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WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL
Thurs., Nov. 13 @Utah (14-11, 4-10) 7 p.m. PT, Pac-12 TV
Sun., Nov. 16 @No. 22 Colorado (15-11, 7-7) 11 a.m. PT, Pac-12 TV
Linda Chalich • Athletic Communications Asst. Dir. (Volleyball Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
2014 WSU VOLLEYBALL
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
10-16 overall, 1-13 Pac-12
AUGUST
Montana Invitational, Missoula, Mont.
29 L, 0-3 Wyoming
30 W, 3-0 @Montana
W, 3-2 Cal Poly
SEPTEMBER
Notre Dame Golden Dome Invitational
5 W, 3-0 IUPUI
W, 3-1 @Notre Dame
6 W, 3-1 Western Michigan
Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raider Bash,
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
12 W, 3-0 Virginia Tech
13 W, 3-0 Belmont
L, 0-3 No. 12 Illinois
Cougar Challenge, Pullman
18 W, 3-1 Idaho
19 W, 3-0 Portland State
L, 1-3 No. 23 Loyola Marymount
24 L, 0-3 @No. 4 Washington
26 L, 0-3 @No. 1 *Stanford
OCTOBER
3 L, 2-3 *No. 19 USC
5 L, 1-3 *No. 20 UCLA
10 L, 1-3 @*No. 11 Oregon
11 L, 1-3 @*Oregon State
17 L, 1-3@*No. 16 Arizona
19 L, 2-3@*No. 17 Arizona State
24 L, 0-3 *Colorado
26 W, 3-0 *Utah
31 L, 1-3 @No. 20*USC
NOVEMBER
2 L, 2-3 @No. 16*UCLA
6 L, 1-3 *Oregon State
9 L, 1-3 *No. 11 Oregon
13 @*Utah 7 p.m. TV
16 @*No. 22 Colorado 11 a.m. TV
21 *Arizona State 7 p.m.
22 *Arizona 7 p.m.
26 *California 7 p.m.
28 *Washington 5 p.m. TV
* = Pac-12 Conference Matches
TV = Pac-12 Networks
WSU VOLLEYBALL HEADS TO ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR FINAL ROAD TRIP
The Washington State University volleyball team (10-16 overall, 1-13 Pac-12)
travels to the Rocky Mountain schools this week for the final road trip of the
2014 season...WSU plays Utah (14-11 overall, 4-10 Pac-12), Thursday, Nov. 13,
in Salt Lake City in a 7 p.m. PT match at the Huntsman Center...the Utes are
coming off stunning upsets of both No. 19 USC and No. 15 UCLA...Cougars
travel to Boulder, Colorado, to take on No. 22 Colorado (15-11 overall, 7-7 Pac12) Sunday, Nov. 16, in an 11 a.m. PT match at the Coors Event Center...both
matches are on the Pac-12 Networks...earlier this season in Pullman, WSU
defeated Utah 3-0 and dropped a 3-0 match to Colorado.
COUGAR COACHING STAFF
Jen Stinson Greeny begins her fourth season as WSU’s head coach (53-70 at
WSU, 4 years; 165-94 in career, 8 years) - complete Greeny bio on page 6...
assistant coaches Burdette Greeny (fourth year) and Shannon Hunt (second
year)...all coaches are former WSU student-athletes...volunteer coach Kelli Tikker (first year)...Katie Hinrichs is coordinator of operations (fourth year).
COUGARS REACHING MILESTONES
Junior libero Kate Sommer became the ninth Cougar to reach 1,000 digs in a
career...Sommer’s 1,355 digs is second-best in WSU history, surpassing current Cougar assistant coach Shannon Wyckoff Hunt’s career total of 1,254 digs
(1994-97)...WSU school record is Kelly Hyder’s 1,773 digs (2006-09).
Senior outside hitter Jaicee Harris became the fourth player in WSU history
to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career...previous members of the WSU
1,000 kills/1,000 digs club include Shannon Wyckoff (Hunt) 1994-97 - currently
an assistant coach for WSU volleyball, Keren Oigman 1994-97, and LaToya Harris 1999-2002...Harris was the 12th Cougar to reach 1,000 kills in a career...Harris’ total is now 1,152 kills, sixth-best in WSU history...ninth Cougar to reach
1,000 digs in a career and currently has 1,142 digs, sixth-best in WSU history.
WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE
Thurs., Nov. 13 @Utah (14-11, 4-10) 7 p.m. PT, Salt Lake City (Pac-12 TV)
Sun., Nov. 16 @No. 22 Colorado (15-11, 7-7) 11 a.m. PT, Boulder (Pac-12 TV)
AVCA Division I Coaches
Top 25 Week 11 Poll
November 10, 2014
Rank School (1st-Place Votes)
Total Pts. ‘14 Record
Previous Week
1 Stanford (54) 1493 24-0
1
2 Washington (6)1445 25-0
2
3 Florida State 1359 24-0
3
4 Wisconsin
131422-2 4
5 Texas
1256 18-1
5
6 Penn State 1221 24-3
6
7 Florida
114419-3 7
8 North Carolina 1061 20-2
8
9 Colorado State967 24-2 10
10 Oregon
889 18-6
11
11 Nebraska
875 16-7
13
12 Illinois
855 19-6
9
13 BYU
788 21-4
14
14 Arizona
656 19-7
16
15 Kentucky
630 22-4
17
16 Purdue
584 19-7
12
17 Ohio State
517 18-8
18
18 UCLA
500 17-8
15
19 Arizona State 434 17-9
20
20 Long Beach St.366 20-4 23
21 USC
312 14-10
19
22 Colorado
198 15-11
21
23 Kansas State 136 20-5
22
24 Oklahoma
91 17-7
24
25 Santa Clara
67 20-7 NR
Others Receiving Votes/appearing on
two or more ballots: Ohio 58; Duke
49; Pittsburg 40; Creighton 38; Utah
34; Hawai’i 29; Western Kentucky 28;
Oregon State 16; LSU 15; Alabama
13; Marquette 8.
