USD Volleyball 2005

2005 University of San Diego Volleyball

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2004 West Coast Conference Champions NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

2004 Schedule/Results (24-5; 14-0 West Coast Conference)

Date

Opponent

Result

SEPTEMBER 9/3

@ Hawaii#A (#13/9) Arizona# (#17/20) Eastern Washington#

L 2-3 w 3-0 w 3-2 L 2-3 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-0 L 2-3 L 1-3 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-1 w 3-1 w 3-1 w 3-1 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-1 w 3-1 w 3-0 w 3-2 w 3-2 w 3-0 w 3-0 w 3-2

9/4 9/5

@Colorado% North Carolina%

9/10 9/11 9/12 9/17 9/18 9/18 9/2 1

Pittsburgh% NEVADA&

PENN&

OREGON STATE&

@ Long Beach State (#18/17)

OCTOBER 10/1

PORTLAND* GONZAGA*

10/2 10/5 10/5

@ San Diego State

SANTA CLARA* (#12/13)

10/15 @ Saint Mary's* (#14/20) 10/16 @ San Francisco*

10/22 PEPPERDINE*

10/23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT*

10/29 @ Gonzaga* 10/30 @ Portland*

San Diego advances into NCAA Regional Semi-Finals Led by WCC Coach of the Year Jennifer Petrie and WCC Player of the Year Devon Forster, San Diego (25-4) celebrated ts most successful season in program history in 2004. USO won the West Coast Conference Championship (a league that sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament) outright, posting a perfect 14-0 conference record . It is San Diego's first WCC Championship since winning back-to-back titles in 1997 & 1998. Never before has a Torero team finished WCC play unbeaten and never before has San Diego advanced past the NCAA's Second Round . San Diego received a No. 9 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and achieved a national ranking as high as No. 11 by the AVCA on December 6, 2004. San Diego won 18 consecutive matches from October 1-December 4. Prior to San Diego's championship season of 2004, USD's best league finish was 13-1 in 1997. Prior to being ranked 11th in early December of 2004, San Diego's previous top ranking had been No. 16 by the AVCA in 1998 & 2003.

NOVEMBER 11 /6

@ Santa Clara* (#20/18) SAN FRANCISCO*

11/12

11/13 ST. MARY'S* (#12/14) 11 /19 @ Loyola Marymount*

11 /20 @ Pepperdine*

11/23

SAN DIEGO STATE

DECEMBER 12/3

NEW MEXICO STATE!"

12/4

ARIZONA!" (#21/NA)

12/10 USC$" (#8/6)

1-3

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(Rankings - AVCA/Volleyball Magazine) All home matches played at USO's Jenny Craig Pavilion # Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic (Honolulu, HI) A Broadcast Live via www.usdtoreros.com % Colorado Invitational (Boulder, CO) & USO Invitational (San Diego, CA) • West Coast Conference match ' NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds (San Diego, CA)

• 14-0 conference record wee sent four teams to the NeAA's

• Jennifer Petrie honored as WCC Coach of the Year • Devon Forster tabbed as WCC Player of the Year • Three Toreros named AVCA All-Americans Devon Forster, Lindsey Sherburne & Kristen Hurst • Jackie Bernardin named WCC Defensive Player of Year • School record No. 11 national ranking by AVCA (Dec. 6)

$ NCAA Tournament Regionals (Louisville, KY) FINAL 2004 wee STANDINGS wee

Overall

w 24 25 18 17 10 12 12

w

PCT .828 .862 .667

PCT

L

L

#12 San Diego#! #13 Saint Mary's#!

14 0 12 2

1.000

5 4 9

.857 .643 .571 .500

• 18 consecutive victories • 14 three-game sweeps • 15-5 vs. AVCA regionally ranked opponents • 6-3 against AVCA Top-25 programs

9 8 7 4 2 0

Santa Clara#

5 6 7

12 .586

Loyola Marymount#

400 .375

Pepperdine

15 20

San Francisco

10 .286 12 .167 14 .000

Portland Gonzaga

17 .414

4

25

.138

• Lindsey Sherburne breaks USD record for career assists • Jackie Bernardin breaks USD single-season dig record • Six Toreros recognized as AII-WCC performers • Fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament

#NCAA Tournament

!NCAA Sweet 16

Rankings by AVCA

WCC Player of the Year - Devon Forster (San Diego) WCC Coach of the Year - Jennifer Petrie (San Diego) WCC Defender of the Year - Jackie Bernardin (San Diego) WCC Freshman of the Year -Annalisa Muratore (Santa Clara)

USD VOLLEYBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1993