July 14, 2003

Pac-10 Champion USC Trojans finished the 2002 season with 13 wins in a row, securing their second NCAA Championship. It was the Pac-10's eighth title in the last 13 years and the 10th overall.

The Conference had an all-time best eight teams participate in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, and for the fourth time, four Pac-10 teams advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The Trojans met the defending champion STANFORD Cardinal in the National Championship game.

In all, the Conference posted an impressive 110-24 (.821) record against non-conference opponents in 2002.

Stanford's Logan Tom, the AVCA Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, was joined by Emily Adams of USC, Paige Benjamin of WASHINGTON, Sara McGee of Stanford and USC's April Ross as AVCA First Team All-America selections. It marked the sixth time a Stanford player has received the AVCA National Player of the Year award. Stanford's Ogonna Nnamani and Arizona's Kim Glass earned AVCA Second Team honors, while CALIFORNIA's Mia Jerkov was named to the AVCA Third Team.

Tom repeated as Pac-10 Player of the Year, while Glass garnered Conference Freshman of the Year honors and Washington head coach Jim McLaughlin was named Coach of the Year.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

FIRST/SECOND ROUND RESULTS
Los Angeles, Calif.
USC def. San Diego (3-0)
USC def. Texas A&M (3-0)

at Malibu, Calif.
UCLA def. Long Beach State (3-0)
Pepperdine def. UCLA (3-1)

at Santa Barbara, Calif.
CALIFORNIA def. Santa Clara (3-1)
UC Santa Barbara def. CALIFORNIA (3-1)

at Honolulu, Haw.
WASHINGTON def. Colorado State (3-1)
Hawaii def. WASHINGTON (3-0)

at Lincoln, Neb.
ARIZONA STATE def. Cincinnati (3-2)
Nebraska def. ARIZONA STATE (3-0)

at Manhattan, Kan.
WASHINGTON STATE def. Oral Roberts (3-0)
WASHINGTON STATE def. Kansas State (3-0)

at Tucson, Ariz.
ARIZONA def. Texas-Arlington (3-0)
ARIZONA def. Texas (3-2)

at Stanford, Calif.
STANFORD def. Sacramento State (3-0)
STANFORD def. Pacific (3-1)

REGIONAL SEMI/FINALS
at Santa Barbara, Calif.
USC def. Michigan State (3-0)
USC def. Pepperdine (3-0)
at Gainesville, Fla.
WASHINGTON STATE def. Northern Iowa (3-0)
Florida def. WASHINGTON STATE (3-0)
at Stanford, Calif.
STANFORD def. Ohio State (3-0)
STANFORD def. ARIZONA (3-0)

NCAA FINAL FOUR
at New Orleans, La.

NATIONAL SEMIFINAL
STANFORD def. Hawaii (3-0)
USC def. Florida (3-1)

NATIONAL FINAL
USC def. STANFORD (3-1)

2002 FINAL PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS

	CONFERENCE					OVERALL
Team	W	L	PCT	HOME	AWAY	W	L	PCT	HOME	AWAY	NEUT	3-G	4-G	5-G	STREAK
USC	17	1	.944	8-1	9-0	32	1	.970	10-1	13-0	9-0	24-0	6-0	2-1	Won 13
Stanford	15	3	.833	8-1	7-2	33	5	.868	17-1	12-3	4-1	24-1	6-2	3-2	Lost 1
Washington State	11	7	.611	8-1	3-6	24	8	.750	11-1	7-7	6-0	19-2	3-3	2-3	Lost 1
Arizona	11	7	.611	6-3	5-4	20	12	.625	9-5	7-7	4-0	10-9	6-2	4-1	Lost 1
Washington	9	9	.500	4-5	5-4	20	11	.645	4-5	8-6	8-0	15-4	4-4	1-3	Lost 1
UCLA	9	9	.500	6-3	3-6	20	14	.588	6-4	6-9	8-1	14-7	4-6	2-1	Lost 1
Arizona State	8	10	.444	5-4	3-6	15	12	.555	5-4	4-8	6-0	5-9	3-2	7-1	Lost 1
California	7	11	.389	3-6	4-5	20	12	.625	7-6	8-6	5-0	12-7	1-1	7-4	Lost 1
Oregon State	2	16	.111	0-9	2-7	8	20	.286	5-10	3-8	0-2	5-12	3-4	0-4	Won 1
Oregon	1	17	.056	0-9	1-8	11	21	.344	1-10	3-11	7-0	6-14	4-4	1-3	Lost 6

