VOLLEYBALLContact: Jan Winslow

This WeekThur., Oct. 14 at Boise State Bronco Gym 6:00 p.m. (PDT)Sat., Oct. 16 at UTEP Memorial Gym 12:00 p.m. (PDT)

Next WeekThur., Oct. 21 Louisiana Tech North Gym 7:00 p.m.

Radio: The Big Dawg, ESPN 1430Sat., Oct. 23 SMU North Gym 7:00 p.m.

TV: Comcast (ch. 14) Radio: KFSR 90.7 FM

Last WeekTue., Oct. 5 at CS Northridge L 1-3 (19-30, 27-30, 30-22, 28-30)Sat., Oct. 9 Nevada L 1-3 (20-30, 24-30, 30-21, 23-30)

10-11-20042004 Fresno State BulldogsVolleyball Schedule & Results

Record: 9-8 WAC: 2-3

August..................................................21 Meet the Team 1-2:30 pm

@ Sierra Vista Mall

September............................................3-4 at SMS/Dr. Mary Jo Winn Invitational3 vs. Middle Tennessee State W 3-0

vs. Western Illinois W 3-04 vs. Kentucky W 3-1

at Southwest Missouri State L1-310-11 at Cal Poly-Best Western Royal Oak Inv.10 vs. Notre Dame L 2-311 at Cal Poly W 3-1

vs. Sacramento State L 1-316-18 Fresno State Invitational16 San Francisco W 3-217 UNLV W 3-0

San Diego State W 3-018 Oral Roberts L 1-323 at Rice* L 0-325 at Tulsa* W 3-130 #6 Hawai'i* (at Save Mart Center) L 1-3

October.................................................2 San Jose State* W 3-05 at CS Northridge L 1-39 Nevada* L 1-314 at Boise State* 7 pm16 at UTEP* 1 pm21 Louisiana Tech* 7 pm23 SMU* 7 pm30 at Nevada* 5 pm

November.............................................3 at San Jose State* 7 pm5 at #6 Hawai'i* 7 pm11 UC Davis 7 pm13 Boise State* 7 pm19-21 WAC Championship Reno, Nev.

December.............................................2-5 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA9-12 NCAA Regionals TBA16, 18 NCAA Championships Long Beach, Calif.

all times local to site • select matches heard live onwww.gobulldogs.com • home matches in bold and playedat the North Gym except Hawai'i • *WAC matches.

Fresno State Visits Boise State and UTEPThe Fresno State volleyball team continues Western Athletic Conference play but is on theroad this week with trips to Boise State on Thur., Oct. 14 , 6:00 p.m. (PDT) and UTEP onSat., Oct. 16, 12:00 p.m. (PDT). The Bulldogs are coming off a pair of four-game losseslast week after dropping a road decision to CS Northridge and a home contest to Nevada.

Bulldogs Look to Get Back on TrackThe Bulldogs will look to get back on track in conference play after losing a four-gamedecision at home to Nevada last week. The 'Dogs opened league action with cross-divisional road play at Rice (lost 3-0) and Tulsa (W 3-1). Fresno State came back homeand was swept by then No. 6 Hawai'i (L 3-0) before recording a three-game victory overSan Jose State (3-0). With both the Bulldogs and Nevada coming into last week tied forthird place in the WAC's Western Division, Fresno State is a game behind Boise State.

Growing PainsAfter opening the year at 3-2, Fresno State is playing .500 ball with a 6-6 record in its last12 matches. In preseason play, the Bulldogs were a tournament runner-up twice andfinished third once. Of the six losses this fall, 14 of the 35 games played were lost by threepoints or less. Of the eight losses, five have come toteams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament a yearago. While 2-3 on the road, the 'Dogs are 5-1 in sweeps,3-6 in four-game decisions and 1-1 in five-game contests.The Bulldogs are showcasing as many as five first-yearplayers on the floor at one time.

Passing My WayAfter seven home contests, the Bulldogs are averaging798 fans to date. Fresno State played before its second-largest crowd in the program's history on Sept. 30 when2,458 fans came out on a Thursday to watch the Bulldogstake on then sixth-ranked Hawai'i. That attendance cur-rently ranks as the 45th-best attended match for 2004.Fresno State has been the second-largest attendancedraw in WAC volleyball, second to UH which is averaging1,365 fans this season.

Season Tickets

2004Bulldogs

SeasonReserved.........................$55Adult GA..........................$44Faculty/Staff GA..............$40Senior (55+) GA..............$33Youth (ages 5-18) GA.....$33

Single EventReserved...........................$7Adult GA............................$5Senior/Youth GA...............$3Fresno State students.... free

* All tickets will include the Hawai'imatch at the Save Mart Center

WAC Volleyball Standings(as of Oct. 11, 2004)

Western WAC OverallHawai'i 4-0 14-0Nevada 3-2 10-6Boise State 3-3 14-5San Jose State 2-2 11-6Fresno State 2-3 9-8

Eastern WAC OverallRice 6-0 16-2SMU 3-2 9-6Tulsa 2-4 13-5Louisiana Tech 1-4 5-13UTEP 0-6 6-9

