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1 LSU VOLLEYBALL VS. ALABAMA & MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 7 & Nov. 9 LSU TIGERS LSU (12-9, 7-7 SEC) VS. ALABAMA (12-10, 5-8 SEC) & MISSISSIPPI STATE (6-18, 1-12 SEC) Live Stats: LSUsports.net OPPONENT QUICK FACTS LSU (12-9, 7-7 SEC) NATIONAL RANKING: Not Ranked LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. NICKNAME: Tigers COLORS: Purple & Gold CONFERENCE: Southeastern HEAD COACH: Fran Flory SID CONTACT: Jake Terry Alabama Mississippi State (12-10, 5-8 SEC) (6-18, 1-12 SEC) 2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST 29 Texas A&M ^ W, Creighton ^ W, #16 Minnesota ^ L, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 5 Nicholls State $ W, McNeese State $ W, #2 Nebraska % L, St. John s % W, at South Carolina * L, at #11 Florida * L, Tennessee * W, Kentucky * L, 3-0 OCTOBER 3 Ole Miss * W, Arkansas * W, at Georgia * L, at Auburn * W, at Mississippi State * W, at Alabama * W, #8 Florida * L, South Carolina * W, at #21 Kentucky * L, 3-1 NOVEMBER 2 at Tennessee * L, Alabama * 7 p.m. 9 Mississippi State * 1:30 p.m. 14 Auburn * 7 p.m. 21 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. 23 at Ole Miss * 2 p.m. 29 Georgia * 1:30 p.m. NATIONAL RANKING: Not Ranked LOCATION: Tuscaloosa, Ala. NICKNAME: Crimson Tide COLORS: Crimson & White CONFERENCE: Southeastern HEAD COACH: Judy Green SID CONTACT: Jessica Pare NATIONAL RANKING: Not Ranked LOCATION: Starkville, Miss. NICKNAME: Bulldogs COLORS: Maroon & White CONFERENCE: Southeastern HEAD COACH: Tina Seals SID CONTACT: Joe Dier ^ Bluejay Invitational; Omaha, Neb. $ McNeese Invitational; Lake Charles, La. % Ameritas Players Challenge; Lincoln, Neb. * - Denotes SEC matches All times are central and subject to change

2 2008 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. FOUNDED: 1860 ENROLLMENT: 25,896 NICKNAME: Tigers or Fighting Tigers COLORS: Purple & Gold FACILITY: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,373) CONFERENCE: Southeastern PRESIDENT: Dr. John V. Lombardi CHANCELLOR: Dr. Michael V. Martin ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Joe Alleva SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/OPERATIONS: Verge Ausberry SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/SWA: Judy Southard SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Herb Vincent ASSOCIATE AD/INTERNAL RELATIONS: Bo Bahnsen ASSOCIATE AD/BUSINESS: Mark Ewing ASSOCIATE AD/COMPLIANCE: Bo Kerin ASSISTANT AD/OPERATIONS: Eddie Nunez ASSISTANT AD/STUDENT SERVICES: Miriam Segar ASSISTANT AD/FACILITY SERVICES: Ronnie Haliburton ASSISTANT AD/TICKET MANAGER: Brian Broussard VOLLEYBALL STAFF HEAD COACH: Fran Flory (Texas, 1984) RECORD AT LSU: /18th year OVERALL RECORD: /18th year ASSISTANT COACH: Steve Loeswick (Southern Cal, 1996) ASSISTANT COACH: Jill Lytle Wilson (LSU, 2001) SPORTS INFORMATION ASSISTANT AD/SPORTS INFORMATION: Michael Bonnette SENIOR ASSOCIATE SID: Kent Lowe SENIOR ASSOCIATE SID: Bill Franques ASSOCIATE SID: Bill Martin ASSOCIATE SID: Will Stafford PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: Jason Feirman GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR: Krystal Bennett GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR: Courtney Wilburn PHOTOGRAPHER: Steve Franz PHONE DIRECTORY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: VOLLEYBALL OFFICE: SPORTS INFORMATION: SPORTS INFORMATION FAX: TERRY OFFICE: TERRY CELL: TERRY Follow LSU Volleyball on: SPORTS INFORMATION Jake Terry handles the sports information duties for the LSU volleyball team. He can be reached at the office at or via at INTERVIEWS Coach Fran Flory is available for interviews on weekdays. Her office is located on the fourth floor of the Athletics Administration Building. Interviews with coaches and/or players are held after practice and phone interviews may be arranged. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Please arrange all interviews through Jake Terry. Information about the Tiger volleyball team is available on the Official Website of LSU Athletics. Information about the Southeastern Conference is available at MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET Media can now access images for all LSU athletics teams, including action shots, head shots, logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution pictures, Jake Terry. You will be assigned a user name and a password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for media use only. Resale of these images is strictly prohibited. TIGERS ON THE TUBE LSU will play on television three times in the 2008 season, twice on Fox Sports Network and once on Cox Sports Television. The first of those TV matches will be Sept. 21 against Florida in Gainesville aired by FSN. Next will be Oct. 5 against Arkansas in Baton Rouge, televised by CST. Lastly, the Tigers match in Oxford against Ole Miss on Nov. 23 will be broadcasted by FSN. In her 11th year as head coach at LSU,owns a (.593) record... Overall record in her 17th year as a head coach is (.551)... Three-time Louisiana Coach of the Year (2001, 2005, 2006)... In 2007, guided the Tigers to back-to-back-to back SEC West titles, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year... In 2006, she led LSU to the most wins since the 1992 season and a school record 16 SEC wins... In 2005, guided the Tigers to first SEC West title in school history, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 13 years... In addition, she led LSU to the most wins since the 1993 season and most SEC wins since In second stint with LSU... Was an assistant coach from Helped Tigers to three conference titles, three SEC tournament titles and two Final Fours... Spent five years as the head coach at Kentucky, compiling a (.494) record... In first year, led Wildcats to a 29-4 record and took UK to the second round of the NCAA Tournament en route to being named the Tachikara/AVCA South Region Coach of the Year... Played at Texas from Member of the 1981 AIAW National Championship team... Named All-Southwest Conference in HEAD COACH FRAN FLORY YEAR SCHOOL RECORD 1986 Wittenburg University Southeastern Louisiana Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU 12-9 Total 17th year at WU One year at SLU One year at UK Five years at LSU 11th year