Other Nov. 10 National Rankings
Rich Kern Poll Pablo Rankings
1. Stanford 1. Penn State
2. Washington 2. Washington
3. Wisconsin 3. Texas
4. Florida State4. Stanford
5. Texas 5. Wisconsin
6. Penn State 6. N. Carolina
7. Florida
7. Colorado St.
8. N. Carolina Florida
9. Colorado St. 9. BYU
10. Illinois
10. Illinois
55. WSU
(Complete rankings are available at
www. richkern.com)
NCAA RPI Rankings (334 teams)
November 10, 2014
National Leader: Stanford
Pac-12 Conference Team Rankings:
1. Stanford, 3. Washington,
8. Oregon, 14. USC, 17. UCLA,
19. Arizona, 29. Colorado,
32. Arizona State, 36. Oregon State,
47. Utah, 99. Washington State,
107. California
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ABOUT THE UTAH UTES (14-11 overall, 4-10 Pac-12 )
Location: Salt Lake City Enrollment: 30,819
Colors: Crimson and White
Arena/Capacity: Huntsman Center / 15,000
Head Coach: Beth Launiere (Aquinas ’85)
Record at Utah & Career/Years: 485-301 / 25
Assistant Coaches: Brian Doyton, J.J. Riley
Series Record: WSU leads 12-6 (WSU streak: +2)
Recent results below
Date- - - - - - - - - - W/L
Location
Score
Oct. 7, 2011- - - - - L, 1-3 Pullman
25-22, 15-25, 23-25, 16-25
Nov. 19, 2011- - - - L, 1-3 @Salt Lake City 18-25, 17-25, 25-23, 16-25
Oct. 6, 2012- - - - - L, 1-3 @Salt Lake City 24-26, 29-27, 20-25, 25-27
Nov. 2, 2012 - - - - W, 3-2 Pullman
10-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23,16-14
Oct. 4, 2013- - - - - L, 2-3 @Salt Lake City 17-25, 14-25, 25-20, 26-24, 8-15
Nov. 2, 2013 - - - - W, 3-0 Pullman
27-25, 26-24, 25-20
Oct. 26, 2014- - - - W, 3-0 Pullman
25-20, 25-21, 25-16
ABOUT THE No. 22 COLORADO BUFFALOES (15-11 overall, 7-7 Pac-12
pending 11/13 match vs. No. 2 Washington)
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Enrollment: 29,884
Colors: Silver, Gold and Black
Arena/Capacity: Coors Events/Conf. Ctr. / 11,064
Head Coach: Liz Kritza (Tulane ’02)
Record at Colorado/Years: 66-109 / 6
Career Record/Years: 142-148 / 10
Associate Head Coach: JT Wenger Assistant Coach: Ryal Jagd
Series Record: Colorado leads 6-3 (WSU streak: -3) Recent results below:
Date - - - - - - - - - -W/LLocation- - - - - - - - Score
Oct. 8, 2011- - - - - W, 3-0 Pullman- - - - - - - - - 25-23, 25-23, 25-12
Nov. 18, 2011- - - -L, 2-3 @Boulder- - - - - - - 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 20-25, 6-15
Oct. 5, 2012- - - - - L, 0-3 @Boulder- - - - - - - 17-25, 17-25, 27-29
Oct. 31, 2012- - - - W, 3-0 Pullman- - - - - - - - - 25-21, 25-9, 25-19
Oct. 6, 2013- - - - - L, 1-3 @Boulder- - - - - - - 17-25, 21-25, 27-25, 19-25
Nov. 1, 2013 - - - - L, 2-3 Pullman- - - - - - - - - 25-22, 25-19, 15-25, 20-25, 13-15
Oct. 26, 2014- - - - L, 0-3 Pullman- - - - - - - - - 24-26, 22-25, 20-25
PAC-12 CONFERENCE 2014 STANDINGS (through Nov. 9)
(Nat. Rankings)
Conference Overall
Washington (2)
Stanford (1)
Oregon (10)
Arizona (14)
UCLA (18)
Arizona State (19)
USC (21)
Colorado (22)
Oregon State (RV)
Utah (RV)
Washington State
California 14-0
14-0
8-6
8-6
8-6
7-7
7-7
7-7
6-8
4-10
1-13
0-14
25-0
24-0
18-6
19-7
17-8
17-9
14-10
15-11
16-9
14-11
10-16
8-16
Streak
Won 25
Won 24
Won 1
Won 1
Lost 1
Won 1
Won 1
Lost 2
Lost 1
Won 2
Lost 4
Lost 14
WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE
Thurs., Nov. 13 @Utah (14-11, 4-10) 7 p.m. PT, Salt Lake City (Pac-12 TV)
Sun., Nov. 16 @No. 22 Colorado (15-11, 7-7) 11 a.m. PT, Boulder (Pac-12 TV)
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Washington State Plays a Tough Schedule
As of 11/10/14, WSU’s opponents’ average Pablo rankings were tied for fifth-lowest (most difficult) among
Pac-12 teams: WSU is 55th in Pablo rankings and the average of the Cougar opponents to date is 60th.
How the Best Perform Versus Washington State in 2014
(NCAA individual and AVCA team rankings from the week versus WSU)
*WSU has held 7 of its past 8 Pac-12 opponents below season-average hitting percentages:
No. 16 Arizona (.272) vs. WSU .155; No. 17 ASU (.253) vs. WSU .196; Utah (.253) vs. WSU .127;
No. 20 USC (.253) vs. WSU .210; No. 16 UCLA (.283) vs. WSU .186; OSU (.243) vs. WSU .167;
No. 11 Oregon (.274) vs. WSU .242
*WSU has played 12 two-point sets versus ranked teams and five of those sets have been in the
final set of the match.
*Martenne Bettendorf, No. 11 Oregon outside hitter
.325 hpct season average; vs. WSU Bettendorf hit .143 on 11/9
*Kacey Nady, No. 11 Oregon middle blocker
.383 hpct season average, 4th-best in Pac-12; vs. WSU Nady hit .250 on 11/9
*Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State outside hitter
leading hitter for OSU with .267 hpct; vs. WSU held to .075, lowest hpct of the season 11/6
*No. 16 UCLA hit .186 on 11/2, third-lowest of season; only No. 1 Penn State, and No. 2 Washington held UCLA to lower hitting percentages of .183 and .012, respectively.
