2015 Mississippi State Volleyball Match Notes
Hunter Richardson, Sports Information Director
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Matches 1-4: Bulldog Invitational
Friday, Aug. 28
Match 1: Mississippi State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12:00 p.m. CT)
Match 2: Mississippi State vs. ULM (7:00 p.m. CT)
Saturday, Aug. 29
Match 3: Mississippi State vs. Jackson State (12:00 p.m. CT)
Match 4: Mississippi State vs. Southern Utah (7:00 p.m. CT)
Match Day Quick Facts
Series: Mississippi State has faced three of its four Bulldog Invitational opponents
before this weekend, holding winning records against all three. MSU is 1-0 against
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-0 win in Starkville on Aug. 29, 2008) and 19-2 against Jackson
State, having won its last 14 matches against the Tigers. State is 9-4 against ULM, including 5-0 at home, but fell in the last meeting, 3-0, in Huntsville, Texas, last season.
The Bulldogs have never faced Southern Utah before this weekend.
Gameday Coverage: For coverage of the Bulldogs in the Bulldog Invitational, fans
can tune into the broadcast on the SEC Network +. Fans can access all four MSU
matches through ESPN3.com or the WatchESPN app. Live stats for all four matches
can be found at www.HailState.com.
McFatrich Era Opens With The Bulldog Invitational
• Friday marks the beginning of the David McFatrich era, as the former Central Arkansas head coach for four years is at the helm of the Bulldogs. McFatrich was named the 11th head coach in MSU volleyball history on Jan. 12, 2015.
• McFatrich brings a 96-36 overall record to MSU, including a pair of NCAA
Tournament appearances in his four years at Central Arkansas.
• After starting last year on the road, MSU will open 2015 at home. This marks the eighth time in the last nine years the Bulldogs start the year at home.
• MSU returns a total of 10 letterwinners, with two of those handling starting duties for the majority of 2014. Of the 10, there are five seniors: Shelby Anderton, Amber Gass, Emily Howard, Ellen Stuart and Alex Warren. State has seven newcomers for 2015, including five freshmen and two junior transfers.
Match Day Notes
Venue:..........................................Newell-Grissom Building
Location:........................................................Starkville, Miss.
When:...................................................................... Aug. 28-29
Time...........................Fri, Aug. 28 @ 12:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 29 @ 12:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.
Television:...................................................... SEC Network +
Live Stats:..............................................www.HailState.com
2015 Schedule
Date Opponent
W/LTime/Score
Aug. 28 ! Arkansas-Pine Bluff
+12:00 p.m.
Aug. 28 ! ULM
+7:00 p.m.
Aug. 29 ! Jackson State
+12:00 p.m.
Aug. 29 ! Southern Utah
+7:00 p.m.
Sept. 4 @ Stetson
+7:00 p.m.
Sept. 5 @ Mississippi Valley State
+1:00 p.m.
Sept. 5 @ Chattanooga
+7:00 p.m.
Sept. 11 # at Notre Dame
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 12 # vs. Penn State
9:00 a.m.
Sept. 12 # vs. Eastern Kentucky
3:30 p.m.
Sept. 18 $ vs. Southern Miss
4:00 p.m.
Sept. 19 $ vs. Austin Peay
12:00 p.m.
Sept. 19 $ at Memphis
7:00 p.m.
Sept. 23 * at Alabama
^7:00 p.m.
Sept. 27 * at Ole Miss
^2:00 p.m.
Oct. 2
* at Kentucky
^6:00 p.m.
Oct. 4 * South Carolina
^11:00 a.m.
Oct. 9 * Missouri
+7:00 p.m.
Oct. 11 * Georgia
+12:00 p.m.
Oct. 16 * at LSU
+7:00 p.m.
Oct. 18 * at Texas A&M
+1:00 p.m.
Oct. 23 * at Missouri
7:00 p.m.
Oct. 25 * Tennessee
^12:00 p.m.
Nov. 2
at Troy
6:00 p.m.
Nov. 6 * at Florida
+3:00 p.m.
Nov. 8 * Arkansas
+1:00 p.m.
Nov. 13 * Auburn
+5:00 p.m.
Nov. 15 * Texas A&M
+1:00 p.m.
Nov. 20 * at South Carolina
6:00 p.m.
Nov. 22 * at Georgia
^3:00 p.m.
Nov. 25 * LSU
+6:00 p.m.
Nov. 27 * Ole Miss
+7:00 p.m.
All times central; Dates and times subject to change
BOLD denotes home match
* denotes SEC match
! - Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.)
@ - Maroon Classic (Starkville, Miss.)
# - Golden Dome Invitational (South Bend, Ind.)
$ - Tiger Invitational (Memphis, Tenn.)
^ - SEC Network
+ - SEC Network Plus
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2014 Stat Comparison
Category MSUUAPBULM JSU SUU
Kills
12691191131711421373
Attack Pct.
.146.132.138.155.195
Assists 11841058124310581296
Aces
155109170116161
Digs
19131593176412511822
Total Blocks
219.0205.5175.5227.5246.0
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
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Maroon Classic
Fri., Sept. 4 Stetson
Newell-Grissom
7:00 p.m.
Starkville, Miss.
Sat., Sept. 5
Miss. Valley State 1:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 5
Chattanooga
7:00 p.m.
Newell-Grissom
Starkville, Miss.
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McFatrich Era Opens With Bulldog Invitational
Bulldog Set Points
MSU Opens With Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...
Harris Returns After Stellar Season ...
MSU sophomore Payton Harris returns for her sophomore campaign after a rookie season that saw her be named MSU’s third AVCA
All-American and also to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Friday’s 2015 season opener will mark only the second time in history
that MSU and Arkansas-Pine Bluff have faced each other. The only
previous meeting came in 2008, when State took down the Golden
Lions, 3-0.
Harris finished 2014 with a school record 735 digs, falling just five
short of setting the SEC single-season record. She also set the school
and SEC records for digs in a match with 59 against Northwestern
State on Sept. 13 in a five-set victory.
Bulldogs Take On ULM ...
State and ULM will battle for the 14th time, with MSU holding a 9-4
advantage in the series. The Warhawks took last year’s meeting in
Huntsville, Texas, 3-0. The Bulldogs had won the previous six meetings
before last year’s contest.
State Versus The Tigers ...
In-state foes MSU and Jackson State will meet for the 22nd time in
history in the Bulldogs’ Saturday opener. Mississippi State has dominated the series with a 19-2 advantage, including winning the last 14
matches. The last time these two teams met was in 2012, when MSU
captured a 3-0 victory in Starkville.
Mississippi State Battles Southern Utah ...
Mississippi State’s tournament finale will be against Southern Utah, a
team the Bulldogs have not faced in their 40-year history.
Bulldogs Against The Conferences ...
Of MSU’s four opponents, two are from the SWAC, one from the Sun
Belt Conference and another from the Big Sky Conference. The
Bulldogs are 53-46 against Sun Belt opponents, 27-2 versus SWAC foes
and 2-7 against teams in the Big Sky.
No.
735
632
558
511
508
SEC Single-Season Digs
Year
1. Elena Martinez, LSU
2007
2. Payton Harris, MSU
2014
3. Shelly Gross, Georgia
1986
4. Ellen Mullins, Tennessee2013
5. Roxanne McVey, MSU
2013
6. Chloe Goldman, Tennessee 2007
7. Tara Langley, Ole Miss
2007
8. Amy Pauly, Alabama
2007
9. Stephanie Klefot, Kentucky 2011
10. Rachel Engel, Florida
2005
No.
740
735
655
640
632
628
626
616
608
599
Team Captains Announced For 2015 ...
Coach McFatrich announced his team captains for the 2015 season a
week before the 2015 season opener, naming seniors Shelby Anderton and Alex Warren and junior transfer Evie Grace Singleton as the
Bulldogs’ leaders for his first season.
Scouting The Bulldogs’ Opponents ...
Arkansas-Pine Bluff went 12-21 and 6-2 in the SWAC last season. The
Golden Lions’ second-leading attacker returns for the 2015 season, as
Whitney Harris accummulated 200 kills in 2014. She also led UAPB
in blocks last season with 83. UAPB lost both their leader in kills and
assists from last year.
The Fatch And Singleton Duo Continues ...
Since the age of 13, Singleton has been under the leadership of
McFatrich and her final two years of collegiate volleyball will not
change that. After spending the previous two seasons at UCA with
Fatch, Singleton transferred to Mississippi State after her head coach
took the top spot with the volleyball Bulldogs.
ULM enters Friday after going 9-24 last season and 3-17 in the Sun
Belt. The Warhawks bring back their 2014 leaders in kills (Hope Pawlik,
325), assists (Bayleigh Hoffman, 989) and blocks (Kaitlyn Shearer,
79).
Former Star UCA Setter Added To Staff ...
Once a Southland Player of the Year and a three-time Southland Setter
of the Year, Marissa Collins is now on the sidelines coaching the Bulldogs. McFatrich named Collins his graduate assistant coach earlier this
week after a stellar collegiate and overseas professional career.
Jackson State finished 2014 11-21 and 5-3 in the SWAC. The Tigers
return their 2014 leaders in kills (Taija Thomas, 279), assists (Jenna
Sidiqui, 687) and blocks (Mikayla Rolle, 98).
