2017 VOLLEYBALL. October 23, 2017 Seawolves host critical showdowns vs. #25 CWU, #10 NNU in playoff chase

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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 23, 2017 Seawolves host critical showdowns vs. #25 CWU, #10 NNU in playoff chase THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF VOLLEYBALL... Thursday, Oct pm ADT Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, Alaska #25 Central Washington (15-5, 10-2 GNAC) at Alaska Anchorage (14-7, 9-3 GNAC) & Saturday, Oct pm ADT Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, Alaska #10 Northwest Nazarene (19-1, 11-1 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 Casey Davenport, 5-6, Fr. (5.97 aps, 1.93 dps, 0.22 ace/set) MB Vanessa Hayes, 5-11, So. (1.67 kps,.271 att%, 0.78 bps, 0.23 ace/set) MB Tara Melton, 6-0, Jr. (1.32 kps,.207 att%, 1.09 bps) OH Leah Swiss, 6-0, Jr. (3.08 kps,.212 att%, 2.53 dps, 0.40 bps, 0.52 ace/set) OH Chrisalyn Johnson, 5-9, Jr. (2.86 kps,.144 att%, 2.09 dps, 0.51 bps, 0.25 ace/set) RS Anais Vargas, 5-10, Sr. (0.95 kps,.095 att%, 0.56 dps, 0.31 bps) L Keala Kaio-Perez, 5-7, Sr. (4.93 dps, 0.49 ace/set, 0.93 asst/set) KNOW THE FOES: Central Washington has won fi ve straight and 10 of its last 11 since dropping its GNAC opener to Western Washington... the Wildcats are responsible Northwest Nazarene's lone loss of the season (3-2, Oct. 10 in Ellensburg) and are an impressive 7-1 on the road thus far... CWU is led by OH Shelby Mauritson (3.65 kps,.179 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/RS 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) 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) 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, Morgan Hooe, 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* W, 3-2 Oct. 7 #11 WESTERN WASH.* L, 1-3 Oct. 13 at Concordia, Ore.* W, 3-2 Oct. 14 at Western Oregon* W, 3-1 Oct. 19 at Sea le Pacific* W, 3-2 Oct. 21 at Saint Mar n s* W, 3-1 Oct. 26 #25 CENT. WASHINGTON* 7 pm Oct. 28 #10 NW 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 3.43 dps, 0.56 bps) and All-GNAC MB Sabrina Wheelhouse (1.94 kps,.334 att%, 1.71 bps)... Northwest Nazarene which recently changed its nickname from Crusaders to Nighthawks has rebounded with three straight sweeps since suffering its lone loss Oct. 10 at CWU... the last team to win the GNAC title (2014) prior to UAA's current 2-year reign, NNU is in contention to earn host duties for the NCAA Div. II West Regional Championships, Nov. 30-Dec the Nampa, Idaho, program features a trio of All-GNAC performers in OH Kendra Bodine (4.40 kps,.285 att%, 3.01 dps, 0.53 bps), All-America MB Madi Farrell (4.03 kps,.432 att%, 1.40 bps) and S Hailey Cook (11.62 aps, 2.24 dps, 0.56 bps). STATISTICAL COMPARISON UAA CWU NNU 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 CWU: UAA leads overall, 12-9 in Anchorage Last: CWU 3-0 (9/30/17 at CWU) / Streak: CWU 1 / Notes: CWU's victory last month snapped UAA s longest win streak in the series at six... UAA has won three straight at home and is 15-4 vs. CWU under head coach Chris Green... of the 19 meetings since 2008, seven have gone 5 sets and fi ve have gone 4 sets, with the Seawolves winning all 12 of those contests... CWU won 10 straight