Dunning - SIDEARM Sports...Two of the top five winningest coaches in NCAA volleyball history hail from Stanford, John Dunning and Don Shaw. 1. Don Shaw Stanford (1984-99) 440-70 .863

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Head CoachJohn Dunning

John Dunning is no stranger to success. Few in the history of the sport can compete with the accom-plishments of the Cardinal’s decorated head coach. In 2008, Dunning, the reigning Pac-10 Coach of the Year, enters his eighth season at the helm of the Cardinal. In his time on The Farm, he has helped Stanford further strengthen its hold as one of the premier collegiate vol-leyball programs in the United States.

Dunning has been in the spotlight of NCAA vol-leyball since he began his coaching career 23 years ago at Pacific. Since then, he has collected four national titles, matching former Cardinal coach Don Shaw for the most in NCAA history. Dunning also ranks among the top five coaches all-time with an .827 career winning percentage, and among the top ten active coaches with 645 career wins. Entering the 2008 season, Dunning boasts a 645-135 career record, with a 208-33 (.863) mark at Stanford. In his seven years on The Farm, Dunning has had nine athletes earn 20 All-America honors and has coached three AVCA National Players of the Year. His teams have also posted a 63-19 (.768) record in the NCAA Tournament.

At StanfordDunning took the reins of the Cardinal program

in July 2001 and, in his very first year, coached Stanford to an unprecedented fifth NCAA Championship and ninth Pac-10 Conference title. The Cardinal’s 33-2 overall mark tied the school record for most wins in a single season on The Farm. Dunning also became the first Division I head coach to win a national cham-pionship in his first season at two different schools (Pacific and Stanford). For his efforts, he was honored as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year as well as the AVCA National Coach of the Year. Dunning had two ath-letes named AVCA All-Americans, including National Player of the Year Logan Tom. Three players gar-nered first-team All-Pac-10 honors while one, Ogonna Nnamani, was tabbed Conference Freshman of the Year as well as ASICS/Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year.

In 2002, Stanford finished second nationally, battling its way to the NCAA title match. That year, Dunning led the Cardinal to a 32-5 record and another NCAA Final Four appearance. The team finished as the NCAA runner-up, while three players were tabbed AVCA All-Americans and Logan Tom repeated as

the AVCA National Player of the Year. Outside hitter Ogonna Nnamani was also honored as an Academic All-American.

In 2003, Dunning led the Cardinal to a 25-7 overall record and its 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament. Ogonna Nnamani was honored as an AVCA first-team All-American while teammate Jennifer Harvey was a second-team selec-tion. Kristin Richards was tabbed Pac-10 Freshman of the Year as well as Volleyball Magazine’s National Freshman of the Year.

In 2004, Stanford reached the title match of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years, and once again, captured the NCAA crown with a three-game sweep of Minnesota. Dunning coached the Cardinal to a 30-6 overall record and the sixth national title in school history. Ogonna Nnamani, Stanford’s top player, gained AVCA All-America honors for a fourth-straight season. In addition, Nnamani was named the 2005 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year (Honda-Broderick Cup), a 2005 NCAA Today’s Top Eight Award recipient, the Pac-10 Player of the Year and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Kristin Richards was named a Volleyball Magazine

The Dunning FileCareer RecordsOverall: 645-135 (.827)At Stanford: 208-33 (.863)In The NCAA Tournament: 63-19 (.768)

Coaching Awards: 2007 Pac-10 Coach of the Year2001 AVCA National Coach of the Year2001 Regional Coach of the Year2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year2000 Regional Coach of the Year2000 Big West Coach of the Year1999 Big West Coach of the Year1996 Big West Coach of the Year1986 PCAA Coach of the Year1985 Volleyball Monthly National Coach of

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Top-10 All-Time WinningeST DiViSion i Women’S VolleybAll CoACheS

Two of the top five winningest coaches in NCAA volleyball history hail from Stanford, John Dunning and Don Shaw.

1. Don Shaw Stanford (1984-99) 440-70 .8632. Russ Rose Penn St. (1979-07) 925-159 .8533. Dave Shoji Hawai’i (1975-07) 953-169-1 .8494. Mary Wise Iowa St. (1981-84); Florida (1991-07) 632-120 .8405. John Dunning Pacific (1985-00); Stanford (2001-07) 645-135 .8276. Terry Pettit Nebraska (1977-99) 696-148-11 .8267. John Cook Wisconsin (1992-98); Nebraska (2000-07) 411-89 .8228. Brian Gimmillaro Long Beach St. (1985-07) 630-148 .8109. Mick Haley Texas (1980-96); USC (2001-07) 709-169-1 .80810. Elaine Michaelis BYU (1969-01) 886-219-5 .802

Coaching Stafffirst-team All-American, and an all-conference first team selection. Franci Girard, Katie Goldhahn, Leahi Hall, Jen Hucke, Bryn Kehoe, Courtney Schultz and Lizzie Suiter also gained numerous postseason athletic and academic honors.

In 2005, Dunning led Stanford to a 26-6 record and a 25th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He was also a recipient of the USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award, presented each year by USA Volleyball, the national governing body of the sport, to recognize the all-time great coaches of volleyball.

After a one-year absence, Dunning led Stanford back to the NCAA title match in 2006. Under Dunning’s guid-ance, Stanford posted a 30-4 record, claimed its first outright Pac-10 title since 2001 and made an NCAA Tournament run that culminated in its 16th trip to the NCAA Final Four. On October 20, 2006, Dunning earned his 600th win as a head coach against Oregon. A school-record four players earned AVCA All-America honors.

In 2007, Dunning continued to build on the tradition of success. Stanford repeated as the Pac-10 Champion for the first time in Dunning’s tenure and, for his efforts, he was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Stanford went 32-3 on its way to a 17th NCAA Final Four appearance, and reached the NCAA Championship match for the third time in four years. The Cardinal swept the postseason Pac-10 awards for the first time since 2001, with Alix Klineman earning con-ference freshman of the year honors, Foluke Akinradewo being named Pac-10 Player of the Year and Dunning earning the distinction as the conference’s top coach. For the sec-ond consecutive year, a school-record four Stanford players earned AVCA All-America honors. Klineman was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year, while Akinradewo was recognized as the AVCA National Player of the Year.

At pacificPrior to coming to Stanford, Dunning spent 16 seasons

as the head coach at Pacific. In his tenure in Stockton, he compiled an impressive 437-102 (.811) record, was named Big West Coach of the Year four times and led the Tigers to two NCAA Championships, an NCAA runner-up finish, five Big West Conference titles and 16 consecutive NCAA postseason tournament bids. An outstanding student and teacher of the game of volleyball, 16 of his Tiger athletes were recognized on the national stage with a total of 29 All-American awards. In 2007, Dunning was inducted into the University of the Pacific Hall of Fame.

In 1985, Dunning stepped onto the Pacific campus and guided the team to a national title in his first year as a collegiate head coach and was named the Volleyball Monthly National Coach of the Year. The next year, 1986, he helped the squad repeat its landmark. Dunning’s pair of titles with the volleyball program remain the only two national champion-ships in any sport in Pacific’s history.

Over his 16 seasons, Dunning led his teams to a com-bined 43-15 record in postseason action, an unmatched 10-1 record in Big West Conference Tournament play and a stel-lar 33-14 mark in the NCAA Tournament. Of the 16 squads coached by Dunning, 14 reached NCAA Regionals, advancing to the regional championship match seven times. Four of Dunning’s squads reached the NCAA Final Four, including the two national championship teams, the 1990 national runner-up team and his 1999 squad that went 32-3.

In 2000, his final year with the program, Dunning earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for a second straight season, as the Tigers won a second-consecutive Big West title. His squad posted a 28-4 overall record, reached the regional semifinal and had two players earn All-American status.

other AccomplishmentsPrior to beginning his career at the collegiate level,

Dunning has made a name for himself as one of the country’s top prep and junior club coaches. The founder of the Bay Club, a USAV Junior Club, he also spent nine successful years as the head coach at Sunnyvale’s Fremont High School.

His teams at Fremont High were among the top five in the state each of his last six years, also capturing eight league

Year School W L Pct. Conference NCAA Finish Final Rank1985 Pacific 36 3 .923 15-1/1st 1st 21986 Pacific 39 3 .929 17-1/1st 1st 21987 Pacific 30 4 .882 16-2/2nd t-5th 11988 Pacific 22 13 .629 14-4/2nd t-5th 101989 Pacific 29 5 .853 14-4/2nd t-9th 31990 Pacific 30 7 .811 14-4/3rd 2nd 51991 Pacific 24 6 .800 15-3/2nd t-9th 41992 Pacific 27 6 .818 16-2/2nd t-5th 41993 Pacific 21 10 .677 12-6/4th t-9th 111994 Pacific 23 7 .767 14-4/3rd t-9th 111995 Pacific 21 9 .700 14-4/3rd t-17th 191996 Pacific 26 7 .788 14-2/1st t-9th 121997 Pacific 23 9 .719 12-4/3rd t-17th 16

Year School W L Pct. Conference NCAA Finish Final Rank1998 Pacific 26 6 .813 13-3/3rd t-9th 101999 Pacific 32 3 .914 15-1/1st t-3rd 32000 Pacific 28 4 .875 15-1/1st t-9th 82001 Stanford 33 2 .943 17-1/1st 1st 12002 Stanford 32 5 .865 15-3/2nd 2nd 22003 Stanford 25 7 .781 14-4/2nd t-9th 102004 Stanford 30 6 .833 15-3/2nd 1st 12005 Stanford 26 6 .813 14-4/2nd t-17th 132006 Stanford 30 4 .882 16-2/1st 2nd 22007 Stanford 32 3 .914 16-2/1st 2nd 2Totals 645 135 .827 8 Conference 4 NCAA 17 Top-10 Titles Titles Finishes

John Dunning’s Career Record

John Dunning is the only Division I women’s volleyball coach to win an NCAA Championship as a first-year head coach at two different schools. In 1985 at Pacific, he became the first first-year coach in NCAA history to win a national title, and in 2001 he repeated the feat as a first-year head coach at Stanford.


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titles, six sectional crowns and one state championship. After being selected as the California Coaches Association Prep Coach of the Year in 1980, Dunning was a finalist for National High School Coach of the Year in 1984. His impressive 283-32 (.898) high school record makes him one of the most success-ful prep coaches in California history.

