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1 UCSB MEN S VOLLEYBALL GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS GAUCHOS 2007 Schedule Thompson Rivers^ 7 pm USC# 1 pm Pacific or UCLA# 7 pm TBD# TBD at Pacific* 7 pm at Stanford* 5 pm UCLA* 7 pm at UC Irvine* 2 pm at Long Beach State* 7 pm at UC San Diego* 7 pm USC* 7 pm Pepperdine* 7 pm at Hawai i* 10 pm at Hawai i* 10 pm UC San Diego* 7 pm Long Beach State* 7 pm UC Irvine* 7 pm at UCLA* 7 pm at Cal State Northridge* 7 pm at Indiana-Purdue 4 pm at Indiana-Purdue 4 pm BYU* 7 pm BYU* 7 pm Penn State 7 pm Cal Baptist 7 pm at Cal Baptist 7 pm Pacific* 7 pm Stanford* 7 pm Cal State Northridge* 7 pm at USC* 7 pm at Pepperdine* 7 pm MPSF Play-In TBD MPSF Quarterfinals TBD MPSF Semfinals TBD MPSF Final TBD NCAA Semifinals TBD NCAA Final TBD * MPSF match ^ Exhibition match # UCSB/Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational All times Pacific Final 2006 MPSF Standings MPSF OVERALL Team W L W L 1. UC Irvine Hawai i Pepperdine Long Beach State Brigham Young CS Northridge UCLA* UC Santa Barbara USC Pacific Stanford UC San Diego * MPSF and NCAA champion 2007 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS The 2007 Gauchos # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Bart Kowalski S SR Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal HS) 2 Ben Brockman LIB JR San Diego, Calif. (Clairemont HS) 3 Derek Otte OH SR Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Loyola HS) 4 Bryan Berman OH SR Palmdale, Calif. (Highland HS) 5 Drew Wilson LIB SR Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina HS) 6 Sam Cantor MB FR Westlake, Calif. (Westlake HS) 7 Tyson Norton LIB SR Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 8 Michael Fisher OH JR Montecito, Calif. (Santa Barbara HS) 9 Phil Mathews OH JR Hillsborough, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 10 Cullen Irons OPP FR Hanford, Calif. (Hanford HS) 11 Max Klineman S SO Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 12 Armen Zakarian OH SR Kensington, Calif. (El Cerrito HS) 13 Andy McGuire LIB/S FR Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Loyola HS) 14 Matt Thobe MB SO Westchester, Calif. (Loyola HS) 15 Jake Rosener OH FR Cupertino, Calif. (Homestead HS) 17 Sam Moisenco OPP FR Saratoga, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) 18 Trey Valbuena OH FR Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) 19 Wyatt Thomson MB FR Santa Barbara, Calif. (San Marcos HS) 20 Mike Runkle OH SO Irvine, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 21 Theo Brunner MB JR Ridgefield, Conn. (Ridgefield HS) 22 David Kennedy MB SR Palmdale, Calif. (Highland HS) 24 Scott Slaughter MB FR Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar HS) 33 Aaron Richman OH SR Solvang, Calif. (Santa Ynez Valley HS) 40 Evan Patak OPP SR Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS) Head Coach: Ken Preston, 29th season (UCSB, 1970) Assistant Coach: Larry Milliken, third season (BYU-Hawai i, 1969) Assistant Coach: Aaron Mansfield, second season (UCSB, 2005) Starters returning (7 plus libero): Berman (OH), Brunner (MB), Fisher (OH), Kennedy (MB), Klineman (S), Patak (OPP), Richman (OH), Zakarian (LIB) Starters lost (0) Letterwinners returning (16): Berman, Brockman, Brunner, Fisher, Kennedy, Klineman, Kowalski, Mathews, Norton, Otte, Patak, Richman, Runkle, Thobe, Wilson, Zakarian Letterwinners lost (2): Jared Godinez (OH), Dane Jensen (S) Returning 2006 redshirts (4): Cantor, Kowalski, Moisenco, Rosener Newcomers (5): Irons, McGuire, Slaughter, Thomson, Valbuena

