MIDDLE TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL

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1 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) CULVER GOVERNORS CHALLENGE CLARKSVILLE, TENN. WINFIELD DUNN CENTER (7,257) Aug. 25 UMKC ^ 10:00a.m. MISSOURI ^ 5:30p.m. Aug. 26 NORTHERN IOWA ^ 5:30p.m. Aug. 27 ARIZONA 12:00p.m. Sept. 1 IDAHO STATE! 9:30a.m. UT ARLINGTON! 4:00p.m. Sept. 2 BELMONT! 2:00p.m. Sept. 5 CHATTANOOGA 6:00p.m. Sept. 8 TROY # 1:00p.m. S. CAROLINA STATE # 4:30p.m. Sept. 9 MOREHEAD STATE # 2:00p.m. Sept. 15 ROBERT 1:30p.m. 4:00p.m. Sept :00a.m. Sept. 22 UAB* 7:00p.m. Sept. 24 MARSHALL* 1:00p.m. Sept. 29 RICE* 6:00p.m. Oct. 1 WKU* 12:00p.m. Oct. 6 LA TECH* 7:00p.m. Oct. 8 FAU* 12:00p.m. Oct. 13 UTSA* 7:00p.m. Oct. 15 CHARLOTTE* 1:00p.m. Oct. 20 UAB* 1:00p.m. Oct. 25 TENNESSEE STATE 6:00p.m. Oct. 29 UTEP* 12:00p.m. Nov. 1 AUSTIN PEAY 6:00p.m. Nov. 5 WKU* 1:00p.m. Nov. 9 FIU* 6:00p.m. Nov. 11 NORTH TEXAS* 11:00a.m. CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT Nov. WKU BOLD indicates home match * indicates Conference USA match ^ Culver Governor Challenge! Bruiser Showcase # Comfort Robert Morris Invitational Brendan English Athletic Communications Asst. Women s Volleyball Contact Murphy Center 2650 Middle Tennessee Blvd. Murfreesboro, Tenn (e) english@goblueraiders.com (c) MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS Head Coach: Cuck Crawford 1st season MT Coaching Record: (0-0) #19 MISSOURI TIGERS Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow 13th season Series History: Tigers lead (2-1) OPENING SERVE UMKC ROOS Head Coach: Christi Posey 5th season Series History: First meeting (0-0) >> MT volleyball opens their 40th season in school history at the Culver Governors Challenge inside the Winfield Dunn Center on Friday, August 25. MT opens the weekend against the UMKC Roos, followed by an eveing match against No. 19 Missouri. The Blue Raiders wrap up the tournament on Saturday, with play against UNI. >> Head coach Chuck Crawford enters his first season at the helm of the MT volleyball program. Crawford hails from Auburn where he served as an assistant for the past three seasons. >> The Blue Raiders welcome six newcombers to the squad: Alyssa Mathis, Brienna Tankesley, Josie Maxim, Leilani Mayer, Maddie Sweeney, and Taylor Hammill. >> MT returns three of the teams top kill preformers from last season: Regan Coughlin (246), Aubrie Huddleston (150), and Bailey Mason (148). SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS UNI PANTHERS Head Coach: Bobbi Peterson 18th season Series History: Panthers lead (2-0) UMKC ROOS >> The Roos round off their 2016 campaign finishing with a overall record. >> UMKC returns eight letter winners including, sophomore Alicia Harrington. Harrington returns this season after tallying 278 kills and 41 digs during her freshman campaign. MISSOURI TIGERS >> The Tigers wrapped up their 2016 season with a overall record and clinched the SEC conference championship, which led them to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. >> Senior setter, Courtney Eckenrode returns for her final season. The Woodlands, Texas native finished her junior season recording 1,193 assists and averaged 9.78 assists per set. UNI PANTHERS >> The Purple & Yellow return 11 players and bring on six newcomers to their squad. >> The Panthers finished their season overall and clinched the third place spot within the Missouri Valley Conference >> Among the 11 returners, libero Kendall Sorge returns for her junior campaign. Sorge wrapped up her sophomore outing recording 621 digs and averages over five digs per set (5.08). Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 1

