates will return six players overall from the National Championship squad for 2012-13.

Individual StatisticsSinglesPlayer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual PBC Fall OverallBarbora Krtickova #6 16-4 -- -- -- -- -- 16-4 9-1 17-4 33-8Aleksandra Filipovski #7 2-0 21-0 -- -- -- -- 23-0 10-0 12-6 35-6Olga Kalodzitsa #15 -- 4-0 13-3 -- -- -- 17-3 10-0 13-4 30-7Kathleen Henry #19 -- -- 6-0 13-2 -- -- 19-2 12-0 14-5 33-7Marlen Hacke #21 -- -- -- 8-0 14-1 -- 22-1 11-0 8-6 30-7Clara Perez #31 -- -- -- -- 8-0 15-0 23-0 10-0 14-4 37-4Jessica Gardefjord -- -- -- -- -- 9-1 9-1 8-0 4-5 13-6Totals 18-4 25-0 19-3 21-2 23-1 26-1 132-11 71-1 82-34 214-45DoublesPlayer #1 #2 #3 Dual PBC Fall RecordFilipovski/Krtickova #2 27-2 -- -- 27-2 12-0 16-4 43-6Hacke/Kalodzitsa #8 -- 25-3 -- 25-3 10-1 11-3 36-6Henry/Perez #17 -- 1-0 25-1 26-1 11-0 8-6 34-7Gardefjord/Hacke -- -- 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0Gardefjord/Perez -- -- -- -- -- 2-1 2-1Henry/Kalodzitsa -- -- -- -- -- 1-2 1-2Totals 27-2 26-3 28-1 81-6 35-1 38-16 119-22

PBC All-Academic TeamAlexandra FilipovskiKathleen HenryBarbora Krtickova

ITA Division II All-America HonorsAleksandra Filipovski (Singles/Doubles)Marlen Hacke (Doubles)Kathleen Henry (Singles)Olga Kalodzitsa (Singles/DoublesBarbora Krtickova (Singles/Doubles)

ITA Southeast Region Arthur AsheKathleen Henry

ITA National DII Coach of the YearSimon Earnshaw

Final Campbell’s/ITA DII National RankNo. 1

Sophomores Aleksandra Filipovski (top) and Barbora Krtickova (bottom) each earned ITA All-America honors in singles and doubles while teaming to finish as the No. 2-ranked doubles duo in NCAA Division II. Senior Kathleen Henry (middle) defeated BYU-Hawai’i’s Tanja Rebholz, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to clinch the Pirates’ 5-2 win over the Seasiders in the 2012 NCAA DII National Championship match, capping a fantastic career that included ITA All-America honors as a senior as well as a career 42-0 singles record in Peach Belt Conference play.

PBC All-Conference HonorsMatt Motes - First TeamJacob Tilton - Second TeamPBC All-Academic TeamTyler EricksonMatt Motes (Honorable Mention)Jacob TiltonPBC Golfer of the WeekMatt Motes (Feb. 16)GCAA All-AmericanMatt Motes (Honorable Mention)GCAA All-Southeast RegionMatt MotesGCAA All-America ScholarTyler EricksonMatt MotesJacob TiltonCapital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IIITyler Erickson - First TeamFinal GCAA DII National RankNo. 18

The Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s golf team advanced to the NCAA Championships for an 11th straight season while succeeding both on the course and in the classroom in another outstanding campaign. The Pirates advanced to the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional in Conover, N.C., and finished 12th among the 20 teams in the competition. Armstrong senior Matt Motes came within two strokes of ad-vancing to the NCAA DII National Championships as an individual by finishing ninth in the regional with a three-day 214 total. Motes capped his four-year career by earning GCAA Honorable Mention All-America honors with his team-leading 72.93 stroke average. The Augusta, Ga., native also earned All-PBC honors as well as GCAA Scholar All-America honors for a second straight season, joining Ashley Loyd (2003-05) as the only two-time honorees in Armstrong golf history. Juniors Tyler Erickson and Jacob Tilton also earned GCAA Scholar All-America honors as the Pirates had the most Scholar All-America honors of any DII school in 2011-12. Tilton also earned All-PBC honors for his 73.70 stroke average. As a team, the Pirates finished the 2011-12 season ranked No. 18 in the nation while claiming a pair of third-place finishes, at the Kiawah Island Invitational and the Armstrong Pirate Invitational. In all, Arm-strong finished fifth or better in seven of 11 tournaments competed in this season. The Pirates return eight players from the squad for the 2012-13 season.

PBC Championship(Pine Mountain, Ga.)

