Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Boys Volleyball — 2008-09 

 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (35-3)

 School Information
Name: Neuqua Valley High School
City: Naperville
County: Will
Enrollment: 4520
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Gold
Conference: Upstate Eight
Superintendent: Stephen Daeschner
Principal: Robert McBride Jr.
Athletic Director: Barb Barrows
Head Coach: Erich Mendoza
Assistant Coaches: Jamie Little, John Aister, Dan Fitzgerald, Trisha Bochenek

Trainer: Mark Florence, Jason Arquilla, Rich Monis
Captains: Rob Bauer, Derek Menendez
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Buffalo Grove, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22, in State Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
  1  Brendon David            DS     5-3     16  Jr.
  2  *Kevin Begley            DS     5-11    18  Sr.
  3  *Andrew Stirk            MH     6-1     18  Sr.
  4  Josh Avery               S      6-0     17  Jr.
  5  *Alex Onsager            S      5-10    18  Sr.
  7  *Bobby Effner            DS     5-10    18  Sr.
  8  *Jon Coraglio            OH     6-2     17  Sr.
  9  Neil Kumar               OH     6-0     18  Sr.
 10  Mike Hill                MH     6-3     17  Jr.
 11  *Derek Menendez          MH     6-5     18  Sr.
 12  Chris Hornacek           MH     6-2     17  Jr.
 13  Johnathan Rychly         DS     6-2     17  Jr.
 14  *Rob Bauer               OH     6-6     18  Sr.
 15  *Tim Brackett            OH     6-0     18  Sr.
 16  Grant Hedrick            OH     6-5     18  Sr.

 Statistics

                           Season Totals             Single-Match High
Name                  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast   Dig  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast   Dig
Josh Avery               5    10     2   137     8                              
Rob Bauer              334    41    12     2    88                              
Kevin Begley             2     0    17     5   219                              
Tim Brackett           191    45    35     2    68                              
Jon Coraglio            77    37     8     5    26                              
Brendon David            0     0     0     0    24                              
Bobby Effner             2     0     3     0   102                              
Grant Hedrick           24     2     0     1     1                              
Mike Hill                6     6     1     0     0                              
Chris Hornacek          12     6     0     0     4                              
Neil Kumar              23     6     3     1     4                              
Derek Menendez         213   136    15     7    29                              
Alex Onsager             3    30     7   652    43                              
Johnathan Rychly        29    16     1     3     7                              
Andrew Stirk            75    71     0     9    15                              
TEAM TOTALS            996   406   104   824   638                              
OPPONENT TOTALS                                                                 
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd 3/25 Naperville (North) W 25-13 25-23 3/31 Roselle (Lake Park) W 25-18 25-19 4/7 St. Charles (North) W 25-19 25-15 Lombard (Glenbard East) Springfest *4/11 Elgin (Larkin) W 25-12 25-22 *4/11 Skokie (Niles West) W 25-16 25-20 *4/11 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 25-11 19-25 18-16 *4/11 Lombard (Glenbard East) L 25-15 25-19 *4/11 Schaumburg (H.S.) W 25-18 27-29 25-11 4/16 St. Charles (East) W 25-18 25-23 Streamwood Tournament *4/18 Elgin (H.S.) W 25-21 25-8 *4/18 Streamwood W 25-16 25-9 *4/18 Wheeling W 25-10 25-8 *4/18 Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)W 2518 25-20 *4/18 Wheaton (St. Francis) L 25-19 25-21 4/21 Elgin (Larkin) W 25-9 25-13 Minooka Invitational *4/25 Oswego (H.S.) W 25-19 17-25 *4/25 Plainfield (South) W 25-16 25-20 *4/25 Minooka W 25-13 25-20 *4/25 Joliet (Twp.) W 25-8 25-18 *4/25 Hinsdale (Central) W 25-19 22-25 25-18 4/28 Streamwood W 25-11 25-13 4/29 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)W 25-16 26-24 Lisle (Benet Academy) Invitational *5/2 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 20-25 25-15 15-13 *5/2 Naperville (Central) W 25-17 25-17 *5/3 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 25-10 25-20 *5/3 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 28-26 25-10 *5/3 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 25-16 25-16 5/4 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) W 25-15 25-23 5/5 Bartlett W 25-16 25-16 5/7 Elgin (H.S.) W 25-22 25-11 5/12 South Elgin W 25-5 25-17 5/14 Plainfield (South) W 25-12 25-15 5/18 Minooka L 25-18 16-25 15-25 5/19 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) W 25-15 25-18 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Regional *5/26 Plainfield (South) W 25-13 25-22 *5/27 Plainfield (North) W 25-10 25-17 Bolingbrook Sectional *5/29 Oswego (H.S.) W 25-16 25-17 *6/2 O'Fallon (H.S.) W 25-10 25-11

 Head Coach Erich Mendoza

Year      W-L-T     
Naperville (Neuqua Valley)
2008      38-3       (3rd)
2009      35-3      
2 yrs.    73-6      

 Tournament History

2007              2-1            3rd  Tim Piatek
W  25-13, 25-16         Chicago (Whitney Young)
L  16-25, 21-25         Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
W  25-20, 25-18         Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
2008              2-1            3rd  Erich Mendoza
W  25-21, 19-25, 25-20  Lombard (Glenbard East)
L  23-25, 25-20, 22-25  Buffalo Grove
W  27-25, 25-23         New Lenox (Providence Catholic)