All-Orange Empire Selections

KATIE SAAVEDRA MARINA SAMOA

#10 JasmineSAMOA

#12 MarinaSAMOA

#15 JulieREICH

#6 KatieSAAVEDRA

2009Sophomores

2009 Cypress Volleyball2 2009 Roster

Coaching Staff3 Head Coach Nancy Welliver3 Assistant Coach Teresa Sestito3 Assistant Coach Chelsea Oldfield

Player Profiles4 Katie Saavedra4 Jazmine Samoa5 Marina Samoa5 Julie Reich6 Catherine Aragon6 Rose Greco7 Kelly Chiffer7 Anna Tapu7 Sarah Ray8 Madison Moss8 Jessica Harrington

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CreditsThe 2009 Women’s Volleyball Media Guide is a publication of the Cypress College Physi-cal Education/Athletics division. Written and designed by Teresa Wang. Printed by the North Or-ange County Community College District.

Location: 9200 Valley View St. Cypress, CA 90630Founded: 1966Enrollment: 16,388Nickname: ChargersColors: Navy & GoldConference: Orange EmpirePresident: Michael J. Kasler, PhDWebsite: www.cypresscollege.eduCollege Phone Number: 714-484-7352Division Phone Number: 714-484-70002008 Overall Record: 14-92008 Conference Record: 8-6 (5th)

Athletics Phone Number: 714-484-7352Athletics Fax: 714-484-7448Athletic Director: Diane HenryAsst. Athletic Director: Bill PinkhamHead Coach: Nancy Welliver 714-484-7087 nwelliver@cypresscollege.eduWebsite: www.cypresscollege.edu/~wvolleyballTrainer: Scott TuckerEquipment Manager: Teresa SestitoCounselor: Dana BedardAthletic Secretary: Yvonne CotaDivision Secretary: Lu CayabyabSports Information Dir.: Teresa Wang twang@cypresscollege.edu 714-484-7356

Cypress Facts

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Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown - High School1 Catherine Aragon S/DS 5’5” Fr. Anaheim - Los Alamitos HS2 Rose Greco DS 5’2” Fr. Downey - St. Joseph HS3 Kelly Chiffer OH/RS 5’11” Fr. Seal Beach - Los Alamitos HS5 Anna Tapu MB 5’10” Fr. Anaheim - Western HS6 Katie Saavedra OH 5’9” So. La Mirada - St. Paul HS7 Sarah Ray MB 6’0” Fr. Garden Grove - Pacifica HS10 Jazmine Samoa MB 5’9” So. Long Beach - Jordan HS11 Madison Moss DS 5’5” Fr. Long Beach - Lakewood HS12 Marina Samoa OH 5’9” So. Paramount - Jordan HS15 Julie Reich S 5’5” So. La Mirada - La Mirada HS16 Jessica Harrington DS 5’4” Fr. Anaheim - Western HS21 Giajaida Vargas S 5’7” Fr. Anaheim - Katella HS22 Kayla Pace MB 5’11” Fr. Paramount - Warren HS

AlphabeticalNo. Name Pos.1 Catherine Aragon S/DS3 Kelly Chiffer OH/RS2 Rose Greco DS16 Jessica Harrington DS7 Sarah Ray MB11 Madison Moss DS22 Kayla Pace MB15 Julie Reich S6 Katie Saavedra OH12 Marina Samoa OH10 Jazmine Samoa MB5 Anna Tapu MB21 Giajaida Vargas S

Coaching StaffHead Coach Nancy Welliver (10th season)Assistant Coaches Teresa Sestito (10th season) Chelsea Oldfield (1st season)

By ClassSophomores ........................ 4Freshmen ............................. 9

Pronunciation GuideKelly Chiffer........................ Shi-furJulie Reich ............................. RichGiajaida Vargas ......... Geh-HY-daKatie Saavedra................ Sav-aydra

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Head coach Nancy Welliver is en-tering her 29th year of coaching in-cluding the last nine years at Cypress. She led Cypress to their best finish in program history in 2004. Welliver led the Chargers to two Cinderella upsets as a 16 seed upsetting #1 seed El Cami-no and #8 seed Orange Coast to lead Cypress to their first ever State Cham-pionship appearance.Before Cypress, Welliver spent four-teen years at Cerritos College making

eight appear-ances at the State Championships with four run-ner-up finishes and one State Championship Title in 1992. She also spent some time at Fullerton College going to the State Championships two out of her three years there and finishing as the state runner up in 1996.

