2009 SCHEDULE UPCOMING MATCHES DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Shamrock Invitational SHAMROCK INVITATIONAL Fri., Aug. 28 at Notre Dame 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 - Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 Sat., Aug. 29 vs. LSU. 2 p.m. Sun., Aug. 30 vs. Stanford 9 a.m. FRIDAY, AUG. 28, 2009 - Joyce Center Fieldhouse Invitational MATCH TIME (ET) MEDIA Fri., Sept. 4 AIR FORCE 1 p.m. Game 1 - Stanford vs. LSU 5 p.m. Gametracker Fri., Sept. 4 SOUTHERN UTAH 7:30 p.m. Game 2 - Notre Dame vs. Denver 7 p.m. Gametracker/Live Audio Sat., Sept. 5 EASTERN ILLINOIS 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 WEST VIRGINIA 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUG. 29, 2009 - Joyce Center Fieldhouse CU-Denver Tournament MATCH TIME (ET) MEDIA Fri., Sept. 11 11 a.m. Game 3 - Denver vs. LSU 4 p.m. Gametracker Fri., Sept. 11 CAL POLY 7 p.m. Game 4 - Notre Dame vs. Stanford 6 p.m. Gametracker/Live Video Sat., Sept. 12 SAN DIEGO 7 p.m. Pioneer Classic SUNDAY, AUG. 30, 2009 - Joyce Center Fieldhouse Fri., Sept. 18 GEORGIA TECH 7:30 p.m. MATCH TIME (ET) MEDIA Sat., Sept. 19 OREGON 11 a.m. Game 5 - Stanford vs. Denver 11 a.m. Gametracker Sat., Sept. 19 MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m. Game 6 - Notre Dame vs. LSU 1 p.m. Gametracker/Live Audio

Tues., Sept. 22 NORTHERN COLORADO 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 NORTH TEXAS * 7 p.m. MATCH NOTES Thurs., Oct. 1 at New Orleans * 6 p.m. SCOUTING NOTRE DAME: Sat., Oct. 3 at Louisiana – Monroe * 12 p.m. Last season, Notre Dame finished with an overall record of 17-14 and made it all the way to the Sun., Oct. 4 at Louisiana – Lafayette * 12 p.m. Big East Finals before losing to Louisville 3-1. The Irish return six seniors - including all-BIG EAST Fri., Oct. 9 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL * 7 p.m. performers Christina Kaelin and Serinity Phillips - to go along with fellow all-league choice Sun., Oct. 11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC * 1 p.m. Kellie Sciacca. Joining the 12 letterwinners returning on this year’s team are three nationally- Fri., Oct. 16 at Western Kentucky * 6 p.m. recognized freshmen. In her 18th season as head coach, Debbie Brown will look to add to her Sun., Oct. 18 at Middle Tennessee * 12 p.m. career record total of 541-246. Fri., Oct. 23 at Troy * 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 at South Alabama * 6 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at North Texas * 6 p.m. SCOUTING LSU: In her 12th season at LSU, Head Coach Fran Flory has amassed an overall record of 198-132 and Fri., Oct. 30 ARKANSAS STATE * 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 1 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK * 1 p.m. is coming off an 18-10 season and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Picked to win the SEC Thurs., Nov. 5 NEW ORLEANS * 7 p.m. West this season, the Tigers return five starters from last year’s squad, including senior middle Sat., Nov. 7 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * 7 p.m. blockers Brittnee Cooper and Lauren DeGiralamo. Also returning for LSU is libero Lauren Sun., Nov. 8 LOUISIANA-MONROE * 1 p.m. Waclawczyk. This will be the first meeting between the Pioneers and the Tigers. Fri., Nov. 13 at Arkansas-Little Rock * 3:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 at Arkansas State * 6 p.m. SCOUTING STANFORD: Tournament In his ninth season as head coach at Stanford, John Dunning is boasting a 239-37 career record Thurs., Nov. 19 SBC Tournament (Bowling Green, Ky.) TBA with the Cardinals. Last season, he led the team to a 31-4 overall record, 17-1 in conference ac- Fri., Nov. 20 SBC Tournament (Bowling Green, Ky.) TBA tion and a second-place finish. The Cardinals reached the NCAA Finals, losing to Penn State Sat., Nov. 21 SBC Tournament (Bowling Green, Ky.) TBA 3-0, making it their 18th Final Four appearance. Stanford returns three starters and its libero * - Sun Belt Conference Game from last season, and welcomes four newcomers to the fold. Top returner for the Cardinals is All Times Mountain junior Alix Klineman, who is a two-time AVCA All-American and two-time Volleyball Maga- zine First Team All-American. PIONEERS BY THE NUMBERS 4 – SBC West Division Titles (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008) WHAT’S NEXT: The DU volleyball team will open the 2009 season this coming weekend at the Shamrock 6 – Number of Pioneer teams that have finished with 20+ Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The Pioneers’ first opponent at the win seasons Shamrock Invitational will be host Notre Dame, a team that finished with an overall record 9 – Longest win streak of the 2008 season 16 – Number of home wins for the Pioneers in 2008 25 – Wins during the 2008 season 2009 ROSTER 223.5 – Number of total Pioneer blocks in 2008 NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1559 – Number of total Pioneer kills in 2008 1 Wikierak, Kacie L 5-7 Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic H.S.) 2 Davidsmeyer, Emmy RH 6-0 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy H.S.) 3399 – Number of career assists setter Clare Maxwell has 3 Vreeman, Kresson S 5-8 Jr. Raymond, Minn. (Central Minnesota Christian H.S.) recorded in three seasons as a Pioneer (2006, 2007 & 5 Haselden, Nicole DS 5-8 So. Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit H.S.) 2008) 6 Bonelli, Alyssa MB 6-1 So. Superior, Colo. (Monarch H.S.) 7 Zimlich, Brianna OH/RH 6-1 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre H.S.) 8 Johnson, Lyndi DS/L 5-8 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound Marcus) 9 Ninos, Alexis OH 5-11 Sr. Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair H.S.) 10 Maxwell, Clare S 5-10 Sr. Western Springs, Ill. (Benet Academy) 11 Raines, Jordan OH 6-0 So. Coppell, Texas (Coppell H.S.) 13 Kingsley, Faimie MB 5-9 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (The Hotchkiss School) 15 Adams, Brittany L 5-7 Jr. Lakewood, Colo. (Columbine H.S.) Head Coach: Beth Kuwata (Denver ‘88, Northern Colorado ‘93) Assistant Coaches: Todd Nelson (Minnesota-Duluth ‘98), Brook Coulter (California (2001) Athletic Trainer: Josie White SID: Nicole Dupes of 17-14 and made it all the way to the Big East Finals before losing to Louisville 3-1. The Irish return six QUICK FACTS seniors - including all-BIG EAST performers Christina Kaelin and Serinity Phillips - to go along with fellow GENERAL INFORMATION Location...... Denver, Colo. all-league choice Kellie Sciacca. Next up for Denver is LSU, a team that finished 18-10 a season ago. The Enrollment...... 10,791 Tigers return four starters and eight letter winners, while welcoming four newcomers to the team. The final Founded...... 1864 match for the Pioneers this weekend will be against Stanford, a squad that was picked fifth in the AVCA Nickname...... Pioneers Preseason Poll. In 2008, Stanford posted a 31-4 record and won an unprecedented 12th Pac-10 title. This Colors...... Crimson and Gold is the first time the Pioneers will face either of these opponents. National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Sun Belt Conference WHAT’S AHEAD: Chancellor...... Robert D. Coombe The Pioneers return home to host back-to-back-to-back tournaments in Hamilton Gymnasium. Action Alma Mater...... Williams College (Mass.) ’70 will begin with the DU Invitational on Sept. 4-5, as the Pioneers will host Air Foce, Eastern Illinois, Southern Alma Mater...... California ’73 Utah and West Virginia over the course of two days. Next up will be the CU-DU Tournament, a co-hosted Athletics Director...... Peg Bradley-Doppes tournament with the University of Colorado. The Pioneers, Cal Poly, San Diego and Colorado will split Alma Mater...... Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) ’79 time between Boulder and Denver for the two-day tournament. The final tournament hosted by the Alma Mater...... Miami (Ohio) ’81 Pioneers is the Pioneer Classic that will see top competition from Minnesota, Oregon and Georgia Tech. Athletics Department Phone...... (303) 871-2275 Ticket Office Phone...... (303) 871-2336 PIONEERS SOCIAL NETWORKING Fans can follow the DU Pioneers on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to get the latest news, scores, event TEAM INFORMATION updates, video highlights and more. Arena...... Hamilton Gymnasium Capacity...... 2,500 Become a Fan of DU Athletics on Facebook to get the latest news and information about the Pioneers, Press Box Phone...... (303) 871-2689 including special event notices, promotions, and more. Interact with your fellow Pioneer fans and be a 2008 Overall Record...... 25-7 part of the ever-growing Crimson and Gold community online. (Facebook Fan Page: Denver Pioneers) 2008 SBC Record...... 14-1 2008 SBC Finish...... 1st West Division Get up-to-the-minute news, scores and information from the DU Athletic Department and the Pioneer Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/4 volleyball team by following them on Twitter. Simply set up an account and start following today. (Twit- Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/3 ter ID: DU_Pioneers or DU_Volleyball) The DU Pioneers are also on YouTube. Checkout the Pioneer page Newcomers...... 3 to see highlight videos, interviews and more. (YouTube: DUAthletics)

