Two of the four NCAA Regional Finals on TV (CNN/SI)

Friday   - Long Beach/Northern Iowa winner vs. Hawai'i/UCLA winner
Saturday - Stanford/Utah winner vs. Wisconsin/Texas A&M winner

Complete details at -

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It's time to get ready for another Volleyball Vacation. January 19-26
2002 is set for this annual volleyball trip. This time it will take
place at Paradise Island at Club Med in the Bahamas. 2000 Beach
volleyball Gold Medallist Eric Fonoimoana, Albert Hannemann, and
Canyon Ceman are some of the scheduled pros/coaches so far. Come
enjoy a week of open play, clinics, tournaments, and exhibitions with
the best in the game today. This vacation is for everyone from the
unrated player to the league MVP. There are plenty of courts for
everyone as each court is designated for each level. Take on the pros
or play with them. There are many activities available and some of
the best scuba diving in the world. There is also a huge
casino "Atlantis" right next to our village. Whatever you like to do,
you can find it at this Club Med on this vacation. Enjoy a week of
volleyball on this beautiful tropical setting in the Bahamas. All
food and activities are included. For more details, go to
http://www.volleyballvacations.com/. Book now as special rates are
available this week through Crystal Blue Vacations.
Just call 800-995-BLUE for info.

Thursday, November 15, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA released today the 2001 NCAA Division I Women's
Volleyball Championship television schedule.

The 64-team Division I Women's Volleyball Championship bracket will be
announced on Monday, November 26, at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
NCAA Productions will produce a thirty-minute selection show live from
Indianapolis. A number of regional sports networks will air the selection
show live including Fox Sports Net South, Fox Sports Net West 2, Fox Sports
Net Arizona and Empire Sports.

NCAA Productions will also produce two of the four regional finals on the
weekend of December 7 - December 9, which will air live on CNN/SI. The
broadcasts on CNN/SI will mark the first ever NCAA championship broadcast on
CNN/SI. CNN/SI reaches over 20 million households in the United States. The
potential match-ups and exact air dates and times will be determined after
the second round is completed on December 2.

The 21st NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship concludes in San
Diego, California, on December 13 and December 15. ESPN2 will air the first
semifinal tape delay on December 14 at 11 a.m. Eastern time. ESPN will air
the second semifinal tape delay on December 14 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

ESPN2 will carry the national championship game live on December 15 at 3
p.m. Eastern time. ESPN2 currently reaches over 81 million households while
ESPN reaches over 84 million households. Veteran college volleyball
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I recently moved to Shreveport Louisiana and wanted to know where I
can play volleyball.  If anyone has any information please, please,
please contact me via e-mail at janellemarks@...!

The Eastside Volleyball Club, based in East Peoria,
IL. will be holding the 3rd Annual Pepsi Cola Girls
High School Volleyball All Star Classic on  December
1-2, 2001 in conjunction with the East Peoria Festival
of Lights.  The 2-day event  will be held in its
entirety at Eastside Centre; #1 Eastside Drive; East
Peoria, IL. 61611. The format for the event will be as
it was last year with a 2 hour practice session for
each team on Saturday, December 1, and the Classic
Event on Sunday, December 2. We are pleased to report
that we will have 200+ of the better High School
Senior Athletes from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, &
Kansas showcasing their talents at this event. We are
in the final stages of the scheduling of the event and
setting the rosters and they can be found on our
website in Adobe/PDF format at www.eastsidevb.com or
we can fax to those that do not have access. In order
for players to be allowed to participate in the IHSA
Sanctioned event, they were nominated by a coach from
either their school, another school, or club. On
behalf of the players, we thank the coaches very much
for taking the time and energies to nominate their
players, and also thank the coaches from
throughout the state of Illinois that have taken the
time from their busy schedules to volunteer and coach
at this event. Some of the finest coaching talents
will be used for the event.

We are also extremely proud to announce that the event
is being sponsored by Central Illinois Volleyball
Association, Pepsi Cola, Adidas, Mikasa, and United
States Professional Volleyball (USPV) as it was last
year.  The USPV will have 4 of their Professional
Players from the clubs in St Louis and Chicago present
to autograph, talk with the players and fans, and
offer season ticket offerings.  The following are the
players that will be present and a brief note about
each.

>From the USPV Chicago team:

Kelly Kennedy 6-4 Middle Blocker from University of
Wisconsin. Went to Barrington, Ill. High School.
Two-time NCAA All-American at Wisconsin. Named All-Big
10 on three different occassions. Named to the
University of Wisconsin Athlete of the Century Team.
Three-time Big 10 Player of the Week. Left Wisconsin
with 1,406 career kills and 555 total blocks. An elite
member of the Big 10 1,000 kill club and the Big 10
500 block club. Begins her third season with the USPV.

Cindy Stern 6-3 Opposite Hitter from Clemson
University. Went to Mother of Mercy High School in
Cincinnati. Became the first Clemson volleyball player
in the program's history to earn NCAA All-American
honors and at the same time became the first Atlantic
Coast Conference volleyball player to earn the same
award. Ranks second all-time in Clemson history with
1,744 kills. Named ACC Player of the Week 5 times in
her senior season. In High school was named the Girls
Greater Cincinnati League Player of the Year in 1995.
Begins her third season with the USPV.

>From the USPV St. Louis team:

Jenny Manz 6-0 Opposite Hitter/ Libero from University
of Florida. Went to Middleburg High School in
Middleburg, Florida.  A two-time NCAA All-American
selection at Florida. Finished her career with 1,657
kills, ranking second all-time in school history.
Named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year twice
and Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on
three different occassions. As a starter at Florida,
was part of teams that went 100-11. Record 24
different double digit kill matches for the Gators.
Begins her third season with the USPV.

Molly Stark 5-11 Outside Hitter/Libero from Notre Dame
University. Went to Horizon High School in Scottsdale,
Arizona. A third team All-Mideast Region selection in
the 1993 NCAA Final Four. Also named to the
All-Midwest Collegiate Conference team as a senior at
ND. Finished second on the team as a senior in kills
with 402 and led the team in block assists with 121.
In high school, named Arizona Class 5A Volleyball
Player of the Year
in 1989. At 29, is the oldest player in the USPV.
Begins her second season with the USPV. Is the most
experienced professional in the league. Overall, this
is Stark's 8th pro season. She played for six years
overseas. Played four years in France and two years in
Belgium.

Adidas and Pepsi Cola will outfit the players and
coaches, and Mikasa will provide the balls and carts
for the events.  The Central Illinois Volleyball
Association will provide manpower and tournament
directors for scoring, officiating, and basically
running the event.

The purpose of the Classic is to bring positive
closure to the  spectacular careers of these young
ladies whether they are playing at the collegiate
level or not and from feedback we received, last years
  event was an invaluable tool for coaches and
recruiters. For your help and assistance, we will
denote the players that have already committed, which
is a very minimal number.  We will also be compiling a
lengthy recruiting packet (30+ pages), as was compiled
last year that will be distributed to the coaches at
the event free of charge. If a coach is unable to
attend we are pleased to report
that  we have an underwriter that is helping provide
the expense of us printing and sending  out the
packets.

Also, we will be compiling a packet of information
etc. for each of the players to give them when they
pick up uniforms prior to their practice on December
1, 2001.  Any information about your program and/or
institution that you would like to have included into
these packets must be received by November 25, 2001.
Please send all of this information to Eastside VBC;
1621 Highview Road; East Peoria, IL.  61611.

We are also asking RSVP commitments of coaches and
recruiters that plan on attending so we can compile a
pass list and have enough packets printed,  so please
acknowledge if you will be attending and the names of
your associates that will be attending.  For your
housing needs, please check the link  on our website
for establishments close to Eastside Sports Centre.

For housing needs and information of the Annual
Festival of Lights, please contact (800) 365-3743 and
talk with Norma Joseph. The Festival of Lights has
been going on for 20+ years and is an event you will
not want to miss while attending the Classic.

If you should need any further information, or have
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(309) 699-8738, or respond to email at
Eastside_vbc@....

Best Regards,

Tim Vande Schraaf, President
Eastside Volleyball Club

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1621 Highview Road
East Peoria, Illinois  61611
H - (309) 699-8738
F - (509) 692-5171
W - (309) 675-3139
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Overall Pro Beach Volleyball Earnings - United States Players
(Through November 4, 2001)

Elaine Youngs (Durango, Colo.), Barbra Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and
Kevin Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) topped $100,000 in
combined domestic and international earnings this season.

A total of 193 players from the United States have earned money ($1,891,090)
while competing in 45 pro beach volleyball events in 2001.

