WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: JAMES YBIERNAS PHONE: (310) 206-8123 FAX: (310) 825-8664 E-MAIL: JAMESY@ATHLETICS.UCLA.EDU WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM 2009 UCLA Schedule and Results Overall: 21-8 Pac-10: 11-5 8/28 vs. #25 Santa Clara 2 W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-18) 8/29 vs. Western Michigan 2 W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-15) 8/30 at #7 Hawai i 2 L, 0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 22-25) 9/4 at UNLV 3 W, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-16) 9/5 vs. Loyola Marymount 3 W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-14) 9/5 vs. Idaho 3 W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-17) 9/10 vs. BYU 4 W, 3-1 (25-16, 25-11, 23-25, 25-15) 9/11 vs. Virginia 4 W, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 25-16) 9/13 at #5 Nebraska 4 W, 3-2 (18-25, 25-17, 25-22, 24-26, 15-7) 9/16 at #25 Pepperdine A W, 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-15, 25-22) 9/18 at CS Fullerton 5 L, 2-3 (23-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-18, 14-16) 9/19 vs. Fordham 5 W, 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 27-25) 9/19 vs. Long Beach State 5 L, 0-3 (19-25, 16-25, 14-25) 9/25 at Arizona State 1 L, 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 22-25) 9/26 at #19 Arizona 1 W, 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-13) 10/2 #11 STANFORD 1, A L, 1-3 (25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 20-25) 10/3 #9 CALIFORNIA 1, A W, 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22) 10/9 #13 USC 1, A W, 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-22) 10/16 at #4 Washington 1 L, 1-3 (19-25, 24-26, 26-24, 18-25) 10/17 at Washington State 1 W, 3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 25-12) 10/23 #12 OREGON 1, A, B W, 3-2 (26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, 15-9) 10/24 OREGON STATE 1, A W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-17) 10/30 at #14 California 1 W, 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 25-19) 10/31 at #4 Stanford 1 W, 3-2 (25-18, 34-32, 19-25, 21-25, 15-11) 11/6 at #17 USC 1, A W, 3-2 (25-17, 14-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-12) 11/13 #25 WASHINGTON ST. 1, A W, 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 23-25, 25-23) 11/14 #4 WASHINGTON 1, A, B L, 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 21-25) 11/20 at Oregon State 1 W, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-16) 11/21 at #18 Oregon 1 L, 2-3 (25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-27, 15-17) 1, A 3 P.M. 1, A 3 P.M. 12/4 NCAA First Round 12/5 NCAA Second Round 12/11 NCAA Regional Semifi nals 12/12 NCAA Regional Finals 12/17 NCAA Semifi nals 12/19 NCAA Finals All times Pacifi c and subject to change HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS PLAYED AT PAULEY PAVILION # - AVCA National Ranking at Time of Match 1 - Pacifi c-10 Conference Matches 2 - Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) 3 - Alexis Park Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 4 - Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) 5 - Brea Embassy Suites Fullerton Classic (Fullerton, Calif.) A - Matches broadcast on UCLABruins.com B - Matches broadcast on Fox Sports Net MATCHES 30 & 31 VS. #18 ARIZONA & ARIZONA STATE NOV. 27 & 28 Friday, Nov. 27 #19 Arizona at #9 UCLA 3 p.m. First match (9/26): UCLA 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-13) Saturday, Nov. 28 Arizona State at #9 UCLA 3 p.m. First match (9/25): ASU 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-22) Gametracker and free audio and video on UCLABruins.com BRUINS HOST ARIZONA SCHOOLS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALES The ninth-ranked Bruins (21-8, 11-5 Pac-10) fi nish up regularseason play this weekend at Pauley Pavilion against #19 Arizona (19-8, 8-8) on Friday and Arizona State (13-15, 3-13) on Saturday. First serve for both matches is at 3 p.m. Gametracker and free audio and video will be available on UCLABruins.com. Prior to Saturday s match, the Bruins will honor seniors Emily Clements and Kaitlin Sather. WHAT S NEXT The Bruins will fi nd out where their postseason journey begins when ESPNEWS airs the selection show between 12 and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Regional play begins at campus sites on Friday, Dec. 4 with the fi rst round and the second round on Saturday, Dec. 5. UCLA has hosted the fi rst two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in fi ve of the last six years. BRUINS IN THE POLLS For the second straight week, the Bruins dropped in the AVCA Top 25 poll, falling two spots to ninth. UCLA was at eighth for the third straight week in last week s Under Armour/Volleyball Magazine Top 20 rankings, with a new poll coming out on Tuesday. BRUINS ON THE NET The rest of the Bruins schedule through Regionals will feature free audio at UCLABruins.com. In addition, free video will be available for all home matches through the postseason. Links to the audio and video, as well as Gametracker, can be found on the schedule page at UCLABruins.com. SCOUTING THE WILDCATS Arizona split last weekend s home matches against the Bay Area schools. The Wildcats led Stanford 2-1 on Friday before falling in fi ve, but bounced back to beat California in four on Sunday. Arizona has alternated wins and losses in its last fi ve matches. The Wildcats are hitting.237 as a team with 1.24 aces and 2.00 blocks per set. Tiffany Owens leads the offense with 3.62 kills per set and is second with 3.08 digs per set. Whitney Dosty (2.94 kps) and Courtney Karst (2.38) also average above two kps. Paige Weber quarterbacks the offense and averages 10.67 assists per set, Jacy Norton is the top blocker at 1.02 bps and Alanna Resch is fi rst in dps at 3.19. During Pac-10 play, Arizona is swinging at a.223 clip with 0.98 aces and 1.85 blocks per set. THE MATCHUP: UCLA-ARIZONA The Bruins have won three in a row against the Wildcats, winning the fi rst matchup of the season in Tucson on Sept. 26 in four (22-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-13). Dicey McGraw had a career-high 20 kills to go along with 15 digs for a double-double, while Lainey Gera posted 21 digs. The Bruins hit.299 with 11 blocks. UCLA leads the all-time series 48-17 and is 23-7 at home against Arizona. The Bruins have won three straight at Pauley Pavilion against the Wildcats, with Arizona s last win coming on Oct. 21, 2005 (3-1). The Wildcats last victory overall was in Tucson on Nov. 24, 2007 (3-1). SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS Arizona State has dropped four straight, losing in four to Cal and in three to Stanford last weekend. The Sun Devils have only defeated Washington State (Oct. 30) and Oregon State (Nov. 6) since their upset of the Bruins on Sept. 25. ASU is hitting.205 as a team with 1.37 aces and 2.75 blocks per set. Sarah Reaves is the top producer on offense with 4.37 kills per set. Sofi e Schlagintweit (2.59 kps) and Ashley Kastl (2.51) also average over two kps. Cat Highmark has handled the bulk of the setting duties, averaging 10.08 assists per set. Sonja Markanovich and Paige Mittelstaedt each average 1.27 bps, while Sarah Johnson is the top digger at 3.95 digs per set. During conference action, the Sun Devils are hitting.172 with 1.26 aces and 2.53 blocks per set. THE MATCHUP: UCLA-ARIZONA STATE The Sun Devils snapped a 13-match losing streak to the Bruins with a sweep on Sept. 25 (25-16, 25-22, 25-22). Dicey McGraw had 13 kills and 11 digs for a double-double, while Bojana Todorovic came off the bench to record 11 kills. UCLA still leads the all-time series 60-7 and is 31-1 at home against the Sun Devils. The Bruins have won 13 in a row at Pauley Pavilion against the Sun Devils, with Arizona State s only win coming in fi ve on Oct. 14, 1995. BRUINS IN THE PAC-10 RANKINGS The Bruins maintained their top ranking in the Pac-10 in digs per set at 16.53 and are also second in blocks per set (2.81) and opponent hitting percentage (.178). During conference matches, UCLA is fi rst in bps (2.88), dps (17.55) and opponent hitting percentage (.194). Individually, sophomore Amanda Gil remains fi rst in bps at 1.56 and also ranks fi fth in hitting percentage (.354). Sophomore Lainey Gera is fourth in dps (4.70), freshman Lauren Cook is seventh in assists per set (10.54) and freshman Bojana Todorovic is 10th in aces per set (0.26). FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Bruins victory on Nov. 13 gave them their 11th-straight, 20- win season... UCLA is 17-0 when holding its opponent under a.200 hitting percentage and 18-2 when hitting at least.200... after going 1-6 in fi ve-set matches last season, the Bruins are 4-2 this year... the Bruins are 18-2 when winning the opening set... UCLA is on pace to break the team record for fewest number of service errors in a season. The Bruins, who had no errors in a match for the fi rst time ever at USC on Nov. 6, have 128 service miscues this season. The 1982 squad committed 190 errors, the only time in UCLA history that a team has posted fewer than 200 service errors... head coach Andy Banachowski won his 1,100thcareer match on Oct. 31 at Stanford. RECAPPING LAST WEEK S ACTION Friday - UCLA 3, Oregon State 0 Freshman Mari Hole had a match and career-high 13 kills, while senior Kaitlin Sather and freshman Lauren Cook added doubledoubles, as the seventh-ranked Bruins swept Oregon State on Friday at Gill Coliseum. Scores were 25-20, 25-23, 25-16. SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 2 AVCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL (NOVEMBER 23) NO. SCHOOL POINTS RECORD LAST 1. Penn State (60) 1500 30-0 1 2. Texas 1429 22-1 2 3. Hawai i 1384 26-2 3 4. Washington 1296 22-4 4 5. Illinois 1219 23-4 5 6. Stanford 1204 20-7 6 7. Iowa State 1150 24-4 8 8. Nebraska 1069 