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Year W-L Pct. Conf. (Finish) Postseason1991 21-13 .618 Big West (10-8, 5th) NCAA 1st Rnd1992 21-14 .600 WAC (11-3, 2nd) NIVC1993 11-19 .367 WAC (6-8, 6th) ---1994 21-13 .618 WAC (6-8, 6th) NIVC1995 23-12 .677 WAC (6-8, T5th) NIVC1996 22-10 .688 WAC (9-7, 4th Pacific) WAC Tourney1997 24-9 .727 WAC (11-3, T2nd Pacific) WAC Tourney1998 18-11 .621 WAC (7-7, T4th Pacific) WAC/NCAA 1st Rnd1999 16-12 .571 WAC (10-4, 3rd) ---2000 13-17 .433 WAC (6-10, T5th) ---2001 14-10 .583 WAC (7-6, 4th West) WAC Tourney2002 23-7 .767 WAC (10-3, 2nd West) WAC/NCAA 1st Rnd2003 21-7 .750 WAC (10-3, 2nd West) WAC Tourney13 yrs 248-154 .617 109-78 (.583)Career17 yrs 320-214 .599 135-111 (.549)

UniversityLocation ..................................... Fresno, Calif.Founded................................................... 1911Nickname........................................... BulldogsEnrollment.............................................21,389Conference ............................Western AthleticColors................................Bulldog Red & BlueFacility................................ North Gym (1,401)President.............................. Dr. John D. WeltyAthletics Director....................... Scott JohnsonSWA/Sport Supervisor .. Desiree Reed-Francois

Coaching StaffHead Coach...................................Lindy VivasAlma Mater................................... UCLA, 1980Career Record (Yrs).................... 329-222 (18)School Record (Yrs) ................... 257-162 (14)WAC Record (Yrs) ........................ 101-73 (13)Office Phone ........................... (559) 278-2837Assistant Coach......................Ruth LawansonAlma Mater ....................... Fresno State, 1987Assistant Coach.............................. Ben KubikAlma Mater .............. Northern Colorado, 1996Volleyball Fax.......................... (559) 278-6583

2004 Team InformationLetterwinners Returning/Lost......................9/5Starters Returning/Lost...............................4/22003 Overall Record.................................21-72003 WAC Record/Finish ........ 10-3/2nd West2003 Postseason.................................... None

2004 Team StatisticsMatches Played ...........................................17Games Played .............................................64Hitting Percentage .....................................199Kills Per Game........................................15.72Assists Per Game...................................14.67Blocks Per Game......................................2.82Digs Per Game .......................................19.20Service Aces Per Game ...........................1.45

Bulldog HistoryAll-Time Record ..............*503-434-12 (34 yrs)All-Time Conf. Record..........*205-218 (34 yrs)All-Time WAC Record..............101-74 (13 yrs)All-Time Home Record ........*183-122 (27 yrs)NCAA's ................ 4 (2002, 1998, 1991, 1984)NIVC .............................. 3 (1995, 1994, 1992)All-Americans.................................................2All-Region Selections.....................................9All-Conference .............................................50

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Head Coach Lindy VivasIn her 14th season as head coachof the Bulldog volleyball program,Lindy Vivas (UCLA, 1980) col-lected her 250th school winagainst Western Illinois on Sept.3. Recording the program's 200thoverall league victory versus Ne-vada on Oct. 11, 2003, Vivas hasbeen a three-time WAC Coach ofthe Year selection. Vivas has ledFresno State to eight of its nine20-win seasons while advancingto postseason play six times. Withthree NCAA Tournament appear-ances, including two in the last sixyears, her 2002 squad established the school's best win percentage (.767, 23-7) whileadvancing to the WAC Tournament Semis for two of the last three seasons. Averaging 19wins a year, Vivas owns a 14-year record of 257-162 (.613) at Fresno State and an 18-yearcareer mark of 329-222 (.597). The Bulldogs, who are 117-54 (.684) at home under Vivas,have gone 34-8 (.810) in the North Gym the last four seasons. Vivas has coached two AVCAAll-Americans, eight AVCA all-region/all-district winners, 28 all-WAC picks (31 overall) and theWAC's first preseason player of the year outside of Hawai'i. Leading the 'Dogs to all six WACVolleyball Tournaments (1996-98, 2001-03), she directed the program to its best start (16-2)and third-most wins (23) in 2002 while her '03 squad posted a new single-season averageattendance mark (1,031). Opening 2004 with a No. 43 showing, Vivas has directed theprogram to five of its six preseason listings.

Keeping WatchFresno State is 53-22 overall the last three years combined ... Fresno State is 34-9 in its lastfour years at home (North Gym & Save Mart Center) ... Fresno State is 17-3 in non-conferenceplay in its last four years at home ...In the NCAA stats, Fresno State has appeared nationallyin kills per game, assists per game, blocks per game and digs per game ... Ranked all fiveweeks nationally in digs per game, the Bulldogs currently rank No. 11 in digs per game (19.43)... Fresno State has ranked as high as No. 3 in kills per game (18.07, Sept. 5), No. 3 in assistsper game (16.43, Sept. 5), No. 6 in digs per game (21.93, Sept. 5) and No. 29 in blocks pergame (2.92, Sept. 19) ... Junior setter Robyn Keune (Ventura, Calif.) made her fifth NCAAstatistical appearance of her career when she appeared at No. 6 in assists per game (Sept.5) ... Eighteen rally scoring school records have been set compared to a total of 12 set a yearago ... The Bulldogs have set 10 team marks and eight individual marks thus far this fall.

