2007 UNLV Volleyball Media Guide. Meet The Rebels

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2 Maria Aladjova #06 5 ~ Senior ~ Outside Hitter Sofia, Bulgaria ~ Narodni Buditeli High School , Total , , UNLV: Maria returns for her fourth season as an outside hitter...in UNLV s career record book, she sits 0th in all-time games played (305), second in kills (,36) and total attempts (3,024), while placing 0th in hitting percentage (.28)...In UNLV s single-season record book, she is sixth (406 in 2005) and seventh (402 in 2006) in kills and first (,58 in 2006) and eighth (993 in 2005) in total attempts...has recorded double-digit kills 65 times and digs 9 times, which has aided her 20 career double-doubles. 2006: Named to the Mountain West s All-Conference Team...Named the MWC Player of the Week on Nov. 3 for her backto-back double-double efforts in wins against Air Force and Colorado State, which included 34 kills in 68 total attempts and a hitting percentage of.44 with only two errors...named to the UNLV Classic All-Tournament Team (Aug ) and the Baden Cougar Challenge All-Tournament Team (Sept. -2)...Was one of five Rebels to play in all 30 matches and one of two to play in all 05 games...owned team highs in kills (402), kills-per-game (3.83) and total attempts (,58), while hitting for a.88 percentage...led the team with 4 double-doubles (all kill-dig combinations)...had three matches where she accumulated more than 20 kills, with a season-high 22 against New Mexico on Oct Collected 2 at New Mexico (Sept. 30) and 20 versus Utah (Sept. 2)...Overall, had 3 matches of 5 or more kills and 24 matches with 0 or more kills... Had five matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.680 outing (9-2-25) versus Air Force (Nov. 0)... Had a total of 28 assists with a season-high three on the road at Colorado State (Oct. 3)...Had a total of 5 aces...had a total of 276 digs (2.63 digs per game) with 4 matches of 0 or more...had a career-best 27 digs at Washington State on Sept. and nearly duplicated the feat with 25 in the following match against UC Davis on Sept. 2...Had 52 total blocks (0 solo, 42 assisted) with three solo blocks against Oregon State on Aug. 26, while amassing a total of four blocks on four occasions. 2005: Named to the Mountain West All-Conference Team and the All- Tournament Team...Named to the Holiday Inn Costa Mesa/Sunset Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 2-3) and the UNLV Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 9-0)...Played in 29 matches and a total of 5 games...finished second on the team in kills (406), kills-per-game (3.53), hitting percentage (.243), aces (27), aces per game (0.23) and solo blocks (2)...Overall, had four matches with 20 or more kills, 4 matches with 5 or more kills and 2 with 0 or more kills...had a season-high 22 kills versus Illinois on Sept. 9...Had five matches with hitting percentages above.400, with a.667 outing (7--24) vs. Wyoming (Sept. 22)...Had five doubledoubles (all kill-dig combinations)...had a total of 4 assists with a season-high of two on two occasions (Sept. 30 at New Mexico and Nov. 9 vs. BYU)...Had 27 aces with a career-high seven served up against Air Force on Oct. 27 (the seven aces are one shy of the UNLV single-match record)...had a total of 70 digs (.48 per game) with five matches of 0 or more...had a season-high 3 digs vs. Rutgers on Sept Had 5 total blocks (2 solo, 39 assisted) with three solo blocks versus Rutgers on Sept. 0, while amassing five total blocks versus Colorado State on Sept : Named the Mountain West s Co- Freshman of the Year...Played in 24 matches and 88 games...led the team in kills (328), kills-per-game (3.73) and total attempts (873), while hitting for a.230 percentage...had one double-double on Oct. 8, on the road at Utah...Had five matches where she accumulated more than 20 or more kills, including a season-high 28 versus Utah Valley State on Sept Overall, had eight matches of 5 or more kills and 9 matches with 0 or more kills...had six matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.538 outing (6-2-26) versus New Mexico (Oct. 6)...Had a total of 2 assists with a season-high versus Oral Roberts (Sept. 7)...Had a total of nine aces... Had a total of 63 digs (0.72 digs per game) with one double-digit match ( at Utah on Oct. 8)...Had 29 total blocks (three solo, 26 assisted) with four assisted blocks against Wyoming (Oct. 3). High School: Graduated from Narodni Buditeli High School in Sofia, Bulgaria. Personal: Born on November 24, 985, in Sofia, Bulgaria...Daughter of Stefan and Petranka Aladjova...Has a younger sister, Stefania...Majoring in psychology.

