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1 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS HER 103 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE: (213) FAX: (213) SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE TIM TESSALONE, DIRECTOR 2001 USC SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-4 Overall, 3-2 NCAA, 3-2 MPSF) FOR RELEASE: Feb. 6, 2001 USC MEN S VOLLEYBALL HOPES TO REBOUND AT UCLA, THEN VERSUS UC SANTA BARBARA Date Opponent Time/Res. Jan. 5 =UC Davis W 3-0 Jan. 5 =UC Irvine W 3-1 Jan. 6 =UCLA L 0-3 Jan. 6 =Long Beach State L 2-3 Jan. 17 *Cal State Northridge W 3-0 Jan. 19 *UC San Diego W 3-0 Jan. 23 *UC Irvine W 3-1 Jan. 26 *at UC Irvine L 2-3 Jan. 31 *BYU L 0-3 Feb. 7 *at UCLA 7 p.m. Feb. 10 *UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m. Feb. 16 *at Cal State Northridge 7 p.m. Feb. 23 *at Stanford 7 p.m. Feb. 24 *at Pacific 7 p.m. Feb. 28 *BYU 7 p.m. March 3 *Long Beach State 7 p.m. March 7 *UCLA 7 p.m. March 9 Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m. March 16 *at Hawaii 7 p.m. March 20 *at Pepperdine 7 p.m. March 27 Harvard 7 p.m. March 31 at Cal Baptist 7 p.m. April 3 *Pepperdine 7 p.m. April 7 La Verne 7 p.m. April 11 *at UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m. April 21 MPSF Championships (at TBA) TBA April 26 MPSF Championships (at TBA) TBA April 28 MPSF Championships (at TBA) TBA May 3 NCAA Champs. (at Long Beach) TBA May 5 NCAA Champs. (at Long Beach) TBA =UCSB Invitational at Santa Barbara, Calif.--USC fourth *Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match Home matches (in bold) played in North Gym USC QUICK FACTS Location... Los Angeles, Calif., Enrollment... 28,800 Colors... Cardinal and Gold Nickname... Trojans Home Court (Capacity)... North Gym (1,000) Conference... MPSF (Pacific Division) Head Coach... Pat Powers USC/Career Record , fifth year Assistant Coaches... Turhan Douglas, Laura Ames VB Office Phone... (213) Press Row Phone... (213) Men s Volleyball SID... Tim Tessalone Sports Info. Office Phone... (213) Sports Info. Office Fax... (213) USC Official Web Site... THE FACTS The No. 8-ranked USC men's volleyball team (5-4 overall, 3-2 NCAA, 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Pacific Division) will try to snap its 2-match losing skid when it travels to No. 2 UCLA (5-3, 1-1) for a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match this Wednesday (Feb. 7) at 7 p.m. The Trojans then host No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (4-2, 2-2) on Saturday (Feb. 10) at 7 p.m. in the North Gym. RANKINGS USC is ranked eighth in this week's USA Today/AVCA coaches poll and by Volleyball. UCLA is second and fourth, respectively. UC Santa Barbara is sixth and seventh, respectively. OPPONENTS USC trails in its series with UCLA, But Troy beat the No. 1 Bruins in the last meeting, 3-2, last season in Pauley Pavilion; that not only bork the Trojans' 13-match losing streak to their crosstown rival, but it was USC's first regulationmatch win over the Bruins since 1991, its first victory in Pauley Pavilion since 1990 and its first win in the Kilgour Cup after 7 losses. UCLA is coming off a weekend win at Pepperdine that gave coach Al Scates his 1,000th victory. The Bruins are led by Matt Komer (93 kills, 20 aces, 23 blocks), Cameron Mount (93 kills) and Adam Naeve (80 kills, 23 aces, 37 blocks). USC holds a edge in the series with UC Santa Barbara and has won the last 3 matches. UCSB, which split its matches last week at Hawaii, features Andy Rivera (67 kills, 38 digs, 21 blocks) and Ben Koski (64 kills, 11 aces) and Dave Kohl (61 kills). LAST MATCH USC had its school-record 19-match home winning streak snapped as No. 8 BYU posted