2017 VOLLEYBALL. October 3, 2017 Seawolves return home for clashes with Clan, #11 Vikings

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1 2017 VOLLEYBALL VB CONTACT: NATE SAGAN OFFICE: (907) MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ALASKA AIRLINES CTR, RM. 124 MAILING: 3211 PROVIDENCE DR / ANCHORAGE, AK October 3, 2017 Seawolves return home for clashes with Clan, #11 Vikings THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF VOLLEYBALL... Thursday, Oct. 5 7 pm ADT Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, Alaska Simon Fraser (6-8, 3-3 GNAC) at Alaska Anchorage (9-6, 4-2 GNAC) & Saturday, Oct. 7 7 pm ADT Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, Alaska #11 Western Washington (11-3, 5-1 GNAC at Alaska Anchorage ON TV: Both matches, live throughout Alaska on GCI Channel 907 (hd) and 1 (sd) LIVE VIDEO & STATS (free): portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa SOCIAL MEDIA: Check Twitter feed for in-match updates. TICKETS: $10 general admission, $8 discounted, UAA students free with valid WolfCard... visit GoSeawolves.com or call for all ticket info. UAA PROBABLE STARTERS (2017 stats) S Madison Fisher, 5-9, So. (5.23 aps, 2.15 dps) MB Vanessa Hayes, 5-11, So. (1.51 kps,.290 att%, 0.71 bps, 0.22 ace/set) MB Tara Melton, 6-0, Jr. (1.11 kps,.166 att%, 1.13 bps) OH Leah Swiss, 6-0, Jr. (2.87 kps,.202 att%, 2.43 dps, 0.38 bps, 0.50 ace/set) OH Chrisalyn Johnson, 5-9, Jr. (2.90 kps,.162 att%, 1.60 dps, 0.42 bps, 0.32 ace/set) RS Diana Fa'amausili, 5-11 So. (2.58 kps,.219 att%, 0.85 bps) or Taylor Noga, 5-9, Jr. (0.10 kps, 0.65 att%, 1.62 dps) L Keala Kaio-Perez, 5-7, Sr. (4.70 dps, 0.50 ace/set, 0.80 asst/set) KNOW THE FOES: Simon Fraser has followed a 4-match losing skid with three straight victories, beating MSU Billings, Western Oregon and Concordia-Portland all at home by 3-1 scores... the NCAA's lone Canadian school is coming off its fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament bid in the Clan are led by 6-0 So. OH Kirsten Pinkney (2.98 kps,.145 att%) 2017 Seawolf Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Kreylynn Johnson DS 5-7 Fr.-HS Ketchikan (Ketchikan HS) 3 Anais Vargas OH 5-10 Sr.-1V Greeley, Colo. (University HS/Northeastern JC) 4 Keala Kaio-Perez DS/L 5-7 Sr.-1V Waimanalo, Hawaii (Kailua HS/W. Nebraska CC) 5 Taylor Noga DS/L/RS 5-9 Jr.-2V Anchorage (East HS) 6 Casey Davenport S 5-6 Fr.-HS Auburn, Wash. (Mountainview HS) 7 Leah Swiss OH 6-0 Jr.-2V Anchorage (Dimond HS) 8 Jalisa Ingram MB/RS 6-2 Fr.-HS Flagstaff, Ariz. (Coconino HS) 9 Chrisalyn Johnson OH 5-9 Jr.-2V Anchorage (Dimond HS) 10 Madison Fisher S 5-9 So.-1V Greeley, Colo. (University HS) 11 Makenna Hurd DS/L 5-6 So.-1V Anchorage (South Anchorage HS) 12 Anjoilyn Vreeland DS/L 5-6 So.-TR Anchorage (Dimond HS/Blue Mtn [Ore.] CC) 14 Vera Pluharova MB 6-2 Fr.-HS Nechanice, Czech Republic 15 Tara Melton MB 6-0 Jr.-TR Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus HS/Glendale CC) 17 Diana Fa amausili RS 5-11 So.-1V Federal Way, Wash. (Kent-Meridian HS) 18 Vanessa Hayes MB 5-11 So.-1V Salem, Ore. (McNary HS) HEAD COACH: Chris Green (Nebraska, 91), 10th season at UAA, ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Sheldon Carvalho (BYU, 04), 3rd season STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH: Gillian Howard (Univ. of the Pacific, 15), 1st season VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS: Erin Braun, Virgil Hooe, Gaynor Johansen, Siobhan Johansen (does not include redshirts; for full bios, visit GoSeawolves.com) 2017 Schedule & Results Sep. 1 vs UC San Diego^ L, 2-3 Sep. 1 at Point Loma^ W, 3-2 Sep. 2 vs Cal State LA^ W, 3-0 Sep. 2 vs Azusa Pacific^ L, 2-3 Sep. 7 CHICO STATE% W, 3-1 Sep. 8 #24 CAL BAPTIST% L, 0-3 Sep. 9 #15 CONCORDIA IRVINE% W, 3-2 Sep. 9 #11 CSU SAN BERNARDINO% L, 2-3 Sep. 12 at Alaska Fairbanks* W, 3-0 Sep. 15 at Rocky Mountain W, 3-1 Sep. 16 at Montana State Billings* W, 3-1 Sep. 21 SAINT MARTIN S* W, 3-0 Sep. 23 SEATTLE PACIFIC* W, 3-1 Sep. 28 at #12 NW Nazarene* L, 1-3 Sep. 30 at Central Washington* L, 0-3 Oct. 5 SIMON FRASER* 7 pm Oct. 7 #11 WESTERN WASHINGTON* 7 pm Oct. 13 at Concordia, Ore.