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Location: Edinburg, Texas ~ Corpus Christi, Texas
Dates: October 28th (UTPA) ~ October 29th (TAMUCC)
Times: Both matches start at 6:00 pm (MST)
Sites: UTPA Fieldhouse ~ Moody Fieldhouse
Internet Broadcast: None
Live Stats: Live stats for the UTPA match will be available by going to: http://utpabroncs.collegesports.com/sports/w-volley/sched/txpa-w-volley-sched.html and clicking on the "Gametracker" link by the Utah Valley State match.
Series Record: The Wolverines lead the overall series 8-0, having not lost a match to either school in four total meetings each.
Last Meeting: The Wolverines beat both teams earlier this season. UV defeated UTPA in four games on October 8th in Orem and the Wolverines swept TAMUCC on September 17th as part of the Utah Valley State Invitational.

What's on Tap:
Utah Valley State will travel to Texas to take on fellow Division I Independents Texas-Pan American and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this weekend.

The Wolverines play UTPA on Friday, October 28th at 6:00 pm (MST) and match up against TAMUCC on Saturday, October 29th at 6:00 pm (MST).

Live stats for the UTPA match will be available by clicking HERE.

Wolverine Update:
Utah Valley State (10-10) got back to .500 with a three game sweep of in-state foe Westminster College on Tuesday, October 25th. The Wolverines are .500 this late in the season for the first time in their three seasons of a NCAA Division I school.

Setter Lacee Koelliker was named Division I Independent "Setter of the Week" last week for her performance against #15 BYU and Northern Colorado. Koelliker recorded 95 assists in two matches (11.88 a/g). She also had 9 kills and hit a timely .346. Against UNC she tied her own school record (for the third time this season) with 65 assists and helped four Wolverines to double-digit kills. As a team the Wolverines hit .218 in the five game match. Against #15 BYU she had 30 assists and 4 service aces.

UV has three players who average over three kills per game, in Jessica Endres (3.33), Anne Olsen (3.30) and Camie Manwill (3.08). Endres re-took the team lead in total kills with 263, and still leads in hitting percentage at .337. Olsen had 261 kills, and Manwill has recorded 237.

Middle blocker Brooke Adams has come on strong for the Wolverines, averaging just under two (1.98) kills per game and hitting .254 on the season.

Scouting the Opposition:
UTPA: The Lady Broncs come into Friday's match with a 7-14 overall record. They are 3-3 over their last six matches. UTPA is led offensively by Kellie Phillips (3.08) and Heather Bravo (3.05), who both average over three kills per game. Phillips has 240 kills on the season while Bravo has recorded 238. Chelsea Blakely (5.97 a/g) and Karen Lyons (5.87 a/g) share setting duties.

TAMUCC: The Islanders are 4-2 over their last six matches and are currently 9-10 on the season. They play fellow Independent Northern Colorado on Friday, October 28th before taking on the Wolverines on Saturday the 29th. TAMUCC has two players averaging over three kills per game in Anna Machado (3.75) and Kati Broom (3.48). Brazilian Paula Araujo finds her teammates at a rate of 9.27 assists per game.

Last Time Out:
Westminster (10-25-05): The Utah Valley State volleyball team cruised to a three game sweep over Westminster College on Tuesday night, 30-27, 30-26, 30-22 in the Activity Center. Jessica Endres pounded out 16 kills and hit .600, while fellow middle, Stephanie McFarland had 8 kills and hit .615. Lacee Koelliker, who was named Division I Independent "Setter of the Week," earlier in the day had 46 assists. The Wolverines get back to .500 at 10-10 with the win and the Griffins fall to 13-11 and snap an eight game winning streak. In game one, the Griffins stayed close most of the way, but ran out of breath in the end, due in part to a late Wolverine 4-1 run to close out the game 30-27. Camie Manwill led the Wolverine charge with six kills in the set, and Endres added four. The Griffins took a 12-8 lead in game two, but let the Wolverines get back into the match by going on a 6-0 run to take a 14-12 advantage. The Griffins would fight back and make an 8-3 run of their own to retake the lead at 20-17, and force a UV timeout. The Wolverine offense would score nine out of the next twelve points, including five kills by Brooke Adams to get back in the set and take a 26-23 lead before Westminster called timeout. UV would cruise from that point to a 30-26 win. Endres had six kills in the set. Game three was back-and-forth through the first half with the Wolverines holding on to a slim 19-17 lead. UV would extend that lead to 23-18 and pull away to 28-22, before closing the match with a 30-22 win in game three.

Up Next:
The Wolverines return home November 3rd and 4th to host fellow Division I Independents North and South Dakota State. Both matches are scheduled to start at 7:00 pm (MST).

New Career Highs & School Records ...
~ Middle blocker Stephanie McFarland hit a career-high .615 against Westminster College (10-25-05).

~ Lacee Koelliker tied her own school record of 65 assists in a match for the third time this season against Northern Colorado (10-21-05), 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 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
Lacee Koelliker ~ Wyoming ~ 10-14-05 ~ 59 assists, 14 digs
Camie Manwill ~ Wyoming ~ 10-14-05 ~ 18 kills, 15 digs
Anne Olsen ~ Wyoming ~ 10-14-05 ~ 16 kills, 14 digs
Anne Olsen ~ Northern Colorado ~ 10-21-05 ~ 21 kills, 15 digs
Camie Manwill ~ Northern Colorado ~ 10-21-05 ~ 18 kills, 13 digs

Koelliker Named "Setter of the Week":
Utah Valley State junior setter Lacee Koelliker has been named Division-I Independent Volleyball "Setter of the Week" for her performance the week of October 17th-23rd.

It was the third time this season that Koelliker received "Setter of the Week" honors.

Koelliker led Utah Valley State to a 1-1 finish during the week, with a loss to #15 BYU and a win over fellow Division I Independent Northern Colorado. Koelliker recorded 95 assists in two matches (11.88 a/g). She also had 9 kills and hit a timely .346. Against UNC she tied her own school record (for the third time this season) with 65 assists and helped four Wolverines to double-digit kills. As a team the Wolverines hit .218 in the five game match. Against #15 BYU she had 30 assists and 4 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.

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.

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.