Fran Flory Volleyball

Contents

Introduction 46 NCAA Tournament History 2 Quick Facts/Media Information 48 SEC Honors 3 Schedule/Travel Plans 50 All-Americans/Honors 4 Roster 5 Roster Breakdown Records 6 Radio/TV Roster 52 Individual Match Records 54 Individual Season Records Season Preview 55 Individual Career Records 8 Season Preview 56 Team Match Records 10 Opponents 57 Team Match/Season Records 14 Tournament Information 58 Team Season/Miscellaneous Records 15 Series History vs. 2003 Opponents 59 1,000-Kill Club 60 1,000-Dig Club Coaches 61 Yearly Leaders 18 Fran Flory 62 Year-by-Year Results 20 Darrell McLean 70 All-Time Series Records 21 Danijela Tomic 71 All-Time Coaching Records 22 Support Staff 72 Letterwinners 73 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Records Players 24 Cara Causey This is LSU 25 Beth Cowley 75 Fran Flory Volleyball 26 Blaise DeRouen 77 Academic Success 27 Megan Heinz 79 Academic Center for Student-Athletes 28 Regan Hood 81 Campus Life 29 Rachel Pittman 83 City of Baton Rouge 30 Markeisha Constant/Christie Ruttley 84 State of Louisiana 31 Melody Clark/Vanessa Freeman/ 85 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Lacey Galliano 86 Locker Room 32 Lauren Leaumont/Kassi Mikulik/ 87 Auxiliary Gym Daniela Romero 88 Weight Room 89 Training Room Season Review 90 President Dr.William Jenkins 34 Season Review 91 Chancellor Dr. Mark Emmert 36 2002 Results 92 Athletics Director Skip Bertman 37 2002 Statistics 93 Southeastern Conference 38 2002 Match-by-Match Statistics 39 2002 Season Superlatives/Honors Media Information 41 2002 SEC Review 94 SEC SID Directory 42 2002 SEC Statistics 95 Media List 96 LSUsports.net History 44 SEC History 45 SEC Tournament History

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 Quick Facts/Media Information

UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION LOCATION: Baton Rouge,La. FOUNDED: 1860 ENROLLMENT: 31,582 The 2003 LSU Volleyball Media Guide is a source of NICKNAME: Tigers or Fighting Tigers information for the news media.Additional information MASCOT: Mike V (live Bengal tiger) is available upon request from the LSU Sports COLORS: Purple & Gold (PMS 268 & 123) Information Office. News releases, photographs and FACILITY (CAPACITY): Pete Maravich Assembly Center (14,164) video tapes will be made available to accredited mem- CONFERENCE: Southeastern bers of the media. PRESIDENT: Dr.William L. Jenkins The LSU Sports Information Office is located on the CHANCELLOR: Dr. Mark Emmert fifth floor of the Athletic Administration Building. SENIOR WOMEN’S ADMINISTRATOR: Judy Southard CREDENTIALS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT All media and photo credential requests should be DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Skip Bertman submitted at least 24 hours prior to home matches. SR. ASSOCIATE AD: Dan Radakovich Passes may be picked up at the Press Will Call table ASSOCIATE AD/OLYMPIC SPORTS: Judy Southard located in the Northeast corridor of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Requests should be made through the ASSOCIATE AD/INTERNAL OPERATIONS:Verge Ausberry Sports Information Office by contacting Melissa ASSOCIATE AD/COMPLIANCE: Bo Bahnsen Reynaud. ASSOCIATE AD/FACILITIES: Jerry Blanchard ASSOCIATE AD/BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Mark Ewing ASSOCIATE AD/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Herb Vincent MEDIA SERVICES During matches, media will be provided with a VOLLEYBALL STAFF media guide as well as a match program that includes notes and updated statistics. Final box score books will HEAD COACH: Fran Flory be available shortly following each home match. For fax ALMA MATER: Texas, 1984 service, please contact a member of the LSU Sports SCHOOL RECORD/YEARS: 80-70/Five years Information Office for assistance. Phones will be made CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 190-184/12 years available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Green ASSISTANT COACHES: Darrell McLean (Thomas More College); Room located in the Northeast corridor of the Assembly Danijela Tomic (Arkansas-Little Rock,1997) Center.

SPORTS INFORMATION POST-GAME INTERVIEWS SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Michael Bonnette Interviews with players and coaches are done in an SR. ASSOCIATE SID: Kent Lowe informal manner at courtside following each match. For ASSOCIATE SID: Laurie Cannon assistance in locating any member of the LSU team, ASSOCIATE SID: Bill Franques contact Melissa Reynaud. For assistance with opposing ASSOCIATE SID: Brian Miller coaches and players,contact that school's SID. ASSOCIATE SID/VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Melissa Reynaud PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: Jason Feirman PRACTICE/INTERVIEWS DESIGN COORDINATOR: TBA Coach Fran Flory is available for interviews weekday PUBLICATION STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Annie Martin,Melissa Giardina mornings and early afternoons. Her office is located on PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR: Steve Franz the fourth floor of the Athletic Administration Building. SECRETARY: Pat Fredericks Team practices take place from 2-5 p.m.daily in the SECRETARY STUDENT ASSISTANT: Michelle Fakier auxiliary gym of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Natalie Grantham, Bill Martin, Patrick Meehan, Practice times are subject to change based on class Jeff Schneider schedules of the players and travel as well as game schedules.All practices are open to the media. COMMUNICATIONS (AREA CODE 225) Interviews with coaches and/or players are held ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: 578-8001 before and after practice and phone interviews may be VOLLEYBALL OFFICE: 578-5050 arranged.Advance notice is needed for interviews, par- ticularly with those to be held before practice for time SPORTS INFORMATION: 578-8226 reasons. SPORTS INFORMATION FAX: 578-1861 Please arrange all interv i ews through the LSU MELISSA REYNAUD (HOME): 344-2072 Sports Information Office and volleyball contact Melissa MELISSA REYNAUD (E-MAIL): [email protected] Reynaud. WEBSITE: www.LSUsports.net CREDITS MAILING ADDRESS: The 2003 LSU Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the LSU Sports Information LSU Sports Information Department. P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge,LA 70894 EDITOR Melissa Reynaud LAYOUT & DESIGN Annie Martin OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: PHOTOGRAPHY Steve Franz Room 501,LSU Athletic Administration Building PRINTING EBSCO Media North Stadium Drive at Nicholson Drive Baton Rouge,LA 70894-5095

2 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Schedule/Travel Plans

TRAVEL PLANS 2003 Volleyball Schedule

Sugar Bowl Classic - Sept. 5-6 AUGUST Radisson Hotel 29 (1) Centenary Baton Rouge, La. 12:30 p.m. 1500 Canal St., New Orleans, La. 29 (1) Virginia Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. (504) 522-4500 • (504) 522-3627 - Fax 30 (1) UAB Baton Rouge, La. 1 p.m.

Wildcat Classic - Sept. 11-14 SEPTEMBER TBA Manhattan,Kan. 5 (2) at Tulane New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. 6 (2) vs. Nebraska New Orleans, La. 10:30 a.m. Mean Green Classic - Sept. 18-20 6 (2) vs. New Orleans New Orleans, La. 5 p.m. Comfort Inn 12 (3) vs. Colorado State Manhattan, Kan. 5 p.m. 1100 I-35 East,Denton, Texas 13 (3) at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 11 a.m. (940) 898-8510 • (940) 898-8235 - Fax 13 (3) vs. South Florida Manhattan, Kan. 5 p.m. Ole Miss - Oct. 9-11 19 (4) vs. Oral Roberts Denton, Texas 5 p.m. Hampton Inn 20 (4) vs. UTEP Denton, Texas 11 a.m. 103 Lakewood Dr., Batesville,Miss. 20 (4) at North Texas Denton, Texas 7 p.m. (662) 578-5555 • (662) 578-4444 - Fax 24 * Arkansas Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Mississippi State - Oct. 11-12 26 * South Carolina Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Holiday Inn Express 28 * Kentucky Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. 1190 Hwy. 45 South, West Point,Miss. (662) 494-7090 • (662) 494-0180 - Fax OCTOBER Kentucky - Oct. 16-18 3 * Auburn Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Hyatt 5 * Alabama Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. 401 W. High St.,Lexington, Ky. 10 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 7 p.m. (859) 288-2051 • (859) 254-7430 - Fax 12 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 1:30 p.m. 17 * at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. South Carolina - Oct. 18-19 19 * at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 12:30 p.m. Adam’s Mark 24 Hawai’i Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. 1200 Hampton St., Columbia, S.C. (803) 771-7000 • (803) 254-2911 - Fax 26 *Tennessee Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. 31 * Mississippi State Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Georgia - Nov. 6-8 Holiday Inn Express NOVEMBER 513 W. Broad St.,Athens, Ga. (706) 546-8122 • (706) 548-3031 - Fax 2 * Ole Miss Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. 7 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 6 p.m. Florida - Nov. 8-9 9 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 12:30 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott 12 * at Arkansas Fayetteville,Ark. 7 p.m. 3712 SW 38th Ave.,Ocala, Fla. 16 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1:30 p.m. (800) 821-8272 • (352) 873-7693 - Fax 21-23 (5) SEC Tournament Columbia, S.C. TBA Arkansas - Nov. 11-13 Holiday Inn (1) - Tiger Classic; Baton Rouge, La. 1500 S. 48th St.,Springdale,Ark. (2) - Sugar Bowl Classic; New Orleans,La. (479) 751-8300 • (479) 872-8300 - Fax (3) - Wildcat Classic; Manhattan,Kan. Alabama - Nov. 15-16 (4) - Mean Green Classic; Denton, Texas (5) - SEC Tournament; Columbia,S.C. Hampton Inn 6400 Interstate Dr., Cottondale,Ala. * denotes SEC match (205) 562-9000 • (205) 562-9859 - Fax All times Central and subject to change

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 Roster

Alphabetical NO. NAME POS. HT. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 10 Cara Causey MB 6-2 So./1L Longview, Texas/Pine Tree HS 16 Melody Clark MB/RS 6-1 Fr./HS Colorado Springs, Colo./Colorado Springs Christian HS 45 Markeisha Constant OH 6-1 Fr./RS Tuscaloosa,Ala./Central HS East 12 Beth Cowley S 5-9 Jr./2L Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS 8 Blaise DeRouen DS 5-4 Jr./2L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS 2 Vanessa Freeman MB 6-1 Fr./HS Granger,Texas/Granger HS 23 Lacey Galliano RS 6-1 Fr./HS Baton Rouge, La./The Dunham School 9 Megan Heinz MB 6-1 So./1L Houston, Texas/Langham Creek HS 11 Regan Hood OH/MB 6-2 Jr./2L Carrollton, Texas/Bishop Lynch HS 14 Lauren Leaumont OH 5-9 Fr./HS New Orleans, La./Mount Carmel Academy 24 Kassi Mikulik OH 5-9 Fr./HS Flatonia, Texas/Flatonia HS 15 Rachel Pittman DS 5-9 Jr./2L Slidell, La./Slidell HS 31 Daniela Romero S 5-9 Fr./HS Arlington, Texas/James Martin HS 6 Christie Ruttley RS 5-10 Fr./RS River Ridge, La./John Curtis HS Numerical NO. NAME POS. HT. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 2 Vanessa Freeman MB 6-1 Fr./HS Granger,Texas/Granger HS 6 Christie Ruttley RS 5-10 Fr./RS River Ridge, La./John Curtis HS 8 Blaise DeRouen DS 5-4 Jr./2L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS 9 Megan Heinz MB 6-1 So./1L Houston, Texas/Langham Creek HS 10 Cara Causey MB 6-2 So./1L Longview, Texas/Pine Tree HS 11 Regan Hood OH/MB 6-2 Jr./2L Carrollton, Texas/Bishop Lynch HS 12 Beth Cowley S 5-9 Jr./2L Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS 14 Lauren Leaumont OH 5-9 Fr./HS New Orleans, La./Mount Carmel Academy 15 Rachel Pittman DS 5-9 Jr./2L Slidell, La./Slidell HS 16 Melody Clark MB/RS 6-1 Fr./HS Colorado Springs, Colo./Colorado Springs Christian HS 23 Lacey Galliano RS 6-1 Fr./HS Baton Rouge, La./The Dunham School 24 Kassi Mikulik OH 5-10 Fr./HS Flatonia, Texas/Flatonia HS 31 Daniela Romero S 5-8 Fr./HS Arlington, Texas/James Martin HS 45 Markeisha Constant OH 6-1 Fr./RS Tuscaloosa,Ala./Central HS East

Head Coach Fran Flory (Texas, 1984) Record at LSU 80-70/Five seasons Overall Record 190-184/12 seasons Assistant Coaches Darrell McLean Danijela Tomic

Pronunciation Guide

MARKEISHA CONSTANT mar-KEY-sha BLAISE DEROUEN BLAZE der-win REGAN HOOD REE-gan LAUREN LEAUMONT la-mont KASSI MIKULIK CASS-see MICK-a-lick DANIELA ROMERO Dan-YELL-a Ro-MER-o DANIJELA TOMIC Dan-YELL-a Tom-ic

4 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Roster Breakdown

Roster Breakdown by State

ALABAMA (1) Markeisha Constant

COLORADO (1) Melody Clark

KENTUCKY (1) Beth Cowley

LOUISIANA (4) Lacey Galliano Lauren Leaumont Rachel Pittman Christie Ruttley

TEXAS (7) Cara Causey Blaise DeRouen Vanessa Freeman Megan Heinz Regan Hood Kassi Mikulik Daniela Romero

Roster Breakdown by Class Roster Breakdown by Height Roster Breakdown by Position SENIORS (0) 6-2 (2) MIDDLE BLOCKERS (5) none Cara Causey Cara Causey Regan Hood Melody Clark JUNIORS (4) Vanessa Freeman Megan Heinz Beth Cowley 6-1 (5) Regan Hood Blaise DeRouen Melody Clark Regan Hood Markeisha Constant Rachel Pittman Vanessa Freeman OUTSIDE HITTERS (3) Lacey Galliano Markeisha Constant Megan Heinz Lauren Leaumont SOPHOMORES (2) Kassi Mikulik Cara Causey Megan Heinz 5-10 (1) Christie Ruttley RIGHT SIDE HITTERS (2) Lacey Galliano FRESHMEN (8) Christie Ruttley Melody Clark 5-9 (5) Markeisha Constant Beth Cowley SETTERS (2) Vanessa Freeman Lauren Leaumont Beth Cowley Kassi Mikulik Lacey Galliano Daniela Romero Lauren Leaumont Rachel Pittman Kassi Mikulik Daniela Romero Daniela Romero DEFENSIVE SPECI A L I S TS/ Christie Ruttley 5-4 (1) LIBEROS (2) Blaise DeRouen Blaise DeRouen Rachel Pittman

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 Radio/TV Roster

2 6 8 VANESSA FREEMAN CHRISTIE RUTTLEY BLAISE DEROUEN MB • 6-1 • Fr./HS OH • 5-11 • Fr./RS DS • 5-4 • Jr./2L Granger,Texas (Granger HS) Crown Pointe,La.(John Curtis HS) Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS)

9 10 11 12 MEGAN HEINZ CARA CAUSEY REGAN HOOD BETH COWLEY MB • 6-1 • So./1L MB • 6-2 • So./1L MB/OH • 6-2 • Jr./2L S • 5-9 • Jr./2L Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) Longview, Texas (Pine Tree HS) Carrollton, Texas (Bishop Lynch HS) Louisville, Ky. (Assumption HS)

14 15 16 23 LAUREN LEAUMONT RACHEL PITTMAN MELODY CLARK LACEY GALLIANO OH • 5-11 • Fr./HS DS • 5-9 • Jr./2L MB/RS • 6-1 • Fr./HS RS • 6-1 • Fr./HS New Orleans,La.(Mount Carmel) Slidell,La.(Slidell HS) Colorado Springs,Colo. Baton Rouge,La. (Colorado Springs Christian HS) (The Dunham School)

24 31 45 KASSI MIKULIK DANIELA ROMERO MARKEISHA CONSTANT FRAN FLORY OH • 5-9 • Fr./HS S • 5-9 • Fr./HS OH • 6-1 • Fr./RS Head Coach Flatonia, Texas (Flatonia HS) Arlington, Texas (James Martin HS) Tuscaloosa,Ala.(Central HS East)

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Season Preview

s the saying goes, "The r e is no 'I' in team." For LSU pl a yer , she has a dominating presence in the middle and has vo l l e yball in 2003, that statement that rings true. After become more versatile this yea r . She will also see consider- A losing five senior starters from last season, the Tig e r s able playing time at outside hitter. return a squad without a senior and with no proven leader, "Regan has developed into a true impact player as a but their dedication to each other more than compensates for middle or an outside and we are going to use her at both," their lack of experience. As a team, th e y will work together to said Flory. "She understands what is expected of her. La s t once again battle for the Southeastern Conference Wes t e r n year she was young and inexperienced and now she is going Division title and a berth in the NCAA Tou r n a m e n t . to be one of the most experienced players on the team. Sh e ' l l "This is a very close knit grou p ," said head coach Fran ha ve to develop into a leader for us." Fl o r y. "T h e y are devoted and committed to the team and to Ca u s e y led the team and ranked in the top 10 in the SEC each other and not to themselves. I think this will be the least in blocks per game. A starter as a fres h m a n , she earned sec- selfish group I have ever coached." ond-team All-Louisiana honors and was named to the With four returning juniors, a pair of sophomores and Florida State Invitational all-tournament team. With an tw o redshirt fres h m e n , LSU is a yo u n g ,h u n g ry team this sea- excellent spring, Ca u s e y increased her ball control ability and so n . With the addition of six talented true fres h m e n , LSU will should have a productive sophomore campaign. be an exciting team to wat c h . "C a r a is a very disciplined player and will create many "W e are athletic and, although we are very young and opportunities for us," said Flory. "Her blocking is a real fac- ar e going to take some knocks early because of our schedule, tor now. She enjoyed a successful offensive freshman yea r I think our learning curve is going to go up really fast," said but we need her to be more defensive minded while keeping Fl o r y. "I think we are going to surprise some people who up her offensive pace." don't expect us to be as physical as we are. One of the smartest and most versatile players on the "W e are going to run a faster offense. We are going to be te a m , Megan Heinz returns for her sophomore season. Af t e r ve r y dynamic and we are going to be fun to wat c h . The kids limited action her first yea r , she will see increased playi n g ar e going to have fun because they want to be successful and time and will be called upon to be more of a force for the th e y really worked hard throughout the spring and summer." Tig e r s . "Megan has a great feel for the rally scoring game," said MIDDLE BLOC K E R Fl o r y. "She made a great tran s i t i o n , pr obably better than The Tigers return a pair of outstanding middle blockers most of the members of the team. She is a very balanced in Regan Hood and Cara Causey in 2003. Both garnered Al l - pl a yer and one that you may not notice until you look at the Louisiana honors last season and should anchor the LSU sc o r ebook and see just how significant she was . " defense this season. A pair of freshman round out the Tiger middle blockers. In her sophomore campaign a year ago, Hood led the Vanessa Freeman is a tremendous athlete but lacks some of team in block solos, block assists and total blocks. An impact the experience of the other newcomers because she did not

8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE pl a y club ball. A very intelligent player , Me l o d y Clark brings pro g ra m , she is going to have a significant impact on the in both experience and a great understanding of the game. team from the start. "V anessa is a fast, dynamic player ," said Flory. "It will "Daniela is a very savvy player ," said Flory. "She's a true take her a little time to move into the style of play and the vo l l e yball player and then an athlete, but she's also a intensity of play on the collegiate leve l , but she should chal- tr emendous athlete. She will have a great grasp of running lenge for time on the court once SEC play begins. the offense and running the team." "A sought after athlete, Me l o d y has a great feel for the ga m e . She truly understands how to be successful." LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECI A L I S T Despite losing last season's starter, the Tigers return a OU T SIDE HITTE R pair of experienced liberos in 2003. Junior Rachel Pittman As Hood and Heinz both split time between middle dr amatically increased her ball control ability during the blocker and outside hitter, the Tigers will look to seve r al new spring and LSU should not feel a defensive loss this season. faces on the outside. Redshirt freshman Markeisha Constant "The true libero, Rachel is feisty, co m p e t i t i v e , and will should make an immediate impact for LSU. Despite her lack fight for anything," said Flory. "I look for her to be very sig- of experience, she has great put-away ability and just needs nificant in winning games and matches for us." some time on the court to prove herself. Becoming more of a factor for the Tigers in "After redshirting a ye a r, Markeisha is the spring, junior Blaise DeRouen increased her going to be a great player for us," said Flory. defensive range and her reading ability "She is a terminating player with both her Our goal is to "Blaise has great passing ability," said blocking and hitting and those are the roles that Fl o r y. "She always seems to be the one making she will fill. She's going to be a big factor for us the big play and that's the knack of a great play- in terms of our success this season." play for a er. " Another redshirt fres h m a n , Christie Ruttley will also make an impact for the Tig e r s . Her atti- championship. SC H E D U L E tude and spirit help drive the team to succeed. This season the LSU faces one of the most "She's one of those that, behind the scenes, Every time challenging schedules in yea r s . With two of last makes your team go," said Flory. "P eople may season's NCAA Final Four teams and five not know all that she means to the team but she we step on nationally ranked opponents topping the field, means a tremendous amount both on and off the Tiger have their work cut out for them. the court. Those are the people that are inval u - the court "W e chose to play a really tough schedule," ab l e . " said Flory. "Our goal is to play for a champi- LSU brings in a trio of hitters this season we should on s h i p . Ev e r y time we step on the court we that are all tough competitors and proven fight- should create the opportunity to do that. I think er s . Kassi Mikulik has won in eve r ything she create the that the schedule we are playing this year will has ever competed and should make an imme- af f o r d us that opportunity." diate impact on this team. La u r en Leaumont opportunity "W ith a young team we have eve r ything to joins the team after a year away from volleyb a l l . gain and nothing to lose to step out on the She is well trained and highly dev e l o p e d ,w h i l e to do that. court against the best in the country. We are just walk-on Lacey Galliano is a tremendous person going to go out and play hard and see what that has all the tools to be successful at the col- ha p p e n s . That's why we play the game. I am legiate leve l . excited and I think we are going to get some "Kassi is a tremendous athlete and she's going to chal- pe o p l e . ” lenge for playing time right off the bat," said Flory. "She may Just five games into the season, the Tigers will be tested be small in stature, but she's big in heart and big in drive. with a match against 2002 NCAA Regional Finalist Nebras k a "L a u r en is a mature player and brings another highly in the Sugar Bowl Classic. competitive person to the team. She knows that winning is LSU will face its toughest challenge at the Wil d c a t important and will fight you for anyt h i n g . She is also a local Cl a s s i c , wh e r e the Tigers will take on a trio of 2002 NCAA kid and is going to bring a nice Louisiana attitude to the Tournament participants. LSU will face Kansas State and te a m . Also a great local talent, La c e y needs to develop more South Florida, which both advanced to the second round of as a player , but has the tools to make the transition to this the NCAA Tou r n a m e n t , and Colorado State, which conclud- le vel very well." ed its season in the first round of the tournament. A non-conference match against Hawaii is the Tig e r s ' SE TT E R only break from conference action the remainder of the sea- With the loss of three - y ear starter Katie Kub e n a , ju n i o r so n . The Wahine participated in the 2002 Final Four and were Beth Cowley was primed to step into the role of starting set- ranked No. 3 in the final poll. ter until an offseason injury sidelined her this spring. Co w l e y "W e are playing Nebra s k a ,F l o r i d a ,H awai i , Kansas State is rec o vering from wrist surge r y and should return to the and Colorado State," said Flory. "W e may very well play court once SEC play begins. Despite limited action, she made th r ee of the top five teams in the country this yea r . I think gr eat strides offensively during the spring. this schedule will afford us the opportunity to be very pre- "Beth came a long way in learning to run an offense this pa r ed for SEC play." spring but unfortunately was unable to be on the court," said The SEC schedule proves to be tough for LSU as the Fl o r y. "She will be limited in the beginning of the season, bu t Tigers go on the road against Florida, which finished the sea- we look to have her back at the start of SEC play." son ranked No. 4 and advanced to the Final Fou r . LSU will With Cowley injured , fr eshman Daniela Romero will be also play a pair of matches against divisional rival Ar k a n s a s fo r ced to come in and start immediately for the Tig e r s . and South Carol i n a , which advanced to the second round of Ha ving played a lot longer than most of the players in the the NCAA Tournament last season.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9 Opponents

ALABAMA AUBURN COLORADO STATE OCTOBER 5, 2003 • 1:30 P.M. OCTOBER 3, 2003 • 7 P.M. WILDCAT CLASSIC BATON ROUGE, LA. BATON ROUGE, LA. SEPTEMBER 12, 2003 • 5 P.M. NOVEMBER 16, 2003 • 1:30 P.M. MANHATTAN, KAN. Location: Auburn,Ala. TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Enrollment: 22,120 Location: Fort Collins,Colo. Location: Tuscaloosa,Ala. Nickname: Tigers Enrollment: 23,934 Enrollment: 19,600 Colors: Burnt Orange & Navy Nickname: Rams Nickname: Crimson Tide Conference: Southeastern Colors: Green & Gold Colors: Crimson & White Athletic Director: David Housel Conference: Mountain West Conference: Southeastern Arena: Student Activities Center Athletic Director: TBA Athletic Director: Mal Moore Capacity: 1,000 Arena: Moby Arena Arena: The CAVE Head Coach: Laura Farina Capacity: 8,745 Capacity: 1,000 Alma Mater: Illinois (1992) Head Coach: Tom Hilbert Head Coach: Judy Green School Record/Years: 1-27/One year Alma Mater: Oklahoma (1984) Alma Mater: Western Carolina (1984) Career Record/Years: 47-76/Four years School Record/Years: 164-36/Six years School Record/Years: 108-119/Seven years Assistant Coaches: Matt Darling,Steve Aird Career Record/Years: 338-108/14 years Career Record/Years: 504-193/17 years Volleyball Office Phone: (334) 844-9794 Assistant Coaches: Karrie Larsen,Andy Assistant Coaches: Michelle Durban,Chris 2002 Record: 1-27 Klussmann Redding 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 0-16/6th West Volleyball Office Phone: (970) 491-6232 Volleyball Office Phone: (205) 348-3829 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/4 2002 Record: 22-10 2002 Record: 19-15 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/5 2002 MWC Record/Finish: 12-2/1st 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 8-8/3rd West Volleyball SID: Dan Froehlich 2002 Postseason: NCAA First Round Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 SID Office Phone: (334) 844-9703 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 SID Home Phone: (334) 826-2838 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/2 Volleyball SID: Brian Morgan SID E-mail: [email protected] Volleyball SID: Heather Kennedy SID Office Phone: (205) 348-6084 SID Fax: (334) 844-9708 SID Office Phone: (970) 491-5705 SID Home Phone: (205) 333-7211 Website: www.auburn.edu/athletics SID Cell Phone: (970) 217-3453 SID E-mail: [email protected] Press Row Phone: N/A SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (205) 348-8841 SID Fax: (970) 491-1348 Website: www.rolltide.com CENTENARY Website: www.csurams.com Press Row Phone: (205) 348-3089 Press Row Phone: (970) 491-3981 TIGER CLASSIC AUGUST 29, 2003 • 12:30 P.M. ARKANSAS BATON ROUGE, LA. FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 • 7 P.M. NOVEMBER 9, 2003 • 12:30 P.M. BATON ROUGE, LA. Location: Shreveport,La. GAINESVILLE, FLA. NOVEMBER 12, 2003 • 7 P.M. Enrollment: 890 Location: Gainesville,Fla. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. Nickname: Ladies Colors: Maroon & White Enrollment: 47,373 Location: Fayetteville,Ark. Conference: Mid-Continent Nickname: Gators Enrollment: 16,035 Athletic Director: Taylor Moore Colors: Orange & Blue Nickname: Lady Razorbacks Arena: Gold Dome Conference: Southeastern Colors: Cardinal & White Capacity: 3,000 Athletic Director: Jeremy Foley Conference: Southeastern Head Coach: Jenny Hazelwood Arena: Stephen C. O’Connell Center Athletic Director: Bev Lewis Alma Mater: Mississippi State (2000) Capacity: 12,000 Arena: Barnhill Arena School Record/Years: 13-30/One year Head Coach: Mary Wise Capacity: 9,000 Career Record/Years: 23-79/Two years Alma Mater: Purdue (1981) Head Coach: Chris Poole Assistant Coach: Krissi McFarland School Record/Years: 395-14/12 years Alma Mater: Arkansas Tech (1983) Volleyball Office Phone: (318) 869-5093 Career Record/Years: 476-104/16 years School Record/Years: 223-94/Nine years 2002 Record: 13-30 Assistant Coaches: Nick Cheronis,Arlisa Hagan Career Record/Years: 491-170/17 years 2002 Conference Record/Finish: N/A VB Office Phone: (352) 375-4683,ext.5510 Assistant Coaches: Holly Watts, Jenny Wilson Starters Returning/Lost: 6/0 2002 Record: 34-3 Volleyball Office Phone: (479) 575-8484 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 16-0/1st East 2002 Record: 27-6 Volleyball SID: Jason Behenna 2002 Postseason: NCAA Final Four 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 14-2/1st West SID Office Phone: (318) 869-5092 2002 Final Ranking: No. 4 2002 Final Ranking: RV SID Home Phone: (318) 8841-7260 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2 SID E-mail: [email protected] Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 SID Fax: (318) 869-5128 Volleyball SID: LeeAnne Sears Volleyball SID: Jeri Thorpe Website: www.centenary.edu/ath SID Office Phone: (352) 375-4683,ext.6120 SID Office Phone: (479) 575-5037 Press Row Phone: N/A SID Home Phone: (352) 281-3094 SID Home Phone: (479) 443-3219 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (352) 375-4809 SID Fax: (479) 575-7410 Website: www.gatorzone.com Website: www.ladybacks.com Press Row Phone: (352) 373-1259 Press Row Phone: (479) 575-4422

1 0 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE GEORGIA KANSAS STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE NOVEMBER 7, 2003 • 6 P.M. WILDCAT CLASSIC OCTOBER 12, 2003 • 1:30 P.M. ATHENS, GA. SEPTEMBER 13, 2003 • 11 A.M. STARKVILLE, MISS. MANHATTAN, KAN. OCTOBER 31, 2003 • 7 P.M. Location: Athens,Ga. Location: Manhattan,Kan. BATON ROUGE, LA. Enrollment: 32,941 Enrollment: 22,762 Nickname: Bulldogs Location: Starkville,Miss. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Red & Black Enrollment: 16,878 Colors: Purple & White Conference: Southeastern Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Big 12 Athletic Director: Vince Dooley Colors: Maroon & White Athletic Director: Tim Weiser Arena: Ramsey Center Conference: Southeastern Arena: Ahearn Field House Capacity: 2,400 Athletic Director: Larry Templeton Capacity: 5,000 Head Coach: Mary Buczek Arena: Newell-Grissom Building Head Coach: Suzie Fritz Alma Mater: Kentucky (1991) Capacity: 3,500 Alma Mater: Florida Atlantic (1994) School Record/Years: 46-44/Three years Head Coach: Brenda Bowlin School Record/Years: 41-17/Two years Career Record/Years: 109-111/Seven years Alma Mater: Salisbury State (1989) Career Record/Years: 41-17/Two years Assistant Coaches: Steffi Legall, Jennifer Kintzel School Record/Years: 66-109/Six years Assistant Coaches: Jeff Grove, Justin Ingram Volleyball Office Phone: (706) 542-7915 Career Record/Years: 157-182/11 years Volleyball Office Phone: (785) 532-5935 2002 Record: 20-15 Assistant Coaches: John Blackwell,Holly 2002 Record: 21-9 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 8-8/3rd East Richards 2002 Big 12 Record/Finish: 16-4/2nd Starters Returning/Lost: N/A Volleyball Office Phone: (662) 325-2722 2002 Postseason: NCAA Second Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/2 2002 Record: 10-20 2002 Final Ranking: No.21 Volleyball SID: Tyler Sabo 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 1-15/5th West Starters Returning/Lost: 6/2 SID Office Phone: (706) 542-1621 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/2 SID Home Phone: (706) 354-4571 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/1 Volleyball SID: Kenny Lannou SID E-mail: [email protected] Volleyball SID: Joe Dier SID Office Phone: (785) 532-7979 SID Fax: (706) 542-9339 SID Office Phone: (662) 325-0540 SID Cell Phone: TBA Website: www.georgiadogs.com SID Home Phone: N/A SID E-mail: TBA Press Row Phone: N/A SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (785) 532-6093 SID Fax: (662) 325-3654 Website: www.k-statesports.com Website: www.MStateAthletics.com Press Row Phone: N/A HAWAI’I Press Row Phone: (662) 325-6618 OCTOBER 24, 2003 • 7 P.M. BATON ROUGE, LA. KENTUCKY NEBRASKA SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 • 1:30 P.M . Location: Honolulu,Hawai’i SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC Enrollment: 17,828 BATON ROUGE, LA. SEPTEMBER 6, 2003 • 10:30 A.M. Nickname: Wahine OCTOBER 17, 2003 • 6 P.M. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Colors: Green & White Conference: Western Athletic LEXINGTON, KY. Location: Lincoln,Neb. Athletic Director: herman Frazier Location: Lexington, Ky. Enrollment: 25,000 Arena: Stan Sheriff Center Enrollment: 32,549 Nickname: Cornhuskers Capacity: 10,300 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Scarlet & Cream Head Coach: Dave Shoji Colors: Blue & White Conference: Big 12 Alma Mater: UC-Santa Barbara (1969) Conference: Southeastern Athletic Director: Steve Pedersen School Record/Years: 804-147-1/28 years Athletic Director: Mitch Barnhart Arena: Nebraska Coliseum Career Record/Years: 804-147-1/28 years Arena: Memorial Coliseum Capacity: 4,030 Assistant Coaches: Charlie Wade,Kari Anderson Capacity: 8,700 Head Coach: John Cook Volleyball Office Phone: (808) 956-4533 Head Coach: Jona Braden Alma Mater: San Diego (1979) 2002 Record: 34-2 Alma Mater: Ball State (1978) School Record/Years: 96-4/Three years 2002 WAC Record/Finish: 13-0/1st School Record/Years: 64-83/Five years Career Record/Years: 257-77/10 years 2002 Postseason: NCAA Final Four Career Record/Years: 224-198/13 years Assistant Coaches: Craig Skinner, Charlene 2002 Final Ranking: No. 3 Assistant Coaches: Scott Carter, Reita Clanton, Tagaloa Starters Returning/Lost: 6/0 Jaime Gordon,Michael Price Volleyball Office Phone: (402) 472-2399 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 Volleyball Office Phone: (859) 287-6800 2002 Record: 31-2 Volleyball SID: Pakalani Bello 2002 Record: 13-18 2002 Big 12 Record/Finish: 20-0/1st SID Office Phone: (808) 956-7523 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 6-10/5th West 2002 Postseason: NCAA Regional Finalist SID Home Phone: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 3/4 2002 Final Ranking: No. 5 SID E-mail: [email protected] Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/4 SID Fax: (808) 956-4470 Volleyball SID: Mandy Polley Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/4 Website: uhathletics.hawaii.edu SID Office Phone: (859) 257-3838,ext.400 Volleyball SID: Shannon Sherman Press Row Phone: (808) 956-9408 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Office Phone: (402) 472-3290 SID Fax: (859) 323-4310 SID Cell Phone: (402) 4540-0278 Website: www.ukathletics.com SID E-mail: [email protected] Press Row Phone: N/A SID Fax: (402) 472-2005 Website: www.huskers.com Press Row Phone: (402) 472-5300

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NEW ORLEANS OLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC OCTOBER 10, 2003 • 7 P.M. SEPTEMBER 26, 2003 • 7 P.M. SEPTEMBER 6, 2003 • 5 P.M. OXFORD, MISS. BATON ROUGE, LA. NEW ORLEANS, LA. NOVEMBER 2, 2003 • 1:30 P.M. OCTOBER 19, 2003 • 12:30 P.M. Location: New Orleans,La. BATON ROUGE, LA. COLUMBIA, S.C. Enrollment: 17,320 Location: Oxford,Miss. Location: Columbia, S.C. Nickname: Privateers Enrollment: 14,960 Enrollment: 23,700 Colors: Royal Blue,Silver & Red Nickname: Lady Rebels Nickname: Gamecocks Conference: Sun Belt Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Colors: Garnet & Black Athletic Director: James W. Miller Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern Arena: Auxiliary Gym/Lakefront Arena Athletic Director: Pete Boone Athletic Director: Dr. Mike McGee Capacity: 800 Arena: Gillom Sports Center Arena: Volleyball Competition Facility Head Coach: Julie Stempel Ibieta Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 1,500 Alma Mater: LSU (1992) Head Coach: Joe Getzin Head Coach: Kim Christopher School Record/Years: 55-74/Four years Alma Mater: George Williams (1985) Alma Mater: Texas Tech (1982) Career Record/Years: 80-113/Six years School Record/Years: 11-17/One year School Record/Years: 202-100/10 years Assistant Coaches: Dana Castillo Launey, Career Record/Years: 44-77/Four years Career Record/Years: 372-144/15 years Paige Huber-Pitts Assistant Coaches: Kris Grunwald, Assistant Coaches: Trina Smith, Jason Hou Volleyball Office Phone: (504) 280-7055 Kim Crandall Volleyball Office Phone: (803) 777-7883 2002 Record: 13-20 Volleyball Office Phone: (662) 915-7541 2002 Record: 22-7 2002 SBC Record/Finish: 6-9/4th West 2002 Record: 11-17 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 14-2/2nd East Starters Returning/Lost: 2/4 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 4-12/4th West 2002 Postseason: NCAA Second Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/5 Volleyball SID: Abby Dennis Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/11 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/7 SID Office Phone: (504) 280-6284 Volleyball SID: Kim Ling Volleyball SID: Ayanna Wakefield SID Home Phone: (504) 258-4833 SID Office Phone: (662) 915-7522 SID Office Phone: (803) 777-8017 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Home Phone: (662) 234-8525 SID Home Phone: (803) 479-0440 SID Fax: (504) 280-7240 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.unoprivateers.com SID Fax: (662) 915-7006 SID Fax: (803) 777-2967 Press Row Phone: N/A Website: www.olemisssports.com Website: www.uscsports.com Press Row Phone: N/A Press Row Phone: (803) 777-0755 NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN CLASSIC ORAL ROBERTS SOUTH FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 20, 2003 • 7 P.M . MEAN GREEN CLASSIC WILDCAT CLASSIC DENTON, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 • 5 P.M. SEPTEMBER 13, 2003 • 5 P.M. Location: Denton, Texas DENTON, TEXAS MANHATTAN, KAN. Enrollment: 30,000 Location: Tulsa,Okla. Nickname: Mean Green Location: Tampa,Fla. Enrollment: 5,389 Colors: Green & White Enrollment: 37,000 Nickname: Golden Eagles Conference: Sun Belt Nickname: Bulls Colors: Vegas Gold,Navy Blue & White Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal Colors: Green & Gold Conference: Mid-Continent Arena: The Snake Pit Conference: Conference USA Athletic Director: Mike Carter Capacity: 2,000 Athletic Director: Lee Roy Selmon Arena: Cooper Aerobics Center Head Coach: Cassie Headrick Arena: The Corral Capacity: 500 Alma Mater: Arkansas-Little Rock (1995) Capacity: 1,000 Head Coach: Sheera Sirola School Record/Years: 37-54/Three years Head Coach: Nancy Meuller Alma Mater: Oral Roberts (1998) Career Record/Years: 37-54/Three years Alma Mater: Tennessee (1993) School Record/Years: First Year Assistant Coaches: John Schmidt III,Karrie School Record/Years: 94-40/Four years Career Record/Years: First Year Curry Career Record/Years: 94-40/Four years Assistant Coaches: Darrell Pearson, Jani Hagen Volleyball Office Phone: (940) 565-3666 Assistant Coaches: Claire Roach, Jason Volleyball Office Phone: (918) 495-6891 2002 Record: 16-17 Partington 2002 Record: 22-11 2002 SBC Record/Finish: 10-5/2nd West Volleyball Office Phone: (813) 974-5740 2002 Conference Record/Finish: 11-1/First Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 2002 Record: 30-7 2002 Postseason: NCAAFirst Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 2002 C-USA Record/Finish: 12-1/T-1st Starters Returning/Lost: 2/5 Volleyball SID: Jerry Scott 2002 Postseason: NCAA Second Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/8 SID Office Phone: (940) 565-4674 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/6 Volleyball SID: Matt Branham SID Home Phone: (940) 365-3177 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:5/8 SID Office Phone: (918) 495-7043 SID E-mail: [email protected] Volleyball SID: Jodi Smith SID Home Phone: N/A SID Fax: (940) 369-7461 SID Office Phone: (813) 974-4087 SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.unt.edu/mgathletics SID Home Phone: (813) 784-7445 SID Fax: (918) 495-7142 Press Row Phone: (940) 565-4674 SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.orugoldeneagles.com SID Fax: (813) 974-5328 Press Row Phone: (918) 495-7114 Website: www.gousfbulls.com Press Row Phone: N/A

1 2 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE TENNESSEE UAB VIRGINIA OCTOBER 26, 2003 • 1:30 P.M. TIGER CLASSIC TIGER CLASSIC BATON ROUGE, LA. AUGUST 30, 2003 • 1 P.M. AUGUST 29, 2003 • 7 P.M. BATON ROUGE, LA. BATON ROUGE, LA. Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Enrollment: 25,501 Location: Birmingham,Ala. Location: Charlottesville, Va. Nickname: LadyVolunteers Enrollment: 15,579 Enrollment: 18,848 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Blazers Nickname: Cavaliers Conference: Southeastern Colors: Forest Green & Old Gold Colors: Navy & Orange Athletic Director: Joan Cronan Conference: Conference USA Conference: Atlantic Coast Arena: Stokely Athletics Center Athletic Director: Watson Brown Athletic Director: Craig Littlepage Capacity: 5,000 Arena: Bartow Arena Arena: Memorial Gymnasium Head Coach: Rob Patrick Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 2,500 Alma Mater: Miami (Ohio) (1983) Head Coach: Melinda Claiborne Head Coach: Melissa Aldrich Shelton School Record/Years: 112-74/Six years Alma Mater: Washington (1990) Alma Mater: William & Mary (1991) Career Record/Years: 112-74/Six years School Record/Years: 31-1/Three years School Record/Years: 130-127/Eight years Assistant Coaches: Mike Minnis,CindyYoung Career Record/Years: 31-61/Three years Career Record/Years: 130-127/Eight years Volleyball Office Phone: (865) 974-4275 Assistant Coaches: Steve Carr, Nesrin Seckin Assistant Coaches: Matt Ginipro, Jason Kozak 2002 Record: 20-11 Volleyball Office Phone: (205) 975-8010 Volleyball Office Phone: (434) 982-5712 2002 SEC Record/Finish: 8-8/T-4th East 2002 Record: 13-20 2002 Record: 9-25 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2 2002 C-USA Record/Finish: 5-8/9th 2002 ACC Record/Finish: 2-14/Eighth Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/2 Volleyball SID: Adam Love Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/2 SID Office Phone: (865) 974-8876 Volleyball SID: Mark Crawford Volleyball SID: Bill Hurd SID Home Phone: (865) 207-4901 SID Office Phone: (205) 975-0722 SID Office Phone: (434) 982-5500 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Home Phone: (205) 824-9439 SID Home Phone: (434) 244-2907 SID Fax: (865) 974-8875 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.utladyvols.com SID Fax: (205) 975-7505 SID Fax: (434) 982-5525 Press Row Phone: (865) 974-0618 Website: www.uabsports.com Website: www.virginiasports.com Press Row Phone: N/A Press Row Phone: N/A TULANE SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC UTEP SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 7 P.M. MEAN GREEN CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS, LA. SEPTEMBER 20, 2003 • 11 A.M . DENTON, TEXAS Location: New Orleans,La. Enrollment: 11,900 Location: El Paso,Texas Nickname: Green Wave Enrollment: 17,232 Colors: Olive Green & Sky Blue Nickname: Miners Conference: Conference USA Colors: Dark Blue,Orange & Silver Athletic Director: Rick Dickson Conference: Western Athletic Arena: Fogelman Arena Athletic Director: Bob Stull Capacity: 3,600 Arena: Memorial Gym Head Coach: Betsy Becker Capacity: 3,000 Alma Mater: Catholic University (1992) Head Coach: Scott Swanson School Record/Years: 67-62/Four years Alma Mater: Arizona State (1997) Career Record/Years: 145-120/Seven years School Record/Years: 11-14/One year Assistant Coaches: Liz Kritza,Sam Ojie Career Record/Years: 11-14/One year Volleyball Office Phone: (504) 865-5570 Assistant Coach: Greg Reitz 2002 Record: 21-14 Volleyball Office Phone: (915) 747-6656 2002 C-USA Record/Finish: 9-4/5th 2002 Record: 11-14 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/1 2002 WAC Record/Finish: 6-7/2nd East Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Volleyball SID: Richie Weaver Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 SID Office Phone: (504) 865-5506 Volleyball SID: Michael Hawley SID Home Phone: (504) 895-0381 SID Office Phone: (915) 747-5722 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Home Phone: (915) 231-9085 SID Fax: (504) 865-5512 SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tulanegreenwave.com SID Fax: (915) 747-5444 Press Row Phone: (504) 862-8122 Website: www.utepathletics.com Press Row Phone: N/A

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 3 Tournament Information

he Southeastern Conference will hold the 25th-annual SEC Tournament this 2003 SEC Volleyball Tournament Tyear in Columbia, S.C . November 21-23 • Volleyball Competition Facility • Columbia,S.C. The tournament is a single-elimination team competition involving the top eight league schools based on reg u l a r- s e a s o n rec o rd s . The first round of competition takes place on Friday, No v. 21 , with four matches. Semifinal matches are held on Saturda y, No v. 22 , with the tournament final on Sunday, No v. 23 . The final match of the tournament will be br oadcast on SEC-TV and the winner will be awar ded the conferen c e ’ s automatic bid into the 2003 NCAA Tou r n a m e n t . The NCAA Division I Vo l l ey b a l l Championship consists of a 64-team field that competes over the course of two weeks for the National Championship. First and second round matches take place at campus sites to be announced on November 30. Winners of the second round matches move on to a four-t e a m regional at campus sites to be announced. Ea c h All Times Eastern regional winner advances to the 2003 Final Seeding for the tournament will be as follows: The tournament will be seeded 1-8, Four which takes place on Dec. 18 before the regardless of division,based on conference National Championship Match on Dec. 20 at winning percentage. the Reunion Ar ena in Dallas, Tex a s .

