2008 UNLV Volleyball Week Five Notes

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1 2008 UNLV Volleyball Week Five Notes Contact: Jeffrey Seals Office: Cell: Record: 7-6 Home: 1-2 Road: 2-2 Neutral: Schedule Date Opponent Time ASU Sheraton Classic Aug. 29 vs. Dayton L, 3-1 Aug. 29 at Arizona State W, 3-1 Aug. 30 vs. South Carolina L, 3-2 UNLV Invitational Sept. 5 #10 Wisconsin L, 3-2 Sept. 6 Cal State Fullerton W, 3-1 Sept. 6 Miami (Ohio) L, 3-0 Oregon Classic Sept. 12 at #12 Oregon L, 3-1 Sept. 13 vs. Baylor W, 3-0 Sept. 13 vs. Eastern Washington W, 3-0 Sept. 18 at Air Force* W, 3-0 University of Denver Invitational Sept. 19 at Denver L, 3-1 Sept. 20 vs. SMU W, 3-0 Sept. 20 vs. Georgia State W, 3-0 Sept. 25 TCU* 7:00 pm Sept. 27 New Mexico* 1:00 pm Sept. 28 Nevada, Reno 5:00 pm Oct. 3 San Diego State* 7:00 pm Oct. 9 at Utah* 6:00 pm Oct. 11 at #24 BYU* 6:00 pm Oct. 16 #13 Colorado State* 7:00 pm Oct. 18 Wyoming* 1:00 pm Oct. 23 at New Mexico* 6:00 pm Oct. 25 at TCU* 11:00 am Oct. 31 at San Diego State 7:00 pm Nov. 6 #24 BYU* 7:00 pm Nov. 8 Utah* 1:00 pm Nov. 13 at Wyoming* 6:00 pm Nov. 16 at #13 Colorado State* 3:00 pm Nov. 22 Air Force* 1:00 pm Nov. 29 #10 Florida 5:30 pm All Match Times Pacific. * = Mountain West Conference Match MWC Standings (as of ) Conference Overall Team W-L (Pct.) W-L (Pct.) #13 Colorado St TCU UNLV San Diego State #24 BYU Wyoming New Mexico Utah Air Force Week Five s Schedule Thursday, Sept. 25 7:00 pm TCU at UNLV (MWC) Saturday, Sept. 27 1:00 pm New Mexico at UNLV (MWC) Sunday, Sept. 28 5:00 pm Nevada, Reno at UNLV All three matches will have viewable live stats via CBS College Sports GameTracker that can be accessed off Live video will be available through UNLV s subscription based Rebels All-Access. First Serve After playing in ten of its first 13 contests on the road, the UNLV Rebels will return to Las Vegas for a four-match home stand beginning on Thursday, Sept. 25 and ending Friday, Oct. 3. The Rebels will open up action with back-to-back Mountain West Conference tilts against TCU (Sept. 25) and New Mexico (Sept. 27) before closing down the weekend with their instate rival, Nevada, Reno, on Sunday (Sept. 28). The home stand will end on Friday, Oct. 3, with an MWC battle vs. San Diego State. TCU comes to Las Vegas riding a 12-2 overall record. The Horned Frogs began 2008 with 9-0, but have suffered two defeats in their last five contests. TCU went 3-1 last week with a five-set win at home over New Mexico before picking up two more W s in the Gopher Invitational held in Minneapolis, Minn. TCU began the tournament with a loss to #8 Minnesota before knocking off North Carolina and Winthrop. In the all-time series, UNLV owns a 7-1 overall advantage. The Rebels have won six straight dating back to 2005 when TCU joined the Mountain West. The teams split their season series in 1998 when both were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). New Mexico will travel to Las Vegas after playing a conference match at San Diego State on Thursday evening. UNM sits 10-2 overall heading into its two matches this weekend. The Lobos went 2-1 last week in the Lone Star State. UNM lost a five-set match at TCU to open up MWC play, but rebounded with wins over Sam Houston State and UT-Arlington in the Holiday Inn Invitational. In the all-time series, UNLV owns a 15-6 edge. The Rebels have won eight straight dating back to the 2004 season. The Lobos last win in the series came on Nov. 6, 2003, in Albuquerque. Nevada, Reno will play two matches (San Jose State and Utah State) prior to its non-conference tilt with UNLV in Las Vegas. UNR owns a 5-5 record heading into this week s matches. The Wolf Pack went 1-1 last week with a win at Louisiana Tech and a loss at New Mexico State. In the all-time series, UNLV leads 9-7. UNR tied the series up with five straight wins between , but has since witnessed the Rebels reel off wins in 2006 and On The Sidelines Following the conclusion of this weekend s matches, UNLV will only play one contest for the week of Sept Oct. 5. The Rebels will close down its four-match home stand with a MWC throwdown with San Diego State on Friday, Oct. 3 (7:00 pm). Weekly Rewind UNLV went 3-1 last weekend with all three of its victories coming via 3-0 sweeps, while its lone loss was in four sets. The Rebels began the four-match trip through Colorado with a win at Air Force to open up Mountain West Conference play. After its trip to the Academy, the Rebels ventured to the Denver Invitational where they lost to the host Pioneers, but re-

2 2008 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location Las Vegas, Nev. Founded Enrollment ,000 Colors Scarlet & Gray Nickname Rebels Conference Mountain West Affiliation NCAA Division I President Dr. David B. Ashley Athletics Director Mike Hamrick SWA Lisa Kelleher VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach Allison Keeley Alma Mater Carleton College, 90 Record at UNLV , Five Years Career Div. I Record , Eight Years Career Record , 13 Years Assistant Coach...Elaini Kollias (Concordia, 96) Assistant Coach.....Jason Smith (Graceland, 92) Office Phone Facility Cox Pavilion (2,452) TEAM INFORMATION 2007 Record MWC Record MWC Finish T-2nd Postseason NCAA First Round Final Ranking N/A Starters Returning/Lost.....4/3 (includes Libero) Letterwinners Returning/Lost /5 Newcomers SPORTS INFORMATION Volleyball Contact Jeffrey Seals jeff.seals@unlv.edu Office Phone Cell Phone Office Fax Press Row Phone Internet Address Note: All UNLV athletic teams are referred to as the Rebels, except the men s basketball program which is known as the Runnin Rebels and the women s basketball/tennis programs which are known as the Lady Rebels Rule Changes Here are some changes made to the framework of the 2008 volleyball seasons. 1) The term game has been changed to set. Therefore, the match will now be played to a best of five sets instead of a best of five games. 