USD Volleyball 2002

THE2001 TOREROS

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NCAA Tournament Run Highlights 2001 Season The University of San Diego's 200 I Volleyball season proved to be one of the most successfu l and one of the most promising in the school's 27-year vol leyball hi story. Led by an accomplished group of veterans that were complemented by some of the best young players on the west coast, the Toreros finished the season with 22 wins and ad– vanced into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. "I was thrilled with the outcome of the 200 I vol leyball season," said third-year Head Coach Jennifer Petrie. "It is exciting to see so many young faces contribut ing so early in their careers. Between the mixture of experienced upperclassmen and extremely talented fresh– men , USO vo ll eyball is looking forward to a very bright future." The young faces included the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year Devon Forster. The 6-1 outside-hitter from Boulder Colo– rado was se lected as an All-West Coast Conference first team player as a true freshman in 200 I . Forster and teammate Kri sten Hurst, a true freshman from Bakersfield, California ranked one and two in the league in service aces. Freshmen contributions came from defensive special– ist Kalae Araujo and Jocelyne Roy as well, both key factors in the Torero's advancement into NCAA Tournament play. With leadership coming from record setting seniors Ali Martin and Lindsey Lampert the Toreros ran through their first five league oppo– nents including a sweep of then-#20 Santa Clara. USO would finish the season third in the WCC with a I0-4 conference mark. Lampert,

a senior from Long Beach California, led the conference with 104 blocks and was a first team AII-WCC selec-

2001 senior setter Ali Martin, uso·s 4th leading setter all-time

tion . Lampert and the rest of the San Diego offense was assisted by Martin, who finished her career as the fourth al l-time leading setter in San Diego vol leyball history. Junior Noel Frohman was the most cons istent attacker for San Diego in 200 I. Frohman will return for her senior season after captur– ing All-West Coast Conference first team honors in 200 I. Frohman used her 31-inch vertical leap to lead the Toreros in kills with 426 during the regular season and also in digs with a 3.06 average per game. San Diego finished the regular season in third place in the West Coast Conference with a league record of I0-4. The Toreros have not experienced a losing season in conference play si nce 1990 and have compiled a WCC record of 93-33 since 1992. The Toreros, who won back-to-back WCC Championships in 1997-98, have not finished any lower than fourth in the conference since 1989. In 2001 the Toreros swept Gonzaga, Portland, St. Mary's and San Francisco and sp lit season series with LMU and Santa Clara. San Diego was defeated twice by conference champion Pepperdine. With a 2 1-8 record after regular season play, the Toreros were awarded a birth into the NCAA Tournament. The se lection would be

USO huddles during an improbable comeback win over UCSB in the