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1 WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: JAMES YBIERNAS PHONE: (310) FAX: (310) JAMESY@ATHLETICS.UCLA.EDU UCLA Schedule and Results Overall: 20-7 Pac-10: /28 vs. #25 Santa Clara 2 W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-18) 8/29 vs. Western Michigan 2 W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-15) 8/30 at #7 Hawai i 2 L, 0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 22-25) 9/4 at UNLV 3 W, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-16) 9/5 vs. Loyola Marymount 3 W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-14) 9/5 vs. Idaho 3 W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-17) 9/10 vs. BYU 4 W, 3-1 (25-16, 25-11, 23-25, 25-15) 9/11 vs. Virginia 4 W, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 25-16) 9/13 at #5 Nebraska 4 W, 3-2 (18-25, 25-17, 25-22, 24-26, 15-7) 9/16 at #25 Pepperdine A W, 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-15, 25-22) 9/18 at CS Fullerton 5 L, 2-3 (23-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-18, 14-16) 9/19 vs. Fordham 5 W, 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 27-25) 9/19 vs. Long Beach State 5 L, 0-3 (19-25, 16-25, 14-25) 9/25 at Arizona State 1 L, 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 22-25) 9/26 at #19 Arizona 1 W, 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-13) 10/2 #11 STANFORD 1, A L, 1-3 (25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 20-25) 10/3 #9 CALIFORNIA 1, A W, 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22) 10/9 #13 USC 1, A W, 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-22) 10/16 at #4 Washington 1 L, 1-3 (19-25, 24-26, 26-24, 18-25) 10/17 at Washington State 1 W, 3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 25-12) 10/23 #12 OREGON 1, A, B W, 3-2 (26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, 15-9) 10/24 OREGON STATE 1, A W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-17) 10/30 at #14 California 1 W, 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 25-19) 10/31 at #4 Stanford 1 W, 3-2 (25-18, 34-32, 19-25, 21-25, 15-11) 11/6 at #17 USC 1, A W, 3-2 (25-17, 14-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-12) 11/13 #25 WASHINGTON ST. 1, A W, 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 23-25, 25-23) 11/14 #4 WASHINGTON 1, A, B L, 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 21-25) 1 7 p.m. 1 8 p.m. 11/27 #19 ARIZONA 1, A 3 P.M. 1, A 3 P.M. 12/3-6 NCAA First and Second Rounds 12/11 NCAA Regional Semifi nals 12/12 NCAA Regional Finals 12/17 NCAA Semifi nals 12/19 NCAA Finals All times Pacifi c and subject to change HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS PLAYED AT PAULEY PAVILION # - AVCA National Ranking at Time of Match 1 - Pacifi c-10 Conference Matches 2 - Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) 3 - Alexis Park Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 4 - Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) 5 - Brea Embassy Suites Fullerton Classic (Fullerton, Calif.) A - Matches broadcast on UCLABruins.com B - Matches broadcast on Fox Sports Net MATCHES 28 & 29 AT OREGON STATE & #16 OREGON NOV. 20 & 21 Friday, Nov. 20 #7 UCLA at Oregon State 7 p.m. First match (10/24): UCLA 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-17) Saturday, Nov. 21 #7 UCLA at #18 Oregon 8 p.m. First match (10/23): UCLA 3-2 (26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, 15-9) Gametracker and free video (Friday) and live stats (Saturday) on UCLABruins.com BRUINS HEAD TO OREGON FOR FINAL PAC-10 ROAD TRIP The #7 Bruins (20-7, 10-4 Pac-10), winners of seven of their last eight, face their fi nal regular-season road trip this weekend, taking on Oregon State (12-14, 3-11) on Friday and #18 Oregon (16-8, 6-8) on Saturday. First serve for the OSU match is at 7 p.m., while the start time for the Oregon contest has been pushed back to 8 p.m. Gametracker and free video will be available on Friday, while live stats will be available on Saturday, with links provided on the women s volleyball schedule page at UCLABruins.com. WHAT S NEXT The Bruins close out the regular season next weekend at Pauley Pavilion, hosting Arizona on Friday, Nov. 27 and Arizona State on Saturday, Nov. 28. First serve for both matches is at 3 p.m. Prior to Saturday s contest against the Sun Devils, seniors Emily Clements and Kaitlin Sather will be honored in their last regularseason home matches in Westwood. On Sunday, Nov. 29, the Bruins will fi nd out where their postseason journey begins when ESPNEWS airs the selection show at 12 p.m. BRUINS IN THE POLLS The Bruins dropped one spot to seventh in this week s AVCA Top 25 poll. UCLA, which was at its highest season ranking of sixth last week, lost 19 points. UCLA stayed at eighth for the third straight week in the Under Armour/Volleyball Magazine Top 20 poll. BRUINS ON THE NET Beginning with the Arizona match on Nov. 27, the rest of the Bruins schedule through Regionals will feature free audio at UCLABruins. com. Darren Preston will call all the action. In addition, free video will be available for all home matches through the postseason. Links to the audio and video, as well as Gametracker, can be found on the schedule page at UCLABruins.com. THE RULE OF NINE UCLA won its third Pacifi c-10 Conference title in In 1999, the Bruins won their seventh and most recent league crown. You can guess where this is going. Although their loss to Washington dropped them from fi rst to third in the Pac-10 standings, the Bruins can still win a share of the 2009 conference title by winning their fi nal four matches. UCLA (10-4) is tied in the loss column with Washington and Stanford (11-4), which both have three matches remaining. The Pac-10 recognizes co-conference champions, which the Bruins were with Stanford in UCLA won the title outright the other six times it claimed the crown. JUST GET IT OVER THE NET AND BETWEEN THE LINES On Nov. 6 at USC, the Bruins made school history by committing no service errors in a match for the fi rst time ever and continued their strong serving last weekend against the Washington schools. UCLA reeled off eight straight sets, dating back to the Oct. 31 match at Stanford, without an error before recording one in the third set against Washington State Friday. However, it was the only miscue against the Cougars. The Bruins had no errors through the fi rst two sets against Washington Saturday before tallying a pair in the third set. UCLA, which has 116 service errors, is on pace to shatter the team record for fewest number of errors in a season. The 1982 squad committed 190 errors, the only time in UCLA history that a team has posted fewer than 200 service errors. FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Bruins victory on Friday gave them their 11th-straight, 20-win season... UCLA is 16-0 when holding its opponent under a.200 hitting percentage and 17-1 when hitting at least after going 1-6 in fi ve-set matches last season, the Bruins are 4-1 this year... the Bruins are 17-1 when winning the opening set. SCOUTING THE BEAVERS Oregon State lost both matches in northern California last weekend, falling in four to Cal and three to Stanford. The Beavers have dropped eight of their last nine, with their lone victory coming at home against Arizona (3-1) on Nov. 7. The Beavers are hitting.201 as a team with 0.90 aces and a conference-best 2.90 blocks per set. Rachel Rourke leads the squad with 4.84 kills per set, with Jill Sawatzky second at 3.17 kps. Rourke has upped her average to 5.26 kps during Pac-10 play. Camilla Ah-Hoy handles the setting and is averaging assists per set, Betsy Devich leads the team with 3.62 digs per set and Kiersten Sambrailo is the top blocker with 1.23 bps. During Pac-10 action, the Beavers are hitting just.169 with 0.79 aces and 2.88 blocks per set. THE MATCHUP: UCLA-OREGON STATE The Bruins have won four in a row against the Beavers, sweeping them in their fi rst meeting on Oct. 24 in Westwood, 25-18, 25-22, Kaitlin Sather led a balanced Bruin offense with 11 kills, adding 12 digs for a double-double. UCLA leads the all-time series 45-3 and is 22-1 in matches played in Corvallis. The Bruins have won seven in a row at Oregon State, with the Beavers last victory coming in 2001 (3-1). OSU s most recent win against UCLA came in a fi ve-set triumph at Pauley Pavilion in SCOUTING THE DUCKS Like their in-state rival, Oregon fell victim to the Bay Area schools last weekend, getting swept by Stanford and falling in four to California. The Ducks have dropped fi ve of their last seven Pac-10 matches. As a team, Oregon is hitting.271 with 1.61 aces and 2.57 blocks per set. Sonja Newcombe is tops on the squad with 4.19 kills per set and second with 2.78 digs per set. She has improved both those totals during conference action, averaging 4.53 kps and 3.19 dps. Heather Meyers is second in kps at 3.32 and Neticia Enesi is third in kps (2.88) and fi rst in bps at Nevena Djordjevic quarterbacks the offense and averages assists per set. During Pac-10 play, the Ducks are hitting.244 with 1.19 aces and 2.52 blocks per set. THE MATCHUP: UCLA-OREGON The Bruins snapped a two-match losing streak to the Ducks on Oct. 23, winning in fi ve at Pauley Pavilion, 26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, Amanda Gil (14 kills, 10 blocks), Lauren Cook (54 assists, 10 digs) and Kaitlin Sather (13 kills, 20 digs) all had double-doubles. The Bruins hold a 47-4 series advantage against SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)

