Women’s Volleyball

her final Stanford volleyball competition. ”This one was a total team effort. It was such a battle.”

Stanford’s attack, led by Folkl, Barbara Ifejika and sophomore Kerri Walsh ­ last year’s National Freshman of the Year ­ was bolstered by Paula McNamee, who was superb with career highs of 20 kills and 10 blocks. Folkl had 22 kills, and Walsh had a career-high 30 digs and 14 kills.

The five seniors ­ Folkl, Ifejika, Debbie Lambert, McNamee and setter Lisa Sharpley ­ were the first in NCAA history to win three championships in four years. The women of the Class of ’98 were 125-8 overall, 64-1 at Maples, 70-2 in the Pac-10 and 78-7 against ranked teams.

Sharpley, running the offense for the fourth straight year and primary setter for the past two, now ranks third in Stanford history with 4,288 career assists. In October, she was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the third time in her career. In postseason honors, Sharpley was named Second Team All-American. Folkl, Pac-10 Player of the Year, and Walsh were named First Team All-Americans.

The Old Pros didn’t do it alone. Sophomores Sarah Clark and Jaimi Gregory and freshman Jennifer Detmer were key strengths in every game.

“What I’m going to miss most is how mature these seniors have been, how responsible in carrying out assignments,” said Coach Don Shaw. “Their

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