In 1980, he founded the Bay Club and built it into one of the country’s most successful and well-managed junior programs in just four years. His team won the national cham-pionship in 1984.

With his accomplishments at the junior club and high school level, combined with his success in collegiate volleyball, Dunning is one of only two coaches to have captured national titles on three different levels. He led squads to national cham-pionships on the high school, club and collegiate ranks.

Dunning has also been considered one of the top coaches on a national level, as he was selected to coach the north squad at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival where he led the team to a gold medal.

From 1993 to 1994, he served as president of the American Volleyball Coaches Association. He served the two previous years as the NCAA Division I representative to the AVCA Board of Directors, and has been a member of the AVCA Division I All-America Selection Committee many times. Dunning also served as interim athletic director at Pacific in 1999-2000. In May 2008, he was named to the USA Volleyball Board of Directors.

personalDunning earned his bachelor of arts degree in math-

ematics and economics from San Diego State in 1973. He coached volleyball and taught mathematics at a high school level in the Bay Area from 1973 to 1984. John and his wife Julie have two children, Lauren and Lisa (husband Matt Dobbins), and a granddaughter, McKenzie.

Dunning by The numbeRSNCAA Championships – Dunning is tied with former Stanford head coach Don Shaw for the most NCAA titles of any Division I head coach. He is one of two NCAA coaches to have won a title at two different schools.

NCAA Championship Matches – Dunning and Shaw are the only two coaches in NCAA women’s volleyball history to have coached in eight national championship matches.

NCAA Final Four Appearances – Dunning has taken nine of his teams to the Final Four, including five of the seven teams he has coached at Stanford.

NCAA Regional Appearances – Dunning’s teams have advanced to an NCAA Regional nine of the last 10 seasons, and 20 times since 1985.

Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances – Dunning has taken his team to the NCAA Tournament in each one of his 23 seasons as a head coach.

NCAA Tournament Wins – Dunning boasts a 63-19 record in the NCAA Tournament, having won more than 75 percent of the postseason matches he has coached.

Conference Championships – Dunning has captured eight conference titles, includ-ing three in his seven seasons in the Pac-10 Conference. Dunning is the winningest active coach in the Pac-10 in terms of not only career winning percentage, but winning percentage in Pac-10 matches.

30-Win Seasons – Dunning’s teams have posted 30 or more wins 10 different times, including each of the last two seasons. In 2001, his Cardinal squad’s 33-win season matched a school record for wins.

Career Wins – Dunning recorded his 600th career victory on Oct. 20, 2006. He is one of 15 active Division I coaches to have hit the milestone, and stands 10th among active coaches in terms of career victories. Dunning needs five wins in 2008 to become the 17th coach ever to reach 650 wins.

All-Americans – Dunning has coached 25 All-Americans to 49 total All-America awards in his 23 seasons as a head coach.

AVCA National Players of the Year – Since coming to The Farm in 2001, Dunning has produced four of the last seven AVCA National Players of the Year.

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pac-10 Coaches by Winning percentageCareerJOhN DuNNINg – STANFORD .827Mick Haley – USC .808Jason Watson – Arizona State .804Andy Banachowski – UCLA .790Jim McLaughlin – Washington .733Taras Liskevych – Oregon State .675Jim Moore – Oregon .672David Rubio – Arizona .639Andrew Palileo – Washington St. .629Rich Feller – California .628

pac-10 matchesJOhN DuNNINg – STANFORD .849Mick Haley – USC .833Andy Banachowski – UCLA .765Jim McLaughlin – Washington .683David Rubio – Arizona .556Rich Feller – California .475Jim Moore – Oregon .315Taras Liskevych – Oregon State .185Jason Watson – Arizona St. .000Andrew Palileo – Washington St. .000

4 John Dunning (Pacific/Stanford)

4 Don Shaw (Stanford)

3 Andy Banachowski (UCLA)

3 Brian Gimmillaro (Long Beach St.)

3 Mick Haley (Texas/USC)

3 Dave Shoji (Hawai’i)

2 John Cook (Nebraska)

2 Russ Rose (Penn St.)

1 Chuck Erbe (USC)

1 Jim McLaughlin (Washington)

1 Terry Pettit (Nebraska)

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Associate Head CoachDenise Corlett

A former U.S. National Team player and one of the nation’s most respected assistants, Denise Corlett has spent 19 years on The Farm as an interim head coach, an associate head coach and an assistant coach. In 2008, she begins her 13th year in the associate head coach role.

“Denise is a remarkable multi-tasker,” said head coach John Dunning. “She does an exceptional job recruiting, which is one aspect of her job that she truly loves. Denise spends a lot of time traveling to see recruits play, as well as getting to know their coaches and families. She knows more about Stanford than just about anyone.”

The Cardinal is 538-87 (.861) during her asso-ciation with the program, having won six NCAA championships and 10 Pac-10 titles. The six national titles include Stanford’s back-to-back titles in 1996 and 1997, as well as six consecutive conference titles from 1994-1999.

Following the Cardinal’s national title win in 1996, Corlett was promoted to associate head coach.

Corlett has also made a name for herself at the national level. She spent the summer of 1993 serving as an assistant coach for the silver medal U.S. team

at the World U n i v e r s i t y Games in B u f f a l o ,

NY, which included for-

mer Stanford All-American

Cary Wendell. Corlett also spent

time with the 1997 World University

Games squad, which featured Stanford prod-

ucts Eileen Murfee and Lisa Sharpley.

Corlett was tabbed an assistant coach for the 2003 Pan American Games team, which claimed the Bronze medal with help from former Stanford All-American Ogonna Nnamani. She was also an assis-tant coach for the A2 team that went to Montreux, Switzerland in 2005 and served as the head of delega-tion for the Junior World Championship team in 2007 and the Junior NORCECA team in 2008. This past June, Corlett was the head of delegation for the U.S. at the Pan Am Cup in Mexicali, Mexico, where current Cardinal players Cynthia Barboza and Alix Klineman, as well as former Stanford standout Kristin Richards competed.

Prior to coming to The Farm, Corlett served as an assistant at San Jose State from 1987-1988. During that time, the Spartans went 42-24 and reached the NCAA Tournament twice. Prior to her tenure at San Jose State, Corlett spent five years assisting at UCLA, her alma mater. Corlett served as a graduate assistant for two years and a volunteer assistant for three years, helping the Bruins to the 1985 Final Four. She has

also been the business manager for the U.S. Women’s National Team.

From 1990-96, Corlett founded and coached the Griffin Volleyball Club and immediately established it as one of the nation’s top programs. Her 1994 18-and-under team took third place at the Junior Olympics and featured former Stanford great Lisa Sharpley, as well as several other top collegiate players. In recogni-tion, USA Volleyball named Corlett the Outstanding Female Junior Olympic Coach for 1994. Corlett also helped start the Vision Volleyball Club and Club Yahoo.

Corlett received a bachelor’s degree in math-ematics from UCLA in 1981. At UCLA, Corlett played three varsity sports and was named the All-University Athlete of the Year in 1979. She was the national badminton champion in 1977 and won the Broderick Award for that sport. She was a three-time All-American in volleyball and played on the Bruins’ national championship women’s basketball team. She led her USVBA team to national championships in both 1978 and 1979, played for the USA in the 1979 University Games in Mexico City and played for the U.S. National Team in 1982 and 1983. In 1997, she was selected as one of the top 25 players in UCLA women’s volleyball history. In 1999, Corlett was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame for volleyball, bas-ketball and badminton. Her class included track and field great, Gail Devers, and football quarterback, Troy Aikman. In 2005, Corlett was named to the Cal-Hi Sports Top 100 Female Athletes list.

Corlett’s grandfather (Bruce Alexander Russell) was the editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times for 33 years, and won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartoons in 1946.


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Director of Volleyball Operations

Cobey ShojiCobey Shoji is entering her fifth season as the

Director of Volleyball Operations. Her responsibilities include marketing and promotions, external relations, accounting and travel.

Shoji came to Stanford from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) where she received her

Master’s degree in athletic administration in 2004. She also taught undergraduate physical education classes, worked as a special events coordinator in development for the Rams Club and in athletic event management while at North Carolina.

Shoji, who hails from Honolulu, Hawai’i, received her bachelor’s degree in sports management and communications from the University of Michigan in 2001. She played volleyball at UNLV and Michigan as a defensive specialist/setter.

Shoji has coached for Rebel Volleyball Club in Las Vegas, Punahou School in Honolulu, Triangle Volleyball Club in Durham, NC and currently coaches for Vision Volleyball Club. She is the daughter of longtime Hawai’i women’s volley-ball Head Coach Dave Shoji. Her brothers, Kawika and Erik, are members of the Cardinal men’s volleyball team.

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Chris MuscatChris Muscat returns to the Cardinal for his

second season as a volunteer assistant coach this fall.

Last year, Muscat helped the Stanford on its run to the NCAA title match. This year, he will be a full-time addition to the Stanford staff and looks to

help the Cardinal in its quest for another Final Four berth.

At Stanford, he assists in practice and focuses his efforts on individual skill development and scouting. Muscat will also be in charge of video editing and analysis this season.

A Bay Area native, Muscat played volleyball at UCLA and graduated in 2001. He has coached junior girls for both Main Beach Volleyball Club and Vision Volleyball Club. Before making the transition to girls, Chris served as the head coach for the 18’s team for a local junior boys club, Bay to Bay Volleyball Club.

Chris and his wife, Chrissy, are expecting a daughter this season.

Assistant Coach

Jason MansfieldJason Mansfield begins his fifth year as a full-time assistant coach for the Cardinal

and his seventh with the Stanford program. Mansfield shares in all of the program’s coach-ing responsibilities.

Mansfield has been instrumental in helping the Cardinal maintain a place among the powerhouses of collegiate volleyball. In his six years with the program, Stanford has advanced to the NCAA Final Four on four occasions, been in the national title match four

times and won a national championship.

During the 2002 and 2003 seasons, Mansfield served as a volunteer coach, helping Stanford reach the NCAA title match in his first year on The Farm. In 2004, Mansfield took on full-time responsibilities and helped the Cardinal to its sixth NCAA Championship. In his four years as a full-time assistant, Mansfield has aided the team in winning two Pac-10 titles (2006 and 2007), making three appearances in the NCAA Final Four (2004, 2006 and 2007) and reaching the national championship match three times (2004, 2006 and 2007). He has coached 18 All-Americans and three AVCA National Players of the Year.