3 Brittani Lumsden #02 5 ~ Senior ~ Outside Hitter Brea, Calif. ~ Brea Olinda High School Total , UNLV: Brittani returns for her fourth season as an outside hitter...in UNLV s career record book, she sits eighth in all-time kills (755), seventh in total attempts (,998) and fifth in digs (7)...In UNLV s single-season record book, she sits fourth in digs (290 in 2005)...Has recorded double-digit kills 4 times and digs 35 times, which has aided her 25 career double-doubles. 2006: Named the Mountain West s Player of the Week on Sept. for helping UNLV to a 3-0 record in the UNLV Invitational (Sept. 8-9) where she collected two double-doubles against Cal State Northridge and Xavier...Named the UNLV Invitational s MVP for amassing 46 kills in 03 attempts and a hitting percentage of.29...played in 27 matches and 84 games... Amassed six double-doubles (all kill-dig combinations)...had a total of 256 kills for a kills-per-game average of 3.05 and a hitting percentage of.26...overall, had one match with 2 kills (Sept. 30 at New Mexico), five matches with 5 or more kills and 0 matches with 0 or more kills...had matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.667 outing (4-0-6) versus Boise State (Sept. 2)...Had a total of 8 assists with a seasonhigh three coming in the season-opening match versus Cal Poly (Aug. 25)...Had a total of 2 aces with a season-high four coming against Xavier (Sept. 9)... Had a total of 72 digs (2.05 digs per game) with six matches of 0 or more, including a season-high 22 digs in the season-opening game versus Cal Poly (Aug. 25)...Had a total of 30 blocks (five solo, 25 assisted) with two solo blocks against Wyoming (Nov. 23), while assisting on four blocks against Cal State Northridge (Sept. 9). 2005: Played in all 30 matches and 4 of 8 games...amassed eight double-doubles (all kill-dig combinations)... Had a total of 27 kills for a kills-per-game average of.90 and a hitting percentage of.96...overall, had one match with 2 kills (Sept. 30 at New Mexico), six matches with 5 or more kills and matches with 0 or more kills...had six matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.556 outing (6--27) at UC Irvine (Sept. 2)...Had a total of 28 assists with a season-high five against Mexico (Nov. ). BYU (Nov. 9)...Had a total of 37 aces with a season-high of five coming against UC Irvine (Sept. 2)...Had a total of 298 digs (2.6 digs per game) with 5 matches of 0 or more, including 2 versus Utah (Nov. 8)...Had a total of 20 blocks (three solo, 7 assisted) with two solo against BYU (Nov. 9). 2004: Played in 25 matches and 97 games...amassed double-doubles (all kill-dig combinations)...had a total of 282 kills for a kills-per-game average of 2.9 and a hitting percentage of.76...overall, had two matches with 20 or more kills (28 versus Washington State on Sept. 3, and 22 versus Nevada, Reno on Nov. 7), six matches with 5 or more kills and 6 matches with 0 or more kills...had five matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.500 outing (9-2-4) versus Air Force (Oct. 5)...Had a total of 2 assists with three coming against Oral Roberts (Sept. 7)...Had a total of 24 aces with five coming in the season-opening match versus Washington State (Sept. 3)...Had a total of 245 digs (2.53 digs per game) with 4 matches of 0 or more digs, including 2 versus Utah (Nov. 9)...Had a total of 26 blocks (one solo, 25 assisted) with four total blocks (all assisted) at New High School: A 2004 graduate of Brea Olinda High School in Brea, Calif., where she graduated with a 4.0 GPA and in the top five percentile of her class...helped her team win the league championships in 200 through In , she was first team Division II All-CIF Southern California...In 200, she was chosen as first team all-conference and team MVP...Lettered in volleyball all four years. Personal: Born on August 25, 986, in Long Beach, Calif...Daughter of Brian and Dana Lumsden...She is the oldest of four children...she has two sisters, Rachel and Allison, and one brother, Brett...Rachel currently plays volleyball at Pepperdine University and is a sophomore...majoring in secondary education. 5