Player, Gender, Overall Earnings
1. Elaine Youngs,     Female, $137,275
2. Barbra Fontana,    Female, $124,150
3. Kevin Wong,        Male,   $101,050
4. Holly McPeak,      Female, $ 91,900
5. Stein Metzger,     Male,   $ 91,050
6. Lisa Arce,         Female, $ 86,213
7. Kerri Walsh,       Female, $ 64,875
8. Misty May,         Female, $ 62,875
9. Eric Fonoimoana,   Male,   $ 55,475
10. Dax Holdren,       Male,   $ 52,410
11. Todd Rogers,       Male,   $ 50,410
12. Dain Blanton,      Male,   $ 39,700
13. Liz Masakayan,     Female, $ 46,535
14. Dianne DeNecochea, Female, $ 41,460
15. Mike Whitmarsh,    Male,   $ 39,380
16. Canyon Ceman,      Male,   $ 30,130
17. Rob Heidger,       Male,   $ 28,500
18. Brent Doble,       Male,   $ 28,150
19. Danalee Bragado,   Female, $ 25,250
20. Leanne Schuster,   Female, $ 21,710
21. Carl Henkel,       Male,   $ 21,373
22. Albert Hannemann,  Male,   $ 21,125
23. Sean Scott,        Male,   $ 21,125
24. Sinjin Smith,      Male,   $ 21,113
25. Lee LeGrande,      Male,   $ 20,500
26. Sarah Straton,     Female, $ 20,475
27. Ali Wood,          Female, $ 20,150
28. Wendy Stammer,     Female, $ 19,505
29. Linda Hanley,      Female, $ 17,225
30. Scott Ayakatubby,  Male,   $ 16,625
31. Colin Smith,       Male,   $ 16,538
32. Eduardo Bacil,     Male,   $ 15,725
33. Carrie Busch,      Female, $ 15,523
34. Rachel Wacholder,  Female, $ 15,460
35. Jennifer Meredith, Female, $ 15,018
36. Aaron Boss,        Male,   $ 14,650
37. Nancy Mason,       Female, $ 14,460
38. Chip McCaw,        Male,   $ 13,815
39. Adam Jewell,       Male,   $ 12,400
40. Ian Clark,         Male,   $ 10,400

FIVB Earnings
The final FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour stop is a men's event is November
27-December 2 in Vitoria, Brazil (Gold Medals).

2001 FIVB Men's TEAM Money Leaders (15 events)
1. Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde,  Argentina (3),     $201,500
2. Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos,        Brazil (4),        $200,750
3. Ricardo Santos/Jose Loiola,      Brazil (2),        $162,000
4. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga,       Switzerland,       $138,000
5. Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong,        United States (1), $110,500
6. Jorre Kjemperud/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway,            $ 83,000
7. Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner.       Australia (1),     $ 77,500
8. Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia,         $ 74,500
9. Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana,    United States,     $ 60,750
10. Pará Ferreira/Zé Marco de Melo,  Brazil,            $ 59,250
11. Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher,   Switzerland,       $ 56,350
12. John Child/Mark Heese,           Canada,            $ 54,750
13. Joshua Slack/Jarrod Novosel,     Australia,         $ 44,750
14. Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann,    Canada,            $ 44,250
15. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl,           Sweden,            $ 43,250
16. Niklos Berger/Oliver Stamm,      Austria,           $ 42,500
17. Dax Holdren, Todd Rogers,        United States,     $ 38,000
18. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager,          Germany,           $ 34,750
19. Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto,       Brazil,            $ 34,500
20. Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith,        United States,     $ 33,250
20. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino,    Spain,             $ 33,250
22. Joao Brenha/Luis Maia,           Portugal,          $ 33,000
23. Bjorn Maaseide/Iver Horrem,      Norway,            $ 31,250

2001 FIVB Women's TEAM Money Leaders (14 events)
1. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede,       Brazil (7),        $305,000
2. Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs,    United States (2), $177,500
3. Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello,    Brazil (1),        $174,000
4. Kerri Pottharst/Natalie Cook,    Australia, (1),    $127,250
5. Misty May/Kerri Walsh,           United States (1), $119,000
6. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak,          United States,     $ 97,750
7. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba,$81,750
8. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi,               China (1),         $ 72,500
9. Jackie Silva/Claudia Costa,      Brazil,            $ 59,500
10. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova,    Czech Republic,    $ 57,000
11. Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy,           $ 56,000
12. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece,       $ 54,100
13. Tian Jia/Wang Fei,               China,             $ 49,150
14. Dianne DeNecochea/Liz Masakayan, United States,     $ 47,500
15. Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova,Bulgaria,          $ 45,750
16. Mayra Huerta/Teresa Galindo,     Mexico,            $ 45,250
17. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau,         Germany,           $ 45,250
18. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra,  Netherlands,       $ 42,250
19. Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy,           $ 42,000
20. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno,    Japan,             $ 39,250
21. Celina Garcia/Hilda Gaxiola,     Mexico,            $ 33,500
22. Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood,        United States,     $ 32,800
23. Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway,          $ 32,150

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Girls sectional playoffs begin in California this week.
Girls and Boys playoffs begin in Hawaii this week.

All  50 states offer Girl's Volleyball in High School.
Only 21 states offer Boy's Volleyball in High School.

HIGH SCHOOL
VOLLEYBALL                                  State
               States  Schools  Participants  Championships
       GIRLS   50      13,426   382,755       48
        BOYS   21       1,622    35,912       12
                                418,670

21 States with BOY'S High School Volleyball:
    ALASKA, ARIZONA, California, Delaware, Florida,
    HAWAII, ILLINOIS, Kansas, Maine, Maryland,
    MASSACHUSETTS, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York,
    NEW JERSEY, Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VIRGINIA,
    WISCONSIN

    (Note: 12 States which sponsor Boy's Championships in CAPS)

Over a third of the total Boy's participants (12,110)
come from Calfornia - where there is NO State Championship.

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Little change in USA TODAY/AVCA Top 25

ARLINGTON, Va. - Long Beach State kept a firm grip on its spot at the top of
the USA TODAY/AVCA Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The 49ers received 62 out of a
possible 65 first-place votes. Nebraska placed second, receiving the
remaining three votes for first. Stanford, Arizona and Southern California
rounded out the top five. The Wildcats jumped three spots from No. 7 to No.
4. Illinois (15-5) was the lone new entrant in the poll, entering at No. 25.
Utah State fell out of the rankings from a week ago.

USA TODAY/AVCA women's top 25
Oct. 29, 2001

School (first-place votes) Points  Record  Last

1. Long Beach State (62)       1622    18-0     1
2. Nebraska (3)                1563    19-1     2
3. Stanford                    1459    18-2     4
4. Arizona                     1400    15-3     7
5. USC                         1377    15-2     3
6. Colorado State              1253    19-0     8
7. Wisconsin                   1221    17-3     5
8. UCLA                        1194    11-5     6
9. Florida                     1130    16-1     9
10. Ohio State                   991    18-2    10
11. Penn State                   956    16-4    13
12. Hawaii                       945    17-4    11
13. Pepperdine                   896    15-3    12
14. Texas A&M                    780    16-3    14
15. Utah                         701    16-4    15
16. BYU                          623    15-4    16
17. Pacific                      582    18-6    17
18. Northern Iowa                511    20-1    18
19. South Carolina               368    16-3    21-tie
20. Santa Clara                  303    15-7    19
21. UC Santa Barbara             274    12-9    23
22. Colorado                     205    13-7    24
23. Notre Dame                   196    14-5    20
24. Minnesota                    143    12-8    21-tie
25. Illinois                     110    15-5    NR

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Kansas State
(72), Missouri (40), Cincinnati (37), Utah State (36), San Jose State (31),
North Carolina (24), Arkansas (19), San Diego (15), Michigan (12),
Washington State (10), Xavier (6).

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AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25
Poll #10, October 30, 2001

1 West Texas A&M (24)
2 Truman (4)
3 Cal State-San Bernardino (6)
4 North Alabama (1)
5 University of Tampa
6 North Dakota State
7 South Dakota State
8 Metro State
9  Barry
10 Western State, Colo.
11 Nebraska-Kearney
12 Regis
13 Hawai'i Pacific
14 Central Missouri State
15 Northern Kentucky
16 Augustana, S.D.
17 Grand Valley State
18 Western Washington
19 Rockhurst
20 UC San Diego
21 North Florida
22 Cal State-Bakersfield
23 Alabama-Huntsville
24 Cameron
25 Montevallo

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Cal State L.A.
(31), Findlay (27), BYU-Hawai'i (26), Ferris St. (16), Mercy (13), Northern
Michigan (12), Northern Colorado (8), Northwood (6),
Armstrong Atlantic State (5), St. Edward's (3).

Three schools listed on only one ballot representing a total of eight
points.

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AVCA Division III Coaches Top 20
Poll #7, October 31, 2001

1 Wisconsin-Whitewater (10)
2 Trinity University (5)
3 Washington, Mo.
4 Central
5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
6 Mount Saint Joseph
7 Wartburg
8 Juniata
9 Wittenberg
10 Cal State Hayward
11 St. Olaf
12 Puget Sound
13 Emory
14 Elmhurst
15 Ohio Northern
16 Augustana (Ill.)
17 Nazareth
18 Bethel
19 La Verne
20 Carnegie Mellon

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Catholic (25),
Whitworth (21), Wellesley (10), DePauw (2).

Six schools listed on only one ballot representing a total of 21 points.
Catholic received one first-place vote.

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2001 NAIA Volleyball Rating 8 - October 30

1 Columbia (Mo.) (V)
2 Dickinson State (N.D.) (III)
3 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)
4 National American (S.D.) (III)
5 St. Mary (Neb.) (IV)
6 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (II)
7 Dordt (Iowa) (IV)
8 Concordia (Ore.) (I)
9 Bellevue (Neb.) (IV)
10 Georgetown (Ky.) (XI)
11 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)
12 Carroll (Mont.) (I)
13 Taylor (Ind.) (VIII)
14 Westmont (Calif.) (II)
15 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I)
16 Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI)
17 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII)
18 Walsh (Ohio) (IX)
19 Graceland (Iowa) (V)
20 Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) (XIV)
21 Madonna (Mich.) (VIII)
22 Malone (Ohio) (IX)
23 Biola (Calif.) (II)
23 Lee (Tenn.) (XI)
25 Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI)

Others Receiving Votes: King (Tenn.) (XII), 27; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (I),
15; Concordia (Neb.) (IV), 9; Grace (Ind.) (VIII), 7; St. Francis (Ill.)
(VII), 7; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (IX), 5; Northwestern
(Iowa) (IV), 3; Benedictine (Kan.) (V), 2; Southern Oregon (I), 2;
Bloomfield (N.J.) (X), 1.

