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Guide Contents Quick Facts .......................................................................................1 2008 RECAP Welcome To Aggie Volleyball ......................................................... 2-3 Match-by-Match Results ..................................................................14 2009 Roster .......................................................................................3 Team & Individual Statistics ............................................................15 Head Coach Jamie Holmes ................................................................4 Big West Conference Recap ....................................................... 16-17 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff .....................................................5 PROGRAM HISTORY PLAYER PROFILES All-Time Letterwinners ....................................................................18 Carson Lowden .................................................................................6 Award Winners ................................................................................19 Tori Hooper .......................................................................................7 Individual Records ..........................................................................20 Avreeta Singh ....................................................................................8 Team Records ..................................................................................21 Melanie Adams ..................................................................................9 Year-by-Year Records .......................................................................22 Kayla Varney ...................................................................................10 Year-by-Year Scores .................................................................... 23-26 Katie Denny, Kaitlyn Plum ...............................................................11 Series Records .................................................................................27 Betsy Sedlak, Devon Damelio, Lindsay Dowd, Opponent Information .............................................................. 28-33 Winsome Hitchcock .....................................................................12 Caroline Mercado, Lauren Reed, Allison Whitson ............................13 CAMPUS SECTION This is UC Davis ...............................................................................i-ii UC Davis Athletics Staff .................................................................iii-iv Facilities Overview ......................................................................... v-vi Serving The Student-Athlete ............................................................. vii QUICK FACTS School University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Assistant Coach Addie Hauschild (Pacific ’98) Address One Shields Avenue / Davis, CA 95616 Email [email protected] Established/Founded 1905/1908 Phone 530/752-2188 Enrollment 31,426 Nickname Aggies Media Relations Contact Mark Honbo (UC Davis ’95) Colors Yale Blue & Gold Media Relations Office 530/752-8050 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Honbo’s Cell Phone 530/979-1744 Conference Big West Conference Honbo’s E-Mail Address [email protected] Home Facility Hickey Gymnasium (800) Media Relations FAX 530/754-5674 The Pavilion (7,100) Courtside Phone 530/752-1271 Official Website http//www.ucdavisaggies.com Chancellor Dr. Linda Katehi (Athens Polytechnic ’77) Director of Athletics Greg Warzecka (California ’73) 2008 Record 12-17, 4-12 Big West (7th) Senior Associate A.D. Letterwinners Ret./Lost 6/9 Compliance, Eligibility & Sports Med.. Nona Richardson (Michigan State ’83) Starters Ret./Lost 3+libero/3 Ext. Affairs & Resource Dev.: Cindy Spiro (Pacific ’76) Executive Assistant A.D. Mike Bazemore (Sam Houston State ’82) Assistant A.D.s IMPORTANT SCHEDULE NOTE Media Relations: Mike Robles (Cal Poly ’88) Football Ops & Event Mgmt: Josh Flushman (UC Davis ’00) With the Pavilion playing floor and arena-level seating undergoing renovations from June Marketing & Promotions: Scott Brayton (UC Davis ‘94) through mid-October, the first four UC Davis home volleyball matches (Sept. 24, Sept. 25, Compliance: Jennifer Cardone (Adelphi ‘90) Oct. 9, Oct. 10) will be held at Upper Hickey Gymnasium. Development: Mike Angius (UC Davis ‘77) Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Kimberly Elsbach (Iowa ’85) The Aggies are scheduled to return to their normal Pavilion home court for the Big West Head Athletic Trainer Jeff Hogan (UC Davis ’81) Conference matches on Oct. 30, Oct. 31, Nov. 13 and Nov. 14. Director of Academic Services Michelle Roppeau (Carleton) The Aggies previously competed in Hickey Gym during the 2003 season, with only oc- Head Coach Jamie Holmes (Bethany ’94) casional matches at Pavilion (then known as Recreation Hall). The team moved all home Career Record 32-37 (2 years) competition to the Pavilion in 2004, when UC Davis was in its second year of the NCAA UC Davis Record 12-17 (1 year) Division I transition period. Coach’s Office 287 Hickey Gym One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 Coach’s Phone 530/400-3773 Coach’s E-Mail Address [email protected] 2009 UC DAVIS VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 Welcome to Aggie Volleyball Here at UC Davis volleyball, we take pride in our roles as as they know that their efforts help the program, but on top of student-athletes. We play hard, study hard, but most of all, have that, it’s an opportunity to dress up! a great time! Aside from the normal practicing and playing, we are involved in many other activities. We also raise money for others. A big part of Aggie Athletics is helping those who are less fortunate. Players are constantly We are active in fundraising events, community outreach, youth involved with food drives, clothes drives, helping feed the camps, and other charitable pursuits. Our goal is not just to be homeless, raising money for disaster victims, and many other volleyball players, but to be an integral part of the community charitable endeavors. In 2007-08, the Big West Conference ran and be contributing members of society. a competition among its member institutions to see which school was most active in charitable fundraisers... and we won! Throughout the year, our players conduct clinics for local schools and many of them also help coach at our summer camps. At Another great part of being a part of UC Davis Volleyball is the local clinics, we help mentor the young kids and help them the travel. We have been to Alaska, the Grand Canyon, New understand the importance of doing well in school, making good Mexico, Colorado and numerous other places. We love to travel decisions, and being good people. These are some of the most outside of California if we can, so players can experience other rewarding activities we do. The youngsters just love interacting parts of the country and meet new people and see different with our student-athletes and really look up to them. things. This is all part of the experience when you are part of the team. There are many great reasons to be a part of our team, but one of the best is the opportunity to create great friendships with As we establish our place in Division I and the Big West your teammates. Your teammates become like family and are Conference, our goal is to become nationally recognized and some of your best friends. Players hang out together, go out make the NCAA Championships. As we immerse ourselves in together, and just have plain old fun together! this process, we also want our team to value the hard work that is required for success, but at the same time, enjoy the process Every year, the Aggie Auction raises money for our athletics and learn about themselves and others. Our program aims to program. Our team joins every other athletics program to help teach skills beyond the volleyball court and to ensure that our the event run smoothly. It is a great time for the student-athletes, team gets the most out of their college experience. 2 2009 UC DAVIS VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Welcome to Aggie Volleyball 2009 Seniors: Carson Lowden, Avreeta Singh, Tori Hooper 2009 Juniors: Kayla Varney, Melanie Adams 2009 Sophomores: Katie Denny, Kaitlyn Plum, Betsy Sedlak 2009 Freshmen: Allison Whitson, Devon Damelio, Lindsay Dowd, Caroline Mercado, Winsome Hitchcock, Lauren Reed Numerical Roster No Player Pos Ht Yr Hometown Previous School(s) Major 2 Kayla VARNEY** OH 5-10 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. Vista Murrieta HS ’07 Communication 3 Kaitlyn PLUM DS 5-6 RFr. Poway, Calif. Poway HS ’08 Exercise Biology 4 Lindsay DOWD S 5-8 Fr. San Jose, Calif. Archbishop Mitty HS ’09 Aeronautical Science & Eng. 5 Caroline MERCADO DS/L 5-8 Fr. Alameda, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd HS ’09 Biochemistry & Molecular Bio. 6 Allison WHITSON OH 6-1 Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. Palo Alto HS ’09 Undeclared 7 Avreeta SINGH*** L 5-7 Sr. Fresno, Calif. Bullard HS ’06 Exercise Biology 8 Winsome HITCHCOCK MB 6-0 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif. Sheldon HS ’09 Design 10 Carson LOWDEN*** S 5-10 Sr. Yuba City, Calif. Yuba City HS ’05 Exercise Biology 11 Melanie ADAMS** RS 5-11 Jr. El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS ’07 Communication 12 Tori HOOPER*** MB 6-0 Sr. Shingle Springs, Calif. Ponderosa HS ’06 International Relations 13 Devon DAMELIO OH 6-1 Fr. Fairfield, Calif. Rodriguez HS ’09 Exploratory 15 Betsy SEDLAK MB 6-3 So. Pleasanton, Calif. Oregon/Foothill HS ’08 Human Development 16 Lauren REED MB 6-1 Fr. Redlands, Calif. Redlands HS ’09 Exploratory 17 Katie DENNY* MB 6-1 So. Lake Forest, Calif. El Toro HS ’08 Undeclared * - denotes years