VOLLEYBALL Loyola Marymount University 2014 GAME NOTES LMU LIONS (21-5, 9-5 WCC) SAN FRANCISCO DONS (12-15, 5-10 WCC)

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1 VOLLEYBALL Loyola Marymount University 2014 GAME NOTES VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: TYLER GEIVETT (310) LMU LIONS (21-5, 9-5 WCC) SAN FRANCISCO DONS (12-15, 5-10 WCC) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. NOVEMBER SCHEDULE Overall: 21-5 WCC: 9-5 H: 10-1 A: 7-4 N: 4-0 Date Day Opponent Time/Result Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic Aug. 29 Fri. LIU Brooklyn W, 3-0 Aug. 30 Sat. Binghamton W, 3-0 Aug. 30 Sat. UCLA W, 3-0 Sacramento State Invitational Sep. 5 Fri. vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 3-0 Sep. 6 Sat. Sacramento State W, 3-0 Sep. 6 Sat. vs. Fresno State W, 3-1 LMU/Long Beach State Invitational Sep. 11 Thu. Long Beach State W, 3-1 Sep. 12 Fri. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 3-2 Sep. 13 Sat. Northern Colorado W, 3-0 Washington State Cougar Challenge Sep. 18 Thu. vs. Portland State W, 3-0 Sep. 19 Fri. vs. Idaho W, 3-0 Sep. 19 Fri. Washington State W, 3-1 Sep. 25 Thu. Pacific * L, 3-2 Sep. 27 Sat. Saint Mary s * W, 3-0 Sep. 30 Tue. #23 San Diego * ROAR W, 3-0 Oct. 2 Thu. Portland * W, 3-1 Oct. 4 Sat. Gonzaga * L, 3-1 Oct. 11 Sat. Pepperdine * W, 3-0 Oct. 16 Thu. San Francisco * DiG PiNK W, 3-2 Oct. 18 Sat. Santa Clara * L, 3-2 Oct. 23 Thu. #12 BYU * L, 3-0 Oct. 25 Sat. San Diego * L, 3-0 Oct. 30 Thu. Gonzaga * W, 3-2 Nov. 1 Sat. Portland * W, 3-0 Nov. 8 Sat. Pepperdine * ROAR W, 3-0 Nov. 13 Thu. #25 Santa Clara * W, 3-0 Nov. 15 Sat. San Francisco * 1:00 p.m. Nov. 20 Thu. Saint Mary s * 7:00 p.m. Nov. 22 Sat. Pacific * 12:00 p.m. Nov. 25 Tue. BYU * 7:00 p.m. BOLD Home Match in Gersten Pavilion * - WCC Match ROAR - Roar Match DiG PiNK - DiG PiNK Match Join today! ROAR the official student booster club of LMU Athletics is open to all current LMU students, offers the opportunity to participate in in-game promotions, drawings for valuable prizes and much, much more! To join, please visit the LMU ticket office or call today! QUICK HITS LMU earned a National Ranking this year for the first time since has reached 20-wins for the first time since 2003 (26-7)... has won four straight matches after dropping the previous three straight... had not dropped consecutive matches all year prior to that point... continues West Coast Conference play on Saturday when it travels to San Francisco for a match at 1 p.m.... live stats and video for the match can be found at LMULions.com... began the year at 12-0, posting eight sweeps along the way before falling in five sets to Pacific on 9/ mark was the best record to start season in program history (previous: )... is 10-1 at home this year... went 11-4 (.733) at home last year, the best home mark since 2004 ( )... entered the week owning the 19th-best team attack % in the nation (.268) and was 9th in assists per set (13.41) and 15th in kills per set (14.23)... opened the year with 5 straight sweeps (last: 1997)... is (.657) at home since has now won 16 of its last 18 season-openers... was picked to finish 5th in the WCC this year... finished 6th in the WCC in 2013 ( )... had the 24th-best recruiting class in the nation according to PrepVolleyball.com... eleven of LMU s 14 victories last year came in sweeps... five of LMU s 10 WCC losses last year came in five sets... will video stream every home match this year, and is scheduled to play six matches that will be aired live on TheW.tv... KRISTEN CASTELLANOS earned All-Tournament honors at Washington State Cougar Challenge (42 digs 4.20 D/S 4 SA)... CAITLIN DeWITT was named Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic MVP (31 K 3.44 K/S.347 % 72 TA 4 SA 4 BLK)... earned Sacramento State Invitational MVP (.482 % 49 K 4.90 K/S 83 TA 18 D 8 BA)... took home WCC Player of the Week on 9/8... has registered double-digit kills in all but seven matches she has played this year... LITARA KEIL holds the LMU record for block assists at 356 (previous: 349 Tiana Newsome )... was named preseason All-WCC... garnered Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic All-Tournament honors... posted a double-double of 10 kills and 10 blocks while hitting.471 to guide LMU to a victory over #23 San Diego on 9/30... has managed 60 kills (4.29 per set) while hitting.398 with 2 block solos, 17 block assists (1.36 blocks per set) and six aces over last four matches... currently ranks 2nd all-time at LMU in blocks (407), 5th in blocks/set (.98) and 7th in kills (1,280)... AMBER MIRABELLO has collected at least one block in all but two matches this year... SARAH SPONCIL was named to Sac State Invitational All-Tournament team (32 K 3.20 K/S.406 % 69 TA 5 SA 22 D 4 BA)... earned All-Tournament honors at the Washington State Cougar Challenge (34 K 3.40 K/S 86 TA.291 % 23 D 4 BA)... posted season-best 21 kills at Saint Mary s on 9/27 and at Gonzaga on 10/4... has collected 5 double-doubles this year... HANNAH TEDROW was named MVP of Washington State Cougar Challenge (119 assists A/S 2 SA 31 D 3.10 D/S 2 BS 3 BA)... also earned WCC Player of the Week on 9/22 for her efforts at Washington State... garnered Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic All-Tournament honors (94 A A/S 5 SA)... earned Sacramento State Invitational All-Tournament honors (126 assists A/S 7 K 17 D 8 BLK - 2 BS/6 BA)... put up 50+ assists in three straight matches from 9/6 to 9/12... has posted 30+ assists in all but two matches this year, including 23 straight... leads the team with eight double-doubles... leads the WCC in total assists (1,092) and entered the week 4th in the nation in assists per set (11.69)... 