4 Lauren Miramontes #0 6 3 ~ Senior ~ Middle Blocker Upland, Calif. ~ Upland High School , Total , UNLV: Lauren returns for her fourth fullseason as a middle blocker...in UNLV s career record book, she sits ninth in all-time games played (32), fourth in kills (978) and total attempts (2,439), sixth in hitting percentage (.247), third in total blocks (294) and assisted blocks (247), and fourth in solo blocks (48)...In UNLV s single-season record book, she sits first in games played (8 in 2005), fourth in kills (48 in 2005), fifth in total attempts (,068), 0th in hitting percentage (.293 in 2006), seventh in total blocks (3 in 2005), sixth (20 in 2004) and 0th (5 in 2005) in solo blocks, and fourth (98 in 2006) and seventh (89 in 2006) in assisted blocks...has recorded one double-double in her career, which came on Aug. 26, 2006 versus Oregon State (25 kills, 0 digs)...has recorded doubledigit kills 5 times. 2006: Named to the Mountain West s All- Conference Team...Named to the UNLV Classic All-Tournament Team (Aug ) and the Baden Cougar Challenge All- Tournament Team (Sept. -2)...Played in 25 matches and 85 games... Amassed one doubledouble versus Oregon State (Aug. 26) with 25 kills and 0 digs...owned team highs in hitting percentage (.273) and blocks per game (.20)...Had a total of 260 kills for a kills-per-game average of Overall, had four matches with 20 or more kills with a season-high 25 versus Oregon State (Aug. 26), five matches with 5 or more kills and 2 matches with 0 or more kills...had 0 matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.778 outing (7-0-9) versus New Mexico (Oct. 28)...Had a total of 3 assists with a season-high of three at Utah (Oct. 22)...Had a total of three aces with a season-high two coming on the road at UC Riverside (Sept. 6)...Had a total of 89 digs (.05 digs per game) with a season-high of 0 versus Oregon State (Aug. 26)...Had a total of 02 blocks (3 solo, 89 assisted) with two solo blocks on two occasions and six solo blocks four times. 2005: Named to the AVCA All-West Region Honorable Mention Team...Named to the Mountain West s All-Conference Team...Named to the Fremont Investment & Loan All-Tournament Team (Aug ) and the University of San Diego Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 5-7)...Was one of five Rebels to play in all 30 matches and one of four to play in all 8 games...owned team highs in kills (48), kills-per-game (3.54), total attempts (,068), hitting percentage (.245), total blocks (3), solo blocks (5), assisted blocks (98) and blocks per game (0.96)...Overall, had six matches with 20 or more kills with a season-high 24 at Wyoming (Nov. 5), 5 matches with 5 or more kills and 23 matches with 0 or more kills...had matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.444 outing (5-3-27) at New Mexico (Sept. 30)...Had a total of 6 assists with a season-high of three versus Cal State Northridge (Aug. 27)...Had a total of 9 aces with a season-high of three on two occasions (Sept. 30 at New Mexico and Oct. 27 versus Air Force)...Had a total of 76 digs with a season-high of six on two occasions (Sept. 7 versus American and Oct. 22 at BYU)...Had a season-high of four solo blocks versus BYU on Nov. 9, while amassing seven assisted blocks twice (Nov. 9 at San Diego State and Nov. 24 vs. San Diego State)...Had three matches with a high of seven total blocks (Oct. 22 at BYU, Nov. 9 at San Diego State and Nov. 24 versus San Diego State). 2004: Played in 24 matches and 90 games...owned a team-high in solo blocks (20)... Had a total of 282 kills for a kills-pergame average of 3.3 and a hitting percentage of overall, had seven matches with 5 kills or more, including a season-high 20 versus Oral Roberts (Sept. 7), and 6 matches with 0 kills or more...had five matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a.680 outing (7-0-25) at San Diego State (Oct. 22)...Had a total of eight assists, with a season-high of two on three occasions...had a total of 8 aces, with a season-high of four at Fresno State (Sept. 7)...Had a total of 94 digs, with a season-high of nine versus Wyoming (Nov. 8)...Had a total of 78 total blocks (20 solo, 58 assisted) with three solo blocks at Wyoming (Oct. 29) and six assisted blocks versus Oral Roberts (Sept. 7)...Had one match with a high of seven total blocks (Sept. 7 versus Oral Roberts). 