LSU VOLLEYBALL (4-1) NATIONAL RANKING: RV - 26th. New Mexico (7-0) NATIONAL RANKING: Not Ranked

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1 LSU VOLLEYBALL IN THE AMERITAS PLAYERS CHALLENGE Sept Devaney Center/Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Neb. LSU TIGERS LSU (4-1, 0-0 SEC) IN THE AMERITAS PLAYERS CHALLENGE Live Stats: LSUsports.net OPPONENT QUICK FACTS #2 Nebraska LSU (6-0) (4-1) NATIONAL RANKING: #2 NATIONAL RANKING: RV - 26th LOCATION: Lincoln, Neb. LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. NICKNAME: Cornhuskers NICKNAME: Tigers COLORS: Scarlet & Cream COLORS: Purple & Gold CONFERENCE: Big 12 CONFERENCE: Southeastern HEAD COACH: John Cook HEAD COACH: Fran Flory SID CONTACT: Shamus McKnight SID CONTACT: Caroline Domecq St. John s New Mexico (5-3) (7-0) SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST 29 Texas A&M ^ W, Creighton ^ W, #16 Minnesota ^ L, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 5 Nicholls State $ W, McNeese State $ W, Nebraska % 7 p.m. 13 New Mexico or St. John s % 12:30 p.m. 19 at South Carolina * 6 p.m. 21 at Florida * Noon 26 Tennessee * 7 p.m. 28 Kentucky * 1:30 p.m. OCTOBER 3 Ole Miss * 7 p.m. 5 Arkansas * 1:30 p.m. 8 at Georgia * 6 p.m. 12 at Auburn * 1:30 p.m. 17 at Mississippi State * 7 p.m. 19 at Alabama * 1:30 p.m. 24 Florida * 7 p.m. 26 South Carolina * 1:30 p.m. 31 at Kentucky * 6 p.m. NOVEMBER (6-1) 2 at Tennessee * 12:30 p.m. 7 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: RV - 32nd LOCATION: Queens, N.Y. NICKNAME: Red Storm COLORS: Red, White & Black CONFERENCE: Big East HEAD COACH: Joanne Persico-Smith SID CONTACT: Joe Guster NATIONAL RANKING: Not Ranked LOCATION: Albuquerque, N.M. NICKNAME: Lobos COLORS: Cherry & Silver CONFERENCE: Mountain West HEAD COACH: Jeff Nelson SID CONTACT: Judy Willson ^ 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 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 ASSOCIATE SID: Bill Franques ASSOCIATE SID/VB CONTACT: Caroline Domecq 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: DOMECQ OFFICE: DOMECQ CELL: DOMECQ Follow LSU Volleyball on: TRAVEL PLANS The Tigers will depart from the LSU Soccer Complex in Baton Rouge on Thursday at 10 a.m. and fly to Omaha via Memphis. They will stay at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508; The Tigers will return on Sunday, flying out of Omaha at 6:40 a.m. and arriving in Baton Rouge at 10:55 a.m. SPORTS INFORMATION LSU Associate SID Caroline Domecq handles the sports information duties for the LSU volleyball team. She can be reached in her office at , via at or by cell phone 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 Caroline Domecq. 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, Melissa Foley. 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 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 (.597) record... Overall record in her 17th year as a head coach is (.553)... 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 25-8 LSU 4-1 Total 17th year at WU One year at SLU One year at UK Five years at LSU 11th year

