NCAA APPEARANCES WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE: AUGUST 26

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1 NCAA APPEARANCES WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL L o y o l a M a r y m o u n t U n i v e r s i t y WEEKLY RELEASE: AUGUST 26 NCAA APPEARANCES (10): 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (4): 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996 LMU Athletics 1 LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA Contact: Tyler Geivett (310) tgeivett@lmu.edu Fax: (310) Lions Host Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Invitational to Open 2011 LMU will begin the 2011 season by hosting the Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Invitational this weekend Schedule Overall: 0-0 WCC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Aug. 26 Cal State Fullerton 7:00 p.m. Aug. 27 Quinnipiac 10:00 a.m. Aug. 27 #11 UCLA TEAM LMU 7:30 p.m. Active Anke Challenge - Corvallis, Ore. Sep. 4 Seattle University 10:00 a.m. Sep. 4 Oregon State 7:30 p.m. Sep. 5 Cal State Bakersfield 10:00 a.m. UK Invitational - Lexington, Ky. Sep. 9 West Virginia 2:00 p.m. Sep. 10 Kentucky 8:00 a.m. Sep. 10 Houston 2:00 p.m. Hilton Stockton Invitational Sep. 16 UC Riverside 10:00 a.m. Sep. 16 Pacific 7:00 p.m. Sep. 17 San Jose State 11:30 a.m. Sep. 22 Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. Sep. 24 Portland * 1:00 p.m. Sep. 29 BYU * TEAM LMU 7:00 p.m. Oct. 1 Saint Mary s * 1:00 p.m. Oct. 5 Pepperdine * TEAM LMU DiG PiNK 6:00 p.m. Oct. 7 UC Santa Barbara 7:00 p.m. Oct. 13 San Francisco * 7:00 p.m. Oct. 15 San Diego * 1:00 p.m. Oct. 20 Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. Oct. 22 Saint Mary s * 1:00 p.m. Oct. 27 Portland * 7:00 p.m. Oct. 29 Gonzaga * 1:00 p.m. Nov. 3 BYU * 6:00 p.m. Nov. 5 Santa Clara * 1:00 p.m. Nov. 10 Pepperdine * 7:00 p.m. Nov. 12 San Diego * 1:00 p.m. Nov. 19 San Francisco * 12:00 p.m. Nov. 23 Long Beach State 7:00 p.m. Bold - Denotes Home Matches - Denotes Centennial Match * - Denotes West Coast Conference Matches LMU - Denotes Team LMU Match DiG PiNK - Denotes DiG PiNK Event - Match will Air on ESPNU BRIEFLY LMU will begin the 2011 season this weekend when it hosts No. 11 UCLA, Cal State Fullerton and Quinnipiac for the Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Invitational. The two-day tournament will see the Lions open their season against Cal State Fullerton on Friday at 7 p.m. LMU will then begin and conclude play on Saturday, hosting Quinnipiac at 10 a.m. and No. 11 UCLA at 7:30 to close tournament play. TOURNAMENT NOTES The Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Invitational will begin on Friday at 4 p.m. when No. 11 UCLA and Quinnipiac do battle in Gersten Pavilion. After LMU and Cal State Fullerton finish Friday s action with the evening match, the Lions and Quinnipiac will resume play on Saturday at 10 a.m. UCLA and Cal State Fullerton will play at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday before Fullerton draws Quinnipiac in the 5 p.m. match. The Lions will then host the Bruins in the final match of the tournament on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The match between the two squads is LMU s Team LMU Match of the Week. Every match will offer online live video and stats at LMULions.com QUICK HITS LMU is celebrating its centennial year throughout the athletic season LMU was overall last year and 6-8 in the WCC to finish fourth LMU will play one televised match this year, hosting Pepperdine on October 5 on ESPNU The Lions were picked to finish fifth in the newly expanded nine-team WCC LMU opens the 2011 season by hosting the Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Invitational The Lions have won 12 of their last 14 season-openers LMU has not defeated a ranked opponent in each of its last 26 contests After hosting this weekend s tournament, LMU hits the road until September 29 LMU is (.652) at home since 1982 Senior Jasmine Rankins was named Preseason All-WCC and COBRA Magazine All-Preseason LMU S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION The Centennial celebration at Loyola Marymount University, LMUat100, kicked off with the 2011 Commencement ceremonies and will continue through May LMU Athletics will celebrate along with the University with full list of special events, frequent online features and Centennial games for each of its NCAA Division I programs. The events for athletics started with the record-setting LionsFund Golf Classic and Dinner Auction in May and with the start of the fall 2011 sports season, the LMUat100 Celebration will be a busy one. The Lions will honor LMUat100 with a Centennial game for each of its programs, starting with men s water polo against rival Pepperdine on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 12 noon. Each game will feature special promotions and features that sport, its history at LMU, and the student-athletes and coaches who have made it a rich part of LMU s history. Volleyball s centennial match is slated for September 29 when the Lions welcome BYU to Gersten Pavilion for the first time as a conference affiliate. LMU Lions (0-0) The Lions This Week: Four Points by Sheraton LA Westside Invitational CS Fullerton (0-0) LMU Leads Series, Last: 8/28/10 - LMU Win, 3-2 Quinnipiac (0-0) First Meeting Last: NA #11 UCLA (0-0) UCLA Leads Series, 8-1 Last: 9/5/09 - UCLA Win, 3-0 More Series Info LMU vs. Cal State Fullerton LMU Record over Last Five Matches: 4-1 LMU Record over Last 10 Matches: 9-1 LMU vs. Quinnipiac LMU Record over Last Five Matches: First Meeting LMU Record over Last 10 Matches: First Meeting LMU vs. #11 UCLA LMU Record over Last Five Matches: 0-5 LMU Record over Last 10 Matches: 1-8 WATCH EVERY HOME MATCH 1