* 6 pm Oct. 14 at Western Oregon* 6 pm Oct. 19 at Sea le Pacific* 6 pm Oct. 21 at Saint Mar n s* 6 pm Oct. 26 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* 7 pm Oct. 28 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* 7 pm Nov. 2 at Western Washington* 6 pm Nov. 4 at Simon Fraser* 6 pm Nov. 9 WESTERN OREGON* 7 pm Nov. 11 CONCORDIA, ORE.* 1:30 pm Nov. 14 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* 7 pm Nov. 16 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS* 7 pm N30-D2 NCAA DII West Regionals (site TBD) Dec. 7-9 NCAA Div. II Elite Eight $ Home matches in CAPS at Alaska Airlines Ctr. ^Seaside Invita onal (San Diego, CA, hosted by PLNU) %D2 West Region Volleyball Showcase *Great Northwest Athle c Conference match $ at Pensacola, FL SOCIAL MEDIA #SeawolfVB #UAASeawolves (in-match (all sports) Facebook: University of Alaska Anchorage Volleyball Team & Alaska Anchorage Seawolves SnapChat & YouTube: UAA Seawolves The University of Alaska is an AA/AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: NCAA RUNNER-UP GNAC CHAMPIONS: 2009, 2015, 2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 1989, '90, 2009, '10, '11, '13, '14, '15, '16

2 and 6-3 Jr. MB Tessa May (2.35 kps,.320 att%, 1.13 bps)... defending GNAC and West Region runner-up Western Washington heads north with a No. 11 national ranking and having suffered all three of its losses to teams currently ranked in the top the Vikings who are 11-2 all-time at the Alaska Airlines Center are led by 5-10 Jr. OH Abby Phelps (3.80 kps,.237 att%, 4.88 dps, 0.47 bps), 6-1 Jr. MB Michaela Hall (2.90 kps,.322 att%, 4.18 dps, 0.63 bps) and 5-9 Jr. S Brette Boesel (11.49 asst/set, 2.35 dps, 0.39 bps). STATISTICAL COMPARISON UAA SFU WWU UAA Home/Opp. Road Kills per Set Attack Pct Opponent Attack Pct Assists per Set Digs per Set Blocks per Set Aces per Set ALL-TIME SERIES... vs SFU: UAA leads 14-0 overall, 7-0 in Anchorage Last: UAA 3-2 (10/20/16 at UAA) / Notes: UAA has won 42 of 47 sets overall, with last year's contest in Anchorage standing as the fi rst 5-setter in series history... initial meeting was Sept. 23, 2010 (3-1 win, at UAA) in SFU s fi rst season in the GNAC. vs WWU: WWU leads overall, 18-9 in Anchorage Last: UAA 3-1 (12/3/16 at UAA, NCAA West Region fi nal) / Streak: UAA 1 / Notes: WWU has won four straight regular-season meetings in Anchorage, including three consecutive 5-setters (17-15 in '14, in '15 and in '16)... the road team has won nine of the last 12 meetings, with UAA's 3-1 win in the 2016 West Region fi nal snapping a 7-match skid for the home team... eight of the last nine matches have gone 4 or 5 sets... UAA leads the series 10-8 since 2009, including one NCAA Tournament meeting... WWU won 17 straight from WWU leads 23-9 in GNAC meetings (since 2001) teams have met every year since 2000 series started in RARE ROAD WOES: The then-no. 21 Seawolves ran into a pair of hot opponents on the road last week, seeing multiple streaks fall in losses at No. 12 Northwest Nazarene (18-25, 21-25, 25-21, 11-25) and Central Washington (22-25, 18-25, 19-25)... on Thursday, Jr. OH Leah Swiss had 13 kills but the Seawolves were outhit.324 to.181 against the still-unbeaten Crusaders, snapping program-record streaks of 16 consecutive road wins and 18 consecutive conference