VOLKMAN'S WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
JUNIOR (1999-2000): One of three Cougars to play in all 28 games...Made 24 starts...Named All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention...Earned team Best Defensive Player award...Third among Cougars in scoring (9.4 per game) and second on the squad in rebounding (4.6 per game)...Top returnee in both categories...Registered career-high 11 rebounds at Bowling Green (Dec. 20)...Scored in double figures 12 times, including 18 vs. UCLA (March 9), one shy of her career high, and 17 vs. #20 Arizona (Jan. 13)...Recorded career-high three blocks at Bowling Green and at California (Feb. 26)...Pulled down seven or more rebounds eight times, including nine vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 26) and California (Jan. 27).
SOPHOMORE (1998-99): Played in all 27 games and started 17, including all but one Pac-10 game...Fifth in team scoring, 8.1 points...Tied for eighth in the Pac-10, hitting 75.0% at the free throw line...During one five-game stretch of Pac-10 games scored 77 points (15.4), grabbed 19 rebounds and hit 16-of-18 (88.9%) free throws...Double digit scoring 16 times...Career best 19 points at UCLA and had 18 against Cal at home...Pulled down nine rebounds against Vermont and had eight in games against Arizona and ASU...At Cal hit 5-of-10 field goals, 4-of-5 free throws and scored 16 with four rebounds.
FRESHMAN (1997-98): Played in all 27 games, averaging 18.3 minutes (fifth on the team)...Three times scored 13 points, in opener at Colorado State, against Nevada in the Kona Classic, and at home against Arizona...Hit five-of-8 shots, including two treys, against Arizona...Twice had five rebounds, at ASU and at home against Oregon....Had two treys in five different games...Against Nevada played a season-high 26 minutes, hit 4-of-7 field goals, 2-of-4 treys, all three free throws, grabbed three rebounds and made three steals.
VOLKMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Attended Hanford High, where she earned four varsity letters in basketball, two in soccer and one in track...As a JUNIOR she received team MVP honors and was an all-league first team pick...Earned her second letter in soccer...During her SENIOR year she averaged 18 points and seven rebounds while leading her club to an eighth place finish at the State tournament...Team won the district title...Named team MVP and earned all-league and All-State honors...Named to the All-State tournament team as well...A high jumper during the track season.
PERSONAL: Yvonne Volkman...Born 5-10-79 in Richland...Parents Dave and Shirley Volkman...Two brothers, Mike and Josh...Enjoys listening to music (anything current except country) and watching movies (comedy and horror)...Majoring in Kinesiology and minoring in Psychology and Wellness at WSU.
VOLKMAN'S WSU CAREER HIGHS
POINTS: 19 at UCLA, Jan. 30, 1999
FGM: 7 vs. Arizona, Jan. 13, 2000
FGA: 21 at UCLA, Jan. 30, 1999
3-FGM: 4 vs. California, Jan. 23, 1999
3-FGA: 9 at UCLA, Jan. 30, 1999
FTM: 7 at Colorado State, Nov. 21, 1997
FTA: 9 (twice), vs. Idaho, Dec. 8, 1999*
REB: 11 at Bowling Green, Dec. 20, 1999
ASST: 3 (nine times), at Stanford, Feb. 24, 2000*
BLOCKS: 3 (twice), at California, Feb. 26, 2000*
STEALS: 4 (twice), vs. Wright State, Nov. 27, 1999 at Colorado
MIN: 37 at Washington, Feb. 6, 2000
*indicates most recent occurrence
VOLKMAN'S YEAR BY YEAR SUMMARY
3-PT FG
YEAR GP-GS PTS-AVG FGM-FGA PCT FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR DR TR AVG PF A TO BS ST MIN
1998 27-0 112-4.1 34-109 .312 16-59 .271 28-44 .636 18 45 63 2.3 51 17 31 6 30 495
1999 27-17 218-8.1 69-238 .290 20-79 .253 60-80 .750 33 79 112 4.1 63 31 38 6 33 715
2000 28-24 262-9.4 101-254 .398 11-28 .393 49-70 .700 46 82 128 4.6 73 40 36 16 28 787
Career 82-41 592-7.2 204-601 .339 47-166 .283 137-194 .706 97 206 303 3.7 187 88 105 28 91 1997