4th all-time at LMU in assists (3,155) and 5th in assists per set (10.21)... SERIES HISTORY VS. SAN FRANCISCO Overall at LMU at San Francisco Neutral: LMU Record Last Five Ten: Last Meeting:... October 16, 2014 at LMU LMU Victory, 3-2 Last USF Win:... November 23, 2013 at USF USF Victory, 3-0 First Meeting:...September 28, 1985 at LMU LMU Victory, 3-1 Notable:... USF has won 5 of the last 7 meetings, but LMU has won 2 of last 3 THIS WEEK LMU (21-5, 9-5 WCC) will look to stretch its win streak to five matches on Saturday when it visits San Francisco (12-15, 5-10 WCC) at 1 p.m LMU beat San Francisco in five sets earlier this year live video and stats for the match can be found at LMULions.com OFF TO A GOOD START The LMU volleyball program entered the AVCA National Rankings for the first time since 2004 on September 15 (#23) LMU began the year at 12-0, the best record to start a year in program history (previous: ) despite four setbacks in WCC play, LMU still held the third-best mark (17-4) through the first 21 matches (19-2 in 1996; 18-3 in 2003; 17-4 in 1995)...LMU has reached 20 wins for the first time since 2003 (26-7) the current 21-5 mark is the best through 26 games since 2003 (22-4) prior to entering the polls this season, LMU last sat in the polls 10 years ago, sporting a #20 ranking on September 13, 2004 LMU has been listed in the Top times LMU also started the year 7-0 at home, the best mark over the first seven home matches since the 2003 squad went 12-0 at home en route to a 14-1 record in Gersten that year LMU s 10-1 record at home is the best home start since starting 11-1 in 2004 the Lions have posted a number of big victories this year, including defeating then-no. 23 San Diego, UCLA (currently ranked #18 in the nation), UCSB and Long Beach State (currently ranked #20 in the nation), who all received votes in the preseason poll the Lions are 2-0 against the perennially-powerful Pac-12, defeating Washington State to go along with the Win great prizes and show your Lion spirit by joining LMU Rewards our FREE program offered to LMU students, alumni and fans to encourage fan interaction & activity. 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2 2014 WCC STANDINGS WCC OVERALL School W L % W L % #13 BYU #25 Santa Clara LMU Pacific San Diego Gonzaga Pepperdine San Francisco Saint Mary s Portland FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 San Diego at BYU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Gonzaga at Pacific LMU at San Francisco Pepperdine at Santa Clara Portland at Saint Mary s 6:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m PRESEASON POLL No. School (1st-place votes) Points 1. BYU (9) San Diego (1) Saint Mary s Pepperdine LMU San Francisco Pacific Gonzaga Santa Clara Portland 10 AHEAD IN THE WCC THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 San Diego at Gonzaga San Francisco at Santa Clara BYU at Portland Pacific at Pepperdine Saint Mary s at LMU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 BYU at Gonzaga Pacific at LMU Saint Mary s at Pepperdine San Diego at Portland 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK DATE...PLAYER 9/1... Valentina Zaloznik, San Francisco 9/8...Caitlin DeWitt, LMU 9/15... Kat Schulz, Pacific 9/22...Hannah Tedrow, LMU 9/29...Lexi Elman, Pacific 10/6...Savannah Blinn, Gonzaga 10/13... Alexa Gray, BYU 10/20...Alaysia Brown, San Diego 10/27... Jennifer Hamson, BYU 11/3...Nikki Hess, Santa Clara 11/10... Alexa Gray, BYU 11/ / /1... TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 San Diego at Pepperdine Portland at Gonzaga BYU at LMU Pacific at San Francisco Saint Mary s at Santa Clara 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. victory over UCLA the West Coast Conference sports two teams this week that are listed in the Top-25 BYU is #13, while Santa Clara is #25 LMU, which has posted 12 sweeps this year, opened the season with five straight sweeps, meeting that standard for the first time since 1997 (five straight sweeps) HOW SWEEP IT IS LMU s sweep over Pepperdine on 11/8 at home completed the season sweep of the Waves, as LMU beat Pepperdine in straight sets on the road on 10/11 this year marks the first time since 1996 that LMU won both matches in the season series against the Waves, and the first time in the storied history between the two that LMU recorded a sweep in both wins LION TRACKS The LMU volleyball team (21-5, 9-5 WCC) exacted revenge over #25 Santa Clara (20-8, 10-5 WCC) on Thursday night on the road at Santa Clara s Leavey Center the Lions recorded a sweep over the Broncos by scores of 25-20, 25-21, with the victory, LMU split the season series with the Broncos as Santa Clara is the only team this year to beat LMU in Gersten Pavilion senior Litara Keil had an outstanding match in guiding LMU to the victory, finishing with 17 kills on 26 attacks with only three errors for a.538 hitting percentage the native of Long Beach, Calif. also registered four block assists LMU hit.303 as a team receiving sets from junior Hannah Tedrow, who finished with 40 assists, eight digs and three block assists Nikki Hess guided the Santa Clara attack with 15 kills on 35 attacks with only three errors for a.343 hitting percentage the Broncos, who hit.217 as a team, did post eight blocks in the loss the WCC s top serving team, entering the match averaging 1.86 aces per set, collected just one ace and served up six errors over the three sets PLAYERS OF THE WEEK LMU has earned a pair of West Coast Conference Player of the Week selections this year, with the most recent going to Hannah Tedrow on September 23 Tedrow was named WCC Player of the Week after earning Tournament MVP honors at the Washington State Cougar Challenge over the three matches played, Tedrow collected 119 assists (11.90 per set) while managing a pair of aces and 31 digs (3.10 per set) the native of Foothill Ranch, Calif. also added two block solos and three block assists as the Lions hit.296 she managed 30+ assists in all three matches, including 49 in the championship match against WSU Tedrow also collected a double-double against Portland State (36 assists 13 digs) LMU s first WCC Player of the Week selection went to Caitlin DeWitt on September 8 DeWitt was named MVP of the Sacramento State Invitational after guiding LMU to perfect 3-0 mark at the tournament she posted 49 kills (4.90 per set) with only eight errors on 83 attacks for a.482 hitting percentage over the three victories over UCSB, Sac State and Fresno State she also managed eight block assists (0.80 blocks per set) the Casper, Wyo. native posted 19 kills (.424 hitting percentage) with four block assists against UCSB to start tournament play on September 5 before registering 12 kills on 17 errorless attacks (.706) against the host Hornets on September 6 NO MORE HEARTBREAK, PLEASE LMU suffered 10 losses in West Coast Conference play last year, with five of those 10 losses coming in five sets...after going 12-0 in non-conference play to start this year, LMU dropped a heartbreaking five-set match to Pacific to start the WCC schedule on 9/25...LMU won the first two sets of that match before dropping three straight - just as it did against Gonzaga and San Diego in two of the five-set losses from LMU has since dropped another five-set match in WCC play, falling to Santa Clara at home on 10/18 after holding a 2-1 lead in the match score after three sets the loss was the first at home