Southern Utah went 14-15 and 6-10 in the Big Sky in 2014. The Thunderbirds return their leading attacker in Remo Gaogao (337 kills) and
their 2014 leader in assists, Faith Ma’afala (1147 assists).
While at UCA, Collins was also the 2010 SLC Freshman of the Year and a
four-time All-SLC honoree, including landing on the All-SLC First Team
three times. In 2013, Collins became the first player in SLC history to
claim the SLC Player and Setter of the Year awards in the same season.
New Head Coaches Trend ...
This weekend’s Bulldog Invitational will feature three programs with
new head coaches. Along with MSU’s McFatrich, Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s
Dustin Sahlmann and Southern Utah’s Craig Choate will also be
coaching their first match this weekend with their respective programs.
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MSU Single-Season Digs
Year
1. Payton Harris
2014
2. Roxanne McVey
2013
3. Roxanne McVey2012
4. Megan Lukasek
2007
5. Misty Farmer
1995
Former Bulldog Taking On Manager Role ...
After donning the Maroon and White last season on the court, Kelly
Costeira has taken to a manager role for the 2015 season, working
behind-the-scenes to keep the Bulldogs going. Costeira’s duties range
from statting practices to helping organize player practice and match
day gear and other day-to-day operations for MSU volleyball.
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Bulldog Set Points
A Look At The 2015 Roster ...
McFatrich’s first Bulldog squad consists of 17 total players with 10
returning letterwinners and seven newcomers. Of those 10 returners,
five are seniors (Anderton, Amber Gass, Emily Howard, Ellen Stuart
and Warren). Of the seven newcomers, five are freshmen, while two
(Jazmyne Johnson and Singleton) are junior transfers.
SEC To Broadcast All MSU Home Matches ...
Of the Bulldogs 16 home matches in 2015, six will be nationally broadcasted on the SEC Network. The remaining 10 matches will be shown
on the SEC Network +. Four of MSU’s away matches will be shown on
the Network, while three others will be aired on the Plus. Fans can
access SEC Network + matches through the WatchESPN app or ESPN3.
com.
Transfers Incoming ...
As mentioned, two of MSU’s seven newcomers transferred in for the
2015 season. Singleton comes to Starkville after spending the prior
two years with McFatrich at UCA, while Johnson transferred to State
from Middle Tennessee. She joins Anderton as the Bulldogs’ second
MT transfer, after the senior switched to the Maroon and White last
season.
Florida Picked To Win 2015 SEC Crown ...
The Gators, who finished last season 28-4 overall and 18-0 in conference play to win the SEC, received 12 of the 13 first-place votes to top
the league for the third-straight year. Alabama garnered the other
first-place vote, finishing second in the poll.
Sato, The First Family Of Volleyball ...
Freshman setter Blossom Sato comes from a long line of volleyball
greatness and will look to continue her family’s excellence as she
begins her rookie campaign at MSU.
Sato’s mother, Liane, lettered at San Diego State from 1985-86 and was
a member of the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team in 1988 and
1992, when the U.S. won the bronze medal.
Her uncle, Eric Sato, was a member of the 1988 U.S. Men’s National
Team that claimed gold and the 1992 squad that earned bronze. Her
other uncle, Gary Sato, lettered at UC-Santa Barbara as an All-American outside hitter and served as the U.S.’s head coach in the 1985
FIVB World Cup gold medal finish. Sato has over 20 years of coaching
experience for the USVMNT.
Jersey Watch 2015 ...
Three Bulldogs will be donning new jersey numbers for the 2015
season. Senior Amber Gass switched from No. 11 to No. 19, while junior Cheyenne Spell went from No. 22 to No. 3 and sophomore Ericka
Timberlake switched from No. 24 to No. 4.
A Little Texas Flavor ...
Of the 17 on the MSU roster for the season, eight call the state of Texas
home, the most of any place represented on the Bulldog team.
Coming in second is California, which has four on the Maroon and
White.
New Name, New Digs For The Griss ...
In its 19th year as the home of MSU volleyball, The Newell-Grissom
Building underwent a number of upgrades this past summer. Along
with its new nickname “The Griss” which was coined by McFatrich, the
Bulldogs’ home received a new, sleek gray court, along with a renovated locker room, a team film room, new wall graphics, new outside
graphics and a fresh coat of paint around the building.
SEC Network = More Volleyball For Fans ...
The SEC Network, which turned a year oldin early August, has already
blown expectations out of the water. Since its launch last fall, the
Network has quintupled national coverage of soccer and volleyball as
it enters its second year.
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2015 HAILSTATEVB PLAYER BREAKDOWN
Payton Harris | #1 | So. | L/DS | 5-5 | Houston, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
D
PTS
Shelby Anderton | #2 | Sr. | S | 6-0 | Collierville, Tenn.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Notes: Led MSU in 2014 with 750 assists and a 6.30 assists per set
average... Finished 11th in the SEC in both categories... Posted seven
double-doubles last season, which stood in the top 15 of the SEC... Led
MSU in assists in 23 of its 33 contests... Earned five matches of 40-plus
assists... Tallied double-digit digs in seven matches
PTS
Notes: Saw action in 25 of MSU’s 33 matches in 2014... Missed State’s
final five matches due to injury... Led the Bulldogs in reception percentage with a .953 clip, only tallying 16 errors on 342 attempts... Third
on the squad in service aces with 13 (0.15/set)... Totaled 173 digs (1.94/
set) last season
Cheyenne Spell | #3 | Jr. | L/DS | 5-4 | Diana, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
Ericka Timberlake | #4 | So. | OH | 5-10 | Frisco, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Bali Leffall-Young | #5 | Jr. | MB | 6-2 | Cerritos, Calif.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Torrey Tinney | #6 | Fr. | L/DS | 5-6 | Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Savannah Cressman | #7 | Fr. | L/DS | 5-5 | Highlands Ranch, Colo.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Evie Grace Singleton | #8 | Jr. | OH | 5-10 | Little Rock, Ark.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Khris Carr | #9 | Fr. | OH | 5-11 | Starkville, Miss.
MP
SP
K
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SA
B
PTS
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Notes: 2014 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American... 2014 All-SEC
Freshman... Owns SEC and Mississippi State record for digs in a match
(59 vs. Northwestern State, 9/13/14)... Owns MSU record for digs in
a season (735)... Finished 2014 ranked second nationally in digs and
digs per set (6.12)... One of three Bulldogs to play in all 33 matches last
season... Led MSU with 32 aces
Notes: Played in only 11 matches, drawing seven starts, in 2014 due
to concussion injuries... Totaled 102 digs, 38 kills, seven assists, four
blocks and two aces... Earned two double-doubles on the year
Notes: SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20, 2014)... Played in
31 of MSU’s 33 matches, drawing 28 starts... Led MSU in blocks (84.0),
blocks per set (0.80) and attacking percentage (.278)...Top five on the
squad in kills (157) and kills per set (1.50)... Earned double-digit kills in
four matches and double-digit blocks in one match
Notes: Incoming freshman...Two-year letterwinner and star libero at La
Costa Canyon High School... Led freshman squad to league championship in 2011-12... Helped LCCHS to a showing in the CIF San Diego
Section Tournament championship match her senior year
Notes: Incoming freshman... Four-time letterwinner and captain at Valor Christian High School... Set school record for digs with 845... Helped
VCHS to three regional championships and three state appearances,
including a third-place finish in 2012... Helped lead her club team to
five-straight appearances in the Junior National Championships
Notes: Transfer from Central Arkansas who played for McFatrich for
the last two seasons... 2014 All-Southland First Team... Southland
Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, 2014)... Was a part of 2013 UCA
squad to make it to the NCAA Tournament... Started all 32 matches in
2014, totaling 388 kills and a 3.34 per set average... Finished 11th in the
NCAA in total aces (53) and 10 in aces per set (0.46)
Notes: Incoming freshman... Five-year letterwinner at Starkville High
School who began playing on the varsity squad in eighth grade...
Helped SHS capture 2011 District Championship and finish runner up
in 2014... 2012 Commercial Dispatch Volleyball Player of the Year... First
Team All-District in 2014...
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2015 HAILSTATEVB PLAYER BREAKDOWN
Katie Nicholson | #10 | Fr. | MB | 6-2 | Aledo, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Ellen Stuart | #12 | Sr. | L/DS | 5-8 | Austin, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Notes: Despite being hindered by knee injuries, played in 19 of MSU’s
33 matches... One of six Bulldogs to record 100-plus digs... Finished
2014 with 120 digs and 11 aces... Recorded four double-digit digs
matches... Entering her senior season feeling healthier than ever after
enduring two knee surgeries over her collegiate career
PTS
Notes: One of three Bulldogs to play in all 33 matches in 2014... Also
one of two MSU players to participate in all 120 sets... Second on the
squad with 306 kills and a 2.55 kills per set average... Her 337.5 points
was second for the Bulldogs... Led the team with 174 kills in SEC play...
