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2 SCHEDULE & QUICK FACTS Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Austin Peay Tourney (Clarksville, Tenn.) Aug. 25 Missouri Clarksville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 9 p.m. Aug. 26 UMKC Clarksville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. --- Aug. 29 at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 6 p.m. --- Spartan Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) Sept. 1 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m. Sept. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi East Lansing, Mich. 11 a.m. San Diego State East Lansing, Mich. 4:30 p.m. --- Sept. 5 at Ohio Athens, Ohio 6 p.m. --- Thunder Invite (Huntington, W.Va.) SEPT. 8 VIRGINIA TECH HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 7 P.M. SEPT. 9 TOLEDO HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 1 P.M. MARYLAND HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 7 P.M. --- SEPT. 12 WEST VIRGINIA HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 6 P.M. --- Volunteer Invitational (Knoxville, Tenn.) Sept. 15 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Sept. 16 Furman Knoxville, Tenn. Noon USC Upstate Knoxville, Tenn. 4:30 p.m. --- Sept. 22 Charlotte* Charlotte, N.C. 6 p.m. Sept. 24 Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2 p.m. SEPT. 29 SOUTHERN MISS* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 6 P.M. Oct. 6 FIU* Huntington, W.Va. 7 p.m. Oct. 8 UTSA* Huntington, W.Va. 1:30 p.m. OCT. 13 RICE* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 6 P.M. OCT. 15 LOUISIANA TECH* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 1 P.M. OCT. 20 FIU* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 6 P.M. Oct. 27 WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. Noon NOV. 3 NORTH TEXAS* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 6 P.M. NOV. 5 CHARLOTTE* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 1 P.M. Nov. 8 UTEP* El Paso, Texas 8 p.m. NOV. 11 UAB* HUNTINGTON, W.VA. TBA Nov Conference USA Tournament Bowling Green, Ky. TBA * - Conference USA Game HOME GAMES IN BOLD THE UNIVERSITY Location:...Huntington, W.Va. Founded: Enrollment:...13,631 Nickname:... Thundering Herd or The Herd Colors:... Kelly Green & White Arena:... Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Conference:...Conference USA President:... Dr. Jerry Gilbert Director of Athletics:...Mike Hamrick FAR:...Karen McComas SWA:... Beatrice Crane Banford COACHING STAFF Head Coach:...Mitch Jacobs (Iowa 91) Record at Marshall: (16th Season) Career Record: (25th Season) Assistant Coach:... Danielle Marante (1st Season) Assistant Coach:... Chris Rose (1st Season) Assistant Coach:...Jason Morris (1st Season) TEAM REVIEW 2014 Record: Conference USA: Home: Away: Neutral: Starters Returning/Lost:... 4/2+Libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...8/8 Newcomers:...4 HISTORY First Year of Volleyball: Overall Record: Conference Championships:...4 Southern Conference:... 2 (1988,1995) Conference USA:... 2 (2005, 2007) Last NCAA Appearance: : L, 3-0 vs. Ohio State ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Volleyball SID:...Corey Dieteman ... Dieteman@Marshall.edu Office Phone:... HerdVolleyball HerdVolleyball HerdZone HerdZone

3 CONFERENCE USA ABOUT CONFERENCE USA Conference USA begins its 23rd year in as it continues to compete and promote the success of its student-athletes. The league has adapted to the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics over its first two-plus decades, but the commitment to excellence, integrity, leadership and its student athletes in competition, academics and community is unwavering. Conference USA enjoys a far-reaching fan base with its 14 members: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Debuting in 1995, Conference USA teams have combined for 93 bowl appearances in football, 104 NCAA Tournament appearances in basketball, including three Final Fours, 67 NCAA baseball appearances including six College World Series berths, 84 NCAA soccer tournament appearances including four trips to the College Cup, and 36 individual national champions in track and field and cross country. Success is not limited to athletic achievement, however, as 207 Conference USA student-athletes have garnered Academic All-America honors, 722 have achieved academic all-district laurels and thousands of student-athletes have earned a college degree. Conference USA sponsors competition in 19 sports nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball). The league promotes the scholar-athlete ideal, honoring outstanding academic achievement with numerous conference-sponsored awards, including the Commissioner s Honor Roll and the Commissioner s Academic Medal as well as sport-specific All-Academic teams. C-USA annually awards postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Awards, Scholar-Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Additionally, Conference USA presents a Spirit of Service Award three times each year, recognizing student-athletes who excel on the field, in the classroom and give back to the community through significant service efforts and participation. SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD C-USA institutions are among the nation s best in academic performance of student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 21 years, more than 30,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY The conference s current footprint is concentrated with 14 members in 10 states and a combined area population of more than 30 million. With a commitment to community involvement, the conference developed several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Individually, student-athletes are recognized each season through the Spirit of Service award.

