Nov. 23, 2010
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AZTECS CONCLUDE 2010 SEASON WITH VISITS TO TCU & NEW MEXICO
San Diego State will wrap up its 2010 campaign with a pair of Mountain West Conference matches on the road this week. On Wednesday, Nov. 24, the Aztecs will be in Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU at 7:00 p.m. (MT) at the University Recreation Center. On Friday, Nov. 26, SDSU will play its season finale against New Mexico at UNM's Johnson Center at 7:00 p.m. (MT).
SERIES RECORDS
San Diego State has a record of 7-6 against TCU, but the Frogs have won six of the most recent nine meetings. That record includes a five-set Aztec victory in Peterson Gym in late September. The first two contests between the teams came during the 1997 season when SDSU and the Horned Frogs were members of the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State won 3-0 in Peterson Gym and 3-1 in Fort Worth. The Aztecs are 4-3 vs. TCU in Peterson Gym and 3-3 in Fort Worth.
The Aztecs are 28-17 in the series against New Mexico after defeating the Lobos in four sets earlier this season. Although SDSU has recorded wins in 15 of the last 22 meetings between the teams, the Lobos have been victorious in seven of the last nine. The series goes back to 1976 when the Lobos claimed a 3-1 victory in Peterson Gym. The schools have met annually since 1990 when both were members of the Western Athletic Conference. SDSU has a 9-9 mark against the Lobos in Albuquerque, 14-8 in San Diego and 5-0 on neutral courts.
HEAD COACH Deitre Collins-Parker
San Diego State Head Coach Deitre Collins-Parker is in her second season with the Aztecs after being named the fourth head coach in program history last year. She previously served as head coach at UNLV for eight seasons (1996-2003) and at Cornell for five years (2004-2008). Her record at SDSU is 30-29 (.508) and her career mark stands at 192-220 (.466). A three-time All-American as a player at the University of Hawai'i, she led the Rainbow Wahine to consecutive national titles (1983-84) and was named the national player of the year twice. Collins-Parker was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team and competed at the Goodwill and Pan Am Games prior to playing professionally in Europe for four years. She was one of six players named to the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball 25th Anniversary Team in October 2005 and was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in the fall of 2008.
WINNING RECORD
With wins in its final two home matches last week, San Diego State has ensured that it will finish the 2010 season at .500 or better. The last time that happened was in 2005 when the Aztecs ended with record of 16-16 overall and 8-8 in the Mountain West Conference. SDSU enters the week with a mark of 16-14 (8-6 MWC) with two matches remaining on it schedule. If Aztecs win one of their final two road contests they would finish above .500 both overall and in league play. The last time that happened was in 2002 when they finished 22-12 overall and 11-3 in the MWC.
SALISBURY'S RETURNS
Since her return three matches ago, middle blocker Lauren Salisbury has averaged 2.13 kills and 1.13 blocks per set while hitting .469. She had suffered a wrist injury on Sept. 28 and was expected to miss the remainder of the 2010 season. With two matches remaining in her SDSU career, the senior is 16 kills shy of reaching the 1,000 mark.
MANASCO HEATS UP
Senior Kelsey Manasco had one of her best matches of the season in the Senior Day contest against Air Force on Nov. 20. She recorded a career-high .611 hitting percentage and tied her season best with 12 kills. She also contributed four digs, two assists and a service ace in the win over the Falcons. Manasco had previously set a career high with a .550 hitting percentage in the win over UC Riverside on Oct. 26.
SHELTON SHINES
In last weekend's two matches (vs. UNLV and Air Force), freshman Raegan Shelton averaged 4.00 kills and had a .400 hitting percentage. She tied her career best with 20 kills in the win over Brigham Young on Nov. 6. Her three blocks and six digs in that match were both one shy of her season bests. After missing four matches due to injury, Shelton came off the bench in the second set against Wyoming on Oct. 28 to notch 14 kills, four blocks, two service aces and a .414 attack percentage in the win over the Cowgirls.
SEXTON LEADS THE OFFENSE
Kyley Sexton's 11 kills in the win over UNLV on Nov. 18 led the Aztecs in that match. It marked the 15th time this season that she reached double figure in kills in a match. She added seven against Air Force to average 3.00 kills per set in last week's two contests.
FOUCH SETTING IT UP
Freshman setter Johnna Fouch was perfect on seven kill attempts in SDSU's two matches last week (vs. UNLV and Air Force), hitting 1.000 over those contests. She continues to lead the MWC in assists with an average of 10.59 per set. Her assist average also ranks 56th in the nation (NCAA Division I), up four spots from a week ago.
HANNASCH PROVIDES SPARK
Middle blocker Andrea Hannasch's overall blocking average of 1.25 per set equals her mark in MWC matches only. That average ranks third and fourth in the overall and league-only stats. Her two-year blocking average stands at 1.18 blocks pre set. She is currently 31st in the nation in blocking. Those rankings include athletes from 319 Division I teams.
CRACKING THE RECORD BOOK
*** Lauren Salisbury is among the all-time SDSDU top 10 in career hitting percentage (fifth) at .328. *** Andrea Hannasch is ninth in career block assists with 346 (Shannon Matthew is No. 8 at 358). *** With 124 this fall, Hannasch is also two block assists away from adding her name to the single-season top 10 in that category (Jennifer Hamilton and Megan Schauermann are tied for 10th with 126). *** Freshman setter Johnna Fouch enters the week with 1,165 assists and needs to average just 23 assists per match over SDSU's final two contests to crack the top 10. Andrea Clark currently ranks 10th with 1,211 assists in 1996. *** Salisbury has moved into the 10th spot in career block assists with 338 and needs three move into the No. 9 position. *** With 399 this season digs, Kristi Jackels' total ranks as the ninth-most in a season by an Aztec.
AZTEC NOTES
Freshman defensive specialist Justine Ricigliano tied her season high with seven digs in the win at Brigham Young on Nov. 6. ... As a team, San Diego State has hit .300 or better in eight matches, their highest total since it reached that mark in nine matches during the 2005 campaign ... The Aztecs are 15-2 in matches in which they have led in kills. They are 1-12 when trailing in kills ... SDSU had only 11 attack errors vs. Air Force, the fourth time this season they have had that few in a match ... The Aztecs are 3-3 in five-set matches this season ... Andrea Hannasch is the lone Aztec to have recorded at least one block in each of SDSU's matches this season ... Johnna Fouch is the only Aztec to have started every match this season. Fouch and libero Kristi Jackels are the only players to have appeared in every set in 2010.