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2002 Girls' Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships
June 26-July 7, 2002
Salt Lake City, Utah
South Towne Exposition Center (Sandy City, Utah)

Competition Dates

18 Open  June 30-3
18 Club  June 30-3
17 Open  June 30-3
17 Club  June 30-3
16 Open  July 26-29
16 Club  July 26-29
15 Open  June 26-29
15 Club  June 26-29
14 Open  July 4-7
14 Club  July 4-7
13 Club  July 4-7
12 Club  July 4-6

Complete listing of hotels and amenities to be posted Dec 15 -
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Dallas Selected as Site for 2002 U.S. Open Volleyball Championship Event

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Friday, October 26, 2001 - Mike Chandler,
Managing Director, Events for USA Volleyball announced today that the
2002 U.S. Open Volleyball Championship Event will take place from May 25
through June 1 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

There were over 5,500 participants on 471 teams who competed at the 2001
Championships, Open and Co-Ed Tournaments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Teams
representing Brazil, Canada and the Dominican Republic also took part.

"USA Volleyball is excited to get the opportunity to return championship
events to Dallas, Texas," said Chandler.  "Our adult championships were last
held in Dallas in 1996 and the junior championships in 1998."

"We have great ties to the local volleyball community, the Dallas/Fort
Worth Regional Sports Commission and the Dallas 2012 Bid Committee.
These groups have all come forward to support this event and we
anticipate another successful championship event working with them,"
added Chandler.

Many national team players both present and past have participated at
this event.  Olympians including Logan Tom (2000), Misty May (2000
Beach), Jeff Nygaard (2000, 1996), Tom Sorenson (1996), Paula Weishoff
(1996. 1992, 1984) and Laurel Brassey Iverson (1988, 1980) competed in
2001.

The matches are contested on 30 portable courts within the convention
center.

According to statistics for 2000 there were close to 40,000 registered
adult members of USA Volleyball.

More details concerning this event can be found at the USA Volleyball
website.  As other information becomes available it will also be posted on
the site under "Adult".

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NCAA DIVISION I, II, III POLLS

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Little change in USA TODAY/AVCA Top 25

ARLINGTON, Va. - Long Beach State was a nearly unanimous choice for No. 1 in
the latest USA TODAY/AVCA Coaches' Poll. The 49ers received 61 first-place
votes while No. 2 Nebraska received four. Southern California was No. 3
while Stanford was fourth. Wisconsin moved up one spot to No. 5 from No. 6,
swapping places with UCLA. There were no other changes among the nation's
top 10 teams.
North Carolina dropped out of the rankings and was replaced by
No. 25 Utah State, which is coming off of a string of upsets against ranked
opponents.

USA TODAY/AVCA women's top 25

Oct. 22, 2001

School (first-place votes)      Points  Record   Last

1. Long Beach State (61)       1621    15-0     1
2. Nebraska (4)                1559    17-1     2
3. USC                         1498    14-1     3
4. Stanford                    1417    16-2     4
5. Wisconsin                   1317    16-2     6
6. UCLA                        1315    10-4     5
7. Arizona                     1211    13-3     7
8. Colorado State              1194    16-0     8
9. Florida                     1121    14-1     9
10. Ohio State                  1047    17-1    10
11. Hawaii                       959    15-4    12
12. Pepperdine                   869    12-3    14
13. Penn State                   815    14-4    11
14. Texas A&M                    761    14-3    17
15. Utah                         700    13-4    18
16. BYU                          570    12-4    13
17. Pacific                      553    17-5    15
18. Northern Iowa                505    18-1    16
19. Santa Clara                  386    13-6    24
20. Notre Dame                   336    12-4    19
21. Minnesota                    288    11-7    21
22. South Carolina               288    14-3    22
23. UC Santa Barbara             178    10-8    23
24. Colorado                     176    11-6    20
25. Utah State                   160    11-4    NR

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Kansas State
(86), North Carolina (43), Missouri (31), San Diego (22), Michigan (17),
Arkansas (14), San Jose State (14), Cincinnati (13), Duke (13), Texas (7),
Nevada (7), Illinois (3).

Three teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 11 combined points.

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AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25
Poll #9, October 23, 2001

1 West Texas A&M (23)
2 Truman (4)
3 Cal State-San Bernardino (7)
4 North Alabama (1)
5 University of Tampa
6 North Dakota State
7 South Dakota State
8 Metro State
9 Barry
10 Hawai'i Pacific
11 Western State, Colo.
12 Regis
13 Augustana, S.D.
14 Nebraska-Kearney
15 Grand Valley State
16 Central Missouri State
17 Northern Kentucky
18 Cal State-Bakersfield
19 UC San Diego
20 Rockhurst
21 Western Washington
22 Alabama-Huntsville
23 North Florida
24-tie Cameron
24-tie Northern Michigan

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Montevallo (35),
Findlay (31), BYU-Hawai'i (22), Mercy (22), Cal State L.A. (7), Ferris State
(4), Michigan Tech (4).

Three schools listed on only one ballot representing a total of eight
points.

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AVCA Division III Coaches Top 20
Poll #6, October 24, 2001

1 Wisconsin-Whitewater (16)
2 Juniata
3 Wartburg
4 Elmhurst
5 Central
6 Washington, Mo.
7 Trinity University
8 Mount Saint Joseph
9 Emory
10 Cal State Hayward
11 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
12 Wittenberg
13 Puget Sound
14 St. Olaf
15 Ohio Northern
16 Nazareth
17 Augustana (Ill.)
18 Bethel
19 La Verne
20 Whitworth

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Cal Lutheran
(19), Carnegie Mellon (17), Wellesley (13), Baldwin-Wallace (7), George Fox
(7).

Three schools listed on only one ballot representing a total of 15 points.



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GIRLS

2002 Girls' Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dates to be determined

2002 Junior Olympic Invitational Tournament
Louisville, Kentucky
June 27-30, 2002
http://www.usavolleyball.org/juniors/invitational.htm

BOYS

Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center
July 3-July 8, 2002
http://www.usavolleyball.org/juniors/02boys.htm

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The Eastside Volleyball Club, based in Central
Illinois, is extremely proud to present their 2002
Tournament / League Schedule.  We are also please to
offer a facility, that is second to none, that we use
for all of our events.  The facility resides on 120
acres on a bluff in Central Illinois, and contains 8
softball/baseball diamonds, 4 soccer fields, a 4000
seat stadium, and a sports recreation building that
houses our 3 olympic sized volleyball courts.  Within
the faulty is a viewing mezzanine, a snack bar, and an
olympic training center that is utilized by the
professional football team, Peoria Pirates. Attached
to the recreation  building is Splash Down Aquatic
Center that is run by the Fon Du Lac Park District
from
Memorial Day to Labor Day. We are also  proud to call
Eastside Centre the home of our very own Pepsi Cola
Illinois State Girls All Star Volleyball Classic that
will be held on December 1-2, 2001 and will feature
some of the finest senior volleyball players
throughout the Midwest.

The upcoming tournament series and Central Illinois
Volleyball Association league will predominantly be
held at Eastside Centre; East Peoria, IL. The Adidas
Central Illinois Volleyball Association League being
our newest addition will be several dates consisting
of a guarantee of 21 matches for the 16U & 18U group
from January to March for a full price of $650 per
team, and the 12U & 14U league will run from April to
May consisting of 12 matches for a cost of $375 per
team. Our larger tournament events in April will by
all probability utilize the Shirk Center at Illinois
Wesleyan University in Bloomington.  We strive to run
quality events and stick strictly to 4 Team, 3x3
Crossover, 3x4 Crossover Pools, so there is a limited
downtime between play. Our events are run with a first
day of pool play, and the second day being tournament
format with a guarantee of 6 match's total. Our events
guarantee teams 6 match's, on our 2-day events, and 3
matches on CIVA League dates (except seeding dates).
We currently strive to provide official USAV officials
as the head (up) official for all match's, but
sometimes have to utilize qualified coach's as
officials, but none-the-less, head officials are
provided within the tournament and league fee(s).
Lastly, the Central Illinois Volleyball Association
league can either be entered as a whole, or by
specific date.  We will denote below the cost for each
in the list of dates of events.


