WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008 VOLLEYBALL INTRODUCTION Quick Facts...2 Husky Athletics... 2-3 Huskies at a Glance...4 2008 Roster...5 2008 SEASON Outlook... 6-8 2008 HUSKY PROFILES Player Profiles... 10-22 COACHES Head Coach Jim McLaughlin... 24-26 Assistant Coaches...27 Support Staff...28 Athletic Department Executive Staff...29 2007 YEAR IN REVIEW Season Review... 30-31 Results and Statistics... 32-33 Awards and Honors...34 OPPONENTS 2008 Opponents... 36-40 NCAA TOURNAMENT All-Time Results...42 Match Postseason Records...43 Season Postseason Records...44 Career Postseason Records...45 Postseason Box Score... 45-48 2004 NCAA Semifinalist Team...49 2005 NCAA Championship Team... 50-51 2006 NCAA Semifinalist Team...52 RECORDS & HISTORY All-Americans... 54-58 Miscellaneous Records...59 Match/Team Season Records... 60-61 Career Records...62 Season Leaders... 63-64 Honors and Awards... 65-66 Pac-10 Championships...66 Bank of America Arena... 67-68 Year-By-Year Results... 69-75 All-Time Letterwinners...75 All-Time Series Record...76 THE WASHINGTON WAY Washington s Athletic Prowess...77 Creating Winners... 78-79 Washington s Athletic Facilities...80 Washington s Training Facilities...81 Seattle: The Emerald City...82 The UW Campus...83 Dawg-Gone Greats: Huskies in the Pros..84 ON THE COVERS: Front 2007 National Defensive Player of the Year and senior middle blocker and two-time All-American. Back Team huddle. Inside front Team photo taken at the columns on the campus of the University of Washington. Inside back Locker room renovation completed summer 2007. Cover photos taken by Dale Garvey. CREDITS: The 2008 University of Washington volleyball media guide was written and edited by Assistant Athletic Communications Director Andrea Chaknis. Guide and cover design by Jonathan Soriano, UW graphic designer. Layout by Chaknis. Additional contributions by Brianna McLeod, Travis Sherer and Benton Strong. Special thanks to Paul Isaac. Photography by Dale Garvey, Richard McEnery, Scott Bisch, David Gonzales, Adam Hadtke, Joanie Komura, Jay Metzger, Janet Shibuya, Corky Trewin, Misty Tucci, Ryan Borde and Soriano. Special thanks to past UW Sports Information staff for content provided in this guide.
HUSKY ATHLETICS QUICK FACTS School...University of Washington Location...Seattle, Wash. Founded...Nov. 4, 1861 Enrollment...42,000 (31,400 undergrad) Nickname...Huskies Colors... Purple and Gold Conference... Pacific-10 Home Facility...Bank of America Arena (10,000) Head Coach... Jim McLaughlin Alma Mater/Year... UC Santa Barbara/1985 Record at Washington... 170-49 (7 years) Overall Record... 394-167 (18 years) Office Phone... 206-616-9060 Assistant Coaches... Leslie Tuiasosopo...Jose Keno Gandara Volunteer Assistant...Tom Murphy Certified Athletic Trainer...Mike Dillon Equipment Manager... Karen Gunderman 2007 Overall Record...27-4 2007 Pac-10 Record/Finish...15-3/2nd 2007 Postseason...NCAA Second Round 2007 Final Rankings...10th, NCAA Starters Returning/Lost... 3 + libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/6 Newcomers... 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances... 12 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Record in NCAA Tournament Games...24-11 Best Finish... NCAA Champions, 2005 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Athletic Communications Main Office Phone...(206) 543-2230 Athletic Communications Fax...(206) 543-5000 Athletic Department Front Desk...(206) 543-2210 MAILING ADDRESS Box 354070 OVERNIGHT ADDRESS 227 Graves Hall GPS/PHYSICAL ADDRESS 3910 Montlake Blvd
HUSKY ATHLETICS HUSKIES EXECUTIVE STAFF Mark Emmert President of the University of Washington O: (206) 543-5010 email: memmert@washington.edu bio: http://gohuskies.cstv.com/genrel/emmert_mark00.html Scott Woodward Acting Athletics Director O: (206) 543-2212 email: swoodward@washington.edu bio: http://gohuskies.cstv.com/genrel/woodward_scott00.html Marie Tuite Sr. Associate AD - Athletic Programs O: (206) 543-2279 email: mtuite@washington.edu bio: http://gohuskies.cstv.com/genrel/tuite_marie00.html Paul King Sr. Associate AD - Business & Finance O: (206) 685-7554 email: pking@washington.edu bio: http://gohuskies.cstv.com/genrel/king_paul00.html John Morris Sr. Assoc. AD - Compliance & Student Development O: (206) 543-4621 email: jgmorris@washington.edu bio: http://gohuskies.cstv.com/genrel/morris_john00.html ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Richard Kilwien Assoc. AD - Communications O: (206) 543-8333 email: rkilwien@washington.edu Jeff Bechthold Director of Athletic Communications and Sports Information Director: Football and Baseball O: (206) 685-7910 email: bechtold@washington.edu The latest, official information on 2008 Washington Huskies Volleyball including match times, schedules, statistics, rosters, bios, videos, press conferences and quotes can be found at www.gohuskies.com Home matches take place at Bank of America Arena. To order tickets, visit www.gohuskies.com or call 206 543-2200. For latest match times, call 206 543-TIME. Andrea Chaknis Sports Information Director: Volleyball, Gymnastics and Men s and Women s Crew O: (206) 685-3120 M: (617) 778-8602 email: achaknis@ica.washington.edu
HUSKIES AT A GLANCE PLAYERS 2008 SEASON 1 5 6 7 Ryann Carter 2 5-7 Fr. S 6-2 Fr. MB 6-1 So. OH Edgewood, Wash. Bainbridge, Wash. Eaton, Colo. 5-8 Fr. S Phoenix, Ariz. 5-7 Jr. L Kaneohe, Hawaii HISTORY NCAA TOURNAMENT OPPONENTS 2007 REVIEW COACHES 8 10 11 12 14 6-5 Fr. MB Bellevue, Wash. 6-2 So. OH Austin, Texas 6-0 RS-Jr. OH Farmington, Utah 5-6 Jr. DS West Linn, Ore. 15 16 22 24 6-0 Fr. MB Lynnwood, Wash. 5-7 So. DS Sammamish, Wash. 5-10 RS-Jr. OH Bellevue, Wash. 6-1 Sr. MB El Dorado, Calif. 5-10 So. S West Chester, Ohio THE WASHINGTON WAY Jim McLaughlin Head Coach (Eighth year) Leslie Tuiasosopo Assistant Coach (Eighth year) Jose Keno Gandara Assistant Coach (Fourth year) 4 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008 VOLLEYBALL
2008 ROSTER Numerical Roster NO. NAME P HT CL EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL) 1 Ryann Carter S 5-7 FR HS Edgewood, Wash. (Fife) 2 MB 6-2 FR HS Bainbridge, Wash. (Bainbridge) 5 MB/OH 6-1 SO 1V Eaton, Colo. (Eaton) 6 DS 5-8 FR HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Northwest Christian) 7 S/L 5-7 JR 2V Kaneohe, Hawaii (Kalani) 8 MB 6-5 FR HS Bellevue, Wash. (Newport) 10 OH 6-2 SO 1V Austin, Texas (Bowie) 11 OH 6-0 JR TR Farmington, Utah (University of Utah) 12 DS 5-6 JR 2V West Linn, Ore. (West Linn) 14 S 5-10 SO 1V West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 15 MB/OH 6-0 FR HS Lynnwood, Wash. (Kings) 16 DS 5-7 SO 1V Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline) 22 OH 5-10 RS-JR 2V Bellevue, Wash. (The Bush School) 24 MB 6-1 SR 3V El Dorado, Calif. (Union Mine) Head Coach: Jim McLaughlin (Eighth year) Assistant Coaches: Leslie Tuiasosopo (eighth year), Jose Keno Gandara (fourth year) Volunteer Coach: Tom Murphy (second year) Directof of Operations: Paul Isaac (third year) Breakdown By Class Seniors (1) - Juniors (4) - Sophomores (4) - Breakdown By Position Outside Hitter (3) - Middle Blocker (5) - Freshmen (5) - Ryann Carter Setter (2) - Ryann Carter Libero/DS (4) - Alphabetical Roster 6 8 5 1 Ryann Carter 22 2 14 12 7 10 15 11 24 16 Breakdown By Height 6-5 (1)... 6-2 (2)..., 6-1 (2)..., 6-0 (2)..., 5-10 (2)..., 5-8 (1)... 5-7 (3)... Ryann Carter,, 5-6 (1)... Average Height: 5-11 Pronunciation Guide...KIN-druh Ryann Carter...Ryan...CALL-ee-more...KELL-see DUN-uh-way...MACK-uh-fee...Tuh-MAH-ree mee-yuh- SHEER-oh...ROH-lund...Arial...Swore-brick Breakdown By Hometown Washington (6) Bainbridge... Bellevue...Lauren Barfi eld, Edgewood... Ryann Carter Lynnwood... Sammamish... Phoenix, Arizona... El Dorado, California... Kaneohe, Hawaii... West Chester, Ohio... West Linn, Oregon... Austin, Texas... Farmington, Utah... 2008 SEASON PLAYERS COACHES 2007 REVIEW OPPONENTS NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY THE WASHINGTON WAY 5