SAN FRANCISCO No. 10 Hawai’i • Fri., Aug. 26 • 10 p.m. Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawai’i WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Stacy Hicklin, Asst. Director, Media Relations smhicklin@usfca.edu (415) 422-6161 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)
VOLLEYBALL 2011 SCHEDULE Record: Home: Road: Neutral: WCC: Home: Road: DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME/RESULT AUGUST Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Honolulu, Hawai’i) 26 Fri. No. 10 Hawai’i 27 Sat. Arizona 28 Sun. Wichita State SEPTEMBER USF POWERADE/ASICS CHALLENGE (WAR MEMORIAL GYM) 2 FRI. COLUMBIA 3 SAT. PROVIDENCE 3 SAT. MEMPHIS Nike Cougar Challenge Tournament (Pullman, Wash.) 9 Fri. Sam Houston State 9 Fri. Washington State 10 Sat. Manhattan College 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* 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.
Portland* SANTA CLARA* LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* PEPPERDINE* SAINT MARY’S* Santa Clara* BYU*! San Diego*
Arizona • Sat., Aug. 27 • 8 p.m. Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawai’i
Wichita State • Sun., Aug. 28 • 5 p.m. Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawai’i
San Francisco to open 2011 season at Hawai’i
The Dons return five starters and their libero USF faces off against three 2010 NCAA Tournament teams in Hawai’i GAME NOTES THIS WEEK: USF opens its 2011 season in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii. The Dons take the court first against host No. 10 Hawaii at 10 p.m. (PST) on Friday, Aug. 26. USF squares off against Arizona at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 and Wichita State at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28. LOOKING AHEAD: 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. LIVE STATS/VIDEO: Fans can visit: http://hawaiiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wvball& to watch free live stats of USF’s matches at the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational and can go to http://hawaiiathletics.com/www.ocsports.tv to watch the games streamed live. LOADED FIELD: San Francisco begins its season in a tournament that features a field of three teams attracting national attention that all played in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Host Hawai’i is ranked No. 10 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll, while Arizona and Wichita State are both receiving votes EUROPEAN FLAVOR: The Dons have four European players on the roster this season. After redshirting her first year, Rebecca Kopilovitch, who hails from Israel, is ready to play her first collegiate match. Joining Kopilovitch are Valentina Zaloznik (Slovenia), Vendula Strakova (Czech Republic) and Anja Segota (Croatia). USF head coach Gilad Doron is also European, having grown up in Israel before moving to the United States in 1996. All four players have played for either their country’s senior or junior national team programs. TRIPLE THREAT: Joan Caloiaro was the first player in nine seasons to post a triple-double for the Dons — and she did it three times during the 2010 season. Her first collegiate triple-double came against then-No. 10 California with 30 assists, 14 kills and 13 digs. She turned in 34 assists, 11 kills and 10 digs at Portland and 38 assists, 16 kills and 10 digs against Portland. RECORD BOOK ENTRY: Libero Whitney Swain’s 379 digs during the 2010 season was the 10th best single-season digs total in program history. The freshman accomplished this feat in only 96 sets while seven of the eight single-season marks in front of her needed 105 or more sets.
2011 SAN FRANCISCO VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
BYU* PORTLAND* GONZAGA* Pepperdine* Loyola Marymount*
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
2011 VOLLEYBALL
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)