Cal Poly, UCSB to play Volleyball
Match May 13
to Benefit former Mustang Great, Carol Tschasar-Daniel
SAN
LUIS OBISPO, CA -- The Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara
volleyball teams will play a exhibition women's volleyball
match on May 13th to benefit former Cal Poly great
Carol Tschasar-Daniel. First serve is set for 4 pm
in Mott Gym.
Daniel was injured on April 8 by a hit-and-run
driver while jogging with friends along Pacific Coast
Highway in Dana Point. Her injuries include a broken
neck, pelvis and a nearly-severed leg.
Admission to the match is free with
donations being accepted. A raffle will be conducted
throughout the match with proceeds going to the Carol
Daniel Benevolent Fund to help offset medical costs.
"I am so happy that we can put
together a match that honors and benefits one of the
truly meaningful players in Cal Poly volleyball history.
As a coach who aspires to bring our program back to
its status during the glory years of the mid-1980s,
I see Carol as the ultimate representative of that
group," said Cal Poly head coach Jon Stevenson.
"I feel that this match is all about combining
the great, long-standing rivalry between UCSB and
Cal Poly, and making the connection as to just how
tremendously devastating this accident has impacted
a member of our Mustang Athletics Family," Stevenson
stressed.
Daniel played at Cal Poly from 1983-86
and was named All-American by Volleyball Magazine
in 1986 when she set a school record with 75 solo
bocks that season. Daniel also is the school record
holder for 197 career solo blocks, total blocks in
a season with 206 in 1985 (61 solo) and is second
at Cal Poly in all-time blocks with 602. During the
1984 and 1985 seasons she helped Cal Poly to a No.
1 ranking in the AVCA national volleyball poll.
"Carol was a tenacious competitor
who played the game of volleyball with such intensity.
She is a fighter, and that quality will show as she
begins her road back to recovery," said UCSB
head coach Kathy Gregory. "We are honored to
take part in Cal Poly's fund-raiser. This is a great
opportunity for our players to give back to one of
their own, and realize that life should never be taken
for granted. Our thoughts are with Carol and her family
during this difficult time."
A benefit dinner at Giuseppe's in Pismo
Beach, hosted by owner Joe DiFronzo, will follow the
match at 7 pm. Cost of the dinner is $75.00 per person
with proceeds going to the fund.
To donate:
Carol Daniel Benevolent Fund
Washington Mutual
638 Camino De Los Mares #F140
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 661-7480
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