GUIDE CONTENTS 2008 Roster .......................................................................................1 Mindy Bacharach, Lisa Bender, Michelle Hook, Christine Meier ......12 Quick Facts .......................................................................................3 Dakotah Mohr, Kelley Oreglia, Rachel Tatusko, Lauren Young .........13 Schaal Aquatics Center ......................................................................8 RECAP & RECORDS AGGIE PROFILES 2007 Game Results ..........................................................................14 Head Coach Jamey Wright.................................................................2 2007 Individual Statistics ................................................................15 Assistant Coaches Katherine O’Rourke & Amber Korner ...................3 School Records .......................................................................... 16-20 Jaclyn Loberg, Ashley Greenwood, Mary Lowe ..................................4 Aggie Award Winners ......................................................................21 Casie Mota, Christi Raycraft ..............................................................5 Year-by-Year Results .................................................................. 22-23 Jessica Soza, Madeline Stephenson ....................................................6 Laura Uribe, Emily Kitchens, Lindsay Kiyama ...................................7 CAMPUS SECTION Sarah Odegard, Sofia Patronas ...........................................................8 This is UC Davis ...............................................................................i-ii Diana Pivacek, Jennie Brough, Ashley Chandler, Casey Hines ............9 UC Davis Athletics Staff .................................................................iii-iv Heidi Kucera, Cari MacPhail, Dana Nelsen ......................................10 Facilities Overview ..................................................................... vii-viii Ally Grace Esparza, Cara Schoeman, Lauren Seidemann, Serving The Student-Athlete .............................................................. ix Rachelle Smith..............................................................................11 2008 UC DAVIS WOMEN’S WATER POLO ROSTER ACTIVE ROSTER No. Player Pos Ht. Yr. Hometown Schools Major 1 Casey HINES* GK 5-8 So. Danville, Calif. Monte Vista HS ’05 Exercise Biology 1 Jaclyn LOBERG*** GK 5-5 Sr. San Rafael, Calif. Terra Linda HS ’03 History 1 Diana PIVACEK** GK 6-2 Jr. Moraga, Calif. Campolindo HS ’05 Organizational Studies 1 Cara SCHOEMAN GK 5-8 RFr. Riverside, Calif. Arlington HS ’06 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2 Christi RAYCRAFT*** Atk 5-7 Sr. Davis, Calif. Davis HS ’04 Design 3 Casie MOTA*** Atk 5-7 Sr. Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Wilson HS ’04 Psychology/Spanish 4 Sofia PATRONAS** Atk 5-4 Jr. Downey, Calif. Downey HS ’05 Spanish 5 Ashley CHANDLER* Def 6-0 So. Newport Beach, Calif. Corona Del Mar HS ’06 Undeclared 6 Laura URIBE* Ctr 5-11 Sr. Riverside, Calif. Chaffey College/Jurupa Valley HS ’04 Exercise Biology 7 Lindsay KIYAMA** Atk 5-10 Jr. Concord, Calif. Clayton Valley HS ’05 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 8 Rachelle SMITH Atk 5-8 RFr. Valley Center, Calif. Valley Center HS ’06 Clinical Nutrition 9 Sarah ODEGARD** Atk 5-3 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. Millikan HS ’05 History 10 Ashley GREENWOOD*** Ctr 5-9 Sr. Sanger, Calif. Buchanan HS ’04 English 11 Jessica SOZA*** Def 5-11 Sr. Walnut Creek, Calif. Las Lomas HS ’04 Clinical Nutrition 12 Lauren SEIDEMANN Ctr 5-11 RFr. Walnut Creek, Calif. College Park HS ’06 Communication 13 Mary LOWE*** Atk. 5-6 Sr. San Diego, Calif. Coronado HS ’04 Art Studio 14 Madeline STEPHENSON* Def 6-0 Sr. Roseville, Calif. Sierra College/Roseville HS ’04 English 15 Michelle HOOK Utl 5-7 Fr. La Jolla, Calif. La Jolla HS ’07 Environmental Biology & Management 16 Jennie BROUGH Utl 5-8 So. Sanger, Calif. Reedley College/Sanger HS ’06 Undeclared 17 Dana NELSEN* Ctr 5-10 So. San Diego, Calif. University City HS ’06 Undeclared 18 Cari MacPHAIL* Atk 5-6 So. Danville, Calif. San Ramon Valley HS ’05 Design 20 Emily KITCHENS** Def 5-10 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. Adolfo Camarillo HS ’05 Clinical Nutrition 21 Dakotah MOHR Ctr 5-8 Fr. Davis, Calif. Davis HS ’07 Design Mindy BACHARACH Atk 5-7 Fr. Alamo, Calif. San Ramon Valley HS ’07 Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning (EPAP) Lisa BENDER Atk 5-9 Fr. San Leandro, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd HS ’07 English Ally Grace ESPARZA Utl 5-9 RFr. Fairfield, Calif. Fairfield HS ’06 Sociology Heidi KUCERA Atk 5-8 So. Atherton, Calif. Menlo-Atherton HS ’06 Nutrition Science Christine MEIER Ctr 5-9 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly HS ’07 Undeclared Kelley OREGLIA Atk 5-8 