road wins... So. S Madison Fisher added 19 assists, 16 digs and a career-high 4 kills in the loss, while So. MB Vanessa Hayes delivered 8 kills on.333 hitting... on Saturday, Jr. OH Chrisalyn Johnson's 12 kills and a career-high 9 kills from Hayes were not enough to rescue UAA from its fi rst straight-set GNAC loss since Oct. 25, Sr. L Keala Kaio-Perez led UAA with 16 digs as UAA suffered its fi rst back-toback regular-season losses since Oct (also against CWU & NNU) ending a 50-match streak without being swept. vs Hayes Great Northwest Athle c Conference 2017 Volleyball Standings Conference Overall Team (Nat l Rk) W L Pct. MB W L Pct. Northwest Nazarene (12) Western Washington (11) Central Washington (RV) Sea le Pacific ALASKA ANCHORAGE (RV) Simon Fraser Montana State Billings Alaska Fairbanks Concordia, Ore Saint Mar n s Western Oregon LAST WEEK'S GNAC RESULTS Tuesday, Sept. 26 at SPU 3, SMU 2 Thursday, Sept. 28 at NNU 3, UAA 1 at CWU 3, UAF 2 SPU 3, at MSUB 2 at SFU 3, WOU 1 at WWU 3, CU 0 Saturday, Sept. 30 at NNU 3, UAF 0 at CWU 3, UAA 1 at SFU 3, CU 1 at WWU 3, WOU 0 at MSUB 3, SMU 0 THIS WEEK'S GNAC SCHEDULE Tuesday, Oct. 3 WOU at CU, 6 pm Thursday, Oct. 5 MSUB at CU, 4:30 pm SFU at UAA, 7 pm NNU at SPU, 6 pm WWU at UAF, 7 pm CWU at SMU, 6 pm Saturday, Oct. 7 SFU at UAF, 1 pm CWU at SPU, 6 pm MSUB at WOU, 1 pm WWU at UAA, 7 pm NNU at SMU, 1 pm Seawolves in the GNAC Stats TEAM A ack Pct. 7th,.187 (1st: NNU,.260) Opponent A. Pct. 3rd,.161 (1st: NNU,.146) Assists per set 11th, (1st: NNU, 13.42) Kills per set 9th, (1st: WWU, 14.08) Blocks per set 3rd, 2.19 (1st: CWU, 3.09) Aces per set 1st, 1.98 (2nd: UAF, 1.70) Digs per set 9th, (1st: WWU, 19.03) INDIVIDUAL A. Pct. (3.0 a./set) 7. Hayes.290 Kills per Set 13. Johnson Swiss 2.87 Points per Set 10. Swiss Johnson 3.45 Blocks per Set 7. Melton 1.13 Assists per Set 12. Fisher 5.23 Digs per Set 7. Kaio-Perez 4.70 Aces per Set 1. Kaio-Perez 0.50 Swiss Dorsey, CU Johnson 0.32

3 TEAM NOTES: UAA leads the GNAC in aces per set (1.98) and ranks 3rd in both blocks per set (2.19) and opponent attack pct. (.161)... the Seawolves hold top-40 national ranks in aces per set (19th) and blocks per set (37th)... the loss at NNU ended a pair of program records at 16 straight road wins and 18 straight GNAC road wins; UAA's last GNAC road loss had been Oct. 8, 2015 at NNU... UAA is 1-3 against AVCA Top 25 teams this year and is 16-8 against ranked teams since UAA is against ranked opponents under head coach Chris Green, after having lost 32 straight prior to his arrival in the Seawolves are 44-8 at the Alaska Airlines Center since its opening in Sept. 2014, and at home since the season-opening loss to UCSD snapped a 26-match win streak in the month of September, dating back to Sept. 25, A HOWL LOTTA LOVE: UAA led NCAA Div. II Volleyball in attendance the past two seasons, and 2017 looks like it may be a familiar story, as the Seawolves currently rank No. 2 with an average of last season, UAA drew a program and GNAC-record 1,387 per game and had five of the year's top seven single-match attendance totals, with the 2,710 for the West Regional final standing as the program record and the second-highest attendance for any D-II match since NCAA Div. II Average Attendance (min. 3 matches) Rk Team Avg Matches 1. Southwest Minnesota St Alaska Anchorage Northwestern Oklahoma Western Washington Angelo State SWISS AIR: A two-time All-GNAC performer and 2016 AVCA Second Team All-American, Jr. OH Leah Swiss started the year with all-tourney honors at the Seaside Invitational and has been UAA's most productive all-around performer with 2.87 kills per set, 2.43 digs per set and a GNAC-best 0.50 aces per set... the GNAC Preseason Player of the Year has registered