1 4 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Series History vs. 2003 Opponents

Alabama (LSU leads 19-15) Centenary (LSU leads 2-0) Hawai’i (Hawai’i leads 2-0) 1977 AL 9/1/2001 HW 15-4,15-4,15-3 10/7/1984 HL 4-15,3-15,14-16 1978 AW 9/19/2001 NW 15-8,15-3,15-7 10/8/1984 NL 4-15,7-15,15-8,7-15 1978 AL at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 1-0 at Baton Rouge: Hawai’i leads 1-0 1979 AL 13-15,12-15,14-16 1979 NL 14-16,10-15 Neutral: LSU leads 1-0 Neutral: Hawai’i leads 1-0 1980 NL 10-15,15-12,6-15 11/7/1981 AW 15-4,15-7,7-15,5-15,15-3 (Colorado State leads 5-0) 11/11/1989 HW 15-5,15-2,15-3 Colorado State Kansas State (LSU leads 1-0) 11/10/1990 HW 15-7,15-4,15-7 11/3/1984 NL 12-15,15-12,11-15 11/15/1993 HW 15-9,15-7,15-8 11/23/1990 NW 11-15,15-5,15-8,15-6 10/4/1986 AL 9-15,4-15,5-15 10/27/1991 HW 15-5,15-1,15-2 9/24/1988 HL 15-13,11-15,9-15,3-15 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 1-0 11/8/1991 AW 15-6,15-2,15-4 9/7/1990 AL 8-15,16-14,11-15,16-14,10-15 10/16/1992 AW 15-12,15-4,15-9 9/8/2001 NL 25-30,15-30,23-30 10/9/1993 AW 14-16,15-5,15-12,16-14 Kentucky (Kentucky leads 21-15) at Fort Collins: Colorado State leads 2-0 10/16/1994 AL 15-17,15-12,11-15,6-15 10/28/1977 NW Neutral: Colorado State leads 3-0 11/11/1994 HL 7-15,15-3,13-15,17-19 10/26/1979 NL 9-15,11-1 9/24/1995 HW 15-10,11-15,15-8,12-15,15-9 10/27/1979 NL 8-15,13-15,4-16 10/27/1995 AL 7-15,15-12,8-15,13-15 Florida (Florida leads 20-12) 10/31/1980 AL 4-15,0-15 10/20/1996 AW 15-11,15-5,11-15,15-9 11/18/1981 AL 7-15,11-15,15-4,15-17 11/1/1996 HW 15-13,15-6,12-15,15-7 1977 NW 11/19/1981 NW 15-13,15-7,15-13 9/28/1997 HL 12-15,10-15,15-10,12-15 10/24/1984 HW 15-10,15-10,15-5 10/21/1982 HW 15-17,15-10,15-10,16-14 10/31/1997 AL 11-15,4-15,14-16 11/7/1985 AW 15-3,15-7,11-15,15-12 10/29/1982 NL 15-6,10-15,4-15,14-16 10/4/1998 AW 15-8,14-16,15-6,15-11 10/14/1986 NW 15-11,8-15,15-8,15-12 10/2/1983 AL 2-15,8-15,15-11,14-16 11/13/1998 HW 15-9,15-11,15-5 11/22/1986 AW 15-6,15-8,15-7 10/1/1984 HL 14-16,15-12,6-15,8-15 10/17/1999 HW 7-15,15-9,13-15,15-12,15-11 10/22/1987 HW 15-13,15-12,7-15,15-12 10/26/1985 AW 14-16,15-11,7-15,15-11,11-15 11/12/1999 AL 11-15,15-10,0-15,3-15 11/21/1987 NL 8-15,6-15,1-15 11/7/1986 NW 15-6,15-13,12-15,15-4 10/1/2000 AL 10-15,15-17,15-11,0-15 12/4/1987 AL 10-15,15-7,10-15,15-10,10-15 11/14/1987 AL 11-15,15-12,15-12,5-15,12-15 11/3/2000 HL 8-15,15-9,13-15,8-15 10/20/1988 HL 10-15,12-15,10-15 11/18/1988 HL 6-15,8-15,8-15 11/17/2000 NW 7-15,15-12,15-11,15-7 10/29/1989 AW 15-0,15-12,15-11 11/25/1988 NL 15-8,2-15,11-15,12-15 9/30/2001 HW 34-32,23-30,30-21,28-30,15-12 9/30/1990 AW 15-7,15-9,15-11 11/2/1989 AW 15-5,18-16,15-11 11/9/2001 AW 30-28,30-27,30-25 11/24/1990 NW 15-11,15-9,15-9 11/25/1989 NW 15-13,16-14,15-11 11/16/2001 NL 22-30,30-23,27-30,30-23,11-15 10/4/1991 AL 13-15,15-6,15-17,15-6,8-15 10/19/1990 HW 15-10,15-6,15-12 10/11/2002 AL 27-30,22-30,28-30 11/24/1991 HW 6-15,15-13,15-9,15-4 10/18/1991 AW 15-6,17-15,15-11 11/3/2002 HW 30-32,30-26,30-23,30-28 11/30/1991 NW 15-11,15-11,15-0 11/30/1991 NW 15-6,14-16,15-4,15-8 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 9-3 12/14/1991 HW 15-10,15-10,12-15,15-13 10/4/1992 AW 12-15,15-10,11-15,15-13,15-10 10/9/1992 HL 15-9,10-15,3-15,14-16 11/20/1992 HW 15-4,15-6,15-9 at Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads 9-8 11/28/1992 NL 15-9,11-15,11-15,2-15 11/28/1992 NW 12-15,15-13,16-14,15-4 Neutral: Alabama leads 3-2 10/3/1993 HL 10-15,11-15,8-15 10/29/1993 AL 14-16,15-8,5-15,11-15 11/19/1993 AL 13-15,10-15,9-15 11/14/1993 HL 15-8,7-15,7-15,10-15 Arkansas (Arkansas leads 16-2) 11/27/1993 NL 9-15,15-10,9-15,6-15 9/23/1994 AL 8-15,15-10,15-6,13-15,14-16 10/21/1994 HL 15-17,16-14,8-15,15-7,9-15 11/18/1994 NL 15-13,16-14,7-15,9-15,14-16 11/4/1994 AL 7-15,15-12,12-15,15-11,10-15 9/29/1995 AL 5-15,10-15,4-15 10/6/1995 HL 6-15,7-15,13-15 11/6/1994 HL 10-15,12-15,11-15 10/27/1996 HL 3-15,15-13,5-15,10-15 9/29/1996 AL 1-15,15-13,11-15,15-9,13-15 11/10/1995 HL 15-17,13-15,10-15 10/5/1997 AL 2-15,4-15,8-15 10/12/1997 HL 15-11,15-7,7-15,10-15,9-15 11/12/1995 AL 16-14,6-15,10-15,15-13,13-15 10/16/1998 HL 6-15,6-15,2-15 9/25/1998 HL 10-15,7-15,1-15 11/8/1996 AL 6-15,8-15,0-15 9/26/1999 AL 7-15,3-15,5-15 11/20/1998 NL 16-14,14-16,6-15,9-15 11/10/1996 HL 5-15,8-15,13-15 11/19/1999 NL 8-15,7-15,7-15 10/10/1999 AW 15-2,15-12,11-15,15-6 11/13/1997 HL 3-15,1-15,2-15 10/20/2000 AL 4-15,3-15,9-15 10/6/2000 HW 15-8,15-7,15-10 11/15/1997 AL 8-15,4-15,6-15 11/19/2000 AL 5-15,3-15,10-15 9/23/2001 AL 24-30,28-30,25-30 10/30/1998 AL 10-15,3-15,3-15 10/24/2001 HL 27-30,26-30,21-30 11/5/2002 HL 30-23,25-30,29-31,24-30 11/1/1998 HL 7-15,10-15,6-15 10/18/2002 AL 32-30,20-30,13-30,20-30 at Baton Rouge: Kentucky leads 7-4 10/28/1999 HL 11-15,15-5,13-15,11-15 at Baton Rouge: Florida leads 7-4 10/31/1999 AL 6-15,15-13,8-15,9-15 at Lexington: Kentucky leads 8-5 11/10/2000 AW 15-5,15-13,15-13 at Gainesville: Florida leads 9-4 Neutral: Tied 6-6 11/12/2000 HL 15-3,4-15,7-15,9-15 Neutral: Tied 4-4 11/2/2001 HW 30-23,30-25,30-24 Mississippi State (LSU leads 37-4) 11/4/2001 AL 30-24,28-30,22-30,23-30 Georgia (Georgia leads 17-15) 9/25/2002 HL 30-24,19-30,28-30,25-30 1977 NW 11/13/2002 AL 19-30,32-34,18-30 11/16/1981 HW 15-13,6-15,15-8,11-15,15-10 10/7/1978 HW at Baton Rouge: Arkansas leads 8-1 10/15/1982 AL 12-15,15-8,15-3,14-16,9-15 10/21/1978 NW 10/16/1982 AW 15-7,15-3 10/24/1979 NW 15-5,15-5 at Fayetteville: Arkansas leads 8-1 11/20/1982 HW 15-11,15-11,15-10 11/1/1980 NL 13-15,11-15 9/14/1983 HW 13-15,15-8,16-14,9-15,15-1 11/8/1981 AW 15-10,15-8,15-3 Auburn (LSU leads 21-11) 10/21/1984 AW 15-4,17-15,9-15,16-14 11/17/1981 NW 15-7,15-1,15-5 11/18/1984 NL 15-9,8-15,11-15,4-15 11/11/1982 HW 15-13,15-1,15-10 1977 NW 9/29/1985 HL 9-15,12-15,15-7,15-11,11-15 11/13/1983 AW 15-5,15-8,15-3 10/5/1979 NW 15-3,15-5 11/24/1985 NL 8-15,10-15,15-8,14-16 10/13/1984 HW 15-5,15-8,15-6 10/31/1980 NW 15-10,16-14 10/31/1986 AL 13-15,15-9,5-15,13-15 10/31/1985 AW 15-4,15-4,15-5 10/16/1986 HW 15-10,15-3,15-6 11/23/1986 NW 15-10,12-15,15-7,15-9 11/22/1985 NW 15-2,15-13,15-1 11/20/1987 NW 15-8,15-1,15-9 10/18/1987 HW 14-16,15-10,15-9,15-8 11/6/1986 HW 15-1,15-0,15-4 10/9/1988 AW 15-9,6-15,15-7,15-8 10/7/1988 AW 15-7,15-10,13-15,15-12 11/12/1987 AW 15-4,15-2,15-6 10/1/1989 HW 15-3,15-10,15-8 9/29/1989 HW 12-15,18-16,15-8,15-10 9/29/1988 AW 15-8,15-8,15-3 11/11/1990 HW 15-7,10-15,15-2,15-11 9/28/1990 AW 15-13,15-8,15-7 10/22/1989 HW 15-5,15-8,15-3 10/6/1991 AW 15-4,15-3,15-8 11/25/1990 NW 9-15,16-14,15-8,9-15,15-2 11/2/1990 AW 15-6,15-6,15-3 11/22/1991 HW 15-8,15-5,15-13 10/11/1991 HW 15-1,15-4,15-5 10/25/1991 HW 15-3,15-2,15-10 10/11/1992 HW 15-6,15-1,15-12 10/25/1992 HW 15-3,16-14,15-10 11/9/1991 AW 15-6,15-3,15-8 10/1/1993 HW 15-10,15-11,15-1 11/6/1992 AL 16-14,10-15,10-15,15-10,10-15 11/29/1991 NW 15-5,15-3,15-1 11/21/1993 AL 11-15,11-15,12-15 10/15/1993 HL 15-6,7-15,10-15,1-15 10/15/1992 AW 15-1,15-4,15-12 10/14/1994 AL 15-17,15-12,14-16,15-11,12-15 10/7/1994 AL 9-15,11-15,10-15 11/27/1992 NW 15-4,15-13,15-3 11/13/1994 HW 15-9,16-14,12-15,14-16,18-16 10/22/1995 HL 11-15,1-15,15-13,7-15 10/8/1993 AW 15-5,15-10,15-2 9/22/1995 HW 12-15,15-13,8-15,16-14,15-8 10/12/1996 AW 10-15,16-14,15-8,12-15,15-13 9/30/1994 HW 15-9,15-13,15-12 10/29/1995 AL 13-15,15-11,11-15,5-15 11/22/1996 NL 12-15,15-6,5-15,10-15 10/30/1994 AW 17-15,15-13,15-11 10/18/1996 AL 8-15,13-15,14-16 10/24/1997 HL 5-15,8-15,11-15 10/13/1995 AW 15-12,15-10,18-16 11/3/1996 HL 9-15,12-15,3-15 11/21/1997 NL 2-15,11-15,5-15 11/5/1995 HW 15-8,15-9,15-11 11/21/1996 NW 16-14,15-6,15-9 10/25/1998 AL 12-15,15-11,13-15,15-4,10-15 10/4/1996 HW 13-15,9-15,15-7,15-9,15-9 9/26/1997 HL 1-15,2-15,15-17 10/3/1999 HW 15-9,15-6,15-7 11/17/1996 AW 15-5,15-6,15-8 11/2/1997 AL 8-15,3-15,3-15 10/22/2000 AL 7-15,6-15,13-15 10/17/1997 AL 16-14,13-15,15-8,8-15,10-15 10/2/1998 AL 3-15,8-15,15-12,12-15 11/18/2000 NW 15-11,15-10,15-11 11/9/1997 HL 12-15,9-15,8-15 11/15/1998 HW 15-7,15-13,5-15,6-15,15-9 10/26/2001 HL 26-30,25-30,27-30 10/9/1998 HL 15-8,15-3,15-7 10/15/1999 HL 11-15,11-15,15-9,13-15 10/20/2002 AW 30-26,24-30,39-37,24-30,15-11 11/8/1998 AW 15-10,13-15,15-11,12-15,15-5 11/14/1999 AL 11-15,7-15,0-15 11/22/2002 NL 22-30,24-30,30-24,18-30 10/22/1999 AW 12-15,15-11,15-9,15-7 9/29/2000 AW 13-15,15-7,4-15,15-5,15-12 11/7/1999 HW 15-6,15-7,8-15,1-15,15-10 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 8-5 11/5/2000 HL 15-4,13-15,9-15,9-15 10/13/2000 HW 15-13,15-6,15-12 9/28/2001 HW 30-10,30-21,30-20 at Athens: Tied 6-6 10/29/2000 AW 15-11,15-13,12-15,15-6 11/11/2001 AW 30-23,30-25,30-18 Neutral: Georgia leads 5-3 10/5/2001 AW 30-24,30-25,30-22 10/13/2002 AW 30-23,30-26,30-28 10/21/2001 HW 30-21,30-24,21-30,30-21 11/1/2002 HW 30-18,30-10,30-24 10/27/2002 HW 30-27,32-30,30-19 11/8/2002 AW 28-30,33-31,30-20,20-30,15-13 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 11-4 at Auburn: Auburn leads 7-5 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 13-2 Neutral: LSU leads 5-0 at Starkville: LSU leads 17-1 Neutral: LSU leads 7-1

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 5 Series History vs. 2003 Opponents

10/28/1994 AL 10-15,15-7,15-10,14-16,13-15 Nebraska (Nebraska leads 5-0) 10/15/1995 AW 11-15,15-11,14-16,15-11,15-10 Tulane (LSU leads 39-15) 11/3/1995 HW 13-15,15-6,15-7,15-12 11/24/1983 HL 4-15,10-15,15-11,3-15 1977 NW 10/6/1996 HL 14-16,5-15,15-8,15-1,11-15 9/14/1984 AL 3-15,7-15,14-16 1978 HW 11/15/1996 AW 6-15,15-10,14-16,15-0,15-13 9/20/1987 NL 12-15,14-16,9-15 1978 NW 10/19/1997 AL 2-15,7-15,14-16 9/18/1993 AL 9-15,3-15,4-15 1978 NW 11/7/1997 HL 11-15,4-15,10-15 9/17/1994 HL 0-15,6-15,1-15 1978 NW 10/11/1998 HL 13-15,15-13,15-11,13-15,12-15 1979 AL 3-15,13-15,11-15 at Baton Rouge: Nebraska leads 1-0 11/6/1998 AW 15-12,15-13,15-8 1979 HL 11-15,15-8,9-15,8-15 at Lincoln: Nebraska leads 2-0 10/24/1999 AW 15-5,9-15,15-1,15-9 1979 NL 11-15,15-10,9-15 Neutral: Nebraska leads 2-0 11/5/1999 HW 15-12,15-8,15-5 1979 NL 4-15,5-15,10-15 10/15/2000 HW 4-15,15-10,15-10,15-7 9/19/1980 NL 1-15,13-15 10/27/2000 AL 15-10,15-11,9-15,10-15,12-15 10/7/1980 AL 10-15,1-15,4-15 New Orleans (LSU leads 45-2) 10/7/2001 AW 30-20,30-27,30-28 10/25/1980 AW 15-13,15-13,17-15 10/19/2001 HW 30-17,27-30,34-32,30-18 1977 HW 10/28/1980 AL 7-15,5-15,7-15 10/25/2002 HW 30-28,30-22,30-24 1977 NW 1980 NL 15-7,5-15,7-15 11/10/2002 AW 31-29,32-34,30-25,23-30,15-5 1978 HW 1981 HW 15-6,15-9,15-6 1978 HW at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 14-3 1981 HW 15-13,6-15,15-8,11-15,15-10 1978 NW at Oxford: LSU leads 15-3 9/18/1982 HW 15-3,15-5,12-15,19-17 1979 HW 15-13,15-8,15-8 Neutral: LSU leads 7-3 9/25/1982 NW 15-5,15-12 1979 HW 8-15,15-8,15-1 9/30/1982 HW 15-4,15-12 1980 AL 12-15,11-15,15-10,16-14,13-15 10/2/1982 AL 15-11,15-4,14-16,7-15,14-16 1980 HW 15-2,15-11 Oral Roberts (LSU leads 2-1) 9/12/1983 HW 15-6,15-13 1980 HW 11-15,15-13,15-2,15-13 9/26/1983 HL 15-4,15-8,11-15,10-15,10-15 1981 AW 15-2,15-12,15-9 1980 NL 8-15,1-15,8-15 10/11/1983 AW 12-15,15-10,15-4,15-7 1981 HW 15-5,15-5 10/9/1982 HW 15-7,15-13 9/24/1984 HW 15-13,15-7,5-15,13-15,15-13 9/4/1982 HW 15-3,15-3 10/21/1983 NW 15-6,15-11,15-5 11/13/1984 AW 15-7,15-12,15-9 9/17/1982 HW 15-10,15-4,15-7 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 1-0 9/24/1985 AW 15-4,15-11,15-8 9/22/1982 HW 15-13,15-2 Neutral: Tied 1-1 11/13/1985 HW 15-9,15-6,15-3 9/28/1982 HW 15-7,15-11,15-3 9/17/1986 HW 15-8,15-6,5-15,11-15,15-3 11/6/1982 NW 15-3,15-13 10/7/1986 AW 15-2,15-9,15-10 11/18/1982 HW 15-13,15-5,15-11 South Carolina (South Carolina leads 10-6) 9/22/1987 AL 15-10,9-15,6-15,11-15 9/4/1983 HW 15-10,15-8,14-16,15-5 10/31/1987 HW 15-11,13-15,15-4,15-3 10/18/1983 HW 15-3,7-15,15-13,15-5 1980 NW 11-15,15-6,15-7 9/20/1988 AW 11-15,15-10,12-15,15-12,15-9 11/14/1983 HW 15-10,15-12,15-8 10/18/1984 HL 15-13,11-15,8-15,11-15 11/2/1988 HW 15-12,15-5,15-11 9/18/1984 AW 15-10,5-15,15-6,15-11 10/13/1991 HW 15-4,15-4,15-2 9/26/1989 HW 15-3,15-10,13-15,15-6 10/30/1984 HW 7-15,15-1,15-9,15-13 10/23/1992 HW 15-4,15-6,15-11 9/11/1990 HW 15-4,15-6,15-2 10/2/1985 HW 15-11,15-7,15-11 11/8/1992 AW 15-4,15-4,15-12 10/23/1990 AW 15-4,15-6,15-9 11/14/1985 AW 15-10,15-13,15-1 10/17/1993 HW 15-4,15-6,15-8 11/1/1991 AW 15-7,15-1,15-8 10/21/1986 AW 15-4,15-7,15-5 10/23/1994 HL 4-15,2-15,9-15 9/22/1992 AW 15-2,10-15,15-6,15-6 11/12/1986 HW 15-8,15-3,15-6 10/1/1995 AW 13-15,16-14,15-2,16-14 9/22/1993 HL 15-10,11-15,5-15,15-7,18-20 9/5/1987 HW 15-7 ,15-5,15-5 11/17/1995 HL 15-8,2-15,10-15,7-15 11/1/1994 AL 11-15,9-15,6-15 10/25/1988 AW 15-5,11-15,15-1,16-14 10/25/1996 HL 15-11,13-15,12-15,9-15 9/9/1995 HW 15-11,15-6,11-15,15-6 10/3/1989 HW 15-3,15-8,15-13 10/3/1997 AL 1-15,6-15,5-15 10/25/1995 HW 15-8,8-15,15-5,15-13 9/25/1992 HW 15-0,15-3,15-1 10/23/1998 AL 15-10,10-15,11-15,14-16 9/20/1996 HW 15-11,15-8,15-9 9/1/1993 AW 15-7,15-6,15-8 10/1/1999 HL 5-15,12-15,15-6,10-15 10/8/1996 AL 9-15,9-15,14-16 10/11/1994 HW 8-15,15-8,15-5,15-11,15-12 9/22/2000 HL 13-15,9-15,7-15 9/9/1997 AW 8-15,9-15,15-12,15-11,15-10 10/17/1995 AW 15-7,15-12,15-1 10/14/2001 AL 26-30,24-30,30-28,26-30 10/1/1997 HW 15-12,15-7,14-16,15-12 9/18/1996 HW 15-13,15-8,15-6 10/6/2002 HL 30-21,26-30,20-30,19-30 9/8/1998 HW 12-15,15-7,15-11,15-7 8/29/1997 NW 18-16,9-15,15-4,15-10 at Baton Rouge: South Carolina leads 7-3 10/14/1998 AW 15-3,15-9,15-12 10/28/1997 AL 5-15,11-15,15-12,6-15 9/11/1999 HW 15-12,15-9,15-12 at Columbia: South Carolina leads 3-2 9/4/1998 HW 12-15,15-12,16-14,15-11 10/19/1999 AW 15-4,1-15,15-5,15-1 Neutral: LSU leads 1-0 11/11/1998 AW 15-9,15-9,6-15,15-7 9/8/2000 AL 12-15,12-15,11-15 9/21/1999 HW 15-3,15-7,15-9 11/7/2000 HW 15-11,15-11,15-10 10/13/1999 AW 8-15,15-6,15-6,15-5 South Florida 8/31/2001 AW 30-26,30-25,30-20 9/9/2000 NW 15-2,14-16,15-9,15-11 9/7/2002 AW 30-24,30-21,30-23 10/17/2000 HW 15-9,16-14,16-14 First Meeting 9/1/2001 NW 30-24,30-28,30-12 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 20-3 10/10/2001 HW 30-23,30-20,30-25 at New Orleans: LSU leads 14-8 9/7/2002 NW 30-25,30-14,23-30,30-27 Tennessee (LSU leads 23-14) Neutral: LSU leads 5-4 10/1/2002 AW 30-23,30-28,30-28 1977 NW at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 28-0 1977 NW UAB (LSU leads 2-0) at New Orleans: LSU leads 10-2 10/26/1979 NL 6-15,9-15 9/6/1985 NW 15-3,15-8,15-4 Neutral: LSU leads 7-0 10/29/1981 AL 13-15,4-15,6-15 10/31/1981 NW 13-15,15-2,15-2,15-12 9/25/1992 HW 15-11,15-2,15-5 11/24/1981 HW 15-11,15-4 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 1-0 North Texas (LSU leads 1-0) 11/21/1982 AW forfeit Neutral: LSU leads 1-0 11/21/1982 HL 12-15,10-15,7-15 1981 NW 15-12,15-3 10/1/1983 AL 4-15,2-15,16-14,3-15 Neutral: LSU leads 1-0 10/9/1983 HW 15-9,15-13,15-7 UTEP 11/19/1983 NL 15-7,13-15,15-11,11-15,6-15 10/20/1984 AL 12-15,17-15,13-15,11-15 First Meeting Ole Miss (LSU leads 36-9) 11/17/1984 AL 7-15,3-15,14-16 10/24/1985 HW 5-15,14-16,15-7,15-12,15-13 1977 NW 11/2/1985 AW 2-15,4-15,15-4,15-2,15-10 Virginia (LSU leads 1-0) 1977 NW 11/1/1986 AW 15-12,15-10,15-9 11/25/1995 NW 6-15,15-6,15-4,15-3 1978 NL 10/30/1987 HW 15-7,15-2,15-4 1979 NW 16-14,15-9,15-13 11/17/1988 HW 15-7,16-18,11-15,15-11,15-10 Neutral: LSU leads 1-0 1980 NL 5-15,7-15,11-15 11/4/1989 AW 15-10,15-8,15-11 1981 HW 15-1,15-12,15-7 11/24/1989 NW 15-2,15-9,15-6 1981 NL 15-4,9-15,11-15 10/21/1990 HW 15-3,15-9,15-6 10/24/1982 AW 15-13,15-11,15-3 10/19/1991 AW 15-5,11-15,15-7,6-15,15-11 11/7/1983 HW 11-15,15-4,11-15,15-6,15-10 10/2/1992 AW 15-2,15-13,15-1 11/20/1983 NW 15-6,15-6,15-9 11/22/1992 HW 15-7,15-7,15-9 9/29/1984 NW 15-8,13-15,7-15,18-16,15-9 10/31/1993 AW 15-10,15-8,13-15,7-15,15-10 11/11/1984 AW 15-7,15-11,11-15,4-16 11/12/1993 HW 15-10,15-9,17-15 11/16/1984 NW 15-13,14-16,16-14,15-11 11/26/1993 NW 15-13,17-15,15-3 9/7/1985 NW 11-15,15-11,15-1,15-6 10/9/1994 AL 15-10,12-15,7-15,11-15 10/22/1985 HW 15-7,8-15,16-14,16-14 10/8/1995 HW 15-2,15-13,8-15,15-6 11/23/1985 AW 15-9,12-15,15-11,15-11 9/27/1996 AL 15-12,15-9,18-20,8-15,8-15 10/19/1986 AW 15-4,15-6,15-7 10/10/1997 HL 6-15,10-15,8-15 11/8/1987 HW 15-3,15-3,15-6 11/18/1998 NL 14-16,10-15,15-13,8-15 9/30/1988 AW 15-7,15-7,15-12 10/8/1999 AL 6-15,10-15,12-15 10/19/1989 HW 15-1,15-9,15-7 10/8/2000 HL 3-15,10-15,15-11,16-18 11/1/1990 AW 13-15,15-4,15-5,15-9 9/21/2001 AW 30-23,30-24,22-30,30-16 10/29/1991 AW 15-6,15-8,15-12 9/27/2002 HW 30-19,31-29,30-21 11/15/1991 HW 15-8,15-8,15-11 11/17/2002 AL 25-30,25-30,18-30 10/29/1992 HW 15-12,15-7,15-3 11/12/1992 AW 15-7,15-2,15-10 at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 10-3 10/20/1993 AW 15-4,15-13,15-9 at Knoxville: LSU leads 8-8 11/4/1993 HW 15-3,15-8,15-10 Neutral: LSU leads 5-3 10/2/1994 HW 15-7,15-10,15-13

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Fran Flory Fran Flory H E A D C O A C H Sixth Season Flory

ntering her sixth year eight all-conference playe r s , at the helm of the including three first-teamers. ETi g e r s , coach Fra n LSU became the first team in 19 F l o ry continues to ra i s e regular-season SEC matches to take the level of success of the a game from nationally ra n k e d LSU volleyball program and break down barriers that have Florida, winning game one. Prior to plagued the Tigers for the past decade. the game one loss, the Gators last Last season, Flory's Tiger team recorded the most wins lost a game on Sept. 21, 2001, when by any LSU team since posting 17 wins during the 1999 they fell behind 2-0 in an eventual season. The Tigers also picked up back-to-back winning 3-2 win over South Carolina in Southeastern Conference records for the first time since Columbia, S.C. Florida had not lost 1992-93. With that came back-to-back runner-up finishes a regular-season SEC game at home in the SEC Western Division. since dropping the third game to the While finishing fourth overall in the league with a 17- Gamecocks in a 3-1 win on Oct. 8, 11 overall record, the Tigers had their best inning percent- 2000, a string of 12 consecutive match- age in eight years. She also coached Jennifer Hampton to es. back-to-back All-SEC honors, as the senior was named to H o w ev e r, her success has not been the second team. In her five years, Flory has now coached solely on the court. LSU has had the most p l ayers named to the SEC A c a d e m i c THE FLORY FILE Honor Roll of any school in the league during her tenure.In each of the past five seasons, the Tigers have led the conference. YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD POST SEASON The LSU volleyball program has also been recognized 1986 Wittenberg Head Coach 11-21 - 1987 Texas A&M Assistant 15-22 - nationally for its academic success,picking up an American 1988 LSU Grad.Assistant 22-13 - Volleyball Coaches Association Academic Award in three of 1989 LSU Assistant 30-8 NCAA Sweet 16 1990 LSU Assistant 34-7 NCAA Final Four the last four years. 1991 LSU Assistant 35-2 NCAA Final Four In 2001, the Tigers recorded the third most conference 1992 Southeastern La. Head Coach 21-13 - 1993 Kentucky Head Coach 29-4 NCAA Second Round wins in season history and picked up its first winning con- 1994 Kentucky Head Coach 13-21 - ference season since 1995, finishing second in the SEC 1995 Kentucky Head Coach 10-18 - 1996 Kentucky Head Coach 12-20 - Western Division. LSU owned the best intra - d i v i s i o n 1997 Kentucky Head Coach 14-17 - record among Western Division teams at 9-1 while finish- 1998 LSU Head Coach 15-16 - 1999 LSU Head Coach 17-15 - ing fourth overall in the conference. 2000 LSU Head Coach 15-17 - Flory guided her 2000 squad to the SEC Tournament 2001 LSU Head Coach 16-11 - 2002 LSU Head Coach 17-11 - Championship match against pere n n i a l - p o w e r h o u s e Florida. Despite the loss in the final, LSU had made a OVERALL HEAD COACHING RECORD: 190-184/12 years breakthrough as it had not been to the championship RECORD AT LSU: 80-70/Five years match since 1992 and had not won a tournament match COACHING HONORS since 1993. 1993 AVCA/Tachikara Region IV Coach of the Year Flory's 2000 team also became the first LSU team to 2001 Louisiana Coach of the Year beat Arkansas when it did so in three games on the PLAYING HISTORY Lady'Backs' home floor. She led the Tigers to their first win 1980-83Texas Outside Hitter at Auburn in 10 years en route to a third place finish in the PLAYING HONORS SEC Western Division. 1981 Member of AIAW National Championship Team She made an immediate impact at LSU in 1998 as she 1982 Second-Team All-Southwest Conference 1983 NCAA Tournament All-South Region Team led the Tigers to a 15-16 record, six games better than the 9-21 mark the team had the year before. More impressive was the five-match improvement in SEC play. After a win-

1 8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE less 1997 in conference action, LSU notched five conference victories in 1998 to finish third in the West. In 1999, Flory led her injury-riddled squad to a 17-15 overall record, the best for an LSU team since the Tigers won 20 matches in 1995. Of the 17 wins, seven came in conference play, also a Tiger best since the 1995 season. This is Flory's second stint at LSU as the Baton Rouge native was an assistant for four years under LSU's win- ningest coach,Scott Luster. She served as a graduate assistant coach in 1988, before being named a full-time assistant in 1989. During her four seasons as a member of the Tiger coaching staff, Flory helped LSU to unprecedented success with three SEC championships, t h ree SEC Tournament championships and two Final Four appear- Ken and Fran Flory with children Lindsay and Nicholas. ances. After winning the first of the three consecutive conference championships in 1989, Flory and the FLORY ALL-TIME vs.OPPONENTS Tigers became the first school in SEC history to advance to the NCAA Final Four in 1990. The AT LSU OVERALL Montana — 2-0 Tigers would duplicate the Final Four feat in 1991, ALABAMA 7-5 12-6 Morehead State — 4-0 Alcorn State 1-0 3-0 Mount Union — 1-1 while earning conference titles in both seasons. ARKANSAS 2-8 6-9 Mount Vernon — 1-0 Arkansas State 0-1 0-1 Muskingum — 0-2 The 1991 team was the only SEC team to win a AUBURN 6-4 9-7 Nebraska — 0-1 Baldwin-Wallace — 0-2 NEW ORLEANS 10-0 10-1 game in the Final Four until Florida in 2002. Ball State — 0-1 Nicholls State — 0-1 In 1992, Flory left LSU to assume the head Baylor 0-1 0-1 North Carolina 0-1 0-2 Bowling Green 0-1 0-1 UNC-Charlotte 1-0 1-0 coaching duties at Southeastern Louisiana. In her BROWN 1-0 1-0 Northwestern 0-1 0-1 Butler — 2-1 Northwestern State — 1-1 first season as a Division I head coach, she led the Cal State-Sacramento — 1-0 Notre Dame 0-1 1-4 Lions to a 21-13 record. In March 1993, Flory Capital — 1-2 Oberlin — 0-1 Cedarville — 0-2 Ohio — 1-0 returned to the SEC as she became an assistant Centenary 2-0 5-0 Ohio Northern — 0-2 Central Florida 2-0 2-1 Ohio State — 0-2 coach at Kentucky. Five months later, she was Cincinnati — 1-0 Ohio Wesleyan — 1-1 named the Wildcats head coach as then-Kentucky Clemson — 1-0 Oklahoma 1-0 1-0 College of Charleston — 1-0 OLE MISS 8-2 12-5 coach Kathy DeBoer was named an Associate Colorado — 1-1 Oregon State — 0-1 Colorado State 0-1 0-1 Otterbein — 3-0 Athletic Director at the school. Duke — 0-2 Pacific — 0-1 Earlham — 1-0 Penn State — 0-1 In her first season at Kentucky, Flory led the Eastern Illinois — 1-0 Pepperdine — 1-0 Wildcats to a 29-4 record, while advancing to the Eastern Kentucky — 2-0 Purdue — 0-2 FLORIDA 0-7 0-17 Rice 1-0 1-0 second round of the NCAA Tournament. For her FLORIDAA&M 0-1 0-1 Samford –- 1-0 FLORIDASTATE 0-1 0-1 San Jose State 0-1 0-1 efforts in the 1993 season, she was named the George Mason — 0-1 Santa Clara 0-1 0-1 Tachikara/AVCA Region IV Coach of the Year. Georgetown 0-1 0-1 Sinclair — 2-0 GEORGIA 3-4 6-13 South Alabama 1-0 4-0 A 1984 graduate of Texas, Flory has also expe- Georgia State — 2-1 SOUTH CAROLINA 0-5 4-11 Georgia Tech 0-1 1-3 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 1-0 rienced much success as a player. In 1981,she was Grambling — 2-0 Southern — 1-1 a member of Texas' AIAW National Championship Heidelberg — 0-2 Southern Miss 2-0 2-2 Houston 0-2 1-5 SMU 0-1 0-1 squad. She received All-Southwest Conference Idaho State 0-1 0-1 Stanford 0-1 0-1 Indiana — 2-2 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 1-0 and All-South Region honors during three sea- Iowa — 0-2 Stetson — 1-1 James Madison — 1-0 Temple 0-1 0-1 sons with the Longhorns. KENTUCKY 2-4 2-4 TENNESSEE 2-4 10-6 Following her playing career, Flory was named Long Beach State — 0-1 Tennessee Tech — 1-0 UL-LAFAYETTE 4-0 5-0 Texas — 1-2 the head coach at Wittenberg University, where UL-Monroe 1-0 1-0 TEXAS A&M 0-2 0-2 LOUISIANATECH 2-0 2-0 Texas-Pan American — 1-0 she coached for one season before being named Louisville — 2-8 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 1-0 1-0 an assistant at Texas A&M for the 1987 season. Loyola (Ill.) 0-1 0-1 Texas Southern — 1-0 LSU — 7-0 Texas Tech 0-1 1-1 A member of the American Volleyball Coaches Marian — 0-1 TULANE 7-1 7-3 Marietta — 0-2 UCLA — 0-1 Association,Flory has also assisted in coordinating Marshall — 1-0 USC — 0-1 both the Louisiana Senior Olympic Games and McNeese State — 0-2 Virginia Tech 1-0 1-0 Mercer — 1-0 West Virginia 1-0 1-0 the Special Olympics, and hosting the Senior Miami (Ohio) — 1-1 Western Kentucky — 4-0 Michigan 0-1 0-1 Wilmington — 0-2 Olympic Games in 2001. She is also a member of Michigan State — 0-2 Wisconsin 0-1 0-1 Middle Tennessee State — 1-0 Wooster — 1-1 the United States Volleyball Association coaching Minnesota — 0-1 accreditation program. MISSISSIPPI STATE 9-1 14-2 2002 opponents in BOLDCAPS She is married to Ken Flory. The two have a daughter, Lindsay (6),and a son, Nicholas (4).

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 9 Darrell McLean Darrell McLean A S S I S T A N T C O A C H First Season McLean

Darrell McLean enters McLean coached four Division III All-Americans, 16 his first season as an assis- AVCA all-region, 19 all-conference selections and four tant coach under Fra n conference player of the year honorees at Thomas More. Flory for the Tiger volleyball program. McLean, 59, had equal success at the high school He joins the staff after five seasons as the top assis- level,coaching the Elder High School boy’s team to a 56- tant coach at Cincinnati,where he had proven himself as 29 record in three seasons,including consecutive region- a recruiter and a valuable part of the Bearcat staff. al semifinals. McLean joined the UC staff in 1998 and was prima- A retired Cincinnati firefighter of 24 years, McLean rily responsible for recruiting, practice planning and and his wife, Veda, have a son, Dennis, and three grand- scouting. children, Katelyn, Mitchell and Madison Rose. His innovative and creative coaching techniques helped the Bearcats to four NCAA Tournament appearances and three Conference USA championships. McLean was instrumental in signing three C-USA THE MCLEAN FILE Freshmen of the Year and members of UC’s recruiting classes during his time garnered eight first team all-con- NAME G.Darrell McLean ference nods. WIFE Veda Along with Cincinnati head coach Reed Sunahara, CHILD Dennis (36) McLean spent two weeks in the spring of 2001 coaching BIRTHDATE Aug. 20,1943 a group of collegiate seniors on a trip through Spain and HOMETOWN Cincinnati, Ohio Portugal as part of a showcase for American players ALMA MATER Thomas More College looking to continue their volleyball careers overseas. Prior to joining the Bearcat staff, McLean spent two COACHING EXPERIENCE seasons as an assistant at Xavier and six years as head Cincinnati Assistant Coach (1998-2003) coach at Thomas More College. Xavier Assistant Coach(1996-97) At Xavier, McLean’s primary duties included practice Thomas More Women’s Head Coach (1990-95) planning, on-court training, scouting, scheduling and Thomas More Men’s Assistant Coach (1994-95) recruiting. He helped the Musketeers to a 34-31 record, Elder HSHead Coach (1994-96) including a 21-14 mark in 1996. Blue Chip Volleyball Club (1986-94) M c L e a n ’s years at Thomas More produced an impressive resume, building a perennial national power from scratch. McLean took over a team that won 13 matches in three years and turned it into a 35-match winner in one season. The team qualified for five-consecutive NCAA Division III tournaments and recorded a 205-75 mark (.732) in his six seasons.For his efforts he was named the 1991 and 1992 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) South Region’s Coach of the Year.

2 0 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Danijela Tomic Danijela Tomic A S S I S T A N T C O A C H First Season Tomic

Danijela To m i c As an outside hitter and setter, she recorded over 500 begins her first season digs, almost 500 kills, over 300 assists, over 100 blocks with the Tiger volleyball and almost 100 service aces in just two seasons while program after eight seasons at Arkansas-Little Rock as maintaining a .264 hitting perc e n t a g e . She re m a i n s both a player and a coach. ranked in the top 10 in eight of the nine UALR career An assistant at Arkansas-Little Rock for four years, statistical categories. also spent two seasons as a player and two as a student She currently holds the Sun Belt record for most digs assistant with the Trojans before taking the assistant in a conference tournament four-game match at 32, set coaches position in 1999.At UALR, she was involved in during the championship match of the 1996 tournament. practice planning, recruiting, game strategy and on-the- Tomic graduated from Arkansas-Little Rock in 1997 floor coaching. with a degree in health education. The native of Kakanj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, was crit- ical in the recruitment of several foreign athletes to the THE TOMIC FILE Arkansas-Little Rock program that aided in their success over the years. The first foreign athlete to play volleyball for the NAME Danijela Tomic Trojans,she was followed by four players who combined BIRTHDATE Sept.10, 1972 to earn five All-Sun Belt Conference honors, three All- HOMETOWN Kakanj,Bosnia-Herzegovina SBC Tournament MVP honors, a conference Freshman ALMA MATER Arkansas-Little Rock (1997) of the Year honor and an all-tournament selection. In all during her tenure as a student assistant and COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE assistant coach, she helped coach 14 all-conference Arkansas-Little Rock Assistant Coach (1999-2002) selections, two Sun Belt Players of the Year and two Sun Arkansas-Little Rock Student Assistant (1997-1998) Belt Freshman of the Year. Last season, she coached the NCAA statistical leader in blocks per game. COLLEGE PLAYING EXPERIENCE In 2000,she helped guide Arkansas-Little Rock to its Arkansas-Little Rock (1995-96) third Sun Belt regular season title and its fourth conference tournament championship, a dvancing to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five seasons. After joining the coaching staff in 1997 as a student assistant, Tomic helped UALR to its first Sun Belt championship as the Trojans also advanced to the NCAA Tournament. In two seasons as a player,Tomic was selected to the All-SBC second team and named to the A l l - S B C Tournament team twice. She also was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player in 1996 as the Trojans captured their first tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 1 Support Staff

Melissa Reynaud Associate Sports Information Director [email protected]

Melissa Reynaud enters her third year on the LSU Mary Boudreaux William Jones sports information staff as Associate SID in charge of the Academic Advisor Strength and Conditioning nationally recognized softball program. She is also in her second season as the primary contact for the women’s volleyball program. In addition, she became the sports information liaison to the CHAMPS program in 2003. Reynaud, 27,is a Baton Rouge native and a 1997 graduate of LSU in mass communications. Prior to coming to LSU, Reynaud was the assistant SID at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. At NSU, she was the primary media contact for the women's basketball,soccer and softball teams and assisted with the other 11 sports including the NCAA Tournament men's basketball team and nation- Jennie Murphy Jill Myers ally ranked Division I-AA football team. Secretary Manager Prior to that,Reynaud worked as an intern at Ole Miss. During her year in Oxford, she worked primarily with the volleyball and men's and women's track and field programs while assisting with football and both basketball TIGER ATTACKERS teams. R eynaud began her career at Northwestern State where she was a graduate assistant for two years while Linda Carr Berlin Hood earning a master's degree in sports administration. Hal Clausen Elma Hood Suzanne Corkern Mark Hood Bill Cowley Rory Hood Mary Cowley Robin Kilpatrick Brian Cuyler Edwin Kubena Darilyn Cuyler Judi Kubena Leah Davis Chris Lancon Josh Koch Graduate Assistant Trainer Linda Davis Donna Lancon Paul Davis Albert Miller Josh Koch begins his second year with the LSU Athletic Rich Davis Etheline Miller Training Department as a graduate assistant primarily in charge of handling the training for the volleyball team and Barry DeRouen Bill Myers the women’s tennis team. Robin DeRouen Christie Myers Koch, 23, is a Birmingham, Ala., native and a 2002 Sonny Gilbert Paul Neumann graduate of the University of Alabama,where he worked as a student trainer. While with the Crimson Tide, he worked Jerry Hampton Annette Pittman with every sport, including football, men’s basketball and Melinda Hampton C.O. Pittman baseball. Eric Heinz Mona Ragan Koch also spent time working with the prestigious HealthSouth Corporation, which allowed him to work Sandy Heinz Suzanne Rollins with local high schools as an athletic trainer. Ann Hood Jeff Vogt

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Player Profiles Cara Causey FRESHMAN SEASON (2002) Saw the most action of all true freshmen as she played in 77 games in 25 matches ... Second-team All-Louisiana selection ... Named to the Florida State Invitational All- Tournament team ... Led the team with 1.16 blocks per game ... Recorded a team-best seven block assists three times (against New Orleans and Georgia twice) ... Against Georgia, she notched a season-best eight blocks ... Recorded her season-best 17 kills against UL-Lafayette ...Nine times recorded 10 or more kills ...Hit .285 on the year with a season-best .643 against Ole Miss ...Against New Orleans recorded a season-best two service aces.

