Foluke Akinradewo

#16 Foluke Akinradewo

Middle Blocker Foluke Akinradewo - Career Highs 6-3 Sophomore Kills: 22 at USC (11/26/05) Plantation, FL Attempts: 43 at USC (11/26/05) St. Thomas Aquinas HS Aces: 3 vs Oregon State (11/28/05) Birthdate: October 5, 1987 Digs: 6 (2 times) Major: Human Biology Assists: 2 vs Penn State (8/26/05) Blocks: 12 at UCLA (10/25/05)

Record Book: (2005-) Nickname: Luke 3. Single Season Hitting Percentage (2005)...... 397 The best thing about Stanford is: The people My favorite place on campus is: The Oval 9. Single Match Blocks at UCLA (11/25/05)...... 12 Favorite Europe trip memory: Our team taking over the dance stage at the Dunning on Akinradewo: “Foluke had an amazing discoteque in Prague Ten years from now I hope to be: Successful and happy in wherever life leads me freshman season and has worked very hard to make sure My favorite class at Stanford: Public Speaking (But I hate doing it) this season is even better. I am sure our opponents won’t Favorite thing to do on an off day: SLEEP! like it when they see that she is already a much better Something people would be surprised to know about me: I have tri-citizenship (Canada, Nigeria, U.S.) player.” The place I would most like to visit: Australia 2005 Season (Freshman): 2005 Pac-10 Freshman of My favorite pre-game rituals are: Dancing in the locker room Earliest sporting memory: Participating in track & field at the USA Jr. Olympics the Year … Became the ninth Cardinal, and fourth in Stanford will be fun to watch this year because: We have a great group of girls the last seven years, to earn Pac-10 Freshman of the who are not only driven to win, but also love the game of which Year honors … Also named First-Team All-Pac-10 … makes playing fun My greatest athletic moment was: winning the high school volleyball state Named AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year … championship my senior year Also Named a Second-Team All-American by the The athlete I admire most: Ogonna Nnamani American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Best book I have ever read: The Da Vinci Code Favorite Food: pizza ASICS/Volleyball … First in hitting percentage (.397, Least Favorite Food: fish #3 in the Pac-10, #13 in the nation, #3 for a single sea- If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: macaroni and cheese son in school history) and second in kills (439) … My favorite movie: Remember the Titans My favorite TV show: House Averaged 3.92 kpg, #10 in the Pac-10 … Led the My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: being at the NCAA National Cardinal in blocks (122, 1.09 bpg) … Tallied a career- Championships and hitting a ball so hard that it bursts high 12 blocks (ninth-best for a single match in school My favorite musical group: John Mayer and The Fray The best advice I ever received was: Repaying anger with anger and hate with history) at UCLA (11/25/05) … Hit .450 or better in 13 hate will get you nowhere. To learn to love is to learn to live. matches … Hit a season-high .720 (19-1-25) versus The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my life: my mom, Utah State (9/16/05) and .714 (16-1-21) at Boston my dad and my brothers If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Jesus Christ, College (9/1/05) … Tallied a .650 hitting percentage Martin Luther King Jr., and President Clinton (14-1-20) at Oregon State (9/29/05) … Had double- I’d like to switch places for a day with: President George W. Bush digits in kills in 26 of the 32 matches … Named tour- My advice to youngsters: never give up on your dreams. The only person that can turn those dreams into reality is yourself, so work hard to accomplish it. nament MVP at the Colorado Invitational (Sept. 8-10) If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: the sunny as she collected 43 kills in 74 attempts for a .486 hitting beaches percentage in three wins … Also gained tournament One wish I would make for the 21st century: to end all the unnecessary wars that are occurring in this world MVP honors at the Stanford Invitational (Sept. 15-17) … For her efforts in leading the third-ranked Stanford Cardinal to four victories from Sept. 5-11, was named National Competition: The starting middle blocker Pac-10 Player of the Week. on the USA Junior team that competed in the 2005 High School: 2005 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas World Championships in Turkey … Also played with High School … Three-year letterwinner and captain of the USA Senior team that competed at the 2005 Pan her squad for two seasons … 2002 and 2003 Broward American Cup in the … A mem- County Player of the Year … All-American selection in ber of the gold medal-winning USA Junior National 2003 and 2004, and an all-state selection in 2002, 2003 Team in 2004 at NORCECA … Earned fourth place as and 2004 … Florida Dairy Farmer’s Volleyball Player a member of the USA women’s national training team of the Year … Florida Gatorade Player of the Year … at the 2005 in the Dominican As a Stanford student-athlete, I am able to chal- Also participated in basketball and track … Florida Republic. “lenge myself in the classroom and then walk onto state champion in track & field in 2002, 2003, 2004 and Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Ayoola Akinradewo the court and challenge myself at practice and in 2005 … All-State selection in basketball in 2004 and (father) and Comfort Akinradewo (mother) … Her matches. Balancing both gives me a great sense of 2005 … Principal Honors Award winner all four years brother (Foluso) participated in track & field at the who I am and who I want to become. of high school. University of Oregon … Full name is Foluke Atinuke ” Akinradewo.

Foluke Akinradewo - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 112 439 3.92 99 856 .397 8 0.07 14 27 0.12 0 71 0.63 32 90 122 1.09 11

Foluke Akinradewo in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 7 24 3.43 6 56 .321 0 0.00 3 2 .429 0 5 0.71 2 7 9 1.29 0 1

12 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Cynthia Barboza

#1 Cynthia Barboza

Cynthia Barboza - Career Highs Outside Hitter Kills: 26 (3 times) 6-0 Sophomore Attempts: 58 at Arizona (10/13/05) Long Beach, CA Aces: 2 vs UCSB (9/17/05) Long Beach Wilson HS Digs: 16 vs Creighton (9/10/05) Birthdate: February 7, 1987 Assists: 2 (2 times) Major: Undeclared Blocks: 5 at Oregon State (9/29/05)

Dunning on Barboza: “Cynthia has done an amazing Nickname: C, CB job the past eight months getting her knee ready for the The best thing about Stanford is: the people start of the season. She is motivated, in great shape and My favorite place on campus is: the pool Favorite Europe trip memory: the view from the top of St. Peter’s Basilica very excited for this to be a great year for her and the Ten years from now I hope to be: happily married, living in a house on the beach, team.” with a job I love My favorite class at Stanford: Psych 1 2005 Season (Freshman): A torn anterior cruciate lig- Favorite thing to do on an off day: Body surf, boogy board and play amazing ament in her left knee sidelined the freshman All- catch at the beach Something people would be surprised to know about me: I don’t know how to America candidate for the final eleven matches of the drink carbonated drinks. I have to swish it around my mouth and chew on it season … Had started all 21 matches (66 games) … At before I can swallow the time of her injury led the Pac-10 in kills (297) and The place I would most like to visit: Brazil My favorite pre-game rituals are: dancing like an idiot was third in kills per game (4.50) … Second on the Earliest sporting memory: YMCA co-ed basketball league when I was 6 team in hitting percentage (.306) … Produced a hitting Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: we’re more than a percentage of .450 or better in four matches, and pro- team, we are all best friends working together towards a common goal, the national championship. We do more than play with each other, we play for duced double-digit numbers in kills in 15 of the team’s each other. 21 matches … Hit a season-high .522 (13-1-23) at New My greatest athletic moment was: Signing with Stanford. Hampshire (9/6/05) … Tallied a career-high 26 kills in The athlete I admire most: Bess Siegfried The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: the Pac-10 three-game season opening victory against Ogonna Nnamani USC (9/23/05) … Collected six double-doubles (kills, Best book I have ever read: Angels and Demons digs) … Named to the all-tourney team at the Favorite Food: sushi, the dragon roll from Subiru in Westwood and the crunchy roll from Sushi Studio in Long Beach AVCA/NACWAA Showcase (Aug. 26-27) and the Least Favorite Food: pork chops Stanford Invitational (Sept. 15-17). If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: BBQ chicken and ranch salads High School: 2005 graduate of Long Beach Wilson My favorite movie: Rent High School … Named the 2004-05 Girls Gatorade My favorite TV show: Project Runway & Recess National High School Player of the Year … 2004 High Favorite Actor: Jamie Foxx / Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts The best advice I ever received was: “Our greatest glory is not in the never falling School Player of the Year by Volleyball Magazine, All- but in rising every time we fall” -Confucius CIF (Southern Section) Division I-AA co-MVP, and The person or people who have had the greatest influence on my career: My club four-time First-Team All-CIF recognition … In 2004, coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: My dad’s averaged 18.3 kills, 1.57 blocks and two aces per match parents and Tupac … Her best effort of the season (.840) came against I’d like to switch places for a day with: Heidi Klum state champion Mira Costa … Four-year letterwinner If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: My bed If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Acoustacism by Kalai and captain of her team her junior and senior seasons One wish I would make for the 21st century: real estate prices for houses right on … Finished her high school career with 2,145 kills, 349 the beach in Southern drop blocks and 152 aces … In 2004, was named the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year for a second consecutive season, the first volleyball player to Dominican Republic … Placed fifth at the 2004 achieve that feat … In 2003, she recorded 550 kills, 46 Under-18 World Beach Championship in Termoli, blocks and 38 service aces, and was the only high Italy … Played for Club Long Beach. school player to be invited to train with the U.S. Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Jane and Robert National Team in preparation for the 2004 Summer Barboza … Full name is Cynthia Jane Barboza. Olympics in Athens, and was the first alternate … 2002 National Sophomore of the Year by Student Sports Magazine and the 2001 National Freshman of the Year At Stanford we’re surrounded by amazingly talent- by the same publication. “ed people from the classroom to the playing fields. National Competition: Played on the USA Senior Everyone is extremely accomplished. It’s an unpar- team at 2005 Pan Am Cup … Earned a bronze medal alleled combination of athletics and academics. as the youngest member of the USA women’s national training team at the 2003 Pan American Games in the ”