2 2007 Quick Facts School... UC Santa Barbara Location... Santa Barbara, Calif. Founded Enrollment...19,800 Chancellor...Dr. Henry T. Yang Athletics Director...Dr. Gary Cunningham Senior Women s Administrator... Diane O Brien Faculty Representative... Dr. Janis Ingham Nickname...Gauchos Colors... Blue (288) & Gold (129) Affiliation...NCAA I Conference...MPSF Home Court... Robertson Gymnasium Capacity...4,000 Athletics Phone Athletics Ticket Office UCSB Head Coach...Ken Preston, 29th season Alma Mater... UCSB, 1970 Record at UCSB/Seasons /28 Career Record/Seasons /28 Phone ken.preston@athletics.ucsb.edu Assistant Coach... Larry Milliken, 3rd season Alma Mater...BYU-Hawai i, 1969 Phone Assistant Coach... Aaron Mansfield, 2nd season Alma Mater... UCSB, 2005 Phone aaron.mansfield@athletics.ucsb.edu Athletic Trainer... Leroy Heu Phone leroy.heu@athletics.ucsb.edu 2006 Overall Record MPSF Record/Finish /eighth 2006 MPSF Tournament...Lost play-in match at UCLA Final 2006 CSTV/AVCA Ranking... 10th Starters Returning/Lost...7 plus libero/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 16/2 Men s Volleyball SID... Scott Flanders Phone scott.flanders@athletics.ucsb.edu Fax Press Row Phone Mailing Address...Athletics Media Relations... UC Santa Barbara...Intercollegiate Athletics Building, Suite Santa Barbara, CA MPSF Preseason Coaches Poll 1. UC Irvine (7) 17 points 2. Brigham Young (3) 29 points T3. Hawai i (1) 41 points T3. Pepperdine (1) 41 points T3. UCLA 41 points 6. UC Santa Barbara 62 points T7. Cal State Northridge 70 points T7. Long Beach State 70 points 9. USC 92 points 10. Pacific 100 points 11. Stanford 108 points 12. UC San Diego 121 points first place votes in parentheses In his 28 seasons as head coach of the UC Santa Barbara men s volleyball team, Ken Preston has created one of the most successful athletic programs at UCSB. The Gauchos have made 20 postseason appearances during Preston s tenure. He enters his 29th season at UCSB with an overall record of , good for a winning percentage of.581. During its 36-year history, the UCSB men s volleyball program has posted 28 seasons with a winning percentage of.500 or better, 20 of those coming during Preston s tenure. The Gauchos have advanced to the NCAA Final Four three times, most recently in Preston started off his UCSB career in 1979 and recorded an impressive 11 consecutive winning seasons before suffering back-to-back losing seasons in 1990 and 1991, the first consecutive losing marks in school history. Since then, Preston s squads have finished below.500 just six times. Winning has always been second nature at UCSB and Preston has produced eight 20-win seasons to prove it. He became the first coach of the Gaucho program to win over 200 matches back in He collected his 400th win in 2000 with a five-game victory over UC Irvine and will be looking for his 500th in Preston s most enjoyable season had to be 1988, a year that marked the end of his first decade at UCSB. He guided the Gauchos to their first Final Four appearance in 13 years. UCSB went up two games to none, but lost the national championship in five games to USC. Despite the loss, Preston s 1988 squad accomplished what no other Gaucho team had been able to do - beat UCLA in the postseason. UCSB swept UCLA in the first round of the Western Regionals. Preston also led UCSB past the Bruins in both WIVA meetings that season, including a five-game win at Pauley Pavilion, which was another first. UCSB won its 400th match under Preston that season. Preston has also produced 25 All-Americans and 45 All-MPSF selections during his tenure at UCSB. Before taking over at UCSB, Preston served as head coach for Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Wright State in Dayton, Ohio. He was also the interim head coach for the Westmont College women s volleyball team for two years. He guided the Warriors to a fifth place finish at the NAIA National Tournament in Westmont posted a mark during Preston s reign. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Preston has spent time coaching at the international level. Most recently, Preston served as the Team Leader for the United States National Team at the World University Games held in Turkey the summer of In the summer of 2000, Preston was an assistant on the U.S. Olympic Team in Sydney, Australia. He skippered the U.S. team at the 1985 World University Games in Kobe, Japan, and served as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team when it toured Brazil in The previous year, Preston was the assistant coach at the Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, and in 1982 he was an assistant at the World Championships in Argentina. He also held assistant posts for the U.S. squad at the 1979 World University Games in Mexico City and at the 1978 World Championships in Italy. Preston is a graduate of nearby San Marcos High School, where he was a standout offensive guard for the infamous 1965 Royals. He earned his BA from UCSB and his MA at Cal Poly. KEN PRESTON Head Coach 29th Season at UCSB