VOLLEYBALL STAFF PIONEERS ON YOUR COMPUTER Head Coach...... Beth Kuwata Once again, select DU Pioneer volleyball home matches will be broadcast live on Pioneer Vision, an online Alma Mater...... Denver (1988) Webcast feature at www.DenverPioneers.com. Pioneer broadcaster Mitch Hyder will provide the color Record at DU...... 211-186 (13 years) commentary for home matches in Hamilton Gymnasium. For the complete schedule visit www.Denver- Career ...... 238-219 (15 years) Pioneers.com. Best way to reach coach...... through SID Assistant Coach...... Todd Nelson Alma Mater...... Minnesota-Duluth (1998) Best way to reach coach...... through SID ROSTER FUN FACTS Assistant Coach...... Brook Coulter ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY ROSTER BY POSITION Alma Mater...... California (2001) Seniors (3) - Davidsmeyer, Ninos, Maxwell Libero (3) - Wikierak, Adams, Johnson Best way to reach coach...... through SID Juniors (3) - Wikierak, Vreeman, Adams Right-side hitter (2) - Davidsmeyer, Zimlich Assistant Athletic Trainer...... Josie White (3) - Haselden, Bonelli, Raines (3) - Zimlich, Ninos, Raines Alma Mater...... New Hampshire (2004) Sophomores Outside hitter Team Doctor...... Dr. Girish Paranjape Freshman (3) - Johnson, Kingsley, Zimlich Setter (2) - Vreeman, Maxwell Alma Mater...... Oklahoma (1992), Okla. State (1996) Defensive Specialist (2) - Haselden, Johnson Strength and Conditioning Coach...... Joel Raether Middle blocker (2) - Bonelli, Kingsley Alma Mater...... Nebraska-Kearney (1999, 2002) ROSTER BY STATE Sport Program Assistant...... Gabbie Perkins Colorado (5) - Davidsmeyer, Haselden, Minnesota (1) - Vreeman Alma Mater...... Colorado (2007) Bonelli, Zimlich, Adams Illinois (2) - Wikierak, Maxwell TEAM HISTORY First Year of Volleyball...... 1983 Overall all-time record...... 388-455 (.460) Last NCAA Appearance...... N/A Last postseason opponent...... N/A

MEDIA RELATIONS Director of Media Relations...... Erich Bacher N.Y. (1) - Kingsley Office Phone...... (303) 871-2390 Home Phone...... (303) 579-1445 Email...... [email protected] Asst. Director (Volleyball SID)...... Nicole Dupes Office Phone...... (303) 871-4990 Cell Phone...... (954) 478-2090 Email...... [email protected] Office Fax...... (303) 871-2689 Web site...... www.DenverPioneers.com Twitter ID...... DU_Pioneers Facebook Page...... Denver Pioneers Texas (3) - Johnson, Ninos, Raines RETURNING EXPERIENCE CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK/ The 2009 Pioneer squad returns four starters from last season’s SBC West Division Championship team, including All-SBC First Team selection Emmy Davidsmeyer and Preseason Defensive Player of the Year AVCA COACHES’ POLL Kacie Wikierak. Davidsmeyer finished second on the team last season with 327 kills, and led the team with (Preseason) a .340 hitting percentage. Wikierak led the team with 445 digs for a 3.94 digs per set average. Also re- 1...... Penn State turning is senior setter Clare Maxwell who finished last season with 1,219 assists and became just the second 2...... Texas player in Pioneer history to record over 3,000 assists. 3...... Nebraska 4...... Washington MISS 3,000 5...... Stanford Last season, senior Clare Maxwell became just the second setter in Pioneer history to break 3,000 assists 6...... California during a career as she finished the season with 3,399 assists. Maxwell is just 135 assists away from tying the 7...... Hawai’i all-time career assists mark in the DU record books, which is currently held by Rachel Runka. Runka was 8...... Florida a member of the Pioneer squad from 1992-94). 9...... UCLA 10...... Illinois CAN YOU DIG IT? 11...... Minnesota Junior libero Kacie Wikierak was once again tabbed as the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Defensive 12...... USC Player of the Year, an honor that she received at the start of the 2008 season after earning the regular 13...... Iowa State season Defensive Player of the Year honor her freshman season. Last season, she was honored as the De- fensive Player of the Week twice for her efforts. In just two seasons, Wikierak has tallied 1,081 digs and is 14...... Oregon just 1,045 digs away from securing the top spot in the record books for career digs. 15...... San Diego 16...... Michigan TABBED SECOND: 17...... Utah Defending West Division Champions, the University of Denver volleyball team, received 80 points from 18...... Wichita State Sun Belt Conference institutions in the preseason poll to finish behind New Orleans in the West Division 19...... Purdue standings. The Privateers grabbed the top spot with 87 points. The Pioneers are followed by UALR (57 20...... Saint Louis points), Arkansas State (51 points), Louisiana (38 points), North Texas (36 points) and ULM (15 points). 21...... Kentucky 22...... Kansas State SEASON REWIND: 23...... Long Beach State The Pioneers are coming of a highly successful season, finishing with an overall record of 25-7 for the best 24...... Colorado State record in program history through 32 matches. Its 16-1 record in Hamilton Gymnasium was the best mark 25...... Santa Clara at home since the program turned Division I. Earlier this week, the defending West Division Champions were selected to finish second in the West behind New Orleans and junior Kacie Wikierak (Crystal lake, Ill.) was selected for the second-straight season as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

