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2017 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL // TEAMS 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 34 WASHINGTON HUSKIES HUSKY FACTS Location: Seattle, WA 98195 Founded/Enrollment: 1861/42,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Joined Pac-12: 1986 All-Time Record: 780-415-2 (38 years) Home Court: Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) President: Ana Mari Cauce Faculty Rep: Frank Hodge Athletic Director: Jen Cohen SWA: Erin O'Connell Head Coach: Keegan Cook (St. Mary's, '07) Career Record: 60-8 (2 years) UW Record: 60-8 (2 year)s Pac-12 Record: 34-6 (2 years) Of!ce: (206) 543-0432 Fax: (206) 685-1677 Associate Head Coach: Leslie Gabriel Assistant Coach: Jonathan Winder SID: Jeff Bechthold Of!ce: (206) 543-2230 Cell: (206) 271-4665 Fax: (206) 543-5000 Volleyball SID: Michael Bruscas E-Mail: mbruscas@uw.edu Cell: (206) 714-5556 2016 Records: Overall: 29-5 Pac-12: 16-4 (1st) NCAA: 3-1/Regional Final RECORD HOLDERS KILLS Career: 1893 Krista Vansant, 2011-14 Season: 573 Paige Benjamin, 2002 Match: 41 Laurie Wetzel vs. Arizona State (10/10/87) HITTING PERCENTAGE Career: .406 Jessica Swarbrick, 2005-08 Season: .456 Bianca Rowland, 2009 Match: .923 Makare Desilets (12-0-13) vs. Chattanooga (12/6/97) ASSISTS Career: 6552 Courtney Thompson, 2003-06 Season: 1711 Courtney Thompson, 2006 Match: 85 Michelle Patton vs. USC (10/24/1997) TOTAL BLOCKS Career: 677 Makare Desilets, 1994-97 Season: 222 Makare Desilets, 1997 Match: 20 Jackie Auzias de Turenne at Oregon State (10/30/87) DIGS Career: 2382 Tamari Miyashiro, 2006-09 Season: 666 Candace Lee, 2004 Match: 40 Candace Lee (12/11/04) SERVICE ACES Career: 156 Sanja Tomasevic, 2002-05 Season: 58 Sanja Tomasevic, 2003 Match: Three times. Last; 8 Kaitlin Leck vs. San Francisco (9/6/02) NO. NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Lauren Sanders MB 6-4 Fr. HS Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak HS 2 Shayne McPherson DS/L 5-6 So. 1V Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic HS 4 Courtney Schwan OH 6-1 Sr. 3V Auburn, Wash./Bellarmine Prep 5 Emma Calle DS.L 5-11 Fr. HS Villa Park, Calif./Villa Park HS 6 Avie Niece MB 6-0 So. 1V Bellevue, Wash./Newport HS 9 Maria Bogomolova OH 6-1 R-Fr. HS Saint Petersburg, Russia/Gymnasium #7 10 Natalie Robinson S 5-11 Fr. HS Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS 11 Marion Hazelwood MB 6-3 Sr. TR Beach City, Texas/Barbers Hill HS (Oklahoma) 12 Carly DeHoog OH 6-4 Sr. 3V Ontario, Calif./Ontario Christian HS 13 Bailey Tanner S 6-1 Sr. 3V San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS 14 Cailin Onosko DS/L 5-6 So. 1V San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS 15 Kara Bajema OH 6-2 So. 1V Lynden, Wash./Lynden Christian HS 18 Destiny Julye OH 5-11 Jr. 2V Tehachapi, Calif./Tehachapi HS 20 Tia Scambray L 6-0 Sr. 3V Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills HS 22 Jade Finau S 5-8 Sr. 3V Marysville, Wash./Juanita HS 28 Crissy Jones OH 6-2 Sr. 3V Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers: 11/1/4. Returning starters in bold. TEAM OUTLOOK Expectations will be running high for the 2017 Huskies. Winning the Pac-12 title outright or shared in each of head coach Keegan Cook's two seasons at the helm, Washington welcomes back all six starters and its libero this season. Leading the charge is 2016 Pac-12 Player of the Year Courtney Schwan. UW also has an additional pair of All-Americans to turn to this upcoming season in seniors Crissy Jones and Bailey Tanner. UW will not be short on experience in 2017. STRENGTHS » The Huskies have a balanced attack and several offensive options with four players last year averaging at least 2.78 points per game while topping out at senior outside hitter Courtney Schwan's 4.11 points per game. Schwan is a versatile player who contributes in all facets of the game, while leading the attack. The Huskies have had the Conference's top player at the end of the season in three of the last four years. » Senior outside hitters Tia Scambray and Crissy Jones provide depth to a strong offense that is will be looking to take care of some un!nished business from last season. The duo averaged just under 4.00 points per set last year. As with the rest of the squad, the attack will be looking to add on another Pac-12 crown and perhaps go even further in the NCAA Tournament. » Keeping the attack on task will be veteran setter Bailey Tanner who directed the third-most ef!cient offense in the Pac- 12 while leading the Conference in assists per set. Jones and sophomore outside hitter/middle blocker Kara Bajema will protect the net as the top blockers from last season, and sophomore Shayne McPherson is the favorite to stop the ball from hitting the ground from the libero spot after a strong showing as a freshman. CONCERNS » There are few concerns for this season's Washington Huskies with 11 letterwinners returning from last season's cham- pionship team, including all six starters and the libero. However, managing high expectations that will be placed on the team, both externally and from within the team, will be an important factor. » Not only will the Huskies have a target on their backs as the two-time Pac-12 Champions, but they have advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight two years in a row. Getting over that hump is the next big challenge for UW. The Huskies have experienced a lot of success in Cook's two short seasons on the bench, and a three-peat will be squarely in sight. COOK'S CAREER RECORD Year School Overall Conference Postseason 2015-16 Washington (2 years) 60-8 (.882) 18-2 (.900) 6-3 (.750) Career totals (3 years) 60-8 (.882) 18-2 (.900) 6-2 (.750) HEAD COACH KEEGAN COOK • In his two seasons as head coach, the Huskies won back-to-back Pac-12 title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Named head coach in January of 2015 following two seasons as an assistant that produced two of the best years in Washington history. • In a whirlwind !rst year on staff as an assistant coach, helped the Huskies advance to the NCAA semi!nal in December 2013 and was named head coach of UW's new beach volleyball program which played its inaugural matches in April of 2014. • Spent eight years on the St. Mary's (Calif.) staff, six as assistant coach from 2007-12, helping the Gaels become one of the top teams in the West Coast Conference. • Excelled as a statistical analysis as a Volleyball Information Supervisor (VIS) for the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB). 2017 WASHINGTON ROSTER