3 2007 CSTV/AVCA Preseason Poll 1. UC Irvine (11) 234 points 2. Brigham Young (3) 224 points 3. UCLA (2) 203 points 4. Hawai i 192 points 5. Pepperdine 179 points 6. UC Santa Barbara 153 points 7. IPFW 130 points 8. Penn State 124 points 9. Cal State Northridge 117 points 10. Long Beach State 111 points 11. Ohio State 81 points 12. USC 54 points 13. Loyola-Chicago 47 points T14. Pacific 25 points T14. Ball State 25 points Returning Starters: 2006 Highlights Bryan BERMAN (OH SR): All-MPSF Honorable Mention...Played in all 29 matches and started 25...Saw action in 97 of 103 games...led the Gauchos with 153 digs...totaled 264 kills, tied for second on the team...averaged 2.72 kills per game, third on the roster...hit.320 on the year...shattered his previous career-high (14) with 21 kills vs. UC Irvine (2/11)...Also set a new career-best with 14 digs vs. UC Irvine (1/6)...The 14-digs were the most by any Gaucho all year...his.778 hitting percentage (7-0-9) vs. UC San Diego (3/3) was a career-high...amassed 23.5 points vs. Cal Baptist (2/24), breaking his previous career-high of 17.5 points...tied a career-high with four aces at UCLA (2/8)...Also tied a career-high with five blocks at UCLA (4/19)...Posted 20 kills vs. Cal Baptist (2/24)...Put down double-digit kills in 13 matches...recorded three double-doubles...had multiple aces in six matches...hit over.400 in 11 matches. Theo BRUNNER (MB JR): All-MPSF Honorable Mention...Was the only Others receving points: George Mason, 21 Gaucho to play in all 103 of the squad s games...tied for 13th in the nation first place votes in parentheses with a.427 hitting percentage...sixth among MPSF players with a.433 attack percentage in league matches...started 28 of 29 matches...his 264 kills tied him with Bryan Berman for second-most on the team...led the Gauchos with 90 total blocks...was second on the roster with 335 points...posted 10 or more kills in 13 matches...recorded a season-high 16 kills vs. USC (4/5)...Set a new career-high with three aces against Hawai i (1/13)...Tied his career-high with eight blocks on two occasions, the first at Cal State Northridge (3/31) and the second in the very next match vs. USC (4/5)...Had multiple blocks in 21 matches and four or more in 10 contests...hit over times...went for an.800 clip at UC San Diego (2/2) and again vs. Lewis (3/7)...His season-high in points was 22 against USC (4/5). Michael FISHER (OH JR): Played in 28 matches and started 17...Established a new career-high with 13 kills vs. UC Irvine (1/6)...Also set a new career-best with eight digs in that match...had 11 kills against USC (4/5)...Totaled 10 kills three times; vs. Hawai i (1/13), at BYU (1/21), and vs. Stanford (1/28)...Posted multiple blocks in 12 matches, including a career-high six vs. Stanford (1/28)...Equaled his career-high attack percentage by hitting.667 ( ) at BYU (1/21)...Contributed 10 or more in seven matches, including a career-best 14 vs. Stanford (1/28)...Upped his kill total of 20 in 2005 to 146 in Also made strides at the net, increasing his block total from five to 47. David KENNEDY (MB SR): Saw action in 26 matches and started in 24...Second on the team with 64 blocks...an Academic All-MPSF selection with a 3.37 GPA as a Law & Society major...totaled 139 kills in 82 games, good for a 1.7 kills per game average...hit.332 on the year...established a career-high with 15 kills vs. USC (4/5)...Also recorded a career-best 18 points in that match...set a career-high with seven blocks at Cal State Northridge (3/31)...Hit.818 (9-0-11) against Cal Baptist (2/24)...Notched 13 