SAN FRANCISCO
2010 VOLLEYBALL
USF @ Bluejay Invitational Creighton • Kansas • Lipscomb Matches 1-3 • Fri., Aug. 27- Sat., Aug. 28 D.J. Sokol Arena • Omaha, Neb.
Dons open 2010 Campaign At Bluejay Invitational
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Stacy Hicklin, Asst. Director, Media Relations smhicklin@usfca.edu (415) 422-6161 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)
USF set to face Creighton, Kansas and Limpscomb San Francisco finished 2009 with a 13-14, (7-7 WCC) record GAME NOTES
VOLLEYBALL 2010 SCHEDULE Record: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 WCC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 DATE DAY OPPONENT AUGUST (0-0) Bluejay Invitational (Omaha, Neb.) 27 Fri. Creighton 28 Sat. Kansas 28 Sat. Lipscomb
Neutral: 0-0 TIME 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.l
SEPTEMBER (0-0) USF POWERADE/ASICS CHALLENGE (WAR MEMORIAL GYM) 3 FRI. SANTA BARBARA 7 p.m. 4 FRI TULSA Noon 4 SAT WASHINGTON STATE 7 p.m. Miami Hurricane Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 10 Fri. Miami 3:00 p.m. 11 Sat. FIU 9:30 a.m. 11 Sat. Bethune Cookman 2:00p.m. 17 Fri. CALIFORNIA 7:00 p.m. 18 Sat. STANFORD 7:00 p.m. 25 SAT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 5:00 p.m. 30 THURS. PEPPERDINE 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.
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.
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
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
THIS WEEK: The USF women’s volleyball team opens the 2010 season this weekend at the Bluejay Invitational in Omaha, Neb. The Dons face tournament host Creighton at 4:30 p.m. (PST) on Friday at D.J. Sokol Arena. On Saturday, USF faces off against Kansas and Lipscomb at 8 a.m. (PST) and 3:3o p.m. (PST), respectively. LOOKING AHEAD: Next week, USF hosts its own tournament: the Powerade/Asics Challenge at War Memorial Gym. The Dons take on UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. on Friday, Tulsa at noon on Saturday and finish up the tournament with a 7 p.m. game against Washington State. Washington State and Tulsa kick off the tournament with a 4:30 p.m. game Friday afternoon. Santa Barbara and Washington State play at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and the 5 p.m. game on Saturday features Tulsa and UC Santa Barbara. 2009 REVIEW: The Dons finished in the top half of the West Coast Conference for the third-straight year underneath the guidance of head coach Gilad Doron. USF celebrated a major milestone, beating Cal State Bakersfield for the program’s 350th win. San Francisco added to the record book by beating WCC foe Pepperdine for the first time on the road in school history. Senior libero and junior outside hitter Sarah Mandala were named first team All-WCC. MANDALA NAMED PRESEASON ALL-WCC: Senior outside hitter Sarah Mandala is no stranger to WCC accolades. Tthis is the second consecutive year she’s been named to the league’s preseason team and she was a first team All-WCC selection as a junior and sophomore. As a freshman she was named honorable mention All-WCC. Mandala was sixth in the nation last year in kills per set with an average of 4.84 and finished with 508 total kills. THE CHASE IS ON: In her final year wearing the green and gold, senior outside hitter Sarah Mandala Is just 250 kills from becoming USF’s all-time kill leader. She is currently fifth on the list with 1,281 kills. Mandala notched 508 kills as a junior, which was the third-best single season in program history and best-ever for a junior. The San Dimas native also holds the record for most kills in a season by a freshman with 350. LISTEN LIVE: USF’s first match of the season against Creighton will be streamed live and free online. Go to http://www.gocreighton.com and then click on the Live Audio tab on the left sidebar.
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: TBA ASSISTANT COACH: Melissa Walbridge, Second Year (Penn State, 2008)