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BYU Women’s Volleyball Weekly Release #6 - Sept. 29-Oct. 3 THIS WEEK’S ACTION: QUICK REFERENCE BYU Cougars host the North Dakota State Bison BYU 2009 Record: 6-7 Provo, Utah • Smith Fieldhouse (5,000) • Sept. 29 BYU MWC Record: 2-1 GameTracker available at www.byucougars.com Tuesday’s match will be broadcast via BYU Radio - www.byucougars.com 2009 BYU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE BYU Cougars travel to UNLV Saturday to take on the Rebels Las Vegas, Nev. • Cox Pavillion (2,452) • Oct. 3 Date Opponent Site Time/Result GameTracker available at unlvrebels.cstv.com Aug. 28-29 Tiger Invitational Columbia, MO Aug. 28 vs. Ole Miss W (3-0) COUGAR MATCHUPS Aug. 29 vs. Texas State W (3-0) @ Missouri L (1-3) Sept. 1 @ Utah State Logan, UT L (2-3) Sept. 4-5 BYU Nike Classic PROVO, UT TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 Sept. 4 Cal Poly W (3-2) 7 P.M. – BYU VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE Sept. 5 Weber State W (3-0) Kansas State L (2-3) Sept. 10-12 Ameritas Players Challenge Lincoln, NE ATURDAY CT Sept. 10 vs. UCLA L (1-3) S , O . 3 Sept. 11 @ Nebraska L (1-3) 1 P.M. – BYU @ UNLV Sept. 12 vs. Virginia L (1-3) Sept. 17 San Diego State* PROVO, UT W (3-2) Sept. 19 Air Force* PROVO, UT W (3-0) Bison to Take on Cougars Tuesday, Rebels Saturday Sept. 25 @ Utah* SLC, UT L (2-3) PROVO, Utah (Sept. 28, 2009) – After dropping a close one to Utah Saturday, the BYU Sept. 29 North Dakota State PROVO, UT 7 p.m. women’s volleyball team will be back in the Smith Fieldhouse to host North Dakota State Tuesday at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 @ UNLV* Las Vegas, NV1 p.m. Oct. 8 New Mexico* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. “North Dakota State is a great team,” said BYU head coach Shay Goulding. “They are Oct. 10 TCU* PROVO, UT 6 p.m. coming off seven-straight wins and are excited for the opportunity to compete with us in the Smith Fieldhouse. Our girls are determined to win at home and will treat them Oct. 15 @ Colorado State* Fort Collins, CO 7 p.m. with the respect they deserve by being prepared, focused and ready to win.” Oct. 17 @ Wyoming* Laramie, WY 7 p.m. Tuesday will mark the first meeting between the two teams. Oct. 23 Utah* PROVO, UT7 p.m. Oct. 27 Utah Valley Univ. PROVO, UT 7 p.m. Saturday the Cougars will also face conference foe, UNLV, in Las Vegas. Oct. 29 UNLV* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. “UNLV is a strong program that has gotten better every year,” said Goulding. “It is Nov. 5 @ TCU* Fort Worth, TX 7 p.m. important that we go down and win the serve and serve-receive battle. A win in Las Vegas will be crucial for a good position at the Mountain West title.” Nov. 7 @ New Mexico Albuquerque 1p.m. Nov. 12 Wyoming* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. BYU leads the UNLV-BYU series 21-6, with the Rebels taking three of the last four matches. Nov. 14 Colorado State* PROVO, UT 7 p.m. Nov. 19 @ Air Force* USAFA, CO 7 p.m. The last time out at Utah on Saturday in front of a record-high 1,747 fans, the Utes creeped by the Cougars in five. Senior rightside hitter Kayla Walker came out with 19 Nov. 21 @ San Diego State* San Diego, CA 1 p.m. kills and 11 digs on the night, her fourth double-double of the season. Camilla Phillips Nov. 28 @ Saint Mary’s Moraga, CA 7 p.m. had a career-high eight kills while Kiana Rogers posted 41 assists. Morgan Lloyd Sorensen held up the back row with 21 digs as Christina Measom had a career-high 11 Dec. 4-5 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA blocks, the highest for any Cougar this season. Dec. 11-12 NCAA Regionals TBA Tuesday’s match will be broadcast live on BYU Radio by going to www.byucougars. Dec. 17-19 NCAA Final Four Tampa Bay, FL TBA com * denotes Mountain West Conference matches. ** all times listed are local to site and subject to change. www.byucougars.com 32 National Tournament Berths • 24 Conference Championships • 1,037 Wins and 40 Years of Volleyball Tradition 2009 Roster 2009 BYU Women’s Volleyball 2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2009 ALPHABETIC ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Name No. Pos. 1 Morgan Lloyd Sorensen L/DS 5-4 SR 1L Pleasant Grove, Utah (Salt Lake CC) Marisa Boaz 8 MB 2 Heather Hannemann S 5-8 FR HS Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS) Christie Carpenter 14 OH 3 Courtney Donaldson RS 6-0 R-FR HS LaVerne, California (Bonita HS) Courtney Donaldson 3 RS 4 Kathryn LeCheminant MB 6-2 R-FR HS Layton, Utah (Layton HS) Chelsea Goodsell 6 L 5 Brooke Taualii Soon S 5-11 SO RS Torrance, Calif. (North Torrance HS) Heather Hanneman 2 S 6 Chelsea Goodsell L 5-2 SO 1L Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Sacramento State) Courtney Honka 17 L/DS 7 Christina Measom MB 6-0 JR 2L Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) Melissa Lake Wright 11 L/DS 8 Marisa Boaz MB 6-1 SR 3L Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS) Stephanie Lau 16 DS 9 Kiana Rogers S 5-11 JR 2L Placerville, Calif. (Union Mine HS) Kathryn LeCheminant 4 MB 10 Camilla Phillips OH 5-11 JR TR Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake CC) Morgan Lloyd Sorensen 1 L 11 Melissa Lake Wright L/DS 5-5 JR 1L Palm Springs, Calif. (Palm Springs HS) Christina Measom 7 MB 12 Kayla Walker RS 6-5 SR 3L Kaysville, Utah (Pepperdine) Camilla Phillips 10 OH 13 Lauren Sagers RS 6-0 FR HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) Kiana Rogers 9 S 14 Christie Carpenter OH 6-1 SO 1L Cedar Hills, Utah (Lone Peak HS) Lauren Sagers 13 RS 15 Nicole Warner MB 6-2 FR RS Rigby, Idaho (Rigby HS) Casey Speredon Thurston 20 OH 16 Stephanie Lau DS/OH 5-10 SR 2L Edmonds, Wash. (Kamiak HS) Brooke Taualii Soon 5 S 17 Courtney Honka L/DS 5-8 FR HS Porterville, Calif. (Monache HS) Kayla Walker 12 RS 20 Casey Speredon Thurston OH 6-1 SO 1L West Valley City, Utah (Granger HS) Nicole Warner 15 MB Head Coach: Shay Goulding (BYU 1998) – Second Season Assistant Coaches: Shawn Olmstead; Mike Wilton Trainer: Gaye Merrill ROSTER BREAKDOWN Returning Starters (4) Redshirts Returning (4) Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Melissa Lake Wright L/DS 5-5 JR -.091 0.03 3.56 0.00 Christie Carpenter* OH 6-1 SO .065 1.60 1.30 0.40 Christina Measom MB 6-0 JR .154 1.78 0.37 0.65 Chelsea Goodsell** L 5-2 SO -- -- -- -- Kiana Rogers S 5-11 JR .201 10.14* 2.45 0.42 Brooke Taualii Soon*** S 5-11 SO -- -- -- -- Kayla Walker RS 6-5 SR .223 3.03 2.10 0.91 Nicole Warner MB 6-2 FR -- -- -- -- * Assists per game * Stats are from freshman season ** Played one year at Sac. St. before transferring and redshirting last year Starters Lost (3) *** Redshirted in 2007 and served as team manager in 2008 Rachel Dyer MB 6-1 -- .316 2.32 0.81 1.09 Ashton Hansen Hosford MB 6-4 -- .261 1.46 0.12 1.29 Others Lost (1) Bryn Porter OH 5-10 -- .135 2.87 2.14 0.47 Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Markelle Malone S 5-11 FR -- -- -- -- Returning Letterwinners (8) Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPG DPG BPG Newcomers (6) Marisa Boaz RS 6-1 SR -.250 0.00 0.25 1.00 Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Stephanie Lau OH/DS 5-10 SR .250 0.40 0.50 0.00 Courtney Donaldson RS 6-0 FR Melissa Lake Wright L/DS 5-5 JR -.091 0.03 3.56 0.00 Heather Hannemann S 5-8 FR Morgan Lloyd Sorensen L/DS 5-4 SR .500 0.03 2.29 0.00 Courtney Honka L/DS 5-8 FR Christina Measom MB 6-0 JR .154 1.78 0.37 0.65 Kathryn LeCheminant MB 6-2 FR Kiana Rogers S 5-11 JR .201 10.14* 2.45 0.42 Camilla Phillips OH 5-11 JR Casey Speredon Thurston OH 6-1 SO .208 1.38 0.08 0.08 Lauren Sagers RS 6-0 FR Kayla Walker RS 6-5 SR .223 3.03 2.10 0.91 Class Breakdown SOPHOMORE (4) *Assists per game SENIOR (4) Christie Carpenter Marisa Boaz Chelsea Goodsell Letterwinners Lost (4) Stephanie Lau Casey Speredon Thurston Morgan Lloyd Sorensen Rachel Dyer MB 6-1 -- .316 2.32 0.81 1.09 Brooke Taualii Soon Kayla Walker Ashton Hansen Hosford MB 6-4 -- .261 1.46 0.12 1.29 FRESHMAN (6) Malia Marquardt RS 6-1 -- .217 1.93 1.24 1.05 JUNIOR (4) Courtney Donaldson Bryn Porter OH 5-10 -- .135 2.87 2.14 0.47 Melissa Lake Wright Heather Hanneman Christina Measom Courtney Honka Kiana Rogers Kathryn LeCheminant Camilla Phillips Lauren Sagers Nicole Warner www.byucougars.com 32 National Tournament Berths • 24 Conference Championships • 1,037 Wins and 40 Years of Volleyball Tradition Opponent Capsules 2009 BYU Women’s Volleyball NORTH DAKOTA STATE GENERAL INFO VOLLEYBALL INFO 2008 Final Ranking/Postseason Finish: NR/ Location: Fargo, N.D.