HIGH SCHOOL Led Pine Tree High School to a 40-1 record and a state runner-up finish as a senior ... Was #10 named second-team all-state,All-East Texas and District MVP for her efforts ...As a junior, led team to state semifinals while garnering District MVP of defense honors ...Earned Middle Blocker all-district honors each of her four seasons ... Earned National Honor Society and Globe 6-2 / Sophomore / 1L Scholar Academic All-State honors in the classroom. Longview, Texas PERSONAL

Pine Tree HS Full name is Cara Rebecca Causey ... Parents TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: are Walter and Patricia Causey ... Has an Experienced and all-knowing older sister, Genni (29) ... Her mother THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE CAREER HIGHS MOST THIS YEAR: Markeisha Constant attended LSU ... Born on Jan. 7, 1984, in FAVORITE QUOTE: “Character is who you are in the KILLS Alexandria, La. dark.” FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: When Mike the Tiger 17 vs.UL-Lafayette (9/21/02) roars before football games. IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO: Married,financially stable TOTAL ATTEMPTS and starting a family. THE CRAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE: Gone 26 at New Orleans (10/1/02) home one day to come back the next THE BEST DANCER ON THE TEAM IS: Markeisha HITTING PCT. Constant I’M SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT: Wearing long socks .643 vs.Ole Miss (10/25/02) THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Blaise DeRouen ASSISTS THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: Our sense of humor. 2 vs.Louisiana Tech (9/6/02) THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: Blocking THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Definitely DIGS Megan Heinz THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT 5 vs.UL-Lafayette (9/21/02) ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER IS: My high school coach - Coach Godwin. SERVICE ACES SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT HAVEN’T: Go to a Dallas Stars game. 5 vs.UL-Lafayette (9/21/02) IF I WERE ON SURVIVOR, MY LUXURY ITEM WOULD BE: Chapstick BLOCK SOLOS WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL SEASON: Go to the NCAA Tournament 3 at Florida (10/18/02) THE BEST DRESSER ON THE TEAM IS: Blaise DeRouen BLOCK ASSISTS MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Cooking FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Have curly hair 7,three times,last vs.Georgia I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: My family. THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: (11/22/02) Treat others the way you want to be treated. FAVORITE AMERICAN IDOL: Ruben Studdard TOTAL BLOCKS THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: 8 at Georgia (10/20/02) Loyal,fun and loud.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.ASA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE 2002 25/77 185 65 421 .285 5 7 14 0 23 16 73 89 8 0 Totals 25/77 185 65 421 .285 5 7 14 0 23 16 73 89 8 0

2 4 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Beth Cowley SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002) Played in 31 games in 18 matches ... Top performance came against Ole Miss when she recorded her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 36 assists and a career-high 10 digs ... She also notched a career-high three kills and one block in the match ... Recorded her first collegiate block solo against New Orleans ... Also recorded 19 assists, three digs and two kills in that match ... Twice she recorded a pair of service aces in a match (against Auburn and Alcorn State) ... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001) Played in seven matches,competing in one game each match,as the backup setter for the Tigers ... Top performance came against in- state rival New Orleans when she recorded 15 assists in game three ... She also notched #12 BEING AT LSU HAS TAUGHT ME: The importance of three aces and one block in the game ... Saw my family, how to manage my time,how to live on my own and do my own laundry and dishes. action in four SEC contests, three of which Setter IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR INCOMING TEAMMATES came on the road ...Had two kills in just five 5-9 / Junior / 2L ONE THING, IT WOULD BE: Run,run,run.Oh yeah, attempts with no errors for the season. don’t forget to run. Louisville, Ky. TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: Dedicated and driven. HIGH SCHOOL Assumption HS THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST THIS YEAR: Markeisha Constant Led Assumption High School to the 2000 FAVORITE QUOTE:“Life’s a Garden,Dig it.”- Joe National Championship as the starting setter CAREER HIGHS Dirt ... Won three Kentucky State Championships FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: Tailgating before football games. in as many years on the varsity squad ... Was KILLS IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO: Have my own salon/spa a first-team all-state selection her senior year 3 at Ole Miss (11/10/02) and my own line of hair and skin products. ...High school team won the Nike Challenge Hopefully, famous people will be coming to me and I will be rich and famous myself! three straight years from 1997-99 ... Was ATTEMPTS THE BEST DANCE ON THE TEAM IS: Megan Heinz, named AAU National Tournament MVP in 11 at Ole Miss (11/10/02) without a doubt. THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Rodney 2000, while also being named to the Nike Reed Challenge and Louisville Vo l l ey b a l l ASSISTS THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: How close I nvitational Tournament A l l - To u r n a m e n t 36 at Ole Miss (11/10/02) we have all become and how we make each other laugh. Teams ... Played freshman basketball as well THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: As a set- ... Was a member of the National Honor DIGS ter, being able to run the show. Society and the National Spanish Honor 10 at Ole Miss (11/10/02) THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Megan Heinz and Markeisha Constant Society ... Also won the 2000 Assumption THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Award. SERVICE ACES ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER IS: Ron Kordes, my high 3 vs.New Orleans (10/10/01) school coach.He basically taught me everything I know about the game. PERSONAL SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT Full name is Elizabeth Dillon Cowley ... BLOCK SOLOS HAVEN’T: Win the lottery, marry Paul Walker 1 at New Orleans (10/1/02) and/or Brad Pitt,and meet the Pope. Daughter of Mary and Bill Cowley ... Has IF I WERE ON SURVIVOR, MY LUXURY ITEM WOULD three brothers, Will (22), Pat (17) and David BE: A tanning bed (12) ... Majoring in marketing ...Born on Jan. BLOCK ASSISTS WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL 1,twice,last at Ole Miss (11/10/02) SEASON: Win the West and go to the NCAA 13, 1983,in Louisville, Ky. Tournament THE BEST DRESSER ON THE TEAM IS: Blaise TOTAL BLOCKS DeRouen 1,three times,last at Ole Miss MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Hair coloring I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: Izzo’s (11/10/02) BEST MEMORY OF LAST SEASON: Beating Alabama on Senior Night. FAVORITE AMERICAN IDOL: Justin Guarini THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Exhilarating,passionate and awesome.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.ASA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE 2001 7/7 2 0 5 .400 39 3 5 0 8 0 1 1 0 3 2002 18/31 7 2 20 .250 85 7 13 3 43 1 1 2 2 1 Totals 25/38 9 2 25 .280 124 10 18 3 51 1 2 3 2 4

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 5 Player Profiles Blaise DeRouen

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002) Played in 66 games in 26 matches ... Recorded a career-high six digs on the road at Mississippi State ...In that match also recorded a career-high two assists ...Against Texas- San Antonio recorded a career-high two service aces ... Averaged 0.88 digs per game ... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001) Played in six games in four matches ... Majority of her playing time came in season finale against Virginia Tech when she played in three games ... Recorded season-high four digs in one game at Auburn ... Had eight digs on the season. #8 HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in volleyball for two years under Krista Malmstrom at Kingwood High School ... Defensive Specialist Helped team to district title in her senior season ... Was a team captain ... Named all- 5-4 / Junior / 2L district and made the all-tournament team at the Pearland Tournament ... Won the team Heart Award for Kingwood. Kingwood, Texas

Kingwood HS PERSONAL TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: Full name is Blaise Anne DeRouen ... Parents Committed and understanding are Robin and Barry DeRouen ... Both par- THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE CAREER HIGHS MOST THIS YEAR: Megan Heinz ents attended LSU ... Has a younger broth- FAVORITE QUOTE:“I ask not for a lighter burden, er, Reece (16) ... Majoring in accounting ... but for broader shoulders”- J ewish Proverb TOTAL ATTEMPTS FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: Born on Sept. 1,1983, in Baton Rouge, La. Playing the fight song 1 vs.UL-Lafayette (9/21/02) as the team takes the court. IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO BE: Retired. THE CRAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE: Worn ASSISTS white after Labor Day. 2 at Mississippi State (11/8/02) THE BEST DANCE ON THE TEAM IS: Markeisha Constant I’M SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT: The order we stand in DIGS on the bench. 6 at Mississippi State (11/8/02) THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: Our sense of humor. THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: The part SERVICE ACES where we win. 2 at Texas-San Antonio (8/30/02) THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Megan Heinz and Markeisha Constant THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER IS: My father SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT HAVEN’T: Parasail IF I WERE ON SURVIVOR, MY LUXURY ITEM WOULD BE: A ticket home. WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL SEASON: To become the player I have always wanted to be. THE BEST DRESSER ON THE TEAM IS: Cara Causey MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: School FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Had braces twice. I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: Mexican food THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: Think outside the box. THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Pride,loyalty and unique.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.A SA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.ASA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE 20012001 7/74/6 20 0 0 5 0 .400.000 39 03 0 5 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20022002 18/3126/66 70 2 020 1 .250.000 85 57 513 73 4 43 58 10 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 Totals 30/72 0 0 1 .000 5 5 7 4 66 0 0 0 0 0

2 6 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Megan Heinz

FRESHMAN SEASON (2002) Played in 32 games in 14 matches ...Against Alcorn State she recorded 12 kills,two blocks, two digs and an ace with a .450 attacking percentage ... Recorded a season-high 15 kills against UL-Lafayette ... Three times recorded a season-high three digs (against New Orleans, Florida State and Georgia) ... Recorded a season-high two blocks twice (against Alcorn State and Tulane) ...Three times recorded double-figure kill totals.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters for coach Rosalyn Copeland at Langham Creek High School in Houston, Texas ... Was named all-district in each of her final three seasons while taking home District Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Named to the All-Greater Houston Team as a senior ... Earned Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week honors once each in #9 her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Led team to Regional Championship in her senior season. Middle Blocker PERSONAL 6-1 / Sophomore / 1L Full name is Megan Elizabeth Heinz ... Houston, Texas Parents are Eric and Sandra Heinz ...Has one BEING AT LSU HAS TAUGHT ME: Responsibility. Langham Creek HS IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR INCOMING TEAMMATES older brother, Rory (21) ... Plans to major in ONE THING, IT WOULD BE: Get a 3.0! business ... Born on A u g . 1 8 , 1 9 8 4 , i n TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: CAREER HIGHS Wise and fun. Batesville,Ark. THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST THIS YEAR: Markeisha Constant KILLS FAVORITE QUOTE:“There’s nothing to it,but to do 15 vs.UL-Lafayette (9/21/02) it.”- Sky - American Gladiators FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: Roaring of the Tiger IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO: Married with one kid, TOTAL ATTEMPTS maybe working for Blaise DeRouen. 32 vs.UL-Lafayette (9/21/02) THE CRAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE: I don’t do anything crazy! THE BEST DANCE ON THE TEAM IS: Markeisha HITTING PCT. Constant .450 vs.Alcorn State (8/30/02) I’M SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT: My hair. THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Lauren Cuyler ASSISTS THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: Our friend- 1,four times,last vs.Georgia ship. THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: Passing (11/22/02) (defense). IF I COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH ONE PERSON FOR DIGS A DAY IT WOULD BE: Jennifer Aniston. THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Me! 2,three times,last vs.Auburn THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT (10/13/02) ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER IS: My parents! SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT HAVEN’T: Set in one game (not a match) or prac- SERVICE ACES tice. 1,six times,last vs.UL-Lafayette IF I WERE ON SURVIVOR, MY LUXURY ITEM WOULD BE: My pillow (9/21/02) WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL SEASON: Help take the team to the NCAA BLOCK ASSISTS Tournament MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Singing 2,twice,last at Tulane (9/7/02) FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Can be shy. I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: My family TOTAL BLOCKS BEST MEMORY OF LAST SEASON: Being the BCC (Bench Co-Captain)! 2,twice,last at Tulane (9/7/02) THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Crazy, dedicated and loud.

CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.A SA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.ASA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE 2001 4/6 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2002 14/32 66 38 177 .158 4 6 10 4 21 0 9 9 3 0 2002 26/66 0 0 1 .000 5 5 7 4 58 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14/32 66 38 177 .158 4 6 10 4 21 0 9 9 3 0

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 7 Player Profiles Regan Hood

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002) Played in 103 games in all 28 matches ... Honorable Mention All-Louisiana selection ... Led the team with 18 block solos, 83 block assists and 101 total blocks ...Ranked second on the team with 310 kills and 3.01 kills per game ...Recorded the fourth-best hitting percentage at .276 ...On 16 occasions recorded 10 or more kills in a match including a career- high 21 against Florida A&M ...Recorded a career-high and team-best nine blocks against Ole Miss ...Twice recorded a team-best three solo blocks (against Kentucky and Ole Miss) ... Hit at a career-best .615 clip against Auburn ...Three times recorded a career-high two service aces (against Louisiana Tech, UL-Lafayette and Alabama) ... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001) BEING AT LSU HAS TAUGHT ME: How much you will #11 miss home and you can do pretty much anything in Saw the most action of all the true freshmen 10 minutes. as she played in 31 games in 18 matches ... IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR INCOMING TEAMMATES Outside Hitter/ ONE THING, IT WOULD BE: Had a team-best 1.39 blocks per game aver- Don’t come in set on a Middle Blocker major because there’s a good chance it will change. age playing mostly middle blocker ... Was at TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: 6-2 / Junior / 2L her best in the middle of October when she Knowledgeable and determined. THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST Carrollton, Texas put together consecutive performances of THIS YEAR: Beth Cowley seven blocks, nine blocks and six blocks FAVORITE QUOTE:“Dream as if you’ll live forever and Bishop Lynch HS against New Orleans, Rice and South live as if you’ll die tomorrow”and “Diamonds are nice,and so are pearls,but nothing compares to us Carolina, respectively ...Three times record- Texas girls.” CAREER HIGHS ed a season high of six kills, including once FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: Tailgating,football games in conference play ... Hit .195 on the year and the pretty oaks on campus. KILLS IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO BE: An assistant coach at a with her best performance coming against D-1 school and married. 21 vs.Florida A&M (9/13/02) Ole Miss as she notched a .375 clip. THE CRAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE: Got my belly-button pierced. TOTAL ATTEMPTS THE BEST DANCE ON THE TEAM IS: Markeisha HIGH SCHOOL Constant 45 vs.Florida A&M (9/13/02) I’M SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT: Listening to rap before Named first-team all-state and the District games,running out of the huddle last and touching HITTING PCT. Offensive Player of the Year in her senior Megan’s hand during prayer. season ... Helped Bishop Lynch to the THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Bradie .615 (9-1/13) vs.Auburn (11/1/02) James Regional Championship her sophomore THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: Our closeness. ASSISTS year and the District Championship in her THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: Hitting and blocking. 2 at Auburn (10/13/02) junior campaign ... Was a second-team all- IF I COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH ONE PERSON FOR A district selection as a sophomore and a first- DAY IT WOULD BE: Jennifer Aniston,so Icould be DIGS team selection as a junior ... Earned three married to Brad Pitt for a day. 7 vs. Texas-San Antonio (8/30/02) letters in volleyball ... Also played soccer, THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Megan Heinz THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT earning four letters. ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER IS: My dad. SERVICE ACES SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT 2,three times,last at Alabama HAVEN’T: Go to Hawaii and learn how to surf. PERSONAL WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL (10/11/02) Full name is Regan Elizabeth Hood ... SEASON: Win the West and go to the NCAA Daughter of Ann and Mark Hood ...Has one Tournament. BLOCK SOLOS THE BEST DRESSER ON THE TEAM IS: Blaise older sister, Rachel (23) ... Majoring in DeRouen. 3,twice,last at Ole Miss (11/10/02) advertising ... Born on Aug. 10, 1983, in MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Making jewelry Lafayette, La. and driving. BLOCK ASSISTS FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Talk and do sit-ups in m y sleep. 8 vs.Rice (10/12/01) I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: My family. THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: Live life with no TOTAL BLOCKS regrets. 9,twice,last at Ole Miss (11/10/02) THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Energetic,loyal and fun.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.A SA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.ASA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE 2002 14/32 66 38 177 .158 4 6 10 4 21 0 9 9 3 0 2001 18/31 46 23 118 .195 1 0 3 0 7 6 37 43 2 1 Totals 14/32 66 38 177 .158 4 6 10 4 21 0 9 9 3 0 2002 28/103 310 123 678 .276 7 15 42 4 66 18 83 101 12 3 Totals 46/134 356 146 796 .264 8 15 45 4 73 24 120 144 14 4

2 8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Rachel Pittman

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002) Played in 98 games in 27 matches ...Recorded a career-best 13 digs on the road at Georgia ...In back-to-back matches against Auburn and Alabama, recorded double-digit dig totals ... At Mississippi State recorded a career-high three service aces ... Against Kentucky recorded her first collegiate kill ...Against Florida State recorded her first collegiate block ... Four times recorded a pair of assists ... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001) Saw limited action,competing in 14 games as a defensive specialist ...Was key component of LSU’s win at Auburn, notching 10 digs and two assists in her three games worth of work ...Playing time increased late in as she played in four matches in the final month of the season. #15 BEING AT LSU HAS TAUGHT ME: To appreciate the HIGH SCHOOL time I have in college with friends and family. Defensive Specialist IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR INCOMING TEAMMATES Earned four letters under coach Nancy 5-9 / Junior / 2L ONE THING, IT WOULD BE: Do your summer workout. Plaisance as an outside hitter ... Was part of TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: the state championship team as a freshman Slidell, La. Hardworking and understanding THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST ... Won two district titles,coming in her fresh- Slidell HS THIS YEAR: Markeisha Constant man and senior seasons ... Was named all- FAVORITE QUOTE: “Everything happens for a reason.” state and District MVP as a senior while also FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: Tailgating before anything, CAREER HIGHS doesn’t have to be football. making the All-State Tournament Team ... A IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO BE: Married,possibly with three-time selection for all-metro and all- children,and working for an advertising firm. KILLS THE BEST DANCER ON THE TEAM IS: Christie Ruttley. parish ... Slidell High’s team MVP as a soph- 1 vs.Kentucky (11/5/02) I’M SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT: Pre-game activities: hit- omore, junior and senior ... Also played bas- ting the signs before leaving the locker room,put- ketball for four years and tennis for three ting on lipgloss and warming up in the same spot TOTAL ATTEMPTS every time. years ... Earned academic all-state honors as THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Collis a senior. 3 at Mississippi State (11/8/02) Temple. THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: That we’re so ASSISTS young. PERSONAL THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: Is winning Full name is Rachel Ann Pittman ... Parents 2,five times,last at Mississippi because it’s the pay off for all the hard work we put State (11/8/02) forth. a re Annette and C. O. Pittman ... Has a IF I COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH ONE PERSON FOR A younger sister, M a rg a ret (15) ... M o t h e r DIGS DAY IT WOULD BE: George W. Bush just for the Annette attended LSU ... Majoring in mass chance to see what he goes through every day. 13 at Georgia (10/20/02) THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Megan Heinz communications ... Born on Jan. 3, 1983, in THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT Baton Rouge, La. ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER IS: My dad SERVICE ACES SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT HAVEN’T: Skydive. 3 at Mississippi State (11/8/02) WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL SEASON: Win the West,win the SEC Tournament BLOCK ASSISTS and make it to the NCAA Tournament. MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Writing. 1 at Florida State (9/20/02) FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Want an Australian accent,like to write and love the band Chicago. TOTAL BLOCKS I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: Mardi Gras THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: To be myself and 1 at Florida State (9/20/02) enjoy life. BEST MEMORY OF LAST SEASON: Tennessee TV match FAVORITE AMERICAN IDOL: Kelly Clarkson THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Committed,exciting and “the best”.

CAREER STATISTICS YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.A SA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE YEAR MP/GP K E TA PCT.ASA SE RE DIGS BS BA TB BE BHE 2001 18/31 46 23 118 .195 1 0 3 0 7 6 37 43 2 1 2001 9/14 0 0 1 .000 2 3 3 4 20 0 0 0 0 0 2002 28/103 310 123 678 .276 7 15 42 4 66 18 83 101 12 3 2002 27/98 1 2 13 -.077 15 13 20 8 166 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 23/112 1 2 14 -.071 17 16 23 12 186 0 1 1 0 3

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 9 Player Profiles Markeisha BEING AT LSU HAS TAUGHT ME: To be strong in mind and heart. IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR INCOMING TEAMMATES ONE THING, IT Constant WOULD BE: Summer running is the key to preseason practice. TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: Wise and dedicated. Outside Hitter THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST THIS YEAR: 6-1 / Freshman / RS Regan Hood Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central HS East) FAVORITE QUOTE:“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”- Psalm 4:13 IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO BE: Married and healthy, somewhere with my REDSHIRT SEASON (2002) whole family. Did not see action and received a THE CRAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE: Talked back to my mother. redshirt year. THE BEST DANCE ON THE TEAM IS: Me,of course! THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Monet Rice THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: Unity HIGH SCHOOL IF I COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IT WOULD Earned four letters for coach Pam BE: Jennifer Lopez Abernathy at Central High School THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON MY ATHLETIC in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Led team to CAREER IS: My mom #45 Area 9 Championship as a sopho- SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT HAVEN’T: Gone to New York. more and senior ... Was named the IF I WERE ON SURVIVOR, MY LUXURY ITEM WOULD BE: An mp-3 player. Holy Spirit Tournament MVP dur- THE BEST DRESSER ON THE TEAM IS: Blaise DeRouen ing the year ... Earned LSU volleyball camp MVP honors in the MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Dancing summer prior to her senior season ... Also ran track and helped FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Can make the best bowl of rice in the Central to consecutive State Outdoor Track Championships in world I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: My mom and my two brothers 2000 and 2001. THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: God creates every situation in your life; everything happens for a reason. PERSONAL FAVORITE AMERICAN IDOL: Ruben Studdard Full name is Markeisha Latrice Constant ... Goes by Keisha ... THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Crazy, crazy and crazy Parents are Marvin and Jackie Constant ...Is the youngest of three children ...Older brothers are Raheem Ruffin (26) and Marvin,Jr., (22) ...Plans to major in social work or pre-law ...Born on Oct.13, 1983, in Galveston, Texas.

Christie BEING AT LSU HAS TAUGHT ME: How much I have relied on my family. IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR INCOMING TEAMMATES ONE THING, IT WOULD BE: Always park in a visitors spot when off campus because Ruttley towing fees are expensive. TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE COACHING STAFF: Dedicated and Right Side Hitter understanding 5-10 / Freshman / RS THE PLAYER WHO WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST THIS YEAR: River Ridge, La. (John Curtis HS) Markeisha Constant FAVORITE QUOTE:“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”- Psalm 4:13 REDSHIRT SEASON (2002) FAVORITE LSU TRADITION: Tailgating for football and baseball Did not see action and received a IN 10 YEARS I WANT TO BE: Living life to its fullest and at least as redshirt year. happy as I am now. THE LSU ATHLETE I ADMIRE THE MOST IS: Blaise DeRouen - on and off the court HIGH SCHOOL THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS: No drama and lots of laughs Earned four letters at John Curtis THE PART OF THE GAME I LIKE THE MOST: Winning High School in River Ridge, La. ... IF I COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IT WOULD BE: #6 Led team to a district title and the No one THE BEST SINGER ON THE TEAM IS: Megan Heinz state championship match her THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON MY ATHLETIC senior season ... Was named the CAREER IS: My high school coach Dawn Curtis all-metro, all-district and all-state teams as a senior ... Won the SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO BUT HAVEN’T: Go to Europe team’s leadership award her senior year ...Was selected the team’s IF I WERE ON SURVIVOR, MY LUXURY ITEM WOULD BE: Soap WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VOLLEYBALL SEASON: Success most improved player her sophomore season. MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Moonwalking FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I: Enjoy squirrel hunting and fishing PERSONAL I CAN’T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT: My family Full name is Christie Lynn Ruttley ... Parents are Kevin and THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: To do whatever makes me happy and to do my best at it - from my parents. Candice Ruttley... Has two sisters, Tracy (23) and Jessica (21), and THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE LSU AND THE FANS: Lots of fun a brother,John (15) ... Majoring in psychology ... Born on July 26, 1984, in New Orleans, La.

3 0 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Newcomers

#16 Melody Clark #2 Vanessa Freeman #23 Lacey Galliano Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter Middle Blocker Right Side Hitter 6-1 / Freshman / HS 6-1 / Freshman / HS 6-1 / Freshman / HS Colorado Springs, Colo. Granger, Texas (Granger HS) Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School) (Colorado Springs Christian HS) HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Played for coach Marian Kelso at Granger Earned three letters for coach Donna Pixley Earned three letters for coach Bruce Schardt High School in Granger,Texas ...As a sen- at The Dunham School in Baton Rouge,La. at Colorado Springs Christian High School ior, her team won the district, bi-district, ... Led team to district championships from ... Led team to district championships as a area and regional championships on its way 1999-2002 ... Was a three-time team captain freshman, sophomore and senior ... Team to the state tournament semifinals ...... Earned all-metro honors for three season finished second at regionals all four years ... Selected to the All-State Tournament team ... Was the team MVP in 2001 and 2002 ... Finished third place in the state tournament ... Earned district MVP honors as a junior Named to the all-state first-team as a jun- her senior year ... Was voted the Most and senior ... Named to the all-state team ior and senior ...Also earned three letters in Intimidating Blocker for Class 3A her senior as a junior and senior ...Averaged 4.28 kills, basketball and one in softball. year ... Recorded 175 blocks and 283 kills 1.27 blocks and 3.77 digs her senior season PERSONAL her senior season. with 79 aces and 35 assists. Full name is Lacey Elizabeth Galliano ... PERSONAL PERSONAL Parents are Carol and Karen Galliano ...Has Full name is Melody Elise Clark ... Parents Full name is Vanessa Marie Freeman ... two brothers: Alex (13) and Adam (9); and are Paul Clark and Theresa Brock ... Has Pa rents are Leroy Williams and Rosie one sister, Lindsey (20) ... Plans to major in four siblings: Mario (29), Chanel (23), Peter Freeman ... Is the youngest of four children pre-medicine ... Born on March 8, 1985, in (10) and Paul (9) ... Plans to major in child . . . Older brothers are Raymond (33), New Orleans, La. psychology ... Born on Nov. 30, 1984, in Charles (28) and Adrian (22) ... Plans to New Orleans, La. major in pre-natal nursing ... Born on Jan.

26, 1985,in Georgetown, Texas. FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: Mia Hamm FAVORITE MOVIES: Superstar FAVORITE ACTORS: Ben Stiller FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: Serena FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Julia Roberts Williams FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: Jason Kidd FAVORITE MUSIC: R&B FAVORITE MOVIES: Sister Act II,Enemy of the FAVORITE MOVIES: Barbershop,Jackass FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER: Aaliyah State,Men of Honor FAVORITE ACTORS: Mike Epps FAVORITE QUOTE:“That which does not kill you FAVORITE ACTORS: Will Smith and Edward FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Vivica A. Fox makes you stronger.” Norton FAVORITE MUSIC: R&B and Rap FAVORITE TV SHOW: Rocket Power FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Jennifer Lopez FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER: 50 Cent and FAVORITE COLOR: Blue FAVORITE MUSIC: R&B and Rap R.Kelly FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER: Alicia Keyes FAVORITE TV SHOW: Supermarket Sweep FAVORITE SNACK: Cantaloupe FAVORITE QUOTE:“Trust in the Lord with all FAVORITE COLOR: Red your heart,and lean not on your own under- FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican standing.” FAVORITE SNACK: Cheese Doritos - Proverbs 3:5 FAVORITE TV SHOW: CSI FAVORITE COLOR: Purple FAVORITE FOOD: Lasagna FAVORITE SNACK: Popcorn

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#14 Lauren Leaumont #24 Kassi Mikulik #31 Daniela Romero Outside Hitter Outside Hitter Setter 5-9 / Freshman / HS 5-9 / Freshman / HS 5-9 / Freshman / HS New Orleans, La. Flatonia, Texas (Flatonia HS) Arlington, Texas (James Martin HS) (Mount Carmel Academy) HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters for coach Ann Rigden at Earned four letters for coach Duke Hartfield Earned four letters for coach Jay Jay Juan at Flatonia High School ... Led team to four at James Martin High School in Arlington, Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans ... district championships, t h ree bi-district Texas ... Led team to three district champi- Led team to state championships in 1999 c h a m p i o n s h i p s , t wo area championships onships ... As a senior, her team won the and 2000 ... Was the state runner-up in 1998 and advanced to the regional finals twice ... regional championship and was a state and 2001 ... Earned three-straight district Member of the Coaches Association All- finalist ...Earned district MVP honors three titles from 1998-200 ... Named the Star team ... Named to the Texas Sports years ...Named to the all-state first team as Louisiana All-State MVP in 2000 ...Earned Writer’s All-State team for four years and a senior ...Also earned one letter in tennis. first-team All-State honors in 1999, 2000 the Coaches Association All-State team PERSONAL and 2001 ... Was a three-time all-district twice ... Three-time district MVP ... As a Full name is Daniela Celeste Romero ... selection and two-time all-Orleans and all- f reshman was the all-area and district Parents are Roberto and Maria Romero ... metro selection ...The 2001 team captain. Newcomer of the Year ...Also earned four Has three siblings: Angelica, Amanda and PERSONAL letters in basketball,softball, track and golf. Bella ... Plans to major in chemistry ... Born Full name is Lauren Michelle Leaumont ... PERSONAL on Aug.30, 1985,in El Paso, Texas. Parents are Gary and Karen Leaumont ... Full name is Kassi Shean Mikulik ... Parents Has two brothers,Brian (25) and Craig (23) are John and Jamie Mikulik ... Is the oldest ... Related to Jeff Leaumont who played of four children ...Kalli (11),Kaddin (4) and FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: baseball at LSU and now plays in the New Stacie Siccora Kannin (1) ... Born on Feb. 13, 1985, in FAVORITE MOVIES: American History X York Yankees system ... Plans to major in Weimar,Texas. FAVORITE ACTORS: Collin Farrell biological sciences ...Born on Nov. 28,1984, FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Julia Roberts in New Orleans, La. ... Member of the FAVORITE MUSIC: Rock National Honor Society ... Named to the FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER: Incubus FAVORITE QUOTE:“I can do all things through Christ LHSAA All-Academic First Team ... FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: Marion Jones who strengthens me.” Awarded the Mount Carmel Outstanding FAVORITE MOVIES: Meet the Parents,Dirty Dancing, FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friends Willow, A League of Their Own and Hardball Service Award. FAVORITE COLOR: Orange FAVORITE ACTORS: Owen Wilson FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken Caesar Salad FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Sandra Bullock Michael Jordan FAVORITE SNACK: Anything FAVORITE MOVIES: Pearl Harbor, Good Will Hunting FAVORITE MUSIC: Alternative Rock,Country, Rap FAVORITE ACTORS: Edward Norton,Brad Pitt, FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER: Michael Bolten Matt Damon FAVORITE QUOTE:“Success usually comes to those FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston who are too busy to be looking for it.”- Henry David

FAVORITE MUSIC: Pop Thoreau FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER: Justin Timberlake, FAVORITE TV SHOW: That 70’s Show Britney Spears FAVORITE COLOR: Aqua FAVORITE QUOTE:“To be number one, you have to train FAVORITE FOOD: Zakapanka (Granny’s Czech Soup) as if you’re no.2.” FAVORITE SNACK: Strawberries and whipped cream FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friends,The Osbournes FAVORITE COLOR: Orange FAVORITE FOOD: Italian and sandwiches FAVORITE SNACK: Cookies and ice cream

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Season Review RISING TO THE TOP

With one of the best seasons in nearly a decade, the LSU volleyball program continued its rise to the top of the Southeastern Conference in 2002.

n 2002 the LSU volleyball program posted its best Freshman Cara Causey earned second-team All- winning percentage in seven years, continuing its Louisiana honors after leading the team in blocks per I rise into the upper echelon of the Southeastern game. Sophomore Regan Hood also picked up honor- Conference. With a 17-11 record,the Tigers also matched able mention All-Louisiana honors. She led the team in the 1999 team for the most single-season victories in block solos,block assists and total blocks. that same period. Once again the Tigers shined in the classroom as a Picked to finish third in the Western Division by the league-high 12 players were named to the SEC league's coaches in the preseason, LSU bested that pre- Academic Honor Roll. Lauren Cuyler, Beth Cowley, diction with a runner-up showing for the second- Blaise DeRouen, Hampton, Regan Hood, Katie Kubena, straight year.With fourth-place overall league finishes in Kyra Lancon, and Rachel Pittman were all named to the both 2001 and 2002, the Tigers recorded their highest honor roll while former Ti g e r s , Meghan Bedford , back-to-back conference rankings since the 1992-1993 Lyndsey Benson, Meagan Davis and Addie Prewitt, also seasons. made the list. LSU finished with consecutive winning records in In addition, Cuyler, a May 2001 magna cum laude league play for the first time in nine years, recording a 9- management degree graduate with a 3.80 undergradu- 7 mark,and again showed just how far the program had ate grade point average, was named to the Verizon come in the five years since going winless in league play. Academic All-America third team.She played her senior For the second-straight ye a r, Jennifer Hampton season while pursing a graduate degree in LSU's presti- earned second-team All-SEC and first-team A l l - gious MBA program. Louisiana honors. The senior led the team in kills and LSU began the 2002 season on a roll,winning five of digs and became one of just four players in school histo- its first six matches.The Tigers swept Texas-San Antonio ry to record over 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. and Alcorn State to open the season at the Texas A&M In addition, she was named the SEC Player of the Week Invitational before falling to the 17th-ranked Aggies, 3- on Nov. 5 after leading the Tigers to key wins over 2, in the tournament's final match. LSU stormed out to Auburn and Alabama. the early 2-0 lead before Texas A&M mounted a dramat- ic comeback to defeat the Tigers.

3 4 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE LSU then went on to claim the Sugar Bowl Classic The Tigers then returned home to sweep Ole Miss, title with wins over in-state rivals Louisiana Tech, New Mississippi State and Auburn to set up a rematch with Orleans and Tulane. Hampton earned Most Valuable Alabama.This time LSU rebounded from a 1-0 deficit to Player honors after recording 59 kills with 40 digs, five defeat the Crimson Tide, 3-1.The Tigers hit at a .366 clip aces, eight blocks and a .304 attacking percentage in the in the four-game win over Alabama, topping the .352 three matches. Cuyler and Kubena were also named to against ULL as the best hitting percentage since 1993. the all-tournament team.Cuyler led the team with a .370 The .366 also tied the seventh-best hitting performance hitting percentage,while Kubena led the team with 10.7 in a four-game match in school history. assists per game.She recorded nine services aces,includ- A 3-1 loss to Kentucky on Senior Night ended the ing a season-high five against Louisiana Tech. Tigers' winning streak, before LSU went on the road to In their home debut,the Tigers lost a heartbreaker to defeat Mississippi State and Ole Miss in a pair of five- Florida A&M, 3-2, before hitting the road again. At the game matches. Florida State Invitational, LSU swept Brown The Tigers concluded the regular sea- before dropping a five-game decision to son on the road with rematches at Arkansas Florida State. Against the Seminoles, the and Tennessee. After playing so well during Tigers hit at a .347 clip as a team,a mark that LSU their winning streak, LSU could not keep up ranks second in school history in five-game the pace and was swept by both the matches. LSU closed out the tournament rattled off Lady'Backs and the Lady Vols to finish sec- with a 3-1 win over in-state rival UL- ond in the Western Division and fourth over- Lafayette. Topping the .347 hitting percent- five straight all in the league standings. age against Florida State,the Tigers posted a As the fourth seed in the SEC .352 mark against the Lady Cajuns to rank wins To u r n a m e n t , the Tigers squared off with ninth among four-game matches in LSU fifth-seeded Georgia for a second time.This history. and won time,however, LSU was without the services Causey and Hampton went on to earn of Lancon after the first game because of all-tournament honors at the FSU seven injury and could not recover, falling 3-1 to Invitational. Causey recorded 30 kills and a the Bulldogs to conclude the season. .500 hitting percentage in matches against of its next Despite the disappointing finish, the Brown and UL-Lafayette. Hampton led the 2002 season saw many milestones. In addi- team with 45 kills, 32 digs and three solo eight matches tion to becoming just the fourth player in blocks in the Tigers' three matches. school history to record 1,000 career kills and LSU opened conference play at home beginning with d i g s , Hampton re c o rded the third - m o s t against division rival Arkansas. After win- attempts and 10th-most digs in a five-game ning the first game, however, the Tigers lost a marathon match with 67 and 24 respectively against a hard-fought 3-1 decision. Just two days Ole Miss. In addition, she re c o rded 44 later, LSU rebounded with a decisive 3-0 five-game attempts against New Orleans in a three- victory over Tennessee on SEC-TV. game match,tying her for 10th in school his- The Tigers then stepped out of league victory tory. play for a rematch with New Orleans. LSU LSU just missed having two players swept the Privateers in the New Orleans over Georgia reach 1,000 career kills in the same season as Arena,3-0. Cuyler came up just 27 shy of the 1,000 Returning to conference play, LSU lost on the road mark. Missing 10 of the final 12 matches back-to-back matches to South Carolina at because of injury, she recorded 132 kills in home and Alabama on the road.The loss to 2002 and completed her career with 973 kills. the Crimson Tide ended the Tigers' 14-match first-game It would have marked just the second time in school his- winning streak. LSU had won the first game in every tory that two players had recorded 1,000 career kills in match before being swept by Alabama in Tuscaloosa. the same season. The Tigers stormed back to a 3-0 win over Auburn With 1,159 assists in 2002, Kubena became one of before taking on third-ranked Florida.Although LSU lost just three players in school history to record 3,000 career the match 3-1, the Tigers became the first SEC team to assists. She concluded her career with 3,702 assists, just take a regular-season game from Florida at home in 31 38 shy of Lauren O'Connor, ranking her third in LSU consecutive games over 12 matches dating back to Oct. history. 8,2000,shocking the Gators with a 32-30 victory in game Once again the Tigers solidified themselves as a con- one. tender for the SEC Western Division title in 2002. LSU After that loss, LSU rattled off five straight wins and recorded a tough five-game loss to nationally ranked won seven of its next eight matches beginning with a Texas A&M and became the first team to win a game at marathon five-game victory over Georgia on the road, Florida in two seasons.The Tigers also posted an impres- symbolizing a turning point in the conference schedule. sive 3-0 win over Tennessee on SEC-TV, helping LSU In the third game,the Tigers recorded a 39-37 win,mark- prove that it is a team on the rise and one that can not be ing the most points scored by an LSU team in a single overlooked in the future. game in school history.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 5 2002 Results

2002 LSU Match Results OVERALL: 17-11 CONFERENCE: 9-7 HOME: 5-4 AWAY: 6-6 NEUTRAL: 6-1

OPPONENT SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME RECORD,SEC ATTEND. AUGUST 30 (1) vs. Texas-San Antonio W, 3-0 30-26, 30-17, 30-25 1-0,0-0 243 30 (1) vs.Alcorn State W, 3-0 30-22, 30-16, 30-16 2-0,0-0 183

SEPTEMBER 1 (1) at #17 Texas A&M L, 2-3 32-30, 30-24, 16-30, 24-30, 10-15 2-1,0-0 1,239 6 (2) vs. Louisiana Tech W, 3-2 30-14, 26-30, 32-30, 25-30, 15-5 3-1,0-0 263 7 (2) vs. New Orleans W, 3-1 30-25, 30-14, 23-30, 30-27 4-1,0-0 345 7 (2) at Tulane W, 3-0 30-24, 30-21, 30-23 5-1,0-0 978 13 Florida A&M L, 2-3 30-24, 32-34, 30-26, 24-30, 8-15 5-2,0-0 398 20 (3) vs. Brown W, 3-0 30-19, 30-19, 30-25 6-2,0-0 31 20 (3) at Florida State L, 2-3 30-22, 24-30, 24-30, 30-27, 13-15 6-3,0-0 492 21 (3) vs. UL-Lafayette W, 3-1 30-22, 30-28, 30-32, 30-17 7-3,0-0 37 25 * Arkansas L, 1-3 30-24, 19-30, 28-30, 25-30 7-4,0-1 246 27 *Tennessee W, 3-0 30-19, 31-29, 30-21 8-4,1-1 581

OCTOBER 1 at New Orleans W, 3-0 30-23, 30-28, 30-28 9-4,1-1 408 6 * South Carolina L, 1-3 30-21, 26-30, 20-30, 19-30 9-5,1-2 599 11 * at Alabama L, 0-3 27-30, 22-30, 28-30 9-6,1-3 467 13 * at Auburn W, 3-0 30-23, 30-26, 30-28 10-6,2-3 361 18 * at #3 Florida L, 1-3 32-30, 20-30, 13-30, 20-30 10-7,2-4 2,065 20 * at Georgia W, 3-2 30-26, 24-30, 39-37, 24-30, 15-11 11-7,3-4 367 25 * Ole Miss W, 3-0 30-28, 30-22, 30-24 12-7,4-4 293 27 * Mississippi State W, 3-0 30-27, 32-30, 30-19 13-7,5-4 346

NOVEMBER 1 * Auburn W, 3-0 30-18, 30-10, 30-24 14-7,6-4 438 3 * Alabama W, 3-1 30-32, 30-26, 30-23, 30-28 15-7,7-4 524 5 * Kentucky L, 1-3 30-23, 25-30, 29-31, 24-30 15-8,7-5 364 8 * at Mississippi State W, 3-2 28-30, 33-31, 30-20, 20-30, 15-13 16-8,8-5 185 10 * at Ole Miss W, 3-2 31-29, 32-34, 30-25, 23-30, 15-5 17-8,9-5 321 13 * at Arkansas L, 0-3 19-30, 32-34, 25-30 17-9,9-6 443 17 * at Tennessee L, 0-3 25-30, 25-30, 18-30 17-10,9-7 194 22 (4) vs. Georgia L, 1-3 22-30, 24-30, 30-24, 18-30 17-11,9-7

* - denotes SEC match (1) - Texas A&M Invitational; College Station, Texas (2) - Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic; New Orleans, La. (3) - Florida State Invitational; Tallahasse, Fla. (4) - SEC Tournament; Fayetteville, Ark.

