WEEK FOUR at KANSAS STATE AHEARN FIELD HOUSE (5,000) MANHATTAN, KAN. SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

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1 WEEK FOUR at KANSAS STATE AHEARN FIELD HOUSE (5,000) MANHATTAN, KAN. SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 Cassie Gage, Assistant Communications Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 West Brooks, Suite 2525 Norman, OK P: (405) F: (405) E: On 43 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 6 BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS 3 ALL-AMERICANS 3 ALL-BIG 12 FRESHMAN TEAM MEMBERS 2009 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS AUGUST 28 vs. Houston Baptist (!) W, 3-0 at Rice (!) W, vs. Nicholls State (!) W, 3-0 vs. Central Arkansas (!) W, 3-1 SEPTEMBER 4 vs. Grambling State (%) W, vs. North Carolina (%) L, 2-3 at Wichita State (%) L, vs. UALR (&) W, 3-0 at UT Arlington (&) W, at Kansas State* 7 p.m. 19 MISSOURI* 11:30 a.m. 23 at Kansas* 6:30 p.m. 26 at Colorado* 8 p.m. 30 NEBRASKA* (ESPNU) 6 P.M. OCTOBER 3 TEXAS TECH* 7 P.M. 7 IOWA STATE* 7 P.M. 10 at Texas* 6:30 p.m. 17 BAYLOR* NOON 21 at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. 24 at Nebraska* 7 p.m. 28 COLORADO* 7 P.M. 31 KANSAS STATE* TBA NOVEMBER 4 at Baylor* 7 p.m. 7 KANSAS* 7 P.M. 11 at Missouri* 6:30 p.m. 14 at Texas Tech* 3:30 p.m. 18 TEXAS A&M* 7 P.M. 25 TEXAS* 7 P.M. 28 at Iowa State* 6:30 p.m.! Mizuno Invitational (Houston, Texas) % Best Western Shocker Classic (Wichita, Kan.) & UT-Arlington Invitational * Denotes Big 12 Conference match All times CENTRAL and subject to change Home matches in BOLD SOONERSPORTS.COM The official site of OU Athletics, supplies Sooner fans across the country and around the world with the latest news nd features on Oklahoma athletics direct from Norman. WEBCAST SCHEDULE Four games are scheduled to be streamed live on Oklahoma All-Access, SoonerSports.com s premium site. Those games are Oct. 7 vs. Iowa State, Oct. 28 vs. Colorado, Nov. 18 vs. Texas A&M and Nov. 25 against Texas. Every home match will have live stats available at SoonerSports.com. TICKETS For tickets, call (405) or toll-free (800) 456- GoOU. Tickets can also be purchased at the main ticket office in Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium or at McCasland Field House on the day of the game. ACE CLUB For information on supporting OU volleyball through the Ace Club, please contact Nicki Green at (405) or via at ngreen@ou.edu. Oklahoma (7-2) SOONERS SOONERS OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY AT KANSAS STATE Oklahoma begins the 2009 Big 12 season on the road, taking on the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan. First serve from Ahearn Field House is set for 7 p.m. CT. Live stats are available at www. SoonerSports.com. The Sooners lead the all-time series with the Wildcats, but have dropped two straight to KSU. Oklahoma s last series win came on Oct. 19, 2007 (3-1) in Norman. The Sooners are facing an unranked K-State squad for the first time since Nov. 11, 2006 (W, 3-0 in Norman). OKLAHOMA LOOKS TO CONTINUE WINNING STREAK While Big 12 season openers have not fared Oklahoma overall (4-9), the Sooners currently have a three match conference opener winning streak. The Sooners last conference-opening loss came in 2005 to No. 25 Kansas State in Norman (0-3). SO WE MEET AGAIN Oklahoma and Kansas State meet in the conference opener for the second time since Kansas State has won both meetings (3-0 in Manhattan, Sept. 19, 2001 and 3-0 in Norman, Sept. 14, 2005). SIDING ON THE RIGHT Oklahoma produced a sideout percentage of 100 during the fifth set of Saturday s match against UT-Arlington. It marked the first time this season the Sooners accomplished the feat and the fifth time under head coach Santiago Restrepo. Date Opponent Sideout Set Set Score 9/12/09 vs. UTA 6-6 Fifth Won /27/08 vs. Tech Fourth Won /26/07 vs. Colorado Third Won /21/06 vs. Iowa State 6-6 Fifth Won /27/05 TCU Third Won FREUDENRICH: A ONE-WOMAN WRECKING CREW Junior Sarah Freudenrich is causing havoc in most matches she has played in this season. Freudenrich is averaging 2.52 kills per set and hitting a team-best.361. In eight matches played this season, she has had 10 kills in four of those contests. Considering her offensive power is potent, what really makes her a valuable commodity is her blocking. She already has 37 blocks on the year, a 1.19 per set average. With four block solos and 33 block assists, Freudenrich is a responsible for 98.5 of the Sooners points so far this season. MATCH 10 Date...Wednesday, Sept. 16 Time...7 p.m. Central Venue (Capacity)...Ahearn Field House (5,000) Tickets... $7 (adults) $4 (youth) Overall Series...Oklahoma leads In Norman... Oklahoma leads In Manhattan... Oklahoma leads At Neutral Sites...Oklahoma leads OU s Series Streak... Lost 2 Last Meeting...KSU, 3-1 (11/5/08) Kansas State (6-4) WILDCATS EKWEREKWU HAS GRAND HOMECOMING Junior Francie Ekwerekwu had a stellar performance at the UT- Arlington Invitational, earning Most Valuable Player honors. In her return to her hometown, Ekwerekwu led OU with 3.12 kills per set and a.327 hitting percentage. She also recorded nine blocks (1.12/ set), including one block solo. Her three service aces and seven digs also contributed to OU winning the tournament with a 2-0 mark. HIGGINS GETS BACK IN HER GROOVE Sophomore Caitlin Higgins had an excellent match against UT- Arlington. Higgins recorded her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and a career-high 23 digs. ON THE ROAD AGAIN Oklahoma has yet to play a match at home this season. The Sooners have played nine straight on the road. OU s home opener is Saturday, Sept. 19 against Missouri. The last time OU played a home opener that late was in The Sooners opened their home slate on Sept. 24 against Texas. OFF TO A BETTER START THIS TIME AROUND Compared to a year ago, Oklahoma is off to a much better start than the end of non-conference play in With a 7-2 record, the Sooners are ahead of their 4-4 mark last season. Oklahoma is also faring better in on both sides of the ball. The Sooners attack percentage this year is.225 compared to.173 in 2008 and digs per set is 17.2 in 2009 compared to 15.2 a year ago. FERNANDA OFF TO A GREAT START Already this season, freshman María Fernanda has started every match at libero. She s getting the job done on the back row, averaging 4.25 digs per set. She set her season high against North Carolina with 23 defensive helpers. Fernanda has had 20 or more digs in four matches this season. SOONERS OUT-HITTING OPPONENTS Oklahoma fares quite well in out-hitting opponents. The Sooners have hit.225 as team in the first seven matches of the season. They have held opponents to a.127 clip. OKLAHOMA AGAINST THE BIG 12 Oklahoma owns a winning series against four Big 12 opponents (Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri) but has just an mark in conference play. OU_FRANCIE11 S TWITTER QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: Do u ever feel like you need to win because you play at OU? A: Our goal is to go out there and play every match to the best of our ability. We want to win and it s a team effort to get it done. RV