4 2017 MARSHALL WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER Back Row (L-R): Jessa Long, Jayden Jacobs, Chris Rose, Madison Hill, Tiffany Isaacs, Mitch Jacobs, Addisyn Rowe, Katie Jacques, Jason Morris, Jac cara Walker, Amber Weber. Front Row (L-R): Janelle Kirila, Shelby Conley, Madelyn Cole, Kayla Simmons, Danielle Marante, Taylor Pelton, Justice Craft, Lauren Mattmuller, Casey Klages NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Kayla Simmons Sr. S 5-9 Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School 2 Jayden Jacobs R-So. S 5-6 Huntington, W.Va./Cabell Midland HS/Concord U. 3 Madison Hill So. MB 6-1 Rockwall, Texas/Heritage Christian Academy 5 Amber Weber So. DS 5-4 Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS/USF 7 Taylor Pelton Sr. OH 5-10 Louisville, Ky./Louisville Male HS 8 Addisyn Rowe Fr. MB 6-3 Limestone, Tenn./David Crockett HS 9 Lauren Mattmuller Jr. OH 5-11 Venice, Fla./Venice HS 10 Shelby Conley Jr. OH 5-11 Paintsville, Ky./Johnson Central HS 11 Jac cara Walker So. OH 5-10 Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School 12 Katie Jacques Fr. MB 6-2 Mount Pleasant, S.C./Wando HS 14 Justice Craft Sr. MB 5-10 Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood HS 16 Jessa Long Fr. DS 5-5 Dixon, Ill./Dixon HS 17 Tiffany Isaacs R-Fr. MB 6-3 Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane HS 18 Madelyn Cole So. S 5-10 Dallas, Texas/Plano Senior HS Head Coach: Mitch Jacobs, 16th season (Iowa, 1991) Assistant Coach: Danielle Marante, First Season Assistant Coach: Chris Rose, First Season Assistant Coach: Jason Morris, First Season Athletic Trainer: Janelle Kirila Student Manager: Casey Klages

5 HEAD COACH MITCH JACOBS The Marshall University volleyball team has been nothing short of spectacular since the arrival of head coach Mitch Jacobs in The two-time Conference USA Coach of the Year enters his 16th year with the Marshall program after guiding the Thundering Herd to seven 20-plus win seasons in his first eight campaigns, including a Conference USA Championship in In 2007, Jacobs and the Herd was named the regular season champions with a 23-9 (15-1) record. His overall record sits at 459 career victories and a record during his Marshall tenure. While with the Herd, Jacobs has accumulated 115 Conference USA victories, 13 All-Conference USA First Team selections, 13 All-Conference USA Second Team selections, one All-Conference USA third team selection and six C-USA All-Freshman Team selections.. He also has led six players to C-USA Player of the Year awards and four to All-American honors. Jacobs earned his 100th win in C-USA play during the 2015 campaign, while scoring his 400th career win in 2013 against East Carolina. During the 2012 campaign, Jacobs notched his 389th career win as a head coach and crossed the 200th-victory milestone as the head coach for Marshall. The Herd finished the season and 8-8 in conference. During the 2010 season the Thundering Herd helped Jacobs to the 350th win in his 18-year coaching career. The win was a 3-2 victory over Hofstra on September 3, The 2009 Thundering Herd posted a 22-9 (10-6 Conference USA) tally, which included a school-record nine consecutive victories to open the season. The season start of nine-straight wins surpassed the 1980 MU previous record of six wins. In 14 seasons as head coach of the Herd, Jacobs has led MU to several individual and team milestones. Since the realignment of Conference USA in 2005, he has coached three-time C-USA Player of the Year Kelly-Anne Billingy, C-USA Setter of the Year Katie Stein, 25 Players of the Week, 14 Setters of the Week and has seen 29 players named to an All-C-USA squad. His latest standout, setter Sammie Bane, was a three-time C-USA second team selection, and surpassed the 4,000 career assist milestone during her final year in Jacobs has posted seasons of the three most conference victories and the three longest winning streaks during his time as head coach. MU earned the most league wins in program history (15) in both 2005 and 2007 and tallied 12 conference wins in The longest win streak for MUVB is 12 matches, which took place during the historic 2005 season. The streak ran from October 21 to November 20, and the team won a stretch of 19-of-20 during that season. Beyond the C-USA accolades, Jacobs has coached four players to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Team along with six more players recognized to the All-Midwest Region Team. Not only has Jacobs teams produced on the court, they have performed in the classroom as well. The year was another success in academics for the Herd. The team posted over a 3.5 team GPA and was awarded the AVCA Team Academic Award. He has had four student-athletes named Academic All-Americans in Isabell Anderer (2002, 2003), Christin Bimberg (2004), Liz Fleming (2008, 2009, 2010), and most recently, Sammie Bane (2014). Jacobs made Marshall volleyball history at the East Carolina Invitational on Sept. 20, 2008, when the Herd defeated Morgan State, 3-0. The victory marked the 139th of his coaching career in Huntington, which surpassed former coach Linda Holmes, for the most wins as a MU volleyball coach. In 2007, Jacobs led his team back to the top of the C-USA ranks, posting a dominant 15-1 record in league action and a 23-9 overall record en route the Herd s second C-USA regular season title in three years. Marshall, the No. 1 seed and host of the 2007 C-USA Championship tournament, earned a 3-1 decision in the quarterfinals but dropped a heartbreaking 3-2 semifinals contest to conclude a brilliant season. Jacobs was awarded Co-Coach of the Year honors for his efforts during the 2007 season. He also reached the 300-win milestone on Sept. 23 with a 3-1 victory over Tulsa. Jacobs now stands at 349 career wins, racking up victories at Florida Tech and Fairfield University prior to joining the Herd. Jacobs 65.0 win-percentage is also tops in program history for coaches who have coached in 50-or-more matches. In 2005, the Herd recorded 26 victories, its most wins since 1995 which included the Conference USA regular season and tournament championships and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. He was awarded the AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year for his team s excellence. Prior to joining C-USA, Jacobs guided the squad to two consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament finals. During his first campaign in 2002, the Morton Grove, Ill., native brought about a berth in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, a 20-win season, and a 10-1 home match record. All were firsts in over four years for the Marshall Volleyball program, which had been struggling before Jacobs arrival. Before coming to Huntington, Jacobs was the head coach at Fairfield University for three years. While at Fairfield, Jacobs led the Stags to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, three top ten Mideast Regional rankings (6th in `99, 7th in `00, and 10th in `01), three straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championships, and two MAAC Regular Season Championships. His three year coaching record at Fairfield was 75-24, including an astounding 26-1 in conference play and 6-0 in tournament play. He coached six All-MAAC players, including two Players of the Year and one Rookie of the Year. The classroom was also no stranger to Jacobs players at Fairfield, as his teams GPA never strayed below the 3.0 mark after each academic year during his tenure. Prior to his time at Fairfield, Jacobs spent six successful years at Division II Florida Tech in Melbourne, Fla. He became the school s all-time leader in career volleyball coaching wins, while leading the Panthers to the first winning season in the school s history. In fact, Florida Tech had five winning seasons during his six years in Melbourne. His teams were consistently ranked in the top six in the South Region, and one of his teams (1996) gained the school s first ever Top 25 ranking for the volleyball program. Like his teams at Fairfield, his Panthers also excelled on the academic side. The volleyball team finished 11 of 12 semesters with the highest GPA among all athletic programs at Florida Tech. Internationally, Jacobs was an assistant coach for the USA Maccabiah Team in 2001, and in the summer of 2004 he was selected to coach one of two teams from the United States to play in the under-20 Sibillini Tournament in Italy. Jacobs was the head coach of Team Third Degree and guided the squad to the bronze medal. In the summer of 2009, he served as an assistant coach for the USA/BIP Development Team. The squad went a perfect 8-0 in tournament play and captured its first ever Global Challenge Championship in Pula, Croatia.