USAV - Adidas CIVA League - JOG 18 & 16 - January 5-6,
2002 - $200 (Single Date - Seeding Date)

USAV - Pepsi Cola Festival of Spikes - JOG 18 & 16 -
January 12-13, 2002 - $225

USAV - Pepsi Cola Volley Classic - JOG 18 & 16 -
January 19-20, 2002 - $225

USAV - Adidas CIVA League - JOG 18 & 16 - January 27,
2002 - $100 (Single Date)

USAV - Mountain Dew Volley Classic - JOG 18,17,16,15 -
February 2-3, 2002 - $225

USAV - Adidas River City Festival - JOG 18 & 16 -
February 9-10, 2002 - $225

USAV - Pepsi Cola Spike Festival - JOG 18 & 16 -
February 16-17, 2002 - $225

USAV - Adidas CIVA League - JOG 18 & 16 - February 24,
2002 - $100 (Single Date)

USAV - Adidas Spring Fling - JOG 18 & 16 - March 2-3,
2002 - $225

** USAV - Mountain Dew Spike Fest - JOG 18, 16, 14 -
April 6-7, 2002 - $225

** AAU - Adidas Spot Light Grand Prix - JOG 18, 17,
16, 15, 14,13,12 - April 13-14, 2002 - $225

USAV - Adidas CIVA League - JOG 14 & 12 - April 13-14,
2002 - $225 (Single Date - Seeding Date)

USAV - Adidas Spike Classic - JOG 18,16,14 - April
27-28, 2002 - $225

USAV - Adidas CIVA League - JOG 14 & 12 - May 12, 2002
- $100 (Single Date)

USAV - Adidas CIVA League - JOG 14 & 12 - May 19, 2002
- $100 (Single Date)

USAV - Eastside River City Juniors Festival - JOG
18,16,14 - May 25-26, 2002 - $225

** - Denotes Change

The City of East Peoria Department of Tourism has
accepted the responsibility for housing for all of our
events, and secured rooms  at housing facilities all
within 10 minutes of our playing facilities. Further
information such as registration forms, housing
information, rules, schedules, and other pertinent
information can be found on our website at
www.eastsidevb.com. For further information,
questions, concerns, etc., please feel free to contact
us by voice at (309) 699-8738; by fax at (509)
692-5171; or email at Eastside_vbc@....

Best Regards,

Tim Vande Schraaf, President
Eastside VBC

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1621 Highview Road
East Peoria, Illinois  61611
H - (309) 699-8738
F - (509) 692-5171
W - (309) 675-3139
WWW.EASTSIDEVB.COM

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Dear Coaches,

Please be advised that we will be holding the 3rd
Annual Pepsi Cola Illinois Girls High School All Star
Classic on December 1-2, 2001.  The 2-day event
will be held in its entirety at Eastside Centre; #1
Eastside Drive; East Peoria, IL. 61611. The format for
the event will be as it was last year with a 2
hour practice session for each team on Saturday,
December 1, and the Classic Event on Sunday, December
2.

We are proud to announce that the event is being
sponsored by Central Illinois Volleyball Association,
Pepsi Cola, Adidas, Mikasa, and USPV as it was
last year.  Like last year the event will feature over
200 of the best senior players from throughout the
Midwest. We are currently in the  process of
completing the nominations which has been extended to
October 31, 2001.  You can find an updated list of
candidates for the event  on our website at
www.eastsidevb.com for your perusal.  Nominations are
coming in virtually everyday so check back often for
the updates.   Since this event is a
sanctioned Illinois High School Association event all
outgoing senior players in Illinois are eligible as
well as seniors from  other states, even if they
have committed to play collegiately at an institution.
  The purpose of the Classic is to bring positive
closure to the  spectacular careers of these young
ladies whether they are playing at the collegiate
level of not and from feedback we received, last years
  event was an invaluable tool for coaches and
recruiters. For your help and assistance, we will
denote the players that have already committed.  We
will also be compiling a lengthy recruiting packet,
as was compiled last year that will be distributed to
the coaches at the event free of charge.   If a coach
is unable to attend we are pleased to report that
we have an underwriter that is helping provide the
expense of us printing and sending  out the packets..

Also, we will be compiling a packet of information
etc. for each of the players.  Any information about
your program and/or institution that you would like
can be put into these bags if we receive this by
November 25, 2001.  Please send all of this
information to Eastside VBC; 1621 Highview Road; East
Peoria, IL.  61611.

We are also asking RSVP commitments of coaches and
recruiters that plan on attending so we can compile a
pass list and have enough packets printed,
so please acknowledge if you will be attending and the
names of your associates that will be attending.  For
your housing needs, please check the link
on our website for establishments close to Eastside
Sports Centre.

Lastly, this is a series of messages about the event
that will be forthcoming during the next few weeks to
keep you updated about the event.  If you do
not want to receive this information, or want it
redirected to someone that should receive the
information, please respond to this email with remove
or
the address of the person that should receive it.  If
you should need any further information, or have
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(309) 699-8738, or respond to this email.  Thanks and
good luck during your seasons.

Best Regards,

Tim Vande Schraaf, President
Eastside Volleyball Club
East Peoria, Illinois 61611



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1621 Highview Road
East Peoria, Illinois  61611
H - (309) 699-8738
F - (509) 692-5171
W - (309) 675-3139
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USA Women Capture 2001 NORCECA Championship

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  --  For the first time in 18 years the
USA Women’s National Volleyball Team claimed the gold medal at the
NORCECA Zone Championships Sunday evening.  Team USA defeated the number
one team in the world for the second time in three days to claim the
title.  The U.S. defeated Cuba in four sets (20-25, 25-22, 25-18, 27-25)
and clinched a bid in the prestigious six-team FIVB Grand Champions Cup
in Japan later this year.

USA outside hitter Tara Cross-Battle (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach
State) was named the tournament’s most valuable player.  She was excited
to break Cuba’s long hold on the NORCECA Zone title.
“I am so happy for this team,” said Cross-Battle.  “We played so well
when it counted.  Every player deserves this win.  It feels real good to
know that we beat Cuba for the gold medal after nearly 20 years.  It is
finally our turn to enjoy it.”

Team USA won the tournament despite the absence of outside hitter Logan
Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah).  Tom is a junior at Stanford University and
did not travel with the team.

USA libero Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas/Texas A&M) was awarded the
tournament’s best receiver award.  Sykora said it was exciting to see the
American Flag raised following the win.
“I think it is wonderful that Team USA can come together through
everything and win the gold tonight,” said Sykora.  “The National Anthem
was the greatest moment tonight and the most memorable.  To be standing
on the first place stand for two tournaments in a row is amazing and I
hope we only proceed to get better.”

USA opposite hitter Sarah Noriega (Ulysses, Kan./Loyola Marymount) turned in
a great performance in the finals.  Noriega led all scorers with 21 points,
including 15 kills and six blocks.  Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La./Long
Beach State) finished with 14 kills and four blocks.  Noriega was named best
blocker.  USA setter Robyn Ah Mow (Honolulu, Hawaii/Univ. of Hawaii) was the
tournament’s best setter.  USA middle blocker Heather Bown (Yorba Linda,
Calif./Univ. of Hawaii) rounded out the U.S. award winners collecting the
best attacker award.

Team USA returns to Colorado Springs, Colo., to train for the Grand
Champions Cup, played November 13-18.  Other teams competing at the Cup
include Japan, Russia, China, Brazil and Korea.  The U.S. will be
attempting to win its second major world competition this year.  They
captured the 2001 FIVB Grand Prix for the first time since 1995 earlier
this year.

USA NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER - NORCECA

#2  Danielle Scott    6'3"  Middle  Long Beach State   Baton Rouge, LA
#3  Kelly Campbell    6'1"  Setter  Univ Colorado      Corona Del Mar,CA
#4  Benishe Roberts   6'2"  Middle  Long Beach State   Kent, WA
#5  Stacy Sykora      5'10" Libero  Texas A & M Univ.  Burleson, TX
#6  Elisabeth Bachman 6'3"  Middle  UCLA               Farmington, MN
#7  Heather Bown      6'3"  Middle  Univ. of Hawaii    Yorba Linda, CA
#9  Therese Crawford  5'10" Outside Univ. of Hawaii    Kalamazoo, MI
#10 Nicole Branagh    6'2"  Outside Univ. of Minnesota Orinda, CA
#11 Robyn Ah Mow      5'9"  Setter  Univ. of Hawaii    Honolulu, HI
#13 Tara Cross-Battle 6'0"  Outside Long Beach State   Long Beach, CA
#16 Sarah Noriega     6'3"  Opp     Loyola Marymount   Ulysses, KA
#18 Jenni Whitehead   6'3"  Outside Univ of Florida    Jenison, Mich

Coaching Staff

Toshiaki Yoshida - Head Coach
Kevin Hambly - Assistant Coach
Robyn Johnson - Technical Assistant







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2002 Men's Volleyball National Championships
Penn State
May 2-4, 2002

Following is some early information on the event -

>From: Jen Armson <jma19@...>
>Subject: Men's Volleyball NCAA National Championship Information
>Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:48:56 -0400
>
>Men's Volleyball NCAA National Championship Information
>Penn State to host 2002 Men's Volleyball National Championship May 2-4
>
>STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 10, 2001 -- Penn State has been
>chosen to host the 2002 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship
>May 2-4 at Rec Hall. Two semi-final games will be held Thursday, May
>2 with the National Championship match taking place on Saturday, May
>4. Times for all matches are to be determined.
>
>Ticket information is as follows:
> * Reserved All Session:
>  * Adult: $20
>  * Student/Youth/Senior Citizen:  $12
> * Reserved Single Session:
>  * Adult: $ 12
>  * Student/Youth/Senior Citizen:  $8
>
>Fans interested in purchasing tickets can pick up and drop
>off applications at the Bryce Jordan Center Athletic Ticket office
>during normal business hours and at the Rec Hall Ticket office during all
>Rec Hall events. A printable order form is also available
>online on the men's volleyball homepage at www.GoPSUsports.com. All ticket
>orders will be filled and mailed beginning Monday, January 14, 2002.
>
>For more information as it becomes available, please visit
>the official Penn State Athletic website at www.GoPSUsports.com or
>call 814-863-1000 or 1/800-833-5533.
> 			 -LIONS-
>
>Jen Armson
>Penn State Sports Information
>101D Bryce Jordan Center
>University Park, PA 16802
>PH: 814/865-1757
>FAX: 814/863-3165
>jma19@...


