University of Utah, 2015 Women's Volleyball Media Guide

Women's Volleyball Media GuideIncludes photos and biographies of players, photos of athletic staff, information about teams, universities, player rosters, team statistics, season schedule.Women's VolleyballTABLE OF CONTENTS UTAH VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach Beth Launiere.......................................................16-18 Assistant Coach JJ Van Niel............................................................. 19 Assistant Coach Malia Shoji............................................................. 19 Director of Operations Kate Holdeman........................................ 20 Statistics/Video Coordinator Beau Lawler.................................... 20 Practice Coordinator Shane Tye.................................................... 20 Utah Athletic Administration............................................................ 20 THIS IS UTAH Crimson Court/Jon M. Huntsman Center..................................... 98 Salt Lake City...................................................................................... 99 The University of Utah...................................................................... 100 Campus Life...................................................................................... 101 2014 REVIEW Like Utah Volleyball on Facebook www.facebook.com/UtahVolleyball MEET THE UTES Follow Utah Volleyball on Twitter www.twitter.com/utahvolleyball COACHING STAFF MEET THE UTES Tess Sutton........................................................................................... 22 Alyssa Koenig...................................................................................... 23 Eliza Katoa........................................................................................... 24 Carly Trueman.................................................................................... 25 Adora Anae........................................................................................ 26 Jessie Jorgensen................................................................................ 27 Brenna DeYoung................................................................................ 28 McCall Phillips..................................................................................... 29 Kendall Cygan................................................................................... 30 Caroline Sipiora.................................................................................. 31 Emma Kirst........................................................................................... 31 Madison Legerski............................................................................... 32 Megan Shughrou............................................................................... 32 Bailee Kendall..................................................................................... 33 Berkeley Oblad.................................................................................. 33 Emily Twohig........................................................................................ 34 Megan Boudreaux............................................................................ 34 HISTORY & RECORDS 2015 UTAH VOLLEYBALL OUTLOOK Season Outlook................................................................................. 8-9 2015 Opponents...........................................................................10-13 HISTORY & RECORDS NCAA Success................................................................................... 48 NCAA Tournament History............................................................... 49 NCAA Tournament Records.......................................................50-51 All-Americans................................................................................52-54 Honors and Awards......................................................................55-56 Career Clubs.................................................................................57-59 Career Records.................................................................................. 60 Single-Season Records.................................................................61-63 Single-Match Records..................................................................64-66 Miscellaneous Records..................................................................... 67 All-Time Coaching Records............................................................. 68 All-Time Series Records.................................................................69-70 All-Time Series Results....................................................................71-78 Utah vs. Other Conferences............................................................ 79 All-Time Year-by-Year Results......................................................80-92 Milestones/Opening Matches......................................................... 93 All-Time Letterwinners...................................................................94-95 All-Time Numerical Roster................................................................. 96 THIS IS UTAH TEAM INFORMATION Table of Contents................................................................................ 1 Quick Facts........................................................................................... 2 Covering the Utes/Media Information............................................ 3 2015 Schedule...................................................................................... 4 2015 Roster............................................................................................ 5 2015 TV/Radio Roster.......................................................................... 6 Follow Utah Volleyball on Instagram www.instagram.com/utahvolleyball/ 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW 2014 Season Recap.....................................................................38-39 2014 Results/Statistics....................................................................40-44 2014 Pac-12 Season Review.......................................................45-46 Follow Utah Volleyball on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/UtahVolleyball 2015 OUTLOOK 2015 HOME SCHEDULE Aug. 29 • 10 a.m. Cal State Northridge Aug. 29 • 7 p.m. Lipscomb Sept. 17 • 7:30 p.m. BYU Sept. 23 • 6 p.m. Colorado* Oct. 9 • 6 p.m. UCLA* Oct. 10 • 1 p.m. USC Oct. 16 • 8 p.m. Stanford* Oct. 18 • 1 p.m. California* Oct. 30 • 8 p.m. Oregon* Nov. 1 • 12 p.m. Oregon State* Nov. 12 • 7 p.m. Arizona* Nov. 14 • 7 p.m. Arizona State* Nov. 25 • 4 p.m. Washington* WWW.UTAHUTES.COM | @UTAHVOLLEYBALL TEAM INFORMATION Aug. 28 • 7 p.m. Idaho State 1 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH INFORMATION Location................................................................Salt Lake City, Utah Elevation.....................................................................................4,657 ft. Founded.......................................................................................... 1850 Enrollment.....................................................................................31,515 Nickname.........................................................................................Utes Colors......................................................................... Crimson & White Mascot.......................................................Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Conference................................................................................Pac-12 President.......................................................David W. Pershing, Ph.D. Athletics Director...........................................................Chris Hill, Ph.D. Associate AD/SWA.................................................Nona Richardson VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year of Volleyball.................................................................... 1975 All-Time Record..............................................................723-585 (.553) All-Time Conference Record.......................................304-255 (.543) All-Time Pac-12 Record....................................................29-53 (.354) NCAA Tournament Appearances.... 12 (1998-2006, 2008, 2013-14) Sweet Sixteen Appearances..................................Two (2001, 2008) COACHING STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach........................................Beth Launiere (Aquinas, ‘85) Utah Record..................................................491-303, .620 (25 Years) Career Record.............................................................................Same Conference Record....................................................... 223-163, .577 Office Phone....................................................................801.581.6843 Email.................................................blauniere@huntsman.utah.edu Assistant Coach...............................................JJ Van Niel (USC, ‘98) Office Phone....................................................................801.581.4397 Email.................................................... jvanniel@huntsman.utah.edu Assistant Coach............................. Malia Shoji (UC San Diego, ‘09) Office Phone....................................................................801.585.3217 Email.......................................................mshoji@huntsman.utah.edu Stats/Video Coordinator................................................ Beau Lawler Practice Coordinator..........................................................Shane Tye Director of Operations..............................................Kate Holdeman ARENA INFORMATION Arena.......................................................... Jon M. Huntsman Center Capacity......................................................................................15,000 2014 TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record.....................................................................20-13 2014 Pac-12 Record (Finish)........................................9-11 (Seventh) 2014 Postseason................................................................................ 1-1 First Round (Defeated Kansas State, 3-0) Second Round (Lost to Nebraska 3-2) Final AVCA Ranking....................................................................No. 18 CREDITS The 2015 Utah Volleyball Media Guide was written, produced and edited by Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, Dameon Myres. Editorial assistance provided by Mike DeVine and Brooke Frederickson. Cover designed by Dameon Myres. Photography provided by Steve Wilson and Leo Hopf, with additional photography provided by University Relations and Athletic Communication archives. THIS IS UTAH HISTORY & RECORDS 2014 REVIEW MEET THE UTES COACHING STAFF 2015 OUTLOOK TEAM INFORMATION QUICK FACTS 2 2015 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VOLLEYBALL 2015 OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................................8/6 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................... 2/4 + Libero Newcomers.......................................................................................... 6 STARTERS - Returning (R) and Lost (L): (L) Lea Adolph........................ DS/L........ Sr...................... 123 A, 372 D (R) Adora Anae...................... OH/RS.... So...........280 K, 129 D, 70 TB (L) Bailey Bateman................. MB..........Sr.....217 K, .329 Pct., 140 TB (L) Shelby Dalton.................... RS............Sr..........344 K, 122 D, 100 TB (L) Kalee Kirby......................... S..............Sr...................... 723 A, 254 D (L) Chelsey Schofield-Olsen. OH..........Sr............368 K, 312 D, 70 TB (R) Carly Trueman................... OH/MB... So.....................178 K, 113 TB OTHER LETTERWINNERS - Returning (R) and Lost (L): (R) Kendall Cygan.................. S..............Sr...................... 543 A, 193 D (R) Brenna DeYoung.............. MB..........Sr.......................... 15 K, 16 TB (R) Eliza Katoa......................... OH..........So.............118 K, 49 D, 29 TB (R) Alyssa Koenig.................... MB..........So............................. 2 K, 1 TB (L) Makenzie Moea’i.............. OH..........Sr............112 K, 112 D, 37 TB (R) McCall Phillips.................... DS/L........ So........................................ - (R) Tess Sutton.......................... DS/L........ Jr.......................... 96 D, 23 A REDSHIRTS: Jessie Jorgensen............... S..............R-Fr. Emma Kirst.......................... MB..........R-Fr. Caroline Sipiora................. DS/L........ R-Fr. NEWCOMERS: Megan Boudreaux........... MB..........Fr. (HS) Bailee Kendall.................... OH/RS.... Sr. (TR) Madison Legerski.............. OH..........Jr. (TR) Berkeley Oblad................. MB..........Fr. (HS) Megan Shughrou............. L..............Fr. (HS) Emily Twohig...................... S..............Fr. (HS) MEDIA INFORMATION Associate AD/Athletic Communications.............................Liz Abel Assistant Director/Volleyball Contact.....................Dameon Myres Office Phone....................................................................801.587.7298 Cell Phone.........................................................................801.201.4834 Email.....................................................dmyres@huntsman.utah.edu Fax......................................................................................801.581.4358 Mailing Address.........................................1825 E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84112 COVERING THE UTES INTERVIEWS Contact Dameon Myres for all player or coach interview requests. Home and/or cell phone numbers for players will not be provided and players have been instructed not to accept calls from media without prior notice from the communications office. WWW.UTAHUTES.COM The official athletics website for the University of Utah can be found at www.UtahUtes.com. Updated releases, statistics, match notes, player features and interviews are available on the official web site of Utah Athletics. SOCIAL MEDIA Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) maintains a twitter feed which will provide in-game updates, links and news pertaining to coaches, players and alumni. Fans can also get conference Twitter updates by following @Pac12 and @Pac12Networks. WIRE SERVICES Associated Press 30 E 100 S, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 801.322.3405 TELEVISION KSL-TV (NBC) Broadcast House 5 Triad Center Salt Lake City, UT 84110 801.575.5535 KTVX-TV (ABC) 2175 W 1700 S Salt Lake City, UT 84104 801.975.4428 KUTV-TV (CBS) 299 S. Main St., Suite 150 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 801.839.1234 TEAM INFORMATION Jon M. Huntsman Center 1825 E South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Daily Utah Chronicle 200 Central Campus Dr., #240 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801.581.7041 Griffin Adams, Sports Editor griffin.adams12@gmail.com AVCA www.avca.org 2365 Harrodsburg Rd. Suite A325 Lexington, KY 40504 859.226.4315 David Portney Director of Communications david.portney@avca.org 2015 OUTLOOK DIRECTIONS TO THE HUNTSMAN CENTER From Salt Lake International Airport: Take I-80 East out of the airport. In four miles, exit on 600 South. Go to 700 East and turn left. Turn right at the second light (400 South). Go up the hill as the street bends and becomes 500 South. Continue through the light at 1300 East and get in the left lane. Take a left at Guardsman Way. Bear right and continue up 400 South. The Huntsman Center will be on the left. Deseret News 55 N 300 W Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801.237.2161 sports@deseretnews.com Kent Condon, Sports Editor kcondon@deseretnews.com ORGANIZATIONS Pac-12 Conference www.pac-12.com 360 3rd St., 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 415.580.4200 Natalia Ciccone Assistant Commissioner Communications nciccone@pac-12.org COACHING STAFF TELEVISION Several Utah volleyball matches will appear on television again this year and will be primarily featured on the Pac-12 Networks. Up-to-date listings for game coverage can be found on Utah’s official website, www.UtahUtes.com. NEWSPAPERS Salt Lake Tribune 90 S 400 W, Suite 700 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801.257.8900 sports@sltrib.com Matt Piper, Beat Writer mpiper@sltrib.com MEET THE UTES GAME DAY SERVICES Match notes, rosters, season statistics and final match statistics will be provided for each home match. Match previews will be posted on UtahUtes.com three days prior to match day. Any media member who would like to be added to the email distribution list should contact Dameon Myres. MEDIA OUTLETS 2014 REVIEW Players and coaches are available for interviews immediately before practices on non-game days. Following home games, head coach Beth Launiere and requested student-athletes will be available outside the locker room following a brief cool down period. For televised games, coaches and athletes will be available following those media obligations. In addition, fans can follow all the action of all Utah athletics teams on Facebook (www.facebook.com/uathletics) and on Twitter (www.twitter.com/utahathletics). HISTORY & RECORDS PHOTOGRAPHERS All photographers are required to check in on press row to discuss position assignments, no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the match. The program has a strong social media presence across many platforms. Frequent updates can be found on the team’s Facebook page, (www.facebook.com/utahvolleybal) and Instagram account (UtahVolleyball). THIS IS UTAH CREDENTIALS All credential requests must be placed with Dameon Myres (dmyres@huntsman.utah.edu) at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled match. Media members should use the south entrance of the Huntsman Center, where a media pass will be located for all home matches. KSTU-TV (FOX) 5020 W. Amelia Earhart Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84116 801.536.1313 WWW.UTAHUTES.COM | @UTAHVOLLEYBALL 3 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 SCHEDULE 2014 REVIEW MEET THE UTES COACHING STAFF 2015 OUTLOOK DAY Fri. Sat. Sat. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Thurs. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Thurs. Sat. Fri. Sat. Wed. Fri. DATE Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 11 Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 17 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Dec. 4-6 Dec. 11-12 Dec. 17-19 OPPONENT Idaho State! Cal State Northridge! Lipscomb! at Utah State vs. Wyoming# vs. Montana# at Gonzaga# at Louisville$ vs. Ohio$ vs. Seton Hall$ BYU Colorado* at Washington State* at Oregon State* at Oregon* UCLA* USC* Stanford* California* at Arizona State* at Arizona* Oregon* Oregon State* at UCLA* at USC* Arizona* Arizona State* at California* at Stanford* Washington* at Colorado* NCAA First/Second Rounds NCAA Regional Tournament NCAA Final Four LOCATION (ARENA) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Logan, Utah (Wayne Estes Center) Spokane, Wash. (Charlotte Martin Center) Spokane, Wash. (Charlotte Martin Center) Spokane, Wash. (Charlotte Martin Center) Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Arena) Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Arena) Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Arena) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Pullman, Wash. (Bohier Gym) Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Crimson Court) Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) Tucson, Ariz. (McKale Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion) Los Angeles, Calif. (Galen Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion) Palo Alto, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) Boulder, Colo. (Coors Event Center) TBA Austin, Des Moines, Lexington, San Diego Omaha, Neb. (Century Link Center) TIME 7 p.m. 10 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. TBA 4 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA TBA HISTORY & RECORDS Home matches in bold | All times are MT All games, dates and times subject to change * - Pac-12 Match ! - Utah Classic # - Gonzaga Invitational $ - Louisville/Active Ankle Challenge P12N - Match televised live on Pac-12 Networks 2015 UTAH CLASSIC FRIDAY, AUG. 28 - SATURDAY, AUG. 29 THIS IS UTAH MATCH SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 28 Lipscomb vs. Cal State Northridge | 4:30 p.m. | Huntsman Center Utah vs. Idaho State | 7 p.m. | Huntsman Center Saturday, Aug. 29 Utah vs. Cal State Northridge | 10 a.m. | Huntsman Center Lipscomb vs. Idaho State | 12 p.m. | Huntsman Center Idaho State vs. Cal State Northridge | 5 p.m. | Huntsman Center Utah vs. Lipscomb | 7 p.m. | Huntsman Center 4 2015 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VOLLEYBALL TV P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N P12N 2015 UTAH VOLLEYBALL ROSTER THIS IS UTAH HISTORY & RECORDS 2014 REVIEW 2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER Pos. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) OH Jr. TR Laramie, Wyo. (Casper College) DS/L R-Fr. RS Folsom, Calif. (Vista del Lago HS) L Jr. 2L Bonsall, Calif. (Fallbrook HS) MB Jr. 2L Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) OH R-Fr. RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) OH So. 1L Layton, Utah (Layton HS) L Fr. HS Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) MB/OH So. 1L Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson High Magnet School) OH/RS Sr. TR Mount Pleasant, Utah (College of Idaho) MB Fr. HS Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) S Fr. HS Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) OH/RS So. 1L Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) S R-Fr. RS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) MB Fr. HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) MB Sr. 1L Tooele, Utah (Snow College) DS/L