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Nov. 30, 2005

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Scruggs/Nevada In The NCAA Tournament
Dec. 5, 1998 Lost 0-3 vs. Miami(OH) in Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 30, 2001 Lost 0-3 at Stanford, Stanford, Calif.
Dec. 6, 2002 Lost 2-3 vs. Pacific, Stanford, Calif.
Dec. 3, 2004 Lost 0-3 vs. Wichita State, Lincoln, Neb.

No. 11 Brianne Davis (Jr.,MB): Reached double figures in kills in 3 matches this season with a career high 16 coming at Fresno State(10/22)...Came off the bench in the Utah State(10/15) match for an injured Salaia Salave`a and posted a then career high 11 kills which she equaled with 11 kills in the next match vs. UNLV(10/17)...Career high 5 blocks at Utah State(11/19).

No. 1 Teal Ericson (So.,OH): Named to All-WAC second team... Playing time was limited in the WAC Tournament due to injury playing in four of seven games...Career high 24 kills vs. Utah State(10/15)...Reached double figures 10 consecutive matches until finishing with 6 versus UC Davis(11/15)...Posted double figures in kills in 20-of-30 matches this year with three being 20 plus performances...Four times has led Nevada in kills...Named to Circus Circus/Molten Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 4.69 kills with a .341 attack percentage...Hit .636(15k,1e,22att) vs. Columbia(9/10) which is the fifth best hitting percentage by a player in the WAC this season, and tops by a Pack player...650 career points ranks 5th in school history, and 368.5 points this season is the eighth best single season at Nevada.

No. 12 Christine Harms (Sr.,L): 464 digs this season is a single season school record surpassing the 417 of Suzanne Stonebarger in 2000...Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII Volleyball Team for the second consecutive year...Posted a career high 28 digs at Louisiana Tech(11/5) which is also tied for the fourth best match in school history...Five 20 plus dig outings in her last 13 matches...Leads the team and is fourth in the WAC averaging 3.97 digs per game and her 4.06 digs in WAC only play is fifth in the conference...1,423 career digs ranks second all-time at Nevada while 732.5 career points is fourth...Has led the team in digs in 26-of-30 matches this year with 16 being match highs...Reached double figures in digs in 27-of-30 matches including the last eight, and 14 of the last 15 with the other match being 9.

No. 17 Dana Henry (Fr.,DS): 12 digs in her last match vs. #8 Hawai`i...Posted a career high 14 digs in the Pack's match at Louisiana Tech(11/5) then followed that with 12 vs. Idaho(11/10) in her next outing...Has started several matches at the defensive specialist position...Has a dig in all 24 matches played.

No. 2 Allison Hernandez (Fr.,OH/DS): Came off the bench for an injured Teal Ericson in the WAC Tournament semifinals vs. #8 Hawai`i and posted her first career double-double with 10 kills, and 12 digs which were also career highs...Started several matches early in the season but her playing time has been limited in her first season at Nevada.

No. 14 Lindsay Holda (Sr.,DS): Third on the team averaging 2.03 digs per game...Posted a double-double with 11 assists, and 12 digs vs. Montana State(9/17)...Also working as a setter since...1,065 career digs is the seventh best total in Pack history.

No. 8 Tristin Johnson (Jr.,S): Named to WAC Tournament team for the second consecutive year...Surpassed 3,000 career assists at NM State(11/3)...11.22 assists per game leads the team and ranks sixth in the conference...Came off the bench vs. UNLV(10/17) after missing the previous 10 matches due to a knee injury and dished out 53 assists in a 3-2 victory...Had split time with Ashley Miller when she first returned from the injury but has since taken over as the starting setter once again...Injured her knee in the Pack's win over #21 Cal(9/16)...3,248 assists ranks fourth all-time at Nevada and her 470 career points is ninth...2003 & 2004 second-team WAC selection.

No. 4 Ashley Miller (Jr.,S): Filled in nicely for the injured Tristin Johnson...10.97 assists per game ranks seventh in the WAC and her 10.89 assists per game in WAC only matches ranks sixth...66 assists at Louisiana Tech(11/5) established a new career high and is the high by a Pack setter this season...Four double-doubles is second on the team.

No. 20 Erika Ryan (Fr.,MB): Had 10 kills in each of the Pack's two WAC Tournament matches...Reached double figures in kills 6 times all coming in the last 11 matches played...Posted 10 kills in three of the last four matches...Missed the match at Utah State after running into teammate Karly Sipherd in practice...Led Nevada with 11 kills vs. #10 Hawai`i(10/27)...True freshman who has been a starter most of the season...Career high 12 kills at Fresno State(10/22)....83 blocks per game ranks third on the team...Recorded a block in all but four matches played this year.

