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1 5 National titles LBSU Quick Facts Location... Long Beach, Calif. Enrollment...37,600 Founded Nickname...49ers Colors... Black & Gold Conference... Big West University President... Dr. Jane Close Conoley Interim Athletics Director...Cindy Masner Facility... Walter Pyramid (4,200) Press Row Phone... (562) LBSU Volleyball Volleyball SID... Tyler Hendrickson Office Phone... (562) Fax... (562) Volleyball Program Head Coach...Brian Gimmillaro (LBSU 70) Career Record (.794) School Record... Same Years...32nd Season Assistant Coach... Erika Dillard (8th year) Assistant Coach... Mike Campbell (3rd Year) Volunteer Assistant... Kristian Kuld (3rd Year) Undergraduate Assistant... Jenelle Hudson (1st Year) NCAA Championships , 1993, 1998 NCAA Final Fours , 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 NCAA Regionals , NCAA Tournament Appearances , , 2014 Big West Championships , , 2001, 2005, , 2011, In Review 2015 Record Conference Record (Finish) (2nd) Final National Ranking...RV All-Region...Jenelle Hudson All-Conference...Nele Barber (1) Ashley Murray (HM), Peyton Grahovac (Frosh) The 2016 Long Beach State women s volleyball guide was written, edited and designed by Tyler Hendrickson, Associate Director of Media Relations. Photos courtesy of Stephen Carr, John Fajardo, Steven Georges, Stewart Kishishita, David J. Nelson, Rob Burge, Tim Rue and Matt Brown. Other photos provided by USA Volleyball, AP, and the Long Beach Tourist and Convention Bureau. General Information TV/Radio Roster... IFC Schedule... 2 Roster... 3 Coaching Staff Brian Gimmillaro Assistant Coaches... 6 Player Profiles Senior... 7 Junior... 8 Sophomores Freshmen Opponents/Year in Review Opponents Statistics In Review Big West In Review...23 Records Career Records...24 Season Records...25 Single Match Records (Team)...26 Single Match Records (Individual)...27 Coaching Records...28 Year-by-Year Leaders...29 NCAA Tournament Records History National Champions Final Four Appearances...35 All-Conference/All-Region All-Americans...38 The Nation s Elite...39 Retired Numbers Letterwinners...44 All-Time Numbers...45 Year-By-Year Results Opponent History Where Are They Now...60 Long Beach State Dr. Jane Close Conoley...62 Interim AD Cindy Masner & Administration...63 Long Beach State s Campus The City of Long Beach, Calif Prominent Athletics Alumni Walter Pyramid Championship Facilities A Championship Education...74 Strength & Conditioning...75 Sports Medicine...76 Media Relations...77 Staff Directory...78 Nele Barber California State University, Long Beach is committed to providing equal opportunities to CSULB students in all campus programs, including intercollegiate athletics. CSULB, in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI and Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, does not discriminate in any of its policies, procedures or practices. This nondiscrimination policy covers all CSULB programs and activities, including employment. In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live and work, in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, political affiliation, Vietnam era veteran status, or any other veteran s status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 1

2 5 National titles Date Day Opponent Location Time (PT) Portland State Tournament Aug. 26 Fri. at Portland State Portland, Ore. 4 p.m. Aug. 27 Sat. vs. Texas Tech Portland, Ore. 11:30 a.m. Aug. 27 Sat. vs. Colorado Portland, Ore. 6 p.m. LBSU Mizuno Invitational Sep. 2 Fri. Northeastern v. Washington St. Walter Pyramid 10 a.m. Sep. 2 Fri. Cal Walter Pyramid 1 p.m. Sep. 3 Sat. Washington St. v. UC Irvine Walter Pyramid 10 a.m. Sep. 3 Sat. Washington State Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Sep. 8 Thu. Loyola Marymount Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. LBSU Baden Invitational Sep. 9 Fri. Harvard v. Duke Walter Pyramid 11 a.m. Sep. 9 Fri. Pepperdine v. Arizona State Walter Pyramid 1 p.m. Sep. 9 Fri. Duke Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Sep. 10 Sat. Pepperdine Walter Pyramid 10 a.m. Sep. 10 Sat. Harvard v. Arizona State Walter Pyramid 12 p.m. Sep. 10 Sat. Arizona State Walter Pyramid 6 p.m. Sep. 10 Sat. Pepperdine v. Harvard Walter Pyramid 8 p.m. Sep. 14 Wed. UCLA Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. USD/SDSU Invitational Sep. 16 Fri. vs. San Jose State San Diego, Calif. (USD) 12 p.m. Sep. 16 Fri. at San Diego San Diego, Calif. (USD) 7 p.m. Sep. 17 Sat. at San Diego State San Diego, Calif. (SDSU) 7:30 p.m. Sep. 22 Thu. at UC Davis* Davis, Calif. 7 p.m. Sep. 24 Sat. at UC Irvine* Irvine, Calif. 7 p.m. Sep. 30 Fri. Cal Poly* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Oct. 1 Sat. UC Santa Barbara* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Oct. 5 Wed. at UC Riverside* Riverside, Calif. 7 p.m. Oct. 8 Sat. Hawai i* Walter Pyramid 8 p.m. Oct. 15 Sat. CSUN* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Oct. 21 Fri. at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, Calif. 7 p.m. Oct. 22 Sat. at Cal Poly* San Luis Obispo, Calif. 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Fri. UC Irvine* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Sat. UC Davis* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Nov. 1 Tue. Cal State Fullerton* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Fri. at Hawai i* Honolulu, Hawai i 10 p.m. Nov. 11 Fri. at CSUN* Northridge, Calif. 7 p.m. Nov. 18 Fri. at Cal State Fullerton* Fullerton, Calif. 7 p.m. Nov. 19 Sat. UC Riverside* Walter Pyramid 7 p.m. Nov. 25 Fri. North Texas Walter Pyramid 12 p.m. Nov. 26 Sat. Denver Walter Pyramid 1 p.m. * Big West match Home matches in BOLD Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

