Temple University Athletics

2015 Women's Volleyball Roster

2015 Temple Volleyball
Team Photo ID: Front row (L->R) Mia Heirakuji, Tyler Davis, Alyssa Drachslin, Halle McCullough, Sandra Sydlik, Kayla Yingling, Kirsten Overton, Caroline Grattan. Back Row (L->R) Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam, Assistant Head Coach Akiko Hatakeyama, Geena Bevenour, Hannah Vandegrift, Izzy Rapacz, Carla Guennewig, Janine Simmons, Dara Peric, Irem Asci, Malia Smith, Assistant Coach Ren Cefra, Director of Operations Ed Lowery.
Position OH Academic Year So.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Ankara, TurkeyLast School Collage Ayseabla
Position MB Academic Year So.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Centreville, Va.Last School Centreville
Position DS/L Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Kailua, HawaiiLast School Kamehameha
Position S Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Berlin, GermanyLast School Schadow Gymnasium
Position OH Academic Year So.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Belgrade, SerbiaLast School HS of Tourism
Position DS/L Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 0''
Hometown Spring Grove, Pa.Last School Spring Grove
Position DS/L Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 6''
Hometown Riverside, Calif.Last School Riverside Poly
Position MB Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Muenster, GermanyLast School Pascal Gymnasium Muenster
Position DS/L Academic Year So.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Gardena, Calif.Last School Notre Dame Academy
Position S Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Leesburg, Va.Last School Loudoun County
Position MB Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Royersford, Pa.Last School Spring-Ford
Position OH/RS Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.Last School Mt. Lebanon
Position S/DS Academic Year So.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Wayne, Pa.Last School Pope John Paul II
Position MB/RS Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.Last School Pine Creek
Position OH Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Palm Desert, Calif.Last School Xavier College Prep
Position OH/RS Academic Year So.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Glenview, Ill.Last School Glenbrook South
Irem Asci

Irem Asci

Jersey Number 1
Position OH Academic Year So.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Ankara, TurkeyLast School Collage Ayseabla
Jeanine Simmons

Janine Simmons

Jersey Number 2
Position MB Academic Year So.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Centreville, Va.Last School Centreville
Mia Heirakuji

Mia Heirakuji

Jersey Number 3
Position DS/L Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Kailua, HawaiiLast School Kamehameha
Sandra Sydlik

Sandra Sydlik

Jersey Number 4
Position S Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Berlin, GermanyLast School Schadow Gymnasium
Dara Peric

Dara Peric

Jersey Number 5
Position OH Academic Year So.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Belgrade, SerbiaLast School HS of Tourism
Kayla Yingling

Kayla Yingling

Jersey Number 6
Position DS/L Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 0''
Hometown Spring Grove, Pa.Last School Spring Grove
Alyssa Drachslin

Alyssa Drachslin

Jersey Number 7
Position DS/L Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 6''
Hometown Riverside, Calif.Last School Riverside Poly
Carla Guennewig

Carla Guennewig

Jersey Number 8
Position MB Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Muenster, GermanyLast School Pascal Gymnasium Muenster
Malia Smith

Malia Smith

Jersey Number 9
Position DS/L Academic Year So.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Gardena, Calif.Last School Notre Dame Academy
Hannah Vandegrift

Hannah Vandegrift

Jersey Number 10
Position S Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Leesburg, Va.Last School Loudoun County
Kirsten Overton

Kirsten Overton

Jersey Number 11
Position MB Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Royersford, Pa.Last School Spring-Ford
Caroline Grattan

Caroline Grattan

Jersey Number 12
Position OH/RS Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.Last School Mt. Lebanon
Geena Bevenour

Geena Bevenour

Jersey Number 13
Position S/DS Academic Year So.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Wayne, Pa.Last School Pope John Paul II
Halle McCullough

Halle McCullough

Jersey Number 14
Position MB/RS Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.Last School Pine Creek
Tyler Davis

Tyler Davis

Jersey Number 15
Position OH Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Palm Desert, Calif.Last School Xavier College Prep
Izzy Rapacz

Izabella Rapacz

Jersey Number 16
Position OH/RS Academic Year So.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Glenview, Ill.Last School Glenbrook South
Coaching Staff
Bakeer Ganesharatnam

Bakeer Ganesharatnam

Head Coach /Women's Volleyball
Phone 215-204-0476
Akiko Hatekeyama

Akiko Hatakeyama

Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator /Women's Volleyball
Phone 215-204-6289
Ren Cefra

Ren Cefra

Assistant Coach /Women's Volleyball
Phone 215-204-6289
Ed Lowery

Ed Lowery

Director of Operations /Women's Volleyball
Phone 215-204-6289
Support Staff
Helen Gallagher

Helen Clay Gallagher

Associate Athletic Trainer (VB, WROW) /Women's Volleyball
Phone 215-204-9323