2 2010 LMU Statistical Leaders Attacks Jasmine Rankins Felicia Arriola Alyse Hensley Kills Jasmine Rankins Alyse Hensley Felicia Arriola Attack Percentage Megan Nash Alyse Hensley Kenna Crouse Service Aces Jasmine Rankins Betsi Metter Olivia Bailey Digs Lauren DeGrandmont Jasmine Rankins Betsi Metter Block Solos Jasmine Rankins Megan Nash... 6 Becky Stehling... 4 Block Assists Megan Nash Becky Stehling Alyse Hensley Total Blocks Megan Nash Becky Stehling Alyse Hensley Assists Olivia Bailey Paige Craine Points Jasmine Rankins Alyse Hensley Felicia Arriola Record Books After 2010 Career Assists 1. 5,362 Tracy Holman ,037 Nicole Oehlman ,323 Robin Ortgiesen ,416 Jeannette Hecker ,307 Renee Horton ,282 Anita Irwin ,041 Andrea Fort ,550 Seham Khalaf ,306 K.C. Walsh ,262 Olivia Bailey Single Season Service Aces Kim Blankinship Heather Hughes Lori Rodman Leslie Wohlford t. 50 Jasmine Rankins t. 50 Cindy Weglarz t. 43 Nicole Oehlman t. 43 Kim Blankinship 1996 Single Season Aces per Set (Min. 70 sets) Kim Blankinship t..51 Lori Rodman t..51 Cindy Weglarz Heather Hughes Sarah Noriega Jasmine Rankins t..42 Kim Blankinship t..42 Kathleen Bunce 1993 PICKED BEFORE THE SERVE Senior Jasmine Rankins was the lone Lion named to the 2011 WCC Preseason All-Conference team. Rankins led the Lions last year in attacks (1,202), kills (425), service aces (50), block solos (12) and points (510). Her aces and kills marks also led all players in the West Coast Conference. The conferencebest 50 service aces placed Rankins tied for fifth in the LMU single-season record books, matched with Cindy Weglarz (1997). Her.45 service aces per set, which ranked 16th in the nation, also placed in the Top-10 in the LMU single-season books, ranking sixth. The outside hitter averaged 3.79 kills per set, good for 67th in the nation and second in the conference. Rankins took home three All-Tournament selections over the course of the 2010 campaign, earning the honor at the Luxe City Center Trojan Invite, Varney s Kansas State Invitational and BYU Molten Classic. The native of Oceanside, Calif., who led the Lions with nine double-doubles, finished second in the WCC in terms of kills in conference matches alone with 203. As she did over the entire 2010 season, Rankins led all players in service aces in WCC play with 20 (.40 per set). QUEEN COBRA After a breakout season that resulted in a first team All-West Coast Conference selection and a spot on the 2010 COBRA Magazine All-Region team, senior Jasmine Rankins has been tabbed to COBRA s All- Preseason Third Team this year. COBRA Magazine begins its third season of volleyball coverage in Founded by Gezus Zaire, COBRA s goal is to tell inspiring stories of black volleyball players that show young African American players that they too have opportunities to thrive in the sport despite cultural differences and economic disadvantages. THE LIONS ARE READY FOR THEIR CLOSEUP LMU s home volleyball match against rival Pepperdine, originally scheduled for October 6, will now be played on October 5 and will air on ESPNU, it was announced on August 15. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m., and is part of ESPN s Wednesday Night Women s Volleyball package. The televised match is the first for the Lions since October 7, 2006 when they traveled to then-no. 22 San Diego for a televised match on FSN West. TITAN TALK For the second time in as many years, LMU will square-off with Cal State Fullerton in the first tournament of the year. The two last met at USC on August 28, 2010 as the Lions defeated the eventual NCAA tournament qualifier in five sets. The Titans are the defending Big West Conference champs after finishing with a 26-6 overall record and a 14-2 mark in the conference. Fullerton returns nine letterwinners and four starters from last year s team, including All-Big West honorees Kayla Neto and Torrie Brown. Senior Andrea Ragan set the Titan offense last year, dishing-out 1,295 assists to help Fullerton to a.246 team hitting percentage. Carolyn Zimmerman is in her 10th season at Fullerton and holds a record of The Lions own a lead in the all-time series between the two team. LMU is 4-1 over the last five and 9-1 over the last 10 against the Titans. Quick Facts University Information Location:... Los Angeles, Calif. Founded: Enrollment:...8,845 (5,509 Undergrad) Nickname:... Lions Primary Colors:... Crimson and Navy Secondary Colors:...Marymount Blue and Gray Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:...West Coast Home Court:...Gersten Pavilion Capacity:... 4,156 Press Row Phone:... (310) President:... David W. Burcham Alma Mater:... Occidental, 73 Long Beach State, 78; Loyola Law, 84 Athletic Director:... Dr. William Husak Alma Mater:... SUNY-Cortland, 72 Ticket Office:...