2003 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

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1 2003 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL December NCAA Regionals Lincoln, NE UCLA advanced to its fourth NCAA Sweet Sixteen in the last five seasons with wins over San Diego and UC Irvine last weekend in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins now make their second trip to Lincoln, NE, in a three-year span to play the host Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Regional Semifinal on Friday night. Should the Bruins win on Friday, it would set up a probable rematch with the top-ranked and undefeated USC Women of Troy, who play Texas A&M on Friday at 4:30 pm CT. UCLA s last Sweet Sixteen THIS WEEK IN BRUIN VOLLEYBALL BRUIN QUICK FACTS Record: 23-8 Pac-10 Record: 12-6 (tie-third) Current Ranking: No. 7, AVCA/USA Today Head Coach: Andy Banachowski Career Record: (37th season) Volleyball SID: Amy Symons SID Office Phone: 310/ Website: appearance yielded a 3-1 win over Hawai i on Dec. 6, 2001 in Long Beach, CA. The Bruins were then eliminated by eventual NCAA Runner-Up Long Beach State in the Regional Final. BRUINS SWEEP SAN DIEGO, UC IRVINE UCLA opened its 2003 NCAA Tournament with an expedient 30-20, 30-17, victory over San Diego at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins were led by senior Cira Wright, who had 17 points on 13 kills with a.632 attack percentage and eight block assists in the match. On Saturday, UCLA posted a sweep of UC Irvine with game scored of 30-24, 30-28, The Bruins had four players with double-figure kills, led by junior Brittany Ringel with 14. Junior libero Chrissie Zartman had 18 digs in each match and now boasts 1,319 career digs. UCLA VS. NEBRASKA (28-4, AT-LARGE, BIG 12 CONFERENCE) The Bruins hold a 2-6 all-time record against the Cornhuskers, including a 1-2 record in Lincoln and an 0-2 record in postseason play. Nebraska won the most recent meeting between the teams, a 30-25, 30-24, win in the Coliseum at the 2001 US Bank/Arby s Classic. Stat Leaders: Kills- Jennifer Saleaumua (3.28/gm); Attack Percentage- Melissa Elmer (.360); Assists- Michelle Lynch (7.26/gm); Aces- Lynch (0.40/gm); Digs- Jennifer Saleaumua (3.87/gm); Blocking- Elmer (1.60/gm) UCLA VS. USC (31-0, AUTOMATIC BID, PAC-10 CONFERENCE) UCLA is all-time against the Women of Troy, with a record at neutral sites and a 3-8 postseason record against USC. Should the Bruins play USC on Saturday, it would be a Lexus Gauntlet match. USC swept the regular season series against the Bruins. Stat Leaders: Kills- April Ross (3.63/gm); Attack Percentage- Emily Adams (.459); Assists- Toni Anderson (10.54/gm); Aces- April Ross (0.56/gm); Digs- Nicole Davis (4.01/gm); Blocking- Emily Adams (1.45/gm). UCLA VS. TEXAS A&M (23-9, AT-LARGE, BIG 12 CONFERENCE) UCLA holds a 3-0 all-time record against the Aggies, and a 1-0 record in postseason play. All three meetings have been on a neutral floor, with the most recent contest a 15-2, 10-15, 15-11, 15-8 UCLA win at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic on Sept. 3, Stat Leaders: Kills- Melissa Munsh (3.73/ gm); Attack Percentage- Kari Kelley (.385); Assists- Lexy Beers (8.75/gm); Aces- Munsh (0.38/gm); Digs- Laura Jones (3.48/gm); Blocking- Kendra Felder (1.08/gm) HEAD COACH ANDY BANACHOWSKI In his 37th season on the Bruin bench, UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski remains one of the top coaches in his profession. On Sept. 1, 2001, in Hawaii, he became the first collegiate women s volleyball coach in history to record 900 career wins, and is just the second collegiate volleyball coach for either gender to reach that milestone. UCLA men s coach Al Scates, for whom Banachowski was a setter during his collegiate career, posted his 1,000th career win in February, The first women s volleyball coach to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, MA, Banachowski currently has a career record of (.798), and has coached the Bruins to six national championships, including three NCAA titles. NCAA REGIONAL SEMIFINAL Fri. Dec. 12 Texas A&M vs. USC Lincoln, NE 4:30 pm Fri. Dec. 12 UCLA at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 7 pm NCAA REGIONAL FINAL Sat. Dec. 13 UCLA^/Nebraska vs. Texas A&M/USC# Lincoln, NE 7 pm Winner advances to NCAA Final Four in Dallas, TX ^ Broadcast live on # Live TV broadcast, ESPN Regional 2003 SCHEDULE RECORD: 22-8, 12-6 PAC-10 (T-3RD) DATE OPPONENT TIME at Hawaiian Airlines Classic (Honolulu, HI) A29 vs. #22 Louisville W, 3-0 A31 vs. #6 Minnesota W, 3-0 S 1 at #2 Hawai i L, 2-3 at Ruby s Montana Inv. (Missoula, MT) S 5 vs. Idaho W, 3-0 S 6 vs. Boise State W, 3-0 S 6 at Montana W, 3-0 at TWC Texas Invitational (Austin, TX) S 11 vs. Texas-Arlington W, 3-0 S 11 vs. TX A&M Corpus Christi W, 3-0 S 12 at Texas W, 3-0 S 19 #1 USC *~^ L, 1-3 S 25 OREGON STATE *^ W, 3-1 S 26 OREGON *^ W, 3-0 O 2 at Washington State *~ W, 3-2 O 3 at #13 Washington * W, 3-2 O 10 ARIZONA *^ L, 1-3 O 11 ARIZONA STATE *^ W, 3-0 O 16 at #7 Stanford *^ L, 2-3 O 17 at #5 California * W, 3-2 O 23 at Oregon * W, 3-1 O 24 at Oregon State* W, 3-0 O 28 at Cal St. Northridge (RV) _ W, 3-1 O 31 WASHINGTON STATE *^ W, 3-1 N 1 #10 WASHINGTON *^ _ W, 3-1 N 6 at Arizona *^ L, 0-3 N 7 at Arizona State *^ W, 3-0 N 13 #7 STANFORD *^ L, 1-3 N 14 #9 CALIFORNIA *^ W, 3-1 N 21 at #1 USC*^ L, 0-3 N 25 at #4 Pepperdine^ L, 2-3 D 5 vs. San Diego%^ W, 3-0 D 6 vs. UC Irvine%^ W, 3-0 D 12 at Nebraska$^ 7 pm CT D 13 vs. USC/Texas A&M$^ 7 pm CT D 18,20NCAA Finals (Dallas, TX) TBA Home matches in BOLD at Pauley Pavilion ALL TIMES LOCAL TO MATCH SITE and subject to change; * Pac-10 Conference Match; ~Televised on FOX Sports Net; %NCAA First/Second Round (Pauley Pavilion); $NCAA Regionals (Lincoln, NE); ^Audio broadcast on the web (uclabruins.com); Rankings are AVCA/USA Today Poll