COMPETING AGAINST THE TOP TEAMS Arguably one of their toughest schedules, the Pioneers will face eight teams that competed in last year’s NCAA Tournament, including one NCAA Tournament finalist and three SBC teams. (FIU, Oregon, Minne- sota, San Diego, LSU, Stanford, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky) The Pioneers start off the season on PIONEERS RECORD WHEN the road in South Bend, Ind., as they take part in the Shamrock Invitational hosted by Notre Dame. Along Playing at home: ...... 0-0 with facing the Fighting Irish, Denver will also meet LSU and Stanford, two teams that competed in the Playing on the road: ...... 0-0 2008 NCAA Tournament. Stanford finished last season ranked No. 2 in the final Bison/AVCA DI Coaches Playing at a neutral site: ...... 0-0 Top-25 Poll with a 31-4 overall record. Denver will also face four teams that finished in last season’s top-25 Longest winning streak: ...... N/A and two that were receiving votes at the conclusion of their seasons. The Pioneers’ home schedule includes Longest losing streak: ...... N/A 11 non-conference and eight conference matches, while the away schedule lists three non-conference and In three sets: ...... 0-0 10 conference matches. In four sets: ...... 0-0 In five sets:...... 0-0 HEAD COACH BETH KUWATA: Beth Kuwata is begins her 14th season as the head coach of the DU Pioneer volleyball program, bringing Denver wins first set:...... 0-0 with her a record of 211-186. During her time with the Pioneers, Kuwata has led the program from Division Opponent wins first set:...... 0-0 II to Division I and from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to the Sun Belt Conference. She has se- Winning first two sets:...... 0-0 cured four SBC West Division Championships, the first of which came during the 2000 season. Last season, Losing first two sets:...... 0-0 Kuwata guided the Pioneers to their second-consecutive West Division title. Splitting first two sets:...... 0-0 Hitting .250 or better: ...... 0-0 CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS Hitting below .250: ...... 0-0 In her 15 years of coaching, Beth Kuwata has compiled a career record of 238-219 and is just 12 wins away Outhit opponents: ...... 0-0 from securing her 250th win. Outhit by opponents: ...... 0-0 Vs. ranked opponents: ...... 0-0 KUWATA’S KREW Vs. unranked opponents: ...... 0-0 The Denver Pioneer volleyball team is inviting children, ages 13 years and under, to the third annual “Ku- In the SBC: ...... 0-0 wata’s Krew” Club during the Pioneers’ season. There will be three clinics held following Sunday matches, Outside the conference: ...... 0-0 all of which are against teams from the Sun Belt Conference. Join members from the DU volleyball team Last five matches:...... 0-0 and staff to acquire basic volleyball training, while in a fun and exciting atmosphere. Last ten matches: ...... 0-0 In August: ...... 0-0 The first clinic will be held on Sunday, October 11 following the Pioneers’ match against Florida Atlantic at In September: ...... 0-0 1 p.m. There will be a pizza party following the clinic for all participants. The second clinic will be held on Sunday, November 1, following DU’s 1 p.m. match against Arkansas-Little Rock. The last clinic will be on In October: ...... 0-0 Sunday, November 8 after the Louisiana-Monroe match that is slated for 1 p.m. In November: ...... 0-0 In December: ...... 0-0 beth KUWATA Head Coach • 14th Season Denver, Colo. Denver (1988), Northern Colorado (1993)

Beth Kuwata concluded her 13th season at in Wyoming history at THE KUWATA FILE the helm of the University of Denver vol- the time), and a berth Playing Experience leyball team as the program’s all-time win- in the NCAA Tourna- 1984-87 - University of Denver ningest head coach. On Sept. 17, 2004, Ku- ment. In addition, her wata led her team to a 3-0 win over Syracuse team earned a top-25 Coaching Experience and passed Jerrie McGahan to become the ranking for four con- 1991-92, Colorado State, University, Assistant Coach school’s all-time leader in wins and cement secutive weeks (Sept. 1994-95, , Head Coach her name in the Denver record books. Kuwata has 211 career wins at Denver, 20-Oct. 11). For her 1996-Pres. - University of Denver, Head Coach 115 more than McGahan’s 96. achievements she was honored by her peers, Education In 2008, Kuwata led the Pioneers to an overall record of 25-7, marking the best along with Brigham University of Denver - B.S. Business Administration (1988) record in program history through 32 matches. DU’s 16-1 record in Hamilton Young’s Elaine Mich- Northern Colorado - M.S. Physical Education/Sports Gymnasium was the best mark at home since the program turned Division I. alis, as the WAC’s co- Administration (1993) coach of the year. After being selected in the preseason poll as the favorite to win the Sun Belt Personal Conference West division, the Pioneers delivered and captured their second Prior to her stint at Wy- Born: Clark Air Force base, Philippines consecutive title, fourth in program history, with their 3-0 defeat of Arkansas oming, Kuwata served Hometown, Denver, Colo. State on Sunday, Nov. 16 in Hamilton Gymnasium. Denver finished regular sea- as an assistant coach son conference play with an impressive 14-4 record. under Rich Feller at Colorado State from 1991-92. While at CSU she was involved in all facets of the Kuwata took over the program in 1996 and has overseen its progression from program including recruiting, match preparation, coaching and administration. the Division II level to a perennial Sun Belt Conference contender. In 2008, she In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Kuwata served as head coach guided the Pioneers to their eighth-consecutive appearance in the Sun Belt for the Colorado Springs Junior Volleyball club team (1988-91), was an assistant Conference tournament, and led her team to a Sun Belt Conference champion- coach at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs (1988-91) and was an assis- ship in 2000 and again in 2007. Kuwata’s overall record now stands at 238-219 tant coach for the NORCO Junior Volleyball Club team in Fort Collins, Colo. from (.501) in 14 years as a head coach and 211-186 (.531) in 13 seasons at Denver. 1992-93. As an assistant at Coronado she helped guide the team to the 1988 Colorado state championship. She also helped guide the NORCO Junior club Kuwata earned her 150th victory Sept. 16, 2006 against Wright State. Her 100th team to the Rocky Mountain regional title in 1993. career victory came as part of Denver’s 12-4 league record in 2000, good for the Sun Belt West Division title. It was the Pioneer volleyball program’s first-ever During Kuwata’s four-year playing career at Denver, she was selected as the conference championship and was also the University’s first Sun Belt title in any team’s most valuable player four times, was named to the All-Continental Divide sport since it joined the league in 1999. This year, DU once again captured the Conference first-team three consecutive seasons, and was named CDC player of West Division title with a 14-4 conference mark, the third division title in Kuwa- the week once. She still ranks as the Pioneers’ all-time leader in service aces with ta’s 11 years in the Sun Belt. 192, ranks third in career assists (2,850) and attack percentage (.233) and fourth in assists per game (7.09). She also ranks in the top-eight on Denver’s career She has placed 17 players on the SBC’s all-conference teams in her tenure, in- records lists in six other statistical categories and holds several top-10 single cluding the unanimous selection of setter Clarice Golesh-Burch in 2000, Fresh- season records. man of the Year Lisa Hunter in 2003 and Defensive Player of the Year Kacie Wiki- erak in 2007. Kuwata earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Denver in 1988 and completed her master’s degree in physical education with an empha- Kuwata marked Denver’s first year in the Sun Belt in 1999 with a stellar 13-3 sis in sports administration at Northern Colorado in 1993. She is single and re- league mark and an 18-11 record overall - Denver’s ninth season of double-digit sides in Denver. wins in 10 years. COACH KUWATA YEAR-BY-YEAR When Kuwata arrived at Denver in 1996, she was in Overall Conference charge of moving the Pioneers to the Division I ranks. YEAR W L W/L PCT W L CONFERENCE After a rocky first season in which the team recorded 1996 11 24 0.314 4 8 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference an 11-24 overall record, she quickly turned the cor- 1997 21 11 0.656 12 4 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference ner in her second season, the final in Division II, to 1998 8 17 0.320 Division I Independent finish with a 21-11 record, the second-best record in 1999 18 11 0.621 13 3 Sun Belt Conference the history of Pioneer volleyball. This season, Kuwata 2000 19 14 0.576 12 4 Sun Belt Conference led Denver to its best overall record under her direc- tion with a 25-7 season mark. 2001 13 18 0.419 7 8 Sun Belt Conference 2002 7 20 0.259 5 9 Sun Belt Conference Kuwata, who played for the Pioneers from 1984-87, 2003 18 14 0.563 9 6 Sun Belt Conference came to Denver from Wyoming where she served as 2004 13 15 0.464 7 8 Sun Belt Conference the Cowgirls’ head coach for the 1994 and 1995 sea- 2005 17 11 0.607 8 4 Sun Belt Conference sons. During her two seasons with the Cowgirls, Ku- 2006 19 12 0.613 12 7 Sun Belt Conference wata amassed a 27-33 (.450) overall record, including 2007 22 12 0.647 15 3 Sun Belt Conference a 17-13 overall mark her first season. That finish gave 2008 25 7 0.781 14 4 Sun Belt Conference , a fourth-place 8-6 WAC record (the best WAC record TOTALS 211 186 0.531 118 68 2008 OVERALL STATISTICS/RESULTS OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (25-7 Overall, 16-1 Home, 6-4 Away, 3-2 Neutral, 14-1 SBC) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe 12 Benson, Holly 113 351 3.11 157 1000 .194 44 .177 18 22 .946 30 378 3.35 12 34 46 0.41 3 3 2 Davidsmeyer, Emmy 113 327 2.89 94 686 .340 57 .263 17 26 .939 3 228 2.02 2 66 68 0.60 5 7 14 Paul, Jacqueline 113 247 2.19 66 562 .322 10 .345 7 11 .920 3 42 0.37 18 93 111 0.98 13 0 8 Porter, Kerry 86 236 2.74 71 490 .337 7 .233 9 23 .907 1 55 0.64 9 56 65 0.76 4 0 11 Raines, Jordan 101 162 1.60 99 523 .120 13 .151 14 27 .931 8 194 1.92 6 25 31 0.31 3 0 10 Maxwell, Clare 113 143 1.27 31 320 .350 1219 .441 13 44 .879 0 178 1.58 2 37 39 0.35 18 36 9 Ninos, Alexis 44 72 1.64 59 226 .058 4 .190 6 21 .806 3 70 1.59 1 17 18 0.41 3 0 6 Bonelli, Alyssa 21 12 0.57 10 40 .050 0 .000 0 0 1.000 2 1 0.05 0 8 8 0.38 6 0 4 Richards, Corinne 21 7 0.33 9 34 -.059 1 1.000 0 0 1.000 1 2 0.10 0 10 10 0.48 1 0 15 Adams, Brittany 38 1 0.03 0 1 1.000 3 .333 2 8 .833 1 15 0.39 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 Wikierak, Kacie 113 1 0.01 2 8 -.125 67 .240 29 41 .909 51 445 3.94 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5 Haselden, Nicole 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3 Vreeman, Kresson 6 0 0.00 0 1 .000 4 .500 1 1 .933 0 11 1.83 0 1 1 0.17 0 1 TEAM 8 DENVER...... 113 1559 13.80 598 3891 .247 1429 .387 116 224 .914 111 1619 14.33 50 347 223.5 1.98 56 48 Opponents...... 113 1300 11.50 611 3818 .180 1200 .324 111 254 .893 116 1499 13.27 38 334 205.0 1.81 52 33

TEAM STATISTICS DEN OPP SEASON RESULTS ATTACK Overall Home Away Neutral Kills 1559 1300 Overall 25-7 16-1 6-4 3-2 Errors 598 611 Conference 14-4 9-1 5-3 0-0 Total Attacks 3891 3818 Non-Conference 11-2 7-0 1-1 3-1 Attack Pct .247 .180 Post Season 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Kills/Set 13.8 11.5 3 sets 16-4 11-1 3-2 2-1 SET 4 sets 6-1 3-0 3-1 0-0 Assists 1429 1200 5 sets 3-2 2-0 0-1 1-1 Attempts 3696 3702 Assist Pct .387 .324 Date Opponent Score Score-by-Set Assists/Set 12.6 10.6 08/29/2008 vs Eastern Washington ! 3-0, W 25-18,25-17,25-22 SERVE 08/30/2008 at #17 Colorado State ! 0-3, L 22-25,15-25,17-25 Aces 116 111 08/30/2008 vs Arkansas ! 3-0, W 25-15,25-22,25-21 Errors 224 254 09/05/2008 VIRGINIA $ 3-0, W 25-23,25-17,25-23 Attempts 2592 2363 09/06/2008 IOWA $ 3-0, W 25-22,25-23,25-21 Serve Pct .914 .893 09/06/2008 TENNESSEE $ 3-0, W 25-22,25-16,25-18 Aces/Set 1.0 1.0 09/12/2008 vs Ball State % 3-2, W 25-22,23-25,25-19,23-25,15-10 SERVE RECEPTIONS 09/13/2008 vs UTSA % 2-3, L 25-21,25-18,22-25,19-25,12-15 Errors 111 116 09/13/2008 at DePaul % 3-1, W 25-21,25-21,23-25,25-20 Errors/Set 1.0 1.0 09/19/2008 NEVADA-LAS VEGAS # 3-1, W 24-26,25-17,28-26,25-16 Attempts 2086 2339 09/20/2008 GEORGIA STATE # 3-0, W 25-10,25-19,25-21 Reception Pct .947 .950 09/20/2008 SOUTHERN METHODIST # 3-1, W 18-25,25-20,26-24,25-20 DEFENSE 09/23/2008 NORTHERN COLORADO 3-2, W 22-25,21-25,25-23,26-24,15-11 Digs 1619 1499 09/27/2008 at North Texas * 3-1, W 25-14,16-25,25-13,25-17 Digs/Set 14.3 13.3 10/03/2008 NEW ORLEANS * 3-0, W 25-17,25-22,32-30 BLOCKING 10/04/2008 LOUISIANA-MONROE * 3-0, W 25-14,25-17,25-14 Block Solo 50 38 10/05/2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * 3-0, W 25-11,25-20,25-13 Block Assist 347 334 10/10/2008 at FIU * 2-3, L 26-24,25-22,21-25,18-25,13-15 Total Blocks 223.5 205.0 10/11/2008 at Florida Atlantic * 3-0, W 25-20,26-24,25-18 Blocks Per Game 2.0 1.8 10/17/2008 WESTERN KENTUCKY * 3-2, W 25-23,34-32,15-25,22-25,15-9 Block Errors 56 52 10/18/2008 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * 0-3, L 19-25,17-25,15-25 Ball handling errors 48 33 10/24/2008 TROY * 3-1, W 23-25,25-13,25-16,25-16 ATTENDANCE 10/26/2008 SOUTH ALABAMA * 3-0, W 25-23,25-19,25-13 Total 5606 3645 10/28/2008 NORTH TEXAS * 3-0, W 25-17,25-18,26-24 Dates/Avg Per Date 17/330 10/364 10/31/2008 at Arkansas State * 3-1, W 25-23,15-25,25-20,25-23 Neutral site #/Avg 5/81 11/02/2008 at Arkansas-Little Rock * 1-3, L 23-25,28-26,22-25,18-25 Current win streak 0 - 11/06/2008 at New Orleans * 0-3, L 14-25,18-25,21-25 Home win streak 5 - 11/07/2008 at Louisiana-Lafayette * 3-0, W 25-22,26-24,25-20 11/09/2008 at Louisiana-Monroe * 3-0, W 25-21,25-16,25-11 MATCH WINS BY #GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 Total 11/14/2008 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK * 3-0, W 25-16,25-14,25-22 Denver 0 0 16 6 3 25 11/16/2008 ARKANSAS STATE * 3-0, W 25-14,25-19,25-18 Opponents 0 0 4 1 2 7 11/20/2008 vs Western Kentucky ^ 0-3, L 19-25,19-25,18-25