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Long Beach State strengthens hold on No. 1

ARLINGTON, Va. - Top-ranked Long Beach State solidified its hold on No. 1,
picking up 23 more first-place votes than it had a week ago. Second-ranked
Nebraska, which dropped to No. 2 last week despite receiving one more
first-place vote than the 49ers, saw its total votes for No. 1 drop from 33
to 10.

Long Beach State (11-0) received 1,615 points to Nebraska's 1,567. Last
week, Long Beach State led the Cornhuskers (13-1) by just three points in
the voting. The 49ers handed Nebraska its only loss earlier this season.
Elsewhere, none of the top seven teams changed places, with USC, Stanford,
UCLA Wisconsin and Arizona holding down spots No. 3 through No. 7. No team
moved more than three places up or down in the rankings. No. 25 Kansas State
dropped out of the poll and was replaced by Colorado (9-4), which came in at
No. 23.

USA TODAY/AVCA women's top 25

Oct. 8, 2001

School (first-place votes) Points  Record  Last

1.  Long Beach State (55)       1615    11-0     1
2.  Nebraska (10)               1567    13-1     2
3.  USC                         1467    10-1     3
4.  Stanford                    1442    13-1     4
5.  UCLA                        1345     9-2     5
6.  Wisconsin                   1303    12-2     6
7.  Arizona                     1186     8-3     7
8.  Colorado State              1155    12-0     9
9.  Florida                     1141    10-1     8
10. Ohio State                   988    13-1    11
11. Penn State                   984    10-3    10
12. Pacific                      924    13-3    12
13. Hawaii                       854    10-4    13
14. BYU                          765    10-2    14
15. Pepperdine                   751     8-2    15
16. Northern Iowa                633    15-0    18
17. Texas A&M                    542    11-2    16
18. Utah                         413     9-4    19
19. South Carolina               401    10-2    17
20. Minnesota                    344    10-4    21
21. Notre Dame                   313    10-3    22
22. Louisville                   289    11-1    23
23. Colorado                     179     9-4    NR
24. UC Santa Barbara             152     6-7    20
25. Santa Clara                  126    10-5    24

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Nevada (69),
Kansas State (46), North Carolina (44), Texas (43), San Diego (26), Michigan
State (11).

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AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25
Poll #7, October 9, 2001

1  West Texas A&M
2  Truman
3  Cal State-San Bernardino
4  Hawai'i Pacific
5  North Alabama
6  University of Tampa
7  Metro State
8  North Dakota State
9  South Dakota State
10 Barry
11 Regis
12 Western State, Colo.
13 Augustana, S.D.
14 Nebraska-Kearney
15 Grand Valley State
16 Cal State-Bakersfield
17 Central Missouri State
18 Northern Michigan
19 Northern Kentucky
20 UC San Diego
21 Rockhurst
22 Western Washington
23 Alabama-Huntsville
24 Montevallo
25 Northwood, Mich.

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: North Florida
(37), Findlay (28), Cameron (27),
Michigan Tech (22), Mercy (6), UC Davis (4), Seattle Pacific (2).

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AVCA Division III Coaches Top 20
Poll #4, October 10, 2001

1  Wisconsin-Whitewater
2  Mount Saint Joseph
3  Washington, Mo.
4  Emory
5  Juniata
6  Central
7  Elmhurst
8  Trinity University
9  Cal State Hayward
10 Wartburg
11 Wittenberg
12 Puget Sound
13 Nazareth
14 St. Olaf
15 Wisconsin-Stout
16 Baldwin-Wallace
17 Whitworth
18 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
19 Bethel
20 MIT

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Ohio Northern
(36), Augustana (Ill.) (17), Catholic (16), Carnegie Mellon (11), George Fox
(9), Wisconsin-Platteville (9), Ithaca (7).




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Volleyball tour to Europe for adult players....
We are currently accepting applications for this years EURO VOLLEY
BASH tour team (8 men and 8 women per team). Players will be
accepted
on a first received first accepted basis. The playing level is BB or
higher (using the USAV rating system). We will be visiting and
playing
volleyball in
London England, Paris France, Geneva Switzerland, Venice and Rome
Italy and would love to have you join us.
For the 2002 season we will have 3 tours.....
April 2002 starting in London England and ending up in ROME ITALY for
EASTER WEEKEND
June 2002 Starting in London England playing "beach events" on the
weekend
November 2002 traveling in the "off season" fewer travelers it is a
great time to visit Europe
Each of the "EURO VOLLEY BASH" events will fill early.... get your
reservation in early...
17 exciting fun filled days it could be on one of the most exciting
vacation trips of a lifetime, playing
volleyball with new friends, meeting new people, and sightseeing in
London, England; Paris, France; and Venice, and Rome Italy.
The tour will fill soon, if you are still interested in this years
tour, you should act quickly.
The application form, Daily itinerary, photos and tour information
can be found at <http://www.sportsforyouth.com/Tours/Toursmain.htm>
We also have a volleyball tour for Junior players....
JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL TOUR INFORMATION JULY 2002 ....
<http://www.sportsforyouth.com/Tours/Toursmain.htm>
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USA TODAY/AVCA women's top 25

Long Beach State overtakes Nebraska at No. 1

ARLINGTON, Va. - It may have come a month late, but Long Beach State
finally overtook Nebraska at the top of the USA TODAY/AVCA Top 25
Coaches' Poll. The undefeated 49ers beat the then-No.1 Cornhuskers on Sept.
1 but failed to move ahead of Nebraska in the rankings despite winning on
the court.

The vote was by a razor-thin margin, with the Cornhuskers (10-1) actually
receiving 33 first-place votes to the 49ers' 32. But Long Beach State (9-0)
received 1,592 points in the overall voting, three more than Nebraska's
1,589.

Elsewhere, there was little change in the Top 25. Southern California jumped
two spots to No. 3 while Stanford and UCLA rounded out the top five. Texas
dropped out of the rankings after being ranked No. 23 last week and was
replaced by Kansas State, which reentered the rankings at No. 25.

Oct. 1, 2001

     School (first-place votes) Points  Record  Last
1. Long Beach State (32)       1592     9-0     2
2. Nebraska (33)               1589    10-1     1
3. USC                         1466     8-1     5
4. Stanford                    1431     9-1     4
5. UCLA                        1330     7-2     8
6. Wisconsin                   1260    10-2     7
7. Arizona                     1217     7-2     3
8. Florida                     1132     8-1     9
9. Colorado State              1089    10-0    10
10. Penn State                  1015     9-2     6
11. Ohio State                   959    12-0    15
12. Pacific                      955    12-2    11
13. Hawaii                       834     7-4    12
14. BYU                          792     9-1    14
15. Pepperdine                   771     6-2    13
16. Texas A&M                    674    10-1    16
17. South Carolina               590     9-1    18
18. Northern Iowa                471    13-0    21
19. Utah                         354     8-3    22
20. UC Santa Barbara             346     5-6    19
21. Minnesota                    230     8-4    17
22. Notre Dame                   229     7-3    24
23. Louisville                   199     9-1    25
24. Santa Clara                  171     8-4    20
25. Kansas State                 142     7-3    NR

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Texas (88),
Nevada (66), Michigan State (66), Missouri (20), North Carolina (17), San
Diego (16), Colorado (6), Duke (4).
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AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25
Poll #6, October 2, 2001

1 Hawai'i Pacific (27)
2 North Alabama (8)
3West Texas A&
4 Truman
5 Cal State-San
6 University of Tampa
7 Metro State
8 North Dakota
9 South Dakota
10-tie Barry
10-tie Regis
12 Western State, Colo.
13 Nebraska-Kearney
14 Augustana, S.D.
15 Grand Valley State
16 Cal State-Bakersfield
17 Central Missouri State
18 Rockhurst
19 Northern Michigan
20 UC San Diego
21 Northern Kentucky
22 Northwood, Mich.
23 Michigan Tech
24 Alabama-Huntsville
25 Western Washington

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Cameron (32),
North Florida (25), Seattle Pacific (17), Montevallo (10), Mercy (9),
BYU-Hawai'i (6).

Nine schools listed on only one ballot representing a total of 20 points.
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DIVISION III
AVCA Division III Coaches Top 20
Poll #2, September 26, 2001

1 Washington, Mo. (15)
2 Elmhurst (1)
3 Central
4 Mount Saint Joseph
5 Wisconsin-Whitewater
6 Emory
7-tie Juniata
7-tie Whitworth
9 Wartburg
10 Trinity University
11 Wisconsin-Platteville
12 St. Olaf
13 Wittenberg
14 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
15 Baldwin-Wallace
16 Nazareth
17 Ohio Northern
18 Cal State Hayward
19 Puget Sound
20 MIT

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Pacific Lutheran
(20), La Verne (18), Wellesley (14),
Rochester Inst. of Tech. (10), Catholic (5), Benedictine (Ill.) (4),
Washington & Lee (3).

Six schools listed on only one ballot representing a total of 20 points.





