2004 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

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1 2004 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL Nov vs. at Washington State/Washington Pullman/Seattle, WA The Bruins embark on their final weekend of Pac-10 play, traveling to the state of Washington for a Friday match at Washington State, followed by a Saturday tangle against third-ranked Washington. Last season, the Bruins won a pair of five-game matches with Brynn Murphy earning Pac-10 Player of the Week honors following two matches with 20+ kills. Earlier this season, the Bruins swept Washington State and lost to the Huskies in three games in Pauley Pavilion in late September to open the Pac-10 Conference season. BRUIN QUICK FACTS 2004 Record: Pac-10 Record: 10-6 Current Ranking: No. 16, USA Today/CSTV Head Coach: Andy Banachowski Career Record: (38th season) Volleyball SID: Amy Hughes SID Office Phone: 310/ Website: BRUINS SWEEP OREGON SCHOOLS IN FINAL HOME WEEKEND The Bruins turned in two solid performances in their final regular season appearances at Pauley Pavilion with sweeps of Oregon State and Oregon. Friday s match against the Beavers featured a record performance by sophomore Katie Carter, who had 16 kills on 26 attacks with no errors for a.615 attack percentage. That is the second highest number of error-free total attacks for a single match in Bruin women s volleyball history. Carter had another solid performance on Saturday night against Oregon with nine kills and a.467 attack percentage, but the UCLA seniors stole the show on senior night. Brittany Ringel led the Bruins with 12 kills, while Brynn Murphy hit.692 with no errors and nine kills, Krystal McFarland had six kills of her own, and Heather Cullen downed seven kills and had eight digs in her first match action since Oct. 15. Brynn Murphy also chipped in with an error-free nine kills on 13 attacks. All five of UCLA s seniors started the Oregon match. UCLA VS. WASHINGTON STATE (4-25, 1-15 PAC-10) The Cougars have had a difficult 2004 season, losing their last six matches and 19 of their last 20 contests. Washington State is coached by first-year mentor Brian Heffernan. The Bruins have won the last three meetings, including a 3-0 victory in Pauley Pavilion on Sept. 25 and UCLA holds a 27-7 lead in the all-time series. Stat Leaders: KILLS- Kelly Rosin (382 kills, 3.64/game); ASSISTS- Nicole Martin (1061, 11.72/game); ACES- Stacey Holbrook (25, 0.24/game); DIGS- Stacey Holbrook (364, 3.47/game); BLOCKS- Jennifer Todd (108, 1.12/game). UCLA VS. WASHINGTON (23-1, 15-1 PAC-10) The Huskies have already clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 championship with two matches left to play. Washington was undefeated on the season until a five-game loss at Stanford last weekend which featured a loss in game four and a defeat in the fifth game. The Huskies are coached by fourth-year mentor Jim McLaughlin. The Bruins lead the all-time series 38-6, including a season sweep in 2004 and a UW sweep in Pauley Pavilion in September. Stat Leaders: KILLS- Christal Morrison (360 kills, 4.39/game); ASSISTS- Courtney Thompson (1230, 14.82/game); ACES- Jessica Veris (26, 0.33/game); DIGS- Candace Lee (467, 5.63/game); BLOCKS- Darla Myhre (117, 1.44/game). HEAD COACH ANDY BANACHOWSKI In his 38th season on the Bruin bench, UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski remains one of the top coaches in his profession. On Sept. 1, 2001, he became the first collegiate women s volleyball coach in history to record 900 career wins, and is just the second collegiate volleyball coach for either gender to reach that milestone. UCLA men s coach Al Scates, for whom Banachowski was a setter during his collegiate career, posted his 1,000th career win in February, The first women s volleyball coach to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, MA, Banachowski currently has a career record of (.795), and has coached the Bruins to six national championships, including three NCAA titles. BRUINS SIGN FOUR TO NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT UCLA signed four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent last week, as Elise Carstensen, Kelsey Hall, Katilin Sather and Nellie Spicer will join the Bruins for the 2005 season. For information on these four signees, please see page four of this release SCHEDULE RECORD: 17-9, -6 PAC-10 DATE OPPONENT TIME S 1 at Cal State Northridge 7 pm at McDonald s/tx A&M Inv. (College Station, TX) S 3 vs. Southern Mississippi _ W, 3-0 S 4 vs. Samford W, 3-0 S 4 at #15 Texas A&M W, 3-0 at Mauna Loa Challenge (Honolulu, HI) S 9 vs. #17 Santa Clara W, 3-0 S 10 vs. SW Missouri State W, 3-0 S 11 at #11 Hawai i L, 2-3 S 17 at Utah L, 2-3 S 18 at BYU W, 3-1 S 24 #3 WASHINGTON *^ L, 1-3 S 25 WASHINGTON ST. * W, 3-0 O 1 at #17 Arizona * W, 3-1 O 2 at Arizona State* W, 3-0 O 8 #17 CALIFORNIA * W, 3-0 O 9 #14 STANFORD * L, 1-3 O 15 at #6 USC * L, 0-3 O 21 at Oregon *^ W, 3-0 O 22 at Oregon State* W, 3-2 O 26 PEPPERDINE L, 2-3 O 29 ARIZONA STATE * W, 3-0 O 30 #24 ARIZONA* L, 0-3 N 4 at #12 Stanford * L, 2-3 N 5 at #11 California * W, 3-2 N 12 #6 USC* L, 2-3 N 19 OREGON STATE* W, 3-0 N 20 OREGON* W, 3-0 N 26 at Washington State* 7 pm N 27 at Washington * 7 pm D 2-4 NCAA First/Second Round _ TBA D 9-11 NCAA Regionals TBA D 16,18 NCAA Finals (Long Beach, CA)TBA Home matches in BOLD at Pauley Pavilion ALL TIMES LOCAL TO MATCH SITE and subject to change; * Pac-10 Conference Match; ^Televised on FOX Sports Net;@Audio broadcast on the web (uclabruins.com) THIS WEEK IN BRUIN VOLLEYBALL Fri. Nov.26 at Washington State Pullman, Wash. 7 pm Sat. Nov.27 at Washington Pullman, Wash. 7 pm Rankings are CSTV/USA Today Poll

2 USA TODAY/AVCA POLL POLL #12/NOVEMBER 22, 2004 # School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Last 1 *Hawai i (37) 1, Nebraska (23) 1, *Washington (5) 1, Penn State 1, Minnesota 1, *Southern California 1, *Stanford 1, Ohio State 1, Colorado State 1, Tennessee Texas Florida San Diego *California Saint Mary s (Calif.) *UCLA UC Santa Barbara *Texas A&M *Utah Louisville *Arizona Florida A&M Kansas State Missouri *Santa Clara *INDICATES 2004 UCLA OPPONENT VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE POLL POLL #10/NOVEMBER 15 1 *Washington 2 Nebraska 3 *Hawaii 4 Penn State 5 Minnesota 6 *USC 7 Ohio State 8 *Stanford 9 Florida 10 Colorado State 11 Tennessee 12 Texas 13 *California 14 UCLA 15 San Diego 16 St. Mary s 17 UC Santa Barbara 18 *Texas A & M 19 *Utah 20 Louisville MERIWETHER MATCHES BLOCKING RECORD; TOPS PAC-10 LIST Sophomore transfer Nana Meriwether, the Pac-10 s top blocker based on per-game average, matched UCLA s single-game blocking record for a three-game match on Sept. 10 against Southwest Missouri State, recording three solo blocks and 11 block assists for 14 total blocks. Those 14 blocks are tied for sixth on UCLA s single-match blocking list, and are a new career-high mark for Meriwether. It matches the highest Bruin blocking total in history for a three-game match. Meriwether has been a force on the block for the Bruins this season, leading the Bruins and the Pac-10 with a 1.56 per-game average to rank 19th in the country. While earning All-Tournament honors at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Volleyball Challenge, she averaged 2.50 blocks per game. For the season, she leads the Bruins with a.305 attack percentage and total points. MURPHY 20TH BRUIN TO RECORD 1,000 CAREER KILLS Senior Brynn Murphy became the 20th player in UCLA women s volleyball history to reach the 1,000 career kill plateau on Sept. 24, when she recorded the milestone kill in the second game of UCLA s four-game loss to Washington. Murphy currently has 1,160 career kills, ranking her 19th on UCLA s all-time list and 71st in Pac-10 history. Murphy was named to the All-Tournament Team at the McDonald s/texas A&M Invitational over Labor Day Weekend, turning in a team-high 35 kills and 10 blocks as UCLA posted sweeps over Southern Mississippi, Samford and No. 15 Texas A&M. One of two Bruins recording at least one block per-game this