at least nine kills in 44 of the last 52 matches, including a season-high 17 in the 4-set win over Chico State on Sept in the GNAC stats, Swiss is tied for 1st in aces per set and is 10th in points per set (3.59), recording a team-best six double-doubles... the former Dimond High star recently moved into the top 10 on UAA's career lists for both kills (10th, 929) and aces (5th, 120), becoming just the second player in program history to accumulate at least 900 kills and 120 aces... her other UAA career ranks include 8th in kills per set (3.05), 20th in attack pct. (.226), 3rd in aces per set (0.39) and tied for 8th in victories (71)... she also owns 27 career double-doubles after posting 12 kills and 14 digs against SPU. OUTSIDE CHANCE: Alongside Leah Swiss, the Seawolves boast one of the strongest outside-hitting trios in the nation with fellow Preseason All-GNAC picks Jr. OH Chrisalyn Johnson and So. RS Diana Fa'amausili... an All-NCAA Tournament Team performer at the Elite Eight last season, Johnson currently paces the Seawolves and ranks 13th in the GNAC with 2.90 kills per set, boosted by a UAA season-high and career-hightying 22 kills in the 5-set loss to No. 11 Cal State San Bernardino... the former Dimond High star has accounted for at least seven kills in 46 of the last Swiss Johnson 52 matches, including 29 times in double fi gures... meanwhile, Fa'amausili has remained an offensive and defensive force after capturing the AVCA West Region and GNAC freshman-of-the-year awards in 2016, along with All-GNAC honors... the Federal Way, 2017 Seawolf Volleyball Season Summary/Trends Home Record 4-2 When Outhi ng opp. 8-1 Road Record 4-2 When Outhit 1-5 Neutral-court Record 1-2 When Outdigging opp. 2-1 GNAC Home Record 2-0 When Outdug 7-5 GNAC Road Record 2-2 When Outblocking opp. 6-2 When winning first set 7-2 When Outblocked 1-3 When losing first set 2-4 In 3-set matches 3-2 vs West Region counters 8-6 In 4-set matches 4-1 vs Ranked Teams 1-3 In 5-set matches 2-3 THE LAST TIME A SEAWOLF... Had 30+ kills: 30, Rhea Cardwell at Western Washington, 11/15/08 Had 25+ kills: 27, Leah Swiss vs NW Nazarene, 11/10/16 Had 30+ digs: 39, Kyla Militante-Amper vs Western Washington, 12/3/16 Had 10+ blocks: 12, Diana Fa'amausili vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 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: 22, Chrisalyn Johnson vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/9 A % (min. 10 a.):.600 (7-1-10), Vanessa Hayes vs Cal St. LA, 9/2 Assists: 29, Madison Fisher vs Sea le Pacific, 9/23 Digs: 32, Keala Kaio-Perez at Rocky Mountain, 9/15 Blocks: 12, Diana Fa'amausili vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2 Aces: 5, Keala Kaio-Perez vs UCSD, 9/ UAA Team Season Highs Kills: 63 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/9 A. Pct.:.319 ( ) vs Cal St. LA, 9/2 Assists: 58 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/9 Digs: 92 vs Sea le Pacific, 9/23 Blocks: 17.5 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2 Aces: 12 vs Chico State, 9/7 & vs Concordia-Irvine, 9/ Double-Doubles (kills and/or digs and/or blocks) Leah Swiss (6): 13K-16D vs UCSD, 9/1; 15K-11D vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2; 15K-11D vs CSUSB, 9/9; 11K-12D at Alaska Fairbanks, 9/12; 12K-10D at MSU Billings, 9/16; 12K-14D vs Sea le Pacific, 9/23 Diana Fa'amausili (1): 13K-12B vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2 Chrisalyn Johnson (1): 22K-15D vs CSUSB, 9/9 Wash. (Kent-Meridian HS) product is averaging 2.58 kills, 3.07 points and 0.85 blocks per set, connecting for double-digit kills in eight of 14 matches... earlier this year, Fa'amausili broke UAA's rally-scoring era record with 12 total blocks in the