3 5 National titles ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 21 Ashley Anselmo 6 Nele Barber 19 Carly Beddingfield 10 Anete Brinke 12 Morgan Dewyer 42 Brooke Earkman 3 Peyton Grahovac 13 Hailey Harward 17 Megan Kruidhof 15 Ashley Murray 9 Kjersti Norveel 48 Missy Owens 28 Hannah Pauling 8 Mykah Wilson 16 YiZhi Xue 2016 WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School 3 Peyton Grahovac MB 6-2 So. Orange, Calif. Villa Park HS 6 Nele Barber OH 6-0 Sr. Berlin, Germany Marquette 8 Mykah Wilson DS/L 5-11 So. Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll HS 9 Kjersti Norveel MB 6-1 Fr. Tonsberg, Norway University College SE Norway 10 Anete Brinke OH/OPP 6-2 So. Riga, Latvia Riga State Gymnasium No Morgan Dewyer S 5-9 Fr. Palm Desert, Calif. Palm Desert HS 13 Hailey Harward DS/L 5-9 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista HS 15 Ashley Murray MB 6-2 Jr. Torrance, Calif. Bishop Montgomery HS 16 YiZhi Xue MB 6-4 Fr. Nanjing, China Nanjing No. 3 HS 17 Megan Kruidhof OH 6-0 So. Lakewood, Calif. Lakewood HS 19 Carly Beddingfield OH 6-2 So. Albuquerque, N.M. Bosque HS 21 Ashley Anselmo OH/OPP 6-2 Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mira Costa HS 28 Hannah Pauling OH 5-10 Fr. Murrieta, Calif. Murrieta Valley HS 42 Brooke Earkman OH 5-7 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. Santa Monica HS 48 Missy Owens S 6-1 So. Yorba Linda, Calif. Yorba Linda HS Returners (8) Name YR/EXP Stats P. Grahovac Fr./1V BW All-Fr., 2.38 k/s N. Barber Sr./3V 1st All-BW, 3.98 k/s M. Wilson So./1V 3.36 digs/set A. Brinke R-So./1V Redshirt A. Murray Jr./2V HM All-BW,.319 M. Kruidhof So./1V 1.56 d/s C. Beddingfield So./1V 2.00 k/s M. Owens R-So./1V 0.19 aces/set Freshmen (7) Name Hometown K. Norveel Tonsberg, Norway M. Dewyer Palm Desert, Calif. H. Harward Phoenix, Ariz. A. Anselmo Manhattan Beach, Calif. H. Pauling Murrieta, Calif. S. Thomas Park City, Utah B. Earkman Santa Monica, Calif. Y. Xue Nanjing, China Returning Starters (4) Name POS N. Barber OH A. Murray MB P. Grahovac OPP M. Wilson L/OH Head Coach: Brian Gimmillaro (Long Beach State, 1970) 32nd year Assistant Coach: Erika Dillard (Long Beach State, 2005) 8th year Assistant Coach: Mike Campbell (UCLA, 2011) 3rd Year Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kristian Kuld (UCLA, 2012) 3rd year Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Jenelle Hudson, 1st year 2016 Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 3

4 COACHES PROFILES brian GIMMILLARO Head Coach 32nd season Long Beach State, (.794) Regarded as one of the top volleyball minds in the country, Brian Gimmillaro enters his 32nd season at Long Beach State in The Long Beach State graduate has continually taken the 49ers to new heights as one of the winningest and most successful volleyball programs over the past three decades. His dedication to the sport and his student-athletes was recognized most recently in December 2008, when Gimmillaro was part of the three-person class inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame, honoring individuals who have greatly contributed to the game of volleyball. Because of Gimmillaro, Long Beach State has earned a place among the nation s elite. With three National Championships, eight Final Fours, 13 NCAA Regionals and 27 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, it is no wonder that Long Beach State enters every season as a national contender. Over the past 20 seasons, LBSU has won a national title, has appeared in four Final Fours and six NCAA Regionals. Over that time, the team record is an impressive , winning over 80 percent of its matches. With a 3-0 win over UC Davis in 2015, Gimmillaro became just the seventh active coach to reach 800 Division I wins and the 12th all-time to reach 800 wins all coming at Division I. He also became just the eighth coach in history to earn all 800 of those wins at one institution. Gimmillaro ranks 12th in all-time victories in Division I history, and his all-time record stands as the No. 10 career winning percentage in Division I. With 25 wins in 2015, he jumped into the top-20 for career victories among all coaches in all divisions in NCAA history. Against one of the toughest conferences in the country, the Big West, LBSU has won over 78 percent ( ) of its matches under Gimmillaro, claiming 13 conference crowns. In 26 of the last 29 seasons, Gimmillaro s teams have won at least 20 matches. In 2014, Gimmillaro led the Beach back into the NCAA postseason and a first round win over San Diego. Gimmillaro s 49ers posted a perfect 16-0 record in the Big West in 2014, becoming the fifth Long Beach State squad to accomplish the feat and 10th team in Big West history. Gimmillaro notched his ninth Big West Coach of the Year award while setter Jenelle Hudson garnered Big West Player of the Year honors and middle blocker Ashley Murray won Freshman of the Year honors. The trio led the Beach on a17-match win streak and a national ranking as high as No. 15. LBSU won 25 games for the second straight season in 2015, finishing second in the Big West, and earning wins over nationally-ranked Loyola Marymount and San Diego. But wins alone do not define Long Beach State s volleyball program. Former setter Keri Nishimoto was a two-time Academic All-American, following in the footsteps of another volleyball player, Anja Grabovac, who was an Academic All-American in Prior to the 2003 season, Gimmillaro was the sole recipient of the USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award (in the Donald S. Shondell Contemporary Division). In receiving the award, Gimmillaro joined an elite group of volleyball coaches. Also in 2003, Gimmillaro was bestowed with the Excellence in Leadership award, presented by Leadership Long Beach. Gimmillaro is also a three-time National Coach of the Year, earning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year honors in 1998 and ASICS Tiger National Coach of the Year accolades in 1989 and Also in 1999, Gimmillaro was the named the U.S. Olympic Committee s Coach of the Year, the only non-olympic coach such honored. In 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1997 Gimmillaro was named one of eight Regional Coaches of the Year. Gimmillaro has also earned Big West Coach of the Year honors nine times (2014, 2012, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1992 and 1991). Gimmillaro s players are a testament to his program. In January of 2001, the NCAA released its 20th Anniversary team. Of the six players chosen, three were Gimmillaro s former players: Tara Cross-Battle, Danielle Scott-Arruda, and Misty May-Treanor. Those three players serve as a who s who of women s volleyball. All three were Olympians in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, all three were National Players of the Year and all three led the 49ers to a National Title. Gimmillaro has coached six AVCA National Players of the Year. Cross-Battle and May have each won the award twice, while Scott and Antoinette White each earned the honor one time. Cross-Battle is a former player-coach for the National team, a four-time Olympian and a two-time World Player of the Year. Scott-Arruda was named to a record fifth Olympic squad in 2012, the only player to have that honor in USA women s indoor volleyball history, passing Cross-Battle who represented Team USA four times. Finally, May-Treanor is regarded as the top beach volleyball player in the world. Long Beach State continues to have a tradition of Olympic success from Gimmillaro s players. In 2012, three former 49ers claimed Medals in London. May-Treanor capped an unprecedented run in Beach Volleyball with her partner Kerri Walsh, capturing a third straight Gold Medal after winning in 2008 in Beijing and 2004 in Athens. Also, in women s volleyball, Scott-Arruda and Tayyiba Haneef-Park repeated as medalists after winning the Silver in Beijing, capturing another Silver Medal for the USA, in London. Those finishes followed the 2004 squad, where the 49ers had the most players from any college in Cross-Battle, Scott-Arruda, and Haneef-Park, as Cross-Battle was making her fourth Olympic appearance, setting a mark that was only passed in London by Scott-Arruda. In all, Gimmillaro s players have represented the United States in volleyball in each of the last six Olympiads prior to the Rio Games Gimmillaro s finest season came in 1998, when the 49ers became the first NCAA Division-I volleyball team ever to finish the season undefeated. The Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