Head Coach Nancy Welliver10th Season

Sestito has spent the last decade in coaching start-ing in 1996 at Lakewood High School with the frosh/soph boys

team while concurrently beginning her tenure with the Seal Beach Volley-ball Club. In 1997, Sestito returned to her alma mater at Long Beach City as an assistant coach for two seasons. In 2000, she settled at Cypress.

Sestito’s volleyball career began at Lakewood High School and also par-ticipated in club play as a part of the Ichiban Volleyball Club. Sestito began her collegiate career at Long Beach City earning First Team all-South Coast Conference. From there, Sestito moved on to Sonoma State setting a conference record for digs in a single match. She was Sonoma’s starting out-side hitter and captain leading the team in digs and second in kills.

Assistant Coach Teresa Sestito10th Season

Oldfield returns to Cypress as a coach for the Chargers after playing two years on the volleyball and basket-ball teams and served as a captain of the 2008 volleyball team. She graduated from Cypress in 2009 and was named the Outstanding Graduate of the Year. She currently attends Azusa Pacific University and is majoring in Nurs-ing. She is also participating in Army

ROTC at APU and will graduate s a 2nd Lieuten-ant Officer. Old-field came to Cy-press in 2007 as a graduate of Cal-vary Chapel where she captained both the basketball and volleyball teams.

Assistant Coach Chelsea Oldfield1st Season

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Cypress High-lights: Played in 90 games for the Chargers in 2008 collecting 180 kills, 351 digs, and

16 blocks… a Second Team all-Orange Empire Conference selection… had a season high 14 kills in just three games against Riverside. High School Highlights: A four year varsity standout for the Matado-res… earned First Team all-Suburban League and All-Area honors all four years… was named the Rookie of the

Year and was given the 110% award as a freshman… earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award three seasons in a row… was named the school’s Ath-lete of the Week three times… named to the all-CIF team as a sophomore, ju-nior, and senior… also participated in soccer and softball. Personal: Born on July 21, 1990… parents are Pat and Henry Saavedra… siblings are Cherie and Chase… major-ing in psychology… chose to play at Cypress for the “great group of girls”… heroes are her family.

#6 Katie Saavedra5’9” Sophomore Outside HitterSt. Paul HS

Cypress Highlights: Played in all 113 games for the Chargers in 2008… pro-duced 138 kills with a .263 attack per-centage and 56 blocks… had a season high 9 kills in 13 attempts in three games against Saddleback. High School Highlights: A four year standout for the Panthers… was named the team’s Most Improved Play-er as a freshman and sophomore… was named First Team all-Moore League as a junior… captained Jordan’s team as a Senior and earned the Sportsman-ship Award… had a season high 13 kills against Long Beach Poly her senior season… participated in club volley-

ball five years… also played on the basketball team… excelled academi-cally. Personal: Born on December 14, 1989… parents are Alicia Enriquez and Kerry Samoa… siblings are Marina, Kahivalani, Julia, and Nathan… sister Marina also plays for the Chargers… majoring in biol-ogy… came to Cypress because, “The school is beautiful as well as the people, and academically as well as athletically it had a lot to offer me.”

#10 Jazmine Samoa5’10” Sophomore Mid. Block./Rt. SideLB Jordan HS

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Cypress High-lights: Smashed the Charger re-cord for kills in a season racking up 479 in 2008… was

named a First Team all-Orange Empire Conference player… led the confer-ence in kills (460) for 4.65 per game… was named the team’s most valuable player… broke the record for kills in a match collecting 34 against Riverside. High School Highlights: A four year varsity standout for the Panthers… was named the team’s Most Valuable Player three years in a row… was a Second Team all-Moore League selection as a

freshman and then followed that with three straight First team selections… had a season high 19 kills against May-fair her senior season… also partici-pated in softball and basketball… was on the Honor Roll as a freshman and sophomore. Personal: Born on October 19, 1990… parents are Alicia Enriquez and Kerry Samoa … siblings are Jazmine, Kahiva-lani, Julia, and Nathan… sister Jazmine also plays for the Chargers… majoring in criminal justice… goal for this sea-son is to “be the best teammate and to be disciplined on the court”… favorite aspect about volleyball is teamwork and friendship.

#12 Marina Samoa5’9” Sophomore Outside HitterLB Jordan HS

At Cerritos College: Played in 59 games for the Falcons amassing 179 as-sists in 2007High School Highlights: A three-time all-Suburban League selection for the Matadores… named First Team all-CIF and the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior… also excelled in soccer and Track and Field.

Personal: Born on December 5th, 1988… parents are James and Linda Reich… siblings are Pat-rick and Timothy… majoring in dental hygiene… goal is to “improve as much as possible and make it to a four-year after.”

#15 Julie Reich5’5” Sophomore SetterLa Mirada HS

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High School Highlights: Led the Griffins to four straight Sunset League Championships… won a State CIF Championship as a junior… excelled academically on Honor Roll. Personal: Born on April 27th, 1990… parents are Roni and Joe Aragon… sib-

lings are Bethany, Andrade, and Re-becca… majoring in music… goals while at Cypress include working hard as a team and winning state.

#1 Catherine Aragon5’5” Freshman Setter/Defensive Sp.Los Alamitos HS

High School H i g h l i g h t s : Named the Jest-ers’ Best De-fensive Player twice… finished

her senior season with 325 digs…

played on the Hope Club team… also played softball. Personal: Born on May 20th, 1991… parents are Joseph and Monica Greco… siblings are Natalie, Serina, and Jes-sica… majoring in psychology… hero is her dad.

#2 Rose Greco5’2” Freshman Defensive SpecialistSt. Joseph HS

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High School Highlights: A four-year stand-out for the Grif-fins… earned two straight State

Championships and followed with two straight CIF Semifinal appearances… led the Griffins to a first place finish

at the Gahr Tournament… was a four-year Scholar Athlete. Personal: Born on November 11th, 1991… parents are Floyd and Kimberly Chiffer… siblings are Nicole and Jen-nifer… majoring in biology… father played major league baseball with the Padres.

#3 Kelly Chiffer5’11” Freshman Out. Hitter/Rt. SideLos Alamitos HS

High School Highlights: A three-year stand-out for the Mari-ners… was a two-time all-Empire

League selection… named the Rookie of the Year as a sophomore and Most

Valuable Player as a senior… also par-ticipated in soccer and basketball. Personal: Born on September 16th, 1990… mother is Linda… siblings are Erika and Rachel… major is undecid-ed… goal is to, “push myself and to play my best.”

#7 Sarah Ray6’0” Freshman Middle BlockerPacifica HS

High School Highlights: A three-time Most Valuable Player selection for the Pioneers… named First Team all-Orange League twice… the Centurion Tournament Most Valuable Player as a junior… Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore… also excelled academi-cally on the National Scholars Honor Society and a Women’s PATH Scholar-

ship recipient. Personal: Born on August 13th, 1988… parents are Seaga and Miniva Tapu… siblings are Mere, Nise, Morona, Sarai, and Marley… majoring in nursing… goal while at Cypress is to make State.

#5 Anna Tapu5’10” Freshman Middle BlockerWestern HS

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High School Highlights: Led the Lancers to a CIF State Cham-pionship as a ju-nior and a quar-

terfinal finish as a senior… a two-time Second Team all- Moore league selec-tion… won a Moore League champion-

ship as a junior… also named a Scholar Athlete and Government Student of the Year. Personal: Born on February 20th, 1991… parents are Russell and Crystal Moss… sister is Lindsay… major is un-decided… goal is to win a conference title.

#11 Madison Moss5’5” Freshman Defensive SpecialistLakewood HS

High School Highlights: A standout for the Pioneers… excelled academi-cally on the National Honors Society, Honor Roll, ASB, and Yearbook. Personal: Born on May 15th, 1991… parents are Lisa and Odell Her-rington… siblings are Kassidy, Aaron,

and Valerie… ma-joring in business and chemistry… wants to have a career in foren-sics.

#16 Jessica Harrington5’4” Freshman Defensive SpecialistWestern HS

High School Highlights: A four-year stand-out for the Knights… a three-time First Team

all-Empire League selection… earned a Second Team all-League selection as a freshman… honored with the Coaches’ Award as a junior… had 42 assists, 29

digs, seven blocks, and nine kills in one game… also participated in soccer and track. Personal: Born on December 20th, 1990… parents are Guillermo and Rosa Vargas… siblings are Ericka, Deborah, Sandra, Geo, Guillermo, and Aaron… majoring in education… goal is to play every game as if it was her last.

#21 Giajaida Vargas5’7” Freshman SetterKatella HS

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High School Highlights: A four-year letter winner with the Bears… was named the team’s Best Defensive Player as a senior… earned First Team all-San Gabriel Valley League and Most Valu-able Player honors at the Las Vegas Tournament as a senior… named Most Improved as a sophomore… also ex-celled in basketball and track.

Personal: Born on September 18th, 1991… mother is Shani Jackson… sib-lings are Kamila and Diamond… majoring in nursing… favorite quote is, “It only takes a little extra to be extra ordinary.”

#22 Kayla Pace5’11” Freshman Middle BlockerWarren HS

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Head coach Nancy Welliver has had 68 players move on to four-year Universities as a head coach including 14 while at Cypress.2001Lilly Tufuga BYU-Hawaii2002Christine Tran Cal State Dominguez Hills Jennifer Bullock Cal Poly Pomona2003Jessica Morales Louis and Clark CollegeKristen Hillstead Cal State HaywardArisa Angcaco Notre Dame College2004Kathy Haas Henderson State UniversityBrianna James Master’s CollegeTordra Sessions North Carolina Central2005Nancy Laguna Cal State Los AngelesStacy Wilder Cal State Dominguez Hills2006Karla Andree University of South Carolina Upstate2007Erin Wimberly Dominican University2007Courtney Fresenius Cal State Dominguez Hills

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Attack LeadersKills in a Match1. Marina Samoa 34 20082. Marina Samoa 30 20083. Kristen Hillstead 29 20024. Nicole Holmes 25 20074. Tasi Tautolo 25 20024. Poli Olevao 25 20027. Lily Tufuga 24 20017. Sheena Lewis 24 2006

Kills1. Marina Samoa 479 20082. Nicole Holmes 366 20073. Luly Tufuga 357 20014. Tordra Sessions 340 20045. Christine Tran 310 20016. Breezie James 304 20047. Sheena Lewis 303 20068. Bic Ta 296 20019. Brianna Kelly 258 200810. Jessica Miles 251 1998

Assist LeadersAssists1. Rachelle Olivier 1164 20012. Kathy Haas 1104 20043. Courtney Fresenius 888 20074. Emily Lugo 873 20065. Emily Lugo 856 20056. Nicole Wilcox 776 20007. Kathy Haas 733 20038. Stephanie Kussman 702 20089. Jennifer Bullock 533 200210. Jessica Miles 507 1998

Defensive LeadersDigs1. Meatuai Fuatai 754 20072. Nancy Laguna 735 20053. Nancy Laguna 640 20044. Bic Ta 505 20015. Sheena Lewis 468 20066. Kristen Hillstead 467 20037. Meatuai Fuatai 460 20088. Marina Samoa 432 20089. Christine Tran 428 200110. Pikake Bonilla 393 2004

Block LeadersBlocks1. Lily Tufuga 226 20012. Tammy Lavender 179 19983. Crystal Prehn 158 20014. Kelly Fleischman 144 19975. Jennifer Lutu 106 20036. Kristen Key 104 20006. Marisa Foasberg 104 19978. Cassandra Harris 102 20039. Amy Faulk 99 199810. Amy Rummel 98 1997

Ace LeadersAces1. Lily Tufuga 64 20012. Bic Ta 61 20013. Jessica Miles 59 19984. Marissa Foasberg 52 19975. Esther Arbiso 46 19915. Camilla Ramsey 46 19917. Katie Fitzpatrick 42 20068. Marina Samoa 41 20089. Pikake Bonilla 40 20049. Adriana Rodriguez 40 20019. Ariana Hopkins 40 1998

Single-Season Records

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Attack LeadersKills1. Tordra Sessions 559 2003-042. Christine Tran 522 2000-013. Sheena Lewis 517 2005-064. Bic Ta 510 2000-015. *Marina Samoa 479 20086. Katie Fitzpatrick 406 2005-067. *Nicole Holmes 366 20078. Karla Andree 360 2005-069. Lily Tufuga 357 2000-0110. Jennifer Lutu 341 2003-04