loss to Azusa Pacific, becoming the first Seawolf to tally a dozen blocks this century... prior to leaving the NNU match early last week, Fa amausili had delivered at least 5 kills in all of her 50 matches as a Seawolf. Fa amausili DEPENDABLE DUO: In addition to their three preseason all-conference picks, the Seawolves have two other players Jr. DS/L/RS Taylor Noga and So. MB Vanessa Hayes who played in every set on last year's NCAA Runner-Up squad... Noga has played in 297 of 302 sets in her career and 202 consecutive sets since Dec the former East Anchorage High standout has tallied double-digit digs 18 times in her Noga career, including a career-high-tying 19 in UAA's 3-1 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in the 2016 NCAA Semifi nals and a season-high 10 in the 3-set win MSU Billings on Sept Noga

4 committed just six reception errors in her fi nal 246 attempts (.976) last season, and she leads UAA this year with a.957 reception percentage... meanwhile, Hayes has remained a consistent presence in the middle, tallying at least 4 kills in 14 of 15 matches thus far... the Salem, Ore. (McNary HS) native leads UAA and ranks 7th in the GNAC with a.290 attack percentage, boosted by career-high.600 hitting (7-1-10) in the sweep of Cal State LA and a.545 ( ) performance at UAF... she also delivered 7 kills, 5 blocks and 3 aces in the win over Chico State, and last week she tied (for the fifth time) and finally broke her career high with 8 kills at NNU and 9 kills at CWU. HOLLAH FOR 'ALA : Sr. L/DS Keala Kaio-Perez known to her teammates as 'Ala' has grown more comfortable each match in her new role as UAA's primary libero and was rewarded with the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honor for Sept Kaio-Perez led UAA with 54 total digs (7.71 dps) in the home wins over Saint Martin's and SPU, earning her most in a 3-setter with 25 against the Saints, and Kaio-Perez now ranks 7th in the GNAC with 4.70 digs per set... returning from and ACL injury suffered a year ago, the Waimanalo, Hawaii (Kailua HS) native and Western Nebraska CC transfer has posted at least 15 digs in all but two matches this season, including a career-best 32 in the 3-1 victory at Rocky Mountain... Kaio-Perez is also tied with teammate Leah Swiss for the GNAC and ranks 30th nationally with 0.50 aces per set, recording multiple aces in nine of 15 matches. YOUTH MOVEMENT SETTING UP: For the fi rst time since 2012, the full- or part-time setting duties have fallen to someone other than former All-American Morgan Hooe, who fi nished as the program's all-time assists leader last fall... between So. S Madison Fisher and true Fr. S Casey Davenport, the Seawolves began the year with a combined one match of collegiate experience at the position... running a '6-2' system thus far, Fisher has posted 5.23 Fisher assists and 2.15 digs per set boosted by 6.33 aps and 2.39 dps during UAA's recent 5-match win streak while Davenport is averaging 4.33 aps and 1.47 dps... Fisher has recorded double-digit digs in four consecutive matches after doing that only twice in her fi rst 12 career outings. MELTON TOGETHER: Jr. MB Tara Melton has shown impressive fl ashes since debuting in Green & Gold, posting at least 5 kills in eight of 15 matches, including four times with 6 kills and a career-high 7 kills at NNU... a former JC All-American at her hometown Glendale (Ariz.) Community College, Melton leads UAA with 1.13 bocks per set and ranks 7th in the GNAC and 48th nationally... she has fi ve Melton matches with 5-plus blocks, including 10 block assists against Azusa Pacifi c and 7 block assists in the wins over Concordia-Irvine and MSU Billings. Seawolves in the 2017 NCAA Div. II Stats TEAM (of 292 