The Greatest 25 Players in Ucla History
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2014 BRUINS THE 2014 BRUINS TEAM CAPTION Top Row - Assistant Coach Kaitlin Nielsen, Team Manager Cliff Anderson, Zoë Nightingale, Karsta Lowe, Claire Felix, Jennie Frager, Izzy Carmona, Haley Lawless, Maddy Klineman, Head Coach Michael Sealy Middle Row - Assistant Coach Stein Metzger, Student Athletic Trainer Lily Stokoe, Jessyka Ngauamo, Jordan Robbins, Megan Moenoa, Julie Consani, Reily Buechler, Olga Strantzali, Director of Volleyball Operations Cayley Thurlby, Volunteer Assistant Coach Tony Ker Bottom Row - Student Athletic Trainer Julia Tang, Team Manager Kate Lattman, Rachel Inouye, Karly Drolson, Taylor Schlener, Taylor Formico, Michaela Leonard, Assistant Athletic Trainer Toral Desai PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Reily Buechler bush-ler Izzy Carmona car-mo-na Julie Consani con-sahn-e Taylor Formico form-ick-o Jennie Frager fray-grr Rachel Inouye e-no-way Michaela Leonard mick-ay-luh Megan Moenoa moy-no-uh Jessyka Ngauamo na-mo Zoë Nightingale zoe-e night-in-gale Taylor Schlener schlen-er Olga Strantzali STRAHN-za-lee NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS - AGE TURNING IN ( ) 1 Izzy Carmona OH 6-3 SO TR Satellite Beach, Fla. (Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy/Florida State) Taylor Schlener Sept. 19 (19) 2 Reily Buechler OH 6-1 FR HS Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Jennie Frager Oct. 17 (20) 3 Jordan Robbins S 5-11 SO 1V Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) Taylor Formico Oct. 24 (21) 4 Haley Lawless OH 6-3 RS SO 1V Tempe, Ariz. (Seton Catholic HS) Izzy Carmona Oct. 27 (20) 5 Michaela Leonard S 5-9 JR TR Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS/San Jose State) Haley Lawless Nov. 4 (21) 6 Karly Drolson DS/L 5-6 JR 2V Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Jessyka Ngauamo Dec. 3 (19) 7 Maddy Klineman OH 6-3 JR 2V Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) OSTER BY LASS 8 Claire Felix OH 6-6 SO 1V Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) R C Seniors (4) - Julie Consani, Karsta Lowe, Megan Moenoa, 9 Megan Moenoa S 5-8 SR 3V Long Beach, Calif. (Lakewood HS) Zoë Nightingale 10 Jennie Frager MB 6-5 SO 1V Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Juniors (4) - Karly Drolson, Rachel Inouye, 11 Taylor Formico DS/L 5-7 SO TR Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis HS/UC Santa Barbara) Maddy Klineman, Michaela Leonard 12 Olga Strantzali OH 6-1 FR HS Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece (Hellenic College of Thessaloniki) Redshirt Sophomore (1) - Haley Lawless 13 Zoë Nightingale MB 6-3 SR 3V Sacramento, Calif. (St. Francis HS) Sophomores (6) - Izzy Carmona, Claire Felix, Taylor Formico, 15 Julie Consani S 5-11 SR TR Newport Beach, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS/Cal State Fullerton) Jennie Frager, Jessyka Ngauamo, Jordan Robbins 16 Rachel Inouye DS/L 5-6 JR 2V Kailua, Hawai’i (Punahou School) Freshmen (3) - Reily Buechler, Taylor Schlener, 17 Karsta Lowe OH 6-4 SR 3V Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) Olga Strantzali 18 Taylor Schlener DS/L 5-2 FR HS Yorba Linda, Calif. (Yorba Linda HS) 22 Jessyka Ngauamo OH 5-11 SO 1V Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (Benowa State HS) ROSTER BY POSITION Defensive Specialists/Liberos (4) - Karly Drolson, Taylor Formico, Rachel Inouye, Taylor Schlener ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Middle Blockers (2) - Jennie Frager, Zoë Nightingale NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) Outside Hitters (8) - Reily Buechler, Izzy Carmona, 2 Reily Buechler OH 6-1 FR HS Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Claire Felix, Maddy Klineman, Haley Lawless, Karsta Lowe, 1 Izzy Carmona OH 6-3 SO TR Satellite Beach, Fla. (Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy/Florida State) Jessyka Ngauamo, Olga Strantzali 15 Julie Consani S 5-11 SR TR Newport Beach, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS/Cal State Fullerton) Setters (4) - Julie Consani, Michaela Leonard, 6 Karly Drolson DS/L 5-6 JR 2V Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Megan Moenoa, Jordan Robbins 8 Claire Felix OH 6-6 SO 1V Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) 11 Taylor Formico DS/L 5-7 SO TR Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis HS/UC Santa Barbara) ROSTER BY HEIGHT 10 Jennie Frager MB 6-5 SO 1V Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) 5-2 - Taylor Schlener 16 Rachel Inouye DS/L 5-6 JR 2V Kailua, Hawai’i (Punahou School) 5-6 - Karly Drolson, Rachel Inouye 7 Maddy Klineman OH 6-3 JR 2V Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 5-7 - Taylor Formico 4 Haley Lawless OH 6-3 RS SO 1V Tempe, Ariz. (Seton Catholic HS) 5-8 - Megan Moenoa 5 Michaela Leonard S 5-9 JR TR Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS/San Jose State) 5-9 - Michaela Leonard 17 Karsta Lowe OH 6-4 SR 3V Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 5-11 - Julie Consani, Jessyka Ngauamo, Jordan Robbins 9 Megan Moenoa S 5-8 SR 3V Long Beach, Calif. (Lakewood HS) 6-1 - Reily Buechler, Olga Strantzali 22 Jessyka Ngauamo OH 5-11 SO 1V Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (Benowa State HS) 6-3 - Izzy Carmona, Maddy Klineman, Haley Lawless, 13 Zoë Nightingale MB 6-3 SR 3V Sacramento, Calif. (St. Francis HS) Zoë Nightingale 3 Jordan Robbins S 5-11 SO 1V Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 6-4 - Karsta Lowe 18 Taylor Schlener DS/L 5-2 FR HS Yorba Linda, Calif. (Yorba Linda HS) 6-5 - Jennie Frager 12 Olga Strantzali OH 6-1 FR HS Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece (Hellenic College of Thessaloniki) 6-6 - Claire Felix ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY Head Coach: Michael Sealy, 5th Year (UCLA, 1993) California (12) - Reily Buechler, Julie Consani, Karly Assistant Coach: Stein Metzger, 3rd Year (UCLA, 1996) Drolson, Taylor Formico, Jennie Frager, Maddy Klineman, Assistant Coach: Kaitlin Nielsen, 2nd Year (UCLA, 2009) Michaela Leonard, Karsta Lowe, Megan Moenoa, Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tony Ker, 1st Year (UCLA, 2008) Zoë Nightingale, Jordan Robbins, Taylor Schlener Director of Volleyball Operations: Cayley Thurlby, 4th Year (Hawai’i, 2007) Arizona (1) - Haley Lawless Assistant Athletic Trainer: Toral Desai, 1st Year (Pacifi c, 2004) Australia (1) - Jessyka Ngauamo Student Athletic Trainers: Lily Stokoe and Julia Tang Colorado (1) - Claire Felix Athletic Performance Coach: Joseph Geletko, 1st Year (Azusa Pacifi c, 2013) Florida (1) - Izzy Carmona Team Managers: Cliff Anderson, Kate Lattman and Virginia Pham Greece (1) - Olga Strantzali Sports Information Director: James Ybiernas, 8th Year (Cal State Northridge, 2001) Hawai’i (1) - Rachel Inouye 2 2014 UCLA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE TV/RADIO ROSTER #1 IZZY CARMONA #2 REILY BUECHLER #3 JORDAN ROBBINS #4 HALEY LAWLESS #5 MICHAELA LEONARD OUTSIDE HITTER OUTSIDE HITTER SETTER OUTSIDE HITTER SETTER 6-3 • SOPHOMORE 6-1 • FRESHMAN 5-11 • SOPHOMORE 6-3 • RS SOPHOMORE 5-9 • JUNIOR SATELLITE BEACH, FLA. DEL MAR, CALIF. RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. TEMPE, ARIZ. AUBURN, CALIF. #6 KARLY DROLSON #7 MADDY KLINEMAN #8 CLAIRE FELIX #9 MEGAN MOENOA #10 JENNIE FRAGER DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO OUTSIDE HITTER OUTSIDE HITTER SETTER MIDDLE BLOCKER 5-6 • JUNIOR 6-3 • JUNIOR 6-6 • SOPHOMORE 5-8 • SENIOR 6-5 • SOPHOMORE DEL MAR, CALIF. MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. LONG BEACH, CALIF. RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. #11 TAYLOR FORMICO #12 OLGA STRANTZALI #13 ZOË NIGHTINGALE #15 JULIE CONSANI #16 RACHEL INOUYE DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO OUTSIDE HITTER MIDDLE BLOCKER SETTER DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO 5-7 • SOPHOMORE 6-1 • FRESHMAN 6-3 • SENIOR 5-11 • SENIOR 5-6 • JUNIOR MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. PYLAIA, THESSALONIKI, GREECE SACRAMENTO, CALIF. NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. KAILUA, HAWAI’I #17 KARSTA LOWE #18 TAYLOR SCHLENER #22 JESSYKA NGAUAMO MICHAEL SEALY OUTSIDE HITTER DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO OUTSIDE HITTER HEAD COACH 6-4 • SENIOR 5-2 • FRESHMAN 5-11 • SOPHOMORE FIFTH YEAR RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. YORBA LINDA, CALIF. GOLD COAST, QLD, AUSTRALIA UCLA, 1993 2014 UCLA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 RETURNING SENIORS #17 KARSTA LOWE SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER 6-4 RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. LA COSTA CANYON HS 2013 13 kills and seven digs at USC on Sept. 19 ... recorded 10 kills and three Lowe was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, AVCA All-Pacifi c blocks at Colorado State on Sept. 15 ... had seven kills and just one error South Region First Team and All-Pac-12 First Team, leading the Bruins in 14 attempts (.429) against Pepperdine (Sept. 12) ... was named to with 4.31 kills and 4.68 points per set ... was second among hitters with the Verizon Volleyball Challenge All-Tournament Team after posting 27 a .290 hitting percentage, adding 0.75 digs and 0.61 blocks per set to kills and a .535 hitting percentage in Hawai’i ... had nine kills and two go with fi ve aces ... ranked fi fth among Pac-12 players in kps and pps ... errors in 17 attempts (.412) at Hawai’i (Sept. 9) ... posted 10 kills and had double fi gures in kills in 29 of 30 matches, including 24 in a row to no errors in 16 swings (.625) against San Diego State (Sept. 8) and eight end the season ... surpassed the 20-kill mark eight times ... hit at least kills and two errors in 10 attacks (.600) versus Idaho (Sept. 7) ... was .400 seven times ... earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3 after her play at on Sept. 2 after her performance at the LMU Invitational ... was named the UCSB Invitational, which earned her All-Tournament Team honors ... the Most Valuable Player of the LMU and Denver Invitationals and was posted her fi rst-career double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs on Sept. also named to the All-Tournament Team in Hawai’i ..