5 Beach captured their third National title in Madison, Wisconsin, finishing The team also won National titles in 1993 and In 1989, it was the first Division-I Championship for Long Beach State in any sport. The Beach has reached eight NCAA Final Fours, participating in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999 and Twice in the 90s the team reached three consecutive Final Fours, winning a National title during each of those runs. Twice the team has run the table during the regular season, during the NCAA Championship year of 1998 and in What may be most impressive about the team s incredible run is how far it has come. When Gimmillaro started in 1985, he took over a team that had struggled in the late 1970 s and early 1980 s, and had not won a National title since 1972 and The team played in the Gold Mine, a small gymnasium in the middle of campus, which the team rarely filled. Today, the team is one of the nation s best, plays before large crowds at the Walter Pyramid, and continues to develop some of the best volleyball players in the country. Before coming back to his alma mater, Gimmillaro coached at perennial volleyball powerhouse Gahr High School in Cerritos, Calif. ( ). During his tenure, he led his team to four CIF-Southern Section Championships (1978, 1979, 1983 and 1984) and Division-I State Championships in 1983 and In 1984 and 1985, Gahr won the CIF Southern Section 5-A Division Championship and was a Division-I state finalist. In eight years, Gimmillaro compiled a stellar (.905) record. All told, Gimmillaro sent eight consecutive teams to the CIF Playoffs. A national No. 1 ranking in 1984 was a testament to his success at Gahr. During the same period, Gimmillaro served as the business manager for the United States Women s Volleyball Olympic Team ( ). His duties included organization and development of publicity, budget, fundraising and promotion. He has also been the president and owner of the California Juniors Volleyball Club since A voting member of the AVCA Top 25 Poll, Gimmillaro is a four-time Coach of the Year Award winner from the Long Beach Century Club, and in 1992, the Century Club bestowed on Gimmillaro its Michael Brian Warren award for outstanding contribution to furthering the goals of women s athletics. He was inducted to the Century Club Hall of Fame along with May-Treanor and Scott-Arruda in Gimmillaro received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Long Beach State in 2016, the university s highest alumni honor. Gimmillaro graduated from Long Beach State in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He has two children: a son, Stefan, and daughter, Lauren. GIMMILLARO YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Record Pct. Conference Rec. / Finish Nat. Rank NCAA Finish PCAA 8-8 / 5th NA First Round PCAA 6-12 / 7th NA None PCAA 7-11 / 7th 20th First Round Big West 13-5 / 3rd 8th Regional Semifinal Big West 13-5 / 3rd 1st NCAA CHAMPIONS Big West 13-5 / 4th 9th Regional Final Big West 17-1 / 1st 2nd NCAA Final Big West 18-0 / 1st 3rd Final Four Semifinal Big West 17-1 / 1st (t) 1st NCAA CHAMPIONS Big West 16-2 / 1st 6th Regional Final Big West 12-6 / 4th 20th Second Round Big West 15-1 / 1st 10th Regional Semifinal Big West 16-0 / 1st 3rd Final Four Semifinal Big West 16-0 / 1st 1st NCAA CHAMPIONS Big West 14-2 / 2nd 4th Final Four Semifinal Big West 11-5 / 3rd 14th Regional Semifinal Big West 18-0 / 1st 2nd NCAA Final Big West 15-3 / 2nd 14th First Round Big West 12-6 / t-2nd N/A First Round Big West 13-5 / t-2nd RV Second Round Big West 12-2 / t-1st N/A First Round Big West 12-2 / 2nd RV Second Round Big West 12-2 / 2nd 23 Second Round Big West 13-3 / 1st 23 Second Round Big West 12-4 / 1st RV First Round Big West 12-4 / 2nd RV First Round Big West 14-2 / 1st RV First Round Big West 13-5 / 2nd N/A None Big West 11-5 / 4th N/A None Big West 16-0/1st 19 Second Round Big West 13-3/2nd RV None TOTAL Years (.788) NCAA TITLES Coaches profiles GIMMILLARO ACCOLADES 2008 AVCA Hall of Fame Inductee 2003 USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award 2003 Excellence in Leadership Award from the Leadership Long Beach organization 1998 AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year 1989, 1998 ASICS Tiger National COY 1999 U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year 2012, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1992 and 1991 Big West COY 1994, 1991 and 1989 Northwest Region COY 2016 CSULB Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Four-Time Long Beach Century Club Honoree Three NCAA Championship teams (1998, 1993 and 1989) Eight Final Fours (2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1989) Led LBSU to a 36-0 mark in 1998, the first undefeated team in NCAA D-I women s volleyball history 27 NCAA Tournament Appearances One of the Highest NCAA Tournament Winning Percentages of any coach Two of the greatest teams of all-time 1998 (36-0) and 2001 (33-1). Three of the Six Greatest Collegiate Players of All-Time (May, Scott, Cross-Battle) Six NCAA Players of the Year 23 All-Americans (64 Certificates) Has an 79% overall winning percentage Only collegiate head coach to win national championships on the high school, club and NCAA Division I level. A No. 1-ranked team over the last three decades. GIMMILLARO S MILESTONE WINS 1st Win: 100th Win: 200th Win: 300th Win: 400th Win: 500th Win: 600th Win: 700th Win: 800th Win: 9/7/85 at San Diego (15-10, 15-6, 15-2) 10/24/89 vs. USIU (10-15, 15-6, 15-3, 15-7) 10/30/92 vs. New Mexico State (15-8, 15-3, 15-10) 9/14/96 at Utah (15-5, 15-3, 15-10) 9/10/99 vs. CS Northridge (15-2, 15-3, 15-10) 10/19/02 at Connecticut (30-21, 30-28, 30-17) 11/18/06 at Pacific (30-28, 30-27, 30-21) 11/18/11 at UC Irvine (25-19, 25-17, 25-18) 9/25/15 vs. UC Davis (25-11, 25-22, 25-12) 2016 Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 5

