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CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS TEAM OUTLOOK BEAR FACTS California made the postseason for the 11th-consecutive year, but exited in the first round for the second-straight season. The Golden Bears wrapped up the season tied for sixth overall in Conference standings, which was their lowest finish since 2002. But the Golden Bears were hampered by injuries and depth was depleted. This year, head coach Rich Feller stands at the helm of a predominantly young squad that consists of only two seniors and three juniors and brings in six newcomers. But with the return of a healthy roster and the addition of the 21st-ranked recruiting class in the country, the Golden Bears are looking to get back on track and, perhaps, make a deep run in the NCAA Championships. Location: Berkeley, Calif. 94720 Founded/Enrollment: 1868/35,409 Colors: Blue & Gold Joined Pac-12: 1986 All-Time Record: 610-541 (36 years) Home Court: Haas Pavilion (11,877) Chancellor: Nicholas Dirks Faculty Rep: Bob Jacobsen Director of Athletics: Sandy Barbour SWA: Teresa Kuehn-Gould Head Coach: Rich Feller (San Diego State '73) Career Record: 582-320 (28 years) Cal Record: 283-153 (14 years) Pac-12 Record: 141-117 (14 years) Office: (510) 642-9208 Fax: (510) 642-8329 Assistant Coaches: Ben Bodipo-Memba, Jennifer Dorr SID: Herb Benenson Office: (510) 643-7644 Fax: (510) 643-7778 Volleyball SID: Jonathan Okanes E-Mail: jokanes@berkeley.edu Cell: (510) 219-5425 Press Row Phone: (510) 642-3098 2012 Records: Overall: 15-16 Pac-12: 9-11 (6th) NCAA: 0-1/First Round RECORD HOLDERS KILLS Career: 1814 Tiffany Rochelle, 1986-89 Season: 701 Mia Jerkov, 2003 Match: 39 Mia Jerkov, 2002 vs. Washington (10/17/02) HITTING PERCENTAGE Career: .363 Camille Leffall, 2001-04 Season: .384 Camille Leffall, 2004 Match: .917 Candace McNamee (11-0-12) vs. Oregon (10/1/99) ASSISTS Career: 5777 Samantha Carter, 2003-2006 Season: 1555 Samantha Carter, 2003 Match: 79 Holly McPeak vs. Oregon, (10/28/89) 79 Sienna Curci vs. Oregon, (10/15/93) STRENGTHS » Two of the top-four scorers for California return: seasoned SR OH Adrienne Gehan and JR OH/OPP Christina Higgins. » Despite suffering injuries that resulted in missed playing time, Gehan paced the Golden Bears offensively, registering an average of 3.56 points per set while also contributing 57 total blocks at the net. Higgins, who saw action in 108 out of a possible 118 sets, was third overall in the Bears' scoring efforts, registering 330.5 points of her own as a sophomore. Anchoring the setter position is SR Joan Caloiaro, who registered 1,206 assists in her junior season, fourth overall in the Conference. Caloiaro also had the most double-double games in the Pac-12 last year with 18 total. The Bears will also have FR Alyssa Jensen, who was a member of the Pac-12 All-Star-Team that traveled to China over the summer, available to direct the floor. CONCERNS » California will have to accomodate for losing its two primary blockers in Kat Brown and Shannon Hawari, both of whom were in the top 10 for blocks in the Pac-12. » SO Lara Vukasovic will be replacing honorable mention all-Pac-12 Correy Johnson at opposite. After playing in only 70 sets in her freshman season, she will have to transfer into a starting role immediately. » SO OH Nikki Gombar will be out of action due to offseason surgery. Gombar appeared in 117 sets last season. 2013 CALIFORNIA ROSTER NO. 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 22 23 24 POS MB DS OPP/MB OH OH MB L S MB S L S/OPP DS OH DS OH/OPP DS HT 6-3 5-9 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-7 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-2 5-7 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-11 YR SO FR SO SR SO SO FR FR FR SR SO JR FR RS SO JR JR SO EXP 1V HS 1V 3V 1V 1V HS HS HS 1V 1V 2V HS SQ 2V 2V HS HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista South HS Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS Zagreb, Croatia/XVIII Gymnasium Dallas, Texas/Episcopal School of Dallas Rome, Italy/Marymount International School of Rome Cupertino, Calif./Archbiship Mitty HS San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS Fenton, Mo./St. Joseph's Academy Houston, Texas/Bellaire HS Saratoga, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS (USF) Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd HS Saratoga, Calif./Thomas More HS San Mateo, Calif./Burlingame HS Napa, Calif./Vintage HS Inglewood, Calif./Harvard-Westlake HS San Jose, Calif./Presentation HS *Has utilized redshirt season. Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers: 10/4/6. Returning starters in bold. HEAD COACH RICH FELLER • 2010 AVCA National Coach of the Year after leading the Golden Bears to the NCAA title game and the program's first-ever Conference title. Has led Cal to a school-record 11-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. • In 2007, the Bears made their first-ever NCAA Tournament semifinal appearance and was named ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year. •Has posted 20 or more wins in eight of the last 10 seasons, and first-ever 30-win campaign in 2010. • 2003 Pac-10 Coach of the Year and AVCA Co-Pacific Region Coach of the Year. • Served as an assistant coach under current USC head coach Mick Haley and the USA Women's National Volleyball Team from 1997-98. •Has over 20 years of experience coaching women's volleyball, including 14 years (1983-96) as head coach at Colorado State. TOTAL BLOCKS Career: 509 Kat Brown, 2009-12 Season: 216 Sylvie Monnet, 1983 Match: 13, Ellen Orchard, CAL vs. UCLA (9/27/07) DIGS Career: 1810 Jillian Davis, 2003-06 Season: 548 Jillian Davis, 2006 Match: 33 Jillian Davis vs. Stanford (10/01/04) SERVICE ACES Career: 162 Brook Coulter, 1996-99 Season: 62 Sylvie Monnet, 1983 Match: 9, Three times, last: Samantha Carter vs. Morgan State (9/3/05) NAME Lillian Schonewise Katie Curci Lara Vukasovic Adrienne Gehan Nikki Gombar Katarina Milosavljevic Maddy Kerr Alyssa Jensen Jenelle Jordan Joan Caloiaro Mary McKennon Lindsey Parrott Sabrina Blackwell Michelle Neumayr Marlee Davis Christina Higgins Sarah Cole FELLER'S CAREER RECORD Year School 1983-96 Colorado State (14 years) 1999-2011 California (14 years) Career totals (27 years) * - 2010 NCAA Runner-up 18 // 2013 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE // TEAMS Overall 299-167 (.642) 283-153 (.649) 582-320 (.645) Conference 101-75 (.574) 141-117 (.547) 242-198 (.558) Postseason 5-8 (.385) 22-10 (.688) 27-18 (.600)