2011 Sonoma State Volleyball Preseason Prospectus

SONOMA STATE SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICETyler Lobe (Sports Information Director)

1801 East Cotati AvenueRohnert Park, California 94928

Office: (707) 664-2478 | E-mail: [email protected]

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL 2011 PRESEASON INFORMATION

School Name Sonoma State UniversityFounded 1960Enrollment 7,050Colors Navy (PMS 286), Columbia Blue (PMS 278), WhiteNickname SeawolvesMascot Lobo the SeawolfNational Affiliation NCAA Division IIConference California Collegiate Athletic AssociationPresident Dr. Ruben Armiñana (Texas, 1968)Director of Athletics Bill Fusco (San Francisco, 1973)Home Court The Wolves’ Den Playing Surface/Capacity Hardwood/2,000

Head Coach Edward “Bear” Grassl Alma Mater Sonoma State, 1991 Overall Record 141-109 (.564)/tenth yearOffice (707) 664-2656E-mail [email protected] Coach Michaela Ebben (Arizona, 1998; sixth year) Head Athletic Trainer Bo Owens, M.A., ATC, CSCSVolleyball Athletic Trainer tbaEquipment Manager Willie Lee

First Year of Volleyball 1981All-Time Record* 317-263 (.547)Postseason Record* 0-4 (.000) NCAA Postseason Appearances 4 Last Appearance L, 0-3 vs UC San Diego in First Round (11/18/2010) National Championships none2010 Overall Record 17-10 (.630)2010 CCAA Record/Finish 14-8 (.636)/fourthStarters Returning/Lost 5/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/4

*incomplete records prior to 1991

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Team Information

2011 Regular Season Match Schedule

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Day Date Opponent Site Time All-Time Series Under Grassl StreakThurs Sep 1 vs Northwest Nazarene # Honolulu, Hawai’i (St. Andrew’s Priory) 8:30 pm PDT 2-2 2-2 W1Fri Sep 2 at Hawai’i Pacific # Honolulu, Hawai’i (St. Andrew’s Priory) 10:00 pm PDT 2-2 2-1 W2Sat Sep 3 at Chaminade # Honolulu, Hawai’i (St. Andrew’s Priory) 2:00 pm PDT 4-1 0-1 L1Sat Sep 3 vs Seattle Pacific # Honolulu, Hawai’i (St. Andrew’s Priory) 7:30 pm PDT 5-3 3-1 L1Fri Sep 9 CHICO STATE* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 26-16 9-10 W3Sat Sep 10 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 34-8 14-4 W7Wed Sep 14 HUMBOLDT STATE* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 22-6 11-2 W7Fri Sep 16 at Cal State Monterey Bay* Seaside (Otter Sports Center) 7:00 pm 11-3 11-3 W7Sat Sep 17 at Cal State East Bay* Hayward (Pioneer Gymnasium) 7:00 pm 16-5 2-2 L2Tues Sep 20 DOMINICAN Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 6-1 3-0 W4Fri Sep 23 CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 27-5 17-1 W9Sat Sep 24 CAL STATE L.A.* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 6-30 4-15 L4Fri Sep 30 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 5-28 0-18 L27Sat Oct 1 UC SAN DIEGO* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm 4-20 3-16 L5Fri Oct 7 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona (Darlene May Gym) 7:00 pm 15-20 9-9 W5Sat Oct 8 at San Francisco State* San Francisco (Main Gymnasium) 7:00 pm 30-3 9-1 W3Fri Oct 14 at Cal State Stanislaus* Turlock (Fitzpatrick Arena) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Sat Oct 15 at Chico State* Chico (Art Acker Gymnasium) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Wed Oct 19 at Humboldt State* Arcata (Lumberjack Arena) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Fri Oct 21 CAL STATE EAST BAY* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Sat Oct 22 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Fri Oct 28 at Cal State L.A.* Los Angeles (Eagles Nest) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Sat Oct 29 at Cal State Dominguez Hills* Carson (Torodome) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Fri Nov 4 at Cal State San Bernardino* San Bernardino (Coussoulis Arena) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Sat Nov 5 at UC San Diego* La Jolla (RIMAC Arena) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Fri Nov 11 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm (see above) - -Sat Nov 12 CAL POLY POMONA* Rohnert Park (The Wolves’ Den) 7:00 pm (see above) - -