2 USA TODAY/AVCA POLL POLL #14/DECEMBER 8, 2003 # School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Last 1 *USC (65) 1, *Hawai i 1, Florida 1, *Pepperdine 1, *Stanford 1, Kansas State 1, UCLA 1, *California 1, *Nebraska 1, Penn State 1, Georgia Tech Colorado State *Washington *Minnesota Illinois Loyola Marymount Texas A&M Northern Iowa Santa Clara *Louisville UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Wisconsin NR 24 Maryland Utah NR Opponents Receiving Votes: Arizona 83, UC Irvine 26 *INDICATES 2003 UCLA OPPONENT VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE POLL POLL #14/DECEMBER 8 1. *USC 2. *Hawai i 3. Florida 4. *Pepperdine 5. *Stanford 6. *Nebraska 7. Penn State 8. California 9. Colorado State 10. UCLA 11. Kansas State 12. Georgia Tech 13. *Washington 14. *Minnesota 15. Illinois 16. Texas A&M 17. Northern Iowa 18. Pittsburgh 19. *Louisville 20. Kansas BRUINS IN THE POLLS WEEK AVCA VOLLEYBALL Preseason Sept Sept Sept. 15 9?? Sept Sept Oct Oct ?? Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Final MURPHY NAMED TEXAS MVP, 10/6 PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior Brynn Murphy, one of three Bruins to earn first-team All-Pac-10 honors, is leading the Bruins with 428 kills and 3.82 kills per game, and is second on the team (among non-setters) with a.301 attack percentage and 0.95 blocks per game. Murphy was named the Pac-10 Player of the week on Oct. 6 after posting career-high matches against Washington and Washington State, and earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors this season for the first time in her career. In earning Pac- 10 Player of the Week honors, she hit.268 with 43 kills (4.30 kpg) on 112 attack attempts for the week with just 13 errors. She also had 16 digs, seven blocks and two service aces as the Bruins won two five-game matches in Washington. Murphy was named to the All-Tournament Team at all three of UCLA s pre-conference tournaments, the Hawaiian Airlines Classic and the Ruby s Montana Invitational. At the Hawaiian Airlines Classic, she led the Bruins with 41 kills (3.73/game) while hitting.307 and recording 10 blocks for an 0.91 per-game average. In Montana, Murphy s numbers were again impressive, as she averaged team-highs of 4.00 kills per game, a.509 attack percentage and eight blocks for a 1.00 per-game average. Murphy was named the UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week after her MVP performance at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational, where she had 4.22 kills per game and a.479 attack percentage in UCLA s three victories. She is seventh in the Pac-10 in points per game with 4.57, sixth in the Pac-10 in kills per game with 3.82 and finished the regular season with a career-high 23 kills at Pepperdine. CULLEN NAMED MVP IN MONTANA, HITS HIGHS VS UW First-team All-Pac-10 selection Heather Cullen earned MVP honors at the Ruby s Montana Invitational Sept. 5-6, downing 32 kills in nine games with a.397 attack percentage and 12 digs. Cullen led all players with a career-high 17 kills against Idaho in UCLA s tournament opener, hitting.600 (17 K-2 E-25 TA). On the season, Cullen is second on the team with 315 kills for a 2.86 per-game average, has 16 service aces and 77 blocks for a 0.70 per-game average. Cullen also stepped out in a big way in early October against the Washington schools in UCLA s pair of dramatic five-game victories, hitting a team-high.306 for the weekend with 34 kills, 22 digs and 10 blocks. In UCLA s five-game win over Washington on Oct. 3, Cullen turned in four career-high numbers with 18 kills, 15 digs, seven blocks (1BS/6BA) and 22 points. She had a career blocking night on Nov. 1 vs. UW with eight blocks, four solo and four assisted. MCFARLAND SETTING BRUINS IN 2003 Redshirt junior Krystal McFarland is one of UCLA s tri-captains for the 2003 season (with classmates Heather Cullen and Chrissie Zartman), earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 notice and has been UCLA s primary setter this season. McFarland leads the Bruins in assists, averaging per game to rank fourth in the Pac-10 statistical standings, and has also averaged 2.25 digs and 0.50 blocks per game. McFarland set the Bruins through the Hawaiian Airlines Classic, but stepped aside through parts of the Montana and Texas Invitationals as sophomore Haley Jorgensborg took over setting duties. McFarland was one of several Bruins to post impressive numbers at Washington State and Washington in early October, turning in then-season-high numbers of 56 assists, five kills (tied her then-career-high) and 20 digs (one shy of career-high) against UW on Oct. 3. On Oct. 16, she posted a career-high 65 assists in UCLA s five-game loss at Stanford. She has since tied her career-high in kills, recording six in the Nov. 14 match against Cal in Pauley Pavilion. THE WRIGHT STUFF ON THE BLOCK The only senior remaining on the 2003 Bruins active roster, Cira Wright earned All-Tournament honors at the season-opening Hawaiian Airlines Classic. Wright leads the team averaging 1.12 blocks per game, and is eighth in the Pac-10 s statistical rankings for blocks. Playing all the way around for the first time in her career, Wright posted a career-high digging match numerous times this season, recording eight digs in UCLA s five-game loss to then-no. 2 Hawai i on Sept. 1 and topping that mark with a 10-dig performance at Washington on Oct. 3 before recording another career-high of 11 digs at Cal on Oct. 17 and shattering both of those plateaus with a 19-dig effort at Oregon on Oct. 23. She set a new career-high with three aces against Oregon on Sept. 26 in a 20-point performance, and matched that total with a three-ace match at Oregon State on Oct. 24. Wright posted a then-season-high of 14 kills in three consecutive matches, against Oregon (Sept. 26), at Washington State (Oct. 2) and at Washington (Oct. 3). She then posted her current season-high of 15 kills at Oregon on Oct. 23. RINGEL IMPRESSIVE IN LATE-SEASON MATCHES An Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection, Brittany Ringel continues to pound down kills with a 2.82 per-game average, including a season-high 19 kills and 21 points at Pepperdine on Nov. 25. Ringel had double-figure kills in both of UCLA s NCAA Tournament matches at Pauley Pavilion against San Diego (11) and a team-high 14 kills against UC Irvine on Dec. 6. Replaced by a libero in the back row, Ringel has served 17 aces this season. She had three aces on Sept. 6 at Montana, setting a new career-high mark. She is averaging just under one dig per game, and has scored points. The Pepperdine match was statistically one of Ringel s best of the season, as she recorded season-highs in kills (19) and points (21) with an ace, six digs and two block assists.