SCHOOL SCORE 1 UNC Pembroke * 872 +8 USC Aiken 872 +83 Georgia College 875 +114 Columbus State 882 +185 Armstrong 886 +226 Georgia Southwestern 890 +267 Flagler 893 +298 Clayton State 905 +419 North Georgia 925 +6110 Montevallo 932 +6811 Lander 942 +78* Won in playoff

NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional(Conover, N.C.)

SCHOOL SCORE 1 Georgia College 869 +52 Barry 870 +63 Nova Southeastern 872 +84 UNC Pembroke 876 +125 USC Aiken 880 +166 Florida Tech 881 +177 North Alabama 883 +198 Georgia Southwestern 885 +219 Lynn 886 +2210 Florida Southern 888 +2411 Rollins 889 +2512 Armstrong 890 +26 Barton 890 +2614 West Florida 891 +2715 Carson-Newman 892 +2816 Eckerd 895 +3117 Wingate 898 +3418 Coker 901 +3719 Columbus State 902 +3820 Valdosta State 921 +57

Men’s Golf2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Individual Statistics Golfer Rounds Strokes Stk. Avg. Best Finish Matt Motes 30 2188 72.93 t6th Jay Jennison & 6th Matlock Collegiate Jacob Tilton 20 1474 73.70 t3rd Bobcat Intercollegiate Gus Wagoner 17 1260 74.12 2nd Armstrong Pirate Invitational Cory Griffin 27 2015 74.63 t9th Peach Belt Conference Championships Travis Williamson 17 1281 75.35 t10th Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Matt Cocco 2 151 75.50 t24th Armstrong Pirate Invitational Tyler Erickson 27 2044 75.70 t10th Armstrong Pirate Invitational Jared Wagenaar 10 758 75.80 t24th Armstrong Pirate Invitational Dustin Allen 7 539 77.00 t23rd Laker Intercollegiate Taylor Gove 11 848 77.09 t23rd Matlock Collegiate Classic Justin Wylie 5 387 77.40 t30th Armstrong Pirate Invitational TEAM 30 8826 294.20 3rd Kiawah Island Invitational 3rd Armstrong Pirate Invitational

Team Results 9/5-6 Kiawah Island Invitational Kiawah Island, S.C. 3rd of 17 593 (+17) 9/26-27 Jay Jennison Memorial St. Augustine, Fla. t4th of 15 891 (+27) 10/3-4 Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Myrtle Beach, S.C. 6th of 13 585 (+9) 10/24-25 Laker Collegiate Invitational Hampton, Ga. 5th of 9 894 (+30) 2/13-14 Matlock Collegiate Classic Lakeland, Fla. 6th of 15 879 (+15) 2/27-28 Armstrong Pirate Invitational Pooler, Ga. 3rd of 14 591 (+23) 3/12-13 First Federal SE Collegiate Valdosta, Ga. 5th of 14 869 (+5) 3/19-20 Bobcat Invitational Eatonton, Ga. 5th of 17 851 (+11) 3/26-27 Bearcat Invitational Greenwood, S.C. t11th of 17 897 (+33) 4/9-10 Peach Belt Championships Pine Mountain, Ga. 5th of 11 886 (+22) 5/7-9 NCAA South/Southeast Regional Conover, N.C. t12th of 20 890 (+26)

Senior Matt Motes (right) earned All-Peach Belt Conference and hon-orable mention GCAA All-America honors, carding a team-best 72.93 stroke average in 2012-13, as well as earning GCAA Scholar All-America honors for a second straight season, becoming just the second Armstrong golfer to earn the honor twice. Junior Jacob Tilton (left) earned All-Peach Belt Confer-ence honors after collecting a 73.70 stroke average while also earning GCAA Scholar All-America honors for the first time in his career.

The Armstrong Atlantic State University women’s golf team enjoyed its finest season in program history, earning its first team tournament title during the regular season, then capturing its first Peach Belt Conference title while qualifying its first player for the NCAA Championships. The Pirates opened the spring portion of the 2011-12 season with sophomore Kristen Sammarco capturing the Tusculum/Kiawah Invitational on Feb. 4-5 for Armstrong’s first individual tournament win since Danielle Davis in 2005-06. The next week, Armstrong went wire-to-wire in capturing the New-berry Invitational by 22 strokes at Moss Creek Country Club in Hilton Head, S.C., as sophomore Jenna Birch made it two straight individual wins with medallist honors. Junior Kelly Pearce notched an individual win at the Dana Rader Intercollegiate for the third differ-ent Armstrong golfer to capture a win in the spring. At the PBC Championships in Pine Mountain, Ga., Sammarco shot a PBC-record first-round 65 to put Armstrong in contention for its first league crown. The Pirates fired a final-round 311 to win the league crown by 11 strokes. Sammarco closed out individual medallist honors with a second-round 79. Without an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, the Pirates were forced to wait for a possible invite to the NCAAs. Despite the team not advancing, sophomore Jenna Birch did receive an individual invite, traveling to Pensacola for the NCAA South Super Regional. Competing to advance to the NCAAs as an individual, Birch chipped in on the first playoff hole to earn a trip to the DII Spring Sports Festival in Louisville. The sophomore finished 21st at the NCAA National Championships with a four-day 319 score, 31-over-par. As a result, Birch earned honorable mention All-America honors from the NGCA, becoming the first All-American in women’s golf for the Pirates. Seniors Kim Knox and Victoria Bennett each finished their four-year careers for the Pirates in 2011-12, and the Pirates return four players for 2012-13.