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USA TODAY/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25
Poll #2, September 10, 2001

Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2001 Record Last Week
1 Nebraska         (38) 1595 6-1 1
2 Long Beach State (26) 1581 5-0 2
3 Arizona           (1) 1434 5-0 5
4 Stanford              1379 6-0 9
5 USC                   1316 4-1 6
6 Penn State            1254 6-1 4
7 Pacific               1240 8-1 8
8 UCLA                  1232 5-1 7
9 Wisconsin             1180 6-2 3
10 Florida              1015 4-1 11
11 Colorado State        982 6-0 12
12 Hawai'i               875 4-4 10
13-tie Pepperdine        724 4-2 15
13-tie BYU               724 5-1 16
15 Ohio State            670 7-0 17
16 Texas A&M             627 6-1 18
17 Minnesota             538 6-2 14
18 UC Santa Barbara      516 2-3 13
19 South Carolina        451 6-0 21
20 Santa Clara           400 7-1 24
21 Utah                  278 4-2 19
22 Kansas State          257 4-2 22
23 Notre Dame            225 3-3 20
24 Northern Iowa         187 6-0 NR
25 Texas                 133 5-1 25

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Louisville (111),
Colorado (83), Michigan State (56), Baylor (18), Missouri (13), Washington
State (12).

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I am a teacher in Monroe, LA at Nevill HS. I am currently looking to
start a program within NE LA, and specifically at my school to begin
with. My plan was to get interest, possibly some financial backing
for balls, etc... first in a Club situation and then move to a full
out program. I was hoping to get information from anyone out there
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2001 Summer World University Games
USA Men's Volleyball Team Defeats France 3-1 To Win The Gold Medal
At The 2001 World University Games

Thursday, August 30, 2001

USA Men's Volleyball Team Defeats France 3-1 To Win The Gold Medal At The
2001 World University Games

BEIJING, CHINA - The USA Men's Volleyball Team made history tonight by
winning their first ever World University Games gold medal with a three
games to one victory over France (26-28, 25-19, 25-18, 25-21) at the 21st
Summer World University Games. It was fitting that the gold medal match,
attended by 14,500 spectators at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, ended on
a great defensive stuff block by Mac Wilson (Palmdale, California/Brigham
Young University) as defense has been the team's cornerstone since the
beginning of this tournament.
The USA won the gold medal match in much the same way as they won every
match of this tournament, with exceptional defense and contributions from
the entire team. The 2001 USA Summer World University Games Men's Volleyball
Team will forever be remembered as the first team to win the gold medal in
the men's volleyball competition of the World University Games for the
United States of America. This is only the second ever World University
Games medal of any color for the USA. The best previous finish for the USA
in men's volleyball came ten years ago with a silver medal at the 1991
Summer World University Games in Sheffield, England. France started off the
match with the upper hand and won the first game 28-26, but the USA used
their defense to turn the momentum and capture the next three games, the
match, and the gold medal.

On the tremendous defensive effort shown by his team tonight and throughout
the tournament Nieves added, "We came into the
tournament feeling that our defense was the strength of the team,
that we could score points while we were serving. We felt the
best part of our defense was our blocking, players like Mac Wilson
who control the net and have the ability to slow down the
other teams attack. We also got good serving throughout the
tournament which makes blocking easier. We also dug the ball
well. Jim Polster had a tremendous defensive effort digging many important
balls for us tonight."

The USA turned in another all around exceptional performance tonight and
finished the tournament with an overall tournament record to seven wins and
no losses. For the tournament, the USA won 21 games and lost only four. In
tonight's gold medal match with France, the USA posted 59 kills, a .390
hitting percentage, 15 blocks, four service aces, and 33 digs. There is an
old saying in sports that offense wins games, but defense wins
championships. Team USA has epitomized this saying throughout this
tournament as they have used great defense to set up their explosive
offense. The tremendous defensive play tonight of Jim
Polster (Laguna Niguel, California/Long Beach State University)
characterized the team's approach to this tournament. Polster
had an amazing 17 digs to lead the team tonight. He also had seven kills, a
.420 hitting percentage, two blocks, and three service aces. Polster's digs
were crucial to the team's success as they gave the USA a chance to set up
and use their offensive weapons.
Curt Toppel (Pacific Palisades, California/Stanford University) led the team
in kills for a second consecutive night with 20. Toppel had a .460 hitting
percentage, three blocks, and three digs. David McKienzie (Littleton,
Colorado/Long Beach State University) recorded 10 kills of his own along
with one service ace, and one dig. Mac Wison, who ended the game with a
stuff block, posted 9 kills, a .570 hitting percentage, three blocks, and
three digs. Setter and Team Captain Chris Seiffert (Laguna Niguel,
California/Long Beach State University) led the team in blocks with six. He
also had seven kills, a .670 hitting percentage, and one dig. Colin McMillan
(Burlington, Wisconsin/Ohio State University) pitched in six kills, a ..450
hitting percentage, one block, and three digs. Libero Andy Rivera (Los
Angeles, California/University of California, Santa Barbara) had four digs.

"This tournament was a very, very tremendous team effort," said Mac Wilson,
member of the reigning 2001 NCAA National Champion BYU Cougars Men's
Volleyball Team. "Within the two and a half months we were together, we
pulled together as well as any team I have ever played on. It was just
incredible how well the coaches did and how well the players did in uniting
their efforts. This is something that I will remember very fondly for the
rest of my life because of the unity of the team and the coaches."

On winning the gold medal Jim Polster stated, "I can't believe it! I've
never won anything before and this is just too much. It's
great! It hasn't sunk in yet. This is truly remarkable. I love it. This
match exemplified how we played the whole tournament. Our
block and defense came through again and earned us our medal."

Curt Toppel concurred, "I don't know what to say. I'm pretty much
overwhelmed by this whole feeling right now. The entire
team has always said 'we were going to save what we've got to the end.'
Everyone put in a really good effort tonight.
Everyone really brought it together and that is what we needed to do to win
tonight. We did that and we've got gold medals to
show for it."

Starters for Team USA in tonight's match were outside hitter Curt Toppel,
outside hitter Jim Polster, middle blocker Mac Wilson, middle blocker Colin
McMillan, outside hitter David McKienzie, setter Chris Seiffert, and libero
Andy Rivera. Also seeing action were Keith Barnett and Chris Gisslen.

2001 World University Games
Beijing, China - August 22-30, 2001
(Final Numerical Roster As of 8-28-01)

No. Name Position Ht. (ft.) University Hometown
1 Curt Toppel OPP 6'9" Stanford University Pacific Palisades, Calif
2 Andy Rivera L 6'2"   University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif.
4 Jim Polster OH 6'6"  Long Beach State University Laguna Niguel,Calif
5 Mac Wilson MB 6'9" Brigham Young University (BYU) Palmdale, Calif
6 Colin McMillan MB 6'11" Ohio State University Burlington, Wisconsin
9 Scott Wong OH 6'5" Pepperdine University Pearl City, Hawaii
10 Chris Gisslen S 6'6" Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne , Red Wing, Minn
11 David McKienzie OH 6'4" Long Beach State University Littleton, Col
12 Pieter Olree OH 6'6" Ohio State University Reading, Pennsylvania
14 Paul Fasshauer MB 6'8" Ball State University Hoffman Estates, Ill
15 Keith Barnett S 6'3" Pepperdine University Hermosa Beach, Calif
16 Chris Seiffert S 6'3" Long Beach State University Laguna Niguel, Ca

Staff:
Head Coach: Ruben Nieves - Head Coach, Stanford University (1991-2001)
Assistant Coach: Gordon Mayforth - Head Coach, Loyola University, Chi
Assistant Coach: Jeff Stork - Assistant Coach, Pepperdine University
Team Leader: Mark Pavlik - Head Coach, Penn State University

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2001 Goodwill Games
Brisbane, Australia

US TELEVISION SCHEDULE
BEACH VOLLEYBALL (MENS & WOMENS)
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TUE, AUG 28  TNT  10:00pm-1:00am
WED, AUG 29  TNT   8:00pm-11:00pm
THU, AUG 30  TNT   8:00pm-11:00pm
FRI, AUG 31  TNT   8:00pm-11:00pm
SAT, Sep 1   TNT  11:00pm-1:00am
MON, Sep 3   TNT   5:00am-9:00am  Semifinals (LIVE)
                    9:00pm-11:00pm Semifinals
TUE, Sep 4   TNT   5:00am-8:00am  Gold Medal (LIVE)
                    9:00pm-11:00pm Gold Medal

NOTE: Schedule is subject to change
       TNT - Turner Network Television


The Goodwill Games are an international, multi-sport invitational event
uniting the world's best athletes.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
29 August to 9 September, 2001

An elite field of around 1300 international athletes are invited based on
rankings and performances in major international competitions including
Olympic Games, World Championships and past Goodwill Games.

Athletics, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Cycling (Track), Diving,
Figure Skating, Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics,
Surf Lifesaving, Swimming, Trampoline, Triathlon, and Weightlifting

$10 Million AUD in prize money and world record bonuses.

