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1 Mississippi State University Mississippi South Carolina (Nov 16-6 pm Florida (Nov 18-12:30 pm CT) MSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result MSU/Microtel Classic Starkville, Miss Aug 25 Murray State W, 3-0 (30-27, 30-25, 33-31) Aug 25 UA-Little Rock W, 3-1 (30-21, 30-27, 27-30, 31-29) Aug 26 Clemson L, 1-3 (30-24, 23-30, 12-30, 14-30) Baylor Invitational Waco, Texas Aug 31 vs Oregon L, 0-3 (31-33, 17-30, 25-30) Sept 1 at Baylor W, 3-2 (30-27, 31-29, 17-30, 28-30, 15-10) Sept 1 vs Stephen F A u s t i n L, 1-3 (29-31, 30-26, 27-30, 22-30) Memphis Invitational Memphis, Tenn Sept 7 vs Nicholls State W, 3-0 (30-21, 30-23, 30-19) Sept 8 vs Austin Peay W, 3-0 (30-24, 30-22, 30-20) Sept 8 at Memphis L, 2-3 (30-27, 18-30, 31-29, 20-30, 12-15) Sept 14 at Kentucky L, 1-3 (26-30, 27-30, 30-28, 21-30) Sept 16 at Tennessee L, 1-3 (22-30, 30-26, 20-30, 25-30) Sept 19 Alabama L, 0-3 ( 27-30, 34-36, ) Sept 21 Arkansas W, 3-0 (30-25, 33-31, 32-30) Sept 28 #6 Florida L, 0-3 ( 26-30, 23-30, ) Sept 30 South Carolina L, 1-3 (19-30, 30-26, 28-30, 27-30) Oct 5 at Ole Miss L, 1-3 (22-30, 28-30, 30-22,27-30) Oct 7 at #20 LSU L, 1-3 (30-19, 22-30, 19-30, 25-30) Oct 12 Georgia W, 3-1 (21-30, 30-23, 30-22, 30-27) Oct 14 Auburn W, 3-2 (30-23, 30-27, 23-30, 23-30, 15-11) Oct 19 Tennessee W, 3-2 (28-30, 30-26, 30-17, 30-32, 15-12) Oct 21 Kentucky (TV) L, 1-3 (25-30, 30-32, 23-30, 30-23, 25-30) Oct 24 at Alabama L, 1-3 (22-30, 27-30, 30-26, 29-31) Oct 28 at Arkansas W, 3-1 (30-21, 23-30, 37-35, 30-27) Nov 2 at Auburn W, 3-0 (30-26, 30-22, 30-28) Nov 4 at Georgia L, 0-3 (27-30, 23-30, 22-30) Nov 9 Louisiana State L, 3-2 (24-30, 27-30, 30-26, 31-29, 12-15) Nov 11 Ole Miss W, 3-1 (24-30, 27-30, 30-26, 31-29, 12-15) Nov 16 at South Carolina 6 pm Nov 18 at # 8 Florida 12:30 pm All match times listed are Central times SEC VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS SEC Pct ALL Pct # 8 Florida Louisiana State Alabama Ole Miss Kentucky Georgia Mississippi State Arkansas South Carolina Tennessee Auburn This week in the SEC We d: U T Friday: UF, ARK, UM, LSU, USC Sunday: USC, ARK, LSU, UF, UM C O M P A R I N G T H E S T A T S MSU ( / 7-11 ) STAT U S C ( / 5-13 ) U F ( 24-1 / 17-1 ) 1464 ( 9 t h ) KI L L S 1525 ( 4 t h ) 1733 ( 1 s t ) 206 ( 7 t h ) HI T T I N G % 214 ( 5 t h ) 314 ( 1 s t ) 1513 ( 11 t h ) DI G S 1719 ( 5 t h ) 1732 ( 4 t h ) 180 ( 11 t h ) BL O C K S 231 ( 7 t h ) 310 ( 2 n d ) 205 ( 1 s t ) AC E S 146 ( 8 t h ) 170 ( 4 t h ) (Team records, stats &SEC statistical rankings through 11/13) VO L L E Y BA L L BU L L D O G S V I S I T U S C, F LO R I DA O N F I NA L W E E K E N D Mississippi State (12-15, 7-11 SEC) lowers the curtains on its 33rd season of volleyball this weekend, hitting the road for weekend conference matchups at South Carolina (12-15, 5-13 SEC) and at eighth-ranked Florida (24-1, 17-1 SEC) The Bulldogs seek a split of the season series with both SEC Eastern Division teams The Gators blanked State 3-0 (30-26, 30-23, 30-14) and the Gamecocks prevailed 3-1 (19-30, 30-26, 30-28, 27-30) at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville on the third weekend of the 10-weekend SEC season BULLDOGS W I T H L AT E - S E A S O N K I C K After opening the 2007 SEC campaign with a 1-7 mark, the Bulldogs have put together a solid finish to the 33rd season of Mississippi State volleyball Since mid-october, the Bulldogs, picked to finish last in the Southeastern Conference, have posted a 6-4 worksheet against league foes, improving to 7-11 in league play and seventh place in the overall conference standings (fourth in the SEC West) An eighth win would tie the school record for SEC wins (set in 2006) and give MSU four consecutive seasons in which the school record for conference wins was either tied or broken M S U V S S O U T H C A RO L I NA, F LO R I DA The Bulldogs take aim on their second straight win in Columbia and third win in the last four meetings with South Carolina overall in Friday s match at the Volleyball Competition Center State claimed a five-game thriller in a regionally-televised match last year in Columbia to clinch its second two-match series sweep of the Gamecocks Earlier this year USC improved its overall series lead over State to 18-7 with a 3-1 win in