3 QUICK HITS LSU will face off against No. 2 Nebraska and either St. John s or New Mexico this weekend in the Ameritas Players Challenge. One of the largest regular-season crowds in NCAA history is expected at LSU s match with Nebraska. (page 4). LSU early season schedule has had to be adjusted due to effects of hurricane Gustav. Instead of playing host to the Tiger Classic, the Tigers played in the McNeese Invitational in Lake Charles, La. This is not the first time a hurricane has effected LSU volleyball, however. (page 5). Elena Martinez, Kyna Washington and Lauren DeGirolamo all moved up in the LSU record books and have chances to move up even higher with this weekend s performances. (page 5). LSU has played in two five-set matches already in, winning both, and a total of 14 in the last two seasons. (page 6). LSU head coach Fran Flory is nearing a mileston for career victories. The LSU volleyball program is as well. (page 5). SEC STANDINGS WESTERN DIVISION TEAM OVERALL SEC LSU Alabama Auburn Mississippi State Ole Miss Arkansas EASTERN DIVISION TEAM OVERALL SEC Florida South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Tennessee NOTEWORTHY... Opponent Notes (page 4). Match-by-Match Leaders (page 7). CBS College Sports/AVCA Coaches Poll (page 4). The Last Time... (page 8-9). LSU in the Maravich Center (page 6). Player Profiles (page 11-32) TIGER VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Brittney Johnson S/RS 6-0 Fr./1L Baton Rouge, La./University HS 4 Lauren DeGirolamo MB 6-1 So./2L Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 5 Angela Bensend OH 6-1 Fr./1L Plano, Texas/Frisco Centennial HS 7 Kyna Washington OH 5-11 Jr./3L Houston, Texas/Westfield HS 8 Sam Dabbs S 6-0 Jr./TR San Antonio, Texas/Louisville 9 Haley Reuther DS/L 5-8 Fr./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 Jr./3L New Orleans, La/Newman School 12 Marina Skender OH/RS 5-11 Jr./3L Zagreb, Croatia/First Economic School 19 Tania Schatow MB/RS 6-4 Fr./1L Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS 23 Michele Williams OH 6-2 Fr./HS Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia HS 25 Brittnee Cooper MB 6-3 So./2L Houston, Texas/Thurgood Marshall HS HEAD COACH: Fran Flory, 11th Season (Texas, 1984) ASSISTANT COACH: Steve Loeswick, First Season (Southern California, 1996) ASSISTANT COACH: Jill Lytle Wilson, First 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