Previous Goodwill Games have been held in the following cities:
      Moscow, Soviet Union, 1986
      Seattle, Washington, 1990
      St. Petersburg, Russia, 1994
      New York, New York, 1998

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USA Men's Volleyball Team Toppel(s) Russia 3-0 To Advance To Gold Medal
Match Of 2001 World University Games

BEIJING, CHINA - Curt Toppel (Pacific Palisades, California/ Stanford
University) could not have picked a better night to have his
best performance as his team leading 17 kills propelled the USA Men's
Volleyball Team past Russia in straight sets (25-19,
28-26, 26-24) and into tomorrow's gold medal match of the 2001 Summer World
University Games. Tonight's semifinal victory
over Russia at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium guaranteed at least a tie for the
best U.S. finish ever at the Summer World University
Games. Team USA will try to win their first ever Summer World University
Games gold medal in men's volleyball when they meet
France in tomorrow night's final (August 30), which is scheduled to begin at
8:30 p.m. at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, China.
The USA came away with the silver medal in Men's Volleyball at the 1991
Summer World University Games in Sheffield, England,
their only medal in the history of the Summer World University Games.
"For two matches in a row we have been fortunate enough to beat really good
teams," said Ruben Nieves, Head Coach of the 2001
USA Summer World University Games Men's Volleyball Team. "I thought that in
many ways our performance tonight was a carry
over from last night against Brazil. It started with our coaching staff
putting together a very good complete, accurate scouting report
so that the team knew what to expect when we took the court. That's the easy
part, though, the hard part is what the players do,
they go out there and they execute the game plan, they make sure that it
happens. Again, we had a pretty good idea of what Russia
was going to do tonight. They are so good, so big, so physical, though
knowing what they are going to do might not be enough. I
really hand it to the twelve players on this team for playing as well as
they did tonight. Chris (Seiffert) did a great job of utilizing
Curt Toppel tonight. Curt had his best offensive match of the tournament and
Chris did a great job of picking up on that and getting him lots of balls.
Chris did a great job getting our team side-outs against an imposing block.
He had them (Russia) off balance from the start, throughout the match he
knew what their middle blockers were doing and Chris's performance tonight
was huge."
On looking ahead to the gold medal match Nieves added, "We like the way
we've played throughout the tournament and maybe what we like best is how
we've gotten better with each successive match. We had to be better tonight
than we were last night, and we were good last night. The competition here
is outstanding and it is a credit to this team that we have only lost three
sets. We know that we have a very difficult opponent tomorrow in France.
They're a very athletic team, a very spirited team. You can see the way they
celebrate after their victories how much this means to them. Our goal is to
win the gold medal, but we know that France wants the exact same thing."
The USA turned in another all around solid performance tonight and improved
their overall tournament record to six wins and no losses. This was the
second consecutive match in which the USA has not lost a game. In fact they
have only lost three games in the entire tournament (USA has won eighteen
games and lost only three). As a team the USA posted 45 kills, a .380
hitting percentage, seven blocks, six service aces, 25 digs. The team also
had 18 controlled blocks, which means that although the block itself did not
score it allowed the U.S. to control the ball offensively. Curt Toppel, who
led the team with 17 kills also posted a .640 hitting percentage and four
digs. David McKienzie (Littleton, Colorado/Long Beach State University)
recorded 13 kills of his own along with two service aces and four digs. Jim
Polster (Laguna Niguel, California/Long Beach State University) had five
kills, three blocks, one service ace and seven digs. Colin McMillan
(Burlington, Wisconsin/Ohio State University) pitched in five kills, a .670
hitting percentage, two blocks, two digs, and four controlled blocks. Mac
Wilson (Palmdale, California/Brigham Young University) had three kills, two
blocks, two service aces, two digs, and nine controlled blocks. Setter and
Team Captain Chris Seiffert (Laguna Niguel, California/Long Beach State
University) had two kills, a .670 hitting percentage, one service ace, two
digs, and two controlled blocks. Libero Andy Rivera (Los Angeles,
California/University of California, Santa Barbara) had four digs. Keith
Barnett (Hermosa Beach, California/Pepperdine University) substituted in a
serving role and came through big time with two service aces in the latter
part of game one; the U.S. scored three consecutive points with Barnett
serving.
"I think that we gave a really good effort tonight," said Curt Toppel. "We
had to play our hardest. Medals were in our sights. We
knew that if we won this we were guaranteed a medal. That was just in the
back of my mind and I was just going to try to give my all
tonight. I think as a team we put it all together. The two months we've been
training together has really paid off. I definitely felt like I was on
tonight, Chris (Seiffert, setter) was giving me some great sets and things
were just flowing. I think France is going to be
tough, they've worked hard and they are here for a reason. I think that if
we play like we did tonight and give one-hundred and ten
percent I think we have a shot at the gold."
"We have some great offensive weapons," said Chris Seiffert. "We have
phenomenal offensive guys standing at the box. Each night
a couple of guys step it up and when all cylinders are firing we're a tough
team to stop."
On playing for the gold medal at the 2001 World University Games Seiffert
added, "We knew that the USA best finish at the World
University Games was the silver medal. Coming into this tournament, I
honestly didn't know how well we would do. I didn't know
the competition. I didn't know how well we would play. I had an idea of how
well we could play. I think we are meeting our
expectations of ourselves and I think it would be a great honor as an
American volleyball player to get the first gold ever."
Starters for Team USA in today's match were outside hitter Curt Toppel,
outside hitter Jim Polster, middle blocker Mac Wilson,
middle blocker Colin McMillan, outside hitter David McKienzie, setter Chris
Seiffert, and libero Andy Rivera. Also seeing action
were Keith Barnett and Chris Gisslen.
You can follow all of the action of the 21st Universiade by logging onto the
official website for the games at
www.universiade21.org.cn.
Please see below for the complete roster of the 2001 USA Summer World
University Games Men's Volleyball Team.

2001 USA Summer World University Games Men's Volleyball Team Roster

2001 World University Games
Beijing, China - August 22-30, 2001
(Final Numerical Roster As of 8-28-01)

No. Name Position Ht. (ft.) University Hometown
1 Curt Toppel OPP 6'9" Stanford University Pacific Palisades, Calif
2 Andy Rivera L 6'2"   University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif.
4 Jim Polster OH 6'6"  Long Beach State University Laguna Niguel,Calif
5 Mac Wilson MB 6'9" Brigham Young University (BYU) Palmdale, Calif
6 Colin McMillan MB 6'11" Ohio State University Burlington, Wisconsin
9 Scott Wong OH 6'5" Pepperdine University Pearl City, Hawaii
10 Chris Gisslen S 6'6" Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne , Red Wing, Minn
11 David McKienzie OH 6'4" Long Beach State University Littleton, Col
12 Pieter Olree OH 6'6" Ohio State University Reading, Pennsylvania
14 Paul Fasshauer MB 6'8" Ball State University Hoffman Estates, Ill
15 Keith Barnett S 6'3" Pepperdine University Hermosa Beach, Calif
16 Chris Seiffert S 6'3" Long Beach State University Laguna Niguel, Ca

Staff:
Head Coach: Ruben Nieves - Head Coach, Stanford University (1991-2001)
Assistant Coach: Gordon Mayforth - Head Coach, Loyola University, Chi
Assistant Coach: Jeff Stork - Assistant Coach, Pepperdine University
Team Leader: Mark Pavlik - Head Coach, Penn State University

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USA Women’s National Volleyball Team Captures Gold Medal

MACAU, CHINA – The USA Women’s National Volleyball Team captured the
goldmedal at the 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix for the first time since 1995
Sunday afternoon.  Team USA cruised to a stunning four set victory over
home-standing China (26-28, 25-20, 25-21, 25-11) in front of over 5,500 fans
to put the Americans on top of the volleyball world.

USA veteran middle blocker Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La./Long Beach
State) was named tournament MVP and best blocker after scoring 22 points (17
kills, five blocks) in the US victory.

“Wow!” said Scott following the win.  “That was a great win for the USA over
China in China.  Even though the gym was filled to capacity, one could hear
a pin drop as USA rallied together play after play.  It was a huge team win
and I feel excited and blessed to have been a part of it.”

USA head coach Toshiaki Yoshida celebrated his first major international
championship as head coach of team.  Yoshida took over the position
following the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games when then head coach Mick Haley
departed for the University of Southern California.  Yoshida served as an
assistant under Haley at the Games.  The significance of the championship
was not lost on Yoshida, but he knows his team must get back work.

“We played with a lot of energy, soul, and spirit tonight,” said
Yoshida.  “Our blocking was good and we played exceptional defense.  We had
the right players and the appropriate training for this tournament. However,
this is just the start of the quadrennial and we need to maintain this
level.  We still have a lot of room to improve. I know things are going to
get more difficult and all of the teams are going to improve.  We have many
issues to solve such as players going overseas and athlete support, but this
was a great win for this team. We have to learn from this win.  We need to
keep these veterans and continue to train like we have been doing.”

USA libero Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas/Texas A&M) was named the
tournament’s best libero.  She says it was a great feeling to climb on
the medal stand.

“It is the greatest feeling to finally be on the winner's stand,” said
Sykora.  This team has been through so much together.  It is nice to
finally see how much all the hard work can pay off.  We won tonight
because we played as a team.  It was not the result of one or two
players.  Everyone contributed.”

USA outside hitter Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah/Stanford Univ.) added 14
kills and two blocks in the victory, while middle blocker Heather Bown
(Yorba Linda, Calif./Univ. of Hawai’i) contributed 10 kills and three
blocks.

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26-Aug, start time: 15:30, end time: 17:09 - Attendance: 5,580

USA overpowered China with superior serving, blocking and spiking.
The first set both teams managed to level the scores twenty times, given
only one to two points difference throughout the entire set.
In the second set scores were also close, however China weaker attacks and
blocks consequently caused them to lose this set (25-20).
The high team spirit superb blocks and spikes led USA to win the third set
(25-21). USA maintained their overwhelming success till the end winning the
last set (25-11), claimed the 2001 WGP title.