teams) INDIVIDUAL Aces per set 19th, 1.98 Aces/Set Kaio-Perez, 30th, 0.50 Blocks per set 37th, 2.19 Swiss, 30th, 0.50 Opponent A ack Pct. 95th,.161 Blocks/Set Melton, 48th, 1.13 A ack Pct. 119th,.187 Digs/Set Kaio-Perez, 93rd, 4.70 Kills per set 144th, Digs per set 148th, Assists per set 161st, UAA School Records Broken/Tied in 2017 INDIVIDUAL Match Most Total Blocks, Rally-Scoring Era (since 2001): 12 by Diana Fa'amausili vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 (old record: 11, several mes) Most Block Assists, Rally Scoring Era (since 2001): 12 by Diana Fa'amausili (old record as yet unresearched) TEAM Miscellaneous Highest AVCA Preseason Na onal Rank: No. 4 (old record: No. 14, 2016) Most Consecu ve Road Wins: 16, Aug to Sept. 16, 2017 (extended record established in 2016) Most Consecu ve Conference Road Wins: 18, Oct. 10, 2015 to Sept. 16, 2017 (extended record established in 2016) Most Consecu ve Weeks in AVCA Na onal Poll: 32, Sept. 7, 2015-Sept. 25, 2017 (extended record) CHASING RECORDS: Here are where the current Seawolves rank on the program s all- me career sta s cs lists: KILLS 1. J. Szczerbinski (88-90, 92) 1, Jeni Phillips ( ) Carolyn DeKay ( , 04) Leah Swiss (2014- ) 929 KILLS PER SET 1. Rhea Cardwell ( ) Jen Szczerbinski (88-90,92) Julia Mackey ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) * Chrisalyn Johnson (2015- ) * Cherie Knox ( ) 2.86 ATTACKS 1. Jen Szczerbinski (88-90,92) 4, Jeni Phillips ( ) 3, Leah Swiss (2014- ) 2, Michelle Garvin (00-03) 1, Chrisalyn Johnson (15- ) 1,925 ATTACK PCT. (min. 600 a.) 1. Robyn Burton ( ) Michelle Harlamert (89-93) Diana Fa amausili (2016- ) * Sabrina Bingham ( ) Vanessa Hayes (2016- ) * Caitlin Hanson ( ) Jackie Ma hisen ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) *.226 BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Erin Braun ( ) Miya Athanas ( ) Jen Szczerbinski (88-90, 92) Carrie Belden ( ) 168 Shana Purvis (91-92, 96) Caitlin Hanson ( ) 167 Diana Fa amausili (2015- ) 167 BLOCKS PER SET 1. Sandra Kirtley ( ) Mary Cashin ( ) D. Fa amausili (2016- ) * Brianne McCabe (99-02) 0.99 ACES 1. Jen Szczerbinski (88-92) Kasey Kuelper ( ) La ka Chandler (96-98, 00) Tracy Zink ( ) Nikkie Vio o ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) 120 ACES PER SET 1. O Lita McWilliams ( ) Sandra Kirtley ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) * Kimya Jafroudi ( ).357 VICTORIES (since 1987) 1. Erin Braun ( ) Siobhan Johansen ( ) Nikkie Vio o ( ) 71 Leah Swiss (2014- ) Taylor Noga (2015- ) 70 *based on current pace

5 GREEN MACHINE: Having led UAA to an unprecedented nine straight winning seasons, UAA head coach Chris Green (202-78,.721) has established himself as the most successful coach in program history and one of the top mentors in the NCAA Div. II ranks, earning the 2016 AVCA D-II National Coach of the Year award... a 4-time GNAC Coach of the Year (2009, '13, '15, '16) and 3-time AVCA D-II West Region Coach of the Year (2009, '15, '16), Green has led UAA to NCAA Tournament berths in seven of the last eight seasons, capturing the program s highest-ever seeds the last three years... in the 28 years before Green s arrival, the Seawolves made two NCAAs... UAA has won at an.800 clip (112-28) since the start of the 2013 campaign, including.866 (71-11) in league play... Green s UAA teams have produced six All-Americans, fi ve GNAC Players of the Year, fi ve GNAC Newcomers of the Year and three 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 second-team All-America certifi cates... in 2011, he was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame INDIVIDUAL HONORS Diana Fa'amausili Preseason All-GNAC Team Chrisalyn Johnson Preseason All-GNAC Team Keala Kaio-Perez GNAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sept Leah Swiss GNAC Preseason Player of the Year Preseason All-GNAC Team Seaside Invita onal All-Tournament Team AVCA TOP 25: The Seawolves dropped out of the AVCA NCAA Div. II Top 25 poll this week for the fi rst time since the 2015 preseason poll, snapping a program-record string of 32 straight weeks in the rankings... UAA started the season with its highest preseason rank ever at No here are the current rankings in abbreviated format (complete poll at avca. org): AVCA Div. II Coaches Top 25 Poll (Oct. 2, Week 5) (GNAC teams, UAA opponents in bold; West Region teams in italics) Rk Team (1st-pl. votes) Pts Rec. Last 1 SW Minnesota State (47) Concordia-St. Paul Lewis Palm Beach Atlantic Cal Baptist (1) Minnesota Duluth Ferris State Central Oklahoma Nebraska Kearney Regis Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Cal State San Bernardino Azusa Pacific RV West Region Teams/UAA Opponents Receiving Votes: 28) ALASKA ANCHORAGE 49; 34) UC San Diego 15; 35) Central Washington 14; 39) Concordia-Irvine 6. SEAWOLVES TOP PRESEASON POLL: The Seawolves earned the favorite's designation by the narrowest of margin in the 2017 GNAC Presason Coaches' Poll, released Aug. 22: 2017 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll Rk Team (1st-place votes) 2016 Records Pts 1. Alaska Anchorage (5) 34-3, 19-1 (1st) Western Washington (3) 23-8, 17-3 (2nd) NW Nazarene (3) 22-7, 13-7 (t4th) Central Washington 17-12, 13-7 (t4th) Simon Fraser 21-8, 14-6 (3rd) Concordia-Portland 15-13, 11-9 (6th) Western Oregon 10-17, 7-13 (t7th) Seattle Pacific 11-17, 7-13 (t7th) Saint Martin's 6-18, 2-18 (t10th) Alaska Fairbanks 3-24, 2-18 (t10th) MSU Billings 7-23, 5-15 (9th) 21

6 #1 KREYLYNN JOHNSON (DS, 5-7, Fr.) Kills 0 A acks 0 Block Digs 0 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CAREER-HIGHS #7 LEAH SWISS (OH, 6-0, Jr.) Kills 27 vs NW Nazarene, 11/10/16 A acks 71 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 12/5/15 A.%.632 ( ) vs UAF, 10/25/16 Aces 6, twice (last: vs Westminster, 9/1/16) Assists 4, twice (last: vs Cent. Wash., 11/12/16) 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, twice (last: at Cent. Washington, 10/13/16) #12 ANJOILYN VREELAND (DS/L, 5-7, So.) Kills 0 A acks 0 Block Digs 0 #3 ANAIS VARGAS (OH, 5-10, Sr.) Kills 6 vs UC San Diego, 9/1/17 A acks 30 vs UC San Diego, 9/1/17 A.%.400 (5-1-10) at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 Block Assists 3 vs Cal St. LA, 9/2/17 Block Solos 1 vs Cal Bap st, 9/8/17 Total Blocks 3 vs Cal St. LA, 9/2/17 Digs 7 at Point Loma, 9/1/17 #4 KEALA KAIO-PEREZ (L, 5-7, Sr.) 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, twice (last: vs UC San Diego, 9/1/17) Assists 7 vs Cal St. San Bernardino, 9/9/17 Block Digs 32 at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 #5 TAYLOR NOGA (DS/L/RS, 5-8, Jr.) Kills 2, twice (last: vs Saint Mar n's, 9/21/17) A acks 7 at Point Loma, 9/1/17 A.%.200 (1-0-5) at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 Aces 4 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 12/5/15 Assists 3, four mes (last: vs W. Wash., 12/3/16) Block Assists 1, three mes Total Blocks 1, three mes Digs 19, twice (last: vs Palm Beach Atlan c, 12/9/16) #6 CASEY DAVENPORT (S, 5-6, Fr.) Kills 5 at Point Loma, 9/1/17 A acks 7 at Point Loma, 9/1/17 A.%.571 (5-1-17) at Point Loma, 9/1/17 Aces 4 vs Concordia-Irvine, 9/9/17 Assists 26 at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 Block Digs 10 at Montana State Billings, 9/16/17 #8 JALISA INGRAM (MB/RS, 6-2, Fr.) Kills 1 at Alaska Fairbanks, 9/12/17 A acks 4 at Alaska Fairbanks, 9/12/17 Block Assists 2 at Central Washington, 9/30/17 Block Solos 2 at Alaska Fairbanks, 9/12/17 Total Blocks 3 at Central Washington, 9/30/17 Digs 0 #9 CHRISALYN JOHNSON (OH, 5-9, Jr.) Kills 22, twice (last: vs CSU San Bernardino, 9/9/17) A acks 62 vs Western Washington, 10/22/16 A.