Nov. 17, 1997

Bears Travel To #3 Stanford For Season Finale

THIS WEEK:
Thu. Nov. 20 at Stanford, Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif. 7:00 p.m.

SPIKERS CLOSE AT STANFORD:
The Cal women's volleyball team (8-18, 3-14) wraps up the 1997 season at third-ranked Stanford on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Maples Pavilion.

PAC-10 STANDINGS:

1.  Stanford,           17-0 Pac-10,    26-2 overall 
2.  USC,                12-4,           20-4
3t. Arizona,            11-5,           19-5 
3t. Washington,         11-5,           16-9 
5.  Washington State,   10-6,           22-6 
6.  UCLA,               7-9,            12-11 
7.  Oregon State,       5-11,           14-15 
8.  Arizona State,      4-12,           13-14 
9.  California,         3-14,           8-18 
10. Oregon,             1-15,           9-19

ABOUT STANFORD:
Defending NCAA Champion Stanford is 26-2 overall, and has clinched its fourth straight Pac-10 title with a perfect 17-0 conference mark. The Cardinal is ranked third nationally, and has won 21 matches in a row. Stanford's only losses of the year came against the same team, Penn State, at both the State Farm Classic Aug. 23 and the UConn Husky Invitational Sept. 6

CAL vs. STANFORD:
Stanford holds a 41-4 series advantage over Cal, although the Bears nearly upset the Cardinal in five games at Stanford last season. Cal was serving match point at 15-14 in game five, but an official's call "out" of an apparent Cal kill turned the tide and Stanford went on to win the game, 18-16, and match. Cal's last win over Stanford was Oct. 1, 1982 at Cal's Dolfin Invitational. Cal's only victory ever at Stanford was Nov. 15, 1979 in the season finale.

LAST MEETING:
Cal and Stanford played the opening match of the Pac-10 season at Cal's RSF Fieldhouse on Sept. 16, with Stanford winning 15-5, 15-6, 15-3. Elena Berman and Michelle Wickman led the Bears with seven kills each, while Stanford's Paula McNamee put down a game-high 12 kills and six blocks.

LAST WEEK:
The Bears lost their final two home matches of the season, falling to #12 Washington State in four games on Nov. 14, and to #16 Washington in three games on Nov. 15. Against the Cougars, four Bears recorded double figure kill totals - Jessica Dinaberg with 21 kills, Alicia Perry with 16, Brook Coulter with 15 and Kellie Alva with 11 kills. Dinaberg led the Bears with 14 kills against the Huskies.

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 (1189), and third in kill attempts (3430) and digs (1218) at Cal.

SENIOR SALUTE:
Six Cal volleyball players will play their final matches as Golden Bears when they take the court at Stanford - hitters Jessica Dinaberg and Brooke Weaver, hitter/setter Michelle Wickman, defensive specialists Debbie Walery and Sara Waltman, and setter Carrie Musolff. Dinaberg and Wickman have been starters their entire four-year careers at Cal, and both have left their mark in many categories of the Cal record books. Weaver and Walery are also four-year letterwinners for the Bears, Waltman wraps a two-year career , and Musolff finishes her one season with the Bears, after transferring from Cuesta College.

HEAD COACH SUE WOODSTRA:
Sue Woodstra is in her third year at the helm of the Golden Bears, with a record of 29-53 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 139-92 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.

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    1224    1994-97
    5.  Morgan Cecil        1053    1989-91
    6.  Kelly Moomaw         979    1984-87
    7.  Shaney Fink          931    1990-93
    8.  Michelle Wickman     930    1994-97

Attempts
Name Total Years 1. Lisa Arce 4801 1987-90 2. Tiffany Rochelle 4772 1986-89 3. Jessica Dinaberg 3525 1994-97 4. Cara Dane 3394 1990-93 5. Kelly Moomaw 2864 1984-87 6. Morgan Cecil 2740 1989-91 7. Michelle Wickman 2706 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    1995-96
    5.  Sara Allison        1275    1987-90
    6.  Teri Donohue        1265    1983-85
    7.  Heidi Henkle        1192    1986-87
    8.  Jennifer Kriste     1155    1996-97

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.  Michelle Wickman     94     1994-97

Digs

        Name                Total   Years
    1.  Lisa Arce           1602    1987-90
    2.  Tiffany Rochelle    1406    1986-89
    3.  Jessica Dinaberg    1234    1994-97
    4.  Holly McPeak        1184    1987-89
    5.  Tosha Comendant     1168    1990-93
    6.  Sienna Curci        1121    1989-93
    7.  Kelly Moomaw        993     1984-87
    8.  Danielle Mashy      970     1992-95
    9.  Michelle Wickman    913     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    206     1994-97

JESSICA DINABERG:
The senior hitter leads the Bears in kill average (3.38 kpg) and dig average (2.63 dpg)...named tournament MVP at the Illinois State Classic and to the all-tournament team at the Colorado State tournament...earlier this season, became the third player in Cal history to post 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs...ranks third in career digs and kill attempts, and fourth in career kills at Cal...had a season-high 25 kills at Arizona State Nov. 8...missed four matches mid-season after spraining an ankle vs. ASU Oct. 10...prior to the injury, Dinaberg had not missed a match in her four-year career, breaking a 99-match streak...in Pac-10 play, she has six double-doubles (kills-digs) and has recorded 20+ kills in four conference matches.

MICHELLE WICKMAN:
The four-year starter has played in all 110 matches over the past four seasons...she has alternated between hitter and setter this season, but has been the starter at setter for most of the Pac-10 season...ranks second on the team in service aces (20)...ranks third on the team in dig average (2.55)...had a career-high 64 assists vs. Illinois State...slammed a career-high 25 kills against UCLA Oct. 3.

ELENA BERMAN:
The junior middle blocker has played in 95 of the team's 98 games this season...ranks third on the team in hitting percentage (.194) and blocking average (0.71 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 Sept. 27.

KELLIE ALVA:
The sophomore middle blocker ranks second on the team in blocking average (0.73 bpg) and fourth in hitting percentage (.183)...averaging 1.96 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 Sept. 27.

BROOK COULTER:
The sophomore hitter leads the Bears in service aces (34) and ranks fourth in the Pac-10 in ace average (0.36 apg)...recorded a career-high six service aces against Tulsa and five aces against ASU Nov. 8...posted season-high 16 kills and 24 digs against New Mexico...named to the all-tournament team at the Notre Dame Tournament...posted career high two block solos and four total blocks against Oregon Sept. 26...has played in 95 of the team's 98 games, averaging 1.97 kills and 2.39 digs per game, third-best on the team...has five double-doubles (kills-digs) in Pac-10 play.

JENNIFER KRISTE:
The sophomore setter is averaging 10.28 assists per game...recorded a career-high 74 assists vs. New Mexico...had 68 assists at UCLA Oct. 3...has 10 service aces and 24 blocks.

AMANDA SELBY:
The sophomore middle blocker returned to play last weekend after missing 17 matches with a stress fracture...leads the team in hitting percentage (.264) and blocking average (1.16 bpg)... recorded career-high 10 blocks against Illinois State...averaging 2.13 kills per game, third-best on team...had five kills and three blocks in first match back against WSU, and four kills the next night against UW.

ALICIA PERRY:
A redshirt freshman, she ranks second on the team in dig average (2.58 dpg) and kill average (2.59 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 Sept. 27...ranks second on the team with 20 service aces...has five double-doubles, including 14 kills and 15 digs at Arizona State Nov. 8.