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1 5 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 18 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 29 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS SCHEDULE & RESULTS 20-3, 11-1 SEC HOME: 10-1 AWAY: 6-2 NEUTRAL: 3-0 AUGUST 25 ARKANSAS STATE 1 11 a.m. W, #23 UTAH 1 9 p.m. W, CINCINNATI 1 7:30 p.m. W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 1 at #9 Creighton 2 8 p.m. L, vs. UNI 2 11 a.m. W, vs. 18 USC 2 6:30 p.m. W, 3,2 4 at #7 Kansas 2 p.m. L, vs. Loyola 3 7 p.m. W, at Marquette 3 2 p.m. W, LOUISVILLE 7 p.m. W, KENNESAW STATE 7 p.m. W, Missouri 8 p.m. W, vs LSU 1:30 p.m. W, 3-0 OCTOBER 1 Mississippi State* 2:30 p.m. W, Alabama* 7 p.m. W, Auburn* 2 p.m. W, Texas A&M* 8 p.m. W, #1 Florida* 1 p.m. W, Tennessee* 1:30 p.m. W, LSU* 8 p.m. W, Texas A&M* 2:30 p.m. W, 3-0 NOVEMBER 1 #4 FLORIDA* 7 p.m. L, SOUTH CAROLINA* 1:30 p.m. W, Alabama* 8 p.m. SEC Network 12 Auburn* 2:30 p.m. SECN+ 17 GEORGIA* 7 p.m. SECN+ 19 OLE MISS* 1:30 p.m. SECN+ 22 Arkansas* 8 p.m. SECN+ 24 Georgia* 7 p.m. SECN+ Home matches, listed in BOLD, played in Memorial Coliseum * - Denotes SEC match 1 - Bluegrass Battle (Lexington, Ky.) 2 - Creighton Tournament (Omaha, Neb) 3 - Marquette Tournament (Milwaukee) THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE 11.8 at Alabama, 8 p.m. Tuscaloosa, Alabama at Auburn, 2:30 p.m. Auburn, Alabama KILLS Leah Edmond 359 KENTUCKY (20-3, 11-1 SEC) GENERAL INFORMATION CATEGORY LEADERS Head Coach (Seasons): Craig Skinner (13) K/S: Leah Edmond (4.33) Record at UK: B/S: Kaz Brown (1.13) Career Record: Same D/S: Ashley Dusek (3.81) AVCA Rank: 7 A/S: Madison Lilley (11.81) RPI: 4 Ace/S: Leah Edmond (0.35) Pct.: Emily Franklin (.423) ALABAMA (14-16, 4-8 SEC) GENERAL INFORMATION CATEGORY LEADERS Head Coach: Ed Allen K/S: Ginger Perinar (3.04) Record at UA: B/S: Leah Lawrence (1.06) Career Record: D/S: Quincey Gary (4.58) AVCA Rank: NR A/S: Meghan Neelon (10.1) RPI: 54 Ace/S: Leah Lawrence (0.27) Pct.: Leah Lawrence (.322) Kentucky heads into the week after going 1-1 last week. UK earned a 3-1 win over South Carolina and lost to Florida, 3-0. Coming off a loss to Florida, UK bounced back with a 3-1 win over South Carolina. Leah Edmond led the way with her fifth double-double of the season after posting 19 kills and 11 digs, and also recorded a career-high five aces in the win. When Kentucky hosted Florida on Wednesday, the Big Blue Nation showed up in a big way with 5,236 fans in attendance for the top-ranked matchup. The crowd was the third largest in Memorial Coliseum history, and the largest at Memorial in the Craig Skinner era. The PERCENTAGE Emily Franklin.424 BLOCKS Kaz Brown 94 MEDIA INFORMATION LOCATION VENUE... Foster Auditorium (Alabama) BROADCAST Alabama...SEC Network Auburn...SEC Network+ LIVE STATS...UKathletics.com SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK... /KentuckyVolleyball SNAPCHAT...Kentucky_VB Schedule & Results 1 Statistical Leaders 1 TV/Radio Chart Roster 3 Quick Facts 3 Notes 4-7 Tale of the Tape 4 Wildcat Connections 4 SEC Standings 4 4 AVCA Coaches Poll 5 Rank Under Skinner 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW 2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS Wildcats have had three other matches in front of 5,000 or more people. Freshman Madison Lilley is No. 8 in the nation in assists per set at She leads the SEC, while Rachel Rippee of Arkansas is second. Leah Edmond is currently No. 19 in the nation in kills per set at 4.33 and second in the SEC, behind the national leader, Pilar Victoria of Arkansas. As a team, Kentucky is sixth in the nation in hitting percentage at.313. UK is the highest-rated SEC team in that category. UK sits at No. 6 in kills per set at 14.71, also the best among the league. ASSISTS Madison Lilley 980 INDEX DIGS Ashley Dusek 217 Top Performers 6 Cats National Ranks Double-Doubles 7 Cats vs. Ranked Teams 7 Who Led the Cats 7 The Last Time 8 UK s Record When 8 Coaching Staff 9 Memorial Coliseum 10 Player Bios Rally Era Records Stats ACES Leah Edmond KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL UKATHLETICS.COM

2 KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL TV/RADIO CHART 2017 KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL 1 2 Anna Nyberg Junior Tomahawk, Wisconsin Outside Hitter 6 3 McKenzie Watson Junior Louisville, Kentucky Defensive Specialist 7 Kaz Brown Senior Waterloo, Iowa Middle Blocker 12 Emily Franklin Senior Mesa, Arizona Middle Blocker 4 Madison Lilley Freshman Overland Park, Kansas Setter 8 Kendyl Paris Freshman Hillard, Ohio Middle Blocker 11 TV/RADIO CHART Gabby Curry Freshman Buford, Georgia Defensive Specialist 5 Avery Skinner Freshman Katy, Texas Outside Hitter 9 Darian Mack Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Outside Hitter 13 Ashley Dusek Senior East Bernard, Texas Defensive Specialist 10 Kylie Schmaltz Sophomore Verona, Wisconsin Defensive Specialist 14 Jordan Fry R. Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Middle Blocker 15 Leah Edmond Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky Outside Hitter Harper Hempel Senior Union, Kentucky Defensive Specialist Brooke Morgan Junior Dike, Iowa Opposite Craig Skinner Head Coach Lindsey Gray-Walton Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Anders Nelson Associate Head Coach Merideth Jewell Junior Louisville, Ky Outside Hitter Travis Magorien Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Olivia Dailey Junior Trussville, Alabama Setter

