2008 UCLA BRUINS. The 2008 Season Outlook Roster...4 TV/Radio Roster Schedule...Inside Back Cover

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS UCLA QUICK FACTS Address... J.D. Morgan Center, PO Box Los Angeles, CA Athletic Dept. Phone...(310) Ticket Office... (310) UCLA-WIN Chancellor... Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics... Daniel G. Guerrero Faculty Athletic Rep.... Donald Morrison Sr. Associate Director/SWA...Petrina Long Enrollment...36,890 Founded Colors...Blue and Gold Nickname... Bruins Conference... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Phone...(530) Conference Fax...(530) Conference Website... National Affiliation... NCAA Division I Home Courts (Capacities)...Pauley Pavilion (12,800) John Wooden Center (2,000) Home Records...at Pauley (374-61,.860)... at JWC (57-6,.905) Press Row Phone... (310) Head Coach (Alma Mater)...Al Scates (UCLA 61) Scates Office Phone...(310) Scates Career Record... 1, (.838), 45 yrs. Assistant Coaches...Brian Rofer (UCLA 82) Rofer s Office Phone...(310) J.T. Wenger (UCLA 04) Wenger s Office Phone...(310) Volunteer Asst. Coach... Walt Ker (CSUN 76) Ker s Office Phone... (310) Overall Record MPSF Record/Finish , 5th 2007 MPSF Tournament Finish...T-5th 2007 NCAA Finish...dnq Lettermen/Starters Returning... 11/5 Lettermen/Starters Lost... 4/2 NCAA Post-Season Record (.881) NCAA Titles...19 National Championships...24 Men s Volleyball Contact...Rich Bertolucci SID Office Phone...(310) SID Fax...(310) UCLA Fanfone...(310) Website... ON THE COVER Clockwise from top left: Sophomore setter Kevin Ker, junior quick hitter Jamie Diefenbach, sophomore opposite Brett Perrine, junior setter Matt Wade, senior Libero Tony Ker, sophomore outside hitter Garrett Muagututia. Cover design by Alex Timiraos. CREDITS The 2008 UCLA Men s Volleyball media guide was written and edited by Rich Bertolucci, Associate Sports Information Director. Special assistance and thanks to Nancy N. Ishiki. Hall of Fame collage on page 45 designed by Alex Timiraos. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig). Coordinated by Marina Graphics. Special thanks to Getty Images and the FIVB for their photos. Copies of the men s volleyball media guide can be purchased in person at UCLA s Sports Information Office for $7.00. By mail, make checks payable for $8.00 to UC Regents and mail to UCLA Sports Information Office, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA UCLA BRUINS The 2008 Season Outlook Roster...4 TV/Radio Roster Schedule...Inside Back Cover THE COACHING STAFF Head Coach Al Scates...6 Assistant Coach Brian Rofer...9 Assistant Coach J.T. Wenger...9 Volunteer Assistant Coach Walt Ker...9 Key Support Staff...9 Where Are They Now...10 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES The Players...11 THE 2007 SEASON 2007 Results...22 Record vs. Opponents Individual Statistics Individual Season Bests...24 Miscellaneous Statistics/Final Rankings MPSF Final Standings and Statistics...25 UCLA RECORDS All-Time UCLA Volleyball Records...26 Career and Season Charts...27 Rally-Scoring Career and Season Charts...30 UCLA HISTORY UCLA Volleyball Lettermen...32 UCLA s 19 NCAA Championships...34 UCLA s NCAA Championship Results...37 NCAA Volleyball Championship Summary...38 UCLA s Championship Starters...39 Bruin All-Stars USVBA All-Americans...40 NCAA All-Americans...40 NCAA All-Tournament Team Selections All-Conference Selections...41 Players of the Year...42 U.S. National Team Members...42 Olympic Team Members...42 UCLA Professional Players...43 Academic All-Stars...43 Magazine Covers...43 All-Time Pro Beach Victories...44 Career Earnings List...44 Career Beach Team Victories...44 Saluting UCLA s Hall of Famers...45 Saluting UCLA s 2004 Olympians...48 GENERAL INFORMATION Key Administrators and Support Staff...51 Pauley Pavilion...52 Scenes from a Championship Opponents...54 Bruin Spikers...55 The UCLA Experience... I 2 Setter Kevin Ker 31 Former All-American Mike Whitcomb 2008 UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 1

2 SEASON OUTLOOK One of the hallmarks of the UCLA men s volleyball program is its unwavering optimism. Players graduate, lineups change, inexperience pervades, youth dominates. Head Coach Al Scates, entering his 46th season, sees only the opportunities of renewed development and increased options. He sees the excitement of new players when experience leaves; he welcomes challenges at positions that once seemed secure and he smiles when senior leaders emerge on young teams. Such is the case with the 2008 edition of the Bruins, who lost more than 900 points to graduation, and could feature a lineup of mostly sophomores and freshmen. In UCLA s development-focused program, new players always step up. Scates welcomes the return of four regular starters and two players who each started half the matches at setter. Only at UCLA would a returning starter be battling for playing time, while an incoming freshman at the same position has locked down the job. Only at UCLA could fans believe the Bruins could win a national championship rotating two pairs of players at two positions. Scates also returns five other lettermen, three of which have started at least once, and all of which have the ability to contribute. Following are capsule summaries on the Bruins 2008 personnel: SETTERS The Bruins boast two setters with plenty of experience, each with his own strengths. Junior Matt Wade has played 59 matches over two seasons and sophomore Kevin Ker started 17 of the 28 matches he played last season. They split the setting duties last season, said Scates. They ve both improved from last season. [At this point] I m not sure who s going to get the most playing time this year. They will both play a lot. Wade, at 6-5, has a four-inch height advantage over his counterpart and is a strong blocker. In a five-game victory against UC Irvine on Apr. 6, he came off the bench to score 4.5 points on nine block assists. Ker has the ability to score more points, recording 25 aces last season for an average of 0.3 per game. As a starter for the final 16 matches, he piloted the Bruins offense to a hitting percentage of.336 and a 12-4 record. He also scored 1.2 ppg, served 18 aces and averaged 12.3 assists per game. It s going to come down to who is setting the best at the time, said the head coach. They ve both worked with all the hitters and they know all the options. We ve won national championships with two setters before, most recently in 2006 with Wade and Dennis Gonzalez, Scates recalled. Third-year sophomore Cooper O Connor is the Bruins third setter. He recorded nine assists in the alumni match on Nov. 27. Scates says he s confident in O Connor s ability to back up Wade or Ker. OPPOSITES All-American Steve Klosterman, the Bruins all-time rallyscoring leader in points, has graduated, and replacing him won t be easy. Still, Scates has the luxury of using one of two players who have varsity experience as starters at this position. In the Fall, Scates trained true freshman Weston Dunlap at the position before moving redshirt sophomore Brett Perrine, last year s starting quick hitter, to opposite. When it became apparent that Perrine would be the starter at opposite, Dunlap was moved to Perrine s blocking spot. Right now, Brett would get the starting nod [at opposite], explained Scates. He also has a tremendous vertical jump, he s athletic and he hits the ball hard. He also has an explosive jump serve. As a quick hitter last season, Perrine hit.315 and blocked a ball a game. He recorded 18 aces and scored 248 points in 27 matches. Moving him to opposite better utilizes his athleticism and allows Dunlap, who is 6-7, a chance to start at his high school position. Junior Sean O Malley, a two-year letterman at opposite, is battling Perrine for more playing time. Last season a wrist injury limited his playing time to eight matches, although he established a career high of 15.5 points in a starting role against Hawai i. The previous season, he started seven of the 23 matches in which he played. Sean is blocking better and hitting well, said Scates. This position is just like the setting position: whoever is hot will play the most. We ve alternated opposites on a couple of NCAA championship teams, he recalled. In 2000, we used [Evan] Thatcher and [Ed] Ratledge. Going back before that, we used Dan Landry and Mike Diehl in Sophomore Kevin Ker OUTSIDE HITTERS The Bruins return one starter at this position and must replace another top scorer, Paul George. Again, Scates has some experienced options as well as some emerging players UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

3 SEASON OUTLOOK Sophomore Garrett Muagututia started 28 matches as a freshman, averaged nearly three kills per game, and scored points. He recorded 12 double-digit kill matches and a pair of double-digit dig performances. An outstanding passer, he recorded a 97.4% reception rate with 17 errorless passing matches. Garrett does everything well, commented Scates. This year he s lighter, he s jumping higher and he s hitting the ball very hard. He s also digging many more balls than last year. He s even more explosive out of the back row. And, he hasn t even reached his potential; he s just going to get better. Sophomore Dylan Bowermaster appears to be the frontrunner to replace George at the open outside hitter s spot. Last season he played in 17 matches and 27 games, scoring a career-high of nine points against Ball State. He also recorded a career-high of seven kills in a starting role against Cal Baptist. Bowermaster has the edge over [two players], said Scates, noting that the 6-6 Mater Dei HS graduate has a slight edge in experience. Junior Ryan Ratelle and redshirt sophomore Jeff Woodley also are competing for playing time at this spot. As a freshman in 2006, Ratelle played in eight matches, recording a career-high of four kills and 4.5 points against Hawai i. In two seasons, he has a perfect passing percentage. Woodley played in one match last season and recorded his only kill. Against the Alumni he recorded four kills and an ace for five points, and passed all seven of his chances successfully. and consensus First-Team All-America honors last season. He also is poised to become the Bruins career digs leader and one of the program s all-time great passers. Last season, Ker recorded 18 errorless passing matches, raising his career total to 48. He passed better than 97% of his chances, covering a lot of court. In the digs department, he recorded 10 double-digit dig matches, raising his career total to 41. Tony is one of the best, if not the best, defensive players in the country, said Scates. No player in the country passes more court as effectively than Tony. And he keeps getting better. A solid student, Ker has been a member of the Director s Honor Roll six times, including all three quarters last season, and is a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. The Bruins also will be developing freshman Tom Hastings, a graduate of Esperanza HS, who earned first-team All-CIF, all-conference and all-county honors. As team captain, he helped lead the Aztecs to the Orange County championship. He s playing behind a first-team All-American, so we hope to redshirt him, said Scates. He s an outstanding Libero. He s unflappable out there relaxed. He passes our best servers and doesn t get rattled. QUICK HITTERS Freshman Weston Dunlap assumed the starting role vacated by Perrine when the latter moved to opposite. The 6-7 Dunlap earned six varsity letters at Newport Harbor HS, where he led the Sailors in kills and blocks as a senior and earned All-CIF honors twice. Dunlap also helped the Balboa Bay Club to a pair of bronze medals at the Junior Olympics. Dunlap will start at one of the quick hitter positions, said Scates. As soon as we moved him [to the middle], he became our best hitter there. According to Scates, Dunlap s quickness, blocking instincts and his ability to run precise routes were the primary reasons that earned him the starting job. At the other quick hitter spot, a pair of redshirt juniors will battle for playing time. Returning starter Jamie Diefenbach is trying to hold off a vastly improved D.J. Stromath. Diefenbach, who recorded a couple of key blocks in the 2006 NCAA championship match, returns after starting all 29 of the matches in which he played last season. He led the Bruins in blocking with a 1.2 bpg average, a mark that ranks third on the single season rally-scoring chart. He also ranked seventh on the final MPSF blocking chart. One thing Diefenbach has developed is a better serve, said Scates. We will score a lot of points when he s serving. Stromath, although he has played in just seven matches in his career, has vastly improved his blocking, according to Scates. D.J. has become one of the team s best blockers, said Scates. He doesn t have much playing experience, but he s off to a fast start. His blocking technique is the best on the team. In addition, 6-8 redshirt sophomore Shaun Nichols played in 18 matches last season. In his first career start, he scored a career-high of 16 points against USC on Mar. 31 with 13 kills and six total blocks. LIBERO Senior Tony Ker has established himself as one of the nation s best Liberos, having earned Defensive Player of the Year honors twice Two-time Defensive Player of the Year Tony Ker 2008 UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 3