2 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE 2 AVCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL (NOVEMBER 16) NO. SCHOOL POINTS RECORD LAST 1. Penn State (60) Texas Hawai i Washington Illinois Stanford UCLA Iowa State Nebraska Kentucky California Minnesota Florida Michigan Florida State USC LSU Oregon Arizona Saint Louis Northern Iowa Saint Mary s Notre Dame Baylor Colorado State NR Others receiving votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Dayton 59, San Diego 38, Florida International 37, Washington State 36, Duke 25, UC Irvine 25, Ohio State 21, Pepperdine 19, Oklahoma 13, Long Beach State 8, Tennessee 8, Texas A&M 8, UC Santa Barbara 7, Oregon State 5, Ohio 2. VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE TOP 20 POLL (NOV. 17) NO. SCHOOL (PTS) NO. SCHOOL (PTS) 1. Penn State (260) 11. California (120) 2. Texas (244) 12. Minnesota (115) 3. Hawai i (233) 13. Florida (92) 4. Washington (216) 14. Michigan (80) 5. Illinois (203) 15. Florida State (75) 6. Stanford (194) 16. LSU (65) 7. Iowa State (183) 17. USC (61) 8. UCLA (176) 18. Oregon (51) 9. Nebraska (158) 19. Arizona (28) 10. Kentucky (145) 20. Saint Louis (12) Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, Saint Mary s, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Baylor, Washington State. Bold indicates 2009 UCLA opponents UCLA IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS DATE AVCA VB MAGAZINE Preseason 9th (961 pts.) 10th Aug. 31 9th (993 pts.) 11th (124 pts.) Sept. 7 8th (1052 pts.) 9th (150 pts.) Sept. 14 7th (1165 pts.) 7th (160 pts.) Sept th (756 pts.) 13th (122 pts.) Sept th (591 pts.) 15th (81 pts.) Oct. 5 16th (688 pts.) 16th (79 pts.) Oct th (826 pts.) 13th (118 pts.) Oct th (804 pts.) 14th (119 pts.) Oct th (908 pts.) 11th (142 pts.) Nov. 2 7th (1105 pts.) 8th (167 pts.) Nov. 9 6th (1146 pts.) 8th (184 pts.) Nov. 16 7th (1127 pts.) 8th (176 pts.) Nov. 23 Nov. 30 the Ducks and are 20-3 in Eugene. UCLA has lost the last two at Oregon, with its most recent victory coming in 2006 (3-0). The Bruins are 44-0 when winning the fi rst set against the Ducks. BANACHOWSKI WINS 1,100TH MATCH Head coach Andy Banachowski achieved a milestone with his 1,100th-career win on Oct. 31 at Stanford and reached another watershed moment last Friday against Washington State when he coached his 1,400th-career match. The UCLA skipper, in his 43rd year at the helm of the Bruins, has a record of 1, , making him the winningest coach in women s volleyball history. BRUINS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Sophomore Amanda Gil remains at second in the nation in blocks per set in this week s rankings. Her 1.57 bps mark is.07 behind Illinois Johannah Bangert (1.64). Gil has been either fi rst or second in the national rankings for the last fi ve weeks. She is also 41st in hitting at.357. As a team, UCLA is 10th in bps (2.81), 44th in kills per set (13.70) and 45th in digs per set (16.53). BRUINS IN THE PAC-10 RANKINGS The Bruins maintained their top ranking in the Pac-10 in digs per set at and are also second in blocks per set (2.81) and opponent hitting percentage (.174). During conference matches, UCLA is fi rst in bps (2.90), dps (17.70) and opponent hitting percentage (.190). Individually, sophomore Amanda Gil remains fi rst in bps at 1.57 and also ranks fourth in hitting percentage (.357). Sophomore Lainey Gera is fourth in dps (4.72), freshman Lauren Cook is seventh in assists per set (10.45) and freshman Bojana Todorovic is 10th in aces per set (0.24). RECAPPING LAST WEEK S ACTION Friday - UCLA 3, Washington State 1 Senior Kaitlin Sather, junior Dicey McGraw and freshman Lauren Cook all had double-doubles, as #6 UCLA beat #25 Washington State in four on Friday. Scores were 25-23, 25-14, 23-25, Sather had a match and season-high 19 kills to go along with 12 digs for her team-best 14th double-double of the year. McGraw posted 12 kills and 10 digs for her seventh double-double and Cook tied a season-best with 54 assists to go with 10 digs for her 12th double-double. Sophomore Lainey Gera led all players with 26 digs, while freshman Bojana Todorovic added 15. The Bruins (20-6, 10-3 Pac-10) hit.258 as a team with 16 blocks. The fi rst set was a close one, with 13 ties and six lead changes, as neither team led by more than three points. With the Bruins on top early 6-4, the Cougars (16-9, 5-9) scored six of the next seven to take a 10-7 advantage. Washington State maintained its threepoint edge at 13-10, but a 4-1 Bruin run tied it up at 14. McGraw had three of the points on two kills and a solo block. UCLA fi nally got the lead back at after a kill by Todorovic. A Sather kill made it 18-16, but a 3-0 WSU run gave the visitors the lead back at Following a pair of sideouts, the Bruins got back-to-back points on a kill by Todorovic and a combo block by sophomore Amanda Gil and freshman Rachael Kidder to make it The set would be tied up again at 21 and 22, but the Bruins scored three of the last four points on two kills by Sather, including one on match point, and another by McGraw to take the opener McGraw had fi ve kills, Sather had four and Todorovic had three. The Bruins out-hit the Cougars.297 to.214. Despite fi ve ties in the second, the Bruins never trailed to take a 2-0 match lead. Tied at seven, UCLA scored fi ve of the next six to take a 12-8 advantage. Consecutive kills by Todorovic and Gil made it 9-7, and after a Washington State sideout, the Bruins netted three straight on another spike by Todorovic, a Cougar attack error and a combo block by Gil and McGraw. The Cougars sided out again, but another 5-0 run extended the Bruins lead to A kill by McGraw started the spurt, and after a WSU error, McGraw and Kidder posted back-to-back spikes with a solo block by sophomore Sara Sage closing out the run. The Bruins biggest lead was 11 on several occasions, as a Washington State error on UCLA s second set point gave them a win. McGraw had fi ve more kills in the second, while Sather added four. The Bruins posted a.385 to.136 hitting advantage. Washington State led for most of the third set, gave up the lead late, but came back to force a fourth set. The Cougars jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but the Bruins closed the gap to one on several occasions before taking their fi rst advantage at Trailing 20-18, the Bruins scored three in a row on a kill by Sather, a combo block by Todorovic and sophomore Katie Camp and a WSU error. The score was knotted again at 21, 22 and 23, but the Cougars recorded the last two points, winning it on a kill by Meagan Ganzer to take the third Sather had six kills in the third, while Camp added fi ve. The Bruins were out-hit.182 to.178. The Bruins scored four of the fi rst fi ve points to open the fourth on kills by McGraw, Sather and Gil and a WSU ball handling error. UCLA maintained its lead until WSU went on a run midway through the set to take its fi rst advantage. Trailing 14-9, the Cougars netted the next six to take a lead. The Bruins bounced back with three straight on a kill by Gil, a combo block by Kidder and Sage and a spike by freshman Mari Hole to go up 17-15, but the Cougars rebounded again and re-took the lead Washington State saw its lead grow to a pair at 22-20, but UCLA would not be denied in the fourth, scoring the next four to earn a match point. A kill by Todorovic began the run, and after a WSU attack error, the Bruins had back-to-back combo blocks by Gil and Todorovic and Gil and Sather to make it The Cougars staved off the fi rst match point, but Sather s 19th kill of the contest gave the Bruins a four-set victory. Sather led the Bruins with fi ve kills in the last set, while Gil posted four. The Bruins outhit the Cougars.190 to.163. Ganzer and Jackie Albright had 16 kills for WSU, which hit.173. Saturday - Washington 3, UCLA 0 Sophomore Lainey Gera had 20-plus digs for the fi fth straight match, posting 22, but #6 UCLA saw its seven-match win streak come to an end in a sweep at the hands of #4 Washington on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Scores were 25-19, 25-18, The Bruins (20-7, 10-4 Pac-10) were led offensively by