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Table of Contents #4 Olivia Alvarez...... 11 #2 Lyndsey Flartey...... 28 A View to a Promising Future...... 42 Quick Facts...... 3 #5 Skylar Segura...... 12 #3 Sterling Shuster...... 28 A Solid Foundation...... 43 Coaching Staff...... 4-7 #7 Stephanie Hughes...... 13 #15 Shavaugn Sierras...... 29 The Lion Experience...... 44 Gary Ferrin #9 Dana Waldusky ...... 14 Building Champions...... 45 Head Coach...... 4-5 #10 Leilani Montalvo...... 15 LMU history History of Champions...... 46 Chelsie Tysdal #11 Erica Grady...... 16 Decades of Champions...... 31 A Centennial Celebration...... 47 Assistant Coach...... 6 #12 Samantha Nelson...... 17 2005 NCAA Tournament...... 32 Student-Athlete Services...... 48 Danielle Kaminaka #13 Corie Goodman...... 18 2007 NCAA Tournament...... 33 Leadership ...... 49 Assistant Coach...... 6 #17 Molly Medeiros...... 19 Lion Legends...... 34 LMU Sports Medicine...... 50 Phil Bruder #18 Kelly Sarginson...... 20 Single-Season Hitting Records...... 35 Strength and Conditioning...... 51 Volunteer Assistant Coach...... 7 #22 Jennifer Olivares...... 21 Single-Season Pitching Records.... 36 The Dreier Center...... 52 #25 Kylie Ahlo...... 22 Career Hitting Records...... 37 The Lions Athletic Center...... 53 meet the Lions #27 Kathryn Dutton...... 23 Career Pitching Records...... 38 Smith Field ...... 54 2012 Roster...... 8 #32 Brittany Pereda...... 24 Pacific Coast Softball Conference...... 39 Where the Lions Play...... 55 2012 Speed Chart...... 9 #52 Sam Fischer...... 25 LMU Game Day...... 56 Meet the Players...... 10-29 #55 Danielle Smith...... 26 INSIDE LMU Following the Lions...... 57 Returners...... 10-27 #99 Stevie Goldstein...... 27 Inside LMU ...... 40 Los Angeles...... 58 #00 Meghan Harman...... 10 Newcomers...... 28-29 Right Place. Right Time...... 41

LMU Softball Home 2012 roster 2012 UPDATED stats 2012 Schedule Welcome to LMU

university information SOFTBALL staff media relations Location...... Los Angeles, Calif. Head Coach...... Gary Ferrin Associate AD for Media Services...... John Shaffer Founded...... 1911 Career Record / Years ...... 582-439-1-/ 17 Office Phone...... 310-338-7643 Enrollment...... 8,300 (5,300 undergrad) LMU Record / Years...... Same Email...... [email protected] Nickname...... Lions Softball Office Phone...... 310-338-7651 Undergraduate SID/SB Contact...... Katie Convoy Preferred Abbreviation...... LMU Assistant Coach...... Chelsie Tysdal Email...... [email protected] Colors...... Crimson (Pantone 202) Years at LMU...... Two Assistant SID...... Tyler Geivett ...... Navy Blue (Pantone 2965) Assistant Coach...... Danielle Kaminaka Office Phone...... 310-338-7638 ...... Gray (Pantone 5) Years at LMU...... Three Email...... [email protected] ...... Marymount Blue (Pantone 279) Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Phil Bruder Assistant SID...... Sarah Finney National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Years at LMU...... Two Email...... [email protected] Conference...... Pacific Coast Softball Conference SID Fax...... 310-338-2703 Facility...... Smith Field Team facts Athletics Website...... www.LMULions.com Capacity...... 500 First Year of Softball...... 1983 SID Mailing Address...... Athletics Media Relations Interim President...... David Burcham All-Time Record...... 644-394 ...... LMU - Gersten Pavilion Alma Maters...... Occidental ‘73, All-Time PCSC Record...... 103-56 ...... 1 LMU Drive M.A. Long Beach St. ‘78, Loyola Law School‘84 2011 Overall Record...... 32-27 ...... Los Angeles, CA 90045 2011 PCSC Record...... 16-4 LMU ATHLETICS 2011 PCSC Finish...... 1st (Coastal Division) Athletics Director...... Dr. William Husak 2011 Postseason...... N/A Alma Mater...... SUNY-Cortland ‘72 2011 Final Ranking...... N/A Athletics Phone...... 310-338-5404 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 18/3 Ticket Office Phone...... 310-338-LION Starting Position Players Returning/Lost...... 7/2 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 3/0 Newcomers (including redshirts)...... 3

LMULions.com LMU.edu 3 Head Coach Gary Ferrin

FERRIN’s career coaching marks Loyola Marymount University overall Conference Year W l T Pct. W l T Pct. Notes 1995 27 37 1 .423 1996 44 27 0 .620 WISL Champions 1997 39 36 0 .520 WISL Champions 1998 26 31 0 .456 1999 43 28 0 .606 WISL Champions 2000 36 27 0 .571 10 10 0 .500 WISL Champions 2001 37 23 0 .617 10 8 0 .556 WAC Coach of the Year 2002 38 34 0 .528 2003 33 20 0 .623 14 5 0 .737 PCSC Champions PCSC Coach of the Year 2004 33 13 0 .717 14 6 0 .700 PCSC Runners Up 2005 34 20 0 .630 16 4 0 .800 PCSC Champions PCSC Coach of the Year NCAA Tournament 2006 29 24 0 .547 9 11 0 .450 PCSC Fifth Place 400th Career Victory 2007 47 18 0 .723 18 2 0 .900 PCSC Champions PCSC Coach of the Year NCAA Tournament First NCAA Postseason Win 2008 38 18 0 .679 13 7 0 .650 PCSC Runners Up 500th Career Victory 2009 24 30 .444 10 10 0 .500 PCSC Third Place 2010 22 26 0 .458 9 11 0 .450 PCSC T-Fourth Place (Coastal Div.) 2011 32 27 0 .542 16 4 0 .800 PCSC Champions (Coastal Div.) Total 582 439 1 .570 139 78 0 .640 17 years

complete bio coaching staff email coach Ferrin 4 Ferrin By the Numbers 582...... Career coaching victories 5...... PCSC Players of the Year 4...... PCSC Championships 4...... PCSC Pitchers of the Year 4...... PCSC Coach of the Year Awards 2...... NCAA Tournament Appearances

Gary Ferrin enters his 18th season as head coach of the LMU soft- with a 6-1 win at Saint Mary’s. ball program. As the reigning 2011 PCSC Coach of the year, Ferrin is In 2007, Ferrin’s Lions completed their most successful season in the most successful coach in the program’s history. With a 582-439-1 program history, setting school records for most victories (47) and career record as a head coach, he has earned conference coach of most conference victories (18) in a season. With a 47-18 overall the year honors four times. He has coached five Players of the Year record, the Lions rolled through the PCSC with an 18-2 mark to in eight years in the PCSC and has won four PCSC titles, the most of claim the program’s third conference title. The conference awards any program in the conference’s history. came flooding in as Ferrin was named the PCSC Coach of the Year for the second time, Christine Foley was named the PCSC Player From 1999-2008, the Lions posted nine consecutive winning sea- of the Year, Tiffany Pagano was the Pitcher of the Year, Melissa sons and have three Pacific Coast Softball Conference champion- Dykema was the Freshman of the Year, and 10 players in all were ships and two NCAA Tournament appearances since 2003. In 2010, named to the all-conference teams. the Lions became the first PCSC team to reach 100 conference vic- tories and the first to win 250 overall games in the league’s history. The team’s success led to a second NCAA Championships berth. After dropping the first game, 6-3 to UCLA, the Lions stormed back Ferrin earned his 400th career victory as the Lions defeated the to beat those same Bruins 5-3, the first ever postseason victory in University of Pennsylvania, 8-0, in the very first game at Smith Field program history. LMU’s historic run ended in the regional final but on March 7, 2006. On May 3, 2009, he reached 500 career victories not before etching its name in the record books.