for LMU this year WINS FOR THE AGES LMU has managed a few streak-stopping victories this year, most notably defeating UCLA, San Diego and Long Beach State prior to LMU s sweep of UCLA on 8/30, the Bruins had won seven straight matches over the Lions...the all-time series now stands at 10-2 in favor of UCLA, with LMU s only other victory coming on 12/4/86 (3-2)...eight of the 10 UCLA victories in the series have been sweeps...the Lions then recorded a victory over Long Beach State on 9/11, snapping a seven-match skid for the Lions against the 49ers the last Lion victory over LBSU came on 9/10/94...the road victory for LMU was also the first over Long Beach State since 11/17/87 perhaps the biggest win of the year so far, LMU swept then-no. 23 San Diego on 9/30 that victory snapped a 16-match losing streak to the Toreros (last victory: 10/28/05) LMU was just 6-26 over the previous 32 matches against USD the sweep of USD was also the first for the Lions since November 18, 1995 ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco enters the weekend sporting a overall record, including a 5-10 mark in the WCC...the Dons have dropped four straight and six of their last seven overall Katarina Pilepic and Valentina Zaloznik pace the attack for San Francisco, registering 317 kills apiece Zaloznik is hitting.320 overall, guiding the Dons to a.203 team attack percentage...zaloznik is also leading the team in aces with 27, sharing that title with Kim Gutierrez, as USF has registered 132 as a squad...an all-around player, she has also collected 19 block solos and 101 block assists to the tune of 1.14 blocks per set...the Dons average 2.18 blocks per set...kiara McKibben sets the attack with 962 assists (9.25 per set)...san Francisco is led by eighth-year head coach Gilad Doron... WATCH IT LIVE ONLINE LMU Athletics will video stream all home volleyball matches this year through Lion s All-Access the video stream is free of charge, and will be accompanied by an audio play-byplay broadcast links to the video streams can be found at LMULions.com and on the LMU volleyball schedule page in addition, thanks to TheW.tv, more than 75 West Coast Conference volleyball matches will be aired live and free of charge this season...the bulk of the schedule will feature contests produced by member institutions, including LMU road games at Pacific (9/25), Saint Mary s (9/27), Gonzaga (10/4), BYU (10/23), San Diego (10/25) and San Francisco (11/15)...

3 THERE S NO PLACE LIKE HOME One of Southern California s premier athletic facilities, Albert Gersten Pavilion is in its 33rd year as home of the Loyola Marymount volleyball in 2014 since opening night, the Pavilion has become one of toughest places to play in the West Coast Conference the volleyball Lions first moved into the facility in 1982, and recorded 14 wins in Gersten s inaugural season LMU is 10-1 at home so far this year, the best home start since starting 11-1 in 2004 since 1982, the Lions have posted an overall record of (.657) in the friendly confines of the Pavilion in conference play, the record is even more impressive with a (.682) home record in WCC action in 32 years, the 1996 (WCC volleyball championship team and Sweet Sixteen participant) and 2003 (NCAA second round appearance) squads have been the most successful with 14-1 marks, for.933 winning percentages WELLS FARGO PCH CUP Separated by 19.1 miles of scenic coastline, longtime crosstown adversaries Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine came together in an effort to boost their decades-long rivalry with the creation of the Wells Fargo Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Cup...the series, which is in its sixth year, serves as an annual scorecard for the NCAA-sponsored athletic contests between the Lions and Waves, and challenges each institution to rise above the other within the West Coast Conference...any head-to-head competition, including matches in the post-season and tournaments throughout the year, will be counted toward the scoring and added to the scorecard as they occur...for the sports in which the two teams do not meet head-to-head, the teams will battle for points that will be awarded on the basis of overall finish at their respective post-season championships...lmu currently leads the standings, 6-1 Pepperdine has won the challenge in each of the first five seasons...to learn more about the PCH Cup and view the current scorecard, please visit: DIG PINK For the eighth consecutive year, LMU volleyball helped raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer through the Side-Out Foundation DiG PiNK campaign...lmu s DiG PiNK event was played on October 16 versus San Francisco...even if you did not donate at the match, there is still time to help the Lions reach their donation goal to view LMU s team page, and to make a donation, please visit: tinyurl.com/2014lmudigpink SAC STATE INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS The LMU volleyball team won the 2014 Sacramento State Invitational Tournament Championship from September 5-6, sweeping UCSB and host Sacramento State before taking down Fresno State in four sets senior Caitlin DeWitt, junior Hannah Tedrow and freshman Sarah Sponcil were named to the All-Tournament team, with DeWitt claiming her second Tournament MVP honor of the year DeWitt finished the tournament hitting.482 with 49 kills (4.90 per set) and only nine errors on 83 attacks to accompany 18 digs and eight block assists Sponcil finished the three matches with 32 kills (3.20 per set) while hitting.406 on 69 swings to go along with five service aces, 22 digs and four block assists setting the attack to a.403 team hitting percentage throughout the tournament, Tedrow managed 126 assists (12.60 per set) with seven kills, 17 digs and eight blocks (two solo and six block assists) LMU DOUBLE-DOUBLES Caitlin DeWitt (1) 9/12 vs. Texas A&M - CC Kills 13 Digs Litara Keil (1) 9/30 vs. #23 San Diego...10 Kills 10 Blocks Sarah Sponcil (5) 9/6 vs. Fresno State Kills 11 Digs 9/11 at Long Beach State Kills 10 Digs 9/19 at Washington State Kills 10 Digs 10/18 vs. Santa Clara Kills 11 Digs 10/30 vs. Gonzaga Kills 20 Digs Hannah Tedrow (8) 9/11 at Long Beach State...51 Assists 13 Digs 9/12 vs. Texas A&M - CC...53 Assists 10 Digs 9/13 vs. Northern Colorado...31 Assists 11 Digs 9/18 vs. Portland State...36 Assists 13 Digs 9/27 at Saint Mary s...41 Assists 10 Digs 10/2 at Portland...49 Assists 15 Digs 10/16 vs. San Francisco...53 Assists 17 Digs 10/18 vs. Santa Clara...57 Assists 11 Digs CURRENT AVCA POLL No. School (1st Votes) Record