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Oct. 13, 1997

Cal Travels to #24 Washington and #8 Washington State

THIS WEEK:   Fri. Oct. 17    at Washington, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, WA  7:00 p.m.
                    Sat. Oct. 18    at Washington State, Bohler Gym, Pullman, WA    7:00 p.m.

SPIKERS TO WASHINGTON: The Cal women's volleyball team (6-10, 1-6) will be looking to snap a five-match losing streak when they travel to the state of Washington this weekend for a pair of Pac-10 matches. The Bears take on #24 Washington (10-6, 5-2) on Friday, Oct. 17 and #8 Washington State (17-2, 5-2) on Saturday, Oct. 18.

PAC-10 STANDINGS: 1. Stanford, 7-0 Pac-10, 16-2 overall; 2. USC, 6-2, 13-2; 3t. Washington State, 5-2, 17-2; 3t. Washington, 5-2, 10-6; 5. Arizona, 4-3, 12-3; 6. UCLA, 4-4, 8-5; 7t. Arizona State, 2-5, 11-7; 7t. Oregon State, 2-5, 10-9; 9. California, 1-6, 6-10; 10. Oregon, 0-10, 7-11.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: Washington is 10-6 overall, and tied for third place in the Pac-10 with a 5-2 conference record. The 24th-ranked Huskies traveled to rival Washington State last weekend, and upset the #8 Cougars in four games, handing WSU its first home loss in nearly two years. Washington State is 17-2 overall and tied for third place in the Pac-10 with a 5-2 conference mark. The 8th-ranked Cougars were upset at home by the 24th-ranked Huskies last weekend, giving them just their second loss of the season. The Cougars only other defeat of the season came at Arizona two weeks ago.

CAL vs. THE OPPONENTS: Washington leads the series with Cal, 15-12, including three straight victories. The last Cal win over the Huskies was Oct. 6, 1995 in Seattle, when the Bears scored a five-game upset over the then-18th ranked Huskies. Last season in Seattle, Cal won the first two games against then-14th ranked Washington, but the Huskies roared back to take the next three games and win the match. Cal leads the series with Washington State 15-13, although the Cougars have won the last 10 meetings. The last Cal victory over WSU was a five-game win Oct. 25, 1991 in Berkeley. The last Cal win in Pullman was a three-game sweep on Sept. 16, 1989. The last time Cal swept both Washington schools on the same road trip was 1989.

LAST WEEK: The Bears fell to another disappointing five-game defeat at home against Arizona State last Friday, followed by a three-game loss to #15 Arizona. Cal easily won the first two games against ASU, but an injury to leading hitter Jessica Dinaberg in the middle of game three disrupted the Bears tempo and the Sun Devils battled back to win three straight games and the match, 4-15, 7-15, 15-10, 15-12, 15-11. Sophomore Brook Coulter led the Bears with 14 kills and 11 digs against the Sun Devils. Against the 15th-ranked Wildcasts, senior Michelle Wickman led the team with 8 kills and 9 digs, and Coulter added 7 kills and 8 digs. With Dinaberg missing the Arizona match, it marked the first time she has missed a match in her 3+ seasons at Cal, breaking a 99-match streak.

FIVE-GAME FRUSTRATION: The Bears have had their hands full in five-game matches this season, posting a 2-5 record in matches that go the full distance. After going 1-8 in five-gamers last season, Cal appeared to have found the key to winning the long ones in the early going this season. The Bears not only posted two five-game victories at the Illinois State Classic, but they earned them both in the same day (Sept. 6), knocking off undefeated Tulsa in the morning, and coming back to beat host Illinois State in the evening championship match. But, Cal has struggled since that tournament, dropping five-game matches to Sacramento State, New Mexico, Oregon State, #21 UCLA and Arizona State.

Jessica Dinaberg

DINABERG'S DOUBLE: When senior hitter Jessica Dinaberg put down her 18th kill of the Illinois State Classic during the Tulsa match, she became just the third player in Cal history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. The other two Bears in the 1,000-1,000 club are Lisa Arce (1987-90) and Tiffany Rochelle (1986-89). Dinaberg now ranks fourth in all-time kills (1128), kill attempts (3274) and digs (1168) at Cal, and has a legitimate shot to move into third place in each category before her career comes to a close in Berkeley.

HEAD COACH SUE WOODSTRA: Sue Woodstra is in her third year at the helm of the Golden Bears, with a record of 27-45 at Cal. A two-time U.S. Olympic team member and one of nine Olympians to currently head a women's collegiate volleyball team, Woodstra has posted a 137-84 record in six seasons as a collegiate head coach, including four years at Pittsburgh. Her assistant coaches are Oscar Crespo, Stephanie Shrieve and Ed Cohen.

ON THE MOVE...
CAL CAREER LEADERS
Kills
Name                        Total   Years
    1.  Tiffany Rochelle    1814    1986-89
    2.  Lisa Arce           1806    1987-90
    3.  Cara Dane           1332    1990-93
    4.  Jessica Dinaberg    1137    1994-97
    5.  Morgan Cecil        1053    1989-91
    6.  Kelly Moomaw         979    1984-87
    7.  Shaney Fink          931    1990-93
    8.  Diana Yovino-Young   911    1984-87
    9.  Michelle Wickman     890    1994-97
Attempts
Name                        Total   Years
    1.  Lisa Arce           4801    1987-90
    2.  Tiffany Rochelle    4772    1986-89
    3.  Cara Dane           3394    1990-93
    4.  Jessica Dinaberg    3296    1994-97
    5.  Kelly Moomaw        2864    1984-87
    6.  Morgan Cecil        2740    1989-91
    7.  Shaney Fink         2561    1990-93
    8.  Michelle Wickman    2543    1994-97
Assists
Name                        Total   Years
    1.  Sienna Curci        4008    89,91-93
    2.  Holly McPeak        3819    1987-89
    3.  Kelly Bates         1301    1985
        Lynn Guevara        1301    1995-
    5.  Sara Allison        1275    1987-90
    6.  Teri Donohue        1265    1983-85
    7.  Heidi Henkle        1192    1986-87
    8.  Jennifer Kriste     1054    1996-
Service Aces
Name                        Total   Years
    1.  Sienna Curci        136     89, 91-93
        Tiffany Rochelle    136     1986-89
    3.  Lisa Arce           128     1987-90
    4.  Teri Donohue        126     1983-85
    5.  Sue Belina          102     1981-84
    6.  Holly McPeak         98     1987-89
    7.  Judy Chow            96     1984-86
    8.  Cara Dane            90     1990-93
    9.  Michelle Wickman     88     1994-97
Digs
Name                        Total   Years
    1.  Lisa Arce           1602    1987-90
    2.  Tiffany Rochelle    1406    1986-89
    3.  Holly McPeak        1184    1987-89
    4.  Jessica Dinaberg    1173    1994-97
Total Blocks
Name                        Total   Years
    1.  Cara Dane           434     1990-93
    2.  Carolyn Kempker     368     1986-89
    3.  Lisa Arce           364     1987-90
    4.  Diana Yovino-Young  358     1984-87
    5.  Morgan Cecil        248     1989-91
    6.  Jill Schneider      241     1990-93
    7.  Tiffany Rochelle    238     1986-89
    8.  Jenny Swart         230     1992-95
    9.  Sylvie Monnet       216     1983
    10. Michelle Wickman    195     1994-97

JESSICA DINABERG: The senior hitter leads the Bears in kill average (3.27 kpg) and dig average (2.66 dpg)...named tournament MVP at the Illinois State Classic and to the all-tournament team at the Colorado State tournament...earlier this season, became just the third player in Cal history to post 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs, and only the 29th player in Pac-10 history to accomplish that feat...ranks fourth in career kills, kill attempts and digs at Cal...had a season-high 24 kills against Oregon State and 23 kills vs. New Mexico...recorded a season-high 20 digs vs. New Mexico and Oregon...has been the team leader in kills in seven matches this season...suffered a sprained ankle in the third game of the Arizona State match Oct. 10 and missed the Arizona match Oct. 11...that was the first time Dinaberg has missed a match in her 3+ seasons at Cal, breaking a 99-match streak.

MICHELLE WICKMAN: The senior hitter/setter ranks third on the team in service aces (14)...alternated between hitter and setter this season...averaging 2.22 kills and 2.25 digs per game...had a career-high 64 assists vs. Illinois State...in last five matches, is averaging 3.3 kills per game, including a career-high 25 kills against UCLA...the four-year starter ranks ninth in career kills and career aces and 10th in career blocks at Cal.

Elena Berman

ELENA BERMAN: The junior middle blocker is the only Bear to have played in every game of every match this season...ranks second on the team in hitting percentage (.230), third in blocking average (0.66 bpg) and fourth in kill average (2.11 kpg)...had a career high 18 kills vs. New Mexico and hit a season-high .405 (18k-3e-37att)...recorded a season-high seven blocks along with 12 kills against Oregon State.

KELLIE ALVA: The sophomore middle blocker ranks second on the team in blocking average (0.83 bpg) and is averaging 1.79 kills per game...recorded a season-high 16 kills along with seven blocks vs. New Mexico...posted a career-high eight blocks against Oregon State.

BROOK COULTER: The sophomore hitter leads the Bears in service aces (20) and ranks sixth in the Pac-10 in ace average (0.32 apg)...recorded a career-high six service aces against Tulsa...posted season-high 16 kills and 24 digs against New Mexico...named to the all-tournament team at the Notre Dame Tournament of Champions...posted career high two block solos and four total blocks against Oregon...has played in 62 of the team's 64 games, averaging 1.97 kills and 2.21 digs per game.

JENNIFER KRISTE: The sophomore setter ranks eighth in the Pac-10 in assist average (10.53 apg)... recorded a career-high 74 assists vs. New Mexico...had 68 assists at UCLA...has nine service aces and 16 blocks on the season.

AMANDA SELBY: In her first season at Cal, the sophomore middle blocker leads the team in hitting percentage (.290) and blocking average (1.22 bpg)...recorded career-high 10 blocks against Illinois State... averaging 2.11 kills per game, fourth best on team...missed the last nine matches with stress fracture... redshirted last season after transferring from UCLA.

ALICIA PERRY: A redshirt freshman, she ranks second on the team in dig average (2.54 dpg) and kill average (2.60 kpg)...slammed a career-high 23 kills along with 18 digs and four blocks against Illinois State... recorded 14 kills and 12 digs against Oregon State...ranks second on the team with 17 service aces and fifth in the Pac-10 in service ace average (0.34 apg)...has four double-doubles this season, including 15 kills and 15 digs at UCLA.