3 ZARTMAN DIGS NO. 1,000 IN WASHINGTON Named first-team All-Pac-10 for the second time in her Bruin career, junior Chrissie Zartman is believed to be the only defensive specialist in conference history to earn All-Pac-10 honors. Named the Top Libero at the Ruby s Montana Invitational despite playing the position for just seven of UCLA s nine tournament games, Zartman continues to shine as the Bruin libero, leading the Bruins and the Pac-10 with 4.51 digs per game. On Oct. 3 at Washington, Zartman became the 14th player in UCLA women s volleyball history to record her 1,000th career dig, a mark she recorded with her final dig of game four in UCLA s five-game win over the Huskies. She enters NCAA Regional play with 1,319 career digs, good for second on UCLA s all-time list and tied for 14th on the Pac-10 s all-time list. She passed Ashley Bowles (1,269 from ) for second place on UCLA s list in the regular season finale at Pepperdine; next in line in Bruin history is UCLA s career dig leader, Samantha Shaver, at 1,405. Surpassing that mark would also break Zartman into the Pac-10 s career top-10. The Pac-10 record of 1,702 career digs is held by Katie Haller (USC, ). Zartman has 16 matches this season with 18 or more digs, more than twice the number of the closest Pac-10 player (Washington libero Candace Lee with seven). Zartman opened the season with a 4.45 digs/game average at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic, and went on to average 4.33 digs/game as she earned All-Tournament honors at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational, UCLA s final tournament of the regular season. Zartman is the only Bruin to have played in all of UCLA s 114 games thus far. Zartman holds a 4.59 per-game average in conference play, tops in the Pac-10. She posted a season-high 25 digs in UCLA s fourgame win at Oregon. An accomplished beach volleyball player, Zartman has earned her AAA beach rating, and won a gold medal at the World University Games in 2002 while playing with long-time partner Tracy Lindquist. She also finished second at the FIVB Under-21 World Championships with playing partner Keao Burdine. NEED AN ANTHEM SINGER? Freshman Rachell Johnson performed the Star Spangled Banner prior to the start of three home matches (Sept. 19 vs. USC, Oct. 31 vs. Washington State as a last-minute replacement and on Nov. 14 vs. Cal). She also sang the anthem for UCLA s women s basketball home opener on Nov. 23. Johnson will continue to sing the anthem for women s basketball once volleyball season is over. When the scheduled anthem singer for UCLA s Oct. 11 match at Pauley Pavilion faltered twice early in the song, Johnson stepped out to the edge of the court and helped her through the remainder of the anthem. On the court, Johnson s collegiate career started with a pre-season injury (see injury report) and she is expected to redshirt the 2003 season. INJURY UPDATE Senior Natalie Ray was sidelined on Oct. 6 when blood clots were discovered in her right shoulder. Ray has had the blood clots removed, and had surgery to remove the top rib on her right side. She is back on campus to complete winter quarter classes, but is unable to participate with the volleyball team. Despite her surgery, Ray started UCLA s Nov. 14 match against California, which was Senior Night at Pauley Pavilion. Ray was in the starting lineup, but stepped off the court after Cal served to open the match. When UCLA won the first rally of the evening, Ray stepped back to serve one rally before returning to the bench. She will play again this season. Freshman Rachell Johnson broke a finger in her right hand on Aug. 24, an injury that held her out of practice and competition through the early weeks of the season. She will most likely take a medical redshirt for the 2003 season. UCLA IN THE PAC-10 STATISTICAL RANKINGS BRUINS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS Digs: 1st (16.93/game) Kills: 4th (16.43/game) [23nd] Blocks: 4th (2.53/game) Assists: 5th (14.83/game) Hitting Percentage: 6th (.233) Aces: 7th (1.41/game) CONFERENCE MATCHES ONLY Digs: 1st (18.04/game) Blocks: 4th (2.64/game) Kills: 5th (15.96/game) Assists: 6th (14.60/game) Aces: 6th (1.27/game) Hitting Percentage: 7th (.197) Pac-10 rankings through matches of Dec. 7 [NCAA Rankings] through matches of Nov. 30 BRUINS IN THE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Digs: Chrissie Zartman, 1st (4.51/game) [27th] Assists: Krystal McFarland, 4th (11.31/game) Kills: Brynn Murphy, 6th (3.82/game) Points: Brynn Murphy, 7th (4.57/game) Blocks: Cira Wright, 8th (1.12/game) CONFERENCE MATCHES ONLY Digs: Chrissie Zartman, 1st (4.59/game) Assists: Krystal McFarland, 4th (11.21/game) Kills: Brynn Murphy, 6th (3.82/game) Points: Brynn Murphy, 8th (3.72/game) Blocks: Cira Wright, 10th (1.09/game) ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM BRUINS Hawaiian Airlines: Cira Wright, Brynn Murphy Ruby s Invitational: Heather Cullen (MVP), Chrissie Zartman (Top Libero), Brynn Murphy TWC Texas Invitational: Brynn Murphy (MVP), Chrissie Zartman, Krystal McFarland PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sept. 2 Sanja Tomasevic, WASH Sept. 3 Mia Jerkov, CAL Sept. 15 Zanda Bautre, WSU Sept. 22 Emily Adams, USC Sept. 29 Mia Jerkov, CAL OCT. 6 BRYNN MURPHY, UCLA Oct. 13 Mia Jerkov, CAL Oct. 20 April Ross, USC Oct. 27 Mia Jerkov, CAL Nov. 3 Jennifer Abernathy, ARIZ Nov. 10 Ogonna Nnamani, STAN Nov. 17 Keao Burdine, USC Nov. 24 Kim Glass, ARIZ PAC-10 STANDINGS Team Pac-10 