2008 ATHLETE PROFILES

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1 ATHLETE PROFILES # 3 MORGAN BECK 6-3 Senior 3V Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter Coto De Caza, Calif. (San Clemente High School) Beck enters her SENIOR season as an outside hitter/middle hitter for the Golden Bears trained with the U.S. Women s National Indoor Volleyball team in the spring As a JUNIOR, Beck received All-Pac-10 honorable mention for the second season in a row fi nished third on the team in total blocks with 114 (1.03 bpg) notched a career-high eight total blocks at USC on Oct. 26 contributed 265 kills on the season (2.39 kpg), which was fourth most on the team selected to the Golden Bear Invitational all-tournament team, tallying 25 kills with a.439 hitting percentage over the course of three matches posted a seasonhigh 18 kills (4e, 33att,.424) against UCLA on Oct. 27 in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion invited to participate in the USA Volleyball National team open tryouts in Colorado Spring, Colo As a SOPHOMORE, Beck received All- Pac-10 honorable mention was second on the team in total blocks with 127, eighth in the Pac-10 and sixth on the Cal all-time single-season list her 306 kills (2.78 kpg) were third among Bears hit.429 with nine kills against Stanford in the NCAA regional in Austin, Texas had 15 kills with a.444 hitting percentage (3e, 27att) and fi ve total blocks in the NCAA second round at Cal Poly Dec. 2 posted 11 kills with a.412 hitting percentage (4e, 17att) and fi ve total blocks versus LSU in the NCAA fi rst round Dec. 1 recorded double fi gures in kills in eight straight matches from Oct. 12-Nov. 10, including 15 kills against Oregon Oct. 19 and at Arizona Oct. 27 had a career-high three service aces versus Oregon State Oct put down a season-high 16 kills with a.467 hitting percentage at UCLA Oct. 12 hit.409 (11k, 2e, 22att) with six total blocks versus Arizona Sept. 30 had a career-high 14 digs, three block solos and eight total blocks versus UC Davis Aug. 26 recorded a then career-high seven block assists versus Xavier Sept. 1 and Pepperdine Sept. 9 named to the Golden Bear Invitational all-tournament team As a FRESHMAN, Beck was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team finished second on the team in kills (342), kills per game (3.26 kpg) and points (380.0, 3.62 ppg) recorded 17 kills at Stanford Nov. 18 had a team-leading 14 kills against Arizona and 16 kills versus Arizona State Nov notched 14 kills at Washington Nov. 4 and 15 kills versus Oregon State Oct. 27 set a career-high 19 kills versus NCAA champion Washington Oct. 7 had 14 kills at Oregon Sept. 29 recorded 15 kills over Albany Sept. 4 and 15 again over Akron Sept. 17 was a member of the USA Junior National team that competed at the Under-20 World Championships July 23-31, 2005, in Ankara, Istanbul, Turkey. Beck was a 2005 Mizuno High School All-American at San Clemente High School in San Clemente, Calif. established four school records as a senior in kills in a season,.497 hitting percentage, 39 kills in a match and 11 service aces in a match named South Coast League MVP, All-CIF Southern Section and All-Orange County first team tabbed as a PrepVolleyball.com All-American and Fab 50 selection as well (nation s No. 26 top recruit)... selected to the youth national training team in 2003 received first-team All-Pacific Coast League and All-CIF Southern Section honors as a sophomore in helped her club win the Volleyball Festival Championship as a member of the Saddleback Valley Volleyball Club in 2003 and Morgan Elizabeth Beck was born March 30, 1987, in Newport Beach, Calif. parents are Ed and Cindy Beck... has a sister, Erin (35), and a brother, Garrett (19), a member of the Cal crew team cousin, Brandon Beck, was a member of Cal s men s golf team from majoring in sociology. CAREER HIGHS Kills: vs. Washington, 10/7/05 Attacks: vs. Washington, 10/7/05 Assists:... 4 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Service Aces:... 3 vs. Oregon State, 10/20/06; at Washington State, 11/8/07 Digs: vs. UC Davis, 8/26/06; vs. Stanford, 9/21/07 Block Solos:... 3 vs. UC Davis, 8/26/06 Block Assists:... 8 at USC, 10/26/07 Total Blocks:... 8 vs. UC Davis, 8/26/06; vs. Oregon, 10/19/06; at USC, 10/26/07 BECK S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

2 MORGAN BECK S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... pink Her favorite food is... sushi Her favorite athlete is... Matt Proper Her favorite singers are... Kevin Misajon and Jack Johnson Her favorite movie is... Juno Her parents taught her... to be honest She would like to visit... Fiji She will never... sing karaoke When it rains, she likes to... watch movies If she won the lotto, she would... travel the world CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 11

