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04/23/2012 Weekly Softball Game NotesUtah State softball prepares for five games this week. 04/12/2012 Utah State Gets Back To WAC Action Against In-State Foe Brigham YoungGame notes for WAC weekend series 04/09/2012 Weekly Softball Game NotesUtah State set to play six games this week. 04/05/2012 Utah State Softball Continues WAC Play In FresnoAggies look to extended winning streak against Bulldogs 04/02/2012 Weekly Softball UpdateAggies take on in-state foe, Utah Valley on Tueday. 05/05/2012 Utah State Softball vs. Hawai'iUtah State Softball vs. Hawai'i 03/30/2012 Utah State Softball vs. NevadaUtah State Softball vs. Nevada Carissa Millsap-Kalaba (Cal-uh-ba) enters her third season at Utah State. During her second season at the helm of USU's squad, the Aggies went 15-42. Utah State ended the season 8-15 in Western Athletic Conference action for a fifth-place finish which is the highest finish for USU since joining the WAC. Under Millsap-Kalaba, 10 Aggie players earned academic all-WAC honors in 2011. Sophomores Kassandra Uchida and Allison Lenzora were both named to the second-team all-WAC and both were selected to the 2012 preseason all-WAC team. Millsap-Kalaba came to Utah State after five seasons as the head coach at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif. Biola is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). While at Biola, Millsap-Kalaba led the Eagles to five-straight playoff appearances, the longest streak in the program's 17-year history. Her teams also finished no lower than fifth in the tough Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC), posting an overall mark of 59-61. During her tenure at Biola, she compiled an overall record of 143-93 (.606), averaging just under 29 wins per year. Under Millsap-Kalaba, the Eagles ended the 2009 season with a record of 19-21, advancing to the GSAC Tournament as the fifth-seed, falling to Azusa Pacific. Biola was third in the conference with a 1.84 ERA and fourth in batting with a .273 team average. In her first four seasons at Biola, the Eagles averaged 31 wins per year. In 2005, she led the Eagles to a 34-16 mark and the team's first NAIA Region II appearance in three seasons. In 2006, she led Biola to a 32-14 record, which was third-best season in the program's history. In addition to coaching at Biola, Millsap-Kalaba coached the Jets Gold U18 team from 2002-2009. She was also the head coach at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Calif., from 2000-04. Millsap-Kalaba started her collegiate career at Hofstra University, playing there from 1996-97. After transferring to powerhouse UCLA, she was a catcher and utility player from 1997-99, helping the Bruins to the Women's College World Series title in 1999. A 2000 graduate of UCLA, she earned her bachelor's degree in history. The former Carissa Millsap is married to Joe Kalaba, who is the travel coordinator for the Utah State Athletics Department.
Millsap-Kalaba's Coaching File 2005-09 - Biola University Head Coach 2002-09 - Jets Gold 18U Team Head Coach 2000-04- Arcadia High School Head Coach |