21-6 9 9. UCLA 999 21-8 7 10. Kentucky 849 27-3 10 11. California 829 18-8 11 12. Michigan 813 24-7 14 13. Minnesota 732 22-8 12 14. Florida State 712 27-2 15 15. Florida 680 21-5 13 16. USC 659 19-9 15 17. LSU 583 23-5 17 18. Oregon 538 17-9 18 19. Arizona 495 18-8 19 20. Northern Iowa 273 28-2 21 21. Saint Mary s 255 21-4 22 22. Saint Louis 168 23-7 20 23. Colorado State 153 23-4 25 24. Dayton 112 28-3 NR 25. Notre Dame 82 21-4 23 Others receiving votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Baylor 52, Tennessee 50, San Diego 34, Washington State 27, Duke 25, UC Irvine 19, Pepperdine 18, Long Beach State 14, Texas A&M 13, Florida International 12, Ohio State 11, Louisville 9, UC Santa Barbara 9, Ohio 7, Oklahoma 5. Two schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 11 points. VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE TOP 20 POLL (NOV. 17) NO. SCHOOL (PTS) NO. SCHOOL (PTS) 1. Penn State (260) 11. California (120) 2. Texas (244) 12. Minnesota (115) 3. Hawai i (233) 13. Florida (92) 4. Washington (216) 14. Michigan (80) 5. Illinois (203) 15. Florida State (75) 6. Stanford (194) 16. LSU (65) 7. Iowa State (183) 17. USC (61) 8. UCLA (176) 18. Oregon (51) 9. Nebraska (158) 19. Arizona (28) 10. Kentucky (145) 20. Saint Louis (12) Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, Saint Mary s, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Baylor, Washington State. Bold indicates 2009 UCLA opponents UCLA IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS DATE AVCA VB MAGAZINE Preseason 9th (961 pts.) 10th Aug. 31 9th (993 pts.) 11th (124 pts.) Sept. 7 8th (1052 pts.) 9th (150 pts.) Sept. 14 7th (1165 pts.) 7th (160 pts.) Sept. 21 14th (756 pts.) 13th (122 pts.) Sept. 28 16th (591 pts.) 15th (81 pts.) Oct. 5 16th (688 pts.) 16th (79 pts.) Oct. 12 12th (826 pts.) 13th (118 pts.) Oct. 19 13th (804 pts.) 14th (119 pts.) Oct. 26 11th (908 pts.) 11th (142 pts.) Nov. 2 7th (1105 pts.) 8th (167 pts.) Nov. 9 6th (1146 pts.) 8th (184 pts.) Nov. 16 7th (1127 pts.) 8th (176 pts.) Nov. 23 9th (999 pts.) Nov. 30 Sather posted 12 kills and 14 digs for her team-best 15th doubledouble, while Cook had 37 assists and 10 digs for her 13th double-double. Sophomore Lainey Gera had 15 digs. Junior Dicey McGraw added nine kills, while sophomore Amanda Gil notched seven kills and six blocks. UCLA (21-7, 11-4 Pac-10) hit.256. The Bruins never trailed in the fi rst set. After the fi rst four points were sideouts, UCLA scored six of the next seven to take an 8-3 advantage. Gil began the run with a kill, which was followed by a solo block from sophomore Katie Camp. After an Oregon State (12-15, 3-12) sideout, the Beavers had back-to-back errors, Hole posted a kill and a Sather ace made it a fi ve-point lead. UCLA s largest advantage was seven on several occasions. The Beavers made a run at the end of the set. Trailing 22-16, the home squad scored four of the next fi ve to make it 23-20. But the Bruins netted the last two of the set on a Hole kill and a combo block by Camp and freshman Rachael Kidder to take the opener 25-20. The Bruins out-hit the Beavers.316 to.186. Hole and Sather each had four kills, while Cook posted three. The Bruins staged a great rally in the second to take a two sets to none lead. UCLA led early 3-2, but it would be its last advantage for a while, as Oregon State scored 10 of the next 13 to take a 12-6 lead. The Beavers maintained an advantage of six at 15-9 until the Bruins started their run, scoring four straight to make it 15-13. Gil had a kill and then teamed up with Sather for a block, which was followed by back-to-back aces from freshman Bojana Todorovic to get the Bruins to within two. Down 17-14, the Bruins got a kill from Sather and consecutive spikes by Hole to tie it for the fi rst time since it was 3-all. The Beavers scored three of the next four to make it 20-18, but a kill by McGraw and back-to-back combo roofs by Gil and Kidder and Gil and McGraw gave UCLA its fi rst lead since early on at 21-20. The next fi ve points were sided out to even the score at 23, but kills by Gil and Sather gave the Bruins a 25-23 win. Hole and McGraw both had fi ve kills in the second, Gil recorded three kills and four blocks and Sather notched three kills. The Bruins out-hit the Beavers.186 to.178. UCLA dropped the fi rst point of the third set, but scored the next two and never trailed for the remainder of the match. Even at two, the Bruins scored six in a row to go up 8-2. Sather started the run with a kill, and after two OSU errors, a kill by Hole made it 6-2 and forced OSU into a timeout. The Bruins came out of the break with two more points on a Sather kill and a Gil/Sather block. Oregon State got to within three at 15-12, but the Bruins came back with three straight on a Sather kill and two Beaver attack errors to make it 18-12. The Beavers again closed the gap to four at 20-16, but UCLA netted the last fi ve points of the match to win the third 25-16. McGraw had back-to-back kills to start the run, consecutive spikes by Sather and Gil gave the Bruins match point and an Oregon State attack error clinched things for UCLA. Sather led the Bruins with fi ve kills, Hole added four and McGraw posted three. The Bruins out-hit the Beavers.275 to.081. Rachel Rourke had 11 kills to lead the Beavers, who hit.152. Saturday - Oregon 3, UCLA 2 In their fi rst match this year, UCLA won the fi rst two sets, Oregon took the next two, but the Bruins triumphed in fi ve. On Saturday, the Bruins again claimed the fi rst two sets, with the Ducks winning the third and fourth. However, this time the 18th-ranked Ducks won the deciding set, defeating #7 UCLA in fi ve at McArthur Court. Scores were 23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 27-25, 17-15. Senior Kaitlin Sather and junior Dicey McGraw paced the Bruins with 16 kills apiece, with Sather adding 11 digs for her team-best 16th double-double. Cook posted her 14th double-double with a career-high 56 assists to go along with 12 digs. Sophomore Katie Camp had 11 kills and eight blocks, while freshman Mari Hole was also in double fi gures in kills with 11. Sophomore Lainey Gera recorded 21 digs. The Bruins hit.319 with 13 blocks. The Bruins (21-8, 11-5 Pac-10) never trailed in the opening set, but not without some tenuous moments at the end. UCLA scored six of the fi rst seven, netting the fi rst three on a McGraw kill and back-to-back Oregon (17-9, 7-9) attack errors. After a Duck sideout, the Bruins had another 3-0 run on a Sather kill, an Oregon error and a spike by sophomore Amanda Gil. The Ducks scored the next two points, but a third 3-0 UCLA run on an Oregon service error, a Hole kill and a Camp/Sather combo block gave the Bruins a set high lead of six at 9-3. Oregon closed the gap to two at 14-12, and after 14 straight sideouts, the home squad fi nally got back to even at 21-all. The next four points were sideouts, and at 23-all, McGraw recorded a kill to give the Bruins a set point. UCLA took the opener on an Oregon attack error to win it 25-23. Camp had fi ve kills to pace the Bruins, while McGraw and Sather posted four apiece. The Ducks out-hit the Bruins.368 to.361. The Bruins lost the fi rst point of the second set, but scored the next four on two Oregon attack errors, a McGraw kill and a Gil/ McGraw combo block to take a 4-1 advantage. The Ducks rallied to re-take the lead at 8-7, but an Oregon error and a Camp/ McGraw combo roof put the Bruins back on top 9-8. Oregon scored four of the next fi ve to go ahead 12-10, but the Bruins had another rally in them, netting fi ve of the next seven to take the lead for good at 15-14. McGraw had a pair of kills during the 5-2 run, Hole and Sather also had spikes and freshman Bojana Todorovic served an ace. Tied at 15, the Bruins scored three straight and fi ve of six to go ahead 20-16. A Camp/Hole block started the run, which was followed by a Hole kill and an Oregon attack error. After a Duck sideout, back-to-back kills by Cook and Camp put UCLA ahead by four. The Ducks scored two of the next three to make it 21-18, but the Bruins notched the fi nal four points of the set to take it 25-18. Gil began the run with a kill, which was followed by a Duck attack error, a Sather spike and another Oregon error on set point. Six different Bruins had kills, with Hole and McGraw each recording three. The Bruins out-hit the Ducks.387 to.057 and had four blocks. The Bruins scored the fi rst point of the set, but the Ducks came back with the next six and never looked back to take the third set. Oregon got its lead up to as many as nine at 13-4 before UCLA started to chip away. The Bruins scored four of the next fi ve on a Camp kill and three Duck attack errors to close to within six at 14-8. Down 15-8, the Bruins got fi ve straight to cut their defi cit to two at 15-13. After an Oregon attack error, UCLA got back-to-back kills by Sather, a Gil/Sather combo block and a McGraw kill. The Ducks responded though with four of the next fi ve to take a 19-14 edge. The home team s lead never dipped below two the rest of the way, as a kill by Sonja Newcombe on the Ducks second set point gave them a 25-22 win. Sather led UCLA with fi ve kills, while McGraw added four. UCLA out-hit Oregon.364 to.310. The fi rst half of the fourth set featured nine ties and three lead changes, with the Bruins biggest lead being one and the Ducks largest advantage being three. Trailing 17-14, the Bruins scored four of the next fi ve to even the set at 18. Hole had a kill to start the 4-1 run, which was followed by a combo block by Camp and freshman Rachael Kidder. After an Oregon sideout, McGraw had back-to-back kills to knot the score. The Ducks then scored four in a row and fi ve of the next six to take a 23-19 lead, but the Bruins stormed back with the next fi ve to earn a match point. Following an Oregon service error, Hole had a kill, Todorovic served an ace and Sather and Hole had consecutive spikes to make