1999 FINAL FOUR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
TEAMS - PLAYERS TO WATCH

THURSDAY, DEC. 16
5:00pm - Hawaii (10pm ET, 7pm PT)
#1 Penn State vs. #5 Pacific
(ESPN2: FRI - 10:00-11:30 AM, PST)

7:30pm - Hawaii (12:30am ET, 9:30pm PT)
#2 Stanford   vs. #6 Long Beach State
(ESPN2: FRI - 10:00-11:30 PM, PST)

SATURDAY, DEC. 18
5:00pm - Hawaii (10pm ET, 7pm PT)
Winners from Thursday
(ESPN2: SUN - 11:00AM-1:00PM, PST)

Penn State (34-1, 20-0)

Current National Ranking: #1
Last Year: Lost to Long Beach State in the Final, 2-3
Conference: Big Ten
Coach (alma mater, year): Russ Rose (George Williams, 1975)
Career record: 689-121 (21 years)
Record at school: 689-121 (21 years)
Assistant Coaches: Mike Schall (9 years), Erin Appleman (7 years)
1999 conference record, finish: 20-0 (1.00), First Place 
How qualified: Won Big Ten regular-season title (4th consecutive)
No. of NCAA tournament of appearances: 19th appearance (all 19)
Final Four: 1999, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1993
1999 tournament results: 
1998 tournament results: Lost to Long Beach in the final in Madison (2-3)
1997 tournament results: Lost to Stanford in the final in Spokane (2-3)
1993 tournament results: Lost to Long Beach in the final in Madison (1-3)
Best finish: National runner up in 1998, 1997, 1993
Record vs. teams in tournament: 18-1 (Loss to Florida, 8/27)
Team Statistics: .336% hitting (#1DI), 16.05 kills, 14.63 assists, 
		 1.46 aces, 15.29 digs, 3.46 blocks (#6DI)
Players to watch (key stats):
#2  Lauren Cacciamanni (Sr., MB, 6-2), .403%(#5DI),.4.63kpg, 1.59bpg(#6DI)
        - 1999 Big Ten Player of the Year
#3  Bonnie Bremner     (Sr., S, 5-9)  12.68 apg, 1.75dpg
        - 1998, 1997 Big Ten Player of the Year
#7  Carrie Shonveld    (Sr., OH, 6-0)
#12 Amanda Rome        (So., OH, 5-10)
#10 Katie Schumacher   (So., OH, 6-0)
#17 Kalna Miller       (Jr., DS, 5-7)
#5  Mishka Levy        (Fr., MB, 6-2)
Missing from last years runner-up team:
#8 Lindsay Anderson         (OPP, 6-0)
#11 Christy Cochran         (OH, 5-10)
#1 Emily Stout              (OPP, 6-1)

Stanford (30-2, 17-1)

Current National Ranking: #2
Last Year: Lost to Texas in the Regional, 1-3
Conference: Pac-10
Head coach (alma mater, year): Don Shaw (UCSB, 1977)
Career record: 437-69 (20 years)
Record at school: 437-69  (20 years)
Associate Head coach:  Denise Corlett (11 Years)
1999 conference record, finish: 17-1 (.944), tied for first place (with
UCLA)
How qualified: Pac-10 Conference Co-Champions (selected on points)
No. of NCAA tournament appearances: 19th appearance (all 19)
Final Four: 11 times
1999 tournament results:
Best finish: National champion in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1992
Record vs. teams in tournament: 13-2 (Loss to Texas 9/3, UCLA 10/7)
                                Beat Pacific 10/19
Team Statistics: .306% hitting (#5DI), 16.71 kills, 14.93 assists, 
		 1.45 aces, 15.23 digs, 3.56 blocks (#5DI)
Players to watch (key stats):
#9  Kerri Walsh      (Sr., OP/MB, 6-2), .371%(#19DI)
    - 1999 Pacific Regional MVP, 
      1999, 1998 Pac-10 Player of the Year
#15 Logan Tom        (Fr., OH, 6-1)
    - 1999 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, Pac-10 First Team
#32 Jennifer Detmer  (So., MB, 6-3)
    - 1999 Pac-10 First Team
#12 Sarah Clark      (Sr., OH, 6-0)
#10 Tara Conrad      (So., MB, 6-3)
#11 Lindsey Yamasaki (Fr., OH/MB, 6-2)
    - 1999 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
#17 Lindsay Kagawa   (Jr., S, 5-9)
#16 Jaimi Gregory    (Sr., DS/OH, 5-8)