Led or tied for the lead in kills in 14 matches
Chelsea Duhs | #13 | Jr. | OH | 6-1 | Laguna Niguel, Calif.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
Jazmyne Johnson | #14 | Jr. | RS | 6-1 | DeSoto, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Emily Howard | #15 | Sr. | MB | 6-2 | Georgetown, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Alex Warren | #18 | Sr. | RS | 6-1 | San Antonio, Texas
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Amber Gass | #19 | Sr. | L/DS | 5-5 | Ballston Spa, N.Y.
MP
SP
K
A
SA
B
PTS
Blossom Sato | #22 | Fr. | S | 5-9 | Santa Monica, Calif.
MP
SP
K
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B
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Notes: Incoming freshman... Helped lead Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School to the 2013 Texas high school state championship, leading
her conference in blocks... Finalist for 2014 State of Texas Christian Athlete of the Year... Played for the prestigious Texas Advantage Volleyball
club... Completely tore her ACL, fractured end of femur bone and tore
her meniscus twice in 2014 and then again in early 2015
Notes: Transfer from Middle Tennessee... Accummulated 326 kills and
174 blocks in a total of 185 sets in two years with the Blue Raiders...
Finished second the MT squad last season with 86 blocks and third
with 187 kills despite missing nine matches due to injury
Notes: Appeared in 26 of MSU’s 33 matches and started in 12
contests... One of five Bulldogs to accummulate more than 100 kills
during the season... Finished the year with 132 kills, a 1.71 kills per set
average, 51 blocks and a 0.66 blocks per set average... Finished fifth in
kills and fourth in blocks
Notes: Played in 31 of State’s 33 matches, starting in 23 of those
contests... Led MSU with 311 kills, a 2.78 kills per set average and 348.0
points (3.11/set)... Third on the Bulldog squad with 59.0 total blocks...
15th in the SEC in kills per set... Was top 20 in the league with 3.06
points per set in conference matches... Led or tied for the lead in kills in
20 of State’s matches
Notes: Played in 22 matches, drawing eight starts and seeing time
in 60 total sets despite battling back injuries... Totaled 97 digs and
eight service aces for the year... Fourth on the MSU squad in serve
receptions, tallying a total of 206 attempts with only 13 errors (.937
reception percentage)
Notes: Incoming freshman... Three-year varsity team captain at Santa
Monica High School... Three-time First Team All-California Interscholastic Federation... Led the Ocean League in assists for three seasons,
proving to be one of the best setters in the state... Named to 2013
AVCA Phenom Watch List... 2014 AVCA Under Armour High School
All-American Senior nomination
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Payton Harris
L/DS • 5-5 • So.
Houston, Texas
6
Torrey Tinney
L/DS • 5-6 • Fr.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.
12
Ellen Stuart
L/DS • 5-8 • Sr.
Austin, Texas
19
Amber Gass
L/DS • 5-5 • Sr.
Ballston Spa, N.Y.
2
Shelby Anderton
S • 6-0 • Sr.
Collierville, Tenn.
7
3
Cheyenne Spell
L/DS • 5-4 • Jr.
Diana, Texas
8
Savannah Cressman
Evie Grace Singleton
L/DS • 5-5 • Fr.
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
OH • 5-10 • Jr.
Little Rock, Ark.
13
Chelsea Duhs
OH • 6-1 • Jr.
Laguna Niguel, Calif.
22
Blossom Sato
S • 5-9 • Fr.
Santa Monica, Calif.
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Jazmyne Johnson
4
Ericka Timberlake
OH • 5-10 • So.
Frisco, Texas
9
Khris Carr
OH • 5-11 • Fr.
Starkville, Miss.
15
Emily Howard
5
Bali Leffall-Young
MB • 6-2 • Jr.
Cerritos, Calif.
10
Katie Nicholson
MB • 6-2 • Fr.
Aledo, Texas
18
Alex Warren
RS • 6-1 • Jr.
MB • 6-2 • Sr.
RS • 6-1 • Sr.
DeSoto, Texas
Georgetown, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
HC
David McFatrich
AC
1st Season
Brittany Newberry
1st Season
Arkansas, 1986
Central Ark., 2008
8
AC
John Newberry
1st Season
Central Ark., 2005
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2015 Numerical Roster
General Information
No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
18
Name Payton Harris
Shelby Anderton
Cheyenne Spell
Ericka Timberlake
Bali Leffall-Young
Torrey Tinney
Savannah Cressman
Evie Grace Singleton
Khris Carr
Katie Nicholson
Ellen Stuart
Chelsea Duhs
Jazmyne Johnson
Emily Howard
Alex Warren
Pos. Ht. L/DS 5-5
S 6-0
L/DS 5-4
OH 5-10
MB 6-2
L/DS 5-6
L/DS 5-5
OH 5-10
OH 5-11
MB 6-2
L/DS 5-8
OH 6-1
RS 6-1
MB 6-2
RS 6-2
Cl. So.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
1L
Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair HS)
1L
Collierville, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee State)
1L
Longview, Texas (Tyler [TX] JC)
1L
Frisco, Texas (Heritage HS)
2L
Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos HS)
HS
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS)
HS
Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian HS)
TR
Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas)
HS
Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS)
HS Aledo, Texas (Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School)
2L
Austin, Texas (Lamar/Westwood HS)
2L Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS)
TR
DeSoto, Texas (Middle Tennessee)
1L
Georgetown, Texas (Houston)
3L
San Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt HS)
19
22
Amber Gass
Blossom Sato
L/DS 5-5 Sr. 1L
S 5-9 Fr. HS
Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Hudson Valley CC)
Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS)
Head Coach: David McFatrich (Arkansas, 1986) - First Year at MSU
Assistant Coach: Brittany Newberry (Central Arkansas, 2008) - First Year at MSU
Assistant Coach: John Newberry (Central Arkansas, 2005) - First Year at MSU
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Marissa Collins (Central Arkansas, 2013) - First Year at MSU
Manager: Kelly Costeira
Strength Coach: ZZ Gore
Certified Athletic Trainer: Julie Martin
Academic Advisor: Jimmy Glassford
Sports Information Director: Hunter Richardson
2015 Alphabetical Roster
No. 1
9
7
13
19
1
15
14
5
10
22
8
3
12
4
6
18
Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
Shelby Anderton
S 6-0 Jr. TR
Collierville, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee State)
Khris Carr
OH 5-11 Fr. HS
Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS)
Savannah Cressman
L 5-5 Fr. HS
Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian HS)
Chelsea Duhs
OH 6-1 Jr. 2L Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS)
Amber Gass
DS 5-5 Sr. 1L
Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Hudson Valley CC)
Payton Harris
L 5-5 So. 1L
Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair HS)
Emily Howard
MB 6-2 Sr. 1L
Georgetown, Texas (Houston)
Jazmyne Johnson
RS 6-1 Jr. TR
DeSoto, Texas (Middle Tennessee)
Bali Leffall-Young
MB 6-2 Jr. 2L
Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos HS)
Katie Nicholson
MB 6-2 Fr. HS Aledo, Texas (Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School)
Blossom Sato
S 5-9 Fr. HS
Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS)
Evie Grace Singleton OH 5-10 Jr. TR
Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas)
Cheyenne Spell
DS 5-4 Jr. 1L
Longview, Texas (Tyler [TX] JC)
Ellen Stuart
DS 5-8 Sr. 2L
Austin, Texas (Lamar/Westwood HS)
Ericka Timberlake
OH 5-10 So. 1L
Frisco, Texas (Heritage HS)
Torrey Tinney
L/DS 5-6 Fr. HS
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS)
Alex Warren
RS 6-2 Sr. 3L
San Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt HS)
Pronunciation Guide
Chelsea Duhs - Dues
Bali Leffall-Young - Bah-lee Luh-Fall
Blossom Sato - Sah-Tow
Evie Grace Singleton - Eh-v
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Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi State University
Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starkville, Miss.
Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 28, 1878
Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,138
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulldogs
Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon & White
Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeastern (West)
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Mark E. Keenum
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Stricklin
Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Carr
Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newell-Grissom Building
Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
Program History
Program Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-Present
Overall Record (40 seasons) . . . . . . . . . . 502-781 (.391)
SEC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-369 (.189)
Highest SEC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5th (1984)
SEC Tournament Appearances*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(1979-87, 90-98, 2005)
SEC Tournament Record*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 (.185)
* - SEC Tournament was held from 1979-2005
Team Staff
Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . David McFatrich (1st Season)
Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arkansas, 1986
Mississippi State Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year
Career Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-36 (.727)
SEC Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year
Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brittany Newberry
Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Arkansas, 2008
Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Newberry
Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Arkansas, 2005
Graduate Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . Marissa Collins
Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Arkansas, 2013
Volleyball Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.325.2722
Sport Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Wetherbee
Certified Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Martin
Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Costeira
Strength Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZZ Gore
Academic Counselor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Glassford
Media Relations Contact . . . . . . . . Hunter Richardson
Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.325.6259
Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.490.4175
E-Mail. . . . . . . HRichardson@athletics.msstate.edu
Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.325.2563
Team Information
2014 Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11
Neutral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2014 SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16/12th
Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9
Total Squad Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Juniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sophomores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Freshmen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/6
Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/4
Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Media Policies / Bulldogs On Social Media
The Mississippi State University Athletic
Media Relations Office is eager to assist
you as you cover coach David McFatrich
and the Bulldog volleyball team during
the 2015 campaign. Much of the information that you will need concerning
the Mississippi State University volleyball
team is included in this publication produced for online use by the media.