5 assistant Coach assistant Coach Chelsie Tysdal danielle Kaminaka Chelsie Tysdal returned to LMU in 2010 as an assistant coach Former Pacific Coast Softball Conference Player of the Year following a successful playing career for the Lions. Danielle Kaminaka returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach in the fall of 2008. One of the most decorated players in LMU history, Tysdal helped the Lions to the PCSC title and NCAA Tournament appearance Kaminaka was a three-time First Team All-PCSC performer dur- ing her collegiate career at LMU, including winning Player of in 2007. A catcher, Tysdal finished her four-year career fourth the Year honors in 2004 when she set school records with 15 on the school’s (27) and runs batted in (117) rankings home runs and 49 RBI. That year, she was also named to the and sixth in NFCA Pacific All-Region team. Kaminaka followed that up (.495). in her senior season by winning the PCSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year In 2008, she posted one of award and First Team Academic the best all-around seasons All-District honors in helping LMU ever at LMU and in the to its second conference title PCSC as she set the school’s and the school’s first-ever NCAA single-season record Tournament appearance. with 50 RBI while - Kaminaka’s name dominates ting .382 with a con- the LMU single-season and ference-best 11 home career record books. She runs in earning First is first all-time at LMU in Team All-PCSC and career doubles (43), home Second Team NFCA runs (47), runs batted All-Pacific Region in (149), walks (110), honors. In 2009, slugging percentage Tysdal set a PCSC (.623), and on-base record by hitting a percentage (.434). She also holds four home run in four of the top ten sin- consecutive games gle-season home from February 5-7. run tallies in school history while her .888 slugging per- centage in 2004 remains the best in program history.

Tysdal Complete Bio Kaminaka Complete Bio 6 Volunteer Asst. Coach Phil Bruder Phil Bruder joined LMU’s coaching staff in the fall of 2010, bring- ing with him 41 years of club coaching experience in which he personally coached 132 All-Americans and nine Olympians. A renowned hitting instructor, Bruder will carry out similar duties with the Lions.

As Head Coach of the Raiders club team, Bruder’s resume boasts 12 A.S.A National Champions, nine Olympians, 290 full four- year scholarship winners, 132 All-Americans, and the all-time collegiate home run and runs batted in record holders. Bruder’s players include Liz Mizera (two-time Women’s College World Series All- Tournament Team), Sheila Cornell (three-time All-American, 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic team), Michele Granger (1996 U.S. Olympic team), Lori Harrigan (1996, 2000, and 2004 U.S. Olympic team), Lovieanne Jung (2004 U.S. Olympic team), and Kim Maher (1996 U.S. Olympic team and current Purdue Head Coach).

Bruder, who has been associated with the Diane Lewis School of Softball, is the father of Kelsey Bruder, a two-time All-American at the University of Florida.

Bruder Complete Bio 7 Meet the 2012 Lions

No. name Pos. b/T ht. yr-Exp. Hometown/Previous Schools 00 Meghan Harman 3B/ss r/R 6-0 so-1V Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS 2 Lyndsay flartey C r/R 6-0 fr-RS Camarillo, Calif. / Camarillo HS 3 sterling Shuster 2b r/R 5-5 fr-HS Pasadena, Calif. / La Salle HS 4 Olivia alvarez 1B/C r/R 5-10 JR-2V Torrance, Calif. / North HS 5 Skylar segura 3b r/R 6-0 JR-2V Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills HS 7 Stephanie hughes C r/R 5-7 sr-3V Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa HS 9 Dana waldusky RHP r/R 5-11 JR-TR Glendora, Calif. / Glendora HS / UC Davis 10 Leilani Montalvo of r/R 5-2 rs SO-1V Honolulu, Hawai’i / Cedar Park HS (Tex.) 11 Erica grady RHP r/R 5-9 JR-2V Phoenix, Ariz. / Xavier College Prep 12 Samantha Nelson of r/R 5-9 so-1V Vancouver, Wash. / Jesuit HS (Ore.) 13 Corie goodman RHP r/R 5-7 sr-3V Vista, Calif. / Rancho Buena Vista HS 15 shavaugn SIERRAS 1B/3b r/R 5-7 FR-HS Sunnyvale, Calif. /The King’s Academy 17 Molly medeiros RHP r/R 5-6 JR-2V Saratoga, Calif. / Presentation HS 18 Kelly sarginson 1b r/R 5-10 sr-3V Walnut Creek, Calif. / North Gate HS 22 Jennifer olivares C r/R 5-2 JR-2V Diamond Bar, Calif. / St. Lucy’s Priory HS 25 Kylie ahlo 2b r/R 5-5 sr-3V Honolulu, Hawai’i / Iolani School 27 Kathryn Dutton C r/R 6-1 so-1V San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo HS 32 Brittany pereda OF/3b r/R 5-9 sr-3V Yorba Linda, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS 52 Sam fischer SS/3b r/R 5-10 sr-3V Simi Valley, Calif. / Simi Valley HS 55 Danielle smith of l/R 5-4 JR-2V Escondido, Calif. / San Pasqual HS 99 Stevie goldstein RHP r/R 6-2 so-1V San Bernardino, Calif. / Aquinas HS

8 Meet the 2012 Lions

00 Meghan Harman 3 Sterling Shuster 2 Lyndsay Flartey 4 Olivia Alvarez 5 Skylar Segura 7 Stephanie Hughes 9 Dana Waldusky

10 Leilani Montalvo 11 Erica Grady 12 Samantha Nelson 13 Corie Goodman 17 Molly Medeiros 18 Kelly Sarginson 15 Shavaugn Sierras

22 Jennifer Olivares 25 Kylie Ahlo 27 Kathryn Dutton 32 Brittany Pereda 52 Sam Fischer 55 Danielle Smith 99 Stevie Goldstein

HC Gary Ferrin AC Chelsie Tysdal AC Danielle Kaminaka VAC Phil Bruder 9 3B/SS • R/R • Sophomore • 6-0 • Trabuco Canyon, Calif. • Santa Margarita Catholic HS Meghan Harman Quick Hits with Meghan Harman... *Best Softball Memory: Hitting a walk-off home run against Saint Mary’s *Pregame Ritual: Wears same ribbons and headband for every game *Dream Job: Physical Therapist for a professional sports team

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2011 .225 54-49 142 20 32 4 0 7 25 57 .401 17 1 36 0 .311 1 10 1-1 58 96 8 .950 TOTAL .225 54-9 142 20 32 4 0 7 25 57 .401 17 1 36 0 .311 1 10 1-1 58 96 8 .950

Harman Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 10 1B/C • R/R • Junior • 5-10 • Torrance, Calif. • North HS Olivia Alvarez

Quick Hits with Alvarez... *Nickname: Liv *Favorite Softball Cheer: “Get Outta Your Mind!!!” *Best Softball Memory: Traveling with the team and making videos

#4 Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2010 .294 13-5 17 2 5 1 0 0 3 6 .353 3 1 7 0 .429 0 1 0-0 22 1 0 1.000 2011 .262 52-46 141 24 37 4 0 5 20 56 .397 17 0 37 0 .342 0 6 1-1 225 9 5 .979 TOTAL .266 65-51 158 26 42 5 0 5 23 62 .392 20 1 44 0 .352 0 7 1-1 247 10 5 .981

Alvarez Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 11 3B • R/R • Junior • 5-2 • Chino Hills, Calif. • Chino Hills HS Skylar Segura Quick Hits with Segura... *Nickname: Skyy *Pregame Rituals: Listening to my iPod from the moment I wake up *Favorite Athlete/Team: Sam Fischer and the LA Clippers

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2010 .160 45-11 50 8 8 1 0 0 2 9 .180 3 0 8 0 .208 0 4 0-0 29 58 5 .946 2011 .176 23-10 34 4 6 1 0 0 2 7 .206 0 0 5 1 .176 0 1 0-0 9 22 4 .886 TOTAL .167 68-21 84 12 14 2 0 0 4 16 .190 3 0 13 1 .195 0 5 0-0 38 80 9 .929

Segura Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 12 Catcher • R/R • Senior• 5-7 • Manhattan Beach, Calif. • Mira Costa HS Stephanie Hughes

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2009 .400 3-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 .500 2010 .174 13-9 23 3 4 2 1 0 1 8 .348 6 0 6 0 .345 0 0 0-0 9 3 0 1.000 2011 .095 14-7 21 2 2 0 0 2 2 8 .381 5 0 10 1 .269 0 0 0-0 34 4 1 .974 TOTAL .163 30-17 49 5 8 2 1 2 4 10 .367 11 0 16 1 .317 0 0 0-0 44 7 2 .962 Hughes Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 13 Pitcher• R/R • TR Junior• 5-11 • Glendora, Calif. • UC Davis Dana Waldusky

Quick Hits with Waldusky... *Best Softball Memory: My first win as a Division I pitcher *Dream Job: Speech Therapist for children with disabilities *Favorite Softball Cheer: “3 Balls ha ha ha ha”

#9 Career Stats Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2011 3.55 9-8 28 20 7 2/0 1 112.1 124 69 57 33 64 19 2 12 504 .285 11 18 0 5 13 TOTAL 3.55 98 28 20 7 2/0 1 112.1 124 69 57 33 64 19 2 12 504 .285 11 18 0 5 13

Waldusky Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 14 Outfield• R/R • RS Soph • 5-2 • Honolulu, HI • Cedar Park HS Leilani Montalvo

Quick Hits with Montalvo... *Nickname: Lei Lei *Favorite Movie: Fight Club *Why LMU?: The diverse community and renowned academics #10

Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2011 .000 14-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 Total .000 14-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 Montalvo Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 15 Pitcher • R/R • Junior • 5-11 • Phoenix, Ariz. • Xavier College Prep Erica Grady

Quick Hits with Grady... *Nickname: E, E-Dawg *Best Softball Memory: Pictching against Florida and making them look foolish *Dream Job: Working in television or feature animation #11

Career Stats Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2010 3.57 0-1 10 1 0 0/0 0 17.2 25 15 9 3 2 2 0 3 81 .333 2 0 3 2 1 2011 3.50 1-2 7 3 1 0/0 0 18.0 29 11 9 6 11 4 1 0 88 .358 3 0 1 0 1 TOTAL 3.53 1-3 17 4 1 0/0 0 35.2 54 26 18 9 13 6 1 3 169 .346 5 0 4 2 2

Grady Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 16 Outfielder • R/R • Sophomore • 5-6 • Vancouver, Wash • Jesuit HS Samantha Nelson Quick Hits with Nelson... Favorite TV Show: Keeping Up with the Kardashians Why LMU?: I wanted to live in Southern California and loved the campus Favorite Softball Cheer: “3 Balls ha ha ha ha”

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2011 .262 51-40 107 20 28 5 0 1 13 36 .336 9 4 19 1 .342 0 5 3-5 43 1 3 .936 Total .262 51-40 107 20 28 5 0 1 13 36 .336 9 4 19 1 .342 0 5 3-5 43 1 3 .936

Nelson Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 17 Pitcher • R/R • Senior• 5-7 • Vista, Calif. • Rancho Buena Vista HS Corie Goodman

Quick Hits with Goodman... *Pregame Ritual: Hackey Sac *Favorite TV Show: Dexter *Dream Job: Millionaire and/or Oprah *Favorite Softball Cheer: “Peace out after ”

#13 Career Stats Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2009 3.57 13-15 38 23 15 1/0 2 172.1 230 125 88 52 89 36 2 18 816 .317 17 15 0 7 17 2010 4.44 2-1 12 3 1 0/0 0 23.2 38 19 15 8 12 13 0 3 112 .376 6 2 0 0 1 2011 8.40 1-4 10 5 0 0/0 0 18.1 29 27 22 16 10 2 0 7 104 .349 8 2 0 0 3 TOTAL 4.08 16-20 60 31 16 1/0 2 214.1 297 171 125 76 111 51 2 28 1032 .327 31 19 0 7 21

Goodman Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 18 Pitcher • R/R • Junior • 5-6 • Saratoga, Calif. • Presentation HS Molly Medeiros

2011 PCSC Pitcher of the Year Quick Hits with Medeiros... *Best Softball Memory: Getting Pitcher of the Year last year and our crazy video wars on roadtrips *Dream Job: Head of Marketing for the San Francisco Giants *Why LMU?: Buisness school and beautiful campus #17 Career Stats Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2010 4.29 8-9 29 18 7 2/0 1 114.1 150 87 70 45 57 24 2 21 544 .320 1 11 0 2 17 2011 2.01 16-8 39 23 18 5/0 3 184.1 172 71 53 40 103 20 4 12 771 .253 8 9 1 8 34 TOTAL 2.88 24-17 68 41 25 7/0 4 298.2 322 158 123 85 160 44 6 33 1315 .280 9 20 1 10 51

Medeiros Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 19 1B • R/R • Senior • 5-10 • Walnut Creek, Calif. • North Gate HS Kelly Sarginson Quick Hits with Sarginson... *Nickname: Kell-Bell *Best Softball Memory: Hitting a grand slam against UCLA *Pregame Rituals: I have a PB & J for breakfast for every home game and a bowl of total and two pieces of toast for away games *Dream Job: Working with children who have special needs

#18 Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2009 .282 47-41 124 15 35 7 0 8 31 66 .532 10 1 23 1 .338 1 1 0-0 152 9 6 .964 2010 .287 44-42 129 12 37 8 0 5 23 60 .465 8 4 27 1 .343 2 1 0-0 190 6 7 .966 2011 .308 59-59 172 29 53 8 0 18 59 115 .669 35 1 30 1 .428 0 5 0-0 226 10 1 .996 TOTAL .294 150-142 425 56 125 20 0 21 113 241 .567 53 6 80 3 .378 3 7 0-0 568 25 14 .977

Sarginson Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 20 Catcher • R/R • Junior • 5-2 • Diamond Bar, Calif. • St. Lucy’s Priory HS Jennifer Olivares

Quick Hits with Olivares... *Best Softball Memory: Getting my first hit against the Netherlands National team *Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy *Favorite Softball Cheer: Jeno-Bueno!”

