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Location: Orem, Utah
Dates: October 8th (UTPA) ~ October 10th (USU)
Times: The UTPA match will start at 7:00 pm and the USU match will start at 6:00 pm.
Site: Activity Center
Internet Broadcast: None
Live Stats: None
Series Records: The Wolverines lead the overall series with UTPA 3-0, and trail the USU series 0-1.
Last Meeting: UTPA ~ November 11, 2004 ~ The Wolverines defeated the Broncs 3-1 in the Division I Independent Tournament. USU ~ October 21, 2003 ~ The Aggies defeated UV in three games in Logan.

What's on Tap:
Utah Valley State hosts fellow Division I Independent Texas-Pan American on Saturday, October 8th at 7:00 pm in the Activity Center, and then come back on Monday, October 10th to welcome in-state rival Utah State to Orem at 6:00 pm.

Wolverine Update:
Utah Valley State (6-7) went 2-1 last week with wins over in-state rival Weber State, and fellow Independent North Dakota State, before losing a tough match in five games to Independent South Dakota State.

Jessica Endres and Lacee Koelliker received weekly Division I Independent volleyball honors for their performances during the week. Endres was named "Offensive Player of the Week" and Koelliker was named "Setter of the Week."

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. 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.

Endres continues to lead the Wolverines in kills (179), kills per game average (3.44), and hitting percentage (.362). Outside hitter Anne Olsen has made the most of her senior year, and complimented Endres with 171 kills (3.29 k/g).

Scouting the Opposition:
Texas-Pan American: The Lady Broncs come into Saturday's match with an overall record of 3-11. UTPA is 1-5 over its last six matches, with the only win coming over Texas A&M-International. The Lady Broncs are led offensively by Heather Bravo, who has notched 149 kills, averaging 2.87 per game. Kellie Phillips and Stephanie Redd also get a lot of looks. They both have recorded 134 kills so far on the season.


Utah State: The Aggies take on San Jose State on Saturday, October 8th before coming to Orem on the 10th. Going into their match with SJSU the Aggies are 11-6 overall on the season. USU packs quite a punch offensively. Zuzana Cernianska leads the way with 314 kills and an impressive 4.76 kills per game and Beth Hodge has recorded 203 kills (3.17 k/g). The Aggies run a two setter offense, with Victoria Zimmerman (8.51 a/g) and Dominique Arsenault (6.39 a/g) sharing distribution duties.

Last Time Out:
SDSU (10-1-05): Four Utah Valley State players recorded double figures in kills, but South Dakota State outlasted the Wolverines in five games, 26-30, 30-25, 25-30, 32-30, and 12-15. Utah Valley State held off a SDSU match point at 29-28 in game four, and eventually won the set 32-30, to force a deciding fifth game. Brooke Adams gave the 469 SDSU fans at Frost Arena a show, by pounding out a career-high 18 kills and hitting a career best .548. Camie Manwill tallied 20 kills, Anne Olsen added 18, and Jessica Endres finished with 14 to round out the Wolverine offensive attack.
Olsen and Manwill also added 10 digs apiece to notch double-doubles during the match. It was Manwill's first career double-double, and Olsen's second of the season. Lacee Koelliker tied her own school record of 65 assists in the match, making it the third time this year she has put up the record number in a match. Maegan Hoyt continued to shine on the back row ending the night with 31 digs, just two shy of her own school milestone of 33. As a team, the Wolverines set a school record with 83 kills during the match. Utah Valley, now 6-7, hit .208 as a club, while the Jacks (9-10) finished the night hitting .238. UV also had a season-high 11 team blocks.

NDSU (9-30-05): Jessica Endres hit a school record .773 totaling 18 kills, and Anne Olsen chipped in 14 kills to power Utah Valley State past North Dakota State in volleyball action in three games, 30-23, 30-25, 30-25. The Wolverines came back from being 10 points down in the third game to secure the victory and get back to .500 on the season. NDSU took a 6-0 lead, and extended that lead to 16-6 in the third set forcing Wolverine head coach Sam Atoa to call a timeout. Utah Valley then went on a 20-9 run to tie the game at 25-25 and eventually overtake the Bison 30-25 to close out the match. Endres held serve for eight straight points and Lacee Koelliker served six points in a row during the comeback. The Bison home crowd equaled 641, and was a hostile group according to Atoa. The Wolverines overpowered the boisterous fans by out-hitting NDSU .316 to .177. The Utah Valley hitting clip was the best match percentage of the season. Endres did most of the damage going 18 for 22 with only one error. Olsen hit a solid .250 and Camie Manwill tallied 9 kills and hit .286. Atoa was also impressed with the play of Brooke Adams and Carlyn Cadmus. Adams had seven kills, and Cadmus only had one tally, but it was a big one.Koelliker played her normal steady match, finishing with 47 assists, and Maegan Hoyt recorded 14 digs, making it 11 out of 12 matches this season with double-digit dig numbers. The Wolverines were solid all around, even though they weren't at 100 percent. Endres was feeling a little under the weather, and Olsen sprained her ankle in the first game.

Up Next:
The Wolverines travel to neighboring states Wyoming and Colorado for more volleyball action this weekend. Utah Valley plays Wyoming on Friday, October 14th at 7:00 pm, and turns around the next day to meet up with Northern Colorado at 7:00 pm.


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.