USD Volleyball 2009

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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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