Week 6 in Review: Bulldogs Shut Out with Losses to CSUN and NevadaFor the first time on the year, the Bulldogs were shut out from collecting a victory after FresnoState went 0-2 with four-game losses to CS Northridge and Nevada ... The Bulldogs had fiveplayers in double-digit digs against CSUN despite the loss ... Enduring a two-match losing streakfor the third time this fall, the 'Dogs have won six of their last 12 ... Freshman outside hitterChristianna Reneau (Corona, Calif.) shined brightly last week as she hit .259 while averaging5.50 kills, 2.75 digs and 0.88 blocks per game ... Collecting a pair of 20-kill matches, Reneaupounded out 44 kills last weekend and had 23 against CS Northridge on the road before tallying21 at home versus Nevada ... With four 20-kill performances in her last five outings, she posteda match-high 23 kills versus the Matadors and notched a team-best 21 against the Wolf Pack... Sophomore outside hitter Tuli Peters (Laie, Hawaii) was next with 24 kills as she averaged3.00 kills per game to go along with 25 digs (3.12 dpg) and six blocks (0.75 bpg) ... Peters leadsthe team in digs (245) and in blocks (56, 0.88 bpg) while third in kills (173) … Offensively, shehas totaled 1110-plus kill matches, 13 10-plus dig matches and nine double-doubles ...Freshman outside hitter Mounia Nihipali (Honolulu, Hawai'i) has been very strong off thebench for the Bulldogs .. Nihipali led the 'Dogs defensively last week with 32 digs (4.00 dpg) whilepicking up 12 kills and three blocks ... Freshman setter Ilima Sam Fong (Hurricane, Utah)dished out 80 assists for a 10.00 assist per game average while collecting a season-high 13 digsversus CS Northrdige ... Keune, who is averaging 11.12 assists per game, is 59 assists shy ofbecoming the eight Bulldog to dish out 2,000 career assists … In the school’s annals, Keune is No.5 in assists per game (11.49) and No. 8 in assists (1,941) … Since being converted to the middle,senior Amanda Magalie (Bountiful, Utah) is averaging 1.36 blocks per game in her last 13matches (45 blocks in 33 games) … Freshman libero Yuko Mori (Anan, Tokushima, Japan)recorded another pair of double-figure dig matches for the fourth straight week … Sharing match-high honors of 18 versus CS Northirdge, she is second on the team in digs (228, 3.56 dpg), shehas totaled seven straight double-figure dig matches and has double-figure digs in 14 of her last15 for an average of 14.07 digs per match and 3.64 digs per game (211 digs in 58 games).

TV/Radio InformationComcast Cable (ch. 14)Sept. 16 vs. San Francisco.......................7 pmSept. 17 vs. UNLV ....................................3 pmSept. 17 vs. San Diego State................. 7:30 pmSept. 30 vs. Hawai'i............................ tape delayOct. 9 vs. Nevada ...................................... 1 pmOct. 23 vs. SMU............................... tape delayNov. 13 vs. Boise State.............................7 pm

The Big Dawg, ESPN 1430 AMSept. 16 vs. San Francisco.......................7 pmSept. 17 vs. UNLV ....................................3 pmOct. 2 vs. San Jose State.........................7 pmOct. 21 vs. Louisiana Tech.......................7 pmNov. 11 vs. UC Davis................................7 pm

KFSR 90.7 FMSept. 30 vs. Hawai'i...................................7 pmOct. 9 vs. Nevada ...................................... 1 pmOct. 23 vs. SMU ........................................ 7 pmNov. 13 vs. Boise State .............................. 7 pm

Statistical Breakdown

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG1 Yuko Mori L 5-3 Fr. 64 0.03 0.22 0.14 3.56 0.009 Tuli Peters OH 5-10 So. 64 2.70 0.62 0.23 3.83 0.88

10 Christianna Reneau OH 5-11 Fr. 59 4.31 0.36 0.25 3.32 0.542 Tiffany Bishop MB 6-0 Sr. 50 2.66 0.12 0.10 0.84 0.983 Ilima Sam Fong S 5-8 Fr. 44 1.07 9.89 0.30 2.39 0.23

14 Amanda Magalei OH/MB 5-11 Sr. 37 1.16 0.19 0.16 0.65 1.244 Robyn Keune S 5-8 Jr. 32 0.47 11.12 0.41 2.03 0.09

12 Mounia Nihipali OH 5-10 Fr. 27 0.81 0.63 0.04 2.41 0.267 Alisha McKee MB 6-1 Fr. 21 1.19 0.05 0.00 0.38 0.67

17 La’akea Campbell OH 5-10 Jr. 15 0.33 0.40 0.27 2.40 0.408 Alison Pitton OH/DS 5-11 So. 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.78 0.005 Jessica Peterson MB 6-1 RFr. 2 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00

20 Briana Rempel OH/DS 5-10 Jr. 1 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00

2004 Fresno State Volleyball Numerical Roster No.Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 1 Yuko Mori L 5-3 Fr. Anan, Tokushima, Japan (Tomiokanishi) 2 Tiffany Bishop MB 6-0 Sr. St. Anne, Ill. (Air Force) 3 Ilima Sam Fong S 5-8 Fr. Hurricane, Utah (Hurricane) 4 Robyn Keune S 5-8 Jr. Ventura, Calif. (Ventura) 5 Jessica Peterson MB 6-1 RFr. Sonora, Calif. (Sonora) 7 Alisha McKee MB 6-1 Fr. Goodland, Kan. (Goodland) 8 Alison Pitton OH/DS 5-11 So. Elk Grove, Calif. (St. Francis) 9 Tuli Peters OH 5-10 So. Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku) 10 Christianna Reneau OH 5-11 Fr. Corona, Calif. (Corona) 12 Mounia Nihipali OH 5-10 Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha) 14 Amanda Magalei OH/MB 5-11 Sr. Bountiful, Utah (Eastern Utah) 17 La’akea Campbell OH 5-10 Jr. Kaneohe, Hawaii (Iolani) 20 Briana Rempel OH/DS 5-10 Jr. Auberry, Calif. (Sierra)

