2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PORTLAND PILOTS (7-10, 1-3 WCC) Overall: 7-10 • WCC: 1-3 at No. 17 San Diego Toreros (16-1, 2-1 WCC) Home: 5-6 • Away: 1-1 at Saint Mary’s Gaels (6-10, 0-4 WCC) Neutral: 1-3 • vs Ranked: 0-1 Dates: ...................................... Thursday Oct. 6 and Saturday Oct. 8 DATE OPPONENT TIME Aug. 26-27 Aztec Invitational (San Diego, Calif.) Location:................. San Diego, Calif. at Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) Aug. 26 Nevada W, 3-2 .........................................Moraga, Calif. at McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Aug. 27 San Diego State L, 2-3 Starting Times: ...........................Thursday vs San Diego - 7:00 p.m. Aug. 27 UC Irvine L, 0-3 .................................................. Saturday vs Saint Mary’s - 1:00 p.m Sept. 1-3 Nike Portland Invitational (Portland, Ore.) Sept. 1 Butler W, 3-1 Live Stats/Video: .............................................. usdtoreros.cstv.com Sept. 1 Texas A&M L, 1-3 Live Stats: ................................................................... smcgaels.com Sept. 2 Washington State L, 2-3 Pilots All-Time: ......................vs San Diego .................SD leads 41-7 Sept. 3 Nevada L, 2-3 ...............................................vs Saint Mary’s ........SMC leads 31-20 Sept. 6 Seattle W, 3-0 Sept. 9-11 Golden Dome Invitational (Notre Dame, Ind.) Quick Hits... Sept. 9 Valparaiso L, 0-3 • Portland defeated the San Francisco Dons in a thrilling come from behind victory Sept. 10 Notre Dame W, 3-2 on Saturday (25-23, 20-25, 25-14, 25-21, 15-13). Sept. 11 Lipscomb L, 2-3 • The Dons had entered the match undefeated in WCC play and with an RPI of 35. Sept. 13 Portland State W, 3-1 • Redshirt-junior MB Rachel Femling took control in the fifth set with five kills as Sept. 14 Idaho W, 3-1 part of a career-high 14 for the match. Sept. 22 #19 Pepperdine* L, 2-3 • Sophomore OH Autumn Wedan posted a career-high 16 kills on a .294 attacking Sept. 24 Loyola Marymount* L, 2-3 percentage. Sept. 29 Santa Clara* L, 1-3 • Junior OH Ariel Usher recorded 10 kills, five blocks, and a career-high seven as- Oct. 1 San Francisco* W, 3-2 sists for the Pilots. Oct. 6 #17 San Diego* 7:00 PM Oct. 8 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 PM • Santa Clara defeated the Pilots 3-1 last Thursday (25-17, 25-17, 19-25, 25-19). Oct. 13 Gonzaga* 6:00 PM • Wedan tied her previous career-high with 13 kills and Usher add 10 kills. Oct. 15 Brigham Young* 1:00 PM • Freshman MB Bea Loper set a career-high with five blocks. Oct. 22 Gonzaga* 1:00 PM Oct. 27 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 PM Clog in the Middle? Call a Plummer Oct. 29 Pepperdine* 1:00 PM • Senior MB Marissa Plummer has already established herself as one of the best Nov. 3 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 PM middle blockers in school history. Nov. 5 San Diego* 1:00 PM • She has 61 total blocks this season, 12 solo and 49 assisted. Nov. 10 San Francisco* 7:00 PM • Plummer ranks fourth in school history with 332 total blocks after passing Nov. 12 Santa Clara* 1:00 PM Gretchen Sanders (330) last weekend. Nov. 19 Brigham Young* TBA • 273 of her career blocks are of the assisted variety, ranking her fourth in school *WCC match; Home matches in BOLD history. • During the Nike Portland Invitational, she tallied 37 kills, 15 blocks, and five aces to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team. VOLLEYBALL CONTACT ERIK ORESCHAK High Five Office: 503-943-7425 • Redshirt-junior MB Rachel Femling has been a solid contributor again this year for Cell: 702-290-5615 the Pilots. E-Mail: [email protected] • She is second on the team in attacking percentage at .266, with 113 kills and 51 blocks. PortlandPilots.com I PilotsVideo.com I Twitter: @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots I youtube.com/UPPurplePride • University of Portland Volleyball • Oct. 4, 2011 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • • Femling earned a spot on her first career All-Tournament Team at the Golden Dome Invitational after posting 18 kills on a .289 attacking percentage with 14 blocks. • She recorded 10 blocks (9 assisted, 1 solo) against Lipscomb for her second career 10+ block match. Autumn Springs and the Ball Falls • Sophomore OH Autumn Wedan has earned herself some playing time as she ham- mers away at the opponents’ back court. 2011 Quick Facts --------------- All-Time Overall Record: ------------------433-614 (.418) • She averages 2.13 kills per set, posting 10+ kills in four of her last five matches. Started Volleyball: --------------------------------------1979 • Against the San Francisco Dons on Oct. 1, Wedan posted a career-high 16 kills on a Division I Record: ---------------------------262-501 (.346) .294 attacking percentage. Division I Conference (WCC) Record: ----81-259 (.238) • Wedan made her first career All-Tournament Team (31 kills and 8 digs) at the Golden All-Time Conference Record: ------------183-287 (.391) Chiles Center Record/Yrs: -- 137-187 (.425)/26th year Dome Invitational. 2010 Overall Record: ------------------------- 12-18 (.400) 2010 WCC Record/Finish: -----------------5-9 (.357)/6th MJ Sets the Scene Starters Returning/Lost ------------5/2 (includes libero) • Stepping into her first season as the Pilots’ primary setter, sophomore Monica Jordan Letterwinners Returning/Lost: -------------------------9/3 has 595 assists so far this season. Newcomers: ---------------------------------------------------5 Head Coach: ------------ Joe Houck (Portland State ‘87) • In addition to averaging 8.50 assists per set, Jordan has 47 kills on the season with Career Record/Years: -------- 163-150 (.524)/12th year 128 digs. Record at School/Years: --------- 32-74 (.308)/4th year • On seven occasions, she’s posted 40+ assists in a match, including three 50+ matches. WCC Record/Years: -----------------9-39 (.190)/4th year Associate Head Coach: --Michael King (4th year, Western Ariel Assault, Part III Oregon ‘00) • Now in her junior season, OH Ariel Usher continues to find open court on her attacks. Assistant Coach: ---- Kallie Corbin (1st year, Liberty ‘10) Strength Coach: ---------------------------- Bradford Scott • After a slow start to the season, she’s rebounded of late and now leads the Pilots with Athletic Trainer: ---------------------------- Corey Hojnicki 181 kills. • Usher’s home splits play out favorably for the native of Hillsboro, Ore. Through 11 General Information ----------- matches, she has per set averages of 2.78 kills, 1.65 digs, and .63 blocks. Mailing Address: ------------- 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. ------------------------------------Portland, OR 97203-5798 Like a Boss-twick Website: ------------------------ www.portlandpilots.com National Affiliation: ----------------------- NCAA Division I • Junior OH Kate Bostwick has settled in as an offensive and defensive weapon this season. Conference:---------------------------------------West Coast • Named to the Portland Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team after recording 44 kills Founded: --------------------------------------------------1901 and 43 digs. Enrollment: ----------------------------------------------3,810 • Bostwick was also named to the Aztec Invitational All-Tournament Team (35 kills, 26 Nickname: ----------------------------------------------- Pilots Colors: ------------------------------------ Purple and White digs, 5 blocks), her first career All-Tournament Team. Home Court:-----------------------------------Chiles Center Capacity: -------------------------------------------------4,852 New Kids on the Block President: -----Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. • Following the departure of libero Danielle Dupar, freshmen Jacqueline Rodriguez Athletics Director: ---------------------------Larry Williams and Katie Mardesich have stepped in to fill the void with some help from junior Jessica Athletic Department Phone: -------------503-943-7117 Nguyen. Media Information ------------- • Rodriguez leads the team with 3.10 digs per set (158 total), qualifying for the sixth highest career average in school history (minimum 50 sets). Graduate Assistant (VB contact): -----------Erik Oreschak • Mardesich, a Portland native, is close behind with an average of 2.69 digs per set (199 E-mail: ------------------------------- [email protected] Office Phone: --------------------------------503-943-7425 total). Cell Phone: -----------------------------------702-290-5615 • Nguyen has also stepped in to pace the defense, averaging 1.63 digs per set while also Assoc. AD for Media Relations ------------Jason Brough providing the Pilots with strong serves. E-mail: [email protected] A New Look... Office Phone: ---------------------------------503-943-8439 Cell Phone: ------------------------------------503-706-3460 • For the first time in more than 30 years, the West Coast Conference has a new mem- Sports Information Director: ----------- Adam Linnman ber as Brigham Young University formally joined the WCC last summer. E-mail: ------------------------------------ [email protected] • The Cougars will field a team in 11 of the Conference’s 13 sponsored sports. Office Phone: ---------------------------------503-943-7731 • With the change in membership, the WCC launched its new brand identity with a new SID Fax: ----------------------------------------503-943-7242 logo, it’s first visual change since 1995. Press Row Phone: ---------------------------503-943-7527 They don’t call it ‘GameCentral’ for nothing... • UP is entering its second year of providing fans with ‘GameCentral’, which is a free portal via PortlandPilots.com that offers live video, live audio and live stats all on the same page for all home matches.