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WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE COUGARS THIS WEEK: Fri., Oct. 15 at No. 6 California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 16 at No. 2 Stanford, Maples Pavilion, Stanford 7 p.m.

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2010 WSU VOLLEYBALL COUGARS TRAVEL TO BAY AREA FOR TOP 10 FOES SCHEDULE & RESULTS The Washington State University volleyball team (6-9 overall, 0-5 Pac-10) travels to the San Francisco Bay area to take on No. 6 California (15-1, 5-1) Friday, Oct. 15, and No. AUGUST 2 Stanford (14-1, 5-1) Saturday, Oct. 16...both Cal and Stanford are coming off their first Nike Cougar Invitational, Pullman losses of the season...Cal dropped a 3-2 match at No. 8 USC and Stanford lost at No. 12 27 W, 3-0 # UC Irvine UCLA, also 3-2...both squads are tied for first place in the Pacific-10 Conference...WSU 28 W, 3-1 # Weber State last won at Berkeley in 2002 and has never won at Stanford. L, 0-3 # Idaho TUNE IN FOR COUGAR VOLLEYBALL ON RADIO SEPTEMBER WSU volleyball fans can listen to all the road contests this season LIVE in the Palouse on Powerade/Asics Challenge,San Francisco KQQQ-AM radio (1150 on the AM dial), or Border 104 (KHTR, 104.3 on the FM dial)… 3 L, 3-0 ^ Tulsa veteran area broadcaster Steve Grubbs is the voice of Cougar volleyball for the sixth sea- 4 L, 3-1 ^ UC Santa Barbara son...these road matches are also available for listening on the internet by purchasing a W, 3-1 ^ San Francisco subscription through the Cougars All-Access button on the wsucougars.com website.

Nike Cougar Challenge, Pullman GANZER IS COUGS’ OFFENSIVE WEAPON 9 W, 3-0 + Eastern Washington Junior outside hitter Meagan Ganzer (Black Diamond, Wash.) is second in the Pac-10 10 W, 3-1 + Montana State with a 5.44 kills per set average (3rd nationally) and 6.13 points per set (4th nationally)... 11 L, 1-3 + Cal Poly Ganzer has tallied three 30-point matches this season...tallied double-digit kills in all 15 matches this season and ended 2009 season with four double-figure matches...has 752 14 W, 3-1 Gonzaga career kills...Ganzer and the Cougars have seen the NCAA No. 1 offensive player, Tulsa’s 24 L, 0-3 @*No. 15 Oregon Tyler Henderson (6.69 kps and 7.29 pps) and will face the No. 2 player in Stanford’s Alix 25 L, 1-3 @*Oregon State Klineman (5.63 kps).

OCTOBER COUGAR COACHING STAFF 1 L, 0-3 * No. 12 UCLA Head Coach Andrew Palileo is in his third season at WSU...returned Cougars to NCAA 2 L, 0-3 * No. 5 USC Championship tournament in 2009...Palileo has a 34-41 overall record at WSU, and a 8 L, 0-3 @*No. 9 Washington 14-year career record of 273-182…named 2009 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year 15 at *No. 6 California, 7 p.m. after guiding the Cougars to their first winning season (18-13) since 2002, with six league 16 at *No. 2 Stanford, 7 p.m. wins, the most since 2002…only one loss came to unranked team. associate head coach 22 * Arizona State, 7 p.m. Brian Lamppa (third season)...assistant coach Jennifer Fry (first season)...Kara Kiefer, co- 23 * Arizona, 7 p.m. ordinator of operations (second season)...Tina Martin, volunteer coach (second season). 29 at * USC, 7 p.m. 31 at * UCLA, 1 p.m. LISTEN TO COACH PALILEO PODCAST Hear Cougar Head Coach Andrew Palileo’s weekly comments every Tuesday afternoon... NOVEMBER go to www.wsucougars.com, click on the Multimedia pull-down link, click on Podcasts. 5 * Washington, 8 p.m. 12 * Stanford, 7 p.m. NCAA VOLLEYBALL RPI 13 * California, 7 p.m. In the NCAA Ratings Performance Index (RPI) for matches through Oct. 10, Pac-10 19 at * Arizona, 7 p.m. schools’ rankings are: Stanford 5th, USC 10th, California 19th, Arizona 23rd, Washington 20 at * Arizona State, 7 p.m. 25th, UCLA 27th, Oregon 38th, Oregon State 101st, Arizona State 127th, and WSU 170th 26 * Oregon, 7 p.m. …Florida has the No. 1 ranking for the second week...RPI comes from a combination of 27 * Oregon State, 7 p.m. a team’s winning percentage, its opponents’ winning percentages, and it’s opponents’ opponents’ winning percentages, with home and road contests figured into the formula...328 # Nike Cougar Invitational, Pullman NCAA DI schools are ranked. ^ San Francisco Asics Challenge + Nike Cougar Challenge, Pullman * Pacific-10 Conference Matches All Times Pacific WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Fri., Oct. 15 at No. 6 California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 16 at No. 2 Stanford, Maples Pavilion, Stanford 7 p.m. Page 2

ABOUT THE No. 6 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (15-1, 5-1 record) OPPONENT NOTEWORTHY: Location: Berkeley, California Enrollment: 34,953 No. 1 Stanford leads the Pac-10 in confer- Colors: Blue and Gold Nickname: Golden Bears ence only matches in kills, hitting percentage, digs and assists...led by 6-4 senior OH Arena/Capacity: Haas Pavilion / 11,877 Alix Klineman with 5.63 kps and 6.16 points Web Site: www.calbears.com per set (both 1st Pac-10) and .382 hpct (5th Head Coach: Rich Feller (San Diego State ’73) Pac-10)...5-7 senior Libero Gabi Ailes has Career Record/Years: 526-294 / 26 4.27 dps (4th Pac-10)...6-4 junior MB Steph- Record at California/Years: 227-127 / 12 anie Browne has 1.17 bps (6th Pac-10)...No. Assistants: Chris Bigelow, Sam Crosson 8 California leads the Pac-10 in blocks with 2009 Record: 21-11 Conference Record/Finish: 11-7 / 4th 3.08 bps thanks to 6-2 sophomore MH Shan- Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9 / 6 non Sawari with 1.30 bps (1st Pac-10) and Series Record: California leads 32-21-1 (WSU streak: -14) Results from 2000-present 6-3 sophomore MH Kat Brown with 1.27 Date W/L Location Score bps (2nd Pac-10)...Hawari also has .406 hpct Oct. 7, 2000 - L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 14-16, 7-15, 7-15 (3rd Pac-10)...6-3 junior OH Tarah Murrey Nov. 2, 2000- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 15-9, 15-9, 15-3 adds 4.17 kps and 5.77 pps (both 3rd Pac- Sept. 21, 2001- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 30-26, 30-14, 30-11 10). Oct.19, 2001- W, 3-1 - Berkeley- - - - 30-22, 27-30, 30-27, 30-23 Oct. 19, 2002- L, 2-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 30-26, 20-30, 30-25, 27-30, 14-16 AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll Nov. 15, 2002- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 30-19, 30-19, 30-27 2010 POLL Sept. 25, 2003- L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 27-30, 29-30, 27-30 October 11, 2010 Oct. 23, 2003- L, 1-3- - Pullman - - - - 27-30, 36-34, 23-30, 18-30 Rank School (1st-Place Votes) Total Pts. ‘10 Record Last Week Oct. 23, 2004- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 23-30, 21-30, 23-30 1 Florida (25) 1454 14-1 2 Nov. 18, 2004- L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 23-30, 21-30, 18-30 2 Stanford (22) 1441 14-1 1 Oct. 8, 2005 - L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 16-30, 26-30, 23-30 3 Nebraska (10) 1400 16-1 3 Nov. 3, 2005- L, 2-3- - Pullman - - - - 30-23, 30-27, 12-30, 19-30, 10-15 4 Hawai’i (2) 1297 14-1 5 Sept. 22, 2006- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 25-30, 29-31, 27-30 5 USC 1200 14-2 8 Nov. 24, 2006- L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 23-30, 17-30, 22-30 6 California 1175 15-1 7 Oct. 12, 2007- L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 18-30, 22-30, 29-31 7 Washington (1) 1157 15-1 9 Nov. 8, 2007- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 16-30, 18-30, 28-30 8 Illinois 1092 13-3 6 Oct. 4, 2008 - L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 14-25, 21-25, 24-26 9 Penn State 1017 13-4 4 Oct. 31, 2008- L, 1-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 25-20, 17-25, 28-30, 19-25 10 UCLA 963 12-4 12 Oct. 10, 2009- L, 0-3- - @ Berkeley - - - 14-25, 19-25, 20-25 11 Texas 888 10-5 11 Nov. 6, 2009- L, 1-3- - Pullman - - - - 16-25, 23-25, 25-23, 16-25 12 LSU 721 16-1 15 13 Iowa State 709 11-4 10 ABOUT THE No. 2 STANFORD CARDINAL (14-1, 5-1 pending 10/15 vs. No. 7 Washington) 14 Northern Iowa 691 16-2 14 Location: Stanford, California 15 Michigan 671 16-2 18 Enrollment: 15,319 (6,878 undergrads) 16 Colorado State 592 15-2 17 Colors: Cardinal and White Nickname: Cardinal 17 Oregon 547 15-3 12 18 Dayton 474 15-3 19 Arena/Capacity: Maples Pavilion / 7,233 19 Minnesota 420 14-4 16 Web Site: www.gostanford.com 20 Northwestern 360 15-2 24 Head Coach: John Dunning (San Diego State ’73) 21 Cincinnati 317 17-3 21 Career Record/Years: 713-148 / 26 22 Florida State 264 13-3 20 Record at Stanford/Years: 276-46 / 10 23 San Diego 207 13-4 23 24 Tennessee 166 13-4 22 Assistants: Denise Corlett, Jason Mansfield 25 Arizona 98 14-4 NR 2009 Record: 23-8 Conference Record/Finish: 14-4 / 1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8 /5 Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or Series Record: Stanford leads 45-3 (WSU streak: -14) Results from 2000 to present more ballots: Duke 48; Purdue 43; Long Beach State Date- - - - W/L - - Location- - - - Score 21; Oklahoma 14; St. Mary’s 13; Middle Tennessee 9; Oct. 6, 2000 - L, 1-3- - @ Stanford - - - 7-15, 15-10, 5-15, 13-15 Tulsa 6; North Carolina 4; Indiana 3; Pacific 3. Nov. 3, 2000- W, 3-1 - Pullman - - - - 15-7, 14-16, 16-14, 15-8 Sept. 20, 2001- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 28-30, 26-30, 22-30 5 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 15 Oct. 20, 2001- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 21-30, 28-30, 23-30 points. Oct. 17, 2002- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 28-30, 22-30, 24-30 Nov. 16, 2002- W, 3-1 - Pullman - - - - 31-29, 30-24, 23-30, 30-26 Other National Rankings Sept. 26, 2003- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 28-30, 23-30, 18-30 Oct. 11, 2010 Oct. 24, 2003- L, 2-3- - Pullman - - - - 30-20, 24-30, 24-30, 30-28, 10-15 Rich Kern Poll: Oct. 22, 2004- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 17-30, 19-30, 19-30 1. Nebraska Nov. 19, 2004- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 19-30, 22-30, 22-30 2. Stanford Oct. 7, 2005 - L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 12-30, 16-30, 24-30 Not ranked - Washington State Nov. 4, 2005- L, 1-3- - Pullman - - - - 30-26, 22-30, 22-30, 25-30 Sept. 21, 2006- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 17-30, 16-30, 23-30 Pablo Rankings: Nov. 25, 2006- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 27-30, 23-30, 18-30 1. Stanford Oc.t 11, 2007- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 23-30, 19-30, 22-30 2. Nebraska Nov. 9, 2007- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 22-30, 21-30, 22-30 Oct. 3, 2008 - L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 14-25, 15-25, 19-25 Volleyball Magazine Poll (Sept. 27): Nov. 2, 2008- L, 0-3- - @ Stanford - - - 12-25, 19-25, 22-25 1. Stanford Oct. 9, 2009 - L, 1-3- - @ Stanford - - - 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 22-25 Nov. 7, 2009- L, 0-3- - Pullman - - - - 17-25, 20-25, 22-25 WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Fri., Oct. 15 at No. 6 California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 16 at No. 2 Stanford, Maples Pavilion, Stanford 7 p.m. Page 3

PAC-10 CURRENT 2010 STANDINGS (through 10/10/10) CLIMBING INTO WSU RECORDS: (Nat. Ranking) Conference Overall Streak California (6) 5-1 15-1 Lost 1 All-Time Career Digs Stanford (2) 5-1 14-1 Lost 1 1. Kelly Hyder, 2006-09 1773 Washington (7) 4-1 15-1 Won 3 2. Shannon Wyckoff, 1994-97 1254 USC (5) 3-2 14-2 Won 1 3. Kortney Jamtaas, 1999-02 1232 4. LaToya Harris, 1999-02 1178 Arizona (25) 3-2 14-4 Won 4 5. Cindy Baker, 1985-88 1157 Oregon (17) 3-3 15-3 Lost 1 6. Beth Welch, 1987-89 1114 UCLA (10) 2-3 12-4 Won 1 7. Keren Oigman, 1994-97 1070 Arizona State 1-4 6-11 Won 1 8. Jackie Albright, 2006-09 998 Oregon State 1-5 8-12 Lost 4 9. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 989 Washington State 0-5 6-9 Lost 5 10. Keri Killebrew, 1990-92 942 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-10 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Oceana Bush, 2009-10 739 Individual Overall Matches - rank in conference, WSU player (conf. leader) All-Time Career Solo Blocks Kills - 2nd Meagan Ganzer 5.44 kps (Alix Klineman, Stanford 5.63 kps) 1. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 196 Hitting Percentage - no WSU player (Bianca Rowland, Washington .438) 2. Laurie VanDiest, 1984-87 125 Assists - 8th Sara Biondi 9.96 aps (Kendall Bateman, USC 12.11 aps) 3. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96 98 Service Aces - T-6th Jordan Levenseller 0.30 (Heather Meyers, Oregon 0.75 saps) 4. Kelly Hankins, 1990-91 88 5. Brittany Johnson, 2005-08 73 Digs - 5th Oceana Bush 4.00 dps (Lainey Gera, UCLA 4.56 dps) 6. Joanne Johnson, 1991-93 69 Blocks - no WSU player (Shannon Hawari, California 1.30 bps) 7. Jennifer Stinson, 1995-98 59 Points - 2nd Meagan Ganzer 6.13 pps (Alix Klineman, Stanford 6.16 pps) 8. Holly Harris, 1999-02 53 9. Carrie Gilley, 1990-93 50 TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-10 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): 10. Cassie Robbins, 2006-09 49 Team Overall Matches (Leader) Brittany Tillman, 2007-10 44 Kills - WSU is 10th with 12.21 kps (Stanford 15.06 kps) Hitting Percentage - WSU is 10th at .211 (Washington .325) All-Time Career Block Assists Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 10th at .241 (Washington .112) 1. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 421 Assists - WSU is 9th at 11.35 aps (Stanford 14.10 aps) 2. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96 394 3. Jennifer Stinson, 1995-98 360 Service Aces - WSU is 7th at 1.23 saps (Oregon 2.02 saps) 4. Joanne Johnson, 1991-93 343 Digs - WSU is 10th at 12.69 dps (UCLA 15.32 dps) 5. Jen Barcus, 2002-05 336 Blocks - WSU is 10th at 1.97 bps (California 3.08 bps) 6. Holly Harris, 1999-02 333 7. Keren Oigman, 1994-97 329 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM CONFERENCE ONLY MATCHES (TOP 10): 8. Laurie VanDiest, 1984-87 315 9. Carrie Gilley, 1990-93 311 Individual Overall Matches - rank in conference, WSU player (conf. leader) 10. Cassie Robbins, 2006-09 299 Kills - no WSU player (Alix Klineman, Stanford 6.68 kps) Hitting Percentage - no WSU player (Alix Klineman, Stanford .396) Brittany Tillman, 2007-10 244 Assists - 10th Sara Biondi 8.44 aps (Paige Weber, Arizona 12.10 aps) Service Aces - no WSU player (Heather Meyers, Oregon 0.55 saps) All-Time Career Total Blocks Digs - no WSU player (Gabi Ailes, Stanford 5.09 dps) 1. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 617 2. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96 492 Blocks - 9th Meagan Ganzer 1.12 bps (Lauren Barfield, Washington 1.50 bps) 3. Laurie Van Diest, 1984-87 440 Points - 5th Meagan Ganzer 4.91 pps (Alix Klineman, Stanford 7.02 pps) 4. Jennifer Stinson, 1995-98 419 5. Joanne Johnson, 1991-93 412 TEAM STATISTICS FROM CONFERENCE ONLY MATCHES (TOP 10): 6. Holly Harris, 1999-02 386 Team Overall Matches (Leader) 7. Jen Barcus, 2002-05 379 8. Keren Oigman, 1994-97 363 Kills - WSU is 10th with 9.75 kps (Stanford 14.95 kps) 9. Carrie Gilley, 1990-93 361 Hitting Percentage - WSU is 10th at .122 (Stanford .311) 10. Cassie Robbins, 2006-09 348 Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 8th at .289 (Washington .173) Assists - WSU is 10th at 9.12 aps (Stanford 14.00 aps) Brittany Tillman, 2007-10 288 Service Aces - WSU is 9th at 0.69 saps (Oregon 1.59 saps) Digs - WSU is 10th at 10.69 dps (Stanford 15.86 dps) Blocks - WSU is 7th at 2.12 bps (California 3.28 bps) WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Fri., Oct. 15 at No. 6 California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 16 at No. 2 Stanford, Maples Pavilion, Stanford 7 p.m. Page 4

WSU 2010 SUPERLATIVES THE FOOTBALL CONNECTION Season Highs [Career Highs] Two current members of the 2010 WSU volleyball program have fathers who played on the WSU football team...freshman Jordan Levenseller’s father, Mike, is in the #1 OCEANA BUSH, LB Cougar Athletics Hall of Fame for his collegiate and professional career and has Kills: 12 vs. Oregn State 9/25 coached on the WSU staff for the past 18 years...assistant coach Jennifer Fry’s fa- H.Pct: .312 vs. Oregon State 9/25 Aces: 2 vs. Montana State 9/10 ther is Tyrone Gray, a WSU football and track letterwinner who played in the [2 vs. No. 16 USC 2009] CFL...Faith Hutcherson’s father, Kenneth, also played professionally in the NFL. Digs: 25 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 [39 vs. Arizona St. 2009-School Record] Total Blocks: 1 (three times) MEET THE 2010 COUGARS Points: 13.0 vs. Oregon State 9/25 #12 Sara Biondi (S, 5-11, FR, Roseville, Calif.) - Played 45 sets of setting with average of #2 JORDAN LEVENSELLER, DS Sets played: 37 9.96 assists per set - 8th best in Pac-10...had 58 assists in 3-1 win over Gonzaga...landed 3 Kills: 1 vs. Montana State 9/10 blocks vs. Oregon State...Christian Brothers High team won 2009 CIF Section Champion- Aces: 2 (four times) ship, No. California Championship and was runner-up at California State Championship. Digs: 15 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 Points: 2 (four times) #1 Oceana Bush (L/DS, 5-5, SO, Spokane, Wash.) - Named to Nike Cougar Invitational #3 ALEX DIEMER, S All-Tournament Team...4.00 digs per set - 5th best in Pac-10...spent 5 weeks playing front Sets played: 15 [19 in 2009] row as Rachel Todorovich recovered from abdominal strain...career-high 12 kills vs. Or- Assists: 42 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 egon State...also 13 digs at OSU for double-double...season-best 25 digs vs. UCSB...named Aces: 2 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 to COBRA Magazine (www.cobramag.t83.net) 2010 preseason All-National Third Team. Digs: 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 [7 at No. 6 UCLA 2009] Total Blocks: 3 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 #3 Alex Diemer (S, 5-8, JR, Rocklin, Calif.) - Saw action in 15 sets this season...averaged Points: 3.0 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 5.80 assists per set...put up 42 assists vs. UC Santa Barbara...left team in mid-September.

#5 FAITH HUTCHERSON, DS #9 Meagan Ganzer (OH, 6-3, JR, Black Diamond, Wash.) - Named MVP of Nike Cougar Sets played: 48 [85 in 2009] Aces: 2 vs. Weber St. 8/28 & vs. Gonzaga 9/14 Inviational...named to USF Powerade Asics Challenge all-tournament team after landing 65 Digs: 11 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 kills and hit .308 in 3 matches...named to Nike Cougar Challenge all-tournament team after 72 kills (6.55 kps) and hit .357...2nd in Pac-10 and 2nd in NCAA DI with 5.44 kills per #7 RACHEL TODOROVICH, MB set and 6.13 points per set...had 30 kills in back-to-back matches: in 4 sets vs. UCSB (at Kills: 12 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 [15 vs. No. 16 No. Iowa 2009] USF) and in 3 sets vs. EWU (in Pullman)...another 30 kills vs. Gonzaga (3-1 win in Pull- H.Pct: .429 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 man)...tallied career-high 8 blocks at Oregon State...tied with Levenseller to lead team with [.562 vs. No. 17 Utah & Gonzaga 2009] 11 aces...leads team with 11 solo blocks. Aces: 3 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 Digs: 13 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 #10 Marcelina Glab (MH, 6-2, FR, Watertown, South Dakota) - Seen action in 40 sets [20 vs. Oregon State 2009] Total Blocks: 2 (twice) to date...leads team with 0.82 blocks per set...adds 1.00 kills per set...landed 6 kills and [5 - four times in 2009] 6 blocks in win over GU...6 kills andd .333 hpct at Oregon State...2009 Under Armour Points: 12.5 vs. UI Irvine 8/27 national All-American honorable mention team…South Dakota “AA” Miss Volleyball… [15.5 vs. Idaho 2009] South Dakota Gatorade Volleyball State Player of the Year. #8 ANNIE LEENDERTSEN, MH Sets played: 3 #4 Stephanie Hagins (MB, 6-4, FR, Elverta, Calif.) - Redshirt season...played on Re- Kills: 0 gional High Performance Youth Team…alternate for the USA Youth High Performance Digs: 0 national team. Total Blocks: 1 vs. Oregon 9/24 Points: 0.5 vs. Oregon 9/24 #5 Faith Hutcherson (DS, 5-3, SR, Redmond, Wash.) - Played in 48 of team’s 52 sets... #9 MEAGAN GANZER, OH has 65 digs and 5 aces to date...career-high 11 digs vs. No. 5 USC...two years of coming off Kills: 30 vs. San Francisco 9/4 & vs. EWU 9/9 bench to provide tough defense. & vs. Gonzaga 9/14 H.Pct: .491 vs. EWU 9/9 [.571 vs. Missouri 2009] #14 Anuhea Keanini (S, 5-6, Rs-SO, Kailua, Hawai’i) - Transfer from Cal Poly... played Aces: 2 (twice) [2 , 2009 and 2008] in 100 of the Cal Poly’s 114 sets…averaged 9.06 assists per set…added 19 kills, 15 aces, Digs: 12 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 135 digs and 31 blocks...Hawai’i 2008 Interscholastic League of Hawaii Player of the Year... Total Blocks: 8 vs. Oregon State 9/25 redshirt for 2010 season. Points: 35.5 vs. Gonzaga 9/14

#10 MARCELINA GLAB, MH #15 Kaleinani Kabalis (OH, 5-7, JR, Hilo, Hawai’i) - Missed early action after Aug. knee Kills: 6 (three times) surgery...played in 76 matches/ 24 sets to date...libero vs. Gonzaga, 21 digs...3.12 digs per H.Pct: .333 vs. Oregon State 9/25 set...moved to front row against No. 5 USC...transfer from Western Nebraska CC...named Aces: 2 vs. Montana State 9/10 the NJCAA D-1 Volleyball Championships top defensive player…NJCAA D-1 First Team Digs: 4 vs. Montana State 9/10 Total Blocks: 6 vs. Eastern Washington 9/9 & All America…AVCA Two-Year College First Team All-American. vs. Gonzaga 9/14 Points: 9.0 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Fri., Oct. 15 at No. 6 California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 16 at No. 2 Stanford, Maples Pavilion, Stanford 7 p.m. Page 5

#19 Conley Kipp (MB, 6-4, SO, Newport Beach, Calif.) - Played in 36 sets this season... WSU 2010 SUPERLATIVES reached career-highs in kills (5) and blocks (5) against No. 5 USC 10/2...also 5 kills and hit Season Highs [Career Highs] .667 at No. 9 Washington...career-high 4 digs vs. No. 12 UCLA 10/1...missed 1 match and #12 SARA BIONDI, S hampered in others due to foot injury...saw limited action as a freshman. Sets played: 45 Assists: 58 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 #8 Annie Leendertsen (MH, 6-0, FR, Palouse, Wash.) - Played in 3 sets...had 1 block at Aces: 2 vs. Montana State 9/10 Digs: 10 vs. Eastern Washington 9/9 Oregon...volleyball and track athlete at Gar-Pal High...played on the PAC-V Kaepa Volley- Total Blocks: 3 vs. San Francisco 9/4 ball Club for former Cougar Jackie Albright and current coach Andrew Palileo. & vs. Oregon State 9/25 Points: 7.0 vs. San Francisco 9/4 #2 Jordan Levenseller (DS, 5-9, FR, Pullman, Wash.) - Played in 37 sets to date...several times as libero...season total of 50 digs (1.35 dps) and 11 aces (tied for best on team)...all- #15 KALEINANI KABALIS, OH Sets played: 24 around prep athlete who played on state teams in volleyball, basketball and softball...played Kills: 1 (twice) on PAC-V Kaepa Volleyball Club for Andrew Palileo. H.Pct: .250 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 Aces: 0 #21 Brittany Tillman (MB, 6-1, SR, Lakewood, Wash.) - Named to the Nike Cougar Digs: 21 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 Total Blocks: 1 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 Invitational and Nike Cougar Challenge all-tournament teams...2nd on team in kills (2.10 Points: 1.5 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 kps)...leads team with 41 blocks, second blocks per set average at 0.79 bps...third in hitting percentage (.202)...four year starter. #19 CONLEY KIPP, MB Sets played: 36 Kills: 5 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 & vs. No. 9 UW 10/8 #7 Rachel Todorovich (RS, 6-2, SO, Walla Walla, Wash.) - Named to the Nike Cougar H.Pct: .600 vs. Weber State 8/28 Invitational all-tournament team...abdominal strain forced her to sit out of competition and Aces: 2 (twice) Digs: 4 vs. No. 12 UCLA 10/1 practice since Sept. 4...returns to practice this week (Oct. 11) and expected to play...third Total Blocks: 5 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 on team in kills (1.90 kps) and second in hitting percentage (.234)...was 2009 Pac-10 All- Points: 8.5 vs. No. 5 USC 10/2 Freshman honorable mention…high school setter who found a spot as a left-handed right #21 BRITTANY TILLMAN, MB side hitter…led the team at NCAA tournament with 15 kills (.556) against Northern Iowa. Kills: 15 vs. Montana State 9/10 [17 vs. Idaho 2009] LAST WEEK H.Pct: .522 vs. Montana State 9/10 [.632 vs. Gonzaga 2009] No. 9 Washington swept the Cougars in Seattle...Huskies won 29-27, 25-18, 25-15...5 USC Aces: 0 won 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 10/2... Meagan Ganzer was the lone WSU player in double digits Digs: 3 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 [3 in 2009 & 2007] with 17 kills, Brittany Tillman added 7 kills and both Oceana Bush and Conley Kipp had 5 Blocks: 7 vs. Oregon State 9/25 [9 vs. No. 7 Stanford 2009] kills...Kaleinani Kabalis had 10 digs...WSU hit .146 as a team and UW hit .325. Points: 16.5 vs. Montana State 9/10 [19.0 vs. Idaho 2009] WSU VOLLEYBALL WEBCASTS For the second year, several WSU home matches will have live-streaming webcasts this WSU TEAM HIGHS 2010 season…these eight webcasts are available for the cost of a subscription to Cougar All- Kills: 65 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 Access on the official WSU website, www.wsucougars.com...selected webcasts featured Hitting Pct.: .359 vs. Eastern Washington 9/9 Assists: 62 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 exclusive audio play-by-play and color commentary from broadcast major students at the Aces: 11 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 renowned Edward R. Murrow College of Communication…Cougar All-Access subscribers Digs: 72 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 will also be able to hear the radio broadcasts of all Cougar road matches online...webcast Total Blocks: 11.5 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 Points: 81.5 vs. Gonzaga 9/14 schedule is: 9/14 Gonzaga 10/22 Arizona State 11/12 Stanford 10/1 UCLA 10/23 Arizona 11/13 California OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS 2010 Kills: 59 UC Santa Barbara 9/4 & Cal Poly 9/11 10/2 USC 11/5 Washington Hitting Pct.: .430 Tulsa 9/3 Assists: 55 Cal Poly 9/11 NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL ATTENDANCE NUMBERS Aces: 9 Montana State 9/10 Digs: 59 UC Santa Barbara 9/4 & Gonzaga 9/14 Hawai’i leads the nation with 6,186 fans per match average (13 matches)...Nebraska is sec- Total Blocks: 14 Oregon State 9/25 ond with an average of 5,218 fans (7 matches)…Washington is the top Pac-10 school at 7th Points: 72.0 Oregon State 9/25 (2,841 in 5 matches)…WSU is averaging 706 fans in 9 home matches to date.

MARCIA SANEHOLTZ COURT AT BOHLER GYM COUGARS HOME The Cougars’ home court is called Marcia Saneholtz Court at Bohler Gym in honor of the 28-year administrative veteran of Cougar Athletics who retired Oct. 1, 2007… the former Sr. Associate Athletics Director/SWA is a long-time proponent of gender equity and a champion for all sports at WSU as well as in the Pac-10 and the nation… NACWAA president (1992-93), on the board of directors (1987-94), and named 1997 Administrator of the Year…also NAGWS Pathfinder Award in 2001 and WSU Woman of Distinction in 2003…she was added to the Inland Empire Scroll of Honor in 2009.