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Location: Laramie, Wyoming ~ Greeley, Colorado
Dates: October 14th (UW) ~ October 15th (UNC)
Times: Both matches will start at 7:00 pm (MST).
Sites: UniWyo Sports Complex (UW) ~ Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (UNC)
Internet Broadcast: There will be a live internet broadcast for either match.
Live Stats: There will not be live stats available for the UW match, but live stats for the UNC match can be followed by going to: http://livestats.uncbears.collegesports.com/livestats/data/w-volley/342479/gt_index.html
Series Records: The Wolverines and Cowgirls meet for the first time on Friday, October 14th. Utah Valley State has never beat UNC in six meetings.
Last Meeting: UW ~ First Meeting on Friday, October 14th. UNC ~ November 13, 2004 ~ The Wolverines lost to the Bears in four games in the final match of the Division I Independent Tournament.

What's on Tap:
Utah Valley State travels to its neighboring states this weekend to take on Wyoming and Northern Colorado. The Wolverines will meet the Cowgirls of UW for the first time on Friday, October 14th in Laramie, Wyoming at 7:00 pm (MST). UNC and UV will face off in Greeley, Colorado on Saturday, October 15th at 7:00 pm (MST). It will be the seventh meeting, with UNC taking the first six between the two Division I Independent schools.

Live stats will only be available for the UNC match and can be followed by going to: http://livestats.uncbears.collegesports.com/livestats/data/w-volley/342479/gt_index.html

Wolverine Update:
Utah Valley State (7-8) most recently took a match in four games from fellow Independent Texas-Pan American on October 8th, and then lost a dramatic four game match to in-state rival Utah State on October 10th in Orem.
The Wolverines have three players averaging over 3 kills a game, at this point in the season. Jessica Endres leads the way with 202 (3.37 k/g), Anne Olsen has 199 (3.32 k/g), and Camie Manwill has 179 (3.09 k/g). Lacee Koelliker puts up 12.13 assists per game. She also leads the team with 27 service aces. Maegan Hoyt is a mainstay on the back row notching 5.07 digs per game.

Scouting the Opposition:
Wyoming: The Cowgirls come into Friday night's match with an overall record of 5-10, having lost their last eight matches. Their last victory came over Centenary on September 10th. Rachel Smith leads UW in kills (179), and kills per game average (3.44). Four other Cowgirls have over 100 kills on the season. Tasha Weishahn takes care of most of the setting duties and averages 10.30 assists per game.

Northern Colorado: After starting the season 2-8 the Bears have been on a hot streak, winning seven of their last eight matches to get back to .500 at 9-9. UNC is led offensively by Amanda Wiggins who comes into Saturday's match with 251 kills (3.80 k/g). She also has been solid on the defensive end averaging 3.32 digs per game. Corrine Chapin distributes the ball at a rate of 11.47 assist per game.

Last Time Out:
USU (10-10-05): The Utah Valley State volleyball team played in front of it's biggest home crowd, but came up short in four games to in-state rival Utah State 30-32, 30-26, 19-30, 28-30. The Wolverines in front of 424 came back in game four to cut a USU 26-20 lead to one, but couldn't force the deciding game. Camie Manwill and Anne Olsen both finished with double figure kills, with Manwill recording a match-high 19 and Olsen finishing with 14. The WAC foe out-blocked UV 17.5 to 10, and out-hit the Wolverines .273 to .218.

UTPA (10-8-05): After a slow start in the first two games the Utah Valley State volleyball team got rolling and dominated the final two sets, defeating Texas-Pan American 30-28, 28-30, 30-16, 30-19, in the Activity Center. The Wolverines hit .323 and .400, respectively over the final two sets to give UTPA their twelveth loss of the season. With the win UV improves to 7-7 on the season. Utah Valley State out-blocked UTPA 12-7 and out-hit the Broncs .248 to .155.
Four Wolverine front liners notched double figure kills, with Anne Olsen and Jessica Endres finishing with 14 apiece, and Camie Manwill and Brooke Adams recording 11 each. Maegan Hoyt was steady on the back row, tallying 28 digs. She now owns the top-5 single match dig totals in the school's young NCAA Division I history.

Up Next:
The Wolverines will return home and prepare to take on BYU on Tuesday, October 18th in Provo. First serve is scheduled at 7:00 pm (MST).

New Career Highs & School Records ...
~ Lacee Koelliker tied her own school record of 65 assists in a match for the second time this season against South Dakota State (10-1-05) and against Weber State (9-27-05). She set the record earlier this season against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ The Wolverines recorded a team school record of 83 kills against South Dakota State (10-1-05).

~ Maegan Hoyt notched 31 digs against South Dakota State (10-1-05), just two shy of her own single match school record of 33.

~ Jessica Endres hit a career-high and set a school record (20-29 attempts) by hitting .773 against North Dakota State (9-30-05).

~ Transfer Brooke Adams set a career-high with 18 kills against South Dakota State (10-1-05).

~ Freshman Camie Manwill notched a career-high 21 kills against Weber State (9-27-05).