(310) 338-LION Volleyball Staff Head Coach:...Tom Black Alma Mater:...UC San Diego, 96 Record At LMU: /6-8 WCC* Overall Record: (second season) WCC Record: (second season) Assistant Coach:...Jon Newman-Gonchar Alma Mater:...Northern Arizona, 05 Assistant Coach:... Megan Jacobson Alma Mater:...West Texas A&M, 01 Volunteer Assistant Coach:... Meagan Schmitt Alma Mater:... Cal, 11 *Record includes 2011 season Team Facts 2010 Record: WCC Record/Finish:...6-8/4th Starters Returning/Lost:...4+Libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Newcomers:... 6 Postseason Information Conference Championships (4) , , 1996 NCAA Appearances (10) , , 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 Media Services Assistant Director (Volleyball Contact)...Tyler Geivett Office Phone... (310) Cell Phone... (310) tgeivett@lmu.edu SID Fax... (310) Website... Facebook Page...facebook.com/LMULions Twitter Page...twitter.com/LMULions Mailing Address... Athletic Media Relations Loyola Marymount University 1 LMU Drive - Gersten Pavilion, MS 8505 Los Angeles, CA Honors Jasmine Rankins Preseason All-Conference Selection COBRA Magazine All-Preseason Selection 2

3 A Look at the Lions (2010) Overall Record West Coast Conference Record Non-Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Three-Set Matches Four-Set Matches Five-Set Matches vs. Ranked Teams vs. Non-Ranked Teams Day Matches (Before 6:00 p.m.) Night Matches (After 6:00 p.m.) LMU Wins First Set Opponent Wins First Set LMU Wins First Two Sets Opponent Wins First Two Sets Tied at Last Five Matches Last 10 Matches Record Following a Win Record Following a Loss Current Streak... Lost 5 Last Win...11/4 vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 3-2 Last Loss... 11/20 vs. #14 San Diego, 3-0 Current Home Streak... Lost 2 Last Win...11/4 vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 3-2 Last Loss... 11/20 vs. #14 San Diego, 3-0 Current Road Streak... Lost 5 Last Win... 10/8 at UC Irvine, 3-2 Last Loss... 11/13 at Portland, 3-0 Current Neutral Streak...Won 2 Last Win... 9/18 vs. Utah Valley, 3-1 Last Loss... 9/11 vs. Houston, 3-0 August Record September Record October Record November Record December Record Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Longest Match Winning Streak...3 Matches (3x)...9/17-9/21; 9/30-10/8; 10/28-11/4 Longest Set Winning Streak... 7 Sets... 9/3-9/10 Longest Match Losing Streak... 5 Matches...11/6-11/20 (Present) Longest Set Losing Streak... 9 Sets... 9/10-9/17 Longest Match... 2: /8 at UC Irvine Shortest Match... 1: /11 vs. Houston Largest Home Crowd /9 vs. Pepperdine Largest Road Crowd /10 at BYU Largest Neutral Crowd... 2, /4 vs. Oral Roberts BOBCAT BANTER The Bobcats, members of the Northeast Conference, return seven letterwinners and six starters from last year s squad that went 6-24 overall and 4-12 (ninth) in the NEC. Senior Kayla Lawler handles the setting duties and averaged 8.86 assists per set to go with 2.13 digs per set last season. On the outside, the Bobcats return senior Kelby Carey, who averaged 2.15 kills per set and 2.86 digs per set and senior Stephanie Biediger, who averaged 1.97 kills per set and 2.22 digs per set. Robin Lamott Sparks is in her fifth year at Quinnipiac and holds a record. Saturday s meeting will be the first between the Lions and Bobcats. SCOUTING THE BRUINS The Bruins are ranked 11th nationally in the preseason AVCA poll after reaching the NCAA Tournament second round with a 22-9 record last season. UCLA, which has won 12 straight season openers, is led by Rachael Kidder, whose 3.47 kills per set of a year ago lead all returning Bruins. Senior setter Lauren Van Orden also returns after dishing out assists per set in She also averaged a teambest.25 service aces per set. Senior middle blocker Katie Camp s 1.14 blocks per set and senior libero Lainey Gera s 4.92 digs per set lead the UCLA defense. Michael Sealy is in his second year at the helm of the UCLA program. The Bruins have dominated the all-time series with the Lions, winning eight of the nine matches, including each of the last five. LMU last defeated UCLA on December 4, 1986 in five sets to advance to the NCAA second round. Saturday night s women s volleyball match against No. 11 UCLA will be this year s first TEAM LMU Game of the Week. The purpose of TEAM LMU is to bring Lion fans together as one, creating an atmosphere that helps build the Lions into champions, while allowing all to enjoy the benefits of our corporate partners. For more information about TEAM LMU, log on to: STELLAR IN THE SAND The 26th Universiade, or the 2011 World University Games, concluded on Aug. 24 and with it athletes from LMU took home three Silver Medals led by former volleyball stars Heather Hughes ( ) and Emily Day ( ). All told seven LMU Lions participated in the 26th University Games in Shenzhen, China. The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Hughes and Day joined forces to capture a pair of silver medals - the first beach volleyball medals ever for the United States at the World University Games. Day and Hughes made it to the gold medal match, where they fell to Germany s Karla Borger and Britta Buethe, 21-19, It was the second time that the pair had faced the German team, defeating Borger and Buethe in the third round, 21-14, 17-21, Day and Hughes advanced to the s final by defeating China s Jin Jieqiong and Miao Chenchen in the semifinals, 18-21, 21-19, No stranger to working together on the beach, the duo made history in 2007 when they became the lowest-seeded team to advance from the qualifier to an AVP event. The two also reunited in the sand on May 2 to win