PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 360 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 // PAC-12.COM // 415.580.4200 For Immediate Release \\ Monday, September 15, 2014 Contact \\ Natalia Ciccone ([email protected]); Kyra Geithman ([email protected]) 2014 PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT HOME AWAY W L PCT HOME AWAY NEUT 3G 4G 5G STREAK Utah 0 0 .000 0 0 9 0 1.000 4-0 2-0 3-0 7-0 1-0 1-0 W 9 Washington 0 0 .000 0 0 9 0 1.000 3-0 2-0 4-0 7-0 0-0 2-0 W 9 Oregon 0 0 .000 0 0 8 0 1.000 5-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 W 8 Stanford 0 0 .000 0 0 7 0 1.000 5-0 2-0 0-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 W 7 Arizona 0 0 .000 0 0 8 1 .889 3-0 1-1 4-0 6-1 2-0 0-0 W 2 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0 0 8 1 .889 4-0 3-0 1-1 5-1 1-0 2-0 W 2 Colorado 0 0 .000 0 0 8 1 .889 6-0 1-0 1-1 4-0 3-0 1-1 W 8 Oregon State 0 0 .000 0 0 7 1 .875 1-1 2-0 4-0 5-0 0-1 2-0 L 1 California 0 0 .000 0 0 7 2 .778 2-1 2-0 3-1 2-1 3-0 2-1 W 2 Washington State 0 0 .000 0 0 7 2 .778 0-0 2-0 5-2 4-2 2-0 1-0 L 1 UCLA 0 0 .000 0 0 6 2 .750 0-0 1-1 5-1 5-2 1-0 0-0 W 3 USC 0 0 .000 0 0 6 2 .750 0-2 2-0 4-0 3-1 2-0 1-1 L 2 HIGH-PROFILE Matches SLated FOR THIS WEEK AS PAC-12 PLAY NEARS As the non-conference slate draws near with just one week remaining before the first Pac-12 matches, league teams continue to build on its strong showing in 2014, posting a 88.1 winning percentage, including 10 wins versus ranked opponents. With the Pac-12 and Big Ten widely considered the two strongest Divi- sion I collegiate volleyball conferences, the Pac-12 has so far had the upperhand in head-to-head matches, posting a 9-4 record against Big Ten teams. The non-conference clash with the Big Ten wraps up this weekend with No. 5 WASHINGTON hosting No. 10 USC as they take on last year’s NCAA runner-up No. 4 Wisconsin and Maryland. COLORADO will also be taking on No. 16 Illinois this weekend ... Other matchups of note coming up are No. 1 STANFORD at No. 19 San Diego, while UTAH travels to face intrastate-rival No. 12 BYU on Friday. No. 18 ARIZONA STATE is also faces its toughest matchup of the short 2014 campaign, hosting No. 8 Colorado State this weekend in a good test before the Sun Devils enter league play ... Seven Pac-12 teams are ranked in the AVCA Poll for the second-straight week, with three still appearing in the top 10. The Cardinal hung on to the top spot in the nation for the second-straight week, while the Huskies remain at No. 5 for the fourth-straight week. Behind the No. 10 Trojans is No. 14 OREGON, followed by ASU at No. 18, ARIZONA is No. 20 and UCLA is No. 22 ... UCLA’s Karsta Lowe is the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second-straight week. She is leading the nation in kills (6.42) and points (7.19) per set. UTAH’s Bailey Bateman is the Defensive Player of the Week and OREGON’s Frankie Shebby is the Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week ... Also leading the NCAA in statistical categories are Stanford’s Merete Lutz (.576 hitting percentage) and OREGON STATE’s Arica Nassar (1.80 blocks per set). UPCOMING SCHEDULE Monday, Sept. 15 Friday, Sept. 19 (con’t) Oregon at Portland State ................................................................7 p.m. PT Loyola Marymount at Washington State (3) .....................................7 p.m. PT Wednesday, Sept. 17 Saturday, Sept. 20 Utah at Utah State ........................................................................7 p.m. MT UMBC at Arizona (4) ...............................................................12:30 p.m. PT NCCU at Arizona State (5) ............................................................12 p.m. PT Thursday, Sept. 18 Pepperdine at Arizona State (5) ......................................................7 p.m. PT Stanford at San Diego (1) ..........................................................7:30 p.m. PT Colorado vs. Illinois (6) .................................................................10 a.m. CT USC vs. Wisconsin (2) ................................... P12N ..................5:30 p.m. PT Colorado at Creighton (6) ..........................................................7:30 p.m. CT Maryland at Washington (2) .......................... P12N .......................8 p.m. PT Oregon State at CSU Bakersfield (7) .............................................11 a.m. PT Idaho at Washington State (3) ........................................................7 p.m. PT Oregon State vs. Long Beach State (7) ............................................4 p.m. PT Stanford vs. Cal State Northridge (1) .............................................11 a.m. PT Friday, Sept. 19 UCLA vs. Yale (8) .........................................................................10 a.m. PT Coppin State at Arizona (4) ......................................................10:30 a.m. PT UCLA at Cal State Fullerton (8) .......................................................7 p.m. PT Tulane at Arizona (4) ......................................................................7 p.m. PT Portland State at Washington State (3) ..........................................12 