Last Week 1. Stanford (54) Washington (6) Florida State Wisconsin Texas Penn State Florida North Carolina Colorado State Oregon Nebraska Illinois BYU Arizona Kentucky Purdue Ohio State UCLA Arizona State Long Beach State Southern California Colorado Kansas State Oklahoma Santa Clara 20-7 NR Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Ohio 58; Duke 49; Pittsburgh 40; Creighton 38; Utah 34; Hawai i 29; Western Kentucky 28; Oregon State 16; LSU 15; Alabama 13; Marquette 8 Three teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 14 combined points. Dropped Out: Duke OPPONENTS IN AVCA POLL NON-WCC PRE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 Binghamton Fresno State Idaho LIU Brooklyn Long Beach State RV RV RV Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Texas A&M - CC UC Santa Barbara RV UCLA RV Washington State WCC PRE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 BYU Gonzaga LMU - - RV RV Pacific RV Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary s San Diego RV - RV RV - - San Francisco Santa Clara RV - - RV - RV - RV 25

4 GET OFF ON THE RIGHT PAW The Lions have had a knack for coming out of the gates strong in recent memory, having won 16 of their last 18 season-openers, including a sweep of LIU Brooklyn to open the 2014 season the only losses over that span came in 2007 to St. John s and then-no. 10 USC in 2010 LMU has recorded 10 sweeps and won in four sets on five ON TWITTER For fans, parents and players interested in following LMU volleyball even closer this year, LMU volleyball will be tweeting under the to get the inside look at LMU volleyball, make sure to on Twitter SURVEY SAYS According to the 10 West Coast Conference head coaches, the LMU women s volleyball team is tabbed to finish fifth in the WCC this year BYU, which opens the season with a #9 ranking according to the AVCA, was chosen to win the 2014 West Coast Conference title...defending WCC Champion, San Diego, is picked to finish second after opening the year with a #13 preseason ranking according to the AVCA... CONCOURSE AT LAX ALL-TOURNAMENT A trio of Lions were recognized following the Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic to open the year, as senior Caitlin DeWitt was named Tournament MVP after guiding LMU to a 3-0 mark that included a victory over UCLA on Saturday night in the Championship Match...senior Litara Keil and junior setter Hannah Tedrow were also lauded, earning a spot on the All- Tournament team...dewitt collected a team-best 31 kills at a rate of 3.44 per set as the Lions swept LIU Brooklyn, Binghamton and UCLA...the native of Casper, Wyo. connected at a.347 clip over 72 swings, teaming that mark with four aces and four blocks (one solo and three block assists)...dewitt bookended her solid weekend with 11 kills apiece against LIU Brooklyn and UCLA...in each of the first two matches of the year against LIU Brooklyn and Binghamton, DeWitt hit better than.400 and posted a pair of aces...keil finished the tournament having collected 18 kills on 38 swings while hitting the native of Long Beach, Calif. had her best match of the tournament against UCLA, matching up against the Bruin size and posting four block solos and three block assists to accompany nine kills and two service aces...she finished the weekend with four service aces, six block solos and three block assists (1.29 blocks per set)...tedrow set the Lion attack throughout the tournament, quarterbacking the Lions to a.321 hitting percentage over the course of the three matches...the native of Foothill Ranch, Calif. dished out 94 assists at a rate of per set...she was also one of LMU s leading servers during the tournament, posting a team-high tying five aces to only one service error... HEADED TO THE HALL The 1996 women s volleyball team will be inducted into the LMU Hall of Fame on February 21 as part of the 16th class to be inducted the 1996 squad turned in the best season in program history, finishing 26-3 overall and reaching the Sweet Sixteen they would also claim their third straight WCC crown that season with a perfect 14-0 WCC record, marking the first team in LMU history to win a trio of titles the team roster that season included Suzanne Radcliffe, Heather Brooke (Vinck), Jessica Olivier, Tate Medley, Lydia Kniffin (Day), Tracy Duffey (Holman), Cindy Weglarz, Jeannette Hecker, Krista Del Colliano, Kim Blankinship, Alyssa Carbonetti-Bellevue, Sarah Sulentor (Noriega), Karissa Guthrie (Meith), Nelly Fullard-Leo (Weglarz), Head Coach Steve Stratos, and assistant coaches Larry Smoot and Erika Stevens TOP OF THE CLASS LMU s newest group of freshmen volleyball players was tabbed as the 24th-best recruiting class in the nation according to PrepVolleyball.com prior to the 2014 season...the Lions, who garnered Highest Honorable Mention honors in PrepVolleyball s recruiting rankings entering the 2011 and 2012 seasons, were the only West Coast Conference team listed in the Top-30 this year...in order to determine the top recruiting classes, PrepVolleyball.com petitions a panel of college coaches from across the country to develop the list... according to the publication, the Lions have topped some previously strong recruiting classes with perhaps their finest yet... this class brings power, depth, ball control and a high volleyball IQ to a rising LMU squad.... U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A! After completing his third year serving as LMU head volleyball coach in 2012, Tom Black accepted an assistant coach position under head coach Karch Kiraly with the U.S. Women s National Volleyball Team...Black will continue in his head coaching duties at LMU this year while serving on the Team USA staff before taking a sabbatical at LMU for the 2015 season...prior to being named an assistant coach, Black spent the previous three summers as a consultant coach for the U.S. Women s National Volleyball Team as the squad prepared for the 2012 London Games... PICKED BEFORE THE SERVE Senior Litara Keil was tabbed a preseason All-WCC selection after taking home honorable mention All-WCC honors for the second consecutive season last year...as a junior in 2013, Keil notched 354 kills at a rate of 3.50 per set while hitting the kills mark was second-best on the squad, while her kills per set mark was eighth-best in the WCC...on the block, Keil posted four block solos and 73 block assists for a total of 77 blocks (0.76 blocks per set) to lead the team in all blocking categories...the native of Long Beach, Calif. reached double-digit kills in all but six matches last year...