3 6 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2002 Statistics

All Matches NO PLAYER G M-MS K K/G E TA PCT A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG DIG/G BS BA TOT B/G BE BHE 17 Lauren Cuyler 47 15-14 132 2.81 31 294 .344 8 0.17 0 0 0.00 2 16 0.34 11 23 34 0.72 9 3 5 Katie Kubena 102 28-28 135 1.32 38 329 .295 1159 11.36 35 37 0.34 1 193 1.89 1 53 54 0.53 7 25 10 Cara Causey 77 25-16 185 2.40 65 421 .285 5 0.06 7 14 0.09 0 23 0.30 16 73 89 1.16 8 0 11 Regan Hood 103 28-28 310 3.01 123 678 .276 7 0.07 15 42 0.15 4 66 0.64 18 83 101 0.98 12 3 18 Jenny Greco 100 26-0 1 0.01 0 4 .250 35 0.35 2 1 0.02 27 241 2.41 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 12 Beth Cowley 31 18-0 7 0.23 2 20 .250 85 2.74 7 13 0.23 3 43 1.39 1 1 2 0.06 2 1 3 Kyra Lancon 80 24-22 222 2.78 101 544 .222 9 0.11 33 46 0.41 15 103 1.29 9 30 39 0.49 6 2 23 Jennifer Hampton 105 28-28 416 3.96 198 1097 .199 50 0.48 33 42 0.31 20 310 2.95 12 34 46 0.44 19 2 9 Megan Heinz 32 14-4 66 2.06 38 177 .158 4 0.12 6 10 0.19 4 21 0.66 0 9 9 0.28 3 0 13 Rachel Vogt 105 28-28 162 1.54 92 483 .145 66 0.63 23 25 0.22 29 197 1.88 3 56 59 0.56 8 2 8 Blaise DeRouen 66 26-0 0 0.00 0 1 .000 5 0.08 5 7 0.08 4 58 0.88 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 15 Rachel Pittman 98 27-0 1 0.01 2 13 -.077 15 0.15 13 20 0.13 8 166 1.69 0 1 1 0.01 0 3 Team 13 LSU 106 28-28 1637 15.44 690 4061 .233 1448 13.66 179 257 1.69 130 1437 13.56 71 363 252.5 2.38 72 42 OPPONENTS 106 28-28 1520 14.34 674 3998 .212 1356 12.79 130 249 1.23 180 1411 13.31 57 386 250.0 2.36 65 48 Conference Matches NO PLAYER G M-MS K K/G E TA PCT A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG DIG/G BS BA TOT B/G BE BHE 17 Lauren Cuyler 16 6-6 45 2.81 12 98 .337 2 0.12 0 0 0.00 0 7 0.44 3 9 12 0.75 3 1 5 Katie Kubena 56 16-16 65 1.16 18 159 .296 646 11.54 18 19 0.32 1 103 1.84 1 30 31 0.55 3 17 11 Regan Hood 59 16-16 188 3.19 71 404 .290 4 0.07 8 18 0.14 1 29 0.49 12 50 62 1.05 8 1 10 Cara Causey 48 15-11 99 2.06 38 229 .266 2 0.04 2 5 0.04 0 3 0.06 10 42 52 1.08 5 0 3 Kyra Lancon 57 16-15 178 3.12 71 425 .252 3 0.05 23 37 0.40 7 69 1.21 7 18 25 0.44 4 2 12 Beth Cowley 16 11-0 5 0.31 1 17 .235 66 4.12 4 5 0.25 0 18 1.12 0 1 1 0.06 1 0 23 Jennifer Hampton 58 16-16 222 3.83 113 605 .180 24 0.41 20 21 0.34 11 166 2.86 6 18 24 0.41 9 1 13 Rachel Vogt 58 16-16 112 1.93 64 324 .148 37 0.64 8 13 0.14 22 113 1.95 2 29 31 0.53 3 1 18 Jenny Greco 59 16-0 0 0.00 0 3 .000 16 0.27 1 0 0.02 23 160 2.71 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 8 Blaise DeRouen 44 16-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 3 0.07 2 6 0.05 4 41 0.93 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 15 Rachel Pittman 58 16-0 1 0.02 1 9 .000 8 0.14 8 11 0.14 5 97 1.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 9 Megan Heinz 5 4-0 6 1.20 10 22 -.182 0 0.00 0 4 0.00 2 3 0.60 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 Team 12 LSU 59 16-16 921 15.61 399 2295 .227 811 13.75 94 139 1.59 88 809 13.71 41 197 139.5 2.36 36 25 OPPONENTS 59 16-16 883 14.97 366 2265 .228 779 13.20 88 139 1.49 94 791 13.41 37 239 156.5 2.65 37 25

Statistics Key: G - games,M - matches played,MS - matches started,K - kills,E - errors, TA - total attempts,Pct.- hitting percentage,A - assists,SA - service aces,SE - service errors,RE - return errors,DIG - digs,BS - block solos, BA - block assists,TOT - total blocks,BE - blocking errors,BHE - ball-handling errors

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 7 2002 Match-by-Match Statistics

DATE TEAMS G K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TOTAL BHE Aug.30,2002 Texas-San Antonio 3 32 21 114 .096 25 4 5 8 41 2 14 1 9.0 3 LSU 3 51 22 125 .232 46 8 8 4 51 2 12 3 8.0 2 Aug.30,2002 Alcorn State 3 20 24 92 -.043 17 0 6 8 34 1 12 1 7.0 3 LSU 3 48 23 112 .223 42 8 10 0 41 2 10 3 7.0 0 Sept.1,2002 LSU 5 60 36 176 .136 57 3 9 8 68 3 18 5 12.0 3 #17 Texas A&M 5 70 29 177 .232 63 8 18 3 68 2 22 3 13.0 1 Sept.6,2002 Louisiana Tech 5 61 34 175 .154 56 3 7 13 70 1 16 2 9.0 0 LSU 5 74 30 187 .235 65 13 12 3 68 4 24 6 16.0 2 Sept.7,2002 New Orleans 4 50 28 144 .153 47 6 11 10 60 1 6 6 4.0 0 LSU 4 61 23 159 .239 52 10 12 6 58 4 10 0 9.0 0 Sept.7,2002 LSU 3 46 17 103 .282 41 9 9 5 41 3 10 2 8.0 0 Tulane 3 37 19 108 .167 34 5 11 10 33 2 8 6 6.0 2 Sept.13,2002 Florida A&M 5 85 26 201 .294 77 1 11 7 71 3 8 1 7.0 0 LSU 5 78 27 188 .271 73 7 14 1 69 3 16 5 11.0 1 Sept.20,2002 Brown 3 32 22 107 .093 30 3 7 5 30 4 2 1 5.0 6 LSU 3 50 16 107 .318 45 5 6 3 34 3 8 4 7.0 1 Sept.20,2002 LSU 5 71 21 144 .347 63 8 11 3 36 3 10 2 8.0 5 Florida State 5 81 22 150 .393 72 3 13 8 44 1 17 1 9.5 3 Sept.21,2002 UL-Lafayette 4 58 30 157 .178 53 6 9 7 41 1 10 1 6.0 3 LSU 4 67 17 142 .352 58 7 9 6 48 1 12 4 7.0 2 Sept.25,2002 Arkansas 4 69 33 178 .202 63 10 3 7 76 2 20 2 12.0 3 LSU 4 55 23 168 .190 46 7 7 10 59 5 10 2 10.0 3 Sept.27,2002 Tennessee 3 40 22 127 .142 33 2 5 5 48 1 9 3 5.5 1 LSU 3 58 14 126 .349 53 5 8 2 54 0 6 2 3.0 2 Oct.1,2002 LSU 3 58 26 141 .227 49 2 7 1 54 2 14 0 9.0 1 New Orleans 3 43 25 130 .138 39 1 4 2 49 1 8 3 5.0 1 Oct.6,2002 South Carolina 4 65 23 147 .286 57 3 6 5 55 3 24 7 15.0 0 LSU 4 61 35 160 .162 55 5 6 3 51 3 4 2 5.0 2 Oct.11,2002 LSU 3 36 16 98 .204 30 3 5 9 26 1 18 3 10.0 1 Alabama 3 59 22 111 .333 49 9 14 3 38 2 13 2 8.5 0 Oct.13,2002 LSU 3 49 28 115 .183 39 2 10 4 43 1 8 0 5.0 0 Auburn 3 31 20 101 .109 28 4 7 2 35 4 18 0 13.0 0 Oct.18,2002 LSU 4 44 36 138 .058 39 6 12 9 30 7 8 1 11.0 4 #3 Florida 4 59 24 129 .271 49 9 8 6 42 3 22 2 14.0 2 Oct.20,2002 LSU 5 81 29 199 .261 71 11 7 9 61 4 26 4 17.0 0 Georgia 5 87 31 197 .284 74 9 7 11 71 3 14 2 10.0 0 Oct.25,2002 Ole Miss 3 41 18 106 .217 39 2 8 5 38 1 8 1 5.0 3 LSU 3 57 20 122 .303 50 5 8 2 40 0 12 1 6.0 2 Oct.27,2002 Mississippi State 3 44 22 121 .182 39 3 9 7 35 1 14 5 8.0 0 LSU 3 52 20 123 .260 45 7 3 3 45 2 10 3 7.0 0 Nov. 1,2002 Auburn 3 21 20 92 .011 18 0 8 13 23 0 8 1 4.0 3 LSU 3 47 19 97 .289 41 13 10 0 36 2 6 1 5.0 1 Nov. 3,2002 Alabama 4 71 26 151 .298 68 7 15 6 49 1 6 3 4.0 3 LSU 4 70 17 145 .366 63 6 12 7 44 3 18 4 12.0 1 Nov. 5,2002 Kentucky 4 68 25 177 .243 63 3 13 6 50 3 20 5 13.0 2 LSU 4 62 27 150 .233 60 6 13 3 68 7 14 3 14.0 2 Nov. 8,2002 LSU 5 76 29 189 .249 67 8 10 10 83 1 16 2 9.0 6 Mississippi State 5 56 23 182 .181 49 10 8 8 69 2 12 1 8.0 6 Nov. 10,2002 LSU 5 79 38 232 .177 61 5 5 5 95 4 19 4 13.5 1 Ole Miss 5 72 33 230 .170 59 5 9 5 88 6 18 2 15.0 1 Nov. 13,2002 LSU 3 47 27 125 .160 47 3 11 4 37 1 12 3 7.0 0 Arkansas 3 51 15 111 .324 48 4 10 3 41 3 20 0 13.0 1 Nov. 17,2002 LSU 3 47 21 108 .241 44 2 12 8 37 0 10 1 5.0 0 Tennessee 3 49 9 105 .381 43 8 9 2 33 2 13 2 8.5 0 Nov. 22,2002 Georgia 4 68 28 178 .225 63 2 8 5 79 1 24 2 13.0 1 LSU 4 52 33 182 .104 46 5 11 2 60 0 22 4 11.0 0

3 8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2002 Season Superlatives

Double-Doubles BETH COWLEY (1) 36 assists, 10 digs vs. Ole Miss (11/10)

JENNIFER HAMPTON (16) 14 kills,13 digs vs. Texas-San Antonio (8/30) 12 kills,12 digs at Texas A&M (9/2) 26 kills,14 digs vs. Louisiana Tech (9/6) 20 kills,14 digs at New Orleans (9/7) 13 kills,12 digs vs. Tulane (9/7) 28 kills,12 digs at Florida A&M (9/13) 17 kills,13 digs at Florida State (9/20) 13 kills,16 digs vs. UL-Lafayette (9/21) 17 kills,16 digs vs.Arkansas (9/25) 14 kills,13 digs at Tennessee (9/27) 14 kills,15 digs vs. New Orleans (10/1) 24 kills,10 digs at Georgia (10/20) 13 kills,10 digs vs. Mississippi State (10/27) 25 kills,11 digs at Alabama (11/3) 24 kills,17 digs at Mississippi State (11/8) Katie Kubena 24 kills,24 digs vs. Ole Miss (11/10)

KATIE KUBENA (10) 32 assists, 11 digs at Alcorn State (9/30) 52 assists, 13 digs vs. Texas A&M (9/2) 49 assists, 13 digs vs. Louisiana Tech (9/6) 44 assists, 13 digs vs. New Orleans (9/7) 62 assists, 16 digs at Florida A&M (9/13) 50 assists, 10 digs vs. Florida State (9/20) 39 assists, 13 digs vs.Arkansas (9/25) 48 assists, 11 digs vs. Tennessee (9/27) 68 assists, 12 digs at Georgia (10/20) 54 assists, 11 digs vs. Mississippi State (11/8)

KYRA LANCON (1) 15 kills,10 digs vs. Mississippi State (11/8)

RACHEL VOGT (2) 11 kills,10 digs vs.Auburn (10/13) 10 kills,10 digs vs. Kentucky (11/5)

Rachel Vogt Jennifer Hampton

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LSU Superlatives HONORS TEAM HIGHS Kills 81 at Georgia (10/20) Attempts 232 at Ole Miss (11/10) Hitting Pct. .366 (53-11/113) vs.Alabama (11/3) Digs 95 at Ole Miss (11/10) Meghan Bedford Aces 13 vs.Louisiana Tech (9/6); vs.Auburn (11/1) SEC Academic Honor Roll Assists 73 vs.Florida A&M (9/13) Blocks 17 at Georgia (10/20) Lyndsey Benson SEC Academic Honor Roll TEAM LOWS Kills 36 at Alabama (10/11) Attempts 97 at Auburn (11/1) Cara Causey Hitting Pct. .058 at Florida (10/1/) Second-Team All-Louisiana Digs 26 at Alabama (10/11) FSU Invitational All-Tournament Team Aces 2 at Tennessee (11/17); vs. New Orleans (10/1); at Auburn (10/13) Beth Cowley Assists 30 at Alabama (10/11) Blocks 3 vs. Tennessee (9/27) SEC Academic Honor Roll

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Lauren Cuyler Kills 28 by Jennifer Hampton vs.Florida A&M (9/13) Third-Team Verizon Academic All-American Attempts 67 by Jennifer Hampton vs.Ole Miss (11/10) Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team Hitting Pct. .846 (12-0/18) by Katie Kubena vs.Mississippi State (11/8) SEC Academic Honor Roll Digs 24 by Jennifer Hampton vs.Mississippi State (11/8) Meagan Davis Aces 6 by Kyra Lancon vs.Auburn (11/1) SEC Academic Honor Roll Assists 68 by Katie Kubena vs.Georgia (10/20) Blocks Solos 3 by Regan Hood vs.Ole Miss (11/10),vs. Blaise DeRouen Kentucky (11/5) by Cara Causey vs. Florida (10/18) SEC Academic Honor Roll by Lauren Cuyler vs. Tulane (9/7) Block Assists 7 by Cara Causey vs. Georgia (11/22),vs. Jennifer Hampton Georgia (10/20),vs.New Orleans (10/1) Honorable Mention AVCA All-South Region Total Blocks 9 by Regan Hood vs.Ole Miss (11/10) Second-Team All-SEC Opponent Superlatives First-Team All-Louisiana SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 5) TEAM HIGHS Kills 87 by Georgia (10/20) Sugar Bowl Classic MVP Attempts 230 by Ole Miss (11/10) FSU Invitational All-Tournament Team Hitting Pct. .393 by Florida State (9/20) SEC Academic Honor Roll Digs 88 by Ole Miss (11/10) Aces 10 by Mississippi State (11/8), by Arkansas (9/25) Regan Hood Assists 77 by Florida A&M (9/13) Blocks 15 by Ole Miss (11/10), by South Carolina (10/6) Honorable Mention All-Louisiana SEC Academic Honor Roll TEAM LOWS Kills 20 by Alcorn State (8/30) Katie Kubena Attempts 92 by Auburn (11/1); by Alcorn State (8/30) Hitting Pct. -.043 by Alcorn State (8/30) Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team Digs 23 by Auburn (11/1)) SEC Academic Honor Roll Aces 0 by Auburn (11/1); by Alcorn State (8/30) Assists 17 by Alcorn State (8/30) Kyra Lancon Blocks 4 by Auburn (11/1); by New Orleans (9/7) SEC Academic Honor Roll INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Kills 27 by Julia Petruschke of Georgia (10-20) Rachel Pittman Attempts 61 by Julia Petruschke of Georgia (10-20) SEC Academic Honor Roll Hitting Pct. .680 by Berna Dwyer of South Carolina (10/6) Digs 31 by Sarah Lansden of Ole Miss (11/10) Addie Prewitt Aces 5 by Roberta Tamauskaite of Arkansas (9/25) Assists 71 by Jennifer Anderson of Florida State (9/20) SEC Academic Honor Roll Blocks Solos 4 by Rachel Refenes of Ole Miss (11/10) Block Assists 11 by Alexandra Oquendo of Georgia (11/22) Total Blocks 11 by Alexandra Oquendo of Georgia (11/22)

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SEC STANDINGS SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (LSU MEMBERS) Meghan Bedford Lyndsey Benson EASTERN DIVISION TEAM SEC PCT. ALL PCT. Beth Cowley !^*Florida 16-0 1.000 34-3 .919 Lauren Cuyler South Carolina 14-2 .875 22-7 .759 Meagan Davis Georgia 8-8 .500 20-15 .571 Tennessee 8-8 .500 20-11 .645 Blaise DeRouen Kentucky 6-10 .375 13-18 .419 Jennifer Hampton Regan Hood WESTERN DIVISION TEAM SEC PCT. ALL PCT. Katie Kubena *Arkansas 14-2 .875 27-6 .818 Kyra Lancon LSU 9-7 .563 17-11 .607 Alabama 8-8 .500 19-15 .559 Rachel Pittman Ole Miss 4-12 .250 11-17 .393 Addie Prewitt Mississippi State 1-15 .063 10-20 .333 Auburn 0-16 .000 1-27 .036 SEC TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.

! - SEC Champion | ^ - SEC Tournament Champion | * Division Champion FIRST ROUND - NOV 22 #7 Alabama def. #2 South Carolina, 3-0 #1 Florida def. #8 Kentucky, 3-0 #3 Arkansas def. #6 Tennessee, 3-0 COACH OF THE YEAR Mary Wise, Florida #5 Georgia def. #4 LSU, 3-1 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Aury Cruz, Florida SEMIFINALS - NOV. 23 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Julia Petruschke, Georgia #3 Arkansas def. #7 Alabama, 3-0 #1 Florida def. #5 Georgia, 3-0

CHAMPIONSHIP - NOV. 24 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC #1 Florida def. #3 Arkansas, 3-1 Libby Windell,Arkansas Aury Cruz, Florida SEC TOURNAMENT AWARDS Benavia Jenkins, Florida TOURNAMENT MVP Nicole McCray, Florida Jacque Robinson, Florida Niece Curry, South Carolina ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Megan Hosp, South Carolina Aury Cruz, Florida Libby Windell,Arkansas SECOND-TEAMALL-SEC Benavia Jenkins, Florida Erin Heffner, Alabama Anna Velikanova,Arkansas Sara Kincaid,Arkansas Nicole McCray, Florida Jacque Robinson, Florida Jacque Robinson, Florida Jennifer Hampton, LSU Berna Dwyer, South Carolina Cally Plummer, South Carolina

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WEEK PLAYER POSITION 1 Janelle Hester,Tennessee Outside Hitter 2 Megan Hosp, South Carolina Setter 3 Nicole McCray, Florida Middle Blocker 4 Julia Petruschke, Georgia Outside Hitter 5 Sarah Kincaid,Arkansas Middle Blocker 6 Erin Heffner, Alabama Outside Hitter 7 Sam Alban, South Carolina Middle Blocker 8 Aury Cruz, Florida Outside Hitter 9 Nicole McCray, Florida Middle Blocker 10 Jennifer Hampton, LSU Outside Hitter 11 Julia Petruschke, Georgia Outside Hitter 12 Aury Cruz, Florida Outside Hitter Jennifer Hampton

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Team Statistics DIGS BLOCKS TEAM G NO. PER GAME PLAYER, TEAM G SOLO ASST TOTAL PER GAME HITTING PERCENTAGE Arkansas 116 1757 15.15 Benavia Jenkins,UF 114 37 136 173.0 1.52 Sara Kincaid, ARK 113 26 144 170.0 1.50 TEAM G KILLS ERRS TOTAL PCT Tennessee 109 1642 15.06 Libby Windell,ARK 116 21 149 170.0 1.47 Florida 122 1981 628 4249 .318 South Carolina 99 1457 14.72 Rachel Refenes,UM 97 28 96 124.0 1.28 South Carolina 99 1601 536 3823 .279 Ole Miss 101 1470 14.55 Rashinda Reed,UGA 115 30 112 142.0 1.23 Arkansas 116 1833 666 4515 .258 Florida 122 1747 14.32 Michelle Coens,ARK 116 5 138 143.0 1.23 Alabama 122 1953 870 4577 .237 Mississippi State 111 1563 14.08 Nicole McCray, UF 122 33 110 143.0 1.17 LSU 106 1637 690 4061 .233 Georgia 137 1925 14.05 Cara Causey, LSU 77 16 73 89.0 1.16 Tennessee 109 1605 674 4175 .223 Kentucky 112 1546 13.80 LSU 106 1437 13.56 Niece Curry, USC 99 15 99 114.0 1.15 Georgia 137 2124 981 5215 .219 Alexandra Oquendo,UGA74 10 73 83.0 1.12 Mississippi State 111 1532 652 4216 .209 Alabama 122 1592 13.05 Auburn 90 1081 12.01 Kentucky 112 1662 784 4352 .202 ASSISTS Ole Miss 101 1349 666 3879 .176 PLAYER, TEAM G NO. PER GAME Auburn 90 948 559 3151 .123 SERVICE ACES TEAM G NO. PER GAME Lauren Moscovic,UF 111 1430 12.88 Margot Wallace,UGA 137 1745 12.74 OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE Alabama 122 281 2.30 South Carolina 99 223 2.25 Kenna Milner, UA 119 1484 12.47 TEAM G KILLS ERRS TOTAL PCT Arkansas 116 213 1.84 Megan Hosp, USC 99 1218 12.30 Florida 122 1409 940 4511 .104 Florida 122 208 1.70 Kristi Kelley, UK 101 1186 11.74 Arkansas 116 1696 868 4687 .177 LSU 106 179 1.69 Roberta Tarnauskaite,ARK 111 1296 11.68 South Carolina 99 1361 675 3775 .182 Mississippi State 111 184 1.66 Julie Knytych,UT 109 1244 11.41 Tennessee 109 1608 723 4265 .208 Tennessee 109 177 1.62 Katie Kubena, LSU 102 1159 11.36 Georgia 137 1925 857 5136 .208 Kentucky 112 172 1.54 Jennifer Hadden,MSU 111 1184 10.67 LSU 106 1520 674 3998 .212 Georgia 137 191 1.39 Lauren Couch, AU 54 432 8.00 Alabama 122 1543 659 4019 .220 Ole Miss 101 130 1.29 Ole Miss 101 1538 647 3907 .228 Auburn 90 106 1.18 DIGS Kentucky 112 1641 672 4192 .231 PLAYER, TEAM G NO. PER GAME Mississippi State 111 1691 676 4292 .236 Yajaira Cadet,USC 95 320 3.37 Auburn 90 1460 512 3281 .289 MATCH WON-LOST PCT. |-CONFERENCE-| |—OVERALL—| Anna Velikanova,ARK 116 380 3.28 KILLS TEAM W-L PCT W-L PCT Morgan Miltner, UT 104 337 3.24 Paula Castro,ARK 114 365 3.20 TEAM G NO. PER GAME Florida 16-0 1.000 34-3 .919 Elena Garcia,UM 93 291 3.13 Florida 122 1981 16.24 Arkansas 14-2 .875 27-6 .818 Aury Cruz,UF 100 311 3.11 South Carolina 99 1601 16.17 South Carolina 14-2 .875 22-7 .759 Kristen Batt,UK 99 306 3.09 Alabama 122 1953 16.01 LSU 9-7 .562 17-11 .607 Tanika Taylor, MSU 95 293 3.08 Arkansas 116 1833 15.80 Tennessee 8-8 .500 20-11 .645 Aleisha Craven,UK 109 334 3.06 Georgia 137 2124 15.50 Georgia 8-8 .500 20-15 .571 Jennifer Hampton, LSU 105 310 2.95 LSU 106 1637 15.44 Alabama 8-8 .500 19-15 .559 Kentucky 6-10 .375 13-18 .419 Kentucky 112 1662 14.84 SERVICE ACES Tennessee 109 1605 14.72 Ole Miss 4-12 .250 11-17 .393 PLAYER, TEAM G NO. PER GAME Mississippi State 111 1532 13.80 Mississippi State 1-15 .062 10-20 .333 Cally Plummer, USC 88 50 0.57 Ole Miss 101 1349 13.36 Auburn 0-16 .000 1-27 .036 Erin Price,ALA 122 66 0.54 Auburn 90 948 10.53 Aury Cruz,UF 100 54 0.54 Megan Hosp, USC 99 53 0.54 BLOCKS Individual Statistics Kory Tull,ALA 120 56 0.47 TEAM G SOLO ASST TOTAL PER GAME Kelli Scott,UT 101 46 0.46 Arkansas 116 69 640 389.0 3.35 HITTING PERCENTAGE Anna Velikanova,ARK 116 49 0.42 Florida 122 112 531 377.5 3.09 PLAYER, TEAM G KILLS ERRS TOTAL PCT Kyra Lancon, LSU 80 33 0.41 South Carolina 99 60 395 257.5 2.60 Niece Curry, USC 99 335 69 658 .404 Roberta Tarnauskaite,ARK 111 44 0.40 Georgia 137 91 486 334.0 2.44 Nicole McCray, UF 122 405 106 743 .402 Sarah Spinner, UK 107 42 0.39 LSU 106 71 363 252.5 2.38 Benavia Jenkins,UF 114 268 84 486 .379 Ole Miss 101 66 333 232.5 2.30 Libby Windell,ARK 116 385 89 802 .369 Kentucky 112 51 398 250.0 2.23 Berna Dwyer, USC 93 299 81 615 .354 Tennessee 109 39 369 223.5 2.05 Jacque Robinson,UF 122 372 112 775 .335 Mississippi State 111 53 341 223.5 2.01 Sara Kincaid,ARK 113 335 102 727 .320 Auburn 90 35 284 177.0 1.97 Aury Cruz,UF 100 462 134 1028 .319 Alabama 122 42 362 223.0 1.83 Jennifer Rousey, MSU 102 242 69 558 .310 Sissy Canfield,UK 109 321 112 691 .302 ASSISTS TEAM G NO. PER GAME KILLS Florida 122 1746 14.31 PLAYER, TEAM G NO. PER GAME South Carolina 99 1407 14.21 Julia Petrushke,UGA 135 665 4.93 Alabama 122 1719 14.09 Erin Heffner, ALA 122 576 4.72 Arkansas 116 1626 14.02 Aury Cruz,UF 100 462 4.62 Georgia 137 1890 13.80 Janelle Hester, UT 88 394 4.48 LSU 106 1448 13.66 Jennifer Hampton, LSU 105 416 3.96 Tennessee 109 1428 13.10 Misty Hubenthal,MSU 111 405 3.65 Kentucky 112 1457 13.01 Kristen Batt,UK 99 356 3.60 Mississippi State 111 1361 12.26 Jennifer Bibber, ALA 120 426 3.55 Ole Miss 101 1196 11.84 Sarah Spinner, UK 107 368 3.44 Auburn 90 831 9.23 Michelle Piantadosi,UT 108 369 3.42

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SEC Champions SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS YEAR TEAM SEC RECORD LSU FINISH SEC RECORD 1979* Kentucky 35-18 1980* Kentucky 39-8 YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SITE 1979 Kentucky Tennessee Tuscaloosa,Ala. 1981* Tennessee 34-22 1980 Kentucky Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 1982* Tennessee 31-17 4th 1981 Tennessee Alabama Knoxville,Tenn. 1983 Kentucky 5-0 2nd 4-1 1982 Tennessee LSU Baton Rouge,La. 1983 Kentucky Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 1984 Kentucky 6-0 3rd 4-2 1984 Tennessee Kentucky Knoxville,Tenn. 1985^ Georgia 5-1 2nd 5-1 1985 Georgia LSU Oxford,Miss. 1986 LSU, Georgia 5-1 1st 5-1 1986 LSU Georgia Gainesville,Fla. 1987 Kentucky 7-0 2nd 6-1 1987 Kentucky Florida Baton Rouge,La. 1988 Kentucky Tennessee Pensacola,Fla. 1988 Kentucky 7-0 2nd 5-2 1989 LSU Kentucky Pensacola,Fla. 1989 LSU 8-0 1st 8-0 1990 LSU Georgia Mobile,Ala. 1990 LSU 8-0 1st 8-0 1991 LSU Florida Mobile,Ala. 1992 Florida LSU Birmingham,Ala. 1991 LSU, Florida 13-1 1st 13-1 1993 Florida Georgia Birmingham,Ala. 1992 Florida 14-0 2nd 12-2 1994 Florida Georgia Gainesville,Fla. 1993 Florida 14-0 4th 8-6 1995 Florida Arkansas Baton Rouge,La. 1994 Florida 13-1 9th 4-11 1996 Florida Arkansas Columbia, S.C. 1997 Arkansas Florida Athens,Ga. 1995 Florida 14-0 2nd (West) 8-7 1998 Florida Arkansas Fayetteville,Ark. 1996 Florida 14-0 4th (West) 6-9 1999 Florida Arkansas Knoxville,Tenn. 1997 Florida 14-0 6th (West) 0-15 2000 Florida LSU Gainesville,Fla. 2001 Florida Arkansas Knoxville,Tenn. 1998 Florida 14-0 4th (West) 5-10 2002 Florida Arkansas Fayetteville,Ark. 1999 Florida 14-0 3rd (West) 7-8 2000 Florida 14-0 3rd (West) 6-9 2001 Florida 14-0 2nd (West) 10-5 2002 Florida 16-0 2nd (West) 9-7 All-Time SEC Tournament Standings TEAM APPEAR. WL PCT. * - Final conference standings based on overall records Florida 18 38 9 .809 ^ - LSU is not recognized as co-champion since the SEC Tournament Arkansas 9 15 8 .652 Champion was crowned conference champion prior to 1986 Kentucky 23 32 19 .627 LSU 24 27 24 .529 SEC Championship Totals Tennessee 24 24 22 .522 Florida 12 Alabama 16 17 17 .500 Kentucky 6 Georgia 22 25 28 .472 LSU 4 South Carolina 12 9 12 .429 Georgia 2 Ole Miss 19 11 24 .314 Tennessee 2 Auburn 14 5 18 .217 Mississippi State 18 5 22 .185 All-Time SEC Standings Vanderbilt 1 0 4 .000 SCHOOL YEARS WINS LOSSES PCT. Florida 19 196 26 .883 Arkansas 9 108 28 .794 Georgia 20 133 90 .596 LSU 20 133 98 .576 Kentucky 20 128 95 .574 South Carolina 12 95 75 .559 Tennessee 20 102 121 .457 Auburn 16 85 123 .409 Alabama 14 68 126 .351 Ole Miss 20 61 170 .264 Mississippi State 20 36 195 .156

SEC Tournament Championship Totals Florida 10 Kentucky 5 LSU 4 Tennessee 3 The 1991 LSU team won its third straight Georgia 3 SEC championship. Arkansas 1

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2002 at Fayetteville, Ark. lost to Georgia 22-30,24-30,30-24, 18-30

2001 at Knoxville, Tenn. lost to Alabama 22-30, 30-23,27-30,30-23,11-15

2000 at Gainesville, Fla. defeated Alabama 7-15, 15-12,15-11,15-7 defeated Georgia 15-11,15-10,15-11 lost to Florida 5-15,3-15,10-15

1999 at Knoxville, Tenn. lost to Florida 8-15,7-15,7-15

1998 at Fayetteville, Ark. lost to Kentucky 16-14, 14-16,6-15,9-15

1997 at Athens, Ga. lost to Georgia 2-15,11-15,5-15

1996 at Columbia, S.C. lost to Georgia 12-15,15-6,5-15, 10-15

1995 at Baton Rouge, La. lost to South Carolina 15-8,2-15,10-15, 7-15

1994 at Gainesville, Fla. lost to Kentucky 15-13, 16-14,7-15,9-15, 14-16 1986 SEC Tournament Champions

1993 at Birmingham, Ala. defeated Tennessee 15-13, 17-15,15-3 1985 at Oxford, Miss. lost to Florida 9-15,15-10,9-15, 6-15 defeated Mississippi State 15-2,15-13,15-1 defeated Ole Miss 15-9,12-15, 15-11,15-11 1992 at Birmingham, Ala. lost to Georgia 8-15,10-15,15-8, 14-16 defeated Mississippi State 15-4,15-13,15-3 defeated Kentucky 12-15, 15-13,16-14,15-4 1984 at Knoxville, Tenn. lost to Florida 15-9,11-15,11-15, 2-15 defeated Ole Miss 15-13,14-16, 16-14,15-11 lost to Tennessee 7-15, 3-15,14-16 1991 at Mobile, Ala. - CHAMPIONS lost to Georgia 15-9,8-15,11-15, 4-15 defeated Mississippi State 15-5,15-3,15-1 defeated Kentucky 15-6, 14-16,15-4,15-8 1983 at Lexington, Ky. defeated Florida 15-11,15-11, 15-0 lost to Tennessee 15-7, 13-15,15-11,11-15,6-15 defeated Ole Miss 15-6,15-6, 15-9 1990 at Mobile, Ala. - CHAMPIONS defeated Alabama 11-15, 15-5,15-8,15-6 1982 at Baton Rouge, La. defeated Florida 15-11,15-9, 15-9 defeated Georgia 15-11,15-11,15-10 defeated Georgia 9-15,16-14,15-8, 9-15,15-2 lost to Tennessee 12-15, 10-15,7-15

1981 at Knoxville, Tenn. 1989 at Pensacola, Fla. - CHAMPIONS defeated Ole Miss 15-7,15-1, 15-5 defeated Tennessee 15-2, 15-9,15-6 lost to Tennessee 13-15, 4-15,6-15 defeated Kentucky 15-13, 16-14,15-11 defeated Kentucky 15-13, 15-7,15-13

1988 at Pensacola, Fla. 1980 at Lexington, Ky. lost to Kentucky 15-8, 2-15,11-15,12-15 lost to Mississippi State 13-15,11-15 defeated Auburn 15-10,16-14 1987 at Baton Rouge, La. defeated Auburn 15-8,15-1, 15-9 1979 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. lost to Florida 8-15,6-15,1-15 defeated Mississippi State 15-5,15-5 lost to Kentucky 9-15, 11-15 1986 at Gainesville, Fla. - CHAMPIONS lost to Tennessee 6-15, 9-15 defeated Auburn 16-14,15-6, 15-9 defeated Ole Miss 16-14,15-9, 15-13 defeated Florida 15-6,15-8, 15-7 lost to Kentucky 8-15, 13-15,4-15 defeated Georgia 15-10,12-15,15-11, 15-11 lost to Alabama 13-15, 12-15,14-16

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POSTSEASON HISTORY

NCAA Tournament Overall Record: 10-6 Best Finish: Final Four (1990 & 1991)

1986 FIRST ROUND - BATON ROUGE, LA. defeated Arizona 15-12,5-15,15-12,12-15,15-9 SOUTH REGIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS defeated Texas-Arlington 15-7,15-5, 15-9 lost to Texas 3-15,11-15,13-15

1987 FIRST ROUND - GAINESVILLE, FLA. lost to Florida 10-15,15-7, 10-15,15-10,10-15 1986 1989 Overall Record: 35-9 FIRST ROUND - BATON ROUGE, LA. SEC Champions defeated Houston 13-15,15-12,8-15,15-7,15-3 SEC Tournament Champions SOUTH REGIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS NCAA Quarterfinalist lost to Texas-Arlington 15-13, 15-11,11-15,13-15,5-15 LSU made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1990 1986 after winning its first Southeastern Conference FIRST ROUND - BATON ROUGE, LA. championship. The Tigers made a run at the Final Four defeated Louisville 15-9,15-1,15-7 SOUTH REGIONAL - AUSTIN, TEXAS in their first trip to the tournament by beating Arizona defeated Texas Tech 15-11,15-12,15-5 at home in round one and Texas-Arlington at the South defeated Texas 8-15,4-15,15-10,15-11,17-15 Regional in Austin, Texas. However,Texas ended LSU’s FINAL FOUR - COLLEGE PARK, MD. run as the Longhorns used the homecourt advantage to lost to UCLA 13-15,10-15,6-15 sweep the Tigers out of the tournament. 1991 FIRST ROUND - BATON ROUGE, LA. defeated Houston 15-5,15-5, 16-14 SOUTH REGIONAL - BATON ROUGE, LA. defeated Texas Tech 15-6,15-7,15-10 defeated Florida 15-10,15-10,12-15,15-13 FINAL FOUR - LOS ANGELES, CALIF. lost to Long Beach State 13-15,15-6,10-15,13-15

1992 FIRST ROUND - LUBBOCK, TEXAS defeated Texas Tech 15-7,15-8,15-5 SOUTH REGIONAL - GAINESVILLE, FLA. lost to Texas 9-15,15-13,12-15,4-15

National Invitational Volleyball Classic Overall Record: 6-0 Best Finish: Champion (1993)

1993 AT KANSAS CITY, MO. defeated Siena 15-4,15-3,15-13 1987 defeated Georgia Tech 15-13,15-10,12-15,15-5 defeated Bowling Green 15-13,15-8,15-9 Overall Record: 25-11 defeated Kansas 10-15,15-8,15-11,15-11 SEC Runner-Up defeated Utah 15-7,7-15,15-8,15-8 defeated Baylor 15-5,16-14,15-10 Making its second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, LSU did not last long as Florida ousted the Tigers from the tournament in a five-game thriller in Gainesville, Fla.The match was the third of the year for the two teams.They had split the first two with LSU winning the regular season match and Florida winning in the SEC Tournament.

4 6 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1989 1991 Overall Record: 30-8 Overall Record: 35-2 SEC Champions SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions SEC Tournament Champions Final Four The Tigers returned to the NCAA Tournament after a one year absence from the event in 1988. Playing on its With only one loss,LSU entered the NCAA home court, LSU survived a five-game scare from Tournament as a favorite to return to the Final Four and Houston to advance to the South Regional in Austin, the Tigers did not disappoint.LSU beat Houston in the Texas.There, Texas-Arlington exacted revenge for a first round for the second time in three years to tournament loss from 1986 by rallying from two games advance to the South Regional, which the Tigers would down to win the last three and advance. host.After sweeping Texas Tech, LSU ran into a Florida team that had handed the Tigers their only loss. A tough four-game victory later and LSU was back in the Final Four. This year in Los Angeles, Calif., the Tigers fell in four games to Long Beach State. Until Florida in 2002, the 1991 LSU team was the only team from the SEC to win a game in the NCAA Final Four.

1990 Overall Record: 34-7 SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions Final Four 1992 Coming off the second conference championship in as Overall Record: 26-9 many years, LSU cruised into the South Regional with a SEC Runner-Up SEC Tournament Runner-Up sweep of Louisville in the first round of the tournament. In Austin,Texas, the Tigers ousted Texas Tech and LSU had to travel for its first round match for the first knocked off Texas on the Longhorns home court with a time since 1987, this time to Lubbock, Texas, where the 17-15 game five win to advance to the Final Four for Tigers ousted Texas Tech from the tournament in just the first time in school history. In College Park, Md., three games for the third consecutive year. At the South LSU fell to eventual national champion UCLA, 3-0, in Regional in Gainesville, Fla., Texas knocked LSU out of the national semifinals. the tournament in four games, ending hopes of a third straight Final Four appearance by the Tigers. 1993 Overall Record: 21-16 NIVC Champions

For the first time since 1988 and only the second since 1985, LSU was left out of the NCAA Tournament. Despite not making the tournament, the Tigers showed why they deserved a bid by coasting to the NIVC Championship in Kansas City, Mo., by dropping only three games in the team’s six tournament victories.LSU swept Baylor in the tournament final.

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All-SEC 1989 Nyla Shepherd First 2002 Jennifer Hampton Second Julie Stempel First 2001 Meagan Davis First Daniela Reis Second Lauren Cuyler Second Tess Sulatycki Second Jennifer Hampton Second 1988 Sibel Gurkan First 2000 Meagan Davis Second Monica Freitas Second 1999 Kelly Thompson First 1987* Lisa Smith Meagan Davis First 1986* Detra Brown 1998 Meg Norwood Second Lisa Smith 1997 Emily Boken Second Wendy Stammer 1996 Carmis Franks First 1985* Detra Brown Randi Winn Second Wendy Stammer 1995 Luciana Santana First 1984* Leah Bennett Jackie Bode Second 1983* Leah Bennett Carmis Franks Second 1982* Leah Bennett 1994 Tiffany Miller Second Claudia Lee Luciana Santana Second Gayle Stammer 1993 Luciana Reis First 1981* Leah Bennett Venessa Hackett First Rose Magers Joanne Moore Second 1992 Angie Miller First * - team selections not determined by the SEC Dani Reis First Venessa Hackett Second SEC Freshman Tess Sulatycki Second of the Year 1991* Monique Adams 1990 Luciana Reis Angie Miller 1989 Daniela Reis Dani Reis 1988 Julie Stempel Nyla Shepherd Julie Stempel SEC Coach of the Year 1990* Monique Adams Daniela Reis 1990 Scott Luster Nyla Shepherd 1989 Scott Luster Julie Stempel was the 1988 SEC Freshman of the Year Julie Stempel 1986 Scott Luster and a three-time All-SEC performer.

Luciana Reis was the third of three consecutive Tess Sulatycki was All-SEC second-team in 1989 and SEC Freshman of the Year’s from LSU. 1992. She was also Academic All-SEC from 1990 to 1992.

4 8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE SEC Academic Honor Roll Linda Tran 1995 Renata Costa 2002 Meghan Bedford Shannon Hoesing Lyndsey Benson Karen Jenny Beth Cowley Tammy Western Lauren Cuyler 1994 Jocelyn Anderson Meagan Davis Renata Costa Blaise DeRouen Linda Tran Jennifer Hampton Regan Hood Katie Kubena Academic All-SEC Kyra Lancon 1993 Joanne Moore Rachel Pittman 1992 Bonnie Gaudin Addie Prewitt Joanne Moore 2001 Meghan Bedford Katherine Signorelli Lyndsey Benson Tess Sulatycki Christy Carr 1991 Joanne Moore Lauren Cuyler Julie Stempel Meagan Davis Tess Sulatycki Jenny Greco 1990 Tess Sulatycki Jennifer Hampton 1988 Monica Freitas Katie Kubena Lisa Sulatycki Jill Lytle Lauren O’Connor SEC Tournament MVP Addie Prewitt Rachel Vogt 1991 Monique Adams 2000 Meghan Bedford 1990 Luciana Reis Lyndsey Benson 1989 Daniela Reis Christy Carr 1986 Detra Brown Lauren Cuyler Meagan Davis All-SEC Tournament Jennifer Hampton 2000 Lauren Cuyler Katie Kubena 1992 Angie Miller Jill Lytle Dani Reis Lauren O’Connor 1991 Monique Adams Addie Prewitt Angie Miller Claudia Rodriguez Dani Reis Rachel Vogt 1990 Luciana Reis 1999 Lyndsey Benson Monique Adams Meghan Bedford Nyla Shepherd Christy Carr Julie Stempel Lauren Cuyler 1989 Daniela Reis Monique Adams was named SECTournament MVP after leading LSU to the title in 1991. Jill Lytle Monique Adams Meg Norwood Julie Stempel Lauren O’Connor Tessa Sulatycki Sarah Schneider 1988 Fran Lupo Kelly Thompson 1987 Simone DePaula 1998 Christy Carr Sibel Gurkan Jill Lytle 1986 Detra Brown Meg Norwood Wendy Stammer Lauren O’Connor 1985 Detra Brown 1997 Emily Boken Lisa Smith Miranda Cantu Wendy Stammer Shannon Hoesing 1984 Leah Bennett Jessica Miranda 1983 Leah Bennett Meg Norwood Maureen Marek 1996 Renata Costa Paula Rideau Shannon Hoesing 1982 Leah Bennett Karen Jenny Claudia Lee Jessica Miranda 1981 Rose Magers Meg Norwood 1979 Tanya Sparks

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 4 9 All-Americans/Honors

All-Americans HONORS 1992 Angie Miller AVCA (First Team)

Dani Reis AVCA (Second Team) All-South Region 2002 Jennifer Hampton (Honorable Mention) 1991 Monique Adams AVCA (First Team) 1993 Venessa Hackett (Third Team) VM Asics/Tiger (First Team) Luciana Reis (Third Team) 1992 Angie Miller Dani Reis Dani Reis AVCA (Second Team) 1991 Monique Adams VM Asics/Tiger (Honorable Mention) Angie Miller Dani Reis 1990 Monique Adams Angie Miller AVCA (Second Team) Dani Reis VM Asics/Tiger (Honorable Mention) Nyla Shepherd 1986 Detra Brown Lisa Smith 1990 Monique Adams AVCA (First Team) Wendy Stammer VM Asics/Tiger (First Team) AVCA All-District (District IV) 1999 Kelly Thompson Dani Reis AVCA (Second Team) VM Asics/Tiger (Honorable Mention) NCAA All-South Regional 1991 Monique Adams 1989 Nyla Shepherd Asics/Tiger (Honorable Mention) Angie Miller Dani Reis 1990 Monique Adams 1986 Wendy Stammer AVCA/Russell Athletic (Second Team) Dani Reis Nyla Shepherd Volleyball Monthly (Second Team) 1989 Monique Adams

NCAA Final Four Team 1991 Angie Miller 1990 Monique Adams

All-AIAW 1979 Bridgette Greer Beverly Hise Michele LaJaunie Monique Adams Angie Miller Dani Reis Nyla Shepherd Wendy Stammer Tanya Sparks Sandra Zulli 1977 Joanette Boutte Mary Beth DuPre 1976 Joanette Boutte

U.S. Olympic Team 1984 Rose Magers

U.S. Olympic Festival 1989 Angie Miller Nyla Shepherd Julie Stempel 1988 Monique Adams 1987 Scott Luster (coach) Fran Lupo 1985 Debbie Candilora Wendy Stammer 1983 Leah Bennett

U.S. Junior National Team 1989 Monique Adams (B team) 1984 Ruth Nelson (coach) Leah Bennett Wendy Stammer

AVCA/Southeast Region Coach of the Year 1988 Scott Luster Nyla Shepherd led LSU to the 1989 SEC title. Angie Miller set a school record with a .399 hitting percentage in 1992.