2003: Received a medical hardship waiver after playing in five matches and nine games before having to sit out the remainder of the season due to injury...had a total of 8 kills and hit had one ace, two digs and one assisted block. High School: A 2004 graduate of Upland High School...Helped her team win the league championships in 2000 through Named the Inland Valley Player of the Year and the Daily Bulletin Player of the Year in Set the Upland High School record for kills and digs in 2002, while setting the record for blocks in 200. Personal: Born on July 23, 985, in Torrance, Calif...Daughter of Dan and Bonnie Miramontes...She has one brother, Kevin and one sister, Robin...Kevin played baseball at UC Riverside, while Robin played volleyball at Long Beach State...Majoring in hospitality management.

5 Jada Walker # ~ Senior ~ Libero Palmdale, Calif. ~ Littlerock High School Total , UNLV: Jada returns for her fourth year as a libero...in UNLV s career record book, she sits eighth in all-time games played (37) and first in digs (,429)...In UNLV s singleseason record book, she sits first in games played (8) and first through third in digs (532 in 2006, 479 in 2005, 48 in 2004)...Has recorded double-digit digs 75 times. 2006: Named to the Mountain West s All-Conference Team...Played in all 30 matches and 04 games...owned team highs in digs (5.32) and digs per game (5.2)...Had a total of 44 assists with a season-high four coming on three occasions...had a total of 22 aces with a season-high three coming on three occasions...had 27 double-digit dig matches, including 3 against San Diego State (Sept. 3), which tied the school s singlematch record. 2005: Was one of five Rebels to play in all 30 matches and one of four to play in all 8games...Owned team-highs in digs (479) and digs per game (4.06)...Had a total of three kills...had a total of 44 assists with a season-high seven versus San Diego State (Oct. 7)...Had a total of 2 aces with a season-high three coming on two occasions...had 27 double-digit dig matches, including 27 versus Utah (Nov. 8). 2004: Named to the Mountain West s All-Tournament Team...Named the Mountain West s Sportsmanship Award recipient... Played in 26 matches and all 98 games...owned team-highs in digs (48) and digs per game (4.27)...Had a total of two kills with both coming against San Jose State (Sept. 3)...Had a total of 33 assists with a season-high four versus Utah (Nov. 9)...Had a total of 23 aces with a season-high five coming against Oral Roberts (Sept. 7)...Had 2 double-digit dig matches, including 3 against Oral Roberts (Sept. 7), which tied the single-match record. High School: A 2004 graduate of Littlerock High School...Helped her team post a 9- record to win the 2003 league championship... Named the team MVP from and received the 2003 league MVP...Lettered four years in volleyball and three in softball. Personal: Born on Nov. 7, 986, in Panorama City, Calif...Daughter of Nord Muhammad and Laura Young...She has eight siblings: Krystal, Delwyn, Jasmine, Nicole, Kalani, Daniel, Desiree and Jakeem...Majoring in physical education with a minor in English. 7