5 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED INDIVIDUAL LMU 25+ Kills Kathleen Luft 25 at San Francisco 11/17/12 OPP 25+ Kills Savannah Blinn 29 at Gonzaga 10/4/14 LMU 30+ Kills Alaina Bergsma 32 vs. Gonzaga 11/5/09 OPP 30+ Kills Kristen Carlson 34 vs. San Diego 11/2/06 LMU 35+ Kills Sarah McFarland 39 at Santa Clara 11/17/00 OPP 35+ Kills Kristen Carlson 35 vs. San Diego 10/1/05 LMU 40+ Kills Sarah McFarland 43 at Pepperdine 11/4/00 OPP 40+ Kills None (Since 1995) LMU 55+ Assists Hannah Tedrow 57 vs. Santa Clara 10/18/14 OPP 55+ Assists Kellie Woolever 58 at #23 Pepperdine 10/25/12 LMU 60+ Assists Hannah Tedrow 61 at Gonzaga 10/4/14 OPP 60+ Assists Kapua Kamana o 62 vs. Saint Mary s 10/30/08 LMU 65+ Assists Renee Horton 65 vs. Saint Mary s 10/30/08 OPP 65+ Assists Jessica Nyrop 73 vs. San Diego 11/2/06 LMU 70+ Assists Renee Horton 74 vs. Oregon State 9/14/07 OPP 70+ Assists Jessica Nyrop 73 vs. San Diego 11/2/06 LMU 5+ Aces Avery Bush 5 vs. San Francisco 10/16/14 OPP 5+ Aces Madison Smith 5 at Portland 11/13/10 LMU 6+ Aces Betsi Metter 6 vs. College of Charleston 9/14/13 OPP 6+ Aces Missie Stidham 6 at Saint Mary s 11/11/06 LMU 7+ Aces Laura Gustorf 7 vs. Indiana 9/7/01 OPP 7+ Aces None (Since 1995) LMU 30+ Digs Betsi Metter 32 at Pepperdine 11/16/13 OPP 30+ Digs Haley Carroll 31 at San Francisco 11/10/07 LMU 33+ Digs Betsi Metter 34 vs. UC Santa Barbara 10/7/11 OPP 33+ Digs Sydney Donahue 50 at Arizona State 8/26/06 LMU 36+ Digs Deanna Doolittle 36 vs. Portland 10/25/90 OPP 36+ Digs Sydney Donahue 50 at Arizona State 8/26/06 LMU 39+ Digs Kerry House 39 vs. Portland 10/25/90 OPP 39+ Digs Sydney Donahue 50 at Arizona State 8/26/06 LMU 10+ Blocks Litara Keil 10 vs. #23 San Diego 9/30/14 OPP 10+ Blocks Chelsey Bettinson 10 at Washington State 9/19/14 LMU 12+ Blocks Kelli Nerison 12 at Santa Clara 10/22/04 OPP 12+ Blocks Nicole Warner 17 vs. #16 BYU 10/4/12 LMU 14+ Blocks Tiana Newsome 16 at Gonzaga 11/1/02 OPP 14+ Blocks Nicole Warner 17 vs. #16 BYU 10/4/12 LMU 16+ Blocks Tiana Newsome 16 at Gonzaga 11/1/02 OPP 16+ Blocks Nicole Warner 17 vs. #16 BYU 10/4/12 TEAM LMU Allow <10 Points in Set 25-9 (3rd) vs. Santa Clara 10/18/14 OPP Allow <10 Points in Set 25-9 (2nd) at #12 BYU 10/23/14 LMU Hit.400+ in Match.416 vs. Fresno State 9/6/14 OPP Hit.400+ in Match.437 vs. San Diego 11/20/10 LIONS AT A GLANCE Overall Record WCC Record Non-Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Last Five Matches Last 10 Matches Last 15 Matches Three-Set Matches Four-Set Matches Five-Set Matches When Ranked vs. Ranked vs. Non-Ranked Day Matches (Start Before 6 PM) Night Matches (Start After 6 PM) August September October November Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday LMU Wins First Set Opponent Wins First Set LMU Wins First Two Sets Opponent Wins First Two Sets Tied at Record Following a Win Record Following a Loss Current Streak... W4 Last Win...11/13 at #25 Santa Clara 3-0 Last Loss... 10/25 at San Diego 3-0 Current Home Streak... W3 Last Win...11/8 vs. Pepperdine 3-0 Last Loss... 10/18 vs. Santa Clara 3-2 Current Road Streak... W1 Last Win...11/13 at #25 Santa Clara 3-0 Last Loss... 10/25 at San Diego 3-0 Current Neutral Streak... W4 Last Win... 9/19 vs. Idaho 3-0 Last Loss... Longest Match Winning Streak /29-9/19 Longest Set Winning Streak /29-9/6/14 Longest Match Losing Streak /18-10/25 Longest Set Losing Streak /18-10/30 Longest Match... 2: /16 vs. San Francisco Shortest Match... 1:12...9/19 vs. Idaho Largest Home Crowd /30 vs. #23 San Diego Largest Road Crowd... 1, /18 at #12 BYU Largest Neutral Crowd /6 vs. Fresno State

6 CAREER KILLS 1. 2,020 Sarah McFarland ,683 Heather Hughes ,563 Leslie Wohlford ,521 Emily Day ,446 Sarah Noriega ,414 Kim Blankinship ,280 Litara Keil ,274 Deanna Doolittle ,221 Dina DeBernardi ,105 Kealani Kimball LIONS IN THE RECORD BOOKS CAREER POINTS 1. 2,199.5 Sarah McFarland ,942 Heather Hughes ,788 Emily Day ,779.5 Leslie Wohlford ,733 Sarah Noriega ,673.5 Kim Blankinship ,612 Litara Keil ,528.5 Dina DeBernardi ,410 Deanna Doolittle ,337.5 Kealani Kimball QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location...Los Angeles, Calif. Founded Enrollment ,962 Undergraduate Nickname Primary Colors... Lions Crimson and Navy Affiliation Conference... NCAA Division I WCC Home Court Capacity... Gersten Pavilion 4,156 Press Row Phone...(310) President... David Burcham Alma Mater... Occidental, 73 Athletic Director... Dr. William Husak Alma Mater...SUNY-Cortland, 72 CAREER KILLS PER SET (MIN 160 SETS) * Sarah McFarland Sarah Noriega Kathleen Luft Heather Hughes Leslie Wohlford Kerry House Emily Day Kim Blankinship Karissa Meith Christianna Reneau Litara Keil CAREER BLOCK ASSISTS Litara Keil Tiana Newsome Dina DeBernardi Becky Stehling CAREER TOTAL BLOCKS Tiana Newsome Litara Keil Dina DeBernardi Julie Greer Sarah Noriega CAREER BLOCKS PER SET (MIN 160 SETS) Kelli Nerison Tiana Newsome Karissa Meith Mardell Wrensch Litara Keil Sarah Noriega Julie Greer Dina DeBernardi t..87 Allison Gustorf t..87 Lydia Day t..87 Cathy Petrissans CAREER ASSISTS 1. 