2016 VOLLEYBALL. September 26, 2016 #10 Seawolves continue road swing at old foes UAF, MSU Billings

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1 2016 VOLLEYBALL VB CONTACT: NATE SAGAN OFFICE: (907) MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ALASKA AIRLINES CTR, RM. 124 MAILING: 3211 PROVIDENCE DR / ANCHORAGE, AK September 26, 2016 #10 Seawolves continue road swing at old foes UAF, MSU Billings THIS WEEK IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE VOLLEYBALL... Tuesday, Sept pm ADT Patty Center Fairbanks, Alaska #10 Alaska Anchorage (14-1, 4-0 GNAC) at Alaska Fairbanks (2-9, 1-3 GNAC) & Saturday, Oct. 1 5 pm ADT Alterowitz Gymnasium Billings, Mont. #10 Alaska Anchorage at Montana State Billings (1-12, 0-4 GNAC [9/30 vs UAF]) FREE LIVE VIDEO & STATS: portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa or /gnac PROBABLE STARTERS (2016 stats) S Morgan Hooe, 5-7, Sr. (9.68 asst/set, 2.79 dps, 1.09 kps,.392 att%, 0.36 ace/set) MB Vanessa Hayes, 5-11, Fr. (1.17 kps,.294 att%, 1.00 bps) MB Erin Braun, 6-0, Sr. (2.09 kps,.308 att%, 1.23 bps, 0.28 ace/set) OH Leah Swiss, 6-0, So. (3.66 kps,.272 att%, 2.72 dps, 0.42 bps, 0.47 ace/set) OH Chrisalyn Johnson, 5-9, So. (2.69 kps,.117 att%, 0.92 dps, 0.49 bps) RS Diana Fa amausili, 5-11, Fr. (2.32 kps,.210 att%, 1.11 bps) L Kyla Militante-Amper, 5-3, So. (5.87 dps, 0.91 asst/set, 0.26 ace/set) BORDER CONTROL: The Seawolves earned the early advantage in the quest to repeat as Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions, beating fellow contenders Western Washington and Simon Fraser on the road last week... in the first match, Sr. S Morgan Hooe compiled 47 assists, 11 digs and 6 kills on.385 hitting as UAA beat the defending West Region champion and GNAC preseason favorite WWU, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, in Bellingham... So. OH Leah Swiss had 17 kills (.326), 13 digs and 3 aces, while Sr. MB Erin Braun added 11 kills and 5 total blocks... Fr. MB Vanessa Hayes had 8 kills on team-best.500 hitting, and So. L Kyla Militante-Amper had her second-most digs in a 4-setter this year with on Saturday, Braun delivered 10 kills (.364) and 5 blocks to power a 25-19, 25-19, sweep of the Clan, who had entered with an 8-match win streak and a 3-0 GNAC mark... Swiss had her third straight double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs, and So. OH Chrisalyn Johnson smashed 9 kills... Hayes enjoyed another errorless hitting night with 5 kills (.417) and 5 blocks, Militante-Amper had 17 digs, and Hooe dished 31 assists Seawolf Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Kyla Militante-Amper L 5-3 So.-1V Hillsboro, Ore. (Century HS) 2 Morgan Hooe S 5-7 Sr.-3V Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage HS) 3 Alex Garre MB 6-1 So.-1V St. George, Utah (Desert Hills HS) 4 Keala Kaio-Perez L/RS 5-7 Jr.-TR Waimanalo, Hawaii (Kailua HS/W. Nebraska CC) 5 Taylor Noga OH/L 5-8 So.-1V Anchorage, Alaska (East HS) 6 Madison Fisher S 5-10 Fr.-HS Greeley, Colo. (University HS) 7 Leah Swiss OH 6-0 So.-1V Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) 8 Kara Vio o MB 6-1 Fr.-HS Eagle River, Alaska (Eagle River HS) 9 Chrisalyn Johnson OH 5-9 So.-1V Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) 10 Anais Vargas OH 5-10 Jr.-TR Greeley, Colo. (University HS/Northeastern JC) 11 Makenna Hurd L/DS 5-7 Fr.-HS Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage HS) 15 Erin Braun MB 6-0 Sr.-3V San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon HS) 17 Diana Fa amausili RS/MB 5-11 Fr.-HS Federal Way, Wash. (Kent-Meridian HS) 18 Vanessa Hayes MB 5-11 Fr.