6 Camille Cunningham # ~ Junior ~ Libero La Canada, Calif. ~ La Canada High School Total UNLV: Camille returns for her third year as a libero. 2006: Played in all 30 matches and a total of 02 games...had a total of one kill versus BYU (Sept. 23)...Had a total of 20 assists with a seasonhigh two coming on four occasions...had a total of 2 aces with a season-high two coming on three occasions...had a total of 27 digs with 7 double-digit matches and a season-high 7 coming against Xavier (Sept. 9). 2005: Played in 22 matches and 56 games... Had a total of two kills...had a total of eight assists with a season-high two coming on two occasions (Nov. 9 at San Diego State and Nov. 24 versus San Diego State)...Had a total of 0 aces with a season-high three coming at TCU (Nov. 2)...Had a total of 05 digs with five double-digit matches and a season-high 5 coming against Utah (Nov. 8). 2004: Redshirt at Cal State Los Angeles (NCAA Division II). High School: A 2003 graduate of La Canada High School...Helped her team to the Rio Hondo League Championship in She was named to the Rio Hondo League First Team in 200 and Selected to the all-area first team and as the varsity team s offensive MVP in Selected to the All-CIF Southern Section Team. Personal: Born on Sept. 4, 986, in La Canada, Calif...Daughter of Thomas and Rhonda Cunningham...She has one brother, Brian...Majoring in kinesiology. Gerryn Moran #2 5 9 ~ Junior ~ Outside Hitter Torrance, Calif. ~ Bishop Montgomery High School UNLV: Gerryn returns for her second year at UNLV...Prior to coming to UNLV, she played the 2004 season at UC Riverside before transferring to Xavier University of Louisiana (NAIA)...Transferred to Long Beach State after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina in : Played in four matches and eight games...had a total of three kills with all three coming at UC Riverside (Sept. 6)...Had one dig and two assisted blocks. 2004: Played in eight matches and 3 games at UC Riverside...Had a total of three kills, one ace, five digs and five total blocks (one solo, four assisted). High School: A 2004 graduate of Bishop Montgomery High School...Lettered all four years for the Knights...Guided her team to the CIF Division III Championship and was named to the All-CIF First Team...As a sophomore, the team won its league and finished second in CIF play. Personal: Born on May 0, 986, in Inglewood, Calif...Daughter of Gerrie and Julian Moran...Majoring in university studies. 8

7 Melody Nua # ~ Junior ~ Setter Long Beach, Calif. ~ Lakewood High School , Total , UNLV: Melody returns for her third season as a setter...in UNLV s career record book, she sits third in all-time assists (2,36)...In UNLV s singleseason record book, she sits first in games played (8 in 2005), second (,372 in 2005) and seventh (944in 2006) in assists, eighth in aces (33 in 2005)...Has recorded double-digit assists in all 60 matches and digs 6 times, which has aided her 6 career double-doubles. 2006: Named to the UNLV Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 8-9)...Was one of five Rebels to play in all 30 matches and one of two to play in all 05 games...owned team highs in assists (944) and assists per game (8.99)...Had seven double-doubles (all assist-dig combinations)...had a total of 36 kills with a season-high seven against Cal Poly (Aug. 25)...Had a hitting percentage of.092, with a season-high.74 (5-0-7) against Boise State (Sept. 2)...Had three matches with hitting percentages above had no less than 4 assists in each match...had 26 matches with 20 or more assists, including a season-high 65 against Oregon State (Aug. 26)...Had a total of 8 aces with a season-high two on two occasions (Aug. 25 versus Cal Poly and Sept. 29 at TCU)...Had 229 digs, including six matches of 0 or more and a season-high 3 on three occasions...had 25 total blocks (all assisted) with a season-high four on two occasions (Sept. 8 against UC Santa Barbara and Sept. 9 against Cal State Northridge). 