2010 Volleyball Match Notes Week 12 --- Pilots Conclude 2010 Season in Spokane •For Immediate Release • Nov. 17, 2010•

2010 Results Pilots (11-18, 4-9 WCC) vs Gonzaga (3-26, 1-12 WCC) Overall record: ...... 11-18 Saturday • Nov. 20, 2010 • Spokane, Wash. (Charlotte Y. Martin Centre - 4,000) WCC: ...... 4-9 Home: ...... 4-4 Thursday Nov. 11, 7 PM Away: ...... 3-9 Live Stats: gozags.com Neutral: ...... 4-5 Series: Gonzaga leads 35-19 Ranked Opponents: ...... 0-3 Last Meeting: POR 3, GON 2 This Week in Pilots Volleyball Oct. 23, 2010 at Portland The Pilots (11-18, 4-9 WCC) play just Scouting Gonzaga one match in the fi nal week of the season as Schylur Edelman leads the Bulldog attack with 192 kills this season followed by a trio of Bull- they head to Spokane to play the Gonzaga dogs in the 160s: Jessie Genger (168), Caitlin Cozad (168), and Terran Poindexter (163). Edelman Bulldogs (3-26, 1-12 WCC). Portland, which also leads the team in blocks with 92 while Cozad has 85. Denise Van de Mortel is averaging 8.99 beat Gonzaga at the Chiles Center earlier this assists per set while Allyson Powell averages 4.20 digs per set. season, is looking for its fi rst fi ve win WCC sea- Gonzaga snapped a 23 match losing streak last weekend with a 3-1 victory over Loyola son since 1998. A win would also give the Pilots Marymount. In WCC play, the Bulldogs rank second in digs per set (15.09) and third in blocks per four road wins for the fi rst time since 1997 and set (2.40). match the total number of road wins the Pilots accumulated from 2005 to 2009. Pilots/Bulldogs Series A Brief Look Back... Portland won earlier this season at home but the Bulldogs still hold a 35-19 advantage in the all-time series. Gonzaga has won six of the last eight meetings between the two programs. The Pilots played their fi nal two home games of the campaign last weekend as the Statistical Comparison and visited The Bluff. Team Record Kills/S Pct. Assists/S Aces/S Digs/S Blocks/S Sophomore outside hitter Ariel Usher led Port- Portland ...... 11-18 12.3 .180 11.6 1.0 13.8 1.6 land with 17 kills and six digs, forcing the Waves to Gonzaga ...... 3-26 11.1 .141 10.5 0.8 15.1 2.3 fi ve sets but Pepperdine prevailed (25-13, 23-25, 25- Cup of Joe 21, 20-25, 15-11). Sophomore Kate Bostwick posted Each and every week, head coach Joe Houck chimes in with his thoughts for the 13 kills with seven digs while senior libero Danielle week. This week, coach Houck refl ects on the maturity of the program: Dupar moved into second place on the Pilots’ single The progression really began last spring when the 8 returning players decided they would season digs leader board with 29 in the match. commit to developing a new era here at UP. The season has been an extension of that, and the Prior to Saturday’s match against LMU, the Pi- with the early season successes (OSU and Wichita State) and the competitive results thus far in lots honored Dupar, their lone senior, with a pregame the WCC, we have taken a big step in the right direction. Having the luxury of so much of our core ceremony. Junior Kati Hronek posted 11 kills with six returning and a talented incoming class along with the growth we expect to see this spring, I am very blocks to lead the Pilots to a three game sweep of the excited about the possibilities that are now in front of us. visiting Lions (25-22, 25-20, 25-16). Redshirt-sopho- more Rachel Femling added seven kills on a .385 attacking percentage to compliment her four blocks. Sophomore setter Madison Smith posted double-doubles in both matches and also set a ca- reer-high in service aces with fi ve against the Lions. Last 5 Matches DATE OPPONENT RESULT Oct. 30 Saint Mary’s* L 0-3 Nov. 4 at San Francisco* W 3-2 Nov. 6 at Santa Clara* L 1-3 Nov. 11 Pepperdine* L 2-3 Nov. 13 Loyola Marymount* W 3-0 This Week Nov. 20 at Gonzaga* 12:00 PM *WCC match; All times are subject to change Home games in BOLD, played at the Chiles Center Senior libero Danielle Dupar Volleyball Contact: Erik Oreschak • Office Phone: (503) 943-7425 • Cell: (702) 290-5615 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • Can You Dig It? Hron & Kate Plus 8 Senior libero Danielle Dupar has racked up Outside hitters Kati Hronek and Kate a career-high 544 digs this season - including Bostwick have formed a formidable duo for the a career-high 40 against Seattle - moving her Pilots after experiencing limited playing time last into fourth place on the Pilots’ career digs leader season. board with 1,548. She is only one of four Pilots Hronek, a 6-0 junior from Kent, Wash., to have recorded 500 digs in a season or 1,500 has recorded 19 double-digit kill matches while Pilots Named WCC Player of the Week career digs. averaging 3.04 kills per set. With an average of Dupar entered this season ranked ninth on 11.10 kills per match, Hronek leads the squad Date Player 9/6/2010 Kati Hronek (Co) the list after finishing the 2009 campaign with in both kills (322) and points (358.5). She also 9/24/2002 Heather Denison (Co) 1,004 career digs, aided by a then career-high ranks second on the team with 70 blocks. 9/5/2001 Anna Abatzoglou (Co) 365 during the year. Bostwick, a sophomore native of 9/23/1996 Gretchen Sanders Dupar ranks 11th in the nation with an Pendleton, Ore., has put up consistent numbers *WCC Player of the Week files date back to 1995 average of 5.59 digs per set in NCAA Division this season. She is second on the team with five mark in school history with 30, finishing one shy 1 matches, clinching a new Pilot record for digs double-doubles and is averaging 7.86 kills per of the school record set Nov. 11, 1991. per set in a season. Only two other Pilots have match and 7.14 digs per match. Junior outside hitter Kati Hronek and fresh- finished a season above 5.00 digs/set (Murphy After leading the Pilots with 18 service aces man outside hitter Christina Harris both notched McClenahan - 5.07, 2005 and Carlie Price last year, Bostwick shares the team lead with 22 career-highs in the match as Hronek tallied eight - 5.04, 2002). aces this season. and Harris recorded five. Junior middle blocker The lone senior on the Pilots’ roster also is Marissa Plummer posted a season-high seven second on the squad lead in service aces with 20. Roofing with a Plummer blocks in the victory. Junior middle blocker Marissa Plummer Portland owns an average of 2.36 blocks Ariel Assault has tallied 88 blocks (16 solo/72 assists) on per set at home compared to an average of 1.35 Sophomore Ariel Usher made a major the season. Plummer finished last season two blocks per set away from the Chiles Center. impact on the 2009 Pilot squad and is off to blocks behind Shelley Sievers for the team lead but an impressive start this season. After finishing still finished eighth on the WCC leader board with 96. WCC Co-Player of the Week and MVP last season third on the team in kills and first in After averaging 0.92 blocks per set last Junior outside hitter Kati Hronek was attacking percentage, Usher opened the season year, Plummer owns an average of 0.81 blocks named WCC Co-Player of the Week on Sept. 6, with six straight double-digit kill matches. She per set this year. She also finds herself third after leading the Pilots to their first tournament currently ranks second on the Pilots in kills (279) on the team in kills (260) and second in points championship victory since 2004 in the Shocker and third in points (308). She also ranks fourth (328.0). Her .269 hitting percentage leads the team. Classic. Hronek tied a then career-high with in blocks (37). Plummer now ranks sixth on the Pilots’ 17 kills in the Pilots’ win over perennial NCAA The 6-1 sophomore from Hillsboro, Ore., career charts with an average of 0.84 blocks participant Wichita State. She also nabbed MVP landed a spot on the All-WCC Preseason Team per set while her 220 career block assists ranks honors for the tournament by hitting .298 overall after being named to the All-WCC All-Fresh- sixth and her 265 total blocks are ninth. with 43 kills and six blocks. With the WCC man Team in 2009. Usher played herself onto honor, she became the fourth Pilot since 1995 to two All-Tournament teams this year (Corvallis Pilots ‘Bea’ Adding ‘Moore’ Depth be named Player of the Week and the first since Invitational and Shocker Classic). The Pilots have signed two recruits to Na- 2002. Hronek shared the award with Pepperdine tional Letters of Intent since the signing period middle blocker Victoria Adelhelm. Smith & Settin’ began on November 11. After splitting setting duties with Kaylyn Newport, Ore. native Sam Moore signed All-Tournament Material Jones last season, sophomore Madison Smith on to join the program for next season. Moore In tournament action this season, junior has taken over this year as the primary setter. played multiple different positions in high school Smith has dished out 1,019 assists this season, and was a three-time Oregon All-State 4A First notching at least 40 assists in 13 matches Team member. including a career-high 63 twice, once against Portland also added Elizabeth ‘Bea’ Loper Seattle (9/21) and again against San Francisco to next year’s roster. The Mission Viejo, Calif., (11/4). For the season, she is averaging 9.35 as- native played middle blocker in high school, New for 2010-11 is UP’s GameCentral, a sists per set and is one of only 10 Pilots to have helping her team win the San Louis Obispo free internet portal that combines free video, reached the 1,000 assist plateau in a season. Tournament in 2008 and 2010 and, with her club audio and livestats in one location, making On top of setting her teammates up for the team, the 2009 Volleyball Festival Champion- following the Pilots easier and more accessible kill, the Palos Verde, Calif., native has notched ship. than ever before. 78 kills of her own so far after recording just one All home, non-televised men’s and women’s kill all of last season. Smith, tied for the team Stuffed on The Bluff soccer and basketball games and volleyball lead in double-doubles with five, is quickly es- Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Femling matches will be available through the free tablishing herself as a kill threat from the setter’s tied a school record with 10 block assists on service, which is also available on your iPhone, position. Oct. 9 against the , finishing iPad, or iTouch. To access GameCentral, simply the match with 11 total blocks. As a team, the visit PortlandPilots.com. Pilots recorded the second highest block assist 2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 3 • www.portlandpilots.com • Moving on UP Despite having just three upperclassmen, the Pilots are putting up more impressive results than more experienced Pilot squads of years past. From 2005-09, the Pilots won just four of AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll 56 road matches but this year the Pilots have 2010 Volleyball Quick Facts won three, matching the highest total since the Started Volleyball: ...... 1979 Team W-L Pts Last 2002 campaign. All-Time Overall Record: ...... 424-602 (.413) 1 Florida (45) 24-1 1475 1 Thanks to a perfect record in the Shocker Division I Record: ...... 255-489 (.343) 2 Stanford (12) 22-2 1438 2 All-Time WCC: ...... 79-256 (.236) Classic, the young Pilots brought the program its 2010 Overall Record: ...... 11-18 (.379) 3 Hawaii (1) 26-1 1349 3 fi rst tournament championship since 2004. 4 California (1) 23-2 1316 4 2010 WCC Record: ...... 4-9 (.308) Portland also snapped San Francisco’s 15 2009 Overall Record: ...... 6-23 (.207) 5 Nebraska (1) 24-2 1268 5 match winning streak against the Pilots with a 2009 WCC Record: ...... 2-12 (.143) 6 Southern California 22-4 1199 6 thrilling fi ve set victory over the Dons on Oct. 9, Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/4 7 Penn St. 23-4 1130 8 tying the win total from head coach Joe Houck’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 8/6 8 Texas 19-5 1106 7 fi rst season on The Bluff. During the second Newcomers: ...... 4 9 Illinois 21-5 999 9 round of WCC action, the Pilots once again Facility ...... Chiles Center (4,852) 10 UCLA 19-7 962 10 Chiles Center Record/Years: ...... 132-181 (.422)/25th defeated the Dons, marking the fi rst time since Head Coach: ...... Joe Houck (Portland State ‘87) 11 Washington 17-7 861 11 2004 that Portland swept a WCC foe. 12 UNI 27-2 824 12 Career Record/Years: ...... 156-141 (.525)/11th With a fi ve set win against the Gonzaga Record at School/Years: ...... 25-65 (.278)/3rd 13 Dayton 24-3 673 17 Bulldogs on Oct. 23, the Pilots, playing in front WCC Record: ...... 7-34 (.171)/3rd 14 San Diego 22-4 633 18 of the third largest crowd in school history (568), Assistants: ...... Michael King (3rd year) 15 Colorado St. 23-3 594 13 matched their 2009 conference win total...... Sara Reilly (2nd year) 16 Iowa St. 17-7 556 14 The Pilots have 11 wins this season, four Strength Coach: ...... Bradford Scott 17 LSU 23-3 556 15 of them coming against WCC opponents. It is Athletic Trainer: ...... Corey Hojnicki 18 Cincinnati 26-4 457 19 Portland’s fi rst 10+ win season since 2004 and General Information 19 Minnesota 20-8 420 22 the fi rst time since 2002 that the Pilots have won Mailing Address: ...... 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR 97203 20 Michigan 21-7 357 16 at least three conference matches. 21 Tennessee (W) 22-6 251 21 Athletics Phone: ...... 503-943-7117 22 Arizona 18-9 242 20 Preseason Wrap-Up Web site: ...... www.portlandpilots.com Affi liation: ...... NCAA Division I 23 Oregon 18-8 213 23 With the intense competition in the WCC Conference: ...... 24 Tulsa 27-2 141 25 from year to year, the Pilots wanted a preseason Founded: ...... 1901 25 Northwestern 18-9 81 24 schedule to challenge their game and prepare Enrollment: ...... 3,600 Portland’s 2010 opponents are in bold them for tough conference opponents. Nickname: ...... Pilots Portland’s 14 non-conference opponents Colors: ...... Purple and White OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Long Beach State 66; during preseason play combined for a cumula- President: ...... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. Oklahoma 58; Cal State Fullerton 55; St. Mary’s (Calif.) tive non-conference record of 121-63 (.658). Athletics Director: ...... Larry Williams 49; Purdue 45; Duke 41; Pepperdine 21; Missouri 17; The record of teams that defeated Portland dur- Athletics Phone: ...... 503-943-7117 Cal Poly 12; Middle Tennessee 10; Ohio State 7; New Ticket Offi ce: ...... 503-943-7525 ing non-conference play totaled an astonishing Mexico 3; Wichita State 3. record of 89-32 (.736). Media Information Kati Hronek captured MVP honors by leading Student Assistant (VB Contact): With a 3-1 victory in the season opener at ...... Erik Oreschak the Pilots to the championship title with 43 kills Oregon State, the Pilots turned out to be the Offi ce Phone: ...... 503-943-7425 and six blocks at the Shocker Classic in Wichita, only WCC team to defeat a Pac-10 opponent. Cell: ...... 702-290-5615 Kan. (Sept. 3-4). At the Aggie Invitational (Sept. The WCC combined to go 1-12 (.077) against Email: ...... [email protected] 17-18), Hronek posted a career-high 19 kills the Pac-10. Portland lost it’s only other Pac-10 Sports Information Director: ...... Jason Brough against Nevada en route to a spot on her sec- match-up against then-No. 16 Oregon. Offi ce: ...... 503-943-8439 ond All-Tournament Team of the season. Cell: ...... 503-706-3460 Sophomore Ariel Usher nabbed spots Bloggin’ on The Bluff E-mail: ...... [email protected] Assistant SID: ...... Adam Linnman on two All-Tournament teams. First, she was Portland freshman Autumn Wedan, an out- side hitter from Klamath Falls, Ore., will be writ- Offi ce: ...... 503-943-7731 named to the 2010 Corvallis Invitational All- Cell: ...... 503-860-9494 Tournament Team in Corvallis, Ore., Aug. 27-28. ing a season-long blog, giving fans an in-depth, E-mail: ...... [email protected] The next weekend, Usher landed herself on the behind the scenes and sometimes comical look Fax: ...... 503-943-7242 Shocker Classic All-Tournament Team. at the UP volleyball program. Press Row Phone: ...... 503-943-7527 Sophomore setter Madison Smith also To read Autumn’s blog, visit www. played her way onto the Shocker Classic All- portlandpilots.com/WedanBlog and make sure Tournament Team for the Pilots after posting to bookmark it to follow Wedan and the Pilots all 133 assists and 14 kills in the tournament. season!

2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 4 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2010 Season Highs Individual Highs Double-Doubles Team Highs Attack Pct. (Min 10 Att.) Madison Smith (7) Attack Pct. 1- .619 Kate Bostwick 9/28 vs TWU 8/28 vs. Illinois State 31 assists, 10 digs 1- .425 9/28 vs TWU (61-16-106) 2- .562 Marissa Plummer 9/28 vs TWU 8/28 vs. Sacrameto State 48 assists, 14 digs 2- .358 9/4 vs SFA (54-15-109) 3- .553 Kati Hronek 10/23 vs GU 9/10 at Wyoming 34 assists, 10 digs 3- .272 9/17 vs UNR (59-22-136) 4- .538 Rachel Femling 9/4 vs SFA 10/23 vs. Gonzaga 50 assists, 11 digs 4- .254 10/23 vs Gonzaga (72-27-177) 5- .536 Hronek 9/28 vs TWU 5- .249 11/4 at USF (72-25-189) 11/4 at San Francisco 63 assists, 15 digs Kills 11/11 vs Pepperdine 40 assists, 13 digs Kills 1- 23* Kati Hronek 10/23 vs Gonzaga 11/13 vs Loyola Marymount 32 assists, 10 digs 1- 72 10/23 vs Gonzaga 2- 22* Marissa Plummer 10/9 vs USF 72 11/4 at San Francisco 3- 21 Ariel Usher 9/21 at Seattle Kate Bostwick (5) 3- 70 9/21 at Seattle 4- 20 Hronek 11/4 at USF 8/28 vs. Sacrameto State 12 kills, 15 digs 4- 63 8/28 vs Sacramento State 5 - 19 Hronek 9/17 vs UNR 63 8/28 vs SFA 9/4 vs. Stephen F. Austin 11 kills, 12 digs 63 10/9 vs San Francisco 9/28 vs. Trinity Western 13 kills, 10 digs Assists 10/23 vs. Gonzaga 14 kills, 10 digs Assists 1- 63* Madison Smith 9/21 at Seattle 11/4 at San Francisco 16 kills, 13 digs 1- 70 10/23 vs Gonzaga 63* Smith 11/4 at USF 2- 68 9/21 at Seattle 3- 53 Smith 9/28 vs Trinity Western Ariel Usher (3) 68 11/4 at San Francisco 53 Smith 11/6 at Santa Clara 8/28 vs. Illinois State 13 kills, 10 digs 4- 61 10/9 vs San Francisco 5- 50 Smith 10/24 vs Gonzaga 9/3 vs. Stephen F. Austin 17 kills, 16 digs 5- 60 9/3 vs SFA Digs 9/4 at Wichita State 12 kills, 13 digs Digs 1- 40* Danielle Dupar 9/21 at Seattle Monica Jordan (1) 1- 82 9/3 vs SFA 2- 36 Dupar 9/4 at Wichita State 2- 81 11/4 at San Francisco 3- 34 Dupar 10/9 vs USF 9/11 vs. UT Arlington 33 assists, 17 digs 3- 79 8/28 vs Sacramento State 4- 31 Dupar 11/4 at USF 4- 76 9/4 at Wichita State 5- 30 Dupar 9/18 vs Cal Poly 5- 70 10/23 vs Gonzaga 30 Dupar 10/23 vs Gonzaga Service Aces Pilots’ All-Time Digs Leaders Service Aces 1- 5* Madison Smith 11/13 vs LMU 1- 10 11/13 vs Loyola Marymount 2- 4* Danielle Dupar 9/17 vs UNR 1. Ann Pinkowski (1989-92) 1,770 2- 8 10/9 vs San Francisco 3- 3 Kate Bostwick 8/28 vs Sac. State 2. Murphy McClenahan (2003-06) 1,684 3- 7 8/28 vs Sacramento State 3* Marissa Plummer 9/18 at UC Davis 3. Laura Coyle (1988-91) 1,630 4- 6 9/17 vs Nevada 5- 2 20 times 11/13 vs LMU (last) 4. Danielle Dupar (2007-) 1,548 6 9/18 vs Cal Poly 5. Kelly Parnell (1988-91) 1,345 Total Blocks Total Blocks 6. Nikki Rosenfeldt (1989-92) 1,241 1- 11* Rachel Femling 10/9 vs USF 1- 18.0 10/9 vs San Francisco 2- 8* Kati Hronek 10/9 vs USF 7. Carlie Price (1999-2002) 1,210 2- 11.0 10/30 vs St. Mary’s 3- 7 Marissa Plummer 10/9 vs USF 8. Kim Kemper (1984-87) 1,067 11.0 11/4 at San Francisco 4- 6 4 times 11/13 vs LMU (last) 9. Sara Vercruyssen (2002-05) 1,029 4- 10.5 9/28 vs Trinity Western 10. Christy Martin (1986-89) 991 5- 9.0 11/11 vs Pepperdine *Career-High

2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 5 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2010 Set-by-Set

Date Opponent Match Gm1 Gm2 Gm3 Gm4 Gm5 Rec WCC Aug. 27 at Oregon State (1) W, 3-1 13-25 25-22 25-20 25-22 - 1-0 - Aug. 28 vs Illinois State (1) L, 0-3 27-29 23-25 20-25 - - 1-1 - Aug. 28 vs Sacramento State (1) L, 2-3 25-21 21-25 17-25 25-21 13-15 1-2 - Sept. 3 vs Stephen F. Austin (2) W, 3-2 18-25 22-25 25-21 25-19 15-13 2-2 - Sept. 4 vs Stephen F. Austin (2) W, 3-0 25-19 30-28 25-23 - - 3-2 - Sept. 4 at Wichita State (2) W, 3-1 17-25 26-24 25-23 25-22 - 4-2 - Sept. 10 at Wyoming (3) L, 1-3 18-25 22-25 26-24 16-25 - 4-3 - Sept. 10 vs Boise State (3) L, 0-3 20-25 11-25 9-25 - - 4-4 - Sept. 11 vs Northern Colorado (3) L, 0-3 18-25 18-25 20-25 - - 4-5 - Sept. 11 vs UT Arlington (3) W, 3-1 25-14 25-21 25-21 25-22 - 5-5 - Sept. 15 at #16 Oregon L, 0-3 25-27 15-25 13-25 - - 5-6 - Sept. 17 vs Nevada (4) W, 3-1 21-25 25-18 25-23 25-17 - 6-6 - Sept. 18 vs Cal Poly (4) L, 1-3 25-23 14-25 16-25 14-25 - 6-7 - Sept. 18 at UC Davis (4) L, 0-3 16-25 18-25 20-25 - - 6-8 - Sept. 21 at Seattle L, 2-3 26-24 19-25 25-18 20-25 13-15 6-9 - Sept. 28 Trinity Western W, 3-1 24-26 25-20 25-14 27-25 - 7-9 - Sept. 30 at St. Mary’s* L, 0-3 12-25 18-25 14-25 - - 7-10 0-1 Oct. 2 at #24 San Diego* L, 0-3 15-25 20-25 23-25 - - 7-11 0-2 Oct. 7 Santa Clara* L, 0-3 25-27 18-25 20-25 - - 7-12 0-3 Oct. 9 San Francisco* W, 3-2 21-25 25-23 25-19 16-25 15-11 8-12 1-3 Oct. 14 at Loyola Marymount* L, 0-3 15-25 13-25 23-25 - - 8-13 1-4 Oct. 16 at Pepperdine* L, 0-3 19-25 11-25 17-25 - - 8-14 1-5 Oct. 23 Gonzaga* W, 3-2 25-22 29-27 14-25 22-25 15-9 9-14 2-5 Oct. 28 San Diego* L, 0-3 20-25 16-25 20-25 - - 9-15 2-6 Oct. 30 St. Mary’s* L, 0-3 19-25 11-25 20-25 - - 9-16 2-7 Nov. 4 at San Francisco* W, 3-2 25-21 20-25 25-23 26-28 15-10 10-16 3-7 Nov. 6 at Santa Clara* L, 1-3 28-30 25-23 21-25 14-25 - 10-17 3-8 Nov. 11 Pepperdine* L, 2-3 13-25 25-23 21-25 25-20 11-15 10-18 3-9 Nov. 13 Loyola Marymount* W, 3-0 25-22 25-20 25-16 - - 11-18 4-9 Set Records (11-18) (7-22) (11-18) (12-17) (8-7) (4-3) Portland Points 2225 594 595 609 330 97 Opponent Points 2518 715 699 670 346 88 Date Opponent Time

Nov. 20 at Gonzaga Noon Top Chiles Center Volleyball Attendance Figures Match Key * - West Coast Conference Match Rank Total Opponent Date Home games in BOLD and played at the Chiles Center 1. 637 Oregon 9-23-03 2. 618 Portland State 11-20-91 Tournament Legend 3. 568 Gonzaga 10-23-10 (1) - Corvallis Invitational - Corvallis, Ore. 4. 505 Washington State 8-28-05 All-Tournament: Ariel Usher 5. 491 Washington State 9-26-06 (2) - Shocker Classic - Wichita, Kan. 6. 482 Oregon State 9-2-09 Tournament MVP: Kati Hronek 7. 466 Portland State 11-18-92 All-Tournament: Kati Hronek 8. 462 Santa Clara 10-7-10 Madison Smith 9. 460 Washington 9-3-05 Ariel Usher 10. 451 LMU 10-12-90 (3) - Cowgirl Classic - Laramie, Wyo. (4) - Aggie Invitational - Davis, Calif All-Tournament: Kati Hronek

2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 6 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2010 Match-by-Match Leaders Date Opponent Kills Attacks Assists Digs Aces Blocks Aug. 27 at Oregon State Hronek/Usher (13) Usher (30) Smith (41) Dupar (24) Three players with one Plummer (5) Aug. 28 vs Illinois State Usher (13) Usher (30) Smith (31) Bostwick (13) Bostwick (2) Femling (3) Aug. 28 vs Sacramento State Hronek (17) Usher (45) Smith (48) Dupar (26) Bostwick (3) Plummer (5) Sept. 3 vs Stephen F. Austin Usher (17) Usher (42) Smith (46) Dupar (28) Three players with one Plummer (4) Sept. 4 vs Stephen F. Austin Hronek (12) Usher (28) Smith (45) Dupar (13) Plummer (1) Femling (3) Sept. 4 at Wichita State Hronek (17) Bostwick/Hronek (39) Smith (42) Dupar (36) Four players with one Plummer (3) Sept. 10 at Wyoming Hronek (14) Hronek (34) Smith (34) Dupar (19) Dupar (2) Plummer (4) Sept. 10 vs Boise State Usher (7) Usher (24) Smith (14) Smith/Usher (4) Harris (1) Hronek/Oliver (2) Sept. 11 vs Northern Colorado Hronek (8) Bostwick (24) Smith (16) Jordan (10) Harris (2) Hronek/Plummer (2) Sept. 11 vs UT Arlington Usher (16) Usher (25) Jordan (33) Jordan (17) Plummer (2) Plummer/Usher (5) Sept. 15 at #16 Oregon Bostwick/Usher (7) Usher (32) Smith (22) Dupar (15) Smith/Usher (1) Femling (4) Sept. 17 vs Nevada Hronek (19) Usher (38) Smith (43) Dupar (26) Dupar (4) Plummer (4) Sept. 18 vs Cal Poly Hronek (11) Hronek (33) Smith (27) Dupar (30) Bostwick/Plummer (2) Oliver (4) Sept. 18 at UC Davis Plummer (10) Plummer (24) Smith (29) Dupar (10) Plummer (3) Four players with one Sept. 21 at Seattle Usher (21) Usher (41) Smith (63) Dupar (40) Bostwick/Dupar (2) Hronek (3) Sept. 28 Trinity Western Hronek (17) Hronek (28) Smith (53) Dupar (13) Three players with one Plummer (5) Sept. 30 at St. Mary’s* Usher (8) Usher (30) Smith (20) Dupar (12) Jordan (2) Oliver (4) Oct. 2 at #24 San Diego* Hronek/Plummer (10) Bostwick/Usher (26) Smith (30) Dupar (19) Bostwick (2) Plummer (4) Oct. 7 Santa Clara* Hronek (13) Hronek (29) Smith (32) Dupar (11) Dupar/Jordan (1) Oliver/Plummer (2) Oct. 9 San Francisco* Plummer (22) Bostwick/Plummer (40) Smith (48) Dupar (34) Three players with two Femling (11) Oct. 14 at Loyola Marymount* Plummer (7) Harris/Hronek (20) Smith (22) Dupar (11) Harris (1) Plummer (3) Oct. 16 at Pepperdine* Hronek (9) Hronek (23) Smith (14) Dupar (14) Harris/Smith (1) Hronek/Plummer (3) Oct. 23 Gonzaga* Hronek (23) Bostwick (40) Smith (50) Dupar (30) Bostwick/Plummer (2) Femling/Hronek (4) Oct. 28 San Diego* Hronek/Plummer (10) Hronek (27) Smith (30) Dupar (15) Nguyen (1) Three players with one Oct. 30 St. Mary’s* Hronek (10) Hronek (19) Smith (20) Dupar (16) Dupar (1) Femling (6) Nov. 4 at San Francisco* Hronek (20) Hronek (49) Smith (63) Dupar (31) Four players with one Femling (6) Nov. 6 at Santa Clara* Plummer (16) Bostwick (33) Smith (53) Dupar (21) Plummer/Smith (2) Plummer (4) Nov. 11 Pepperdine* Usher (17) Usher (46) Smith (40) Dupar (29) Bostwick (2) Plumer (6) Nov. 13 Loyola Marymount* Hronek (11) Hronek (29) Smith (32) Dupar (13) Smith (5) Hronek (6) Nov. 20 at Gonzaga Portland in the WCC Rankings All Matches Team: Hitting Percentage ...... 180 6th Opponent Hitting Percentage ...... 256 8th Assists Per Set ...... 11.62 6th Kills Per Set ...... 12.34 6th Blocks Per Set ...... 1.64 8th 2010 WCC Standings Aces Per Set ...... 0.97 7th Digs Per Set ...... 13.81 7th Team WCC Pct. Overall Pct. #14 San Diego 12-0 1.000 22-4 .846 Individual: Pepperdine 10-2 .833 19-7 .731 Kills Per Set ...... Kati Hronek 3.04 7th Saint Mary’s 10-2 .833 18-7 .720 Assists Per Set ...... Madison Smith 9.35 4th Digs Per Set ...... Danielle Dupar 5.49 1st Loyola Marymount 6-6 .500 15-13 .536 Santa Clara 5-8 .385 14-13 .519 WCC Matches Portland 4-9 .308 11-18 .379 Team: San Francisco 2-11 .154 4-22 .154 Hitting Percentage ...... 181 6th Gonzaga 1-12 .077 3-26 .103 Opponent Hitting Percentage ...... 273 8th *AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll Assists Per Set ...... 11.48 6th Kills Per Set ...... 12.04 7th Preseason All-Conference Team Blocks Per Set ...... 2.04 7th Name, School, YR, POS Aces Per Set ...... 1.04 5th Lauren Corp, SMC, SO, OH Digs Per Set ...... 13.75 7th Amy DeGroot, USD, RSR, OH Kim Hill, PEP, JR, MB Individual: Kapua Kamana’o, SMC, SR, S Hitting Percentage ...... Marissa Plummer .301 10th Dana Knudsen, SCU, SO, MB Kills Per Set ...... Kati Hronek 3.04 9th Shannon Lowell, SMC, SR, MB Assists Per Set ...... Madison Smith 9.54 4th Sarah Mandala, USF, SR, OH Blocks Per Set ...... Marissa Plummer 0.96 10th Kelsi Myers, USD, SR, S Digs Per Set ...... Danielle Dupar 5.33 1st Ali Troost, USD, SR, RS Ariel Usher, POR, SO, MB 2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 7 • www.portlandpilots.com • Pilots by the Numbers By Games By Digs Three games: ...... 2-12 Leading in digs: ...... 11-7 Four games: ...... 5-3 Trailing in digs: ...... 0-10 Five games: ...... 4-3 Tied in digs: ...... 0-1 By Kills By Blocks Leading in kills: ...... 9-2 Leading in total blocks: ...... 3-1 Trailing in kills: ...... 1-16 Trailing in total blocks: ...... 5-14 Tied in kills: ...... 1-0 Tied in total blocks: ...... 3-3 By Assists Records Leading in assists: ...... 11-3 Overall: ...... 11-18 Trailing in assists: ...... 0-15 WCC: ...... 4-9 Tied in assists: ...... 0-0 Non-Conference: ...... 7-9 Home ...... 4-4 By Attack Percentage Away: ...... 3-9 Leading in attack percentage: ...... 8-0 Neutral: ...... 4-5 Trailing in attack percentage: ...... 3-18 Tied in attack percentage (within .01): ...... 0-0 When Winning the... First Set ...... 4-3 When hitting .300 and above: ...... 2-0 Top: Sophomore Setter Madison Smith Second Set: ...... 9-2 When hitting .250 to .299: ...... 2-0 Bottom: Sophomore Middle Blocker Ariel Usher Third Set: ...... 10-2 When hitting .200 to .249: ...... 4-4 Fourth Set: ...... 6-2 When hitting .150 to .199: ...... 2-4 When Losing the... When hitting .149 and below: ...... 1-10 First Set ...... 6-15 Opponents hitting .300 and above: ...... 0-11 Second Set: ...... 2-16 Opponents hitting .250 to .299: ...... 2-4 Third Set: ...... 1-17 Fourth Set: ...... 3-4 Opponents hitting .200 to .249: ...... 6-2 Opponents hitting .150 to .199: ...... 1-1 By Conference Opponents hitting .149 and below: ...... 2-0 vs. Big Sky ...... 0-2 vs. Big West ...... 0-2 By Service Aces vs. Independents ...... 0-2 Leading in service aces: ...... 3-3 vs. Missouri Valley ...... 1-1 Trailing in service aces: ...... 5-13 vs. Mountain West ...... 0-1 Tied in service aces: ...... 3-2 vs. Pac-10 ...... 1-1 vs. Southland ...... 3-0 vs. Western Athletic ...... 1-1

Portland Roster NO. PLAYER POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Danielle Dupar L 5-5 Sr. Corte Madera, Calif./Redwood HS 2 Kate Bostwick OH 5-9 So. Pendleton, Ore./Pendleton HS 3 Monica Jordan S 5-10 Fr. Grants Pass, Ore./Grants Pass HS 4 Ariel Usher OH 6-1 So. Hillsboro, Ore./Glencoe HS 5 Rachel Femling* MB 6-0 So. Vancouver, Wash./Prairie HS 9 Kati Hronek OH 6-0 Jr. Kent, Wash./Rainier Christian HS 10 Mckenzie Oliver MB 6-0 Fr. San Mateo, Calif./Saint Francis HS 11 Autumn Wedan OH 6-0 Fr. Klamath Falls, Ore./Henley HS 12 Marissa Plummer MB 6-2 Jr. Granite Bay, Calif./Del Oro HS 14 Madison Smith S 5-10 So. Palos Verde, Calif./Palos Verdes HS 15 Christina Harris OH 5-11 Fr. Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS 18 Jessica Nguyen DS 5-2 So. Beaverton, Ore./Southridge HS *utilized redshirt season Head Coach: Joe Houck (3rd Year) Assistant Coaches: Michael King (3rd Year), Sara Reilly (2nd Year) Pronunciations Dupar ...... doo-PARR Nguyen ...... winn Houck ...... howk Wedan ...... weh-DAN Hronek ...... RON-ick 2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 8 • www.portlandpilots.com •

Kate 5-9 • Sophomore • Outside Hitter Pendleton, Oregon 2 Bostwick Pendleton High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 16, at San Francisco (11/4) Same Assists: 2, 5 times, last vs Gonzaga (10/23) Same Service Aces: 3, vs Sac. State (8/28) 4, vs American (9/3/09) Digs: 15, 2 times, last vs San Francisco (10/9) Same Total Blocks: 4, vs Trinity Western (9/28) Same

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Pts Pts/S 2009 67 27 95 1.42 41 279 .194 2 0.03 18 0.27 10 81 1.21 0 10 10 0.15 118.0 1.76 2010 108 29 228 2.11 133 763 .125 20 0.19 22 0.20 17 207 1.92 0 25 25 0.23 262.5 2.43 TOTAL 175 56 323 1.85 174 1042 .143 22 0.13 40 0.23 27 288 1.65 0 35 35 0.20 380.5 2.17

5-5 • Senior • Libero Danielle Corte Madera, California 1 Dupar Redwood High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 1, 2 times, last at San Francisco (11/4) 1, 5 times, last at San Francisco (11/4/10) Assists: 6, 2 times, last vs CP (9/18) Same Service Aces: 4, vs Nevada (9/17) Same Digs: 40, at Seattle (9/21) Same Total Blocks: n/a n/a

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2007 100 28 1 0.01 2 16 -.062 19 0.19 27 0.27 33 348 3.48 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.28 2008 106 32 1 0.01 3 12 -.167 17 0.16 15 0.14 13 291 2.75 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.15 2009 87 26 1 0.01 5 22 -.182 13 0.15 11 0.13 11 365 4.20 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.14 2010 99 26 2 0.02 4 21 -.095 64 0.65 20 0.20 18 544 5.49 0 0 0 0.00 22.0 0.22 TOTAL 392 112 5 0.01 14 71 -.127 113 0.29 73 0.19 75 1548 3.95 0 0 0 0.00 78.0 0.20

6-0 • RS-Sophomore • Middle Blocker Rachel Vancouver, Washington 5 Femling Prairie High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 9, at Wyoming (9/10) 9, 2 times, last at Wyoming (9/10/10) Assists: 1, 5 times, last at Loyola Marymount (10/14) 2, 3 times, last vs USF (11/12/09) Service Aces: n/a n/a Digs: 4, vs SFA (9/3) Same Total Blocks: 11, vs San Francisco (10/9) Same

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2008 ------Utilized Redshirt Season------2009 58 23 55 0.95 33 163 .135 10 0.17 0 0.00 1 11 0.19 0 26 26 0.45 68.0 1.17 2010 100 29 114 1.14 61 335 .158 9 0.09 0 0.00 0 20 0.20 5 59 64 0.64 148.5 1.48 TOTAL 158 52 169 1.07 94 498 .151 19 0.12 0 0.00 1 31 0.20 5 85 90 0.57 216.5 1.37

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5-11 • Freshman • Outside Hitter Christina Los Alamitos, California 1 5 Harris Los Alamitos High School Season / Career Highs Kills: 7, vs San Francisco (10/9) Assists: 3, vs Northern Colorado (9/11) Service Aces: 2, 2 times, last vs San Francisco (10/9) Digs: 12, vs UT Arlington (9/11) Total Blocks: 5, vs San Francisco (10/9)

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2010 51 23 26 0.51 26 121 .000 10 0.20 7 0.14 5 67 1.31 0 8 8 0.16 37.0 0.73 TOTAL 51 23 26 0.51 26 121 .000 10 0.20 7 0.14 5 67 1.31 0 8 8 0.16 37.0 0.73

6-0 • Junior • Outside Hitter Kati Kent, Washington 9 Hronek Rainier Christian High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 23, vs Gonzaga (10/23) Same Assists: 3, at Wyoming (9/10) Same Service Aces: n/a n/a Digs: 5, 2 times, last vs LMU (11/13) Same Total Blocks: 8, vs San Francisco (10/9) Same

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2008 14 13 8 0.57 6 19 .105 2 0.14 0 0.00 1 1 0.07 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.57 2009 38 21 47 1.24 34 153 .085 6 0.16 0 0.00 0 6 0.16 1 9 10 0.26 52.5 1.37 2010 106 29 322 3.04 151 785 .218 20 0.19 0 0.00 0 44 0.42 3 67 70 0.66 358.5 3.38 TOTAL 158 63 377 2.39 191 957 .194 28 0.18 0 0.00 1 51 0.32 4 76 80 0.51 419.0 2.65

5-10 • Freshman • Setter Monica Grants Pass, Oregon 3 Jordan Grants Pass High School Season / Career Highs Kills: 5, vs UT Arlington (9/11) Assists: 33, vs UT Arlington (9/11) Service Aces: 2, at Saint Mary’s (9/30) Digs: 17, vs UT Arlington (9/11) Total Blocks: 1, vs UT Arlington (9/11)

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2010 94 29 7 0.07 7 31 .000 92 0.98 10 0.11 25 157 1.67 0 1 1 0.01 17.5 0.18 TOTAL 94 29 7 0.07 7 31 .000 92 0.98 10 0.11 25 157 1.67 0 1 1 0.01 17.5 0.18

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5-2 • Sophomore • Defensive Specialist Jessica Beaverton, Oregon 1 8 Nguyen Southridge High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: n/a n/a Assists: 2, 2 times, last vs Gonzaga (10/23) Same Service Aces: 1, 4 times, last at San Francisco (11/4) Same Digs: 14, vs San Francisco (10/9) Same Total Blocks: n/a n/a

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2009 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2010 36 16 0 0.00 0 1 .000 5 0.14 5 0.14 11 50 1.39 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.14 TOTAL 38 18 0 0.00 0 1 .000 5 0.13 5 0.13 11 52 1.37 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.13

6-0 • Freshman • Middle Blocker Mckenzie San Mateo, California 10 Oliver Saint Francis High School Season / Career Highs Kills: 3, vs Cal Poly (9/18) Assists: 1, at Loyola Marymount (10/14) Service Aces: n/a Digs: 1, 3 times, last at Pepperdine (10/16) Total Blocks: 4, 2 times, last at Saint Mary’s (9/30)

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2010 31 18 14 0.45 13 45 .022 1 0.03 0 0.00 0 4 0.13 4 14 18 0.58 25.0 0.81 TOTAL 31 18 14 0.45 13 45 .022 1 0.03 0 0.00 0 4 0.13 4 14 18 0.58 25.0 0.81

6-2 • Junior • Middle Blocker Marissa Granite Bay, California 1 2 Plummer Del Oro High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 22, vs San Francisco (10/9) Same Assists: 1, 8 times, last at Pepperdine (10/16) 2, 4 times, last vs Gonzaga (10/31/09) Service Aces: 3, at UC Davis (9/18) 3, 2 times, last at UC Davis (9/18/10) Digs: 6, 2 times, last vs Gonzaga (10/23) 6, 3 times, last vs Gonzaga (10/23/10) Total Blocks: 7, vs San Francisco (10/9) 9, vs American (11/5/09)

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2008 102 32 154 1.51 58 373 .257 9 0.09 13 0.13 25 33 0.32 14 67 81 0.79 214.5 2.10 2009 104 29 173 1.66 73 483 .207 6 0.06 15 0.14 19 43 0.41 15 81 96 0.92 243.5 2.34 2010 109 29 260 2.39 99 591 .272 11 0.10 16 0.15 23 62 0.57 16 72 88 0.81 328.0 3.01 TOTAL 315 90 587 1.86 230 1447 .247 26 0.08 44 0.14 67 138 0.44 45 220 265 0.84 786.0 2.50

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5-10 • Sophomore • Setter Madison Palos Verde, California 1 4 Smith Palos Verde High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 8, vs SFA (9/3) Same Assists: 63, 2 times, last at San Francisco (11/4) Same Service Aces: 5, vs Loyola Marymount (11/13) Same Digs: 15, at San Francisco (11/4) Same Total Blocks: 3, vs Saint Mary’s (10/30) Same

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2009 86 28 1 0.01 7 19 -.316 391 4.55 12 0.14 22 89 1.03 0 1 1 0.01 13.5 0.15 2010 109 29 78 0.72 39 227 .172 1019 9.35 17 0.16 35 195 1.79 1 12 13 0.12 102.0 0.94 TOTAL 195 57 79 0.41 46 246 .134 1410 7.23 29 0.15 57 284 1.46 1 13 14 0.07 115.5 0.59

6-1 • Sophomore • Outside Hitter Ariel Hillsboro, Oregon 4 Usher Glencoe High School Season Highs Career Highs Kills: 21, at Seattle (9/21) 22, vs Gonzaga (10/31/09) Assists: 3, vs SFA (9/3) 3, 2 times, last vs SFA (9/3/10) Service Aces: 2, vs Sac. State (8/28) Same Digs: 16, vs SFA (9/3) Same Total Blocks: 5, vs UTA (9/11) 7, vs. San Francisco (11/12/09)

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2009 101 29 203 2.01 57 553 .264 23 0.23 0 0.00 2 29 0.29 3 76 79 0.78 244.0 2.42 2010 98 27 279 2.85 125 763 .202 16 0.16 9 0.09 14 147 1.50 3 34 37 0.38 308.0 3.14 TOTAL 199 56 482 2.42 182 1316 .228 39 0.20 9 0.05 16 176 0.88 6 110 116 0.58 552.0 2.77

6-0 • Freshman • Outside Hitter Autumn Klamath Falls, Oregon 1 1 Wedan Henley High School Season / Career Highs Kills: 4, vs Gonzaga (10/23) Assists: n/a Service Aces: n/a Digs: 3, vs Boise State (9/10) Total Blocks: 2, vs Saint Mary’s (10/30)

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Points Pts/S 2010 19 13 15 0.79 15 55 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 8 0.42 0 2 2 0.11 16.0 0.84 TOTAL 19 13 15 0.79 15 55 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 8 0.42 0 2 2 0.11 16.0 0.84

2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 12 • www.portlandpilots.com • Head Coach Joe Houck • Third YearYear • B.S., Physical Education/Teacher Education, Portland State ‘87 Joe Houck, who previously revived volleyball programs at WesternWestern OregonOregon and Concordia UniversityUniversity,, was hired to the position of head volleyballvolleyball coach at thethe Univer-Univer- sity of Portland in JanuaryJanuary,, 2008. Houck also helped the EEasternastern WashingtonWashington volleyballvolleyball program reach unprecedented heights as the associate head coach.

In ten years as a collegiate head coach, Houck has compicompiledled an overalloverall recordrecord of 145- 123. Prior to coming to The Bluff,Bluff, he spent three years at WesternWestern Oregon,Oregon, wherewhere he led the WWolvesolves to their fi rst ever trip to the NCAA Division IIII postpostseasonseason iinn 2007 afterafter seeing a nine-match win improvement from 2006. The teamteam fi nishednished 16-10 and sec- ond overall in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, tthehe best fi ninishsh iinn school hihistorystory for the Wolves.Wolves.

Previously, Houck was the associate head coach at Eastern Washington University. During his two years (2002- 03) with the Eagles, Houck helped the team win back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships, while posting a 51-10 overall record. EWU also reached its highest national ranking in school history, spending six weeks at No. 15 in the NCAA/AVCA Poll in 2002.

A native of Portland and a graduate of Gresham High School, Houck’s roots lie even deeper in the UP volleyball family. His wife, the former Ann Pinkowski, is a member of the UP Athletic Hall of Fame after a stellar volleyball career (1989-92). She still holds several career records at UP, including kills (1,609) and digs (1,770) as well as single-season records in kills (485, 1989) and kills per game (4.53, 1989).

Houck began his head coaching career at Tigard High School in 1987 after graduating from Portland State in 1986. As head coach at Sam Barlow High School (1992-95), Houck won three Oregon 4A State Championships. He was named the Oregon High School Coach of the Year fi ve times.

In fi ve seasons (1997-2001) at the helm of the Concordia volleyball program, Houck turned the Cavaliers into a perennial regional power. After a 9-19 rookie campaign, the Cavaliers improved to 15-9 in 1998 before claiming the Cascade Conference title in 1999, fi nishing with an overall mark of 19-5. In 2000, Concordia went a perfect 16-0 in league play, won the regional title and qualifi ed for the NAIA national tournament for the fi rst time in school history. The Cavaliers fi nished fi fth at nationals and completed the year with a school-record mark of 29-2. In his fi ve seasons at Concordia, Houck compiled a 97-32 overall record, won three conference regular season titles and three conference tournament championships, while advancing to the national tournament three times. He was also named conference coach of the year four times and was the NAIA Region I Coach of the Year in 1999.

Houck is the director of Precision Transition Volleyball Clinics and has served as the leader of the Spokane Splash and the Portland Volleyball Club. He also founded the Cascade Juniors Volleyball Club in Gresham.

Houck and his wife Ann are the parents of three children – daughters Addison and Hayden, and son Sutton. The Houck Era Overall WCC Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish 2008 8 24 .250 1 13 .071 8th 2009 6 23 .207 2 12 .143 8th 2010 11 18 .379 4 9 .308 Totals 25 65 .278 7 34 .171 -

2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball • Nov. 17, 2010 • Page 13 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2010 Portland Volleyball Portland Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2010) 2010 OverallAll matches Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-18 4-4 3-9 4-5 CONFERENCE 4-9 3-4 1-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-9 1-0 2-4 4-5

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 9 HRONEK, Kati 106 322 3.04 151 785 .2 1 8 20 0.19 0 0 0.00 7 44 0.42 3 67 70 0.66 7 2 358.5 4 USHER, Ariel 98 279 2.85 125 763 .2 0 2 16 0.16 9 14 0.09 35 147 1.50 3 34 37 0.38 1 1 308.0 12 PLUMMER, Marissa 109 260 2.39 99 591 .2 7 2 11 0.10 16 23 0.15 4 62 0.57 16 72 88 0.81 11 0 328.0 2 BOSTWICK, Kate 108 228 2.11 133 763 .1 2 5 20 0.19 22 17 0.20 39 207 1.92 0 25 25 0.23 3 1 262.5 5 FEMLING, Rachel 100 114 1.14 61 335 .1 5 8 9 0.09 0 0 0.00 4 20 0.20 5 59 64 0.64 3 0 148.5 14 SMITH, Madison 109 78 0.72 39 227 .1 7 2 1019 9.35 17 35 0.16 4 195 1.79 1 12 13 0.12 6 4 102.0 15 HARRIS, Christina 51 26 0.51 26 121 .0 0 0 10 0.20 7 5 0.14 14 67 1.31 0 8 8 0.16 2 0 37.0 11 WEDAN, Autumn 19 15 0.79 15 55 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 9 8 0.42 0 2 2 0.11 2 0 16.0 10 OLIVER, Mckenzie 31 14 0.45 13 45 .0 2 2 1 0.03 0 0 0.00 2 4 0.13 4 14 18 0.58 2 0 25.0 3 JORDAN, Monica 94 7 0.07 7 31 .0 0 0 92 0.98 10 25 0.11 1 157 1.67 0 1 1 0.01 1 2 17.5 1 DUPAR, Danielle 99 2 0.02 4 21 - .0 9 5 64 0.65 20 18 0.20 34 544 5.49 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 22.0 18 NGUYEN, Jessica 36 0 0.00 0 1 .0 0 0 5 0.14 5 11 0.14 5 50 1.39 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5.0 TEAM ------15 ------PORTLAND 109 1345 12.34 673 3738 .1 8 0 1267 11.62 106 148 0.97 173 1505 13.81 32 294 179.0 1.64 38 11 1630.0 Opponents 109 1466 13.45 501 3767 .2 5 6 1321 12.12 173 223 1.59 106 1413 12.96 54 458 283.0 2.60 50 17 1922.0 Team Statistics POR OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK !Aug 27 at Oregon State W 3-1 13-25,25-22,25-20,25-22 381 K i l ls 1345 1466 !Aug 28 vs Illinois State L 0-3 27-29,23-25,20-25 0 E r r o r s 673 501 !Aug 28 vs Sacramento State L 2-3 25-21,21-25,17-25,25-21,13-15 0 Total Attacks 3738 3767 09-03-10 vs Stephen F. Austin W 3-2 18-25,22-25,25-21,25-19,15-13 940 Attack Pct .1 8 0 .2 5 6 09-04-10 vs Stephen F. Austin W 3-0 25-19,30-28,25-23 982 K i l ls / S e t 12.3 13.4 09-04-10 at Wichita State W 3-1 17-25,26-24,25-23,25-22 1846 SET Sep 10 at Wyoming Cowgirls L 1-3 18-25,22-25,26-24,16-25 246 A s s is t s 1267 1321 Sep 10 vs Boise State L 0-3 20-25,11-25,9-25 105 A t te m p ts 3413 3420 Sep 11 vs Northern Colorado L 0-3 18-25,18-25,20-25 65 Assist Pct .3 7 1 .3 8 6 Sep 11 vs UT-ARLINGTON W 3-1 14-25,25-21,25-21,25-22 74 A s s is t s / S e t 11.6 12.1 Sep 15 at #16 OREGON L 0-3 25-27,15-25,13-25 726 SERVE Sep 17 vs Nevada W 3-1 21-25,25-18,25-23,25-17 178 A c e s 106 173 ASep 18 vs Cal Poly L 1-3 25-22,14-25,16-25,14-25 105 E r r o r s 148 223 ASep 18 at UC Davis L 0-3 16-25,18-25,20-25 336 A t te m p ts 2233 2512 Sep 21 at Seattle University L 2-3 26-24,19-25,25-18,20-25,13-15 536 Serve Pct .9 3 4 .9 1 1 Sep 28 TRINITY WESTERN W 3-1 24-26,25-20,25-14,27-25 298 A c e s /S e t 1.0 1.6 *Sep 30 at Saint Mary's (CA) L 0-3 12-25,18-25,14-25 318 SERVE RECEPTIONS *Oct 02 at #24 San Diego L 0-3 15-25,20-25,23-25 217 E r r o r s 173 106 *Oct 07 SANTA CLARA L 0-3 25-27,18-25,20-25 462 E r r o r s /S e t 1.6 1.0 *Oct. 9 SAN FRANCISCO W 3-2 21-25,25-23,25-19,16-25,15-11 273 A t te m p ts 2260 2071 *Oct 14 at LMU L 0-3 15-25,13-25,23-25 412 Reception Pct .9 2 3 .9 4 9 *Oct 16 at Pepperdine L 0-3 19-25,11-25,17-25 394 DEFENSE *Oct 23 GONZAGA W 3-2 25-22,29-27,14-25,22-25,15-9 568 D ig s 1505 1413 *Oct 28 #19 SAN DIEGO L 0-3 20-25,16-25,20-25 228 D ig s /S e t 13.8 13.0 *Oct 30 SAINT MARY'S (CA) L 0-3 19-25,11-25,20-25 201 BLOCKING *Nov 04 at San Francisco W 3-2 25-21,20-25,25-23,26-28,15-10 147 Block Solo 32 54 *Nov 6 at Santa Clara L 1-3 28-30,25-23,21-25,14-25 323 Block Assist 294 458 *Nov 11 PEPPERDINE L 2-3 13-25,25-23,21-25,25-20,11-15 369 Total Blocks 179.0 283.0 *Nov 13 LMU W 3-0 25-22,25-20,25-16 341 B lo c k s / S e t 1.6 2.6 Block Errors 38 50 Record in 3-set matches: 2-12 Ball handling errors 11 17 Record in 4-set matches: 5-3 ATTENDANCE Record in 5-set matches: 4-3 T o t a l 2740 5882 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/342 12/490 Neutral site #/Avg 9/272 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 - 2010 PORTLAND VOLLEYBALL • University of Portland Volleyball2010 • Nov. Portland 17, 2010 Volleyball • Page 14 • www.portlandpilots.com • Portland Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2010) 2010Conference WCC Statistics matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-9 3-4 1-5 0-0 CONFERENCE 4-9 3-4 1-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 9 HRONEK, Kati 48 146 3.04 69 365 .2 1 1 8 0.17 0 0 0.00 3 19 0.40 3 40 43 0.90 2 1 169.0 12 PLUMMER, Marissa 48 123 2.56 38 282 .3 0 1 4 0.08 7 7 0.15 3 29 0.60 9 37 46 0.96 4 0 157.5 2 BOSTWICK, Kate 48 100 2.08 58 358 .1 1 7 8 0.17 8 6 0.17 22 93 1.94 0 12 12 0.25 2 1 114.0 4 USHER, Ariel 37 92 2.49 43 273 .1 7 9 3 0.08 5 4 0.14 14 47 1.27 1 11 12 0.32 1 0 103.5 5 FEMLING, Rachel 45 51 1.13 18 147 .2 2 4 4 0.09 0 0 0.00 2 7 0.16 3 36 39 0.87 2 0 72.0 14 SMITH, Madison 48 29 0.60 12 87 .1 9 5 458 9.54 11 14 0.23 2 84 1.75 1 7 8 0.17 3 2 44.5 15 HARRIS, Christina 23 16 0.70 14 84 .0 2 4 3 0.13 3 4 0.13 8 33 1.43 0 5 5 0.22 1 0 21.5 11 WEDAN, Autumn 14 11 0.79 8 36 .0 8 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 4 3 0.21 0 2 2 0.14 0 0 12.0 10 OLIVER, Mckenzie 15 8 0.53 9 27 - .0 3 7 1 0.07 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.27 3 6 9 0.60 2 0 14.0 3 JORDAN, Monica 35 1 0.03 3 12 - .1 6 7 35 1.00 5 7 0.14 1 51 1.46 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 6.0 1 DUPAR, Danielle 48 1 0.02 1 11 .0 0 0 24 0.50 7 10 0.15 16 256 5.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.0 18 NGUYEN, Jessica 27 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 3 0.11 4 8 0.15 4 34 1.26 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 4.0 TEAM ------4 ------PORTLAND 48 578 12.04 273 1682 .1 8 1 551 11.48 50 60 1.04 83 660 13.75 20 156 98.0 2.04 17 6 726.0 Opponents 48 669 13.94 218 1655 .2 7 3 620 12.92 83 81 1.73 50 670 13.96 26 181 116.5 2.43 16 3 868.5 Team Statistics POR OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK *Sep 30 at Saint Mary's (CA) L 0-3 12-25,18-25,14-25 318 K i l ls 578 669 *Oct 02 at #24 San Diego L 0-3 15-25,20-25,23-25 217 E r r o r s 273 218 *Oct 07 SANTA CLARA L 0-3 25-27,18-25,20-25 462 Total Attacks 1682 1655 *Oct. 9 SAN FRANCISCO W 3-2 21-25,25-23,25-19,16-25,15-11 273 Attack Pct .1 8 1 .2 7 3 *Oct 14 at LMU L 0-3 15-25,13-25,23-25 412 K i l ls / S e t 12.0 13.9 *Oct 16 at Pepperdine L 0-3 19-25,11-25,17-25 394 SET *Oct 23 GONZAGA W 3-2 25-22,29-27,14-25,22-25,15-9 568 A s s is t s 551 620 *Oct 28 #19 SAN DIEGO L 0-3 20-25,16-25,20-25 228 A t te m p ts 1541 1536 *Oct 30 SAINT MARY'S (CA) L 0-3 19-25,11-25,20-25 201 Assist Pct .3 5 8 .4 0 4 *Nov 04 at San Francisco W 3-2 25-21,20-25,25-23,26-28,15-10 147 A s s is t s / S e t 11.5 12.9 *Nov 6 at Santa Clara L 1-3 28-30,25-23,21-25,14-25 323 SERVE *Nov 11 PEPPERDINE L 2-3 13-25,25-23,21-25,25-20,11-15 369 A c e s 50 83 *Nov 13 LMU W 3-0 25-22,25-20,25-16 341 E r r o r s 60 81 A t te m p ts 950 1109 Record in 3-set matches: 1-7 Serve Pct .9 3 7 .9 2 7 Record in 4-set matches: 0-1 A c e s /S e t 1.0 1.7 Record in 5-set matches: 3-1 SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 83 50 E r r o r s /S e t 1.7 1.0 A t te m p ts 1018 885 Reception Pct .9 1 8 .9 4 4 DEFENSE D ig s 660 670 D ig s /S e t 13.8 14.0 BLOCKING Block Solo 20 26 Block Assist 156 181 Total Blocks 98.0 116.5 B lo c k s / S e t 2.0 2.4 Block Errors 17 16 Ball handling errors 6 3 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2442 1811 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/349 6/302 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 -

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