kills, two blocks, and 14.5 points vs. Long Beach State (3/1)...Had 12 kills, three blocks, and 14 points at UC Irvine (4/15)...Picked up multiple blocks in 19 matches...amassed four or more blocks in eight matches...a member of the UCSB men s basketball team for the and seasons...was a redshirt for the 2003 volleyball season and was not a member of the team for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Max KLINEMAN (S SO): Took over the starting setter position as a true freshman when Bart Kowalski decided to take a redshirt...played in all 29 matches and started 27 of them...amassed 1,279 assists in 95 games, putting him fourth in the country with a assists per game average...was second behind UC Irvine All-American Brian Thornton in assists per game in MPSF matches at As a team, UCSB led the MPSF in league matches with assists per game...klineman s 1,279 helpers is ninth on UCSB s single-season list...had 40 or more assists in 17 matches...tallied 50 or more helpers in 10 matches and 60 or more seven times...posted a career-high 69 assists while adding five blocks against USC (4/5)...Had three kills three times...totaled three kills with no errors in four swings (.750), had 58 assists, three digs, and four blocks vs. Cal State Northridge (3/15)...Had multiple blocks in 13 matches...recorded back-to-back 67-assist performances against UC Irvine (2/11) and Pepperdine (2/15)...Also added a careerhigh eight digs in the match against the Anteaters. Evan PATAK (OPP SR): Played in 20 matches and started 19 (72 games) before becoming ineligible...last match he played was on March 31 at Cal State Northridge...Despite missing nine matches, the season ended with Patak as the national leader in kills per game at 5.88 (423 kills), aces per game at.722 (52 aces), and points per game (7.10)...In MPSF matches only, Patak led in kills per game at 6.06 (327 kills, 54 games), aces per game at.741 (40 aces), and points per game (7.13)...Had double figures in kills in all but one match...posted 20 or more kills in 12 contests...his season-high of 31 kills came in his final match of the year at Cal State Northridge (3/31)...The 31 kills was the most by any Gaucho all season...aced opponents five or more times in five matches, including a season-high seven against Hawai i (1/14)...Set a new hitting percentage career-high by going for a.654 clip against UC San Diego (3/3)...His season-high in points was 36 at Cal State Northridge (3/31), which was the highest point

4 total put up by any UCSB player in led the Gauchos in kills (423), kills per game (5.88), attempts (810), aces (52), aces per game (.72), total points (501.5), and points per game (6.97)...Patak is UCSB s alltime leader in career service aces with 145, which is 68 more than the second Gaucho on the list...patak s 1,441 career kills ranks third alltime in UCSB history...his 2,799 total attack attempts is fourth all-time. Aaron RICHMAN (OH SR): Played in 26 matches and started 21 (82 games)...was third on the team with 234 kills...second in kills per game with a 2.85 average...his 17 service aces were third on the Gaucho roster...also third on the squad with 107 digs...one of four Gauchos that totaled over 100 digs for the season...had a total of 44 blocks and was third on the team with nine solos...finished the season with points...entering last season, had played in a total of 20 games over his freshman and sophomore years...smashed his previous career-high of eight kills when he put away 21 balls against USC (4/5)...Dug a career-best 12 balls at UCLA in the MPSF Play-In match (4/19)...Posted a double-double in that contest by adding 17 kills...set a new career-high with three service aces vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/4)...His six total blocks at Cal State Northridge (3/31) was also a new careerhigh...broke his prior career-high points total of 10 on 12 occasions 2006 Statistical Highs INDIVIDUAL Attack % ( ), Theo Brunner vs. UCSC (2/4) Kills... 31, Evan Patak at Cal State Northridge (3/31) Attempts...57, Evan Patak vs. Pepperdine (2/15) Points... 