Ross and Carey in Final Four

Newport Harbor High products April Ross and Jennifer Carey will be

key players for USC and Hawaii, respectively, in the NCAA Women’s

Volleyball Final Four, which starts today at the New Orleans Sports

Arena.

Carey, a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference and All-WAC

Tournament team selection as a setter, will try to end her senior

season on a high note, as Hawaii takes on Stanford at 4:30 p.m. on

ESPN2.

Ross, who was this season’s West Regional Most Valuable Player and

also earned All-American honors, will lead the top-ranked Trojans

against Florida at 6:30 p.m. The game can be heard on the Internet

at, www.usctrojans.com. ESPN2 will televise a taped show Friday at

10:30 a.m.

The NCAA Championship match will be Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and

will be televised live on ESPN2.

“I’m excited for them and I’m excited about (today),” said Dan

Glenn, the Newport Harbor head man who coached Carey and Ross as

Sailors. “I won’t miss a point.”

-- Steve Virgen