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Individual Match Records

TOTAL ATTEMPTS - FOUR-GAME MATCH INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Carmis Franks South Carolina 10/25/96 77 SINGLE MATCH Monique Adams Florida 12/14/91 73 KILLS - THREE-GAME MATCH Emily Boken New Orleans 10/28/97 72 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Emily Boken New Orleans 8/29/97 72 Monique Adams Oklahoma 8/31/91 26 Lauren Cuyler New Orleans 9/04/98 68 Meghan Bedford Mississippi State 10/13/00 23 Meghan Bedford Tennessee 10/08/00 65 Emily Boken Alabama 10/31/97 22 Venessa Hackett Kansas 9/17/93 62 Angie Miller Penn State 9/5/92 22 Jennifer Hampton Tennessee 10/08/00 61 Monique Adams UCLA 12/12/90 22 Emily Boken Tulane 10/1/97 61 Tiffany Miller Mississippi State 10/30/94 21 Monica Freitas Georgia 10/18/87 61 Monica Freitas Western Michigan 10/28/88 21 Luciana Santana Nicholls State 9/19/95 20 TOTAL ATTEMPTS - FIVE-GAME MATCH Vanessa Hackett Florida 9/19/93 20 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Nyla Shepherd Florida 11/24/90 20 Luciana Santana Arkansas 11/12/95 69 Tiffany Miller Auburn 11/13/94 68 KILLS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Jennifer Hampton Ole Miss 11/10/02 67 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Emily Boken Kentucky 10/12/97 66 Monique Adams Florida 12/14/91 43 Nyla Shepherd Texas 12/8/90 66 Wendy Stammer Georgia 11/24/85 33 Jennifer Hampton Georgia 10/20/02 65 Carmis Franks South Carolina 10/25/96 30 Lauren Cuyler Mississippi 10/9/98 65 Monica Freitas Georgia 10/18/87 30 Kelly Thompson Mississippi State 10/17/97 65 Fran Lupo Florida State 11/6/88 29 Meg Norwood Kentucky 10/12/97 65 Kelly Thompson Kentucky 10/10/99 28 Monique Adams Texas 11/21/91 65 Kelly Thompson Tulane 9/8/98 28 Fran Lupo Houston 11/13/88 65 Carmis Franks Alabama 11/1/96 28 Angie Miller Kentucky 11/28/92 28 HITTING PERCENTAGE - 10-14 ATTEMPTS Meg Norwood Tennessee 11/18/98 27 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE PCT. K-E/TA Lisa Smith Mississippi State11/12/87.857 12-0/14 KILLS - FIVE-GAME MATCH Katie Kubena Mississippi State11/8/02 .846 11-0/13 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Carmis Franks South Carolina 10/17/93.818 9-0/11 Carmis Franks Ole Miss 10/6/96 33 Dani Reis South Carolina 11/8/92 .818 9-0/11 Luciana Santana Arkansas 11/12/95 33 Monique AdamsAlabama 11/9/91 .818 9-0/11 Monique Adams Texas 11/21/91 33 Nyla Shepherd South Carolina 10/13/91.818 9-0/11 Detra Brown Kentucky 10/26/85 32 Maureen Marek McNeese State 10/26/82.818 9-0/11 Nyla Shepherd Wyoming 9/6/90 31 Wendy StammerOle Miss 10/24/82.818 9-0/11 Angie Miller Georgia 11/6/92 30 Alice Card Rice 10/5/85 .800 8-0/10 Monique Adams Texas 12/8/90 30 Paula Rideau Southern 10/20/82.800 8-0/10 Nyla Shepherd Texas 10/21/89 30 four players tied 29 HITTING PERCENTAGE - 15-19 ATTEMPTS PLAYER OPPONENT DATE PCT. K-E/TA TOTAL ATTEMPTS - THREE-GAME MATCH Monica Freitas Southern 9/10/88 .800 12-0/15 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Detra Brown Northeast La. 11/16/85 .765 13-0/17 Meghan Bedford Mississippi State 10/13/00 52 Leah Bennett North Carolina9/27/84 .750 12-0/16 Emily Boken Alabama 10/31/97 52 Lisa Smith Southwestern 9/6/87 .733 11-0/15 Monique Adams UCLA 12/12/90 49 Leah Bennett Washington 9/24/83 .733 12-1/15 Meghan Bedford New Orleans 10/17/00 48 Lisa Smith Nicholls State 11/10/87 .706 13-1/17 Monique Adams Emily Boken Ole Miss 11/7/97 48 Detra Brown New Orleans 10/21/86 .706 12-0/17 Kelly Thompson Tennessee 10/8/99 47 Venessa Hackett New Orleans 9/1/93 .688 13-2/16 Luciana Reis Florida 11/19/93 47 three players tied .684 ASSISTS - FIVE-GAME MATCH Jennifer Hampton Georgetown 9/7/01 46 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Emily Boken Tennessee 10/10/97 46 HITTING PERCENTAGE - 20 OR MORE ATTEMPTS Lauren O'Connor Mississippi State 11/8/98 84 three players tied 44 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE PCT. K-E/TA Randi Winn Tennessee 9/27/96 81 Nyla Shepherd Tulane 10/23/90 .727 16-0/22 Lisa Sulatycki North Carolina 10/21/88 81 Angie Miller Kentucky 11/30/91 .700 15-1/20 Randi Winn Arkansas 11/12/95 79 Tiffany Miller Kansas 12/4/93 .677 21-0/31 Lauren O'Connor Mississippi 10/11/98 78 Lisa Smith Nevada-Reno 9/19/86 .636 14-0/22 Dani Reis Wyoming 9/6/90 78 Detra Brown Ohio State 9/13/85 .636 14-0/22 Dani Reis Oklahoma 9/22/89 76 Monique Adams Georgia 10/11/91 .633 19-0/30 five players tied 75 Fran Lupo Texas-Arlington11/27/87 .625 16-1/24 Lisa Smith Ole Miss 9/7/85 .625 16-1/24 SERVICE ACES - THREE-GAME MATCH Monique Adams Kentucky 10/19/90 .619 17-4/21 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Julie Stempel Georgia 10/7/88 .619 14-1/21 Wendy Stammer Mississippi State 11/6/86 11 Wendy Stammer Louisville 11/29/86 10 ASSISTS - THREE-GAME MATCH Wendy Stammer Mississippi State 10/31/85 9 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Wendy Stammer Southwestern La. 9/30/86 9 Katie Kubena Mississippi State 10/13/00 65 Fran Lupo Tennessee 10/30/87 9 Luciana Santana Arkansas State 10/22/93 62 Leah Bennett Southern 10/5/83 8 Lauren O’Connor Central Florida 9/3/00 61 Fran Lupo Mississippi State 11/12/87 8 Randi Winn Arkansas 11/10/95 59 Tonya Johnson Indiana State 9/1/90 8 Randi Winn North Carolina St.11/24/95 55 five players tied 7 Luciana Santana Bowling Green 12/4/93 54 Luciana Santana Tennessee 11/12/93 53 SERVICE ACES - FOUR-GAME MATCH five players tied 51 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Sibel Gurkan Tulane 9/22/87 9 ASSISTS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Lisa Sulatycki Auburn 10/9/88 9 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Penny Lucas Texas A&M 10/7/83 8 Dani Reis Florida 12/14/91 82 Maureen Marek Texas 10/8/83 7 Lauren O'Connor New Orleans 9/4/98 75 Maureen Marek New Orleans 10/18/83 7 Lauren O’Connor Kentucky 10/10/99 74 Debbie Candilora Houston 11/25/83 7 Randi Winn Ole Miss 11/3/95 72 Wendy Stammer Texas A&M 11/15/86 7 Lauren O'Connor Tennessee 11/18/98 70 Wendy Stammer Kentucky 11/7/86 7 Katie Kubena Houston 9/4/99 69 Fran Lupo Texas A&M 9/26/87 7 Randi Winn Alabama 11/1/96 69 Luciana Santana South Carolina 10/1/95 7 Simone DePaula Georgia 10/18/87 69 Luciana Santana Kentucky 10/29/93 68 Dani Reis Long Beach State 12/12/91 67 Stacey Samuels

5 2 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE SERVICE ACES - FIVE-GAME MATCH BLOCK SOLOS - FOUR-GAME MATCH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Wendy Stammer Texas Tech 9/14/86 10 Tracey Payne Northwestern 9/8/89 8 Monica Freitas Texas-Arlington 11/27/87 8 Angie Miller Long Beach State 12/12/91 5 Wendy Stammer Lamar 10/9/85 7 Tracey Payne Texas A&M 8/31/89 5 Wendy Stammer Florida State 11/9/85 7 Monica Freitas Georgia 10/18/87 5 Alice Card Arizona 9/7/86 7 Stacey Samuels Texas-Arlington 10/18/86 5 Monica Freitas Texas A&M 9/25/87 7 Lisa Smith New Mexico 9/27/86 5 Monica Freitas Kentucky 11/14/87 7 Lisa Smith Arizona State 9/6/86 5 Sibel Gurkan North Carolina 10/21/88 7 Paula Rideau Texas A&M 10/21/83 5 Lauren O'Connor Connecticut 9/12/97 7 10 players tied 4 10 players tied 6 BLOCK SOLOS - FIVE-GAME MATCH DIGS - THREE-GAME MATCH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Lisa Smith Wyoming 9/11/87 9 Luciana Reis Arkansas State 10/22/93 30 Lisa Smith Houston 11/29/86 6 Jennifer Hampton Tulane 11/7/00 25 Miranda Cantu Kentucky 11/18/94 6 Jennifer Hampton Mississippi State 10/13/00 25 eight players tied 5 Joanne Moore Baylor 12/5/93 23 Dani Reis Tennessee 11/4/89 22 TOTAL BLOCKS - THREE-GAME MATCH Jennifer Hampton Kentucky 10/6/00 21 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE BS BA TOTAL Jennifer Hampton Southeastern La. 9/18/00 20 Kelly Thompson Ball State 9/5/97 4 8 12 Luciana Reis Ole Miss 10/20/93 20 Monique Adams William & Mary 10/26/90 5 7 12 Monique Adams Houston 9/28/91 20 Angie Miller Georgia 10/25/92 2 9 11 four players tied 19 Julie Stempel Tulane 11/2/88 1 10 11 Lauren Cuyler Georgia 11/18/00 1 9 10 DIGS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Lisa Smith Auburn 11/20/87 2 8 10 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Stacey Samuels New Orleans 10/21/86 2 8 10 Luciana Reis Kansas 12/4/93 31 eight players tied 9 Angie Miller Florida 12/14/91 29 Luciana Reis Texas 10/25/93 28 TOTAL BLOCKS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Shannon Hoesing Alabama 11/11/94 27 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE BS BA TOTAL Luciana Reis Alabama 10/9/93 26 Tiffany Miller Kansas 12/4/93 2 17 19 Luciana Reis Georgia Tech 12/3/93 25 Stacey Samuels Michigan 10/26/85 2 13 15 Shannon Hoesing South Carolina 10/25/96 24 Stacey Samuels Texas-Arlington 10/18/86 5 8 13 six players tied 22 Julie Stemple Southern Cal 11/16/89 1 11 12 Tracey Payne Texas A&M 8/31/89 5 7 12 DIGS - FIVE-GAME MATCH six players tied 11 PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Wendy Stammer Nevada-Reno 9/19/86 28 TOTAL BLOCKS - FIVE-GAME MATCH Monica Freitas Cal Poly 10/9/87 28 Player Opponent Date BS BA Total Dani Reis Notre Dame 9/23/89 28 Lisa Smith Wyoming 9/11/87 9 16 25 Meg Norwood Mississippi State 11/8/98 28 Monica Freitas Wyoming 9/11/87 5 14 19 Detra Brown Georgia 9/29/85 26 Stacey Samuels Arizona 9/7/86 4 14 18 Wendy Stammer Ohio State 10/4/85 26 Miranda Cantu Auburn 11/13/94 3 12 15 Dani Reis Arizona State 9/2/89 25 Stacey Samuels Ohio State 9/13/85 1 14 15 Luciana Santana Auburn 9/22/95 25 Meagan Davis San Jose State 9/18/99 2 11 13 Roxanne Henry Tennessee 9/27/96 25 Simone DePaula Wyoming 9/11/87 1 12 13 seven players tied 24 Lisa Smith Arizona 12/6/86 2 11 13 nine players tied 12 Monique Adams BLOCK ASSISTS - THREE-GAME MATCH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Julie Stempel Tulane 11/2/88 10 Lauren Cuyler Georgia 11/18/00 9 11 players tied 8

BLOCK ASSISTS - FOUR-GAME MATCH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Tiffany Miller Kansas 12/4/93 17 Stacey Samuels Michigan 10/26/85 13 Kelly Thompson Michigan 9/12/98 11 Jackie Bode Ole Miss 11/3/95 11 Julie Stempel Southern Cal 11/16/89 11 Lauren Cuyler Mississippi State 10/29/00 9 Angie Miller Florida 11/24/91 9 Nyla Shepherd Georgia 9/29/89 9 Stacey Samuels Ole Miss 10/22/85 9 Meagan Davis Tennessee 9/21/01 9

BLOCK ASSISTS - FIVE-GAME MATCH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Lisa Smith Wyoming 9/11/87 16 Monica Freitas Wyoming 9/11/87 14 Stacey Samuels Arizona 9/7/86 14 Stacey Samuels Ohio State 9/13/85 14 Miranda Cantu Auburn 11/13/94 12 Simone DePaula Wyoming 9/11/87 12 Meagan Davis San Jose State 9/18/99 11 Miranda Cantu Georgia 10/12/96 11 Angie Miller Kentucky 10/4/92 11 Lisa Smith Arizona 12/6/86 11

BLOCK SOLOS - THREE-GAME MATCH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE NO. Monique Adams William & Mary 10/26/90 5 Monica Freitas Nebraska 9/20/87 5 Lisa Smith Colorado State 10/4/86 5 Stacey Samuels SouthwesternLa. 9/30/86 5 Dani Reis 13 players tied 4

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 3 Individual Season Records

BLOCK SOLOS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SEASON PLAYER YEAR BS GAMES KILLS Lisa Smith 1986 91 162 PLAYER YEAR NO. GAMES Stacey Samuels 1986 69 161 Wendy Stammer 1986 703 159 Julie Stempel 1990 61 140 Leah Bennett 1983 657 N/A Lisa Smith 1987 58 132 Monique Adams 1990 618 137 Monique Adams 1990 55 137 Detra Brown 1986 594 160 Angie Miller 1991 54 106 Detra Brown 1985 572 157 Stacey Samuels 1985 53 162 Nyla Shepherd 1989 558 136 Angie Miller 1992 52 113 Wendy Stammer 1985 522 162 Julie Stempel 1989 50 139 Leah Bennett 1982 516 N/A Leah Bennett 1982 48 N/A Angie Miller 1992 515 113 Paula Rideau 1983 514 N/A BLOCK ASSISTS PLAYER YEAR BA GAMES KILLS PER GAME (MINIMUM 500 KILLS) Stacey Samuels 1985 190 162 PLAYER YEAR AVG. KILLS GAMES Stacey Samuels 1986 189 161 Angie Miller 1992 4.56 515 113 Leah Bennett 1983 147 N/A Monique Adams 1991 4.54 508 112 Lisa Smith 1985 145 165 Monique Adams 1990 4.51 618 137 Julie Stempel 1989 143 139 Wendy Stammer 1986 4.42 703 159 Penny Lucas 1983 129 N/A Nyla Shepherd 1989 4.10 558 136 Nyla Shepherd 1989 129 136 Detra Brown 1986 3.71 594 160 Lisa Smith 1987 132 132 Detra Brown 1985 3.64 572 157 Angie Miller 1991 123 106 Wendy Stammer 1985 3.22 522 162 three players tied 120

TOTAL ATTEMPTS BLOCKS PER GAME (MINIMUM 100 BLOCKS) PLAYER YEAR TA GAMES PLAYER YEAR AVG. TOTAL GAMES Wendy Stammer 1986 1497 159 Angie Miller 1991 1.67 177 106 Leah Bennett 1983 1430 N/A Stacey Samuels 1986 1.60 258 161 Detra Brown 1986 1321 160 Stacey Samuels 1985 1.50 243 162 Paula Rideau 1983 1309 N/A Angie Miller 1992 1.50 170 113 Nyla Shepherd 1989 1193 136 Lisa Smith 1987 1.44 190 132 Emily Boken 1997 1191 106 Julie Stempel 1989 1.39 193 139 Leah Bennett 1982 1187 N/A Lauren Cuyler 2000 1.35 126 93 Detra Brown 1985 1181 157 Meagan Davis Lisa Smith 1986 1.30 211 162 Monica Freitas 1987 1160 132 Julie Stempel 1990 1.29 181 140 Claudia Lee 1982 1156 N/A Julie Stempel 1988 1.25 159 127 SERVICE ACES TOTAL ATTEMPTS PER GAME (MINIMUM 1,200 ATT.) PLAYER YEAR ACES GAMES PLAYER YEAR AVG. TA GAMES Wendy Stammer 1986 151 159 Wendy Stammer 1986 9.42 1497 159 Wendy Stammer 1985 107 162 Detra Brown 1986 8.26 1321 160 Claudia Lee 1982 103 N/A Tish McHenry 1982 100 N/A HITTING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 3 ATTEMPTS/GAME) Monica Freitas 1987 99 132 PLAYER YEAR PCT. K-E/TA GAMES Maureen Marek 1983 92 N/A Angie Miller 1991 .399 320-99/554 106 Kim Osterhoff 1985 83 157 Julie Stempel 1991 .381 277-68/548 118 Gayle Stammer 1982 79 N/A Meagan Davis 2001 .377 247-40/549 86 Sibel Gurkan 1988 79 122 Lauren Cuyler 2001 .370 137-29/292 57 two players tied 78 Angie Miller 1992 .351 515-164/1001 113 Meagan Davis 2000 .348 349-69/804 112 SERVICE ACES PER GAME (MINIMUM 75 ACES) Marie Pritchett 1992 .347 132-39/268 71 PLAYER YEAR AVG. ACES GAMES Lauren Cuyler 2002 .344 132-31/294 47 Wendy Stammer 1986 .950 151 159 Monique Adams 1990 .343 618-226/1142 137 Monica Freitas 1987 .750 99 132 Nyla Shepherd 1990 .338 483-139/1019 130 Wendy Stammer 1985 .660 107 162 Monique Adams 1991 .331 508-180/991 112 Sibel Gurkan 1988 .648 79 122 Dani Reis 1990 .569 78 137 ASSISTS Kim Osterhoff 1985 .529 83 157 PLAYER YEAR ASSISTS GAMES Dani Reis 1990 1701 137 DIGS Dani Reis 1989 1611 134 PLAYER YEAR DIGS GAMES Dani Reis 1991 1608 122 Luciana Reis 1993 516 121 Dani Reis 1992 1459 116 Wendy Stammer 1986 463 159 Lauren O'Connor 1998 1428 116 Paula Rideau 1983 449 N/A Julie Boland 1986 1426 141 Jennifer Hampton 2000 425 111 Luciana Santana 1993 1426 125 Detra Brown 1985 424 157 Randi Winn 1995 1386 106 Luciana Reis 1990 420 133 Randi Winn 1996 1357 113 Dani Reis 1989 419 134 Kim Osterhoff 1985 1295 157 Dani Reis 1990 413 137 Penny Lucas 1983 400 N/A ASSISTS PER GAME (MINIMUM 1,200 ASSISTS) Detra Brown 1986 382 160 PLAYER YEAR AVG. ASSISTS GAMES Luciana Reis Dani Reis 1991 13.18 1608 122 DIGS PER GAME (MINIMUM 400 DIGS) Randi Winn 1995 13.08 1386 106 PLAYER YEAR AVG. DIGS GAMES Dani Reis 1992 12.58 1459 116 Luciana Reis 1993 4.26 516 121 Dani Reis 1990 12.42 1701 137 Jennifer Hampton 2000 3.83 425 111 Lauren O'Connor 1998 12.31 1428 116 Luciana Reis 1990 3.16 420 133 Dani Reis 1989 12.02 1611 134 Dani Reis 1989 3.13 419 134 Randi Winn 1996 12.01 1357 113 Dani Reis 1990 3.01 413 137 Luciana Santana 1993 11.41 1426 125 Wendy Stammer 1986 2.91 463 159 Julie Boland 1986 10.11 1426 141 Detra Brown 1985 2.70 424 157 Kim Osterhoff 1985 8.25 1295 157

5 4 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Individual Career Records

SERVICE ACES BLOCKS PER GAME (MINIMUM 250 BLOCKS) INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER PLAYER YEARS GAMES ACES PLAYER YEARS GMS BS BA TOTAL AVG. KILLS Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 365 Angie Miller 1991-92 219 106 241 347 1.58 PLAYER YEARS GAMES KILLS Dani Reis 1989-92 509 254 Stacey Samuels 1984-86 420 133 457 590 1.40 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 1735 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 205 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 175 477 652 1.24 Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 1592 Luciana Santana 1992-95 387 180 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 190 495 685 1.15 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 1590 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 174 Meagan Davis 1998-2001410 83 385 468 1.14 Detra Brown 1983-86 N/A 1504 Monica Freitas 1987-88 243 165 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 97 364 461 1.06 Monique Adams 1989-91 368 1481 Simone DePaula 1984-87 436 162 Tiffany Miller 1992-94 329 69 267 336 1.02 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 1380 Detra Brown 1983-86 N/A 155 Lauren Cuyler 1998-2002265 47 207 254 .985 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 1369 Luciana Reis 1990-93 420 145 Tracey Payne 1986-89 360 87 267 354 .983 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 1355 Maureen Marek 1981-83 N/A 144 Miranda Cantu 1994-97 327 52 266 318 .972 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 1300 Carmis Franks 1993-96 358 1213 SERVICE ACES PER GAME (MINIMUM 100 ACES) PLAYER YEARS GAMES ACES AVG. KILLS PER GAME (MINIMUM 1,000 KILLS) Monica Freitas 1987-88 243 165 .679 PLAYER YEARS GAMES KILLS AVG. Fran Lupo 1987-88 191 126 .660 Monique Adams 1989-91 368 1481 4.02 Sibel Gurkan 1987-88 242 138 .570 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 1735 3.46 Dani Reis 1989-92 509 254 .499 Carmis Franks 1993-96 358 1213 3.39 Luciana Santana 1992/95 387 180 .465 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 1369 3.28 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 205 .391 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 1355 3.12 Simone DePaula 1984-87 436 162 .372 Tess Sulatycki 1989-92 407 1130 2.78 Luciana Reis 1990-93 420 145 .345 Meagan Davis 1998-2001 410 1062 2.59 Tess Sulatycki 1989-92 407 129 .317 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 1300 2.48 Tonya Johnson 1987-90 359 112 .312 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 1380 2.32 DIGS TOTAL ATTEMPTS PLAYER YEARS GAMES DIGS PLAYER YEARS GAMES TA Dani Reis 1989-92 509 1527 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 4011 Luciana Reis 1990-93 420 1380 Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 3774 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 1315 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 3769 Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 1261 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 3598 Detra Brown 1983-86 N/A 1105 Detra Brown 1983-86 N/A 3515 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 1095 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 328 3386 Luciana Santana 1992-95 387 995 Lisa Smith 1984-87 597 3304 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 933 Monique Adams 1989-91 368 2866 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 869 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 2738 Meg Norwood 1996-99 335 864 Tess Sulatycki 1989-92 407 2712 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 859 Carmis Franks 1993-96 358 2696 DIGS PER GAME (MINIMUM 1,000 DIGS) TOTAL ATTEMPTS PER GAME (MINIMUM 2,500 ATT.) PLAYER YEARS GAMES DIGS AVG. PLAYER YEARS GAMES TA AVG. Luciana Reis 1990-93 420 1380 3.29 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 4011 9.60 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 1315 3.15 Kelly Thompson Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 3386 7.80 Dani Reis 1989-92 509 1527 3.00 Monique Adams 1989-91 368 2866 7.79 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 1095 1.84 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 3769 7.51 MATCHES PLAYED Carmis Franks 1993-96 358 2696 7.53 PLAYER YEARS MATCHES Tess Sulatycki 1989-92 407 2712 6.66 BLOCK SOLOS Julie Stempel 1988-91 151 PLAYER YEARS GAMES BS Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 3304 5.56 Dani Reis 1989-92 150 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 2738 5.23 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 190 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 149 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 175 Tess Sulatycki 1989-92 137 HITTING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 1,500 ATTEMPTS) Stacey Samuels 1984-86 420 133 Luciana Reis 1990-93 134 PLAYER YEARS GAMES K-E/TA PCT. Monique Adams 1989-91 368 116 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 119 Angie Miller 1991-92 219 106 Angie Miller 1991-92 219 832-263/1555 .366 Meagan Davis 1998-2001 119 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 101 Meagan Davis 1998-2001410 1062-235/2489 .332 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 119 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 97 Monique Adams 1989-91 368 1481-568/2866 .319 Jennifer LaGrange 1989-92 118 Tracey Payne 1986-89 360 87 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 1300-427/2738 .319 Tammy Western 1192-95 117 Meagan Davis 1998-2001 410 83 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 1735-554/3769 .313 Tiffany Miller 1992-94 329 69 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 1590-481/2598 .308 GAMES PLAYED Venessa Hackett 1992-93 225 827-312/1863 .276 PLAYER YEARS GAMES Tess Sulatycki 1989-92 407 1130-403/2712 .268 BLOCK ASSISTS Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 Luciana Reis 1990-93 420 980-334/2416 .267 PLAYER YEARS GAMES BA Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 1616-642/3774 .257 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 495 Dani Reis 1989-92 509 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 477 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 ASSISTS Stacey Samuels 1984-86 420 457 Simone DePaula 1984-87 436 PLAYER YEARS GAMES ASSISTS Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 378 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 Kelly Thompson 1996-99 434 364 Dani Reis 1989-92 509 6379 Stacey Samuels 1984-86 420 Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 351 Lauren O'Connor 1997-2000 376 3740 Luciana Reis 1990-93 420 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 349 Katie Kubena 1999-2002 344 3702 Jennifer Hampton 1999-2002 418 Detra Brown 1983-86 N/A 306 Meagan Davis 1998-2001 410 Randi Winn 1995-96 219 2743 Meagan Davis 1998-2001 410 385 Luciana Santana 1992-95 387 2458 two players tied 267 Liza Sulatycki 1987-90 262 1451 Julie Boland 1986 141 1426 Simone DePaula 1984-87 436 1401 TOTAL BLOCKS PLAYER YEARS GAMES BS BA TOTAL Kim Osterhoff 1984-86 236 1305 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 1283 Lisa Smith 1984-87 594 190 495 685 Julie Stempel 1988-91 524 175 477 652 Stacey Samuels 1984-86 420 133 457 590 ASSISTS PER GAME (MINIMUM 2,500 ASSISTS) Meagan Davis 1998-2001 410 83 385 468 PLAYER YEARS GAMES ASSISTS AVG. Kelly Thompson 1996-99 328 97 364 461 Dani Reis 1989-92 509 6379 12.53 Leah Bennett 1981-84 N/A 101 349 450 Randi Winn 1995-96 219 2743 12.53 Nyla Shepherd 1988-91 502 52 378 430 Katie Kubena 1999-2002 344 3702 10.76 Wendy Stammer 1983-86 N/A 62 351 413 Lauren O'Connor 1997-2000 376 3740 9.95 Detra Brown 1983-86 N/A 61 306 367 Monique Adams 1989-91 368 116 241 357

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 5 Team Match Records

TEAM RECORDS - SINGLE MATCH HITTING PERCENTAGE - THREE-GAME MATCH Bowling Green 12/4/93 60 OPPONENT DATE K-E/TA PCT. Penn State 9/5/92 60 KILLS - THREE-GAME MATCH (10) South Carolina 10/13/91 34-4/48 .625 two occasions 58 OPPONENT DATE NO. Georgia 10/11/91 52-6/83 .554 Mississippi State 10/30/94 75 Southwest Missouri 8/30/91 34-6/52 .538 ASSISTS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Mississippi State 10/13/00 71 Southeastern La. 9/9/88 28-5/44 .523 OPPONENT DATE NO. Arkansas 11/10/95 70 Rice 9/25/92 47-6/79 .519 Florida 12/14/91 87 Central Florida 9/3/00 68 Northeast La. 11/16/86 57-11/90 .511 Florida State 11/6/88 81 West Virginia 9/2/95 68 McNeese State 10/26/82 40-8/63 .508 New Orleans 9/4/98 78 Arkansas State 10/22/93 68 Alabama 11/9/91 40-7/65 .508 Kentucky 10/29/93 76 Houston 9/28/91 68 Tennessee 10/30/87 24-3/42 .500 Houston 9/4/99 76 Mississippi State 9/30/94 66 Southwestern La. 9/6/87 38-7/63 .492 Kentucky 10/10/99 76 Penn State 9/5/92 65 Long Beach State 12/12/91 75 two occasions 64 HITTING PERCENTAGE - FOUR-GAME MATCH Alabama 11/1/96 75 OPPONENT DATE K-E/TA PCT. Tennessee 11/18/98 75 KILLS - FOUR-GAME MATCH (12) Alabama 11/23/90 71-22/114 .430 Ole Miss 11/3/95 74 OPPONENT DATE NO. Nicholls State 9/21/82 40-8/78 .410 Florida 12/14/91 99 Kentucky 11/30/91 78-17/157 .389 ASSISTS - FIVE-GAME MATCH Florida State 11/6/88 89 Ball State 9/4/93 75-23/135 .385 OPPONENT DATE NO. Alabama 11/1/96 86 Tulane 9/22/92 68-18/133 .376 Tennessee 9/27/96 91 Houston 9/4/99 84 Tulane 9/26/89 70-21/133 .368 Mississippi State 11/8/98 87 Georgia 10/18/87 83 Alabama 11/3/02 70-17/145 .366 Kentucky 10/4/92 86 Kentucky 10/29/93 82 New Mexico 9/27/86 67-19/131 .366 Auburn 11/13/94 86 South Carolina 10/1/95 82 UL-Lafayette 9/21/02 67-17/142 .352 Mississippi 10/11/98 86 New Orleans 9/4/98 82 Tulane 10/31/87 64-20/126 .349 Colorado State 9/7/90 84 Tennessee 11/18/98 82 Arkansas 11/12/95 84 Kentucky 10/10/99 82 North Carolina 10/21/88 83 Wyoming 9/6/90 82 KILLS - FIVE-GAME MATCH two occasions 81 OPPONENT DATE NO. Penn State 11/27/82 102 SERVICE ACES - THREE-GAME MATCH Tennessee 9/27/96 102 OPPONENT DATE NO. Oklahoma 9/22/89 96 Mississippi State 11/12/87 21 Colorado State 9/7/90 96 Mississippi State 10/31/85 19 Kentucky 10/4/92 96 Mississippi State 11/6/86 19 Mississippi 10/11/98 96 Tennessee 10/30/87 19 Wyoming 9/6/90 95 North Carolina 9/27/84 18 Auburn 11/13/94 94 Southern 10/16/85 18 Mississippi State 11/8/98 94 five occasions 17 two occasions 93 SERVICE ACES - FOUR-GAME MATCH TOTAL ATTEMPTS - THREE-GAME MATCH OPPONENT DATE NO. OPPONENT DATE NO. Tulane 9/22/87 23 Mississippi State 10/13/00 176 Texas A&M 9/26/87 20 Tennessee 10/8/99 174 Auburn 10/9/88 20 Mississippi State 10/30/94 164 Kentucky 11/7/86 19 Penn State 9/5/92 163 Southern 10/5/83 18 Florida 11/19/93 158 Southwestern La. 10/26/87 18 Arkansas 11/10/95 158 Georgia 10/7/88 18 Ole Miss 11/7/97 155 four occasions 17 West Virginia 9/2/95 152 North Carolina State 11/24/95 151 SERVICE ACES - FIVE-GAME MATCH Houston 9/28/91 150 OPPONENT DATE NO. Kentucky 11/14/87 20 TOTAL ATTEMPTS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Texas Tech 9/14/86 19 OPPONENT DATE NO. Ole Miss 9/29/84 18 New Orleans 9/4/98 232 Lauren Cuyler is the only freshman in LSU history to lead the Tigers in kills. Houston 11/8/86 18 Tennessee 10/8/00 226 Florida State 11/9/85 17 Houston 9/4/99 225 New Mexico State 9/25/87 17 Kentucky 10/29/93 221 HITTING PERCENTAGE - FIVE-GAME MATCH Tennessee 11/17/88 17 New Orleans 8/29/97 221 OPPONENT DATE K-E/TA PCT. seven occasions 16 South Carolina 10/25/96 219 Mississippi State 11/8/98 94-18/214 .355 Tennessee 11/18/98 218 Florida State 9/20/02 71-21/144 .347 DIGS - THREE-GAME MATCH Ole Miss 10/19/01 216 Montana State 9/19/85 77-24/162 .327 OPPONENT DATE NO. Alabama 11/11/94 216 New Orleans 10/11/94 61-18/132 .326 Florida 12/14/91 213 Mississippi State 10/13/00 95 Missouri 9/27/85 71-24/126 .325 Houston 9/28/91 94 Nevada-Reno 9/19/86 79-26/167 .317 Penn State 9/5/92 86 TOTAL ATTEMPTS - FIVE-GAME MATCH McNeese State 9/8/95 82-27/176 .313 Baylor 12/5/93 78 OPPONENT DATE NO. Georgia 11/25/90 80-27/170 .312 Tulane 10/8/96 77 Tennessee 9/27/96 266 North Carolina 10/21/88 93-29/206 .311 Texas Tech 9/3/89 76 Mississippi 10/11/98 251 Florida 10/4/91 89-31/191 .304 Arkansas State 10/22/93 75 Arkansas State 9/15/00 240 New Orleans 10/17/00 73 Mississippi 10/28/94 236 ASSISTS - THREE-GAME MATCH three occasions 69 Auburn 11/13/94 235 OPPONENT DATE NO. Kentucky 10/4/92 234 Mississippi State 1/13/00 68 Kentucky 10/12/97 233 West Virginia 9/2/95 65 Ole Miss 11/10/02 232 Central Florida 9/3/00 64 Arkansas 11/12/95 232 Mississippi State 10/30/94 62 Alabama 10/17/99 232 Arkansas State 10/22/93 62 Arkansas 11/10/95 60 Mississippi State 9/30/94 60 ( ) - Indicates NCAA ranking

5 6 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Team Season Records

DIGS - FOUR-GAME MATCH BLOCK SOLOS - FOUR-GAME MATCH TEAM RECORDS - SEASON OPPONENT DATE NO. OPPONENT DATE NO. KILLS Alabama 11/11/94 116 Northwestern 9/8/89 14 YEAR GAMES KILLS Florida 11/7/85 111 New Mexico 9/8/90 14 Florida 12/14/91 107 Texas A&M 8/31/89 12 1982 N/A 2583 Tennessee 10/8/00 101 Texas-Arlington 10/18/86 11 1983 N/A 2486 South Carolina 10/25/96 96 Arizona State 9/6/86 10 1986 165 2359 New Orleans 8/29/97 94 Texas A&M 10/21/83 9 1990 141 2259 Texas 10/25/93 93 Georgia 10/18/87 9 1989 141 2235 Montana 9/14/96 93 Georgia 9/29/89 9 1985 167 2207 South Carolina 10/18/84 91 New Mexico 9/13/90 9 1991 123 2059 Tulane 10/1/97 91 four occasions 8 1993 128 2023 1992 118 1935 1987 132 1927 DIGS - FIVE-GAME MATCH BLOCK SOLOS - FIVE-GAME MATCH OPPONENT DATE NO. OPPONENT DATE NO. KILLS PER GAME Ohio State 10/4/85 123 Wyoming 9/11/87 16 YEAR GAMES KILLS AVG. Tennessee 9/27/96 116 Indiana 9/20/86 13 Arkansas State 9/15/00 112 Florida 10/4/91 13 1991 123 2059 16.74 Arizona State 11/25/84 109 Tennessee 11/17/88 12 1992 118 1935 16.40 Auburn 11/13/94 109 Wyoming 9/6/90 12 1995 117 1893 16.18 Georgia 9/29/85 108 Nevada-Reno 9/19/86 11 1990 141 2259 16.02 Notre Dame 9/23/89 108 Houston 11/29/86 11 1989 141 2235 15.85 Kentucky 10/26/85 107 Tulane 9/20/88 11 1993 128 2023 15.80 Texas 12/8/90 106 Pepperdine 9/14/90 11 2001 91 1409 15.48 Maryland 9/16/94 105 two occasions 10 2002 106 1637 15.44 1998 117 1779 15.21 2000 112 1680 15.00 BLOCK ASSISTS - THREE-GAME MATCH TOTAL BLOCKS - THREE-GAME MATCH OPPONENT DATE NO. OPPONENT DATE BS BA TOTAL TOTAL ATTEMPTS Georgia 11/18/00 28 UNC-Charlotte 9/5/98 4 28 18 YEAR GAMES TA Ball State 9/5/97 28 Ball State 9/5/97 4 28 18 Tulane 11/2/88 28 Georgia 10/25/92 5 26 18 1983 N/A 6571 Arkansas 11/10/00 27 Auburn 10/16/87 5 25 17.5 1982 N/A 6297 Mississippi State 10/13/00 26 Kentucky 11/2/89 5 24 17 1986 165 5495 Georgia 10/25/92 26 Auburn 11/20/87 6 22 17 1985 167 5287 Auburn 10/16/87 25 Texas 10/2/91 8 17 16.5 1989 141 5172 Kentucky 11/2/89 24 Georgia 11/18/00 2 28 16 1990 141 4908 Penn State 9/5/92 24 William & Mary 10/26/90 8 16 16 2000 112 4875 UNC-Charlotte 9/5/98 24 Texas A&M 9/22/90 8 16 16 1999 121 4793 Tulane 11/2/88 2 28 16 1993 128 4777 1984 147 4753 BLOCK ASSISTS - FOUR-GAME MATCH Tulane 9/11/90 6 19 15.5 OPPONENT DATE NO. ATTEMPTS PER GAME Kansas 12/4/93 40 TOTAL BLOCKS - FOUR-GAME MATCH YEAR GAMES TA AVG. Michigan 10/26/85 39 OPPONENT DATE BS BA TOTAL Ole Miss 10/22/85 32 Kansas 12/4/93 6 40 26 2000 112 4857 43.37 Texas-Arlington 10/20/90 32 Ole Miss 10/22/85 8 32 24 2001 91 3697 40.63 Alabama 10/4/98 32 Texas-Arlington 10/18/86 11 26 24 1996 116 4654 40.12 Southern Cal 11/16/89 31 Texas A&M 8/31/89 12 23 23.5 1995 117 4647 39.72 Ole Miss 11/3/95 31 Texas-Arlington 10/20/90 7 32 23 1999 121 4793 39.61 Florida State 11/22/84 30 Michigan 10/26/85 2 39 21.5 1998 117 4634 39.61 Southern Illinois 9/30/83 28 Northwestern 9/8/89 14 15 21.5 1997 106 4171 39.35 Florida 11/7/85 28 Georgia 9/29/89 9 24 21 1994 120 4616 38.47 New Mexico 9/8/90 14 14 21 2002 106 4061 38.31 1992 118 4396 37.25 BLOCK ASSISTS - FIVE-GAME MATCH Southern Cal 11/16/89 5 31 20.5 OPPONENT DATE NO. HITTING PERCENTAGE Wyoming 9/11/87 59 TOTAL BLOCKS - FIVE-GAME MATCH YEAR GAMES K-E/TA PCT. San Jose State 9/18/99 40 OPPONENT DATE BS BA TOTAL Missouri 9/27/85 38 Wyoming 9/11/87 16 59 45.5 1991 123 2052-645/4231 .333 Arizona 9/7/86 37 Arizona 9/7/86 10 37 28.5 1990 141 2259-775/4908 .302 Kentucky 9/23/94 36 Tulane 9/20/88 11 32 27 1992 118 1935-693/4396 .283 Rice 9/18/83 34 Georgia 11/25/90 8 33 24.5 1989 141 2235-859/5172 .266 Ohio State 12/13/85 34 Tennessee 11/17/88 12 23 23.5 1986 165 2359-942/5495 .258 Arizona 12/6/86 34 Texas Lutheran 9/10/82 9 28 23 1988 128 1856-736/4411 .254 Montana 9/28/85 33 Lamar 10/9/85 9 28 23 1993 128 2023-869/4777 .242 Georgia 11/25/90 33 Indiana 9/20/86 13 19 22.5 1985 167 2207-939/5287 .240 Rice 9/9/89 8 29 22.5 1987 132 1927-829/4574 .240 1982 N/A 2583-1084/6297 .238 BLOCK SOLOS - THREE-GAME MATCH four occasions 22 OPPONENT DATE NO. ASSISTS Northeast La. 10/1/88 9 YEAR GAMES ASSISTS North Carolina 10/25/86 8 Purdue 9/20/87 8 1983 N/A 2164 Texas A&M 9/22/90 8 1986 165 2061 William & Mary 10/26/90 8 1985 167 1925 Michigan State 9/14/91 8 1990 141 1913 Texas 10/2/91 8 1989 141 1873 Texas A&M 11/3/91 8 1991 123 1787 nine occasions 7 1993 128 1785 1987 132 1691 1995 117 1672 1992 118 1669

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 7 Miscellaneous Records

ASSISTS PER GAME BLOCKS PER GAME MOST POINTS SCORED – SINGLE GAME (30-POINT GAME) YEAR GAMES ASSISTS AVG. YEAR GAMES BS BA TOTAL AVG. NO. OPPONENT GAME DATE 1991 123 1787 14.53 1986 165 247 641 568 3.44 39 Georgia Third game 10/20/02 1995 117 1672 14.29 1990 141 207 528 471 3.34 34 Ole Miss Third game 10/19/01 1992 118 1669 14.14 1989 141 171 587 465 3.30 34 Alabama First game 9/30/01 1993 128 1785 13.95 1991 123 157 477 396 3.22 34 UL-Lafayette Third game 9/18/01 2002 106 1448 13.66 1985 167 160 729 525 3.14 33 Mississippi State Second game 11/8/02 2001 91 1237 13.59 1987 132 162 482 403 3.05 32 seven occasions 1990 141 1913 13.57 2001 91 45 443 266.5 2.93 1998 117 1584 13.54 1988 128 141 461 372 2.91 FEWEST POINTS SCORED – SINGLE GAME (30-POINT GAME) 2000 112 1493 13.33 1992 118 120 436 338 2.86 NO. OPPONENT GAME DATE 1989 141 1873 13.28 2000 112 63 459 292.5 2.61 13 Florida Third game 10/18/02 15 Notre Dame Second game 11/23/01 SERVICE ACES TEAM RECORDS - MISCELLANEOUS 15 Colorado State Second game 9/8/01 YEAR GAMES ACES WINNING PERCENTAGE 16 Texas A&M Third game 9/1/02 1983 N/A 544 17 Baylor Second game 9/1/01 YEAR WL PCT. 1985 167 506 18 Georgia Fourth game 11/22/02 1991 35 2 .946 1982 N/A 489 18 Tennessee Third game 11/17/02 1978 28 2 .933 1986 165 472 19 Arkansas First game 11/13/02 1976 25 5 .833 1987 132 466 19 South Carolina Fourth game 10/6/02 1990 34 7 .829 1988 128 375 19 Arkansas Second game 9/25/02 1977 41 9 .820 1989 141 367 1986 35 9 .795 1990 141 340 1974 23 6 .793 1984 147 332 1989 30 8 .784 1993 128 269 1985 33 10 .767 1992 26 9 .743 SERVICE ACES PER GAME YEAR GAMES ACES AVG. MATCHES WON 1985 167 506 3.03 YEAR NO. 1988 128 375 2.93 1982 43 1986 165 472 2.86 1977 41 1987 165 432 2.62 1981 35 1989 141 367 2.60 1986 35 1990 141 340 2.41 1991 35 1984 147 332 2.26 1990 34 1995 117 250 2.14 1985 33 1991 123 260 2.11 1983 30 1993 128 269 2.10 1989 30 1978 28 DIGS YEAR GAMES DIGS MATCHES LOST 1983 N/A 2623 YEAR NO. 1985 167 2380 1983 27 1986 165 2344 1982 26 1989 141 2160 Wendy Stammer 1981 24 1990 141 2145 1984 23 1993 128 2079 MOST POINTS ALLOWED – SINGLE GAME (30-POINT GAME) 1994 23 2000 112 1914 NO. OPPONENT GAME DATE 1980 21 1996 116 1898 37 Georgia Third game 10/20/02 1997 21 1994 120 1877 34 Arkansas Second game 11/13/02 1996 20 1991 123 1849 34 Ole Miss Second game 11/10/02 1979 18 34 Florida A&M Second game 9/13/02 2000 17 DIGS PER GAME 32 Alabama First game 11/3/02 YEAR GAMES DIGS AVG. 32 UL-Lafayette Third game 9/21/02 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES WON 2000 112 1914 17.09 32 Ole Miss Third game 10/19/01 NO. DATES OF STREAK 1996 116 1898 16.36 32 Alabama First game 9/30/01 23 9/13/91 - 12/14/91 1993 128 2079 16.24 32 UL-Lafayette Third game 9/18/01 19 1977 2001 91 1444 15.87 31 MississippiState Second game 11/8/02 13 1978 1994 120 1877 15.64 31 Kentucky Third game 11/5/02 13 11/1/90 - 12/8/90 1992 118 1827 15.48 13 9/28/90 - 10/26/90 1995 117 1796 15.35 FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED – SINGLE GAME (30-POINT GAME) 12 10/5/85 - 11/2/85 1989 141 2160 15.32 NO. OPPONENT GAME DATE 12 8/30/91 - 10/2/91 1984 147 2247 15.29 10 Auburn Second game 11/1/02 11 1978-79 1990 141 2145 15.21 10 Auburn First game 9/28/01 9 three occasions 12 New Orleans Third game 9/1/01 TOTAL BLOCKS 14 New Orleans Second game 9/7/02 CONSECUTIVE HOME-COURT MATCHES WON YEAR GAMES BS BA TOTAL 14 Louisiana Tech First game 9/6/02 NO. DATES OF STREAK 1986 165 247 641 568 16 Alcorn State Third game 8/30/02 37 10/2/85 - 11/20/87 1985 167 160 729 525 16 Alcorn State Second game 8/30/02 32 10/3/90 - 9/25/92 1983 N/A 117 728 481 16 Tennessee Fourth game 9/21/01 1982 N/A 170 601 471 17 UL-Lafayette Fourth game 9/21/02 1990 141 207 528 471 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES LOST 17 Virginia Tech Third game 11/24/01 1989 141 171 587 465 NO. DATES OF STREAK 17 Ole Miss First game 10/19/01 1987 132 162 482 403 15 10/3/97-11/21/97 1991 123 157 477 396 8 10/28/83 - 11/5/83 1988 128 141 461 372 7 9/10/94-9/25/94 1992 118 120 436 338 6 1981 6 11/1/84-11/5/84 6 9/11/93-9/25/93 6 10/14/94-10/28/94

5 8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1,000-Kill Club

Nyla Shepherd, 1988-91 1,735 kills YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1988 123 290 2.36 110 673 .268 1989 136 558 4.10 188 1193 .310 1990 130 483 3.72 139 1019 .338 1991 113 404 3.58 117 884 .325 TOTALS 502 1735 3.46 554 3769 .313 Wendy Stammer, 1983-86 1,592 kills YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1983 N/A 152 N/A 76 425 .179 1984 104 215 2.07 124 646 .141 1985 162 522 3.22 211 1181 .278 1986 159 703 4.42 216 1497 .325 TOTALS N/A 1592 N/A 627 3749 .257 Leah Bennett, 1981-84 Julie Stempel 1,590 kills YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1982 N/A 516 N/A 161 1187 .299 Kelly Thompson, 1996-99 1983 N/A 657 N/A 177 1254 .323 1984 137 417 3.04 122 981 .301 1,355 kills YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. TOTALS* N/A 1590 N/A 460 3422 .330 1996 105 194 1.85 108 500 .172 1997 106 391 3.69 225 1025 .162 Detra Brown, 1983-86 1998 117 395 3.38 164 990 .233 1999 106 375 3.54 123 871 .289 1,504 kills TOTALS YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 434 1355 3.12 620 3386 .217 1983 N/A 81 N/A 58 252 .091 1984 119 249 2.09 168 734 .110 Julie Stempel, 1988-91 1985 157 572 3.64 193 1181 .321 1,300 kills 1986 160 594 3.71 252 1321 .259 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. TOTALS N/A 1504 N/A 671 3488 .239 1988 127 281 2.21 90 581 .329 1989 139 372 2.68 136 814 .290 Monique Adams, 1989-91 1990 140 370 2.64 133 795 .298 1991 118 277 2.34 68 548 .381 1,481 kills TOTALS 524 1300 2.48 427 2738 .319 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1989 119 355 2.98 162 733 .263 1990 137 618 4.51 226 1142 .343 Carmis Franks, 1993-96 1991 112 508 4.54 180 991 .331 1,213 kills TOTALS 368 1481 4.02 568 2866 .319 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1993 52 100 1.92 53 221 .213 Lisa Smith, 1984-87 1994 100 265 2.65 147 636 .186 1995 100 371 3.71 135 761 .310 1,380 kills 1996 106 477 4.50 199 1078 .258 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. TOTALS 358 1213 3.39 534 2696 .252 1984 135 262 1.94 133 755 .171 1985 165 332 2.01 144 827 .227 1986 162 322 1.99 108 729 .294 Tess Sulatycki, 1989-92 1987 132 464 3.52 150 993 .316 1,130 kills TOTALS 594 1380 2.32 535 3304 .256 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1989 117 409 3.50 149 965 .269 Jennifer Hampton, 1999-2002 1990 107 268 2.50 92 646 .273 1991 86 194 2.26 63 451 .291 1,369 kills 1992 97 259 2.67 99 650 .246 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. TOTALS 407 1130 2.78 403 2712 .268 1998 112 322 2.88 178 972 1.48 1999 111 339 3.05 178 1084 .149 2000 90 292 3.24 138 858 .179 Meagan Davis, 1998-2001 2001 105 416 3.96 198 1097 .199 1,062 kills TOTALS 418 1369 3.28 692 4011 .16 YEAR GAMES KILLS K/GAME ERRORS ATTEMPTS PCT. 1998 95 152 1.60 53 406 .244 1999 117 314 2.68 73 730 .330 2000 112 349 3.11 69 804 .348 2001 86 247 2.87 40 549 .377 TOTALS 410 1062 2.59 235 2489 .332

* Totals do not include 1981 season as records were not kept

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 9 1,000-Dig Club

Dani Reis, 1989-92 1,527 digs YEAR GAMES DIGS D/GAME 1989 134 419 3.13 1990 137 413 3.01 1991 122 328 2.69 1992 116 367 3.16 TOTALS 509 1527 3.00 Luciana Reis, 1990-93 1,380 digs YEAR GAMES DIGS D/GAME 1990 133 420 3.15 1991 100 269 2.69 1992 66 175 2.65 1993 121 516 4.26 TOTALS 420 1380 3.29 Jennifer Hampton, 1999-2002 1,315 digs YEAR GAMES DIGS D/GAME 1999 112 295 2.63 2000 111 425 3.83 2001 90 285 3.17 2002 105 310 2.95 Lisa Smith TOTALS 418 1315 3.15 Wendy Stammer, 1983-86 1,261 digs YEAR GAMES DIGS D/GAME 1983 N/A 197 N/A 1984 N/A 208 N/A 1985 162 360 2.22 1986 159 463 2.91 TOTALS N/A 1261 N/A Detra Brown, 1983-86 1,105 digs YEAR GAMES DIGS D/GAME 1983 N/A 129 N/A 1984 N/A 219 N/A 1985 157 424 2.70 1986 160 382 2.39 TOTALS N/A 1105 N/A Lisa Smith, 1984-87 1,095 digs YEAR GAMES DIGS D/GAME 1984 135 311 n/a 1985 165 306 1.85 1986 162 283 1.75 1987 132 195 1.48 TOTALS 594 1095 1.84

Jennifer Hampton

6 0 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Yearly Leaders

KILLS 1993 Luciana Santana 1,426 DIGS 1982 Leah Bennett 516 1994 Luciana Santana 800 1982 Claudia Lee 40 1983 Leah Bennett 657 1995 Randi Winn 1,386 1983 Penny Lucas 400 1984 Leah Bennett 417 1996 Randi Winn 1,357 1984 Maureen Marek 369 1985 Detra Brown 572 1997 Lauren O'Connor 1,081 1985 Detra Brown 424 1986 Wendy Stammer 703 1998 Lauren O'Connor 1,428 1986 Wendy Stammer 463 1987 Monica Freitas 499 1999 Lauren O’Connor 790 1987 Monica Freitas 376 1988 Monica Freitas 387 2000 Katie Kubena 880 1988 Monica Freitas 320 1989 Nyla Shepherd 558 2001 Katie Kubena 1,030 1989 Dani Reis 419 1990 Monique Adams 618 2002 Katie Kubena 1,159 1990 Luciana Reis 420 1991 Monique Adams 508 1991 Dani Reis 328 1992 Angie Miller 515 SERVICE ACES 1992 Dani Reis 367 1993 Venessa Hackett 493 1982 Claudia Lee 103 1993 Luciana Reis 516 1994 Tiffany Miller 379 1983 Maureen Marek 92 1994 Shannon Hoesing 335 1995 Luciana Santana 421 1984 Maureen Marek 66 1995 Luciana Santana 355 1996 Carmis Franks 477 1985 Wendy Stammer 107 1996 Randi Winn 339 1997 Emily Boken 401 1986 Wendy Stammer 151 1997 Emily Boken 318 1998 Lauren Cuyler 427 1987 Monica Freitas 99 1998 Meg Norwood 336 1999 Kelly Thompson 375 1988 Sibel Gurkan 79 1999 Jennifer Hampton 295 2000 Meagan Davis 349 1989 Dani Reis 71 2000 Jennifer Hampton 425 2001 Jennifer Hampton 292 1990 Dani Reis 78 2001 Jennifer Hampton 285 2002 Jennifer Hampton 416 1991 Dani Reis 57 2002 Jennifer Hampton 310 1992 Dani Reis 48 HITTING PERCENTAGE 1993 Luciana Santana 70 1982 Leah Bennett .299 1994 Luciana Santana 39 1983 Leah Bennett .321 1995 Luciana Santana 64 1984 Leah Bennett .301 1996 Emily Boken 31 1985 Detra Brown .321 1997 Emily Boken 32 1986 Wendy Stammer .325 1998 Meg Norwood 40 1987 Lisa Smith .316 1999 Meagan Davis 29 1988 Julie Stempel .329 2000 Jennifer Hampton 27 1989 Nyla Shepherd .310 2001 Jennifer Hampton 27 1990 Monique Adams .343 2002 Katie Kubena 35 1991 Angie Miller .399 1992 Angie Miller .351 TOTAL BLOCKS 1993 Venessa Hackett .293 1982 Gayle Stammer 153 1994 Tiffany Miller .217 1983 Leah Bennett 181 1995 Carmis Franks .310 1984 Leah Bennett 119 1996 Carmis Franks .258 1985 Stacey Samuels 243 1997 Miranda Cantu .248 1986 Stacey Samuels 258 1998 Meg Norwood .244 1987 Lisa Smith 190 Meagan Davis .244 1988 Julie Stempel 159 1999 Meagan Davis .330 1989 Julie Stempel 193 2000 Meagan Davis .348 1990 Julie Stempel 181 2001 Meagan Davis .377 1991 Angie Miller 177 2002 Lauren Cuyler .344 1992 Angie Miller 170 1993 Tiffany Miller 125 ASSISTS 1994 Tiffany Miller 131 1982 stat not kept 1995 Jackie Bode 86 1983 stat not kept 1996 Miranda Cantu 101 1984 Maureen Marek 735 1997 Kelly Thompson 117 1985 Kim Osterhoff 1,295 1998 Kelly Thompson 128 1986 Julie Boland 1,426 1999 Meagan Davis 137 1987 Simone DePaula 595 2000 Lauren Cuyler 126 1988 Sibel Gurkan 761 2001 Meagan Davis 101 1989 Dani Reis 1,611 2002 Regan Hood 101 Regan Hood 1990 Dani Reis 1,701 1991 Dani Reis 1,608 1992 Dani Reis 1,459

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 6 1 Year-by-Year Results

Ole Miss L 1977 (41-9) Coach Gerry Owens Tulane W Louisiana AIAW Louisiana AIAW Champions New Orleans W Northeast Louisiana W Alabama Tournament -- Tuscaloosa, Ala. McNeese State W Montevallo W Nicholls State W Mississippi State W Southeastern Louisiana W Judson College W Tulane W at Alabama L Mississippi University for Women L Tennessee-Martin W 1979 (15-17) Coach Gerry Owens Southeastern Louisiana W Southeastern Louisiana W Southeastern Louisiana W 15-6,13-15,15-2,15-6 Mississippi University Tournament -- Columbus, Miss. New Orleans W 15-13,15-8,15-8 New Orleans W Southern W 15-11,15-7,15-10 Berry College W Central Florida Tournament -- Orlando, Fla. at Mississippi University for Wom e n W Auburn W 15-3,15-5 Auburn W Miami L 13-15,12-15 Florida Tech L Alabama L 14-16,10-15 Florida State W Florida State L 6-15,15-13,13-15 at Mississippi University for Wom e n W at Central Florida L 1-15,7-15 Florida Tech L Oklahoma L 4-15,9-15 Southwestern Louisiana W Miami-Dade College South W 15-9,3-15,15-10 Northeast Louisiana W at Tulane L 3-15,13-15,11-15 Northwestern State W New Orleans W 8-15,15-8,15-1 Houston Tournament -- Houston, Texas at Nicholls State L 8-15,5-15,15-12,17-19 Texas Tech L Oklahoma Tournament -- Norman, Okla. Southwest Missouri L at Oklahoma L 11-15,13-15,6-15 Stephen F.Austin W Texas Tech W 15-8,15-8,13-15,10-15,15-11 Northeast Oklahoma W Oklahoma State W 15-12,15-14,15-5 Memphis State Tournament -- Memphis, Tenn. East Texas State L 5-15,13-15 Arkansas-Little Rock W Oklahoma State W 15-6,8-15,15-12 Northeast Louisiana W at Oklahoma L 11-15,15-12,3-15 Tennessee Tech W Tulane L 11-15,15-8,9-15,8-15 Ole Miss W SEC Tournament -- Tuscaloosa, Ala. Northern Kentucky L Mississippi State W 15-5,15-5 Southwestern Louisiana W Kentucky L 9-15,11-1 Nicholls State W Tennessee L 6-15,9-15 Northeast Louisiana W Ole Miss W 16-14,15-9,15-13 Northwestern State W Kentucky L 8-15,13-15,4-16 Northeast Louisiana W at Alabama L 13-15,12-15,14-16 Nicholls State W Nicholls State W 5-15,15-5,15-13,15-8 SEC Tournament Louisiana AIAW Kentucky W Southeastern Louisiana W 15-4,15-9 Florida W McNeese State W 15-6,15-4 Ole Miss W Tulane L 11-15,15-10,9-15 Tennessee W Southwestern Louisiana W 15-7,5-15,15-8,9-15 Tennessee W Southwest AIAW New Orleans W Tulane L 4-15,5-15,10-15 Louisiana AIAW McNeese State W Southern W 1980 (11-21) Coach Gerry Owens Southeastern Louisiana W Southwestern Louisiana W Oral Roberts Tournament -- Tulsa, Okla. Nicholls State W Lamar L 6-15,9-15 Nicholls State W Emporia State W 7-15,15-4,15-9 Tulane W St.Louis W 15-9,16-14 Southwest AIAW Regional Baylor L 8-15,16-14,11-15 Houston L Tulane L 1-15,13-15 Texas Lutheran L Indiana W 15-13,15-8 Oklahoma State W at New Orleans L 12-15,11-15,15-10,16-14,13-15 Central Florida Tournament -- Orlando, Fla. Miami L 8-15,2-15 1978 (28-2) Coach Gerry Owens Florida International L 11-15,7-15 South Carolina W 11-15,15-6,15-7 Louisiana AIAW Champions at Central Florida L 14-16,10-15 Florida State L 7-15,4-15 Southeastern Louisiana W at Central Florida W 15-13,12-15,15-12 Northeast Louisiana W Florida State L 5-15,3-15 Southwestern Louisiana W at Tulane L 10-15,1-15,4-15 Northeast Louisiana W New Orleans W 15-2,15-11 Alabama Tournament -- Tuscaloosa, Ala. Southwestern Louisiana L 15-5,12-15,10-15 Florida State W at Nicholls State W 13-15,15-13,15-2,15-3 North Alabama W New Orleans W 11-15,15-13,15-2,15-13 at Alabama W Tulane Tournament -- New Orleans, La. North Alabama W Oral Roberts L 8-15,1-15,8-15 at Alabama L at Tulane W 15-13,15-13,17-15 Northern Kentucky W Ole Miss L 5-15,7-15,11-15 New Orleans W at Tulane L 7-15,5-15,7-15 Southwestern Louisiana W SEC Tournament -- Lexington, Ky. Mississippi State W Mississippi State L 13-15,11-15 New Orleans W Auburn W 15-10,16-14 Tulane W at Kentucky L 4-15,0-15 Nicholls State W Alabama L 10-15,15-12,6-15 Nicholls State W Nicholls State L 17-15,12-15,3-15,10-15 Memphis State Tournament -- Memphis, Tenn. Southwest AIAW Northeast Louisiana W Texas-Arlington L 11-15,1-15 Mississippi State W Lamar L 10-15,7-15 Tennessee-Martin W Oklahoma W 15-13,16-18,15-3 Louisville W Tulane L 15-7,5-15,7-15 Tulane W

6 2 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9/22 New Orleans W 15-13,15-2 1981 (35-24) Coach Ruth Nelson Sam Houston Tournament -- Huntsville, Texas 9/24 San Angelo L 9-15,14-16 Texas-Arlington Tournament -- Arlington, Texas 9/24 Texas Lutheran W 15-4,15-11 Texas A&M L 11-15,11-15 9/24 at Sam Houston L 15-9,11-15,14-16 at Texas-Arlington L 3-15,6-15 9/25 Tulane W 15-5,15-12 North Texas State W 15-12,15-3 9/25 San Jacinto CC W 15-7,15-5 Oklahoma W 9-15,15-9,15-12 9/25 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-7,15-3 Alabama Tournament -- Tuscaloosa, Ala. 9/27 Southern W 15-1,15-13,15-3 Central Florida W 15-9,15-12 9/28 New Orleans W 15-7,15-11,15-3 Texas Tech L 15-5,7-15,7-15 9/30 Tulane W 15-4,15-12 Mississippi University for Women W 15-7,15-10 Lamar Tournament -- Beaumont, Texas Ole Miss L 15-4,9-15,11-15 10/1 San Jacinto JC W 15-10,15-7 Ohio State L 11-15,11-15 10/1 Sam Houston L 13-15,12-15 Sam Houston Tournament -- Huntsville, Texas 10/1 South Alabama L 9-15,15-9,12-15 Southwest Texas W 16-14,8-15,15-9 10/1 New Mexico State L 11-15,4-15 Stephen F.Austin L 13-15,15-13,4-15 10/2 Rice W 15-5,15-5 Mary Hardin-Baylor W 15-7,14-16,15-3 10/2 at Lamar W 15-11,15-7 Southwest Texas L 10-15,15-11,6-15 10/2 Sam Houston W 15-11,13-15,15-9 at Sam Houston L 10-15,9-15 10/2 New Mexico State L 15-7,9-15,10-15 San Jacinto CC L 11-15,9-15 10/6 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-10,15-11,15-8 East Texas State W 15-11,15-7 Louisiana Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. Lamar Tournament -- Beaumont, Texas 10/8 Nicholls State W 15-5,15-7 Texas L 11-15,7-15 10/8 Sam Houston L 13-15,15-12,14-16 Alvin CC W 15-5,15-4 10/8 Texas A&M L 9-15,11-15 Sam Houston W 11-15,15-10,15-11 10/9 Memphis State L 15-12,13-15,8-15 Ohio State L 12-15,13-15 10/9 South Alabama W 15-10,15-11 at Lamar W 15-12,11-15,16-14 10/9 Oral Roberts W 15-7,15-13 South Alabama W 16-14,13-15,15-9,15-9 10/9 Texas A&M L 5-15,7-15 at Nicholls State W 15-6,15-8,15-10 10/11 Kentucky W 15-17,15-10,15-10,16-14 Ole Miss W 15-1,15-12,15-7 10/15 at Georgia L 12-15,15-8,15-3,14-16,9-15 at Illinois W 15-11,3-15,15-9,10-15,15-13 Georgia Invitational -- Athens, Ga. Illini Classic -- Champaign, Ill. 10/16 Duke W 7-15,15-9,15-13 Lewis University W 15-5,15-9 10/16 South Carolina-Spartanburg W 15-11,11-15,15-4 Illinois State W 4-15,15-7,15-10 10/16 South Alabama W 15-4,15-4 Pittsburgh L 9-15,16-14,14-16 10/16 at Georgia W 15-7,15-3 Southern Illinois W 15-9,15-12 10/17 at Tennessee W forfeit Missouri W 15-1,15-13 10/18 Southern Miss W 15-4,15-3,15-1 at Illinois L 15-5,4-15,8-15 10/20 at Southern W 15-4,15-5,15-1 Texas A&M L 15-13,7-15,14-16 10/24 at Ole Miss W 15-13,15-11,15-3 at Kentucky L 7-15,11-15,15-4,15-17 10/26 McNeese State W 15-1,15-4,15-3 Texas A&M Classic -- College Station, Texas Texas A&M Classic -- College Station, Texas at Texas A&M L 8-15,1-15,10-15 10/29 Southwest Missouri L 12-15,12-15,10-15 Lamar L 13-15,10-15,13-15 10/29 at Texas A&M L 2-15,13-15,15-6,5-15 Texas-Arlington L 9-15,9-15,15-12,8-15 10/29 Kentucky L 15-6,10-15,4-15,14-16 Houston W 16-14,15-3,15-6 10/30 Florida State L 10-15,15-13,4-15,3-15 Lamar L 15-6,11-15,12-15,16-14,11-15 10/2 at Tulane L 15-11,15-4,14-16,7-15,14-16 Tennessee W 13-15,15-2,15-2,15-12 Tulane Tournament -- New Orleans, La. LSU Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/5 Rice W 15-10,7-15,15-12 New Orleans W 15-5,15-5 11/5 Nicholls State W 15-2,15-7 Saint Phillip's JC W 15-3,2-15,15-12 11/6 New Orleans W 15-3,15-13 Texas Lutheran L 8-15,9-15 11/6 Southwest Texas W 15-11,15-12 Tennessee W 15-11,15-4 11/6 Houston W 15-11,15-8 Florida State W 8-15,15-9,15-7 11/6 Rice L 12-15,8-15,15-7,10-15 Texas Lutheran L 16-14,11-15,11-15,11-15 11/9 Lamar W 6-15,15-10,15-8,18-20,15-7 Nicholls State W 15-7,15-8,15-4 11/11 Mississippi State W 15-13,15-1,15-10 at South Alabama W 15-4,15-7,7-15,5-15,15-3 11/18 New Orleans W 15-13,15-5,15-11 at Alabama W 15-4,15-7,7-15,5-15,15-3 SEC Tournament -- Baton Rouge, La. at Mississippi State W 15-10,15-8,15-3 11/20 Georgia W 15-11,15-11,15-10 at New Orleans W 15-2,15-12,15-9 11/21 Tennessee L 12-15,10-15,7-15 Saskatchewan W 15-9,15-11,5-15,15-11 11/24 at Illinois W 15-10,4-15,15-13,15-13 LSU Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. Northwestern Invitational -- Evanston, Ill. Tulane W 15-6,15-9,15-6 11/27 at Northwestern L 5-15,4-15,6-15 Texas A&M L 8-15,15-9,10-15,15-2,15-3 11/28 Penn State L 14-16,15-10,15-8,12-15,7-15 Saskatchewan L 15-9,15-11,5-15,15-11 Tulane W 15-13,6-15,15-8,11-15,15-10 Georgia W 15-13,6-15,15-8,11-15,15-10 1983 (31-26) Coach Ruth Nelson SEC Tournament -- Knoxville, Tenn. Mississippi State W 15-7,15-1,15-5 LSU Volleyball Preview -- Baton Rouge, La. at Tennessee L 13-15,4-15,6-15 9/3 Southern W 15-4,15-5,15-6 Kentucky W 15-13,15-7,15-13 9/3 Rice W 15-11,15-5,15-13 9/4 Clemson W 15-6,15-6,15-11 9/4 New Orleans W 15-10,15-8,14-16,15-5 1982 (43-26) Coach Ruth Nelson 9/4 Florida State L 15-13,11-15,15-8 ,11-15,8-15 9/11 at Houston L 15-17,16-14,6-15 SEC Tournament Finalist 9/12 Tulane W 15-6,15-13 9/14 Georgia W 13-15,15-8,16-14,9-15,15-1 9/4 New Orleans W 15-3,15-3 Rice Invitational -- Houston, Texas Longhorn Classic -- Austin, Texas 9/16 Texas Lutheran W 15-6,15-5 9/10 Southwest Missouri L 8-15,4-15,10-15 9/16 Southwestern Louisiana L 15-4,12-15,10-15 9/10 Texas Lutheran L 12-15,15-3,15-3,13-15,13-15 9/17 Lamar L 14-16,2-15 9/11 Texas-Arlington L 4-15,13-15,17-19 9/17 Houston L 15-13,9-15,7-15,8-15 9/11 Illinois State L 9-15,7-15,13-15 9/17 at Rice W 15-7,15-6,15-4 9/11 at Texas L 11-15,3-15,12-15 9/18 at Rice W 15-9,7-15,16-14,10-15,15-10 9/13 Nicholls State W 15-4,15-9,15-5 LSU Jambalaya Jamboree -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/14 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-7,15-2,15-7 9/23 UCLA L 7-15,3-15,10-15 LSU Volleyball Preview -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/24 Washington W 15-11,15-11,15-13 9/17 New Orleans W 15-10,15-4,15-7 9/25 Ohio State L 15-6,11-15,10-15,15-9,1-15 9/17 Florida State L 8-15,8-15,8-15 9/26 Tulane L 15-4,15-8,11-15,10-15,10-15 9/18 Tulane W 15-3,15-5,12-15,19-17 Tennessee Classic -- Knoxville, Tenn. 9/18 South Alabama W 16-14,6-15,15-12 9/30 Southern Illinois W 17-15,6-15,15-11,15-2 9/21 at Nicholls State W 15-0,15-7,14-16,15-2 10/1 Texas Tech W 15-11,15-6,15-7

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 6 3 Year-by-Year Results

10/1 at Tennessee L 4-15,2-15,16-14,3-15 LSU Thanksgiving Festival -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/2 at Kentucky L 2-15,8-15,15-11,14-16 11/22 Florida State W 15-11,12-15,15-9,15-13 10/5 Southern W 15-8,15-3,15-10 11/23 BYU L 11-15,15-17,0-15 LSU-Aspri Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/24 Iowa W 15-13,15-6,12-15,8-15,15-7 10/7 Illinois W 2-15,13-15,2-15 11/25 Arizona State W 15-12,15-13,11-15,11-15,15-6 10/7 Texas A&M L 14-16,15-10,7-15,14-16 10/8 Penn State L 15-17,15-13,6-15,10-15 10/8 Texas L 7-15,15-9,10-15,13-15 1985 (33-10, 5-1 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 10/9 Tennessee W 15-9,15-13,15-7 10/11 at Tulane W 12-15,15-10,15-4,15-7 SEC Tournament Finalist Texas-Arlington Tournament -- Arlington, Texas 10/14 Lamar W 15-10,15-5,15-9 Memphis State Tournament -- Memphis, Tenn. 10/14 Southern Illinois W 15-1,15-5,15-5 9/6 Eastern Illinois L 11-15,13-15,12-15 10/15 Houston W 2-15,17-15,15-10,17-15 9/6 UAB W 15-3,15-8,15-4 10/15 at Texas-Arlington W 15-6,15-7,11-15,15-1 9/7 Clemson W 15-5,15-3,15-8 10/17 Southern W 15-6,15-5,15-4 9/7 at Memphis W 15-11,15-13,15-8 10/18 New Orleans W 15-3,7-15,15-13,15-5 9/7 Ole Miss W 11-15,15-11,15-1,15-6 Texas A&M Classic -- College Station, Texas 9/10 Lamar W 15-6,15-11,15-2 10/21 Oral Roberts W 15-6,15-11,15-5 Penn State Tournament -- University Park, Pa. 10/21 at Texas A&M L 15-17,16-18,15-13,12-15 9/13 Ohio State W 9-15,15-6,12-15,15-6,15-7 10/22 Texas Tech W 6-15,15-9,9-15,15-11,19-17 9/13 Michigan State W 15-2,15-1,15-7 10/22 at Texas A&M W 15-3,7-15,15-13,15-5 9/14 at Penn State L 9-15,1-15,16-14,13-15 Texas Halloween Classic -- Austin, Texas 9/19 at Montana State W 15-6,13-15,9-15,15-12,15-4 10/28 San Diego State L 15-9,8-15,6-15,5-15 Domino's Lobo Classic -- Albuquerque, N.M. 10/28 Florida State L 6-15,4-15,10-15 9/20 Wyoming W 15-8,1-15,15-13,15-13 10/19 at Texas L 6-15,5-15,10-15 9/20 Purdue L 9-15,15-10,10-15,11-15 11/3 at UCLA L 4-15,9-15,4-15 9/21 at New Mexico L 15-6,10-15,11-15,15-4,7-15 UCLA-Mikasa National Invitational -- Los Angeles, Calif. 9/24 at Tulane W 15-4,15-11,15-8 11/4 California L 5-15,10-15 Houston Tournament -- Houston, Texas 11/4 Cal Poly L 8-15,11-15 9/27 Missouri W 15-7,13-15,15-8,7-15,15-13 11/5 New Mexico L 5-15,7-15 9/27 Eastern Washington W 15-9,15-2,8-15,15-6 11/5 San Diego State L 3-15,3-15 9/28 at Houston L 16-14,6-15,7-15,5-15 11/7 Ole Miss W 11-15,15-4,11-15,15-6,15-10 9/28 Montana L 15-9,7-15,8-15,15-6,13-15 11/13 at Mississippi State W 15-5,15-8,15-3 9/29 * Georgia L 9-15,12-15,15-7,15-11,11-15 11/14 New Orleans W 15-10,15-12,15-8 10/2 New Orleans W 15-11,15-7,15-11 SEC Tournament -- Lexington, Ky. Texas Classic -- Austin, Texas 11/19 Tennessee L 15-7,13-15,15-11,11-15,6-15 10/4 Ohio State L 13-15,15-7,16-14,14-16,9-15 11/20 Ole Miss W 15-6,15-6,15-9 10/5 Rice W 15-2,15-3,15-1 LSU Thanksgiving Festival -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/9 at Lamar W 11-15,9-15,15-9,15-4,15-10 11/24 Nebraska L 4-15,10-15,15-11,3-15 10/13 at Northeast Louisiana W 15-8,15-2,15-13 11/25 Notre Dame W 15-5,15-1,15-3 10/16 Southern W 15-9,15-4,15-3 11/25 Houston W 15-10,15-9,5-15,15-8 10/22 * Ole Miss W 15-7,8-15,16-14,16-14 11/26 Texas A&M L 12-15,12-15,15-12,8-15 10/24 *Tennessee W 5-15,14-16,15-7,15-12,15-13 11/26 Arizona State L 10-15,15-11,8-15,11-15 10/26 * at Kentucky W 14-16,15-11,7-15,15-11,11-15 10/26 Michigan W 15-2,11-15,15-9,15-5 10/30 at Southern W 15-1,15-2,15-9 1984 (18-23, 4-2 SEC) Coach Ruth Nelson 10/31 * at Mississippi State W 15-4,15-4,15-5 Tennessee Classic -- Knoxville, Tenn. 9/10 at Southern W 15-7,15-3,15-13 11/1 Texas A&M W 4-15,15-4,15-9,15-9 Cornhusker Classic -- Lincoln, Neb. 11/2 at Tennessee W 2-15,4-15,15-4,15-2,15-10 9/14 at Nebraska L 3-15,7-15,14-16 11/2 Pittsburgh L 12-15,3-15,15-12,15-8,12-15 9/15 U.S.International L 11-15,15-10,10-15,4-15 11/5 Nicholls State W 15-2,15-4,15-4 9/15 Northwestern L 3-15,5-15,11-15 11/7 * at Florida W 15-3,15-7,11-15,15-12 9/18 at New Orleans W 15-10,5-15,15-6,15-11 11/9 at Florida State W 15-13,14-16,9-15,15-7,15-8 Texas A&M Classic -- College Station, Texas 11/13 Tulane W 15-9,15-6,15-3 9/21 Illinois State L 4-15,15-7,4-15,2-15 11/14 at New Orleans W 15-10,15-13,15-1 9/21 at Texas A&M L 3-15,15-12,13-15,10-15 11/16 Northeast Louisiana W 15-8,15-3,15-4 9/22 Southern Illinois W 15-12,3-15,15-10,4-15,15-13 SEC Tournament -- Oxford, Miss. 9/22 Florida State L 15-11,15-12,8-15,13-15,8-15 11/22 Mississippi State W 15-2,15-13,15-1 9/24 Tulane W 15-13,15-7,5-15,13-15,15-13 11/23 at Ole Miss W 15-9,12-15,15-11,15-11 LSU Jambalaya Jamboree -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/24 Georgia L 8-15,10-15,15-8,14-16 9/27 North Carolina W 15-7,15-9,15-3 9/28 Texas A&M L 5-15,14-16,5-15 9/28 Louisville L 12-15,10-15,12-15 9/29 Ole Miss W 15-8,13-15,7-15,18-16,15-9 1986 (35-9, 5-1 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 9/29 Southern W 15-9,15-8,15-6 10/1 * Kentucky L 14-16,15-12,6-15,8-15 SEC Champions 10/7 Hawai’i L 4-15,3-15,14-16 10/8 vs.Hawai’i (at Kenner, La.) L 4-15,7-15,15-8,7-15 SEC Tournament Champions LSU-Aspri Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/12 Duke L 5-15,7-15,10-15 NCAA South Regional Finalist 10/13 * Mississippi State W 15-5,15-8,15-6 10/13 Pittsburgh L 10-15,15-13,14-16,6-15 Final Ranking: No. 16 10/14 Rice W 15-12,15-11,15-8 10/18 South Carolina L 15-13,11-15,8-15,11-15 9/6 at Arizona State L 12-15,12-15,15-12,12-15 10/20 * at Tennessee L 12-15,17-15,13-15,11-15 9/7 at Arizona L 11-15,15-4,8-15,15-9,10-15 10/21 * at Georgia W 15-4,17-15,9-15,16-14 9/12 Purdue W 10-15,15-6,15-13,15-9 10/24 * Florida W 15-10,15-10,15-5 9/14 Texas Tech W 19-21,15-7 15-4,12-15,15-9 10/30 New Orleans W 7-15,15-1,15-9,15-13 9/17 Tulane W 15-8,15-6,5-15,11-15,15-3 11/1 at San Diego State L 2-15,6-15,5-15 Wyoming Classic -- Laramie, Wyo. UCLA-Mikasa National Invitational -- Los Angeles, Calif. 9/19 Nevada-Reno W 15-11,15-4,13-15,13-15,15-4 11/2 at UCLA L 4-15,7-15 9/20 Indiana W 15-5,15-9,13-15,15-17,16-14 11/2 Calgary L 7-15,1-15 9/20 at Wyoming L 11-15,9-15,15-7,11-15 11/3 Colorado State L 12-15,15-12,11-15 LSU Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/3 Oregon L 7-15,3-15 9/26 Sam Houston W 15-11,15-11,15-7 11/5 Japan All-Stars (Exhibition) L 3-15,1-15,10-15 9/26 Florida State W 15-8,15-0,15-6 11/11 * at Ole Miss W 15-7,15-11,11-15,4-16 9/27 New Mexico W 14-16,15-11,15-8,15-3 11/13 at Tulane W 15-7,15-12,15-9 9/27 Southwest Missouri W 15-13,15-13,9-15,16-14 SEC Tournament -- Knoxville, Tenn. 9/30 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-5,15-4,15-3 11/16 Ole Miss W 15-13,14-16,16-14,15-11 Colorado State Tournament -- Fort Collins, Colo. 11/17 at Tennessee L 7-15,3-15,14-16 10/3 Montana W 15-12,6-15,15-13,15-6 11/18 Georgia L 15-9,8-15,11-15,4-15 10/4 Texas A&M L 11-15,15-8,12-15

6 4 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 10/4 at Colorado State L 9-15,4-15,5-15 10/7 at Tulane W 15-2,15-9,15-10 1988 (22-13, 5-2 SEC) Coach Scott Luster Southern Illinois Tournament -- Carbondale, Ill. 10/10 Eastern Illinois W 15-5,15-5,16-14 9/5 Texas A&M W 15-10,15-11,15-11 10/11 at Southern Illinois L 15-8,12-15,15-17,15-13,5-15 Louisiana Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/14 * Florida W 15-11,8-15,15-8,15-12 9/9 Nicholls State W 15-5,15-0,15-4 10/18 at Texas-Arlington W 11-15,15-11,15-13,15-13 9/9 Southeastern Louisiana W 15-2,15-4,15-4 10/19 * at Ole Miss W 15-4,15-6,15-7 9/10 Southern W 15-5,15-6,15-4 10/21 at New Orleans W 15-4,15-7,15-5 9/10 McNeese State W 15-1,15-2,15-4 10/24 at Duke W 16-14,8-15,15-7,15-7 9/10 Cal Poly L 12-15,9-15,15-12,15-12,4-15 10/25 at North Carolina W 15-10,15-4,15-7 Illini Classic -- Champaign, Ill. 10/28 Southern Miss W 15-8,15-6,15-6 9/17 at Illinois L 7-15,9-15,11-15 10/31 * at Georgia L 13-15,15-9,5-15,13-15 9/18 Northwestern L 10-15,9-15,15-13,11-15 11/1 * at Tennessee W 15-12,15-10,15-9 9/20 at Tulane W 11-15,15-10,12-15,15-12,15-9 11/6 * Mississippi State W 15-1,15-0,15-4 9/24 Colorado State L 15-13,11-15,9-15,3-15 Louisiana Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/29 * at Mississippi State W 15-8,15-8,15-3 11/7 * Kentucky W 15-6,15-13,12-15,15-4 9/30 * at Ole Miss W 15-7,15-7,15-12 11/8 Houston W 15-5,13-15,14-16,15-6,15-10 10/1 at Northeast Louisiana W 15-9,15-9,15-13 11/11 at Nicholls State W 15-6,15-4,15-4 10/5 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-7,15-3,15-2 11/12 New Orleans W 15-8,15-3,15-6 10/7 * at Georgia W 15-7,15-10,13-15,15-12 Texas-Volleyball Monthly Classic -- Austin, Texas 10/9 * at Auburn W 15-9,6-15,15-7,15-8 11/14 at Texas L 6-15,2-15,6-15 Arizona Hilton Classic -- Tucson, Ariz. 11/15 Texas A&M W 14-16,15-11,15-7,15-7 10/13 Houston L 10-15,12-15,10-15 SEC Tournament -- Gainesville, Fla. 10/14 Pittsburgh W 15-2,13-15,12-15,16-14,15-13 11/21 Auburn W 15-4,15-6,15-9 10/15 at Arizona L 3-15,10-15,8-15 11/22 at Florida W 15-6,15-8,15-7 10/20 * Florida L 10-15,12-15,10-15 11/23 Georgia W 15-10,12-15,15-7,15-9 10/21 North Carolina W 15-10,11-15,15-6,11-15,15-10 Eastern Kentucky Tournament -- Richmond, Ky. 10/22 at Texas L 11-15,2-15,2-15 11/28 at Eastern Kentucky W 15-4,15-7,7-15,15-4 10/25 at New Orleans W 15-5,11-15,15-1,16-14 11/29 Houston W 15-4,15-8,1-15,10-15,15-6 10/28 at Western Michigan W 15-8,15-7,15-12 11/29 Louisville W 15-5,15-6,15-7 10/29 at Notre Dame L 16-14,13-15,5-15,10-15 NCAAFirst Round -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/2 Tulane W 15-12,15-5,15-11 12/5 Arizona W 15-12,5-15,15-12,12-15,15-9 11/3 South Alabama W 15-6,15-11,16-14 NCAASouth Regional -- Austin, Texas 11/6 Florida State W 15-10,15-9,20-22,15-10 12/12 Texas-Arlington W 15-7,15-5,15-9 11/8 at Nicholls State W 15-7,15-3,15-8 12/13 at Texas L 3-15,11-15,13-15 11/10 at Lamar W 15-8,10-15,15-10,13-15,15-3 11/11 at Texas A&M L 15-3,7-15,5-15,7-15 11/13 at Houston L 15-11,8-15,15-10,7-15,8-15 1987 (25-11, 6-1 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 11/17 *Tennessee W 15-7,16-18,11-15,15-11,15-10 11/18 * Kentucky L 6-15,8-15,8-15 NCAA Tournament SEC Tournament -- Pensacola, Fla. 11/25 Kentucky L 15-8,2-15,11-15,12-15 Louisiana Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/5 Northeast Louisiana W 15-1,15-9,15-3 9/5 New Orleans W 15-7 ,15-5,15-5 1989 (30-8, 8-0 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 9/6 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-1,15-6,15-2 9/11 Wyoming W 7-15,15-10,15-13,8-15,15-12 SEC Champions 9/13 Lamar W 15-5,15-11,14-16,15-7 Arizona Hilton Classic -- Tucson, Ariz. SEC Tournament Champions 9/18 Pittsburgh L 15-10,10-15,10-15,9-15 9/19 Purdue W 15-10 ,15-9,9-15,8-15,15-12 NCAA South Regional 9/20 Nebraska L 12-15,14-16,9-15 9/22 at Tulane L 15-10,9-15,6-15,11-15 Final Ranking: No. 17 Texas A&M Classic -- College Station, Texas 9/25 New Mexico State W 7-15,15-13,15-13,7-15,15-4 8/31 at Texas A&M W 15-7,13-15,15-13,16-14 9/26 North Carolina L 15-12,9-15,15-17,8-15 Texas Tech Invitational -- Lubbock, Texas 9/26 at Texas A&M W 15-13,15-6,16-14 9/2 Arizona State W 6-15,13-15,15-9,15-7,15-9 Southwest Missouri Autumn Invitational -- Springfield, Mo. 9/3 at Texas Tech W 15-10,16-14,15-11 10/2 Iowa State W 15-5,15-7,15-8 9/3 Wichita State W 15-11,15-3,15-9 10/2 at Southwest Missouri W 11-15,15-0,15-2,15-5 LSU Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/3 New Mexico L 14-16,6-15,15-9 16-14,14-16 9/8 Northwestern W 15-10,7-15,15-7,15-12 Cal Poly - Volleyball Monthly Invitational -- San Luis Obispo, Calif. 9/9 Rice W 9-15,15-6,15-8,8-15,15-10 10/9 at Cal Poly L 17-15,5-15,15-7,8-15,13-15 9/9 Arizona W 13-15,15-10,15-1,15-13 10/10 Pepperdine L 12-15,15-13,8-15,6-15 Cal Poly - Volleyball Monthly Invitational 10/16 * Auburn W 15-10,15-3,15-6 9/15 USC L 6-15,11-15,15-12,7-15 10/18 * Georgia W 14-16,15-10,15-9,15-8 9/16 at Cal Poly L 7-15,11-15,17-15,6-15 10/22 * Florida W 15-13,15-12,7-15,15-12 Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/25 Texas W 10-15,15-13,15-12,12-15,15-7 9/22 Oklahoma W 13-15,15-13,11-15,15-8,15-6 10/27 at Southwestern Louisiana W 15-11,13-15,15-7,15-8 9/23 Houston W 15-13,15-5,15-10 10/30 *Tennessee W 15-7,15-2,15-4 9/23 Notre Dame W 15-3,8-15,7-15,15-10,15-2 10/31 Tulane W 15-11,13-15,15-4,15-3 9/26 Tulane W 15-3,15-10,13-15,15-6 11/3 Southern Miss W 15-7,15-3,15-3 9/27 at Southwestern Louisiana W 15-5,15-7,11-15,15-3 11/6 at Houston L 15-13,15-7,10-15,8-15,12-15 9/29 * Georgia W 12-15,18-16,15-8,15-10 11/7 at Rice W 15-8,15-4,15-5 10/1 * Auburn W 15-3,15-10,15-8 11/8 * Ole Miss W 15-3,15-3,15-6 10/3 New Orleans W 15-3,15-8,15-13 11/10 Nicholls State W 15-5,15-1,15-5 10/5 Nicholls State W 15-3,15-5,15-3 11/12 * at Mississippi State W 15-4,15-2,15-6 10/7 at Texas-Arlington L 15-12,4-15,11-15,1-15 11/14 * at Kentucky L 11-15,15-12,15-12,5-15,12-15 Penn State Tournament -- University Park, Pa. SEC Tournament -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/13 Illinois-Chicago W 15-8,16-14,15-12 11/20 Auburn W 15-8,15-1,15-9 10/14 Georgetown W 15-3,15-13,15-3 11/21 Florida L 8-15,6-15,1-15 10/14 at Penn State L 15-17,9-15,8-15 LSU - Baden Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/19 * Ole Miss W 15-1,15-9,15-7 11/27 Texas-Arlington W 15-10,8-15,11-15,15-5,15-13 10/20 Southwest Texas W 15-11,15-1,15-8 11/28 Penn State W 9-15,15-13,10-15,15-4,16-14 10/21 Texas L 18-16,10-15,11-15,15-9,6-15 NCAAFirst Round -- Gainesville, Fla. 10/22 * Mississippi State W 15-5,15-8,15-3 12/4 at Florida L 10-15,15-7,10-15,15-10,10-15 10/27 at Florida State L 15-12,9-15,15-7,5-15,9-15 10/29 * at Florida W 15-0,15-12,15-11 11/2 * at Kentucky W 15-5,18-16,15-11 11/4 * at Tennessee W 15-10,15-8,15-11 11/6 Louisiana Tech W 15-3,15-4,15-3 11/11 * Alabama W 15-5,15-2,15-3

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 6 5 Year-by-Year Results

11/16 at USC W 15-10,15-11,9-15,15-6 LSU Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/17 at UCLA L 6-15,15-10,4-15,3-15 9/13 Ball State W 15-6,15-5,15-12 SEC Tournament -- Pensacola, Fla. 9/14 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-11,15-2,15-4 11/24 Tennessee W 15-2,15-9,15-6 9/14 Michigan State W 15-8,15-8,15-9 11/25 Kentucky W 15-13,16-14,15-11 9/15 Idaho State W 15-5,15-7,15-11 NCAAFirst Round -- Baton Rouge, La. Sheraton Classic -- Evanston, Ill. 12/1 Houston W 13-15,15-12,8-15,15-7,15-3 9/20 at Northern Iowa W 15-4,15-10,15-8 NCAASouth Regional -- Austin, Texas 9/21 San Diego State W 15-11,15-8,15-11 12/8 Texas-Arlington L 15-13,15-11,11-15,13-15,3-15 Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/28 Houston W 15-5,17-15,15-10 9/29 New Mexico W 10-15,15-5 ,15-8,15-8 1990 (34-7, 8-0 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 10/2 Texas W 15-8,15-7,15-8 10/4 * at Florida L 13-15,15-6,15-17,15-6,8-15 SEC Champions 10/6 * at Auburn W 15-4,15-3,15-8 10/11 * Georgia W 15-1,15-4,15-5 SEC Tournament Champions 10/13 * South Carolina W 15-4,15-4,15-2 10/18 * at Kentucky W 15-6,17-15,15-11 NCAA South Regional Champions 10/19 * at Tennessee W 15-5,11-15,15-7,6-15,15-11 10/25 * Mississippi State W 15-3,15-2,15-10 NCAA Final Four 10/27 * Alabama W 15-5,15-1,15-2 10/29 * at Ole Miss W 15-6,15-8,15-12 Final Ranking: No. 17 11/1 at Tulane W 15-7,15-1,15-8 11/3 at Texas A&M W 15-8,15-8 ,15-12 9/1 Indiana State W 15-2,15-10,15-0 11/8 * at Alabama W 15-6,15-2,15-4 9/4 Northeast Louisiana W 15-7,15-2,15-6 11/9 * at Mississippi State W 15-6,15-3,15-8 9/6 at Wyoming W 15-11,13-15,15-7,10-15,15-9 11/15 * Ole Miss W 15-8,15-8,15-11 Western Athletic Conference Challenge -- Fort Collins, Colo. 11/16 at Texas-Arlington W 15-9,17-15,15-12 9/7 at Colorado State L 8-15,16-14,11-15,16-14,10-15 11/21 at Texas W 6-15,15-11,12-15,15-10,17-15 9/8 New Mexico L 11-15,9-15,15-8,4-15 11/22 * Auburn W 15-8,15-5,15-13 9/11 Tulane W 15-4,15-6,15-2 11/24 * Florida W 6-15,15-13,15-9,15-4 Domino's Lobo Classic -- Albuquerque, N.M. SEC Tournament -- Mobile, Ala. 9/13 at New Mexico L 15-8,14-16,6-15,7-15 11/29 Mississippi State W 15-5,15-3,15-1 9/14 Pepperdine L 8-15,15-11,12-15,15-12,8-15 11/30 Kentucky W 15-6,14-16,15-4,15-8 9/15 Western Michigan W 15-8,15-4,15-10 11/30 Florida W 15-11,15-11,15-0 9/19 at Nicholls State W 15-3,15-8,15-0 NCAAFirst Round -- Baton Rouge, La. Borden Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 12/5 Houston W 15-5,15-5,16-14 9/21 Cal Poly W 15-3,15-8,15-1 NCAASouth Regional -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/22 Texas A&M W 15-2,15-4,15-10 12/13 Texas Tech W 15-6,15-7,15-10 9/22 Penn State L 15-8,12-15,11-15,10-15 12/14 Florida W 15-10,15-10,12-15,15-13 9/28 * at Georgia W 15-13,15-8,15-7 NCAAFinal Four -- Los Angeles, Calif. 9/30 * at Florida W 15-7,15-9,15-11 12/19 Long Beach State L 13-15,15-6,10-15,13-15 10/3 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-2,15-2,15-10 Gold Dome Classic -- South Bend, Ind. 10/5 Hofstra W 15-8,15-9,15-12 1992 (26-9, 12-2 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 10/6 Oklahoma W 8-15,15-10,15-7,15-5 10/6 at Notre Dame W 15-5,15-5,15-0 SEC Tournament Finalist 10/11 at Rice W 15-5,15-4,15-3 10/14 Houston W 15-10,15-6,15-13 NCAA South Regional 10/19 * Kentucky W 15-10,15-6,15-12 10/20 Texas-Arlington W 14-16,15-11,15-9,15-7 Final Ranking: No. 12 10/21 *Tennessee W 15-3,15-9,15-6 10/23 at Tulane W 15-4,15-6,15-9 LSU Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/26 William & Mary W 15-8,15-13,15-12 9/4 Washington W 15-6,15-6,15-12 10/27 at Texas L 13-15,8-15,10-15 9/5 Penn State W 15-10,15-8,16-14 11/1 * at Ole Miss W 13-15,15-4,15-5,15-9 Volleyball Monthly Invitational -- Albuquerque, N.M. 11/2 * at Mississippi State W 15-6,15-6,15-3 9/11 Long Beach State L 9-15,15-6,4-15,7-15 11/4 at Houston W 15-6,15-13,15-8 9/12 USC L 6-15,9-15,8-15 11/10 * Alabama W 15-7,15-4,15-7 9/13 at New Mexico W 15-6,15-10,15-13 11/11 * Auburn W 15-7,10-15,15-2,15-11 Reebok Challenge -- Palos Heights, Ill. Wildcat Hilton Classic -- Tucson, Ariz. 9/18 Illinois L 16-14,8-15,4-15,10-15 11/17 Fresno State W 15-11,15-1,15-7 9/19 Duke W 15-7,15-12,15-7 11/18 Texas A&M W 15-0,15-5,15-5 9/22 at Tulane W 15-2,10-15,15-6,15-6 SEC Tournament -- Mobile, Ala. 9/25 New Orleans W 15-0,15-3,15-1 11/23 Alabama W 11-15,15-5,15-8,15-6 9/25 UAB W 15-11,15-2,15-5 11/24 Florida W 15-11,15-9,15-9 9/25 Rice W 15-6,15-10,15-3 11/25 Georgia W 9-15,16-14,15-8,9-15,15-2 10/2 * at Tennessee W 15-2,15-13,15-1 NCAAFirst Round -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/4 * at Kentucky W 12-15,15-10,11-15,15-13,15-10 12/1 Louisville W 15-9,15-1,15-7 10/9 * Florida L 15-9,10-15,3-15,14-16 NCAASouth Regional -- Austin, Texas 10/11 * Auburn W 15-6,15-1,15-12 12/7 Texas Tech W 15-11,15-12,15-5 10/15 * at Mississippi State W 15-1,15-4,15-12 12/8 at Texas W 8-15,4-15,15-10,15-11,17-15 10/16 * at Alabama W 15-12,15-4,15-9 NCAAFinal Four -- College Park, Md. 10/18 Texas L 5-15,15-6,15-17,7-15 12/13 UCLA L 13-15,10-15,6-15 10/23 * South Carolina W 15-4,15-6,15-11 10/25 * Georgia W 15-3,16-14,15-10 10/29 * Ole Miss W 15-12,15-7,15-3 1991 (35-2, 13-1 SEC) Coach Scott Luster SEC - SWC Challenge -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/30 Houston W 15-12,15-8,15-7 SEC Champions 10/31 Texas A&M W 15-11,15-4,15-11 11/6 * at Georgia L 16-14,10-15,10-15,15-10,10-15 SEC Tournament Champions 11/8 * at South Carolina W 15-4,15-4,15-12 11/12 * at Ole Miss W 15-7,15-2,15-10 NCAA South Regional Champions 11/14 at Texas L 12-15,15-13,2-15,5-15 11/15 at Houston W 15-4,15-10,15-8 NCAA Final Four 11/20 * Kentucky W 15-4,15-6,15-9 11/22 *Tennessee W 15-7,15-7,15-9 Final Ranking: No. 5 SEC Tournament -- Birmingham, Ala. 11/27 Mississippi State W 15-4,15-13,15-3 Oklahoma Invitational -- Norman, Okla. 11/28 Kentucky W 12-15,15-13,16-14,15-4 8/30 Southwest Missouri W 15-1,15-3,15-2 11/28 Florida L 15-9,11-15,11-15,2-15 8/31 Minnesota W 11-15,15-5,15-1,15-10 NCAAFirst Round -- Lubbock, Texas 8/31 at Oklahoma W 17-15,15-9,15-5 12/5 at Texas Tech W 15-7,15-8,15-5

6 6 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE NCAASouth Regional -- Gainesville, Fla. 12/11 Texas L 9-15,15-13,12-15,4-15 1995 (20-12, 8-7 SEC) Coach Scott Luster

Penn State Toftrees Classic -- University Park, Pa. 1993 (21-16, 8-6 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 9/1 at Penn State L 10-15,2-15,9-15 9/2 West Virginia W 16-14,15-12,17-15 NIVC CHAMPIONS 9/2 Washington L 5-15,14-16,15-17 Louisiana Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/1 at New Orleans W 15-7,15-6,15-8 9/8 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-10,15-8,15-9 University of Texas Classic -- Austin, Texas 9/8 McNeese State W 11-15,15-9,15-3,13-15,15-13 9/3 Pacific L 6-15,13-15,15-13,16-18 9/9 Northwestern State W 15-4,15-0,14-16,15-9 9/4 Ball State W 15-5,15-11,10-15,15-12 9/9 Tulane W 15-11,15-6,11-15,15-6 Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. Duke Tournament -- Durham, N.C. 9/10 Florida State L 12-15,4-15,15-10,7-15 9/15 at Duke W 18-16,15-13,15-8 9/11 Southern Miss W 15-5,15-5,15-12 9/16 Texas A&M L 0-15,5-15,6-15 9/11 Loyola Marymount L 16-18,7-15,11-15 9/16 at North Carolina L 11-15,6-15,9-15 9/13 Long Beach State L 10-15,3-15,4-15 9/19 Nicholls State W 15-7,15-13,16-14 FirsTier Invitational -- Lincoln, Neb. 9/22 * Auburn W 12-15,15-13,8-15,16-14,15-8 9/17 Kansas L 15-10,4-15,16-18,5-15 9/24 * Alabama W 15-10,11-15,15-8,12-15,15-9 9/18 at Nebraska L 9-15,3-15,4-15 9/29 * at Florida L 5-15,10-15,4-15 9/22 Tulane L 15-10,11-15,5-15,15-7,18-20 10/1 * at South Carolina W 13-15,16-14,15-2,16-14 9/25 at Texas L 7-15,8-15,11-15 10/6 * Kentucky L 6-15,7-15,13-15 10/1 * Auburn W 15-10,15-11,15-1 10/8 *Tennessee W 15-2,15-13,8-15,15-6 10/3 * Florida L 10-15,11-15,8-15 10/13 * at Mississippi State W 15-12,15-10,18-16 10/8 * at Mississippi State W 15-5,15-10,15-2 10/15 * at Ole Miss W 11-15,15-11,14-16,15-11,15-10 10/9 * at Alabama W 14-16,15-5,15-12,16-14 10/17 at New Orleans W 15-7,15-12,15-1 10/15 * Georgia L 15-6,7-15,10-15,1-15 10/20 William & Mary W 15-2,15-7,15-10 10/17 * South Carolina W 15-4,15-6,15-8 10/22 * Georgia L 11-15,1-15,15-13,7-15 10/20 * at Ole Miss W 15-4,15-13,15-9 10/25 Tulane W 15-8,8-15,15-5,15-13 10/22 Arkansas State W 16-14,15-6,15-12 10/27 * at Alabama L 7-15,15-12,8-15,13-15 10/25 Texas L 15-9,4-15,3-15,12-15 10/29 * at Auburn L 13-15,15-11,11-15,5-15 10/29 * at Kentucky L 14-16,15-8,5-15,11-15 11/3 * Ole Miss W 13-15,15-6,15-7,15-12 10/31 * at Tennessee W 15-10,15-8,13-15,7-15,15-10 11/5 * Mississippi State W 15-8,15-9,15-11 11/4 * Ole Miss W 15-3,15-8,15-10 11/10 * Arkansas L 15-17,13-15,10-15 SEC - Big 8 Challenge -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/12 * at Arkansas L 16-14,6-15,10-15,15-13,13-15 11/5 Kansas State W 15-9,15-7,15-8 SEC Tournament -- Baton Rouge, La. 11/6 Oklahoma W 15-8,15-5,15-13 11/17 South Carolina L 15-8,2-15,10-15,7-15 11/12 *Tennessee W 15-10,15-9,17-15 SEC - ACC Challenge -- Gainesville, Fla. 11/14 * Kentucky L 15-8,7-15,7-15,10-15 11/24 North Carolina State W 15-11,15-12,17-15 11/19 * at Florida L 13-15,10-15,9-15 11/25 Virginia W 6-15,15-6,15-4,15-3 11/21 * at Auburn L 11-15,11-15,12-15 SEC Tournament -- Birmingham, Ala. 11/26 Tennessee W 15-13,17-15,15-3 11/27 Florida L 9-15,15-10,9-15,6-15 1996 (10-20, 6-9 SEC) Coach Scott Luster NIVC -- Kansas City, Mo. 12/3 Siena W 15-4,15-3,15-13 Tiger Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 12/3 Georgia Tech W 15-13,15-10,12-15,15-5 8/31 Memphis W 15-9,15-6,8-15,15-6 12/4 Bowling Green W 15-13,15-8,15-9 9/1 Penn State L 3-15,7-15,6-15 12/4 Kansas W 10-15,15-8,15-11,15-11 9/3 Idaho L 5-15,15-9,5-15,9-15 12/5 Utah W 15-7,7-15,15-8,15-8 LMU - Airport Marina Classic -- Los Angeles, Calif. 12/5 Baylor W 15-5,16-14,15-10 9/6 Drake L 9-15,13-15,7-15 9/7 New Mexico L 11-15,6-15,15-4,3-15 9/7 at Loyola-Marymount L 14-16,10-15,4-15 1994 (8-23, 4-11 SEC) Coach Scott Luster Jones Intercable Tournament -- Albuquerque, N.M. 9/13 New Mexico State W 15-4,15-1,15-8 LSU Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/13 Pacific L 9-15,15-11,15-11,9-15,13-15 9/2 Louisiana Tech W 17-15,15-7,15-12 9/14 Montana L 15-7,12-15,5-15,6-15 9/2 Baylor W 15-10,8-15,15-12,15-11 9/18 New Orleans W 15-13,15-8,15-6 9/3 Duke L 1-15,15-10,8-15,5-15 9/20 Tulane W 15-11,15-8,15-9 Volleyball Monthly Tournament -- Tallahassee, Fla. 9/27 * at Tennessee L 15-12,15-9,18-20,8-15,8-15 9/9 at Florida State W 15-12,12-15,5-15,15-13,15-13 9/29 * at Kentucky L 1-15,15-13,11-15,15-9,13-15 9/10 UCLA L 12-15,7-15,10-15 10/4 * Mississippi State W 13-15,9-15,15-7,15-9,15-9 9/10 Penn State L 3-15,9-15,4-15 10/6 * Ole Miss L 14-16,5-15,15-8,15-1,11-15 Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/8 at Tulane L 9-15,9-15,14-16 9/16 Maryland L 13-15,15-10,15-6,13-15,9-15 10/10 Arkansas State L 7-15,11-15,15-8,15-12,12-15 9/17 Texas Tech L 4-15,10-15,3-15 10/12 * at Georgia W 10-15,16-14,15-8,12-15,15-13 9/17 Nebraska L 0-15,6-15,1-15 10/18 * at Auburn L 8-15,13-15,14-16 9/23 * at Kentucky L 8-15,15-10,15-6,13-15,14-16 10/20 * at Alabama W 15-11,15-5,11-15,15-9 9/25 Texas L 15-8,7-15,15-11,3-15,14-16 10/22 at Nicholls State L 13-15,15-12,8-15,12-15 9/30 * Mississippi State W 15-9,15-13,15-12 10/25 * South Carolina L 15-11,13-15,12-15,9-15 10/2 * Ole Miss W 15-7,15-10,15-13 10/27 * Florida L 3-15,15-13,5-15,10-15 10/7 * at Georgia L 9-15,11-15,10-15 11/1 * Alabama W 15-13,15-6,12-15,15-7 10/9 * at Tennessee L 15-10,12-15,7-15,11-15 11/3 * Auburn L 9-15,12-15,3-15 10/11 New Orleans W 8-15,15-8,15-5,15-11,15-12 11/8 * at Arkansas L 6-15,8-15,0-15 10/14 * at Auburn L 15-17,15-12,14-16,15-11,12-15 11/10 * Arkansas L 5-15,8-15,13-15 10/16 * at Alabama L 15-17,15-12,11-15,6-15 11/15 * at Ole Miss W 6-15,15-10,14-16,15-0,15-13 10/19 at Texas L 10-15,3-15,6-15 11/17 * at Mississippi State W 15-5,15-6,15-8 10/21 * Florida L 15-17,16-14,8-15,15-7,9-15 SEC Tournament -- Columbia, S.C. 10/23 * South Carolina L 4-15,2-15,9-15 11/22 Georgia L 12-15,15-6,5-15,10-15 10/28 * at Ole Miss L 10-15,15-7,15-10,14-16,13-15 10/30 * at Mississippi State W 17-15,15-13,15-11 11/1 at Tulane L 11-15,9-15,6-15 11/4 * at Arkansas L 7-15,15-12,12-15,15-11,10-15 11/6 * Arkansas L 10-15,12-15,11-15 11/11 * Alabama L 7-15,15-3,13-15,17-19 11/13 * Auburn W 15-9,16-14,12-15,14-16,18-16 SEC Tournament -- Gainesville, Fla. 11/18 Kentucky L 15-13,16-14,7-15,9-15,14-16 Bankers Classic -- Stockton, Calif. 11/25 Stanford L 3-15,4-15,1-15 11/26 New Mexico L 13-15,5-15,9-15

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 6 7 Year-by-Year Results

Wildcat Classic – Evanston, Ill. 1997 (9-21, 0-15 SEC) Coach Scott Luster 9/17 West Virginia W 15-6,11-15,15-8,15-13 9/17 Northwestern L 15-9,10-15,12-15,15-8,12-15 Louisiana Challenge -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/18 San Jose State L 17-19,15-5,5-15,14-16,12-15 8/29 Nicholls State W 15-9,16-14,6-15,15-9 9/18 Oklahoma W 10-15,15-8,19-17,15-12 8/29 New Orleans W 18-16,9-15,15-4,15-10 9/21 New Orleans W 15-3,15-7,15-9 8/30 Southeastern Louisiana W 15-7,20-18,15-12 9/26 * at Florida L 7-15,3-15,5-15 8/30 Louisiana Tech W 16-14,15-4,15-5 10/1 * South Carolina L 5-15,12-15,15-6,10-15 Pepsi-Illini Classic -- Champaign, Ill. 10/3 * Georgia W 15-9,15-6,15-7 9/5 Ball State L 11-15,9-15,13-15 10/8 * at Tennessee L 6-15,10-15,12-15 9/6 Xavier W 15-10,15-11,15-9 10/10 * at Kentucky W 15-2,15-12,11-15,15-6 9/9 at Tulane W 8-15,9-15,15-12,15-11,15-10 10/13 at New Orleans W 8-15,15-6,15-6,15-5 Tiger Invitational -- Baton Rouge, La. 10/15 * Auburn L 11-15,11-15,15-9,13-15 9/12 Connecticut W 14-16,15-10,10-15,15-12,17-15 10/17 * Alabama W 7-15,15-9,13-15,15-12,15-11 9/13 Central Florida L 5-15,3-15,15-8,4-15 10/19 at Tulane W 15-4,1-15,15-5,15-1 9/13 Michigan L 12-15,2-15,7-15 10/22 * at Mississippi State W 12-15,15-11,15-9,15-7 9/19 vs.Central Florida (in Las Vegas) L 10-15,6-15,7-15 10/24 * at Ole Miss W 15-5,9-15,15-1,15-9 9/21 at UNLV W 3-15,15-7,16-14,9-15,15-11 10/28 * Arkansas L 11-15,15-5,13-15,11-15 9/26 * Auburn L 1-15,2-15,15-17 10/31 * at Arkansas L 6-15,15-13,8-15,9-15 9/28 * Alabama L 12-15,10-15,15-10,12-15 11/5 * Ole Miss W 15-12,15-8,15-5 10/1 Tulane W 15-12,15-7,14-16,15-12 11/7 * Mississippi State W 15-6,15-7,8-15,1-15,15-10 10/3 * at South Carolina L 1-15,6-15,5-15 11/10 Southern Miss W 15-4,8-15,15-8,7-15,15-8 10/5 * at Florida L 2-15,4-15,8-15 11/12 * at Alabama L 11-15,15-10,0-15,3-15 10/10 *Tennessee L 6-15,10-15,8-15 11/14 * at Auburn L 11-15,7-15,0-15 10/12 * Kentucky L 15-11,15-7,7-15,10-15,9-15 SEC Tournament – Knoxville, Tenn. 10/17 * at Mississippi State L 16-14,13-15,15-8,8-15,10-15 11/19 Florida L 8-15,7-15,7-15 10/19 * at Ole Miss L 2-15,7-15,14-16 10/24 * Georgia L 5-15,8-15,11-15 10/28 at New Orleans L 5-15,11-15,15-12,6-15 2000 (15-17, 6-9 SEC) Coach Fran Flory 10/31 * at Alabama L 11-15,4-15,14-16 11/2 * at Auburn L 8-15,3-15,3-15 SEC Tournament Finalist 11/7 * Ole Miss L 11-15,4-15,10-15 11/9 * Mississippi State L 12-15,9-15,8-15 Colorado PowerBar Invitational - Boulder, Colo. 11/13 * Arkansas L 3-15,1-15,2-15 9/1 Santa Clara L 15-8,3-15,4-15,5-15 11/15 * at Arkansas L 8-15,4-15,6-15 9/3 Central Florida W 15-4,15-9,15-7 SEC Tournament -- Athens, Ga. 9/5 at Southern Miss W 15-2,15-6,15-11 11/21 Georgia L 2-15,11-15,5-15 Sugar Bowl Classic - New Orleans, La. 9/8 Tulane L 12-15,12-15,11-15 9/9 New Orleans W 15-2,14-16,15-9,15-11 1998 (15-16, 5-10 SEC) Coach Fran Flory 9/9 Wisconsin L 10-15,12-15,3-15 Tiger Classic - Baton Rouge, La. 9/1 Centenary W 15-4,15-4,15-3 9/15 Arkansas State L 13-15,13-15,15-12,15-12,10-15 Tiger Classic -- Baton Rouge, La. 9/16 Southeastern Louisiana W 15-13,15-6,15-5 9/4 New Orleans W 12-15,15-12,16-14,15-11 9/16 Texas Tech L 9-15,9-15,6-15 9/5 South Alabama W 7-15,15-3,15-1,15-5 9/22 * South Carolina L 13-15,9-15,7-15 9/5 UNC-Charlotte W 15-9,15-1,15-12 9/24 Stephen F. Austin W 15-7,15-5,15-7 9/8 Tulane W 12-15,15-7,15-11,15-7 9/29 * at Auburn W 13-15,15-7,4-15,15-5,15-12 All-Sport Challenge -- Ann Arbor, Michigan 10/1 * at Alabama L 10-15,15-17,15-11,0-15 9/11 Bowling Green L 10-15,15-12,11-15,12-15 10/6 * Kentucky W 15-8,15-7,15-10 9/11 Texas A&M L 5-15,5-15,15-17 10/8 *Tennessee L 3-15,10-15,15-11,16-18 9/12 North Carolina L 17-15,3-15,8-15,10-15 10/13 * Mississippi State W 15-13,15-6,15-12 9/12 Michigan L 11-15,10-15,15-10,4-15 10/15 * Ole Miss W 4-15,15-10,15-10,15-7 TCU Invitational -- Fort Worth, Texas 10/17 New Orleans W 15-9,16-14,16-14 9/18 Southwestern Louisiana W 15-9,15-12,15-6 10/20 * at Florida L 4-15,3-15,9-15 9/18 Idaho State L 16-18,15-10,12-15,15-10,13-15 10/22 * at Georgia L 7-15,6-15,13-15 9/19 Centenary W 15-8,15-3,15-7 10/27 * at Ole Miss L 15-10,15-11,9-15,10-15,12-15 9/19 Louisiana Tech W 15-5,5-15,15-4,12-15,15-10 10/29 * at Mississippi State W 15-11,15-13,12-15,15-6 9/25 * Kentucky L 10-15,7-15,1-15 11/3 * Alabama L 8-15,15-9,13-15,8-15 10/2 * at Auburn L 3-15,8-15,15-12,12-15 11/5 * Auburn L 15-4,13-15,9-15,9-15 10/4 * at Alabama W 15-8,14-16,15-6,15-11 11/7 Tulane W 15-11,15-11,15-10 10/9 * Mississippi State L 15-8,15-3,15-7 11/10 * at Arkansas W 15-5,15-13,15-13 10/11 * Ole Miss L 13-15,15-13,15-11,13-15,12-15 11/12 * Arkansas L 15-3,4-15,7-15,9-15 10/14 Tulane W 15-3,15-9,15-12 SEC Tournament - Gainesville, Fla. 10/16 * Florida L 6-15,6-15,2-15 11/17 Alabama W 7-15,15-12,15-11,15-7 10/23 * at South Carolina L 15-10,10-15,11-15,14-16 11/18 Georgia W 15-11,15-10,15-11 10/25 * at Georgia L 12-15,15-11,13-15,15-4,10-15 11/19 at Florida L 5-15,3-15,10-15 10/30 * at Arkansas L 10-15,3-15,3-15 Houston Tournament - Houston, Texas 11/1 * Arkansas L 7-15,10-15,6-15 11/24 SMU L 10-15,9-15,13-15 11/6 * at Ole Miss W 15-12,15-13,15-8 11/25 at Houston L 7-15,4-15,13-15 11/8 * at Mississippi State W 15-10,13-15,15-11,12-15,15-5 11/11 at New Orleans W 15-9,15-9,6-15,15-7 11/13 * Alabama W 15-9,15-11,15-5 2001 (16-11, 10-5 SEC) Coach Fran Flory 11/15 * Auburn W 15-7,15-13,5-15,6-15,15-9 11/18 *Tennessee (in Fayetteville,Ark.) L 14-16,10-15,15-13,8-15 Sugar Bowl Classic - New Orleans, La. SEC Tournament -- Fayetteville, Ark. 8/31 Tulane W 30-26,30-25,30-20 11/20 Kentucky L 16-14,14-16,6-15,9-15 9/1 Baylor L 27-30,17-30,25-30 9/1 New Orleans W 30-24,30-28,30-12 Georgia Tech Classic - Atlanta, Ga. 1999 (17-15, 7-8 SEC) Coach Fran Flory 9/7 Georgetown L 28-30,23-30,24-30 9/8 Colorado State L 25-30,15-30,23-30 9/1 UL-Monroe W 15-5,15-6,15-3 9/9 Georgia Tech L 24-30,24-30,22-30 Houston Tournament – Houston, Texas 9/18 UL-Lafayette W 30-16,30-24,34-32 9/3 Temple L 4-15,15-7,7-15,12-15 9/21 * at Tennessee W 30-23,30-24,22-30,30-16 9/3 Loyola (Ill.) L 6-15,16–18,13-15 9/23 * at Kentucky L 24-30,28-30,25-30 9/4 Houston L 17-19,7-15,16-14,13-15 9/28 * Auburn W 30-10,30-21,30-20 9/8 Stanford L 4-15,7-15,15-12,3-15 9/30 * Alabama W 34-32,23-30,30-21,28-30,15-12 Tiger Classic – Baton Rouge, La. 10/5 * at Mississippi State W 30-24,30-25,30-22 9/10 UL-Lafayette W 15-3,15-3,15-9 10/7 * at Ole Miss W 30-20,30-27,30-28 9/10 Central Florida W 15-2,16-14,15-10 10/10 New Orleans W 30-23,30-20,30-25 9/11 Tulane W 15-12,15-9,15-12 10/12 Rice W 30-26,30-19,30-25 10/14 * at South Carolina L 26-30,24-30,30-28,26-30

6 8 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 10/19 * Ole Miss W 30-17,27-30,34-32,30-18 10/21 * Mississippi State W 30-21,30-24,21-30,30-21 10/24 * Florida L 27-30,26-30,21-30 10/26 * Georgia L 26-30,25-30,27-30 11/2 * Arkansas W 30-23,30-25,30-24 11/4 * at Arkansas L 30-24,28-30,22-30,23-30 11/9 * at Alabama W 30-28,30-27,30-25 11/11 * at Auburn W 30-23,30-25,30-18 SEC Tournament - Knoxville, Tenn. 11/16 Alabama L 22-30,30-23,27-30,30-23,11-15 SEC/Big East Challenge - Orlando, Fla. 11/23 Notre Dame L 24-30,15-30,25-30 11/24 Virginia Tech W 30-26,27-30,30-17,30-27 2002 (17-11, 9-7 SEC) Coach Fran Flory

Texas A&M Invitational - College Station, Texas 8/30 Texas-San Antonio W 30-26,30-17,30-25 8/30 Alcorn State W 30-22,30-1,30-16 9/1 Texas A&M L 32-30,30-24,16-30,24-30,10-15 Nokia Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, La. 9/6 Louisiana Tech W 30-14,26-30,32-30,25-30,15-5 9/7 New Orleans W 30-25,30-14,23-30,30-2 9/7 Tulane L 30-24,30-21,30-23 9/13 Florida A&M W 30-24,32-34,30-26,24-30,8-15 Florida State Invitational - Tallahasse, Fla. 9/20 Brown W 30-19,30-19,30-25 9/20 Florida State L 30-22,24-30,24-30,30-27,13-15 9/21 UL-Lafayette W 30-22,30-28,30-32,30-17 9/25 * Arkansas L 30-24,19-30,28-30,25-30 9/27 *Tennessee W 30-19,31-29,30-21 10/1 at New Orleans W 30-23,30-28,30-28 10/6 * South Carolina L 30-21,26-30,20-30,19-30 10/11 * at Alabama L 27-30,22-30,28-30 10/13 * at Auburn W 30-23,30-26,30-28 10/18 * at Florida L 32-30,20-30,13-30,20-30 10/20 * at Georgia W 30-26,24-30,39-37,24-30,15-11 10/25 * Ole Miss W 30-28,30-22,30-24 10/27 * Mississippi State W 30-27,32-30,30-19 11/1 * Auburn W 30-18,30-10,30-24 11/3 * Alabama W 30-32,30-26,30-23,30-28 11/5 * Kentucky L 30-23,25-30,29-31,24-30 11/8 * at Mississippi State W 28-30,33-31,30-20,20-30,15-13 11/10 * at Ole Miss W 31-29,32-34,30-25,23-30,15-5 11/13 * at Arkansas L 19-30,32-34,25-30 11/17 * at Tennessee L 25-30,25-30,18-30 SEC Tournament - Fayetteville, Ark. 11/22 Georgia L 22-30,24-30,30-24,18-30 Beth Cowley

* - Indicates SEC Match Tournament Matches in Italics

Regan Hood Megan Heinz

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 6 9 All-Time Series Records

FIRST LAST FIRST LAST OPPONENT WL PCT. MEETING MEETING OPPONENT WL PCT. MEETING MEETING ALABAMA 19 15 .559 1977 2002 New Mexico 3 7 .300 1983 1996 Alcorn State 1 0 1.000 2002 2002 New Mexico State 2 2 .500 1982 1996 Alvin CC 1 0 1.000 1981 1981 NEW ORLEANS 45 2 .957 1977 2002 Arizona 2 2 .500 1986 1989 Nicholls State 23 3 .885 1977 1997 Arizona State 2 2 .500 1983 1989 North Alabama 2 0 1.000 1978 1978 ARKANSAS 2 16 .111 1994 2002 North Carolina 3 3 .500 1984 1995 Arkansas-Little Rock 1 0 1.000 1977 1977 UNC-Charlotte 1 0 1.000 1998 1998 Arkansas State 1 2 .333 1993 2000 North Carolina State 1 0 1.000 1995 1995 AUBURN 21 11 .656 1977 2002 NORTH TEXAS 1 0 1.000 1981 1981 Ball State 2 1 .677 1991 1997 Northeast Oklahoma 1 0 1.000 1977 1977 Baylor 2 2 .500 1980 2001 Northern Iowa 1 0 1.000 1991 1991 Berry College 1 0 1.000 1977 1977 Northern Kentucky 1 1 .500 1977 1978 Bowling Green 1 1 .500 1993 1998 Northwestern 1 4 .200 1982 1999 BYU 0 1 .000 1984 1984 Northwestern State 3 0 1.000 1995 1995 Brown 1 0 1.000 2002 2002 Notre Dame 3 2 .600 1983 2001 Calgary 0 1 .000 1984 1983 Ohio State 1 4 .200 1981 1985 California 0 1 .000 1983 1983 Oklahoma 7 3 .700 1979 1999 Cal Poly 1 4 .200 1983 1990 Oklahoma State 3 0 1.000 1977 1979 CENTENARY 2 0 1.000 1998 1998 OLE MISS 36 9 .778 1977 2002 Central Florida 4 6 .500 1977 2000 ORALROBERTS 2 1 .667 1980 1983 Clemson 2 0 1.000 1982 1985 Oregon 0 1 .000 1984 1984 COLORADO STATE 0 5 .000 1984 2001 Pacific 0 2 .000 1993 1996 Connecticut 1 0 1.000 1997 1997 Penn State 2 8 .200 1982 1996 Drake 0 1 .000 1996 1996 Pepperdine 0 2 .000 1987 1990 Duke 4 2 .667 1982 1995 Pittsburgh 1 4 .200 1981 1988 East Texas State 1 1 .500 1979 1981 Purdue 2 1 .667 1985 1987 Eastern Illinois 1 1 .500 1985 1986 Rice 12 1 .923 1983 2001 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 1.000 1986 1986 St.Louis 1 0 1.000 1980 1980 Eastern Washington 1 0 1.000 1985 1985 Saint Phillip's 1 0 1.000 1981 1981 Emporia State 1 0 1.000 1980 1980 Sam Houston 4 3 .571 1981 1986 FLORIDA 12 20 .375 1977 2002 San Angelo 0 1 .000 1982 1982 Florida A&M 0 1 .000 2002 2002 San Diego State 1 3 .250 1983 1991 Florida International 0 1 .000 1980 1980 San Jacinto JC 2 1 .667 1981 1982 Florida State 8 11 .421 1977 2002 San Jose State 0 1 .000 1999 1999 Fresno State 1 0 1.000 1990 1990 Santa Clara 0 1 .000 2000 2000 Georgetown 1 1 1.000 1989 2001 Saskatchewan 1 1 .500 1981 1981 GEORGIA 17 16 .515 1981 2002 Siena 1 0 1.000 1993 1993 Georgia Tech 1 1 1.000 1993 2001 South Alabama 7 1 .875 1981 1998 HAWAI’I 0 2 .000 1984 1984 SOUTH CAROLINA 6 10 .375 1980 2002 Hofstra 1 0 1.000 1990 1990 South Carolina-Spartanburg 1 0 1.000 1982 1982 Houston 14 9 .609 1977 2000 SOUTH FLORIDA FIRST MEETING Idaho 0 1 .000 1996 1996 Southeastern Louisiana 10 0 1.000 1982 2000 Idaho State 1 1 .500 1991 1998 Southern 13 0 1.000 1977 1988 Illinois 3 3 .500 1981 1992 Southern Illinois 4 1 .800 1981 1986 Illinois-Chicago 1 0 1.000 1989 1989 SMU 0 1 .000 2000 2000 Illinois State 1 2 .333 1981 1984 Southern Miss 6 0 1.000 1982 2000 Indiana 2 0 1.000 1980 1986 Southwest Missouri 3 3 .500 1977 1991 Indiana State 1 0 1.000 1990 1990 Southwest Texas 3 1 .750 1981 1989 Iowa 1 0 1.000 1984 1984 Stanford 0 2 .000 1994 1999 Iowa State 1 0 1.000 1987 1987 Stephen F. Austin 2 1 .667 1977 2000 Judson College 1 0 1.000 1977 1977 Temple 0 1 .000 1999 1999 Kansas 1 1 .500 1993 1993 TENNESSEE 23 14 .622 1977 2002 KANSAS STATE 1 0 1.000 1993 1993 Tennessee-Martin 2 0 1.000 1977 1978 KENTUCKY 15 21 .417 1977 2002 Tennessee Tech 1 0 1.000 1977 1977 Lamar 8 5 .615 1980 1988 Texas 4 16 .200 1981 1994 Lewis 1 0 1.000 1981 1981 Texas A&M 10 17 .370 1981 2002 Long Beach State 0 3 .000 1991 1993 Texas-Arlington 6 6 .500 1980 1991 UL-Lafayette 21 2 .913 1977 2002 Texas Lutheran 2 4 .333 1977 1983 UL-Monroe 14 0 1.000 1977 1999 Texas-San Antonio 1 0 1.000 2002 2002 Louisiana Tech 5 0 1.000 1989 2002 Texas Tech 8 4 .667 1977 2000 Louisville 3 1 .750 1978 1990 TULANE 39 15 .722 1977 2002 Loyola-Chicago 0 1 .000 1999 1999 UAB 2 0 1.000 1985 1992 Loyola Marymount 0 2 .000 1993 1996 UCLA 0 6 .000 1983 1994 Mary Hardin-Baylor 1 0 1.000 1981 1981 UNLV 1 0 1.000 1997 1997 Maryland 0 1 .000 1994 1994 USC 1 2 .333 1989 1992 McNeese State 6 0 1.000 1977 1995 U.S. International 0 1 .000 1984 1984 Memphis 2 1 .667 1982 1996 Utah 1 0 1.000 1993 1993 Miami 0 2 .000 1979 1980 UTEP FIRST MEETING Miami-Dade College South 1 0 1.000 1979 1979 VIRGINIA 1 0 1.000 1995 1995 Michigan 1 2 .333 1985 1998 Virginia Tech 1 0 1.000 2001 2001 Michigan State 2 0 1.000 1985 1991 Washington 2 1 .667 1983 1995 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 1991 1991 West Virginia 2 0 1.000 1995 1999 MISSISSIPPI STATE 37 4 .902 1977 2002 Western Michigan 2 0 1.000 1988 1990 Mississippi Univ. for Women 3 1 .750 1977 1981 Wichita State 1 0 1.000 1989 1989 Missouri 2 0 1.000 1981 1985 William & Mary 2 0 1.000 1990 1995 Montana 1 2 .333 1985 1996 Wisconson 0 1 .000 2000 2000 Montana State 1 0 1.000 1985 1985 Wyoming 3 1 .750 1985 1990 Montevallo 1 0 1.000 1977 1977 Xavier (Ohio) 1 0 1.000 1997 1997 NEBRASKA 0 5 .000 1983 1994 Nevada-Reno 1 0 1.000 1986 1986 2003 Opponents in BOLD CAPS

7 0 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE All-Time Coaching Records

HEAD COACHES’ RECORDS LSU IN THE FINAL USA TODAY/AVCA POLLS OVERALL SEC SEC YEAR HEAD COACH WL PCT.WL PCT. FINISH DIV. 1974 Jinks Coleman 23 6 .793 1986 No. 16 1975 Jinks Coleman 27 11 .711 1989 No. 17 1976 Jinks Coleman 25 5 .833 1990 No. 17 1977 Gerry Owens 41 9 .820 1991 No. 5 1978 Gerry Owens 28 2 .933 1992 No. 12 1979 Gerry Owens 15 17 .469 1980 Gerry Owens 11 21 .344. 1981 Ruth Nelson 35 24 .593 1982 Ruth Nelson 44 25 .638 1983 Ruth Nelson 31 26 .544 4 1 .800 2nd 1984 Ruth Nelson 18 23 .439 4 2 .667 3rd 1985 Scott Luster 33 10 .767 5 1 .833 1st 1986 Scott Luster 35 9 .795 5 1 .833 1st 1987 Scott Luster 25 11 .694 6 1 .857 2nd 1988 Scott Luster 22 13 .628 5 2 .714 2nd 1989 Scott Luster 30 8 .784 8 0 1.000 1st 1990 Scott Luster 34 7 .829 8 0 1.000 1st 1991 Scott Luster 35 2 .946 13 1 .929 1st 1992 Scott Luster 26 9 .743 12 2 .857 2nd 1993 Scott Luster 21 16 .568 8 6 .571 4th 1994 Scott Luster 8 23 .258 4 11 .364 9th 1995 Scott Luster 20 12 .625 8 7 .533 2nd West 1996 Scott Luster 10 20 .333 6 9 .400 4th West 1997 Scott Luster 9 21 .300 0 15 .000 6th West 1998 Fran Flory 15 16 .484 5 10 .333 4th West 1999 Fran Flory 17 15 .531 7 8 .466 3rd West 2000 Fran Flory 15 17 .469 6 9 .400 3rd West 2001 Fran Flory 16 11 .593 10 5 .677 2nd West 2002 Fran Flory 17 11 .607 9 7 .563 2nd West

Coleman's total (3 years) 75 22 .773 Owens’ total (4 years) 95 49 .660 Nelson's total (4 years) 128 98 .566 8 3 .727 Luster's total (13 years) 308 161 .657 88 56 .682 Flory’s total (5 years) 80 70 .533 37 39 .487 Scott Luster led LSU to four SEC Championships and two Final Fours in 13 years as head coach. LSU total (28 years) 686 400 .632 133 98 .576

JINKS COLEMAN GERRY OWENS RUTH NELSON SCOTT LUSTER FRAN FLORY Three Seasons Four Seasons Four Seasons 13 Seasons Five Seasons 75-22 (.773) 95-49 (.660) 128-98 (.566) 308-161 (.657) 80-70 (.533)

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 1 Letterwinners

A H R Adams, Monique (1989-90-91) Hackett,Vanessa (1992-93) Reirson, Sarah0 (1994) Anderson, Jocelyn (1993-94) Hampton, Jennifer (1999-2000-01-02) Reis, Dani (1989-90-91-92) Aunon, Christine (1985) Heinz, Megan (2002) Reis, Luciana (1990-91-92-93) Henry, Roxanne (1993-94-95-96) Resweber, Rachel (1986) B Hise, Beverly (1977-78-79) Richards, Sybil (1979) Batiste, Mary (1978) Hlaven, Cathy (1986-87-88-89) Rideau, Paula (1980-81-82-83) Bedford, Meghan (1998-99-2000-01) Hoesing, Shannon (1994-95-96-97) Bennett, Leah (1981-82-83-84) Hood, Regan (2001-02) S Benson, Lyndsey (1998-99-2000-01) J Samuels, Stacey (1984-85-86) Boada,Yvette (1982-83) James, Laura (19803) Santana, Luciana (1992-93-94-95) Bode, Jackie (1995-96) Jenny, Karen (1995-96) Schaff, Kelli (1989-90) Boken, Emily (1996-97) Johnson, Tonya (1987-88-89-90) Scheider, Sarah (1998-99) Boland, Julie (1986) Jordan,Angie (2000) Seger, Nikki (1980) Boutte, Joanette (1977-78) Jurisich,Allison (1993) Shepherd, Nyla (1988-89-90-91) Britt, Genia (1980) Sheriff, Mae (1981) Brooks,Monica (1981-82) K Signorelli, Katherine (1992) Brown, Detra (1983-84-85-86) Knox, Cathy (1994-95-96) Small, Shafeeqa (1993-94) Bryant, Jeannie (1982) Kubena, Katie (1999-2000-01-02) Smith, Lisa (1984-85-86-87) Burke, Priscila (1994) Kun,Allison (1984-85) Sparks, Tonya (1979) Stammer, Gayle (1982-83) C L Stammer,Wendy (1983-84-85-86) Stempel, Julie (1988-89-90-91) Callais,Verna (1992) LaGrange, Jennifer (1989-90-91-92) Candilora, Debbie (1983) Sulatycki, Lisa (1987-88-89-90) LaJaunie, Michele (1977-78-79) Sulatycki, Tess (1989-90-91-92) Cantu, Miranda (1994-95-96-97) Lancon, Kyra (2001-02) Card,Alice (1983-84-85-86) Lee, Claudia (1982) Carr, Christy (1997-98-99-2000) Lirette, Marel (1985) T Castillo, Dana (1988-89-90-91) Lucas, Penny (1980-81-82-83) Templet, Sandy (1988) Causey, Cara (2002) Lupo, Fran (1987-88) Thompson, Kelly (1996-97-98-99) Chamberlain, Lauren (1980) Lytle, Jill (1997-98-99-2000) Tran, Linda (1994-95) Cormier, Estella (1980) Trowbridge, Kristin (1997-98) Costa, Renata (1993-94-95-96) M Cowley, Beth (2001-02) Magers,Rose (1981) V Crane, Melinda (1980-81) Vogt,Rachel (1999-2000-01-02) Cuyler, Lauren (1998-2000-01-02) Magos, Meredith (1991) Marek,Maureen (1981-82-83) Mays, Tena (1980-81) W D McHenry, Tish (1981-82) Western, Tammy (1992-93-94-95) Davis, Meagan (1998-99-2000-01) Miller, Angie (1991-92) Winn, Randi (1995-96) DePaula, Simone (1984-85-86-87) Miller,Tiffany (1992-93-94) Wynn, Sharen (1979) DeRouen, Blaise (2001-2002) Miranda, Jessica (1995-96-97-98) Dessauer, Christine (1996-98) Moore, Joanne (1990-91-92) Duplantis, Helena (1987-88) Z Zulli, Sandra (1979-80-81) Dupre,Mary Beth (1977-78) N Neumier,Peggy (1980) F Norwood, Meg (1996-97-98-99) Franks, Carmis (1993-94-95-96) Freese,Amy (1982-83) Freitas, Monica (1987-88) O O'Connor, Lauren (1997-98-99-2000) O'Meara, Peggy (1984) G Osterhoff, Kim (1984-85-86) Gaudin, Bonnie (19901-92) Greco, Jenny (2000-01-02) Greer, Bridette (1977-78-79) P Guest, Debra (1980) Payne, Tracey (1986-87-88-89) Gurkan, Sibel (1987-88) Perry, Janie (1986-87-88-89) Peterson,Kelli (1979) Pittman, Rachel (2001-02) Prewitt,Addie (2000-01) Pritchett, Marie (1992)

