2010 Fiesta Bowl Tournament

For the 18th time in 20 years, Northern Arizona University will hold its annual Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament, considered one of the nation’s premier early-season collegiate events. This year’s event will take place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 3 and 4, in the Joseph C. Rolle Activity Center, which celebrates its 22nd season as the home facility for the Lumberjack volleyball program.    This year, NAU welcomes Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Southland), Rider (MAAC) and Maryland Eastern Shore (MEAC).

NAU has compiled a 40-12 (.769) record in its own event and has won 10 team titles, including two of the last three.  Some top programs have participated - Oregon State, Radford, San Diego State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Memphis, Houston, West Virginia and Santa Clara - and all earned national postseason appearances during the seasons in which they visited Flagstaff.

2010 Fiesta Bowl Tournament Schedule

Friday, Sept. 3

Rider vs. Maryland Eastern Shore 4:00 p.m.

NAU vs. Texas A&M CC 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 4

Maryland Eastern Shore vs. Texas A&M CC 9:00 a.m.

NAU vs. Rider Noon

Texas A&M CC vs. Rider 4:30 p.m.

NAU vs. Maryland Eastern Shore 7:00 p.m.

Northern Arizona volleyball and the Fiesta Bowl Committee wish to thank the following Flagstaff hotels and restaurants for providing hospitality to the 2010 Fiesta Bowl visiting teams and for their support of the Fiesta Bowl Tournament: LA QUINTA INN & SUITES, HAMPTON INN, HOLIDAY INN and JOTINI’S ON THE GREEN.

Past Fiesta Bowl Tournament Results

1991 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Utah def. San Francisco, 3-0 (15-11, 15-4, 15-2)
Northern Arizona def. Drake, 3-0 (16-14, 15-3, 15-3)
San Francisco def. Drake, 3-2 (15-11, 15-8, 10-15, 10-15, 15-12)
Northern Arizona def. Utah, 3-1 (15-11, 12-15, 15-12, 15-12)
Utah def. Drake, 3-0 (15-6, 15-13, 15-4)
Northern Arizona def. San Francisco, 3-0 (15-10, 15-5, 15-4)
All-tournament: Angel Leath, NAU (MVP); Melanie Kaiser, USF; Ruth Parsons, NAU; Denise Rathbun, Utah; Lisa Tschannen, USF; Linda Wilcox, Utah; Lisa Wylie, NAU.

1992 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Sacramento State def. UC Irvine, 3-2 (15-10, 11-15, 15-13, 10-15, 15-13)
Northern Arizona def. West Virginia, 3-2 (11-15, 15-9, 13-15, 15-6, 15-7)
Sacramento State def. West Virginia, 3-1 (15-3, 15-7, 7-15, 15-6)
Northern Arizona def. UC Irvine, 3-0 (15-11, 15-8, 15-6)
UC Irvine def. West Virginia, 3-0 (15-9, 15-5, 15-7)
Northern Arizona def. Sacramento State, 3-1 (15-6, 15-11, 10-15, 15-8)
All-tournament: Jennifer Rogers, NAU (MVP); Anastasia Arnold, UCI; Nicole Harty, SAC; Angel Leath, NAU; Julie Machado, NAU; Jen McCuen, WVU; Rachel Wieck, SAC.

1993 (Champion: San Diego St.)
San Diego State def. George Mason, 3-0 (15-7, 15-11, 15-8)
Northern Arizona def. Texas-San Antonio, 3-0 (15-2, 15-13, 15-7)
George Mason def. Texas-San Antonio, 3-0 (15-6, 15-4, 15-2)
San Diego State def. Northern Arizona, 3-0 (15-5, 15-2, 15-12)
San Diego State def. Texas-San Antonio, 3-0 (16-14, 15-4, 15-7)
George Mason def. Northern Arizona, 3-2 (15-3, 15-8, 12-15, 13-15, 19-17)
All-tournament: Stephanie Riley, SDSU (MVP); Juliana Cezar, SDSU; Varig Domokos, GMU; Trina Keeton, NAU; Barbara Kovacs, GMU; Andrea Smith, GMU; Suzanne Turcotte, SDSU.