Pacific (34-2, 15-1)

Current National Ranking: #5
Last Year:  Lost to BYU in the Regionals
Conference: Big West
Coach (alma mater, year): John Dunning (San Diego State, 1973)
Career record: 412-97 (15 years)
Record at school: 412-97
Assistant Coaches: Jayne Gibson-McHugh (11 years), Mas Shibata (10 years)
1999 Conference record, finish: 15-1, 1st
How qualified: Big West Conference Champions
No. of NCAA tournament appearances: 19th appearance (all 19)
Final Four: Seven times
1999 tournament results:
1998 tournament results: Lost to BYU in Regionals
Best finish: National Champions in 986, 1985; Runner up in 1990
Record vs. teams in tournament: Beat Long Beach twice (3-0, 3-1), 
				Lost to Stanford (2-3)
Team Statistics: .299% hitting (#5DI), 17.17 kills, 15.75 assists, 
		 1.61 aces, 16.61 digs, 2.72 blocks
Players to watch (key stats):
#10 Elsa Stegemann     (Sr, OH, 5-10) 5.31kpg(#12DI), .47acespg
    - 1999 East Regional Most Outstanding Player
      Big West Conference Co-Player of the Year
#15 Tracy Chambers     (Sr., MB, 6-3) .390%(#9DI), 1.37bpg
#23 Jennica Smith      (Sr., OH, 6-2) .361%
#2  Jamie Hamm         (So., OH, 6-0) 3.52 digs/game (#2 BigWest)
#16 Danielle Shinn     (Jr., MB, 6-0)
#1  Kara Gormsen       (Jr., S, 5-10)
#6  Tanja Dimitrijevic (Sr., S, 6-1), 12.63 assists/game 

Long Beach State (31-3, 14-2)

Current National Ranking: #6
Last Year: National  Champions,
                Exciting 3-2 (15-3, 15-10, 13-15, 14-16, 15-12) win
                over Penn State in the 1998 final in Madison
                Ended 1998 season with perfect 36-0 record
Conference: Big West
Coach (alma mater, year): Brian Gimmillaro (Long Beach State, 1970)
Career record: 425-96 (15 years)
Record at school: 425-96 (15 years)
Assistant Coach: Debbie Green-Vargas (14 years)
1999 Conference record, finish: 14-2 (.875), Second to Pacific
How qualified: At-Large 
No. of NCAA tournament appearances: 15th appearance
Final Four: 1999, 1998, 1997, 1993, 1992, 1989 (6)
1999 tournament results:
1998 tournament results: National Champions
Best finish: National champion in 1998, 1993, and 1989;  runner up in '97,'92
Record vs. teams in tournament: 14-3 (lost to Hawaii 0-1, Pacific 0-2)
Team Statistics: 18.29 kills per game (#1DI, school record)
                 .327% cumulative hitting % (#2DI), 3.10 blockspg (#16),
                 16.61 assists/game, 1.43 aces/game, 15.83 digs/game
Players to watch (key stats):
#27 Cheryl Weaver   (So., MB, 6-2), .422%(#3DI), 5.06kpg, 1.18bpg, .36 aces/game
    - 1999 Mountain Regional Most Outstanding Player
#12 Brandy Barratt  (Sr., MB, 6-2), .37 aces/game    
    - 1999 Mountain Regional All-Tournament
#16 Tayyiba Haneef  (So., MB, 6-6), .390%(#11DI), 1.17bpg
    - 1999 Mountain Regional All-Tournament
#4  Veronica Walls  (Sr., OH, 5-10)
#8  Anja Grabovac   (Sr., OH, 6-0)
#10 Keri Nishimoto  (So., S, 5-7), 15.18 assists/game (#1 Big West), 2.92dpg
#1  Kristy Kierulff (Sr., DS, 5-9)
Missing from last years championship team:
#5  Misty May (S, 5-9) - AVCA Player of the Year (98, 97)
#11 Benishe Dillard (MB, 6-1)
#13 Jessica Alvarado (OH, 5-11)