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1 2007 CALIFORNIA VOLLEYBALL 2007 CALIFORNIA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht Yr Exp Hometown (Previous School) 1 Carli Lloyd S 5-11 FR HS Bonsall, Calif. (Fallbrook Union HS) 2 Kristen Kathan DS/L 5-6 SO 1V Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo HS) 3 Morgan Beck OH/MH 6-3 JR 2V Coto De Caza, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 5 Maria Zizka S 5-9 FR HS Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O Dowd HS) 6 Angie Pressey OH 5-8 SR 3V Heathrow, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) 7 Cat Dailey OH 6-1 SO 1V Newport Beach, Calif. (Sage Hill HS) 8 Am ra Solomon OH 6-0 JR 2V Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard HS) 10 Kat Reilly MHa 6-2 SO 1V Plano, Texas (Plano East Senior HS) 11 Ellen Orchard MH 6-3 SR 3V Houston, Texas (Cypress Springs HS) 14 Caitlyn Murphy DS/L/OH 5-10 FR HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 21 Mindi Wiley MH 6-3 SO 1V Sonoma, Calif. (Sonoma Valley HS) 26 Hana Cutura OH 6-3 SO 1V Zagreb, Croatia (Sportska Gimnazija) 44 Meagan Schmitt DS/L 5-9 FR HS Kentfield, Calif. (Redwood HS) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rich Feller (Ninth year) Assistant Coach: Chris Bigelow Assistant Coach: Matt McShane Volunteer Assistant: David Dantes PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 26 Hana Cutura... Hawn-a Shoot-er-Ah David Dantes... DON-tez 2 Kristen Kathan... KAY-thin 21 Mindi Wiley... MINN-dee WHY-Lee 5 Maria Zizka... ZISS-kuh 2006 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 1

2 2007 CAL TEAM STATISTICS (ALL) California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

3 2007 CAL TEAM STATISTICS (PAC-10) 2006 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 3