4 2008 UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Tony Ker*** L Sr. Valencia, CA (Valencia) 2 Sean O Malley** Opp Jr. Oak Park, IL (River Forest) 4 Cooper O Connor S So. Long Beach, CA (Los Alamitos) 6 Jeff Woodley OH So. Poway, CA (Poway) 7 Garrett Muagututia* OH So. Oceanside, CA (Francis Parker) 10 Brett Perrine* Opp So. Costa Mesa, CA (Newport Harbor) 12 Dylan Bowermaster* OH So. Huntington Beach, CA (Mater Dei) 14 James Scilacci Q Fr. Pacific Palisades, CA (Loyola) 15 Matt Wade** S Jr. Redondo Beach, CA (Mira Costa) 16 Weston Dunlap Q Fr. Newport Beach, CA (Newport Harbor) 17 D.J. Stromath* Q Jr. Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa) 19 Jamie Diefenbach** Q Jr. Newport Beach, CA (Newport Harbor) 23 Ryan Ratelle* OH Jr. Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 25 Kevin Ker* S So. Valencia, CA (Valencia) 30 Jeremy Casebeer OH Fr. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara) 51 Shaun Nichols* Q So. Fair Oaks, CA (Granite Bay) Marko Glisic Q Fr. Pancevo, Serbia (Acorn HS, Ark.) Teddy Goetz OH Fr. Valencia, CA (Valencia) Tom Hastings L Fr. Yorba Linda, CA (Esperanza) Kent Kraushaar OH So. Irvine, CA (Woodbridge) *Varsity letters earned. Has utilized redshirt year. Head Coach: Al Scates (UCLA 61), 46th year Assistants: Brian Rofer (UCLA 82), J.T. Wenger (UCLA 04) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Walt Ker (CSUN 76) Staff Trainer: Dale Rudd (CSUN 76) Student Trainers: Kimberly Pham, Stephanie Wong Speed-Strength and Conditioning Coach: Dr. Phil Wagner Managers: Elliot McDonald, Sean Perez, Jordan Smith (statistician) ALPHABETICAL PRONUNCIATION ROSTER NO. NAME POS. PRONUNCIATION 12 Dylan Bowermaster OH standard 30 Jeremy Casebeer OH CASE-beer 19 Jamie Diefenbach Q DEE-fen-bahk 16 Weston Dunlap Q standard Marko Glisic Q GLISS-ic Teddy Goetz OH Gets Tom Hastings L standard 25 Kevin Ker S standard 1 Tony Ker L standard Kent Kraushaar OH KRAW-shar NO. NAME POS. PRONUNCIATION 7 Garrett Muagututia OH moo-ahn-gut-two-chee-ah 51 Shaun Nichols Q standard 4 Cooper O Connor S standard 2 Sean O Malley Opp standard 10 Brett Perrine Opp per-rine 23 Ryan Ratelle OH ruh-tell 14 James Scilacci Q skill-lah-chee 17 D. J. Stromath Q STROE-math 15 Matt Wade S standard 6 Jeff Woodley OH standard UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

5 2008 UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER #1 TONY KER L SR. VALENCIA, CA #2 SEAN O MALLEY OP JR. OAK PARK, IL #4 COOPER O CONNOR S SO. LONG BEACH, CA #6 JEFF WOODLEY OH SO. POWAY, CA #7 GARRETT MUAGUTUTIA OH SO. OCEANSIDE, CA #10 BRETT PERRINE OPP SO. COSTA MESA, CA #12 DYLAN BOWERMASTER OH SO. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA #14 JAMES SCILACCI Q RFR. PACIFIC PALISADES, CA #15 MATT WADE S JR. REDONDO BEACH, CA #16 WESTON DUNLAP Q FR. NEWPORT BEACH, CA #17 D. J. STROMATH Q JR. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA #19 JAMIE DIEFENBACH Q JR. NEWPORT BEACH, CA #23 RYAN RATELLE OH JR. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA #25 KEVIN KER S SO. VALENCIA, CA #30 JEREMY CASEBEER OH FR. SANTA BARBARA, CA #51 SHAUN NICHOLS Q SO. FAIR OAKS, CA MARKO GLISIC Q RFR. PANCEVO, SERBIA TEDDY GOETZ OH RFR. VALENCIA, CA TOM HASTINGS L FR. YORBA LINDA, CA KENT KRAUSHAAR OH SO. IRVINE, CA 2008 UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 5

6 THE COACHING STAFF AL SCATES (UCLA 61) HEAD COACH 46TH SEASON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: UCLA Alumni Award for Professional Achievement USA Volleyball Hall of Fame AVCA Hall of Fame UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame 21 National Championships 19 NCAA Championships 17 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Players 23 Conference Championships 52 First-Team All-Americans 1,154 career victories Six-time Coach of the Year First Recipient of USAVB All-Time Great Coaches Award Each season the UCLA volleyball team points toward one goal: winning the NCAA championship. First place is the only acceptable finish. Al Scates has coached UCLA to 19 NCAA titles, while all other collegiate men s volleyball programs have won 17 championships combined. Scates 19th title, won against Penn State in 2006, continued one of the greatest careers in collegiate coaching. Wrote the late Jim Murray, a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Al Scates?! Precisely. The one and only. The man who is to volleyball what (John) Wooden was to basketball, (Red) Sanders was to football, Napolean to artillery California boasts some of the world s best sporting mentors, among them UCLA volleyball coach Al Scates..., wrote Sally B. Donnelly in Time Magazine. Scates program produces unparalleled success because of three elements: 1) outstanding student-athletes; 2) an excellent coaching staff and 3) a winning tradition. Al Scates and UCLA volleyball won NCAA championships in He is the only coach to have guided his team to three successive titles three times, including four straight from Scates was named Coach of the Year in 1984, 87, 93, 96, 98 and Scates 45-year coaching record of 1, (.838) is one of the best in collegiate sports. That record ranks first among all collegiate volleyball coaches in all divisions. In addition to their 19 NCAA titles, the Bruins also won USVBA collegiate championships in 1965 and 67 under Scates stewardship. During his five decades at UCLA, he has coached 52 different first-team NCAA and 26 USVBA All-Americans, 44 U.S. National Team members, 27 Olympians and seven different Players of the Year. Last season, the Bruins recorded their 45th consecutive winning season, a national leader. Junior Tony Ker became the 52nd first-team All-American in the Scates Era and Steve Klosterman became the Bruins all-time leader in kills and points during the rally-scoring era. Two years ago, Scates guided the Bruins to their most exciting NCAA title, taking a team that was through mid-season and leading it on a 14- match march through the last third of the league season, the MPSF playoffs and the NCAA Tournament. No player earned AVCA 1st Team All-America or 1st Team All-MPSF honors, and yet, when the dust settled at the end of the season, the Bruins were NCAA champions once again. Their final mark set a record for most losses by a champion and they became the first seventh-seeded team in league history to win the conference tournament. At the NCAA Championship, Steve AL SCATES ERA ACCOMPLISHMENTS Klosterman earned Most Outstanding Player honors and seniors Damien Scott and Dennis Gonzalez were named to the All-Tournament Team. Scates was named the 2006 Coach of the Year by Spike/Volleyball magazine. In 2005, Scates guided the Bruins to a record of 26-6 and an appearance in the NCAA Finals for the 24th time, a collegiate record. Quick hitter Paul Johnson became UCLA s 51st First-Team All-American and freshman Tony Ker earned second-team honors. The Bruins finished second in conference play with a record of 18-4 and both Ker and Johnson were First-Team All-MPSF selections. On March 8, 2005 Scates won his 1,100th match a 3-0 victory in Pauley Pavilion against Penn State. On Dec. 16, 2004, Scates was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame. In 2004, the Bruins recorded an overall record of 24-6, 17-5 in conference play. Two players earned All-America honors and six were selected to various All-MPSF Teams. At the Olympics in Athens, five former players represented UCLA, incuding four who played on the beach. On May 17, 2003, Scates received the UCLA Alumni Association Award for Professional Achievement. In September 2003, Scates was named as a Inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2004; First active coach inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame; First active coach inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame; 2003 UCLA Alumni Association Award for Professional Achievement; First recipient of USA Volleyball s All-Time Great Volleyball Coaches Award; In 2003, his fourth book, The Complete Guide to Volleyball Conditioning, was published; 19 NCAA titles since 1970, including six in the last 15 years; Named coach of the USA Volleyball All-Era Team, ; Named co-coach of the 15th Anniversary All-MPSF Team; 2001 U.S. Sports Academy Distinguished Service Award; Inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998; Six-time NCAA Coach of the Year; 1998 USA Volleyball National Coach of the Year; U.S. Olympic Committee 1998 Coach of the Year; A 52-7 (.881) record in NCAA Tournament* matches; A record of 25-1 in NCAA Tournament* matches in Pauley Pavilion; More collegiate victories (1,154) than any volleyball coach in any division; Only coach to guide three teams (1979, 82 and 84) to undefeated seasons; Co-invented the Vertec in 1979; UCLA men s volleyball holds 27 NCAA records under his direction; Has coached 52 first-team NCAA and 26 USVBA All-Americans, 44 U.S. National Team members, 27 Olympians and seven different Players of the Year; USVBA Leader in Volleyball Award; Founded the SCVA in 1963 and served as its commissioner until 1972 *NCAA record among schools with five or more appearances UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