3 2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/High School 1 Anna Nyberg OH 6-2 Jr. Tomahawk, Wis./Tomahawk 2 McKenzie Watson DS 5-5 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Assumption 3 Madison Lilley S 5-11 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West 4 Avery Skinner OH 6-1 Fr. Katy, Texas/HCVA 5 Ashley Dusek DS 5-7 Sr. East Bernard, Texas/East Bernard 6 Kendyl Paris MB 6-3 Fr. Hilliard, Ohio/Hillard Davidson 7 Kaz Brown MB 6-4 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa/Cedar Falls 8 Darian Mack OH 6-0 Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield 9 Kylie Schmaltz DS 5-8 So. Verona, Wis./Verona 10 Jordan Fry MB 6-4 R Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy 11 Emily Franklin MB 6-4 Sr. Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain 12 Gabby Curry L 5-8 Fr. Buford, Ga./Buford 13 Leah Edmond OH 6-2 So. Lexington, Ky./Dunbar 14 Harper Hempel DS 5-8 Sr. Union, Ky./Ryle 15 Brooke Morgan OPP 6-5 Jr. Dike, Iowa/New Hartford 19 Merideth Jewell OH 5-11 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy 20 Olivia Dailey S 5-10 Jr. Trussville, Ala./The Cahaba School COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Craig Skinner (Ball State, th season) Assistant Coach: Lindsey Gray-Walton (Georgia Tech, th season) Assistant Coach: Anders Nelson (Ball State, th season) Director of Operations: Kristen Sanford (Kentucky, nd season) Freshman - 5 Gabby Curry, Jordan Fry (RS), Madison Lilley, Avery Skinner, Kendyl Paris Sophomore - 2 Leah Edmond, Kylie Schmaltz Junior - 5 Brooke Morgan, Olivia Dailey, Anna Nyberg, McKenzie Watson, Merideth Jewell Senior - 5 Kaz Brown, Ashley Dusek, Emily Franklin, Darian Mack, Harper Hempel ALPHABETICALLY No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/High School 7 Kaz Brown MB 6-4 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa/Cedar Falls 12 Gabby Curry L 5-8 Fr. Buford, Ga./Buford 20 Olivia Dailey S 5-10 Jr. Trussville, Ala./The Cahaba School 5 Ashley Dusek DS 5-7 Sr. East Bernard, Texas/East Bernard 13 Leah Edmond OH 6-2 Fr. Lexington, Ky./Dunbar 11 Emily Franklin MB 6-4 Sr. Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain 10 Jordan Fry MB 6-4 R Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy 14 Harper Hempel DS 5-8 Sr. Union, Ky./Ryle 19 Merideth Jewell OH 6-0 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy 3 Madison Lilley S 5-11 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West 8 Darian Mack OH 6-0 Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield 15 Brooke Morgan OPP 6-5 Jr. Dike, Iowa/New Hartford 1 Anna Nyberg OH 6-2 Jr. Tomahawk, Wis./Tomahawk 6 Kendyl Paris MB 6-3 Fr. Hilliard, Ohio/Hillard Davidson 9 Kylie Schmaltz DS 5-8 So. Verona, Wis./Verona 4 Avery Skinner OH 6-1 Fr. Katy, Texas/HCVA 2 McKenzie Watson DS 5-5 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Assumption Ashley Dusek... DOO-sheck Harper Hempel... (rhymes with temple) Darian Mack... DARE-ee-in WILDCATS BY CLASS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kylie Schmaltz...KY-lee (rhymes with waltz) Anders Nelson... ON-ders WILDCATS BY POSITION Defensive Specialists - 5 Ashley Dusek, Harper Hempel, Kylie Schmaltz, McKenzie Watson, Gabby Curry Middle Blockers - 4 Kaz Brown, Emily Franklin, Jordan Fry, Kendyl Paris Opposites - 1 Brooke Morgan Outside Hitters - 5 Leah Edmond, Merideth Jewell, Darian Mack, Anna Nyberg, Avery Skinner Setters - 2 Olivia Dailey, Madison Lilley General Information Location...Lexington, Ky. Founded Enrollment... 30,000 Nickname...Wildcats Colors... Blue and White Conference...Southeastern President...Dr. Eli Capilouto Athletic Director... Mitch Barnhart Sr. Women s Admin...Sandy Bell Faculty Rep....Dr. Joseph Fink III Arena...Memorial Coliseum Capacity...8,500 Coaching Staff Head Coach... Craig Skinner (13th Year) UK Record (Career) (Same) Alma Mater...Ball State, 1993 NCAA Appearances...12 Assistant Coach. Lindsey Gray-Walton (8th) Alma Mater...Georgia Tech, 2008 Assistant Coach... Anders Nelson (5th) Alma Mater...Ball State, 2011 Director of Operations Kristen Sanford (2nd) Alma Mater... Kentucky, 2015 Volleyball Office Phone Team History All-Time Record (39 Years) First Year NCAA Appearances...18 (1983, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 2005, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) Memorial Col. Record (39 Yrs.) 2016 In Review Record , 15-3 SEC (2nd) 2016 Final National Ranking Postseason...NCAA Second Round Starters Returning/Lost...5+Libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 12/2 Newcomers... 5 UK Media Relations Media Contacts... Mike Scholze Deb Moore Phone Mike.Scholze@Uky.edu Deb.Moore@uky.edu Website...UKathletics.com Address...Joe Craft Center 338 Lexington Avenue Lexington, Ky

4 NOTES KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL Scouting the Opponent Alabama Alabama is overall this season and 4-8 in the SEC, with league wins over South Carolina, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Arkansas. Kentucky faced the Crimson Tide earlier this season inside Memorial Coliseum, where the Cats won in four sets. Avery Skinner led Kentucky with 19 kills, while Madison Lilley dished out 54 assists and produced 11 digs. The Crimson Tide are led by Ginger Perinar at 3.04 kills per set, but she has only appeared in 20 matches. Leah Lawrence and Christine Jarman have played every match this season and average 2.42 and 2.40 kills per set, respectively. Meghan Neelon averages 10.1 assists per frame while Bama has hit.186 as a team this season. Bouncing Back in a Big Way Coming off a loss to Florida, UK bounced back with a 3-1 win over South Carolina. Leah Edmond led the way with her fifth double-double of the season after posting 19 kills and 11 digs, and also recorded a career-high five aces in the win. Already in the Season Record Book Leah Edmond s 359 kills this season is already the ninth-best single season kill mark in the 25-point rally scoring era. Her.313 season attack average is the ninth best in a single season. Madison Lilley s 980 assists this season are already the 10th most in a single season in the 25-point rally scoring era. Record Crowd When Kentucky hosted Florida on Wednesday, the Big Blue Nation showed up in a big way with 5,236 fans in attendance for the top-ranked matchup. The crowd was the third largest in Memorial Coliseum history, and the largest at Memorial in the Craig Skinner era. The Wildcats have had three other matches in front of 5,000 or more people. Kentucky lost the match, 3-0. Comeback Win Kentucky found themselves down 2-0 in Baton Rouge on Friday. On the backs of five players - Leah Edmond (14), Kaz Brown (10) Emily Franklin (10), Darian Mack (10) and Avery Skinner (10) - who had double-digit kills, the Cats clawed back to win in five sets. Harper Hempel, making her first appearance in the match, served the match winning ace in the fifth set. In Front of the Hometown Crowd Two Texan Wildcats had a homecoming in the three set sweep of Texas A&M on Sunday. Inside Reed Arena, Katy, Texas native Avery Skinner had a team-high 12 kills in the win on 25 swings, and also recorded one block. With what seemed like the entire city of East Bernard, Texas in attendance, senior Ashley Dusek posted a match high 11 digs and also had one ace. 14 Straight Wins UK won 14 straight from Sept. 9 to Nov. 3 Emily Franklin was on fire, hitting.495 while averaging 2.29 kills per set and 1.22 blocks per frame in the streak. Leah Edmond led the team with 4.20 terminations per set and has been stellar defensively as well, with SCHOOL CONF PCT OVR PCT H A N L 10 STRK Florida W6 Kentucky W1 Missouri W4 LSU L1 Arkansas W1 Georgia W2 Auburn W2 Ole Miss W1 Alabama L2 South Carolina L1 Tennessee L2 Texas A&M L3 Mississippi State L SEC STANDINGS As of SEASON HONORS KAZ BROWN Preseason All-SEC Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (10/23) ASHLEY DUSEK Preseason All-SEC LEAH EDMOND Preseason All-SEC ESPNW 12 players set for stardom in 2017 Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team Bluegrass Battle MVP Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/25) SEC Player and Offensive Player of the Week (10/9) SEC Player and Offensive Player of the Week (10/16) espnw National Player of the Week (10/17) SEC Player/Offensive of the Week (10/23) MADISON LILLEY Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team SEC Player and Setter of the Week (9/11) SEC Player and Setter of the Week (9/25) SEC Co-Setter of the Week (10/2) SEC Setter of the Week (10/9) SEC Co-Setter of the Week (10/16) SEC Player/Offensive Player of the Week (10/23) MCKENZIE WATSON Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team NCAA RPI TOP 30 No. School Conf. Overall Road Neutral Home 1 Penn St. Big Ten Minnesota Big Ten Florida SEC KENTUCKY SEC Nebraska Big Ten Texas Big Stanford Pac Washington Pac Oregon Pac Wisconsin Big Ten Colorado Pac Kansas Big Iowa St. Big Creighton Big East Michigan St. Big Ten Utah Pac Wichita St. AAC Southern California Pac BYU WCC Baylor Big San Diego WCC Louisville ACC Illinois Big Ten Cal Poly Big West Purdue Big Ten UCLA Pac Pittsburgh ACC Oregon St. Pac Colorado St. MWC Miami (FL) ACC Teams UK has or will play listed in bold

