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    HAWAII EARNS NO. 1 SPOT IN THE NATION For the first time all season, Hawai`i has risen to the No. 1 team in the country. The Rainbow Wahine are the only remaining Division I undefeated team with a 26-0 record. Washington lost its first match of the year last weekend against Stanford in five games. Hawaii captured its fifth-straight WAC Tournament title on Nov. 21 with a 3-1 win over Nevada.
    This is the first time the Rainbow Wahine have occupied the top spot since Nov. 5, 2002, and the 48th time overall that UH was No. 1 in the coaches poll. Hawai`i is second in weeks ranked at No. 1 all-time, trailing UCLA, who has been ranked No. 1 51 times.
    The Rainbow Wahine continue their long road trip of five matches in six days, as they head to Utah for matches at Utah State and No. 19 Utah on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and Wednesday, Nov. 24, respectively

    NCAA SELECTION SHOW ESPNEWS will present exclusive live national announcement of the 2004 NCAA Championship field for six Fall sports. The networks NCAA Fall Sports Championship Selection series will be presented within the one-hour programming windows listed and will feature video highlights, interviews with select coaches and analysis by insiders in each sport. The volleyball selection show will be aired Sunday, Nov. 28 at 6:40 p.m. ET.

    HAWAII HAS NATIONS LONGEST CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK Hawaii won their ninth-straight WAC regular season title, finishing with an undefeated WAC record for the sixth-straight year. With two wins last weekend, Hawaii extended its WAC winning streak to 91. With Floridas loss to Tennessee on Nov, 14, Hawaii now has the longest conference winning streak (91), along with the longest overall win streak (23) and the longest home winning streak (38). The Gators had 145-match regular season winning streak (an NCAA record), snapped by the Lady Vols, 3-2.

    HAWAII WINS FIFTH-STRAIGHT TOURNAMENT TITLE No. 2 Hawaii won its fifth-straight WAC Tournament title with a 30-21, 28-30, 30-22 and 30-27 win over Nevada in Virginia Street Gym in Reno, Nev..
    Victoria Prince continued her amazing tournament with 16 kills, seven digs, two aces and a .577 hitting percentage. Prince finished the tournament hitting .657, earning the WAC Tournament's MVP. Susie Boogaard added 19 kills and 10 digs while Alicia Arnott had 17 kills, 11 digs and six blocks. Tara Hittle added 14 kills and a .310 hitting percentage while Ashley Watanabe broke the WAC Tournament record with five aces and 11 digs.
    Hawai`i came out with an inspired effort at the start of game one, taking a 9-4 edge on an ace by Watanabe, forcing Nevada Head Coach Devin Scruggs to use an early timeout. The Rainbow Wahine continued their domination, as Boogaard put away five kills in a 14-4 UH run that made it 20-8. But the Wolf Pack would get their run as they reeled off 11 of the next 14 points to cut it to a 23-18 Hawai`i lead. But Boogaard again stepped up, putting away three more kills to start a 7-2 run that gave UH the match 30-21. The Rainbow Wahine hit a blistering .400 in game one to Nevadas .136.
    Nevada turned it up to start the second game, jumping out to a 9-4 lead. The Pack got their edge as high as 20-11 before a huge 10-2 Hawai`i run, highlighted by four blocks by Prince, made it 22-21. After three-straight Nevada points, the Rainbow Wahine went on a 5-2 run, again pulling within a point at 27-26. An ace by Karen Adams gave Nevada game point at 29-26. Hawai`i was able to fight off one two game points with a kill by Hittle and a block by Prince and Hittle. But they fell one short as Karly Sipherd got a kill in the middle, ending it a 30-28.
    Game three was a battle in the beginning. Nevada used a quick four-point run to go up 9-6, only to see UH score five straight to make it 11-9 in favor of the Rainbow Wahine. It was nip-and-tuck for a while as the teams forced an 18-18 tie. But that is when Hawai`i took over, as Watanabe served a 9-0 run, including two big aces, putting them up 27-18 before putting it away 30-22.
    The Wolf Pack opened the fourth game with a 6-3. Nevada kept their slight edge at 12-10 before a big 6-0 run made it 16-12 in favor of Hawai`i. The Pack responded with a 5-1 run to tie it a 17 apiece. It was tight all the way, with a key four-point Hawai`i run pushing the Rainbow Wahine to a 26-21 lead. Nevada was able to hold off two championship points, but a UN service error ended it at 30-21.


