2013 Bulldog Volleyball

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1 Bulldog Volleyball Mississippi State Univeristy // Match Notes facebook.com/hailstatevb // Instagram: HailStateVB Baylor Record: 1-3 Head Coach: Jim Barnes Series Record: BU leads 4-2 Tulsa Record: 3-1 Head Coach: Steven McRoberts Series Record: Tulsa leads 3-1 Familiar Foes Mississippi State is a combined 4-8 against the Baylor Invitational field but 3-0 against the same teams since Gardiner Named SEC Freshman of the Week Following her stellar opening weekend, Kimmy Gardiner was named SEC Freshman of the Week. Gardiner totaled 64 kills on the weekend to go along with six assists, 52 digs, five total blocks and a.269 hitting percentage. She is currently third in the conference with 4.57 kills per set. A Texas Homecoming MSU is slated to play four matches in the Lone Star state, home of six Bulldogs, this season, three of which will be during the Baylor Invitaitonal. McVey, Gardiner, Litwin, Stuart, Warren and Sassin all call Texas home. Freshmen Starting Early Of MSU s 24 starts (libero not included) in four matches, 16 have come from five different freshmen. Notes UT-Arlington Record: 4-0 Head Coach: Diane Seymour Series Record: Tied 1-1 Meaningful Youngsters Freshmen have accounted for 60 percent of MSU s kills (127 of 219) and are hitting.254, 47 points higher than the team s average. Bulldogs Struggling With The Block In four matches so far this season, the Bulldogs have been out-blocked 43.5 to 14. On average, MSU has been out-blocked 3.1 to 1.0 per set. Proofing Costly In the Bulldogs two wins this season, they have posted hitting percentages of.273 (19 errors) and.290 (12 errors), while in losses their hitting percentages have been.150 (29 errors) and.157 (32 errors). Killer Attack As a team, MSU ranks second in the conference with kills per set, second only to Missouri s Can You Dig It? Roxanne McVey current leads the conference with 98 digs and 7.00 digs/set average, which is nearly half a dig better than anyone else. Match Information Venue:... Ferrell Center Location:... Waco, Texas When:... Fri., Sept. 6 // Sat. Sept. 7 Time... 4:30 p.m // 12:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Live Video Stream:... BaylorBears.com (subscription) Live Stats:... HailState.com Schedule Date Opponent W/L Time/Score Aug. 30 $ Southeast Missouri St. W 3-0 Aug. 30 $ UALR W 3-0 Aug. 31 $ UALR L 1-3 Aug. 31 $ Southeast Missouri St. L 1-3 Sept. 6 % vs. UT-Arlington 4:30 p.m. Sept. 7 % vs. Tulsa 12:30 p..m. Sept. 7 % at Baylor 7 p.m. Sept. 13 & Niagara 12:30 p.m. Sept. 13 & Wofford 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 & Wofford 12:30 p.m. Sept. 14 & Niagara 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20! at Belmont 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21! vs. UAB 10 a.m. Sept. 21! vs. Arkansas State 3:30 p.m. Sept. 27 * Florida 7 p.m Sept. 29 * Arkansas 1:30 p.m. Oct. 11 * at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 * at LSU 1 p.m. Oct. 18 * South Carolina 7 p.m. Oct. 20 * Tennessee 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25 * at Kentucky 6 p.m. Oct. 27 * at Georgia 12:30 p.m. Nov. 1 * at Alabama 7 p.m. Nov. 3 * at Auburn (CSS) 3 p.m. Nov. 6 * Ole Miss (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Nov. 8 * Texas A&M 7 p.m. Nov. 15 * Kentucky 7 p.m. Nov. 17 * Georgia 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 * at MIssouri 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 * at Arkansas 1:30 p.m. Nov. 27 * Alabama 7 p.m. Nov. 30 * at Tennessee 12:30 p.m. All times central Dates and times subject to change BOLD denotes home match * denotes SEC match $ Maroon Classic % Baylor Classic & Bulldog Invitational! Belmont Bruin Classic Media Relations Volleyball Contact... Lee VanHorn Office Phone Cell Phone lvanhorn@athletics.msstate.edu Website...HailState.com This Week In Bulldog Volleyball Mon. 2 Tue. 3 Wed. 4 Thu. 5 Fri. 6 Sat. 7 Sun. 8 1 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. Practice 6 a.m. Travel 12:30 p.m. vs. 4:30 p.m. vs. Tulsa UT-Arlington 7 p.m. Practice 7 p.m. at Baylor Baylor Classic Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September On Deck For MSU Bulldog Invitational - Starkville, Miss. Friday, Sept. 13 Niagara 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 Wofford 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 Wofford 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 Niagara 6:30 p.m.