36, Evan Patak at Cal State Northridge (3/31) Assists... 69, Max Klineman vs. USC (4/5) Digs... 14, Bryan Berman vs. UC Irvine (1/6) Service Aces... 7, Evan Patak vs. Hawai i (1/14) Blocks... 8 (2-6), Theo Brunner vs. USC (4/5)... 8 (0-8), Theo Brunner at Cal State Northridge (3/31) TEAM Attack % ( ) at UC San Diego (2/2) Kills...78 vs. UC Irvine (2/11) Attempts vs. Long Beach State (3/1) Assists...75 vs. Long Beach State (3/1) Digs at UCLA (4/19) Service Aces...10 at Stanford (3/10)...10 vs. UC Irvine (1/6) Blocks at Cal State Northridge (3/31) with his best effort a 24-point performance vs. USC (4/5)...Recorded 10 or more kills in 11 matches, including five of the final six contests he played in...dropped in multiple service aces in five matches...had five or more digs in 11 matches. Armen ZAKARIAN (OH SR): In his first year at UCSB, played in 28 of 29 matches (83 games) and served as the Gauchos primary libero...was second on the team with 142 digs...posted a.957 reception percentage with 24 errors in 562 attempts...led UCSB in digs per game with a 1.71 average...recorded a season-best 13 scoops against USC (4/5), which was the second-highest total for any Gaucho in Also had double-digit dig totals vs. UC Irvine (2/11) with 10 and against Cal Baptist (2/24) with 12...Played the 2004 and 2005 seasons at Santa Barbara City College, where he was twice named First Team All-Western States Conference. UCSB Grabs Four Recruits During Early Signing Period UCSB received National Letters of Intent from four high school seniors during the NCAA s early signing period. Ben Douglas (Mountain View, Calif.), Jeff Menzel (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Blaine Nielsen (Corona del Mar, Calif.), and Jake Scalise (San Marcos, Calif.) have committed to play for the Gauchos in Douglas is a 6 6 outside hitter from Mountain View High School. A member of the Spartans varsity team since he was a freshman, Douglas is in his fourth year with the Bay to Bay Volleyball Club. Ben has been hurt for a year and is just now becoming healthy, said Preston. He is a good jumper with solid size and he has tremendous potential. I believe he has a bright future. Menzel is a local standout from San Marcos High School. The 6 5 opposite/outside hitter is a two-time All-CIF honoree and a 2006 All-Channel League First Team member. A versatile athlete, Menzel is also a first team all-league basketball player and a wide receiver on the Royals football team. I am exceptionally pleased that Jeff has chosen to stay home and play volleyball for us, said Preston. Jeff is very gifted athletically. I think he is a natural to fill the void that will be left by Evan Patak s (opposite, 6 7, senior) graduation. Jeff has the potential to dominate at the net and follow some of the great opposites we ve had like Evan and Donny Harris ( ). His future is unlimited. Menzel s sister, Erica, played for the Gauchos women s squad from and was a two-time All-Big West First Team pick as well as an all-region selection in Nielsen is a 6 4 outside hitter out of Corona del Mar High School. A 2006 All-Pacific Coast League selection, Nielsen captained the Sea Kings to a league title and a second place finish in CIF Division II. In 2005, Corona del Mar won the CIF crown. At the club level, Nielsen captained Balboa Bay to Junior Olympics bronze medals in 2005 and Blaine comes from several winning programs and is an outstanding player and a perfect fit for UCSB, said Preston. He is a born leader that will add a lot of energy and production to our team. Scalise is a 6 2 outside hitter from Mission Hills High School of the Division II Valley League. An all-league first team and San Diego County all-section pick, Scalise was also tabbed Mission Hills MVP. An excellent student, he is a two-time member of the league s all-academic team. Jake has an unbelievable ability to jump, said Preston. He needs to work on his passing and arm swing, but with his athleticism, I think he will be a tremendous asset. He is an excellent student and is a great fit for our program.

