July 9, 2012

BERKELEY - Fans of California volleyball can now book their tickets for an exciting year of Golden Bear volleyball by purchasing season tickets, which went on sale Monday morning at 9 a.m. PT. Not only do season-ticket holders receive a sizable discount over single-match tickets, but they also get exclusive perks. Season tickets can be purchased online, by calling (800) GO-BEARS or by stopping by the Athletic Ticket Office in Berkeley.

By purchasing season tickets, fans get a 50-percent discount per ticket over single-match tickets. Additionally, season-ticket holders receive two free tickets to the UCLA match, four free tickets to the Stanford match and two "you pick" tickets to any regular-season match.

Fans who make their season-ticket purchases prior to Aug. 1 will receive a Cal volleyball shirt (one per account). All season-ticket holders are invited to exclusive season-ticket holder events as well as chances to win team gear and more!

Highlights of the home season, all of which can be seen below, include six teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament and at least eight matches that will be shown on the Pac-12 Networks. The Bears open their home campaign by hosting Jiangsu - a Chinese club team - on Sept. 6 in Cal's first match to be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.

Cal welcomes Penn, UC Riverside and Northern Arizona for the Molten Classic Presented by the Hilton Garden Inn for what is sure to be an exciting six-match, two-day tournament at Haas Pavilion. The quest for a Pac-12 title continues in the Bears' first conference home match on Oct. 3 against Oregon. Defending national champion UCLA comes to Berkeley on Oct. 14, which follows the Oct. 12 match against USC, which lost to the Bruins in the national semifinals. The Bears conclude the conference and regular season Nov. 23 against rival Stanford.

Season Ticket Prices
Adult - $75
Cal Faculty/Staff - $60
Senior - $50
Youth - $50

Season-Ticket Holder Benefits:
1. Purchase season tickets by Aug. 1 and receive a Cal volleyball t-shirt (one per account)
2. Receive multiple vouchers
3. Initiation to pre-match social with Cal volleyball coaching staff and private chalk talk
4. Eligible to be chosen as the Season-Ticket Holder of the Month

HOW TO PURCHASE
Online:
Click here

Phone:
(800) GO-BEARS

Or in Person:
Athletic Ticket Office
2223 Fulton Street, 1st Floor
Berkeley, CA 94720
Open Monday-Friday (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

2012 Home Opponents Highlights
• Penn looks to build upon last season's success with 13 returning letterwinners
• Riverside brings back All-Big West Conference first-team members Amanda Vialpando and Shelby LeDuff along with All-Freshman selection Megan Reza
• Four starters (plus libero) and eight letterwinners return for 2012 after Northern Arizona opened 2011 on a 12-0 winning streak and equaled the most wins since 2000 with 15
• Saint Mary's concluded last season on a serious high note - winning 11 of the Gaels' final 13 matches - and brings back every student-athlete from that roster for 2012
• Oregon made its fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the past six years last season
• Oregon State brings back its three All-Pac-12 honorees along with Becky Defoe, who participated in the U.S. Women's National A2 Team Program
• After losing in the national semifinals, USC will look to equal that success despite graduating three All-Americans with the help of five Trojans who were selected to participate in this summer's USA Volleyball Women's National A2 team program
• Defending national champion UCLA looks poised for success with the fifth-best recruiting class in the country
• Arizona participated in the NCAA Tournament last year and returns Madi Kingdon, who played in the U.S. Women's National A2 Team Program
• Arizona State returns Nora Tuioti-Mariner, who was a Pac-12 All-Freshman pick along with Stephanie Preach, who finished 2011 ranked first in the Pac-12 and 32nd in the country in digs per set (5.26)
• Washington returns the 2011 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in Krista Vansant from the team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Last year with its 12-20 record, Washington State earned six more wins than in all of the 2010 season and four more Pac-12 wins than the year before
•Utah, which earned six wins in its first season in the Pac-12, had six current Utes compete at the 2012 USA Volleyball Open Championships
• Ten members of Stanford's squad that made its 31st consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance last year are set to return for 2012