1994 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Cal State Northridge def. Houston, 3-2 (8-15, 15-5, 11-15, 15-11, 15-13)
Northern Arizona def. Memphis, 3-0 (15-5, 15-11, 15-2)
Cal State Northridge def. Memphis, 3-0 (15-7, 15-7, 15-9)
Northern Arizona def. Houston, 3-1 (18-16, 8-15, 16-14, 16-14)
Houston def. Memphis, 3-0 (15-5, 15-2, 15-11)
Northern Arizona def. Cal State Northridge, 3-2 (15-11, 15-10, 6-15, 13-15, 15-10)
All-tournament: Jenny Treglown, NAU (MVP); Heather Anderson, CSN; Missy Clements, CSN; Lilly Denoon-Chester, UH; Julie Machado, NAU; Aimee Stone, CSN; Paula Townsend, NAU.

1996 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Southern Mississippi def. McNeese State, 3-1 (15-3, 6-15, 15-5, 15-13)
Northern Arizona def. Arkansas-Little Rock, 3-1 (13-15, 15-10, 15-9, 15-13)
Arkansas-Little Rock def. McNeese State, 3-0 (15-7, 15-11, 15-10)
Northern Arizona def. Southern Mississippi, 3-0 (15-11, 15-4, 15-12)
Arkansas-Little Rock def. Southern Mississippi, 3-0 (15-7, 15-5, 15-9)
Northern Arizona def. McNeese State, 3-0 (15-11, 15-4, 15-8)
All-tournament: Tami Burchard, NAU (MVP); Tosha Barnicoat, USM; Susan Brondell, NAU; Barbara Gomez, UALR; Melissa Haugen, NAU; Paula Morgan, UALR.

1997 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Oregon def. Ohio, 3-1 (15-5, 15-17, 15-6, 15-7)
Northern Arizona def. Cal State Fullerton, 3-0 (19-17, 15-7, 15-3)
Oregon def. Cal State Fullerton, 3-0 (15-4, 15-6, 16-14)
Northern Arizona def. Ohio, 3-0 (15-12, 15-3, 15-10)
Cal State Fullerton def. Ohio, 3-0 (15-3, 15-11, 15-13)
Northern Arizona def. Oregon, 3-1 (15-6, 1-15, 15-11, 15-4)
All-tournament: Tami Burchard, NAU (MVP); Casey Crisler, Oregon; Madeline Ernst, Oregon; Carolyn Kittell, CSF; Traci Nation, Ohio; Jenny Treglown, NAU.

1998 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Arkansas-Little Rock def. Providence, 3-0 (15-5, 15-3, 15-7)
Providence def. Mississippi State, 3-0 (15-7, 15-10, 15-5)
Northern Arizona def. Arkansas-Little Rock, 3-1 (10-15, 15-4, 15-11, 15-10)
Arkansas-Little Rock def. Mississippi State, 3-1 (7-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-3)
Northern Arizona def. Providence, 3-0 (15-4, 15-10, 15-7)
Northern Arizona def. Mississippi State, 3-0 (15-11, 15-4, 15-5)
All-tournament: Xylena Sanders, NAU (MVP); Tiwi Bond, NAU; Melissa Haugen, NAU; Colleen Lee, PC; Christine Owen, MSU; Jelena Radovanovic, UALR.

1999 (Champion: Purdue)
Purdue def. Xavier, 3-1 (15-8, 15-4, 4-15, 15-12)
Northern Arizona def. UC Irvine, 3-0 (17-15, 15-1, 16-14)
Purdue def. UC Irvine, 3-0 (15-8, 15-10, 15-7)
Northern Arizona def. Xavier, 3-0 (15-7, 15-4, 15-7)
Xavier def. UC Irvine, 3-1 (15-7, 15-10, 14-16, 15-3)
Purdue def. Northern Arizona, 3-0 (15-7, 15-11, 15-12)
All-tournament: Aneska Arosarena, Purdue (MVP); Michell Axlund, NAU; Larissa Carter, UCI; Taryn Catlin, Purdue; Jenny Janszen, XU; Amber Thom, NAU.

2000 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Arkansas-Little Rock def. Georgetown, 3-1 (15-10, 10-15, 15-5, 17-15)
Northern Arizona def. Murray State, 3-0 (15-9, 15-13, 15-10)
Georgetown def. Murray State, 3-0 (15-12, 15-3, 15-11)
Northern Arizona def. Arkansas-Little Rock, 3-2 (15-12, 15-12, 2-15, 9-15, 15-7)
Arkansas-Little Rock def. Murray State, 3-2 (7-15, 15-6, 6-15, 15-10, 20-18)
Northern Arizona def. Georgetown, 3-0 (15-6, 18-16, 15-7)
All-tournament: Chelsea Robb, NAU (MVP); Whitney Donahue, NAU; Kiran Gill, GU; Carrie Potthast, MSU; Tanja Radovic, UALR; Raquel Sampaio, UALR.

2001 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Oregon State def. UC Irvine, 3-2 (31-33, 26-30, 30-17, 30-21, 15-6)
Northern Arizona def. Radford, 3-0 (30-19, 30-23, 30-19)
Oregon State def. Radford, 3-1 (30-22, 30-22, 27-30, 30-18)
Northern Arizona def. UC Irvine, 3-1 (30-15, 30-25, 25-30, 30-23)
Radford def. UC Irvine, 3-1 (30-28, 30-21, 30-32, 30-25)
Northern Arizona def. Oregon State, 3-2 (27-30, 29-31, 30-28, 30-15, 15-13)
All-tournament: Xylena Sanders, NAU (MVP); Laura Collins, OSU; Chanda McLeod, UCI; Chelsea Robb, NAU; Gina Schmidt, OSU; Katie Sherwood, RU.

2002 (Champion: Santa Clara)
#24 Santa Clara def. Eastern Illinois, 3-1 (30-17, 30-15, 28-30, 30-27)
Northern Arizona def. Idaho, 3-2 (30-27, 30-21, 22-30, 28-30, 15-12)
#24 Santa Clara def. Idaho, 3-0 (30-17, 30-15, 30-27)
Northern Arizona def. Eastern Illinois, 3-0 (30-21, 30-25, 31-29)
Eastern Illinois def. Idaho, 3-1 (30-28, 31-29, 25-30, 30-25)
#24 Santa Clara def. Northern Arizona, 3-0 (30-25, 30-27, 30-22)
All-tournament: Becky Potter, SCU (MVP); Kelli Sousa, SCU; Ellie Butterfield, NAU; Brooke Haeberle, UI; Chelsea Robb, NAU; Anna-Marie Hammond, UI.

2003 (Champion: San Francisco)
UTEP def. UMKC, 3-0 (30-26, 30-24, 30-25)
Northern Arizona def. UAB, 3-0 (30-12, 30-17, 30-20)
San Francisco def. UTEP, 3-0 (30-19, 30-23, 30-27)
UMKC def. UAB, 3-2 (28-30, 30-19, 31-29, 28-30, 15-13)
San Francisco def. Northern Arizona, 3-1 (27-30, 30-17, 30-26, 30-23)
UTEP def. UAB, 3-2 (30-16, 30-23, 25-30, 28-30, 15-10)
Northern Arizona def. UTEP, 3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-21)
San Francisco def. UAB, 3-0 (30-19, 30-16, 30-13)
Northern Arizona def. UMKC, 3-1 (30-24, 21-30, 30-27, 30-21)
San Francisco def. UMKC, 3-0 (30-17, 30-11, 30-21)
All-tournament: Brittanie Budinger, USF (MVP); Teresa Russell, USF; Claire Robertson, NAU; Ellie Butterfield, NAU; Jennifer Abbruzzese, UTEP; Kristy Waltemeyer, UMKC; Heather Stapleton, UMKC (Outstanding Libero); Karen Boyd, UAB; Martina Shields, UAB.