Starkville The MSU-Florida series has been a one-sided struggle, with Florida registering wins in all 31 previous meetings, including a 3-0 decision in Starkville Oct 10 The Bulldogs have managed to win but three games in the series, which dates back to 1984 Florida is 14-0 against Mississippi State in Gainesville BU L L D O G QUICK HITTERS Five Mississippi State seniors close out their collegiate volleyball careers with this weekend s road trip to South Carolina and Florida The group includes a trio of four-year starters that were part of M S U s top 50-ranked 2003 recruiting class: opposite hitter Jamie Joyner (St Louis, Mo), libero Megan Lukasek (St Louis, Mo) and middle blocker Erin Seago (Rockford, Ill) Also wrapping up their MSU careers are two-year starting middle blocker Lauren Kowal (Chesterfield, Mo/Xavier University) and third-year setter Eva Kriegel ( J a s z b e r e n y, Hungary) The MSU roster includes one Florida player, sophomore setter Dorey Gray (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla) The Bulldogs have absorbed 3-0 shutout losses only four times in 2007 One of those was a three-set contest against Florida MississippiState has led the Southeastern Conference in serving the past three years and is well on its way to making it four straight The Bulldogs lead the SEC with 213 aces and average a league-best 205 aces per game LSU is next with 202 aces and 179 aces per game Middle blocker Lauren Kowal, one of MSU s five seniors, saw her junior campaign ended by a knee injury sustained in last year s MSU-Florida match in Starkville She leads MSU with 18 solo and 79 total blocks MISSISSIPPI STATE S PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 1 Eva KRIEGEL S 5-11 Sr Jaszbereny, Hungary 4 triple-doubles ; 153 career aces 3 Ioana DEMIAN OH 6-0 So Baia Mare, Romania 2nd &3rd double-doubles last weekend 11 Jamie JOYNER Opp 6-1 Sr St Louis, Mo Team-hi 345 kills; 4 away from 1,000th career kill 16 Lauren KOWAL MB 6-3 Sr Chesterfield, Mo Team-best & career-hi 79 total blocks; 8 vs UM 28 Kayla W O O D A R D D S 5-5 Fr Arley, Ala Freshman walk-on DS with 23 straight starts 35 Erin S E A G O MB 6-2 Sr Rockford, Ill 8th at MSU w/ 231 car BA; 3rd w/374 % vs SEC 17 Megan LUKASEK L 5-8 Sr St Louis, Mo 479 digs shy of MSUrec; 2nd w/1,532 car digs

2 HOT DIGGITY DOG She s already nailed down a No 2 spot among MSU s all-time career leaders in digs with 1,532 Now senior libero Megan Lukasek in making a strong bid for MSU s single-season digs mark Lukasek, MSU s digs leaders in each of her four seasons, stands fifth with 479 digs, making her second career entry into MSU s single-season top 10 digs list She needs 27 more digs to pass State singleseason digs record holder, Misty Farmer who piled up 505 digs in 1995 JOYNER CLOSING IN ON 1K-K With 36 kills last weekend, senior opposite hitter Jamie Joyner is closing in on the 1,000-kill career milestone Joyner leads State with a career-best 345 kills and enters the finale weekend of the season four kills away from becoming the ninth MSU player to reach 1,000 kills in a career Joyner, with a 231 career hitting percentage and 2,754 career attacks, is also poised for an MSU career top 10 finish in those categories Joyner had a team seasonbest 23 kills last weekend against LSU BU L L D O G S A M O N G L E AG U E S TATS LEADERS Four members of the MSU volleyball team entered the weekend with top 10 status in three SEC volleyball statistical categories: HI T T I N G % Erin Seago (8th, 342; SEC-only, 3rd, 374) AS S I S T S Eva Kriegel (9th, 947 apg) AC E S Eva Kriegel (2nd, 052 apg), Cristina Jucan (9th, 038 apg) DI G S P E R G A M E Megan Lukasek (7th, 461 dpg) WIN NO 500 FOR TINA SEALS Coach Tina Seals, who in 1984 became MSU s first All-SEC volleyball performer, reached the 500-win milestone in her 16-year collegiate coaching career with MSU s 3-1 win Oct 28 at Arkansas It s the latest milestone for Seals, now in four seasons at MSU She moved past Samye Johnson into third place among MSU volleyball s all-time wins leaders earlier this season A native of Florence, Ala, Seals owns the State record for SEC coaching wins (26-44) She came to MSU in 2004 after serving 12 seasons as head volleyball coach at Northwest Shoals (Ala) Community College ( ) In 16 seasons her teams are MORE