a 30-24, 30-20, win in an MPSF match on Wednesday (Jan. 31). BYU hit an astonishing.655 and had only 4 hitting errors in 58 attacks, while USC managed to hit only.149. The Cougars also outblocked Troy, 15.5 to 1.0. A trio of Trojans Eli Fairfield, Brook Billings and Beau Rawi had 9 kills apiece, while Trevor Julian served a match-high 3 aces. BYU decisively outhit USC in each game, going.571 to.111 in the first game,.706 to.217 in the second and.700 to.135 in the third. USC s only lead of the match was at 5-4 in the third game. LAST YEAR USC proved in 2000 that the program has returned to national prominence. The Trojans had a 22-5 NCAA record (26-6 overall) and captured a share of the Pacific Division crown in the difficult Mountain Pacific Sports Federation by going 16-3 (their first league title since 1991). USC twice beat a No. 1-ranked squad in 2000 (UCLA and Long Beach State), was 14-0 at home and spent two weeks near the end of the season ranked No. 1 before finishing third. Only a close loss to Pepperdine in the semifinals of the MPSF tournament kept Troy out of the NCAA Final Four in 2000 (a loss to BYU in the MPSF tourney finals knocked USC out of the NCAA tourney in 1999). RETURN TO GLORY? The 2001 season is the 10 th anniversary of USC s last appearance in the NCAA Final Four. In the 15-year span from 1977 to 1991, USC was a near-annual contender for the NCAA title as the Trojans won 4 NCAA crowns, finished second 6 times and were third once.

2 ALMOST For each of the past two seasons, the USC men s volleyball team was a victory away from capturing a berth into the NCAA Championship, but losses to Pepperdine in 2000 and BYU in 1999 kept the Trojans home. TOUGH AT HOME USC is (.768) in home matches in its 25-year history. The Trojans had a school-record 19-match home winning streak in the quaint North Gym (dating to the 1999 season) snapped when they lost to BYU this season. Last year, Troy went 14-0 in the North Gym, its first unblemished home season since 1991 and its most home wins ever. ACES ARE WILD Against UC Irvine (1-23), Beau Rawi served a school-record 8 aces and USC posted 18 aces in the match, also a school record. VOLLEYBALL SCHOOL Besides the 4 NCAA crowns ( ) that USC s men have won, the Women of Troy have captured 4 national volleyball titles. USC s women won the AIAW trophy in 1976, 1977 and 1980, and the NCAA crown in 1981, all under coach Chuck Erbe. The 2000 Women of Troy advanced to the NCAA Final Four, but lost in the semifinals. COACH PAT POWERS Legendary Olympic gold medalist, collegiate All-American and pro beach star Pat Powers returned in 1997 to his alma mater-- which he led to the 1980 NCAA title as a player--to become the USC men s volleyball head coach and help bring the Trojans back to national prominence. Now in his fifth year, his career mark is In 1997, his first season, Powers put USC back on track, with its first winning season since 1994 at In 1998, his Trojans went and missed the MPSF Tournament by just one win. In 1999, the Trojans advanced to the finals of the MPSF tourney and earned a No. 7 national ranking. Last year, USC shared the MPSF Pacific Division title and went 26-6 with a No. 4 national ranking. The 6-foot- 5 Powers is one of the greatest players in international volleyball history. He was a member of the U.S. National Team for nine years ( ) and started at outside hitter on a squad that won America s first-ever Triple Crown : the 1984 Olympics, 1985 World Cup and 1986 World Championships USC Men s Volleyball Page MPSF STANDINGS Pacific Division W L GB Mountain Division W L GB Stanford BYU Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara USC Pepperdine Hawaii UCLA Pacific UC Irvine UC San Diego CS Northridge USC MEN S VOLLEYBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (HS/College) 2 Trevor Julian OH Sr. Encino (Harvard-Westlake) 3 Dustin Avol L-S So.* Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 4 Peter Jordan OH Fr. Santa Barbara (San Marcos) 5 Brook Billings OPP Jr. Santa Barbara (San Marcos) 6 Beau Rawi MB Jr. Dana Point (Capistrano Valley) 7 Charley Witt OH Fr. Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Valley Union) 8 Mark Dusharme MB So. Chula Vista (Bonita Vista) 9 Marcus Gilmour OH Fr.* Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Valley Union) 10 Josh Day MB So. Hilo, Hawaii (Kamehameha) 11 Eli Fairfield OH Sr. San Diego (La Costa Canyon) 12 Donny Killian MB Sr. Los Angeles (Loyola/Pepperdine) 13 Owen Hanson OPP Fr. Redondo Beach (Redondo Union) 14 Miles McGann S So. Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach) 15 Ian Gallagher S Fr. Torrance (Bishop Montgomery) 16 Greg Burden L Jr. Newport Beach (Corona del Mar) 17 Michael Hickman OH Fr. San Antonio, TX (Castle Hills Baptist) 20 Greg Stampley OH Fr. Newport Beach (Corona del Mar) Head Coach: Pat Powers (fifth year) Assistant Coaches: Turhan Douglas (second year), Laura Ames (third year) Managers: Matt Boice, Phil Peterson Captain: Trevor Julian *Used up redshirt year USA TODAY/AVCA COACHES POLL (Feb. 6, 2001) 1. Stanford 2. UCLA 3. Long Beach State 4. BYU 5. Pepperdine 6. UC Santa Barbara 7. Hawaii 8. USC 9. Penn State 10. Pacific 11. Lewis 12. Ball State 13. Cal State Northridge 14. UC Irvine 15. Ohio State Others: Concordia, UC San Diego, Loyola Chicago RETURNING STARTERS USC returns 5 starters from All-American opposite hitter Brook Billings, 3-year starting outside hitters Trevor Julian and Eli Fairfield, and middle blockers Beau Rawi and Mark Dusharme. USC's only loss from 2000 is a big one: 2-time All-American setter Donald Suxho, the AVCA National Player of the Year who was a 4-year starter and owns Troy's career record for aces. "POINTS SCORED" PLAYER VALUES With rally scoring being used in the men's collegiate game this year, a clear "points scored" value can be placed on each player. Add a player's kills, aces, solo blocks and half his block assists, then subtract hitting errors, blocking errors, serving errors, receive errors and ballhandling errors. Finally, divide that figure by his matches and games played. That will equal his points scored per match and game (plus or minus). Here are the values for USC's players: VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE POLL (Feb. 5, 2001) 1. Stanford 2. Long Beach State 3. BYU 4. UCLA 5. Pepperdine 6. Hawaii 7. UC Santa Barbara 8. USC 9. Penn State 10. Pacific Others: Ball State, Lewis, Concordia, Ohio State, Loyola Chicago, Cal State Northridge NAME PTS/M (M) PTS/G (G) Donny Killian +5.9 (5) +2.0 (15) Eli Fairfield +4.6 (5) +1.3 (18) Brook Billings +4.5 (5) +1.3 (18) Beau Rawi +3.3 (5) +1.0 (16) Trevor Julian +1.7 (5) +0.5 (18) Mark Dusharme +1.5 (3) +0.8 (6) Dustin Avol +1.0 (1) +0.3 (3) Peter Jordan +0.5 (2) +0.5 (2) Josh Day +0.0 (2) +0.0 (2) Miles McGann -0.8 (5) -0.2 (15) Greg Burden -1.4 (5) -0.4 (18)

3 BROOK BILLINGS USC sports one of the collegiate game's most dynamic players in dominating 6-5 junior opposite hitter Brook Billings. He was a 2000 All-American and All-MPSF first team pick. A starter since he arrived at USC, he led the Trojans in kills as a freshman and sophomore (he had 601 last season while hitting.339). He was fifth nationally in kill average in 2000 (6.84) he had 50 kills in a match last spring and also had 160 digs and 73 blocks. Nobody in the country hits the ball harder. He currently leads USC in kills with He began his 2001 campaign by being named to the 