4 CAL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS 2007 SEASON HIGHS (as of Dec. 1, 2007) Category Team Individual Kills at UCLA (Oct. 27) by Pressey at USC (Oct. 26)/Cutura at Stanford (Nov. 23) Attempts at USC (Oct. 26) by Angie Pressey at UCLA (Oct. 27) Hitting Percentage vs. UNC-Wilmington (Sept. 1) by Kat Reilly at Santa Clara (Sept. 14) Assists at USC (Oct. 26) by Carli Lloyd at USC (Oct. 26) Service Aces three times, last at UCLA (Oct. 27)... 5 by Kathan vs. UNCW (Sept.1) and Cat Dailey at UCLA (Oct. 27) Digs vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) by Kristen Kathan at USC (Oct. 26) Block Solo... 7 vs. Duke (Dec. 1)... 3 by Hana Cutura at Santa Clara (Sept. 14) Block Assists vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) by Ellen Orchard vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) Team/Total Blocks vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) by Ellen Orchard vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) 1 Carli Lloyd Freshman Setter Kills: 6 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * Attempts: 16 vs. Stanford (Sept. 21) * Assists: 69 at USC (Oct. 26) * Service Aces: 3 four times, last vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17) * Digs: 18 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * Block Solos: 2 vs. Northeastern (Aug. 25) * Block Assists: 8 vs. Washington State (Oct. 11) * Total Blocks: 8 vs. Washington State (Oct. 11) * 2 Kristen Kathan Sophomore Defensive Specialist/Libero Attempts: 2 vs. USC (Sept. 28) * Service Aces: 5 vs. UNCW (Sept. 1) * Assists: 3 twice, last at Arizona State (Oct. 18) * Digs: 29 at USC (Oct. 26) * 3 Morgan Beck Junior Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter Kills: 18 at UCLA (Oct. 27) Attempts: 36 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) Assists: 4 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) Service Aces: 3 at Washington State (Nov. 8) * Digs: 14 vs. Stanford (Sept. 21) * Block Solos: 2 two times, last vs. Duke (Dec. 1) Block Assists: 8 at USC (Oct. 26) * Total Blocks: 8 at USC (Oct. 26) * 5 Maria Zizka Freshman Setter Assists: 3 vs. Oregon State (Nov. 1) * 6 Angie Pressey Senior Outside Hitter Kills: 29 at USC (Oct. 26) * Attempts: 67 at UCLA (Oct. 27) * Assists: 4 two times, last vs. Duke (Dec. 1) Service Aces: 4 vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8) Digs: 17 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) Block Solos: 2 three times, last at Washington (Nov. 9) Block Assists: 6 at Colorado (Sept. 2) * Total Blocks: 7 at Colorado (Sept. 2) * 7 Cat Dailey Sophomore Outside Hitter Kills: 4 two times, last at Oregon State (Oct. 5) Attempts: 8 two times, last at USC (Oct. 26) Assists: 1 six times, last at Stanford (Nov. 23) Service Aces: 5 at UCLA (Oct. 27) * Digs: 7 two times, last at UCLA (Oct. 27) Block Solos: 1 vs. Idaho (Aug. 24) * Block Assists: 2 two times, last at Oregon State (Oct. 5) Total Blocks: 3 vs. Idaho (Aug. 24) 8 Am ra Solomon Redshirt Junior Outside Hitter Kills: 11 at Oregon State (Oct. 5) Attempts: 26 at Santa Clara (Sept. 14) Digs: 3 at Oregon State (Oct. 5) * Block Solos: 2 vs. UCF (Aug. 31) * Block Assists: 3 at Oregon State (Oct. 5) * Total Blocks: 3 two times, last at Oregon State (Oct. 5) 10 Kat Reilly Redshirt Sophomore Middle Hitter Kills: 14 vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15) * Attempts: 23 at USC (Oct. 26) * Assists: 3 at USC (Oct. 26) Digs: 4 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * Block Solos: 1 eight times, last at Stanford (Nov. 23) * Block Assists: 8 vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8) * Total Blocks: 8 vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8) * 11 Ellen Orchard Senior Middle Hitter Kills: 16 three times, last vs. Washington (Oct. 11) * Attempts: 33 two times, last vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) Assists: 4 vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17) Service Aces: 4 vs. Northeastern (Aug. 25) * Digs: 8 at USC (Oct. 26) * Block Solos: 2 twice, last vs. Arizona (Nov. 16) Block Assists: 12 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * Total Blocks: 13 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * 14 Caitlyn Murphy Freshman Defensive Specialist/Libero Kills: 1 at Arizona State (Oct. 18) * Attempts: 1 five times, last at UCLA (Oct. 27) * Assists: 3 vs. Oregon State (Nov. 1) * Service Aces: 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 8) * Digs: 18 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * 21 Mindi Wiley Sophomore Middle Hitter Kills: 8 two times, last vs. Oregon State (Nov. 1) Attempts: 15 at UCLA (Oct. 27) * Assists: 2 three times, last at UCLA (Oct. 27) Digs: 1 five times, last vs. Liberty (Nov. 30) Block Solos: 2 three times, last vs. Duke (Dec. 1) * Block Assists: 6 vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17) * Total Blocks: 6 vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17) * 26 Hana Cutura Sophomore Outside Hitter Kills: 29 at Stanford (Nov. 23) * Attempts: 58 two times, last vs. Duke (Dec. 1) * Assists: 2 two times, last vs. Washington (Oct. 11) Service Aces: 4 vs. Utah State (Sept. 7) * Digs: 16 vs. Washington (Oct. 11) * Block Solos: 3 at Santa Clara (Sept. 14) * Block Assists: 7 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * Total Blocks: 9 vs. UCLA (Sept. 27) * 44 Meagan Schmitt Freshman Defensive Specialist/Libero Assists: 1 two times, last vs. Washington State (Oct. 12) * Service Aces: 1 two times, last at Oregon State (Oct. 5) * Digs: 4 at Oregon State (Oct. 5) * * denotes career high California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

5 KILLS-ACES-DIGS-BLOCKS 2006 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 5

6 2007 CAL MATCH-BY-MATCH California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

7 2007 OPPONENT MATCH-BY-MATCH 2006 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 7

