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Location ............................................................................ San Diego, CA Founded............................................................................................. 1949 Enrollment....................................................................................... 7,800 Affiliation ....................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ...................................................... West Coast Conference Nickname ..................................................................................... Toreros School Colors ................................................ Torero Blue, Navy, White Athletic Dept. Phone .................................................... (619) 260-4803 President ................................................................. Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Execu tive Director ofAthletics .............................................Ky Snyder Senior Assoc. Athletic Director.......................................Mike Matoso Associate Athletic Director/ Business Affairs................... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD for Compliance & Student Services/ SWA .. Shaney Fink Assoc. AD for Development .......................................... Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations................................... Andy Fee Assoc. AD for Sports Medicine ........................ Carolyn Greer, A. T., C. Assoc. AD for Marketing and Promotions ................... Steve Becvar Director ofJenny Craig Pavilion ................................ Josh Lawrence VOLLEYBALL HISTORY:: :::::::: :: First Year of Volleyball (Div. I)............................................ 1975 (1979) Overall All-Time Record................................................ 5 72-399 (.589) NCAA Tournament Appearances (last) .............................. 13 (2008) NCAA Tournament All-Time Record ............................................9-13 Best Postseason Finish ........................ NCAA Sweet 16 (2004, 2006) West Coast Conference Championships ... 6 (97, 98, 04, 06, 07, 08) Best Overall Record (based on winning %)....................26-4 (1997) Best wee Record (based on winning %) ........................ 14-0 (2004) VOLLEYBALL STAFF:: :::::: :::: Head Coach..................................................................... Jennifer Petrie Alma Mater ................................................. B.A. William & Mary, 1992 ....................................................................... M.A. North Carolina, 1997 Record at USO ................................................. 192-74 (Nine Seasons) Overall Record ................................................................................ same NCAA Tournament Appearances (last) ................................. 8 (2008) Associate Head Coach .. Brent Hilliard (Long Beach State, 1992) Assistant ................................ Stephanie Moreno (San Diego, 2002) ........................................................ Paul Warren (UC San Diego, 1992) Office Phone .................................................................. (619) 260-5909 Petrie E-mail.........................................jenniferpetrie@sandiego.edu Volleyball Fax................................................................ (619)260-59 15 TEAM INFORMATION:: :: :::: :: :: 2008 Overall Record.........................................................................23-5 2008 wee Record (Place) ...................................................... 12-2 (1st) 2008 Home Record ...........................................................................11- 1 2008 Road Record............................................................................... 8-4 2008 Neutral Court Record...............................................................4-0 2008 Post Season ........................................... 0-1 (NCAA First Round) Letterwinners returning/ lost for 2009 ........................................ 10/ 4 Starters returning/ lost for 2009....................................................... 4/ 3

Assoc. AD for Media Relations ............................................ Ted Gosen Assistant Director ofMedia Relations (Volleyball) .... Chris Loucks Media Relations Coordina tor ...................................... Ryan McCann Loucks' Office phone .................................................... (619) 260-7930 Office Fax ........................................................................ (619) 260-2990 Loucks' e-mail ................................................. c/oucks@sandiego.edu web site ............................................................... www.usdtoreros.com MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2009 guide was designed, compiled, written, and edited by Chris Loucks, Assistant Director ofMedia Relations at USO. Spe– cial thanks to Brock Scott, Matt Kincaid , Stan Liu, Eric Drotter andJeffGage for action photos. Special thanks also goes out to Ideal Services for the printing process of this media guide. Table ofContents General lnformation .....................................................2 This is USO Volleyball ............................................. 3-11 Season Outlook .................................................... 12-13 2009 Roster .................................................................14 Meet The Toreros .................................................. 15-22 Head Coach Jennifer Petrie.................................. 23-24 Associate Head Coach Brent Hilliard.........................25 Assistant Coach Stephanie Moreno ..........................26 Assistant Coach Paul Warren .....................................26 2008 Final Statistics....................................................27 USO Records Section ............................................ 28-31 San Diego Honor Roll .................................................32 All-Time Roster ...........................................................33 Beach Nationals .................................................... 34-35 Message from President Lyons..................................36 USO Executive Director of Athletics ..........................37 USO Support Staff ...................................................... !!• USO Media Relations .................................................. ~

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A TRADITION OF SUCCESS Over the past 16 years, San Diego volleyball has developed into one of the premier programs in the nation, hav– ing won six West Coast Conference championships ('97,'98,'04,'06,'07,'08), making 13 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including a pair of trips to the Sweet 16 in both 2004 and 2006. USO has also produced seven All– Americans (Petia Yanchulova 1998, 99; Devon Forster, 2004; Kristen Hurst, 2004, Lindsey Sherburne, 2004; Kristen Carlson, 2006; and Amy Mahinalani DeGroot, 2008), six WCC Players of the Year (Petia Yanchulova, 1988, 99; Jen– nifer Wrightson, 1994; Devon Forster, 2004; Kristen Carlson, 2006 and Amy Mahinalani DeGroot, 2008) and four WCC Defensive Players of the Year (Jackie Bernardin, 2003-05, Petia Yanchulova, 1999). USD has also produced 23 first-team AII-WCC performers. Over the past 16 seasons, USD has averaged 22.6 wins per season.