the 2010 College Beach Volleyball Championship at West Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif. ROAD WARRIORS After playing just nine of 30 matches in 2010 at home, LMU will once again spend the majority of the schedule on the road. The Lions will host 12 home matches this year, but will be on the road for 18 more to fill the 30-match schedule. Out-of-state voyages include a visit to Oregon State (September 4-5), a trip to Kentucky (September 9-10), the annual trek up to Gonzaga and Portland in conference play (September 22 and 24), and a trip to the newest member of the WCC, BYU, in Provo, Utah on November 3. HOME SWEET HOME One of Southern California s premier athletic facilities, Albert Gersten Pavilion begins its 30th year as home of the Loyola Marymount Lions. Since opening night, the Pavilion has become one of toughest places to play in the West Coast Conference. The Lions first moved into the facility in 1982, and recorded 14 wins in Gersten s inaugural season. Since 1982, the Lions have posted an overall record of (.652) in the friendly confines of the Pavilion. In conference play, the record is even more impressive with a (.689) home record in WCC action. In 29 years, the 1996 (WCC volleyball championship team and Sweet Sixteen participant) and 2003 (NCAA second round appearance) squads have been the most successful with 14-1 marks, for.933 winning percentages Final WCC Standings Team WCC Win % Overall Win % San Diego Saint Mary s Pepperdine LMU Santa Clara Portland San Francisco Gonzaga WCC Preseason Poll Team Points 1. Pepperdine 62 (7) 2. Saint Mary s 55 (1) 3. San Diego 52 (1) 4. Santa Clara LMU BYU Portland San Francisco Gonzaga 8 3

4 LET S SETTLE THIS ON NEUTRAL GROUND LMU has been extremely impressive in matches played at neutral sites, in which neither team is playing on their home court. Despite a pair of losses at the BYU Molten Classic, LMU was 6-2 last year on neutral court, and is 33-8 (.805) over the last 10 seasons. LMU has posted perfect neutral records in five of the last 10 seasons. Over that span, the only year in which LMU did not manage at least a.500 record was in 2004, playing to a 0-2 mark. NEW INTERACTIVE BOOK AVAILABLE ONLINE For the second year in a row, LMU Athletics, in conjunction with zmags.com, is proud to offer fans a new interactive publication viewing experience. All LMU yearbooks in will incorporate zmags Flash-enabled technology to bring fans clickable content featuring videos and live updated weblinks. Despite the transition from printed guides to online content, LMU interactive books will continue to feature player and coach biographies, team histories, and information about Loyola Marymount University and its athletics programs. The publications will work in tandem with LMU s official athletics website, to offer up-to-date statistics and news. Additionally, the publications are easily downloadable and printable, allowing fans to take the documents with them. All historical information is available in a second PDF publication, also on DiG PiNK For the fifth consecutive year, LMU volleyball will help raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer through the DiG PiNK campaign. LMU s DiG PiNK event is scheduled for October 5 versus Pepperdine at 6 p.m. To view LMU s team page, and to make a donation, please visit: ALL-CONFERENCE RETURNERS In addition to Jasmine Rankins, LMU s Alyse Hensley also received postseason honors from the West Coast Conference. Hensley earned a spot on the honorable mention All-WCC squad, while also taking home All-Freshman team honors. Hensley burst onto the scene in 2010, collecting 258 kills at a rate of 2.50 per set. She hit.290 over the course of the year, second on the team in that category and 10th in the West Coast Conference. Hensley also hit.322 with 149 kills (3.04 per set) in West Coast Conference matches, claiming seventh in both categories. A native of San Diego, Calif., she totaled three block solos and 54 total blocks en route to 289 points. Hensley s 258 kills placed second on the team in that category, while her hitting percentage was tops amongst freshmen on the LMU roster and second only to San Diego s Freshman of the Year winner Chloe Ferrari in the conference ranks. PCH CHALLENGE Separated by 19.1 miles of scenic coastline, longtime cross-town adversaries Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine have come together in an effort to boost their decades-long rivalry with the creation of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Challenge. The series, which is in its second year, serves as an annual scorecard for the NCAA-sponsored athletic contests between the Lions and Waves, and challenges each institution to rise above the other within the West Coast Conference. LMU and Pepperdine will be represented by over 12 of their intercollegiate athletic teams through both regular and post-season competitions over the course of the academic calendar. Any head-to-head competition, including matches in the post-season and tournaments throughout the year, will be counted toward the scoring and added to the scorecard as they occur. For the sports in which the two teams do not meet head-to-head, the teams will battle for points that will be awarded on the basis of overall finish at their respective post-season championships. The Waves have won each of the first two competitions. To