8 RICH FELLER Head Coach Ninth Year at Cal Rich Feller, in his ninth season in Berkeley, is undoubtedly the most successful women s volleyball coach in California history guiding the Bears to a record sixth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. From the moment he first stepped on campus in 1999, Feller has been able to craft the Golden Bears into a Pac-10 contender and a national powerhouse. The facts speak for themselves a school-record six consecutive postseason appearances, four 20-win seasons in the past six years, three NCAA round of 16 appearances and three different All-America selections. Since leading Cal to its first NCAA appearance in 13 years in 2002, Feller has firmly established the Bears as a top tier team in the toughest volleyball conference in the nation the Pac-10. In 2006, he led Cal to its second-ever NCAA Regional after the Bears defeated LSU and host Cal Poly, respectively, in the NCAA first and second rounds in San Luis Obispo. Under Feller s leadership, the Bears have not only made the NCAAs six straight times, they have won six straight NCAA first-round matches. Now (.628) overall in 22 years as a college coach and (.604) in nine years as Cal s mentor, Feller has his 2007 squad poised for a deep run in postseason play. Beyond taking the Bears to the postseason, he has generated excitement in the local volleyball community by enabling Cal to host the NCAA first and second rounds at Haas Pavilion during the 2003 and 2004 campaigns. He has also helped develop three All-Americans at Cal Mia Jerkov, Camille Leffall and senior standout Angie Pressey. The 2003 campaign was especially sweet for the veteran coach as Feller guided the Bears to a 25-7 record and the school s first-ever NCAA round of 16 berth with victories over Saint Mary s and Michigan. Cal had the best single-season winning percentage (.793) in school history, captured a school-record 12 Pac-10 matches (matched this season) and posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since The Bears CALIFORNIA HEAD COACH also won 16 consecutive matches to start that year, defeated Stanford for the first time since 1982 and earned their highest national ranking ever (No. 5 on Oct. 13, 2003). The accomplishments of the Bears coach and his staff did not go unnoticed as Feller was named both the 2003 Pacific Region Co-Coach of the Year and Pac-10 Coach of the Year. He was the first Cal volleyball coach to garner regional coach of the year honors, and was the first Bear mentor selected for league coaching honors since Chris Stanley was NorPac Conference Coach of the Year in Before arriving at Berkeley, Feller was an assistant coach for the United States Women s National Volleyball Team from Prior to his stint as an USA National Team assistant, he was a highly successful head coach at Colorado State. In his 14 years directing the Rams, Feller compiled a (.642) record with eight NCAA Tournament appearances, two conference titles, 12 Top-25 rankings and several All-America, all-conference and all-academic athletes. In Feller s first season at Colorado State in 1983, he led his team to a record, a Top-20 ranking and a NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in school history. In 1987, Feller was named AVCA Regional Coach of the Year. From , Feller was the top assistant to Taras Liskevych (USA Olympic coach from and current Oregon State coach) at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, helping the Tigers to second, fourth and fifth-place national finishes in his three years with the program. Growing up in Palo Alto, Feller already had ties to the Bay Area before arriving at Cal in His father, David, earned his Ph.D. at Cal and his mother, Bernice, was a Cal undergraduate. The opportunity to coach at Cal and to have the challenge of competing in the Pac-10 Conference was a dream come true, said Feller. Any coach who is involved in college volleyball would relish the chance to coach in the Pac-10 and to come to Cal. One of my goals was to coach in the Pac- 10. Working at Cal is one of the best jobs in the nation. Feller, 56, who earned his bachelor s degree in recreation administration from San Diego State in 1973, lives in the Montclair District of the Oakland Hills with his wife, Stacey. He has three children Evan (23), Ashleigh (21) and Ryan (19); and a stepson, Brad Bertolet (21). FELLER S COACHING RECORD 1983 Colorado State /2nd HCAC NCAA (0-1) 1984 Colorado State /1st HCAC NCAA (1-1) 1985 Colorado State /1st HCAC NCAA (1-1) 1986 Colorado State /2nd tie HCAC NCAA (0-1) 1987 Colorado State /2nd HCAC NCAA (1-1) 1988 Colorado State /2nd tie HCAC NCAA (1-1) 1989 Colorado State /4th HCAC 1990 Colorado State /5th WAC 1991 Colorado State /5th WAC 1992 Colorado State /6th WAC 1993 Colorado State /4th tie WAC 1994 Colorado State /7th WAC 1995 Colorado State /3rd WAC NCAA (0-1) 1996 Colorado State /3rd WAC NCAA (1-1) (.642) 2 conf. titles; 8 NCAA berths (5-8) 1999 California /6th tie Pac California /7th tie Pac California /9th Pac California /8th Pac-10 NCAA (1-1) 2003 California /3rd tie Pac-10 NCAA (2-1) 2004 California /4th tie Pac-10 NCAA (1-1) 2005 California /5th tie Pac-10 NCAA (1-1) 2006 California /5th Pac-10 NCAA (2-1) 2007 California /4th Pac-10 NCAA (2-0) (.604) 6 NCAA berths (9-5) Totals (.628) 2 conf. titles; 14 NCAA berths (14-13) California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