6 MARSHALL WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH THE JACOBS FILE EDUCATION: Iowa, 1991 COACHING CAREER: Marshall Head Coach ( 02-Present) Overall Record: (Entering his 16th Season) C-USA Record: MAC Record: Fairfield Head Coach ( 99-01) Overall Record: (28-1) Florida Tech Head Coach ( 93-98) Overall Record: (31-51) INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Career Victories Marshall Victories 35 - Conference Players of the Week 34 - All-Conference Selections 6 - Conference Players of the Year 4 - NCAA Tournament Appearances 4 - AVCA All-Americans 4 - Conference Tournament Championships 4 - Regular Season Championships 2 - C-USA Regular Season Championships 2 - C-USA Coach of the Year Awards 1 - C-USA Tournament Championships Head Coach MITCH JACOBS CAREER RECORD AS A HEAD COACH: YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONFERENCE POSTSEASON 2016 Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall Marshall NCAA First Round 2004 Marshall Marshall Marshall Fairfield NCAA First Round 2000 Fairfield NCAA First Round 1999 Fairfield NCAA First Round 1998 Florida Tech Florida Tech Florida Tech Florida Tech Florida Tech Florida Tech TOTAL 23 Seasons

7 ASSISTANT COACH DANIELLE MARANTE Marante comes to Marshall after serving as the head volleyball coach for the Tampa Preparatory School for the past year and working with the Tampa Bay One/Rogue Volleyball Club for the past three. She also brings with her five years of experience in the education sector and three more in the fitness industry, serving as a personal trainer. As student-athlete, she had one of the most prolific careers in the history of the Tampa volleyball program, becoming just the fourth player in the history of the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) to earn All-America honors four times. She was also an All-Sunshine State Conference pick and an all-region selection in each of her four seasons with the Spartans and was selected as the 1999 Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year. Marante was the first UT student-athlete to win SSC Female Athlete of the Year honors and is the all-time leader in assists at both UT and the SSC, having logged 6,213 for her career. For her efforts, she was inducted to the University of Tampa Hall of Fame in 2003 and the SSC Hall of Fame in ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS ROSE ASSISTANT COACH JASON MORRIS Rose comes to Marshall after previously serving on the staffs of Arizona State University, East Carolina University and the University at Buffalo. Rose graduated from Penn State in He was the head student manager during the Nittany Lions back-to-back National Championships in 2013 and Rose is the son of three-time All-American and Penn State hall of fame volleyball player Lori Barberich Rose and Penn State head coach Russ Rose.