4 CBS-COLLEGE SPORTS/AVCA COACHES POLL NO. SCHOOL PTS. 07 REC. 1. Penn State (60) Nebraska Texas California UCLA USC Stanford Florida Washington Hawaii Minnesota Oregon Middle Tennessee Wisconsin Purdue Cal Poly Illinois Wichita State Kansas State San Diego Colorado State Long Beach State BYU Pepperdine Michigan OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: LSU 141; St. Louis 134; Iowa State 43; Utah 34; Miami (OH) 25; New Mexico State 25; St. John s 24; Santa Clara 22; Western Kentucky 12; Clemson 9; Georgia Tech 3; Arizona 3 LSU IN THE POLLS DATE AVCA RANKING Preseason No. 21 Sept. 1 No. 24 Sept. 8 NR Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Final NEBRASKA After opening the season with a No. 7 national ranking, Nebraska has compiled a perfect 6-0 record and moved all the way upto No. 2 in the polls. Wins for the Huskers include over then-no. 2 Stanford and then-no. 4 USC. All six of their wins have been sweeps except for a 3-1 decision over USC. With last weekend s tournament title, Nebraska has won the last five tournaments they have participated in dating back to the 2002 season. OPPONENT COMPARISONS K/S PCT. A/S SA/S D/S B/S Nebraska LSU LSU-NEBRASKA SERIES RECORD: Nebraska leads, 6-0 ST. JOHN S The Red Storm are 5-3 after sweeping a Tuesday contest with Fordham. One of those five wins came over SEC foe Kentucky in a tournament at Maryland. Though not in the Top 25, St. John s is the No. 32 team receiveing votes in the polls. They are led on offense by Chen Chen s 3.00 kills per game and.328 hitting clip. Senior Casie Brooks is the reigning Big East Player of the Week for her role in helping the Red Storm to a 4-1 performance last week. OPPONENT COMPARISONS K/S PCT. A/S SA/S D/S B/S St. Johns LSU LSU-ST. JOHN S SERIES RECORD: LSU leads, 1-0 NEW MEXICO OPPONENT NOTES The Lobos won the George Mason Patriot Invitational with wins over Rutgers (3-0), La Salle (3-0), St. Francis (Pa.) (3-0) and George Mason (3-0). UNM has not dropped a set this season at 21-0, a school record. Senior Jeanne Fairchild was named tournament MVP, while teammates Rose Morris and Jade Michaelsen were named to the all-tournament team. Fairchild leads the Lobos with 4.65 kills per set, while Jade Michaelsen leads the setters with assists per set. OPPONENT COMPARISONS K/S PCT. A/S SA/S D/S B/S New Mexico LSU LSU-NEW MEXICO SERIES RECORD: New Mexico leads, 7-3 ABOUT THE AMERITAS PLAYERS CHALLENGE Action begins at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday as New Mexico takes on St. John s at 3:30 p.m., before the Huskers take the court against LSU at 6 p.m. (or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first match). One of the largest regular-season crowds in NCAA volleyball history is expected, as more than 12,750 advance tickets had been sold for Friday s matches as of Tuesday afternoon. The scene shifts back to the Nebraska Coliseum on Saturday afternoon with LSU s match against either St. John s or New Mexico at 12:30 and Nebraska s against the other at 3 p.m. Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor, Lindsay Peterson and Dani Busboom on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on the Internet at Huskers.com. In addition, both of the Huskers matches will be video-streamed live on HuskersNside. LAST TIME OUT The Tigers last two matches were against in-state foes Nicholls State and McNeese State as part of the McNeese Invitational. LSU was supposed to play host to the Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, but made a lastminute entry into this tournament after the effects of Hurricane Gustav forced the Tigers to cancel their tournament. LSU swept both matches, posting a season-best.311 hitting percentage in the last match against the Cowgirls.

5 LSU VS. AMERITAS PLAYERS CHALLENGE OPPONENTS LSU s first opponent in the Ameritas Players Challenge will be the host and No. 2-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Nebraska owns a 6-0 advantage over the Tigers, including a 3-0 sweep in the last meeting on Sept. 6, 2003 in the Sugar Bowl Classic in New Orleans. After Nebraska, the Tigers will then either play St. John s or New Mexico. LSU won its only previous meeting with St. John s, 3-0, in 2006 as part of the SEC/Big East Challenge in Orlando, Fla. New Mexico has won seven of 10 decisions over LSU, including a 3-1 victory in the last meeting back in 1996 in the Airport Marina Challenge in Los Angeles. The last Tiger victory over the Lobos came in 1992, when the Tigers defeated then-no. 9 New Mexico in the Volleyball Monthly Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. 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 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. LSU IN THE CBS COLLEGE SPORTS/AVCA POLL Despite winning both of their matches last weekend, 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, which is currently ranked 11th. TRIPLE-THREAT SETTER 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. Dabbs has been one of the top setters in the league through the early season, as her average of 9.41 assists per set ranks fourth in the SEC. DEGIROLAMO, WASHINGTON UP IN RECORD BOOK With her season-best eight-block effort against Texas A&M, LAUREN DEGIROLAMO moved into ninth place all-time in LSU history for career blocks. Currently with 398, the junior middle blocker needs just 15 to move into a tie for eighth and 16 to overtake eighth place. Senior outside hitter KYNA WASHINGTON moved into 10th place all-time in career kills in LSU history and needs just 87 more for 1,300 in her career, which would also tie her with Julie Stempel for ninth place all-time. MARTINEZ CONTINUES DIGGING INTO RECORDS With her 20th dig against Georgia on Nov. 16 of last year, ELENA MARTINEZ broke the 21-year-old SEC single-season 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 Mikulik in After five matches into, she already has recorded 81 which gives her 979 for her career and has moved her into 10th place in the LSU record books. She needs just 21 more digs to earn 1,000 for her career and 17 more to move up to ninth place all-time in LSU history. 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. It was the first SEC honor for the Tigers this season and the third weekly honor of Martinez s career, who also was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year in FRESHMAN ACE Freshman outside hitter MICHELE WILLIAMS has a team-best eight service aces through five matches of the year, with six of those coming in a single match against Nicholls State. With eight aces in just 28 total serve attempts, the freshman also owns an.821 serve percentage early in the season. SCHATOW SETS NEW HIGHS LSU Coach Fran Flory has said going into the campaign that sophomore TANIA SCHATOW has shown more improvement from one season to a 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 18 and had a career-best eight blocks in the season-opener against Texas A&M. She also has posted a career-best eight kills twice this season.