*Karsta Lowe, No. 20 UCLA outside hitter (preseason All-Pac-12 selection)
6.49 kills per set = 1st in NCAA; vs. WSU Lowe had 3.25 kills per set 10/5
7.19 points per set = 1st in NCAA; vs. WSU Lowe had 3.63 points per set 10/5
12.13 attacks per set = 11th in NCAA; vs. WSU Lowe had 7.5 attacks per set 10/5
.374 hitting percentage = 5th in Pac-12; vs. WSU Lowe hit .233 (2nd lowest of season) 10/5
*Samantha Bricio, No. 19 USC outside hitter (preseason All-Pac-12 selection)
0.89 service aces per set = 2nd in NCAA; vs. WSU Bricio had 0.40 aces per set 9/26
*Ebony Nwanebu, No. 19 USC outside hitter (presason All-Pac-12 selection)
.265 hitting percentage; vs. WSU hit .108 (4th lowest of season) 10/3
.031 hitting percentage, second lowest of season 10/31
*Inky Ajanaku, No. 1 Stanford middle blocker (preseason All-Pac-12 selection)
1.47 blocks per set = 21st in NCAA; vs. WSU Ajanaku had 1.33 blocks per set 9/26
*Amanda Benson, No. 11 Oregon libero
3.96 digs per set = 5th in Pac-12; vs. WSU Benson had 2.75 digs per set 10/10
*Arica Nassar, Oregon State middle blocker
1.63 blocks per set = 6th in NCAA; vs. WSU Nassar had 0.5 blocks per set 10/11
*Darby Reeder, Oregon State defensive specialist/libero
0.49 aces per set = 2nd in Pac-12 & 26th in NCAA; vs. WSU Reeder had 0 aces 10/11
WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE
Thurs., Nov. 13 @Utah (14-11, 4-10) 7 p.m. PT, Salt Lake City (Pac-12 TV)
Sun., Nov. 16 @No. 22 Colorado (15-11, 7-7) 11 a.m. PT, Boulder (Pac-12 TV)
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL
STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS
WSU All-time Career Top 10s:
Kills 6. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
1,152
Attack Attempts 4. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
3,753
Digs 2. Kate Sommer, 2012-14
6. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
1,355
1,142
WSU All-time Single Season Top 10s:
Kills 5. Kyra Holt, 2013
479
Total Attacks 2. Jaicee Harris, 2012
3. Kyra Holt, 2013
1,386
1,316
Hitting Percentage 4. Ver’Leea Hardaway, 2013 .336
Digs 5. Kate Sommer, 2013
7. Kate Sommer, 2012
Points 2. Kyra Holt, 2013
495
459
557.5
2014 WSU Cougars
Pronunciation Guide
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Kate Summer
Ashley Vander t-eye-g
Ar-lee-cia Ortiz
Vur-lee-ah Hardaway
Tawny Stevens
Hailey Beth-oon
Casey Shane-line
Kai-rah Holt
TUNE IN FOR COUGAR VOLLEYBALL ROAD MATCHES ON RADIO
Cougar volleyball fans can listen
to all the road contests during the
2014 season LIVE in the Palouse on
KQQQ-AM radio (1150 AM) and on
the internet at wsucougars.com…
veteran area broadcaster Steve
Grubbs is the voice of Cougar volleyball for the ninth consecutive
season.
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PAC-12 LEADERS FROM OVERALL MATCHES
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10):
Rank in conference, WSU player (conf. leader)
Kills - No WSU player (Karsta Lowe, UCLA 5.95 kps)
Hitting Pct. - No WSU player (Inky Ajanaku, Stanford .448)
Assists - 3rd Haley MacDonald 11.19 aps (Madi Bugg, Stanford 11.97 aps)
Service Aces - No WSU player (Samantha Bricio, USC 0.77 saps)
Digs - 6th Kate Sommer 4.13 dps (Kyle Gilbert, Stanford 4.78 dps)
Blocks - 2nd Chelsey Bettinson 1.44 bps (Lianna Sybeldon, UW 1.56 bps)
Points - 10th Kyra Holt 3.82 pps (Karsta Lowe, UCLA 6.56 pps)
TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10):
Rank in Overall Matches (Leader)
Kills - WSU is 9th at 13.20 kps (UCLA 15.06 kps)
Hitting Percentage - WSU is 12th at .200 (Stanford .326)
Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 8th at .214 (Washington .168)
Assists - WSU is 9th at 12.36 aps (UCLA 14.15 aps)
Service Aces - WSU is 8th at 1.06 saps (Washington 1.58 saps)
Digs - WSU is 6th at 14.48 dps (Arizona 16.91 dps)
Blocks - WSU is 4th at 2.55 bps (Washington 3.02 bps)
PAC-12 LEADERS FROM PAC-12 ONLY MATCHES
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10):
Rank in conference, WSU player (conf. leader)
Kills - No WSU player (Karsta Lowe, UCLA 5.84 kps)
Hitting Pct. - No WSU player (Inky Ajanaku, Stanford .414)
Assists - 5th Haley MacDonald 10.76 aps (Madi Bugg, Stanford 12.05 aps)
Service Aces - No WSU player (Samantha Bricio, USC 0.61 saps)
Digs - 7th Kate Sommer 4.22 dps (Taylor Whittingham, USC 5.18 dps)
Blocks - 2nd Chelsey Bettinson 1.33 bps (Lianna Sybeldon, UW 1.43 bps)
Points - No WSU player (Karsta Lowe, UCLA 6.36 pps)
TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE (TOP 10):
Rank in Overall Matches (Leader)
Kills - WSU is 11th at 12.36 kps (Stanford 15.00 kps)
Hitting Percentage - WSU is 12th at .166 (Washington .308)
Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 6th at .233 (Washington .180)
Assists - WSU is 12th at 11.64 aps (UCLA 14.04 aps)
Service Aces - WSU is t-9th at 0.76 saps (Washington 1.69 saps)
Digs - WSU is 7th at 15.24 dps (Arizona 17.29 dps)
Blocks - WSU is 6th at 2.35 bps (Washington 2.94 bps)
COUGARS IN NCAA RANKINGS (through 11/2)
> WSU in Team Rankings (top 60 out of 328 teams)
Blocks per set - 36th (2.55 bps)
Total team blocks - 39th (247 blocks)
> WSU players in Individual Rankings (top 60)
Assists per set - Haley MacDonald 23rd (11.19 aps)
Blocks per set - Chelsey Bettinson 14th (1.44 bps)
Total assists - Haley MacDonald 30th (1,085 assists)
Total blocks - Chelsey Bettinson 11th (140 blocks)
WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE
Thurs., Nov. 13 @Utah (14-11, 4-10) 7 p.m. PT, Salt Lake City (Pac-12 TV)
Sun., Nov. 16 @No. 22 Colorado (15-11, 7-7) 11 a.m. PT, Boulder (Pac-12 TV)
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COUGAR VOLLEYBALL
2014 STATISTICAL FACTS
Washington State’s record when...