No. 6 Salaia Salave`a (Sr.,MB): Named to All-WAC first-team for the third consecutive year, and to the WAC Tournament team for the fourth consecutive time...Her name appears in the Nevada record book 30 times...Reached double figures in kills in 22-of-29 matches played...Leads the team with seven double-doubles...1,653 career kills ranks second at Nevada...Has led the team in kills 15 times which have all been match highs...Sprained her ankle in game 2 vs. Utah State(10/15) and missed the rest of that match and the entire UNLV(10/17) match...The UNLV match was the first match she has missed in her Pack career...Recorded the first triple-double of her career and in the WAC this season with 18 kills, 14 digs, and 10 blocks vs. #21 Cal(9/16)...Posted the second triple-double of the season finishing with 26 kills, 12 digs, and 12 blocks at Louisiana Tech(11/5)...Passed 500 career blocks, and 1500 career kills this year...Named MVP of the Circus Circus/Molten Invitational and the Sept. 19 WAC Player of the Week...Named to the preseason All-WAC team for the third consecutive year...Ranks first at Nevada in career points(2,081), solo blocks(113), block assists(424), and total blocks(537)...WAC Rankings: points(4.84ppg,2nd), kills(3.99kpg,3rd), and hitting percentage(.293%,8th)...Career high 25 digs vs. Loyola Marymount(9/10).

No. 5 Karly Sipherd (So.,MB): Selected to the All-WAC second team for the second year in a row and to the preseason All-WAC team...Tops the team and ranks sixth in the WAC averaging 1.22 blocks per game...In conference only matches averages 1.18 blocks per game to rank eighth...Career high 22 kills vs. Louisiana Tech(9/22)....305 attack percentage in WAC matches is eighth in the conference and overall .283 is 10th...242 block assists(5th), 263 total blocks(5th) and 632 points(6th) rank in Nevada's career top 10...130 block assists this year is the second best season in school history and her 140 total blocks is tied for second...351 points this year is the 9th best season in Pack history.

No. 24 Carly Sorensen (Jr.,OH): Led the Pack with 11 kills vs. Idaho in the first round of the WAC Tournament, and followed that with 16 vs. #8 Hawai`i...Posted her first double-double of the season and back to back double-doubles at SJSU(16k,10d), and at Fresno State(18k,24d)... Career high 24 digs at Fresno State(10/22)...Career high 30 kills vs. Montana State(9/17)...The 30 kills are tied for the third best match in school history and are the second most by a player in the WAC this season...8 times has led the Pack in kills...1,045.5 points, and 920 kills rank 3rd, and 7th respectivley all-time at Nevada...466.5 points this season is the fifth best year in school history...1,068 attacks this year are the seventh most in a season by a Nevada player, and 399 kills ranks 10th...Named to Sands Regency/SBC Tournament and Circus Circus/Molten Invitational All-Tournament squads...Reached double figues in kills in 20-of-30 matches and was one short in four other matches finishing with nine...3.41 kills per game is second on the team...3.99 points per game is 9th in the league.

PACK TEAM NOTES: Nevada is making its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament all coming under the direction of Head Coach Devin Scruggs...The Pack is still seeking a win in the NCAA Tournament going 0-4 in the previous four appearances...In six years in the WAC the Wolf Pack have had a first-team All-WAC selection every year and the trend continued this season with senior Salaia Salave`a earning first-team honors for the third time...Sophomores Karly Sipherd, and Teal Ericson were named to the All-WAC second team, Sipherd named to the squad for the second year in a row...Nevada is in its sixth year in the WAC in 2005 and have posted a 54-29 overall conference match record...The Pack has posted winning records each season since joining the conference going 10-6(2000), 9-4(2001), 8-5(2002), 7-6(2003), 10-3(2004) and 10-6 this season...Nevada's No. 4 seed in the 2005 WAC Tournament was tied for the lowest seed the Wolf Pack have had in the tournament as they were also No. 4 in 2003...Nevada has been seeded in the top 4 in all five WAC Tournaments in which they have competed: 2001(2nd), 2002(3rd), 2003(4th), and 2004(3rd), and 2005(4th)...The Pack snapped a season high four-game losing skid winning at Louisiana Tech(11/5) 3-2 and won four in a row before falling 3-0 at Utah State...Nevada recently played three consecutive five-game matches and five in seven outings going 3-2, the Pack defeated UNLV(10/17) but then dropped two at SJSU(10/29), and at Fresno State(10/22) before downing Louisiana Tech(11/5), and Idaho(11/10)...The Pack's 3-0 win over SJSU on Oct. 6 was the 150th career victory for head coach Devin Scruggs all coming at Nevada...Nevada had its season high nine match win streak snapped at 11th ranked Hawai`i falling 3-0 on Oct. 8...Nevada's 7-1 start to the conference season was the best WAC start in school history...According to RichKern.com the Pack are ranked ninth in the West Region...The Pack's 3-2 victory over #21 Cal(9/17) was the first win by the Nevada volleyball team over a ranked team since it won 3-0 at #25 Colorado State(9/20/2002), the same year it defeated #23 BYU(8/31/2002)...The highest ranked team the Pack has defeated in the Devin Scruggs era was 6th ranked Pacific on Sept. 18, 2001...Nevada is 1-5 versus ranked teams this season.