5 NOTES KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL 2.02 digs per frame. Kentucky as a team has held its opponents to a.182 attacking percentage in that time and just 11.3 kills per set. The winning streak was Craig Skinner s longest as a coach. UK had a 13 match winning streak last season. Efficient Terminator Senior Emily Franklin leads the team in attacking percentage at.424, and has been incredibly efficient this season. She has hit.500 or above 10 times, and had an 11-match streak where she hit over.400 from Sept. 9 to Oct. 15. Kentucky in the National and SEC Rankings Freshman Madison Lilley is No. 8 in the nation in assists per set at She leads the SEC, while Rachel Rippee of Arkansas is second. Leah Edmond is currently No. 19 in the nation in kills per set at 4.33 and second in the SEC, behind the national leader, Pilar Victoria of Arkansas. Emily Franklin is No. 12 in that nation in hitting percentage at.424. She s second in the league behind Rachael Kramer of Florida. As a team, Kentucky is sixth in the nation in hitting percentage at.313. UK is the highest-rated SEC team in that category. UK sits at No. 6 in kills per set at 14.71, also the best among the league. Chasing Records Kaz Brown is climbing the 25-point rally scoring era record book in multiple categories. The Waterloo, Iowa, native is currently in first in solo blocks (56), block assists (467) and total blocks (523). The senior is also fifth in kills at 917 and ninth in attack attempts at 1,884. Emily Franklin is currently ninth in block solos with 31, third in blocks assists at 332 and third in total blocks at 363. Franklin also has the fifth-highest attacking percentage in the rally scoring era at.334. Darian Mack is moving up the 25-point rally scoring era record book in kills and points. Mack is 9th all-time with 774 kills and seventh in attacks with 2,045. In total points, she is in 10th with Ashley Dusek is currently third in the rally scoring era with 1,386 digs and ninth in assists at 227. Leah Edmond is eighth all-time in kills at 809. Highest Ranking In the Craig Skinner Era The Wildcats reached No. 6 in the nation for three-straight weeks between Oct Kentucky coach Craig Skinner had never had the program ranked higher. UK s highest ranking ever is No. 5, and the Wildcats haven t been ranked No. 6 since The team has been ranked for 110 weeks, and currently has appeared in the poll for 20-consecutive weeks. Even More Awards Madison Lilley won SEC Setter of the Week for the sixth time this season and SEC Player of the Week after beating Tennessee. The Overland Park, Kansas, native averaged a stellar assists per set in the sweep of Tennessee. She had 48 total assists and helped the Cats tie a three-set school record with 55 kills while UK hit.308 as a team. Leah Edmond won the SEC Offensive Player of the Week award for the third consecutive week. Edmond had 19 kills in the three sets on Sunday and tied the 25-point rally scoring era record that she held for most kills in a three-set match. The Lexington, Kentucky, native is now averaging 4.39 kills per set and hitting.319 this season. Edmond committed just three errors on 43 swings and hit.372. Kaz Brown brought home her first SEC league award this season. She was solid on offense and defense during the sweep of the Lady Vols. Brown had six blocks in the three sets, including two solo stuffs. Brown now owns the 25-point rally scoring career record in solo blocks at 56. The Waterloo, Iowa, native also had double-digit kills with 13, and hit.370 in the match. Setting Records Kentucky won it s 12th straight in the sweep of Tennessee, and set some records in the process. Leah Edmond had 19 kills on a.372 hitting clip in the win, tying her own program record with the most kills in a three-set match in the rally-scoring era with 19. She also achieved the feat twice last season. 5 AVCA COACHES POLL WEEK 10 RANK SCHOOL TOTAL POINTS RECORD PREVIOUS RANK 1 Penn State (56) Stanford (8) Texas Florida Minnesota Nebraska KENTUCKY Michigan State BYU Wisconsin Kansas San Diego Washington Creighton Utah Oregon Southern California UCLA Colorado State Wichita State Purdue Cal Poly Baylor Iowa State Colorado NR Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 111; Missouri State 36; Illinois 16; Oregon State 16; VCU 12; Northern Iowa 5 Teams UK has or will play listed in Bold AVCA WEEKLY RANKINGS Date Ranking Preseason 14 Aug Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct. 9 8 Oct Oct Oct Nov. 6 7 Nov Nov Nov Final - UNDER SKINNER Total Weeks Ranked: 110 Last Time Ranked: #7, Nov. 6 Most Consecutive Rankings: 47, 12/18/12-11/30/15 Current Streak: 20 Highest Ranking: #6, 10/30/17

6 NOTES KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL Madison Lilley directed the UK offense to the tune of 55 kills on a.308 clip, helping Kentucky match the three-set rally-scoring era record with 55 kills. UK also turned the trick on Oct. 16, 2016 against Ole Miss. Kaz Brown became UK s all-time leading blocker in every category of the 25-point rally-scoring era with six total blocks in the match. She had two solo rejections to run her total to 56 in her career and top Becky Pavan s record of 55. First Win Over No. 1 Kentucky was 0-6 against No. 1 teams in the nation. In Gainesville, that changed. UK took down Florida, 3-1, for its first win over a top-ranked team. Kentucky had four players - Leah Edmond, Darian Mack, Kaz Brown and Avery Skinner - with double-digit kills while Edmond had a match high 18. Madison Lilley had a double-double with 52 assists and 10 digs, helping the Cats record 64 kills and hit In the match at Florida, Kaz Brown recorded her 500th career total block. Brown is the career leader during the 25-point rally scoring era at 507, and also the leader in block assists with 451. Keep the Awards Coming Kentucky volleyball won multiple SEC weekly awards against after their performance against Florida and Texas A&M. Leah Edmond led the Cats on offense to win her second SEC Player and Offensive Player of the Week award as well as ESPNW National Player of the Week. n the win over No. 1 Florida, she posted a match-high 18 kills while hitting.250 on 40 attempts. Edmond was one dig shy of a double-double with nine in the match. The Lexington, Kentucky, native also contributed one block, one assist and one ace in the win. Against Texas A&M, she produced another match high with 13 kills and added five digs and an ace. Madison Lilley garnered her fourth straight SEC Setter award and fifth overall after another stellar week of play. In Kentucky s win over No. 1 Florida, Lilley tallied 52 assists and helped the team hit.309 with 64 kills. The Overland Park, Kansas, native now has six matches in her career with 50 or more helpers, which is the fourth highest in the 25-point rally scoring era. Lilley recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 10 digs against the Gators. Starting the Match Up 12-0 With Ashley Dusek serving, Kentucky started the match against Texas A&M with an impressive 12-0 run. Avery Skinner had four kills during the run, while Emily Franklin had two. Dusek contributed one ace. Kentucky would go on to win the set 25-7 and sweep Texas A&M. Player of the Week Leah Edmond earned SEC Player and Offensive Player of the week for her performance last weekend against Alabama and Auburn. She had 36 kills including 25 in the four set win over Auburn on Sunday. Her 25 terminations were one shy of her career best and tied her best league performance of her career. Edmond averaged 4.50 kills per frame, higher than her season average of Edmond produced on defense as well. She recorded her fourth double-double of the season and 12th of her career after adding 17 digs to her 11 kills against Alabama. Third-Straight Setter of the Week Freshman Madison Lilley continued her stellar freshman campaign where she had already won Setter or Co-Setter of the Week three other times this season. The Overland Park, Kansas, native recorded a double-double in both matches against Alabama and Auburn and now has seven in her career. Against Alabama, Lilley posted 54 assists and helped the Cats hit.278 with 64 kills. She added 11 digs and two kills, two blocks and an ace. Against Auburn, She added 50 more helpers and 12 scoops, while directing UK to hit above.300 for the ninth time this season. She was a threat as well, adding four kills on eight attempts. Top Freshman in the Nation Madison Lilley is the nation s top freshman in assists per set at Lilley is No. 4 overall, and only one underclassmen is in front of her. Fifth-Year Senior Setting Career Highs Emily Franklin had the most complete match of her career in the victory over Alabama. The senior had 14 kills and six digs, which were both career highs. She had a hitting 6 TOP PERFORMERS BASED ON 2017 STATISTICS TOTAL KILLS Leah Edmond Avery Skinner Kaz Brown Emily Franklin TOTAL ASSISTS Madison Lilley TOTAL ACES Leah Edmond Madison Lilley Gabby Curry Emily Franklin TOTAL DIGS Ashley Dusek Gabby Curry Madison Lilley Leah Edmond McKenzie Watson TOTAL BLOCKS Kaz Brown Emily Franklin Leah Edmond Madison Lilley TOTAL POINTS Leah Edmond Avery Skinner Kaz Brown Emily Franklin CATS NATIONAL RANKS As of TEAM STATS STAT VALUE SEC NAT L Hitting Pct /Set /Set Opp Hit. Pct /Set /Set /Set INDIVIDUAL STATS STAT/PLAYER VALUE SEC NAT L /Set Madison Lilley /Set Leah Edmond /Set Emily Franklin Kaz Brown Hitting Pct Emily Franklin

