WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL

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1 WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. WSU at UCLA match broadcast on the Pac-12 TV Networks Linda Chalich Athletic Communications Asst. Dir. (Volleyball Contact) W C lindak@wsu.edu 2012 WSU VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE / RESULTS overall, 0-10 Pac-12 AUGUST Idaho Nike Invite, Moscow 24 W, 3-0 Montana 25 L, 0-3 Pacific L, 2-3 Idaho Cougar Challenge, Pullman 8/31 W, 3-0 Alabama State W, 3-0 Seattle SEPTEMBER 1 W, 3-0 Weber State Nevada Wolf Pack Invite, Reno 7 W, 3-1 Cal State Fullerton W, 3-0 Nevada 8 W, 3-0 CSU Bakersfield Air Force Invite, Colorado Springs 14 W, 3-0 Norfolk State W, 3-1 CSU Bakersfield 15 W, 3-1 Air Force Academy 18 L, 5 Washington TV 21 L, State TV 28 L, 0-3 * No. 4 UCLA 30 L, 0-3 * No. 3 USC TV OCTOBER 5 L, *Colorado TV 6 L, *Utah 12 L, No. 5 *Oregon TV 14 L, *Oregon State TV 19 L, 0-3 *California 21 L, 2-3 No. 2 *Stanford TV No. 6 *UCLA, 8 p.m. TV No. 7 *USC, 7 p.m. 31 *Colorado, 7 p.m. TV NOVEMBER 2 *Utah, 7 p.m. *Stanford, 7 p.m. *California, 6 p.m. TV 16 *Oregon State, 7 p.m. 17 *Oregon, 7 p.m. 21 *Arizona, 8 p.m. TV 23 *Washington, 8 p.m. TV * Pac-12 Conference Matches LOS ANGELES NEXT STOP FOR WSU VOLLEYBALL ROAD WARRIORS The Washington State University volleyball team (10-12, 0-10 Pac-12) hits the road again this weekend...cougars play at No. 6 UCLA (15-4, 7-3) Fri., Oct. 26 at the John Wooden Center...the 8 p.m. match will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks...Sat., Oct. 27, WSU plays at No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3) in a 7 p.m. match at the Galen Center...WSU radio broadcasts are available online at through the All-Access subscription. COUGS WAVE PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS The Official Pink Uniform Jerseys worn by the WSU players for the Oct. 19 Cougs Wave Pink match can be purchased online...bidding ends Oct. 31, 2012 at Noon...minimum bid per jersey is $30 with all proceeds, after the cost of the uniform, to be donated to the Breast Cancer Support Group of the Palouse, known as the Bosom Buddies...bidders choose the uniform jersey number desired and contact the Cougar Volleyball office at (509) or katie.hinrichs@wsu.edu to make the bid...instructions are on the Volleyball page at wsucougars.com, click on BID PINK rotating box. COUGAR COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jen Stinson Greeny (22-32 at WSU, 2nd year; in career, 6th year)...during her first season Greeny s team doubled the total number of wins from the previous season, including four more wins in the elite Pac- 12 Conference action...meagan Ganzer became the first Cougar to be named to All-Pac-12 and All-Pacific Region teams since 2002, and All-American, the fourth in WSU history and the first since assistant coaches Pat Stangle (former head coach at Wyoming, former asst. coach at Washington) and Burdette Greeny (former asst. coach at LCSC)...Katie Hinrichs, coordinator of operations (former player at LCSC)...volunteer coach Shannon Wyckoff Hunt was the first WSU player to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. COUGAR VOLLEYBALL ON TELEVISION The Pac-12 Conference launched the Pac-12 Networks Aug. 15, friends, family and avid volleyball fans around the country will be treated to a 12 broadcasts of WSU volleyball matches during the 2012 season on the Pac-12 Networks...five home matches and seven Cougar volleyball road contests will be televised. We are thrilled with the amount of television coverage we will have with the new Pac-12 Network this year, WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. It is sensational to see the Pac-12 make such a strong commitment to televise the sport of volleyball. This is a great schedule and we are excited to play 12 matches on TV this fall. LAST WEEK WSU was swept by California 25-21, 25-21, Oct Cougars leaders vs. Cal: Jaicee Harris (16 kills, 12 digs, 2 blocks), Kate Sommer (14 digs)... Oct. 21 in a morning match against No. 2 Stanford televised by the Pac-12 Networks, WSU forced the Cardinal to five sets before falling to the confence leaders 25-14, 25-17, 21-25, 21-25, WSU had four players in double digit kills: Rachel Todorovich (18 kills, 3 blocks), Harris (14 kills, 14 digs), Ver Leea Hardaway (career-high 13 kills, hit.476), Marcelina Glab (11 kills, 4 blocks), Sommer (match-high 19 digs), Camryn Irwin (50 assists, 14 digs).