9 CHRIS BIGELOW Assistant Coach Ninth Year at Cal A key component and the veteran of the Cal volleyball coaching staff is ninthyear assistant and chief recruiting coordinator Chris Bigelow, a former assistant at Wisconsin and Texas, who was hired by Rich Feller as assistant women s volleyball coach for the Golden Bears in January of Bigelow has been instrumental in Cal having recruiting classes ranked among the Top 10 in the nation the past few years, including a No. 5 ranking in 2005 and a school-best No. 3 ranking by PrepVolleyball.com in Bigelow has several years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. She was an assistant coach for Bill Neville at Montana State from , before taking over as head coach of the Bobcats from Bigelow then became an assistant to current USC volleyball coach Mick Haley at Texas from , helping lead the Longhorns to seven conference championships, three Final Four appearances and one national championship in From , Bigelow worked as volleyball TV color commentator for the Southwest Conference and University of Texas radio. Bigelow was a three-sport athlete at Eastern Washington and a member of the USA Volleyball training squad from She graduated from Eastern Washington in 1974 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. Bigelow received her Master s degree from Montana State in physical education in MATT McSHANE Assistant Coach Third Year at Cal Matt McShane joined the Cal volleyball staff on Feb. 2, 2005 and immediately helped the Golden Bears achieve a then school-record fourth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance. Arriving in Berkeley after spending four years as assistant women s volleyball coach at the ASSISTANT COACHES University of Utah, he led the Utes to a 24-7 overall record and 13-1 in league action in 2004, capturing a share of their first-ever Mountain West Conference title. Before joining the Utah staff, McShane was an associate head coach at the University of New Mexico from In 11 years in Albuquerque, he helped guide the Lobos to a record, two conference championships and six trips to the NCAA Tournament. This past summer, McShane served as an assistant coach for USA Volleyball s National A2 Team, coaching Cal standout Angie Pressey. During the summer of 2002, he served as the head coach for the USA National A2 Team and in the summer of 2001, he was the head coach for the Intermountain Volleyball Association (IVA) High Performance Team that toured Europe. In 1996, McShane was named an assistant coach of the USA Women s National Team at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. McShane s coaching background includes assisting current USA National Team coach Jenny Lang Ping with the Yaohan International Volleyball Team in Additionally, McShane served as an assistant coach at Brigham Young University from As an undergraduate at UC Santa Barbara, McShane played on the only intercollegiate team to win the USAV Open National Championship. The UCSB teams finished second in the NCAA Championships in 1974 and 75, and finished third in the NCAA Regional Championships in He was an All- American for the Gauchos in McShane earned his B.A. from UCSB in 1977 and his master s degree from BYU in While at BYU, he played on the men s club team that finished third at USAV Open National Championship in DAVID DANTES Volunteer Assistant First Year at Cal Dantes, 22, came to Berkeley after spending last season as the head women s club volleyball coach at Boston University. While at BU, he led the Terriers to the school s first regional championship and a national ranking as high as 11th. CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Boston University captured four of nine tournaments during the year, competing in the Northeast Women s Volleyball Club League and the National Intramural- Recreational Sports Association. Dantes earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, with a minor in religion, from Boston University in May He competed for BU s men s club volleyball team from and was a two-year starter as an outside hitter. CHELSEA WHITE Director of Operations First Year at Cal In her role with the Golden Bears, White is in charge of all aspects of the volleyball program s administrative duties, as well coordinating team travel and assisting with special events. She comes to Berkeley after spending last year as an assistant to Dean Judy Olian at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Prior to working at UCLA, White was a Client Service Associate at Smith Barney in Sacramento. White graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. in 2006 with a degree in political science, and was a member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society with a 3.92 GPA. She was also the starting libero on the Iona volleyball team, finishing her senior season ranked No. 1 in the Metro Atlantic Conference and sixth in the NCAA in digs per game (6.12), and was selected the league s 2005 Defensive Player of the Year. White also competed at American River College in Sacramento, where she was named the school s 2004 Female Athlete of the Year and was a member of the California All-State and All-Northern California Volleyball teams VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 9