Playing at home: 3-6
Playing on the road: 2-8
Playing at a neutral site: 5-2
Longest winning streak: 7
Longest losing streak: 10
Playing 3 sets: 6-5
Playing 4 sets: 3-8
Playing 5 sets: 1-3
WSU wins first set: 7-5
Opponent wins first set: 3-11
Winning first 2 sets: 7-1
Losing first 2 sets: 1-7
Spliting first 2 sets: 2-6
Hitting .250 or better: 6-1
Hitting below .250: 4-15
Out-hit opponents: 10-1
Out-hit by opponents: 0-15
Vs. ranked opponents: 0-12
Vs. unranked opponents: 10-4
In the Pac-12: 1-13
Outside the conference: 9-3
Last 5 matches: 1-4
Last 10 matches: 1-9
Televised matches: 1-8
In August: 2-1
In September: 7-4
In October: 1-8
In November: 0-3
In December: 0-0
COUGAR VOLLEYBALL ON THE PAC-12 TV NETWORKS
The Pac-12 TV Networks will broadcast 13 WSU volleyball matches in
2014, beginning with WSU’s opening Pac-12 match at Seattle against
cross-state rival Washington Sept. 24...other WSU Pac-12 TV contests
that will be broadcast live this year for the Cougars include Arizona
State, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, and Utah.
COUGAR LITTLE SPIKERS PROGRAM
The Cougar Volleyball program will conduct a series of four Little Spikers volleyball one-hour clinics for children ages 5 through 10 years...the
clinics run from 10 to 11 a.m. in Bohler Gym Oct. 4, Oct. 25, Nov. 8 and
Nov. 22...Little Spikers will demonstrate their skills between sets two
and three of the Washington State versus Arizona volleyball match at
7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 22, at Bohler Gym...a fun atmosphere is provided for
learning the basics of volleyball including passing, setting and hitting
using a special lightweight ball...a $30 registration fee covers the four
Saturday clinics, a Little Spikers T-shirt, and free admission to all Cougar home Pac-12 Conference matches...for more information, contact
the WSU Volleyball Office ([email protected]) at 509-335-7169.
THE LAST TIME WASHINGTON STATE...
Won a match................................................................ vs. Utah, 10/26/14
Lost a match.................................................... vs. No. 11 Oregon, 11/9/14
Won at home................................................................ vs. Utah, 10/26/14
Lost at home....................................................vs. No. 11 Oregon, 11/9/14
Won on the road*.................................................... vs. Belmont, 9/13/14
Lost on the road*............................................... at No. 16 UCLA, 11/2/14
Won 3-0 ........................................................................ vs. Utah, 10/26/14
Lost 3-0 ................................................................. vs. Colorado, 10/24/14
Won 3-0 at home.......................................................... vs. Utah, 10/26/14
Lost 3-0 at home................................................... vs. Colorado, 10/24/14
Won 3-0 on the road*.............................................. vs. Belmont, 9/13/14
Lost 3-0 on the road*...................................... at No. 1 Stanford, 9/26/14
Won in four sets............................................................ vs. Idaho, 9/18/14
Lost in four sets...............................................vs. No. 11 Oregon, 11/9/14
Won in five sets........................................................ vs. Cal Poly, 8/30/14
Lost in five sets................................................... at No. 16 UCLA, 11/2/14
Beat a Pac-12 opponent............................................... vs. Utah, 10/26/14
Lost to a Pac-12 opponent..............................vs. No. 11 Oregon, 11/9/14
Beat a ranked opponent............................ at No. 23 California, 11/24/13
Lost to an unranked opponent........................ vs. Oregon State, 11/6/14
(* road matches include neutral sites)
WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE
Thurs., Nov. 13 @Utah (14-11, 4-10) 7 p.m. PT, Salt Lake City (Pac-12 TV)
Sun., Nov. 16 @No. 22 Colorado (15-11, 7-7) 11 a.m. PT, Boulder (Pac-12 TV)
HOME MATCH WEBCASTS
Home matches for the WSU volleyball team in 2014 not broadcast
by Pac-12 Networks will be webcast for free on the official site
www.wsucougars.com...go to the
Volleyball Schedule page, click on
Live Video to view home matches.
CONNECT WITH WSU ATHLETICS
Connect with Washington State
University Athletics on the web
at WSUCougars.com, the official
website of Cougar Athletics, and
on Twitter (twitter.com/WSUCougars_com), Facebook (facebook.
com/WSUCougarAthletics)...Cougar volleyball on Twitter @wsuvolleyball.
WSU 2014 Volleyball Staff:
(L-R) Volunteer Coach Kelli Tikker,
Assistant Coaches Shannon Hunt
and Burdette Greeny, Head Coach
Jen Greeny, and Operations Coordinator Katie Hinrichs.
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Jen Greeny, after three seasons at the helm of the Washington
State University volleyball program, has made significant progress
in rebuilding the program to the level of national prominence that
it was when she played and was an assistant coach. The Cougars
produced an 18-win season with five conference wins in 2013, the
most wins since the 2009 season.
Other notable accomplishments in the 2013 season included:
going undefeated in the nonconference portion of the schedule (130); a 3-2 win over No. 16 Arizona State, the first victory over a ranked
team for Greeny at WSU; a 3-2 win over No. 4 USC after WSU was
down two sets and came back from a fifth-set 14-8 deficit to win 21-19, stopping six
consecutive match points; and a 3-2 win at No. 23 California, the first win over Cal for
WSU since 2003, and the first at Berkeley since 2003. The youthful Cougars proved to
be fierce competitors in 2013, winning five of the nine five-set matches they played,
the most five-set matches won since 2008. Four of those wins came over teams that
went on to play in the NCAA Championship tournament.