14 postseason tournament appearances • 12 seasons of20 wins or more • 13 NCAA Tournament appearances ('93, '96, '97, '98, '99, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08) • NINE NCAA Tournament victories• SIX WCC Championships ('97, '98, '04, '06, '07, '08) • 23 A/1-WCC First Team players

NCAA Tournament Results

(2002) Round 1 - lost to USC 0-3 (2001) Round 1 - def UCSB 3-2

(2008) Round 1 0 lost to USC, 3-1 (2007) Round 1 - lost to Iowa State, 3-2 (2006) Round 1 - defJacksonville State, 3-0 Round 2 - defDuke, 3-2 Sweet 16 - lost to Nebraska, 3-0 (2005) Round 1 - def Long Beach State 3-1 Round 2 - lost to UCLA 3-0 (2004) Round 1 - defNewMexico St. 3-0

Round 2 - lost to Long Beach St. 0-3 (1999) Round 1 -defJames Madison 3-0 Round 2 - lost to Nebraska 0-3 (1998) Round 1 - defSouth Florida 3-0 Round 2 - lost to Wisconsin 0-3 (1997) Round 1 - defKansas St. 3-1 Round 2 - lost to USC 2-3 (1996) Round 1 - lost to Arizona 2-3 (1993) Round 1 - lost to Wash St. 1-3

Round 2 - defArizona 3-2 Sweet 16 - lost to USC 1-3 (2003) Round 1 - lost to UCLA 0-3

THE JENNY CRAIG PAVILION With the donation of 10 million dollars by Sid and Jenny Craig, the University of San Diego received the lead gift necessary to pro– ceed with the planning of the 17.5 million dollar Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Jenny Craig Pavilion serves as home to the Torero men's and women's basketball teams as well as the Torero women's volleyball team. The Jenny Craig Pavilion officially opened its doors on Thursday, October 5, 2000 and was instantly recognized as one of the finest collegiate athletic facilities of its size. The Jenny Craig Pavilion, located at the eastern end of campus between Torero Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Stadium, has a seating capacity of 5,100, a 3,800 square foot fitness center, coaches offices, athletic training facilities, locker rooms, a concession stand and reception room. The arena was constructed, with the university's architectural theme of 16th century Spanish Renaissance, and contains state-of-the-art sound and lighting as well as two Daktronics video boards for spectator comfort. This is the second home to USD basketball and volleyball teams, and seats twice the number of fans as the university's old Sports Center. Unlike basketball venues that have the scoreboard suspended over the center of the court, forcing some spectators to crane their necks to check the score, the Jenny Craig Pavilion was designed with large scoreboards and video screens on the north and south walls, and smaller scoreboards on the east and west sides. Other benefits the coaches and administration appreciate are the opportunities to attract television coverage games, host con– certs, USD tournaments and special games. The Jenny Craig Pavilion quickly garnered major attention from around the region,as the West Coast Conference selected USD as the site of the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2008 WCC Basketball Championships, the 2002 California Junior College Basketball Championships, the annual Kiwanis Basketball Tournament, the Darrell Russell Celebrity Charity Basketball game, the 2003 NFL Celebrity Basketball Game, the Official Super Bowl XXXVII Luncheon, and the 2004 Judo National Champion– ships.

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The Ca The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution of higher education. Founded in 1949, USO is located on 180 acres overlooking Mission Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. The campus is named Alcala Park and is located just 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. The campus was named after a Spanish village near Madrid - Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum, the village was later renamed Al Kala {the Castle) by the Moslems. Christians recaptured the village centuries later and founded a university whose buildings became the inspiration for USD's architectural style. Under the leadership of Mother Rosalie Hill of the Society of the Sacred Heart and Bishop Charles Francis Buddy of the Diocese of San Diego, the University of San Diego began as separate colleges for men and women. The first classes met in 1952; the School of Law opened its doors in 1954. By the late 1960's it became clear that both colleges would benefit from combining academic resources, and in 1972 the University of San Diego became a single coedu– cational Catholic university. Now governed by a board of trustees independent from the founding organizations, USO is a Roman Catholic institution that welcomes students, faculty and staff of diverse religions, traditions and remains dedicated to the values originally articulated by Mother Hill and Bishop Buddy. Students choose from more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degrees programs in academic divisions including the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business Administration, Leadership and Education Sciences, Law and Nursing and Health Science. The USO campus is regarded as one of the most architecturally unique institutions in the country, featuring major buildings designed in an ornamental 16th century Spanish Renaissance style. Since 1984, USO has completed numerous major construction and expansion projects. In 2000 the Jenny Craig Pavilion, a 5,100-seat athletic center, opened its doors as home to USO basketball and volleyball. Two years ago, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice opened on the west end of campus, and in 2003 the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology opened. Afive-story Spanish Renaissance parking garage (1,100 spaces) was completed in 1998. Alandscaped foun– tain plaza was finished in the fall of 1995, connecting the entrances of the lmmaculata and Hughes Administration Center. In 1992, the university completed the 45,000 square foot Loma Hall, which includes an expanded bookstore, a larger mail center, classrooms and laboratories.