2) Sets one through four will now be played to 25 points instead of 30. The fifth set is still played to 15 points. A team must win a set by at least a two-point margin of victory Quick Facts & Roster 2008 UNLV Numerical Roster ## NAME POS HT YR-EXP HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL 01 Kela Lau Hee L 5-5 SO-1V Pukalani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 02 Jeralynn Makaiwi L 5-4 SO-1V Las Vegas, Nev./Shadow Ridge HS 03 Melody Nua S 5-7 SR-3V Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS 04 Camille Cunningham DS 5-8 SR-3V La Canada, Calif./La Canada HS 05 Kelsey Keeler OH 6-2 SO-1V Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS 06 Amanda Alles S 5-9 FR-HS Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central HS 07 Monika Karney OH/MB 6-0 FR-HS Olympia, Wash./North Thurston HS 08 Samantha Richard L 5-9 JR-TR Las Vegas, Nev./Salt Lake CC 09 Samantha Noland MB 6-3 JR-2V Moraga, Calif./Campolindo HS 10 Sara Nehf OH 5-11 SO-1V Centennial, Colo./Grand View HS 11 Leah Maurer OH/MB 6-5 FR-HS Mission, Kan./Bishop Miege HS 12 Gerryn Moran OH 5-11 SR-2V Torrance, Calif./Xavier Univ. of Louisiana 13 Cursty Jackson MB 6-2 FR-HS Los Angeles, Calif./John A. Rowland HS 14 Tabitha Mabrey L 5-8 RS-FR Coeur d Alene, Idaho/Lake City, HS 15 Jessica Walters OH 5-10 JR-2V Ashland, Ore./Ashland HS 18 Erin Greenwood MB 6-4 JR-2V Woodway, Wash./Edmonds Woodway HS 21 Jessica Mojica S 5-10 FR-HS Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista HS 22 Saulie-Ann Wong OH 6-0 RS-FR Hanapepe, Hawaii/Waimea HS Alphabetical ## NAME 06 Alles, Amanda 04 Cunningham, Camille 18 Greenwood, Erin 13 Jackson, Cursty 07 Karney, Monika 05 Keeler, Kelsey 01 Lau Hee, Kela 14 Mabrey, Tabitha 02 Makaiwi, Jeralynn 11 Maurer, Leah 21 Mojica, Jessica 12 Moran, Gerryn 10 Nehf, Sara 09 Noland, Samantha 02 Nua, Melody 08 Richard, Samantha 15 Walters, Jessica 22 Wong, Saulie-Ann Seniors (3) Camille Cunningham Gerryn Moran Melody Nua Juniors (4) Erin Greenwood Samantha Richard Samantha Noland Jessica Walters By Class Sophomores (4) Kelsey Keeler Kela Lau Hee Jeralynn Makaiwi Sara Nehf Freshmen (7) Amanda Alles Cursty Jackson Monika Karney Tabitha Mabrey Leah Maurer Jessica Mojica Saulie-Ann Wong Pronunciation Guide Amanda Alles Alice Jeralynn Makaiwi..jair-ah-lynn mock-uh-ee-vee Jessica Mojica MO-hee-kah Gerryn Moran JAIR-n Kela Lau Hee kell-uh Sara Nehf neff Melody Nua new-uh Saulie-Ann Wong SAUL-ee Setters (3) Amanda Alles Jessica Mojica Melody Nua Outside Hitters (7) Monika Karney Kelsey Keeler Leah Maurer Gerryn Moran Sara Nehf Jessica Walters Saulie-Ann Wong By Position Liberos/D.S. (5) Camille Cunningham Kela Lau Hee Tabitha Mabrey Jeralyn Makaiwi Samantha Richard Middle Blockers (3) Erin Greenwood Cursty Jackson Samantha Noland

3 CBS College Sports Network/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll (as of Sept. 22, 2008) ## School (1st votes) 08 Rec. Last 01 Penn State (60) Nebraska Texas UCLA USC Stanford Hawai i California Washington Florida Oregon Minnesota Colorado State Wichita State San Diego Pepperdine Kansas State Wisconsin Purdue Illinois Michigan Long Beach State Middle Tennessee BYU Cal Poly Receiving Votes (40 or more): Santa Clara, Arizona, Oregon State. Bold indicates 2008 UNLV Rebel opponents MWC Players Of The Week Date Player Pos. School 9-2 Bryn Porter OH BYU 9-8 Jeanne Fairchild OH UNM 9-15 Katelyn Steffan OPP CSU 9-22 Mekana Barnes MB CSU Devon Kirk MB TCU bounded with wins over SMU and Georgia State. The three wins pushed UNLV s overall record to 7-6 on the year. vs. Air Force: After beginning the 2008 campaign with nine non-conference matches, the UNLV volleyball team jumped into Mountain West Conference action on Thursday night and defeated the Air Force Falcons by a 3-0 margin at the U.S.A.F. Academy, Colo. The Rebels (5-5 overall, 1-0 MWC) extended its winning streak to 18 matches over the Falcons (4-8, 0-1). More importantly, the victory extends UNLV s overall winning streak to three matches and puts the Rebels at.500 on the season, the first time since opening the year 1-1. UNLV won the match by set scores of 25-14, 25-21, The Rebels out-hit the Falcons by a staggering.349 to.027. UNLV hit above.400 in the first (.400) and in the third (.444) and never below.235 (second). Air Force, on the other hand, managed only one set above the.000 barrier (.235 in the second). UNLV amassed nine more kills (40-to-31) and 18 less errors (10-to-18) than Air Force. Jessica Walters led the Rebels in hitting with 10 kills. Walters swung 20 times and only miss hit twice for a.400 hitting efficiency. Erin Greenwood registered one less kill than Walters with nine of her own. Greenwood was tops amongst Rebels in hitting with her.500 average (9-1-16). She was tops on the team in blocks with three assisted stuffs. Melody Nua and Amanda Alles split the setting duties for UNLV. Nua tossed up 14 helpers to 12 by Alles. Camille Cunningham was tops for the Rebels in defense with 14 digs. vs. Denver: The UNLV Rebels (5-6) had their three-match winning streak snapped with a 3-1 loss in its first match of the University of Denver Invitational to the host Pioneers in the Mile High City Friday night. UNLV got off to a strong start by winning the first set in its fourth straight match, but Denver rallied back to win sets two through four for the victory. DU won the match by set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 28-26, The Rebels were out-hit.262 to.160. More strikingly, DU smashed 16 more kills (66-to-48) than UNLV and had one less error (24-to-25). The Pioneers swung.132 with nine errors in their first set, but turned things around as the match progressed. DU hit between.235 and.484 the remainder of the match. UNLV came out with a.152 in its first-set win, but followed that up with a.030 in the second frame. The Rebels registered a.244 to DU s.235 in the third, but the home team took the set. For the first time in six matches (Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 