6 COACHES PROFILES erika DILLARD Assistant Coach 8th season Long Beach State, 2005 Erika Dillard enters her eighth year on the Long Beach State coaching staff, serving as the top assistant. Dillard primarily works with the back row while handling equipment, travel and assisting with recruiting. In 2014, Dillard helped take Long Beach State back to the postseason as the Beach finished up in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 27-5 record, including a perfect 16-0 record in the Big West. LBSU followed that up with a 25-6 mark in 2015, finishing second in the Big West Conference. Dillard was a student-athlete at Long Beach State for five years, playing middle blocker. As a freshman reserve in 2001, she reached the championship match mike CAMPBELL Assistant Coach 3rd Season UCLA, 2011 Mike Campbell enters his third season with Long Beach State in He is also the head coach of the beach volleyball team, which he led to the national championship match in While indoors, Campbell primarily works with the blockers and the setters. In his first season with the Beach, Campbell helped LBSU through a Big West title run and an appearance in the NCAA Second Round. LBSU went 27-5 overall with a perfect 16-0 mark in the Big West. Freshman middle blocker Ashley Murray was named the Freshman of the Year while setter Jenelle Hudson became just the second setter in Beach history to win the Big West Player of the Year. LBSU ranked 19th in the nation in blocking with 2.8 blocks per set. In 2016, Hudson was an AVCA All-Region selection for the Beach, leading the Big West with assists per set. Middle blocker Hayley Benson earned first team All-Big West honors averaging 1.09 blocks during Big West play to rank fourth in the conference. kristian KULD Volunteer Assistant Coach 3rd Season UCLA, 2012 Kristian Kuld joined the Long Beach State coaching staff for the 2014 season as the women s volleyball volunteer assistant coach. Kuld played collegiately at UCLA before founding the Actyve Volleyball Club, which he now serves as a Co-Director and Head Coach. In his first season, Kuld helped LBSU to a 27-5 record and a perfect 16-0 record in the Big West on the way to an appearance in the NCAA Second Round. He also coaches the beach volleyball team, which advanced to the national championship match in Kuld has coached USAV High Performance clinics and tryouts from ages jenelle HUDSON with the 49ers. In 2002, she led the team with a.380 hitting percentage and earned All-Big West honors. A second All-Big West nod followed in her junior season, when she led Long Beach State in kills with 487 and received an All-Region Honorable Mention. After a medical redshirt in 2004, she closed out her career in 2005 with another outstanding year, posting 312 kills and once again earning All-Big West and All-Region honors. Following her playing career, Dillard spent two years as a graduate assistant at the University of La Verne, making two NCAA appearances and reaching the championship game in She has also worked as an assistant at Lakewood High School and has coached at the club level with Golden West and Cal Juniors. She earned her Master s degree in business administration from La Verne in Prior to his time at Long Beach State, Campbell was the Head Coach for the 15- Roxy team in the Southern California Volleyball Club. He spent one year with the SCVC after spending the previous six years with the Sunshine Volleyball Club in various roles. From , Campbell served as an assistant coach and a head coach for girls varying in age from As head coach of the Sunshine 18-Westside, Campbell led his team to a Silver Medal finish in the Junior Olympics in He also led the 17-Westside team to a Gold Medal finish in the Northeast Junior National Qualifier in Campbell had a superstar prep career at Santa Monica High School, leading his team to a CIF-SS title in 2006 while being named the CIF s MVP. He also earned a AAA rating on the sand while competing in sand volleyball during his high school years. He went on to attend UCLA and was the captain of the men s volleyball club team. He also had his first taste of collegiate coaching as the team manager and statistician from for the UCLA women s volleyball team. and he previously coached club at Sports Shack. He helped guide the 17-1s to a silver medal at the 2013 Junior Nationals in Dallas, and the 18-1s to a close quarter-final loss (T-5th) at the 2014 Junior Nationals in Minneapolis. Kuld has coached the UCLA men s and women s volleyball summer camps every year since his freshman year. Kuld played collegiately at UCLA. He walked on to the men s volleyball team as a freshman in 2008 but had earned a scholarship by his senior year in He came to UCLA from Toronto, Canada, where he had a very successful youth career. He led his club team to multiple provincial championships and a national championship. He also found success on the beach, making the Canada s U19 National Team. Undergraduate Assistant Coach 1st Season Long Beach State Jenelle Hudson remains with LBSU s indoor women s volleyball program in 2016 as an undergraduate assistant coach. Hudson played two years of indoor at Long Beach State ( ), winning Big West Player of the Year in her first season in Long Beach, then earning first team All-Big West honors as a senior. She was a two-time AVCA All-Region performer at the Beach and led the Big West with assists per set as a senior. The setter was a transfer from Iowa State, where she played her first two seasons of college, and she still has one season of eligibility remaining with LBSU s beach volleyball team. Hudson is a native of San Diego, Calif. where she played for Bonita Vista High School. She comes from a line of volleyball coaches, including by her mom Carolyn, who has over a decade of coaching experience in high school and club volleyball Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

7 senior profile nele BARBER #6 Senior OH 6-1 Berlin, Germany (Marquette) Long Beach State (2015): Led the Beach with 454 kills and 384 digs in her first season at Long Beach State Recorded 23 double-doubles, and had 10 or more kills in 29 of the team s 31 matches Finished third in the Big West in kills/set (3.98) and was 10th in digs/set (3.37) Had 21 kills and 15 digs in a come-from-behind, five-set win at Loyola Marymount (Sept. 10) Finished with 20 kills the next night (Sept. 11) in a four-set win over Oakland Hit a season-best.640 with 16 kills and no errors on 25 swings in a sweep of Oregon State (Sept. 19) Had 20 kills and hit.415 against UC Irvine (Sept. 26) while adding 13 digs and two solo blocks Put down 18 kills hitting.400 at CSUN (Oct. 17), adding a pair of aces and 14 digs Recorded her first career 20/20 match with 24 kills and 20 digs in a thrilling five-set win over Cal Poly (Oct. 24) She also added a season high seven blocks against the Mustangs Registered consecutive 20-kill performances with 21 in the next match at UC Irvine (Oct. 29) Had a solid effort in a home loss to Hawai i (Nov. 6), finishing with 16 kills on.325 hitting to go along with 16 digs Hit.522 with 14 kills on 23 swings at CSUN (Nov. 13) Posted a strong overall effort in a sweep of Denver (Nov. 28) with 11 kills, 16 digs, two solo blocks, two assists and an ace. 2014: Finished 2014 with 314 kills and 50 blocks, along with 271 digs... Posted 11 kills and hit.476 ( ) in a five-set loss against No. 8 Florida State (Sept. 6) in Washington, D.C.... Named to the all-tournament team at the Marquette Invitational after leading MU to wins over James Madison, Green Bay and UTSA... Posted 15 kills and hit.344 in win over Green Bay (Sept. 13)... Notched 15 kills, three service aces and five blocks in 3-1 win over UTSA (Sept. 13)... Listed on BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 15 after play at the Marquette Invitational... Tallied 12 kills in a five-set victory at No. 7 Florida (Sept. 19)... Notched 12 kills in win at UCF (Sept. 20)... Hit.562 and recorded 11 kills during sweep against Jacksonville (Sept. 21)... Posted eight kills and 11 digs in a three-set sweep of Georgetown (Oct. 3)...Posted a career high 10 digs and earned her first double-double of the season with an addition of 14 kills in win over Creighton (Oct. 4)... In five-set loss at Butler (Oct. 15) registered 11 kills and 15 digs... Posted 15 kills in 3-1 victory over Seton Hall (Oct. 18)... Achieved her fourth double-double at Georgetown (Oct. 26) with 11 kills and 14 digs... Hit.440 with registering 13 kills and 13 digs... During sweep against Providence hit.321 and collected 11 kills and 11 digs... Registered her seventh double-double on the year with a season-high 18 kills and 10 digs in 1-3 loss at Seton Hall... Posted 12 kills in a first round NCAA tournament loss to Illinois State (Dec.4). Career Highs Kills: 24, vs. Cal Poly (10/24/15) Total Attacks: 74, vs. Cal Poly (10/24/15) Attack Pct.:.640 ( ), vs. Oregon St. (9/19/15) Digs: 22, vs. Seton Hall (11/28/14) Assists: 5, vs. Oregon State (9/19/15) Aces: 4, vs. DePaul (11/22/14) Total Blocks: 7, vs. Cal Poly (10/24/15) 2013: Notched 12 kills in a five-set win over Illinois State (Sept. 25)... Recorded 18 kills and hit.455 in a five set win at DePaul (Sept. 28)... Recorded a season-high 23 kills in a 3-1 victory at Butler (Nov.1)... Notched 20 kills in a four-set victory at Xavier (Nov. 2)... Tabbed 11 kills in 3-1 victory over Xavier (Nov. 22)... Recorded 18 kills for the second time this season in a 3-1 victory over Butler (Nov. 23)... Named All- BIG EAST Championship after averaging 4.25 kills per set and hitting.460 as MU captured its first tournament title with wins over Butler (11/29) and Creighton (11/30)... Notched 18 kills and hit.500 in the BIG EAST semifinal victory over Butler and 16 kills on.419 hitting against Creighton in the title match. Prior to Marquette: Barber graduated from Schul- und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin (Education and Sports Centre Berlin), one of 39 German Eliteschule des Sports...Competed for the German Junior National Team and represented Germany in more than 80 international youth and junior matches from Barber and her junior national teammates competed in the German Bundesliga Frauen with VC Olympia 93 Berlin for head coach Han Abbing... Was team captain of VCO Berlin in 2010 and 2011, in addition to serving as co-captain of the youth and junior national teams she competed on from Barber competed for Germany in the 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship and averaged 2.33 kills per set over 15 matches, while hitting a combined.320. Barber also notched 10 aces during the tournament and ranked 12th with 142 total points... As a 16-year old, she competed with the German U-19 team in the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Girls Youth World Championship in Ankara, Turkey... She helped the Germans to a fifth-place finish in that event, while finishing the tournament with 15 kills and 14 digs... She also led the Germans to a fourth-place finish in the 2011 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship. Personal: Barber was born in Berlin and is the daughter of Martin Barber and Maren Blaschke... Has four siblings, one older and three younger... Competed in gymnastics before picking up volleyball. BARBER S CAREER STATISTICS ( at Marquette) Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Total 320 1, , Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 7

