VOLLEYBALL. Post-Season Guide

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1 MIZZOU VOLLEYBALL 2006 Post-Season Guide NCAA First/Second Rounds Palo Alto, Calif. - Austin Region Missouri, Santa Clara, (2) Stanford, Sacramento State

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3 Mizzou Volleyball Schedule Long Beach State Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) Fri. Aug. 25 Alabama State W, 3-0 Fri. Aug. 25 at Long Beach State L, 0-3 Sat. Aug. 26 Villanova W, 3-0 Tue. Aug. 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK W, 3-0 Shamrock Invitational (South Bend, Ind.) Fri. Sep. 1 Idaho W, 3-0 Sat. Sep. 2 Valparaiso W, 3-1 Sat. Sep. 2 at #21 Notre Dame (CSTV-TD) W, 3-2 Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational (Austin, Texas) Thu. Sep. 7 #2 Penn State L, 0-3 Fri. Sep. 8 #4 Santa Clara L, 1-3 Wed. Sep. 13 at Colorado* L, 2-3 Sat. Sep. 16 TEXAS A&M* W, 3-2 Wed. Sep. 20 at Kansas State* (FSN Midwest) W, 3-1 Sat. Sep. 23 #5 TEXAS* W, 3-0 Wed. Sep. 27 BAYLOR* W, 3-1 Sat. Sep. 30 at Texas Tech* W, 3-0 Wed. Oct. 4 KANSAS* W, 3-0 Sat. Oct. 7 at Iowa State* W, 3-0 Wed. Oct. 11 #1 NEBRASKA* (KZOU / FSN Midwest) L, 0-3 Wed. Oct. 18 at #23 Oklahoma* L, 0-3 Sat. Oct. 21 KANSAS STATE* W, 3-2 Wed. Oct. 25 at #1 Nebraska* (FSN) L, 0-3 Fri. Oct. 27 at Baylor* L, 2-3 Wed. Nov. 1 IOWA STATE* L, 1-3 Sat. Nov. 4 COLORADO* W, 3-2 Sat. Nov. 11 at #8 Texas* L, 1-3 Wed. Nov. 15 #14 OKLAHOMA* L, 2-3 Sat. Nov. 18 at Kansas* W, 3-1 Wed. Nov. 22 at Texas A&M* L, 0-3 Fri. Nov. 24 TEXAS TECH* W, 3-0 NCAA Tournament (First/Second Rounds - Palo Alto, Calif.) Fri. Dec. 1 #21 Santa Clara 4:30pm (PT) Sat. Dec. 2 #2 Stanford/Sacramento State_ 7:00pm (PT) Dec NCAA Regionals Austin, Texas Dec. 14 & 16 NCAA Championship Omaha, Neb. RV NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT * DECEMBER 1-2 Stanford Sub-Regional: Missouri, (2) Stanford, Santa Clara, Sacramento State Missouri Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow (Drake 80) vs. Santa Clara Overall: (.870), 8th Year; Kreklows at Mizzou: (.706), 7th Year; As Mizzou Head Coach: (.712), 2nd Year Tale of the Tape MU SC SAC ST STAN 2006 Record RPI Statistics Kills/game opponents Hitting Pct opponents Assists/game Aces/game opponents Digs/game Blocks/game opponents Santa Clara Broncos 20-7 West Coast 9-5 (3rd) 21 RV Sacramento St. Hornets 30-5 Big Sky 15-1 (1st) , Big 12 (6th) N: 4-2, R: 5-7 Mizzou vs. Santa Clara Friday, December 1, 4:30 p.m. (PST) Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, Calif. Radio: KWWC, 90.5 FM in Columbia Tommy Carroll, play-by-play; Kiki Dallao, color Coaches: Missouri (17-12, 11-9) Wayne Kreklow (Drake 80) 0-1 vs. Santa Clara overall (8th season), at Mizzou (2nd season), with wife at Mizzou (7th season) Santa Clara (20-7, 9-5) Jon Wallace (UC-Santa Barbara 89) 1-0 vs. Missouri overall and at Santa Clara (8th season) Series Matchup: The meeting will be a rematch of a September 8th four-game Bronco win in Austin, Texas. Other Facts: Mizzou is making its seventh-straight and seventh-overall NCAA Tournament appearance Santa Clara is making their ninth-straight NCAA appearance and their 11th overall The Tigers have won first-round NCAA Tournament matches in each of the last two years (also hosted in 2004 and 2005) Mizzou has lost five straight to teams ranked in the AVCA s top 25 in the State of California, Mizzou is 3-8 all-time and 4-9 against teams from California for the second-year in a row Mizzou has played a non-conference team twice, once in the regular season, the other in the NCAA Tournament (Tennessee) Stanford Cardinal 25-3 Pac (1st) Head Coach: Debbie Jon Wallace Head Buchanan Coach: Russ Head Rose Coach: Debby Head Colberg Coach: Jon Wallace Head Coach: John Dunning 2 Missouri Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (High School) Notes of Note 1 Lei Wang S 5-11 RS Fr. Shanghai, China (Shanghai Sports School) Averaging assists per game in last five matches, team hit.312 vs. #5 Texas in Sept. 3 Jessica Vander Kooi OH 6-2 Sr. Hinton, Iowa (Hinton) All-Big 12 First Team, 111 career matches with 10+ kills, 67 career double doubles 4 Amanda Hantouli MB 6-2 RS Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke) Recorded four blocks in last meeting with Santa Clara, scored 10 kills and four blocks in win over Colo. 5 Abbie Booth DS 5-7 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. (Notre Dame de Sion) Scored eight aces in 05 first-and-second round matches 28 career matches with 10+ digs 6 Julianna Klein OH 6-0 Fr. Keota, Iowa (Keota) 15 matches this season with 10+ kills, scored career-best 21 kills at home versus Baylor 8 Brittney Herzog MB 6-0 Fr. Boonville, Mo. (Boonville) Grabbed four kills and four blocks, responsible for 6.5 points versus Texas earlier this season 9 Tatum Ailes L 5-6 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Tallied 5.00 digs per game in NCAA Tournament last season Mizzou s all-time digs leader 10 Na Yang OH 6-3 Jr. Shan Dong, China (Shan Dong Sports School) Against Hawaii in 05 regional semi, scored 24 kills and 3 blocks 82 career matches with 10+ kills 11 Megan Wilson OPP/S 6-2 RS Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Christian) Scored two aces against Texas A&M and at Baylor played in 69 games this season 12 Lindsay Smith DS 5-7 RS Jr. Hermann, Mo. (Hermann) Recently joined the Tiger squad as a walk-on 13 Nicole Wilson MB 6-3 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Christian) Had 15 kills, 6 blocks, and two aces in last meeting versus Broncos scored on 15 blocks in 05 NCAA Tour Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow (Drake 80), Associate Head Coach: Susan Kreklow (Mo. State 84), Assistant Coaches: Deng Yang, Chen Feng SID Contact: Tom Lewis, cell: , LewisTV@missouri.edu Six-Consecutive NCAA Tournament Apperances 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005

4 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds News & Notes Scouting Santa Clara The No. 21 Santa Clara Broncos are set for a rematch with the Missouri Tigers in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament as the Broncos were selected to their ninth consecutive tournament. Santa Clara reached the Final Four last year before losing to 3-0 to Nebraska in a surprise run for the unseeded Broncos. Santa Clara is hoping for the same sort of magic against Missouri as the two teams met earlier this season in the Texas Invitational where the Broncos rallied to a 3-1 victory after dropping the first game. Santa Clara was ranked No. 4 in the nation at the time while the Missouri Tigers were No. 15. In the match, Santa Clara hit.309 compared to Missouri s.195 hitting percentage in the match. Both teams struggled with serves and each team committed 10 service errors. Missouri outblocked the Broncos 13-7, but their hitting woes were too much to overcome as the Tigers hit as low as.053 in game two. Senior outside hitter Kim McGiven led the Broncos with 21 kills and 14 digs and sophomore outside hitter Brittany Lowe also recorded a double-double with 17 kills and digs. Middle blocker Annalisa Muratore had 15 kills and setter Crystal Matich also had a doubledouble with 58 assists and 17 digs. The Broncos lost Muratore after she retired from volleyball competition on Sept. 26, 2006 due to lingering injuries. Muratore is Santa Clara s all-time career leader in blocks with 1.30 per game and also in hitting percentage with.374. Santa Clara finishes the regular season with a 20-7 record and went 9-5 in the West Coast Conference. McGiven leads the team with 4.30 kills per game and junior middle blocker Anna Cmaylo is second on the team with 3.83 kills per game. Libero Caroline Walters leads the Broncos with 4.35 digs per game and Matich has assists per game. Santa Clara ranks in the top-25 in the nation in several categories. As of Nov. 19, the Broncos are 22nd in the nation in assists per game with The Broncos are 25th in the nation with a.262 hitting percentage and are 30th in the nation with kills per game. Cmaylo is 12th in the nation with a.407 hitting percentage. The Broncos have faced four common opponents with Missouri. The Broncos swept then- No. 25 Kansas State, Valparaiso 3-0 and then No. 21 Notre Dame. Santa Clara were swept by then-no. 7 Texas. Missouri defeated Valparaiso 3-1 and then-no. 21 Notre Dame 3-2. The Tigers defeated Kansas State twice and split the series with Texas. Santa Clara leads the overall series with the Missouri Tigers 1-0, with their first ever meeting occurring this season. -- Mustafa Mohammad Vander Kooi CoSIDA Academic All-American Late Monday afternoon the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced that Vander Kooi was voted to the organization s Academic All-American Second Team. Vander Kooi, a native of Hinton, Iowa, and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree, becomes the first Tiger volleyballer to receive such an award since Vander Kooi, an International Business major with a 3.84 GPA, becomes only the third volleyball Tiger to be voted to the CoSIDA team. Dianne Berg and Kathy Oriel made the list in 1985 and 1986, respectively. All-Big 12 Award Winners The Big 12 Conference announced Monday afternoon the conference s year-end volleyball awards. Tiger senior OH Jessica Vander Kooi (Hinton, Iowa) was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the third-consecutive year while senior MB Nicole Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) received honorable mention All-Big 12 honors for the second-consecutive year. Vander Kooi finished the 2006 Big 12 season in the top 10 of three scoring categories including kills per game (7th, 4.05), service aces per game (7th, 0.33), and points per game (5th, 4.88). In addition, Vander Kooi was named Big 12 Player of the Week twice in September and earned AVCA National Player of the Week honors on September 22. Vander Kooi also landed on the Academic All-Big 12 list for the third-consecutive season. Wilson finished the conference season in fifth place in hitting percentage (.341) and tenth in kills per game (3.63). Wilson leads Mizzou in the all-time hitting percentage category at a.350 clip. Quickly, The Season in Review Coming off the best season in school history, the 2006 Tigers have experienced a rollercoaster like year, filled with critical highs and lows. The youthful team got its first bump when traveling to Long Beach State for the 49ers invitational. A slow start led Mizzou to being swept by the Beach for the first time by a nonranked team since September But, a five-match winning streak that peaked with a emotional five-game winner over then- No. 21 Notre Dame kept momentum going. The Tigers next ran into three-tough opponents in the third week of play, all which ended the season with a top-25 RPI. Then- No. 2 Penn State and then-no. 4 Santa Clara defeated Mizzou in three and four games, respectively. At Colorado to open the conference season, the Tigers lost a five-gamer. But, the Tigers then went on the roll that help secure them an NCAA Tournament bid, winning seven-consecutive matches within the conference including a huge, 30-23, 30-23, 30-19, sweep over then-no. 5 Texas, the largest seed a Tiger team has ever defeated. Mizzou peaked on the AVCA poll at No. 12 on October 16. The Tigers then went on a 1-5 slide that included two losses at the hands of No. 1 Nebraska and a sweep loss at surprising Oklahoma. A Friday night five-game fright at Baylor stole some wind from the Tigers sail. The most crucial win in getting the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament was a four-game win over Colorado on November 4. At the time, the importance was not known. But without Missouri quick Facts General Information Location Columbia, Mo. (84,531) Founded 1839 Enrollment 27,003 Nickname Tigers Colors Old Gold & Black Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big 12 Arena Hearnes Center (1972) Capacity 13,611 UM President Dr. Elson S. Floyd MU Chancellor Dr. Brady J. Deaton Director of Athletics Michael Alden Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA Sarah Reesman Coaching Staff Head Coach Wayne Kreklow Alma Mater Drake, 1980 Record at Mizzou 42-17, 2nd Year Kreklows at Mizzou , 7th Year Overall Record , 8th Year Associate Head Coach Susan Kreklow Alma Mater Missouri State, 1984 Assistant Coach Deng Yeng Volunteer Coach Chen Feng Dir. Of Volleyball Ops. Mike Jackson Volleyball Office (573) Media Relations Tom Lewis Athletic Trainer Ben Fox Academic Advisor Joe Scogin Strength & Conditioning Jana Heitmeyer Marketing Emily Hawkins Team Information 2005 Record Big 12 Record 16-4, 3rd 2005 Postseason NCAA Regional Finalist 2005 Final AVCA Rank 8th Starters Returning/Lost 3 + Libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/3 Newcomers 2 Top Returners Jessica Vander Kooi... Sr., OH, 6-2, AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, Two-time First-team All-Big 12 Tatum Ailes... Jr., L, 5-6, Big 12 Libero of the Year Nicole Wilson... Sr., MB, 6-3, AVCA All- America Honorable Mention, NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team Top Newcomers Brittney Herzog Fr., MB, 6-0 Juliana Klein Fr., OH, 6-0 Top Players Lost Lindsey Hunter... S, 5-10, AVCA All-America First-Team, Four-time All-Big 12, All-time Big 12 Assists leader Shen Danru... OH, 6-2, Three-time All-Big 12 Lisa Boyd... MB, 6-2, Big 12 leader in hitting pct. in 2004 Media Relations Volleyball Contact Tom Lewis Office Phone (573) Cell Phone (573) LewisTV@missouri.edu Fax (573) Athletics Web Site mutigers.com Mailing Address 260 Hearnes Center