2 NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 ALYSSA MATHIS Outside Hitter 6-1 R-So. Tampa, Fla. San Diego State SLOAN SULLIVAN MADDIE SWEENEY BRIENNA TANKESLEY DORA PEONIA TAYLOR HAMMILL REGAN COUGHLIN MAKILA YORK LEILANI MAYER BAILEY MASON JOSIE MAXIM AUBRIE HUDDLESTON VONNIE COVINGTON Libero 5-6 Sr. Ooltewah, Tenn. Ooltewah HS Setter 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Ardrey Kell HS Libero 5-4 So. Landisville, Pa. Auburn Middle Blocker 5-11 So. Castel Bolognese, Italy Gadda-Rosselli HS Setter 5-11 So. Greenwood, Ind. Auburn Outside Hitter 5-10 Jr. Bloomington, Ill. Coastal Georgia Right Side 6-2 Jr. Valencia, Trinidad and Tobago Bishop Anstey HS Outside Hitter 6-2 Fr. Germantown, Md. Northwest HS Outside Hitter 6-0 Jr. Forsyth, Ill. Truman State Middle Blocker 6-1 Fr. Oswego, Ill. Oswego HS Outside Hitter 5-10 So. Hunstville, Ala. Grissom HS Middle Blocker 5-9 R-Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich. Harrison HS Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 2

3 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Class Position Ht. Hometown High School (Prev. College) 9 Regan Coughlin Jr. OH 5-10 Bloomington, Ill. (Coastal Georgia) 32 Vonnie Covington R-Jr. MB 5-9 Farmington Hills, Mich. Harrison HS 6 Taylor Hammill So. S 5-11 Greenwood, Ind. (Auburn) 22 Aubrie Huddleston So. OH 5-10 Huntsville, Ala. Grissom HS 13 Bailey Mason Jr. OH 6-0 Forsyth, Ill. (Truman State) 1 Alyssa Mathis R-So. OH 6-1 Tampa, Fla. (San Diego State) 16 Josie Maxim Fr. MB 6-1 Oswego, Ill. Oswego HS 12 Leilani Mayer Fr. OH 6-2 Germantown, Md. Northwest HS 5 Dora Peonia So. MB 5-11 Castel Bolognese, Italy Gadda-Roselli HS 2 Sloan Sullivan Sr. L 5-6 Ooltewah, Tenn. Ooltewah HS 3 Maddie Sweeney Fr. S 5-11 Charlotte, N.C. Ardrey Kell HS 4 Brienna Tankesley So. L 5-4 Landisville, Pa. (Auburn) 11 Makila York Jr. RS 6-2 Valencia, Trinidad and Tobago Bishop Anstey HS ROSTER BREAKDOWN Seniors (1): Sloan Sullivan Juniors (4): Regan Coughlin, Vonnie Covington, Bailey Mason, Makila York Sophomores (5): Taylor Hammill, Aubrie Huddleston, Alyssa Mathis, Dora Peonia, Brienna Tankesley Freshmen (3): Josie Maxim, Leilani Mayer, Maddie Sweeney PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Regan Coughlin COUGH-LIN Taylor Hammill HAM-ILL Alyssa Mathis MATH-IS Leilani Mayer LAY-LAWN-EE Dora Peonia PAY-OH-NEE-AH Sloan Sullivan like LOAN with an S Brienna Tankesley TANKS-LEE Makila York MA-KEEL-LAH COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Cuck Crawford Miami (OH) 01 First Season Assistant Coach: Stephanie Zielinski Rutgers 12 First Season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Jenna Orner Coastal Carolina 15 First Season QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location Murfreesboro, Tenn. Founded Sept. 11, 1911 Enrollment 22, 511 Nickname Blue Raiders and White Colors Royal Blue Mascot Lightning Conference Conference USA President Sidney A. McPhee Facility (Capacity) Alumni Memorial Gym (1,028) SOCIAL MEDIA Blue ATHLETICS Athletic Director Associate Athletic Director/SWA Associate Athletic Director for Communications Chris Massaro Diane Turnham Mark Owens WEBSITE Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 3

