Nov. 1, 1999
LARAMIE, Wyo. -
University of Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball 1999
Probable Starters: The probable starters for this week's matches are:
Setter Brooke Lowry
Middle Blocker Rachel Lau
Middle Blocker Melody Friehauf
Outside Hitter Michele Keller
Outside Hitter Aynsley Laluk
Right-side Hitter Molly Scavuzzo
Cowgirls travel to New Mexico, Air Force: The Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball
team will be on the road this week. They will travel to New Mexico to
face the Lobos on Friday night at 7:00 p.m., and then will head to
Colorado Springs to face the Air Force Academy Falcons on Saturday night
at 7:00 p.m.
A Recap of the Week: The Wyoming Cowgirls went 0-2 over the weekend. In
the first match of the weekend, the Cowgirls faced the 12th ranked
Colorado State Rams. The Rams jumped on the Cowgirls early in game one.
They would take a 4-0 lead, which would balloon to 11-2. Wyoming would
try to claw back, but it wasn't quite enough. CSU would take the first
game 15-7. Game two saw the same thing, with Colorado State continuing
to dominate the Cowgirls. They only allowed the Cowgirls to score one
point in game two. CSU takes game two 15-1. The Cowgirls tried to fight
back in the third game, but it wasn't enough. They would get as close as
5-3, Colorado State would take the game 15-6 and the match 3-0. The
Cowgirls were led by junior middle blocker Melody Friehauf, who finished
the night with 11 kills and four block assists. A down side was the 11
service aces committed by the Cowgirls . In the second match of the
weekend, the Cowgirls fell to non-conference rival Weber State 3-2. The
Cowgirls looked like they were going to dominate the match after jumping
out to an 11-2 lead in the first game. The Wildcats tried to fight their
way back in, but it wasn't enough falling 4-15. Wyoming would gain the
lead once again in game two, but Weber State came back to take the 11-9
lead. The Cowgirls would comeback to tie the score at 12-12, and even
take the lead 13-12. The Wildcats would score three unanswered winning
15-13. Game three was very similar to the first two with Wyoming taking
the early lead. The Cowgirls would hold off a comeback, and were
victorious in game three 15-9. Weber State dominated the fourth game
jumped out to a 8-1 lead, the Cowgirls would get as close as 11-13
falling 11-15. Game five was back and forth in points for each team. At
one point, the Cowgirls would have match point 14-13. Unfortunately, an
attack error and service ace by Weber State would allow them to take the
game 16-14 and the match 3-2. The Cowgirls were led by junior middle
blocker Melody Friehauf, who led the team with 21 kills and a .375
hitting percentage. The Cowgirls are now 8-15 overall and 2-6 in the
conference heading into the weekend.
About New Mexico: The Cowgirls will travel to Albuquerque to face the
New Mexico Lobos. The Lobos are 7-19 overall and 2-7 in the Mountain
West Conference after falling to BYU and Utah over the weekend. They are
led by senior outside hitter Amber Smith, who is averaging 3.62 kills
and 2.36 digs. Sophomore outside hitter Vanessa Shield is adding 2.25
kills and hitting .221. This is the 42nd meeting between the two
schools, Wyoming leads the series 22-19. Wyoming defeated the Lobos
earlier in the season 3-0. The Lobos are coached by Laurel Brassey
Iversen, who is in her 15th season at New Mexico.
About Air Force: The Cowgirls will face the Air Force Academy Falcons
on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. The Falcons are 16-7 overall and 4-5 in
the conference after falling to Brigham Young and Utah over the
weekend. They are led by senior outside hitter Brooke Effland, who is
averaging 3.66 kills and 3.14 digs. Junior middle blocker Shaylor
Billings is adding 3.59 kills and 1.46 digs. This is the tenth meeting
between the two schools, Wyoming leads the series 8-1. The Falcons are
coached by Penny Lucas-White, who is in her fourth year at Air Force.
1999 Record A Year Ago
Wyoming 8-15 (2-6) 16-14 (10-4)
New Mexico 7-19 (2-7) 9-18 (3-11)
Air Force 16-7 (4-5) 9-17 (2-12)
Team Capsules
New Mexico, Fri., Nov. 5, Albuquerque, N.M., 7:00 p.m., M.T.