6 LSU IN THE PMAC OVERALL RECORD: (.711) 2007 RECORD: 12-2 (.929) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 37 matches (Oct. 2, Nov. 20, 1987) CURRENT WINNING STREAK: None 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 790 victories) 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 coming in 3-2 decisions. Last year, LSU played an astounding 12 five-game matches in 31 outings, meaning the Tigers have played 14 five-set matches out of their last 36. 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. 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. LSU VS. RANKED TEAMS LSU dropped its first match against a ranked opponent this year, falling 3-0 to No. 16 Minnesota. The Tigers did defeat Texas A&M, however, which was not in the Top 25 but was the 34th team receiving votes. They are set to play No. 2 Nebraska in the Ameritas Players Challenge this weekend. This marks the highest ranked team LSU has faced since losing to No. 2 Penn State in five sets in the 2006 Tiger Invitational. 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. TIGERS PICKED TO WIN WEST, LAND THREE ON PRESEASON ALL-SEC TEAM The 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 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 WELCOME THREE NEWCOMERS The Tigers roster will feature three new faces in in SAM DABBS, LAUREN WACLWACZYK AND 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 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.

7 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 10 MORE WINS for 800 overall. LSU head coach FRAN FLORY needs just 6 MORE WINS for 300 career victories. ANGELA BENSEND needs just 10 MORE DIGS AND 10 MORE BLOCKS to own 100 of each for her career. BRITTNEE COOPER needs 57 KILLS to record 500 for her career. LAUREN DEGIROLAMO needs 16 BLOCKS to move into eight place all-time in career blocks in LSU history. ELENA MARTINEZ needs just 21 MORE DIGS to earn 1,000 for her career and 17 more to move up to ninth place all-time at LSU. KYNA WASHINGTON needs 87 more kills for 1,300 in her career, which would also tie her with Julie Stempel for ninth place all-time in LSU history. 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) LSU S RECORD WHEN... NUMBER OF GAMES 3-game matches game matches -- 5-game matches 2-0 GAME-BY-GAME Winning game one 2-0 Losing game one 2-1 Leading Trailing Tied Leading Trailing Tied HITTING PERCENTAGE Hitting below Hitting Hitting Hitting above KILLS Outkilling opponent 4-0 Kills are even with opponent -- Being Outkilled by opponent 0-1 DIGS Outdigging opponent 3-0 Digs are even with opponent -- Being Outdug by opponent 1-1 BLOCKS Outblocking opponent 3-0 Blocks are even with opponent Being Outblocked by opponent 1-1 TIME OF DAY Day Games 3-0 Night Games 1-1 DAYS OF THE WEEK Tuesday -- Wednesday -- Friday 2-0 Saturday 2-1 Sunday -- MONTHS OF THE YEAR August 2-1 September 2-0 October -- November -- GAME SITES Home -- Away 2-0 Neutral 2-1 TYPE OF GAME Conference -- Non-Conference 4-1 RANKED OPPONENTS vs. Top vs. Top Receiving Votes 1-0