Opponent OutlookBoise State (14-5, 3-3 WAC): Boise State is coming off a 0-2 WAC road trip after being sweptby then No. 4 Hawai'i (30-20, 30-25, 30-26) before losing in five to San Jose State (20-30,15-30, 30-27, 30-25, 12-15) ... Having opened the year at 5-0, the Broncos have gone 9-5since ... With a 5-3 record in its last eight, BSU is hitting .203 while averaging 14.97 kills, 13.28assists, 1.96 service aces, 14.30 digs and 2.68 blocks per game ... Boise State, which hasfive players with 100 or more kills to date, is being led offensively by sophomore middleblocker Cameron Flunder, who has totaled 279 kills (4.04 kpg) and is hitting .337 whileranking second on the team in blocks (62, 0.90 bpg) and service aces (26, 0.33 sapg) ...Freshman outside hitter Jamie Claussen is next with 200 kills (3.17 kpg) and also is secondin digs (190, 3.02 dpg) ... In the all-time series, Fresno State is 10-0 against the Broncos ...The two programs last met at the 2003 WAC Volleyball Championships in Reno, Nev., andthe 'Dogs recorded a sweep.

UTEP (6-9, 0-6 WAC): UTEP also is coming off a 0-2 WAC road trip after being swept by SanJose State (30-20, 30-22, 30-21) and then No. 4 Hawai'i (30-18, 30-14, 30-21) ... Opening the yearat 4-2, UTEP has gone 2-7 since ... With a current four-match losing streak, all via sweeps, theMiners are hitting .169 while averaging 14.26 kills, 12.77 assists, 1.81 service aces, 15.55 digsand 1.91 blocks per game ... UTEP is led offensively by junior outside hitter Kari Stacy, who hastotaled 233 kills (4.40 kpg) and is hitting .167 with 23 service aces while ranking second in digs(134, 2.53 dpg) ... In the all-time series, Fresno State leads 16-1 against the Miners ... While theBulldogs have won three of the last four, the two school last met in Fresno, Calif., a year ago withFresno State taking a four-game decision.

Breaking OutReneau has taken command of the Bulldogs' offense and has had great success in theprocess. Already ranking in three top five Bulldog freshman records, she has tallied four 20-kill matches to date and is averaging 20.4 kills per match in her lastfive appearances. Reneau is the Bulldogs' top kill leader with 254 killswhile sharing team-high honors in service aces (15, 0.25 sapg).Quietly, she has strung together 15 consecutive 10-plus kill matchesand is averaging 16.87 kills per match in this stretch. Defensively,Reneau is third in digs (196, 3.32 dpg) while sixth in blocks (32, 0.54bpg). Entering last week's action, she was just one of five WACplayers to have recorded 10 or more double-doubles on the season.

2004 Bulldog Notebook

• Overall Record: 9-8• WAC Record: 2-3• Home: 4-3• Away: 2-3• Neutral: 3-2• Record vs. Top 25 Teams: 0-1• Longest Win Streak: 3, 2x• Longest Lost Streak: 2, 3x• Longest WAC Win Streak: 1, 2x• Longest WAC Lost Streak: 1, 3x• Winning game 1: 7-0• Losing game 1: 2-8• Winning first two games: 6-0• Losing first two games: 0-4• Splitting first two games: 3-4• Three-game decisions: 5-1• Four-game decisions: 3-6• Five-game decisions: 1-1• More kills than opponents: 7-1• Fewer kills than opponents: 2-7• Outhit opponents: 9-0• Outhit by opponents: 0-8• More digs than opponents: 6-2• Fewer digs than opponents: 3-6• More TB than opponents: 6-4• Fewer TB than opponents: 3-3• Equal TB: 0-1• Hitting .200 or better: 9-2• Hitting below .200: 0-6• Opp hit .200 or better: 1-7• Opp hit below .200: 8-1• September: 8-5 • October: 1-3• November: 0-0 • December: 0-0

Individual Match Highs

K: 30, Fenton vs. Tulsa (9/25)TA: 69, Fenton vs. Tulsa (9/25)Hit %.: .362 (30-5-69), Fenton vs. Tulsa (9/25)A: 58, Keune vs. Southwest Mo. State (9/4)SA: 4, 2x (recent by Magalei vs. Cal Poly, 9/11)Digs: 30, Mori vs. Southwest Mo. State (9/4)BS: 4, Bishop vs. San Jose State (10/2)BA: 11, 2x (recent by Magalei vs. USF, 9/16)TB: 13, Howell vs. Sacramento State (9/11)Pts: 35.5, Fenton vs. Tulsa (9/25)

Team Match Highs

K: 76 vs. Tulsa (9/25)TA: 214 vs. Tulsa (9/25)Hit %: .320 (71-23-150) vs. Kentucky (9/4)A: 68 vs. Tulsa (9/25)SA: 14 vs. Cal Poly (9/11)Digs: 99 vs. Southwest Mo. State (9/4)BS: 6, 3x (recent vs. San Jose State, 10/2)BA: 32 vs. Sacramento State (9/11)TB: 22 vs. Sacramento State (9/11)Pts: 89.0, 3x (recent vs. Tulsa, 9/25)

School (Division) Pts.Rice (East) 9Boise State (West) 6Hawai'i (West) 5Nevada (West) 4Fresno State (West) 3San Jose State (West) 3SMU (East) 3Tulsa (East) 2Louisiana Tech (East) 1UTEP (East) 0

WAC Point Standings (as of Oct. 11)

Reneau in the FSFreshman Recorbook

KillsNo. 3 254

Hitting PercentageNo. 4 .225

Total AttemptsNo. 5 668

1OOallRecord:4-0995

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Is Six the Common Denominator?In the last two years if you were a freshmanand your last name was six letters long thechance to crack ing the Bulldogs' freshmanrecordbook has been excellent. Last sea-son, Peters etched her name in six top fivecategories by a true Bulldog rookie. Thisyear, Reneau is following the same path asshe already is ranked among the 'Dogs topfreshmen in three.

Moving On UpLast season Keune, who was a walk-on herfreshman year, averaged 12.65 assistsper game and recorded 1,379 assists --single-season marks that ranked second-and third-best, respectively. Nationally-ranked five times in assists per game in her career, her latest ranking was No. 6 (14.43) onSept. 5. As the seventh Bulldog setter to post at least a 1,000-assist season, Keunecurrently ranks fourth in assists per game and eighth in career assists at Fresno State. Sheis 59 assists shy of becoming the eighth Bulldog to dish out 2,000 career assists.

2004 Quick Sets• Fresno State is 5-3 in day matches and 4-5 in evening matches• Fresno State is 7-0 when Peters leads/shares team-high honors in digs• Fresno State has set/tied 18 rally scoring school records after establishing 12 in 2003• Three Bulldogs have tallied a 20-kill match & Fresno State is 6-3 in those matches• Fresno State is 53-22 overall the last three years combined• Fresno State is 34-9 in its last four years at home• Fresno State is 17-6 overall in WAC play in its last four years at home• Fresno State is 17-3 in non-conference play in its last four years at home• Fresno State has hit .300 or better twice and is 2-0• Fresno State had held its opponent below .200 nine times & is 8-1 in those matches• Fresno State has totaled 5,586 fans in seven dates for an average of 798• Including preseason polls, Fresno State has received votes in the USA Today/CSTV Top25 poll in 19 of the last 40 weeks dating back to 2002

Milestones ReachedThe Bulldogs collected the program's 100th WAC victory versus Tulsa on Sept. 25 ... FresnoState posted the program's 500th win against San Diego State on Sept. 17 ... The 'Dogs handedVivas her 250th school win against Western Illinois on Sept. 3 ... Fresno State has already set/tied 18 rally-scoring school records after establishing a total of 12 in 2003 ... With 2,458 fansdrawn on Sept. 30, the Bulldogs drew their first 1,000 crowd of the season and 20th one-grand crowd overall, 19 of which have come under Vivas, since 1991.

Mileage Plus PlanOpening the year by playing nine of its first 13 matches on the road, Fresno State's 26-matchregular-season schedule features 15 road contests and 11 home matches. With the majorityof travel happening last month, the Bulldogs will play six at home and six on the road in the finaltwo months. Since 2000, Fresno State will have played 76 road matches to just 62 home dates.The 'Dogs have fared well the last three years by going 29-15 away from home.

Bulldogs Receive Preseason National VotesFor the second straight year, the Fresno State volleyball team received preseason nationalrecognition after picking up votes in the USA Today/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Preseason Poll(Aug. 9). The Bulldogs received 12 votes for a No. 43 showing, up a spot from a year agoin the 2003 USA Today/AVCA Top 25 Coaches Preseason Poll. While the preseason nodmarks the sixth time in the program's history that the `Dogs received preseason votes, italso makes it the fifth time under Vivas that Fresno State has received early acknowledgments.

Oh Boy, Guess Who's 40The Fresno State volleyball program is in its 40th year as a varsity sport and has posteda 503-434-12 (.536) mark since records were kept in 1971 (6 years unknown, 1965-1970).Since 1965, the Bulldogs have had five coaches. Vivas is the program's all-time winningestcoach as it was nine years ago that Vivas put the program back at the .500 level. In addition,the program has made more postseason appearances under her (6) than the entire Bulldogvolleyball history combined (2) prior to her arrival in 1991. The 'Dogs also have enjoyedmore NCAA Tournament appearances (3) and 20-win seasons (8) under Vivas ascompared to one NCAA showing and two 20-win campaigns prior.

The Last Time a Bulldog ...Had 40 kills ..................41, Kristen Fenton vs. CS Northridge (11/12/03)Had 30 kills .................................30, Kristen Fenton vs. Tulsa (9/25/04)Had 25 kills.............................................. 27, Kristen Fenton.................................................vs. San Jose State (10/4/03)Had 10 blocks.......................................11, Amanda Magalei.................................................. vs. San Francisco (9/16/04)

Had 5 aces ....................5, Robyn Keune vs. Louisiana Tech (10/23/03)Had 30 digs ................................................... 30, Yuko Mori...................................vs. Southwest Missouri State (9/04/04)Had 80 assists ........80, Diann Aufdermaur vs. Rice (11/13/99)Had 70 assists ...........................................75, Robyn Keune................................................ vs. CS Northridge (11/12/03)Had 60 assists ...........................................62, Robyn Keune............................................... vs. San Jose State (11/21/03)Triple-double .................................13 kills-11 digs-10 blocks,........................................ Lindsay Closs vs. Nevada (9/4/99)

The Last Time Fresno State ...Had 80 kills........................... 81 vs. San Jose State (10/4/03)Had 90 kills...........................95 vs. CS Northridge (11/12/03)Had 100 kills................................111 vs. Sac State (9/13/96)Had 100 assists ....................102 vs. Sac State (9/13/965/03)Had 200 attacks............ 213 vs. Southwest Mo. State (9/4/04)Had .400 hit pct..........479 (42-7-73) vs. New Mexico (8/29/03)Had 15 aces ....................................15 vs. Radford (8/31/02)Had 20 blocks................... 22 vs. Sacramento State (9/11/04)Had 100 digs .................................. 105 vs. UTEP (11/11/00)