CHART-CLIMBERS With four aces in Sunday s season home finale against Ole Miss senior setter Eva Kriegel o f Jaszbereny, Hungary, tied Nicolle Carter ( ) for third place among MSU s career leaders is service aces She has 53 for the season and ranks second in the SEC with an 052 APG average She also stands fifth ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE Location: Starkville, Miss Enrollment: 17,039 (fall, 2007) President: Dr Robert H Foglesong (West Virginia, 1968) Director of Athletics: Larry Templeton (Mississippi State, 1969) NCAA Faculty Rep: D r Steven Turner (Mercer University, 1975) Senior Women s Admin: Ann Carr (Mississippi State, 1990) Conference Affiliation: Southeastern Conference ( Western Division) School Mascot: Bulldog School Colors: Maroon & White Home Arena: Newell-Grissom Building (2,000) STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach: Tina Seals (Mississippi State, 1987) Mississippi State record: (4th year) J C coaching record: (12 years, Northwest Shoals CC) Assistant Coach: Don Perkins, 1st year (Syracuse, 2000) Grad Asst Athletic Trainer: Leigh Scott (Troy University, 2007) Media Relations Contact: Joe Dier (Mississippi State, 1975) address: jbdier@athleticsmsstateedu Student Managers: Christine Allen, Josh Downs, Shannon Yo u m a n s Student Trainer: Allison Meyer on MSU s career assists chart with 2,674 Senior Erin Seago has broken into State s career top 10 in block assists, and enters the weekend in eighth place in career block assists at State with 231 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS Seniors Jamie Joyner and Eva Kriegel have represented MSU on the all-tournament teams for State s 2007 non-conference tournaments Joyner was named to the all-tourney teams of all three of MSU s fall tournaments MSU/MICROTEL CLASSIC Jamie Joyner (40 kills/364 kpg SA 18 digs) Eva Kriegel (16 kills 65 assists 6 SA 14 digs) BAYLOR INVITATIONAL Jamie Joyner (31 kills/258 kpg digs) MEMPHIS INVITATIONAL Jamie Joyner (43 kills/391 kpg SA 18 digs 2007 Mississippi State University Numerical Volleyball Roster No Name Pos Ht Cl Exp Hometown (High School) 1 Eva KRIEGEL S 5-11 Sr 2L Jaszbereny, Hungary (University Godollo) 2 Meaghan SCHLUETER OPP 6-4 Fr HS Lampasas, Texas (Lampasas High School) 3 Ioana DEMIAN OH 6-0 So 1L Baia Mare, Romania (Coleguil National Umirea High School) 4 Miranda BAUMAN OH 6-0 Fr HS Killen, Ala (Brooks High School) 9 Ashley NEWSOME OH/MB 6-0 Fr HS Florence, Ala (Florence High School) 10 Cristina JUCAN OH 5-11 Jr 2L Cluj, Romania (Liceul cu Program Sportiv Tg Mures) 11 Jamie JOYNER OPP 6-2 Sr 3L St Louis, Mo (Mehlville High School) 12 Jennifer HAUSKEY DS 5-2 So 1L Springdale, Ark (Springdale High School) 15 Kaitlin WHEATLEY S 5-6 Fr HS Lexington, Ky (Lafayette High School) 16 Lauren KOWAL MB 6-3 Sr 1L Chesterfield, Mo (Ursuline Academy/Xavier University) 17 Megan LUKASEK L 5-8 Sr 3L St Louis, Mo (Notre Dame High School) 18 Dorey GRAY S 6-0 So 1L Indian Harbour Beach, Fla (Satellite High School) 26 Stefanie JOYNER OH 6-2 Fr RS St Louis, Mo (Mehlville High School) 28 Kayla WOODARD DS/L 5-5 Fr HS Arley, Ala (Addison High School) 35 Erin SEAGO MB 6-2 Sr 3L Rockford, Ill (Guilford High School) Mississippi State coaching staff Tina Seals, head coach ( M i s s i s s i p p i State, 1987) Don Perkins, asst coach (Syracuse, 2000) Samye Johnson, volunteer assistant ( M U W, 1971) Pronunciation guide Jennifer HAUSKEY (HOUSE-key) MEAGHAN SCHLUETER ( M AY-gun SHLEE-ter) Lauren KOWAL (COE-all) EVA KRIEGEL (A-vuh KREE-gull) Erin SEAGO (SEE-go) IOANA DEMIAN (yuh-wan-uh DEM-ee-un) MEGAN LUKASEK (MAY-gun LUKE-uh-sek)

3 DOUBLE DIGITP E R F O R M A N C E S TRIPLE-DOUBLES (4) 4: Kriegel Eva Kriegel (11 kills/38 assists/10 digs - at UALR, 8/25) Eva Kriegel (11 kills/31 assists/13 digs - vs SFA, 9/1) Eva Kriegel (10 kills/40 assists/11 digs - vs Arkansas, 9/21) Eva Kriegel (13 kills/47 assists/12 digs - vs LSU, 11 / 9 ) DOUBLE-DOUBLES (31) 11: Jucan, 10: Kriegel, 7: Joiner, 2: D e m i a n Cristina Jucan (11 kills/10 digs vs Clemson, 8/26) Eva Kriegel (15 kills/34 assists at Baylor, 9/1) Cristina Jucan (16 kills, 15 digs at Baylor, 9/1) Cristina Jucan (15 kills, 14 digs vs SFA, 9/1) Cristina Jucan (14 kills, 13 digs vs Austin Peay, 9/8) Eva Kriegel (15 kills, 41 assists at Memphis, 9/8) Jamie Joyner (17 