-HS Salem, Ore. (McNary HS) HEAD COACH: Chris Green (Nebraska, 91), 9th season at UAA, ASSISTANT COACH: Sheldon Carvalho (BYU, 04), 2nd season GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Calli Sco (UAA, 11), 2nd season VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS: Gaynor Johansen, Siobhan Johansen, Virgil Hooe, Nathan Svedin (does not include redshirts; for full bios, visit GoSeawolves.com) 2016 Schedule & Results Aug. 25 at BYU-Hawaii W, 3-1 Aug. 26 at Chaminade L, 0-3 Aug. 27 at Hawaii Pacific W, 3-0 Sep. 1 WESTMINSTER# W, 3-0 Sep. 2 ROLLINS# W, 3-0 Sep. 2 STANISLAUS STATE# W, 3-0 Sep. 3 #19 ARK. FORT SMITH# W, 3-2 Sep. 8 vs #15 Cal St. San Bernardino^ W, 3-2 Sep. 9 vs Dixie State^ W, 3-1 Sep. 10 vs #25 Cal Bap st^ W, 3-1 Sep. 10 at Sonoma State^ W, 3-0 Sep. 16 SAINT MARTIN S* W, 3-0 Sep. 17 SEATTLE PACIFIC* W, 3-0 Sep. 22 at #20 Western Washington* W, 3-1 Sep. 24 at Simon Fraser* W, 3-0 Sep. 27 at Alaska Fairbanks* 7 pm Oct. 1 at Montana State Billings* 5 pm Oct. 6 WESTERN OREGON* 7 pm Oct. 8 CONCORDIA* 2 pm Oct. 13 at Central Washington* 6 pm Oct. 15 at Northwest Nazarene* 5 pm Oct. 20 SIMON FRASER* 7 pm Oct. 22 WESTERN WASHINGTON* 7 pm Oct. 25 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* 7 pm Oct. 27 MONTANA ST. BILLINGS* 7 pm Nov. 4 at Concordia* 6 pm Nov. 5 at Western Oregon* 6 pm Nov. 10 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* 8 pm Nov. 12 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* 8 pm Nov. 17 at Sea le Pacific* 6 pm Nov. 19 at Saint Mar n s* 6 pm Dec. 1-3 NCAA Div. II West Regionals Dec NCAA Elite 8 (Sioux Falls, SD) Home matches in CAPS at Alaska Airlines Ctr. All mes Alaska Daylight/Standard #SpringHill Suites Invita onal ^West Region Crossover (Rohnert Park, CA) *Great Northwest Athle c Conference match UAA MEDIA RELATIONS For creden als or interview requests, please contact media rela ons director Nate Sagan ( or nate@uaa.alaska.edu). SOCIAL MEDIA #SeawolfVB #UAASeawolves (in-match (all sports) Facebook: University of Alaska Anchorage Volleyball Team & Alaska Anchorage Seawolves SnapChat & YouTube: UAA Seawolves

2 SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Alaska Fairbanks enters Tuesday s match with three straight losses after falling 3-1 to SFU and 3-0 at WWU last week... the Nanooks, whose wins have come over BYU-Hawaii (3-1) and Seattle Pacifi c (3-2), are led by 5-9 So. OH Amberly Jeane (2.52 kps,.124 att%, 1.57 dps) and 5-10 Fr. MB Kim Wong (2.09 kps,.308 att%, 0.73 bps)... Montana State Billings has dropped 12 straight as it prepares for Friday s home match against UAF, earning its lone win against BYU-Hawaii in its Sept. 1 season opener... the Yellowjackets are led by 5-8 Sr. OH Stormy Siemion (3.71 kps,.155 att%, 2.90 dps) and 6-1 Sr. OH Ashlynn Ward (3.57 kps,.270 att%, 1.27 dps). STATISTICAL COMPARISON UAA UAF MSUB UAA Road/Opp. Home Kills per Set Attack Pct Opponent Attack Pct Assists per Set Digs per Set Blocks per Set Aces per Set ALL-TIME SERIES... vs. UAF: UAA leads overall, in Fairbanks Last: UAA 3-1 (10/20/15 at UAA) Streak: UAA 11 Notes: UAA is on its longest win streak against its intrastate rival... UAA won both matches last year by 3-1 counts... UAA has won seven straight in Fairbanks... UAF s last victory came 3-1 in Anchorage, Sept. 18, UAA leads 21-9 in GNAC meetings (since 2001)... teams have played at least twice every season since vs MSUB: UAA leads overall, 20-6 in Billings Last: UAA 3-0 (10/24/15 at MSUB) Streak: UAA 12 Notes: UAA is has won six straight against MSUB in Billings... UAA has won 33 of 36 sets during its current win streak the third double-digit streak for the Seawolves in series history... MSUB s last wins came in a 2009 series sweep, including a 3-1 victory in Billings over UAA s eventual GNAC championship club... UAA leads 13-5 since MSUB joined the GNAC in MSUB is UAA s 2nd-most common opponent, trailing only UAF teams met twice per season every year from as members of the Pac West and Continental Divide conferences series started in TEAM NOTES: The Seawolves 13-match win streak equals the 2ndlongest in program history and is just one shy of the record, set with last year s 14-0 start... UAA has won 25 straight September matches since a 3-1 loss at then-no. 23 NW Nazarene, Sept. 25, the victory at No. 20 Western Washington improved UAA s record to 4-0 this season and 12-3 against ranked teams since UAA is against ranked opponents under head coach Chris Green after losing 32 straight prior to his