season, Murphy matched her career-high total of 23 kills in UCLA s fivegame loss to Hawai i. MCFARLAND MOST VALUABLE IN TEXAS; REACHES 3K ASSISTS On Oct. 15 at USC, senior setter Krystal McFarland became the sixth player in UCLA women s volleyball history to reach the 3,000 career assist milestone. McFarland recorded just 11 assists as a true freshman in 2000, playing primarily as a situational substitute as an outside hitter. During her sophomore year in 2002, McFarland set in a 6/2 system, recording an even 1,000 assists for the year. Taking over the full reins at the setting position last season, McFarland tallied 1,309 assists and is averaging a career best assists per game this season. She is currently the Pac-10 s active career assist leader with 3,363 career assists, ranking fifth in UCLA women s volleyball history. McFarland opened the 2004 season in style, piloting the Bruins to a 6-0 start, the team s best since the 1993 season. McFarland was also honored as the Most Valuable Player of the McDonald s/texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Texas, over the Labor Day weekend. McFarland set her team to a trio of three-game victories. In Texas, McFarland averaged assists per game while directing the Bruin offense to 16 kills per game and a.270 team attack percentage in victories over Cal State Northridge, Southern Mississippi, Samford and Texas A&M. McFarland is averaging assists per game for the 2004 season. BRUINS IN THE POLL WEEK AVCA VOLLEYBALL Preseason 3 N/A Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov TBA Nov. 29 Final 2004 UCLA BRUINS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (HS/Last School) 1 Brittany Ringel OH 6-1 Sr. 3V Arlington, TX (Trinity Valley) 2 Nancy Barba MB 6-1 Jr. 2V Austin, TX (Westwood) 4 Brenn Larson S 5-11 Jr. TR Westlake, CA (Westlake) 7 Nana Meriwether MB 6-1 So. TR Potomac, MD (Sidwell Friends/Duke) 8 Rachell Johnson OH 5-11 Fr.* 1V San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines) 9 Katie Carter MB 6-3 So. 1V Steamboat Springs, CO (Steamboat Springs) 10 Brynn Murphy MB 6-3 Sr. 3V Coronado, CA (Francis Parker) 11 Colby Lyman OH 6-0 So. 1V Los Altos Hills, CA (St. Francis) 12 Krystal McFarland S 5-10 Sr.* 3V Ventura, CA (Buena) 13 Becky Green OH 6-1 So. 1V Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 15 Heather Cullen OH/RS 6-1 Sr. 3V Costa Mesa, CA (Newport Harbor) 20 Jessica Fine DS 5-6 Fr. HS Tarzana, CA (Harvard Westlake) 22 Stacy Dominguez MB 6-0 Fr. HS Yorba Linda, CA (Esperanza) 23 Chrissie Zartman L 5-5 Sr. 3V Hermosa Beach, CA (Bishop Montgomery) 24 Laura Kroneberger L 5-8 So 1V Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos) 26 Tammy Jackson S 5-11 So.* 2V Poway, CA (Poway)

3 ZARTMAN DIGS RECORDS; EARNS POW HONOR Senior libero Chrissie Zartman made history twice in a 72-hour span in mid-october, recording her 1,703rd career dig during UCLA s five-game win at Oregon State on Oct. 22, then becoming the first libero in Pac-10 history to be named the Conference Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 25. Zartman averaged 6.12 digs/game in UCLA s matches at Oregon and Oregon State en route to topping the Pac-10 career digs mark, previously held by USC s Katie Haller (1,702 digs from ). Zartman is currently averaging 5.59 digs/game, more than a full dig better than last year s average and well over her career average of 4.31/game, which would shatter Haller s Pac-10 career record and rank 10th in NCAA history. During the third and final game of UCLA s three-game victory over Texas A&M on Sept. 4, senior Zartman recorded the 1,406th dig of her Bruin career, passing Samantha Shaver (1,405 from ) for the UCLA career record. Zartman this weekend s play with 1,899 career digs. She ranks 18th in NCAA history for career digs entering the Washington State/Washington series. In UCLA s five-game loss to then-no. 11 Hawai i, Zartman became just the sixth player in UCLA women s volleyball history to record a then-career-high 30-dig match. She followed with a 29- dig performance in UCLA s five-game loss to Utah on Sept. 17, and on Nov. 5 at California, Zartman became the first Bruin ever to have two matches with 30+ digs, recording a new career high of 31 digs in UCLA s five-game defeat of the Golden Bears. Zartman stepped up once again in UCLA s five-game loss to USC on Nov. 12, recording a UCLA-record 36 digs to set a new career high against the Women of Troy. GREEN TOPS BRUIN ACE LEADERS, RANKS 1ST IN PAC-10 ACES A role player off the bench as a freshman, Becky Green started UCLA s first seven matches of the 2004 season but struggled with a back injury from mid-september into early November. She has recently returned to the lineup full time and is making an impact for the Bruins at the service line and in the kill column. Despite sitting out nearly two full weekends of play after injuring her back at Utah on Sept. 17, Green holds UCLA s highest ace per-game mark at 0.36, downing 25 aces over her 69 games played this season. Her per-game ace average is fourth-best in the Pac-10. In Pac-10 matches only, Green leads the conference with an average of 0.47 aces/game. Green has led the Bruins in kills on six occasions. She also posted a then-career-high 20.5 points at both Stanford and California in early November before setting a new career mark of 21.0 points against USC on Nov. 12. In UCLA s Oct. 30 loss to Arizona, Green became the first Bruin other than Chrissie Zartman and Colby Lyman to lead the team in digs, posting 15 in that contest. BARBA BREAKS CAREER HIGHS Junior middle blocker Nancy Barba set new career-high totals in kills and points in early November at Stanford and California. In UCLA s five-game loss at Stanford, Barba posted careerhighs of 14 kills and 15 points and followed that performance with a 15-kill, 19-point match the following night in UCLA s five-game win at California. Barba also posted a career-high seven blocks (1 BS/6 BA) against the Golden Bears. Against USC on Nov. 12, Barba contributed with 10 kills and five blocks (1 BS/4 BA) in the five-game contest. Barba has started nine matches this season, including all three of UCLA s matches in the month of November. She has played in 69 of a possible 97 games this season, averaging 1.79 kills and 0.46 blocks per game this season. UCLA IN THE PAC-10 STATISTICAL RANKINGS BRUINS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS Blocks: 3rd (2.68/game) Digs: 3rd (17.18/game) Aces: 5th (1.34/game) Assists: 6th (14.70/game) Kills: 6th (15.78/game) Hitting Percentage: 6th (.226) CONFERENCE MATCHES ONLY Aces: 2nd (1.32/game) Digs: 3rd (17.47/game) Blocks: 4th (2.55/game) Kills: 6th (15.71/game) Assists: 6th (14.76/game) Hitting Percentage: 6th (.228) BRUINS IN THE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Blocks: Nana Meriwether, 1st (1.56/game) [19th] Aces: Becky Green, 4th, (0.36/game) Digs: Chrissie Zartman, 2nd(5.59/game) [18th] Assists: Krystal McFarland, 4th (12.13/game) CONFERENCE MATCHES ONLY Pac-10 rankings through matches of Nov. 21 [NCAA Rankings] through matches of Nov. 21 Aces: Becky Green, 1st, (0.47/game) Digs: Chrissie Zartman, 2nd (5.69/game) Blocks: Nana Meriwether, 4th (1.37/game) Assists: Krystal McFarland, 5th (11.98/game) Hitting %: Nancy Barba, 8th (.330) ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM BRUINS McDonald s/tamu: Brynn Murphy, Krystal McFarland (MVP) Mauna Loa Challenge: Nana Meriwether, Chrissie Zartman PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Laura Westendorf, ORE Sept. 13 Jennifer Abernathy, ARIZ Sept. 20 Ogonna Nnamani, STAN Sept. 27 Sanja Tomasevic, WASH Oct. 4 Emily Adams, USC Oct. 11 Ogonna Nnamani, STAN Oct. 18 Christal Morrison, WASH OCT. 25 CHRISSIE ZARTMAN, UCLA Nov. 1 Angie Pressey, CAL Nov. 8 Ogonna Nnamani, STAN Nov. 15 Debora Seilhamer, USC Nov. 22 Ogonna Nnamani, STAN Nov. 29 PAC-10 STANDINGS Team Pac-10 O All 1 Washington USC Stanford UCLA California Arizona Arizona State Oregon State Washington State Oregon UCLA S RECORD WHEN Win Game Lose Game Win Game Lose Game Win Game Lose Game Win Game Lose Game Game game matches game matches 3-2 ANDY