7 2 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Pete Maravich Assembly Center Records

he LSU volleyball program begins its 22st season in the Pete Maravich YEAR-BY-YEAR IN THE PMAC Assembly Center, the largest volleyball venue in the Southeastern TConference. The $11.5 million structure, which was renamed in honor of the all-time OVERALL RECORD: 232-97 (.705) LSU and NCAA men's basketball scoring leader on July 22,1988,seats 14,164 LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 37 (Oct.2,1985-Nov. 20,1987) spectators and ranks as one of the finest college athletic arenas in the nation. LONGEST LOSING STREAK: Containing over one-and-a-quarter million square feet of space and over Six (Oct.10,1997-Nov. 13,1997) MOST MATCHES WON IN A SEASON: three million cubic feet,the PMAC competes with Tiger Stadium,home to LSU 21 (1982) MOST MATCHES LOST IN A SEASON: football,as the most visible structure on the LSU campus. 11 (1983) "The assembly center is a great place to play," LSU head coach Fran Flory BEST WINNING PCT IN A SEASON: 1.000 (1986,1991) said. "It is a very volleyball friendly facility. In it we can create a great atmos- YEAR MATCHES RECORD PCT. phere for our student-athletes and for opposing teams.” 1982 28 21-7 .750 Recently, the PMAC has undergone many renovations, the latest being a 1983 26 15-11 .577 new portable wood floor which was added for the 2000-01 basketball season. 1984 19 11-8 .579 In 2000,the arena was equipped with a brand new scoreboard and video screen 1985 10 9-1 .900 that can be used for all sports. 1986 14 14-0 1.000 In 1998, the Tiger volleyball team enjoyed the comforts of a newly reno- 1987 18 17-1 .944 1988 15 11-4 .733 vated locker room. The two-tiered fully carpeted facility features individual 1989 18 17-1 .944 cubicles for each athlete,a squad meeting room,and a storage area. 1990 14 13-1 .929 "I know we can provide an atmosphere which is a true home court advan- 1991 16 16-0 1.000 tage in the assembly center," added Flory. "I have seen it done before." 1992 15 13-2 .866 Between 1985 and 1992,the PMAC became one of the top home-court advan- 1993 16 8-8 .500 1994 15 6-9 .400 tages in the nation as LSU ran up a 110-10 (.917) record in that span.Included 1995 16 12-4 .750 in that time was a 37-match home-court win streak, which is the second- 1996 13 5-8 .385 longest streak in Southeastern Conference history. 1997 16 6-10 .375 In 1991,LSU enjoyed possibly its finest season in the Assembly Center as 1998 13 8-5 .615 the Tigers recorded a perfect 16-0 record.They also advanced to the Final Four 1999 14 10-4 .714 through the NCAA South Regional which was held in Baton Rouge. 2000 14 7-7 .500 2001 10 8-2 .800 The Tigers have now posted back-to-back winning marks in the PMAC, 2002 9 5-4 .556 making it once again a tough place for visiting teams to play. Over that span, Totals 329 232-97 .705 LSU has a record of 13-6 (.684). Overall since beginning play in the Assembly Center in 1982, the Tigers have notched an amazing 232-97 (.705) record.In that time,LSU has had a losing record at home in just three seasons. The PMAC has often played host to SEC and NCAA Tournaments for volleyball as well as men’s and women’s basketball and gymnastics. TOP 10 VOLLEYBALL CROWDS The 1982, 1987 and 1995 SEC Volleyball Championships were all held in the arena. The PMAC has also been the site of the three NCAA Volleyball RANK ATTENDANCE OPPONENT DATE Championship First Round Matches as well as the NCAA South Regional in 1 2250* Kentucky Nov. 20,1992 1991. 2 2038 Florida Nov. 24,1991 The NCAA Women's Basketball First/Second Rounds in 1997, 1999 and 3 1656 Florida Oct.9,1992 2000,as well as the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in 1988 were also host- 4 1613 Texas Oct.2,1991 5 1349 Louisville Dec.1,1990 ed in the arena. The SEC Gymnastics Championships came to the PMAC in 6 1266 Georgia Oct.11,1991 1999.Most recently, the 2002 NCAA Central Regional for gymnastics was held 7 1150 Ole Miss Nov. 15,1991 at the PMAC. 8 864 Georgia Oct.26,2001 Along with the main court area,an auxiliary gym with a recently refinished 9 814 Florida Oct.21,1991 10 798 Houston Dec.5,1991 court,is located underground in the north section of the arena.Nearly all Tiger *estimated volleyball practices take place in the auxiliary gym.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 3

Fran Flory Volleyball

t hasn’t taken Fran Flory long to turn around the LSU South District Coach of the Year in 1993. Prior to that, volleyball program. She took over a team that had hit she served as an assistant at LSU where she helped the Irock bottom in 1997 and has methodically turned it Tigers to three SEC Championships and two Final Four into a team that expects to win every time it steps on the appearances. court. From 0-15 in the SEC in the season prior to her Now, entering her fifth season,Flory will continue to arrival to a 9-7 league mark last year, Flory has made her build on the solid foundation that she has laid out for the impact felt on the court. With her ability to identify and LSU volleyball program and continue to design her pro- develop talent, relate to her players and surround herself gram around the fundamentals that have made her a with top-notch assistant coaches, Fran Flory has made success at every stop of her coaching career. this a great time to be a part of LSU volleyball. “LSU has everything a student-athlete could ask for, from the facilities to the administration. We expect to win championships and every LSU student-athlete has those expectations. Our teams are committed to winning both THE FLORY MISSION on the court and in the classroom. “Team togetherness and team ownership are two very important factors in our program. Our teams are 1. To win championships. committed not only to LSU, but also to each other.Team ownership is vital to the success of any team, company 2. To help student-athletes develop to or organization.Everyone must have a clear understand- their full potential, both on the court ing of the goals and direction of the program. We are and in the classroom. very careful to define roles and responsibilities so everyone is headed in the same direction.” 3. To help each student-athlete earn her Flory came to LSU from the head coaching position degree and prepare for the next step in at Kentucky, where she led the Wildcats to one NCAA their lives. Tournament appearance and was named the AVCA

7 5 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE EDUCATION FIRST “My goal for every A staple of the LSU program since Flory arrived in 1998 has been the tremendous academic success of her student-athlete who players.The Tigers have placed more players on the SEC Academic Honor Roll in the last four years than any other competes on my team is school in the league. In each of the past three seasons, LSU has led the conference. to allow and to help “Our staff came to LSU because it is a special place. We are dedicated to LSU, our program and our players. them develop We truly care about and respect our student-athletes.It is difficult to be successful in the classroom and on the into a court. It is a true balancing act and one that requires an incredible amount of dedication and discipline. successful BUILDING FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE person When athletes sign to play for coach Flory, they sign on not only to maximize their potential as a in all v o l l eyball playe r, but also to maximize their potential as a person. aspects “My goal for every student-athlete who competes on my team is to allow and to help them of life.” develop into a successful person in all aspects of life. When they graduate, I want them to truly feel prepared for the next step in their lives, whatever that may be. We are not just about developing successful volleyball players, our program is about developing successful people. “Our philosophy is one that we all control our own destiny. Each day we make choices in all aspects of lives that will influence who and what we become. We strive to provide the freedom and correct environment to make the choices that will prepare our student-athletes for their future.”

Speaking of Coach Fran Flory

“Fran is one of the finest people I have ever met.I have had the pleasure of watching her become one of the finest coaches in our profession.It would be an honor to have my daughter play for her. She has great enthusiasm,is very easy to work with and has a true desire to be successful.She has my utmost admi- ration and support.” - Mick Haley, head coach at Southern California; head coach 2000 US Olympic Team

“Fran is one of the most remarkable people that I have had the pleasure of knowing.She has been a mentor and a friend throughout my playing and coaching career. She is one of those people who have the ability to make you feel that you have the strength and courage to accomplish anything and over- come any obstacle. ” - Julie Stempel Ibieta, head coach University of New Orleans, LSU volleyball player (1988-91)

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 6 Academic Success

SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2002 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

LSU has led the SEC in the number of players on the SEC Name Major 2001 Classification Academic Honor Roll for each of Meghan Bedford Psychology Senior the past four seasons. Since Fran Lyndsey Benson Mass Communications Senior Flory arrived in 1998, the Tigers Lauren Cuyler Management Senior have had the most honorees of any Beth Cowley Marketing Freshman school in the league. The Honor Meagan Davis Psychology Senior Blaise DeRouen Accounting Freshman Roll is based on grades from the Jennifer Hampton Kinesiology Junior previous academic year. Regan Hood Undecided Freshman For three of the last four years, Katie Kubena Elementary Education Junior the volleyball team has been recog- Kyra Lancon Apparel Design Freshman nized by the American Volleyball Rachel Pittman Mass Communications Freshman Coaches Association for having one Addie Prewitt Political Science Senior of the top team grade-point averages in the nation.

The Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a tremendous asset to all athletes.It provides those tangibles that are necessary to achieve success in a collegiate environment. The Center provides tutors to help you understand your course material,academic coaches who teach you organizational skills,and time management seminars to enhance the skills needed in this society.

7 7 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE “In one word, the Center is GREAT!”

-- Shaquille O’Neal, LSU basketball player, 1989-92,the 2000 NBA MVP for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA star Shaquille O’Neal graduated from LSU and a 2000 graduate of LSU in the fall of 2000.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 8 Academic Center for Student-Athletes

ritical to the development of an athlete as a THE SERVICES

student is an adequate academic facility •Tutoring Cand cap able staff to further the athlete’s • Career Counseling and Development •Time Management p ro g re s s . The Cox Communications A c a d e m i c • Study Skills Center for Student-Athletes is responsible for • Insure that student-athletes comply with overseeing the educational development and academic rules established by the University, NCAA and SEC p ro g ress towa rd graduation for all student-

athletes. The staff acts as a liaison between the THE GOAL athlete and the academic communities and insures For each student-athlete to reach and receive the that student-athletes comply with academic rules highest-quality education and degree.

established by the University, NCAA and SEC. The THE RESPONSIBILITY staff also coordinates academic programs designed To oversee the educational development and to assist student-athletes in acquiring a quality p ro g ress towa rd graduation for all student- education. athletes.

Academic Staff

Dr. Roger Grooters Jim Rost Tommy Powell Gwendolyn Clark Ted White Executive Director Associate Director Tutorial Coordinator Learning Specialist Sr. Associate Director

7 9 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE aramount to the The 1,000-seat auditori- success of the um is used through the P“student”half of year as a classroom and the term student- lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space athlete is prov i d i n g for a laptop and a modem LSU athletes with the hookup, providing each best possible resources student unlimited learning to excel in the classroom. For more than 20 years, opportunities. The audito- the LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes rium also contains a has helped to build well-rounded student-athletes. movie theatre size screen But as times change and technology advances, the to aid professors with lec- need for further improvements still exists. As a tures and class r o o m result, the Cox Communications Academic Center activities. for Student-Athletes opened its doors in November of 2002. A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory not only made it among the nation’s The library provides a per- p remier centers, but put it at the fore f ro n t . fect setting for individual Improvements to the existing center give LSU study, or with a tutor as student-athletes the best opportunity for success group. by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.

The Cox Communications Academic Center for Included in the 54,000 Student-Athletes square feet of the Academic Center are indi-

• includes 54,000 square feet of working space vidual study areas as well as 14 private computer • includes 75 computer stations rooms for student-ath- • includes 14 private computer rooms in a state-of-the-art letes to work one-on-one computer lab with tutors or by them- • includes additional study rooms and classrooms for private or selves. group study • includes additional study areas for specialized learning • includes a 1,000-seat auditorium

The improvements to the Gym Armory not only benefit the Cox Communications Academic Center Throughout the Academic for Student-Athletes, but the entire University as Center are 75 computer well. The old gymnasium was transformed into a s tations, providing stu- 1,000-seat auditorium the University will use for dent-athletes with a quiet working environment for daily classes, p re s e n t a t i o n s , l e c t u res by research, writing and distinguished University guests and other special studying. academic events.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 8 0 Campus Life

ouisiana State University and A g r i c u l t u ral & began to place increasing emphasis on research. Mechanical College has, t h roughout its 143-ye a r Recognizing the importance and extent of statewide Lhistory, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the agricultural activities of unites in the LSU System, the LSU n a t i o n , and the world through extensive multipurpose Board of Supervisors in 1972 established the Center for programs encompassing instruction, research and public Agricultural Sciences & Rural Development. This unit was service. The University continuously develops programs of renamed the LSU Agricultural Center in 1982.Components b readth and quality that make it one of the nation’s of the LSU A g r i c u l t u ral Center include the Louisiana outstanding educational institutions. Agricultural Experiment Station, the Louisiana Cooperative The University influences the educational, economic, Extension Serv i c e , International Pro g rams and social and cultural loves of its citizens throughout the state Administrative Services. – indeed, in some way, it touches the life of every person in The primary mission of the LSU Agricultural Center is Louisiana. to conduct research in agricultural and natural resource Because of its designation as a Research I University – d evelopment and to provide off-campus extension the top category of the Carnegie Foundation’s ranking of education that disseminates technological, economic, and research institutions – LSU ranks in the top 2 percent of the management information to Louisiana residents. n a t i o n ’s colleges and universities. The Research I In 1977, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, established as designation is shared by only 59 public and 29 private the LSU Law School in 1906, was made an autonomous universities across the nation. One of only 25 universities division of the LSU System.The Law Center provides legal nationwide designated as both a land-grant and sea-grant education characterized by an unyielding demand for college, LSU is also actively pursuing space-grant status. academic excellence. Its unique curriculum, based on civil History and tradition began with LSU’s founding in law as well as substantial elements of common law, provides 1853 by the General Assembly of Louisiana as the Louisiana law graduates with qualifications and training for not one, State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy near but two legal systems. Pineville,Louisiana.The institution opened January 2,1860. LSU, located on more than 2,000 acres in the southern When the Civil War began,the school’s first superintendent, part of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is bordered on the west by William Tecumseh Sherman, resigned to assume a the Mississippi River. The University’s more than 250 command in the Union A r my. F i re demolished the principal buildings are grouped on a 650-acre plateau that Seminary in 1869 and the school moved to Baton Rouge. constitutes the main part of the campus. In 1870, the Seminary was renamed Louisiana State LSU and A&M College is accredited University. In 1874,under the United States Morrill Act,the by the Southern Association of Colleges Louisiana State Agricultural & Mechanical College was and Schools. The Hebert Law Center established in New Orleans. The two institutions were holds membership in the Association of merged by the Legislature in 1877 to become Louisiana Law Schools and is on the approved list State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. of the American Bar Association. Construction on the present campus began in 1922 and the first classes were held in 1926. LSU experienced major growth in the 1930s and 1940s, expanding its student body, curricula and services. During the 1960s, the University

8 1 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE THE TIGERS’ HOME AWAY FROM HOME LSU has 18 residence halls with architectural styles ranging from a Renaissance style typical of the older core of the campus to modern high-rise buildings. Below is the newest addition, the highly popular East Campus and West Campus apartments, a co-ed dormitory that includes furnished rooms with connecting suites and e- mail workstations in the lobby, all within a short walk from the dining hall.

QUICK FACTS APARTMENTS INCLUDE:

LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. • Dining Halls FOUNDED: January 2, 1860 • Weekly Housekeeping ENROLLMENT: 31,582 • Cable Television PRESIDENT: Dr.William Jenkins • High-Speed Internet CHANCELLOR: Dr. Mark Emmert • Mail Service MAJOR FIELDS OF BACHELOR’S • Card Access • Facility Repairs DEGREES: 73 • Security MAJOR FIELDS OF MASTER’S • Telephone Services DEGREES: 75 • Furnished MAJOR FIELDS OF DOCTORAL • Washer/Dryer DEGREES: 55 • Microwave

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 8 2 City of Baton Rouge

ospitality and comfort are a HS o u t h e r n tradition practiced to perfection aro u n d Baton Rouge. Minutes from the city, ancient moss- draped oaks, fragrant honeysuckle, formal gardens and the finest examples of Southern architecture await. Combine this with the excitement of the mighty Mississippi River, cajun music and a gourmet meal that is topped with freshly brewed cafe-au-lait at one of Baton Rouge’s fine • The State Capitol building, located in downtown restaurants. Mix in an autumn Saturday evening at Baton Rouge, is the tallest state capitol in the nation Tiger Stadium, and Baton Rouge becomes one of at 34 stories tall. the most attractive cities for living, entertainment and education in the South. • Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana, sits on the banks of the Mississippi River.

BATON ROUGE FACTS • The average annual temperature in Baton Rouge is Population: 68 degrees and the city features a semi-tropical cli- BATON ROUGE ...... 227,818 mate highlighted by mild winter months. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ...... 421,852 • Baton Rouge is just an hour away from the French Time Zone: ...... Central Quarter in New Orleans and even closer to the mil- Average Temperatures: lion-acre Atchafalaya Swamp, which is called one of HIGH...... 81.3 the biggest fishing ponds in the country. LOW ...... 52.5 AVERAGE ...... 67.5 The state capitol building of Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge, is the tallest capitol building in the nation at 34 stories.

DISTANCE CHART FROM BATON ROUGE (BASED ON 70 MPH SPEED): Atlanta, Ga. 7 hours Biloxi, Miss. 2 hours Birmingham, Ala. 6 hours Dallas, Texas 6 1/2 hours Houston, Texas 4 hours Jackson, Miss. 21/2 hours Jacksonville, Fla. 8 1/2 hours Little Rock, Ark. 5 hours Mobile, Ala. 3 hours Monroe, La. 2 1/2 hours New Orleans, La. 1 hour Orlando, Fla. 10 hours Pensacola, Fla. 4 hours Shreveport, La. 4 hours

8 3 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE State of Louisiana

ouisiana, one of America’s most culturally and geographically diverse states, is located in the heart of the Deep South. Situated on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, the New Orleans skyline is one of the most L Adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and dotted with hundreds of recognizable in America. The city is a thriving lakes and bayous, Louisiana is home to all types of terrain from metropolitan area that still maintains the traditional charm of a time long gone. swamps and marshes to lush forests and gentle hills. The state is known for its charm and friendly people, and still maintains the stately antebellum plantations and majestic oaks of its early days. The atmosphere is elegant, yet relaxed and casual. Dubbed the “Sportsman’s Paradise,”Louisiana offers some of the finest hunting, fishing and boating opportunities in the country.

• Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839, is situated between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The site of many movies, the quarter- mile canopy of giant live oak trees, believed to be 300 years old, is a spectacular site. • Foods like boiled craw f i s h , j a m b a l aya , shrimp etouffee, a n d gumbo make the cajun and creole cuisine of Louisiana the envy of Millions of visitors from around the world come to New Orleans each year to participate in the nation. Mardi Gras,a two-week party • Last year, an estimated 23.5 million U.S. resident visitors came to that includes more than 60 parades. Louisiana. • Louisiana is home to Mardi Gras, New Orleans Jazz, Creole cul- ture, stately riverboats and some of the finest cuisine in the world.

LOUISIANA FACTS NICKNAME: The Pelican State ADMITTED TO UNION: April 30, 1812 STATE COLORS: Gold, white and blue STATE BIRD: Brown Pelican STATE DOG: Catahoula Leopard Dog STATE TREE: Bald Cyprus STATE FLOWER: Magnolia CLIMATE: Subtropical

The French Quarter of New Orleans joins progres- sive technology with traditional Southern charm. Take a carriage ride through the heart of New Orleans and discover that even today it still maintains many of its traditional European roots. Baton Rouge New Orleans

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 8 4 Pete Maravich Assembly Center

he Pete Maravich Assembly C e n t e r, which seats 14,164 Tpeople, is the largest volleyball venue in the Southeastern Conference. LSU has been able to use the PMAC as a great home court advantage since beginning play there in 1982.In that time, the Tigers have amassed an incredible 232-97 (.705) record at home. Twice in the last 20 years, LSU has put together undefeated seasons in the Assembly Center -- 1986 and 1991. In addition, the Tigers have produced home winning streaks of 37 and 30. The PMAC has hosted six NCAA Volleyball Tournament matches, including the 1991 South Regional which LSU won to advance to the Final Four. In the north end of the facility, there is an underground auxiliary gym, which provides the LSU volleyball team with its own practice facility. The PMAC also boasts a volleyball locker room which was recently reno- vated and has a playe r ’s lounge along with locker’s for each athlete.

8 5 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Locker Room

he LSU locker room is located in the north- west corner of the Pete Maravich Assembly TCenter, directly between the playing floor of the PMAC and the auxiliary gym, which serves as the Tigers practice facility. The locker room, a two- tiered facility which is equipped with a players lounge, was remodeled prior to the 2000 season and has locker space for each athlete.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 8 6 Auxillary Gym

he LSU volleyball team has the luxury of its that can hold two volleyball courts side-by- s i d e . v e ry own practice facility in the Pe t e The auxiliary gym is located just down the stairs TM a ravich Assembly Center. L o c a t e d fr om the LSU locker roo m . un d e rg r ound in the north portion of the aren a , the auxiliary gym provides the Tigers with an area

8 7 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Weight Room

he LSU strength and conditioning facil- and card i ovascular equipment. M e a s u r i n g ity, located in the North end zone of 10,000-square feet, LSU has one of the finest TTiger Stadium, was built in 1997 and s t rength and conditioning facilities in the features the latest in both strength training nation.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 8 8 Training Room

boasts the largest and most complete athletic training facility in all of collegiate LSU a t h l e t i c s . Focused on aggre s s i v e rehabilitation, the Broussard Center for Athletic Training is furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. Some of the features of the 23,000-square foot facility include an on-site x-ray room,an in-house pharmacy, as well as state of the art hydrotherapy pools. The Broussard Center for Athletic Training is equipped with the larg e s t hy d ro t h e ra py pools in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy, as well as on-site x-ray room. LSU is also the only school in college athletics with a training room equipped with a full-service vision center. The facility is named in honor of legendary trainer Dr. Martin J. Broussard, who served as LSU’s athletic trainer for several decades.

8 9 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE President

Dr. William L. Jenkins President, LSU

On April 1,1999, William L. Jenkins, formerly Chancellor of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, became President of

the LSU System, which includes nine institutions on 10 campuses in five

cities, as well as 10 public hospitals in 10 cities.

A native of South Africa,Dr.Jenkins studied at the University Dr.Jenkins in September of 2000. of Pretoria,where he received his professional veterinary medicine Dr.Jenkins has been active in continuing education and has degree in 1958 and specialist credentials in 1968.He received the delivered more than 150 lectures and addresses to diverse groups Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1970. in both the United States and abroad.He has taught extensively at After practicing veterinary medicine for four years, he joined the both the professional and graduate levels.He has published more faculty at the University of Pretoria, advancing through the ranks than 60 scientific articles and has contributed 15 chapters to vari- to become professor and head of the Department of Veterinary ous textbooks.He is coauthor of a textbook on veterinary pharma- Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology in 1971. cology. He moved to the U.S. in 1978 and joined the faculty in the Over the years,Dr.Jenkins has been a member of many pro- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology at Texas fessional organizations and select committees. Most recently, he A&M University. He was appointed dean of the LSU School of served on the National Institute of Health’s Alcohol Abuse and Veterinary Medicine in 1988 and was named LSU’s provost and Misuse on College Campuses Committee and on a special vice chancellor for academic affairs in September 1993. Steering Committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and When he was appointed LSU’s fifth Chancellor in November Schools to review accreditation criteria for colleges and universi- 1996, Dr.Jenkins reorganized the campus administration to be ties. more effective and more responsive,and oversaw the development Dr.Jenkins also is a member of the National Association of of a strategic plan to guide the University in its preparation for the State Universities and Land Grant Colleges’Committee on Food challenges of the next century. and Society as well as the Committee on the Future of Coastal Over the years President Jenkins has received numerous Louisiana. teaching and service awards and recognitions,having been named His current community engagement includes serving on the the 1997 Communicator of the Year by the Public Relations boards of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Greater Association of Louisiana and a Distinguished Alumnus by the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce,Academic Distinction Fund, University of Missouri. The regional chapter of To a s t m a s t e r s Council for a Better Louisiana, Arts Council of Greater Baton International also presented him with its 1999 Communication Rouge,and the Baton Rouge board of the National Conference for and Leadership Awa rd , and he was awa rded the Vision of Community and Justice. Excellence Award 2000 by the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Dr.Jenkins and his wife, Peggy, have four children—Sharon Commerce and the New Orleans Chapter of MetroVision.In addi- Gwynn,Anthea,and Warren—and nine grandchildren. tion,the University of Pretoria bestowed an honorary doctorate on

Dr. Kenneth E. Carpenter, Faculty Athletics Representative

Dr . Kenneth E. Carpenter is in his first year as Chairman of the Department of Arc h i t e c t u re ,1 9 7 7 - L S U ’s faculty re p resentative in NCAA and 81; and, Io w a State University, se r ving as Prof e s s o r Southeastern Conference matters. and Chairman, Department of Arc h i t e c t u r e from C a r p e n t e r, a professor in the School of 19 8 1 - 8 6 . Arc h i t e c t u re , has taught at LSU since 1986. He At LSU he served as the Dean of the College of received his bachelor’s degree in arch i t e c t u r e from Design from 1986-1997, Interim Executive Direc t o r the University of Oklahoma in 1962 and his mas- of International Prog r ams from 1997-98; and, te r ’ s from Minnesota in 1967. Be f o r e joining the Interim Dean, College of Art and Design, 20 0 1 - 0 2 . LSU faculty, he served at Clemson University as Carpenter is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, th e Associate Professor of Arc h i t e c t u r e from 1967-77; American Institute of Ar chitects and the Am e r i c a n Ball State University, wh e r e he was Professor and Association of University Prof e s s o r s .

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9 0 Chancellor

Dr. Mark A. Emmert Chancellor, LSU

Dr. Mark A.Emmert was appointed chancellor of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College on

April 16, 1999, becoming the sixth chancellor to lead the

state’s flagship University.

Prior to joining LSU, Emmert served as chancellor of work has focused on public policy topics, as well as issues the University of Connecticut,as provost and vice presi- in organizational theory. He has published his res e a r ch in dent for academic affairs at Montana State University, leading journals within his field and has served on seve r - and held various faculty and administrative positions at al editorial boards . He has also served as a visiting schol- the University of Colorado. He has served as a member ar and lecturer internationally, working in Au s t ra l i a , of numerous academic and civic boards and organiza- Hong Kon g , Jap a n , and Pan a m a . tions. He is married to DeLaine S. E m m e r t , a former ele- Both the Fulbright Commission and the Am e r i c a n m e n t a ry school teacher, who is active in community, Council on Education have awa rded fellowships to u n i v e r s i t y, and philanthropic org a n i z a t i o n s . T h ey hav e Em m e r t . He has also been inducted into Phi Kappa Phi t wo childre n , Stephen and Je n n i f e r. Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Scholastic Society, Golden Key Honor Society, and the Connecticut Ac a d e m y of Arts and Sciences. He is active in the American Council on Education, the New England Council of Pres i d e n t s , and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, wh e r e he se r ved as chair of the Council on Academic Af f a i r s . A native of Tac o m a , Was h i n g t o n , Emmert holds a ba c h e l o r ’ s degree in political science from the University of Washington and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. His scholarly

Chancellor Emmert celebrates the 2001 SEC Football Championship Game victory with All-American Josh Reed.

9 1 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Athletics Director

lready a Louisiana Legend and one of the greatest college baseball coaches of all time, J. Stanley“Skip” ABertman has augmented his impressive list of achievements in two seasons as LSU’s director of athletics. While supervising the Tigers’magnificent progress on the playing fields, he has begun to implement measures necessary to realize his vision of building the LSU athletics department into the best in the country. Bertman’s bold and innovative plans promise to keep the Tigers among the nation’s elite in all phases of collegiate athletics. LSU’s programs enjoyed remarkable success under Bertman’s direction in 2002-03, as 16 of the Tigers’ 20 sports participated in NCA A post-season competition. That accomplishment, along with improved graduation rates, increased team grade point averages and the construction of new academic facilities,foreshadow even more significant deeds in Bertman’s tenure. Bertman was named LSU's athletics director on January 19, 2001. With Bertman, LSU gained an athletics director who provides the leadership and experience necessary to manage the Tigers' nearly $40 million budget. Bertman guided LSU to five NCAA baseball titles, and his teams drew huge crowds to venerable Alex Box Stadium, as the Tigers led the nation in attendance in each of his final six seasons (1996-2001). He also served as head coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic The team which captured the bronze medal in Atlanta. SKIP BERTMAN Bertman continues to be honored for his remarkable coaching tenure,as he was inducted in June,2002,into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Legacy American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January, 2003. Bertman’s unyielding desire to succeed drove him to the In a Baseball America poll released in January, 1999, pinnacle of his profession, and his astute knowledge of the game Bertman was voted the second greatest college baseball -- obtained from over 40 years of coaching -- combined with his coach of the 20th century, trailing only Rod Dedeaux of steadfast determination and irrepressible enthusiasm trans- Southern California. Bertman and Dedeaux are the only formed LSU Baseball into the nation's premier program. coaches to win five CWS titles. National Championships He had previously earned stellar recognition as one of 2000, 1997, 1996, 1993, 1991 the nation's brightest assistant coaches while at the University of Miami (Fla.) for eight seasons (1976-83). SEC Championships Before working at Miami, Bertman was renowned for his 1997, 1996, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1986 coaching excellence. In 11 seasons at Miami Beach High School, he directed the Hi-Tides to a state championship Career Record (1984-2001) and two runners-up finishes. He was named Florida's 870-330-3 (.724) Coach of the Year on three occasions. In 1975, Bertman coached at Miami-Dade Downtown, NCAA Tournament Record leaving after one season to join legendary head coach Ron 89-29 (.754), highest winning percentage in NCAA history Fraser at Miami.The move was a homecoming of sorts, as Bertman spent his collegiate playing days with the National Coach of the Year Hurricanes as an outfielder and catcher from 1958-60. He 2000, 1997, 1996, 1993, 1991, 1986 earned his B.A. in health and physical education from Miami in 1961 and received his master’s degree from UM College World Series Appearances in 1964. 2000, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989, Bertman and his wife Sandy are the parents of four 1987, 1986 daughters -- Jan, Jodi, Lisa and Lori. The Bertmans have two grandchildren -- Sophie Faith and Isaac Stanley, the children of Emile and Lori Bertman Guirard.

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9 2 Southeastern Conference

SEC Volleyball A S T A N D A R D O F E X C E L L E N C E

• The 2002 season marked the 13th consecutive year the SEC has placed at least two teams in the NCAA Tournament.

• Five of the league’s 11 teams posted 20-plus wins in 2002 while seven recorded winning records. Florida led the way with 34 victo- r i e s , while Arkansas was right behind with 27. South Carolina notched 22, while both Georgia and Tennessee had 20.

• Florida made its 13th NCA A appearance and 12th in a row in 2002 advancing to the Final Four.

• 12 players were named to the AVCA All-District team in 2002.

• In the past 13 years, 683 athletes h ave been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

The 2000 Tigers faced Florida in the SEC Tournament final in Gainesville.

ear after year, the Southeastern Conference peting in the Eastern shows why it is considered to be one of the Division and six teams Ypremier volleyball conferences in the nation. in the Western Division. In the 1990’s and continuing into the 2000’s, The most recent change the SEC made stellar contributions to the sport of came in 1999 as the tournament format now fea- volleyball. The conference has sent at least two tures only eight teams participating in a three-day teams to the NCAA Tournament in every season conference tournament. for the last 12 years.The SEC had a team reach the Along with the popularity growth throughout Final Four eight of the last 13 seasons with the the country, women’s volleyball has also grown in league having a team advance to the regional final the SEC. A benchmark in that growth came in 1995 10 of those 13 seasons. when SEC volleyball was first broadcasted on SEC- In 2002, Florida competed in its 12th straight TV (FOX Sports Net South, FOX Sports Southwest NCAA Tournament and made it to the Final Four and Sunshine Network) on a tape-delay basis. For in New Orleans. South Carolina was also selected the past five seasons the coverage has grown, to the NCAA field in 2002, making its sixth NCAA especially in the last two years, to live telecasts of Tournament Appearance. s ev e ral regular season matches and the SEC Since the inaugural SEC volleyball champi- Tournament championship match. SEC volleyball onship in 1979-80, many changes have occurred in will continue to enjoy live coverage on SEC-TV in the confere n c e . The addition of Arkansas and 2003, reaching almost 19 million subscribers in the South Carolina to the league in 1991 brought the conference’s nine-state region. divisional format to the sport with five teams com-

9 3 2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE SEC SID Directory

ALABAMA (205) 348-6084 Steve McClain,Assistant Athletic Director University, MS 38677 Mary Howard,Assistant Athletic Director Fax: (662) 915-7006 Volleyball Contact: Kathy Cafazzo,Associate Director www.OleMissSports.com Brian Dietz,Assistant Director Ling at Home: (662) 234-8525 Brian Morgan Fred Demarest,Associate Director Zack Higbee,Assistant Director [email protected] Heidi Johnson,Assistant Director Langston Rogers, P.O. Box 870391 LeeAnne Sears, Coordinator Associate Athletic Director Tuscaloosa,AL 35487 Lamar Chance,Associate Director Fax: (205) 348-8841 Rick Stupak,Associate Director www.rolltide.com GEORGIA (706) 542-1621 Kim Ling,Assistant Director Press Row Number: (205) 348-3089 Kyle Campbell,Assistant Director Morgan at Home: (205) 333-7211 Volleyball Contact: Tyler Sabo Katy Lonergan,Assistant Director

Larry White,Associate Athletic Director [email protected] Becky Hopf,Associate Director P.O. BOx 1472 (803) 777-8017 Barry Allen, Assistant Director Athens, GA 30603-1472 SOUTH CAROLINA Roots Woodruff,Assistant Director Fax: (706) 542-9339 Volleyball Contact: Brian Morgan,Assistant Director www.georgiadogs.com John Hayden,Assistant Director Sabo at Home: (706) 354-4571 Ayanna Wakefield [email protected] Claude Felton,Associate Athletic Director 1300 Rosewood Drive ARKANSAS (479) 575-5037 Tim Hix,Associate Director Columbia,SC 29208 Christopher Lakos, Associate Director Fax: (803) 777-2967 Volleyball Contact: Jeri Thorpe Mike Mobley, Associate Director www.usccsports.com Jenn Garrett,Assistant Director Press Row Number: (803) 777-0755 [email protected] Tyler Sabo,Assistant Director 131 Barnhill Arena Wakefield at Home: (803) 479-0440 Fayetteville,AR 72701 Kerry Tharp, Associate Athletic Director Fax: (479) 575-7410 KENTUCKY (859) 257-3838 ext. 400 Michelle Schmidt, Assistant Athletic Direc t o r www.ladybacks.com Dave Brauer, Assistant Director Press Row Number: (479) 575-4422 Volleyball Contact: Mandy Polley Cheryl Harden,Assistant Director Thorpe at Home: (479) 443-3219 Andrew Kitick,Assistant Director [email protected] Bill Smith,Associate Athletic Director Ayanna Wakefield,Assistant Director Rm.23 Memorial Colisuem Jeri Thorpe,Assistant Director Lexington,KY 40506-0019 Phil Pierce,Assistant Director Fax: (859) 323-4310 www.ukathletics.com TENNESSEE (865) 974-8876 Volleyball Contact: Adam Love AUBURN (334) 844-9703 Tony Neely, Media Relations Director Susan Lax,Associate Director [email protected] Volleyball Contact: Mandy Polley, Assistant Director 117 Stokely Athletics Center Dan Froehlich Knoxville,TN 37996-3110 Fax: (865) 974-8875 [email protected] www.utladyvols.com P.O. Box 351 Mississippi State (662) 325-0540 Press Row Number: (865) 974-0618 Auburn,AL 36831-0351 Love at Home: (865) 207-4901 Fax: (334) 844-9807 Volleyball Contact: Joe Dier www.auburntigers.com Debby Jennings,Associate Athletic Director Froehlich at Home: (334) 826-2838 jb d i e r @ a t h l e t i c s . m s s t a t e . e d u Eric Trainer, Assistant Director John Hines,Assistant Director Meredith Jenkins,Director P.O. Box 5308 Chuck Gallina,Associate Director Mississippi State,MS 39762 Kirk Sampson,Associate Director Fax: (662) 325-3654 Mendy Nestor, Associate Director www.mstateathletics.com SEC (205) 458-3010 Press Row Number: (662) 325-6618 Dan Froelhich,Assistant Director Volleyball Contact: Mike Nemeth,Associate Athletic Director David Rosinski,Associate Director Chuck Dunlap FLORIDA (352) 375-4683 ext. 6120 John R.Cade,Assisant Director [email protected] Joe Dier, Assistant Director 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North Volleyball Contact: Laura McCoy, Assistant Director Birmingham,AL 35203 LeeAnne Sears Todd Anderson,Assistant Director Fax: (205) 458-3030 www.secsports.com [email protected] P.O. Box 14485 OLE MISS (662) 915-7522 Charles Bloom,Associate Commissioner Gainesville, FL 32604-2485 Tammy Wilson,Associate Director Fax: (352) 375-4809 Volleyball Contact: KimLing DeWayne Peevy, Assistant Director www.gatorzone.com Chuck Dunlap, Assistant Press Row Number: (352) 373-1259 [email protected] Sears at Home: (352) 281-3094 P.O. Box 217

2003 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9 4 Media List

Print Associated Press ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: Doug Tatum Alexandria Daily Town Talk Lafayette Daily Advertiser BEAT: Jim Kleinpeter, Mike Triplett 1001 Howard Avenue, Suite 200-A P.O. Box 7558 P.O. Box 3268 PHONE: (504) 826-3405 New Orleans, LA 70113 Alexandria, LA 71301 Lafayette, LA 70502 FAX: (504) 826-3401 SPORTS EDITOR: Mary Foster SPORTS EDITOR: John Marcase SPORTS EDITOR: Bruce Brown E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (504) 523-3931 PHONE: (318) 487-6351 BEAT WRITER: Brady Aymond KLEINPETER PHONE: (225) 769-9291 FAX: (504) 586-0531 FAX: (318) 487-6315 PHONE: (337) 289-6303 TRIPLETT PHONE: (225) 892-4488 E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] FAX: (337) 289-6443 BEAT: Dave Moormann E-MAIL: [email protected] The Advocate The Shreveport Times MOORMANN OFFICE/FAX: (225) 766-5231 222 Lake Street E-MAIL: [email protected] P.O. Box 588 Opelousas Daily World Shreveport, LA 71130 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 P.O. Box 1179 SPORTS EDITOR: Scott Ferrell EXEC. SPORTS EDITOR: Butch Muir Monroe News-Star Opelousas, LA 70570 BEAT: Nakia Hogan ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: Matt Randolph 411 No. Fourth Street SPORTS EDITOR: Tom Dodge PHONE: (318) 459-3300 BEAT: Scott Rabalais, Carl Dubois, Glenn Monroe, LA 71201 PHONE: (337) 942-4971 FAX: (318) 459-3301 Guilbeau SPORTS EDITOR: Nick Deriso FAX: (337) 948-6572 E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (225) 383-1111 PHONE: (318) 362-0267 E-MAIL: [email protected] FAX: (225) 388-0318 FAX: (318) 362-0273 E-MAIL: [email protected] Lake Charles American Press E-MAIL: [email protected] Ruston Daily Leader P.O. Box 2893 212 West Park Avenue Lake Charles, LA 70602 Times-Picayune Ruston, LA 71270 SPORTS EDITOR: Scooter Hobbs (columnist) 3800 Howard Avenue EDITOR/BEAT: O.K. Buddy Davis PHONE: (337) 494-4040 New Orleans, LA 70140 PHONE: (318) 255-4353 FAX: (337) 439-4036 SPORTS EDITOR: David Meeks FAX: (318) 255-4006 E-MAIL: [email protected] SPORTS EDITOR: Peter Finney (columnist) E-MAIL: [email protected]

Television

WAFB-TV(CBS Affiliate - Channel 9) WVLA-TV (NBC Affiliate Channel 33) WDSU-TV(NBC Affiliate - Channel 6) WVUE-TV (FOX Affiliate - Channel 8) 844 Government Street 5220 Essen Lane 846 Howard Avenue P.O. Box 13847 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 New Orleans, LA 70113 New Orleans, LA 70185 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Steve Schneider PHONE: (225) 766-3233 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Rich Lenz SPORTS DIRECTOR: Darrell Greene REPORTER: Jacques Doucet FAX: (225) 768-9191 REPORTER: Fletcher Mackle PHONE: (504) 483-1542 PHONE: (225) 336-8891 PHONE: (504) 679-0657 FAX: (504) 483-1543 FAX: (225) 379-7880 WWL-TV (CBS Affiliate - Channel 4) FAX: (504) 679-0733 E-Mail:[email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] 1024 No. Rampart Street New Orleans, LA 70116 WBRZ-TV (ABC Affiliate - Channel 2) SPORTS DIRECTOR: Jim Henderson WGNO-TV(ABC Affiliate - Channel 26) P.O. Box 2906 REPORTERS: Lee Zurik, Juan Kincaid ITM Building Baton Rouge, LA 70821 PRODUCERS: Tom Planchet New Orleans, LA 70112 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Joe Aiello PHONE: (504) 529-6291 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Harry McCulla REPORTERS: Nick Foley, Michael Cauble FAX: (504) 529-6472 PHONE: (504) 619-6328 PHONE: (225) 336-2361 E-Mail: [email protected] FAX: (504) 619-6332 FAX: (225) 336-2347 E-Mail: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected]

Radio

WDGL/JAMN (FM 98.1/107.3) Louisiana Network WJBO/WSKR (AM 1150/1210) WWL (AM 870) (LSU Radio Network Flagship) 263 Third Street, 5th Floor P.O. Box 14061 1450 Poydras Street P.O. Box 2231 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-4061 Suite 440 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Sports: Jeff Palermo PHONE: (225) 231-1860 New Orleans, LA 70112 PHONE: (225) 388-9898 PHONE: (225) 383-8788 FAX: (225) 499-9696 SPORTS TALK: Buddy Diliberto FAX: (225) 499-9800 FAX: (225) 342-9950 PHONE: (504) 593-6376 FAX: (504) 593-1850 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Specialty Media Tiger Rag Purple & Gold Sports Monday P.O. Box 496 4919 Jamestown Avenue, Suite 203 P.O. Box 14825 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0496 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Baton Rouge, LA 70898 EDITOR/BEAT: Matt Deville EDITOR: Scott McKay Lee Feinswog PHONE: (225) 383-5271 PHONE: (225) 926-6300 PHONE: (225) 926-3256 FAX: (225) 343-4785 FAX: (225) 231-1879 E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected]

Campus Services

LSU Daily Reveille KLSU (FM 91.1) Tiger Television Room 39, Hodges Hall, LSU Hodges Hall, LSU Hodges Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70140 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 SPORTS EDITOR: Graham Thomas PHONE: (225) 578-5911 PHONE: (225) 578-8687 ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: Jason Martin FAX: (225) 578-1698 FAX: (225) 578-1698 PHONE: (225) 578-8676 FAX: (225) 578-1698 E-MAIL:[email protected]

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