arrival in UAA has gone 18-1 against non-conference opponents over the last two regular seasons, including 7-0 in neutral-court matches... UAA s loss at Chaminade ended the program s impressive streaks of seven straight road wins and 37 straight matches without being swept... UAA leads the early GNAC stats in opponent attack pct. (.112) and aces per set (2.00), along with ranks of 2nd in blocks per set (2.55), 3rd in kills per set (13.13) and 3rd in attack pct. (.228)... in the NCAA Div. II national stats, UAA ranks 3rd in blocking, 6th in opponent attack pct., and 20th in aces per set... the Seawolves are 30-5 at the Alaska Airlines Center since its opening in Sept. 2014, and at home since Great Northwest Athle c Conference 2016 Volleyball Standings Conference Overall Team (Nat l Rk) W L Pct. MB W L Pct. ALASKA ANCHORAGE (10) Simon Fraser Central Washington Concordia, Ore Northwest Nazarene Western Washington (23) Western Oregon Saint Mar n s Sea le Pacific Alaska Fairbanks Montana State Billings LAST WEEK S GNAC RESULTS Tuesday, Sept. 20 CWU 3, at NNU 1 Thursday, Sept. 22 at NNU 3, MSUB 0 CU 3, at SMU 0 UAA 3, at WWU 1 at SPU 3, WOU 0 Friday, Sept. 23 at SFU 3, UAF 1 Saturday, Sept. 24 CU 3, at SPU 2 UAA 3, at SFU 0 at WWU 3, UAF 0 at CWU 3, MSUB 0 WOU 3, at SMU 2 THIS WEEK S GNAC SCHEDULE (All mes ADT) Tuesday, Sept. 27 UAA at UAF, 7 pm Thursday, Sept. 29 SPU at NNU, 5 pm SFU at WOU, 6 pm SMU at CWU, 6 pm WWU at CU, 6 pm Friday, Sept. 30 UAF at MSUB, 5 pm Saturday, Oct. 1 SFU at CU, 1 pm WWU at WOU, 6 pm UAA MSUB, 5 pm SPU at CWU, 6 pm SMU at NNU, 5 pm Seawolves in the GNAC Stats TEAM A ack Pct. 3rd,.228 (1st: CU,.234) Opponent A. Pct. 1st,.112 (2nd: NNU,.140) Assists per set 6th, (1st: NNU, 12.56) Kills per set 3rd, (1st: WWU, 13.42) Blocks per set 2nd, 2.55 (1st: CWU, 2.72) Aces per set 1st, 2.00 (2nd: CU, 1.89) Digs per set 4th, (1st: NNU, 18.39) INDIVIDUAL A. Pct. (3 a./set) 5. Braun Swiss.272 Kills per Set 4. Swiss Johnson 2.69 Blocks per Set 3. Braun Fa amausili Hayes 1.00 Assists per Set 5. Hooe 9.68 Digs per Set 1. McKay, SFU Militante-A Aces per Set 1. Dorsey, CU Swiss Kaio-Perez Hooe 0.36 Points per Set 1. Bodine, NNU Swiss Braun 3.13

3 THE HOOE PACKAGE: Coming off AVCA Third Team All-America and First Team All-GNAC honors in 2015, Sr. S Morgan Hooe has gotten the Seawolves off to another fast start... despite dishing a modest 9.68 assists per set, the former South Anchorage HS star has seen her digs average skyrocket to 2.79 dps, while her.392 attack pct. is best on the team... she has 40 kills with just two attack Hooe errors (.458) over the last 10 matches, and 59 percent of her attacks (26 of 44) have resulted in kills over the last six matches... the Most Outstanding Player of the SpringHill Suites Invitational racked up 47 assists in the win over No. 19 Arkansas Fort Smith and led UAA to a.258 attack pct. in the four matches, Sept Hooe matched her season-high 47 assists in wins over two more ranked foes in Cal St. San Bernardino and Western Washington... with her next-to-last helper at WWU, Hooe became the third player in program history to reach 3,000 career assists, now with 3, her other UAA career ranks include 6th in assists per set (8.32), t-4th in victories (81), 17th in aces per set (0.265) and t-16th in total aces (96). BRAUN AT THE NET: Sr. MB Erin Braun earned her fi rst career GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honor after averaging 1.43 bps and 3.00 kps in last week s victories at WWU and SFU... a big reason the Seawolves are once again in the top 5 nationally in blocks per set this year, Braun is 15th in the nation with 1.23 bps, and she holds GNAC ranks of 5th in attack pct. (.308) and 3rd in bps... the San Bernardino, Calif., native has posted at least four kills in Braun 38 of her last 45 matches, along with 20 performances with 5-plus blocks in that span... Braun led the 5-team SpringHill Suites Invitational with a.385 attack pct., and she made a tourney-best 1.31 bps at the D2 West Region Show case... now with 345 career block assists, she sits