San Diego, California

San Diego is truly "America's Finest City." A modern metropolis (second larg– est in California) and a popular year-round resort, San Diego spreads from the coast to the desert, including cliffs, mesas, hills, canyons and valleys. San Diego also sur– rounds one ofCalifornia'sgreatest natural harbors which has been adominant factor in determining the city'shistory,economy and development. Meteorologists claim San Diego as the country's only area with perfect climate. This ideal year-round environment posts an average daytime temperature of 70 degrees,with an annual rainfall average of less than 10 inches. Most days are sunny, with humidity generally low, even in the summer. The climate, attractive setting and recreational facilities make San Diego "America's Finest City." The city has mostly avoided the evils of urban sprawl, which has allowed its downtown to remain vibrant, especially

the Gaslamp Quarter. San Diego is also home to the world-famous San Diego Zoo as well as Sea World. The city is great for families, but for those without kids, there is a lot to do as well. San Diego ishome to a number ofmilitary bases, primarily due to its location. In 1941, after the Pearl Harbor attacks,the U.S.estab– lished the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet in San Diego, and the city is now home to the largest air naval station on the west coast. Unlike many cities, San Diego's airport is right next to downtown, increasing its con– venience even more. It is hard to believe that San Diego is the nation's sixth-largest city, it just retains a small town feel.

the county. Balboa Park, a 1,158-acre recre– ation and cultural center, offers 25 tennis courts,two gymnasiums,two municipal golf courses, and one of the nation's finest zoos. Mission Bay Park is a 4,600-acre playground for jogging, fishing, bicycling, tennis,golf,jet skiing and kite flying. As well as participating in recreational ac– tivities,San Diego supports their professional teams -- the NFL Chargers play at Qualcomm Stadium, and the San Diego Padres play at Petco Park. During college football bowl week, San Diego annually hosts the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in late December. During 1998,Qualcomm Stadium hosted the Super Bowl game between Denver and Green Bay; followed by the World Series between the San Diego Padres and the NewYorkYankees. The Super Bowl returned to San Diego in 2003. Whatever sporting activity there is, it's here in San Diego -- the sports capital of the U.S.!

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According to Sports lllustrated,"For sheer numbers of participants,diversity of pursuits of involvement, San Diego must rank as the sports fitness capital of the U.S." Sports are a major feature of the San Diego lifestyle. One can sail, swim, surf, scuba dive, snorkel, wind-surf on 70 miles of public beach or golf at any of the over 80 golfcourses throughout - .....---------..-""!!':':''!1"1!11~~~~~~~

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Consider six West Coast Conference championships, 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, two trips to the Sweet Sixteen, seven AVCA All-Americans, five wee Player's of the Year...combined with a first-rate coaching staff that has three WCC Coach of the Year Awards, one Olympic Bronze Medal, and a NCAA National Player of the Year...include a beautiful campus, an amazing city and a dedicated fan base, and you have...San Diego Vol– leyball. Over the past 15 years, the Toreros have become a national power in the sport of women's volleyball, and this season the Toreros will look to continue that tradi– tion as they gun for their fourth consecutive West Coast Conference championship and ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. "Our goals for the 2009 season are extremely excit– ing, as we defend the West Coast Conference Champi– onship for the fourth year in a row, which will be very challenging," stated head coach Jennifer Petrie. "This -- year's squad is filled with veterans that have high ex– / Jpectations not only in conference, but also for the NCAA tournament at the end of the year." The Toreros are locked, loaded and ready for this sea– son as they return senior All-American outside hitter Amy Mahinalani DeGroot,and All-American candidate Ali Troost. DeGroot took home All-American honors last year after leading the team in kills with 392 (4.22 kps) and was second in digs with 231, en route to be– ing named the WCC Player of the Year. Troost will also be a huge impact player for the Toreros this season, as the junior right side brings back her 221 kills, .291 attack percentage and her first-team AII-WCC distinction from a year ago. "The combined offensive power that Ali and Amy add to our team is tough to stop," said Petrie. "They are two of the strongest attackers not only in our conference, but also in the country. Their experience and leadership will hugely impact the success of our season." Petrie and the coaching staff can also look to a pair of seniors in middle hitter Torey Ellick and libero Kay– leen Webster to provide strong leadership and set the standards for the program. El lick returns after having a break out junior season in which she recorded 195 kills and hit for a .335 clip. El lick also led the team in blocks with 53. Webster was used mainly in the back row last

season, and this season, she will be looked upon to lead the team's defense. As a junior, Webster recorded 159 digs and had three service aces. Another impact player who makes a return is junior middle blocker/outside hitter Ashton Basch. Last sea– son, Basch was moved to the outside after several in– juries hit the team, and in turn she flourished. In her first match in this position, she recorded a career-high 17 kills on a nationally televised victory over WCC rival Santa Clara. It was all business for the remainder of the season for Basch as she finished second on the team in kills with 237, while hitting for a .248 clip and recording 48 blocks. The remainder of the outside hitters are comprised of freshmen in the form of Mariah Jakosky, Amber Tatsch, and Carrie Baird. Jakosky comes to USO after a stand-out career at Mater Dei High School, where she earned back-to-back first-team All-Trinity League honors as a junior and se– nior and was also selected to the All-Orange County team in those same seasons. She also played club vol– leyball for Long Beach Mizuno. Tatsch comes to the Toreros from San Antonio, Tex– as, where she was not only a stand-out on the Ronald

