SAN FRANCISCO 2011 VOLLEYBALL
Columbia Providence • Fri., Sept. 2 • 6 p.m. • Sat., Sept. 3 • 10:30 a.m. War Memorial Gym War Memorial Gym San Francisco, Calif. San Francisco, Calif. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Stacy Hicklin, Asst. Director, Media Relations smhicklin@usfca.edu (415) 422-6161 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)
Record: 0-3 Home: Road: 0-1 Neutral: 0-2 WCC: Home: Road: DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME/RESULT AUGUST Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Honolulu, Hawai’i) 26 Fri. No. 10 Hawai’i L 0-3 27 Sat. Arizona L 2-3 28 Sun. Wichita State L 2-3 SEPTEMBER USF POWERADE/ASICS CHALLENGE (WAR MEMORIAL GYM) 2 FRI. COLUMBIA 6:00 p.m. 3 SAT. PROVIDENCE 10:30 a.m. 3 SAT. MEMPHIS 7:00 p.m. Nike Cougar Challenge Tournament (Pullman, Wash.) 9 Fri. Sam Houston State 10:00 a.m. 9 Fri. Washington State 7:00 p.m. 10 Sat. Manhattan College 11:00 a.m.
OCTOBER 1 8 13 15 20 22 27 29
Sat. SAT. THURS. SAT. THURS. Sat. THURS. Sat.
NOVEMBER 5 Sat. 10 THURS. 12 SAT. 17 Thurs. 19 Sat.
Dons open home schedule against Columbia USF to play Memphis, Providence and Columbia for first time
THIS WEEK: The Dons return to the comfort of War Memorial Gym to host the USF Asics/Powerade Challenge. San Francisco takes on Columbia at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 and then plays twice on Saturday, Sept. 3 against Providence at 10:30 a.m. and Memphis at 7 p.m. LOOKING AHEAD: San Francisco travels to Pullman, Washington next weekend to play three matches at the Nike Cougar Challenge Tournament. The Dons face Sam Houston State at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 and then play host Washington State at 7:00 p.m. that night. USF wraps up the tournament against Manhattan College at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. LAST WEEK: USF opened its 2011 season in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii. The Dons hung tough against No. 10 Hawaii, losing 25-22, 25-12 and 25-23, then played two five-set matches against Arizona and Wichita State. The Dons fell to the Wildcats 20-25, 25-20, 16-25, 26-24 and 10-15 and the Shockers rallied to win 21-25, 25-19, 13-25, 27-25 and 15-8. LIVE STATS/VIDEO: Fans can visit: http://livestats.prestosports.com/usfdons/ to watch free live stats of all matches at the USF Asics/Power Challenge and fans can also go to http://client.stretchinternet. com/client/usf.portal# to watch USF’s three matches streamed live.
7:00 p.m.
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS: All USF students with a school ID will receive free pizza prior to the Dons’ match against Columbia on Friday night. The Dons are hosting Kids’ Night on Saturday night when USF hosts Memphis. All kids 12 years old and younger will receive free admission into the match in addition to one free Powerade drink at the door.
4:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
NICE TO MEET YOU: This weekend will be the first time in program history that the USF volleyball team faces all three of its opponents: Columbia, Providence and Memphis.
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
Portland* SANTA CLARA* LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* PEPPERDINE* SAINT MARY’S* Santa Clara* BYU*! San Diego*
1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
BYU* PORTLAND* GONZAGA* Pepperdine* Loyola Marymount*
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS All home games played at War Memorial Gym All times Pacific and subject to change * - West Coast Conference ! - DiG PiNK Breast Cancer Awarness Match
San Francisco Hosts Asics/Powerade Challenge GAME NOTES
VOLLEYBALL 2011 SCHEDULE
14 WED. CAL POLY UNLV Invitational 16 Fri. Baylor 17 Sat. UNLV 17 Sat. Fresno State 22 THURS. SAN DIEGO* 24 Sat. Saint Mary’s* 29 Thurs. Gonzaga*
Memphis • Sat., Sept. 3 • 7 p.m. War Memorial Gym San Francisco, Calif.
SINGLED OUT: Junior outside hitter Jocelyn Levig was named to the Chevron Rainbow Wahine All-Tournament Team after a stellar weekend of play. Levig averaged 3.62 kills, 1.54 digs and 0.77 blocks per set after totaling double-digit kills in all three matches. It was Levig’s first collegiate alltournament team selection. She was joined on the All-Tournament team by: Camri Zweister (Wichita State), Madison Kingdon (Arizona), Courtney Karst (Arizona), Emily Hartong (Hawaii), Brittany Hewitt (Hawaii) and Kanani Danielson (Hawaii), who was named the Most Outstanding Player.
2011 SAN FRANCISCO VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
No.
Name
Pos.
Ht.
Yr.
Exp.
Hometown/Previous School(s)
2
Valentina Zaloznik
MB
6-4
Fr.
HS
Ljubno ob Savinji, Slovenia./Gimnazija & Celju
Jordan Irish Alycia Cox Vendula Strakova Jocelyn Levig Hadley Simmons
MB OH OPP/OH OH/MB MB
6-3 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-2
RS-So. So. Fr. Jr. Jr.
SQ HS HS 2V 2V
Edmonds, Wash./Kings HS San Antonio, Texas/Churchill HS Brno, Czech Republic./Slovanske Namesti Sumner, Wash./University of Oregon Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara HS
10
Carly Naramore
DS/LIB
11 12 13 14 15 16 18
Leanna Ludes S Joan Caloiaro S Whitney Swain LIB Anja Segota OPP/OH Malina Terrell OH/OPP Rebecca Kopilovitch OH/DS Mackenzie Murtagh S/OH
4 5 6 8 9
5-7
Fr.
HS
Manhattan Beach, Calif./Bishop Montgomery HS
5-10 5-11 5-7 6-2 5-10 5-8 6-0
Jr. So. So. Fr. So. RS-Fr. So.
2V 1V 1V HS 1V RS 1V
Vancouver, Wash./Skyview HS Saratoga, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS Elk Grove, Calif./Christian Brothers HS Pula, Croatia/Nursing School of Pula Richmond, Calif./Salesian HS Israel/Wingate Institution San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral
HEAD COACH: Gilad Doron, FifthYear (Temple, 2000) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Ken Ko, Second Year (UC Davis, 1993) ASSISTANT COACH: Todd Thompson, Second Year (UC San Diego, 2006)