#1 Nittony Lions vs #2 The Waves on Saturday

Railbird · May 2, 2008

Would be nice if some book out there would show some class and put a line up on the NCAA Volleyball NAtional Championship.

4 PM PDT SOLD OUT Bren Center. ESPN 2

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Penn State -110
Pepperdine -110

Railbird · May 2, 2008

This kid is a sick setter. 6'8 and a blocker. Dick Bennett wanted him bad to play hoop at Wazzu

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Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics

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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=sm vAlign=top><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=lgb>Jonathan Winder </TD></TR><TR><TD class=B><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=lgb colSpan=4># 15 </TD></TR><TR><TD class=B colSpan=4>Setter - S </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=B><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=B>Height: </TD><TD class=B>6-8 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=B><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=B colSpan=4>Senior </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=B><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=B><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=B colSpan=4>Previous Affiliations </TD></TR><TR><TD class=B colSpan=4> Woodbridge HS </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=B colSpan=4>Irvine, Calif. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=arttitle colSpan=4>

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</TD><TD class=B>January 2008 Q&A </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=B vAlign=top></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2></TD></TR><TR><TD class=sm colSpan=2><HR noShade></TD></TR><TR><TD class=sm colSpan=2>[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]CAREER:[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] A three-time All-American ... Has averaged 13.36 assists per game in his first three seasons ... Has also averaged 1.58 digs, 1.07 blocks and 0.68 kills ... A two-time MPSF All-Academic selection.[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]PEPPERDINE 2007:[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Became the fifth player in Pepperdine history to earn National Player of the Year honors, and was also named MPSF Player of the Year ... Averaged 13.38 assists as a sophomore, which ranked second nationally ... Started all 24 matches in which he played and appeared in 90 games ... Hit .465 with 62 kills on 101 swings ... Also averaged 1.92 digs, 1.00 blocks and 0.69 kills ... Missed the first five matches with a leg injury ... Named the AVCA National Player of the Week on Feb. 5 ... His most assists were 67 in five games (3/24 at Long Beach State), 59 in four games (2/9 at USC and 4/26 vs. UC Santa Barbara) and 51 in three games (3/15 vs. Rutgers-Newark) ... Had a triple-double with 63 assists, 14 digs and 13 blocks at Cal State Northridge (1/31) ... Had three other assist-dig double-doubles ... Tied a career high with 14 digs at Stanford (4/6) ... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors for the second time.[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]PEPPERDINE 2006:[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Named to the All-American second team and the All-MPSF third team following his sophomore season ... Averaged 13.30 assists per game, which ranked seventh nationally ... Started all 25 matches and played in 90 games ... Also averaged 1.64 digs, 1.14 blocks and 0.82 kills ... Hit .388 with 74 kills on 139 swings ... His most assists were 70 in five games (2/18 vs. Cal State Northridge), 64 in four games (1/14 vs. Pacific) and 52 in three games (4/8 vs. UC Santa Barbara) ... Other season highs were seven kills (3/18 at UC Irvine), three aces (2/24 at Pacific), nine digs (3/1 at UCLA and 3/16 vs. UCLA) and eight blocks (1/14 vs. Pacific) ... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]PEPPERDINE 2005:[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Named the AVCA’s National Newcomer of the Year after his freshman season ... Also named an All-American second teamer, the MPSF Freshman of the Year and to the All-MPSF third team ... Set the Waves to the NCAA championship and earned a spot on the all-tournament team ... Averaged 13.40 assists in 27 matches and 102 games ... Also averaged 1.23 digs, 1.07 blocks and 0.54 kills ... Hit .368 with 55 kills on 114 attempts ... Named AVCA National Player of the Week on March 13 ... His most assists were 72 in five games (3/12 vs. UCLA), 68 in four games (3/4 at Hawaii) and 51 in three games (3/31 at Long Beach State) ... At the NCAA Championships, had 40 assists in the three-game win over Ohio State (5/5) and 52 in the five-game win over UCLA (5/7) ... Had two assist-dig double-doubles, getting 57-11 at Stanford (1/15) and 46-11 vs. Cal State Northridge (4/28) ... Had one assist-block double-double and narrowly missed a triple-double with 54 assists, 10 blocks and nine digs at Cal State Northridge (4/15).[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]CLUB:[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Starting setter for the U.S. Junior National Team that earned a silver medal at the 2004 NORCECA Championships in Winnipeg, Canada ... Member of 2003 Youth National Team that played at the World University Games ... Led his team to the 2002 gold medal and 2003 bronze medal at the Junior Olympics.[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]HIGH SCHOOL:[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Graduated from Woodbridge High School in Irvine, Calif., in 2004 ... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection ... A three-time high school All-American ... Earned 2003 and 2004 All-CIF and All-Orange County honors in volleyball ... A three-time All-Sea View League honoree ... The 2003-04 Sea View League Male Athlete of the Year ... Excelled in basketball as well and was recruited by some WCC schools in the sport ... Listed as the #11 small forward on the West Coast by Student Sports ... Was a 2004 McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior.[/FONT]
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