Attack Percentage(min 3 attempts/game)1. Celeste Manligius 0.372 19992. Heather Storey 0.359 19993. Lily Tufuga 0.340 2000-014. Erika Williams 0.335 19995. Katie Fitzpatrick 0.329 2005-066. Kelly Fleischman 0.322 19977. Marissa Foasberg 0.316 19978. Kathy Haas 0.312 2003-049. Jennifer Lutu 0.290 2003-0410. Emily Lugo 0.275 2005-06

Assist LeadersAssists1. Kathy Haas 1837 2003-042. Emily Lugo 1729 2005-063. Courtney Fresenius 1260 2007-084. *Rachelle Olivier 1164 20015. Jessica Miles 984 1998-996. *Nicole Wilcox 776 20007. *Stephanie Kussman 702 20088. *Jennifer Bullock 533 20029. Ariana Hopkins 519 1997-9810. *Marissa Foasberg 352 1997

Defensive LeadersDigs1. Nancy Laguna 1375 2004-052. Meatuai Fuatai 1214 2007-083. Bic Ta 792 2000-014. Christine Tran 705 2000-015. Kristen Hillstead 685 2002-036. Sheena Lewis 638 2005-067. Karla Andree 608 2005-068. Kathy Haas 585 2003-049. Stacey Wilder 570 2004-0510. Emily Lugo 552 2005-06

Block LeadersBlocks1. Lily Tufuga 311 2000-012. Tammy Lavender 240 1998-993. Jennifer Lutu 189 2003-044. Katie Fitzpatrick 187 2005-065. *Crystal Prehn 158 20016. Cassandra Harris 151 2002-037. *Kelly Fleischman 144 19978. Jessica Miles 115 1998-999. *Kristen Key 104 200010. *Marissa Foasberg 104 1997

Ace LeadersAces1. Jessica Miles 79 1998-992. Ariana Hopkins 71 1997-983. Kathy Haas 69 2003-044. Lily Tufuga 64 2000-015. Nancy Laguna 61 2004-055. Bic Ta 61 2000-017. Katie Fitzpatrick 54 2005-068. Meatuai Fuatai 53 2007-089. Marisa Foasberg 52 199710. Emily Lugo 51 2005-06

Career Records

#5 AnnaTAPU

#16 JessicaHARRINGTON

#1 CatherineARAGON

#2 RoseGRECO

#3 KellyCHIFFER

#7 SarahRAY

#11 MadisonMOSS

#5 AnnaTAPU

#16 JessicaHARRINGTON

#21 GiajaidaVARGAS

#22 KaylaPACE

Cypress Volleyball 2009 ScheduleDay Date Opponent Location TimeFriday 8/28 Pasadena Quad Pasadena 3/5:00 pm Wednesday 9/2 El Camino El Camino 6:00 pm Friday 9/11 San Diego Mesa Cypress 5:00 pm Saturday 9/12 Cuyamaca Tourn. Cuyamaca TBA Fri-Sat 9/18-19 SD Mesa Tourn. SD Mesa TBA Friday 9/25 Santa Monica Cypress 6:00 pm Friday 10/2 *Fullerton Fullerton 6:00 pm Wednesday 10/7 *Saddleback Cypress 6:00 pm Friday 10/9 *Orange Coast Cypress 6:00 pm Wednesday 10/14 *Irvine Valley Irvine Valley 6:00 pm Friday 10/16 *Santa Ana Cypress 6:00 pm Wednesday 10/21 *Golden West Golden West 7:00 pm Friday 10/23 *Riverside Riverside 6:00 pm Wednesday 10/28 *Fullerton Cypress 6:00 pm Friday 10/30 *Saddleback Saddleback 6:00 pm Wednesday 11/4 *Orange Coast Orange Coast 7:00 pm Friday 11/6 *Irvine Valley Cypress 6:00 pm Wednesday 11/11 *Santa Ana Santa Ana 5:00 pm Friday 11/13 *Golden West Cypress 6:00 pm Wednesday 11/18 *Riverside Cypress 6:00 pm Tuesday 11/24 Regional Semis TBA TBA Saturday 11/28 Regional Finals TBA TBA Fri-Sun 12/4-6 Championships TBA TBA*Orange Empire Conference Match

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