8 Junior PROFILE ashley MURRAY #15 Junior MB 6-2 Torrance, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) Long Beach State (2015): All-Big West Honorable Mention Hit.319 in her sophomore season, averaging 2.67 kills per set and 0.71 blocks per set, ranking second on the team in all three categories Fourth on the team with 101 sets played in 2015 Recorded season-high 16 kills vs. St. Mary s (Aug. 30) Hit.737 against Harvard (Sep. 5) with 14 kills on 19 swings with no errors Named to the Harvard Invitational All-Tournament Team Had 14 kills and six blocks in a win at LMU (Sep. 10) Suffered an injury vs. UCLA (Sep. 18), playing just one set and missing the next match vs. Oregon State Played through the injury the rest of the season, recording 13 kills in consecutive matches at UC Irvine and UC Davis (Oct. 29, 31) Hit.529 at UC Riverside (Nov. 21) with 12 kills Finished the season with a bang against Denver (Nov. 28), putting down 11 kills on 15 swings with no errors for a.733 attack percentage Had 16 matches with 10+ kills. (2014): Big West Freshman of the Year All-Big West Freshman Team led the Beach in blocking with 1.21 blocks per set, which ranked fourth in the conference hit.342 on the year, which also ranked fourth in the Big West played in 90 sets during her first season, averaging 1.88 kills per set made her collegiate debut in the opener with four kills and one block at Illinois on Aug. 29 hit.846 with 11 kills on 13 swings against Campbell on Sep. 5 the fifth best percentage with attempts in Beach history jumped into the record books with 10 block assists and 11 total blocks against San Francisco on Sep. 6 while also hitting.450 with 11 kills had seven kills and five total blocks in a five-set match against Oregon State on Sep. 20 had nine kills and four blocks in the Big West opener at UC Irvine on Sep. 26 helped the Beach to a five-set win over Hawaii on Oct. 11 with nine kills and nine blocks had her second of five error-less matches with five kills on nine swings while tallying nine blocks at UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 17 tallied 10 kills with a.333 hitting percentage while coming up with three solo blocks and five total at Cal Poly on Oct. 18 hit.455 with 12 kills to go along with six total (three solo) blocks at CSUN on Nov. 1 hit.533 with nine kills and four blocks against Cal Poly on Nov. 14 began string of three errorless matches with six kills on 13 swings at UC Davis on Nov. 20 to go along with seven blocks hit.500 with six kills and three blocks at UC Riverside on Nov. 22 hit.500 again with seven kills on 14 swings and seven more blocks against UC Irvine on Nov. 26 hit.500 with seven kills on 12 swings in the regular season finale against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 29 had two kills and a solo block in the NCAA First Round against San Diego while having three kills and one block in the Second Round against UCLA. Bishop Montgomery HS: Named All-League first team following her senior season named as a Senior Ace on Prepvolleyball. com s annual list also named to the Daily Breeze s All-Area second team helped her team reach the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs helped Bishop Montgomery to the CIF-SS semifinals as a junior also a first team All-League selection as a freshman and sophomore. Personal: Played club with the Sunshine Volleyball Club her father, Lamond Murray, was a basketball star at Cal and went on to play in the NBA for 11 seasons her brother, Lamond Murray, Jr., is sophomore on the basketball team at Pepperdine she graduate Summa Cum Laude from Bishop Montgomery born in Los Angeles to Lamond and Carmen undecided on a major Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball Career Highs Kills: 16, vs. St. Mary s (8/30/15) Total Attacks: 38, vs. St. Mary s (8/30/15) Attack Pct.:.846 ( ), vs. Campbell (9/5/14) Digs: 7, at Cal Poly (10/18/14) Assists: 3, vs. UCSB (10/23/15) Aces: 1, four times Total Blocks: 11, vs. San Francisco (9/6/14) MURRAY S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Totals

9 Sophomore profiles anete BRINKE #10 RS-Sophomore OH/OPP 6-2 Riga, Latvia (Riga State Gymnasium #3) Long Beach State (2015): Redshirted her sophomore season due to injury. Career Highs Kills: 8, at Bakersfield (9/19/14) Total Attacks: 27, at Hawai i (11/7/14) Attack Pct.:.294 (5-0-17), vs. Cal Poly (11/14/14) Digs: 13, at Hawai i (11/7/14) Assists: 1, twice Aces: 4, at Hawai i (11/7/14) Total Blocks: 4, twice 2014: Appeared in 20 matches, starting in 10 as a true freshman became a six-rotation player over the final nine matches of the season it.210 while averaging 1.17 kills per set and 1.44 digs per set also had 24 total blocks on the year and averaged 1.66 points per set made her first appearance as a serving sub at Illinois on Aug. 29 took her first swing against Army on Sep. 6 and came away with her first kill after coming off the bench had two kills against Northern Colorado on Sep. 12 made her first start at Bakersfield on Sep. 19, hitting.280 with eight kills and four digs while playing only in the front row had two aces as a serving sub against Oregon State on Sep. 20 had three kills on 10 swings without an error after coming off the bench at UC Irvine on Sep. 26 came off the bench in all four sets at CSUN on Nov. 1 to record six kills on.267 hitting with an ace, five digs and three block assists had four aces in a start at Hawai i on Nov.7 to go along with seven kills, 13 digs and two total blocks in the five-set win did not make an error with five kills on 17 attempts in a sweep of Cal Poly on Nov. 14 had four kills and 12 digs in a sweep at UC Davis on Nov. 20 hit.400 with five kills, seven digs and four total blocks at UC Riverside on Nov. 22 had five kills and seven digs against UC Irvine on Nov. 26 hit.263 with seven kills, four digs and four blocks in the NCAA First Round against San Diego hit four kills with six digs in the NCAA Second Round loss at UCLA. Team Latvia: Has competed for Latvia on the beach volleyball junior national team since 2010 her best finish was a ninth-place finish in the 2013 FIVB U19 World Championships in Portugal also competed in the 2014 FIVB U21 World Championships was named the MVP of the Latvian Championships in Personal: Born in Riga, Latvia... her brother, Bruno, plays for Latvia s men s National Team enjoys reading, traveling, snowboarding and swimming. BRINKE S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S * Totals *Redshirt season 2016 Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 9

