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FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS

FRESNO STATE • UNIVERSITY INFORMATION______FRESNO STATE • UNIVERSITY INFORMATION.. Location...... Fresno, Calif. Head Coach Profile...... 2 Founded / Enrollment...... 1911/ 23,060 Assistant Coach Profiles...... 4 Nickname / Colors...... Bulldogs / Red and Blue Returnee Profiles...... 6 Conference...... Mountain West (3rd Year) Newcomer Profiles...... 14 Facility...... Save Mart Center (3,333) Press Row...... (559) 347-3699 2013 SEASON RECAP / STATISTICS...... President...... Dr. Joseph I. Castro 2013 Year in Review...... 16 Director of Athletics / SWA ...... Thomas C. Boeh / Michael Boele Senior Profiles...... 18 Faculty Athletics Rep...... Dr. Dawn Lewis, Dr. David Schecter 2013 Season Results...... 23 2013 Season Statistics...... 24 BULLDOG COACHING STAFF______2013 Conference Season Statistics...... 25 Head Coach...... Lauren Netherby-Sewell (Nevada ‘01) 2013 Team Statistic Leaders...... 26 Career / School Record (Years)...... 126-112 (8) / 83-93 (6) 2013 Match-by-Match Kills-Assists-Digs-Blocks.27 MW Record (Years)...... 20-16 (2) 2013 Season Highs...... 28 E-mail...... [email protected] 2013 Team Match Statistic Comparison...... 30 Office Phone / FAX...... (559) 278-2837 / F -6583 2013 MW Conference Statistics / Honors...... 31 Assistant Coach...... Mallori Gibson (4th Year, Pacific ‘10) Notable Team Statistics / Match Leaders...... 33 ...... [email protected] Assistant Coach ...... Joe Skinner (1st Year, Oregon ‘11) RECORD BOOK...... [email protected] Career Leaders...... 34 Volunteer Coach...... Hunter Knight (1st Year) Season Leaders...... 35 Manager...... Bryan Salles (2nd Year) Match Leaders...... 36 Athletic Trainers... Cory Minter (2nd Year), Ralph Sandoval (1st Year) Record Breakdown...... 37 Annual Leaders...... 38 VOLLEYBALL TEAM INFORMATION______Team Statistics By Year...... 40 2013 Overall Record (MW) / Postseason.. 17-15 (11-9 / T4th) / NA Honor Roll...... 41 2013 Team Hitting Percentage / Opponent...... 0.226 / 0.208 Fighting Spirit Award...... 43 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8 / 5 All-Time Letterwinners...... 44 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3 (+ libero) / 3 All-Time Coaching Records...... 45 Seniors / Juniors / Sophomores / Freshmen...... 4 / 3 / 2 / 5 All-Time Year-by-Year Results...... 46 Top Returnees (Key 2013 Statistics) Maci Murdock, Sr., MB - .350, 2.02 k/s, 0.90 b/s Zana Bowens, Jr., OH - .144, 1.49 k/s, 0.12 sa/s, 1.37 d/s Katie Pearson, Sr., MB - .194, 0.61 k/s, 0.71 b/s, 0.21 sa/s Molly Pearson, RJr., MB - .242, 0.59 k/s, 0.76 b/s Christina Lee, Sr., L/DS/S - 7.88 a/s, 2.76 d/s, 0.14 sa/s Brooke Legaux, So., S - 3.85 a/s Maggie Eppright, So., L/DS - 3.40 d/s, 0.16 sa/s

Newcomers (6) Lauren Torres, Fr., MB...... Jacqueline Hutcheson, Fr., L/DS Carly Scarbrough, Fr., OH...... Taylor Brubaker, Fr., OH Haylee Roberts, RFr.-TR, OH...... Jelena Jovanovic, Jr.-TR, S

2013 Players Lost to Graduation Korrin Wild, OH*^ - .208, 3.77 k/s, 0.29 sa/s, 2.57 d/s, 0.30 b/s Marissa Brand, OH*^ - .261, .317 k/s, 0.10 sa/s, 2.36 d/s, 0.40 b/s Holly Franks, RS - .198, 2.80 k/s, 0.31 sa/s, 1.90 d/s, 0.79 b/s Lauren Albertson, MB - .176, 0.89 k/s, 0.64 b/s Megan Callahan, RS - .258, 0.72 k/s, 0.22 b/s * All-MW Team; ^ All-WAC Team

Bulldog VOLLEYball History ______All-Time Overall / Conf. Record (Yrs.)...626-615-12 (50) / 272-318 All-Time MW Record (Years)...... 20-16 (2) AIAW Tournament Appearances (1972)...... 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1984, ‘91, ‘98, 2002)...... 4 All-Region Selections...... 10 All-Conference Selections...... 56 Academic All-Americans...... 1 Academic All-District...... 5 Academic All-Conference...... 97 Olympians...... 1 Professional Players...... 10

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL SEASON PREVIEW

Brooke Legaux

rEADY TO rOAR The Bulldogs said farewell to one of their greatest-ever senior classes last year, but that also means a talented group of newcomers will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact. Katie Pearson

Seventh-year head coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell has re-established the ‘Dogs as a program to watch on the West Coast. In 2012 and 2013, Fresno State went 18-13 and 17-15 – their first back-to-back winning seasons since 2003-04. Likewise their RPI ratings of 90 and 100 the last two seasons are also its best since 2004. Looking ahead to their third season of Mountain West play, the ‘Dogs have not backed down from a more challenging conference slate and have placed fourth the past two seasons – both equal or better to their pre- season conference rankings. The team returns starters from last year at middle blocker, libero and setter, while a talented, group of six newcomers will help to make up for the graduation of three of three conference-honored hitters and a fourth starter that served as a team captain. Junior middle blocker Maci Murdock is an obvious honors candidate for the squad and the three-year starter is the program’s career leader in career hitting (.329). Other starters back include the libero/defensive specialist duo of senior Christina Lee and sophomore Maggie Eppright, junior outside hitter Zana Bowens and senior and junior twins Katie and Molly Pearson. The team’s other returnees includes senior outside hitter Jaimee-Lee Morrow and sophomore setter Brooke Legaux. The large group of new faces features two transfers – junior setter Jelena Jovanovic and redshirt freshman outside hitter Haylee Roberts – and four freshmen – outside hitters Taylor Brubaker and Carly Scarbrough, middle blocker Lauren Torres and defensive specialist Jacque Hutcheson. The Bulldogs will point towards a travel-heavy 34-match slate that features featuring trips to four time zones and matches against teams from 10 different conferences. Bulldog fans will get their opportunity to cheer the ‘Dogs at nine home dates at the Save Mart Center along with two exhibitions. Molly Pearson

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OUTSIDE HITTER The team’s lone returning starter at outside hitter from last year, junior Zana Bowens was one of the team’s biggest surprises at the be- ginning of 2013, and started 12 of the 30 matches that she played in 2013. She quadrupled her previous career high in kills in the opening weekend of 2013 thanks to her first 20-kill matches vs. Rice (21) and Santa Clara (20), and had another 17-kill effort in a win vs. UC Irvine. Playing +20 matches for the third straight season, senior Jaimee-Lee Morrow was one of the team’s most called-up serving specialists last year. Her season per-set average (0.20) ranked fourth for Fresno State last year, and she logged aces in seven contests. Redshirt junior Molly Pearson may switch back to the right side after she posted many of her career highs last year at middle blocker. Her nine blocks in a four-set win vs. Utah State also stood out as a team season high and was one of four match highs for the ‘Dogs. She also stood third on the team in blocks (0.76 p/s) for the campaign. Redshirt freshman Haylee Roberts arrives with a talented prep resume from her career at Liberty High School in Bakersfield. A Prep Volleyball Senior Ace nominee, she was also accorded Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 and Under Armour All-America Honorable mention status and transferred from Oregon. Her 6-3 frame and quick, strong swing should help her make an immediate impact on the offense. Freshman Taylor Brubaker (San Clemente, Calif.) helped lead San Clemente High School to a South Coast League title and runner-up finish and CIF third- and second-round placings. A team captain as a senior, she was a Regional High Performance Team selection in 2010 and played for the Saddleback and T-Street club teams. Freshman Carly Scarbrough (Sarasota, Fla.) was a four-year letterwinner for Riverview High School squads that claimed a Patriot League runner-up finish. A team MVP and two-time captain, she was an 2012 all-area honoree and Florida Indoor High Performance selection in 2011 and ‘12 and Team USA Indoor High Performance selection in 2012. Maggie Eppright MIDDLE BLOCKER Senior Maci Murdock continued to be an integral part of the offense last year, and her .358 hitting mark ranked third-best all-time for the ‘Dogs and 69th nationally. A three-time All-Tournament pick already, she also picked up her first MW Player of the Week honor last year in the middle of a five-match, 60-attempt error-less streak during the heart of MW action. The Turlock, Calif., native was equally dependable defensively, and led the team in blocks on the season (0.90 p/s) and in 17 matches. Senior Katie Pearson will switch back to the right side after boosting the team in the middle in 2013. She played a career-high 20 matches and 56 sets last year, mostly in the second half of the year. At end of the year, she ranked 12th in the MW in aces (0.23 p/s) and third on the squad after she dialed up 12 aces in the span of 20 sets midway through the conference slate. Her blocks per set average (0.71 p/s) stood fourth on the squad, and she led the team in the category four times. Freshman Lauren Torres (Visalia, Calif.) adds another talented physical presence and was a 2013 Fresno ALL-TIME BULLDOG LISTS Bee Fall All-Star and West Yosemite League MVP. She led her El Diamante High School team to three WYL titles, a D-II championship and runner-up finish and 102-22 record, and was also a talented jumper for the Career Miner track and field squad. Hitting .329 Maci Murdock 2011- SETTER Block Assists 264 Maci Murdock 2011- Junior transfer Jelena Jovanovic arrives for the fall of 2014 after starting the last two seasons for Florida Atlantic. The former team captain led the team and ranked sixth in the Sun Belt Conference in aces as a Season freshman (0.29 p/s), and ranked second on the squad in 2013 (0.22 p/s). The Belgrade, Serbia native helped Hitting .350 Maci Murdock 3rd, 2013 her club team claim two national championship silver medals and one regional gold medal. .332 Maci Murdock 7th, 2012 Sophomore Brooke Legaux’s mid-year emergence last year helped the team quickly switch midseason Block Assists 102 Maci Murdock 10th, 2012 to a 6-2 offense and jumpstart a 10-2 run in league action. The Mission Viejo, Calif., product helped the team rank second in the league in hitting in MW play (.245) and third in kills (14.03 p/s) and assists (13.11 p/s). Her season high in assists (21) came in a three-setter vs. conference champion Colorado State and Match was one of 10 double-digit assist efforts. Hitting .650 Maci Murdock 4th, vs. Yale, 9/15/12 LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST Shifting into the starting libero role the second week of the season, sophomore Maggie Eppright started 26 of the team’s final 27 matches last season, and ended the year ranked sixth in the conference in digs (4.00 p/s) and tops among freshmen. Overall she led the team in the category in 16 contests, and also in aces in 10 matches - third-most on the squad. Freshman Jacque Hutcheson (Exeter, Calif.) was a three-time Central Sequoia All-League and All-Tulare County choice, and was an All-Central Elite Senior selection. She helped her Exeter High School contend for Simi Valley and Central Section honors each year and also played club for the Central Cal Gold team.

SCHEDULE The schedule is again national caliber and features three returning NCAA Tournament advancers – Colorado State, New Hampshire and UC Santa Barbara – while Long Beach State (2011), Loyola Marymount (2012) and San Diego State (2012) were also recent postseason qualifiers. The season officially starts the following weekend with the Rice Invitational (August 29-30) in Houston, Texas. The `Dogs then have three more away early-season tournaments - the Sacramento State Invitational (September 5-6), St. John’s Kissler Classic (Sept. 12-13) and CSU Bakersfield Tournament (Sept. 19-20). Fresno State will have one more non-conference match at LIU-Brooklyn on Wednesday, September 10 as part of its East Coast swing designed by Netherby-Sewell, a former head coach at nearby Hofstra (and NCAA Tournament advancer in 2006). The `Dogs’ first regular season home event is an exhibition vs. Fresno Pacific on Tuesday, September, 23. The squad then opens its third season of MW play that weekend at UNLV and San Diego State on Thursday and Saturday, September 25 and 27. his season’s conference schedule will have two less matches than last year so that teams could schedule two more non- conference dates during the season. Otherwise, Fresno State will play home and away matches vs. nine of its 10 MW foes, and one match against New Mexico (in Fresno) and Air Force (at Colorado Springs). Christina Lee

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LAUREN nETHERBY-sEWELL Head Coach • Seventh Year • San Clemente, Calif. • Nevada ‘99

Looking ahead to her seventh season at the helm, Lauren Netherby- Sewell continues to chart the Bulldogs’ ascent into the nationally elite.

In her first six seasons at Fresno State, Netherby-Sewell has relied on a tried and true formula emphasizing fighting spirit, dedication and teamwork. In return for their hard work, the `Dogs have scaled the NCAA’s Ratings Performance Index to ratings of #90 and #102 in 2012 and ‘13 - their best since 2003. By upgrading the Bulldogs’ non-conference schedule and restoring the community’s passion for traditionally strong pro- gram, Netherby-Sewell has inspired record crowds in the Save Mart Center and developed a team focused on fundamentals and primed to excel in the Mountain West Conference. The 2013 squad - its deepest roster in recent memory - reflected her successful recruiting philosophy to attract talented and hard-working student-athletes. Despite the loss of its starting setter the third week of the year, the team finished with a 17-15 overall mark en route to its first back-to-back winning campaigns since 2003 and ‘04. In MW play, the team staked an 11-9 record en route to a fourth-place finish - three places better than its preseason coaches pick. In return for the team’s success, the ‘Dogs also reaped a pair of All-MW nods (senior outside hitters Marissa Brand, Korrin THE NETHERBY-SEWELL FILE Wild) and MW Newcomer of the Year honor (senior right side hitter Holly Franks). • Experience: Seventh year at Fresno State Among MW season statistics, Wild ranked second in points and kills (3.77 / 4.24 per set) and 63rd and 76 nationally. • Alma Mater: Nevada 2001 Similarly, Maci Murdock’s .350 season hitting mark - third-best in school history - stood 70th nationally, while Frank’s 0.31 aces per set average was 163rd-best in the nation and and fifth conference-wise. • Hometown: San Clemente, Calif. Their legacy on the Bulldog career record books was equally noted for Brand (kills, fourth, 1,310; digs, eighth, 997), Wild (aces, third, 136; aces per set, third, 0.31 p/s; digs, fifth, 1,203; kills, sixth, 1,256), Murdock (hitting, first, .329; blocks, ninth, • Eight All-MW / WAC Honorees 291) and libero Maggie Eppright (freshman digs, second, 391). • Four Academic All-District Selections In MW stat categories, the high-flying Fresno State offense ranked second in conference play in hitting (.245) and aces • Two-time WAC Tourney Semifinalists (1.23 p/s), and third in assists (13.11 p/s). • 2006 National Coach of the Year Hon. Mention In the classroom in the fall of 2013, the ‘Dogs were also a leader and received a MW-best 12 Academic All-MW selections • 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Conference from its 13-person roster. Champions / CAA Tournament Winner (Hofstra) In 2012, the Bulldogs enjoyed their best season in more than a decade under Netherby-Sewell. The `Dogs finished the • 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Conference year 18-13 and placed fourth in their first season as a Mountain West member. The season was highlighted by wins against Tournament Runner-up (Hofstra) the Pac-12’s Colorado and MW volleyball powers Colorado State and Wyoming as Fresno State spent half the league slate •1998 NCAA Tournament Qualifier / Big West among among the top three. Champions (Nevada) Two Bulldogs, Wild and Barbara Alcantara, earned MW Player of the Week awards, and the latter became the first Bulldog to garner All-MW volleyball honors. Under Netherby-Sewell’s guidance, Wild and Alcantara were among the best in the nation in service aces (12th, 0.44 p/s) and assists (28th, 11.2 p/s), respectively, and MW category leaders. Netherby-Sewell fostered the development of the program’s first Capital One Academic All-American in junior outside hitter Cecilia Agraz and one of 49 academic all-conference selections in her tenure. Team-wise in August 2013, the squad combined for its fourth straight AVCA Team Academic Award thanks to its +3.30 team GPA for the 2012-13 academic year. In 2011, the ‘Dogs maintained their aggressive approach and continued to make significant strides resulting in just the second five-set thriller in program history against national powerhouse and No. 3 Hawai’i in the WAC Tournament Semifinals. Three Bulldogs earned All-WAC honors as Brianna Clarke garnered her fourth all-conference nod as a member of the first team, Korrin Wild made the second team and Maci Murdock was named to the All-WAC Freshman Team. The team also showed its moxie early after losing All-WAC outside hitter Marissa Brand to a season-ending injury just 11 matches into the year. However, Netherby-Sewell focused on building the resolve and tenacity of the squad in shifting the rotation for an impressive postseason run.

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In 2010, Fresno State delivered a late surge that prepvolleyball.com – the first-ever honor for Fresno State. Engle were also named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA catapulted the Bulldogs into a tie for sixth place in WAC Netherby-Sewell introduced the Fighting Spirit Award to Academic All-District I first team, while Ogoshi closed her regular season play. Brianna Clarke and Marissa Brand Fresno State in 2008, an award begun at Hofstra University career number one on the career assists and digs chart. earned All-WAC honors Second-Team, and Cecilia Agraz by Hall of Fame coach Fran Kalafer. Netherby-Sewell presents Netherby-Sewell joined the Pride staff after serving became the 40-plus year program’s first CoSIDA Academic the award to an individual or the team on a weekly basis for two seasons as an assistant volleyball coach at Columbia All-District honoree. Brand also was honored as a WAC the best display of a fighting spirit through adversity and University, where she was also pursuing her master’s degree Student-Athlete of the Week. challenges. At the end of the season, the individual or team in physical education. In her only season as an assistant Earlier during the 2010 season, the Bulldogs welcomed who earns the most awards during the season receives the coach, Netherby-Sewell helped lead the Pride to a 19-8 2,664 fans to the Save Mart Center for its annual exhibition year-end Fighting Spirit Award and past recipients include record and a regular season Colonial Athletic Association match with Fresno Pacific. Allanah Munson and Baylee Platt (2008), Kelly Mason (2010), championship and assisted in training the 2005 Colonial Korrin Wild (2012) and the entire team (2009, ‘11, ‘13). In In 2010, Fresno State delivered a late surge that Athletic Association Setter and Player of the Year (Shellane catapulted the Bulldogs into a tie for sixth place in Netherby-Sewell began her head coaching career Ogoshi) and three all-conference selections (Ogoshi, Tessa WAC regular season play. Brianna Clarke and Marissa at Hofstra University in New York. Netherby-Sewell was Sphar and Talita Silva). Brand earned All-WAC honors Second-Team honors, and named head coach on November 13, 2006 after serving as In her two seasons at Columbia, Netherby-Sewell the latter also was honored as a WAC interim head coach since August 2006 assisted with the training of student-athletes, planned Student-Athlete of the Week. Earlier following the retirement of Kalafer. In practices, handled team travel arrangements and served in the slate, the Bulldogs welcomed two seasons, Netherby-Sewell compiled as the recruiting coordinator. Her first recruiting class in 2,664 fans to the Save Mart Center for a career coaching record of 43-19 overall 2004 helped the Lions add three victories to their win total its annual exhibition match with Fresno and a conference record of 26-6. from 2003, and her 2005 recruiting class, which included Pacific – one of the largest home crowds In her first season at the helm of the All-Ivy freshman Amalia Viti, helped Columbia double their in school history. program, Netherby-Sewell took a team 2004 victory total. that lost two starters and led the team In her second year at Fresno State, In addition to her experience at Columbia, Netherby- to impressive heights. The Pride posted Netherby-Sewell led the Bulldogs and Sewell served as head coach of the Club Asics Long Island a 24-7 record, a 17-1 conference record her first complete recruiting class to a 17-1’s team spring 2005 and led the squad to three, first- and won the Colonial Athletic Association remarkable turnaround in 2009 that place finishes. In 2000 she assisted in the training for the championship for Hofstra’s first league ended in the WAC Semifinals after a Sierra Nevada Volleyball Club’s 18-1’s squad. title since 2000 (America East). Netherby- fourth-place conference finish. Sewell then coached the team to the Following graduation, Netherby-Sewell was a marketing Clarke and senior Kelly Leonardo program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament coordinator and assistant art director for the Breckenridge earned All-WAC Second-Team honors, victory, a five-game win over Cornell. Group, a restaurant management firm. She helped create local marketing and advertising campaigns. Among her while Brand was named to the All-WAC Hofstra climbed from 75th in the Freshman Team. It was the first time clients were On the Border, Applebee’s and Burger King. NCAA RPI rankings at the start of 2006 In April 2002, she founded her own advertising agency, since 2004 that the `Dogs had three and finished a program-best 35th. The All-WAC selections in one year. Clarke Netherby Advertising, which developed, designed and team was also ranked second in the executed advertising plans for the Breckenridge Group. posted one of the best blocking seasons East Region. in school history and ranked 26th in the Netherby-Sewell graduated from the University of Under Netherby-Sewell’s tutelage, NCAA in blocks per set (1.30 p/s), and Nevada in 2001 with a degree in advertising and journal- senior middle blocker Liz Curley became ism. She was a starter on the 1998 Wolf Pack team that her 135 block assists and 158 total blocks ranked second Hofstra’s first volleyball All-American while also earning CAA and third on the Fresno State single-season lists. received recognition in the top 25, won the Eastern Division Player of the Year accolades. Setter Shellane Ogoshi repeated of the Big West Conference and earned a bid to the NCAA At the Save Mart Center, the `Dogs posted an impres- as CAA Setter of the Year. Both players also earned All-CAA Tournament. A captain in 1999, she was named MVP at the sive 7-4 record and their highest home attendance total First-Team accolades, while Beverly Rivera was a All-CAA Duke University Tournament and garnered several other ever with 18,529 fans, and their school record 1,684 per Second-Team selection. all-tournament honors. Netherby-Sewell still holds the match average stood top 30 nationally. As a result of her team’s accomplishments, Netherby- Nevada single-match record for kills with 32, which she In 2008 - her first year with the program – she guided Sewell received National Coach of the Year Honorable set against New Mexico State on October 8, 1998. Platt and Clarke to WAC All-Freshman Team honors (and Mention from College Volleyball Update. She enjoyed her finest season in 1998, when she re- the first time in Fresno State history that two freshmen Netherby-Sewell would bring Hofstra back to the CAA turned from off-season heart surgery to post career-highs made the team in the same season). The `Dogs earned an title match in 2007 as the Pride compiled a 19-12 season of 378 kills, 252 digs, 44 service aces (which ranked second opening-round victory over Louisiana Tech in the WAC topped off by a 9-5 record in conference action. It marked in the Big West) and 41 1/2 blocks. The 378 kills ranked Tournament in Honolulu. Hofstra’s first back-to-back title match appearances since the eighth on Nevada’s single season list, while her 44 aces Fresno State ranked 30th in the nation in attendance 1999 and 2000 squads won the America East. Three Pride were sixth in single-season history. Netherby-Sewell was in the newly configured Save Mart Center, averaging just players were honored by the CAA as Ogoshi was an All-CAA also represented on the Wolf Pack’s career record lists in over 1,200 fans per match. First-Team selection, junior outside hitter Lauren Engle gar- kills (fifth, 767) and service aces (eighth, 87). Later that spring, her first recruiting class of Agraz, Brand nered Second-Team accolades and senior middle blocker While an undergraduate at Nevada, Netherby-Sewell and Taylor Horton earned honorable mention honors from Amanda Beyersdorff was a Third-Team honoree. Ogoshi and interned in the Wolf Pack athletic department, assisting in marketing and event coordination. She assisted in the organization and production of the Sixth Annual Salute NETHERBY-SEWELL’S CAREER COACHING RECORD to Champions Dinner and Silent Auction that featured Years School Overall Conference Postseason Olympic softball gold medalist Dot Richardson, and raised 2006 Hofstra 24-7 17-1 CAA (1st) CAA Champions / NCAA Tournament a significant amount of money for the women’s athletics 2007 Hofstra 19-12 9-5 CAA (3rd) CAA Tournament Finalists program at Nevada. 2008 Fresno State 7-20 3-13 WAC ((8th) WAC Tournament Quarterfinalists A native of San Clemente, California, Netherby-Sewell 2009 Fresno State 15-16 7-9 WAC (T4th) WAC Tournament Semifinalists was a standout at San Clemente High School and for the 2010 Fresno State 13-15 7-9 WAC (T6th) WAC Regular Season (T-6th) Laguna Beach Volleyball Club. 2011 Fresno State 13-14 6-6 WAC (T4th)* WAC Tournament Semifinalists She is married to James Sewell, a Special Assistant to 2012 Fresno State 18-13 9-7 MW (4th)* the Athletics staff at Fresno State and a native of Long 2013 Fresno State 17-15 11-9 MW (T4th)* Island, N.Y. The Sewells welcomed their first child, son TOTAL CAREER 126-112 69-59 Walter, in January 2012.

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL ASSISTANT COACH PROFILE Mallori Gibson Assistant Coach • Fourth Year • Bakersfield, Calif. • Pacific ‘09

The Central Valley native is one of the MW’s most respected coaches after a standout career as an outside hitter at Pacific and Colorado, followed by a European pro career.

Helping the ‘Dogs continue their ascent up the MW standings, Mallori Gibson looks ahead to her fourth season on the Fresno State volleyball coaching staff after joining the program in August 2011. Gibson works primarily with the Bulldogs’ outside hitters and defensive specialists. Her other duties include, recruiting, community service, summer camp coordination, travel operations, equipment, offensive attacking principles and additional academic support. In 2013, the team’s deepest roster in recent memory combined for a 17-15 mark overall and its first back-to-back winning campaigns since 2003 and ‘04. In MW play, the team staked an 11-9 record en route to a fourth-place finish - three places better than its preseason coaches pick. The ‘Dogs featured a pair of All-MW outside hitters (Marissa Brand, Korrin Wild) and the MW Newcomer of the Year (Holly Franks) and a conference-leading 12 Academic All-MW honorees that sported +3.30 GPA’s among their 13-person roster. In MW rankings, Wild ranked second in points and kills (3.77 / 4.24 p/s) and 63rd and 76 nationally. Similarly, Maci Mur- dock’s .350 season hitting mark - third-best in school history - stood 70th nationally, while Frank’s 0.31 aces per set mark was 163rd-best in the nation and and fifth conference-wise. The team’s legacy on the Bulldog career record books was also duly noted for Brand (kills, fourth, 1,310; digs, eighth, 997), Wild (aces, third, 136; aces per set, third, 0.31 p/s; digs, fifth, 1,203; kills, sixth, 1,256) and Murdock (hitting, first, .329; blocks, ninth, 291) and libero Maggie Eppright (freshman digs, second, 391). In MW stat categories, the high-flying Fresno State offense ranked second in season team categories in hitting (.245) and aces (1.23 p/s), and third in assists (13.11 p/s). Likewise in 2012, the Bulldogs enjoyed their best season since 2004. The `Dogs finished the year 18-13 overall and placed fourth in their first season as Mountain West members. The season was highlighted by wins against the Pac-12’s Colorado and MW volleyball powers Colorado State and Wyoming. Fresno State spent half the conference season among the top three in the MW standings before finishing in fourth. The Bulldogs also saw their best RPI scores in the last nine seasons at the conclusion of the 2012 and 2013 seasons (90 / 102) - their best since 2003 (45). Two Bulldogs, Wild and Barbara Alcantara, earned MW Player of the Week awards. Alcantara became the first volleyball THE GIBSON FILE student-athlete to garner All-MW honors. Gibson, a native of Bakersfield, Calif., previously played professionally for the Premier Volleyball League’s Dream Team and the Olympiacos Sport Club in Greece. In 2011, she helped lead the Olympiacos in capturing the Greek Cup Gold Medal. • Experience: Fourth year at Fresno State She started her collegiate playing career at the University of Colorado before transferring to the University of the Pacific, • Alma Mater: Pacific 2010 where she was a two-time first-team All-Big West Conference outside hitter. • Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif. Among her collegiate experience at two top Western volleyball programs, Gibson helped her team secure a series of big wins over nationally ranked opponents. She started her collegiate playing career at the University of Colorado before transfer- • Former Pacific Volunteer Coach ring to the University of the Pacific, where she was a two-time first-team All-Big West Conference outside hitter. • Former Greek professional league player Most notably, the CU Buffaloes toppled No. 1 Nebraska, the eventual 2006 NCAA national champion, her freshman season. • Two-time All-Big West Team selection Gibson recorded 16 kills and three blocks in the five-set thriller that handed the Huskers its only loss of their 33-1 campaign. • PrepVolleyball.com Top 250 selection In 2006, her match-high 11 kills launched the Buffs to a sweep of No. 11 California, and her 13 kills, eight digs and four aces sparked an NCAA First-Round Tournament victory over No. 19 New Mexico State. As a senior at Pacific, Gibson sparked the Tigers past No. 20 Long Beach State with a .400 hitting percentage and an im- pressive double-double of 21 kills and 15 digs. In her junior year, Gibson led Pacific to a sweep of then-No. 22 LBSU, when she posted 13 kills and a .409 hitting percentage. Overall, Gibson finished with 694 kills in her two seasons at Pacific and 1,372 total kills in her collegiate career. Gibson also earned many academic awards while at Pacific. A two-time Academic All-Big West Team honoree, she was selected as Senior of the Year for Sports Management, and graduated with honors, Magna Cum Laude. Following her senior year at Pacific, Gibson was invited to play in the United States Volleyball Open National Championships in Phoenix, Ariz., where she and her team took home the silver medal. Gibson then served as a volunteer assistant coach at Pacific while completing coursework toward her Masters of Arts in Sports Sciences. As a prep, the standout from Bakersfield’s Foothill High School was one of PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 250 players in the nation. The Kern County Player of the Year led the county in kills, digs and aces all four years in high school and set the school’s all-time kill record. A four-time all-South East Yosemite League selection in volleyball and basketball, she won six league titles in track and field - three times in the shot put, twice in the long jump and once in the pole vault. Gibson also served as Foothill High’s Associated Student Body President with a 4.5 GPA. She is a past recipient of the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award and the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award while additionally garnering CIF Scholar- Athlete of the Year honors.

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL ASSISTANT COACH PROFILE Joe Skinner Assistant Coach • First Year • Roseville, Calif. • Oregon ‘11

The first-year Bulldog assistant coach helped Oregon to a magical seven- year run that was capped by runner-up NCAA and Pac-12 finishes.

Before the current coaching staff’s arrival, the Ducks had gone 14 years without a winning record, yet seven years later savored a runner-up NCAA Tournament finish in 2012. In that span, the team enjoyed two other Round of 16 placings in 2007 and ‘08 among six postseason trips. In that same period, UO also staked five Pac-12 upper-division finishes, including a league runner-up effort in 2012 (and no finish lower than seventh place in the now 12-team conference). Individually in that span, the Ducks racked up 12 All-America honors, 15 All-Region nods, 13 All-Pac-12 selections and one national player of the year accolade. In the classroom, UO was equally successful with four Academic All-America honors, seven Academic All-District nods and nine Academic All-Pac-12 laurels. The Roseville, Calif., native oversaw the team’s video needs throughout his entire stint and also handled its travel and other administrative duties. He also served as the coordinator for the team’s Oregon MLK Day Team Classic that welcomed THE SKINNER FILE thousands of elite club players each January, and also coached the Oregon Volleyball Club team 14- and 16-age group teams. The former team tied for third place in its division in the Columbia Empire Power League (CEVA) Regional in 2012. • Experience: First year at Fresno State “This was an important hire for us,” head coach Netherby-Sewell said. “We were thorough and thoughtful, and Joe is the right fit. He stood out among a long list of wonderful candidates, and comes to us with years of experience at a highly • Alma Mater: Oregon 2011 successful program. We like that he possesses skills that have helped Oregon improve within the Pac-12 and win big- • Hometown: Roseville, Calif. time matches like getting to the Final Four in 2012. He’s accomplished a lot at Oregon while doing it with integrity and a commitment to NCAA compliance. We are thrilled to have a great strategist and professional join our team.” • Helped Oregon to six NCAA Tournament trips In his seven-year association with the team, Skinner first served as a UO team manager his first four years starting with (including one NCAA runner-up finish, and three the 2007 fall campaign, then became a full-time staff member in the fall of 2011. NCAA Regional appearances. He graduated from Oregon in 2011 with a bachelor of science degree in journalism with an emphasis in electronic media. As a prep, the the 2005 Granite Bay High School graduate was a two-year soccer starter, and an all-league first-team and team captain as a senior. That squad won the league with an undefeated record and ranked 17th nationally, while his club team finished second in the 2005 NOMADS College Showcase. As a freshman, he attended Jesuit High School and played basketball, soccer and volleyball. The versatile athlete also played prep volleyball two years and for the Sacramento Volleyball Club (2003-05), and lettered in basketball for GBHS. He also has family ties with the Bulldog athletic department as his uncle Jim Rademann was a football letterwinner in 1987 and ‘88 and starting center for the latter campaign’s Raisin Bowl Champions. “I’m excited for this opportunity to learn under Lauren and continue building on the team’s success,” Skinner said. “She has done an amazing job resurrecting the Bulldog program with outstanding student-athletes not just on the court, but in the classroom as well.” Hunter KNIGHT Volunteer Coach • First Year • Fresno, Calif.

The first-year ‘Dog coach has worked with several top area high school and club teams.

First-year volunteer assistant coach, Hunter Knight looks forward to his fifth year working with Fresno State volleyball team in 2014. In his former work as a Fresno State team manager, he oversaw the team’s DataVolley scouting and other video services for matches and practices. At the same time, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Bullard High School in 2009 and ‘10 and helped guide the squad to the 2009 D1 Section Championship match. Since then, he has coached the Fresno Volleyball Boys 17 Gold (2010) and Girls 15 Gold (2012) squads and the Central Cal Volleyball Club 18 Silver and 17 Gold club teams (2014). As a player, the talented opposite side hitter started for the NorCal PVL Team played in the 2013 Nor-Cal Premier Professional Indoor National Tournament, and also played on a pair of NCVF national champion teams (2009, ‘13). A first-team all-tourney selection in 2013, he was also an honorable mention in 2011 and ‘12. The 2013 CCVL All-State MVP has also been a two-time all-conference MVP (2011, ‘13) and four-time all-conference selection, and the four-year team Bulldog men’s team captain helped the squad to NCCVL titles in 2009 and ‘13. As a prep, he helped Bullard High School win the 2008 CIF Central Section and rank fifth nationally, and was selected as an All-Section First-Team honoree (2008) and two-time All-League choice (2007, ‘08).

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #18 zana bowens Junior • Outside Hitter • 5-9 • Long Beach, Calif. • Poly HS Academic All-MW

The explosive outside hitter is one of four returning starters for the ‘Dogs and the only at outside hitter. Logged her first +20-kill totals of her career to open the 2014 campaign (and four times her previous career best). Also started a match at libero as a sophomore to confirm her ability to play the back row, too.

2013 (SOPHOMORE): The outside hitter played 30 matches en route to 86 sets of action ... a starter in the first 12 matches of the year at outside hitter, she also got the opening nod the last match of the year at libero ... at season’s end, ranked fifth on squad in kills (1.49 per set) and tops among underclassmen ... led team in aces in three contests; kills and points twice, and digs once ... among her four double- digit kill totals, she opened the year with her first +20-kill career marks vs. Rice (21, .280) and Santa Clara (20, .341) after she entered the season with a prior best of five kills from 2012 vs. Northern Arizona ... she rounded out her first career double-double thanks to her 12 digs vs. the Broncos opening weekend ... in mid-September at UC Irvine, she added her season high in aces (3) and the second- and third-highest totals of her career in kills and points (17 / 20.5) ... she added another double-double at UC Irvine (17 kills, 15 digs) and was just shy of similar honors earlier that day vs. American (9 kills, 11 digs) ... she kicked off the Irvine tourney with 10 kills and a .333 hitting mark in the sweep of Xavier - her first match leader in hitting on the year - and she also logged team match highs in kills vs. Rice (21) and Xavier (10) ... her 24 points vs. Rice was also the team season high; her five blocks in three sets vs. CSUB was a career high by one over her tally against CSN (4); and her three aces vs. UC Irvine tied for the fifth-best total for the `Dogs in 2013 ... among MW match bests of the season, she ranked 10th in kills (21) ... one of 12 Bulldogs on the 13-person roster honored with Academic All-MW honors.

2012 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 30 matches and made three starts as a freshman ... averaged 0.20 aces, 1.44 digs and 0.17 kills per set in 103 sets played ... served up 21 aces, which was third on the team ... had five multi-ace efforts ... recorded a career-high three aces in a match twice ... collected 148 digs and a career best of 17 against Sacramento State ... tallied 10 or more digs in a match three times ... hit a career-high .375 and five kills against NAU ... totaled 18 kills, five assists and four blocks ... was honored to Mountain West All-Academic Team at season’s end.

HIGH SCHOOL (Long Beach Poly): Lettered four years in volleyball at Long Beach Poly ... recorded a final team record of 39-3 ... two-time captain ... won the 2011 CIF Championship ... named second-team All-Moore league twice.

PERSONAL: Born on July 29 ... the daughter of George and Lazette Bowens ... has two siblings Zion and Zoe ... loves going to the beach, spending time with her family and cooking baked goods or desserts ... chose Fresno State because of the big athletic community that surrounds the school and its very welcoming atmosphere.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS Kills: 21, 5s, vs. Rice (8/30/13) Attempts: 58, 4s, at UC Irvine (9/21/13) Hitting: .341 (20-5-44), 5s, vs. Santa Clara (8/31/13) Assists: 2, 5s, 2x, last vs. CSUB (9/14/13) Aces: 3, 3s, 4x, last at Nevada (10/31/13) Blocks: 5, 5s, vs. CSUB (9/14/13) Digs: 17, 5s, vs. Sacramento State (9/7/12) Points: 24.0, 5s, vs. Rice (8/30/13)

BOWENS’ CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2012 103-30 18 0.17 18 67 .000 5 0.05 21 0.20 20 148 1.44 11 0 4 4 0.04 3 0 41.0 0.40 2013 86-30 128 1.49 71 397 .144 9 0.10 10 0.12 9 118 1.37 14 2 13 15 0.17 6 1 146.5 1.70 TOTAL189-60 146 0.77 89 464 .123 14 0.07 31 0.16 29 266 1.41 25 2 17 19 0.10 9 1 187.5 0.99

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #23 MAGGIE EPPRIGHT Sophomore • Libero • 5-5 • San Luis Obispo, Calif. • San Luis Obispo HS Academic All-MW

The team’s top freshman in 2013, she smoothly settled into the starting libero role at the end of the second week of the season, and started 26 of the last 27 matches. Also was one of the team’s top at serving and serve receive. Her 391 digs on the season was the second-best mark in FS his- tory among freshmen, and trailed only Tricia Tuley (441, 1993)

2013 (FRESHMAN): The conference’s top freshman libero, she ranked sixth overall in the MW CAREER MATCH HIGHS in digs in conference play (4.00 p/s) and her overall season average (3.40 p/s) stood eighth ... Digs: 28, 4s, vs Utah State (9/26/13) altogether, she paced the squad in digs in 16 of the final 27 contests of the campaign ... she Aces: 3, 3s, 2x at Nevada (10/31/13) racked up a team-season high in digs in four sets vs. both Utah State (28) and UC Irvine (27) Kills: 1, 4s, at San Diego State (10/03/13) - the seventh- and ninth-best marks overall in the conference in 2013 and the former was the Points: 3.0 (3SA), 3s, 2x, last at Nevada (10/31/13) second-best in non-five-set matches ... she logged 17 other double-digit dig figures vs. UNLV Assists: 5, 3s, vs CSU Bakersfield (9/14/13) (20, 4 sets), New Mexico (19, 5 sets), Boise State (19, 4s; 17, 5s), UNLV (16, 3s), San Diego State (16, 4s), Utah State (16, 3s), American (16, 5s), SJSU (16, 5s), Belmont (15, 5s), Air Force (14, 4s), Wichita State (14, 4s), Xavier (14, 3s), Colorado State (13, 3s), Wyoming (13, 3s; 13, 4s) and SDSU (10, 3s) ... she connected on multiple aces in five matches, including a season high (3) in a sweep vs. CSU Bakersfield and at Nevada - the team’s third- best, three-set mark of 2013 and among five match highs for the `Dogs ... altogether, she led the team in aces in 10 matches - the third-highest tally on the team ... Academic All-MW.

Prep: Her final two seasons, she was an All-League and All-County team choice and was selected the Pac-7 and County Player of the Year as a junior ... the four-year team MVP helped the team to the 2011 league title, and was a 2011 and ‘12 Black and Gold Award winner ... her senior season, she logged 540 assists (8.2 per set average), and also posted 40 aces, 69 kills and 163 digs in her 66 sets of duty ... as a junior, she logged 757 assists (8.8 p/s), 16 aces, 58 kills and 248 digs in her 86 sets ... played setter her final two seasons, and defensive specialist as a sophomore ... also lettered two years in softball as an outfielder ... National Honor Society member, scholar-athlete and honor roll selection.

Personal: Interior Design intended major ... her parents Kathryn and Christopher played collegiate tennis for Fordham (1985-89) and Santa Clara (1986-90), respectively ... has a younger brother Andy and a younger sister Molly ... off the court, her interests include playing the guitar and singing.

EPPRIGHT’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2013 115-32 1 0.01 1 4 .000 43 0.37 18 0.16 25 391 3.40 29 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 19.0 0.17 TOTAL115-32 1 0.01 1 4 .000 43 0.37 18 0.16 25 391 3.40 29 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 19.0 0.17

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #5 CHRISTINA LEE Senior • Libero / Setter • 5-6 • San Francisco, Calif. • St. Ignatius College Prep Academic All-MW

As a junior in 2013, showed her team-first attitude by switching from the starting libero spot to its starting setter role the third week of the season – her first starts at setter since 2011 – and helped the team to a 15-11 mark in that stretch. Also has played every match and set as a sophomore and freshman for the ‘Dogs.

2013 (JUNIOR): Started all 32 matches, including 26 at setter and six at libero to start the year ... overall, played 119 of the team’s 122 sets, and led the team in assists (7.88 p/s) and ranked sixth in aces (0.14 p/s) ... in her starts at setter, she averaged 9.89 assists per set (862 assists / 90 sets), and directed the team to all 11 of its +.300 marks on the year vs. Boise State (.381), Nevada (.376, .302), San Diego State (.358), UNLV (.356), Air Force (.325), SJSU (.317), Boise State (.301), Wyoming (.300), CSUB (.300) and Xavier (.300) ... she logged a season-high 57 assists in five sets vs. both Belmont and Boise State, and her +50 assists vs. the Anteaters (51) and Aggies (50) were the team’s best in non-five-set matches ... mid-season, the team switched to a 6-2 offense, and team-wise in league action, the `Dog offense ranked top three in the MW in hitting (second, .245), assists (third, 13.11 p/s) and kills (third, 14.03 p/s) ... as the starting libero the first two weeks, she logged the team’s second- and fourth-best dig totals of 2013 vs. Santa Clara (27) and Rice (24) ... her digs total vs. Santa Clara (27) was the Mountain West’s seventh-best mark of the year and one of five team match leaders in 2013 ... she had a team-high 11 double-doubles on the year to up her career total to 13 ... Academic All-MW.

2012 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 31 matches and 120 sets as libero or defensive specialist ... stood eighth in the Mountain West in digs per set with 3.90 average ... led the team with 473 digs ... recorded a career best 34 digs against Sacramento State and Wyoming ... scooped up 15 or more digs in 15 matches ... tallied 73 assists, including a career-high eight against UNLV ... named to the San Diego All-Tournament team ... totaled 15 aces on the season ... logged aces in 11 matches and multi-ace efforts four times ... recorded a total of 17 points for the Bulldogs ... Academic All-MW.

2011 (FRESHMAN): One of four Bulldogs to play in all 29 matches for a total of 108 sets ... tran- sitioned from setting and serving as a defensive specialist during most of non-conference to the libero position for the final 18 matches ... on the season, recorded 310 digs (2.87 dps), 206 assists (1.91 aps), 16.0 points (0.15 pps), 13 service aces (0.12 aces/set) and three kills ... dug 10 or more balls 17 times, including final nine matches of the season and 12 of the last 13 ... tallied a season-best 27 digs on the road at Utah State (10/13/11) ... logged aces in 10 matches and posted multi-ace efforts twice .. registered a season-best three service aces in 3-0 road sweep of CSU Bakersfield (10/19/11) ... tossed up 10 or more assists in seven of the first nine matches of the season before moving to libero ... recorded two double-doubles.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time first-team All-WCAL honoree, the senior setter sparked St. Ignatius High School to its first CCS Division III Championship title in 2010 ... made the 2009 Junior Olympic all-tournament team and helped lead the San Francisco Juniors club team to a fifth-place finish at the 2010 Junior National Tournament ... named first-team all-San Francisco and all-tournament CAREER MATCH HIGHS at the 2010 Los Gatos Tournament ... received the St. Igantius’ coaches’ award twice and served Kills: 3, 4s, 2x, last vs. Air Force (10/19/13) as a team captain. Attempts: 7, 4s, 2x, last vs. UC Irvine (9/21/13) PERSONAL: Parents are Samuel Lee and Theresa Chan ... has one brother, Jonathan ... hobbies Assists: 57, 5s, 2x, last vs. Boise State (9/28/13) include doing yoga, going to the mall, watching movies and relaxing under the sun ... biggest Aces: 3, 3s, at CSU Bakersfield (10/19/11) athletic thrill was winning the Southern California qualifier against the team that won Junior Digs: 34, 5s, vs. Sacramento State (9/7/12) Olympics ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the coaches, proximity to home, team and Points: 5.5, 4s, vs. Air Force (10/19/13) weather.

LEE’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2011 108-29 3 0.03 1 11 .182 206 1.91 13 0.12 20 310 2.87 38 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 16.0 0.15 2012 120-31 2 0.02 2 8 .000 73 0.61 15 0.12 14 473 3.94 31 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 17.0 0.14 2013 119-32 19 0.16 7 67 .179 938 7.88 17 0.14 17 328 2.76 17 4 16 20 0.17 9 9 48.0 0.40 TOTAL347-92 24 0.07 10 86 .163 1217 3.51 45 0.13 51 1111 3.20 86 4 16 20 0.06 10 11 81.0 0.23

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #14 BROOKE LEGAUX Sophomore • Setter • 5-10 • Mission Viejo, Calif. • Tesoro HS Academic All-MW

After seeing limited action the 1 1/2 month of the 2013 season returning from an injury, stepped into a key role just before midseason, and played the final 18 matches of the season (including multiple sets in 17 of those tilts) ... after the team hit .199 the first 14 matches of the year using a 5-1 offense, the ‘Dogs hit .249 the rest of the campaign with the addition of Legaux into a 6-2 offense.

2013 (FRESHMAN): Made her collegiate debut in early October at San Diego State as the team un- veiled a 6-2 offense with junior setter Christina Lee, and went on to play 18 matches overall ... altogether, racked up +10 assists in 10 contests, including a season-high 21 assists vs. No. 10 Colorado State and led the team for the first time in her career ... also logged 19 assists at New Mexico, 18 assists vs. San Jose State, 15 against UNLV, 14 in five matches vs. the Broncos, Rebels, Spartans, Wolf Pack and Lobos, and 13 vs. Wyoming .. her season high in digs (5) came at UNLV, at New Mexico and vs. Wyoming ... in MW-only play, the setter duo positioned the `Dogs second in the league team rankings for hitting (.245), and third in kills (14.03 per set) and assists (13.11 p/s) ... one of a conference-leading 12 Academic All-MW selections for the ‘Dogs.

Prep: As a senior, was tabbed to All-CIF South Section First Team and was an OC All-Star Match nominee and Titan Award honoree. Also a League MVP and First-Team All-League honoree, was also selected as the team captain as a junior and senior. Lettered four years and helped team to a 27-6 mark and league title as a senior in 2012.

Personal: Parents are Karen and James and has an older sister Karissa and younger sister Natalie. Ka- rissa played volleyball for Idaho State, and her cousin Joshua Kornegay played volleyball for Warner.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS Kills: 1 ( 1K-0E-1A), 4s, 2x, last vs Wyo. (11/21/13) Attempts: 2, 3s, vs No. 10 Colorado St. (11/23/13) Points: 1, 2x, 4s, last vs Wyoming (11/21/13) Assists: 21, 3s, vs No. 10 Colorado State (11/23/13) Digs: 5, 5s, 3x, last at New Mexico (11/26/13) Blocks: 1, 3s, at #12 Colorado State (10/24/13)

LEGAUX’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2013 54-18 2 0.04 2 6 .000 208 3.85 0 0.00 0 39 0.72 0 0 1 1 0.02 0 4 2.5 0.04 TOTAL 54-18 2 0.04 2 6 .000 208 3.85 0 0.00 0 39 0.72 0 0 1 1 0.02 0 4 2.5 0.04

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #9 JAIMEE-LEE MORROW Senior • Outside Hitter • 6-0 • Mooroolbark, Australia • Billanook College Academic All-MW

One of team’s top serving specialists, is one of three Bulldog seniors in 2014. As a prep, helped lead her squads to three Victorian national indoor titles and an outdoor beach national crown.

2013 (JUNIOR): Played 51 sets at outside hitter among her 20 matches of play ... was one of the team’s most called upon serving specialists and stood fourth overall on the squad in service aces (0.20 p/s) ... she connected on two aces vs. NCAA Tournament returnees Wichita State and No. 20 Oregon and also at New Mexico, and also posted one in wins vs. Portland, UC Irvine and SJSU ... she logged a season-high two kills at Nevada, and her digs season high (2) came vs. UP and Boise State ... logged season-high two points in four matches vs. Ducks, Lobos, Shockers and Wolfpack ... overall, among the 20 matches she played, led the team in aces twice in tilts at Air Force and vs. No. 20 Oregon ... Academic All-MW.

2012 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 23 matches and 51 sets as an outside hitter ... recorded 32 kills and hit .155 ... averaged 0.63 kills, 0.31 digs and 0.13 blocks per set ... recorded a season best eight kills at Boise State, she hit .500 against the Broncos in the `Dogs first MW match ... hit .500 or better in four matches ... hit a career-high 1.000 with four kills at CSU Bakersfield ... tallied three aces on the year, including a multi-ace effort against San Diego State ... collected 16 digs and two assists ... had a total of six blocks on the year, one solo and five assisted ... recorded a season best two blocks against New Mexico ... averaged 0.75 points per set and had a total of 38.5 points on the year ... Academic All-MW.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in 26 matches, including nine starts, for a total of 82 sets ... on the season, recorded 125 kills (1.52 kps), 37 digs (0.45 dps), 16.0 blocks (0.20 bps), 140.0 points (1.71 pps), six service aces and five assists .. reached 10 or more kills and 10 or more points in four matches ... posted season-best 13 kills ,14.5 points and three blocks in 3-2 road win at San Jose State (9/29/11) ... contributed season-best seven digs in season opening five-set loss to Cal Poly (8/26/11).

HIGH SCHOOL: Morrow helped lead her Victorian State Indoor Team to three straight national titles and the Victorian Beach Team to a national championship title. In 2010, Morrow earned the National All Star 7 Award at the Australian National Junior Championships. In 2008, she garnered her Victorian State team’s most valuable player award. Her playing experience includes club volleyball for Heidelberg Volleyball Club and the Melbourne Falcons along with time at Billanook College, the Victorian Junior State Team, the Victorian Open Team and the Australian Junior and Youth Team. Before playing volleyball, she played tennis for seven years.

PERSONAL: Parents are Melissa and Gordon, and has a younger brother, Aaron ... enjoys going to the beach, longboarding and reading ... most ad- mires her brother because of everything he has been through ... list Patrick rafter (Australian tennis player) as her favorite athlete because he works hard both on the court and in the community.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS Kills: 13, 5s, at San Jose State (9/29/11) Attempts: 37, 5s, vs. Cal Poly (8/26/11) Hit Pct.: 1.000, 4s, 2x; last at CSU Bakersfield (10/25/12) Assists: 2 -- 2x, last vs. Boise State (9/27/13) Aces: 2, 5x, last at New Mexico (11/26/13) Block Solos: 1, 4s, 3x, last vs. New Mexico (9/27/12) Block Assists: 3, 5s, at San Jose State (9/29/11) Total Blocks: 3.0, 5s, 2x, last at San Jose State (9/29/11) Digs: 7, 5s, vs. Cal Poly (8/26/11) Points: 14.5, 5s, at San Jose State (9/29/11)

MORROW’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2011 82-26 125 1.52 75 425 .118 5 0.06 6 0.07 4 37 0.45 9 2 14 16 0.20 1 0 140.0 1.71 2012 51-23 32 0.63 14 116 .155 2 0.04 3 0.06 1 16 0.31 3 1 5 6 0.12 2 0 38.5 0.75 2013 51-20 3 0.06 1 12 .167 3 0.06 10 0.20 14 13 0.25 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 13.0 0.25 TOTAL184-69 160 0.87 90 553 .127 10 0.05 19 0.10 19 66 0.36 12 3 19 22 0.12 3 0 191.5 1.04

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #16 MACI MURDOCK Senior • Middle Blocker • 6-0 • Turlock, Calif. • Pitman HS Academic All-MW

As a junior in 2013, continued her emergence as one of the Mountain West Conference’s top offensive threats, and ranked first on the team, eighth in the MW and 70th nationally with a .350 hitting mark (that also ranked third in school history). Also was tabbed MW Player of the Week and to Fresno State Classic All -Tournament Team. Tabbed to two all-tourney teams in 2012 (UTEP & Colorado) and was an All-WAC Freshman Team pick in 2011.

2013 (JUNIOR): One of two, 32-match starters on season, and the lone Bulldog to play all 122 sets ... season-wise led the squad in blocks per set (0.90 p/s), and ended the fall ranked top-10 all-time for the ‘Dogs in career hitting (first, .329), block assists (eighth, 264) and total blocks (ninth, 291) ... enjoyed an amazing stretch in the middle of the MW slate when she logged a five-match, 60-attempt error-less string and led the conference in hitting much of the second half of the season ... logged a season high 14 kills vs. Boise State (.571) – her 11th double-digit kill total of season – and was one kill shy of her career high ... in early October, she picked up her first MW Player of the Week honor after she logged her first .700 totals of the year vs. Nevada (.750, 6 kills) and SJSU (.727, 8 kills) and her three-set season high in blocks (6) vs. the Spartans ... altogether on the year, she posted eight +.600 totals with others at Nevada (.692, 10 kills), vs. Rice (.667, 10 kills), UNLV (.636, 7 kills), New Mexico (.632, 6 blocks), Santa Clara (.600, 10 kills), and CSU Bakersfield (.600, 6 kills) among her 17 +.300 marks ... in early September, she received Fresno State Classic All-Tourney honors for her play vs. Belmont (11 kills, 6 blocks, .375), CSUB (.600, 6 kills) and No. 20 Oregon (.429, 8 kills) ... led the team in blocks in a team-best 17 matches, and posted her season blocks high (8) in five sets vs. Boise State and four sets against Wyoming ... added seven blocks in four sets vs. UC Irvine and Utah State and in five sets vs. Rice ... also led the team in hitting in 15 matches, and in kills in one match ... Academic All-MW.

2012 (SOPHOMORE): Started every match and appeared in every set as a sophomore ... was third in the Mountain West hitting .332, which was the best among the `Dogs ... also led the team with 107 blocks (five solo and 102 assisted) and 0.89 blocks per set ... averaged 2.4 kills, 0.13 aces, 0.43 digs per set ... was third on the squad with 288 kills (2.40 p/s) and tallied 10 or more kills in 12 matches ... recorded a career-high 15 kills five times in 2012 ... hit a season best .650 against Yale ... hit .400 or better in 13 matches and .500 or better in seven matches ... hit .565 and recorded 15 kills against MW league co-champions San Diego State and .500 with 11 kills against MW co-champions Colorado State ... recorded a career best 10 blocks at UTEP ... had 16 aces on the year and notched a career-high three against NAU ... collected a total of 51 digs and a career best five against New Mexico ... totaled 360 points and averaged 3.0 points per set.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Emerged as one of the Bulldogs’ most dynamic front row threats and earned a spot of the 2011 All-WAC Freshman Team ... played in 27 matches, including starts in the final 23 matches of the season, for a total of 90 sets ... on the season, recorded 149 kills (1.66 kps), 74.0 blocks (0.82 bps), 190.5 points (2.12 pps), 10 digs and six assists ... registered 10 or more kills in three matches ... posted a season-best 14 kills twice, including five-set thriller against then-No. 3 Hawai’i in WAC Tournament Semifinals ... CAREER MATCH HIGHS logged five or more blocks in five matches ... posted a season-best eight blocks twice ... tallied Kills: 15, 5s, 5x, last vs. Boise State (11/23/12) 10.0 or more points in six matches ... posted a season-best 15.5 points on the road at Utah State Attempts: 38, 5s, at New Mexico (10/27/12) (10/13/11) ... delivered a team-best .700 hitting percentage with seven kills and no errors in 3-0 Hitting: .727 (8K-0E-11A) , 3s, vs. SJSU (10/11/13) sweep of Louisiana Tech (10/6/11). Assists: 3, 3s, at CSU Bakersfield (10/19/11) Aces: 3, 4s, vs. NAU (8/31/12) HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Pitman High School to a 25-8 overall record during the 2010 season Block Solos: 3, 4s, vs. San Jose State (10/29/11) ... as a senior, she recorded 357 kills (3.3 kps), 264 blocks, 171 digs, 77 service aces and 56 assists ... also competed for the Ripon Rage. Block Assists: 10, 5s, vs. UTEP (8/24/12) Total Blocks: 10.0, 5s, vs. UTEP (8/24/12) PERSONAL: Parents are Michelle and Richard Murdock ... has a sister and brother, Ashley and Digs: 5, 5s, at New Mexico (10/27/12) Justin ... hobbies and interests include being with her friends and anything Tinkerbell ... also Points: 18.5, 5s, vs. Boise State (11/23/12) recruited by Notre Dame, University of South Carolina, Duke, New Mexico State, San Diego State and UC Santa Cruz ... chose to attend Fresno State for the great coaching staff.

MURDOCK’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2011 90-27 149 1.66 51 338 .290 6 0.07 0 0.00 0 10 0.11 0 9 65 74 0.82 4 1 190.5 2.11 2012 120-31 288 2.40 83 617 .332 6 0.05 16 0.13 34 51 0.43 0 5 102 107 0.89 8 1 360.0 3.00 2013 122-32 247 2.02 69 508 .350 10 0.08 0 0.00 2 19 0.16 0 13 97 110 0.90 10 0 308.5 2.52 TOTAL332-90 684 2.06 203 1463 .329 22 0.07 16 0.05 36 80 0.24 0 27 264 291 0.88 22 2 859.0 2.59

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #8 KATIE PEARSON Senior • Middle Blocker • 6-0 • San Jose, Calif. • Presentation HS Academic All-MW

As a junior, saw most of her action at middle blocker in the second half of slate and ranked 12th in Mountain West Conference in aces (0.23 p/s avg.). Played right side hitter as a sopho- more and freshman. As a prep, played for nationally-ranked Presentation High School team.

2013: (JUNIOR): With her action in 56 sets and 20 matches, she made her first career starts at middle blocker in 12 of the season’s last 17 matches and was one of team’s best at the service line ... at end of campaign, ranked third on squad, and also fourth in blocks (0.71 p/s) ... logged various career highs in sweeps vs. SJSU (5 kills, .500), Nevada (5 blocks) and in four sets vs. New Mexico (5 blocks) and Air Force (5 kills, 4 aces, 5 digs, 9 points) ... led the team in aces in four matches, and her four aces vs. Air Force and three at Wyoming and SJSU were the team’s third- and fifth-best marks of the year (and the former vs. Air Force tied for sixth-best in the MW) ... she topped .300 in three matches in which she had at least +8 attempts - Air Force (5 kills, .500), San Jose State (.500, 5 kills) and UNLV (.333, 4 kills) ... on defense, she was one of four Bulldogs with multiple matches with +5 blocks, and paced the team in both blocks and aces four times ... landed 12 aces in her 12 conference matches, and her 0.23 aces per set average in those matches stood 12th overall in the MW ... one of 12 ‘Dogs selected to the Academic All-MW squad.

2012 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 18 matches and 29 sets on the right side ... averaged 0.21 kills and 0.21 blocks per set ... totaled six kills and six blocks (one solo and five assisted) on the season ... hit a career-high .500 against New Mexico ... also hit .286 with two kills against Wyoming ... came off the bench and recorded three blocks, which is a career-high, in the fifth set helping the `Dogs defeat Colorado State ... tallied a career best three kills on the road against UNLV ... also collected three digs ... averaged 0.33 points per set and had a total of 9.5 points in 2012 ... Academic All-MW.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in three matches for a total of five sets ... recorded first attempt, two blocks and three digs in season-high three sets played vs. Cal State Northridge during the 2011 Sacramento State Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Along with her twin sister, Molly, who is also a member of the Bulldog volleyball team, Katie helped lead Presentation High School to a fifth-place finish in the nation, according to MaxPreps.com, and advanced to the NorCal Division II finals for volleyball ... Katie paced the Panthers in blocks during her junior and senior seasons ... they also sparked the school’s basketball team to the 2010 WCAL and CCS championships with ap- pearances in the NorCal Division II semifinals as both juniors and seniors.

PERSONAL: Parents are Carrie and Vince Pearson ... has two sisters, Diana and Molly ... has former teammates that attend and play at Loyola Mary- mount, Pacific, Santa Clara, and UC Davis ... also recruited by, Nevada, San Francisco and San Jose State. both the 2010 WCAL and CCS championships and berths in the NorCal Division II semifinals as both juniors and seniors.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS Kills: 5 -- 2x, last vs. Air Force (10/19/13) Attempts: 12 -- at Utah State (11/16/13) Hit Pct.: .500 -- 2x, last vs. Air Force (10/19/13) Assists: 1 -- 2x; last vs. UC Santa Barbara (9/15/12) Aces: 4 -- vs. Air Force (10/19/13) Blocks: 5 -- 2x, last vs. New Mexico (10/17/13) Digs 6 -- vs. UNLV (11/7/13) Points 9.0 -- last vs. Air Force (10/19/13)

KATIE PEARSON’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2011 82-26 125 1.52 75 425 .118 5 0.06 6 0.07 4 37 0.45 9 2 14 16 0.20 1 0 140.0 1.71 2012 51-23 32 0.63 14 116 .155 2 0.04 3 0.06 1 16 0.31 3 1 5 6 0.12 2 0 38.5 0.75 2013 51-20 3 0.06 1 12 .167 3 0.06 10 0.20 14 13 0.25 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 13.0 0.25 TOTAL184-69 160 0.87 90 553 .127 10 0.05 19 0.10 19 66 0.36 12 3 19 22 0.12 3 0 191.5 1.04

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL RETURNEE PROFILES #12 MOLLY PEARSON Redshirt Junior • Middle Blocker • 6-0 • San Jose, Calif. • Presentation HS Academic All-MW

Emerged as one of top defenders at the net, started six matches as a junior at middle blocker and was rewarded with several career bests. Ranked third on squad in blocks (0.76 p/s avg.) in 2013. Also started nine matches as a sophomore in 2012 after redshirting the 2011 season. Joined on squad by her twin sister and senior Katie, and the duo helped Presentation High School finish fifth nationally.

2013 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played 46 sets among her 18 matches, including five straight starts in September and October and once in Novem- ber ... in late September, logged a career high and team season high in blocks (9) in four sets vs. Utah State and led the team in the category in four matches ... the weekend before in the UC Irvine Tournament, her six blocks against American was her second-best mark of the year, and she had an ace vs. the Eagles and Anteaters ... earlier in the tourney, she racked up six kills and a season-high hitting mark (.857) vs. Xavier with no errors among her seven attempts ... her season high in kills (7) came vs. Belmont, and she hit .700 with no errors on her 10 attempts ... her other match with +5 blocks came at New Mexico (5) in late November ... Academic All-MW.

2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 21 matches and made nine starts as a middle blocker ... averaged 0.65 kills, 0.39 blocks and 0.14 digs per set in 49 sets played ... tallied 32 kills, three assists and seven digs on the year ... tallied three solo blocks and 16 assisted blocks for a total of 19 on the year ... recorded a career-high six kills against UC Santa Barbara while hitting .357 against the Gauchos ... hit .300 or better in five matches ... recorded a career best four blocks against NAU ... recorded a career-high seven points against UC Santa Barbara and totaled 43 points on the season ... Academic All-MW.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the 2011 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Along with her twin sister, Katie, who is also a member of the Bulldog volleyball team, helped lead Presentation High School to a fifth-place finish in the nation, according to MaxPreps.com, and advanced to the NorCal Division II finals for volleyball ... named All-WCAL and All-Mercury News Honorable Mention in volleyball (2010) and basketball (2010 and 2011) ... she and Katie also sparked the school’s basketball team to the 2011 CCS basketball champion- ship title, appearances in both the 2010 WCAL and CCS championships and berths in the NorCal Division II semifinals as both juniors and seniors.

PERSONAL: Parents are Vince and Carrie Pearson ... has two sisters, Diana and Katie ... hobbies include art, camping, cooking and reading ... biggest athletic thrill was CAREER MATCH HIGHS winning the 2011 CCS basketball champi- Kills: 7, 5s, vs. Belmont (9/13/13) onship against Archbishop Mitty ... most Attempts: 14 , 5s, vs. UC Santa Barbara (9/15/12) admires her parents because they have Hitting: .857 (6K-0E-7A), 5s, vs Xavier (9/20/13) always supported her in everything that Assists: 1, 3s, 4x; last vs. #20 Oregon (9/14/13) she’s done and helped raise her to be the Aces: 1, 3s, 3x; last vs. SDSU (11/9/13) person that she is today ... also recruited by Fresno Pacific, Nevada, San Francisco and Blocks: 9, 4s, vs. Utah State (9/26/13) San Jose State ... chose to attend Fresno Digs: 3, 4s, 2x; last vs. Utah State (9/26/13) State because she loved the athletic sup- Points: 8.0, 4s, vs. Utah State (9/26/13) port of the college.

MOLLY PEARSON’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2011 90-27 149 1.66 51 338 .290 6 0.07 0 0.00 0 10 0.11 0 9 65 74 0.82 4 1 190.5 2.11 2012 120-31 288 2.40 83 617 .332 6 0.05 16 0.13 34 51 0.43 0 5 102 107 0.89 8 1 360.0 3.00 2013 122-32 247 2.02 69 508 .350 10 0.08 0 0.00 2 19 0.16 0 13 97 110 0.90 10 0 308.5 2.52 TOTAL332-90 684 2.06 203 1463 .329 22 0.07 16 0.05 36 80 0.24 0 27 264 291 0.88 22 2 859.0 2.59

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL NEWCOMER PROFILES #4 taylor brubaker Freshman • Outside Hitter • 6-0 • San Clemente, Calif. • San Clemente HS

As a prep, the all-league honorable mention helped lead her San Clemente High School team to a South Coast League title and runner-up finish in 2011 and 2013, respectively, and CIF third- and second-round placings ... a captain her senior year, the three-time letterwinner was the team’s most dominant outside hitter winner in 2012, and a Regional High Performance Team selection in 2010 ... she also played for the T-Street Volleyball Club for seven seasons, and most recently the Saddleback VBC ... the latter club made junior national appearances in 2012, ‘13 and ‘14 (and claimed a silver medal in 2013). #19 Jacque hutcheson Freshman • Defensive Specialist • 5-5 • Exeter, Calif. • Exeter HS

As a prep, she was honored at setter as a three-time Central Sequoia All-League choice, three-time All-Tulare County honoree and All-Central Section Elite Senior selection ... the team captain also led Exeter High School to two Redwood Invitational titles and a Sunnyside championship, and helped it contend for the Simi Valley Final / Central Section each year ... in her eight-year club career from 2006-13, she played four years in the power league, and her Central Cal 17-1 Gold squad placed fifth in the 2013 Junior National Championships ... off the court was a four-year honor roll selection and Academic ‘E’ and Stars selection.

#6 JELENA JOVANOVIC Junior-TR • Setter • 5-8 • Belgrade Serbia • Florida Atlantic University / Osma Beogradska Gimnazija (HS)

Arrives for fall of 2014 as a junior transfer after she started the last two seasons at Florida Atlantic, and the former team captain played all 56 of the team’s matches the two years combined ... in 2013, she averaged 9.32 assists per set, and ranked second on the team and 18th in the Conference USA in aces (0.22 p/s) ... as a freshman, she led the team in both categories (9.11 assists / 0.29 aces per set) en route to sixth-place rankings in the Sun Belt Conference in each at season’s end ... in prior years, her Serbian club squad claimed two national championship silver medals and one regional gold medal ... during the recruiting process, Fresno State coaches were quickly impressed with her maturity and confidence ... her exposure to high level volleyball since a young age in Serbia, and previous Division I experience should help make for a quick transition. FAU CAREER HIGHS: Kills: 5, 5s, S. Alabama (11/9/12); Attempts: 15, 5s, S. Alabama (11/9/12); Assists: 63, 5s, UALR (9/23/12); Digs: 25, 5s, at N. Florida (9/6/13); Aces: 5, 3s, Stetson (9/11/12); Blocks: 4, Four Times-2013. JOVANOVIC’S CAREER STATS Year SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2012 103-26 57 0.55 17 176 .227 938 9.11 30 0.29 62 211 2.05 - 3 22 25 0.24 1 17 101.0 0.98 2013 108-30 41 0.38 22 152 .125 1007 9.32 24 0.22 48 240 2.22 - 3 25 28 0.35 3 30 80.5 0.75 TOTAL211-56 98 0.46 39 328 .179 1945 9.22 54 0.26 110 451 2.14 - 6 47 53 0.25 4 47 181.5 0.86

FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL NEWCOMER PROFILES #15 HAYLEE ROBERTS Redshirt Freshman-Transfer • Outside/Opposite Side Hitter • 6-3 • Bakersfield, Calif. • Liberty HS

In fall of 2014, the Central Valley product and transfer looks forward to her first collegiate action ... originally signed with Oregon as a prep senior but did not play for the Ducks in 2013 ... as a prep, the three-time All-Area pick was an All-Area MVP for Liberty High School as a senior in 2012 ... a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace nominee, she was also accorded Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 and Under Armour All-America Honorable mention status ... Bulldog coaches think with her height and ability, she could play the middle efficiently, and also has the arm swing to make a huge impact on the right or left side ... her energy should also spark the team on the court. #7 CARLY SCARBROUGH Freshman • Outside Hitter • 6-1 • Sarasota, Fla. • Riverview HS

Was a key member of Riverview High School squads that claimed a league title and runner-up finish ... the four-year letterwinner was a team MVP and two-time captain, and 2012 all-area team choice ... she also was a Florida Indoor High Performance selection in 2011 and ‘12 and Team USA Indoor High Performance selection in 2012 ... as a senior, she has averaged 14 kills and 10 digs per match and hit .278, and in the summer of 2013 played for the 17-Under Tampa United Club volleyball team ... her older sister Bree is a senior right side hitter at South Florida in the fall of 2014, and played for American University in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13.

#2 Lauren Torres Freshman • Middle Blocker • 6-0 • Visalia, Calif. • El Diamante HS

The 2013 Fresno Bee Fall All-Star and West Yosemite League MVP led her El Diamante High School team to three WYL titles, a D-II championship and runner-up finish, and 102-22 record ... the team captain also picked up Best Defensive Player, Coaches Award and Most Improved honors during her career, and became the first Miner to receive a Division 1 volleyball scholarship ... she also competed in track and field and owned the following personal bests in the high jump (5-6), triple jump (31-1) and long jump (15-1) before her senior season.

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