7 NOTES percentage of.444 in the win and added five blocks. Career Leaders Kaz Brown is currently third in the country among active players in career blocks. Her 497 total blocks trail only Faith Dooley of North Dakota and Rhamat Alhassan of Florida. Double Digit In Her Return Since her return from injury against Loyola Chicago, Ashley Dusek has recorded double-digit digs in every match where she has donned the libero jersey. She became the libero in the third set against Marquette, and recorded 17 digs. She has double-digits in 11-straight matches, including 17 at MU and at Missouri. Mack Leads the Way Darian Mack tied her season high and recorded the match high with 10 kills in the three-set sweep of Mississippi State last Sunday. Mack committed just two errors on 19 swings and hit.421. UK recorded 43 terminations in the win, while hitting.341 as a squad. Honoring Sarah Rumely Former Kentucky volleyball player Sarah Rumely was honored on Oct. 27 when she was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame. Rumely is the only player in program history to be named SEC Freshman of the Year (2006) and SEC Player of the Year (2008). She earned two-time AVCA All-American, four-time All-SEC, and Academic All-American third team honors. Rumely led her team to the NCAA tournament four times, including the Sweet 16 in She finished her career owning UK records in career assists (5,703) and aces (165). Her 5,703 career assists also ranked fifth all-time in SEC history. Rumely capped her career ranking in the top 10 in sets played (third), block assists (ninth), digs and attack percentage (10th). She is the only player to record a triple-double in a match in program history (10 kills, 56 assists, 18 digs vs. Ole Miss (University of Mississippi)). Rumely led her team to a No. 7 national ranking in After UK, she played professionally overseas. Rumely is currently an assistant coach at Louisiana State University. Three Set Records Kentucky started the Marquette Invitational the same way it ended it. Kentucky had 43 kills on just 83 attack attempts, a program record at.548, and committed just three errors. Eleven players recorded at least one termination in the victory and 16 players got into the match. 65 Again? That ll Earn SEC Player of the Week Freshman Madison Lilley has had an impressive start of her collegiate career. Lilley was named SEC Player and Setter of the Week for the first time after helping the Cats set multiple offensive records. She accomplished something no other Wildcat has in the 25-point rally scoring era after posting her second-career match of 65 assists in the win over Marquette. Lilley has four double-doubles this season. Career-High Kill Total Leah Edmond put up a career-high 26 kills in the win over Marquette. The match was her second-career 25+ kill total, making her the second Wildcat in the 25-point rally scoring era to have two matches of 25+ in her career. She has nine matches with 20 or more terminations, the highest in the 25-point rally scoring era. Two on the Bluejay Invite All-Tournament Team After going 2-1 in the Bluejay Invitational with wins over Northern Iowa and No. 18 Southern California, sophomore Leah Edmond and freshman Madison Lilley were named to the Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament team. Edmond had two double-doubles in both wins of the tournament and averaged a team-high 4.60 kills per set and 2.40 digs per set. Lilley also posted two double-doubles over the weekend, and averaged assists per set. Against UNI, Lilley posted an impressive 65 helpers. 65+ Sophomore Madison Lilley became just the third player in the 25-point rally scoring era to rack up 65 or more assists in a single match during the five-set thriller with Northern Iowa. Lilley posted 65 assists in just her fifth match of her career. She joins Kentucky setters Morgan Bergren and Elizabeth Koberstein, who each did it once DOUBLE-DOUBLES MADISON LILLEY (9) vs. Arkansas State (8/25) assists, 11 digs vs. Utah (8/25) assists, 12 digs vs. UNI (9/2) assists, 11 digs vs. USC (9/2) assists, 10 digs at Missouri (9/20) assists, 12 digs vs. Alabama (10/6) assists, 11 digs vs. Auburn (10/8) assists, 12 digs at Florida (10/15) assists, 10 digs vs. Florida (11/1) assists, 12 digs LEAH EDMOND (5) vs. Creighton (9/1) kills, 11 digs at UNI (9/2) kills, 15 digs at Marquette (9/10) kills, 13 digs vs. Alabama (10/6) kills, 17 digs vs. South Carolina (11/5) kills, 11 digs CATS VS. RANKED TEAMS 3-3 Date Team Result 8/25 Utah W, 3-2 L, 3-0 9/2 USC W, 3-1 L, 3-0 W, /1 vs. Florida L, 3-0 WHO LED THE CATS? Kentucky Match Leaders (Includes Ties) KILLS Leah Edmond Avery Skinner... 5 Darian Mack... 1 HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 5 ATTEMPTS Emily Franklin Kaz Brown... 5 Madison Lilley... 3 Leah Edmond... 2 Brooke Morgan... 1 Anna Nyberg... 1 Avery Skinner... 1 BLOCKS Kaz Brown Emily Franklin... 7 Madison Lilley... 1 Leah Edmond... 1 ASSISTS Madison Lilley DIGS Ashley Dusek Gabby Curry... 8 Leah Edmond... 1 Madison Lilley... 1 ACES Leah Edmond Madison Lilley... 8 Gabby Curry... 4 Emily Franklin... 3 McKenzie Watson... 3 Ashley Dusek... 2 Merideth Jewell... 2 Anna Nyberg... 1 Not a Bad Start Madison Lilley registered two double-doubles in her first two career matches for the Wildcats. Lilley opened her career with 30 assists and 11 digs against Arkansas State and helped UK earn a top-25 win over Utah with 42 assists and 12 scoops. She became the first UK setter since UK Hall of Famer Sarah Rumely in 2009 to have a dou- 7