from UAA leads in GNAC meetings teams have met every season since fi rst meeting was a 2-1 UAA neutral-court win in teams did not meet between vs NNU: NNU leads overall; UAA leads 11-6 in Anchorage Last: NNU 3-1 (9/28/17 at NNU) / Streak: NNU 1 / Notes: NNU has won fi ve of the last eight meetings... UAA took all three matches last season, winning 3-1 in both regular-season encounters and beating NNU 3-2 with a 5th-set comeback in the NCAA Tournament 2nd Round in Anchorage of the last 17 meetings have been 4- or 5-set affairs... UAA is 12-8 vs. NNU under head coach Chris Green (since 2008)... NNU leads in GNAC meetings (since 2001) NNU won fi rst meeting in 2000, 3-1, in Nampa. ROAD WARRIORS: The Seawolves capped an unbeaten 4-match road swing with a hard-fought 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-6 victory at Seattle Pacifi c and a 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, win at Saint Martin's last week... on Thursday, Jr. OH Leah Swiss ripped a UAA season-high 23 kills and notched 11 digs and Jr. OH Chrisalyn Johnson added 17 kills, 13 digs and 5 blocks as UAA extended its series-best win streak to 10 against the Falcons, including six straight in Seattle... So. MB Vanessa Hayes had 8 kills on match-best.412 hitting, Sr. L Keala Kaio- Perez tallied 28 digs, 7 assists and 2 aces, and Fr. S Casey Davenport had 46 assists, 5 kills and a career-best 21 digs... two days later in Lacey, Swiss (13 kills/11 digs) and Johnson (11 kills/13 digs) recorded double-doubles again, and Jr. MB Tara Melton smashed a career-best 10 kills on UAA season-high.692 hitting, helping the Seawolves push their program-record streak to 20 in 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 (10) Western Washington (8) Central Washington (25) ALASKA ANCHORAGE Simon Fraser Sea le Pacific Concordia, Ore Alaska Fairbanks Saint Mar n s Western Oregon Montana State Billings LAST WEEK'S GNAC RESULTS Tuesday, Oct. 17 WWU 3, at SFU 0 Thursday, Oct. 19 UAA 3, at SPU 2 at CWU 3, WOU 0 at NNU 3, CU 0 Friday, Oct. 20 at SMU 3, UAF 1 SFU 3, at MSUB 1 Saturday, Oct. 21 at NNU 3, WOU 0 WWU 3, at MSUB 0 UAF 3, at SPU 2 at CWU 3, CU 2 UAA 3, at SMU 1 THIS WEEK'S GNAC SCHEDULE Tuesday, Oct. 24 Rocky Mtn at MSUB, 5 pm (nc) SPU at SMU, 6 pm Thursday, Oct. 26 MSUB at SMU, 6 pm SFU at CU, 6 pm WWU at WOU, 6 pm NNU at UAF, 7 pm CWU at UAA, 7 pm Saturday, Oct. 28 SFU at WOU, 1 pm WWU at CU, 1 pm MSUB at SPU, 6 pm CWU at UAF, 7 pm NNU at UAA, 7 pm Seawolves in the GNAC Stats TEAM A ack Pct. 6th,.188 (1st: NNU,.257) Opponent A. Pct. 3rd,.154 (1st: NNU,.141) Assists per set 10th, (1st: NNU, 13.47) Kills per set 7th, (1st: NNU, 14.07) Blocks per set 3rd, 2.17 (1st: CWU, 2.95) Aces per set 1st, 1.93 (2nd: UAF, 1.66) Digs per set 8th, (1st: WWU, 19.34) INDIVIDUAL A. Pct. (3.0 a./set) 8. Hayes.271 Kills per Set 10. Swiss Johnson 2.86 Points per Set 8. Swiss Johnson 3.39 Blocks per Set 8. Melton 1.09 Assists per Set 11. Davenport 5.97 Digs per Set 4. Kaio-Perez 4.93 Aces per Set 1. Swiss Kaio-Perez Turner, WWU 0.43 a row against the Saints... Hayes had 10 kills, Kaio-Perez made 28 digs, Jr. DS Taylor Noga contributed 10 digs and 3 aces, and Davenport had another big effort with 42 assists, 6 kills on.545 hitting, 2 aces, and no attack or service errors.