7 THE COACHING STAFF coach to the USA Volleyball Men s All-Era Team for the period between , joining former Bruin players Doug Partie and Karch Kiraly. On October 3, 2003 Scates was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame, the first active coach in UCLA history to be enshrined. In 2003, he co-authored his fourth book, The Complete Guide to Volleyball Conditioning, with former UCLA Strength Coach, Mike Linn. In 2002, the Bruins rose to No.1 in the rankings before untimely injuries to key starters at playoff time ended their season. Still, three starters earned post-season honors, and three other players earned all-conference acclaim. Sophomore Adam Shrader was named ASICS/Volleyball Libero of the Year and senior Matt Komer earned second-team AVCA All-America honors. Freshman Jonathan Acosta earned distinction in Sports Illustrated s Faces in the Crowd. In 2001, seniors Mark Williams and Adam Naeve earned first-team AVCA All-America honors and led the Bruins to the NCAA finals for the second time in three years. The Bruins won their 23rd league title, 11th in the previous 13 years. Scates also was awarded the Distinguished Sports Award by the U.S. Sports Academy. On Feb. 3, 2001, Scates won his 1,000th career match, a 3-1 triumph at Pepperdine. In addition, the Bruins won their fourth straight Outrigger Hotels Invitational. Finally, Scott Morrow and Adam Naeve earned NCAA All- Tournament honors. In 2000, senior Brandon Taliaferro motivated the Bruins on the court and Scates prepared them for an exciting run to the national championship. Forced to win the grueling MPSF Championship, the Bruins defeated defending NCAA champion BYU in the first round, beat Loyola Marymount in the semifinals and ousted Pepperdine in the league championship match to earn the top seed at the NCAAs. Then, they swept Penn State in the semifinals and Ohio State in the finals to capture title No. 18. Taliaferro earned Player of the Year honors from Volleyball Magazine, senior Matt Davis earned Libero of the Year honors and Williams, Seth Burnham, Evan Thatcher and Morrow earned either All-America, NCAA All-Tournament or All-MPSF honors. In 1999, five of six starters received allleague accolades and juniors Taliaferro and Naeve repeated as AVCA First-Team All-Americans. In 1998, Scates masterful expertise brought the Bruins to the NCAA finals for the sixth straight season. After outlasting Lewis University in the NCAA semifinals, the Bruins championship experience enabled them to sweep Pepperdine for their 17th title. Scates also earned a unique trifecta of coaching accolades: he was voted AVCA, USA Volleyball and U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year. Finally, he was elected to the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame. In 1997, Scates guided a team that had lost the co-player of the year and its primary passer to the NCAA title match for the fifth consecutive year. The Bruins, who rallied from an 0-2 deficit in the final, came within two swings of stealing their third straight title. Scates coached the Bruins to their fifth consecutive MPSF Mountain Division crown and was named 1997 MPSF Coach of the Year. On February 19, 1997, the Bruins defeated USC on the road, capturing Scates 900th career victory. In 1996, Scates took a team that lost four starters from the previous season s national championship squad and guided it to a fourth straight division title and league championship, finally culminating in UCLA s 16th NCAA title and 21st national championship in men s volleyball. In 1995, Scates guided the Bruins to their 15th NCAA title, a 31-1 record and a third straight conference divisional title. The Bruins finished the season with 19 straight victories, and were ranked No.1 nationally in the coaches poll for 34 consecutive weeks dating to From , the Bruins amassed streaks of 42 consecutive conference victories, 34 straight home wins and 28 straight road triumphs. In May of 1995, he was selected as one of the inaugural recipients of USA Volleyball s All-Time Great Volleyball Coaches Award. Scates became the first active coach to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in ceremonies at Holyoke, MA, in October of Under Scates, UCLA holds 27 NCAA men s volleyball team and individual records, including consecutive victories (48), consecutive home court victories (83), consecutive NCAA tournament victories (15) and most undefeated seasons (3). No other program boasts an undefeated season. In 1984, Scates saw three of his former players, Karch Kiraly, Dave Saunders and Steve Salmons, lead the U.S. Olympic volleyball team to the gold medal. In addition, former UCLA All- Americans Doug Partie and Ricci Luyties joined Kiraly and Saunders on the 1988 Olympic Team, which successfully defended its Olympic title. Under the leadership of Kiraly, Partie and Salmons, the U.S. Team completed its only Triple Crown, adding a 1986 World Championship title to its 1985 World Cup crown and 84 Olympic gold medal. Kiraly left no doubt that he was the world s best volleyball player, earning World Cup and USA Cup Most Valuable Player honors. At the 1992 Olympics, Partie returned to the USA Team and led it to a bronze medal. Fred Sturm Al Scates with his 2007 Scholar Athletes (l-r): Ryan Ratelle, Jamie Diefenbach, Eric Chaghouri, Tony Ker Ian Jackson and Todd Smith. (UCLA 76) served as head coach. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, Kiraly made history by becoming the only male volleyball player ever to win three Olympic gold medals. Kiraly and partner, Kent Steffes, won the inaugural Olympic Beach Volleyball competition at Atlanta Beach. Indoors at Atlanta, Scates served as a consultant to the U.S. team, watching former All- Americans Jeff Nygaard and Dan Landry as well as coaches Fred Sturm and Rudy Suwara. On the AVP Tour, former Bruins Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos were the beach circuit s premier team in the 1980s. Smith won 139 professional beach tournaments. Kiraly has dominated the beach circuit by winning a record 148 open beach tournaments. He also has earned more than $3 million in his professional beach career. Scates played on six USA championship teams and was named All-American several times. During his first year coaching at UCLA, Scates founded the Southern California Volleyball Assn. and served as its commissioner from The SCVA is now known as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. He chaired the NCAA Volleyball Committee for two years and was also chairman of the USVBA Collegiate Volleyball Committee. From , he served a three-year term on the AVCA Board of Directors as the men s collegiate representative. The UCLA alumnus earned a BS in Physical Education in 1961 and completed his Master s in P.E. from UCLA in The former UCLA All-American has traveled the world as both a player and coach, and is recognized as one of the United States foremost volleyball authorities. In the summer of 1997, he guided a contingent of current and former collegiate players at the World University Games in Sicily. In 1999 Scates served as the Head Coach of the USA Team that competed in the World University Games in Mallorca, Spain. Scates and his wife, Sue, live in Encino. Sue is a Broker Associate for Coldwell Banker in Encino. They have three children, daughters Tracy (UCLA 86) and Leslie (Northern Arizona 04), and a son, David (CS Northridge 93), and three grandchildren born to Leslie. Tracy and her husband live in San Rafael. Tracy is a freelance trainer, facilitator and coach; helping organizations with strategic change and leadership development. David is a teacher at Hoover High in Glendale and a U.S. Coast Guard reservist. Leslie is a special education teacher in Arizona UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 7

8 THE COACHING STAFF AL SCATES CAREER RECORD Conf. National Year Record Finish Finish* nd Second, USVBA st Second, USVBA st USVBA Champions st Second, USVBA st USVBA Champions nd Fourth, USVBA nd Second, USVBA st NCAA Champions nd NCAA Champions nd NCAA Champions th Regional Runner-up rd NCAA Champions th NCAA Champions st NCAA Champions nd Regional Runner-up st NCAA Runner-up st NCAA Champions st NCAA Runner-up nd NCAA Champions st NCAA Champions st NCAA Champions st NCAA Champions rd Regional Runner-up nd Regional Runner-up st NCAA Champions th First Round, Regionals st, tie NCAA Champions st Regional Runner-up st Regional Runner-up nd Regional Runner-up st NCAA Champions st NCAA Runner-up st NCAA Champions st NCAA Champions st NCAA Runner-up st NCAA Champions rd First Round, Regionals st NCAA Champions st NCAA Runner-up 2002* 25-7 T-2nd (T-5th) Regional Runner-up 2003* th (na) 2004* rd (2nd) Regional Semifinals 2005* nd (T-5th) NCAA Runner-up 2006* th (1st) NCAA Champions 2007* th (T-5th) First Round, Regionals Totals 1, Titles, 19 NCAA Titles, (.838) 1 shared 2 USVBA titles NCAA Record: (.831) *MPSF Tournament finish listed in parentheses. UCLA also won USVBA Collegiate Championships in 1953, 54 and 56. NCAA RECORDS IN THE AL SCATES ERA TEAM AND COACHING RECORDS Most NCAA Championships: 19, by Al Scates (1970-present) Consecutive Winning Seasons: 45, by Al Scates (1970-present) Most Victories: 1,154 by Al Scates (1963-present) Highest Winning Percentage, Season: by UCLA in 1984 (38-0), 1979 (30-0) and 1982 (29-0). Undefeated Seasons: 3 by UCLA 1979, 1982, 1984 Consecutive Victories: 48 by UCLA from Number of Weeks Ranked No.1: 113 by AVCA Consecutive Home Court Victories: 83 by UCLA from Best Team Hitting Percentage, Season:.420 by UCLA in 1993 TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS Most NCAA Championships Won: 19 by UCLA Most NCAA Tournament Victories: 52 Best NCAA Tournament Record and Percentage*: 52-7 (.881) by UCLA Best NCAA Tournament Home Record: 25-1 (.962) by UCLA Best NCAA Finals Record*: 19-6 (.760) by UCLA Best NCAA Finals Home Record: 9-1 (.900) by UCLA Consecutive NCAA Tournament Victories: 15 by UCLA NCAA Tournament Appearances: 25 by UCLA Longest NCAA Championship Final: 3 hours, 27 minutes, UCLA vs. Hawaii, 1996 Highest Team Hitting Percentage, Match:.562 by UCLA vs. IPFW, 1994 Highest Team Hitting Percentage, Tournament:.463 by UCLA, 1993 Highest Individual Hitting Percentage, Match:.867 by Jeff Nygaard, UCLA vs. Ohio State, 1993 Most Team Kills, Match: 132, UCLA vs. Lewis, 1998 Most Losses by an NCAA Champion: 12, UCLA, 2006 INDIVIDUAL SEASON AND CAREER RECORDS Most Total Blocks, Career: 682 by Trevor Schirman, Most Matches With Double Figure Blocks, Season: 9 by Trevor Schirman in 1990 Most Matches With Double Figure Blocks, Career: 19, by Trevor Schirman, Highest Hitting Percentage, Season:.539 by Tim Kelly, 1994 *Based on five or more NCAA appearances UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