In March 2011, Greeny became the 12th coach in the history of the Cougars
volleyball program. She has compiled a three-year record of 43-54 at WSU and has
a seven-year career record of 155-78 (.665). As Jennifer Stinson, Greeny played and
coached at WSU during the program’s most successful years on the Palouse and when
hired, Greeny made a commitment to not only restore the program but to take it to the
next level of success. To that end, she and her staff produced a 2013 recruiting class
ranked 14th-best nationally.
The AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year was WSU’s Kyra Holt who
also garnered All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Freshman honors. Cougar
freshmen Emmy Allen and Hailey Bethune were named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman
honorable mention team.
Holt is the most honored WSU player since 2011 when senior Meagan Ganzer
became the first Cougar to be named to All-Pac-12 and All-Pacific Region teams,
breaking a ten-year drought. Under Greeny’s mentoring, Ganzer became the fourth
All-America player in WSU history and the first selected since 1996. Greeny, and her
assistant coach Burdette Greeny, have coached eight All-Americans and three players
who have had successful professional careers: Ganzer played in Puerto Rico, Romania,
and Germany, Camryn Irwin played in Austria, and Anile Clemente, a three-time AllAmerican at Lewis-Clark State, played in Denmark.
Greeny has also changed the academic culture of the program with consecutive
semesters of a team grade point average of 3.0 or better.
As the head volleyball coach at Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho)
from 2007-10, Greeny accumulating an impressive 112-24 record (.824) while turning
the Warriors’ program into one of the premier NAIA teams. She took the reins of a
struggling program and led it to four consecutive Frontier Conference regular season
titles and four consecutive berths to the NAIA National Tournament. The Warriors
finished in the top 13 in the nation each year and ended the 2010 season at 31-3 (.912),
the best mark in program history. Greeny was a four-time Frontier Conference Coach
of the Year and the AVCA Northwest Region Coach of the Year.
Jennifer Stinson was a stellar multi-sport athlete at Davenport (Wash.) High. At
WSU she became the seventh player in WSU history with 1,000 career kills. A threetime All-Pacific-10 Conference selection, Greeny’s statistics are prominent in WSU’s
all-time career lists ranking third in block assists (360), fourth in total blocks (419), and
seventh in solo blocks (59). She trained with the 1997 U.S. National volleyball team.
Greeny also excelled in the classroom where she was WSU’s Athlete of the Year
in 1998-99. She was a CoSIDA District VIII Academic All-America first-team and secondteam selection her final two years and was a Pac-10 Volleyball All-Academic selection
three times. She received her bachelor’s degree in education from WSU in 1999.
Greeny spent 4½ years on WSU Head Coach Cindy Fredrick’s volleyball coaching
staff. At the time of her departure, Greeny had been involved in six of the 10 seasons
Cougar volleyball qualified for postseason action, three as a player and three as an
assistant coach. During her playing career, WSU was ranked as high as fifth in the
country and made the Elite Eight of the NCAA Championship Tournament. Greeny
was instrumental in WSU’s second and only other appearance in the Elite Eight of the
NCAA Tournament, in 2002, this time as an assistant coach.
Greeny and her husband, Burdette Greeny, a former standout pitcher at WSU
and an assistant volleyball coach at WSU, have two young daughters Lauren and Leah.
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GREENY ERA WSU VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: A PROGRAM ON THE RISE
* 2014 Milestone player achievements:
Jaicee Harris became the 4th player in WSU history to reach both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs
in a career.
Kate Sommer became the 9th player in WSU history to reach 1,000 digs is a career.
* In four years, Greeny’s teams have posted a 40-7 non-conference record.
*18-win 2013 season tied for most wins since 2002 Elite Eight team and since 2009 NCAA Championship team.
*WSU’S 2013 class of six freshmen was tabbed 14th-best nationally by PrepVolleyball.com’s annual rankings.
*Three of the 2013 recruiting class earned Pac-12 honors: Kyra Holt, AVCA Pacific North Region
Freshman of the Year, All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention team, and Pac-12 All-Freshman team selection; Emmy Allen and Hailey Bethune named Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention.
* Greeny inherited a 6-win team in 2010, then produced 12 wins in 2011,13 wins in 2012, and 18
wins in 2013.
* WSU tallied four wins over teams with Top 50 RPIs in 2013 season.
* In 2013 WSU defeated five teams that competed in NCAA Tournament; three teams advanced
to the second round and one went on to Elite Eight.
* 3-2 win over No. 16 Arizona State (10/11/13) was first victory over a ranked team for Head Coach
Jen Greeny.
* 3-2 win over No. 4 USC (11/17/13), WSU was down 2-0 and came back from a fifth-set 14-8 deficit to win 21-19...WSU stopped six consecutive match points...first five-set loss of year for USC...
first USC loss to a team ranked outside of RPI top 15...WSU has two victories over opponents
higher ranked than No. 4 USC (2013): No. 1 Stanford (2002), No. 3 Stanford (1996).
* 3-2 win at No. 23 California (11/24/13) was first since 2002, and first at Berkeley since 2001...11th
WSU road win versus Top 25 opponent in program history...first road win over a Top 25 opponent
since 2002 Elite Eight team.
* WSU played the most five-set matches among Pac-12 member in 2013, winning four of the
eight.
* WSU’s RPI improved 102 points, the second-best improvement among the five major conferences (ACC, Big 12, B1G, Pac-12 and SEC): WSU RPI 169 in 2010, 156 in 2011, 129 in 2012, and 67
in 2013.
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2014 WSU VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPTAINS
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Seniors Chelsey Bettinson and Jaicee Harris, and junior Kate
Sommer (left to right) are the 2014 volleyball team captains...
Bettinson is a middle blocker from Richland, Wash., Harris
is an outside hitter from Chelan, Wash., and Sommer is a
libero/defensive specialist from Pacific Palisades, Calif...captains were selected by the WSU volleyball coaching staff and
current players using the volleyball program’s five pillars of
passion, unity, thankfulness, humility, and servanthood.
MEET THE 2014 COUGARS
#7 Emmy Allen (6-2, SO, OH, Mill Creek, Wash.) - Member of summer 2014 Pac-12 All-Stars team that toured China...
five kills and a block in Wyoming match...played three sets with three kills vs. No. 20 UCLA...had six kills and no errors at No. 16 Arizona...three blocks at No. 17 ASU 10/19...played in 50 sets this year...career-high 19 kills and .486 vs.