Cynthia Barboza - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 66 297 4.50 84 695 .306 12 0.18 11 24 0.17 16 174 2.64 11 15 26 0.39 5 2

Cynthia Barboza in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 Did not compete.

2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball 13 Joanna Evans

#3 Joanna Evans

Setter 5-11 Freshman Piedmont, CA Bishop O’Dowd Birthdate: August 25, 1988 Major: Undeclared

Dunning on Evans: “Joanna just finished a great year of Nickname: Jo volleyball with her high school team, club team, on the The best thing about Stanford is: the pride the alumni and students have for beach and played with the Junior National Team at the Stanford My favorite place on campus is: Maples Pavilion NORCECA Championships in . She, like Janet, is Ten years from now I hope to be: graduated from Stanford well coached, experienced and ready to step up and set at Favorite thing to do on an off day: play beach volleyball this level.” Something people would be surprised to know about me: Driver’s License Test- 3rd time’s a charm! High School: A 2005 graduate of Bishop O’Dowd The place I would most like to visit: Buenos Aires, My favorite pre-game rituals are: listening to Bob Marley and eating a Cliff Bar High School in Oakland, Calif. … A four-year letter- Earliest sporting memory: My first volleyball match in 4th grade... it was intense! winner … Hayward Athletic Association League Player Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: we’ll be on the court of the Year in 2004 and 2005 … Four-time all-league in Omaha come December 16th My greatest athletic moment was: Still waiting for that! player as a setter … Named a Northern California The athlete I admire most: Karch Kiraly Scholar-Athlete for four straight seasons … Named to The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Prep Volleyball’s “Senior Top 100 Aces” … League Kerri Walsh Best book I have ever read: The Little Prince MVP from 2004-06 … 2006 Cal-Hi Sports and Sports Favorite Food: Mango, Oatmeal, and Dark Chocolate Focus Scholar-Athlete of the Year … 2005 Oakland Least Favorite Food: Beef Tribune Player of the Year … Tallied a career-high 812 If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: toast My favorite movie: The Sandlot and Mrs. Doubtfire assists during her senior season, along with 1,847 sets, My favorite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy 75 service aces and 69 kills. Favorite Actor: Robin Williams / Favorite Actress: Charlize Theron My favorite musical group: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, The National Competition: A participant in the U.S. Beatles Junior National Team program for three years (2002- The best advice I ever received was: Always take the high road 04, 06) … Also a member of the 2006 Women’s Junior The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: My mom and dad National Team … Has played club volleyball for If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Abraham Golden Bear (1999, 2003, 2004), Vision (2005-06) and Lincoln, Bob Marley, Karch Kiraly City Beach (2000-02) … Led her Golden Bear squad to I’d like to switch places for a day with: Bono If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: My car the bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympic If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales Volleyball Tournament, earning All-American honors One wish I would make for the 21st century: Famine and environmental issues … Also a AAA-rated beach volleyball player … are solved Finished fifth with Vision at the 2006 Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament to earn her second All- American honor … 2004 High Performance Beach Volleyball participant … A NORCECA World Championship Qualifier … A member of the 2004 Women’s Youth National Team and the 2003 A2 High Performance Team … Also a member of the 2002 High Performance Team. Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Michael and Virginia Evans … Has two sisters, Angela (27) and Allyn (22) … Full name is Joanna Grace Evans.

Being a student-athlete means that of course, one is always a student before being labeled or seen as an ath- “lete. However, being a student-athlete entails a tremendous amount of effort, determination and discipline not only shown in the classroom, but also in the gym.”

14 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Jessica Fishburn

#11 Jessica Fishburn

Jessica Fishburn - Career Highs Outside Hitter/Libero Kills: 1 vs Maine (9/2/05) 6-0 Sophomore Attempts: 3 vs Maine (9/2/05) Los Angeles, CA Aces: 3 (2 times) The Brentwood School Digs: 13 at USC (11/26/05) Birthdate: April 3, 1987 Assists: 3 vs Oregon (10/27/05) Major: Undeclared Blocks: 1 vs Boston College (9/1/05)

Dunning on Fishburn: “Jessica worked very hard since Nickname: Fish the end of last season to be ready to step in and become The best thing about Stanford is: the pride and support for Stanford Athletics our Libero. She showed all of us that she not only wanted My favorite place on campus is: Jimmy V’s Favorite Europe trip memory: going dancing the job, but she was willing to do what it takes to earn it. Ten years from now I hope to be: a dermatologist We are all excited to see how she will help the team in her Favorite thing to do on an off day: go to the beach new role.” The place I would most like to visit: Australia Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: it’s going to be a mix 2005 Season (Freshman): A valuable reserve as a libero of veteran and new players. We’ll get to see the team chemistry on the court. My greatest athletic moment was: winning the national championship for Sports … Had 19 service aces … Collected a season-high Shack three service aces against Utah State (9/16/05) and The athlete I admire most: Kerri Walsh Arizona (11/11/05) … Played in 31 matches (102 The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Andy Fishburn (my dad) games) … Collected 40 digs (13 at UCLA, 11 at USC, Favorite food: pasta 8 vs Nevada, 8 vs Santa Clara) in the last four matches. Least favorite food: tofu If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: pesto pasta High School: A four year starter at The Brentwood My favorite movie: The Little Mermaid School … All-CIF all four years … Three-time league My favorite TV show: Sex and the City MVP … Helped her team win the CIF title (24-3) dur- Favorite Actor: Edward Norton Favorite Actress: Rachel McAdams; Diane Lane ing her junior season … Collected a career-high 27 My favorite musical group: Ben Harper, Kalai kills during her junior season … Played on club teams The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my life: my mom, since age nine … Played five years for the Santa my dad and my brother I’d like to switch places for a day with: Oprah Winfrey Monica Beach Club and four years for Sports Shack … My advice to youngsters: Never give up. You can do anything if you work hard. Helped lead Sports Shack to the national champi- If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: my car onship in 2005 … Won numerous academic awards all If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Acoustacism four years in high school. Cardinal Catalogue: Parents are Andy Fishburn and Michelle Fishburn … Dad, who played volleyball at Stanford, played professionally on the beach (two-time world champion) … Full name is Jessica Emily Fishburn.

