August/September October November Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Florida GC - 9 Iowa - 2 p.m. a.m. 2007 UC Riverside UNC 7 p.m. St. Francis 4:30 p.m. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Volleyball Schedule Robert Idaho St - 10 a.m. Morris Army - 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Date Opponent Site Time 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Texas Southern Florida GC - 9 - 12:30 p.m. a.m. UNC Hampton Inn & Suites Classic Jackson St. -5 St. Francis 4:30 7 p.m. p.m. Aug. 31 vs. Iowa Greeley, CO 2:00 p.m. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Aug. 31 Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 7:00 p.m. at UC Irvine 7 p.m. Sept. 1 Florida Gulf Coast Greeley, CO 9:00 a.m. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sept. 1 vs. Saint Francis (PA) Greeley, CO 4:30 p.m. at CS at LBSU Northridge 7 p.m. 7 p.m. UC Riverside Tournament 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sept. 7 Idaho St. vs. Army Riverside 10:00 a.m. UC Davis Pacific 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Sept. 7 Army vs. Robert Morris Riverside 1:00 p.m. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sept. 7 Robert Morris Riverside 4:00 p.m. at CS UC Santa Fullerton Barbara Sept. 8 Idaho State Riverside 10:00 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Robert Morris vs. Idaho St. Riverside 1:00 p.m. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 UC Irvine Sept. 8 Army Riverside 4:00 p.m. 7 p.m. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Lamar Tournament CS LBSU Northridge 7 p.m. Sept. 14 vs. Texas Southern Beaumont, TX 12:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Sept. 14 vs. Jackson State Beaumont, TX 5:00 p.m. 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 at Pacific at UC Davis Sept. 15 vs. Chattanooga Beaumont, TX 10:00 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Lamar Beaumont, TX 7:30 p.m. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CS Cal Poly Fullerton 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at UC Irvine* Irvine, CA 7:00 p.m. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Sept. 28 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA 7:00 p.m. at UC Santa at Cal Poly Barbara Sept. 29 at Cal State Northridge* Northridge, CA 7:00 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Oct. 5 UC Davis* Riverside 7:00 p.m. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Oct. 6 Pacific* Riverside 7:00 p.m. Oct. 12 at Cal State Fullerton* Fullerton, CA 7:00 p.m. 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Oct. 13 UC Santa Barbara* Riverside 7:00 p.m. NCAA 1st & NCAA 1st & NCAA 1st & Oct. 20 UC Irvine* Riverside 7:00 p.m. 2nd Round 2nd Round 2nd Round Oct. 26 Cal State Northridge* Riverside 7:00 p.m. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oct. 27 Long Beach State* Riverside 7:00 p.m. NCAA 1st & NCAA NCAA NCAA 2nd Round Regionals Regionals Regionals Nov. 2 at Pacific* Stockton, CA 7:00 p.m. December 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Nov. 3 at UC Davis* Davis, CA 7:00 p.m. NCAA 1st & NCAA NCAA NCAA 2nd Round Final Four Final Four Final Four Nov. 8 Cal State Fullerton* Riverside 7:00 p.m. Nov. 10 Cal Poly* Riverside 7:00 p.m. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Nov. 16 at Cal Poly* San Luis Obispo, CA 7:00 p.m. Nov. 17 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA 7:00 p.m. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 N. 29-D. 2 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBA TBA Dec. 6-9 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Dec. 13-15 NCAA Final Four Sacramento, CA TBA 30 31 UCR Tournament Games at Physical Education Gym Home Games are in Bold. Schedule subject to change. DENOTES DENOTES HOME GAME AWAY GAME 2007 Media Guide 1 Quick Facts Index University Information 2007 Schedule Inside Front Cover Full Name: University of California, Riverside Quick Facts and Frequently Asked Questions 1 Preferred Abbreviations: UC Riverside, UCR Meet Coach Sue Gozansky 2 (not Cal-Riverside, no hyphens or commas) Meet Assistant Coach Monica Trainer 3 Nickname: Highlanders Meet Assistant Coach Nir Ofer 3 Location: Riverside, CA A Tribute to UCR Volleyball 4 Founded: 1954 2007 Season Preview 6 Enrollment: 17,000 2007 Volleyball Roster 8 Highlanders Team Photo, by Height and Position 9 Colors: Blue and Gold Meet the 2007 Highlanders returners (alphabetical order) 10 Interim Chancellor: Robert Grey Meet the 2007 Highlanders newcomers (alphabetical order) 22 Athletics Director: Stan Morrison 2006 Season in Review 24 Exec. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator: Janet Lucas 2006 Overall Statistics 26 Associate AD/Compliance: Michael Scarano 2006 Big West Statistics and Results 27 Asst. AD/Finance: Glenda Love 2006 UCR and Opponent Match-by-Match 28 Asst. AD/Development: Julie Hall 2006 Individual Match Highs 29 Asst. AD/Media Relations: Ross French 2006 Team Match Highs 30 Asst. AD/Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer: Tony Ontiveros 2006 Individual Breakdowns and Team Totals 31 Director of Marketing: TBA 2006 Match-by-Match Kills-Aces-Digs-Blocks 32 Ticket Manager: TBA Career Stats for 2006 Letterwinners Lost 32 NCAA Affiliation: Division I 2006 Game-by-Game Boxscores 33 Conference: Big West Conference The UCR Student Recreation Center 38 Team Physicians: Dr. Aaron Rubin, Single-Match Individual Top-10 40 Dr. Jack Stewart Single-Match Team Records 41 UCR Volleyball Awards and Achievements 42 Athletics Media Relations Top-10 Single-Season Marks 43 Top-10 Individual Career Marks 44 Assistant AD/Media Relations & VB Contact: Ross French Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders 45 Office Phone: (951) 827-5438 UCR All-Time Volleyball Roster 46 Office Fax: (951) 827-5889 Year-by-Year Results 47 Courtside Phone: (951) 827-2153 All-Time Results vs. Opponents 51 E-mail Address: [email protected] Opponent Information 56 Athletics Web site: www.athletics.ucr.edu 2007 Big West Composite Schedule 59 The Big West Conference 61 Coaching Staff Everything You Wanted to Know About Volleyball 63 Head Coach: Sue Gozansky (38th year) About UC Riverside 65 Alma Mater: Cal Poly Pomona (1968) The UC of Strategic Results 66 Record at School: 666-475-16 (37 years) The UC of the Future 68 Career Record: 666-475-16 (37 years) Life on Campus 69 Assistant Coaches: Monica Trainer (22nd year - San Jose State), About Riverside 70 Nir Ofer (2nd year - Cal Poly Pomona) Living the Life in “SoCal” 71 Becoming a Highlander 72 Office Phone: (951) 827-5439 History of the “Highlanders” 73 UC Riverside’s Athletics Facilities 74 Office Fax: (951) 827-3569 UCR Administration 75 Stan Morrison 76 Team Information UCR Staff and Head Coaches 77 2006 Overall Record: 2-25 UCR Strength and Conditioning 78 2006 Conference Record: 0-14/8th UCR Sports Medicine 79 Post Season (Record): N/A Leadership Opportunities 80 National Championships (AIAW and Div II): 1977 (AIAW), 1982, 1986 Student-Athlete Services 82 Starters Returning/Lost: 4 + Libero/2 50 Reasons to Come to UCR 83 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/4 The Highlander Club 84 Frequently Asked Questions Directions to and Parking at UCR will make every effort to accommodate you. Credentials will be available for UC Riverside is located adjacent to the 60 freeway in the city of Riverside. pickup at the entrance to the venue. Radio and television credentials must Exit at University Avenue, turning left. Continue on University as it turns be arranged for no less than 30 days before the game. left and becomes Canyon Crest. Event Parking will be marked. For regular parking, make a right onto Campus Drive and go to the Kiosk for parking Interviews information. For events at the Student Recreation Center, media, officials Player interviews must be arranged through the Athletics Media Relations and selected VIP’s will be hosted in Lot 25. To reach the lot, turn right onto Office. If a phone interview is desired, student-athletes will be contacted by Linden from Canyon Crest, then turn right into the parking lot. the Athletics Media Relations Office and given the media’s number. If an in- person interview is desired, the Athletics Media Relations Director will make Parking Permits arrangements and ensure that the student-athlete has no academic conflicts. Parking at UCR is enforced from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. There will be no day-of-game interviews. Visitor parking @ $6/day; $5/after 4 p.m. and on weekends. Parking for special events varies. Visitor permits and campus maps may be obtained from either Photography of the Information Kiosks located off of University Avenue near Hinderaker Photographers are welcome at Hall or off of Martin Luther King Blvd. on Canyon Crest Drive. Hourly permit UCR sporting events but will be dispensers are located throughout various lots. limited to designated areas ad- jacent to the playing area. Please Media Regulations contact the media relations office Seating in the media area is restricted to working members of the media. to arrange a photo credential. A working member is an individual actively engaged in reporting, scouting, or conducting the game. All requests for media and photo credentials should be UCR Athletics Web Site made to the UC Riverside Office of Athletics Media Relations at least two days Get all the latest info on High- in advance of the event.