6), UNLV s offense produced three double-digit attackers. Erin Greenwood led the Rebels with 14 kills and blocked five DU attacks (one solo). Cursty Jackson and Jessica Walters tallied 13 kills apiece. Jackson led all Rebels in hitting efficiency with her.360 average. Melody Nua dished out 30 of UNLV s 40 assists. Nua had nine digs, but was one shy of amassing a double-double. Camille Cunningham and Kela Lau Hee reached double figures in digs, as they stopped 15 and 10 Pioneer attacks, respectively. vs. SMU: The UNLV Rebels (6-6) got back to their winning ways, as the team has now won four of its five matches after Saturday morning s 3-0 sweep of the SMU Mustangs (7-6) at the Denver Invitational. The Rebels have made quick work in those four victories, as the squad has swept past each of its opponents. UNLV defeated SMU by set scores of 25-21, 25-23, The Rebels out-hit the Mustangs by a.241 to.151 margin. UNLV hit between.158 (third) and.306 (second) throughout the match. SMU hit.179 in the opening stanza and then mustered it up to a.350 in the second, but came out flat in the third with a UNLV had four more kills (41-to-37) and four less errors (15-to-19). Jessica Walters put together her sixth straight match with 10 or more kills, as she knocked down 15 in the victory for UNLV. Erin Greenwood managed the best hitting efficiency for the Rebels with her.368 coming off of eight kills, one error and 19 attempts. Melody Nua dished out a match-high 28 assists for UNLV Camille Cunningham led all defensive players with her 21 digs. vs. Georgia State: The UNLV Rebels (7-6) moved to one-match over.500 for the first time

4 In 2008, UNLV s Record When... Overall MWC Non-Conference Home Away Neutral vs. Ranked Opponents Longest Winning Streak Longest MWC Winning Streak Longest Losing Streak (2x) Longest MWC Losing Streak In 3-Game Matches In 4-Game Matches In 5-Game Matches In Game One In Game Two In Game Three In Game Four In Game Five When Up When Down When Up When Tied When Down When Up When Down When Tied On Monday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In August In September In October In November vs. Atlantic vs. Big vs. Big vs. Big Sky vs. Big West vs. Colonial Athletic vs. Conference USA vs. Mid-America vs. Mountain West vs. Pac vs. Southeastern vs. Sun Belt vs. Western Athletic this season with its 3-0 sweep of the Georgia State Panthers (0-12) on Saturday afternoon at the Denver Invitational held in the Mile High City. The Rebels have now won two straight matches and five of its last six contests. UNLV won the match by set scores of 25-13, 25-14, The Rebels out-hit the Panthers by a.318 to.040 margin. UNLV s.318 hitting efficiency was the second best output by the team this year, while the nine errors were the lowest committed thus far in The Rebels maxed out with a.429 in the first and only hit as low as.226 in the third. GSU, on the other hand, was held at.000 through the first two sets and managed only a.108 in the third. The Panthers averaged six errors in each set. Cursty Jackson and Sara Nehf were the top hitters for the Rebels. Jackson tied for the matchlead with nine kills, while Nehf followed closely behind with seven. For the second straight match, Jackson was the most efficient hitter with her.750 attacking with no errors in 12 attempts. Melody Nua led the Rebels in assists with 15, while Camille Cunningham topped all defensive players with 12 digs. All-Tournament Honorees Thus far, UNLV has played in three tournaments and has had three student-athletes earn alltournament recognition on five occasions. Jessica Walters has been honored in all three, while Camille Cunningham and Kelsey Keeler have received recognition once apiece. ASU Sheraton Classic (Aug ): Jessica Walters UNLV Invitational (Sept. 5-6): Jessica Walters and Camille Cunningham Oregon Classic (Sept ): Jessica Walters and Kelsey Keeler Denver Invitational (Sept ): Jessica Walters and Camille Cunningham A Pleasant Melody Melody Nua is fast approaching a milestone in UNLV volleyball history. Nua has totalled career assists to place herself second on the all-time list, but needs 91 to claim the crown. Nicki King ( ) currently sits atop the assist s chart with her 4,261 helpers. Nua already owns the 2nd, 3rd and 8th-best single-season assist tallies in school history. She dished out double-digits in assists in all 13 of UNLV s matches this season and has achieved the feat in 102 of 103 career matches. Her best match, thus far, in 2008 came at Arizona State (Aug. 29). At ASU, she set a season-high 51 assists. She has amassed the third-most digs on the team with 98. She has hit the double-digit mark in digs on four occasions: Dayton (Aug. 29), South Carolina (Aug. 30), Wisconsin (Sept. 5) and Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 6). She has four double-doubles on the year with help from double-figure assist and dig totals in those matches. In all, she has 31 double-doubles for her career. Besides helping her hitters rack up kills, she is known to contribute one every now and then. She has 41 kills of her own this year with a season-high six occurring twice: Arizona State (Aug. 29) and Oregon (Sept. 12). She is UNLV s second-best at serving up aces, as she has knocked down 11 in Going Green Erin Greenwood made her presence known at the end of the 2007 season as a nice combination in the middle with Lauren Miramontes ( ). Greenwood is now the main threat in with Miramontes departure due to graduation. Through a month of play, she is second on the team in kills (124) and kills-per-set (2.58). She is hitting at a.296 efficiency, which is the best amongst Rebels with 50 or more kills. At the net, she is first in blocks with 29 (seven solo, 22 assisted) with a season-high five (one solo) coming against Denver (Sept. 19). In the UNLV career record book, she has placed herself in all three of the blocking categories: 6th in solo, 8th in assisted and 8th in total.