2 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL 2 DOUBLE VISION Oklahoma's double-doubles this season Brianne Barker 6 Houston Baptist (8/28), Rice (8/28), Nicholls State (8/29), North Carolina (9/5), Wichita State (9/5), at UT-Arlington (9/12) Caitlin Higgins 2 North Carolina (9/5), at UT-Arlington (9/12) Bridget Laplante 2 Central Arkansas (8/29), Grambling State (9/4) Kylie Cowan 1 Grambling State (9/4) 2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Position Height Class Experience Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brianne Barker S 5-9 Soph. 1L Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo HS) 2 Suzy Boulavsky RS/OH 6-1 Soph. 1L Houston, Texas (Clear Brook HS) 3 Kylie Cowan S/DS 5-10 Soph. 1L Odessa, Texas (Odessa HS) 4 Maria Fernanda DS 5-7 Fr. HS Rio Piedras, P.R. (Colegio Adianez HS) 5 Alex Edwards DS 5-4 Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Taylor HS) 6 Danielle Alva DS 5-6 Soph. 1L Arlington, Texas (The Oakridge School) 8 Morgan Reynolds OH/RS 6-2 Fr. HS Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS) 9 Bridget Laplante OH 6-0 Sr. 3L Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak HS) 10 Caitlin Higgins OH 6-0 Soph. 1L Amarillo, Texas (Tascosa HS) 11 Francie Ekwerekwu MB 5-11 RS-Jr. 2L Arlington, Texas (Arlington HS) 12 Chrissy Disarro MB 6-1 Jr. 2L Plano, Texas (Plano East HS) 13 Sarah Freudenrich MB 6-4 Jr. 1L Broken Arrow, Okla. (University of Arkansas) 17 Jackie Fotu OH 6-1 Sr. 1L Alpine, Utah (College of Southern Idaho) WHAT DID YOU SAY? OU Volleyball Pronunciation Guide Suzy BOULAVSKY...boo-LAV-skee Kylie COWAN...cow-ANN María FERNANDA... Fur-NAN-duh Bridget LAPLANTE...luh-PLANT Francie EKWEREKWU...ek-WHERE-ek-woo Chrissy DISARRO... dis-r-o Sarah FREUDENRICH...fr-eww-d-IN-rich Jackie FOTU...fo-TOO 2009 OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION School...University of Oklahoma Location...Norman, Okla. Founded Enrollment...30,092 Conference...Big 12 Colors...Crimson and Cream Nickname...Sooners President...David L. Boren Athletics Director... Joe Castiglione Volleyball Sport Administrator...Dr. Nicki Moore COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Santiago Restrepo Alma Mater... East Stroudsburg, 1986 Career Record (11 years) Record at Oklahoma (Six years) Assistant Coaches... Kelly Files, Sam Ojie Director of Operations...Nicki Green Restrepo s Office Phone...405/ Best Time to Reach Coach... Mornings VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year of Volleyball All-Time Record All-Time Big 12 Record NCAA Tournament Appearances... Five Last NCAA Appearance Volleyball Arena...McCasland Fieldhouse Capacity...2,000 TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record (8-12 Big 12) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 10/6 Starters Returning/Lost... 6/Libero Newcomers...3 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON Attack % Kills/set Assists/set Serve % Aces/set Reception % Errors/set Digs/set Blocks/set DOUBLE VISION Sophomore Brianne Barker and senior Bridget Laplante returned to form in non-conference play. Barker had three double-doubles in the first weekend, while Laplante had one. Barker followed up with two more double-doubles at the Best Western Shocker Classic and Laplante added one more to her tally. Barker got her sixth of the season against UT-Arlington. For good measure, sophomores Kylie Cowan and Caitlin Higgins each had their first doubledoubles of the season in Wichita. Higgins added another against UTA. SHOCKER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNEY Freshman María Fernanda was named to the all-tournament for the Best Western Shocker Classic. It marks the second straight weekend the rookie was named among the best at an event. She was previously named to the all-tournament team at the Mizuno Invitational in Houston. SOONERS TAKEN TO LIMIT After breezing through the opening weekend with three three-set matches and one that went four, the Sooners played backto-back five setters to open the Best Western Shocker Classic. OU dropped Grambling State in five before winning the first two against North Carolina and falling to the Tar Heels in five. BOULAVSKY NETS CAREER HIGH Sophomore Suzy Boulavsky netted a careerhigh 15 kills against Central Arkansas. GETTING A LITTLE PLAYING TIME Every Sooner on the 2009 roster has seen playing time this year. TRIO NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT Sophomore setter Brianne Barker was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice. Freshman LB María Fernanda was named to the team as was senior OH Bridget Laplante. Barker averaged 9.85 assists per set and 3.31 digs. Fernanda led OU with 4.23 digs per set and Laplante led the team in kills with 34. A TALE OF TWO SEASONS When Oklahoma began the 2008 season, the Sooners returned just two starters. What a difference a year makes. To start the 2009 season, Oklahoma returns all six position starters. Of those six, one is a senior (OH Bridget Laplante). The team s only other senior is OH Jackie Fotu. SOONERS TABBED SEVENTH The OU women s volleyball team was selected to finish in seventh place, based on votes by the conference coaches. Voting coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams. SOONERS SELECTED FOR ESPNU Oklahoma s home match against Nebraska on Sept. 30 has been selected for national broadcast by ESPNU. The match between the Sooners and Huskers tips at 6 p.m. CT at McCasland Fieldhouse. PLEDGE FOR A CURE Head coach Santiago Restrepo s youngest son, Javier, passed away in July at the age of four after a three-year battle with leukemia. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Sooner volleyball program will honor the life of little Javi. Fans have the chance to make a difference through monetary donations to the Jimmy Everest Center at The Children s Hospital at the OU Medical Center. For more information about the Pledge for a Cure event, including details of the Bob Stoops/Sherri Coale autograph session, visit the volleyball page at KANSAS STATE SERIES RESULTS OKLAHOMA LEADS /8/75 Tie Lawrence, Kan /30/76 OU Ames, Iowa /29/77 OU Norman, Okla /12/77 OU Tulsa, Okla /12/77 OU Tulsa, Okla /28/78 KSU Lawrence, Kan /11/78 OU Norman, Okla /26/79 OU Stillwater, Okla /25/80 OU Lincoln, Neb /24/80 OU Lincoln, Neb /9/81 OU Austin, Texas /14/81 KSU Manhattan, Kan /16/82 OU Norman, Okla /22/82 KSU Manhattan, Kan /19/82 OU Columbia, Mo /1/83 OU Norman, Okla /19/83 KSU Norman, Okla /24/83 OU Manhattan, Kan /29/84 OU Norman, Okla /1/84 OU Manhattan, Kan /16/84 OU Norman, Okla /4/85 OU Manhattan, Kan /24/85 OU Norman, Okla /31/86 OU Manhattan, Kan /7/86 OU Norman, Okla /29/87 OU Norman, Okla /15/87 OU Manhatttan, Kan /21/88 OU Manhattan, Kan /12/88 OU Norman, Okla /5/89 OU Norman, Okla /21/89 OU Manhattan, Kan /28/90 OU Manhattan, Kan /27/90 KSU Norman, Okla /27/91 OU Norman, Okla /26/91 OU Manhattan, Kan /10/92 OU Manhattan, Kan /7/92 OU Norman, Okla /16/93 OU Norman, Okla /13/93 OU Manhattan, Kan /22/94 OU Manhattan, Kan /12/94 OU Norman, Okla /7/95 OU Norman, Okla /28/95 OU Manhattan, Kan /4/96 KSU Manhattan, Kan /9/96 KSU Norman, Okla /4/97 OU Norman, Okla /7/97 OU Manhattan, Kan /25/98 KSU Manhattan, Kan /31/98 OU Norman, Okla /23/99 KSU Norman, Okla /24/99 KSU Manhattan, Kan /7/00 KSU Norman, Okla /15/00 KSU Manhattan, Kan /19/01 KSU Manhattan, Kan /19/01 KSU Norman, Okla /9/02 KSU Norman,Okla /20/02 KSU Manhattan, Kan /27/03 KSU Manhattan, Kan /19/03 KSU Norman, Okla /29/04 KSU Norman, Okla /17/04 KSU Manhattan, Kan /14/05 KSU Norman, Okla /26/05 KSU Manhattan, Kan /14/06 OU Manhattan, Kan /11/06 OU Norman, Okla /19/07 OU Manhattan, Kan /19/07 OU Norman, Okla /11/08 KSU Norman, Okla /5/08 KSU Manhattan, Kan. 1-3