Wyoming Series Record vs. Wyoming leads 22-19
1999 Overall Record 7-19
1999 Conference Record 2-7
1998 Overall Record 9-18
1998 Conference Record 3-11 (6th-Pacific)
Conference Mountain West
Head Coach Laurel Brassey Iversen
Alma Mater New Mexico '85
Record at School (Years) 244-166 (14 years)
Career Record (Years) Same
Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/5
Starters Returning/Lost 3/3
Sports Information Contact Andrea Tafoya
Sports Information Office Phone (505) 525-5523
Air Force, Sat., Nov. 6, Colorado Springs, Colo., 7:00 p.m., M.T.
Wyoming Series Record vs. Wyoming leads 8-1
1999 Overall Record 4-5
1999 Conference Record 16-7
1998 Overall Record 9-17
1998 Conference Record 2-12 (8th-Mountain)
Conference Mountain West
Head Coach Penny Lucas-White
Alma Mater Memphis '93
Record at School (Years) 18-68 (Three years)
Career Record (Years) 113-147 (Eight years)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/1
Starters Returning/Lost 5/1
Sports Information Contact Laurie White
Sports Information Office Phone (719) 333-3950
Leading Weapons in the Cowgirl Attack: The top Wyoming players in key
statistical categories for the 1999 season cumulative statistics are as
follows:
Kills Melody Friehauf (311, 3.79 kpg)
Hitting Percentage Melody Friehauf (.358)
Assists Brooke Lowry (802, 10.55 apg)
Service Aces Rachel Lau (28, .34 sapg)
Digs Jamie Burke (184, 2.49 dpg)
Blocks Melody Friehauf (107, 1.30 bpg)
Friehauf continues climb into the Top 10 in Career Catagories: Junior
middle blocker Melody Friehauf continues her move into the Top 10 in
blocks. With 107 total blocks so far this season, Friehuaf has jumped
from tenth place to third on the all-time career blocks list. She
recently surpassed Judy Peck for third place on the list.
Below is a list of career block leaders in Wyoming volleyball history.
1. Kristina Dzelme 573 (1993-96)
2. Katie Donahue 419 (1984-88)
3. Melody Friehauf 410 (1997- )
4. Judy Peck 407 (1988-91)
5. Shelley Marlyst 369 (1984-87)
6. Wende Brown 364 (1991-94)
7. Jodie Aguirre 335 (1982-84)
8. Jessica Zehr 318 (1996-98)
9. Darcy Cudaback 311 (1986-89)
10. Chris Lambert 307 (1983-86)
Judge Begins Fourth Season As Wyoming Head Volleyball Coach: Susan
Judge enters her fourth year as the head coach of the Cowgirls. Judge
came to Wyoming from Marshall University where she guided her team to a
1995 NCAA Tournament berth in only her second season as a head coach.
She was originally hired at Marshall by current Wyoming Athletics
Director Lee Moon.
A 1991 graduate of Mississippi State University, Judge led Marshall to
a 25-11 record in '95, a Southern Conference Championship and the
school's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She earned Southern
Conference Coach of the Year honors in '95. Judge is married to Wyoming
head track and field coach Larry Judge.
Judge's Career Coaching Record
Overall Record Conference Record
W L Pct. W L Pct.
1994 12 21 .364 6 8 .429
1995 25 11 .694 12 2 .857
1996 14 17 .452 8 8 .500
1997 19 12 .613 10 4 .714
1998 16 14 .533 10 4 .714
1999 8 15 .348 2 6 .250
Totals 94 90 .511 48 32 .600
Cowgirls Return Seven Letterwinners and Two Starters in '99: The
Wyoming Cowgirls welcome back seven letterwinners and two starters to
the 1999 squad this fall. UW loses three seniors, all of which started
for Wyoming in 1998. In all, the Cowgirls will return eight members
from the 1998 squad.
Seniors
Colette Perryman, OH, 5-9, Laramie, Wyo.
Angel Whalen, S, 5-8, Spokane, Wash.
Juniors
Jamie Burke, OH, 5-10, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Melody Friehuaf, 6-2, MB, Windsor, Colo.
Marci Hammack, OH, 5-9, Redmond, Ore.
Sophomores
Rachel Lau, 6-2, MB, Redwood City, Calif.
Carla Vandenbark, OH, 6-0, Ft. Collins, Colo.
Redshirt Freshman
Molly Scavuzzo, OH, 6-1, Overland Park, Kan.
Newcomers
Barbie Bragg, 6-0, OH, Ft. Morgan, Colo.
Michele Keller, 6-0, OH, Hyannis, Neb.
Aynsley Laluk, 6-0, OH, Brandon City, Manitoba, Canada
Brooke Lowry, 5-9, S, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Jansen Siplon, 6-1, OH/MB, Casper, Wyo.