3 QUICK HITS Elena Martinez and Brittnee Cooper have found themselves ranked among the top 50 in the NCAA in different categories. (page 4). LSU senior Kyna Washington continues to climb in the record books, up to sixth in career kills. (page 5). LSU head coach Fran Flory won the 300th match of her career when the Tigers defeated Mississippi State, 3-1, in Starkville. (page 5). Tiger setters Sam Dabbs and Brittney Johnson have proven they can put up numbers in several categories, both either earning or falling just shy of a triple-double this year. (page 5). The Tigers were part of the match watched by a record NCAA fans for a regular-season volleyball contest. (page 6). The LSU volleyball program in addition to several players and the head coach are all nearing career milestones. (page 8). SEC STANDINGS WESTERN DIVISION TEAM OVERALL SEC LSU Ole Miss Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State Auburn EASTERN DIVISION TEAM OVERALL SEC Florida Kentucky Tennessee South Carolina Georgia NOTEWORTHY... Opponent Notes (page 4). Match-by-Match Leaders (page 9). CBS College Sports/AVCA Coaches Poll (page 4). The Last Time... (page 10-11). LSU in the Maravich Center (page 6). Player Profiles (page 13-23) TIGER VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Brittney Johnson S/RS 6-0 So./1L Baton Rouge, La./University HS 4 Lauren DeGirolamo MB 6-1 Jr./2L Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 5 Angela Bensend OH 6-1 So./1L Plano, Texas/Frisco Centennial HS 7 Kyna Washington OH 5-11 Sr./3L Houston, Texas/Westfield HS 8 Sam Dabbs S 6-0 Jr./TR San Antonio, Texas/Louisville 9 Haley Reuther DS/L 5-8 So./1L New Orleans, La./Dominican HS 10 Lauren Waclawczyk DS/L 5-10 Fr./HS San Antonio, Texas/Poth HS 11 Elena Martinez DS/L 5-8 Sr./3L New Orleans, La/Newman School 12 Marina Skender OH/RS 5-11 Sr./3L Zagreb, Croatia/First Economic School 19 Tania Schatow MB/RS 6-4 So./1L Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS 23 Michele Williams OH/MB 6-2 Fr./HS Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia HS 25 Brittnee Cooper MB 6-3 Jr./2L Houston, Texas/Thurgood Marshall HS HEAD COACH: Fran Flory, 11th Season (Texas, 1984) ASSISTANT COACH: Steve Loeswick, Second Season (Southern California, 1996) ASSISTANT COACH: Jill Lytle Wilson, Second Season (LSU, 2001) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tommy Stich, First Season (Fresno State, 2007) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE LAUREN DEGIROLAMO dee-ger-rahl-a-mo ELENA MARTINEZ e-lane-uh mar-teen-ez HALEY REUTHER RUTH-er TANIA SCHATOW Tonya SCHA-toe LAUREN WACLAWCZYK wa-slaws-sick KYNA WASHINGTON KY-nuh THIS WEEK IN THE SEC FRIDAY, NOV. 7 Alabama at LSU 7 p.m. Tennessee at Arkansas 7 p.m. Auburn at South Carolina 6 p.m. Mississippi State at Georgia 6 p.m. Kentucky at Ole Miss 7 p.m. SUNDAY, NOV. 9 Alabama at Georgia 12:30 p.m. Kentucky at Arkansas 1:30 p.m. Auburn at Florida 12:30 p.m. Mississippi State at LSU 1:30 p.m. Tennessee at Ole Miss 1:30 p.m.

4 CBS-COLLEGE SPORTS/AVCA COACHES POLL NO. SCHOOL PTS. 08 REC. 1. Penn State (60) Stanford Nebraska Texas Washington California Hawaii Oregon UCLA Southern California Wichita State Florida Colorado State San Diego Kansas State Illinois Minnesota Purdue Kentucky Michigan Saint Louis Santa Clara Pepperdine Utah San Francisco OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Long Beach State 60; New Mexico State 49; UAB 38; St. Mary s (Ca.) 28; Tulane 28; Iowa State 16; Wisconsin 14; Middle Tennessee 9; Oklahoma 9; Oregon State 9; Colorado 7; North Carolina 6; Cincinnati 4; Arizona 3; Clemson 3; Northern Iowa 3; Cal Poly 2 LSU IN THE POLL DATE AVCA RANKING Preseason No. 21 Sept. 1 No. 24 Sept. 8 NR (RV-26) Sept. 15 NR (RV-26) Sept. 22 NR (RV-31) Sept. 29 NR Oct. 6 NR Oct. 13 NR Oct. 20 NR Oct. 27 NR Nov. 3 NR Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Final ALABAMA Alabama won at Mississippi State and Auburn. In Wednesday's matchup with the Bulldogs, the Crimson Tide won in three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-23, Leading the Alabama offense was Brooks Webster who tallied nine kills. Amy Pauly topped all defenders with 13 digs. In Sunday's win at in-state rival Auburn, Alabama took home the victory in four sets, 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, Webster led all attackers with 18 kills. Frazier also scooped up 11 digs for her first career double-double in the crimson and white uniform. Pauly led all defenders with 15 digs OPPONENT COMPARISONS K/S PCT. A/S SA/S D/S B/S Alabama LSU LSU-ALABAMA SERIES RECORD: LSU leads, OPPONENT NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi State (6-18, 1-12 SEC) travels to Athens, Ga., Friday for a 6 p.m. match against the Georgia Bulldogs (14-11, 7-7 SEC) and then venture on to Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday for a match against LSU. State enters Friday's match looking to shake a 10-match losing skid... MSU dropped 3-1 mid-october decisions to both LSU and Georgia earlier this season at the Newell-Grissom Building... Junior Ioana Demian, sophomore Ashley Newsome and freshman Mandy Mellencamp has drawn starts in all 24 Mississippi State matches and all 84 sets OPPONENT COMPARISONS K/S PCT. A/S SA/S D/S B/S Mississippi State LSU LSU-MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES RECORD: LSU leads, 44-7 LAST TIME OUT LSU dropped two matches last weekend, losing in four sets to Kentucky before falling in three sets to Tennessee on Sunday. Against Kentucky, Brittnee Cooper and Michele Williams both pounded out 13 kills, while the freshman Williams led the team with a.417 hitting percentage. Senior Kyna Washington continued her assault on the LSU record books by moving into sixth place in the all-time career kills list by finishing with eight against the Wildcats. Washington passed Lisa Smith as she now has 1,382 in her career. In addition, Washington tied former Tiger Luciana Reis for 10th on the all-time service aces list as Washington had two aces against Kentucky to push her total up to 143. Elena Martinez finished with 20 digs against Kentucky and followed that by recording 21 against Tennessee, which marked the sixth-straight match Martinez has posted 20 or more digs. In addition, Martinez moved into fifth place in LSU's all-time career digs list with her performances against Tennessee. Martinez has accumulated 1,263 digs in her career, two more than Wendy Stammer had from Offensively against the Lady Vols, Cooper led the team with 10 kills and a.421 hitting percentage. Despite the losses, which dropped LSU's record to 12-9 overall and an even 7-7 in SEC play, the Tigers maintained a half-match lead in the SEC West standings heading into this weekend's match-ups at home against Alabama and Mississippi State. LSU VS. WEEKEND OPPONENTS This will be the second time this season LSU is seeing both of this weekend s opponents. The Tigers beat the Crimson Tide earlier this year in five sets, 25-22, 23-25, 25-13, 20-25, LSU leads the overall series with Alabama, 25-21, and will be going for the sweep against the Tide for the second straight season as the Tigers won twice in 2007, both five-game affairs. The Tigers defeated Mississippi State, 3-1, in their first meeting of the year in Starkville by scores of 25-18, 20-25, 26-24, LSU leads the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 44-7, and LSU swept Mississippi State twice in 2007, winning both matches in three games. TIGERS IN NCAA RANKINGS Both BRITTNEE COOPER and ELENA MARTINEZ have made their way into the NCAA s top 50 rankings for different categories. Cooper s 1.27 blocks per set average, which is first in the SEC, is 25th in the NCAA. Elena Martinez s 4.68 digs per set average -- second in the SEC -- ranks 45th in the NCAA. LSU also has broken in as a team with its 2.44 blocks per set average ranking 46th in the NCAA. WE RE GOING TO FIVE... LSU has continued its trend of playing five-set matches early in the season, with both of the first two wins

