Quick Facts Schedule 3 Bruins On the Air 3 Season Outlook 4 Roster 6 Radio/TV Spot Chart 7 Media Information 80 Directions to UCLA 80

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE BASICS Quick Facts Schedule 3 Bruins On the Air 3 Season Outlook 4 Roster 6 Radio/TV Spot Chart 7 Media Information 80 Directions to UCLA 80 8 ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION Credits: The 2006 UCLA women s volleyball guide was prepared by Amy Hughes of the UCLA Sports Information Department. Assistance provided by the UCLA coaching staff and the UCLA Sports Information staff. The UCLA Experience section was compiled by Michael Sondheimer, Associate Athletic Director, Recruiting, and Rich Bertolucci, UCLA Publications Director. Primary photography by UCLA Photo Services (Don Liebig and Todd Cheney). Special thanks to AllSport Photography (USA) Inc., Berliner Studios, Andrew Bernstein, Ruth Chambers, Jay Metzger and the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau for their photos in the UCLA Experience. Professional Beach and U.S. National Team photos courtesy of Don Liebig, AllSport Photography, CE Sports and Peter Brouillet. Inside front cover photos provided by the UCLA women s volleyball team. Front Cover design and art prepared by Maggie Brentnall. Back cover designed by Danny Harrington, UCLA Sports Information. Cover photography by Don Liebig, ASUCLA Photo Services. Printing coordinated by Don Junowich of Sole Source Print Management Services. On the Cover: Clockwise from top left: Senior Nana Meriwether, sophomore Nellie Spicer, sophomore Kaitlin Sather, junior Rachell Johnson, senior co-captain Katie Carter. To Purchase: Copies of the 2006 women s volleyball guide can be purchased in person at home matches or the UCLA Sports Information Department for a charge of $8.00. By mail, make checks payable for $10.00 to UC Regents and mail to UCLA Athletic Department, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA , Attention: Sports Information - Women s Volleyball Guide. THE PEOPLE Head Coach Andy Banachowski 8 Assistant Coaches 9 Returning Athlete Biographies 13 Freshman Biographies 25 Administration/Support Staff 78 THE SEASON IN REVIEW 2005 Season In Review Story NCAA Championship Results Statistics Results Superlatives Match-by-Match Statistics 31 Pac-10 Conference Information 32 Pac-10 Year In Review 33 THE HISTORY History of UCLA Volleyball 34 Yearly Records 35 UCLA s Complete NCAA Results 36 All-Time Final Fours 37 All-Time Bruin Letterwinners 38 All-Conference Selections 39 UCLA All-Americans 40 Special Honors 41 Bruin Uniform Number History 42 The 25 Greatest UCLA Players 43 Magazine Covers 46 Honor Roll 47 Bruins in the Pros 48 THE RECORDS UCLA Elite Performance Clubs 50 Top-10 Lists (Season / Career) 52 UCLA Individual Records 56 UCLA Team Records 57 Yearly Statistical Leaders 58 Pauley Pavilion/John Wooden Center _ 59 Match-By-Match Results 60 THE OPPONENTS Opponent Series Breakdowns 66 All-Time Series Records Opponent Information 72 THE UNIVERSITY Sideout Bruins Booster Group 69 A Look at UCLA 77 The UCLA Experience I-XVI Head coach Andy Banachowski 15 Senior Co-Captain Katie Carter 19 Senior Co-Captain Colby Lyman 2006 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 1

2 QUICK FACTS PROUD SPONSORS OF UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 2006 WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS Athletic Dept. Location/Shipping Address J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Westwood Plaza,Los Angeles, CA Mailing Address PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA Enrollment 37,500 Founded 1919 Colors Blue and Gold Nickname Bruins Conference Pacifi c-10 National Affi liation NCAA Division I Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams Faculty Athletic Representative Donald Morrison Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero Senior Women s Admin./Assoc. Athletic Director Petrina Long Athletic Department Main Phone (310) WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma Mater) Andy Banachowski (UCLA 68) Record at UCLA/Career (Pct., Years) _ (.791, 39 years) Assistant Coach Kim Jagd (UCLA 87) Assistant Coach Dan Conners (UCLA 01) Coach s Phone (310) W s Volleyball Address wvb@athletics.ucla.edu Home Court (Capacity) Pauley Pavilion (4,500) Home Record at Pauley Pavilion (.809) 2005 Record/NCAA Finish 20-11/NCAA Regional Semi (T-9th) 2005 Pacifi c-10 Record/Finish 10-8/tie-5th 2005 Final AVCA/USA Today Ranking 15th 2005 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/ Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 (libero returns) NCAA Appearances. 24 NCAA Postseason Record (.741) All-Time Postseason Record (.818) National Championships Won Six (1991, 90, 84, 75, 74, 72) NCAA Championships Won Three (1991, 90, 84) UCLA Ticket Offi ce (310) UCLA-WIN SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director Marc Dellins Sports Information Dept. Main Phone (310) Assistant SID/Women s Volleyball Contact Amy Hughes Hughes Offi ce Phone (310) Home Phone (310) address asymons@ucla.edu Sports Information FAX (310) Athletic Department Sports Hotline (310) Pauley Pavilion Press Row Phone (310) On The Internet (UCLA homepage); (Pac-10 homepage) The UCLA Athletic Department wishes to express its gratitude to Terence Lim for making the first endowed women s volleyball scholarship a reality. For information on how you can endow a scholarship, call the UCLA Athletic Fund Office at 310/ UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