9 THE COACHING STAFF BRIAN ROFER (UCLA 82) ASSISTANT COACH 18TH YEAR Recognized as one of the top assistant coaches in collegiate volleyball, Brian Rofer begins his 18th year as a member of Al Scates staff. Under Rofer, the Bruins recruiting efforts have netted some of the top high school players in the nation, including Erik Sullivan, John Speraw, Jeff Nygaard, Stein Metzger, Kevin Wong, Paul Nihipali, Fred Robins, Tom Stillwell, Danny Farmer, Brandon Taliaferro, Adam Naeve, Mark Williams, Matt Komer, Scott Morrow, Jonathan Acosta, Steve Klosterman and Tony Ker. Many of these players were instrumental in the Bruins advancing to 10 NCAA finals and winning six national championships since Rofer, a member of the 1979 NCAA title team, lettered for Scates from as a middle blocker. He played with former UCLA All-Americans Sinjin Smith, Peter Ehrman, Steve Salmons, and Karch Kiraly among others. In 1990, Rofer served as the head boys volleyball coach at Edison High School and led the Chargers to a runner-up finish in the CIF 4A championship. He was named Orange County Coach of the Year. At Fountain Valley High School, where he graduated in 1977, Rofer lettered three years in volleyball as a middle blocker and once in basketball. In volleyball he earned All-CIF and All-State honors as a senior and helped lead his team to the CIF 4A quarterfinals. Rofer, who graduated with a degree in Psychology, resides in Angeleno Heights, a historic Los Angeles neighborhood. Recently, he wrote a children s book, I Know the Monster is Real, available for purchase in the UCLA Student Store. Brian and his wife, Christina, are the proud parents of Remington Brian Rofer born in June KEY SUPPORT STAFF J.T. WENGER (UCLA 04) ASSISTANT COACH SECOND YEAR Former UCLA volleyball standout J.T. Wenger begins his second season as the Bruins second assistant coach. Wenger s duties include breaking down videotape, tracking the players academic progress and managing the Bruins apparel needs. In the Summer of 2007, Wenger served as an assistant coach of the Boys USA U-15 Select Team. In December 2007, Wenger coached the U.S. Team in the Maccabi Games. In , the UCLA men s volleyball program achieved the highest team grade point average among all of UCLA s teams with 25 or more members. Wenger lettered three seasons (2001, 03 and 04) for the Bruins and played extensively as a senior in That season he played in 28 matches, slammed 216 kills and averaged 2.8 kpg. The Bruins finished with a record of 24-6 and advanced to the MPSF semifinals. Wenger graduated with a degree in Political Science in He was named to the Director s Honor Roll eight times. After graduation, Wenger worked in the finance industry at both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade for SMW Trading. Prior to working as a commodities trader, Wenger played professional volleyball for the Corozal Plataneros of the Puerto Rico Superior League. From the Fall of 2004 to the Summer of 2005, Wenger served as head coach for the Boys 15 Elite team for Adversity Volleyball under the direction of Mike Hulett in Northfield, IL. WALT KER (CSUN 76) VOLUNTEER ASST. COACH SECOND YEAR ELLIOT MCDONALD TEAM MANAGER KIMBERLY PHAM STUDENT TRAINER JORDAN SMITH STATISTICIAN STEPHANIE WONG STUDENT TRAINER Walt Ker begins his second season as the Bruins Volunteer Assistant Coach after serving in the same capacity during UCLA s championship run in Ker has extensive experience coaching volleyball in the Southland. He started the men s program at Cal State Northridge in 1976 and coached the CSUN men until During that time, he also began coaching the CSUN women s team, and guided the Matadors to three NCAA Division II championships in 15 years. Five times during his reign the CSUN women were the NCAA runnerup. A veteran club coach as well, Ker has guided four teams to national championships, including three on which his son Tony played. Ker also coached his son Kevin to a national title in Tony has started three seasons and Kevin is competing for a starting job at setter. Youngest son Jamey signed a National Letter of Intent to UCLA in November. For the past 15 years, Ker has worked as a mortgage broker in the Santa Clarita Valley. He and his wife Cathy have been married 23 years UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 9

10 WHERE ARE THEY NOW Years Lettered Name at UCLA Career Highlights Andy Banachowski Head Women s Coach, UCLA Doug Brooks Dentist Jeff Campbell 1985 Head Men s Coach, Cal State Northridge Dennis Cline Attorney at Law, Los Angeles Dan Conners 2001 Assistant Women s Coach, UCLA Matt Davis Dentist, San Diego Peter Ehrman Branch Manager and President of Investments, Morgan Stanley, Honolulu, HI Greg Giovanazzi Head Women s Coach, University of Michigan, retired Steve Gulnac , 83 Honda Research and Development Coordinator, Torrance, CA Bruce Herring San Diego City Manager Tim Kelly President, Bring It Promotions Mark Kinnison President of Commerical Wood Products, Dove Canyon, CA Karch Kiraly ESPN commentator Mark Knudsen 1992 President, Gold Mountain Media, Inc.; Head Boys Coach, Valencia HS Ricci Luyties Head Women s Coach, University of Southern Mississippi Ed Machado President, Reef Publishers, Leucadia, CA Lee Mason Judge Stein Metzger Professional Beach Volleyball Player, Los Angeles Trong Nguyen Fellow, Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Beach David Nichols , 77 Head Women s Coach, Barry University Paul Nihipali Producer/Director Jeff Nygaard Professional Beach Volleyball Player Dave Olbright Sales Manager, Jostens, Santa Ana, CA Doug Partie President, A.B. Technical Systems Chris Peña Professional Volleyball Player, Germany Doug Rabe Tenat Healthcare, Dallas, TX Scott Rolles 1978, 80 Restaurant Owner, Hawaii Brian Rofer UCLA Assistant Coach Larry Rundle Owner, Westlake Tennis Club Dave Saunders KSON Advertising Executive, San Diego, CA Adam Shrader Law Student, University of San Diego Mike Sealy Associate Women s Coach, University of Hawaii Sinjin Smith FIVB Executive Director John Speraw Head Men s Coach, UC Irvine Tom Stillwell Chairman, Creative Division, L.A. Filmco Steve Stovitz Sports Medicine, University of Minnesota Fred Sturm , Head Coach, Denmark Men s Team Erik Sullivan Assistant Women s Coach, University of Colorado Reed Sunahara , 86 Head Women s Coach, University of Cincinnati Steve Suttich 1978 Former Head Women s Coach, Washington Rudy Suwara * Retired USA Men s Assistant Coach Brandon Taliaferro Professional Volleyball Player, Slovenia Mike Timmons Senior Marketing Director, Centerstone Insurance and Financial, Anaheim, CA Toshi Toyoda 1969 CPA, Seattle, WA Eric Vallely Senior Merchandiser, Cleveland Golf Asbjorn Volstad Computer Engineer, Norway Ron Von Hagen 1973* Property Management and Investments, Telluride, CO J.T. Wenger 2001, UCLA Assistant Coach Mark Williams Professional Beach Volleyball Player, AVP/FIVB Jeff Williams Senior Account Executive, EMC Corp. Court Young Actor, Los Angeles *Year(s) served as an assistant coach. Ricci Luyties Reed Sunahara Andy Banachowski John Speraw L-r: Fred Sturm, Greg Giovanazzi, Mike Sealy Dave Nichols UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

11 THE PLAYERS Brett Perrine (l) and Garrett Muagututia combine for a block against Long Beach State in UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 11

12 THE PLAYERS #12 DYLAN BOWERMASTER OUTSIDE HITTER SOPHOMORE HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (MATER DEI) Career Highs Points: 9.0 Kills: 7 Blocks: 3 Digs: 5 Aces: Played in 17 matches and 27 games Scored a career-high 9.0 points vs. BSU (3/16) with six kills (.600) and three aces off the bench Made his first start against CBU (4/3) and recorded seven kills, a career-high Recorded five kills vs. UCI (1/6) and BYU (1/12) Recorded three kills (.400) and one block assist for 3.5 points vs. LBS (2/28). High School Four-time varsity volleyball letterman at Mater Dei HS for coaches Jason Billbruck and Karen Thompson Three-time team MVP and Serra League first-team selection In his sophomore year, the Monarchs advanced to the CIF quarterfinals after sharing the Serra League championship They advanced to the first and second rounds in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Club Played for LBC for three years before switching to the Surf City Volleyball Club in 2006 With LBC, he earned Jr. Olympics All-Tournament honors three years, winning a silver medal in 2005 With Surf City, he won a bronze medal and earned all-tournament honors for the fourth straight year. Personal Fourth of five children Has two older brothers, an older sister and one younger sister Chose UCLA for its academics and athletics Lists playing in the championship in the 2005 Junior Olympics as a career highlight Undeclared major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG #30 JEREMY CASEBEER OUTSIDE HITTER FRESHMAN SANTA BARBARA, CA (SANTA BARBARA) High School Four-year varsity letterman as an outside hitter for Coach Chad Anderson As a senior, he earned All-CIF and All-Channel League honors Led the Dons to a 35-4 record and a runnerup finish at the CIF Division II Championships in 2007 He recorded 13 kills in the finals Voted SBHS s MVP in 2007 and earned Most Improved Player honors in 2006 Served as team captain as a senior 2007 Volleyball Fab 50 selection Won a gold medal in the 2006 AAU U-18 Beach Olympics in Manahattan Beach. Club Played for Club Santa Barbara. Personal Chose UCLA because of its dominance in athletics and its prestige Lists his most memorable athletic moment as breaking an opponent s nose hitting a ball at match point in the Best in the West Tournament in San Diego Admires Hall of Famer Magic Johnson Enjoys snowboarding, going to the beach and traveling in his spare time Has two older sisters Undeclared major with interests in pre-business UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