5 coming in 3-2 decisions. The Tigers played another five-setter against Alabama, coming out on the winning end again. In fact the Tigers played three straight five-set matches, winning over Alabama and South Carolina with a Florida loss sandwiched in the middle. Last year, LSU played an astounding 12 five-game matches in 31 outings, meaning the Tigers played 14 five-set matches out of 36 at one point. They have won 10 of those while only dropping four. In 2007, the Tigers went 8-4 in five-framers, with three of the four losses coming on the road in SEC play as a string of four-straight losses on the road in the SEC in October. Twice last season, LSU went to five in both meetings with a team. The Tigers defeated Alabama twice in five games, including the first win in the CAVE for LSU since 2001, while splitting a pair of five-game matches with Kentucky, with each team winning the home contest. WASHINGTON UP IN RECORD BOOK Senior outside hitter KYNA WASHINGTON leads the team in kills with 229 and kills per set with She recorded six kills against Georgia, which pushed her past the 1,300-kill mark for her career and helped her surpass Julie Stempel for ninth place all-time. She has since moved up to sixth place with an eye for the top five. With 26 service aces in 78 sets, her 0.33 average per set ranks ninth in the SEC this year. She is tied with Luciana Reis for 10th place all-time in career service aces in LSU history. LSU VS. RANKED OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT RANK RESULT Sept. 29 Texas A&M RV (34) W, 3-2 Sept. 30 Minnesota 16 L, 3-0 Sept. 12 Nebraska 2 L, 3-0 Sept. 13 St. John s RV (32) W, 3-1 Sept. 21 Florida 11 L, 3-1 Sept. 28 Kentucky RV (39) L, 3-0 Oct. 24 Florida 8 L, 3-2 Oct. 31 Kentucky 21 L, 3-1 LSU VS. RANKED TEAMS The Tigers have lost to all five ranked opponents they have faced in LSU dropped its first match against a ranked opponent this year, falling 3-0 to No. 16 Minnesota in the Bluejay Invitational. They also fell to No. 2 Nebraska, 3-0, in the Ameritas Players Challenge. They have lost to ranked Florida twice this year, first to No. 11 Florida on Sept. 21, 3-1, then to No. 8 Florida on Oct. 24, 3-2. The Tigers did defeat Texas A&M, however, which was not in the Top 25 but was the 34th team receiving votes. They also defeated St. John s, then receiving votes in the poll at No. 32. LSU lost both matches it played last season against nationally ranked teams, falling in four games to then No. 6 Florida at home, 3-1, and was swept by No. 10 Florida in Gainesville. The Tigers lost to No. 21 Kentucky, 3-1, in Lexington on Oct. 31. TIGERS DIG FOR THE CURE LSU began its part in the Dig For the Cure versus Ole Miss and Arkansas and concluded the month-long campaign against Florida on Oct. 24. This is a nationwide campaign that benefits Komen for the Cure in its efforts to raise awareness for the breast cancer disease FLORY GETS NO. 300 By defeating Mississippi State 3-1 on Oct. 17, LSU head coach FRAN FLORY recorded career victory No In her 11th year as head coach at LSU, Flory owns a record with the Purple & Gold. Her overall record in her 17th year as a head coach is Flory also is a three-time Louisiana Coach of the Year (2001, 2005, 2006) and has guided the Tigers to back-to-back-to back SEC West titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for three straight years. She has the second most wins of any active SEC head coach, behind only Mary Wise of Florida. TIGER HONORED BY SEC Following her performance in the Bluejay Invitational that included a 31-dig output against Texas A&M, ELENA MARTINEZ was honored as the SEC s Defensive Player of the Week. She was honored again after a stellar weekend against Ole Miss and Arkansas, amassing 36 digs in just six sets, an average of 6.00 per frame. The senior recorded a pair of 18-dig performances against division rivals Ole Miss and Arkansas and spearheaded the defensive effort that held the Rebels to a negative hitting clip at In addition to her 18 digs against Arkansas, Martinez fell just one assist shy of a double-double as she dished out a career-best nine assists against the Razorbacks. Martinez was rewarded again after collecting 48 digs an average of 5.33 per set in leading the Tigers to two key division wins over Mississippi State and Alabama. That improved her season average to 4.52 per frame, the best average of any defender in the league. That was the third time she has been recognized by the league in 2008 and the fifth time overall for a weekly honor. Martinez also is the reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year. DEGIROLAMO OUT FOR SEASON WITH ACL, MCL TEARS Despite sweeping Ole Miss on Oct. 3, the Tigers suffered a huge blow late in the second set when All- American and All-SEC junior middle blocker LAUREN DEGIROLAMO went down with a knee injury. MRIs on Saturday showed she had torn both her ACL and MCL and she will be out for the remainder of the season. This is the second player the Tigers have lost for the year, as Marina Skender also tore her ACL and is out for the 2008 season. Prior to her injury, DeGirolamo moved into eighth place all-time in LSU history for career blocks. Currently with 419, the junior middle blocker will need just 13 to overtake seventh place when she returns from her injury. TRIPLE-THREAT SETTERS In her first match at LSU, transfer setter SAM DABBS recorded a triple-double with 48 assists, 10 kills and 14 digs. It was the first triple-double for any Tiger since Regan Hood on Oct. 31, She was also just two kills shy of posting another against McNeese State only four matches later. Sophomore BRITTNEY JOHNSON

6 LSU IN THE PMAC OVERALL RECORD: (.711) 2008 RECORD: 4-2 (.667) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 37 matches (Oct. 2, Nov. 20, 1987) CURRENT WINNING STREAK: One Match YEAR-BY-YEAR IN THE PMAC YEAR MATCHES OVERALL PCT TOTAL LSU MILESTONE VICTORIES 100TH: vs. Northwestern State (1977) 200TH: vs. Saskatchewan, 3-1 (1981) 300TH: vs. Clemson, 3-0 (Sept. 7, 1985) 400TH: vs. Northeast La., 3-0 (Oct. 1, 1988) 500TH: vs. Alabama, 3-0 (Nov. 8, 1991) 600TH: vs. Southeastern La., 3-0 (Aug. 30, 1997) 700TH: vs. Central Florida, 3-0 (Sept. 5, 2004) 800TH:??? (currently at 798 victories) almost got into the action herself against Auburn. Johnson dished out 12 assists to go along with 11 digs and eight kills, just two shy of a triple-double herself. That was in addition to four blocks and a career-best.615 hitting clip. She also was just three assists shy of triple-double against Mississippi State that went along with 12 kills, 11 digs and a.579 clip. HOT HITTING As a team the Tigers hit at a.410 clip against Arkansas on Oct. 5. Not only was that a season high for LSU, but it is also the highest team hitting percentage in a single match since they hit.417 against Central Florida on Sept. 3, LSU hit.514 in set one alone and four Tigers had at least six kills and a.400 individual clip. Tania Schatow led the way with 13 kills on 21 attempts and a.524 mark. SLOW STARTS The Tigers had trouble seizing early momentum in matches in the early seaon, losing set one in nine of their first 11 matches this season. Four of those times the Tigers were able to come back from the deficit and win, including against Creighton after falling behind 2-0. But five times the first-set loss was too much to overcome. The Tigers made a turnaround a few weeks back, as LSU dominated the first set, 25-15, over Ole Miss and won it over Arkansas. Since then the Tigers have lost just two first sets -- against Georgia in a loss and South Carolina in a win. DOUBLE-FIGURE DIGGING With a pair of 18-dig performances against Ole Miss and Arkansas, senior ELENA MARTINEZ recorded double-figure digs in 46 consecutive matches dating back to the 2007 opener. She extended it to 47 before seeing the streak snapped against Auburn. Former Tiger libero Kassi Mikulik holds the LSU record with 49 straight double-figure dig matches since the libero era, so Martinez finished just short of that mark. FINALLY AT HOME, NEW PMAC CONFIGURATION LSU s matches against Tennessee and Kentucky were the first the Tigers played in the friendly confines of the Maravich Center in 2008 after having their home tournament canceled because of Hurricane Gustav. There have been several changes put in place for volleyball matches in the PMAC this year. Seating for volleyball matches from now on will be limited to the lower bowl of the Maravich Center in the 100 sections only. Doors open an hour and a half before each match, and fans with general admission tickets should enter through the lower southeast, southwest and northwest entrances only instead of on the concourse level as in previous years. Credentialed personnel should enter through the lower northeast corridor. Ticket sales and will call will be in outside ticket windows at the southwest corridor as will the fan zone and merchandise tables. The ticket booth will remain open through the second set of all matches. Students and faculty using ID cards as well as those on the player pass list to enter volleyball matches are to use this southwest entrance. For families coming to experience LSU volleyball, the Kid Zone will be located on the floor level of the northwest corridor TIGERS PART OF NCAA ATTENDANCE HISTORY Although they were on the losing end of the match, the Tigers were part of NCAA attendance history in their match at No. 2 Nebraska. The 13,412 fans that were on hand in the Devaney Center were an NCAA regular-season volleyball record. SCHATOW SETS NEW HIGHS LSU Coach Fran Flory has said going into the 2008 campaign that sophomore TANIA SCHATOW has shown more improvement from one season to the next than possibly any other player she has ever coached. Schatow responded in the first five matches of the year by posting new career-highs in every major category. She currently is second on the team in blocks with 42 and had a career-best eight blocks in the season-opener against Texas A&M. She shattered her previous career-high for digs in a match of three against Ole Miss, collecting 15 against the Rebels in addition to her five blocks. She then followed that up against Arkansas by leading the team with a career-high 13 kills on 21 attempts - a career-best.524 hitting percentage as well. Her 11th kill against the Razorbacks was the 100th of her career. LSU IN THE CBS COLLEGE SPORTS/AVCA POLL The Tigers are no longer ranked or receiving votes in the poll. Despite winning both of their matches in the McNeese Invitational, the Tigers went from No. 24 in the polls to being unranked. They began the season at No. 21 and fell to 24th after a 2-1 weekend that included a loss to then-no. 16 Minnesota. They were receiving votes until starting 1-3 in the league. MARTINEZ GRABS CAREER DIG 1,000 With her 20th dig against Georgia on Nov. 16 of 2007, ELENA MARTINEZ broke the 21-year-old SEC singleseason digs record with her 656th. Martinez had previously broken the LSU single-season mark with her 536th against Kentucky on Nov. 2. She finished with 740 for the year, the first player in SEC history to record 700 digs in a season, topping the record of Shelly Gross of Georgia s mark of 655 and the LSU record of 535 set by Kassi