4 2016 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS KILLS Regan Coughlin 246 Aubrie Huddleston 150 Bailey Mason 148 DIGS Meg Irvin 380 Regan Coughlin 254 Jacqueline Lux 222 ASSISTS Jacqueline Lux 912 Meg Irvin 68 Regan Coughlin 28 ACES Delaney Gallagher 24 Bailey Mason 22 Meg Irvin 17 Jacqueline Lux 17 BLOCKS TOTAL Delaney Gallagher 53 Vonnie Covington 47 Dora Peonia 34 BLOCKS SOLO Delaney Gallagher 14 Vonnie Covington 5 Regan Coughlin 2 Aubrey Huddleston 2 Dora Peonia 2 BLOCKS ASSISTED Delaney Gallagher 53 Vonnie Covington 42 Dora Peonia TEAM STATISTICS RECORD (5-24, 2-12 Conference USA) ATTACK Kills 1157 Total Attacks 3507 Attack Pct..142 SET Assists 1071 DEFENSE Digs 1358 BLOCKING Block SOLO 28 Block ASSIST 235 Block TOTAL LAST TIME A BLUE RAIDER... KILLS Had 15 or more kills Regan Coughlin (18), vs. Charlotte 10/16/16 Had 20 or more kills Chelsea Ross (28), vs. Seattle U 9/14/15 Had 30 or more kills Chelsea Ross (33), vs. LA Tech 10/5/14 Had 35 or more kills KeKe Deckard (35), at Arkansas State 10/28/01 DIGS Had 15 or more digs Meg Irvin (19), vs. Austin Peay 10/19/16 Had 20 or more digs Regan Coughlin (26), at LA Tech 10/7/16 Had 30 or more digs Meg Irvin (34), at Charlotte 10/16/16 Had 35 or more digs Kim Story (37), vs. Chattanooga 9/17/94 ASSISTS Had 50 or more assists Jacqueline Lux (54), at Charlotte 10/16/16 Had 60 or more assists Nidza Castillo (69), at Murray State 10/6/95 Had 70 or more assists Jaemi Clayton (74), at Austin Peay 9/17/96 Had 75+ assists Jaemi Clayton (76), at Eastern Illinois 10/10/96 ACES Had 4+ service aces Aubrie Huddleston (4), vs. UTEP 10/30/16 Had 7+ serivce aces Mary Rickman (9), vs. Southeast Missouri 10/23/92 Had 10 + service aces Priscilla Robinson (14), vs. Tennessee State 11/2/93 BLOCKS Had 5+ solo blocks Priscilla Robinson (6), vs. Morehead State 10/11/91 Had 6+ solo blocks Priscilla Robinson (7), vs. Oral Roberts 10/5/91 Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 4

5 2017 RESULTS AND CATEGORY LEADERS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT, SETS KILLS DIGS ASSISTS Aug. 25 UMKC 10:00a.m. MISSOURI 5:30p.m. Aug. 26 NORTHERN IOWA 5:30p.m. Aug. 27 ARIZONA 12:00p.m. Sept. 1 IDAHO STATE 9:30a.m. UT ARLINGTON 4:00p.m. Sept. 2 BELMONT 2:00p.m. Sept. 5 CHATTANOOGA 6:00p.m. Sept. 8 TROY 1:00p.m. S. CAROLINA STATE 4:30p.m. Sept. 9 MOREHEAD STATE 2:00p.m. Sept. 15 ROBERT MORRIS 1:30p.m. RUTGERS 4:00p.m. Sept. 16 PENN 10:00a.m. Sept. 22 UAB* 7:00p.m. Sept. 24 MARSHALL* 1:00p.m. Sept. 29 RICE* 6:00p.m. Oct. 1 WKU* 12:00p.m. Oct. 6 LA TECH* 7:00p.m. Oct. 8 FAU* 12:00p.m. Oct. 13 UTSA* 7:00p.m. Oct. 15 CHARLOTTE* 1:00p.m. Oct. 20 UAB* 1:00p.m. Oct. 25 TENNESSEE STATE 6:00p.m. Oct. 29 UTEP* 12:00p.m. Nov. 1 AUSTIN PEAY 6:00p.m. Nov. 5 WKU* 1:00p.m. Nov. 9 FIU* 6:00p.m. Nov. 11 NORTH TEXAS 11:00a.m. BOLD indicates home match * indicates Conference USA match BLUE RAIDER TRENDS Overall 0-0 On Sunday 0-0 Conference USA 0-0 On Tuesday 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0 On Wednesday 0-0 Home 0-0 On Friday 0-0 Away 0-0 On Saturday 0-0 Neutral 0-0 In August 0-0 Three Set Matches 0-0 In September 0-0 Four Set Matches 0-0 In October 0-0 Five Set Matches 0-0 In November 0-0 In December 0-0 Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 5