2005: Was one of five Rebels to play in all 30 matches and one of four to play in all 8 games...owned team-highs in assists (,372), assists per game (.63), aces (33) and aces per game (0.28)...Had nine double-doubles (all assist-dig combinations)...had a total of 08 kills with a season-high eight against Utah (Nov. 8)...Had a hitting percentage of.230, with a season-high of.600 on three occasions...had 3 matches with hitting percentages above had no less than 7 assists in each match...had a season-high four aces against Rutgers (Sept. 0)...Had 24 digs, including nine matches of 0 or more and a season-high 9 at TCU (Nov. 2)...Had 63 total blocks (four solo, 59 assisted) with a season-high five on two occasions (Sept. 24 against Colorado State and Oct. 4 against TCU). High School: A 2004 graduate of Lakewood High School...Named co-captain during her junior and senior seasons...selected to the All-CIF First Team in 2004 and the Moore League s First Team in 2003 and Chosen as the team s Most Inspirational Award recipient in 2003 and Team was a bronze medalist at the 2005 Junior Olympics. Personal: Born on Nov. 27, 987, in Torrance, Calif...Daughter of Maligi and Minne Nua...She has two siblings, Lei Masoe and Maligi Jr... Majoring in kinesiology. Samantha Noland # ~ Sophomore ~ Middle Blocker Moraga, Calif. ~ Campolindo High School UNLV: Samantha returns to UNLV for her second season as a middle blocker. 2006: Played in 25 matches and 69 games...had a total of 80 kills and two matches of 0 or more kills, including a season-high against TCU (Oct. 27)...Had nine matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a season-high.700 outing (7-0-0) at UC Riverside (Sept. 6)...Had a total of seven assists with a season-high two on two occasions (Oct. 20 at BYU and Nov. 24 against Utah)...Had a total of 6 digs with a season-high three against Wyoming (Nov. 23)...Had a total of 70 blocks (4 solo, 56 assisted) with a season-high three solo blocks against New Mexico (Oct. 28), six assisted at Colorado State (Oct. 3) and a total of eight (three solo, five assisted) against New Mexico (Oct. 28). High School: A 2006 graduate of Campolindo High School...Lettered two years for the Cougars in volleyball. Personal: Born on Oct. 4, 988, in Walnut Creek, Calif...Daughter of Tami and Steve Noland...Has one sister, Abbie...Majoring in marketing. 9

8 Erin Greenwood #8 6 4 ~ Sophomore ~ Middle Blocker Woodway, Wash. ~ Edmonds Woodway High School UNLV: Erin returns to UNLV for her second season as a middle blocker...sat out the 2005 season as a redshirt. 2006: Owned team highs in block assists (94) and total blocks (03)...Played in all 30 matches and 04 of 05 games...had a total of 96 kills and six matches of 0 or more kills, including a season-high 5 at New Mexico (Sept. 30)...Had matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a season-high.57 on two occasions (Sept. 8 against UC Santa Barbara and Nov. 23 against Wyoming)...Had a total of six assists with a season-high two against Xavier (Sept. 9)...Had a total of eight aces with a season-high two on two occasions (Sept. 23 against BYU and Oct. 7 against Wyoming)...Had a total of 33 digs with a season-high six against Utah (Sept. 2)...Had a season-high eight assisted blocks against Cal State Northridge (Sept. 9). High School: A 2005 graduate of Edmonds Woodway High School...Lettered three seasons for the Warriors, while leading the team to the district tournament in 2002 through Awarded the Cliff Gillies Student Athlete Award by the Northwest Interscholastic Activities Association, which gave her the distinction of being her high school s female athlete of the year...received the Washington State Western Conference Academic Achievement Award for being in the top 0-percent of Washington graduates...selected to the All-Wesco Conference First Team in Personal: Born on July 8, 987, in Seattle, Wash...Daughter of Nancy Greenwood-Vehrs and Jeff Vehrs...Has one brother, Eric, two step-brothers, Ryan and Brett, and one step-sister, Katie...Majoring in honors biology. Jessica Walters #5 5 0 ~ Sophomore ~ Outside Hitter Ashland, Oregon ~ Ashland High School UNLV: Jessica returns to UNLV for her second season as an outside hitter. 