3 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL 3 AVCA DIVISION I COACHES TOP 25 POLL #3: SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 School Points Record Previous 1. Penn State (51) Texas (6) Washington (3) Hawai i Florida Michigan UCLA Minnesota Iowa State Stanford Oregon California Illinois Southern Cal Kentucky Michigan State UC Irvine Florida State Wichita State Arizona Saint Louis San Diego Baylor NR 25. Pepperdine OKLAHOMA S MATCH-BY-MATCH STARTING LINEUP Opponent Setter Opposite Outside Outside Middle Middle Libero Houston Baptist Barker Boulavsky Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda Rice Barker Boulavsky Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda Nicholls State Barker Boulavsky Laplante Reynolds Ekwerekwu Disarro Fernanda Central Arkansas Barker Boulavsky Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda Grambling State Cowan Reynolds Laplante Fotu Disarro Freudenrich Fernanda North Carolina Barker Boulavsky Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda Wichita State Barker Alva* Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda UALR Barker Boulavsky Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda UT-Arlington Barker Boulavsky Laplante Higgins Ekwerekwu Freudenrich Fernanda * additional defensive player Others receiving votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Kansas State 71, Dayton 58, Texas A&M 45, Purdue 40, LSU 30, Duke 27, Notre Dame 27, Long Beach State 18, St. Mary s (Calif.) 16, Washington State 13, Northern Iowa 10, Colorado State 9, Oregon State 8, Rice 8, UC Santa Barbara 6, Cincinnati 5, Santa Clara 4, Ohio 2, Eight schools were listed on one ballot for a total of 30 points. Oklahoma opponents in italics OU WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE TOP 25 Date Poll # Rank August 18 Preseason RV August 31 1 RV September 7 2 RV September 14 3 NR September 28 4 October 5 5 October 12 6 October 19 7 October 26 8 November 2 9 November 9 10 November November November December 22 Final Follow Francie Ekwerekwu all season-long on Twitter! Hitting Percentage Kills Assists Service Aces Blocks Digs Points.361 Sarah Freudenrich 2.57 Francie Ekwerekwu 9.03/set Brianne Barker 0.29/set Francie Ekwerekwu 1.19/set Sarah Freudenrich 4.56/set María Fernanda 3.38/set Francie Ekwerekwu MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Oklahoma s record when... At home On the road At neutral sites Leading Trailing Tied Three set matches Four set matches STATISTICAL LEADERS.449 Anna Breyfogle, Baylor 4.42/set Destinee Hooker, Texas 12.44/set Kristen Schevikhoven, Texas A&M 0.50/set Amanda Dowdy, Texas Tech 1.57/set Barbara Conceicao, Texas Tech 5.16/set Ashley Mass, Iowa State 5.34/set Destinee Hooker, Texas Five set matches Opponent hits.250 or better Opponent hits less than OU hits.250 or better OU hits less than OU leads in service aces Opponent tallies 50 points or more Opponent tallies less than 50 points Bianaca Rowland, Washington 6.17/set Yun Yi Zhang, Temple 12.55/set Hillary Haen, Illinois 1.41/set Heather Meyers, Oregon 1.78/set Sarah Morton, Syracuse 6.50/set Sabrina Baby, NJIT 6.69/set Yun Yi Zhang, Temple OU tallies 75 points or more OU tallies less than 75 points OU has more blocks than opponent OU has less blocks than opponent In August In September In October In November...0-0