    SAN JOSE STATES SHULL SMASHES WAC RECORDS Sophomore libero Jessie Shull had a record 42 digs for the San Jose State volleyball team, but the Spartans fell in four games to Fresno State, 30-27, 30-28, 22-30, 34-32, on Nov. 3 in a WAC match at The Event Center.
    Shulls 42 digs breaks the old San Jose State match record of 38 set by Lisa Ice against Hawaii in 1986 and against Cal Poly in 1986. Shull also broke the WAC single match record of 38 set by Suzanne Stonebarger against the Spartans during the 2000 season.
    Shull also leads the WAC in digs with 531 which is a new WAC record. The previous record was Fresno States Tricia Tuley who had 535 digs in 1995. She averages, 5.30 per game, and set the WAC matches only record for digs in a season with 287. She has 1,011 career digs after recording her 1000th digs at Hawaii on Nov. 12.

    STRONG SEASONS With its 13-0 WAC season, Hawaii has now finished undefeated in the league eight times. The Rainbow Wahine are the final undefeated team in the nation at 26-0. Last season, the Rainbow Wahine lost the second match of the season and then won 35-straight matches before falling to Florida in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Rices 12-1 WAC record is its best league record. In 2001, the Owls were the Eastern Division Champions with a 10-3 record. The Owls have now won the Eastern Division three of the last four seasons. The 25 wins is the most for the Owls since joining the WAC.

    FINAL POINT STANDINGS The final point standings for seeding in the WAC Tournament are as follows:

    Hawaii 18
    Rice 16
    Nevada 13
    Boise State 10
    Fresno State 9
    San Jose State 9
    Tulsa 5
    SMU 5
    UTEP 3
    Louisiana Tech 1

    WOLF PACK WINNING STREAK ENDS AT 10 Nevada won a season-high 10 consecutive matches before falling, 3-2, to Hawaii in Honolulu on Nov. 13. The streak helped secure the third seed in the WAC Tournament for the Wolf Pack. Nevada improved to 18-7 overall and 10-3 in WAC action. Nevadas 10 WAC wins this season ties the school record set back in 2000.
    The Wolf Packs recent 10 match win streak equals the longest in head coach Devin Scruggs career. Nevada has twice taken WAC Champion Hawaii to five games this year.
    Nevada is in its fifth year in the WAC and have posted a 44-24 overall conference match record. The Wolf Pack have not posted a losing record since joining the conference going 10-6 (2000), 9-4 (2001), 8-5 (2002), 7-6 (2003) and 10-3 (2004).




    NCAA LEADERS Hawaii setter Kanoe Kamana`o is eighth in the country in assists per game (13.90 apg), while Rices Kristina Hoban is 22nd (13.19 apg).Rices Tessa Kuykendall is up to fifth in blocks per game (1.74 bpg). Boise States Heather Malaschak is 15th (1.59bpg), while Hawaii transfer Victoria Prince is 16th (1.59 bpg). Prince continues to climb the charts in hitting percentage. She is now fourth, hitting .431. Tulsas Joyce Silva was 21st in kills per game (5.06 kpg), Nevadas Salaia Salave`a is 28th (4.95 kpg).

    CAREER LEADERS

    TOTAL DIGS
    Name, School Years M GP D
    1. Tricia Tuley, FS 1993-94-95-96 131 482 1864
    2. Diana Nalbandian 1994-95-96-97 112 394 1470
    3. Kim Willoughby 2000-01-02-03 137 439 1440
    4. Leigh Leman, Rice 1998-99-00-01 116 408 1394
    5. Beth Karasek, SMU 2001-02-03-04 110 399 1397
    6. Juliana Cezar, SDSU 1993-94-95-96 128 447 1369
    7. Tumua Matuu, BYU 1990-91-92-93 125 407 1354
    8. Brenda Barton-Whicker, UU 1994-95-96-97 122 425 1313
    9. Rebeca Pazo, RU 2001-02-03-04 115 400 1299
    10. Kristien Van Lierop, TU 1997-98-99-00 122 430 1296

