SEASON OUTLOOK 2008 LMU ROSTERS Numerical Roster Ht. 5-6 5-8 5-9 5-4 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-7 5-7 5-10 6-3 6-0
Yr-Exp. FR-HS SR-3V FR-HS SO-1V SR-3V SR-3V RS SO-1V SO-1V FR-HS RS SO-1V SR-3V FR-HS FR-HS FR-HS JR-2V FR-HS FR-HS
Hometown (Previous School) Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS) Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) Austin, Texas (Westlake HS) Saratoga, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) Torrance, Calif. (West Torrance HS) San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Notre Dame Academy) Wildomar, Calif. (Elsinore HS) Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) Austin, Texas (Bowie HS) San Pedro, Calif. (Mary Star HS) Sequin, Texas (Sequin HS) Costa Mesa, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou School) Hermosa Beach, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) Chandler, Ariz. (Valley Christian HS) Vista, Calif. (Vista HS)
By State
By Position
California
By Class
11 Middle Blocker
Lindsay Banas (San Pedro)
Ariana Covington (Carlsbad)
Emily Day (Torrance)
Erin Downey (San Jose)
Renee Horton (Wildomar)
4 No. Name
Lindsay Banas Ariana Covington Erin Downey Megan Nash Becky Stehling
Lindsay Banas Emily Day Erin Downey Lauren Kirk
5 Morgan Kelly (Hermosa Beach) Defensive Specialist Lauren DeGrandmont Juniors Lauren Kirk (Redondo Beach) Diana Hiromoto Whitney Leonard (Saratoga) Lauren Kirk Megan Nash (Manhattan Beach) Whitney Leonard Jasmine Rankins (Vista) Christa Scholtz Sophomores Alesha Young (Costa Mesa) Setter 3
Texas
Christa Scholtz (Austin)
Outside Hitter
Hawaii
1
Diana Hiromoto (Honolulu)
Oregon
Renee Horton Alesha Young
Whitney Leonard
Becky Stehling
6
Lindsay Banas Alaina Bergsma Ariana Covington Emily Day Morgan Kelly Jasmine Rankins
1
Lauren DeGrandmont (Portland)
2008 LMU VOLLEYBALL
Megan Nash
Freshmen
8
Alaina Bergsma
Emily Cheek
Opposite
4 Renee Horton
5
Alaina Bergsma Emily Cheek Erin Downey Megan Nash Jasmine Rankins
Pronunciation Guide
15 Lindsay Banas 1 Lauren DeGrandmont Lauren DeGrandmont 13 Becky Stehling Diana Hiromoto Ariana Covington
Jasmine Rankins Christa Scholtz
BAY-nis Duh-GRAND-mont STAY-ling
OPPONENTS
Becky Stehling (Austin) Arizona 1 Alaina Bergsma (Chandler)
Morgan Kelly
Lindsay Banas Alaina Bergsma Emily Cheek Ariana Covington Emily Day
HISTORY
Emily Cheek (Sequin)
2
1
Po. Ht. Yr-Exp. MB/OH 5-10 SR-3V OH/OPP 6-3 FR-HS OPP 6-3 FR-HS OH/MB 5-11 FR-HS OH 6-1 SR-3V 1 Lauren DeGrandmont DS 5-6 FR-HS 7 Erin Downey MB/OPP 6-1 SR-3V 20 Diana Hiromoto DS 5-7 FR-HS 11 Renee Horton S 5-10 SO-1V 21 Morgan Kelly OH 5-10 JR-2V 3 Lauren Kirk DS 5-8 SR-3V 5 Whitney Leonard DS 5-4 SO-1V 8 Megan Nash MB/OPP 6-1 SO-1V* 23 Jasmine Rankins OH/OPP 6-0 FR-HS 4 Christa Scholtz DS 5-9 FR-HS 13 Becky Stehling MB 6-1 SO-1V* 19 Alesha Young S 5-7 FR-HS * - Has served redshirt season. 15 22 17 12 6
2007 REVIEW
Alphabetical Roster
5 Seniors
UNIVERSITY
Head Coach: Steve Stratos (San Diego State, ‘75) - 19th season Assistant Coach: Larry Smoot (Long Beach State) - 19th season Assistant Coach: Heather Collins (UC Santa Barbara, ‘96) – 12th season Assistant Coach: David Cuthbert (Bournemouth University) - first season
2008 LIONS
Pos. DS DS DS DS OH MB/OPP MB/OPP S OH/MB MB MB/OH OPP S DS OH OH/OPP OH/OPP
OUTLOOK
Name Lauren DeGrandmont Lauren Kirk Christa Scholtz Whitney Leonard Emily Day Erin Downey Megan Nash Renee Horton Ariana Covington Becky Stehling Lindsay Banas Emily Cheek Alesha Young Diana Hiromoto Morgan Kelly Alaina Bergsma Jasmine Rankins
MEDIA
No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 21 22 23
Alesha Young
THE HEART OF A LION