it 24-23. The Ducks netted a sideout to tie it at 24, but the Bruins got their second match point following a Sather kill. However, Oregon came back with the next three points to win it 27-25. Sather had fi ve kills for the Bruins, while Hole added four. The Bruins were out-hit.313 to.297. The fi fth set was tied at fi ve before a 3-0 Oregon run gave the home squad an 8-5 edge. The Ducks upped their lead to four at 12-8, but the Bruins came back with three straight on back-toback kills by McGraw and a Gera ace to make it 12-11. The Ducks took a 14-12 lead for their fi rst match point, but three straight for UCLA on a kill by Gil and consecutive combo blocks by Gil and Sather and Gil and Todorovic gave the Bruins their third match point at 15-14. However, Oregon answered with the next three, as a combo roof by Neticia Enesi and Heather Meyers gave the Ducks a 17-15 win. McGraw and Todorovic each had three kills in the fi nal set. The Ducks out-hit the Bruins.226 to.154. Newcombe had 28 kills and 25 digs to lead the Ducks, who hit.263 as a team. Meyers (17), Enesi (15) and Dana Stephenson (11) also had double fi gures in kills. A SPECIAL SENIOR SEASON Kaitlin Sather tacked on two more double-doubles last weekend, recording 12 kills and 14 digs at Oregon State on Friday and 16 kills and 11 digs at Oregon on Saturday, to give her 16 on the season and 53 for her career. Sather has had a memorable senior year that has seen her become the 12th player in UCLA history to post 1,000 kills and digs, move up to 11th on the Bruins career kills list and earn her fi rst Pac-10 Player of the Week award. She is second on the team with 2.80 kills and 3.06 digs per set. During Pac-10 play, she leads the squad with 3.15 kps and is second with 3.39 dps. Sather has double fi gures in digs in nine straight matches and 15 of 16 Pac-10 contests. She has posted 20 digs twice against Oregon (Oct. 23) and Stanford (Oct. 31), adding 16- dig contests against California (Oct. 3) and at Nebraska (Sept. 13) and a 15-dig effort against USC (Oct. 9). Sather is second on the team with 20 double-fi gure digs contests, giving her 58 as a Bruin. Offensively, the senior has a team-leading 19 double-fi gure kills contests and 88 for her career. She had 11 straight doublefi gure kills matches from Oct. 2 to Nov. 13. Her season high came on Nov. 13 against Washington State when she had 19. Along with her 16 kills on Saturday, Sather has crossed the 15-kill mark two other times against Washington State (16, Oct. 17) and USC (15, Oct. 9). She has led the Bruins in kills for a match 11 times. SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 3 Her season-best hitting percentage of.560 came at Washington State on Oct. 17. Sather had a consecutive double-double streak of six from Oct. 23 to Nov. 13 and four in a row from Sept. 10-16 and Oct. 2-16. She had a pair in the Bay Area with 11 kills and 12 digs at Cal (Oct. 30) and 14 kills and 20 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31), which earned her UCLA s 60th Pac-10 POW honor and the second this season (Lauren Cook, Sept. 14). She has 1,457 career kills to put her 11th on UCLA s all-time list. Sather also had a seasonbest six blocks on Saturday at Oregon and has at least two roofs in 10 of her last 12 contests. WHAT S COOKIN Freshman Lauren Cook established a new career high with 56 assists on Saturday at Oregon, adding 12 digs for her 14th double-double of the season. She also had one the previous night at Oregon State, going for 37 assists and 10 digs. Cook has surpassed the 50-assist mark four times. She posted 54 against Oregon (Oct. 23) and Washington State (Nov. 13) and had 50 at Stanford on Oct. 31. Cook, who is second on the team in doubledoubles, leads the Bruins with 10.54 assists per set, is third with 19 aces and fourth with 2.42 digs per set. The freshman has nine double-doubles in Pac-10 play against Stanford on Oct. 2 (47 assists, 17 digs), USC on Oct. 9 (47 and 10), Washington on Oct. 16 (47 and 10), Washington State on Oct. 17 (33 and 10), Oregon on Oct. 23 (54 and 10), Stanford on Oct. 31 (50 and 18 - season high in digs) and Washington State on Nov. 13 (54 and 10). The freshman had a happy homecoming against Nebraska on Sept. 13, as the Lincoln native had 48 assists and 15 digs in a win over the Huskers. That match concluded an outstanding weekend that saw Cook post three double-doubles to earn Ameritas Players Challenge MVP, AVCA National Player of the Week and Pac-10 POW honors. She began the weekend with 43 assists and 14 digs against BYU (Sept. 10) and had 44 assists and 15 digs versus Virginia (Sept. 11). Cook became just the fi fth Bruin to earn AVCA NPOW accolades, joining Annett Buckner (1994), Kristee Porter (1998), Nellie Spicer (2005) and Nana Meriwether (2006). The double-double streak continued the following week when Cook went for 37 assists and 12 digs at Pepperdine (Sept. 16) and 44 assists and 13 digs at Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18). Besides quarterbacking the offense, Cook has helped the Bruins with her killing, posting four kills or more nine times. She had a seasonhigh six against Virginia, Arizona (Sept. 26) and California (Oct. 30). Cook had a season-high three aces against California on Oct. 3. LAINEY THE LIBERO Sophomore Lainey Gera posted her 13th match with at least 20 2009 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 Amanda Gil MB 6-6 SO 1V San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 2 Lauren Cook S 5-7 FR HS Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) 3 Kaitlin Sather OH 6-1 SR 3V Santa Rosa, Calif. (Maria Carrillo HS) 4 Sara Sage MB 6-4 SO 1V Huron, Ohio (Huron HS) 5 Mari Hole OH 6-0 FR HS Oslo, Norway (Berg HS) 6 Lainey Gera DS/L 5-7 SO 1V San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 7 Dicey McGraw OH 5-11 JR 2V Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 8 Katie Camp MB 6-5 SO 1V Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons HS) 9 Terry Soltani S 5-9 JR TR Stevenson Ranch, Calif. (Taft HS/Pierce College) 10 Bojana Todorovic S/DS/OH 5-11 FR HS Irvine, Calif. (University HS) 11 Rachael Kidder OH 6-3 FR HS Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 12 Emily Clements OPP 6-0 SR 2V New Orleans, La. (Isidore Newman School) 13 Stephanie Nucci S 6-2 SO 1V Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) 14 Devon Dykstra DS 5-11 SO TR Hermosa Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS/Colorado) 15 Connor McCracken DS 5-7 FR HS La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) 17 Amber McBenttez DS/L 5-3 SO 1V Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 19 Nikki Casale DS/L 5-9 SO 1V Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton Union HS) 20 Michelle Ketter OH 5-11 FR HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake HS) 24 Kim Dolphin MB 5-10 FR HS San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma HS) Head Coach: Andy Banachowski, 43rd Year (UCLA, 1968) Assistant Head Coach: Kim Jagd, 17th Year (UCLA, 1987) Assistant Coach: Dan Conners, 4th Year (UCLA, 2001) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ryan Wills, 2nd Year (Tulsa, 2008) Director of Volleyball Operations: Mora Kanim, 3rd Year (UCLA, 1988) Women s Volleyball Athletic Trainer: Tina Tubbs, 1st Year (Humboldt State, 2000) digs on Saturday when she produced 21 at Oregon. Gera has 20- plus digs in six of her last seven contests and has done it 11 times during Pac-10 play. The sophomore leads the Bruins with 4.70 digs per set and is averaging 5.26 dps during conference action, which is second among league players. Gera set a career high with 28 digs at Washington on Oct. 16, a total she equaled at Stanford on Oct. 31. She also had a 26-dig effort against Washington State (Nov. 13), 25 at Nebraska (Sept. 13), 23 in both matches against USC (Oct. 9 and Nov. 6), 22 against BYU (Sept. 10), Stanford (Oct. 2), Oregon (Oct. 23) and Washington (Nov. 14), 21 at Arizona (Sept. 26) and 20 at California (Oct. 30). Gera has double fi gures in digs in 16 of her last 17, a team-best 25 times this year and 31 times for her career. In addition to her prowess at digging, Gera has chipped in offensively with her serving and setting. The sophomore s 23 service aces put her second on the team. She has at least one in eight of her last 13 matches. Gera s season and career high was three at Pepperdine on Sept. 16. She has also tallied at least fi ve assists in a match 10 times, posting a career-high seven at Hawai i (Aug. 30) and at Stanford (Oct. 31). THREAT AT THE NET Sophomore Amanda Gil maintained the top spot in the Pac- 10 in blocks per set at 1.56 after recording 11 roofs in a pair of matches at Oregon State and Oregon last weekend. Gil, who was second in the nation in bps in last week s NCAA rankings (new stats not released as of Monday afternoon), has at least fi ve roofs in 20 matches this season and 13 times during Pac- 10 play. Her season high came against Oregon on Oct. 23 when she had 10 to go along with 14 kills for her second career double-double, both of which have come against the Ducks. Gil fi nally got her double-double after coming close with nine-block contests against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18) and Stanford (Oct. 2). She has produced eight roofs in a match three times against Virginia (Sept. 11), Pepperdine (Sept. 16) and California (Oct. 3) and seven six more times against UNLV (Sept. 4), Arizona (Sept. 26), Washington (Oct. 16), Washington State (Oct. 17), Stanford (Oct. 31) and USC (Nov. 6). The sophomore is also tops on the team in hitting percentage at.354. She has swung at a.400 clip or better 11 times. Her season-best total (with at least 10 kills) came against Virginia when she hit.562 with 10 kills and one error in 16 attempts. Gil, who is third on the team with 2.28 kills per set, has 10 double-fi gure kills matches this season and 22 for her career. She had a season-best 16 at USC, hitting.560 for the match. Gil has also chipped in with her defense. She has at least four digs in a match 12 times, including a career-best seven against Nebraska (Sept. 13). PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nikki Casale CA-sally Stephanie Nucci NEW-chee Emily Clements CLEM-ents Kaitlin Sather SATH-er Lainey Gera LANE-e GARE-uh Terry Soltani sol-tahn-ee Mari Hole MAR-ee HU-la Bojana Todorovic boy-yawn-uh toe-doe-roe-vitch Amber McBenttez Mc-BEN-tez Andy Banachowski Ban-uh-COW-ski Dicey McGraw DICE-e Kim Jagd JADE 2009 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS Location J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Founded 1919 Enrollment 39,500 Nickname Bruins Colors Blue and Gold Conference Pacifi c-10 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Athletic Director Dan Guerrero Senior Associate A.D./SWA Petrina Long Faculty Athletic Representative Donald Morrison Home Court (Capacity) Pauley Pavilion (4,500) Pauley Pavilion Press Row (310) 825-1899 Head Coach Andy Banachowski (UCLA, 1968), 43rd Year Career Record 1,103-300 (.786) Assistant Head Coach Kim Jagd, 17th Year Assistant Coach Dan Conners, 4th Year Volunteer Assistant Coach Ryan Wills, 2nd Year Director of Volleyball Operations Mora Kanim, 3rd Year Women s Volleyball Office Phone (310) 206-6839 2008 Record 22-11 2008 Pac-10 Record 9-9 (T-5th) 2008 NCAA Finish 2-1 (NCAA Regional Semifi nals) 2008 Final AVCA Ranking 8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/10 Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 + libero Newcomers 9 (7 freshmen, 2 transfers) NCAA Appearances 27 NCAA Postseason Record 72-25 (.742) All-Time Postseason Record 146-35 (.807) National Titles Won 6 ( 72, 74, 75, 84, 90, 91) NCAA Championships Won 3 ( 84, 90, 91) Sports Information Director Marc Dellins Women s Volleyball SID James Ybiernas Ybiernas Office Phone (310) 206-8123 Ybiernas Cell Phone (818) 635-8873 Ybiernas E-mail jamesy@athletics.ucla.edu Sports Information Fax (310) 825-8664 Website www.uclabruins.com MEDIA GUIDELINES AND POLICIES Credentials: Media and photography credentials for UCLA home matches may be obtained by working press only by contacting Assistant Sports Information Director James Ybiernas at the phone numbers or e-mail address above. All requests should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Credentials can be picked up at lower gate two of Pauley Pavilion. Photography: TV and photo credentials entitle video and still photographers to shoot from designated spots on the fl oor. Media members are not allowed to sit between the 10-foot lines on the sport court, but may be seated opposite the benches in the break between the tables if they are on the brown tarp off of the sport court. Flash photography is prohibited. Interviews: All interviews must be arranged through the UCLA Sports Information Offi ce and Assistant Sports Information Director James Ybiernas. Student-athletes have been instructed not to grant any interviews, in person or by telephone, not arranged by the Sports Information Offi ce. Telephone numbers are private and will not be released. Please do not expect student-athletes to be available if you have not made prior arrangements. Players and coaches are available before or after practice depending on availability. Practice is generally from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Pardee Gym at the John Wooden Center. Please contact the Sports Information Offi ce to arrange access into the John Wooden Center. Afternoon interviews will require advance planning. Any photographer planning to attend practice must be cleared in advance by the John Wooden Center staff. If you would like to reach a member of the UCLA women s volleyball team on the road, please contact James Ybiernas. SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 4 DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER, TEAM Tiffany Owens, Arizona Renee Bordelon, Washington State Lauren Cook, UCLA Rachel Rourke, Oregon State Tamari Miyashiro, Washington Alix Klineman, Stanford Janet Okogbaa, Stanford Sonja Newcombe, Oregon Hana Cutura, California Kaitlin Sather, UCLA Hana Cutura, California Lauren Williams, USC Kendall Bateman, USC PAC-10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL NO. SCHOOL POINTS 1. Washington (9) 90 2. California (1) 80 3. Stanford 74 4. UCLA 62 5. USC 60 6. Oregon 48 7. Arizona 42 8. Arizona State 34 9. Oregon State 31 10. Washington State 19 UCLA RANKINGS IN THE PAC-10 (OVERALL) Digs 1st (16.53) Opponent Hitting Percentage 2nd (.178) Blocks 2nd (2.81) Kills 6th (13.76) Service Aces 7th (1.02) Assists 7th (12.68) Hitting Percentage 8th (.228) UCLA IN THE PAC-10 (CONF. MATCHES ONLY) Opponent Hitting Percentage 1st (.194) Digs 1st (17.55) Blocks 1st (2.88) Service Aces 6th (0.81) Kills 6th (13.90) Assists 6th (13.06) Hitting Percentage 7th (.216) BRUINS IN THE PAC-10 TOP 10 (OVERALL) (Players Must Have Played in at Least 66.7% of Team s Sets) Blocks Per Set 1. Amanda Gil 1.56 Digs Per Set 4. Lainey Gera 4.70 Hitting Percentage 5. Amanda Gil.354 Assists Per Set 7. Lauren Cook 10.54 Service Aces Per Set 10. Bojana Todorovic 0.26 BRUINS IN THE PAC-10 (CONF. MATCHES ONLY) (Players Must Have Played in at Least 66.7% of Team s Sets) Blocks Per Set 1. Amanda Gil 1.63 10. Katie Camp 1.02 Digs Per Set 2. Lainey Gera 5.26 9. Kaitlin Sather 3.39 Assists Per Set 6. Lauren Cook 11.02 Hitting Percentage 7. Amanda Gil.321 2009 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL SCHOOL W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N #6 Stanford 13 4.765 7-1 6-3 20 7.741 9-1 6-5 5-1 #4 Washington 12 4.750 6-1 6-3 22 4.846 8-1 9-3 5-0 #9 UCLA 11 5.688 5-2 6-3 21 8.724 5-2 9-5 7-1 #11 California 11 6.647 7-2 4-4 18 9.667 11-2 5-4 2-3 #19 Arizona 8 8.500 6-3 2-5 19 8.704 12-3 4-5 3-0 #16 USC 8 8.500 5-2 3-6 19 9.679 11-2 5-7 3-0 #18 Oregon 7 9.438 6-3 1-6 17 9.654 11-3 5-6 1-0 Washington State 5 11.313 4-3 1-8 17 11.607 11-3 4-8 2-0 Arizona State 3 13.188 2-7 1-6 13 15.464 5-7 3-7 5-1 Oregon State 3 13.188 2-7 1-6 12 16.429 4-8 5-6 3-2 THIS WEEK IN THE PAC-10 Wednesday, Nov. 25 #18 Oregon at Washington State 1 7 p.m. Oregon State at #4 Washington 1 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27 #19 Arizona at #9 UCLA 1 3 p.m. Arizona State at #16 USC 1 3 p.m. #11 California at #6 Stanford 1 7 p.m. #18 Oregon at #4 Washington 1 7 p.m. Oregon State at Washington State 1 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 Arizona State at #9 UCLA 1 3 p.m. #19 Arizona at #16 USC 1 2 p.m. 1 - Pacifi c-10 Conference Matches, All Times Pacifi c QUICK DRAW McGRAW After posting only four double-doubles in her fi rst two years in Westwood, junior Dicey McGraw already has seven this season after recording her third in a row on Nov. 13 against Washington State. McGraw had 12 kills and 10 digs against the Cougars after posting 12 kills and 15 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) and 15 kills and 11 digs at USC (Nov. 6). Her fi rst three double-doubles during Pac- 10 play came consecutively, as she had 13 kills and 11 digs at ASU (Sept. 25), a career-high 20 kills and 15 digs against Arizona (Sept. 26) and 14 kills and 10 digs versus Stanford (Oct. 2). The team leader in kills per set at 3.10, McGraw has 16 double-fi gure kills matches this season and 47 for her career. She has led the Bruins in kills in a match 12 times. Including her career effort against Arizona, the junior has broken the 15-kill threshold fi ve other times against Nebraska (18, Sept. 13), BYU (17, Sept. 10), Loyola Marymount (16, Sept. 5), Oregon (16, Nov. 21) and USC. In the match with BYU, she added 12 digs for her fi rst doubledouble. McGraw has nine double-fi gure digs matches and is fi fth on the team with 1.92 digs per set. The junior has set or tied seven career highs this year. She had a personal-best three aces and 22.5 points at Nebraska and hit.500 against Santa Clara on Aug. 28. McGraw also had a career high seven block assists and eight total blocks against Oregon (Oct. 23) and tied a personal best with two blocks solos against LMU. CAMPING SEASON Sophomore Katie Camp had her best match of the year on Saturday at Oregon, tying a season high with 11 kills and setting season bests with a.526 hitting percentage and eight blocks. Camp had only one error in 19 swings against the Ducks. Her top two blocking matches this season came against Oregon, as she had seven against the Ducks on Oct. 23. Camp has at least three blocks in 11 of her last 13 matches and is second on the team with 0.94 blocks per set. The sophomore has produced at least fi ve blocks in a match six times, tallying six at Washington State (Oct. 17) and fi ve apiece against Nebraska (Sept. 13), Fordham (Sept. 19) and Long Beach State (Sept. 19). On offense, Camp recorded her fi rst two double-fi gure kills matches this season on back-to-back nights against Stanford (11, Oct. 2) and California (10, Oct. 3) and is fi fth with 1.82 kills per set. The sophomore has at least fi ve kills in 11 of her last 13. Camp also ranks second in hitting at.299. She has hit at least.400 in a contest six times. LAST WEEK IN THE PAC-10 Friday, Nov. 20 #7 UCLA d. Oregon State, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-16) 1 #6 Stanford d. #19 Arizona, 3-2 (25-18, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-7) 1 #11 California d. Arizona State, 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 29-27) 1 #15 USC d. #18 Oregon, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) 1 Saturday, Nov. 21 #18 Oregon d. #7 UCLA, 3-2 (23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 27-25, 17-15) 1 #6 Stanford d. Arizona State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-20) 1 #4 Washington d. Washington State, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-19) 1 #15 USC d. Oregon State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-17) 1 Sunday, Nov. 22 #19 Arizona d. #11 California, 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21) 1 1 - Pacifi c-10 Conference Matches, Home Teams Underlined FROM NORWAY TO WESTWOOD Freshman Mari Hole has given the Bruins another option at the outside hitter position, totaling 2.77 kills per set over her last four matches, including a pair of double-fi gure kills contests last weekend. Hole led the Bruins with a career-high 13 kills at Oregon State on Friday and came back with 11 more on Saturday at Oregon. She also chipped in on defense with eight digs against the Beavers and seven against the Ducks. Hole has six doublefi gure kills contests, posting 12 against Washington (Oct. 16) and Virginia (Sept. 11) and 10 against UNLV (Sept. 4) and Fordham (Sept. 19). The freshman has at least four kills in eight of her last 11 matches and is fourth on the team with 2.00 kps. BO KNOWS VOLLEYBALL Freshman Bojana Todorovic produced 15 digs in three straight matches from Nov. 6-14 and has climbed to third on the team with 2.44 digs per set. Todorovic has 11 double-fi gure digs matches, with nine of them coming during Pac-10 play, where she is averaging 2.74 dps. She had fi ve in a row from Oct. 3-23 and four straight from Oct. 31 to Nov. 14. Todorovic has three double-doubles. Her fi rst came on Oct. 3 against Cal when she had a season-high 14 kills and 13 digs. The freshman s second double-double was at Washington on Oct. 16 when she posted 10 kills and 11 digs, adding another on Oct. 31 when she had 14 kills to go along with 10 digs at Stanford. Todorovic s career high in digs was 16 against Fordham on Sept. 19. Offensively, she has at least 10 kills in fi ve contests and is averaging 1.48 kills per set. Along with her three double-double matches, the freshman had 11 at Arizona State on Sept. 25 and 10 at Nebraska on Sept. 13. Todorovic leads the squad with 28 aces. She had a season-best four at Pepperdine on Sept. 16 and added three against Fordham. Todorovic has also stepped up her blocking of late, recording 26 in her last 14 after notching only four in her initial 15 contests. SAGE WISDOM FOR THIS SOPHOMORE Sophomore Sara Sage has provided some solid contribution of late, improving on her season average with 1.36 kills and 0.77 blocks per set over her last six matches. Sage had a career night against California on Oct. 30, recording 11 kills, a.471 hitting percentage and 13.5 points. She also posted seven kills and tied a career high with six blocks the next night at Stanford. On Nov. 13, Sage had seven kills and a.545 percentage against Washington State. The sophomore is averaging 0.96 kps and 0.67 bps this season and has three matches with at least fi ve blocks. MAKING IT COUNT Freshman Rachael Kidder has made the most of her opportunities this season and that was no more evident on Oct. 31 at Stanford. Kidder, who comes in as a blocking sub for Lauren Cook, became a huge part of the Bruins rally at the end of the opening set against the Cardinal. Down 18-14, UCLA earned a sideout, brought in Kidder and then reeled off 10 straight points to win the set. She had a hand in four of the points on three kills and a combo block. She fi nished the match with four kills in nine swings with a pair of roofs. Kidder had a career-high six blocks twice against Fordham (Sept. 19) and Oregon (Oct. 23) and is averaging 0.44 bps, recording at least one roof in 12 of her last 13 matches. She has at least four kills in a match fi ve times, tallying a season-high eight against Virginia (Sept. 11), and is averaging 0.49 kps. SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 5 2009 UCLA Women's Volleyball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) All matches Overall record: 21-8 Conf: 11-5 Home: 5-2 Away: 9-5 Neutral: 7-1 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 McGraw, Dicey 102 316 3.10 134 876.208 14 0.14 12 11 0.12 6 196 1.92 6 54 60 0.59 0 1 361.0 3 Sather, Kaitlin 103 288 2.80 110 872.204 35 0.34 8 24 0.08 23 315 3.06 4 64 68 0.66 3 1 332.0 1 Gil, Amanda 102 233 2.28 54 505.354 12 0.12 8 6 0.08 1 85 0.83 18 141 159 1.56 15 3 329.5 5 Hole, Mari 65 130 2.00 72 324.179 9 0.14 4 16 0.06 17 87 1.34 1 20 21 0.32 7 0 145.0 8 Camp, Katie 87 158 1.82 51 358.299 5 0.06 1 1 0.01 1 21 0.24 9 73 82 0.94 16 1 204.5 10 Todorovic, Bojana 106 157 1.48 81 523.145 39 0.37 28 22 0.26 17 259 2.44 1 29 30 0.28 7 2 200.5 4 Sage, Sara 69 66 0.96 23 151.285 3 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 10 0.14 5 41 46 0.67 3 2 91.5 2 Cook, Lauren 105 79 0.75 24 187.294 1107 10.54 19 9 0.18 0 254 2.42 2 43 45 0.43 9 2 121.5 12 Clements, Emily 12 8 0.67 9 31 -.032 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 6 0.50 0 5 5 0.42 1 0 10.5 11 Kidder, Rachael 93 46 0.49 22 116.207 0 0.00 5 5 0.05 0 13 0.14 1 40 41 0.44 4 1 72.0 13 Nucci, Stephanie 6 2 0.33 0 4.500 37 6.17 1 0 0.17 0 4 0.67 0 2 2 0.33 0 0 4.0 6 Gera, Lainey 108 3 0.03 4 8-.125 104 0.96 23 28 0.21 16 508 4.70 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 26.0 17 McBenttez, Amber 19 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 0.11 1 2 0.05 1 10 0.53 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 9 Soltani, Terry 4 0 0.00 0 0.000 1 0.25 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 14 Dykstra, Devon 1 0 0.00 0 0.000 1 1.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 20 Ketter, Michelle 17 0 0.00 0 3.000 0 0.00 0 4 0.00 2 13 0.76 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 19 Casale, Nikki 1 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 UCLA 108 1486 13.76 584 3958.228 1369 12.68 110 128 1.02 88 1785 16.53 47 512 303.0 2.81 65 14 1899.0 Opponents 108 1367 12.66 641 4080.178 1288 11.93 88 199 0.81 110 1649 15.27 61 371 246.5 2.28 48 30 1701.5 Team Statistics UCLA OPP ATTACK K il l s 1486 1367 Er rors 584 641 Total Attacks 3958 4080 A t t a c kp c t.228.178 Ki lls /Set 13.8 12.7 SET A s s i s t s 1369 1288 A s s is t s / S et 12.7 11.9 SERVE Ac es 110 88 Errors 128 199 Ac es /Set 1.0 0.8 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 8 8 1 1 0 Errors /Set 0.8 1.0 DEFENSE D igs 1785 1649 D igs /Set 16.5 15.3 BLOCKING Block Solo 47 61 Block Assist 512 371 Total Blocks 303.0 246.5 Blocks/Set 2.8 2.3 Block Errors 65 48 Ball handling errors 14 30 ATTENDANCE To ta l 11776 42042 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1682 14/3003 Neutral site #/Avg 8/2871 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 28 vs #25 Santa Clara W 3-0 25-21,25-16,25-18 5995!Aug 29 vs Western Michigan W 3-0 25-17,25-14,25-15 6237!Aug 30 at #7 Hawai'i L 0-3 23-25,18-25,22-25 6546 @Sep 04 at UNLV W 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-16 1320 @Sep 05 vs Loyola Marymount W 3-0 25-22,25-23,25-14 835 @Sep 05 vs Idaho W 3-0 25-21,25-21,25-17 835 #Sep 10 vs BYU W 3-1 25-16,25-11,23-25,25-15 4115 #Sep 11 vs Virginia W 3-1 25-17,23-25,25-14,25-16 4124 #Sep 13 at #5 Nebraska W 3-2 18-25,25-17,25-22,24-26,15-7 13870 Sep 16 at #25 Pepperdine W 3-1 24-26,25-14,25-15,25-22 1035 $Sep 18 at Cal State Fullerton L 2-3 23-25,25-15,20-25,25-18,14-16 535 $Sep 19 vs Fordham W 3-0 25-12,25-14,27-25 412 $Sep 19 vs Long Beach State L 0-3 19-25,16-25,14-25 412 *Sep 25 at Arizona State L 0-3 16-25,22-25,22-25 1116 *Sep 26 at #19 Arizona W 3-1 22-25,27-25,25-14,25-13 1837 *Oct 02 #11 STANFORD L 1-3 25-20,20-25,21-25,20-25 1875 *Oct 03 #9 CALIFORNIA W 3-1 25-20,25-19,22-25,25-22 919 *Oct 09 #13 USC W 3-0 27-25,25-20,25-22 3180 *Oct 16 at #4 Washington L 1-3 19-25,24-26,26-24,18-25 5018 *Oct 17 at Washington State W 3-0 25-12,26-24,25-12 1108 *Oct 23 #12 OREGON W 3-2 26-24,25-18,22-25,22-25,15-9 1186 *Oct 24 OREGON STATE W 3-0 25-18,25-22,25-17 725 *Oct 30 at #14 California W 3-1 25-20,25-20,16-25,25-19 959 *Oct 31 at #4 Stanford W 3-2 25-18,34-32,19-25,21-25,15-11 1934 *Nov 06 at #17 USC W 3-2 25-17,14-25,25-16,17-25,15-12 4619 *Nov 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W 3-1 25-23,25-14,23-25,25-23 1322 *Nov 14 #4 WASHINGTON L 0-3 19-25,18-25,21-25 2569 *Nov 20 at Oregon State W 3-0 25-20,25-23,25-16 1126 *Nov 21 at #18 Oregon L 2-3 25-23,25-18,22-25,25-27,15-17 1019 * - Pacific-10 Conference Matches! - Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational @ - Alexis Park Classic # - Ameritas Players Challenge $ - Brea Embassy Suites Fullerton Classic Record in 3-set matches:10-4 Record in 4-set matches:7-2 Record in 5-set matches:4-2 SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 6 2009 UCLA Women's Volleyball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) Conference matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-5 5-2 6-3 0-0 CONFERENCE 11-5 5-2 6-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 3 Sather, Kaitlin 62 195 3.15 71 569.218 17 0.27 3 11 0.05 13 210 3.39 2 41 43 0.69 2 1 220.5 7 McGraw, Dicey 58 170 2.93 76 490.192 8 0.14 6 6 0.10 3 122 2.10 3 33 36 0.62 0 1 195.5 1 Gil, Amanda 60 133 2.22 35 305.321 7 0.12 2 6 0.03 1 41 0.68 8 90 98 1.63 8 1 188.0 5 Hole, Mari 35 66 1.89 28 171.222 3 0.09 2 8 0.06 7 40 1.14 0 8 8 0.23 1 0 72.0 10 Todorovic, Bojana 62 116 1.87 61 393.140 26 0.42 12 11 0.19 14 170 2.74 1 26 27 0.44 7 1 142.0 8 Camp, Katie 52 96 1.85 35 216.282 3 0.06 0 0 0.00 1 7 0.13 2 51 53 1.02 7 1 123.5 4 Sage, Sara 42 32 0.76 15 73.233 2 0.05 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.07 2 18 20 0.48 1 0 43.0 2 Cook, Lauren 62 39 0.63 18 115.183 683 11.02 12 6 0.19 0 152 2.45 1 26 27 0.44 3 1 65.0 11 Kidder, Rachael 59 13 0.22 6 38.184 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 7 0.12 1 24 25 0.42 1 1 26.0 6 Gera, Lainey 62 2 0.03 2 4.000 60 0.97 12 20 0.19 10 326 5.26 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 14.0 12 Clements, Emily 2 0 0.00 1 1-1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 17 McBenttez, Amber 16 0 0.00 0 0.000 1 0.06 1 2 0.06 1 10 0.