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2010 WSU VOLLEYBALL COUGAR VOLLEYBALL BACK IN BOHLER FOR COUGAR CHALLENGE SCHEDULE & RESULTS The Washington State University volleyball team returns to Pullman with a 3-3 record to host the Nike Cougar Challenge tournament...Cougs meet Eastern Washington (1-5), AUGUST Montana State (5-2), and Cal Poly (3-3)...all matches will be played in Bohler Gym...ad- Nike Cougar Invitational, Pullman mission to the 8 p.m. Saturday night WSU vs. Cal Poly match is free to anyone showing 27 W, 3-0 # UC Irvine a ticket stub from the WSU vs. Montana State game that afternoon. 28 W, 3-1 # Weber State L, 0-3 # Idaho NIKE COUGAR CHALLENGE SCHEDULE (All matches in Bohler Gym) Thursday, Sept. 9 SEPTEMBER 7 p.m. Washington State vs. Eastern Washington Powerade/Asics Challenge,San Francisco 3 L, 3-0 ^ Tulsa Friday, Sept. 10 4 L, 3-1 ^ UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. Cal Poly vs. Eastern Washington W, 3-1 ^ San Francisco 7 p.m. Washington State vs. Montana State

Nike Cougar Challenge, Pullman Saturday, Sept. 11 9 + Eastern Washington, 7 p.m. 11 a.m. Montana State vs. Eastern Washington 10 + Montana State 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Washington State vs. Cal Poly 11 + Cal Poly, 8 p.m. LAST WEEK 14 Gonzaga, 7 p.m. WSU struggled at the USF Powerade Asics Challenge in San Francisco...Tulsa swept 24 at * Oregon, 7 p.m. WSU and UC Santa Barbara defeated WSU 3-1...the Cougars needed four sets but de- 25 at * Oregon State, 7 p.m. feated San Francisco...Cougar Meagan Ganzer racked up 65 kills in the three matches and was named to the all-tournament team. OCTOBER 1 * UCLA, 7 p.m. ANOTHER TOUGH SCHEDULE FOR COUGS 2 * USC, 7 p.m. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Div. I Coaches Top 25 Poll (Sept. 8 at * Washington, 7 p.m. 6), has six of WSU’s opponents ranked in the top 25, all Pac-10 schools so the Cougs will 15 at * California, 7 p.m. play each twice…conference teams include No. 2 Stanford, No. 8 USC, No. 9 Washing- 16 at * Stanford, 7 p.m. ton, No. 10 California, No. 13 UCLA, No. 19 Oregon, and No. 24 Arizona… “also re- 22 * Arizona State, 7 p.m. ceived votes” in the current poll is non-conference opponent Cal Poly (No. 36)…complete 23 * Arizona, 7 p.m. poll is on the second page of this release or go to www.avca.org for the weekly Coaches 29 at * USC, 7 p.m. Top 25 poll. 31 at * UCLA, 1 p.m. PALILEO NAMED 2009 PAC-10 VOLLEYBALL COACH OF THE YEAR NOVEMBER Andrew Palileo was named Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Cou- 5 * Washington, 7 p.m. gars to their first winning season since 2002, and garnering six league wins, the most since 12 * Stanford, 7 p.m. 2002…inherited a program that hadn’t won more than three conference matches in a year 13 * California, 7 p.m. for four consecutive seasons…mentored the Cougars to an 18-13 overall record and into 19 at * Arizona, 7 p.m. the 2009 NCAA Championship Tournament…only one loss came to unranked team. 20 at * Arizona State, 7 p.m. 26 * Oregon, 7 p.m. COUGAR COACHING STAFF 27 * Oregon State, 7 p.m. Head Coach Andrew Palileo is in his third season at WSU...returned the Cougars to the NCAA Championship tournament in his second year...Palileo has a 31-35 overall record # Nike Cougar Invitational, Pullman at WSU, and a 14-year career record of 270-176…associate head coach Brian Lamppa ^ San Francisco Asics Challenge (third season)...assistant coach Jennifer Fry (first season)...Kara Kiefer, coordinator of op- + Nike Cougar Challenge, Pullman * Pacific-10 Conference Matches erations (second season)...Tina Martin, volunteer coach (second season with program). All Times Pacific WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Nike Cougar Challenge Thursday-Saturday, September 9-11, Pullman Page 2

