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11/14/2000 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 14, 2000
Salt Lake City - COMING UP: The Utes will travel to Fort Collins, Colo. on Nov. 16-18 to compete for the Mountain West Conference Tournament crown.
A QUICK LOOK AT UTAH: The No. 19 ranked University of Utah ended its MWC schedule sweeping both Air Force and New Mexico on the road last weekend. Utah shut-down the Falcons 3-0 (15-6, 15-3, 15-8) on Fri., Nov. 10 and New Mexico, 3-0 (15-10, 15-7, 15-6) on Sat., Nov. 11. Utah is now 19-6 overall, 10-4 in MWC play.
Utah enters the McLeodUSA Mountain West Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will face the No. 6 seed UNLV in the quarterfinal round at 1:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 16.
The University of Utah women's volleyball team continues to stay in the Top 25 USA Today/AVCA poll. The Utes are ranked No. 19 in this week's poll. Utah received 382 votes in the Nov. 13 poll. The Utes earned their first-ever national ranking, coming in 18th in the USA Today/AVCA Top 25 poll released Mon., Sept. 11.
Possible starters for the Utes in the match-up against UNLV are: Jen Snow-Richards (Sr., OH), Lucie Turkov? (Sr., S), Lenka Urbanov? (Jr., OH), Alisa Geddes (Jr., OH), Katrena Ellett (So., MB), Brooke Barton (Sr., OH/DS), Kim Turner (Fr., MB) and Adrianne Bradley-Drake (Jr., OH/DS). The Utes return five starters, 12 letterwinners and add three true freshmen to this year's roster. Utah received 31 votes to rank 29th in the 1999 season end USA Today/AVCA Top 25 Poll. Utah's 1999 final RPI ranking, produced by the NCAA, was 22nd.
MCLEODUSA MWC TOURNAMENT BRACKET: The No. 2 seed Brigham Young will take on the No. 7 seed Wyoming at 11:00 a.m. in the first quarterfinal match on Thurs., Nov. 16. No. 3 seeded Utah will match up with the No. 6 seed UNLV at 1:30 p.m. in the second quarterfinal match on Thurs., Nov. 16. The No. 1 seed Colorado State will face the No. 8 seed Air Force in the thrid quarterfinal match at 4:00 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 16. No. 4 seeded San Diego State will match-up with the No. 5 seed New Mexico in the final quarterfinal match on Thurs., Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. The semifinal matches will start at 4:00 p.m. on Fri., Nov 17 with the winner of quarterfinal matches 1 and 2 advancing. The 7:00 p.m. semifinal match on Fri., Nov. 17 will see winners of quarterfinal matches 3 and 4 advancing. The championship match will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 18 with winners from the semifinal matches advancing.
SCOUTING UNLV: The UNLV volleyball team is 6-18 overall, 5-9 in the Mountain West Conference. The Rebels split two matches last week with Wyoming and No. 3 ranked Colorado State. On Thurs., Nov. 9, the Rebels defeated Wyoming, 3-1, (11-15, 15-8, 15-8, 15-5) and lost to CSU in three games, (15-6, 15-4, 15-6) on Sat., Nov. 11 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Freshman Leiana Oswald leads the Rebels, averaging 3.33 kills per game and posts 1.96 digs per game. Sophomore outside hitter Oge Fitz totals 2.33 kills per game and 1.36 digs per game. Amber Graham totals 2.53 kills per game and 2.25 digs per game. Maria Julia Goes posts 10.59 assists per game and 2.02 digs per game. As a team, UNLV averages 12.29 kills per game for a .160 hitting percentage. The Rebels average 10.84 apg, 1.30 sapg, 12.34 dpg and 1.96 bpg.
Deitre Collins enters her fifth year at the helm of the Rebel volleyball program. She has accumulated a 49-71 career-record.
SERIES SHORTS: Utah leads the all-time series with UNLV, 8-1. In their last meeting on Oct. 20, 2000, Utah defeated UNLV, 3-1, (8-15, 15-5, 15-12, 15-11) at Crimson Court. Utah is 3-0 at home, 5-1 away and 0-0 at a neutral site vs. the Rebels.