Fr. Concord, Calif. Presentation HS ’07 Political Science Rachel TATUSKO GK 5-7 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente HS ’07 Exploratory Lauren YOUNG Atk 5-9 Fr. Turlock, Calif. Turlock HS ’07 Animal Science Jamey WRIGHT Head Coach, 25th Year (UC Davis ’80)) Katherine O’ROURKE Assistant Coach, 1st Year (UC Davis ’07) Amber KORNER Volunteer Assistant Coach, 1st Year (UC Davis ’07) 2008 UC DAVIS WOMEN’S WATER POLO 1 COACHING STAFF Besides helping develop the high school girls’ water polo scene in the local area, Wright served as the driving force in bringing women’s JAMEY water polo to varsity status at UC Davis for the 1997 season. His role of WRIGHT advancing the sport reached new heights in February 2004, when he Head Coach was selected to chair the inaugural NCAA joint men’s and women’s water 25th Year polo rules committee. UC Davis ’80 Jamey and his wife Nancy, who starred for the Aggies during the program’s club heydays, reside in Davis with their children Michael, Hailey and Cameron. Manning the helm of UC Davis women’s water polo since its earliest years as a club program in the 1980s, WRIGHT YEAR-BY-YEAR former Aggie student-athlete Jamey Varsity Era (1997 to present) Wright has brought national promi- nence to the program and has served Nat’l WWPA National as a pioneer of girls’ and women’s Year W-L Rank Finish Postseason† water polo in Northern California. 1997 20-15 — — 8th at USWP regional Since inheriting the team in 1983, Wright led UC Davis to the Col- 1998 17-15 9th — 8th at USWP regional legiate I Nationals 15 times, where the team has placed third or higher 1999 26-12 7th 1st 7th at USWP Coll. I Nationals 10 times. Then when the NCAA began sponsoring an annual National 2000 22-17 6th 2nd 7th at USWP Coll. I Nationals Collegiate Championship in 2001, Wright embarked on a new quest: to 2001 21-13 10th 2nd 3rd at Nat’l Select Championship bring his program to prominence on that stage. In 2006, Wright’s program 2002 22-12 10th 3rd — reached such a pinnacle. With an 8-7 upset over Loyola Marymount 2003 20-11 15th 3rd — in the Western Water Polo Association title game, UC Davis earned 2004 21-11 12th 3rd — the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA postseason. Sweetening 2005 20-17 13th 2nd — the victory was that UC Davis hosted the 2006 national tournament at 2006 22-12 10th 1st 5th at NCAA Championship Schaal Aquatics Center. 2007 25-7 10th 2nd — The Aggies finished fifth nationally in 2006, ending the year with Total 236-142 wins over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Hartwick. UC Davis went 22-12 for the season, extending Wright’s streak of consecutive 20-win seasons † - The USWP Collegiate I & II Nationals discontinued when the NCAA began sponsoring to eight. Best yet, the 20th win was the historic WWPA title victory that its National Collegiate Championship in 2001. USA Water Polo sponsored a National vaulted UC Davis to the national tourney. A year later, the tradition of Select Championship tournament in that year. success continued as the Aggies posted a 25-7 record and finished 10th in the final national coaches’ poll. UC Davis had come close to the NCAA Championships in the five previous years. In 2001, the Aggies came within one game – in fact, one goal – of earning the automatic qualification. Instead, the Aggies qualified for the National Collegiate Select Championships (formerly the USWP Collegiate I Nationals), where they placed fourth. For his achievements, Wright won the first-ever USWP Division II Coach of the Year award by the American Water Polo Coaches Association. From 2002 to 2004, UC Davis placed third in the conference, engaging in epic battles during semifinal play. In 2005, Wright guided a relatively inexperienced team to a 20-17 season and a runner-up finish in the WWPA Championships at Schaal Aquatics Center. Wright was voted as WWPA Coach of the Year by his peers. Wright guided the Aggies to the USWP national championship game six times, winning the title in 1984, 1988 and 1993. In 1999, the Aggies placed seventh at nationals after winning the inaugural WWPA women’s title, earning Wright Coach of the Year merit. Along with the team success, Wright has coached 62 All-Ameri- cans and has had eight players compete on the U.S. Senior National ‘A’ Team. Additionally, he was selected Collegiate I Coach of the Year in 1991 and served as the U.S. Senior National `B’ Team Coach from 1990 to 1999, coaching teams competing in Hungary, Great Britain, Holland, Canada and Puerto Rico. A 1980 graduate of UC Davis, Wright earned first team All-Far Western Conference honors in water polo in 1977 and 1978. He was a team captain and a 1980 All-American in swimming as well. Wright also earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award. 2 2008 UC DAVIS WOMEN’S WATER POLO KATHERINE AMBER O’ROURKE KORNER Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach 1st Year 1st