in 3rd place and just 14 shy of the program record... on the other UAA career lists, she is 2nd in attack pct. (.306), 6th in total blocks (383, one shy of No. 5), 6th in bps (1.08) and 3rd in victories (83), never missing a match in her 4-year career... she was the GNAC Freshman of the Year in 2013, an honorable mention All-GNAC performer in 2014, and a two-time Academic All-GNAC achiever. SWISS AIR: Another returning All-GNAC player, So. OH Leah Swiss has delivered all-tournament performances at both the SpringHill Suites Invitational and D2 West Region Showcase... at the 5-team Spring- Hill, Swiss was the only player to rank in the top 5 in attack pct. (.322) and kps (3.79), while fi nishing 10th in dps (2.71) and serving a tourney-best 11 aces... her offense was even sharper at the Showcase, Swiss ranking 2nd in kps (4.19), 4th in attack pct. (.331) and 3rd in aces (0.44)... three of Swiss s six double-doubles have come against nationally ranked opponents, including a careerhigh 26 kills and 15 digs against No. 15 Cal St. San Bernardino... the former Dimond High star ranks 2nd in the GNAC with 4.36 points per set, along with ranks of 4th in kps (3.66), 9th in attack pct. (.272) and 2nd in aces per set (0.47). AMPERING IT UP: So. L Kyla Militante-Amper has been a difference-maker on the back row, collecting all-tournament awards at both the SpringHill Suites Invitational and D2 West Region Showcase, along with her third career GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honor on Sept she led the 6-team Showcase with 5.94 digs per set, collecting at least 21 digs in each of the four matches and tying her career-high with 30 in the 4-set win over Dixie State, while she made just one reception error in 58 tries (.983)... cur Seawolf Volleyball Season Summary/Trends Home Record 6-0 When Outhi ng opp Road Record 5-1 When Outhit 0-1 Neutral-court Record 3-0 When Outdigging opp. 9-0 GNAC Home Record 2-0 When Outdug 4-1 GNAC Road Record 2-0 When Outblocking opp When winning first set 10-0 When Outblocked 4-0 When losing first set 4-1 In 3-set matches 8-1 vs West Region counters 12-1 In 4-set matches 4-0 vs Ranked Teams 4-0 In 5-set matches 2-0 THE LAST TIME A SEAWOLF... Had 30+ kills: 30, Rhea Cardwell at Western Washington, 11/15/08 Had 25+ kills: 26, Leah Swiss vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8/16 Had 30+ digs: 30, Kyla Militante-Amper vs Dixie State, 9/1/16 Had 10+ blocks: 10, Caitlin Hanson at Simon Fraser, 11/13/15 Had 65+ assists: 65, Bethan Murphy vs W. Washington, 10/29/04 Had 6+ aces: 6, Leah Swiss vs Westminster, 9/1/16 Had a Triple-Double: 10 kills/14 digs/56 assists, Kasey Kuelper at Northwest Nazarene, 11/1/ UAA Individual Season Highs Kills: 26, Leah Swiss vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8 A % (min. 10 a.):.700 (7-0-10), Morgan Hooe vs Sea le Pacific, 9/17 Assists: 47, Morgan Hooe vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3 47, Morgan Hooe vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8 47, Morgan Hooe at Western Washington, 9/22 Digs: 30, Kyla Militante-Amper vs Dixie State, 9/9 Blocks: 8, Diana Fa amausili vs Dixie State, 9/9 8, Diana Fa amausili at Sonoma State, 9/10 Aces: 6, Leah Swiss vs Westminster, 9/ UAA Team Season Highs Kills: 70 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8 A. Pct.:.326 ( ) vs Westminster, 9/1 Assists: 57 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8 Digs: 78 vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3 Blocks: 16 vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3 Aces: 17 vs Westminster, 9/ Double-Doubles (kills and/or digs and/or blocks) Leah Swiss (6): 12K-10D at BYU-Hawaii, 8/25; 18K-13D vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3; 26K-15D vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8; 11K/14D vs Sea le Pacific, 9/17; 17K/13D at Western Washington, 9/22; 10K/11D at Simon Fraser, 9/24 rently 2nd in the GNAC stats and 9th nationally with 5.87 dps, the Hillsboro, Ore. (Century HS) product is averaging nearly 1.5 digs better than her 