5 2006 UC Santa Barbara Men s Volleyball Final Combined Team Statistics All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... (13-16) (10-7 ) ( 3-9 ) ( 0-0 ) CONFERENCE... ( 9-13) ( 6-5 ) ( 3-8 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( 4-3 ) ( 4-2 ) ( 0-1 ) ( 0-0 ) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## PLAYER G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points Patak, Evan Brunner, Theo Berman, Bryan Richman, Aaron Kennedy, David Fisher, Michael Godinez, Jared Otte, Derek Klineman, Max Jensen, Dane Thobe, Matt Mathews, Phil Runkle, Mike Zakarian, Armen Brockman, Ben Watkins, Hayden Norton, Tyson Wilson, Drew TEAM 13 UC SANTA BARBARA Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCSB OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND ATTACK... Jan 06 UC IRVINE W ,30-27,27-30,28-30, Kills Jan 06 UCLA L ,27-30, Errors Jan 07 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE L ,24-30, Total Attacks * Jan 13 HAWAII W ,30-28, Attack Pct * Jan 14 HAWAII L ,30-28,28-30, Kills/Game * Jan 20 at BYU L ,37-35,23-30, SET... * Jan 21 at BYU L ,28-30, Assists * Jan 27 PACIFIC W ,30-27, Attempts * Jan 28 STANFORD W ,30-18, Assist Pct * Feb 01 at Long Beach State L ,25-30, Assists/Game * Feb 02 at UC San Diego W ,30-23, SERVE... Feb 04 UC SANTA CRUZ W ,30-26, Aces * Feb 08 at UCLA L ,21-30, Errors * Feb 11 UC IRVINE L ,30-23,29-31, Attempts * Feb 15 PEP W ,30-27,37-35,20-30, Serve Pct * Feb 18 at #12 USC W ,26-30,30-28, Aces/Game Feb 24 CBU W ,30-21,27-30, SERVE RECEPTIONS... * Mar 01 LONG BEACH STATE L ,30-26,19-30,27-30, Errors * Mar 03 UC SAN DIEGO W ,30-20, Errors/Game Mar 07 LEWIS W ,30-25, Attempts * Mar 10 at Stanford Univ W ,30-21, Reception Pct * Mar 11 at Pacific Tigers L ,22-30, DEFENSE... * Mar 15 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE L ,28-30,30-21, Digs * Mar 31 at #4 Cal State Northridge L ,24-30,30-22,30-27, Digs/Game * Apr 05 USC W ,25-30,33-31, BLOCKING... * Apr 08 at #5 PEP L ,22-30, Block Solo * Apr 12 #7 UCLA L ,24-30, Block Assist * Apr 15 at UC Irvine L ,22-30, Total Blocks Apr 19 at UCLA L ,29-31,23-30, Blocks Per Game Block Errors BALL HANDLING ERRORS 7 13 ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date 17/317 12/1105 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak