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1 2005 Women s Volleyball Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result AVCA/NACWAA Volleyball Showcase (Omaha, NE) Aug. 26 No. 1 Nebraska L, 0-3 Aug. 27 No. 5 Penn State L, 0-3 Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic Sept. 1 NO. 7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA W, 3-0 Sept. 2 NO. 5 PENN STATE L, 2-3 Sept. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-1 Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge Sept. 8 CINCINNATI W, 3-0 Sept. 9 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W, 3-0 Sept. 10 NO. 10 UCLA W, 3-1 Sept. 16 NO. 2 WASHINGTON L, 0-3 Sept. 17 NO. 2 WASHINGTON L, 0-3 Sept. 22 BOISE STATE* W, 3-0 Sept. 23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 2-3 Sept. 24 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 3-0 Sept. 29 at Louisiana Tech* W, 3-0 Oct. 1 at New Mexico State* W, 3-2 Oct. 7 FRESNO STATE* W, 3-0 Oct. 8 NEVADA* W, 3-0 Oct. 13 at Idaho* W, 3-0 Oct. 15 at Boise State* W, 3-0 Oct. 20 UTAH STATE* W, 3-0 Oct. 22 SAN JOSE STATE* W, 3-0 Oct. 27 at Nevada* W, 3-0 Oct. 29 at Fresno State* W, 3-0 Nov. 5 IDAHO* W, 3-0 Nov. 9 at Utah State* W, 3-2 Nov. 12 at San Jose State* W, 3-0 Nov. 17 NEW MEXICO STATE* W, 3-2 Nov. 18 LOUISIANA TECH* W, 3-0 WAC Tournament (Reno, NV) Nov. 24 Boise State W, 3-0 Nov. 25 Nevada W, 3-1 Nov. 26 Utah State W, 3-0 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (Austin, TX) Dec. 2 Texas State 5 p.m. Dec. 3 Texas/Louisiana State$ 6:30 p.m. Dec NCAA Regionals TBA Dec. 15, 17 NCAA Championships TBA * denotes WAC match rankings at time of match all times local to site $ - if UH advances No. 7 Faces Texas State In NCAA First Round In Austin, Texas No. 7 Rainbow Wahine (25-6) Vs. Gregory Gym Austin, TX Dec. 2 5 p.m. Texas State Bobcats (17-14) Quickly... The No. 7 University of Rainbow Wahine volleyball team (25-6) defeated Boise State, Nevada and Utah State in the WAC Tournament to win the automatic birth into the NCAA Tournament. Despite being seeded seventh in the bracket, UH will be one of three seeded teams that will not host the first and second rounds. Instead they head to Austin, Texas, where they will face Texas State in the first round on Dec. 2. Also in Austin are Louisiana State and host Texas, who is tied with at No. 7 in the coaches poll, but were left unseeded in the NCAA Tournament. This Week s Schedule Dec. 1 Practice Gregory Gym 2:30-4 p.m. Dec. 2 Texas State Gregory Gym 5 p.m. (1 p.m. HST) Dec. 3 Texas/Louisiana State$ Gregory Gym 6:30 p.m. (2:30 HST) $ - if UH advances Radio Coverage Sports Radio (1420 AM) will broadcast the both matches live, if UH advances, with SCOTT ROBBS handling the play-by-play. Matches can also be heard over the Internet on Travel Itinerary From Depart Flight # To Arrive Tuesday, Nov. 29 Honolulu 8:45 p.m. Continental #72 Houston 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 Houston 9:30 a.m. Continental #633 Austin, TX 10:25 a.m. While in Austin, the team will stay at the Holiday Inn - Town Lake, (512) The travel arrangements beyond that will be determined by the results of the matches. Television Coverage Television will be determined later in the week as any TV station wanting to broadcast the matches must submit a bid to the NCAA Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 1 HawaiiAthletics.com

2 2005 Rainbow Wahine Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 1 Juliana Sanders M 6-2 So. Kaneohe, Oahu (Castle HS) 2 Susie Boogaard RS/LS 6-2 Sr. Bellflower, CA (Valley Christian HS) 3 Tara Hittle LS/RS 6-0 So. Colorado Springs, CO (Doherty HS) 4 Kari Gregory M 6-2 So. Las Vegas, NV (The Meadows HS) 5 Caroline Blood M/RS 6-0 So. Long Beach, CA (Wilson HS) 6 Jessica Keefe LS/RS 6-1 Fr. Ames, IA (Ames HS) 7 Alicia Arnott LS/RS 6-1 Jr. Hilo, (La Pietra HS) 8 Jamie Houston LS/RS 6-1 Fr. Huntsville, AL (Huntsville HS) 9 Nickie Thomas M 6-3 Fr. Austin, TX (Westwood HS) 10 Kanoe Kamana o S 5-8 Jr. Honolulu (Iolani School) 11 Ashley Watanabe L 5-6 Sr. Aiea, Oahu (Aiea HS) 12 Rayna Kitaguchi DS 5-8 Fr. Honolulu ( Baptist Academy) 13 Cayley Thurlby S/DS 5-11 Jr. Naperville, IL (Naperville Central HS) 14 Kelly Ong DS 5-5 So. Oakland, CA (Bishop O Dowd HS) 15 Raeceen Woolford DS 5-7 So. Pearl City, Oahu (Iolani School) 16 Victoria Prince M 6-0 Sr. Kennewick, WA (Washington State) 17 Sarah Mason LS/RS 6-3 Jr. Hilo, (Oregon) 18 Jayme Lee DS 5-2 Fr. Aiea, Oahu ( Baptist Academy) Head Coach: Dave Shoji Associate Head Coach: Charlie Wade Assistant Coach: Kari Ambrozich CSTV/AVCA Coaches Top 25 (Poll #13 - Nov. 28) Rk School Record Ranking 1 Nebraska (35) Penn State (18) Washington (6) Florida Stanford (1) Arizona t HAWAI I t Texas Louisville Missouri Notre Dame Southern California Wisconsin UCLA Santa Clara California Minnesota San Diego Ohio State Ohio Purdue Brigham Young Tennessee 21-8 NR 24 Kansas State Wichita State italics - denotes 2005 UH opponent Rainbow Wahine in the NCAA Tournament is making their 24th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, as they have missed only one in the 25 years of the tournament s existence. UH has now made 13-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. The Rainbow Wahine are (.737) in the NCAA Tournament all-time. They are 17-2 (.895) all-time in first round matches (UH had a bye in the first round four times), but are just 5-2 in first round matches away from home. UH is 11-0 in second round matches since the tournament was expanded past 32 teams in 1993 (prior to that, the second match of the tournament was in a regional). has advanced to eight NCAA Championships and 21 NCAA Regionals, including the last seven. Prince Earns WAC Tournament MVP, Player of the Week Victoria Prince came up big this past week, earning WAC Tournament MVP and WAC Player of the Week honors. She started off with 13 kills, six blocks and a.360 hitting percentage vs. Boise St. (11/24). She then hit.469 with 18 kills vs. Nevada (11/25) and hit.476 while posting 11 kills and five blocks vs. Utah St. (11/26). This past week, she was also honored by being named first-team all-wac. The senior remains UH s top scorer, leading the team in all scoring categories (319 kills, 41 aces, 150 blocks, points). She ranks in the top 20 nationally in both hitting (.399) and blocking (1.55), while averaging 3.29 kills per game and 0.70 digs per game. The Washington State transfer had a big week on the road at Nevada and Fresno State, hitting.537 with 4.80 kills per game, 2.60 blocks per game and two aces. The middle hitter had a great weekend in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge, hitting.444 with 3.00 kills per game, 1.22 blocks per game and 1.11 digs per game while recording two aces, garnering her both most outstanding player and WAC Player of the Week honors. The Kennewick, Wash., native averaged 1.50 blocks per game, 3.50 kills per game and 0.33 aces per game while hitting.410 in the HAL Wahine Classic, earning all-tournament honors. Prince was a bright spot in a tough AVCA/NACWAA Showcase for the Rainbow Wahine, hitting.465 with 3.67 kills per game and 1.00 blocks per game, garnering her all-tournament honors Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 2 HawaiiAthletics.com

3 2005 WAC Standings WAC Matches All Matches Team W L Pct. W L Pct Utah St New Mexico St Nevada Idaho San Jose St Fresno St Boise St Louisiana Tech WAC Preseason Poll Rk. Team Points 1. (8) Nevada (1) Idaho New Mexico State Utah State Boise State San Jose State Fresno State Louisiana Tech 9 Preseason All-WAC Team Player Alicia Arnott Susie Boogaard Alice Borden Zuzana Cernianska Jackie Choi Cameron Flunder Tara Hittle Kanoe Kamana o Victoria Prince Salaia Salave a Jessie Shull Karly Sipherd Preseason Player of the Year: Kanoe Kamana o, School New Mexico St. Utah St. New Mexico St. Boise St. Nevada San Jose St. Nevada Kamana o Breaks School Career Assists Record Kanoe Kamana o broke the school career assists record vs. Boise State (11/24), passing UH great Martina Cincerova with more than a season left in her career. She is also the career leader in assists per game at The junior now has 4,742 assists, placing her seventh all-time in the Western Athletic Conference. She is only 1,131 behind Analisa Saylor of Colorado State (5,873 from ) for the WAC record and trails the NCAA mark by 1,892 (Tammy Roberson, UAB, 6,650 from ). Houston Figuring It Out Jamie Houston had an outstanding WAC Tournament, posting 4.11 kills and.078 blocks per game to receive all-tournament honors. The week prior, she put away a career-high 25 kills while hitting.294 in the five-game win vs. New Mexico State (11/17). She was also named a second team all-wac honoree. On the season, she is hitting.269 with 3.41 kills per game and 0.55 blocks per game. The Huntsville, Ala., native again was forced to step in as a left-side hitter after Sarah Mason went down with an ankle injury this past week. Houston responded to the call, finishing the Utah State match (11/9) with 21 kills, three blocks, two aces and a.389 hitting percentage to lead UH in their five-game win. She stepped up her play in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge, hitting.309 with 4.75 kills per game, including a 12-kill,.632 hitting percentage night vs. CS Northridge (9/9) and a 17-kill match vs. UCLA (9/10). The freshman averaged 4.58 kills per game in the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic, including two-straight 20-kill matches, putting up 23 with a.281 hitting percentage vs. Penn State (9/2) and 22 while hitting an amazing.405 vs. Western Michigan (9/4). Hittle Heating Up at the Right Time Tara Hittle has been getting progressively better through the season, as she's now averaging 1.99 kills per game and 2.97 digs per game. She is one of the primary passers for UH, and averages just 0.10 reception errors per game. She was named to the all-wac second team. At the WAC Tournament, Hittle posted 16 kills and eight digs vs. Boise State (11/24), 10 kills, eight digs and two aces vs. Nevada (11/25) and 10 kills and 15 digs vs. Utah State (11/26), earning all-tournament honors. In the weeks prior, she hit.385 with 17 kills and 15 digs vs. New Mexico State (11/17). She also put up 13 kills and 17 digs in the win at Utah State (11/9), then had a team-high 15 kills and a.467 hitting percentage at San Jose State (11/12). The sophomore hit.417 with 12 kills and eight digs at Louisiana Tech (9/29). She then posted 11 kills and 11 digs at New Mexico State (10/1). After spraining her ankle before the season started, Hittle finally made her way back to the front row, putting up nine kills, three blocks and 13 digs vs. Washington (9/17). In the Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge, the Colorado Springs, Colo., native posted two double-digit dig matches as the libero, putting up 10 digs vs. Cincinnati (9/8) and 12 vs. UCLA (9/10). Watanabe Primed To Break Single-Season Digs Record Ashley Watanabe has a good chance to break the UH single-season digs record, as she has 433 digs, just four shy of Teee Williams 437 in The first team all-wac honoree is averaging 4.12 digs per game with just 0.10 reception errors per game and 23 service aces. She has reached double-figures in digs in 25 matches this season. This past week, Watanabe posted 11 and 14 digs vs. Boise State (11/24) and Nevada (11/25), respectively, then had 18 digs and two aces vs. Utah State (11/26). The Aiea, Oahu, native had two good matches vs. Utah State and San Jose State at home, averaging 6.17 digs per game. She started with 13 digs vs. Utah State (10/20), then posted 24 digs vs. San Jose State (10/22). The senior had a huge week vs. Boise State and LMU, starting with 16 digs and two aces vs. Boise State (9/22). Watanabe then had a career-high 31 digs and three aces vs. Loyola Marymount (9/23) and 22 digs in just three games vs. Loyola Marymount (9/24) Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 3 HawaiiAthletics.com

