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1 V OLLEYBALL 2013 SEC CHAMPIONS // 11 NCAA TOURNAMENTS IN 14 SEASONS M IZZOU T IGERS vs. T IGER I NVITATIONAL M ATCH D ETAILS MATCHUP // Mizzou Leads LU, 1-0; trails ISU, 0-5; Tied w/ XU, 2-2 Date: Sept. 5-6 Location: Columbia, Mo. Arena: Hearnes Center (13,061) Radio: Mizzou Network Ben Wilson (PBP), Katie O Brien (analyst) Live Stats: MUTigers.com, Mizzou.statbroadcast.com MIZZOU 2013 Record: 2-1 SEC Record: 0-0 Home Record: 0-0 Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow Career Record: ( at Mizzou) LIPSCOMB Record: 2-1 Head Coach: Brandon Rosenthal Career Record: (12th season) ILLINOIS ST. Record: 2-1 Head Coach: Melissa Myers // (7th season) OAKLAND Record: 2-2 Head Coach: Rob Beam // (8th season) XAVIER Record: 3-0 Head Coach: Mike Johnson // (5th season) // SCHEDULE & RECORD North Texas Invitational 08/29/14 Mississippi Valley St. W, /30/14 Northwestern State L, 3-0 at North Texas W, 3-2 Mizzou Invitational 09/05/14 vs. Lipscomb 12:00 p.m. CT vs. Illinois State 6:30 p.m. CT 09/06/14 vs. Oakland 2:00 p.m. CT vs. Xavier 6:30 p.m. CT 09/09/14 vs. Saint Louis 6:30 p.m. CT Mizzou def. Lipsomb, 3-0 Aug. 31, 2012 Nashville, Tenn. Mizzou lost to ISU, 2-3 Oct. 26, 1995 Columbia, Mo. Mizzou lost to Xavier, 2-3 Sept. 14, 1996 Evanston, Ill. T HE L AST M EETINGS Kills Leader: Lisa Henning (12) Digs Leader: Molly Kreklow (12) Blocks Leader: Lisa Henning (5) Kills Leader: NA Digs Leader: NA Blocks Leader: NA Kills Leader: NA Digs Leader: NA Blocks Leader: NA F IRST S ERVE // WHAT YOU N EED T O K NOW After claiming a share of the North Texas Invitational Tournament Championship last weekend, Mizzou volleyball (rv) will return home to the Hearnes Center for the annual Tiger Invitational. The Tigers will play host to a tough tournament field that includes Lipscomb, Illinois State, Oakland and Xavier. After going 4-0 en-route to a Tiger Invitational Championship in 2013, Mizzou is now 35-3 all-time in the Tiger Invite and has won six of the last seven tournaments. Mizzou has never finished lower than second in the Tiger Invite, which is being held for the 11th time in history this weekend. After one weekend of play, despite having a pair of new setters and running a 6-2 offense, Mizzou leads the SEC in team hitting percentage at.276, just ahead of Florida which checks in at.267. Senior All- American Whitney Little is second in the SEC with her.511 attack clip. Wayne and Susan Kreklow head into the weekend having won a combined 299 matches in their time at Mizzou as they need just one win to break the 300-mark. The pair has won 67-percent of their matches while at Mizzou. Wayne Kreklow has a overall record since moving to the head coach role in Susan Kreklow was from and is the winningest coach (percentage) in program history. Idaho Invitational 09/11/14 at Idaho 8:00 p.m. CT 09/12/14 vs. Boise State 1:30 p.m. CT vs. Portland 5:30 p.m. CT 09/13/14 vs. E. Washington 10:30 a.m. CT Miami Invitational 09/20/14 vs. UNC Greensboro 10:00 a.m. CT at Miami 6:00 p.m. CT SEC Play 09/26/14 vs. Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. CT 09/28/14 vs. Tennessee (TV) 11:00 a.m. CT 10/01/14 at Ole Miss (TV) 6:00 p.m. CT 10/05/14 at Georgia (TV) 3:00 p.m. CT 10/10/14 vs. Auburn 6:30 p.m. CT 10/13/14 at UMKC 7:00 p.m. CT 10/17/14 vs. LSU (TV) 6:00 p.m. CT 10/19/14 at Mississippi St. (TV) 1:00 p.m. CT 10/24/14 at Florida (TV) 6:00 p.m. CT 10/26/14 at South Carolina 12:30 p.m. CT 10/31/14 vs. Arkansas 6:30 p.m. CT 11/02/14 vs. Texas A&M (TV) 3:00 p.m. CT 11/07/14 at Tennessee 6:00 p.m. CT 11/09/14 at Kentucky (TV) 11:00 a.m. CT 11/14/14 vs. Georgia 6:30 p.m. CT 11/16/14 vs. Ole Miss (TV) 3:00 p.m. CT 11/21/14 at LSU 7:00 p.m. CT 11/23/14 at Texas A&M (TV) 3:00 p.m. CT 11/26/14 vs. Alabama 6:30 p.m. CT Strategic Communications Volleyball Contact...Shawn Davis Office Phone...(573) Cell Phone... (573) davisshaw@missouri.edu Athletics Web Site...MUTigers.com

2 P ROBABLE S TARTERS 3 LOXLEY KEALA 6-0 So. S KANEOHE, HAWAII Pronounced: KAY-Ahh-luh 0.73 KPS 0.27 SAPS 5.82 APS 1.64 DPS 0.00 BPS Last Time Out: assists, 10 digs, 2 kills at UNT (8/30) Season-High Assists:... 22, twice Season-High Kills:... 4 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Digs: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Blocks... NA 9 CARLY KAN 5-9 So. OH HONOLULU, HAWAII Pronounced: KON 3.27 KPS.237 H% 0.27 SAPS 2.09 DPS 0.18 BPS **Preseason All-SEC** Last Time Out: kills, 12 digs, 1 ace at UNT (8/30) Season-High Attempts:...47 at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills:... 15, twice Season-High Digs: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Blocks... 1, twice 8 WHITNEY LITTLE 6-3 Sr. MB KELLER, TEXAS 2.45 KPS H% 0.27 APS 0.09 DPS 0.55 BPS **Preseason All-SEC** Last Time Out:...11 kills on.400 hitting, 4 blocks at UNT (8/30) Season-High Attempts: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills:...11 at UNT (8/30) Season-High Hitting%: vs. NW State (8/30) Season-High Blocks... 4 at UNT (8/30) 2 EMILY THATER 6-3 So. MB SPRINGFIELD, MO KPS.257 H% 0.00 SAPS 0.12 DPS 1.50 BPS Last Time Out: kills, 8 blocks at UNT (8/30) Season-High Attempts: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills:...11 at UNT (8/30) Season-High Digs:... 1 vs. NW State (8/30) Season-High Blocks... 8 at UNT (8/30) Beach partners with Carly Kan in high school Played DS last season and is in first year as setter Father, Lynden, is a club coach in Hawaii Sister, Logan, played VB at Colgate; Currently works for Twitter Dreams of living in San Francisco or New York Posted a double-double (10 digs, 22 assists) last time out at North Texas in a five-set win. SEC Freshman of the Year and AVCA HM All-America Unanimous AVCA Southeast Region Team pick Hit.364 as a FR, the top rally scoring mark by an OH at Mizzou and best since 1992 Led nation in hitting among OHs from power leagues Only player in SEC play w/ 3.00 kps, 3.00 dps last year Leads the Tigers in kills and attempts through one week of play, second in digs AVCA Honorable Mention All-American School record holder in seven categories 3rd nationally in H% in 2013, fewest errors in NCAA in 2013 Dog lover and caretaker of her puppy, Caliber Loyalties lie with Chick Fil-A All-North Texas Invitational Team after averaging 2.45 kps on.511 hitting Hit.377 in her first year as a Tiger Second in the SEC in service aces last season (0.34) That mark was 14th-best among freshman in the nation last season. In her first start of the year, notched career-bests in kills (11) and blocks (eight) last time out at North Texas (8/30) 13 EMILY WILSON 6-2 Sr. OH OMAHA, NEB KPS.265 H% 0.09 APS 0.18 DPS 0.27 BPS Last Time Out:...11 kills on.100 hitting at UNT (8/30) Season-High Attempts:...35 at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills: vs. UNT (8/30) Season-High Hitting%: vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Blocks... 1, three times Dominant outside hitter last season; SR captain Sister, Catie, was a fellow Tiger VB player from (07-10) Boyfriend Stephan Carberry, plays football for MU. Toured Europe with USA Volleyball CNT last summer Second among active SEC players with 793 career Ks Named to the UNT Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.45 kps on.265 hitting. 11 REGAN PELTIER 6-2 Jr. RS NIXA, MO. Pronounced: Pell-Teer 1.40 KPS.200 H% 0.40 DPS 1.00 BPS Last Time Out:...4 kills, 5 blocks at UNT (8/30) Season-High Attempts: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills:... 8 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Hitting%: vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Blocks... 5 vs. UNT (8/30) 4 SARAH MEISTER 5-9 Sr. L SAN DIEGO, CALIF. Pronounced: My-Stir 0.09 SAPS 0.00 APS 3.45 DPS.906 R% Last Time Out: digs at UNT (8/30) Season-High Assists:...NA Season-High Aces:...1 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Digs:...22 vs. UNT (8/30) No. 3 recruit in the state of Missouri coming out of high school. One of the best blocking OHs on the team Leads Tiger OHs with a 1.00 bps average this season Tallied a season-high five blocks at North Texas (8/30) in a five-set win. Senior libero with a huge personality; started last two years at libero. Competed with USA Volleyball in Minnesota last summer. Has a twitter of her quotable sayings Pulled in a season-high 22 digs at North Texas (8/30)

3 O FF T HE B ENCH 15 KASEY REUTER 6-0 Fr. OH SIOUX CITY, IOWA Pronounced: Writer 0.89 KPS 0.00 SAPS 0.00 APS 0.22 DPS 0.56 BPS Last Time Out:... 4 kills on.400 hitting at UNT (8/30) Season-High Attempts: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills:... 4, twice Season-High Digs:... 1, twice Season-High Blocks...3 at UNT (8/30) 7 JULIA TOWLER 6-2 So. MB BLUE SPRINGS, MO. Pronounced: Toe-Ler 1.00 KPS.500 H% 0.60 APS 0.20 DPS 0.60 BPS Last Time Out:...1 kill, 1 block vs. NW State (8/30) Season-High Attempts:...6 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Kills:...4 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Hitting%: , twice Season-High Blocks...2 vs. MVSU (8/29) 1 ALEXA ARMENDARIZ 5-8 Fr. DS BLUE SPRINGS, MO. Pronounced: ARE-men-dare-iz 0.00 KPS 0.10 SAPS 0.10 APS 1.70 DPS 0.00 BPS Last Time Out:...7 digs at UNT (8/30) Season-High Assists:...1 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Aces:...1 vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Digs:... 7 at UNT (8/30) 5 ALI KREKLOW 5-9 Fr. S COLUMBIA, MO KPS 0.18 SAPS 4.45 APS 1.18 DPS 0.00 BPS Last Time Out:...21 assists, 5 digs at UNT (8/30) Season-High Assists: at UNT (8/30) Season-High Kills:...NA Season-High Digs:...5, twice Season-High Aces...1, twice Hails from the same high school as former Mizzou All- American Jessica Vander Kooi (Hinton HS in Iowa) Great athlete that was a track standout in the jumps in high school. Big-time arm that terminates play very well Tied the school record with five solo blocks vs. Seton Hall last season Was a side-out specialist for Mizzou last year off the bench. Posted four kills on six attempts with a pair of blocks in Mizzou s sweep of MVSU (8/29) Younger sister of former Tiger libero Priscilla Armendariz Is the first ever Blue Springs South player to be named an AVCA/Under Armour High School All-American. Middle child of Wayne and Susan Kreklow and second to play a Division I sport (brother Rick plays basketball at Creighton). Is the cousin of former Tiger All-American setter Molly Kreklow and the two are very close. 14 SYDNEY DEEKEN 6-1 Fr. OH CALIFORNIA, MO KPS 0.00 SAPS 0.00 APS 0.00 DPS 0.00 BPS Last Time Out:...NA Season-High Assists:... NA Season-High Kills:... NA Season-High Digs:... NA Played club volleyball with fellow FR Ali Kreklow Was the Missouri State champion in the long jump and triple jump as a track standout Best athlete of the team - great leaper Potential to be a six-rotation passer as well Is currently out with an abdominal strain 6 LINDA STEINHARDT 5-5 So. DS AUSTN, TEXAS 1.00 DPS Last Time Out:...1 dig vs. MVSU (8/29) Season-High Assists:...NA Season-High Kills:...NA Season-High Digs:...1 vs. MVSU (8/29) Is probably the best student on the team Mom, Mary, played volleyball at North Carolina Was a setter in high school Mother is a highly-respected education professor at Texas. 12 COURTNEY MEEK 5-5 So. DS ST. LOUIS, MO DPS Father, John, won an NCAA Soccer National Championship in 1987 with Clemson. Last Time Out:... No stats in one set at UNT (8/30) Season-High Assists:...NA Season-High Kills:...NA Season-High Digs:...1 vs. MVSU (8/29)

4 AVCA TOP-25 P OLL 1 Penn State (35) Stanford (15) Texas (5) Wisconsin (5) Washington Southern California Purdue Florida State Illinois BYU Florida Nebraska Colorado State Michigan State San Diego Kentucky Arizona State Minnesota Duke 3-0 T-20 Hawai i 2-1 T-20 North Carolina Oregon Arizona 3-0 T-24 Louisville 1-1 T-24 Oklahoma 2-1 Others Receiving Votes American 111; Missouri 80; Kansas 79; Creighton 75; California 50; Marquette 47; CSUN 17; Iowa State 16; Northwestern 12; Arkansas 11; Lipscomb 6; Michigan 5; New Mexico 5; UT San Antonio 2 W EEKEND M ATCHUPS Mizzou vs. Lipscomb.276 Hitting Kills Per Set Assists Per Set Blocks Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Mizzou vs. ISU.276 Hitting Kills Per Set Assists Per Set Blocks Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Mizzou vs. Oakland.276 Hitting Kills Per Set Assists Per Set Blocks Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Mizzou vs. Xavier.276 Hitting Kills Per Set Assists Per Set Blocks Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Recapping North Texas Mizzou went down to North Texas to open the season in a three-match tournament. The Tigers came out and hit.468 in a dominating sweep of Mississippi Valley State behind a 10-kill effort from senior Emily Wilson. Junior Regan Peltier also added eight kills on.615 hitting in the win. Mizzou had its 35-match regular season winning streak snapped in a three-set loss to Northwestern State in the second match of the tournament. Sophomore Carly Kan led Mizzou with 15 kills in that match. In the nightcap, Mizzou bounced back to defeat host North Texas in five sets. Kan and Loxley Keala had double-doubles in the win. Weekend Schedule Below is the weekend schedule for the Tiger Invitational. Mizzou will play twice each day and fans who purchase tickets to the first Mizzou match each day can return to the evening match free of charge. Friday, September 5th 10:00 am Illinois St. vs. Oakland 12:00 pm Mizzou vs. Lipscomb 4:00 pm Xavier vs. Oakland 6:30pm Mizzou vs. Illinois St. Saturday, September 6th 10:00 am Oakland vs. Lipscomb 12:00 am Illinois St. vs. Xavier 2:00 pm Mizzou vs. Oakland 4:00 pm Lipscomb vs. Illinois St. 6:30 pm Mizzou vs. Xavier Scouting The Weekend Competition The Tiger Invitational features one of the toughest group of opponents in recent memory as fans should see a very high level of volleyball this weekend. Lipscomb is coming off of a big win at No. 22 Kansas and Illinois State took Oregon, ranked No. 22 this week, to five-sets and defeated Ohio State in Eugene last weekend. Below is a look at each team. Lipscomb: Mizzou last met the feisty Lipscomb team in 2012, a 3-0 Mizzou win in Nashville, but this year s Lipscomb team comes into the weekend with plenty of confidence after defeating No. 22 Kansas in Lawrence last weekend. Getting votes in this week s AVCA Top-25 poll, the Bison are 2-1 on the season and led by reigning Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Brittany Estes, who tallied a triple-double against No. 23 Creighton last week along with a double-double against KU. Illinois State: Illinois State comes into the Mizzou Tiger Invitational with an overall record of 2-1 after competing in the University of Oregon Tournament. Ashley Rosch dominates the team s attack by averaging 3.79 kills per set. Following behind her, only two other Redbirds average 2.0 kills per set or better. On defense, the team averages 2.2 blocks per set with Emily Schneider averaging 1.21 blocks per set herself. Oakland: Oakland comes into the Mizzou Tiger Invitational at 2-2 overall upon completion of the Western Michigan Tournament. Three Grizzlies dominate the attack with over 2.00 kills per set, and Melissa Deatsch leads the team with an average of 2.81 kills per set. On defense, the team averages 1.7 blocks per set with Jessica Dood averaging.88 blocks per set. The Grizzlies finished the last season with a record of Xavier: Xavier enters Friday s match with an undefeated record at 3-0 after winning the Queen City Invitational in Cincinnati for the start of the season. Abbey Bessler has been a vital player to the Musketeers with an average of 3.25 kills per set and over 121 total attacks. Makayla Agin has also done some damage for the Musketeers as she too averages over 3.00 kills per set. The team hits.263 collectively and limits their opponent to only.175. Xavier pulls in 14.5 digs per set and an average of 2.0 blocks on defense. Tiger Invitational History Mizzou has historically done very will in the Tiger Invitational, boasting a 35-3 overall mark since the Tournament s inception. In the 10 previous Tiger Invitationals, Mizzou has won all but one and has won six of the last seven with the only second-place nod coming in 2012 when nationally-ranked and eventual Final Four participant Michigan topped the Tigers. SEC STANDINGS SEC Pct. Home Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak Alabama W4 Ole Miss W4 Arkansas W3 Florida W3 Kentucky W3 South Carolina W3 Auburn W1 Missouri W1 Tennessee L1 Texas A&M L1 Georgia L2 LSU L1 Mississippi State L1

5 Kreklows Closing in on Win #300 at Mizzou After going 2-1 last weekend, Wayne and Susan Kreklow are now just one win shy of 300 since taking over at Mizzou in The duo has averaged 21 wins per season since taking over and has taken the team to 11 NCAA Tournaments while winning their first NCAA Division I league championship a year ago. Tigers Lead SEC in Hitting Last season, Mizzou led the nation in hitting with its.356 attack percentage and while the Tigers don t boast an attack clip that high this season, they still lead the SEC with their.276 clip, just ahead of Florida at.267. A big reason for that is that senior All-American Whitney Little ranks second in the league with her.511 attack percentage. Meister Cracks All-Time Top-10 in Digs Senior libero Sarah Meister pulled in a team-high 38 digs in three matches at North Texas last weekend. Those 38 digs cracked the Mizzou all-time top-10 in career digs as she now has 1,092, just 11 back of eighth place on the career list. Whit Resetting School Records Heading into the weekend, senior All-American Whitney Little currently holds seven school records, which coincidentally is a school record as well. She is a two-time All-SEC honoree and was an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American last season. Below is a look at the records that Little holds. - Single season blocks in Single season solo blocks - 42 in Single season hitting percentage in Career hitting percentage Career blocks per set Career 10-block matches Single match hitting percentage (rally scoring) Just a Little More Even with seven school records, Whitney Little is closing in on three more records and she should get all three this season. She needs just 32 total blocks to take over the career blocking record at Mizzou (currently 454 by Christi Myers from ). Little has 422 in her career. She also needs just 21 solo blocks to match the all-time career school record (currently 117 by Shannon Brown from ). Little has 96 heading into the weekend. She also needs just 50 block assists to top that career category (currently 376 by Nicole Wilson from ). Little has 326 heading into the weekend. Kan Emerges as Top Swing Last weekend at North Texas, sophomore All-American Carly Kan emerged as the Tigers top swing with 93 total attempts. She led the team with 36 kills over the three matches and turned in a pair of 15-kill matches to round out the weekend. In the last two matches of the weekend against Northwestern State and North Texas, Kan combined for 81 attempts with 34 and 47, respectively. To put that mark in perspective, Kan had 34 or more swings in just three matches in 2013 and more than 47 just once (50 at LSU when she tallied a career-high 24 kills). With the departure of three-year All-American Lisa Henning, it is clear after one weekend that Kan is the Tigers go-to hitter. Thater s Gonna Hate Sophomore middle blocker Emily Thater, who missed a lot of training camp with a back injury, looked in midseason form in her first start of the season at North Texas to close last weekend s invitational. In fact, she reset career-highs in kills (11), blocks (eight) and attempts (21), helping Mizzou to a five-set road win. Wilson Second in SEC Among Active Kill Leaders Heading into the weekend, senior Emily Wilson has compiled 793 kills in her career. That mark is tops among Tiger attackers and is second in the SEC, trailing only Kentucky s Lauren O Conner (853). Whitney Little is fifth on that list with her 718 career kills and Carly Kan is 17th with 419. Keala Tallies First Career Double-Double Sophomore setter Loxley Keala tallied her first career double-double in Mizzou s five-set win at North Texas last Saturday. She spread 22 assists and pulled in 10 digs. T OP I NDIVIDUAL P ERFORMANCES Kills Digs Blocks Kan vs NWS (8/30) 22...Meister at UNT (8/30) 8... Thater at UNT (8/30) Kan at UNT (8/30) 12...Kan at UNT (8/30) 5...Peltier at UNT (8/30) Wilson at UNT (8/30) Keala at UNT (8/30) 4... Little at UNT (8/30) 11...Thater at UNT (8/30) 10...Meister vs MVSU (8/29) 4... Thater vs NWS (8/30) Wilson at UNT (8/30) 7...Armendariz at UNT (8/30) 3... Peltier vs NWS (8/30) Attacks Hitting (12-kill minimum) Assists Kan at UNT (8/30) Kan vs NWS (8/30) 22...Keala at UNT (8/30) Wilson at UNT (8/30) Kan at UNT (8/30) 22...Keala vs NWS (8/30) Kan vs NWS (8/30) NA...NA 21...Kreklow at UNT (8/30) 21...Thater at UNT (8/30) NA...NA 20...Keala vs MVSU (8/29) Little at UNT (8/30) NA...NA Kreklow vs NWS (8/30) MATCH H IGHS Kills at North Texas (8/30) Total Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting percentage vs. MVSU (8/29) Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces... 8 vs. MVSU (8/29) Digs at North Texs (8/30) Block Solos... 2 twice, MR vs. NW State (8/30) Block Assists at North Texas (8/30) Total Blocks at North Texas (8/30) I NDIVIDUAL M ATCH H IGHS Kills...15 Carly Kan, twice - MR at North Texas (8/30) Total Attacks Carly Kan at North Texas (8/30) Hitting % (12 K min.) Carly Kan vs. Northwestern St. (8/30) Assists Loxley Keala, twice - MR at North Texas (8/30) Aces... 2 Loxley Keala vs. MVSU (8/29) Digs Sarah Meister at North Texas (8/30) Block Solos... 2 Whitney Little at North Texas (8/30) Block Assists... 8 Emily Thater at North Texas (8/30) Total Blocks... 8 Emily Thater at North Texas (8/30) R ECORD W HEN MU s H% is higher than opponent s Opponent s H% is higher than MU s Hitting percentages are equal MU out-kills opponent Opponent out-kills MU Number of kills is equal MU out-digs opponent Opponent out-digs MU Number of digs is equal MU out-blocks opponent Opponent out-blocks MU Number of blocks is equal MU serves more aces Opponent serves more aces Number of aces is equal...0-0

6 MIZZOU S RECORD WHEN Mizzou... Wins set one Wins sets one and two Hitting Percentage above above above below Kills fewer than Aces Digs fewer than Total Team Blocks fewer than SEC RANKS Hitting... 1st (.276) Opponent Hitting...12th (.221) Assists...6th (11.64) Kills...6th (12.73) Blocks... 11th (2.05) Aces... 8th (1.09) Digs...12th (11.00) Individuals Little...2nd - Hitting (.511) Kan... 6th - Kills (3.27) Thater...6th - Blocks (1.50) A Look at the Senior Class Mizzou s senior class is an experienced and veteran group as they enter the season. In fact, the trio has combined for a record in three-plus seasons and has qualified for a pair of NCAA Tournaments, winning the SEC last season. In fact, the trio has missed a combined three matches in their time at Mizzou while they have compiled 224 starts. Whitney Little has started and played in all but one match in her career (last year she missed the match at Kentucky with a leg injury). Steady At Libero Another steady presence in the Tiger starting lineup for the last two seasons has been senior Sarah Meister at the libero spot. In fact, she has started the last 63 matches at libero and has played in 102 of 104 possible matches in her career. The only Tiger in program history to start more consecutive matches at libero was Caitlyn Vann (now an assistant coach at DePaul) who started 95 in a row from Should the Tigers advance to the postseason with Meister at libero in every match, she could pass Vann for that record. Preseason SEC Poll Mizzou was picked to finish third in what figures to be a loaded SEC this season, as voted on by the league s 13 head coaches. Mizzou garnered one first place vote and finished with 114 total points in the annual poll. This is the highest that Mizzou volleyball has been selected in a Preseason SEC poll and it is the highest for the program since 2005 when the team was picked to finish second in the Big 12. All-SEC Tigers For the third consecutive season, the Mizzou volleyball team had two players named to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference team as both senior middle blocker Whitney Little and sophomore outside hitter Carly Kan were named to the nine-member team on Aug. 12. Both Little and Kan are coming off of monster seasons in which both earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-America honors. USA! USA! USA! Four Tigers played with the USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team last summer. Carly Kan toured China with one of the teams and was one of the top attackers for her team. Both seniors Emily Wilson and Whitney Little toured Europe and Sarah Meister trained in Minnesota with the Collegiate National Team. Home Sweet Hearnes Last season continued a trend of fan support that has increased almost every year since Wayne and Susan Kreklow took over the program in In fact, Mizzou welcomed a program-record 62,717 into the Hearnes Center last season, the third-best total in the nation. That mark trailed only Nebraska and Hawaii, who have long been the top attended programs nationally. In all, Mizzou averaged 3,301 fans per match last season, ranking sixth nationally. The team also reset the program record when 7,879 fans watched Mizzou sweep Mississippi State for the school s first ever SEC Championship. Tigers on TV Defending SEC Champion Mizzou volleyball will be televised a league-high 10 times on the SEC Network this season, as announced by the Southeastern Conference and ESPN on May 14. Mizzou will first appear on the SEC Network on Sept. 28 against Tennessee in a noon start at the Hearnes Center. The SEC Network will begin its inaugural season in the fall. In all, 40 SEC volleyball matches will be featured on the SEC Network next season, with Mizzou appearing in a quarter of them. MIZZOU S RECORD WHEN Opponents... Wins set one Wins sets one and two Hitting Percentage above above above below Kills fewer than Aces Digs fewer than Total Team Blocks fewer than NATIONAL RANKS Team Hitting...NA Kills...NA Assists...NA Aces...NA Blocks...NA Wins...NA Winning Percentage...NA Individuals NA

7 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Carly Kan (1) - at North Texas (8/30) - 15 kills, 12 digs Loxley Keala (1) - at North Texas (8/30) - 22 assists, 10 digs NCAA All-Access On the heels of its first ever SEC Championship and a 35-1 season, Mizzou volleyball has been selected by the NCAA to be featured on the NCAA.com All-Access video franchise during the season. NCAA. com All-Access will give fans around the nation a unique look at what it is like to be a Mizzou volleyball player all season in weekly video updates. NCAA.com will follow the Tigers this season and look to capture behind-the-scenes footage of the Tigers. Fans can be sure to check out the videos on NCAA.com and MUTigers.com throughout the season. Hawaiian Connection As Mizzou volleyball takes the court this season, there will be something that a lot of Tiger fans have not seen as two Hawaii natives will don the Black & Gold as both Carly Kan and Loxley Keala call the Rainbow State their home. The sophomore duo calls Honolulu home and played on rival high schools growing up. As a hot bed for volleyball talent, both Kan and Keala bring extensive beach play to Mizzou and great all-around games. They are the first Hawaii natives to play for Mizzou volleyball. The two were beach partners their senior year. Mizzou Adds Dawei Shen as Volunteer Assistant Mizzou volleyball head coach Wayne Kreklow has announced the addition of 11-year coaching veteran Dawei Shen as the program s new volunteer assistant coach. Shen joins the Tigers for the season after a standout career as both a player and a coach in China. As a coach, Shen built up an impressive résumé on the club scene in China and developed into one of the most well-respected coaches in the country. He served as an assistant coach to former US Women s National Team head coach Lang Ping and the two won a national Championship with EVERGRANDE Volleyball Club. He also led the China Sichuan Men s Volleyball club to a National Championship as an assistant coach. Kreklows Are Second-Longest Tenured Women s Coaches at Mizzou Now entering their 15th overall season at Mizzou, Wayne and Susan Kreklow are the second-longest tenured women s coaches at Mizzou and the fourth-longest overall. Only Mizzou soccer s Bryan Blitz has had a longer current tenure as a women s coach at Mizzou and only baseball coach Tim Jamieson, Blitz and wrestling coach Brian Smith have been at Mizzou longer among current Mizzou head coaches. The Kreklows have overseen the longest run by any coach in Mizzou volleyball history. HONOR-ROLL Whitney Little - Preseason All-SEC - UNT All-Tournament Team Carly Kan - Preseason All-SEC Weekly Conference Honors Trend Since the start of the 2009 season, a trend has started for the Mizzou volleyball program. In the last fourplus seasons, Mizzou has claimed 37 conference weekly honors, including 11 SEC tallies. What makes that mark even more impressive is the fact that from , Mizzou had just 17 weekly honorees. Up Next The Tigers will return to the road next weekend, heading to Moscow, Idaho, for a two-day tournament after playing a midweek contest against SLU on Tuesday at the Hearnes Center. For all the latest on Mizzou volleyball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Emily Wilson - UNT All-Tournament Team G RAPHICALLY S PEAKING - W EEK O NE 20-KILL M ATCHES

8 2013 MATCH-BY-MATCH Date Opponent Kills Attacks Assists Digs Total Blocks Aug. 29 Mississippi Valley St. Wilson (10) Wilson (16) Keala (20) Meister (10) Towler, Peltier, Little (2) Aug. 30 Northwestern State Kan (15) Kan (34) Keala (22) Kan, Armendariz, Meister (6) Thater (4) Aug. 30 at North Texas Kan (15) Kan (47) Keala (22) Meister (22) Thater (8) Sept. 5 vs. Lipscomb Sept. 5 vs. Illinois State Sept. 6 vs. Oakland Sept. 6 vs. Xavier Sept. 9 vs. Saint Louis Sept. 11 at Idaho Sept. 12 vs. Boise State Sept. 12 vs. Portland Sept. 13 vs. E. Washington Sept. 20 vs. UNC Greensboro Sept. 20 at Miami Sept. 26 vs. Mississippi State Sept. 28 vs. Tennessee Oct. 1 at Ole Miss Oct. 5 at Georgia Oct. 10 vs. Auburn Oct. 13 at UMKC Oct. 17 vs. LSU Oct. 19 at Mississippi St. Oct. 24 at Florida Oct. 26 at South Carolina Oct. 31 vs. Arkansas Nov. 2 vs. Texas A&M Nov. 7 at Tennessee Nov. 9 at Kentucky Nov. 14 vs. Georgia Nov. 16 vs. Ole Miss Nov. 21 at LSU Nov. 23 at Texas A&M Nov. 26 vs. Alabama Totals (Including ties) Kan (2) Kan (2) Keala (3) Meister (3) Thater (2) Wilson (1) Wilson (1) Kan (1) Towler (1) Armendariz (1) Little (1) Peltier (1)

9 C AREER R ECORD W ATCH Matches Played Molly Kreklow Lisa Henning Julianna Klein Priscilla Armendariz Gwen Mullens Shannon Brown Caitlyn Vann Lindsey Hunter Shen Danru Lei Wang-Francisco Emily Wilson 2011-present 103 Whitney Little 2011-present 102 Sarah Meister 2011-present Sets Played Julianna Klein Molly Kreklow Lisa Henning Priscilla Amrendariz Cailtyn Vann Lei Wang-Francisco Shen Danru Lindsey Hunter Tatum Ailes Shannon Brown Sherri Gentry 1986, Whitney Little 2011-present 353 Emily Wilson 2011-present 352 Sarah Meister 2011-present Kills 1 1,794 Lisa Henning ,658 Shen Danru (.216) ,510 Jessica Vander Kooi (.244)_ ,478 Yvette Buhlig (.283) ,92 4 1,476 Christi Myers (.321) ,475 Na Yang (.255) ,464 Julianna Klein ,156 Nicole Wilson (.350) ,141 Jodi Maune (.177) ,120 Naaron Branson (.240) Emily Wilson 2011-present Kills Per Set Paola Ampudia Lisa Henning Shen Danru Yvette Buhlig , Na Yang Lisa Morris Christi Myers Mary Lauren Smith Jessica Vander Kooi Julianna Klein Hitting Percentage Whitney Little 2011-present Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Brittney Brimmage Lisa Boyd Dianne Berg Yvette Buhlig , Lindsey Hunter Catie Wilson Krista Johnson Total Attacks 1 4,538 Lisa Henning ,481 Shen Danru ,425 Julianna Klein ,867 Jessica Vander Kooi ,855 Na Yang ,515 Yvette Buhlig ,92 7 3,247 Christi Myers ,988 Lisa Morris ,982 Jodi Maune ,788 Gwen Mullens ,154 Emily Wilson 2011-present Assists 1 6,097 Lindsey Hunter ,366 Molly Kreklow ,954 Heather Gerber ,816 Lei Wang-Francisco ,812 Cindy Atteberry ,665 Renee Maheras ,502 Chrissy Elder ,239 Kathy Oriel ,176 Sandi Orent ,036 Colleen Jewell 1995 Assists Per Set Lindsey Hunter Heather Gerber Molly Kreklow Lei Wang-Francisco Colleen Jewell Cindy Atteberry Renee Maheras Chrissy Elder Kathy Oriel Tiffanie Dygert Aces Shen Danru Yvette Buhlig , Lindsey Hunter Margaret Yanics Cindy Atteberry Regan Eckenrode Jodi Maune Julianna Klein Nicole Wilson Molly Kreklow Digs 1 2,017 Tatum Ailes ,997 Caitlyn Vann ,372 Shen Danru ,306 Jessica Vander Kooi ,281 Priscilla Armendariz ,176 Naaron Branson ,149 Yvette Buhlig ,92 8 1,103 Gwen Mullens ,092 Sarah Meister 2011-present 10 1,066 Margaret Yanics Digs Per Set Tatum Ailes Caitlyn Vann Amy Tuma Sarah Mesiter 2011-present Shen Danru Margaret Yanics Jessica Vander Kooi Sharen Olmstead Sara Parks Yvette Buhlig ,92 Total Blocks Christi Myers Nicole Wilson Whitney Little 2011-present Jessica Vander Kooi Shannon Brown Amanda Hantouli Lisa Boyd Brittney Brimmage Krista Johnson Renee Rosinski Solo Blocks Shannon Brown Whitney Little 2011-present 3 92 Christi Myers Renee Rosinski Na Yang Dianne Berg Nicole Wilson Jessica Vander Kooi Julianna Klein Lisa Boyd Block Assists Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Jessica Vander Kooi Whitney Little 2011-present Amanda Hantouli Lisa Boyd Shannon Brown Brittney Brimmage Krista Johnson Lindsey Hunter Blocks Per Set Whitney Little 2011-present Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Amanda Hantouli Krista Johnson Lisa Boyd Jessica Vander Kooi Shannon Brown Weiwen Wang Lindsey Noll Brittney Brimmage Points Lisa Henning 2010-present Shen Danru Jessica Vander Kooi Christi Myers Yvette Buhlig , Julianna Klein Na Yang Nicole Wilson Jodi Maune Naaron Branson Points Per Set Paola Ampudia Yvette Buhlig , Shen Danru Lisa Henning 2010-present Christi Myers Jessica Vander Kooi Lisa Morris Na Yang Sharen Olmstead Mary Lauren Smith

10 S INGLE S EASON R ECORD W ATCH Matches Played 1 Dianne Berg Dina Herzog Sharen Olmstead Sandi Orent Ritchie Ponquinette Debbie Urbanckas Lisa Henning Carly Kan Emily Wilson Emily Thater Molly Kreklow Sarah Meister Loxley Keala Sets Played 1 Lisa Henning Emily Wilson Brittney Brimmage Katie O Brien Whitney Little Molly Kreklow Priscilla Armendariz Renee Maheras Marti Schwinn Sherri Gentry Kills Per Set 1 Yvette Buhlig Lisa Henning Na Yang Lisa Morris Lisa Henning Paola Ampudia Lisa Henning Na Yang Lisa Morris Jessica Vander Kooi Kills 1 Lisa Henning (.246) Na Yang (.269) Yvette Buhlig (.368) Lisa Henning (.264) Lisa Henning (.330) Paola Ampudia (.196) Shen Danru (.207) Jessica Vander Kooi (.240)_ Christi Myers (.380) Shen Danru (.223) Hitting Percentage 1 Whitney Little Nicole Wilson Lisa Boyd Christi Myers Nicole Wilson Yvette Buhlig Whitney Little Christi Myers Lisa Boyd Shannon Brown minimum 400 attempts Attacks 1 Paola Ampudia ,380 2 Lisa Henning ,379 3 Na Yang ,336 4 Lisa Henning ,332 5 Shen Danru ,258 6 Shen Danru ,251 7 Margaret Yanics ,241 8 Jessica Vander Kooi ,235 9 Lisa Morris , Paola Ampudia ,116 Assists 1 Lindsey Hunter ,690 2 Lindsey Hunter ,507 3 Heather Gerber ,493 4 Lindsey Hunter ,486 5 Molly Kreklow ,480 6 Chrissy Elder ,453 7 Lei Wang ,433 8 Lindsey Hunter ,413 9 Molly Kreklow , Molly Kreklow ,353 Assists Per Set 1 Lindsey Hunter Lindsey Hunter Lindsey Hunter Heather Gerber Heather Gerber Chrissy Elder Molly Kreklow Lei Wang Lindsey Hunter Molly Kreklow Service Aces 1 Shen Danru Yvette Buhlig Yvette Buhlig Shen Danru Sharen Olmstead Melinda Wrye Dori Hoffert Margaret Yanics Dianne Berg Marti Schwinn Kathy Oriel Juliana Godoi Blocks 1 Whitney Little Whitney Little Christi Myers Whitney Little Christi Myers Nicole Wilson Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Brittney Brimmage Lisa Boyd Solo Blocks 1 Whitney Little Christi Myers Shannon Brown Amy Tuma Stacy Young Dianne Berg Dianne Berg Shannon Brown Renee Rosinski Na Yang Block Assists 1 Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Whitney Little Whitney Little Amanda Hantouli Nicole Wilson Christi Myers Brittney Brimmage Christi Myers Jessica Vander Kooi Whitney Little Blocks Per Set 1 Christi Myers Whitney Little Dina Herzog Nicole Wilson Dianne Berg Whitney Little Christi Myers Lisa Boyd Nicole Wilson Whitney Little Digs 1 Caitlyn Vann Tatum Ailes Tatum Ailes Caitlyn Vann Priscilla Armendariz Caitlyn Vann Sarah Meister Tatum Ailes Tatum Ailes Margaret Yanics Digs Per Set 1 Caitlyn Vann Tatum Ailes Tatum Ailes Caitlyn Vann Caitlyn Vann Tatum Ailes Tatum Ailes Sarah Meister Priscilla Armendariz Sarah Meister

11 WAYNE & SUSAN KREKLOW Mizzou volleyball s rise to national prominence since 2000 can be easily tied to its leadership at the helm of the program as Wayne and Susan Kreklow have built a national power. Heading into the 2013 season, the résumé was impressive enough: 10 NCAA Tournaments, one Elite Eight, two Sweet 16s, 12 winning seasons and an average of 20 wins per season. Wayne Kreklow Head Coach 15th 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 (15 Years) Women s: (12 Years) All Coaching (22 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 SEC Coach of the Year (2013) AVCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year But the Kreklows and the 2013 team rewrote the record books with the most successful season in program history. Not only did the Tigers become the first ever team at Mizzou to win a Southeastern Conference Championship and the program s first conference championship, but the team finished the regular season unblemished at The team earned the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and saw four players earn AVCA All-America honors, including a pair of first team honorees in senior setter Molly Kreklow and senior right side Lisa Henning. Wayne Kreklow was named SEC Coach of the Year for engineering the whole thing. Below is just a snapshot of the achievements by the 2013 team. SEC Champions School s first ever SEC title and program s first ever league championship First ever SEC team to finish a regular season unbeaten Reset school records in wins, conference wins, consecutive wins, sweeps and team hitting percentage Led the nation in hitting, kills, assists, wins and points per set while averaging the fewest errors per set Saw four players Molly Kreklow, Lisa Henning, Carly Kan, Whitney Little - land on the All-SEC team Molly Kreklow was named SEC Player of the Year, Carly Kan was SEC Freshman of the Year and Wayne Kreklow was SEC coach of the Year Four Tigers were AVCA All-Americans Molly Kreklow and Lisa Henning (First Team) and Carly Kan and Whitney Little (honorable mention) Wayne Kreklow was the SEC Coach of the Year and the AVCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year Carly Kan earned AVCA Southeast Region Freshman of the Year Aside from all of the accomplishments for the 2013 team, Wayne and Susan Kreklow had built a power at Mizzou since arriving in In fact, now that the Tigers have reached the NCAA Tournament in 11 of the last 14 seasons, Mizzou is one of only 22 teams nationally to qualify for at least 10 NCAA Tournaments in the last 14 seasons. In the Kreklow s first eight seasons at the helm of the program, Mizzou qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each year, joining Nebraska as the only two programs to accomplish that feat during the span. In their inaugural season as an SEC member, Wayne and Susan Kreklow guided Mizzou to a 19-win season while finishing fourth in the SEC East division. They also guided three players - Molly Kreklow, Lisa Henning and Whitney Little - to All-SEC honors. Henning was a unanimous All-SEC First Team pick while Kreklow and Little were second-team honorees. Henning also went on to garner AVCA All-America Third Team honors, becoming the second Tiger to earn AVCA All-America honors in two consecutive seasons. The 2011 season may have showcased the Kreklow s coaching prowess unlike ever before. With just two seniors on the 2011 squad, the Kreklows took a group comprised primarily of freshmen and sophomores to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in 12 seasons. In fact, the Tigers were the youngest team to qualify for the field of 64 as 11 of its 13 players were underclassmen. The Kreklows also guided Henning to AVCA Third Team All-America honors, becoming the first Tiger underclassman to earn AVCA All-America honors. In 2010, the Kreklows took the Tigers back to the NCAA Sweet 16, marking the program s second-deepest run into the NCAA Tournament in history. The Tigers also pulled the biggest first-round upset in NCAA Tournament history in 2010, knocking off fifth-seeded Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls in a thrilling five-set match. The Tigers boasted four wins over ranked teams in 2010, including two in the NCAA Tournament, and took home 14 Big 12 Athlete of the Week honors, the most by any team in the league in The Tigers also ranked 16th nationally in average attendance last season. Under the Kreklow s guidance in 2010, senior outside hitter Paola Ampudia was named honorable mention All-American by the AVCA was a member of the first team All-Central Region and All-Big 12 teams. She was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 team. The Kreklows also saw freshman setter Molly Kreklow garner AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year honors and honorable mention All-Big 12 status as well. She and classmate Lisa Henning also appeared on the All-Big 12 Freshman team. The idea of developing a family-like atmosphere has always been a key component of the Kreklow s coaching style. That rang true again in 2010 as Molly Kreklow, their niece, was the team s starting setter. Not only that, but the Kreklows have teamed with current assistant coach Deng Yang for all 11 years at Mizzou and she played for Wayne and Susan during their time at Columbia College. Also, the Kreklows have added one of their former Mizzou players to their coaching staff in former All-American setter Lindsey Hunter, now in her second season. In 2009, the Kreklows guided a group of talented underclassmen to an overall record, likely just one win shy of qualifying the program for its ninth NCAA Tournament in the decade. Under the tutelage of the Kreklows, Ampudia earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team and was dubbed the conference Newcomer of the Year as she thrived in the Kreklow s system. She anchored what was one of the league s most explosive attacks in Under the direction of the Kreklow s, academics and community involvement continue to be a cornerstone of the program. In 2009, six Tigers earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 team while senior setter Lei Wang-Francisco became the program s first-ever four-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree. The volleyball program also spends countless hours in the community. In 2009, the team baked holiday cookies for the elderly, visited children s hospitals and raised more than $1,000 for the American Red Cross and the Haitain Earthquake Relief Fund. Year in and year out, the volleyball program challenges for Mizzou s Tiger Cup, which is given to the Mizzou athletic program that is most involved in its community. The Kreklow s guided the volleyball team to a Tiger Cup Championship in 2009, despite having one of the smallest rosters across the board. Susan Kreklow Director of Volleyball 15th Year At Mizzou Alma Mater Missouri State B.S. in Physical Education, 1984; M.S. in Counseling Psychology, 1987 Playing Experience Central Missouri St., 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, Dir. of Volleyball, 2007-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

12 While the Kreklow s success at Missouri was immediate, the apex of their successes came at the end of the 2005 season. The Tigers were selected to host NCAA 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 swept Arkansas 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 regional semifinal, defeating UH in four games. The Tigers accumulated a 25-5 record in 2005, the winningest season in school history, and were a step away from the Final Four. Also in 2005, Wayne Kreklow was named College Volleyball Update 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. In all, the Kreklows have amassed a (.649) winning record in their Mizzou tenure with 117 wins coming in Big 12 play, averaging 12 conference wins per season. The Tigers have won 21 matches over Top-25 teams since 2000, toppling five during the magical 2005 season. Mizzou itself has spent 76 weeks in the national top 25 since Upon arrival, the Kreklows 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 In fact, the Tigers won 70 matches in the first three years under the Kreklows, more than the previous seven years combined. Missouri posted the first postseason victory in 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. In 2000, the Kreklows first season at MU, the Tigers finished second in the Big 12 Conference after finishing ninth the previous year. For her efforts, Susan was named as 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 has been effected, as Missouri has ranked in the nation s top seven in the category in 2005 and 2006, averaging more than 2,600 fans per competition. On Oct. 5, 2005, 7,298 fans packed the Hearnes Center for the Tigers match against Nebraska. Both teams entered the contest undefeated and ranked in the national top-10. In 2005, Missouri s No. 21 preseason ranking was the season-low as the team never exited 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 a now-team, all-time high 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 built on a co-op instead of a one-headed system. 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 Missouri State. She received her bachelor s degree in physical education and a Master s of Science degree from Missouri State 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. 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 two-time 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 (22) and Ryan (18) and daughter Ali (19). In the summer of 2006, Wayne coached his son Rick s AAU 14-and-under basketball team to a national championship. Rick is currently playing varsity basketball at Creighton. 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 and KREKLOWS AT MIZZOU As Head Coach... w l pct. sea. Wayne Kreklow Susan Kreklow TOTAL TEAM KREKLOW TOTALS By Gender... w l pct. sea. Women Men TOTAL WAYNE KREKLOW TOTALS Head Coaching By Gender... w l pct. sea. Women* Men TOTAL Assistant Coaching... at MU (90-93) at MU (00-04) All Coaching, Wayne Kreklow TOTAL * Wayne s total as a women s head or co-head coach is used by the NCAA as his official coaching record. KREKLOWS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Team Head Coach(es) W L Pct. Post-Season 1990 Columbia College (W) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan & Wayne Kreklow NAIA Top Columbia College (W) Susan & Wayne Kreklow NAIA Quarterfinalist 1996 Columbia College (W) Susan & Wayne Kreklow NAIA Semifinalist 1997 Columbia College (M) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan & Wayne Kreklow NAIA Quarterfinalist 1998 Columbia College (M) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan & Wayne Kreklow NAIA Champions 1999 Columbia College (M) Susan & Wayne Kreklow Columbia College (W) Susan & Wayne Kreklow NAIA Champions 2000 Missouri Susan Kreklow NCAA First Round 2001 Missouri Susan Kreklow NCAA First Round 2002 Missouri Susan Kreklow NCAA Second Round 2003 Missouri Susan Kreklow NCAA First Round 2004 Missouri Susan Kreklow NCAA Second Round 2005 Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA Regional Final 2006 Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA Second Round 2007 Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA First Round 2008 Missouri Wayne Kreklow Missouri Wayne Kreklow Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA Sweet Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA First Round 2012 Missouri Wayne Kreklow Missouri Wayne Kreklow NCAA Second Round Missouri Wayne Kreklow TBA

13 1 ALEXA ARMENDARIZ Fr. // 5-9 // DS // Blue Springs, Mo. 2 EMILY THATER So. // 6-3 // MB // Springfield, Mo. 3 LOXLEY KEALA So. // 6-0 // S // Kaneohe, Hawaii Kills... NA Attacks... NA Hitting %... NA Assists vs. MVSU (8/29) Aces vs. MVSU (8/29) Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs at North Texas (8/30) Points vs. MVSU (8/29-14) Savvy DS that should compete for playing time this season Tallied 17 digs in her first weekend as a Tiger at North Texas, including seven in Mizzou s five-set win at North Texas. Younger sister to former Tiger libero Priscilla Armendariz ( ). First-ever Blue Springs South Player to be named an AVCA/Under Armour All-American Kills at North Texas (8/30/14) Attacks at North Texas (8/30/14) Hitting % vs. S. Dakota ( ) Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces three times Solo Blocks twice Total Blocks... 8, twice - MR at North Texas ( ) Digs twice Points at North Texas (8/30) Kills at North Texas (8/30) Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting % at North Texas (8/30) Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces...NA Solo Blocks...NA Total Blocks at North Texas (8/30) Digs vs. Northwestern State (8/30) Points at North Texas (8/30) Veteran middle blocker that started every match as a freshman and should figure to do the same this season. Reset career-highs in kills (11), blocks (eight) and attempts (21) in Mizzou s five-set win at North Texas Finished second in the SEC in service aces Childhood Idol was Elle Woods from Legally Blonde Kills vs. MVSU (8/29) Attacks vs. MVSU (8/29) Hitting % vs. NC State ( ) Assists twice Aces vs. Austin Peay ( ) Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs vs. Colgate (9-7-13) Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Kills vs. MVSU (8/29) Attacks vs. MVSU (8/29) Hitting %... NA Assists twice Aces vs. MVSU (8/29) Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs at North Texas (8/30) Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Played at DS all of 2013 but will transition to her natural position of setter this season. Averaged 5.82 assists per set in three matches at the North Texas Invite and posted her first career double-double in the five-set win over North Texas Finished the season with 214 digs Was beach partners with teammate Carly Kan while playing on the high school and club circuit in Hawaii. She and Kan played on rival high schools and did not become beach partners until both committed to Mizzou - they did not know that each of them was being recruited to play at Mizzou until they both committed. She and Kan are the first Hawaiians to ever play at Mizzou. Dad, Lynden, is a club coach in Hawaii. Sister played volleyball at Colgate, a team that Mizzou defeated, 3-0, in 2013.

14 4 SARAH MEISTER Sr. // 5-9 // L // San Diego, Calif. 5 ALI KREKLOW Fr. // 5-9 // S // Columbia, Mo. 6 LINDA STEINHARDT So. // 5-5 // DS // Austin, Texas Kills at Yale (9-6-13) Attacks at Yale (9-6-13) Hitting % at Yale (9-6-13) Assists at Florida ( ) Aces four times Solo Blocks...NA Total Blocks vs. Kansas St. ( ) Digs at LSU ( ) Points three times Kills... NA Attacks... NA Hitting %... NA Assists... NA Aces vs. MVSU (8/29) Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs at North Texas Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Veteran libero that has started the last 60 matches in that spot. Needs just 35 starts at libero to be second on the school list for starts at the position. Trained with Team USA s Collegiate National Team in Minnesota last summer. Pulled in a season-high 22 digs in Mizzou s fiveset win at North Texas (8/30) 2013 Finished sixth in the SEC in digs per set (3.92). Passed at a.958 mark last season and 49.2-percent of her first-ball touches were converted into kills. Kills... NA Attacks vs. Northwestern State (8/30) Hitting %... NA Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces twice Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs twice Points twice Setter that comes from a coaching background - obviously. Should challenge some time at the spot this season as she has quick feet and is a great defender off the ball. Averaged 4.45 assists per set and 1.64 digs per set in three matches at the North Texas Invitational. Middle child of Wayne and Susan Kreklow and second to play a Division I sport (brother Rick plays basketball at Creighton). Is the cousin of former Tiger All-American setter Molly Kreklow and the two are very close. Played club volleyball with classmate Sydney Deeken last year. Kills...NA Attacks...NA Hitting %...NA Assists twice Aces...NA Solo Blocks...NA Total Blocks...NA Digs five times Points...NA Kills... NA Attacks... NA Hitting %... NA Assists vs. MVSU (8/29) Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs vs. MVSU (8/29) Points... NA Scrappy DS that should fight for playing time this season after serving as a backup as a freshman. Is probably the best student on the team Mom, Mary, played volleyball at North Carolina Was a setter in high school Mother is a highly-respected education professor at Texas. Goes 100 MPH on and off the floor - big personality and is one of the most talkative people you will ever meet. The team runs a parody twitter account of her ridiculous sayings call SarahMeistyisms Did not start playing organized volleyball until late in high school - was a standout softball player. Is a Starbucks addict.

15 7 JULIA TOWLER So. // 6-2 // MB // Blue Springs, Mo. 8 WHITNEY LITTLE Sr. // 6-3 // MB // Keller, Texas 9 CARLY KAN So. // 5-9 // OH // Honolulu, Hawaii Kills vs. Austin Peay (10-8)-13 Attacks at Arkansas ( ) Hitting % twice Assists vs. MVSU (8/29) Aces... NA Solo Blocks vs. Seton Hall (9-7-13) Total Blocks twice Digs three times Points vs. Austin Peay ( ) Kills vs. MVSU (8/29) Attacks vs. MVSU (8/29) Hitting %... NA Assists vs. MVSU (8/29) Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks vs. MVSU (8/29) Digs vs. MVSU (8/29) Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Middle blocker that should figure to get more playing time than a year ago. Has a fast arm and is a side-out specialist. Father, James, is a Mizzou alum. Great student Was a top-100 athlete out of high school. Kills at LSU ( ) Attacks twice Hitting % vs. Ole Miss ( ) Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces vs. FIU (9-3-11) Solo Blocks at Florida ( ) Total Blocks at Morehead St. (9-7-12) Digs vs. Villanova ( ) Points at LSU ( ) Kills at North Texas (8/30) Attacks North Texas (8/30) Hitting % vs. Northwestern State (8/30) Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces vs. MVSU (8/29) Solo Blocks at North Texas (8/30) Total Blocks at North Texas (8/30) Digs vs. MVSU (8/29) Points at North Texas (8/30) Preseason All-SEC Team Enters the season holding seven school records Needs 38 blocks to ties school career blocking record Is also 24 solo blocks and 53 block assists from the all-time career school records. Named to the North Texas Invite All-Tournament team after averaging 2.45 kills per set on.511 hitting with six blocks. Currently second in the SEC in hitting percentage AVCA Honorable Mention All-American All-SEC Team AVCA All-Southeast Region Set school records for single season hitting (.463), blocks (139), solo blocks (42). Loyalties are with Chick-Fil-A Texas native and way too proud of it Has a puppy named Caliber Kills at LSU ( ) Attacks at LSU ( ) Hitting % vs. S. Carolina ( ) Assists vs. S. Carolina ( ) Aces vs. Idaho State ( ) Solo Blocks vs. MVSU (8/29) Total Blocks at LSU ( ) Digs at LSU ( ) Points at LSU ( ) Kills twice Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting % vs. MVSU (8/29) Assists twice Aces three times Solo Blocks vs. MVSU (8/29) Total Blocks twice Digs at North Texas (8/30) Points at North Texas (8/30) Preseason All-SEC Team Led Mizzou in kills (36, 3.27 per set) and was second on the team with 23 digs at the North Texas Invitational SEC Freshman on the Year - All-SEC First Team AVCA Southeast Region Freshman of the Year AVCA Honorable Mention All-American Only OH in the nation to hit better than.350 with at least 800 attempts. Her.364 attack clip led all left side hitters from power conferences Only player in SEC to average at least 3.00 kps and 3.00 dps in league matches Was beach partners with teammate Loxley Keala while playing on the high school and club circuit in Hawaii. She and Keala played on rival high schools and did not become beach partners until both committed to Mizzou - they did not know that each of them was being recruited to play at Mizzou until they both committed. She and Keala are the first Hawaiians to ever play at Mizzou. Talented singer/dancer Went to the same high school as Barack Obama Father, Daryl, was a quarterback for the 49ers and Chargers in the NFL Brother, Brett, played as a quarterback at USC

16 10 LYDIA ELY Jr. // 6-6 // L // St. Louis, Mo. 11 PEGAN PELTIER Jr. // 6-2 // OH // Nixa, Mo. 12 COURTNEY MEEK So. // 5-5 // DS // St. Louis Kills at Ole Miss ( ) Attacks vs. Houston ( ) Hitting % vs. LSU ( ) Assists at Ole Miss ( ) Aces vs. Austin Peay ( ) Solo Blocks vs. South Carolina ( ) Total Blocks at Texas A&M ( ) Digs five times Points at Auburn ( ) Kills... NA Attacks... NA Hitting %... NA Assists... NA Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs... NA Points... NA Tall right side that will miss the first two months of the season after having back surgery during training camp. Tallest Tiger in program history Third generation Tiger as her grandfather and mother are both Mizzou alums Father played football at Missouri-Rolla. Kills twice Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting % vs. Auburn (10-4) Assists vs. LSU (10-25) Aces twice, MR vs. SEMO (9-21) Solo Blocks MR at Alabama (11-10) Total Blocks at Alabama (11-10) Digs at LSU (10-25) Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Kills vs. MVSU (8/29) Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting % vs. MVSU (8/29) Assists... NA Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks at North Texas (8/30) Digs at North Texas (8/30) Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Big, physical swing that should figure into the mix on both the left and right sides this year Her strength is blocking as she tallied 1.00 per set at North Texas, the top mark among Tiger OHs. No. 3 recruit in the state of Missouri coming out of high school. Kills...NA Attacks...NA Hitting %...NA Assists vs. South Dakota (8-30) Aces vs. MVSU (8/29) Solo Blocks...NA Total Blocks...NA Digs three times Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Kills... NA Attacks... NA Hitting %... NA Assists... NA Aces vs. MVSU (8/29) Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs... NA Points vs. MVSU (8/29) Second-year DS that will challenge for playing time in the back row this season Father, John, won an NCAA Soccer National Championship in 1987 with Clemson.

17 13 EMILY WILSON Sr. // 6-3 // OH // Omaha, Neb. 14 SYDNEY DEEKEN Fr. // 6-1 // OH // California, Mo. 15 KASEY REUTER Fr. // 6-0 // OH // Sioux City, Iowa Kills vs. Villanova ( ) Attacks vs. Villanova ( ) Hitting % vs. Tennessee ( ) Assists seven times Aces at American ( ) Solo Blocks vs. Texas A&M ( ) Total Blocks twice Digs twice Points vs. Villanova (9-9-11) Kills at North Texas (8/30) Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting % vs. MVSU (8/29) Assists at North Texas (8/30) Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks three times Digs at North Texas (8/30) Points at North Texas (8/30) Senior outside hitter that has the third-most career kills among active SEC hitters. Has played in every match in her career (101). Named to the UNT Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.45 kills per set on.265 hitting Finished third on the team 272 kills and hit a career-best.310 Kills... NA Attacks... NA Hitting %... NA Assists... NA Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks... NA Digs... NA Points... NA Springy outside hitter that has a very high point of contact. Should figure into the mix right away as a freshman. No. 57 on PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list Sister, Caitlin, played golf at Bradley ( ) State Champion in the long jump and triple jump and holds her HS records in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Kills twice Attacks at North Texas (8/30) Hitting %... NA Assists... NA Aces... NA Solo Blocks... NA Total Blocks at North Texas (8/30) Digs twice Points at North Texas (8/30) Has the fastest arm on the team and hits the ball with the most pace and she should figure to see a lot playing time as a freshman. Averaged 0.89 kills with two digs and five blocks in the UNT Invitational. No. 36 on PrepVolleyball.com s Senior Aces list. Was named Iowa AAU Most Outstanding Athlete Hails from the same high school as former Tiger All-American Jessica Vander Kooi. State high jump champion in high school Younger sister of former Tiger standout Catie Wilson ( ). Shares a dog, Millie, with her sister. Continues a long line of Nebraska recruits under Wayne and Susan Kreklow.

18 CUMULATIVE S TATS Mizzou Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, ) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 9 Carly Kan Whitney Little Emily Wilson Emily Thater Regan Peltier Julia Towler Kasey Reuter Loxley Keala Courtney Meek Linda Steinhardt Ali Kreklow Sarah Meister Alexa Armendariz #TM MIZZOU Opponents Team Statistics MIZ OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 4 5 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors 9 7 Ball handling errors 5 3 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/475 Neutral site #/Avg 2/310 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 29 vs Miss. Valley St. W ,25-11, Aug 30 vs Northwestern State L ,19-25, Aug 30 at North Texas W ,25-17,31-29,18-25, Record in 3-set matches: 1-1 Record in 4-set matches: 0-0 Record in 5-set matches: 1-0

19 CUMULATIVE SEC STATS Mizzou Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2013) Conference matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 5 Lisa Henning Carly Kan Emily Wilson Whitney Little Emily Thater Molly Kreklow Julia Towler Regan Peltier Lydia Ely Sarah Meister Courtney Meek Loxley Keala Linda Steinhardt TEAM MIZZOU Opponents Team Statistics MIZ OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 9/4316 9/1484 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 18 - Home win streak 9 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 27 SOUTH CAROLINA W ,25-14, *Oct 02 at Arkansas W ,20-25,25-14, *Oct 04 AUBURN W ,25-11, *Oct 11 at Tennessee W ,25-10, *Oct 13 ALABAMA W ,22-25,25-20, *Oct 18 GEORGIA W ,17-25,25-19, *Oct 20 #2 FLORIDA W ,25-23,23-25, *Oct 25 at LSU W ,25-17,25-19, *Oct 27 at Texas A&M W ,29-27, *Nov 01 OLE MISS W ,25-18, *Nov 03 #19 KENTUCKY W ,25-23, *Nov 08 at Auburn W ,25-21, *Nov 10 at Alabama W ,24-26,25-20, *Nov 15 at #5 Florida W ,25-23, *11/17/2013 at South Carolina W ,25-12, *Nov 22 MSTATE W ,25-16, *Nov 24 at #16 Kentucky W ,25-20, *Nov 27 ARKANSAS W ,25-16, Record in 3-set matches: 12-0 Record in 4-set matches: 6-0 Record in 5-set matches: 0-0

20 MIZZOU VOLLEYBALL // 2013 SEC CHAMPIONS // 11 NCAA TOURNAMENTS RADIO/TV ROSTER 1 Alexa Armendariz DS 5-9 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. 2 Emily Thater MB 6-3 So. Springfield, Mo. 6 Linda Steinhardt DS 5-5 So. Austin, Texas Julia Towler MB 6-3 So. Blue Springs, Mo. Courtney Meek DS 5-5 So. St. Louis, M I Z Z O U V B Whitney Little MB 6-3 Sr. Keller, Texas 5 Sarah Meister L 5-9 Sr. San Diego, Calif. Ali Kreklow S 5-9 Fr. Columbia, Mo. Carly Kan OH 5-9 So. Honolulu, Hawaii Lydia Ely RS 6-6 Jr. St. Louis, Mo Sydney Deeken OH 6-1 Fr. California, Mo. Deng Yang Assistant Coach 15th Season / M I Z Z O U V O L L E Y B A L Emily Wilson OH 6-3 Jr. Omaha, Neb. Susan Kreklow Director of Volleyball 15th Season Wayne Kreklow Head Coach 10th Season Loxley Keala S 6-0 So. Kaneohe, Hawaii 7 11 Regan Peltier OH 6-2 Jr. Nixa, Mo. 3 Kasey Reuter OH 6-0 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa Lindsey James Assistant Coach Fourth Season MIZZOU_VOLLEYBALL