“ I love the fact that at Stanford you can get to know many different types of people in both academics and athletics.”

Jessica Fishburn - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 102 2 0.02 1 7 .143 9 0.09 19 29 0.19 15 110 1.08 1 0 1 0.01 0 0

Jessica Fishburn at the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 7 1 0.14 0 1 1.000 1 0.14 2 1 0.29 2 16 2.29 1 0 1 0.14 0 0

2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball 15 Alex Fisher

#8 Alex Fisher

Outside Hitter 6-1 Freshman (Redshirt) Menlo Park, CA Menlo School Birthdate: September 25, 1987 Major: Undeclared

Dunning on Fisher: “Alex is finally recovering from Nickname: Al, Big Al injuries that have effected her for several years and forced The best thing about Stanford is: the people her to red-shirt last season. We are all excited to see her My favorite place on campus is: Maples Favorite Europe trip memory: begging for a free gondola ride in Venice play without pain and see just how she will help the Ten years from now I hope to be: happy team. Alex is a very talented, skilled, experienced player My favorite class at Stanford: Psych 1 who is ready to have an impact on our team.” Favorite thing to do on an off day: sleep The place I would most like to visit: Georgetown—to see my sister. 2005 Season (Freshman): Redshirted the 2005 season My greatest athletic moment was: winning a silver medal in 18-Open at the Junior Olympics (2004) due to a knee injury. The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform: Kristin High School: A 2005 graduate of Menlo School … Folkl Best book I have ever read: Harry Potter series Four-year letterwinner, she captained the team her Favorite Food: turkey club sandwich senior season … Tabbed the Peninsula Athletic League Least Favorite Food: mustard MVP in 2004 and was a four-time first team all-league If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: cereal or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. selection as well as a four-time all-county pick … Also My favorite movie: Sweet Home Alabama gained All-Central Coast Section (CCS) honors … My favorite TV show: Friends Twice named all-state … 2004 PrepVolleyball.com and Favorite Actress: Reese Witherspoon…did you know she went to Stanford??? My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: winning a national Mizuno Volleyball All-American … Fab Fifty by championship Volleyball Magazine … Named a “Top 50 Recruit in the The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my Class of 2005” by prepvolleyball.com … Voted the family, friends and coaches My advice to youngsters: follow your dreams 2004 Player of the Year (San Mateo County) … Helped If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: Stanford her team to a silver medal at the California State pretty much is my hometown Championships in 2001 and 2002 … The NorCal If I had one CD to listen to it would be: something country, probably Rascal Flatts champions (2001, 2002) … The Central Coast Section One wish I would make for the 21st century: world peace of course (CCS) champions in 2001 and 2002 … Helped her team win four league championships … Gained numerous academic honors including Scholastic All- CIF, AP Scholar and the Faculty Honors list. National Competition: Played for Vision Volleyball … Her club team took silver medal honors at the 2004 Junior Nationals and were crowned the Las Vegas Classic Champions in 2004 and 2005 … Won the bronze medal at the Junior Nationals (Team MVP) in 2000. Cardinal Catalogue: Her parents are Nancy Burrus and George Fisher … Her sister, Kate Fisher, plays vol- leyball at Georgetown … Full name is Alexandra Irene Fisher.

Being a student-athlete at Stanford means having the opportunity to be taught by world- “ renowned professors and train with world-class athletes. On top of that, being a women’s volleyball player at Stanford means becoming a part of an extremely close-knit group of girls who are there to support you no matter what.”

16 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Franci Girard

#6 Franci Girard

Franci Girard - Career Highs Outside Hitter Kills: 13 vs California (10/1/04) 6-2 Junior Attempts: 25 vs Penn State (8/26/05) Brooklyn, NY Aces: 1 at Washington State (11/4/05) The Fieldston School Digs: 5 (3 times) Birthdate: January 18, 1986 Blocks: 10 at UCLA (10/9/04) Major: International Relations Assists: 5 vs Syracuse (9/3/05)

Record Book: (2004-) Nickname: France 7. Single Season Games (2004)...... 131 The best thing about Stanford is: There is something interesting about every person I’ve encountered. People here dream big then go out and make those Dunning on Girard: “I am sure Franci is happy her jun- dreams a reality and it’s contagious. ior year is starting and that she is healthy. Injuries and My favorite place on campus is: Palm Drive having to play multiple positions made last year tougher Favorite Europe trip memory: Two of my favorite memories are standing at the top of a thirty foot telephone pole in Slovenia and taking Foluke’s room over than she would have liked. We are all excited to see her whenever I had the opportunity play the best volleyball of her life and be healthy.” Ten years from now I hope to be: Happily married in a successful career or with a business of my own 2005 Season (Sophomore): Played in 28 matches (86 Favorite thing to do on an off day: Watch a movie or shop with good company games) … Chalked up a season-high 10 kills (10-4-16, Something people would be surprised to know about me: I’m really passionate .353) against top-ranked Nebraska (8/27/05) at the about mentoring underprivileged teenage girls. The place I would most like to visit: China AVCA Showcase … Produced a career-high 25 My favorite pre-game rituals are: Listen to the Jay-z playlist I compiled on my iPod attempts versus Penn State (8/26/05) at the AVCA Earliest sporting memory: My sister Loren trying to teach me how to shoot a three Showcase … Hit .467 (8-1-15) along with three digs in elementary school. Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: each person on our and three blocks in Stanford’s victory at Oregon team has something unique and important to add. Our returning players (10/27/05) … Hit .400 or better in five matches … have come back even stronger this year and our freshmen are ready and Fifth on the team in kills (136). willing to work hard. I think that alone combined with our coaching staff will make us an awesome team to watch. 2004 Season (Freshman): Started at middle blocker … My greatest athletic moment was: winning the national championship in 2004 A Pac-10 All-Freshman selection … Played in 131 of 133 because I knew that nobody expected it The athlete I admire most: Candice Wiggins because she works hard on and off games … Averaged 1.79 kills and 0.91 blocks per game the court. She also had great success in her freshman year and managed to … Third on the team with 234 total kills … Recorded a stay extremely humble. career-high ten blocks versus UCLA (10/9/04) … Tallied The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Ogonna Nnamani a career-high 13 kills against California (10/1/04) … Hit Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: to be independent since I am 3,000 a career-best .750 (6-0-8) versus Villanova (9/17/04) … miles from home and more competitive on the court. Tallied a career-high 23 attack attempts against Penn Best book I have ever read: To Kill A Mockingbird in the 6th grade Favorite Food: mama’s home cooked curry goat with rice and peas State (9/10/04) … Recorded six or more blocks on seven Least Favorite Food: carrots and onions occasions … Collected eleven kills and three blocks ver- If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: Ramen noodles sus Florida (12/4/04) during second round action in the My favorite movie: Love and Basketball My favorite TV show: Law and Order: SVU NCAA Tournament … Notched six kills and four blocks Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington against Wisconsin (12/11/04) … Hit .556 (5-0-9) The best advice I ever received was: this might sound strange but my mom always against Minnesota in the NCAA Final Four title match told me to always believe in myself even when I might be afraid of the task at hand and also to try to have compassion for others no matter the situation. (12/18/04). The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my high High School: 2004 graduate of The Fieldston School in school coach Colin Henry I’d like to switch places for a day with: Oprah the Bronx, N.Y. … A four-year letterwinner … My advice to youngsters: no matter how far-fetched others might consider your Captained the volleyball team for two years … dreams to be, never ever give up because each one of us controls our own Coached by Colin Henry … Three-time all-league destiny. I never thought that I would be playing for a national championship team. It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to make it here. But the point selection … Tabbed league MVP in 2001 … Helped is that I made it so dreams do actually come true. her team to three consecutive NYSAIS State If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Jay-z: Blueprint 2 or Jay-z Life and Times Championships … Played club volleyball with the of S. Carter Volume 3 One wish I would make for the 21st century: I wish we could find an affordable Philadelphia Volleyball Academy … Ivy Preparatory cure for AIDS School League Champions in 2001 and 2003. National Competition: A member of the 2002 and Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Francis Girard and 2003 USA Girls Youth National Team … Competed in Jennifer Berkeley … Has one brother, Harvey (30) and the National Team Challenge Cup in Montreal, Canada two sisters, Loren (25) and Cecily (23) … Hobbies … Named team captain. include shopping, reading and watching movies with friends … Full name is Franci Andrea Girard.