4 WAC Players of the Week Date Player School Aug. 29 Saxony Brown Idaho Sept. 5 Kim Oguh NMSU Sept. 12 Victoria Prince Sept. 19 Salaia Salave a Nevada Sept. 26 Zuzana Cernianska Utah St. Oct. 3 Sarah Mason Oct. 10 Alice Borden NMSU Oct. 17 Amber Simpson NMSU Oct. 24 Juliana Sanders Oct. 31 Sarah Loney Idaho Nov. 7 Amber Simpson NMSU Nov. 14 Juliana Sanders Nov. 21 Haley Larsen Idaho Nov. 28 Victoria Prince AVCA/NACWAA Showcase Team Player Cynthia Barboza Melissa Elmer Christa Harmotto Christina Houghtelling Victoria Prince Kristin Richards Sam Tortorello School Stanford Nebraska Penn State Nebraska Stanford Penn State Tournament MVP: Christina Houghtelling, NU HAL Classic All-Tournament Team Player Bibiana Candelas Nicole Fawcett Christa Harmotto Shaylen Jackson Kanoe Kamana o Victoria Prince School USC Penn State Penn State W. Michigan Tournament MOP: Sam Tortorello, Penn St. WBM Challenge All-Tournament Team Player Darla Donaldson Kanoe Kamana o Nana Meriwether Juliana Sanders Kaitlin Sather Melissa Zenz School CS Northridge UCLA UCLA Cincinnati Tournament MOP: Victoria Prince, Kamana o Has No Match, Nationally Kanoe Kamana o is again showing to be one of the best all-around setters in the country, averaging assists per game, 2.66 digs per game and 1.04 blocks per game with 16 aces. She is the only player in the country averaging over 13.5 assists, 2.5 digs and one block per game. She has 13 double-doubles in assists and digs thus far this season. The junior was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year while being named a first team all-wac honoree. This past week, the Iolani graduate averaged assists per game and 1.20 blocks per game, garnering all-wac Tournament honors. The Honolulu native averaged assists per game, 2.70 digs per game and 0.70 blocks per game while recording three aces in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge, good enough to earn all-tournament honors. Kamana o had two double-doubles in the HAL Wahine Classic, putting up 61 assists, 14 digs and seven blocks vs. Penn St. (9/2) and 66 assists and 15 digs vs. Western Michigan (9/4). For her efforts, she was named to the all-tournament team. Sanders Having Breakout Season Juliana Sanders is having a great season in the middle, hitting.365 with 2.58 kills per game and 1.31 blocks per game. She was named a first team all-wac honoree. The Kaneohe, Oahu, native had seven kills and nine blocks, including three that scored the last three points of the match, vs. New Mexico State (11/17), then had six kills on six swings in just one game vs. Louisiana Tech (11/18). The sophomore earned WAC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 14. She opened the week with a 12-kill, seven-block,.476 hitting percentage match in the five-game victory at Utah State (11/9). She then hit a blistering.800 with 12 kills and six blocks at San Jose State (11/12). Sanders earned WAC Player of the Week honors on Oct. 24, posting 10 kills, four blocks and a.500 hitting percentage vs. Utah State (10/20), then had a career-high eight blocks with 13 kills and a.400 hitting percentage vs. San Jose State (10/22). The middle hitter has also played well on the road. She had 14 kills and a.550 hitting percentage at Idaho (10/13). At New Mexico State (10/1), she hit.360 with 12 kills and six blocks. Sanders had her coming out party in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge as she hit.444 with 3.11 kills per game and 1.56 blocks per game, earning alltournament honors for the first time in her career. Against Cal State Northridge (9/9), the Kaneohe, Oahu, native hit.667 with 11 kills and four blocks, after starting off the match with 10 kills on her first 11 attempts. She again played well against UCLA (9/10), hitting.400 with 12 kills and seven blocks. Mason Returns to the Court Sarah Mason returned from the ankle injury she suffered at Utah State (11/9), playing in all three matches in the WAC Tournament, scoring seven kills vs. Boise State (11/24) and seven kills with a.538 hitting percentage and four digs vs. Nevada (11/25). Mason is hitting.275 with 3.84 kills per game, 1.62 digs per game and 0.67 blocks per game on the season. The Hilo native was named a first team all-wac honoree. The Oregon transfer posted 15 kills and a.324 hitting percentage vs. Utah State (10/20), before hitting a blazing.727 (eight kills, no errors, 11 attempts) with five blocks and five digs in less than a game and a half played vs. San Jose State (10/22). The junior came up big for the Rainbow Wahine on the first WAC road trip, posting 11 kills, six digs and a.474 hitting percentage at Louisiana Tech (9/29) and 19 kills, four blocks and a.378 hitting percentage at New Mexico State (10/1), to earn WAC Player of the Week honors. Mason came off the bench to hit.526 with 11 kills and five digs vs. Boise State (9/22), then had 26 kills and 15 digs in UH s loss to LMU (9/23) Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 4 HawaiiAthletics.com