O All 1 USC Stanford UCLA California Washington Arizona Oregon State Washington State Arizona State Oregon UCLA S RECORD WHEN Win Game Lose Game Win Game Lose Game Win Game Lose Game Win Game Lose Game Game game matches game matches 6-3 ANDY BANACHOWSKI S MILESTONE WINS: #1: OCT. 16, 1970 UCLA defeats San Diego State 3-0 at home. This is also the first victory in UCLA women s volleyball recorded history. #100: DEC. 14, 1973 UCLA defeats Sam Houston State 2-0 (neutral floor). #200: OCT. 19, 1977 UCLA defeats Cal State Fullerton 15-3, 15-6, 15-4 at home. #300: NOV. 25, 1980 A 3-1 (14-16, 15-10, 15-13, 15-7) conference win over Arizona. #400: SEPT. 25, 1983 Neutral-court win over Washington: 15-6, 15-6, #500: OCT. 9, 1986 vs. Long Beach State at home: 15-5, #600: NOV. 3, 1989 Pac-10 sweep of Stanford, 15-13, 15-4, #700: NOV. 7, 1992 UCLA defeats Oregon 3-0 (15-3, 15-5, 15-8) #800: SEPT. 7, 1996 UCLA downs San Diego 3-1 (11-15, 16-14, 15-9, 15-1) at the UCSB Classic in Santa Barbara, CA #900: SEPT. 1, 2001 The Bruins defeat No. 19 Kansas State 3-1 for Banachowski s milestone win en route to the Hawaiian Airlines Classic championship.

4 2003 ALL-PAC-10 FIRST TEAM Emily Adams Jr. MB USC Toni Anderson Sr. S USC Keao Burdine Jr. OH USC Bibiana Candelas So. MB USC Heather Cullen Jr. OH UCLA Kim Glass So. OH ARIZ Jennifer Harvey Sr. MB STAN Mia Jerkov Jr. OH CAL Brynn Murphy Jr. MB UCLA Ogonna Nnamani Jr. OH STAN Kristin Richards Fr. OH STAN April Ross Sr. OH USC Sanja Tomasevic Jr. OH WASH Chrissie Zartman Jr. L UCLA Pac-10 Player of the Year: April Ross, USC Pac-10 Coach of the Year: Rich Feller, CAL ALL-PAC-10 HON. MENTION Jennifer Abernathy ARIZ Zanda Bautre WSU Kara Bjorklund WASH Laura Collins OSU Nicole Davis USC Natalie Harris ASU Bre Ladd ARIZ Allison Lawrence OSU Candace Lee WASH Camille Leffall CAL Krystal McFarland UCLA Darla Myhre WASH Katie Olsovsky USC Brittany Ringel UCLA Courtney Thompson WASH PAC-10 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Kristen Carlson OH WSU Samantha Carter S CAL Colby Lyman OH UCLA Sarah Mason MB ORE Kristin Richards OH STAN Courtney Thompson S WASH Jennifer Todd MB WSU Pac-10 Freshman of the Year: Kristin Richards, STAN PAC-10 ALL-FRESHMAN HON. MENTION Kristina Baum ARIZ Stephanie Butkus ARIZ Jillian Davis CAL Amanda Fox CAL Kimi Freeburg USC Becky Green UCLA PAC-10 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-ACADEMIC BRUINS Heather Cullen, Jr., OH Brittany Ringel, Jr., OH Cira Wright, Sr., MB Chrissie Zartman, Jr., L FRESHMAN FIREPOWER Four of UCLA s five freshmen have seen game action this season. Colby Lyman had an impressive collegiate debut match against Louisville, posting 14 kills, 14 digs, four blocks and 16 total points with a.478 attack percentage. She started all three matches in Honolulu. She did not participate at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational due to injury, and missed the October series in Oregon due to pink-eye. She started against USC on Sept. 19, assisting on two of UCLA s 16 blocks in the match. Against OSU on Sept. 25, Lyman had a 12-kill, 16-dig, six-block, two-ace performance for a career-high 18.5 points. She was UCLA s top player in Arizona in early November, leading the Bruins in kills (3.67/game), attack percentage (.400) and aces (4) for the week. Against Stanford on Nov. 13, she turned in a new career-high of 15 kills and tied her career high with two aces. Becky Green came off the bench in UCLA s five-game loss to Hawai i on Sept. 1, turning in an impressive performance, particularly during the last two games of the match. Green then set career highs in nearly every category in the Sept. 5 match against Idaho at the Ruby s Montana Invitational, turning in nine kills, four digs, three block assists and 11.5 points with a.467 attack percentage. She has continued to improve, and career-high marks of 13 kills, 10 digs and four blocks against the Oregon schools in late October, and plays a solid role for the Bruins off the bench. Katie Carter saw limited action at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic, then earned her first career start against Boise State on Sept. 6 at the Ruby s Montana Invitational. Carter posted several career highs in that match against the Broncos, recording 11 kills, two service aces, four digs and 13 points in the match. She is averaging 1.77 kills per game this season. In Texas, Carter was second on the team with a 3.33 kills per-game average, while contributing 2.00 digs/game and two block assists for 22 points on the weekend. Laura Kroneberger made her collegiate debut at libero in game three against Boise State on Sept. 5, recording her first career dig in the match. Kroneberger was unable to play at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic due to a pulled abdominal muscle, but has recovered nicely to play in 55 games over 24 matches. She played in six games in Texas, recording nine digs and an assist. Against Oregon State on Sept. 25, she had a career-high eight digs. She played in 33 Pac-10 games, primarily as a back-row substitute to serve and play defense. She tied her career-high with eight digs against Cal on Nov UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Brittany Ringel OH 6-1 Jr./2V Arlington, TX (Trinity Valley) 2 Nancy Barba MB 6-1 So./1V Austin, TX (Westwood) 3 Natalie Ray OH/DS 5-10 Sr.