3 # 26 HANA CUTURA 6-4 Junior 2V Outside Hitter Zagreb, Croatia (Sportska Gimnazija) All-American outside hitter, Cutura enters her JUNIOR season as a starting outside hitter for the Golden Bears. (3.84 kpg), ninth in the Pac-10 also ranked second on the team (9th in the Pac-10) in points with (4.47 ppg), and fourth in service aces with 21 (0.21 sapg) logged a team-high 18 kills in the NCAA second round at Cal Poly Dec. 2, and a team-high 15 kills versus LSU in the NCAA first round Dec. 1 recorded a then-career-high 28 kills and six total blocks, with a.386 hitting percentage (6e, 57att), at Oregon Nov. 17 had 17 kills versus UCLA Nov. 10 notched 16 kills versus Stanford Nov. 3 had 17 kills at Arizona Oct. 27 had 12 kills and three service aces versus Oregon State Oct. 20 and 15 kills with five block assists vs. Oregon Oct. 19 recorded 15 kills and fi ve blocks at USC Oct. 13 had 20 kills at Pacifi c Sept. 14 recorded three service aces versus Montana Aug. 25 and Colorado State Sept. 8 had a then-career-high 10 digs against Oral Roberts Sept. 2. Cutura was a member of the Croatian Youth and Junior National teams before arriving at Cal as one of the top young players in both the United States and Europe led the Croatian National team to the 2003 European Youth Championship as a middle blocker played in the European Championships in April 2005 in Tallinn, Estonia, leading Croatia to a fourth-place finish competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships in Macau, China helped her team at Sportska Gimnazija to a second-place finish at the 2006 Croatian national high school championship, and a third-place finish at the Zagreb high school beach volleyball tournament was a recipient of an award for special contributions to high school sports received the Best Spiker Award at the 2001 and 2002 Croatian National Youth Championships. Hana Cutura was born March 10, 1988, in Zagreb, Croatia parents are Zoran and Gordana Cutura father, Zoran, is a former Olympic basketball star for Yugoslavia, and her mother, Gordana, a former member of the Croatian National Volleyball team has a brother, Tomislav, also born March 10, but in 1983 who attended Lycoming College in Williamsport, Penn majoring in film studies As a SOPHOMORE in 2007, Cutura received AVCA All-America second team and ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-America second team honors after posting career highs in all statistical categories an All- Pac-10 selection named MVP of the NCAA Wisconsin Regional all-tournament team, the fi rst-ever such honor for a Golden Bear led Cal in kills in four wins at the NCAA Tournament named to the Santa Clara Invitational all-tournament team led team in total kills with 485 (4.22 kpg) and established the sixth-best all-time single-season mark at Cal her 1,159 total attacks were good for 10th most in a single season at Cal led the team with 37 service aces (0.32 sapg) scored a team-high points for the Bears, reaching double-fi gures in 28 matches (30 or more on two occasions) had fi ve double-double matches including a near triple-double against UCLA Sept. 27 when she registered 24 kills, 14 digs and 9 total blocks (career-high) set a careerhigh 29 kills against Stanford Nov. 23, hitting.339 (10e, 56att) served a career-high four service aces against Utah State Sept. 7 competed for the Croatian Junior National team over the summer As a FRESHMAN, named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team selected as Co-MVP of the Cal Molten Classic, MVP of the Florida International Invitational and named to the Golden Bear Invitational All-Tournament Team second on the team in kills with 392, CAREER HIGHS Kills: at Stanford, 11/23/07 Attacks: at UCLA, 10/27/07; vs. Duke, 12/1/07 Service Aces:... 4 vs. Utah State, 9/7/07 Digs: vs. Washington, 10/11/07 Block Solos:... 3 at Santa Clara, 9/14/07 Block Assists:... 7 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Total Blocks:... 9 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 CUTURA S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

4 HANA CUTURA S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... green Her favorite food is... chocolate Her friends say she reminds them of... The Incredible Hulk Her favorite band is... Red Hot Chili Peppers Her favorite outfit is... jeans and a nice shirt Her parents taught her... to be modest and to help people She would like to visit... Egypt She will never... harm an animal When it rains, she likes to... listen to the rain and think She likes to celebrate by... dancing with her friends CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 13