7 Mikulik in With her 11th dig against St. John s this year, Martinez recorded her 1,000th career dig, one of only eight LSU players to accomplish that feat in program history. GUSTAV CANCELS TIGER CLASSIC LSU was supposed to play host to the Mizuno Tiger Classic on Sept. 5-6 against Rice, Southeast Missouri State and Louisiana Tech. Hurricane Gustav had other plans. The Maravich Center was taken over days before the storm and still is being used as a special needs medical center. The Tigers instead made a late entry into the McNeese Invitational in Lake Charles, La., where they swept matches against in-state rivals Nicholls State and McNeese State. This is not the first time a hurricane has forced the LSU volleyball team to alter plans, as the Tigers were forced to play their first 17 matches on the road in 2005 in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. LSU was on the road 26 of 46 days during that stretch and traveled nearly 10,000 miles. TIGERS ARE 26-6 IN SEASON OPENERS LSU improved to 26-6 all-time in season openers with a 3-2 win over Texas A&M in the Bluejay Invitational in The Tigers have also won eight straight dating back to The last time the they have fallen in the season debut was in 2000, a 3-1 defeat to Santa Clara in the Colorado Powerbar Invitational in Boulder, Colo. TIGERS IN 08 TOURNEYS The Tigers played in three tournaments in 2008 before opening the SEC slate. The first was the Bluejay Invitational hosted by Creighton in Omaha, Neb. LSU went 2-1 on the weekend, winning five-setters over Texas A&M and Creighton and dropping a contest to then-no. 16 Minnesota. Elena Martinez and Brittnee Cooper were selected to the all-tournament team. The Tigers next took place in the McNeese Invitational, sweeping both matches against in-state rivals Nicholls State and McNeese State. No Tigers were eligible for the all-tournament team because of the late addition due to hurricane Gustav. Finally, LSU competed in the Ameritas Players Challenge hosted by Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. The Tigers went 1-1, first losing to No. 2 Nebraska but then rebounding to defeat St. John s. Elena Martinez and Kyna Washington were part of the all-tournament team for their efforts. TIGERS PICKED TO WIN WEST, LAND THREE ON PRESEASON ALL-SEC TEAM Thee Tigers were unanimously picked by the SEC Coaches to win the SEC West title for the fourth year in a row. All 10 coaches voted for LSU to sit atop the division, while the Tigers also received three votes to win the overall league title. Florida, who has won the SEC for 17 consecutive years, received all but one first-place vote in the East and had seven votes to the coaches prediction for overall league champion an 18th straight year. In addition to team predictions, LSU also had three student-athletes selcted as part of the preseason All-SEC team, more than any other school in the league. LAUREN DEGIROLAMO, ELENA MARTINEZ and KYNA WASHINGTON all received that honor. LSU SET TO DEFEND THREE STRAIGHT SEC WESTERN DIVISION TITLES LSU captured its third straight SEC Western Division title and second straight outright championship in The Tigers finished 15-5 in the conference, one game ahead of Ole Miss in the West and four games behind Florida overall. The Tigers claimed the outright SEC Western Division title in 2006 after sharing the championship with Arkansas in Since the SEC went to the divisional format in 1995, LSU had finished as high as second on three occasions, but never won before The last time LSU won an SEC title was when the Tigers won three straight overall championships from THE GOLD STANDARD In a promotion dubbed the Gold Game, the LSU volleyball team broke the single-match volleyball attendance record against South Carolina on Sept. 21 of last year. The Tiger faithful clad all in gold topped 2,300 as LSU shattered the previous record of an estimated 2,250 against Kentucky in With an attendance of 2,308, LSU marked its third 2,000-plus attendance in school history and the first since the 1992 record. Along with the 920 that attended the match against Florida the following Sunday, the 13th largest attendance in school history, and the two-day Mizuno Tiger Classic to start the year, the Tigers averaged 992 in attendance last year, the largest average attendance in Fran Flory s 10-year tenure. TIGERS RETURN FOUR ALL-SEC PERFORMERS LSU had four players named to the 2007 All-SEC teams, which was the second most of any school in the league (Florida led with six).elena MARTINEZ was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and was an All-SEC second-team selection. Junior KYNA WASHINGTON and sophomore LAUREN DEGIROLAMO were named to the All-SEC first team, while ANGELA BENSEND earned SEC All-Freshman team honors. It marks the second-straight year that the LSU placed two players on the All-SEC first team. LSU S RECORD WHEN... NUMBER OF GAMES 3-set matches set matches set matches 4-1 GAME-BY-GAME Winning game one 7-1 Losing game one 5-8 Leading Trailing Tied Leading Trailing Tied HITTING PERCENTAGE Hitting below Hitting Hitting Hitting above KILLS Outkilling opponent 9-2 Kills are even with opponent -- Being Outkilled by opponent 3-7 DIGS Outdigging opponent 7-3 Digs are even with opponent -- Being Outdug by opponent 4-7 BLOCKS Outblocking opponent 10-3 Blocks are even with opponent -- Being Outblocked by opponent 2-6 TIME OF DAY Day Games 8-3 Night Games 4-6 DAYS OF THE WEEK Tuesday -- Wednesday 0-1 Friday 5-4 Saturday 3-1 Sunday 4-3 MONTHS OF THE YEAR August 2-1 September 4-4 October 6-3 November 0-1 GAME SITES Home 4-2 Away 5-6 Neutral 3-1 TYPE OF GAME Conference 7-7 Non-Conference 5-2 RANKED OPPONENTS vs. Top vs. Top Receiving Votes 2-0 LSU WELCOMES THREE NEWCOMERS The Tigers roster will feature three new faces in 2008 in SAM DABBS, LAUREN WACLWACZYK AND

