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2016 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL // TEAMS 14 ARIZONA WILDCATS WILDCAT FACTS Location: Tucson, Ariz. 85721 Founded/Enrollment: 1885/42,236 Colors: Cardinal & Navy Joined Pac-12: 1986 All-Time Record: 756-512-9 (40 years) Home Court: McKale Center (14,545) President: Dr. Ann Weaver Hart Faculty Rep: Jory Hancock Athletic Director: Greg Byrne SWA: Erika Barnes Head Coach: David Rubio (CS Northridge, '82) Career Record: 581-343 (28 years) Arizona Record: 459-277 (24 years) Pac-12 Record: 233-211 (24 years) Office: (520) 621-2136 Fax: (520) 626-7018 Assistant Coaches: Gregg Whitis, Charita Stubbs SID: Jeremy Sharpe Office: (520) 621-4163 Cell: (520) 275-9895 Fax: (520) 621-2681 Volleyball SID: Danny Martinez E-Mail: danny89@email.arizona.edu Office: 520-621-0084 Cell: 520-409-1810 Press Row Phone: (520) 621-5291 2015 Records: Overall: 19-14 Pac-12: 9-11 (7th) NCAA: 0-1/First Round RECORD HOLDERS KILLS Career: 2151 Kim Glass, 2002-05 Season: 650 Kim Glass, 2003 Match: 41 Melissa McLinden vs. Brigham Young (12/14/85) HITTING PERCENTAGE Career: .397 Marisa DaLee, 1997-00 Season: .437 Marisa DaLee, 2000 Match: .778 Dominique Lamb (14-0-18) vs. Oregon State (11/10/06) ASSISTS Career: 5424 Dana Burkholder, 1998-2001 Season: 1562 Dana Burkholder, 2000 Match: 84 Dana Burkholder vs. Arizona State (9/13/00) TOTAL BLOCKS Career: 532 Kelly Waage, 1986-89 Season: 226 Kelly Waage, 1988 Match: 17 Beth Raymond vs. Oregon State (10/25/86) DIGS Career: 1642 Candace Nicholson, 2010-13 Season: 512 Candace Nicholson, 2013 Match: 37 Katie Jackels vs. Saint Mary's (8/25/07) SERVICE ACES Career: 162 Kim Glass, 2002-05 Season: 80 Kiyomi Morino, 1987 Match: 8 Kathleen Guthrie vs. Utah (9/7/82) NO. NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Kristi Brice L/DS 5-8 Fr. HS Parker, Ariz./Parker HS 2 McKenna Painton L/DS 5-8 Sr. 1L Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial HS (CS Fullerton) 3 Shardonee Hayes MB 6-3 Fr. HS Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS 4 Julia Patterson S 5-11 Fr. HS Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS 5 Victoria Svorinic L/DS 5-9 RS Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep 6 Katarina Pilepic OH 6-0 Sr. TR Novi Vinodolski, Croatia/Prva Rijecka Hrvatska Gimnazija (USF) 8 Kendra Dahlke OH 6-0 So. HS Bonsall, Calif./Fallbrook HS 10 Kalei Mau OH 6-1 Sr. 2L Kahaluu, Hawai'i/ Henry Kaiser HS (Minnesota) 11 Laura Larson L/DS 5-6 Sr. 3L Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 12 Reilly Killeen L/DS 5-4 So. 1L Honolulu, Hawai'i/Iolani School 13 Devyn Cross MB 6-0 Fr. HS Edwards Air Force Base, Calif./Desert HS 15 Sara Watanabe L/DS 5-9 RS Fr. TR Honolulu, Hawai'i/Iolani School (Long Beach State) 16 Raphael Temple S 6-1 Fr. HS Prescott, Ariz./Prescott HS 17 Elizabeth Shelton OH 6-2 Fr. HS Rosamond, Calif./Desert HS 18 McKenzie Jacobson MB 6-7 RS Jr. 2L Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS 20 Penina Snuka S 5-6 Sr. 3L Gilbert, Ariz./Kahuku H.S. (HI) 22 Makenna Martin L/DS 5-9 Fr. HS Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS 33 Jade Turner MB 6-4 RS So. 1L Bakersfield, Calif./Foothill HS 35 Tyler Spriggs OH 6-1 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount HS Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers: 10/5/8. Returning starters in bold. RUBIO'S CAREER RECORD Year School Overall Conference Postseason 1987-91 CS Bakersfield (5 years) 122-66 (.649) 39-19 (.672) 9-3 (.750) 1992-14 Arizona (24 years) 459-277 (.623) 233-211 (.524) 24-17 (.545) Career totals (28 years) 581-343 (.628) 272-230 (.541) 24-17 (.545) Div. I only • 1989 NCAA II National Champion, 2001 NCAA National Semifinals HEAD COACH DAVID RUBIO • Begins his 25th season at Arizona where he has led the Wildcats to 12 20-win seasons and 17 NCAA Tournament appearances. • Honored as Coach of the Year by ASICS/Volleyball Magazine during the 2001 campaign, guiding Arizona to its first-ever national semifinal appearance. • Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2000, leading UA to its first Conference title. • Guided Arizona from a winless league record in 1991 to the NCAA West Regionals in 1993. That same year was named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) West Region Coach of the Year. TEAM OUTLOOK Entering his 25th season at the helm, head coach David Rubio welcomes back five starters from last year's team that went to its third-straight NCAA Tournament and sixth in the last seven years. In addition to the majority of the starting lineup back, UA has five seniors on the squad, including honorable mention AVCA All-American and All-Pac-12 honoree Penina Snuka. The Wildcats also look to be bolstered by its 10th-ranked recruiting class in 2016. STRENGTHS » The Wildcats have a balanced squad in terms of experience. Five seniors return for 2016, with five returning starters. Balancing that experience is a seven-player recruiting class that was ranked 10th in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. » A seasoned setter, senior Penina Snuka (pictured) is back to direct the offense in 2016. She was second in the Pac-12 in assists per game (10.88), en route to earning honorable mention AVCA All-America recognition. » Fellow senior Kalei Mau had a breakout season in 2015, more than doubling her match appearances while ranking 23rd in the nation and third in the Conference in kills per set. » Arizona brings back its top libero in senior Laura Larson, who will anchor a defensive squad that has led the league in digs per set the last three seasons. CONCERNS » The Wildcats seem to have all the pieces in place to improve upon a seventh-place league finish last year. How Arizona manages the expectations in 2016 will be the bigger test for this experienced and talented squad. » While Rubio has an experienced core to depend on this season, integrating a talented freshman class will still be im- portant to the success of the team. How quickly the newcomers are able to contribute with consistency could be the factor for Arizona to jump back into the top half of the standings. » Arizona starts the season with a tough road tournament where it faces two top-10 teams to open the campaign, including defending NCAA Champion Wisconsin. UA's young talent will be tested right out of the gate and how they perform in those big matches could (or could not) set the tone for the season for that class depending on the outcome of the matches. 2016 ARIZONA ROSTER