3 TEAM NOTES: The Seawolves need one more victory to clinch a winning record for 10th straight season, extending the program record that began with Chris Green's arrival at UAA in UAA leads the GNAC in aces per set (1.93) and ranks 3rd in both blocks per set (2.17) and opponent attack pct. (.141)... the Seawolves hold top-50 national ranks in aces per set (20th) and blocks per set (44th), and are 67th in opponent attack pct.... the loss at NNU on Sept. 28 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 1-4 against AVCA Top 25 teams this year and is 16-9 against ranked teams since UAA is against ranked opponents under Green, after having lost 32 straight prior to his arrival in the Seawolves are 45-9 at the Alaska Airlines Center since its opening in Sept 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 rank No. 1 again 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 NCAA Div. II Average Attendance Rk Team Avg Matches 1. Alaska Anchorage Southwest Minnesota St Nebraska Kearney Angelo State Western Washington 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 3.08 kills per set, 2.53 digs per set and a GNAC-best 0.52 aces per set... the GNAC Preseason Player of the Year has registered at least nine kills in 49 of the last 58 matches, including a UAA season-high 23 kills in last week's road win over Seattle Pacific... in the GNAC stats, Swiss is 1st in aces per set (21st nationally), 10th in kills per Swiss set and 8th in points per set (3.83), recording a team-best 10 double-doubles... in the SPU win last week, the former Dimond High star became the eighth Seawolf to reach the 1,000 kills plateau, and at SMU moved up to No. 6 on the career list at 1, Swiss is also closing in on No. 2 on the aces list with 135, trailing Kasey Kuelper (139 aces, ) for that spot, along with other current ranks of 7th in kills per set (3.09), 20th in attack pct. (.226), 2nd in aces per set (0.41) and 7th in victories (76)... she also owns 31 career double-doubles, with a current streak of three in a row. OUTSIDE CHANCE: Jr. OH Chrisalyn Johnson has raised her play since the calendar turned to October, recording double-doubles in fi ve of six matches, including a 17-kill, 15-dig, 5-block effort in the 3-2 win at Concordia-Portland... an All-NCAA Tournament Team performer at the Elite Eight last season, Johnson currently ranks 13th in the GNAC with 2.86 kills per set and 15th with 3.39 points per set, boosted by a career-high-tying 22 kills in the 5-set loss to Johnson No. 11 Cal State San Bernardino... the former Dimond High star has accounted for at least seven kills in 52 of the last 58 matches, including 34 times in double fi gures Seawolf Volleyball Season Summary/Trends Home Record 5-3 When Outhi ng opp Road Record 8-2 When Outhit 2-6 Neutral-court Record 1-2 When Outdigging opp. 5-2 GNAC Home Record 3-1 When Outdug 9-5 GNAC Road Record 6-2 When Outblocking opp. 9-2 When winning first set 10-2 When Outblocked 3-4 When losing first set 4-5 In 3-set matches 3-2 vs West Region counters 13-7 In 4-set matches 6-2 vs Ranked Teams 1-4 In 5-set matches 5-3 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 35+ digs: 36, Keala Kaio-Perez vs Western Washington, 10/7/17 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 Simon Fraser, 10/5/17 Had a Triple-Double: 10 kills/14 digs/56 assists, Kasey Kuelper at Northwest Nazarene, 11/1/ UAA Individual Season Highs Kills: 23, Leah Swiss at Sea le Pacific, 10/19 A % (min. 10 a.):.692 [ ], Tara Melton at St. Mar n's, 10/21 Assists: 53, Casey Davenport at Concordia-Portland, 10/13 Digs: 36, Keala