5 UH in the WAC Stats (All Matches) Boogaard Doing It All in Her Last Season Individual Susie Boogaard continues to produce for UH, averaging 1.97 kills per game, 2.67 digs Hitting Percentage per game and 0.75 blocks per game, while recording 14 aces and 61 assists. Boogaard is No. Player Pct. 1st Victoria Prince.399 also one of UH s primary passers, averaging only 0.16 reception errors per game. 2nd Juliana Sanders.365 Boogaard earned second team all-wac honors for the second-straight season. Kills This past week, she posted 13 digs vs. Boise State (11/24) and eight kills and 17 digs No. Player KPG 5th Sarah Mason 3.84 vs. Nevada (11/25). 10th Jamie Houston 3.41 The senior had 14 digs and eight blocks, including combining for the final three Assists points of the match, vs. New Mexico State (11/17). No. Player APG 1st Kanoe Kamana o The Bellflower, Calif., native came up big for UH in the match vs. Cincinnati (9/8), Service Aces posting 15 kills, 13 digs and a.371 hitting percentage. No. Player SAPG Boogaard had two double-doubles in the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic, putting 2nd Victoria Prince 0.42 Blocks up 17 kills and 16 digs vs. Penn State and 17 kills and 11 digs vs. Western Michigan. No. Player BPG 1st Victoria Prince 1.55 Hawaiian Streakers 5th Juliana Sanders th Kanoe Kamana o 1.04 Although UH s 205-match winning streak against non-ranked opponents was ended vs. Digs Loyola Marymount (9/23) and their home match winning streak came to a close at 39 No. Player DPG matches vs. Penn State (9/2), the Rainbow Wahine still have some noteworthy streaks 3rd Ashley Watanabe 4.12 Points they are still currently on. No. Player PPG Matches won th Victoria Prince 4.55 Conference regular season matches* th Sarah Mason 4.38 All conference matches* Team Rank Category Stat Conference home matches st Hitting Percentage.279 Matches on the opposition s home court st Assists Per Game Conference titles st Blocks Per Game nd Opp. Hitting Pct..167 WAC titles st Kills Per Game Winning seasons th Service Aces Per Game win seasons nd Digs Per Game Appearances in the NCAA Tournament...14 UH in the WAC Stats (WAC Matches) Appearances in the NCAA Regionals...7 Individual Weeks ranked in the Coaches Poll Hitting Percentage No. Player Pct. * - denotes category in which UH leads the nation 1st Juliana Sanders.418 2nd Victoria Prince.393 Continues WAC Domination 4th Sarah Mason.360 7th Jamie Houston.340 The Rainbow Wahine won their 10th consecutive Western Athletic Conference regular Assists season championship. It s also their 11th-straight conference title overall, as UH won No. Player APG 1st Kanoe Kamana o their last year in the Big West. Blocks is currently riding a 107-match winning streak in WAC play and have a No. Player BPG record (.993) overall. 1st Victoria Prince nd Juliana Sanders 1.48 UH s last lost in conference play came to Brigham Young on Oct. 10, Since 9th Kanoe Kamana o 1.09 then, the Rainbow Wahine have also won all six WAC tournaments that have been Kills played (1998, ), running their overall streak against teams in the WAC to 125 No. Player KPG 1st Sarah Mason 4.71 matches won. 10th Jamie Houston 3.31 Aces No. Player SAPG Shoji and Collins Named to NCAA 25th Anniversary Team 1st Victoria Prince 0.72 Dave Shoji and former All-American Deitre Collins have been named to the NCAA 25th Digs Anniversary Women s Volleyball Team, celebrating the 25th year of the NCAA No. Player DPG 4th Ashley Watanabe 4.08 Tournament in women s volleyball. Points Shoji was voted as the coach of the team. He coached three NCAA championship No. Player PPG 1st Sarah Mason 5.31 teams, two runners up, and three others that advanced to the semifinals. 4th Victoria Prince 4.64 Collins was a three-time AVCA All-American that won the Honda Broderick Cup as Team the National Athlete of the Year in She was also the volleyball nominee in Rank Category Stat Collins was on two national championship teams, named to two NCAA All- 1st Hitting Percentage.317 Tournament teams and still holds the record for solo blocks in a single NCAA 1st Assists Per Game st Blocks Per Game 3.73 Tournament (15). Collins is currently the head coach at Cornell. 1st Opp. Hitting Pct..119 The other players named to the anniversary team were Elaina Oden of Pacific, Logan 1st Kills Per Game Tom and Kerri Walsh of Stanford, Danielle Scott of Long Beach State and Natalie 2nd Service Aces Per Game rd Digs Per Game Williams of UCLA Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 5 HawaiiAthletics.com