5 Thus far, her best match of the season came against South Carolina (Aug. 30) in ASU s Sheraton Classic. Against the Gamecocks, she knocked down 20 kills and hit.452. The 20 kills were two shy of tying her career-best 22 racked up against BYU on Nov. 23, On The Outside Jessica Walters has played well enough the first month of 2008 to earn all-tournament honors four times over. At the ASU Sheraton Classic (Aug ), Walters smashed 60 kills (4.62 kps) and hit.278. In the UNLV Invitational (Sept. 5-6), she had 29 kills (2.42 kps). In the Oregon Classic (Sept ), she collected 42 kills (4.20 kps) and hit.293. At last weekend s Denver Invitational (Sept ), she had 31 kills (3.10 kps) and hit.244. She leads the team in kills (172) and kills-perset (3.58). She has hit for double-digits in 11 of UNLV s 13 matches. She has six matches of 15 or more kills and one where she tallied more than 20 (Arizona State - Aug. 29). Against ASU (Aug. 29), she collected a career-best 27 kills, while hitting at a.404 clip. Her best hitting efficiency came against Eastern Washington (Sept. 13), when she posted a.435 with 11 kills and one error in 23 attempts. Sam I Am After growing up in Las Vegas, Samantha Richard began her collegiate volleyball career in Salt Lake City at Salt Lake Community College. After a stellar career at SLCC, Richard chose to come back to Las Vegas and close out the final two years of her eligibility at UNLV. Through a month of play she has two doubledoubles (South Carolina and Cal State Fullerton). She combined 10 kills with 12 digs for her first as a Rebel against USC (Aug. 30) and then meshed 12 kills and 17 digs for the feat against CSF (Sept. 6). She currently sits third amongst attackers with 76 kills. She is averaging 1.62 kills-perset. Defensively, she is second on the squad in digs (117) and digs-per-set (2.49). She is third on the squad in aces with eight. Another Cunningham Camille Cunningham shares the same last name (but no relation) with a former UNLV all-time great...randall Cunningham. Randall was inducted into the UNLV Hall of Fame in 1996 after his accomplishments on the gridiron, while Camille has spent her time on the court and has slowly worked her way into the record books. After spending the past three years as a defensive specialist, she has taken over the libero jersey for the 2008 season. She leads the Rebels with her 248 digs and sits second alltime in that category with 978 defensive stops. She surpassed Brittani Lumsden s ( ) career tally of 922 this past weekend to move up the ladder. She earned all-tournament honors in the UNLV Invitational (Sept. 5-6) and the Denver Invitational (Sept ). She has registered at least 11 digs in all13 matches this season with six contests of at least 20. She amassed a career-best 33 against Arizona State (Aug. 29). Not only does she stop opponents attacks, but she manages to produce offensively for UNLV, as well. She leads the team in aces with 17. She has six matches in which she has at least two aces. She notched a careerbest four aces against South Carolina (Aug. 30) and has two contests where she nailed down three. Hi, My Name Is Kelsey Kelsey Keeler had a sort of coming out party in the UNLV Invitational (Sept. 5-6). After playing sparingly as a freshman last year, Keeler has played in all 13 matches and in 37 sets. She has collected 62 kills for a 1.68 kills-per-set average. After registering only nine kills at ASU s Sheraton Classic, she had a monster weekend at the UNLV Invitational. She tied Jessica Walters for the most kills (29) and best killsper-set mark (2.42). She kept her play up in the Oregon Classic (Sept ), when she was named to her first career all-tournament team. She threw down 13 kills, four aces, 13 digs and eight blocks (one solo). Against Baylor (Sept. 13), she managed career-highs with four aces, eight digs and four blocks (all assisted). She had her best match hitting wise, as a Rebel against then-10th ranked Wisconsin on Sept. 5. She knocked down a career-best 13 kills. She got stronger as the match progressed, as she threw down six kills in the fifth and final set. She followed that doubledigit kill performance with a second against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 6) when she picked up 10 more. She hit a season-high.462 at Air Force (Sept. 18). She knocked down seven kills to only one error in 13 swings. Keeley s Milestones By defeating Arizona State on Aug. 29, in the ASU Sheraton Classic, UNLV head coach Allison Keeley reached two significant milestones in her coaching career. The 3-1 victory gave Keeley her 150th collegiate victory, as well as, her 75th as a Rebel. Keeley began her college coaching career at Southern Arkansas University in She spent three seasons at SAU (NCAA Div. II) before moving to Villanova University in Keeley came to UNLV with 75 career victories and has doubled that thus far in her five-year run at the helm of the Rebels. MWC Anniversary Team Three former UNLV volleyball greats earned spots on the Mountain West Conference's 10th Anniversary Volleyball Team, as selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and on-line fan poll, the league announced Wednesday. Lauren Miramontes ( ), Maria Aladjova ( ) and Jada Walker ( ) represented the Rebels on the 16-member squad. The three Rebels that were selected were vital to helping