2002 ALL-PAC-10 CONFERENCE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM

PLAYER, TEAM	POS.	HT.	YR.	HOMETOWN
Emily Adams, USC	MB	6-5	So.	Phoenix, Ariz.
Paige Benjamin, WASH	OH	5-10	Sr.	Redmond, Wash.
Keao Burdine, USC	OH	6-1	So.	La Habra, Calif.
Juliana Escobar, ASU	OH	5-11	Jr.	Sobradinoho DF, Brazil
Kim Glass, ARIZ	OH	6-2	Fr.	Lancaster, Pa.
LaToya Harris, WSU***	OH	5-9	Sr.	Portland, Ore.
Mia Jerkov, CAL	OH	6-3	So.	Split, Croatia
Gretchen Maurer, WASH	S	5-11	Sr.	San Clemente, Calif.
Sara McGee, STAN**	MB	6-3	Jr.	Davis, Calif.
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN**	OH	6-1	So.	Normal, Ill.
Katie Olsovsky, USC**	MB	6-3	Jr.	Torrance, Calif.
April Ross, USC***	OH	6-1	Jr.	Newport Beach, Calif.
Logan Tom, STAN****	OH	6-1	Sr.	Salt Lake City, Utah
Chrissie Zartman, UCLA	L	5-5	So.	Hermosa Beach, Calif.

** two-time selection , *** three-time selection , **** four-time selection

Honorable Mention: Dariam Acevedo, ORE; Toni Anderson, USC; Lindsay Closs, ORE; Laura Collins, OSU; Lauren Fendrick, UCLA; Laurie Gardner, ARIZ; Adrian Hankoff, WSU; Holly Harris, WSU; Jenn Harvey, STAN: Courtney Jamtaas, WSU; Bre Ladd, ARIZ; Julia Leddy, ASU; Lisa Rutledge, ARIZ; Chelsie Schafer, WSU; Sanja Tomasevic, WASH; Leah Young, CAL.

2002 PAC-10 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

PLAYER, TEAM,	POS.,	HT.	HOMETOWN
Dariam Acevedo, ORE	MB	5-9	Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Jenna Brown, CAL	OH	5-11	Friendswood, Texas
Kim Glass, ARIZ	OH	6-2	Lancaster, Pa.
Bre Ladd, ARIZ	OPP	6-1	Tucson, Ariz.
Brenn Larson, WSU	S	5-11	Westlake, Calif.
Candace Lee, WASH	L	5-7	Eugene, Ore.

Honorable Mention: Angie Ayers, ARIZ; Jodi Bell, ORE; Haley Jorgensborg, UCLA; Darla Myhre, WASH; Karah Rhoades, OSU; Kelly Russell, ORE; Courtney Schultz, STAN.

PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Logan Tom, Stanford

PAC-10 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kim Glass, Arizona

PAC-10 COACH OF THE YEAR: Jim McLaughlin, Washington

POSTSEASON HONORS
AVCA Player of the Year
Logan Tom, Stanford

AVCA Freshman of the Year
Kim Glass, Arizona

AVCA ALL-AMERICA

First Team
Emily Adams, USC	MB	So.
Paige Benjamin, Washington	OH	Sr.
Sara McGee, Stanford	MB	Jr.
April Ross, USC	OH	Jr.
Logan Tom, Stanford	OH	Sr.
Second Team
Kim Glass, Arizona	OH	Fr.
Ogonna Nnamani, Stanford	OH	So.
Third Team
Mia Jerkov, California	OH	So.
AVCA All-Pacific Region
Emily Adams, USC	MB	So.
Paige Benjamin, Washington	OH	Sr.
Kim Glass, Arizona	OH	Fr.
Mia Jerkov, California	OH	So.
Sara McGee, Stanford**	MB	Jr.
Ogonna Nnamani, Stanford**	OH	So.
April Ross, USC***	OH	Jr.
Logan Tom, Stanford, ****	OH	Sr.
Chrissie Zartman, UCLA	DS/Lib	So.

* - Denotes number of years selected All-Region

AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year: Kim Glass, Arizona, OH

AVCA Pacific Region Honorable Mention: Keao Burdine (USC, OH, So.), Gretchen Maurer (Washington, S, Sr.), Katie Olsovsky (USC, MB, Jr.)