2 Quick Facts Mississippi State University Location...Mississippi State, Miss. Founded Enrollment...20,500 President...Dr. Mark Keenum Faculty Representative...Dr. Steven Turner Director of Athletics... Scott Stricklin Conference...SEC Nickname:... Bulldogs Mascot... Bully Colors...Maroon and White Team Staff Head Coach...Jenny Hazelwood (5th season) Alma Mater... Mississippi State 2000 Career Record Record at MSU Assistant Coach...Greg Walker...1st Season Assistant Coach... Samantha Wolinski...1st Season Volunteer Assistant Coach...Brian Hazelwood...3rd Season Video and Operations Asst... Jeffrey Hicks Managers...Anna Florence...Katie Kelley... Onder Tor Trainer... Keri Kebach Stength Coach...Alicia Catlette Academic Counselor...LaToya Williams Media Contact... Lee VanHorn Administrative Assistant... Midge Davis Team Information 2012 Record Home // Away // Neutral // 1-11 // 1-3 Lettermen Returning // Lost:...5 // 7 Newcomers...10 Team History First Year Of Volleyball: Seasons:... 39th season All-Time Record (.398) All-Time Conference Record (.157) Mississippi State Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (previous school) 1 Roxanne McVey L 5-9 SO 1L Magnolia, Texas (Tomball HS) 2 Kimmy Gardiner OPP 6-2 FR HS Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville HS) 3 Kelsey Stommes MB 6-0 JR TR Cold Spring, Minn. (Ridgewater College/Rocori HS) 4 Katlyn Mataya S 5-6 SO TR Mt. Vernon, Wash. (Alaska-Fairbanks/Burlington Edison HS) 6 Kaitlyn Schoeppner OH 6-4 FR HS North Farmington, Mich. (North Farmington HS) 7 Katie Enright OH 6-0 SO 1L Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 9 Gabby Litwin DS 5-8 FR HS Allen, Texas (Plano East) 10 Suzanne Horner S 5-10 FR HS State College, Penn. (State College HS) 11 Bali Leffall-Young MB 6-2 FR HS Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos HS) 12 Ellen Stuart DS 5-7 SO TR Austin, Texas (Lamar/Westwood HS) 13 Chelsea Duhs MB 6-1 FR HS Mission Vejo, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS) 16 Dani McCree OH 5-10 SR 3L Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS) 18 Alex Warren MB 6-1 SO 1L San Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt HS) 19 Brooke Sassin OH 5-10 FR HS San Antonio, Texas (Ronald Reagan HS) 22 Taylor Scott OH 5-9 SO 1L Claremont, Calif. (Claremont HS) Mississippi State Alphabetical Roster 13 Chelsea Duhs MB 6-1 FR HS Mission Vejo, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS) 7 Katie Enright OH 6-0 SO 1L Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 2 Kimmy Gardiner OPP 6-2 FR HS Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville HS) 10 Suzanne Horner S 5-10 FR HS State College, Penn. (State College HS) 9 Gabby Litwin DS 5-8 FR HS Allen, Texas (Plano East) 4 Katlyn Mataya S 5-6 SO TR Mt. Vernon, Wash. (Alaska-Fairbanks/Burlington Edison HS) 16 Dani McCree OH 5-10 SR 3L Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS) 1 Roxanne McVey L 5-9 SO 1L Magnolia, Texas (Tomball HS) 19 Brooke Sassin OH 5-10 FR HS San Antonio, Texas (Ronald Reagan HS) 6 Kaitlyn Schoeppner OH 6-4 FR HS North Farmington, Mich. (North Farmington HS) 22 Taylor Scott OH 5-9 SO 1L Claremont, Calif. (Claremont HS) 3 Kelsey Stommes MB 6-0 JR TR Cold Spring, Minn. (Ridgewater College/Rocori HS) 12 Ellen Stuart DS 5-7 SO TR Austin, Texas (Lamar/Westwood HS) 18 Alex Warren MB 6-1 SO 1L San Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt HS) 11 Bali Leffall-Young MB 6-2 FR HS Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos HS) Coaching Staff Home Facility Stadium...Newell-Grissom Building Capacity...2,000 First Match... October 3, UGA 3, MSU 0 Seasons...17 All-Time Record (.408) Media Relations Volleyball Contact... Lee VanHorn Office Phone Cell Phone Fax Number LVanHorn@athletics.msstate.edu Social Media @clvanhorn YouTube... youtube.com/hailstate Website... HailState.com Head Coach Jenny Hazelwood Support Staff Assistant Coach Greg Walker Video and Operations Asst... Jeffrey Hicks Managers...Anna Florence...Katie Kelley... Onder Tor Trainer... Keri Kebach Stength Coach... Alicia Catlette Academic Counselor... LaToya Williams Media Contact... Lee VanHorn Administrative Assistant... Midge Davis Assistant Coach Sam Wolinski Volunteer Assistant Brian Hazelwood Pronunciation Guide Chelsea Duhs (Dues) Katlyn Mataya (Kate-lynn Muh-tie-uh) Dani McCree (Danny) Roxanne McVey (mc-vay) Kaitlyn Schoeppner (Shep-ner) Kelsey Stommes (Stah-mus) Bali Leffall-Young (Bah-lee Luh-Fall) Samantha Wolinski (Woe-lynn-ski) 2 Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7