Women’s Golf2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Individual Statistics Golfer Rounds Strokes Stk. Avg. Best Finish Jenna Birch 22 1684 76.54 1st Newberry Invitational Kristen Sammarco 16 1242 77.63 1st PBC Championships & Tusculum Inv. Kelly Pearce 20 1622 81.10 1st Dana Rader Intercollegiate Jenny Payne 2 163 81.50 t18th Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Kim Knox 20 1639 81.95 t3rd Ralph Hargett Memorial Rebecca Goldman 2 168 84.00 t47th Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Victoria Bennett 18 1516 84.22 t14th Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Jessica Tomberlin 11 978 88.91 t26th Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate TEAM 18 5768 320.44 1st PBC Championships 1st Newberry Invitational

Team Results 9/18-19 Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Macon, Ga. 3rd of 10 634 (+58) 10/3-4 Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Myrtle Beach, S.C. 8th of 21 661 (+85) 10/17-18 CSU Wendy’s Fall Invitational Charleston, S.C. 13th of 16 641 (+73) 10/24-25 Flagler College Fall Slam St. Augustine, Fla. 10th of 20 651 (+75) 2/4-5 Tusculum/Kiawah Island Inv. Kiawah Island, S.C. 5th of 18 628 (+52) 2/19-20 Newberry College Invitational Hilton Head Isl., S.C. 1st of 10 628 (+36) 3/5-6 Armstrong Pirate Women’s Invitational Pooler, Ga. t3rd of 16 653 (+77) 3/12-13 Dana Rader Intercollegiate Charlotte, N.C. Played As Individuals 3/26-27 Ralph Hargett Memorial Charlotte, N.C. t7th of 17 657 (+81) 4/2-3 Marsh Landing Invitational Jacksonville, Fla. Individual (Jenna Birch) 4/9-10 PBC Championships Pine Mountain, Ga. 1st of 7 615 (+47) 5/6-8 NCAA DII South Regional Pensacola, Fla. Individual (Jenna Birch) 5/16-19 NCAA DII National Championships Louisville, Ky. Individual (Jenna Birch)

Sophomore Kristen Sammarco (far right) shot a PBC-record 65 en route to Peach Belt Conference tournament medallist honors, also earning All-PBC accolades. Sophomore Jenna Birch (right) became Armstrong’s first individual qualifier to the NCAA Champion-ships, finishing 21st in Louisville while also earning All-PBC and NGCA Honorable Men-tion All-America honors. Senior Kim Knox (above) carded a career-best 81.95 stroke average in her final season as a Pirate, notch-ing a third-place finish at the Ralph Hargett Memorial.

2012 PBC Championship(Pine Mountain, Ga.)

SCHOOL SCORE 1 Armstrong 615 +472 UNC Pembroke 626 +58 Flagler 626 +584 Lander 628 +605 Columbus State 639 +716 Montevallo 646 +787 North Georgia 660 +92

PBC All-Conference HonorsJenna Birch - First TeamJessica Santaniello - Second TeamPBC All-Tournament HonorsJessica Santaniello (Medalist)PBC All-Academic TeamJenna BirchKelly PearceNGCA All-AmericanJenna Birch (Honorable Mention)NCAA DII ChampionshipsIndividual QualifierJenna Birch - 21st (319, +31)PBC Golfer of the WeekKelly Pearce (Sept. 22)Kristen Sammarco (Feb. 9)Jenna Birch (Feb. 23)Individual Tournament WinsKelly Pearce (Dana Rader Intercollegiate)Jenna Birch (Newberry Invitational)Kristen Sammarco (Tusculum Invitational, PBC Championship)Team Tournament WinsNewberry Invitational - Feb. 19-202012 PBC Championship - Apr. 9-10