5,362 Tracy Holman ,037 Nicole Oehlman ,323 Robin Ortgiesen ,155 Hannah Tedrow ,416 Jeannette Hecker ,550 Seham Khalaf CAREER ASSISTS PER SET (MIN 160 SETS) Tracy Holman Robin Ortgiesen Nicole Oehlman Renee Horton Hannah Tedrow Olivia Bailey Jeannette Hecker * - NCAA RECORD CAREER POINTS PER SET (MIN 160 SETS) Sarah McFarland Sarah Noriega t Kathleen Luft t Heather Hughes Leslie Wohlford Kerry House Emily Day Kim Blankinship Karissa Meith Litara Keil Kelli Nerison SEASON ATTACK PERCENTAGE (MIN 250 ATTACKS) Mardell Wrensch Julie Greer Kelli Nerison Becky Stehling Krista Houseman t..356 Litara Keil t..356 Mardell Wrensch Allison Gustorf Kelli Nerison Nicole Oehlman Tate Medley 1994 SEASON BLOCK ASSISTS Kelli Nerison Karissa Meith Litara Keil Tiana Newsome Mardell Wrensch Litara Keil Rachelle Suaava 2014 SEASON TOTAL BLOCKS Kelli Nerison Mardell Wrensch Litara Keil Stacy Trapp Litara Keil 2014 SEASON BLOCKS PER SET (MIN 70 SETS) Kelli Nerison Tiana Newsome Kelli Nerison Tiana Newsome t Tiana Newsome t Karissa Meith t Litara Keil t Dina DeBernardi t Julie Greer t Mardell Wrensch Mardell Wrensch Rachelle Suaava 2014 SEASON DIGS PER SET (MIN 70 SETS) Kerry House Betsi Metter Kerry House Kristen Castellanos Joli Eberhart Christianna Reneau 2005 VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach... Tom Black Record At LMU (Fifth Season) Overall DI Record WCC Record...same Overall Coaching Record ( at DII UCSD) Assistant Coach...Aaron Benning Year at LMU...First Season Assistant Coach...Felicia Arriola Year at LMU...First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach...Paul Baxter Year at LMU...First Season TEAM FACTS 2013 Record WCC Record Finish th Letterwinners Returning Lost Starters Returning Lost Newcomers...5 POSTSEASON INFORMATION Conference Championships (4) (WCAC), , 1996 NCAA Appearances (11) , 1994, 1995, 1996, , 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012 MEDIA SERVICES Associate AD - External Relations...John Shaffer Assistant AD (Volleyball Contact)... Tyler Geivett Office Phone...(310) Cell Phone...(310) tgeivett@lmu.edu Communications Manager... Sarah Finney New Media Coordinator... Austin Bartolomei-Hill SID Office Fax...(310) Website... LMU Facebook... facebook.com/lmulions LMU WVB LMU Instagram...LMULions WVB Instagram...LMU_Volleyball 2014 HONORS Kristen Castellanos Washington State Cougar Challenge All-Tournament Caitlin DeWitt WCC Player of the Week - September 8 Sacramento State Invitational MVP All-Tournament Concourse Hotel at LAX MVP All-Tournament Litara Keil Concourse Hotel at LAX All-Tournament Preseason All-West Coast Conference Sarah Sponcil Washington State Cougar Challenge All-Tournament Sacramento State Invitational All-Tournament Hannah Tedrow WCC Player of the Week - September 22 Washington State Cougar Challenge MVP Sacramento State Invitational All-Tournament Concourse Hotel at LAX All-Tournament

7 2014 Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Rachelle Suaava MB/OPP 6-1 JR Waipahu, Hawaii/Long Beach Poly HS 3 Avery Bush DS 5-9 JR Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS 4 Kristen Castellanos L 5-1 FR Los Angeles, Calif./Notre Dame Academy 5 Litara Keil MB/OH 6-1 SR Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS 6 Sarah Sponcil OH/S 5-10 FR Phoenix, Ariz./Veritas Preparatory Academy 7 Jennifer Casillas OPP 6-2 FR Escondido, Calif./Valley Center HS 8 Ashley Maxfeldt S/L 5-10 SR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Bonita HS 11 Caitlin DeWitt OH 5-10 SR Casper, Wyo./Foothill HS 12 Amber Mirabello OPP/MB 5-11 RS JR Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep 13 Hannah Tedrow S 5-8 JR Foothill Ranch, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS 17 Kristie Hewko OH 6-0 SO Orange, Calif./Rosary HS 20 Christine Kerrigan-Okamoto DS 5-4 SO Saratoga, Calif./Saint Francis HS 21 Nicky Kevorken MB 6-3 SO Westlake Village, Calif./Oregon 32 Lindsay Carr OH 6-2 FR Snoqualmie, Wash./Mount Si HS Head Coach Tom Black (UC San Diego, 96) Fifth Season Assistant Coach Aaron Benning (Cal State East Bay, '14) First Season Assistant Coach Felicia Arriola (LMU, 14) First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach Paul Baxter First Season Pronunciation Guide Felicia Arriola Kristen Castellanos Kristie Hewko Litara Keil Nicky Kevorken Amber Mirabello Sarah Sponcil Rachelle Suaava Hannah Tedrow ARE-EE-OH-LUH CAS-TAY-ON-OHS HUE-CO LUH-TAR-UH KYLE KUH-VORK-IN MEER-UH-BELLO SPAWN-SUL RUH-SHELL SWAH-VUH TED-ROW