5 # 2 KRISTEN KATHAN 5-6 Sophomore 2V Defensive Specialist/Libero Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo High School) Kathan enters her JUNIOR season with the Golden Bears as the incumbent starting defensive specialist/libero after posting impressive numbers as a sophomore As a SOPHOMORE, Kathan led the team in total digs with 414, good for the ninth-best single-season total in Cal history also led the team with 3.72 digs per game posted a career-high 29 digs at USC on Oct. 26 reached double-digit digs in 21 of 33 matches played, including a streak of 17-straight from Oct. 5 through Dec. 7 registered a team-high 25 digs at UCLA Oct. 27 in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion notched a career-high fi ve service aces against UNC-Wilmington on Sept. 1 fi nished the season with 29 service aces, third overall on the team received Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. Named Contra Costa Times Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year, Sports Focus Player of the Year, Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP and a PrepVolleyball. com High School All-American as a senior at Campolindo High School received DFAL MVP and the Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year honors as a junior in 2004 member of the Golden Bear 18-Forefront club team that placed fifth in the nation in 2005 and helped her club team to a bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympics. Kristen Josephine Kathan was born Oct. 17, 1988, in Manchester, N.H. parents are Tom and Josephine Kathan majoring in international field studies with an emphasis in European trade relations As a FRESHMAN, Kathan established herself as one of the Bears top defensive specialists, competing in 29 matches, earning 118 digs and 17 service aces recorded four digs and a service ace against Stanford in the NCAA regional in Austin, Texas had six digs in the NCAA second round at Cal Poly Dec. 2, and seven digs and a service ace vs. LSU in the NCAA first round Dec. 1 set a then-career-high 15 digs versus UCLA Nov. 10 and versus Washington Nov. 25 recorded at least two service aces in four different matches during the season Sept. 1 versus Xavier, Sept. 14 at Pacifi c, Nov. 10 versus UCLA and Nov. 17 at Oregon. CAREER HIGHS Kills:... 1 vs. UCLA, 11/10/06 Attacks:... 2 vs. USC, 9/28/07 Service Aces:... 5 vs. UNC-Wilmington, 9/1/07 Assists:... 3 three times, last vs. Nebraska, 12/8/07 Digs: at USC, 10/26/07 KATHAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

6 KRISTEN KATHAN S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... a bright electric lime green Her favorite food is... her mother s homemade pasta Her friends say she reminds them of... Danny DeVito Her favorite outfit is... a Chiquita banana fl oral dress Her favorite athlete is... Ricky Bobby from Talladega NIghts Her favorite TV show is... American Idol If she wasn t playing volleyball... she d march in the Cal band She would like to visit... Croatia When it rains, she likes to... stare out the window She likes to celebrate by... doing a fun jig CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 15

7 # 1 CARLI LLOYD 5-11 Sophomore 1V Setter Bonsall, Calif. (Fallbrook Union High School) Lloyd enters her SOPHOMORE season with the Golden Bears as the projected starting setter helped the USA A2 Red Team to an Adult Open title in Atlanta, Ga., over the summer. School Female Athlete of the Year for San Diego Hall of Champions Inductee 2007 Andi Collins Outstanding Setter Award led her club team, Epic 18-I to a third-place finish at the 2006 Junior Olympics named Junior Olympic all-tournament selection also a standout track athlete, earning 2005 Avocado League Track Athlete of the Year honors and was a two-time All-Avocado League selection CIF and state qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles and the long jump, and was the 1998 Long Jump National Champion four-year Principal s Honor Roll student. Carli Ellen Lloyd was born Aug. 6, 1989, in Fallbrook, Calif. mother, Cindy Lloyd, is an assistant volleyball coach at Fallbrook High School uncle, Galen Tomlinson, has been her mentor and coach in both volleyball and track and field the past 10 years Tomlinson is better known as Turbo from the 1980 s television series, American Gladiator grandfather, Doug Tomlinson, is a former MLB player with the Cleveland Indians sister, Coral, 22, and brother, Doug, 21 has not declared a major As a FRESHMAN, Lloyd earned Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors as she led the Bears in total assists with 1,550 (second-best Cal all-time single-season total) and a assist per game average named to the NCAA Wisconsin Regional all-tournament team (the fi rst Cal freshman to receive the honor) appeared in 34 matches and all but two of Cal s 121 games as a true freshman fi nished the season fourth on the team in total blocks with 111 (7bs, 104ba) logged seven double-double matches this season registered a career-high 18 digs against UCLA Sept. 27 to go with 54 assists set a career-high mark by putting up 69 assists at USC Oct. 26 helped Cal to a historic victory at UCLA Oct. 27 with 63 assists and 13 digs had 65 assists and 17 digs versus Duke Dec. 1 in the NCAA second round named Outstanding Setter of the Cal Molten Classic and the Golden Bear Invitational Outstanding Setter. Lloyd was a PrepVolleyball.com Fab 50 Selection for four straight years named 2005 CIF Player of the Year, 2006 CIF Player of the Year, 2006 San Diego Division I CIF Player of the Year and the 2007 San Diego Division I CIF Player of the Year as the starting setter at Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook, Calif. selected 2006 Avocado League MVP and 2007 Avocado League MVP named Fallbrook High CAREER HIGHS Kills:... 6 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Attacks: vs. Stanford, 9/21/07 Assists: at USC, 10/26/07 Service Aces:... 3 four times, last vs. Arizona State, 11/17/07 Digs: vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Block Solos:... 2 vs. Northeastern, 8/25/07 Block Assists:... 8 vs. Washington State, 10/11/07 Total Blocks:... 8 vs. Washington State, 10/11/07 LLOYD S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