limited action and will look to earn more court time in trying to help USD win its fourth consecutive WCC championship and reaching the NCAA Tournament for a ninth consecutive season. Turning to the setter position, the Toreros will look to junior Kelsi Myers to orchestrate the San Diego of– fense. Myers has seen a lot of valuable playing time on the court in her first two seasons. Last season, Myers re– corded 77 assists, had four service aces and 15 digs. But as a freshman, she put up great numbers while split– ting time at the setter position record ing 547 assists in helping direct the Toreros offense to a .247 team attack percentage. Backing up Myers will be freshman Erica Taylor from Upland, Calif. Taylor comes to USD from Upland High School where she helped lead her team win back-to– back league championships and earned first-team All– League honors as a junior and senior. She set the sin– gle-season assist record with 772 as a senior, is ranked second all-time in career assists with 1,759, moved into the all-time lead in career aces with 120, is ranked No.4 all-time in career digs with 293, and set the single-sea– son record with aces and assists. Backing up Webster at libero will be freshman Ash– ton Senner from Los Gatos, Calif. Senner is a three– time first-team AII-CCS selection, was named the 2008 League Senior of the Year after recording 527 digs (5.9 dps) and 97 aces in her final season. 11th-year head coach Jennifer Petrie has put togeth– er another rigurous schedule for the Toreros to play in including home matches against cross-town rival San Diego State and a nationally televised match against WCC rival Pepperdine on Oct. 28. USD will also square off against perennial powers Texas and Long Beach State to begin the 2009 campaign in a tournament in Long Beach and will have a home-and-home with wee rival Santa Clara as well. "Our 2009 preseason schedule is filled with tough opponents that will prepare us for our WCC champion– ship run," stated Petrie. "Texas, Long Beach State, and UC Santa Barbara,just to name a few, will challenge us early on in the season .Of course, with five out of eight WCC teams earning NCAA bids last season, the true test will come in league play. We are anxious to start competing again ."

Reagan High School team but also a valuable member of the Austin Junior Volleyball club team, where she helped lead the team to the 2008 National Champi– onship. While at Ronald Regan High School, she re– corded 602 kills and 442 digs en route to being named All-American, named to the All -State Team, and being named the Express Payer of the Year as a senior. She was also named as a Fab-50 incoming freshman ac– cording to Sports Imports. Ba ird is also another highly touted recruit for the Torero coaching staff as she too comes into USD as a Fab-50 incoming freshman according to Sports Im– ports after putting together an impressive club and high school career. Baird, a native of Greenwood Vil – lage, Colo., played club volleyball for the Front Range Volleyball 18-1 Black team, where she helped lead her team to 14 top-5 finishes in national club tournaments, was a USA High Performance A2 Team member, and played in Global Challenge Tournament in Europe, where she helped her team qualify for the Junior Olym– pics by taking a Gold medal in the Big South Qualifier in 2008. While at Cherry Creek High School, she was a three-time first-team All -Centennial League selection and as a senior she helped led her team to a perfect 31-0 record and a SA state championship while break– ing the schools 12-year old career kills record, and how sits atop the record books with 963 career kills. Junior Colleen Carlson also could see time at the middle hitter position this season after a strong sopho– more campaign. Carlson, who sat out most of last sea– son with an injury, came back to play strong in WCC ac– tion and played a big role in helping USD win its third consecutive WCC crown . Last season, she recorded 68 kills and hit for a .250 clip, wh ile also recording 41 blocks. A freshman that could see time on the court in the middle will be Shelby Staab from Bakersfield,Calif. Sta– ab, who was a standout on the Garces Memorial High School team, is a three-time All-Southeast Yosemite League selection and ended her career as the schools all-time leader in career kills (1,060) and career blocks (365). In her senior season, she recorded 173 kills,while hitting at a .533 clip and was named the US Marine Corps Female Athlete of the Year. Also battling for time on the court will be sopho– more Sarah Schatzman, who is returning for her sec– ond season as a Torero. Last season, Schatzman saw

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2009 SAN DIEGO VOLLEYBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

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Head Coach:

Jennifer Petrie (11 th season, William & Mary, 1992) Brent Hilliard (9th season, Long Beach State, 1993) Stephanie Moreno (4th season, San Diego, 2002) Paul Warren (4th Season, UC San Diego 1992)

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- The 2009 Toreros: Back Row (1-r) Amber Tatsch,Torey Ellick, Amy Mahina lani Degroot, Ashton Basch, Ali Troost, Shelby Staab, Carrie Baird Front Row (1-r) Kel si Myers, Ashton Senner, Erica Taylor, Sarah Schatzman, Colleen Carlson, Kayleen Webster, Mariah Jakosky

AMY MAHINALANI DeGROOT senior • 6-1 • outside hitter • frenchtown, mont. • loyola sacred heart high school