4 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL 4 SOONER TIDBITS BRIANNE BARKER Played for mother, Jan, at Amarillo HS Teammate of Caitlin Higgins in club volleyball SUZY BOULAVSKY Played against older sister Jessie when OU played Rice MARIA FERNANDA Full name is María Fernanda Escoto Lopez Member of the U20 Puerto Rican National Team MORGAN REYNOLDS Hails from same hometown as assistant coach Kelly Files and director of operations Nicki Green CAITLIN HIGGINS Teammate of Brianne Barker s in club volleyball FRANCIE EKWEREKWU Brother played football at Missouri Official Tweeter of the volleyball team Sat out her true freshman season after having knee surgery on both knees SARAH FREUDENRICH Tallest played on the team Transfer from Arkansas JACKIE FOTU Married Benjamin Loser this offseason KELLY FILES Played for Santiago Restrepo at Southern Miss Older sister of director of operations Nicki Green NICKI GREEN Played for Santiago Restrepo at Southern Miss Younger sister of assistant coach Kelly Files SAM OJIE Fluent in three languages (English, French, Pidgin English - spoken in his native Nigeria) PROBABLE OKLAHOMA STARTING LINEUP BRIANNE BARKER 5-9 Soph. S SUZY BOULAVSKY 6-1 Soph. RS MARIA FERNANDA 5-7 Fr. LB BRIDGET LAPLANTE 6-0 Jr. OH CAITLIN HIGGINS 6-0 Fr. OH FRANCIE EKWEREKWU 5-11 Jr. MB SARAH FREUDENRICH 6-4 Jr. MB DANIELLE ALVA 5-6 Soph. DS MORGAN REYNOLDS 6-2 Fr. OH/RS KYLIE COWAN 5-10 Soph. DS CHRISSY DISARRO 6-1 Soph. MB ALEX EDWARDS 5-4 Fr. DS JACKIE FOTU 6-1 Jr. OH At the UT-Arlington Invitational, tallied her sixth double-double of the year with 38 assists and 17 digs... Playing at Wichita State, had her fifth double-double with 31 assists and 13 digs... Had her fourth double-double of the season with 39 assists and 11 digs... Named Most Valuable Player of the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Against Nicholls State, had 24 assists and 11 digs for her third double-double of the year... Had her second double-double of the season with 34 assists and 15 digs against the Owls... Had her first double-double of the season with 30 assists and 11 digs against Houston Baptist. At the UT-Arlington Invitational, had eight kills and four block assists against the host team... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, hit.562 with nine kills... Tallied eight kills against Wichita State... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, had 12 kills against North Carolina... Also had six digs and five block assists against the Tar Heels... Against Central Arkansas, had a career-high 15 kills, hitting Also contributed three block assists... Hit.273 against Nicholls State... Playing against older sister Jessie in her hometown of Houston, Had 10 kills against Rice... Had five kills against Houston Baptist to open the Mizuno Invitational presented by Rice University. Has started every match at libero... Tallied 21 digs against UT-Arlington at the UT-Arlington Invitational... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, had 13 digs and a service ace... Named to the all-tournament team at the Best Western Shock Classic... Had 21 digs against the host Wichita State... Against North Carolina, registered her first career kill and 23 digs... Opened with 22 digs and a service ace against Grambling State... Named to the all-tournament team at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Against Central Arkansas had 17 digs... Tallied six assists and 16 digs in the win over Rice... Had 17 digs in her first match against Houston Baptist. Named to the all-tournament team at the UT-Arlington Invitational... Against the host Mavericks, had eight kills and 20 digs... Hit.316 with eight kills and 11 digs against Arkansas-Little Rock... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, had her second double-double against Grambling State with 15 kills and 19 blocks... Named to the all-tournament team at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Had her first double-double of the season with 14 kills and 14 digs against Central Arkansas. Against the host Mavericks at the UT-Arlington Invitational, tallied her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and 23 digs... Recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 kills and 15 digs against North Carolina at the Best Western Shocker Classic... At the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, had 16 digs, eight kills and one service ace against Central Arkansas... Recorded eight kills and 14 digs against Rice. Named Most Valuable Player of the UT-Arlington Invitational... Had 14 kills and five digs against the host Mavericks... Also had four block assists against UTA... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, had 11 kills and hit Also had five total blocks, including one block solo against the Trojans... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, hit.393 with 13 kills and three block assists against North Carolina... Had five blocks against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational host by Rice University, including three block solos... Against Rice, hit.526 with 10 kills and three block assists... Hit.500 with 10 kills and four block assists against Houston Baptist. At the UT-Arlington Invitational against the host Mavericks, had 15 kills and hit Hit.438 and had eight kills and six total blocks, including one block solo against Arkansas-Little Rock... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, hit. 318 with nine kills and 10 block assists against North Carolina... Had 10 kills, a.304 percentage and six total blocks, including two block solos against Grambling State... Had 10 kills in each match played at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Hit.348 against Central Arkansas and had four block assists... Recorded a.421 clip and five total blocks, including one block solo against Rice. SOONERS OFF THE BENCH At the Best Western Shocker Classic, totaled 12 digs against host Wichita State... Against North Carolina, had five digs and one assist... Tallied five digs in the opening match against Grambling State... Recorded one service ace against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Had six digs, one kill and one service ace against Houston Baptist. Against Wichita State at the Best Western Shocker Classic, hit In the opener against Grambling State, had 11 kills and nine digs... At the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, had eight kills and six digs against Nicholls State... Hit.750 with six kills against Houston Baptist. Saw time at setter at the UT-Arlington Invitational... Against the host Mavericks, had 22 assists... Had 15 assists in the opener against Arkansas-Little Rock... Got her first start of the season against Grambling State during the Best Western Shocker Classic... Had her first career double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs against the Tigers. At the UT-Arlington Invitational, recorded six kills with a.333 clip against the host Mavericks... Had 10 kills and seven total blocks, including one block solo against Grambling State... Hit.269 and added a service ace against the Tigers... Against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, tallied seven kills with a.467 hitting percentage... Also had three block assists... Had three kills against Houston Baptist. Has seen limited time this season... In the opening match of the Best Western Shocker Classic, had seven digs against Grambling State... Had five digs against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University. Has seen limited time this season...had four kills and three block assists against Grambling State at the Best Western Shocker Classic.

5 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL BIG 12 STANDINGS (through matches of September 15, 2009) THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 No. 24 Baylor at No. 2 Texas Colorado at No. 10 Iowa State Kansas at Missouri Oklahoma at Kansas State Texas Tech at No. 8 Nebraska FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 No. 10 Iowa State at No. 2 Texas SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Missouri at Oklahoma 1 Kansas State at No. 24 Baylor Texas A&M at Texas Tech No. 8 Nebraska at Colorado 2009 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL (first-place votes) 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. All times Central Conference Sets Overall Sets vs. Ranked Teams School W L T Pct. W-L W L T Pct. W-L Last 5 Streak Top 10 Top 25 Baylor Won Texas Won Iowa State Won Texas A&M Won Kansas Won Nebraska Lost OKLAHOMA Won Missouri Lost Kansas State Lost Colorado Won Texas Tech Lost BIG 12 WEELY AWARD WINNERS Offensive Player Defensive Player Rookie of the Week Aug. 31 Destinee Hooker, Texas Anna Breyfogle, Baylor Alisia Kastamo, Texas A&M Sept. 8 Ashley Engle, Texas Ashley Mass, Iowa State Hannah Werth, Nebraska Sept. 14 Victoria Henson, Iowa State Ashley Mass, Iowa State Paola Ampudia, Missouri 1 Texas (8) 98 2 Nebraska (3) 93 3 Iowa State 81 4 Texas A&M 68 5 Baylor 63 6 Kansas State 57 7 OKLAHOMA 46 8 Missouri 38 9 Kansas Colorado Texas Tech 11 PRESEASON AWARD WINNERS Preseason Player of the Year Destinee Hooker, Texas Preseason Newcomer of the Year Paola Ampudia, Missouri Preseason Freshman of the Year Bailey Webster, Texas PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL TEAM Taylor Barnes, Baylor Anna Breyfogle, Baylor Victoria Henson, Iowa State Kaylee Manns, Iowa State Ashley Mass, Iowa State Kelsey Chipman, Kansas State Sydney Anderson, Nebraska Kori Cooper, Nebraska Tara Mueller, Nebraska Ashley Engle, Texas Juliann Faucette, Texas Destinee Hooker, Texas Sarah Ammerman, Texas A&M Mary Batis, Texas A&M BIG 12 COMMUNICATIONS Carmen Branch, Assistant Director (Volleyball Contact) 400 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX / carmen@big12sports.com

