Trivia #11 - When not practicing on the court, Hawai'i libero/defensive specialist Ashley Watanabe is the bassist and trombonist for her family's band NYK - Not Yet Known.

Trivia #12 - Flo Hyman acted in an adventure movie before she died in 1986. Her character was "Spike," in "The Order of the Black Eagle", an adventure film in which Rambo-type commandos take on a neo-Nazi organization. '''Because of her outstanding athletic ability she was able to quickly become proficient at knife throwing and karate,'' said one of the executive producers. ...Matthew Mallinson, who edited the movie, adds, ''She's not just standing there looking pretty. She's in one very dynamic sequence where she takes on six or seven people.'''

Trivia #13 - When Kerri Walsh was in her sophomore year in high school she asked for the autograph of her idol, current beach volleyball partner Misty May.

Trivia #14 - In 1957, the FIVB organized a promotional men's tournament in Sofia with the best teams of the world to convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve Volleyball as an Olympic sport. As a result of the very successful tournament, played outdoor in front of the main tribune of the National Stadium with more then 30,000 spectators on the stands, Bulgaria emerged as the winner and the IOC approved Volleyball as an Olympic sport. It was first played in the Olympics in 1964 in Tokyo.

Trivia #15 - In the early 1920s, Bulgaria became the first country in the world with a governing body of volleyball.