Volleyball. University of Iowa. University of Iowa Hawkeyes 8-5 VS. Week Six September 24, 2007

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1 vs. No. 12 Minnesota - September 26-7 p.m. vs. No. 11 Michigan - September 28-7 p.m. Week Six September 24, 2007 University of Iowa Hawkeyes 8-5 VS. This Week The University of Iowa volleyball team welcomes a pair of top 15 team to Carver-Hawkeye Arena this week. Iowa will host No. 12 Minnesota Wednesday and No. 11 Michigan Friday. Both matches are slated for a 7 p.m. start. Minnesota Match on Big Ten Network Wednesday s match against the 12th-ranked Golden Gophers will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. Dave Loane and Danielle Pflum will call the action inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Golden Gophers (9-3, 2-0) September 26-7 p.m. Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa CIty, IA 2007 Schedule Wolverines (13-1, 1-1) September 28-7 p.m. Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa CIty, IA Date Opponent Time/Result 8/25-26 Hawkeye Challenge (2nd place) 8/25 vs. #17 BYU L, 30-21, 30-21, 19-30, 26-30, /26 vs. Marquette W, 30-27, 28-30, 30-27, /31-9/1 at Northern Colorado Tournament (t-1st place) 8/31 vs. UC Riverside W, 26-30, 30-20, 30-28, /1 vs. St. Francis W, 30-16, 30-24, at Northern Colorado W, 28-30, 30-24, 30-24, /7-8 at Hampton Inn State of Iowa College Challenge (3rd place) at Drake W, 27-30, 30-26, 30-25, vs. Iowa State L, 25-30, 22-30, vs. #21 LSU L, 30-27, 24-30, 26-30, 30-19, /14-15 Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge (1st place) 9/14 Texas-Arlington W, 21-30, 30-28, 30-20, /15 Ball State W, 30-23, 30-26, College of Charleston W, 30-26, 30-24, /21 Indiana L, 31-29, 30-23, 21-30, 29-31, /22 Purdue 7 p.m. 9/26 Minnesota (Big Ten Network) 7 p.m. 9/28 Michigan 7 p.m. 10/5 at Penn State 6 p.m. 10/6 at Ohio State 6 p.m. 10/12 7 p.m. 10/13 7 p.m. 10/19 State 5:30 p.m. 10/20 at Northwestern 7 p.m. 10/26 Ohio State 7 p.m. 10/27 Penn State 7 p.m. 10/31 (Big Ten Network) 7 p.m. 11/3 (Big Ten Network) 6 p.m. 11/9 6 p.m. 11/10 6 p.m. 11/16 Northwestern 7 p.m. 11/17 Michigan State 7 p.m. 11/23 at 7 p.m. 11/24 at 7 p.m. all times listed are central. Hawkeyes on the Web Fans who can t make it to North Carver this weekend can follow the action on hawkeyesports. com, where a live video broadcast along with Gametracker will be available. Live video complete with play-by-play from the voice of the Hawkeyes Brian Wilson can be found on the volleyball schedule page of. Gametracker can also be found on the schedule page of. Live audio will be available for all 31 matches this fall while live video will be available for all of Iowa s home matches. All Big Ten matches will require fans to pay a $9.95 per month subscription fee. This Weekend s Promotions Wednesday s match against No. 12 Minnesota will be the annual Miracle Match presented by the Children s Miracle Network to benefit the Children s Hospital of Iowa. Friday s match is You Never Know night at Carver- Hawkeye Arena. Prizes will be given to the loudest fans at random points of the match. Tough Way To Start The Hawkeyes opened Big Ten play with a tough, 3-2 loss against Indiana. Iowa followed with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Purdue. Iowa s Probable Starters No. Player G KPG APG DPG BPG SA 2 Catherine Smale Megan Eskew Kiley Fister Aimee Huffman Laura Kremer Katie Kennedy Emily Hiza

2 2007 Big Ten Standings CONF. OVERALL T1. WISCONSIN PURDUE MINNESOTA T4. MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA OHIO STATE PURDUE T9. IOWA ILLINOIS MICHIGAN STATE Quickfacts Aaron Blau Asst. Sports Information Director Contact Offi ce Phone...(319) FAX...(319) Press Row Number... (319) Iowa on the Web Updated statistics, rosters, game notes, schedules and more can be found at the University of Iowa Athletic Department s website. The address is: Media Information PRACTICE ATTENDANCE - All practices are open to the media, and interviews may be conducted 15 minutes prior to or at the completion of practice. However, media must inform Aaron Blau of their intention to attend practice. The Hawkeyes practice daily from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. PLAYER INTERVIEWS - All player interviews are coordinated through Aaron Blau of the Iowa Sports Information Office. Please contact Aaron ( ) so that he may set a time for an interview which does not interfere with the student-athlete s academic or practice schedules. Heartbreaker Against the Hoosiers Iowa was defeated by Indiana, 3-2 (31-29, 30-23, 21-30, 29-31, 13-15) last Friday to open Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes battled through game one to earn a win. The game remained within two points until Iowa put together a 10-4 run to take a lead. Indiana responded later in the game with its own 9-4 run to even the game at The teams traded points to tie the game at 27, 28 and 29 until the Hawkeyes used a Laura Kremer r kill and an Indiana attack error to get the win. Iowa stretched its lead in game two to after a 7-7 tie and never looked back. The Hawkeyes had game point at 29-20, but the Hoosiers recorded three points to bring the score to Vitali blasted a kill to give Iowa a 2-0 lead heading into the locker rooms. Indiana started game three with a 22-9 run to take a commanding lead and was able to put Iowa away, The Hawkeyes fought to seal the match in game four, but fell Iowa came within one point at 11-10, but Indiana fought off many Hawkeye comebacks in the game. Iowa scored first in game five, but Indiana quickly responded to the knot the score at one. The game saw ties at two, three and four points a piece before Iowa took an 8-5 lead. The Hawkeyes increased their advantage to 10-7, before a quick 3-0 Hoosier run tied the game for the fifth time at 10. The teams went back-and-forth with ties at 11, 12 and 13 before two Indiana kills ended the match. Iowa Falls to Purdue The Hawkeyes were defeated by Purdue, 3-0 (20-30, 24-30, 21-30) Saturday night. Iowa had a 5-2 lead in game one, but Purdue tied the game at five. The game was tied at six, seven, eight and nine before the Boilermakers took the lead for good at Purdue led for the duration of game two, winning Iowa battled throughout the game, but the Boilermakers spoiled any chances of a Hawkeye comeback. Wessels recorded five of her 11 kills in game two, including one to bring the game within three points. Purdue followed with a 5-0 run to put the game out of reach. Iowa started game three with a 5-0 run, but Purdue eventually tied the game at eight and nine. The Boilermakers took a 10-9 lead and never trailed, stretching its lead to The Hawkeyes fought back to within three at with a Wessels service ace, but a Purdue kill and an Iowa attacking error gave the Boilermakers a advantage. Scouting No. 12 Minnesota The Minnesota Golden Gophers are 9-3 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play. All three of Minnesota s losses came to ranked teams (No. 23 Ohio, No. 2 Stanford and No. 15 California). Brook Dieter leads the Golden Gopher attack with 188 kills. Kyla Roehrig has 149 kills, Jessy Jones has 110 kills and Lauren Gibbemeyer has 104 kills. Rachel Hartmann is Minnesota s primary setter with 525 assists. Christine Tan leads the team with 170 digs while Jones leads the Big Ten with 67 blocks (14 solo, 53 assists). The Golden Gophers are coached by Mike Hebert. Iowa trails the all-time series, Scouting No. 11 Michigan The Michigan Wolverines are 13-1 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten action. The Wolverines started the season with a 13-match winning streak, but suffered their first loss of the season against No. 9 last weekend.

3 Head Coach Cindy Fredrick Cindy Fredrick is in her fourth season as head coach of the Iowa volleyball team. The Hawkeyes have improved in every facet of the game since Fredrick arrived in In the first year of the Fredrick Era, the Hawkeyes began laying the foundation of a successful program. The team not only improved both their overall and Big Ten Conference record, but became more competitive in every aspect in the game. The coaching staff worked hard to instill a new winning attitude in the team, which helped the Hawkeyes to an 8-3 start. The Hawkeyes continued to make strides in 2005 recording more wins (14), Big Ten wins (4), kills (1,709), assists (1,527), service aces (161) and blocks (252) than Fredrick s first year. There were plenty of highlights on the year, including an 11-4 start and the team s first win over in-state rival Northern Iowa in 16 years. Individually, Fredrick guided Catherine Smale to a spot on the Big Ten all-freshman team in 2005 the first Hawkeye to earn that honor. The coaching staff also made great strides in recruiting, pulling in the 30th-ranked class in the nation according to prepvolleyball.com. The Hawkeyes broke two school attendance records during the 2006 season. Iowa averaged 1,008 fans, which broke the singleseason average attendance record. Fredrick and her Hawkeyes also drew 1,690 fans to the Iowa State match, which shattered the singlematch attendance school record. Fredrick and the Hawkeyes won 11 of their first 12 matches, including nine in a row. Turning mediocre volleyball programs into winning programs has been a big part of Fredrick s past, most recently as head coach at Washington State University. During her 15 year tenure at Washington State, Fredrick earned more wins than any coach of a women s sport with a record and in seven seasons she had 20 or more wins. In 1995, after guiding her squad to a national ranking of fifth, the highest rank of any men s or women s team in school history, she was named Pac-10 and AVCA District VIII Coach of the Year. Fredrick also led the Cougars to ten NCAA tournament appearances, including two Elite Eight finishes and one Sweet 16 berth. In 1992 her squad was the NIVC Champions. In the 2002 NCAA tournament, the Cougars posted a 3-0 victory over Northern Iowa to advance to the Elight Eight. Prior to coaching at Washington State, Fredrick coached at Weber State (Ogden, UT). When Fredrick first took over the Wildcat program in 1985, she led her team to a sixth place finish in the Mountain West Conference. By the time she left after the 1988 season, her team had finished first in the Big Sky Conference, earned an NCAA tournament birth and Fredrick was named Big Sky Coach of the Year. Fredrick also guided Mt. Vernon, IA, native Kim Benesh to Big Sky Player of the Year honors. She left Weber State with a benchmark record in four seasons. Fredrick s volleyball ties to the state of Iowa run deeper than just the University of Iowa. Fredrick began her coaching career as the head coach at Davenport Central High School from In 1981, she led her squad to a 33-0 season record and a state championship. From she was head coach of the USVA Junior Development team in eastern Iowa that won four state Midwest championships. In the summer of 1985, Fredrick was named head coach for the United States Association team for the state of Iowa that competed throughout Canada. Katie Bruzdzinski has 215 kills to lead the Wolverine attack. Beth Karpiak has 170 kills with a.445 attack percentage. Three other Wolverines have reached triple-digit kills. Lexi Zimmerman leads the Big Ten in assists with 678 (13.29 assists per game) and service aces with 29. Stesha Selsky leads the conference in digs with 337 (6.61 digs per game) while Karpiak has a team-high with 55 blocks (six solo, 49 assists). Michigan is coached by Mark Rosen. Iowa trails the alltime series, Injured Hawkeyes Redshirt freshman Becky Walters and sophomore Megan Schipper are both sustained injuries last weekend. Schipper was injured in practice September 20 while Walters suffered her injury during Iowa s match against Indiana September 21. Schipper is listed as day-to-day while Walters is out indefinetely. Climbing the Records Ladder Juniors Emily Hiza and Kiley Fister are making their mark on the Iowa volleyball records books. Fister ranks fifth in career assists with 2,805. She needs 348 more assists to move past Barb Zvonek, who is currently fourth (3,153). Hiza started the season ranked 12th in career digs, but has tallied 218 so far in 2007 to move her into sixth place with 1,235. She needs just 44 more digs to move into fifth place, passing Jennifer Webb, who had 1,279 digs in her career. Tough Against Ranked Opponents Iowa has faced two ranked opponents this season (No. 17 BYU and No. 21 LSU) and took both teams to five games. The Hawkeyes opened the season by winning two games against BYU before eventually falling in five games. Iowa won the first game against LSU, but dropped the next two. The Hawkeyes dominated game four (30-19), but fell in an exciting game five (17-19). Iowa Ranks High in Attendance Iowa s average home attendance of 963 fans is the 26th-highest average attendance in the nation. The Hawkeyes have had seven home matches, with a season-high attendance of 1,584 fans at the season opener against BYU. The BYU crowd was also the second-largest crowd in Iowa volleyball history. Reunion at Carver Iowa junior Catherine Smale and Minnesota junior Rachel Hartmann are both from St. Charles, IL, and attended Rosary High School. They helped Rosary win its first ever conference championship as seniors en route to a No. 42 national ranking. Smale holds three school records while Hartmann holds one.

4 Iowa s Record When... 3-MATCH GAMES: MATCH GAME: MATCH GAMES: IOWA WINS FIRST GAME: OPPONENT WINS FIRST GAME: IOWA WINS SECOND GAME: OPPONENT WINS SECOND GAME: IOWA WINS THIRD GAME: OPPONENT WINS THIRD GAME: IOWA WINS FOURTH GAME: OPPONENT WINS FOURTH GAME: IOWA TO EIGHT FIRST IN FIFTH GAME: OPPONENT TO EIGHT FIRST IN FIFTH GAME: AT HOME: ON THE ROAD: AT NEUTRAL SITE: DAY MATCH: NIGHT MATCH: VS. RANKED OPPONENTS: IOWA HAS MORE KILLS: OPPONENT HAS MORE KILLS: IOWA HAS HIGHER ATTACK %: OPPONENT HAS HIGHER ATTACK %: IOWA HAS MORE ASSISTS: OPPONENT HAS MORE ASSISTS: EQUAL NUMBER OF ASSISTS: IOWA HAS MORE ACES: OPPONENT HAS MORE ACES: EQUAL NUMBER OF ACES: IOWA HAS MORE DIGS: OPPONENT HAS MORE DIGS: IOWA HAS MORE BLOCKS: OPPONENT HAS MORE BLOCKS: WEARING WHITE/BLACK UNIFORMS: WEARING BLACK/GOLD UNIFORMS: IN MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE: IN CENTRAL TIME ZONE: IN EASTERN TIME ZONE: IN IOWA: IN COLORADO: IN PENNSYLVANIA: IN OHIO: IN MICHIGAN: IN ILLINOIS: IN MINNESOTA: IN INDIANA: IN WISCONSIN: ON WEDNESDAY: ON FRIDAY: ON SATURDAY: ON SUNDAY: SEASON INFORMATION IOWA S SINGLE GAME MATCH INFORMATION LONGEST WINNING STREAK:... 5 LONGEST LOSING STREAK:... 2 CURRENT STREAK:... LOST 2 MOST KILLS (THREE GAME):..50 (VS. COFCHARLESTON) MOST KILLS (FOUR GAME):...66 (VS. UT ARLINGTON) MOST KILLS (FIVE GAME):...69 (VS. LSU) HIGHEST ATTACK % (THREE GAME): (VS. SAINT FRANCIS) HIGHEST ATTACK % (FOUR GAME): (AT UNC) HIGHEST ATTACK % (FIVE GAME): (VS. BYU) MOST ASSISTS (THREE GAME): (VS. COFCHARLESTON) MOST ASSISTS (FOUR GAME): 58 (VS. UT ARLINGTON) MOST ASSISTS (FIVE GAME): (VS. INDIANA) MOST ACES (THREE GAME):... 9 (VS. SAINT FRANCIS) MOST ACES (FOUR GAME):.. 8 (TWICE, LAST VS. UT ARLINGTON) MOST ACES (FIVE GAME):...8 (TWICE, LAST VS. INDIANA) MOST DIGS (THREE GAME):...57 (TWICE, LAST VS. PURDUE) MOST DIGS (FOUR GAME): (VS. MARQUETTE) MOST DIGS (FIVE GAME):...96 (VS. LSU) MOST BLOCKS (THREE GAME):..12 (VS. COFCHARLESTON) MOST BLOCKS (FOUR GAME): (VS. MARQUETTE) MOST BLOCKS (FIVE GAME): (VS. BYU) HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE:... 1,584 (VS. BYU) 2007 Hawkeye Roster IOWA S INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MATCHES PLAYED:...13 (17 PLAYERS) MATCHES STARTED:...13 (3 PLAYERS) GAMES PLAYED:...50 (4 PLAYERS) KILLS: (SCHIPPER) KILLS PER GAME: (SCHIPPER) ATTACKING PERCENTAGE: (WALTERS) ASSISTS: (FISTER) ASSISTS PER GAME: (FISTER) SERVICE ACES: (FISTER) SERVICE ACES PER GAME: (SCHIPPER) DIGS: (HIZA) DIGS PER GAME: (HIZA) BLOCK SOLOS: (WALTERS) BLOCK ASSISTS:...57 (KREMER) BLOCKS PER GAME: (KREMER) No. Name Ht. Cl. Pos. Hometown/Previous School 1 Laura Kremer 6-0 Jr. MB LaMotte, IA/Dubuque Senior HS 2 Catherine Smale 6-1 Jr. OH St. Charles, IL/Rosary HS 3 Kiley Fister 5-10 Jr. S St. Charles, IL/St. Francis 4 Christina Meister 5-9 So. S/DS West Des Moines, IA/Valley HS 5 Emily Hiza 5-7 Jr. L Swink, CO/Swink Academy 7 Katie Kennedy 6-1 Fr. MB Iowa City, IA/City High 8 Stacy Vitali 6-0 Sr. OH St. Charles, IL/East HS 10 Becky Walters 6-3 RS Fr. MB Parkersburg, IA/Aplington-Parkersburg 11 Samantha Brannigan 5-7 Fr. DS Palos Heights, IL/Amos Alonzo Stagg 13 Aimee Huffman 6-0 Fr. RS/S Poth, TX/Poth 14 Megan Eskew 5-9 Fr. OH Schererville, IN/Marist 15 Megan Schipper 5-11 So. OH Aplington, IA/Aplington-Parkersburg 16 Signe Mueller 5-7 Fr. DS Iowa City, IA/City High 24 Katie Wessels 5-10 Fr. OH Manchester, IA/West Delaware Head Coach: Cindy Fredrick (fourth season) Associate Head Coach: Dr. Mashallah Farokhmanesh (fourth season) Assistant Coach: Chad Hanson (fourth season) Director of Operations: Katie McGuine (second season) Pronuncation Guide Catherine SMAY-ul Christina MY-stir Megan SHIP-er Megan ES-que SIG-KNEE MEW-LIR Mashallah fir-roke-muh-nesh

5 Samantha Brannigan, Freshman, 5-9, DS, Palos Heighs, IL (Amos Alonzo Stagg) Played in one game in win over Ball State Saw first collegiate action in Iowa s win over Saint Francis (PA) Kills:... n/a Attack Percentage:... n/a Assists:... n/a Service Aces:... n/a Digs:... n/a Block Solos:... n/a Block Assists:... n/a Brannigan, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St. #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 3/

6 Megan Eskew, Freshman, 5-9, OH, Schererville, IN (Marist) Four kills and nine digs against Purdue 14 kills and nine digs against Indiana Named MVP of Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge 15 kills and a career-high.464 attack percentage in win over College of Charleston Eight kills and nine digs in win over Ball State 12 kills in win over UT Arlington Career-highs with 16 kills and 16 digs against LSU Seven kills against Iowa State 11 kills and six digs in win at Drake Career-high 15 kills and a.355 attack percentage in win at Northern Colorado Seven kills and seven digs in win over Saint Francis (PA) 11 kills and six digs in win over UC Riverside Eight kills, eight digs and two block assists in win over Marquette Four kills and 13 digs against BYU Kills: vs. LSU, 9/8/07 Attack Percentage: vs. College of Charleston, 9/15/07 Assists:... 2 vs. Iowa State, 9/8/07 Service Aces:... 3 at Drake, 9/7/07 Digs: vs. LSU, 9/8/07 Block Solos:... 1, twice, last vs. Indiana, 9/21/07 Block Assists:... 2, twice, last vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Eskew, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 50/

7 3 - - Kiley Fister, Junior, 5-10, S, St. Charles, IL (St. Francis) Currenlty ranks fifth in career assists with 2, assists and 16 digs against Purdue 32 assists and eight digs against Indiana Five digs and 20 assists in win over College of Charleston Four kills, 11 digs and 27 assists in win over Ball State Four kills, five digs and 26 assists in win over UT Arlington 24 assists and nine digs against LSU 24 assists and nine digs against LSU 21 assists and seven digs against Iowa State 22 assists and five digs in win at Drake 16 assists in win at Northern Colorado 23 assists in win over Saint Francis (PA) Two kills, 22 assists and 14 digs in win over UC Riverside Named to Hawkeye Challenge all-tournament team Five kills, 23 assists, six digs and two block assists in win over Marquette 33 assists, three service aces and six digs against BYU Kills: vs. UNI, 9/27/05 Attack Percentage: vs. New Hampshire, 9/3/05 Assists: vs. Florida-Atlantic, 9/9/06 Service Aces:... 5 vs. Saint Francis (PA), 9/1/07 Digs: vs. Indiana, 10/28/05 Block Solos:... 1 vs. Ohio State, 9/23/06 Block Assists:... 4, seven times, last at, 11/17/06 Fister, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 122/ Soph. 115/ Junior 50/ Totals 287/

8 5 - - Emily Hiza, Junior, 5-7, L, Swink, CO (Swink) Currently ranks sixth in career digs with 1, digs against Purdue 21 digs against Indiana Named to Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge all-tournament team 15 digs in win over College of Charleston Nine digs in win over Ball State 21 digs in win over UT Arlington Named to Hampton Inn State of Iowa College Challenge all-tournament team 26 digs and three service aces against LSU Tied a career-high with 29 digs in win at Drake Eight digs in win at Northern Colorado Six digs in win over Saint Francis (PA) 20 digs and three assists in win over UC Riverside 25 digs in win over Marquette 13 digs against BYU Named team captain for 2007 season Kills:... 8 vs. Ohio State, 10/22/05 Attack Percentage: vs. Ball State, 9/15/07 Assists:... 7 at Texas-Arlington, 9/9/05 Service Aces:... 4, twice, last vs. Purdue, 11/25/05 Digs:... 29, twice, last at Drake, 9/7/07 Block Solos:... n/a Block Assists:... 1 at, 9/25/05 Hiza, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 122/ Soph. 115/ Junior 50/ Totals 287/ ,

9 Aimee Huffman, Freshman, 6-0, RS/S, Poth, TX (Poth) Four kills and three block assists against Purdue Recorded first career triple-double with 12 kills, 22 assists and 10 digs along with a.345 attack percentage and four service aces against Indiana 19 assists and four service aces in win over College of Charleston Eight assists in win over Ball State Seven kills, six digs and 26 assists in win over UT Arlington Career-high 14 kills along with eight kills and 25 assists against LSU 10 kills,.389 attack percentage and 10 assists against Iowa State Six kills, 24 assists and nine digs in win at Drake Career-high 40 assists along with four kills and three block assists in win at Northern Colorado Tied a career-high with 12 kills,.588 attack percentage, 13 assists and three digs in win over Saint Francis (PA) Career-high 12 kills, 27 assists, three digs and three block assists in win over UC Riverside Three kills, seven assists, four digs and three block assists in win over Marquette Five kills, 17 assists, nine digs and eight block assists against BYU Huffman, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Kills:... 12, three times, last vs. Indiana, 9/21/07 Attack Percentage: vs. Saint Francis (PA), 9/1/07 Assists: at Northern Colorado, 9/1/07 Service Aces:... 4, twice, last vs. Indiana, 9/21/07 Digs: vs. LSU, 9/8/07 Block Solos:... n/a Block Assists:... 8 vs. BYU, 8/25/07 Fresh. 49/

10 7 - - Katie Kennedy, Freshman, 6-1, MB, Iowa City, IA (City High) Six kills and two block assists against Purdue Five kills, one solo block and three block assists against Indiana Four kills and five block assists in win over College of Charleston Six kills and tied a career-high with six block assists in win over UT Arlington Four kills and two block assists against LSU Four kills and four block assists in win over Drake Career-highs with four kills and six block assists in win at Northern Colorado Three kills and two block assists in win over Saint Francis (PA) Two kills in win over UC Riverside Two kills and four block assists against BYU Kills:... 6, twice, last vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Attack Percentage: vs. Ball State, 9/15/07 Assists:... 3 vs. UT Arlington, 9/14/07 Service Aces:... n/a Digs:... 2, three times, last vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Block Solos:... 1, twice last vs. Indiana, 9/21/07 Block Assists:... 6, twice, last vs. UT Arlington, 9/14/07 Kennedy, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 43/

11 1 - - Laura Kremer, Junior, 6-0, MB, LaMotte, IA (Dubuque Senior) Nine kills, one solo block and two block assists against Purdue Tied career-high with 14 kills along with four digs, two solo blocks and two block assists against Indiana Four kills and four block assists in win over College of Charleston Six kills and two solo block in win over Ball State 11 kills and three block assists in win over UT Arlington Eight kills and four block assists against LSU Five kills and three block assists against Iowa State Five kills and six block assists in win over Drake Named to Northern Colorado Tournament all-tournament team 13 kills,.417 attack percentage and five block assists in win at Northern Colorado Career-high 14 kills and.722 attack percentage along with three block assists in win over Saint Francis (PA) 10 kills and five block assists in win over UC Riverside Seven kills and a career-high 11 block assists in win over Marquette Eight kills, four digs and seven block assists against BYU Kills:... 14, twice, last vs. Indiana, 9/21/07 Attack Percentage: vs. Saint Francis (PA), 9/1/07 Assists:... 4 vs. Indiana, 10/28/05 Service Aces:... 2, twice, last vs. Ball State, 9/15/07 Digs:... 7 vs. Indiana, 10/28/05 Block Solos:... 2, twice, last vs. Indiana, 9/21/07 Block Assists: vs. Marquette, 8/26/07 Kremer, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 56/ Soph. 27/ Junior 50/ Totals 133/

12 4 - - Christina Meister, Sophomore, 5-9, S/DS, West Des Moines, IA (Valley) Six digs and two assists against Purdue Two digs and two service aces against Indiana Six digs in win over Ball State Nine digs in win over UT Arlington Five digs in win at Northern Colorado Three service aces in win over Saint Francis (PA) Four digs and two assists in win over Marquette Kills:... 1, twice, last vs. Saint Francis (PA), 9/1/07 Attack Percentage:... n/a Assists: vs., 10/21/06 Service Aces:... 4 vs. Minnesota, 10/20/06 Digs: vs. Purdue, 10/7/06 Block Solos:... n/a Block Assists:... n/a Meister, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 34/ Soph. 45/ Totals 79/

13 Signe Mueller, Freshman, 5-7, DS, Iowa City (City High) Four digs in win over College of Charleston Career-high seven digs in win over UT Arlington Five digs against LSU Four digs in win at Northern Colorado Two digs in win over Saint Francis Career-high six digs in win over UC Riverside Three digs in win over Marquette Kills:... 1 vs. UC Riverside, 8/31/07 Attack Percentage:... n/a Assists:... 1 at Drake, 9/7/07 Service Aces:... 1 vs. Marquette, 8/26/07 Digs:... 7 vs. UT Arlington, 9/14/07 Block Solos:... n/a Block Assists:... n/a Meister, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 39/

14 Megan Schipper, Sophomore, 5-11, OH, Aplington, IA (Aplington-Parkersburg) Missed opening weekend of Big Ten play with an injury sustained in practice September 20 Named to Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge all-tournament team 14 kills and a career-high.429 attack percentage in win over College of Charleston Six kills and seven digs in win over Ball State 12 kills and four digs in win over UT Arlington 17 kills, 13 digs and four block assists against LSU 12 kills and five digs against Iowa State Career-high 19 kills,.356 attack percentage and six digs in win at Drake Named to Northern Colorado Tournament all-tournament team 13 kills,.407 attack percentage, seven digs and four block assists in win at Northern Colorado Career-highs with 16 kills and four service aces along with nine digs in win over UC Riverside Named to Hawkeye Challenge all-tournament team Career-high 14 digs, seven kills and four block assists in win over Marquette 14 kills and nine digs against BYU Kills: at Drake, 9/7/07 Attack Percentage: vs. College of Charleston, 9/15/07 Assists:... 2, twice, last vs. Marquette, 8/26/07 Service Aces:... 4 vs. UC Riverside, 8/31/07 Digs: vs. Marquette, 8/26/07 Block Solos:... 1, five times, last vs. College of Charleston, 9/15/07 Block Assists:... 5 at College of Charleston, 9/16/06 Schipper, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana INJ Purdue INJ Minnesota Michigan at at Fresh. 88/ Soph. 42/ Totals 130/

15 2 - - Catherine Smale, Junior, 6-1, OH, St. Charles, IL (Rosary) Three kills and two block assists against Purdue Eight kills and 11 digs against Indiana Returned to action against Ball State Sept. 15, recording seven kills and six digs Missed eight matches due to injury 11 kills and eight digs against BYU Kills: vs. Purdue, 10/7/06 Attack Percentage: vs. East Tennessee, 9/17/05 Assists:... 4 vs., 11/11/05 Service Aces:... 5 at College of Charleston, 9/16/06 Digs:... 25, 10/28/06 Block Solos:... 1, twice, last vs. Purdue, 10/7/06 Block Assists:... 4, 10/8/05 Smale, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette INJ UC Riverside INJ Saint Francis INJ N. Colorado INJ Drake INJ Iowa St. INJ #21 LSU INJ UT Arlington INJ Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 122/ Soph. 112/ Junior 16/ Totals 250/

16 8 - - Stacy Vitali, Senior, 6-0, OH, St. Charles, IL (East) Six kills and two block assists against Indiana Two block assists against Iowa State Four kills and five block assists in win over Marquette Kills:... 23, twice, last vs. Indiana, 10/28/05 Attack Percentage: vs. Ohio State, 10/22/05 Assists:... 3 vs. Drake, 8/27/05 Service Aces:... 1 vs. Ohio State, 10/22/05 Digs:... 8 vs. Georgia State, 9/10/04 Block Solos:... 2 vs. Michigan State, 10/1/05 Block Assists:... 7, 10/8/05 Vitali, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 83/ Soph. 122/ Junior 29/ Senior 15/ Totals 166/

17 Becky Walters, RS Freshman, 6-3, MB, Parkersburg, IA (Aplington-Parkersburg) Recorded two kills, one solo block and one block assist before suffering an injury against Indiana Named to Hawkeye-Holiday Inn Challenge all-tournament team Seven kills, two solo blocks and four block assists in win over College of Charleston Five kills in win over Ball State Career-high 19 kills and five block assists in win over UT Arlington 14 kills,.379 attack percentage, two solo blocks and four block assists against LSU Five kills against Iowa State 11 kills and six block assists in win over Drake Career-highs with.600 attack percentage and seven block assists along with 13 kills in win at Northern Colorado Eight kills in win over UC Riverside Named to Hawkeye Challenge all-tournament team 11 kills, two solo blocks and five block assists in win over Marquette Career-high 16 kills,.412 attack percentage and six block assists against BYU Kills: vs. UT Arlington, 9/14/07 Attack Percentage: at Northern Colorado, 9/1/07 Assists:... 2, twice, last vs. College of Charleston, 9/15/07 Service Aces:... n/a Digs:... 2 vs. Ball State, 9/15/07 Block Solos:... 2, three times, last vs. College of Charleston, 9/15/07 Block Assists:... 7 at Northern Colorado, 9/1/07 Walters, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue INJ at at Fresh. 43/

18 Katie Wessels, Freshman, 5-10, OH, Manchester, IA (West Delaware) 11 kills and two service aces against Purdue in first signifcant action as a Hawkeye One dig against Saint Francis (PA) Saw first collegiate action against UC Riverside and recorded one dig Kills: vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Attack Percentage: vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Assists:... 1 vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Service Aces:... 2 vs. Purdue, 9/22/07 Digs:... 1, twice, last vs. Saint Franics (PA), 9/1/07 Block Solos:... n/a Block Assists:... n/a Wessels, Game-by-Game #17 BYU Marquette UC Riverside Saint Francis N. Colorado Drake Iowa St. #21 LSU UT Arlington Ball State COFC Indiana Purdue at at Fresh. 6/