8 1 KAYLA SIMMONS SENIOR 5-9 S GAINESVILLE, FLA./P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH SCHOOL Simmons Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career...4, 2x, last at FIU (10/21/16) C-USA...4 at FIU (10/21/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career... N/A C-USA... N/A Total Attempts Career...7, 2x, Last vs. Boston College (9/5/15) C-USA...6, 2x, Last at WKU (11/12/15) Assists Career vs Davidson (9/12/15) C-USA...54 vs Charlotte (9/25/15) Aces Career...3, 2x, last at FIU (10/21/16) Digs Career... 18, 2x, Last at UAB (10/30/15) C-USA...18 at UAB (10/30/15) Total Blocks Career...3 at Charlotte (10/23/15) Points Career at FIU (10/21/16) Honors & Awards: 3x C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll 2x C-USA Academic Medal AS A JUNIOR (2016) Appeared in 26 matches, starting in 17 played 89 sets named to the Toledo/ASICS All-Tournament team after recording 69 assists and 14 digs at the invitational finished the season with 516 assists, 151 digs, 20 kills and 10 aces had a season-high 34 assists against Saint Francis (Pa.) (Sept. 9) compiled a season-high 14 digs in a five-set win over UTSA (Oct. 9) had her best offensive match at FIU (Oct. 21) with a season-best four kills and three aces averaged 5.80 assists and 1.70 digs per set. AS A SOPHOMORE (2015) Appeared in all 30 matches, starting 28 played 119 sets led team in assists with 1,112, good for 9.34 per set recorded a season-high 57 assists against Davidson (Sept. 12) at the Panthers Invitational had a 54 assists for a personal conference-high against Charlotte (Sept. 25) collected 18 digs in two matches (Davidson, at UAB (Oct. 30)) averaged 1.92 digs per set... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and awarded the C-USA Academic Medal. AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Appeared in 26 matches... recorded career-high 17 assists in her Herd debut vs. Eastern Michigan on Aug second on the squad with 142 assists... recorded three straight serve aces in Herd s win over Middle Tennessee on Nov named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and awarded the C-USA Academic Medal. Enters the Herd program after completing high school with 3196 assists, 877 digs, 517 kills, 251 aces, and 89 blocks at the P.K Yonge Development Research School at the University of Florida, where she served as team captain for three years... helped lead team to four district titles and five Elite 8 appearances... was selected to the All Area team four times and is a two-time selection of the Gatortown Classic All-Tournament Team... was awarded Wendy s High School Heisman honors... spent seven years as club team captain and made four USA v. Junior Olympic appearances... was selected to the 2013 USA Volleyball Women s Junior A1 Team and recieved AAU All-American honors in in 2011 made a USA vs. Florida High Performance appearance and won four national qualifiers... both her high school and club team do not give out individual awards SIMMONS CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

9 2 JAYDEN JACOBS REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE 5-6 S HUNTINGTON, W.VA./CABELL MIDLAND HS/CONCORD UNIVERSITY Jacobs Career & C-USA Highs Kills Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Total Attempts Assists Aces Digs Total Blocks Points AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) Redshirted, did not compete. Spent freshman year at Concord University, playing in 30 games for the Mountain Lions appeared in 108 sets and was second on the team in assists with 523 recorded 178 digs, 33 aces and 18 kills had a season-high 32 assists against UVa-Wise first team All-State as a senior at Cabell Midland High School two-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference honoree participated in the North-South All-Star game played club volleyball for River Cities Thunder. JACOBS CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

10 3 MADISON HILL SOPHOMORE 6-1 MB ROCKWALL, TEXAS/HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Hill s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career... 13, 4x, last vs. FIU (10/11/16) C-USA...13 vs FIU (10/11/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs. Jacksonville (9/16/16) C-USA vs. Middle Tennessee (9/25/16) Total Attempts Career...25 vs. Northern Kentucky (8/27/16) C-USA at Charlotte (11/6/16) Assists Career...2, 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) C-USA... 2 at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) Aces Career... 1 at Indiana (8/27/16) C-USA...N/A Digs Career...3, 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) C-USA... 3 at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) Total Blocks Career...8 vs FIU (10/11/16) Points Career...19 vs. FIU (10/11/16) Honors & Awards: C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll All-Conference USA Second Team (2016) C-USA All-Freshman Team AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Appeared in 29 matches, starting in 26 played 103 sets named to the All-Conference USA second team and All-Freshman team was an AVCA South Region Honorable Mention selected as the C-USA Freshman of the Week twice (Sept. 26, Oct. 17) chosen to the Indiana Invitational All-Tournament team set the single-season record at Marshall for hitting percentage with.418 led the Thundering Herd in blocks with 79 and was fourth for kills with 229 recorded a season-high 13 kills in four different matches (vs. Northern Kentucky, Aug. 27; at Indiana, Aug. 27; vs. Indiana State, Sept. 3; vs. FIU, Oct. 11) hit at a.833 clip against Jacksonville with 11 kills, one error and 12 attacks had a season-best eight blocks against FIU (Oct. 11) averaged 2.68 points, 2.22 kills and 0.77 blocks per set. A three-year starter at Heritage Christian Academy and has helped lead the team to the district title and an undefeated record over the last three years has played in 346 sets with 1,490 kills and a.412 hitting percentage recorded 91 blocks, 488 digs and 166 aces named State Tournament MVP en route to an All-State first team honor as a sophomore a three-time All-District first team member; was District MVP the last three years played eight years of club volleyball, competing in the Open Division of USAV competed for Madfrog Volleyball Club the last three years and has qualified for the USAV Nationals in those years led her team to a third place finish in the 16 s group National Championships. HILL S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

11 7 TAYLOR PELTON SENIOR 5-10 OH LOUISVILLE, KY./LOUISVILLE MALE HS Pelton s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career...19 vs Stony Brook (9/5/15) C-USA...17 at UTSA (10/18/15) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs Stony Brook (9/5/15) C-USA vs Rice (11/8/15) Total Attempts Career...61 at High Point (9/12/15) C-USA...40 vs WKU (11/20/15) Assists Career...1, 7x, Last at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) C-USA...1, 3x, Last at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) Aces Career... N/A C-USA... N/A Digs Career...7 vs Middle Tennessee (10/21/15) Total Blocks Career...4, 2x, Last vs Wake Forest (9/11/15) C-USA...2, 3x, Last vs Middle Tennessee (9/25/16) Points Career , 2x, Last vs Indiana State (8/28/15) C-USA...18 at UTSA (10/18/15) Honors & Awards: 3x C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll C-USA Academic Medal AS A JUNIOR (2016) Appeared in 18 matches, starting in two played 28 sets finished the season with 44 kills, 12 digs, three blocks and one assist had her best game of the season in her second start at Louisiana Tech on Oct. 16 with a season-high 15 kills, five digs and one assist recorded two blocks against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) hit at.571 with four kills against West Virginia (Sept. 2) averaged 1.57 kills and 1.62 points per set. AS A SOPHOMORE (2015) Appeared in all 30 matches, starting five played 116 sets named to the Panthers Invitational All-Tournament team third on the team in kills with 323 had 18 matches of double-digit kills, including a streak of nine matches in a row posted a season-high 19 kills in a win over Stony Brook (Sept. 5) had a season high in conference play with a.562 hitting percentage against Rice (Nov. 8) collected four rejections in a match twice against Indiana State (Aug. 28) and Wake Forest (Sept. 11) averaged 2.78 kills per set... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Appeared in 23 matches, including one start on Sept. 6 vs. Butler Recorded eight kills twice (Sept. 6-Butler, Sept. 12-Kansas State) finished season with 48 kills and seven blocks named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and awarded the C-USA Academic Medal. Taylor joined the Herd after four seasons at Louisville Male High School where was selected as Co-Captain and also awarded the Most Influential Player Award during her senior year...recieved offensive award during her sophomore year...club volleyball team were Pioneer bid winners for her age bracket... Parents are Ricky and Michele Pelton... Father played football for Evansville and mother Michele cheered for Bellarmine... has an older brother who attends the University of Louisville. PELTON S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

12 9 LAUREN MATTMULLER JUNIOR 5-11 OH VENICE, FLA./VENICE HS Mattmuller s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career...5, 3x, last at Charlotte (11/6/16) C-USA...5, 2x, last at Charlotte (11/6/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/9/16) C-USA , 2x, last at Charlotte (11/6/16) Total Attempts Career...11 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/9/16) C-USA...9, 2x, last at Charlotte (11/6/16) Assists Career... 1, 4x, last vs. Rice (11/18/16) C-USA... 1, 3x, last vs. Rice (11/18/16) Aces Career...2, 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) C-USA... 2 at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) Digs Career...3, 2x, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/9/16) C-USA...2 at Charlotte (11/6/16) Total Blocks Career...2, 2x, last at FIU (10/21/16) C-USA...2 at FIU (10/21/16) Points Career vs Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/9/16) C-USA at Charlotte (11/6/16) Honors & Awards: C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) Appeared in 17 matches, starting in four played 30 sets finished the season with 27 kills, 10 blocks, nine digs, five aces and four assists recorded a season-high five kills against Saint Francis (Pa.) (Sept. 9) and at Charlotte (Nov. 6) had two aces against Saint Francis (Pa.) and at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 16) collected a season-best two blocks at Indiana (Aug. 27) and at Charlotte averaged 1.25 points per set. AS A FRESHMAN (2015) Appeared in nine matches played 13 sets had 10 kills and seven digs recorded a season-high five kills at UAB (Oct. 30) collected three digs against Davidson (Sept. 12) at the Panthers Invitational. Arrives at Marshall after playing four years for the Indians at Venice High School in Venice, Fla.... Led the Indians to four district championships, three regional champions and two state titles... Hailed as one of the top freshmen and sophomores by MaxPreps in 2011 and 2012, respectively... Named the AVCA 6A Region Player of the Year in her senior season... Member of the Top 250 in the 2015 Recruiting Class by Prep Volleyball... Recorded 174 kills in 64 sets played, boasting a.450 hitting percentage with 24 service aces her senior season. MATTMULLER S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