%.474 ( ) vs Westminster, 9/1/16 Aces 4 vs Concordia-Irvine, 9/9/17 Assists 3 vs Simon Fraser, 10/20/16 Block Assists 4 vs Rollins, 9/2/16 Block Solos 2, twice (last: vs Sea le Pac., 9/23/17) Total Blocks 4, three mes (last: at WWU, 9/22/16) Digs 24 vs Western Washington, 12/3/16 #10 MADISON FISHER (S, 5-10, So.) Kills 4 at NW Nazarene, 9/28/17 A acks 6 at NW Nazarene, 9/28/17 A.%.667 (4-0-6) at NW Nazarene, 9/28/17 Aces 3 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/9/17 Assists 29 vs Sea le Pacific, 9/23/17 Block Digs 17 vs Concordia-Irvine, 9/9/17 #11 MAKENNA HURD (L/DS, 5-7, So.) Kills 0 A acks 1 at Montana St. Billings, 10/1/16 Assists 1 at Montana St. Billings, 10/1/16 Block Digs 2 at Montana St. Billings, 10/1/16 #14 VERA PLUHAROVA (MB, 6-2, Fr.) Kills 1, three mes (last: at CWU, 9/30/17) A acks 5 vs Saint Mar n's, 9/21/17 Block Assists 6 vs Saint Mar n's, 9/21/17 Block Solos 1 at Alaska Fairbanks, 9/12/17 Total Blocks 6 vs Saint Mar n's, 9/21/17 Digs 2 vs UC San Diego, 9/1/17 #15 TARA MELTON (MB, 6-0, Jr.) Kills 7 at NW Nazarene, 9/28/17 A acks 20 at NW Nazarene, 9/28/17 A.%.400 (6-2-10) vs Cal St. LA, 9/2/17 Block Assists 10 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 Block Solos 1, three mes Total Blocks 10 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 Digs 3 at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 #17 DIANA FA AMAUSILI (RS, 5-11, So.) Kills 17 vs Western Washington, 10/22/16 A acks 38, twice (last: vs SPU, 9/23/17) A.%.478 ( ) vs Rollins, 9/2/16 Assists 1, nine mes Block Assists 12 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 Block Solos 3, twice (last: at UAF, 9/12/17) Total Blocks 12 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 Digs 7 vs Cal Bap st, 9/8/17 #18 VANESSA HAYES (MB, 5-11, So.) Kills 9 at Central Washington, 9/30/17 A acks 23 at Central Washington, 9/30/17 A.%.600 (7-1-10) vs Cal St. LA, 9/2/17 Aces 3 vs Chico State, 9/7/17 Assists 3 at Montana State Billings, 9/16/17 Block Asst 7, four mes (last: vs Azusa Pac., 9/2/17) Block Solos 2, twice (last: vs Cal Bap st, 9/8/17) Total Blocks 7, four mes (last: vs Azusa Pac., 9/2/17) Digs 4, six mes (last: at Central Wash., 9/30/17)

7 Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2017) 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 9 Johnson,Chrisalyn Swiss,Leah Fa'amausili,Diana Hayes,Vanessa Melton,Tara Vargas,Anais Pluharova,Vera Fisher,Madison Davenport,Casey Ingram,Jalisa Noga,Taylor Kaio-Perez,Keala 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 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 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 6/949 6/398 Neutral site #/Avg 3/78 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ^Sept 1 vs UC San Diego L ,25-11,18-25,25-20, ^Sept 1 at Point Loma W ,20-25,25-22,25-16, ^Sept 2 vs Cal State LA W ,25-19, ^Sept 2 vs Azusa Pacific L ,19-25,25-15,23-25, %Sep 07 CHICO STATE W ,23-25,25-19, %Sep 08 #24 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST L ,22-25, %Sep 09 #15 CONCORDIA-IRVINE W ,14-25,25-18,15-25, %Sep 09 #11 CSU SAN BERNARDINO L ,25-20,25-17,23-25, *Sep 12 at Alaska Fairbanks W ,25-19, Sep 15 at Rocky Mountain W ,25-22,25-18, *Sep 16 at MSU Billings W ,25-22,23-25, *Sep 21 SAINT MARTIN'S W ,25-19, *Sep 23 SEATTLE PACIFIC W ,25-22,22-25, *Sep 28 at #12 Northwest Nazarene L ,21-25,25-21, *Sep 30 at Central Wash. L ,18-25, ^ Seaside Invitational - San Diego, Calif. % D2 West Region Showcase Record in 3-set matches: 3-2 Record in 4-set matches: 4-1 Record in 5-set matches: 2-3