10 2007 UPDATED POSTSEASON PROFILES MORGAN BECK Junior Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter - 2V Coto De Caza, Calif. (San Clemente High School) As a JUNIOR in 2007 is third on the team in blocks with 107 total and an average of 1.05 bpg notched a careerhigh eight total blocks at USC on Oct. 26 selected to the Golden Bear Invitational All- Tournament Team, tallying 25 kills with a.439 hitting percentage over the course of three matches is fourth on the team in kills with 251 total (2.46 kpg) posted a season-high 18 kills (4e, 33att,.424) against UCLA on Oct. 27 in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion named 2007 All- Pac-10 Women s Volleyball Team Honorable Mention, her second such honor. PERSONAL: Morgan Elizabeth Beck was born March 30, 1987, in Newport Beach, Calif... parents are Ed and Cindy Beck...has a sister, Erin, 35, and a brother, Garrett, 19, a member of the Cal crew team cousin Brandon Beck is a senior on the Cal men s golf team...has not declared a major. Kills: vs. Washington, 10/7/05 Attempts: vs. Washington, 10/7/05 Service Aces:... 3 vs. Oregon State, 10/20/06; at Washington State, 11/8/07 Digs: vs. UC Davis, 8/26/06; vs. Stanford, 9/21/07 Block Solos:... 3 vs. UC Davis, 8/26/06 Block Assists:... 8 at USC, 10/26/07 Total Blocks:... 8 vs. UC Davis, 8/26/06; vs. Oregon, 10/19/06; at USC, 10/26/07 BECK S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

11 HANA CUTURA Sophomore Outside Hitter 1V Zagreb, Croatia (Sportska Gimnazija) 26 As a SOPHOMORE in 2007 achieved career highs in all statistical categories leads the team in total kills (437), total attacks (1048) and total service aces (33) her 4.12 kpg average is tops on the team scored a team-high points for the Bears this season, reaching double-figures in 25 matches (30 or more on two occasions) had five double-double matches this season set a career-high 29 kills against Stanford on Nov. 23, hitting.339 and tying the highest total kills by a Bear this season (Pressey) had a career-high nine blocks (7ba, 2bs) against UCLA on Sept served up a career-high four aces against Utah State on Sept. 7 led Cal in kills in both first and second round matches at the 2007 NCAA Tournament named to the All-Tournament Team at the Santa Clara Invitational selected to the 2007 All-Pac- 10 Women s Volleyball Team, her first such honor. PERSONAL: Hana Cutura was born March 10, 1988, in Zagreb, Croatia. parents are Zoran and Gordana Cutura father, Zoran, is a former Olympic basketball star for Yugoslavia, and her mother, Gordana is a former member of the Croatian National Volleyball Team has not declared a major. Kills: at Stanford, 11/23/07 Attempts: at UCLA, 10/27/07; vs. Duke, 12/1/07 Service Aces:... 4 vs. Utah State, 9/7/07 Digs: vs. Washington, 10/11/07 Block Solos:... 3 at Santa Clara, 9/14/07 Block Assists:... 7 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Total Blocks:... 9 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 CUTURA S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 11

12 CAT DAILEY Sophomore Outside Hitter 1V Newport Beach, Calif. (Sage Hill High School) 7 As a SOPHOMORE in 2007 was one of two Bears to reach five service aces (a career high) in a single match, doing so against UCLA in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion leads the team in service aces per game played with a 0.34 sapg average has 31 kills on 89 attacks and 21 aces this season. PERSONAL: Catherine Anne Dailey was born June 10, 1988, in Santa Monica, Calif....parents are Ed and Rita Dailey...father, Ed, rowed, and mother, Rita, swam and rowed at Notre Dame...has a sister, Jamie, eight...has not declared a major. Kills: vs. Arizona State, 9/29/06 Attempts: vs. Arizona State, 9/29/06 Service Aces:... 5 at UCLA, 10/27/07 Digs: vs. Arizona State, 9/29/06 Block Solos:... 1 vs. Arizona State, 9/29/06; vs. Idaho, 8/24/07 Block Assists:... 3 vs. Arizona State, 9/29/06; vs. Arizona, 9/30/06 Total Blocks:... 4 vs. Arizona State, 9/29/06 DAILEY S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

