PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 // PAC-12.COM // 925.932.4411 For Immediate Release \\ Monday, September 16, 2013 Contact \\ Natalia Ciccone ([email protected]); Kyra Geithman ([email protected]) 2013 PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT HOME AWAY W L PCT HOME AWAY NEUT 3G 4G 5G STREAK Utah 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 10 0 1.000 3-0 2-0 5-0 2-0 7-0 1-0 W 10 Washington State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 10 0 1.000 4-0 2-0 4-0 7-0 2-0 1-0 W 10 Washington 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 6 0 1.000 2-0 2-0 2-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 W 6 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 8 1 .889 0-0 2-1 6-0 8-0 0-0 0-1 W 1 Colorado 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 8 1 .889 1-1 2-0 5-0 5-0 2-1 1-0 W 8 USC 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 8 1 .889 0-0 3-1 5-0 4-0 4-1 0-0 W 2 UCLA 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 8 1 .889 0-0 2-1 6-0 4-1 3-0 1-0 W 3 California 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 7 1 .875 4-1 1-0 2-0 7-0 0-0 0-1 L 1 Arizona 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 7 2 .778 5-1 0-1 2-0 4-0 3-2 0-0 L 1 Oregon State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 7 2 .778 1-0 4-2 2-0 4-1 1-1 2-0 W 3 Stanford 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 5 2 .714 1-0 1-1 3-1 5-0 0-2 0-0 W 3 Oregon 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 7 3 .700 4-1 1-2 2-0 7-2 0-1 0-0 W 4 VOLLEYBALL WRAPS UP NON-CONFERENCE SLate THIS WEEKEND The final non-conference matches of the season approaches this weekend, with 10 of the league’s teams facing at least one opponent before the Pac-12 volleyball slate begins … Fifth-ranked USC makes its first national television appearance of the season, hosting UC Irvine on Wednesday, Sept. 18 on ESPNU … For the second-straight week, six teams are ranked in the AVCA top-25 poll, with WASHINGTON jumping to No. 3 to be the highest-ranked Pac-12 team in the nation. USC fell to No. 5 and ARIZONA STATE made their way into the rankings for the first time since 2002, coming in at No. 18 after upsetting No. 2 Texas and receiv- ing votes the past two weeks. No. 8 STANFORD, No. 11 UCLA and No. 20 OREGON stayed put at their respective rankings … Three teams in the Conference remain undefeated as UTAH, Washington and WASHINGTON STATE lead the standings so far. The Utes and Cougars are both 10-0 through the season, while the Huskies stand at 6-0 … Arizona State, CALIFORNIA and USC all dropped their first set of the year this past weekend. The Sun Devils and the Lady Trojans both suffered losses to host teams in their respective tournaments, both coming against teams ranked in the top 15 in the country … COLORADO are riding an eight-game win streak as they have a free weekend before their Pac-12 schedule begins … UW’s Krista Vansant was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, while ASU’s Bianca Arellano earned weekly defensive honors. USC’s Elise Ruddins was tabbed the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, the second Trojan this season to earn the honor. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Tuesday, September 17 Saturday, September 21 Utah vs. BYU ................................................................................7 p.m. MT Arizona vs. Wofford (2) ............................................................10:30 a.m. PT Arizona vs. Santa Barbara (2) .........................................................7 p.m. PT Wednesday, September 18 #18 Arizona State vs. Alabama State (3) .......................................12 p.m. PT #8 Stanford vs. Cal Poly .................................................................7 p.m. PT #18 Arizona State vs. Louisiana-Monroe (3) ....................................7 p.m. PT #11 UCLA at Long Beach State ......................................................7 p.m. PT #5 USC vs. UC Irvine .................................... ESPNU ....................7 p.m. PT P12N - televised match on Pac-12 Networks. (1) Cougar Challenge, Pullman, Wash.; (2) Wildcat Classic, Tucson, Ariz.; (3) ASU Marriott Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. All times Thursday, September 19 local to site. California vs. UC Davis ...................................................................7 p.m. PT Utah at New Mexico State .............................................................7 p.m. MT #3 Washington vs. Coppin State .....................................................7 p.m. PT Washington State vs. Idaho (1) .......................................................7 p.m. PT Friday, September 20 Arizona vs. Loyola Maryland (2) ......................................................7 p.m. PT #18 Arizona State vs. Cal Poly (3) ...................................................7 p.m. PT Oregon State vs. Prairie View A&M ...............................................11 a.m. PT Oregon State vs. Long Beach State .................................................7 p.m. PT #8 Stanford vs. St. Mary’s .............................. P12N .......................7 p.m. PT #5 USC vs. Cal State Fullerton ........................................................7 p.m. PT #3 Washington vs. Cal State Northridge ..........................................7 p.m. PT Washington State vs. Seattle (1) ...................................................11 a.m. PT Washington State vs. Nevada (1) ....................................................7 p.m. PT RANKINGS PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE: Krista Vansant, WASH AVCA (SEPT. 16) 1. Penn State (45) 1476 6-1 3 DEFENSIVE: Bianca Arellano, ASU 2. San Diego (13) 1379 7-1 9 FRESHMAN: Elise Ruddins, USC 3. WASHINGTON (2) 1327 6-0 6 4. Florida 1282 8-1 5 WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The Pac-12 Conference office announced today the Pac-12 Volleyball Players 5. USC 1266 8-1 1 of the Week for the week of Sept. 9-15. WASHINGTON’s Krista Vansant was named the Conference’s 6. Texas 1179 5-2 2 Offensive Player of the Week, ARIZONA STATE’s Bianca Arellano was voted the Defensive Player of the 7. Hawai’i 1155 8-1 10 Week and USC’s Elise Ruddins was tabbed the league’s Freshman of the Week. 8. STANFORD 1108 5-2 8 A junior outside hitter, Krista Vansant (Redlands, Calif.) helped the sixth-ranked Huskies pick up a pair 9. Minnesota 1004 8-1 4 of road wins, including their first win over a ranked opponent this season. In front of a packed house of 10. Michigan 947 7-1 7 more than 3,500 fans at 14th-ranked Illinois on Friday, she led the Huskies to a 3-1 win posting a match- 11. UCLA 878 8-1 11 high 19 kills and hitting .462, committing just one error. She also added 11 digs for her third double- 12. Nebraska 842 7-1 12 double of the season. Two days later at Loyola Chicago, Vansant was error-free on 13 swings, putting 13. Ohio State 804 9-0 13 down a team-high seven kills and also recording a career-high six service aces. She averaged just under 14. Michigan State 632 8-1 15 five points per set (4.93), 3.71 kills, 2.86 digs and 0.43 blocks per set for the week, while hitting .481. 15. North Carolina 598 9-0 18 Sophomore Bianca Arellano (Phoenix, Ariz.) recorded her fourth double-double on the year following 16. Illinois 588 4-4 14 her 13-dig, 32-assist performance in the straight-set upset victory over then-No. 2 and defending NCAA 17. Florida State 524 6-3 16 Champion Texas. It was only the second time in program history the Sun Devils had defeated a team 18. ARIZONA STATE 431 8-1 NR ranked No. 2 or better, and the first time since defeating then-second ranked California in 2010. She also 19. Kentucky 420 6-3 19 added a season-high six kills in the match. Arellano posted 40 assists and 20 digs in the five-set setback 20. OREGON 264 7-3 20 to host-No. 14 Illinois, after leading ASU to a win over Youngstown State to open the weekend by dishing 21. Purdue 253 6-2 22 out 29 assists. Arellano averaged 4.90 digs and 9.18 assists per set, as ASU went 3-1 at the Illini Classic. 22. Colorado State 235 8-0 26 Elise Ruddins (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) is the second Trojan this season to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the 23. Creighton 164 7-2 24 Week honors after helping No. 1 USC to a pair of wins at the USD Tournament. She averaged 5.43 kills, 24. Ohio 152 8-1 NR 0.71 digs, 0.29 blocks and 5.57 points per set to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. In a four-set 25. Iowa State 147 5-4 17 win against UC Santa Barbara, Ruddins posted 24 kills and hit an impressive .419, with just six errors on 43 swings. Later the same day, she had 14 kills (5 errors, 27 attempts) and hit .333 to help the Trojans Also Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 96; CALIFORNIA sweep Eastern Washington. In her two matches, Ruddins posted 38 kills (5.43 kps) and scored 39.0 92; Oklahoma 88; Western Kentucky 58; Kansas points (5.57 pps). State 40; Pepperdine 17; Wisconsin 17; St. Mary’s It is the third time Vansant has earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors and the 37th (CA) 16; Cal State Northridge 4.