learn more about the PCH Challenge and view the current scorecard, please visit: REMEMBER...IT S JUST A NUMBER The Lions are scheduled to play 10 matches this year against teams that at least received votes in the 2011 AVCA Division I Coaches Top-25 Preseason Poll. The ranked foes waste no time making their presence known this year, as the Lions open the 2011 season against tournament-qualifier and vote-receiver Cal State Fullerton. Non-conference adversaries UCLA (#11), Long Beach State (#22) and Kentucky all at least received votes, as the Lions third match of the year will be against the Bruins. WCC-foe San Diego ranks 20th according to the preseason poll, while Pepperdine and Saint Mary s also received votes. LMU played four matches against ranked foes last year, finishing 0-4 in those contests. Rankings have been nothing short of perfect in the recent past when predicting LMU s fate against ranked opponents, as the Lions have dropped 26 consecutive matches against those teams. The last Lion victory against a ranked opponent came on October 5, 2006 at Santa Clara, as the Lions earned a sweep of the then-no. 12 Broncos. GET OFF ON THE RIGHT PAW Despite going down in straight sets last year to then-no. 10 USC, the Lions have had a knack for coming out of the gates strong in recent memory, having won 12 of their last 14 season-openers. The only other loss over that span came in 2007 to St. John s. In addition, LMU has recorded seven sweeps and won in four sets on four occasions. AND THE SURVEY SAYS According to the 2011 Coaches Preseason Poll, the LMU volleyball team is picked to finish fifth this year in the newly expanded West Coast Conference. Pepperdine received seven first place votes and a total of 62 points to earn the top spot in the preseason poll. The Waves finished third last year, but will be returning the most Preseason All-Conference selections of all nine teams. Saint Mary s and San Diego split the remaining first place votes, with the Gaels expected to finish second again this year, in front of reigning WCC champion San Diego. Last year s fifth place finisher Santa Clara came ahead of LMU and newcomer BYU, securing the fourth place spot. The Lions secured fourth place in the WCC last season, while BYU also finished fourth last season in its final year with the Mountain West Conference. Portland and San Francisco shared the seventh place spot in the preseason poll, while Gonzaga landed in ninth. 4

5 Tickets Seating capacity in Albert Gersten Pavilion is 4,156. Tickets to home matches are available through the LMU Ticket Office at (310) 338-LION. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Please contact Lisa Binetti at (310) for information on group discounts. Tickets for all home matches may be purchased at the door. DIRECTIONS The Loyola Marymount University campus is located in Westchester at 1 LMU Drive, approximately four miles north of the Los Angeles International Airport. For game day entrance on to campus, please use the main entrance off of Lincoln Blvd. on LMU Drive. DINING ON CAMPUS: There are plenty of places to get a bite to eat before, during and after any LMU athletics event. There is always the concession stand during the game. Ranging from sit down dinners at the Crimson Lion to a burger and fries at Iggy s Diner to a quick Jamba Juice on the go, there is something for everyone when dining at LMU. Dining options include: FOLLOWING LMU ROAR The official fan club for LMU Athletics! Seen throughout the athletic season, The Roar has been a major reason for record student attendance the last several years. With more than 1,500 members this year, The Roar will be a factor at LMU events. Open to all students, faculty and staff enrolled/employed at LMU, The Roar offers an opportunity to participate in ingame promotions, drawings for valuable prizes and much, much more, including the Roar T-Shirt. Go online for more info INTERACTIVE YEARBOOK The purpose of TEAM LMU is to bring Lion fans together as one, creating an atmosphere that helps build the Lions into champions, while allowing them to enjoy the benefits of our corporate partners. Each week, a contest at LMU will be the TeamLMU Event of the Week. Look for special promotions, giveaways and opportunities to be part of the team. For more information on TEAM LMU, go online at LMULions.com/teamlmu. Annual gifts to LionsFund provide the flexibility to meet the annual budgetary needs of Loyola Marymount University s 21 intercollegiate athletics programs through scholarships and team support. Gifts to LionsFund can have a direct and immediate impact on the success of our teams each year and can provide the extra margin of excellence to enable teams to rise above the competition. LionsFund gifts assist to provide the resources needed for LMU Athletics to achieve the highest level of success both athletically and academically, and are critical in the LMU Athletics Department goal of Building Champions. For more information about LionsFund to golions@lmu.edu. This season, check out LMU athletics and all 21 programs online through LMULions.com and the Multimedia Page. Log on today for all the latest info on the Lions, including updated schedules, rosters, player bios, and more. Here is how LMU Multimedia brings the Lions right to you: Lions Audio Network Lions' Audio Network is the official audio home of LMU volleyball, and every