6 All-Western Athletic Conference First Team Player Zuzana Cernianska Jackie Choi Cameron Flunder Kanoe Kamana o Sarah Mason Kim Oguh Victoria Prince Ingrid Roth Salaia Salave a Juliana Sanders Jennifer Senftleben Ashley Watanabe Second Team Player Susie Boogaard Alice Borden Jordan Bostic Teal Ericson Erin Graybill Tara Hittle Jamie Houston Haley Larsen Alison Pitton Amber Simpson Karly Sipherd Jessie Shull All-Freshman Team Player Colleen Burke Brittany Collet Jamie Houston Haley Larsen Sarah Loney Amber Simpson Kasi Spencer Team Utah State New Mexico State Boise State New Mexico State Utah State Nevada San Jose State Team New Mexico State New Mexico State Nevada Utah State Idaho Fresno Stae New Mexico State Nevada San Jose State Team San Jose State San Jose State Idaho Idaho New Mexico State Fresno State WAC Player of the Year: Kanoe Kamana o, WAC Coach of the Year: Dave Shoji, ; Mike Jordan, NMSU WAC Freshman of the Year: Amber Simpson, NMSU All-WAC Tournament Team Player Zuzana Cernianska Jackie Choi Cameron Flunder Carolyn Forbush Ambra Hayes Tara Hittle Jamie Houston Tristin Johnson Kanoe Kamana o Kim Oguh Victoria Prince Salaia Salave a Team Utah State New Mexico State Boise State Utah State Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico State Nevada Most Valuable Player: Victoria Prince, Bows Avoid the Blocks at San Jose The Rainbow Wahine pulled off two impressive feats in the match at San Jose State (11/12), hitting over.516 as a team and going throughout the match without getting blocked. It was only the third time since the advent of rally scoring, in 2001, that UH was able to hit over.500, and marked the first time UH went a whole match without getting blocked since Oct. 16, 2000, vs. Tulsa. How They Do Against the Best has faced the No. 1 team in the AVCA Coaches Poll 18 times since the poll s inception in 1982, carrying a record of 7-11 against top-ranked squads after their seasonopening loss to Nebraska in the AVCA/NACWAA Volleyball Showcase. UH s has lost their last four matches to teams ranked No. 1. Their last win against a team that was No. 1 in the poll came against UCLA on Sept. 4, Overall, has a record against teams ranked in the top 10, including a 2-5 record thus far this season. It s Been a While Since... The Rainbow Wahine have gone a long time between these occurrences. Last loss to a WAC team oct. 10, 1998 Last conference home loss nov. 10, 1994 Last loss on opposition s home court nov. 24, 2001 Lions Kill Impressive UH Streak The Rainbow Wahine s loss to Loyola Marymount ended their streak of 205 wins against teams that were not ranked in the CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll. UH s last loss to an unranked opponent came on Sept. 12, 1997, at the hands of Pepperdine (who jumped into the top 25 poll the following week). Six Or More Losses for the Rainbow Wahine With s loss to Loyola Marymount on Sept. 23, the Rainbow Wahine clinched the worst start in school history, going 6-6. This is just the 10th time in program history that UH has reached six losses in a year. This season s total of six losses is already more than any of the players have lost in the rest of their careers at (UH lost two in 2002, two in 2003 and one in 2004). After Further Review, Still a Good Serving Streak UH defensive specialist Raeceen Woolford served 14-straight points against Boise State (9/22), which was believed to be the school record. But, after some research, the record is actually 15-straight points served by Karolyn Kootnekoff on Nov. 6, 1984, at Air Force. Kootnekoff served all 15 points, which is the longest for any match before the advent of rally scoring in Since the NCAA took on the rally-scoring format, UH has had eight streaks of at least 10 points served. Woolford s 14 actually ties the school record with Lily Kahumoku, who served 14-straight points vs. San Diego State on Sept. 6, Here is a list of all the streaks of 10-plus points served since 2001: No. Name Opponent Date 14 Lily Kahumoku San Diego State 9/6/02 14 Raeceen Woolford Boise State 9/22/05 13 Susie Boogaard UCLA 9/2/02 11 Hedder Ilustre at UTEP 10/17/02 11 Susie Boogaard Southern Methodist 11/19/04 11 Teisa Fotu Utah 11/24/04 10 Lauren Duggins San Jose State 11/8/01 10 Kelly Ong Purdue 12/3/ Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 6 HawaiiAthletics.com

7 UH Quick Facts Location: Honolulu, HI Enrollment:: 20,549 Conference: Western Athletic Arena (cap.): Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Head Coach: Dave Shoji Record at School (yrs.): (31st) Career Record (yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Charlie Wade Assistant Coach: Kari Ambrozich Trainer: Tara Humphreys Volleyball SID: Pakalani Bello Office Phone: (808) Office FAX: (808) Courtside Phone: (808) Rainbows on the Web For more information about the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team, visit the University of Athletic Department s website at: HawaiiAthletics.com Find stats, player bios, and even listen to the radiobroadcast through the site. AVCA on the Web The American Volleyball Coaches Association official website: offers information about collegiate women s volleyball including weekly polls, results, and statistics. WAC Website Visit the Western Athletic Conference website at for the latest news regarding the leagues nine teams. Also check out stats, standings, notes, and other volleyball information. Rainbow Wahine on the Air The Rainbow Wahine have all of their home matches televised on KFVE (Channel 5) in Honolulu, except for a few matches that will be shown on pay-per-view. All matches (road matches included) are also available on radio on Sports Radio (1420 am). The radio broadcasts will also be streaming live over the Internet at Dave Shoji Radio Show Head Coach Dave Shoji does his weekly radio show on Sports Radio (1420 am) at 9 a.m. on Wednesday mornings, unless the team is on the road. Shoji, along with the show s host, Scott Robbs, take calls from fans as well as talk to current and former Rainbow Wahine players. Kamana o Named Third-Team Academic All-District Kanoe Kamana o was named to the ESPN The Magazine COSIDA Academic All- District Third Team this past week, making an all-district team for the secondstraight year. The junior was named to the second team in This Week in Rainbow Wahine History In the 30+ years of Rainbow Wahine volleyball, many big