sonoma state volleyball weekly release - week 6

2010 SONOMA STATE VOLLEYBALLWeekly Release • October 11, 2010

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#23 cal state east bayPIONEERS

12-4 overall, 7-4 ccaaSaturday, Oct. 16 • 7:00 pm

The Wolves’ Den at Rohnert Park, Calif.§

2010 SONOMA STATE VOLLEYBALLSSU Sports Information Weekly Release

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Sonoma State Volleyball Weekly ReleaseOctober 11, 2010

CCAA Standings

W-L* W-L^#8 Cal State San Bernardino 10-1 13-2#24 Cal State Monterey Bay 9-2 12-2#23 Cal State East Bay 7-4 12-4SONOMA STATE 7-4 10-5San Francisco State 7-4 10-6Cal State L.A. 6-5 9-6Cal State Stanislaus 6-5 9-7UC San Diego 5-6 8-7Cal Poly Pomona 4-6 6-9Chico State 3-8 8-9Humboldt State 1-10 1-14Cal State Dominguez Hills 1-10 1-15

*CCAA record; ^Overall record

...ON THE COURT THIS WEEK...

uc san diegoTRITONS

8-7 overall, 5-6 ccaaFriday, Oct. 15 • 7:00 pm

The Wolves’ Den at Rohnert Park, Calif.§

Having one of their best seasons in history so far, the Pioneers are coming off a huge upset victory over then-4th-ranked Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday in a five-set thriller -- it was the Coyotes first conference loss of the season. Ranked No. 23 in this week’s AVCA poll, Cal State East Bay is led by the 187 kills of Katie Allen and the conference’s fourth-most proficient hitter in Brianna Bryant (.329 hitting %). Lauren Massa is the CCAA’s leading defender, recording 5.21 digs per set this season. The Pioneers defeated the Seawolves earlier this season, 3-1, for just the fourth time in 20 matches.

Seawolves See Four-Match Win Streak Snapped at L.A.After a 3-0 loss to volleyball powerhouse Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 25, the Sea-wolves bounced back to win four straight matches, all by virtue of a three-set sweep, includ-ing a 3-0 win on Friday at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The streak ended, however, as Cal State L.A. held off a pesky Sonoma State team to claim a hard-fought victory in four sets.

11 Down, 11 To Go...With a 7-4 record in conference play this season, the Seawolves have hit the midway point of the 2010 CCAA campaign. After dropping the first two conference matches, Sonoma State has won seven of their last nine, including a convincing 3-0 victory over then-21st-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay on Oct 2. Sonoma State is 16-5 in the second half of the CCAA sea-son during the past two seasons, including an 8-3 mark last year.

Bring Out The BroomsThe Seawolves won a school-record twelve consecutive sets in CCAA play, en route to four straight three-set victories between Sept. 29 and Oct. 8 of this season. Prior to membership in the CCAA, Sonoma State won 16 straight sets back in 1993-94 when the Cossacks (as they were known as until 2002) were a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

Home Sweet HomeThe Seawolves enjoyed the friendly confines of The Wolves’ Den on their home floor in recent years. During the last three seasons, Sonoma State owns a 32-6 record at home, including a 7-2 record this season.

Tough LossesThe five losses suffered by the Seawolves this season have been at the hands of teams that have appeared in the national poll at some point this season. The combined record of Seat-tle Pacific, Cal State East Bay and Cal State San Bernardino -- three of the five teams that SSU has lost to this season -- is 41-7. UC San Diego, who was ranked 11th at the time and since fallen out, is at 8-7 and Cal State L.A., who was ranked all the way up until last week, is 9-6.

Starting the season ranked as the No. 8 team in the AVCA poll, the Tritons have since dropped out of the top 25 and sit in eighth place in the CCAA standings. After defeating Sonoma State, 3-0, back on Sept. 11, UC San Diego lost five straight matches, but have now won three of their last four. Katie Condon is one of three Tritons to play in all 15 of the team’s matches this season, hammering 164 kills in 58 sets. Thalia Mc-Cann sets the offense and is fourth in the CCAA in assists per set (9.57) and Janessa Werhane is also fourth in the conference in digs (4.82). The Tritons led the all-time series, 18-4.