2001UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational All-Tournament team. --He had a match-high 17 kills while hitting.577 vs.cal State Northridge (1-17). --He had a match-high 15 kills with 3 digs and 3 blocks vs. UC San Diego (1-19). --He had a match-best 22 kills with 4 blocks and 6 digs vs. UC Irvine (1-23). --He had 23 kills and a match-high 11 digs at UC Irvine (1-26). --He had 9 kills vs. BYU (1-31). ELI FAIRFIELD Eli Fairfield, a 6-7 senior outside hitter starting for his fourth season, is known as a strong hitter, accurate passer, lethal jump server and dependable defender. A 2000 All-American honorable mention selection and All-MPSF second teamer, he was second last year on USC in kills (497) while hitting.323 and third in aces (42). He also had 150 digs and 77 blocks. He currently leads USC in digs with He had 7 kills and 3 aces vs.cal State Northridge (1-17). --He had13 kills while hitting.429 and added a team-best 5 digs vs. UC San Diego (1-19). --He had a match-high 9 digs to go along with his 12 blocks vs. UC Irvine (1-23). --He had a match-high 24 kills with 10 digs at UC Irvine (1-26). --He had 9 kills vs. BYU (1-31). TREVOR JULIAN Coach Pat Powers says 6-5 senior outside hitter Trevor Julian, USC's captain in 2001, might be the nation's best passer. He is starting for his fourth seasons. He was second last spring on the Trojans in aces (51) and third in both kills (362) and hitting percentage (.373). He also had 117 digs and 71 blocks. He currently leads USC in aces with He had 5 kills (hitting.500) and 3 aces vs. Cal State Northridge (1-17). --He had a match-high 4 aces (plus 4 digs and 2 blocks) vs. UC San Diego (1-19). --He had 14 kills while hitting a match-high.611, and added 6 digs, vs. UC Irvine (1-23). --He had 12 kills and a match-high 11 digs at UC Irvine (1-26). --He served a match-high 3 aces vs. BYU (1-31) USC Men s Volleyball Page 3 BEAU RAWI Beau Rawi, a 6-5 junior who is a two-year starting middle blocker, led USC last year in blocks (137) and hitting percentage (.442). He had 315 kills, 24 aces and 28 digs. He currently leads USC in blocks with He hit.833 with 5 kills and a match-best 5 blocks vs. Cal State Northridge (1-17). --He set a school single match record 8 aces and added a match-high 5 blocks with 7 kills vs. UC Irvine (1-23). --He had 14 kills while hitting.440 and added 5 blocks at UC Irvine (1-26). --He had 9 kills vs. BYU (1-31). DONNY KILLIAN It makes sense that 6-5 middle blocker Donny Killian, a transfer from Pepperdine who has earned a starting job most of this season, will spend his 2001 senior year at USC. He has deep Trojan roots, as his father, Don, was a member of USC s 1977 NCAA champs and his sister, Lauren, is a member of the Women of Troy team which played in the 2000 NCAA Final Four (about a dozen other relatives also attended USC). Killian was a two-year starter for Pepperdine, twice appeared in the Final Four and led the Waves in hitting percentage the past two seasons, including.465 (sixth nationally) last fall. He also had 303 kills, 47 aces (he was fifth nationally in ace average at.495), 134 blocks and 69 digs in He currently leads USC's regulars in hitting percentage at In his Trojan home debut, he had 10 kills while hitting.692 vs. Cal State Northridge (1-17). --He had 4 aces vs. UC Irvine (1-23). --He had 17 kills while hitting a match-best.448 at UC Irvine (1-26). --He came off the bench vs. BYU (1-31) to hit.429. MARK DUSHARME Mark Dusharme, a 6-7 sophmore middle blocker who started in 2000, is one of the country s top young players (he captained the 2000 USA Boys Junior National team). He was second on USC in blocks (98) and had 253 kills while hitting.361. He also had 20 aces and 32 digs. --He had 