13 10 SHELBY CONLEY JUNIOR 5-11 OH PAINTSVILLE, KY./JOHNSON CENTRAL Conley s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career... 9 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs. Fort Wayne (9/9/16) C-USA at UTSA (10/18/15) Total Attempts Career...22 vs Southern Miss (11/6/15) Assists Career...1, 8x, last vs. Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) C-USA...1, 2x, last vs. Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) Aces Career...2, 2x, last at North Texas (11/4/16) Digs Career...5 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) Total Blocks Career... 3, 4x, last at Stetson (9/14/16) C-USA...2, 2x, Last at UAB (10/30/15) Points Career vs. Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) Honors & Awards: 2x C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) Appeared in 25 matches, starting in five played 61 sets finished the season with 59 kills, 24 blocks, 20 digs, seven assists and four aces. had her best game of the season against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 30 with a season-high nine kills, five digs and two aces also recorded two aces at North Texas (Nov. 4) collected three blocks in four different matches hit at.467 with seven kills against Fort Wayne (Sept. 9) averaged 1.24 points per set. AS A FRESHMAN (2015) Appeared in 26 matches, starting four played 50 sets recorded 35 kills, 25 digs and eight blocks set a season-high six kills against Wake Forest (Sept. 11) at the High Point Invitational had a season-high four digs against New Hampshire (Sept. 4) and High Point (Sept. 12) averaged 0.70 kills per set... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Conley joins the Herd after four years with the Eagles at Johnson Central High School in Paintsville, Ky.... Named 15th Region Player of the Year... Earned first team All-Kentucky honors in 2012, 2013 and Awarded AVCA Under Armor All-American Honorable Mention honors in her senior season... Tallied 688 kills with a.484 hitting percentage and 165 total blocks... Played five years with the River Cities Volleyball Club. CONLEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

14 11 JAC CARA WALKER SOPHOMORE 5-10 OH GAINESVILLE, FLA./P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL Walker s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career vs UTSA (10/9/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs FIU (10/11/16) Total Attempts Career...52 vs Ohio (8/30/16) C-USA vs UTSA (10/9/16) Assists Career... 3 vs Northern Kentucky (8/27/16) C-USA...2 at FIU (10/21/16) Aces Career... 5 vs Northern Kentucky (8/27/16) Digs Career...11 vs UTSA (10/9/16) Total Blocks Career...3, 2x, last vs Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) C-USA...3 vs Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) Points Career...22, 2x, last vs UTSA (10/9/16) C-USA vs UTSA (10/9/16) Honors & Awards: C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll C-USA All-Freshman Team AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Appeared in 28 matches, starting in 24 played 103 sets named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team was selected as the C-USA Freshman of the Week twice (Sept. 12, Oct. 10) chosen to the West Virginia Capital Classic All-Tournament team and named Toledo/ASICS Invitational MVP was second on the Thundering Herd for kills with 336 finished the season with 133 digs, 29 blocks, 22 aces and 13 assists recorded double-digit kills in 19 matches registered her lone double-double against UTSA with a season-high 22 kills and 11 digs had a season-best five aces and three assists against Northern Kentucky (Aug. 27) recorded three blocks in a match twice hit at a.560 clip against FIU (Oct. 11) with 14 kills, zero errors and 25 attacks averaged 3.63 points, 3.26 kills and 1.29 digs per set. Gatorade Florida Player of the Year named a PrepVolleyball 2015 Preseason All-American, while also earning all-american status in 2013 and 2014 as a sophomore and a junior during her time at P.K. Yonge, Walker recorded 1,700 kills, 154 blocks, 420 service points, 260 aces and 1,100 digs led her team to two state titles and she is a six-time all-area selection selected to the All-Tournament team for Berkeley Prep Tournament two times and the Gator Town Classic All-Tournament team twice finalist for the PrepVolleyball Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 received honors from MaxPreps/AVCA, as she was named player of the week and named MaxPreps Medium School All-American in 2013 and 2014 a member of the USA High Performance Team for two years, while also a member of Team Florida led Team Florida to win the World Championship Trophy during the summer of 2014 and was named MVP of the tournament assisted her club team to finish second at the USAV Nationals in 2015 and was named to the all-tournament team. PERSONAL Born Feb. 9, 1998 daughter of Derrick and Jazzlyn Smith has two siblings, A shawna and Khloe great uncle is former University of Florida basketball star Vernon Maxwell, a two-time NBA champion with the Houston Rockets major is psychology. ISAACS CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