Oregon State 11/6...Pac-12 All-Freshman 2013 honorable mention team selection.
Allen’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 19 vs. Oregon State 11/6
H.Pct: .486 vs. Oregon State 11/6
Digs: 2 - 3xin 2014 [4 in 2013]
Total Blocks: 3 at No. 17 Arizona State 10/19 & vs. Oregon State 11/6 [5 in 2013]
Points: 20.5 vs. Oregon State 11/6
#20 Hailey Bethune (6-0, SO, OH, Stockton, Calif.) - Season-best seven kills and two blocks in 3-1 win @Notre Dame
9/5...four kills, three blocks in 3-2 win over Cal Poly 8/30...Pac-12 All-Freshman 2013 honorable mention team selection...played in 61 sets last season.
Bethune’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 7 @Notre Dame 9/5 [12 in 2013]
H.Pct: .375 @Notre Dame 9/5 [.667 in 2013]
Digs: 2 vs. Cal Poly 8/30 & @Notre Dame 9/5 [3 in 2013]
Total Blocks: 3 vs. Cal Poly 8/30 [4 in 2013]
Points: 8.0 @Notre Dame 9/5 [13.5 in 2013]
#12 Chelsey Bettinson (6-1, SR, MB, Richland, Wash.) - Team tri-captain for 2014...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT MONTANA
INVITATIONAL...MVP AT NOTRE DAME GOLDEN DOME INVITATIONAL...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE BLUE RAIDER BASH...tallied career-high 22 kills (.543) in 3-1 win at Notre Dame 9/5...16 kills (career-high
.583) in 3-0 win at Montana...racked up career-high 10 blocks in 3-2 win over Cal Poly 8/30 and again vs. No. 23 LMU
9/19...nine blocks vs. No. 19 USC 10/3 and vs. No. 20 UCLA 10/5...11 kills (.471) with five blocks in win over Utah
10/26...career-high 12 blocks at No. 16 UCLA 11/2...1.44 blocks per set is second-best in Pac-12 and 14th-best nationally...3.63 pps is second on team...290 hpct leads team...140 total blocks is 11th-best in NCAA...averages 2.70 kps,
third-best on team...career stats: 20 block solos, 207 block assists...two-time Pac-12 All-Academic hon. mention.
WSU SINGLE SEASON RECORDS: Block Assists
1. Joanne Johnson, 1992167
2. Joanne Johnson, 1993163
3. Jennifer Stinson, 1997153
4. Sarah Silvernail, 1996138
5. Jen Barcus, 2005130
6. Natalia Owens, 2005
125
Chelsey Bettinson, 2014
125
Bettinson’s Season [Career] Bests
Kills: 22 @Notre Dame 9/5
H.Pct: .583 @Montana 8/30
Aces: 3 vs. Belmont 9/13
Digs: 3 vs. Illinois 9/13 & vs. OSU 11/6 [5x in 2011]
Total Blocks: 12 @No. 16 UCLA 11/2
Points: 24.5 @Notre Dame 9/5
WSU SINGLE SEASON RECORDS: Total Blocks
1. Joanne Johnson, 1992198
Joanne Johnson, 1993
198
3. Carrie Couturier, 1988
189
4. Jennifer Stinson, 1997
178
5. Sarah Silvernail, 1996
164
6. Laurie Van Diest, 1987
159
7. Sarah Silvernail, 1995
153
8. Carrie Couturier, 1990
151
9. Jen Barcus, 2005
146
10. Carrie Couturier, 1991
143
Natalia Owens, 2005
143
Chelsey Bettinson, 2014
140
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#6 Taylor Ellingsen (5-7, SO, DS, Spokane, Wash.) - Played in 24 of WSU’s 97 sets to date...served ace in win @Montana 8/30...also aces at No. 11 Oregon 10/10, at No. 16 Arizona 10/17, vs. OSU 11/6...six digs vs. No. 11 Oregon 11/9.
Ellingsen’s Season [Career] Bests:
Sets played in 2014: 24
Aces: 1 - 4x this season
Digs: 6 vs. No. 11 Oregon 11/9
#15 Ver’Leea Hardaway (6-1, SR, MB, Mission Viejo, Calif.) - ALL-TOURNAMENT AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
BLUE RAIDER BASH...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT COUGAR CHALLENGE...11 kills and hit .643 in the 3-0 win over Virginia
Tech 9/12...tallied 12 kills and hit .476 vs. No. 20 UCLA 10/5...season-high nine blocks vs. No. 23 Loyola Marymount
9/19...hit career-best .733 (12-1-15) vs. Seattle U 9/20/13 - tops in Pac-12 for 2013...hit .350 or better in 19 of WSU’s 33
matches during 2013 season...season hpct of .336 is fourth-best in WSU single season all-time records...career .297
hpct is fourth-best at WSU...career totals of 39 solo blocks is 10 away from 10th-best in WSU all-time, 295 assisted
blocks is 17 away from 10th-best in WSU all-time records, and 334 total blocks is 29 away from 10th-best in WSU
all-time.
Hardaway’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 12 vs. No. 20 UCLA 10/5 [15 in 2012]
H.Pct: .643 vs. Virginia Tech 9/12 [.773 in 2013]
Digs: 2 vs. Cal Poly 8/30 [3 in 2012]
Total Blocks: 9 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19 [10 in 2013]
Points: 17.0 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19 [17.5 in 2012]
#5 Jaicee Harris (5-11, SR, OH, Chelan, Wash.) - Team tri-captain for 2014...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT MONTANA INVITATIONAL...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT NOTRE DAME GOLDEN DOME INVITATIONAL...11 double-doubles this season...16
kills and 23 digs in win over W. Michigan 9/6...20 kills and 23 digs at No. 16 Arizona State 10/19...career-best seven
blocks vs. No. 19 USC 10/3...tallied season-best 18 kills at Oregon State 10/11...second on team with 2.86 dps and
second on team with 2.95 kps...career-high 28 digs in upset win over No. 4 USC 11/17/13...2012 total of 1,386 attacks is second in WSU’s single season all-time records...3,753 career attack attempts fourth-most on WSU’s all-time
list...9/26/14 BECAME THE FOURTH COUGAR TO REACH 1,000 KILLS AND 1,000 DIGS IN A CAREER...1,152 career
kills is sixth-best on WSU all-time list...1,142 career digs is sixth-best on WSU all-time list.