#22 Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2010 .000 20-0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 2011 .000 32-0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .000 52-0 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .333 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000

Olivares Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 21 2B • R/R • Senior • 5-5 • Honolulu, Hawai’i • Iolani School Kylie Ahlo Quick Hits with Ahlo... *Pregame Rituals: Run with Danielle *Favorite Move: Wedding Crashers *Dream Job: To do research on wild animals

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2009 .500 30-1 2 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 2 2 0 1.000 2010 .250 37-8 24 11 6 1 0 1 5 10 .417 4 0 4 0 .357 0 3 0-0 14 19 0 1.000 2011 .361 58-39 119 25 43 5 0 0 13 48 .403 13 1 9 0 .429 0 8 2-3 66 22 1 .989 TOTAL .345 125-48 145 52 50 7 0 1 18 60 .414 17 2 13 0 .421 0 11 2-3 82 43 1 .992

Ahlo Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 22 Catcher • R/R • Sophomore • 6-1 • San Diego, Calif. • Rancho Bernardo HS Kathryn Dutton

Quick Hits with Dutton.. * Best Softball Memory: My first college home run against Long Beach State *Dream Job: College Softball Coach *Favorite Softball Cheer: Random words and then barking

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2011 .266 49-48 124 12 33 2 0 10 28 65 .524 20 0 19 2 .366 1 4 0-0 180 28 1 .995 Total .266 49-48 124 12 33 2 0 10 28 65 .524 20 0 19 2 .366 1 4 0-0 180 28 1 .995

Dutton Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 23 3B/OF • R/R • Senior • 5-9 • Yorba Linda, Calif. • Orange Lutheran HS Brittany Pereda

Quick Hits with Pereda... *Nickname: Weddo, B-Rit, B-Ray *Why LMU?: For the small and friendly environment, strong aca- demics and beautiful campus *Favorite Softball Cheer: Our “Crimson” cheer -by “P-Money”

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Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2009 .273 14-8 22 3 6 2 0 1 3 11 .500 3 0 7 0 .346 1 0 0-0 42 11 1 .981 2010 .287 40-34 87 11 25 4 0 4 16 41 .471 4 0 15 0 .319 0 1 0-0 34 32 7 .904 2011 .178 27-10 45 3 8 3 0 1 5 14 .311 1 0 9 0 .196 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .253 81-52 154 17 39 9 0 6 24 66 .429 8 0 31 0 .288 1 1 0-0 76 43 8 .937

Pereda Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 24 Shortstop • R/R • Senior • 5-10 • Simi Valley, Calif. • Simi Valley HS Sam Fischer

Quick Hits with Fischer... *Favorite Movie: Titanic *Why LMU?: The great loca- tion and size of the school and the softball coach Gary Ferrin *Dream Job: To own my own softball and baseball academy and help young kids thrive through softball and baseball *Favorite Athletes: Blake Griffin, Josh Hamilton and Shon Roe

#52 Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2009 .360 54-54 172 37 62 9 1 11 26 106 .616 13 3 20 0 .415 0 4 4-6 60 114 17 .911 2010 .376 48-48 141 38 53 13 0 16 38 114 .809 26 2 18 3 .479 0 1 0-0 72 128 6 .971 2011 .349 59-59 189 45 66 16 0 15 49 127 .672 27 0 28 0 .423 4 0 0-0 111 141 7 .973 TOTAL .361 161-161 502 120 181 38 1 42 113 347 .691 66 5 66 3 .437 4 5 4-6 243 383 30 .954

Fischer Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 25 Outfield • L/R • Junior• 5-4 • Escondido, Calif. • San Pasqual HS Danielle Smith

Quick Hits with Smith... *Nickname: “D” *Pregame Ritual: Run with Kylie *Favorite TV Show: New Girl *Favorite Softball Cheer: Home-Run Cheer

#55 Career Stats Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2010 .288 47-44 139 15 40 0 0 0 7 40 .288 11 0 23 0 .340 0 5 5-7 76 5 3 .964 2011 .384 59-58 198 38 76 1 0 0 13 77 .389 16 1 30 0 .433 0 8 14-15 89 4 1 .989 TOTAL .344 106-102 337 53 116 1 0 0 20 117 .347 27 1 53 0 .395 0 13 19-22 165 9 4 .978

Smith Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 26 Pitcher • RHP • Sophomore • 6-2 • San Bernardino, Calif. • Aquinas HS Stevie Goldstein

Quick Hits with Goldstein... *Best Softball Memory: My first college strike out against Tennessee’s #3 batter! Why LMU?: Beautiful campus, great team and a chance for a great future Favorite Athlete: Peyton Manning

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Career Stats Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2011 2.94 5-5 18 8 3 0/0 0 66.2 91 40 28 8 32 6 1 8 303 .318 0 3 1 1 5 TOTAL 2.94 5-5 18 8 3 0/0 0 66.2 91 40 28 8 32 6 1 8 303 .318 0 3 1 1 5

gOLDSTEIN Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Career Stats 27 2B• R/R • Freshman • 5-5 Catcher • R/R • RS-Freshman • 6-0 Arcadia, Calif. • La Salle HS Camarillo, Calif. • Camarillo HS Sterling Shuster Lyndsay Flartey #3 #2

High School... 2011... helped lead La Salle Redshirted the High School to the 2011 Season. CIF Championships in back-to-back High School... years, including cap- Three-year let- taining the title-win- terwinner at ning team in 2010. Camarillo High She was First Team School for coach All-CIF and a two- Jack Willard... time First Team All- named Second Area and All-League Team All- selection after hit- League... helped ting .500 and set- CHS to league ting the La Salle championship in HS all-time record 2008... voted most for runs batted in. improved player... Shuster played her also played two club softball with seasons of volley- SGV Velocity Gold ball... for five years.

Shuster Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats Flartey Complete Bio 28 1B/3B • R/R • Freshman • 5-7 Sunnyvale, Calif. • The King’s Academy Shavaugn Sierras #15

High School...a four year letterwinner and three year captain for The King’s Academy under coach John Parks. An all West Bay Athletic league selection for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Bat .400 with 20 runs and 25 RBIs. Member of the National Honor Society 2007-2011, California Scholarship Federation 2007-2011 and the Principals List 2007-2011.

Sierras Complete Bio 2012 Updated Stats 29 LMU History

30 Decades of Champions From four WISL championships dur- ing the late 1990s to four PCSC titles in Pacific Coast the 2000s, and one more to the LMU trophy case is filled with championship Softball Conference memories.

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Western Intercollegiate Softball League 1996 1997 2003 2005 1999 2000 33-20 Overall • 14-5 PCSC 34-20 Overall • 16-4 PCSC

1999 2000 2007 2011 43-28 36-27 47-18 Overall • 18-2 PCSC 32-27 Overall • 16-4 PCSC 31 2005 NCAA Tournament

The 2005 season will forever be remembered as the year the Lions made the By the time conference play started, LMU was rolling. Behind conference Player leap into postseason play. LMU had won its first PCSC championship in 2003 but of the Year Margo Pineda, the Lions went 16-4 in the PCSC to claim their second the conference did not receive an automatic bid at that time so the Lions were title in three years. Nine players in total were honored on the All-PCSC teams, left on the outside. In 2005, the Lions played their toughest non-conference with Head Coach Gary Ferrin garnering Coach of the Year honors and Tiffany schedule in school history, finishing non-conference play with an outstanding Pagano earning Pitcher of the Year to give the Lions a sweep of the postseason 18-14 record. The Lions played 13 games against teams that qualified for the awards. More importantly, the rules had changed by 2005, granting the PCSC NCAA Tournament, recording an impressive 4-1 win over then-#24 Arizona State winner a trip to the NCAA Tournament. for its first win over a ranked opponent in the season, and taking two of three from Notre Dame. The other NCAA Tournament teams that LMU faced were #2 As the tournament newcomers, the Lions were placed in the UCLA Regional California, #4 Texas, #5 Texas A&M, #9 Northwestern, Cal State Fullerton and and a first-round matchup against the two-time defending champion Bruins. Al- Long Beach State. LMU lost to just five teams that did not appear in the top-25 though LMU jumped out to a 1-0 lead, UCLA came back for a 6-1 victory to spoil rankings or receive votes in the polls. LMU’s debut. The historic season came to an end the next day in a 6-1 defeat.

2005 Results 2005 Statistics 2005 News Archive 32 2007 NCAA Tournament

Two years after their initial NCAA appearance, LMU bottom of the frame and added two home runs later There would be little time for celebration, however, found itself gearing up for another run at national for a 6-3 win. as LMU had to turn right around for a rematch against prominence. With Pineda and Pagano leading the way, the Bruins in a game broadcast live nationally on ESPNU the Lions again stormed through its non-conference Their backs against the wall, LMU faced an elimina- with the season on the line. Winless in 13 meetings schedule with a 27-12 mark. In conference play, the tion game the next day against UC Santa Barbara. against UCLA, including one the day before, the Lions Lions were dominant. They won their final 13 games Single runs in the first and fourth innings handed the struck first, putting runners at first and second with no of the regular season and finished with a stellar 18-2 Gauchos a 2-0 lead and that advantage held until the outs in the fourth. Ackerman again played heroine, tak- record to set a new school record for wins at 45. Similar sixth. With just six outs remaining in their season, LMU ing another outside pitch and sending it over the cen- to their run in 2005, the Lions had 10 players named to had the experience of 15 come-from-behind victories terfield wall, giving the Lions a 3-0 lead. LMU added to the All-PCSC teams and again swept the major awards on the season, including one against the Gauchos, its lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth. The Bruins with Ferrin winning Coach of the Year, Pagano gaining and mounted a comeback. LMU loaded the bases and chipped away with two runs in the sixth and brought Pitcher of the Year, Christine Foley earning Player of the Christine Foley, who set an LMU single-season record the tying run to the plate in the seventh but Tiffany Year, and Melissa Dykema sharing Co-Freshman of the with a .416 batting average, walked to cut the lead to Pagano got the final out as LMU celebrated. Year. Once again, they found themselves in the position 2-1. That brought up Megan Ackerman, who picked a of having to travel to UCLA for the opening round. perfect time to hit LMU’s first grand slam of the season, Although the Lions would fall to Hawai’i the next taking a 1-1 outside pitch and sending it over the wall day, they had shown to the nation that they belonged Determined to show improvement after their two- in right field, giving the Lions a 5-2 lead. The advantage among the top programs in Division I softball. and-out showing in 2005, the Lions opened with the held for an eventual 5-3 win as Ackerman’s grand slam host Bruins. A first-inning error staked UCLA to a 2-0 had lifted the Lions to their first postseason victory in lead but the Lions roared back with three runs in the school history. second to take the lead. UCLA evened the score in the

2007 Results 2007 Statistics 2007 News Archive ESPN.Com Coverage 33 Lion Legends

Sami Strinz - 2003 Margo Pineda - 2005 Megan Ackerman - 2009 PCSC Player of the Year PCSC Player of the Year PCSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Danielle Kaminaka - 2005 Tiffany Pagano Jennifer Nayudu - 2010 PCSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year 3-Time PCSC Pitcher of the Year Academic All-American

All-Pacific Region Honors PCSC Honors Academic Honors Christy Cerecedes (2002) PCSC Players of the Year Academic All-District VIII Danielle Kaminaka (2004) Sami Strinz (2003) Judey Petix (1994) Sami Strinz (2004) Danielle Kaminaka (2004) Heather Hollis (1999) Kayla Meeks (2005) Margo Pineda (2005) Danielle Kaminaka (2005) Hillaree Bennett (2006) Christine Foley (2007) Jennifer Nayudu (2010) Christine Foley (2007) Sam Fischer (2010 - Coastal Div.) Tiffany Pagano (2007) LMU Student-Athlete of the Year Margo Pineda (2007) PCSC Pitchers of the Year Anna Trauernicht (2001) Tiffany Pagano (2008) Tiffany Pagano (2005) Chelsie Tysdal (2008) Tiffany Pagano (2007) PCSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Kelly Sarginson (2011) Tiffany Pagano (2008) Danielle Kaminaka (2005) Molly Medieros (2011) Megan Ackerman (2009) LMU Female Athlete of the Year Jennifer Nayudu (2011) Margo Pineda (2007) PCSC Freshmen of the Year Academic All-American Brittany Bassett (2003) Jennifer Nayudu (2010) NCAA Toughest to Strike Out Hillaree Bennett (2006) Theresa Conway (1991) Melissa Dykema (2007 - co)

34 Single-Season Hitting Records

Batting Average Stolen Bases Christine Foley (2007) - .416 Anna Trauernicht (1999) - 40

Hits Runs Scored Runs Batted In Doubles Home Runs Heather Hollis (1996, 1997) - 85 Kirsten Slouber (2007) - 49 Kelly Sarginson (2011) - 59 Darcy Pagnini (2008) - 18 Kelly Sarginson (2011) - 18 35 Single-Season Pitching Records

Appearances Jennifer Heliotes (1999) - 51 Tiffany Pagano (2008) - 274

Games Started Wins Earned Run Average Complete Games Shutouts Jennifer Heliotes (1999) - 37 Jennifer Heliotes (1999) - 28 Kayla Meeks (2005) - 0.99 Tiffany Pagano (2008) - 31 Jenny Chambers (1996) - 11 36 Career Hitting Records

Games Played Stolen Bases Heather Gelhorn (1996-2000) - 262 Anna Trauernicht (1998-2001) - 121

Batting Average Runs Scored Hits Home Runs Doubles Margo Pineda (2004-07) - .354 Kirsten Slouber (2006-09) - 141 Kirsten Slouber (2006-09) - 254 Danielle Kaminaka (2002-05) - 47 Danielle Kaminaka (2002-05) - 43 37 Career Pitching Records

Appearances Strikeouts Jenny Chambers (1995-98) - 144 Tiffany Pagano (2005-08) - 820

Games Started Wins Complete Games Shutouts Earned Run Average Tiffany Pagano (2005-08) - 119 Tiffany Pagano (2005-08) - 72 Tiffany Pagano (2005-08) - 87 Tiffany Pagano (2005-08) - 34 Kayla Meeks (2005) - 0.99 38 Pacific Coast Softball Conference

Cal State Loyola Sacramento Idaho State Northern Portland Bakersfield Marymount State Colorado State Coastal Division Mountain Division

Saint Mary’s San Diego Santa Clara Seattle Utah Valley Weber State

Located within the heart of the hotbed of col- together to form the PCSC. The conference offi- Each school plays a 20-game conference lege softball, the Pacific Coast Softball Confer- cially came into existence when it was approved schedule, facing each of their division rivals in a ence continues to grow as it enters its year of by the NCAA Division I Management Council four-game series over the course of five week- competition in 2012. Administrative Committee on Oct. 17, 2002. ends. Winners of the Coastal and Mountain Loyola Marymount, Portland State, Sacramento Division meet in the best-of-three PCSC Champi- Founded in 2002 with six schools in Califor- State, Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara and San Diego onship Series to determine the recipient of the nia and Oregon, today the PCSC has schools in played an inaugural conference schedule in conference’s automatic NCAA Regional berth. six western states, stretching up-and-down the 2003. The Lions captured the inaugural PCSC Pacific Coast from Washington, Oregon and title that spring. Since 2003, four different PCSC teams have California and eastward to Idaho, Utah and won a conference title. Loyola Marymount has Colorado. The PCSC has member schools within On October 27, 2008, the PCSC doubled its won a conference-leading three PCSC titles, eight of the largest metropolitan areas in the membership as CSU Bakersfield, Idaho State, adding championships in 2005 and 2007 to go West -- Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, Sacra- Northern Colorado, Seattle University, Utah Val- along with their inaugural title in 2003. Port- mento, San Diego, San Francisco, Salt Lake City ley and Weber State accepted invitations to join land State won PCSC titles in 2006 and 2009, and Seattle – paving the way for future success the PCSC. The current make-up of the PCSC fea- while Santa Clara (2004) and Sacramento State and visibility. tures the six California-based schools – CSU Ba- (2008) have also claimed a league title. kersfield, Loyola Marymount, Sacramento State, The PCSC was founded in the fall of 2002 Saint Mary’s, San Diego and Santa Clara – in the Since 2005, the PCSC champion has earned an when six members from the Western Athletic Coastal Division and Idaho State, Northern Colo- automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Conference, Western Intercollegiate Softball rado, Portland State, Seattle, Utah Valley and League and the Big West Conference came Weber State in the Mountain Division.

39 insiDE LMU...... 40 Right Place. Right Time...... 41 View to a Promising Future (Admissions/Majors)...... 42 A Solid Foundation (Campus Ministry)...... 43 THE LION EXPERIENCE...... 44 bUILDING CHAMPIONS...... 45 History of Champions...... 46 LMU at 100 - A Centennial Celebration...... 47 Academics - A Helping Hand...... 48 Inside LMU... Lion Leadership - Staff...... 49 A Hub of Activity - Athletic Training...... 50 Strengthening Champions...... 51 aTHLETIC FACILITIES Chad & Ginni Dreier Strength & Conditioning Center...... 52 The Lions Athletic Center...... 53 Smith Field...... 54 Where the Lions Play...... 55 feel THE ROAR...... 56 LMU Spirit & GameDay folloWING THE LIONS...... 57 LMU Multimedia WHERE THE LIONS LIVE...... 58 Los Angeles and Southern California

40 RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME.

aybe that we’re the only Catholic University in Los Ange- les and one of the world’s renowned Jesuit institutions, Ma group that includes 28 universities in the and over 100 schools worldwide. Or, maybe, it is that Loyola Marymount University has been called a Hidden Gem by the Washington Post and ranked among the Best in the West by U.S. News & World Report. Or that our serene campus, overlooking Marina del Rey, offers one of the most exhilarating academic locations anywhere. Or that our five colleges, all connected to Los Angeles, enable students to make current contacts in technology, business, politics, art, music, and naturally, the entertainment industry. Yet there’s something more to consider. If you’re looking for a place to acquire facts and skills that will help you get along in the world, you have many choices. But if you’re looking for a place where there is more, a place that strives for the education of the whole person, LMU may be the place for you. At LMU, we inspire you to take ideas apart and learn how they fit together. You’ll test your limits, forge enduring friendships, pro- mote justice and become a contributing citizen of the world. Our curriculum is broad and deep. Our pace is demanding. Our expectations are high. Our plans are ambitious. And for 100 years we have been looking for curious, accomplished, enterprising, vi- sionary students to make this their right time and their right place.

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41 A VIEW TO A promising future.

he Chronicle of Higher Education notes that at Jesuit in- stitutions, this precept “translates into a large amount of Tindividual attention from faculty members and accessibility to high-level administrators, including the president.” At LMU, students don’t simply benefit from cura personalis; they practice it, too, carrying out the Jesuit ideal of “men and women for oth- ers.” The Marymount sisters contribute a history of educating women and teaching through the arts, with a deliberately in- ternational perspective that encourages respect for all cultures. LMU brings these gifts together in seven colleges: • Business Administration • Communications and Fine Arts • Film and Television • Liberal Arts • Science and Engineering • School of Education • Loyola Law School

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University Mission AND Identity

oyola Marymount’s Mission and Goals Statement, approved by the Board of Trustees in 1990, succinctly states in its preamble Lthe University’s three-fold mission: * The encouragement of learning * The education of the whole person * The service of faith and the promotion of justice

These often quoted phrases are at the heart of the campus com- munity’s communal self-understanding. When unpacked, they tell us much about LMU’s identity as a Catholic, Jesuit/Marymount uni- versity.

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43 THE LION EXPERIENCE.

DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON MU is about the whole person, and when it comes to providing friends and mentors to Lbe a part of that mission, you won’t find a university surpassing LMU. The campus population comes from all 50 states and 70 countries. Better still, LMU offers the opportunity for students to hone their skills and help them find like-minded colleagues for life. More than 3,200 students live in 19 residence halls and apartments on campus. There are over 140 active clubs and organizations, and a Greek community with 15 local chapters. Our students volunteer more than 175,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations.

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he mission of the department is to provide an environment for student-athlete development that supports the pursuit Tof the highest level of success athletically and academical- ly for the growth of the whole person in the tradition of the Je- suit and Marymount ideals. The purpose of the Intercollegiate Athletics Program at Loyola Marymount University is to support the overall mission, goals and objectives of the University by complimenting its primary academic pursuits with champion- ship sports programs. Additionally, Loyola Marymount Univer- sity Athletics supports “Pursuing Victory with Honor.”

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45 history of champions.

2000s 1900s rom the very beginning, LMU has established a history of champions. In the 1930s it was three straight ice hockey championships. In the 1940s the legendary Pete Newell Fplayed for the Lions and the rivalry with Pepperdine (1941) began. The 1950s saw Bob Boyd win the NCAA title in the 100-yard dash. The 1960s saw the Lions win their first basketball championship, and one of their first Olympians, rower Hugh Miller Foley (1964). In the 1970s, Loyola and Marymount colleges merged and saw women’s sports begin their dominate history, including a pair of tennis championships (1977, 78). LMU then exploded in the 1980s with more individual national champions (Therese Kozlowki in cross country) and more Olympians (Paul Sunderland men’s volleyball gold medal in 1984). The decade 1990s 1930s also included LMU’s trip to the College World Series (1986) and two women’s rowing Varsity Four National Titles (1981, 89). The 1990s started with one of the most memorable moments in sports history with the men’s basketball run to the NCAA Elite Eight in the 1989-90 sea- son. Women’s volleyball became the first program to win three straight WCC titles (1994, 95, 96), thanks in part to Olympian and All-American Sarah Noriega. Baseball would end the 1940s 1990s with three straight titles, the final coming in 2000. Then came the past decade, as the Lions won more titles (36) than the previous 70 years combined and yet another Gold Medal (Reid Priddy 2008 men’s volleyball). Leading the way were the men and women’s water polo programs, winning a combined 16 titles in 11 years. The current decade includes men’s wa- ter polo winning its fourth straight title and men’s soccer claiming their first in 2010. a Click here for LMU’s athletics history 1980s 1950s 1960s

1970s 46 a centennial celebration.