15 14 JUSTICE CRAFT SENIOR 5-10 MB KENTWOOD, MICH./EAST KENTWOOD HS Craft s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career...11 vs Indiana State (8/28/15) C-USA...9 at Charlotte (11/6/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs Eastern Kentucky (9/1/15) C-USA at UAB (11/12/16) Total Attempts Career at Charlotte (11/6/16) Assists Career...3 vs Indiana State (8/28/15) C-USA...2 vs UTSA (10/9/16) Aces Career... N/A C-USA... N/A Digs Career...12 vs Charlotte (9/25/15) Total Blocks Career...7 vs UTSA (10/9/16) Points Career...14 vs Indiana State (8/28/15) C-USA...9.5, 2x, last at UAB (11/12/16) Honors & Awards: 3x C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll C-USA Academic Medal AS A JUNIOR (2016) Appeared in 27 matches, starting in 12 played 69 sets finished the season with 78 kills, 37 blocks, 29 digs, five assists and held a.337 hitting percentage had a season-high nine kills at Charlotte (Nov. 6) recorded highs in assists (2) and blocks (7) against UTSA on Oct. 9 had four digs against Indiana State at the West Virginia Capital Classic on Sept. 3 recorded two matches with at least eight kills and hitting at a.500 clip averaged 1.13 kills and 1.43 points per set. AS A SOPHOMORE (2015) Appeared in 26 matches, starting 17 played 85 sets named MVP of the Eagle Challenge, was hosted by Morehead State recorded 94 kills, 46 digs and 41 blocks had a season-high 11 kills against Indiana State (Aug. 28) and a season-high 12 digs against Charlotte (Sept. 25) had five blocks in three different matches averaged 1.11 kills per set and 0.48 blocks per set... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and awarded the C-USA Academic Medal. AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Appeared in 26 matches, starting six of them... finished season with 61 kills and 26 blocks... recorded seven kills in back-to-back games (Sept. 12-Kansas State, IPFW)... had three above.400 hitting percentage matches... named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Entered Marshall s program after tallying 490 kills on 1,119 attempts for a.338 hitting percentage, 105 total blocks, and 42 service aces at East Kentwood High School... served as team captain and was named to the all-conference, all-regional, and all-state honorable mention teams during also played for the Dead Frog FaR Out Volleyball Club National Team for three years, advancing to the 18U AAU Nationals and earning third place... also lettered and served as captain in track and field and led the team to a third place finish at the 2014 state finals and earned all-conference, all-region, and all-state honors... was awarded Best Female Athlete of the Year during her senior year at East Kentwood. CRAFT S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

16 17 TIFFANY ISAACS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN 6-3 MB HURRICANE, W.VA./HURRICANE HS Isaacs Career & C-USA Highs Kills Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Total Attempts Assists Aces Digs Total Blocks Points Honors & Awards: C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll C-USA Academic Medal AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Redshirted, did not compete. A four-time All-County player and a two-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference player Honorable mention on West Virginia Class AAA All-State teams member of the River Cities Volleyball Club for the past four years and helped the team to a third-place finish at the 2015 AAU Nationals member of the BIP national team that traveled to Greece and won the 2015 Loutraki Christmas Cup. ISAACS CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

17 18 MADELYN COLE SOPHOMORE 5-10 S DALLAS, TEXAS/PLANO SENIOR HS Cole s Career & C-USA Highs Kills Career vs West Virginia (9/2/16) C-USA...9 at Rice (10/14/16) Attack Percentage (Min. 5 Kills) Career vs West Virginia (9/2/16) C-USA at Rice (10/14/16) Total Attempts Career...24 vs Morehead State (9/2/16) C-USA...22 at Louisiana Tech (10/16/16) Assists Career at Charlotte (11/6/16) Aces Career... 2, 3x, last vs UTEP (11/10/16) C-USA...2 vs UTEP (11/10/16) Digs Career at Charlotte (11/6/16) Total Blocks Career...5 vs Florida Atlantic (10/30/16) Points Career vs West Virginia (9/2/16) C-USA vs UTSA (10/9/16) Honors & Awards: C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll All-Freshman Team AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Appeared in all 30 matches, starting in 24 played in 107 sets named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team became the first ever student-athlete in Conference USA to win two weekly awards in the same week (Freshman and Setter of the Week; Nov. 7) won C-USA Freshman of the Week twice (Oct. 31, Nov. 7) finished the season with 764 assists, 236 digs, 132 kills, 47 blocks and 22 aces had at least double digit assists in 29 matches, including a C-USA high in league matches of 61 at Charlotte (Nov. 6) recorded nine double-doubles recorded a season-high 20 digs at Charlotte (Nov. 6) was one dig shy of a triple-double against West Virginia (Sept. 2) with 10 kills, 30 assists and nine digs had two aces in match three times recorded a season-high five blocks against Florida Atlantic (Oct. 30) averaged 7.14 assists, 2.21 digs, 1.68 points and 1.23 kills per set. A two-sport athlete in high school, lettering in basketball and volleyball All-District first team selection four years for volleyball, while being named co-setter and Setter of the Year for two years earned the Newcomer of the Year award played for the varsity team in basketball her freshman and sophomore years and was named all-state second team and All-District those two years. COLE S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP-MS SP KILL K/S E TA PCT. ASSIST A/S ACE ACE/S DIG D/S BS BA TB Blk/S PTS