Mansfield brings 13 years of coaching experience to The Farm, most recently having worked with Vision Volleyball Club as the 18-1’s head coach (2000-2008). Mansfield’s club teams have finished fifth or better seven times at the Junior Olympics, winning a gold medal (1997), a silver medal (2004) and a bronze medal (2008). He has coached 15 Junior Olympic All-Americans. Mansfield has also coached at Homestead High School (Boys / 6 yrs.), Los Altos High School (Girls / 5 yrs.), Foothill Junior College (Women / 3 yrs.) and Cupertino Junior High (Boys / 2 yrs.).

Mansfield earned his business management degree at Ashworth University in 2007.

Volleyball Administrator/SWA

Beth Goode

Athletic Trainer

Eitan Gelber

Media Relations

Kendall Johnson

Support Staff In loving memory of

Kathy Wolff 1954-2008

Kathy Wolff was a beloved member of the Stanford Volleyball family for the past 22 years. Her heart and spirit were a vital part of our program. Kathy’s lov-ing presence will be greatly missed by all in the Stanford Athletics family.


Player Profiles

Cynthia barboza’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 117 467 3.99 131 1196 .281 33 0.28 32 50 0.27 44 380 3.25 10 34 44 0.38 82006 110 463 4.21 141 1221 .264 31 0.28 48 57 0.44 29 329 2.99 27 49 76 0.69 52005 66 297 4.50 84 695 .306 12 0.18 11 24 0.17 16 174 2.64 11 15 26 0.39 5Totals 293 1227 4.19 356 3112 .280 76 0.26 91 131 0.31 89 883 3.01 48 98 146 0.50 18

#1Cynthia Barboza6-0 • Senior Outside Hitter Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Wilson)

As a Junior in 2007: A first-team AVCA All-American … A first-team Volleyball Magazine All-American … An All-Pacific Region Team selection … Earned a spot on the All-Pac-10 Team … Appeared in 117 games as a starting outside hitter and accumulated 467 kills (3.99 kpg) … Led the team with 32 service aces … Second on the team with 3.25 digs per game … Hit .281 on the year and tallied 44 blocks … Led the team with a career-best 20 double-doubles on the year … Recorded double-figure kills in 29 matches, and double-figure digs in 20 of those … Hit above .400 on seven occasions … Hit .484 and led the squad with 18 kills and her first double-dou-ble in the season opener at Long Beach State (8/25) … Added 17 kills and 14 digs in a win at Minnesota (9/1) … Tallied 32 kills at the Diet Coke Classic and was named the tournament’s MVP … Recorded a season-high 22 kills against BYU at the Stanford Invitational (9/8) … Recorded double-doubles in all three matches to lead the Cardinal to the Stanford Invitational title … Earned

All-Tournament Team honors

for her efforts … Posted a career-

best five service aces against Delaware

State (9/14) … Added another double-double

with 21 kills and 10 digs in the team’s win over Penn State at the Yale Classic (9/15) … Named the Yale Classic MVP for her weekend’s work … Tallied 35 kills on the trip to Oregon, while hitting above .400 in both matches … Hit .486 against Oregon State (10/4) … Named Pac-10 and AVCA National Player of the Week for her performance (10/8) … Posted 20 kills, including the 1,000th of her career against Washington (10/12) … Turned in 18 kills at USC (10/27) … Tallied 20 kills and 11 digs in the team’s win over Cal to clinch the Pac-10 Championship (11/23) … Recorded a season-high 18 digs on four occasions, with top defensive performances against Cal (9/21), UCLA (10/26), Washington (11/8) and UCLA in the Regional Final (12/8) … Notched a season-high five blocks at UCLA (10/26) … Recorded 16 kills and hit .467 in the team’s NCAA Second Round win over Sacramento State … Slammed 21 kills and registered a season-high 18 digs in the team’s four-game win over UCLA in the Regional Final … Added 17 kills and 15 digs in the National Semifinal win over USC (12/13) … Hit .342 with 16 kills and 12 digs in

the NCAA Championship match (12/15) … Named to the ESPN Academic All-America Second Team and the District VIII First Team … Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

As a Sophomore in 2006: An AVCA and Volleyball Magazine first-team All-American … Named to the 2006 All-Pac-10 Team … An AVCA All-Pacific Region First Team honoree … Selected as the Pac-10 Player of the Week on September 10 for her performances at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Challenge … Played in 110 of 111 games … Led the team with 463 kills and 4.21 kills per game … Also led the team with 48 service aces (0.44 per game) … Third on the team with 329 digs and fourth with 76 total blocks … Collected double-digit kills in 29 of Stanford’s 34 matches … Tallied a season-high 25 kills at Washington (9/22) as she hit .345 … Also had 21 kills at UCLA (10/13) and 20 versus Oregon State (10/19) in back-to-back wins … Recorded a season-high 69 attempts at UCLA (10/13) … Hit a career-high .632 against Fairfield (9/8) in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Challenge … Hit .400 or above on seven occasions … Collected four aces at Hawai’i (9/9) … Put up six blocks against Oregon (10/20) with four block solos … Led the Cardinal with 18 kills, a career-high seven blocks, 11 digs and a season-high four aces in the Regional Final against Texas (12/9) to advance to the Final Four … In the NCAA Second Round, tallied 18 kills and 20 digs in the Cardinal’s five-game win over Missouri (12/3) … Also notched a career-high 20 digs in Stanford’s four-


“C ynthia is one of the most complete players in the collegiate game

right now, and, without a doubt, her exceptional all-around abilities will be huge keys to our success this year. Her continued experience with the national team over the spring and summer has pushed her game to a whole new level, and, as a senior leader, we will look to her to raise the bar for our entire team this season.” – Head Coach John Dunning


Player Profiles

bARbozA in The ReCoRD book

CAREER7. Total Attacks - 3,112

SINGLE SEASON5. Service Aces (2006) - 48 5. Service Aces Per Game (2006) - 0.44 7. Attacks Per Game (2006) - 11.10 8. Total Attacks (2006) - 1,221 9. Total Attacks (2007) - 1,196 9. Attacks Per Game (2005) - 10.53

game win over UCLA (11/11) at home … Named the Stanford Invitational Co-Most Outstanding Player, the Waikiki Beach Marriott Challenge Most Outstanding Player and a member of the BYU Tournament Team … Also selected Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention … Earned Stanford’s Block ‘S’ Outstanding Sophomore Award.

As a Freshman in 2005: Tore her ACL and was sidelined for the final 11 matches of the season … Had started all 21 matches (66 games) prior to the injury … At the time of her injury led the Pac-10 in kills (297) and was third in kills per game (4.50) … Second on the team in hitting percentage (.306) … Third on the team with 297 kills and fifth with 174 digs … Produced a hitting percentage of .450 or better in four matches, and produced double-digit kills in 15 of the team’s 21 season matches … Hit a season-high .522 with 13 kills at New Hampshire (9/6) … Tallied a career-high 26 kills in the Pac-10 opener against USC (9/23) … Collected six double-doubles … Named to the All-Tournament team at the AVCA/NACWAA Showcase and the Stanford Invitational.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Long Beach Wilson High School … Named the 2004 and 2005 Girls Gatorade National High School Player of the Year … The 2004 High School Player of the Year by Volleyball Magazine, All-CIF (Southern Section) Division I-AA co-MVP, and a four-time First-Team All-CIF honoree … In 2004, averaged 18.3 kills, 1.57 blocks and two aces per match … Hit .537 for the season, compiling 14 matches with an attack efficiency greater than .650 and four matches in which she hit better than .800 … Best effort of the season (.840) came against State Champion Mira Costa … Four-year letterwinner and captain of the team during her junior and senior seasons … Finished high school career with 2,145 kills, 349 blocks and 152 aces … In 2004, was named the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year for a second consecutive season, the first volleyball player to achieve that feat … In 2003, she recorded 550 kills, 46 blocks and 38 service aces … The 2002 National Sophomore of the Year by Student Sports Magazine and the 2001 National Freshman of the Year by the same publication.

Club Competition: Played for Club Long Beach.

National Team Experience: Spent the spring in Colorado Springs as a member of the U.S. National Training Team … Competed with the team at the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix … Started for the team at the 2008 Pan Am Cup in Mexico, leading the team to a fifth-place finish … A starter for the U.S. at the 2007 Pan Am Games, leading the team to a bronze medal … Started for the U.S. at the 2007 Pan Am Cup and played at the 2005 Pan Am Cup … Earned a bronze medal as the youngest member of the U.S. Women’s National Training Team at the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican

Republic … Placed fifth at the 2004 Under-18 World Beach Championship in Termoli, Italy … Was the only high school player invited to train with the U.S. National Team in preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and was the first alternate.

Personal: Daughter of Jane and Robert Barboza … Brother, David, attended UCLA … Full name is Cynthia Jane Barboza.

bARbozA’S CAReeR highS

Kills 26, vs. USC (9/23/05)Attempts 69, at UCLA (10/13/06)Digs 20, twice, last vs. Missouri (12/3/06)Assists 3, twice, last vs. Oregon St. (11/2/07)Aces 5, vs. Delaware St. (9/14/07)Blocks 7, at Texas (12/9/06)Hitting % .632 (12-0-19), vs. Fairfield (9/8/06)

Cynthia Barboza Off The Court

Academics: Majoring in political science at Stanford … Con-sidering eventually attending business school or law school … Hopes to play volleyball professionally after graduation … Favorite class at Stanford has been History and Geography of Contemporary Global Issues.Cynthia Barboza on choosing Stanford: “Stanford is the best combo of athletics and academics in the country.”

In 2007, Cynthia Barboza was named a first-team AVCA All-American for the second consecutive year.