home game this season will be broadcast at Various student-broadcasters will have the call as the Lions play-by-play announcers. Space will be provided for the official radio station of the visiting team, and Page Stadium is equipped with wireless internet and phone lines for visiting radio at no cost. Lions All-Access LMU, in conjunction with CBS College Sports, presents Lions All-Access, the official home to video broadcasts of LMU Athletics. Lions All-Access will bring all home volleyball matches. In addition, Lions All-Access is home to feature interviews, highlights and more through Inside the Lions. The ITL is a special look into LMU Athletics and its student-athletes. The show will highlight student-athletes and give an inside look to why LMU is such a special place. ALL THIS AND MORE AT: LMULions on Facebook/Twitter/YouTube Follow the Lions where ever you might be through: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube: The official fan pages of the LMULions will contain not only the latest news, notes, and results for LMU Athletics, it will have special inside information. Not a member, join today. Phone Apps/Live Updates to Your Wireless Get the latest information sent straight to your wireless device with LMU Mobile. Sign-up for this free service today to have scores, headlines and the latest in LMU Athletics at your finger tips whenever you want it. Coming in the season will be the LMU Athletics Phone App. Be looking for it soon. Interactive Yearbooks LMU Athletics now features all of the sport yearbooks online, and it isn t just in PDF. Through ZMags.com, the LMU Athletic Media Guides make reading about the Lions even easier. From current bios to information on every student-athlete to have ever put on a Lion uniform, it can be found through LMU Media Guides online. Check it out today. Get the Stuff There is plenty of stuff to show your Lion spirit. LMULions.com is also your source for the official online Lions Team FanShop, official LMU athletics auctions, the LMU Throwback Store and the photo shop. Get official merchandise, special items including game day experiences, merchandise for teams past including the men s basketball team, and the best in LMU photography. Only on LMULions.com. 5

6 2011 Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Lauren DeGrandmont DS 5-6 SR-3V Portland, Ore./Central Catholic HS 3 Kenna Crouse MB 6-1 JR-2V Coto de Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita HS 4 Alessandra Dietz MB 6-1 FR-HS Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Marian HS 5 Litara Keil MB 6-1 FR-HS Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 6 Alyse Hensley OPP 6-3 SO-1V San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS 7 Emily Cheek OPP 6-3 SR-3V Sequin, Texas/Sequin HS 8 Ashley Maxfeldt S 5-10 FR-HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Bonita HS 10 Amber Mirabello MB/OPP 5-11 FR-HS Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep 11 Caitlin DeWitt OH 5-10 FR-HS Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill HS 15 Jasmine Rankins OH/OPP 6-0 SR-3V Oceanside, Calif./Vista HS 17 Taylor Scioscia OH 5-10 SO-1V Westlake Village, Calif./Louisville HS 19 Betsi Metter OH 5-10 SO-1V Phoenix, Ariz./Phoenix Desert Vista HS 20 Diana Hiromoto DS 5-7 SR-3V Aiea, Hawaii/Punahou School 55 Olivia Bailey S 6-0 JR-2V Dallas, Texas/The Hockaday School 67 Felicia Arriola OH 5-11 JR-2V Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS 88 Ellie Selleck OH 5-10 FR-HS Grass Valley, Calif./Nevada Union HS Head Coach - Tom Black (UC San Diego, 96) Second Season Assistant Coach - Jon Newman-Gonchar (Northern Arizona, 05) Second Season Assistant Coach - Megan Jacobson (West Texas A&M, 01) Second Season Volunteer Assistant Coach Meagan Schmitt (Cal, 11) First Season Pronunciation Guide Felicia Arriola Kenna Crouse Lauren DeGrandmont Alessandra Dietz Alyse Hensley Diana Hiromoto Litara Keil Betsi Metter Jasmine Rankins Taylor Scioscia ARE-EE-OH-LUH RHYMES WITH HOUSE DUH-GRAND-MONT AL-EE-SAWN-DRUH DEETS UH-LEASE HEAR-UH-MOTO LUH-TAR-UH KYLE MEET-ER JAZZ-MIN SO-SHUH 6

7 HEAD COACH TOM BLACK Tom Black enters his second season as LMU s head coach after being hired on January 19th, In his inaugural season, Black guided his 2010 roster of Lions to an even mark and a fourth-place finish in the West Coast Conference after being selected to finish eighth in the 2010 preseason coaches poll. Black saw two of his athletes garner All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the season as Jasmine Rankins took home first team honors and Alyse Hensley earned an honorable mention nod and a spot on the All-Freshman team. Including a record at Division II UC San Diego, Black has accumulated a record as a head coach in women s volleyball. The.747 winning percentage is the third-best mark in the NCAA amongst active head coaches with a minimum of five years as a four-year college head coach, but with fewer than five years at the Division I level. Most recently, Black spent the summer of 2011 as a consultant coach for the US National Team as it prepares for the 2012 London Games. The summer stint with the National Team was Black s second in as many years. Under his title, Black primarily assisted in the training sessions at the American Sports Center as the US National Team readied itself to compete in the Montreux Volley Masters event held from June 