13 KRISTEN KATHAN Sophomore Defensive Specialist/Libero 1V Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo High School) As a SOPHOMORE in 2007 leads the team in total digs with 383 and digs per game, averaging 3.72 dpg had a career-high 29 digs at USC on Oct. 26, just four shy of the Cal all-time record for a single match reached double-digit digs in 20 of 30 matches played is one of two Bears to reach five service aces in a match this season, doing so against UNC- Wilmington on Sept. 1 her 27 total service aces are tied for second overall on the team. CALIFORNIA Golden Bears PERSONAL: Kristen Josephine Kathan was born October 17, 1988, in Manchester, N.H...parents are Tom and Josephine Kathan...has not declared a major. Kills:... 1 vs. UCLA, 11/10/06 Attempts:... 2 vs. USC, 9/28/07 Service Aces:...5 vs. UNC-Wilmington, 9/1/07 Digs: at USC, 10/26/07 KATHAN S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 13

14 CARLI LLOYD Freshman Setter - HS Bonsall, Calif. (Fallbrook Union High School) 1 on Oct. 26 her 1,424 total assists are fourth best for an individual in a single season at Cal named to All-Tournament Teams as the Outstanding Setter at the Molten Classic and the Golden Bear Invitational named to the 2007 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. PERSONAL: Carli Ellen Lloyd was born August 6, 1989, in Fallbrook, Calif...mother is Cindy Lloyd uncle, Galen Tomlinson, has been a mentor and coach in both volleyball and track and field the past 10 years...has a sister, Coral, 21, and brother, Doug, 20...has not declared a major. As a FRESHMAN in 2007 leads the team in total assists with 1,424 and a apg average played in 31 matches and all but two of Cal s 114 games is fourth on the team in total blocks with 105 (6bs, 99ba) has seven doubledouble matches this season...registered a career-high 18 digs against UCLA on Sept. 27 to go with her 54 assists was just 10 assists shy of the Cal all-time single match record, putting up 69 at USC Kills:... 6 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Attempts: vs. Stanford, 9/21/07 Assists: at USC, 10/26/07 Service Aces:... 3 vs. Northeastern, 8/25/07; at UCLA, 10/27/07; vs. Oregon, 11/02/07; vs. Arizona State, 11/17/07 Digs: vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Block Solos:... 2 vs. Northeastern, 8/25/07 Block Assists:... 8 vs. Washington State, 10/11/07 Total Blocks:... 8 vs. Washington State, 10/11/07 LLOYD S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

15 CAITLYN MURPHY Freshman Defensive Specialist/Libero/Outside Hitter - HS Roseville, Calif. (Granite Bay High School) As a FRESHMAN in 2007 has 151 digs and 18 service aces notched a career-high 18 digs against UCLA on Sept. 27 has seen action in all but one of Cal s matches this season, appearing in 75 games set a career high with four service aces against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 8. PERSONAL: Caitlyn Noelle Murphy was born August 23, 1988, in Sacramento, Calif...parents are Thomas and Victoria Murphy father, Thomas, competed in track and field at both Cal Poly and Cal, and was a 7-1 All-American high jumper in Kills:... 1 at Arizona State, 10/18/07 Attempts:... 1 vs. five teams Service Aces:... 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/8/07 Digs: vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 MURPHY S CAREER STATISTICS 1976 he attended Cal s School of Optometry...has three older sisters Elizabeth, Jillian and Jennifer has not declared a major, but is interested in psychology TOTAL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 15