Player Profiles

Janet okogbaa’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 28 42 1.50 8 86 .395 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.07 0 26 26 0.93 32006 32 32 1.00 21 95 .116 8 0.25 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.19 0 18 18 0.56 3Totals 60 74 1.23 29 181 .249 8 0.13 0 0 0.00 0 8 0.13 0 44 44 0.73 6

#2 Janet Okogbaa6-3 • Junior Middle Blocker Tampa, FL (Berkeley Prep)

As a Sophomore in 2007: Played in 28 games as a reserve middle blocker … Racked up 42 kills while hit-ting .395 … One of the team’s most successful blockers with 26 blocks in 28 games (0.93 bpg) … Tallied career highs with eight kills and six blocks at Cincinnati (9/12) … Hit a career-high .500 twice, going 8-for-14 with one error at Cincinnati (9/12) and 6-for-10 with one error at Oregon State (10/4) … Tallied six kills against Yale (9/15) and in both meetings with Oregon State (10/4, 11/2) … Led the team with five blocks against Delaware State (9/14) … Played one game in the NCAA Second Round match against Sacramento State and contributed three kills.

As a Freshman in 2006: Played in 32 games in her first season with the Cardinal … Tallied 32 kills, including a season-high six kills in a Stanford sweep of Oregon State (10/19) … Collected 18 blocks on the season with a season-high five blocks versus Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/2) … Notched four blocks against Georgetown (9/15) in the Stanford Invitational, as well as two assists … Recorded four kills on three occasions.

High School: A 2006 gradu-

ate of Berkeley P r e p a r a t o r y

School in Tampa, Fla. …

An AAU Junior National Volleyball

Championship All-American in 2001, 2003

and 2004 … Honored as the 2004 Junior Olympic National Championship MVP … Named to Prep Volleyball’s Senior Top 100 Aces … The 2006 Tampa Tribune Girls Volleyball Player of the Year … 2005 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Volleyball and Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year … A high school All-American in 2004 … Voted Prep Volleyball’s 2003 National Freshman of the Year … Led her squads to FHSAA State runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2002 … Named the All-Suncoast Player of the Year in 2005 … Honored as Berkeley Prep’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 … Also named Berkeley Prep’s Volleyball MVP in 2005 and 2006 … A member of the National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

Club Competition: Played for the Tampa Bay Juniors Volleyball Club, helping her squad win the gold medal at the 2003 Junior Olympic National Championships.

National Team Experience: A member of the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Junior National teams … Competed at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Turkey.

Personal: Daughter of Geoffrey and Elizabeth Okogbaa … Has one sister, Jennifer, and two brothers, Timothy and Jeffrey … Full name is Janet Precious Okogbaa.

“J anet made major strides in the middle this past year and is ready

to have a big effect on the court for us. She worked hard to improve her skills and her understanding of the game in the spring and, as a result, improved dramatically. Janet is ready to step into a big role and have a big effect on the game.” – Head Coach John Dunning

okogbAA’S CAReeR highS

Kills 8, at Cincinnati (9/12/07)Attempts 15, vs. Georgetown (9/15/06)Digs 2, vs. Texas A&M-CC (9/2/06)Assists 3, vs. Texas A&M-CC (9/2/06)Aces NoneBlocks 6, at Cincinnati (9/12/07)Hitting % .500, twice, last (6-1-10) at Oregon St. (10/4/07)

Janet Okogbaa Off The Court

Academics: Majoring in human biology at Stanford … In-terested in attending medical school and pursuing a career in cardiology … Favorite class at Stanford has been Pathophysi-ology of Coronary Heart Disease … Has done research on sex differences in occlusions of the coronary arteries at the Stanford Medical School … Also did a microarray analysis at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Research Center … Most interesting project involved research on the effects of social isolation and depression on the progression of coronary heart disease in women (Stockholm Female Angiography Study).Janet Okogbaa on choosing Stanford: “I chose Stanford for its ability to challenge me in both the classroom and on the volleyball court. I was also drawn to Stanford by the numerous opportunities it provides to pursue a variety of interests.”


Player Profiles

Joanna evans’ Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 15 6 0.40 0 12 .500 73 4.87 1 4 0.07 0 19 1.27 1 4 5 0.33 02006 45 1 0.02 0 3 .333 39 0.87 3 17 0.07 0 25 0.56 0 0 0 0.00 0Totals 60 7 0.12 0 15 .467 112 1.87 4 21 0.07 0 44 0.73 1 4 5 0.08 0

“J oanna is a talented, experienced, skilled setter, and she has worked

endless hours preparing for the upcoming season. We are counting on all of her experience; she has set for many teams and has a terrific un-derstanding of the task ahead of her. She steadily improved last spring, showing us that she is ready to step into what certainly is a key role for us this fall.” – Head Coach John Dunning

#3Joanna Evans6-0 • Junior Setter Piedmont, CA (Bishop O’Dowd)

As a Sophomore in 2007: Appeared in 15 games as Stanford’s reserve setter … Tallied 73 assists on the year … Started for the Cardinal against Delaware State (9/14), and put up the best numbers of her career … Turned in career highs with 33 assists, two kills and four blocks against the Hornets … Also registered a season-high six digs in the match … Notched 11 assists, an ace and a block in the third game against Washington State (10/11).

As a Freshman in 2006: Played in 45 games in her first season with the Cardinal … Collected a season-high 13 assists in her first collegiate match against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/2) … Also posted a career-high seven digs in that match … Had 10 assists in wins over Georgetown (9/15) and Oregon State (10/19) … Recorded three aces and 25 digs on the season … Averaged 0.87 assists per game and 0.56 digs per game.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. … A four-year letterwinner … The Hayward Athletic Association League Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 … Four-time all-league player as a setter … Named a Northern California Scholar-

Athlete for four straight seasons

… Named to Prep Volleyball’s Top

100 Senior Aces … League MVP from

2004-06 … 2006 Cal-Hi Sports and Sports Focus

Scholar-Athlete of the Year … 2005 Oakland Tribune Player of the Year … Tallied a career-high 812 assists during her senior season, along with 75 service aces and 69 kills.

Club Competition: Played club volleyball for Golden Bear (1999, 2003-04), Vision (2005-06) and City Beach (2000-02) … Led her Golden Bear squad to the bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament, earning All-American honors … Also a AAA-rated beach volleyball player … Finished fifth with Vision at the 2006 Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament to earn her second All-American honor … A 2004 High Performance Beach Volleyball participant.

National Team Experience: A participant in the U.S. Junior National Team program for three years (2002-04, 06) … Competed at the 2006 NORCECA World Championships with the U.S. Junior National Team … A member of the 2004 Women’s Youth National Team and the 2003 A2 High Performance Team … Also a member of the 2002 High Performance Team.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Virginia Evans … Has two sisters, Angela and Allyn … Hobbies include beach volleyball and piano … Full name is Joanna Grace Evans.

eVAnS’ CAReeR highS

Kills 2, vs. Delaware St. (9/14/07)Attempts 3, twice, last vs. Washington St. (10/11/07)Digs 7, vs. Texas A&M-CC (9/2/06)Assists 33, vs. Delaware St. (9/14/07)Aces 1, four times, last vs. Washington St. (10/11/07)Blocks 4, vs. Delaware St. (9/14/07)Hitting % None

Joanna evans off The Court

Academics: Pursuing a double major in international rela-tions and Spanish … Career interests include politics and international affairs, working at an NGO in a developing country and working with the Peace Corps … Favorite class at Stanford has been World History of Science … Most interesting class project involved laying out in the middle of Lake Lagunita and studying the sky with a basic telescope.Joanna Evans on choosing Stanford: “I chose Stan-ford because it was the best combination of academics and athletics. Also, it is close to home!”

Player Profiles


Alex Fisher’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 34 43 1.26 9 113 .301 2 0.06 1 4 0.03 6 23 0.68 2 8 10 0.29 1

“A lex is coming off her best year in our program and is ready to step

into a larger role. She steadily improved last fall, despite injuries, and worked very hard to continue to improve in the spring. Her intensity, ex-perience and wide array of skills will allow her to contribute to our team on the left and right side.” – Head Coach John Dunning

#5Alex Fisher6-1 • Senior Outside Hitter Menlo Park, CA (The Menlo School)

As a Junior in 2007: Appeared in 34 games as a reserve outside hitter for the Cardinal … Notched 43 kills this year and ten blocks, while hitting .301 … Tallied a career-high seven kills against Delaware State (9/14) and hit a career-best .467 (7-0-15) against the Hornets … Recorded six kills earlier that week at Cincinnati (9/12), while putting up a career-high four blocks … Turned in five kills later in the weekend at Yale (9/15) … Contributed four kills on five attempts against USC (9/27) before suffering a wrist injury that caused her to miss nine conference matches.

As a Sophomore in 2006: Did not play due to injury.

As a Freshman in 2005: Sat out the season due to a knee injury.

High School: A 2005 gradu-

ate of The Menlo School in Menlo

Park, Calif. … A four-year letterwin-

ner … Team captain as a senior … Tabbed

the Peninsula Athletic League MVP in 2004 and was a four-time first-team all-league selection as well as a four-time all-county pick … Also gained All-Central Coast Section (CCS) honors … Twice named all-state … 2004 PrepVolleyball.com and Mizuno Volleyball All-American … Named part of the Fab Fifty by Volleyball Magazine … Named a Top 50 Recruit in the Class of 2005 by PrepVolleyball.com … Voted the 2004 San Mateo County Player of the Year … Helped team to a sil-ver medal at the California State Championships in 2001 and 2002 … Helped team to NorCal Championship in 2001 and 2002 and Central Coast Section Championship in 2001 and 2002 … Team won four league champion-ships … Gained numerous academic honors including Scholastic All-CIF, AP Scholar and the Faculty Honors list.

Club Competition: Played for Vision Volleyball … Club team took the silver medal at the 2004 Junior Nationals and was crowned the Las Vegas Classic Champions in 2004 and 2005 … Won the bronze medal at Junior Nationals in 2000 and was named team MVP.

National Team Experience: Participated in the USA High Performance program in 2000.

Personal: Parents are Nancy Burrus and George Fisher … Sister, Kate, played volleyball at Georgetown … Also has a brother, Chris … Hobbies include spending time with friends and family, singing, and going on adven-tures … Full name is Alexandra Irene Fisher.

FiSheR’S CAReeR highS

Kills 7, vs. Delaware St. (9/14/07)Attempts 19, at Washington St. (11/9/07)Digs 4, twice, last at Yale (9/15/07)Assists 1, twice, last at Cincinnati (9/12/07)Aces 1, vs. St. Mary’s (9/6/07)Blocks 4, at Cincinnati (9/12/07)Hitting % .467 (7-0-15), vs. Delaware St. (9/15/07)

Alex Fisher off The Court

Academics: Majoring in human biology with a minor in American Studies … After graduation, plans to help people, explore, get to know the world and maybe attend law school … Favorite class at Stanford has been Psych 1 … Has spent time working in the juvenile justice system as a mentor. Alex Fisher on choosing Stanford: “I chose Stanford because it is absolutely the best combination of athlet-ics and academics. To be honest, up until I was about 16 years old, I’m not sure if I even knew other colleges existed. Growing up in the area, going to Stanford was a lifelong dream of mine.”