4.42 mark from since coming north, Militante-Amper has registered at least 15 digs in 31 of the 38 matches in which she played the whole way, including all 15 contests this year... she has also excelled again in her role as UAA s secondary setter, dishing six assists in Militante-Amper the wins over Arkansas Fort Smith and Seattle Pacifi c, and a career-high seven assists in the sweep of Rollins. FA ABULOUS FRESHMEN: Fr. RS Diana Fa amausili and Fr. MB Vanessa Hayes have wasted no time in contributing to the regular rotation despite their rookie status, combining for 3.5 kills and 2.11 blocks per set... Fa amausili, from Federal Way, Wash. (Kent-Meridian HS), is UAA s 2nd-leading blocker with 1.11 bps, ranking 7th in the GNAC, 36th nationally overall, and 3rd nationally among freshmen... taking over for graduated Fa amausili All-American Julia Mackey on the right side, Fa amausili has delivered at least 5 kills in all 15 matches, averaging 2.32 kps on.210 hitting... meanwhile, Hayes has been a consistent presence to

4 offset the loss of All-GNAC honorable mention MB Caitlin Hanson, notching multiple kills and multiple blocks in 13 of 15 matches... the Salem, Ore. (Mc- Nary HS) native hit.364 with 6 kills and 5 block assists in the win over No. 15 Cal St. San Bernardino, and she delivered her best two attack percentages in last week s road victories, combining for 13 kills on.462 hitting against Simon Fraser and No. 20 Western Washington... Hayes ranks 9th in the GNAC stats with 1.00 bps. Hayes Seawolves in the NCAA Div. II Stats TEAM (of 282 teams) INDIVIDUAL Blocks per set 3rd, 2.55 Points/Set Swiss, 48th, 4.36 Oppponent A ack Pct. 6th,.112 Assists/Set Hooe, 81st, 9.68 A ack Pct. 45th,.228 Kills/Set Swiss, 66th, 3.66 Kills per set 47th, Blocks/Set Braun, 15th, 1.23 Assists per set 78th, Fa amausili, 36th, 1.11 Aces per set 20th, 2.00 Hayes, 75th, 1.00 Digs per set 51st, Digs/Set Militante-Amper, 9th, 5.87 Aces/Set Swiss, 63rd, 0.47 MORE PLAYER NOTES: After seeing action in just 14 sets as a rookie, So. OH Chrisalyn Johnson has broken out as UAA s 2nd-leading kills producer with 2.69 kps... the former Dimond High star has accounted for at least 8 kills in 14 of 15 matches this year, tying her career high with 12 last week at No. 20 Western Washington... Johnson has also proven a profi cient blocker at 0.49 bps, serving up a pair of Johnson critical solo stuffs late against No. 19 Arkansas Fort Smith... So. OH/L Taylor Noga established herself as UAA s regular serving specialist in 2015, appearing in 105 of 110 sets... this year the former East Anchorage HS standout has suited up in all 46 sets, paying a larger defensive role and averaging 2.09 dps... Jr. DS/RS Keala Kaio-Perez has been getting into the rhythm of NCAA Div. II play, improving each week since transferring from JC powerhouse Noga Western Nebraska... the Hawaiian is 2nd on the team with 23 total aces, and she has accounted for double-digit digs in four of the last eight matches. GREEN MACHINE: Having led UAA to its unprecedented 8th straight winning season, UAA head coach Chris Green (173-70,.712) continues to establish himself as the most successful coach in program history and one of the top mentors in the NCAA Div. II ranks... now a 3-time GNAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2013, 2015) and 2-time AVCA D-II West Region Coach of the Year (2009, 2015), Green Green has led UAA to NCAA Tournament berths in six of the last seven seasons, capturing the program s highestever seeds the last two seasons... in the 28 years before Green s arrival, the Seawolves made two NCAAs... UAA has won at an.806 clip (83-20) since the start of the 2013 campaign, including.867 (52-8) in league play... after helping the Seawolves to a 10-win turnaround in his fi rst season, Green earned both GNAC and NCAA Div. II West Region coach-of-the-year honors in 2009 when he piloted UAA to its fi rst GNAC title and the program s fi rst-ever NCAA victory... Green s UAA teams have produced six All-Americans, four GNAC Players of the Year, fi ve GNAC