8 MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES TEAM Most Kills 68 Fewest Kills 33 Most Attempts 192 Fewest Attempts 85 Highest Attacking Pct..410 Lowest Attacking Pct..089 Most Assists 64 Fewest Assists 30 Most Aces 7 Fewest Aces 2 Most Digs 86 Fewest Digs 35 Most Blocks 17.5 Fewest Blocks 3.0 Most Points 90.5 Fewest Points 41.0 MICHELE WILLIAMS. Dabbs, a junior, is a setter who transferred from Louisville. As a sophomore, the San Antonio native guided the Cardinals to a 22-8 record last season. She led the team with assists per game, while leading the Cardinals to a.282 team hitting percentage. Waclawczyk, out of Floresville, Texas, led Poth HS to the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Class 2A Texas state championship and was named the MVP in District 29AA and the San Antonio Express News Super Team. Williams, who graduated high school early and trained with the team in the spring, was a standout outside hitter for Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas where she earned first-team all-state honors in 2006 and APPROACHING MILESTONES... The LSU volleyball program, head coach Fran Flory and several individual Tigers are very close to reaching new career milestones. A look at the needed numbers are below... The LSU VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM needs just 2 MORE WINS for 800 overall. ELENA MARTINEZ needs just 52 MORE DIGS to move up to fourth place all-time at LSU. KYNA WASHINGTON needs 99 MORE KILLS to move into fifth place all-time in LSU history. She also needs just 10 MORE SERVICE ACES to move into a tie for ninth place all-time in the Tiger record books. OPPONENT Most Kills 67 Fewest Kills 21 Most Attempts 183 Fewest Attempts 85 Highest Attacking Pct..387 Lowest Attacking Pct Most Assists 64 Fewest Assists 18 Most Aces 7 Fewest Aces 0 Most Digs 83 Fewest Digs 27 Most Blocks 14.0 Fewest Blocks 2.0 Most Points 80.0 Fewest Points 30.5

9 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS - MATCH - BY - MATCH DATE OPPONENT KILLS DIGS ASSISTS BLOCKS Aug. 29 Texas A&M Washington (20) Martinez (31) Dabbs (48) DeGirolamo,Schatow (8) Aug. 30 Creighton Washington (16) Washington (16) Dabbs (37) DeGirolamo,Schatow (5) Aug. 30 Minnesota Washington (13) Martinez (12) Dabbs (31) Cooper (3) Sept. 5 Nicholls State Washington (10) Martinez (14) Johnson (14) Cooper (4) Sept. 6 McNeese State Washington (12) Dabbs (14) Dabbs (40) DeGirolamo (3) Sept. 12 Nebraska Cooper (9) Martinez (10) Dabbs (21) Cooper (3) Sept. 13 St. John s Washington (14) Martinez (15) Dabbs (42) Washington (9) Sept. 19 South Carolina DeGirolamo (9) Dabbs (12) Dabbs (28) Schatow (3) Sept. 21 Florida Washington (12) Martinez (10) Johnson (32) Cooper (6) Sept. 26 Tennessee Washington, Cooper (15) Martinez (22) Dabbs (53) Schatow (3) Sept. 28 Kentucky Cooper, DeGirolamo (9) Martinez (16) Dabbs (24) Cooper (3) Oct. 3 Ole Miss Washington (13) Martinez (18) Dabbs (28) DeGirolamo (7) Oct. 5 Arkansas Schatow (13) Martinez (18) Dabbs (38) Schatow (5) Oct. 8 Georgia Cooper (9) Martinez (19) Dabbs (26) Cooper (6) Oct. 12 Auburn Washington (11) Johnson (11) Dabbs (18) Cooper (6) Oct. 17 Mississippi State Johnson (12) Martinez (20) Dabbs (24) Cooper, Washington (4) Oct. 19 Alabama Washington (16) Martinez (28) Dabbs (42) Cooper (8) Oct. 24 Florida Cooper (24) Martinez (23) Dabbs (43) Cooper (12) Oct. 26 South Carolina Cooper (18) Martinez (25) Dabbs (50) Cooper (9) Oct. 31 Kentucky Cooper, Williams (13) Martinez (21) Dabbs (41) Cooper (5) Nov. 2 Tennessee Cooper (10) Martinez (20) Dabbs (28) Williams (4)

10 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES ANGELA BENSEND kills, 10 digs vs. Saint Louis ( ) BRITTNEE COOPER kills, 12 blocks vs. Florida ( ) 21 kills, 13 blocks vs. Notre Dame ( ) 12 kills, 11 blocks vs. Ole Miss ( ) 13 kills, 10 blocks vs. Tennessee ( ) 12 kills, 11 blocks vs. Florida ( ) SAM DABBS assists, 10 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 28 assists, 12 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 40 assists, 14 digs vs. McNeese State (9-8-08) 10 kills, 48 assists, 14 digs vs. Texas A&M ( ) LAUREN DEGIROLAMO kills, 11 blocks vs. Tulane ( ) 20 kills, 11 blocks vs. Mississippi State ( ) 17 kills, 12 blocks vs. Rice (9-1-07) 15 kills, 11 blocks vs. Auburn ( ) 14 kills, 10 blocks vs. Kentucky ( ) 16 kills, 10 blocks vs. Tennessee ( ) BRITTNEY JOHNSON kills, 11 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 12 assists, 11 digs vs. Auburn ( ) 63 assists, 11 digs vs. Tulane ( ) 60 assists, 11 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 53 assists, 10 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) MARINA SKENDER kills, 14 digs vs. Tulane ( ) 16 kills, 17 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 15 kills, 16 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 20 kills, 11 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 15 kills, 22 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 14 kills, 25 digs vs. Notre Dame ( ) 11 kills, 15 digs vs. Ole Miss ( ) 12 kills, 13 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 16 kills, 23 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 20 kills, 25 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 10 kills, 12 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 16 kills, 15 digs vs. Ole Miss ( ) 10 kills, 19 digs vs. Iowa (9-8-07) 10 kills, 16 digs vs. Saint Louis ( ) 17 kills, 14 digs vs. Ole Miss ( ) 10 kills, 18 digs vs. Auburn ( ) 23 kills, 23 digs vs. Florida ( ) 20 kills, 14 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 12 kills, 16 digs vs. Georgia ( ) 15 kills, 12 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 17 kills, 16 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 16 kills, 10 digs vs. Florida ( ) 13 kills, 17 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 18 kills, 19 digs vs. Arkansas ( ) 12 kills, 16 digs vs. Georgia ( ) (Continued on next page) THE LAST TIME... TEAM LSU lost the first game in a win vs. South Carolina (W, 3-2) LSU lost the first 2 games in a win vs. Creighton (W, 3-2) LSU was down 2-1 in a win vs. Creighton (W, 3-2) LSU won the first game in a loss vs. Florida (L, 3-2) LSU won the first 2 games in a loss vs. Kentucky (L, 2-3) LSU was up 2-1 in a loss vs. Florida (L, 3-2) LSU beat a ranked opponent vs. No. 25 Tennessee (W, 3-0) LSU beat a top-10 opponent No. 8 Notre Dame (W, 3-2) DIGS LSU had 80+ digs 86 - vs. Texas A&M ( ) LSU had 90+ digs 107- vs. Alabama ( ) LSU had 100+ digs 107- vs. Alabama ( ) BLOCKS LSU had 20+ blocks vs. Tulane ( )) LSU was outblocked & won vs. Texas A&M (outblocked ) ACES LSU had 10+ aces 10 - vs. Mississippi State ( ) HITTING PERCENTAGE LSU hit over.400 as a team.410 vs. Arkansas ( ) LSU hit over.500 as a team.519 vs. Rice ( ) LSU hit.500+ as a team in a set.514 Set 1 vs. Arkansas ( ) LSU s opponent hit over.300 as a team.370 vs. Georgia ( ) LSU s opponent hit over.350 as a team.370 vs. Georgia ( ) LSU held an opponent under.100 hitting vs. Ole Miss ( ) LSU hit less than vs. Tennessee ( ) LSU hit less than vs. No. 10 Florida ( ) LSU hit less than.200 & won.165 vs. Mississippi State - W, 3-1 ( ) LSU hit less than.150 & won.104 vs. New Mexico State - W, 3-2 ( ) LSU outhit the opponent & lost vs. Tulane - L, 2-3 ( ) LSU was outhit & won vs. Illinois - W, 3-2 ( ) KILLS Five LSU players had 10+ kills vs. No. 13 Tennessee - Marina Skender (22), Kyna Washington (17), Lauren DeGirolamo (16), Vanessa Freeman (14), Melody Clark (14) Three LSU players had 15+ kills vs. Tulane - Lauren DeGiorlamo (21), Marina Skender (21), Kyna Washington (15) No LSU players had 10+ kills vs. Georgia An LSU player had 20 or more kills 24 - by Brittnee Cooper vs. Florida ( ) An LSU player had 25 or more kills 26 - by Kyna Washington vs. Tennessee ( ) An LSU player had 30 or more kills 30 - by Carmis Franks vs. South Carolina ( ) An LSU player had 20+ kills and 20+ digs 20 K/25 D - by Marina Skender vs. Alabama ( ) An LSU player had a triple-double 10 K/ 48 A / 14 D - by Sam Dabbs vs. Texas A&M ( ) An LSU player had 50 or more attempts 50 - by Kyna Washington vs. Creighton ( ) An LSU player had 60 or more attempts 61 - by Kyna Washington vs. Texas A&M ( ) An LSU player had 70 or more attempts 74 - by Marina Skender & vs. No. 7 Florida ( )