6 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL 6 OKLAHOMA HEAD COACH SANTIAGO RESTREPO PERSONAL YEAR AT OU: Sixth HOMETOWN: Bogota, Colombia FAMILY: Wife Heidi; Sons, Diego and Javier EDUCATION: East Stroudsburg, 1986 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2004-Present... Oklahoma Head Coach Southern Miss Head Coach Saint Louis University Assistant Coach East Stroudsburg Head Coach HEAD COACHING RECORDS Oklahoma Southern Miss East Stroudsburg Career Record COACHING HONORS 2006 CVU.com National Coach of the Year 2006 AVCA Regional Coach of the Year 2006 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2004 East Stroudsburg Hall of Fame 2003 Conference USA Coach of the Year 1996 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year PLAYING EXPERIENCE American Volleyball Players Pro Beach Tour France Volleyball Players Tour East Stroudsburg PLAYING HONORS 1986 Division I-AA All-American Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Entering his sixth season as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma, Santiago Restrepo has brought the program to new heights in just five seasons at the helm of the program. Pairing his international recruiting with his hard-working, blue collar coaching style, Restrepo has made a name for Oklahoma within the volleyball community. The program felt Restrepo s impact as soon as he arrived on campus from his previous coaching stop at Southern Mississippi. In his first season at the helm of the Sooner program, he led the 2004 OU squad to a record. No Sooner squad had produced a better record since the 1997 squad that reached the NCAA Tournament. While the 2004 season caught many people s eye, nobody would predict what would happen two years later as Restrepo led the Sooners to the best season in school history. The 2006 season broke plenty of OU records and sparked momentum for the 2007 season. Restrepo earned Big 12 and Regional Coach of the Year honors and was recognized by CVU.com as its National Coach of the Year as he led the Sooners to the best one-year turnaround in Big 12 history. Behind Restrepo s leadership, the Sooners recorded the best winning percentage in school history with a 28-6 record (.824) and finished a program-best second in the Big 12 Conference race (17-3). Restrepo s successful 2006 season included OU s first-ever win over Texas in the series history as well as entry into the 2006 NCAA Tournament for only the fourth time in school history and the program s second Sweet 16 trip. Oklahoma finished the season as one of the best in the country with a No. 12 final ranking, its highest in history. The Oklahoma players also felt the presence of Restrepo, individually, as all five seniors of the 2006 class earned All-Big 12 recognition while Joanna Schmitt and Eliane Santos became the second and third All- Americans in school history. OU did not disappoint in 2007, either. After being picked ninth in the preseason coaches poll, the Sooners advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. It also marked the second time in OU history that the Sooners made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Senior outside hitter Sarah Weiland represented OU on the All-Big 12 honorable mention team, while freshman Francie Ekwerekwu was named to the All-Big 12 freshman team. For their efforts in the classroom, five Sooners earned Academic All-Big 12 honors and three were named Academic All-District. The history-making 2006 and 2007 seasons were remarkable, considering they followed a 2005 season that saw the Sooners finish However, Restrepo was getting his tools in place in 2005 for the historic next year as his recruiting skills shined with the addition of juco transfer Santos. In her junior season, Santos made her mark on Big 12 volleyball, finishing in the top five in the conference in blocks and kills and was named one of Collegiate Volleyball Update s top-five blockers in the country. In 2008, he coached Brianne Barker and Caitlin Higgins to All-Big 12 Freshman team honors. Higgins became the first Oklahoma player to earn the Sports Imports/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I National Player of the Week on Nov. 4. RESTREPO S YEAR BY YEAR AT OKLAHOMA Restrepo was named the fourth head coach in OU volleyball history on January 26, During the search process, OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione was set on making a program-changing hire that fit perfectly into the values of the university. A former NCAA Division I All-American at East Stroudsburg, Restrepo was also a four-time all-conference selection. He earned team Most Valuable Player honors all four years and was the co-winner of the Senior Athlete Award in He was inducted into the East Stroudsburg Hall of Fame in Following his collegiate career, Restrepo played one season professionally in France and returned to the United States where he played on the American Volleyball Players Pro Beach Tour. He earned a 3A player rating on the AVP tour and had the opportunity to play against some of the giants of professional beach volleyball, including Karch Kiraly, Sinjin Smith, Randy Stoklos and Kent Steffes. Highly involved in the international circuit and USA Volleyball, Restrepo served as co-head coach of one of two USA Volleyball under-22 select teams that toured Argentina in June 2005 and Restrepo and his wife, the former Heidi Nichols, have two sons, Diego Ignacio and Javier Santiago. Restrepo s youngest son, Javier Santiago, passed away from leukemia in July 2009 at the age of four. To find out what you can do to help promote childhood cancer awareness, visit The Children s Hospital at OU Medical Center at YEAR COACH RECORD PCT. CONFERENCE POSTSEASON 2004 Santiago Restrepo (9th) 2005 Santiago Restrepo (11th) 2006 Santiago Restrepo (2nd) NCAA Tournament 2007 Santiago Restrepo (4th) NCAA Tournament 2008 Santiago Restrepo (7th) 2009 Santiago Restrepo TOTALS 6 Years NCAA Tournaments

7 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL 7 University of Oklahoma Volleyball Oklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2009) 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 13 Freudenrich, Sarah Ekwerekwu, Francie Laplante, Bridget Boulavsky, Suzy Higgins, Caitlin Reynolds, Morgan Disarro, Chrissy Barker, Brianne Fotu, Jackie Fernanda, Maria Cowan, Kylie Alva, Danielle Edwards, Alex TEAM OKLAHOMA Opponents Team Statistics OU OPP ATTACK K il l s Er rors Total Attacks A t t a c kp c t Ki lls /Set SET A s s i s t s Attempts Assist Pct As s is t s /Set SERVE Ac es Errors Attempts Serve Pct Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors 4 9 Ball handling errors 6 8 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 3/1657 Neutral site #/Avg 6/110 Current win streak 2 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 28 vs Houston Baptist W ,25-19, !Aug 28 at Rice W ,25-11, !Aug 29 vs Nicholls State W ,25-14, !Aug 29 vs Central Arkansas W ,20-25,25-8, vs Grambling State W ,21-25,25-18,19-25, vs North Carolina L ,25-17,15-25,21-25, at #25 Wichita State L ,22-25, %Sep 12 vs UALR W ,25-13, %Sep 12 at UT-Arlington W ,25-14,21-25,25-23, ! Mizuno Invitational (Houston, Best Western Shocker Classic (Wichita, Kan.) % UT-Arlington Invitational (Arlington, Texas) Record in 3-set matches: 4-1 Record in 4-set matches: 1-0 Record in 5-set matches: 2-1