Newcomers of the Year and two GNAC Freshmen of the Year... hired in Feb as the sixth coach in UAA Volleyball history, Green spent the previous nine seasons ( ) as the head coach at Western Nebraska Community College, where he built a powerhouse program. Among his list of accomplishments at WNCC were a record, the 2007 NJCAA Div. I national championship, 2006 NJCAA runner-up, and four straight Final 4 berths... the Cougars fi nished in the top 10 at the national tournament in all of Green s seasons, producing a total of 10 fi rst-team and six AVCA TOP 25: The Seawolves moved up to No. 10 in the fourth regular-season AVCA NCAA Div. II Top 25 poll of 2016, marking the program s fi fth week all-time in the top at No. 14, UAA s preseason ranking was its highest ever, and the Seawolves current streak of 18 straight weeks in the poll is also a program record... here is an abbreviated look at the current rankings (full poll at avca.org): AVCA Div. II Coaches Top 25 Poll (Sept. 26, 2016) (GNAC teams & UAA opponents in bold; West Region teams in italics) Rk Team (1st-pl. votes) Pts Rec. Last 1. Concordia-St. Paul (48) Minnesota Duluth Nebraska Kearney SW Minnesota State Wheeling Jesuit Central Missouri Winona State Augustana, S.D Wayne State, Neb ALASKA ANCHORAGE Cal St. San Bernardino Western Washington West Region Teams Receiving Votes: 30) Cal Baptist 26; 32) Northwest Nazarene 22; 35) Arkansas Fort Smith 15; 36) Concordia, Calif. 12; t39) Simon Fraser 5; t39) Dixie State 5. second-team All-America certifi cates... in 2011, he was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame... Green is assisted by 2nd-year assistant coach Sheldon Carvalho, 2nd-year graduate assistant coach Calli Scott, and volunteer assistants Gaynor Johansen (7th season), Siobhan Johansen (3rd season), Virgil Hooe (1st season) and Nathan Svedin (1st season). SEAWOLVES SLOTTED SECOND: Defending GNAC champion UAA was picked runner-up in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference s preseason coaches poll, released Aug GNAC Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll Team (1st-place votes) 2015 Records Pts 1. Western Washington (11) 27-6 (17-3, 2nd) Alaska Anchorage 27-3 (18-2, 1st) Northwest Nazarene 19-9 (16-4, t-3rd) Central Washington 20-8 (16-4, t-3rd) Simon Fraser (11-9, 5th) Concordia (10-10, 6th) Seattle Pacific 7-21 (5-15, t-8th) Western Oregon 8-21 (5-15, t-8th) Alaska Fairbanks 6-21 (6-14, 7th) Montana State Billings 6-23 (5-15, t-8th) Saint Martin s 2-24 (1-19, 11th) 14 Points awarded on basis

5 2016 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Erin Braun GNAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sept Morgan Hooe SpringHill Suites Invita onal Most Outstanding Player Kyla Militante-Amper SpringHill Suites Invita onal All-Tournament Team D2 West Region Volleyball Showcase All-Tournament Team GNAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sept Leah Swiss SpringHill Suites Invita onal All-Tournament Team D2 West Region Volleyball Showcase All-Tournament Team SPRINGHILL SUITES THREE-PEAT: The Seawolves used three dominant efforts and one huge comeback to earn a three-peat title of their own SpringHill Suites Invitational, Sept. 1-3 at the Alaska Airlines Center... in the first three matches, UAA held Westminster, Rollins and Stanislaus State to an average of 16.3 points per set and won the hitting battle.301 to.121 in clean sweeps... the finale against No. 19 Arkansas Fort Smith was a different story as UAA clawed back from losses in the first and second sets to stun the two-time defending South Central Region champions, 25-15, 25-15, in the final frames... So. OH Leah Swiss had a season-high 18 kills on.302 hitting and 13 digs against the Lions, while fellow all-tourney pick So. L Kyla Militante-Amper made a season-high 23 digs... Sr. S Morgan Hooe was named the tourney s Most Outstanding Player with averages of 9.71 assists, 3.93 digs and 1.07 kills per set, along with a.343 attack pct. CHASING RECORDS: Here are where the current Seawolves currently rank on the program