March 22, 2006

BERKELEY, CALIF. - The California women's volleyball team will be hosting Saint Mary's in a spring exhibition match this Thursday, Mar. 23 at 7 p.m. at Haas Pavilion.

The Golden Bears feature five returning starters - setter Samantha Carter, outside hitter Angie Pressey, libero Jillian Davis, outside hitter Morgan Beck and middle hitter Ellen Orchard - from the 2005 squad that made its fourth consecutive NCAA appearance last fall. Cal finished the year 19-11 overall, 10-8 in the Pac-10, and fell to Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Madison, Wisc.