TeamDigs .......................................2nd (19.20 dpg)Blocks .....................................2nd (2.82 bpg)Assists ................................... 5th (14.67 apg)Kills......................................... 5th (15.72 kpg)Hitting Pct. ......................................7th (.199)Service Aces.......................... 7th (1.45 sapg)

IndividualHitting Pct. ............................................ NoneAssists ...................... Keune (9th, 11.12 apg)Blocks ......................... Howell (5th, 1.43 bpg)...................................Magalei (7th, 1.24 bpg)

Kills............................. Fenton (3rd, 4.56 kpg)...................................Reneau (7th, 4.31 kpg)

Service Aces............. Keune (7th, 0.41 sapg)Digs ............................ Fenton (6th, 3.86 dpg).....................................Peters (7th, 3.83 dpg).........................................Mori (8th, 3.56 dpg)

Points.. Fenton (4th, 258.0 for 5.16 pts. avg.)............ Reneau (7th, 289.0 for 4.90 pts. avg.)

WAC, Overall (Oct. 11)

WAC Games, Only (Oct. 11)

TeamDigs ....................................... 3rd (19.39 dpg)Blocks ..................................... 3rd (2.78 bpg)Kills........................................ 4th (15.89 kpg)Assists .................................. 4th (14.94 apg)Hitting Pct. ..................................... 5th (.201)Service Aces......................... 7th (1.39 sapg)

IndividualHitting Pct. ................. Sam Fong (10th, .317)Assists ...................... Keune (5th, 11.89 apg).............................Sam Fong (10th, 9.33 apg)

Blocks ........................ Bishop (6th, 1.22 bpg)Kills........................... Reneau (2nd, 5.14 kpg)....................................Fenton (3rd, 5.00 kpg)

Service Aces....... Sam Fong (9th, 0.42 sapg)Digs ............................ Fenton (6th, 3.91 dpg)........................................ Mori (7th, 3.83 dpg).....................................Peters (9th, 3.67 dpg)

Points.... Fenton (2nd, 66.5 for 6.05 pts avg.)...........Reneau (3rd, 104.0 for 5.78 pts. avg.) ,

Assists1. Brenda Gregersen (1992-95)............5,4962. Diann Aufdermaur (1996-99)............4,3453. Traci Sliester (1985-88) ....................3,3484. Kieran O'Leary (1989-90) .................2,3095. Whitney Arena (2001-02)..................2,1246. Diann Aufdermaur (1996-99)............2,0917. Kathy Sullivan (1983-86)...................2,0158. Robyn Keune (2002-present) .........1,941

Assists Per Game1. Brenda Gregersen (1992-95)............12.302. Jenny Streltzoff (1991)......................12.023. Whitney Arena (2001-02)..................11.874. Diann Aufdermaur (1996-99) ............11.535. Robyn Keune (2002-present) .........11.496. Kieran O'Leary (1989-90)..................10.40

Interview PolicyInterviews and/or photo shoots with Fresno Statevolleyball coaches and/or players will take placebefore or after practice. Call Jan Winslow at (559)278-2509 at least 48 hours in advance to set up aninterview and/or photo shoot.

RichKern.com/AVCA Division I Regional RankingsIn the second release of the RichKern.com/AVCA Division IRegional Rankings, the Bulldogs appear 13th out of the 15-ranked teams. No. 3 Hawai'i sits atop the West Region while LongBeach State, No. 19 UC Santa Barbara, Rice and Pacific roundout the top five. The rest of the top 10 has No. 18 Utah, No. 7Colorado State, CS Northridge, UC Irvine and Idaho.

Home SuccessThe Bulldogs have enjoyed success in the North and South Gymsover the years and own an all-time home record of 183-122 (.600)since 1978; the Bulldogs are 139-86 (.617) since 1987 in the NorthGym and 0-2 at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State is 117-54(.684) overall and 34-9 (.791) at home under Vivas since 2002.

'Dogs Collect 20th One-Grand CrowdThe Fresno State volleyball team has gotten a bigger stage when it has hosted Hawai'i thelast two years. On Thur., Sept. 30, the Bulldogs drew the program's second-largest crowdwith 2,458 fans. On Sun., Nov. 9, 2003, the 'Dogs drew the largest crowd in Bulldogvolleyball history with 4,708 fans. As the first true athletic competition in the Save MartCenter, Fresno State has drawn 7,166 fans for an average of 3,583 fans the last twoseasons against Hawai'i. Last year's attendance of 4,708 finished No. 34 in the final 2003attendance list. This year's total of 2,458 fans currently ranks No. 35 nationally. With morethan 2,400 fans drawn on Sept. 30, the Bulldogs drew their first 1,000 crowd of the seasonand 20th one-grand crowd overall, 19 of which have come under Vivas, since 1991.

Around the CountryIn the USA Today/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Poll released today there are just fourundefeated teams that are ranked. Top-ranked Washington is 13-0 while No. 3 Hawai'i is14-0. Eighth-ranked Ohio State is 16-0 and No. 9 Texas is 15-0. Despite losing All-Americans and five starters, Hawai'i is 4-0 this fall against teams ranked in the Top 25. UHhas recorded wins over No. 17 Arizona, No. 17 Santa Clara, No. 3 UCLA and No. 14California.

The New WACNext season, Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State will join the WAC. Both Idaho andNew Mexico State advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Entering last week'splay, NMSU was 12-2 and 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. Utah State was 3-9 and 0-5 inthe Big West while Idaho was 8-5 with a 2-3 mark in the Big West.

