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1. 1. Fort Lewis College Athletics

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   Published on: 6/21/2008   Last Visited: 6/21/2008

   Shelly AalandFort Lewis College Athletics
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   Shelly Aaland Head Volleyball Coach
   
   (970) 247-7062E-mail aaland m@fortlewis.edu
   
   Former Fort Lewis College volleyball setter Shelly Aaland enters her fifth year at the helm of the Fort Lewis volleyball program in 2008.She was named the Interim Head Coach in November 2003 after former head coach Pam Adams accepted the position of assistant director of athletics.Aaland was Adams top assistant coach from 2001-03.
   
   Aaland has enjoyed two of the best seasons in Fort Lewis College volleyball history the past two years recording a 41-18 overall record and a 28-9 conference record.In 2006, Aaland guided the Skyhawks to their first-ever NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance and followed that with another appearance in 2007.
   
   In 2007 Aaland guided the Skyhawks to their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championship since 1994 and their first-ever RMAC West Division Championship.The Skyhawks posted a conference record of 16-2, tying Nebraska-Kearney for the regular season title.The team's 16 conference wins blew the previous record of 12 away and marked the thrid-straight year the Skyhawks recorded double-digit conference wins.
   
   In her first year as interim head coach, Aaland guided the Skyhawks to a 5-22 overall record and a 2-17 mark in league matches.Her first match win as a head coach came on 9-3-04 at home against Colorado Christian.
   
   She was a four-year letterwinner for the Skyhawks from 1995-98.Aaland started in the back row as a junior and was the team's starting setter as a senior, earning Phillips 66 Academic All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference accolades both seasons.She was chosen by her teammates as Fort Lewis College's Most Valuable Player in 1998.
   
   A serving specialist, Aaland led the RMAC in service aces as a junior (0.48 aces per game) and ranked second in the league as a senior (0.40 aces per game).She ranks eighth in NCAA Division II history and owns the school record for most aces in a five-game match with 10 at New Mexico Highlands on Nov. 4, 1997.
   
   Aaland, 31, ranks among Skyhawk career leaders in service aces per game (second, 0.42), service aces (fourth, 106), assists per game (fifth, 5.79), assists (sixth, 1,447), games (14th, 250) and matches (14th, 85).
   
   She graduated magna cum laude from Fort Lewis College in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in humanities.In September 2000, she graduated from the Colorado School of Healing Arts as a certified massage therapist with advanced certification in sports massage.
   
   Aaland is a 1995 graduate of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, Ill.A two-sport athlete for the Blazers, she excelled in the classroom and in athletics.Aaland earned All-Central State Eight and Academic All-Central State Eight honors as a junior and senior in volleyball, and as a junior in basketball.She was also a member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society.
   
   In addition to her duties as head volleyball coach, Aaland is the director of travel for Skyhawk Athletics.

2. 2. www.durangoherald.com

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   Published on: 9/16/2007   Last Visited: 9/19/2007

   "We hit really well as a team," said FLC coach Shelly Aaland.
   
   "Nicole (Schwab) was basically unstoppable `85 she had 17 kills," Aaland added of the All-American standout who hit at a stunning .583.
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   "Our serving kept them off balance, too," Aaland said after the Skyhawks posted seven aces.
   
   "This is a great way to end (this part of the schedule)," Aaland said. "The girls are really playing well together."

3. 3. Durango Herald Online

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   Published on: 9/3/2006   Last Visited: 9/9/2006

   "It was a heartbreaker, a marathon heartbreaker," said FLC head coach Shelly Aaland.
   
   "Both teams were so tired, and it went back and forth," Aaland said.
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   "But really, I couldn't be more satisfied," Aaland said. The Skyhawks' 8-1 start is the best for Fort Lewis since 1988.
   
   "It was a heartbreaker, but we can learn from it. And I'd rather have it (a loss) in the preseason than in conference," Aaland said.
   
   "We're still carrying a lot of confidence going into the RMAC. We're putting ourselves in a great position. We're primed and ready to go," Aaland said, adding that the Skyhawks earned some well-deserved rest after a weekend of victories over No. 17 Seattle Pacific, Dixie State College and Eastern New Mexico.
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   But we've had these before," Aaland said.
   
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   Aaland used a modified lineup to open the match against Eastern New Mexico.
   
   And the newcomers stepped up as the Skyhawks rolled to a 30-15 victory in the first game.
   
   But the hustling Zias came right back to take the second game as the Skyhawks lost their offensive rhythm.
   
   "Eastern New Mexico is a talented team, a scrappy team," Aaland said.