James Warnick - Assistant SID (VB Contact) UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, Utah, 84058 O) 801-863-6231 | C) 801-376-0814 | F) 801-863-8813 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL E) [email protected] | T) @WolverineGreen 2014 SCHEDULE Kansas Invitational - Lawrence, Kansas Matches 16-17 08.29 at #22 Kansas L, 0-3 08.29 vs. #23 Creighton L, 0-3 The Contests 08.30 vs. Lipscomb L, 1-3 Utah Valley vs. New Mexico State 09.01 vs. Wyoming L, 0-3 Oct. 2, 2014 - 7:00 p.m. MT Orem, Utah (PE Building) NEW MEXICO STATE BYU Invitational - Provo, Utah The all-time series is tied at 1-1 09.05 vs. UMBC W, 3-0 AGGIES 09.06 vs. #5 Washington L, 0-3 UTAH VALLEY 8-5, 2-0 WAC 09.06 at #10 BYU L, 0-3 WOLVERINES Utah Valley vs. Texas-Pan American Oct. 4, 2014 - 1:00 p.m. MT 09.09 at Utah L, 0-3 6-9, 1-0 WAC Orem, Utah (PE Building) Mean Green Classic - Denton, Texas UVU leads the all-time series, 23-1 09.12 vs. Jackson State W, 3-0 Head Coach 09.13 vs. Abilene Christian W, 3-1 The Coverage 09.13 at North Texas L, 1-3 Sam Atoa 337-168 at UVU Live Stats: UVUStats.com La Quinta Inn & Suites Invite - Orem, Utah Live Video: WolverineGreen.com TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 09.19 Idaho State L, 0-3 16th Season BRONCS 09.20 UC Riverside W, 3-2 3-12, 1-1 WAC 09.20 Portland W, 3-2 Wolverines continue WAC play against NM State, UTPA and blocks with respective averages of 2.71 and 1.10 while fresh- 09.27 Seattle U * W, 3-2 Just days removed from opening conference play with a five-set man Madison Wolford paces the squad in attack percentage with 10.02 New Mexico State * 7:00pm win over Seattle U, Utah Valley University will continue its home- a .356 clip. Senior McKenna Tait is tops in the team in digs (4.61 10.04 Texas-Pan American * 1:00pm stand against the defending Western Athletic Conference Cham- per set average) and aces (0.52), and her ace per set average 10.09 at Missouri-Kansas City * 6:00pm pion New Mexico State Aggies on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Wolver- not only leads the WAC but also ranks her 14th nationally. ines will then close the week by welcoming Texas-Pan American to 10.11 at Chicago State * 12:00pm the PE Building on Saturday at 1 p.m. About New Mexico State 10.14 Weber State 7:00pm The Aggies are 8-5 on the season and 2-0 in WAC play after 10.16 Grand Canyon * 7:00pm Live stats and live video will be available for both matches by defeating both Grand Canyon and Bakersfield at home last week. 10.18 Bakersfield * 1:00pm visiting WolverineGreen.com. NM State took care of the Antelopes in straight sets prior to de- feating the Roadrunners in the full five sets on Saturday. NMSU 10.21 at Southern Utah 6:00pm UVU (6-9, 1-0 WAC) will enter Thursday’s showdown with the first- not only won the regular season championship in the WAC last 10.25 at Seattle U * 2:00pm place Aggies on a three-match winning streak. The Wolverines season with a 14-2 clip but also made the NCAA Tournament after 10.30 at Texas-Pan American * 6:00pm defeated both UC Riverside and Portland in five sets at the La winning the WAC Tournament Championship as well. The Aggies 11.01 at New Mexico State * 1:00pm Quinta Inn & Suites Invitational two weeks ago before topping were once again picked to win the conference this season as well. 11.06 Chicago State * 7:00pm Seattle U in the conference opener in five sets once again last Saturday. Senior Kalani Norris led UVU against the Redhawks with Bradley Nash paces New Mexico State in kills with a 2.47 per set 11.08 Missouri-Kansas City * 1:00pm a season-high 15 kills while sophomore Macky Treanor chipped in average while her running mate Gwen Murphy leads the way in 11.10 at Utah State 7:00pm 11 more as well as a solid .360 hitting percentage. attack percentage (.306) and blocks (1.13). 11.13 at Bakersfield * 8:00pm Both the Wolverines and Redhawks split the first four sets, setting Thursday’s showdown will mark just the third all-time meeting be- 11.15 at Grand Canyon * 1:00pm up the decisive fifth frame in the contest. Utah Valley stormed out tween the two teams. UVU swept the Aggies in Orem a year ago to an early 8-2 lead in the final set thanks to a trio of Treanor kills, while NM State returned the favor in Las Cruces in the final match WAC Tournament - Bakersfield, Calif. and managed to hold off a late Seattle U run as it held on the of the 2013 regular season. take the final set by a score of 15-12. 