t is a common and accepted practice off with the 2011 Commencement cer- for institutions of higher education in emonies and will continue through May Ithe United States to date their found- 2012. LMU Athletics will celebrate along ing to the day and year when the first in- with the University with a full list of spe- struction was offered. LMU began when cial events, frequent online features and the Society of Jesus opened the high Centennial games for each of its NCAA Di- school division of their newly founded vision I programs. The events for athletics Los Angeles College on September 11, started with the record-setting LionsFund 1911 with 80 boys of high school age. It Golf Classic and Dinner Auction in May, 8 Insider Info: changed names three times by the time and with the start of the fall 2011 sports • Athletics at 100 it became Loyola University of Los An- season, the LMUat100 Celebration will be • LMU at 100 geles in 1930 on a third site (our present a busy one. • Centennial Schedule Westchester campus). With the merger of The Lions will honor LMUat100 with • Athletics History Loyola University and Marymount College Centennial games for each of its pro- • LMU All-Americans in 1973 the name changed again. Loyola grams, including the women’s basketball • LMU Championships Marymount University’s centennial will games on Dec. 4 vs. UCLA and Jan. 21 vs. begin with commencement in 2011 and Santa Clara. Each game will feature spe- conclude with Commencement in 2012, cial promotions and features that sport, naming graduates of both classes as “Cen- its history at LMU, and the student-ath- tennial Classes.” letes and coaches who have made it a rich The Centennial celebration at Loyola part of LMU’s history. Marymount University, LMUat100, kicked

47 a helping hand.

oyola Marymount University is dedicated to the education and development of the whole person, the pursuit of academic excellence, advancement of scholar- Lship, the service of faith, and the promotion of justice. As a Catholic institution, the University takes its fundamental inspiration from the Jesuit and Marymount tra- ditions of its founding religious orders. Loyola Marymount University seeks to foster in each member of its community respect for the dignity of the individual, a devotion to intellectual and spiritual life, an appreciation for diversity, and a thirst for justice in all endeavors. Loyola Marymount University strives to send forth “men and women for others,” to lead and to serve.

Students who choose LMU for higher learning receive a world-class education on a campus known for its athletic excellence. The LMU Athletics Department is commit- ted to assisting student-athletes achieve their full potential both academically and athletically.

The Student-Athlete Services staff supports all student-athletes in their academic and personal development. The staff provides guidance to each LMU student-athlete in their transition from high school student to college student-athlete.

According to the 2010 NCAA Graduation Rate, the LMU Athletics Department posted a rate of 89 percent for all student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility and a rate of 84 percent for those student-athletes who received athletics aid. a Click here for more on Student-Athlete Services student-athlete services

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n 2011-2012, Loyola Marymount University will celebrate its Centennial, bringing to a close its first 100 years on the bluff. Within the athletic depart- Iment, the last 14 years of that history has been led by Dr. William S. Husak, who was hired as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in 1998. Those 14 years just happen to be the most prolific as Husak leads the Lions into a new century that will be as focused as ever on his mission of winning championships, achieving success in the classroom through graduating all stu- dent-athletes in four years and helping them grow as individuals as they move on to the next stages of their life. Since 1998, LMU has seen its most overall success in school history as the Lions have won over 58 percent of its dual competitions in that span and claimed 30 of its overall 43 conference championships (among sports currently sponsored by LMU within NCAA Division I competition) and 39 of its 61 NCAA postseason appearances. Off the field, the Lions continue to rank among the best in the West Coast Conference and in the west in the NCAA’s APR and Graduation Rate, and in 2010-11, a record 225 student-athletes claimed the National Academic Honors. Husak attributes the success that has come on the field and classroom to the commitment to athletics from the University as a whole and people within it. And for Husak it is all about the people. He has been committed to developing a family of coaches, support staff and administrators who believe that LMU’s athletics program can be among the elite in the nation. His tenure has been marked by enhancing the support of the athletic teams through: • Staff: Growth of head coaches from 9 to 19 in 10 years • Facilities: $35 million in enhancements since 2000 • Operational: LionsFund support at record high 8 Insider Info: • Endowments: Scholarships tops among WCC • President Husak is quick to acknowledge the success of athletics is due to a University • Athletics’ Administration committed to its programs. Leading this direction was the formation of the Ath- • Head Coaches letic Director’s Council. For more on the direction of LMU Athletics: • Staff Directory • Building Champions - Capital Campaign • NCAA Compliance • LionsFund • Development • Athletic Director’s Council • Directions • Development - Endowments

a Click here for full bio on Dr. husak

49 A HUB OF ACTIVITY. LMU athletic medicine he busiest place per square foot on the campus of Loyola Mary- mount University is not what one would think. It is not LMU’s on- Tcampus commons area, the Lair, University Hall or the LMU book- store. It is the LMU Athletics Training Room.

Right around 1,000-square feet, the LMU training room at any given mo- ment in season is what Assistant Athletics Director of Athletic Medicine Keith Ellison calls “organized and controlled chaos.” On a given day, the Athletics Training Room will see about half of the 450 student-athletes at LMU. A given day will include lots of paperwork, therapy for student- athletes recovering from injuries that keep them out of competition, ap- pointments with doctors and pre- and post-practice needs.

With more than 50 years of experience in the field, the Training Program provides services that include a philosophy that places a high value on health and wellness, a program that allows injured student-athletes to return to their sport as soon as medically safe and to substantially reduce the risk of athletic injury for those student-athletes.

The Training Room at LMU features state-of-the-art equipment in a 1,000-square foot athletic medicine complex. The equipment includes whirlpools, paraffin bath, ultrasound, muscle stimulation and hydrocol- lators. a Click here for more on LMu athletic medicine

Keith EllIson Joe gonzalez steven Cortez COLlEEN DUFF Asst. AD-Athletics Medicine Asst. Athletic Trainer Asst. Athletic Trainer Asst. Athletic Trainer (310) 338-2874 (310) 338-2764 (310) 338-5220 (310) 338-2340

50 strengthening champions. lmu strength & conditioning he strength and conditioning program at Loyola Marymount Uni- versity is an essential component of the Athletic department’s quest Tfor Building Champions. Leading the way in helping to develop the strength and conditioning program to one of the best is the brand new Chad and Ginni Dreier Strength & Conditioning Center within the Lions Athletic Center. The new state-of-the-art Center puts the Lions at a whole new level.

LMU Strength and Conditioning Mission Statement “The LMU Strength and Conditioning Department will help all student- athletes reach their full athletic potential by developing all aspects of their physical and mental fitness. The ten recognized physical skills to be devel- oped are Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy. We will develop these skills by using the following methods: Olympic lift- ing, strength lifting, body weight calisthenics, plyometrics, medicine ball throws, agility work, speed work, stretching, tumbling routines, metabol- ic conditioning, and CrossFit workouts. LMU’s facility and program reflect the total fitness philosophy of the Lion Strength & Conditioning staff.” a Click here for more on LMu strength program

GEno del ROSARIO NICK LONGO DREW ROSSI Interim Head Assistant Assistant Strength Coach Strength Coach Strength Coach (310) 338-5796 (310) 338-7690 (310) 338-7690 51 THE DREIER CENTER.

pening in the Spring of 2011 was the Lions Ath- letic Center, and within its 16,000 square feet is the Ocrown jewel of weight training facilities, the Chad and Ginni Dreier Strength & Conditioning Center. The new facility will be at the core of Building Champions at LMU. 8 Insider Info: Named in honor of the Chad and Ginni Dreier Familty, the • Lions Athletic Center 4,000 square foot facility brings state-of-the-art equipment • LMU Facilities and space to train the more than 450 LMU student-athletes. • Sullivan Field • Directions The Chad and Ginni Dreier Strength and Conditioning Cen- • Get Tickets ter includes 12 power lift power racks, 58 pull-up bars, a • Spirit Shop full set of Iron Grip Dumbbells, brand new bars and bum- per plates from Usaka Barbell, and Infinity Flooring with custom insets with logos.