13 THE PLAYERS #19 JAMIE DIEFENBACH QUICK HITTER JUNIOR NEWPORT BEACH, CA (NEWPORT HARBOR) Career Highs Points: 25.0 Blocks: 10 Kills: 22 Digs: 2 Aces: Earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors Final blocking average of 1.22 bpg ranked third on the single season rally-scoring chart That mark ranked in a tie for 13th nationally Ranked seventh in MPSF blocking at 1.29 bpg Pounded a career-high of 22 kills (.486) vs. Pep (1/24) Led the team with 17 kills (.542) vs. UH (2/2) Recorded a career-high of 10 block assists vs. Stanford (2/17) Tied that mark with two solo blocks and eight block assists vs. LBS (2/28) Earned a spot on the Spring Quarter Director s Honor Roll Played in four matches before injuring his knee vs. UCI (1/13) Set season bests with eight kills vs. Stanford (1/6) and UCSB (1/6) Also recorded a season-high of six total blocks vs. LBS (1/7) Also recorded eight kills and two blocks vs. UCI at the time of his injury Returned to action vs. Stanford (2/16) and recorded four kills in eight swings with three total blocks Recorded his first career ace vs. USC (3/17) in a 3-2 victory Played in the NCAA Finals vs. Penn State and recorded three kills and three total blocks Earned a roster spot on the men s basketball team in a Fall tryout for walk-ons Stayed with the basketball team through the Fall Quarter before returning to volleyball on Dec. 27 Director s Honor Roll member twice Redshirted the season Earned a spot on the Director s Honor Roll for Fall (2004) and Winter (2005). High School Played for coaches Dan Glenn (volleyball) and Larry Hirst (basketball) at Newport Harbor HS where he earned seven varsity letters Served as captain of both teams In volleyball, he did not play his senior year because of a knee injury In 2003 he led the Sailors to an overall record of and a 9-1 first place record in the Sea View League The team advanced to the second round of the CIF Division I playoffs In 2002, the Sailors advanced to the CIF quarterfinals NHHS won the 2002 and 01 Orange County Volleyball Tournament of Champions Earned First-Team All-Seaview League honors as a junior in 2003 and second-team honors in 2002 First-Team Daily Pilot All-District Team in 2003 and 02. Club Played for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, which won the Open 16 Gold Division at the 2002 Junior Olympics In 2003 Balboa Bay VB Club won the bronze medal in the Open 17 division. Personal Chose UCLA for its academics and athletics Lists his greatest athletic thrill as winning the 2006 NCAA Championship Admires former Chicago Bulls All-Star forward Dennis Rodman for his loud, energetic and outspoken play Enjoys basketball, bodysurfing and playing video games in his spare time Has one younger sister Full name is James Cummins Diefenbach III Sociology major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG Totals #16 WESTON DUNLAP QUICK HITTER FRESHMAN NEWPORT BEACH, CA (NEWPORT HARBOR) High School Earned six varsity letters in basketball (3) and volleyball (3) at Newport Harbor HS Played power forward for Coach Larry Hirst in basketball and middle blocker for Coach Dan Glenn in volleyball In basketball, he earned First-Team All-Seaview League honors as a senior and also earned MVP honors for the Newport-Mesa Dream Team In volleyball, he earned firstteam all-league honors twice, and All- CIF acclaim as a senior In 2006, he was named MVP of the Orange County Championships tournament In 2007, he led the Sailors in kills and blocks 2007 Volleyball Fab 50 selection. Club Won a pair of bronze medals with Balboa Bay on the U-16 and U-17 Junior Olympic Teams and also earned JO All-Tournament honors both seasons. Personal Chose UCLA because of Al Scates, the winning tradition in volleyball and the school s reputation in academics Father Kent is a 1977 UCLA graduate Mother Irene is an author Has one older sister Undeclared major UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 13

14 THE PLAYERS MARKO GLISIC QUICK HITTER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN PANCEVO, SERBIA (ACORN HS, ARKANSAS) Du Page CC Spent one year at Du Page CC in Glen Ellyn, IL, living with his uncle. High School Entered Acorn HS in Mena, Ark. as a senior Earned a varsity letter in basketball as a center Graduated in 2006 with the highest grade point average in his class. Club Played for Club Dinamo which placed third in the Championship of North Serbia in 2002 The team improved to second place the following season In 2004 he played for Borac, which finished second The following year he played for Dinamo again and led that team to a runnerup finish. Personal Came to the U.S. as an exchange student after earning excellent academic marks in his native Serbia Chose UCLA because it is the most prestigious athletic and academic institution Has achieved the level of brown belt in karate His two older brothers are former Serbian National Team karate champions Lists his most memorable athletic moment as making five consecutive blocks in the fifth game of a tournament Lists history, playing video games and watching movies as hobbies His father, Manoylo, is a chemical engineer and his mother, Danica, is a pediatrician Hopes to major in Economics. TEDDY GOETZ OUTSIDE HITTER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN VALENCIA, CA (VALENCIA) High School Six-time varsity letterman at Valencia HS in basketball (3) and volleyball (3) Played small forward for Coach Rocket Collins in basketball and was a middle blocker for Coach Mark Knudsen (UCLA 92) in volleyball In basketball, he earned Second-Team All-Foothill League as a junior and firstteam acclaim as a senior Also named the Santa Clarita Valley co-player of the Year and All-CIF second-team Was the Vikings captain and co-mvp as a senior In volleyball, he was a two-time, First-Team All-Foothill League selection and MVP, two-time First-Team All-CIF selection and was named Valencia High s Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 Led Valencia to a CIF title in Club Played for Synergy Volleyball Club, which won the 2004 JO National Championship Synergy also finished third in 2005 and was the 2006 runnerup Three-time JO All-Tournament Team selection Played five years for Synergy. Personal Since watching UCLA beat USC in basketball as a child, there have been no other (college) options since then Lists winning the 2005 CIF championship after rallying from an 0-2 deficit as an athletic highlight Admires Charles Barkley Lists ping-pong and weightlifting as his hobbies Youngest of four siblings Full name is Theodore Robert Goetz Born in Philadelphia, PA History major. TOM HASTINGS LIBERO FRESHMAN YORBA LINDA, CA (ESPERANZA) High School Earned three varsity letters as a Libero at Esperanza High for Coach Isaac Owens As a senior Libero, he earned All-Sunset League First-Team honors, First-Team All-County acclaim and First-Team All-CIF honors He also served as team captain The Aztecs won the Orange County Championships, the Sunset League crown with an undefeated record and the CIF Division I title Esperanza was voted the state and national team of the year. Club Played for the Balboa Bay Club and won U1-7 and U-18 bronze medals at the Junior Olympics Was a teammate of Weston Dunlap. Personal Chose UCLA for its education and its athletic history Lists beating Mira Costa in the 2007 CIF finals as his athletic highlight Enjoys surfing and beach volleyball in his spare time Youngest of four siblings Full name is Thomas Phillip Hastings Undeclared major UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

15 THE PLAYERS #1 TONY KER LIBERO SENIOR VALENCIA, CA (VALENCIA) Career Highs Digs: 20 Kills: Earned consensus First-Team All-America honors, and Defensive Player of the Year acclaim from Volleyball First-Team All-MPSF selection and All- MPSF Academic Team member Passed better than 97% of his service reception chances and recorded 18 errorless passing matches Boasts 48 career errorless passing matches 852 career digs ranks second on both the UCLA rally-scoring era chart and the all-time list Ranked 10th nationally at 2.52 dpg and second in the MPSF at 2.43 dpg Recorded a season-high of 18 digs vs. UOP (2/9) and UCSB (2/23) Recorded 10 double-digit dig matches as a junior and boasts 41 career double-digit dig matches entering the season Holds the UCLA career record for kills by a Libero (6) Earned a spot on the Director s Honor Roll all three quarters Earned First-Team Asics All-America honors from Volleyball and Defensive Player of the Year honors Earned Third-Team All-MPSF and Spike/Volleyball honors Ranked third on the MPSF digs per game list at 2.66 Ranked fourth nationally at 2.79 dpg Recorded 16 double-digit dig matches Recorded double-digit digs in 10 of his last 16 matches Boasted a.970 service reception percentage in 2006, including 17 errorless matches Recorded his season high of 18 digs twice, the last vs. UH in the MPSF quarterfinals Recorded a career-high of two kills vs. BYU (1/26) His total of 318 digs in 06 ranks second on the all-time charts and first in the rally-scoring era Also earned MPSF All-Academic honors Selected to the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Council in Earned Second-Team All-America honors from Volleyball magazine and First-Team All-MPSF honors Led the Bruins with 269 digs and a 2.50 dpg average His total of 269 digs ranks fourth all-time on the single season digs chart and second on the rally-scoring chart Passed better than 96% of his chances Boasted 14 doubledigit dig matches, including a career-high of 20 vs. Stanford (2/17) He recorded seven digs in Game 4 vs. Stanford Also recorded 15 digs vs. Penn State in the NCAA semifinals Played on the U.S. Junior National Team that finished eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men s U-21 World Volleyball Championships in India Three-time member of the Director s Honor Roll as a freshman. High School Six-time varsity letterman in basketball (2) and volleyball (4) at Valencia HS Played point guard and small forward for Coach Rocket Collins and outside hitter for Coach Mark Knudsen, a former UCLA letterman and assistant coach In basketball, he was his team s MVP as a freshman and sophomore In volleyball, he was a four-time all-league and three-time All-CIF selection Two-time CIF and three-time Foothill League MVP Two-time Valencia HS Athlete of the Year Led Valencia HS to a pair of CIF championships in his final two seasons. Club Led SCVC to gold medals in 2001, 03 and 04, and bronze medals in 2000 and 02 Played on the 2004 Jr. National Team coached by former Bruin John Speraw Five-time Junior Olympics All-American. Personal Chose UCLA because of its academics, volleyball tradition and coaching staff Enjoys volleyball because of its teamwork and competitiveness Lists winning the 2006 NCAA championship as his athletic highlight Has two younger brothers: Kevin is a sophomore setter on the UCLA team; Jamey will attend and play volleyball at UCLA in the Fall of 2008 Mother Cathy was an All-American volleyball player at Cal State Northridge Father Walt coached the Cal State Northridge women s team to three Division II national championships and will serve as the Bruins volunteer assistant coach in 2008 Sociology major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG Totals UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 15