Fresno State Picked Second in WAC Preseason Coaches PollPicked to finish second in the 2004 Western Athletic Conference preseason poll last month,Fresno State is coming off a 21-7 record and finished second to Hawai'i for the secondconsecutive year after posting a 10-3 league mark. Receiving the most first place votesin a preseason volleyball coaches poll since joining the WAC, Fresno State turned headsby tallying 66 points, including three first-place votes. The Bulldogs, who are a combined44-14 over the past two seasons, placed second to eight-time WAC champion and 2002and '03 NCAA Semifinalist Hawai'i for the third straight year in the coaches' preseason poll.The 2004 WAC Coaches Preseason Poll is the closest vote since UH edged San Jose Stateby nine votes in 2000. This year, the Rainbow Wahine recorded 74 points with five first-place votes while the 'Dogs were eight points back.

Individual 'Dogs Receive Preseason WAC RecognitionWhile Fresno State returns nine and welcomes five newcomers, the WAC released its 12-member preseason all-conference team and four Bulldogs were selected, including theWAC Preseason Player of the Year, to lead all WAC schools with four picks. Since 2001,the "Dogs have had 10 preseason selections and their first preseason player of the year pick.

Coming Through the GatesWhile the WAC traditionally leads the nation in volleyball attendance for the last 10 years,Fresno State did its part last fall. Finishing No. 50 in average attendance (603) in 2002,the Bulldogs finished 30th in the nation with a 1,031 average in 2003. With 99,968 fanscoming through gates since Vivas arrived in 1991, the 'Dogs enjoyed their second-besttwo-year average of 799 (19,186 fans in 24 dates) from 2002-03. In 1997-96, Fresno Stateaveraged a two-year high of 884 (22,104 fans in 27 dates). The 11,344 fans drawn in 11home dates for 2003 is the second-most in the program's history -- just behind the 1996mark of 12,958 (13 home matches).

Fenton's Season-Highs

TeamKills 3-Games ..............................61 (61-16-169).................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Total Attempts 3-Games ............ 169 (61-19-169).................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Total Attempts 4-Games ............ 213 (72-34-213)...................vs. Southwest Missouri State (Sept. 4)

Assists 3-Games...59 vs. Western Illinois (Setp. 3)Aces 4-Games............ 14 vs. Cal Poly (Sept. 11)Digs 3-Games .... 88 vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)Digs 4-Games .. 99 vs. Southwest Mo. State (9/4)Blocks 4-Games................................ 22 (TIED)..........................vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 11)

IndividualKills 3-Games ........... 24 (24-3-65), Kristen Fenton.................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Assists 3-Games...................... 47, Robyn Keune.................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Attempts 3 Games .............. 65 (24-3-65), Fenton.................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Digs 3-Games.............................. 24, Tuli Peters.................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Points 3-Games .............................. 24.5, Fenton.................................vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3)

Kills 4-Games ........... 30 (30-5-69), Kristen Fenton.............................................vs. Tulsa (Sept. 25)

Attempts 4-Games.................. 69, Kristen Fenton.............................................vs. Tulsa (Sept. 25)

Digs 4-Games..................... 30 (TIED), Yuko Mori...................vs. Southwest Missouri State (Sept. 4)

Blocks 4-Games ..................... 13, Lauren Howell............................vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 11)

Points 4-Games ................... 35.5, Kristen Fenton.............................................vs. Tulsa (Sept. 25)

Rally Scoring Records Set

2004 WAC Volleyball Preseason Poll

Team (1st place votes) Pts 1. Hawai'i (5) 74 2. Fresno State (3) 66 3. Rice (1) 59 4. Nevada (1) 58 SMU 58 6. San Jose State 44 7. Boise State 26 8. Louisiana Tech 24 9. Tulsa 2310. UTEP 18

2004 USA Today/CSTV Top 25Preseason (Aug. 9) ....................12 votes (43)

2004 Attendance (ranked by average)Sept. 6 ................................................no markSept. 13 ..............................................no markSept. 20 ............................................ 530 (NR)Sept. 27 ............................................ 504 (NR)Oct. 4 ................................................ 839 (NR)Oct. 11 ..............................................798 (NR)

In the National Polls

RichKern.com/AVCADI West RegionalRankings (Poll 2)

1). Hawai'i 2). Long Beach State 3). UC Santa Barbara 4). Rice 5). Pacific 6). Utah 7). Colorado State 8). CS Northridge 9). UC Irvine10). Idaho11). Boise State12). Nevada13). Fresno State14). SMU15). BYU

2004 USA Today/CSTVTop 25 - Week 6 • (Oct. 11)

School (1st) Pts. W-L LR 1. Washington (63) 1,623 13-0 1 2. Minnesota 1,496 16-2 3 3. Hawai'i (2) 1,475 14-0 4 4. Nebraska 1,411 13-1 5 5. Penn State 1,324 14-1 6 6. Southern California 1,288 9-3 2 7. Colorado State 1,219 13-1 7 8. Ohio State 1,208 16-0 9 9. Texas 1,111 15-0 1110. Florida 1,102 14-2 811. UCLA 923 11-4 1012. Stanford 870 11-4 1413. California 761 8-6 1714. Saint Mary's (Calif.) 661 15-1 1915. Santa Clara 634 11-3 1216. Kansas State 621 11-5 1617. Tennessee 602 16-1 1818. Utah 498 13-2 2019. UC Santa Barbara 434 10-3 1320. Texas A&M 379 8-5 1521. Louisville 311 14-2 2222. Arizona 282 10-6 2123. Illinois 199 12-3 2424. Florida A&M 169 10-2 2525. San Diego 84 10-4 NR

Dropped Out: #23 Long Beach State

Others receiving votes: Rice (79), Missouri (69),Ohio (68), Pacific (65), Long Beach State (64), Geor-gia Tech (20), Michigan (17), UC Irvine (16), Colorado(14), Loyola Marymount (14), Wichita State (13). Oneteam mentioned on one ballot one (1) combined point.