*/2V San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines) 4 Haley Jorgensborg S 5-10 So./1V Pacific Palisades, CA (Marymount) 7 Cira Wright MB 6-0 Sr./3V La Palma, CA (Kennedy) 8 Rachell Johnson OH 5-11 Fr./HS San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines) 9 Katie Carter MB 6-3 Fr./HS Steamboat Springs, CO (Steamboat Springs) 10 Brynn Murphy MB 6-3 Jr./2V Coronado, CA (Francis Parker) 11 Colby Lyman OH 6-0 Fr./HS Los Altos Hills, CA (St. Francis) 12 Krystal McFarland S 5-10 Jr.*/2V Ventura, CA (Buena) 13 Becky Green OH 6-1 Fr./HS Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 15 Heather Cullen OH/RS 6-1 Jr./2V Costa Mesa, CA (Newport Harbor) 18 Teryn Spragg OH 5-11 So./1V Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa) 23 Chrissie Zartman L 5-5 Jr./2V Hermosa Beach, CA (Bishop Montgomery) 24 Laura Kroneberger L 5-8 Fr./HS Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos) 25 Morgan Smith RS 5-10 So./1V Corona del Mar, CA (Corona del Mar) 26 Tammy Jackson S 5-11 Fr./RS Poway, CA (Poway) Head Coach: Andy Banachowski, 37th year (UCLA 68) Assistant Coach: Kim Jagd, 11th year (UCLA 87); Dave Fleming, third year (Denison 92) Volunteer Assistant: Scott Shearer (Texas A&M 02); Program Assistant: Liz Masakayan

5 2003 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL SEASON HIGHS #1 BRITTANY RINGEL JR OH Kills [22]: 19 at Pepperdine (11/25) Digs [15]: 8 vs. Louisville (8/29), vs USC (9/19) Blocks [3 (0-3)]: *3 (0-3) vs. Minnesota (8/31) Aces: 3 at Montana (9/6), vs. California (11/14) ATK%:.364 (7-3-11) vs. Boise State (9/6) Points [23.0]: 21 at Pepperdine (11/25) #2 NANCY BARBA SO MB Kills: 10 at Pepperdine (11/25) Digs [3]: *3 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) Blocks [6 (1-5)]: 5 (0-5) vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) Aces: 1 vs. Minnesota (8/31) ATK%.615 (9-1-13) vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11).625 (5-0-8) at Oregon (10/23) Points: 11.5 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) #4 HALEY JORGENSBORG SO S Assists [35]: 34 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) Kills: 3 vs. Boise State (9/6), vs. Oregon State (9/25) Digs [15]: 10 at Arizona State (11/7), at Pepperdine (11/25) Aces: 3 at Pepperdine (11/25) Points: 4 three times, last at Pepperdine (11/25) #7 CIRA WRIGHT SR MB Kills [18]: 15 at Oregon (10/13) Digs: 19 at Oregon (10/23) Blocks [11 (0-11)]: 9 (1-8) vs. USC (9/19) Aces: 3, three times, last at Oregon (10/23) ATK%:.500 (9-1-16) at Texas (9/12) Points [20.5]: 20 vs. Oregon (9/26) #9 KATIE CARTER FR MB Kills: 12 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) Digs: 4 vs. Boise State (9/6), vs. Texas-Arlington (9/11) Blocks: 2 (0-2) at Pepperdine (11/25) Aces: 2 vs. Boise State (9/6) ATK%:.833 (5-0-6) at Montana (9/6) Points: 13 vs. Boise State (9/6), vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) #10 BRYNN MURPHY JR OH Kills: 23 at Pepperdine (11/25) Digs: 11 at Washington State (10/2), at Oregon (10/23) Blocks [10 (2-8)]: 8 (1-7) at Stanford (10/16) Aces: 3 vs. UC Irvine (12/6) ATK%:.667 ( ) vs. Boise State (9/6).476 ( ) vs. Arizona State (10/11).400 ( ) at Pepperdine (11/25) Points: 25 at Washington State (10/2) #11 COLBY LYMAN FR OH Kills: 15 vs. Stanford (11/13) Digs: 16 vs. Oregon State (9/25), at California (10/17) Blocks: 6 (3-3) vs. Oregon State (9/25) Aces: 4 at USC (11/21) ATK%:.478 ( ) vs. Louisville (8/29).643 (9-0-14) at Arizona State (11/7) Points: 18.5 vs. Oregon State (9/25) #12 KRYSTAL MCFARLAND JR (RS) S Assists: 65 at Stanford (10/16) Kills: 7 at Oregon (10/23), at Oregon State (10/24) Digs [21]: 20 at Washington (10/3) Blocks: 5 (0-5) at Hawai i (9/1), at Stanford (10/16), vs. Washington (11/1) Aces: 3 vs. Oregon (9/26) Points: 9 at Oregon (10/23), at Oregon State (10/24) #13 BECKY GREEN FR OH Kills: 13 vs. Texas-Arlington (9/11), at Oregon (10/23) Digs: 10 v. TX-Arlington (9/11), at Oregon (10/23), at Oregon State (10/24) Blocks: 4 (1-3) at Oregon State (10/24) Aces: 4 at California (10/17) ATK%:.467 (9-2-15) vs. Idaho (9/5) Points: 16.5 vs. Texas-Arllington (9/11), at Oregon (10/23) #15 HEATHER CULLEN JR OH Kills: 18 at Washington (10/3) Digs: 15 vs. Hawai i (9/1), at Washington (10/3) Blocks: 8 (4-4) vs. Washington (11/1) Aces [4]: 3 at Montana (9/6) ATK%:.600 ( ) vs. Idaho (9/5) Points: 22 at Washington (10/3) #18 TERYN SPRAGG SO OH Kills [8]: 7 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) Aces [7]: none Digs [7]: 2 vs. Texas-Arlington (9/11), vs. TAMUCC (9/11) Blocks [2 (0-2)]: 1 (0-1) vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) Points [9]: 7.6 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/11) #23 CHRISSIE ZARTMAN JR L Digs (3 gm match) [25]: 20 at USC (11/21) Digs (4 gm match) [28]: 25 at Oregon (10/23) Digs (5 gm match) [28]: 23 at Washington (10/3) #24 LAURA KRONEBERGER FR DS/L Digs (3 gm match): 6 vs. Oregon (9/26) Digs (4 gm match): 8 vs. Oregon State (9/25), vs. California (11/14) Digs (5 gm match): 7 at Pepperdine (11/25) new career high; *ties previous career high [Career high for Kills, Digs, Blocks, Aces, Points in brackets if recorded prior to 2003 season] All marks for Freshmen are also career highs

