SAN FRANCISCO 2010 VOLLEYBALL
Pepperdine @ USF Match 13 • Thurs., Sept. 30 • 7 p.m. War Memorial Gym San Francisco, Calif.
Dons to begin West Coast Conference schedule
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Stacy Hicklin, Asst. Director, Media Relations smhicklin@usfca.edu (415) 422-6161 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)
San Francisco opens league play with matches against Pepperdine; Loyola Marymount within the friendly confines of War Memorial Gym GAME NOTES
VOLLEYBALL 2010 SCHEDULE Record: 2-10 Home: 1-5 Road: 0-2 WCC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 DATE DAY OPPONENT AUGUST (0-3) Bluejay Invitational (Omaha, Neb.) 27 Fri. Creighton 28 Sat. Kansas 28 Sat. Lipscomb
Loyola Marymount @ USF Match 14 • Sat., Oct. 2 • 1 p.m. War Memorial Gym San Francisco, Calif.
Neutral: 1-3 TIME L 1-3 L 0-3 L 1-3
SEPTEMBER (2-7) USF POWERADE/ASICS CHALLENGE (WAR MEMORIAL GYM) 3 FRI. SANTA BARBARA 4 FRI TULSA 4 SAT WASHINGTON STATE Miami Hurricane Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 10 Fri. Miami 11 Sat. FIU 11 Sat. Bethune Cookman PAC-10/WCC CHALLENGE (WAR MEMORIAL GYM) 17 Fri. No. 10 CALIFORNIA 18 Sat. No. 1 STANFORD
L 1-3 L 0-3 L 1-3
THIS WEEK: USF opens the West Coast Conference season against Pepperdine at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30 at War Memorial Gym. The Dons then host Loyola Marymount for a 1 p.m. start time on Saturday, Oct. 2nd. LOOKING AHEAD: USF hits the road next week for the first time in four weeks, traveling to the Pacific Northwest. The Dons take on Gonzaga at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7th and then head to Portland for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday Oct. 9th. LOOKING BACK: The Dons posted a three-set win against Seattle University by scores of 25-22, 2519 and 25-16 last weekend LIVE STATS/VIDEO: Fans can visit: http://livestats.prestosports.com/usfdons/ to watch live stats and go to http://sports.yahoo.com/top/collegebroadcast/teams/saf for live video of San Francisco’s matches against Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount.
L 0-3 L 1-3 W 3-0
CENTURY MARK: With the Dons’ 3-0 sweep against Seattle University, San Francisco head coach Gilad Doron claimed his 100th career win. Doron is in his seventh season as a head coach. “I want to thank all of the players I’ve coached or am coaching for putting me in this position,” Doron said. “It’s the players that win the games, not the coaches. I’m happy and excited and looking forward to a bright future with more wins for USF.”
L 1-3 L 0-3
STILL CLIMBING: Senior Sarah Mandala is just 11 kills from moving past Lisa Tschannen into fourth place on USF’s all-time kills list. The 5-foot, 10-inch outside hitter currently has 1,329 career kills.
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY PEPPERDINE
W 3-0 7:00 p.m.
OCTOBER (0-0) 2 SAT. 7 Thurs. 9 Sat. 14 THURS. 16 SAT. 19 Tues. 22 Fri. 28 Thurs. 30 Sat.
NEARLY FLAWLESS: USF middle blocker Hadley Simmons posted a season-high attacking percentage against Seattle University, hitting at a clip of .643 to finish with 10 kills on 14 attacks with only one error.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* Gonzaga* Portland* SAN DIEGO* SAINT MARY’S*! UC DAVIS Santa Clara* Loyola Marymount* Pepperdine*
1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
WELCOME BACK: Senior Sarah Mandala returned to the Dons’ lineup after a seven-game absence caused by an injury. She picked up right where she left off, leading the team in kills with 12 against Seattle University. Mandala hit .348 in her first game back with six assists and four digs.
NOVEMBER (0-0) 4 THURS. 6 SAT. 11 Thurs. 13 Sat. 19 FRI. 28 Sun.
PORTLAND* GONZAGA* Saint Mary’s* San Diego* SANTA CLARA* NCAA Selection Show
7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. TBA
DECEMBER 3 Fri.
NCAA 1st Round
25 30
SAT THURS.
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
2010 SAN FRANCISCO VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18
TBA
Name Pos. Naeleen Nguyen DS Caiti Wenger MB Jordan Irish MB Alycia Cox OH Alaina Sully S Sarah Mandala OH Hadley Simmons MB Leanna Ludes S Joan Caloiaro S Whitney Swain LIB Erin Kilroy OPP Malina Terrell OH/OPP Rebecca Kopilovitch OH Mackenzie Murtagh S/OH
Ht. 5-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-7 6-0 5-10 5-8 6-0
Yr. So. Fr. RS-Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. RS-So. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Exp. HS HS SQ HS 3V 3V 1V 1V HS HS 1V HS HS HS
Hometown/Previous School(s) Ventura, Calif./Villanoca Prep HS Plano, Tx./Plano Senior HS Edmonds, Wash./Kings HS San Antonio, Texas/Churchill HS Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS San Dimas, Calif./St. Lucy’s Priory HS Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara HS Vancouver, Wash./Skyview HS Saratoga, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS Elk Grove, Calif./Christian Brothers HS Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS Richmond, Calif./Salesian HS Israel/Wingate Institution San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral
HEAD COACH: Gilad Doron, Third Year (Temple, 2000) ASSISTANT COACH: Ken Ko, First Year (UC Davis, 1993) ASSISTANT COACH: Melissa Walbridge, Second Year (Penn State, 2008) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Todd Thompson, First Year (UC San Diego, 2006)