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - UCLA 62 862 13.90 348 2375.216 810 13.06 50 70 0.81 51 1088 17.55 20 317 178.5 2.88 30 8 1090.5 Opponents 62 837 13.50 362 2451.194 788 12.71 51 108 0.82 50 1020 16.45 52 220 162.0 2.61 26 18 1050.0 Team Statistics UCLA OPP ATTACK K il l s 862 837 Er rors 348 362 Total Attacks 2375 2451 A t t a c kp c t.216.194 Ki lls /Set 13.9 13.5 SET A s s i s t s 810 788 A s s is t s / S et 13.1 12.7 SERVE Ac es 50 51 Errors 70 108 Ac es /Set 0.8 0.8 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 5 1 5 0 Errors /Set 0.8 0.8 DEFENSE D igs 1088 1020 D igs /Set 17.5 16.5 BLOCKING Block Solo 20 52 Block Assist 317 220 Total Blocks 178.5 162.0 Blocks/Set 2.9 2.6 Block Errors 30 26 Ball handling errors 8 18 ATTENDANCE To ta l 11776 18736 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1682 9/2082 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 25 at Arizona State L 0-3 16-25,22-25,22-25 1116 *Sep 26 at #19 Arizona W 3-1 22-25,27-25,25-14,25-13 1837 *Oct 02 #11 STANFORD L 1-3 25-20,20-25,21-25,20-25 1875 *Oct 03 #9 CALIFORNIA W 3-1 25-20,25-19,22-25,25-22 919 *Oct 09 #13 USC W 3-0 27-25,25-20,25-22 3180 *Oct 16 at #4 Washington L 1-3 19-25,24-26,26-24,18-25 5018 *Oct 17 at Washington State W 3-0 25-12,26-24,25-12 1108 *Oct 23 #12 OREGON W 3-2 26-24,25-18,22-25,22-25,15-9 1186 *Oct 24 OREGON STATE W 3-0 25-18,25-22,25-17 725 *Oct 30 at #14 California W 3-1 25-20,25-20,16-25,25-19 959 *Oct 31 at #4 Stanford W 3-2 25-18,34-32,19-25,21-25,15-11 1934 *Nov 06 at #17 USC W 3-2 25-17,14-25,25-16,17-25,15-12 4619 *Nov 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W 3-1 25-23,25-14,23-25,25-23 1322 *Nov 14 #4 WASHINGTON L 0-3 19-25,18-25,21-25 2569 *Nov 20 at Oregon State W 3-0 25-20,25-23,25-16 1126 *Nov 21 at #18 Oregon L 2-3 25-23,25-18,22-25,25-27,15-17 1019 * - Pacific-10 Conference Matches! - Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational @ - Alexis Park Classic # - Ameritas Players Challenge $ - Brea Embassy Suites Fullerton Classic Record in 3-set matches: 4-2 Record in 4-set matches: 4-2 Record in 5-set matches: 3-1 SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 7 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS DATE OPPONENT RESULT KILLS ASSISTS SERVICE ACES DIGS BLOCKS POINTS Aug. 28 vs. #25 Santa Clara W, 3-0 McGraw 12 Cook 27 Cook 2 Todorovic 7 Cook 4 McGraw 14.0 Aug. 29 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-0 Sather 10 Cook 34 Todorovic 2 Gera 14 Gil 5 Sather 12.0 Aug. 30 at #7 Hawai i L, 0-3 McGraw 12 Cook 31 Todorovic 1 Gera 14 Gil 6 McGraw 13.5 Sept. 4 at UNLV W, 3-0 Hole 10 Cook 31 Cook/Gera/Gil/McGraw 1 Gera 9 Gil 7 Gil 13.0 Sept. 5 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 3-0 McGraw 16 Cook 30 Gera/Gil/Hole/Todorovic 1 Sather 13 Gil 6 McGraw 18.0 Sept. 5 vs. Idaho W, 3-0 Sather 10 Cook 32 Gera 2 Gera 13 Gil/Sage 4 Gil 11.5 Sept. 10 vs. BYU W, 3-1 McGraw 17 Cook 43 Gera 2 Gera 22 Camp 4 McGraw 17.0 Sept. 11 vs. Virginia W, 3-1 Sather 13 Cook 44 Cook 1 Gera 16 Gil 8 Sather 15.5 Sept. 13 at #5 Nebraska W, 3-2 McGraw 18 Cook 48 McGraw 3 Gera 25 Camp 5 McGraw 22.5 Sept. 16 at #25 Pepperdine W, 3-1 Sather 12 Cook 37 Todorovic 4 Gera 18 Gil 8 Gil/Sather 15.0 Sept. 18 at Cal State Fullerton L, 2-3 Gil 11 Cook 44 Todorovic 2 Gera 17 Gil 9 Gil 16.5 Sept. 19 vs. Fordham W, 3-0 McGraw 12 Nucci 30 Kidder 4 Todorovic 16 Kidder/Sage 6 Kidder 14.0 Sept. 19 vs. Long Beach State L, 0-3 McGraw 9 Cook 23 Cook/Gera/Gil/McGraw/Todorovic 1 Gera 12 Camp 5 McGraw 11.0 Sept. 25 at Arizona State L, 0-3 McGraw 13 Cook 30 Sather 1 Gera 15 Camp 2 McGraw 13.0 Sept. 26 at #19 Arizona W, 3-1 McGraw 20 Cook 43 Gera/Todorovic 2 Gera 21 Gil 7 McGraw 22.0 OCT. 2 #11 STANFORD L, 1-3 MCGRAW 14 COOK 47 COOK/MCGRAW 1 GERA 22 GIL 9 MCGRAW 18.0 OCT. 3 #9 CALIFORNIA W, 3-1 TODOROVIC 14 COOK 44 COOK 3 SATHER 16 GIL 8 TODOROVIC 16.5 OCT. 9 #13 USC W, 3-0 SATHER 15 COOK 47 GERA/MCGRAW 1 GERA 23 GIL 4 SATHER 16.5 Oct. 16 at #4 Washington L, 1-3 Hole 12 Cook 47 Gera/Todorovic 1 Gera 28 Gil 7 Hole 13.5 Oct. 17 at Washington State W, 3-0 Sather 16 Cook 33 Cook/Gera 2 Todorovic 11 Gil 7 Sather 19.0 OCT. 23 #12 OREGON W, 3-2 GIL/MCGRAW 14 COOK 54 GERA 2 GERA 22 GIL 10 GIL 19.0 OCT. 24 OREGON STATE W, 3-0 SATHER 11 COOK 28 COOK 2 GERA 17 GIL 6 SATHER 11.5 Oct. 30 at #14 California W, 3-1 Sage/Sather 11 Cook 39 Todorovic 2 Gera 20 Gil 6 Sage 13.5 Oct. 31 at #4 Stanford W, 3-2 Sather 14/Todorovic 14 Cook 50 Hole 2 Gera 28 Gil 7 Todorovic 17.5 Nov. 6 at #17 USC W, 3-2 Gil 16 Cook 46 Cook 1 Gera 23 Gil 7 Gil 20.0 NOV. 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W, 3-1 SATHER 19 COOK 54 NONE GERA 26 GIL 5 SATHER 20.5 NOV. 14 #4 WASHINGTON L, 0-3 HOLE 7 COOK 28 NONE GERA 22 GIL 4 GIL 8.0 Nov. 20 at Oregon State W, 3-0 Hole 13 Cook 37 Sather/Todorovic 2 Gera 15 Gil 6 Sather 15.5 Nov. 21 at #18 Oregon L, 2-3 McGraw/Sather 16 Cook 56 Todorovic 2 Gera 21 Camp 8 Sather 19.0 NOV. 27 #19 ARIZONA NOV. 28 ARIZONA STATE Team Leader in Kills: Dicey McGraw 12, Kaitlin Sather 11, Mari Hole 4, Amanda Gil 3, Bojana Todorovic 2, Sara Sage 1. Team Leader in Assists: Lauren Cook 28, Stephanie Nucci 1. Team Leader in Service Aces: Bojana Todorovic 11, Lainey Gera 10, Lauren Cook 9, Dicey McGraw 5, Amanda Gil 3, Mari Hole 2, Kaitlin Sather 2, Rachael Kidder 1. Team Leader in Digs: Lainey Gera 24, Bojana Todorovic 3, Kaitlin Sather 2. Team Leader in Blocks: Amanda Gil 22, Katie Camp 5, Sara Sage 2, Lauren Cook 1, Rachael Kidder 1. Team Leader in Points: Dicey McGraw 9, Kaitlin Sather 9, Amanda Gil 7, Mari Hole 1, Rachael Kidder 1, Bojana Todorovic 2, Sara Sage 1. 2009 UCLA RECORD... Overall: 21-8 At Home: 5-2 On Road: 9-5 At Neutral Sites: 7-1 vs. Pac-10: 11-5 vs. Pac-10 at Home: 5-2 vs. Pac-10 on Road: 6-3 vs. 08 NCAA Tournament Teams: 10-6 vs. Ranked Teams: 11-5 In Three Sets: 10-4 In Four Sets: 7-2 In Five Sets: 4-2 On Wednesday: 1-0 On Thursday: 1-0 On Friday: 9-4 On Saturday: 9-3 On Sunday: 1-1 When Winning Set 1: 18-2 When Losing Set 1: 3-6 When Winning Set 2: 19-2 When Losing Set 2: 2-6 When Winning Set 3: 15-2 When Losing Set 3: 6-6 When Winning Set 4: 7-2 When Losing Set 4: 4-2 In Set 5: 4-2 Leading in Kills: 17-1 Trailing in Kills: 3-7 Tied in Kills: 1-0 Leading in Errors: 5-5 Trailing in Errors: 14-3 Tied in Errors: 2-0 Leading in Hitting Pct: 18-2 Trailing in Hitting Pct: 3-6 Hitting.300 or Better: 2-1 Hitting.250-.299: 9-0 Hitting.200-.249: 9-1 Hitting.150-.199: 1-2 Hitting.149 or Below: 0-4 Opponent Hits.300 or Better: 0-1 Opponent Hits.250-.299: 1-1 Opponent Hits.200-.249: 3-6 Opponent Hits.150-.199: 6-0 Opponent Hits.149 or Below: 11-0 Leading in Service Aces: 15-2 Trailing in Service Aces: 5-6 Tied in Service Aces: 1-0 Leading in Digs: 17-3 Trailing in Digs: 4-5 Tied in Digs: 0-0 Leading in Blocks: 15-4 Trailing in Blocks: 4-3 Tied in Blocks: 2-1 2009 ATTENDANCE DATES TOTAL AVG Home: 7 11,776 1,682 Road: 14 42,042 3,003 Neutral: 8 22,965 2,871 Pac-10 Total: 16 30,512 1,907 Pac-10 Home: 7 11,776 1,682 Pac-10 Road: 9 18,736 2,082 Overall Total: 29 76,783 2,648 2009 DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2009 MISCELLANEOUS STATS Kaitlin Sather (Season: 16; Career: 53) 16 kills, 11 digs at Oregon (Nov. 21) 12 kills, 14 digs at Oregon State (Nov. 20) 19 kills, 12 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 11 kills, 13 digs at USC (Nov. 6) 14 k-20 d at Stanford (Oct. 31); 11 k-12 d at Cal (Oct. 30) 11 k-12 d vs. OSU (Oct. 24); 13 k-20 d vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 11 k-13 d at Wash. (Oct. 16); 15 k-15 d vs. USC (Oct. 9) 13 k-16 d vs. Cal (Oct. 3); 13 k-10 d vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 13 k-16 d at Neb. (Sept. 13); 12 k-12 d at Pep. (Sept. 16) 12 k-12 d vs. BYU (Sept. 10); 13 k-13 d vs. Virg. (Sept. 11) Lauren Cook (Season: 14; Career: 14) 56 assists, 12 digs at Oregon (Nov. 21) 37 assists, 10 digs at Oregon State (Nov. 20) 54 assists, 10 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 50 a-18 d at Stan. (Oct. 31); 54 a-10 d vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 33 a-10 d at WSU (Oct. 17); 47 a-10 d at Wash. (Oct. 16) 47 a-10 d vs. USC (Oct. 9); 47 a-17 d vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 44 a-13 d at CSF (Sept. 18); 37 a-12 d at Pep. (Sept. 16) 48 a-15 d at Neb. (9/13); 44 a-15 d vs. VA (9/11); 43 a-14 d vs. BYU (9/10) Dicey McGraw (Season: 7; Career: 11) 12 kills, 10 digs vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 15 kills, 11 digs at USC (Nov. 6) 12 kills, 15 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) 14 k-10 d vs. Stan. (Oct. 2); 20 k-15 d at Arizona (Sept. 26) 13 k-11 d at ASU (Sept. 25); 17 k-12 d vs. BYU (Sept. 10) Bojana Todorovic (Season: 3; Career: 3) 14 kills, 10 digs at Stanford (Oct. 31) 10 kills, 11 digs at Washington (Oct. 16) 14 kills, 13 digs vs. California (Oct. 3) Amanda Gil (Season: 1; Career: 2) 14 kills, 10 blocks vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) Double-Figure Kills Season/Career Kaitlin Sather 19/88 Dicey McGraw 16/47 Amanda Gil 10/22 Mari Hole 6/6 Bojana Todorovic 5/5 Katie Camp 3/13 Sara Sage 1/1 Emily Clements 0/3 Double-Figure Digs Season/Career Lainey Gera 25/31 Kaitlin Sather 20/58 Lauren Cook 14/14 Bojana Todorovic 11/11 Dicey McGraw 9/13 Mari Hole 1/1 Three Aces or More Matches Bojana Todorovic 2 Lauren Cook 1 Lainey Gera 1 Rachael Kidder 1 Dicey McGraw 1 Five Blocks or More Matches Amanda Gil 20 Katie Camp 6 Kaitlin Sather 4 Sara Sage 3 Rachael Kidder 2 Dicey McGraw 2 Bojana Todorovic 2 SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 8 2009 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM MATCH HIGHS INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC TEAM.562 (10-1-16), Amanda Gil vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) HITTING PERCENTAGE (K-E-TA) (MIN. 10 KILLS).426, vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29).560 (16-2-25), Kaitlin Sather at Washington State (Oct. 17) and Amanda Gil (16-2-25) at USC (Nov. 6).319, at Oregon (Nov. 21) 20, Dicey McGraw at Arizona (Sept. 26) KILLS 69, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 19, Kaitlin Sather vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 69, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) and at Oregon (Nov. 21) 16, Dicey McGraw vs. Loyola Marymount (Sept. 5) KILLS (3 SETS) 55, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 16, Kaitlin Sather at Washington State (Oct. 17) 48, vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29) 20, Dicey McGraw at Arizona (Sept. 26) KILLS (4 SETS) 66, vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) 19, Kaitlin Sather vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 63, vs. BYU (Sept. 10) and vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 18, Dicey McGraw at Nebraska (Sept. 13) KILLS (5 SETS) 69, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 16, Amanda Gil at USC (Nov. 6), Kaitlin Sather at Oregon (Nov. 21) and Dicey McGraw at Oregon (Nov. 21) 69, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) and at Oregon (Nov. 21) 55, Kaitlin Sather at Stanford (Oct. 31) TOTAL ATTACKS 206, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 46, Dicey McGraw vs. BYU (Sept. 10) and at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 190, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 41, Dicey McGraw vs. Loyola Marymount (Sept. 5) TOTAL ATTACKS (3 SETS) 139, vs. Washington (Nov. 14) 39, Kaitlin Sather vs. USC (Oct. 9) 136, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 46, Dicey McGraw vs. BYU (Sept. 10) TOTAL ATTACKS (4 SETS) 172, at Washington (Oct. 16) 44, Kaitlin Sather vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 163, vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 55, Kaitlin Sather at Stanford (Oct. 31) TOTAL ATTACKS (5 SETS) 206, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 46, Dicey McGraw at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 190, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 56, Lauren Cook at Oregon (Nov. 21) ASSISTS 67, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) and vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 65, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) and at Oregon (Nov. 21) 47, Lauren Cook vs. USC (Oct. 9) ASSISTS (3 SETS) 54, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 37, Lauren Cook at Oregon State (Nov. 20) 46, vs. Western Michigan (Aug. 29) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) ASSISTS (4 SETS) 61, vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 47, Lauren Cook vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) and at Washington (Oct. 16) 58, vs. Virginia (Sept. 11) 56, Lauren Cook at Oregon (Nov. 21) ASSISTS (5 SETS) 67, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 54, Lauren Cook vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 65, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) and at Oregon (Nov. 21) 28, Lainey Gera at Washington (Oct. 16) DIGS 99, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 28, Lainey Gera at Stanford (Oct. 31) 87, vs. BYU (Sept. 10) 23, Lainey Gera vs. USC (Oct. 9) DIGS (3 SETS) 73, vs. USC (Oct. 9) 22, Lainey Gera vs. Washington (Nov. 14) 70, vs. Washington (Nov. 14) 28, Lainey Gera at Washington (Oct. 16) DIGS (4 SETS) 87, vs. BYU (Sept. 10) 26, Lainey Gera vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 77, at Washington (Oct. 16) and vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 28, Lainey Gera at Stanford (Oct. 31) DIGS (5 SETS) 99, at Stanford (Oct. 31) 25, Lainey Gera at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 80, at Nebraska (Sept. 13) 4, Bojana Todorovic at Pepperdine (Sept. 16) SERVICE ACES 10, at Pepperdine (Sept. 16) 4, Rachael Kidder vs. Fordham (Sept. 19) 10, vs. Fordham (Sept. 19) 10 (0-10), Amanda Gil vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 18.5, vs. Oregon (Oct. 23) 9 (2-7), Amanda Gil at Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18) and (1-8) vs. Stanford (Oct. 2) 16.0, vs. Washington State (Nov. 13) 2009 MATCH-BY-MATCH COMPARISON (UCLA/OPP) DATE OPPONENT RESULT K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TOT BHE Aug. 28 vs. #25 Santa Clara W, 3-0 37/33 16/20 80/87.262/.149 32/32 6/1 5/11 1/6 26/23 1/0 14/16 1/0 8.0/8.0 0/0 Aug. 29 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-0 48/27 8/16 94/98.426/.112 46/25 4/1 9/7 1/4 48/30 3/0 14/4 0/0 10.0/2.0 0/0 Aug. 30 at #7 Hawai i L, 0-3 38/46 20/21 113/109.159/.229 38/45 1/5 3/2 5/1 34/47 2/2 14/15 2/3 9.0/9.5 1/0 Sept. 4 at UNLV W, 3-0 40/30 11/24 102/98.284/.061 34/29 4/1 5/2 1/4 37/42 4/0 14/2 1/0 11.0/1.0 1/3 Sept. 5 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 3-0 41/35 17/22 116/128.207/.102 38/31 4/2 3/7 2/4 58/51 2/0 14/9 3/2 9.0/4.5 0/1 Sept. 5 vs. Idaho W, 3-0 43/37 16/24 115/109.235/.119 38/36 3/3 2/4 3/3 41/47 2/1 18/10 1/2 11.0/6.0 1/1 Sept. 10 vs. BYU W, 3-1 63/29 33/22 144/146.208/.048 54/24 3/2 2/7 2/3 87/42 2/0 8/32 2/2 6.0/16.0 0/2 Sept. 11 vs. Virginia W, 3-1 66/39 20/24 145/142.317/.106 58/37 1/5 6/4 5/1 71/53 2/1 17/15 5/3 10.5/8.5 0/2 Sept. 13 at #5 Nebraska W, 3-2 67/57 30/26 173/173.214/.179 60/52 4/3 6/9 3/4 80/70 1/4 12/20 5/3 7.0/14.0 1/1 Sept. 16 at #25 Pepperdine W, 3-1 53/53 15/22 141/159.270/.195 44/52 10/2 4/13 2/10 66/61 3/0 17/12 3/2 11.5/6.0 1/1 Sept. 18 at Cal State Fullerton L, 2-3 54/66 17/31 147/175.252/.200 51/65 5/9 4/17 9/5 64/68 2/0 23/10 8/3 13.5/5.0 0/0 Sept. 19 vs. Fordham W, 3-0 43/26 15/18 105/97.267/.082 36/25 10/1 8/5 1/10 45/40 2/0 18/2 0/0 11.0/1.0 0/0 Sept. 19 vs. Long Beach State L, 0-3 31/52 18/9 108/108.120/.398 30/47 5/2 1/3 2/5 40/55 1/1 12/4 4/2 7.0/3.0 1/1 Sept. 25 at Arizona State L, 0-3 41/38 24/12 130/120.131/.217 36/35 1/7 3/5 7/1 58/56 0/2 4/20 0/0 2.0/12.0 2/1 Sept. 26 at #19 Arizona W, 3-1 55/45 14/29 137/158.299/.101 50/40 6/7 7/5 7/6 66/52 3/2 16/8 3/4 11.0/6.0 0/0 OCT. 2 #11 STANFORD L, 1-3 55/57 33/25 161/160.137/.200 52/52 2/1 4/3 1/2 70/68 2/9 24/10 1/1 14.0/14.0 0/0 OCT, 3 #9 CALIFORNIA W, 3-1 58/55 23/20 145/139.241/.252 52/52 6/2 6/10 2/6 57/52 2/5 20/10 3/2 12.0/10.0 0/3 OCT. 9 #13 USC W, 3-0 55/42 19/13 136/135.265/.215 54/41 2/1 5/5 1/2 73/59 0/4 15/14 0/1 7.5/11.0 0/1 Oct. 16 at #4 Washington L, 1-3 55/57 28/19 172/164.157/.232 54/56 2/8 5/10 8/2 77/76 0/3 20/10 1/3 10.0/8.0 0/0 Oct. 17 at Washington State W, 3-0 44/26 16/23 97/98.289/.031 40/24 6/2 4/3 2/6 43/34 2/3 24/10 1/1 14.0/8.0 0/0 OCT. 23 #12 OREGON W, 3-2 69/65 28/31 190/185.216/.184 65/64 3/1 5/3 1/3 78/81 1/4 35/19 3/1 18.5/13.5 1/3 OCT. 24 OREGON STATE W, 3-0 39/37 13/20 117/129.222/.132 36/34 4/1 5/9 1/4 63/56 1/0 16/14 3/1 9.0/7.0 1/1 Oct. 30 at #14 California W, 3-1 52/54 23/23 134/145.216/.214 51/51 5/2 5/11 2/5 56/53 1/2 20/22 2/3 11.0/13.0 0/0 Oct. 31 at #4 Stanford W, 3-2 69/70 27/26 206/202.204/.218 67/67 5/7 6/13 7/5 99/93 0/4 26/18 2/4 13.0/13.0 1/1 Nov. 6 at #17 USC W, 3-2 56/67 25/32 164/181.189/.193 53/63 1/2 0/4 2/1 69/77 1/6 23/10 2/0 12.5/11.0 1/3 NOV. 13 #25 WASHINGTON STATE W, 3-1 63/59 21/29 163/173.258/.173 61/56 0/2 1/4 2/0 77/69 6/5 20/16 2/1 16.0/13.0 0/2 NOV. 14 #4 WASHINGTON L, 0-3 35/48 21/13 139/143.101/.245 33/46 0/3 2/9 3/0 70/73 0/0 12/21 1/0 6.0/10.5 1/0 Nov. 20 at Oregon State W, 3-0 47/35 16/16 121/125.256/.152 41/32 4/0 7/7 0/4 63/50 1/2 16/10 1/3 9.0/7.0 1/1 Nov. 21 at #18 Oregon L, 2-3 69/82 17/31 163/194.319/.263 65/75 3/5 5/7 5/3 69/71 0/1 26/8 5/1 13.0/5.0 0/2 NOV. 27 #19 ARIZONA NOV. 28 ARIZONA STATE SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 9 ANDY BANACHOWSKI HEAD COACH 43RD YEAR UCLA, 1968 RECORD: 1,103-300 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR RECORD CONF. POSTSEASON 65-66 No Records Kept 66-67 No Records Kept 67-68 No Records Kept 70-71 23-1 6-0 71-72 28-1 8-0 (1st) 1972 23-9 7-1 (3rd) 1973 26-8 6-2 (4th) 1974 28-2 2-2 (3rd) 8-0 (1st) 1975 32-2 4-0 (1st) 8-0 (1st) 1976 29-8 6-2 (2nd) 6-2 (2nd) 1977 32-8 6-2 (2nd) 7-1 (3rd) 1978 33-5 7-1 (1st) 7-1 (2nd) 1979 27-12 9-3 (2nd) 6-1 (3rd) 1980 38-14 10-2 (2nd) 5-2 (4th) 1981 34-11 10-2 (2nd) 3-1 (2nd) 1982 28-14 6-8 (5th) 2-1 (T-5th) 1983 44-6 13-1 (1st) 3-1 (2nd) 1984 33-6 11-3 (2nd) 4-0 (1st) 1985 29-8 5-3 (2nd) 2-2 (4th) 1986 31-10 17-1 (1st) 0-1 1987 28-10 13-5 (2nd) 1-1 (T-9th) 1988 34-1 18-0 (1st) 3-1 (T-3rd) 1989 30-3 18-0 (1st) 3-1 (T-3rd) 1990 36-1 18-0 (1st) 5-0 (1st) 1991 31-5 16-2 (2nd) 5-0 (1st) 1992 33-1 18-0 (1st) 4-1 (2nd) 1993 30-2 17-1 (1st) 2-1 (T-5th) 1994 32-4 16-2 (2nd) 4-1 (2nd) 1995 23-9 12-6 (T-2nd) 2-1 (T-5th) 1996 17-14 9-9 (6th) None 1997 17-13 9-9 (6th) 1-1 1998 16-12 13-5 (3rd) 1-1 1999 28-4 17-1 (T-1st) 3-1 (T-5th) 2000 25-8 14-4 (3rd) 3-1 (T-5th) 2001 21-9 12-6 (4th) 3-1 (T-5th) 2002 20-14 9-9 (T-5th) 1-1 2003 24-9 12-6 (T-3rd) 3-1 (T-5th) 2004 21-11 11-7 (T-4th) 3-1 (T-5th) 2005 20-11 10-8 (T-5th) 2-1 (T-9th) 2006 33-4 15-3 (T-2nd) 4-1 (T-3rd) 2007 23-11 9-9 (T-5th) 3-1 (T-5th) 2008 22-11 9-9 (T-5th) 2-1 (T-9th) 2009 21-8 11-5 - TOT 1,103-300 412-136 146-35 (.786) (.752) (.807) NCAA 784-230 (.773) 72-25 (.743) PAC-10 323-107 (.751) Conference Affiliation: 1974-75 SCWIAC 1976-84 Western Collegiate Athletic Association 1985 PacWest Conference 1986- Pacifi c-10 Conference National Affiliation: 1965-72 DGWS 1972-80 AIAW 1981- NCAA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Record: 1,103-300 (.786) Seasons at UCLA: 43rd in 2009 National Championships Won: 6 DGWS: 1971 AIAW: 1974, 1975 NCAA: 1984, 1990, 1991 Conference Titles Won: 10 SCWIAC: 1975 WCAA: 1978, 1983 Pac-10: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999 Postseason Appearances: 41 (NCAA - 27) Postseason Record: 146-35 (.807) NCAA Postseason Record: 72-25 (.743) National Top-Four Finishes: 22 (NCAA - 11) 30-Win Seasons: 16 U.S. National Team Members: 22 Olympians: 13 (5 indoor, 8 beach) Professional Beach Players: 27 AVCA All-Americans: 40 Volleyball Monthly/Magazine All-Americans: 50 All-Pacific Region Honorees: 46 All-Conference Honorees: 93 All-Pacific-10 Conference Honorees: 79 Pac-10 Players of the Year: 5 All-NCAA Tournament Honorees: 18 Honda Award Winners: 3 HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS AVCA National Coach of the Year: 2 ( 89, 06) Volleyball Monthly/Magazine Coach of the Year: 5 AVCA Pacific Region COY: 5 ( 89, 92, 93, 98, 06) Pac-10 Conference COY: 5 ( 88, 89, 93, 94, 98) USA Volleyball Jr. National Team Head Coach ( 07) USA Volleyball s All-Time Great Coach Award George L. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award Volleyball Hall of Fame Inductee (1997) USA Volleyball Advisor AVCA Founders Award Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball Serra High School Hall of Fame Inductee San Mateo County Hall of Fame Inductee National Polish-American Sports HOF Inductee Andy Banachowski begins his 43rd year as the head coach of the Bruins women s volleyball program in 2009. Banachowski and UCLA women s volleyball have been synonymous since the program s inception in 1965. He has directed the Bruins for all but two of those seasons, the 1968-69 and 1969-70 campaigns which directly followed his graduation. In 2008, Banachowski guided the Bruins to their 10th consecutive 20-win season and sixth straight trip to the NCAA Regionals. The six straight Regional berths are tied with Penn State for the second-most consecutive appearances into the second weekend of the postseason, trailing only Nebraska s 15 in a row. Last year, UCLA posted a 22-11 overall record and tied for fi fth in the Pacifi c-10 Conference. The Bruins had a pair of All-Americans in Jessica Fine and Nellie Spicer, who earned fi rst-team honors for the third straight year. Both Fine and Spicer were named All-Pacifi c Region and All-Pac-10. Joining the duo on the All-Pac-10 Team were Ali Daley and Amanda Gil, who was named Pac-10 and Pacifi c Region Freshman of the Year. Three years ago, Banachowski led the Bruins to their fi rst Final Four appearance and 30-win season since 1994. UCLA won its first 20 matches of the year and breezed through the fi rst four rounds of the NCAA Tournament with four straight three-game sweeps. Following the 2006 season, Banachowski was honored as the Tachikara/AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year, the second time he has been named Coach of the Year, with the other coming in 1989. He also received Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year honors for the fi fth time and AVCA Pacifi c Region COY accolades for the fi fth time (1989, 92, 93, 98). On fi ve occasions, Banachowski has been named Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year (1988, 89, 93, 94, 98). Banachowski has coached at least one All-American in each of the last fi ve seasons, including three in 2006 with fi rst-teamers Nana Meriwether and Spicer and third-teamer Katie Carter. In 2006, Meriwether became the fi rst player in Division I history to lead the nation in two statistical categories, fi nishing fi rst in hitting percentage and blocks per game. UCLA women s volleyball has earned 40 AVCA All-American honors, to go with 50 Under Armour/Volleyball Magazine All-American awards. Banachowski has also coached players to numerous other awards, including 46 All-Pacifi c Region honors, 93 All-Conference awards, fi ve Pac-10 Players of the Year and the National Player of the Year in 1992 (Natalie Williams). Eighteen Bruins have earned All-NCAA Tournament accolades, including Williams, who was named Most Outstanding Player in both 1990 and 1991. Williams also won two Honda Awards under Banachowski s tutelage in 1992 and 93, with Liz Masakayan earning the honor in 1985. The Bruins have won six national championships over Banachowski s tenure, winning the program s fi rst title in 1972 while affi liated with the Division of Girls and Women s Sports (DGWS). In 1974 and 1975, UCLA combined for a record of 60-4, winning back-to-back Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championships. Since 1981 when the NCAA began sponsoring women s sports, the Bruins have appeared in 11 Final Fours, winning championships in 1984, 1990 and 1991 and earning runner-up fi nishes in 1981, 1983, 1992 and 1994. Banachowski has more victories than any other collegiate volleyball coach in history, with the exception of UCLA men s volleyball coach Al Scates. Banachowski enters the 2009 season on the verge of his 1,100th victory with a 1,082-292 overall record (.787 winning percentage). On Nov. 12, 2005, Banachowski became the fi rst Division I women s coach to reach 1,000 career victories when the Bruins handed eventual national champion Washington its only loss of the season in a fi ve-game thriller at Pauley Pavilion. In February 2007, Banachowski was named head coach of USA Volleyball s Junior National Team. That July, he guided Team USA to a fourth-place fi nish at the FIVB U-20 Junior World Championships, the best-ever fi nish for the United States in that tournament. Banachowski has been involved with the U.S. Olympic Team as a coach many times. He is a former advisor with the U.S. National Team, helping teams during the 1990 Goodwill Games, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, the 1995 Pan-American Games in Argentina and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Additionally, he coached the West Team in the 1986 Olympic Festival. In 1993, Banachowski was the head coach of the U.S. World University Games squad, a group which achieved the highest American fi nish in WUG history, earning a silver medal in Buffalo. N.Y. A total of 22 former Bruins have trained with the U.S. National Team following their UCLA careers. The group includes fi ve indoor and eight beach Olympians. The beach team of former Bruins Annett (Buckner) Davis and Jenny (Johnson) Jordan, as well as former Bruin Holly McPeak, comprised three of the four members of the U.S. Beach Volleyball Team for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Additionally, Elisabeth Bachman was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team (indoor) for the Athens Games. On the beach in `04, a team of former Bruins (McPeak and Elaine Youngs) won a bronze medal with Masakayan as their coach. Youngs (with partner Nicole Branagh) returned to the Beijing Games in 2008 with Masakayan as their coach. Many Bruins have also been involved in the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour on the beach, including Davis, Jordan, McPeak, Youngs, Ashley Bowles, Lauren Fendrick and Chrissie Zartman. From 1993-2000, former UCLA players competed in 83 straight professional tournament fi nals, winning 70 of those events. Bruin former players have won more FIVB International events than players from any other college. On Oct. 24, 1997, Banachowski became the fi rst women s volleyball coach in history to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame as a coach. He has since become the fi rst volleyball inductee into the Serra High School and San Mateo County Halls of Fame and was inaugurated into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in June 2009. In May 2000, Banachowski was presented with USA Volleyball s highest honor, the All-Time Great Coach Award, and was simultaneously honored with the George L. Fisher Leader in Volleyball award, recognizing his off-court endeavors on behalf of volleyball. The Volleyball Festival has recognized Banachowski with its Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball award, and he has also been recognized with the Founders Award for his role as a co-founder of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). As a player, Banachowski was a two-time All-American under Scates, winning USVBA National Championships in 1965 and 1967. After his graduation, Banachowski pulled double-duty with the UCLA women s and men s volleyball programs, serving as Scates chief assistant from 1972-77, a period in which the Bruins won four NCAA titles (1972, 74, 75, 76). On three occasions (1972, 74 and 75), Banachowski won titles with both the men and women. Originally from San Mateo, Banachowski now resides in Los Angeles. He has two grown children, Bret, who played volleyball at UC Santa Cruz, and Amy, who was a three-year letterwinner from 1991-93 on the Bruin women s volleyball team. SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1971, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991) THREE-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1984, 1990, 1991)
UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NOV. 23, 2009 PAGE 10 #1 AMANDA GIL MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-6 SOPHOMORE SAN JOSE, CALIF. #2 LAUREN COOK SETTER 5-7 FRESHMAN LINCOLN, NEB. #3 KAITLIN SATHER OUTSIDE HITTER 6-1 SENIOR SANTA ROSA, CALIF. #4 SARA SAGE MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-4 SOPHOMORE HURON, OHIO #5 MARI HOLE OUTSIDE HITTER 6-0 FRESHMAN OSLO, NORWAY #6 LAINEY GERA DS/LIBERO 5-7 SOPHOMORE SAN JOSE, CALIF. #7 DICEY MCGRAW OUTSIDE HITTER 5-11 JUNIOR LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. #8 KATIE CAMP MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-5 SOPHOMORE RALEIGH, N.C. #9 TERRY SOLTANI SETTER 5-9 JUNIOR STEVENSON RANCH, CALIF. #10 BOJANA TODOROVIC SETTER/DS/OUTSIDE 5-11 FRESHMAN IRVINE, CALIF. #11 RACHAEL KIDDER OUTSIDE HITTER 6-3 FRESHMAN MOORPARK, CALIF. #12 EMILY CLEMENTS OPPOSITE 6-0 SENIOR NEW ORLEANS, LA. #13 STEPHANIE NUCCI SETTER 6-2 SOPHOMORE GILBERT, ARIZ. #14 DEVON DYKSTRA DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST 5-11 SOPHOMORE HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. #15 CONNOR MCCRACKEN DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST 5-7 FRESHMAN LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CALIF. #17 AMBER MCBENTTEZ DS/LIBERO 5-3 SOPHOMORE PLACENTIA, CALIF. #19 NIKKI CASALE DS/LIBERO 5-9 SOPHOMORE FULLERTON, CALIF. #20 MICHELLE KETTER OUTSIDE HITTER 5-11 FRESHMAN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. #24 KIM DOLPHIN MIDDLE BLOCKER 5-10 FRESHMAN SAN DIEGO, CALIF. ANDY BANACHOWSKI HEAD COACH 43RD YEAR UCLA, 1968 SEVEN-TIME PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999)