kills, 12 digs at Memphis, 9/8) Eva Kriegel (56 assists, 16 digs at Kentucky, 9/14) Jamie Joyner (21 kills, 11 digs at Kentucky, 9/14) Cristina Jucan (16 kills, 14 digs at Kentucky, 9/14) Cristina Jucan (16 kills, 19 digs vs Arkansas, 9/21) Eva Kriegel (32 assists, 15 digs vs So Carolina, 9/30) Cristina Jucan (15 kills, 18 digs vs So Carolina, 9/30) Cristina Jucan (18 kills, 13 digs at Ole Miss, 10/5) Eva Kriegel (34 assists, 15 digs at LSU, 10/7) Cristina Jucan (15 kills, 11 digs at LSU, 10/7) Jamie Joyner (16 kills, 10 digs vs Georgia, 10/12) Ioana Demian (15 kills, 10 digs vs Georgia, 10/12) Eva Kriegel (31 assists, 12 digs vs Auburn, 10/14) Cristina Jucan (18 kills, 13 digs vs Auburn, 10/14) Eva Kriegel (46 assists, 16 digs vs UT, 10/19) Cristina Jucan (12 kills, 10 digs vs UT, 10/19) Jamie Joyner (12 kills, 21 digs vs UT, 10/19) Jamie Joyner (11 kills, 10 digs vs UK, 10/21) Eva Kriegel (13 kills, 29 assists at Alabama, 10/24) Eva Kriegel (50 assists, 11 digs at Arkansas, 10/28) Eva Kriegel (41 assists, 11 digs at Auburn, 11/02) Ioana Demian (13 kills, 14 digs vs LSU, 11/9) Jamie Joyner (23 kills, 15 digs vs LSU, 11/9) Ioana Demian (13 kills, 14 digs vs Mississippi, 11/11) Jamie Joyner (13 kills, 13 digs vs Mississippi, 11/11) DOUBLE DIGITS-KILLS (64) 20: Joyner, 18: Jucan, 12: Demian, 7: Kriegel, 6:Seago, 2:Kowal, 1:Schlueter, 23 Jamie Joyner (vs LSU, 11/9) 21 Jamie Joyner (vs UALR, 8/25) 21 Jamie Joyner (at Kentucky, 9/14) 19 Jamie Joyner (at Tennessee, 9/16) 18 Cristina Jucan (at Ole Miss, 10/5) 18 Cristina Jucan (vs Auburn, 10/14) 17 Jamie Joyner (at Memphis, 9/8) 17 Jamie Joyner (at Arkansas, 10/28) 16 Ioana Demian (at Baylor, 9/1) 16 Cristina Jucan (at Baylor, 9/1) 16 Cristina Jucan (at Kentucky, 9/14) 16 Cristina Jucan (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 16 Jamie Joyner (vs Georgia, 10/12) 16 ErinSeago (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 16 Eva Kriegel (at Alabama, 10/24) 15 Cristina Jucan (vs Murray State, 8/25) 15 Eva Kriegel (at Baylor, 9/1) 15 Jamie Joyner (at Baylor, 9/1) 15 Cristina Jucan (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 15 Jamie Joyner (vs Nicholls State, 9/7) 15 Eva Kriegel (at Memphis, 9/8) 15 Cristina Jucan (vsalabama, 9/19) 15 Cristina Jucan (vsso Carolina, 9/30) 15 Cristina Jucan (at LSU, 10/7) 15 Ioana Demian (vs Georgia, 10/12) 15 Jamie Joyner (at Auburn, 11/02) 14 Cristina Jucan (vs Austin Peay, 9/8) 14 Jamie Joyner (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 14 Cristina Jucan (vs Kentucky, 10/21) 14 Erin Seago (vs Mississippi, 11/11) 13 Jamie Joyner (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 13 Eva Kriegel (vs LSU, 11/9) 13 Ioana Demian (vs LSU, 11/9) 13 Ioana Demian (vs Mississippi, 11/11) 13 Jamie Joyner (vs Mississippi, 11/11) 12 Ioana Demian (vs UALR, 8/25) 12 Cristina Jucan (vs UALR, 8/25) 12 Jamie Joyner (vs Clemson, 8/26) 12 Ioana Demian (at LSU, 10/7) 12 Jamie Joyner (vs Auburn, 10/14) 12 Cristina Jucan (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 12 Jamie Joyner (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 12 Lauren Kowal (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 12 Ioana Demian (at Alabama, 10/24) 12 Cristina Jucan (at Arkansas, 10/28) 12 Ioana Demian (at Arkansas, 10/28) 11 Eva Kriegel (vs UALR, 8/25) 11 Cristina Jucan (vsclemson, 8/26) 11 Cristina Jucan (vs Oregon, 8/31) 11 Eva Kriegel (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 11 Jamie Joyner (vs Austin Peay, 9/8) 11 Cristina Jucan (at Memphis, 9/8) 11 Jamie Joyner (at Ole Miss, 10/5) 11 Ioana Demian (at Ole Miss, 10/5) 11 Jamie Joyner (vs Kentucky, 10/21) 11 Ioana Demian (vs Kentucky, 10/21) 11 Lauren Kowal (at Arkansas, 10/28) 11 Erin Seago (vs LSU, 11/9) 10 Ioana Demian (vs Murray State, 8/25) 10 Meaghan Schlueter (at Kentucky, 9/14) 10 Eva Kriegel (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 10 Erin Seago (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 10 Ioana Demian (vs Auburn, 10/14) 10 Erin Seago (vs Kentucky, 10/21) 10 ErinSeago (at Arkansas, 10/28) 10 Jamie Joyner (at Georgia, 11/04) DOUBLE DIGITS-DIGS (61) 25: Lukasek, 13: Jucan, 10: Kriegel,8: Joyner, 3: 3: Demian, Wo o d a r d 31 Megan Lukasek (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 27 Megan Lukasek (at LSU, 10/7) 26 Megan Lukasek (at