8 THE LAST TIME THE LAST TIME A KENTUCKY PLAYER... Had 20 or more kills: Leah Edmond (25) vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Had 25 or more kills: Leah Edmond (25) vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Had 30 or more kills: Anni Thomasson (30) vs. LSU (11/10/13) Had 35 or more kills: Sarah Spinner (36) vs. American (11/27/94) Recorded double-digit kills in five or more matches: Leah Edmond (six-straight) (8/25-9/2/17) Four or more players recorded double-digit kills: Leah Edmond (14), Kaz Brown (10), Darian Mack (10), Emily Franklin (10), Avery Skinner (10) Two players recorded 20 or more kills: Leah Edmond (20), Darian Mack (20) at Purdue (8/27/16) Hit.750 or better (Min. 10 attempts): Kaz Brown (.818) vs. LSU (9/24/17) Had 50 or more attacks: Leah Edmond (54) vs UNI (9/2/17) Had 80 or more attacks: Molly Dreisbach (80) vs. Texas (11/7/94) Had 20 or more digs: Gabby Curry (25) vs UNI (9/2/17) Had 30 or more digs: Ashley Dusek (31) at Ole Miss (11/14/16) Had 40 or more digs: Ashley Dusek (40) at Auburn (10/16/15) Had double-digit digs in 10+ matches: Ashley Dusek - 15 straight (Present Streak) Two players recorded double-digit digs: Ashley Dusek (13), Leah Edmond (11) vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Had 60 or more assists: Madison Lilley (65) at Marquette (9/10/17) Had 70 or more assists: Elizabeth Koberstein (70) vs. Tulsa (8/27/11) Registered back-to-back 60-assist matches: Sarah Rumely vs. Cincinnati (11/24/06), vs. Ohio (11/30/06) Had 8 or more blocks: Emily Franklin (8) at LSU (10/27/17) Had 10 or more blocks: Emily Franklin (10) at Ole Miss (11/14/16) Four players recorded five or more blocks: Emily Franklin (10), Olivia Dailey (6) Kaz Brown (6), Darian Mack (5) at Ole Miss (11/14/16) Had five or more aces in a match: Leah Edmond (5) vs. South Carolina (11/5/17 Two players recorded three or more aces: Olivia Dailey and Anni Thommasson vs. Mississippi State (9/25/16) Recorded a double-double: Madison Lilley (50 assists, 10 digs) at Florida (10/15/17) Recorded back-to-back double-doubles: Madison Lilley, vs. Alabama (54 assists, 11 digs) and vs. Auburn (50 assists, 12 digs) Two players recorded a double-double: Leah Edmond (11 kills, 17 digs) and Madison Lilley (54 assists, 11 digs) vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Recorded 30 or more kills, 20+ digs: Anni Thomasson (30 kills, 22 digs) vs. LSU (11/10/13 THE LAST TIME KENTUCKY... Had 65 or more kills in a match: 66 vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Had 75 or more kills in a match: 81 at Marquette (9/10/17) Had 100 or more kills in a match: 107, vs. Duke (10/9/92) Had 65 or more kills in consecutive matches: 73, at Tennessee (10/26/12), 72, at Georgia (10/28/12) Hit.350 or better in a match:.361 vs Auburn (10/8/17) Hit.400 or better in a match:.524 vs. LSU (9/24/17) Hit.500 or better in a match:.524 vs. LSU (9/24/17) Hit.400 or better in consecutive matches:.548 vs. Loyola (9/9/17) and.451 vs. Marquette (9/10/17) Had 75 or more digs in a match: 77 vs UNI (9/2/17) Had 100 or more digs in a match: 102, at LSU (11/11/05) Had 75 or more digs or more in consecutive matches: 76, at LSU (9/21/12), 75 at Texas A&M (9/23/12) Had 20 or more total blocks in a match: 20.5, at Georgia (10/21/11) Had 15 or more total blocks in consecutive matches: 16.0, vs. Virginia (9/10/16), 16.5, vs. Saint Louis (9/10/16) Had 10 or more aces in a match: 10, vs. Mississippi State (9/25/16) Had 10 or more aces in consecutive matches: 14, vs. Western Kentucky (8/29/06), 12, at Syracuse (9/1/06) Lost consecutive home matches: Florida (10/18/15), Texas A&M (10/30/15) Lost consecutive road matches: at Nebraska (9/8/12), at LSU (9/21/12) UK S RECORD WHEN All SEC Overall Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record In August In September In October In November In December In 3-set Matches At Home On the Road Neutral In 4-set Matches At Home On the Road Neutral In 5-set Matches At Home On the Road Neutral Winning Set One Losing Set One Winning Set Two Losing Set Two Winning Set Three Losing Set Three Winning Set Four Losing Set Four Winning Set Five Losing Set Five Hitting.200 or above Hitting below Outhitting opponent Opponent outhits UK Hitting pct. is even More kills than opp Equal/Fewer kills More assists than opp Equal/Fewer assists More aces than opp Equal/Fewer aces More digs than opp Equal/Fewer digs More blocks than opp Equal/Fewer blocks Against Top 25 opponents

9 COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH CRAIG SKINNER Since being tabbed Kentucky s head coach in December 2004, Craig Skinner has rejuvenated the Kentucky volleyball program into national prominence once again. Skinner has directed the Wildcats to 12 consecutive NCAA Tournaments - a feat only 10 other schools in the nation have achieved. That run includes THREE Sweet Sixteen appearances. Furthermore, the Wildcats have captured 17 or more victories in all 13 seasons under Skinner s direction, including tallying 20 or more wins in 10 of the last 11, including TH SEASON Record: SEC Record: NCAA Appearances: 12 Year Record SEC Finish NCAA 1st NCAA 2nd NCAA 1st NCAA 1st NCAA Reg NCAA 1st NCAA Reg NCAA Reg NCAA 2nd NCAA 2nd NCAA 1st NCAA 2nd Total He became the fastest coach in school allure to total 100 career victories in just his fifth season, and is the only coach in program history to advance to postseason play in each season at the helm. With the team s 3-1 victory over Georgia Southern on Sept. 13, 2014, he eclipsed Kathy DeBoer as the winningest coach in UK volleyball history. Twelve players have garnered 24 All-America distinctions, while UK has hauled in 41 All- Southeastern Conference honors in his 12 seasons - including the 2008 SEC Player of the Year, 2006 SEC Freshman of the Year, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 SEC Libero of the Year, 2005 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year The Wildcats have enjoyed unprecedented success which has included a school-record run of 47 consecutive weeks ranked in the top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, record-breaking attendance marks and a six time host of NCAA Tournament play including serving as one of four host sites for the 2011, 2013 and 2015 NCAA Regionals. SKINNER COACHING TREE COACHING STAFF Name Position (School) Relationship Jordan Armstrong Assistant Coach (Akron) Former Volunteer Assistant Todd Chamberlain Assistant Coach (Kansas) Former Volunteer Assistant Ross Kessler Assistant Coach (Arkansas State Former Volunteer Assistant Anders Nelson Assistant Coach (Kentucky) Former Volunteer Assistant Robert Pulliza Assistant Coach (Puerto Rico National Team) Former Assistant Fritz Rosenberg Assistant Coach (Ball State) Former Volunteer Assistant Sarah Rumely Assistant Coach (LSU) Former Player Lauren Sauer Head Coach (JMU) Former Assistant Keith Schunzel Head Coach (Kennesaw State) Former Assistant Lindsey Gray-Walton Assistant Coach Eighth Season Anders Nelson Assistant Coach Fifth Season SKINNER S RECORD VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent Record Alabama 16-5 Albany 2-0 American 0-1 Arizona 0-1 Arkansas 19-4 Arkansas State 1-0 Arkansas Little Rock 1-0 Auburn 19-3 Austin Peay 1-0 Brown 1-0 Butler 1-0 Cincinnati 2-4 Clemson 1-0 Cleveland State 1-0 Colorado State 1-0 Connecticut 1-0 Creighton 2-2 Dayton 1-0 Duquesne 2-0 E. Tennessee State 2-0 Eastern Illinois 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 2-0 Florida 6-18 Florida International 1-0 Florida State 0-4 Georgetown Georgia 20-1 Georgia Southern 1-0 Georgia Tech 2-0 Houston 1-0 Illinois 0-2 Indiana 2-0 Iowa State 0-1 IUPUI 1-0 Kansas 0-1 Kansas State 2-0 Kennesaw State 1-0 Liberty 1-0 Lipscomb 4-0 Long Beach State 2-0 Louisville 7-3 Loyola 1-0 Loyola Marymount 1-0 LSU 17-7 Marquette 1-1 Maryland 1-1 Miami (OH) 1-0 Michigan 0-2 Michigan State 2-1 Minnesota 1-0 Mississippi State 20-1 Missouri 5-5 Morehead State 5-0 Murray State 1-0 Nebraska 0-2 North Carolina 1-1 Northern Illinois 1-0 Northern Iowa 4-1 Northwestern 1-1 Oakland 1-0 Ohio 3-1 Ohio State 2-1 Ole Miss 17-4 Oklahoma 0-1 Oregon 1-1 Penn State 0-1 Pepperdine 0-1 Pittsburgh 1-0 Portland 1-0 Purdue 2-2 Saint Louis 1-0 San Diego State 0-1 Siena 1-0 South Carolina 20-2 South Florida 1-0 Southern Cal 1-3 Southern Illinois 1-0 St. John s 0-1 Syracuse 1-0 Tennessee 14-9 Tennessee State 1-0 Texas 0-1 Texas A&M 8-3 Toledo 1-0 Tulsa 1-0 UT Martin 1-0 Utah 1-0 VCU 3-0 Villanova 1-0 Virginia 1-0 Virginia Tech 2-0 Washington 0-1 Washington State 0-1 West Virginia 1-0 Western Carolina 5-0 Western Kentucky 3-0 Western Michigan 0-1 Wichita State 1-1 Wisconsin 0-1 Wright State 1-1 Wyoming 1-0 Xavier