QUOTING LAUNIERE: On the upcoming UNLV match and MWC Tournament: "Whenever you go to a tournament, it doesn't matter who is across the net from you. You need to have the mindset that you are going to win three matches, so there is a lot of teams to play. UNLV is a talented team that has been playing much better over the past few weeks. I don't think it is an easy match-up for us in the first round by any means. They played us very tough down at UNLV and they've got enough individual talent to cause trouble. We're looking forward to it and going into the match thinking that we've got to win three matches, one at a time."
DIRECTIONS TO MOBY ARENA: Located at the corner of Shields & Elizabeth on the west end of campus. From Denver International Airport (DIA), Take Pena Blvd. to I-70 West. Travel I-70 West to the I-25 exchange and head North. Go approximately 60 miles until you reach the Prospect exit (the second Fort Collins exit). Head West (left) onto Prospect until you reach Shields Avenue. At Shields, turn north (right) and continue for one-half mile. Moby Arena is at the intersection of Shields and Elizabeth Street. Enter through the general admission entrance on the north end of Moby Arena, or at the southwest corner entrance on the lower level.
MCLEODUSA MWC TOURNAMENT TICKET INFORMATION: All-Tournament Package: Adults $20.00, Seniors/Students/Children $12.00. Single Session Adults: $7.00, Seniors/Students/Children $4.00
Tickets can be purchased by calling the Colorado State University Athletics Ticket Office at 800-491-RAMS.
MCLEODUSA MWC TOURNAMENT TELECASTS: SportsWest will be televising every match of the 2000 McLeodUSA Moutnain West Conference Volleyball Championship in Fort Collins, Colo. The satellite coordinates are as follows:
Thurs., Nov. 16 (ALL MATCHES), Sat. test time: 10:30 am (Mountain), Telstar 7, Transponder K-01, Position in arc 129? W downlink freq. 11720 V.
Fri., Nov. 17 (ALL MATCHES), Sat. test time: 3:30 pm (Mountain), Telstar 7, Transponder K-01, Position in arc 129? W downlink freq. 11720 V.
Sat., Nov. 18 (CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH), Sat. test time: 3:30 pm (Mountain), Telstar 7, Transponder K-01, Position in arc 129? W downlink freq. 119P20 V.
UTES ON TV: Utah's quarterfinal match with UNLV will tentatively be tape-delayed and shown locally on KSL at 1:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 17. On Fri., Nov. 17, the semifinal match between the winners of BYU vs. Wyoming and Utah vs. UNLV will be shown live at 4:00 p.m. on KBYU. The championship game on Sat., Nov. 18, will be tape-delayed and shown locally at 10:30 p.m. on KSL.
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: Utah will depart Salt Lake City on Wed., Nov. 15 at 10:05 a.m. (Delta #1549) and arrive in Denver, Colo. at 11:30 a.m. The Utes will drive from Denver, Colo. to Fort Collins, Colo. The Utes are scheduled to return on Sunday, departing Fort Collins, Colo. by bus to Denver, Colo., flying out of Denver, Colo. at 12:20 p.m. (Delta #1411) and arriving in Salt Lake City at 1:45 p.m.
Team Headquarters: The Utah travelling part will stay at the Fort Collins Marriott, (350 E. Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins, Colo., 80525). Phone: (970) 226-5200. Fax: (970) 282-0561. Utah Assistant SID Julie Lapomarda will be accompanying the team.
MCLEODUSA MWC TOURNAMENT Practice Schedule: Wednesday's (Nov. 15) practice from 2:00-3:00 p.m. will be open to the media. All practices on Thurs-Sat., Nov. 16-18 will be closed to the media. Practice times for Thurs., Nov. 16 are from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Intramural Gym. Pracitce times for Fri., Nov. 17 are from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Moby Arena. Practice on Sat., Nov. 18 will be from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Moby Arena. Utah players and head coach Beth Launiere will be available for interviews before and after practice on Wednesday only.
MCLEODUSA MWC TOURNAMENT Post-match Interviews: Post-match interviews will be conducted in the media interview room after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Beth Launiere and at least three players will be available in the interview room. The losing coach and student-athletes will be escorted to the interview room first, the winning coach and student-athletes will follow at the conclusion of the first interview session. Only individuals with appropriate credentials will be allowed in the media interview room. Each interview session will be a maximum of 15 minutes.