6 2003 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL BIO UPDATES #1 BRITTANY RINGEL JR OH 2003 Honors/Awards: Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic 2003: Had double-figure kills in both of UCLA s NCAA Tournament matches Led the team with 14 against UC Irvine and had 11 with a.345 attack percentage in the first round against San Diego Had her best statistical match of the season in the regular season finale at Pepperdine, turning in season-highs of 19 kills and 21 points with six digs, and ace and two block assists Has recorded eight double-figure kill matches this season, including three straight against Cal State Northridge (Oct. 28) and the Washington schools (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1) Does not have a double-figure dig match, but generally is replaced by the libero in the back row Career-high of three service aces has been set twice this season, at Montana on Sept. 6 and vs. California on Nov. 14 Was slowed by an ankle injury for the early portions of the Pac-10 season, but has fully recovered from the injury. #2 NANCY BARBA SO MB 2003: Played two games against UC Irvine Has started three matches this season, against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas and the regular season finale at Pepperdine Had an impressive showing offensively against the Waves, posting a season-high 10 kills on 20 swings for a.350 attack percentage Was replaced in the back row by Haley Jorgensborg for much of that match Had two digs and a block assist for 10.5 points in the match Has had three matches with an attack percentage over.600 this season, a.615 (9-1-13) performance against Corpus Christi, a.625 evening at Oregon (5-0-8) and a.667 mark in two games with three swings against Stanford Career-high of 11.5 points came on Sept. 11 against Corpus Christi with nine kills and five block assists Served her first career ace against Minnesota on Aug. 31 at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic. #4 HALEY JORGENSBORG SO S/DS 2003: Has been an important role player for the Bruins this season, primarily as a back-row defensive replacement Played in two games against USD and two games against UC Irvine in this year s NCAA Tournament Will occasionally set from the back row when the Bruins remove Krystal McFarland for a bigger block in the front row Split setting duties during UCLA s final two early season tournaments During the Pac-10 season, primarily served and played back row, recording 14 aces and 103 digs through the regular season Had three season-highs in the season finale at Pepperdine with 10 digs, three aces and four points scored Previously had 10 digs this season at Arizona State on Nov. 7 #7 CIRA WRIGHT SR MB 2003 Honors/Awards: All-Tournament at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac : Has played all the way around for the first time in her UCLA career As a result, has repeatedly re-set her career high for digs Led the Bruins with 13 kills and a.632 attack percentage she also had doublefigure kills against UC Irvine and averaged 1.67 blocks/game in the two matches combined Top total of the season came on Oct. 23 at Oregon with 19 Nearly matched that mark on Nov. 14 in UCLA s fourgame home defeat of California with 18 digs Has posted seven doublefigure dig matches this season, including four straight from Oct. 23-Oct. 31 Has recorded her career-high of three aces three times this season, against Oregon on Sept. 26, on Oct. 11 against Arizona State and on Oct. 24 at Oregon State Has also recorded nine double-figure kill matches, including all three matches at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic Only senior remaining on UCLA s active roster. #9 KATIE CARTER FR MB 2003: Has played in 40 games over 23 of UCLA s 29 matches Had her first double-figure kill match on Sept. 6 against Boise State Posted a new carer high with 12 kills against Texas A&M Corpus Christi at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational Also had a career-high six digs in that match Has seen time as a situational offensive replacement for the Bruins Played in 12 of UCLA s 18 Pac-10 matches Had a career-high two service aces in the Boise State match Career-best two block assists were recorded in just two games played against Pepperdine in UCLA s regular season finale. #10 BRYNN MURPHY JR OH/MB 2003 Honors/Awards: First-team All-Pac-10 Pac-10 Player of the Week for Oct. 6 Named to the All-Tournament team at all three of UCLA s regular season tournaments, including MVP honors at the Texas Time Warner Cable Invitational. 2003: Has been UCLA s top offensive threat during the season One of three Bruins with double-figure kills in Saturday s second-round win over UC Irvine with 10 Also had a career-high three aces against the Anteaters Nine digs against UCI is her top total since an 11-dig effort on Oct. 23 against Oregon Has re-set her career high in kills four times this year, and has surpassed her previous career-high of 15 kills in 10 matches this year Has posted five 20-kill matches this season First 20-kill match of the year was in UCLA s five-game win at Washington State with 21 Posted a 22-kill mark the following night at Washington in another five-game win Had 21 kills in both of UCLA s wins over California Current career-high of 23 kills was recorded on 45 swings for a.400 attack percentage in UCLA s five-game loss at Pepperdine in the regular season finale Has three double-figure dig matches despite being replace by a libero in the back row Career-high 25 points was recorded at Washington State on Oct. 2 Top blocking match of the season was an eight-block effort (1 solo, 7 assists) at Stanford on Oct. 16 Has five multi-ace matches this season Leads the Bruins in kills (409), kills per-game (3.86) and total attacks (964), is second on the team with 102 blocks for a 0.96 per-game average Ranks sixth in the Pac- 10 with 3.86 kills per game and eighth with 4.85 points per game.