Ole Miss, 10/7) 26 Megan Lukasek (at Arkansas, 10/28) 24 Megan Lukasek (vs Ole Miss, 11/11) 22 Megan Lukasek (at Memphis, 9/8) 22 Cristina Jucan (at Alabama, 10/24) 21 Jamie Joyner (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 21 Megan Lukasek (vs LSU, 11/9) 20 Megan Lukasek (at Tennessee, 9/16) 20 MeganLukasek (vs Kentucky, 10/21) 19 Megan Lukasek (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 19 Cristina Jucan (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 18 Megan Lukasek (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 18 Megan Lukasek (vs Auburn, 10/14) 18 Cristina Jucan (vs SoCarolina, 9/30) 17 Megan Lukasek (vs Clemson, 8/26) 17 Megan Lukasek (at Alabama, 10/24) 16 Megan Lukasek (vs UALR, 8/25) 16 Megan Lukasek (vs Oregon, 8/31) 16 Megan Lukasek (at Baylor, 9/1) 16 Eva Kriegel (at Kentucky, 9/14) 16 Megan Lukasek (vs South Carolina, 9/30) 16 Megan Lukasek (vs Georgia, 10/12) 16 Eva Kriegel (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 15 Cristina Jucan (at Baylor, 9/1) 15 Eva Kriegel (vs SoCarolina, 9/30) 15 Eva Kriegel (at LSU, 10/7) 15 Jamie Joyner (vs LSU, 11/9) 15 Kayla Woodard (vs Ole Miss, 11/11) 14 Megan Lukasek (vs Murray State, 8/25) 14 Cristina Jucan (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 14 Megan Lukasek (vs Austin Peay, 9/8) 14 Cristina Jucan (at Kentucky, 9/14) 14 Jamie Joyner (vs So Carolina, 9/30) 14 Megan Lukasek (at Auburn, 11/02) 14 Megan Lukasek (at Georgia, 11/04) 14 Ioana Demian (vs LSU, 11/9) 14 Ioana Demian (vs Ole Miss, 11/11) 13 Eva Kriegel (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 13 Cristina Jucan (vs AustinPeay, 9/8) 13 Cristina Jucan (at Ole Miss, 10/5) 13 Cristina Jucan (vs Auburn, 10/14) 13 Jamie Joyner (vs Ole Miss, 11/11) 12 Kayla Woodard (vs Stephen F Austin, 9/1) 12 Jamie Joyner (at Memphis, 9/8) 12 Megan Lukasek (at Kentucky, 9/16) 12 Megan Lukasek (vs Florida, 9/28) 12 Eva Kriegel (vs Auburn, 10/14) 12 Eva Kriegel (vs LSU, 11/9) 11 Jamie Joyner (at Kentucky, 9/16) 11 Eva Kriegel (vs Arkansas, 9/21) 11 Cristina Jucan (at LSU, 10/7) 11 Eva Kriegel (at Arkansas, 10/28) 10 Eva Kriegel (vs UALR, 8/25) 10 Cristina Jucan (vs Clemson, 8/26) 10 Cristina Jucan (at Tennessee, 9/16) 10 Jamie Joyner (vs Georgia, 10/12) 10 Ioana Demian (vs Georgia, 10/12) 10 Cristina Jucan (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 10 Kayla Woodard (vs Tennessee, 10/19) 10 Jamie Joyner (vs Kentucky, 10/21) MISSISSIPPI STATE CHART CLIMBERS C A R E E R A S S I S T S Player Seasons Assists 1 Jenny Hazelwood ,505 2 Amy Penrose ,196 3 Heather Schilling ,753 4 Jennifer Hadden ,932 5 Eva Kriegel ,674 C A R E E R A C E S Player Seasons Aces 1 Amy Penrose Vickie Pickens Nicolle Carter Eva Kriegel C A R E E R K I L L S Player Seasons Kills 1 Christine Owen ,597 2 Aimee York ,413 3 Rachel Cooper ,405 4 Melissa Kariker ,320 5 Nicolle Carter ,263 6 Jennifer Shupe ,214 7 Misty Hubenthal ,115 8 Kris Dawson ,006 9 Jamie Joyner C A R E E R A T T A C K A T T Player Seasons Att 1 Christine Owen ,174 2 Melissa Kariker ,132 3 Rachel Cooper ,131 4 Jennifer Shupe ,450 5 Misty Hubenthal ,292 6 Aimee York ,216 7 Nicolle Carter ,082 8 Jamie Joyner ,754 C A R E E R A T T A C K P C T Player Seasons Pct 1 Aimee York Rozena Russell Ashlye Davis * Tina Burcham Brianne Smedley Brenda Taylor * Stacy Smith Theresa D Antoni Jamie Joyner (minimum 400 attempts per season) * -- includes only junior/senior stats C A R E E R D I G S Player Seasons Digs 1 Melissa Kariker ,707 2 Megan Lukasek ,532 CAREER BLOCK ASSISTS Player Seasons BA 1 Shauna Owens Ashlye Davis Nicolle Carter Brianne Smedley Theresa D Antoni Carmen Easley Hilary Chambers Erin Seago S I N G L E S E A S O N D I G S Player Season Digs 1 Misty Farmer Melissa Kariker Melissa Kariker Jennifer Koutnik Megan Lukasek S I N G L E S E A S O N A C E S Player Season Digs 1 Sharyn Smith Susan Steadman Heather Schilling Tonia Strube Patty Heppler Patty Heppler Vickie Pickens Eva Kriegel Brenda Taylor Amy Penrose Amy Penrose Eva Kriegel as of November 12, 2007