8 CARLI LLOYD S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... green Her favorite food is... anything her mom cooks Her friends say she reminds them of... Rapunzel Her favorite movie is... Dumb and Dumber Her favorite TV show is... Friends If she were on TV, she would be... a dancer She would like to visit... Australia If she wasn t a volleyball player, she would be... a nanny When it s raining, she likes to... cuddle She will never.... dye her hair CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 17

9 # 10 KAT REILLY 6-2 Senior 2V Middle Hitter Plano, Texas (Plano East High School) Reilly enters her SENIOR year with the Golden Bears and will compete for playing time as a middle hitter serves as the president of the Cal Student-Athlete Academic Advisory Council. Reilly was the 2004 District 8-5A Most Valuable Player as a senior at Plano East Senior High School rated as the nation s 13th best high school recruit by PrepVolleyball.com 2004 PrepVolleyball.com All-American, recording a school-record 501 kills with a.426 hitting percentage and 4.36 kills per game as a senior set a school record with 33 kills in a match, and led her team with 172 blocks (1.5 bpg) and 307 digs (2.67 dpg) all-state in lacrosse in 2002 and a two-time all-district basketball player during the and seasons member of the Plano East High School Hall of Fame. Kathleen Sheridan Reilly was born Sept. 15, 1987, in Baltimore, Md. parents are John and Carrine Reilly has one brother, Myles, 22 majoring in international fi eld studies with an emphasis in globalization and consumer behavior Reilly set career highs in all statistical categories as a JUNIOR and earned a 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic team honorable mention posted the second-highest hitting percentage on the team at.325 (147k, 44e, 317att) and the second-best total for blocks with 116 (9bs, 107ba) and a 1.36 bpg average had 10 kills without an error on 11 attacks at Santa Clara Sept. 14 to hit.909, tied for seventh-best all-time in the Pac-10 had at least one block in all but two matches logged 14 kills (4e, 22att,.455) versus Notre Dame Sept. 15 posted 10 kills (1e, 18att,.500) against Stanford Sept. 21 notched a career-high eight total blocks (all assists) against Minnesota Sept. 8 selected to the Colorado Invitational all-tournament team and the Santa Clara Invitational all-tournament team Reilly sat out the season due to an injury sustained to her left knee during a preseason practice As a FRESHMAN, hit a team-best.449 (25k, 3e, 49att) had a then-career-high seven kills in nine attempts (.778) versus Morgan State Sept. 3 set then-careerhighs with four total blocks versus UC Davis Aug. 27, and versus Akron Sept. 17. CAREER HIGHS Kills: vs. Notre Dame, 9/15/07 Attacks: at USC, 10/26/07 Assists:... 3 at USC, 10/26/07 Digs:... 4 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Block Solos:... 1 vs. nine teams, last vs. Iowa State, 12/7/07 Block Assists:... 8 vs. Minnesota, 9/8/07 Total Blocks:... 8 vs. Minnesota, 9/8/07 REILLY S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB Redshirt TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

10 KAT REILLY S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... purple Her favorite movie is... The Little Mermaid Her favorite book is... Something Borrowed by Emily Griffi n Her favorite TV show is... Project Runway If she were on TV, she would be... on MTV s Made as a rock star She would like to visit... Dubai Her favorite singer is... John Mayer Her favorite outfit is... a jazzy cocktail dress Her parents taught her... that they will always be there for her If she won the lotto, she would... buy a pink convertible CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 19

11 # 44 MEAGAN SCHMITT 5-9 Sophomore 1V Defensive Specialist/Libero Kentfi eld, Calif. (Redwood High School) Schmitt enters her SOPHOMORE year with the Golden Bears and will compete for time as a defensive specialist/libero As a FRESHMAN, Schmitt participated in seven matches, notching two assists, two service aces and fi ve digs on the year had a career-high four digs at Oregon State Oct. 5. Schmitt was the 2006 Marin County Athletic League MVP as a senior at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif selected 2007 Marin County Athletic all-league helped her team to four-consecutive MCAL titles and the 2007 North Coast Section crown her Golden Bear club team placed ninth in the 2006 Junior Olympics National Division, and qualifi ed for the Open Division at the 2007 Junior Olympics also ran distance in track, notching a time of 11:45 in the two mile and helping her team to four-straight titles. Meagan Laura Schmitt was born Oct. 18, 1989, in Kentfi eld, Calif. parents Tom and Laura Schmitt both attended Cal and ran cross country and track for the Bears has a brother, Jake, 21, and a sister, Caitlin, 15 uncle John Starrett rowed for Cal has not declared a major, but is interested in being a teacher and coach. CAREER HIGHS Service Aces:... 1 twice, last at Oregon State, 10/5/07 Digs:... 4 at Oregon State, 10/5/07 SCHMITT S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

