USD Volleyball 1987

HEAD COACH JOHN MARTIN

1987 USO VOLLEYBALL PROSPECTUS The 1987 University of San Diego volleyball team must have some mix– ed emotions about beginning a new season . True, the Toreras are extremely happy to be starting a new year and to be able to put the 1986 season behind them, as USO posted a 0-21 mark last year. But on the other hand , the Toreras will be playing for the first time in four years without Gina Trapletti , the team's top player the last two seasons. Coach John Martin hopes his 13th season with the USO program proves to be a lucky one. And he should have more than luck on his side. USO has five players on the squad with at least two years experience under Martin. They, along with a pair of second-year players, will pro– vide the Toreras with a good , strong nucleus. The team's lone senior is Kris Mitchell , a 5-10 outside hitter who was third in kills on the team last season. Also back on the outside are juniors Jody Conners and Ruth Bajo. The 5-8 Conners was second on the team in kills and digs in 1986. At setter, the Toreras have another pair of juniors in Leisa Hagen and Teresa Myers. Hagen has been the team's top setter the past two seasons and last year finished 11th in the nation in service ace average. In the middle, USO has a pair of second-year performers who were both slowed by injury a year ago. Cindy Silldorff, a 6-0 sophomore, and Gayle Newman, a 6-0 junior who played one season at Scottsdale Com– munity College, should handle a majority of the middle blocking duties if they can stay healthy. Martin also has a trio of freshmen who will see considerable playing time-Kathy Hayes and Suzanne Le Satz, a pair of 6-1 middle blockers, and 5-11 outside hitter Rachel Cormey.

This will be John Martin's 13th sea– son as the head coach at USO. After a pair of disappointing years, Martin hopes to get the Toreras back on the winning track in 1987.

Martin has been head coach at USO since the school began its volleyball program in 1975. Three times Martin-coached teams have advanced into post-season play. In 1976, the team finished fourth at the AIAW Small College Nationals. In 1977 and 1978, Martin coached the squad to fifth-place finishes at the WAIAW Regionals. Under Martin the USO program has grown from NCAA Divi– sion II status to its present Division I level. The Toreras will once again compete in the West Coast Athletic Conference, which last season sent two teams to the NCAA Tournament. John is a graduate of San Diego State University, earning both a B.A. and Master's degree in History. Martin lives in Encinitas along with his wife Jane, daughter Eliza and son Patrick.

1987 USD WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Back Row (L-R) Suzanne Le Satz Gayle Newman Sheila Kube Kathy Hayes Kris Mitchell Front Row (L-R) Ruth Baja Teresa Myers Rachel Cormey Kalei Cadinha Cindy Silldorff

Jane Sadler Leisa Hagen Jody Conners

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University of San Diego 1987 Volleyball Roster Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp.

No. Name

Hometown/Last School Attended El Cajon/Granite Hills HS Laguna Niguel/Dana Hills HS

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1 Leisa Hagen 2 Jody Conners 3 Ruth Bajo 4 Jane Sadler 5 Rachel Cormey 6 Teresa Myers 7 Suzanne Le Satz 8 Sheila Kube 9 Kalei Cadinha 10 Cindy Silldorff 12 Gayle Newman 14 Kathy Hayes 15 Kris Mitchell

5-7 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-11 5-7 5-8 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-1

JR 2 yrs. JR 2 yrs. JR 2 yrs.

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OH OH OS OH MB OH OH MB MB MB OH s

San Diego/Marian HS La Jolla/La Jolla HS Bellevue, WA/Interlake HS

FR HS FR HS

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JR 2 yrs. FR HS FR HS FR HS so 1 yr. JR 1 yr. FR HS SR 3 yrs.

Santa Barbara/Bishop Diego HS

of San Diec;o

Phoenix, AZ/Arcadia HS

Poway/Poway HS

Honolulu, HI/Punahou

Walnut Creek/Northgate HS

Phoenix, AZ/Scottsdale Comm. College

6-1

Los Angeles/Chaminade HS

5-10

Elk/Mendocino HS

Head Coach: John Martin Assistant Coach: Pat Hogan