8 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES ANGELA BENSEND kills, 10 digs vs. Saint Louis ( ) BRITTNEE COOPER 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, 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 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 ( ) 22 kills, 15 digs vs. Tennessee ( ) 13 kills, 10 digs vs. Dayton (9-8-06) 17 kills, 17 digs vs. Kentucky ( ) 20 kills, 10 digs vs. Texas A&M (9-1-06) (Continued on next page) THE LAST TIME... TEAM LSU lost the first game in a win vs. Creighton (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. South Carolina (L, 2-3) LSU won the first 2 games in a loss vs. Kentucky (L, 2-3) LSU was up 2-1 in a loss vs. Kentucky (L, 2-3) 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.417 vs. Central Florida (9-3-00) LSU hit over.500 as a team.519 vs. Rice ( ) LSU hit.500+ as a team in a game.500 Game 2 vs. Ole Miss ( ) LSU s opponent hit over.300 as a team.357 vs. No. 16 Minnesota ( ) LSU s opponent hit over.350 as a team.383 vs. No. 3 Texas ( ) LSU held an opponent under.100 hitting.045 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) LSU hit less than vs. Creighton ( ) LSU hit less than vs. No. 10 Florida ( ) LSU hit less than.200 & won.190 vs. Creighton - W, 3-2 ( ) 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. No. 4 Florida An LSU player had 20 or more kills 20 - by Kyna Washington vs. Texas A&M ( ) 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 24 K/18 D/10 B - by Regan Hood vs. Mississippi State ( ) 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 ( )

9 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 31 - by Elena Martinez vs. Texas A&M ( ) An LSU player recorded 25 or more digs 31 - by Elena Martinez vs. Texas A&M ( ) 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 8 - by Lauren DeGirolamo and Tania Schatow vs. Texas A&M ( ) An LSU player had 10 or more blocks 11 - by Lauren DeGirolamo vs. Tulane ( ) An LSU player had 4+ solo blocks 4 - by Lauren DeGirolamo vs. Alabama ( ) ACES An LSU player had 3 or more aces 6 - by Michele Williams vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) 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. McNeese State (9-6-08) An LSU player had a.500 hitting percentage by Brittnee Cooper vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) An LSU player had a.600 hitting percentage by Brittnee Cooper vs. Notre Dame ( ) An LSU player had a.700 hitting percentage by Lauren DeGirolamo vs. New Orleans ( ) ASSISTS An LSU player had 50 or more assists 63- by Brittney Johnson vs. Tulane ( ) 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 DOUBLE-DOUBLES MARINA SKENDER - 35 (Continued on previous page 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, 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 ( ) CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLES SAM DABBS kills, 48 assists, 14 digs vs. Texas A&M ( )

10 CAREER 20+ KILL MATCHES BRITTNEE COOPER 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. 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 ( )

11 angelabensend Sophomore OH 6-1 1L Plano, Texas SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.308 vs. Texas A&M ( ) KILLS: 11 vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.556 vs. Georgia ( ) KILLS: 16, twice, last: vs. NM State ( ) Frisco Centennial HS ATTEMPTS: 26 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 40 vs. Iowa State (9-7-07) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) 5 DIGS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ACES: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) BLOCKS: 3 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) 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, both season-highs. She also posted a season-best eight digs in that match, two shy of her career high. Her total of 28 kills for the year ranks in a tie for fourth on the team. Needs just 10 more digs and blocks to own 100 of each category for her career. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / TOTAL 20/

12 brittneecooper Sophomore MB 6-3 1L Houston, Texas SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.556 vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) KILLS: 13 vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.613 vs. Notre Dame ( ) KILLS: 21 vs. Notre Dame ( ) Thurgood Marshall HS ATTEMPTS: 26 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 35 vs. Alabama ( ) ASSISTS: -- ASSISTS: 2 twice; last vs. Miss. St. ( ) 25 Honors: Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team DIGS: 2 twice; last: vs. Creighton ( ) ACES: -- BLOCKS: 4 three times; last: vs. Nich. St (9-5-08) DIGS: 3 vs. Ole Miss ( ) ACES: -- BLOCKS: 13 vs. Notre Dame ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has been the most efficient hitter for the Tigers through the first five matches, posting a team-high.356 hitting percentage, also good enough for fifth in the SEC. That comes on 45 kills (2nd on the team) on 87 attempts. She also is third on the team in blocks with 15, averaging OVERALL STATS TOTALS / / TOTAL 31/

13 8 samdabbs Junior SEASON HIGHS S HITTING PCT.:.455 vs. Creighton ( ) 6-0 TR KILLS: 10 vs. Texas A&M ( ) San Antonio, Texas ATTEMPTS: 19 vs. Texas A&M ( ) Louisville ASSISTS: 48 vs. Texas A&M ( ) DIGS: 14 twice; last: vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) ACES: 1 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) BLOCKS: 1 vs. Minnesota ( ) CAREER HIGHS (LSU Only) HITTING PCT.:.455 vs. Creighton ( ) KILLS: 10 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 19 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 48 vs. Texas A&M ( ) DIGS: 14 twice; last: vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) ACES: 1 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) BLOCKS: 1 vs. Minnesota ( ) 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. Her average of 9.41 assists per game is fourth in the SEC. OVERALL STATS (LSU Only) TOTALS TOTAL

14 laurendegirolamo Junior MB 6-1 2L Belleville, Ill. SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.364 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) KILLS: 13 vs. Creighton ( ) 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 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) ASSISTS: 2, 6 times, last: vs. Nich. State (9-5-08) 4 DIGS: 6 twice; last time: vs. Creighton ( ) ACES: 1 vs. Creighton ( ) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) DIGS: 7 vs. Alabama ( ) ACES: 2, twice, last: vs. Alabama ( ) BLOCKS: 12 vs. Rice (9-1-07) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Leads the team in blocks with 20 and blocks per set with Had a season-best eight blocks against Texas A&M in the first match of the year. Third on the team in kills with 35. Moved into ninth place all-time in LSU career history for blocks in the match against Texas A&M. Currently with 398, needs just 15 to move into a tie for eighth and 16 to overtake eighth place. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / / TOTAL 40/

15 brittneyjohnson Sophomore S/RS 6-0 1L Baton Rouge, La. University HS SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: 1 vs. Nicholls State (9-6-08) ATTEMPTS: 6 vs. Nicholls State (9-6-08) ASSISTS: 14 vs. Nicholls State (9-6-08) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.500 vs. Alabama ( ) KILLS: 8 vs. Alabama ( ) ATTEMPTS: 18 vs. Tulane ( ) ASSISTS: 63 vs. Tulane ( ) 2 DIGS: 1 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-6-08) ACES: -- BLOCKS: -- DIGS: 11 vs. Alabama ( ) ACES: 2, 3 times, last: vs. Alabama ( ) BLOCKS: 6, twice, last: vs. Georgia ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has tallied 22 assists so far in, her high of 14 coming against Nicholls State. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / TOTAL 15/

16 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: 3 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 7, twice, last: vs. Iowa (9-8-07) ASSISTS: 6 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) ASSISTS: 9 vs. Alabama ( ) 11 Honors: Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/1) DIGS: 31 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ACES: 1 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) BLOCKS: -- DIGS: 43 vs. Alabama ( ) ACES: 3, 3 times, last:vs. Miss. St. ( ) BLOCKS: -- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has posted 81 kills this year, enough to move her into 10th place all-time at LSU with 979 for her career. Needs just 21 more digs to earn 1,000 for her career and 17 more to move up to ninth place all-time at LSU. Her season high of 31 came against Texas A&M -- the most in the SEC in a single match so far in. Her 4.26 digs per set average also tops all SEC defenders. 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. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / TOTAL