2 aces vs. UC San Diego (1-19). --He got his first start of 2001 vs. BYU (1-31). JOSH DAY A 6-6 sophomore, Josh Day will push for playing time at middle blocker in He started 8 times in 2000, ending up second on USC in hitting percentage (.413) and had 79 kills, 45 blocks, 14 aces and 14 digs. MILES McGANN Having the challenging task of filling the big shoes of Donald Suxho at setter is 6-5 sophomore Miles McGann, who appeared in 11 matches in 2000 as an outside hitter and jump serving specialist. But he was a highlydecorated high school setter who has impressive national junior-level experience. --He dished 37 assists vs. Cal State Northridge (1-17). --He rested a sore ankle vs. UC San Diego (1-19). --He had 52 assists vs. UC Irvine (1-23). --He had 84 assists with 2 kills, 6 digs and 3 blocks at UC Irvine (1-26). --He had 33 assists vs. BYU (1-31). LIBEROS Greg Burden, a 6-0 junior, is back as USC s libero. He led the Trojans in digs (183) last season. He ll be aided by 6-2 soph Dustin Avol, who was used often as a serving specialist in Avol is also available to set. --Burden had 4 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (1-17). --Burden had 3 digs vs. UC San Diego (1-19), while Avol filled in at setter for McGann (sore ankle) and had 34 assists, 2 aces and 4 digs. --Burden had 5 digs vs. UC Irvine (1-23). RESERVES The wild card in USC's lineup mix is 6-8 redshirt freshman outside hitter Marcus Gilmour, who redshirted last season while recuperating from knee surgery. USC s tallest player, he s just now rounding into playing form...there are four freshmen outside hitters on the 2001 Trojans: a pair of 6-3 players in Peter Jordan and Greg Stampley, 6-4 Charley Witt and 6-5 Michael Hickman. Jordan was the 1999 All-CIF Division II MVP as a senior at San Marcos High in Santa Barbara, Calif., but sat out the 2000 season while working. Stampley was a 2000 All- CIF Division I first teamer on CIF Division I titlist Corona del Mar (Calif.) High. Witt, whose brothers played at Stanford, made the 2000 All-CIF Division III first team at Santa Ynez (Calif.) Valley Union High. Hickman was a three-time All-State selection while at Castle Hills First Baptist High in San Antonio, Tex. Owen Hanson, a 2000 All-CIF Division II first team pick from Redondo (Calif.) Union High, comes in as a 6-2 frosh opposite hitter. Ian Gallagher, who sat out his 2000 senior season at Bishop Montgomery High in Torrance, Calif., with a knee injury (he was a 1999 All-CIF Division II second teamer), is a 6-5 freshman setter. Jordan, Stampley, Hickman and Hanson all were named to Volleyball s Fab 50 prep list. --Jordan appeared briefly to serve vs. UC San Diego (1-19). --Jordan had 1 kills at UC Irvine (1-26).

4 NOTES Here s a rarity in the world of men s athletics. One of USC s assistant coaches is a woman, Laura Ames, who was the women s head coach at both Aurora ( ) and Benedictine ( )...Besides Donny Killian's vast USC heritage, several other players have Trojan relatives: Beau Rawi's brother, Omar, started for USC's men's volleyball team in 1998 and Miles McGann's brother, Grant, played water polo at USC in Several dozen of Marcus Gilmour's relatives attended USC, including his mother and father. Charley Witt is a fourth generation Trojan: his father, Bob, played water polo at USC and his great grandfather and grandfather are Trojan alumns. Peter Jordan's grandparents attended USC USC Men s Volleyball Page 4 KID'S CORNER Local youth groups will be the guests of USC at 4 men's volleyball games in UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 10), Loyola Chicago (March 9), Harvard (March 27) and La Verne (April 7)--as part of the Trojan athletic department's "Kid's Corner" program.