~ Brooke Adams hit a career-high .500 against UC Davis (9-17-05).

~ Anne Olsen tied a school record with 6 services aces against UC Davis (9-17-05). Lacee Koelliker set the record earlier in the season against Northwestern State (9-9-05).

~ The Wolverines notched a team school record with 103 digs against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ Anne Olsen recorded a career-high 24 kills against Idaho State (9-16-05). She also hit a career best .381 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the next day (9-17-05). Her 19 digs against Idaho State (9-16-05) was also a career milestone.

~ Jessica Endres recorded a career-high 21 kills against Idaho State (9-16-05), and her .378 hitting percentage was a Wolverine school record in a match (40-49 attempts).

~ Redshirt freshman Carlyn Cadmus set a career-highs with 8 kills, and a .294 hitting percentage against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ Freshman Bethany Carron recorded a career-high 16 digs against Idaho State (9-16-05).

~ The Wolverines recorded a school record 14 service aces against Northwestern State (9-9-05).

Did You Know ...
~ Head Coach Sam Atoa paid his way through school by entertaining and dancing at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii.

~ Junior Lacee Koelliker was second among all Division I Independent setters last season with an 11.22 assist per game average. She was also named 2nd Team Division I All-Independent.

~ Freshman Kari Heers' sister Erin was a defensive specialist for the Wolverines in 1996. Erin played with first year Wolverine Assistant Coach Kelsi Carlston.


Double Trouble ...
A list of all the Utah Valley State double-doubles recorded this season will be provided below:

Lacee Koelliker ~ Boise State ~ 9-6-05 ~ 44 assists, 11 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ Northwestern State ~ 9-9-05 ~ 47 assists, 11 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ Air Force ~ 9-10-05 ~ 54 assists, 10 kills
Lacee Koelliker ~ Weber State ~ 9-10-05 ~ 32 assists, 14 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ Idaho State ~ 9-16-05 ~ 65 assists, 11 digs
Anne Olsen ~ Idaho State ~ 9-16-05 ~ 24 kills, 19 digs
Lacee Koelliker ~ UC Davis ~ 9-17-05 ~ 57 assists, 19 digs
Anne Olsen ~ South Dakota State ~ 10-1-05 ~ 18 kills, 10 digs
Camie Manwill ~ South Dakota State ~ 10-1-05 ~ 20 kills, 10 digs

Endres and Koelliker Receive Weekly Honors:
Utah Valley State volleyball players Jessica Endres and Lacee Koelliker were honored for their performances the week of September 26th-October 2nd. Endres was named Division I Independent Volleyball "Offensive Player of the Week," and Koelliker was named Division I Independent Volleyball "Setter of the Week."

Endres and Koelliker helped the Wolverines to a 2-1 overall week, notching wins over in-state rival Weber State, and fellow Independent North Dakota State, before losing a tough decision to South Dakota State in five games.

Endres blasted 51 kills in the three matches (17 kills per match), averaging 4.25 kills per game, and hit an outstanding .462 in 12 games played. She only had 9 errors on 91 total attempts. She also had eight total blocks, averaging 0.67 blocks per game. Against WSU she tallied 19 kills and hit .586. In a three game sweep of NDSU she racked up 18 kills and hit a school record .773.

Koelliker put up 177 assists, averaging 14.75 assists per game. She tied her own school record of 65 assists in a match twice during the week. First against in-state rival Weber State, and then she tallied the same mark of 65 against SDSU. She also dumped the ball in a timely fashion recording 14 kills with a .371 hitting percentage. She was effective on the serving end with 6 service aces.

Complete award winners for the year can be found by logging onto: http://uncbears.collegesports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/071905aab.html.

Hoyt and Koelliker Receive Weekly Honors:
Utah Valley State volleyball players Maegan Hoyt and Lacee Koelliker were honored for their performances against Kansas and Montana State the week of August 29th - September 4th.

Hoyt was named Division I Independent Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, and Koelliker was named Division I Independent Volleyball Setter of the Week.

Hoyt started where she left off last season solidifying the back row for Utah Valley State. In two matches against Big 12 power Kansas and Big Sky foe Montana State she notched 42 total digs, averaging an impressive 5.25 digs per game, and 21 digs per match. Against KU she had 13 digs, and against MSU she finished with 29 digs. Hoyt's dig total of 29 in the MSU match ranks second in Utah Valley State history for a single match. She was just four digs shy of her own record of 33 set against Northern Colorado last season.

Koelliker continued to be solid for the Wolverines after having been a big part of the offense for the past two seasons. Against Big 12 power Kansas and Big Sky foe Montana State Koelliker notched 79 total assists, averaging 9.88 digs per game and just under 40 assists per match. She also kept the defense off balance with 13 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.

The Wolverine Word ...
Senior Libero Maegan Hoyt will give Wolverine fans the insight into the life of a college athlete. "The Wolverine Word" will be a weekly or bi-weekly journal entry from a Utah Valley State Athlete throughout the rest of the 2005-06 athletic season. You can access the journal by going to www.wolverinegreen.com.