7-12 in Montreux, Switzerland. The US finished Pool Play with a 2-1 record and advanced to the bronze-medal match before falling to China in four sets. Before coming to LMU, Black served five seasons at the helm of the UC San Diego women s volleyball program. In all, Black coached four UCSD players to All-America selections, including a trio in Moreover, the 2006 Tachikara/ AVCA D-II Pacific Region Coach of the Year watched 20 of his student-athletes garner California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Conference recognition, capped by five selections in Over his five years, Black posted a career record of , good for a.799 winning percentage, and saw his teams ranked in the AVCA Top-25 of every week for his final four seasons. Black s 2009 Triton squad finished with an overall record of 29-3 and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation en route to a spot in the NCAA West Region semifinals. The Tritons 2009 trip to the postseason marked the fourth consecutive visit over Black s five-year tenure at UC San Diego, while the No. 7 final national ranking was the second top-10 finish for Black at UCSD. Black also saw three of his student-athletes earn AVCA All-America recognition in his final year, including Sylvia Schmidt, who took home a CCAA Player of the Year award, the second such recipient under Black s guidance. In 2008, the Tritons handed their rival, then-no. 1 Cal State San Bernardino, its first loss of the year and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. UCSD won over 20 games for the 25th time in school history that year, while Black guided Rebecca Bailey to the school s all-time career kills mark and her second consecutive All-American bid. In 2007, the Tritons knocked off the No. 2 team in the country on the road and advanced to the NCAA Pacific Region Semifinals. Also, the 2007 Tritons had an All-American and four studentathletes on the CCAA All-Conference squad. Just one year after taking the reins at UC San Diego, Black directed the Tritons back to the postseason in 2006, finishing the year with a 26-3 overall record, a NCAA Elite Eight appearance, a NCAA Pacific Regional Championship and a final national ranking of No. 5. For his efforts, Black was named the 2006 Tachikara/AVCA D-II Pacific Region Coach of the Year and CCAA Co-Coach of the Year. That season also produced the first of two CCAA Players of the Year under Black s guidance, as Nicole Courtney earned the honor. In 2005, Black took over as head coach for the UCSD women s volleyball program with six new starters, leading the team to victories over two ranked opponents as part of a 19-8 record on the season. UCSD had three players named to the All-CCAA team and one student-athlete earned AVCA Pacific Region honors. Before coming to UCSD for his inaugural year, Black spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the men s volleyball program at USC. Prior to his stint with the Trojans, he spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the men s head coach at Pierce Junior College in Woodland Hills, Calif. He also was an assistant in 2003 with the Pierce women s team. His men s squads won the 2002 and 2003 California state junior college crowns, finishing 15-3 in 2002 and 17-2 in On the club circuit, Black served four years as the co-director of the Santa Monica Beach Club team. He was the head coach of SMBC s boys 18s team in 2003, 2004 and 2005 after serving as an assistant in 2002 with the 18s team that won the bronze medal at the Junior Olympics. He also was the head coach of SMBC s girls 17s team in As a player, Black was a four-year varsity letterman for the UCSD men s volleyball program from , setting numerous hitting records and earning All-MPSF honorable mention notice as a senior in He was Volleyball Magazine s Small College Player of the Year in 1996, while also earning Small College All-America honors that same year. Black received his bachelor s degree in political science from UCSD in A California native, Black prepped at Crespi High in Encino, Calif., where he made the All-CIF third team as a senior in BLACK VITALS College Education: Crespi High School UC San Diego, Bachelor of Arts, 1996 Coaching Experience: 2010-Present Head Coach, LMU Head Coach, UC San Diego Assistant Coach, USC Men s Head Coach, LA Pierce CC Men s Head Coach, Santa Monica Beach Club Head Coach, Thousand Oaks HS Boy s Assistant Coach, Royal HS Boy s Recognition: 2006 AVCA D-II Pacific Region Coach of the Year CCAA Co-Coach of the Year Head COACHING CAREER RECORD (Women s): year overall pct. CONF. pct LMU (1) UCSD (5) Overall (6) LMU SERIES RECORDS UNDER BLACK Team Overall WCC Last Victory Score Last Loss Score Bucknell August 28, BYU September 10, Cal State Bakersfield November 4, Cal State Fullerton August 28, Cal State Northridge September 21, Georgia Tech September 3, Gonzaga October 16, November 11, Houston September 11, Kansas State September 3, Long Beach State September 24, Oral Roberts September 4, Pepperdine November 6, Portland October 14, November 13, Saint Mary s November 18, San Diego November 20, San Francisco October 28, Santa Clara October 30, UC Irvine October 8, UC Riverside September 17, USC August 27, Utah State September 17, Utah Valley September 18, Wichita State September 11, All-Time Records One Season 7