2 Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. Page 2 NATIONAL RANKINGS (thru 10/21): WSU in top 50 TEAM STATS Blocks per set: 37th (2.63 bps) WSU PLAYERS in top 50 Blocks per set: Marcelina Glab 47th (1.29 bps) Points per set: Jaicee Harris 45th (4.62 pps) Kills per set: Jaicee Harris 41st (4.12 kps) DID YOU KNOW... The last time Cougars defeated... UCLA: Oct. 25, 2002, 3-2 (@WSU) 31-29, 31-29, 30-22, 27-30, 15-7 USC: Oct. 16, 2009, 3-0 (@ WSU) 25-17, 28-26, WSU s.516 team hitting percentage vs. Alabama State is a school record best...it surpasses the previous team hpct record of.478 vs. Utah in Seven of WSU s 14 players are from the state of Washington... four from California, one each from South Dakota, Hawai i, and Greece. WATCH WEEKLY VIDEOS Click the VIDEO button on the top of wsucougars.com for weekly interviews with Head Coach Jen Greeny and with Cougar players. TWITTER Follow Cougar volleyball on NATIONAL ATTENDANCE As of Oct. 22, Hawai i leads the nation with 6,749 fans per match average (14 matches)...nebraska is second with an average of 4,420 fans (10 matches) Washington is the top Pac-12 school at 17th (2,148/ 10 matches) WSU s best home crowd in 2012 season was 9/28 vs. No. 4 UCLA fans were in Bohler Gym...WSU is averaging 667 fans in seven home matches to date...largest 2012 crowd at home was 1,124 vs. Cal Oct Cougs Wave Pink match. ABOUT THE NO. 6 UCLA BRUINS (15-4, 7-3) Location: Los Angeles, California Enrollment: 40,500 Colors: Blue and Gold Web Site: Arena/Capacity: Pauley Pavilion / 4,500 Head Coach: Mike Sealy (UCLA 93) Record at UCLA/Years: / 3rd year Career Record/Years: / 3rd year Assistants: Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer, Dan O Dell Series Record: UCLA leads 46-7 (WSU streak: -19) Results from 2009 to present Date W/L Location Score Oct. 17, L, Pullman 12-25, 24-26, Nov. 13, L, @ Los Angeles 23-25, 14-25, 25-23, Oct. 1, L, Pullman 17-25, 16-25, Oct. 31, L, @ Los Angeles 10-25,12-25,14-25 Sept. 16, L, Pullman 12-25, 19-25, Nov. 6, L, @ Los Angeles 16-25, 20-25, Sept. 28, L, Pullman 17-25, 13-25, ABOUT THE NO. 7 USC TROJANS (19-3, 7-3 pending 10/28 vs. No. 5 UW match) Location: Los Angeles, California Enrollment: 38,000 Colors: Cardinal and Gold Web Site: Arena/Capacity: Galen Center / 10,258 Head Coach: Mick Haley (Ball State 65) Record at USC/Years: / 12th year Career NCAA Record/Years: / 28th year Assoc. Head Coach: Tim Nollan Asst. Coach: Cookie Stevens Series Record: USC leads (WSU streak: -6) Results from 2009 to present Date W/L ----Location Score Oct. 16, W, Pullman 25-17, 28-26, Nov. 14, L, @ Los Angeles 26-24, 18-25, 26-28, Oct. 2, L, Pullman 15-25, 17-25, Oct. 29, L, @ Los Angeles 14-25,16-25,15-25 Sept. 17, L, Pullman 17-25, 15-25, Nov. 4, L, @ Los Angeles 21-25, 8-25, Sept. 30, L, Pullman 24-26, 18-25, PAC-12 CONFERENCE 2012 STANDINGS (through 10/21/12) (Nat. Ranking) Conference Overall Streak Stanford (2) Won 16 Oregon (3) Won 4 Washington (5) Won 1 USC (7) Won 3 UCLA (6) Won 3 Arizona Won 1 California Lost 1 Arizona State Lost 1 Colorado Lost 3 Oregon State Lost 2 Utah Lost 2 Washington State Lost 10