2006: Played in 25 matches and 73 games...had four double-doubles (all kill-dig combinations)...had a total of 56 kills, two matches with 5 or more kills and nine matches of 0 or more kills, including a season-high 5 on two occasions (Sept. 2 against Boise State and Sept. 2 against Utah)...Had five matches with hitting percentages above.300, with a season-high.462 outing (6-0-3) against Wyoming (Oct. 7)...Had a total of 2 assists with a season-high four on two occasions (Sept. 2 against Boise State and Sept. 3 against San Diego State)...Had a total of six aces with a season-high two against Boise State (Sept. 2)...Had a total of 02 digs with four matches of 0 or more digs with a season-high 9 at Washington State (Sept. )...Had a total of 37 blocks (three solo, 34 assisted) with a season-high five assisted blocks against Cal State Northridge (Sept. 9). 2 0 High School: A 2006 graduate of Ashland High School...Lettered all four years, while splitting time between North Medford (freshman and sophomore) and Ashland (junior and senior)...named to the all-conference team all four years, while earning first team honors during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons...selected all-state first team in 2005, second team in 2004 and third team in In her senior season, she led the Grizzlies to the Oregon 4A State Championship with a 34- overall record and a 4-0 conference mark...named the captain of the 2005 CEVA Regional High Performance Team...Recipient of the State Team Sportsmanship Award...Named to the all-state tournament first team...lettered in track and field in 2002 and Personal: Born on Sept. 22, 987, in Medford, Ore...Daughter of Merri Walters-Woo (Cory Woo) and Phil Ross (Shawna Ross)...Has two halfbrothers, Myles and Bryce... Majoring in journalism.

9 Alyssa Erickson # ~ Freshman ~ Setter San Marcos, Calif. ~ San Marcos High School High School: A 2007 graduate of San Marcos High School...Lettered all four years for the Knights in volleyball and two years in softball...earned All-Valley First Team honors twice and Second Team honors once...named the team MVP on three occasions...named the Valley League s MVP in her senior season...earned all-state honors at the senior game...named the San Marcos High School Athlete of the Year...Earned athlete of the week honors five times. Personal: Born on June 7, 989, in Mesa, Ariz...Daughter of Chris Bozicevich (Richard Bozicevich) and Tim Erickson (Leslie Erickson)...Has three half-sisters: Marlanna, Danielle and Hanna...Her aunt was the late Rose Gacioch, who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for the Rockford Peaches from Majoring in biology. Kelsey Keeler # ~ Freshman ~ Outside Hitter Concord, Calif. ~ Clayton Valley High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Clayton Valley High School...Lettered three years for the Eagles...Named to the 2006 Bay Valley Athletic All- League Team...Named the team MVP in 2005 and Team captain in Was once named the Contra Costa Times Player of the Week. Personal: Born on June 27, 989, in Walnut Creek, Calif...Daughter of Ken and Sherri Keeler...Has one sister, Nicole...Majoring in kinesiology. Kela Lau Hee #0 5 3 ~ Freshman ~ Libero Pukalani, Hawaii ~ Kamehameha High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Kamehameha Schools - Maui Campus...Lettered all four years in volleyball and in soccer...the Warriors went a combined 44- in her four years on the court and were the Maui Interscholastic League champions in 2005, 2006 and Named to the League s 2004 Tournament Honorable Mention Team...Named to the league s first team all-stars in Named to the league s Honorable Mention Soccer Team in Named to the 2005 and 2006 second team all-stars and to the first-team in Personal: Born on Sept. 7, 989, in Wailuku, Hawaii...Daughter of Gerald and Janice Lau Hee...Has two siblings, Ikaika and Kaeo...Majoring in culinary arts management. 2

