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  5-15 overall record
  
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  1-6 conference record (7^th place)
  
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  0-1 conference tournament record
  

Competitive Trends:

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  Average finish of 6.8 last five years
  
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  Has finished in 7^th place in each of the last three years
  
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  Has not finished higher than 6^th place in last five years
  

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  Has finished with an overall and conference record below .500 each of the past five years
  

Conference Notables:

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  Winthrop has established itself as the dominant program in the league, winning four straight Big South championships and making four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament
  

RU Opportunity for Success:

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  Limited opportunity to win team championship
  
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  May be limited to middle of conference standings, except in special circumstances/seasons, due to scholarship limitations and strength of Southern institutions
  

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  Troy, which qualified for the 2004 NCAA Tournament, Georgia State and Stetson should emerge as the conference’s top two programs with the departures of UCF and FAU
  

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  Furman (overall record of 22-5 in 2005) has established itself as the dominant program in the conference, winning seven of the last eight conference championships
  
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  The College of Charleston appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2003
  

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  William & Mary has a nationally respected and competitive program that is the class of the CAA
  
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  William & Mary has won three of the last four championships, advanced to the 2^nd round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament and the round of 16 at the 2003 NCAA Tournament
  
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  VCU has emerged as a nationally-respected program after finishing 2^nd in three of the last four conference tournaments and winning the championship in 2003
  

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  The Big South Conference remains the right conference for RU in the sport of Women’s Tennis
  
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  RU would have no greater opportunity for competitive success in either the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Southern Conference or the Colonial Athletic Association; in fact, RU would likely face an even greater competitive challenge
  
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  Due to current budgeted scholarship limitations (RU 3.94 vs. BSC average 4.8 vs. BSC max 8) and its location as the northern-most school in the Big South competing for a conference team championship will be challenging
  

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  Increase number of scholarship equivalencies offered in the sport of Women’s Tennis to at least five to become more competitive; increase to six or seven to win championship
  

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  If want conference championship-winning caliber team, enclose three of the outdoor courts to provide an indoor practice and competitive facility pursuant to the Facilities Master Development Plan of June 2004
  

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  Maintain operating budgets which include funding for enhanced recruitment of student-athletes
  

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  Conduct an in-depth “SWOT” analysis of the Women’s Tennis program. This analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats should, at a minimum, include a review of personnel, facilities, operating budgets, scheduling philosophy, recruiting, support services (e.g. strength and conditioning, athletic training, academics, etc.) and external financial and revenue-generating activities related to Women’s Tennis
  

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  Using the “SWOT” analysis as a foundation, develop a comprehensive, written strategic plan for the competitive advancement of the program
  

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  4^th place finish at 2005 Big South Conference Indoor Championship (just 5.5 points out of 4^th place)
  
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  4^th place finish at 2005 Big South Conference Outdoor Championship
  

Competitive Trends:

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  Average finish of 4.3 over the last five years at the indoor championship
  
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  Average finish of 4^th place over the last five years at the outdoor championship
  
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  Highest indoor championship finish in last five years was 2^nd in 2000-01
  
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  Highest outdoor finish in last five years was 2nd
  

Conference Notables:

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  Liberty has established itself as the dominant program in Big South having won 7 of 8 indoor championships and 10 out of 12 outdoor championships
  

RU Opportunity for Future Competitive Success:

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  Strong opportunity
  
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  Location, budget, scholarship allocation, premier facility, tradition and other resources all sufficient to successfully compete for conference championship
  

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  Troy should assume the position as the conference’s dominant program with the departure of UCF
  

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  Appalachian State has established itself as the dominant program in the conference, winning the last five indoor championships and the last four outdoor championships
  
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  Georgia Southern, Western Carolina, and Chattanooga have been in the top four at the conference outdoor championships the last five years
  

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  William & Mary has dominated the conference in winning five straight outdoor championships
  
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  George Mason has finished 2^nd in four of the last five years
  

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  The Big South Conference remains the right conference for RU in the sport of Track & Field
  
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  RU would have no greater opportunity for competitive success in either the Atlantic Sun Conference, Southern Conference or Colonial Athletic Association
  
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  Due to current budgeted scholarship limitations (RU 4.07 vs. BSC average 6.96 vs. BSC max 14.28) competing for a conference championship will be challenging
  
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  Due to the university’s outstanding Track & Field facility, and the significant recruiting and training benefits the facility can provide, greater competitive success can be achieved in this sport
  

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  Increase number of scholarship equivalencies offered in the sport of Women’s Track & Field to at least seven to become more competitive; increase to 12 to win championship
  

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  Maintain operating budgets which include funding for enhanced recruitment of student-athletes
  

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  Conduct an in-depth “SWOT” analysis of the Track & Field program. This analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats should, at a minimum, include a review of personnel, facilities, operating budgets, scheduling philosophy, recruiting, support services (e.g., strength and conditioning, athletic training, academics, etc.) and external financial and revenue-generating activities related to Track & Field
  

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  Using the “SWOT” analysis as a foundation, develop a comprehensive, written strategic plan for the competitive advancement of the program
  

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  3-24 overall record
  
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  0-14 conference record (8^th place)
  
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  0-1 conference tournament record
  

Competitive Trends:

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  Average finish of 7.33 over last three years after having finished 1^st in the regular season in 2000 and 2001
  
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  Last won Big South Conference Tournament championship in 2000
  

Conference Notables:

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  Winthrop (RPI of 53 in 2004) has established itself as the dominant program in the Big South winning three straight conference tournament championships and the 2004 regular-season championship
  

RU Opportunity for Future Competitive Success:

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  Has traditionally been one-bid NCAA Tournament
  
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  No dominant program in conference
  
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  Georgia State, Jacksonville and Belmont should emerge as top three programs in conference
  

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  Conference has no dominant program
  
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  Georgia Southern, College of Charleston and Davidson have all won conference championships in last four years
  
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  College of Charleston (RPI of 52) has won the Southern Conference championship 2 of the last 4 years in addition to NCAA automatic bids.
  

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  Solid conference now led by Towson and George Mason
  
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  Towson (RPI of 59) has won two consecutive regular-season championships and also won the 2004 conference tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament
  
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  George Mason has averaged a 2^nd place conference regular-season finish over the past five years
  

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  The Big South Conference remains the right conference for RU in the sport of volleyball
  
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  RU would have no greater opportunity for competitive success in either the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Southern Conference or the Colonial Athletic Association; in fact, RU would likely face an even greater competitive challenge
  
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  Current level of scholarships (RU 7.31 vs. BSC average 8.34 vs. BSC max 12) make competing for conference championship unlikely
  

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  Increase scholarship level to nine to become more competitive; increase to 11 to win championship again.
  
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  Initiate improvements to Dedmon Center as described in Facilities Master Development Plan of June 2004
  

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  Maintain operating budgets which include funding for enhanced recruitment of student-athletes
  

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  Conduct an in-depth “SWOT” analysis of the Volleyball program. This analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats should, at a minimum, include a review of personnel, operating budgets, scheduling philosophy, recruiting, support services and external financial and revenue-generating activities related to Volleyball
  

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  Using the “SWOT” analysis as a foundation, develop a comprehensive, written strategic plan for the competitive advancement of the program