12 NEWCOMER PROFILES MEAGAN SCHMITT S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... green Her favorite movie is... Mean Girls Her favorite TV show is... Desperate Housewives Her favorite athlete is... Misty May-Treanor If she were on TV, she would be... on a game show She would like to visit... Italy Her favorite singer is... Michael Jackson Her parents taught her... to work hard If she won the lotto, she would... go shopping When it s raining, she likes to... play Guitar Hero CALIFORNIA Golden Bears CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 21

13 Solomon was selected the 2004 Student- Athlete of the Year at St. Bernard High School a two-time team MVP in volleyball also starred on the basketball team for three years played for the Los Angeles Top Gun volleyball club team. Am ra LeeAnne Solomon was born Aug. 13, 1986, in Los Angeles parents are Richard and Sheryl Solomon siblings include Kenya, 37, Ericka, 23, and Richard III, 15 majoring in social welfare and sociology. # 8 AM RA SOLOMON 6-1 Senior 3V Outside Hitter Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard High School) Solomon enters her SENIOR season with the Golden Bears and will compete for playing time as an outside hitter she helped the USA A2 Red Team to an Adult Open title in Atlanta, Ga., over the summer As a JUNIOR, Solomon logged a careerhigh 80 kills and 196 attacks (32e) hitting for.245 set a season high of 11 kills at Oregon State Oct. 5 hit for.400 or better in seven of the 18 matches in which she appeared Solomon earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention as a SOPHOMORE participated in eight matches and 11 games, recording 15 kills with a.250 hitting percentage (15k, 5e, 40att ) registered a season-high six kills with a.750 hitting percentage (6k, 0e, 8att) versus Oregon State Oct As a REDSHIRT FRESHMAN, Solomon was outstanding in only her second collegiate start Oct. 13 at Arizona State, hitting a team-best.550 with a career-high 13 kills and only two errors in 20 attacks recorded four total blocks, including two solo blocks notched a kill at Wisconsin in the NCAA second round Solomon sat out the season with an injury, taking a medical redshirt. CAREER HIGHS Kills: at Arizona State, 10/13/05 Attacks: vs. Washington State, 10/8/05 Digs:... 3 at Oregon State, 10/5/07 Block Solos:... 2 twice, last vs. UCF, 8/31/07 Block Assists:... 3 at Oregon State, 10/5/07 Total Blocks:... 4 at Arizona State, 10/13/05 SOLOMON S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB 2004 Redshirt TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

14 AM RA SOLOMON S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... silver Her favorite TV show is... My Wife and Kids If she were on TV, she would be... a model or a dancer Her favorite book is... The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah She would like to visit... Paris Her favorite band is... Destiny s Child Her parents taught her... to always trust in God and be patient If she won the lotto, she would... give the money to her family When it s raining, she likes to... drink hot chocolate She likes to celebrate by... going out to eat CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 23

15 Mindi Linn Wiley was born Sept. 24, 1988, in Santa Rosa, Calif. parents are Keith and Nancy Wiley father, Keith, played football at Stephen F. Austin, and mother, Nancy, played basketball at Northeastern has a sister Brooke, 22 majoring in American studies with an emphasis in pop culture. # 21 MINDI WILEY 6-3 Sophomore 2V Middle Hitter Sonoma, Calif. (Sonoma Valley High School) Wiley enters her JUNIOR season as a middle hitter for the Golden Bears As a SOPHOMORE, Wiley put up 85 kills on 179 attacks (30e), hitting for a careerbest.307 she also notched 74 total blocks (6bs, 68ba) for seventh on the team had a season-high eight kills (2e, 15att) and hit for.400 at UCLA Oct. 27 in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion registered 11 kills on 21 attacks with only one error in the fi rst and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament and added 11 total blocks over the two-match span Wiley competed in nine matches and 14 games as a FRESHMAN, recording 19 kills with a.289 hitting percentage (8e, 38att) added nine block assists had an impressive nine kills with no errors in 13 attempts (.692 hitting percentage) at Oregon State Nov. 16 missed the fi rst 19 matches of the season with a broken right thumb. A four-time Sonoma County All-League selection in volleyball at Sonoma Valley High School named 2004 Redwood Empire Athlete of the Year, and Cal-Hi Junior Athlete of the Year, excelling as both a volleyball player and a high jumper in track and fi eld two-year member of USA Volleyball s National Youth Team, and a 2004 AAU Junior National Volleyball All-American featured on the cover of the November 2005 issue of School Sports magazine, and was selected as the nation s No. 18 top high school recruit by PrepVolleyball.com. CAREER HIGHS Kills:... 9 at Oregon State, 11/16/06 Attacks: at UCLA, 10/27/07 Digs:... 2 four times, last at UCLA, 10/27/07 Block Solos:... 2 twice, last vs. Duke, 12/1/07 Block Assists:... 6 vs. Arizona State, 11/17/07 Total Blocks:... 6 vs. Arizona State, 11/17/07 WILEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year M G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BS BA TB TOTAL CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