2005 (Champion: UTEP)
Baylor def. Gonzaga, 3-1 (30-19, 28-30, 30-23, 30-19)
UTEP def. Northern Arizona, 3-1 (30-17, 30-25, 22-30, 30-22)
Gonzaga def. Northern Arizona, 3-2 (16-30, 30-21, 30-23, 21-30, 11-15)
UTEP def. Baylor, 3-2 (30-19, 30-32, 33-31, 23-30, 15-12)
UTEP def. Gonzaga, 3-1 (30-19, 23-30, 30-28, 30-15)
Baylor def. Northern Arizona, 3-1 (30-18, 25-30, 30-25, 30-18)
All-tournament: Kari Stacy, UTEP (MVP); Christie Murphy, UTEP; Nicole LeBlanc, Baylor; Stella Odion, Baylor; Becky Jones, Gonzaga; Colleen Flooker, Northern Arizona.

2006 (Champion: Florida International)
Florida International def. Boise State, 3-2 (30-26, 29-31, 30-22, 26-30, 15-11)
Northern Arizona def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-1 (28-30, 30-16, 30-24, 30-17)
Florida International def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-0 (30-23, 30-22, 30-25)
Boise State def. Northern Arizona, 3-0 (30-25, 30-28, 30-24)
Boise State def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-0 (30-23, 30-24, 30-22)
Florida International def. Northern Arizona, 3-1 (30-27, 26-30, 30-27, 30-26)
All-tournament: Keila Oliveira, Florida Int’l (MVP); Lauren Palsey, TAMUCC; Cameron Flunder, Boise St.; Jeanette Jenkins, Boise St.; Anita Szymanska, Florida Int’l; Yarimar Rosa, Florida Int’l; Outstanding Libero, Brittany Stowers, NAU.

2007 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
High Point def. Duquesne, 3-2 (25-30, 30-21, 33-31, 26-30, 15-8)
Northern Arizona def. Louisiana-Lafayette, 3-0 (30-21, 30-24, 30-20)
Duquesne def. Louisiana-Lafayette, 3-1 (28-30, 30-28, 30-21, 30-18)
Northern Arizona def. High Point, 3-0 (30-27, 30-21, 30-18)
High Point def. Louisiana-Lafayette, 3-2 (28-30, 30-25, 22-30, 30-21, 15-8)
Northern Arizona def. Duquesne, 3-1 (28-30, 30-27, 30-28, 30-20)
All-tournament: Kim Babcock, Northern Arizona (MVP); Erica Castro, Louisiana-Lafayette; Jenni Gross, Duquesne; Audie Gonzalez, High Point; Kristina Taylor, High Point; Kelly Verboom, Northern Arizona; Outstanding Libero, Brittany Stowers, Northern Arizona.

2008 (Champion: Northern Arizona)
Duquesne def. Navy, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-15)
Northern Arizona def. Hampton, 3-0 (25-7, 25-17, 25-13)
Duquesne def. Hampton, 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-11)
Northern Arizona def. Navy, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-18)
Navy def. Hampton, 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-21)
Northern Arizona def. Duquesne, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-21)
All-tournament: Lexi Sullivan, Northern Arizona (MVP); Jana Mays-Robinson, Northern Arizona; Jessica Artman, Duquesne; Tricia Mullen, Duquesne; Holly Berger, Navy; Aaryn Harrison, Hampton; Outstanding Libero, Brittany Stowers, Northern Arizona.

2009 (Champion: Utah State)
Utah State def. The Citadel, 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-19)
Wyoming def. Northern Arizona, 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 22-25, 15-8)
Northern Arizona def. The Citadel, 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-15)
Wyoming def. The Citadel, 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-19)
Utah State def. Wyoming, 3-1 (25-11, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23)
Utah State def. Northern Arizona, 3-1 (25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19)
All-tournament: Liz McArthur, Utah State (MVP); Anna Gott, Northern Arizona (Libero); Chelsea Fowles, Utah State; Shantell Durrant, Utah State; Dani Bedore, Wyoming; JennaRae Jester, Wyoming, Lauren Campbell, Northern Arizona; Jessica Maas, The Citadel.