USD Volleyball 1994

1994 USD PREVIEW Sue Snyder could teach those politicians a little something about executing four– year plans. In her fourth year last season , the Toreros accomplished many "firsts" for the Torero program at the Division I level. A 20-plus win season , the San Diego

City Championship, a USO Invitational title, series sweeps of Pepperdine and San Diego State and an NCAA Tournament berth. No Element of Suprise With such success last season, it will be difficult for the Toreros to sneak-up on the competition this year. The Toreros expect to utilize four seniors in their starting six. WCC schools have witnessed the exploits of All– Region Jennifer Wrightson (Culver City, CA) the last two seasons. And those active in volleyball circles no doubt recognize Amy Boyer (Poway, CA), a transfer setter from UCLA who set a USO single-season assist record last year.

Sister Act: (/-r) - Liz and Sara Gunsaulus; Amy and Jennifer McMahon. It Gets Better Outside hitter Jennifer Lofftus (Arcadia, CA) spends as much time getting to balls (323 digs in 1993) as she does putting them away (254 last year). With the graduation of Nikki Wallace, middle blocker Amy McMahon (King City, CA) steps into the limelight as USD's most effective blocker. Amy leads all active players nationally in double-digit block matches (12). Sister Act This season should mark the coming out year for Long Beach native Liz Gunsaulus, a product of the successful Magnum Club program. When her game is on , Gunsaulus has proven to be one of the team's most dominating hitters. The addition of her freshman sister, Sara Gunsaulus (Long Beach , CA) guarantees USO of having at least one sibling set in the starting rotation. Sophomore Jennifer McMahon (King City, CA) is the incumbent middle blocker and should see plenty of action beside her sister at the net this season. Sophomore Luann Petix (Los Alamitos, CA) could make a strong bid for the setter's job. Also lending help at the setter's position and in the backrow will be sophomore Kym Phillips (Phoenix, AZ), who appeared in 27 matches last season. New Faces New additions to this year's team include outside hitters Maria Bowden (Los Alamitos, CA) a high school teammate of Petix's, and LaManda Mounts (Bakers– field , CA) a First Team AII-CI F selection . Both are exceptional athletes, strong players who the coach ing staff expect to push fo r playing time and contribute right away.