10 Sophomore PROFILES missy OWENS #48 RS-Sophomore S 6-1 Yorba Linda, Calif. (Yorba Linda HS) Long Beach State (2015): Appeared in the final 10 matches of the season as a serve specialist, playing in a total 31 sets Finished tied for second on the team with 0.19 service aces per set Made her debut vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 24) and put up a season-high four digs, plus an ace and an assist Had a season high three service aces at CSUN (Nov. 13). (2014): Utilized redshirt year as a true freshman. Yorba Linda HS: Named a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com led her team to an Empire League championship and the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals as a senior was named the Empire League Player of the Year and selected to the All-County fourth team earned second team All-League honors as a junior. Personal: Majoring in Consumer Affairs. Career Highs Kills: -- Total Attacks: -- Attack Pct.: -- Digs: 4, twice Assists: 1, 3 times Aces: at CSUN (11/13/15) Total Blocks: -- OWENS S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Total Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

11 Sophomore profiles peyton GRAHOVAC #3 Sophomore MB 6-4 Orange, Calif. (Villa Park HS) Long Beach State (2015): Big West All-Freshman Team selection Played primarily as an opposite after coming to the Beach as a middle blocker Started 24 matches, playing 84 sets Was third on the team with a.308 hitting percentage, averaged 2.38 kills per set and 0.54 blocks per set Started the season opener vs.alabama (Aug. 28) Notched her first double-digit kills performance vs. Rutgers (Sep. 5) with 13 Had season-best 5.0 blocks in consecutive matches at LMU (Sep. 10) and vs. Oakland (Sep. 11) Also added a pair of aces in the LMU match Recorded six straight matches with 10+ kills from Oct. 24-Nov. 13 Took a career high 39 swings vs. Cal Poly, recording 13 kills to go with a season-high seven digs, five blocks and four assists Had 11 kills on 20 swings with one error to hit.500 at UC Davis (Oct. 31), adding five assists in the win Hit a season-best.533 in the final match vs. Denver (Nov. 28) putting down eight kills on 15 swings without an error Had 28 kills and just one error in the final three matches of the season. Villa Park HS: A two-time All-CIF selection and two-time Century League MVP named the Orange City News Athlete of the Year also a two-time All-Orange County honoree led Villa Park to its first-ever Century League title in 2013 and a second consecutive title in 2014 led her team to the semifinals of the Division 1A CIF-Southern Section playoffs in 2014 the deepest run in school history after leading it to the second round in 2013 led all of Orange County with 496 kills in Personal: Comes from athletic background as her dad, Mike, played professional baseball and was the Head Baseball Coach at Concordia University. Career Highs Kills: 13, twice Total Attacks: 39, vs. Cal Poly (10/24/15) Attack Pct.:.533 (8-0-15), vs. Denvr (11/28/15) Digs: 7, vs. Cal Poly (10/24/15) Assists: 5, at UC Davis (10/31/15) Aces: 2, at LMU (9/10/15) Total Blocks: 5, 3 times GRAHOVAC S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Total Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 11

12 Sophomore PROFILES mykah WILSON #8 Sophomore DS/L 5-11 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) Long Beach State (2015): Named Big West Defensive Player of the Week after season s opening weekend (Aug. 31) Alternated between libero and opposite hitter throughout the season Missed four matches in October with an injury, but returned to start final eight matches at libero Had 18 matches with 10+ digs, including her final nine of the season Served up triple aces in 3 matches and led the team with 0.20 aces/set Had double-digit digs in her first four appearances Recorded a season-high 21 digs vs. St. Mary s (Aug. 30) Made her first start, as an outside hitter, against Rutgers (Sep. 5) and hit.462 with six kills on 13 swings Had 15 digs, five kills, five assists and an ace in a five-set win at LMU (Sep. 10) Hit.700 (seven kills on 10 swings) vs. Stony Brook (Sep. 12) Had a season-high nine kills at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 3) with a.600 attack percentage and also added 11 digs, four assists and three aces in the win. Southlake Carroll HS: An All-State selection as a senior named the District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and was an All-District selection as a junior All-Area First Team selection and led the Area with 590 digs as a senior helped her team to back-to-back Area championships and a third-place finish at the State tournament as a senior also ran track in high school her club team went undefeated at the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals in 2013 on the way to winning the national championship. Career Highs Kills: 9, at UCSB (10/3/15) Total Attacks: 20, at LMU (9/10/15) Attack Pct.:.700 (7-0-10) vs Stony Brook (9/12/15) Digs: 21, vs. St. Mary s (8/30/15) Assists: 5, twice Aces: 3, 3 times Total Blocks: 3, twice Personal: Played with the Texas Advantage Volleyball Club a four-time Academic All-District honoree Academic All-State recognition as a senior daughter of Pete and Sharon comes from an athletic family as her dad Pete played football at Northwestern older sister Jenna played basketball at Charleston Southern and sister Rachelle played volleyball at Iona and North Texas majoring in Criminal Justice. WILSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Total Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

13 Sophomore profiles megan KRUIDHOF #17 Freshman OH 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. (Lakewood HS) Long Beach State (2015): Started the first four and final five matches of the season at outside hitter, totaling 82 sets played in her freshman season Big West Freshman of the Week after season s final weekend (Nov. 30) Hit.538 at UC Santa Barbara with eight kills on just 13 swings and an error Reached double-figures in digs in six matches, including four straight from Oct with a career-high 16 vs. UCSB (Oct. 23) Put down an ace in five straight matches (Oct ) and in eight of nine matches (Oct. 17-Nov. 21) Credited with two solo roofs at CSUN (Nov. 13) Had a career-best 12 kills vs. Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 20) on a career-high 29 swings Recorded her first double-double in the final match of the year vs. Denver (Nov. 28) with 10 kills and 11 digs. Lakewood High School: A two-time All-CIF first team selection and fourtime All-Moore League selection also earned Prep Volleyball All-America High Honorable Mention after her senior season led Lakewood to backto-back Moore League championships in 2013 and 2014 a member of the Press-Telegram s Dream Team for all four years in high school reached the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section tournament in 2013 and Personal: Played for the Goldenwest Volleyball Club daughter of Ron and Terri her father Ron played basketball collegiately at Cerritos College and CSUN and professionally in Europe undecided on a major. Career Highs Kills: 12, vs. CSF (11/20/15) Total Attacks: 29, vs. CSF (11/20/15) Attack Pct.:.538 (8-1-13), at UCSB (10/3/15) Digs: 16, vs. UCSB (10/23/15) Assists: 2, vs. UCSB (10/23/15) Aces: 1, many times Total Blocks: 1, vs. Denver (11/28/15) KRUIDHOF S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Total Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 13