OPPONENT NOTEWORTHY: ABOUT THE EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES (1-5 record) Thursday, September 9, 7 p.m. Eastern Washington’s lone win to date was against Mercer (3-0)...Eagles played Pac-10 Location: Cheney, Washington member No. 8 Washington Aug. 28 and lost Enrollment: 11,302 Colors: Red and White 3-0...Cal Poly opened its season with a 3-2 Nickname: Eagles win over No. 18 Arizona...CPSLO Mus- Web Site: www.goeags.com tangs played No. 7 Nebraska and lost 3-0 Sept. Head Coach: Miles Kydd (Regina ’84) 4...Montana State’s losses have come against Record at EWU/Years: 37-27 / 3 Career Record/Years: 37-27 / 3 SIU Edwardsville (3-1), and Duquesne (3-0). Assistant Coach: Lisa Westlake, Wes Walker 2009 Record: 18-11 Conference: Big Sky (12-4 / 2nd) AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10 / 4 2010 POLL Series Record: Washington State leads the series 28-9 (WSU streak +1) September 6, 2010 Series from 1990 to present: Rank School (1st-Place Votes) Total Pts. ‘10 Record Last Week Date- - - - W/L - - Location- - - - Score 1 Penn State (55) 1483 6-0 1 Sept. 18, 1990- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 15-3, 15-3, 16-14 Oct. 10, 1990- W, 3-0 - @ Cheney- - - - 15-13, 15-7, 15-3 2 Stanford (4) 1406 5-0 3 Oct. 15, 1991- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 16-14, 15-4, 15-12 3 Illinois 1362 5-0 5 Sept. 30, 1992- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 15-6, 15-6, 15-12 4 Florida (1) 1279 5-0 6 Oct. 12, 1993- W, 3-2 - @ Cheney- - - - 11-15, 15-8, 15-7, 7-15, 15-13 5 Texas 1205 5-1 2 Oct. 11, 1994- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 15-8, 15-5, 15-11 6 Hawai’i 1184 5-1 2 Sept. 6, 2008- L, 1-3- - @ Moscow - - - 27-25, 20-25, 16-25, 24-26 7 Nebraska 1133 5-1 7 Nov. 17, 2009- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 25-20, 25-13, 25-21 8 USC 1110 6-0 10 9 Washington 1066 5-0 9 10 California 940 4-0 11 ABOUT THE MONTANA STATE BOBCATS (5-2 record) 11 Iowa State 865 5-1 12 Friday, September 10, 7 p.m. 12 Minnesota 854 5-1 8 13 UCLA 688 5-1 14 Location: Bozeman, Mont. 14 Tennessee 665 6-0 17 Enrollment: 12,388 15 State 638 5-1 15 Colors: Blue and Gold 16 Kentucky 501 4-2 16 Nickname: Bobcats 17 Florida State 478 5-1 13 Web Site: www.msubobcats.com 18 Northern Iowa 465 5-1 22 Head Coach: Sara Schaub (Eastern Michigan ’01) 19 Oregon 431 4-0 18 Record at MSU /Years: 11-48 / 3 20 Dayton 388 5-1 20 Career Record/Years: 29-58 / 4 Assistant Coaches: Jenifer Sulewski, TBA 21 LSU 330 6-0 21 2009 Record: 3-23 22 Michigan 309 5-1 19 Conference: Big Sky (1-15, 9th) 23 Long Beach State 270 5-1 23 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8 / 6 24 Arizona 155 5-1 24 Series Record: Washington State leads the series 12-10 (WSU streak +3) 25 San Diego 55 2-3 25 Series from 1990 to present: Date- - - - W/L - - Location- - - - Score Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or Sept. 7, 1990- W, 3-0 - @ Salt Lake City- - 15-5, 15-11, 15-8 more ballots: Ohio State 44; Missouri 41; St. Mary’s Aug. 31, 2007- W, 3-0 - @ Bozeman- - - 30-23, 30-28, 30-28 Sept. 13, 2008- W, 3-0 - Pullman - - - - 25-21, 25-23, 25-20 27; Michigan State 20; Duke 16; Cincinnati 10; Utah State 9; Baylor 7; Missouri State 7; New Mexico State 7; Cal Poly 3. ABOUT THE (3-3 record) 14 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of Saturday, September 11, 8 p.m. 49 points. Location: San Luis Obispo, California Enrollment: 19,471 Other National Rankings Colors: Forest Green, Copper, and Vegas Gold Sept. 6, 2010 Rich Kern Poll: Nickname: Mustangs 1. Illinois Web Site: www.GoMatadors.com Not ranked - Washington State Head Coach: Jon Stevenson (UC Santa Barbara ’80) Volleyball Magazine Preseason Poll: Record at CPSLO /Years: 93-56 / 6 1. Penn State Career Record/Years: 176-123 / 11 Pablo Rankings: Assistant Coaches: Caroline Waters, Justin Hutchins 1. Penn State 2009 Record: 9-20 57. Washington State Conference: Big West (5-11, 7th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10 / 4 Series Record: Tied at 1-1 (WSU streak +1) Date- - - - W/L - - Location- - - - Score Sept. 12, 2981- L, 0-2- - @ Davis, Calif.- - 7-15, 5-15 Nov. 26, 1993- W, 3-1 - @ Reno- - - - - 15-6, 15-10, 12-15, 16-14 WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Nike Cougar Challenge Thursday-Saturday, September 9-11, Pullman Page 3

PAC-10 CURRENT 2010 STANDINGS (through 9/5/10) CLIMBING INTO WSU RECORDS: (Nat. Ranking) Conference Overall Streak USC (8) 0-0 6-0 Won 6 All-Time Career Digs Washington (9) 0-0 5-0 Won 5 1. Kelly Hyder, 2006-09 1773 Stanford (2) 0-0 5-0 Won 5 2. Shannon Wyckoff, 1994-97 1254 Oregon (19) 0-0 4-0 Won 4 3. Kortney Jamtaas, 1999-02 1232 4. LaToya Harris, 1999-02 1178 California (10) 0-0 4-0 Won 4 5. Cindy Baker, 1985-88 1157 Arizona (24) 0-0 5-1 Won 5 6. Beth Welch, 1987-89 1114 UCLA (13) 0-0 5-1 Won 3 7. Keren Oigman, 1994-97 1070 Washington State 0-0 3-3 Won 1 8. Jackie Albright, 2006-09 998 Oregon State 0-0 3-4 Lost 1 9. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 989 Arizona State 0-0 2-3 Lost 2 10. Keri Killebrew, 1990-92 942

Oceana Bush, 2009-10 629 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-10 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Individual Overall Matches - rank in conference, WSU player (conf. leader) All-Time Career Solo Blocks Kills - 1st Meagan Ganzer 5.57 kps 1. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 196 Hitting Percentage - no WSU player (Lauren Williams, USC .533) 2. Laurie VanDiest, 1984-87 125 Assists - 8th Sara Biondi 9.71 aps, 10th Alex Diemer 7.73 aps 3. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96 98 4. Kelly Hankins, 1990-91 88 (Lauren Plum, Oregon 12.64 aps) 5. Brittany Johnson, 2005-08 73 Service Aces - T-8th Jordan Levenseller 0.43 saps (Robin Rostratter, California 0.75 saps) 6. Joanne Johnson, 1991-93 69 Digs - 2nd Oceana Bush 4.67 dps (Sarah Johnson, Arizona State 5.38 dps) 7. Jennifer Stinson, 1995-98 59 Blocks - no WSU player (Correy Johnson, California 1.58 bps) 8. Holly Harris, 1999-02 53 Points - 1st Meagan Ganzer 5.98 pps 9. Carrie Gilley, 1990-93 50 10. Cassie Robbins, 2006-09 49 TEAM STATISTICS FROM THE PAC-10 CONFERENCE (TOP 10): Brittany Tillman, 2007-10 43 Team Overall Matches (Leader) Kills - WSU is 9th with 12.81 kps (Stanford 15.76 kps) All-Time Career Block Assists Hitting Percentage - WSU is 9th at .235 (California .373) 1. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 421 2. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96 394 Opponent Hitting Pct - WSU is 9th at .220 (California .062) 3. Jennifer Stinson, 1995-98 360 Assists - WSU is 8th at 11.81 aps (Stanford 14.88 aps) 4. Joanne Johnson, 1991-93 343 Service Aces - WSU is 7th at 1.52 saps (Washington 2.47 saps) 5. Jen Barcus, 2002-05 336 Digs - WSU is 4th at 13.38 dps (Stanford 15.00 dps) 6. Holly Harris, 1999-02 333 Blocks - WSU is 9th at 1.57 bps (California 3.67 bps) 7. Keren Oigman, 1994-97 329 8. Laurie VanDiest, 1984-87 315 9. Carrie Gilley, 1990-93 311 TUNE IN FOR COUGAR VOLLEYBALL ON RADIO 10. Cassie Robbins, 2006-09 299 Cougar volleyball fans can listen to all the road contests during the 2010 season LIVE in the Palouse on KQQQ-AM radio (1150 on the AM dial), or Border 104 (KHTR, 104.3 on the Brittany Tillman, 2007-10 217 FM dial)…veteran area broadcaster Steve Grubbs is the voice of Cougar volleyball for the sixth season...these road matches are also available for listening on the internet by purchas- All-Time Career Total Blocks ing a subscription through the Cougars All-Access button on the wsucougars.com website. 1. Carrie Couturier, 1988-91 617 2. Sarah Silvernail, 1993-96 492 3. Laurie Van Diest, 1984-87 440 COUGAR VOLLEYBALL ON TELEVISION 4. Jennifer Stinson, 1995-98 419 The Pacific-10 Conference will once again have delayed broadcasts of conference volley- 5. Joanne Johnson, 1991-93 412 ball matches on the FOX Sports Network throughout the 2010 season…WSU is scheduled 6. Holly Harris, 1999-02 386 to have one match televised this season, the Oct. 8 match at Washington...broadcast dates 7. Jen Barcus, 2002-05 379 8. Keren Oigman, 1994-97 363 and times will be published here when available. 9. Carrie Gilley, 1990-93 361 10. Cassie Robbins, 2006-09 348 WSU VOLLEYBALL WEBCASTS For the second year, seven WSU home matches will have live-streaming webcasts this Brittany Tillman, 2007-10 260 season…these webcasts were available for the cost of a subscription to Cougar All-Access on the official WSU website, www.wsucougars.com...webcasts featured exclusive audio play-by-play and color commentary from broadcast major students at the renowned Edward R. Murrow College of Communication…Cougar All-Access subscribers will also be able to hear the radio broadcasts of all Cougar road matches online...webcast schedule is: 10/1 UCLA 10/22 Arizona State 11/12 Stanford 10/2 USC 10/23 Arizona 11/13 California WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Nike Cougar Challenge Thursday-Saturday, September 9-11, Pullman Page 4

WSU 2010 SUPERLATIVES MARCIA SANEHOLTZ COURT AT BOHLER GYM COUGARS HOME Season Highs [Career Highs] The Cougars’ home court is called Marcia Saneholtz Court at Bohler Gym in honor of the 28-year administrative veteran of Cougar Athletics who retired Oct. 1, 2007… #1 OCEANA BUSH, LB the former Sr. Associate Athletics Director/SWA is a long-time proponent of gender Kills: 1 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 [4 vs. Montana 2009] equity and a champion for all sports at WSU as well as in the Pac-10 and the nation… Aces: 1 (twice) [2 vs. No. 16 USC 2009] Digs: 25 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 NACWAA president (1992-93), on the board of directors (1987-94), and named 1997 [39 vs. Arizona St. 2009-School Record] Administrator of the Year…also NAGWS Pathfinder Award in 2001 and WSU Woman Points: 2 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 [4.0, twice in 2009] of Distinction in 2003…she was added to the Inland Empire Scroll of Honor in 2009.