5 News & Notes the win, Mizzou would have had only one win over a top-25 RPI team (Texas) and may well have cost Mizzou a bid. The Tigers were dominate over the Buffs at home, winning 30-23, 30-17, 28-30, The Tigers gave a scare to the Longhorns again, this time in Austin on November 11. Mizzou won game one in a squeaker, but Texas fired back and held Mizzou to a game loss in the clinching game four. The Tigers showed a lot of resiliency in a fivegame loss at home to Oklahoma. One of the more emotional and heart pounding games seen in a while, the Tiger-Sooner match-up went the full-12 rounds in boxing terms. The match saw 40 total ties and included a game five that had Mizzou with four match points, but Mizzou lost the game to OU A loss at Texas A&M in the final of week of the season dropped Mizzou 12 spots in the RPI from 34 to 46 and put the Tigers squarely on the bubble. Hearts were racing on Sunday as the selection committee released the final bracket. Mizzou being in the last group announced did not help matters. Nonetheless, the season continues. A Big Milestone When winning their 10th Big 12 match of the season, Mizzou volleyball secured a nice achievement. In the past seven years, every year beginning with 2000, only Missouri and Nebraska have won 10-or-more conference matches in each of those seven years. In addition, with Missouri earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, only the Tigers and Nebraska have made every tournament since Texas missed out on a bid in 2003, Colorado missed in 2002, Kansas State will likely miss the 2006 tournament for the first time in 11 years, and Texas A&M missed this year s tournament for the first time since Last Time We Met Santa Clara AUSTIN, Texas, SEPT 8 The No. 15 Missouri volleyball team (6-3) fell to No. 4 Santa Clara (6-1) on Friday afternoon at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas, losing 30-24, 18-30, 20-30, The Tigers had to face two top-five teams in two days and while Mizzou won game one, they were unable to contain the Broncos offense. Senior Jessica Vander Kooi paced Mizzou with 15 kills. Vander Kooi (Hinton, Iowa) recorded a double-double adding 10 digs and four blocks. Nicole Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) scored 15 kills and added six blocks. Freshman Lei Wang scored a double-double with 43 assists and 11 digs, adding three blocks. Vander Kooi and Wilson Make Fourth and Final NCAA Appearance Seniors Jessica Vander Kooi and Nicole Wilson have been through this before. The duo have played in each of the Tigers seven NCAA tournament matches since their freshman year in As a freshman, Vander Kooi had a heckuva match in a losing effort against UC-Irvine in the first-round in Los Angeles. Vander Kooi solidified herself as a future force, scoring 23 kills, adding 18 digs, five aces and five blocks for 32.5 total points. Vander Kooi averages 3.04 kills per game, 3.15 digs per game, and 0.96 blocks per game in her career of NCAA Tournament play. Wilson was named to the NCAA Penn State Regional All-Tournament team a year ago. In the regional semifinals versus Hawaii, Wilson scored seven blocks, adding eight kills in a winning Tiger effort. Against Tennessee in the regional finals, Wilson scored 15 kills, adding six digs. Ailes, A Record Breaker Junior libero Tatum Ailes has smashed some records of her own, including her own singleseason digs record, now standing at 519 for the season. Ailes now also holds the all-time record at Mizzou in career digs, standing at 1,388 and digs per game at Four Named to Academic All-Big 12 Team Abbie Booth, Jessica Vander Kooi, Lei Wang, and Na Yang were named to the Academic All- Big 12 first-team for the 2006 season. Booth and Vander Kooi make their third appearance on the list while Yang and Wang make the list for the first time. Big 12 Report: Tournament Edition Three Big 12 teams, Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma, earned a seed in this year s NCAA Tournament, as Nebraska earned the top seed overall, Texas the seventh seed, and Oklahoma the 13th seed. Three more teams, Missouri, Iowa State and Colorado, joined the top three in making the tournament, giving the Big 12 a total of six teams, which is second behind only the Big 10, Pac 10, and SEC, which each have seven teams in the tournament. Texas, Nebraska, and Colorado, will each be hosting first and second round matches. Of those three, Colorado has the hardest of the three subregionals, as they host New Mexico State, who went 33-3 with two losses to Hawaii, Colorado State, which is making its 12 straight appearance in the tournament after defeating Utah to win the Mountain west Conference, and defending champion Washington, which earned the sixth seed overall. Colorado faces New Mexico State, while Colorado State faces Washington, with the winners facing off on Friday for the right to move on to the Seattle, Washington Regional. Texas, which also hosts the Austin Regional, drew Alabama, Prairie View, and Stephen F. Austin in its subregional. The Longhorns face Prairie View, with the winner playing the Alabama Stephen F. Austin winner for a chance to move on. Top seed Nebraska, like Texas, also hosts a subregional in Lincoln. In the Huskers draw, they received Patriot League champion American University, which went to the Lincoln sibregional last year, Winthrop University, which is making its fifth straight appearance in the tournament, and Northern Iowa, who is on a ten match winning streak. The Huskers face American and Winthrop and Northern Iowa face off for a chance to move on to the Gainesville Regional, hosted by the University of Florida. Oklahoma, making its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and first since 1997, earned the number 13 seed, but travels to Fayettville, Arkansas as part of the Arkansas subregional. Other teams in the subregional include Oral Roberts, Arkansas, and Missouri 2005 NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005 Starting Lineup Match-by-Match Starting Lineup 8/25 Ala St Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, M Wilson, N Wilson LBSU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, M Wilson, N Wilson 8/26 Nova Wang, Vander Kooi, Klein, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery 8/29 UALR Wang, Vander Kooi, Klein, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery 9/1 Idaho Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 9/2 Valpo Wang, Vander Kooi, Klein, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery ND Wang, Vander Kooi, Klein, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery 9/7 S Clara Wang, Vander Kooi, Booth, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery 9/8 Pn St Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson CU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 9/16 TAM Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson KSU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 9/23 UT Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson 9/27 BU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson TT Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 10/4 KU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson ISU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson 10/11 NU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson OU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 10/21 KSU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson NU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson BU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson 11/1 ISU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 11/4 CU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson UT Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson 11/15 OU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson KU Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson TAM Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 11/24 TT Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson Record by Lineup Wang, Vander Kooi, Klein, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery 4-0 Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, Yang, N Wilson 5-3 Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Klein, Yang, N Wilson 8-6 Wang, Vander Kooi, Hantouli, Booth, M Wilson, N Wilson 1-1 Wang, Vander Kooi, Booth, Yang, N Wilson, Allbery 0-1 Total Starts #1 - Wang 29 #3 - Vander Kooi 29 #13 - N Wilson 29 #10 - Yang 27 #4 - Hantouli 24 #6 - Klein 18 #5 - Booth 11 #15 - Allbery 5 #11 - M Wilson 2 3

6 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds News & Notes State. The Sooners play Oral Roberts, a team they swept earlier this season, in their first round match, while Arkansas plays Missouri State. The two winners face off for a chance to move on to the Honolulu Regional, hosted by the University of Hawaii. The remaining two teams, Iowa State and Missouri, each drew tough draws as well. Iowa State was placed in a subregional with tenth seeded and host Wisconsin, a hot Notre Dame team, and a team that has won 15 straight in Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Cyclones, who will be making only their second NCAA Tournament appearance, will face University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, which is making its sixth NCAA appearance. The winner will play against the winner of Notre Dame-Wisconsin. Notre Dame will be making its 15 consecutive appearance, while Wisconsin, who is 19-2 in home NCAA Tournament matches overall, is making its 11th consecutive appearance. The winner also moves on to the Austin Regional. Missouri received possibly the hardest draw of all the Big 12 teams, as it was placed in a subregional that includes Santa Clara, who went to the Final Four last year, Sacramento State, and the number two seed overall Stanford. Missouri faces Santa Clara in their first round match-up, a team they lost to in four games earlier this season at the Texas Invitational. Stanford, which features Missouri native Erin Waller, and Sacramento State battle in the other first round match-up. It is the second time the Tigers will play in California this season, as they started the season in the Long Beach State Invitational, and for the second time in their NCAA Tournament history, first playing there in 2003, when they lost to host UC-Irvine. This is the first time the Tigers will play in Palo Alto. The winner of the subregional moves on to the Austin Regional as well, giving the Big 12 a possibility of having three of the four teams in the regional be from the Big Michael Wojtychiw September 25 Vander Kooi Named National and Big 12 Player of the Week The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) named Missouri senior OH Jessica Vander Kooi as its SportsImports/AVCA National Player of the Week it announced Monday evening. After winning the Big 12 Player of the Week honor earlier in the day for the second time this month, Vander Kooi, a native of Hinton, Iowa, becomes just the third Tiger to win the national weekly award. Vander Kooi led then-no. 22 Missouri to a 2-0 record last week, including the sweep of then-no. 5 Texas -- the Tigers first victory over a top-five ranked opponent. At Kansas State on Wednesday, Vander Kooi scored 27 kills on 55 attempts (.327) and added 19 digs to the MU effort. The Hinton, Iowa native tallied the most kills for a Tiger in a four-game match since 2002, and the fifth 20-kill match this season. Vander Kooi scored 19 points; recording 13 kills, five blocks and three service aces against Texas on Saturday. After rolling her ankle in game one, Vander Kooi committed only one hitting error in 32 attacks to record a.375 hitting percentage. In addition, Vander Kooi fielded 17 serve receptions without an error. On the week, Vander Kooi averaged 6.86 points, 5.71 kills while compiling a.345 hitting percentage. She also posted 3.86 digs and 1.00 blocks in seven games. In Big 12 matches, Vander Kooi currently ranks second in the conference in points per game (5.74), third in kills per game (4.65), and fifth in aces per game (0.47). The last Tiger to earn the AVCA National Player of the Week award was Nicole Wilson last year. Ironically, Vander Kooi s honor came on the same week in the year as Wilson s occurred last season. The New Crop To replace three Tigers that had a large impact on the team, Mizzou will have five freshman in 2006 season, three of which redshirted in Lei Wang (Shanghai, China) has positioned herself to take over as Missouri s new setter, replacing first-team All-American Lindsey Hunter (who now is on the USA National Team). Amanda Hantouli (Omaha, Neb.) has been impressive in spring and early fall workouts and will likely see some playing time in the replacement of Lisa Boyd. Megan Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) has been equally impressive and will likely take on an all-around role on the Tiger side. True freshman Julianna Klein (Keota, Iowa) has shown her strength this fall, having delivered some shattering cross-court shots from the left side and raising some eyebrows with her jump serves. Brittney Herzog (Boonville, Mo.) has also shown a lot to the Tiger coaching staff at the MB position. Tatum Libre-o As a sophomore she won Big 12 Libero of the Year honors. This year, junior Tatum Ailes will be looking for more as an encore. Leading the conference a year ago with 4.12 digs per game, Ailes has found a knack to be at the right place at the right time. With amazing dives and accurate passes Ailes is not only a physical force for the Tigers, but also an emotional and vocal leader on the floor. In addition, her play in last year s NCAA Tournament played a vital role in the Tigers run to the Elite Eight as she wiped the floor averaging 5.00 dpg in the four matches. In the regional rounds alone, she scooped 26 against Hawaii and 22 against Tennessee. Remarking on 2005 We can t go without mentioning the greatest season in Tiger volleyball history (so far). In 2005, Mizzou reached the NCAA Tournament s Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history, then beating Hawaii to reach its first-ever NCAA Regional Final. Making their sixth-consecutive NCAA Tournament, the Tigers went 7-4 against teams in the top 25, and took down four top-10 teams adding sweeps against then-no. 9 Tennessee and then-no. 9 Wisconsin. The Tigers had the winningest record in school history with a 25-5 mark. Mizzou hosted first-and-second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year, having the largest attended early rounds of the 16 sites. In addition, Mizzou ranked sixth in national attendance, attracting an average of over 2,600 fans a match. Season highs/lows INDIVIDUAL Attack Percentage (12 kill minimum).579 Nicole Wilson vs. Kansas (10/4) Nicole Wilson vs. Colorado (11/4) J. Vander Kooi at Texas Tech (9/30) Kills 30 J. Vander Kooi at #21 Notre Dame (9/2) 5g 27 J. Vander Kooi at Kansas State (9/20) 4g 25 J. Vander Kooi at Baylor (10/27) 5g Three-game Matches 20 J. Vander Kooi at #21 Notre Dame (9/2) 17 Na Yang vs. #5 Texas (9/23) 14 J. Vander Kooi vs Villanova (8/26) Attempts 76 J. Vander Kooi at Baylor (10/27) 5g 71 J. Vander Kooi at #21 Notre Dame (9/2) 5g 68 Na Yang vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15) 5g Three-game Matches 41 Na Yang vs. #5 Texas (9/23) Points (K + SA + BS +.5*BA) 34.5 J. Vander Kooi at #21 Notre Dame (9/2) 5g 29 J. Vander Kooi at Kansas State (9/20) 4g 28 J. Vander Koou at Cololrado (9/13) 5g Three-game Matches 23.5 J. Vander Kooi vs UALR (8/29) Assists 75 Lei Wang vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15) 5g Three-game Matches 45 Lei Wang at Iowa State (10/7) Digs 33 Tatum Ailes at #21 Notre Dame (9/2) 5g 31 Tatum Ailes vs. Valparaiso (9/2) 3g 31 Tatum Ailes at Baylor (10/27) 5g Three-game Matches 23 Tatum Ailes vs. UALR (8/29) Service Aces 7 J. Klein vs. Villanova (8/26) 3g 6 Na Yang vs. Colorado (11/4) 4g 5 Tatum Ailes vs. Alabama State (8/25) 3g Blocks 9 N. Wilson vs. Valparaiso (9/2) 2 bs, 7 ba 9 N. Wilson vs. #5 Texas (9/23) 1 bs, 8 ba TEAM HIGHS (H) / LOWS (L) Kills Digs Opp. Blocks H: 84, twice H: ND (9/2) H: 19.5 vs. BU (9/27) L: LBSU, v PnSt L: 23 vs AlaSt (8/25) L: 3, three times Hitting Errors Block Solos Att/Error Ratio H: 39, vs Iwa St (11/1) H: 9, at Kansas (11/21 H: 15.3 vs Kan. (10/4) L: 7, vs Kansas (10/4) L: 0, twice L: LBSU (8/25) Attacks Block Errors Unforced Errors H: Bay (10/27) H: 10, twice H: 42 vs Snt Cl (9/8) L: 79 vs AlaSt (8/25) L: 0, three times L: 14 vs AlaSt (8/25) Hitting PCT. Total Blocks Block Diff. H:.456 vs AlaSt (8/25) H: 17, vs KSU (10/21) H: +11, vs Tex (9/23) LBSU (8/25) L: Okla (10/18) L: Bayl (10/27) Service Aces Opponent Kills Hitting Diff. H: 15 vs AlaSt (8/25) H: 90 vs Okla (11/15) H: vs AlaSt L: ND (9/2) L: 8 vs AlaSt (8/25) L: LBSU Service Errors Opp. Hitting Pct. Hitting Efficency H:15 vs Kansas (10/4) Okla (kills/attacks) L: Tex Tech (9/30) (10/18) H:.595 vs AlaSt (8/25) Recept. Errors L: vs AlaSt(8/25) LBSU (8/25) H: 16 vs. Baylor (9/27)