8 2009 OKLAHOMA VOLLEYBALL 8 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES CAREER 20+ DIG MATCHES CAREER 20+ KILLS MATCHES BRIANNE BARKER (22) 38 asts/17 digs, at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) 31 asts/13 digs, at Wichita State (9/5/09) 39 asts/ 11 digs, vs. North Carolina (9/5/09) 24 asts/11 digs, vs. Nicholls State (8/29/09) 34 asts/15 digs, at Rice (8/28/09) 30 asts/11 digs, vs. Houston Baptist (8/28/09) 50 asts/20 digs, vs. Texas A&M (11/19/08) 46 asts/12 digs, vs. Kansas (11/12/08) 23 asts/10 digs, at Missouri (11/9/08) 40 asts/24 digs, at Kansas State (11/5/08) 52 asts/20 digs, vs. Baylor (11/2/08) 47 asts/ 11 digs, at Texas (10/29/08) 24 asts/10 digs, vs. Nebraska (10/25/08) 40 asts/ 12 digs, vs. Kansas State (10/11/08) 33 asts/ 11 digs, vs. Texas (10/1/08) 47 asts/ 15 digs, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/08) 50 asts/ 18 digs, at Baylor (9/24/08) 44 asts/ 19 digs, at Texas A&M (9/21/08) 43 asts/ 12 digs, vs. New Orleans (9/14/08) 42 asts/ 10 digs, at Texas Tech (9/12/08) 33 asts/ 14 digs, vs. Hofstra (9/6/08) 24 asts/ 10 digs, vs. San Diego (9/5/08) KYLIE COWAN (1) 39 asts/ 10 digs, vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) CAITLIN HIGGINS (12) 13 kills/23 digs, at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) 10 kills/15 digs, vs. North Carolina (9/5/09) 13 kills/20 digs, vs. Baylor (11/2/08) 18 kills/12 digs, at Texas (10/29/08) 12 kills/19 digs, at Kansas (10/18/08) 15 kills/14 digs, vs. Kansas State (10/11/08) 11 kills/13 digs, at Nebraska (10/8/08) 12 kills/13 digs, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/08) 12 kills/14 digs, at Baylor (9/24/08) 12 kills/19 digs, at Texas A&M (9/21/08) 14 kills/11 digs, vs. TCU (9/13/08) 14 kills/13 digs, at Texas Tech (9/12/08) 18 kills/11 digs, vs. Michigan State (8/29/08) BRIDGET LAPLANTE (35) 15 kills/19 digs, vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) 14 kills/14 digs, vs. Central Arkansas (9/29/09) 14 kills/ 25 digs, vs. Kansas (11/12/08) 14 kills/ 17 digs, at Kansas State (11/5/08) 10 kills/13 digs, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/08) 12 kills/16 digs, at Baylor (9/24/08) 14 kills/13 digs, at Texas A&M (9/21/08) 11 kills/ 10 digs, vs. TCU (9/13/08) 15 kills/21 digs, vs. Cal Poly (8/30/08) 11 kills/19 digs, vs. Michigan State (8/29/08) 15 kills/17 digs, vs. Florida A&M (11/29/07) 13 kills/14 digs, at Kansas (11/03/07) 14 kills/13 digs, vs. Texas A&M (10/27/07) 10 kills/11 digs, at Colorado (10/24/07) 13 kills/26 digs, vs. Kansas State (10/19/07) 10 kills/12 digs, vs. Nebraska (10/13/07) 17 kills/23 digs, at Missouri (9/29/07) 18 kills/17 digs, vs. Colorado (9/26/07) 16 kills/15 digs, at Baylor (9/22/07) 12 kills/11 digs, at Kansas State (9/19/07) 21 kills/14 digs, at Texas A&M (9/12/07) 16 kills/13 digs, at San Diego (9/08/07) 16 kills/14 digs, vs. UC Santa Barbara (9/08/07) 21 kills/13 digs, vs. Oregon State (9/01/07) 10 kills/16 digs, vs. Alabama (8/25/07) 10 kills/11 digs, vs. UCLA (12/08/06) 13 kills/10 digs, at Baylor (11/25/06) 11 kills/13 digs, vs. Iowa State (11/21/06) 10 kills/13 digs, vs. Colorado (11/18/06) 16 kills/11 digs, at Missouri (11/15/06) 12 kills/10 digs, at Kansas (10/25/06) 21 kills/14 digs, at Texas (10/21/06) 13 kills/11 digs, at Texas Tech (10/11/06) 15 kills/10 digs, vs. Kansas (10/07/06) 20 kills/12 digs, vs. Texas (9/27/06) BRIANNE BARKER (3) 20 digs, vs. Texas A&M (11/19/08) 24 digs, at Kansas State (11/5/08) 20 digs, vs. Baylor (11/2/08) MARIA FERNANDA (4) 21 digs, at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) 21 digs, at Wichita State (9/5/09) 23 digs, vs. North Carolina (9/5/09) 22 digs, vs. Grambling (9/4/09) CAITLIN HIGGINS (3) 23 digs, at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) 20 digs, vs. Baylor (11/2/08) 21 digs, vs. Missouri (9/17/08) BRIDGET LAPLANTE (7) 20 digs,at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) 25 digs, vs. Kansas (11/12/08) 22 digs, vs. Missouri (9/17/08) 21 digs, vs. Cal Poly (8/30/08) 22 digs, vs. Baylor (11/14/07) 26 digs, vs. Kansas State (11/19/07) 23 digs, at Missouri (9/29/07) BRIDGET LAPLANTE (5) 21 kills, at Texas A&M (9/12/07) 21 kills, vs. Oregon State (9/1/06) 21 kills, at Texas (10/21/06) 23 kills, at Kansas State (10/14/06) 20 kills, vs. Texas (9/27/06) CAREER 40+ ASSISTS MATCHES CAREER 10+ BLOCKS MATCHES BRIANNE BARKER (14) 40 asts, vs. Central Arkansas (8/29/09) 50 asts, vs. Texas A&M (11/19/08) 46 asts, vs. Kansas (11/12/08) 40 asts, at Kansas State (11/5/08) 52 asts, vs. Baylor (11/2/08) 47 asts, Texas (10/29/08) 48 asts, at Kansas (10/18/08) 40 asts, vs. Kansas State (10/11/08) 47 asts, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/08) 50 asts, at Baylor (9/24/08) 44 asts, at Texas A&M (9/21/08) 43 asts, vs. New Orleans (9/14/08) 44 asts, vs. TCU (9/13/08) 42 asts, at Texas Tech (9/12/08) CHRISSY DISARRO (2) 10 blocks, at Kansas State (11/5/08) 11 blocks, at Southern California (9/4/08) SARAH FREUDENRICH (1) 10 blocks, vs. North Carolina (9/5/09)

