Dianne
DeNecochea
attended the University of Tennessee where she was a
two-time first team AllConference Selection
in addition to receiving Academic Athlete of the Year Honors. Aftergraduating, Dianne turned professional playing nationally in the
Major League Volleyballleague before heading
to Europe to play in Switzerland with Uni Basel and in Belgium withDauphine. Dianne then returned to the United States to compete
in the sand for the first time with the 4 Woman Pro Beach Volleyball
League, she led Team Paul Mitchell to twoconsecutive championships in 1996 and 1997 before returning to
Europe for one season to play with powerhouse Cemar Volleyball in
Italy. DeNecochea began playing full-time on the AVP tour in 2001,
capturing her first tournament win with partner Liz Masakayan at the
Santa Barbara Open and a Bronze Medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Tour seasonfinale in Fortaleza, Brazil.
DeNecochea has finished the season ranked in the top 11 in four of the
past five years.
Tammy Liebl
was chosen PAC-Ten Player of the Decade after playing
collegiate volleyball at Arizona State. Liebl has a vast amount of
international playing experience. She has competed in three Olympics
(1988, 1992 and 1996) and has played in more than 400 matches for USA
Volleyball. Liebl is a member of the American 1992 Bronze-Medal-Winning
Team in Barcelona. She also won a Bronze medal at the 1990 World
Championships. Leibl competes professionally on the AVP Tour. She also
played professionally in Italy and Brazil.
Pat Keller
graduated from in 1990 from the University of South
Florida. She was a member of the volleyball team that won the Sun Belt
Conference volleyball title three consecutive seasons. Keller has been
playing pro beach volleyball for nine seasons. Her best career finish
was a second in a 1996 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Japan.
Pat is third in career AVP tournaments played.
Avalon Preisendorfer is an alum of
CoastVolleyball Club where she played for
threeyears. In 2004, Avalon was selected
Western League Rookie of the year. She was an honor roll student at La
Jolla High School and graduated in 2006. Avalon is a freshman at Cal
State Long Beach and is an outside hitter on their volleyball team.