3 2006 SCHEDULE/BROADCAST MATCHES Day Date Opponent Site Time Saturday-Sunday at Cincinnati Tournament Cincinnati, Ohio (EDT) August 26 vs. Tennessee Tech 10:00 am August 26 vs. Western Michigan 7:30 pm August 27 at Cincinnati 1:00 pm Friday-Sunday at Hawaiian Airlines Classic Honolulu, Hawaii (HST) September 1 vs. Colorado 4:30 pm September 2 vs. Florida 4:30 pm September 3 at Hawai i 5:00 pm Friday-Saturday at Pioneer Classic Denver, Colo. (MDT) September 8 vs. Texas State 5:00 pm September 9 vs. Georgia 11:00 am September 9 at Denver 7:30 pm Tuesday September 12 at Towson Towson, Md. 7:00 pm Friday-Saturday at Maryland Invitational College Park, Md. (EDT) September 15 vs. Florida International 5:00 pm September 16 vs. Long Island 1:00 pm September 16 at Maryland 7:30 pm Thursday September 21 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 7:00 pm Friday September 22 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 7:00 pm Thursday September 28 WASHINGTON* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Friday September 29 WASHINGTON STATE* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Friday October 6 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 pm Saturday October 7 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. 7:00 pm Thursday October 12 CALIFORNIA* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Friday October 13 STANFORD* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Friday October 20 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. 7:00 pm Thursday October 26 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. 7:00 pm Friday October 27 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 7:00 pm Friday November 3 ARIZONA STATE* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Saturday November 4 ARIZONA* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Friday November 10 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 7:00 pm Saturday November 11 at Stanford* Stanford, Calif. 7:00 pm Friday November 17 USC* Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Monday November 20 PEPPERDINE Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Friday November 24 OREGON STATE* Pauley Pavilion 5:00 pm Saturday November 25 OREGON* Pauley Pavilion 5:00 pm Thursday-Sunday Nov. 30-Dec. 3 NCAA First/Second Round TBD/Campus Sites TBA Thursday-Sunday December 8-11 NCAA Regionals Honolulu/Seattle/Austin, Texas/Gainesville, Fla. TBA Thurs./Sat. December 16, 18 NCAA Finals Omaha, Neb. TBA *Indicates Pac-10 matches All times are local to site and subject to change RADIO/TV SCHEDULE UCLA will once again have regular season home and road matches that will be televised and/or have radio coverage. UCLA has had live radio broadcasts dating back to 1984, longer than virtually any other volleyball program in the nation. Web broadcasts, including all postseason matches, can be found online at In addition to the matches listed below, all Bruin postseason matches will be broadcast live on the internet. Thu., Sept. 28 WASHINGTON 7:00 pm Fri., Sept. 29 WASHINGTON STATE 7:00 pm Thu., Oct. 12 CALIFORNIA 7:00 pm Fri., Oct. 13 STANFORD 7:00 pm Fri., Oct. 20 at USC 7:00 pm Fri., Oct. 27 at Washington FOX Sports Net* 7:00 pm Fri., Nov. 3 ARIZONA STATE 7:00 pm Sat., Nov. 4 ARIZONA 7:00 pm Fri., Nov. 10 at California FOX Sports Net* 7:00 pm Fri., Nov. 17 USC FOX Sports Net*/ 7:00 pm Mon., Nov. 20 PEPPERDINE 7:00 pm Fri., Nov. 24 OREGON STATE 5:00 pm Sat., Nov. 25 OREGON 5:00 pm *Matches televised by FOX Sports Net will be tape-delayed. Air times will be announced the week of the match UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 3