9 At the UT-Arlington Invitational, tallied her sixth double-double of the year with 38 assists and 17 digs... Had 26 assists in the opening match against Arkansas-Little Rock... Playing at Wichita State, had her fifth double-double with 31 assists and 13 digs... Against North Carolina at the Best Western Shocker Classic, hit.417 with six kills... Had her fourth double-double of the season with 39 assists and 11 digs... Named Most Valuable Player of the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Had 40 assists against Central Arkansas... Against Nicholls State, had 24 assists and 11 digs for her third double-double of the year... Hit against Rice with six kills... Had her second double-double of the season with 34 assists and 15 digs against the Owls... Had her first doubledouble of the season with 30 assists and 11 digs against Houston Baptist. BRIANNE BARKER Sophomore S 1L Amarillo, Texas Amarillo HS Service Aces 3 at Iowa State (10/4/08) 2 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): 6/22 Kills 7, 3x, last at Missouri (11/9/08) 6, 2x, last vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): 8/35 Hitting Percentage at Rice (8/28/09) Same Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs 24 at Kansas State (11/5/08) 17 at UT-Arlington (9/12) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): 0/3 Assists 52 vs. Baylor (11/2/08) 40 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 0/1 Block Solos 1, 4x, last vs. Houston Baptist (8/28/09) 1 vs. Houston Baptist (8/28) Block Assists 5, 3x, last vs. New Orleans (9/14/08) 4 at Rice (8/28) Total Blocks 5, 3x, last vs. New Orleans (9/14/08) 4 at Rice (8/28) BARKER S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS A

10 At the UT-Arlington Invitational, had eight kills and four block assists against the host team... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, hit.562 with nine kills... Tallied eight kills against Wichita State... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, had 12 kills against North Carolina... Also had six digs and five block assists against the Tar Heels... Against Central Arkansas, had a career-high 15 kills, hitting Also contributed three block assists... Hit.273 against Nicholls State... Playing against older sister Jessie in her hometown of Houston, Had 10 kills against Rice... Had five kills against Houston Baptist to open the Mizuno Invitational presented by Rice University. SUZY BOULASKY 6-1 Sophomore RS/OH 1L Houston, Texas Clear Brook HS 2 Service Aces None Same Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills 15 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29/09) Same Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage.562 vs. UALR (9/12/09) Same Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): 2/3 Digs 6 vs. North Carolina (9/5/09) Same Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists 3 at Texas Tech (9/12/08) 1, 3x, last vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 1/4 Block Solos 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa State (11/22/08) None Block Assists 5, 3x, last vs. North Carolina (9/5/09) 5 vs. North Carolina (9/5) Total Blocks 6, 2x, last vs. Iowa State (11/22/08) 3, 2x, last vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) BOULAVSKY S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

11 Saw time at setter at the UT-Arlington Invitational... Against the host Mavericks, had 22 assists... Had 15 assists in the opener against Arkansas-Little Rock... Got her first start of the season against Grambling State during the Best Western Shocker Classic... Had her first career double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs against the Tigers. KYLIE COWAN Sophomore S/DS 1L Odessa, Texas Odessa HS Service Aces 1, 4x, last at Kansas State (11/5/08) 1, 2x, last at UT-Arlington (9/12) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): 1/1 Kills 1 vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) Same Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): 1/1 Hitting Percentage vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) Same Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs 10 vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) Same Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): 1/1 Assists 39 vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) Same Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): None Block Solos None Same Block Assists 2 vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) Same Total Blocks 2 vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) Same COWAN S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

12 Has started every match at libero... Tallied 21 digs against UT-Arlington at the UT-Arlington Invitational... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, had 13 digs and a service ace... Named to the all-tournament team at the Best Western Shock Classic... Had 21 digs against the host Wichita State... Against North Carolina, registered her first career kill and 23 digs... Opened with 22 digs and a service ace against Grambling State... Named to the all-tournament team at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Against Central Arkansas had 17 digs... Tallied six assists and 16 digs in the win over Rice... Also had a service ace against the Owls... Had 17 digs in her first match against Houston Baptist. MARIA FERNANDA Freshman DS HS Rio Piedras, P.R. Colegio Adianez Service Aces Same 2 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills Same 1 vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage Same vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs Same 23 vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): 7/7 Assists Same 6, 2x, last vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): None Block Solos Same None Block Assists Same None Total Blocks Same None FERNANDA S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

13 Has seen limited time this season... In the opening match of the Best Western Shocker Classic, had seven digs against Grambling State... Had five digs against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University. ALEX EDWARDS Freshman DS HS Katy, Texas Taylor HS Service Aces Same 1 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills Same None Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage Same None Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs Same 7 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists Same 1, 2x, last vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): None Block Solos Same None Block Assists Same None Total Blocks Same None EDWARDS 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State at Wichita State TOTALS

14 At the Best Western Shocker Classic, totaled 12 digs against host Wichita State... Against North Carolina, had five digs and one assist... Tallied five digs in the opening match against Grambling State... Recorded one service ace against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Had six digs, one kill and one service ace against Houston Baptist. DANIELLE ALVA Sophomore DS 1L Arlington, Texas The Oakridge School Service Aces 1, 2x, last vs. Texas A&M (11/19/08) 1, 2x, last vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills 1 vs. Houston Baptist (8/28/09) Same Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage vs. Houston Baptist (8/28/09) Same Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs 12 vs. Wichita State (9/5/09) Same Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists 1, 4x, last vs. Houston Baptist (8/28/09) 1, 2x, last vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): None Block Solos None Same Block Assists None Same Total Blocks None Same ALVA S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State vs. North Carolina at Wichita State at UT-Arlington TOTALS

15 Against Wichita State at the Best Western Shocker Classic, hit In the opener against Grambling State, had 11 kills and nine digs... At the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, had eight kills and six digs against Nicholls State... Hit.750 with six kills against Houston Baptist. MORGAN REYNOLDS Freshman OH/RS HS Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs HS Service Aces Same 2, 2x, last vs. Grambling State (9/4) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills Same 11 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage Same.750 vs. Houston Baptist (8/28) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): 1/1 Digs Same 9 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists Same 1 vs. UALR (9/12) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): None Block Solos Same None Block Assists Same 3, 2x, last vs. UALR (9/12) Total Blocks Same 3, 2x, last vs. UALR (9/12) REYNOLDS 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist vs. Nicholls State vs. Grambling State at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

16 Named to the all-tournament team at the UT-Arlington Invitational... Against the host Mavericks, had eight kills and 20 digs... Hit.316 with eight kills and 11 digs against Arkansas-Little Rock... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, recorded six kills and nine digs against host Wichita State... Against North Carolina, had 15 digs... Had her second double-double against Grambling State with 15 kills and 19 blocks... Named to the all-tournament team at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Had her first double-double of the season with 14 kills and 14 digs against Central Arkansas... Also had one block solo and two block assists against the Sugar Bears... Tallied seven kills, hit.375 and had 14 digs against Nicholls State... Had six digs and six kills against Rice... Hit.350 with seven kills, eight digs and three block assists against Houston Baptist. BRIDGET LAPLANTE Senior OH 3L Tomball, Texas Klein Oak HS Service Aces 4, 2x, last vs.nicholls State (8/29/09) 4 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): 2/35 Kills 23 vs. Kansas State (10/14/06) 15 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage.600 vs. Oregon State (9/2/06).462 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): 0/17 Digs 26 vs. Kansas State (10/18/07) 20 at UT-Arlington (9/12) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): 0/16 Assists 4, 2x, last vs. Central Arkansas (8/29/09) 4, 2x, last vs. North Carolina (9/5) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 1/5 Block Solos 3 vs. Middle Tennessee (8/31/07) 1 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) Block Assists 6 vs. Texas (9/27/06) 4 vs. North Carolina (9/5) Total Blocks 7 vs. Texas (9/27/06) 4 vs. North Carolina (9/5) LAPLANTE S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