Kaio-Perez vs Western Washington, 10/7 Blocks: 12, Diana Fa'amausili vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2 Aces: 6, Leah Swiss vs Simon Fraser, 10/ UAA Team Season Highs Kills: 63 vs Cal State San Bernardino, 9/9 63 at Concordia-Portland, 10/13 A. Pct.:.319 ( ) vs Cal St. LA, 9/2 Assists: 60 at Concordia-Portland, 10/13 60 at Sea le Pacific, 10/19 Digs: 109 vs Western Washington, 10/7 Blocks: 17.5 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2 Aces: 12 vs Chico State, 9/7; vs Concordia-Irvine, 9/9; vs Simon Fraser, 10/ Double-Doubles (kills and/or digs and/or blocks) Leah Swiss (10): 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; 22K-19D vs Western Washington, 10/7; 13K-14D at Western Oregon, 10/14; 23K- 11D at Sea le Pacific, 10/19; 13K-11D at Saint Mar n's, 10/21 Chrisalyn Johnson (6): 22K-15D vs CSUSB, 9/9; 13K-18D vs Simon Fraser, 10/5; 10K-16D vs Western Washington, 10/7; 17K-15D at Concordia-Portland, 10/13; 17K-13D at Sea le Pacific, 10/19; 11K-13D at Saint Mar n's, 10/21 Diana Fa'amausili (1): 13K-12B vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2 DEPENDABLE DUO: In addition to their veterans outside hitters, the Seawolves have two other players Jr. DS/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 324 of 329 sets in her career and 229 consecutive sets since Dec. 2015, ranking as the 8th-winningest player (75 victories) in program history... the former East Anchorage High standout has tallied double-digit digs in Noga fi ve straight matches, with a season-high 16 at Concordia-Portland and 15 at Seattle Pacifi c... Noga has recorded at least 10 digs 23 times in her career, including a career-high-tying 19 in UAA's 3-1 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in the 2016 NCAA Semifi nals... Noga committed just six reception errors in her fi nal 246 attempts (.976) last season, and she leads UAA this year with a.951 recep-

4 tion percentage... meanwhile, after going for no more than 9 kills in her fi rst 54 career matches, Hayes has recently bolstered her offensive reputation with double-figure kills in three of the last four contests, including a pair of 13-kill showings in the wins at Concordia and Western Oregon... with at least four kills in 20 of 21 matches this year, the Salem, Ore. (McNary HS) native leads UAA and ranks 8th in the GNAC with a.271 attack percentage, boosted by career-high.600 hitting (7-1-10) in the sweep of Cal State LA and a.545 (7-1-11) performance at UAF... Hayes has also already premiered on UAA's career top 20 lists in multiple categories, ranking 16th in attack pct. (.238), 15th in block assists (178) and 20th in total blocks (192). HOLLAH FOR 'ALA : Sr. L/DS Keala Kaio-Perez known to her teammates as 'Ala' has grown more comfortable each match in her role as UAA's primary libero, leading the Seawolves and ranking 4th in the GNAC with 4.93 digs per set... since being rewarded with the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honor for her effort in the home wins over Saint Martin's and Seattle Pacific in late September, Kaio-Perez has averaged 5.63 digs per set, boosted by a career-high 36 Kaio-Perez digs in the 4-set loss to Western Washington and seven efforts with 20-plus digs... 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, while her assists (0.93) and aces (0.49) averages are both second-best on the team... Kaio-Perez is 2nd in the GNAC behind teammate Leah Swiss for the GNAC and ranks 72nd nationally in aces, recording multiple aces in 12 of 21 matches. CASEY DRIVIN' THAT TRAIN: Fr. S Casey Davenport has looked more comfortable in each match since the Seawolves switched to a '5-1' rotation in early October, averaging 9.59 assists, 1.07 kills on.221 hitting, 2.96 digs and 0.41 blocks per set picking up all 10 of her blocks since Oct Davenport dished the most assists by a Seawolf this season with 53 in the 5-set win at Concordia-Portland, and Davenport she has posted double-digit digs in four of the last six contests, including 21 at Seattle Pacific and 18 in four sets against Western Washington... the Auburn, Wash., native ranks 11th in the overall GNAC stats with 5.97 assists per set. MELTON TOGETHER: Jr. MB Tara Melton has shown impressive fl ashes since debuting in Green & Gold, posting at least fi ve kills in 14 of 21 matches, including a career-high 10 kills on UAA season-best.692 hitting Saturday at Saint Martin's... a former JC All-American at her hometown Glendale (Ariz.) Community College, Melton leads UAA and ranks 8th in the GNAC (57th nationally) with 1.09 bocks per set Melton... she has seven matches with 5-plus blocks, including 10 block assists against Azusa Pacifi c and 7 block assists in wins over Concordia-Irvine, at MSU Billings and at Seattle Pacifi c. Seawolves in the 2017 NCAA Div. II Stats TEAM (of 292 teams) INDIVIDUAL Aces per set 20th, 1.93 Aces/Set Swiss, 21st, 0.52 Blocks per set 44th, 2.17 Kaio-Perez, 29th, 0.49 Opponent A ack Pct. 67th,.154 Blocks/Set Melton, 57th, 1.09 Digs per set 106th, Digs/Set Kaio-Perez, 72nd, 4.93 A ack Pct. 122nd,.188 Kills per set 138th, Assists per set 152nd, 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, Julia Mackey ( ) 1, Leah Swiss (2014- ) 1, Rhea Cardwell ( ) Cortney Lundberg (08-10) Vickie Maas ( ) Chrisalyn Johnson (2015- ) 663 KILLS PER SET 1. Rhea Cardwell ( ) Jen Szczerbinski (88-90,92) Leah Swiss (2014- ) * Julia Mackey ( ) Chrisalyn Johnson (2015- ) * Cherie Knox ( ) 2.86 ATTACKS 1. Jen Szczerbinski (88-90,92) 4, Cherie Knox ( ) 3, Jackie Ma hisen (09-11) 3, Leah Swiss (2014- ) 3, April Hydak ( ) 2, Sonnet Farrell ( ) 2, Vickie Maas ( ) 2, Chrisalyn Johnson (15- ) 2,198 ATTACK PCT. (min. 600 a.) 1. Robyn Burton ( ) Sabrina Bingham (96-99) Vanessa Hayes (2016- ) * Caitlin Hanson ( ) Jackie Ma hisen ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) *.226 TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Vickie Maas ( ) Jen Szczerbinski (88-90, 92) Cami Gardner ( ) Chelsey Jones ( ) Mary Cashin ( ) 192 Vanessa Hayes (2016- ) 192 BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Erin Braun ( ) Michelle Garvin ( ) Robyn Burton ( ) Maria Ammerman (81-88) 183 Starr Burgan ( ) Vanessa Hayes (2016- ) 178 ACES 1. Jen Szczerbinski (88-92) Kasey Kuelper ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) 135 ACES PER SET 1. O Lita McWilliams ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) * Sandra Kirtley ( ) Kimya Jafroudi ( ).357 VICTORIES (since 1987) 1. Erin Braun ( ) Julia Mackey ( ) Leah Swiss (2014- ) Taylor Noga (2015- ) 75 *based on current pace

5 GREEN MACHINE: Having led UAA to an unprecedented nine straight winning seasons, UAA head coach Chris Green (207-79,.724) 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.801 clip (117-29) since the start of the 2013 campaign, including.864 (76-12) 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 on Oct. 2 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 year 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. 