4 2006 OUTLOOK With essentially the same group of student-athletes that played in front of a then-ncaa record crowd in Omaha, Neb., last December in the Regional Semifinal, head coach Andy Banachowski takes aim at a return trip to Omaha, site of the 2006 NCAA Division I Semifinals and Finals. The Bruins lose just one starter, Nancy Barba, from last year s Sweet Sixteen squad and return both of the team s fi rst-team All-Pac- 10 selections in senior middle blocker Nana Meriwether and sophomore setter Nellie Spicer. Entering the fray for 2006 will be fi ve newcomers, including sophomore transfer Ali Daley, who was the Big West Freshman of the Year at Long Beach State last season. SETTERS Coming off of a season that saw Nellie Spicer become the third Bruin in history to earn AVCA National Player of the Week honors, UCLA s starting setter returns for her sophomore campaign. Last season, she was selected for first-team All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 All-Freshman recognition after averaging assists per game to go with a 0.67 blocks per-game average and 2.80 digs per game. I m looking forward to seeing Nellie take the reins from the opening day of camp, said UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski. Last season, she established herself as a premier setter in the country and we made a lot of progress with our timing and tempo during spring practice. Sharing setting duties with Spicer will be sophomore transfer Nikki Jagd. Jagd played in 38 games over 21 matches during her freshman campaign at Pacific last season and saw spot duty over much of the season, but saw significant action against both top-ranked Nebraska in mid-september and against UC Davis in early October. Nikki will be an important back-up to Nellie at setter this season, said Banachowski. Sophomores Jade Machado and Kaitlin Sather will both do some setting on the practice court and in game situations. Machado picked up valuable setting experience in June when Spicer was unable to play due to injury for part of UCLA s European Tour. OUTSIDE HITTERS The Bruins return three starting outside hitters from last year s team: senior co-captain Katie Carter, junior Rachell Johnson and sophomore Kaitlin Sather. Carter played in 93 of the team s 114 games as a junior, averaging 2.66 kills per game to go along with a 0.77 blocks per-game average. Katie had a great spring for us, said Banachowski, She really improved her timing on the quick ball to the outside and expanded her versatility, showing she can be effective on the right side, which will allow us to make some defensive adjustments with our block this season. Sather, a fi rst-team Pac-10 All-Freshman selection last season, led the Bruins with 412 kills while contributing 2.55 digs per game UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL and a team-high points on the season. Kaitlin matured nicely through spring practice, said Banachowski. She has gotten stronger and is hitting a heavier ball. She is seeing the court better, and we will be counting on her both on the left and right sides. Johnson improved sharply as the 2005 season progressed, playing in 75 games and finishing the season with the secondbest kill per-game average on the team with She returns for her junior season with a solid year of game experience under her belt. Johnson has played both on the outside and in the middle during her Bruin career, and could move back to the middle for the 2006 season. Rachell is capable of playing either outside position, said Banachowski. She had some big-time kills last year and we may look to work her in the middle because of her lateral quickness. Returning after a year away from volleyball, Becky (Green) Mehring looks to recapture the form that made her the team s kill leader as a sophomore in Green averaged 3.00 kills per game and 2.10 digs, and was second on the team with points. After getting married and having a baby over the last 18 months, Mehring is ready to return to volleyball. Becky has had a nice comeback so far in training, said Banachowski. It will be good to have her back on the court, since she is an experienced left side hitter, good defender and a good passer. She could be the key to our success this season. After fi ghting injuries through much of last season, Colby Lyman could see action either on the outside or in the back row during The senior co-captain played in just 55 games last season, downing 99 kills but contributing 2.84 digs per game and 0.49 blocks per game. Nellie Spicer earned All-Pac-10 and AVCA National Player of the Week honors last season. Colby s physical condition will dictate how much she can play in the front court this season, said Banachowski. I am a big believer in Colby s ability to score and block on the right side. Hopefully she will be able to overcome her foot problem, but if not she will be a strong contender for the libero position. Three newcomers will join the group on the outside with sophomore Ali Daley joining a pair of freshmen in Emily Clements and Diana Douglas. Daley was named the 2005 Big West Freshman of the Year last season at Long Beach State, posting a 3.43 kills per-game average to go along with 2.21 digs per game and 418 points on the season. We expect Ali to contribute right away, said Banachowski. She brings impressive credentials with a powerful arm and a solid hitting percentage. She will be in the mix for playing time at outside hitter.