8 Tom Black enters his fifth season as LMU s head coach in 2014 after being hired on January 19th, Black guided LMU to the 2012 NCAA Tournament for the first time since The Lions finished the year with an overall record and an 8-8 mark in the WCC (sixth) to earn an at-large bid. A testament to the strength of the West Coast Conference, LMU was one of six WCC teams to make the tournament. Four of Black s players earned All-WCC honors at the conclusion of the year, including Betsi Metter who took home her second WCC Defensive Player of the Year selection and an honorable mention bid. Black also guided Kathleen Luft to a first team All-WCC selection after the outside hitter led the conference with 474 kills at a rate of 4.16 per set. Most recently, Black helped LMU to a record and an 8-10 mark in the WCC en route to a sixth-place finish in The season was highlighted by the third straight selection of Metter as WCC Defensive Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-WCC honoree. Luft and Litara Keil were also lauded by the WCC, earning a first-team and honorable mention selection, respectively. Metter, Black s first recruit after being named LMU head coach, finished her career as LMU s all-time leader in digs and aces, amassing 1,802 digs and 170 aces over a four-year career. Working with some of the top athletes in the country, Black has been active with the US Women s National Team for the past four years, culminating in his selection as an assistant coach with the team in March of Black will continue in his head coach role at LMU while serving on the Team USA staff for the first two years of the Olympic quadrennial before taking a sabbatical at LMU for the 2015 season. Prior to being named as an assistant within the program, Black spent three consecutive summers as a consultant coach as the National Team prepared for the 2012 London Games. Under his title, Black primarily assisted in the training sessions at the American Sports Center, working alongside the likes of Hugh McCutcheon, Karch Kiraly and Paula Weishoff. Black s sophomore campaign at LMU in 2011 saw the Lions finish overall and sixth in the West Coast Conference at 7-9. Metter highlighted a trio of Lions lauded as part of the All- West Coast Conference selections in Black s second year, earning Defensive Player of the Year accolades and a spot on the All-WCC honorable mention team. In his inaugural season, Black guided his 2010 roster of Lions to an even mark and a HEAD COACH TOM BLACK FIFTH SEASON AT LMU Overall at LMU WCC USA National Team Assistant Coach Since 2013 Guided LMU to NCAA Tournament in All-Conference Selections at LMU 3 WCC Defensive Players of Year Overall Record as Head Coach (.682) Alma Mater UC San Diego, 96 fourth-place finish in the West Coast Conference after being selected to finish eighth in the 2010 preseason coaches poll. Black saw two of his athletes garner All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the season. Including a record at Division II UC San Diego, Black has accumulated a (.669) record as a head coach in women s volleyball. That mark is good for eighth-best among active coaches with a minimum of five years as a four-year college head coach, but fewer than five years at the Division I level. Before coming to LMU, Black served five seasons at the helm of the UC San Diego women s volleyball program. In all, Black coached four UCSD players to All-America selections, including a trio in Moreover, the 2006 Tachikara/AVCA D-II Pacific Region Coach of the Year watched 20 of his student-athletes garner California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Conference recognition, capped by five selections in Over his five years, Black posted a career record of , good for a.799 winning percentage, and saw his teams ranked in the AVCA Top-25 of every week for his final four seasons. Black s 2009 Triton squad finished with an overall record of 29-3 and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation en route to a spot in the NCAA West Region semifinals. The Tritons 2009 trip to the postseason marked the fourth consecutive visit over Black s five-year tenure at UC San Diego, while the No. 7 final national ranking was the second top-10 finish for Black at UCSD. Black also saw three of his studentathletes earn AVCA All-America recognition in his final year, including Sylvia Schmidt, who took home a CCAA Player of the Year award, the second such recipient under Black s guidance. In 2008, the Tritons handed their rival, then-no. 1 Cal State San Bernardino, its first loss of the year and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. UCSD won over 20 games for the 25th time in school history that year, while Black guided Rebecca Bailey to the school s all-time career kills mark and her second consecutive All- American bid. In 2007, the Tritons knocked off the No. 2 team in the country on the road and advanced to the NCAA Pacific Region Semifinals. Also, the 2007 Tritons had an All-American and four studentathletes on the CCAA All-Conference squad. Just one year after taking the reins at UC San Diego, Black directed the Tritons back to the postseason in 2006, finishing the year with a 26-3 overall record, a NCAA Elite Eight appearance, a NCAA Pacific Regional Championship and a final national ranking of No. 5. For his efforts, Black was named the 2006 Tachikara/ AVCA D-II Pacific Region Coach of the Year and CCAA Co-Coach of the Year. That season also