4 MATCH-BY-MATCH INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (kills-digs-blocks team leaders shown underlined) OPPONENT Murray State UA-Little Rock C l e m s o n vs Oregon at Baylor vs SFASU vs Nicholls State vs Austin Peay at Memphis at Kentucky at Tennessee A l a b a m a Arkansas Florida South Carolina at Mississippi at Louisiana State G e o r g i a A u b u r n Tennessee Kentucky at Alabama at Arkansas at Auburn at Georgia Louisiana State M i s s i s s i p p i at South Carolina at Florida #1 Eva Kriegel ( 3 8 ) ( 2 7 ) (26) (34) (31) (31) (36) (41) (56) (37) ( 3 4 ) (40) (21) (32) (39) (34) ( 3 6 ) (31) (46) (35) (29) (50) (41)( (37) (47) (45) #2 M Schlueter #3 Ioana Demian #9 A Newsome #10 Cristina Jucan Jamie Joyner #12 Jen Hauskey #15 KaitlinW h e a t l e y #16 Lauren Kowal #17 Megan Lukasek L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L # 18 Dorey Gray #28 Kayla Woodard #35 Erin Seago TRACKING MSU S OPPONENTS Nov 12 Nov 12 Nov 5 Opponent (record) Pablo rnk RKPI RPI Alabama (15-12) Arkansas (12-16) Arkansas-Little Rock (22-8) Auburn (11-18) Austin Peay (8-24) Baylor (14-13) Clemson (24-3) Florida (24-1) Georgia (17-11) t-86 Kentucky (20-9) Louisiana State (22-6) Memphis (22-11) Mississippi State (12-15) Murray State (16-14) Nicholls State (8-24) Ole Miss (23-7) Oregon (18-9) South Carolina (12-15) Stephen F Austin (25-7) Tennessee (10-16) SEC VO L L E Y BA L L PRESEASON COAC H E S P O L L Western Division Eastern Division Alabama 14 Florida (10) 10 Louisiana State 17 Kentucky (1) 22 Arkansas 28 Tennessee 25 Mississippi 36 Georgia 41 Auburn 47 South Carolina 42 Mississippi State 53 Coaches could not vote for own team Florida (10), K e n t u c k y (1) received votes for the overall championship Volleyball Bulldog facts MSU matched a school record for consecutive SEC wins (three) with an Oct win over Tennessee The win snapped a 15-match series win streak by UT Senior setter Eva Kriegel shares the SEC with four triple-doubles and has an MSUbest 12 in her career Her last was a 13-kill/47-assist/12-dig showing Nov 9 against Louisiana State in Starkville She has come up one dig short twice and two kills short three times of reaching triple-double status in five other matches Coach Tina Seals (MSU, 1987), now with 502 career wins, is the only SEC VB coach coaching at his/her alma mater Six Bulldog players made the 2006 S E CV B Academic Honor Roll and another five were on the S E C Freshman Academic Honor Roll Four Bulldogs have 30 or more service aces, led by Eva Kriegel's 46, and the foursome account for 147 of MSU s SEC-leading 194 aces Former MSU volleyball coach and senior administrator for women s sports Samye Johnson has rejoined the MSU staff as a volunteer assistant coach She served as head coach at MSU for three seasons (1994 to 1996) MSU is a win away from tying the school mark (set in 2006) for SEC wins (8)

5 2007 SEASON/CAREER-HIGHS Kills: 16 at Baylor (9/1/07) Attacks: 44 vs Ole Miss (11/1107) Errors: 7 vs Ark-Little Rock (8/25/07) Hitting %: 600 vs AustinPeay (9/8/07) Assists: 4 vs Clemson (8/26/07) Service Aces: 3 (2x)Last: vs LSU (11/9/07) Service Errors: 4 (2x)Last: vs LSU (11/9/07) Digs: 14 (2x)Last: vs Ole Miss (11/11/07) Block Solos: 2 (2x)Last: vs Alabama (9/19/07) Block Assists: 5 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Total Blocks: 5 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Kills: 16 at Baylor (9/1/07) Attacks: 44 vs Ole Miss (11/1107) Errors: 7 vs Ark-Little Rock (8/25/07) Hitting %: 600 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Assists: 4 vs Clemson (8/26/07) Service Aces: 3 (2x) Last: vs LSU (11/9/07) Service Errors: 4 (2x) Last: vs LSU (11/9/07) Digs: 14 (2x)Last: vs Ole Miss (11/11/07) Block Solos: 3 vs Auburn (10/8/06) Block Assists: 6 (2x)Last vs USC (11/5/06) Total Blocks: 9 vs Auburn (10/8/06) Kills: 15 (2x)Last:at Memphis (9/8/07) Attacks: 36 (2x)Last: vs SFA (9/1/07) Errors: 8 vs Stephen F Austin (9/1/07) Hitting %: 667 vs UALR (8/25/07) Assists: 56 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Service Aces:5 (2x) Last:vs UK (10/21/07) Service Errors: 5 (2x)Last: vs LSU ( 11 / 9 / 0 7 ) Digs: 16 (2x)Last: vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Block Solos:1 at Tennessee (9/16/07) Block Assists: 5 vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Total Blocks: 5vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Kills: 17 at Georgia (10/13/06) Attacks: 36 (2x) Last: vs SFA (9/1/07) Errors: 8 vs Stephen F Austin (9/1/07) Hitting %: 667 (2x) Last: vs UALR (8/25/07) Assists: 57 at Georgia Tech (9/1/06) Service