Important Phone numbers: Colorado State Volleyball SID Heather Kennedy: (970) 491-5067, Colorado State SID Fax: (970) 491-1348, Moby Arena Press Row: (970) 491-3981.
INJURY REPORT: Junior outside hitter Alisa Geddes went down with an ankle sprain Fri., Oct. 21, in the match-up with UNLV. Geddes will most likely play in the MWC Tournament, but the decision is still pending. She could possibly play back row for the Utes. Middle blocker McKelle Stilson has seen limited practice time due to the knee injury, but will most likely play in the MWC Tournament and the decision is still pending.
UTES IN THE POLLS: The University of Utah women's volleyball team continues to stay in the Top 25 USA Today/AVCA poll. The Utes are ranked No. 19 in this week's poll. Utah received 382 votes in the Nov. 13 poll.
The Utes earned their first-ever national ranking, coming in 18th in the USA Today/AVCA Top 25 poll released Mon., Sept. 11. Utah, which wasn't ranked in previous polls, received 417 points and boasts an 8-1 overall record entering this week's match-ups with San Diego State and UNLV.
Utah has already defeated three ranked teams this season. The Utes defeated then-No. 1-ranked Stanford in five games on Tues., Sept. 5, and then-No. 24-ranked San Diego on Sat., Sept. 9. Utah lost its first match of the 2000 season to then-No. 13 ranked Arizona on Sat., Sept. 16. The Utes lost to then-No. 3 ranked Colorado State in three games, 15-1, 15-8, 15-10 on Sat., Sept. 30 in Fort Collins, Colo. Utah upset in-state rival and then-No. 13-ranked Brigham Young in a three game sweep, 15-5, 15-8, 15-7, on Fri., Oct. 6. The Utes lost to then-No. 3 ranked Colorado State in three games, 15-7, 15-2, 15-11 on Fri., Oct. 27 in Salt Lake City. On Fri., Nov. 3, Utah lost 3-1, 15-5, 12-15, 15-13, 16-14 to the No. 14 ranked BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah.
Utah is one of three MWC teams ranked in the polls. Other MWC teams ranked are: Colorado State (5th) and BYU (14th).
"It is really nice recognition for our program and for our players because they deserve it," said Launiere. "Even though we are ranked now, we still have our focus and each match is an important one for us. We've done very well near the end of the season for the past few years and we want to continue that because that is when it counts."
Utah was one of three Mountain West Conference schools that appeared in the USA Today/AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches' Association) Preseason Poll, announced on Mon., Aug. 14. Colorado State and Brigham Young ranked 13th and 15th, while Utah, with 59 points, checked in at No. 30.
UP NEXT: On Nov. 22, Utah will face Weber State in Ogden, Utah at 7:00 p.m. (MST). The Utes end their regular-season at home with a match against non-conference opponent Denver on Sat., Nov. 25, at 1:00 p.m. (MST).
NEW MEXICO RECAP: The University of Utah women's volleyball team finished it's MWC schedule with a 3-0, 15-10, 15-7, 15-6 win over the New Mexico Lobos at Albuquerque, N.M. on Sat., Nov. 11. New Mexico fell to 9-15 on the season, 5-9 in Mountain West Conference play.
Senior Jen Snow-Richards led Utah with 10 kills for a .348 hitting percentage. Sophomore Katrena Ellett totaled nine kills for a .304 hitting percentage and 12 digs. Lenka Urbanova added six kills and 12 digs and senior setter Lucie Turkova posted eight kills, 33 assists and eight digs. As a team Utah had a .229 hitting percentage and added six total team blocks.
Jessie Goffard led the Lobos with eight kills and 10 digs. Erika Sansoni led the team with 15 digs and teammate Kelly Griffin posted 18 assists. New Mexico hit for only .072 and added five total team blocks.
"I am really pleased that we could come on the road trip and win both matches in three games because it was a tough road trip travel wise and it is late in the season," said Head Coach Beth Launiere. "The team stepped it up and is excited about the upcoming Mountain West Conference Tournament."