11 THE LAST TIME... (CONTD.) DIGS Five LSU players had 10+ digs vs. Tulane - Elena Martinez (23), Michelle Hensgens (16), Marina Skender (14), Kyna Washington (13), Brittney Johnson (11) Three LSU players had 15+ digs vs. Alabama - Elena Martinez (43), Marina Skender (17), Kyna Washington (16), Michelle Hensgens (16), Two LSU players had 20+ digs vs. South Carolina - Marina Skender (22), Kyna Washington (20) An LSU player recorded 20 or more digs 25 - by Elena Martinez vs. South Carolina ( ) An LSU player recorded 25 or more digs 25 - by Elena Martinez vs. South Carolina ( ) An LSU player recorded 30 or more digs 31 - by Elena Martinez vs. Texas A&M ( ) An LSU player recorded 40 or more digs 43 - by Elena Martinez vs. Alabama ( ) BLOCKS An LSU player had 7 or more blocks 9 - by Brittnee Cooper vs. South Carolina ( ); 8 - by Michele Williams vs. South Carolina ( ) An LSU player had 10 or more blocks 12 - by Brittnee Cooper vs. Florida ( ) An LSU player had 4+ solo blocks 4 - by Lauren DeGirolamo vs. Alabama ( ) ACES An LSU player had 3 or more aces 4 - by Kyna Washington vs. Mississippi State ( ) An LSU player had 5 or more aces 6 - by Michele Williams vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) An LSU player had 6+ aces 6 - by Michele Williams vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) An LSU player had 7+ aces 7 - by Marina Skender vs. Texas A&M (9-1-06) HITTING PERCENTAGE An LSU player had a.400 hitting percentage by Brittnee Cooper vs. Tennessee ( ) An LSU player had a.500 hitting percentage by Sam Dabbs vs. Florida ( ) An LSU player had a.600 hitting percentage by Brittney Johnson vs. Auburn ( ) An LSU player had a.650 hitting percentage by Lauren DeGirolamo vs. New Orleans ( ) ASSISTS An LSU player had 50 or more assists 50 - by Sam Dabbs vs. South Carolina ( ) An LSU player had 60 or more assists 63- by Brittney Johnson vs. Tulane ( ) An LSU player had 70 or more assists 74 - by Daniela Romero vs. No. 13 Tennessee ( ) An LSU player had 80+ assists 84 - by Lauren O Connor vs. Mississippi State ( ) Two LSU players had 20+ assists vs. Alabama - Brittney Johnson (39), Maggie Lonergan (22) CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLES SAM DABBS kills, 48 assists, 14 digs vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES MARINA SKENDER - 35 (Continued on previous page) 17 kills, 17 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 22 kills, 15 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 13 kills, 10 digs vs. Dayton (9-8-06) 20 kills, 10 digs vs. Texas A&M (9-1-06) 14 kills, 11 digs vs. Rice ( ) 12 kills, 21 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 10 kills, 12 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 10 kills, 11 digs vs. Mississippi State ( ) 10 kills, 13 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) KYNA WASHINGTON kills, 12 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 16 kills, 16 digs vs. Creighton ( ) 20 kills, 13 digs vs. Texas A&M ( ) 15 kills, 15 digs vs. New Mexico State ( ) 13 kills, 13 digs vs. Tulane ( ) 12 kills, 18 digs vs. Georgia ( ) 16 kills, 16 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 12 kills, 12 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 16 kills, 12 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 19 kills, 20 digs vs. South Carolina ( ) 10 kills, 11 digs vs. Florida ( ) 14 kills, 20 digs vs. Notre Dame ( ) 11 kills, 10 digs vs. Arkansas ( ) 19 kills, 16 digs vs. Ole Miss ( ) 18 kills, 12 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 26 kills, 13 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 21 kills, 17 digs vs. Alabama ( ) 18 kills, 19 digs vs. Auburn ( ) 20 kills, 17 digs vs. Arkansas ( ) 28 kills, 12 digs vs. Iowa (9-8-07) 19 kills, 19 digs vs. Iowa State (9-7-07) 18 kills, 10 digs vs. Illinois ( ) 20 kills, 14 digs vs. Florida ( ) 15 kills, 13 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 19 kills, 10 digs vs. Arkansas ( ) 19 kills, 17 digs vs. Penn State ( ) 11 kills, 11 digs vs. Nicholls State ( ) 16 kills, 11 digs vs. Rice ( ) 22 kills, 10 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 12 kills, 22 digs vs. Ole Miss ( ) 16 kills, 13 digs vs. Arkansas ( ) 17 kills, 11 digs vs. Notre Dame ( ) 10 kills, 17 digs vs. Arizona State ( )

12 CAREER 20+ KILL MATCHES BRITTNEE COOPER vs. Florida ( ) 21 vs. Notre Dame ( ) LAUREN DEGIROLAMO vs. Tulane ( ) 22 vs. Alabama ( ) 20 vs. Mississippi State ( ) 20 vs. Kentucky ( ) 23 vs. Notre Dame ( ) 26 vs. Tennessee ( ) MARINA SKENDER vs. Tulane ( ) 20 vs. Kentucky ( ) 20 vs. Alabama ( ) 23 vs. Florida ( ) 20 vs. South Carolina ( ) 20 vs. Tennessee ( ) 20 vs. Texas A&M (9-1-06) 22 vs. Ole Miss ( ) KYNA WASHINGTON vs. Texas A&M ( ) 26 vs. Tennessee ( ) 21 vs. Alabama ( ) 20 vs. Arkansas ( ) 24 vs. Ole Miss ( ) 28 vs. Iowa (9-8-07) 20 vs. Florida ( ) 20 vs. South Carolina ( ) 22 vs. Kentucky ( ) CAREER 20+ DIG MATCHES ELENA MARTINEZ vs. Tennessee ( ) 21 vs. Kentucky ( ) 28 vs. South Carolina ( ) 23 vs. Florida ( ) 28 vs. Alabama ( ) 20 vs. Mississippi State ( ) 22 vs. Tennessee ( ) 31 vs. Texas A&M ( ) 25 vs. New Mexico State ( ) 23 vs. Tulane ( ) 25 vs. Georgia ( ) 43 vs. Alabama ( ) 20 vs. Mississippi State ( ) 34 vs. Kentucky ( ) 29 vs. Notre Dame ( ) 30 vs. Ole Miss ( ) 21 vs. Kentucky ( ) 26 vs. Tennessee ( ) 23 vs. Mississippi State ( ) 29 vs. Alabama ( ) 21 vs. Florida ( ) 33 vs. Arkansas ( ) 20 vs. Ole Miss ( ) 34 vs. Iowa (9-8-07) 22 vs. Drake (9-8-07) 25 vs. Iowa State (9-7-07) 30 vs. Rice (9-1-07) 20 vs. Illinois ( ) 25 vs. Saint Louis ( ) MARINA SKENDER vs. South Carolina ( ) 25 vs. Notre Dame ( ) 23 vs. Tennessee ( ) 25 vs. Alabama ( ) 22 vs. Rice (9-1-07) 23 vs. Florida ( ) 21 vs. Kentucky ( ) KYNA WASHINGTON vs. South Carolina ( ) 20 vs. Notre Dame ( ) 22 vs. Ole Miss ( )