freshman Mari Hole, who had seven kills. Freshman Bojana Todorovic posted 15 digs, while senior Kaitlin Sather was also in double fi gures with 12. UCLA hit.101 as a team. The fi rst set was a tale of two halves, as the Bruins controlled the fi rst part, but the Huskies (21-4, 11-4) turned it on at the end to take the opener. UCLA scored three of the fi rst four on kills by junior Dicey McGraw, Todorovic and sophomore Katie Camp and led by as many as three at Tied at seven, the Bruins received a kill from sophomore Amanda Gil and a combo block from Gil and freshman Lauren Cook to make it 9-7. After a UW sideout, a Todorovic kill and a Husky error put UCLA on top UCLA maintained its lead until Washington went on a 6-0 run to take control of the fi rst set. The Huskies trailed 15-12, but their run gave them an advantage. The Bruins scored just four more points for the rest of the set to drop the opener Camp had four kills in the fi rst, as the Bruins were out-hit.275 to.130. Like the fi rst, the Bruins led early in the second, scoring four of the fi rst six. After dropping the fi rst point, a Gil/Cook block and a Cook kill gave UCLA the lead. Following a Washington sideout, a spike by Camp and a Husky attack error put the Bruins on top 4-2. Washington rallied with four in a row though to give the visitors a 6-4 edge. The Huskies wouldn t trail for the rest of the set. The Bruins tied it at six and eight, but the Huskies went on an 8-3 run to go ahead UCLA forced Washington into a timeout late in the set, closing its defi cit to thanks to three in a row on a Gil kill and two Husky errors. But Washington netted the last three points to win it The Bruins had just eight kills, as Gil led the way with a pair. Washington out-hit UCLA.244 to.026. The third set was similar to the fi rst two, as the Bruins were in it early, but the Huskies pulled away to fi nish off the sweep. UCLA s biggest lead was two at 3-1. Gil had a hand in two of the fi rst three points on a kill and a combo block. Tied at three, the teams sided out the next 18 points before Washington scored two in a row to take a lead. UW would not trail for the rest of the set. Tied at 13, the Huskies scored four straight to take a lead. Washington s advantage got up to as many as seven at UCLA staved off the fi rst four match points on kills by Camp and Hole, a Washington attack error and a Sather/Camp combo block. But the Huskies fi nally won it on their fi fth attempt, Hole led the Bruins with fi ve kills in the third, while Gil had three. Washington out-hit UCLA.216 to.127. Kindra Carlson had a double-double for Washington with a matchhigh 18 kills to go with 11 digs. The Huskies hit.245 as a team. A SPECIAL SENIOR SEASON Kaitlin Sather recorded a season-high 19 kills on Friday against Washington State, continuing a memorable senior year that has seen her become the 12th player in UCLA history to post 1,000 kills and digs, move up to 11th on the Bruins career kills list and earn her fi rst Pac-10 Player of the Week award. Sather added 12 digs against the Cougars for her team-best 14th double-double of the season and the 51st of her career. The senior is second on the team with 2.74 kills and 3.05 digs per set. During Pac-10 play, she leads the squad with 3.09 kps and is second with 3.43 dps. Sather saw her streaks of six straight double-doubles (Oct. 23- Nov. 13) and 11 double-fi gure kills matches in a row (Oct. 2-Nov. 13) come to an end on Saturday, but she did tally her seventh consecutive double-fi gure digs contest when she had 12. Sather had a season-high 20 digs, which was one shy of a career high, to go along with 14 kills in a win at Stanford on Oct. 31. For her efforts in the Bay Area three weeks ago, she earned UCLA s 60th Pac-10 POW honor and the second this season (Lauren Cook, Sept. 14). The senior also had 20 digs against Oregon on Oct. SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)

3 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE 3 23 and had 16 twice at Nebraska (Sept. 13) and California (Oct. 3). She has produced 18 matches with at least 10 digs, which is second on the team, and has 56 such contests as a Bruin. Sather is fi rst on the squad with 17 double-fi gure kills matches to bring her career total to 86. She has led the Bruins in kills for a match 10 times, registering 16 with a season-best.560 hitting percentage at Washington State (Oct. 17) and 15 against USC (Oct. 9). Along with her recent streak of six in a row, Sather had four straight double-doubles from Sept and Oct She has 1,429 career kills to put her 11th on UCLA s all-time list. LAINEY THE LIBERO Sophomore Lainey Gera extended her streak of 20-plus digs matches to fi ve last weekend, recording 26 against Washington State and 22 against Washington. Gera has surpassed 20 digs 12 times this season and 10 times during Pac-10 play. The sophomore leads the Bruins with 4.72 digs per set, ranking fourth in the Pac-10. Gera set a career high with 28 digs at Washington on Oct. 16, a total she equaled at Stanford on Oct. 31. She also had a 25-dig effort at Nebraska (Sept. 13), 23 in both matches against USC (Oct. 9 and Nov. 6), 22 against BYU (Sept. 10), Stanford (Oct. 2) and Oregon (Oct. 23), 21 at Arizona (Sept. 26) and 20 at California (Oct. 30). Gera has double fi gures in digs in 14 of her last 15, a team-best 23 times this year and 29 times for her career. In addition to her prowess at digging, Gera has chipped in offensively with her serving and setting. The sophomore s 22 service aces put her second on the team. She has at least one in seven of her last 11 matches. Gera s season and career high was three at Pepperdine on Sept. 16. She has also tallied at least fi ve assists in a match nine times, posting a career-high seven at Hawai i (Aug. 30) and at Stanford (Oct. 31). THREAT AT THE NET There is something about playing the Oregon Ducks that brings out the best in Amanda Gil s game. Both of the sophomore s double-doubles have come against the Ducks, including a 14-kill, 10-block effort in this season s fi rst meeting on Oct. 23. Gil, who is fi rst in the Pac-10 and second in the nation in blocks per set at 1.57, recorded her fi rst career double-double on Nov. 1, 2008 in Eugene (13 kills, 11 blocks). Gil has at least fi ve roofs in 18 matches this season and has led the Bruins in that category in 13 consecutive contests. Her 10 blocks against the Ducks are a season high and fi nally got her a double-double after coming close with nine-block contests against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18) and Stanford (Oct. 2). She has produced eight roofs in a match 2009 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 Amanda Gil MB 6-6 SO 1V San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 2 Lauren Cook S 5-7 FR HS Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) 3 Kaitlin Sather OH 6-1 SR 3V Santa Rosa, Calif. (Maria Carrillo HS) 4 Sara Sage MB 6-4 SO 1V Huron, Ohio (Huron HS) 5 Mari Hole OH 6-0 FR HS Oslo, Norway (Berg HS) 6 Lainey Gera DS/L 5-7 SO 1V San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 7 Dicey McGraw OH 5-11 JR 2V Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 8 Katie Camp MB 6-5 SO 1V Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons HS) 9 Terry Soltani S 5-9 JR TR Stevenson Ranch, Calif. (Taft HS/Pierce College) 10 Bojana Todorovic S/DS/OH 5-11 FR HS Irvine, Calif. (University HS) 11 Rachael Kidder OH 6-3 FR HS Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 12 Emily Clements OPP 6-0 SR 2V New Orleans, La. (Isidore Newman School) 13 Stephanie Nucci S 6-2 SO 1V Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) 14 Devon Dykstra DS 5-11 SO TR Hermosa Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS/Colorado) 15 Connor McCracken DS 5-7 FR HS La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) 17 Amber McBenttez DS/L 5-3 SO 1V Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 19 Nikki Casale DS/L 5-9 SO 1V Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton Union HS) 20 Michelle Ketter OH 5-11 FR HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake HS) 24 Kim Dolphin MB 5-10 FR HS San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma HS) Head Coach: Andy Banachowski, 43rd Year (UCLA, 1968) Assistant Head Coach: Kim Jagd, 17th Year (UCLA, 1987) Assistant Coach: Dan Conners, 4th Year (UCLA, 2001) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ryan Wills, 2nd Year (Tulsa, 2008) Director of Volleyball Operations: Mora Kanim, 3rd Year (UCLA, 1988) Women s Volleyball Athletic Trainer: Tina Tubbs, 1st Year (Humboldt State, 2000) three times against Virginia (Sept. 11), Pepperdine (Sept. 16) and California (Oct. 3) and seven six more times against UNLV (Sept. 4), Arizona (Sept. 26), Washington (Oct. 16), Washington State (Oct. 17), Stanford (Oct. 31) and USC (Nov. 6). The sophomore is also tops