BYU Women’s Volleyball • Weekly Release #8a • Oct. 17 - Oct. 22, 2004 Cougar Vo l l e y b a l l THIS WEEK’S ACTION: QUICK REFERENCE BYU Cougars vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish BYU 2004 Record: 10-8 BYU MWC Record: 4-3 Current AVCA Ranking (Votes): N/A Live Stats: http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w/ Current VB Magazine Ranking: N/A 2004 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Notre Dame Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3-4 @Penn State Classic (State College, PA) (9-5, 3-0 Big East) Sept. 3 Quinnipiac (30-17, 30-15, 30-22) W 3-0 Sept. 4 Rutgers (30-27, 30-18, 22-30, 29-31, 15-10) W 3-2 We d n e s d a y, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. Sept. 4 Penn State (26-30, 30-27, 17-30, 11-30) L 1-3 BY U -T V, KBY U Sept. 10-11 BYU Mizuno Classic (PROVO, UT) Sept. 10 Memphis (30-25, 30-20, 30-17) W 3-0 Sept. 11 Oklahoma (26-30, 30-28, 30-27, 20-30, 10-15) L 2-3 Sept. 11 Central Florida (30-15, 30-12, 30-22) W 3-0 Upcoming for the Cougars: Sept. 17-18 BYU/Utah Challenge (PROVO, UT) Sept. 17 N. Colorado (30-19, 30-20, 25-30, 30-15) W 3-1 Sept. 17 Saint Mary’s (30-17, 30-14, 28-30, 23-30, 12-15) L 2-3 @ No. 14 Utah Utes, Saturday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. Sept. 18 UCLA (30-24, 26-30, 29-31, 18-30) L 1-3 @ Utah Valley Wolverines, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. Sept. 24* Utah (26-30, 30-23, 28-30, 26-30) L 1-3 Sept. 28 @Utah State (32-30, 30-26, 27-30, 25-30, 15-17) L 2-3 Sept 30* @New Mexico (30-17, 30-12, 30-27) W 3-0 BYU Hosts Unfamiliar Foe Oct. 2* @Air Force (30-26, 30-18, 30-27) W 3-0 Oct. 5 Weber State (30-15, 30-17, 30-16) W 3-0 PROVO, Utah (Oct. 18, 2004) – The Cougars will step out of Mountain West Conference play this week to host an unfamiliar foe as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish come to town Wednesday night for Oct. 8* San Diego State (30-25, 31-29, 30-23) W 3-0 only the second time in the program’s history. At 10-8 overall and 4-3 in the MWC, BYU hopes to Oct. 9* UNLV (30-25, 30-23, 23-30, 30-21) W 3-1 gain some momentum before heading to No. 14 Utah on Saturday. Oct. 15* @Wyoming (30-27, 28-30, 29-31, 27-30) L 1-3 “Notre Dame is always a good team,” said BYU head coach Karen Lamb. “We need to keep improv- Oct. 16* @Colorado State (21-30, 24-30, 17-30) L 0-3 ing, be more disciplined and take care of the details. Our focus is on playing consistently.” Oct. 20 Notre Dame 7 p.m. BYU and Notre Dame have faced off only three times previous to this week’s contest, with the last Oct. 23* @Utah 1 p.m. matchup coming in 2000. The Cougars hold a 2-1 series advantage in those matches, including a 1-0 record at home. Oct. 26 @Utah Valley State College 7 p.m. The 9-5 Fighting Irish, ranked No. 23 in the preseason poll, will be a tough test for the Cougars. Notre Oct. 29* Air Force 7 p.m. Dame is one of only two Division I teams to return three AVCA All-Region and Honorable Mention All- Oct. 30* New Mexico 7 p.m. America honorees. Emily Loomis is now 12th all-time at Notre Dame with 1,139 career kills. Lauren Brewster, who led the nation in blocking last year with 1.68 per game, has recorded double-digit kills Nov. 5* @UNLV 7 p.m. in the last 12 straight matches. Lauren Kelbley leads the Irish in kills with 3.91 per game and has recorded 20-plus kills on four separate occasions so far this season. Nov. 6* @San Diego State 7 p.m. Notre Dame also welcomes the contributions of freshman Adrianna Stasiuk, who has been named the Nov. 12* Colorado State 7 p.m. Big East Rookie of the Week the past two weeks. Nov. 13* Wyoming 7 p.m. The midweek matchup is a chance for the Cougars to rebound from a tough weekend on the road. BYU dropped two MWC matches with losses at Wyoming