17 Against the host Mavericks at the UT-Arlington Invitational, tallied her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and 23 digs... Also had a service ace against UTA... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, had seven kills and five digs... Had nine digs against Wichita State at the Best Western Shocker Classic... Recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 kills and 15 digs against North Carolina... At the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, had 16 digs, eight kills and one service ace against Central Arkansas... Recorded eight kills and 14 digs against Rice... Also had a service ace against the Owls... Had eight digs and two service aces against Houston Baptist. CAITLIN HIGGINS Sophomore OH 1L Amarillo, Texas Tascosa HS Service Aces 4 vs. Nebraska (10/25/08) 2, 2x, last at UT-Arlington (9/12) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): 2/12 Kills 18 vs. Michigan State (8/29/08) 13 at UT-Arlington (9/12) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage.300 vs. Michigan State (8/29/08).297 at UT-Arlington (9/12) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): 0/6 Digs 23 at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) Same Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): 1/7 Assists 3 at Texas (10/29/08) 1, 3x, last at Wichita State (9/5) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): None Block Solos 1, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M (11/19/08) None Block Assists 4 at Baylor (9/24/08) 3 vs. North Carolina (9/5) Total Blocks 4 at Baylor (9/24/08) 3 vs. North Carolina (9/5) HIGGINS 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Central Arkansas vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

18 Named Most Valuable Player of the UT-Arlington Invitational... Had 14 kills and five digs against the host Mavericks... Also had four block assists against UTA... Against Arkansas-Little Rock, had 11 kills and hit Also had five total blocks, including one block solo against the Trojans... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, had nine kills against host Wichita State... Against North Carolina, hit.393 with 13 kills and three block assists... Against Central Arkansas at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, had seven kills and three block assists against the Sugar Bears... Had five blocks against Nicholls State, including three block solos... Against Rice, hit.526 with 10 kills and three block assists... Hit.500 with 10 kills and four block assists against Houston Baptist. FRANCIE EKWEREKWU Junior MB 2L Arlington, Texas Arlington HS Service Aces 2, 3x, last at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) Same Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills 19, 2x, last vs. Texas A&M (11/19/08) 14 at UT-Arlington (9/12) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage.562, 2x, last vs. Hofstra (9/6/08).526 at Rice (8/28) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): 4/19 Digs 5 at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) Same Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists 2 vs. Kansas (11/12/08) 1 vs. Houston Baptist (8/28) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 3/30 Block Solos 4 at Kansas (11/3/07) 3 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Block Assists 8, 2x, last vs. Iowa State (11/22/08) 4, 2x, last at UT-Arlington (9/12) Total Blocks 9 at Texas Tech (9/12/08) 5, 2x, last at UT-Arlington (9/12) EKWEREKWU S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

19 At the UT-Arlington Invitational, recorded six kills with a.333 clip against the host Mavericks... Had 10 kills and seven total blocks, including one block solo against Grambling State... Hit.269 and added a service ace against the Tigers... Against Nicholls State at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University, tallied seven kills with a.467 hitting percentage... Also had three block assists... Had three kills against Houston Baptist. CHRISSY DISARRO Junior MB 2L Plano, Texas Plano East HS Service Aces 4, 3x, last at Baylor (9/24/08) 2 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills 11 vs. Kansas State (10/11/08) 10 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage.556 vs. Texas Tech (9/27/08).500 at Rice (8/28) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs 9 vs. Missouri (9/17/08) 5 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists 1, 7x, last vs. Houston Baptist (8/29/09) 1, 2x, last vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 1/10 Block Solos 5 at Southern Cal (9/4/08) 1 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Block Assists 7 at Kansas State (11/5/08) 6 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Total Blocks 11 at Southern Cal (9/4/08) 7 vs. Grambling State (9/4) DISARRO S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Nicholls State vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

20 At the UT-Arlington Invitational against the host Mavericks, had 15 kills and hit Hit.438 and had eight kills and six total blocks, including one block solo against Arkansas-Little Rock... At the Best Western Shocker Classic, had six kills against Wichita State... Hit. 318 with nine kills and 10 block assists against North Carolina... Had 10 kills, a.304 percentage and six total blocks, including two block solos against Grambling State... Had 10 kills in each match played at the Mizuno Invitational hosted by Rice University... Hit.348 against Central Arkansas and had four block assists... Recorded a.421 clip and five total blocks, including one block solo against Rice... Against Houston Baptist, hit.500 and had four block assists. SARAH FREUDENRICH Junior MB 1L Broken Arrow, Okla. Univ. of Arkansas Service Aces 1 at Kansas (10/18/08) None Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills 15 at UT-Arlington (9/12/09) Same Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage 1.000, 2x, last at Baylor (9/24/08).500 vs. Houston Baptist (8/28) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): 3/6 Digs 4, 2x, last vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) 4 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists 1, 2x, last vs. Baylor (11/2/08) 1 vs. Central Arkansas (8/29) Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 5/9 Block Solos 2, 5x, last vs. Grambling State (9/4/09) 2 vs. Grambling State (9/4) Block Assists 10 vs. North Carolina (9/5/09) 10 vs. North Carolina (9/5) Total Blocks 10 vs. North Carolina (9/5-09) 10 vs. North Carolina (9/5) FREUDENRICH S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Houston Baptist at Rice vs. Central Arkansas vs. Grambling State vs. North Carolina at Wichita State vs. UALR at UT-Arlington TOTALS

21 Has seen limited time this season...had four kills and three block assists against Grambling State at the Best Western Shocker Classic. JACKIE FOTU Senior OH 1L Alpine, Utah Southern Idaho Service Aces None Same Double-Doubles (Season/Career): None Kills 6 at TCU (10/3/07) 1 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Times As Assists Leader (Season/Career): None Hitting Percentage.667 at Kansas (10/18/08) vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Times As Kills Leader (Season/Career): None Digs 5 at TCU (10/3/07) 1 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Times As Digs Leader (Season/Career): None Assists 2 vs. Michigan State (8/28/08) None Times As Blocks Leader (Season/Career): 0/1 Block Solos 1, 3x, last vs. Cal Poly (9/30/08) None Block Assists 3, 2x, last vs. Wichita State (8/29/08) 1 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) Total Blocks 4 vs. Wichita State (8/29/08) 1 vs. Nicholls State (8/29) FOTU S 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS vs. Nicholls State vs. Grambling State TOTALS