Franci Girard - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2004 131 234 1.79 85 533 .280 8 0.06 0 0 0.00 0 32 0.24 25 94 119 0.91 19 4 2005 86 136 1.58 57 387 .204 16 0.19 1 4 0.01 1 45 0.52 10 24 34 0.40 3 1 Totals 217 370 1.71 142 920 .249 42 0.19 1 4 0.01 1 77 0.35 35 118 153 0.71 22 5

Franci Girard in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2004 21 38 1.81 14 90 .267 3 0.14 0 0 0.00 0 7 0.33 1 10 11 0.52 5 1 2005 5 6 1.20 4 20 .100 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.40 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 Totals 26 44 1.69 18 110 .236 3 0.12 0 0 0.00 0 9 0.35 1 11 12 0.46 0 0

2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball 17 Heather Hernandez

#7 Heather Hernandez

Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist 6-0 Sophomore La Habra, CA La Habra HS Birthdate: March 22, 1987 Major: Mathematics

Dunning on Hernandez: “Heather joined the program The best thing about Stanford is: being surrounded by a community of incredible the past spring after having a very successful year in the people crew program. She will help our program in many ways, My favorite place on campus is: Maples during a volleyball game! Favorite Europe trip memory: looking down on magnificent St. Peters Square the most obvious will be how hard she works and how and all of Rome beyond that from the top of the Basilica with Kristin, Bryn much she enjoys volleyball every day.” and Cynthia … it was definitely worth climbing all those stairs! Ten years from now I hope to be: happy College: A walk-on addition to the Cardinal … My favorite class at Stanford: Art and Ideas Previous to joining the Cardinal volleyball program, The place I would most like to visit: Spain was a member of the Stanford Crew team where she My favorite pre-game rituals are: listening to The Eye of the Tiger Earliest sporting memory: learning to pepper with my daddy in our backyard rowed on the Varsity-4 that finished third at the Pac-10 Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: we have the work ethic Championships and ninth at the NCAA and the heart to fight our way to the top. We are a force to be reckoned with! Championships. My greatest athletic moment was: scoring from half tank for the Orange County all-star water polo team in high school. High School: A two-time La Habra High School varsi- The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Kerri ty MVP in volleyball … A three-time First Team All- Walsh Best book I have ever read: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and Peony by Pearl Freeway League selection … Attended the USA High S. Buck Performance Camp in 2002 and played one year for Favorite Food: fetuccini alfredo Impact VBC … Also participated in swimming and Least Favorite Food: onions If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: pasta water polo … Four-year varsity team captain in swim- My favorite movie: Brokeback Mountain and An Inconvenient Truth ming in addition to being a two-time La Habra High My favorite TV show: House and Gilmore Girls School “Swimmer of the Year” … Team captain her Favorite Actress: Natalie Portman My favorite musical group: Dixie Chicks/Rascal Flatts senior year … In water polo, was voted two-time Best The best advice I ever received was: integrity is the essence of everything successful Defensive Player and Player of the Year … Holds the The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: Mrs. school record in career steals and assists … An AP Briq, Coach Crowther, Carrie Davis, Lori Fuller If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Thomas scholar … National Honor Roll … A National Jefferson, Leonardo da Vinci, and Eleanor Roosevelt Hispanic Scholar … National Honor Society … If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: the Valedictorian … During her senior season, voted the amazing crepe myrtle trees that line my street If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Dixie Chicks or Rascal Flatts La Habra High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year. One wish I would make for the 21st century: would be that people become more Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Ramon and Julia environmentally aware Hernandez … Mother played volleyball at UC Riverside … Has two sisters, Holly (17) and Laura (15), and one brother, Sean (10) … Full name is Heather Lynn Hernandez.

Stanford is a community. Everyone is talented and “ different, and everyone respects what each other has to offer.”

18 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Bryn Kehoe

#4 Bryn Kehoe

Bryne Kehoe - Career Highs Setter Kills: 6 vs Penn State (8/26/05) 5-11 Junior Attempts: 16 at Penn State (8/26/05) North Bend, OH Aces: 5 vs Utah State (9/3/04) St. Ursula Academy Digs: 23 vs Penn State (9/10/04) Birthdate: May 29, 1986 Blocks: 7 (2 times) Major: Communication Assists: 70 vs Penn State (9/10/04)

Record Book (2004-) Nickname: B, Drake 1. Single Season Assists (2004) ...... 1,637 My favorite place on campus is: Memorial Church 3. Assists Per Game (2005) ...... 13.14 Favorite Europe trip memory: climbing to the top of St. Peter’s Basilica and being at the top of the cupola 5. Single Season Games (2004)...... 132 My favorite class at Stanford: Italian 5. Aces Per Game (2005)...... 0.43 Favorite thing to do on an off day: sleep and lay out 5. Single Match Assists (2004) ...... 69 The place I would most like to visit: Australia My favorite pre-game rituals are: dancing 5. Career Assists (2004-) ...... 2,741 My greatest athletic moment was: winning the national championship 8. Assists Per Game (2004) ...... 12.40 The athlete I admire the most: Lance Armstrong 8. Single Match Assists (2004) ...... 70 The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform: Ogonna Nnamani 10. Single Match Service Aces (2004) ...... 5 Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: patience Dunning on Kehoe: “Bryn is healthy, in great shape and Best book I have ever read: Da Vinci Code Favorite Food: Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream ready to have a great junior year. It is a tremendous asset for Least Favorite Food: brussel sprouts our team to have such an accomplished setter returning for a If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: peanut butter and jelly third year. She is determined to help lead us to a very suc- sandwiches My favorite movie: Cool Runnings cessful season.” My favorite TV show: Law & Order 2005 Season (Sophomore): Third-team AVCA All- Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington / Favorite Actress: Angelina Jolie My favorite musical group: Rascal Flatts American … An honorable mention AVCA Pacific Region The best advice I ever received was: relax selection … Suffered a broken right hand in practice on The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my Oct. 31 … Missed seven matches but returned to action parents If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: skyline for Stanford’s final two matches in the NCAA chili and Graeters ice cream Tournament … During her two seasons as a starter, the Cardinal is 50-9 … Was averaging 14.30 assists per game Team that competed in Poland at the World (#2 in the Pac-10, #3 in the nation) when she was injured Championships, beating Russia … Competed at 2002 … Finished the year with 13.14 assists per game (#2 in the USA A-2 National Camp. Pac-10, #18 in the nation) … Collected a season-high 69 assists (tenth-best for a single match in school history) at High School: A 2004 graduate of St. Ursula Academy in Arizona (10/13/05), one short of her career high … Her Cincinnati, Ohio … 2003 National Player of the Year … La 2,741 career assists is fifth-best in school history. Rosa’s Female Athlete of the Year … Two-time Southwest Ohio District Player of the Year … Conference Player of 2004 Season (Freshman): Played in 132 games as the Year in 2002 and 2003 … A three-time all-conference Stanford’s starting setter … A NCAA Final Four All- selection … Cincinnati Enquirer All-City Selection in Tournament selection … Pac-10 All-Freshman team selec- 2001, 2002, 2003 … Two-time all-state pick … Helped her tion … Averaged 12.40 assists, 0.28 service aces and 2.76 team to the state championship in 2001 and 2003 and a digs per game … Led the team with a school record 1,637 runner-up finish in 2002 … A finalist for National Player assists … Recorded a career-high 70 assists and 23 digs of the Year in 2002 (Prepvolleyball.com) … Played club against Penn State (9/10/04) … Collected 18 double-dou- volleyball with the Team Z Volleyball Club … Southwest bles … Led the team with 37 service aces … Notched a Ohio Officials Association 2003 Lifetime Achievement career-high five service aces against Utah State (9/3/04) … Award … Northern Ohio Women Sports Foundation Tallied 48 assists, ten digs and two blocks against Minnesota Athlete of the Year. (12/18/04) in the NCAA Championship match. Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Steve and Amy Kehoe … National Competition: A member of the 2005 United Has two brothers, Steven, Jr. (18) and Seth (15) … Father, States team that competed in Switzerland … The starting Being a student-athlete at Stanford is a one of a kind expe- Steve, played volleyball at Ball State … Mother, Amy, was a setter for the USA Junior National Team that competed in “rience. There is nowhere else in the world that so many two-time All-American volleyball player at Western 2005 at the World Championships in Turkey … Member accomplished students, professors and athletes work. The Michigan … Grandfather, Fred Kehoe, played football at of the 2004 Junior National Team that took first at atmosphere of Stanford is one that pushes already great Ball State University … Full name is Bryn Drake Kehoe. NORCECA … Member of the 2003 USA Youth National people to become even better at what they do.” Bryn Kehoe - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2004 132 57 0.43 18 150 .260 1,637 12.40 37 36 0.28 2 364 2.76 7 74 81 0.61 12 28 2005 84 42 0.50 17 113 .221 1104 13.14 36 18 0.43 3 221 2.63 9 42 51 0.61 10 9 Totals 216 99 0.46 35 263 .243 2741 12.69 73 54 0.34 5 585 2.71 16 116 132 0.61 22 37

Bryn Kehoe in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2004 21 12 0.57 4 29 .276 297 14.14 1 3 0.05 0 58 2.76 3 11 14 0.67 3 6 2005 7 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0.43 0 0 0.00 2 8 1.14 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 Totals 28 12 0.43 4 29 .276 300 10.71 1 3 0.04 2 66 2.36 3 11 14 0.50 3 6

2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball 19 Michelle Mellard

#15 Michelle Mellard

Middle Blocker Michelle Mellard - Career Highs 6-3 Senior Kills: 2 (5 times) Leawood, KS Attempts: 7 vs Maine (9/2/05) Notre Dame de Sion HS Aces: 2 (2 times) Birthdate: October 15, 1984 Digs: 15 vs California (11/18/05) Major: American Studies Blocks: 7 at USC (11/26/05) Assists: 6 at USC (11/26/05)

Dunning on Mellard: “Michelle has continued her Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: everyone on our team growth as a player and as one of the leaders of our team. is so passionate about the sport as well as winning and working together as a Her hard work in the winter and spring helped her team My greatest athletic moment was: winning the national championship in 2004 improve as much as anyone on the team. She is very The athlete I admire most: Lisa Sharpley (former Stanford volleyball player). She excited to have a great senior season on the court and as exemplifies what Stanford Volleyball is all about one of our team captains.” The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Ogonna Nmamani 2005 Season (Junior): Played in 18 matches (24 Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: You always have to believe in yourself and never give up on your goals no matter what obstacles are presented to you games) … Collected two kills in four matches … in your lifetime; never give up. Notched a career-high 7 blocks at USC (11/26/05). Best book I have ever read: East of Eden My Favorite Class: Children, Youth and the Law taught by Professor Abrahams 2004 Season (Sophomore): Played in nine games … Favorite Food: I love seafood, especially shrimp and mexican food Averaged 0.11 kills and 0.44 blocks per game … Least Favorite Food: I really don’t have anything that I don’t like Recorded a career-high two blocks against Jacksonville If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: peanut butter & jelly, and turkey sandwiches (12/3/04) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. My favorite movie: Old School 2003 Season (Freshman): Played in four matches (five My favorite TV show: Friends Favorite Actor: Vince Vaughn / Favorite Actress: Cameron Diaz games) for the Cardinal … Averaged 0.80 kills, 0.40 My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: being on the Top Ten plays of the digs and 0.40 blocks per game … Notched her first col- day for a kill during a volleyball game, more specifically for a kill during the legiate kills against Bradley (8/30) as she recorded two NCAA Final Four My favorite musical group: Dave Matthews Band & Counting Crows kills on two attempts … Tallied her first collegiate dig The best advice I ever received was: always believe in yourself, stand tall and be and block versus Weber State (9/12). proud of your height The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: My High School: A 2003 graduate of Notre Dame de Sion family; mom, dad and sister, Rachel High School in Kansas City, Mo. … Four-year letter- If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Pope John Paul winner in both volleyball and basketball … Captained II, Princess Diana and Michael Jordan I’d like to switch places for a day with: Bill Gates both sports her senior year … Coached by Mary Lile My advice to youngsters: try everything when you are young and enjoy yourself. (volleyball) and Kristy Guffey (basketball) … 2001 and Don’t think that you have to choose one sport and focus entirely on one ‘02 all-district selection for volleyball … A 2001, 2002 interest. Have ten different sports or activities that you love and do them all! If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: my family all-state and all-sectional choice … 2001 All-Metro If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Jack’s Mannequin, Lost in Translation Honorable Mention and 2002 All-Metro First Team … One wish I would make for the 21st century: That family values do not get lost Collected a record 18 blocks in the state volleyball with all the advancement in technology and science championship match … 2002 Johnson County Invitational all-tournament selection … Played club volleyball for Team KC. Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Ken and Nancy Mellard … Has one sister, Rachel (24) … Hobbies include sports and reading … Full name is Michelle Elizabeth Mellard.

I am so grateful to so many people for my four great years at Stanford. Because of the rela- “tionships I have built, the experiences I have lived and the level of academic challenges I have been given.”

Michelle Mellard - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 5 4 0.80 1 5 .600 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.40 0 2 2 0.40 0 0 2004 9 1 0.11 0 8 .125 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 4 4 0.44 0 0 2005 24 11 0.46 6 35 .143 4 0.17 0 1 0.00 0 7 0.29 1 6 7 0.29 1 0 Totals 38 16 0.42 7 48 .188 4 0.11 0 1 0.00 0 9 0.24 1 12 13 0.34 1 0

Michelle Mellard in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 DNP 2004 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 2.00 0 0 2005 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Totals 2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 1.00 0 0

20 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Nji Nnamani

#5 Nji Nnamani

Nji Nnamani - Career Highs Outside Hitter Kills: 16 at USC (11/26/05) 5-9 Senior Attempts: 39 at California (10/21/05) Bloomington, IL Aces: 2 (2 times) University HS Digs: 15 vs California (11/18/05) Birthdate: March 25, 1985 Blocks: 7 at USC (11/26/05) Major: Political Science Assists: 6 at USC (11/26/05)

Dunning on Nnamani: “Nji is coming off her best year Nickname: NinJa (I can do back-flips) ever! She has now adapted to the right side and I am sure The best thing about Stanford is: The people. Every day we are surrounded by will continue to learn and grow as a player throughout her excellence-there is no escaping it. My favorite place on campus is: The Oval senior year.” Favorite Europe trip memory: Going to the discoteque in Czech Republic! It was great to experience Europe socially. 2005 Season (Junior): Played in 29 matches (94 games), Ten years from now I hope to be: Happy and drinking tea with Oprah and several as a starter … Fourth on the team in kills (226) … Barack Obama Had nine double-digit matches including a career-high My favorite class at Stanford: Alpine Archaeology with Professor Hunt Favorite thing to do on an off day: Walk to Starbucks 16 kills at USC (11/26/05) … Tallied 15 kills at Arizona Something people would be surprised to know about me: I have memorized the (10/13/05) … Hit .500 (7-0-14) against Washington dance moves to every single ‘N Sync music video…I had a lot of free time in State (10/7/05), and .438 (8-1-16) vs Marquette (9/9/05) the sixth grade The place I would most like to visit: Tahiti … Collected a career-high 39 attempts at California My favorite pre-game rituals are: Talk to my parents, eat half a banana, listen to (10/21/05) … Tallied a career-high 15 digs in Stanford’s my iPod and watch Foluke “Harlem shake” win versus California (11/18/05) … An honorable men- Earliest sporting memory: Winning the Illinois State Championship with my sister tion All-Pac-10 Academic selection. Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: We are determined to 2004 Season (Sophomore): Played in 28 games … work hard and be the best My greatest athletic moment was: winning the 2004 National Championship in Averaged 0.79 kills and 0.61 digs per game … Recorded Long Beach, CA a career-high six kills and five digs at Oregon State The athlete I admire most: Michael Jordan (11/12/04) … Notched a career-high two blocks versus The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Ogonna Nnamani. She has game and we have the same last name. Northwestern (9/18/04) … Saw her first post-season Best book I have ever read: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee action against Jacksonville (12/3/04) in the first round of Favorite Food: anything my mom cooks the NCAA Tournament. Least Favorite Food: eggs If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: oatmeal and PB&J 2003 Season (Freshman): Played in six matches (seven My favorite movie: Remember the Titans, and Love & Basketball games) for the Cardinal … Averaged 0.29 kills and 0.29 My favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington / Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts digs per game … Notched her first collegiate kill against My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: to win another national Bradley (8/30/03) as well as her first collegiate dig … Also championship hit .333 in that match. My favorite musical group: Marvin Gaye and David Gray The best advice I ever received was: to live every day of your life National Competition: A member of U.S.A. High The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my Performance Team in 1999. parents and sister If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Martin Luther High School: A 2003 graduate of University High School King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Gandhi in Normal, Ill. … Captained the volleyball team in 2002 My advice to youngsters: you can do it. Just set your mind to it … Coached by Cathy Sanders … Pantagraph All- If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Classic Soul Ballads by Time Life Conference in 2001 and 2002 as well as honorable men- tion in 2000 … A 2001 and 2002 All-Area Team selection Recorded a school record 29 kills in October 2001 which … A 2002 Champaign News Gazette All-State selection … ranks fifth in Illinois for most kills in a match … A 2002 Student Sports 2001 Honorable Mention All-America … National Honor Society member … Played club volley- 2002 Student Sports “Hot 100 Recruits Class of 2003” … ball with the Illini Elite Volleyball Club under Andy Erins. Helped lead her team to the state championships in 1999 Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Chika and Uzo and 2000 … A 2002 MVP of the Beecher Varsity Nnamani … Her sister, Ogonna, was a four-time All- Invitational Tournament … 1999 and 2002 Nike American and one of the great volleyball players at Crossroads Classic All-Tournament Team … Named to Stanford University … Has two brothers, Nnaemeka the Belleville E. Tournament All-Tournament Team in (19) and Ikechi (15) … Hobbies include listening to 2002 … Champaign News Gazette All-State Second Team music and being with her family … Full name is Njideka selection in 2001 and Honorable Mention in 2000 … Mukosolu Nnamani.

Nji Nnamani - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 7 2 0.29 1 7 .143 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 2 0.29 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2004 28 22 0.79 10 54 .222 2 0.07 1 3 0.04 0 17 0.61 2 5 7 0.25 1 1 2005 94 226 2.40 105 592 .204 48 0.51 11 16 0.12 2 113 1.20 5 42 47 0.50 8 4 Totals 129 250 1.94 116 653 .205 50 0.39 12 20 0.09 2 122 0.95 7 47 54 0.42 9 5

Nji Nnamani in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 DNP 2004 1 2 2.00 1 4 .250 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2005 7 14 2.00 6 32 .250 2 0.14 1 1 0.07 0 10 1.43 0 3 3 0.43 2 0 Totals 8 16 2.00 7 36 .250 2 0.25 1 1 0.13 0 10 1.25 0 3 3 0.38 2 0

2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball 21 Janet Okogbaa

#2 Janet Okogbaa

Middle Blocker/RS 6-3 Freshman Tampa, FL Berkeley Prep Birthdate: October 18, 1987 Major: Undeclared

Dunning on Okogbaa: “Janet is certainly one of the Nickname: Jan-Jan most gifted players in her class, she is well trained and has Ten years from now I hope to be: a cardiologist lots of experience. She is ready to have an impact on our Favorite thing to do on an off day: sleep Something people would be surprised to know about me: I wish I was a good team right away and could help the team in more than violinist one position. The place I would most like to visit: the moon My favorite pre-game rituals are: team huddle High School: A 2006 graduate of Berkeley Preparatory Earliest sporting memory: my first block School in Tampa, Fla. … Coached by Randy Dagostino Least Favorite Food: steak If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: cereal … An AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship My favorite movie: Lion King All-American in 2001, 2003 and 2004 … Honored as My favorite TV show: Friends/LOST the 2004 Junior Olympic National Championship My favorite musical group: Spice Girls The best advice I ever received was: the greater the difficulty, the more glory in MVP … Named to Prep Volleyball’s “Senior Top 100 surmounting it Aces” … The 2006 Tampa Tribune Girls Volleyball The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my Player of the Year … 2005 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss parents If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Eve, Neil Volleyball and Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year Armstrong, Jesus … A high school All-American in 2004 … Voted Prep I’d like to switch places for a day with: the writers of Lost Volleyball’s 2003 National Freshman of the Year … Led If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: my friends her squads to FHSAA State runner-up finishes in 2005 If I had one CD to listen to it would be: Tarzan soundtrack and 2002 … Named the All-Suncoast Player of the Year One wish I would make for the 21st century: cure and prevention of cancer in 2005 … Honored as Berkeley Prep’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 … Also named Berkeley Prep’s Volleyball MVP in 2005 and 2006 … A member of the National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society and Mu Alpha Theta. National Competition: A member of the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Junior National teams … Competed at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Turkey … Played for the Tampa Bay Juniors Volleyball Club, helping her squad win the gold medal at the 2003 Junior Olympic National Championships. Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Geoffrey and Elizabeth Okogbaa … Has one sister, Jennifer (8), and two brothers, Timothy (10) and Jeffrey (8) … Full name is Janet Precious Okogbaa.

“I look forward to being challenged both in the classroom and on the court, and getting the most from the vast opportunities that being a student-athlete has to offer.”

22 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Kristin Richards

#10 Kristin Richards

Outside Hitter 6-0 Senior Orem, UT Timpanogos HS Birthdate: June 30, 1985 Major: Urban Studies

Record Book (2003-) Washington State (10/7/05) and at Arizona (10/14/05) 1. Single Season Digs (2004) ...... 502 … Hit .272 for the season … Hit .611 (12-1-18) at New 2. Single Season Attacks (2004)...... 1229 Hampshire (9/6/05), .607 (20-3-28) vs Washington 5. Career Digs...... 1247 State (10/7/05), and .600 (14-2-20) vs Marquette (9/9/05) … Second on the team in digs (394, 3.55 dpg, 5. Single Match Digs (2004) ...... 28 #10 in the Pac-10) … Her 394 digs is fifth-best for a 5. Single Season Games (2004)...... 132 single season in school history … Had a season-high 5. Single Season Digs (2005)...... 394 23 digs along against Arizona State (11/10/05) … Collected 21 digs against UC Santa Barbara (9/17/05) 6. Single Season Kills (2005)...... 544 … In 23 of the 32 matches had ten or more digs … 6. Single Season Kills Per Game (2005)...... 4.90 Named to the all-tournament team at the 7. Single Season Attacks (2005)...... 1193 AVCA/NACWAA Showcase (Aug. 26-27), Boston 9. Career Kills...... 1422 College Invitational (Sept. 1-3), the Colorado Invitational (Sept. 8-10) and the Stanford Invitational Dunning on Richards: “Kristin has always been a very (Sept. 15-17) … Has 1422 career kills at Stanford, good player, but when we needed more from her at the ninth-best in school history … Her 1247 career digs is end of last season she jumped up to a whole new level. fifth-best in school history. She showed that she is one of the best players in the coun- try. I am sure we will see her play at that level or higher 2004 Season (Sophomore): Played in 132 games … this year.” Volleyball Magazine All-American … NCAA Final Four All-Tournament selection … NCAA Regional 2005 Season (Junior): First-Team AVCA All-American All-Tournament choice … Pac-10 First Team selection and ASICS/Volleyball All-American … Also named … Named to the (NCAA) Green Bay Regional All- First-Team AVCA Pacific Region … Named to the All- Tournament team … Named Pac-10 All-Academic Pac-10 First Team for a third-straight season … Honorable Mention … Averaged 3.68 kills and 3.80 Finished first on the team in kills (544, 4.90 kpg, #3 in digs per game … Collected 22 double-doubles, includ- the Pac-10, #19 in the country) as a starter in 32 ing seven in the last eleven matches … Notched a matches … Her 544 kills is sixth-best for a single sea- career-high 28 digs against Penn State (9/10/04) … son in school history … Posted 20 or more kills in each Recorded a career-high 24 kills at Nevada (9/4/04) … of her last eight matches … Named the AVCA National Her 502 digs is a single season school record … Led the and Pac-10 Player of the Week in leading Stanford to team in digs and was second in kills … Had a career- victories at UCLA (11/25/05) and USC (11/26/05) … high five blocks against Nevada (9/4/04) and Arizona Against the Bruins, tallied a then career-high 31 kills in State (9/24/04) … Her 28 digs against Penn State 60 attempts (.367) along with 16 digs … Then at USC, (9/10/04) ties for fifth all-time at Stanford for a single collected career-highs in kills (35, #5 for single match match … Recorded 16 kills and 21 digs against Florida in school history) and attempts (73) along with 22 digs (12/4/04) … Tallied 14 kills and 17 digs against Texas … Produced 31 kills along with 16 digs at Washington (12/10/04) … Notched 14 kills and 22 digs against State (11/4/05) … Tallied 29 kills against nationally- Washington (12/16/04) in the NCAA Final Four semi- ranked Arizona (11/11/05) … Collected 22 kills (.357) finals. against Syracuse (9/3/05) and against California (11/18/05) … Also had 20 kills (.607) against

Kristin Richards - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 116 392 3.38 176 956 .226 45 0.39 26 39 0.22 36 351 3.03 24 35 59 0.51 13 4 2004 132 486 3.68 216 1,229 .220 40 0.30 28 42 0.21 46 502 3.80 35 38 73 0.55 6 5 2005 111 544 4.90 220 1193 .272 23 0.21 38 44 0.34 33 394 3.55 31 26 57 0.51 6 1 Totals 359 1422 3.96 612 3378 .240 108 0.30 92 125 0.26 115 1247 3.47 90 99 189 0.52 25 10

Kristin Richards in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 10 43 4.30 14 91 .319 0 0.00 2 1 0.20 2 46 4.60 2 5 7 0.70 1 0 2004 21 76 3.62 25 182 .280 11 0.52 2 4 0.10 6 97 4.62 6 5 11 0.52 1 1 2005 7 45 6.43 23 97 .227 4 0.57 4 1 0.57 1 13 1.86 3 1 4 0.57 0 0 Totals 38 164 4.32 62 370 .276 15 0.39 8 6 0.21 9 156 4.11 11 11 22 0.58 2 1

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Kristin Richards (Continued)

Kristin Richards - Career Highs Kills: 35 at USC (11/26/05) Attempts: 73 at USC (11/26/05) Aces: 4 (2 times) Digs: 28 vs Penn State (9/10/04) Assists: 4 (4 times) Blocks: 5 (4 times)

2003 Season (Freshman): Volleyball Magazine Nickname: K-rich National Freshman of the Year … NCAA Pacific The best thing about Stanford is: the people Region Freshman of the Year … Pac-10 Freshman of My favorite place on campus is: our new locker room Favorite Europe trip memory: watching World Cup soccer (USA vs Italy in the Year … All-Pac-10 selection … Pac-10 All- Rome) Freshman Team … Averaged 3.38 kills and 3.03 digs Ten years from now I hope to be: happy with whatever I’m doing per game … Notched 19 double-doubles (kills-digs) My favorite class at Stanford: not Economics Favorite thing to do on an off day: sleep in on the year … Averaged 3.96 points per game … Something people would be surprised to know about me: I’ve broken my nose Averaged 4.30 kills and 4.60 digs in postseason play … five times Had a service ace in four of her last five matches … The place I would most like to visit: New Zealand My favorite pre-game rituals are: hanging out with my teammates and watching Posted a career-high five blocks on two occasions. Nji dance in the locker room Earliest sporting memory: playing for the Blackwidows (soccer team) and National Competition: A member of the thinking I was the coolest six year old in the world team that competed at the 2005 World Grand Prix … My greatest athletic moment was: It’s a tie between beating Washington at A member of USA Volleyball’s A2 program in 2003 … Stanford sophomore season and winning a national championship The athlete I admire most: Ogonna Nnamani. She’s my hero. I want to be just 2000 captain of the Youth National Team … Traveled like her when I grow up. to Switzerland with the National Team in ‘00 … Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: a lot about life and growing up; to Member of Junior National Team in 2001-02. appreciate the little things and also how to manage time between a sport that runs my life, lots of great friends and academics. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Timpanogos Best book I have ever read: The Kite Runner or DaVinci Code High School in Orem, Utah … Captained her team My Favorite Class: Italian Favorite Food: string cheese, saltines, Papa Johns pizza, and mint chocolate chip during her junior and senior seasons … Four-time all- ice cream. region selection and all-state honoree … 2000 & 2002 Least Favorite Food: seafood Region MVP … 2000 Student Sports National My favorite movie: Miracle My favorite TV show: Friends Sophomore of the Year … 2001 & 2002 All-American Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington … 2001 & 2002 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year … Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts The 2002 State MVP … 2003 National Gatorade Player My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: winning a gold medal My favorite musical group: Fall Out Boy of the Year … 2001 & 2002 Academic all-region selec- The best advice I ever received was: always be grateful tion … Led her team to a state championship in 2002- The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: the 03 … Played club for the Players Volleyball Club, and parentals My advice to youngsters: be grateful and be happy helped her team win the 2002 Nationals … Voted If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: Café Rio MVP. If I had one CD to listen to it would be: the punk mix my 12-year-old brother made for me. Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Dave and Lori One wish I would make for the 21st century: world peace Richards … Has one sister Lauren (23), and two broth- ers, Andrew (18) and Taylor (13) … Sister, Lauren, played volleyball at BYU and is now coaching at American University … Both her father and mother played volleyball at BYU … Father, Dave, also played on the U.S. National Team … Full name is Kristin Lynne Richards.

“Being a student-athlete at Stanford has truly been a blessing. It has easily been the best three years of my life.”

24 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Lizzie Suiter

#13 Lizzie Suiter

Lizzie Suiter - Career Highs Middle Blocker Kills: 9 vs Washington (11/18/04) 6-2 Senior Attempts: 26 vs Washington (11/18/04) Aspen, CO Aces: 1 vs. Bradley (8/30/03) Aspen HS Digs: 4 vs California (11/18/05) Birthdate: October 20, 1984 Blocks: 10 (2 times) Major: Communication