7 2003 UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL BIO UPDATES #11 COLBY LYMAN FR OH #13 BECKY GREEN FR OH 2003 Honors/Awards: Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman first team. 2003: Has started 22 of UCLA s 31 matches this season, including 15 of 18 in the Pac-10 and both NCAA Tournament matches Had an errorfree night against UC Irvine with eight kills on 18 attacks for a.444 attack percentage Served two aces in each of her first two career NCAA Tournament matches Also had double-figure points in both matches with 12 (7 kills, 2 aces, 1 BS, 4 BA) against San Diego and 11 on eight kills, two aces and two block assists against UC Irvine Has had eight doublefigure kill matches during the year to go along with 10 double-figure dig matches Career-high of 18.5 points came on Sept. 25 against Oregon State when she hit.379 with 12 kills, two aces and six blocks (three solo, three assists) Career-high of 15 kills was recorded on Nov. 13 against Stanford in Pauley Pavilion That was one of six matches where she had double-figure kills and digs in the same match Notched a career-high four service aces in UCLA s Nov. 21 match at top-ranked USC Has recorded her season-best of 16 digs on two occasions, against Oregon State on Sept.. 25 and at Cal on Oct. 17 Had an impressive collegiate debut, recording 14 kills, 14 digs and four block assists against then-no. 22 Louisville Was UCLA s top performer at USC on Nov. 21 with nine kills for a.389 attack percentage with four aces, five digs and two block assists. #12 KRYSTAL MCFARLAND RS JR S 2003 Honors/Awards: Named to the Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 team All-Tournament at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. 2003: Has quarterbacked the Bruin offense throughout the season, stepping aside only at early-season tournaments and in situations when a bigger block is necessary in the front row Guided the Bruins to a.342 attack percentage against San Diego and a.295 clip against UC Irvine Had a career-high 65 assists in UCLA s five-game loss at Stanford on Oct. 16 Ranks fourth in the Pac-10 with assists per game Has topped 50 assists in nine matches this season Started 27 of UCLA s 29 regular season matches while playing in 102 of a possible 108 games Has nine double-figure dig matches including a season-high 20 at Washington on Oct. 3 Career-high of five blocks has been reached three times this season, against Hawai i, at Stanford and at Cal State Northridge Career-highs of seven kills and nine points were set on back-to-back nights at Oregon and Oregon State in October (7 K, 4 BA) Honors/Awards: Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. 2003: Has played a big role off the bench for the Bruins this season Saw situational action against both San Diego and UC Irvine without recording any stats Is UCLA s top server with 25 aces for a 0.29 pergame average Has six double-figure kill matches to her credit, with a career-high 13 kills coming against Texas-Arlington (Sept. 11) and at Oregon (Oct. 23) Has three 10-dig matches on the season Plays primarily as an offensive replacement for a change of pace Has started 11 matches and played 83 of a possible 108 games. #15 HEATHER CULLEN JR OH 2003 Honors/Awards: First-team All-Pac-10 selection Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic MVP of the Ruby s Montana Invitational. 2003: Second on the team in kills (315), kills per game (2.86) and points (375.0) Has 14 double-figure kill matches this season Posted career-highs in kills, digs, blocks and points this season Career-high of 18 kills came on Oct. 3 in UCLA s five-game win at Washington She hit.341 on 44 attacks and scored a career-high 22 points in that match Has 12 matches with double-figure digs, including a career-high 15 at Hawai i on Sept. 1 and at California on Oct. 17 and a 10-dig effort against San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Season-best of three aces came on Sept. 6 at Montana Best blocking match was an eight-block effort on Nov. 1 against Washington That match featured an 11-kills, 10-dig effort with four solo and four assisted blocks for 17 points. #23 CHRISSIE ZARTMAN JR L 2003 Honors/Awards: First-team All-Pac-10 selection Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic Top Libero at the Ruby s Montana Invitational All-Tournament at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. 2003: Had 18 digs in each of UCLA s matches in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament That gives her 16 matches with 18 or more digs, more than twice as many as the next highest Pac-10 player (Washington libero Candace Lee with seven) Has 10 matches this season with 20 or more digs, including eight of the team s last 11 regular season matches Only Bruin to have played in all of the team s 114 games Seasonhigh of 20 digs for a three-game match was in UCLA s loss at USC on Nov. 21 Top total for a match this season was her 25 digs at Oregon on Oct. 23 Five-game high of 23 digs was on Oct. 3 at Washington Played across the front row on Sept. 6 against Boise State, recording a kill, an ace and seven digs against the Broncos Believed to be the only purely defensive player to ever earn first-team All-Pac-10 honors. #24 LAURA KRONEBERGER FR DS/L 2003: Has been used as a serving and back-row specialist this season Has played in 24 of 31 matches and just under half of UCLA s 114 games Missed the Hawaiian Airlines Classic due to a strained abdominal muscle Career-high of eight digs was recorded on Sept. 25 against Oregon State and on Nov. 14 against California Her three aces on the season are spread over three matches.