7 INSide The Series Missouri vs. Santa Clara Broncos lead, 1-0 MIZZOU vs. Santa Clara L 1-3 (N) 15/ , 18-30, 20-30, Missouri vs. Stanford Cardinal leads, 1-0 MIZZOU vs. Stanford L 0-3 (N) -/3 2-15, 7-15, 6-15 Missouri vs. Sacramento State Hornets lead, 1-0 MIZZOU vs. Sacramento State L 0-3 (N) -/- 4-15, 13-15, 9-15 * Meeting occured in NCAA Tournament ** Mizzou all-time record --/-- teams AVCA Coaches Poll rankings entering match (Missouri / Opponents) H - Home, T - There, N - Neutral Tally Board 0 Overall 1 Tally Board 0 Overall 1 Tally Board 0 Overall 1 The Active Scenarios... OVERALL Kreklow Scenario W-L Last 10 Strk (Since) W-L At Neutral Site L On The Road L vs. the top L5 (2006) vs. the top L3 (2006) 7-19 vs. the top In Neutral Site Games vs Ranked L3 0-1 On The Road vs. Ranked L3 In California W1 (2006) 2-2 In Palo Alto, Calif. never played vs. CA teams L3 (2002) When L1-0-0 When +5 on L2 (2006) When MU Ranked L When Opponent Ranked L When Both Ranked In December L On December #NUM! On December W1 (1994) 1-0 On Day 1 of any month L1 (2006) On Day 2 of any month W12 (1999) 12-0 On Friday W On Saturday W NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005 Scenarios Last Matches vs Ranked Opponents - Neutral Site MU/OPP L 1-3 Santa Clara 15/ L 0-3 Penn State 15/ L 1-3 Tennessee* 8/ W 3-1 Hawaii* 8/ W 3-0 Wisconsin 14/ L 0-3 Penn State -/ L 0-3 Stanford -/ L 0-3 UC-Santa Barbara -/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ L 0-3 Georgia -/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ W 3-0 Northwestern -/ L 3-2 Purdue -/ L 1-3 Nebraska -/9 Last Matches vs Ranked Opponents - On Road MU/OPP L 1-3 Texas 25/ L 0-3 Nebraska 16/ L 0-3 Oklahoma 12/ W 3-2 Notre Dame 13/ L 2-3 Nebraska 12/ W 3-2 Kansas State 8/ L 0-3 Texas 7/ W 3-1 Texas A&M 10/ L 0-3 Kansas State 24/ L 1-3 Texas A&M -/ L 0-3 Texas -/ W 3-0 Colorado -/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ W 3-1 Wisconsin -/ W 3-2 Nebraska -/ L 2-3 Kansas State -/ L 2-3 Northern Iowa 20/ L 0-3 Nebraska 23/ W 3-1 Texas -/ L 1-3 Illinois -/ L 0-3 Colorado -/ L 1-3 Texas A&M -/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ L 0-3 Colorado 24/ L 0-3 Texas A&M 24/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ L 0-3 Kansas State -/ L 0-3 Texas -/ L 0-3 Nebraska -/ L 0-3 Colorado -/ L 0-3 Texas A&M -/16 Tiger Attendance Largest Crowds Rk Date Opponent Fans 1 Oct. 5, 2005 Nebraska 7,298 2 Dec. 2, 2005 Missouri St. (NCAA 1R) 6,294 3 Oct. 11, 2006 Nebraska 6,035 4 Nov. 20, 2005 Texas 4,012 5 Oct. 15, 2005 Kansas 3,699 6 Oct. 21, 2006 Kansas State 3,221 7 Oct. 4, 2006 Kansas 3,031 8 Nov. 27, 2005 Texas A&M 2,766 9 Oct. 9, 2004 Texas A&M 2, Oct. 29, 2005 Colorado 2,571 Past Season Averages Year Average Change % % % % % % % % increase from 1999 to

8 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Big 12 Conference Scene 2006 Standings BIG 12 Misc. OVERALL W L Pct NCAA? FH W L Pct. Nebraska * Oklahoma * Texas * Iowa State * Colorado * Missouri * Baylor Texas Tech Texas A&M Kansas State Kansas FH = Record through 10 matches, the first half of the season Thursday, November 30 Seattle Regional New Mexico State at Colorado, 8 (times central) Big 12 In the NCAA Tournament Friday, December 1 Austin Regional Iowa State vs. UW-Milwaukee, 5 Missouri vs. Santa Clara, 6:30 Prarie View A&M at Texas, 6:30 Gainsville Regional American at Nebraska, 7 Honolulu Regional Oklahoma at Oral Roberts, 7 MU Big 12 Statistics overall Home road head-to-head Grid Home teams to left, read across BU CU ISU KU KSU MU NU OU UT TAM T T BU L L W W W L L L L W CU W L W W W W L L W W ISU W W W W L L L L W W KU W L L W L L L L W L KSU W L L W L L L L L W MU W W L W W L L W W W NU W W W W W W W W W W OU W W W W W W L W W W UT W W W W W W L W W W TAM L L L W W W L L L L TT L L W W L L L L L W Mizzou in big 12 ranks (Big 12 matches only) rankings Individual Hitting Pct. Nicole Wilson 5th (.341) Kills/game Jessica Vander Kooi 7th (4.05) Nicole Wilson 10th (3.63) Assists/game Lei Wang 5th (12.86) Aces/game Jessica Vander Kooi 7th (0.33) Digs/game Tatum Ailes 3rd (4.61) Points/game Jessica Vander Kooi 5th (4.88) Nicole Wilson 9th (4.38) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points Wang, Lei Vander Kooi, Jessica Hantouli, Amanda Booth, Abbie Klein, Julianna Jaksich, Jilly Herzog, Brittney Ailes, Tatum Yang, Na Wilson, Megan Wilson, Nicole TEAM 8 MISSOURI Opponents TEAM STATISTICS MU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND ATTACK... * Sep 13 at Colorado L ,30-27,24-30,30-23, Kills * Sep 16 TEXAS A&M W ,22-30,20-30,30-20, Errors * Sep 20 at Kansas State W ,30-27,29-31, Total Attacks * Sep 23 #5 TEXAS W ,30-23, Attack Pct * Sep 27 BAYLOR W ,26-30,32-30, Kills/Game * Sep 30 at Texas Tech W ,30-20, SET... * Oct 04 KANSAS W ,30-26, Assists * Oct 07 at Iowa State W ,34-32, Assists/Game * Oct 11 #1 NEBRASKA L ,22-30, SERVE... * Oct 18 at #23 Oklahoma L ,18-30, Aces * Oct 21 KANSAS STATE W ,26-30,30-22,27-30, Errors * Oct 25 at #1 Nebraska L ,23-30, Attempts * Oct 27 at Baylor L ,33-31,22-30,23-30, Serve Pct * Nov 01 IOWA STATE L ,22-30,30-24, Aces/Game * Nov 04 COLORADO W ,30-17,28-30, SERVE RECEPTIONS... * Nov 11 at #8 Texas L ,23-30,27-30, Errors * Nov 15 #14 OKLAHOMA L ,30-27,30-32,30-20, Errors/Game * Nov 18 at Kansas W ,28-30,32-30, Attempts * Nov 22 at Texas A&M L ,20-30, Reception Pct * Nov 24 TEXAS TECH W ,30-28, DEFENSE... Digs A - Long Beach State Invite (Long Beach, Calif.) Digs/Game B - Shamrock Invite (South Bend, Ind.) BLOCKING... C - Time Warner Cable Texas Invite (Austin, Texas) Block Solo * - Big 12 Conference Match Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks Per Game Block Errors BALL HANDLING ERRORS ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date 10/ /1225 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 -

9 National NEws AVCA Coaches Top 25 - Nov 27 Rk School (First-Pl. Votes) Pts Rec. LW 1 Nebraska (54) Stanford (6) Washington UCLA Penn State Southern California Florida Texas Minnesota Wisconsin Utah Hawai i Oklahoma Cal Poly T California LSU T San Diego Ohio State New Mexico State Ohio Santa Clara BYU Purdue Pepperdine Duke Others Receiving Votes: Louisville 92; Long Beach State 51; Iowa State 27; Colorado 21; Sacramento State 13; Missouri 11; Michigan State 9; Oregon 9; Colorado State 8; Bowling Green 6.Missouri s 2006 opponents in bold Year-by-Year RPI Changes Final NCAA RPI Missouri No. Teams Percentile % % % % % % % % % % % Attendance Rankings - Nov 27 School Avg. Total # 1. Hawai i 7, , Wisconsin 4,421 66, Nebraska 4,137 70, Minnesota 3,938 51, Penn State 2,756 44, Missouri 2,565 28, Florida 2,440 34, Washington 2,256 29, Texas 2,152 23, Wichita State 2,083 29, Stanford 1,992 21, Purdue 1,933 25, BYU 1,902 24, Notre Dame 1,849 22, New Mexico State 1,830 31, Texas A&M 1,781 21, Northern Iowa 1,708 23, Creighton 1,611 20, Colorado State 1,554 23, Michigan State 1,473 22, Illinois 1,471 19, UCLA 1,454 14, Long Beach State 1,428 25, Ohio 1,411 11, Illinois State 1,353 16, NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005 Charting the Waters CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll Date MU Rk Week s Events Pre-S 13 swept by (RV) LBSU, def. #21 ND in 5 Sept 4 15 lost to #2 Penn State, #4 Santa Clara Sept lost at Colorado, def. (RV) Tex A&M Sept won at K-State, swept #5 Texas Sept def. (RV) Baylor, swept Tech away Oct 2 17 swept Kansas and Iowa State Oct 9 15 lost to #1 Nebraska Oct #23 Oklahoma, swept KSU Oct #1 Nebraska, Baylor Oct lost to Iowa St., def. (RV) Colorado Nov 6 25 lost at #8 Texas Nov 13 RV lost 5-gm to #14 Okla, KU Nov 20 RV lost at Tex A&M, swept Tech Nov 27 RV??? Dec 4???? FINAL? MIZZOU AGAINST THE TOP Season: Season: Wins by Year (20 total) , , 2001, 2000, 1999, 1982 Wins over the Top 10 All-Time #5 Texas (3-0) - Sept. 23, 2006 #6 Hawaii (in State College, Pa) (3-1) - Dec. 10, 05 at #8 Nebraska (3-2) - Oct. 15, 2003 #9 Texas (H) (3-1) - Nov. 14, 2004 #9 Wisconsin (in Bozeman, Mont.) (3-0) - Sept. 10, 2005 #9 Tennessee (H) (3-0) - Sept. 4, 2005 #10 Texas (H) (3-0) - Nov. 20, 2005 On The Road vs. the Top-25 Wins All-Time Over Top-25 Teams on the Road Sept. 2, 2006, (13) at #21 Notre Dame, W 3-2 Oct. 26, 2005, (8) at #24 Kansas State, W 3-2 Sep. 16, 2005, (10) at #15 Texas A&M, W 3-1 Oct. 2, 2004, at #25 Colorado, W 3-0 Sep. 3, 2004, at #23 Wisconsin, W 3-1 Oct. 15, 2003, at #8 Nebraska, W Projected NCAA RPI (out of 320 D-I teams) Team FINAL 11/20 Wk Chg Missouri Big 12 teams Baylor Colorado unch Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Nebraska 1 1 unch Oklahoma Texas 9 9 unch Texas A&M Texas Tech Non-Conf Opponents Alabama State unch Ark.-Little Rock Idaho Long Beach State Notre Dame Penn State Santa Clara unch Valparaiso Villanova Stanford 3 Sacramento State 36

10 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Results Record Overall Summary Overall Home Away Neutral ALL MATCHES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attendance Dates Total Average Home 11 28,216 2,565 Away 12 14,259 1,188 Neutral Matches Date Opponent Result Game-by-Game MU OPP Att. Kill Leaders Block Leaders Long Beach State Tournament (Long Beach, Calif.) Aug 25 vs Alabama State W, ,30-9, Vander Kooi - 11 Vander Kooi - 3 Aug 25 at Long Beach State L, ,18-30, RV 2,009 Vander Kooi - 9 N. Wilson - 6 Aug 26 vs Villanova W, ,30-20, Vander Kooi - 14 Vander Kooi - 8 Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK W, ,30-21, ,855 Vander Kooi - 20 Hantouli - 7 Shamrock Invitational (South Bend, Ind.) Sep 1 vs Idaho W, ,30-21, Yang - 12 Vander Kooi / Allbery -3 Sep 2 vs Valparaiso W, ,24-30,13-30, Vander Kooi - 16 N. Wilson - 9 Sep 2 at Notre Dame W, ,30-28,27-30,30-26, Vander Kooi - 30 Vander Kooi - 8 Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational (Austin, Texas) Sep 7 vs Penn State L, ,21-30, Klein - 10 Hantouli - 3 Sep 8 vs Santa Clara L, ,18-30,20-30, N. Wilson / Vander Kooi - 15 N. Wilson - 6 Sep 13 at Colorado L, ,30-27,24-30,30-23, Vander Kooi - 22 Vander Kooi - 8 Sep 16 TEXAS A&M W, ,22-30,20-30,30-20, ,096 Vander Kooi / Yang - 17 N. Wilson - 3 Sep 20 at Kansas State W, ,30-27,29-31, RV 1,360 Vander Kooi - 27 three tied - 3 Sep 23 TEXAS W, ,30-23, ,477 Yang - 17 N. Wilson - 9 Sep 27 BAYLOR W, ,26-30,32-30, RV 1,632 Klein - 21 N. Wilson - 7 Sep 30 at Texas Tech W, ,30-20, Vander Kooi - 13 N. Wilson - 4 Oct 4 KANSAS W, ,30-26, N. Wilson - 13 Vander Kooi / N. Wilson - 3 Oct 7 at Iowa State W, ,34-32, Klein - 15 Vander Kooi / N. Wilson - 7 Oct 11 NEBRASKA L, ,22-30, N. Wilson - 13 N. Wilson / Klein - 4 Oct 18 at Oklahoma L, ,18-30, Vander Kooi - 11 N. Wilson - 3 Oct 21 KANSAS STATE W, ,26-30,30-22,27-30, N. Wilson - 23 Wang / Vander Kooi - 7 Oct 25 at Nebraska L, ,23-30, Vander Kooi - 14 Yang - 3 Oct 27 at Baylor L, ,33-31,22-30,23-30, Vander Kooi - 25 Hantouli - 3 Nov 1 IOWA STATE L, ,22-30,30-24, Vander Kooi - 16 Hantouli / Yang - 6 Nov 4 COLORADO W, , 30-17, 28-30, RV 2046 Vander Kooi - 21 N. Wilson - 6 Nov 11 at Texas L, , 23-30, 27-30, N. Wilson - 17 Vander Kooi / Hantouli - 5 Nov 15 OKLAHOMA L, , 30-27, 30-32, 30-20, RV Yang - 22 Hantouli - 6 Nov 18 at Kansas W, , 28-30, 32-30, RV Vander Kooi/Yang - 17 Yang - 4 Nov 22 at Texas A&M L, , 30-20, RV Wilson - 13 Vander Kooi - 3 Nov 24 TEXAS TECH W, , 30-28, RV Vander Kooi - 12 Yang - 5 NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds (Palo Alto, Calif.) Dec 1 Santa Clara 4:30pm RV 22 Tournaments Tournament Location Record Place Missouri on the All-Tournament Team Long Beach State Tounament Long Beach, Calif nd (no team named) Shamrock Invitational South Bend, Ind st Jessica Vander Kooi (MVP), Lei Wang, Tatum Ailes Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational Austin, Texas 0-2 4th Julianna Klein NCAA First/Second Rounds Palo Alto, Calif. (no team to be named)