11.20 First Round TBA About Texas-Pan American 11.21 Semifinals TBA Junior Lauren Bakker leads the Wolverines on the season in kills The Broncs will enter the weekend with a 3-12 overall record and 11.22 Championship TBA 2014 WOLVERINES All Times Listed in Mountain Time No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous) Home matches bolded 1 McKenzie Schenk 6-0 MB FR-HS Morgan, Utah (Morgan HS) * Conference Match 2 Sierra Starley 5-11 S FR-HS Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS) 3 Macky Treanor 5-9 OH SO-1V Salem, Utah (Salem Hills HS) 4 Cydney Lund 5-4 DS/L FR-HS Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) 5 Jaramey Barney 6-3 MB SR-3V St. George, Utah (Snow Canyon HS) 6 Kiahna Steiner 6-0 OH/RS SO-1V Billings, Montana (Billings Senior HS) 7 Nakisha Willden 5-10 OH SO-1V South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 8 Audrey Guiberson 5-10 DS SO-TR Fort Collins, Colorado (Fort Collins HS) 9 McKenna Tait 5-8 L SR-3V South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 10 Cassie Wahlin 6-0 RS/OH SR-3V Keller, Texas (Keller HS) 2014 WAC STANDINGS 11 Megan Hunt 6-0 MB JR-TR Mesa, Arizona (Mountain View HS) TEAM CONF. OVERALL 12 Kalani Norris 6-0 OH SR-3V Panguitch, Utah (Panguitch HS) NEW MEXICO STATE 2-0 8-5 13 Kelcee Munk 5-11 RS/S SO-1V Mesa, Arizona (Mesa HS) UTAH VALLEY 1-0 6-9 14 Jen Hardman 5-9 S SR-1V American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) BAKERSFIELD 1-1 5-10 16 Lauren Bakker 6-1 MB JR-2V Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 1-1 3-12 17 Lexi Thompson 6-0 OH/RS FR-HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) GRAND CANYON 1-2 11-5 18 Madison Wolford 6-0 MB FR-HS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS) MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 0-0 11-3 CHICAGO STATE 0-1 6-9 Head Coach: Sam Atoa (16th Season) {BYU ‘88} SEATTLE U 0-1 4-10 Assistant Coaches: Daniel Jones (1st Season), Scott Lee (8th Season) Statistician: Dan Corotan (1st Season) www.WolverineGreen.com - 1 James Warnick - Assistant SID (VB Contact) UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, Utah, 84058 O) 801-863-6231 | C) 801-376-0814 | F) 801-863-8813 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL E) [email protected] | T) @WolverineGreen a 1-1 conference clip. UTPA opened league play with a four-set loss Second Year of Play in the WAC UVU All-Time Against to Bakersfield but followed that up with a five-set win over Grand After a four-year stint in the Great West Conference, Utah Valley Abilene Christian 1-0 Canyon last Saturday. Texas-Pan American took eighth in the WAC University officially joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, Air Force 3-1 last season with a 2-14 conference clip and was picked to finish sev- 2013 and will begin its second year of play in the league this fall. Arizona 0-2 enth this year. UVU accepted an invitation to join the WAC on Oct. 9, 2012. Being Arizona State 1-3 Boise State 8-3 in the WAC will now give UVU its first opportunities to earn automatic Bowling Green 0-1 Preseason all-conference selection Haley Durham leads the Broncs bids to NCAA Postseason Tournaments. The new-look WAC features Butler 1-1 in kills and blocks with respective averages of 2.75 and 1.07 while Bakersfield, Chicago State, Grand Canyon, Kansas City, New Mexico BYU 0-10 Maria Kliefoth tops the squad in hitting percentage (.301). Alisha State, Seattle U, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley. BYU-Hawai’i 2-1 Watson is the reigning WAC Player of the Week after averaging CSU Bakersfield 7-4 3.11 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.89 aces last week. Coach Atoa’s 16th Season Cal State Northridge 1-1 UVU head coach Sam Atoa enters his 16th season at the helm of Cal Poly 2-1 Saturday’s match will mark the 25th all-time meeting between the Wolverine volleyball this season. During Atoa’s tenure he has posted Central Florida 2-1 former Great West Conference foes. UVU will enter Saturday’s con- a 337-168 overall record, including a 199-137 mark in 11 NCAA Chicago State 14-0 test with a commanding 23-1 advantage in the series.