18 5 AMBER WEBER SOPHOMORE 5-4 DS OCALA, FLA./TRINITY CATHOLIC HS/USF Weber comes to Marshall after spending her freshman year at the University of South Florida appeared in 23 matches and recorded 126 digs as a defensive specialist recorded four double digit dig matches with the Bulls helped her high school become the 4A state runner up as a senior by recording 444 digs excelled as a member of the Ocala Power United club and qualified for the USAV national tournament three times. PERSONAL Born on July 8, 1998 daughter of Don and Lynn Weber has two siblings, Allison and Anthony major is dietetics. # 8 ADDISYN ROWE FRESHMAN 6-3 MB LIMESTONE, TENN./DAVID CROCKETT HS Rowe was a two-sport athlete in high school, lettering in volleyball and track & field was named player of the week three times this season and was named Player of the Year in her conference also received her conference s Athlete of the Year for track in 2016 is a two-time All-Conference and All-Academic selection a member of the Delta Epsilon Chi Association (DECA). PERSONAL Born on September 2, 1999 daughter of Darrin and Anne Rowe has two siblings, Logan and Colton major is biochemistry.

19 12 KATIE JACQUES FRESHMAN 6-2 MB MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C./WANDO HS Jacques was a three-year letter winner and two-time South Carolina 5A State Champion under the tutelage of the 2015 PrepVolleyball National Coach of the Year Alexis Glover received many honors in the 2016, including American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour All-American and Coaches Association of Women s Sports (CAWS) All-Stat also received High School Sports Report (HSSR) All State in 2015 and 2016, while also being named 2016 Porter Gaud Tournament MVP and to the all-tournament team of the WIT tournament has recorded 495 kills and 274 blocks named to the watch list for National Player of the Year and listed as a Top-50 recruit for the class of 2017 by PrepVolleyball member of the National Beta Club. PERSONAL Born on August 18, 1998 daughter of Bill and Kris Jacques has four siblings Billy, Emily Ben and Nathan Ben is currently a tight end at Charlotte major is business. # 16 JESSA LONG FRESHMAN 5-5 DS DIXON, ILL./DIXON HS Long was a four-time captain, a four-time MVP, four-year athletic scholar, four-year all-conference and all-area team member at Dixon High School received defensive player of the year honors and led her team to regional and sectional championships finished high school with 1,518 digs, 548 kills and 168 aces had an area-best 561 and 520 digs in her freshman and sophomore season, respectively has been involved with Sports Performance Volleyball, No Limits Volleyball and Fusion Volleyball clubs. PERSONAL Born on January 8, 1999 daughter of Duane and Stacy Long has two siblings, Nathan and Laci major is health science.

20 2016 MARSHALL WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL STATISTICS Marshall Thundering Herd Volleyball Marshall University Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2016) All matches Overall record: 22-8 Conf: 11-3 Home: 7-1 Away: 8-4 Neutral: 7-3 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 22 WEAVER, Cassie WALKER, Jac'cara KIEKOVER, Ally HILL, Madison COLE, Madelyn CRAFT, Justice CONLEY, Shelby PELTON, Taylor MATTMULLER, Lauren KELLERMAN, Allie SIMMONS, Kayla LEMONS, Kassidy SHANNON, Audrey RIEDEL, Taylor SMITH, Katie MARSHALL UNIVERSI Opponents Team Statistics MAR 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 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/512 12/427 Neutral site #/Avg 10/487 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. #Aug 26 vs Evansville W ,25-16, #Aug 27 vs Northern Kentucky L ,26-28,31-29, #Aug 27 at Indiana L ,25-17,24-26, Aug 30 OHIO W ,24-26,24-26,25-18, $Sep 2 vs Morehead State W ,20-25,25-21, $Sep 2 vs West Virginia W ,20-25,26-28,26-24, $Sep 3 vs Indiana State L ,25-23,25-16,19-25, Sep 7 at Bowling Green W ,25-23, &Sep 9 vs Fort Wayne W ,25-14, &Sep 9 vs Saint Francis (PA) W ,25-18, &Sep 10 at TOLEDO W ,25-17, Sep 14 at Stetson W ,25-23, %Sep 16 vs Jacksonville W ,25-18, %Sep 16 vs FAMU W ,25-23, %Sep 17 at #7 Florida L ,17-25,16-25, *Sep 23 CHARLOTTE W ,25-19, *Sep 25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W ,25-21, *Sep 30 at Southern Miss L ,15-25, *Oct 9 UTSA W ,25-19,25-17,23-25, *Oct 11 FIU W ,25-17, *Oct 14 at Rice L ,23-25, *Oct 16 at Louisiana Tech W ,25-23,28-30, *Oct 21 at FIU W ,24-26,25-18, *Oct 28 #23 WKU L ,13-25, *Oct 30 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W ,26-24,25-19, *Nov 04 at North Texas W ,21-25,13-25,25-21, *Nov 06 at Charlotte W ,25-21,27-29,16-25, *Nov 10 UTEP W ,25-13, *Nov 12 at UAB W ,25-20,25-10, /18/16 vs Rice L ,23-25, # - Indiana Invitational (Bloomington, Ind.) $ - West Virginia Capital Classic (Charleston, W.Va.) & - Toledo/ASICS Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) % Active Ankle Challenge (Gainesville, Fla.) Record in 3-set matches:12-4 Record in 4-set matches:5-3 Record in 5-set matches:5-1