and at then-No. 7 Colorado State. BYU Nov. 18-20* Mountain West Tournament (Fort Collins, CO) came out strong against the Cowgirls, taking the first game 30-27 but could not capitalize on the Nov. 26 Eastern Washington 7 p.m. early lead, losing the next three games, 28-30, 31-29, 27-30. Lexi Brown and Erica Lott led the Cougars with 16 kills apiece while Lauren Richards recorded her fifth double-double on the year with Dec. 2-5 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA 10 kills and 55 assists. Dec. 9-12 NCAA Regionals TBA In the second half of the Front Range trip, BYU was swept in Fort Collins by the Rams, the first three- game loss of the year for the Cougars. BYU managed just .147 hitting and was out-blocked for only Dec. 16-18 NCAA Final Four (Long Beach, CA) TBA the second time this season. Lott was the only Cougar to record double-digit kills with 13 while * denotes Mountain West Conference matches. Richards once again doubled up with 28 assists and 10 digs. ** all times listed are for local site. BYU COUGARS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah 84601 • Tel: (801) 422-8948 • Fax: (801) 422-0633 2004 Roster BYU Women’s Volleyball 2004 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2004 ALPHABETIC ROSTER N o . N a m e P o s . H t . C l . E x p . Hometown N a m e N o . P o s . 1 Chelsea Goodman O H 5 - 11 FR H S Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) Lexi Bro w n 9 M B 2 Mandi Kiholm R S 6-1 S R 1 L Camino, Calif.(Utah Valley State College) R a c h e l D y e r 4 4 M B 3 April Va r n e r O H 6 - 0 S R 2 L Salt Lake City, Utah (Long Beach State College) L i n d s e y E v a n s 1 6 L 4 Rachel Gleed O H 5 - 1 0 J R T R Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i (Davidson College) Rachel Gleed 4 O H 5 L a u ren Richard s S 6 - 0 J R 2 L O rem, Utah (Timpanogos HS) Chelsea Goodman 1 O H 6 Lindsey Metcalf O H 6 - 0 S R 3 L O rem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Lindsy Hartsock 1 4 M B 7 Kimberly Wi l s o n O H 6 - 0 J R 2 L P rovo, Utah (Provo HS) Amy Hulse 8 M B 8 Amy Hulse M B 6 - 1 FR R S Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Dana Hills HS) Jenna Judkins 2 0 S 9 Lexi Bro w n M B 6 - 1 J R 2 L S a n d y, Utah (Jordan HS) Annie Kemp 2 1 D S 1 0 Erica Lott M B / O H 6 - 2 F R R S O rem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Mandi Kiholm 2 R S 11 Jenny We i l e r t M B 5 - 1 0 J R T R Oswego, Ill. (Kent State University) Erica Lott 1 0 M B / O H 1 2 Catherine Parker M B 6 - 2 F R R S Palos Ve rdes, Calif. (Palos Ve rdes Peninsula HS) Christina Mendenhall 2 2 D S 1 3 Bryn Porter O H 5-10 FR H S Camarillo, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS) Lindsey Metcalf 6 O H 1 4 Lindsy Hartsock M B 6 - 4 S O 1 L Inkom, Idaho (Century HS) Jennifer Mooth 2 3 M B 1 5 Amy Schlauder S 6 - 1 F R H S Las Vegas, Nev. (Durango HS) Catherine Parker 1 2 M B 1 6 Lindsey Evans L 5 - 9 F R R S West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS) Bryn Porter 1 3 O H 1 7 Stacie Powell D S 5 - 6 F R R S Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) Stacie Powell 1 7 D S 1 8 K a y Lynn ThompsonO H 5 - 1 0 F R H S Salt Lake City, Utah (Woods Cross HS) L a u ren Richard s 5 S 1 9 Tessa Stimpson D S 5 - 8 F R H S Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo HS) Amy Schlauder 1 5 S 2 0 Jenna Judkins S 5-10 F R R S Salt Lake City, Utah (Skyline HS) Tessa Stimpson 1 9 D S 2 1 Annie Kemp D S 5 - 8 F R H S Pocatello, Idaho (Century HS) K a y Lynn Thompson 1 8 O H 22 Christina MendenhallD S 5 - 6 S O T R Salt Lake City, Utah (San Diego City College) April Va r n e r 3 O H 2 3 Jennifer Mooth M B 6 - 1 F R H S Federal Wa y, Wash. (Decatur Senior HS) Jenny We i l e r t 11 M B 4 4 Rachel Dyer M B 6 - 1 F R H S Encinitas, Calif.