BANACHOWSKI S MILESTONE WINS: #1: OCT. 16, 1970 UCLA defeats San Diego State 3-0 at home. This is also the first victory in UCLA women s volleyball recorded history. #100: DEC. 14, 1973 UCLA defeats Sam Houston State 2-0 (neutral floor). #200: OCT. 19, 1977 UCLA defeats Cal State Fullerton 15-3, 15-6, 15-4 at home. #300: NOV. 25, 1980 A 3-1 (14-16, 15-10, 15-13, 15-7) conference win over Arizona. #400: SEPT. 25, 1983 Neutral-court win over Washington: 15-6, 15-6, #500: OCT. 9, 1986 vs. Long Beach State at home: 15-5, #600: NOV. 3, 1989 Pac-10 sweep of Stanford, 15-13, 15-4, #700: NOV. 7, 1992 UCLA defeats Oregon 3-0 (15-3, 15-5, 15-8) #800: SEPT. 7, 1996 UCLA downs San Diego 3-1 (11-15, 16-14, 15-9, 15-1) at the UCSB Classic in Santa Barbara, CA #900: SEPT. 1, 2001 The Bruins defeat No. 19 Kansas State 3-1 for Banachowski s milestone win en route to the Hawaiian Airlines Classic championship.

4 LYMAN BOASTS ALL-AROUND GAME As an integral part of UCLA s 2003 squad, Colby Lyman has continued her solid all-around play into the 2004 season. Lyman is averaging just under two kills per game as part of the Bruins balanced attack, although her performance was limited to back-row play for much of the Oregon/ Oregon State series last weekend. Lyman is also among the team s dig leaders, trailing only libero Chrissie Zartman with a 2.53 digs per-game average, and is third on the squad with a 0.60 blocks per-game average on the season. Lyman has been UCLA s dig leader three times this season, the only player other than Chrissie Zartman to do that more than once this year (Becky Green led the Bruins in digs on 10/30 vs. Arizona). Lyman has played in 89 of a possible 97 games over 21 matches so far this season, including 57 of 59 in Pac-10 play. Against Stanford and Cal in early November, Lyman played in a primarily defensive role after missing two games of the Oct. 30 Arizona match with a shoulder impingement. Lyman had a cortisone shot in her left shoulder following that match and practiced sparingly in the first week of November. RINGEL DEADLY FROM THE OUTSIDE After an All-Tournament performance at UCLA s NCAA Regional to finish out the 2003 season, senior outside hitter Brittany Ringel has continued as a strong performer for the Bruins this season. Ringel is third on the team in kills per game, checking in at 2.84, while contributing 41 blocks and 12 service aces this season. Ringel had a season-high 21 kills against BYU on Sept. 18, just one kill shy of her career high set against Arizona as a sophomore. The team s leader in kills on five occasions this season, Ringel has posted double-figure kills in 10 of her 22 matches played this season. On senior night in Pauley Pavilion (Nov. 20 vs. Oregon), Ringel led the Bruins with 12 kills, hitting.346 for the match. TAMMY JACKSON STEPS IN TO SET Prior to October 21, 2004, redshirt sophomore Tammy Jackson had played in just eight games over six matches during nearly two and a half years of practicing with the Bruins. Jackson redshirted her true freshman year in 2002, then played in four games over three matches as a redshirt freshman last season. During the early portions of UCLA s season, Jackson came off of the bench to play in four games over three matches, recording 17 assists and three digs. When senior setter Krystal McFarland went down with a sprained right ankle late in the third game of UCLA s win at Oregon on Oct. 22, Jackson entered the game and helped UCLA record its final four points of the match, recording three assists in the process. The next night, at Oregon State s Gill Coliseum, Jackson set the Bruins to their first fivegame win of the 2004 season, recording 64 assists and 14 digs in the process. Jackson now has 85 career assists and 18 digs. On Oct. 26 in UCLA s five-game loss to Pepperdine, Jackson set another career high with 21 digs and three block assists, paired with 59 aces, two kills and 3.5 points. She split time with McFarland during the Arizona State and Arizona matches last weekend at Pauley Pavilion as McFarland continued her recovery