THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF VOLLEYBALL...
Thursday, Sept. 13 ? 6 pm ADT ? Nicholson Pavilion ? Ellensburg, Wash.
Alaska Anchorage (4-3, 0-1 GNAC) at Central Washington (2-9, 1-1 GNAC)
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Saturday, Sept. 15 ? 6 pm ADT ? Carver Gymnasium ? Bellingham, Wash.
Alaska Anchorage at Western Washington (5-4, 1-1 GNAC [9/13 vs UAF])
WEEKEND PREVIEW: The Seawolves will try to bounce back from a tough loss at UAF to score their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference win of the season at Central Washington and Western Washington. Neither match will feature a live video webcast, although live statistics can be followed at wildcatsports.com and wwuvikings.com.
PROBABLE UAA STARTERS (2007 stats)
S?Milica Micovic, 5-11, So. (9.43 apg, 2.07 dpg, 0.36 bpg, 0.25 ace pg)
MB?Jessica Morehouse, 6-1, Jr. (1.29 kpg, .227 att%, 0.68 bpg)
MB?Kim Stolk, 6-0, Sr. (2.25 kpg, .232 att%, 0.93 bpg)
OH?Rachel Kidwell, 5-10, Jr. (2.44 kpg, .077 att%, 3.86 dpg, 0.39 ace pg)
OH?Rhea Cardwell, 5-10, Jr. (3.46 kpg, .182 att%, 3.39 dpg, 0.46 bpg)
OH?Joanna Johnson, 5-10, Jr. (2.64 kpg, .022 att%, 2.75 dpg, 0.46 bpg)
L?Cristal Negron, 5-5, Jr. (3.18 dpg)
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: Central Washington, picked third in the GNAC preseason coaches' poll, has uncharacteristically struggled thus far, although it will be playing just its second home match of the season Thursday. The Wildcats, whose wins are against Sonoma State and Saint Martin's, are led by 6-0 Jr. MB Rachael Schurman (4.05 kpg, .372 att%, 1.00 bpg) and 6-0 Fr. OH Kady Try (2.83 kpg, .192 att%, 1.76 dpg) ... GNAC preseason favorite Western Washington has taken on a brutal schedule, including top-5 programs Tampa and Cal State San Bernardino. The Vikings split on the road last week, however, losing just their 14th GNAC match ever, 3-2 at Western Oregon. WWU is led by 6-0 Sr. OH Jaime Anderson (3.86 kpg, .234 att%, 2.72 dpg) and 6-0 Jr. MB Angie Alvord (2.19 kpg, .328 att%, 1.39 bpg).
THE SERIES vs CWU: CWU leads 13-8 (6-3 in Ellensburg)
Notes: CWU is riding an 8-match win streak against UAA, including sweeps in the last five meetings ... CWU leads 10-2 in GNAC matches ... UAA's last win in the series came in Ellensburg, 3-1, on Nov. 1, 2002 ... the series dates to 1980, although the teams did not play from 1983-1998.
THE SERIES vs WWU: WWU leads 19-7 (8-0 in Bellingham)
Notes: WWU has never lost to UAA in 12 all-time GNAC meetings and has an overall 13-match win streak against the Seawolves ... UAA's last win came in 1998, 3-2, at the Pac West Crossover Tournament in Burnaby, B.C. ... the series dates to 1980.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
KPG ATT% BPG DPG AST PG ACE PG
UAA 12.5 .125 1.8 16.1 11.0 1.6
CWU 13.6 .199 2.2 13.8 12.6 2.1
WWU 14.0 .248 2.3 16.7 12.5 2.0
SEAWOLF QUICK SETS: Jr. OH Rhea Cardwell ranks 9th in the GNAC with 3.46 kpg and is second on the team with 3.39 dpg ... Jr. OH Rachel Kidwell paces the Seawolves and ranks 9th in the league with 3.86 dpg ... Sr. MB Kim Stolk took over the team lead in attack percentage this week (.232) after hitting .235 (5-1-17) in the loss at UAF. The Californian also leads UAA in bpg with 0.93.
INJURY REPORT: The Seawolves have no significant injuries.
SEAWOLVES TABBED FOR NINTH: UAA was picked to finish ninth in the 2007 GNAC preseason coaches' poll, released Aug. 8. First-place votes are noted in parentheses:
1. Western Washington (6) 101; 2. Seattle Pacific (4) 93; 3. Central Washington 73; 4. Montana State Billings 64; 5. Seattle 60; 6. Northwest Nazarene 59; 7. Western Oregon 41; 8. Alaska Fairbanks 34;
9. Alaska Anchorage 20; 10. Saint Martin's 10.
