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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL THREE TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ‘99, ‘01, ‘04 Athletic Communications • 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 • 801-422-8948 • fax 801-422-0633 BYU Record BYU COUGARS (0-0, 0-0 MPSF) 2005: 0-0 overall, 0-0 conference (0-0 home, 0-0 away, 0-0 neutral) VS All-time : 257-149 (.633) (since 1990) Coach Peterson: 52-11 at BYU (.825) PEPPERDINE WAVES (0-0, 0-0 MPSF) 300-140 career (.682) Friday Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Saturday Oct. 23, 7p.m. 2005 Schedule/Results Smith Fieldhouse Date Opp/Event Time/Results 1/5 @ Outrigger Tournament 4 p.m. A Sneak Peak at the Cougars 1/6 @ Outrigger Tournament 4 p.m. The defending 2004 National Champion BYU men’s volleyball team will 1/7 @ Outrigger Tournament 7 p.m. welcome the Pepperdine Waves to Provo on Friday and Saturday for two 1/14 CALFORNIA BAPTIST TBA preseason matches in preparation for the upcoming 2005 season. 1/15 CALFORNIA BAPTIST TBA 1/21 @ UC Santa Barbara* 7 p.m. 1/22 @ UC Santa Barbara* 7 p.m. “It’s exciting to play one of the top teams in the country,” BYU coach Tom 1/28 UCLA* 7 p.m. Peterson said. “It’s rare to have two teams of this caliber playing in Provo at 1/29 UCLA* 7 p.m. this time of the year.” 2/11 @ Pepperdine* 7 p.m. 2/12 @ Pepperdine* 7 p.m. The Cougars and the Waves traveled to Edmonton, Alberta last weekend 2/18 @ Hall of Fame Classic TBA to play in the Can-Am Challenge, which featured the top-four Canadian 2/19 @ Hall of Fame Classic TBA College teams, as well as BYU, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, and Cal State 2/25 UC IRVINE* 7 p.m. Northridge. 2/26 UC IRVINE* 7 p.m. 3/4 @ USC* 7 p.m. “These matches are great opportunities to prepare for the season,” Peterson 3/5 @ USC* 7 p.m. 3/11 @ Pacific* 7 p.m. said. “They help us know what we need to work on to improve.” 3/12 @ Pacific* 7 p.m. 3/18 HAWAI’I* 7 p.m. The Cougars, who finished 29-4 overall last year, are looking to put together 3/19 HAWAI’I* 7 p.m. a team to defend last season’s National Championship. Last year’s squad 3/25 LONG BEACH STATE* 7 p.m. featured four All-Americans and a school record 21-match win streak. 3/26 LONG BEACH STATE* 7 p.m. 4/1 @ CS Northridge* 7 p.m. The roster for Friday and Saturday’s games will include a mix of players from 4/2 @ CS Northridge* 7 p.m. the 2004 team along with various newcomers. Fans will recognize Michael 4/8 UC SAN DIEGO* 7 p.m. Burke, Victor Batista, and Rob Neilson, each having played a key role on 4/9 UC SAN DIEGO* 7 p.m. the National Championship squad. The rest of the roster will include poten- 4/15 @ Stanford* 7 p.m. tial starters and key subs, including: Matt Heyes, Ivan Perez, Taylor Evans, 4/16 @ Stanford* TBA 4/23 MPSF First Round TBA Russell Holmes, Rob Congelliere, Brian Rowley, and Bryan Stewart. 4/28 MPSF Semi-finals TBA 4/30 MPSF Finals TBA “The lineups for both teams won’t be the same as they will be during the season,” Peterson said. “But fans can expect to see exciting and entertaining * MPSF Opponents *HOME GAMES IN CAPS volleyball. We hope everyone will come out and support the team.” Media Relations Information Game times are set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23 in the Volleyball contact: Kyle Chilton Smith Fieldhouse. All Sport Passes will be honored but season tickets will E-Mail: [email protected] not. www.byucougars.com BYU News Release Page 2 Defending National Champions BYU Quick Facts The 2004 BYU men’s volleyball team finished 29-4 overall and 20-2 in the Location: Provo, Utah 84602 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and most importantly, won the team’s Enrollment: 32,122 (Daytime) third National Championship in six years. It was coach Tom Peterson’s first Founded: Oct. 15, 1875, by The Church of Jesus Christ of championship with BYU and second of his career, winning in 1994 while at Latter-day Saints Penn State. He is the only coach in NCAA history to win titles at two different Colors: Blue and White schools. Nickname: Cougars In the NCAA tournament, the Cougars defeated Lewis Unviersity, the defend- Mascot: Cosmo (the Cougar) ing national champions in the semifinals, and Long Beach State in the cham- Affiliation: NCAA Division I pionship match. Down 10-6 in the fifth game against the Beach, the Cougars Conference: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation fought back and saved two match points to win 19-17. Inclduing the NCAA Arena: Smith Fieldhouse (5,000) and MPSF championship matches, BYU beat the 49ers four times in 2004. President: Cecil O. Samuelson Ticket Office Phone: (801) 422-BYU1 or The 2004 squad featured two first team All-Americans in Carlos Moreno and 1-800-322-BYU1 Fernando Pessoa and two Second-Team All-Americans in Victor Batista and Joe Hillman. Moreno also earned BYU’s first AVCA National Player of the Year Volleyball Staff: award. The MPSF also recognized the Cougars’ excellence, naming Moreno, Head Coach: Tom Peterson (BYU, 1978) Pessoa, and Michael Burke to All-MPSF teams and Hillman, Batista, and Jon BYU R Alleman to the Honorable Mention team. Record / Years: 52-11 / 3rd season BYU was dominant throughout the season, winning 29 matches, second best Office Phone: (801) 422-8291 in team history, and a school record 21 matches in a row. At home, the Cougars Career Record / Years: 300-140/13 were nearly perfect, taking 16 of 17. BYU was also ranked No. 1 much of the Assistant Coaches: season, reaching the spot March 9 and staying there the rest of the season. Grayson DuBose (BYU, 1993) Shawn Patchell (BYU, 1993) BYU vs. Pepperdine Volunteer Coach: The Cougars and the Waves have developed a bit of a rivalry over the past Greg Jorgensen (Utah State, 2002) few years. Pepperdine owns the all-time series with a 19-15 edge but BYU has Trainer: Blain Empey knocked the Waves out of the MPSF tournament the last two seasons and is 5-3 over that span. The two teams will meet Feb. 11 and 12 in Malibu, Calif. during Volleyball Facts: the regular season. 2004 Overall Record: 29-4 The Peterson File Conference Record/Finish: 20-2 / 1st in MPSF Tom Peterson, BYU alum and 1994 NCAA Coach of the Year, Final National Ranking: 1st enters his third year as the head coach of the Cougar men’s Record vs Top-10 teams: 16-2 volleyball program. Peterson led the Cougars to a 29-4 re- All-Time Record in NCAA Tournament Play: 7-1 cord last season and the team’s third National Champion- All-Time Record in MPSF Tournament Play: 15-8 ship. Under his guidance, the 2004 team also won the MPSF regular season and post-season tournaments, becoming only 2004 All-MPSF Performers: the second team in Cougar history to win both titles in the Carlos Moreno (First Team) same year. In 2003, he guided BYU to second place finishes Fernando Pessoa (Second Team) at the national championships and the MPSF regular season Michael Burke (Third Team) and a first place finish in the MPSF post-season tournament. Victor Batista (Honorable Mention) Joe Hillman (Honorable Mention) Peterson’s career record currently stands at 304-141 with stints coaching the Jon Alleman (Honorable Mention) Penn State men’s team and the women’s teams at Salt Lake Community Col- lege, Utah State, and New Mexico. Before his NCAA coaching career, Peterson also coached the BYU men’s club team from 1984-88. 2004 All-America Performers: Carlos Moreno (First Team) Peterson came to BYU in 2002 with over 20 years of volleyball coaching experi- Fernando Pessoa (First Team) ence, including 17 years of collegiate head-coaching experience. He is the only Victor Batista (Second Team) coach to win a National Championship at two different schools (Penn State, Joe Hillman (Second Team) 1994). www.byucougars.com BYU News Release Page 3 2004 BYU Men’s Volleyball Team Stats BYU Numerical Roster Overall record: 29-4 Conf: 20-2 Home: 16-1 Away: 11-3 Num. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Class Hometown Neutral: 2-0 3 Michael Burke 6-8 230 MB Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah 6 Matt Heyes 6-5 195 OH So. Salt Lake City, Utah TEAM STATISTICS BYU OPP 7 Brian Rowley 6-0 170 LIB Jr. San Diego, Calif. ATTACK 8 Ivan Perez 6-4 190 OH Fr. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Kills 2056 1777 14 Rob Neilson 6-3 180 S Jr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Errors 662 745 15 Victor Batista 6-5 165 MB Jr. Tamayo, Dominican Rep. Total Attacks 3859 3848 20 Taylor Evans 6-2 175 OH/OPP Jr. Alamo, Calif. Attack Pct .361 .268 Josh Edlinger 6-5 200 OPP/MB Fr. Lafayette, Calif. Kills/Game 16.45 14.2 Rob Congelliere 6-5 215 OH/LIB Sr. Newbury Park, Calif. SET Russell Holmes 6-8 185 MB Fr. Fountain Valley, Calif. Assists 1936 1668 Bryan Stewart 6-4 190 OPP/MB So. Sandy, Utah Assists/Game 15.49 13.3 SERVE Aces 104 112 Scouting the Waves Errors 577 528 The Pepperdine Waves men’s volley- Aces/Game 0.83 0.9 ball team, which finished 19-9 over- SERVE RECEPTIONS all and 14-8 in the MPSF, will have Errors 113 104 Errors/Game 0.904 0.832 high hopes for the 2005 season with DEFENSE the return of senior All-American Digs 1055 880 outside hitter Sean Rooney.