16 THE PLAYERS #25 KEVIN KER SETTER SOPHOMORE VALENCIA, CA (VALENCIA) Career Highs Points: 7.0 Blocks: 4 Kills: 5 Digs: 9 Aces: 3 Assists: Played in 28 matches and started 17 times, including the last 16 matches The Bruins hit.336 in their last 16 matches In his last 16 matches, he recorded 18 aces (0.33), a.436 hitting percentage and 667 assists (12.3 apg), and averaged 1.2 points per game Recorded a career-high of 61 assists vs. UCSB (4/21) and three kills Recorded a career-high of five kills (.714) vs. UCSB (2/23) and 59 assists, an ace and one solo block Twice served three aces in a match, including three straight vs. UOP (2/9) Ranked third on the team with 25 aces. High School Four-time letterman in basketball (1) and volleyball (3) at Valencia HS Played forward for coach Rocket Collins in basketball and setter for coach Mark Knudsen (UCLA 92) in volleyball In volleyball, he was named an All-American and a Volleyball magazine Fab 50 pick in 2006 after leading the Vikings to the CIF Division II championship Named Valencia s co-mvp as a senior with fellow UCLA teammate Teddy Goetz Valencia placed second in the CIF playoffs in 2005 Earned first-team honors from the Daily News in 2005 and 06. Club Played five seasons for Synergy Volleyball Club and was a four-time all-tournament team selection. Personal Played on the Southern California team that participated in the 2005 High Performance Global Challenge and was named the tournament s best server Younger brother of Tony Ker, the Bruins two-time All-American libero Brother Jamey will play for the Bruins next season Mother Cathy was an All-American volleyball player at Cal State Northridge Father Walt coached Cal State Northridge to three national championships and will serve as the Bruins volunteer assistant coach in 2008 Chose UCLA because I can get a great education and play for the best program in the country Lists winning the 2006 CIF championship as a career highlight Enjoys ping-pong, playing the guitar, going to the beach and hanging out with friends Full name is Kevin Michael Ker Undeclared major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG KENT KRAUSHAAR OUTSIDE HITTER SOPHOMORE IRVINE, CA (WOODBRIDGE) 2007 Played in seven matches and nine games, but did not earn a letter Recorded a career-high of three kills (.500) vs. UCSB (1/5) with two digs and one block assist Tied that mark with three kills in 11 swings vs. UCI (1/6) Underwent shoulder surgery after the season Earned a spot on the Director s Honor Roll in the Fall and Spring Quarters. High School Eight-time letterman in basketball (4) and volleyball (4) at Woodbridge HS in Irvine Played for coach John Halagan in basketball and coach Donnie Rafter in volleyball Two-time All- Seaview League basketball selection, including first-team honors in 2006 Three-time First-Team All-Seaview League volleyball selection, including MVP honors and the league s Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 Also earned First-Team All-CIF and All-Orange County in 2006 Named First-Team Volleyball prep All-American as a senior and a Fab 50 player Recorded 41 kills vs. St. John Bosco in the 2006 CIF quarterfinals. Club Played four seasons for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, earning bronze and silver medals at the Junior Olympics Also was named to the JO All-Tournament Team four straight years Twoyear member of the Youth National Team, which traveled to Mexico and Brazil for competitions. Personal Younger brother of Kris Kraushaar (UCLA 06), an allconference outside hitter for the Bruins Grandson of Carl Kraushaar, who played basketball for John Wooden at UCLA in the 1940s Lists traveling to Brazil with the Youth National Team and competing against Brazil, Italy and Argentina as a career highlight Full name is Kent William Kraushaar Undeclared major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

17 THE PLAYERS #7 GARRETT MUAGUTUTIA OUTSIDE HITTER SOPHOMORE OCEANSIDE, CA (FRANCIS PARKER) Career Highs Points: 25 Kills: 22 Blocks: 11 Digs: 11 Aces: Played in all 30 matches and 103 games Started 28 matches including 21 straight from Jan. 13 to Apr. 3 Recorded 12 double-digit kill matches and two double-digit dig matches Pounded a career-high of 22 kills vs. UCSB (1/17) and matched that total vs. Pep (1/24) when he also scored a career-high 25 points Recorded a passing percentage of.974 and 17 errorless passing matches Recorded double-doubles at CSN (1/19, 19k, 11d) and vs. UH (1/31, 15k, 10d) Blocked a career-high of 11 balls vs. UCI (4/6) with 13 kills Had a career-high of 11 digs vs. CSN (1/19) with 19 kills and three total blocks. High School Eight-time letterman in basketball (4) and volleyball (4) at Francis Parker HS Was a center in basketball and a middle blocker in volleyball Led the Lancers to the 2006 co-league championship, while leading the conference in rebounding and earning First-Team All-CIF and league honors Named MVP of the division and was his high school s team captain and MVP In volleyball, he led the Lancers to league and CIF championships, and earned divisional MVP honors as well as First-Team All-CIF and all-league honors. Club Played for the San Diego and Seaside Volleyball Clubs for three years Led SDVC to a first-place finish in the 2006 Junior Olympics and earned all-tournament team honors Team finished fifth at JO s in 2004 and 05. Personal Second of three brothers Chose UCLA because it felt like home Lists singing and playing the ukulele as favorite pastimes Full name is Garrett Thomas Muagututia Undeclared major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG #51 SHAUN NICHOLS QUICK HITTER SOPHOMORE FAIR OAKS, CA (GRANITE BAY) Career Highs Points: 16.0 Kills: 13 Blocks: 6 Digs: 1 Aces: Played in 18 matches and 37 games Made his first career start vs. USC (3/31) and scored a career-high of 16.0 points and established career bests in kills (13) and total blocks (6) Recorded 14 points on eight kills, three aces and five total blocks vs. UCSB (1/17) Recorded 11 kills ( ,.647) and 12 points vs. BYU (1/13) Redshirted the season. High School Three-year varsity volleyball letterman at Granite Bay HS Two-year all-league first-team selection who led the Grizzlies to undefeated league championships in 2004 and 05 Two-time team MVP and team captain in his senior year. Club Played for the Diablo Valley Volleyball Club, which won the Northern California Volleyball Assn. championship in Personal Chose UCLA after attending a summer volleyball camp before his senior year Lists his biggest thrill as watching the Bruins win the NCAA title in 2006 Enjoys music and beach volleyball as pastimes Has one older sister Full name is Shaun Robert Nichols Has major interests in Business/Economics. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 17

18 THE PLAYERS #4 COOPER O CONNOR SETTER SOPHOMORE LONG BEACH, CA (LOS ALAMITOS) 2007 Did not play last season Redshirted the season. High School Lettered four seasons for coaches Phil White and Sue Monsoor at Los Alamitos HS Led the Griffins to the 2005 Sunset League title while earning conference MVP honors Also named First-Team All-CIF and Second-Team All-American Was the Griffins team captain and MVP as a senior Led Los Alamitos to the CIF semifinals his senior year Was MVP of the Mayfair Tournament Long Beach Press Telegram Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Orange Country selection In 2004, he earned Second-Team All-Sunset League, team MVP and Second-Team All-Orange County and Long Beach Press Telegram honors Led the Griffins to the CIF quarterfinals. Club Won a silver medal at the 2005 Junior Olympics and bronze medals in 2002 and 03 as a member of the Long Beach Volleyball Club. Personal Third generation Bruin His father Daniel attended UCLA graduate school and is a professor at Long Beach State His grandfather, Arthur Beland, attended UCLA as an undergraduate Cooper was a nationally ranked tennis player until age 16 Enjoys surfing and ping-pong as pastimes Youngest of three brothers Full name is Edward Cooper O Connor Economics major. #2 SEAN O MALLEY OPPOSITE JUNIOR OAK PARK, IL (RIVER FOREST) Career Highs Points: 15.5 Blocks: 6 Kills: 12 Digs: 11 Aces: Played in eight matches and 13 games, while battling a wrist injury in the early part of the season Established a career-high of 15.5 points in a starting role vs. UH (1/31) after recording 12 kills, two aces and three block assists Scored 9.5 points in a relief role vs. UOP (2/9) with eight kills (.538) and two total blocks Played in his first match vs. Pep (1/24) after recovering from his wrist injury and recorded three kills (.333) for 3.0 points Made seven starts and played in 23 matches and 49 games Recorded a career high of 12 kills and 14 points vs. Pepperdine (3/16) and added four total blocks Recorded 11 kills (.500) and scored 12 points vs. Stanford (1/6) Established career highs of 11 digs, five total blocks and 12.5 points vs. Loyola (3/7) Both of his aces came against LBS (1/7) Recorded six double-digit kill matches as a freshman. High School Four-year volleyball letterman for Coach Jon Kasik at River Forest HS Nationally rated as the one of the top players at his position As a senior in 2005, he was named the Player of the Year for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune Volleyball magazine Fab 50 selection Earned First-Team Asics All-America honors in 2005 Holds the Illinois state record for career kills with 1,457 As a junior, he earned First-Team All-State honors from the Sun-Times and the Tribune As a sophomore, he earned Second Team All-State honors from the Sun-Times and was named one of Volleyball s Top 25 Underclassmen. Club Veteran member of the youth national team program and was a three-time all-tournament team selection Member of the Jr. National Team. Personal Chose UCLA because he wanted access to an outstanding education and a winning tradition Lists his greatest thrill as winning the 2006 NCAA Championship Favorite class is Philosophy Third of four children Full name is Sean O Malley Philosophy major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG Totals UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