6 2016 STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 3 IRVIN, Meg COVINGTON, Von GALLAGHER, Dela PEONIA, Dora HUDDLESTON, Au LUX, Jacqueline YORK, M akila COUGHLIN, Rega MASON, Bailey GARNER, Steph SIRMONES, Sabri SULLIVAN, Sloan JAGER, Breanna TEAM MIDDLE TENNESS Opponents Team Statistics MT OPP ATTACK K ills E rro rs Total Attacks Attack Pct K ills /S e t SET A s s is ts A s s is ts /S e t SERVE A c e s E rro rs A c e s /S e t SERVE RECEPTIO E rro rs E rro rs /S e t DEFENSE D ig s D ig s /S e t BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks B lo c k s /S e t Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE T o ta l Dates/Avg Per Da 11/231 12/402 Neutral site #/Avg 6/395 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs ULM ,25-21, Aug 27 vs Cincinnati L ,23-25,14-25, Aug 27 at Tennessee L ,18-25, /2/2016 vs Nevada L ,16-25, /3/2016 at Saint M ary's (CA) L ,12-25,23-25, /3/2016 vs UC Riverside L ,17-25,18-25, Sep 09 ILLINOIS STATE L ,13-25, Sep 10 SETON HALL L ,22-25, Sep 10 TENNESSEE TECH ,25-23,25-23,7-25, Sep 14 at Wake Forest L ,13-25, ^Sep 16 vs Morgan State ,25-13,23-25, ^Sep 16 at VCU L ,19-25, ^Sep 17 vs LIBERTY L ,18-25, *Sep 23 at UAB ,25-19,16-25, *Sep 25 at Marshall University L ,21-25, *Sep 30 RICE L ,19-25, *Oct 02 WKU L ,14-25, Oct 05 at Tennessee State L ,21-25,25-21, *Oct 07 at Louisiana Tech L ,22-25,25-16, *10/8/2016 at FAU L ,13-25, *Oct 14 UTSA L ,25-19,13-25, *Oct 16 at Charlotte ,25-23,20-25,22-25,1 448 Oct 19 AUSTIN PEAY L ,25-23,16-25,22-25,8 291 *Oct 21 SOUTHERN M ISS L ,22-25, *Oct 23 UAB L ,25-22,19-25, *Oct 30 UTEP L ,25-27, *Nov 05 at #21 WKU L ,21-25, *Nov 10 at FIU L ,23-25,14-25,25-23,1 120 *Nov 12 NORTH TEXAS L ,20-25, Record in 3-set matches: 1-15 Record in 4-set matches: 2-7 Record in 5-set matches: 2-2 Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 6

7 ALYSSA MATHIS 1 OH 6-1 R-So. Tampa Bay, Fla. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Averaged 5.6 kills and 1.35 blocks per set during her senior season at Bishop Mclaughlin HS - Earned team MVP accolades at the completion of her senior season CAREER SLOAN SULLIVAN 2 L 5-6 Sr. Ooltewah, Tenn. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AS A BLUE RAIDER: - Appeared in 85 sets and 27 matches in her junior outing - Set a career-high 11 digs during her junior season against Tennessee Tech (9/9) CAREER Kills N/A Attack Attempts 3, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Assists 2, at Tennessee State (10/5/16) Aces 1, 4x, last at UAB (10/23/16) Digs 11, vs. Tennessee Tech (9/10/16) Points 1, 4x, last at UAB (10/23/16) Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 7

8 MADDIE SWEENEY 3 S 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Recorded 1,576 assists, 379 kills, 134 aces during her high school campaign - Ranked 2nd all-time in assists at Ardrey Kell High School CAREER BRIENNA TANKESLEY 4 L/DS 5-4 So. Landisville, Pa. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Provided depth to the Auburn backrow, playing in seven matches and 10 sets for the Tigers - Had a season-best three digs vs. Texas A&M, during her time as a Tiger (11/26) CAREER Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 8

9 DORA PEONIA 5 MB 5-11 So. Castel Bolognese, Italy CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AS A BLUE RAIDER: - Third on the team in hitting percentage (.174) and total blocks (34) during her freshman outing - Tallied first career double-double ans set career highs with 16 kills and 10 digs at FIU (11/10) CAREER Kills 16, at FIU (11/10/16) Attack Attempts 36, at FIU (11/10/16) Assists 2, vs. UC Riverside Aces 1, 7x, last vs. North Texas (11/12/16) Digs 10, at FIU (11/10/16) Points 17, at FIU (11/10/16) TAYLOR HAMMILL 6 S 5-11 So. Greenwood, Ind. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Tallied a career-best seven assists, for Auburn vs. Furman (8/27) CAREER Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 9

10 REGAN COUGHLIN 9 OH 5-10 Jr. Bloomington, Ill. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AS A BLUE RAIDER: - Led the team with 246 kills and finished second on the team with 254 digs - Registered seven double-doubles for the season CAREER Kills 18, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Attack Attempts 46, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Assists 4, vs. UC Riverside (9/3/16) Aces 3, vs. ULM (8/26/16) Digs 26, at LA Tech (10/7/16) Points 19, at Charlotte (10/16/16) MAKILA YORK 11 OH 6-2 Jr. Valencia, Trinidad and Tobago CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AS A BLUE RAIDER: - Finished sophomore campaign averaging 8.63 kills per match in the final eight contests - Played for the Trinidad and Tobago in the Pan American games in the summer of CAREER Kills 14, at Marshall (11/14/15) Attack Attempts 36, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Assists 2, vs. Utah State (9/4/15) Aces 2, at FIU (11/10/16) Digs 6, at WKU (11/5/16) Points 16, at Marshall (11/14/15) Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 10

11 12 MH 6-2 Fr. Germantown, Md. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Two-sport standout in volleyball and basketball at Northwest High School - Played in 26 sets and tallied 60 kills with a.331 hitting percentage during her senior outing CAREER LEILANI MAYER 13 OH 6-0 Jr. Forsyth, Ill. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AS A BLUE RAIDER: - Played in all 29 matches with 21 starts during her sophomore outing - Named to the DISH Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team CAREER BAILEY MASON Kills 12, 3x, last vs. UC Riverside (9/3/16) Attack Attempts 44, vs. UC Riverside (9/3/16) Assists 1, 2x, last vs. Liberty (9/17/16) Aces 3, 2x, last vs. UTSA (10/14/16) Digs 10, 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (9/10/16) Points 16, vs. ULM (8/26/16) Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 11

12 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Middle hitter at Oswego High School and Sports Performance Volleyball Club CAREER MH JOSIE MAXIM 6-1 Fr. Oswego, Ill. AUBRIE HUDDLESTON 22 OH 5-10 So. Huntsville, Ala. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AS A BLUE RAIDER: - Recorded nine kills and hit for a season-best.353 at home against UAB - Played in 27 matches and 73 sets with 12 starts, last season CAREER Kills 17, at LA Tech (10/7/16) Attack Attempts 44, at LA Tech (10/7/16) Assists 1, 2x, last vs. North Texas (11/12/16) Aces 4, vs. UTEP (10/30/16) Digs 6, at Tennessee (8/27/16) Points 17.5, at LA Tech (10/7/16) Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 12

13 32 MB 5-9 R-Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - Led the team in hitting percentage with a.234 clip during her redshirt-sophomore outing - Hit for a combined.443 in a span of four matches (10/16-23) CAREER VONNIE COVINGTON Kills 17, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Attack Attempts 27, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Assists 1, 2x, last at Wake Forest (9/14/16) Aces N/A Digs 3, vs. Seton Hall (9/10/16) Points 19, at Charlotte (10/16/16) Middle Tennessee Volleyball Game Notes 13

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