2005 Womenof Troy RADIO/TVSpeed Chart

Kimi FREEBURG Debora SEILHAMER Nena SILJEGOVIC Anne MONTGOMERY Jessica GYSIN 1 S • 5-9 • Jr. 2 L • 5-5 • Jr. 3 S • 5-10 • Sr. 4 DS • 5-7 • Jr. 5 OH • 6-1 • RFr. New Castle, Ind. Ponce, Puerto Rico Simi Valley, Calif. Menlo Park, Calif. Mountain View, Calif. WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN

Katelyn BISHOP Bibiana CANDELAS Andrea McBRIDE Jessica MIHM 12 Diane COPENHAGEN 6 MB • 6-2 • So. 7 MB • 6-5 • Sr. 9MB/OH • 6-1 • RS Jr. 10 S • 5-9 • Sr. - TR MB/OH • 6-2 • So. Terre Haute, Ind. Torreón, Mexico Auckland, New Zealand Austin, Texas Mountain View, Calif.

Kathleen GILMOUR Staci VENSKI Kelli TENNANT Alli DILLON 15 OH • 6-1 • RS Fr. 21 OH • 6-3 • Sr. 26MB/OH • 6-2 • Fr. 32 S • 5-7 • Jr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. California City, Calif. Temecula, Calif. Long Beach, Calif.

Mick HALEY Todd DAGENAIS Cookie STEVENS John XIE Nikki ALLEN Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Volleyball Fifth Season First Season First Season First Season Operations

10 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions ROSTERBreakdown

ROSTER BREAKDOWN NUMERICAL

Returning Letterwinners (10) Katelyn Bishop, Bibiana Candelas, NO NAME POS HT YR-EXP HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Diane Copenhagen, Alli Dillon, 1 Kimi Freeburg S 5-9 Jr.-2V New Castle, Ind. New Castle Chrysler HS Kimi Freeburg, Anne Montgomery, 2 Debora Seilhamer L 5-5 Jr.-2V Ponce, Puerto Rico Colegio Ponceño Debora Seilhamer, Nena Siljegovic, Staci Venski 3 Nena Siljegovic S 5-10 Sr.-1V Simi Valley, Calif. Royal HS/Moorpark College 4 Anne Montgomery DS 5-7 Jr.-2V Menlo Park, Calif. St. Francis HS Returning Non-Letterwinner (1) Kathleen Gilmour 5 Jessica Gysin OH 6-1 RFr.-RS Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS

6 Katelyn Bishop MB 6-2 So.-1V Terre Haute, Ind. Terre Haute South HS WOMEN OF TROY Lost Letterwinners (4) 7 Bibiana Candelas MB 6-5 Sr.-3V Torreón, Mexico Colegio Ponceño Emily Adams, Keao Burdine, Sarah Florian, Alicia Robinson 9 Andrea McBride MB/OH 6-1 RJr. Auckland, New Zealand Avondale College 10 Jessica Mihm S 5-9 Sr.-TR Austin, Texas Westlake HS/SMU Newcomers (3) 12 Diane Copenhagen MB/OH 6-2 So.-1V Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS Jessica Mihm (Sr., TR), Andrea McBride (Jr.), Kelli Tennant (Fr.) 15 Kathleen Gilmour OH 6-1 RFr.-RS Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mira Costa HS 21 Staci Venski OH 6-3 Sr.-3V California City, Calif. Mojave HS/Calabasas HS Seniors (4) Bibiana Candelas, Jessica Mihm, 26 Kelli Tennant MB/OH 6-2 Fr.-HS Temecula, Calif. Chaparral HS Nena Siljegovic, Staci Venski 32 Alli Dillon S 5-7 Jr.-1V Long Beach, Calif. Wilson HS/San Jose State

Juniors (5) Alli Dillon, Kimi Freeburg, Andrea McBride, Anne Montgomery, ALPHABETICAL Debora Seilhamer

Sophomores (2) NO NAME POS HT YR-EXP HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Katelyn Bishop, Diane Copenhagen 6 Katelyn Bishop MB 6-2 So.-1V Terre Haute, Ind. Terre Haute South HS Freshman (3) 7 Bibiana Candelas MB 6-5 Sr.-3V Torreón, Mexico Colegio Ponceño Jessica Gysin (RFr.), 12 Diane Copenhagen MB/OH 6-2 So.-1V Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS Kathleen Gilmour (RFr.), Kelli Tennant 32 Alli Dillon S 5-7 Jr.-1V Long Beach, Calif. Wilson HS/San Jose State Setters (4) 1 Kimi Freeburg S 5-9 Jr.-2V New Castle, Ind. New Castle Chrysler HS Alli Dillon, Kimi Freeburg, 15 Kathleen Gilmour OH 6-1 RFr.-RS Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mira Costa HS Jessica Mihm, Nena Siljegovic 5 Jessica Gysin OH 6-1 RFr.-RS Mountain View, Calif. St. Francis HS Outside Hitters (6) 9 Andrea McBride MB/OH 6-1 RJr. Auckland, New Zealand Avondale College Diane Copenhagen, Kathleen Gilmour, 10 Jessica Mihm S 5-9 Sr.-TR Austin, Texas Westlake HS/SMU Jessica Gysin, Andrea McBride Kelli Tennant, Staci Venski 4 Anne Montgomery DS 5-7 Jr.-2V Menlo Park, Calif. St. Francis HS 2 Debora Seilhamer L 5-5 Jr.-2V Ponce, Puerto Rico Colegio Ponceño Middle Blockers (5) 3 Nena Siljegovic S 5-10 Sr.-1V Simi Valley, Calif. Royal HS/Moorpark College Katelyn Bishop, Bibiana Candelas, Diane Copenhagen, Andrea McBride, 26 Kelli Tennant MB/OH 6-2 Fr.-HS Temecula, Calif. Chaparral HS Kelli Tennant 21 Staci Venski OH 6-3 Sr.-3V California City, Calif. Mojave HS/Calabasas HS

Libero/Def. Specialists (2) Debora Seilhamer, Anne Montgomery Head Coach: Mick Haley, Ball State ‘65 (5th year) Assistant Coach: Todd Dagenais, Central Michigan '95 (1st year) Birthdays February 10 - Anne Montgomery Assistant Coach: Cookie Stevens, Florida International '81 (1st year) March 15 - Nena Siljegovic Volunteer Assistant Coach: John Xie (1st year) 25 - Staci Venski Director of Volleyball Operations: Nikki Allen May 21-Andrea McBride 22 - Katelyn Bishop June 10 - Kathleen Gilmour 28 - Diane Copenhagen PRONUNCIATION GUIDE August 20 - Alli Dillon October 4 - Debora Seilhamer Katelyn Bishop ...... KATE-lynn Bishop 25 - Kimi Freeburg Bibiana Candelas ...... bee-bee-A-nah can-DEH-las November 15 - Emily Adams Todd Dagenais ...... Todd DAZJ-uh-nay December 2 - Bibiana Candelas (as in dad) 4 - Jessica Gysin Jessica Gysin ...... Jessica GUY-sin 10 - Kelli Tennant Andrea McBride ...... on-DRAY-uh McBride Jessica Mihm ...... Jessica MIM Debora Seilhamer ...... Deborah SEAL-hammer Nena Siljegovic ...... NEY-nah she-YEH-go-vich Staci Venski ...... Staci VEN-skee John Xie ...... John SHAY

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 11 2005Women of Troy KATELYN BISHOP 6 Middle Blocker • 6-2 • Sophomore • Terre Haute, Ind. • Terre Haute South HS

2005 Personal Katelyn Bishop will see more playing time as a Katelyn Denise Bishop was born on May 22, 2005 sophomore middle blocker after limited 1986, in Rochester, Minn...daughter of Jeff duties last season for the Women of Troy. and Denise Bishop, she is an only child... favorite television show is American Idol... 2004 favorite movie is Miracle...has not decided In her 2004 freshman season, Bishop on a major. appeared in seven matches and played in 10 games...averaged 1.10 kills, 1.00 digs and 0.40 blocks per outing...made her fi rst collegiate appearance on Aug. 27 in the Career Highs season opener against Georgia Tech...her best performance of the season came on Kills Nov. 19 against Oregon, where she registered 7 vs. Oregon (11/19/04) seven kills on nine attempts for a .667 attack Attacks percentage in two games played...she also WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN 9 vs. Oregon (11/19/04) contributed with seven digs and one block against the Ducks. Attack Pct. 1.000 (1-0-1) at Washington State (9/24/04) High School Bishop is a 2004 graduate of Terre Haute (Ind.) Assists South High...four-year volleyball letterwinner 1 at Oregon (10/22/04) and two-year basketball letterwinner at forward...broke school record with 1,058 Aces career kills...helped prep team advance to None the volleyball state regional fi nals in 2001 Digs and 2002...also led Terre Haute South to 7 vs. Oregon (11/19/04) the 2002 Class 4A state championships in basketball...a 2004 Volleyball Magazine Fab Block Solos 50 selection and 2003 Indiana Gatorade 1 vs. American (9/10/04) Player of the Year...three-time (2003, 2002, 1 vs. Oregon (11/19/04) 2001) all-state and All-MIC conference fi rst team selection, and four-time All-Vigo County Block Assists fi rst team pick...named Vigo County MVP and 1 vs. Washington State (9/24/04) Indiana All-Star as a junior and senior...a three- 1 vs. Arizona State (10/30/04) year member of the USA Volleyball Girls Youth National Team...2002 USA squad captured the Total Blocks NORCECA gold medal and 2003 team fi nished 1, four times fourth at the World Championships in Poland... Points she played club volleyball for Crossroads of 8.0 vs. Oregon (11/19/04) America (1996-99) and Circle City (2000-04)... two-time AAU All-American (1998, 1999)... also earned various academic accolades, including 2003 all-state academic second team honors...member of the National Honor Society and German Honor Society.

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2004 7-10 11 1.10 4 19 .368 1 0.10 0 0.00 1 0 10 1.00 2 2 1 4.0 0.40 0 14.0 1.40

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2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 13 2005Women of Troy BIBIANA CAN DELAS 7 Middle Blocker • 6-5 • Senior • Torreón, Mexico • Colegio Ponceño 2005 Returning All-American Bibiana Candelas is 2003 completing a strong career with the Women Candelas adopted a full-time starting role in of Troy at middle blocker as a 2005 senior...at 2003 and, as one of the two best middles 6-foot-5, she is one of the four tallest players in the country, led USC to the 2003 NCAA to ever play for USC - the group includes 6- CHAM PI ON SHIP...named to the AVCA All- 5 All-American Cica Baccelli (1991-92), 6-5 America first team and College Sports Amber Oliver (1996-99) and 6-6 former All- Television All-America fi rst team...start ed American teammate Emily Adams...during all 35 matches and av eraged a .434 attack the summer, she earned most valuable per centage (ranks second among USC single player honors for her Bameso club team at season records), 3.05 kills, 0.48 as sists, 0.21 the 2005 U.S. Open Nationals (Women's service aces, 0.66 digs, 1.24 blocks and 3.97 Career Highs Open Division)...also played this summer points per game...her 118 block assists rank with the Mexican National Team. seventh among USC season records...she Kills and teammate Emily Adams led the team and 20 vs. Stanford (11/14/03) 2004 ranked among the nation's top fi ve in attack Candelas completed her 2004 junior season per centage and blocks for much of the year... Attacks with another tremendous effort, earning led the Pac-10 in attack percentage and ranked WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN 39 at Washington (11/26/04) AVCA All-America third team honors...led third in blocks...named to the All-Pac-10 fi rst the Pac-10 Conference with a .396 attack team and the Pac-10 All-Academic hon or able Attack Pct. percentage, fi nishing ninth in the nation... mention team...also honored to the AVCA .917 (11-0-12) vs. Arizona (10/11/03) fi nished 10th in the conference with a 1.00 All-Pacifi c Region fi rst team...had no more blocks per game average...started in every than two errors in 23-of-35 match es, in clud ing Assists match...averaged 3.06 kills per game and seven error-free per formanc es...collected a 6 vs. Stanford (10/8/04) 0.69 digs per game...named to the All-Pac- ca reer-high four aces against Florida (Aug. 22) 6 vs. Arizona (10/20/04) 10 fi rst team and AVCA All-Pacifi c Region and against Centenary (Sept. 12)...accounted honorable mention...in guiding USC to a for a career-high 20 kills against Stanford (Nov. Aces second-straight win at the NACWAA Classic, 14) and a season-best seven blocks against 4 vs. Centenary (9/12/03) she was named the tournament MVP Pepperdine (Sept. 3)...hit above .400 in 21 4 vs. Florida (8/22/03) after averaging 3.1 kills, 0.8 blocks and matches, in cluding a career-best .917 attack a .423 attack effort...also named to the percentage against Ari zo na (Oct. 11) with 11 Digs Marriott Beach Classic all-tournament kills off of 12 attacks and no errors...against 8 vs. Nebraska (12/11/04) team following a .611 performance against New Hampshire (Dec. 5) she accounted for a Georgia on Sept. 4...twice tied her career-high career-high seven digs...named to the NCAA Block Solos in blocks with eight against Illinois (Sept. 12) Central Regional all-tour nament team after 1 vs. American (9/10/04) and Washington State (Nov. 27)...set a new av erag ing 3.14 kills and 1.43 blocks against 1 vs. Oregon (11/19/04) career-high with six assists against Stanford Texas A&M (Dec. 12) and UCLA (Dec. 13).. (Oct. 8) and Arizona (Oct. 29)...collected a also named to the NCAA Cham pi on ship all- Block Assists season-high 18 kills at Washington on Nov. tour nament team...contrib ut ed 12 kills, four 8 at Illinois (9/11/04) 26...named Pac-10 All-Academic honorable blocks and a .346 attack percentage against mention...led the Women of Troy in the fi rst Minnesota (Dec. 18), then followed with 14 Total Blocks two rounds of NCAA Tournament play with 16 kills, four blocks and a .500 attack per cent age 8.0 vs. Pepperdine (9/3/03) kills and a .438 attack percentage against against Florida (Dec. 20)...returned to the 8.0 at Illinois (9/11/04) College of Charleston (Dec. 2) and seven Mex i can Na tion al Team and com pet ed at the 8.0 at Washington State (11/27/04) kills with no errors for a .538 mark against Pan-Ameri can Games during the summer of Kansas State (Dec. 3)...named to the NCAA 2003. Points Louisville Regional all-tournament team 23.0 vs. Stanford (11/14/03) by contributing 16 kills (.438), six digs and 2002 23.0 at Washington (11/26/04) six blocks against San Diego (Dec. 10) and After missing the fi rst half of the season, a career-high eight digs and two blocks Can delas became a surprising force for the against Nebraska (Dec. 11). Women of Troy en route to the 2002 NCAA CHAM PION SHIP ...missed the fi rst two weeks

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2002 15-40 80 2.00 18 176 .352 1 0.03 2 0.05 11 1 20 0.50 1 16 4 17 0.43 0 91.0 2.28 2003 35-111 339 3.05 65 632 .434 53 0.48 23 0.21 32 0 73 0.66 20 118 20 138 1.24 6 441.0 3.97 2004 29-108 330 3.06 62 676 .396 51 0.47 11 0.10 11 1 75 0.69 20 88 10 108 1.00 2 405.0 3.75 Totals 79-259 749 2.89 145 1484 .407 105 0.41 36 0.14 54 2 168 0.65 41 222 34 263 1.02 8 937.0 3.62

14 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy of the season while competing with the Mexican Na tion al Team at the World Championships, then was not cleared to com pete by the NCAA until Oct. 24...made her collegiate debut at Washington on Oct. 25...played a total of 40 games in 15 matches off the bench at middle blocker...averaged a .352 attack per centage, 2.0 kills, 0.5 digs, 0.4 blocks and 2.28 points per game...tallied a season-best nine kills in three different matches (Nov. 8 at Oregon, Dec. 6 vs. San Diego and Dec. 19 vs. Florida)... had a season-best performance against San

Diego, posting nine kills off of 17 attacks with WOMEN OF TROY no errors (.529), in addition to four blocks for 11.0 points...con trib ut ed 17 kills, fi ve digs and two blocks at the NCAA Final Four. Prep Candelas is a 2002 graduate of Colegio Ponceño in Puerto Rico, but attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreón, Mexico as a freshman and soph o more...an eight-year (1997-2004) member of Mexico’s Wom en’s Volleyball National Team...was honored as the ‘Best Blocker’ at the 2002 Senior Pan America Cup held in Tijuana, Mexico, as she helped lead Mexico to a fourth-place tourney fi nish...in 2000 she was hon ored as the MVP of the NORCECA Tourna ment held in Havana, Cuba...named ‘Best Blocker’ at the 1999 NORCECA in Mexico...locally she com pet ed with the state of Coahuila and led the team to four consecutive (1998-2001) national cham pi onships...in 2001 she earned MVP honors at Mex i co’s national tournament... also earned aca dem ic honors in her fi nal year (2002).

Personal Bibiana Candelas Ramírez was born on Dec. 2, 1983, in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico...daugh ter of Juan Antonio Candelas and Martha Ramírez, she has two brothers, Jorge (32) and Luis (25), and one sister, Martha (28)...Martha played colle giate basketball in Mexico at Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) and graduated in May, 2002...lists Mexican volleyball player Ivan Contreras as her biggest sports hero... favorite television show is The Simpsons...attended the same high school as USC team mate Debora Seilhamer in 2002...majoring in communications. bibiana CANDELAS

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 15 2005Women of Troy DIANE COPENHAGEN 12Middle Blocker/OutsideBlocker/Outside HitterHitter • 6-2 • Sophomore • Mountain VieView,w, Calif. • StSt.. FFrancisrancis HS 2005 of the 2003 Santa Barbara Tournament of Diane Copenhagen is in her sophomore season Champions...also earned 2001 CIF State with the Women of Troy and is competing for Sportsmanship/Citizenship Award...a a starting job at middle blocker and outside three-year member of the USA Volleyball hitter...during the summer, she played with Girls Youth National Team...2002 USA the U.S. Women's Junior National Team and squad captured the NORCECA gold medal competed at the FIVB U-20 Junior World and 2003 team fi nished fourth at the World Championships in Turkey. Championships in Poland...played club volleyball for Vision (four years), Yahoo 16’s 2004 (one year) and City Beach (three years)... She played in 25 matches in her 2005 Yahoo 16’s captured Junior Nationals in Career Highs freshman season...named to the Pac-10 2000 and City Beach did so in 2001...named All-Freshman honorable mention team... to the Junior National all-tournament teams Kills averaged 1.12 kills, 0.60 digs, 0.55 blocks in 2001 and 2003. 9 at Washington State (11/27/04) and 1.40 points per game...collected a season-high nine kills against Washington Personal Attacks State on Nov. 27 and a season-best fi ve Diane Elizabeth Copenhagen was born on WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN 21 at Washington State (11/27/04) digs at Washington on Nov. 26...posted June 28, 1986, in Mountain View, Calif... four blocks on three occasions...trained daughter of Tom and Anne Copenhagen, Attack Pct. during the summer with the U.S. Women's she has two sisters, Jill and Lauren...lists .800 (4-0-5) vs. Oregon (11/19/04) Junior National Team and competed at the Lance Armstrong as her biggest sports hero because of his fi ght to win and overcome Assists NORCECA Continental Championship in personal struggle...favorite television show 1, four times Winnipeg, Canada. is Desperate Housewives...favorite movie Aces High School is Finding Neverland...would love to play None Copenhagen is a 2004 graduate of St. volleyball in Italy or travel the world after Francis High in Mountain View, Calif...a four- graduation...has not decided on a major. Digs year volleyball letterwinner and one-year 5 at Washington (11/26/04) basketball letterwinner...a prep teammate of USC outside hitter Jessica Gysin...helped Block Solos lead prep squad to four-straight CIF state 1 at Washington State (11/27/04) championships (St. Francis competed as Div. III in 2003, Div. I in 2002 and Div. II in 2000 Block Assists and 2001) and the 2002 mythical national 4 at Pepperdine (9/5/04) championship with a 33-1 record...named 4 vs. Washington (9/25/04) 4 at Oregon (10/22/04) to the state championship all-tournament teams as a freshman, sophomore and Total Blocks senior, and honored as MVP as a junior...a 4.0 at Pepperdine (9/5/04) 2004 Volleyball magazine Fab 50 selection, 4.0 vs. Washington (9/25/04) and 2003 San Jose Mercury News, Bay 4.0 at Oregon (10/22/04) Area Cal-Hi Sports and High School Sports Focus Player of the Year...also honored as Points the 2002 CIF Division I MVP and 2003 West 10.5 at Washington State (11/27/04) Catholic Athletic League MVP...a two-time (2001, 2003) All-CIF fi rst-team selection and three-time All-WCAL conference fi rst team pick (2001, 2002, 2003)...named MVP

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2004 25-77 86 1.12 41 251 .179 4 0.05 0 0.00 1 1 46 0.60 1 41 9 42 0.55 0 107.5 1.40

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2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 17 2005Women of Troy ALLI DILLON 32 SetterSetter • 5-7 • Junior • Long Beach, Calif. • Wilson HS/San Jose StateState 2005 selection at the 2001 and 2003 Junior Olympics... Dillon is a veteran setter who spent her fi rst season she is a AAA-rated beach volleyball player...won the at USC last year after transferring from San Jose Girls U16 Beach Championships in 2000...also State. earned numerous academic awards as a prep... a four-year Honor Roll student and Distinguished 2004 Scholar who was selected as Valedictorian of her As a USC newcomer, Dillon assumed the senior class. responsibility as the team's starting setter in the 6- 2 rotation as a 2004 sophomore...started 28-of-29 Personal matches while splitting time with teammate Kimi Allison Marie Dillon was born on Aug. 20, 1985, Freeburg...averaged 7.45 assists per game and in Los Alamitos, Calif...daughter of Dale and ranked 10th in the Pac-10...made her USC debut Maureen Dillon, she has one older brother, Kyle, and younger sister, Emily...father played collegiate Career Highs versus Georgia Tech on Aug. 27 and collected 21 assists...had a season-best three service aces basketball at Long Beach State (1974-77)...names the AVP’s Misty May as her biggest sports hero... Kills against American on Sept. 10...notched fi ve assist-dig double-double performances...collected favorite television shows are That 70s Show and None 24 assists in each of USC's NCAA fi rst and second Friends...favorite movie is Corina, Corina...her two round matches against College of Charleston favorite pastimes include volleyball and dance... Attacks majoring in occupational therapy.

WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN (Dec. 2) and Kansas State (Dec. 3)...registered 32 1, 4 times assists against San Diego (Dec. 10) and a season- best 42 assists vs. Nebraska (Dec. 11) at the Attack Pct. NCAA Regionals in Louisville...fi nished the season None with a 24-assist effort against Minnesota in the NCAA national semifi nal. Assists 42 vs. Nebraska (12/11/04) 2003 (San Jose State) Dillon played one season (2003) at San Jose State... Aces earned a starting role at setter as a freshman... 3 vs. American (9/10/04) led the team with 1,349 total assists and a 12.26 assist per game average...named to the Western Digs Athletic Conference All-Tournament team...also 16 vs. Nebraska (12/11/04) received WAC All-Academic recognition...her team went 10-20 overall. Block Solos None High School Dillon is a 2003 graduate of Long Beach (Calif.) Block Assists Wilson High...a four-year volleyball letterwinner, None she once set a national record by collecting 98 assists in a single match...led prep squad to Total Blocks the 2002 CIF Division I fi nals, as well as two CIF None Division I Southern Section Championships and two Moore League Championships in 2001 and Points 2002...named to the 2002 CIF All-Championship team and All-CIF Division I second team...also 3.0 vs. American (9/10/04) named to the All-CIF Division I Southern Section fi rst team as a junior and senior...a two-time All- Moore League fi rst team pick (2001, 2002) and 2002 Moore League MVP...named to the 2002 Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team...played fi ve years of club volleyball with Cal Juniors (1999- 2003), and one year each with American Flyers (1997) and Seal Beach (1996)...an all-tournament

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2003* 30-110 67 0.61 8 192 .307 1349 12.26 29 0.26 8 0 274 2.49 0 31 7 31 0.28 18 111.5 1.01 2004 29-105 0 0.00 3 4 -.750 772 7.35 11 0.10 17 0 170 1.62 0 0 3 0 0.00 9 11.0 0.10 Totals 59-215 67 0.31 11 196 .286 2121 9.87 40 0.19 25 0 444 2.07 0 31 10 31 0.14 27 122.5 0.57

*San Jose State

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DILLON alli Women of Troy of Women 2005 2005Women of Troy KIMI FREEBURG 1 Setter • 5-9 • Junior • New Castle, Ind. • New Castle Chrysler HS 2005 to the 17 Open and 15 Open National Champion- Kimi Freeburg is a two-year veteran setter who will ships...team earned a bronze medal at 16 Open in aid the Women of Troy as a junior. 2001...named Junior Olym pic Tour nament MVP in 2000 and 2002 and Junior Olympic All-Tour na ment 2004 in 2001...a four-year honor roll student...a 2003 As a sophomore, Freeburg played in all 29 matches, swimming aca dem ic All-Amer i can, all-state and splitting time with teammate Alli Dillon...averaged all-con fer ence selec tion...a 2002 volleyball and 6.59 assists and 1.84 digs per outing...posted swimming aca dem ic all-con fer ence pick. numerous career-highs, including 38 assists versus Georgia on Sept. 4 and 17 digs versus Stanford on Personal Oct. 8...earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable Kimberly Nicole Freeburg was born on Oct. 25, mention recognition...tallied 17 and 27 assists 1984, in New Castle, Ind...daughter of Larry and Career Highs in the fi rst two rounds of the NCAA Tournament... Bonnie Freeburg, she has one brother, Ryan (17), recorded 20 assists against San Diego (Dec. 10) and one sister, Karen (21)...lists her father, Larry, as and 36 against Nebraska (Dec. 11) at the NCAA Kills her sports hero because he has always encouraged Regionals in Louisville...fi nished the season with 2 vs. American (9/10/04) her passion for volleyball...fa ther played collegiate 28 assists against Minnesota (Dec. 16) at the baseball and then minor league baseball with the NCAA semifi nal. Attacks Cincinnati Reds...also very involved in her church WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN 4 at Washington (11/26/04) youth group and works as a peer facilitator...lists 2003 The Sound of Music and The Shawshank Redemp- Freeburg played in all 35 matches as the second set- Attack Pct. tion as her favorite movies...lists Whose Line Is It ter in the Trojans' 6-2 offense, helping the Women of 1.000 (1-0-1) vs. Oregon (11/19/04) Anyway? as her favorite television show...has not Troy to the 2003 NCAA CHAM PION SHIP...averaged declared a major. 4.50 assists and 1.07 digs per game...named to the Assists Pac-10 All-Fresh man hon or able men tion team... 38 vs. Georgia (9/4/04) played in her fi rst colle giate match against Florida on Aug. 22 at the NACWAA State Farm Volleyball Aces Classic and tallied 11 assists and three digs...had 2, six times a season-best 22 assists against Arizona State on Oct. 10...posted a season-high two service aces and Digs nine digs at Washington State on Oct. 3. 17 vs. Stanford (10/8/04) High School Block Solos Freeburg is a 2003 graduate of New Castle Chrysler none High in New Castle, Ind...a four-year letterwinner in volleyball and three-year letterwinner in swim- Block Assists ming...fi nished her volley ball career at New Cas tle 1 at Oregon (10/24/03) with a school record 3,218 assists and 754 digs... 1 at Arizona State (10/1/04) also compiled 595 career kills...a 2002 Student Sports All-Amer i ca honorable mention selec tion... Total Blocks named Muncie Star East Cen tral Indiana Player 1.0 at Oregon (10/24/03) of the Year in 2001 after leading New Castle to a 1.0 at Arizona State (10/1/04) third-place fi nish in Indiana’s Division 4A...2001 and 2002 Courier Times All-County Player of the Points Year...named to the All-North Central Con fer ence 4.0 vs. American (9/10/04) fi rst team and All-State Division 4A fi rst team in 2000, 2001 and 2002...a two-time (1999 and 2000) Courier Times All-County fi rst team pick... played club volleyball for Munciana club volleyball (six years) and Henry County Sports Medicine (three years)...Munciana was ranked among the na tion’s top 20 in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003...led teams

Career Statistics

Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2003 35-98 0 0.00 3 6 - .500 441 4.50 8 0.08 25 1 105 1.07 0 1 3 1.0 0.01 15 8.5 0.09 2004 105-29 4 0.04 4 16 .000 692 6.59 17 0.16 26 2 193 1.84 0 1 2 1.0 0.01 21 21.5 0.20 Totals 203-64 4 0.02 7 22 - .136 1133 5.58 25 0.12 51 3 298 1.47 3 0 2 2.0 0.01 5 30.0 0.15

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kimi FREEBURG

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 21 2005Women of Troy JESSICA MIHM 10 Setter • 5-9 • Senior • Austin, Texas • Westlake HS/SMU 2005 Jessica Mihm brings another veteran setter to the 2002 (SMU) USC lineup as a 2005 senior transfer and might In her 2002 freshman season, Mihm appeared in all also be used as a defensive specialist. 108 games and 29 matches for the Mustangs…spent the season as the team's only setter for the Mustangs 2004 (SMU) due to the redshirting of Jackie Erazmus...recorded In her 2004 junior season at SMU, Mihm set personal the most prolifi c season of any freshman setter in career marks with 13.05 assists per game and 30 SMU history with 1,326 assists in 108 games for service aces for a 0.36 average...fi nished her three- an average of 12.28 per game...ranked second year career at SMU with 3,866 assists (12.63 apg) in the WAC in assists in all matches as well as in and 877 digs (2.87 dpa)...registered a 0.69 kills conference matches...collected 60-plus assists per game mark, as well as 2.95 digs per game... in fi ve matches…led the team with 12 double- Career Highs set SMU record with 88 assists and became third doubles…registered her best outing against Rice, player to pass 3,000 career assists during 3-2 loss with 66 assists, 21 digs and four service aces…had fi ve blocks against UTSA in the SMU Invitational and Kills at Cal State Northridge on Sept. 11…tied three-game in the WAC opener at Louisiana Tech…posted 67 8, twice match career high with six kills along with 38 assists, and 10 digs at North Texas on Nov. 10…totaled 38 assists and 18 digs in the last match of the regular season, a win over Louisiana Tech. Assists assists and 12 digs in win over Louisiana Tech on Nov.

WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN 6…on Oct. 30, she covered all categories with seven 88 at Cal State Northridge (9/11/04) kills on a four-game match career high 17 attempts, High School 49 assists, 14 digs, two blocks and one ace against A four-year letterwinner at Westlake High in Austin, Aces Tulsa…hit .625 with fi ve kills on eight attacks and Tex...led Westlake to a third-place fi nish in the 2001 4 vs. Rice (11/13/02) no errors against Rice on Oct. 28…had three aces State Tournament...rated a Top 50 national recruit by and 53 assists in 3-1 loss to No. 3 Hawaii on Oct. many volleyball media outlets...named to the Texas Digs 16…tallied three kills, 53 assists, 10 digs and two State Championship All-Tournament Team...tabbed 21 vs. Rice (11/13/02) blocks in 3-2 win at Tulsa on Oct. 7…tied four-game for the Texas All-Star game as a senior...three-time match career high of 18 digs at Louisiana Tech on All-District pick...two-time All-CenTex selection... Total Blocks Oct. 2…tied career three-game match high of 16 lettered in track as well...ranked the No. 1 tennis 5.0, fi ve times digs on Sept. 28 at Stephen F Austin…registered her player in her age group as a 12-year-old...a three- 40th career double-double with 42 assists and 11 time Academic All-District selection...played club digs against UTEP on Sept. 23…moved into second for the Austin Juniors...led Austin to a third-place on SMU’s career assists list, passing Tara Hatfi eld fi nish at the 2001 Junior Olympics. (3,107), during 3-0 win against UW Milwaukee on Sept. 17…led all players at the SMU Invitational with Personal 118 assists and 13.11 assists/game. Jessica Mimh was born on Nov. 11, 1983...daughter of Gary and Nina...her brother Chris, a former 2003 (SMU) basketball player at Texas, currently plays for the She was named All-WAC fi rst team and to the All- Los Angeles Lakers...parents both played collegiate WAC Tournament Team in her 2003 sophomore tennis at Marquette...would like to play professionally season...played in 30 matches and 114 games…had after college on the AVP...favorite television show is 22 double-doubles on the season, tying teammate Sex & The City...favorite movie is The Notebook... Beth Karasek for tops in the WAC…recorded 1,444 enjoys fi shing, hiking, writing and going to the lake... assists, 359 digs and 99 kills on the season…led the lists her brother as her favorite athlete. team in assists and was second in digs…averaged 12.67 assists per game, good for 32nd nationally, and 3.15 digs per game…had 74 assists against Fresno State and 70 assists against Cal Poly…had 17 digs versus Maryland…registered 60-plus assists in six matches…fi nished third in the WAC in assists.

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2002* 29-108 105 0.97 53 322 .161 1326 12.28 26 0.24 32 0 270 2.50 3 50 8 53 0.49 64 159.0 1.47 2003* 30-114 99 0.87 38 304 .201 1444 12.67 7 0.06 37 0 359 3.15 7 52 6 59 0.52 56 139.0 1.22 2004* 25-84 58 0.69 26 168 .190 1096 13.05 30 0.36 41 0 248 2.95 4 23 15 27 0.32 15 103.5 1.23 Totals 84-306 262 0.86 117 794 .183 3866 12.63 63 0.21 110 0 877 2.87 14 125 29 139 0.45 135 401.5 1.31

* All three years at SMU

22 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy jessica

MIHM WOMEN OF TROY

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 23 2005Women of Troy ANNE MONT GOM ERY 4 Defensive Specialist • 5-7 • Junior • Menlo Park, Calif. • St. Francis HS 2005 Personal As a 2005 junior, Anne Montgomery adds depth as Anne Marie Montgomery was born on Feb. 10, a defensive specialist. 1985, in Missoula, Mt...daughter of Mike and Sarah Montgomery, she has one brother, John (21)...father 2004 is the head coach of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors Montgomery appeared in seven matches and 10 and the former 18-year head coach at Stanford...he games in 2004...collected a dig at Oregon (Oct. played colle giate bas ket ball and volley ball at Long 22) and against Oregon (Nov. 19) and Oregon Beach State (1965-68), earned his grad u ate de gree State (Nov. 20) at home. from Col orado State (‘76) and is a member of the LBSU Hall of Fame...her brother is a senior guard on 2003 the Loyola Marymount men’s basketball team...has In her first season with the Women of Troy, admired current NBA player Mark Madsen since his Career Highs Mont gom ery played 14 matches as a reserve time at Stanford and lists him as her big gest sports defen sive specialist en route to the 2003 NCAA hero...in volved with commu ni ty ser vice programs, in cluding TAP (Teen Awareness Program)...has not Kills CHAM PION SHIP...collected a total of eight digs and two service aces on the season...made her decided on a major. None fi rst colle giate ap pearance against Ball State on Aug. 29 and collected two digs...also contributed a Attacks

WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN season-high two digs against Cen tena ry (Sept. 12) None and at Arizona State (Nov. 8)...posted a service ace in matches against Cen tena ry and Oregon State Attack Pct. (Oct. 25). None High School Assists Montgomery is a 2003 graduate of St. Francis None High in Mountain View, Calif...two-year volley ball letterwinner at defensive specialist...an All-West Aces Catholic Athletic League Junior Varsity pick as 1 vs. Centenary (9/12/03) a fresh man and soph o more...compiled team’s 1 at Oregon State (10/25/03) best passing percentage as a senior...helped lead team to three California Central State Division I Digs cham pi onships in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and four- 2 vs. Ball State (8/29/03) straight Nor-Cal and WCAL Cham pi onships...played 2 vs. Centenary (9/12/03) club volley ball for Vision (three years), City Beach 2 at Arizona State (11/8/03) (three years) and Griffi n (one year)...City Beach won 16 Open National Tourna ment in 2001...a four- Block Solos year hon or roll student...former prep teammate of None current USC teammates Diane Copenhagen and Jessica Gysin. Block Assists None

Total Blocks None

Points 1.0 vs. Centenary (9/12/03) 1.0 at Oregon State (10/25/03)

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2003 14-21 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 2 0.10 1 2 8 0.38 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 2.0 0.10 2004 7-10 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 3 0.30 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 Totals 31-21 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 2 0.06 1 2 11 0.35 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 2.0 0.06

24 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy WOMEN OF TROY

anne MONTGOMERY

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 25 2005Women of Troy DEBORA SEILHAMER 2 Libero • 5-5 • Junior • Ponce, Puerto Rico • Colegio Ponceño 2005 a senior (2003) and sophomore (2001)...hon ored as Debora Seilhamer is one of the nation's top liberos in an all-state selection in 2001...named MVP of the her 2005 junior season after setting several school Puerto Rico High School All-Star Game in 2003... records last year...practiced over the summer with led team to the high school championship in 2001 the U.S. National Training Team. and 2003...played club volleyball for Caribenas (2003), Ponce Leonas (2002) and Volleygirls 2004 (2001)...led Puerto Rico Volleyball League in service As a sophomore, Seilhamer adopted a full-time aces and was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 2001... starting role at libero...set a USC single season also played for Puerto Rico’s Junior Olympic Team for record with 571 digs on the season...averaged a fi ve years (1997-2001)...served as class president school-record 5.39 digs per game, ranking her as a junior in 2002. third in the Pac-10...posted double fi gures in Career Highs digs in 26-of-29...named All-Pac-10 honorable Personal mention...in the fi rst tournament of the year, Debora Louise Seilhamer was born on Oct. 4, Kills she set a NACWAA Volleyball Classic record by 1985, in Ponce, Puerto Rico...daughter of Larry 1, fi ve times collecting 30 digs against Minnesota on Aug. 28... Seilhamer and Linda Anadon...has two brothers, against UCLA on Nov. 12, she set a USC record Dennis (26) and David (23), and one sister, Desireé Attacks (and fi ve-game record) with 45 digs in the match... (21)...father, Larry, and sis ter, Desireé, played in WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN 2 at Pepperdine (9/5/04) her performance against the Bruins, which also the Puerto Rican Pro Leagues in basketball and 2 at Washington State (11/27/04) ranked second in Pac-10 history, led to her being volleyball, respectively...names Nancy Metcalf of USA named the Pac-10 Player of the Week on Nov. 15 Volleyball as the toughest opponent she has ever Attack Pct. (USC's fi rst libero to earn the honor)...also named played against...favorite television show is Friends... 1.000, fi ve times Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention... attended the same high school as USC teammate notched 12 and 15 digs in the fi rst two rounds Bibiana Candelas in 2002...majoring in international Assists of NCAA Tournament play...named to the NCAA relations with an emphasis on global economy. 4 at Washington (11/26/04) Louisville Regional all-tournament team after a 27-dig performance against San Diego (Dec. 10) Aces and a 37-dig effort against Nebraska (Dec. 11). 1, 11 times 2003 Digs Seilhamer served as the team's backup libero for 45 at UCLA (11/12/04) much of her freshman season and also contrib ut ed as a defensive specialist en route to the Women Block Solos of Troy's 2003 NCAA CHAM PION SHIP...played 33 None matches, mainly as a substi tute serv er...averaged 1.01 digs and 0.05 service aces per game...made Block Assists her fi rst collegiate ap pearance against Florida at None the NACWAA State Farm Volley ball Clas sic on Aug. 22 and played in two games...collect ed a season- Total Blocks high eight digs at libero against Centenary on Sept. None 12...also posted a ser vice ace on four occasions and tallied six total assists during the season... Points trained with Puerto Rico’s National Team during 2.0 vs. Arizona (10/29/04) the summer of 2003. 2.0 vs. Oregon State (11/20/04) 2.0 vs. Nebraska (12/11/04) High School Seilhamer is a 2003 graduate of Colegio Ponceño in Ponce, Puerto Rico...played three years of varsity volleyball...also one of the school’s top athletes in basketball, softball and track and fi eld...honored as all-league of the Cath olic Schools South Di vi sion as

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2003 33-82 1 0.01 0 2 .500 6 0.07 4 0.05 15 3 83 1.01 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 5.0 0.06 2004 106-29 4 0.04 1 9 .333 25 0.24 7 0.07 7 20 571 5.39 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 4 11.0 0.10 Totals 188-62 5 0.03 1 11 .364 31 0.16 11 0.06 23 22 654 3.48 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 4 16.0 0.09

26 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy debora SEILHAMER WOMEN OF TROY

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 27 2005Women of Troy NENA SILJEGOVIC 3 Setter • 5-10 • Senior • Simi Valley, Calif. • Royal HS/Moorpark College 2005 Personal After playing as a junior transfer last year, Nena Nevena Siljegovic was born on March 15, 1983, Siljegovic will be in the mix to push for the starting in Belgrade, Yugoslavia...daughter of Gordan and setter chores as a 2005 senior. Danka Siljegovic, she has one sister, Una...she and her family defected from Serbia in 1998 and 2004 spent one year in Austria before immigrating to the In her fi rst season at USC, Siljegovic served as United States in 2000...her father played volleyball the team's backup setter to starting setters Kimi professionally and was a member of the former Freeburg and Alli Dillon...averaged 3.52 assists Yugoslavian National Team in 1973-76...in addition and 0.44 digs per game...played in 17 matches to her dad, she lists the NBA’s Vlade Divac as her during the season...made her USC debut in the biggest sports hero because of the compassion he season opener against Georgia Tech on Aug. 27... has shown to the people of Yugoslavia, specifi cally Career Highs enjoyed her best performance against Arizona the children who lost their parents during the State on Oct. 30, posting a season-best 15 assists war...favorite television show is Friends...favorite and one ace...played one game in the NCAA First movie is The Shawshank Redemption...majoring Kills Round against College of Charleston (Dec. 2) and in international relations who would like to play 1 at Oregon State (10/21/04) collected four assists and a dig. professionally after graduation and pursue a job 1 vs. Oregon State (11/20/04) at an embassy.

WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN Attacks Junior College Siljegovic enjoyed great success during her two 1, fi ve times years at Moorpark (Calif.) College...after leading Moorpark to a 17-4 overall record, No. 6 national Attack Pct. ranking and Western State North Division title, 1.000 (1-0-1) at Oregon State (10/21/04) she was named the 2003 AVCA Two-Year College 1.000 (1-0-1) vs. Oregon State (11/20/04) National Player of the Year, as well as the Ventura County Star College Athlete of the Year...in 2003, Assists she averaged 3.66 kills, 0.96 service aces, 3.34 15 vs. Arizona State (10/30/04) digs and 7.00 assists per game, and earned her second-straight Western State Conference North Aces Division MVP honor and CCCWVCA Southern 1 vs. Arizona State (10/30/04) California all-state selection...Moorpark compiled a 38-6 overall record during Siljegovic’s two-year Digs stay...also awarded the 3C4A Student-Athlete 3 vs. Minnesota (12/16/04) Academic Award in 2004.

Block Solos High School None Siljegovic is a 2002 graduate of Royal High in Simi Valley, Calif., where she played varsity volleyball Block Assists her junior and senior years...named to the 2001 None All-CIF Southern Section second team and All- Marmonte League fi rst team...also earned All- Total Blocks Marmonte fi rst team honors as a junior and was None named League MVP...led team to the Marmonte League Championship in 2000...played two years Points of club volleyball for Sports Shack. 1.0 at Oregon State (10/21/04) 1.0 vs. Arizona State (10/30/04) 1.0 vs. Oregon State (11/20/04)

Career Statistics

Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2004 17-25 2 0.08 1 5 .200 88 3.52 1 0.04 8 0 11 0.44 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 4 3.0 0.12

28 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy WOMEN OF TROY

nena SILJEGOVIC

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 29 2005Women of Troy STACI VENSKI 21 Outside Hitter • 6-3 • Senior • California City, Calif. • Mojave HS/Calabasas HS 2005 in addition to hitting .538 in the match...tallied a Staci Venski has blossomed into a quality starter at personal-best four blocks at Oregon State on Oct. outside hitter and should be a strong contributor in 25...underwent right shoulder surgery in May of her 2005 senior season...practiced over the summer 2003 prior to the season...trained with the USA A2 with the U.S. National Training Team. Women’s Na tion al Team in Lake Placid, N.Y., during the summer of 2003 2004 After two years of waiting patiently, Venski earned 2002 a full-time starting role as a 2004 junior... started While dealing with a shoulder injury and a deep in 28 of 29 matches...averaged 2.70 kills, 0.61 roster, Venski served as a reserve in her fi rst season digs, 0.66 blocks and 3.06 points per game... as the Women of Troy captured the 2002 NCAA began the year with a strong performance at the CHAMPIONSHIP...played in 15 matches and made Career Highs NACWAA Volleyball Classic and was named to two starts...averaged a .366 attack percentage, 1.48 the all-tournament team...had 18 kills in the two kills, 0.30 digs, 0.61 blocks and 1.96 points per Kills NACWAA Tournament matches against Georgia game...made her fi rst collegiate start at BYU (Sept. 18 at California (11/4/04) Tech (Aug. 27) and Minnesota (Aug. 28)...set a 5) and posted a season-best seven kills and 8.0 total career-high with six digs versus American (Sept. points...recorded a season-best two blocks in four Attacks 10) and nine blocks versus Illinois (Sept. 11) at different matches (at BYU, vs. Wake Forest on Sept.

WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN the State Farm Illini Classic...collected a career- 49 vs. Nebraska (12/11/04) 6, at Oregon on Nov. 8 and vs. Arizona State on Nov. high 18 kills at California on Nov. 4, in addition to 22)...hit above .500 on four occasions, including a hitting at a .484 clip...played in the fi rst two rounds Attack Pct. .667 effort (2-0-3) at Wash ing ton on Oct. 25. of the NCAA Tournament and notched 15 total kills .800 (4-0-5) at California (10/18/03) against College of Charleston (Dec. 2) and Kansas High School .800 (4-0-5) vs. Florida (8/22/03) State (Dec. 3)...named to the NCAA Louisville Venski is a 2002 graduate of Calabasas (Calif.) High, Regional all-tournament team after contributing but did not compete athletically in her two years Assists nine kills (.318) and one block versus San Diego there...attended Mojave (Calif.) High as a freshman 2 at Illinois (9/11/04) (Dec. 10) and a critical 17 kills (.204) and three and sophomore where she let tered both years in 2 vs. College of Charleston (12/2/04) blocks against Nebraska (Dec. 11). volleyball and as a freshman in basketball...named Aces 2003 volleyball’s High Desert League MVP in 1999 (soph.) and selected to the all-league fi rst team in 1998 1 at Arizona State (9/20/02) After serving mainly as a reserve in her freshman and 1999...helped lead her team to the conference 1 vs. Oregon State (10/11/02) season, Venski took a much more active role as championship in 1999...also a basketball standout, a sophomore and helped lead the Women of Troy she earned fi rst team All-CIF San Diego Section, fi rst Digs to the 2003 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP...played 34 team all-league and High Desert MVP honors as a 6 vs. American (9/10/04) match es, mainly coming off the bench in the Tro jans' fresh man...played club volleyball for Thunder Mizuno 6-2 offense...averaged a .364 attack per centage, (1998-01) and Southern California Volley ball Club, Block Solos 1.32 kills, 0.29 digs, 0.45 blocks and 1.58 points Keapa (2001-02)...helped lead Thun der Mizuno 2 vs. Houston (11/26/03) per game...hit above .400 in 17 matches during the to an eighth-place fi nish at the Davis Festival as a season, including two NCAA Tournament matches... sophomore (highest in club history) and led SCVC Block Assists hit .455 (6-1-11) against New Hampshire in the fi rst to an eighth-place fi nish at the SoCal Qualifi er 9 at Illinois (9/11/04) round of the NCAAs (Dec. 5), and .400 (5-1-10) and Crossroads Qualifi er as a senior...selected to against UCLA in the NCAA Regional Final (Dec. 13)...in compete with the USA Youth National Team in 2000 Total Blocks the fi rst match of the season, hit a career-high .800 and the Junior National Team in 2001...led 2000 9.0 at Illinois (9/11/04) (4-0-5) against Florida on Aug. 22 at the NACWAA squad to a second-place fi nish at NORCECA...also State Farm Volleyball Classic...dupli cat ed the effort excelled in the classroom, Venski was a volleyball Points against California on Oct. 18...against Centenary (1998 and 1999) and basketball (1998) league all- 20.0 at California (11/04/04) on Sept. 12, collected a career-high seven kills,

Career Statistics Year MP-GP K Kpg E TA Pct. A Apg SA SApg SE RE Dig Dpg BS BA BE TB Bpg BHE PTS Ppg 2002 15-23 34 1.48 4 82 .366 2 0.09 2 0.09 4 2 7 0.30 4 10 1 14 0.61 1 45.0 1.96 2003 34-77 102 1.32 19 228 .364 7 0.09 0 0.00 0 2 22 0.29 5 30 2 35 0.45 2 122.0 1.58 2004 29-107 289 2.70 90 703 .283 11 0.10 0 0.00 1 3 65 0.61 6 65 3 71 0.66 0 327.5 3.06 Totals 78-207 425 2.05 113 1013 .308 20 0.10 2 0.01 5 7 94 0.45 15 105 6 120 0.58 3 494.5 2.39

30 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy aca dem ic selec tion and named to the Presi dent’s Honor Roll all four years as a prep at both Mojave and Calabasas...trained with the USA Women’s Junior National Team during the summer of 2002.