events have occurred. Here are a couple of events that happened this week in UH women s volleyball history. Dec. 4, Dave Shoji was born. Shoji has been UH s head coach for 31 years, taking over the program in Dec. 1, falls to Oregon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever, coming just after winning two consecutive NCAA titles. Nov. 29-Dec. 1, plays in their first conference tournament, in the PCAA Tournament in Stockton, Calif. After defeating San Diego State in five and Cal Poly in four, the Rainbow Wahine fall to host Pacific in the championship match in four games. Nov. 30, concludes their first WAC season with a five-game loss to BYU at the WAC Tournament. The Rainbow Wahine would go on to get revenge in the NCAA Regional finals, sweeping the Cougars on the way to their fifth NCAA Championships. Dec. 2-3, faces Prarie View A&M and Utah in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament, sweeping A&M 15-3, 15-0 and 15-3, then beating the Utes 15-11, 15-6 and UH bowed out in the next round to Texas A&M in an upset in the regionals. Dec. 2-3, Despite sporting the only undefeated regular season in the country and the tournament s No. 3 seed, UH gets sent away for the NCAA Tournament First and Second rounds, where they defeated Colorado and Purdue to advance to their seventh-consecutive NCAA Regional. Rainbow Wahine Superlatives Overall WAC Non-Conference vs. Ranked Teams vs. Unranked Teams Home Away Neutral Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays August September October November Higher Hitting Percentage Lower Hitting Percentage Same Hitting Percentage More Kills Less Kills Same Kills More Blocks Less Blocks Same Blocks More Digs Less Digs Same Digs More Aces Less Aces Same Aces Three Games Four Games Five Games In Game One In Game Two In Game Three In Game Four In Game Five When Winning Game One When Losing Game One When Winning Game Two When Losing Game One When Winning Game Three When Losing Game Three When Winning Game Four When Losing Game Four When Winning Game Five When Losing Game Five Largest Home Crowd...8,673 Smallest Home Crowd...6,251 Largest Road Crowd...10,576 Smallest Road Crowd Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 7 HawaiiAthletics.com

8 NCAA Tournament Bracket 2005 Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 8 HawaiiAthletics.com

9 Texas State Quick Facts This Week s First Round Opponent Location San Marcos, TX Enrollment ,366 Nickname Bobcats Conference Southland Colors Maroon and Gold Athletics Director Larry Teis Arena (Capacity) Strahand Colusiem (7,200) Head Coach Karen Chisum Career Record (Years) (26) Record at School (Years) same Assistant Coaches Tracy McWilliams Zach Shaver Volleyball Office Phone (512) Record Conference Record (Finish) (1st) 2004 Final AVCA Ranking N/R Postseason Play NCAA 1st Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost /4 Starters Returning/Lost /4 Volleyball SID Steve Wilson SID Office Phone (512) SID Office Fax (512) Website UH vs. TSU Series UH leads 1-0 Last Meeting /5/91, UH 3-0 Scouting the Bobcats The Texas State Bobcats come into the NCAA Tournament with a record overall, going 12-6 in Southland conference play. TSU got into the tournament with an automatic bid after sweeping UT-San Antonio in the Southland Tournament. The Bobcats were a surprise in the tournament, winning as a No. 4 seed after stumbling into the tournament on a four-match losing streak. The upset top-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals 30-22, and before sweeping UTSA 30-20, and The Bobcats are led by Elizabeth Nwoke, who averages 3.79 kills per game and 1.94 digs per game. Lawrencia Brown averages 3.44 kpg and 2.53 dpg while libero Amy Ramirez averages 4.31 digs per game. Brandy St. Francis is the top TSU blocker, averaging 1.13 blocks per game and 2.43 kills per game. Erin Hickman is the Bobcat setter, averaging assists per game, 2.40 digs per game and 0.70 blocks per game. The Rainbow Wahine met the Bobcats once, when they were still called Southwest Texas State, sweeping them in the 1991 NCAA First Round Texas State Bobcat Volleyball Texas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2005) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... (17-14) (10-5 ) ( 4-7 ) ( 3-2 ) CONFERENCE... (12-6 ) ( 9-1 ) ( 3-5 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( 5-8 ) ( 1-4 ) ( 1-2 ) ( 3-2 ) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points Nwoke, Elizabeth Lawrencia Brown St. Francis, Brandy Kelly Fletcher Griffin, Karry Prewit, Brittany Jones, Emily Bruggeman, Stephanie Stark, Ashley Weigle, Amy Hickman, Erin Grisham, Jesi Melvin, Christina Ramirez, Amy Speyer, Haley Melito, Danna Blumhorst, Nicole TEAM 17 TEXAS STATE Opponents Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 9 HawaiiAthletics.com