16 ELLEN ORCHARD Senior Middle Hitter - 3V Houston, Texas (Cypress Springs High School) matches with 10 or more kills in eight of those matches named to the Molten Classic All-Tournament Team and selected as the MVP of the Golden Bear Invitational as a member of the All- Tournament Team named 2007 All-Pac- 10 Women s Volleyball Team Honorable Mention, her second such honor. PERSONAL: Ellen Elizabeth Orchard was born March 21, 1986, in Englewood, Colo...parents are David and Marie Orchard...has a sister Emily, 27, and a brother, Phillip, 24...grandmother, Ruth Gordon Orchard, graduated from Cal in is majoring in forestry. As a SENIOR in 2007 has 179 total blocks, the second best alltime individual season total at Cal set the Cal record for most total career blocks, currently at 491 set the Cal record for most total blocks in a single match with 13 against UCLA on Sept. 27 leads the team in blocks with 1.61 per game (also tops in the Pac-10) had five matches with 10 or more blocks leads the team in hitting percentage, averaging.333 with 284 kills on 592 attacks matched her career-high of 16 kills against three different teams this season hit above.400 in 13 different Kills: at Arizona, 10/27/06; vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/8/07; vs. Notre Dame, 9/15/07; vs. Washington, 10/11/07 Attempts:...37 at Cal Poly, 12/2/06 Service Aces:... 4 vs. Pacific, 12/2/04; vs. Northeastern, 8/25/07 Digs:... 8 at USC, 10/26/07 Block Solos:... 3 at Washington, 11/4/05; at Arizona State, 10/28/06; at Cal Poly, 12/2/06 Block Assists: vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Total Blocks: vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 ORCHARD S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

17 ANGIE PRESSEY Senior Outside Hitter - 3V Heathrow, Fla. (Lake Mary High School) 6 team As a SENIOR in 2007 averages 4.06 kills per game (second on team) and is also second with 412 total kills holds the fourthbest hitting percentage among Golden Bears with.279 had a career-high 29 kills at USC on Oct. 26 followed by a career-high in attacks at UCLA on Oct. 27 in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion matched her career high in total blocks with seven against Colorado on Sept. 2 registered 12 double-double matches this season, reaching doubledigit kills in 20 of 30 matches moved into third all-time on the Cal kills ladder with 1,674 for her career (second among active Pac-10 players) as well as third all-time in attempts with 4,105 to date is fifth on the in total blocks (92) and blocks per game (0.91 bpg) contributing to Cal s Pac- 10 best team blocking average named to All-Tournament teams at the Colorado Invitational, the Golden Bear Invitational and the Molten Classic, at which she was named tournament MVP selected to the 2007 ESPN the Magazine Academic All- America District 8 Team named to the 2007 All-Pac-10 Women s Volleyball Team, her fourth such selection and the only Bear ever to be so honored recently CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Kills: at USC, 10/26/07 Attempts: at UCLA, 10/27/07 Service Aces:... 6 vs. UC Davis, 8/27/05 Digs:...25 vs. Santa Clara, 11/15/05 Block Solos:... 5 at Washington, 11/4/05 Block Assists:... 6 at Colorado, 9/2/07 Total Blocks:... 7 at Washington, 11/4/05; at Colorado, 9/2/07 PRESSEY S CAREER STATISTICS received an invitation to tryout with the 2008 U.S. Women s National Team. PERSONAL: Angela Michelle Pressey was born June 6, 1986, in Tulsa, Okla...parents are Paul and Elizabeth Pressey...father, Paul, played college basketball at Tulsa and is a former NBA player (Milwaukee, San Antonio, Golden State) and assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors from Mother, Elizabeth, also played basketball at Tulsa... has a sister, Ashley, 23, and brothers Matt, 18, and Phillip, 16...is majoring in history TOTAL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 17

18 KAT REILLY 10 on Sophomore Middle Hitter - 1V Plano, Texas (Plano East Senior High School) As a REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE in 2007 set career highs in all statistical categories, returning from injury the year before had 10 kills without an error on 11 attacks against Santa Clara on Sept. 14 to hit for.909, tied for seventh-best alltime in the Pac-10 had at least one block in all but two matches this season, tallying 109 total blocks to date, good for second the team with a 1.42 bpg average has 135 kills on 293 attacks and is hitting.328 on the year selected to the Colorado Invitational All-Tournament Team and the Santa Clara Invitational All-Tournament Team. Kills: vs. Notre Dame, 9/15/07 Attempts: at USC, 10/26/07 Digs:... 4 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Block Solos:... 1 vs. eight teams Block Assists:... 8 vs. Minnesota, 9/8/07 Total Blocks:... 8 vs. Minnesota, 9/8/07 REILLY S CAREER STATISTICS PERSONAL: Kathleen Sheridan Reilly was born September 15, 1987, in Baltimore, Md...parents are John and Carrine Reilly... has a brother, Myles, has not declared a major Redshirt TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