17 haleyreuther Sophomore DS/L 5-8 1L New Orleans, La. Dominican HS SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- ATTEMPTS: 3 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) ASSISTS: 2 twice; last: vs. Creighton ( ) 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 twice; last: vs. Creighton ( ) 9 DIGS: 9 vs. Minnesota ( ) ACES: -- BLOCKS: -- DIGS: 9 vs. Minnesota ( ) 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. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / TOTAL 8/

18 19 taniaschatow Sophomore SEASON HIGHS MB/RS HITTING PCT.:.467 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) 6-4 1L KILLS: 8 twice; last: vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) Fraser, Mich. ATTEMPTS: 27 vs. Texas A&M ( ) Fraser HS ASSISTS: 1 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) DIGS: 3 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) ACES: 1 3 times; last: vs. McNeese St. (9-6-08) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.467 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) KILLS: 8 twice; last: vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) ATTEMPTS: 27 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 1 3 times; last: vs. Nich. St. (9-5-08) DIGS: 3 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) ACES: 1 3 times; last: vs. McNeese St. (9-6-08) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Texas A&M ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Second on the team in blocks with 18. Had a career-best eight blocks in the season-opener against Texas A&M. Also posted a career-best eight kills twice this season. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / TOTAL 3/

19 laurenwaclawczyk Freshman L/DS 5-10 HS Floresville, Texas SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.: -- KILLS: -- Poth HS ATTEMPTS: 1 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) ATTEMPTS: 1 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 2 vs. Texas A&M ( ) 10 DIGS: 5 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) ACES: 1 vs. Minnesota ( ) BLOCKS: -- DIGS: 5 twice; last: vs. Minnesota ( ) ACES: 1 vs. Minnesota ( ) BLOCKS: -- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has recorded a career-high five digs twice this season, the last time against No. 16 Minnesota. OVERALL STATS TOTALS TOTAL

20 kynawashington Senior OH L Houston, Texas Westfield HS SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.381 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) KILLS: 20 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ATTEMPTS: 61 vs. Texas A&M ( ) ASSISTS: 4 vs. Texas A&M ( ) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.500 vs. Auburn ( ) KILLS: 28 vs. Iowa (9-8-07) ATTEMPTS: 67 vs. S. Carolina ( ) ASSISTS: 4 vs. Texas A&M ( ) 7 DIGS: 16 vs, Creighton ( ) ACES: 2 twice; last: vs. Creighton ( ) BLOCKS: 2 vs. McNeese State (9-6-08) DIGS: 22 vs. Ole Miss ( ) ACES: 5 vs. UL-Monroe ( ) BLOCKS: 8 vs. Mississippi State ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Leads the team in kills with 71 and kills per set with Moved into 10th place all time in career kills in LSU history. Needs 87 more for 1,300 in her career, which would also tie her with Julie Stempel for ninth place all-time. Had a season-high 20 kills in the seasonopener against Texas A&M. Her kills per set average this year ranks third in the SEC. OVERALL STATS TOTALS / / / TOTAL 56/

21 michelewilliams Freshman OH 6-2 HS Magnolia, Texas SEASON HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.250 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) KILLS: 5 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) CAREER HIGHS HITTING PCT.:.250 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) KILLS: 5 twice; last: vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) Magnolia HS ATTEMPTS: 13 vs. Creighton ( ) ATTEMPTS: 13 vs. Creighton ( ) ASSISTS: 1 vs. Creighton ( ) ASSISTS: 1 vs. Creighton ( ) 23 DIGS: 5 vs. Creighton ( ) ACES: 6 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) BLOCKS: 2 vs. Creighton ( ) DIGS: 5 vs. Creighton ( ) ACES: 6 vs. Nicholls State (9-5-08) BLOCKS: 2 vs. Creighton ( ) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has a team-best eight service aces with six of those coming in a single match against Nicholls State. With eight aces in just 28 total serve attempts, the freshman also owns an.821 serve percentage early in the season. OVERALL STATS TOTALS TOTAL