13 angelabensend Sophomore OH/RS 6-1 1L Plano, Texas 2008 SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.556 vs. Arkansas ( ) KILLS:11 vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.556 twice; last: vs. Ark. ( ) KILLS:16, twice, last: vs. NM State ( ) Frisco Centennial HS ATTEMPTS: 26, twice; last: vs. S.C ( ) ATTEMPTS: 40 vs. Iowa State (9-7-07) ASSISTS: 3 vs. South Carolina ( ) ASSISTS: 3 vs. South Carolina ( ) 5 DIGS: 9, 3 times; last: vs. Arkansas ( ) ACES: 2, twice, last:: vs. Florida ( ) BLOCKS: 4 vs. Ole Miss ( ) DIGS: 10 vs. St. Louis ( ) ACES: 3 vs. UL-Monroe ( ) BLOCKS: 6, twice, last: vs. Kentucky ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted 11 kills in the season-opener against Texas A&M with a.308 hitting percentage. She also posted nine digs in that match, two shy of her career high. Recorded dig No. 100 of her career against Florida and earned her 100th career block against Mississippi State. Has recorded nine digs three times this season. Played a match at right side after Lauren DeGirolamo s injury and had the most efficient match of her career, posting six kills on nine attempts for a.556 clip against Arkansas. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

14 brittneecooper Junior MB 6-3 2L Houston, Texas 2008 SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.571 twice; last: vs. Tenn ( ) KILLS: 24 vs. Florida ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.613 vs. Notre Dame ( ) KILLS: 24 vs. Florida ( ) Thurgood Marshall HS ATTEMPTS: 46 vs. Florida ( ) ATTEMPTS: 46 vs. Florida ( ) ASSISTS: 3 vs. Mississippi State ( ) ASSISTS: 3 vs. Mississippi State ( ) Honors: Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team DIGS: 2 3 times; last: vs. Alabama ( ) ACES: -- BLOCKS: 12 vs. Florida ( ) DIGS: 3 vs. Ole Miss ( ) ACES: -- BLOCKS: 13 vs. Notre Dame ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has been the most efficient hitter for the Tigers this season, posting a.336 hitting percentage, also good enough for fourth in the SEC. That comes on 225 kills (2nd on the team) on 467 attempts. She also has more blocks than anyone else on the team with 99, averaging 1.27 per set. Her blocks per set average first in the SEC and 25th in the NCAA. She recorded career kill No. 500 against Ole Miss. Despite a tight loss to the Gators, Cooper posted a career-high 24 kills on a.326 hitting clip. That was in addition to 12 total blocks - a season high for the junior and just one shy of her career high. It was her first double-double of the season and fifth of her career. Cooper's 24 kills against Florida marked the highest single-match total by any player in the SEC in a conference match so far this season. The 12 blocks were also the highest total of any player in a league contest. Her 10th block against Florida also signified career block No. 300 for Cooper. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

15 8 samdabbs Junior 2008 SEASON HIGHS S HITTING PCT.:.750 vs. Arkansas ( ) 6-0 TR KILLS: 10 vs. Texas A&M ( ) San Antonio, Texas ATTEMPTS: 19 vs. Texas A&M ( ) Louisville ASSISTS: 53 vs. Tennessee ( ) DIGS: 14 twice; last: vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) ACES: 2, 3 times; last: vs. S.C. ( ) BLOCKS: 6 vs. Florida ( ) CAREER HIGHS (LSU Only) HITTING PCT.:.750 vs. Arkansas ( ) KILLS: 10 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 19 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 53 vs. Tennessee ( ) DIGS: 14 twice; last: vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) ACES: 2, 3 times; last: vs. S.C. ( ) BLOCKS: 6 vs. Florida ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: In her first match at LSU recorded a triple-double with 48 assists, 10 kills and 14 digs. It was the first triple-double for any Tiger since Regan Hood on Oct. 31, She was two kills shy of posting another against McNeese State just four matches later and had another close call against St. John s. Her average of 8.94 assists per set is fifth in the SEC. She recorded a season-high and LSU career-high 53 assists in leading the Tigers to a win over Tennessee. With 12 digs, she also recorded her fourth double-double in that contest, more than any other player on the team in Against Arkansas, she paced the team to its highest hitting clip since 2000 of.410. She dished out 38 assists against the Razorbacks with a.507 set percentage and also posted six kills on eight attempts for a.750 hitting clip. OVERALL STATS (LSU Only) TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

16 laurendegirolamo Junior MB 6-1 2L Belleville, Ill SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.467 vs. South Carolina ( ) KILLS: 14 vs. Tennessee ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.750 vs. UNO ( ) KILLS: 23 vs. Notre Dame ( ) Belleville West HS ATTEMPTS: 31 vs. Creighton ( ) ATTEMPTS: 56 vs. Tennessee ( ) ASSISTS: 2, twice, last: vs. S. Carolina ( ) ASSISTS: 2, 7 times, last: vs. S.Carolina ( ) 4 DIGS: 6 twice; last time: vs. Creighton ( ) ACES: 2 vs. Nebraska ( ) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) DIGS: 7 vs. Alabama ( ) ACES: 2, 3 times, last: vs. Nebraska ( ) BLOCKS: 12 vs. Rice (9-1-07) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Tore her ACL and MCL in the second set of a win over Ole Miss and is out for the rest of the year. Posted impressive stats prior to the injury with 41 blocks and 0.98 blocks per set. Had a season-best eight blocks against Texas A&M in the first match of the year. Also added six in a win over St. John s and seven in two sets against Ole Miss before the injury. Third on the team at time of injury in kills with 93. Moved into eighth place all-time in LSU career history for blocks in the match against Ole Miss. Currently with 419, will need just 13 to move into seventh place all-time when she returns for her senior season. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

17 brittneyjohnson Sophomore S/RS 6-0 1L Baton Rouge, La. University HS 2008 SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.615 vs. Auburn ( ) KILLS: 12 vs. Mississippi State ( ) ATTEMPTS: 28 vs. South Carolina ( ) ASSISTS: 32 vs. Florida ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.: 615 vs. Auburn ( ) KILLS: 12 vs. Mississippi State ( ) ATTEMPTS: 28 vs. South Carolina ( ) ASSISTS: 63 vs. Tulane ( ) 2 DIGS: 11, 3 times; last: vs. Tennessee ( ) ACES: 1 vs. Florida ( ) BLOCKS: 6 vs. South Carolina ( ) DIGS: 11, 4 times; last: vs. Tennessee ( ) ACES: 2, 3 times, last: vs. Alabama ( ) BLOCKS: 6, 3 times; last: vs. S.C. ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: In just her second start this season, she put down a team-best 12 kills on 19 swings for a.579 hitting percentage against Mississippi State. In addition to 11 digs and seven assists, she was just three assists short of a triple-double, the second straight match she recorded a double-double and barely missed that milestone. That followed her performance against Auburn, where she fell just two kills shy in her quest for a triple-double. Splitting time at setter, Johnson dished out 12 assists and led the LSU offense to a team.284 clip. She herself notched a career-best.615 clip, posting eight kills with no errors on 13 attempts. She used her defense to post a double-double, collecting 11 digs to lead the team. Tied her career high in blocks of six against South Carolina. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