from a sprained ankle. Jackson has continued to contribute as a role player since McFarland returned to the starting role at setter. CULLEN CONTRIBUTES ON THE COURT Senior outside hitter Heather Cullen has overcome early-season limitations due to knee problems and is currently battling back problems that kept her out of the lineup between the Oct. 15 match at USC and UCLA s Senior Night against Oregon on Nov. 20. When she has been able to play, Cullen has been a vital part of UCLA s offensive attack. Cullen led the Bruins with 16 kills against Stanford on Oct. 9, the second time this season she led UCLA in kills. The senior outside hitter had off-season knee surgery related to the ACL repair she had as a senior in high school, keeping her from playing at full strength during the early weeks of the season. In 2004, Cullen is averaging 2.41 kills, 1.72 digs and 0.49 blocks per game over 39 games played this season. NEED AN ANTHEM SINGER? Redshirt freshman Rachell Johnson has become a regular singer of the National Anthem for the UCLA Athletic Department. Last season, she performed the Star Spangled Banner prior to the start of three women s volleyball home matches and sang the anthem for UCLA s women s basketball home opener on Nov. 23. Her largest vocal stage came on April 17, 2004, when she sang the National Anthem prior to the team final at the NCAA Division I Women s Gymnastics Championship at Pauley Pavilion, an event won in record-setting fashion by UCLA. BRUINS SIGN FOUR TO NLIS IN NOVEMBER UCLA head women s volleyball coach Andy Banachowski has signed four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Elise Carstensen, Kelsey Hall, Kaitlin Sather and Nellie Spicer will be freshmen for the 2005 Bruins. Elise Carstensen is a 6-4 middle blocker from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Ga. Carstensen is a three-time All-State selection and was named Georgia s State MVP last season. The Westminster School has won three consecutive Championships, with Carstensen putting down match point in last year s final. Elise has a great arm and is eager to learn the middle blocker position, said Banachowski. She will be able to help us right away. Kelsey Hall is a 6-1 outside hitter from Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, Calif. Hall is not playing volleyball during her senior season due to a torn ACL suffered during tournament play last summer. An All- CIF performer as a junior, Hall was the 2004 Open 16 Division MVP in 2003, leading her Mavericks club team to the tournament championship. Kelsey has an uncanny knack for the game, said Banachowski. Defensively, she is a solid passer and can put the ball away. Kaitlin Sather is a 6-1 outside hitter from Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, Calif. A versatile player who is ranked in the national top-20 by PrepVolleyball.com. Kaitlin has played every position and is as complete a player as any freshman we have had, said Banachowski. Kaitlin plays with an intensity and excitement that is infectious. She s a great competitor who will relish the challenges of the Pac-10. Nellie Spicer is a 5-9 setter from Barrington High School in Barrington, Ill. Spicer is ranked as the nation s top senior setter by PrepVolleyball.com, and as the No. 9 recruit in the nation. Spicer played for the USA Junior Team as a libero during the summer of 2004, and is expected to contend for UCLA s starting setter position in Nellie is a dynamic setter with a deceptive delivery, said Banachowski. Her teammates will love hitting her sets and playing with her. We needed to stay big in the middle and replenish our outside hitting corps, said Banachowski. Plus, we picked up the best setter in the country, so I am extremely pleased with this recruiting class. INJURY UPDATE Senior outside hitter Heather Cullen missed over a month of the season due to back problems and did not play between the Oct. 15 match at USC and the Nov. 20 match against Oregon at Pauley Pavilion. Cullen started the Oregon match and played in two of the three games.