AIR FORCE RECAP: The University of Utah women's volleyball team defeated the Air Force Falcons in three games, 15-6, 15-3, 15-8 at Clune Arena on Fri., Nov. 10. Air Force dropped to 6-19 on the season, 0-13 in Mountain West Conference play.
Junior Lenka Urbanova led Utah with 15 kills for an impressive .433 hitting percentage. Freshman middle blocker Kim Turner totaled 13 kills for a .310 hitting percentage and six total blocks. Senior Brooke Barton led the team with eight digs, while setter Lucie Turkova posted six kills for a .333 hitting percentage, 42 assists and six digs. As a team Utah had a .323 hitting percentage and added eight total team blocks.
Ana-Marie Ortega led the Falcons with 14 kills. Teammate Jamie Rempel totaled nine kills for a .333 hitting percentage. Delvane Diaz led the team with 11 digs and Kristin Huitt posted 29 assists in the match. Air Force hit for only .047 and managed just three total team blocks.
"We played very well against Air Force," said Head Coach Beth Launiere. "It was a good match to get under our belts and I think we're ready to get down to New Mexico and wrap up third place ( in the Mountain West Conference)."
UTAH VS. RANKED OPPONENTS: Utah is 3-5 (.375) vs. opponents ranked in the Top 25 USA Today/AVCA Coaches' Poll. On Tues., Sept. 5, the Utes made a five-game comeback win over then-No. 1-ranked Stanford University in a 2 1/2-hour match at Crimson Court. Utah won 13-15, 12-15, 15-6, 15-10, 15-9. On Sat., Sept. 9, Utah shut-down No. 24 ranked San Diego in five games, (14-16, 15-6, 11-15, 15-12, 15-10). On Sat., Sept. 16, Utah was handed its first loss of the 2000 season by then-No. 13-ranked Arizona Wildcats. The Utes lost in three games, 15-3, 15-8, 15-10. Utah lost to then-No. 3 ranked Colorado State in three games, 15-1, 15-8, 15-10 on Sat., Sept. 30 in Fort Collins, Colo. The Utah women's volleyball team upset in-state rival in a three game sweep, 15-5, 15-8, 15-7, over then-No. 13-ranked Brigham Young on Fri., Oct. 6. Utah lost to then-No. 25-ranked Utah State in Logan, Utah on Tues., Oct. 10. The Utes lost, 3-1 (15-8, 8-15, 12-15, 10-15). Utah lost to then-No. 3 ranked Colorado State in three-games (15-7, 15-2, 15-11) on Fri., Oct. 28, in Salt Lake City. On Fri., Nov. 3, Utah lost 3-1, 15-5, 12-15, 15-13, 16-14 to the No. 14 ranked BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah.
NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL ATTENDANCE: Utah ranks just out of the top 30 in the nation in home match attendance this week. In 11 matches at home, the Utes have brought in 8,331 fans, an average of 757 fans per match. Utah's match with then-No.-13 ranked Brigham Young on Oct. 6, ranks in as the 174th highest with a single-match attendance of 1,427. Utah's match-up with then-No. 3 ranked Colorado State ranks in as the 247th highest with a single-match attendance of 1,113. Utah's match with then-No. 1-ranked Stanford on Sept. 5, ranks in as the 257th highest with a single-match attendance of 1,072.
MWC Granted Automatic Qualification: Entering its second year in existence, the MWC was granted automatic qualification by the NCAA, meaning the champion of the postseason tournament will receive an automatic bid to the 64-team 2000 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
TURKOVA NAMED VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior setter Lucie Turkov? from Utah was named the Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week (Oct. 9-13) after leading the Utes to victories over Idaho State and then-No. 13 BYU last week. The Player of the Week honor was the first for Turkov?.
A native of Brno, Czech Republic, Turkov? became just the second Mountain West Conference player to record a triple-double this season after totaling 32 assists, 10 kills and 10 digs while hitting .600 (10k-1e-15a) in a three-game upset over then-No. 13 BYU (15-5, 15-8, 15-7) Fri., Oct. 6. The Ute win snapped a nine-match drought vs. the Cougars, and marked the first conference victory for Utah over BYU since 1985. Turkov? also racked up 36 assists and hit .222 (3k-1e-9a) in a three-game sweep over Idaho State (15-6, 15-10, 15-5) on Tues., Oct. 3.