19 THE PLAYERS #10 BRETT PERRINE OPPOSITE SOPHOMORE COSTA MESA, CA (NEWPORT HARBOR) Career Highs Points: 20.0 Blocks: 10 Kills: 15 Digs: 5 Aces: Played in 27 matches and 94 games as a redshirt freshman Recorded a career-high of 15 kills vs. USC (1/27) and served his first ace Matched his career-high in kills vs. Cal Baptist (4/3) and scored 20.0 points, a career-high In his first start, vs. CSN (1/19), he recorded 13 kills, five digs and 15.5 points Scored 13.0 points vs. UH (2/2), and recorded nine kills (.400), an ace and four total blocks Served a career-high of three aces vs. Ball State (3/14) Established a career-high of 10 total blocks vs. UOP (2/9) Earned a spot on the Spring Director s Honor Roll Redshirted the season. High School Seven-time letterman in basketball (3) for coach Larry Hirst and volleyball (4) for coach Dan Glenn at Newport Harbor HS Earned Newport-Mesa Dream Team honors in both sports as a senior In volleyball, he earned All-Orange County and Seaview League honors as a senior In 2003, he led the Sailors to the Seaview League title and a berth in the CIF Division I playoffs He has also earned all-tournament honors at the Orange County Volleyball Tournament of Champions In basketball, he once scored 41 points in a game. Club Won a gold medal (U-16) and a silver medal (U-14) playing for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club. Personal Full name is Brett John Perrine Youngest of four siblings Brother Eric played volleyball at UC San Diego and his other brother played basketball at Chapman University Chose UCLA for its winning tradition and academic success History major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG #23 RYAN RATELLE OUTSIDE HITTER JUNIOR HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (MARINA) Career Highs Points: 4.5 Kills: 4 Blocks: 1 Digs: 6 Aces: Played in one game as a sophomore vs. UCI (1/6) Three-time member of the Director s Honor Roll in Earned a varsity letter by playing in eight matches and 11 games Recorded career highs for kills (4) and points (4.5) vs. UH (1/20) Recorded a career high of six digs vs. UCI (3/3) in one game Posted a service reception ratio of 100% and took nine serves without an error against UCI (3/3). High School Four-year letterman for Coach Brad Simon at Marina HS Two-year First-Team All-Sunset League selection Member of Volleyball s Fab 50 list Three-year team MVP. Club Played for Balboa Bay Volleyball Club and won a bronze medal at the 2005 Junior Olympics. Personal Son of retired Long Beach State Coach Ray Ratelle, who is now a professor Grandmother Marilyn Belcher and aunt Cissy Belcher attended UCLA Admires tennis great Andre Agassi Chose UCLA because it is a well-rounded (education) and an amazing place to be Lists his greatest thrill as participating in the 2005 Junior Olympics playoffs Has one younger sister Has entrepreneurial aspirations and hopes to major in Business/Economics. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG Totals UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 19

20 THE PLAYERS #14 JAMES SCILACCI QUICK HITTER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN PACIFIC PALISADES, CA (LOYOLA) High School Earned five varsity letters at Loyola HS in basketball (2) and volleyball (3) Played forward for Coach Jim Williams in basketball and middle blocker for Coach Michael Boehle In basketball, he led the Cubs to a pair of Mission League titles In volleyball, Loyola won three CIF championships and three Mission League crowns (2003, 04 and 05) with him in the lineup Was a Third-Team All-CIF selection in 2005 and 06 Two-time Mission League first-team honoree as a junior and senior 2006 Honorable Mention All-American by Volleyball. Club Played for the Southern California Volleyball Club. Personal Chose UCLA to be close to home and to play for the best volleyball program in the nation Lists beating undefeated Mira Costa HS in the 2005 CIF finals as his most memorable athletic moment Admires Coach Al Scates as a lefty middle blocker Lists stamp collecting as a hobby Father Jim Sr. (UCLA 77) lettered in water polo Mother Linda graduated from UCLA in 1979 Brother Brian will attend UCLA and play volleyball in the Fall of 2008 Also has a younger sister, Jenna Undeclared major with interests in Business/Economics. #17 D. J. STROMATH QUICK HITTER JUNIOR MANHATTAN BEACH, CA (MIRA COSTA) Career Highs Points: 4.0 Kills: 3.0 Blocks: Played in three matches and three games last season but did not earn a varsity letter Recorded one block and one kill in separate matches for two points Earned a spot on the Director s Honor Roll in the Spring and Fall (2006) quarters Played in four matches and seven games as a freshman Recorded a career high of three kills three times and hit.286 in 31 swings for the season Recorded two block assists vs. CSN (2/10) Redshirted the season. High School Lettered three years in volleyball for Coach Mike Cook at Mira Costa In 2002, he led Mira Costa to a 30-1 record, the Bay League Championship and the CIF title along with current Bruin Matt Wade In 2003, the Mustangs won the Bay League title and he earned First-Team All-Bay League and Daily Breeze honors Overall, he was a three-time All-Bay League selection, winning three league titles Member of the Volleyball Top 25 underclassmen list Also earned La Vista newspaper MVP honors and was a First-Team All-South Bay Area selection. Club Won a gold medal as a member of the SCVC Club (U-17) in 2003 Also won a bronze medal as a member of the SCVC Club (U-16) in 2002 Won a silver medal in the 2003 (U-18) USA Volleyball Beach Nationals. Personal Older sister Hilary finished her volleyball eligibility in Fall 2005 at Loyola University (Chicago), leading the Ramblers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament Younger sister Stephanie plays volleyball for the University of Montana Father Dave lettered two years as a defensive tackle at Nebraska Chose UCLA for its great academic and athletic programs Enjoys the mental toughness required to play volleyball Enjoys music, surfing and beach volleyball as hobbies Favorite class is History of Rock and Roll Full name is David James Stromath History major. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG Totals UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

21 #15 MATT WADE SETTER JUNIOR REDONDO BEACH, CA (MIRA COSTA) Career Highs Points: 7.0 Assists: 68 Kills: 4 Blocks: 9 Digs: 12 Aces: Played in 26 matches and 70 games as a sophomore Entering the season, his 1,392 career assists ranks third on the rally-scoring era chart Recorded a season-high of 63 assists vs. Pepperdine (1/24) Recorded a career-high of 12 digs vs. UCSB (1/17) Came off the bench vs. UCI (4/6) to score 4.5 points on nine block assists Recorded 30 set assists, two aces and one block assist in two games of relief vs. UCSD (4/13) Played in 33 matches and 90 games, making 13 starts His 804 assists ranks sixth on the single season rally-scoring list Led the team with an attack percentage of.545 ( ) Recorded a career-high of four kills vs. UCSB (2/8) Matched his career high of four kills and added career-highs of 68 assists and seven points vs. USC (3/17) Scored four of those points in Game 5 against the Trojans, including an ace for the 13th point Recorded three total blocks three times Dug a career-high of 11 balls vs. Stanford (4/2) Started 11 of the Bruins final 16 matches, including nine during their 14-match winning streak en route to the NCAA title. High School Three-year varsity letterman for Coach Mike Cook at Mira Costa HS Set the Mustangs to a CIF runner-up finish in Bay League MVP and CIF Division I second-team selection Recorded 529 assists, 210 kills, 109 digs, 36 blocks and 18 aces with just 20 serving errors Two-time All-South Bay Area selection. Club Won gold medals as a member of the Riptides Volleyball Club at the 2004 and 03 Junior Olympics MVP of the Open 17 and 18 Junior Olympics. Personal Father Tom was a 1980 all-conference volleyball player at Long Beach State Mother Roxanne (Elias) Wade played at the University of Hawai i Chose UCLA because of Al Scates and UCLA s reputation as the nation s most successful volleyball school Admires UCLA Hall of Famer and beach volleyball legend Karch Kiraly Favorite class is music Full name is Matthew Nicholas Wade Major interests are in Business/Economics. CAREER STATISTICS Yr. MP GP K E Att Pct KPG Ast SA DG DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts PPG Totals #6 JEFF WOODLEY OUTSIDE HITTER SOPHOMORE POWAY, CA (POWAY) 2007 Played in one match last season, converting a kill for one point Two-time member of the Director s Honor Roll Redshirted the season. High School Two-time varsity volleyball letterman for coach Charlie Jackson (UCLA 98) at Poway HS Two-time All-Palomar League first-team selection Earned First Team All-CIF honors as a senior and second team honors as a junior Voted the Titans Most Improved Player in 2004 and their Most Valuable Player in 2005 Led Poway to a pair of third place CIF playoff finishes in 2004 and 05 Named Union-Tribune All-Academic as a junior and senior. Club Played for the San Diego Volleyball Club for three seasons and for the Epic Volleyball Club 18s for one year. Personal Oldest of three children Chose UCLA for its academic and athletic excellence Lists his biggest thrill as being accepted to UCLA to play volleyball Enjoys playing basketball Full name is Jeffrey Thomas Woodley Business/Economics major UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 21

22 FINAL 2007 RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: (13-2 HOME; 5-8 AWAY; 1-1 NEUTRAL; 13-9, 5TH PLACE MPSF) Date Notes Opponent (W/L) Scores MPSF Overall 1/5 1 Pacific W 30-27, 28-30, 30-27, /5 1 at UC Santa Barbara W 30-22, 36-34, /6 1 UC Irvine L 22-30, 26-30, /12 at BYU* L 28-30, 22-30, /13 at BYU* L 21-30, 23-30, /17 at UC Santa Barbara* L 33-31, 30-27, 28-30, 27-30, /19 at CS Northridge* W 27-30, 30-23, 30-25, 23-30, /24 Pepperdine* L 30-21, 26-30, 35-33, 27-30, /27 2 USC* L 19-30, 29-31, /31 Hawaii* W 30-25, 33-31, 28-30, /2 Hawaii* W 30-21, 30-26, /9 Pacific* W 30-26, 27-30, 28-30, 40-38, /10 Stanford* W 30-25, 30-28, /16 at Pacific* L 22-30, 24-30, /17 at Stanford* W 28-30, 30-23, 30-19, /21 CS Northridge* W 30-16, 30-23, /23 UC Santa Barbara* W 30-28, 30-24, 30-32, /28 at Long Beach State* L 23-30, 30-24, 30-26, 23-30, /2 UC San Diego* W 30-27, 30-23, /7 Loyola-Chicago W 30-26, 30-23, /9 at UC Irvine* L 26-30, 28-30, /14 Ball State W 30-20, 30-22, /16 Ball State W 30-23, 30-22, /29 at Pepperdine* L 30-28, 26-30, 25-30, /31 at USC* W 30-27, 30-20, /4 Cal Baptist W 30-23, 22-30, 30-25, 20-30, /6 UC Irvine* W 23-30, 24-30, 30-28, 30-28, /11 Long Beach State* W 30-27, 30-23, /13 at UC San Diego* W 30-26, 30-24, /21 3 at UC Santa Barbara L 17-30, 35-37, 30-27, Home matches in bold. *MPSF matches. All home matches played in UCLA s Pauley Pavilion. 1 at UCSB Tournament. 2 Kilgour Cup. 3 MPSF playoffs. UCLA S RECORD VS. OPPONENTS American (PR) Ball State BYU BYU (Hawaii) Cal Baptist Calgary California Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly SLO CS Northridge CS San Bernardino Chico State Concordia (NY) George Mason Hawaii Humboldt State IPFW Laval La Verne Lewis Long Beach State Loyola-Chicago Loyola-Marymount Manitoba Navy Ohio State Oregon Pacific Penn State Pepperdine Rutgers-Newark San Diego State San Jose State Springfield College Stanford UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz UC San Francisco USC Westmont College UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