Cowgirls Picked Fifth in 1999 MWC Preseason Coaches' Poll: A vote of
Mountain West Conference Volleyball Coaches' picked the University of
Wyoming to finish fifth in the 1999 Mountain West Conference race.
Brigham Young, which has won the conference title in its first year with
each of its previous three conferences, is the unanimous favorite to
claim the inaugural crown.
1999 MWC Preseason Coaches Poll
1.Brigham Young
2.Colorado State
3.Utah
4.UNLV
5.WYOMING
6.New Mexico
7.San Diego State
8.Air Force
Coach's Quotes: Quotes from University of Wyoming head volleyball coach
Susan Judge. About Colorado State: "Offensively, we just didn't have
things together tonight. We blocked pretty well in the third game, but
that doesn't help us when we can't get the ball over the net. We were
very tentative, which affected every aspect of our game. Colorado State
executed despite whatever we did. The key for us is to put this match
behind us and get ready for Weber State." About Weber State: "I think
part of our problem was our inability to motivate ourselves after we won
the first and third games. You obviously want it to be a positive thing
when you win, and not to relax and keep pushing forward, but that was an
element to why we were so up and down. Statistically, we out hit them,
had more kills, digs, blocks, and a higher hitting percentage, so when
you look a the stats it looks like we should have won the match.
However, I think we had some little things here and there, some of the
intangibles that we didn't take care of. I feel our outsides could of
had a better match. They tried to create things that weren't there,
instead of playing the way they are capable. I do think the middles had
a great night offensively. Our blocking should have pulled us out of
this match, but we didn't get it together. We blocked in spurts, and we
should have been able to stop their outsides, but we couldn't get it
done."
1998 Wyoming Honorees
WAC Mountain Division Player of the Year/First Team All-WAC Mountain
Division
Jami Laya
Second Team All-WAC Mountain Division
Melody Friehauf, Middle Blocker
Marci Hammack, Defensive Specialist
WAC Academic All-Conference
Melody Friehauf, 3.29 Math Education
Anna Parmely, 3.59 Marketing
Colette Perryman, 3.27 Speech, Language & Hearing Science
Anne Stohrer, 3.67 Speech, Language and Hearing Science
Angel Whalen, 3.41 Elementary Education
WAC Scholar-Athletes
Melody Friehauf, 3.29 Math Education
Anna Parmely, 3.59 Marketing
Colette Perryman, 3.27 Speech, Language & Hearing Science
Anne Stohrer, 3.67 Speech, Language and Hearing Science
Angel Whalen, 3.41 Elementary Education
WAC Players of the Week
Jami Laya, Nov. 9, 1998
Packing the House: Wyoming volleyball fans continue to be among the
nation's best. In 1995, an average of 989 fans turned out for 15 home
matches to rank UW 22nd nationally in volleyball attendance. That was
the seventh consecutive season that Wyoming ranked among the nation's
Top 25 in home attendance. The season high match was a crowd of 3,973
that turned out for UW's match against eventual National Champion
Nebraska. That was the second largest single-match crowd in Wyoming
Volleyball history. In eight matches during the 1999 season, the
Cowgirls are averaging 703 fans. The Cowgirls hosted 1,381 fans on Oct.
2, 1999 against Colorado State, the 17the largest in MultiPurpose
Gymnasium history.
Friehauf earns Player of the Week honors: Junior middle blocker Melody
Friehauf earned Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honors for
the week of Sept. 27. The junior from Windsor, Colo. finished the
weekend with a combined 50 kills (5.56 kpg), 12 total blocks (1.33 bpg)
and hit .519. This is the first Player of the Week honor for the
second-team All-Conference selection from a year ago. Friehauf was also
named to the All-Tournament team at the Wake Forest Deacon Invite in
Winston-Salem, N.C., the Pittsburgh Tournament, and MVP of the Sooner
Invitational earlier this season. Junior outside hitter Jamie Burke was
named to the All-Tournament team at the Sooner Invitational earlier this
season.
Cowgirls Finish Ranked in the Top 20: The Wyoming Cowgirls finished the
1998 season ranked among the Top 20 in the nation in team and individual
blocks. The Cowgirls as a team were ranked 19th averaging 3.08 blocks
per game, while Cowgirl junior middle blocker Melody Friehauf was ranked
15th averaging 1.55 blocks per game.