NEVADA MAKING FIFTH TRIP TO NCAA TOURNAMENT

Pack Take On Defending Champion Stanford At 7:00 p.m.
The University of Nevada will be making its fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 after earning an at-large bid after posting an 18-12 mark on the year. The Wolf Pack will take on the 2004 NCAA Champion Stanford Cardinal on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in Maples Pavilion. The Pack played Stanford at the start of last season falling 3-2 at home in the Virginia Street Gym as part of the Sands Regency/SBC Tournament. Nevada and the Cardinal squared off in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament played at Stanford where the Cardinal won 3-0.

Stanford head coach John Dunning coached Nevada head coach Devin Scruggs when he was at Pacific. The two helped guide the Tigers to the 1990 NCAA Title match versus UCLA. The Bruins defeated the Tigers for the title.

This season will mark the third time the Pack has played an opening round NCAA Tournament match at Stanford. The 2001 loss to the Cardinal, and in 2002 the Pack fell 3-2 to Pacific. Nevada is still seeking its first NCAA Tournament victory. The Pack first qualified in 1998 losing to Miami(OH) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Last season Nevada was swept by Wichita State in Lincoln, Neb.

NEVADA PLACES THREE ON ALL-WAC TEAMS:
The University of Nevada placed three players on the All-WAC teams in senior Salaia Salave`a, sophomore Karly Sipherd, and sophomore Teal Ericson. In six years in the WAC the Wolf Pack has had a first-team selection every year and the trend continued this season.

Salave`a was named to the first-team for the third consecutive year after earning second-team honors her freshman year. As a freshman she was also named the WAC Freshman of the Year.

Sipherd, and Ericson were both named to the 2004 WAC Freshmen Team and the sophomore duo garnered second-team honors this season.

Sipherd was a repeat second-team selection after grabbing the honor in 2004.

Ericson was honored for the first time in 2005 as a second-team selection.

JOHNSON AND SALAVE`A NAMED TO WAC TOURNAMENT TEAM:
The University of Nevada placed two players on 2005 All-Western Athletic Conference Tournament team. Senior Salaia Salave`a was selected for the fourth consecutive year, and junior setter Tristin Johnson was honored for the second year in a row.

Salave`a averaged 3.57 kills, 1.71 digs, .86 blocks, and hit .228 in two matches. In the semifinals versus top seeded and eighth ranked Hawai`i she posted a match high 20 kills, and hit .389.

Johnson averaged 13.43 assists, 1.86 kills, and 1.43 digs in Nevada's two matches. In the Pack's first round victory over Idaho she totaled 35 assists, and followed that with 59 assists versus Hawai`i.

SALAVE`A AND SIPHERD NAMED TO WAC PRE-SEASON TEAM: University of Nevada senior, middle blocker, Salaia Salave`a and sophomore, middle blocker Karly Sipherd were named to the 2005 WAC preseason team. Salave`a was honored for the third year in a row while Sipherd was named to the squad for the first time. Salave`a is a two-time first-team All-WAC selection while Sipherd was named to the second-team and Freshmen Team last season.

2005 WAC Pre-Season Team Name, Yr, School Alicia Arnott, Jr., Hawai`i Susie Boogaard, Sr., Hawai`i Alice Borden, Jr., New Mexico State Jackie Choi, Jr., New Mexico State Cameron Flunder, Jr., Boise State Zuzana Cernianska, Sr. Utah State Tara Hittle, So., Hawai`i Kanoe Kamana`o, Jr., Hawai`i Victoria Prince, Sr, Hawai`i Salaia Salave`a, Sr., Nevada Karly Sipherd, So., Nevada Jessie Shull, Jr., San Jose State

Preseason Player of the Year: Kanoe Kamana`o, Jr., Hawai`i