Should you need additional information, please reach out to volleyball
contact Hunter Richardson of the MSU
Athletic Media Relations Office. Also,
please note that all interviews with MSU
players and coaches must be coordinated
through Richardson and the MSU Athletic
Media Relations Office.
Volleyball Info On The Internet
The official Mississippi State University Athletics home page (www.HailState.
com) offers up-to-date information on
MSU volleyball as well as Mississippi
State’s other varsity sports. That information includes schedules and results,
biographical information on players and
coaches and the department’s latest
press releases.
Mississippi State provides live inmatch stats on the internet (www.HailState.com). The MSU web site also provides links to opponent web sites that
provide live stats for MSU matches away
from the Newell-Grissom Building.
David McFatrich Interviews
Gameday Services
All interviews with head volleyball
coach David McFatrich should be directed through the MSU Athletic Media Relations office. Please contact Hunter Richardson at 662.325.6259 or 901.490.4175.
Credentials
Interviews with our players are encouraged; however, all interviews must
be arranged through Hunter Richardson
in the Athletic Media Relations Office. This
policy facilitates the orderly scheduling
and completion of the desired interview.
All player interviews must be arranged at
least 24 hours in advance. Players are not
available on gameday until following the
NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off
period after the game. Please coordinate
all requests with Richardson. MSU Athletic Media Relations will not supply the media home or cellular telephone numbers
The MSU Athletic Media Relations
game staff compiles and distributes statistics and notes prior to each match and
complete match results at the conclusion
of competition.
Credentials are not required for media members who cover Mississippi State
University home volleyball matches.
Media members should contact Hunter
Richardson with the MSU Athletic Media
Relations Office in advance of scheduled
matches to ensure adequate space is provided for the media.
Media Parking
Media parking is open anywhere in
the vicinity of the Newell-Grissom
Building.
Player Interviews
for Bulldog student-athletes. Likewise,
the training room, locker room, practice
facility and apartment/dormitory areas
are considered private player areas and
are off-limits to the media.
Practice Coverage
All Bulldog practices are OPEN to the
public. However, media officials wishing to speak with head coach David McFatrich or players are asked to give Hunter
Richardson with the MSU Athletic Media
Relations office 24 hours notice
Southeastern Conference
Media members should direct requests for SEC volleyball statistical data
and other SEC volleyball-related information to SEC Volleyball Media Relations
office Jill Skotarczak (205.458.3000 [ext.
3010] • jskotarczak@sec.org).
The league office produces weekly
press releases, selects players of the week
and maintains updated statistical data detailing the conference’s 13 competing volleyball teams. Much of that information is
available online at www. SECSports.com.
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This Week In The SEC (All Times Central)
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Mississippi State (SEC Network +)
LSU vs. UC Irvine (Longhorn Network)
Wofford at Georgia (SEC Network +)
Michigan State at No. 15 Kentucky (SEC Network +)
Oral Roberts at Ole Miss (SEC Network +)
Southeastern Louisiana at South Carolina (SEC Network +)
Tennessee at Towson
North Dakota State at Missouri (SEC Network +)
McNeese State at Arkansas (SEC Network +)
Stephen F. Austin at Auburn (SEC Network +)
ULM at Mississippi State (SEC Network +)
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IUPUI at No. 15 Kentucky (SEC Network +)
LSU vs. Rice (Longhorn Network)
Army at Arkansas (SEC Network +)
Jacksonville at Auburn
High Point at Georgia (SEC Network +)
Jackson State at Mississippi State (SEC Network +)
Tennessee State at Ole Miss (SEC Network +)
North Carolina Central at South Carolina (SEC Network +)
Winthrop at Missouri (SEC Network +)
Alabama at Cal State Fullerton
Tennessee at St. Francis U
North Carolina State at South Carolina (SEC Network +)
No. 4 Florida at James Madison
Memphis at Georgia
Arkansas-Little Rock at No. 15 Kentucky
Texas A&M vs. Minnesota
North Texas at Missouri (SEC Network +)
Southern Utah at Mississippi State (SEC Network +)
Arkansas at Kansas (SEC Network +)
Samford at Auburn
LSU at No. 3 Texas (Longhorn Network)
Northwestern State at Ole Miss (SEC Network +)
Alabama at Pepperdine
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McNeese State at Ole Miss (SEC Network +)
Florid A&M at Auburn (SEC Network +)
Ohio at No. 15 Kentucky (SEC Network +)
Tennessee-Martin at Ole Miss (SEC Network +)
AVCA Poll
Preseason
2014
2014
Rank School
Total Points Record
Final
1
Penn State (54) 1538
36-3
1
2
Stanford (6)
1468
33-2
2
3
Texas (1)
1384
27-3
5
4
Florida
1338
28-4
6
T-5 Nebraska 127523-10 8
T-5
Wisconsin (1)
1275
31-3
4
7
North Carolina 1158
29-3
7
8
Illinois
1055
26-8
11
9
Florida State
986
30-3
10
10 Washington953 31-3 9
11BYU
919 30-5 3
12
Colorado State 754
31-3
12
13 Oregon
72223-10 14
14
Ohio State
700
23-12
13
15Kentucky 603 27-6 17
16
Arizona State
529
20-14
22
17 Arizona
49824-10 16
18Hawai’i
401 22-7 23
19
Michigan State 340
19-14
NR
20 UCLA
31622-12 15
21
Iowa State
273
19-10
NR
22
So. California
255
16-16
NR
23 Utah
21120-13 18
24 Colorado 18820-14 21
25Duke
168 22-8 25
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 66; Kansas
State 40; Kansas 32; Oklahoma 15; Creighton 10; Alabama 8; Southern California 7; Loyola Marymount 6;
Ohio 6; Seton Hall 5; Arkansas-Little Rock 4
Dropped Out: Southern California 25; Ohio 24
Next Poll: December 1, 2014
2014 SEC Standings
SEC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Home
Away
NeutralLast 10Streak
Florida#
18-01.00028-4.87515-211-12-1
9-1
L1
Kentucky15-3
.833
27-6
.818
16-4
9-2
2-08-2L1
LSU14-4
.778
20-9
.690
7-2
8-5
5-28-2L1
Texas A&M13-5
.722
21-9
.700
10-5
8-3
3-17-3L1
Alabama13-5
.722
26-8
.765
12-1
7-6
7-17-3L1
Arkansas 9-9.50015-16
.4849-74-72-2 4-6 L1
Ole Miss8-10
.444
22-10
.688
12-4
5-6
5-04-6L1
Missouri 7-11
.38916-17
.4857-74-95-1 3-7 L3
South Carolina 7-11
.38917-14
.5489-66-62-2 3-7 L2
Auburn5-13
.278
13-18
.419
8-7
2-10
3-14-6W1
Georgia 5-13
.27813-18
.4199-72-93-1 4-6 W1
Mississippi State
2-16.1117-26.2125-120-112-3
1-9
L4
Tennessee
1-17.0568-24.2503-101-124-2
1-9
L9
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Head Coach • First Season
@MSUCoachFatch
DAVID
MCFATRICH
David McFatrich, who directed Central Arkansas to NCAA Tournament appearances in two of his four seasons as head coach, has
been named Mississippi State’s new head volleyball coach, athletic
director Scott Stricklin announced Monday. The hiring is pending
the approval of the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning.
In his four seasons at the helm of the Sugar Bears, McFatrich
showed no fear in going toe-to-toe with the nation’s elite, annually facing programs such as Penn State, Washington, Florida State,
Kansas and Oklahoma. Over the past four years, he has amassed an
overall record of 96-36 (.727) with a Southland Conference record of
56-11 (.839).
Also upon his arrival in 2007, UCA’s RPI was in the 240’s. Since
then, the Sugar Bears climbed up to an RPI as high as 44th nationally.
Arriving at UCA in 2007 as an assistant, McFatrich earned a promotion to head coach of the Sugar Bears in 2011. In his eight total
seasons, he saw UCA capture nearly 200 victories, a rate of 25 per
season.
The David McFatrich File
Personal:
Birthdate: May 13, 1959
Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.
Wife: Sonya McFatrich
Children: Luke (17), Elle (14) and Sami (10)
McFatrich saw his biggest success the last three years, tallying
a record of 46-6 (.885) and a Southland Tournament record of 9-2
(.818). The Sugar Bears averaged nearly 27 wins per season, while
piling up numerous championships to help build McFatrich’s legacy
as one of the nation’s up-and-coming coaches.
Education:
In his eight years at UCA, McFatrich, the 2013 Southland Coach
of the Year, produced four Southland Conference Regular Season
Championships, two Southland Conference Tournament Championships and four Southland East Division crowns. Individually,
McFatrich has produced one ESPN Academic All-American, five
Southland Conference Players of the Year, two Southland Liberos of
the year, three Southland Freshman of the Year and five Southland
Setters of the Year.
High School: Woodbridge [VA] Senior HS, 1977
Undergraduate: Arkansas, 1986
Graduate: Arkansas, 1988
Coaching Career:
Assistant Coach, Central Arkansas, 2007-10
Head Coach, Central Arkansas, 2011-14
Head Coach, Mississippi State, 2015-Present
In addition, Sugar Bear players have captured numerous conference player of the week awards. Twenty-two UCA players have
been named All-Southland Conference, with 19 of those earning
first-team laurels.
Career Highlights:
- Named the 11th head coach in MSU volleyball history on January 12, 2015.
- Head coach at Central Arkansas for four seasons, guiding them to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of Southland Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships.
- UCA averaged 27 wins per season in his four years.
- Has produced one ESPN Academic All-American, five Southland Players of the Year, two Southland Liberos of the Year, three Southland Freshman of the Year and five Southland Setters of the Year.
- Won 38-straight matches from 2012-14.
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Most recently, McFatrich faced a tall task in 2014 after the graduation of six players, but took the challenge head on. The Sugar Bears
played for a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight
season in the Southland Conference tournament finals and reached
the 20-win milestone for the seventh time in his eight years with the
program.
In 2014, McFatrich’s Sugar Bears extend the program’s conference winning streak to 38-consecutive matches dating back to
2012, which stands as the longest such streak in Southland Conference history.
McFatrich and UCA finished out 2013 in grand style as the Sugar
Bears won their second-straight Southland Conference regular season title, their second-straight conference tournament championship and made their second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tour-
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nament. UCA posted a 29-4 record, highlighted by a victory against
No. 9 Kansas. That squad became the first Southland team in 23 years
to capture the regular season and tournament titles in back-to-back
years.
Success in the classroom has also been prevalent in McFatrich’s
time at Central Arkansas. From 2011-13, UCA volleyball earned a perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1,000. In that time, UCA
has also placed a number of players on the Southland All-Academic
team, including the 2012 Student-Athlete of the Year, which recognizes the top student-athlete both on and off the court.
Along the way, the Sugar Bears boasted one of the longest winning streaks in the nation at 22 matches, while also finishing the regular season ranked No. 17 in the Volleyblog Seattle Poll and No. 44 in
the RPI.
McFatrich is the former Captain & Setter for the 1988 Athletes
In Action International Volleyball Team. Touring throughout Latin
America, he helped lead the team to a 23-2 record. He has three gold
and two silver medals as a member of the Canada Masters Volleyball
Team (2009-present), which competes in the U.S. Open each summer.
They also finished fifth in the World Masters Games in the summer of
2013.
In 2012, McFatrich led UCA to a 30-5 ledger and Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles. The season saw UCA capture a win against Big 12 foe Texas Tech and earn the program’s first
trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Spanning from 2012-14, McFatrich led the Sugar Bears to
38-straight victories in conference play, the longest such record in
Southland Conference history. Also, McFatrich’s 59 total victories
between the 2012-13 seasons stood only second to NCAA national
champion Penn State for wins during that span.
McFatrich earned a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from the
University of Arkansas in 1988. He and his wife Sonya have three children, Luke (17), Elle (14) and Sami (10).
McFatrich’s Success
•Two NCAA Tournament Appearances (2012-13)
•One AVCA All-American (2014)
•One ESPN Academic All-American (2009)
•Three CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors (One First Team)
•Four Southland Conference Regular-Season Titles (2009-10, 2012-13)
•Two Southland Conference Tournament Titles (2012-13)
•Four Southland Eastern Division Championships (2008-11)
•2013 Southland Coach of the Year
•Five Southland Players of the Year (2008-10, 2013-14)
•Two Southland Liberos of the Year (2009, 2014)
•Three Southland Freshmen of the Year (2007-08, 2010)
•Five Southland Setters of the Year (2008-10, 2012-13)
•22 All-Southland Conference Selections (19 First Team)
•12 Academic All-Southland Conference Selections (10 First Team)
•20 Southland Player of the Week Honors (Seven players)
•Led Sugar Bears to 38-straight conference wins from 2012-14, the
longest such streak in Southland Conference history
•UCA’s RPI upon his arrival as assistant was in the 240’s, but since reached as high as No. 44 nationally
•Reached the 20-win milestone in seven of his eight seasons with UCA
•His 59 wins between the 2012-13 seasons stood second to NCAA National Champion Penn State for wins in that span
•Defeated foes such as No. 9 Kansas and Texas Tech
McFatrich Year-by-Year
YearSchool
2011 Central Arkansas
2012 Central Arkansas
2013 Central Arkansas
2014 Central Arkansas
Total Four Seasons
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Record
17-15
30-5
29-4
20-12
96-36
Notes
Southland Conference Tournament Semifinalists
Southland Conference Reg. Season/Tourn. Champions; NCAA 1st Round
Southland Conference Reg. Season/Tourn. Champions; NCAA 1st Round
Southland Conference Tournament Finalists
Two NCAA Appearances; Two SLC Reg. Season/Tournament Titles
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2014 BULLDOGS RECORD WHEN...
CategoryRecord
THE LAST TIME MISSISSIPPI STATE...
Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11
Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Overall
Won in three sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/19/14 vs. Miss. Valley State (25-12, 25-12, 25-16)
Won in four sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/30/14 vs. Texas-Pan American (21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-14)
Won in five sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/16/14 vs. LSU (27-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9)
Lost in three sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/29/14 at Auburn (14-25, 20-25, 19-25)
Lost in four sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/21/14 at Georgia (19-25, 25-21, 19-25, 17-25)
Lost in five sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/19/14 vs. Missouri (25-23, 12-25, 13-25, 25-22, 12-15)
Three Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Four Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Five Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Won first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Lost first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Won second set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Lost second set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Won first two sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0
Lost first two sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-19
Against top-5 teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Against top-10 teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Against top-25 teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Against unranked teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
On television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Leading in kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Trailing in kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Tied in kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Leading in blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Trailing in blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Tied in blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
Leading in digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Trailing in digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Tied in digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Leading in aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Trailing in aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Tied in aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Leading in hitting percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0
Trailing in hitting percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Tied in hitting percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --
Offense
Hit .300-.399 in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/19/14 vs. Miss. Valley State (.371)
Hit .400-.499 in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/14/13 vs. Wofford (.400)
Had 70+ kills in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/21/13 vs. UAB (74)
Had 80+ kills in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/30/03 vs. Gonzaga (85)
Had one player hit .500-.599 in a match* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/29/13, Chelsea Duhs vs. Auburn (.556)
Had one player hit .600-.699 in a match* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/12/14, Tyra Long at Ole Miss (.667)
Had one player hit .700-.800 in a match* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/5/14, Bali Leffall-Young vs. SEMO (.750)
Had one player hit .800+ in a match* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/8/06, Erin Seago vs. Jackson State (.857)
Had one player with 20 kills in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/21/14, Alex Warren at Georgia (21)
Had one player with 25+ kills in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/21/13, Kimmy Gardiner vs. UAB (27)
Had one player with 30+ kills in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/2/01, Tanika Taylor at Ole Miss (31)
Had one player with 25.0+ points in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/30/13, Taylor Scott at Tennessee (26.5)
Had one player with 50+ attacks in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/16/14, Alex Warren vs. LSU (54)
Had one player with 60+ attacks in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/5/14, Alex Warren vs. Ole Miss (60)
Had one player with 70+ attacks in a match . . . . . 9/2/05, Orshi Kriegel vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (73)
Had one player with 80+ attacks in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/11/01, Tanika Taylor at Ole Miss (80)
Had one player with 50+ assists in a match . . . . . . . . 9/21/13 , Suzanne Horner vs. Arkansas State (50)
Had one player with 60+ assists in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/9/11, Paris Perret vs. Auburn (61)
Had one player with 80+ assists in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/11/01, Jennifer Hadden at Ole Miss (80)
Had one player with a double-double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/21/14, Shelby Anderton at Georgia (40 A, 11 D)
Had one player with a triple-double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/18/07, Eva Kriegel at Florida (11 K, 21 A, 10 D)
Had two players with a double-double . . . . . . 10/17/14, B. Leffall-Young (11 K, 12 TB) & S. Anderton (40 A, 14 D) vs. Tenn.
Had two players with double-digit kills . . . . 10/24/14, Alex Warren (18) & Chelsea Duhs (12) at South Carolina
Had three players with double-digit kills . . . . . . . . . 10/31/14, A. Warren (11), C. Duhs (14) & E. Howard (11) vs. Auburn
Had four players with double-digit kills . . 11/16/14, A. Warren (12), C. Duhs (11), B. Leffall-Young (10) & L. Valente (10) vs. LSU
Had two players with 20+ kills in a match . . . . . 9/21/13, Kimmy Gardiner (27) & Taylor Scott (20) vs. UAB
Hitting Percentage
.400 and above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.300 to .399 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
.200 to .299 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
.100 to .199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
.000 to .099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Below .000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Opponents’ Hitting Percentage
.400 and above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
.300 to .399 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
.200 to .299 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9
.100 to .199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
.000 to .099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0
Below .000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -By Day
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
By Month
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
Defense
Held opponent at .000-.100 in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/19/14 vs. Miss. Valley State (.020)
Held opponent to negative hitting pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/27/11 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (-.038)
Had 10+ blocks in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/16/14 vs. LSU (10.0)
Had 15+ blocks in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/19/14 vs. Missouri (15.0)
Had one player with 10+ blocks in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/17/14, Bali Leffall-Young vs. Tennessee (12.0)
Had one player with 25+ digs in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/5/14, Payton Harris vs. Ole Miss (29)
Had one player with 30+ digs in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/30/14, Payton Harris vs. UTPA (32)
Had one player with 40+ digs in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/19/14, Payton Harris vs. SIU-Edwardsville (40)
Had one player with 50+ digs in a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/13/14, Payton Harris vs. Northwestern St. (59)
Had two players with 5+ blocks in a match . . . . . . 10/19/14, Bali Leffall-Young (7) & Leticia Valente (7) vs. Missouri
Had three players with 5+ blocks in a match . . . . 11/12/14, L. Valente (6), S. Anderton (5) & B. Leffall-Young (5) vs. Alabama
Serving
Had 10+ service aces in one match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/16/14 vs. LSU (10)
Had 15+ service aces in one match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/25/07 vs. UALR (16)
Had one player with 5+ aces in one match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/14/13, Suzanne Horner vs. Niagara (5)
Had two players with 5+ aces in one match . . . . . . . . . 9/13/14, Payton Harris (5) & Katlyn Mataya (5) vs. Nicholls St.
Miscellaneous
Over 3,000 fans at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/26/11 vs. Southern Illinois (3,024)
Over 1,000 fans at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/6/13 vs. Ole Miss (1,633)
Defeated a ranked opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/14/11 vs. No. 25 Kentucky
Won in a nationally-televised match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/2/11 vs. Ole Miss (ESPNU)
Consecutive wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 13, 2014 (2)
Consecutive SEC wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 18-Oct. 20, 2013 (2, South Carolina & Tennessee)
5+ consecutive wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17, 2009-Sept. 4, 2010 (7)
10+ consecutive wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 3-Sept. 19, 2000 (11)
Consecutive sweeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 18-Oct. 20, 2013 (2)
Consecutive SEC sweeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 18-Oct. 20, 2013 (2, South Carolina & Tennessee)
* - Minimum of 12 kills
Records from the current 2014 season are shown in italics.
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2014 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
Opponent
vs. Bakersfield
at Sam Houston St.
vs. UT-Pan American
vs. ULM
vs. SEMO
vs. Miami (OH)
at Indiana
SOUTH ALABAMA
MEMPHIS
NICHOLLS STATE
NORTHWESTERN ST.
NORTH DAKOTA
MISS. VALLEY STATE
SUI- EDWARDSVILLE
PACIFIC
at Missouri
at Arkansas
SOUTH CAROLINA
NO. 9 FLORIDA
at LSU
at Ole Miss
TENNESSEE
MISSOURI
at South Carolina
at No. 8 Florida
AUBURN
OLE MISS
at Alabama
LSU
at Georgia
NO. 15 KENTUCKY
TEXAS A&M
at Auburn
W/L Score
Score By Set
Record (SEC)Time
L
0-3
15-25, 17-25, 15-25
0-1
L
1-3
14-25, 25-19, 14-25, 14-25
0-2
W
3-1
21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-14
1-2
L
0-3
24-26, 18-25, 18-25
1-3
W
3-2
25-21, 26-24, 19-25, 18-25, 15-13 2-3
L
1-3
25-23, 21-25, 24-26, 19-25
2-4
L
1-3
22-25, 19-25, 25-20, 17-25
2-5
L
0-3
19-25, 18-25, 14-25
2-6
L
2-3
16-25, 25-19, 15-25, 25-23, 9-15 2-7
W
3-0
25-14, 26-24, 25-17
3-7
W
3-2
26-24, 21-25, 16-25, 26-24, 15-13 4-7
L
0-3
18-25, 23-25, 19-25
4-8
W
3-0
25-12, 25-12, 25-16
5-8
L
1-3
21-25, 25-22, 24-26, 21-25
5-9
L
0-3
13-25, 20-25, 11-25
5-10
L
0-3
14-25, 23-25, 15-25
5-11 (0-1)
L
0-3
14-25, 19-25, 18-25
5-12 (0-2)
L
0-3
21-25, 18-25, 14-25
5-13 (0-3)
L
0-3
18-25, 18-25, 23-25
5-14 (0-4)
L
0-3
13-25, 12-25, 15-25
5-15 (0-5)
L
0-3
22-25, 19-25, 15-25
5-16 (0-6)
W3-2 25-18, 29-27, 18-25, 19-25, 15-13 6-16 (1-6)
L2-3 25-23, 12-25, 13-25, 25-22, 12-15 6-17 (1-7)
L
1-3
22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 21-25
6-18 (1-8)
L
0-3
9-25, 14-25, 16-25
6-19 (1-9)
L
1-3
21-25, 16-25, 25-18, 23-25
6-20 (1-10)
L
1-3
18-25, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25
6-21 (1-11)
L
0-3
18-25, 22-25, 16-25
6-22 (1-12)
W3-2 27-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9 7-22 (2-12)
L
1-3
19-25, 25-21, 19-25, 17-25
7-23 (2-13)
L
0-3
10-25, 15-25, 22-25
7-24 (2-14)
L
0-3
14-25, 18-25, 10-25
7-25 (2-15)
L
0-3
14-25, 20-25, 19-25
7-26 (2-16)
1:16
1:47
1:48
1:23
2:25
1:58
1:59
1:23
2:17
1:27
2:31
1:34
1:13
1:45
1:22
1:26
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1:21
1:27
1:18
1:27
2:30
2:18
2:00
1:17
2:00
2:13
1:25
2:30
1:58
1:23
1:17
1:19
2014 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Attendance Kills
116
342
97
87
108
107
804
409
742
-821
283
-843
352
1676
721
387
403
1129
848
356
186
630
1723
183
551
612
210
617
316
406
572
2014 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS
Opponent
Kills
vs. Bakersfield
at Sam Houston St.
vs. UTPA
vs. ULM
vs. SEMO
vs. Miami (OH)
at Indiana
SOUTH ALABAMA
MEMPHIS
NICHOLLS STATE
NORTHWESTERN ST.
NORTH DAKOTA
SIU- EDWARDSVILLE
MISS. VALLEY STATE
PACIFIC
at Missouri
at Arkansas
SOUTH CAROLINA
NO. 9 FLORIDA
at LSU
at Ole Miss
TENNESSEE
MISSOURI
at South Carolina
at No. 8 Florida
AUBURN
OLE MISS
at Alabama
LSU
at Georgia
NO. 15 KENTUCKY
TEXAS A&M
At Auburn
Warren (9)
Valente (9)
Duhs (13)
Duhs (7)
Duhs (15)
Warren (15)
Warren (12)
Attempts
Warren (33)
Warren (44)
Duhs (34)
Warren (33)
Duhs (37)
Warren (40)
Duhs (40)
Duhs/Warren (10) Duhs (29)
Warren (12)
Duhs (43)
Howard (8)
Duhs (26)
Warren (14)
Timberlake (62)
Warren (15)
Warren (32)
Warren (14)
Warren (42)
Three w/ (9)
Duhs (23)
Warren (9)
Warren (29)
Duhs (9)
Warren (27)
Duhs (11)
Duhs (30)
Duhs (14)
Duhs (50)
Duhs (8)
Warren (22)
Warren (6)
Duhs (29)
Duhs/Long (12) Duhs (40)
Duhs/Warren (12) Duhs (57)
Warren (13)
Warren (55)
Warren (18)
Warren (49)
Warren (5)
Duhs/Warren (22)
Duhs (14)
Duhs (46)
Warren (15)
Warren (60)
Warren (9)
Warren (27)
Warren (12)
Warren (54)
Warren (21)
Warren (47)
Duhs (8)
Duhs (30)
Warren (10)
Duhs/Warren (36)
Duhs (11)
Warren (29)
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
Assists
Digs
Total Blocks
Mataya (18)
Anderton (15)
Harris (20)
Harris (23)
Anderton/Mataya (21) Harris (32)
Mataya (14)
Harris (25)
Anderton (24)
Harris (26)
Mataya (26)
Harris (18)
Mataya (22)
Harris (27)
Mataya (18)
Harris (17)
Mataya (20)
Harris (29)
Mataya (15)
Harris (26)
Mataya (24)
Harris (59)
Mataya (20)
Harris (25)
Mataya (22)
Harris (40)
Anderton/Mataya (20) Harris (23)
Anderton (29)
Harris (16)
Anderton (23)
Harris (10)
Anderton (25)
Harris (13)
Anderton (28)
Harris (25)
Anderton (22)
Harris (15)
Anderton (13)
Harris (18)
Anderton (31)
Harris (20)
Anderton (40)
Harris (22)
Anderton (34)
Harris (25)
Anderton (43)
Harris (20)
Anderton (14)
Harris (12)
Anderton (39)
Harris (23)
Anderton (43)
Harris (29)
Anderton (25)
Harris (11)
Anderton (40)
Harris (24)
Anderton (40)
Mataya (12)
Anderton (21)
Harris (14)
Anderton (24)
Harris (20)
Anderton (21)
Harris (20)
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Alex Warren................................................................311
Chelsea Duhs.............................................................306
Leticia Valente............................................................164
Attack Pct. (min. 10 kills )
Bali Leffall-Young.................................................... .278
Leticia Valente.......................................................... .200
Emily Howard........................................................... .153
Assists
Shelby Anderton......................................................750
Katlyn Mataya............................................................301
Payton Harris................................................................86
Service Aces
Payton Harris................................................................32
Katlyn Mataya..............................................................18
Cheyenne Spell...........................................................13
Total Blocks
Bali Leffall-Young.....................................................84.0
Leticia Valente...........................................................73.0
Alex Warren...............................................................59.0
Digs
Payton Harris..............................................................735
Katlyn Mataya............................................................213
Shelby Anderton......................................................197
Points
Alex Warren............................................................ 348.0
Chelsea Duhs......................................................... 337.0
Leticia Valente........................................................ 211.5
Points
Valente (4)
Howard (3)
Warren (9.0)
Valente (10.0)
Howard/Warren (6) Duhs (17.0)
Leffall-Young (5) Duhs/Howard (8.0)
Valente (6)
Valente (17.0)
Leffall-Young (4) Warren (17.5)
Leffall-Young (6) Warren (14.5)
Leffall-Young (3) Warren (11.0)
Howard (5)
Warren (14.0)
Leffall-Young (3) Howard (9.5)
Leffall-Young (7) Warren (15.5)
Howard (2)
Warren (15.0)
Leffall- Young (3) Warren (15.5)
Howard/Leffall-Young(4) Howard (11.0)
Warren (2)
Warren (10.5)
Howard/Leffall-Young(2) Duhs (9.5)
Four w/ (1)
Duhs (11.5)
Warren (3)
Duhs (14.0)
Leffall-Young (3) Duhs (8.0)
Valente (3)
Warren (7.0)
Leffall-Young (1) Duhs/Long (12.0)
Leffall-Young (12) Leffall-Young (17.5)
Leffall-Young/Valente (7) Warren (14.5)
Stommes (4)
Warren (19.0)
Valente (2)
Warren (5.5)
Howard/Leffall-Young (4) Duhs (14.0)
Howard (3)
Warren (15.0)
Valente (6)
Warren (10.0)
Leffall-Young (6) Leffall-Young (14.0)
Valente (4)
Warren (21.0)
Four w/ (1)
Duhs (8.0)
None
Warren (10.0)
Howard/Duhs (3)
Duhs (12.5)
2014 TEAM HIGHS
Kills
vs. SEMO (9/5)..............................................................62
Attack Pct. (min. 12 kills )
Miss. Valley State (9/19)........................................ .371
Assists
vs. SEMO (9/5)..............................................................53
Service Aces
Nicholls State (9/13)..................................................12
Total Blocks
Tennessee (10/17)...................................................16.0
Digs
Northwestern State (9/13)....................................153
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So. • 5-5 • L/DS • 1L
Houston, Texas • Cy-Fair HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
PAYTON
HARRIS
1
Career Highs
Kills
1, Six times (Last Ole Miss; Nov. 5, 2014)
Attack Attempts
10, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Assists
6, vs. UT-Pan American (Aug. 30, 2014)
Aces
5, Nicholls State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Digs
59, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2014
Career
SP-MP-MS
117-32-0
117-32-0
Harris’ Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
60.05136.139830.71
60.05136.139830.71
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SA SA/S
310.26
310.26
DIG D/S
7156.11
7156.11
BSBATB B/S
0 0 00.00
0 0 00.00
PTS P/S
37.00.32
37.00.32
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Sr. • 6-0 • S • 1L
Collierville, Tenn. • Middle Tennessee
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
SHELBY
ANDERTON
2
Kills
Career Highs
6, Tennessee (Oct. 17, 2014)
Attack Attempts
10, Twice (Last Missouri; Oct. 19, 2014)
Assists
43, Twice (Last Ole Miss; Nov. 5, 2014)
Aces
2, Twice (Last Auburn; Oct. 31, 2014)
Digs
14, Twice (Last Missouri; Oct. 19, 2014)
Solo Blocks
1, Three times (Last Kentucky; Nov. 23, 2014)
Block Assists
5, at Alabama (Nov. 12, 2014)
Total Blocks
5, at Alabama (Nov. 12, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Anderton’s Career Stats
SP-MP-MS
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
2012 (MTSU) 122-33-25
47 0.3925125.17610828.87
2013 (MTSU) 114-30-30 320.28775.3337216.32
2014 (MSU)
119-33-19 370.3114
144.1607506.30
Career
355-96-74 1160.3346344.20325537.19
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SA SA/S
14 0.11
30 0.26
10 0.08
54 0.15
18
DIG D/S
192 1.57
163 1.43
197 1.66
552 1.55
BSBATB B/S
4 46 500.41
2 10120.11
3 24270.23
9 80 890.25
PTS P/S
88.0 0.72
69.00.61
62.00.52
219.00.62
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Jr. • 5-4 • L/DS • 1L
Diana, Texas • Tyler [TX] JC
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
CHEYENNE
SPELL
3
Career Highs
Kills
2, vs. UT-Pan American (Aug. 30, 2014)
Attack Attempts
4, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Assists
1, Four times (Last Missouri; Oct. 19, 2014)
Aces
2, Five times (Last at Alabama; Nov. 12, 2014)
Digs
22, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2013 (Tyler JC)
2014 (MSU)
Career
SP-MP-MS
N/A
89-25-14
89-25-14
Spell’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
SA SA/S
DIG D/S
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
30.03
116.125 7 0.08
30.03
116.125 7 0.08
130.15
130.15
1731.94
1731.94
0000.00
0000.00
16.00.18
16.00.18
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So. • 5-10 • OH • 1L
Frisco, Texas • Heritage HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
ERICKA
TIMBERLAKE
4
Kills
Career Highs
11, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Attack Attempts
12, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Assists
2, Ole Miss (Nov. 5, 2014)
Aces
1, Twice (Last Ole Miss; Nov. 5, 2014)
Digs
19, Twice (Last Northwestern St.; Sept. 13, 2014)
Block Assists
4, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Total Blocks
4, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2014
Career
SP-MP-MS
33-11-7
33-11-7
Timberlake’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
381.15
36
185
.011 7 0.21
381.15
36
185
.01170.21
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SA SA/S
20.06
20.06
DIG D/S
1023.09
1023.09
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
0440.12 42.01.27
0440.12 42.0
1.27
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Jr. • 6-2 • MB • 2L
Cerritos, Calif. • Cerritos HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
BALI
LEFFALL-YOUNG
5
Career Highs
Kills
12, vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 5, 2014)
Attack Attempts
33, LSU (Nov. 16, 2014)
Attack Percentage
.750, vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 5, 2014)
Assists
1, Tennessee (Oct. 17, 2014)
Digs
4, South Alabama (Sept. 11, 2014)
Solo Blocks
2, Five times (Last LSU; Nov. 16, 2014)
Block Assists
11, Tennessee (Oct. 17, 2014)
Total Blocks
12, Tennessee (Oct. 17, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2013
2014
Career
SP-MP-MS
5-3-2
105-31-28
110-34-30
Leffall-Young’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
40.80
414.000 0 0.00
1571.5050385.278 1 0.01
1611.4654399.268 1 0.01
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SA SA/S
00.00
0 0.00
0 0.00
DIG D/S
1 0.20
18 0.17
19 0.17
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
0110.20 4.50.80
2064840.80 209.01.99
2065850.77 213.51.94
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Fr. • 5-6 • L/DS • HS
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. • La Costa Canyon HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
TORREY
TINNEY
6
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
--
--
Tinney’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
-- ------ -- -- --
-- ------ -- -- --
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
SA SA/S
-- --
-- --
22
DIG D/S
-- --
-- --
BSBATB B/S
------ --
------ --
PTS P/S
-- --- --
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Fr. • 5-5 • L/DS • HS
Highlands Ranch, Colo. • Valor Christian HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
SAVANNAH
CRESSMAN
7
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
--
--
Cressman’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
-- ------ -- -- --
-- ------ -- -- --
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
SA SA/S
-- --
-- --
23
DIG D/S
-- --
-- --
BSBATB B/S
------ --
------ --
PTS P/S
-- --- --
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Jr. • 5-10 • OH • TR
Little Rock, Ark. • Central Arkansas
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
EVIE GRACE
SINGLETON
8
Career Highs
Kills
26, at Texas A&M-CC (Oct. 21, 2014)
Attack Attempts
58, at Abilene Christian (Sept. 25, 2014)
Attack Percentage
.371, Texas A&M-CC (Nov. 8, 2014)
Assists
1, 10 times (Last at SELA; Nov. 21, 2014)
Digs
20, at Oklahoma (Nov. 18, 2014)
Solo Blocks
1, Four times (Last Nicholls State; Oct. 11, 2014)
Block Assists
3, Sam Houston State (Oct. 18, 2014)
Total Blocks
3, Sam Houston State (Oct. 18, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2013 (UCA)
2014 (UCA)
2015
Career
Singleton’s Career Stats
SP-MP-MS
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
29-14-2 59
2.03
29
155
.19440.14
116-32-32 388
3.34
218
1066
.159100.09
--
-- ------ -- -- --
145-46-34 447
3.08
247
1221
.164140.10
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SA SA/S
50.17
530.46
-- --
580.40
DIG D/S
200.69
2141.84
-- --
2341.61
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
410
14
0.48 73.0
2.52
316190.16 452.0
3.90
------ --
-- -72633
0.23 525.0
3.62
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Fr. • 5-11 • OH • HS
Starkville, Miss. • Starkville HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
KHRIS
CARR
9
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
--
--
Carr’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
-- ------ -- -- --
-- ------ -- -- --
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SA SA/S
-- --
-- --
25
DIG D/S
-- --
-- --
BSBATB B/S
------ --
------ --
PTS P/S
-- --- --
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Fr. • 6-2 • MB • HS
Aledo, Texas • Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
KATIE
NICHOLSON
10
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
--
--
Nicholson’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
-- ------ -- -- --
-- ------ -- -- --
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
SA SA/S
-- --
-- --
26
DIG D/S
-- --
-- --
BSBATB B/S
------ --
------ --
PTS P/S
-- --- --
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Sr. • 5-8 • L/DS • 2L
Austin, Texas • Lamar
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
ELLEN
STUART
12
Career Highs
Kills
1, LSU (Nov. 16, 2014)
Attack Attempts
2, Twice (Last LSU; Nov. 16, 2014)
Assists
1, Three times (Last LSU; Nov. 16, 2014)
Aces
3, Niagara (Sept. 13, 2014)
Digs
15, Texas A&M (Oct. 26, 2014)
Points
3.0, Niagara (Sept. 13, 2013)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Stuart’s Career Stats
SP-MP-MS
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
2012 (Lamar) DNP (Redshirted)
2013 (MSU)
38-13-0
00.00
01.000 1 0.03
2014 (MSU)
53-19-7
10.02
15.000 2 0.04
2015
--
-- ------ -- -- --
Career
91-32-7
10.01
16.00030.03
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SA SA/S
DIG D/S
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
80.21
110.21
-- --
190.21
110.29
1202.26
-- --
1311.43
0000.00 8.00.21
0000.00 12.00.23
------ --
-- -0000.00 20.0
0.22
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Jr. • 6-1 • OH • 2L
Laguna Niguel, Calif. • Saddleback Valley Christian HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
CHELSEA
DUHS
13
Career Highs
Kills
16, Wofford (Sept. 13, 2013)
Attack Attempts
57, Tennessee (Oct. 17, 2014)
Attack Percentage
.733, Wofford (Sept. 14, 2013)
Assists
4, at Georgia (Oct. 27, 2013)
Aces
2, Twice (Last vs. UT-Pan American; Aug. 30, 2014)
Digs
11, vs. ULM (Aug. 30, 2014)
Solo Blocks
2, Twice (Last Georgia; Nov. 17, 2013)
Block Assists
5, Four times (Last Tennessee; Oct. 17, 2014)
Total Blocks
6, at Tennessee (Nov. 30, 2013)
Points
19.5, Wofford (Sept. 13, 2013)
2013
2014
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
107-31-28
120-33-20
--
227-64-48
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Duhs’ Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
1651.5454 434.256 10 0.09
306 2.55153 1078 .142
4 0.03
-- ---- -- -- -- --
471 2.07207 1512 .175 14 0.06
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
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SA SA/S
6 0.06
10 0.08
-- --
16 0.07
DIG D/S
40 0.37
78 0.65
-- --
118 0.52
BSBATB B/S
12 73 850.79
8 27 35 0.29
------ --
20 100 120 0.53
PTS P/S
219.52.05
337.5 2.81
-- -557.0 2.45
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Jr. • 6-1 • RS • TR
DeSoto, Texas • Middle Tennessee
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
JAZMYNE
JOHNSON
14
Career Highs
Kills
22, at Seton Hall (Sept. 20, 2014)
Attack Attempts
39, at Seton Hall (Sept. 20, 2014)
Attack Percentage
.727, Southern Illinois (Sept. 2, 2014)
Assists
2, Twice (Last Florida Atlantic; Nov. 10, 2013)
Aces
1, Twice (Last at East Carolina; Nov. 3, 2013)
Digs
4, vs. Missouri State (Sept. 13, 2013)
Solo Blocks
2, at Charlotte (Nov. 13, 2014)
Block Assists
7, Twice (Last at Seton Hall; Sept. 20, 2014)
Total Blocks
8, at Bowling Green (Aug. 30, 2014)
Points
25.5, at Seton Hall (Sept. 20, 2014)
2013 (MT)
2014 (MT)
2015
Career
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Johnson’s Career Stats
SP-MP-MS
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
102-x-x 139
1.36
64
306
.24560.06
82-21-11 187
2.28
101
455
.18910.01
--
-- ------ -- -- --
184-x-x 326
1.77
165
761
.21270.04
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SA SA/S
20.02
00.00
-- --
20.01
DIG D/S
290.28
260.32
-- --
550.30
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
979
88
0.86 189.5
1.86
977
86
1.05 234.5
2.86
------ --
-- -18
156
174
0.95 424.0
2.30
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Sr. • 6-2 • MB • 1L
Georgetown, Texas • Houston
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
EMILY
HOWARD
15
Career Highs
Kills
15, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 14, 2013)
Attack Attempts
30, at UConn (Sept. 29, 2013)
Attack Percentage
.647, at Rutgers (Sept. 27, 2013)
Aces
2, vs. ULM (Aug. 30, 2014)
Digs
2, Four times (Last vs. SIU-Edwardsville; Sept. 20, 2014)
Solo Blocks
2, vs. ULM (Aug. 30, 2014)
Block Assists
7, Three times (Last at SMU; Nov. 9, 2012)
Total Blocks
9, vs. SMU (Sept. 30, 2012)
Points
16.5, Twice (Last vs. Baylor; Sept. 21, 2013)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
SP-MP-MS
2012 (UH)
99-28-26
2013 (UH)
85-28-20
2014 (MSU) 77-26-12
2015
--
Career
261-82-58
Howard’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
1441.4556365.241 4 0.04
152
1.79
72
367
.21850.06
132
1.71
69
413
.15300.00
-- ------ -- -- --
428
1.64
197
1145
.20290.03
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
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SA SA/S
0 0.00
00.00
40.05
-- --
40.02
DIG D/S
19 0.19
110.13
170.22
-- --
470.18
BSBATB B/S
1177880.89
644
50
0.59
447
51
0.66
------ --
21
168
189
0.72
PTS P/S
193.51.95
180.0
2.12
163.5
2.12
-- -537.0
2.06
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Sr. • 6-1 • RS • 3L
San Antonio, Texas • Roosevelt HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
ALEX
WARREN
18
Kills
Career Highs
21, at Georgia (Nov. 21, 2014)
Attack Attempts
60, vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 5, 2014)
Attack Percentage
.545, vs. UAB (Sept. 21, 2013)
Assists
1, Eight times (Last vs. Missouri; Oct. 19, 2014)
Digs
6, Twice (Last at Georgia; Nov. 21, 2014)
Solo Blocks
3, vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 6, 2013)
Block Assists
8, Twice (Last at Georgia; Oct. 27, 2013)
Total Blocks
9, at Georgia (Oct. 27, 2013)
Points
21.0, at Georgia (Nov. 21, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2012
2013
2014
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
26-9-2
112-32-30
112-31-23
--
250-72-55
K K/S E TA Pct
19 0.737 70 .171
1881.6868506.237
3112.78
164
1041.141
-- ---- -- --
518 2.072391617 .173
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Warren’s Career Stats
A A/S
0 0.00
6 0.05
2 0.02
-- --
8 0.03
SA SA/S
0 0.00
0 0.00
0 0.00
-- --
0 0.00
31
DIG D/S
8 0.31
38 0.34
53 0.47
-- --
99 0.40
BSBATB B/S
3 16 190.73
1871890.79
1544590.53
------ --
36 131 167 0.67
PTS P/S
30.0 1.15
241.52.16
348.03.11
-- -619.5 2.48
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Sr. • 5-5 • L/DS • 1L
Ballston Spa, N.Y. • Hudson Valley CC
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
AMBER
GASS
19
Career Highs
Kills
1, vs. ULM (Aug. 30, 2014)
Attack Attempts
3, vs. LSU (Nov. 16, 2014)
Assists
11, Six times (Last vs. Texas A&M; Nov. 26, 2014)
Aces
4, vs. LSU (Nov. 16, 2014)
Digs
15, vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014)
Points
4.0, vs. LSU (Nov. 16, 2014)
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2012
2013
2014
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
DNP (Albany)
Hudson Valley CC
60-22-8
--
60-22-8
Gass’ Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
SA SA/S
DIG D/S
BSBATB B/S
PTS P/S
10.02
413
-.2316 0.10
-- ------ -- -- --
10.02
413
-.23160.10
80.13
-- --
80.13
971.62
-- --
971.62
0000.00
------ --
0000.00
9.00.15
-- -9.00.15
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
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Fr. • 5-9 • S • HS
Santa Monica, Calif. • Santa Monica HS
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
BLOSSOM
SATO
22
2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Career
SP-MP-MS
--
--
Sato’s Career Stats
K K/S E TA Pct A A/S
-- ------ -- -- --
-- ------ -- -- --
2015 Mississippi State Volleyball
SA SA/S
-- --
-- --
33
DIG D/S
-- --
-- --
BSBATB B/S
------ --
------ --
PTS P/S
-- --- --
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