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2009 CALIFORNIA VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Credits and Bear Facts ..................... 1 Head Coach Rich Feller ................. 2-3 Assistant Coaches and Staff .......... 4-7 Returning Athlete Profiles ............ 8-25 Newcomer Profiles ..................... 26-32 Berkeley and the Bay Area ........ 34-35 The University of California ........ 36-37 California Athletics ..................... 38-39 Building Champions ........................ 40 Athletic Facilities ............................. 41 Academic Achievement .................. 42 2008 Statistics and Results ....... 44-45 2008 Accomplishments ................... 46 2008 Pacific-10 Standings .............. 47 All-Time Record ......................... 48-55 Postseason Records ....................... 56 Opponent Records ..................... 57-63 Statistical Record Holders ......... 64-65 THE BEAR FACTS Honors and Awards ................... 66-67 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS All-Time Jersey Numbers ............... 68 Location .............................. Berkeley, Calif. Volleyball SID ........................... Jeremy Wu All-Time Roster ............................... 69 Founded ............................................. 1868 Office Phone ....................... (510) 643-2938 2009 Opponents ........................ 70-72 Enrollment ....................................... 35,409 Office Fax ........................... (510) 643-7778 The Pacific-10 Conference ............. 73 Nickname .............................. Golden Bears Mobile Phone ...................... (510) 334-6409 California Volleyball ................... 74-75 Colors .................................. Blue and Gold Press Row Phone ............... (510) 642-3098 Media/Pac-10 Schedule .................. 76 Fight Song ..................... Fight for California E-Mail .................... [email protected] Mascot ................................................. Oski Mailing Address ............. 345 Haas Pavilion National Affiliation .............. NCAA Division I ...................................... Berkeley, CA 94720 Conference ................................. Pacific-10 Cal Athletic Ticket Office . (800) GO-BEARS Chancellor .................. Robert J. Birgeneau Website ......................... www.calbears.com Director of Athletics ............. Sandy Barbour Senior Woman Administrator ............ Teresa VOLLEYBALL HISTORY ................................................. Kuehn-Gould Home Court .......................... Haas Pavilion First Season of Volleyball ................... 1975 Capacity ............................................ 11,877 First Volleyball Head Coach .. Chris Stanley All-Time Record ................... 533-519 (.507) All-Time Conference Record 229-292 (.440) VOLLEYBALL STAFF All-Time Postseason Record ... 21-16 (.568) Head Coach ............................... Rich Feller NCAA Appearances ................................ 12 .................................(11th year, 25th overall) AIAW Appearances .................................. 1 CREDITS Alma Mater ................. San Diego State ’73 All-Conference Selections ...................... 29 Feller’s Record at Cal ......... 191-115 (.624), All-America Selections ............................. 11 The 2009 California Volleyball Informa- ........................................................ 10 years tion Guide was written and edited by As- Feller’s Career Record ....... 490-282 (.635), 2008 SEASON REVIEW sistant Media Relations Director Jeremy ........................................................ 24 years Wu. Composition, design, artwork, and Feller’s Pac-10 Record ........... 90-90 (.500), 2008 Record ........ 26-7 (13-5 Pac-10, third) layout by Publications Director John Dun- ........................................................ 10 years Home Record ...................................... 14-2 bar and Publications Coordinator Evan Feller’s Career Conf. Record ....191-165 (.537), Away Record ......................................... 7-5 Kerr. Additional editorial and research ........................................................ 24 years Neutral Site Record ............................... 5-0 assistance provided by Evan Aczon and Assistant Coach .. Chris Bigelow (11th year) Final AVCA Ranking ........................... No. 6 Eric Dezendorf. Cover photos by Kelley Assistant Coach .. Matt McShane (fifth year) Postseason Finish .... NCAA Regional Final Cox of Golden Bear Sports. Cover con- Volunteer Assistant Coach ...... Ryan Newell Last Opponent .......................... Penn State cept and design by Evan Kerr. Interior ...................................................... (first year) ...............................(L 3-0, NCAA Reg. Final) photography by Robert Beck, Anastasia Director of Operations ......... Jennifer Carey Bertolet, Kelley Cox, John Dunbar, Evan Volleyball Office Phone....... (510) 642-9208 2009 TEAM INFORMATION Kerr, Steve McConnell, Michael Pimen- Volleyball Office Fax ........... (510) 642-8329 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............... 9 / 4 tel, John Todd, Stephen Woo and Jeremy Athleitc Trainer ......................... Linda Smith Starters Returning/Lost ......... 4 (+ libero) / 2 Wu among others. Training Room Phone ......... (510) 642-3868 Newcomers ............................................... 7 Class Breakdown (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) .... 3/2/4/7 Position Breakdown (OH/MH/S/DS-L) ......... ........................................................... 4/5/3/4 Average Height ..................................... 6’0” First Opponent ............... UC Irvine, Aug. 28 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball 1 CALIFORNIA HEAD COACH the Pac-10 teams at least once in the same season for the first time in school history. Feller’s CoaCHING Feller’s guidance brought his players some well-deserved attention as well, as outside MILESTONES hitter Hana Cutura earned her second selec- Win No. 1 tion to the AVCA All-America team and setter Idaho State, Sept. 3, 1983 ..........W 3-0 Carli Lloyd garnered her first selection as a Win No. 50 member of the second team. Wyoming, Nov. 13, 1984 .............W 3-1 In 2007, Feller coached the Bears to Win No. 100 their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Utah, Oct. 17, 1986 .....................W 3-1 semifinals after Cal defeated Iowa State and Win No. 150 then-defending NCAA champion Nebraska Iowa State, Nov. 11, 1988 ...........W 3-0 to claim the Wisconsin Regional. As one of Win No. 200 the final four teams standing, Feller took Cal Louisville, Oct. 5, 1991 ...............W 3-0 into a heated battle against eventual cham- Win No. 250 RICH FELLER pion Penn State, falling 3-0 to the Nittany Pepperdine, Sept. 16, 1994 ........W 3-1 Head Coach Lions at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif. Win No. 300 The Bears finished the season with a 26-8 Denver, Sept. 4, 1999 .................W 3-1 11th Year at Cal (25th Overall) overall record, 12-6 in the Pac-10 for fourth Win No. 350 place and a school-record No. 4 ranking in Oregon, Oct. 26, 2002 ................W 3-2 Rich Feller, in his 11th season with the the final AVCA poll. Feller’s direction helped Win No. 400 Golden Bears, is undoubtedly the most the Bears set new school records for total Morgan State, Sept. 3, 2005 .......W 3-0 successful women’s volleyball coach in blocks in a single season (454) and hitting Win No. 450 California history. Since he first stepped percentage in a single match (.702 vs. UNC- Oregon State, Oct. 5, 2007 .........W 3-0 on campus in 1999, Feller has been able Wilmington on Sept. 1). to craft the Bears into a Pac-10 contender In 2006, Feller led Cal to its second-ever ries over Saint Mary’s College and Michigan. and a national powerhouse. The facts speak NCAA regional appearance after the Bears Cal had a then-best single-season winning for themselves—a school-record seven defeated LSU and host Cal Poly, respec- percentage (.781) in school history, captured consecutive postseason appearances, five tively, in the NCAA first and second rounds a then school-record 12 Pac-10 victories and 20-win seasons in the past seven years, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the four NCAA round of 16 appearances, five Opening 2009 with a 490-282 (.635) first time since 1981-83. The Bears also won different All-America selections and an overall record in 24 years as a college 16 consecutive matches to start the year, appearance in the 2007 NCAA semifinals. coach and 191-115 (.624) defeated Stanford for the first time since Under Feller’s leadership, the Bears have in ten years as Cal’s men- not only made the NCAA tournament seven tor, Feller has his 2009 straight times, they have won seven con- squad poised for another secutive NCAA first-round matches and have postseason appearance. advanced to the regional final or beyond in Beyond taking the Bears the past two seasons. to the postseason, he has Feller’s achievements on the court have generated excitement in the not gone unnoticed as he was honored as local volleyball community Volleyball Magazine’s 2007 National Coach by enabling Cal to host the of the Year. Since leading Cal to its first NCAA NCAA first and second appearance in 13 years in 2002, Feller has rounds at Haas Pavilion firmly established the Bears as a top-tier during the 2003, 2004 and team in the toughest volleyball conference 2008 campaigns. His play- in the nation—the Pac-10. ers are closely connected to Last season, he led Cal to its second con- the community through their secutive appearance in the NCAA regional commitment to camps and final