23, Week 8) (GNAC teams, UAA opponents in bold; West Region teams in italics) Rk Team (1st-pl. votes) Pts Rec. Last 1 SW Minnesota State (30) Concordia-St. Paul (2) Palm Beach Atlantic (8) Minnesota Duluth (1) Cal Baptist (5) Lewis (2) Nebraska Kearney Western Washington Northern State Northwest Nazarene Central Washington RV West Region Teams/UAA Opponents Receiving Votes: 26) Azusa Pacific 65; 30) Cal State San Bernardino 28; 41) UC San Diego 4. 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, three mes (last: vs Simon Fraser, 10/5/17) 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 19 vs Western Washington, 10/7/17 #14 VERA PLUHAROVA (MB, 6-2, Fr.) Kills 1, four mes (last: vs WWU, 10/7/17) 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 #3 ANAIS VARGAS (OH, 5-10, Sr.) Kills 9 vs Simon Fraser, 10/5/17 A acks 30 vs UC San Diego, 9/1/17 A.%.400 (5-1-10) at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 Assists 1 vs Western Washington, 10/7/17 Block Assts 3, three mes (last: at WOU, 10/14/17) Block Solos 1 vs Cal Bap st, 9/8/17 Total Blocks 3, three mes (last: at WOU, 10/14/17) Digs 7, twice (last: at Concordia-Portland, 10/13/17) #4 KEALA KAIO-PEREZ (L, 5-7, Sr.) Kills 1, three mes (last: at St. Mar n's, 10/21/17) 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, 3 mes (last: at Concordia-Port,, 10/13/17) Assists 9 vs Western Washington, 10/7/17 Block Digs 36 vs Western Washington, 10/7/17 #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, six mes (last: at Sea le Pac., 10/19/17) 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 6, three mes (last: at St. Mar n's, 10/21/17) A acks 18, twice (last: vs W. Wash., 10/7/17) A.%.571 (5-1-17) at Point Loma, 9/1/17 Aces 4 vs Concordia-Irvine, 9/9/17 Assists 53 at Concordia-Portland, 10/13/17 Block Assts 2, three mes (last: at SMU, 10/21/17) Block Solos 1, three mes Total Blocks 3 at Western Oregon, 10/14/17 Digs 21 at Sea le Pacific, 10/19/17 #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 Assts 5, twice (last: at Sea le Pac., 10/19/17) Block Solos 2, twice (last: vs Sea le Pac., 9/23/17) Total Blocks 5, twice (last: at Sea le Pac., 10/19/17) Digs 24 vs Western Washington, 12/3/16 #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 #12 ANJOILYN VREELAND (DS/L, 5-7, So.) Kills 0 A acks 0 Block Digs 0 #15 TARA MELTON (MB, 6-0, Jr.) Kills 10 at Saint Mar n's, 10/21/17 A acks 23 vs Simon Fraser, 10/5/17 A.%.692 ( ) at Saint Mar n's, 10/21/17 Assists 3 at Sea le Pacific, 10/19/17 Block Assists 10 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 Block Solos 3 at Concordia-Portland, 10/13/17 Total Blocks 10 vs Azusa Pacific, 9/2/17 Digs 3 at Rocky Mountain, 9/15/17 #18 VANESSA HAYES (MB, 5-11, So.) Kills 13, twice (last: at Western Oregon, 10/14/17) A acks 32 at Western Oregon, 10/14/17 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 6 at Western Oregon, 10/14/17

7 Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 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 7 Swiss,Leah Johnson,Chrisalyn Fa'amausili,Diana Hayes,Vanessa Melton,Tara Vargas,Anais Davenport,Casey Pluharova,Vera Fisher,Madison 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 8/970 10/312 Neutral site #/Avg 3/78 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak 0 - 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, *Oct 05 SIMON FRASER W ,21-25,18-25,25-21, *Oct 07 #11 WESTERN WASHINGTON L ,25-23,21-25, *Oct 13 at Concordia (Ore.) W ,25-14,21-25,22-25, *10/14/17 at Western Oregon W ,25-23,25-17, *Oct 19 at Seattle Pacific W ,23-25,25-22,22-25, *Oct 21 at Saint Martin's W ,25-19,25-17, ^ Seaside Invitational - San Diego, Calif. % D2 West Region Showcase Record in 3-set matches: 3-2 Record in 4-set matches: 6-2 Record in 5-set matches: 5-3