Team Blocks Wyoming (3.08 blocks per game)
Individual Blocks Melody Friehauf (1.55 blocks per game)
1999 Superlatives - Individual
Hitting Percentage
.593 Melody Friehauf vs Oklahoma 9-11-99
Kills
29 Melody Friehauf vs Evansville 9-25-99
Attempts
49 Jamie Burke vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Assists
71 Brooke Lowry vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Block Solos
4 Rachel Lau vs James Madison 9-18-99
Block Assists
10 Rachel Lau vs Montana State 9-4-99
Total Blocks
11 Rachel Lau vs Montana State 9-4-99
Service Aces
5 Carla Vandenbark vs Evansville 9-25-99
Molly Scavuzzo vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Digs
18 Jamie Burke vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
1999 Superlatives - Team
Hitting Percentage
.377 vs Oklahoma 9-11-99
Kills
82 vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Attempts
176 vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Assists
75 vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Total Blocks
22 vs Montana State 9-4-99
Service Aces
13 vs Evansville 9-25-99
vs Oklahoma 9-11-99
Digs
75 vs Arkansas Little Rock 9-11-99
Player Notes:
#1 Molly Scavuzzo: Has played in 17 matches and 45 games for the
Cowgirls this season...is averaging 1.56 kills and 1.62 digs on the
season...had a career and season high 11 kills against Oklahoma
(9/11/99) and 12 digs against Arkansas Little Rock (9/11/99).
#2 Melody Friehauf: Has played in 23 matches and 82 games for the
Cowgirls...is leading the team in kills (3.79 kpg), blocks (1.30 bpg)
and hitting percentage .358...is third in the conference in hitting
percentage and blocks and sixth in kills...had a career high 30 kills
against Arkansas Little Rock (9/11/99)...was the MVP of the Sooner
Invitational...also named the All-Tournament team at the Wake Forest
Deacon Invite and the Pittsburgh Tournament....earned Player of the Week
honors for the week of Sept. 27.
#3 Angel Whalen: Has played in every match for the Cowgirls this
season...is second on the team in assists with 1.25 aspg...is averaging
2.14 digs per game and hitting .174, which is second on the team...had a
season high ten digs against Oklahoma (9-11-99) and a season high 23
assists against San Diego State (10/16/99)..
#5 Jamie Burke: Has started in 21 of 23 matches for the Cowgirls this
season...is averaging 3.01 kills per game, which is second on the
team...leads the team in digs with 2.49 per game, which is tenth in the
conference...had a career high 24 kills and 18 digs against Arkansas
Little Rock (9-11-99)....named to the All Tournament team at the Sooner
Invitational.
#8 Barbie Bragg: Has played in 17 of 23 matches for the Cowgirls this
season...is averaging 1.44 kpg...is also adding 1.05 digs per game...had
a career high nine kills six digs and hit .500 against Western Carolina
(9/3/99).
#9 Michele Keller: Has played in 20 matches and 49 games for the
Cowgirls this season...is averaging 1.49 kills per game...adding 1.27
digs per game...is hitting .118 on the year...had a career high eight
kills, four service aces and four digs against William &Mary (9/4/99).
#10 Colette Perryman: One of two seniors on the squad...played in 15
matches last season, including a start against Florida....finished with
five kills and hit .095...has 26 digs to average 1.24 per game...earned
Academic All-Conference and WAC Scholar-Athlete honors...has played in
one match and two games this season...is averaging 1.50 per contest.
#11 Brooke Lowry: Has started in 22 out of 23 matches for the Cowgirls
at the starting setter position...leading the team in assists with 10.55
per game, which is fifth in the conference...is third on the team in
digs with 1.95 per game...had a career high 71 assists against Arkansas
Little Rock (9-11-99).
#13 Aynsley Laluk: Has played in 22 of 23 matches for the Cowgirls this
season...is averaging almost one kill and 1.09 digs per game...had a
career high 11 kills and hit .476 against Wichita State (9/10/99).
#15 Jansen Siplon: An excellent athlete with good size and great
potential...will have to adjust to the speed and pace of the college
game...has yet to see action for the Cowgirls this season, will likely
redshirt.
#16 Rachel Lau: Has started in every match for the Cowgirls this
season...averaging 1.87 kills per game, which is fourth on the team...is
second on the team in blocks with 1.00 per game...also adding 1.58 digs
per game...is averaging .34 service aces on the season, which is tied
for eighth in the conference...had a career high 16 kills, 10 block
assists and hit .414 against Montana State (9/4/99).
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