Aces: 5 (3x) Last: vs UK (10/21/07) Service Errors: 6 (3x) Last at Arkansas (9/29/06) Digs: 25 vs Alabama (10/9/05) Block Solos:1 (4x) Last: at Tennessee (9/16/07) Block Assists: 5 (3x) Last vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Total Blocks: 5 (3x) Last vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Kills: 1 (2x)Last: vs Clemson (8/26/07) Attacks: 3 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Errors: 1 vs Baylor (9/1/07) Hitting %: 1000 vs Clemson (8/26/07) Assists: 40 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Service Aces: 1 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Service Errors: 3 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Digs: 5 (2x)Last vs SFA (9/1/07) Block Assists: 1 vs Baylor (9/1/07) Kills: 1 (2x) Last: vs Clemson (8/26/07) Attacks: 3 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Errors: 1 (2x) Last: vs Baylor (9/1/07) Hitting %: 1000 vs Clemson (8/26/07) Assists: 40 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Service Aces: 1 (2x)L a s t : vs Murray State (8/25/07) Service Errors: 3 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Digs: 5 (2x) Last vs SFA (9/1/07) Block Assists: 1 vs Baylor (9/1/07) Kills: 2vs UK (10/21/07) Attacks: 2 (2x)Last: at Alabama (10/24/07) Errors: 1 (2x)Last:South Carolina (9/30/07) Hitting %: 1000 vs UK (10/21/07) Assists: 6 (2x)Last: at Arkansas ( 1 0 / 2 8 / 0 7 ) Service Aces: 4 at Louisiana State (10/7/07) Service Errors: 3 (5x)L a s t : vs Ole Miss ( 11 / 11 / 0 7 ) Digs: 31 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Kills: 6 vs Troy University (10/17/04) Attacks: 13 vs Troy University (10/17/04) Errors: 2 (2x)Last at Georgia (10/13/06) Hitting %: 1000 (2x)Last vs Memphis (9/18/04) Assists: 7 at Mississippi (10/18/06) Service Aces: 5 (3x) Last vs A r k a n s a s( 11 / 1 9 / 0 6 ) Service Errors: 4 (3x)Last at Florida (11/13/06) Digs: 31 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Block Assists: 1 vs Troy State (10/17/04) Total Blocks: 1 vs Troy State (10/17/04) Kills: Attacks: 1 vs LSU(11/9/07) Errors: Hitting %: Service Aces: 2 (5x)Last: vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Service Errors: 3 (3x)Last: vs Arkansas (9/21/07) Digs: 5 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Kills: Attacks: 1 (2x) Last: vs LSU (11/9/07) Errors: Hitting %: Assists: 3 at UL-Lafayette (8/26/06) Service Aces: 4 vs Arkansas (11 / 1 9 / 0 6 ) Service Errors: 3 (5x) Last: vs Arkansas (9/21/07) Digs: 9 (2x) Last: at Georgia Tech (9/1/06) Kills: 9 (3x)Last:vs LSU (11/9/07) Attacks: 33 vs LSU(11/9/07) Errors: 14 vs LSU(11/9/07) Hitting %: 800 at Alabama (10/24/07) Assists: 2 (2x)Last:at Auburn (11/2/07) Service Errors: 1 at Baylor (9/1/07) Digs: 3 (2x)Last:at Auburn (11/2/07) Block Solos: 3 at Memphis (9/8/07) Block Assists: 3 (4x)Last:at Memphis (9/8/07) Total Blocks: 6 at Memphis (9/8/07) Kills: 9 (3x) Last: vs LSU (11/9/07) Attacks: 33 vs LSU (11/9/07) Errors: 14 vs LSU (11/9/07) Hitting %: 800 at Alabama (10/24/07) Assists: 2 (2x) Last: at Auburn (11/2/07) Service Errors: 1 at Baylor (9/1/07) Digs: 3 (2x) Last: at Auburn (11/2/07) Block Solos: 3 at Memphis (9/8/07) Block Assists: 3 (4x) Last: at Memphis (9/8/07) Total Blocks: 6 at Memphis (9/8/07) Kills: 23 vs LSU (11/9/07) Attacks: 51 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Errors: 7 (2x)Last: at Memphis (9/8/07) Hitting %: 458 vs APSU (9/8/07) Assists: 6 vs Ark-Little Rock (8/25/07) Service Aces: 5 at Alabama (10/24/07) Service Errors: 5 vs Kentucky (10/21/07) Digs: 21 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Block Solos: 1 at Alabama (10/24/07) Block Assists: 4 vs Baylor (9/1/01) Total Blocks: 4 (2x)Last:at Alabama (10/24/07) Kills: 23 vs LSU (11/9/07) Attacks: 51 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Errors: 9 vs Arkansas (11/14/04) Hitting %: 667 vs UAB (9/21/04) Assists: 7 vssouthern Miss (8/27/05) Service Aces: 5 (2x)Last: at Alabama (11 / 1 4 / 0 4 ) Service Errors: 5 (2x)Last vs UK(10/21/07) Digs: 21 v s Tennessee (10/19/07) Block Solos: 1 (7x) Last at Alabama (10/24/07) Block Assists: 5 vs Arkansas (11/19/06) Total Blocks: 5 vs Arkansas (11/19/06) Kills: 10 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Attacks: 26 vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Errors: 5 