8 UCLA S COMPLETE NCAA VOLLEYBALL RESULTS 1981 W Purdue (3-2) 15-11, 6-15, 11-15, 15-8, Regional BYU W Stanford (3-2) 4-15, 15-10, 15-10, 10-15, 15-3 Regional BYU W San Diego State (3-1) 4-15, 15-8, 15-9, 15-8 NCAA UCLA L USC (2-3) 15-9, 7-15, 15-10, 13-15, 7-15 NCAA UCLA 1982 W Louisville (3-0) 15-6, 15-4, 15-8 First UCLA W BYU (3-0) 15-5, 15-4, Regional UCLA L San Diego State (1-3) 7-15, 10-15, 15-6, 6-15 Regional UCLA 1983 W Penn State (3-0) 15-1, 16-14, Regional Purdue W Western Michigan (3-0) 15-6, 15-8, Regional Purdue W Pacific (3-2) 15-5, 15-12, 15-17, 9-15, 15-7 NCAA Kentucky L Hawaii (0-3) 13-15, 4-15, NCAA Kentucky 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS W Duke (3-0) 15-4, 15-3, 15-8 Regional Texas W Texas (3-1) 15-17, 15-11, 15-13, Regional Texas W San Jose State (3-0) 15-6, 15-2, 15-4 NCAA UCLA W Stanford (3-2) 15-12, 7-15, 15-10, 9-15, NCAA UCLA 1985 W Georgia (3-0) 15-3, 15-5, 15-8 Regional Texas W Texas (3-0) 15-8, 15-10, Regional Texas L Pacific (1-3) 11-15, 7-15, 15-9, NCAA Western Michigan L USC (2-3) 7-15, 12-15, 15-8, 15-11, 3-15 Third Place Western Michigan 1986 L Loyola Marymount (2-3) 15-1, 15-9, 8-15, 12-15, st UCLA 1987 W California (3-1) 15-12, 11-15, 15-11, st UCLA L BYU (2-3) 15-17, 4-15, 15-11, Regional Stanford 1988 W California (3-0) 15-10, 15-8, st UCLA W BYU (3-0) 15-7, 15-7, Regional UCLA W Washington (3-0) 15-7, 16-14, 15-9 Regional UCLA L Texas (0-3) 14-16, 11-15, NCAA Minnesota 1989 W Pepperdine (3-1) 9-15, 15-10, 15-6, st UCLA W Arizona (3-0) 15-11, 16-14, Regional UCLA W Wyoming (3-0) 15-8, 15-10, Regional UCLA L Nebraska (0-3) 13-15, 11-15, 6-15 NCAA Hawaii 1990 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS W Gonzaga (3-0) 15-6, 15-7, st UCLA W New Mexico (3-1) 15-8, 11-15, 15-3, Regional UCLA W Stanford (3-0) 15-10, 15-8, Regional UCLA W Louisiana State (3-0) 15-13, 15-10, 15-6 NCAA Maryland W Pacific (3-0) 15-9, 15-12, 15-7 NCAA Maryland 1991 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS W Pepperdine (3-0) 15-3, 15-8, st UCLA W New Mexico (3-0) 15-12, 15-10, Regional Stanford W Stanford (3-0) 15-2, 15-12, Regional Stanford W Ohio State (3-0) 15-8, 15-8, 15-5 NCAA UCLA W Long Beach State (3-2) 12-15,13-15,15-12,15-6,15-11 NCAA UCLA 1992 W Ball State (3-0) 15-1, 15-4, st UCLA W Arizona State (3-0) 15-3, 15-9, 15-3 Regional UCLA W BYU (3-0) 15-5, 15-8, 15-9 Regional UCLA W Florida (3-0) 15-12, 15-12, NCAA New Mexico L Stanford (1-3) 8-15, 9-15, 15-6, NCAA New Mexico 1993 W New Mexico (3-0) 15-8, 15-3, nd UCLA W Stanford (3-1) 15-11, 12-15, 15-5, Regional UCLA L BYU (0-3) 14-16, 15-17, Regional UCLA 1994 W Ga. Tech (3-0) 15-7, 15-9, nd UCLA W Duke (3-0) 15-3, 15-3, 15-4 Regional Florida W Houston (3-0) 15-5, 15-7, Regional Florida W Penn State (3-2) 3-15, 15-4, 15-9, 5-15, NCAA Texas L Stanford (1-3) 10-15, 15-5, 14-16, NCAA Texas 1995 W Ball State (3-0) 15-4, 15-4, nd UCLA W Ohio State (3-0) 15-6, 15-6,15-9 Regional Nebraska L Nebraska (0-3) 9-15, 7-15, Regional Nebraska 1996 W Pepperdine (3-1) 15-10, 15-12, 14-16, st UCSB L UCSB (2-3) 8-15, 8-15,15-6, 15-6, nd UCSB 1998 W Virginia (3-1) 15-7, 15-6, 14-16, st UCSB L UCSB (1-3) 8-15, 15-8, 13-15, nd UCSB 1999 W Eastern Washington (3-0) 15-5, 15-5, st UCLA W Ohio State (3-0) 15-10, 15-12, nd UCLA W Pepperdine (3-0) 15-6, 15-12, Regional Penn State L Penn State (0-3) 11-15, 9-15, 5-15 Regional Penn State 2000 W Morgan State (3-0) 15-4, 15-6, st UCLA W Michigan State (3-2) 15-7, 13-15, 14-16, 15-6, nd UCLA W Pacific (3-1) 15-10, 10-15, 15-11, Regional Wisconsin L Wisconsin (2-3) 7-15, 15-5, 14-16, 16-14, Regional Wisconsin 2001 W Penn (3-0) 30-26, 30-25, st Penn State W Penn State (3-0) 30-11, 30-28, nd Penn State W Hawai i (3-1) 30-25,30-28, 22-30, Regional LBSU L Long Beach State (0-3) 25-30, 28-30, Regional LBSU 2002 W Long Beach State (3-0) 30-25, 30-27, st Pepperdine L Pepperdine (3-1) 26-30, 30-23, 26-30, nd Pepperdine 2003 W San Diego (3-0) 30-20, 30-17, st UCLA W UC Irvine (3-0) 30-24, 30-28, nd UCLA UCLA WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL OWNS THREE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AMONG ITS SIX NATIONAL TITLES