5 2004 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL SEASON HIGHS #1 BRITTANY RINGEL SR OH Kills [22]: BYU (9/18) Digs [15]: 12 vs. #3 Washington (9/24) Blocks: 5 Utah (9/17) Aces [3]: *3 vs. Samford (9/4) ATK%:.409 ( ) vs. SMS (9/10) Points [23.0]: BYU (9/18) #2 NANCY BARBA JR MB Kills: #11 California (11/5) Digs [3]: 2 Oregon (10/21); vs. Arizona State (10/29) Blocks: 7 #11 California (11/5) Aces [1]: -none- ATK%.625 (5-0-8) vs. Samford (9/3) Points: #11 California (11/5) #7 NANA MERIWETHER SO MB Kills: #11 Hawai i (9/11) Digs [18]: 6 three times, last: vs. #6 USC (11/12) Blocks: 14 (3-11) vs. SMS (9/10) Aces [4]: #17 Arizona (10/1) ATK%:.600 Cal State Northridge (9/1) Points: #11 Hawai i (9/11) #9 KATIE CARTER SO MB Kills: 16 vs. Oregon State (11/19) Digs: 6 twice: vs. Pepperdine (10/26), vs. Arizona State (10/29) Blocks: 4 twice: Oregon (10/21); (0-4) vs. Pepperdine (10/26) Aces: 4 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) ATK%:.615 ( ) vs. Oregon State (11/19) Points: 17.0 vs. Oregon State (11/19) #10 BRYNN MURPHY SR OH Kills [23]: * #11 Hawai i (9/11) Digs [11]: 8 three times, #11 California (11/5) Blocks [10 (2-8)]: 7 Cal State Northridge (9/1) Aces [3]: 1, five times, last: vs. Oregon (11/20) ATK%:.692 (9-0-13) vs. Oregon (11/20) Points: #11 Hawai i (9/11) #11 COLBY LYMAN SO OH Kills: 18 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) Digs: 19 vs. #6 USC (11/12) Blocks [6 (3-3)]: *6 (1-5) vs. Arizona State (10/29) Aces [4]: #17 Arizona (10/1) ATK%:.429 (6-0-14) vs. Arizona State (10/29) Points: 20.0 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) #13 BECKY GREEN SO OH Kills: 20 vs. #6 USC (11/12) Digs: 15 vs. Arizona (10/30) Blocks [4 (1-3)]: 3, five times, last #11 California (11/5) Aces: 5 vs. Washington State (9/25) ATK%:.571 (4-0-7) vs. Samford (9/4) Points: 21.0 vs. #6 USC (11/12) #15 HEATHER CULLEN SR OH Kills [18]: 16 vs. #14 Stanford (10/9) Digs [15]: #17 Arizona (10/1) Blocks [8 (4-4)]: 7 (0-7) vs. #14 Stanford (10/9) Aces [4]: 1 #15 Texas A&M (9/4); vs. WSU (9/25) ATK%:.273 ( ) vs. #17 Santa Clara (9/9) Points [22]: 19.5 vs. #14 Stanford (10/9) #20 JESSICA FINE FR DS/L Digs (3 gm match): Oregon (10/21) Digs (4 gm match): BYU (9/18) Digs (5 gm match): 12 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) Aces: 2 vs. Southern Miss. (9/3) #23 CHRISSIE ZARTMAN SR L Digs (3 gm match) [25]: 24, 2x: vs. #17 Santa Clara ORE (10/21) Digs (4 gm match) [28]: 24 vs. #3 Washington (9/24) Digs (5 gm match): 36 vs. #6 USC (11/12) Aces [5]: 2, twice, vs. Southern Miss #15 Texas A&M (9/4) #24 LAURA KRONEBERGER SO DS/L Digs (3 gm match) [6]: #15 Texas A&M (9/4) Digs (4 gm match) [8]: Cal State Northridge (9/1) Digs (5 gm match): Oregon State (10/22) #26 TAMMY JACKSON SO S Assists: Oregon State (10/22) Kills: 2 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) Digs: 21 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) Blocks: 3 (0-3) vs. Pepperdine (10/26) Aces: -none- Points: 3.5 vs. Pepperdine (10/26) new career high; *ties previous career high [Career high for Kills, Digs, Blocks, Aces, Points in brackets if recorded prior to 2004 season] All marks for Freshmen are also career highs #12 KRYSTAL MCFARLAND SR S Assists: #11 Hawai i (9/11) Kills: 8 twice: vs. #14 Stanford #12 Stanford (11/4) Digs [21]: #11 Hawai i (9/11) Blocks: 6 (0-6) vs. SMS (9/10) Aces: 4 vs. Southern Miss. (9/3) Points: #12 Stanford (11/4)