JUNIOR (2008): Played and started in all 28 matches ...was named the WCC Player of the Year.. . helped USO win its third consecutive wee Championship... was named the wee Player of the Week four times... was named first-team AII-WCC. .. re– @n!lMll a ~1?a'lilil"leading 392 kills (4.22 kps) and hit for a .252 clip...was secona on~ e team in digs with 231 ...was second on the team in blocks with 50...was named the MVP of both '11 the Aztec ln~itational and USDTournaments.. .recorded 10 double-doubles .. .recorded a season-high 25 kills and has 11 digs in a win against Oklahoma (9/5/08) ... recorded 20 kills in a win against Pepperdine (10/23/08) ... recorded 18 kills in a win against U~kvine:,;.(8/30/08) ... recorded 17 kills and 12 digs in a win against San Francisco (11 /8/08) .. .recorded 17 kills in wins against U(! lfoie~side (9/16/08), Loyola Marymount (10/25/08), ~an Francisrn ~ ~ ~ ¾8208) and Santa Clara (11 /15/08). sme111m111.1mfHi ~288~): Played and started in all 29 matches tl@n !!liie ili@nen@s as 0ne of the primary attackers...was named mnsH eam :A:11-WG(L liielped the team win a share of the WCC Championship...le!ll l!liie team in kills with 443 (3.99 kpg), was second on the tealilil im i:ligs with 303...recorded a team-lead- ing 14 double-doubles (kills-digs)...recorded a career-high 26 kills against UCLA (9/15/07)...recorded 25 kills in a win against Pepperdine (11/10/07)...recorded 24 kills and 13 digs in a win against Saint Mary's (10/6/07)...recorded 18 kills and 20 digs against Ohio (9/1 /07)...recorded 16 kills and 18 digs in a win against Oklahoma (9/8/07)...recorded 21 kills in a win against San1IDi~@lState,l9/18/07)...recorded 20 kills and 17 digs in ---n-,£+. ~-,c the NCAA Tournament first round game against Iowa State (11 /30/07). FRESHMAN (2006): Played in 23 matches with 10 starts... helped the team win the West Coast Conference champion– ship and advance to the Sweet-16 in the NCAA Tournament... recorded 99 kills f/ijr an average of 1.65 kills per game...posted a .242 attackin~ l!) ... efcentage...also recorded 10 assists, three ser– vice aces and 32 digs...recorded a career-high 13 kills in the 3-2 win over odt (12/2/06)...recorded eight kills on two different occasfoms, once in a win against Gonzaga (10/14/06) and the other in a win against Santa Clara (11/18/06).

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 25 (2 times) Hitting percentage: .450 vs. Pittsburgh (9/14/07) Assists: 3 (several times) Aces: 5 vs: USC (12/5/08) . Digs: 20 vs. Ohio (9/1 /07)

DeGROOT'S CAREER STATS Year GP/ MP TA KILL 2006 60/23 273 99 2007 111/29 1239 443 2008 93-28 996 392 Career 264/80 2505 934

KAYLEEN WEBSTER senior • 5-19 • libero • la habra, calif. • sonora high school

JUNIOR (2008): Played in 27 matches as a back row player for the Toreros ... helped USD win its third consecutive WCC Cham– pionship.. .recorded 159 digs and three service aces.. .recorded a season-high 14 digs in a win against San Francisco (11 /8/08) ... recorded 11 digs against USC (9/6/08), Southern Miss (9/13/08) and against Seattle (9/20/08) ... recorded 10 digs against Okla– homa (9/5/08), Pepperdine (10/23/08), Loyola Marymount (11/20/08) and against Pepperdine (11/22/08). SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in 56 games and 22 matches this season as a defensive specialist...helped the team win a share of the WCC Championship and make the r;irograms seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA a ament...recorded 59 digs for the Toreros with a season-high. igs in a win a~ inst Pepperdine (11/10/07). FRESHMAN (2006): Played in 19 matches...recorded 216 digs while serving as a mainstay in the Libero position...helped the team win the West Coast Conference championship...also recorded one kill and two service aces. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned four varsity letters playing for head coach Kristen Berg at Sonora High School...was a two– time first-team All-Freeway League honoree...was nam o team's best offensive player as a junior...was selected as • team's MVP during her sophomore and senior seasor.i • • lettered in track and field...was a three-yeari Freewa}] •• • • champion in the high jump...also plays for tile Gold· •

CAREER HIGHS Kills: 1 vs. Iowa State (9/2/06) Hitting percentage: 1.000 vs. Iowa State (9/2/06) Assists: 2 (several times) Aces: 2 vs. Hofstra (9/2S/06) _________, Digs: 24 vs. Ohio (9/1 S/06)

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TOREY ELLICK senior • 6-2 • middle hitter • capistrano beach, calif. • san clemente high school

JUNIOR'(2008):Played in all 28 matches... helped USD win its ~ ......... " t~p-d consecutive wee Championship ... recorded 195 kills and hit for ~ clip...ted the team in blocking with 53, 13 solo ... re– corded 'a.se.~s.or:i'!!~ gh 13 kills in a win against Seattle (9/20/08) ... recorded 11 kills in wins over Santa Clara (10/16/08) and Loyola ." Mar.Mr.nour.it (11 /20/08) and in a loss against USC (12/5/08) ... re– .corclect 10 ~ills agaiqst1;S~ t.;.Mwy's (11 /13/08)...recorded seven blocks in a win against Saint Mary's (10/18/08). :"'J•\~t~ SOPHOMORE.(-200~•): Played in 28 of USD's 29 matches and appeared i~ l was named AII-WCC honorable men– tion:'1~~'g1Jto a share of a wee championship... recorde~ Rills and hit for a .344 clip...recorded double-digit kills on nine occasions...recorded 16 kills in a win against Okla– homa (9/8/07)...recorded a career-high 17 kills in a win against New Mexico (9/27/07)...recorded 14 kills in a win against UC Irvine (9/21/07). FRESHMAN (2006): Played in 12 games for the Toreros...helped the team win the West Coast Conference championship... helped team advance to the Sweet-16...recorded a total of eight kills, one service ace, two digs and two block assists. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned three varsity letters playing for coach Rob O'Rear at San Clemente High School...was named first-team AII-CIF as a junior and senior...helped her team ad–

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~i!!toria "Torey" Ellick was born on May 20, 1988 in Capist!r.am® IBeach, Calif....is the daughter of Nancy Ellick...was heavily ne@nuit!e!!l l!iy Loyola Marymount, Duke, Boston College, Santa Cla r@, !Ba,. l@na~ri•GJ Fordham...chose to attend USD because of the aca~ i@®12P.fr.tunities and the outstanding reputation \..;i: of San Diego volleyball.

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GP/MP TA KILL E ATT% A SA DIG BS BA TB

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#1 • junior • 5-8 setter • winter park, colo. middle park high school

#3 • junior • 5-10 middle blocker • reno, nev. damonte ranch high school

SOPHOMORE (2008): Played in 22 matches as the back-up set- ter for the Toreros .. .helped the team win its third consecutive WCC championship .. .recorded 77 assists, four service aces and 15 digs ... recorded a season-high 28 assists in a win against Se– attle University (9/ 20/ 08). FRESHMAN (2007): Played in 24 matches...helped the team win a share of the WCC Championship...recorded 547 assists in helping direct the Toreros offense to a .247 team attack percentage...also recorded 111 digs and five service aces... recorded one double-double with 10 digs and 28 assists in a win against Virginia (9/ 8/07) ...recorded a career-high 38 assists in a win against Gonzaga (10/20/07)...recorded 30 or more assists on five occasions...recorded 36 assists in a win against Oklahoma (9/8/07). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in volleyball play– ing for Kris Newberry at Middle Park High School...was named first-team All-State as both a junior and senior...named second– team All-State as a sophomore...named first-team All-Metro League for three consecutive years...helped lead her team to three consecutive league championships...was tabbed the Metro League Senior of the Year. PERSONAL: Kelsi Myers was born on May 19, 1989 in Win- ter Park, Colo....she is the daughter of Jim and Lori Myers... was heavily recruited by Denver University, LSU,Washington State and San Francisco...chose to attend USO because of the outstanding academic opportunities, the volleyball program, beautiful campus and the San Diego environment...her sister (Lindsey) plays volleyball at the University of Colorado at Colo– rado Springs...notes that she lives in a ski town.

SOPHOMORE (2008): Played in 23 matches as an outside hit- ter... helped USO win its third consecutive wee Champion - ship ... recorded 68 kills and hit for a .250 clip, while also record - ing 41 blocks, 12 solo ... recorded a career-high 10 kills and hit for a .588 clip in a win over Gonzaga (11 / 1/08) .. .recorded eight kills in a win over Pepperdine (11 / 22/ 08) .. .recorded eight kills on nine attempts to hit for a .889 clip against Portland (10/30/08) ... recorded eight kills in a win over Saint Mary's (10/ 18/ 08). FRESHMAN (2007): Played three games with no starts...helped the team win a share of the WCC Championship and earn the team's seventh consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason...re– corded two block assists, one in a win against Cal State North– ridge (9/ 15/ 07) and the other in a win against San Francisco (9/ 29/07). playing at Damonte Ranch High School...took home first-team All-Sierra League honors all four years...named Sierra League MVP as a senior en route to leading her team to the league and state championship...was also a stand-out on the basketball court as she took home first-team All-League honors all four years...also was a member of the Damonte Ranch track team. PERSONAL: Colleen Mary Carlson was born on August 13, 1989...she is the daughter of Joe and Donnalee Carlson ...she is the younger sister of the 2006 WCC Player of the Year, Kristen Carlson ...comes from a athletic family as her mother was a swimmer at UCLA, her father was a rower at UCLA and her Brother played football at the Virginia Military Institute. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in volleyball while

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MYERS' CAREER STATS Year GPLMP TA KILL

CARLSON'S CAREER STATS Year GPLMP TA KILL

E ATT%

A

SA

E ATT% 1 -.333

DIG

A

SA

BS

BA

DIG

BS

BA

TB

TB

2007 2008

19

-.053 -.167

547

84/24 43-22

6

7 2 9

5 4 9

111

2 1

2007 2008

3/3

3

1

0

0 9 9

0

0

0

2

2

15

0

6

.250

12 12

41 41

41

172 68 25

77

12 12

29 31

58l23

Career 127-46 25

7

-.080 624

126

25 .240

68

2

3

Career 61/26 172

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#13 • junior • 6-0 middle hitter • lake forest, calif. el toro high school

#15 • junior • 6-2 right side • hemet, calif. hemet high school

SOPHOMORE (2008): Played in all 28 matches as both a middle and outside hitter... helped USD win its third consecutive WCC Championship .. .was second on the team in kills with 237,while hitting for a .248 clip and recording 48 blocks ... recorded a 12 kills and no error performance against Texas A&M (9/ 13/ 08) to hit for a .800 clip, good for third best single-match hitting per– centage in USD history ... recorded a career-high 17 kills perfor– mance in a win against Santa Clara (10/ 16/08) .. .recorded 15 kills in a win against Saint Mary's (10/ 18/ 08) ... recorded 14 kills against San Francisco (10/ 11 / 08). FRESHMAN (2007): Played in 21 games and 12 matches this season ...helped the team with a share of the WCC champion– ship and helped the program make its seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament...recorded 24 kills and hit for a .292 clip...recorded a career-high eight kills in a win 2 Q against Gonzaga (10/ 20/07)...recorded five kills in a win against Cal State North ridge (9/ 15/07). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in volleyball while playing at El Toro High School...was tabbed as the MVP of the Sea View League as a senior en route to helping lead her team to the league championship...was named first-team All-League as both a junior and senior...played club volleyball for the Saddleback Valley VB Club, where she helped lead the team to nationals for three consecutive years...was tabbed as aTop-SO Recruit by Volleyball Magazine. PERSONAL: Heather Ashton Basch was born on Sept. 1, 1989... she is the daughter of Melody Moore an Warren Basch ...was heavily recruited by Arizona and Santa Clara...chose to attend USD because of the location, the coaching staff and players.

FRESHMAN (2007): Played and started in 22 matches...helped the team wins its third consecutive WCC Championship...was named first-team AII -WCC...was third on the team in kills with 208...recorded 11 double-digit kill performances...recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs against Pepperdine (10/ 23/08)...recorded a career-high 18 kills in a win against Port– land (10/ 4/ 08)...recorded 17 kills against Saint Mary's (11 / 13/ 08) and against San Francisco (11 / 8/08) . FRESHMAN (2007): Played in all 29 matches and 111 games this season...named to the AII-WCC Freshman team...helped lead the team to a share of the WCC championship...was third on the team in kills with 263 and hit for a .244 clip...also record- ed 41 digs and had 59 blocks...recorded double-digit kills in 11 matches, including four of the last five matches...recorded a career-high 17 kills in a win against San Diego State (9/18/ 07)... recorded 13 kills against UCLA (9/15/07)...recorded 12 kills against Saint Mary's (10/6/ 07), Gonzaga (10/20/07), Loyola Marymount (11 / 8/ 07) and against Pepperdine (11/10/07)... recorded 125 kills in the NCAA Tournament first round game against Iowa State (11/30/07). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters playing for Klint Knipsheer at Hemet High School...was named first-team AII-CIF and All-Riverside county as a sophomore,junior and senior... helped lead her team to the CIF simi finals during her junior campaign ...was named the Sunkist League MVP during both her junior and senior season's...named a Volleyball Magazine Top-SO Recruit. PERSONAL: Alexandria Troost was born on June 28, 1989 in Hemet, Calif....she is the daughter of William and Rebecca Troost...was also heavily recruited by Arizona, Washington and Loyola Marymount...chose to attend USD because of the team, the academics, the location and the coaching staff...also notes she is a lifeguard in Hemet.

BASCH'S CAREER STATS Year GPLMP TA KILL

E ATT%

DIG

BA

TB

A 1 6 7

SA

BS

2007 2008

21/12 86l28

48

24 10 .292

0 7 7

3

3

2

5

48

528 237 106 .248

24 27

36

12 15

Career 107/40 576 261 116 .2S2

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TROOST'S CAREER STATS Year GP/ MP TA

KILL E ATT% A SA DIG BS BA TB

2007 107/29 611

263 114 .244 34 0

41

3 9

56 59

2008 33 42 Career 183/52 1106 484 191 .265 70 16 151 12 89 101 76/23 495 221 77 .291 36 16 110

#7 • freshman • 6-1 outside hitter • san antonio, texas ronald reagan high school

#14 • sophomore • 6-0 middle hitter • san jose, calif. presentation high school

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters playing volleyball at Ronald Reagan High School...as a senior she recorded 602 kills and 442 digs en route to being named All-American, named to the All-State Team, and being named the Express Payer of the Year...as a junior, she recorded 478 kills and 402 digs en route to being selected to the All-State team, to the Express News Super team and being named her team's offensive and defensive MVP...she was a four-time first-team All-District selec– tion...she played for the Austin Junior Volleyball club team, where she helped lead the team to the 2008 National Championship. PERSONAL: Amber Dawn Tatsch was born on March 20, 1991 ...she is the daughter of Buddy and Donna Tatsch ...she was heavily recruited by New Mexico State, Notre Dame, Missouri and the University of Pacific... chose to attend USO because of the great volleyba ll program, the great academic reputation, and because of the beautiful campus...she notes that she is the first member of her fam ily to leave the state ofTexas.

FRESHMAN (2008): Played in four matches ... helped USO win its third consecutive WCC Championship ... recorded three ki lls and had three digs ... recorded one kill against Cal State Fullerton (9/ 12/ 08), Loyola Marymount (11 / 20/ 08) and against Yale (11 / 25/ 08). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned three varsity letters in vo lleybal l whi le playing at Presentation High School...as a senior was named first-team All-Central Coast Section, was named first-team All-West Catholic Ath– letic League and first-team All-Sa n Jose Mercury News...as a senior was named a prep Volleyball Senior Ace (top-150) ...as a senior was a US Army Reserve Scholar Athlete award winner...as a junior earned the Ca l-Hi Sports Spirit of Achievement Scholarship...as a sophomore she helped her team to a CCS Championship. PERSONAL: Sarah Schatzman was born on May 13, 1990 in Los Gatos, Ca lif....she is the daughter of Andy and Peggy Schatzman...was heav– ily recruited by Santa Clara, Nevada-Reno and Ohio...chose to attend USO because of the outstanding volleyball program, the location and because of the academic opportunities...her fath er, Andy, played foot– ba ll at Santa Clara and her grandfather won a national championship in basketball at St. Louis in 1948, and he played in the NBA finals wit the Syracuse Nationals in 1950.