19 MEAGAN SCHMITT Freshman Defensive Specialist/Libero - HS Kentfield, Calif. (Redwood High School) As a FRESHMAN in 2007 participated in seven matches, notching two assists, two service aces and five digs on the year had four digs at Oregon State on Oct PERSONAL: Meagan Laura Schmitt was born October 18, 1989, in Kentfield, Calif...parents are Tom and Laura Schmitt...several relatives and both parents attended Cal parents ran track and cross country for the Bears...has a brother, Jake, 20, and a sister, Caitlin, 14...has not declared a major, but is interested in being a teacher and coach. Service Aces:...1 vs. UNC-Wilmington, 9/1/07; at Oregon State, 10/5/07 Digs:...4 at Oregon State, 10/5/07 SCHMITT S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 19

20 AM RA SOLOMON 6-1 Redshirt Junior Outside Hitter - 2V Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard High School) 8 As a REDSHIRT JUNIOR in 2007 has a career-high 80 kills and 196 attacks (32e) hitting for.245 set her season high of 11 kills against Oregon State on Oct. 5 has hit for.400 or better in seven of the 18 matches in which she has seen action. PERSONAL: Am ra LeeAnne Solomon was born August 13, 1986, in Los Angeles, Calif...parents are Richard and Sheryl Solomon...siblings include Kenya, 36, Ericka, 22, and Richard III, 14...is majoring in social welfare. Kills: at Arizona State, 10/13/05 Attempts: vs. Washington State, 10/8/05 Digs:...3 at Oregon State, 10/5/07 Block Solos:... 2 at Arizona State, 10/13/05; vs. UCF, 8/31/07 Block Assists:...3 at Oregon State, 10/5/07 Total Blocks:... 4 at Arizona State, 10/13/05 SOLOMON S CAREER STATISTICS 2004 Redshirt TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

21 MINDI WILEY Sophomore Middle Hitter 1V Sonoma, Calif. (Sonoma Valley High School) 21 As a SOPHOMORE in 2007 has 84 kills on 170 attacks (28e), hitting for a career-best.329 has 72 total blocks (6bs, 66ba) for seventh overall on the Pac-10 s best blocking team had a season-high eight kills (2e, 15att) and hit for.400 at UCLA in Cal s historic win at Pauley Pavilion put together 11 kills on 21 attacks with only one error in the first and second rounds of the 2007 NCAA Tournament and added 11 total blocks over the two-match span. PERSONAL: Mindi Linn Wiley was born September 24, 1988, in Santa Rosa, Calif...parents are Keith and Nancy Wiley...father, Keith, played football at Stephen F. Austin, and mother, Nancy, played basketball at Northeastern has a sister, Brooke, 21...has not declared a major. Kills:... 9 at Oregon State, 11/16/06 Attempts: at UCLA, 10/27/07 Digs:...2 at Oregon State, 11/16/06; vs. Idaho, 8/24/07; at Arizona, 10/19/07;... at UCLA, 10/27/07 Block Solos:... 2 at Arizona State, 10/18/07; vs. Duke, 12/1/07 Block Assists:... 6 vs. Arizona State, 11/17/07 Total Blocks:... 6 vs. Arizona State, 11/17/07 WILEY S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen 21

22 MARIA ZIZKA Freshman Setter - HS Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O Dowd High School) As a FRESHMAN in 2007 saw action at home against Oregon State, notching three assists. 5 CAREER PERSONAL: Maria Daniela Zizka was born April 19, 1988, in Berkeley, Calif....parents are George and Eleanor HIGHS Assists:... 3 vs. Oregon State, 11/1/07 ZIZKA S CAREER STATISTICS Zizka...intended major is integrative biology TOTAL California Golden Bears Volleyball Postseason Media Guide - Round of Sixteen CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS