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# p Branen Berta l

5-7, Senior, Defensive Specialist/Libero 13 a

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Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail/Iowa State) e

r s Mahoney on Berta “Branen is an intense competitor who has an elite skill-set at the libero position. She has had great training at Iowa State and has competed in her share of big-time matches wearing the libero jersey. We expect her to compete with our core of DS/L’s to replace CeCe Simpson.”

At Iowa State Berta joins CU after spending the last three seasons at Iowa State, playing in 73 matches and 244 sets. During her three seasons with ISU, Berta recorded 485 digs (1.99 per set), as well as 44 assists and 44 aces.

As a junior in 2016, she was ISU’s libero to start season, making seven starts. She recorded a season best 26 digs against then- No. 18 Creighton, which helped her earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors. Berta collected 17 digs in season-opener against Wichita State, helping her garner Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team honors.

She played in 23 matches (82 sets) for the Cyclones in 2015, but missed the entire month of November (seven matches) due to injury. Berta finished the season ranked fourth on the team with 192 digs (2.34 per set). She had six matches with at least 10 digs, led by a season-best 15 digs against TCU. Berta’s second best total was 14 digs against Kansas. She ranked third on the Cyclones with 25 aces at 0.30 per set and had two three-ace matches.

As a freshman, Berta saw action in 26 matches (85 sets) and recorded 155 digs (1.82 per set). She recorded a season-high 18 digs against Baylor and had three other matches with 10 or more digs. She collected 11 digs at TCU and Texas Tech and posted 10 at Kansas State.

High School A native of Aurora, Colo., Berta played four seasons at Cherokee Trail High School and served three years as a team captain. She was named a Senior Ace and Defensive Dandy by Prepvolleyball.com and helped lead CTHS to its first two Class 5A Regional Tournament titles and to consecutive 5A State Tournament appearances. A three-time all-conference honoree, she averaged 4.9 digs per set as a senior. Berta played club volleyball for Momentum Volleyball Club for seven seasons.

Personal Branen Nicole Berta was born on March 26, 1996. She is the daughter of Daniel Berta and Lee Bieneman. She has two older siblings, Trisha and Devin. Berta enjoys snowboarding and listening to music, as well as painting and drawing. She transferred to CU to be closer to home.

Academics Berta is a psychology major.

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# s Joslyn Hayes r 6-3, Senior, Opposite 22 e Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica) y a l p Mahoney on Hayes “As a fifth year senior, Jos is the leader of this team. She plays big and physical – blocking at an elite level and she can hammer the ball from both pins. She was hampered by injury last season and still managed to be an impact player. We are expecting a healthy Jos to carry a big load for our team this year.”

CAREER HIGHS As a Junior in 2016 Kills – 16 vs. USC (9/30/16) Hayes had her best season yet Attacks – 41 vs. USC (9/30/16) as a junior, playing in 27 of CU’s Att Per. – .500 vs. Chicago State (9/16/16) 30 matches while starting in 11. Assists – 2, three times A team captain, Hayes posted a Aces – 2 vs. vs. UP (9/6/14) Digs – 9 vs. OSU (10/30/14) career-best 11 blocks in the Blocks – 11 @ Portland State second match of the season (8/27/16) Points – 17.0 vs. USC (9/30/16) against Portland State (8/27). HONORS The 11 blocks tied for 13th in CU 2016 history. In the same match, CU Most Inspirational Player Hayes also recorded 11 kills to 2014 hit .391. During the course of the Omni Hotels Colorado Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team season, she tallied 10 or more kills nine times, which included a 16 kill performance against Southern California (9/30). Hayes was able to finish the match for the Buffs in a pair of key wins; she had the final kill in CU’s first win over Colorado State (9/17) since 2002) and also hammered the final kill in a five-set upset of No. 12 UCLA (10/2). Hayes recorded 214 kills, 48 digs and 95 blocks (two solo and 93 assists) in 108 sets during the campaign and hit .245.

As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2015 Hayes played in 24 matches and recorded eight starts as a redshirt sophomore. She started in the first two matches of the season, but suffered an injury in the first set against Florida State

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2013-Fr. 22-3 47 29 18 118 .085 0.62 0 0.00 1 10 0.21 2 15 17 0.36 39.5 17.5 2014-So. 12-8 40 88 46 222 .189 2.20 3 0.08 5 16 0.38 4 13 17 0.43 103.5 39.5 2015-RSo. 24-8 79 117 67 357 .140 1.48 6 0.08 4 38 0.48 4 28 32 0.41 139.0 49.0 2016-Jr. 27-11 108 214 74 572 .245 1.98 8 0.07 1 48 0.44 2 93 95 0.88 262.5 177.5 Totals 85-30 274 448 206 1269 .191 1.64 17 0.06 10 111 0.41 12 149 161 0.59 544.5 283.5

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2013-Fr. 15-1 30 11 11 65 .000 0.37 0 0.00 050.17 2810 0.33 17.0 5.0 2014-So. 1-0 2001.000 0.00 0 0.00 000.00 1010.50 1.0 0.0 2015-RSo. 20-6 70 113 60 338 .157 1.61 5 0.07 3 35 0.50 4 26 30 0.43 133.0 53.0 2016-Jr. 17-5 69 137 57 385 .208 1.99 7 0.10 0 32 0.46 1 44 45 0.65 160.0 95.0 Totals 36-6 102 124 71 404 .131 1.22 5 0.05 3 40 0.39 7 34 41 0.40 151.0 153.0

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(8/29) and was forced to miss the following four 2013 Match-by-Match (as a freshman)

matches. Hayes gradually started seeing more Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts.

ST. MARY’S (8/30) 4529.333 010 0 1 010 06.5 p playing time for the Buffs as the season went ST. MARY’S (8/31) 43110 .200 000 0 0 020 04.0 l

on, especially as the team entered the Pac-12 vs. Stony Brook (9/6) 2238-.125 000 0 1 010 02.5 a vs. Oakland (9/6) 2207.286 000 0 1 000 02.0 y schedule. In the Buffs first ever win against vs. Rutger (9/7) 1013-.333 000 0 0 000 00.0 vs. Northwestern State (9/13) 36116 .312 000 0 2 032 07.5 e

Stanford (10/18), Hayes recorded seven kills r at Utah (9/24) 2015-.200 000 0 0 001 00.0

and three blocks. In the following match against UCLA (9/27) 2001.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 s Arizona (10/23), she recorded a season high at Wyoming (10/1) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 at California (10/9) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 11 kills in a four-set win and also hit .286. at Stanford (10/12) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 Hayes recorded 117 kills, 38 digs and 32 blocks at Oregon (10/18) 2005.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 at Oregon State (10/20) 33315 .000 000 0 2 120 05.0 during the season. ARIZONA (10/25) 3529.333 000 0 0 010 05.5 ARIZONA STATE (10/27) 31210 -.100 000 0 1 030 02.5 at Washington State (11/1) 3003.000 000 0 0 010 00.5 As a Sophomore in 2014 at Washington (11/3) 1000.000 000 0 0 010 00.5 Hayes had her season cut short, playing in just CALIFORNIA (11/9)1 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 at Arizona State (11/14) 2011-1.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 12 matches, which allowed her to redshirt the at Arizona (11/17) 2119.000 000 0 0 000 01.0 season. She made her time on the court count OREGON (11/24) 2104.250 000 0 2 100 02.0 at USC (11/29) 2013-.333 000 0 0 000 00.0 and was named to the Omni Hotels Colorado TOTALS 47 29 19 118 .085 010 010 2 15 3039.5 Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after TOTALS - Pac-12 30 11 11 65 .000 000 0 5 281 017.0 helping CU to wins against Portland State, 2014 Match-by-Match (as a sophomore) Georgia State and Pittsburgh. Hayes Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Northwestern (8/29) 34214 .143 000 0 0 000 04.0 hammered a career high 13 kills twice during @ Northern Illinois (8/30) 48622 .091 101 0 0 100 09.0 the year, once against Pitt (9/6) and against vs. Presyterian (8/30) 38216 .375 010 1 1 200 011.0 PORTLAND STATE (9/5) 37725 .000 001 0 1 030 08.5 South Dakota (9/19). She recorded a .417 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9/6) 37315 .267 012 0 3 000 08.0 hitting percentage against Butler (9/13) with 11 PITTSBURGH (9/6) 4 13 8 26 .192 121 0 4 031 016.5 IDAHO STATE (9/12) 4 12 5 25 .280 002 0 1 020 013.0 kills and just two errors on 24 attacks. Hayes BUTLER (9/13) 4 11 2 24 .417 101 0 2 010 011.5 tallied 117 kills, 26 digs and 34 blocks while vs. South Dakota (9/19) 4 13 5 31 .258 011 1 0 020 015.0 vs. Illinois (9/20) 44417 .000 001 4 3 011 04.5 hitting .153. @ Creighton (9/20) 2136-.333 000 0 0 010 01.5 UTAH (9/25) 2001.000 000 0 0 100 01.0 TOTALS 40 88 46 222 .189 3510 6 15 4 13 20103.5 As a Freshman in 2013 TOTALS - Pac-12 2001.000 000 0 0 100 01.0 Hayes saw action in 22 matches, including 2015 Match-by-Match (as a redshirt sophomore) three starts during the 2013 season. She made Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. her collegiate debut in Colorado’s first match of SAN DIEGO (8/28) 42614 -.286 113 0 0 020 04.0 FLORIDA STATE (8/29) 1011-1.000 000 0 2 000 00.0 the season against St. Mary’s (Calif.) on August vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (9/12) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 30, recording five kills and hitting .333. Her GEORGE MASON (9/20) 3204.500 000 0 1 000 02.0 @ Utah (9/23) 22510 -.300 100 0 2 010 02.5 career-high six kills, 16 attacks, two digs and @ Washington (9/27) 2224.000 000 0 0 001 02.0 7.5 points came against Northwestern State @ Oregon (10/2) 3109.111 000 0 0 130 03.5 @ Oregon State (10/4) 2000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 (9/13) at the Baylor Invitational. Hayes saw USC (10/9) 4429.222 000 0 2 000 04.0 most of her action as a right side hitter to give UCLA (10/11) 2408.500 000 0 0 001 04.0 CALIFORNIA (10/16) 48526 .115 000 0 0 101 09.0 the Buffs a bigger block as she recorded a STANFORD (10/18) 47320 .200 000 0 0 030 08.5 career-high three blocks on three different @ Arizona (10/23) 4 11 3 28 .286 001 0 1 020 012.0 @ Arizona State (10/24) 46517 .059 001 0 2 100 07.0 occasions. She finished her first season with OREGON STATE (10/30) 56423 .087 012 1 9 020 08.0 29 kills, 118 attempts, 10 digs, 17 blocks and OREGON (10/31) 55125 .160 000 0 4 010 05.5 @ UCLA (11/4) 39122 .364 003 0 3 021 010.0 39.5 points. @ USC (11/6) 4 10 3 32 .219 003 0 1 110 011.5 ARIZONA STATE (11/12) 33815 -.333 000 0 2 010 03.5 ARIZONA (11/14) 34211 .182 001 0 3 050 06.5 High School @ Stanford (11/19) 47211 .455 001 0 2 011 07.5 Hayes played at Santa Monica High School @ California (11/21) 36314 .214 100 0 2 010 06.5 WASHINGTON STATE (11/25) 59829 .034 201 0 2 010 09.5 under coach Liane Sato. The 2012 Samohi UTAH (11/27) 49325 .240 121 0 0 020 012.0 squad finished the season with a 12-3 record TOTALS 79 117 67 357 .140 6417 1 38 4 28 50139.0 TOTALS - Pac-12 70 113 60 338 .157 5314 1 35 4 26 50133.0 after playing in the CIF semifinal match. A four- year letterwinner at SMHS, Hayes was named

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first-team all-league freshman, sophomore, 2016 Match-by-Match (as a junior) junior and senior seasons. Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 5 10 2 18 .444 000 0 3 080 014.0 s @ Portland State (8/27) 5 11 2 23 .391 000 0 2 011 1016.5 vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 38119 .368 000 0 0 120 010.0 r SMHS has produced some top quality PENN STATE (9/3) 59230 .233 000 0 0 050 011.5 e volleyball players and touts eight Olympians, ILLINOIS (9/4) 5 10 2 24 .333 000 0 2 021 011.0 y including her high school coach, Sato, a two- @ San Diego (9/9) 35214 .214 000 0 1 041 07.0 a vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 37016 .438 000 0 2 050 09.5 l time Olympian. Many others have gone on to CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 36012 .500 000 0 2 040 08.0 p have successful volleyball careers including Liz NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 3117.000 000 0 0 040 03.0 COLORADO STATE (9/17) 4 10 5 24 .208 100 0 4 040 012.0 Masakayan who has played and coached UTAH (9/21) 5 11 4 22 .318 000 0 0 041 013.0 several Olympians. ARIZONA (9/25) 5 11 2 20 .450 000 0 2 010 011.5 SOUTHERN CALIF. (9/30) 4 16 2 41 .341 000 0 1 020 117.0 UCLA (10/2) 49427 .185 000 1 2 030 010.5 Hayes played for the Santa Monica Volleyball at Stanford (10/7) 49425 .200 000 0 2 010 09.5 OREGON STATE (10/21) 4 13 2 29 .379 200 0 2 020 014.0 Club for her first three years on the club scene OREGON (10/22) 4 11 8 34 .088 000 0 1 011 011.5 before switching to Sunshine Volleyball Club, at UCLA (10/28) 59526 .154 000 0 0 041 011.0 at Southern Calif. (10/29) 2207.286 000 0 0 010 02.5 one of the top clubs in southern California. She STANFORD (11/4) 46826 -.077 000 0 2 040 08.0 has played for Sunshine for two years where CALIFORNIA (11/6) 37018 .389 000 0 1 020 08.0 at Oregon (11/10)4 47219 .263 000 0 1 052 09.5 she was coached by UCLA men’s volleyball at Oregon State (11/12) 55420 .050 100 0 2 071 08.5 standout Brennan Prahler, and will complete WASHINGTON (11/18) 47319 .211 200 0 5 000 07.0 WASHINGTON STATE (11/20) 34411 .000 000 0 2 020 05.0 her club career this year under coach, Mike at Arizona State (11/23) 45119 .211 200 0 6 130 07.5 Campbell, who has ties to both the men’s and at Utah (11/25) 55422 .045 000 0 3 020 06.0 TOTALS 108 214 74 572 .245 800 148 2 93 91262.5 women’s programs at UCLA. As a member of TOTALS - Pac-12 69 137 57 385 .208 700 132 1 44 61160.0 the 18-open-division last season the team qualified for USA Volleyball’s Junior Olympic Championships. Additionally, ESPN Rise names Hayes as one of 10 stars at the Southern California qualifier last year and was in excellent company with some of the nation’s top prospects. Hayes was also recruited by Utah, CSU Fullerton, Cincinnati and Miami (Fla.).

Personal Joslyn Rose Hayes was born on October 26, 1995 and is the daughter of Luke and Janine Hayes. She has one older brother, Luke Jr., and two younger sisters, Hannah and Megan.

Academics Hayes is a communication major and is minoring in leadership studies.

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# p Anna Pfefferle l

6-2, Senior, Middle Blocker 4 a

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Northfield, Minn. (Northfield) e

r s Mahoney on Pfefferle “As a senior and three-year starter, we will look for Pfeff to provide a steady presence in the middle and continued leadership on and off the court. Pfeff had a great spring - finding ways to continue to grow as a player and that should pay off for her this season in the stat column.”

As Junior in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Pfefferle had another solid season, Kills – 14 vs. ASU (11/12/15) starting in 27 of CU’s 30 matches. Attacks – 29 vs. FSU (8/29/15) Att Per. – .727 vs. PC (8/30/14) She was second on the team in Assists – 2, four times blocks for the second straight year Aces – 3 vs. ASU (10/3/14) Digs – 8 vs. Colorado State with 103, averaging 0.88 blocks per (9/17/16) Blocks – 11 vs. UW (11/13/14) set. Pfefferle had a huge match Points – 17.0 vs. ASU (10/3/14) against then-No. 17 Illinois at the HONORS Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge, 2016 recording a season-high 11 kills Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable while hitting .625 with just one error Mention 2015 on 16 attacks. In the same match Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable she also came up with four digs and Mention posted five blocks for a season-best 2014 Pac-12 All Freshman Honorable 14.5 points. Pfefferle recorded a Mention CU’s Co-Most Improved career-best eight digs early in the season against Colorado State (9/17), helping CU to its first win against the Rams since 2002. She led CU in blocks in nine matches this season, which included a pair of seven block performances against UC Irvine (9/10) and Stanford (11/4). Pfefferle ended the season with 103 kills, 11 aces and 64 digs in 117 sets.

As a Sophomore in 2015 Pfefferle started in all 32 matches and continued to be a strong blocking presence for the Buffs, posting 117 total blocks (nine solo and 108 assists), which was second on the team. Her 117 blocks

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2014-Fr. 34-32 125 159 43 395 .294 1.27 11 0.09 12 57 0.46 16 122 138 1.10 248.0 156.0 2015-So. 32-32 123 244 57 549 .341 1.98 14 0.11 19 72 0.59 9 108 117 0.95 326.0 222.0 2016-Jr. 30-27 117 103 27 289 .263 0.88 8 0.07 11 64 0.55 9 94 103 0.88 170.0 115.0 Totals 96-91 365 506 127 1233 .307 1.39 33 0.09 42 193 0.53 34 324 358 0.98 744.0 493.0

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2014-Fr. 20-20 78 106 32 270 .274 1.36 8 0.10 7 41 0.53 10 80 90 1.15 163.0 93.0 2015-So. 20-20 79 162 37 360 .347 2.05 6 0.08 12 49 0.62 5 63 68 0.86 210.5 148.5 2016-Jr. 20-20 81 69 16 210 .252 0.85 8 0.10 5 47 0.58 8 60 68 0.84 112.0 74.0 Totals 60-60 238 337 85 840 .300 1.42 22 0.09 24 137 0.58 23 203 226 0.95 485.5 315.5

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ranks 17th on CU’s single season chart. On the 2014 Match-by-Match (as a freshman) career chart, she ranks 13th all-time with 255 Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Northwestern (8/29) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 s blocks. Pfefferle posted a season-best 10 @ Northern Illinois (8/30) 56112 .417 000 0 0 020 07.0 vs. Presyterian (8/30) 38011 .727 110 0 2 100 010.0 r blocks in a four-set win against Montana State PORTLAND STATE (9/5) 3205.400 100 0 1 030 03.5 e (9/18) during the non-conference season. She GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9/6) 3529.333 000 0 2 050 07.5 y PITTSBURGH (9/6) 44213 .154 000 0 0 060 17.0 a also posted nine blocks at Oregon (10/2) and IDAHO STATE (9/12) 3104.250 000 0 1 030 02.5 l eight blocks against Washington (9/27). ROBERT MORRIS (9/13) 1203.667 012 0 0 000 03.0 p BUTLER (9/13) 44210 .200 000 0 3 050 06.5 Pfefferle hit .341 to rank eighth in the Pac-12, vs. South Dakota (9/19) 44111 .273 000 1 4 040 06.0 which was the 11th best in CU single season vs. Illinois (9/20) 45115 .267 000 0 1 130 17.5 @ Creighton (9/20) 3217.143 000 0 0 021 03.0 history. She recorded 244 kills and just 57 UTAH (9/25) 57118 .333 001 0 2 240 011.0 errors on 549 attacks. In conference only @ Oregon (9/27) 47112 .500 002 0 2 072 010.5 ARIZONA STATE (10/3) 5 11 3 22 .364 032 0 6 060 017.0 matches, Pfefferle hit .347, the seventh best ARIZONA (10/5) 34010 .400 001 1 2 060 07.0 @ USC (10/10) 3418.375 002 0 1 020 05.0 total, with 162 kills and 37 errors on 360 @ UCLA (10/12) 43010 .300 023 0 3 010 1010.0 swings. Pfefferle recorded a .400 or higher STANFORD (10/17) 56214 .286 100 0 3 030 17.5 CALIFORNIA (10/19) 4 11 1 22 .455 101 0 0 050 013.5 hitting efficiency in 12 matches. In the contest @ Washington State (10/24) 31210 -.100 002 0 1 140 04.0 against Arizona (11/14), she hit .667 with eight @ Washington (10/26) 34211 .182 001 0 1 030 05.5 @ Arizona (10/31) 4519.444 202 0 5 030 06.5 kills on 12 errorless attacks. Pfefferle tallied a @ Arizona State (11/2) 58318 .278 000 0 3 240 013.0 career-high 14 kills two days prior against UCLA (11/6) 35112 .333 011 1 1 000 06.0 USC (11/9) 3206.333 100 0 0 030 13.5 Arizona State (11/12). Pfefferle averaged 1.98 WASHINGTON (11/13) 56221 .190 201 0 3 011 0011.5 kills, 0.11 assists, 0.15 services aces, 0.59 digs WASHINGTON STATE (11/16) 58519 .158 004 0 2 230 011.5 @ California (11/21) 36213 .308 002 0 1 110 07.5 and 0.95 blocks per set during the season. @ Stanford (11/22) 31212 -.083 001 0 1 000 01.0 OREGON STATE (11/26) 44212 .167 000 0 0 010 04.5 @ Utah (11/28) 43111 .182 000 1 4 121 05.0 As a Freshman in 2014 vs. Northern Colorado (12/5) 41010 .100 111 0 1 370 08.5 @ Colorado State (12/6) 59115 .533 023 0 1 121 013.0 Pfefferle didn’t wait long to make an impact for TOTALS 125 159 43 395 .294 11 12 35 4 57 16 122 64248.0 the Buffs, breaking CU’s freshman record for TOTALS - Pac-12 78 106 32 270 .274 8729 3 41 10 80 42163.0 blocks in a season, formerly held by Meghan 2015 Match-by-Match (as a sophomore) Barkman from 1999 (134), with 138. She Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. SAN DIEGO (8/28) 46013 .462 021 0 4 040 010.0 posted 16 block solos and 122 block assists. FLORIDA STATE (8/29) 5 12 1 29 .379 201 0 5 030 013.5 Twice during the season, Pfefferle recorded 10 OKLAHOMA (8/29) 58218 .333 001 1 1 120 010.0 @ Penn State (9/4) 33310 .000 020 0 1 002 05.0 or more blocks. She posted a career-high 11 vs. Illinois (9/5) 35214 .214 002 0 0 100 06.0 vs. Sam Houston State (9/11) 37116 .375 103 0 3 060 010.0 blocks in the five-set upset of No. 2 Washington vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (9/12) 3508.625 210 0 2 030 07.5 (11/13) after recording 10 blocks against UCLA @ Rice (9/12) 4 13 2 23 .478 004 0 3 031 014.5 MONTANA STATE (9/18)4 43311 .000 011 0 0 010 009.0 (10/12). Her 1.10 blocks per set led the team WEBER STATE (9/18) 35012 .417 012 0 1 040 08.0 and ranked seventh in the Pac-12. She also GEORGE MASON (9/20) 49216 .438 202 0 2 150 012.5 AIR FORCE (9/20) 36419 .105 101 0 1 150 09.5 ranked fifth in the conference with 1.15 blocks @ Utah (9/23) 4 10 3 22 .318 011 0 4 080 015.0 per set in conference-only matches. Pfefferle @ Washington (9/27) 37011 .636 011 0 1 010 08.5 @ Oregon (10/2) 5 10 4 24 .250 103 0 1 090 014.5 hit .294 during the season, tallying a career- @ Oregon State (10/4) 39214 .500 100 0 1 120 011.0 high .727 hitting efficiency with eight kills on 11 USC (10/9) 56128 .179 101 0 4 040 08.0 UCLA (10/11) 35314 .143 001 0 1 020 06.0 errorless attacks against Presbyterian (8/30). CALIFORNIA (10/16) 48119 .368 001 0 2 030 09.5 STANFORD (10/18) 45016 .312 002 0 4 030 06.5 She also recorded a season-best 11 kills twice, @ Arizona (10/23) 46214 .286 000 0 3 120 08.0 once against Arizona State (10/3) and against @ Arizona State (10/24) 47017 .412 002 0 0 100 08.0 OREGON STATE (10/30) 5 12 3 20 .450 211 0 4 150 016.5 California (10/19). Pfefferle started in 32 of 34 OREGON (10/31) 56218 .222 041 0 3 120 012.0 matches and recorded 159 kills, 12 aces, 57 @ UCLA (11/4) 37022 .318 001 0 5 020 08.0 @ USC (11/6) 35212 .250 001 0 1 010 05.5 digs and 138 blocks. She was named to the ARIZONA STATE (11/12) 5 14 5 25 .360 002 0 2 030 015.5 2014 Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention ARIZONA (11/14) 38012 .667 010 0 2 060 012.0 @ Stanford (11/19) 46214 .286 010 1 0 010 07.5 team and was honored as the Co-Most @ California (11/21) 3 11 2 18 .500 012 0 1 010 012.5 Improved Player at the team’s annual banquet. WASHINGTON STATE (11/25) 5 14 2 23 .522 122 0 5 040 018.0 UTAH (11/27) 46317 .176 001 0 5 040 18.0 TOTALS 123 244 57 549 .341 14 19 41 2 72 9 108 31326.0 TOTALS - Pac-12 79 162 37 360 .347 6 12 23 1 49 5 63 01210.5

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High School 2016 Match-by-Match (as a junior)

Pfefferle helped NHS to a 17-12 record during Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts.

vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 5315.400 000 0 0 121 05.0 p

the 2013 season. That year, she was named @ Portland State (8/27) 5011-1.000 000 0 0 030 01.5 l vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 1000.000 000 0 0 010 00.5 a

All-Missota Conference and was ranked in the PENN STATE (9/3) 55212 .250 020 0 2 040 09.0 y

ILLINOIS (9/4) 5 11 1 16 .625 011 0 4 051 014.5 state’s top-10 in hitting percentage (.408) and e @ San Diego (9/9) 32111 .091 000 0 2 041 04.0 blocks (1.53 blocks per set), while adding 3.59 vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 3319.222 010 0 3 070 07.5 r kills per set. CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 2116.000 000 0 1 030 02.5 s NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 3518.500 001 1 1 030 06.5 COLORADO STATE (9/17) 44211 .182 020 0 8 000 02.0 She also played basketball and competed in UTAH (9/21) 56012 .500 000 1 3 040 08.0 ARIZONA (9/25) 5208.250 024 0 3 032 15.5 track for the Raiders. Pfefferle set the NHS SOUTHERN CALIF. (9/30) 44214 .143 101 0 4 051 06.5 single season record in rebounds as a junior, UCLA (10/2) 43110 .200 000 1 3 041 05.0 at Stanford (10/7) 46011 .545 000 0 4 140 09.0 ranked in the state’s top 10 for rebounding and at California (10/9) 43110 .200 000 0 0 150 06.5 at Washington State (10/14) 58114 .500 100 0 2 140 011.0 earned all-conference honorable mention at Washington (10/16) 3102.500 000 0 0 010 01.5 honors in basketball. OREGON STATE (10/21) 46015 .400 200 0 4 020 07.0 OREGON (10/22) 42115 .067 110 0 6 020 04.0 at UCLA (10/28) 5019-.111 001 0 4 052 02.5 Pfefferle played club volleyball for Northfield at Southern Calif. (10/29) 2105.200 001 0 0 010 01.5 STANFORD (11/4) 46113 .385 000 0 1 250 010.5 Volleyball Club and during the 2013 season, CALIFORNIA (11/6) 34112 .250 000 0 1 011 04.5 her team attended AAU Nationals in Orlando. In at Oregon (11/10) 45115 .267 002 0 0 151 08.5 at Oregon State (11/12) 5114.000 210 0 4 040 04.0 2014, she competed for M1 Mizuno. WASHINGTON (11/18) 4128-.125 000 0 3 110 02.5 WASHINGTON STATE (11/20) 3227.000 101 0 1 010 12.5 at Arizona State (11/23) 4205.400 000 0 1 000 02.0 Personal at Utah (11/25) 56121 .238 010 0 3 130 09.5 TOTALS 117 103 27 289 .263 8 11 12 3 64 9 94 11 2 170.0 Anna Jane Pfefferle was born on May 7, 1996. TOTALS - Pac-12 81 69 16 210 .252 8510 2 47 8 60 82112.0 She is the daughter of Bob Pfefferle and Amy Berkvam Pfefferle and comes from a very athletic family. Her father played rugby at St. John’s University (Minn.). Her brother, Otto, was a member of the basketball team at St. John’s and her sister, Ingrid, was a member of the basketball team at St. Benedict (Minn.). She enjoys baking, reading and singing in the car. Pfefferle has been a member of the ‘A’ honor roll her entire high school career. Pfefferle was also a member of the National Honor Society.

Academics Pfefferle in a business administration major with an emphasis in management. She currently has a GPA greater than 3.40. Pfefferle was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team in 2015 and 16.

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# s Stephanie Shadley r 6-0, Senior, Outside Hitter 2 e Lewisville, Texas (Prince of Peace Christian) y a l p Mahoney on Shadley “Steph grew into a very good six-rotation outside hitter as a starter this past season. She has continued to improve – working on her ball-handling and her range as an attacker heading into her senior season. A dynamic athlete, she brings a spark to our offense.”

As a Junior in 2016 CAREER HIGHS After struggling with injuries her Kills – 18 @ Portland State first two seasons, Shadley was (8/27/16) Attacks – 48, twice finally healthy and ready to take Att Per. – .333 vs. New Orleans a bigger role in CU’s line-up. (9/17/16) Assists – 6 vs. ISU (9/12/14) She earned a starting position Aces – 4 vs. ISU (9/12/14) Digs – 19 @ Southern California right away and started in all 30 (10/29/16) of CU’s matches. From the Blocks – 5 @ Portland State (8/27/16) start, Shadley was ready to Points – 21.5 @ Portland State make an impact, recording 15 (8/27/16) kills, six digs and two aces in HONORS the first match of the season 2016 Academic All-Pac-12 Second Team against Texas Tech (8/26). The 2015 next match against Portland Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable State (8/27) saw Shadley Mention increase her kills production, tallying a career-high 18; she also earned her first of seven double-doubles of the season with 11 digs and added five blocks. Her second career double-double came against Colorado State (9/17) when she recorded 13 kills and 13 digs in CU’s first win against the Rams since 2002. During the campaign, Shadley reached 10 or more kills 10 times and reached 10 or more digs 15 times. She picked up a career-best 19 digs against then-No. 12 UCLA and added 15 kills. Shadley recorded 258 kills, 12 assists, 19 aces, 276 digs and 40 blocks during the season in 116 of 121 possible sets.

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2014-Fr. 25-8 72 22 13 67 .134 0.31 7 0.10 17 91 1.26 0110.01 39.5 -10.5 2015-So. 24-3 66 15 8 51 .137 0.23 3 0.05 4 54 0.82 1230.05 21.0 -9.0 2016-Jr. 30-30 116 258 138 901 .133 2.22 12 0.10 19 276 2.38 2 38 40 0.34 298.0 97.0 Totals 79-41 254 295 159 1019 .133 1.16 22 0.09 40 421 1.66 3 41 44 0.17 358.5 77.5

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2014-Fr. 12-3 32 3310 .000 0.09 0 0.00 7 42 1.34 0000.00 10.0 -10.0 2015-So. 16-0 43 7319 .211 0.16 1 0.02 3 26 0.60 1120.05 11.5 -1.5 2016-Jr. 20-20 79 163 103 634 .095 2.06 6 0.08 8 202 2.56 1 22 23 0.29 183.0 36.0 Totals 48-23 154 173 109 663 .097 1.12 7 0.05 18 271 1.76 2 23 25 0.16 204.5 -24.5

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As a Sophomore in 2015 2014 Match-by-Match (as a freshman) Shadley played in 24 of CU’s 32 contests and Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts.

vs. Northwestern (8/29) 58223 .261 011 2 9 000 09.0 p

played in a variety of positons from a serving @ Northern Illinois (8/30) 5012-.500 110 1 5 000 01.0 l specialist, to a defensive specialist, to an vs. Presyterian (8/30) 2001.000 001 1 4 000 00.0 a

PORTLAND STATE (9/5) 1000.000 001 0 0 000 00.0 y outside hitter. Her best match of the season e GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9/6) 1000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 was against Arizona State (11/12). Shadley PITTSBURGH (9/6) 41011.000 001 2 3 000 01.0 r came into the match as an outside hitter and IDAHO STATE (9/12) 4113.000 642 1 6 000 05.0 s ROBERT MORRIS (9/13) 37213 .385 024 0 3 010 09.5 tallied a season-best six kills, nine digs and two BUTLER (9/13) 3022-1.000 002 0 3 000 00.0 blocks while hitting .235, helping the Buffs vs. South Dakota (9/19) 4103.333 011 0 7 000 02.0 vs. Illinois (9/20) 4103.333 010 0 4 000 02.0 upset then-No. 21 ASU in five sets. Shadley @ Creighton (9/20) 3013-.333 000 0 3 000 00.0 also recorded nine digs earlier in the season UTAH (9/25) 5001.000 013 0 7 000 01.0 against Sam Houston State (9/11). In total, she @ Oregon (9/27) 4025-.400 025 0 9 000 02.0 ARIZONA STATE (10/3) 2000.000 001 0 6 000 00.0 recorded 54 digs, 15 kills and four aces during @ USC (10/10) 21011.000 000 0 2 000 01.0 the campaign. @ UCLA (10/12) 40000.000 034 0 7 000 03.0 STANFORD (10/17) 4000.000 010 1 3 000 01.0 CALIFORNIA (10/19) 2011-1.000 000 1 3 000 00.0 As a Freshman in 2014 @ Arizona State (11/2) 2000.000 000 0 2 000 00.0 Shadley saw action in 25 of CU’s 34 matches, UCLA (11/6) 3000.000 001 0 1 000 00.0 WASHINGTON STATE (11/16) 1000.000 000 0 2 000 00.0 playing in 72 sets mostly as a defensive and @ Stanford (11/22) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 serving specialist. She recorded 91 digs and 17 @ Utah (11/28) 22021.000 001 0 1 000 02.0 vs. Northern Colorado (12/5) 1013-.333 000 0 0 000 00.0 aces during the year. Shadley ranked 10th in TOTALS 72 22 13 67 .134 7 17 28 9 91 010 039.5 the Pac-12 in service aces, averaging 0.24 per TOTALS - Pac-12 32 3310 .000 0715 2 43 000 010.0 set. She recorded a career-best eight kills in 2015 Match-by-Match (as a sophomore) her CU debut against Northwestern (8/29) and Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. notched her best hitting efficiency of .385 (7k- OKLAHOMA (8/29) 1000.000 001 1 0 000 00.0 @ Penn State (9/4) 3114.000 000 0 1 010 01.5 2e-13att) against Robert Morris (9/13). Shadley vs. Illinois (9/5) 32313 -.077 100 1 4 000 02.0 also picked up nine digs twice against NU vs. Sam Houston State (9/11) 3102.500 001 0 9 000 01.0 (8/29) and at Oregon (9/27). vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (9/12) 3000.000 101 0 6 000 00.0 @ Rice (9/12) 4102.500 012 3 5 000 02.0 MONTANA STATE (9/18) 2011-1.000 002 0 0 000 00.0 High School GEORGE MASON (9/20) 43010 .300 000 0 3 000 03.0 @ Oregon State (10/4) 2000.000 010 0 1 000 01.0 Shadley helped the Eagles finish the 2013 USC (10/9) 5000.000 013 0 1 000 01.0 season with a 39-5 overall record and they won UCLA (10/11) 2000.000 000 1 1 000 00.0 their second straight state championship. The STANFORD (10/18) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 @ Arizona (10/23)3 3000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 Eagles also won the state title in 2012 after @ Arizona State (10/24) 4000.000 002 0 2 000 00.0 compiling a 36-3 record. Shadley was named OREGON STATE (10/30) 3000.000 010 0 0 000 01.0 OREGON (10/31) 5000.000 000 1 1 000 00.0 the volleyball district MVP her junior and senior @ UCLA (11/4) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 years. As a senior, she was also named all- @ USC (11/6) 21011.000 000 0 4 000 01.0 district first team and all-state first team and ARIZONA STATE (11/12) 56217 .235 101 0 9 110 07.5 ARIZONA (11/14) 1000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 averaged a monstrous 4.3 kills per set earned @ Stanford (11/19) 3000.000 000 0 3 000 00.0 the distinction of being named to @ California (11/21) 2000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 WASHINGTON STATE (11/25) 3011-1.000 001 1 1 000 00.0 PrepVolleyball’s Soph79, which highlight the UTAH (11/27) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 top 79 players in the country. During Shadley’s TOTALS 66 15 8 51 .137 3414 8 54 120 021.0 junior year, she was also named to the all-state TOTALS - Pac-12 43 7319 .211 137 326 110 011.5 first team.

She was also a member of the basketball and track teams at PPCS. She has been a two year first team all-district and all-state performer, as well as the district MVP in basketball and in

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track, Shadley competes in the high jump, pole 2016 Match-by-Match (as a junior) vault, 400 and 800-meter runs, as well as the Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 5 15 6 38 .237 020 2 6 012 017.5 s 4x400-meter relay where she is a two-time @ Portland State (8/27) 5 18 4 48 .292 210 111 052 021.5 vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 35522 .000 010 0 7 020 07.0 r Texas state champion. PENN STATE (9/3) 59328 .214 122 0 9 110 012.5 e ILLINOIS (9/4) 5 15 6 35 .257 111 1 7 021 017.0 y @ San Diego (9/9) 38226 .231 001 2 7 020 09.0 a Shadley also played club volleyball for the vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 35116 .250 001 1 6 020 06.0 l Madfrog team in Dallas, Texas. CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 2319.222 020 0 5 010 05.5 p NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 2419.333 200 0 3 000 04.0 COLORADO STATE (9/17) 4 13 6 36 .194 020 213 000 015.0 Personal UTAH (9/21) 58534 .088 002 114 010 08.5 ARIZONA (9/25) 58542 .071 011 2 9 020 010.0 Stephanie Lynn Shadley was born on February SOUTHERN CALIF. (9/30) 45223 .130 010 210 010 06.5 28, 1996 in Dallas, Texas. She is the daughter UCLA (10/2) 4 12 5 39 .179 001 2 9 011 012.5 at Stanford (10/7) 48528 .107 001 217 031 09.5 of Jim and Charisse Shadley. Her mother at California (10/9) 46828 -.071 001 010 031 07.5 at Washington State (10/14) 5 13 7 36 .167 001 411 020 014.0 played basketball at Grayson College and her at Washington (10/16) 35531 .000 110 213 000 06.0 older sister, Jessica, was a combined events OREGON STATE (10/21) 4 14 5 38 .237 110 116 001 015.0 OREGON (10/22) 46537 .027 001 110 010 06.5 athlete on the track team at Baylor, earning All- at UCLA (10/28) 5 15 5 39 .256 001 119 010 015.5 Big 12 honors in 2013. Her brother Michael at Southern Calif. (10/29) 33515 -.133 011 0 3 010 04.5 STANFORD (11/4) 48427 .148 010 0 7 020 010.0 attended Texas A&M. She enjoys hunting and CALIFORNIA (11/6) 3 10 2 29 .276 000 011 011 010.5 horseback riding and has done missionary at Oregon (11/10) 42524 -.125 110 0 3 000 03.0 at Oregon State (11/12) 32114 .071 000 1 1 001 02.0 work in Uganda. WASHINGTON (11/18) 38633 .061 100 4 6 000 08.0 WASHINGTON STATE (11/23) 37530 .067 010 210 001 08.0 at Arizona State (11/23) 4 15 10 48 .104 101 010 100 016.0 Academics at Utah (11/25) 58839 .000 101 013 030 09.5 TOTALS 116 258 138 901 .133 12 19 17 34 276 2 38 12 0 298.0 Shadley is a double major in communication TOTALS - Pac-12 79 163 103 634 .095 6812 25 202 1 22 70183.0 and the classics and has a GPA greater than 3.5. She was named to the Pac-12 All- Academic honorable mention team in 2015 and in 2016, was selected to the second team.

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# p Naghede Abu l

6-4, Junior, Middle Blocker 14 a

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Riverside, Calif. (Norte Vista) e

r s Mahoney on Abu “Naghede had a breakout sophomore season leading our team in both blocking and attack percentage. She affects the game in so many ways with her physicality and her competitiveness. We expect her to be a force in the middle again this season.”

As a Sophomore in 2016 Abu had a breakout sophomore season, starting in all 30 matches. She was sixth in the Pac-12 in blocks per set (1.26), which was 53rd in the NCAA. Abu averaged 1.69 kills per set while CAREER HIGHS attacking at the ninth best mark in the Pac-12 (.323). In just the second match of the season, she Kills – 13, twice Attacks – 24, twice tied a CU record with 15 blocks against Portland State. The 15 blocks (in a single match) was tied Att Per. – .750 vs. WSU (9/20/15) for second in the NCAA this season and led the Pac-12. Abu set CU’s rally-scoring era single Assists – 1, three times season blocks record with 153, surpassing the former record by two (151). During the season, Abu Aces – 1 vs. USD (8/28/15) was named the CU Athlete of the Week twice, was selected to the Omni Invitational All- Digs – 3 vs. Colorado State (9/17/16) Blocks – 15 @ Portland State Tournament Team and was honored as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after helping the (8/27/16) Buffs upset then-No. 13 Penn State and then-No. 17 Illinois at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge with Points – 20.5 @ Portland State 1.20 blocks per set. In the match against PSU, Abu recorded nine kills and six blocks. The following (8/27/16) night she recorded 13 kills and four blocks HONORS against UI. Offensively during the 2016 2016 campaign, Abu recorded 10 or more kills in four CU Defensive MVP matches and hit .400 or above 12 times. Abu led All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention the Buffs in blocks 21 times this season and was Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention one of three Buffs to play in all 121 sets. An All- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week Pac-12 honorable mention selection, Abu (Sept. 5) recorded 205 kills and hit .323 while adding 153 CU Athlete of the Week blocks (15 solo and 138 assists) for 289.0 (Aug. 30, Sept. 6) Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team points. Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention As a Freshman in 2015 2015 Abu was a force at the net for the Buffs in her Pac-12 All-Freshman freshman campaign, ranking eighth in the Pac- Honorable Mention 12 in blocks with 1.20 per set, which was 64th in Pac -1 2 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 19) CU Athlete of the Week (Oct. 27) the NCAA. Abu posted 142 total blocks, 15 solo Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team and 127 assists, which broke CU’s freshman season record and is tied for the sixth best single season in Colorado history. In conference only matches, Abu averaged 1.28 blocks per set, which was third in the league. An Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team selection, she recorded a season best 10 kills and just one error on 12 attacks against Weber State (9/18), to hit .750, which tied the 13th best hitting percentage in CU history. Abu was the first CU freshman to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after she averaged 1.50 blocks per set as CU defeated Cal and Stanford. The following week, Abu posted 2.25 blocks

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2015-Fr. 31-29 118 139 54 335 .254 1.18 3 0.03 1 12 0.10 15 127 142 1.20 218.0 156.5 2016-So. 30-30 121 205 55 465 .323 1.69 0 0.00 0 13 0.11 15 138 153 1.26 289.0 216.0 Totals 61-59 239 344 109 800 .294 1.44 3 0.01 1 25 0.10 30 265 294 1.23 507.5 372.5

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2015-Fr. 19-18 75 75 27 200 .240 1.00 0 0.00 070.09 12 84 96 1.28 129.0 98.0 2016-So. 20-20 82 127 37 322 .280 1.55 0 0.00 030.04 11 84 95 1.16 180.0 130.0 Totals 39-38 157 202 64 522 .264 1.29 0 0.00 0 10 0.06 23 168 191 1.22 309.0 228.0

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per set (18 blocks in eight sets), which included 2015 Match-by-Match (as a freshman) a career best 11 at Arizona (10/23). The Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. following night against Arizona State (10/23), SAN DIEGO (8/28) 3216.167 010 0 0 0400 5.0 s FLORIDA STATE (8/29) 54210 .200 100 0 0 0500 6.5 Abu posted seven total blocks, five solos and OKLAHOMA (8/29) 5529.333 000 0 1 0300 6.5 r two assists. Abu played in 31 of 32 matches for @ Penn State (9/4) 38112 .583 000 0 0 0300 9.5 e the Buffs, earning 29 starts. She was named a vs. Illinois (9/5) 33411 -.091 000 0 0 0200 4.0 y vs. Sam Houston State (9/11) 34210 .200 000 0 0 0410 6.0 a Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (9/12) 34311 .091 100 0 0 1200 6.0 l selection after recording 139 kills and 142 @ Rice (9/12) 4329.111 000 0 1 1210 5.0 p blocks while hitting .254 in 2015. MONTANA STATE (9/18) 46411 .182 000 1 1 1400 9.0 WEBER STATE (9/18) 3 10 1 12 .750 000 0 0 040012.0 High School GEORGE MASON (9/20) 48320 .250 000 0 0 051010.5 AIR FORCE (9/20) 37214 .357 100 0 2 0500 9.5 Abu didn’t start playing competitive volleyball @ Utah (9/23) 4107.143 000 0 1 0100 1.5 until her junior year of high school, but she has @ Washington (9/27) 32214 .000 000 0 1 0200 3.0 excelled quickly. She earned all-league honors @ Oregon (10/2) 58115 .467 000 0 0 070011.5 while averaging 3.2 kills and 1.02 blocks per set @ Oregon State (10/4) 36110 .500 000 0 0 0100 6.5 USC (10/9) 55210 .300 000 0 1 0600 8.0 as a junior. She tallied a school record of 30 kills UCLA (10/11) 3609.667 000 0 0 0400 8.0 in a match against Kaiser High School in 2014. CALIFORNIA (10/16) 45317 .118 000 0 1 0510 7.5 STANFORD (10/18) 4228.000 000 0 0 0700 5.5 She also played for Rancho Valley Volleyball @ Arizona (10/23) 4408.500 000 0 0 290010.5 Club in San Bernardino, Calif. for coaches @ Arizona State (10/24) 4417.429 000 0 0 521010.0 OREGON STATE (10/30) 57321 .190 000 0 1 170011.5 Danny Scott and Kim Cherniss. Her team OREGON (10/31) 55016 .312 000 0 0 1710 9.5 competed at USAV Girls Junior National @ UCLA (11/4) 35010 .500 000 0 0 0200 6.0 Championship in the 18 Open Division and @ USC (11/6) 44312 .083 000 0 0 0310 5.5 ARIZONA STATE (11/12) 3103.333 000 0 0 1300 3.5 placed 16th overall. The squad also won the @ Stanford (11/19) 4327.143 000 0 0 0200 4.0 bronze medal at the SCVA qualifier in Los @ California (11/21) 35411 .091 000 0 0 1300 7.5 Angeles and a silver medal at the annual Las WASHINGTON STATE (11/25) 5026-.333 000 0 1 0500 2.5 Vegas Classic, one of the premier tournaments UTAH (11/27) 4219.111 000 0 1 1800 7.0 TOTALS 118 139 54 335 .254 310 112 15 127 70218.5 in the country. TOTALS - Pac-12 75 75 27 200 .240 000 0 712 84 40129.0 The accomplished multi-sport athlete also competed in basketball and track and field at 2016 Match-by-Match (as a sophomore) NVHS. A star on the on the basketball court, Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 55212 .250 000 0 1 0320 6.5 Abu led the conference in points, rebounds and @ Portland State (8/27) 5 13 3 24 .417 000 0 2 015 0020.5 blocks as a sophomore and junior. She earned vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 39013 .692 000 0 2 030010.5 four letters on the team and also earned a letter PENN STATE (9/3) 59423 .217 000 0 1 260014.0 as a long and high jumper on the track and field ILLINOIS (9/4) 5 13 3 21 .476 000 0 0 040015.0 @ San Diego (9/9) 36111 .455 000 0 1 241010.0 team. New Mexico State, UCLA, UC Davis and vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 36010 .600 000 0 0 0610 9.0 TCU are among many other schools that also CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 3405.800 000 0 0 0110 4.5 recruited Abu. NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 35211 .273 000 0 0 0700 8.5 COLORADO STATE (9/17) 48313 .385 000 0 3 050010.5 Personal UTAH (9/21) 55120 .200 000 0 1 0710 8.5 ARIZONA (9/25) 57224 .208 000 1 0 0510 9.5 Naghede Abu was born on May 13, 1997 in SOUTHERN CALIF. (9/30) 48021 .381 000 0 0 060011.0 Benin, Nigeria. She is the daughter of Ehiozogie UCLA (10/2) 4 10 3 20 .350 000 0 0 060013.0 Idahosa and has two siblings, Omoregie Abu at Stanford (10/7) 49519 .211 000 0 0 141012.0 at California (10/9) 48222 .273 000 0 0 140011.0 and Etin Okaundaye. She was raised in Nigeria, at Washington State (10/14) 56111 .455 000 0 0 1320 8.5 but her family moved to the United States when at Washington (10/16) 30610 -.600 000 0 0 1110 1.5 she was 14. Abu can speak three languages OREGON STATE (10/21) 47317 .235 000 0 0 0300 8.5 and loves to cook. OREGON (10/22) 44111 .273 000 0 0 0300 5.5 at UCLA (10/28) 58215 .400 000 0 0 260013.0 at Southern Calif. (10/29) 3508.625 000 0 0 1100 6.5 Academics STANFORD (11/4) 44314 .071 000 0 0 0310 5.5 Abu is a business administration major with an CALIFORNIA (11/6) 37116 .375 000 0 0 0500 9.5 emphasis in finance and accounting and is at Oregon (11/10) 49118 .444 000 0 0 030010.5 pursuing a minor in leadership studies. She at Oregon State (11/12) 58015 .533 000 0 0 182013..0 WASHINGTON (11/18) 45112 .333 000 0 1 0210 6.0 owns a GPA greater than 3.20, which earned WASHINGTON STATE (11/20) 3337.000 000 0 0 0310 4.5 her a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic at Arizona State (11/23) 44217 .118 000 0 0 2600 9.0 honorable mention team in 2016. She is a at Utah (11/25) 5 10 0 25 .400 000 0 1 151013.5 TOTALS 121 205 55 465 .323 000 113 15 138 17 0 289.0 member of the National Honor Society and was TOTALS - Pac-12 82 127 37 322 .280 000 1 311 84 12 0 180.0 named a scholar athlete as a sophomore in high school. Abu was her class valedictorian her sophomore, junior and senior years.

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# p Gabby Carta-Samuels l

5-6, Junior, Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 a

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Saratoga, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty) e

r s Mahoney on Carta-Samuels “We are looking forward to a healthy Gabby this season. She brings a competitive edge to the game – especially as a defender - and we look for her make a big contribution in the back court this season.”

As a Sophomore in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Carta-Samuels was a significant contributor for the Buffs as a sophomore, playing in 20 Kills – 1 vs. Long Beach State matches mainly as a defensive specialist. She saw time in the first five matches of the campaign (8/27/16) Attacks – 1, twice and recorded a season-best five digs Assists – 1, three times against Long Beach State (8/27), the third Aces – 2, twice Digs – 6 vs. AFA (9/20/15) contest of the season, before suffering an Points – 2.0, twice injury which forced her to miss eight matches. Carta-Samuels returned to the line-up against then-No. 12 UCLA, helping CU record a five-set upset. She tied her season-best five digs later in the campaign against California (10/9). Carta-Samuels recorded 21 digs (0.36 per set) during the season and added one kill, two assists and six aces for 7.0 points.

As a Freshman in 2015 Carta-Samuels saw action in 14 matches for the Buffs, debuting in the season opener against San Diego (8/28). She recorded a season-best six digs in a 3- 0 win against Air Force (9/20). Carta-Samuels tallied 20 digs and two assists during the season.

High School Carta-Samuels was named a 2014 AVCA Under Armour Third Team All- American after helping Archbishop Mitty to a 37-3 record. During the year, she collected 800 digs (4.1 per set) and added 50 aces. AMHS put tougher a 41-4 record in 2013 and during those two seasons, Carta-Samuels handled 1,236 serve receptions.

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2015-Fr. 14-0 26 000.000 0.00 2 0.05 1 20 0.77 0000.00 1.0 -9.0 2016-So. 20-0 58 102.500 0.02 2 0.03 6 21 0.36 0000.00 7.0 -1.0 Totals 34-0 84 102.500 0.01 4 0.05 7 41 0.49 0000.00 8.0 -10.0

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2015-Fr. 6-0 11 000.000 0.00 1 0.09 070.64 0000.00 0.0 -2.0 2016-So. 15-0 44 001.000 0.00 1 0.02 6 14 0.32 0000.00 6.0 2.0 Totals 21-0 55 001.000 0.00 2 0.04 6 21 0.387 0000.00 6.00 0.0

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Archbishop Mitty was the No. 1 team in the 2015 Match-by-Match (as freshman) country during the 2013 and 14 seasons, Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. SAN DIEGO (8/28) 1000.000 000 1 0 000 00.0 s winning the league championship, Central OKLAHOMA (8/29) 2000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 r Coach Section Championship and the @ Penn State (9/4) 2000.000 002 0 0 000 00.0 e vs. Illinois (9/5) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 California State Championship both seasons. y MONTANA STATE (9/18) 1000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 a During her senior season, Carta-Samuels was WEBER STATE (9/18) 3000.000 102 0 2 000 00.0 l named to the Durango and Stockton All- GEORGE MASON (9/20) 2000.000 010 0 3 000 01.0 p AIR FORCE (9/20) 3000.000 002 1 6 000 00.0 Tournament Teams and the WCAL First Team. @ Utah (9/23) 2000.000 000 1 0 000 00.0 The team captain was also named the most @ Washington (9/27) 1000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 @ Oregon State (10/4) 2000.000 001 0 1 000 00.0 inspirational player in 2014. USC (10/9) 3000.000 000 0 3 000 00.0 CALIFORNIA (10/16) 1000.000 100 0 2 000 00.0 She played club volleyball for Vision VBS in Los @ Arizona State (10/24) 2000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 TOTALS 26 00 0.000 219 320 000 01.0 Gatos, Calif., for Jason Mansfield. Her team TOTALS - Pac-12 11 00 0.000 101 1 7 000 00.0 qualified for six Junior Olympics and won many tournament titles. 2016 Match-by-Match (as a sophomore) Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. Washington, UC Irvine, LMU, TCU and Oregon vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 3000.000 002 0 0 000 00.0 @ Portland State (8/27) 4000.000 101 0 2 000 00.0 also recruited Carta-Samuels. She decided on vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 31011.000 000 1 5 000 01.0 Colorado because she felt a true sense of PENN STATE (9/3) 2000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 ILLINOIS (9/4) 2000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 family, the community, it’s a beautiful place and UCLA (10/2) 3000.000 000 1 0 000 00.0 she had no doubt in her mind this was the at Stanford (10/7) 4000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 place she wanted to be after she visited. at California (10/9) 4000.000 000 0 5 000 00.0 at Washington State (10/14) 4000.000 021 0 0 000 02.0 at Washington (10/16) 2000.000 110 0 2 000 01.0 Personal OREGON STATE (10/21) 4001.000 000 0 1 000 00.0 OREGON (10/22) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 Gabrielle Carta-Samuels was born on January at UCLA (10/28) 5000.000 000 0 2 000 00.0 12, 1997 and is the daughter of James at Southern Calif. (10/29) 3000.000 002 0 0 000 00.0 Samuels and Lilinda Carta-Samuels of STANFORD (11/4) 3000.000 000 0 3 000 00.0 CALIFORNIA (11/6) 3000.000 020 0 1 000 02.0 Saratoga, Calif. She has two older brothers, at Oregon (11/10) 3000.000 010 0 0 000 01.0 Austyn and Kyle. Her father played football at at Oregon State (11/12) 2000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 at Arizona State (11/23) 2000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 Utah State, while her mother swam at Santa at Utah (11/25) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 Clara. Austyn played quarterback for Vanderbilt TOTALS 58 10 2.500 266 221 000 07.0 in 2013 and was the back-up quarterback in TOTALS - Pac-12 44 00 1.000 163 114 000 06.0 2012 after transferring from Wyoming. Kyle is as member of the Washington football team (quarterback). Her grandfather, Tom Samuels, played baseball at Vanderbilt. Carta-Samuels enjoys watching football, running and music.

Academics Carta-Samuels is majoring in psychology with a minor in leadership studies.

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r s Mahoney on Shebby “Frankie benefitted from her redshirt season, adding strength and improving her overall game. She is a true six-rotation player that has all the tools to make an impact this season – especially as an attacker.”

As a Junior in 2016 Redshirt. Did not compete.

At Oregon (2014-15) During her sophomore season at Oregon, Shebby played in 23 matches, starting in 10, and averaged 1.81 kills per set. She recorded a season best 15 kills twice, once against LIU Brooklyn and again versus Washington State. In the same match against WSU, Shebby picked up a season high 11 digs and 17.5 points.

As a freshman in 2014, Shebby played in 31 matches and earned 13 starts. She ranked third on the team with 2.55 kills per set and averaged 1.02 digs per set and 0.44 blocks per set. Shebby recorded double figure kills in 17 matches, including a season high 16 kills against Utah when she also attacked at a season best .483 clip. A two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection, Shebby was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.

High School Frances Shebby (La Mirada, Calif.) was born on February 8, 1996 in BellShebby was honored by PrepVolleyball.com all four years of high school (Mater Dei HS), being selected as a Senior Ace (No. 44), a Top 50 Junior, National Sophomore of the Year Finalist and a Frosh 59 honorable mention. She was also selected the All-CIF Southern Section Div. 1AA Co-Player of the Year. As a junior and senior, Shebby was the Trinity League MVP, as well as an All-Orange County First Team selection.

She played five seasons for the Mizuno Long Beach Volleyball Club and competed at the USA Junior Olympics from 2010-2012. Shebby earned All- America status in 2012.

Personal Frances Shebby was born on February 8, 1996 in Bellevue, Wash. She is the daughter of JoAnn Shebby and enjoys photography and camping.

Academics Shebby is a psychology major.

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# s Alexa Smith r 6-1, Junior, Outside Hitter 7 e Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer/Purdue) y a l p Mahoney on Smith “Our top point-scorer from last season - Lex is also our most complete all-around player. She affects the game in all areas: she is an efficient attacker, an elite passer, and lethal from the serving line. When Lex plays well, our team plays well.”

As a Sophomore in 2016 Smith made an immediate impact on the team, joining the Buffs as a sophomore. She earned CAREER HIGHS a starting position right out of the gate and played in 120 of 121 sets. A starter in all 30 matches, Kills – 23 vs. Texas Tech (8/26/16) Smith led the team with 3.17 kills per set and her 380 total kills ranked 11th in the Pac-12. Her Attacks – 47, twice Att Per. – .529 (at Purdue) 380 kills, combined with a team-best 21 aces and 54 blocks, gave Smith 429.5 points (3.58 Assists – 2, six times points per set) for the season. Defensively she was second on the team with 2.61 digs per set. Digs – 19 vs. Oregon State Smith made her debut for CU against Texas Tech (8/26) and totaled a career-high 23 kills while (10/21/16) adding eight digs. Her first double-double of the season came in the following match vs. Portland Blocks – 5 vs. USC (9/30/16) Points – 25.0 vs. Texas Tech State (8/27) when she tallied 14 kills and 15 (8/26/16) digs. Smith also had a big weekend at the HONORS Pac-12/Big 10 Challenge the following weekend, picking up another pair of double- 2016 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention doubles. She notched 12 kills and 18 digs Omni Invitational MVP against then-No. 13 Penn State and 11 kills CU Offensive MVP and 13 digs against then-No. 17 Illinois as USA CNT Team – China Tour the Buffs recorded a pair of five-set upsets. After helping the Buffs to a 3-0 weekend at the Omni Invitational, which included their first win over Colorado State since 2002 where Smith recorded 21 kills while hitting .391 with 10 digs and two blocks, she was named the tournament’s MVP, averaging 4.11 kills, 1.33 digs and 0.44 blocks per set while hitting .378. Smith performed very well during the Pac-12 season and only had five matches with less than 10 kills. During the season, she recorded 13 double- doubles and reached 20 kills in three matches.

As a Freshman in 2015 (at Purdue) Smith saw action in 33 matches and started in 10. Smith recorded 10 double- doubles, which included a 13 kills and 13 digs performance against No. 7 Ohio State. In a match against Northwestern, she picked up a season-best 14 digs. Smith recorded a season-high .529 hitting efficiency against Austin Peay, which included nine kills on 17 errorless swings. Smith averaged 2.05 digs per set (227 total digs), the third most on the team. She also recorded 80 kills, 21 aces and 20 blocks. Smith received 527 serves and committed just 31 errors for a .941 reception percentage.

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-So. 30-30 120 380 151 1075 .213 3.17 15 0.12 21 313 2.61 3 51 54 0.45 429.5 209.5

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-So. 20-20 82 248 112 754 .180 3.02 9 0.11 8 225 2.74 3 35 38 0.46 276.5 114.5

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High School 2016 Match-by-Match (as a sophomore)

The Lewis Palmer High School graduate was a Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 5 23 6 47 .362 224 1 8 002 025.0 p

much decorated athlete. She was named the

@ Portland State (8/27) 5 14 6 47 .170 220 115 021 017.0 l 2015 High School Player of the Year by the vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 3 19 6 32 .406 022 1 9 000 021.0 a

National High School Coaches Association as PENN STATE (9/3) 5 12 4 32 .250 010 018 020 014.0 y ILLINOIS (9/4) 5 11 7 37 .108 010 113 020 013.0

well as the 2014 Colorado Gatorade Player of @ San Diego (9/9) 37324 .167 111 0 8 020 09.0 e r the Year. Smith was listed at No. 7 among vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 39120 .400 001 0 5 040 011.0

CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 36217 .235 010 0 1 010 07.5 s PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces and was a NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 2 10 1 19 .474 032 0 1 010 013.5 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection. COLORADO STATE (9/17) 4 21 3 46 .391 101 010 021 022.0 MaxPreps named her the 2014 National Player UTAH (9/21) 5 18 7 57 .193 102 012 040 020.0 ARIZONA (9/25) 58530 .100 012 414 010 09.5 of the Year and Smith garnered AVCA Under SOUTHERN CALIF. (9/30) 48736 .028 001 1 8 140 011.0 Armour High School All-American first team UCLA (10/2) 4 16 5 42 .262 022 014 030 019.5 at Stanford (10/7) 4 11 7 46 .087 002 013 020 012.0 honors. After helping LPHS to its second at California (10/9) 4 14 8 39 .154 012 114 011 015.5 straight state championship in 2014 (with a 29- at Washington State (10/14) 5 13 8 43 .116 101 0 8 002 013.0 0 mark), Smith was named to the American at Washington (10/16) 37823 -.043 100 0 6 010 07.5 OREGON STATE (10/21) 4 11 5 38 .158 000 419 111 012.5 Family Insurance All-USA first team. OREGON (10/22) 4 14 1 34 .382 010 214 020 016.0 at UCLA (10/28) 5 18 5 50 .260 000 216 030 019.5 at Southern Calif. (10/29) 3 11 6 26 .192 001 2 9 001 011.0 As a junior, Smith was named STANFORD (11/4) 4 10 6 30 .133 111 1 9 120 013.0 PrepVolleyball.com’s National Junior Player of CALIFORNIA (11/6) 3 12 1 22 .500 111 0 5 010 013.5 the Year, CHSAA 4A Player of the Year, first at Oregon (11/10) 4 15 7 37 .216 001 4 7 010 015.5 at Oregon State (11/12) 5 20 6 59 .237 211 214 020 022.0 team all-state and earned MaxPreps.com All- WASHINGTON (11/18) 4 14 2 39 .308 101 1 9 020 015.0 America accolades. WASHINGTON STATE (11/20) 38727 .037 101 0 3 010 08.5 at Arizona State (11/23) 47335 .114 002 015 020 08.0 at Utah (11/25) 5 13 8 41 .122 000 016 020 014.0 Smith was a member of the USA Volleyball TOTALS 120 380 151 1075 .213 15 21 32 28 313 3 51 90429.5 Junior National team in 2013 and ’14. She won TOTALS - Pac-12 82 248 112 754 .180 9821 24 225 3 35 50276.5 a gold medal in 2014 at the NORCECA Continental U20 Championships in Guatemala. In 2013, she was a member of the 2013 USAV Youth National Team that won a silver medal at the FIVB U18 World Championships in Thailand.

She was a member of the Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club.

Personal Alexa Kristine Smith was born on December 14, 1996 in Redondo Beach, Calif. She is the daughter of Brett and Livia Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo. and has one brother, Justin, who played basketball at Idaho State. Smith enjoys hiking, baking and cooking.

Academics Smith is majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and has a GPA greater than 3.10.

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# s Taylor Joachim r 6-4, Sophomore, Opposite 6 e Baroda, Mich. (Lakeshore) y a l p Mahoney on Joachim “Taylor is a big physical left-handed attacker who will push for time on the court this season as an opposite. She has improved her velocity as an attacker and her vision as a blocker this past spring.”

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Joachim played in six matches for the Buffs (11 sets), making her debut against Texas Tech Kills – 3 @ Southern California (8/26). She did not play in the following five contests, but was on the court in the next three (10/29/16) Attacks – 10 @ Southern California matches. She did not record a stat against UC Irvine (9/10), but posted one block against (10/29/16) Chicago State (9/16). The following match against New Orleans (9/17) saw Joachim tallying two Att Per. – .400 vs. New Orleans (9/17/16) kills while adding another block assist. She earned a season-best three kills against Southern Assists – 0 Digs – 1, twice California (10/29) and also played against Arizona State (11/23). Joachim recorded five kills, Blocks – 1, twice two digs and two blocks during the Points – 3.0 @ Southern California (10/29/16) season. HONORS As a Freshman in 2015 2016 USAV CNT Team Did not compete. 2015 USAV CNT Team High School Joachim has had a great prep career for Lakeshore High School, earning four letters as a pin hitter and setter. The Lancers recorded a 30-18-2 record during her senior year and as a junior, they finished the season 33-11-3. A 2014-15 AVCA Under Armour Third-Team All-American, she recorded 419 kills, 82 blocks, 281 digs and 55 assists in 117 sets in 2015.

Joachim has also been a part of the USA Volleyball pipeline. In 2012, Joachim was a member of the USAV Girls Youth Continental team that competed at the USAV High Performance Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. During the 2013 and ‘14 seasons, she was a member of the USA Junior A1 Red Team that won the women’s international junior division.

A top-10 finalist for Miss Michigan volleyball, Joachim was named a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace (#87), Fab 50 Junior, Sophomore 79 honorable mention and Frosh 59 honorable mention selection. As a

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-RFr. 6-0 11 5118 .222 0.45 0 0.00 020.18 0220.18 6.0 4.0

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-RFr. 2-0 43011 .273 0.75 0 0.00 010.25 0000.00 3.0 3.0

2017 Colorado Volleyball 24 CUBuffs.com 2017 Buffaloes junior, she was a second-team all-state and all- 2016 Match-by-Match (as a redshirt freshman) conference honoree, and earned all-region Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. Texas Tech (8/26) 1011-1.000 000 0 0 000 00.0

honors. Joachim was an all-district selection P vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 2000.000 000 0 0 001 00.0

her sophomore year. A top recruit, Joachim CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 2001.000 000 0 0 010 00.5 l a

NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 2205.400 000 0 1 010 02.5 was pursued by UCLA, Michigan State, Ohio y at Southern Calif. (10/29) 33010 .300 000 0 1 000 03.0

State, Purdue, Tennessee, Ball State, at Arizona State (11/23) 1001.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 e r

Syracuse, TCU, Penn State, Old Miss and San TOTALS 11 5118 .222 000 0 2 021 06.0 s Diego State. TOTALS - Pac-12 43011 .273 000 0 1 000 03.0

Personal Taylor Joachim was born on March 24, 1997 in St. Joseph, Michigan. She is the daughter of Ralf and Deb, who played volleyball at Grand Valley State, Joachim. She has one younger sibling, Bailey, who also plays volleyball. Joachim enjoys making jewelry, drawing, sculpting and hiking. She also has her own business making wood and acrylic pens since she was in sixth grade. She made the pens for family and friends and also sold them at a local gift shop.