Player Profiles


Cassidy lichtman’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 90 33 0.37 22 127 .087 11 0.12 11 13 0.12 6 149 1.66 1 7 8 0.09 0

#8Cassidy Lichtman6-1 • Sophomore Outside Hitter/Setter Poway, CA (Francis Parker)

As a Freshman in 2007: Appeared in 90 games, playing roles as both a hitter and defensive specialist in her rookie season … Started as the team’s opposite hit-ter in the season-opener at Long Beach State (8/25) and notched a career-high six kills … Hit a career-high .364 with four kills against Delaware State (9/14) … Had 11 service aces on the year, with a career-best three coming against Oregon State (11/2) … Recorded eight digs on three occasions, turning in solid defensive performances against Washington State (10/11) and in both meet-ings with Arizona (10/18, 11/17) … Contributed a career-high 13 digs in the team’s NCAA Second Round win over Sacramento State … Tallied two of her three double-digit dig performances at the Final Four, notch-ing 11 digs against USC in the NCAA Semifinal match (12/13) and ten digs against Penn State in the NCAA Championship match (12/15).

High School: A 2007 graduate of Francis Parker School in Linda Vista, Calif. … A four-year letterwinner in volleyball and a three-year letterwinner in softball … Captained the volleyball squad as a junior and senior … The San Diego County Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2006-07 … Named the Francis Parker School Scholar

Athlete of the Year and the

Francis Parker School Female

Athlete of the Year for 2006-07 … The

2006 San Diego County CIF Player of the Year … Named to the San

Diego County All-Academic Team in 2005 and 2006 … A three-time Coastal League and two-time San Diego Section Division IV MVP … A first-team PrepVolleyball Academic All-American … A two-time PrepVolleyball All-American … Named a PrepVolleyball Finalist and National High School Junior of the Year in 2005 … Part of the Volleyball Magazine Fab 25 in 2005 … Named MVP of the Division IV State Championships in 2004 and 2005 … Elected to the San Diego Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 … Named to the All-San Diego County First Team and the First Team San Diego Section Div IV as a sophomore … Named to the PrepVolleyball Soph 79 list in 2004.

Club Competition: Competed for San Diego Volleyball Club.

National Team Experience: Played for the Junior National Team that finished fourth at the 2007 FIVB U-20 Junior World Championship in Thailand.

Personal: Daughter of Grant and Julie Lichtman … Has an older brother named Josh … Mother played vol-leyball at the University of Washington … Full name is Cassidy Singer Lichtman.

“C assidy contributed to our team in several roles last season, play-

ing on the left, right and as a defensive specialist. Her role continued to grow last spring; she worked extremely hard and showed amazing growth in the setting position. Her understanding of the game, experi-ence and drive to be great are keys to the effect she will have on our team.” – Head Coach John Dunning

liChTmAn’S CAReeR highS

Kills 6, at Long Beach St. (8/25/07)Attempts 16, at Long Beach St. (8/25/07)Digs 13, vs. Sacramento St. (12/1/07)Assists 2, twice, last vs. Cal Poly (12/7/07)Aces 3, vs. Oregon St. (11/2/07)Blocks 2, vs. Washington St. (10/11/07)Hitting % .364 (4-0-11), vs. Delaware St. (9/15/07)

Cassidy lichtman off The Court

Academics: An undeclared major … Favorite class at Stan-ford has been Peace and War in American Foreign Policy … Most interesting project so far has been a research paper on child soldiers in Africa. Cassidy Lichtman on choosing Stanford: “I wanted to go to Stanford because it offers a combination of one of the best volleyball programs in the nation, with an incred-ible academic environment. I also really liked the girls who were already in the program.”


AileS in The ReCoRD book

SINGLE SEASON1. Digs (2007) - 533 2. Digs Per Game (2007) - 4.26

SINGLE MATCH1. Digs (2007) - 31T-5. Digs (2007) - 29

Player Profiles

gabi Ailes’ Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 125 1 0.01 0 5 .200 113 0.90 18 42 0.14 38 533 4.26 0 0 0 0.00 0

#9 Gabi Ailes5-7 • Sophomore Libero/DS Bellevue, NE (Bellevue West)

As a Freshman in 2007: Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention accolades … Won the starting libero spot as a freshman … The only player on the roster to appear in all 125 games for the Cardinal … Shattered a program-record with 533 digs on the year … Contributed 4.26 digs per game, a mark which ranked sixth in the Pac-10 and second all-time at Stanford … Recorded double-figure digs in 32 of 35 matches and 20 or more on seven occasions … Shattered a single-match Stanford dig record with 31 at USC (10/27), marking just the third 30+ dig performance in program history … Turned in another one of the top-10 performances in Cardinal history with 29 digs in the team’s win at Washington (11/8) … Tallied 21 digs in the NCAA Regional Final against UCLA (12/8) … Added 25 digs in the National Semifinal against USC (12/13) … Also posted 20+ digs against Cincinnati (21, 9/12), Washington (24, 10/12) and UCLA (20, 10/26) … Recorded 18 service aces and 113 assists on the year … Posted a career-best three aces against Ohio (9/2) and Washington State (10/11) and a career-best nine assists against Yale (9/15).

High School: A 2007 graduate of Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Neb. … Lettered four years in basket-

ball and volley-ball and two in

tennis … Three-time captain of

the volleyball team … Led high school

team to four con-secutive state champi-

onships … Named the 2006 Nebraska Gatorade

State Player of the Year … A National Senior of the Year Finalist … A three-time Bellevue Leader Player of the Year … The Bellevue Leader Athlete of the Year as a senior … Earned the Greater Omaha Committee Scholar/Athlete of the Year Award … An Academic All-American and a two-time AVCA High School All-American … A four-time All-Metro Conference honoree … Earned all-state honorable mention as a freshman, second-team honors as a sophomore and first-team honors as a senior … Named to the Class A State Championship All-Tournament Team … Was listed among PrepVolleyball’s Fab 50 Freshmen, Top 79 Sophomores, Top 10 Juniors and 100 Senior Aces … A two-time Honorary Captain of the Superstate All-Nebraska Volleyball Team … Also a state champion and player of the year in tennis.

Club Competition: Played for the Nebraska Elite Volleyball Club … Named to the all-tournament team at the Junior Olympics in 2006 and 2007.

National Team Experience: Played in the “Bring It” Tournament that traveled through Europe with the USA A2 team in the summer of 2007.

Personal: Daughter of Doug and Holly Ailes… Sister, Tatum, played volleyball at Missouri … Has three broth-ers, Jade, Callahan, and late Tyler …Enjoys shopping and spending time with family and friends … Full name is Gabrielle Ricole Ailes.

“G abi had an amazing freshman season; we’re looking forward

to having her anchor our defense again this year. Gabi’s heart, fearless sacrifice on each play and genuine excitement for the game make her a huge asset to our team. We look for her to provide an important leader-ship role for us this year, not only with her defense, but also with her daily commitment to improvement and bringing her best.” – Head Coach John Dunning

AileS’ CAReeR highS

Kills 1, vs. Penn St. (12/15/07)Attempts 2, vs. Penn St. (12/15/07)Digs 31, at USC (10/27/07)Assists 9, at Yale (9/15/07)Aces 3, twice, last vs. Washington St. (10/11/07)Blocks NoneHitting % None

gabi Ailes off The Court

Academics: An undeclared major … Interested in entering nursing school to become an RN after graduation … Favorite class at Stanford has been Children, Youth and the Law … In high school, had a job managing properties, learning how to change garbage disposals, paint walls, tear down walls and remodel houses … While at Stanford, coaches a 13’s club volleyball team … Most interesting project so far has involved research on the different bilingual education systems near Stanford.Gabi Ailes on choosing Stanford: “This is an easy question. Who wouldn’t choose Stanford if they had the choice? I chose Stanford because you get it all; the amazing community life, great academics, successful athletic programs and the best of the best professors.”


Player Profiles

Alix klineman’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 121 499 4.12 154 1251 .276 14 0.12 28 49 0.23 18 326 2.69 32 57 89 0.74 13

“A lix has been training with some of the best players in the coun-

try this spring. This, along with the remarkable freshman season she had, will make it exciting to see how she has matured and continued to build her game at the highest level. I am certain that Alix’s determina-tion and hard work will pay off in big ways for her and for our team.” – Head Coach John Dunning

As a Freshman in 2007: A second-team AVCA All-American … A first-team Volleyball Magazine All-American … The Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year … The AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year … The Pac-10 Freshman of the Year … Earned a spot on the All-Pacific Region Team, the only freshman to do so … Also was the only freshman to earn a spot on the All-Pac-10 Team … A member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 121 games as a starting outside hitter for Stanford … Led the team with 4.12 kpg (499 total kills) … Hit .276 with 89 blocks on the year … Finished third on the team with 2.69 digs per game … Second on the team with 28 service aces … One of the top 10 players in the Pac-10 in both kills (t-7th) and points (8th) … Recorded double-figure kills in 29 matches and had 11 double-doubles on the year … Hit above .400 on ten occasions … Tallied 48 kills at the Diet Coke Classic in Minnesota, and her first career double-double against the Golden Gophers (9/1) with 17 kills and 14 digs … Named to the Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team for her efforts … Also earned

Pac-10 Player of the Week honors at her

first collegiate opportu-nity (9/3) … Recorded 22 kills and hit .415 in

the team’s Pac-10 opener at Cal (9/21) … Posted her second double-double of the year (12 kills, 10 digs) in a sweep of USC (9/27) … Added 19 kills and 19 digs in a sweep of UCLA the following night (9/28) … Notched 18 kills, 10 digs and hit .424 in the win at Oregon (10/5) … Hit .458 against Oregon State (11/2) and turned in her fifth double-double of the year … Added 21 kills and 14 digs in the team’s five-game win over Washington in Seattle (11/8) … Added her second double-double of the weekend (10 kills, 10 digs) against Washington State (11/9) … Led the team with 19 kills, hit .425, notched a double-double and recorded a career-high seven blocks in the team’s NCAA First Round win over Santa Clara … Recorded a combined 38 digs in the NCAA Regional matches, including 23 against UCLA in the Regional Final (12/8) … Also slammed a career-high 24 kills against the Bruins in the Regional title match … Named to the Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team for her efforts … Tallied a career-high 30 digs in the NCAA Semifinal win over USC (12/13), one of four 30+ dig

performances in program history … Also added 14 kills in that match … Turned in 18 kills and 15 digs in the National Championship match against Penn State (12/15) … Named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif. … A four-year letterwinner and varsity starter … Named the 2005 and 2006 California Gatorade State Player of the Year … The 2006 Gatorade National Player of the Year … A two-time CIF State MVP … Led team to three consecutive California State Championships and three consecutive CIF Championships … Set school records for service aces (52) and hitting percentage (.494) as a senior while leading her team to a No. 1 national ranking … An all-tournament selection at the pres-tigious Nike Challenge in 2006 … Tournament MVP of the Durango Fall Classic in 2006 … PrepVolleyball.com’s 2006 Senior Player of the Year … The 2004 PrepVolleyball.com Sophomore Player of the Year and a three-time 2004 and 2005 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American … The 2003 CalHiSports Freshman State Player of the Year.

Club Competition: Played for Club Long Beach … Led her club teams to three bronze and three silver medals at the U.S. Junior National Championships,

#10 Alix Klineman6-4 • Sophomore Outside Hitter Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa)


Player Profiles

klinemAn in The ReCoRD book

SINGLE SEASONT-5. Total Attacks (2007) - 1,251 10. Attacks Per Game (2007) - 10.34

SINGLE MATCHT-2. Digs (2007) - 30

Alix klineman off The Court

Academics: An undeclared major … Interested in pursuing a career in art, humanities, philosophy and/or business … Favorite class so far at Stanford has been Ancient Athletics.Alix Klineman on choosing Stanford: “I chose Stanford because of its excellence in athletics AND academics.”

earning All-Tournament honors the last three years (’05,’06, and ’07).

National Team Experience: Spent last winter and spring (Jan. ’08- Jun. ’08) as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Training Team in Colorado Springs, the youngest player on the roster … A member of the 14-player squad that toured China in March 2008 … Helped the U.S. to a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Pan Am Cup in Mexico … Led the U.S. Junior National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2007 FIVB U-20 Junior World Championship … Led the 2006 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team to a gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Women’s Junior Championship, averaging a team-leading 4.88 points and 3.88 kills per game in the tournament … Named the 2005 Best Scorer at the U-18 World Championships in Macau, China.

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Kathie Klineman … Has two siblings, Max and Maddy … Brother, Max, plays volleyball at UCSB … Enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends, listening to music and pho-tography … Full name is Alexandra Rose Klineman.

In 2007, Alix Klineman became the eighth freshman in school history to be recognized as an AVCA All-American, and the fifth to earn Volleyball Magazine’s National Freshman of the Year award.

#10 Alix Klineman (Continued)

klinemAn’S CAReeR highS

Kills 24, vs. UCLA (12/8/07)Attempts 57, at Washington (11/8/07)Digs 30, vs. USC (12/13/07)Assists 2, three times, last at Washington (11/8/07)Aces 2, nine times, last vs. UCLA (12/8/07)Blocks 7, vs. Santa Clara (11/30/07)Hitting % .476 (11-1-21), vs. Sacramento St. (12/1/07)


Player Profiles#11 Jessica Fishburn6-0 • Senior Libero/DS Los Angeles, CA (The Brentwood School)

As a Junior in 2007: Appeared in 99 games as a defensive specialist for the Cardinal … Tallied 163 digs on the year (1.65 dpg) … Recorded a season-high 15 digs against Washington (10/12) … Added 13 digs in the team’s win at Minnesota (9/1) … Turned in nine digs on two occasions, against BYU (9/8) and at Oregon (10/5) … Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.

As a Sophomore in 2006: The only Cardinal player to see action in all 111 games … Led the squad with 430 digs (3.87 per game) … In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, collected 20 digs in Stanford’s sweep of Sacramento State (12/2) … Also tallied 20 digs against Nebraska in the NCAA title match (12/16) … Collected a career-high 25 digs at Washington (9/22) … Also tal-lied 21 digs at home versus USC (11/10) … Recorded double-digit digs in 27 of Stanford’s 34 matches and 20 or more on four occasions… Notched a career-high two kills at Washington State (9/21) … Had a career-high four assists in a 3-0 win over Washington State (11/25)

… A 2006 Pac-10 Second Team All-

Academic selec-tion.

As a Freshman in 2005: A valuable reserve as a libero, appearing in

102 games and 31 matches … Fifth on the team with 19 service aces … Collected a career-high three service aces against Utah State (9/16) and Arizona (11/11) … Recorded 40 digs (11 at UCLA, 13 at USC, 8 against Nevada, 8 against Santa Clara) in the last four matches of the year and finished with 110 total digs … Registered a season-high 13 digs at USC (11/16).

High School: A four-year starter at The Brentwood School … Earned All-CIF honors all four years … A three-time league MVP … Helped her team win the CIF title (24-3) during her junior season.

Club Competition: Played five years for the Santa Monica Beach Club and four years for Sports Shack … Helped lead Sports Shack to the National Championship in 2005.

Personal: Parents are Andy Fishburn and Michelle Hollander … Father, who played volleyball at Stanford, played professionally on the beach and was a two-time world champion … Has one brother, Michael, who

graduated from Colorado … Hobbies include sing-ing, dancing and surfing … Full name is Jessica Emily Fishburn.

“As a senior this year, Jess will be a key leader for us both on and off the court. She brings energy, an upbeat attitude, personal

qualities which add to the foundation of our team and is a very tal-ented and experienced back row player. This season we will look to Jess to help set a tone of effort, intensity and consistency for our defense.” – Head Coach John Dunning

Jessica Fishburn’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 99 1 0.01 2 6 -.167 17 0.17 1 8 0.01 15 163 1.65 0 0 0 0.00 02006 111 3 0.03 0 3 1.000 31 0.28 7 14 0.06 52 430 3.87 0 0 0 0.00 02005 102 2 0.02 1 7 .143 9 0.09 19 29 0.19 15 110 1.08 1 0 1 0.01 0Totals 312 6 0.02 3 16 .188 57 0.18 27 51 0.09 82 703 2.25 1 0 1 0.00 0

FiShbuRn’S CAReeR highS

Kills 2, at Washington St. (9/21/06)Attempts 3, twice, last at Washington St. (11/9/07)Digs 25, at Washington (9/22/06)Assists 4, vs. Washington St. (11/25/06)Aces 3, twice, last vs. Arizona (11/11/05)Blocks 1, vs. Boston College (9/1/05)Hitting % None

FiShbuRn in The ReCoRD book

SINGLE SEASON3. Digs Per Game (2006) - 3.87 4. Digs (2006) – 430

Jessica Fishburn off The Court

Academics: A human biology major … Interested in possibly going to medical school and becoming a dermatologist … Favorite class at Stanford has been Interpersonal Relations … Spent last summer working with a dermatologist in the Los Angeles area. Jessica Fishburn on choosing Stanford: “I chose Stanford because I knew it would be a great fit for me. I wanted an excellent academic and athletic experience in one place, and I definitely found it.”


Player Profiles#12 Erin Waller6-1 • Senior Outside Hitter Ballwin, MO (Incarnate Word Academy)

As a Junior in 2007: Appeared in 113 games as Stanford’s starting opposite … Had the best season of her career with 268 kills (2.37 kpg) and 67 blocks … One of the team’s top servers with 22 aces … Tallied 10 double-figure kill performances and hit .400 or above 11 times … Ripped a career-high 19 kills in the NCAA Regional title win over UCLA (12/8) … Notched 12 kills and hit a career-high .733 in the Regional Semifinal against Cal Poly (12/7) … Named to the Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team … Added 10 kills in Stanford’s NCAA Semifinal win over USC (12/13) … Tallied 14 kills in the team’s win over Washington (11/8) … Tallied season highs with five blocks against BYU (9/8) and Arizona State (11/16) … Turned in double-figure kills in nine of the team’s last 14 matches, includ-ing three NCAA matches … Tallied 12 kills in the team’s last two regular-season matches against Arizona (11/17) and Cal (11/23), while hitting .474 and .455, respectively … Notched one of the top 10 hitting percentages in the Pac-10 during conference play … Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention. As a Sophomore in 2006: Played in 88 games … Finished fifth on the squad with 173 kills (1.97 kpg) … Tallied 50 blocks … Recorded double-digit kills six times, including a season-high 18 in the NCAA title match against Nebraska (12/16) … Tallied 13 kills against UCLA (11/11) … Also chalked up 12 kills against Georgetown (9/15) … Tallied 11 kills against Oregon State (10/19)

with a career-high 11 digs … Notched 11 kills and four

blocks to help the Cardinal

defeat Texas (12/9) in the

Regional Final to advance to the

Final Four … Hit over .400 seven times

… Recorded a career-high six blocks against

UCLA (11/11), including three block solos … Earned

Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention. As a Freshman in 2005: Started the last four matches for the Cardinal and appeared in 52 games … Collected a season-high 11 kills in 16 attempts against Nevada (12/2) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Tallied 10 kills along with a season-high five digs in Stanford’s five-game victory at USC (11/26) … Produced eight kills against UC Santa Barbara (9/17) … Collected a season-high five blocks against St. Mary’s (9/15) and UCLA (11/25). High School: A 2005 graduate of Incarnate Word Academy … Tabbed the 2003 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year and was a 2004 High School All-American … Led Incarnate Word Academy to the 2004 Missouri State Championship … Posted 1,300 kills over her high school career and was the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri … Honored by PrepVolleyball.com as the National Junior of the Year in 2003 and National Player of the Year in 2004 … Three-time all-metro and all-state selection. Club Competition: Competed for Team St. Louis … Played in the Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament seven times and was a five-time All-Tournament pick.

National Team Experience: Competed with the A-2 Junior National Training Team in Austin, Texas in 2003.Personal: Parents are Donald and Joann Waller … Father played football and baseball at Kansas State … Mother played volleyball for Coe College in Iowa … Hobbies include experiencing new things, learning, and traveling … Full name is Erin Jessica Waller.

“E rin has played a big role for us the past three years, including

some amazing performances in key matches. This season we will count heavily on Erin’s experience, energy and growth as a leader as well as her ability to perform on the court. Erin has worked very hard in the offsea-son to expand the ways she can help us.” – Head Coach John Dunning

erin Waller’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 113 268 2.37 84 637 .289 8 0.07 22 19 0.19 2 108 0.96 8 59 67 0.59 42006 88 173 1.97 61 421 .266 30 0.34 8 11 0.09 4 79 0.90 9 41 50 0.57 92005 52 75 1.44 38 198 .187 0 0.00 3 1 0.06 1 12 0.23 10 22 32 0.62 2Totals 253 516 2.04 183 1256 .265 38 0.15 33 31 0.13 7 199 0.79 27 122 149 0.59 15

WAlleR’S CAReeR highS

Kills 19, vs. UCLA (12/8/07)Attempts 46, vs. UCLA (12/8/07)Digs 11, vs. Oregon St. (10/19/06)Assists 4, twice, last vs. Missouri (12/3/06)Aces 3, at UCLA (10/26/07)Blocks 6, vs. UCLA (11/11/06)Hitting % .733 (12-1-15), vs. Cal Poly (12/7/07)

erin Waller off The Court

Academics: Majoring in international relations with a minor in Spanish … Hopes to pursue a career that involves helping others in one way or another … Favorite class has been History of the United States Since 1945 … Favorite class project researched the impact that scare tactics utilized by some Evangelical communities have on children … Also completed a project for a humanities course which looked at the implications that Gnostic texts offered during the original compilation of what is today known as The Holy Bible.Erin Waller on choosing Stanford: “Stanford offers the unique combination of superior athletics and academics, a beautiful campus, and a diverse group of interesting people. Stanford was the last university I visited because after only a couple days here, I knew I didn’t need to search further.“


Player Profiles#15Stephanie Browne6-4 • Redshirt Freshman Middle Blocker Danville, CA (Monte Vista)

As a Freshman in 2007: Did not appear in com-petition for the Cardinal … Redshirted her first season on The Farm.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif. … Spent freshman and sopho-more years at Springfield High School in Holland, Ohio … Lettered three years in volleyball, missing final prep season due to a thumb injury … Captained the squad as a junior … Listed as one of the 2006 PrepVolleyball Top 100 Senior Aces (No. 16) … Named to the 2006 Volleyball Magazine Top 25 Underclassmen list … Part of Volleyball Magazine’s Underclassmen to Watch list in 2004 and 2005 … Earned Volleyball Magazine Scholar-Athlete of the Month award in October 2006 … Named to PrepVolleyball’s Class of 2007 Top 50 Recruits list in 2005 … A two-time Tri-Valley Herald Prep Award recipient … Named to the East Bay Athletic League First Team in 2005 … Named to PrepVolleyball’s Soph 79 in 2004 … The Toledo Blade Super Sophomore in 2004 … Earned Northern Lakes League honors as a fresh-man and sophomore … Was honored on the District 7 (Ohio) First Team in 2003 and 2004.

Club Competition: Competed in the 2006 and 2007 USA Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships, leading her Vision Volleyball Club to a fifth-place open finish both years… Played for three clubs due to family moves: Sports Performance (Illinois), Toledo Volleyball Club (Ohio) and Vision Volleyball Club (California) … Helped teams qualify (or double-qualify) for Junior Olympics Open Division each year, winning various national qualifiers and tournaments.

National Team Experience: A USA Youth and Junior National Team Member from 2004 to 2006 … Led Team USA in blocking en route to the 2004 NORCECA Gold Medal in Puerto Rico … Attended the 2004 USA Holiday Camp and was trained by former Olympic and National Team Coach Toshi Yoshida and former Olympian Tara Cross-Battle.

Personal: Daughter of William and Barbara Browne … Considering a career in business… Brother, Scott, currently plays Army Volleyball at the United States Military Academy at West Point … Enjoys shopping,

movies, working out, reading, music and traveling … Full name is Stephanie Lauren Browne.

“S tephanie steadily improved and gained valuable experience dur-

ing her redshirt year. She has worked very hard and we’re ready for her to make an impact on the court this season. Her net presence, strength and blocking ability make her a strong candidate to step in and immedi-ately be a key player for us.” – Head Coach John Dunning

Stephanie browne off The Court

Academics: Considering a major in international relations … Hopes to one day work in sports broadcasting … Favorite class at Stanford has been Sleep and Dreams.Stephanie Browne on choosing Stanford: “I chose Stanford because I always planned on going to a top academic university. With Stanford’s renowned vol-leyball program and prestigious reputation, it seemed like the best fit for me.”


Player Profiles#16Foluke Akinradewo6-3 • Senior Middle Blocker Plantation, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

As a Junior in 2007: The AVCA National Player of the Year … A first-team AVCA All-American … A first-team Volleyball Magazine All-American … The Honda Award winner for volleyball … The Pac-10 Player of the Year … Also earned a spot on the All-Pac-10 Team and the All-Pacific Region Team … Appeared in 118 games as a starting middle blocker for Stanford … Turned in 4.11 kills per game (485 total kills) … Led the nation with a .499 hitting percentage, the second best mark in NCAA history … Single-season hitting percentage shat-tered the Pac-10 and Stanford records by more than 50 points … Led the team with 143 blocks (1.21 bpg), one of the top-10 marks in the Pac-10 … Also one of the top 10 players in the conference in kills (9th, 4.11 kpg) and points (6th, 4.94 ppg) … Hit above .400 in 27 matches and recorded double-figure kills in 31 matches …

Recorded 38 kills at the Diet Coke

Classic, and hit .706 (13-1-17)

against Ohio (9/2) in the title match …

Named to the Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament

Team for her efforts … Tallied 21 kills and eight blocks in a win over BYU (9/8) at the Stanford Invitational … Named the event’s MVP, and followed with her first Pac-10 Player of the Week and CVU.com National Player of the Week honors (9/10) … Recorded 15 kills against Penn State (9/15) in the Yale Classic title match and was named to the All-Tournament Team … Posted 15 kills and eight blocks against Cal in the Pac-10 opener (9/21) … Tallied 18 kills and hit .680 in a sweep of USC (9/27) … Followed with 12 kills, a .500 hitting percent-age and a career-high seven digs in a sweep of UCLA (9/28) … Earned her second Pac-10 Player of the Week honor for her weekend’s work (10/1) … Tallied 15 kills, including the 1,000th of her career at Oregon State (10/4) … Notched 18 kills against Washington while hitting .417 (10/12) … Added 20 kills at USC (10/27) … Posted 17 kills and a career-high seven digs in the team’s win over Washington in Seattle (11/8) … Added 21 kills and hit a season-high .769 (21-1-26) against Arizona (11/17) … Helped Stanford clinch the Pac-10 title with 20 kills and three service aces in a five-game win over Cal (11/23) … Hit over .550 in both NCAA First and Second

Round matches and contributed 27 kills and nine blocks between the two sweeps … Recorded 15 kills and hit .682 in the NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Cal Poly (12/7) … Followed with an 18-kill performance against UCLA in the Regional title game (12/8) … Named the MVP of the Stanford Regional for her efforts … Slammed a career-high 26 kills in the NCAA Semifinal win over USC (12/13) … Also posted a season-high nine blocks against the Trojans and hit .523 … Posted 18 kills, six blocks and a .425 hitting percentage in the NCAA Championship match (12/15) … Named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

As a Sophomore in 2006: An AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American … Named to the AVCA All-Pacific Region First Team … Named to the 2006 All-Pac-10 Team … Played in 98 games for the Cardinal and 31 matches … Led the squad with 141 blocks and 1.44 blocks per game … Also led the team with a .431 hitting percentage … Finished third on the Cardinal with 382 kills and second with 3.90 kills per game … Fifth on the squad with 19 service aces … Hit .450 or higher in 15 matches and .400 or higher in 18 matches … Notched double-digit kills in 24 matches … In the NCAA Second Round, tallied a career-high 26 kills to lead the Cardinal to a five-game victory over Missouri (12/3) with five blocks … Tallied 18 kills in Stanford’s five-game win at UCLA (10/13) … Had 17 kills against Fairfield (9/8) … Hit a career-high .850 with 17 kills at Arizona (10/28) in a three-game victory, as well as .800

“F oluke is coming off an absolutely incredible year; we have high

expectations for what she is capable of this season. After intensive train-ing and competition with some of the best players in the world over the spring and summer, her whole game has continued to grow. We look for Foluke’s powerful attack, increasingly dominant block and growth as a leader to be huge factors for us this season.” – Head Coach John Dunning

Foluke Akinradewo’s Career StatisticsYear G K KPG E TA PCT A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG BS BA TOT BPG BE2007 118 485 4.11 70 831 .499 7 0.06 16 50 0.14 0 101 0.86 22 121 143 1.21 142006 98 382 3.90 63 740 .431 6 0.06 19 37 0.19 0 69 0.70 21 120 141 1.44 62005 112 439 3.92 99 856 .397 8 0.07 14 27 0.12 0 71 0.63 32 90 122 1.09 11Totals 328 1306 3.98 232 2427 .443 21 0.06 49 114 0.15 0 241 0.73 75 331 406 1.24 31

AkinRADeWo in The ReCoRD book

CAREER8. Total Blocks - 4069. Total Attacks - 2,427

SINGLE SEASON1. Hitting Percentage (2007) - .4992. Hitting Percentage (2006) - .431 5. Hitting Percentage (2005) - .397

SINGLE MATCHT-9. Blocks (2005) - 12

Player Profiles

vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (9/2) with eight kills … Set a career-high with four aces against Arizona at home (9/29) … Tallied a season-high nine blocks versus Oregon (10/20) in a three-game sweep … Notched eight blocks on three occasions, including in the NCAA title match against Nebraska (12/16) … Also recorded eight blocks against Washington State (9/21) and Oregon (11/16) … Had a season-high three solo blocks against Santa Clara (9/14) … Hit .406 with 16 kills, as well as three blocks, as Stanford defeated Texas (12/9) in the regional final to advance to Omaha … Named to the All-Region Tournament Team … Selected to the Stanford Invitational All-Tournament Team, Waikiki Beach Marriott Challenge All-Tournament Team and BYU All-Tournament Team … Also earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention and was a nominee for the Honda Award … Earned Stanford’s Block ‘S’ Outstanding Sophomore Award.

As a Freshman in 2005: Named the 2005 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year … Also named to the All-Pac-10 First Team … The AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year … Earned Second Team All-America honors … Led the squad in hitting percentage (.397), a mark which ranked third in the Pac-10, 13th in the nation and third for a single-season in school history … Was second on the team in kills (439) … Averaged 3.92 kills per game, which ranked tenth in the Pac-10 … Led the Cardinal in blocks (122, 1.09 bpg), with a team-high 32 solo blocks … Tallied a career-high 12 blocks (ninth-best for a single match in school history) at UCLA (11/25) … Hit .450 or better in 13 matches … Hit a season-high .720 with 19 kills versus Utah State (9/16) and hit .714 with 16 kills at Boston College (9/1) … Tallied a .650 hitting percentage at Oregon State (9/29) … Had double-digit kills in 26 of the 32 matches … During Stanford’s seven match road trip to the East Coast and the Midwest, chalked up 94 kills in 152 attempts for a .618 hitting percentage, along with 24 blocks, 14 digs and three service aces … Hit no lower than .450 during those seven matches, and hit .500 in five of those matches … Named the MVP at the Colorado Invitational in September, collecting 43 kills in 74 attempts for a .486 hitting percentage … Also gained MVP honors at the Stanford Invitational that month … In three matches, collected 47 kills in 93 attempts (.376) along with ten blocks and five digs … For her efforts in leading the third-ranked Cardinal to four victories from Sept. 5-11, was named Pac-10 Player of the Week … In victories at New Hampshire (9/6) and at the Colorado Invitational, collected 52 kills in 90 attempts for a .578 hitting percentage … Over the four-match stretch, hit .450 or better in each contest … Recorded a season-high with six digs against Syracuse (9/3) and Oregon State (10/28).

High School: A 2005 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School … A three-year letterwinner and captain of her squad for two seasons … The 2002 and 2003

Broward County Player of the Year … An All-America selection in 2003 and 2004, and an all-state selection in 2002, 2003 and 2004 … Named the Florida Dairy Farmer’s Volleyball Player of the Year … The Florida Gatorade Player of the Year … Also participated in bas-ketball and track … Was a Florida State Champion in track in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 … An all-state selec-tion in basketball in 2004 and 2005 … Was the Principal Honors Award winner all four years of high school.

Club Competition: Did not compete in club vol-leyball.

National Team Experience: Spent the winter and spring of 2008 as a member of the U.S. National Training Team in Colorado Springs … Competed with the team at the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix … Toured China with the team in March 2008 … Started for the U.S. at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, help-ing the team to a bronze medal … The starting middle blocker on the USA Junior Team that competed at the 2005 World Championships in Turkey … Also played with the USA Senior Team that competed at the 2005 Pan Am Cup in the Dominican Republic … A mem-ber of the gold medal-winning USA Junior National Team in 2004 at NORCECA … Helped the U.S. to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Pan Am Games in the Dominican Republic.

Personal: Daughter of Ayoola and Comfort Akinradewo … Brother, Foluso, participated in track at Oregon … Brother, Folu, participated in track at Fresno State … Full name is Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo.

Foluke Akinradewo off The Court

Academics: Majoring in human biology at Stanford … Plans to attend medical school and pursue a career as a medical doctor with a focus in sports medicine … Favorite class project was for Sex and Love in Modern Society … Did a fieldwork research assignment on human behavior focusing on college student interaction and social groups formation. Foluke Akinradewo on choosing Stanford: “It may sound cliché, but it was impossible to pass up the combination of academics and athletics. Plus, it’s a beautiful campus.”

AkinRADeWo’S CAReeR highS

Kills 26, twice, last vs. USC (12/13/07)Attempts 44, twice, last vs. USC (12/13/07)Digs 7, twice, last at Washington (11/8/07)Assists 2, twice, last vs. Arizona St. (11/16/07)Aces 4, vs. Arizona (9/29/06) Blocks 12, at UCLA (11/25/05)Hitting % .850 (17-0-20), at Arizona (10/28/06)

hitting percentage RecordsEntering her senior season, Foluke Akinradewo has already rewritten the hitting percentage column in the NCAA, Pac-10 and Stanford record books. Last year, she posted the second highest hitting percentage in NCAA history and shat-tered both the Pac-10 and Stanford single-season records by more than 50 points. At the start of her final collegiate season, Akinradewo is on pace to finish with the best career hitting percentage ever recorded by an NCAA Division I player.

nCAA Career hitting percentage

Foluke Akinradewo (Stanford) 2005-present .4431. Virag Domokos (George Mason) 1993-96 .4232. Danielle Scott (Long Beach St.) 1990-93 .421 3. Mary Eggers (Illinois) 1985-88 .4204. Erica Berggren (South Florida) 1993-96 .415 Emily Adams (USC) 2001-04 .4156. Virginia Stahr (Nebraska) 1986-89 .4017. Emily Bridson (Central Florida) 1992-93 .3988. Aycan Gokberk (Florida) 1992-95 .3949. Angela Knopf (Colorado St.) 1998-01 .39310. Sue Gades (Hofstra) 1983-85 .392

nCAA Single Season hitting percentage

1. Maria Andonova (Florida A&M) 2004 .5042. Foluke Akinradewo (Stanford) 2007 .4993. Christa Harmotto (Penn St.) 2007 .492 4. Tracy Stalls (Nebraska) 2007 .473 Jayli Jackson (Florida A&M) 2003 .4736. Benavia Jenkins (Florida) 2003 .4657. Sherri Williams (Florida) 2003 .4628. Angela Knopf (Colorado St.) 2001 .4569. Anastasia Yartseva (Louisville) 2004 .45210. Nana Meriwether (UCLA) 2006 .448


Foluke Akinradewo returns for her senior season as the reigning AVCA National Player of the Year.


Player Profiles#6Katherine Knox5-9 • Freshman • DS Menlo Park, CA (Archbishop Mitty)

High School: A 2008 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. … Led team to state runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2007 … Also led team to back-to-back West Catholic Athletic League, CCS and NorCal Championships in 2006 and 2007 … Earned 2007 WCAL Honorable Mention … Named Varsity

Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Club Competition: Played for Vision Volleyball Club from 2003-08, attending the Junior Olympics each year … Helped team to the American Division bronze medal in 2007 … Named to the American Division All-Tournament Team at the 2007 Junior Olympics.

Personal: Daughter of Brad and Susan Knox … Both parents graduated from Stanford … Mother walked onto the Stanford tennis team and captained the squad as a senior … Has three younger brothers, Jeffrey, Kevin and Bradley … Hobbies include photography, art, fashion, reading, swimming and music … Full name is Katherine Cynthia Knox.

“K atherine is an accomplished setter and back row player,

who is very dedicated to improvement on a daily basis. Her athleti-cism and skill as a setter make her a great addition to our team.” – Head Coach John Dunning

#7Jessica Walker6-1 • Freshman • Middle Blocker Houston, TX (Booker T. Washington)

High School: A 2008 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School of Engineering Professionals in Houston, Texas …Lettered two years in volleyball, but missed senior year due to a thumb injury … Led team to back-to-back HISD District 4A Championships in 2005 and 2006 … Earned all-district recognition in 2005 and 2006 … Recognized for District 4A in blocks and kills … Ranked among PrepVolleyball’s Top 10 Senior Aces (No. 10).

Club Competition: Played for Spike Sport from 2004-07, before joining the Texas Tornados as a senior … Led the Spike Sport 18 National Team to a first-place finish in the silver bracket at the Texas Lone Star … Three-time team MVP with Spike Sport … Led Texas Tornados 18 Mizuno team to a Junior Olympic berth in 2008, helping the team place in the silver bracket.

National Team Experience: Played for the USA Junior A2 National Team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in 2007 … Also attended the High Performance Camp Tournament in 2007.

Personal: Daughter of Barbara and Timothy Walker … Has an older sister, Kimberly, and an older brother, Jeremy … Sister played volleyball at Grambling University … Brother competed in track and field for Texas Southern, winning 2008 indoor and outdoor conference titles in the 400 meter dash and earning a No. 20 national ranking and No. 28 world ranking in the event … Hobbies include coin collecting, listening to music, watching cartoons and reading books by Mitch Albom … Plans to minor in Spanish … Full name is Jessica Layshone Walker.

“W e are very excited to have Jessica join our team this season. She has

proven that she is a very high potential player, a gifted athlete and extremely motivated to be great. I am looking forward to watching her develop her game at the collegiate level.” – Head Coach John Dunning

#14Katherine Sebastian5-9 • Freshman • Setter/DS Pacific Palisades, CA (Harvard-Westlake)

High School: A 2008 graduate of Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, Calif. …Co-captained the volleyball squad as a senior … Led team to back-to-back Mission League titles in 2006 and 2007 … Helped team to the California State Championship in 2007, along with a Division III regional title and a CIF Southern Section title … Carried team to a No. 12 national ranking her senior

season … A 2007 PrepVolleyball High School All-American … Named the KBC Player of the Game for the 2007 state title match … A Los Angeles Daily News All-Area First Team pick … A 2007 Encino Sun All-Sun First Team member … Named to the 2007 State Volleyball All-Tournament Team … Named to the CIF Southern Section Division I-A First Team … A three-time All-Mission League selection … A nominee for the Andi Collins Award (most outstanding senior setter) … Also played soccer and graduated Cum Laude.

Club Competition: The starting setter for Santa Monica Beach Club from 2006-08 … Named to the 2008 EPIC All-Tournament Team … Listed as the No. 5 setter in Southern California by PrepStarter Coaches’ Poll.

Personal: Daughter of Steve and Ann Sebastian … Mother and both grandparents graduated from Stanford … Has two brothers, Jonathan (Stanford ‘11) and Christopher … Hobbies include yoga, running, going to the beach and cooking … Considering a major in human biology … Interested in a career in medicine … Nickname is Seabass … Full name is Katherine Ann Sebastian.

“K atherine is a very smart, experienced outside hitter, very skilled in the

back row and will be a great addition for us defensively. She will work hard to help the team and brings a solid competitive spirit to the court. We are excited to have her as part of our program.” – Head Coach John Dunning

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