WSU CAREER RECORDS: KILLS
1. Sarah Silvernail (.301), 1993-96
2. Carrie Couturier (.271) , 1988-91
3. Megan Ganzer (.226), 2008-11
4. LaToya Harris (.246), 1999-02
5. Kristen Hovde (.226), 1989-92
6. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
WSU CAREER RECORDS: All-Time Attack Attempts
1. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96
4,083
2. Meagan Ganzer, 2008-11
3,941
3. Brittany Johnson, 2005-08
3,805
4. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
3,753
5. Kristen Hovde, 1989-92
3,741
6. LaToya Harris, 1999-02
3,712
7. Carrie Courturier, 1988-91
3,674
8. Kelly Rosin, 2003-06
3,363
9. Jackie Albright, 2006-09
3,296
10. Carla Reyes, 1986-89
2,813
Harris’ Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 20 @No. 17 Arizona State 10/19 [27 in 2012]
H.Pct: .417 vs. No. 12 Illinois 9/13 [.500 in 2012]
Aces: 2 vs. Idaho 9/18 & vs. Utah 10/26 [5 in 2012]
Digs: 23 vs. W. Michigan 9/6 & @No. 17 Arizona State 10/19 [28 in 2013]
Total Blocks: 7 vs. No. 19 USC 10/3 & @No. 16 UCLA 11/2
Points: 22.5 @No. 16 UCLA 11/2 [29.5 in 2012]
1,848
1,547
1,531
1,459
1,395
1,152
WSU CAREER RECORDS: All-Time Digs
1. Kelly Hyder, 2006-09
1,773
2. Kate Sommer, 2012-14
1,355
3. Shannon Wyckoff, 1994-97 1,254
4. Kortney Jamtaas, 1999-02 1,232
5. LaToya Harris, 1999-02
1,178
6. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
1,142
7. Beth Welch, 1987-89
1,111
8. Cindy Baker, 1985-88
1,107
9. Keren Oigman, 1994-97
1,070
10. Jackie Albright, 2006-09
998
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#22 Kyra Holt (6-1, SO, OH, Hercules, Calif.) - Name pronounced kai-rah...leads team with 3.40 kps and 3.82 pps...10
double-doubles this season...tallied 19 kills, hit .472 and had 10 digs in 3-2 come-from-behind win vs. Cal Poly 8/30...
tallied three aces vs. No. 19 USC 10/3...23 kills, 12 digs and two aces No. 11 Oregon 11/9 after four blocks and 19 kills
at No. 11 Oregon 10/10...career-high 21 digs @No. 20 USC 11/2....2013 AVCA PACIFIC NORTH REGION FRESHMAN
OF THE YEAR...All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention...Pac-12 All-Freshman First Team...named Pac-12 Freshman Player of
the Week three times in 2013...career-high 28 kills (.304) in 3-2 come-from-behind upset win at No. 23 California in
2013...other 2013 stats: double-digit kills in 29 of 33 matches, 3.89 kps was seventh-best in Pac-12, 53rd-best nationally, 4.53 pps was seventh-best in Pac-12, 40th-best nationally, 0.28 aces per set was eighth-best in Pac-12...12
double-double matches was 11th-best in Pac-12 for season and tied for sixth-best among all freshmen nationally...
Holt’s rankings in WSU Single-Season Records all came in 2013: KILLS (5th) 479; ATTACK ATTEMPTS (3rd) 1316; and
POINTS (10th) 557.5...Career Stats: 799 kills, 2,258 attack attempts.
Holt’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 23 vs. No. 11 Oregon 11/9 [28 in 2013]
H.Pct: .472 vs. Cal Poly 8/30 [.515 in 2013]
Aces: 3 vs. No. 19 USC 10/3 [4 in 2013]
Digs: 21 @No. 20 USC 11/2
Total Blocks: 4 @No. 11 Oregon 10/10 [6 - 3x in 2013]
Points: 26.5 vs. No. 11 Oregon 11/9 [30.0 in 2013]
#3 Stephanie Logan (6-2, RS-JR, OH, Pullman, Wash.) - Left-handed hitter...opened 2014 season with seven kills in
eight attacks with no errors for .875 hpct in two sets vs. Wyoming 8/29...tallied seven kills with no errors on 11 attacks in three sets vs. No. 12 Illinois 9/13...racked up career-high 12 kills, hit .375 with four blocks and career-high
14.5 points vs. Idaho 9/18...at No. 4 Washington played one set with three kills and hit .500...at No. 16 UCLA 11/2 had
career-best six blocks with eight kills (.250)...1.74 kps is fourth-best on team...redshirt in 2011 season...member of
WSU Mock Trial Team...intern at the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy & Public Service.
Logan’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 12 vs. Idaho 9/18
H.Pct: .636 vs. No. 12 Illinois 9/13
Digs: 2 - 3x this season [6 in 2012]
Total Blocks: 6 @No. 16 UCLA 11/2
Points: 14.5 vs. Idaho 9/18
#1 Shawna Lum (5-6, SR, DS, Westchester, Calif.) - Tallied career-high five aces @Montana 8/30...0.25 aces per set
leads the team...total of 21 aces this season...season-best 13 digs at No. 11 Oregon 10/10 and again at No. 16 Arizona 10/17...12 digs in the 3-0 win over Utah 10/26...served pair of aces vs. Oregon State 11/6...two-time Pac-12 AllAcademic honorable mention...defensive specialist...plays back row and subs in to serve tough.
Lum’s Season [Career] Bests:
Sets played in 2014: 92
Digs: 13 @No. 11 Oregon 10/10 & @No. 16 Arizona 10/17 [29 in 2011]
Aces: 5 @Montana 8/30
Points: 5.0 @Montana 8/30
#14 Haley MacDonald (5-11, SO, S, Bothell, Wash.) - Southpaw...starting setter...tallied 50 assists in 3-1 win over
W. Michigan 9/6...career-high 57 assists vs. Idaho 9/18...had 48 assists and career-high seven blocks in 3-2 comefrom-behind win over Cal Poly 8/30...49 assists, 10 digs and two blocks vs. No. 19 USC 10/3...11.19 assists per set is
fourth-best in Pac-12 and 23rd-best nationally...season total of 1,085 assists is 30th-best in NCAA...career total of
1,309 assists.