16 MINDI WILEY S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... purple Her favorite food is... any type of Mexican food Her favorite TV show is... Family Guy If she were on TV, she would be... a chef Her favorite athlete is... Dwyane Wade She would like to visit... Fiji Her friends say she looks like... Leona Lewis Her favorite singer is... Alicia Keys When it s raining, she likes to... jump in puddles She likes to celebrate by... singing with teammate Kat Reilly CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 25

17 # 17 KATHERINE GORMAN 5-7 Freshman HS Defensive Specialist/Libero Los Altos, Calif. (Menlo High School) Gorman enters her FRESHMAN season with the Golden Bears as a defensive specialist and libero. As a four-year starter at Menlo High School in Atherton, Calif., Gorman earned fi rst-team All-Peninsula Athletic League honors in 2005, 2006 and 2007 selected as the team captain as a senior 2006 Archibishop Mitty all-tournament team 2005 San Jose Mercury News All-Central Coast Section honorable mention 2007 San Mateo County Times All-County fi rst team member of City Beach Volleyball Club, helping her team to Central Coast Section Division IV Championships in 2006 and 2007 earned a bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympics with teammates Kristin Obermeyer and Ashley Roe four-year honor roll student. Katherine Elizabeth Gorman was born Dec. 27, 1989, in Mountain View, Calif. parents are Richard and Andrea Gorman brother, Richard, 21, is a designated hitter for the Cal baseball team intends to major in business. # 14 SHANNON HAWARI 6-2 Freshman HS Middle Hitter Plano, Texas (Plano West High School) Hawari enters her FRESHMAN season with the Golden Bears as a middle hitter. One of Volleyball Magazine s Fab 50 high school players for 2007, Hawari also earned PrepVolleyball.com All-America honors for as a senior at Plano West High School in Plano, Texas member of the Texas all-state all-star team 2007 High School Sports Magazine All-County MVP, 2007 Dallas Morning News All-Area Player of the Year, District 9-5A MVP helped her team to its first-ever appearance Texas state tournament as a senior captain led her squad to tournament championships in the at the Duncanville Tournament of Champions, earning alltournament honors 2006 District 9-5A Blocker of the Year, first-team All-District 2005 District 8-5A Newcomer of the Year, fi rst-team All-District earned National Junior Olympics All-American honors at the 18 s Open with her club, Texas Advantage 2007 PrepVolleyball Classic Outstanding Hitter PrepVolleyball s No. 23-rated recruit in 2007 a member of the National Honors Society. Shannon Grace Hawari was born Oct. 30, 1989, in Dallas parents are Kenneth and Beverly Hawari brother Kyle, 22, is a defensive lineman on the Yale football team has not declared a major. KATHERINE GORMAN S BEAR BITES Her favorite food is... Chipotle burritos Her favorite TV show is... Weeds Her favorite band is... Red Hot Chili Peppers When it s raining, she likes to... wear her rain boots Her favorite movie is... Fight Club If she wasn t a volleyball player, she would be... a golfer She is disgusted by... rubber bands She will never... be able to shimmy Her favorite books are... the Harry Potter series Her favorite holiday is... Christmas SHANNON HAWARI S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... pink Her favorite food is... sushi Her favorite TV show is... The Offi ce If she were on TV, she would be... on American Idol Her favorite athlete is... Tony Romo Her favorite book is... The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk If she wasn t a volleyball player, she would be... an astronaut She would like to visit... Paris Her favorite band is... Band of Horses When it s raining, she likes to... sleep all day 26 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