on the team in hitting percentage at.357. She has swung at a.400 clip or better 10 times. Her season-best total (with at least 10 kills) came against Virginia when she hit.562 with 10 kills and one error in 16 attempts. Gil, who is third on the team with 2.32 kills per set, has 10 double-fi gure kills matches this season and 22 for her career. She had a season-best 16 at USC, hitting.560 for the match. Gil has also chipped in with her defense. She has at least four digs in a match 11 times, including a career-best seven against Nebraska (Sept. 13). WHAT S COOKIN Freshman Lauren Cook tied a career high with 54 assists against Washington State on Friday, the third time she has surpassed the 50-assist mark this season. Cook added 10 digs for her 12th double-double, which ranks second on the squad. The freshman leads the Bruins with assists per set, is third with 19 aces and fourth with 2.39 digs per set. Cook fi rst crossed the 50- assist mark on Oct. 23 against Oregon, when she had 54 with 10 digs. On Oct. 31 at Stanford, Cook posted 50 assists, adding a personal-high 18 digs. The freshman has four other doubledoubles in Pac-10 play against Stanford on Oct. 2 (47 assists, 17 digs), USC on Oct. 9 (47 and 10), Washington on Oct. 16 (47 and 10) and Washington State on Oct. 17 (33 and 10). The freshman had a happy homecoming against Nebraska on Sept. 13, as the Lincoln native had 48 assists and 15 digs in a win over the Huskers. That match concluded an outstanding weekend that saw Cook post three double-doubles to earn Ameritas Players Challenge MVP, AVCA National Player of the Week and Pac-10 POW honors. She began the weekend with 43 assists and 14 digs against BYU (Sept. 10) and had 44 assists and 15 digs versus Virginia (Sept. 11). Cook became just the fi fth Bruin to earn AVCA NPOW accolades, joining Annett Buckner (1994), Kristee Porter (1998), Nellie Spicer (2005) and Nana Meriwether (2006). The double-double streak continued the following week when Cook went for 37 assists and 12 digs at Pepperdine (Sept. 16) and 44 assists and 13 digs at Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18). Besides quarterbacking the offense, Cook has helped the Bruins with her killing, posting four kills or more nine times. She had a seasonhigh six against Virginia, Arizona (Sept. 26) and California (Oct. 30). Cook had a season-high three aces against Cal on Oct. 3 and has at least one ace in six of her last eight matches. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nikki Casale CA-sally Stephanie Nucci NEW-chee Emily Clements CLEM-ents Kaitlin Sather SATH-er Lainey Gera LANE-e GARE-uh Terry Soltani sol-tahn-ee Mari Hole MAR-ee HU-la Bojana Todorovic boy-yawn-uh toe-doe-roe-vitch Amber McBenttez Mc-BEN-tez Andy Banachowski Ban-uh-COW-ski Dicey McGraw DICE-e Kim Jagd JADE 2009 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS Location J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Founded 1919 Enrollment 39,500 Nickname Bruins Colors Blue and Gold Conference Pacifi c-10 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Athletic Director Dan Guerrero Senior Associate A.D./SWA Petrina Long Faculty Athletic Representative Donald Morrison Home Court (Capacity) Pauley Pavilion (4,500) Pauley Pavilion Press Row (310) Head Coach Andy Banachowski (UCLA, 1968), 43rd Year Career Record 1, (.787) Assistant Head Coach Kim Jagd, 17th Year Assistant Coach Dan Conners, 4th Year Volunteer Assistant Coach Ryan Wills, 2nd Year Director of Volleyball Operations Mora Kanim, 3rd Year Women s Volleyball Office Phone (310) Record Pac-10 Record 9-9 (T-5th) 2008 NCAA Finish 2-1 (NCAA Regional Semifi nals) 2008 Final AVCA Ranking 8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/10 Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 + libero Newcomers 9 (7 freshmen, 2 transfers) NCAA Appearances 27 NCAA Postseason Record (.742) All-Time Postseason Record (.807) National Titles Won 6 ( 72, 74, 75, 84, 90, 91) NCAA Championships Won 3 ( 84, 90, 91) Sports Information Director Marc Dellins Women s Volleyball SID James Ybiernas Ybiernas Office Phone (310) Ybiernas Cell Phone (818) Ybiernas jamesy@athletics.ucla.edu Sports Information Fax (310) Website MEDIA GUIDELINES AND POLICIES Credentials: Media and photography credentials for UCLA home matches may be obtained by working press only by contacting Assistant Sports Information Director James Ybiernas at the phone numbers or address above. All requests should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Credentials can be picked up at lower gate two of Pauley Pavilion. Photography: TV and photo credentials entitle video and still photographers to shoot from designated spots on the fl oor. Media members are not allowed to sit between the 10-foot lines on the sport court, but may be seated opposite the benches in the break between the tables if they are on the brown tarp off of the sport court. Flash photography is prohibited. Interviews: All interviews must be arranged through the UCLA Sports Information Offi ce and Assistant Sports Information Director James Ybiernas. Student-athletes have been instructed not to grant any interviews, in person or by telephone, not arranged by the Sports Information Offi ce. Telephone numbers are private and will not be released. Please do not expect student-athletes to be available if you have not made prior arrangements. Players and coaches are available before or after practice depending on availability. Practice is generally from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Pardee Gym at the John Wooden Center. Please contact the Sports Information Offi ce to arrange access into the John Wooden Center. Afternoon interviews will require advance planning. Any photographer planning to attend practice must be cleared in advance by the John Wooden Center staff. If you would like to reach a member of the UCLA women s volleyball team on the road, please contact James Ybiernas. SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)

4 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE 4 DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER, TEAM Tiffany Owens, Arizona Renee Bordelon, Washington State Lauren Cook, UCLA Rachel Rourke, Oregon State Tamari Miyashiro, Washington Alix Klineman, Stanford Janet Okogbaa, Stanford Sonja Newcombe, Oregon Hana Cutura, California Kaitlin Sather, UCLA Hana Cutura, California Lauren Williams, USC PAC-10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL NO. SCHOOL POINTS 1. Washington (9) California (1) Stanford UCLA USC Oregon Arizona Arizona State Oregon State Washington State 19 UCLA RANKINGS IN THE PAC-10 (OVERALL) Digs 1st (16.53) Opponent Hitting Percentage 2nd (.174) Blocks 2nd (2.81) Service Aces 7th (1.03) Kills 7th (13.70) Assists 7th (12.63) Hitting Percentage 8th (.223) UCLA IN THE PAC-10 (CONF. MATCHES ONLY) Opponent Hitting Percentage 1st (.190) Digs 1st (17.70) Blocks 1st (2.90) Service Aces 6th (0.80) Kills 6th (13.81) Assists 6th (13.04) Hitting Percentage 7th (.206) BRUINS IN THE PAC-10 TOP 10 (OVERALL) (Players Must Have Played in at Least 66.7% of Team s Sets) Blocks Per Set 1. Amanda Gil 1.57 Digs Per Set 4. Lainey Gera 4.72 Hitting Percentage 4. Amanda Gil.357 Assists Per Set 7. Lauren Cook Service Aces Per Set 10. Bojana Todorovic 0.24 BRUINS IN THE PAC-10 (CONF. MATCHES ONLY) (Players Must Have Played in at Least 66.7% of Team s Sets) Blocks Per Set 1. Amanda Gil 1.67 Digs Per Set 2. Lainey Gera Kaitlin Sather 3.43 Hitting Percentage 6. Amanda Gil.321 Assists Per Set 7. Lauren Cook PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N #4 Washington #6 Stanford #7 UCLA #11 California #19 Arizona #18 Oregon #15 USC Washington State Arizona State Oregon State THIS WEEK IN THE PAC-10 Tuesday, Nov. 17 Eastern Washington at Washington State 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 #7 UCLA at Oregon State 1 7 p.m. #6 Stanford at #19 Arizona 1 6 p.m. #11 California at Arizona State 1 6:30 p.m. #15 USC at #18 Oregon 1 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 #7 UCLA at #18 Oregon 1 8 p.m. #6 Stanford at Arizona State 1 7 p.m. Washington State at #4 Washington 1 7 p.m. #15 USC at Oregon State 1 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 #11 California at #19 Arizona 1 12 p.m. 1 - Pacifi c-10 Conference Matches, All Times Pacifi c QUICK DRAW McGRAW After posting only four double-doubles in her fi rst two years in Westwood, junior Dicey McGraw already has seven this season after recording her third in a row last Friday against Washington State. McGraw had 12 kills and 10 digs against the Cougars after posting 12 kills and 15 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) and 15 kills and 11 digs at USC (Nov. 6). Her fi rst three double-doubles during Pac- 10 play came consecutively, as she had 13 kills and 11 digs at ASU (Sept. 25), a career-high 20 kills and 15 digs against Arizona (Sept. 26) and 14 kills and 10 digs versus Stanford (Oct. 2). The team leader in kills per set at 3.10, McGraw has 15 double-fi gure kills matches this season and 46 for her career. She has led the Bruins in kills in a match 11 times. Including her career effort against Arizona, the junior has broken the 15-kill threshold four other times against Nebraska (18, Sept. 13), BYU (17, Sept. 10), Loyola Marymount (16, Sept. 5) and USC. In the match with BYU, she added 12 digs for her fi rst double-double. McGraw has nine double-fi gure digs matches and is fi fth on the team with 2.01 digs per set. The junior has set or tied seven career highs this year. She had a personal-best three aces and 22.5 points at Nebraska and hit.500 against Santa Clara on Aug. 28. McGraw also had a career high seven block assists and eight total blocks against Oregon (Oct. 23) and tied a personal best with two blocks solos against LMU. BO KNOWS VOLLEYBALL Freshman Bojana Todorovic has produced 15 digs in three straight matches and has climbed to third on the team with 2.46 digs per set. Todorovic has 11 double-fi gure digs matches, with nine of them coming during Pac-10 play, where she is averaging 2.81 dps. She had fi ve in a row from Oct and has four straight after a 10-dig effort at Stanford (Oct. 31) and a trio of 15-dig contests against USC (Nov. 6) and the Washington schools last weekend. Todorovic has three double-doubles. Her fi rst came on Oct. 3 against Cal when she had a season-high 14 kills and 13 digs. The freshman s second double-double was at Washington on Oct. 16 when she posted 10 kills and 11 digs, adding another on Oct. 31 when she had 14 kills to go along with 10 digs at Stanford. Todorovic s career high in digs was 16 against Fordham on Sept. 19. Offensively, she has at least 10 kills in fi ve contests and is averaging 1.57 kills per set and 2.09 kps in Pac-10 action. Along with her three double-double matches, the freshman had 11 at Arizona State on Sept. 25 and 10 at Nebraska on Sept. 13. Todorovic leads the squad with 24 aces. She had a season-best four at Pepperdine on Sept. 16 and added three against Fordham. Todorovic has also stepped up her blocking of late, recording 25 in her last 12 after notching only four in her initial 15 contests. LAST WEEK IN THE PAC-10 Friday, Nov. 13 #6 UCLA d. #25 Washington St., 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 23-25, 25-23) 1 #18 Arizona d. Arizona State, 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) 1 #17 USC d. #4 Washington, 3-2 (25-18, 24-26, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13) 1 #7 Stanford d. #16 Oregon, 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-23) 1 #12 California d. Oregon St., 3-1 (25-14, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20) 1 Saturday, Nov. 14 #4 Washington d. #6 UCLA, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) 1 #17 USC d. #25 Washington St., 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 28-26, 25-16) 1 #7 Stanford d. Oregon State, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-19) 1 Sunday, Nov. 15 #12 California d. #16 Oregon, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16) Pacifi c-10 Conference Matches Home Teams Underlined CAMPING SEASON Sophomore Katie Camp registered a season-best seven blocks on Oct. 23 against Oregon and has been very steady at the net with at least three blocks in nine of her last 11 matches. She is second on the team with 0.90 blocks per set. The sophomore has produced at least fi ve blocks in a match fi ve times, tallying six at Washington State (Oct. 17) and fi ve apiece against Nebraska (Sept. 13), Fordham (Sept. 19) and Long Beach State (Sept. 19). On offense, Camp recorded her fi rst two double-fi gure kills matches this season against Stanford (11, Oct. 2) and Cal (10, Oct. 3) and is fi fth with 1.81 kills per set. The sophomore has at least fi ve kills in 10 of her last 11. Camp also ranks third in hitting at.291. She has hit at least.400 in a contest fi ve times. SAGE WISDOM FOR THIS SOPHOMORE Sophomore Sara Sage has provided some solid contribution for the Bruins of late, improving on her season average with 1.53 kills and 0.89 blocks per set over the last fi ve matches. Sage had a career night against Cal on Oct. 30, recording 11 kills,.471 hitting and 13.5 points. She also posted seven kills and tied a career high with six blocks the next night at Stanford. On Friday, Sage had seven kills and a.545 percentage against Washington State. The sophomore is averaging 0.98 kps and 0.70 bps this season. FROM NORWAY TO WESTWOOD Freshman Mari Hole came off the bench Saturday against Washington to lead the Bruins in kills with seven. It marked the sixth time in her last nine matches that Hole had at least four kills. The freshman, who is fourth on the team with 1.83 kills per set, tied a career high with 12 at Washington on Oct. 16. She has four double-fi gure kills matches, posting 12 against Virginia (Sept. 11) and 10 against UNLV (Sept. 4) and Fordham (Sept. 19). MAKING IT COUNT Freshman Rachael Kidder has made the most of her opportunities this season and that was no more evident on Oct. 31 at Stanford. Kidder, who comes in as a blocking sub for Lauren Cook, became a huge part of the Bruins rally at the end of the opening set against the Cardinal. Down 18-14, UCLA earned a sideout, brought in Kidder and then reeled off 10 straight points to win the set. She had a hand in four of the points on three kills and a combo block. She fi nished the match with four kills in nine swings with a pair of roofs. Kidder had a career-high six blocks twice against Fordham (Sept. 19) and Oregon (Oct. 23) and is averaging 0.45 bps, recording at least one roof in 10 of her last 11 matches. She has at least four kills in a match fi ve times, tallying a season-high eight against Virginia (Sept. 11), and is averaging 0.54 kps. SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)

5 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE UCLA Women's Volleyball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009) All matches Overall record: 20-7 Conf: 10-4 Home: 5-2 Away: 8-4 Neutral: 7-1 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 7 McGraw, Dicey Sather, Kaitlin Gil, Amanda Hole, Mari Camp, Katie Todorovic, Bojana Sage, Sara Cook, Lauren Clements, Emily Kidder, Rachael Nucci, Stephanie Gera, Lainey McBenttez, Amber Soltani, Terry Dykstra, Devon Ketter, Michelle Casale, Nikki UCLA Opponents Team Statistics UCLA 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 A s s is t s / S et SERVE Ac es Errors Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 7/ /3325 Neutral site #/Avg 8/2871 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 28 vs #25 Santa Clara W ,25-16, !Aug 29 vs Western Michigan W ,25-14, !Aug 30 at #7 Hawai'i L ,18-25, at UNLV W ,25-17, vs Loyola Marymount W ,25-23, vs Idaho W ,25-21, #Sep 10 vs BYU W ,25-11,23-25, #Sep 11 vs Virginia W ,23-25,25-14, #Sep 13 at #5 Nebraska W ,25-17,25-22,24-26, Sep 16 at #25 Pepperdine W ,25-14,25-15, $Sep 18 at Cal State Fullerton L ,25-15,20-25,25-18, $Sep 19 vs Fordham W ,25-14, $Sep 19 vs Long Beach State L ,16-25, *Sep 25 at Arizona State L ,22-25, *Sep 26 at #19 Arizona W ,27-25,25-14, *Oct 02 #11 STANFORD L ,20-25,21-25, *Oct 03 #9 CALIFORNIA W ,25-19,22-25, *Oct 09 #13 USC W ,25-20, *Oct 16 at #4 Washington L ,24-26,26-24, *Oct 17 at Washington State W ,26-24, *Oct 23 #12 OREGON W ,25-18,22-25,22-25, *Oct 24 OREGON STATE W ,25-22, *Oct 30 at #14 California W ,25-20,16-25, *Oct 31 at #4 Stanford W ,34-32,19-25,21-25, *Nov 06 at #17 USC W ,14-25,25-16,17-25, *Nov 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W ,25-14,23-25, *Nov 14 #4 WASHINGTON L ,18-25, * - Pacific-10 Conference Matches! - Chevron Rainbow Wahine - Alexis Park Classic # - Ameritas Players Challenge $ - Brea Embassy Suites Fullerton Classic Record in 3-set matches:9-4 Record in 4-set matches:7-2 Record in 5-set matches:4-1 SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)

6 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE UCLA Women's Volleyball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2009) Conference 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 3 Sather, Kaitlin McGraw, Dicey Gil, Amanda Todorovic, Bojana Camp, Katie Hole, Mari Sage, Sara Cook, Lauren Kidder, Rachael Gera, Lainey Clements, Emily McBenttez, Amber TEAM UCLA Opponents Team Statistics UCLA 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 A s s is t s / S et SERVE Ac es Errors Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 7 15 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1682 7/2370 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 25 at Arizona State L ,22-25, *Sep 26 at #19 Arizona W ,27-25,25-14, *Oct 02 #11 STANFORD L ,20-25,21-25, *Oct 03 #9 CALIFORNIA W ,25-19,22-25, *Oct 09 #13 USC W ,25-20, *Oct 16 at #4 Washington L ,24-26,26-24, *Oct 17 at Washington State W ,26-24, *Oct 23 #12 OREGON W ,25-18,22-25,22-25, *Oct 24 OREGON STATE W ,25-22, *Oct 30 at #14 California W ,25-20,16-25, *Oct 31 at #4 Stanford W ,34-32,19-25,21-25, *Nov 06 at #17 USC W ,14-25,25-16,17-25, *Nov 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W ,25-14,23-25, *Nov 14 #4 WASHINGTON L ,18-25, * - Pacific-10 Conference Matches! - Chevron Rainbow Wahine - Alexis Park Classic # - Ameritas Players Challenge $ - Brea Embassy Suites Fullerton Classic Record in 3-set matches: 3-2 Record in 4-set matches: 4-2 Record in 5-set matches: 3-0 SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)

7 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS DATE OPPONENT RESULT KILLS ASSISTS SERVICE ACES DIGS BLOCKS POINTS Aug. 28 vs. #25 Santa Clara W, 3-0 McGraw 12 Cook 27 Cook 2 Todorovic 7 Cook 4 McGraw 14.0 Aug. 29 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-0 Sather 10 Cook 34 Todorovic 2 Gera 14 Gil 5 Sather 12.0 Aug. 30 at #7 Hawai i L, 0-3 McGraw 12 Cook 31 Todorovic 1 Gera 14 Gil 6 McGraw 13.5 Sept. 4 at UNLV W, 3-0 Hole 10 Cook 31 Cook/Gera/Gil/McGraw 1 Gera 9 Gil 7 Gil 13.0 Sept. 5 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 3-0 McGraw 16 Cook 30 Gera/Gil/Hole/Todorovic 1 Sather 13 Gil 6 McGraw 18.0 Sept. 5 vs. Idaho W, 3-0 Sather 10 Cook 32 Gera 2 Gera 13 Gil/Sage 4 Gil 11.5 Sept. 10 vs. BYU W, 3-1 McGraw 17 Cook 43 Gera 2 Gera 22 Camp 4 McGraw 17.0 Sept. 11 vs. Virginia W, 3-1 Sather 13 Cook 44 Cook 1 Gera 16 Gil 8 Sather 15.5 Sept. 13 at #5 Nebraska W, 3-2 McGraw 18 Cook 48 McGraw 3 Gera 25 Camp 5 McGraw 22.5 Sept. 16 at #25 Pepperdine W, 3-1 Sather 12 Cook 37 Todorovic 4 Gera 18 Gil 8 Gil/Sather 15.0 Sept. 18 at Cal State Fullerton L, 2-3 Gil 11 Cook 44 Todorovic 2 Gera 17 Gil 9 Gil 16.5 Sept. 19 vs. Fordham W, 3-0 McGraw 12 Nucci 30 Kidder 4 Todorovic 16 Kidder/Sage 6 Kidder 14.0 Sept. 19 vs. Long Beach State L, 0-3 McGraw 9 Cook 23 Cook/Gera/Gil/McGraw/Todorovic 1 Gera 12 Camp 5 McGraw 11.0 Sept. 25 at Arizona State L, 0-3 McGraw 13 Cook 30 Sather 1 Gera 15 Camp 2 McGraw 13.0 Sept. 26 at #19 Arizona W, 3-1 McGraw 20 Cook 43 Gera/Todorovic 2 Gera 21 Gil 7 McGraw 22.0 OCT. 2 #11 STANFORD L, 1-3 MCGRAW 14 COOK 47 COOK/MCGRAW 1 GERA 22 GIL 9 MCGRAW 18.0 OCT. 3 #9 CALIFORNIA W, 3-1 TODOROVIC 14 COOK 44 COOK 3 SATHER 16 GIL 8 TODOROVIC 16.5 OCT. 9 #13 USC W, 3-0 SATHER 15 COOK 47 GERA/MCGRAW 1 GERA 23 GIL 4 SATHER 16.5 Oct. 16 at #4 Washington L, 1-3 Hole 12 Cook 47 Gera/Todorovic 1 Gera 28 Gil 7 Hole 13.5 Oct. 17 at Washington State W, 3-0 Sather 16 Cook 33 Cook/Gera 2 Todorovic 11 Gil 7 Sather 19.0 OCT. 23 #12 OREGON W, 3-2 GIL/MCGRAW 14 COOK 54 GERA 2 GERA 22 GIL 10 GIL 19.0 OCT. 24 OREGON STATE W, 3-0 SATHER 11 COOK 28 COOK 2 GERA 17 GIL 6 SATHER 11.5 Oct. 30 at #14 California W, 3-1 Sage/Sather 11 Cook 39 Todorovic 2 Gera 20 Gil 6 Sage 13.5 Oct. 31 at #4 Stanford W, 3-2 Sather 14/Todorovic 14 Cook 50 Hole 2 Gera 28 Gil 7 Todorovic 17.5 Nov. 6 at #17 USC W, 3-2 Gil 16 Cook 46 Cook 1 Gera 23 Gil 7 Gil 20.0 NOV. 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W, 3-1 SATHER 19 COOK 54 NONE GERA 26 GIL 5 SATHER 20.5 NOV. 14 #4 WASHINGTON L, 0-3 HOLE 7 COOK 28 NONE GERA 22 GIL 4 GIL 8.0 Nov. 20 at Oregon State Nov. 21 at #18 Oregon NOV. 27 ARIZONA NOV. 28 ARIZONA STATE Team Leader in Kills: Dicey McGraw 11, Kaitlin Sather 10, Amanda Gil 3, Mari Hole 3, Bojana Todorovic 2, Sara Sage 1. Team Leader in Assists: Lauren Cook 26, Stephanie Nucci 1. Team Leader in Service Aces: Lainey Gera 10, Lauren Cook 9, Bojana Todorovic 9, Dicey McGraw 5, Amanda Gil 3, Mari Hole 2, Rachael Kidder 1, Kaitlin Sather 1. Team Leader in Digs: Lainey Gera 22, Bojana Todorovic 3, Kaitlin Sather 2. Team Leader in Blocks: Amanda Gil 21, Katie Camp 4, Sara Sage 2, Lauren Cook 1, Rachael Kidder 1. Team Leader in Points: Dicey McGraw 9, Amanda Gil 7, Kaitlin Sather 7, Mari Hole 1, Rachael Kidder 1, Bojana Todorovic 2, Sara Sage UCLA RECORD... Overall: 20-7 At Home: 5-2 On Road: 8-4 At Neutral Sites: 7-1 vs. Pac-10: 10-4 vs. Pac-10 at Home: 5-2 vs. Pac-10 on Road: 5-2 vs. 08 NCAA Tournament Teams: 10-5 vs. Ranked Teams: 11-4 In Three Sets: 9-4 In Four Sets: 7-2 In Five Sets: 4-1 On Wednesday: 1-0 On Thursday: 1-0 On Friday: 8-4 On Saturday: 9-2 On Sunday: 1-1 When Winning Set 1: 17-1 When Losing Set 1: 3-6 When Winning Set 2: 18-1 When Losing Set 2: 2-6 When Winning Set 3: 14-2 When Losing Set 3: 6-5 When Winning Set 4: 7-2 When Losing Set 4: 4-1 In Set 5: 4-1 Leading in Kills: 16-1 Trailing in Kills: 3-6 Tied in Kills: 1-0 Leading in Errors: 5-5 Trailing in Errors: 14-2 Tied in Errors: 1-0 Leading in Hitting Pct: 17-1 Trailing in Hitting Pct: 3-6 Hitting.300 or Better: 2-0 Hitting : 8-0 Hitting : 9-1 Hitting : 1-2 Hitting.149 or Below: 0-4 Opponent Hits.300 or Better: 0-1 Opponent Hits : 1-0 Opponent Hits : 3-6 Opponent Hits : 5-0 Opponent Hits.149 or Below: 11-0 Leading in Service Aces: 14-2 Trailing in Service Aces: 5-5 Tied in Service Aces: 1-0 Leading in Digs: 16-3 Trailing in Digs: 4-4 Tied in Digs: 0-0 Leading in Blocks: 14-3 Trailing in Blocks: 4-3 Tied in Blocks: ATTENDANCE DATES TOTAL AVG Home: 7 11,776 1,682 Road: 12 39,897 3,325 Neutral: 8 22,965 2,871 Pac-10 Total: 14 28,367 2,026 Pac-10 Home: 7 11,776 1,682 Pac-10 Road: 7 16,591 2,370 Overall Total: 27 74,638 2, DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2009 MISCELLANEOUS STATS Kaitlin Sather (Season: 14; Career: 51) 19 kills, 12 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 11 kills, 13 digs at USC (Nov. 6) 14 kills, 20 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) 11 kills, 12 digs at California (Oct. 30) 11 kills, 12 digs vs. Oregon State (Oct. 24) 13 kills, 20 digs vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 11 k-13 d at Wash. (Oct. 16); 15 k-15 d vs. USC (Oct. 9) 13 k-16 d vs. Cal (Oct. 3); 13 k-10 d vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 13 k-16 d at Neb. (Sept. 13); 12 k-12 d at Pep. (Sept. 16) 12 k-12 d vs. BYU (Sept. 10); 13 k-13 d vs. Virg. (Sept. 11) Lauren Cook (Season: 12; Career: 12) 54 assists, 10 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 50 assists, 18 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) 54 assists, 10 digs vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 33 a-10 d at WSU (Oct. 17); 47 a-10 d at Wash. (Oct. 16) 47 a-10 d vs. USC (Oct. 9); 47 a-17 d vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 44 a-13 d at CSF (Sept. 18); 37 a-12 d at Pep. (Sept. 16) 48 a-15 d at Neb. (9/13); 44 a-15 d vs. VA (9/11); 43 a-14 d vs. BYU (9/10) Dicey McGraw (Season: 7; Career: 11) 12 kills, 10 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 15 kills, 11 digs at USC (Nov. 6) 12 kills, 15 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) 14 kills, 10 digs vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 20 kills, 15 digs at Arizona (Sept. 26) 13 k-11 d at ASU (Sept. 25); 17 k-12 d vs. BYU (Sept. 10) Bojana Todorovic (Season: 3; Career: 3) 14 kills, 10 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) 10 kills, 11 digs at Washington (Oct. 16) 14 kills, 13 digs vs. California (Oct. 3) Amanda Gil (Season: 1; Career: 2) 14 kills, 10 blocks vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) Double-Figure Kills Season/Career Kaitlin Sather 17/86 Dicey McGraw 15/46 Amanda Gil 10/22 Bojana Todorovic 5/5 Mari Hole 4/4 Katie Camp 2/12 Sara Sage 1/1 Emily Clements 0/3 Double-Figure Digs Season/Career Lainey Gera 23/29 Kaitlin Sather 18/56 Lauren Cook 12/12 Bojana Todorovic 11/11 Dicey McGraw 9/13 Mari Hole 1/1 Three Aces or More Matches Bojana Todorovic 2 Lauren Cook 1 Lainey Gera 1 Rachael Kidder 1 Dicey McGraw 1 Five Blocks or More Matches Amanda Gil 18 Katie Camp 5 Sara Sage 3 Kaitlin Sather 3 Rachael Kidder 2 Dicey McGraw 2 Bojana Todorovic 2 SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)

8 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM MATCH HIGHS INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC TEAM.562 ( ), Amanda Gil vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) HITTING PERCENTAGE (K-E-TA) (MIN. 10 KILLS).426, vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29).560 ( ), Kaitlin Sather at Washington State (Oct. 17) and Amanda Gil ( ) at USC (Nov. 6).317, vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) 20, Dicey McGraw at Arizona (Sept. 26) KILLS 69, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 19, Kaitlin Sather vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 69, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 16, Dicey McGraw vs. Loyola Marymount (Sept. 5) KILLS (3 SETS) 55, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 16, Kaitlin Sather at Washington State (Oct. 17) 48, vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29) 20, Dicey McGraw at Arizona (Sept. 26) KILLS (4 SETS) 66, vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) 19, Kaitlin Sather vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 63, vs. BYU (Sept. 10) and vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 18, Dicey McGraw at Nebraska (Sept. 13) KILLS (5 SETS) 69, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 16, Amanda Gil at USC (Nov. 6) 69, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 55, Kaitlin Sather at Stanford (Oct. 31) TOTAL ATTACKS 206, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 46, Dicey McGraw vs. BYU (Sept. 10) and at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 190, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 41, Dicey McGraw vs. Loyola Marymount (Sept. 5) TOTAL ATTACKS (3 SETS) 139, vs. Washington (Nov. 14) 39, Kaitlin Sather vs. USC (Oct. 9) 136, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 46, Dicey McGraw vs. BYU (Sept. 10) TOTAL ATTACKS (4 SETS) 172, at Washington (Oct. 16) 44, Kaitlin Sather vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 163, vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 55, Kaitlin Sather at Stanford (Oct. 31) TOTAL ATTACKS (5 SETS) 206, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 46, Dicey McGraw at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 190, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) ASSISTS 67, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 65, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 47, Lauren Cook vs. USC (Oct. 9) ASSISTS (3 SETS) 54, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 34, Lauren Cook vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29) 46, vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) ASSISTS (4 SETS) 61, vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 47, Lauren Cook vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) and at Washington (Oct. 16) 58, vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) ASSISTS (5 SETS) 67, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 50, Lauren Cook at Stanford (Oct. 31) 65, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 28, Lainey Gera at Washington (Oct. 16) DIGS 99, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 28, Lainey Gera at Stanford (Oct. 31) 87, vs. BYU (Sept. 10) 23, Lainey Gera vs. USC (Oct. 9) DIGS (3 SETS) 73, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 22, Lainey Gera vs. Washington (Nov. 14) 70, vs. Washington (Nov. 14) 28, Lainey Gera at Washington (Oct. 16) DIGS (4 SETS) 87, vs. BYU (Sept. 10) 26, Lainey Gera vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 77, at Washington (Oct. 16) and vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 28, Lainey Gera at Stanford (Oct. 31) DIGS (5 SETS) 99, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 25, Lainey Gera at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 80, at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 4, Bojana Todorovic at Pepperdine (Sept. 16) SERVICE ACES 10, at Pepperdine (Sept. 16) 4, Rachael Kidder vs. Fordham (Sept. 19) 10, vs. Fordham (Sept. 19) 10 (0-10), Amanda Gil vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 18.5, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 9 (2-7), Amanda Gil at Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18) and (1-8) vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 16.0, vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH COMPARISON (UCLA/OPP) DATE OPPONENT RESULT K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TOT BHE Aug. 28 vs. #25 Santa Clara W, /33 16/20 80/87.262/ /32 6/1 5/11 1/6 26/23 1/0 14/16 1/0 8.0/8.0 0/0 Aug. 29 vs. Western Michigan W, /27 8/16 94/98.426/ /25 4/1 9/7 1/4 48/30 3/0 14/4 0/0 10.0/2.0 0/0 Aug. 30 at #7 Hawai i L, /46 20/21 113/ / /45 1/5 3/2 5/1 34/47 2/2 14/15 2/3 9.0/9.5 1/0 Sept. 4 at UNLV W, /30 11/24 102/98.284/ /29 4/1 5/2 1/4 37/42 4/0 14/2 1/0 11.0/1.0 1/3 Sept. 5 vs. Loyola Marymount W, /35 17/22 116/ / /31 4/2 3/7 2/4 58/51 2/0 14/9 3/2 9.0/4.5 0/1 Sept. 5 vs. Idaho W, /37 16/24 115/ / /36 3/3 2/4 3/3 41/47 2/1 18/10 1/2 11.0/6.0 1/1 Sept. 10 vs. BYU W, /29 33/22 144/ / /24 3/2 2/7 2/3 87/42 2/0 8/32 2/2 6.0/16.0 0/2 Sept. 11 vs. Virginia W, /39 20/24 145/ / /37 1/5 6/4 5/1 71/53 2/1 17/15 5/3 10.5/8.5 0/2 Sept. 13 at #5 Nebraska W, /57 30/26 173/ / /52 4/3 6/9 3/4 80/70 1/4 12/20 5/3 7.0/14.0 1/1 Sept. 16 at #25 Pepperdine W, /53 15/22 141/ / /52 10/2 4/13 2/10 66/61 3/0 17/12 3/2 11.5/6.0 1/1 Sept. 18 at Cal State Fullerton L, /66 17/31 147/ / /65 5/9 4/17 9/5 64/68 2/0 23/10 8/3 13.5/5.0 0/0 Sept. 19 vs. Fordham W, /26 15/18 105/97.267/ /25 10/1 8/5 1/10 45/40 2/0 18/2 0/0 11.0/1.0 0/0 Sept. 19 vs. Long Beach State L, /52 18/9 108/ / /47 5/2 1/3 2/5 40/55 1/1 12/4 4/2 7.0/3.0 1/1 Sept. 25 at Arizona State L, /38 24/12 130/ / /35 1/7 3/5 7/1 58/56 0/2 4/20 0/0 2.0/12.0 2/1 Sept. 26 at #19 Arizona W, /45 14/29 137/ / /40 6/7 7/5 7/6 66/52 3/2 16/8 3/4 11.0/6.0 0/0 OCT. 2 #11 STANFORD L, /57 33/25 161/ / /52 2/1 4/3 1/2 70/68 2/9 24/10 1/1 14.0/14.0 0/0 OCT, 3 #9 CALIFORNIA W, /55 23/20 145/ / /52 6/2 6/10 2/6 57/52 2/5 20/10 3/2 12.0/10.0 0/3 OCT. 9 #13 USC W, /42 19/13 136/ / /41 2/1 5/5 1/2 73/59 0/4 15/14 0/1 7.5/11.0 0/1 Oct. 16 at #4 Washington L, /57 28/19 172/ / /56 2/8 5/10 8/2 77/76 0/3 20/10 1/3 10.0/8.0 0/0 Oct. 17 at Washington State W, /26 16/23 97/98.289/ /24 6/2 4/3 2/6 43/34 2/3 24/10 1/1 14.0/8.0 0/0 OCT. 23 #12 OREGON W, /65 28/31 190/ / /64 3/1 5/3 1/3 78/81 1/4 35/19 3/1 18.5/13.5 1/3 OCT. 24 OREGON STATE W, /37 13/20 117/ / /34 4/1 5/9 1/4 63/56 1/0 16/14 3/1 9.0/7.0 1/1 Oct. 30 at #14 California W, /54 23/23 134/ / /51 5/2 5/11 2/5 56/53 1/2 20/22 2/3 11.0/13.0 0/0 Oct. 31 at #4 Stanford W, /70 27/26 206/ / /67 5/7 6/13 7/5 99/93 0/4 26/18 2/4 13.0/13.0 1/1 Nov. 6 at #17 USC W, /67 25/32 164/ / /63 1/2 0/4 2/1 69/77 1/6 23/10 2/0 12.5/11.0 1/3 NOV. 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W, /59 21/29 163/ / /56 0/2 1/4 2/0 77/69 6/5 20/16 2/1 16.0/13.0 0/2 NOV. 14 #4 WASHINGTON L, /48 21/13 139/ / /46 0/3 2/9 3/0 70/73 0/0 12/21 1/0 6.0/10.5 1/0 Nov. 20 at Oregon State Nov. 21 at #18 Oregon NOV. 27 ARIZONA NOV. 28 ARIZONA STATE SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)

9 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE 9 ANDY BANACHOWSKI HEAD COACH 43RD YEAR UCLA, 1968 RECORD: 1, YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR RECORD CONF. POSTSEASON No Records Kept No Records Kept No Records Kept (1st) (3rd) (4th) (3rd) 8-0 (1st) (1st) 8-0 (1st) (2nd) 6-2 (2nd) (2nd) 7-1 (3rd) (1st) 7-1 (2nd) (2nd) 6-1 (3rd) (2nd) 5-2 (4th) (2nd) 3-1 (2nd) (5th) 2-1 (T-5th) (1st) 3-1 (2nd) (2nd) 4-0 (1st) (2nd) 2-2 (4th) (1st) (2nd) 1-1 (T-9th) (1st) 3-1 (T-3rd) (1st) 3-1 (T-3rd) (1st) 5-0 (1st) (2nd) 5-0 (1st) (1st) 4-1 (2nd) (1st) 2-1 (T-5th) (2nd) 4-1 (2nd) (T-2nd) 2-1 (T-5th) (6th) None (6th) (3rd) (T-1st) 3-1 (T-5th) (3rd) 3-1 (T-5th) (4th) 3-1 (T-5th) (T-5th) (T-3rd) 3-1 (T-5th) (T-4th) 3-1 (T-5th) (T-5th) 2-1 (T-9th) (T-2nd) 4-1 (T-3rd) (T-5th) 3-1 (T-5th) (T-5th) 2-1 (T-9th) TOT 1, (.787) (.753) (.807) NCAA (.774) (.743) PAC (.752) Conference Affiliation: SCWIAC Western Collegiate Athletic Association 1985 PacWest Conference Pacifi c-10 Conference National Affiliation: DGWS AIAW NCAA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Record: 1, (.787) Seasons at UCLA: 43rd in 2009 National Championships Won: 6 DGWS: 1971 AIAW: 1974, 1975 NCAA: 1984, 1990, 1991 Conference Titles Won: 10 SCWIAC: 1975 WCAA: 1978, 1983 Pac-10: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999 Postseason Appearances: 41 (NCAA - 27) Postseason Record: (.807) NCAA Postseason Record: (.743) National Top-Four Finishes: 22 (NCAA - 11) 30-Win Seasons: 16 U.S. National Team Members: 22 Olympians: 13 (5 indoor, 8 beach) Professional Beach Players: 27 AVCA All-Americans: 40 Volleyball Monthly/Magazine All-Americans: 50 All-Pacific Region Honorees: 46 All-Conference Honorees: 93 All-Pacific-10 Conference Honorees: 79 Pac-10 Players of the Year: 5 All-NCAA Tournament Honorees: 18 Honda Award Winners: 3 HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS AVCA National Coach of the Year: 2 ( 89, 06) Volleyball Monthly/Magazine Coach of the Year: 5 AVCA Pacific Region COY: 5 ( 89, 92, 93, 98, 06) Pac-10 Conference COY: 5 ( 88, 89, 93, 94, 98) USA Volleyball Jr. National Team Head Coach ( 07) USA Volleyball s All-Time Great Coach Award George L. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award Volleyball Hall of Fame Inductee (1997) USA Volleyball Advisor AVCA Founders Award Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball Serra High School Hall of Fame Inductee San Mateo County Hall of Fame Inductee National Polish-American Sports HOF Inductee Andy Banachowski begins his 43rd year as the head coach of the Bruins women s volleyball program in Banachowski and UCLA women s volleyball have been synonymous since the program s inception in He has directed the Bruins for all but two of those seasons, the and campaigns which directly followed his graduation. In 2008, Banachowski guided the Bruins to their 10th consecutive 20-win season and sixth straight trip to the NCAA Regionals. The six straight Regional berths are tied with Penn State for the second-most consecutive appearances into the second weekend of the postseason, trailing only Nebraska s 15 in a row. Last year, UCLA posted a overall record and tied for fi fth in the Pacifi c-10 Conference. The Bruins had a pair of All-Americans in Jessica Fine and Nellie Spicer, who earned fi rst-team honors for the third straight year. Both Fine and Spicer were named All-Pacifi c Region and All-Pac-10. Joining the duo on the All-Pac-10 Team were Ali Daley and Amanda Gil, who was named Pac-10 and Pacifi c Region Freshman of the Year. Three years ago, Banachowski led the Bruins to their fi rst Final Four appearance and 30-win season since UCLA won its first 20 matches of the year and breezed through the fi rst four rounds of the NCAA Tournament with four straight three-game sweeps. Following the 2006 season, Banachowski was honored as the Tachikara/AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year, the second time he has been named Coach of the Year, with the other coming in He also received Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year honors for the fi fth time and AVCA Pacifi c Region COY accolades for the fi fth time (1989, 92, 93, 98). On fi ve occasions, Banachowski has been named Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year (1988, 89, 93, 94, 98). Banachowski has coached at least one All-American in each of the last fi ve seasons, including three in 2006 with fi rst-teamers Nana Meriwether and Spicer and third-teamer Katie Carter. In 2006, Meriwether became the fi rst player in Division I history to lead the nation in two statistical categories, fi nishing fi rst in hitting percentage and blocks per game. UCLA women s volleyball has earned 40 AVCA All-American honors, to go with 50 Under Armour/Volleyball Magazine All-American awards. Banachowski has also coached players to numerous other awards, including 46 All-Pacifi c Region honors, 93 All-Conference awards, fi ve Pac-10 Players of the Year and the National Player of the Year in 1992 (Natalie Williams). Eighteen Bruins have earned All-NCAA Tournament accolades, including Williams, who was named Most Outstanding Player in both 1990 and Williams also won two Honda Awards under Banachowski s tutelage in 1992 and 93, with Liz Masakayan earning the honor in The Bruins have won six national championships over Banachowski s tenure, winning the program s fi rst title in 1972 while affi liated with the Division of Girls and Women s Sports (DGWS). In 1974 and 1975, UCLA combined for a record of 60-4, winning back-to-back Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championships. Since 1981 when the NCAA began sponsoring women s sports, the Bruins have appeared in 11 Final Fours, winning championships in 1984, 1990 and 1991 and earning runner-up fi nishes in 1981, 1983, 1992 and Banachowski has more victories than any other collegiate volleyball coach in history, with the exception of UCLA men s volleyball coach Al Scates. Banachowski enters the 2009 season on the verge of his 1,100th victory with a 1, overall record (.787 winning percentage). On Nov. 12, 2005, Banachowski became the fi rst Division I women s coach to reach 1,000 career victories when the Bruins handed eventual national champion Washington its only loss of the season in a fi ve-game thriller at Pauley Pavilion. In February 2007, Banachowski was named head coach of USA Volleyball s Junior National Team. That July, he guided Team USA to a fourth-place fi nish at the FIVB U-20 Junior World Championships, the best-ever fi nish for the United States in that tournament. Banachowski has been involved with the U.S. Olympic Team as a coach many times. He is a former advisor with the U.S. National Team, helping teams during the 1990 Goodwill Games, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, the 1995 Pan-American Games in Argentina and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Additionally, he coached the West Team in the 1986 Olympic Festival. In 1993, Banachowski was the head coach of the U.S. World University Games squad, a group which achieved the highest American fi nish in WUG history, earning a silver medal in Buffalo. N.Y. A total of 22 former Bruins have trained with the U.S. National Team following their UCLA careers. The group includes fi ve indoor and eight beach Olympians. The beach team of former Bruins Annett (Buckner) Davis and Jenny (Johnson) Jordan, as well as former Bruin Holly McPeak, comprised three of the four members of the U.S. Beach Volleyball Team for the Sydney Olympics in Additionally, Elisabeth Bachman was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team (indoor) for the Athens Games. On the beach in `04, a team of former Bruins (McPeak and Elaine Youngs) won a bronze medal with Masakayan as their coach. Youngs (with partner Nicole Branagh) returned to the Beijing Games in 2008 with Masakayan as their coach. Many Bruins have also been involved in the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour on the beach, including Davis, Jordan, McPeak, Youngs, Ashley Bowles, Lauren Fendrick and Chrissie Zartman. From , former UCLA players competed in 83 straight professional tournament fi nals, winning 70 of those events. Bruin former players have won more FIVB International events than players from any other college. On Oct. 24, 1997, Banachowski became the fi rst women s volleyball coach in history to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame as a coach. He has since become the fi rst volleyball inductee into the Serra High School and San Mateo County Halls of Fame and was inaugurated into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in June In May 2000, Banachowski was presented with USA Volleyball s highest honor, the All-Time Great Coach Award, and was simultaneously honored with the George L. Fisher Leader in Volleyball award, recognizing his off-court endeavors on behalf of volleyball. The Volleyball Festival has recognized Banachowski with its Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball award, and he has also been recognized with the Founders Award for his role as a co-founder of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). As a player, Banachowski was a two-time All-American under Scates, winning USVBA National Championships in 1965 and After his graduation, Banachowski pulled double-duty with the UCLA women s and men s volleyball programs, serving as Scates chief assistant from , a period in which the Bruins won four NCAA titles (1972, 74, 75, 76). On three occasions (1972, 74 and 75), Banachowski won titles with both the men and women. Originally from San Mateo, Banachowski now resides in Los Angeles. He has two grown children, Bret, who played volleyball at UC Santa Cruz, and Amy, who was a three-year letterwinner from on the Bruin women s volleyball team. SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)

10 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009 PAGE 10 #1 AMANDA GIL MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-6 SOPHOMORE SAN JOSE, CALIF. #2 LAUREN COOK SETTER 5-7 FRESHMAN LINCOLN, NEB. #3 KAITLIN SATHER OUTSIDE HITTER 6-1 SENIOR SANTA ROSA, CALIF. #4 SARA SAGE MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-4 SOPHOMORE HURON, OHIO #5 MARI HOLE OUTSIDE HITTER 6-0 FRESHMAN OSLO, NORWAY #6 LAINEY GERA DS/LIBERO 5-7 SOPHOMORE SAN JOSE, CALIF. #7 DICEY MCGRAW OUTSIDE HITTER 5-11 JUNIOR LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. #8 KATIE CAMP MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-5 SOPHOMORE RALEIGH, N.C. #9 TERRY SOLTANI SETTER 5-9 JUNIOR STEVENSON RANCH, CALIF. #10 BOJANA TODOROVIC SETTER/DS/OUTSIDE 5-11 FRESHMAN IRVINE, CALIF. #11 RACHAEL KIDDER OUTSIDE HITTER 6-3 FRESHMAN MOORPARK, CALIF. #12 EMILY CLEMENTS OPPOSITE 6-0 SENIOR NEW ORLEANS, LA. #13 STEPHANIE NUCCI SETTER 6-2 SOPHOMORE GILBERT, ARIZ. #14 DEVON DYKSTRA DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST 5-11 SOPHOMORE HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. #15 CONNOR MCCRACKEN DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST 5-7 FRESHMAN LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CALIF. #17 AMBER MCBENTTEZ DS/LIBERO 5-3 SOPHOMORE PLACENTIA, CALIF. #19 NIKKI CASALE DS/LIBERO 5-9 SOPHOMORE FULLERTON, CALIF. #20 MICHELLE KETTER OUTSIDE HITTER 5-11 FRESHMAN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. #24 KIM DOLPHIN MIDDLE BLOCKER 5-10 FRESHMAN SAN DIEGO, CALIF. ANDY BANACHOWSKI HEAD COACH 43RD YEAR UCLA, 1968 SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)