3 Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. Page 3 AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll October 22, 2012 Rank School (1st-Place Votes) Total Pts. 12 Record Last Week 1 Penn State (54) Stanford (2) Oregon (2) Nebraska Washington UCLA USC Texas Hawai i Minnesota Florida Florida State Louisville San Diego Dayton Kansas State Kansas BYU Western Kentucky Ohio State Purdue Iowa State Pepperdine Miami (Fla.) St. Mary s (Calif.) NR Others Receiving Votes/appearing on two or more ballots: Tennessee 53; Marquette 37; Creighton 35; Illinois 30; North Carolina 18; Kentucky 15, Michigan State 10; North Carolina State 10; Texas A&M 8; Oregon State 6; Arkansas 4. Other Oct. 22 National Rankings Rich Kern Poll Pablo Rankings 1. Penn State 1. Oregon 2. Stanford 2. Penn State 3. Oregon 3. Stanford 4. Nebraska 4. Washington 5. Washington 5. Nebraska 6. UCLA 6. UCLA 7. USC 7. Texas 8. Texas 8. Florida 9. Hawai i 9. USC 10. Minnesota 10. Florida State (Complete rankings are available at www. richkern.com) PAC-12 OVERALL MATCHES LEADERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Rank in conference, WSU player (conf. leader) Kills - 7th Jaicee Harris 4.12 kps (Macey Gardner, Arizona State 4.70 kps) Hitting Pct. - 8th Ver Leea Hardaway.344 (Ariana Williams, Oregon.386) Assists - 5th Camryn Irwin aps (Lauren Plum, Oregon aps) Service Aces - no WSU player (Samantha Bricio, USC 0.41 saps) Digs - 10th Kate Sommer 3.55 dps (Becky DeFoe, Oregon State 5.14 dps) Blocks - 9th Marcelina Glab 1.29 bps (Amanda Gil, Washington 1.60 bps) Points - 7th Jaicee Harris 4.62 pps (Alaina Bergsma, Oregon 5.13 pps) TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Rank in Overall Matches (Leader) Kills - WSU is 8th with kps (Oregon kps) Hitting Percentage - WSU is 8th at.225 (UCLA.300) Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 8th at.193 (Washington.164) Assists - WSU is 9th at aps (Oregon aps) Service Aces - WSU is 11th at 1.12 saps (Washington 1.54 saps) Digs - WSU is 9th dps (Stanford dps) Blocks - WSU is 6th at 2.63 bps (Washington 3.35 bps) PAC-12 CONFERENCE ONLY MATCHES LEADERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Rank in conference matches, WSU player (conf. leader) Kills - 10th Jaicee Harris 3.81 kps (Tabi Love, UCLA 4.63 kps) Hitting Pct. - 6th Ver Leea Hardaway.361 (Inky Ajanaku, Stanford.378) Assists - 5th Camryn Irwin aps (Lauren Plum, Oregon aps) Service Aces - no WSU player (Camille Saxton, OSU 0.53 saps) Digs - 10th Kate Sommer 3.42 dps (Natalie Hagglund, USC 5.25 dps) Blocks - no WSU player (Amanda Gil, Washington 1.82 bps) Points - 10th Jaicee Harris 4.10 pps (Krista Vansant, Washington 5.17 pps) TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Rank in Conference Only Matches (Leader) Kills - WSU is 9th with kps (Oregon kps) Hitting Percentage - WSU is 10th at.178 (UCLA.301) Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 12th at.296 (Stanford.159) Assists - WSU is 9th at aps (Oregon aps) Service Aces - WSU is 11th at 0.75 saps (Oregon State 1.47 saps) Digs - WSU is 6th dps (Stanford dps) Blocks - WSU is 11th at 1.89 bps (Washington 3.58 pps) NCAA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL RPI The NCAA Ratings Percentage Index is a statistical way to compare teams using wins, losses and strength of schedule for the 330 NCAA DI schools...pac-12 Conference teams and their RPI standings as of Oct. 22 are: Stanford (1st), UCLA (5th), Oregon (6th), Washington (11th), USC (14th), Oregon State (35th), California (41st), Arizona (45th), Arizona State (47th), Utah (72nd), Colorado (81st), and Washington State (125th).

4 MEET THE 2012 COUGARS WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. Page 4 #12 Chelsey Bettinson (6-1, SO, OH, Richland, Wash.) - Seen action in 31 sets this season...landed two kills vs. Montana, Pacific and Air Force...subbed in for all Pac-12 matches but one to date. Bettinson Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: 2 (five times) [13 in 2011] H.Pct:.667 vs. Air Force 9/15 [.562 in 2011] Aces: 0 [1 in 2011] Digs: 1 (five times) [2 - five times in 2011 Total Blocks: 1 (four times) [5 - three times in 2011] Points: 2.5 vs. Montana 8/24 [15.5 in 2011] #10 Marcelina Glab (6-2, JR, MH, Watertown, South Dakota) - Team co-captain...second year starter...named to Cougar Challenge all-tournament team...9th in Pac-12 and 47th nationally with 1.29 bps...career-high 13 kills (.534) and 12 blocks vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/14, and averaged 2.00 bps and team averaged 3.86 bps in winning the Air Force Academy Invitational, the third tournament win in as many weeks for the Cougars...named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week 9/ tagged 10 blocks vs. Cal State Fullerton...had 9 kills vs. Alabama State with career-high.692 hitting percentage...also 9 kills vs. Weber State (.615 hpct.) and at Arizona State (.562)...4 service aces at Colorado...7 blocks at No. 5 Washington. Glab Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: 13 vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/14 H.Pct:.692 vs. Alabama State 8/31 Aces: Colorado 10/5 Digs: 5 vs. Stanford 10/21 [7 in 2011] Total Blocks: 12 vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/14 Points: 20.0 vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/14 #15 Ver Leea Hardaway (6-1, SO, MB, Mission Viejo, Calif.) - Started or played in every set to date...evolving into force at the net...leading active players with.344 hitting percentage which is 8th in Pac-12...in Pac-12 only matches 6th in conference with.361 hpct...second on team with 1.05 bps...in Cougar Challenge tagged 18 kills, 2 errors in 28 attacks for a.571 hpct...career-high 7 blocks vs. Seattle U, Cal St. Fullerton and Air Force...career-high 13 kills (.476) vs. No. 2 Stanford 10/21...has 15 matches with above.300 hitting percentage this season. Hardaway Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: 13 vs. Stanford 10/21 H.Pct:.857 vs. Alabama State 8/31 Digs: 1 (five times) [2 in 2011] Total Blocks: 7 (three times) Points: 11.5 vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/14 Oregon State 10/14 #5 Jaicee Harris (5-11, SO, OH, Chelan, Wash.) - Named to Idaho Nike Invitational and Cougar Challenge all-tournament teams...named MVP of Nevada Wolf Pack Invite...second year as starter...tenacious competitor...leads team, 7th in Pac-12 and 41st in NCAA DI with 4.12 kills per set...also 4.62 pps is 7th in Pac-12 and 45th nationally...tied with Irwin for team lead in aces at 0.26 saps...had career-high 27 kills and 4 blocks, hit.253 and had 11 digs and at Idaho... hit career-high.500 vs. Seattle U...career-high 5 service aces vs. Nevada...career-high 5 blocks vs. No. 3 USC...careerhigh 17 digs at Oregon State...double-digit kills in 19 of 22 matches this year. Harris Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: 27 vs. Idaho 8/25 H.Pct:.500 vs. Seattle U 8/31 Aces: Nevada 9/7 Digs: Oregon State 10/14 Total Blocks: 5 vs. No. 3 USC 9/30 Points: 29.5 vs. Idaho 8/25 #11 Camryn Irwin (5-11, JR, S, Brush Prairie, Wash.) - Second season starting at setter...heart of the team on the court...as excited about about putting up a big block as setting a balanced attack...named to Cougar Challenge alltournament team assists per set is 5th-best in Pac-12 and aps is 5th in Pac-12 ONLY matches...tied with Harris to lead team with 0.26 aces per set...third on team with 0.71 bps...at Cougar Challenge had 9 kills in 13 attacks with no errors for.692 hpct...tallied 53 assists, 3 kills and 2 blocks vs. Idaho...career-high 7 blocks vs. Cal State Fullerton and CSU Bakersfield 9/14...career assists 1,974 is ninth on WSU all-time list...needs 6 more to move into eighth.

5 Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. Page 5 Irwin Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: 4 (three times) [5 in 2011] H.Pct: vs. Seattle U 8/31 Assists: Utah 10/6 [57 in 2011] Aces: 3 vs. Seattle U 8/31 & vs. Nevada 9/7 [5 in 2011] Digs: 19 vs. Idaho 8/25 Total Blocks: 7 vs. Cal St Fullerton 9/7 & CSU Bakersfield 9/14 Points: 8.5 vs. Seattle U 8/31 & vs. Cal St Fullerton 9/7 [9 in 2011] WSU CARRER RECORDS: All-Time Assists 1. Keri Killebrew, , Beth Welch, , Stephanie Papke, , Krista Beightol, 1990, , Kali Surplus, , Renee Bordelon, , Brenn Larson, , Maureen Perez, , Camryn Irwin, ,974 #3 Stephanie Logan (6-2, Rs-FR, RS, Pullman, Wash.) - Redshirt in 2011 season...toe surgery in summer 2012 so missed entire summer training...left-handed hitter...seen action in 21 of 22 matches...strong presence on court but still accumulating valuable experience...tallied 9 kills, 2 digs and 4 blocks at Idaho...9 kills, 5 blocks vs. Cal St Fullerton...had six kills and hit.333 at Oregon State. Logan Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: 9 vs. Idaho 8/25 & vs. Cal State Fullerton 9/7 Nevada 9/7 State 10/14 Digs: Washington 10/18 Total Blocks: 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton 9/7 & Norfolk State 9/14 Points: 11.5 vs. Cal State Fullerton 9/7 #1 Shawna Lum (5-6, SO, DS, Westchester, Calif.) - Defensive specialist...sharing back row duties with Maile Scarpino and libero Kate Sommer...tallied 12 digs vs. Idaho...10 digs vs. CSU Bakersfield...2 aces vs. Norfolk State. Lum Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets Played: 68 Aces: 2 vs. Norfolk State 9/14 [3 in 2011] Digs: 12 vs. Idaho 8/25 [29 in 2011] Points: 2.0 Norfolk State 9/14 [3.0 in 2011] #6 Megan McManus (6-0, SR, S, Spring Valley, Calif.) - Provides depth at setter position...played in seven sets to date...vs. Montana had 7 assists and 1 kill...tallied 12 assists and one kill vs. California 10/19. McManus Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets played: 7 Kills: 1 (three timies) [1 in 2011] H.Pct: vs. Norfolk State 9/14 Assists: 12 vs. California 10/19 Aces: 0 Digs: 3 vs. California 10/19 Total Blocks: 0 [1 in 2011] Points: 1.0 (three times) [1.0 in 2011] #18 Maile Scarpino (5-5, JR, DS, Kailua, Hawai i) - Team co-captain...sharing back row duties with Shawna Lum and libero Kate Sommer...tallied 12 digs vs. Pacific...tied career-high with 15 digs at Utah...two service aces at Nevada and vs. CSU Bakersfield...tallied one kill in two attacks at Utah. Scarpino Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets Played: 77 Kills: Utah 10/6 Aces: 2 Nevada 9/7 & vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/8 [3 in 2011] Digs: Utah 10/6 [15 in 2011] Points: 2.0 (three times) [3.0 in 2011]

6 Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. Page 6 #2 Kate Sommer (5-4, FR, L, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) - Sole freshman on squad...second recruit for Greeny s WSU program...named to Cougar Challenge all-tournament team...leads team and 10th in Pac-12 at 3.55 dps and 10th in Pac-12 ONLY matches with 3.42 dps...known for hustle and jaw-dropping digs...tallied 22 digs vs. Idaho...had 15 matches with double-figure digs. Sommer Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets Played: 77 Kills: 1 vs. Air Force 9/15 State 10/14 Aces: 2 (three times) Digs: 22 vs. Idaho 8/25 Points: 2.0 (four times) #21 Anna Stecowska (6-0, JR, OPP, Athens, Greece) - Transferred from Eastern Arizona College...subbed in 10 sets to jump serve...landed an ace vs. Pacific. Stecowska Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets Played: 10 Kills: 1 vs. Norfolk State 9/14 Aces: 1 vs. Pacific 8/25 Digs: 1 vs. Pacific 8/25 Points: 1.0 vs. Pacific 8/25 & Norfolk St. 9/14 #7 Rachel Todorovich (6-2, SR, RS, Walla Walla, Wash.) - Team co-captain...left-handed hitter...three-year starter at right side...named to Cougar Challenge all-tournament team...vs. Alabama State 8 kills, 9 attacks, 0 errors for.889 hpct...vs. Air Force tallied 15 kills for.565 hpct...hit.407 in Air Force Invite...tallied career-high 19 kills and hit.357 at Utah...second on team at 3.14 kps and 3.55 pps...in Pac-12 only matches second on team with 3.39 kps and 3.74 pps. Todorovich Season Bests [Career Bests]: Kills: Utah 10/6 H.Pct:.565 vs. Air Force 9/15 Aces: Utah 10/6 [3 in 2010] Digs: 9 (three timems) [20 in 2009] Total Blocks: 5 vs. CSU Bakersfield 9/8 [6 in 2011] Points: Utah 10/6 #9 Aurora Vasquez (5-11, JR, OH, Spanaway, Wash.) - Transferred from Highline Community College tallied 2 kills in 4 attacks (.500 hpct.) vs. Alabama State. Vasquez Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets Played: 6 Kills: 2 vs. Alabama State 8/31 H.Pct:.500 vs. Alabama State 8/31 Aces: 0 Digs: 0 Points: 2.0 vs. Alabama State 8/31 #8 Alyssa Wold (5-10, JR, S, Spokane Valley, Wash.) - Missed first 15 matches of season with concussion...first action this season vs. No. 3 USC...tallied six sets, four assists, one ace. Wold Season Bests [Career Bests]: Sets Played: 6 Kills: 0 Assists: 3 vs. No. 3 USC 9/30 Aces: 1 vs. No. 3 USC 9/30 WSU TEAM HIGHS IN 2012 OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS IN 2012 Kills: Utah 10/6 Kills: 70 Utah 10/6 Hitting Pct.:.516 vs. Alabama State 8/31 Hitting Pct.:.468 No. 4 UCLA 9/28 Assists: Utah 10/6 Assists: 69 Utah 10/6 Aces: Nevada 9/7 Aces: 9 Oregon State 10/14 Digs: Idaho 8/25 Digs: 69 Pacific 8/25 & Idaho 8/25 Total Blocks: 18.5 vs. Cal St Fullerton 9/7 Total Blocks: 20 Stanford 10/21 Points: Idaho 8/25 Points: 85.5 Utah 10/6

7 Sat., Oct. No. 7 USC (19-3, 7-3), Galen Center, 7 p.m. Page 7 TUNE IN FOR COUGAR VOLLEY- BALL ROAD MATCHES ON RADIO Cougar volleyball fans can listen to all the road contests during the 2012 season LIVE in the Palouse on KQQQ-AM radio (1150 AM) veteran area broadcaster Steve Grubbs is the voice of Cougar volleyball for the seventh season... road matches are also available on the internet by purchasing a subscription through Cougar All- Access at wsucougars.com. COUGARS COMMUNITY SERVICE Cougar volleyball players participate in several community service projects during the year...with other WSU student-athletes helped build a house near Uniontown, Wash., with Habitat for Humanity in August 2011 and again in 2012 in Colton, Wash., organized by Kari Sampson, coordinator of career development and community service for WSU Athletics... the volleyball team also conducts the Attacking Breast Cancer Campaign in October to benefit local Palouse area Bosom Buddies survivors group...this year s COUGS WAVE PINK FOR BREAST CAN- CER AWARENESS match is Oct. 19, vs. California. GANZER PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY The 2011 WSU All-Pac-12, All- Region, All-American honorable mention selection Meagan Ganzer was the scoring leader of her Puerto Rico professional league in he spring of 2011 and earned runner-up MVP...this year Ganzer is playing professionally in Germany. COUGAR ATHLETICS ON THE WEB Connect with Washington State University Athletics on the web at WSUCougars.com, the official website of Cougar Athletics, and on Twitter (twitter.com/wsucougars_com), Facebook (facebook. com/wsucougarathletics) and YouTube (youtube.com/wsucougarathletics) during the season. In March 2011, Jen Stinson Greeny became the 12th coach in the history of the Cougars volleyball program where she previously played and was an assistant coach during the program s most successful years on the Palouse. In her first season as the head coach at WSU, Greeny s team doubled the total number of wins from the previous season, including four more wins in the elite Pac-12 Conference action, and extended her five-year coaching tally to (.738). The Cougar team also won 23 of 25 sets in the spring of Senior Meagan Ganzer became the first Cougar to be named to All-Pac-12 and All-Pacific Region teams since 2002 when Greeny was as assistant coach. Under Greeny s mentoring Ganzer also achieved All-America honors becoming the fourth player in WSU history to do so and the first selected since Greeny s playing days in Greeny and her assistant coach Burdette Greeny have coached eight All-Americans and two players who have had successful professional careers: Ganzer playing in Puerto Rico and Germany, and Anile Clemente, a three-time All-American at Lewis-Clark State, playing in Denmark. Greeny has also changed the academic culture of the program with back-toback semesters of a team grade point average of 3.0 or better and being awarded the Seehafer Academic Award for the 2011 fall semester. The Seehafer Academic Award is given twice a year for demonstrating the most improved academic performance or the greatest strides toward achieving its team academic goal. As the head volleyball coach at Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho) from , Greeny accumulating an impressive record and.824 winning percentage while turning the Warriors program into one of the premier NAIA teams nationally. She took the reins of a struggling program proceeded to win four consecutive Frontier Conference regular season titles, conference tournament championships, as well as earned four consecutive berths to the NAIA National Tournament and finished in the top 13 in the nation each year. Greeny was named the Frontier Conference Coach of the Year for four consecutive years, and the American Volleyball Coaches Association s 2010 Northwest Region Coach of the Year, for four straight seasons. But achieving success is not new to Greeny. Jennifer Stinson graduated from Davenport High in Eastern Washington in 1995, where she was a stellar multi-sport athlete. Greeny was named one of Volleyball Magazine s Fab Fifty Freshman recruits. Her prep accomplishments earned her numerous local and regional honors. At WSU she became the seventh player in school history with 1,000 career kills. A three-time All-Pacific-10 Conference selection, Greeny s statistics are prominent in WSU s all-time career lists ranking third in block assists (360), fourth in total blocks (419), seventh in solo blocks (59), and 10th in kills (1,006). She trained with the U.S. National volleyball team during the summer of 1997, and played one season on the Cougar women s basketball team. Greeny also excelled in the classroom where she was WSU s Athlete of the Year in She was a CoSIDA District VIII Academic All-America first-team and secondteam selection her final two years and was a Pac-10 Volleyball All-Academic selection three times. She received her bachelor s degree in education in December After her 4 1/2 years as an assistant coach at WSU, Greeny had been involved in six of the 10 seasons Cougar volleyball qualified for the postseason, three as a player and three as an assistant coach. During her playing career, WSU was ranked as high as fifth in the country and made the Elite Eight of the NCAA Championship Tournament. Greeny was instrumental in WSU s second and only other appearance in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, in 2002, this time as an assistant coach. as tabbed the Great Northern League Coach of the Year three times. Her commitment to volunteer work in the community has been a hallmark of Greeny s teams including Habitat for Humanity, raising money for the local breast cancer support group, and working at local elementary schools. Greeny and her husband, Burdette Greeny, a former standout pitcher at WSU and an assistant volleyball coach at WSU, have two young daughters Lauren and Leah.