10 Texas Quick Facts This Week s Potential Second Round Opponent Location Austin, TX Enrollment ,273 Nickname Longhorns Conference Big 12 Colors Burnt Orange & White Athletics Director Christine Plonsky Arena (Capacity) Gregory Gym (4,400) Head Coach Jerritt Elliott Career Record (Years) (6) Record at School (Years) (4) Assistant Coaches Tonya Johnson Brian Hosfeld Volleyball Office Phone (512) Record Conference Record (Finish) (2nd) 2004 Final AVCA Ranking Postseason Play NCAA Regionals Letterwinners Returning/Lost /5 Starters Returning/Lost /2 Volleyball SID Lizz Summers SID Office Phone (512) SID Office Fax (512) Press Row Phone (512) Website UH vs. UT Series UH leads 9-1 Last Meeting /12/96, UH 3-1 Scouting the Longhorns The Texas Longhorns come into the NCAA Tournament with a 23-4 record, going 17-3 in Big 12 play to finish second in the conference. The Longhorns are currently tied with UH at No. 7 in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Texas is coming off an emotional high, defeating top-ranked Nebraska last Saturday, handing the Cornhuskers their only loss of the season. Texas is a perfect 10-0 in Gregory Gym this season and have won 16-straight matches there. The Longhorns are led by their two middles, Leticia Armstrong and Brandy Magee. Armstrong averages 3.27 kills per game and 1.40 blocks per game while hitting.377. Magee is hitting.368 with 3.20 kpg and 1.11 bpg. Dariam Acevedo leads the team with 3.75 kills per game and 2.25 blocks per game. Michelle Moriarty runs the UT offense, averaging assists per game. Alyson Jennings is the Texas libero, averaging 3.61 digs per game. leads the all-time series between the two teams 9-1. UH s last win over the Longhorns came in the 1996 NCAA Regional in Honolulu. Texas lone win over the Rainbow Wahine was in the 1988 NCAA Championship match Texas Volleyball Texas Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2005) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... (23-4 ) (10-0 ) ( 9-4 ) ( 4-0 ) CONFERENCE... (17-3 ) (10-0 ) ( 7-3 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( 6-1 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 2-1 ) ( 4-0 ) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points Schreiber, Heather Jennings, Alyson Armstrong, Leticia Magee, Brandy Moriarty, Michelle Todd, Jennifer Paolini, Lauren Acevedo, Dariam Andrew, Jenny Christian, Jen Hall, Kiley TEAM 14 TEXAS Opponents Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 10 HawaiiAthletics.com

11 Louisiana State Quick Facts Potential Second Round Opponent Location Baton Rouge, LA Enrollment ,582 Nickname Tigers Conference Southeastern Colors Purple & Gold Athletics Director Stanley Bertman Arena (Capacity) Mararich Center (14,164) Head Coach Fran Flory Career Record (Years) (15) Record at School (Years) (7) Assistant Coach Craig Bere John Blackwell 2004 Record Conference Record (Finish) (3rd) 2004 Final AVCA Ranking N/R Postseason Play None Letterwinners Returning/Lost /4 Starters Returning/Lost /2 Volleyball SID Melissa Reynaud SID Office Phone (225) SID Office Fax (225) Website UH vs. LSU Series UH leads 3-0 Last Meeting /24/03, UH 3-0 Scouting the Tigers The Louisiana State Tigers come into the NCAA Tournament with a 12-7 record overall, finishing 11-5 in the Southeastern Conference, to win their first ever SEC Western Division championship. The Tigers fell to Alabama in the opening round of the SEC Tournament last week. LSU started off the season on fire, winning 12 of their first 13 matches, including wins over the tournament s No. 6 seed Notre Dame and the tournament s No. 15 seed Tennessee. The Tigers are led by Jelena Mijatovic, who is averaging 4.07 kills per game and 2.51 digs per game. Ivana Kuzmic averages 2.30 kills per game and 1.72 blocks per game while hitting.343. Marina Skender averaged 2.80 kills per game and 0.91 blocks per game to garner SEC Freshman of the Year honors. Kyna Washington also plays a big role, averaging 3.17 kpg. LSU has used two setters in Daniela Romero and Heather Fierce, who average 9.02 and 7.76 assists per game, respectively. Romero has been the starter lately. UH has won all three meetings between the two teams, including a sweep at the Maravich Center in LSU Volleyball LSU Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2005) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... (21-7 ) ( 6-0 ) ( 6-6 ) ( 9-1 ) CONFERENCE... (11-5 ) ( 6-0 ) ( 3-5 ) ( 2-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... (10-2 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 3-1 ) ( 7-1 ) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points Ivana Kuzmic Marina Skender Melody Clark Michelle Hensgens Heather Fierce Jelena Mijatovic Daniela Romero Lauren Leaumont Kyna Washington Vanessa Freeman Elena Martinez Lacey Galliano Kassi Mikulik TEAM 11 LSU Opponents Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 11 HawaiiAthletics.com

12 Last Week s Recaps No. 8 Hawai`i Advances In WAC Tournament While Kamana`o Breaks Assists Record RENO, Nev. - Kanoe Kamana`o broke the UH career assists record while the No. 8 University of Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team (23-6) swept through the Boise State Broncos (8-18) 30-21, and in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at the Lawlor Events Center Thursday. Kamana`o ended the night with six blocks, eight digs and 49 assists, pushing her career assists mark to 4,642, passing Martina Cincerova, who had 4,637. Tara Hittle led with 16 kills, eight digs and a.394 hitting percentage while Victoria Prince had 13 kills and six blocks while hitting.360. Jamie Houston added eight kills and three blocks in just two games. Susie Boogaard led UH with 13 digs while Ashley Watanabe had 11. After trading points at the start of the first game, UH went on a four-point run to take a 6-2 edge. They later put together a 5-0 run, capped by a block by Kamana`o and Prince, to go up Boise State responded with a 4-0 run of their own, cutting it back to But the Rainbow Wahine picked it back up, finishing the Broncos off at Kamana`o ended the game with 19 assists and four blocks while setting the team to a.475 hitting percentage. Sarah Mason started the second game, seeing her first action since reinjuring her right ankle at Utah State on Nov. 9. She took advantage of the opportunity, putting