10 MEMORIAL COLISEUM Playing in the friendly confines of Memorial Coliseum is a tremendous home-court advantage for the Kentucky volleyball team, which plays all of its matches in the historic facility. The Wildcats have compiled a record, good for a.728 winning percentage in their 40th season in the facility. In the last 12 seasons, Kentucky is an astounding (.814) at home. The Coliseum has played host to first-and second-round NCAA volleyball action as well as the 1983 NCAA Volleyball Final Four. It played host to NCAA Regionals in 2011, 2013 and Memorial also currently serves as the home court for the UK women s basketball and gymnastics teams. The storied gymnasium also housed some of the greatest moments in UK men s basketball history as its home for 26 seasons from 1950 to Record: (40th year) Largest Crowd:... 9,475 Kentucky vs. LSU ( ) Team Records Most : , Kentucky vs. Duke ( ) Most Attacks: , Kentucky vs. Duke ( ) Most Block Solos:... 7, twice, last, Kentucky vs. Auburn ( ) Most Block :... 39, Kentucky vs. Georgia ( ) Most :...122, Kentucky vs. Arkansas State ( ) Most :... 91, Purdue vs. Houston ( ) Most Service :... 21, Kentucky vs. Ball State ( ) Individual Records MEMORIAL COLISEUM RECORDS Most :...53, Priscilla Pacheco, Georgia vs. Kentucky ( ) Most Attacks:...102, Priscilla Pacheco, Georgia vs. Kentucky ( ) Highest Hitting : , Morgan Bergren, Arkansas vs. Kentucky ( ) Most Block Solos:...12, Lisa Bokovoy, Kentucky vs. North Carolina ( ) Most Block :...12, Jenny Muzzey, Kentucky vs. Georgia ( ),...12, Jaclyn Homan, Kentucky vs. Tennessee ( )... 12, Queen Nzenwa, Kentucky vs. Auburn ( )...12, Amanda Simmons, Louisville vs. Kentucky ( ) Most :... 35, BriAnne Sauer, Kentucky vs. Tennessee ( ) Most :... 87, Linda Menconi, Purdue vs. Houston ( ) Most Service :...7, Mary Catherine Aune, Alabama vs. Kentucky ( ) 1. 9, vs. LSU , vs. Hawai i , vs. Auburn , vs. Texas , vs. Georgia ATTENDANCE FIGURES TOP-10 MEMORIAL COLISEUM CROWDS 6. 3, vs. Florida , vs. Louisville , vs. Florida , vs. Tennessee , vs. Florida YEAR-BY-YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGE UNDER SKINNER , , , , , , , , ,794 MEMORIAL COLISEUM RECORD Year Record Pct Totals UNDER SKINNER Year Record Pct Totals

11 PLAYER BIOS KAZ BROWN Senior Middle Blocker 6-4 Waterloo, Iowa Cedar Falls Communication Six blocks against Tennessee earned her SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week - Broke solo block career record (56) in 25-point rally era against UT - Holds 25-point rally scoring era record in blocks with Fifth in 25-point rally scoring era career kills with Had SEC season high 11 kills in win at No. 1 Florida - Recorded career-high hitting percentage in sweep of LSU at Had season high 14 kills in win at Marquette - Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team - Preseason All-SEC in Named to All-SEC team for second-straight season in /25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 14 vs. Marquette (9/10/17) 11, at Florida (10/15/17) Career: 20 vs. Michigan State (8/28/15) 17, vs. South Carolina (10/21/16) Season:.818, vs. LSU (9/24/17).818, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career:.818, vs. LSU (9/24/17).818, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Season: 6, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 6, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 13, vs. Louisville (9/20/15) 11, vs. Auburn (11/27/15) Season: 1, 3x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) - 1, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Career: 1, 9x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) 1, 6x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Season: 2, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) 1, 2x, MR: vs. Texas A&M (10/11/17) Career: 4, vs. Wichita State (8/29/14) 1, 12x, MR: vs. South Carolina (10/2/16) Season: - - Career: - - Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 7 (35) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 8 (48) Double-doubles... 0 (2) Preseason All-SEC Team Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (10/23) TOTAL

12 PLAYER BIOS GABBY CURRY Freshman Defensive Specialist 5-8 Buford, Georgia Buford Clinical Leadership and Management Recorded 15 digs, her SEC high, in win over Auburn - Had career-high three aces at Mississippi State - Became fifth player in 25-point rally scoring era history with a 25+ dig match in win over UNI - Hit double-digit digs in all-three matches to begin career - Under-Armour All-American in High School - Two-time Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year - Competed for the USA U20 National Team over the summer - Won two state championships in high school 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 1, vs. UNI (9/2/17) Career: 1, vs. UNI (9/2/17) Season: 1.000, at Marquette (9/10/17) Career: 1.000, at Marquette (9/10/17) Season: Career: Season: - 4, 2x, last at Florida (10/15/17) - 4, at Florida (10/15/17) Career: 4, 2x, last at Florida (10/15/17) 4, at Florida (10/15/17) Season: 25, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 15, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 25, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 15, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Season: - 3, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 3, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: - 3, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 3, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (0) Matches with 10 or more digs... 9 (9) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

13 PLAYER BIOS OLIVIA DAILEY Junior Setter 5-10 Trussville, Ala. The Cahaba School Integrated Strategic Communication 20 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Honorable mention All-America in AVCA All-Region and All-SEC in Earned five SEC Setter of the Week awards in Posted 1,202 assists during 2016, the sixth most during the 25-point rally scoring era - Competed for the USA Collegiate National Team - Minneapolis Squad during the summer 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: Career: 5, vs. Wyoming (8/26/16) 3, vs. Ole Miss (10/16/16) Season: Career: 1.000, vs. Wyoming (8/26/16) 1.000, vs. Ole Miss (10/16/16) Season: Career: 6, 2x MR: at Ole Miss (11/14/16) 6, 2x MR: at Ole Miss (11/14/16) Season: 4, vs. Utah (8/25/17) Career: 60, vs Texas A&M (11/20/16) 60, vs Texas A&M (11/20/16) Season: 1, vs. Arkansas State (8/25/17) Career: 11 at Alabama (10/30/16) 11 at Alabama (10/30/16) Season: - Career: 4, vs. Mississippi State (9/25/16) 4, vs. Mississippi State (9/25/16) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (0) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (6) Matches with 40 or more assists... 0 (14) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (3) Double-doubles... 0 (5) TOTAL

14 PLAYER BIOS ASHLEY DUSEK Senior Defensive Specialist 5-7 East Bernard, Texas East Bernard Integrated Strategic Communication Third in 25-point rally scoring era in digs with 1,386 - Double-digit digs in 15-straight matches and in every match as a starter this season - One assist shy of double-double against KSU - Started at DS, played last two sets at libero against Marquette, earning 17 digs - Preseason All-SEC 2017 member - Won SEC Libero of the Year for second-straight season in Member of the All-SEC team. - Won one SEC Defensive Player of the Week 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: Career: 1, 7x, MR: vs. Arkansas (10/14/16) 1, 3x, MR: vs. Arkansas (10/14/16) Season:. Career: 1.000, 4x, MR: vs. Northern Iowa (9/3/16) 1.000, at South Carolina (9/25/15) Season: Career: Season: 9, vs KSU (9/16/17) 5, at Missouri (9/20/17) Career: 11, at Northern Illinois (9/12/15) 6, vs. Missouri (11/15/15) Season: 18, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 18, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 40, at Auburn (10/16/15) 40, at Auburn (10/16/15) Season: 2, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 2, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 4, at Georgia (11/5/15) 4, at Georgia (11/5/15) Category Season (Career) Matches with 5 or more assists... 2 (11) Matches with 10 or more digs (71) Double-doubles... 0 (1) Preseason All-SEC Team TOTAL

15 PLAYER BIOS LEAH EDMOND Sophmore Outside Hitter 6-2 Lexington, Ky. Paul Laurence Dunbar Kinesiology Eighth in 25-point rally scoring era in career kills (809) - Had career high five aces in win over South Carolina - SEC Offensive Player of the Week after 19 kills, a three-set record, against UT - Won another SEC Player of the Week after match-high 18 kills to beat No. 1 Florida - Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after 25 kills against AU - 25-point rally scoring leader in matches with 20+ or more kills with 10 - Set career-high in kills with 26 in win over Marquette - Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament team - Bluegrass Battle MVP Preseason All-SEC 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 26 at Marquette (9/10/17) 25, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 26 at Marquette (9/10/17) 25, 2x MR: vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Season:.556, at Texas A&M (10/29/17).556, at Texas A&M (10/29/17) Career:.556, at Texas A&M (10/29/17).556, at Texas A&M (10/29/17) Season: 5, 3x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) 5, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Career: 7, vs. Virginia (9/10/16) 5, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Season: 2 vs. Arkansas State (8/25/17) 1, 6x, MR: vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Career: 2, vs. Marquette (9/9/16) 1, 8x, MR: vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Season: 15, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 11, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Career: 15, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 14, at Missouri (10/23/16) Season: 4, vs. USC (9/2/17) 3, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: - 4, vs. USC (9/2/17) 3, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills (48) Matches with 10 or more digs... 5 (16) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 3 (6) Double-doubles... 5 (14) Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team Bluegrass Battle MVP Preseason All-SEC Team SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/25) SEC Player and Offensive Player of the Week (10/9) SEC Player and Offensive Player of the Week (10/16) ESPNW National Player of the Week SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/23) TOTAL

16 PLAYER BIOS EMILY FRANKLIN Senior Middle Blocker 6-4 Mesa, Ariz. Red Mountain Kinesiology & Health Promotion Third in school history in total blocks (363) in 25-point rally scoring era - Had 11-straight matches with over.400 hitting percentage from 9/9-10/15 - Recorded career highs in kills (14) and digs (6) in win over Alabama - Had season-high eight blocks at Missouri - Had an impressive 19 kills and 11 blocks in two matches against KSU and Louisville last weekend - Recorded 12 kills at Marquette, one off her career best - Had 15 performances last season with five or more blocks 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 14, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 14, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 14, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 14, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Season:.750 vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17).571 at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career:.889, vs. IUPUI (8/29/15/16).857, at Tennessee (11/8/15/16) Season: 8, 3x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) 8, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Career: 10, 2x, MR: 10, at Ole Miss (11/13/16) 10, 2x, MR: 10, at Ole Miss (11/13/16) Season: 1, 6x MR: vs. Texas A&M (10/11/17) 1, 3x MR vs. Texas A&M (10/11/17) Career: 8, vs. Georgia Southern (9/13/14) 3, at Missouri (10/23/16) Season: 6, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 6, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 6, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 6, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Season: 3 vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) 2, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career: 3, 5x, MR: at Tennessee (11/23/16) 3, 2x, MR: at Tennessee (11/23/16) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 6 (15) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 7 (31) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

17 PLAYER BIOS JORDAN FRY R. Freshman Middle Blocker 6-4 Cincinnati, Ohio Ursuline Academy Biology Recored kill in third set against LSU - Earned first career kill, the match winning point, against Loyola - Recorded first block against Loyola - Redshirted in /25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. USC /2 vs. UNI /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 1, 2x, MR: vs. LSU (9/24/17) - 1, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career: 1, 2x, MR: vs. LSU (9/24/17) - 1, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Season: 1.000, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career: 1.000, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) vs. LSU (9/24/17) Season: 1, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) - Career: 1, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) - Season: - - Career: - - Season: - - Career: - - Season: - - Career: - - Category...Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... Matches with 10 or more digs... Matches with 5 or more blocks... Double-doubles TOTAL

18 PLAYER BIOS HARPER HEMPEL Senior Defensive Specialist 5-8 Union, Ky. Ryle Accounting 14 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Had match winning ace at LSU - Appeared in 39 matches in her two-year career - Former walk-on who serves as backup at defensive specialist and setter 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: - - Career: - 1, 2x MR: vs. Marquette (9/9/16) - Season: - - Career:.500, at Wichita State (9/11/15) - Season: - - Career: - - Season: 45, vs. Marquette (9/9/16) - Career: 45, vs. Marquette (9/9/16) - Season: 1, 2x, MR at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 1, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 5, vs. Marquette (9/9/16) 1, 4x MR: at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: 1, at LSU (10/27/17) 1, at LSU (10/27/17) Career: 1, 3x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) 1, 2x, MR LSU (10/27/17) Category...Season (Career) Matches with 40 or more assists... 0 (1) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

19 PLAYER BIOS MERIDETH JEWELL junior Outside Hitter 5-11 Louisville, Ky. Mercy Integrated Strategic Communication 19 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Recorded at least one dig in first 16 matches of season - Earned 10 digs for first time while at Kentucky against UNI (9/2) - Transfer from Morehead State - OVC Freshman of the Year in Two-time All-OVC 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 1, 3x, last vs. USC (8/2/17) Career: 1, 3x, last vs. USC (8/2/17) Season:.250 vs. UNI (9/2/17) Career:.250 vs. UNI (9/2/17) Season: 1, vs. Utah (8/25/17) Career: 1, vs. Utah (8/25/17) Season: 1, 6x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) - 1, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Career: 1, 6x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) 1, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27/17) Season: 10, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 3, at LSU (10/27/17) Career: 10, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 3, at LSU (10/27/17) Season: 2, at Creighton (9/1/17) - Career: 2, at Creighton (9/1/17) - Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (0) Matches with 10 or more digs... 1 (1) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) Total

20 PLAYER BIOS MADISON LILLEY Freshman Setter 5-11 Overland Park, Kan Blue Valley West Undergraduate Studies Recorded double-double against Florida (27 assists, 12 digs) - Won fifth-straight SEC Setter of the Week Award for 48 assists performance against Tennessee - Had double-double against No. 1 Florida and won fifth SEC Setter of the Week award - Earned SEC Co-Setter Player of the Week after balanced match at MSU - Named SEC Player and Setter of the Week after wins over LSU and Missouri - Only Wildcat in 25-point rally scoring era to have two matches of 65 assists - Recorded fifth double-double in win at Missouri after 52 assists and 12 digs - Became first setter in 25-point rally scoring era with two matches of 65 or more assists in the win over Marquette 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 4, 4x, MR: at Florida (10/15/17) 4, 4x, MR: at Florida (10/15/17) Career: 4, 4x, MR: at Florida (10/15/17) 4, 4x, MR: at Florida (10/15/17) Season: 1.000, at Marquette (9/10/17).800, 2x, MR: at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 1.000, at Marquette (9/10/17).800, 2x, MR: at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: 5, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) 5, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Career: 5, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) 5, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Season: - 65, 2x, last at Marquette (9/10/17) 54, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 65, 2x, last at Marquette (9/10/17) 54, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Season: 12, 3x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 12, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 12, 3x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 12, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Season: 3, vs. LSU (9/24/17) 3, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career: 3, vs. LSU (9/24/17) 3, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (0) Matches with 10 or more digs... 9 (9) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Matches with 40 or more assists (12) Double-doubles... 9 (9) Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team SEC Player/Setter of the Week (9/11) SEC Player/Setter of the Week (9/25) SEC Co-Setter of the Week (10/2) SEC Setter of the Week (10/9) SEC Co-Setter of the Week (10/16) SEC Player/Setter of the Week (10/23) TOTAL