MacDonald’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 3 - 4x this season [3 in 2013]
Aces: 2 - 4x in 2014
Assists: 57 vs. Idaho 9/18
Digs: 10 - 6x this season [13 in 2013]
Total Blocks: 7 vs. Cal Poly 8/30
Points: 7.5 vs. Cal Poly 8/30
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#9 Haylee Mathis (5-11, FR, S, Strasburg, Ill.) - Seen action in six sets to date...three assists in 3-0 win over W. Michigan 9/6...graduated from high school in December 2013 and started classes at WSU in January 2014...played during
the spring 2014 season.
Mathis’ Season Bests:
Sets played: 6
Assists: 3 vs. W. Michigan 9/6
Digs: 1 - 4x in 2014
Total Blocks: 1 vs. IUPUI 9/5
Points: 0.5 vs. IUPUI 9/5
#13 Arlicia Ortiz (5-4, FR, DS, Spanaway, Wash.) - Played in five sets this season, @Montana, vs. Belmont, vs. No.
12 Illinois, and vs. No. 23 LMU.
Ortiz’ Season Bests:
Sets played: 5
Aces: 0
Digs: 0
#21 Casey Schoenlein (6-5, FR, OH, Bellevue, Wash.) - Injured thumb during preseason practice...played in 20 sets
to date...seven kills and hit .462 with four blocks vs. No. 23 Loyola Marymount 9/19...at No. 1 Stanford had four kills
and hit .429...subbed in late vs. No. 11 Oregon for two strong kills on two attacks.
Schoenlein’s Season Bests:
Kills: 7 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19
H.Pct: .462 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19
Digs: 1 - 3x in 2014
Total Blocks: 4 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19
Points: 9.0 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19
#2 Kate Sommer (5-4, JR, L/DS, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) - Three-year starter at libero...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT NOTRE
DAME GOLDEN DOME INVITATIONAL...ALL-TOURNAMENT AT COUGAR CHALLENGE...season-best 32 digs @No.
17 Arizona State 10/19 - third-best in Pac-12 in 2014...25 digs @Oregon State 10/11...double-digit digs in 24 of 26
matches in 2014...4.13 dps is sixth-best in Pac-12...401 digs in 2014 is 10th-best on the WSU single-season list for the
third consecutive year...career-high 36 digs in 3-2 come-from-behind win @No. 23 California 11/24/13 - second-most
in WSU all-time records...double-digit digs in 27 of 33 matches in 2013...also listed three times on single season
digs per set list - 4.06 dpg in 2012 is sixth and 4.02 dps in 2013 is seventh...1,355 career digs is second-best in WSU
all-time.
Sommer’s Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 1 vs. Cal Poly 8/30 & vs. Utah 10/26 [1 - 4x in 2012]
Digs: 32 @No. 17 Arizona State 10/19 [36 in 2013]
Aces: 2 vs. Belmont 9/13 & vs. No. 20 UCLA 10/5 [3 in 2013]
Points: 2.0 - 3x in 2014 [3.0 in 2012]
WSU SINGLE SEASON RECORDS: Digs
1. Kelly Hyder, 2006565
2. Oceana Bush, 2009531
3. Kelly Hyder, 2007524
4. Jalen Pendon, 2005514
5. Kate Sommer, 2013495
6. Kortney Jamtaas, 2002
469
7. Kate Sommer, 2012
459
8. Beth Welch, 1988
416
9. Cindy Baker, 1988
413
10. Kate Sommer, 2014
401
WSU CAREER RECORDS: All-Time Digs
1. Kelly Hyder, 2006-09
1,773
2. Kate Sommer, 2012-14
1,355
3. Shannon Wyckoff, 1994-97 1,254
4. Kortney Jamtaas, 1999-02 1,232
5. LaToya Harris, 1999-02
1,178
6. Jaicee Harris, 2011-14
1,142
7. Beth Welch, 1987-89
1,111
8. Cindy Baker, 1985-88
1,107
9. Keren Oigman, 1994-97
1,070
10. Jackie Albright, 2006-09
998
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#17 Tani Stephens (5-7, SO, DS, Albany, Ore.) - Played in 87 sets this season...season-high 13 digs and landed an
ace to close final set in 3-1 win @Notre Dame 9/5...had four digs in 3-2 come-from-behind win over Cal Poly 8/30...
career-high two kills and 2.0 points vs. Portland State 9/19...another 13 digs and one ace vs. Oregon State 11/6.
Stephens’ Season [Career] Bests:
Kills: 2 vs. Portland State 9/19
Aces: 1 - 9x in 2014 [3 - 2x in 2013]
Digs: 13 vs. Cal Poly 8/30 & vs. Oregon State 11/6 [16 in 2013]
Points: 2.0 - 5x in 2014 [3.0 - 2x in 2013]
#11 Ashley Vander Tuig (6-2, Rs-SO, MB, Tulare, Calif.) - Played in 16 sets this season...three kills and three blocks vs.
Wyoming 8/29...three kills on four attacks with no errors for .750 hpct vs. IUPUI 9/5...transferred from Azusa Pacific
University in summer 2014...third team All-Pacific West Conference in 2012...injured in 2013 and redshirted.
Vander Tuig’s Season Bests:
Kills: 3 vs. Wyoming 8/29 & vs. IUPUI 9/5
Digs: 1 vs. Wyoming 8/29
Total Blocks: 3 vs. Wyoming 8/29
Points: 4.5 vs. Wyoming 8/29
WSU TEAM HIGHS IN 2014
Kills: 68 vs. Idaho 9/18
Hitting Pct.: .423 vs. Belmont 9/13
Assists: 61 vs. Western Michigan 9/6
Aces: 9 @Montana 8/30
Digs: 88 @No. 17 Arizona State 10/19
Total Blocks: 19.5 vs. No. 23 LMU 9/19
Points: 85.5 vs. Idaho 9/18
OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS IN 2014
Kills: 72 No. 19 USC 10/3
Hitting Pct.: .404 vs. No. 12 Illinois 9/13
Assists: 69 No. 19 USC 10/3
Aces: 8 Oregon State 11/6
Digs: 95 No. 17 Arizona State 10/19
Total Blocks: 17 No. 17 Arizona State 10/19
Points: 85.0 No. 17 Arizona State 10/29
2014 Washington State Volleyball Team