*California Collegiate Athletic Association match ... # Honolulu Invitational ... Home matches in BOLD CAPS

Starters Returning (5)

2011 Preseason Roster (as of 8/10)# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Last School Sammi Bentovoja DS 5-7 Jr. El Dorado Hills Oak Ridge HS Paulina Ceja DS 5-4 Fr. Ripon Ripon HS Maddy Densberger OH 5-10 Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore. St. Helena HS Annelise Dohrer OH 5-10 R-Fr. Berkeley Berkeley HS Nicole Gragnola OH 5-7 So. Saratoga Saratoga HS Kelsey Hull MB 5-10 So. Valley Springs Calaveras HS Devynne Johnson MB/OH 6-0 Jr. San Diego Grossmont HS Taylor Krenwinkel L 5-7 Sr. San Diego Rancho Buena Vista HS Lindsay Lytle S/OH 6-0 Sr. Sebastopol Rhode Island Brooke Moore MB 6-0 Jr. Fresno Clovis HS Shannon Oga DS 5-6 Fr. Napa Napa HS Keala Peterson OH 6-0 Sr. Sebastopol UC Davis Regan Richert MB 5-11 Fr. Bakersfield Centennial HS Ashley Robinson MB 6-1 So. Ripon Ripon HS Hayley Ross S 5-10 So. Petaluma Petaluma HS Ally Sather OH 6-0 Jr. Santa Rosa Maria Carillo HS Devin Shaver S 5-11 So. Livermore Granada HS Kelly Shaver OH 5-11 Fr. Livermore Granada HS Kori Williams OH 6-0 Fr. Aptos Aptos HS

StartsPos # Name Ht. Yr. 2010/Career OH Ally Sather 6-0 Jr. 19/24OH Keala Peterson 6-0 Sr. 26/53S/OH Lindsay Lytle 6-0 Sr. 27/27MB Brooke Moore 6-0 Jr. 27/27MB/OH Devynne Johnson 6-0 Jr. 22/22

CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS TOROSSeptember 23 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)October 29 -- 7:00 pm (at Carson)

Location ...........................................Carson, Calif.Founded .......................................................1960Enrollment ................................................14,583Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ...................Jennifer Adeva (1st year)2010 Record ................................................. 4-252010 Conference .............................2-20 (t-11th)

DOMINICAN PENGUINSSeptember 20 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)

Location .....................................San Rafael, Calif.Founded ...............................................................Enrollment ...........................................................Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................................ Pacific WestHead Coach .................Gayle Stammer (2nd year)2010 Record ................................................. 3-262010 Conference ..................................0-16 (9th)

CAL STATE EAST BAY PIONEERSSeptember 17 -- 7:00 pm (at Hayward)October 21 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)

Location ....................................... Hayward, Calif.Founded .......................................................1957Enrollment ................................................12,889Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ...................... Jim Spagle (16th year)2010 Record ................................................. 20-72010 Conference .................................15-7 (2nd)

CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY OTTERSSeptember 16 -- 7:00 pm (at Seaside)October 22 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)

Location ......................................... Seaside, Calif.Founded .......................................................1994Enrollment ..................................................4,790Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach .........................Jody Garry (5th year)2010 Record ................................................15-102010 Conference ................................12-10 (6th)

HUMBOLDT STATE LUMBERJACKSSeptember 14 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)October 19 -- 7:00 pm (at Arcata)

Location ........................................... Arcata, Calif.Founded .......................................................1913Enrollment ..................................................7,550Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach .................... Sue Woodstra (9th year)2010 Record ................................................. 2-242010 Conference ................................2-20 (12th)

CAL STATE STANISLAUS WARRIORSSeptember 10 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)October 14 -- 7:00 pm (at Turlock)

