MEET THE HUSKIES MEET THE HUSKIES #24 JESSICA SWARBRICK Middle Blocker 6-1 • Senior • El Dorado, Calif. • Union Mine 2008 SEASON Fast Facts Birthplace ...............................San Jose, Calif. Family ........Father ..........Stephen Swarbrick .......................Mother ........ Theresa Swarbrick .......................Sisters ..................Jennifer (18), .......................................................Jacqueline (14) PLAYERS .......................Brothers ...................Jared (25), ............................................................ Jordan (23) • Second team AVCA All-American (2007). COACHES • Third team AVCA All-American (2006). • Second team Asics/Volleyball Magazine All-American (2007) • First team All-Pacifi c Region (2007). • First team All-Pac-10 (2006 and 2007) 2007 REVIEW • Led the team, second in the Pac-10 and 10th nationally in hitting percentage in 2007 (.413) Nickname: Jessy Favorite Song: “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay Biggest Celebrity Crush: Clive Owen and Chris Brown OPPONENTS Biggest Guilty Pleasure: Any kind of chocolate ice cream Best UW Volleyball Moment: Winning the national championship in 2005 Advice for Aspiring Athletes: Play as many sports as you can when you’re young and when you fi nd the one you love, work your hardest and enjoy it. Favorite Part of Being a Husky: Playing for Jim, Leslie and Keno and playing in front of our fans at Hec Ed. On Playing for Jim McLaughlin: Playing for Jim has been the most exciting and rewarding part of my last three years. There has never been a dull moment. I look forward to my last year. NCAA TOURNAMENT Career Match Highs Kills: ...............................................................................17 (Nov. 3, 2006 at Oregon) HISTORY Attacks: ............................................................................31 (Oct. 26, 2006 vs. USC) Hitting Pct. [K-E-TA]: .......................1.000 [5-0-5] (Aug.26, 2005 vs. Gardner-Webb) Assists: ...............................................2, three times (last on Dec. 1, 2007 vs. BYU) Aces: ........................................ 2, fi ve times (last on Sep. 3, 2007 at North Florida) Digs: ..............................................5, four times (last on Aug. 31, 2007 at Gonzaga) Blocks [BS-BA]: ..............................................13 [0-13] (Dec. 9, 2006 at Colorado) Points: .........................................................................22.0 (Nov. 3, 2006 at Oregon) Swarbrick’s Career Statistics YEAR G K K/G E TA PCT A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Pts 2005 35 45 1.29 16 89 .326 2 0.06 0 3 0.00 0 6 0.17 2 31 33 0.94 1 1 62.5 THE WASHINGTON WAY 2006 118 315 2.67 86 577 .397 12 0.10 24 40 0.20 2 55 0.47 7 167 174 1.47 26 0 429.5 2007 110 281 2.55 72 506 .413 11 0.10 4 8 0.04 2 28 0.25 18 138 156 1.42 19 2 372.0 TOTALS 263 641 2.17 174 1172 .379 25 0.87 28 51 0.08 4 89 0.30 27 336 363 1.28 46 3 864.0 10 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008 VOLLEYBALL MEET THE HUSKIES AT UNION MINE HIGH SCHOOL (EL DORADO, CALIF.): 2008 SEASON 2007 REVIEW A four-year letterwinner at Union Mine High School ... team captain as a AT WASHINGTON: senior ... led team to three consecutive league titles ...an All-Metro and 2007 (Junior) —Second team AVCA All-American ... second team Asics/Volley- league MVP honoree as a senior ... played club volleyball for the Gold Cal ball Magazine All-American ... fi rst team All-Pacifi c Region ... fi rst team All-Pac-10 Juniors under Jeff Deter and Matt Smith ... competed at the U.S. Olympic Junior ... honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic pick ... was the Huskies nominee for Championships from 2003-05 and led team to an 18th place fi nish ... ranked 21st Pac-10 Player of the Week for Nov. 5-11 ... named to the all-tournament team nationally among the prep class of 2005 by PrepVolleyball.com ...Fab 50 selection as a senior by Volleyball Monthly. at the Gonzaga Tournament ... led the team, ranked second in the Pac-10 and PLAYERS 10th nationally in hitting percentage (.413) .... paced the Huskies while ranking fourth in the Pac-10 and 32nd in the nation in blocks (1.42 bpg) ... her .413 hit- PERSONAL: ting percentage is the third-best single-season mark in UW history, while her Born in San Jose, Calif., to Teresa and Stephen Swarbrick ...has four siblings, including 138 block assists and 156 total blocks are both the seventh-best mark ... brothers Jared (25) and Jordan (23) and sisters Jennifer (18) and Jacqueline (14) ... her 1.42 blocks per game average is the ninth-best single-season mark contemplating a career in interior design. COACHES in school history ... already holds the school record for career hitting percentage at .398 ... one of three UW players to see action in every game and match ... led the team in blocks 15 times ... hit .300 or better in 25 matches, .400 or better in 20 matches and .500 or better in 12 matches ... closed out the season with six straight matches of hitting .400 or higher ... also had a string of six consecutive matches with a hitting percentage of at least .400 from Sept. 21-Oct. 11 ... recorded double-fi gures in kills in 13 matches ... put up a season-high 14 kills four times, vs. Fresno State (Aug. 25), vs. Stanford (Nov. 8), at USC (Nov. 16) and vs. Missouri (Nov. 30) ... had a then-season-high of nine blocks vs. Fresno State ... matched her career-high with fi ve digs at Gonzaga on OPPONENTS Aug. 31 ... had a personal and team season-high 12 total blocks vs. Missouri in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament. 2006 (Sophomore) — AVCA third team All-American ... All-Pacifi c Region honorable mention ... fi rst team All-Pac-10 ... started all 34 matches at middle blocker ... averaged 2.67 kills per game and 3.64 points per game ... her .397 hitting NCAA TOURNAMENT percentage led the Huskies and ranked third in the Pac-10 ... her 1.47 bpg average also led the team and ranked sixth in the conference ... had 14 double-fi gure kill performances, including a career-best 17 kills at Oregon (Nov. 3) ... also had 16 kills vs. USC (Oct. 26) and 14 vs. USC (Sept. 29) ... posted a career-high 13 blocks at Colorado (Dec. 1) in the NCAA second round ... had nine blocks vs. California HISTORY (Nov. 25) in the Pac-10 fi nale ... posted eight blocks on six occasions, including matches vs. Texas, Fresno State (Sept. 14), USC (Oct. 26), Arizona State (Nov. 17), Ohio State (Dec. 8) and Coach McLaughlin on Jessica Swarbrick: Penn State (Dec. 9). 2005 (Fresh- THE WASHINGTON WAY “Her identity is her arm because she hits the ball so hard. What impresses me man) — Played in 35 games and most is that she has developed a complete skill level, specifi cally her ability to 20 matches ... averaged 1.29 pass and jump serve. She is a wonderful person and has had a great infl uence on kpg, 0.94 bpg and 1.79 ppg ... her teammates. She is easy to respect and easy to listen to because she always had fi ve kills on fi ve swings does the right things the right way. She is very consistent in her approach day- in her collegiate debut vs. to-day. She will have her best year as a senior.” Gardner-Webb (Aug. 26) ... had four kills on fi ve swings with no errors the next night vs. Montana State ... posted a career-high seven kills vs. Sam Houston State (Sept. 10) ... had six kills and six blocks vs. California (Nov. 4). 11 MEET THE HUSKIES Outside Hitter/ #5 KINDRA CARLSON Middle Blocker 6-1, 255 • Sophomore • Eaton, Colo. • Eaton Fast Facts Nickname .................................................KC 2008 SEASON Birthplace .................................Eaton, Colo. Family ........Father ...................... Ted Carlson .......................Mother ................. Sheri Carlson .......................Sister ..........................Krista (22) PLAYERS • Ranked sixth on the team in 2007 both in kills (2.00 kpg and in blocks (0.78 bpg) • Fourth on the team in 2007 in hitting percent- age at .294 Coach McLaughlin COACHES on Kindra Carlson • Helped the Huskies upset then-No. 2 Stanford at Stanford on Oct. 12, 2007 fi nishing with eight “Kindra has the arm speed, kills, a career-high fi ve digs and four blocks, tying the foot speed, the jump and her career-high a great feel for the game, but most importantly, she’s • Hit over .500 three times in her rookie season, got the drive. She has that including twice over .600 GREAT intensity the elite 2007 REVIEW must have every play, every Current Cell Phone Ring: “Alabama” by Cross day. I love coaching this kid. Canadian Ragweed If she stays connected to the process in all the areas, Weirdest Thing a Coach Ever Said to Me: she will play at the highest “You remind me of a noodle.” levels. She must develop her Playing for Jim McLaughlin: It’s a dream come fi eld of vision and hit with true. He has been the most infl uential coach I’ve OPPONENTS more range and continue her ever had. He not only coaches his players, but progress as a passer. She teaches them, so they have a better understand- understands what she has to ing of the game. do and she just has to make Favorite Song: “Standing Outside the Fire” by and Jim Mirret ... led team to a the 2006 AAU Championship and a fourth place fi nish at nationals ... the necessary changes.” Garth Brooks named to the AAU All-Tournament team in 2005 and 2006. Favorite Dance Move: The shopping cart AT WASHINGTON: PERSONAL 2007 (Freshman) — Played in 43 games and 19 matches ... ranked sixth on the team in kills (2.00 Born in Eaton, Colo., to Ted and Sheri Carlson ..