5 Clements comes to UCLA from New Orleans, where she starred at Isidore Newman High School before being displaced to Episcopal High School in Houston for her senior season due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Being left-handed, Emily is comfortable on the right side, is a good blocker and passer and just needs to adjust to the speed of the college game, said Banachowski. Diana will also be a welcome addition to the team, adding depth to our outside hitting corps. MIDDLE BLOCKERS Leading UCLA s group of middles is the Bruins top returning player, senior Nana Meriwether. A third-team AVCA All-American last year, Meriwether also earned fi rst-team All-Pac- 10 honors and was the conference s blocks leader for the 2005 season, checking in at 1.73 per game. Off-season shoulder surgery curtailed her participation in spring practice, but Meriwether is expected to be back on the court at full strength for the start of the season on August 26. Nana was very impressive with her hitting and blocking at the end of last season, said Banachowski. We expect her to regain that form very quickly and hold down a starting middle blocker spot this season. With the loss of Nancy Barba to graduation, the second middle blocker spot will be up for competition between Meghan Schoen, Elise Carstensen and Stacy Dominguez. Schoen was a key part of UCLA s early-season action in 2005 before tearing an ACL at the start of the Villanova match on Sept. 17. Prior to her injury, she had recorded 36 kills in her fi rst 20 games as a Bruin over seven matches. Meghan is making good progress coming off of her knee surgery, said Banachowski. Her arm swing looks good, and she will be in the mix in the middle just as she was before her injury last season. Carstensen returns for her sophomore season after playing in 20 games as a freshman last year. She averaged 0.50 blocks and 1.30 kills per game during her time on the fl oor. Elise had a good spring, said Banachowski. She made good progress on her attacking skills and will be a big help for us in our offense. Dominguez played in just one game last season and did not record any statistics. Stacy made good progress in the last two weeks of spring practice, said Banachowski. Rachell Johnson could also wind up in the mix for one of the middle blocker spots, a position that she has played both at UCLA and prior to the start of her collegiate career. DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO It will be an interesting battle for the libero position, said Banachowski. We may end up having different liberos for different matches and different games. This wide-open fi eld includes the incumbent at the position, sophomore Jordan Smith, who earned Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Freshman notice last season while averaging 3.86 Nana Meriwether was an AVCA All-American as a junior in OUTLOOK digs per game. Smith opened camp as an outside hitter last fall, but quickly switched to the back-row position. Jordan came in last year and took over the position, said Banachowski. She wasn t at 100% physically during spring practice, and a lot of other players have made good progress. The long list of other candidates for the libero position include Blair Socci, Jade Machado, Jessica Fine, Laura Kroneberger, Colby Lyman and Ashley Ferrell. Socci primarily saw action as a serving specialist last season, fi nishing third on the team with 27 aces over just 79 games on the court for a 0.34 average. Blair has gotten better defensively, specifi cally with her passing, said Banachowski. After a fall season away from the team, Fine returned for spring practice and showed that she can contend for the libero position. As a freshman in 2004, she averaged 1.63 digs per game, playing as a defensive specialist while All-American Chrissie Zartman held down the libero position. Jessica ended up being among our best passers at the end of spring practice. Kroneberger returns for her senior season after averaging 1.73 digs per game last season as a defensive specialist. Nobody in the defensive specialist group had a better spring than Laura, said Banachowski. She is playing with more confi dence than ever before and has added a jump serve to her repertoire. Another player who saw court time as a defensive specialist last year as a freshman, Machado recorded 1.11 digs per-game over 36 games of action. Jade passed as well as anyone on the team during spring practice and distinguished herself as one of our best diggers. Ferrell was the starting libero for TCA, the club team that won the 18 and Under championship at the Junior Olympics tournament in Atlanta in early July, If Lyman s foot injury does not allow her to return to front-court action, look for her also to be in the race for playing time at the libero position. SCHEDULE The Bruins will be road warriors for the fi rst five weeks of the season, making two trips to the Eastern Time Zone with a fl ight to Hawaii in between. UCLA will rack up over 30,000 air miles between the start of the 2006 season and the Bruins fi rst home match on September 28 against defending NCAA Champion Washington. Along the way, UCLA will play in tournaments in Cincinnati, Honolulu, Denver and College Park, Md., before opening Pac-10 play at Oregon and Oregon State. It s a pretty tough schedule, said Banachowski. We are certainly going to be a road tested team by the end of the season UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 5