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Hitting %: 833 vs Nicholls State (9/7/07) Service Errors: Digs: 3 (2x)Last: 10 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Block Assists: 1vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Kills: 10 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Attacks: 26 vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Errors: 5 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Hitting %: 833 vs Nicholls State (9/7/07) Service Errors: Digs: 3 (2x)Last: 10 at Kentucky (9/14/07) Block Assists: 1vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Kills: 18 at Mississippi (10/5/07) Attacks: 51 vssouth Carolina (9/30/07) Errors: 11 (2x)Last:at Kentucky (9/14/07) Hitting %: 314 vs Murray State (8/25/07) Assists: 8 vs Ark-Little Rock (8/25/07) Service Aces: 5 at Louisiana State (10/7/07) Service Errors: 5 at Baylor (9/1/07) Digs: 22 at Alabama (10/24/07) Block Solos: 2 ( 2 x )L a s t : at Tennessee (9/16/07) Block Assists: 4 vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / / 0 7 ) Total Blocks: 5 at Baylor (9/1/07) Kills: 24 vs Southern Miss (8/25/06) Attacks: 55 vs Kentucky (9/22/06) Errors: 13 vs Kentucky (9/22/06) Hitting %: 550 vs Grambling State (9/9/06) Assists: 8 vs Ark-Little Rock (8/25/07) Service Aces: 5 at Louisiana State (10/7/07) Service Errors: 5 (2x) Last: at Baylor (9/1/07) Digs: 22 at Alabama (10/24/07) Block Solos: 2 (4x) Last: at Tennessee (9/16/07) Block Assists: 6 (2x) Last: vs Arkansas (11 / 1 9 / 0 6 ) Total Blocks: 6 (2x) Last: vs Arkansas (11 / 1 9 / 0 6 ) Kills: 16 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Attacks: 34 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Errors: 6 vsoregon (8/26/07) Hitting %: 727 at Auburn (11/02/07) Assists: 4 vsarkansas (9/21/07) Service Aces: 2 vs LSU (11 / 9 / 0 7 ) Service Errors: 2 at Baylor (9/1/07) Digs: 5 vs Stephen F Austin (9/1/07) Block Solos: 1 (6x)Last:vs Ole Miss ( 11 / 11 / 0 7) Block Assists: 6vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Total Blocks: 6vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Kills: 16 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Attacks: 34 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Errors: 6 (3x) Last vs Oregon (8/26/07) Hitting %: 857 vs Jackson State (9/8/06) Assists: 4 vsarkansas (9/21/07) Service Aces: 5 vs SELouisiana (8/26/06) Service Errors: 2 (2x) Last: 2 at Baylor (9/1/07) Digs: 5 vs Stephen F Austin (9/1/07) Block Solos: 3 (2x)Last: vs Arkansas (11 / 1 9 / 0 6 ) Block Assists: 7 vs UA-Little Rock (9/17/05) Total Blocks: 8 vs UA-Little Rock (9/17/05) Kills: 12 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Attacks: 25 at Arkansas ( 1 0 / 2 8 / 0 7 ) Errors: 8 vs LSU(11/9/07) Hitting %: 615 at Auburn (11/02/07) Assists: 2 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Service Errors: 1 (2x)Last:at Memphis (9/8/07) Digs: 3 (3x) Last: at Arkansas ( 1 0 / 2 8 / 0 7 ) Block Solos: 2 (7x)Last: vs UK (10/21/07) Block Assists: 8 vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Total Blocks: 8 (2x)Last: vs UT ( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Kills: 12 vs Tennessee (10/19/07) Attacks: 25 at Arkansas (10/28/07) Errors: 8 vs LSU (11/9/07) Hitting %: 615 at Auburn (11/02/07) Assists: 2 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Service Errors: 1 (2x) Last: at Memphis (9/8/07) Digs: 5 vs SELouisiana (8/26/06) Block Solos: 3 vs UL-Monroe (9/8/06) Block Assists: 8 vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) Total Blocks: 8 (2x) Last: vs UT( 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 7 ) 2007 career-highs shown underlined Kills: 1 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Attacks: 1 (2x)Last:vs Florida (9/28/07) Errors: 1 vsflorida (9/28/07) Hitting %: 1000 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Assists: 4vs UK (10/21/07) Service Aces: 3 at Alabama (10/24/07) Service Errors: 4 (3x)Last: vs Alabama (9/19/07) Digs: 15 vs Ole Miss (11/11/07) Kills: 1 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Attacks: 1 (2x) Last: vs Florida (9/28/07) Errors: 1 vs Florida (9/28/07) Hitting %: 1000 vs Austin Peay (9/8/07) Assists: 4 vs UK (10/21/07) Aces: 3 at Alabama (10/24/07) Service Errors: 4 (3x)Last: vs Alabama (9/19/07) Digs: 15 vs Ole Miss (11/11/07)