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SCHATZMAN'SCAREER STATS Year GP/MP 2008 5/4 Career 5/4 TA KILL E 3 0 5 3 0

SA

BA

TB

A

BS

ATT%

DIG

.600 .600

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

3

MARIAH JAKOSKY #6 • freshman • 5-11 outside hitter • newport beach, calif. mater dei high school

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned two varsity letters playing vo lleybal l at Mater Dei High School. ..earned back-to-back first-team Al l-Trin– ity League honors as a junior and senior... was named the Offensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior... was named first-team Al l-Orange County as a sen ior... played club vo lleyball forthe Long Beach Mizuno. PERSONAL: Mariah Rebecca Jakosky was born on February 22, 1991 ... she is the daughter of Shannon and Jack Jakosky...her mother Shannon played col legiate volleyba ll,tennis, and basketball and her father Jack, sai led at USC and sailed in 1976 Olympics ...she chose to attend USO because of the outstanding vo lleybal l program, the loca– tion and because of the academic opportunities.

#10 • freshman • 5-6 libero • los gatos, calif. los gatos high school

#12 • freshman • 5-6 setter • upland, calif. upland high school

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in volleyba ll while playing at Los Gatos High School. ..was a three-time first-team AI I-CCS selec– tion ... was named the LGHSStand-Out Player of the Yea r as a sen ior... in her senior season she was a Osh Scholarship award winner through Cal High Sports .. .as a junior she was earned a citizenship award from Cal High Sports ... also played club volleyba ll for Vision. PERSONAL: Ashton Nicole Senner was born on Febru ary 8, 1991 ... she is the daughter of Dean and Tam i Senner... she was also recruited by Pepperdine and Sa nta Clara ... chose to attend USD because of the team, coaching staff, location, and educational opportunities.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in vo lleyball wh ile play– ing at Upland High School... as a sen ior, helped lead her team to the second round of the CIF playoffs after being named a Basel ine Leag ue Outstanding Senior ... in her senior season she set the all-time single– season assist record with 772, is ranked second all-time in career assists with 1759, moved into the all-time lead in career aces with 120, No. 4 al l-time in career digs with 293, and set the single-season record with aces and assists ... she was named first-team All-Baseline League as a jun ior.. .helped lead her team to back-to-back League championships as a sophomore and junior... helped lead her team to the quarterfinal of the CIF playoffs in both her sophomore and junior seasons... she is a three-time Baseline All-Academic team selection ... is a member of the Club West Volleyball club team, where she helped lead her team to the Junior Olympics from 2006-08. PERSONAL: Erica Laine Taylor was born on December 2, 1990... she is the daughter of Suzanne and Mark Taylor... her brother, Clay, swam at UNLV ...she was heavily recruited by George Washington, University of Chicago, St. Johns, Arizona State, Dartmouth, NYU and Emory...chose to attend USD because of the outstanding vo lleyba ll program.

CARRIE BAIRD #11 • freshman • 6-1 outside hitter • green village, colo. cherry creek high school

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SHELBY STAAB #16 • freshman • 6-4 middle blocker • bakersfield, calif. garces memorial high school

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four vars ity letters in vol leyba ll while playing at Cherry Creek High School ... was a three-time first-team All-Centennial League selection... as a sen ior she helped led her team to a perfect 31- 0 record and a SA state championship ... she broke the schools 12-year old career kills record, and how sits atop the record books with 963 ca– reer kills ...as a senior she recorded 335 kills,while hitting at a .335 clip... she recorded 93 blocks, 69 solo, as a senior... she was named first-team All-Centennial League and named to the All-State tournament team in her senior season,whi le also taking home MVP honors of the state tour– nament .. .she was named an ESPN Rise Fab 50 player as a senior... she was named an AVCA All-American as a sen ior... she plays club vol leyba ll for the Front Range Volleyball 18-1 Black team ... wh ile playing for the Front Rage, she helped lead her team to 14 top-5 finishes in national club tournaments in open ... she was a USA High Performance A2 Team member, and played in Global Challenge Tournament in Europe... she helped her team qualify fo r the Junior Olympics by taking a Gold medal in the Big South Qualifier in 2008. PERSONAL: Carrie Alyssa Baird was born on August 3, 1991.. .she is the daughter of Robert and Patricia Baird ... was heavily recruited by Michi– gan, Illinois, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Duke, UC Berkeley and Washing– ton ... chose to attend USD because she wa nted a school with challeng– ing academics, a very competitive vo lleyball program, and a vo lleyball team that felt like a family.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters whi le playing at Garces Memorial High School .. .she is a three-time All-Southeast Yosem ite Leag ue selection ... ended her career as the schools all-time leader in kills (1,060) and blocks (365) ...as a senior she had 173 kills,while hitting at a .533 clip...as a senior she was named the US Marine Corps Female Ath lete of the Year and was name a Prep-Volleyball 2009 senior ace ... as a junior she hit for a .583 clip and had 111 total blocks ... played club vo lleyball for Club Jamba,where the teams she has played on have con– sistently ended-up in the top 20 of the national festivals ...while playing both club and in high school, whe was named to numerous all-tourna– ment teams. PERSONAL: Shelby V. Staab was born on August 24, 1991 ... she is the daughter of John and Vinda Staab ... was heavily recruited by Long Beach State,Ca l Poly, Loyola Marymount,Texas, UC Berkeley, Hawaii and several others ... chose to attend USD becau se of the outstand ing vo l– leyba ll program w ith an amazing coaching staff, strong academics, it's a fa ith based university and because of the location.