establish UNLV volleyball to the level it has risen to over the past four seasons. The trio helped UNLV to the program's firstever conference championship and first trip to the NCAA Tournament. UNLV witnessed its first back-to-back 20-win season, which included a program-best 24 victories in 2007 and a brief stint in the Top-25 rankings. Rebels On The Tube The UNLV volleyball team will make four appearances on television in The squad will have its home and home series with Colorado State aired, while the road matches at Utah and BYU will be shown, as well. On The Mtn. (Cox Digital 334/DirecTV616) ~Oct. 9 (6:00 pm PT) at Utah ~Nov. 16 (7:00 pm PT) vs. Colorado State On BYUTV (Cox Digital 352/DirecTV 374) ~Oct. 11 (6:00 pm PT) at BYU On CBS College Sports Network (Cox Digital 333/DirecTV 610) ~Nov. 16 (3:00 pm PT) at Colorado State

6 Allison Keeley Head Coach Fifth Year at UNLV Allison Keeley is in her fifth season as the head coach of the Rebels and owns a overall record, while sitting at the helm of the UNLV program. After four years on the job, Keeley has the UNLV volleyball program on the right track following four consecutive seasons of 15 or more victories, including back-to-back tallies of 20+ wins. She guided UNLV to three-straight semifinal appearances in the Mountain West Conference Tournament before achieving a feat that no other coach in the program s history had accomplished. In 2007, she surpassed the semifinal threshold and won the 2007 MWC Championship earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Rebels had a magical run in 2007, which saw them notch a program-best 24 victories to only six defeats. The squad was recognized in the national rankings for the first time in program history with UNLV being listed in 13 consecutive polls. The Rebels achieved back-to-back weeks as the 25thranked team and 11 weeks in the receiving votes category. UNLV Head Coach Allison Keeley The Keeley File Year School Record 2008 UNLV* UNLV* UNLV* UNLV* UNLV* Villanova* Villanova* Year School Record 2001 Villanova* Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas Total 11 Years * NCAA Division I (Eight Years) *UNLV Record In 2006, the Rebels won 20 matches for only the third time in school history. The 20 victories included a six-match winning streak that led the Rebels to a 8-2 mark to open up the season, while two four-match streaks followed during the year. One of the highlights of the season was guiding UNLV to its first victory in Las Vegas over Colorado State on Nov. 12. In MWC action, the squad finished fourth for the third straight year with a 10-6 record. In 2005, Keeley s squad closed out the season with a overall record, while finishing 10-6 in the MWC (fourth place), but came within one point of playing in the program s first-ever MWC Championship. In 2004, Keeley revitalized a program that between 1978 and 2003 had only four winning seasons in 14 years of play (no team was fielded from and ). The squad finished the 04 season with a record and the program s highest finish in MWC play (fourth) with an 8-6 mark. Besides coaching success on the court, her players have also excelled in the classroom. Thus far, Keeley has produced 32 Academic All-Mountain West Conference selections, which included a league-high 10 in Statistically speaking, the 2007 squad ranked highly in the NCAA s final categories. The team was 10th in digs-per-game, 12th in assists-per-game and 13th in kills-per-game. With major success comes recognition and the awards flowed UNLV s way last season. Not only was she was named the 2007 MWC Co-Head Coach of the Year for her team s efforts and was later recognized as the AVCA s West Region Coach of the Year, but she coached UNLV s first All-America honoree (Lauren Miramontes) and four all-conference selections. Overall, she has produced one AVCA All-America Honorable Mention selection (Miramontes), one AVCA West Region First Team member (Miramontes), nine all-conference honorees and one conference co-freshman of the year. She has taken a UNLV program that had five consecutive losing seasons prior to her arrival into a Top 25 squad. In those five years pre-keeley, UNLV held a combined record of 52-88, in the four years since the team has won 74 of its 117 matches. Prior to coming to UNLV, she was the head coach at Villanova University from She helped rejuvenate the Wildcat program and left Philadelphia, Pa., with a record. She helped move the Wildcats from the bottom of the Big East into a position of playing in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Her finest season in Philadelphia came in 2002 when the Wildcats went and improved 11 matches over the previous year s record. Before her three years at Villanova, she was the head coach at Southern Arkansas University, a NCAA Division-II school, for three years. In her first year at SAU, the team finished third in the Gulf South Conference. From , she was the head coach at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and her teams qualified for postseason play twice in three years. She began her coaching career at Sparks High School in Sparks, Nev. Keeley graduated in 1990 from Carleton College with a B.A. in political science while also earning all-conference honors as a setter on the volleyball team. She earned her master s degree in education from Azusa Pacific in 1998.