s all- me career sta s cs lists: KILLS PER SET 1. Rhea Cardwell ( ) Julia Mackey ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) * Cherie Knox ( ) 2.86 ATTACK PCT. (min. 600 a.) 1. Robyn Burton ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) * Cortney Lundberg ( ) Sabrina Bingham ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) * Caitlin Hanson ( ).236 ASSISTS 1. Janelle Veith ( ) 3, Tracy Zink ( ) 3, Morgan Hooe (2013- ) 3,032 ASSISTS PER SET 1. Calli Sco ( ) Shana Purvis (91-92, 1996) Morgan Hooe (2013- ) * Tracy Zink ( ) 7.66 TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Vickie Maas ( ) Sonnet Farrell ( ) Brianne McCabe (99-02) Erin Braun (2013- ) 383 BLOCKS PER SET 1. Sandra Kirtley ( ) Vickie Maas ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) * Cortney Lundberg (08-10) 1.07 BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Sabrina Bingham ( ) Vickie Maas ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) 345 SERVICE ACES 1. Jen Szczerbinski (88-90, 92) April Hydak ( ) Carrie Belden ( ) 103 Krista Ferguson ( ) Shana Purvis ( , 96) Sandra Kirtley ( ) Cherie Knox ( ) 96 Morgan Hooe (2013- ) 96 ACES PER SET 1. O Lita McWilliams ( ) Michelle Garvin ( ) Morgan Hooe (2013- ) * Jeni Phillips ( ).260 MATCHES PLAYED 1. Vickie Maas ( ) Vanessa Tsukano ( ) 104 Julia Mackey ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) Morgan Hooe (2013- ) 101 SETS PLAYED 1. Jen Szczerbinski (88-90, 92) 495 Tracy Zink ( ) M. Harlamert (89-91, 93) Julia Mackey ( ) Nikki Wegner ( ) Morgan Hooe (2013- ) Cristal Negron ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) 355 VICTORIES (since 1987) 1. Jen Szczerbinski ( )% Katelynn Zanders ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) Tracy Zink ( )^ 81 Morgan Hooe (2013- ) 81 *based on current pace BLOCK SOLOS 1. M. Harlamert (89-91, 93) Miya Athanas ( ) Carla Anderson ( ) 40 Robyn Burton ( ) Starr Burgan ( ) Erin Braun (2013- ) 38 Alaska Anchorage Match-by-Match KILLS-ACES-DIGS-BLOCKS (as of Sep 25, 2016) All matches Opponent Date Score Militante-Amp Hooe,Morgan Kaio-Perez,Ke Noga,Taylor Swiss,Leah Johnson,Chris Vargas,Anais Hurd,Makenna Braun,Erin Fa'amausili,Di Hayes,Vaness at BYUH Aug W DNP at CHAM Aug L DNP DNP at HPU Aug W DNP WC Sep W DNP RC Sep W DNP DNP STAN Sep W DNP DNP UAFS Sep W vs CSUSB Sep W DNP vs DIXIE Sep W DNP DNP vs CBU Sep W DNP DNP at SSU Sep W DNP DNP SMU Sep W DNP SPU Sep W DNP DNP at WWU Sep W DNP DNP at SFU Sep W DNP DNP

6 #1 KYLA MILITANTE-AMPER (L, 5-3, So.) Kills 1, three mes A acks 3 at Western Oregon, 9/17/15 A.% n/a Aces 4 vs Dixie State, 9/9/16 Assists 7 vs Rollins, 9/2/16 Digs 30, twice (last: vs Dixie State, 9/9/16) 2016 ALASKA ANCHORAGE VOLLEYBALL 2016 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CAREER-HIGHS #6 MADISON FISHER (S, 5-10, Fr.) Kills 0 A acks 0 A.%.000 (0-0-0) Digs 0 #11 MAKENNA HURD (L/DS, 5-7, Fr.) Kills 0 A acks 0 A.%.000 (0-0-0) Digs 0 #2 MORGAN HOOE (S, 5-7, Sr.) Kills 10 at Central Washington, 9/27/14 A acks 18 at Western Washington, 9/16/14 A.%.857 (6-0-7) at Simon Fraser, 9/17/14 Aces 5 vs Dixie State, 9/9/16 Assists 55, twice (last at Western Oregon, 9/17/15) Block Assists 5, 3 mes (last vs Rockhurst, 9/4/15) Block Solos 1, seven mes Total Blocks 5, 3 mes (last vs Rockhurst, 9/4/15) Digs 19 at Western Washington, 10/19/13 #3 ALEX GARRETT (MB, 6-1, So.) Kills 5 vs Saint Mar n s, 10/3/15 A acks 10 at Montana State Billings, 10/24/15 A.%.100 (2-1-10) at MSU Billings, 10/24/15 Assists 1 vs Sea le Pacific, 10/1/15 Block Assts 3, twice (last at St. Mar n s, 10/30/15) Block Solos 1 vs Saint Mar n s, 10/3/15 Total Blocks 3, 3 mes (last at St. Mar n s, 10/30/15) Digs 2, twice (last at MSU Billings, 10/24/15) #4 KEALA KAIO-PEREZ (L/RS, 5-7, Jr.) Kills 1 vs Sea le Pacific, 9/17/16 A acks 5 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8/16 A.% (0-1-5) vs Cal St San Bernardino, 9/8/16 Aces 5 vs Westminster, 9/1/16 Assists 3, three mes (last: at W. Wash., 9/22/16) Digs 13 vs Dixie State, 9/9/16 #5 TAYLOR NOGA (OH/L, 5-8, So.) Kills 2 at Montana State Billings, 10/24/15 A acks 2, four mes (last: at Simon Fraser, 9/24/16) A.