18 11 elenamartinez Senior DS/L 5-8 3L New Orleans, La SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: 2, 10 times, last: vs. Auburn ( ) Newman School ATTEMPTS: 4 vs. South Carolina ( ) ATTEMPTS: 7, twice, last: vs. Iowa (9-8-07) ASSISTS: 9 vs. Arkansas ( ) ASSISTS: 9, twice; last: vs. Arkansas ( ) 2008 Honors: DIGS: 31 vs. Texas A&M ( ) DIGS: 43 vs. Alabama ( ) Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/1, 10/6, 10/20) ACES: 2 vs. South Carolina ( ) BLOCKS: -- ACES: 3, 3 times, last:vs. Miss. St. ( ) BLOCKS: -- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has posted 365 digs this year, enough to move her into fifth place all-time at LSU with 1,263 for her career. With her 11th dig against St. John s, Martinez recorded her 1,000th career dig, one of only eight LSU players to accomplish that feat in program history. Her season high of 31 came against Texas A&M. She has posted 20-plus in seven more matches, including a match-high 28 at Alabama. Her 4.68 digs per set average also is second of all SEC defenders and ranks 45th in the NCAA. Was named the SEC s Defensive Player of the Week for week one after her performance in the Bluejay Invitational, which also earned the senior all-tournament honors. Martinez was also part of the Ameritas Players Challenge all-tournament team in Nebraska. Had a perfect tournament of service receptions against both No. 2 Nebraska and St. John's. She made no errors in 71 service receptions. She was a perfect 23-for-23 against the second-ranked Huskers and followed that up with a perfect 48-for-48 against St. John's. Martinez had a strand of 47 consecutive matches with double-figure digs end against Auburn. In weekend matches against Ole Miss and Arkansas Martinez amassed 36 digs in just six sets, an average of 6.00 per frame. Against the Razorbacks she was just one assist shy of a double-double as she dished out a career-best nine assists. She earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for that as well. Collected 48 digs an average of 5.33 per set in leading the Tigers to two key division wins over Mississippi State and Alabama. Received her third SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for that. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

19 haleyreuther Sophomore DS/L 5-8 1L New Orleans, La. Dominican HS 2008 SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- ATTEMPTS: 3 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) ASSISTS: 2, 4 times; last: vs. Florida ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC (9-1-07) ATTEMPTS: 6 vs. Texas A&M-CC (9-1-07) ASSISTS: 2, 5 times; last: vs. Florida ( ) 9 DIGS: 9, twice; last: vs. Nebraska ( ) ACES: 1 vs. Nebraska ( ) BLOCKS: -- DIGS: 9, twice; last: vs. Nebraska ( ) ACES: 2 vs. Texas ( ) BLOCKS: 3 vs. Texas A&M-CC (9-1-07) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted a career-high nine digs in a loss to No. 16 Minnesota and matched that against No. 2 Nebraska. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

20 19 taniaschatow Sophomore 2008 SEASON HIGHS MB/RS HITTING PCT.:.524 vs. Arkansas ( ) 6-4 1L KILLS: 13 vs. Arkansas ( ) Fraser, Mich. ATTEMPTS: 27 vs. Texas A&M ( ) Fraser HS ASSISTS: 1 5 times; last: vs. Miss. State ( ) DIGS: 15 vs. Ole Miss ( ) ACES: 1 6 times; last: vs. Georgia ( ) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.524 vs. Arkansas ( ) KILLS: 13 vs. Arkansas ( ) ATTEMPTS: 27 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 1 4 times; last: vs. Ole Miss ( ) DIGS: 15 vs. Ole Miss ( ) ACES: 1 6 times; last: vs. Georgia ( ) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Second on the team in blocks with 45. Had a career-best eight blocks in the season-opener against Texas A&M. Shattered her previous career-high for digs in a match of three against Ole Miss, collecting 15 against the Rebels in addition to her five blocks. Followed that up against Arkansas by leading the team with a career-high 13 kills on 21 attempts - a career-best.524 hitting percentage as well. Her 11th kill against the Razorbacks was the 100th of her career. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

21 laurenwaclawczyk Freshman L/DS 5-10 HS Floresville, Texas 2008 SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- Poth HS ATTEMPTS: 3 vs. Mississippi State ( ) ATTEMPTS: 1 9 times; last: vs. Auburn ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) 10 DIGS: 10 vs. Florida ( ) ACES: 2, twice;last: vs. Auburn ( ) BLOCKS: -- DIGS: 10 vs. Florida ( ) ACES: 2, twice;last: vs. Auburn ( ) BLOCKS: -- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded a career-high 10 digs in a three-set loss to Florida and nearly matched that with nine in a five-set loss to South Carolina. Has 86 total so far this year. Served two aces twice this season as well. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

22 kynawashington Senior 2008 SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS OH HITTING PCT.:.381 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) HITTING PCT.:.500 vs. Auburn ( ) L Houston, Texas Westfield HS KILLS: 20 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 61 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 4 vs. Texas A&M ( ) KILLS: 28 vs. Iowa (9-8-07) ATTEMPTS: 67 vs. S. Carolina ( ) ASSISTS: 4 vs. Texas A&M ( ) Honors: Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team DIGS: 16 vs, Creighton ( ) ACES: 4, twice; last: vs. Miss. State ( ) BLOCKS: 9 vs. St. John s ( ) DIGS: 22 vs. Ole Miss ( ) ACES: 5 vs. UL-Monroe ( ) BLOCKS: 9 vs. St. John s ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Leads the team in kills with 229 and kills per set with Recorded six kills against Georgia, which pushed her past the 1,300-kill mark for her career and helped her surpass Julie Stempel for ninth place all-time. She has moved up to sixth place all time. Had a seasonhigh 20 kills in the season-opener against Texas A&M. In a losing effort to No. 2 Nebraska, Washington's serving was a bright spot for the Tigers. LSU had seven aces against the Huskers, four of them coming from the senior outside hitter. In all, Washington recorded 21 kills, five aces and 13 digs in leading the Tigers to a 1-1 record in the Ameritas Players Challenge. She was named to the all-tournament team for those numbers. She has led the Tigers in kills in 11 of 21 matches so far in With 26 service aces in 78 sets, her 0.33 average per set ranks ninth in the SEC for this year. She is tied with Luciana Reis for 10th place all-time in LSU history. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS

23 michelewilliams Freshman OH/MB 6-2 HS Magnolia, Texas 2008 SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.462 vs. Alabama ( ) KILLS: 15 vs. Alabama ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.462 vs. Alabama ( ) KILLS: 15 vs. Alabama ( ) Magnolia HS ATTEMPTS: 33, twice; last: vs. S.C. ( ) ATTEMPTS: 33, twice; last: vs. S.C. ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Mississippi State ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Mississippi State ( ) 23 DIGS: 6 vs. Florida ( ) ACES: 6 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) BLOCKS: 8 vs. South Carolina ( ) DIGS: 6 vs. Florida ( ) ACES: 6 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) BLOCKS: 8 vs. South Carolina ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Moved from outside hitter to middle blocker following Lauren DeGirolamo's season-ending injury. The freshman went off offensively against Alabama, shattering her previous career-best of nine kills with 15 on a career-high.462 clip. That was in addition to two service aces, two blocks and a dig. Has 17 service aces with six of those coming in a single match against Nicholls State.That s second on the team and her 0.40 service aces per set average is fourth in the SEC. Added three in helping to lead the Tigers to a win over Auburn in addition to five kills and a.385 clip. Just two blocks shy of a double-double against South Carolina, amassing 12 kills and a career-best eight blocks in the five-set victory for the Tigers. OVERALL STATS TOTALS SEC STATS TOTALS