5 Trevor Julian -- #2 Att.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Pct.: (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Ast.: 2... (twice) Aces: 4... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Digs: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 2... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) BA: 3... (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) TB: 3... (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Dustin Avol -- #3 Att.: 2... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Kills: 1^... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Ast.: (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Aces: 2... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Digs: 4^... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Peter Jordan -- #4 Att.: 1... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: 1^... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Digs: 1^... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Brook Billings -- #5 Att.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Ast.: 1... (3 times) Aces: 2... (twice) Digs: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 2... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) BA: 3... (twice) TB: 4... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Beau Rawi -- #6 Att.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Ast.: 1... (vs. BYU, 1/31) Aces: 8#... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Digs: 3... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 1... (3 times) BA: 5... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: 5... (3 times) Charley Witt -- #7 Mark Dusharme -- #8 Att.: 5... (vs. BYU, 1/31) Kills: 3... (vs. BYU, 1/31) Ast.: 1... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Aces: 2... (vs. BYU, 1/31) Digs: 1... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) BA: 1... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) TB: 1... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Marcus Gilmour -- # USC MEN S VOLLEYBALL SEASON HIGHS Eli Fairfield -- #11 Att.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Ast.: 2... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Aces: 3... (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Digs: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 1... (3 times) BA: 4... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: 4... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Donny Killian -- #12 Att.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: 17^... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Ast.: 1... (vs. BYU, 1/31) Aces: 4... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Digs: 2^... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 1... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) BA: 3... (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) TB: 3^... (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Owen Hanson -- #13 Miles McGann -- #14 Att.: 6... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: 2... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Ast.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Aces: 2... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Digs: 6^... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BA: 3... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: 3^... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Ian Gallagher -- #15 Greg Burden -- #16 Ast.: 3... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Digs: 5... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Michael Hickman -- #17 Greg Stampley -- #20 USC Individual Highs Att.: (Eli Fairfield, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (Eli Fairfield, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (Donny Killian, vs. CS Northridge, 1/17) Ast.: (Miles McGann, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Aces: 8#... (Donny Killian, vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Digs: (Trevor Julian, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) (Brook Billings, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 2... (Trevor Julian, vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) 2... (Brook Billings, vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) BA: 5... (Beau Rawi, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: 5... (Beau Rawi, vs. CS Northridge, 1/17) 5... (Beau Rawi, vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) 5... (Beau Rawi, vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) USC Team Highs Att.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Ast.: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Aces: 18#... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/23) Digs: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 8... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) BA: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) USC Team Lows Att.: (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Kills: (vs. BYU, 1/31) Pct.: (vs. BYU, 1/31) Ast.: (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) (vs. BYU, 1/31) Aces: 6... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) Digs: 8... (vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/17) BS: 0... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BA: 0... (vs. BYU, 1/31) TB: 1... (vs. BYU, 1/31) Opponent Team Highs Att.: (UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (BYU, 1/31) Ast.: (UC Irvine, 1/26) Aces: 5... (UC Irvine, 1/23) 5... (BYU, 1/31) Digs: (UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 7... (UC Irvine, 1/23) BA: (UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: (UC Irvine, 1/26) Opponent Team Lows Att.: (BYU, 1/31) Kills: (UC San Diego, 1/19) Pct.: (UC San Diego, 1/19) Ast.: (UC San Diego, 1/19) Aces: 2... (UC San Diego, 1/19) Digs: (Cal State Northridge, 1/17) BS: 0... (Cal State Northridge, 1/17) BA: 6... (UC San Diego, 1/19) TB: 7... (Cal State Northridge, 1/17) Individual Opponent Highs Att.: (Ty Loomis, UC Irvine, 1/26) (Erick Helenihi, UC Irvine, 1/26) Kills: (Ty Loomis, UC Irvine, 1/26) Pct.: (Scott Bunker, BYU, 1/31) Ast.: (Todd Steinart, UC Irvine, 1/26) Aces: 2... (4 players) Digs: (Todd Steinart, UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 2... (4 players) BA: (3 players) TB: (Brenden Watumull, UC Irvine, 1/26) #USC record Josh Day -- #10 Att.: 3... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Kills: 1... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) Digs: 2... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) BS: 1... (vs. UC San Diego, 1/19) BA: 1... (vs. UC Irvine, 1/26) TB: 1... (twice) ^USC Career high (listed for kills, digs, total blocks only) #USC record (All Individual Hitting Pct.: minimum 10 attempts) * * *

6 2001 STARTERS S MB MB OH OH OPP Cal State Northridge McGann Rawi Killian Fairfield Julian Billings UC San Diego Avol Rawi Killian Fairfield Julian Billings UC Irvine McGann Rawi Killian Fairfield Julian Billings UC Irvine McGann Rawi Killian Fairfield Julian Billings BYU McGann Rawi Dusharme Fairfield Julian Billings UCLA UC Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge Stanford Pacific BYU Long Beach State UCLA Loyola-Chicago Hawaii Pepperdine Harvard Cal Baptist Pepperdine La Verne UC Santa Barbara USC IN THE WEEKLY POLLS USA TODAY/AVCA VOLLEYBALL Jan. 16 4th Jan. 23 3rd Preseason 2nd Jan. 30 6th Jan. 29 8th Feb. 6 8th Feb. 5 8th