10 Tabitha Mabrey #4 5 8 ~ Freshman ~ Libero Coeur d Alene, Idaho ~ Lake City High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Lake City High School...Lettered all four years in high school split between Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge Island, Wash., and Lake City in Coeur d Alene, Idaho, in volleyball and two years each in softball and track...her teams placed at state all four years with the highest finish coming in 2004 with third place...named to the honorable mention team in 2004 and 2005 for softball and was the newcomer of the year for volleyball in Named to the Inland Empire Conference Second Team... Made the high school honor roll all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society for two years. Personal: Born on Nov. 20, 988, in Seattle, Wash...Daughter of Keith and Gailene...Has one sister, Tessa, and one brother, Marcus...Tessa was a diver at the University of Utah in 2002 and Majoring in psychology. Jeralynn Makaiwi #6 5 0 ~ Freshman ~ Libero Las Vegas, Nev. ~ Shadow Ridge High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School...Lettered all four years in high school with her first coming at El Camino High School in San Francisco, Calif., and the final three at Shadow Ridge...Her teams posted a combined record of (3-7 at El Camino and 45-5 at Shadow Ridge)...Named to all-conference first team in her junior and senior years and was named to the second team as a freshman...named the Sunset Northwest Division MVP in her senior year...team captain for four years...named the Shadow Ridge High School MVP in her final three years. Personal: Born on Oct. 8, 989, in Redwood City, Calif...Daughter of Aaron and Josephine Makaiwi...Has three brothers: Jeremy, Jalen and AJ; and one sister, Aivry...Majoring in business. Sara Nehf #20 5 ~ Freshman ~ Outside Hitter Centennial, Colo. ~ Grandview High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Grandview High School...Lettered three years in volleyball and two in soccer...the Wolves were Centennial League and district champions in 2005, 2005 and The Wolves were state champions in 2004 and 2005 and finished second in Named to the all-state first team and all-conference team in Named honorable mention in Named to the Colorado Women s Coaches Association s All-State Team in Personal: Born on June 28, 989, in Denver, Colo...Daughter of Steven Nehf and Linda Laws...Has three sisters: Leia, Ashley and Ciara...Her father lettered in football and basketball at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan...Majoring in environmental studies.

11 Mercedes Winchester #2 5 ~ Freshman ~ Middle Blocker Walnut, Calif. ~ Walnut High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Walnut High School...Lettered all three years for the Mustangs in volleyball and four years in basketball... The Mustangs made it to the third round of the CIF Tournament all four years...named to the San Antonio All-League Team. Personal: Born on May, 989, in Pomona, Calif...Daughter of Emmett and Diane Winchester...Has two sisters, Cortney and Taylor...Cortney played volleyball and basketball at Cal State Dominguez Hills...Her father s step-brother is Doug Williams, who was named MVP of Super Bowl XXII for leading the Washington Redskins to a 42-0 win over the Denver Broncos...Undecided on course of study. Saulie-ann Wong # ~ Freshman ~ Outside Hitter Hanapepe, Hawaii ~ Waimea High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Waimea High School...Lettered three years in volleyball, two years in softball and one year in basketball...part of three Kauai Interscholastic Federation championship teams: softball (2003), basketball (2003) and volleyball (2006)...The 2006 Menehune went 8-0 en route to a third-place finish in the state tournament...named the K.I.F. Player of the Year and Outside Hitter of the Year in 2006 and was the recipient of the 2004 K.I.F. MVP Award...Named to the state all-tournament team. Personal: Born on May 20, 989, in Honolulu, Hawaii...Daughter of Sol and Ah-Lan Wong...Has two siblings, Valerie and Nani...Undecided on course of study. 2 3

12 Melody Nua Camille Cunningham Samantha Noland Gerryn Moran Erin Greenwood Alyssa Erickson Jessica Walters 2 4

13 Kela Lau Hee Kelsey Keeler Sara Nehf Jeralynn Makaiwi Tabitha Mabrey Mercedes Winchester Saulie-Ann Wong 2 5

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