away six kills in the game. Hawai`i had a big 8-2 run in the middle of the game that got their lead to They kept pushing, eventually taking the game on a block by Mason and Prince. Hawai`i got out to a 11-6 lead after a five-point run early. They continued to lead by five points when Hittle put away a kill that made it and gave Kamana`o her 4,637th assist, tying the record. After a BSU kill, Kamana`o again set up Hittle to break the record on a point that got it to The Rainbow Wahine took their lead to before a Bronco ace capped a 4-0 run that cut it to But UH regained their composure, scoring the final two points to take game three No. 8 UH Gets Past Nevada, Advancing To WAC Championship RENO, Nev. - The No. 8 University of Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team (24-6) won a tough match over the Nevada Wolf Pack (18-12) 30-19, 22-30, and in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at the Lawlor Events Center Friday. Victoria Prince led UH, hitting.469 with 18 kills. Sarah Mason came off the bench to hit.538 with seven kills, four digs and two blocks. Jamie Houston ended the night with 12 kills while Tara Hittle added 10 kills and eight digs. Juliana Sanders had eight kills and eight blocks and Susie Boogaard added eight kills, 17 digs and three blocks. Kanoe Kamana`o ended the match with 59 assists, adding to her UH career leading total. Ashley Watanabe had 14 digs, pushing her season total to 415, just 22 shy of the UH single-season record. Nevada held their own at the start of game one, holding a 10-9 edge on a dump by Tristen Johnson. But a quick 6-0 run by the Rainbow Wahine on the serve of Kamana`o gave Hawai`i a lead. A kill by Sanders got it to 17-12, only to see the Wolf Pack go on a four-point run and cut it back to and force a timeout by Dave Shoji. UH responded out of the timeout, going on a 10-1 run that made it From there, it wouldn't take long as Kamana`o served up an ace to close it The Pack got out to a 7-4 lead to start the second game. The teams proceeded to trade small runs with Nevada holding a lead on a kill by Salaia Salave`a heading into the media timeout. UH used a three-point run to get the lead back at before Nevada opened it up with a 7-1 run that gave them a advantage. Nevada just continued to roll, closing the game at on a Salave`a's seventh kill of the game. Hawai`i again found themselves behind at the start of the third game, 5-2, but a big four-point run, capped by a block by Prince and Kamana`o, put UH up After trading points for a while, the Rainbow Wahine put up a 5-0 run to push their lead to The teams again traded sideouts for a while with Hawai`i getting to game point at But Karly Sipherd responded, putting away three-straight kills to pull within one at 29-28, forcing a Shoji timeout. UH went back to Houston out of the break, as she pounded one through the block, giving the Rainbow Wahine the game three victory. After a couple of kills by Houston got Hawai`i ahead 2-1 in the fourth, Nevada reeled off eight-straight points, putting them ahead 9-2. The Rainbow Wahine whittled away at it, getting it down to and then on an ace by Hittle. From there it was a battle. Hawai`i got within a point on a few occasions, finally tying the score at on two blocks by Sanders and Mason. A kill by Allison Hernandez gave UN their first game point at But Hittle put away a big kill to fight it off. In all, UH fought off three game points before Prince put the team on her shoulders, getting a block and a kill that ended game four No. 8 Hawai`i Wins Sixth-Straight WAC Tournament Title RENO, Nev. - The No. 8 University of Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team (25-6) swept the second-seeded Utah State Aggies (21-12) 30-25, and in the championship match of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at the Lawlor Events Center Saturday, winning their sixthconsecutive WAC Tournament title. Jamie Houston led the way for the Rainbow Wahine, hitting.368 with 17 kills. Victoria Prince hit.476 with 11 kills and five blocks while Tara Hittle added 10 kills and 15 digs while Ashley Watanabe led all players with 18 digs. Kanoe Kamana`o ended the night with 41 assists and four blocks. Utah State got up early in the first game with a four-point run, giving the Aggies a 4-1 advantage. UH tied it at four after consecutive blocks by Sanders, and then finally took the lead at on an ace by Houston. Kamana`o put away an overpass kill to push their edge to before a quick three-point run by the Aggies cut it back to But UH had too much as two aces by Susie Boogaard highlighted a 6-1 run late that led the Rainbow Wahine to a game one victory. Hawai`i got out quickly in the second game as four kills by Hittle were part of a 5-0 run that put the Rain bow Wahine up UH got it up to 16-9 before USU caught fire, scoring the next seven points to tie it at 16. After trading a couple runs, Hawai`i put up four-straight points to hold a lead, before eventually taking it The Rainbow Wahine jumped on the Aggies early in the third game, as Watanabe served two-straight aces to put UH up 9-3. USU was able to pull within a couple points at and 19-16, but Kamana`o then got hot with two blocks before setting up two kills to push UH's advantage back to Hawai`i got to match point at 29-22, but had to wait three more points before a kill by Sarah Mason put it away, Prince was named the tournament's MVP with Kamana`o, Hittle and Houston also being named to the all-tournament team Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Release - Page 12 HawaiiAthletics.com