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Volleyball Magazine's
                 Women's Collegiate Preseason Poll

Women's Division I Top 20 Poll
Week 1 - August 14, 2001

Rank-Team-Last Year's Record

1. Nebraska          34-0
2. Stanford          19-12
3. Long Beach State  24-8
4. USC               29-3
5. Hawaii            31-2
6. Florida           29-5
7. Wisconsin         33-4
8. Penn State        30-6
9. Arizona           28-5
10. BYU              26-7
11. Pacific          28-4
12. Pepperdine       24-7
13. UCLA             25-8
14. UC Santa Barbara 26-8
15. Minnesota        30-4
16. Colorado State   32-5
17. Ohio State       26-7
18. South Carolina   22-7
19. Notre Dame       26-6
20. Utah             23-8

Others: Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Michigan, Santa Clara, Kansas
State, Michigan State, North Carolina, California, Texas, Cal Poly, Utah
State.

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Nebraska Overwhelming Preseason Favorite

from AVCA Press Release

Colorado Springs, CO - The University of Nebraska, the defending NCAA
Division I national volleyball champions, is the overwhelming favorite in
the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll released on Aug. 13.

The Cornhuskers, 34-0 last season, earned 63 of 65 first-place votes in the
preseason poll and outdistanced second-place USC by a 1623-1472
margin (151 points). Nebraska returns AVCA National Player of the Year
Greichaly Cepero, AVCA All-America First-Team member Laura Pilakowski
and AVCA All-America Second-Team selection Amber Holmquist. Further,
the Cornhusker return the services of two-time AVCA All-American Nancy
Meendering Metcalf, who sat out last season after training with the U.S.
National Team leading up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Overall, Nebraska has
five returning starters and nine letterwinners back from 2000, in addition
to the transfer of Michigan State outside hitter Amy Sibbernsen.

USC, which reached the NCAA semifinals last year, hopes to build upon its
2000 record of 29-3. Under the direction of Mick Haley, the Trojans return
two AVCA All-America Second-Team picks in April Ross and Jennifer Pahl.

Penn State, the Big 10 Preseason favorite, was selected third in the USA
Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll after finishing last year with a
30-6 mark. The Nittany Lions return six starters from the 2000 campaign,
including AVCA All-America Second-Team pick Mishka Levy.

Wisconsin earned the fourth spot in the preseason poll with 1320 points.
Hawai'i was fifth in the poll with 1261 points. Rounding out the top 10
included Arizona sixth, UCLA seventh, Long Beach State eighth, Florida ninth
and Stanford 10th.

The 2001 season opens Aug. 24-25 with the 2001 State Farm/NACWAA
Volleyball Classic at Stockton, Calif. The tournament features three
teams listed among the top five of the 2001 USA Today/AVCA Coaches
Top 25 Preseason Poll. Nebraska faces Hawai'i at 5 p.m. PDT on Aug 25.

Wisconsin challenges tournament host Pacific, ranked 12th in the
preseason poll, at 7 p.m. PDT in the second match of the day. The
tournament consolation match begins at 5 p.m. PDT on Aug. 25, while
the championship match is scheduled for 7 p.m. PDT. All four matches
are tentatively scheduled to air on ESPN2. Highlights from Friday's
matches will air on Aug. 25 from 7:30-9 p.m. PDT. The championship
match will be shown on Monday, Aug. 27, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. PDT.

USA TODAY/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25

Preseason Poll, August 13, 2001


Rank School (First-Place Votes)  Total    2000     Final
                                  Points   Record   Poll

1  Nebraska (63)     1623 34-0   1
2  USC      (2)      1472 29-3   4
3  Penn State        1374 30-6   6
4  Wisconsin         1320 33-5   2
5  Hawai'i           1261 31-2   3
6  Arizona           1178 28-5   5
7  UCLA              1098 25-8   7
8  Long Beach State  1091 24-8  14
9  Florida           1084 29-5  12
10 Stanford          1017 19-12 19
11 BYU                989 26-7  13
12 Pacific            950 28-4   8
13 UC Santa Barbara   882 26-8   9
14 Colorado State     866 32-5  10
15 Minnesota          724 30-4  11
16 Ohio State         638 26-7  15
17 Pepperdine         606 24-7  18
18 Texas A&M          480 20-9  23
19 Kansas State       354 22-9  16
20 Notre Dame         270 26-7  21
21 Utah               254 23-8  20
22 Santa Clara        232 27-5  17
23 South Carolina     172 22-7  NR
24 Loyola Marymount   155 20-9  25
25 Georgia Tech       123 25-8  NR

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Louisville
(112), Missouri (109), Colorado (108), Washington State (102),
Michigan State (88), North Carolina (62), Northern Iowa (58), Utah
State (33), Michigan (26), Texas Tech (20), University of San Diego
(18), South Florida (17), Tennessee (16), Arizona State (15), Baylor
(14), Duke (13), Arkansas (12), Florida State (11), Western Michigan
(9), Fairfield (8), Cal Poly (8), Northern Arizona (5),
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4), San Jose State (3)

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Volleyball Magazine's
                 Women's Collegiate Preseason Poll

Women's Division I Top 20 Poll
Week 1 - August 14, 2001

Rank-Team-Last Year's Record

1. Nebraska          34-0
2. Stanford          19-12
3. Long Beach State  24-8
4. USC               29-3
5. Hawaii            31-2
6. Florida           29-5
7. Wisconsin         33-4
8. Penn State        30-6
9. Arizona           28-5
10. BYU              26-7
11. Pacific          28-4
12. Pepperdine       24-7
13. UCLA             25-8
14. UC Santa Barbara 26-8
15. Minnesota        30-4
16. Colorado State   32-5
17. Ohio State       26-7
18. South Carolina   22-7
19. Notre Dame       26-6
20. Utah             23-8

Others: Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Michigan, Santa Clara, Kansas
State, Michigan State, North Carolina, California, Texas, Cal Poly, Utah
State.

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                 USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll

Nebraska Overwhelming Preseason Favorite

from AVCA Press Release

Colorado Springs, CO - The University of Nebraska, the defending NCAA
Division I national volleyball champions, is the overwhelming favorite in
the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll released on Aug. 13.

The Cornhuskers, 34-0 last season, earned 63 of 65 first-place votes in the
preseason poll and outdistanced second-place USC by a 1623-1472
margin (151 points). Nebraska returns AVCA National Player of the Year
Greichaly Cepero, AVCA All-America First-Team member Laura Pilakowski
and AVCA All-America Second-Team selection Amber Holmquist. Further,
the Cornhusker return the services of two-time AVCA All-American Nancy
Meendering Metcalf, who sat out last season after training with the U.S.
National Team leading up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Overall, Nebraska has
five returning starters and nine letterwinners back from 2000, in addition
to the transfer of Michigan State outside hitter Amy Sibbernsen.

USC, which reached the NCAA semifinals last year, hopes to build upon its
2000 record of 29-3. Under the direction of Mick Haley, the Trojans return
two AVCA All-America Second-Team picks in April Ross and Jennifer Pahl.

Penn State, the Big 10 Preseason favorite, was selected third in the USA
Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll after finishing last year with a
30-6 mark. The Nittany Lions return six starters from the 2000 campaign,
including AVCA All-America Second-Team pick Mishka Levy.

Wisconsin earned the fourth spot in the preseason poll with 1320 points.
Hawai'i was fifth in the poll with 1261 points. Rounding out the top 10
included Arizona sixth, UCLA seventh, Long Beach State eighth, Florida ninth
and Stanford 10th.

The 2001 season opens Aug. 24-25 with the 2001 State Farm/NACWAA Volleyball
Classic at Stockton, Calif. The tournament features three teams listed among
the top five of the 2001 USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll.
Nebraska faces Hawai'i at 5 p.m. PDT on Aug. 25.
Wisconsin challenges tournament host Pacific, ranked 12th in the
preseason poll, at 7 p.m. PDT in the second match of the day. The
tournament consolation match begins at 5 p.m. PDT on Aug. 25, while the
championship match is scheduled for 7 p.m. PDT. All four matches are
tentatively scheduled to air on ESPN2. Highlights from Friday's matches will
air on Aug. 25 from 7:30-9 p.m. PDT. The championship match will be shown on
Monday, Aug. 27, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. PDT.
USA TODAY/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25

Preseason Poll, August 13, 2001

Rank School (First-Place Votes)  Total    2000     Final
                                  Points   Record   Poll

1  Nebraska (63)     1623 34-0   1
2  USC      (2)      1472 29-3   4
3  Penn State        1374 30-6   6
4  Wisconsin         1320 33-5   2
5  Hawai'i           1261 31-2   3
6  Arizona           1178 28-5   5
7  UCLA              1098 25-8   7
8  Long Beach State  1091 24-8  14
9  Florida           1084 29-5  12
10 Stanford          1017 19-12 19
11 BYU                989 26-7  13
12 Pacific            950 28-4   8
13 UC Santa Barbara   882 26-8   9
14 Colorado State     866 32-5  10
15 Minnesota          724 30-4  11
16 Ohio State         638 26-7  15
17 Pepperdine         606 24-7  18
18 Texas A&M          480 20-9  23
19 Kansas State       354 22-9  16
20 Notre Dame         270 26-7  21
21 Utah               254 23-8  20
22 Santa Clara        232 27-5  17
23 South Carolina     172 22-7  NR
24 Loyola Marymount   155 20-9  25
25 Georgia Tech       123 25-8  NR

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Louisville
(112), Missouri (109), Colorado (108), Washington State (102), Michigan
State (88), North Carolina (62), Northern Iowa (58), Utah State (33),
Michigan (26), Texas Tech (20), University of San Diego (18), South Florida
(17), Tennessee (16), Arizona State (15), Baylor (14), Duke
(13), Arkansas (12), Florida State (11), Western Michigan (9),
Fairfield (8), Cal Poly (8), Northern Arizona (5), Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(4), San Jose State (3)

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