#2 JORDAN LEVENSELLER, DS THE FOOTBALL CONNECTION Sets played: 14 Aces: 2 (twice) Two current members of the 2010 WSU volleyball program have fathers who played Digs: 15 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 on the WSU football team...freshman Jordan Levenseller’s father, Mike, is in the Points: 2 (twice) Cougar Athletics Hall of Fame for his collegiate and professional career and has coached on the WSU staff for the past 18 years...assistant coach Jennifer Fry’s fa- #3 ALEX DIEMER, S Sets played: 11 [19 in 2009] ther is Tyrone Gray, a WSU football and track letterwinner who played in the Assists: 42 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 CFL...Faith Hutcherson’s father, Kenneth, also played professionally in the NFL. Aces: 2 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 Digs: 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 [7 at No. 6 UCLA 2009] MEET THE 2010 COUGARS Total Blocks: 3 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 Points: 3.0 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 #12 Sara Biondi (S, 5-11, FR, Sacramento, Calif.) - Played 14 sets of setting with average #5 FAITH HUTCHERSON, DS of 9.71 assists per set...had 50 assists in 3-1 win over San Francisco...Christian Brothers Sets played: 18 [85 in 2009] High team won 2009 CIF Section Championship, Northern California Championship and Aces: 2 vs. Weber State 8/28 was runner-up at California State Championship. Digs: 8 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 [9 vs. Arizona 2009] #1 Oceana Bush (L/DS, 5-5, SO, Spokane, Wash.) - Named to Nike Cougar Invitational #7 RACHEL TODOROVICH, MB Kills: 12 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 All-Tournament Team...4.67 digs per set is 2nd best in Pac-10...season-best 25 digs vs. [15 vs. No. 16 No. Iowa 2009] UCSB...2009 Pac-10 All-Freshman first team……named to COBRA Magazine (www.co- H.Pct: .429 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 bramag.t83.net) 2010 preseason All-National Third Team. [.562 vs. No. 17 Utah & Gonzaga 2009] Aces: 3 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 Digs: 13 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 #3 Alex Diemer (S, 5-8, JR, Rocklin, Calif.) - Seen action in 11 sets this season...averaging [20 vs. Oregon State 2009] 7.73 assists per set...put up 42 assists vs. UC Santa Barbara. Total Blocks: 2 (twice) [5 - four times in 2009] #9 Meagan Ganzer (OH, 6-3, JR, Black Diamond, Wash.) - Named MVP of Nike Cougar Points: 12.5 vs. UI Irvine 8/27 Inviational...named to USF Powerade Asics Challenge all-tournament team after landing 65 [15.5 vs. Idaho 2009] kills and hit .308 in 3 matches...leads Pac-10 with 5.57 kills per set and 5.98 points per set... #9 MEAGAN GANZER, OH playing full rotation this year. Kills: 30 vs. San Francisco 9/4 H.Pct: .346 vs. Tulsa 9/3 [.571 vs. Missouri 2009] #10 Marcelina Glab (MH, 6-2, FR, Watertown, South Dakota) - Seen action in 9 sets to Aces: 1 (three times) [2 , 2009 and 2008] Digs: 12 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 date...1.22 kills per set and 0.78 blocks per set...2009 Under Armour national All-American Total Blocks: 3 vs. San Francisco 9/4 honorable mention team…South Dakota “AA” Miss Volleyball…South Dakota Gatorade [5 - three times in 2009] Volleyball State Player of the Year…played on Club SoDa team for coach Andrew Palileo. Points: 33.0 vs. San Francisco 9/4 #4 Stephanie Hagins (MB, 6-4, FR, Elverta, Calif.) - Played on Regional High Perfor- #10 MARCELINA GLAB, MH Kills: 4 vs. San Francisco 9/4 mance Youth Team…alternate for the USA Youth High Performance national team. H.Pct: .750 vs. Idaho 8/28 Aces: 0 #5 Faith Hutcherson (DS, 5-3, SR, Redmond, Wash.) - Played in 18 sets...has 27 digs and Digs: 2 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 3 aces to date...came off the bench in 2009 to provide tough serves and play defensively… Total Blocks: 4 vs. San Francisco 9/4 Points: 7.0 vs. San Francisco 9/4 played in 85 sets with 84 digs and five aces.

#11 VANESSA MURRAY, OH #14 Anuhea Keanini (S, 5-6, Rs-SO, Kailua, Hawai’i) - Transfer from Cal Poly... played Kills: 7 (three times) in 100 of the Cal Poly’s 114 sets…averaged 9.06 assists per set…added 19 kills, 15 aces, H.Pct: .429 vs. Weber State 8/28 135 digs and 31 blocks...Hawai’i 2008 Interscholastic League of Hawaii Player of the Year... Aces: 0 Digs: 5 (twice) redshirt for 2010 season. Total Blocks: 2 (twice) Points: 8.5 vs. San Francisco 9/4 #15 Kaleinani Kabalis (OH, 5-7, JR, Hilo, Hawai’i) - Transfer from Western Nebraska CC...named the NJCAA D-1 Volleyball Championships top defensive player…selected NJ- CAA D-1 First Team All America…AVCA Two Year College First Team All-American… recorded 1,000 career kills…named to All-Nebraska Team (Junior College)...will miss the first weeks of action after knee surgery. WASHINGTON STATE VOLLEYBALL RELEASE Nike Cougar Challenge Thursday-Saturday, September 9-11, Pullman Page 5

WSU 2010 SUPERLATIVES #19 Conley Kipp (MB, 6-4, SO, Newport Beach, Calif.) - Played in 14 sets this season... Season Highs [Career Highs] tallied 15 kills and 9 blocks...saw very limited action as a freshman...tied for 2nd on team #12 SARA BIONDI, S with 9 blocks to date. Sets played: 14 Assists: 50 vs. San Francisco 9/4 #8 Annie Leendertsen (MH, 6-0, FR, Palouse, Wash.) - Volleyball and track athlete at Aces: 0 Digs: 7 vs. Weber State 8/28 Gar-Pal High...played on the PAC-V Kaepa Volleyball Club for former Cougar Jackie Al- Total Blocks: 3 vs. San Francisco 9/4 bright and current coach Andrew Palileo. Points: 7.0 vs. San Francisco 9/4 #2 Jordan Levenseller (DS, 5-9, FR, Pullman, Wash.) - Played in 14 sets to date...once as #19 CONLEY KIPP, MB libero vs. UCSB...tallied 30 digs (2.14 dps) and 6 aces (2nd on team)...all-around versatile Sets played: 21 [6 in 2009] Kills: 3 (five times) athlete at Pullman High who played on state teams in volleyball, basketball and softball... H.Pct: .600 vs. Weber State 8/28 played on PAC-V Kaepa Volleyball Club for Andrew Palileo. Aces: 2 (twice) Digs: 1 (twice) #11 Vanessa Murray (OH, 6-0, SR, Chatsworth, Calif.) - Seen the court in 19 of 21 sets Total Blocks: 3 (twice) Points: 7.0 vs. Idaho 8/28 to date...fourth on team in kills (1.58 kps)...transferred to WSU after one year at Kansas State…named to 2009 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll…played two seasons at Pierce #21 BRITTANY TILLMAN, MB College in Los Angeles. Kills: 10 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 [17 vs. Idaho 2009] H.Pct: .467 vs. Weber State 8/28 #21 Brittany Tillman (MB, 6-1, SR, Lakewood, Wash.) - Named to the Nike Cougar Invi- [.632 vs. Gonzaga 2009] tational all-tournament team...leads team with 13 blocks (0.62 pbs)...second on team in kills Aces: 0 with 43 (2.05 kps) and hitting percentage (.206)...earned two all-tournament team honors in Digs: 3 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 [3 in 2009 & 2007] Blocks: 5 vs. UC Irvine 8/27 2009…four years of starting experience is one of team leaders on the court. [9 vs. No. 7 Stanford 2009] Points: 11.5 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 #7 Rachel Todorovich (RS, 6-2, SO, Walla Walla, Wash.) - Named to the Nike Cougar In- [19.0 vs. Idaho 2009] vitational all-tournament team...second on team in hitting percentage (.234), third on team in kills (1.90 kps)...was 2009 Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention…high school setter WSU TEAM HIGHS 2010 who found a spot as a left-handed right side hitter…led the team at NCAA tournament with Kills: 61 vs. San Francisco 9/4 Hitting Pct.: .339 vs. Weber State 8/28 15 kills (.556) against Northern Iowa. Assists: 57 vs. San Francisco 9/4 Aces: 11 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 COUGAR VOLLEYBALL TRIO RECEIVE ALL-PRESEASON MENTION Digs: 72 vs. UC Santa Barbara 9/4 Total Blocks: 10 vs. San Francisco 9/4 COBRA Magazine, an online publication dedicated to African American women volleyball Points: 77.0 vs. San Francisco 9/4 players, has selected three Washington State players on its national 2010 All-Preseason teams....sophomore libero Oceana Bush (Spokane) was named to the 15-woman first team while senior middle blocker Brittany Tillman (Lakewood, Wash.) and transfer senior out- OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS 2010 Kills: 59 UC Santa Barbara 9/4 side hitter Vanessa Murray (Chatsworth, Calif.) were named to the All-Preseason second Hitting Pct: .430 Tulsa 9/3 team...COBRA Magazine (www.cobramag.t83.net) selected Bush to its 2009 All-National Assists: 53 UC Santa Barbara 9/4 Aces: 7 Tulsa 9/3 & UC Santa Barbara 9/4 third team last December. She was a Pacific-10 Conference All-Freshman team first team Digs: 59 UC Santa Barbara 9/4 selection last fall after leading the NCAA Tournament participant Cougars’ 2009 team in Total Blocks: 10 Idaho 8/28 digs with a 4.78 digs per set average. Tillman is the top returning blocker to the WSU team Points: 71.0 UC Santa Barbara 9/4 with a 0.88 blocks per set average and the second-leading hitter returning with a 2.45 kills per set average. Murray transferred to WSU from Kansas State where she average 2.11 kills per set last season.

PAC-10 COACHES 2010 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS Stanford (77 points) was selected by the Pac-10 volleyball coaches to be the league cham- pions in the 2010 preseason poll…rest of the poll order was Washington (72), USC (70), Arizona (52), Caliornia (49), Oregon (40), UCLA (38), Arizona State (23), Washington State (18), and Oregon State (11)…the Pac-10 coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own teams (point system is 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2), have successfully predicted the league champion 13 of the last 21 years (through the 2009 season).