6 2006 TEAM ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (HS/Last School) 5 Elise Carstensen MB 6-3 So. 1V Atlanta, GA (Westminster) 9 Katie Carter OH 6-3 Sr. 3V Steamboat Springs, CO (Steamboat Springs) 12 Emily Clements OPP 6-0 Fr. HS Metaire, LA (Isidore Newman) 2 Ali Daley OH 6-0 So. TR Grass Valley, CA (Nevada Union/Long Beach St.) 22 Stacy Dominguez MB 6-0 Jr. 2V Yorba Linda, CA (Esperanza) 17 Diana Douglas OH 5-10 Fr. HS Woodside, CA (Woodside) 16 Ashley Ferrell DS/L 5-8 Fr. HS Los Angeles, CA (Bishop Montgomery) 20 Jessica Fine DS/L 5-6 So.* 1V Tarzana, CA (Harvard Westlake) 4 Nikki Jagd S 5-11 So. TR Palos Verdes, CA (Palos Verdes/Pacifi c) 8 Rachell Johnson OH/MB 5-11 Jr.* 2V San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines) 24 Laura Kroneberger DS/L 5-8 Sr. 3V Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos) 11 Colby Lyman OPP 6-0 Sr. 3V Los Altos Hills, CA (St. Francis) 15 Jade Machado S 5-6 So. 1V Encinitas, CA (LaCosta Canyon) 13 Becky Mehring OH 6-1 Jr.* 2V Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 7 Nana Meriwether MB 6-1 Sr. 2V Potomac, MD (Sidwell Friends/Duke) 3 Kaitlin Sather OH 6-1 So. 1V Santa Rosa, CA (Maria Carillo) 10 Meghan Schoen MB 6-1 Jr. 1V Aurora, CO (Cherry Creek/Michigan St) 14 Jordan Smith DS/L 6-0 So. 1V Corona Del Mar, CA (Corona Del Mar) 6 Blair Socci DS/L 5-6 So. 1V San Juan Capistrano, CA (Rancho Santa Margarita) 1 Nellie Spicer S 5-10 So. 1V Barrington, IL (Barrington) * indicates already utilized redshirt year Head Coach: Andy Banachowski, 40th year (UCLA 68) Assistant Coaches: Kim Jagd, 14th year (UCLA 87); Dan Conners, fi rst year (UCLA 01) Staff Athletic Trainer: Kristen Lage; Student Athletic Trainers: Lindsey Haas, Kevin Varee Strength and Conditioning: Charles Stocking Student Managers: Paul Lubovny, Allie Phelps PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Rachell Johnson Rachel Laura Kroneberger KRON-burger Nana Meriwether NON-uh Becky Mehring MARE-ing Kaitlin Sather like Lather Blair Socci SOCK-ee Andy Banachowski Ban-uh-COW-ski Kim Jagd JADE BY CLASS SR (4) Carter, Kroneberger, Lyman, Meriwether JR (4) _Dominguez, Johnson, Mehring, Schoen SO (9) Carstensen, Daley, Fine, Jagd Machado, Sather, Smith, Socci, Spicer FR (3) Clements, Douglas, Ferrell BY HEIGHT 5-6 (3) Fine, Machado, Socci 5-8 (2) Ferrell, Kroneberger 5-10 (2) Douglas, Spicer 5-11 (2) Jagd, Johnson 6-0 (5) Clements, Daley, Dominguez Lyman, Smith 6-1 (4) _ Mehring, Meriwether, Sather, Schoen 6-3 (2) Carstensen, Carter NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (HS/Last School) 1 Nellie Spicer S 5-10 So. 1V Barrington, IL (Barrington) 2 Ali Daley OH 6-0 So. TR Grass Valley, CA (Nevada Union/Long Beach St.) 3 Kaitlin Sather OH 6-1 So. 1V Santa Rosa, CA (Maria Carillo) 4 Nikki Jagd S 5-11 So. TR Palos Verdes, CA (Palos Verdes/Pacifi c) 5 Elise Carstensen MB 6-3 So. 1V Atlanta, GA (Westminster) 6 Blair Socci DS/L 5-6 So. 1V San Juan Capistrano, CA (Rancho Santa Margarita) 7 Nana Meriwether MB 6-1 Sr. 2V Potomac, MD (Sidwell Friends/Duke) 8 Rachell Johnson OH/MB 5-11 Jr.* 2V San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines) 9 Katie Carter OH 6-3 Sr. 3V Steamboat Springs, CO (Steamboat Springs) 10 Meghan Schoen MB 6-1 Jr. 1V Aurora, CO (Cherry Creek/Michigan St) 11 Colby Lyman OH 6-0 Sr. 3V Los Altos Hills, CA (St. Francis) 12 Emily Clements OPP 6-0 Fr. HS Metaire, LA (Isidore Newman) 13 Becky Mehring OH 6-1 Jr.* 2V Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 14 Jordan Smith DS/L 6-0 So. 1V Corona Del Mar, CA (Corona Del Mar) 15 Jade Machado S 5-6 So. 1V Encinitas, CA (LaCosta Canyon) 16 Ashley Ferrell DS/L 5-8 Fr. HS Los Angeles, CA (Bishop Montgomery) 17 Diana Douglas OH 5-10 Fr. HS Woodside, CA (Woodside) 20 Jessica Fine DS/L 5-6 So.* 1V Tarzana, CA (Harvard Westlake) 22 Stacy Dominguez MB 6-0 Jr. 2V Yorba Linda, CA (Esperanza) 24 Laura Kroneberger DS/L 5-8 Sr. 3V Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos) * indicates already utilized redshirt year UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

7 RADIO/TV SPOT CHART #1 NELLIE SPICER S 5-10 So. Barrington, Ill. #2 ALI DALEY OH 6-0 So. Grass Valley, Calif. #3 KAITLIN SATHER OH 6-1 Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. #4 NIKKI JAGD S 5-11 So. Palos Verdes, Calif. #5 ELISE CARSTENSEN MB 6-3 So. Atlanta, Ga. #6 BLAIR SOCCI DS 5-6 So. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. #7 NANA MERIWETHER MB 6-1 Sr. Potomac, Md. #8 RACHELL JOHNSON OH 5-11 Jr. San Diego, Calif. #9 KATIE CARTER OH 6-3 Sr. Steamboat Springs, Colo. #10 MEGHAN SCHOEN MB 6-1 Jr. Aurora, Colo. #11 COLBY LYMAN OH 6-0 Sr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. #12 EMILY CLEMENTS OPP 6-0 Fr. Metaire, La. #13 BECKY MEHRING OH 6-1 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. #14 JORDAN SMITH DS/L 6-0 So. Corona Del Mar, Calif. #15 JADE MACHADO S 5-6 So. Encinitas, Calif. #16 ASHLEY FERRELL DS/L 5-8 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. #17 DIANA DOUGLAS OH 5-10 Fr. Woodside, Calif. #20 JESSICA FINE DS/L 5-6 So.* Tarzana, Calif. #22 STACY DOMINGUEZ MB 6-0 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. #24 LAURA KRONEBERGER DS/L 5-8 Sr. Los Alamitos, Calif UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 7

8 THE COACHING STAFF ANDY BANACHOWSKI HEAD COACH 40TH YEAR UCLA ( 68) 1, (.791) QUICK FACTS Has a 1, career record Five-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1997 Volleyball Hall of Fame Inductee 1989 AVCA National Coach of the Year First and only Division I women s collegiate coach with 1,000 career wins 12 Career National Championships as a coach, player and men s assistant, combined UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL UCLA women s volleyball and head coach Andy Banachowski are synonymous. The UCLA women s volleyball program has been a dominant force since its inception in 1965, and Banachowski has directed the program for all but two of those seasons (the and seasons which directly followed his graduation). Beginning his 40th season at the helm of the Bruin program, Banachowski enters the 2006 season with a large roster of experienced players working towards the goal of bringing a seventh National Championship to their head coach s already impressive list of accomplishments. The Bruins and Banachowski won a DGWS National Championship in 1972, and backto-back AIAW titles in 74 and 75. In 1981, the NCAA brought women s sports under its umbrella, and since that time, the Bruins have appeared in 10 Final Fours, including championships in 1984, 90 and 91 and runner-up fi nishes in 1981, 83, 92 and 94. Banachowski s teams also experienced success and championships during his playing career. A two-time All-American for legendary Bruin men s coach Al Scates, Banachowski s playing career included USVBA National Championships in 1965 and 67. After graduation, he also served as Scates chief assistant from , a period in which the Bruins won four NCAA men s titles (1972, 74-76). Originally from San Mateo, Banachowski now resides in Los Angeles. He has two grown children, Bret, who played volleyball at UC Santa Cruz, and Amy, who was a three-year letterwinner from on the Bruin women s volleyball team. Banachowski s numerous coaching honors include: More victories than any other collegiate volleyball coach in history, with the exception of Bruin men s coach Al Scates. Banachowski enters the 2006 season with a 1, record (.791 winning percentage). On Nov. 12, 2005, Banachowski became the fi rst Division I women s coach to reach 1,000 career victories when his Bruins handed eventual national champion Washington its only loss of the season in a five-game thriller at Pauley Pavilion. In May 2000, Banachowski was presented with USA Volleyball s highest honor, the All- Time Great Coach Award, and was simultaneously honored with the George L. Fisher Leader in Volleyball award, recognizing his off-court endeavors on behalf of volleyball. The list of awards on Banachowski s resume includes one AVCA National Coach of the Year honor (1989), four AVCA Regional honors (1989, 92, 93 and 98), fi ve Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors (1988, 89, 93, 94 and 98) and four Volleyball Monthly/Volleyball Magazine national honors. Banachowski has been involved in 12 volleyball National Championships at UCLA. That total includes six women s titles as a coach; four men s titles, also as a coach; and two titles as a player for UCLA s men s team. Three years, 1972, 74 and 75, were double title years for Banachowski, as the Bruin men s and women s teams both won titles. On Oct. 24, 1997, Banachowski became the fi rst women s volleyball coach in history to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame as a coach. He has since become the fi rst volleyball inductee into the Serra High School and San Mateo County Halls of Fame. Since the NCAA brought women s sports under its umbrella in the season, UCLA s women s volleyball program has had 20 athletes earn 34 AVCA All-America honors, to go with 25 players who have earned Volleyball Monthly/Magazine All- America honors. 12 Bruins have been named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team at the Final Four. Success beyond the collegiate game is also prevalent among Banachowskicoached athletes. More than 20 former Bruins have trained with the U.S. National Team following their collegiate careers. The group includes fi ve indoor and two beach Olympians. The beach team of former Bruins Annett (Buckner) Davis and Jenny (Johnson) Jordan, as well as former Bruin Holly McPeak comprised three of the four members of the U.S. beach volleyball team for the Sydney Olympics. Additionally, 2000 senior Elisabeth Bachman was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team for the Athens games. On the beach in 2004, a team of former Bruins (McPeak and Elaine Youngs) won a Bronze Medal with Bruin great Liz Masakayan as their coach. Numerous Bruins are involved in the AVP (beach volleyball) tour, including Davis/Jordan, McPeak/Youngs, and recent graduates Ashley Bowles and Lauren Fendrick. From , former UCLA players

9 THE COACHING STAFF competed in 83 straight professional tournament fi nals, winning 70 of those events. Bruin former players have won more FIVB International events than players from any other college. Banachowski s involvement with the U.S. Olympic team does not end with former Bruins in Olympic competition. Banachowski is a former advisor with the U.S. National Team, including the 1990 Goodwill Games, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, the 1995 Pan-Am Games in Argentina and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Additionally, he coached the West team in the 1986 Olympic Festival. In 1993, he was the head coach of the U.S. World University Games team, a group that achieved the highest American fi nish in WUG history, earning a silver medal in Buffalo, NY. The Volleyball Festival has recognized Banachowski with its Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball award, and he has also been recognized with the Founders Award for his role as a co-founder of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Record: 1, (.791) Seasons at UCLA: 39 Women s National Championships Won: 6 DGWS: 71; AIAW: 74, 75 NCAA: 84, 90, 91 Conference Titles Won: 10 SCWIAC: 75 WCAA: 78, 83 Pac-10: 86, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 99 Postseason Appearances: 38 years Postseason Record: (.818) National Top-Four Finishes: win seasons: 14 HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS: USA Volleyball s All-Time Great Coach award George L. Fisher Leader in Volleyball award 1997 Inductee into Volleyball Hall of Fame Serra High School Hall of Fame Inductee San Mateo County Hall of Fame Inductee USA Volleyball Advisor AVCA Founders Award Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball Coach of the Year: AVCA National 89 AVCA Regional 89, 92, 93, 98 Pac-10: 88, 89, 93, 94, 98 Magazines (four times) PLAYERS HONORS/DISTINCTIONS U.S. National Team Members 22 Olympians 12 (5 indoor, 7 beach) Professional Beach Players 28 AVCA All-Americans 21 different athletes total of 35 certifi cates Magazine All-Americans 26 different players ANDY BANACHOWSKI S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Season Conference Postseason National Year Record Finish Record Finish/Note No Records Kept No Records Kept No Records Kept Disq. after DGWS Nationals st/DGWS National Champions rd/AIAW Nationals th/AIAW Nationals th SCWIAC 8-0 1st/AIAW National Champions st SCWIAC 8-0 1st/AIAW National Champions nd WCAA 7-1 2nd/AIAW National Runner-up nd WCAA 7-1 3rd/AIAW Nationals st WCAA 7-1 2nd/AIAW National Runner-up nd WCAA 6-1 3rd/AIAW Nationals nd WCAA 5-2 4th/AIAW Nationals nd WCAA 3-1 2nd/NCAA Runner-up th WCAA 2-1 5th/NCAA Regional Finalist st WCAA 3-1 2nd/NCAA Runner-up nd WCAA 4-0 1st/NCAA Champions nd PacWest 2-2 4th/NCAA National Semifi nalist st Pac NCAA First Round nd Pac th/NCAA Regional Semifi nalist st Pac rd/NCAA Semifi nals, Pac-10 COY st Pac rd/NCAA Semis; Pac-10,AVCA Ntnl/Reg. COY st Pac st/NCAA Champions nd Pac st/NCAA Champions st Pac nd/NCAA Runner-up, AVCA Reg. COY st Pac th/NCAA Regional Final; Pac-10,AVCA Reg. COY nd Pac nd/NCAA Runner-up; Pac-10 COY T2nd Pac th/NCAA Regional Finalist th Pac Missed NCAA Tournament th Pac NCAA Second Round rd Pac NCAA Second Round;Pac-10,AVCA Reg. COY T1st Pac th/NCAA Regional Finalist rd Pac th/NCAA Regional Finalist th Pac th/NCAA Regional Finalist T5th Pac NCAA Second Round T3rd Pac th/NCAA Regional Finalist T4th Pac th/NCAA Regional Finalist t5th Pac th/NCAA Regional Semifi nalist Totals 1, Conf Titles National Titles, 3 NCAA Titles 2006 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 9

10 THE COACHING STAFF KIM JAGD ASSISTANT COACH 14TH YEAR UCLA ( 87) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Head coach of USA Volleyball s High Performance National Team Head coach of USA Volleyball s A2 High Performance Camp in 2003 Recruiting coordinator Played three seasons for Coach Banachowski Played three years on the WPVA tour Continues to play six-player indoor Five-time All-American at USA Volleyball s Open Championships With a solid background in teaching and a passion to keep the Bruins on the cutting edge, Kim Jagd enters her 14th year as an assistant coach in Westwood after playing for UCLA in the mid-1980s. The Bruins recruiting coordinator, Jagd is a key ingredient in UCLA landing Volleyball magazine s top recruiting class of 1995 and 96 and the second-ranked class in 97. Most recently, Jagd has been recognized for her involvement with USA Volleyball, as she was selected to direct the 2003 USA Volleyball girls High Performance A2 Camp in Colorado Springs. The camp is USA Volleyball s introductory level of instruction to young players aspiring to achieve Olympic status. In addition to her duties as the head coach of the High Performance A2 program, Jagd was chosen to be the Head Coach of the High Performance National Team in 2004 and 05. The National Team competed in USA Volleyball s Regional Championships in Austin, Texas, in the summer of 2005 and won a gold medal in the YNT 17-and-under division. A CAP II Certifi ed coach, Jagd spoke at USA Volleyball coaches clinics and camps in January and July of Jagd has coached four Olympians during her career, including 2000 beach volleyball Olympians Jenny (Johnson) Jordan and Annett (Buckner) Davis along with 2004 Olympians Wiz Bachman (indoor) and Elaine Youngs (beach). All four were coached by Jagd during their UCLA careers, while Youngs was also coached by Jagd during her high school career at El Toro High School. JAGD S FIGHT WITH BREAST CANCER Diagnosed last March with stage 1 breast cancer, UCLA assistant coach Kim Jagd will continue her battle with the disease throughout the 2006 season. Jagd will continue with chemotherapy through September followed by radiation treatments until November. Hope. Faith. Courage. Strength. Mother, daughter, sister, and coach have been my primary roles. I have now earned a new role, that of survivor! I am in awe of the fact that no matter what cancer takes from me: my hair, days of good health, solid sleep, and my trust in life, cancer can never take away the gratitude and love that I feel toward my family, friends, and the UCLA team, staff and doctors for their care, love and support. Rather than fear cancer, educate yourself, get regular exams, and support the survivors and the worldwide fi ght to eliminate cancer. Kim Jagd Early detection is the key to curing all types of cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends that women have annual mammograms beginning at age 40, in addition to clinical breast exams on an annual basis beginning in their 20s. In Westwood, Jagd s big picture focus with UCLA team members revolves around the process of creating balanced young adults, as well as competitive, fundamentally sound, winning volleyball players. The Arcadia, CA, native knows firsthand the importance of balance in life. Formerly Kim Poppa, she has two children, Nikki, 19, and Ryal, 17. Nikki joins the Bruins volleyball team this season after playing her freshman year at Pacifi c, while Ryal plays both football and volleyball at Palos Verdes High School. Last spring, he earned All-CIF, All-Area and Youth National Team honors in volleyball. A resident of Palos Verdes, Jagd balances the demands of mother, coach and active individual on a daily basis in addition to her coaching duties. Jagd is a fitness enthusiast who fi nds the time to enjoy as many activities as possible especially golf, yoga, weight lifting, basketball and racquet sports. A member of the Women s Professional Beach Volleyball Tour for three years ( ), Jagd recorded several Top 10 finishes in the sand. Since returning to six-player indoor play, she has earned USVBA All-American honors fi ve times (1995, 96, 98, 2001 and 03) and helped lead her team to the division title in 1996, 98 and As a collegiate athlete, Jagd competed for the Bruin volleyball team in 1985 and 86 after lettering two years at UC Irvine. She graduated from UCLA in 1987 with a degree in history then received elementary and secondary level teaching credentials from UCI in The Bruins have posted a (.719) record over her previous 13 seasons. UCLA has participated in the NCAA Tournament in 12 of Jagd s 13 seasons on staff, including the NCAA Championship Final match in Preceding her return to UCLA, Jagd spent one year as an assistant volleyball coach at Colorado, working with recruiting and coaching the passers and swing hitters. In 1992, Colorado won the Big Eight Tournament, advanced to the NCAA Tournament and fi nished with a 22-8 record. Before joining the college ranks, she served as co-head coach at El Toro High from During her tenure, Jagd helped lead the school to the 1991 Division I state championship and coached eventual Bruins Elaine Youngs and Michelle Mauney UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

11 THE COACHING STAFF DAN CONNERS ASSISTANT COACH FIRST YEAR UCLA ( 01) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Played for UCLA s NCAA Runner- Up men s volleyball team during the 2001 season Served as interim head women s volleyball coach at Occidental College in 2005 Spent three years on the men s volleyball staff at Cal State Northridge Dan Conners joins the UCLA staff for the 2006 season, returning to his alma mater following three seasons on the men s volleyball staff at Cal State Northridge. Conners recently completed his third season as the top assistant coach with the Cal State Northridge men s volleyball program, and has also served as the head coach of the West Coast Volleyball Club Boys Under-18 team. Just prior to the 2005 women s season, he was named the interim head coach for Occidental College, an NCAA Division III program in Eagle Rock, Calif. He previously coached at the Stephen S. Wise Community High School in Los Angeles. I am very pleased to be able to bring Dan back to UCLA, said Banachowski. I am looking forward to utilizing his experience to improve our team. As a member of the UCLA men s volleyball team during his collegiate tenure, Conners played on the 2001 NCAA runner-up team as the Bruins lost to BYU in the NCAA Championship match. He averaged 6.25 assists per game during that season. Following his collegiate career, Conners played professionally for the Almoradi Volleyball Club in Almoradi, Spain. As the team s setter, he led the squad to a first place regular season finish and a third-place postseason tournament fi nish. While in Spain, Conners started his coaching career, working with an Under-16 girls team associated with the Almoradi club. A native of Apple Valley, Calif., Conners was a three-sport athlete at Apple Valley High School before attending UCLA. He earned his degree in political science from UCLA in UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 11

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