14 Sophomore PROFILES carly BEDDINGFIELD #19 Sophomore OH 6-2 Albuquerque, N.M. (Bosque School) Long Beach State (2015): Started 22 matches in the middle of the season Reached double-digits in kills nine times throughout the year including a career-high 13 kills versus UCLA (Sep. 18) Finished fifth on the team with 192 kills, averaging 2.00 K/S, and sixth on the team with 35 blocks Recorded double-digit kills for the first time with 11 against Duke (Aug. 29) Recorded a solo block in three straight matches (Sep 4-5), getting a pair of solo roofs against Harvard (Sep. 5) Had 10 kills and a season-high six digs at LMU (Sep. 10) Hit.500 vs. Stony Brook (Sep. 12) with 10 kills on 18 swings with one error Recorded a season-best 4.0 blocks in a win over San Diego (Sep. 18) Posted 12 kills while hitting.526 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 23). Bosque School: A three-time All-State selection for her team at Bosque School three-time First Team All-District and All-Metro also selected to North All-Star team for the North-South 4A All-Star Game in 2014 led her team to the state championship match in and won the championship in 2012 set the school record with 335 kills in her senior season and holds the school record with nine blocks in a single match also had 109 digs as a senior. Personal: Played for the New Mexico Juniors Volleyball Club daughter of Steve and Ann comes from an athletic pedigree as her grandpa played football at New Mexico and she also had a cousin run track at Brown undecided on a major. Career Highs Kills: 13, vs. UCLA (9/18/15) Total Attacks: 36, vs. Oakland (9/11/15) Attack Pct.:.500 ( ) vs Stony Brook (9/12/15) Digs: 6, at LMU (9/10/15) Assists: 1, many times Aces: -- Total Blocks: 4, vs. San Diego (9/18/15) BEDDINGFIELD S CAREER STATISTICS Year S K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA D D/S BS BA TB/S Total Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

15 freshmen profiles kjersti NORVEEL #9 Freshman MB 6-2 Tonsberg, Norway (University College of Southeast Norway) Tonsberg Volley: Has played for the Tonsberg Volleyballklubb since 2012 played one year in the third division, two years in the second division, then the season in the top league in Norway was the top blocker in the league, finished fourth in total points, ninth in kills and 10th in serving In 12 matches in the top division, recorded 93 kills, 37 blocks and 21 service aces. Norwegian National Team: Appeared in nine international matches with the Norwegian National Team from won a silver medal at the U19 Nordic Championships in 2015 and was named best blocker in the competition won a silver medal with the U19 National Team at the 2014 NEVZA Championships after winning bronze in 2013 competed in the U16 and U17 Nordic Championships, winning best blocker in each competition. Personal: Daughter of Jon and Nina works beach volleyball camps during the summer hobbies include photography and outdoor activities like kayaking and skiing also recruited by Arizona State, Ohio State, USC, Seattle and others undecided on a major. morgan DEWYER #12 Freshman S 5-8 Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) Palm Desert High School: Played four years on varsity for the Aztecs, getting second-team All-Desert Valley League honors as a freshman in 2012, then earning first-team honors for three straight seasons from named Desert Valley League Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2015 led the team with 7.4 assists and 0.6 blocks per set as a senior, adding 2.5 kills per set on a.390 attack percentage as the setter, she navigated an Aztecs offense that hit.306 as a team her senior year, winning a league title played four years of club ball for 951 Elite, winning silver at the 2016 Junior National Championships with future LBSU teammate Hannah Pauling, where they were both named to the All-Tournament Team. Personal: daughter of Jim and Judy included on the Principal s Honor Roll all four years of high school involved with Young Life and the National Charity League in high school also recruited by Tennessee, Notre Dame, Rutgers, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan, Texas, Hawai i, Cal Poly and CSUN majoring in kinesiology. hailey HARWARD #13 Freshman DS/L 5-9 Phoeniz, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) Desert Vista High School: A four-year varsity player at Desert Vista High, going a combined in her career won back-to-back State Championships in her junior and senior seasons, earning the No. 1 ranking in Arizona and No. 10 in the nation... as a senior, named a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace (No. 59) and was on the Defensive Dandies first team played at outside hitter for the Thunder, recording 943 kills and 1,077 digs in four seasons also served as a team captain her final two seasons named to the Tempe Union All-City Team her sophomore-senior seasons, named AIA All-Section and All-Division first team and second team All-Tribune first team as a sophomore, named to the Westwood Tournament All-Tournament Team and was also named Junior Female Athlete of the Year played club for Aspire Volleyball Club for 10 years, captaining from the 14 s-18 s level, and qualifying for Open Nationals in the 16 s, 17 s and 18 s. USA Volleyball: Played for five years as a member of USA Volleyball as a member of USA Select A1, the Youth National Team and the Women s Junior National Training Team won a bronze medal in 2012 and a silver medal in 2013 with the USA Select A1 Red Team in 2014 won a silver medal with the Youth National Team won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2016 NORCECA Women s U20 Continental Championship. Personal: daughter of Scott and Linda her dad played golf at San Diego State and her mom is a Long Beach State alum member of the National Honor Society, AIA Scholar Activity, and Received Athletic and Academic Excellence Awards a member of Honor s Choir and worked with the National Charity League in high school hobbies include singing, writing, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends also recruited by UCLA, Arizona, Denver, LMU, Arkansas, South Carolina and Pepperdine majoring in marketing Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 15

16 freshmen PROFILES yizhi XUE #16 Freshman MB 6-4 Nanjing, China (Nanjing No. 3 HS) Nanjing No. 3 High School: Played for head coach Gao Yuan while in high school won a gold medal at the Chinese National Student Athlete Competition in 2014 won another gold medal at the Jiangsu Province Teenager Volleyball Competition. Personal: daughter of Gang and Yan goes by her nickname Eri... majoring in international business. ashley ANSELMO #21 Freshman OH/OPP 6-2 Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) Mira Costa High School: Played two years on varsity for the Mustangs, receiving first-team All-Bay League honors her junior and senior season reached the CIF quarterfinals in each of her last three seasons at Mira Costa won Tournament MVP as the Mustangs won the 2014 Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions also led the Mustangs to a 2015 Queen s Court Tournament championship played club ball for Southern California Volleyball Club (SCVC), most recently with 18 Roxy was team captain in each of the last three years for 16 Roxy, 17 Roxy and 18 Roxy. Personal: daughter of Gene and Gloria her father attended Long Beach State won the Scholar Athlete Award from and was on the Mustang Honor Roll all four years of high school a member of the Italian Heritage Club, Creative Writing Club and Friendship Circle at Mira Costa HS hobbies include traveling, cooking, sewing and reading also recruited by UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis and Harvard majoring in kinesiology. hannah PAULING #28 Freshman OH 5-10 Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Valley HS) Murrieta Valley High School: A two-year varsity player for the Nighthawks as an underclassman named her team s best offensive player as a freshman in 2013 also played club volleyball for 951 Elite won silver medals in 2015 and 2016 at the Girls 18 Junior National Championships in the 18 National Division a 2012 AAU All-American and two-time USA Volleyball All-American (2015 and 2016). Personal: daughter of Todd and Samantha enjoys playing beach volleyball in the summer also recruited by UCLA, LSU, Arizona, Temple, Bucknell, UConn, LMU, UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton undecided on a major. sports medicine. brooke EARKMAN #42 Freshman OH 5-7 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) Santa Monica High School: A two-year varsity player at Santa Monica named All-CIF as a senior the Vikings went 17-7 overall and 10-0 in Ocean League play in 2015 averaged 3.0 kills per set as a junior also played one year of club for Actyve Volleyball, where as a member of the 18-Mizuno team, she earned a bid to Junior Nationals in Personal: Born in Los Angeles daughter of Adrian and Dolly a self-described sneaker head, hobbies include Japanese animation, drawing and photography also recruited by San Diego State and La Verne majoring in Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

