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BYU Women’s Volleyball • Weekly Release #9 • Oct. 15-22, 2007 Cougar Volleyball THIS WEEK’S ACTION: QUICK REFERENCE BYU Cougars at No. 21 Colorado State • Oct. 18, 7 p.m. • Moby Arena GameTracker/KCSU Radio: BYU 2007 Record: 13-5 http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=202 BYU MWC Record: 5-3 Current AVCA Ranking: Listed 33rd AT NO. 21 COLORADO ST. 2007 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (13-4, 7-1 MWC) Date Opponent Place Time/Score Aug. 24-25 Hawkeye Challenge Iowa City, IA Thursday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Aug. 24 vs. Marquette W, 3-0 Aug. 25 @ Iowa W, 3-2 GameTracker, KCSU Radio Aug. 31-Sep. 1 BYU Molten Classic PROVO, UT Aug. 31 No. 10 Wisconsin W 3-2 CSTV (Sun., Oct. 21, 6 p.m.) Sept. 1 American W 3-0 Northern Iowa W 3-0 The Mtn. (Wed., Oct. 24, 8 p.m.) Sept. 6-8 Stanford Invitational Stanford, CA Sept. 6 vs. No. 17 Cal Poly L, 1-3 Another Road Match For the Cougars Sept. 7 vs. Saint Mary’s W, 3-0 Sept. 8 @ No. 2 Stanford L, 1-3 PROVO, Utah (Oct. 15, 2007) – The BYU women’s volleyball team will begin Sept. 13 @ UNLV* Las Vegas, NV L, 0-3 the second half of Mountain West Conference action this week as the Cougars Sept. 15 @ San Diego State* San Diego, CA W, 3-2 travel to face league-leader Colorado State on Thursday. At 13-5 overall and Sept. 18 @ Weber State Ogden, UT W, 3-2 5-3 in the MWC, BYU is currently tied for third place in the conference stand- Sept. 22 Colorado State* PROVO, UT L, 2-3 ings, two matches behind the Rams (13-4, 7-1). Sept. 28 @ Wyoming* Laramie, WY W, 3-0 “We have put ourselves in the hunt for the MWC title,” said BYU head coach Sept. 29 @ Air Force* USAFA, CO W, 3-0 Jason Watson. “Now we have to play well on the road and take care of our Oct. 5 TCU* PROVO, UT W, 3-0 side of the net. This is a very important match for us in terms of the conference race and our NCAA Tournament aspirations.” Oct. 6 New Mexico* PROVO, UT L, 1-3 Oct. 9 Utah Valley PROVO, UT W, 3-0 The Cougars are coming off an emotional match as they defeated Utah on Oct. 12 @ Utah* Salt Lake City, UT W, 3-2 Friday night in Salt Lake City for the first time since 2000. Senior outside hitter Oct. 18 @ Colorado State* Fort Collins, CO 7 p.m. Chelsea Goodman had a tremendous performance for the Utes as she posted the first Cougar triple-double since 2004 with 21 kills, 11 digs and 12 blocks, Oct. 26 Air Force* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. doubling her previous career blocking mark. The victory came on the strength Oct. 27 Wyoming* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. of 26 team blocks (52 block assists), which ranks fourth all-time in BYU his- Nov. 1 @ TCU* Fort Worth, TX 7 p.m. tory and tied for fourth in MWC history. In addition to tremendous play from Nov. 2 @ New Mexico* Albuquerque, NM 7 p.m. Goodman, the Cougars also had spectacular nights from Ashton Hansen (11 kills, 13 blocks), Rachel Dyer (11 kills, 12 blocks) and Erica Lott (10 kills, 12 Nov. 9 Utah* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. digs). Nov. 16 San Diego State* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. Nov. 17 UNLV* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. BYU will be playing its 12th road match of the season with its contest at CSU Nov. 21-24 MWC Tournament Las Vegas, NV TBA this week. The Cougars have gone 8-3 in their prior contests away from home. Goodman leads the team in kills at 4.42 per game, which is fourth in the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBA TBA league. She also ranks among the top 10 in digs and points. Dec. 7-8 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Dec. 13-15 NCAA Final Four Sacramento, CA TBA Colorado State has also been playing well as of late, winning 13 of its last * denotes Mountain West Conference matches. 14 matches including a five-game victory over BYU on Sept. 22 in the Smith Fieldhouse. The Rams currently top the MWC in hitting (.276), kills per game ** all times listed are local to site and subject to change. (17.08) and blocks per game (3.52). Junior middle blocker Mekana Barnes is second in the conference with a .409 hitting efficiency while boasting a league- leading 1.84 blocks per game. She is also eighth in the league in kills with 3.85. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Junior outside hitter Jaime Strauss is sixth in the MWC in kills with a Ram- high 4.20 per contest while adding 2.33 digs per contest, second on the team. Women’s Volleyball Contact . Jen Connery Office Phone . 801-422-8999 Thursday’s 7 p.m. match will be available live on GameTracker or on KCSU Cell Phone . 208-660-8875 Radio. The match will be televised nationally tape-delay on Sunday at 6 p.m. on CSTV and re-aired on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. on The Mtn. E-mail . [email protected] www.byucougars.com 33 National Tournament Berths • 24 Conference Championships • 1,006 Wins and 39 Years of Volleyball Tradition 2007 Roster BYU Women’s Volleyball 2007 2007 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2007 ALPHABETIC ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Name No. Pos. 1 Chelsea Goodman OH 5-11 SR 3L Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) Alessandra Beaumont 3 L/DS 2 Janvier Beaumont L/DS 5-7 JR 2L Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Janvier Beaumont 2 L/DS 3 Alessandra Beaumont L/DS 5-10 FR HS Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Christy Carpenter 14 OH 4 Ashton Hansen MB 6-4 SO 1L Idaho Falls, Idaho (Idaho Falls HS) Rachel Dyer 44 MB 5 Brooke Taualii L/DS 5-11 FR HS Torrance, Calif. (North Torrance HS) Chelsea Goodman 1 OH 6 Casey Speredon RS 6-1 FR HS West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS) Ashton Hansen 4 MB 7 Christina Measom MB 6-0 FR HS Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) Jenna Judkins 20 S 8 Marisa Vandersteen MB 6-1 SO 1L Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS) Stephanie Lau 16 DS 9 Kiana Rogers S 5-11 FR RS Diamond Springs, Calif. (Union Mine HS) Erica Lott 10 OH 10 Erica Lott OH 6-2 SR 3L Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Christina Measom 7 MB 11 Annie Pinegar L/DS 5-8 SR 3L Pocatello, Idaho (Century HS) Catherine Parker 12 MB 12 Catherine Parker RS 6-3 SR 3L Palos Verdes, Calif. (P.V. Peninsula HS) Annie Pinegar 11 L/DS 13 Bryn Porter OH 5-10 JR 2L Camarillo, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS) Bryn Porter 13 OH 14 Christy Carpenter OH 6-1 FR HS Cedar Hills, Utah (Lone Peak HS Kiana Rogers 9 S 15 Amy Schlauder S 6-1 JR 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Durango HS) Amy Schlauder 15 S 16 Stephanie Lau DS 5-10 SO SQ Edmonds, Wash. (Kamiak HS) Casey Speredon 6 RS 20 Jenna Judkins S 5-10 SR 3L Salt Lake City, Utah (Skyline HS) Brooke Taualii 5 L/DS 44 Rachel Dyer MB 6-1 JR 2L Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) Marisa Vandersteen 8 MB Head Coach: Jason Watson (BYU 1995) – Third Season Assistant Coaches: Brent Aldridge (University of South Dakota 1992) Brooke Huebner (San Jose State 1998) Trainer: Gaye Merrill ROSTER BREAKDOWN Returning Starters (6) Others Returning (2) Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Janvier Beaumont L/DS 5-7 JR .000 0.01 2.64 0.00 Stephanie Lau* DS 5-10 SO .000 0.00 0.80 0.00 Rachel Dyer MB 6-1 JR .350 2.64 0.28 1.29 Kiana Rogers** S 5-11 FR -- -- -- -- Chelsea Goodman OH 5-11 SR .270 4.49 3.15 0.69 * Lau did not letter following the 2006 season Erica Lott OH 6-2 SR .238 3.77 2.16 1.07 ** Rogers redshirted during the 2006 season Annie Pinegar L/DS 5-8 SR -.067 0.01 3.49 0.00 Amy Schlauder S 6-1 JR .256 13.15* 2.19 0.69 Others Lost (1) *Assists per game Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Rachel Gleed* OH 5-10 JR -- -- -- -- Starters Lost (2) *Elected to forego remaining eligibility; did not play during the 2006 season Lindsy Hartsock MB 6-4 GR .389 2.29 0.58 1.37 Kim Wilson Sorensen OH 6-0 GR .209 2.67 0.74 0.57 Newcomers (5) Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Returning Letterwinners (11) Alessandra Beaumont L/DS 5-10 FR Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Christy Carpenter OH 6-1 FR Janvier Beaumont L/DS 5-7 JR .000 0.01 2.64 0.00 Christina Measom MB 6-0 FR Rachel Dyer MB 6-1 JR .350 2.64 0.28 1.29 Casey Speredon RS 6-1 FR Chelsea Goodman OH 5-11 SR .270 4.49 3.15 0.69 Brooke Taualii L/DS 5-11 FR Ashton Hansen MB 6-4 SO .324 1.12 0.06 1.25 Jenna Judkins S 5-10 SR .000 0.00 1.33 0.00 Class Breakdown SENIOR (5) SOPHOMORE (3) Erica Lott OH 6-2 SR .238 3.77 2.16 1.07 Chelsea Goodman Ashton Hansen Catherine Parker RS 6-3 SR .600 0.50 0.00 0.33 Jenna Judkins Stephanie Lau Annie Pinegar L/DS 5-8 SR -.067 0.01 3.49 0.00 Annie Pinegar Marisa Vandersteen Bryn Porter OH 5-10 JR .169 1.56 0.06 0.44 Erica Lott Amy Schlauder S 6-1 JR .256 13.15* 2.19 0.69 Catherine Parker FRESHMAN (6) Alessandra Beaumont Marisa Vandersteen MB 6-1 SO .347 1.21 0.37 1.32 JUNIOR (4) Christie Carpenter *Assists per game Janvier Beaumont Christina Measom Rachel Dyer Kiana Rogers* Letterwinners Lost (2) Bryn Porter Casey Speredon Amy Schlauder Brooke Taualii Lindsy Hartsock MB 6-4 GR .389 2.29 0.58 1.37 *Returning Redshirt Kim Wilson Sorensen OH 6-0 GR .209 2.67 0.74 0.57 www.byucougars.com 33 National Tournament Berths • 24 Conference Championships • 1,006 Wins and 39 Years of Volleyball Tradition Opponent Capsule – Colorado State Rams BYU Women’s Volleyball 2007 COLORADO STATE COLORADO STATE IN 2007 GENERAL INFO The Rams are off to a 13-4 start this season including a league-leading 7-1 mark in Mountain Location: Fort Collins, Colorado West Conference after winning 13 of their last 14 matches.