An Academic All-MWC selection in 1999, Turkov? set the single match assist record with 81 vs. then-No. 1 Stanford on Sept. 5.
ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS: Three Utah players were named to the 2000 University of New Hampshire All-Tournament Team. They were: Lucie Turkov?, Jen Snow-Richards and Tournament MVP Katrena Ellett.
Three Utah players were named to the 2000 Cal Poly SLO All-Tournament Team. They were: Lenka Urbanov?, Jen Snow-Richards and tournament MVP, McKelle Stilson.
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES: Senior Brooke Barton tied a career-high for kills (14) vs. Cal Poly SLO on Sat., Sept. 9, 2000. On Sept. 9, Barton recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs vs. Cal Poly SLO. She has posted double-figure kills one time and double-figure digs four times in 25 matches. Senior Jen Snow-Richards set a career-high .722 hitting percentage against UMass and a career-high four service aces vs. New Hampshire on Sat., Sept. 2, 2000 On Tues., Sept. 5, 2000, Snow-Richards racked up a career-high and a MWC record for digs in a five-game match (30). She racked-up a career-high 11 assists vs. Nevada-Reno on Fri., Sept. 8, 2000. Snow-Richards recorded a triple-double with 12 kills, 11 assists and 14 digs on Sept. 8 vs. Nevada-Reno. She had a season-high 14 kills on Sat., Oct. 28 against the Wyoming Cowgirls. Snow-Richards has posted double-figure kills eight times and double-figure digs nine times in 25 matches. Senior setter Lucie Turkov? recorded a career-high 15 kills vs. SDSU on Sat., Oct. 21. She posted her first triple-double (10 kills, 10 digs, 32 assists) of her career on Fri., Oct. 6, vs. BYU. Turkov? posted a career-high 81 assists vs. Stanford on Tues., Sept. 5, 2000. Turkov? has recorded seven double-doubles to date this season. She has posted double-figure kills two times, double-figure digs nine times and double-figure assists in all 25 matches. Adrianne Bradley-Drake tied a career-high with five total blocks vs. Stanford University on Tues., Sept. 5, 2000. On Sat., Sept. 9, 2000, Bradley-Drake broke Snow-Richards MWC record for digs in a five-game match with 31 digs. She also tied a career-high for assists with five. Bradley-Drake recorded double-figures in digs in seven out of 25 matches, including one double-double on Sept. 5, vs. Stanford. She also recorded double-figure kills one time this season. Lenka Urbanov? recorded a career-high .353 hitting percentage against Eastern Michigan on Fri., Sept. 1, 2000. On Sat., Oct. 21, Urbanov? posted a career-high 21 kills and 21 digs against SDSU. She has recorded six double-doubles this season. Urbanov? has posted double-figure kills 10 times and double-figure digs eight times in 25 matches. On Fri., Nov. 3, 2000, Katrena Ellett posted a career-high four service aces against BYU. Against San Diego State on Sat., Oct. 21, 2000, Ellett totaled a career high 16 digs. Against Stanford University on Tues., Sept. 5, 2000, Ellett racked-up a career-high 24 kills and three assists. She recorded three double-doubles so far this season. Ellett has posted double-figure kills six times and double-figure digs six times in 24 matches. In 11 out of 23 matches, junior Alisa Geddes has recorded double figures in digs and posted four double-doubles to date. She has recorded double-figure kills four times in 23 matches. Junior McKelle Stilson has posted double-figure kills in 11 out of 23 matches.
Utah set a school record for team assists (95), a school record for team kills (99) and a school record for team attempts (265) in the match-up with San Diego State on Sat., Oct. 21, 2000.
MWC STATISTICAL LEADERS: Utah as a team leads the conference in digs, averaging 16.04 DPG and are third with a .760 win-loss percentage. The Utes are currently third in kills (16.14 KPG) and assists (14.25 APG), and are fourth in hitting percentage (.213) and fifth in blocks (2.43 BPG). Utah is fifth in service aces (1.37 SAPG). Individually, Utah ranks among some of the best in the conference. Senior co-captain, Lucie Turkov? is currently third in the MWC in assists, averaging 11.85 assists per game. Junior Alisa Geddes is fifth in the MWC in digs, averaging 2.72 digs per game. Junior McKelle Stilson is sixth in the MWC with a .284 hitting percentage. Freshman Kim Turner is seventh in the MWC in blocks per game (1.11) and eighth with a .272 hitting percentage. Junior Lenka Urbanov? is ninth in the MWC in digs, averaging 2.52 dpg.