GAMES WON BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total ! - Hilton Classic (Fort Collins, Colo.) Denver 23 24 23 7 3 80 $ - Pioneer Classic (Denver, Colo.) Opponents 9 8 9 5 2 33 % - DePaul Invidational (Chicago, Ill.) # - University of Denver (Denver, Colo.) POINTS BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total * - Sun Belt Conference Opponent Denver 760 758 761 276 70 2625 ^ - Sun Belt Conference Championships (Miami, Fla.) Opponents 659 676 675 261 60 2331 2008 SBC ONLY STATISTICS/RESULTS OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (25-7 Overall, 16-1 Home, 6-4 Away, 3-2 Neutral, 14-1 SBC) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe 12 Benson, Holly 62 191 3.08 76 531 .217 26 .147 10 8 .960 20 186 3.00 7 21 28 0.45 1 3 2 Davidsmeyer, Emmy 62 185 2.98 48 375 .365 34 .274 11 9 .963 2 129 2.08 2 31 33 0.53 3 5 14 Paul, Jacqueline 62 155 2.50 40 331 .347 4 .267 7 9 .927 2 20 0.32 14 47 61 0.98 5 0 11 Raines, Jordan 56 95 1.70 61 312 .109 8 .143 12 20 .918 4 118 2.11 4 15 19 0.34 2 0 8 Porter, Kerry 35 94 2.69 27 195 .344 1 .125 4 6 .922 0 17 0.49 2 22 24 0.69 2 0 10 Maxwell, Clare 62 82 1.32 19 183 .344 655 .490 5 24 .886 0 103 1.66 2 19 21 0.34 10 23 9 Ninos, Alexis 16 28 1.75 19 91 .099 1 .125 0 6 .700 1 20 1.25 1 4 5 0.31 1 0 6 Bonelli, Alyssa 17 11 0.65 9 38 .053 0 .000 0 0 1.000 2 1 0.06 0 8 8 0.47 5 0 4 Richards, Corinne 20 7 0.35 9 32 -.062 1 1.000 0 0 1.000 1 2 0.10 0 10 10 0.50 1 0 15 Adams, Brittany 13 1 0.08 0 1 1.000 1 1.000 2 7 .708 0 5 0.38 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5 Haselden, Nicole 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3 Vreeman, Kresson 4 0 0.00 0 1 .000 4 .571 1 1 .929 0 9 2.25 0 1 1 0.25 0 0 1 Wikierak, Kacie 62 0 0.00 2 3 -.667 38 .216 20 29 .892 26 247 3.98 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 TEAM 7 DENVER...... 62 849 13.69 310 2093 .258 773 .405 72 119 .917 65 857 13.82 32 178 121.0 1.95 30 32 Opponents...... 62 704 11.35 321 2043 .187 652 .341 65 153 .880 72 804 12.97 25 168 109.0 1.76 30 21

TEAM STATISTICS DEN OPP SEASON RESULTS ATTACK Overall Home Away Neutral Kills 849 704 Overall 25-7 16-1 6-4 3-2 Errors 310 321 Conference 14-4 9-1 5-3 0-0 Total Attacks 2093 2043 Non-Conference 11-2 7-0 1-1 3-1 Attack Pct .258 .187 Post Season 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Kills/Set 13.7 11.4 3 sets 16-4 11-1 3-2 2-1 SET 4 sets 6-1 3-0 3-1 0-0 Assists 773 652 5 sets 3-2 2-0 0-1 1-1 Attempts 1911 1911 Assist Pct .405 .341 Date Opponent Score Score-by-Set Assists/Set 12.5 10.5 9/27/08 at North Texas * 3-1, W 25-14,16-25,25-13,25-17 SERVE 10/3/08 NEW ORLEANS * 3-0, W 25-17,25-22,32-30 Aces 72 65 10/4/08 LOUISIANA-MONROE * 3-0, W 25-14,25-17,25-14 Errors 119 153 10/5/08 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * 3-0, W 25-11,25-20,25-13 Attempts 1428 1277 10/10/08 at FIU * 2-3, L 26-24,25-22,21-25,18-25,13-15 Serve Pct .917 .880 10/11/08 at Florida Atlantic * 3-0, W 25-20,26-24,25-18 Aces/Set 1.2 1.0 10/17/08 WESTERN KENTUCKY * 3-2, W 25-23,34-32,15-25,22-25,15-9 SERVE RECEPTIONS 10/18/08 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * 0-3, L 19-25,17-25,15-25 Errors 65 72 10/24/08 TROY * 3-1, W 23-25,25-13,25-16,25-16 Errors/Set 1.0 1.2 10/26/08 SOUTH ALABAMA * 3-0, W 25-23,25-19,25-13 Attempts 1103 1282 10/28/08 NORTH TEXAS * 3-0, W 25-17,25-18,26-24 Reception Pct .941 .944 10/31/08 at Arkansas State * 3-1, W 25-23,15-25,25-20,25-23 DEFENSE 11/02/08 at Arkansas-Little Rock * 1-3, L 23-25,28-26,22-25,18-25 Digs 857 804 11/6/08 at New Orleans * 0-3, L 14-25,18-25,21-25 Digs/Set 13.8 13.0 11/7/08 at Louisiana-Lafayette * 3-0, W 25-22,26-24,25-20 BLOCKING 11/09/08 at Louisiana-Monroe * 3-0, W 25-21,25-16,25-11 Block Solo 32 25 11/14/08 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK * 3-0, W 25-16,25-14,25-22 Block Assist 178 168 11/16/08 ARKANSAS STATE ^ 3-0, W 25-14,25-19,25-18 Total Blocks 121.0 109.0 Blocks Per Game 2.0 1.8 * - Sun Belt Conference Opponent Block Errors 30 30 ^ - Sun Belt Conference Championships (Miami, Fla.) Ball handling errors 32 21 ATTENDANCE Total 3336 1953 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/334 8/244 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak 5 -

MATCH WINS BY #GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 Total Denver 0 0 10 3 1 14 Opponents 0 0 2 1 1 4

GAMES WON BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total Denver 14 14 13 3 1 45 Opponents 4 4 5 3 1 17

POINTS BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total Denver 430 430 427 133 28 1448 Opponents 359 386 357 131 24 1257 2008 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS DENVER MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS DATE OPPONENT GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TOTAL BHE 08/29/2008 vs Eastern Washington 3 36 17 96 .198 31 5 5 2 36 2 16 0 10.0 0 08/30/2008 at Colorado State 3 33 22 106 .104 32 3 8 1 44 0 6 4 3.0 0 08/30/2008 vs Arkansas 3 50 16 107 .318 51 5 8 1 39 2 8 0 6.0 1 09/05/2008 VIRGINIA 3 42 17 100 .250 37 3 8 2 42 0 20 0 10.0 0 09/06/2008 IOWA 3 43 16 83 .325 42 1 10 4 36 2 2 2 3.0 1 09/06/2008 TENNESSEE 3 39 16 103 .223 37 1 5 6 55 1 12 2 7.0 2 09/12/2008 vs Ball State 5 65 28 189 .196 56 3 9 2 74 0 24 4 12.0 1 09/13/2008 vs UTSA 5 63 26 168 .220 61 5 9 7 92 1 10 2 6.0 3 09/13/2008 at DePaul 4 64 17 141 .333 62 3 8 5 60 1 10 1 6.0 1 09/19/2008 NEVADA-LAS VEGAS 4 66 24 160 .262 59 3 7 3 62 1 12 2 7.0 2 09/20/2008 GEORGIA STATE 3 48 18 106 .283 44 5 5 1 48 0 13 4 6.5 0 09/20/2008 SOUTHERN METHODIST 4 60 25 160 .219 52 2 6 4 72 5 20 1 15.0 2 09/23/2008 NORTHERN COLORADO 5 63 30 171 .193 58 5 9 3 59 3 14 4 10.0 0 09/27/2008 at North Texas 4 45 11 116 .293 33 6 8 1 34 1 12 2 7.0 2 10/03/2008 NEW ORLEANS 3 42 8 91 .374 39 1 10 4 35 1 16 0 9.0 2 10/04/2008 LOUISIANA-MONROE 3 43 14 92 .315 41 4 7 4 54 5 10 1 10.0 3 10/05/2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 3 51 11 109 .367 48 3 5 3 57 0 10 1 5.0 4 10/10/2008 at FIU 5 66 24 170 .247 63 4 8 2 64 2 10 1 7.0 1 10/11/2008 at Florida Atlantic 3 49 16 116 .284 45 0 6 2 44 1 12 0 7.0 3 10/17/2008 WESTERN KENTUCKY 5 68 26 185 .227 60 4 7 4 72 3 18 8 12.0 3 10/18/2008 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 25 22 87 .034 24 2 6 3 21 0 8 2 4.0 1 10/24/2008 TROY 4 58 18 123 .325 49 10 5 5 53 4 8 4 8.0 1 10/26/2008 SOUTH ALABAMA 3 40 18 102 .216 38 3 3 6 44 2 12 2 8.0 1 10/28/2008 NORTH TEXAS 3 43 19 115 .209 35 4 6 2 51 2 8 1 6.0 0 10/31/2008 at Arkansas State 4 53 28 144 .174 46 10 7 6 56 2 8 0 6.0 2 11/02/2008 at Arkansas-Little Rock 4 62 24 176 .216 61 4 7 4 66 1 10 3 6.0 2 11/06/2008 at New Orleans 3 27 12 72 .208 20 2 6 10 19 1 6 0 4.0 1 11/07/2008 at Louisiana-Lafayette 3 45 23 120 .183 45 2 6 4 59 3 6 3 6.0 1 11/09/2008 at Louisiana-Monroe 3 46 10 95 .379 45 4 5 4 55 0 2 0 1.0 0 11/14/2008 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 3 40 12 96 .292 38 5 7 1 47 2 10 0 7.0 3 11/16/2008 ARKANSAS STATE 3 46 14 84 .381 43 4 10 0 26 2 12 2 8.0 2 11/20/2008 vs Western Kentucky 3 38 16 108 .204 34 0 8 5 43 0 2 0 1.0 3 DENVER 113 1559 598 3891 .247 1429 116 224 111 1619 50 347 56 223.5 48 OPPONENT 113 1300 611 3818 .180 1200 111 254 116 1499 38 334 52 205.0 33

OPPONENT MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS DATE OPPONENT GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TOTAL BHE 08/29/2008 vs Eastern Washington 3 33 23 94 .106 31 2 10 5 41 2 4 0 4.0 0 08/30/2008 at Colorado State 3 41 9 107 .299 34 1 8 3 46 2 12 2 8.0 0 08/30/2008 vs Arkansas 3 31 16 96 .156 28 1 2 5 31 0 12 0 6.0 1 09/05/2008 VIRGINIA 3 31 21 103 .097 30 2 8 3 37 0 6 0 3.0 0 09/06/2008 IOWA 3 32 21 95 .116 29 4 8 1 19 1 6 0 4.0 2 09/06/2008 TENNESSEE 3 27 24 110 .027 26 6 8 1 43 0 12 4 6.0 2 09/12/2008 vs Ball State 5 59 32 170 .159 56 2 9 3 82 1 18 3 10.0 0 09/13/2008 vs UTSA 5 56 21 184 .190 51 7 13 5 73 1 16 3 9.0 1 09/13/2008 at DePaul 4 56 24 151 .212 54 5 5 3 50 0 12 1 6.0 1 09/19/2008 NEVADA-LAS VEGAS 4 48 25 144 .160 40 3 4 3 62 1 12 3 7.0 1 09/20/2008 GEORGIA STATE 3 24 17 93 .075 21 1 3 5 33 0 8 3 4.0 1 09/20/2008 SOUTHERN METHODIST 4 52 23 161 .180 49 4 7 2 68 0 18 1 9.0 2 09/23/2008 NORTHERN COLORADO 5 64 29 172 .203 60 3 7 5 68 3 20 1 13.0 0 09/27/2008 at North Texas 4 46 27 119 .160 37 1 12 6 55 3 8 1 7.0 2 10/03/2008 NEW ORLEANS 3 45 21 108 .222 44 4 16 1 33 1 2 1 2.0 2 10/04/2008 LOUISIANA-MONROE 3 14 22 93 -.086 12 4 5 4 30 1 8 2 5.0 0 10/05/2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 3 21 12 100 .090 20 3 4 3 40 1 6 1 4.0 1 10/10/2008 at FIU 5 75 15 165 .364 71 2 10 4 73 0 24 0 12.0 3 10/11/2008 at Florida Atlantic 3 34 20 108 .130 31 2 3 0 41 5 6 2 8.0 3 10/17/2008 WESTERN KENTUCKY 5 70 22 176 .273 65 4 12 4 70 2 14 7 9.0 0 10/18/2008 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 41 11 78 .385 39 3 10 2 31 0 20 1 10.0 2 10/24/2008 TROY 4 40 15 115 .217 33 5 14 10 43 1 4 1 3.0 0 10/26/2008 SOUTH ALABAMA 3 26 26 107 .000 24 6 6 3 41 2 14 1 9.0 0 10/28/2008 NORTH TEXAS 3 29 17 105 .114 28 2 9 4 49 0 12 2 6.0 1 10/31/2008 at Arkansas State 4 47 16 128 .242 45 6 11 10 51 1 10 1 6.0 0 11/02/2008 at Arkansas-Little Rock 4 62 17 158 .285 59 4 4 4 77 5 6 2 8.0 2 11/06/2008 at New Orleans 3 47 9 82 .463 43 10 12 2 31 0 2 0 1.0 2 11/07/2008 at Louisiana-Lafayette 3 32 18 123 .114 27 4 10 2 43 1 8 0 5.0 1 11/09/2008 at Louisiana-Monroe 3 23 14 97 .093 23 4 8 4 34 1 8 3 5.0 0 11/14/2008 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 3 28 20 105 .076 27 1 3 5 40 1 8 2 5.0 1 11/16/2008 ARKANSAS STATE 3 24 19 76 .066 24 0 4 4 22 0 8 3 4.0 1 11/20/2008 vs Western Kentucky 3 42 5 95 .389 39 5 9 0 42 2 10 1 7.0 1 OPPONENT 113 1300 611 3818 .180 1200 111 254 116 1499 38 334 52 205.0 33 DENVER 113 1559 598 3891 .247 1429 116 224 111 1619 50 347 56 223.5 48