Personal Staci Dailey Venski was born on March 25, 1984, in Marquette, Mich...daughter of Michael and Patricia Venski, she has one brother, Scott (24)... has two cousins who play Division I hockey at Northern Michigan University...names Mia Hamm as her biggest sports hero...favorite television

show is Rockstar: INXS...favorite movie is Dumb WOMEN OF TROY and Dumber...hopes to one day represent the United States in the Olym pics...majoring in communications.

staci VENSKI

2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 31 2005Women of Troy KATHLEEN GILMOUR 15 Outside Hitter • 6-1 • RS Freshman • Manhattan Beach, Calif. • Mira Costa HS 2005 Santa Barbara all-county as a junior (2002)... After not playing last year, Kathleen Gilmour will played club volleyball with Santa Ynez VBC (fi ve compete for playing time in her 2005 redshirt years), Manhattan Beach Hotshots (one year) and freshman season. Southern California VC (one year)...helped lead Hotshots to a third place fi nish at 2003 Junior 2004 Olympics and SCVC to a fi fth place fi nish in 2004... a two-year member of the National Honor Society. Gilmour did not play and redshirted for her 2004 freshman season. Personal High School Kathleen Elizabeth Gilmour was born on June 10, 1986, in Pasadena, Calif...daughter of Tom Gilmour Gilmour is a 2004 graduate of Mira Costa High and Kacey Meairs, she has two brothers, Marcus in Manhattan Beach, Calif...transferred to Mira and J.T., and one sister, Rebecca...her brother, Costa in August of 2003, after spending her fi rst J.T., was a setter on the Trojan men’s volleyball two-and-a-half years of high school at Santa Ynez team (2002-05), and her brother, Marcus, was an (Calif.) Valley Union High and one semester of outside hitter at USC (2000-03)...she comes from independent study (spring of 2003)...a four-year a long line of Trojans - a list which includes 40 volleyball letterwinner (three at Santa Ynez, one at family members who have all attended USC, dating Mira Costa) at both setter and opposite hitter...did WOMEN OF TROY WOMEN all the way back to her great-great grandfather... not play as a senior due to illness...a two-time Santa favorite television shows are Friends and Sex & Ynez Daily News Los Padres League fi rst team The City...favorite movies are Happy Gilmore and selection (2001, 2002), she helped lead team to Caddyshack...would like to pursue a career in three consecutive Bay League championships... sports medicine, but has not decided on a major. honored as the Los Padres league MVP, Santa Barbara News Press all-county fi rst team and JESSICA GYSIN 5 Outside Hitter • 6-1 • RS Freshman • Mountain View, Calif. • St. Francis HS High School the San Jose Mercury News Freshman of the Year... Gysin is a 2004 graduate of St. Francis High played six years of club volleyball with City Beach in Mountain View, Calif...A four-year volleyball and two years with Vision...led Vision to fi fth place letterwinner...prep teammate of USC middle blocker fi nish at the 2002 Junior Olympics and earned Junior Diane Copenhagen...helped lead prep squad to Olympic All-American honors in 2000, 2001, 2002 four-straight CIF state championships (St. Francis and 2003...named MVP in 2001...two-year member competed as Div. III in 2003, Div. I in 2002 and Div. of the National Honor Society (2001, 2002). II in 2000 and 2001) and the 2002 mythical national championship with a 33-1 record...four-time state Personal championship all-tournament team selection, Jessica Ann Gysin was born on Dec. 4, 1985, in honored as MVP in 2001 and 2003...named 2004 Santa Cruz, Calif...daughter of Gary Gysin and Karen Volleyball magazine Fab 50 selection...as a senior, Gysin, she has one younger brother, Conner, one 2005 she was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of stepbrother, Hunter, and a stepsister, Jordan...both parents played professional beach volleyball...father In July, Jessica Gysin suffered a torn anterior cruciate Fame as the 2003 High School Female Athlete of played domestically with the AVP in 1984, 1988 and ligament in her left knee and will miss her entire the Year...enjoyed her greatest success as a junior, 1989, and internationally with the FIVB in 1994... 2005 redshirt freshman season. earning honors such as 2002 California Gatorade Player of the Year, CIF Division II State Player of mother played with Parks & Rec from 1985-87, and 2004 the Year, San Jose Mercury News CCS Player of the with the WPVA in 1987-91...father played collegiate volleyball at UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz... Gysin severely sprained her left ankle in the fi rst Year (an honor she also garnered in 2001), West has been involved with various community service week of training camp as a 2004 freshman and Catholic Athletic League Player of the Year, Cal-Hi activities, including volunteering at a local senior played in only one match...she was sidelined for Sports Player of the Year (an honor she also won in citizen home, the St. Simons After School Kids the fi rst six weeks of the season and made her 2001), Student Sports National Junior of the Year Program and the Urban Ministry soup kitchen...has collegiate debut on Sept. 24 against Washington and High School Sports Focus Player of the Year (an not decided on a major. State...she aggravated the injury and did not play honor she also won in 2001)...as a sophomore, was for the remainder of the season. named Volleyball magazine's 2001 National Player of the Year and Student Sports National Sophomore of the Year...as a freshman, she was recognized as

32 2005 USCWomen's Volleyball • 6-time National Champions 2005Women of Troy ANDREA McBRIDE 9 Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter • 6-1 • RS Junior • Auckland, New Zealand • Avondale College 2005 the New Zealand National Volleyball team...named With two seasons of eligibility remaining for as the 2000 New Zealand High School Woman volleyball, Andrea McBride joined the squad as a of the Year for volleyball...earned Auckland City tournament team and most valuable player 2005 junior in July after two seasons with USC's WOMEN OF TROY honors in her 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons... track and fi eld squad. during her high school track and fi eld career, she USC Track and Field had personal bests of 178-9 in the javelin, 45-8 in the shot and 5-10 in the high jump. McBride was a 2005 redshirt sophomore on the USC track and fi eld team, competing in the javelin, Personal hammer and discus events....set a personal record Andrea McBride was born on May 21, 1982, in Los with a 161-7 throw in the javelin on April 30, 2005... Angeles...has one sister, Robin...hopes to work for fi nished ninth at the 2004 Pac-10 Championships her family business in New Zealand after college... with a throw of 138-7...she redshirted during her favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption... 2003 freshman season. majoring in international relations with an emphasis in global economy. High School She was one of New Zealand's top all-around athletes at Avondale College...named as New Zealand Woman of the Year in track and fi eld in 1999 and 2000...played as an outside hitter on

KELLI TENNANT 26 Outside Hitter/MiddleHitter/Middle BlockBlockerer • 6-2 • FFreshmanreshman • Temecula,Temecula, Calif. • Chaparral HS 2005 2003 CIF Division I Player of the Year...also Kelli Tennant will be expected to contribute right earned all-league, all-valley and all-area Player of away as a 2005 freshman. the Year honors in her 2003 junior season...played club volleyball for TCA, which won the 2005 Junior High School Olympics Qualifi er championship in Austin, Texas... Tennant is a 2005 graduate of Chaparral High played for Saddleback, winning the 2004 U-17 in Temecula, Calif...participated in tryouts for and 2004 U-16 Volleyball Festival championship... the 2005 U.S. Junior National Team...played played for Temecula Valley, which won the 2001 with the 2004 Junior National Team as well U-14 Volleyball Festival championship...earned Chaparral's Female Athlete of the Year as the 2002 and 2003 Youth National Team... named ... earned 2004 Volleyball Magazine All-America California Scholastic Federation member for three fi rst team honors...listed as a Fab 50 recruit by years and was a member of her school's ASB Volleyball Magazine...named 2004 Riverside executive council for three years. Press Enterprise Player of the Year and listed on the Los Angeles Times All-Star Girls' Volleyball Personal Team...as a senior, she was named Southwestern Kelli Michelle Tennant was born on Dec. 10, 1987... League most valuable player, earning all-valley, daughter of Steve and Viviana...has one brother, all-area and All-CIF fi rst team honors...earned Steven...lists former USC player Jennifer Pahl as 2004 all-state and All-CIF fi rst team honors... her biggest sports hero...favorite television shows led Chaparral to the 2004 CIF Division I-A and are Gilmore Girls, Friends and Full House...favorite Southern California regional fi nals...named to the movies are Guess Who's Coming To Dinner and all-tournament team at the 2004 Durango Classic Pretty Woman...majoring in broadcast journalism and Torrey Pines California Challenge...named with hopes of working as a news or sports anchor.

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