Record Book (2003-) Nickname: Suiter 2. Single Season Blocks (2004) ...... 198 The best thing about Stanford is: The people…everyone is bizarrely interesting in 3. Single Season Games (2004)...... 133 their own way. My favorite place on campus is: Right outside Olive’s, there is a bench covered by Dunning on Suiter: “Lizzie had such a good sophomore a flower canopy year that everyone’s expectations were very high for anoth- Favorite Europe trip memory: On the bus with the team, laughing at the picture Kristin and I took of our double chins on our balcony in Italy. er great season, but multiple injuries limited her. She has Ten years from now I hope to be: Wordly, laughing, and not in a cubicle worked very hard since then and is ready to play the best Favorite thing to do on an off day: Sleep, be outside, run errands while playing volleyball of her life.” obnoxiously loud music The place I would most like to visit: Sri Lanka 2005 Season (Junior): Bothered with an ankle and eye My favorite pre-game rituals are: Our stomp injury that limited her to just 18 matches (45 games) … Earliest sporting memory: While playing basketball as a kid, I got hip-checked by a girl that was bigger than me. I went airborne, flew across the court and Had a season-high eight blocks in the Pac-10 season open- landed hard, astonished that I just got owned. er against USC (9/23/05), and against nationally-ranked Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: we have an incredible Arizona (11/11/05) … Had her best match of the season amount of talent, and after playing and bonding in Europe, we simply love playing with each other. with six kills (.333) along with four blocks against Oregon My greatest athletic moment was: having Jen Hucke jump on me when we won State (10/28/05) … Named a First-Team Pac-10 All- (the NCAA title) in Long Beach Academic selection. The athlete I admire most: Rob Blake (Colorado Avalanche hockey) The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: Ed 2004 Season (Sophomore): Played in all 133 games … McCaffrey (football) Stanford’s starting middle blocker … Averaged 1.23 kills Best book I have ever read: The Power of One, and The Fountainhead My Favorite Class: Drawing or photography and 1.49 blocks per game … A First-Team Pac-10 All- Favorite Food: cold corn on the cob and chocolate covered strawberries Academic selection … Her 198 total blocks ranks second Least Favorite Food: cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese on The Farm for a single season … Recorded a career- If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: avocados My favorite movie: Tommy Boy best nine kills against Washington (11/18/04) … Tallied My favorite TV show: I Love the 80’s a career-high ten blocks vs St. Mary’s (9/28/04) and Favorite Actor: Edward Norton UCLA (11/4/04) … Recorded six or more blocks in 13 My favorite musical group: The Beatles The best advice I ever received was: “Don’t worry about it until you have to.” or matches … Hit a career-best .700 (7-0-10) against “Be careful of reading health books...You could die of a misprint.” Washington State (10/22/04) … Hit .309 for the year … The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my Ranked second in the league in blocks per game … Did teammates My advice to youngsters: If you are going to laugh about it later, might as well not commit a hitting error in 16 of 36 matches … Had laugh about it now. seven kills and four blocks against Jacksonville (12/3/04) If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Collected mountains. Real, rocky, huge, beautiful mountains. One wish I would make for the 21st century: That we don’t run out of our five blocks in the win over Texas (12/10/04) and in the natural resources and that all nuclear weapons are dismantled. NCAA title match against Minnesota (12/18/04). 2003 Season (Freshman): Played in three matches (three championship in 2001-02 … 2002 first-team all-confer- games) for Stanford … Averaged 0.67 kills and 0.33 serv- ence selection … 2002 all-state selection … 2003 ice aces per game … Notched her first collegiate service Academic all-state (first team) selection … In 2002, ace versus Bradley (8/30/03) … Tallied her first collegiate ranked third in the state for blocks, seventh in kills and kill against Oregon (11/20/03) where she hit 1.000 (2-0- 10th in aces … 2001 first-team all-state … Played club 2) … Hit .500 on the season. volleyball for the High Mountain Volleyball Club … High School: A 2003 graduate of Aspen High School in National Honor Society. Aspen, Colo. … A three-year letterwinner in volleyball Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Gary and Fran Suiter Stanford Athletics upholds a high standard with and four-year winner in basketball … Captained the vol- … Has one sister, Julia (24) … Hobbies include reading, “everything it is associated. It makes me a proud leyball team her senior year … 2002 Western Slope 3A writing, art, painting, swimming, skiing, movies and athlete to be a part of that. Player of the Year … Helped lead her team to a state cooking … Full name is Elizabeth Kay Suiter. ”

Lizzie Suiter - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 3 2 0.67 0 4 .500 0 0.00 1 0 0.33 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 2004 133 164 1.23 35 417 .309 2 0.02 0 0 0.00 1 39 0.29 50 148 198 1.49 21 3 2005 49 46 0.94 20 134 .194 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 12 0.24 8 36 44 0.90 6 1 Totals 185 212 1.15 55 555 .283 2 0.01 1 0 0.01 1 51 0.28 58 184 242 1.31 27 4

Lizzie Suiter in the NCAA Tournament Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2003 DNP 2004 21 31 1.48 9 74 .297 1 0.05 0 0 0.00 0 9 0.43 10 15 25 1.19 2 0 2005 5 3 0.60 1 10 .200 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.20 0 2 2 0.40 1 0 Totals 26 34 1.31 10 84 .286 1 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 10 0.38 10 17 27 1.04 3 0

2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball 25 Erin Waller

#12 Erin Waller

Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker Erin Waller – Career Highs 6-1 Sophomore Kills: 11 vs Nevada (12/2/05) Ballwin, MO Attempts: 26 at USC (11/26/05) Incarnate Word Academy Aces: 2 at USC (11/26/05) Birthdate: May 3, 1987 Digs: 5 at USC (11/26/05) Major: Undeclared Blocks: 5 (2 times)

Dunning on Waller: “After playing on the left, middle Nickname: Waller and right last season we have finally settled on the left The best thing about Stanford is: the combination of competitive athletics and side for Erin. She has worked very hard to learn the new incredible academics My favorite place on campus is: Palm Drive position and performed at a high level on our tour in Favorite Europe trip memory: sight-seeing in Vienna, Austria Europe this summer. I think she will surprise everyone My favorite class at Stanford: Ancient Empires with her understanding of her new position.” Favorite thing to do on an off day: go to the pool, sleep The place I would most like to visit: Fiji Islands 2005 Season (Freshman): A starter in the last four My favorite pre-game rituals are: eating and listening to music Earliest sporting memory: In fourth grade, I cut my leg on broken glass and matches … Collected a career-high eleven kills in 16 should have had stitches, but didn’t. The next day, I insisted on going to my attempts (.562) against Nevada (12/2/05) in the first very first day of volleyball camp where I proceeded to rip the gash open again. round of the NCAA Tournament … Tallied ten kills Stanford Volleyball will be fun to watch this year because: Not only do we have a great team dynamic, but we will have the ability to win another national and career-high in attempts (26), digs (5) and aces (2) championship. in Stanford’s five-game victory at USC (11/26/05) … My greatest athletic moment was: having an undefeated record senior year (high Produced eight kills in 23 attempts against UC Santa school season) The athlete I admire most: Kerri Walsh Barbara (9/17/05) … Collected a season-high five The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: blocks against St. Mary’s (9/15/05) and at UCLA Kerri Walsh (11/25/05). Best book I have ever read: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown My favorite class at Stanford: Biology High School: A 2005 graduate of Incarnate Word Favorite Food: pasta Academy … Captained the team her senior season … Least Favorite Food: hot dogs If I had to cook all of my meals, I’d probably survive on: spaghetti Tabbed 2003 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year My favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean or Moulin Rouge and was a 2004 high school All-American … Led My favorite TV show: I don’t really watch TV Incarnate Word Academy to the 2004 Missouri state Favorite Actor: Johnny Depp / Favorite Actress: Charlize Theron My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: winning a national volleyball championship … Her team went undefeated championship … Posted 1,300 kills over her high school career and My favorite musical group: Dave Matthews Band was the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri The best advice I ever received was: to attend Stanford University The person or people who have had the greatest influence in my career: my … Honored by prepvolleyball.com as the National parents and coaches Junior of the Year in 2003 and National Player of the If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Jesus Christ, Year in 2004 … Three-time all-metro and all-state Cleopatra VII, Leonard Da Vinci I’d like to switch places for a day with: Angelina Jolie selection … Played club volleyball for Team St. Louis. My advice to youngsters: Choose something you love and give it your all. It will National Competition: Junior Olympic Volleyball take you places. If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: my Tournament for club volleyball (7 years). Labrador Retriever, Zeke Cardinal Catalogue: Parents are Donald and Joann If I had one CD to listen to it would be: a mix of songs of various genres One wish I would make for the 21st century: I hope that opportunities for Waller … Father played football and baseball at Kansas women continue to progress, especially in certain fields of work in which men State … Mom played volleyball for Coe College in fill most of the positions. More specifically, I’d like to see women being given Iowa … Full name is Erin Jessica Waller. the same opportunities as men in Christian churches of all denominations.

I love being able to walk down the hallway at “Stanford and learn something you didn’t know from anyone of my neighbors.”

Erin Waller - Career Statistics Year G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE BHE 2005 52 75 1.44 38 198 .187 0 0.00 3 1 0.06 1 12 0.23 10 22 32 0.62 2 1

26 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball