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2011 Schedule • Overall: 2-1 • Pac-12: 0-0 Date Opponent Location Time/ResultFri.-Sat., Aug. 26-27 Utah Classic Salt Lake City Fri., Aug. 26 Weber State W, 3-0Sat., Aug. 27 Cal State Northridge W, 3-0 Northwestern L, 3-0 Tue., Aug. 30 Nova KBM Maribor (exh.) Salt Lake City L, 3-2Fri.-Sat., Sept. 2-3 at Yale Volleyball Invitational New Haven, Conn. Fri., Sept. 2 vs. Colgate 5 p.m. ET Sat., Sept. 3 vs. Boston College 1 p.m. ETSat., Sept. 3 vs. Yale 7 p.m. ET Fri.-Sat., Sept. 9-10 Utah Invitational Salt Lake City Fri., Sept. 9 Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. MTSat., Sept. 10 UC Riverside 12 p.m. MT BYU 7 p.m. MT Tue., Sept. 13 at Colorado* Boulder, Colo. 7 p.m. MT Fri., Sept. 16 at Stanford* Stanford, Calif. 7 p.m. PT Sat., Sept. 17 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 7 p.m. PTFri., Sept. 23 Oregon State* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MTSat., Sept. 24 Oregon* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MTFri., Sept. 30 UCLA* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MTSun., Oct. 2 USC* Salt Lake City 2 p.m. MTFri., Oct. 7 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. 7 p.m. PTSat., Oct. 8 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. PT Fri., Oct. 14 Arizona State* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MTSat., Oct. 15 Arizona* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MTFri., Oct. 21 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. 7 p.m. PT Sat., Oct. 22 at UCLA* Los Angeles, Calif. 7 p.m. PT Fri., Oct. 28 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 7 p.m. PT Sat., Oct. 29 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m. PT Thur., Nov. 3 California* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MT Sat., Nov. 5 Stanford* Salt Lake City 2 p.m. MTFri., Nov. 11 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. PT Sat., Nov. 12 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. 7 p.m. PT Fri., Nov. 18 Washington* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MT Sat., Nov. 19 Washington State* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MT Wed., Nov. 23 Colorado* Salt Lake City 7 p.m. MT * indicates Pac-12 match. Home matches in bold.

Utes Resume Regular Season with Three Matches this Weekend

After Tuesday’s exhibition match, the University of Utah volleyball team hits the road for the first time this season as it will play three matches in two days at the Yale Invitational. All matches will be played at the John Lee Ampitheater (2,800) in New Haven, Conn. The Utes open play Friday against Colgate at 5 p.m. ET, then will play a doubleheader on Saturday, starting against Boston College at 1 p.m., then against host Yale at 7 p.m. ET.

Keep Up With the Utes

Fans can follow Yale Invitational action by watching the live stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/yale/.

Utes on the Road

Saturday’s match against Yale, will be Utah’s first road match of the season. The Utes were 8-5 in road matches last year, including a 2-1 mark in non-conference matches.

For Starters

The Utes have won three of their last four road openers, including wins at Northwestern (2010), New Mexico State (2008) and Purdue (2007). Utah owns a 13-23 all-time in its first road match.

Nova KBM Review

Ute freshman Alli Spurrier (Salt Lake City, Utah) had 10 blocks and sophomore outside hitter Morgan Odale (Star, Idaho) added 14 kills and six digs but Utah fell in five sets to Nova KBM (25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 20-25, 5-15) in an exhibition match Tuesday at Crimson Court.

The Utes outblocked Nova KBM 14.5 to 11 for the match, but their opponents hit .314 compared to a .207 mark for Utah. Spurrier had a match-high 10 blocks and Danielle Killpack (Idaho Falls, Idah) added nine. Morgan Odale totaled her 14 kills on 36 swings with only four errors to go along six digs and three blocks. Sophomore middle blocker Erin Redd had 13 kills on only 21 attempts with three errors as well as four

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Yale Invitational: Colgate, Boston College and Yale (Sept. 2-3)

Match Notes

Match 5: vs. Boston CollegeNew Haven, Conn. • Saturday, Sept. 3 • 1 p.m. ET

John Lee Ampitheater (2,800)

Match 4: vs. ColgateNew Haven, Conn. • Friday, Sept. 2 • 5 p.m. ET


Match 6: at YaleNew Haven, Conn. • Saturday, Sept. 3 • 7 p.m. ET


Conference: Atlantic Coast2011 Record: 0-22010 Record: 9-24 ACC Record (Finish): 1-19 (12th/12) Postseason: N/AHead Coach: Chris Campbell Record at BC: 9-26 Career Record: 86-140Top Returner: Tsvetelina Dureva (Sr., OH) 2011 Stats: 2.00 kps, 2.17 dps, 0.17 bpsVB SID: Joshua Lentine Office phone: 617.552.1188 E-mail: [email protected]: bceagles.com

Conference: Patriot League2011 Record: 1-22010 Record: 18-12 Patriot League Record (Finish): 10-4 (3rd/8) Postseason: N/AHead Coach: Ryan Baker Record at CU: 80-69 Career Record: 102-80Top Returner: Maureen Colligan (Sr., OH) 2011 Stats: 1.92 kps, 0.31 dps, 0.77 bpsVB SID: Matt Faulkner Office phone: 315.228.7860 E-mail: [email protected]: colgate.com

Conference: Ivy League2011 Record: 0-02010 Record: 18-8 Ivy League Record (Finish): 12-2 (T-1st/8) Postseason: N/AHead Coach: Erin Appleman Record at Yale: 146-56 Career Record: 146-56Top Returner: Kendall Polan (So., S) 2010 Stats: 9.02 aps, 3.43 dps, 1.78 kpsVB SID: TBA Office phone: 203.815.7660 E-mail: [email protected]: yalebulldogs.com


Match Notes

University of Utah InformationLocation: Salt Lake City, UtahElevation: 4,657 ft.Interim President: Lorris BetzFaculty Rep.: William SmithDirector of Athletics: Dr. Chris HillSWA: Mary BowmanFounded: 1850Enrollment: 30,819Conference: Pac-12Nickname: UtesColors: Crimson and WhiteMascot: Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk)Facility (Capacity): Crimson Court (1,500)Website: www.UtahUtes.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Beth Launiere Career/Utah Record: 427-239, .641 (22nd year)Conference Record: 192-110 (.636)Office Phone: 801.581.6843Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach: Brian Doyon Office Phone: 801.581.4397Email: [email protected] Asst. Coach: Brian HosfeldOffice Phone: 801.581.4397Email: [email protected] Volunteer Asst. Coach: Cinthia AngusVideo & Stats Coord.: Daniel JonesAthletic Trainer: Seth Bires Team Information2010 Record: 17-14MWC Record/Finish: 11-5/3rdStarters Returning/Lost: 4/2 + LiberoLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/6Newcomers: 7All-Time Record: 659-519 (.559)All-Time Conference Record: 273-202 (.575)NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10

Associate AD/Communications: Liz AbelDir. of Special Projects: Mike Lageschulte Associate Comm. Dir.: Kyle HarrisAssistant Comm. Dir.: Brooke FredericksonComm. Manager: Kate SturgeonAsst. Comm. Dir./VB Contact: Mike DeVinePhone: 801.581.8997Fax: 801.581.4358Courtside Phone: 801.585.9560Mailing Address: 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84112

No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School1 McKenzie Odale 5-11 S Jr. 2L Star, Idaho Eagle HS2 Candace Tufaga 5-7 L Jr. TR Kahuku, Hawaii Sheridan College3 Bailey Bateman 6-0 MB Fr. HS West Hooper, Utah Fremont HS4 Nikki Sim 5-7 L So. 1L Salt Lake City, Utah Juan Diego HS5 Brooke McAlister 6-0 OH So. 1L Pleasant Grove, Utah Pleasant Grove HS6 Morgan Odale 6-1 OH So. 1L Star, Idaho Eagle HS7 Jennifer Lanting 6-6 RS Sr. 3L Corcoran, Calif. C. Valley Christian HS8 Alli Spurrier 6-3 RS Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah Olympus HS9 Danielle Killpack 6-3 MB Sr. 3L Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls HS10 Shelby Dalton 6-2 OH/MB Fr. HS Moab, Utah Grand County HS11 Chelsey Schofield 6-1 OH Fr. HS Provo, Utah Mountain View HS13 Lea Adolph 5-6 L Fr. HS Waltrop, Germany Pascalgymnasium14 Abby Simmons 6-0 S Jr. 2L Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista HS15 Natalie Nichols 5-10 OH Jr. 2L Salt Lake City, Utah Olympus HS16 Becca Fuchs 5-11 OH Fr. HS Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls HS17 Erin Redd 6-3 MB So. 1L Spanish Fork, Utah Spanish Fork HS

Head Coach: Beth Launiere (22nd season)Assistant Coaches: Brian Doyon Interim Assistant Coach: Brian Hosfeld

Numerical Roster

blocks and two digs. Defensively, both Morgan and McKenzie Odale (Star, Idaho) along with Chelsey Schofield tied for team-high honors with six digs apiece. Utah hit for percentages of .250 and .464 during the first two sets, both wins, but failed to go over .125 on the attack in the remaining three sets of the match.

Utah Classic Review

The Utes opened their season by going 2-1 in the annual Utah Classic. Utah won a 3-0 decision over Weber State (25-23, 25-18, 25-21), in its season opener on Friday. The Utes outhit the Wildcats .190 to .068 and outblocked the WSU, 6.0 to 5.0 .

Utah earned a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-14, 25-16) over Cal State Northridge on Saturday morning. In its second consecutive sweep to start the season, Utah outhit Cal State Northridge .284 to .009 in the match and held a 12.5 to 2.0 edge in team blocks.

Utah held a 16.5-3 advantage in team blocks over Northwestern and held the Wildcats to a .163 clip but dropped a 3-0 decision (19-25, 24-26, 24-26) Saturday night in what turned out to be the championship match of the Utah Classic.

Block Party

The Utes held a 3.9-1.1 advantage in blocks per set over their opponents during the opening weekend at the Utah Classic. Utah enjoyed a 35.0-10.0 advantage in team blocks through its first three matches of the season, including a 29.0-3.0 edge against Cal State Northridge and Northwestern.

All-Tournament Utes

Sophomores Morgan Odale and Erin Redd (Spanish Fork, Utah) were named to the 2011 Utah Classic All-Tournament team.Redd committed only eight errors on 55

attack attempts for a .291 efficiency to go with 2.67 kills per set while tying for team-high honors with three service aces. She ranked second on the Utah squad with 3.94 points per set during the opening weekend. Defensively, she led the Ute front row with 1.89 blocks per set.

In Friday’s season-opening victory over Weber State, Redd registered seven kills and a pair of service errors to go along with three blocks during the 3-0 win. In Saturday morning’s sweep of Cal State Northridge, Redd connected on eight kills on 15 swings for a .533 hitting percentage and led Utah with a match-high six blocks. During the tournament final against Northwestern, Redd tied for team-high honors with nine kills and tied for the team-high with a career-high eight blocks.

Odale averaged 3.00 kills per set on a .241 hitting efficiency as well as 3.00 digs and 0.44 blocks per set during the tournament.

Odale totaled eight kills to go along with six digs Friday against Weber State. Saturday against Cal State Northridge, Odale turned in a match-high 10 kills on a .286 hitting percentage to go with seven digs and two blocks. In the finale against Northwestern, Odale tied Redd for team-high honors with nine kills and just missed her first double-double of 2011 after collecting 14 digs.

Smashing Debut

In her first three matches as a Ute at the 2011 Utah Classic last weekend, freshman outside hitter Chelsey Schofield (Provo, Utah) posted a team-high 3.25 kill-per-set average with 26 kills over eight sets. Schofield showed her versatility by finishing the opening weekend third on the team with an average of 2.75 digs per set. Schofield hit for 15 kills in her Ute debut to lead Utah to a 3-0 win over Weber State.

Quick Facts

Media Information

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Cinthia AngusVideo & Statistics Coordinator: Daniel Jones Athletic Trainer: Seth Bires

Becca Fuchs FEW-ks

McKenzie Odale OH-dale

Morgan Odale OH-dale

Jennifer Lanting LAN-ting

Beth Launiere LUH-near

Cinthia Silva SIN-chuh

Candace Tufaga TOO-fah-GUH

Pronunciation Guide


Match NotesDouble-Digit Kills Season/Career StreakDanielle Killpack 0/6 -Jennifer Lanting 0/4 -Brooke McAlister 0/5 -Morgan Odale 1/23 2Erin Redd 0/13 -Chelsey Schofield 1/1 1 2/52 Double-Digit Digs Season/Career StreakBrooke McAlister 0/2 -McKenzie Odale 0/3 -Morgan Odale 0/11 1Chelsey Schofield 1/1 1Nikki Sim 2/2 -Abby Simmons 0/6 - 3/186

Double-Digit Blocks Season/Career StreakDanielle Killpack 0/2 -

30+ Dig Matches Season/Career Streak

Misc. Stats

Scouting the Yale Invitational Field

Quick Facts

• This will be Utah’s first-ever meeting with Colgate as well as its first-ever match against a Patriot League opponent.

• After dropping its first two matches of the season to Seton Hall and Buffalo, Colgate rebounded with a four-set win in a rematch with Buffalo on Saturday at the Colgate Classic.

• Colgate received two first-place votes and was picked third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.

• CU returns two all-league performers in Maureen Colligan and Kaylee Dougherty.

Colgate (1-2) • Sept. 2 • 5 p.m. ET

• This will be Utah’s first-ever meeting with Boston College.

• The Utes are 8-1 all-time against Atlantic Coast Conference schools.

• Their lone loss came to North Carolina State on Oct. 2, 1987, a four-set match at the Maverick Invitational.

• The Eagles were swept twice by Florida and Auburn at the Active Ankle ACC/SEC Challenge in Gainesville, Fla.

• Senior libero Brennan Clark was named to the all-tournament team.

• BC was picked to finish 12th out of 12 ACC schools in the conference’s preseason coaches poll.

Boston College (0-2) • Sept. 3 • 1 p.m. ET

• This will be Utah’s first-ever meeting with Boston College.

• This weekend will be Yale’s first action of the season.

• The Bulldogs return nine letterwinners from last year’s Ivy League championship team, including first-team all-Ivy performers Bridget Hearst and Kendall Polan, second-team all-Ivy middle hitter Haley Wessels. Polan was also Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

• Last season, Yale finished with an 18-8 overall record and a 12-2 league mark.

Yale (0-0) • Sept. 3 • 7 p.m. ET

She also added six digs and three blocks against Utah’s in-state rival. Schofield had five kills to go with four digs and four blocks the next afternoon against Cal State Northridge then registered 12 digs, six blocks as well as six kills in the nightcap against Northwestern.

The Setup

McKenzie Odale distributed a career-high 34 assists Saturday against Cal State Northridge. She also had 13 digs for her third career double-double and her first this season and pitched in two blocks.

‘Sim’-ply Put

Sophomore libero Nikki Sim (Salt Lake CIty, Utah) collected 35 digs through nine sets of play for a team-high 3.89 dig-per-set average.

In Utah’s season-opening three-set victory over Weber State, Sim registered a career-high 14 digs in her first career start, which was the first double-figure-dig performance of her career. She followed that up with a second consecutive 14-dig performance versus Cal State Northridge. Digs were a valuable commodity Saturday night against Northwestern, but Sim still added seven more digs to her total.

Utes Go International

Head coach Beth Launiere, Killpack and Morgan Odale represented Utah at the USA/BIP Team in the 2011 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia last July. McKenzie Odale, Sim, Schofield, Spurrier and Bailey Bateman (West Hooper, Utah) competed in the tournament for the Utah Select squad. The seventh annual tournament was sponsored by Bring It Promotions and held at the Dom Sportova in Pula.

Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll

Utah was picked 10th in its inaugural Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll. USC is the preseason favorite to win the 2011 Pac-12 championship. Reigning national runner-up California was picked second, followed by Washington.

Pac-12 in the AVCA Coaches Poll

Five Pac-12 teams were ranked among the top 12 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Coaches poll. Two of the top three teams in the nation are from the Pac-12, with California in first and USC placing third in the country. Stanford (sixth) and Washington (eighth) were ranked among the top 10, while UCLA placed just out of the top 10, earning 880 points to occupy 12th. Oregon received a first-place vote in the poll and moved up to 16th after picking up a four-set win at then-top-ranked Penn State on Friday.

Becca Fuchs FEW-ks

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Cinthia Silva SIN-chuh

Candace Tufaga TOO-fah-GUH


Match Notes

Starting Lineups Opponent Date Weber State 8/26 Adolph Schofield Redd Mc. Odale Mo. Odale Killpack SimCS Northridge 8/27 Adolph Schofield Redd Mc. Odale Mo. Odale Killpack SimNorthwestern 8/27 Adolph Schofield Redd Mc. Odale Mo. Odale Killpack Sim

Projected Starting Lineup (with 2011 Stats and Notes)

Utah’s Record by Starting Lineup Record

2-1 Adolph Schofield Redd Mc. Odale Mo. Odale Killpack Sim

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPS Of Note1 McKenzie Odale S 5-11 Jr. 0.22 .053 9.11 0.22 2.44 0.44 Third career double-double vs. CS Northridge.4 Nikki Sim L 5-7 So. 0.00 -.333 0.22 0.33 3.89 0.00 Career-high 14 digs vs. Weber St. and CSN.6 Morgan Odale OH 6-1 So. 3.00 .241 0.22 0.22 3.00 0.44 2011 Utah Classic All-Tournament team. 9 Danielle Killpack MB 6-3 Sr. 2.00 .448 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.62 Eight blocks against Northwestern.11 Chelsey Schofield OH 6-1 Fr. 3.25 .108 0.00 0.00 2.75 1.50 15 kills in opener versus Weber State.13 Lea Adolph DS 5-6 Fr. 0.00 .000 0.22 0.00 2.00 0.00 Had seven digs versus Weber State.17 Erin Redd MB 6-2 So. 2.67 .291 0.22 0.33 0.56 1.89 2011 Utah Classic All-Tournament team. Off the Bench2 Candace Tufaga L 5-11 Jr. 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Made first career appearance against CSN.3 Bailey Bateman MB 6-0 Fr. 1.50 .143 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 Two kills and two blocks against CSN.5 Brooke McAlister OH 6-0 R-So. --- --- --- --- --- --- Sustained ACL injury during preseason camp. 7 Jennifer Lanting OH 6-6 Sr. 1.59 .229 0.02 0.00 0.17 0.38 Career-high eight blocks vs. Northwestern.8 Alli Spurrier RS 6-3 Fr. 0.00 -.333 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Made first career appearance vs. Weber St.10 Shelby Dalton OH 6-1 Fr. 2.00 .192 0.00 0.50 1.50 0.50 Four kills and three digs versus CSN.14 Abby Simmons S 6-0 Jr. 0.00 .000 4.33 0.00 1.67 0.00 Dished out 10 assists versus Northwestern. 15 Natalie Nichols OH 5-10 Jr. 0.00 -.500 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 First career blocks versus CSN. 16 Becca Fuchs OH 5-11 Fr. --- --- --- --- --- --- Third-team all-state in Wisconsin in 2010. Team Totals 12.56 .201 11.33 1.22 15.78 3.89


Match Notes

Beth Launiere, the fifth coach in Utah school history, is in her 22nd season as head coach of the Utes and has over 400

career wins, sporting a 427-239 (.641) career mark. After taking over in 1990, the three-time AVCA West Region and MWC

Coach of the Year has 64 percent of the program’s victories over the first 36 seasons. Launiere has mentored three MWC

Players of the Year, four AVCA All-Americans, and 20 All-MWC selections.

1. California2. Penn State3. USC4. Texas5. Nebraska6. Stanford7. Illinois8. Washington9. Florida10. Hawai’i11. Minnesota12. UCLA13. Purdue14. Northern Iowa15. Colorado State16. Oregon17. Oklahoma18. Duke19. Iowa State20. San Diego21. Dayton22. Ohio State23. Long Beach State24. Michigan25. Florida State

Utes in the AVCA Poll (Aug. 29)

Team Points

1. USC 1212. California 105 3. Washington 974. Stanford 925. UCLA 90 6. Oregon 657. Arizona 628. Arizona State 489. Oregon State 4110. Utah 3811. Colorado 1812. Washington State 15

2011 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll

Coach Launiere’s 22nd Season at Utah

Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Tennessee 117; Pepperdine 67; LSU 37; Missouri 33; Miami (Fla.) 18; Tulsa 18; Arizona 15; Notre Dame 15; San Diego State 13; Clemson 9; St.Mary’s (Calif.) 8; Cal Poly 6; Northwestern 4; Western Kentucky 4; Michigan State 3


Match Notes2011 Match Results Record Individual Leaders

Date Opponent W/L Score Overall Pac-12 Kills Digs Blocks

8/26 Weber State W 25-23, 25-18, 25-21 1-0 0-0 Schofield (15) Sim (14) Lanting (3)

Redd (3)

Schofield (3)

8/27 CS Northridge W 25-18, 25-14, 25-16 2-0 0-0 Mo. Odale (10) Sim (14) Redd (6)

8/27 Northwestern L 19-25, 24-26, 24-26 2-1 0-0 Mo. Odale (10) Mo. Odale (14) Killpack (8)

Lanting (8)

Redd (8)


Match NotesMost Kills: 42 vs. Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Kills: 32 vs. Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Highest Hitting Percentage: .284 vs. Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Lowest Hitting Percentage: .134 vs. Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Most Service Aces: 5 vs. Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Service Aces: 2 vs. Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Most Service Errors: 10 vs. Weber State, 8/26 (3 sets)

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Fewest Service Errors: 5 vs. Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Most Blocks: 16.5 vs. Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Blocks: 6.0 vs. Weber State, 8/26 (3 sets)

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Most Digs: 51 vs. Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Digs: 41 vs. Weber State, 8/26 (3 sets)

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Most Kills: 52 by Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Kills: 24 by Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Highest Hitting Percentage: .163 by Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Lowest Hitting Percentage: .009 by Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Most Service Aces: 5 by Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Service Aces: 3, 2x (by NU (8/27) and Weber St. (8/26)) (3 sets)

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Most Service Errors: 9 by Weber State, 8/26 (3 sets)

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Fewest Service Errors: 4 by Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Most Blocks: 5.0 by Weber State, 8/26 (3 sets)

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Fewest Blocks: 2.0 by Cal State Northridge, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Most Digs: 65 by Northwestern, 8/27 (3 sets)

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Fewest Digs: 43 by Weber State, 8/26 (3 sets)

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2011 Utah Superlatives 2011 Opponent Superlatives


Match NotesUtah’s 2011 Record When ... Utah/Opponent Match-by-Match Stats

Match Kills Pct. Aces Digs Blocks

Weber State 39/30 .190/.068 4/3 41/43 6/5

CS Northridge 42/24 .284/.009 5/5 51/51 12.5/2

Northwestern 32.52 .134/.163 2/3 50/65 16.5/3

Overall: 2-1 Home: 2-1Away: 0-0Neutral: 0-0Three-set match: 2-1Four-set match: 0-0Five-set match: 0-0 Won first set: 2-0Lost first set: 0-1Win first two sets: 2-0Lose first two sets: 0-1When ranked in top 25: 0-0Against top-25 teams: 0-0Against unranked teams: 2-1On television: 0-0

Pac-12: 0-0Home: 0-0Away: 0-0Three-set match: 0-0Four-set match: 0-0Five-set match: 0-0Win first set: 0-0Lose first set: 0-0Win first two sets: 0-0Lose first two sets: 0-0Against top 25 teams: 0-0Against unranked teams: 0-0

Current set-winning streak: 0Current Pac-12 set-winning streak: 0Longest set-winning streak: 6Longest set-losing streak: 3

Current match-winning streak: 0Current Pac-12 winning streak: 0Longest match-winning streak: 2Longest match-losing streak: 1Current home-winning streak: 0Current home Pac-12 winning streak: 0

In August: 2-1In September: 0-0In October: 0-0In November: 0-0In December: 0-0

On Monday: 0-0On Tuesday: 0-0On Wednesday: 0-0On Thursday: 0-0On Friday: 1-0On Saturday: 1-1On Sunday: 0-0

More kills than opponent: 2-0Fewer kills than opponent: 0-1Same kills as opponent: 0-0

More digs than opponent: 0-0Fewer digs than opponent: 1-1Same digs as opponent: 1-0

More blocks than opponent: 2-1Fewer blocks than opponent: 0-0Same blocks as opponent: 0-0

More service aces than opponent: 1-0Fewer service aces than opponent: 0-1Same service aces as opponent: 1-0

Higher hitting % than opponent: 2-0Lower hitting % than opponent: 0-1

Hit over .300: 0-0Hit between .200-.299: 1-0Hit under .200: 1-1

Opponent hits under .200: 2-1


Match NotesDouble-Doubles

Three players with 19 career double-doubles.

McKenzie Odale (1 in 2011, 3 career)18 assists.......................................................................11 digs ............................ vs. Missouri State, Sept. 11, 201021 assists.......................................................................15 digs ............................ vs. Pacific, Sept. 17, 2 01034 assists.......................................................................13 digs ............................. vs. Cal State Northridge, Aug. 27, 2011

Morgan Odale (0 in 2011, 9 career) 12 kills ..........................................................................11 digs ............................ vs. UC Davis, Aug. 27, 201011 kills ..........................................................................10 digs ............................ vs. Mississippi, Sept. 4, 201013 kills ...........................................................................12 digs ............................ vs. Northwestern, Sept. 4, 201019 kills ...........................................................................18 digs ............................ vs. Missouri State, Sept. 11, 201015 kills ..........................................................................11 digs ............................ vs. Michigan, Sept. 18, 201022 kills ..........................................................................17 digs ............................ vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 201017 kills ...........................................................................11 digs ............................. vs. San Diego State, Oct. 9, 201011 kills ...........................................................................10 digs ............................. vs. New Mexico, Nov. 18, 201016 kills ...........................................................................11 digs ............................. vs. TCU, Nov. 20, 2010 Abby Simmons (0 in 20011, 7 career)20 assists.......................................................................10 digs ............................ vs. Colorado State, Nov. 22, 200833 assists.......................................................................12 digs ............................ vs. Utah State, Sept. 8, 200931 assists ......................................................................12 digs ............................ vs. BYU, Sept. 25, 200925 assists ......................................................................11 digs ............................ vs. TCU, Oct. 8, 200912 digs..........................................................................11 assists ......................... vs. Colorado State, Oct. 17, 200924 assists.......................................................................14 digs ............................ vs. BYU, Oct. 23, 200926 assists ......................................................................16 digs ............................ vs. Long Beach St., Nov. 28, 2009


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Match Notes 1 14Opponent Odale SimmonsWeber State 29 3CS Northridge 34 0Northwestern 19 10

Aug. 29 Alaina Bergsma, Oregon2011 Pac-12 Offensive Players of the Week

MWC OverallSchool W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Washington 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000UCLA 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000California 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000Stanford 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000Arizona State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667Utah 0-0 .000 2-1 .667Colorado 0-0 .000 2-1 .667Washington St. 0-0 .000 2-1 .667Oregon State 0-0 .000 2-2 .500USC 0-0 .000 1-1 .500Oregon 0-0 .000 1-1 .500Arizona 0-0 .000 1-1 .500

2011 Pac-12 Standings Setter Match-by-Match Assist Totals

Aug. 29 Bianca Rowland, Washington2011 Pac-12 Defensive Players of the Week

Aug. 29 Krista Vansant, Washington2011 Pac-12 Freshman Players of the Week


Match Notes

AwardsAVCA West Region Coach of the Year: 2001, 2006, 2008Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2008Don Reddish Award: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005

Milestone Victories400th: 3-2 vs. BYU, Sept. 25, 2009300th: 3-0 vs. Idaho State, Aug. 26, 2005200th: 3-1 vs. UNLV, Nov. 16, 2000100th: 3-0 vs. Utah State, Sept. 20, 1996

Team Accomplishments10 NCAA Tournament appearances: 1998-2006, 2008NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal appearances: 2001, 2008MWC Tournament Championships: 2001, 2002, 2005MWC Regular-Season Titles: 2004, 2006, 2008AVCA All-Americans: Kim Turner, third team, 2003; Arial Salvo, second team, 2006; Whitney Webb, third team, 2006; Lori Baird, third team, 2008

Under Launiere, Utah has…• Become the first school in the MWC to win 16 matches in conference play, and just the second to go undefeated (16-0, 2006).• Won a school-record 28 matches in a season in 2006, including a school- record 25 straight.• Led the nation in blocks twice (1993 and 2006).• Recorded 13, 20-win seasons.• Gone undefeated on Crimson Court twice (2001, 2006).• Received its first national ranking in the AVCA poll, coming in at No. 18 in September, 2000. Its highest national ranking was 8th in September, 2002.• Defeated the No. 1 team in the nation for the first time, downing Stanford, 3-2, on Sept. 5, 2000.• Made its first postseason appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), finishing in third place (1993).

Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish Postseason1990 7-21 .250 0-10 .000 6th - -1991 15-20 .429 3-9 .250 6th - -1992 18-15 .545 3-11 .214 7th - -1993 25-11 .694 7-7 .500 4th NIVC (3rd)1994 16-13 .552 7-7 .500 T-5th - -1995 14-17 .452 7-7 .500 4th - -1996 20-12 .625 10-6 .625 T-3rd* - -1997 22-9 .710 9-5 .643 4th* - -1998 21-10 .677 9-5 .643 4th* NCAA (1-1)1999 22-10 .688 10-4 .714 3rd NCAA (1-1)2000 23-8 .742 10-4 .714 3rd NCAA (1-1)2001 25-7 .781 11-3 .786 2nd NCAA (2-1)2002 25-9 .735 10-4 .704 3rd NCAA (0-1)2003 22-9 .710 12-2 .857 2nd NCAA (1-1)2004 24-7 .774 13-1 .929 T-1st NCAA (0-1)2005 23-9 .719 11-5 .688 3rd NCAA (1-1)2006 28-4 .874 16-0 1.000 1st NCAA (1-1)2007 15-15 .500 9-7 .563 T-4th - -2008 26-6 .813 14-2 .867 1st NCAA (2-1)2009 17-12 .586 10-6 .625 T-3rd - -2010 17-14 .548 11-5 .688 3rd - -2011 2-1 .667 0-0 .000 - - - -Total 427-239 .641 192-110 .636 * Division Finish

Launiere Year-By-Year

Beth LauniereHead Coach • Career Record: 427-239 (.641)

Launiere’s Ledger PersonalHometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.High School: Northview (Mich.)College: Aquinas CollegeBachelor’s degree: Business Administration and Economics, 1985. University of IllinoisMaster’s degree: Sports Administration, 1989

Coaching ExperienceUniversity of UtahHead Coach: 1990-present

USA National A2 ProgramHead Coach (Red Team): 2010

USA National TeamFIVB World Grand Prix: 2009

USA Select TeamEuropean Spring Cup: 2003

USA/IVA High Performance TeamHead Coach: 1996, 2002

University of IllinoisAssistant Coach: 1988-89

Ferris State (Mich.)Assistant Coach: 1985-87


Match Notes2011 Player Notes and Season/Career Highs

* Please note that hitting percentages require five kills per match.

Lea Adolph • #13 • Fr. • L • 5-6 • Waltrop, Germany • Pascalgymnasium

Bailey Bateman • #3 • Fr. • MB • 6-0 • West Hooper, Utah • Fremont HS

Shelby Dalton • #10 • Fr. • OH/MB • 6-1 • Moab, Utah • Grand County HS

Career Bests 2011 Bests Kills Hitting %* Attempts 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Assists 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) Service Aces 7 vs. Weber State (8/26/11) Digs 7 vs. Weber State (8/26) Blocks

Career Bests 2011 Bests2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Kills 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) Hitting %* 5 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Attempts 5 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) Assists Service Aces 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Digs 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Blocks 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)

Career Bests 2011 Bests4 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Kills 4 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) Hitting %* 11 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Attempts 11 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) Assists 11 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Service Aces 1 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)3 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Digs 3 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)1 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) Blocks 1 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)

Adolph Notes ...• Popped up seven attack attempts in first career start against Weber State (8/26/11).• Competed at the highest levels in German Junior Volleyball as a member of the junior national team.• Played club volleyball for TV Datteln, SCU Luedinghausen and USC Muenster under coach Peter Pourie• Attended Pascalgymnasium in Muenster.• Helped her team take fourth at the 2010 Junior European Championship• Earned runner-up honors at the German Junior Championships in 2007, 2009 and 2011• Member of team that won the 2008 Bundespokal Cacup, a tournament including the state’s junior teams in Germany.

Bateman Notes ...• Made career debut against Weber St. and had two kills, two digs and two blocks against CS Northridge (8/27/11).• Nominated for both the Gatorade Player of the Year and Under Armour High School Player of the Year awards during her junior years of high school.• Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 100, one of two from the state of Utah.• Top Utah high school player in 2010.• Club team won the Extreme 18’s title at the 2008 Far Western Championship, was the 2007 Gold Medal champions and won the High Performance Team Arizona title.• Won the Triple Crown Stand-Out Athlete award at West Hooper High School.

Dalton Notes ...• Totaled four kills on 11 swings to go with three digs, one block and a service ace during career debut against Cal

State Northridge (8/27/11).• Comes to Utah after being a three-sport star at Grand County High School. • Three-time volleyball all-state selection.• All-state selection in volleyball, basketball and softball.• Did not participate in club volleyball.• Lettered all four years in volleyball, playing for coach Debra Hren.• Subject of a feature article in the AVCA’s Phenom Magazine.• Was a pitcher and shortstop for 2010 state champion softball team and center on the basketball team.



Danielle Killpack • #9 • Sr. • MB • 6-3 • Idaho Falls, Idaho • Idaho Falls HS

Career Bests 2011 Bests12 vs. San Diego State (11/4/10 Kills 7 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) 1.000 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Hitting %* 1.000 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)31 vs. Wyoming (10/15/10) Attempts 12 vs. Weber State (8/26) 1, 4x (MR vs. Air Force, 11/11/10) Assists 1 vs, TCU (11/7/09) Service Aces 6 vs. Wyoming (10/15/09) Digs 11 vs. Wyoming (10/15/09) Blocks 8 vs. Northwestern (8/27)

Jennifer Lanting • #7 • Sr. • RS • 6-6 • Corcoran, Calif. • Central Valley Christian HS

Career Bests 2011 Bests14 by BYU (10/29/10) Kills .667 vs. Air Force (10/16/10) Hitting %* 31 vs. North Dakota St. (11/1/10) Attempts 1, 2x (MR vs. Oklahoma (9/10/10)) Assists --- Service Aces 4 vs. San Diego State (9/19/09) Digs 6; 2x (MR vs. LBSU (11/28/09)) Blocks

Becca Fuchs • #16 • Fr. • OH • 5-11 • Menomonee Falls, Wis. • Menomonee Falls HS Career Bests 2011 Bests Kills Hitting %* Attempts Assists Service Aces Digs Blocks Fuchs Notes ...• Led high school team to semifinals of WIAA state tournament in 2010.• Third-team all-state selection in 2010.• Second-team all-conference selection in 2008 and 2009.• Selected to the Prep Volleyball Showcase All-Tournament Team in 2010.• Four-year letterwinner for coach JC Bruns. • Played club for Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold.

Killpack Notes ...• Had a team-high-tying eight blocks against Northwestern (8/27/11).• Led team and was fourth in the MWC with 1.27 blocks per set last season • Had season-high 10 blocks against BYU (10/29/10).• Hit season-high and tied career-best with 11 kills at San Diego State (10/11/10).• Posted a career-high 11 blocks at Wyoming (10/15/09).• Led or tied for team lead in blocks 20 times this season.• Had a season-high .700 hitting percentage at San Diego (10/9/10).• Hit a career-high 11 kills twice: at Air Force (11/21/09) and SDSU (10/9/10).• Registered a career-high six digs against Wyoming (10/15/09).

Lanting Notes ...• Posted new career high of eight blocks against Northwestern (8/27/11).• Registered a career-high 14 kills against BYU (10/29/10).• Had season-high four blocks at Missouri State (9/11/10) and at TCU (10/23/10).• Hit for a career-high .667 percentage against Air Force (10/16/10).• Had a pair of double-figure-kill performances last season (Utah Valley (9/4/09) and Missouri (9/5/09)).• Had six blocks against Wyoming (11/14/09) and at Long Beach St. (11/28/09).




Brooke McAlister • #5 • So. • OH • 6-6 • Pleasant Grove, Utah • Pleasant Grove HS

Career Bests 2011 Bests15 vs. Northwestern (9/4/10) Kills .364 vs. Missouri State (9/11/10) Hitting %* 57 vs. North Dakota St. (11/1/10) Attempts 2 vs. UNLV (11/13/10) Assists 2, 3x (MR vs. San Diego St. (11/4/10)) Service Aces 11 vs. Mississippi (9/4/10) Digs 5 vs. Pacific (9/17/10) Blocks

McKenzie Odale • #1 • Jr. • S • 5-11 • Star, Idaho • Eagle HS

Career Bests 2011 Bests4 vs. Utah State (8/28/10) Kills 1, 2x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27))--- Hitting %* 8 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Attempts 8 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)34 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Assists 34 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Service Aces 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) 15 vs. Pacific (9/17/10) Digs 13 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) 3 vs. Utah State (8/28/10) Blocks 2, 2x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27))

Natalie Nichols • #15 • Jr. • OH • 5-10 • Salt Lake City, Utah • Olympus HS

Career Bests 2011 Bests--- Kills --- Hitting %* 4 vs. UNLV (10/14/10) Attempts 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)--- Assists --- Service Aces 3 vs. Wyoming (11/14/09) Digs --- Blocks 1 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)

McAlister Notes ...• Sustained ACL injury during preseason camp.• Had season-high 15 kills on 44 attempts with two blocks, two service aces and an assist at Northwestern (9/4/10).• Turned in a season-high 11 digs against Mississippi (9/4/10).• Had a career-high five blocks against Pacific (9/17/10).• Made first career appearance against Utah Valley (8/28/10) and had two kills, including the match-clinching kill.• Redshirted during 2009 season.

Nichols Notes ...• Credited with first career block against Cal State Northridge (8/27/11).• Appeared in two matches last season, against UNLV (10/14/10) and Air Force (10/16/10).• Made first career appearance in first set against Weber State (10/6/09) and recorded a dig.

Odale Notes ...• Set three new career highs against Cal State Northridge (8/27/11): 34 assists, eight attack attempts and two service

aces.• Thirty-four digs along with 13 digs against the Matadors gave her the third double-double of her career.• Made first two career starts at setter during 2010 Utah Classic, had a career-highs 29 assists and added five digs

against UC Davis (8/27/10).• Had 23 assists and a career highs of four kills and three blocks against Utah State (8/28/10).• Had two double-doubles last season 18 assists and 11 digs against Missouri State (9/11/10) and 21 assists and 15

digs against Pacific (9/17/10).• Had first career block against Air Force (9/17/09) and first career dig against Weber State (10/6/09).




Erin Redd • #17 • So. • MB/OH • 6-2 • Spanish Fork, Utah • Spanish Fork HS Career Bests 2011 Bests17 vs. BYU (10/29/10) Kills 9 vs. Northwestern (8/27).692 vs. Air Force (11/11/10) Hitting %* .533 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)31 vs. BYU (10/29/10) Attempts 23 vs. Northwestern (8/27)2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Assists 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)3 vs. BYU (10/1/10) Service Aces 2 vs. Weber State (8/26)3, 2x (MR vs. SDSU (11/4/10)) Digs 2, 2x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27))6, 3x (MR vs. UNLV (11/13/10) Blocks 8 vs. Northwestern (8/27)

Chelsey Schofield • #11 • Fr. • OH • 6-1 • Provo, Utah • Mountain View HS Career Bests 2011 Bests.176 vs. Weber State (8/26/11) Kills .176 vs. Weber State (8/26)15 vs. Weber State (8/26/11) Hitting %* 15 vs. Weber State (8/26)34 vs. Weber State (8/26/11) Attempts 34 vs. Weber State (8/26) Assists Service Aces 12 vs. Northwestern (8/27/11) Digs 12 vs. Northwestern (8/27)5 vs. Northwestern (8/27/11) Blocks 5 vs. Northwestern (8/27)

Morgan Odale • #6 • So. • OH • 6-1 • Star, Idaho • Eagle HS Career Bests 2011 Bests22 vs. Arizona State (9/18/10) Kills 10 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27).429 vs. Air Force (11/11/10) Hitting %* .286 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27)66 vs. New Mexico (10/23/10) Attempts 31 vs. Northwestern (8/27)4 vs. TCU (11/20/10) Assists 1 vs. Northwestern (8/27)4, 3x (MR vs. TCU (11/20/10)) Service Aces 1, 2x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27))18 vs. Missouri State (9/11/10) Digs 14 vs. Northwestern (8/27)6 vs. Morehead State (9/3/10) Blocks 2, 2x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27))Odale Notes ...• 2011 Utah Classic All-Tournament team selection.• Had 10 kills against Cal State Northridge (8/27/11), the 23rd double-figure-kill match of her career.• 2010 MWC Freshman of the Year and All-MWC honoree.• Led team and was seventh in the MWC with 3.25 kills per set and fourth on the team with 2.20 digs per set. She was

second in the MWC in aces (0.35/set), sixth in points (3.86/set) and seventh in kills (3.21/set) during league play.• Compiled a career-high 22 kills at Arizona State (9/18/10).• Hit 19 kills at BYU (10/1/10), against Utah Valley (8/31/10) and Missouri State (9/11/10).• Has nine career double-double performances and had double-digits in kills in 22 of 31 matches in 2010.• Hit for a season-high .429 hitting percentage at Air Force (11/11/10).

Redd Notes ...• 2011 Utah Classic All-Tournament team selection.• Had nine kills and eight blocks against Northwestern in championship match of 2011 Utah Classic (8/27/11).• 2010 All-MWC selection and Utah’s Most Improved Player.• Second in the MWC with a .354 hitting percentage and ranked second during league play (.368) in 2010.• Ranked third on the squad with a 0.85 block-per-set average last season.• Tied for third place on the team with 2.42 kills per set.• Hit 16 kills at Arizona State (9/18/10) and had 14 against TCU (11/20/10).• Posted a season-high .692 hitting percentage at Air Force (11/11/10) as well as a .562 percentage against Air

Force on 10/16/10.• Recorded at least 10 kills in 11 matches last season.

Schofield Notes ...• Pounded 15 kills in career debut against Weber State (8/26/11).• Had 12 digs against Northwestern (8/27/11).• Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 100 team, one of two from the state of Utah.• An AVCA/MaxPreps Player of the Week.• Team was fifth in 2009 state tournament and eighth in 2010.• State record-holder for most kills in a match• Averaged 5.33 kills and 3.90 digs per set with a .343 hitting percentage during senior season.




Abby Simmons • #14 • R-Jr. • S • 6-0 • Phoenix, Ariz. • Desert Vista HS Career Bests 2010 Bests 1; 5x (MR vs. UNLV (10/1/09)) Kills --- Hitting %* 2; 4x (MR vs. Colo. St. (11/12/09) Attempts 1 vs. Weber State (8/26) 33 at Utah State (9/8/09) Assists 10 vs. Northwestern (8/27)3; 2x (MR vs. Air Force (9/15/09)) Service Aces 16 vs. Long Beach State (11/28/09) Digs 3 vs. Northwestern (8/27)2; 2x (MR at Wyoming (9/20/08)) Blocks

Alli Spurrier • #8 • Fr. • RS • 6-3 • Salt Lake City, Utah • Olympus HS

Candace Tufaga • #2 • Jr. • DS/L • 5-7 • Kahuku, Hawaii • Sheridan College

Nikki Sim • #4 • So. • L • 5-7 • Salt Lake City, Utah • Juan Diego HS Career Bests 2011 Bests--- Kills --- Hitting %* 1, 5x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27/11)) Attempts 1, 3x (MR vs. Northwestern (8/27))1, 3x (MR vs. CS Northridge (8/27/11)) Assists 1, 2x (MR vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27))2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27/11) Service Aces 2 vs. Cal State Northridge (8/27) 14, 2x (MR vs. CS Northridge (8/27)) Digs 14, 2x (MR vs. CS Northridge (8/27)) Sim Notes ...• Popped up a career-high 14 digs twice, against Weber State (8/26/11) and Cal State Northridge (8/27/11).• Served a career-high two aces against Cal State Northridge (8/27/11).• Appeared in first match of career against Utah Valley (8/31/10) and collected a pair of digs.• Dished out first career assist against Morehead State (9/3/10).

Simmons Notes ...• Dished out 10 assists and had three digs versus Northwestern (8/27/11).• Finished 10th in the MWC with 5.43 assists per set during 2009 season.• Has six career double-doubles with five coming in 2009, most recently with 24 assists and a career-high 14 digs at

BYU (10/23/09).• Came up with a career-high 16 digs at Long Beach State (11/28/09). • Had a career-high 33 assists to go with 12 digs for first double-double in 2009 at Utah St. (9/8). • Had 31 assists and had 12 digs in first match against BYU this season (9/25/09). • Served career-high three aces against Cincinnati (8/29/09) and Air Force (9/17/09).

Spurrier Notes ...• Had three attack attempts in career debut versus Weber State (8/26/11).• Selected to 2010 4A State Tournament team, served as team captain and was a three-time team MVP. • Two-time all-state selection and averaged 18 kills, five blocks and two service aces during career at Olympus High

School for coach Sam Vaitai.

Tufaga Notes ...• Played two sets in Utah career debut against Cal State Northridge (8/27/11).• Played two seasons at Sheridan College and had 2.02 kills per set last season for the Generals. • In 2009, she played in 78 sets and averaged .45 service aces per set during, which ranked 41st in the nation.

Career Bests 2011 Bests Kills Hitting %* 3 vs. Weber State (8/26/11) Attempts 3 vs. Weber State (8/26) Assists Service Aces Digs Blocks

Career Bests 2011 Bests Kills Hitting %* Attempts Assists Service Aces Digs Blocks


Match Notes2011 Cumulative Season Statistics

Utah VolleyballUtah Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 29, 2011)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points9 Killpack, Danielle 8 16 2.00 3 29 . 4 4 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 13 13 1.62 2 0 -17 Redd, Erin 9 24 2.67 8 55 . 2 9 1 2 0.22 3 4 0.33 0 5 0.56 0 17 17 1.89 0 0 -6 Odale, Morgan 9 27 3.00 7 83 . 2 4 1 1 0.11 2 5 0.22 5 27 3.00 0 4 4 0.44 0 0 -7 Lanting, Jennifer 9 11 1.22 3 37 . 2 1 6 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.33 0 14 14 1.56 0 0 -10 Dalton, Shelby 2 4 2.00 2 11 . 1 8 2 0 0.00 1 2 0.50 0 3 1.50 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 -3 Bateman, Bailey 2 3 1.50 2 7 . 1 4 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 1.00 0 2 2 1.00 0 0 -11 Schofield, Chelsey 8 26 3.25 17 83 . 1 0 8 0 0.00 0 3 0.00 0 22 2.75 2 10 12 1.50 0 0 -1 Odale, McKenzie 9 2 0.22 1 19 . 0 5 3 82 9.11 2 1 0.22 0 22 2.44 0 4 4 0.44 0 0 -13 Adolph, Lea 9 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0.22 0 4 0.00 4 18 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -14 Simmons, Abby 3 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 13 4.33 0 0 0.00 0 5 1.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -2 Tufaga, Candace 2 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -8 Spurrier, Alli 1 0 0.00 1 3 - . 3 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -4 Sim, Nikki 9 0 0.00 1 3 - . 3 3 3 2 0.22 3 4 0.33 1 35 3.89 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -15 Nichols, Natalie 1 0 0.00 1 2 - . 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 1.00 0 0 -

#TM - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -UTAH 9 113 12.56 46 333 . 2 0 1 102 11.33 11 23 1.22 11 142 15.78 2 66 35.0 3.89 2 1 -Opponents 9 106 11.78 75 353 . 0 8 8 98 10.89 11 18 1.22 11 159 17.67 2 16 10.0 1.11 3 0 -

Team Statistics UTAH OPPATTACK K i l l s 113 106 E r r o r s 46 75 Total Attacks 333 353 Attack Pct . 2 0 1 . 0 8 8 K i l l s / S e t 12.6 11.8SET A s s i s t s 102 98 A t t e m p t s 313 338 Assist Pct . 3 2 6 . 2 9 0 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.3 10.9SERVE A c e s 11 11 E r r o r s 23 18 A t t e m p t s 216 188 Serve Pct . 8 9 4 . 9 0 4 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.2SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 11 11 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 1.2 A t t e m p t s 170 193 Reception Pct . 9 3 5 . 9 4 3DEFENSE D i g s 142 159 D i g s / S e t 15.8 17.7BLOCKING Block Solo 2 2 Block Assist 66 16 Total Blocks 35.0 10.0 B l o c k s / S e t 3.9 1.1 Block Errors 2 3Ball handling errors 1 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1461 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/487 0/0 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 26 WEBER STATE W 3-0 25-23,25-18,25-21 719Aug 27 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W 3-0 25-18,25-14,25-16 254Aug 27 NORTHWESTERN L 0-3 19-25,24-26,24-26 488

Record in 3-set matches: 2-1Record in 4-set matches: 0-0Record in 5-set matches: 0-0

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