7 UNLV Career Highs (Returning Players) Career High 2008 High Career High 2008 High #01 Kela Lau Hee Kills N/A N/A Attempts 1 at Denver ( ) Same Hit % N/A N/A Assists 1 vs. Wisconsin (9-5-08) Same Aces 3 vs. Air Force ( ) 1 (two times) Digs 10 at Denver ( ) Same Blocks N/A N/A #09 Samantha Noland Kills 14 vs. South Carolina ( ) Same Attempts 29 vs. South Carolina ( ) Same Hit %.700 vs. UC Riverside ( ).483 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Assists 2 (two times) 1 at Oregon (9-12) Aces 5 vs. America ( ) N/A Digs 3 (two times) 2 (two times) Blocks 8 vs. New Mexico ( ) 6 vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-6) #02 Jeralynn Makaiwi Kills N/A N/A Attempts 1 at Air Force ( ) N/A Hit % N/A N/A Assists 1 vs. South Carolina ( ) 1 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Aces 2 vs. South Carolina ( ) 2 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Digs 2 (two times) 1 (two times) Blocks N/A N/A #03 Melody Nua Kills 8 vs. Utah ( ) 6 (two times) Attempts 20 vs. Utah ( ) 14 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (9-6) Hit %.833 vs. BYU ( ).556 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) Assists 67 vs. BYU ( ) 51 at Arizona State (8-29) Aces 5 vs. America ( ) 3 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) Digs 19 vs. TCU ( ) 11 (two times) Blocks 6 vs. TCU ( ) 1 (five times) #04 Camille Cunningham Kills 1 (seven times) 1 (two times) Attempts 4 (two times) 3 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Hit % N/A N/A Assists 8 at Nevada, Reno (9-7-07) 4 (two times) Aces 4 vs. South Carolina ( ) Same Digs 33 at Arizona State ( ) Same Blocks N/A N/A #05 Kelsey Keeler Kills 13 vs. Wisconsin (9-5-08) Same Attempts 29 vs. Wisconsin (9-5-08) Same Hit %.667 vs. Air Force ( ).462 vs. Air Force (9-18) Assists 3 vs. Wisconsin (9-5-08) Same Aces 4 vs. Baylor ( ) Same Digs 8 (two times) Same Blocks 4 (two times) Same #10 Sara Nehf Kills 10 at Air Force ( ) 7 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Attempts 24 (two times) 14 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Hit %.500 (two times).286 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Assists 1 (three times) N/A Aces 1 (four times) 1 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Digs 13 at Air Force ( ) 6 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Blocks 4 (two times) 1 vs. Wisconsin (9-6) #12 Gerryn Moran Kills 9 (three times) 1 (four times) Attempts 33 vs. Texas Tech ( ) 12 (two times) Hit % vs. BYU ( ) N/A Assists 2 (seven times) 2 (six times) Aces 2 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Same Digs 16 vs. Dayton ( ) Same Blocks 2 (three times) 2 vs. Dayton (8-29) #15 Jessica Walters Kills 27 at Arizona State ( ) Same Attempts 56 at Loyola Marymount (9-1-07) 52 at Arizona State (8-29) Hit %.500 vs. Colorado St. ( ).435 vs. E. Washington (9-13) Assists 4 (three times) 2 vs. SMU (9-20) Aces 3 vs. BYU ( ) 1 (two times) Digs 21 vs. Northwestern (9-1-07) 7 at Oregon (9-12) Blocks 5 vs. Wyoming ( ) 4 vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-6) #18 Erin Greenwood Kills 22 vs. BYU ( ) 20 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Attempts 51 vs. BYU ( ) 42 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Hit %.571 vs. Wyoming ( ).500 at Air Force (9-18) Assists 3 at Nevada, Reno (9-7-07) 1 (two times) Aces 2 (three times) 2 (two times) Digs 6 vs. Utah ( ) 3 at Arizona State (8-29) Blocks 8 (two times) 5 at Denver (9-19) Bold indicates career highs set in *Hitting percentages based on at least five kills in the match. UNLV Career Highs (First-Year Players in 2008) #06 Amanda Alles #08 Samantha Richard Kills 12 vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-6) Attempts 32 vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-6) Hit %.300 at Oregon (9-12) Assists 3 at Air Force (9-18) Assists 1 (five times) Kills 1 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Attempts 5 (two times) Hit % N/A Assists 12 at Air Force (9-18) Aces 1 (two times) Digs 2 (three times) Blocks 2 at Denver (9-19) Aces 2 (two times) Digs 17 vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-6) Blocks 1 (two times) #13 Cursty Jackson Kills 13 at Denver (9-19) Attempts 25 at Denver (9-19) Hit %.750 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Aces N/A Digs 4 vs. Georgia State (9-19) Blocks 4 (three times) #07 Monika Karney Kills 1 (three times) Attempts 3 (two times) Hit % N/A Assists 1 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Aces N/A Digs 2 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Blocks 1 at Air Force (9-18) #11 Leah Maurer Kills 5 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Attempts 13 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Hit %.308 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Assists 2 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Aces 1 at Oregon (9-12) Digs 2 (three times) Blocks 3 vs. Georgia State (9-20) #22 Saulie-Ann Wong Kills N/A Attempts N/A Hit % N/A Assists N/A Aces N/A Digs N/A Blocks N/A

8 Three-Set Kills: 41 vs. SMU (9-20) Fewest Errors: 10 vs. Georgia State (9-20) Attacks: 127 vs. Baylor (9-13) Hitting Pct.:.349 at Air Force (9-18) Assists: 37 vs. SMU (9-20) Aces: 11 vs. Baylor (9-13) Digs: 52 vs. SMU (9-20) Solo Blocks: 2 at Air Force (9-18) Asst Blocks: 10 (three times) Total Blocks: 7.0 at Air Force (9-18) 2008 Match Highs Four-Set Kills: 61 at Arizona State (8-29) Fewest Errors: 18 at Oregon (9-12) Attacks: 157 vs. Dayton (8-29) Hitting Pct.:.258 at Arizona State (8-29) Assists: 57 at Arizona State (8-29) Aces: 6 at Oregon (9-12) Digs: 79 at Arizona State (8-29) Solo Blocks: 5 (two times) Asst Blocks: 16 vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-6) Total Blocks: 9.0 vs. Cal State Fullerton Five-Set Kills: 63 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Fewest Errors: 25 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) Attacks:.215 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) Hitting Pct.:.215 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) Assists: 56 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) Aces: 9 vs. South Carolina (8-30) Digs: 78 vs. Wisconsin (9-6) Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Wisconsin (9-6) Asst Blocks: 6 vs. Wisconsin (9-6) Total Blocks: 5.0 vs. Wisconsin (9-5) 2008 Match-By-Match Category Leaders Opponent Kills Assists Aces Digs Blocks Dayton Walters (17) Nua (43) Cunningham (2) Cunningham (23) Greenwood (3) Arizona State Walters (27) Nua (51) Cunningham (2) Cunningham (33) Greenwood (3) South Carolina Greenwood (20) Nua (50) Cunningham (4) Cunningham (24) Noland (2) Wisconsin Greenwood/Keeler (13) Nua (44) Nua (3) Cunningham (27) Noland (3) Cal State Fullerton Walters (13) Nua (34) Greenwood (2) Cunningham (18) Noland (6) Miami (Ohio) Noland (9) Nua (20) Greenwood/Moran (1) Cunningham (14) N/A Oregon Walters (15) Nua (38) Greenwood/Cunningham (2) Cunningham (16) Five tied w/ 1 Baylor Walters (16) Nua (31) Keeler (4) Cunningham (20) Keeler (4) Eastern Washington Walters (11) Nua (24) Cunningham (3) Cunningham (11) Keeler/Jackson (4) Air Force Walters (10) Nua (14) Richard/Cunningham (1) Cunningham (14) Jackson/Greenwood (3) Denver Greenwood (14) Nua (30) Keeler (3) Cunningham (15) Greenwood (5) SMU Walters (15) Nua (28) Nua (2) Cunningham (21) Jackson (4) Georgia State Jackson (9) Nua (15) Moran (2) Cunningham (12) Greenwood/Maurer (3) TCU New Mexico Nevada, Reno San Diego State Utah BYU Colorado State Wyoming New Mexico TCU San Diego State BYU Utah Wyoming Colorado State Air Force Florida

9 Double-Digit Kills Player Total High Erin Greenwood 5 20 Cursty Jackson 1 13 Kelsey Keeler 2 13 Samantha Noland 1 14 Samantha Richard 2 10 Jessica Walters Kills Jessica Walters (1) Opponent K Arizona State (Aug. 29) 27 Erin Greenwood (1) Opponent K South Carolina (Aug. 30) 20 Rebels By The Numbers Double-Digit Assists Player Total High Amanda Alles 2 12 Melody Nua Assists Melody Nua (9) Opponent A Dayton (Aug. 29) 43 Arizona State (Aug. 29) 51 South Carolina (Aug. 30) 50 Wisconsin (Sept. 5) 44 Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 6) 34 Miami (Sept. 6) 20 Oregon (Sept. 12) 38 Baylor (Sept. 13) 31 Eastern Washington (Sept. 13) 24 Denver (Sept. 19) 30 SMU (Sept. 20) 28 Double-Digit Digs Player Total High Camille Cunningham Kela Lau Hee 1 10 Gerryn Moran 3 16 Melody Nua 4 11 Samantha Richard Digs Camille Cunningham (5) Opponent D Dayton (Aug. 29) 23 Arizona State (Aug. 29) 33 South Carolina (Aug. 30) 23 Wisconsin (Sept. 5) 27 Baylor (Sept. 13) 20 SMU (Sept. 20) 21 Double-Doubles Melody Nua (4) - All Assists/Digs Combos Opponent A D Dayton (Aug. 29) South Carolina (Aug. 30) Wisconsin (Sept. 5) Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 6) Samantha Richard (2) - All Kills/Digs Combos Opponent K D Dayton Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 6) 12 17

10 2008 Statistics (Thru Sept. 22) 2008 RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Matches Conference Non-Conference OVERALL ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## Name G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE D D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points 13 JACKSON GREENWOOD WALTERS NUA NEHF NOLAND KARNEY MAURER RICHARD CUNNINGHAM KEELER WONG MAKAIWI LAU HEE MORAN ALLES TEAM 4 UNLV Opponents Conference ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## Name G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE D D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points 07 KARNEY CUNNINGHAM GREENWOOD KEELER NEHF WALTERS JACKSON MORAN MAURER RICHARD ALLES NUA LAU HEE TEAM 0 UNLV Opponents Results Date Opponent W/L Game/Scores Date Opponent W/L Game/Scores A 29 vs. Dayton-1 L , 18-25, 21-25, O 18 Wyoming* A 29 at Arizona State-1 W , 20-25, 25-19, O 23 at New Mexico* A 30 vs. South Carolina-1 L , 18-25, 25-16, 20-25, 8-15 O 25 at TCU* S 05 #10 Wisconsin-2 L , 27-25, 20-25, 25-20, O 31 at San Diego State* S 06 Cal State Fullerton-2 W , 25-17, 25-16, N 06 BYU* S 06 Miami (Ohio)-2 L , 14-25, N 08 Utah* S 12 at Oregon-3 L , 21-25, 25-22, N 13 at Wyoming* S 13 vs. Baylor-3 W , 25-22, N 16 at Colorado State* S 13 vs. Eastern Wash.-3 W , 25-17, N 22 Air Force* S 18 at Air Force* W , 25-21, N 29 Florida S 19 at Denver-4 L , 17-25, 26-28, S 20 vs. SMU-4 W , 25-14, (1) ASU Sheraton Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) S 20 vs. Georgia State-4 W , 25-23, (2) UNLV Invitational S 25 TCU* (3) Oregon Classic (Eugene, Ore.) S 27 New Mexico* (4) University of Denver Invitational S 28 Nevada, Reno (*) Mountain West Conference Match O 03 San Diego State* O 09 at Utah* O 11 at BYU* O 16 Colorado State*