produced the first of two CCAA Players of the Year under Black s guidance, as Nicole Courtney earned the honor. In 2005, Black took over as head coach for the UCSD women s volleyball program with six new starters, leading the team to victories over two ranked opponents as part of a 19-8 record on the season. UCSD had three players named to the All-CCAA team and one student-athlete earned AVCA Pacific Region honors. Before coming to UCSD for his inaugural year, Black spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the men s volleyball program at USC. Prior to his stint with the Trojans, he spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the men s head coach at Pierce Junior College in Woodland Hills, Calif. He also was an assistant in 2003 with the Pierce women s team. His men s squads won the 2002 and 2003 California state junior college THE BLACK BOOK HIGH SCHOOL: Crespi High School COLLEGE: UC San Diego, Bachelor of Arts, 1996 crowns, finishing 15-3 in 2002 and 17-2 in Black began his coaching career as an assistant boys coach at Royal High in Simi Valley, Calif., serving two seasons from The 1997 Royal team was a CIF Division I finalist. He then spent three years, from , as the head boys coach at Thousand Oaks High School, where he also taught English and history. On the club circuit, Black served four years as the co-director of the Santa Monica Beach Club team. He was the head coach of SMBC s boys 18s team in 2003, 2004 and 2005 after serving as an assistant in 2002 with the 18s team that won the bronze medal at the Junior Olympics. He also was the head coach of SMBC s girls 17s team in As a player, Black was a four-year varsity letterman for the UCSD men s volleyball program from , setting numerous hitting records and earning All-MPSF honorable mention notice as a senior in He was Volleyball Magazine s Small College Player of the Year in 1996, while also earning Small College All-America honors that same year. Black received his bachelor s degree in political science from UCSD in A California native, Black prepped at Crespi High in Encino, Calif., where he made the All-CIF third team as a senior in COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2013-Present Assistant Coach, USA National Team 2010-Present Head Coach, LMU Head Coach, UC San Diego Assistant Coach, USC Men s Head Coach, LA Pierce CC Men s Head Coach, Santa Monica Beach Club Head Coach, Thousand Oaks HS Boy s Assistant Coach, Royal HS Boy s PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 2001 Association of Volleyball Professionals UC San Diego RECOGNITION: 2006 AVCA D-II Pacific Region Coach of the Year CCAA Co-Coach of the Year COACHING CAREER RECORD: YEAR OVERALL PCT. WCC PCT NOTES DII National Quarterfinalist DII Regional Semifinalist DII Regional Quarterfinalist DII Regional Semifinalist NCAA Tournament LMU (5) UCSD (5) Overall (10)

9 LMU Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2014) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 5 KEIL, Litara DeWITT, Caitlin SPONCIL, Sarah MIRABELLO, Amber SUAAVA, Rachelle TEDROW, Hannah CASILLAS, Jennifer HEWKO, Kristie KEVORKEN, Nicky CARR, Lindsay MAXFELDT, Ashley CASTELLANOS, Kriste BUSH, Avery TEAM LMU Opponents Team Statistics LMU OPP ATTACK K i l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct K i l l s / S e t SET A s s i s t s Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces E r r o r s Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors E r r o r s / S e t Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE D i g s Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks B l o c k s / S e t Block Errors Ball handling errors 9 13 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 11/315 11/495 Neutral site #/Avg 4/106 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. #Aug 29 LIU BROOKLYN W ,25-16, #Aug 30 BINGHAMTON W ,25-16, #Aug 30 UCLA W ,25-22, vs UC Santa Barbara W ,25-13, at Sacramento State W ,25-13, vs Fresno State W ,25-12,25-17, $Sep 11 at Long Beach State W ,21-25,25-23, $Sep 12 TEXAS A&M - CC W ,22-25,19-25,25-13, $Sep 13 NORTHERN COLORADO W ,25-16, %Sep 18 vs Portland State W ,25-16, %Sep 19 vs Idaho W ,25-15, %Sep 19 at Washington State W ,25-20,28-26, *Sep 25 at Pacific L ,25-21,22-25,22-25, *Sep 27 at Saint Mary's W ,25-23, *Sep 30 #23 SAN DIEGO W ,25-21, *Oct 02 at Portland W ,25-22,23-25, *Oct 04 at Gonzaga L ,29-31,28-26, *Oct 11 at Pepperdine W ,26-24, *Oct 16 SAN FRANCISCO W ,20-25,25-27,25-19, *Oct 18 SANTA CLARA L ,25-19,25-9,18-25, *Oct 23 at #12 BYU L ,9-25, *Oct 25 at San Diego L ,20-25, *Oct 30 GONZAGA W ,25-20,25-17,22-25, *Nov 01 PORTLAND W ,25-23, *Nov 08 PEPPERDINE W ,25-18, *Nov 13 at #25 Santa Clara W ,25-21, # - Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic - Sacramento State Invitational (Sacramento, Calif.) $ - LMU/LBSU Invitational (Long Beach, Calif. LMU) % - Washington State Cougar Challenge (Pullman, Wash.) Record in 3-set matches: 14-2 Record in 4-set matches: 4-1 Record in 5-set matches: 3-2