Academics Joachim is a strategic communication major and is pursuing a minor in technology arts and media. Her GPA is greater than 3.10. She was a member of the honor roll all four years of high school and is also a member of the National Honor Society.

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Lillie Klemmer # s 5-11, Sophomore, Middle Blocker 16 r e Honolulu, Hawai’i (Panahou) y a l Mahoney on Klemmer P “Though a little undersized as a middle blocker, Lillie has fast feet, a fast arm and can find ways to score. Providing depth in the middle this season – she may also see time on the right in the future.”

As a Freshman in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Klemmer played in four matches for the Buffs as a freshman. She made her collegiate debut Kills – 2 vs. Chicago State against then-No. 15 San Diego (9/9), playing in one set. The next day against UC Irvine (9/10), (9/16/16) Attacks – 3 vs. Chicago State Klemmer recorded one kill on two attacks. She saw more time against Chicago State (9/16), (9/16/16) recording two kills and six Att Per. – .667 vs. Chicago State (9/16/16) digs in three sets. Klemmer Blocks – 6 vs. Chicago State (9/16/16) finished the season with Points – 5.0 vs. Chicago State one block against New (9/16/16) Orleans (9/17).

High School Klemmer, a three-year starter at Punahou, was a two-time all-state selection. She first earned the honor in 2014 after helping Punahou to the Hawai’i State Championship and was again selected to the team in 2015. In 2013, Klemmer was an honorable mention all-state selection as she helped PHS place second at the state championship. A versatile player, Klemmer was mainly a middle blocker, but also played outside and right side. Klemmer has been playing sand volleyball for the last two years and qualified for the 2015 AAU Championships in Hermosa Beach, Calif.

She played for Imi’Ike Volleyball Club and was coached by two-time Olympian Robyn Ah Mow-Santos. Klemmer was a part of the USAV High Performance teams her freshman and sophmore years.

Many other programs recruited Klemmer, including Dartmouth, UC Riverside, Seattle, Texas A&M, South Florida and Denver. She decided on Colorado because her mother is an alumni and she has family in the Denver area. She

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-Fr. 4-0 7305.600 0.43 0 0.00 000.00 0771.00 6.5 6.5

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-Fr. DNP

2017 Colorado Volleyball 26 CUBuffs.com 2017 Buffaloes wanted nothing more than to attend CU 2016 Match-by-Match (as a freshman) because it is a perfect fit. Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts.

@ San Diego (9/9) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 p

vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 1102.500 000 0 0 000 01.0 l

Personal CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 3203.667 000 0 0 060 05.0 a

NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 2000.000 000 0 0 010 00.5 y

Lillie Marie Klemmer was born on October 1, TOTALS 7305.600 000 0 0 070 06.5 e

1997. She is the daughter of Howie and Amie TOTALS - Pac-12 0000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 r

Klemmer and has one brother, Eric, who plays s football and volleyball. She enjoys surfing, hiking, running and playing beach volleyball.

Academics Klemmer is an integrative physiology major and currently owns a GPA greater than 3.50.

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# s Justine Spann r 5-8, Sophomore, Outside Hitter 8 e Chandler, Ariz. (Basha) y a l p Mahoney on Spann “Big things come in small packages and Justine definitely plays very big. Another complete player who has the skill-set to play all six rotations. She was a spark off the bench her freshman year and we expect to see her on the floor more this year.”

As a Freshman in 2016 Spann saw the most time of the court of any of CU’s freshmen in 2016, playing in 43 sets and CAREER HIGHS 17 matches. She debuted for the Buffs against Portland State (8/27), but didn’t earn her first Kills – 12 @ Oregon State (11/12/16) statistic until two matches later against then-No. 15 San Diego with her first dig. She saw Attacks – 35 @ Oregon State significant time against Chicago State, recording six kills and a season-best 13 digs while (11/12/16) hitting .308. In the following match Att Per. – .412 vs. New Orleans (9/17/16) against New Orleans, she had nine Assists – 1, five times kills and 10 digs with a .412 hitting Aces – 1, four times Digs – 13 vs. Chicago State efficiency. During the Pac-12 (9/16/16) season, Spann continued to earn Blocks – 3, twice time on the court. She hammered a Points – 13.5 @ Oregon State (11/12/16) career-high 12 kills against Oregon State (11/12) and added seven digs and three blocks for a season-best 13.5 points. Spann recorded 57 kills, 54 digs and 11 blocks in 43 sets during the season.

High School Spann, a 2015-16 AVCA Under Armour Girls High School Third Team All-America selection, tallied a state-leading 710 kills on 1,427 attacks and hit .348, the third best in Arizona, with only 214 errors. She also posted 47 blocks and tallied 536 digs as Basha High School finished the season 24-16. She was named the MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week for Arizona after recording 60 kills, 24 digs and six blocks the week of Sept. 7-14, 2015. Spann was named the MaxPreps Player of the Match seven times over the course of the 2015 season.

A three-time captain, she earned numerous awards during her senior season, including Basha Varsity Volleyball Player of the Year, Arizona Central Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 8-15), Nike Invitational All- Tournament Team and Basha Player of the year.

As a junior in 2014, Spann helped the Bears to a 28-14 record with 620 kills, again the most kills in Arizona that season. She was named

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-Fr. 17-0 43 57 33 175 .137 1.33 5 0.14 4 54 1.26 1 10 11 0.26 67.0 24.0

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-Fr. 11-0 30 42 29 141 .092 1.40 3 0.10 2 30 1.00 1890.30 49.0 14.0

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Arizona Republic Second Team, All-Chandler Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. @ Portland State (8/27) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 p

School District First Team, All-Section First

vs. Long Beach State (8/27) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 l Team (Division I, Section II) and All-Division @ San Diego (9/9) 3000.000 001 0 1 000 00.0 a

First Team. vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 2004.000 001 0 0 000 00.0 y CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 36213 .308 111 013 010 07.5

NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 39217 .412 110 110 010 010.5 e r Spann was named second team All-State in UCLA (10/2) 3000.000 000 0 1 000 00.0

at Stanford (10/7) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 s 2013 as she helped Basha High School to a at California (10/9) 46525 .040 000 0 1 031 07.5 20-18 record with 339 kills. She also earned at Washington State (10/14) 56414 .143 000 0 4 010 06.5 All-Chandler Unified School District First Team at Washington (10/16) 2116.000 000 0 0 000 01.0 OREGON (10/22) 1001.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 honors, as well as all-section first team, at Southern Calif. (10/29) 36316 .188 001 1 5 100 07.0 Division I-Section II Player of the Year, Division STANFORD (11/4) 1003.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 at Oregon (11/10) 35419 .053 111 0 7 000 06.0 I First Team All-State and was inducted into the at Oregon State (11/12) 4 12 7 35 .143 100 1 7 030 013.5 BHS Hall of Fame. WASHINGTON (11/18) 36522 .045 110 1 5 010 07.5 TOTALS 43 57 33 175 .137 545 454 1 10 1067.0 TOTALS - Pac-12 30 42 29 141 .092 322 330 181 049.0 A member of the Arizona Storm Volleyball Club, Spann’s teams were very successful. In 2014, they won the Junior National 16 Open and in 2013, her team was the 15 Open champions. Arizona Storm was the 17 Open runner-up in 2015. During those three season, Spann earned consecutive USA Volleyball All-America honors.

She is also a part of the USA Volleyball pipeline. Spann started out in 2010 on the USAV Arizona Region High Performance team and in 2011, she was selected to the USAV Future Select A1 team. In 2012, Spann was chosen to the USAV Youth Select A1 Team.

Spann was heavily recruited throughout her remarkable prep and club career and chose CU over a number of strong schools, including Southern California.

Personal Justine Elizabeth Spann was born on May 1, 1998. She is the daughter of Creig and Terri Spann. Her mother, a former standout and All- Pac-10 player at Arizona State, was her high school and club coach. She also coached at the collegiate level, spending time at ASU and Texas Tech. Her father played football at ASU and in the National Football League. Spann also has two younger brothers who are heavily involved in sports.

Academics Spann is an arts and science open option major.

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# s Rachel Whipple r 5-7, Sophomore, Defensive Specialist/Libero 12 e Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill) y a l p Mahoney on Whipple “Whip has improved her athleticism and her game immensely this past spring. Already a gritty defender, she has gotten better in the passing lanes as well. We expect her to contribute on the floor this season.”

As a Freshman in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Whipple saw limited action as a freshman, playing in five matches for the Buffs. She debuted Digs – 3 vs. New Orleans (9/17/16) for CU against UC Irvine (9/10) and recorded her first dig for the Buffs against Chicago State (9/16). She picked up two digs in that match and followed it up with three digs against New Orleans (9/17). Whipple played in eight sets and recorded five digs during the season.

High School Whipple was a three-time team captain at Smoky Hill and earned four varsity letters on the volleyball team. A defensive specialist, she recorded 445 digs, 393 serve receptions, 46 aces and 34 kills as a senior. As a junior, she tallied 408 digs, 559 serve receptions, 19 aces and 18 kills. Whipple also had impressive stats as a sophomore, recording 413 digs, 590 serve receptions, seven aces and 22 kills. She led Colorado Class 5A in digs per set her senior (6.18), junior (5.23) and sophomore (5.66) seasons.

A two-time All-Centennial League First Team selection as a senior and junior, Whipple also earned second team honors during her sophomore campaign. She was named to the Denver Post All-Colorado Team as an honorable mention honoree in 2014 as well. Whipple also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-State honorable mention status twice (2014 and ’15).

Her club team was the 2014 Far Western 16 USA Champions. They were a three-time national qualifier and recorded top five finishes at Colorado Crossroads and the Disney Showcase in 2015.

SEASON STAT LINES Overall MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-Fr. 5-0 8000.000 0.00 0 0.00 050.62 0000.00 0.0 -2.0

Pac-12 MP-MS GP KETA Pct. KPG Ast. APG SA Dig DPG BS BA TB BPG Pts. +/- 2016-Fr. 2-0 2000.000 0.00 0 0.00 000.00 0000.00 0.0 -1.0

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A multi-sport athlete at Smoky Hill, Whipple 2016 Match-by-Match (as a freshman) also earned letters in soccer and swimming. Team (Date) GP KETA Pct. Ast. SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts. vs. UC Irvine (9/10) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0 CHICAGO STATE (9/16) 2000.000 000 0 2 000 00.0 P

Whipple was also recruited by Denver, Virginia NEW ORLEANS (9/17) 3000.000 001 0 3 000 00.0 l a

UTAH (9/21) 1000.000 001 0 0 000 00.0 Commonwealth and Gonzaga. She decided on y at Southern Calif. (10/29) 1000.000 000 0 0 000 00.0

Colorado because she dreamed of playing a TOTALS 8000.000 001 0 0 500 00.0 e r

collegiate sport and representing her home TOTALS - Pac-12 2000.000 001 0 0 000 00.0 s state.

Personal Rachel Christine Whipple was born on April 20, 1998. She is the daughter of Paul and Julie Whipple and has one brother, Chris. She enjoys baking and volunteering with the Special Olympics.

Academics Whipple is an integrative physiology major with a GPA greater than 3.60.

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# s Emily DeMure r 6-1, Redshirt Freshman, Setter/Opposite 9 e Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay/Penn State) y a l p Mahoney on DeMure “Emily is a coach’s daughter – grew up in the volleyball gym, so she has a very high volleyball IQ. She is a versatile player with experience at every attacking position and as a setter. She spent the spring training at setter and did quite well. Time will tell is she stays there or returns to her more natural position as a pin hitter.”

At Penn State Redshirt. Did not compete.

High School A four-year letterwinner at Granite Bay, DeMure helped the Grizzly Bears to a DI state championship during the 2013-14 season, as well as an All-League title in the same year. She also helped Granite Bay to a NorCal All-Section title in 2015. DeMure served as team captain from 2014-15 and earned Sierra Foothill All-League second team honors in 2014 and first team distinction in 2015. She was also selected the 2015 GBHS MVP.

DeMure played club volleyball for Gold Cal Juniors, helping the Stars to a second-place finish in America at USAV Junior Nationals in 2012-13. She also played on the A1 Women’s Junior National Team in 2015, having played on the A2 team in 2014.

Personal Emily Rose DeMure was born on Dec. 4, 1997 in Folsom, Calif. She is the daughter of Jeffrey and Melanie DeMure of Granite Bay, Calif. DeMure has three brothers, Jeffrey, Jeremy and Brayden. She lists her hobbies as drawing, painting and photography.

Academics DeMure is majoring in integrative physiology and is pursuing a minor in art practices. She has a GPA greater than 3.60.

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21 l 6-0, Redshirt Freshman, Opposite a

Brentwood, Tenn. (Father Ryan) y

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Mahoney on Dorrell s “Lauren benefitted immensely from her redshirt season and we are excited to see what she can do on the court this year. A dynamic attacker, she can play either pin but we see her competing for time on the right this season. Once she gets comfortable I think she can have a big impact on our success.”

As a Freshman in 2016 Did not compete.

High School Dorrell has only been playing volleyball since the start of high school and but excelled quickly in the sport. A remarkable athlete, she was selected to the 2015-16 AVCA/Under Armour Girls High School All-American Second Team. Dorrell led the Fighting Irish to a 40-10 record in 2015. She recorded 466 kills, 46 blocks, 314 digs and 18 aces as a senior and was named the MVP after guiding FRHS to the 2015 Division II AA State Championship. She was also a member of the all-region team and was named to Prepvolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list, which recognizes the top 100 players across the country. After her senior season was over, she was named the Gatorade Tennessee Player of the year.

In 2014 as a junior, Dorrell amassed 617 kills, 50 blocks, 277 digs and 30 aces as FRHS recorded a 49-10 record. She earned all-region honors that season as well.

Her most club volleyball experience comes from the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club in Houston, Texas, one of the premiere clubs in the country. She played there for two years under coaches Courtney Alwell, Tara Cross Battle, Courtney Rhodes and Jeff Ham. For the 2016 season, she will compete for Houston Juniors 18 Elite.

One of the nation’s top recruits, Dorrell was heavily recruited by many schools, including Stanford, Virginia, Arizona State, North Carolina and Louisville. She picked CU because it was her first unofficial visit and she felt “at home.”

Personal Dorrell was born on June 21, 1998 in Louisville, Colo. She is the daughter of Karl, a former football player (UCLA) and assistant coach (UCLA and CU), and Kim Dorrell of Brentwood, Tenn. She has one older sibling, Chandler, who is a wide receiver for Vanderbilt. She enjoys shopping, listening to music and making people laugh.

Academics Dorrell is majoring in environmental design and has a GPA greater than 3.20.

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# s Brynna Deluzio r 5-9, Freshman, Setter/Libero 10 e Windermere, Fla. (The First Academy) y a l p Mahoney on Deluzio “I love Brynna’s mentality - she is the type of player that just figures out ways to win. She has a wide-ranging skill-set: she was a high school All-American as an outside hitter and has competed in club as both a setter and libero at an elite level.”

High School Deluzio was named a 2016 AVCA Under Armour Second Team All-American after helping The First Academy win its second state championship during her tenure, finishing the season with a 26-5 record. The 4A Player of the Year recorded 375 kills and hit .319 in 88 sets. She also added 278 digs and 18 blocks.

Deluzio earned NHS AAU All-America status in 2015 as a junior. Over the course of 70 sets, she recorded 292 kills, 191 digs and 18 blocks while hitting .331. As a sophomore, she was tabbed an NSHS AAU All-American. She was also a member of the 2012 THS team that won the state title.

Deluzio currently plays for the Top Select Volleyball Club. Her team won the AAU National Championship in 2016 and competed at the AAU championships in 2012 and ’13, as well as USA Nationals in 2012. She was recruited by Florida State, Georgia Tech and Pepperdine, but chose Colorado for her collegiate career because “it’s a different experience and both of her parents went to school here.” Her father, Donald, played on CU’s football team.

Personal Brynna Ann Deluzio was born on April 28, 1999 in Windermere, Fla. She is the daughter of Donald and Sheri Deluzio. She is the third youngest of nine kids (not all blood-related). Her father played football at CU. Her sister Alexa played basketball at Florida State and another sister, Krystal, played basketball at Duke. Two other sisters, Loren and Erika, both played volleyball collegiately at Liberty and UConn, respectively. Deluzio’s brother Ben played baseball at FSU and another brother, Vic, was on the football team at Navy.

Academics Deluzio is an open option major.

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Jaden Newsome P

5 l 6-0, Freshman, Setter a

Houston, Texas (Clear Brook) y

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Mahoney on Newsome s “Jaden is one of the premier setters in the class. At 6’0” she has the size and physicality that you want to see in the position, along with a smooth athleticism. As a setter she has the total package: great hands, is deceptive, and the mentality to make great decisions running the offense. Jaden is a comfortable and confident floor leader and will flourish in our offensive system here at Colorado.”

High School Newsome, a four-time letterwinner and two-time team MVP, was named a 2016-17 AVCA Under Armour Honorable Mention All- American. A PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace (No. 36), Newsome produced 1,257 assists as a senior, guiding the Clear Brook High School Wolverines to a 25-15 record. Newsome played in 129 sets and also added 251 kills, 113 blocks (63 solos and 50 assists), and 322 digs while hitting .357.

During her four years at CBHS, Newsome recorded 3,511 assists, 585 kills, 1,208 digs and 111 service aces in 460 sets played. Her hitting efficiency was .315. She is the CBHS setter career leader in assists, digs and kills.

Over the course of her career, she has earned numerous honors. Newsome was a named to the AVCA Phenom List three straight years (2013-15) and was a three time Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association (GHVCA) Fab 50 honoree (2014- 16). Prior to her senior season, she was named to the TAVC 5A/6A Preseason All-Texas Team and AVCA Under Armour Watch List. In 2015, Newsome was named a PrepVolleyball.com Top 50 Recruit and in 2014, she was named a PrepVolleyball.com Sophomore 79 Honorable Mention. PrepVolleyball.com also honored Newsome in 2013 as a Frosh 59 Honorable Mention.

Newsome has been a part of the USA Volleyball pipeline. She was a member of the 2016 USA High Performance A1, the 2015 USA High Performance A2 and 2013 USA High Performance Skills program.

For nine years, Newsome played club volleyball at Absolute Volleyball Academy of Texas, which was named one of the top 60 volleyball clubs in the country in 2016.

A top recruit, Newsome was also recruited by Missouri, Baylor, Clemson, Arkansas State and Wake Forest. She picked CU because she wanted to play Pac-12 volleyball, its academic reputation and the beautiful campus.

Personal Jaden Nicole Newsome was born on July 22, 1999 in Houston, Texas. She is the daughter of Torri and Kristi Newsome and has one younger sister, Kailin. She enjoys traveling, cooking, swimming and boating. She is left-handed, but plays volleyball right-handed.

Academics Newsome is an open option major.

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# s Danielle Price r 6-4, Freshman, Middle Blocker 17 e Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (Chinook) y a l p Mahoney on Price “Danielle is a prototypical Pac-12 middle blocker. She has great size at 6’4”, with long levers and fluid movements, and she is extremely quick off the floor. Coming from Canada, she has flown under the recruiting radar but her experience in the Canadian National Team pipeline this past summer has exposed her to a high-level of volleyball and allowed her to take big steps in developing her game. Danielle’s high level of athleticism, her competitive spirit and her blue- collar work ethic will make her a force as a middle blocker here at Colorado.”

High School Price was a middle blocker for Chinook High School and helped lead the Coyotes to a 30-14 overall record as a senior. That same year, CHS earned a 9-0 league record. Price recorded 165 kills, 67 blocks and 20 aces while hitting .314 in 2016 to earn league and team mvp honors, and was named CHS Grade 12 Female Athlete of the Year. She earned first-team all-star honors in 2015 as a junior when the Coyotes finished league play at 10-0.

Price has been a member of Volleyball Canada. In the spring of 2016, she was named to the Youth National Development Program. Price was part of Team Alberta in the program, which she lists as the biggest moment in her high school career. Team Alberta U17 was the Summer 2016 Gold Medal winner at the National Tournament in Richmond, British Columbia.

Many teams recruited Price, including Rutgers, Butler, Villanova, Gonzaga and Mississippi State. She was also heavily recruited in Canada by University of Saskatchewan, Trinity Western, Western Ontario, Memorial University and Queen’s University. Price chose Colorado because she was really impressed with the school, coaches, girls on the team and Boulder. She said, “It was a great fit.”

Personal Danielle Marie Price was born on June 2, 1999 in Lethbridge, Alberta. She is the daughter of Darren and Marion Price and has an older sister, Alli. Price was a competitive swimmer from the age of four until she was 15. She is interested in photography.

Academics Price is an integrative physiology major.

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Anyse Smith P

18 l 5-10, Freshman, Outside Hitter a

Amarillo, Texas (Tascosa) y

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Mahoney on Smith s “Anyse is one of the most dynamic outside hitters in the 2017 class. She may only be 5’10” but she is a high-flyer, contacting the ball at 10’5”. Anyse is a natural six-rotation player - she has a great feel for the ball as a passer and defender – but what really separates her is the ability to hit a very ‘heavy’ ball with great range. We look forward to continuing her development and maximizing her versatility as an attacker and ball-handler at the collegiate level.”

High School A four-time first team all-district selection, Smith led the Tascosa High School Rebels to the district championship in 2016. The team recorded a 21-11 overall record while she tallied 646 kills, 367 digs and 78 blocks, while hitting .324. Smith was named the team’s most valuable hitter as well as all-state. Early on in the season, she was named the Arlington Invitational Best Tournament Player.

Smith also shined as a junior, helping the Rebels to a 23-12 mark. Again she was named the most valuable hitter and all-state.

A two-sport athlete at THS, she also competed in track and field, earning three letters. As an eighth grader, she set the schools high jump record (5-2), which still stands. She was also a member of the sprint relays.

Smith has been playing for JET – Atomic Volleyball Club in Amarillo, Texas.

Personal Anyse Marlee Smith was born on March 28, 1999 and is the daughter of Horatio Smith and Valerie Hall. She is the fourth child of six. Her older brother Horatio Jr. plays college football. Outside of volleyball, Smith enjoys traveling, watching TV and movies, and being with family.

Academics Smith intends to major in sports and exercise science but is also interested in medicine.

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