Location .......................................... Turlock, Calif.Founded .......................................................1957Enrollment ..................................................8,836Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach .................... Christina Lore (5th year)2010 Record ................................................13-142010 Conference ................................10-12 (8th)

SEATTLE PACIFIC FALCONSSeptember 3 -- 7:30 pm (at Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Location .........................................Seattle, Wash.Founded .......................................................1891Enrollment ..................................................4,000Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ....................Great Northwest AthleticHead Coach ....................Chris Johnson (6th year)2010 Record ................................................. 26-32010 Conference ................................16-2 (t-1st)

CHAMINADE SILVERSWORDSSeptember 3 -- 2:00 pm (at Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Location ................................... Honolulu, Hawai’iFounded .......................................................1955Enrollment ..................................................2,781Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................................ Pacific WestHead Coach .................. Nahaku Brown (3rd year)2010 Record ................................................. 7-162010 Conference ..................................4-12 (8th)

HAWAI’I PACIFIC SEA WARRIORSSeptember 2 -- 10:00 pm (at Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Location ................................... Honolulu, Hawai’iFounded .......................................................1965Enrollment ..................................................8,000Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................................ Pacific WestHead Coach ........................Daryl Kapis (6th year)2010 Record ................................................. 18-62010 Conference ..................................12-4 (3rd)

NORTHWEST NAZARENE CRUSADERSSeptember 1 -- 8:30 pm (at Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Location .........................................Nampa, IdahoFounded .......................................................1913Enrollment ..................................................1,944Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ....................Great Northwest AthleticHead Coach ....................... Jared Sliger (4th year)2010 Record ................................................. 7-172010 Conference ..................................7-11 (6th)






2011 Opponent Capsules

CAL STATE L.A. GOLDEN EAGLESSeptember 24 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)October 28 -- 7:00 pm (at Los Angeles)

Location ...................................Los Angeles, Calif.Founded .......................................................1947Enrollment ................................................21,000Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ...................... Randi Smart (3rd year)2010 Record ................................................16-112010 Conference ..................................13-9 (5th)

CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO COYOTESSeptember 30 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)November 4 -- 7:00 pm (at San Bernardino)

Location ............................. San Bernardino, Calif.Founded .......................................................1965Enrollment ................................................17,500Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ....................Kim Cherniss (21st year)2010 Record ................................................. 28-32010 Conference .................................. 21-1 (1st)

UC SAN DIEGO TRITONSOctober 1 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)November 5 -- 7:00 pm (at La Jolla)

Location ..........................................La Jolla, Calif.Founded .......................................................1960Enrollment ................................................29,110Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ......................Ricci Luyties (2nd year)2010 Record ................................................. 19-92010 Conference ..................................15-7 (3rd)

CAL POLY POMONA BRONCOSOctober 7 -- 7:00 pm (at Pomona)November 12 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)

Location ........................................ Pomona, Calif.Founded .......................................................1938Enrollment ................................................21,000Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ..................Rosie Wegrich (20th year)2010 Record ................................................10-172010 Conference ................................8-14 (10th)

SAN FRANCISCO STATE GATORSOctober 8 -- 7:00 pm (at San Francisco)November 11 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)

Location ................................ San Francisco, Calif.Founded .......................................................1899Enrollment ................................................30,000Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach .................Michelle Patton (4th year)2010 Record ................................................14-132010 Conference ................................11-11 (7th)

CHICO STATE WILDCATSSeptember 9 -- 7:00 pm (at Rohnert Park)October 15 -- 7:00 pm (at Chico)

Location ............................................. Chico, Calif.Founded .......................................................1887Enrollment ................................................16,000Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division IIConference ........................... California CollegiateHead Coach ..........................Cody Hein (9th year)2010 Record ................................................14-142010 Conference .................................9-13 (9th)






2010 Individual Statistics

2010 Sonoma State VolleyballSonoma State Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 10, 2011)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 17-10 10-5 7-4 0-1CONFERENCE 14-8 7-4 7-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-2 3-1 0-0 0-1

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2011 Sonoma State Volleyball Preseason Prospectus