2002 Schedule Date Day Opponent Site Time August 30 Fri. UT-Arlington # Louisville, Ky. 5 p.m 31 Sat. American # Louisville, Ky. 10 a.m. 31 Sat. Louisville # Louisville, Ky. 7:30 p.m. September 6 Fri. New Mexico % Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. 7 Sat. Nebraska % Tucson, Ariz. Noon 7 Sat. Pepperdine % Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. 13 Fri. St. Mary’s (Calif.) @ Stockton, Calif. 5 p.m. 14 Sat. British Columbia @ Stockton, Calif. Noon 14 Sat. Pacific @ Stockton, Calif. 7:30 p.m. 20 Fri. UCLA* Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. 21 Sat. USC * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. 27 Fri. Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. 7 p.m. October 3 Thurs. Washington State * Pullman, Wash. 7 p.m. Table of Contents 4 Fri. Washington * Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. Quick Facts ...................................................... 2 11 Fri. Stanford * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. Roster .............................................................. 4 12 Sat. California * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. Season Preview ........................................... 5-8 17 Thurs. Oregon * Eugene, Ore. 7 p.m. 2002 WILDCATS 18 Fri. Oregon State * Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m. Player Bios ............................................... 10-23 25 Fri. Arizona State * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. COACHES Head Coach David Rubio ........................ 24-26 Associate Head Coach ................................. 27 November Assistant Coaches ........................................ 28 1 Fri. Washington * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. 2001 REVIEW 2 Sat. Washington State * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. Season In Review ................................... 30-33 7 Thurs. Stanford * Palo Alto, Calif. 7 p.m. Senior Recaps ............................................... 34 8 Fri. California * Berkeley, Calif. 7 p.m. 2001 Results and Final Stats ......................... 35 Final AVCA Poll .............................................. 35 15 Fri. Oregon * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. Superlatives ................................................... 36 16 Sat. Oregon State * Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. Pac-10 Conference Statistics ....................... 36 21 Thurs. USC * Los Angeles, Calif. 7 p.m. Opponents. .............................................. 37-38 22 Fri. UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL HISTORY 29 Thurs. BYU Provo, Utah 7 p.m. Year-by-Year Results ................................... 40 Coaches’ Records ......................................... 40 30 Fri. Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 7 p.m. All-Time Series .............................................. 41 Individual Career Records ............................. 42 December Single-Season Records ................................ 43 Individual Single-Match Records ................... 44 5-7 Thurs.-Sat. NCAA Tournament TBA TBA Team Records ................................................ 45 First and Second Rounds Postseason History ....................................... 46 12-14 Thurs.-Sat. NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Letterwinners ................................................ 46 Honors ........................................................... 47 19-21 Thurs.-Sat. NCAA Final Four New Orleans, La. TBA National Team/Olympians/Pros ...................... 48 McKale Memorial Center ................................ 49 # Louisville Labor Day Invitational - Louisville, Ky. THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA % Wildcat Classic - Tucson, Ariz. The University of Arizona ............................. 50 @ Pacific Tournament - Stockton, Calif. Athletics Administration ................................. 51 * Denotes Pacific-10 Conference Match The Pacific-10 Conference ........................... 52 C.A.T.S Program ...................................... 52-56 Credits: The 2002 Arizona Volleyball Media Guide was written and edited by Matt Rector. Layout and design by Sarah Beaudry with assistance from Matt Rector. Photography by Ben Rider, Jacob Chin, Matt Brown, Striking Images Photography (Nick and Grace Wantland), University Photo Center (Robert Walker), Vanessa Chadwick, Tim Harris, and Monica Armenta. Back cover photo by Chris Mooney. Printing by City Press, Tucson, Arizona. The University of Arizona is committed to a policy of affirmative action. Volleyball 2002 Page 1 Key Newcomers Jennifer Abernathy - OH Quick Facts Cassidy Crum - DS GENERAL INFORMATION Meghan Cumpston - OH Location.............................................................. Tucson, Ariz. Laurie Gardenr - S Founded ......................................................................... 1885 Kim Glass - OH/MB Enrollment .................................................................. 35,400 Bre Ladd - RS/Opp Nickname ................................................................. Wildcats VOLLEYBALL STAFF Colors ....................................................... Cardinal and Navy Head Coach ...................... David Rubio (Cal St. Northridge, ‘82) Affiliation ......................................................... NCAA Divsion I Arizona Record ................................. 197-97 (.670), 11th season Conference............................................................. Pacific-10 Career Record ...............................317-162 (.661), 16th season President ....................................................... Dr. Peter Likins Associate Head Coach ............... Charita Johnson (Arizona, ‘94) Faculty Representative ........................... Dudley B. Woodard Assistant Coach ...................................... A.J. Malis (Arizona, ‘94) Athletics Director ............................................ Jim Livengood Athletic Trainer .......................................................... Amanda Ely SWA/Senior Assoc. A.D. ............................. Kathleen LaRose Volleyball Secretary ........................................ Sandy Humphreys Home Facility (Capacity) ................. McKale Center (14,545) Volleyball Office Phone ....................................... (520) 621-4885 2001 IN REVIEW Volleyball Office Fax ............................................ (520) 626-7018 2001 Record ................................................................... 25-5 Volleyball Office Address............................... 211 McKale Center 2001 Conference Record/Finish ..............................14-4/3rd MEDIA RELATIONS NCAA Postseason ................................................. Final Four Media Relations Phone ...................................... (520) 621-4163 Final AVCA Ranking ............................................................ 4th Media Relations Fax ........................................... (520) 621-2681 Press Row Phone ............................................... (520) 621-5291 2002 Media Relations Mailing Address .............................. Room 106 Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................... 4/2 Tucson, AZ 85721-0096 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................................9/4 Media Relations Director ............................. Tom Duddleston, Jr. Newcomers........................................................................... 6 Assistant Media Relations Director/VBContact ........ Matt Rector Key Returnees Rector’s Direct Line ............................................ (520) 621-0914 Lisa Rutledge - OH Rector’s E-mail .............................. [email protected] 2001 AVCA All-Pacific Region Website .............................................. www.arizonaathletics.com 2001 All-Pac-10 2000 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Stefani Saragosa - MB 2001 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Shannon Torregrosa - OH AVCA National Player of the Week - 10/29/01 Key Losses Dana Burkholder - S 2000, 2001 First-Team AVCA All-American 2000, 2001 First Team Volleyball Magazine All-American 2000, 2001 AVCA All-Pacific Region 1999 AVCA All-District VIII 2001 NCAA Regional MVP 2000 Pac-10 Player of the Year 1999, 2000, 2001 All-Pac-10 1998 Freshman All-Pac-10 Jill Talbot - RS/Opp. 2001 AVCA First-Team All-American 2001 Volleyball Magazine Third-Team All-American 2001 NCAA Regional Team 2001 All-Pac-10 2000 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Page 2 Roster and Outlook Volleyball 2002 Page 3 2002 ARIZONA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School/Club 1 Rachel Williams DS 5-5 Sr. 3L Upland, Calif. Upland HS/Rancho Valley 2 Cassidy Crum DS 5-11 So. TR Phoenix, Ariz. Duke/Arizona Juniors 3 Jennifer Abernathy OH 5-11 Fr. HS Deer Valley, Calif. Deer Valley HS/Delta Valley 4 Laurie Gardner S 5-9 Sr. TR West Bend, Wis. Indiana/Milwaukee Sting 5 Rochelle Ruen S 5-11 So. 1L Hope, Idaho Sandpoint HS/Inland Empire 8 Ilissa Larimore DS 5-3 So. 1L Tucson, Ariz. Canyon Del Oro HS 9 Bre Ladd Opp 6-1 Fr. HS Tucson, Ariz. Canyon Del Oro HS/Club Cactus 10 Stefani Saragosa MB 6-2 Sr. 3L Chula Vista, Calif. Francis Parker HS/Sunwest 11 Kelli Mulvany DS 5-9 So. 1L Orange, Calif. Orange Lutheran HS/Saddleback 12 Meghan Cumpston OH 6-1 Fr. HS Red Bluff, Calif. Red Bluff Union HS/Shasta Creations 13 Lisa Rutledge OH 6-2 Sr. 3L Vista, Calif. Vista HS/Strictly Volleyball 15 Angie Ayers MB/OH 6-2 R-Fr. RS Burney, Calif. Burney HS/Shasta Creations 17 Jolene Killough MB 6-5 So. 1L Canyon Country, Calif. Canyon HS/SCAC 18 Shannon Torregrosa OH 6-2 Sr. 3L San Diego, Calif. University City HS/Sunwest 33 Christina Frost OH 5-10 R-Jr. 2L Salina, Kan. Salina Central HS/Topeka Juniors 86 Kim Glass MB/OH 6-2 Fr. HS Lancaster, Pa. Conestoga HS/Cynergy Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School/Club 3 Jennifer Abernathy OH 5-11 Fr. HS Deer Valley, Calif. Deer Valley HS/Delta Valley 15 Angie Ayers MB/OH 6-2 R-Fr. RS Burney, Calif. Burney