17 Aug. 26 at Portland State at Portland, Ore. Aug. 27 vs. Texas Tech at Portland, Ore opponents Aug. 27 vs. Colorado at Portland, Ore. LBSU leads 5-0 W, 3-1 on 9/26/81 LBSU leads 5-0 W, 3-0 on 9/7/89 LBSU leads 3-0 W, 3-1 on 9/18/99 Nickname... Vikings Head Coach (Yrs.)...Michael Seemann (9th) 2015 Record Big Sky Record (Finish) (9th) Nickname... Red Raiders Head Coach (Yrs.)...Tony Graystone (1st) 2015 Record Big 12 Record (Finish) (8th) Nickname... Buffaloes Head Coach (Yrs.)...Jesse Mahoney (1st) 2015 Record Pac-12 Record (Finish) (5th) Sep. 2 vs. California at Walter Pyramid Sep. 3 vs. Washington State at Walter Pyramid Sep. 8 vs. Loyola Marymount at Walter Pyramid Series tied, 3-3 L, 3-1 on 11/29/03 Nickname... Golden Bears Head Coach (Yrs.)... Rich Feller (18th) 2015 Record Pac-12 Record (Finish) (12th) LBSU leads 3-0 W, 3-1 on 9/15/07 Nickname... Cougars Head Coach (Yrs.)...Jen Greeny (5th) 2015 Record Pac-12 Record (Finish) (9th) LBSU leads 19-4 W, 3-2 on 9/10/15 Nickname... Lions Head Coach (Yrs.)... Tom Black (7th) 2015 Record Ivy Record (Finish) (T-3rd) Postseason...NCAA Sweet 16 Sep. 9 vs. Duke at Walter Pyramid Sep. 10 vs. Pepperdine at Walter Pyramid Sep. 10 vs. Arizona State at Walter Pyramid LBSU leads 2-0 W, 3-2 on 8/29/15 First Meeting N/A LBSU leads, 9-8 W, 3-1 on 9/17/04 Nickname...Blue Devils Head Coach (Yrs.)...Jolene Nagel (17th) 2015 Record ACC Record (Finish) (7th) Nickname...Waves Head Coach (Yrs.)...Scott Wong (2nd) 2015 Record Horizon Record (Finish) (6th) Nickname...Sun Devils Head Coach (Yrs.)...Stevie Mussie (1st) 2015 Record America East Record (Finish) (8th) 2016 Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 17

18 2016 opponents Sep. 14 vs. UCLA at Walter Pyramid Sep. 16 vs. San Jose State at San Diego, Calif. Sep. 16 at San Diego at San Diego, Calif. LBSU trails L, 3-1 on 9/18/15 Nickname... Bruins Head Coach (Yrs.)...Michael Sealy (7th) 2015 Record Pac-12 Record (Finish) (4th) Postseason...NCAA Sweet 16 LBSU leads W, 3-1 on 11/30/00 Nickname... Spartans Head Coach (Yrs.)... Jolene Shepardson (3rd) 2015 Record MWC Record (Finish) (9th) LBSU leads 12-9 W, 3-2 on 9/18/15 Nickname... Toreros Head Coach (Yrs.)... Jennifer Petrie (16th) 2015 Record WCC Record (Finish) (2nd) Postseason...NCAA Second Round Sep. 17 at San Diego State at San Diego, Calif. Sep. 22 at UC Davis Oct. 29 vs. UC Davis Sep. 24 at UC Irvine Oct. 28 vs. UC Irvine LBSU leads W, 3-0 on 11/30/01 Nickname...Aztecs Head Coach (Yrs.)... Deitre Collins-Parker (7th) 2015 Record MWC Record (Finish) (T-5th) LBSU leads 23-0 W, 3-1 on 10/31/15 Nickname... Aggies Head Coach (Yrs.)... Dan Connors (3rd) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (4th) LBSU leads 70-8 W, 3-1 on 10/29/15 Nickname...Anteaters Head Coach (Yrs.)...Ashlie Hain (2nd) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (T-5th) Sep. 30 vs. Cal Poly Oct. 22 at Cal Poly Oct. 1 vs. UC Santa Barbara Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara Oct. 5 at UC Riverside Nov. 19 vs. UC Riverside LBSU leads W, 3-2 on 10/24/15 Nickname... Mustangs Head Coach (Yrs.)... Sam Crosson (5th) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (3rd) LBSU leads W, 3-0 on 10/23/15 Nickname... Gauchos Head Coach (Yrs.). Nicole Latange-Welch (3rd) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (8th) LBSU leads 42-4 W, 3-0 on 11/21/15 Nickname... Highlanders Head Coach (Yrs.)...Michelle Patton (4th) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (7th) Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball

19 Oct. 8 vs. Hawai i Nov. 4 at Hawai i Oct. 15 vs. CSUN Nov. 11 at CSUN 2016 opponents Nov. 1 vs. Cal State Fullerton Nov. 18 at Cal State Fullerton LBSU trails L, 3-1 on 11/6/15 LBSU leads W, 3-0 on 11/13/15 LBSU leads 88-5 W, 3-0 on 11/20/15 Nickname... Rainbow Wahine Head Coach (Yrs.)...Dave Shoji (42nd) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (1st) Postseason...NCAA Elite 8 Nickname...Matadors Head Coach (Yrs.)... Jeff Stork (15th) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (T-6th) Nickname...Titans Head Coach (Yrs.)...Ashley Preston (2nd) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (9th) Nov. 25 vs. North Texas at Walter Pyramid Nov. 26 vs. Denver at Walter Pyramid Dec. 1-3 NCAA First/Second Round Campus Sites LBSU leads 5-0 W, 3-0 on 10/23/99 Nickname... Mean Green Head Coach (Yrs.)... Andrew Palileo (4th) 2015 Record C-USA Record (Finish) (T-3rd) LBSU leads 3-0 W, 3-0 on 11/28/15 Nickname...Pioneers Head Coach (Yrs.)...Jesse Mahoney (5th) 2015 Record Big West Record (Finish) (1st) Postseason... NCAA First Round Dec NCAA Regoinal Finals Sites TBA Dec. 15 & 17 NCAA Semis & Finals Columbus, Ohio 2016 Long BEACH State Women s Volleyball 19