21 PLAYER BIOS DARIAN MACK Senior Outside Hitter 6-0 Raleigh, N.C. Wakefield Information Communication Technology Recorded season-high 13 kills in win over No. 1 Florida - Had season-high 10 kills at Mississippi State and hit.421 in the sweep - Hit.500 with nine kills in win over LSU - Seventh in school history in attack attempts (2,028) in 25-point rally era - Nine or more kills in last eight of last 10 matches to end last season 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 13, at Florida (10/15/17) 13, at Florida (10/15/17) Career: 20, at Purdue (8/27/16) 16, at South Carolina (9/25/15) Season:.615 vs. Utah (8/25/17).500 vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career:.615 vs. Utah (8/25/17).571, 2x MR: vs. South Carolina (10/21/16) Season: 5, vs. Arkansas State (8/25/17) 4, 2x, MR: Vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 6, at Auburn (11/4/16) 6, at Auburn (11/4/16) Season: 1, vs. Texas A&M (10/11/17) 1, vs. Texas A&M (10/11/17) Career: 3, at Wichita State (9/11/15) 2, 2x, MR: LSU (11/1/15) Season: 6, vs. Utah (8/25/17) 4, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 15, vs. Ohio (9/1/15) 12, 2x, MR: at Texas A&M (11/18/15) Season: - Career: 3, vs. Ohio (9/1/15) 2, at Alabama (10/23/15) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 3 (34) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (8) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 1 (5) Double-doubles... 0 (6) TOTAL

22 PLAYER BIOS BROOKE MORGAN junior Middle Blocker 6-5 Dike, Iowa New Hartford Undergraduate Studies Three blocks in win over South Carolina - Tied a career high with six blocks against Louisville - Put up 12 kills, one off her season-best in the win over UNI - Played a critical role in the win over then No. 22 Creighton, with nine kills on a.643 hitting clip a season ago - Posted a season-high 10 kills vs. Marquette in /25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU - * /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 12 vs. UNI (9/2/17) 7, at Missouri (9/20/17) Career: 13, 2x, MR: vs. Auburn (11/27/15) 13, 2x, MR: vs. Auburn (11/27/15) Season: 1.000, vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17).500, vs. Florida (11/1/17) Career: 1.000, vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17).700, at Alabama (10/4/15) Season: 6, vs. Louisville (9/15/17) 3, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Career: 6, 4x, Last vs. Louisville (9/15/17) 6, 2x, last at Florida (9/28/16) Season: Career: 1, 4x, MR: vs. LSU (11/18/16) - 1, vs. LSU (11/18/16) Season: 1, 4x, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) 2, vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Career: 4, at South Carolina (10/2/16) 4, at South Carolina (10/2/16) Season: Career: Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 1 (11) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 1 (7) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

23 PLAYER BIOS ANNA NYBERG Junior Outside Hitter 6-2 Tomahawk, Wis. Tomahawk Pre-Integrated Strategic Communication 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Had SEC career best five kills and two blocks at Mississippi State - Posted three kills and had.600 hitting percentage against LSU - After recording nine kills in 2016, posted seven in win over Cincinnati - Had a career match at Northern Iowa in 2015, posting 12 kills - Her 12 kills at Northern Iowa were part of a four-set record 67 the team posted that day 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. USC /2 vs. UNI /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 7 vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) 5 at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 12, at Northern Iowa (9/4/15) 5 at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: -.600, vs. LSU (9/24/17).600, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Career:.600, vs. LSU (9/24/17).600, vs. LSU (9/24/17) Season: - 2, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 2, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 2, 2x, MR: at Mississippi State (10/1/17) - 2, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: - - Career: 1, at Wichita State (9/11/15) - Season: 1, 2x, MR: at Mississippi State (10/1/17) - 1, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 6, at Wichita State (9/11/15) - 1, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: 1 vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) - Career: 1 vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) - Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (1) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

24 PLAYER BIOS KENDYL PARIS Freshman Middle Blocker 6-3 Hilliard, Ohio Hilliard Davidson Undergraduate Studies 6 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Recorded first SEC termination at Mississippi State - Earned first block and kill in win over Loyola - No. 81 recruit in the nation from PrepVolleyball - First Team All-Ohio in /25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. USC /2 vs. UNI /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 1, 2x, last at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 1, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 1, 2x, last at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 1, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: 1.000, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 1.000, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 1.000, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 1.000, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Season: 1, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) Career: 1, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) Season: Career: Season: Career: Season: 1, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) Career: 1, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (0) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

25 PLAYER BIOS KYLIE SCHMALTZ Sophomore Defensive Specialist 5-8 Verona, Wis. Verona Undergraduate Studies 9 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Posted career-high five digs in match against Cincinnati -Appeared in seven matches as a true freshman a season ago 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: - - Career: - - Season: - - Career: - - Season: Career: Season: - - Career: - - Season: 5 vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) Career: 5 vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) 2, vs. Alabama (9/26/16) Season: - - Career: - - Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... Matches with 10 or more digs... Matches with 5 or more blocks... Double-doubles TOTAL

26 PLAYER BIOS KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL AVERY SKINNER Freshman Outside Hitter 6-1 Katy, Texas HVCA Communication Studies and Disorders Recorded 15 kills in win against South Carolina - Had team-high 12 kills in win at Texas A&M - Tied career bests against Alabama with 19 kills and four blocks - Had team-high 15 kills against Louisville - Posted 17 kills in win at Marquette with.310 attacking percentage - Had breakout weekend with four-straight matches with 10 or more kills in Bluejay Invitational and against Kansas - Under-Armour All-American - Two-time Texas state champion - Former club teammate of current Wildcat Ashley Dusek 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 19, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 19, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 19, 2x, MR: vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 19, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Season:.600, at Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17).529 vs. LSU, (9/24/17) Career:.600, at Loyola (Chicago) (9/9/17).529 vs. LSU, (9/24/17) Season: 4, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 4, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Career: 4, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) 4, vs. Alabama (10/6/17) Season: 1, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 1, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 1, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 1, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Season: 3, 3x, last vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 3, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 3, 3x, MR: vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 3, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Season: Career: Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills (13) Matches with 10 or more digs... 0 (0) Matches with 5 or more blocks... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) TOTAL

27 PLAYER BIOS McKENZIE WATSON Junior Defensive Specialist 5-5 Louisville, Ky. Assumption Elementary Education Earned first kill of season on hustle play against Auburn - Had 15th career double-digit kill match against Louisville - Bluegrass Battle All-tournament team member - Led team with 25 aces as a sophomore - Set career-high with 21 digs in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament a season ago 8/25 vs. Arkansas State /25 vs. Utah /26 vs. Cincinnati /1 at Creighton /2 vs. UNI /2 vs. USC /4 at Kansas /9 vs. Loyola /10 at Marquette /15 vs. Louisville /16 vs. KSU /20 at Missouri /24 vs. LSU /1 at MSU /6 vs. Alabama /8 vs. Auburn /11 vs. Texas A&M /15 at Florida /22 vs. UT /27 at LSU /29 at Texas A&M /1 vs. Florida /5 vs. South Carolina Season: 1, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) - 1, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 1, 3x, MR: vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 1, 2x, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Season: , vs. Auburn (10/8/17) , vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Career: 1.000, 3x, MR: vs. Auburn (10/8/17) 1.000, vs. Auburn (10/8/17) Season: - - Career: - - Season: 2, vs. Cincinnati (8/26/17) 1, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (11/5/17) Career: 3, 7x, MR: 3, vs. Ole Miss (10/16/16) 3, 3x, MR: 3, vs. Ole Miss (10/16/16) Season: 13, vs. UNI (9/2/17) 9, 2x, MR at LSU (10/27) Career: 21, vs. Colorado State (9/2/16) 14, at Missouri (10/23/16) Season: 2, 2x, MR: at Mississippi State (10/1/17) 2, at Mississippi State (10/1/17) Career: 4, vs. Virginia (9/10/16) 3, 3x, MR: vs. Texas A&M (11/20/16) Category Season (Career) Matches with 10 or more kills... 0 (0) Matches with 10 or more digs... 4 (15) Matches with 5 or more assists... 0 (0) Double-doubles... 0 (0) Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team TOTAL