23 FINAL 2007 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OVERALL RECORD: (13-2 HOME; 5-8 AWAY; 1-1 NEUTRAL; 13-9, 5TH PLACE MPSF) No., Player MP GP K KPG E TA Pct Ast SA SE SA/G RE Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts #1 Tony Ker MPSF #2 Sean O Malley MPSF #5 Beau Peters MPSF #6 Jeff Woodley #7 Garrett Muagututia MPSF #10 Brett Perrine MPSF #12 Dylan Bowermaster MPSF #14 Steve Klosterman MPSF #15 Matt Wade MPSF #16 Kent Kraushaar MPSF #17 D.J. Stromath #19 Jamie Diefenbach MPSF #21 Paul George MPSF #23 Ryan Ratelle #25 Kevin Ker MPSF #30 Mark Lovein MPSF #33 Eric Chaghouri MPSF #51 Shaun Nichols MPSF TEAM OVERALL 11 TEAM MPSF 7 UCLA Totals (5.18) MPSF (5.54) Opponents (4.33) MPSF (4.45) *indicates league and overall statistics are identical UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 23

24 2007 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2007 UCLA RECORD BREAKDOWN all matches vs. conference opponents home matches at Pauley Pavilion home matches at the Wooden Center Playing on a Wednesday playing on a Thursday playing on a Friday playing on a Saturday in three-game matches in four-game matches in five-game matches UCLA S RECORD WHEN THEY Won the 1st game Won the 2nd game Won the 3rd game Went three games Went four games Went five games FINAL 2007 NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS Blocking T13. Jamie Diefenbach 1.22 Digs Average 10. Tony Ker 2.52 Kills Per Game 15. Steve Klosterman 4.29 Points Per Game T12. Steve Klosterman 5.03 Team Hitting Percentage 9. UCLA FINAL TEAM RANKINGS Final 2007 AVCA Poll 1. UC Irvine 2. Pepperdine 3. IPFW 4. BYU 5. UC Santa Barbara 6. Penn State 7. UCLA 8. Cal State Northridge 9. Ohio State 10. Hawaii 11. Loyola-Chicago 12. USC 13. Ball State 14. Long Beach State 15. Pacific 2007 UCLA TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS UCLA UCLA High Low Kills: 81 vs. PEP, 1/24 38 twice Attempts: 183 vs. PEP, 1/24 88 twice Hit. Pct.:.537 vs. CSN, 2/ at UOP, 2/16 Assists: 75 vs. PEP, 1/24 25 vs. UOP, 1/5 Aces: 9 four matches 0 twice Digs: 50 vs. UCSB, 2/23 13 at BYU, 1/12 Blocks: 26.0 vs. UCI, 4/6 2 vs. USC, 1/27 Opponent Opponent High Low Kills: 86 by PEP, 1/24 25 by Ball Sate, 3/14 Attempts: 177 by PEP, 1/24 78 by BYU, 1/12 Hit. Pct.:.533 by USC, 1/ by Ball State, 3/14 Assists: 85 by PEP, 1/24 23 by Ball State, 3/14 Aces: 7 by UOP, 1/5 0 by five teams Digs: 60 by PEP, 1/24 20 by USC 3/31 Blocks: 18.5 by UH, 3/2 2 by CS Northridge, 2/ INDIVIDUAL SEASON BESTS Points Steve Klosterman vs. CSN, 2/ Klosterman at UCSB, 4/ Klosterman at LBS, 2/ Jamie Diefenbach vs. PEP, 1/ Garrett Muagututia vs. PEP, 1/24 Kills...31 Steve Klosterman vs. CSN, 2/21 28 Klosterman at UCSB, 4/21 27 Klosterman at LBS, 2/28 23 Klosterman vs. UCSB, 2/23 22 Klosterman at PEP, 3/29 Attempts...62 Steve Klosterman at UCSB, 4/21 53 Garrett Muagututia vs. PEP, 1/24 51 Klosterman vs. UCSB, 2/23 49 Klosterman vs. LBS, 3/28, at LBS, 2/28 45 Klosterman vs. CSN, 2/21 Muagututia at UCSB, 1/17 Hitting Pct Paul George at BYU, 1/ Steve Klosterman vs. Ball State, 3/ Brett Perrine, vs. Cal Baptist, 4/4.667 Klosterman vs. CSN, 2/ George vs. Stanford, 2/10 Assists...63 Matt Wade vs. PEP, 1/24 62 Kevin Ker at UCSB, 4/21 59 Wade at CSN, 1/19 59 Ker vs. UCSB, 2/23 56 Ker at PEP, 3/29 Aces...6 Paul George at UCSB, 1/17 4 George at USC, 3/31 4 Steve Klosterman vs. UH, 2/2 4 Klosterman vs. UOP, 1/5 3 Kevin Ker vs. LUC, 3/7 Digs...18 Tony Ker vs. UOP, 2/9 18 Ker vs. UCSB, 2/23 15 Paul George vs. PEP, 1/24 15 Ker vs. UCSD, 3/2 15 Ker vs. LUC, 3/7 Total Blocks...11 Garrett Muagututia vs. UCI, 4/6 10 Jamie Diefenbach at LBS, 2/28 10 Diefenbach at Stanford, 2/17 10 Brett Perrine vs. UOP, 2/9 9 Diefenbach at UCSB, 1/ UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL

25 THE MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION FINAL 2007 MPSF STANDINGS League Record Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Pepperdine BYU UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara UCLA Hawaii CS Northridge USC Pacific Long Beach State Stanford UC San Diego MPSF STATISTICAL LEADERS HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. David Smith, UCI Theo Brunner, UCSB Dio Dante, UH Aaron Harrell, UCI Russell Holmes, BYU Greg Gaudino, PEP David Kennedy, UCSB James Lischer, CSN Rodnei Santos, BYU Yosleyder Cala, BYU.402 KILL AVERAGE 1. Evan Patak, UCSB Paul Carroll, PEP Juan Figueroa, USC Dan Rhodes, CSN Lauri Hakala, UH Paul Lotman, LBS Steve Klosterman, UCLA Yosleyder Cala, BYU Pekka Seppanen, UOP Evan Romero, Stanford 3.93 BLOCKING AVERAGE 1. Dio Dante, UH Tom Hulse, PEP David Smith, UCI Russell Holmes, BYU Matt Rawson, UH Brian Beckwith, UH Jamie Diefenbach, UCLA Andrew Vernon, USC 1.26 Rodnei Santos, BYU Dan Alexander, LBS 1.25 ASSIST AVERAGE 1. Yamil Perez, BYU Jonathan Winder, PEP Jimmy Killian, USC Brian Thornton, UCI Connor Eaton, LBS Brian Beckwith, UH Bart Kowalski, UCSB Garrett Morales, UOP Travis Bleumling, CSN Brooks Dierdorff, UCSD DIG AVERAGE 1. Eric Leserman, UCSD Tony Ker, UCLA Eric Kalima, UH Luke Morris, USC Jonathan Winder, PEP Joel Silva, BYU Ric Cervantes, UH Kawika Shoji, Stanford 2.00 Andres Baboulidis, UOP Ben Brockman, UCSB 1.98 POINTS AVERAGE 1. Evan Patak, UCSB Paul Carroll, PEP Juan Figueroa, USC Paul Lotman, LBS Lauri Hakala, HAW Dan Rhodes, CSN Steve Klosterman, UCLA Yosleyder Cala, BYU Pekka Seppanen, UOP Jayson Jablonsky, UCI 4.57 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2007 UC Irvine 2006 UCLA 2005 Pepperdine 2004 BYU 2003 BYU 2002 Pepperdine 2001 UCLA 2000 UCLA 1999 BYU 1998 Pepperdine 1997 Stanford 1996 UCLA 1995 UCLA 1994* UCLA, Stanford 1993* UCLA, Stanford 1992* Pepperdine, Long Beach St. 1991* UCLA, USC 1990* UCLA, Long Beach St. 1989# UCLA, Stanford 1988 USC 1987 UCLA 1986 USC 1985 Pepperdine 1984 UCLA 1983 UCLA 1982 UCLA 1981 USC 1980 UCLA 1979 UCLA 1978 UCLA 1977 USC 1976 UCLA 1975 UC Santa Barbara 1974 UC Santa Barbara 1973 Long Beach State 1972 San Diego State 1971 San Diego State 1970 UCLA 1969 UC Santa Barbara 1968 San Diego State 1967 UCLA 1966 UCLA 1965 UCLA 1964 UCLA UCLA s MPSF Playoff Record: 24-7 (since 1993) *Division champions. #Shared title. MPSF Champion under divisional playoff format. SERVICE ACE AVERAGE 1. Evan Patak, UCSB Paul Carroll, PEP Eric Vance, CSN Jayson Jablonsky, UCI 0.38 Matt Webber, UCI Pekka Seppanen, UOP Paul Lotman, LBS Paul George, UCLA 0.30 Brian Berman, UCSB Two tied at UCLA MEN S VOLLEYBALL 25