11 Category Leaders No. Rank Kills J. Vander Kooi 440 6th Nicole Wilson th Na Yang rd 2006 CATEGORY LEADERS (all matches) - updated 11/26 Category Leaders No. Rank Asts/gm Lei Wang th Category Leaders No. Rank Digs Tatum Ailes 519 SR J. Vander Kooi th Lei Wang 256 Kills/gm J. Vander Kooi rd Nicole Wilson th Na Yang th Hitting % Nicole Wilson th J. Vander Kooi th Aces J. Vander Kooi 32 Nicole Wilson 25 Julianna Klein 23 Aces/gm J. Vander Kooi 0.30 Nicole Wilson 0.24 Julianna Klein 0.22 Digs/gm Tatum Ailes 4.85 SR J. Vander Kooi th Lei Wang 2.38 Points J. Vander Kooi 531 5th Nicole Wilson th Na Yang th Attacks J. Vander Kooi th Na Yang th Julianna Klein th Assists Lei Wang th Blks, totl Nicole Wilson 110 7th J. Vander Kooi 101 t13th A. Hantouli 79 31st Blks/gm Nicole Wilson th J. Vander Kooi th A. Hantouli th REcord Breakdown Category Cur Strk Kreklow Big 12 Era All-Time Overall w Big 12 Conference W Home matches W Road matches L Neutral site matches L After a win L After a loss W vs. AVCA Top 25 L vs. Top 10 L vs. Top 5 L vs. unranked teams W vs. unranked teams - road L Three-game matches W Four-game matches W Five-game matches L After winning game one W After winning games 1 & 2 W After losing game one L After losing games 1 & 2 L Total Game Record W In Game 1s W In Game 2s W In Game 3s W In Game 4s W In Game 5s L On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday W On Wednesday L On Thursday L On Friday L On Saturday W In August W In September W In October L In November W In December L Matches with leading kill total: 18, Jessica Vander Kooi Matches as leading blocker: 14, Nicole Wilson; 9, Vander Kooi Rank - All-time Rank at Mizzou * Big 12 record, SR - School record Category Strk Day matches W Night matches W In white jerseys W In black jerseys W Hit. % better than opp. W Hit. % worse than opp. L More kills than opp. W Fewer kills than opp. L More blocks than opp. W Fewer blocks than opp. L More digs than opp. W Fewer digs than opp. W More aces than opp. W Fewer aces than opp. L On Television L On Mizzou Sports Network L On ESPNU L On CSTV W On Fox Sports Net L SEASON SUPERLATIVES in a game Least Points Allowed 8, vs. Alabama State (gm 1) & (gm 3) Longest Run to Start Game 10, vs. Alabama State (gm 2), Julianna Klein serve Longest Run 11, vs. Valparaiso (gm 3), Tatum Ailes serve Least Points Scored 12, at Texas (gm 4) Opp. Longest Run to Start Game 5, at Colorado (gm 1) Opp. Longest Run 9, at Colorado (gm 3) 9, at Oklahoma (gm 2) Largest Lead Lost to Lose 4, at Long Beach State (gm 1) 4, at Colorado (gm 3) up Biggest Comeback to Win 6, at Texas (gm 1), down 15-9 Ties 17, vs. Villanova (gm 3) 17, vs. Kansas (gm 3) Lead Changes 7, vs. Santa Clara (gm 4) 2005 NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

12 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds NCAA Tournament Records TEAM TOURNAMENT HISTORY Missouri Date Opponent Game-by-Game Kill Leaders KL# Block Leaders BL# K E TA Pct. SA SE RE DIG TB K Pct. SA 2000 (Provo, Utah) Thu 12/1 Utah State L, , 6-15, 15-3, 14-16, 9-15 Lisa Morris 19 Christi Myers (Champaign, Ill.) Fri 11/30 Illinois L, , 38-40, 25-30, Christi Myers 22 Krista Johnson (Cedar Falls, Iowa) Fri 12/6 Northwestern W, , 30-20, 31-29, Mary Lauren Smith 28 Christi Myers Sat 12/7 Northern Iowa L, , 30-22, 27-30, 27-30, Shen Danru 23 Lindsey Noll (Los Angeles, Calif.) Fri 12/5 UC-Irvine L, , 33-31, 30-25, 28-30, Jessica Vander Kooi 23 Lisa Boyd (Columbia, Mo.) Fri 12/3 Arkansas W, , 30-21, 25-30, Shen Danru 21 Vander Kooi/Boyd Sat 12/4 Louisville L, , 30-22, 25-30, Lisa Boyd 20 Lisa Boyd (Columbia, Mo.) Fri 12/2 Missouri State W, , 30-18, Vander Kooi/Danru 13 Lisa Boyd Sat 12/3 Arkansas W, , 30-16, Na Yang 13 J. Vander Kooi (State College, Pa.) Fri 12/9 Hawaii W, , 26-30, 30-27, Na Yang 24 Nicole Wilson Sat 12/10 Tennessee L, , 27-30, 30-25, Lisa Boyd 18 Lisa Boyd Opp. 10 Missouri GaME records Kills 26 vs Utah State - gm 1 Dec 1, at Illinois - gm 2 Nov 30, 2001 Hitting Errors 12 Arkansas - gm 3 Dec 3, 2004 Attack 71 at Illinois - gm 2 Nov 30, 2001 Hitting Percentage.640 Arkansas - gm 3 Dec 3, 2005 ( ) Hitting Percentage Allowed vs Utah State - gm 3 Dec 1, 2000 Kills, Opponent 22 Louisville - gm 4 Dec 4, vs Northwestern - gm 4 Dec 6, Arkansas - gm 2 Dec 3, Hawaii - gm 2 Dec 9, 2005 Hitting Errors, Opponent 14 vs Utah State - gm 4 Dec 1, 2000 Attacks, Opponent 64 Hawaii - gm 3 Dec 9, 2005 Hitting Percentage, Opponen.405 Louisville - gm 4 Dec 4, 2004 Hitting Percentage Allowed, Opponent vs Utah State - gm 5 Dec 1, 2000 Points Scored 40 vs Northwestern - gm 4 Dec 6, 2002 Points Allowed 40 at Illinois - gm 2 Nov 30, 2001 Least Points Scored (30-pt gm era, games 1-4) 17 vs Tennessee - gm 4 Dec 10, 2005 Least Points Allowed (30-pt gm era, games 1-4) 11 Arkansas - gm 3 Dec 3, 2005 team highs (h)/lows (l) Kills H: 82 at Illinois 11/30/01 L: 57 Arkansas 12/3/05 Hitting Errors H: 33 at No. Iowa 12/7/02 L: 8 Arkansas 12/3/05 Attacks H: 208 vs Hawaii 12/9/05 L: 97 Arkansas 12/3/05 Hitting Percentage H:.505 Arkansas 12/2/05 L:.226 vs Hawaii 12/9/05 Assists H: 80 at Illinois 11/30/01 L: 51 Arkansas 12/3/05 Service Aces H: 7 Arkansas 12/3/05 L: 2 Mo. State 12/2/05 Service Errors H: 16 vs N westn 12/6/02 at Illinois 11/30/01 L: 4 Mo. State 12/2/05 Reception Errors H: 7 at Illinois 11/30/01 L: 1 Arkansas 12/3/05 vs Hawaii 12/9/05 Digs H: 87 vs Hawaii 12/9/05 L: 39 Arkansas 12/3/05 Block Solos H: 7 vs UC-Irvine 12/5/03 Block Errors H: 5 vs UC-Irvine 12/5/03 vs Hawaii 12/9/05 Total Blocks H: 18 vs Utah St. 12/1/00 L: 4 Arkansas 12/3/05 vs Tenn. 12/10/05 Kills, Opponent H: 76 vs UC-Irvine 12/5/03 L: 35 Arkansas 12/4/05 Hitting Pct., Opponent H:.355 Louisville 12/4/04 L:.166 vs Utah St. 12/1/00 Total Blocks, Opponent H: 19.5 at No. Iowa 12/7/02 L: 2 Arkansas 12/3/05 Attacks per Error H: 12.1 Arkansas 12/3/05 L: 5.7 at No. Iowa 12/7/02 Unforced Errors H: 47 vs UC-Irvine 12/5/03 L: 14 Arkansas 12/3/05 Blocking Differential H: +9 Mo. State 12/2/05 L: -13 vs Tenn. 12/10/05 Hitting Differntial H: Arkansas 12/3/05 L: Louisville 12/4/04 Hitting Efficency (Kills/Attacks) H:.588 Arkansas 12/3/05 L:.337 vs Hawaii 12/10/05 Hitting Percentage, Clinching Games H:.640 Arkansas 12/3/05 L: vs Utah St. 12/1/00 Team Points Scored (30-pt game era) H: 130 vs UC-Irvine 12/5/03 L: 106 Louisville 12/4/04

13 Kills 28 Mary Lauren Smith vs Northwestern Dec 6, Na Yang vs Hawaii Dec 9, Jessica Vander Kooi vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, Shen Danru vs Northwestern Dec 6, Shen Danru at Northern Iowa Dec 7, Mary Lauren Smith at Northern Iowa Dec 7, Christi Myers at Illinois Nov 30, Shen Danru Arkansas Dec 3, Mary Lauren Smith at Illinois Nov 30, Naaron Branson at Illinois Nov 30, Lisa Boyd Louisville Dec 4, 2004 Attacks 66 Na Yang vs Hawaii Dec 9, Shen Danru Arkansas Dec 3, Shen Danru vs Northwestern Dec 6, Christi Myers (4g) at Illinois Nov 30, Jessica Vander Kooi vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, Mary Lauren Smith vs Northwestern Dec 6, Shen Danru vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, Shen Danru at Northern Iowa Dec 7, Mary Lauren Smith at Northern Iowa Dec 7, 2002 Hitting Percentage (min. 10 attempts).765 Na Yang ( ) Arkansas Dec 3, Lisa Boyd ( ) Arkansas Dec 3, Lindsey Noll (8-0-12) vs Northwestern Dec 6, Nicole Wilson (9-2-13) Arkansas Dec 3, Nicole Wilson ( ) Missouri State Dec 2, Nicole Wilson Arkansas Dec 3, 2004 Assists 73 Christy Elder at Illinois Nov 30, Lindsey Hunter at Northern Iowa Dec 7, 2002 Service Aces 6 Abbie Booth Arkansas Dec 3, Jessica Vander Kooi vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, 2003 Missouri Individual Match Records Points 32.5 Jessica Vander Kooi vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, k, 5sa, 4bs, 1ba 30 Mary Lauren Smith vs Northwestern Dec 6, Na Yang vs Hawaii Dec 9, Shen Danru vs Northwestern Dec 6, Shen Danru at Northern Iowa Dec 7, Shen Danru Arkansas Dec 3, Lisa Morris vs Utah State Dec 1, Christi Myers at Illinois Nov 30, 2001 Double-Doubles 13k, 10b Christi Myers (5g) vs Utah State Dec 1, a, 11d Heather Gerber (5g) vs Utah State Dec 1, k, 18d Naaron Branson at Illinois Nov 30, k, 11d Shen Danru vs Northwestern Dec 6, k, 10d Shen Danru at Northern Iowa Dec 7, a, 13d Lindsey Hunter vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, k, 18d Jessica Vander Kooi vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, k, 22d Shen Danru vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, a, 15d Lindsey Hunter Arkansas Dec 3, k, 14d Jessica Vander Kooi Arkansas Dec 3, k, 15d Shen Danru Louisville Dec 4, k, 12d Shen Danru vs Hawaii Dec 9, a, 11d Lindsey Hunter vs Tennessee Dec 10, 2005 Kills, Opponent 31 Kelly Wing vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, Lisa Argabright at Illinois Nov 30, 2001 Hitting Percentage, Opponent.600 Sara Thomas Missouri State Dec 2, Kristen Andre vs Tennessee Dec 10, Amanda Vazquez vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, Anastasia Yartseva Louisville Dec 4, Jill Argabright at Northern Iowa Dec 7, 2002 Service Aces, Opponent 6 Sue Webber at Illinois Nov 30, 2001 Digs 26 Tatum Ailes vs Hawaii Dec 9, Tatum Ailes vs Tennessee Dec 10, Shen Danru vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, 2003 Block Solos 4 Jessica Vander Kooi vs UC-Irvince Dec 5, Lisa Boyd vs Hawaii Dec 9, Christi Myers vs Utah State Dec 1, 2000 Digs, Opponent 26 Ashley Watanabe vs Hawaii Dec 9, Kim Kester at Northern Iowa Dec 7, 2002 Block Solo, Opponent 5 Terbie Taylor vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, 2003 Total Blocks, Opponent 10 Erika Lange vs Northwestern Dec 6, 2002 Total Blocks 10 Christi Myers (5g) vs Utah State Dec 1, Lisa Boyd (3g) Missouri State Dec 2, Lisa Boyd Hawaii Dec 9, Krista Johnson vs Utah State Dec 1, Lisa Boyd vs UC-Irvine Dec 5, NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

14 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds The Kreklows Wayne & Susan Kreklow Head Coach & Associate Head Coach In six years at Missouri, Wayne and Susan Kreklow have taken the Tiger Volleyball program from the bottom of the Big 12 Conference to the top, and made a lasting impression on the national-volleyball community. 12 Wayne Kreklow Head Coach 7th Year At Mizzou Alma Mater Drake University B.A. in Social Studies, 1980 University of Missouri Masters of Education and Counseling Psychology, 1997 Playing Experience U.S. Volleyball Association Men s AA Team, Coaching Experience University of Missouri Assistant Coach, Columbia College (Women) Co-Head Coach, Columbia College (Men) Co-Head Coach, University of Missouri Assoc. Head Coach, Head Coach, 2005-pres. Coaching Record Overall: Head Coach (10 Years) Women s: (7 Years)* All Coaching (19 Years) At Mizzou: non-head Coach (10 years) Coaching Awards NAIA Co-Coach of the Year: 1997, 1998 NAIA Regional Coach of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 American Midwest Co-Coach of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1999 CVU.com Honorable Mention National Coach of the Year: 2005 While their success at Missouri was immediate, the current apex of their successes came at the end of the 2005 season. Reaching the NCAA Tournament for the sixthconsecutive season, the Tigers were selected to host first-and-second rounds for the second-consecutive year, achieving an overall No. 10 seed in the tournament. After defeating Missouri State in the first round, Mizzou rolled over Arkansas in a sweep to advance to the team s first regional in school history. At the Penn State Regional, the Tigers took perennial power Hawaii head-on in the round-of-16, regional semifinal, defeating UH in four games. In 2005, the Tigers accumulated a 25-5 record, the winningest in school history, and were a step away from the national semifinal. It was the Kreklows fifth 20-win season in their six at Mizzou, marking a overall record since Also in 2005, Wayne was named CVU.com s honorable mention National Coach of the Year, as the team surged to the national top-10 for the first time in school history, sweeping three top-10 teams along the way. Upon arrival, the Kreklow s wasted no time in putting their winning mark on a program that had not experienced success since the early 1980 s. In their first three years at Mizzou, 2000, 2001, and 2002 they recorded the program s first back-to-back-to-back 20-win seasons since Missouri posted the first postseason victory is school history by defeating Northwestern in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. In 2004, Missouri had the honor of hosting first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Missouri has finished in the top six of the Big 12 Conference in each of the Kreklows six seasons leading the Tigers. In 2000, the Kreklows first season at MU, Missouri finished second in the Big 12 Conference after finishing ninth the previous year. For her efforts, Susan was named the 2000 Big 12 Coach of the Year by her peers. The Kreklows have made Mizzou Volleyball an exciting marketable entity, and the growth in attendance shows that, as Missouri ranked sixth nationally in attendance in 2005, averaging over 2,600 fans per competition. On October 5, 2005, 7,298 fans packed the Hearnes Center for the Tigers match against Nebraska. Both teams entered the contest undefeated in the national top-10. Susan Kreklow Associate Head Coach 7th Year At Mizzou Alma Mater Southwest Missouri State B.S. in Physical Education, 1984; M.S. in Counseling Psychology, 1987 Playing Experience Central Missouri St., Southwest Missouri St., U.S. Volleyball Association Women s AA Team, Coaching Experience St. Clair (Mo.) High School Head Coach, Columbia College (Women) Head Coach, Co-Head Coach, Columbia College (Men) Co-Head Coach, University of Missouri Head Coach, Assoc. Head Coach, 2005-pres. Head Coaching Record Overall: (15 Years) at Mizzou: (5 Years) Coaching Awards Big 12 Coach of the Year: 2000 NAIA Co-Coach of the Year: 1997, 1998 NAIA Regional Coach of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 American Midwest Co-Coach of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1999 The Tigers face the best competition in the country night-in and night-out as they compete in one of the strongest conferences in the nation. They have experienced great success in the Big 12 Conference and proof of that success can be found in the fact that the Tigers were ranked in the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll for 12 consecutive weeks in 2000, for 11 weeks in 2001 and 11 weeks again in 2002, finishing at No. 20, the best ever end of the year ranking by MU. In 2003, the