NCAA TOURNAMENT ALL-REGION

Pacific	East	West
Logan Tom, STAN (MVP)	Adrian Hankoff, WSU	April Ross, USC (MVP)
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN	LaToya Harris, WSU	Emily Adams, USC
Sara McGee, STAN	Victoria Prince, WSU	Katie Olsovsky, USC
Kim Glass, ARIZ
Lisa Rutledge, ARIZ

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Keao Burdine, USC (MVP)
Logan Tom, STAN
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN
Katie Olsovsky, USC
April Ross, USC

2002 Verizon Academic
All-America

Lauren Fendrick, UCLA	1st
Paige Benjamin, WASH	2nd
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN	3rd

2002 Verizon Academic
All-District VIII

Paige Benjamin, WASH	1st
Lauren Fendrick, UCLA	1st
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN	1st
Julia Leddy, ASU	2nd
Sara McGee, STAN	2nd
Lisa Rutledge, ARIZ	2nd
Cheryl Anglin, ASU	3rd
Laura Collins, OSU	3rd

2002 PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM

First Team
Name, School	Year	GPA	Major
Paige Benjamin, WASH	Sr.	3.84	Accounting/Finance
Laura Collins, OSU	Jr.	3.77	Business
Lauren Fendrick, UCLA	Sr.	3.91	Pre-Cognitive Science
Julia Leddy, ASU	Sr.	3.75	Secondary Education
Sara McGee, STAN	Jr.	3.69	Human Biology
Lindsay Murphy, ORE	Jr.	3.86	English
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN	So.	3.68	Biology/Chemistry
Second Team
Emily Adams, USC	So.	3.64	International Relations
Cheryl Anglin, ASU	Jr.	3.65	Nursing
K.C. Frederic, OSU	Jr.	3.85	International Business
Fernanda Habiger, ASU	Sr.	3.72	Communications
Kim Mehlhorn, ASU	Jr.	3.80	Recreation Management/Tourism
Katrina Nelson, OSU	Sr.	3.69	Pre-Education
Lisa Rutledge, ARIZ	Sr.	3.59	Psychology

2002 PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Sept. 3	April Ross, USC
Sept. 9	Mia Jerkov, CAL
Sept. 16	Kim Glass, ARIZ
Sept. 23	Katie Olsovsky, USC
Sept. 30	Juliana Escobar, ASU
Oct. 7	Emily Adams
Oct. 14	Kim Glass, ARIZ
Oct. 21	Mia Jerkov, CAL
Oct. 28	Laura Collins, OSU
Nov. 4	Logan Tom, STAN
Nov. 11	Logan Tom, STAN
Nov. 18	LaToya Harris, WSU
Nov. 25	Sara McGee, STAN

2002 PAC-10 VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS

INDIVIDUAL

Hitting Percentage (Min. 3 att/g)	Sara McGee, STAN	.426
Kills Average	Mia Jerkov, CAL	5.90
Assists Average	Gretchen Maurer, WASH	13.19
Aces Average	Ashley Ivy, STAN	0.52
Digs Average	Chrissie Zartman, UCLA	4.53
Blocks Average	Jennifer Harvey, STAN	1.43
Points Per Game	Mia Jerkov, CAL	6.48

TEAM

Hitting Percentage	Stanford	.311
Kills Average	USC	17.61
Assists Average	USC	16.29
Aces Average	Washington	1.71
Digs Average	UCLA	17.20
Blocks Average	Stanford	3.59

2002 USA TODAY/AVCA COACHES (Final Poll)
1.	USC (65)
2.	STANFORD
3.	Hawai'i
4.	Florida
5.	Nebraska
6.	Pepperdine
7.	WASHINGTON STATE
8.	UC Santa Barbara
9.	Northern Iowa
10.	ARIZONA
11.	Minnesota
12.	North Carolina
13.	Ohio State
14.	Long Beach State
15.	UCLA
16.	Penn State
17.	Georgia Tech
18.	Wisconsin
19.	Santa Clara
20.	Missouri
21.	Kansas State
22.	Michigan State
23.	Miami, Fla.
24.	Eastern Washington
25.	Temple
(first place votes)
Also receiving votes:
26.	CALIFORNIA
27.	WASHINGTON
36.	ARIZONA STATE