11 Matches Played Jada Walker Lauren Miramontes Maria Aladjova Kristin Koochi Leiana Oswald Patricia Assuncao Christel Eves Brittani Lumsden Ana Ramos Nicki King *Melody Nua Pres. *Camille Cunningham Pres. Games Played Jada Walker Maria Aladjova Lauren Miramontes Christel Eves Patricia Assuncao Leiana Oswald Nicki King Melody Nua Pres. Brittani Lumsden Ana Ramos Kills Maria Aladjova 1, Lauren Miramontes 1, Leiana Oswald 1, Patricia Assuncao 1, Angie Sylvas Brittani Lumsden Christel Eves Justine Kamelamela Sheila Nicks Blair Wilkes Total Attempts Maria Aladjova 4, Leiana Oswald 3, Lauren Miramontes 3, Patricia Assuncao 2, Angie Sylvas 2, Brittani Lumsden 2, Justine Kamelamela 2, Christel Eves 1, Michelle Banks 1, Sheila Nicks 1, Hitting Percentage (Must Have 250 Kills) Blair Wilkes Sheila Nicks Christel Eves Erin Greenwood Pres. Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Lauren Miramontes Lynette Richan Mariana Pencheva Amber Graham Judy Bellomo UNLV Volleyball Career Records Assists (Only 1980, 1985 and 1996-pres.) Nicki King 4, Melody Nua 4, Pres. Meri-de Boyer 2, Maria Julia Goes 1, Debbie Teso 1, Kristin Koochi Christy Clark Erin Hill Justine Kamelamela Robyn Shea Service Aces Christel Eves Patricia Assuncao Leiana Oswald Jada Walker Debbie Teso Angie Sylvas Ana Ramos Nicki King Brittani Lumsden Camille Cunningham Pres. *Melody Nua Pres. Digs Jada Walker 2, Camille Cunningham Pres. Brittani Lumsden Maria Aladjova Melody Nua Pres. Leiana Oswald Nicki King Meri-de Boyer Patricia Assuncao Ana Ramos Total Blocks Lauren Miramontes Christel Eves Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Amber Graham Blair Wilkes Denise Brooks Judy Bellomo Erin Greenwood Pres. Patricia Assuncao Michelle Johnson Solo Blocks Lauren Miramontes Denise Brooks Judy Bellomo Lynette Richan Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Erin Greenwood Pres. Maria Aladjova Leiana Oswald Blair Wilkes Patricia Assuncao Christel Eves Assisted Blocks Lauren Miramontes Christel Eves Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Amber Graham Michelle Johnson Blair Wilkes Patricia Assuncao Erin Greenwood Pres. Leiana Oswald Maria Aladjova Meri-de Boyer Bold indicates active players. * Indicates current player is approaching top 10. Note: The record section is based on statistics from the 1984 season to present since earlier statistics are unavailable for the most part. In addition, games played and assists were not kept until Melody Nua (2005-Pres.) sits second in UNLV s career record book with 4,171 assists. Nua owns three of UNLV s best single-season assist totals. Erin Greenwood (2006-Pres.) sits fourth in UNLV s career record book for hitting percentage and is in three blocking categories.

12 Matches Played Maurine Evans Alonda Jones Sheila Nicks Debbie Teso Judy Bellomo Phyllis Bustamante Lynette Richan Denise Brooks Kari Zimmerman Games Played Michelle Banks Lauren Miramontes Melody Nua Jada Walker Judy Bellomo Debie Teso Denise Brooks Christel Eves Nicki King Meri-de Boyer Ana Ramos UNLV Volleyball Single-Season Records Assists Meri-de Boyer 1, Melody Nua 1, Melody Nua 1, Debbie Teso 1, Nicki King 1, Nicki King 1, Nicki King 1, Melody Nua Maria Julia Goes Nicki King Service Aces Debbie Teso Angie Sylvas Patricia Assuncao Denise Brooks Debbie Teso Sheila Nicks Camille Cunningham Kari Zimmerman Melody Nua Christel Eves Assisted Blocks Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Christel Eves Michelle Johnson Lauren Miramontes Lauren Miramontes Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Erin Greenwood Lauren Miramontes Christina Kirschner Amy Ellenwood Bold indicates active players. Note: The record section is based on statistics from the 1984 season to present since earlier statistics are unavailable for the most part. In addition, games played and assists were not kept until Kills Lauren Miramontes Maria Aladjova Leiana Oswald Angie Sylvas Judy Bellomo Lauren Miramontes Sheila Nicks Maria Aladjova Maria Aladjova Angie Sylvas Total Attempts Maria Aladjova 1, Lauren Miramontes 1, Maria Aladjova 1, Leiana Oswald 1, Angie Sylvas 1, Lauren Miramontes 1, Leiana Oswald 1, Angie Sylvas 1, Judy Bellomo 1, Maria Aladjova Hitting Percentage (Must Have 125 Kills) Blair Wilkes Christel Eves Blair Wilkes Sheila Nicks Lauren Miramontes Amber Graham Mariana Pencheva Shelia Ocasio-Clemente Amy Ellenwood Christel Eves Digs Jada Walker Jada Walker Jada Walker Jada Walker Camille Cunnigham Maria Aladjova Brittani Lumsden Meri-de Boyer Michelle Banks Sheila Nicks Total Blocks Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Lynette Richan Christel Eves Lauren Miramontes Michelle Johnson Denise Brooks Judy Bellomo Lauren Miramontes Sheila Ocasio-Clemente Judy Bellomo Solo Blocks Lynette Richan Denise Brooks Judy Bellomo Judy Bellomo Lauren Miramontes Denise Brooks Lauren Miramontes Maurine Evans Sheila Nicks Blair Wilkes Camille Cunningham (2005-Pres.) owns two of the best single-season tallies in aces and digs in UNLV history. Blair Wilkes owns the best single-season hitting percentage (.365) in UNLV s history.