15 at Missouri as head coach w l pct. sea. Wayne Kreklow Susan Kreklow TOTAL at Columbia College team coached w l pct. sea. Women Men TOTAL Wayne as co-head coach Team Kreklow Totals by gender w l pct. sea. Women Men TOTAL Wayne Kreklow Head Coaching by gender w l pct. sea. Women* Men TOTAL Assistant Coaching at MU (90-93) at MU (00-04) All Coaching TOTAL * Wayne s total as a women s head or co-head coach is used by the NCAA as his official coaching record. Tigers opened the year ranked No. 21, the highest ever preseason ranking for MU and climbed to No. 18 at one point in the season, marking the best ranking in Tiger Volleyball history. In 2004, the Tigers finished the season in the top 25 again, achieving a No. 24 post-season ranking. In 2005, their No. 21 preseason ranking was the season-low as the team never excited the top 25. The Tigers progressed in defeating two top-10 teams in sweeps to open the season and soon soared to the top 10 themselves, peaking at No. 7 in October. Their No. 8 final poll ranking in 2005 is the best in school history. Before the 2005 season, Wayne and Susan officially switched titles within the University system to allow for more family flexibility. While the official coaching records of both are affected, their coaching philosophy is one build on a co-op instead of a one-headed system. Before coming to Missouri, the Kreklows were co-head coaches of both the men s and women s volleyball teams at Columbia College. They enjoyed great success, taking their women s team to the NAIA National Tournament six times and winning consecutive national titles in 1998 (the first ever for Columbia) and The Cougars also won five regional championships and seven consecutive American Midwest Conference championships under their guidance. In 1998 and 1999, Columbia College achieved consecutive undefeated seasons with a combined record of The Cougars undefeated record included 78 consecutive wins at home and 227 consecutive game victories. In 1997 and 1998, the Kreklows shared NAIA/AVCA National Coach of the Year and Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors. In 1999, the coaching tandem took home the regional award for the fifth consecutive year. In 1998 and 1999, the Kreklows also received the NAIA National Tournament Coach of the Year award. Along with the success of the women s program, the Kreklows started the men s volleyball program at Columbia College in In 1999, the Cougars finished the season with a 19-5 overall record, enjoying their second consecutive undefeated run through the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. They also took second place at the inaugural SSI Volleyball National Invitational Tournament in Susan Kreklow played volleyball for Central Missouri State University and Southwest Missouri State University. She received her bachelor s degree in physical education and a masters of science degree from Southwest Missouri in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Kreklow began her coaching career at St. Clair (Mo.) High School. She began her collegiate coaching career at Columbia College in Susan was the founder of Columbia Juniors Volleyball Club and the Columbia Developmental Volleyball Leagues. She has served as a member of the USA Volleyball Board of Directors as the NAIA representative and was president-elect of the NAIA National Coaches Association. Year-by-Year (official head coach listed) Year Team Head Coach(es) W L Pct Columbia College (Women) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Men) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Men) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Men) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (Women) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Missouri Susan Kreklow Missouri Susan Kreklow Missouri Susan Kreklow Missouri Susan Kreklow Missouri Susan Kreklow Missouri Wayne Kreklow Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005 Wayne Kreklow earned a bachelor s degree in social science in 1980 from Drake University. While at Drake, Wayne was a member of the men s basketball team, where he earned All-America, all-conference, and all-district awards as a twotime team captain, and is fifth on Drake s career scoring list. He is also a member of Drake s All- Century basketball team and was a member of the NBA World Champion Boston Celtics in Wayne began coaching basketball for Central Decatur (Iowa) High School in He began coaching volleyball as an assistant under Craig Sherman at Missouri. He was with the Tigers from 1989 to 1994 before moving over to Columbia College to join his wife at the helm of the Cougar program. The Kreklows reside in Columbia with their three children: sons Rick (14) and Ryan (10) and daughter Ali (11). In the summer of 2006, Wayne coached his son s AAU 14-and-under basketball team to a national championship. 13

16 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Record Watch Mizzou Career Records Kills Shen Danru (.216) Jessica Vander Kooi (.244) Yvette Buhlig (.283) , Nicole Wilson (.350) Na Yang (.246) Kills Per Game Shen Danru Yvette Buhlig , Lisa Morris Jessica Vander Kooi Na Yang Nicole Wilson Julianna Klein 2006 Attacks Shen Danru Jessica Vander Kooi Yvette Buhlig ,92 Hitting Percentage Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Lisa Boyd Assists Lindsey Hunter (444 games) Heather Gerber (415 games) Cindy Atteberry (416 games) Lei Wang (107 games) J. Vander Kooi (430 games) Assists Per Game Lindsey Hunter Lei Wang Heather Gerber Aces Shen Danru (445 games) Yvette Buhlig (400 games) , Lindsey Hunter (444 games) Nicole Wilson (400 games) J. Vander Kooi (430 games) Aces Per Game Sharen Olmstead Ritchie Ponquinette Debbie Urbanckas Nicole Wilson Digs Tatum Ailes (316 games) Shen Danru (445 games) J. Vander Kooi (430 games) Digs Per Game Tatum Ailes Amy Tuma Shen Danru Jessica Vander Kooi Block Solos Shannon Brown (439 games) Christi Myers (427 games) Renee Rosinski (418 games) Nicole Wilson (400 games) J. Vander Kooi (430 games) Block Assists Nicole Wilson (400 games) Christi Myers (427 games) J. Vander Kooi (430 games) Total Blocks Christi Myers (427 games) Nicole Wilson (400 games) Shannon Brown (439 games) J. Vander Kooi (430 games) Blocks Per Game Christi Myers Nicole Wilson Jessica Vander Kooi Points Shen Danru Christi Myers Jessica Vander Kooi Nicole Wilson Points Per Game Yvette Buhlig , Shen Danru Christi Myers Jessica Vander Kooi Nicole Wilson Na Yang Games Played Shen Danru Lindsey Hunter Sherri Gentry 1986, Jessica Vander Kooi Matches Played Gwen Mullens Shannon Brown Lindsey Hunter Shen Danru Jessica Vander Kooi Nicole Wilson Mizzou SEASON Records Kills Yvette Buhlig (.368) Shen Danru (.207) Christi Myers (.380) Jessica Vander Kooi (.241) 2006 Kills Per Game Yvette Buhlig (110 games) Lisa Morris (99 games) J. Vander Kooi (107 games) 2006 Assists Per Game Lindsey Hunter (103 games) Lindsey Hunter (106 games) Lindsey Hunter (120 games) Lei Wang (101 games) 2006 Digs Tatum Ailes (107 games) Tatum Ailes (106 games) Tatum Ailes (103 games) 2004 Digs Per Game Tatum Ailes (101 games) Tatum Ailes (103 games) Tatum Ailes (106 games) 2005 Total Blocks Christi Myers (99 games) Christi Myers (114 games) Nicole Wilson (105 games) Nicole Wilson (106 games) 2006 Blocks Per Game Christi Myers (99 games) Dina Herzog (89 games) Nicole Wilson (100 games) 2006 Points Per Game Yvette Buhlig (110 games) Lisa Morris (99 games) J. Vander Kooi (10\7 games) 2006

17 1 #1 Lei Wang * RS Freshman * S * 5-11 * Shanghai, China Season Highlights * Shamrock Invitational All-Tournament Team * at #21 Notre Dame (9/2): 69 assists, 14 digs * at Kansas State (9/20): 60 assists (4g), 20 digs, 4 kills * vs. #5 Texas (9/23): 35 assists, 2 aces, team hit.312 * vs. Kansas State (10/21): 58 assists, 15 digs, 7 blocks * vs. Colorado (11/4): 64 assists, 10 digs, 3 blocks * vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15): 75 assists, 8 digs, 3 blocks Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm 0.53 Assists/gm Aces/gm 0.17 Digs/gm 2.39 Blocks/gm 0.54 Points/gm Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach St Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Overall Per Game Avg Tally Board Category Career Double-Doubles (Asts/Digs) 1 60-Assist Matches 6 50-Assist Matches Assist Matches Ast Per Gm Mtchs 5 5-Block Matches 1 10-Dig Matches 9 Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Big 12 Rank 5th Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages CAREER BESTS Kills Career Bests 6 vs Idaho (9-1-06) Attacks 11 at Kansas State ( ) Hiiting %.600 at Texas ( ) Assists 75 OKLAHOMA ( ) Aces 2 three times Solo Blocks 2 KANSAS STATE ( ) Total Blocks 7 KANSAS STATE ( ) Digs 20 at Kansas State ( ) Points 9 vs Idaho (9-1-06) Match Superlatives 2005 NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in SEASON BESTS2006 Season Bests same as career 15

18 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds 3 #3 Jessica Vander Kooi * Senior * OH * 6-2 * Hinton, Iowa Season Highlights * All-Big 12 First-Team (third-consecutive year) * CoSIDA Academic All-American * Nat l & Big 12 Player of the Week (September 25, 2006) - vs. #5 Texas (9/23): ,.372, 3 aces, 17 recpt., 5 blks * Shamrock Invitational MVP * Big 12 Player of the Week (September 4, 2006) - at #21 Notre Dame (9/2): 30 kills, 25 digs, 8 blocks * at Colorado (9/13): 22 kills,.304, 13 digs, 8 blocks * Preseason All-Big 12 * CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team Additional Career Highlights * 2005 AVCA Honrable Mention All-American * Started in all 118 Tiger matches during career (81-37) * 2003 AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year * 2003 Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2006 Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach St Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Big 12 Rank 7th 7th 5th Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages NCAA Tournament History Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Los Angeles, Calif. Dec 5 vs. UC-Irvine Columbia, Mo. Dec 3 ARKANSAS Dec 4 LOUISVILLE Columbia, Mo. Dec 2 MISSOURI STATE Dec 3 ARKANSAS Regionals - State College, Pa. Dec 9 vs Hawaii Dec 10 vs Tennessee Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm Assists/gm Aces/gm Digs/gm Blocks/gm Points/gm Tally Board Category Career Double-Doubles s (Kills/Digs) Kill Matches Kill Matches Block Matches Dig Matches Point Matches Multi-Ace Matches TOTALS Per-Game Match Superlatives CAREER BESTS Kills Career Bests 30 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Attacks 76 at Baylor ( ) Hiiting %.786 vs Alabama State ( ) Assists 9 KANSAS ( ) Aces 5 twice Solo Blocks 4 vs. UC-Irvine ( ) Total Blocks 9 twice Digs 25 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Points 34.5 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) CAREER BESTS2006 Season Bests Kills 30 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Attacks 76 at Baylor ( ) Hiiting %.786 vs Alabama State ( ) Assists 6 twice Aces 3 4 times Solo Blocks 2 4 times Total Blocks 8 three times Digs 25 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Points 34.5 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Mizzou All-Time Ranks ALL-TIME RANKINGS: SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Kills: 2nd (1480) Kills per game: 3rd (4.11 in 2006) Attack attempts: 2nd (3769) Points per game: 3rd (4.96 in 2006) Digs: 3rd (1279) Attack attempts: 5th (1137 in 2006) Block assists: 3rd (316) Block assists: 5th (97 in 2005) Points: 3rd (1805.0) Points: 5th (531.0 in 2006) Total blocks: 4th (373) Kills: 6th (440 in 2006) Points per game: 4th (4.20) Digs per game: 9th (3.22 in 2006) Digs per game: 5th (2.97) Block assists: 9th (84 in 2006) Blocks per game: 5th (0.87) Total blocks: 10th (105 in 2005) Games played: 5th (430) Points per game: 10th (4.46 in 2004)

19 Vander Kooi takes control with serene approach By ANGELA BUSCH, Columbia Daily Tribune Published Tuesday, October 10, 2006 It was Dec. 4, 2004, and Jessica Vander Kooi was having an emotional meltdown during Missouri s volleyball match against Louisville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The sophomore outside hitter was exasperated with herself, and Coach Wayne Kreklow could see her tears as she attempted to keep playing. The result was horrendous for the 2003 Big 12 freshman of the year. She finished with seven hitting errors, three service errors and just four kills on 23 attacks - unacceptable for the self-professed perfectionist. The competitiveness that had served Vander Kooi so well in high school was threatening to destroy her collegiate career. Kreklow never knew what would make her snap. If she shanked a pass or two, we were in danger of losing her emotionally for the whole match, he said. Fast forward to the present. The No. 15 Tigers (13-4, 7-1 Big 12) host No. 1 Nebraska (15-0, 7-0) at 6:30 tonight in the Hearnes Center. Vander Kooi is Missouri s undisputed leader. This season, she has been named the Big 12 player of the week twice and the national player of the week once. She leads Missouri in kills (4.3 per game) and points (5.29 per game). She is second in assists (0.82 per game), service aces (0.33 per game), digs (3.33 per game) and total blocks (1.18 per game). More important, she has learned to control her emotions. Now when I make a mistake, I don t dwell on it, she said. I just say, Shoot, and I keep playing. From the outside looking in, Vander Kooi s rise to the top of the collegiate volleyball ranks looks simple. She was recognized as a Fab 50 volleyball recruit coming out of Hinton High School in Iowa despite playing just two years of club volleyball. Growing up, she was more focused on basketball and was a McDonald s All-American nominee as a senior. At Missouri, she started every match as a freshman, was an All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore and was named to the A2 USA national volleyball team after her junior year. I knew it right away when I came to campus, she said. She has not cut anything out of her life since that freshman year. She has learned, though, that she can t always be perfect. She knows what she wants and what she s going to do, said teammate and fellow senior Nicole Wilson. But she s more easygoing now. She s not as hard on herself. Vander Kooi said she is less obsessive with her schoolwork, too. The three years since her freshman year have brought slow but steady change in Vander Kooi s ability to control her emotions on the court. There were fewer and fewer times when she seemed to be losing control, Kreklow said. Now, it almost never happens. Vander Kooi said it s hard to even remember exactly what would happen when she lost control. I haven t felt like that in a long time, she said. The changes came with lots of work from Vander Kooi herself. She doesn t like to rely on others to solve her problems, and she rarely talked to anyone about it, even her parents. Instead, she said she would practice staying calm on the court. You can practice the mental part of the game as much as the physical, she said. Vander Kooi s physical skills have always been there. It was just the mental component that needed to be finely honed in order for her to become, as Kreklow calls her, one of the great collegiate players. When I first saw her play, I saw a good athlete who had the potential to improve a lot, he said. I was drawn to her competitive spirit and intensity. That intensity or competitiveness hasn t faded, but Vander Kooi s perfectionism has waned. Kreklow s ideal of Vander Kooi s potential has come to fruition, and she has finally learned to stop picking on herself and have fun. I learned I had to give up certain things to get others, she said. And I ve definitely enjoyed myself more. For Vander Kooi, though, nothing about it was simple. She remembers the loneliness, frustration and overwhelming emotions of her freshman year. In high school, she was never really challenged in volleyball. No one had a chance to stop her hits. Suddenly, she was in the Big 12, and she was getting blocked. Plus, she missed her family. Vander Kooi is the oldest of three children, and she hated that she couldn t see her younger sister, Jamie, and younger brothers, Ricky and Jason, grow up. According to the 2000 census, just 808 people live in Hinton. Vander Kooi thrived under the support of her family and community. Then she came to Columbia, a city 100 times as big. She jumped right in as she always had: tackling a double major in international business and Spanish. She pushed herself to be perfect. One night that year, lonely and sad in her dorm room after a difficult day, Vander Kooi called her parents. You have to come down here right now, she said. They did, bringing along brother Jason, and it was the comfort Vander Kooi needed to keep going. All along, she said neither she nor her parents doubted that she was doing the right thing by coming to Missouri and playing volleyball NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in

20 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds 4 #4 Amanda Hantouli * RS Freshman * MB * 6-2 * Omaha, Neb. Season Highlights * at Texas Tech (9/30): 7 kills (.500), * vs. Iowa State (11/1): 13 kills (.435), , 6 blocks * vs. Colorado (11/4): 10 kills (.474), , 4 blocks * vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15): 8 kills, 6 blocks (3 solo) 2006 Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach State Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct-06 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm 1.45 Assists/gm 0.04 Aces/gm 0.01 Digs/gm 0.16 Blocks/gm 0.82 Points/gm 1.93 Tally Board Category Career 10-Kill Matches 3 Over.500 Hit%^ 2 7-Block Matches 1 5-Block Matches 6 ^ 10-attempt minimum Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages CAREER BESTS Kills Career Bests 13 IOWA STATE ( ) Attacks 25 vs Santa Clara (9-8-06) Hiiting %.500 twice Assists 1 4 times Aces 1 vs Alabama State ( ) Solo Blocks 3 OKLAHOMA ( ) Total Blocks 7 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK ( ) Digs 2 4 times Points 16.5 IOWA STATE ( ) Match Superlatives 2005 SEASON BESTS2006 Season Bests same as career

21 #5 ABBIE BOOTH * Senior * DS * 5-7 * Kansas City, Mo Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach St Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages NCAA Tournament History Columbia, Mo. Dec 3 ARKANSAS Dec 4 LOUISVILLE Columbia, Mo. Dec 2 MISSOURI STATE Dec 3 ARKANSAS Regionals - State College, Pa. Dec 9 vs Hawaii Dec 10 vs Tennessee TOTALS Per-Game Match Superlatives CAREER BESTS Career Bests CAREER BESTS2006 Season Bests Kills 1 5 times Kills 1 at Baylor ( ) Attacks 2 TEXAS A&M ( ) Attacks 1 twice Assists 3 three times Aces 6 twice Digs 19 at Texas A&M ( ) Points 6 twice Assists 2 three times Aces 2 at Texas Tech ( ) Digs 17 at Baylor ( ) Points 2 at Texas Tech ( ) Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm Assists/gm Aces/gm Digs/gm Points/gm Tally Board Category Career Dig Matches Dig Matches Multi-Ace Matches Mizzou All-Time Ranks NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

22 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds 6 #6 JULIANNA KLein * Freshman * OH * 6-0 * Keota, Iowa Season Highlights * Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team * vs. Villanova (8/26): 7 aces, 7 kills, 2 blocks * at #21 Notre Dame (9/2): 19 kills,.280, 5 digs * vs. #2 Penn State (9/7): 10 kills (.304), 1 ace * vs. #5 Texas (9/23): 7 kills (.312), 3 blocks * at Iowa State (10/7): team-high 15 kills (.345), 3 blocks * vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15): 17 kills (.286), 5 digs, 2 blocks 2006 Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach State Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm 2.78 Assists/gm 0.11 Aces/gm 0.23 Digs/gm 0.72 Blocks/gm 0.38 Points/gm 3.27 Tally Board Category Career 20-Kill Matches 1 15-Kill Matches 8 10-Kill Matches Point Matches 2 Multi-Ace Matches 3 4-Ace Matches 2 Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages CAREER BESTS Kills Career Bests 21 BAYLOR ( ) Attacks 50 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Hiiting %.444 vs Alabama State ( ) Assists 3 TEXAS ( ) Aces 7 vs Villanova ( ) Solo Blocks 2 4 times Total Blocks 4 NEBRASKA ( ) Digs 5 5 times Points 21 BAYLOR ( ) Match Superlatives 2005 SEASON BESTS2006 Season Bests same as career

23 #8 BRITTNEY HERZOG * Freshman * MB * 6-0 * Boonville, Mo. Season Highlights * vs. #5 Texas (9/23): 6.5 points, 4 kills, 4 blocks * vs. Kansas State (10/21): 3 kills (.500, 3-0-6), 5 blocks Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm 0.68 Assists/gm 0.00 Digs/gm 0.21 Blocks/gm 0.46 Points/gm 0.93 Tally Board Category Career 5-Block Matches 1 Overall & Big Per Game Avg CAREER BESTS Career Bests Match Superlatives 2005 SEASON BESTS2006 Season Bests Kills 4 TEXAS ( ) Attacks 10 at Kansas State ( ) Hiiting %.500 KANSAS STATE ( ) Solo Blocks 1 TEXAS ( ) Total Blocks 5 KANSAS STATE ( ) Digs 3 at Kansas State ( ) Points 6.5 TEXAS ( ) NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

24 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds 9 #9 TATUM AILES * Junior * L * 5-6 * Bellevue, Neb. Season Highlights * Shamrock Invitational All-Tournament Team * vs. Valpo (9/2): 31 digs * at #21 Notre Dame (9/2): 33 digs * vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15): 29 digs, 30 clean serve recpts Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach St Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Big 12 Rank 3rd Last 5 Total Per Gm Averages NCAA Tournament History Columbia, Mo. Dec 3 ARKANSAS Dec 4 LOUISVILLE Columbia, Mo. Dec 2 MISSOURI STATE Dec 3 ARKANSAS Regionals - State College, Pa. Dec 9 vs Hawaii Dec 10 vs Tennessee TOTALS Per-Game Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm Assists/gm Aces/gm Digs/gm Points/gm Tally Board Category Career Dig Matches Dig Matches Dig Matches Dig Matches Multi-Ace Matches Match Superlatives Mizzou All-Time Ranks CAREER BESTS Career Bests CAREER BESTS2006 Season Bests ALL-TIME RANKINGS: SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Kills 2 vs Alabama State ( ) Kills 2 vs Alabama State ( ) Digs: 1st (1388) Digs: 1st (519 in 2006) Attacks 3 at Texas Tech ( ) Attacks 2 vs Alabama State ( ) Digs per game: 1st (4.39) Digs per game: 1st (4.85 in 2006) Assists 6 at Kansas ( ) Assists 4 vs Valparaiso (9-2-06) Digs: 2nd (437 in 2005) Digs per game: 2nd (4.19 in 2004) Aces 6 KANSAS ( ) Aces 5 vs Alabama State ( ) Digs: 3rd (432 in 2004) Digs 33 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Digs 33 at Notre Dame (9-2-06) Digs per game: 3rd (4.12 in 2005) Points 7 vs Alabama State ( ) Points 7 vs Alabama State ( )

25 10 #10 Na Yang * Junior * OH * 6-3 * Shan Dong, China Season Highlights * vs. #5 Texas (9/23): (.341), 7 digs, 1 bs * vs. Kansas (10/4): (.588), 3 aces * vs. Colorado (11/4): 6 aces, 3 blocks, 14 kills * vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15): team-high 22 kills, 3 blocks * at Kansas (11/18): 17 kills (.357), 11 digs, 4 blocks 2006 Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach Sta Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm Assists/gm Aces/gm Digs/gm Blocks/gm Points/gm Tally Board Category Career Double-Doubles Kill Matches Kill Matches Kill Matches Block Matches Dig Matches Point Matches Multi-Ace Matches NCAA Tournament History Columbia, Mo. Dec 3 ARKANSAS Dec 4 LOUISVILLE Columbia, Mo. Dec 2 MISSOURI STATE Dec 3 ARKANSAS Regionals - State College, Pa. Dec 9 vs Hawaii Dec 10 vs Tennessee TOTALS Per-Game Match Superlatives CAREER BESTS Kills Career Bests 28 TEXAS A&M ( ) Attacks 68 OKLAHOMA ( ) Hiiting %.765 ARKANSAS ( ) Assists 5 SEMO ( ) Aces 6 COLORADO ( ) Solo Blocks 4 at Kansas ( ) Total Blocks 6 3 times Digs 19 vs Purdue (9-4-04) Points 28.5 TEXAS A&M ( ) CAREER BESTS2006 Season Bests Kills 22 OKLAHOMA ( ) Attacks 68 OKLAHOMA ( ) Hiiting %.588 KANSAS ( ) Assists 3 twice Aces 6 COLORADO ( ) Solo Blocks 4 at Kansas ( ) Total Blocks 6 IOWA STATE ( ) Digs 16 at Colorado ( ) Points 25.5 OKLAHOMA ( ) 2005 NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005 Mizzou All-Time Ranks ALL-TIME RANKINGS: SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Kills per game: 7th (3.27) Kills per game: 4th (4.10 in 2005) Points per game: 9th (3.70) Kills: 8th (435 in 2005) Block solos: t-9th (29 in 2006) 23

26 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds #11 Megan Wilson * RS Freshman * OPP/S * 6-2 * Lincoln, Neb Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach St Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm 0.45 Assists/gm 0.16 Aces/gm 0.13 Digs/gm 0.59 Blocks/gm 0.10 Points/gm 0.64 Tally Board Category Career Multi-Ace Matches 2 Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages CAREER BESTS Kills Career Bests 7 vs Alabama State ( ) Attacks 16 vs Alabama State ( ) Hiiting %.200 at Oklahoma ( ) Assists 3 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK ( ) Aces 2 twice Solo Blocks 1 at Nebraska ( ) Total Blocks 1 6 times Digs 8 BAYLOR ( ) Points 8.5 vs Alabama State ( ) Match Superlatives 2005 SEASON BESTS2006 Season Bests same as career

27 13 #13 Nicole WIlson * Senior * MB * 6-3 * Lincoln, Neb. Season Highlights * All-Big 12, Honorable Mention * vs. #5 Texas (9/23): 9 blocks, 11 kills,.333 * vs. Baylor (9/27): 15 kills,.387, 7 blocks * at Texas Tech (9/30): ,.526, 4 blocks * vs. Kansas (10/4): ,.579, 3 blocks * vs. Kansas State (10/21): ,.375, 3 blocks, 1 ace, 25.5 pt * vs. #14 Oklahoma (11/15): 20 kills,.311, 5 blocks 2006 Match-by-Match Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE TB BHE Pts Aug 25 vs Alabama State Aug 25 at Long Beach Sta Aug 26 vs Villanova Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK Sep 1 vs Idaho Sep 2 vs Valparaiso Sep 2 at Notre Dame Sep 7 vs Penn State Sep 8 vs Santa Clara Sep 13 at Colorado Sep 16 TEXAS A&M Sep 20 at Kansas State Sep 23 TEXAS Sep 27 BAYLOR Sep 30 at Texas Tech Oct 4 KANSAS Oct 7 at Iowa State Oct 11 NEBRASKA Oct 18 at Oklahoma Oct 21 KANSAS STATE Oct 25 at Nebraska Oct 27 at Baylor Nov 1 IOWA STATE Nov 4 COLORADO Nov 11 at Texas Nov 15 OKLAHOMA Nov 18 at Kansas Nov 22 at Texas A&M Nov 24 TEXAS TECH Overall Per Game Avg Big 12 Only Per Game Avg Big 12 Rank 10th 5th 9th Last 5 Match Total Per Gm Averages NCAA Tournament History Los Angeles, Calif. Dec 5 vs. UC-Irvine* Columbia, Mo. Dec 3 ARKANSAS Dec 4 LOUISVILLE* Columbia, Mo. Dec 2 MISSOURI STATE Dec 3 ARKANSAS Regionals - State College, Pa. Dec 9 vs Hawaii Dec 10 vs Tennessee Per Game Averages Stat Career Kills/gm Assists/gm Aces/gm Digs/gm Blocks/gm Points/gm Tally Board Category Career Kill Matches Kill Matches Over.700 Hit%^ Over.600 Hit%^ Over.500 Hit%^ Block Matches Block Matches Dig Matches Point Matches Multi-Ace Matches TOTALS Per-Game Match Superlatives Mizzou All-Time Ranks CAREER BESTS Career Bests CAREER BESTS2006 Season Bests All-time Rankings Single-Season Rankings Kills 23 KANSAS STATE ( ) Kills 23 KANSAS STATE ( ) Attack pct.: 1st (.350) Attack pct.: 1st (.415 in 2005) Attacks 48 KANSAS STATE ( ) Attacks 48 KANSAS STATE ( ) Block assists: 1st (364) Block assists: 1st (119 in 2005) Hiiting %.857 OKLAHOMA ( ) Hiiting %.579 KANSAS ( ) Total blocks: 2nd (424) Total blocks: 3rd (132 in 2005) Blocks per game: 2nd (1.06) Blocks per game: 3rd (1.26 in 2005) Assists 3 at Kansas State ( ) Assists 3 at Texas ( ) Block solos: 5th (60) Attack pct.: 4th (.375 in 2004) Aces 6 ARKANSAS ST. ( ) Aces 3 twice Points: 5th (1492.0) Block assists: 7th (92 in 2006) Solo Blocks 2 13 times Solo Blocks 2 4 times Kills: 6th (1135) Total blocks: 7th (110 in 2006) Total Blocks 11 at Kansas State ( ) Total Blocks 9 twice Matches played: t-7th (118) Blocks per game: 7th (1.04 in 2006) Digs 9 at Kansas State ( ) Digs 6 twice Points per game: 8th (3.73) Blocks per game: t-9th (1.00 in 03) Points 25.5 KANSAS STATE ( ) Points 25.5 KANSAS STATE ( ) Service aces: t-9th (115) 2005 NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in

28 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Last Match Texas Tech vs Missouri (Nov 24, 2006 at Columbia, Mo.) Texas Tech ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN ## Name GP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE POINTS Hicks, Holly Charlebois, Amy Sang, Philister Bucy, Robyn Lyons, Kiley Ostmeyer, Alicia Pauley, Jamye Harrell, Jenn Ziegler, Emily Flores, Michelle Louis, Lindsey TEAM Totals TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0 Game K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % GAME SCORES TEAM RECORDS % Texas Tech... (0) , 5-15 Big % Missouri... (3) , 11-9 Big Missouri ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN ## Name GP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE POINTS Wang, Lei Vander Kooi, Jessica Hantouli, Amanda Booth, Abbie Yang, Na Wilson, Nicole Klein, Julianna Herzog, Brittney Ailes, Tatum Wilson, Megan Totals TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 Game K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % Site: Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center) % Date: Nov 24, 2006 Attend: 2024 Time: 1: % Referees: Glenn Sapp, Tim Neels ID Total Tie scores Lead changes

29 LAST MATCH vs. Santa Clara #4 Santa Clara vs #15 Missouri (Sep 08, 2006 at Austin, TX) Santa Clara ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN ## Name GP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE POINTS Lowe, Brittany DOWD, Lauryn McGiven, Kim Muratore, Annalisa Cmaylo, Anna Matich, Crystal Walters, Caroline Luxton, Michelle Clark, Nichole Evans, Lindsy Awai, Brittany O'Brien, Taylor Totals TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0 Game K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % GAME SCORES TEAM RECORDS % Santa Clara... (3) % Missouri... (1) % Missouri ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN ## Name GP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE POINTS Wang, Lei Vander Kooi, Jessica Hantouli, Amanda Klein, Julianna Yang, Na Wilson, Nicole Booth, Abbie Ailes, Tatum Wilson, Megan Allbery, Melissa Totals TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0 Game K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % Site: Austin, TX (Gregory Gym) % Date: Sep 08, 2006 Attend: Time: 1: % Referees: Gloria Cox, Wanda Stahl, Joan Powell % Total Tie scores Lead changes NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

30 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Match-by-Match 28 Missouri Match-by-Match KILLS-ACES-DIGS-BLOCKS (as of Nov 26, 2006) All matches Opponent Date Score WL WANG,LEI VANDER KOOI HANTOULI,AM BOOTH,ABBIE KLEIN,JULIA HERZOG,BRIT AILES,TATUM YANG,NA WILSON,MEGA WILSON,NICO vs BAMAST Aug W DNP at LBSU Aug L DNP vs NOVA Aug W DNP DNP UALR Aug W DNP vs IDAHO Sep W DNP DNP vs VALPO Sep W DNP DNP at ND Sep W DNP vs PSU Sep L DNP vs SCU Sep L DNP at CU Sep L TA Sep W at KS Sep W UT Sep W DNP BU Sep W at TT Sep W DNP KU Oct W at IS Oct W NU Oct L at OU Oct L KS Oct W at NU Oct L DNP at BU Oct L IS Nov L CU Nov W DNP at UT Nov L DNP OU Nov L DNP at KU Nov W at TA Nov L TT Nov W

31 Berth ends suspense Missouri volleyball to play Santa Clara in opening round of NCAA Tournament By STEVEN MILLAR, Columbia Missourian Published Monday,, November 27, 2006 With their eyes glued to ESPNews on a big screen television on Sunday afternoon at the Clinton Club at Mizzou Arena, nervous Missouri volleyball players squirmed in their chairs and bit their nails. Sixty teams had been announced as part of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament s 64-team field. Missouri was not one of them. One by one, the Tigers watched as several teams considered to be on the bubble appeared on the bracket. First, Arizona State, then Missouri State, Arkansas, Colorado State and Notre Dame. Suddenly, Missouri s chances to receive an at-large bid, which seemed to be a lock before the selection show began, were in doubt. Then, it happened. Missouri flashed across the screen, and the players and coaches stopped holding their breath. The players jumped out of their seats, and high-fives and applause filled the room, which was dead silent a minute earlier. The Tigers had received their seventh straight bid to the tournament. Senior outside hitter Jessica Vander Kooi said she was worried her career might be over. I was a little nervous, I m not going to lie, she said. To be in the last bracket announced is hard, but I m just glad we re in. After the elation died down, the Tigers stepped back, realizing what they are up against. If Missouri was rewarded for its 17 wins, winning Big 12 Conference record, and high RPI, it was also punished for its 12 losses and sixth-place conference finish. The Tigers will head to Palo Alto, Calif., where they will face a brutal draw. Missouri opens with No. 23 Santa Clara at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and would likely face No. 2 national seed Stanford if it advances to the second round. The Cardinal will take on Big Sky Conference Champions Sacramento State at 9 p.m. Friday. The Palo Alto subregional is the only one to feature four teams in the RPI top 35. Traditional power Stanford is joined by a Santa Clara team that reached the Final Four in 2005, and a Missouri squad which advanced to the Elite Eight, make it seemingly the toughest of the 16 subregionals in the tournament. The three California schools are familiar with each other. They were in the Palo Alto subregional in 2005, when Santa Clara knocked off Sacramento State before stunning No. 5 national seed Stanford. But, though Missouri will be the only outsider, it will be prepared for its first-round match. Santa Clara beat the Tigers 3-1 on Sept. 8 in Austin, Texas. Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow said he is looking forward to getting another shot at the Broncos. I did feel it was a fairly competitive match, and I don t think we really played well, he said. If we go out and play the way we have the last couple weeks, I think we ve got a good shot. Libero Tatum Ailes has another reason to be excited for the trip west. Her family happened to be at the airport ready to return from a visit to Stanford, where Ailes younger sister Gabi has committed to play volleyball next year. When her family got the news that the Tigers were headed that way, travel plans were put on hold. It s neat that we re going out there, and I ll get to see where my little sister is playing next year, Ailes said. I just talked to my mom and she s in the airport right now, and she said You ve got to be kidding me, we re going to be out here for another week NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

32 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Tigers await their NCAA playoff fate By STEVEN MILLAR, Columbia Missourian Published Sunday, November 26, 2006 Missouri volleyball is not just an overnight sensation. Last year, coach Wayne Kreklow took a Missouri program that had never advanced beyond the NCAA Tournament s second round to the Elite Eight. In the process of a 25-5 season, Kreklow said a buzz developed that brought new fans to Hearnes Center for volleyball matches. Friday night s 30-15, 30-28, win over Texas Tech wrapped up a regular season not nearly as successful. It was a season that failed to meet preseason expectations, including a No. 13 ranking, and was filled with ups and downs for a Tigers roster loaded with young players. But, while the national ranking has gone, the fans have not. According to a national attendance report, Missouri finished its home campaign sixth in the nation, drawing over 2,500 fans per match. Energetic crowds fired up the team, and a large, rowdy student section was on hand at nearly every match, drawing complaints from rattled opponents. Kreklow says that attendance has increased from last season, despite the team s struggles, which shows that volleyball, as a popular sport in mid-missouri, is here to stay. I think the last couple years have helped expose people to the game, he said. People are coming that haven t come before, they re seeing how fun it is. Hopefully, we ve created fans not of a particular group of people, but of the game. Hopefully, year in, year out, though, we might not always have a top-eight team in the country, we put a team on the court that s fun to watch. Missouri (17-12, 11-9 in the Big 12 Conference) is hoping for a chance to prove they also have staying power as a national contender and will find out today if they will be given an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament when the 64-team bracket is announced live on ESPNEWS at 2 p.m. In the past, a winning conference record in the powerful Big 12 has been enough to assure a team an at-large bid. Missouri is also receiving votes in the current AVCA Top 25 poll, and has a strong RPI and outof-conference strength of schedule, adding to the likelihood that the Tigers will be playing when the tournament begins next weekend. The Tigers will likely be on the road and not receive a top-16 national seed in the tournament, meaning they will enter regional play as an underdog. Missouri will also count on several inexperienced players who will be competing in their first postseason. But, outside hitter Jessica Vander Kooi said she thinks the team is prepared to play on the big stage. I think we are ready, she said. We ve played everywhere, we ve played in all kinds of environments. I think we ll be ready wherever we re sent to. While Vander Kooi and fellow seniors Nicole Wilson and Abbie Booth are focused on the team s future in postseason play, Friday night gave them a chance to reflect on the past. If the Missouri players were still caught up in senior night emotions when the match began, it sure didn t show. The Tigers played a brilliant Game 1, breaking a school record with a.625 hitting percentage in the game and dominating Texas Tech. Vander Kooi led the Tigers with 12 kills while Na Yang and Julianna Klein each added 11, and Tatum Ailes became Missouri s career leader in digs with 16 on the night to give her 1,388 as a Tiger. Philister Sang led the Red Raiders (12-17, 5-15) with 17 kills. As the three seniors left the court Friday night, they said the reality that they had most likely just played their last match at Hearnes Center hadn t sunk in yet. Every once in a while, it would pop in my head that this is my last game, but I told myself Get it out, get it out, Vander Kooi said. My dad was tearing up during the ceremony and I was like No, dad, you can t do this to me. I m trying not think of it, because I know the tears will come. I m just trying to take it all in. 30 The three seniors, who have been a huge part of putting Missouri volleyball on the map the past few seasons, were honored before the match. In an emotional ceremony, they were announced to the Hearnes Center crowd for the last time, with their parents at their sides. They were given flowers and other gifts by their teammates. And then, it was time to take on the Red Raiders. Wilson said it was hard for the seniors to keep their focus after the pregame festivities. (Texas) Tech had nothing to lose, she said. This was their last match. It s hard to keep in mind that they re not going to come out and roll over.

33 Missouri vs. Oklahoma Tigers can t close MU squanders four match points in the final game. By STEVEN MILLAR, Columbia Missourian Published Sunday, November 16, 2006 Missouri volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow often says it s his team s job to play hard, entertain fans and give them exciting volleyball to watch. If it does that, he says, fans will keep coming to matches whether the Tigers win or lose. Missouri libero Tatum Ailes had 29 digs and broke her own single-season Missouri record with 465. She was just pheonomenal, Kreklow said. She was all over. She was just all over, making some awesome plays, making some great plays. It gives us more second chance opportunities. A dig is like an offensive rebound in basketball, you get another chance to take a swing, the more you can dig, the more second chances you get, and hopefully you can put one away. Unfortunately for the Tigers Wednesday night, they just couldn t put one away. If Kreklow is right, the 2,169 fans at Hearnes Center on Wednesday night will all be back. No. 14 Oklahoma outlasted Missouri 30-25, 27-30, 32-30, 20-30, in what coaches and players alike said was one of the most thrilling matches they had ever been a part of. That was just a great collegiate volleyball game, you can t ask for anything more than that, Kreklow said. Well, I guess I could. I could ask to win it, rather than come up short, but that was just an unbelievable match. I thought we did a super job, we certainly had opportunities, but they d say the same thing. It was just an unbelievable volleyball match. Tigers middle blocker Nicole Wilson said she was drained after the match. That was definitely one of the most intense yet this season, Wilson said. It ranks right up there with Nebraska and the Elite Eight, and those games. I know I m exhausted physically and mentally. The grueling 2-hour, 32-minute match went back and forth all night. After the Tigers pulled even with a tight win in Game 2, they had a chance to go up 2-1. Missouri had three game points in Game 3, but couldn t finish Oklahoma off. The Sooners ralied from defecits of and for the win. After a Missouri win in Game 4, Game 5 was as intense as volleyball games come. The teams played to a tie at 3 before a 3-0 Missouri run put the Tigers up 6-3. Oklahoma responded with a 3-0 run to tie it at 6. Neither team led by more than two the rest of the way. The Tigers took leads of 14-12, 15-14, and and had four match points, but again failed to put the Sooners away. After Oklahoma took a lead, Missouri s middle blocker Nicole Wilson hit a kill attempt wide, giving Oklahoma the victory. I saw the hole, Wilson said about the final shot. I just tried to do too much with it. I tried to make the best shot, I tried to swing with it, I was doing all I can with the ball, and it just happened to go out. It s just one of those things where you bounce back tomorrow. The match was not without controversy. Both Kreklow and Oklahoma coach Santiago Restrepo protested loudly after several close calls, and Kreklow had to hold himself back after the match. I d like to (comment on the officiating), he said. But, I won t. Na Yang led Missouri (15-10, 9-8 in the Big 12 Conference) with 22 kills and 13 digs and Lei Wang had a career-high 75 assists, the third-highest match total at the school. Joanna Schmitt led Oklahoma (23-5, 14-3) with 26 kills as the Sooners continued their improbable success this season after finishing last year The Tigers left the court with their heads held high after the match, focusing on the positives. Oklahoma swept Missouri easily in Norman, Okla., earlier in the year, and Wilson said that tonight showed that the Tigers were bouncing back at the right time NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005

34 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Wilson sisters Sisters savor time together As final game nears, Nicole and Megan Wilson say they re glad they got to be teammates at MU By STEVEN MILLAR, Columbia Missourian Published Wednesday, November 9, 2006 Nicole Wilson gets emotional when she thinks about what the next few weeks will bring. She will end her career on Missouri s volleyball team, but most importantly, it will be her last chance to take the court at Hearnes Center with her younger sister Megan by her side. It s hard, I don t like to think about it, she said through tears Wednesday after practice at Hearnes Center. It s something special that most people don t get to do. My senior year, my last competitive season at this level, where I probably won t ever get to do it again, it means a lot to have her here. It s just really special. Nicole, a senior middle blocker, and Megan, a redshirt freshman who has played several positions for the Tigers this year, have always competed. They were teammates on volleyball, basketball, and soccer teams at Lincoln Christian High School in Lincoln, Neb. They have many memories, some fond, some not so fond, of doing battle on the basketball court at Lincoln Christian. Although she was two years younger, Megan, at 6-foot-2, was the only other tall girl on the court, and would often be given the task of trying to guard her 6-foot-4 older sister. Megan often had some interesting ways to try to stop Nicole. She would sometimes lean on me, and push her arm in harder, Nicole said. Sometimes, she would come down purposely with her elbows right at my nose level. Little things that most people wouldn t think to do, or she wouldn t think to do to someone else. She s pushing her fingers in, digging them in at pressure points, or she s pinching the back of my arms. Dirty play, perhaps, but Nicole admits it wasn t one-sided. I d beat her up pretty good, she said. And there were so many little things that no one else would know, little things I could say, that I knew would irritate her, frustrate her. We d get frustrated with each other, but in the end, we d go home and we both knew it was just our competitive natures. Nicole laughs at the memories. Megan, however, said she doesn t find all of it humorous. It may have been funny to you, but not to me, she said. I d go home crying when Nicole would pick on me like that. The sisters smile, though, remembering their parents reactions after some of those intense practices. She d go home upset, and my mom would have to deal with her being upset, Nicole said. And I d be like, You re just being a baby about it, get tough, and my mom would be like Stop it Nicole, and then my dad would get into it and he d say Megan, you need to toughen up. He d take my side sometimes. My mom would be on her side. My mom would be like Be nice to Megan, just back off, and my dad would be like, Go get her. I want to beat her up, Nicole said. She knows it s a tough love. It s me telling her Get tougher, I m going to beat on you because I know you have potential to be something, and do something, and I want to see you succeed, and I m going to push you until you get it done. Megan laughs, saying she hasn t always realized those were her sister s intentions. Yeah, now I know that, she said. Megan said she realizes that people will compare her to her older sister the next three years. After all, that is what they ve done her whole life. But, Megan says that her and Nicole are entirely different athletes, playing different positions with different styles. The comparisons, she says, are simply a motivator. Everyone s like Nicole did this, why can t you? she said. I feel pressure from other people, and I guess that s probably why I ve gotten where I am today. I m always having to try to keep up and outdo her in some ways. Megan said limited playing time has frustrated her this year, but Nicole has always been there to help her keep her head up. She s taught me, basically, to keep fighting, she said. To keep going. This year has been tough, because I ve been in and out, sometimes playing, sometimes not. That bothers me so much, but she s always like I went through the same thing, and to see where she is now, it shows me that day in, day out, you just got to keep going. Although Nicole s career as a Missouri Tiger is coming to an end, she says she is eager to follow the team the next three years. She ll watch her younger sister try to make use of all the things she has taught her, hoping she has helped prepare her for success. For now, though, there are still a few more weeks to make memories. A few more weeks of moments that Nicole says will always be special. Twenty years down the road, we ll be sitting with our kids, she said. And we ll be like Do you remember when this happened? 32 Yeah, Megan said. And then my dad would tell me how to get her back. The sisters agree that even with the fights, the arguments and the tears, playing sports together has brought them closer. Because, she knows that I m not doing it in a way that I hate her, and

35 Missouri vs. Colorado Missouri volleyball team back on winning track By ANGELA BUSCH, Columbia Daily Tribune Published Sunday, November 5, 2006 Missouri attendance Big crowds invigorate volleyball at Missouri By STEVEN MILLAR, Columbia Missourian Published Friday, November 3, 2006 For two games last night against Colorado at the Hearnes Center, the Missouri volleyball team looked like the Tigers of three weeks ago, who were ranked 12th in the country. Missouri dominated the first two games of last night s match, gave up the third and squeaked by in the fourth for a four-game victory (30-23, 30-17, 28-30, 30-28). It was No. 21 Missouri s first win since Oct. 21. Especially in Games 1 and 2, we looked more like our old selves again, Coach Wayne Kreklow said. We were finally playing loose. The biggest indication of that might have been setter Lei Wang, who picked up 64 assists in the match. Lei, who has struggled in recent matches, seemed much more confident running Missouri s offense last night. Several times, she matched up her hitters with a single blocker or no block at all. Kreklow said Lei did appear more nervous in the third and fourth games, when she wasn t getting as many quality passes off serve-receive. It s all so intertwined, Kreklow said, explaining that Missouri s offense can t run without a good pass, set and hit, right in a row -something that has been hard to come by in recent matches. Passing struggles in Game 3 resulted in 10 Missouri hitting errors, after just seven in Games 1 and 2 combined. Another result of the more-sluggish Tiger offense: 5½ Colorado blocks, after three total in Games 1 and 2. Missouri s hitters weren t getting so many open looks - senior Jessica Vander Kooi started seeing three blockers each time she went up for an attack. After Game 3 ended with a tough, close line call that favored Colorado, Missouri seemed frustrated but focused, contrasting the outright dejection the Tigers displayed in Wednesday s loss to Iowa State. That focus paid off in the fourth game, when Kreklow said Missouri s seniors stepped up and took control. Middle blocker Nicole Wilson had seven kills in that game alone, giving the senior 17 in the match, including two big swings to give Missouri momentum near the end of the match. Senior defensive specialist Abbie Booth served three in a row, including an ace, to take Missouri from losing to winning in Game 4. Kreklow said Booth and libero Tatum Ailes took charge in the back row late in the match, taking some pressure off Lei. Then Lei doesn t have to worry about staying back; it helps the offense run better, he said. Vander Kooi led all players with 21 kills and added a team-high 15 digs. Na Yang (14), Julianna Klein (11) and Amanda Hantouli (10) followed Vander Kooi and Wilson to give the Tigers five players with doubledigit kills. Amber Sutherland had 20 kills and 18 digs for Colorado. Last night s win moves Missouri (15-9, 9-6) up a spot to fifth place in the Big 12. The Buffaloes (13-9, 9-6) move down a spot to sixth. The Tigers added a player to their roster last night: defensive specialist Kate Foust. The redshirt freshman joined the squad last week as a walkon. She formerly competed for Missouri s club volleyball team. Foust will replace junior Jilly Jaksich, a defensive specialist who left the team in late September because of academic concerns. Missouri is still a player short; middle blocker Melissa Allbery quit the team on Sept. 8 after struggling with a nagging knee injury NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in 2005 Throughout the 2006 season, fans of the Missouri volleyball team have energized the Tigers and rattled opponents, turning Hearnes Center into one of the most intimidating places in the country to play. The crowds, especially the VolleyZou student group, have affected opponents enough to draw complaints, which eventually forced Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow to eliminate some of the student seating on Hearnes Center floor. Junior libero Tatum Ailes said she felt the crowd had not gotten out of line the way some opponents had suggested. They help us a lot, but I don t feel like they harass people like people are saying they do, she said. Any time you go on the road, the fans are going to boo you. You want your fans to back you up; that s why you have a crowd, that s why you play at home. When the No. 21 Tigers take the court against Colorado at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hearnes Center, they will contune to look for help from their fans. In the latest NCAA attendance figures, released on Monday, Missouri is fifth in the country in attendance, with an average crowd of 2,917 fans. Only tradition-rich Hawaii, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Minnesota have brought in larger crowds than the Tigers. The 6,035 fans who packed Hearnes Center for Missouri s showdown with No. 1 Nebraska on Oct. 11 represented the third-largest crowd for a Missouri volleyball game. And two other matches: the Kansas State match Oct. 21 (attendance of 3.221) and the Kansas match Oct. 4 (attendance of 3,031) also rank among the top-10 crowds. And, despite recent struggles, Missouri is even on pace to draw more fans than last season, when a record 25-5 campaign energized Tiger faithful and an average of 2,672 fans attended matches. Those numbers are up 83 percent from the 2004 average of 1,460. Things have come a long way since 1999, when average attendance was just 334. Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow said a lot of things have come together in order for the popularity of volleyball at Missouri to increase so dramatically. The people in the community have gotten involved, the teams have performed well, and (Missouri volleyball director of operations) Mike Jackson has worked hard with the VolleyZou group, he said. And, I m not even convinced it s just about winning. It is about entertainment. People are coming because they want to be entertained, they want to have fun, and they want to see people having fun. Missouri has played well in front of its home fans this season. It is 6-2 in Columbia with three home games left. The Tigers will need the crowd to make a difference Saturday. Missouri (14-9, 8-6 in the Big 12 Conference) has lost five of its past six matches, with four of those losses coming on the road. The Tigers lost to the Buffaloes (13-8, 9-5) earlier in the season in Boulder, Colo. The Tigers have fallen to sixth place in the Big 12, but can pull into a tie with fourth-place Colorado with a win Saturday. A loss, on the other hand, could spell disaster for Missouri. The Tigers have a tough schedule down the stretch, with their next two matches against No. 8 Texas and No. 17 Oklahoma, and a few more losses could potentially knock them out of NCAA Tournament contention. With such a huge match to be played, the Tigers will be thrilled to be playing it in front of their home fans. I love playing here now, Ailes said. Our crowd is so awesome. The past two years, they ve just become a huge force for us and help against the other team. 33

36 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Texas at Missouri Tigers spring surprising sweep of No. 5 Texas By ANGELA BUSCH, Columbia Daily Tribune Published Sunday, September 24, 2006 Just two hours after the Missouri football team improved to 4-0, the magic transferred from Faurot Field to the Hearnes Center. The 22nd-ranked Missouri volleyball team dispatched No. 5 Texas in an improbable three-game sweep, winning 30-23, 30-23, in front of 2,477 fans. Texas usually dominant front line, which averages 6-foot- 4, couldn t contain the Tigers, who haven t looked this good since last season. The Longhorns are tied with No. 1 Nebraska and No. 23 Pepperdine for the tallest team in the Top 25. But none of that mattered last night, as the Tigers outblocked the Longhorns It s not about how tall you are. It s about what kind of athlete you are, Missouri middle blocker Brittney Herzog said after the game. Herzog should know. The 6-foot freshman from Boonville had three blocks - pretty impressive for a player Coach Wayne Kreklow planned to redshirt. That changed when junior middle blocker Melissa Allbery quit the team Sept. 8. Herzog s redshirt came off the next match, and she has been impressive since. She also had four kills and two digs against Texas (8-3, 3-1 Big 12). Oh man, I had no idea it would be like this, Herzog said after the match, taking time out to sign autographs and accept congratulations from excited fans. Missouri (9-4, 3-1) won the first point of each game, and the lead changed only four times throughout the entire match. As the Tigers continued to put on the pressure with blocking and defense, Texas just looked more and more frustrated. Twice the Longhorns were called for being out of rotation before the serve, and several times they looked confused as to where they should be on the court. They also had seven service errors, 24 hitting errors and a.154 attack percentage. Missouri s fans seemed to win the battle to rattle the Longhorns, who have three freshmen and two sophomores in their regular rotation. The Tigers are young, as well, with two true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen in the lineup. Missouri has shown its youth at times this season, but not last night. Good communication was evident early in the game, as defensive specialist Abbie Booth told Na Yang to hit the back corner on her outside hits after Na was dug when she went cross-court. Sure enough, Na took Booth s advice on the next swing for a kill. Na finished with 17 kills to lead all players. She added seven digs. After summer knee surgery, she has struggled to get back to her 2005 form. Plus, she has had to learn to play back row, a spot she never played last season. I have been pushing through a tough time these last three months, she said. Tonight, I just focused on every ball. Wilson finished with eight block assists and 11 kills with just three errors. The entire Missouri team had just 12 errors on the night and none in Game 3. It was the first error-free game in MU volleyball history. Steady team leader Jessica Vander Kooi, who twisted her ankle in Game 1 but refused to be taken out, had just one error with her 13 kills, eight digs, four block assists and three service aces. Her aces all came before her ankle injury, after which she did not jump-serve. As the match drew to a close, the Missouri crowd started a cheer of Overrated, directed at Texas. They just as easily could have been chanting Underrated at their own team. 34 Texas big hitters looked like they d be tough to stop early. The Longhorns took a 14-9 lead in the first game. That was their largest lead of the match. Missouri figured out how to block freshmen Destinee Hooker (6-4) and Ashley Engle (6-3), both of whom were on the Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team. Engle was the third-ranked recruit in the 2006 class by Prepvolleyball.com. Hooker is the reigning NCAA high jump champion. Missouri middle blockers Herzog and Nicole Wilson played more efficiently. Hooker and Engle combined for 10 hitting errors. Herzog and Wilson had five.

37 Team Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... (17-12) ( 8-3 ) ( 5-7 ) ( 4-2 ) CONFERENCE... (11-9 ) ( 7-3 ) ( 4-6 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( 6-3 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 1-1 ) ( 4-2 ) ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points Wang, Lei Vander Kooi, Jessica Hantouli, Amanda Booth, Abbie Klein, Julianna Jaksich, Jilly Herzog, Brittney Ailes, Tatum Yang, Na Wilson, Megan Wilson, Nicole Allbery, Melissa TEAM 14 MISSOURI Opponents TEAM STATISTICS MU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND ATTACK... A Aug 25 vs Alabama State W ,30-9, Kills A Aug 25 at Long Beach State L ,18-30, Errors A Aug 26 vs Villanova W ,30-20, Total Attacks Aug 29 ARK.-LITTLE ROCK W ,30-21, Attack Pct B Sep 01 vs Idaho W ,30-21, Kills/Game B Sep 02 vs Valparaiso W ,24-30,30-13, SET... B Sep 02 at #21 Notre Dame W ,30-28,27-30,30-26, Assists C Sep 07 vs #2 Penn State L ,21-30, Assists/Game C Sep 08 vs #4 Santa Clara L ,18-30,20-30, SERVE... * Sep 13 at Colorado L ,30-27,24-30,30-23, Aces * Sep 16 TEXAS A&M W ,22-30,20-30,30-20, Errors * Sep 20 at Kansas State W ,30-27,29-31, Attempts * Sep 23 #5 TEXAS W ,30-23, Serve Pct * Sep 27 BAYLOR W ,26-30,32-30, Aces/Game * Sep 30 at Texas Tech W ,30-20, SERVE RECEPTIONS... * Oct 04 KANSAS W ,30-26, Errors * Oct 07 at Iowa State W ,34-32, Errors/Game * Oct 11 #1 NEBRASKA L ,22-30, Attempts * Oct 18 at #23 Oklahoma L ,18-30, Reception Pct * Oct 21 KANSAS STATE W ,26-30,30-22,27-30, DEFENSE... * Oct 25 at #1 Nebraska L ,23-30, Digs * Oct 27 at Baylor L ,33-31,22-30,23-30, Digs/Game * Nov 01 IOWA STATE L ,22-30,30-24, BLOCKING... * Nov 04 COLORADO W ,30-17,28-30, Block Solo * Nov 11 at #8 Texas L ,23-30,27-30, Block Assist * Nov 15 #14 OKLAHOMA L ,30-27,30-32,30-20, Total Blocks * Nov 18 at Kansas W ,28-30,32-30, Blocks Per Game * Nov 22 at Texas A&M L ,20-30, Block Errors * Nov 24 TEXAS TECH W ,30-28, BALL HANDLING ERRORS ATTENDANCE... A - Long Beach State Invite (Long Beach, Calif.) Total B - Shamrock Invite (South Bend, Ind.) Dates/Avg Per Date 11/ /1188 C - Time Warner Cable Texas Invite (Austin, Texas) Neutral site #/Avg 6/0 * - Big 12 Conference Match Current win streak 1 - Home win streak NCAA Regional Finalist Sixth in national attendance in

38 2006 Missouri Volleyball - NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds PHOTO RosTer Lei Wang S * 5-11 * RS Fr. Shanghai, China Jessica Vander Kooi OH * 6-2 * Sr. Hinton, Iowa Amanda Hantouli MB * 6-2 * RS Fr. Omaha, Neb. Abbie Booth 5-7 * DS * Sr. Kansas City, Mo Julianna Klein OH * 6-0 * Fr. Keota, Iowa Brittney Herzog MB * 6-0 * Fr. Boonville, Mo. Tatum Ailes L * 5-6 * Jr. Bellevue, Neb. Na Yang OH * 6-3 * Jr. Shan Dong, China Megan Wilson OPP/S * 6-2 * RS Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Nicole Wilson MB * 6-3 * Sr. Lincoln, Neb. Wayne Kreklow Head Coach Susan Kreklow Associate Head Coach 36 Deng Yang Assistant Coach Chen Feng Volunteer Asst. Coach Ben Fox Athletic Trainer