% n/a Aces 4 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 12/5/15 Assists 2, four mes (last: vs St. Mar n s, 9/16/16) Digs 19 vs Simon Fraser, 10/17/15 #7 LEAH SWISS (OH, 6-0, So.) Kills 26 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8/16 A acks 71 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 12/5/15 A.%.533 (9-1-15) vs Dixie State, 9/12/15 Aces 6, twice (last: vs Westminster, 9/1/16) Assists 4 vs Sea le Pacific, 9/17/16 Block Assists 4, twice (last at NW Naz., 10/8/15) Block Solos 3 vs Rockhurst, 9/4/15 Total Blocks 7 vs Rockhurst, 9/4/15 Digs 18 vs Western Washington, 10/15/15 #8 KARA VIOTTO (MB, 6-1, Fr.) Kills 0 A acks 0 A.%.000 (0-0-0) Digs 0 #9 CHRISALYN JOHNSON (OH, 5-9, So.) Kills 12, twice (last: at W. Washington, 9/22/16) A acks 50 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8/16 A.%.474 ( ) vs Westminster, 9/1/16 Assists 1 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8/16 Block Assists 4 vs Rollins, 9/2/16 Block Solos 2 vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3/16 Total Blocks 4, three mes (last: at WWU, 9/22/16) Digs 7, twice (last: vs Dixie State, 9/9/16) #10 ANAIS VARGAS (OH, 5-10, Jr.) Kills 3 vs Saint Mar n s, 9/16/16 A acks 11 vs Saint Mar n s, 9/16/16 A.%.000 (3-3-11) vs Saint Mar n s, 9/16/16 Digs 2 vs Westminster, 9/1/16 #15 ERIN BRAUN (MB, 6-0, Sr.) Kills 17 vs Western Washington, 10/15/15 A acks 34 at Sea le Pacific, 10/16/14 A.%.700 (7-0-10) vs MSU Billings, 9/20/14 Aces 5 at BYU-Hawaii, 8/25/16 Assists 2 at Saint Mar n s, 10/30/15 Block Assists 9 vs Simon Fraser, 11/16/13 Block Solos 4 at BYU-Hawaii, 8/25/16 Total Blocks 10 at Cal Bap st, 9/12/14 Digs 5 vs Central Washington, 10/23/14 #17 DIANA FA AMAUSILI (RS/MB, 5-11, Fr.) Kills 12, twice (last: vs CS San Bernardino, 9/8/16) A acks 32 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/8/16 A.%.478 ( ) vs Rollins, 9/2/16 Assists 1, three mes Block Assists 8 vs Dixie State, 9/9/16 Block Solos 1, twice Total Blks 8, twice (last: at Sonoma St., 9/10/16) Digs 4 vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3/16 #18 VANESSA HAYES (MB, 5-11, Fr.) Kills 8 at Western Washington, 9/22/16 A acks 18 vs Arkansas Fort Smith, 9/3/16 A.%.500 (8-1-14) at Western Washington, 9/22/16 Assists 1, three mes Block Assists 7 at Hawaii Pacific, 8/27/16 Block Solos 1 vs Cal Bap st, 9/10/16 Total Blocks 7 at Hawaii Pacific, 8/27/16 Digs 4, twice (last: at Western Washington, 9/22/16)

7 g y Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2016) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 7 Swiss,Leah Johnson,Chrisalyn Fa'amausili,Diana Braun,Erin Hayes,Vanessa Hooe,Morgan Vargas,Anais Militante-Amper,Kyla Kaio-Perez,Keala Hurd,Makenna Noga,Taylor TEAM ALASKA ANCHORAGE Opponents Team Statistics UAA OPP ATTACK K i l l s Errors Total Attacks A t t a c kp c t K i l l s / S e t SET A s s i s t s A s s i s t s / S e t SERVE Ac e s Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks B l o c k s / S e t Block Errors Ball handling errors 7 11 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 6/968 6/265 Neutral site #/Avg 3/96 Current win streak 13 - Home win streak 6 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 25 at BYU-Hawai'i W ,25-7,25-18, Aug 26 at Chaminade L ,27-29, Aug 27 at Hawai`i Pacific W ,25-15, ^Sep 01 WESTMINSTER W ,25-12, ^Sep 02 ROLLINS W ,25-11, ^Sep 02 STANISLAUS STATE W ,25-11, ^Sep 03 #19 ARKANSAS FORT SMITH W ,18-25,25-15,25-15, %Sep 08 vs #15 CSU San Bernardino W ,25-21,24-26,25-23, %Sep 09 vs Dixie State W ,25-19,16-25, %Sep 10 vs #25 California Baptist W ,25-20,25-15, %Sep 10 at Sonoma State W ,25-13, *Sep 16 SAINT MARTIN'S W ,25-20, *Sep 17 SEATTLE PACIFIC W ,25-20, *Sep 22 at #20 Western Washington W ,22-25,25-20, *Sep 24 at Simon Fraser W ,25-19, ^ SpringHill Suites Invitational % D2 West Region Volleyball Showcase - Rohnert Park, Calif. * Great Northwest Athletic Conference match Record in 3-set matches: 8-1 Record in 4-set matches: 4-0 Record in 5-set matches: 2-0