18 # 4 TARAH MURREY 6-3 Freshman HS Outside Hitter El Cerrito, Calif. (St. Mary s High School) Murrey enters her FRESHMAN season with the Golden Bears as an outside hitter. One of Volleyball Magazine s Fab 50 high school players, as a senior at St. Mary s College High School in Berkeley, Calif., Murrey earned 2007 Bay Shore Athletic League MVP honors for the third consecutive season 2007 California Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, fi rst-team All-Bay Shore League played in the 2007 World Championships for the USA girl s youth national team as a junior in 2006, selected Bay Shore Athletic League MVP, Contra Costa Times Player of the Year, fi rst-team All-Bay Shore League, PrepVolleyball Dream Team, Norceca World Championship MVP, Norceca World Championship Best Spiker Award, Norceca World Championship Top Scorer Award as a sophomore in 2005, selected Bay Shore Athletic League MVP and Prep Volleyball s Sophomore Top 79 List a four-year member of the Golden Bear Volleyball Club. Tarah Lynnette Murrey was born March 28, 1990, in Santa Clara, Calif. parents are Douglas and Barbara Murrey father played basketball for San Jose State and was selected in the ninth-round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors mother played volleyball for San Jose State in has two brothers, Jerryck (23), Russell (22), and a sister, Brittney (21) Brittney is the starting setter for UC Riverside s volleyball team has not declared a major. TARAH MURREY S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... turquoise Her favorite food is... chicken pad thai Her favorite TV show is... Secret Life of an American Teenager If she were on TV, she would be... a talk-show host Her favorite athlete is... Candace Parker She would like to visit... the Caribbean Her favorite book is... The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Her friends say she looks like... Princess Jasmine from Aladdin She likes to celebrate by... having a huge party If not a volleyball player, she would be... a synchronized swimmer # 9 KRISTIN OBERMEYER 5-9 Freshman HS Setter Campbell, Calif. (Westmont High School) Obermeyer enters her FRESHMAN season with the Golden Bears as a setter. In 2007, Obermeyer received Blossom Valley Athletic League Senior of the Year honors, as a member of the all-league team after leading Westmont High School in Campbell, Calif. to the BVAL league championship in 2006, she was selected BVAL Junior of the Year and led her team to a second-place finish in 2005, earned All-BVAL second team honors in 2004, earned All-BVAL second-team honors and selected the BVAL Freshman of the Year earned the bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympics with teammates Katherine Gorman and Ashley Roe graduated as a lifetime 100 percent member of the California Scholastic Federation and as Campbell High School s valedictorian. Kristin Denise Obermeyer was born April 2, 1990, in Campbell, Calif. parents are John and Denise Obermeyer has one sister, Kathryn, 21, who attends Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. has not declared a major. KRISTIN OBERMEYER S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... blue Her favorite TV show is... Gossip Girl If she were on TV, she would be... on Family Feud Her favorite athlete is... Michael Jordan She would like to visit... Australia When it s raining, she likes to... listen to Coldplay She likes to celebrate by... singing and dancing Her favorite book is... A Bend In the Road by Nicholas Sparks Her parents taught her... to have patience Her favorite movie is... Dirty Dancing CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 27

19 As a three-year letterwinner at Presentation High School in San Jose, Calif., Roe earned West Catholic Athletic League second-team honors as a senior in 2007 received the Coaches Award at her high school and was named to the Archbishop Mitty all-tournament team as well as the Division II Central Coast Section second-team earned the bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympics with teammates Katherine Gorman and Kristin Obermeyer also took bronze in 2007 with her club participated in the 2006 USA youth national team training camp served as the swim team manager also ran track and field and has been an active gymnast for 11 years. # 7 ASHLEY ROE 5-10 Freshman HS Setter/Defensive Specialist Campbell, Calif. (Presentation High School) Roe enters her FRESHMAN season with the Golden Bears as a setter and defensive specialist. Ashley Ann Roe was born June 25, 1990, in San Jose, Calif. parents are Truman and Laurie Roe father played basketball for the CBA s Montana Golden Nuggets has two sisters, Jenna (19) and Haley (13) uncle, Brad Larson, and aunt, Lisa Larson, each graduated from Cal has not declared a major. ASHLEY ROE S BEAR BITES Her favorite color is... aqua blue Her favorite food is... any type of Greek food If she were on TV, she would be... a sports announcer Her favorite athlete is... Kobe Bryant She would like to visit... Africa Her favorite singer is... Chris Brown Her favorite book is... The Pact by Jodi Picoult Her favorite movie is... Love and Basketball She is disgusted by... the smell of trash Her favorite TV shows are... Baldwin Hills and Gossip Girl 28 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide

20 ALL-TIME ROSTER CALIFORNIA Golden Bears A A A Abernathy, Gabrielle , Adachi, Themy-Jo Adachi, Wendy Allen, Dana Allen, Denise Allison, Sara Alva, Kellie Anderson, Debbie Ara, Allison Arce, Lisa Archer, Krissy Astone, Toni Averbach, Cindi B B B Baggott, Teresa Banatao, Tala Bates, Kelly Beck, Morgan present Belina, Sue Berardo, Annette Berman, Elena Bernstein, Laura Black, Teresa Boehmer, Kathrin Bouza, Carly Brewster, Janet Brown, Jenna Brunswick, Jill Danielle Mashy ( ) C C C Carpenter, Kim Carter, Samantha Castaneda, Patty Cecil, Morgan Cheung, Vivian Chow, Judy Clowes, Emily Comendant, Tosha Collette, Lisa Colmery, Julie Conley, Regina Connelly, Erin Connolly, Becky , 85 Cook, Jackie Coulter, Brook Curci, Sienna , Currier, Alyssa Cutura, Hana present D D D Dailey, Cat Daine, Drew Dane, Cara Davidson, Kerry Davis, Jillian Diers, Heather Dimino, Debbie Dinaberg, Jessica Donohue, Teri Dresel, Anne Duffield, Mardi Dunne, Barbara Duthie, Shannon Gabrielle Abernathy ( , 03-04) E E E Erlund, Maxine Emmrich, Heidi Evart, Kimberly F F F Fink, Shaney Flores, Lorena Fong, Larisa Fouts, Julie Fox, Amanda G G G Gai, Karen Gase, Donna Gee, Gwen Getchel, Emily Go, Catherine Goldin, Jan Goldsborough, Pam Gonsalves, Leona Gonzalez, Astrid Grifman, Stacey , Grigsby, Jenna Guerra, Courtney Guevara, Lynn Guiterrez, Doreen Gutierrez, Rene H H H Hanami, Annette Hanson, Cheryl Harris, Penny Hasson, Meredith Hendrikse, Marianne Henkle, Heidi Ho, Diana Hoekstra, Hopi Hsu, Nora Hsu, Sharon Hutchinson, Holly J J J Jackson, Rachael Jacobs, Dana Jerkov, Mia Johnson, Barri Jones, Debra Jones, Sabra K K K Kamen, Lindsey Kathan, Kristen present Kempker, Carolyn Kiggins, Katy Kokaska, Laurel Kollias, Alexis Kramer, Kelly Kriste, Jennifer Krueger, Tracy L L L Leffall, Camille Leiman, Sara Liniger, Alicia Lippincott, Vicki Lloyd, Carli present Lopez, Cindy Lovely, Louella Loyd, Kelly Lucich, Sue Lutke, Cathy M M M Maher, Toody , 82 Malcolm, Janine Marjoua, Youssra Marston, Leigh Martinson, Marty Mashy, Danielle McCray, Annie McGarrey, Kelly McDonald, Lisa , 78 McNamee, Candace McPeak, Holly Meller, Sheila Meng, Wei Mennealy, Heather Meyer, Kelly Miller, Tiffany Moll, Michelle Momono, Joanne Monnet, Sylvie Moomaw, Kelly Morehouse, Joan Mortensen, Janet Murphy, Caitlyn Musolff, Carrie Mussak, Molly N N N Nelson, Sarah Newman, Lisa Nguyen, Natasha Nielson, Bryte Noonan, Caity O O O Orchard, Ellen Ortega, Simone P P P Pardiwala, Reena , Parducci, Annie Parrish, Danette Parrish, Michaela Parsons, Jodi Patrick, Lynn Peevey, Debbie Pelz, Melissa Lynn Patrick ( ) Penhaligon, Karen Penido, Eliana Perry, Alicia Pokorny, Lisa Powers, Alicia Powers, Lindsey Pressey, Angie Purvis, Lori Q Q Q Quackenbush, Katie Quinney, Michelle R R R Reading, Kim Reilly, Kat present Ristani, Nina Rivera, Leslie Robertson, Jill Rochelle, Tiffany Rodrigues, Susan Roitz, Karen Rumsey, Lisa S S S Schmitt, Meagan present Schmutz, Gayle Schneider, Jill Selby, Amanda Shaw, Genia Sherwood, Becky Slater, Denise Smart, Natalie Smith, Becky Smith, Cheryl Smith, Heather Smith, Karen Solomon, Am ra present Somers, Sheila Stafford, Linda Stevens, Jameka Sumi, Shohara Susson, Andrea Sutherland, Shelly Swart, Jenny Sweet, Shelley T T T Tajiri, Jeanne Thorpe, Tricia Triest, Carol Turner, Ashleigh V V V Van Wingerden, Esther , 86 Van Wingerden, Teri W W W Wagner, Ashley Walery, Debbie Waltman, Sara Weaver, Brooke Whiting, Wendy Wickman, Michelle Wilbur, Dione Wiley, Mindi present Wilkinson, Teri Wooding, Connie Woolson, Ruth Wooten, Laurie Y Y Y Yoshioka, Susan Yovino-Young, Diana Young, Leah Yribarren, Amy Z Z Z Zatica, Jessica Zizka, Maria Bold denotes current players CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Media Guide 29