2010 Schedule and Results(10-5 overall, 7-4 ccaa)

Date Opponent Time/Result9/3 DOMINICAN W, 3-09/3 BYU-HAWAII W, 3-19/4 GRAND CANYON W, 3-09/4 SEATTLE PACIFIC L, 0-39/10 at Cal State East Bay* L, 1-39/11 at #11 UC San Diego* L, 0-39/17 at Cal State Stanislaus* W, 3-29/18 at Chico State* W, 3-09/23 CAL POLY POMONA* W, 3-29/25 #5 CSU SAN BERNARDINO* L, 0-39/29 HUMBOLDT STATE* W, 3-010/1 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* W, 3-010/2 #21 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* W, 3-010/8 at CSU Dominguez Hills* W, 3-010/9 at Cal State L.A.* L, 1-310/15 UC SAN DIEGO* 7:00 pm10/16 #23 CAL STATE EAST BAY* 7:00 pm10/22 CHICO STATE* 7:00 pm10/23 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* 7:00 pm10/29 at CSU San Bernardino* 7:00 pm10/30 at Cal Poly Pomona* 1:00 pm11/3 at Humboldt State* 7:00 pm11/5 at Cal State Monterey Bay* 7:00 pm11/6 at San Francisco State* 7:00 pm 11/11 CAL STATE L.A.* 7:00 pm11/13 CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS* 7:00 pm *CCAA match; home games in CAPS



Career RecordYear Rec Conf Finish2002 15-14 10-12 8th2003 15-14 10-12 t-7th2004 14-12 9-9 6th2005 11-16 9-13 t-7th2006 10-14 7-13 t-7th2007 13-14 9-9 t-5th2008 23-7 15-5 t-2nd2009 23-8 15-7 4th2010 10-5 7-4 -Career Overall: 134-104Career Conference: 91-84

Head Coach Bear GrasslHead Coach Bear Grassl returns for his ninth year at the helm of the Sonoma State University volleyball program in 2010. The 2008 CCAA Coach of the Year, Grassl has led the Seawolves to two of the best seasons in school history in ‘08 and ‘09, putting forward a 46-15 record and back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament.

The 2009 Seawolves got out to the best start in program history, winning their first 11 matches on their way to a 23-8 overall record and their highest national ranking ever. Led by a core group of local players and a roster that featured a pair of All-Americans, the Seawolves advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, where they were upset by Cal State L.A..

The Seawolves burst on to the scene in 2008 when they won 14 of their first 15 matches. As the season went on, Sonoma State stayed close in the CCAA title race but went 9-5 the rest of the season and finished tied for second in the conference (15-5). However, the Seawolves had a stellar home record, going 14-1 on the hardwood of the Seawolf Gym. Sonoma State also appeared in the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament for the first time since 1993 but a first-round loss to conference-foe Chico State knocked the Seawolves out of national title contention.

Grassl took the reigns in 2002 and led the Seawolves to a 15-14 record. He repeated the feat in 2003 (15-14) and then went 14-12 in ‘04. In 2005 and 2006, the Seawolves struggled in the win column playing in the tough California Collegiate Athletic Association with a young squad.

In eight seasons at Sonoma State, Grassl has coached three All-Americans and countless All-Conference All-Region performers. He has also seen his players earn numerous Academic All-District honors in the past few seasons.

A 1991 graduate of Sonoma State, Grassl was head coach at El Molino High School from 1992-2001. During that span, he guided the Lions to six Sonoma County League championships, seven North Coast Section titles, five Northern California championships and one California state championship, in 1999. His career coaching mark at El Molino was an impressive 267-78.

2010 Sonoma State Volleyball Roster# Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown Last School 1 Hayley Ross S 5-10 Fr. Petaluma Petaluma HS2 Kelsey Dall DS 5-8 Jr. Mission Viejo Tesoro HS3 Sammi Bentovoja DS 5-7 So. El Dorado Hills Oak Ridge HS4 Taylor Krenwinkel L 5-7 Jr. San Diego Rancho Buena Vista HS5 Kaitlyn Dunaway DS 5-8 Fr. Rohnert Park Petaluma HS6 Amanda Vanover DS 5-10 Sr. Brea Brea Olinda HS7 Nicole Gragnola OH 5-7 Fr. Saratoga Saratoga HS8 Keala Peterson OH 6-0 Jr. Sebastopol UC Davis9 Annelise Dohrer OH 5-10 Fr. Berkeley Berkeley HS10 Lindsay Lytle S/OH 6-0 Jr. Sebastopol Rhode Island11 Devynne Johnson MB/OH 6-0 So. San Diego Grossmont HS13 Ally Sather OH 6-0 So. Santa Rosa Maria Carillo HS14 Brooke Moore MB 6-0 So. Fresno Clovis HS15 Kendahl Batiste OH 5-11 Sr. Portland, Ore. Grant HS17 Kelsey Hull MB 5-10 Fr. Valley Springs Calaveras HS18 Alex DaRosa MB 6-2 R-Fr. Watsonville Aptos HS20 Devin Shaver S 5-11 Fr. Livermore Granada HS21 Briana Hammonds OH 6-0 Jr. Anaheim Orange Lutheran HS23 Ashley Robinson MB 6-1 Fr. Ripon Ripon HS

Head Coach: Edward “Bear” Grassl (Sonoma State, 1991; ninth year)Assistant Coaches: Jesse Ortiz, Michaela Ebben

Seawolves Against Nationally Ranked OpponentsSonoma State hasn’t had much success against nationally ranked opponents in their history. However, the Seawolves upset then-21st-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay in three straight sets on Oct. 2, the first win over a ranked team since SSU did so last season against then-25th-ranked Chico State (Nov. 6). Since volleyball records began to be kept in 1991, the Seawolves (known as the Cossacks upuntil the 2002 season) are 22-119 against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll. Sonoma State has never beaten a Top Five team in its history (0-30). The Seawolves were 2-4 against ranked teams in 2009 and are 1-2 this season.

Krenwinkel’s Diggin’ ItJunior Taylor Krenwinkel is fifth in the CCAA in digs per set with 4.73. She has 246 this season as she sits at third on the all-time list for digs in a career with 1,308. She needs 397 to top former SSU student-athlete Taylor Manton for the school record (1,704). Follow The Action, LIVE!Can’t make it to The Wolves’ Den to catch the match? The Seawolf Sports Network is making its return to the internet again this season. The SSN is in its second season carrying the home matches of the Sonoma State volleyball team and an array of broad-casters will call the game live on the internet at:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sonoma-state-seawolves

Live stats will also be available by going to the official web site of Sonoma State Athletics at sonomaseawolves.com.



AVCA National Rankings

1. Minnesota Duluth2. Southwest Minnesota State3. Tampat-4. Washburnt-4. Wayne State (Neb.)6. Concordia-St. Paul7. Central Missouri8. Cal State San Bernardino9. Nebraska-Kearney10. Truman11. Lewis12. Hillsdale13. Northern Michigan14. Minnesota State15. Emporia State16. Western Washington17. Seattle Pacific18. Metro State19. Missouri-St. Louis20. Indianapolis21. Abilene Christian22. Dowling23. Cal State East Bay24. Cal State Monterey Bay25. Grand Valley State

NCAA West Regional Rankings

CCAA Player of the Week

The official NCAA Division IIWest Region Poll will bereleased at a later date.

Upcoming Schedule/Match ResultsDate Opponent W L Result Att. Set Scores 9/3 DOMINICAN W 3-0 65 25-17, 25-11, 25-179/3 BYU-HAWAII W 3-1 167 25-21, 25-23, 24-26, 27-259/4 GRAND CANYON W 3-0 87 25-22, 25-23, 25-139/4 SEATTLE PACIFIC L 0-3 143 22-25, 23-25, 19-259/10 at Cal State East Bay* L 1-3 217 23-25, 17-25, 25-20, 19-259/11 at #11 UC San Diego* L 0-3 358 14-25, 21-25, 22-259/17 at Cal State Stanislaus* W 3-2 129 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 15-119/18 at Chico State* W 3-0 189 25-19, 25-20, 25-219/23 CAL POLY POMONA* W 3-2 145 21-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-10, 15-89/25 #5 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* L 0-3 222 14-25, 13-25, 16-259/29 HUMBOLDT STATE* W 3-0 121 25-15, 25-18, 25-1810/1 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* W 3-0 187 25-20, 25-19, 25-1910/2 #21 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* W 3-0 317 25-19, 26-24, 25-1110/8 at Cal State Dominguez Hills* W 3-0 121 25-20, 25-23, 25-2110/9 at Cal State L.A.* L 1-3 137 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 24-2610/15 UC SAN DIEGO* 7:00 pm 10/16 #23 CAL STATE EAST BAY* 7:00 pm 10/22 CHICO STATE* 7:00 pm 10/23 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* 7:00 pm 10/29 at Cal State San Bernardino* 7:00 pm 10/30 at Cal Poly Pomona* 1:00 pm 11/3 at Humboldt State* 7:00 pm 11/5 at Cal State Monterey Bay* 7:00 pm 11/6 at San Francisco State* 7:00 pm 11/11 CAL STATE L.A.* 7:00 pm 11/13 CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS* 7:00 pm11/18 NCAA West Region Quarterfinal TBA 11/19 NCAA West Region Semifinal TBA11/20 NCAA West Region Final TBA12/2 NCAA Championship Quarterfinal TBA12/3 NCAA Championship Semifinal TBA12/4 NCAA Championship Final TBA

Wk1-Roxanne Brunsting (UCSD)Wk2-Roxanne Neely (CSUEB)Wk3-Rheann Fall (CSUMB)*Wk4-Lianne Vicchio (CSUS)Wk5-Jane Chafeh (CSUSB)Wk6-Melanie Lashbrook (CSUMB)

* = National Player of the Week

This Week in the CCAAWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13

Chico State at Cal State Stanislaus, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15

Cal State East Bay at Humboldt State, 7 p.m.UC San Diego at Sonoma State, 7 p.m.

Cal State L.A. at Cal State Stanislaus, 7 p.m.Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Monterey Bay, 7 p.m.

Cal State Dominguez Hills at Chico State, 7 p.m.Cal State San Bernardino at San Francisco State, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal State Stanislaus, 7 p.m.Cal State San Bernardino at Cal State Monterey Bay, 7 p.m.

Cal State East Bay at Sonoma State, 7 p.m.UC San Diego at Humboldt State, 7 p.m.

Cal State L.A. at Chico State, 7 p.m.Cal Poly Pomona at San Francisco State, 7 p.m.

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2010 Sonoma State VolleyballSonoma State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2010)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 10-5 7-2 3-3 0-0CONFERENCE 7-4 4-1 3-3 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0



QUICK KILLSSunday ___________________0-0Monday ___________________0-0Tuesday ___________________0-0Wednesday ________________1-0Thursday __________________0-0Friday ____________________6-1Saturday __________________3-4

August ____________________0-0September ________________7-4October ___________________3-1November _________________0-0

Home ____________________7-2Road _____________________3-3Neutral ___________________0-0

Record in Set 1 _____________9-6Record in Set 2 _____________9-6Record in Set 3 ____________10-5Record in Set 4 _____________2-3Record in Set 5 _____________2-0

Record in...3-Set Matches ______________7-34-Set Matches ______________1-25-Set Matches ______________2-0

ALL-TIME RECORDS (since 1991)

vs. 2010 OPPONENTSDominican ________________6-1BYU-Hawaii ________________2-2Grand Canyon _____________7-16Seattle Pacific ______________5-3Cal State East Bay __________16-4UC San Diego _____________4-18Cal State Stanislaus _________33-8Chico State ______________25-16Cal Poly Pomona __________14-20Cal State San Bernardino ____5-26Humboldt State ___________21-6San Francisco State _________29-3Cal State Monterey Bay _____10-3Cal State Dominguez Hills ___26-5Cal State L.A. ______________6-29

Individual Match HighsKILLS Opponent Date TotalKeala Peterson BYU-Hawaii 9/3 20Ally Sather Cal Poly Pomona 9/23 16Ally Sather at Cal State L.A. 10/9 16Keala Peterson at Cal State L.A. 10/9 14

HITTING % (20 att.) Opponent Date TotalLindsay Lytle Grand Canyon 9/4 .429 (9k-0e-21a)Ally Sather at Cal State Dominguez Hills 10/8 .379 (13k-2e-29a)Keala Peterson at Cal State L.A. 10/9 .375 (14k-2e-32a)Keala Peterson San Francisco State 10/1 .364 (11k-3e-22a) ASSISTS Opponent Date TotalLindsay Lytle at Cal State L.A. 10/9 36Hayley Ross at Cal State East Bay 9/10 35Lindsay Lytle at Cal State Stanislaus 9/17 31Lindsay Lytle #21 Cal State Monterey Bay 10/2 30

DIGS Opponent Date TotalTaylor Krenwinkel BYU-Hawaii 9/3 30Taylor Krenwinkel Humboldt State 9/29 25Taylor Krenwinkel #21 Cal State Monterey Bay 10/2 21Taylor Krenwinkel at Cal State Stanislaus 9/17 20

BLOCKS Opponent Date TotalBrooke Moore Grand Canyon 9/4 7 (2s-5a)Brooke Moore at Cal State L.A. 10/9 5 (0s-5a)Kendahl Batiste Humboldt State 9/29 5 (0s-5a)

ACES Opponent Date TotalBrooke Moore at Cal State Stanislaus 9/17 6Taylor Krenwinkel BYU-Hawaii 9/3 5

3-SET MATCH HIGHSKILLS: Ally Sather (13), at CSU Dominguez Hills, 10/8HITTING%: Lindsay Lytle (.429), vs Grand Canyon, 9/4ASSISTS: Hayley Ross (30), vs Grand Canyon, 9/4DIGS: Taylor Krenwinkel (25), vs Humboldt State, 9/29BLOCKS: Brooke Moore (7), vs Grand Canyon, 9/4ACES: Five times (3)

4-SET MATCH HIGHSKILLS: Keala Peterson (20), vs BYU-Hawaii, 9/3HITTING%: Keala Peterson (.375), at Cal State L.A., 10/9ASSISTS: Lindsay Lytle (36), at Cal State L.A., 10/9DIGS: Taylor Krenwinkel (30), vs BYU-Hawaii, 9/3BLOCKS: Brooke Moore (5), at Cal State L.A., 10/9ACES: Taylor Krenwinkel (5), vs BYU-Hawaii, 9/3

5-SET MATCH HIGHSKILLS: Ally Sather (16), vs Cal Poly Pomona, 9/23HITTING%: Devynne Johnson (.350), at Cal State Stanislaus, 9/17ASSISTS: Lindsay Lytle (31), at Cal State Stanislaus, 9/17DIGS: Taylor Krenwinkel (20), at Cal State Stanislaus, 9/17BLOCKS: K. Batiste, D. Johnson (4), vs Cal Poly Pomona, 9/23ACES: Brooke Moore (6), at Cal State Stanislaus, 9/17



STATISTICAL LEADERS(through Sunday, 10/10)

HITTING PERCENTAGE (min 3.0 att/set)Samantha Middleborn (CSUSB) ______ .531Megan Johnson (CSUSB) ___________ .380Melanie Lashbrook (CSUMB) ________ .357Brianna Bryant (CSUEB) ____________ .329Crystal Trifeletti (CSUC) ____________ .328

KILLS (per set)Rheann Fall (CSUMB) ______________ 4.26Denise Devine (CSUDH) ____________ 3.80Jane Chafeh (CSUSB) ______________ 3.74Lauren Walsh (SFSU) _______________ 3.66Lianne Vicchio (CSUS) ______________ 3.29

ASSISTS (per set)Iris Tolenada (SFSU) ______________ 10.64Camille Smith (CSUSB) ____________ 10.27Amrita Tuladhar (CSULA) ___________ 9.75Thalia McCann (UCSD) _____________ 9.57Sable Villaescusa (CSUC) ___________ 9.54

SERVICE ACES (per set)Rheann Fall (CSUMB) ______________ 0.52Dionna Lucas (CSUMB) _____________ 0.50Megan Britton (CSUS) ______________ 0.50Andrea Fett (CSUS) ________________ 0.48Amrita Tuladhar (CSULA) ___________ 0.46

BLOCKS (per set)Tiffaney Riggs (CSUMB) ____________ 1.16Samantha Middleborn (CSUSB) ______ 1.10Marquis Mora (CSULA) _____________ 0.98Kaycee Gow (CSUS) _______________ 0.93Melissa Bishop (CSUS) _____________ 0.90

DIGS (per set)Lauren Massa (CSUEB) _____________ 5.18Sarah Kurfess (SFSU) _______________ 5.03Megan Britton (CSUS) ______________ 4.89Janessa Werhane (UCSD) ___________ 4.82TAYLOR KRENWINKEL (SSU) _______4.73

#1 Hayley RossS • Fr.

Petaluma, CA

#2 Kelsey DallDS • Jr.

Mission Viejo, CA

#3 Sammi BentovojaDS • So.

El Dorado Hills, CA

#4 Taylor KrenwinkelL • Jr.

San Diego, CA

#5 Kaitlyn DunawayDS • Fr.

Rohnert Park, CA

SSU QUICK FACTSSchool Name Sonoma State UniversityFounded 1960Enrollment 7,050Colors Navy (PMS 286), Columbia Blue (PMS 278), WhiteNickname SeawolvesMascot Lobo the SeawolfAffiliation NCAA Division IIConference California Collegiate Athletic AssociationPresident Dr. Ruben ArmiñanaDirector of Athletics Bill FuscoHome Court The Wolves’ Den Playing Surface/Capacity Hardwood/2,000

DEPARTMENT STAFF DIRECTORYDirector of Athletics Bill FuscoAssociate Athletic Director - Comm. & Mktg. Brandon BronzanAssociate Athletic Director - S-A Services/SWA Yvonne BurbankAssociate Athletic Director - Business Operations Michael OggAssistant Athletic Director - Event Mgmt. Megan ChristensenAdministrative Analyst Nancy CrosatSports Information Director Tyler LobeCompliance Coordinator Michael BalasekEquipment Manager Willie LeeAdministrative Assistant Erin RockHead Athletic Trainer Bo Owens Assistant Athletic Trainers Julie Miller, Andrew Simpkins

#6 Amanda VanoverDS • Sr.Brea, CA

#7 Nicole GragnolaOH • Fr.

Saratoga, CA

#8 Keala PetersonOH • Jr.

Sebastopol, CA

#10 Lindsay LytleS/OH • Jr.

Sebastopol, CA

#11 Devynne JohnsonMB/OH • So.

San Diego, CA

#18 Alex DaRosaMB • R-Fr.

Watsonville, CA

#13 Ally SatherOH • So.

Santa Rosa, CA

#14 Brooke MooreMB • So.

Fresno, CA

#15 Kendahl BatisteOH • Sr.

Portland, OR

#17 Kelsey HullMB • Fr.

Valley Springs, CA

#20 Devin ShaverS • Fr.

Livermore, CA

#21 Briana HammondsOH • Jr.

Anaheim, CA

#23 Ashley RobinsonMB • Fr.

Ripon, CA

#9 Annelise DohrerOH • Fr.

Berkeley, CA

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