2004 Bulldog Volleyball CapsulesSr., MB, Tiffany Bishop ....................... Leads teams in hitting (.283) and third in blocks(49) ... has six double-figure kill matches ... has season-high 18 kills vs. Kentucky ... 2004Preseason All-WAC ... 2003 Second Team All-WAC.

Jr., OH, La'akea Campbell .................. Has appeared in nine matches ... tied career-high 3 aces vs. Western Illinois ... picked up first 10+ dig match on year against San JoseState (11) ... in career, has three 10-plus dig matches ... 2x Fresno State Scholar-Athlete... 2x WAC All-Academic ... 2002 WAC Freshman All-Academic.

Jr., S, Robyn Keune............................. Is 59 assists shy of becoming eighth Bulldog todish out 2,000 career assists ... averaging 11.12 assists per game ... has 2 double-doubles ... has 2 10+ digs ... SMS/Dr. Mary Jo Winn Invitational all-tournament team...in career, has 17 10+ dig, one 20+ dig & 14 double-doubles ... at Fresno State, ranks No.2 in aces per game (0.32), No. 5 in assists per game (11.49) & No. 8 in career assists(1,941) ... 2004 Preseason All-WAC ... 2003 Second Team All-WAC ... 2x Fresno StateScholar-Athlete ... 2x WAC All-Academic ... 2002 WAC Freshman All-Academic ...seventh Bulldog to post a 1,000-assist season (2003).

Sr., OH/MB, Amanda Magalei ............. Has season-high 9 kills, 30 attempts & 8 digsvs. #26 Notre Dame ... has season-best 3 solo blocks vs. Sacramento State ... hasseason-high 11 block assists & total blocks vs. San Francisco ... 2003 Fresno StateScholar-Athlete ... 2x Deans List.

Fr., MB, Alisha McKee ......................... Has appeared in 11 matches ... has season-best five kills, six block assists & total blocks vs. Kentucky ... recorded first career blocksolo vs. Tulsa.

Fr., L, Yuko Mori................................... Has played in all 17 matches ... has 14 10+ digmatches, 2 20+ dig & 1 30+ dig ... has season-best 30 digs vs. Southwest Missouri State... second on team in digs (228).

Fr., OH, Mounia Nihipali...................... Has appeared in 12 matches ... has four double-figure dig matches ... collected season-highs of 4 kills, 4 assists, 2 block assists & totalblocks as well as 5.0 points against San Jose State ... has season-high 17 digs vs. CSNorthridge ... has been the team's top digger once.

So., OH, Tuli Peters ............................. Has season-high 20 kills vs. Southwest Mis-souri State ... posted first career 20-kill match vs. Southwest Missouri State ... hasseason-best 8 block assists & 9 total blocks vs. San Francisco ... set career-best 9assists vs. Tulsa ... leads team in digs (245) & blocks (56) while third in kills (173) ... has11 10+ kill matches, 1 20+ kill, 13 10+ dig, 4 20+ dig & 9 double-doubles ... has at leastone block in every match but one ... has hit better than .300, twice ... has scored 20 ormore points in a match once ... in career, has 23 10+ kill, 1 20+ kill, 32 10+ dig, 7 20+dig, 1 30+ dig and 21 double-doubles ... 2004 Preseason All-WAC ... 2003 Fresno StateScholar-Athlete.

Fr., OH, Christianna Reneau............... Made Bulldog debut vs. Western Illinois ... hasposted 14 double-doubles in last 15 matches ... has 15 10+ kill, 2 20+ Kill, 11 10+ dig,1 20+ dig and 11 double-doubles ... has season-high 26 kills vs. Tulsa ... has scored 20or more points, seven times ... leads team in kills (254) & third in digs (196, 3.32 dpg)... has a streak of 15 straight double-figure kill matches ... Cal Poly and Fresno StateInvitational all-tournament teams.

Fr., S, Ilima Sam Fong......................... Has appeared in 14 matches ... has season-high 49 assists &18 attempts vs. Tulsa ... has season-best 3 aces vs. Cal Poly ... hasseason-high 13 digs vs. CS Northridge ... Fresno State Invitational all-tournament ... has6 10+ dig matches & 6 double-doubles ... is averaging 9.89 assists per game while beingtied for third on the team in service aces (13).

In the NCAA Stats

Sept. 5 - IndividualKills/Game......................... Fenton (No. 11, 5.64)Assists/Game ..................... Keune (No. 6, 14.43)

Sept. 12 - IndividualKills/Game.......................... Fenton (No. 28 4.85)

Sept. 5 - TeamKills/Game..................................... No. 3 (18.07)Assists/Game ................................ No. 3 (16.43)Digs/Game..................................... No. 6 (21.93)

Sept. 12 - TeamDigs/Game..................................... No. 7 (20.19)

Sept. 19 - TeamDigs/Game................................... No. 17 (18.98)Blocks/Game ................................. No. 29 (2.92)

Sept. 26 - TeamDigs/Game ................................. No. 12 (19.24)

Oct. 3 - TeamDigs/Game ................................. No. 11 (19.43)