    DIGS PER GAME
    Name, School Years M GP D DPG
    1. Tricia Tuley, FS 1993-94-95-96 131 482 1864 3.89
    2. Sharon Browning, UNM 1990-91-92 88 330 1266 3.84
    3. Suzanne Stonebarger, UN 1998-99-00-01 108 402 1532 3.81
    4. Diana Nalbandian, FS 1994-95-96-97 112 394 1470 3.73
    5. Beth Karasek, SMU 2001-02-03-04 110 399 1397 3.50
    6. Leigh Leman, RU 1998-99-00-01 116 408 1394 3.42
    7. Kristen Peterson, SMU 1999-00-01-02 90 364 1224 3.36
    8. Tumua Matuu, BYU 1990-91-92-93 125 407 1354 3.33
    9. Nicole Chen, FS 1992-93 64 222 729 3.28
    10. Kim Willoughby, UH 2000-01-02-03 137 439 1440 3.28

    TOTAL KILLS
    Name, School Years M GP K
    1. Kim Willoughby, UH 2000-01-02-03 137 439 2598
    2. Joslynn Gallop, SJSU 1997-98-99-00 127 447 1996
    3. Rebeca Pazo 2001-02-03-04 115 400 1955
    3. Lily Kahumoku, UH 1999-00-02-03 129 337 1882
    4. Tricia Tuley, FS 1993-94-95-96 131 482 1804
    5. Erin Pryor, SMU 1996-97-98-99 129 466 1789
    6. Amy Steele Gant, BYU 1994-95-96-97 127 444 1755
    7. Martina Vitkova-Engels, SDSU 1994-95-96-97 125 452 1732
    8. Juliana Cezar, SDSU 1993-94-95-96 128 447 1670
    9. Ginger Ernest, SDSU 1993-94-95-96 120 391 1634
    10. Gracie Schutt, SDSU 1990-91-92 99 357 1620

    KILLS PER GAME
    Name, School Years M GP K KPG
    1. Kim Willoughby, UH 2000-01-02-03 137 439 2598 5.92
    2. Tea Nieminen, BYU 1990-92 64 222 1130 5.09
    3. Rebeca Pazo, RU 2001-02-03-04 113 393 1936 4.89
    4. Lily Kahumoku, UH 1999-00-02-03 129 337 1882 4.57
    5. Gracie Schutt, SDSU 1990-91-92 99 357 1620 4.54
    6. Heather Bown, UH 1998-99 66 224 989 4.42
    7 Joslynn Gallop, SJSU 1997-98-99-00 127 447 1966 4.40
    8. Pauline Manser, UNM 1990-91 58 213 917 4.31
    9. Ginger Ernest, SDSU 1993-94-95-96 120 391 1635 4.18
    10. Rainie Rogers, CSU 1994-95-96-97 113 350 1422 4.06










    AGAINST THE BEST Hawaii leads the way this season against ranked teams. The Rainbow Wahine are 4-0 against teams that were ranked at the time of the match. Hawaii has wins over No. 17 Arizona, No. 17 Santa Clara, No. 3 UCLA and No. 14 California. The WAC is 5-5 (.500) against non-conference ranked teams. Three teams have losses to teams in the top 10. Rice lost in five games to No. 1 Minnesota, while defeating No. 20 LMU. Nevada also went the distance with then No. 6-Stanford. Boise State lost to then-No. 3 Washington.

    PACKING THE STANDS Hawaii continues to pack the stands this season. The Rainbow Wahine have already drawn 121,292 fans in 17 matches for an average 7,135. Hawaii also has eight of the top 10 attended games, including the second highest attendance of the season when 9,875 saw Hawaii defeat Western Division rival Nevada in five games on Nov. 13. There were also 3. 8,656 fans that saw the Rainbow Wahine defeat Pepperdine.The highest attended match this season is the 10,921 that saw Minnesota defeat Illinois on Oct. 16. There were 8,048 fans saw Hawaii defeat Fresno State.


    WELCOME TO THE WAC Next season, Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State will join the WAC. Both Idaho and New Mexico State advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. The Vandals lost to Hawaii in Honolulu in the first round. New Mexico State lost to BYU in the first round. The Aggies were a perfect 15-0 in the Sun Belt in 2003.
    This season, New Mexico State is 30-2, 15-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Aggies won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. NMSU has defeated future league partner UTEP, 3-0. The other Aggies, Utah State, are 9-17, 5-13 in the Big West. The Idaho Vandals are 17-11 so far this season, 9-9 in the Big West Conference.

    REGIONAL SITES SET The NCAA Division I Womens Volleyball Committee has announced the following sites for regional competition of the 2004 NCAA Division I Womens Volleyball Championships. The first sight is the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky., along with the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn.; Bank America Arena in Seattle, Wash., and the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. Louisville, Minnesota, Washington and Wisconsin-Green Bay are the hosts for regionals, which will be held December 9-12.