52 THE lions Athletic cENTER.

he newest addition to the family of facilities that are home to LMU Athletics is the Lions Athletic Center. The 16,000-square foot facility is located between Albert Gersten Pa- Tvilion and Sullivan Field, and brings much needed space to the more than 450 student- athletes who participate on one of the 21 varsity athletic teams at LMU. The main piece of the building is the new weight training facility. Named by the Chad and Ginni Dreier Family, the weight room is more than 4,000-square feet and is one of the top training facilities in the West Coast Conference. In addition to the weight room, there are locker room facilities for baseball, softball, women’s soccer and men’s soccer. Also with- in the building is a pair of executive conference rooms and office space for the strength and conditioning coaches and for 8 Insider Info: the athletic facility operations staff. The ADG Fraternity has • Lions Athletic Center named the larger of the two conference rooms, which over- • LMU Facilities looks Sullivan Field. The building also houses the LMU Ticket • Sullivan Field Office, a new laundry room, and storage facilities. • Directions • Get Tickets • Spirit Shop

53 SMITH FIELD HOME OF THE LIONS. LMU Home Records at Smith Field Season W L Pct. 2006 16 8 .667 2007 26 6 .813 2008 20 7 .741 2009 12 11 .522 2010 11 8 .579 2011 19 6 .760 Total 104 38 .732 8 Insider Info: • Gersten Pavilion • Directions/Map • gameday at lmu • tickets

he LMU Softball team and its fans have enjoyed great success at LMU’s newest backstop. The final piece is a state-of-the-art scoreboard complete with line score, athletic facility, Smith Field, since it opened in 2006. The beautiful new field balls, strikes and outs. Also included in the project behind centerfield is a batting Twas built thanks to the donation of the Mike and Patty Smith family, and cage constructed using the structure from the old handball courts. provides the team and the university with a top-of-the-line facility. The Lions have had winning home campaigns in each of the field’s first five seasons and are 104-38 The field has brought great success to the Lions. LMU was 16-8 at home during the overall, a .732 winning percentage, at the facility. inaugural season of 2006 and followed that with an impressive 26-6 mark in 2007. LMU again won 20 home games in 2008 and has maintained a winning record in The construction of Smith Field began in the fall of 2005 as the Lions moved the each season since the park opened. short distance from their old field, which faced Gersten Pavilion and Page Stadium, to Smith Field, which is adjacent to the basketball and baseball facilities. For the In 2011, LMU and the softball pro- project to get started, nearly 3,500 yards of dirt, the equivalent of 350 dump trucks, gram recieved another upgrade with had to be moved and relocated to build the mounds for the seating areas, which the completion of the Gersten Annex. are tiered and climb from the top of the recessed dugouts to over 10 feet above The 18,000-square-foot facility will the playing surface. house a state-of-the-art weight train- ing room, four locker rooms, facility The field sits in the same location as the previous field but home plate has moved operations area including a laundry to the southwest corner of the grass. The dugouts are professional grade and sit room, athletics ticket center, execu- two feet below the playing surface. The dimensions of the park are 200-feet in left tive conference rooms and offices. and right field and 215 feet in dead center. The outfield fence stands four feet high with a grass slope climbing behind for addition lawn seating.

Behind the dugouts on both the left and right field lines are two bullpens consist- ing of two pitching mounds and plates. Behind home plate is a 35-foot high net

SMITH FIELD Other LMU Facilities Annex Construction 54 WHERE THE lions play.

LMU athletic facilities he athletics facilities at Loyola Marymount University have seen a little of everything in the almost 70 years Twhile in its current Westchester location. From the 1984 to LMU basketball to the World Cup and everything in between, the LMU athletics facilities have become home to the best and it continues to get better. Thanks to continued commitment by the University, the Athletics Complex over a three-year period will show lots of growth. It started in the summer of 2008 when the Uni- versity allocated office and meeting space to Lion Athlet- ics within the Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey Center on the Westchester campus. The Leavey Center is home to 15 of the Lions’ 21 varsity programs in the newly remodeled and mod- ern office complex and it continues today with the opening of the brand new Lions Athletic Center in April of 2011.

• The Leavey Center • Gersten Pavilion • Lions Athletic Center • George Page Stadium • Sullivan Field • Burns Aquatics Center • Smith Field • LMU Tennis Center • Higgins Short Game Center 8 Insider Info: • Jane Brown Bove Boathouse • Lions Athletic Center • Directions • Get Tickets • Spirit Shop

55 feel the roar. lmu spirit he mission of LMU as a whole is the development of the whole person, paying attention to the spirit of Tbeing a Lion. The center of that spirit is LMU Ath- letics and specifically the atmosphere of LMU game day. From pregame hosted BBQs at LMU soccer, to chants from the grass knolls at softball to the pregame tailgate parties before LMU basketball games, there is a special buzz on LMU gamedays. And there are many ways to get involved, including involvement in TeamLMU. Check out LMU spirit at its finest.

• Origin of the Lion • Heart of a Lion • The Roar • LMU Cheer Team • LMU Pep Band • Tickets • Team LMU • Fight Song • Iggy • Game Day Central/Tailgating • Official Online Store • Summer Camps/Clinics

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his 2011-12 season, check out LMU athletics and all 21 programs online • Phone Apps/Live Updates to Your Wireless through LMULions.com and the Multimedia Page. Log on today for all Get the latest information sent straight to your Tthe latest info on the Lions, including updated schedules, rosters, player wireless device with LMU Mobile. Sign-up for this bios, and more. Here is how LMU Multimedia brings the Lions right to you: free service today to have scores, headlines and the • Lions’ Audio Network latest in LMU Athletics at your finger tips whenever The broadcast home of LMU is the Lions’ Audio Net- you want it. work, providing FREE, live audio broadcasts on www. LMULions.com. More than 150 events will be broad- • Interactive Media Guides cast live and games will be archived within 72 hours LMU Athletics now features all of the media guide of their original airing. online, and it isn’t just in PDF. Through ZMags.com, the LMU Athletic Media Guides make reading about • Lions’ All-Access the Lions even easier. From bios to every student- The official video network of LMU Athletics. Lions’ athlete to put on a Lion uniform, it can be found All-Access will once again bring all non-televisied through LMU Media Guides online. home games for men’s basketball, women’s basket- ball and women’s volleyball, while adding men’s and • Lion Blog women’s soccer and baseball to the slate in 2011-12. LMU is celebrating its Centennial in 2011-12 and we In addition, Lions’ All-Access is home to feature in- thought this would be a great opportunity for us to terviews, highlights and more through “Inside the Lions.” The “ITL” is a spe- create a blog for multiple members of the Athletics cial look into LMU Athletics and its student-athletes. The show will highlight Department to share their thoughts and feelings. student-athletes and give an inside look to why LMU is such a special place. As the year progresses, look for student-athletes to talk about their experiences. For Dr. William Hu- • Follow the Lions where ever you might be through: sak, LMU Athletics Director, to give some thoughts. Look for special thoughts from Iggy. And lots more.

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los angeles, california Grab your sunscreen and your towel, because LA has more than 50 miles of coastline and 33 public beaches, so you can always find a stretch of sand to snatch and plenty of waves to catch. But don’t forget your appetite, an extra suitcase and a sense of adventure, because LA’s coastal cit- ies are more than just a bunch of pretty places. From the quiet enclaves of Playa del Rey and Marina del Rey just minutes from the LMU campus, to the funky ambience of Venice with its offbeat street performers, each of these Click to play... waterfront wonders offers its own personality and its own take on dining, shopping, attractions and activities.

• Discover Los Angeles The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

• A Better L.A. is our business Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

• The City of Los Angeles Official web site of the City of Los Angeles

• California: Find Yourself Here California Travel & Tourism Commission

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