CAREER LIST: Three current Utah players have made their way up the Utah career-leader lists. Senior Brooke Barton is currently fourth on the career-leader list with 122 service aces. Barton is 6th in games played (429) and ninth in digs (905). Senior setter Lucie Turkov? is currently sixth in the career-leader list with 1,516 assists. She is 9th in games played (415). Junior middle blocker McKelle Stilson is currently third with a .281 hitting percentage. Stilson is third in block assists (310) and fourth in total blocks (341). She is 8th in kills (939) and 10th in attempts (2,089).
HEAD COACH BETH LAUNIERE: In her 11th season, Beth Launiere has not only resurrected the Ute volleyball program and turned it into a consistent winner, she has also guided Utah to unprecedented success on the national level.
Under Launiere's leadership, Utah made its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999, and for a second year advanced to the second round. It is the crowning achievement of Launiere's ten-year tenure at Utah, in which she has posted a 199-144 (.580) career record.
The winningest coach in school history, Launiere has overseen a significant transformation since her arrival in 1990. In the last six years alone, Launiere has guided the Utes to five 20-win seasons and Utah's third-place finish in the MWC in 1999 marked its seventh consecutive upper division finish in conference play.
Launiere worked hard in 1999 to maintain the level of play and expectations of the previous season. With a 22-10 overall record, Utah posted its fourth consecutive, and fifth overall, 20-win season. The Utes' .688 overall winning percentage equaled the third-best in school history. Utah also equaled the third-best conference winning percentage in school history last season (10-4, .714).
Utah received 31 votes to rank 29th in the final USA Today/AVCA Top 25 Poll. Utah's final RPI ranking, produced by the NCAA, was 22nd.
LAUNIERE APPROACHING 200 WINS: Utah's winningest coach in school history, Beth Launiere is quickly approaching her 200th career win. Launiere needs just one more win and with the Mountain West Conference Tournament and two matches to follow, she could very well hit the mark.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE: The Utes practice from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. in East 101 at the HPER building on the University of Utah campus. All practice times and dates are tentative and subject to change. For regular scheduled practice times, please contact Julie Lapomarda. Utah Women's Volleyball practices are closed to the media. To set up interviews before or after practice with Head Coach Beth Launiere or Ute players, please contact Julie Lapomarda women's volleyball SID at: (801) 581-3771 (office), or at (801) 468-0571 (home).
POST-MATCH SERVICES/INTERVIEWS: Head Coach Beth Launiere and Utah players will be available for interviews outside the Utah lockerroom following a 10 minute cooling off period. A member of the Utah sports information staff will gather interview requests immediately following the match. Box scores will be provided and faxed upon request.
WEEKLY INTERVIEWS: Members of the media who wish to interview Head Coach Beth Launiere should contact her at her office (801-581-6843) between 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. weekdays. Interviews with the athletes should be arranged through Julie Lapomarda (801-581-3771).
THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE: The newest conference in the nation has quickly emerged as one of the best. The Mountain West Conference, which officially commenced operation on July 1, 1999, sent three volleyball teams to NCAA post-season play in its first year. League champion BYU made it to the NCAA Sweet 16, Colorado State made it to the NCAA Regional semifinals and Utah advanced to the NCAA second round.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEDIA INFORMATION: Ron Christian, Assistant Director of Communications, handles all information requests related to volleyball at the Mountain West Conference office. The MWC address is P.O. Box 35760, Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3567. The MWC telephone number is (719) 533-9500. The fax number is (719) 533-9512.
MWC PRE-SEASON POLL: In a survey of the Mountain West Conference coaches before the season, Utah, which received votes in the preseason national poll, was picked to finish third. Brigham Young and Colorado State each received four first-place votes to headline the 2000 Mountain West Conference Women's Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll.
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