p.m. PT Colorado State at Arizona State (5) .................................................7 p.m. PT Loyola Marymount at Washington State (3) .....................................7 p.m. PT California at St. Mary’s (Calif.) .........................................................7 p.m. PT Colorado vs. South Dakota (6) ...................................................4:30 p.m. CT 1 - USD Tournament, San Diego, Calif.; 2 - Pac-12/Big Ten Showcase, Seattle, Wash.; Oregon State vs. Fresno State (7) ...................................................5 p.m. PT 3 - Cougar Challenge, Pullman, Wash.; 4 - Wildcat Classic, Tucson, Ariz.; 5 - Residence Inn Invitational, Tempe, Ariz.; 6 - Creighton Classic, Omaha, Neb.; 7 - Roadrunner Invite, Stanford vs. Eastern Washington (1) ...............................................5 p.m. PT Bakersfield, Calif.; 8 - Fullerton Classic, Fullerton, Calif.; UCLA vs. Georgetown (8) ...............................................................4 p.m. PT P12N - indicates Pac-12 Networks televised match USC vs. Maryland (2) .................................... P12N ..................5:30 p.m. PT Utah at Brigham Young .................................................................7 p.m. MT Wisconsin at Washington (2) ......................... P12N .......................8 p.m. PT Portland State at Washington State (3) ..........................................11 a.m. PT RANKINGS PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PAC-12 IN THE AVCA TOP 25 POLL OFFENSIVE: Karsta Lowe, UCLA PS 9/1 9/8 9/15 ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS AVCA (SEPT. 15) DEFENSIVE: Bailey Bateman, Utah ARIZ ............RV 23 21 20 1. Stanford (52) 1491 7-0 1 ASU .............25 17 15 18 KILLS 2. Texas (6) 1411 7-0 2 FRESHMAN: Frankie Shebby, Oregon CAL .............RV RV RV -- Madi Kingdon, ARIZ .....................................1461 3. Penn State 1376 8-1 3 COLO ...........RV -- -- -- Krista Vansant, WASH ..................................1456 4. Wisconsin (2) 1321 8-0 4 SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference office announced today the Pac-12 Volleyball Players of the ORE .............RV 22 18 14 Liz Brenner, ORE .........................................1366 5. WASHINGTON 1287 9-0 5 Week for the week of Sept. 8-14. UCLA’s Karsta Lowe was named the Conference’s Offensive Player of the OSU .............. -- -- RV -- Macey Gardner, ASU ....................................1198 6. Florida State 1209 8-0 7 Week and OREGON’s Frankie Shebby was tabbed as the league’s Freshman of the Week, both earning the STAN .............3 2 1 1 Chelsey Schofield, UTAH ..............................1111 7. Florida 1121 5-2 10 respective honors for the second-consecutive week. UTAH’s Bailey Bateman is the Conference’s Defensive UCLA ...........RV -- 25 22 Samantha Bricio, USC ..................................1014 8. Colorado State 969 9-1 14 Player of the Week for the first time this season. USC ...............5 6 6 10 Jaicee Harris, WSU ........................................973 Christina Higgins, CAL ....................................963 9. Nebraska 960 5-2 11 Karsta Lowe was named the Most Valuable Player of the Outrigger Resorts Volleyball Challenge after WASH ............4 5 5 5 Karsta Lowe, UCLA ........................................873 10. USC 920 6-2 6 leading the 25th-ranked Bruins to a trio of wins last weekend, including a sweep of host #22 Hawai’i. Lowe Arica Nassar, OSU .........................................824 11. Purdue 869 8-1 8 averaged 5.50 kills and 5.95 points per set in the three matches, surpassing double figures in kills in each contest. She also averaged 1.90 digs and 0.70 blocks per set over the weekend. The senior opened the COACHING RECORDS Shelby Dalton, UTAH .....................................754 12. BYU 846 7-2 9 Jordan Burgess, STAN ...................................723 tournament with 16 kills, four digs and three blocks against San Francisco on Thursday, posting a .520 13. North Carolina 770 7-1 17 Coach .................................................... School Record/Year ........................... Career Record/Year Taylor Arizobal, ARIZ ......................................709 hitting percentage with only three errors in 25 attempts. On Friday, Lowe had 17 kills, six digs, two blocks 14. OREGON 763 8-0 18 David Rubio, ARIZ ...................................... 424-254 (.625)/23 .................................546-320 (.630)/28 Kelsey English, COLO .....................................671 15. Kentucky 586 8-2 16 and a .333 hitting percentage in the sweep of the 22nd-ranked and host Rainbow Wahine. Lowe finished Jason Watson, ASU ..................................... 95-104 (.477)/7 .....................................169-122 (.581)/10 Inky Ajanaku, STAN .......................................662 16. Illinois 493 5-3 12 the weekend with a 22-kill effort against Utah State, her fourth match this year with at least 20 kills. She Rich Feller, CAL .......................................... 308-168 (.647)/16 .................................607-335 (.644)/30 Alexis Austin, COLO .......................................645 17.