8 #1 LAUREN DeGRANDMONT's career highs Kills 2 vs. Bucknell 8/28/10 Attacks 2### vs. CS Bakersfield 11/4/10 Percentage Assists 6 at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Aces 2### vs. Gonzaga 11/5/09 Digs 27 at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Solo Blocks Block Assists 1 vs. Santa Clara 11/1/08 Total Blocks 1 vs. Santa Clara 11/1/08 #17 TAYLOR SCIOSCIA's career highs Kills 1 at Kansas State 9/3/10 Attacks 1## vs. Wichita State 9/11/10 Percentage Assists 1## vs. Wichita State 9/11/10 Aces 1 vs. Oral Roberts 9/4/10 Digs 2 vs. Wichita State 9/11/10 Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks #3 KENNA CROUSE's career highs Kills 19 vs. Houston 9/11/09 Attacks 40 vs. Houston 9/11/09 Percentage.750 vs. Idaho 9/4/09 Assists 3 at Portland 10/8/09 Aces 6 vs. Idaho 9/4/09 Digs 4## at Kansas State 9/3/10 Solo Blocks 1#### vs. #23 Long Beach State 9/24/10 Block Assists 9 vs. Cal State Northridge 9/15/09 Total Blocks 9 vs. Cal State Northridge 9/15/09 #19 BETSI METTER's career highs Kills 6## at Gonzaga 11/11/10 Attacks 25## at Gonzaga 11/11/10 Percentage.080 vs. Cal State Bakersfield 11/4/10 Assists 3### at San Diego 10/21/10 Aces 4## vs. UC Riverside 9/17/10 Digs 22 at BYU 9/10/10 Solo Blocks Block Assists 1### at Gonzaga 11/11/10 Total Blocks 1### at Gonzaga 11/11/10 #6 ALYSE HENSLEY's career highs Kills 18 vs. Santa Clara 10/30/10 Attacks 40 at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Percentage.500 vs. Oral Roberts 9/4/10 Assists 1## at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Aces 1 at Portland 11/13/10 Digs 5 at Gonzaga 11/11/10 Solo Blocks 1### at Cal State Northridge 9/21/10 Block Assists 5### at Portland 11/13/10 Total Blocks 6 at Cal State Northridge 9/21/10 #20 DIANA HIROMOTO'S career highs Kills 1 at UC Santa Barbara 9/22/09 Attacks 1##### vs. St. Mary s 10/3/09 Percentage Assists 3## vs. Yale 11/29/08 Aces 5 vs. UC Riverside 9/19/08 Digs 18 vs. Saint Mary s 10/30/08 Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks #7 EMILY CHEEK's career highs Kills 10 vs. Lipscomb 9/5/08 Attacks 19## at Santa Clara 11/21/19 Percentage vs. Oral Roberts 9/4/10 Assists 3 vs. San Jose State 9/13/08 Aces 1## vs. Portland 10/14/10 Digs 4 vs. Appalachian State 9/6/08 Solo Blocks 1##### at Portland 11/13/10 Block Assists 4## vs. Pepperdine 10/9/10 Total Blocks 5 vs. Pepperdine 10/9/10 #55 OLIVIA BAILEY's career highs Kills 5## vs. CS Bakersfield 11/4/10 Attacks 15## at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Percentage.444 vs. UC Riverside 9/17/10 Assists 58 vs. Cal State Fullerton 8/28/10 Aces 3 vs. Bucknell 8/28/10 Digs 26 at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Solo Blocks 2 vs. Santa Clara 10/30/10 Block Assists 5## vs. Saint Mary s 11/18/10 Total Blocks 5## vs. Saint Mary s 11/18/10 #15 JASMINE RANKINS' career highs Kills 27 vs. Saint Mary s 11/18/10 Attacks 77 at BYU 9/10/10 Percentage.458 vs. Gonzaga 10/16/10 Assists 4## at Cal State Northridge 9/21/10 Aces 6 at San Francisco 10/2/10 Digs 22 at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Solo Blocks 3 vs. CS Bakersfield 11/4/10 Block Assists 4 vs. Cal State Fullerton 8/28/10 Total Blocks 4##### at Saint Mary s 11/18/10 #67 FELICIA ARRIOLA's career highs Kills 23 vs. Utah Valley 9/18/10 Attacks 60 at UC Irvine 10/8/10 Percentage.553 vs. Utah Valley 9/18/10 Assists 3 at Portland 10/8/09 Aces 3## vs. Gonzaga 10/16/10 Digs 20 vs. Gonzaga 11/5/09 Solo Blocks 1##### vs. Portland 10/14/10 Block Assists 3## at San Francisco 10/2/10 Total Blocks 3#### vs. Portland 10/14/10 8

9 LMU Volleyball Records Individual Career History ARRIOLA, Felicia TOTAL BAILEY, Olivia TOTAL CHEEK, Emily TOTAL CROUSE, Kenna TOTAL DeGRANDMONT, Lauren TOTAL DeWITT, Caitlin DIETZ, Alessandra 9

10 LMU Volleyball Records Individual Career History HENSLEY, Alyse TOTAL HIROMOTO, Diana TOTAL HOFFMAN, Brigitte KEIL, Litara MAXFELDT, Ashley METTER, Betsi TOTAL MIRABELLO, Amber RANKINS, Jasmine TOTAL SCIOSCIA, Taylor TOTAL SELLECK, Ellie 10

11 2010 LMU Volleyball LMU Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 15, 2011) All matches Overall record: Conf: 6-8 Home: 5-4 Away: 4-9 Neutral: 6-2 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se ta pct 1 DeGRANDMONT, Lauren CROUSE, Kenna CRAINE, Paige HENSLEY, Alyse CHEEK, Emily NASH, Megan FERRACO, Alex STEHLING, Becky RANKINS, Jasmine SCIOSCIA, Taylor METTER, Betsi HIROMOTO, Diana BAILEY, Olivia ARRIOLA, Felicia LMU Opponents Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 1 DeGRANDMONT, Lauren CROUSE, Kenna CRAINE, Paige HENSLEY, Alyse CHEEK, Emily NASH, Megan FERRACO, Alex STEHLING, Becky RANKINS, Jasmine SCIOSCIA, Taylor METTER, Betsi HIROMOTO, Diana BAILEY, Olivia ARRIOLA, Felicia TEAM LMU Opponents

12 2010 LMU Volleyball LMU Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 15, 2011) Conference matches Overall record: 6-8 Conf: 6-8 Home: 4-3 Away: 2-5 Neutral: 0-0 Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se ta pct 1 DeGRANDMONT, Lauren CROUSE, Kenna CRAINE, Paige HENSLEY, Alyse CHEEK, Emily NASH, Megan FERRACO, Alex STEHLING, Becky RANKINS, Jasmine METTER, Betsi HIROMOTO, Diana BAILEY, Olivia ARRIOLA, Felicia LMU Opponents Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 1 DeGRANDMONT, Lauren CROUSE, Kenna CRAINE, Paige HENSLEY, Alyse CHEEK, Emily NASH, Megan FERRACO, Alex STEHLING, Becky RANKINS, Jasmine METTER, Betsi HIROMOTO, Diana BAILEY, Olivia ARRIOLA, Felicia TEAM LMU Opponents