3 Gardiner Garnering Attention Freshman Kimmy Gardiner wasted no time making her name known as she led the Bulldogs in kills in each of the first three matches of her career. The only match she didn t lead MSU, she posted her first-career double-double with 15 kills and 21 digs. Her 64 kills on the season is tops among SEC freshmen. Double The Fun Sophomore Taylor Scott registered two double-doubles during the Maroon Classic, both against Southeast Missouri State. On Aug. 30 she turned in 10 kills and 16 digs and on Aug. 31 she carded 19 kills and 15 digs. Horner Sharing The Ball Freshman Suzanne Horner leads the SEC in assists with 176 and is second in assists/set with In Season-Openers With their win against the SEMO Redhawks Friday, Sept. 30, the Bulldogs improved to 9-1 in their last 10 season openers. Hazelwood Begins Fifth Season At MSU Jenny Hazelwood is set to begin her fifth season at the helm of her alma mater and 14th season as a collegiate head coach. Newcomers Galore Two-thirds of MSU s 15-member roster are new to the Bulldog program. After returning only five members from last season s squad, Hazelwood signed seven freshmen and a trio of transfers. Squad Among Youngest In SEC With 13 underclassmen on the MSU roster, only South Carolina has more freshmen and sophomores (14) in the SEC. MSU s seven true freshmen also ranks second to USC s 10. Notes Continued Overcoming Inexperience Only five letterwinners return for the Bulldogs, but a a trio of transfers should aid the club s youth. Katlyn Mataya was the MVP at Alaska-Fairbanks a season ago, while Kelsey Stommes was a JUCO national champion at Ridgewater College. Ellen Stuart also redshirted at Lamar. Season-Opening Success The Bulldogs have won eight of the last nine season openers dating back to 2003, including a 3-1 record under Jenny Hazelwood. All-SEC Leadership Sophomore libero Roxanne McVey returns fresh off her All-SEC Freshman campaign that saw her shatter MSU s digs record with 558. She also become on the 20th player in NCAA history to record at least 50 digs in a match (vs. LSU, ). Making The Most Of McCree Dani McCree is the lone senior on this year s Bulldog roster and is the only returning MSU player with more than one year of experience. Offensive Prowess Sophomore Taylor Scott returns as the only rookie in the SEC to rank in the top 20 in kills (2.95) per set and digs per set (2.85) a season ago. She recorded a career-high 21 kills against Kennesaw State and notched double-digit kills 16 times. National Title Notable Kelsey Stommes is MSU s only other upperclassman as she transferred in from Ridgewater College, a Division III junior college in Willmar, Minn. The two-time NJCAA All-American led her team to the 2011 NJCAA Division III National Championship. Dogs 3-7 Against Maroon Classic Field MSU is 3-7 all-time against Arkansas-Little Rock and Southeast Missouri State. The Dogs are 3-6 against UALR and 0-1 against SEMO and the last time each team met was Bulldog Invitational Matches First-Time Foes Wofford and Niagara will come to Starkville for the Bulldog Invitational on Sept. 13 & 14. The Bulldogs have never met either club. Wolinksi Assumes New Duties Samantha Wolinski joined the MSU volleyball staff in January to coach middle blockers and hitter and handle other on-court and administrative duties. In July, she also began coordinating recruiting for the program. Walker Joins Staff Greg Walker has joined the Bulldog volleyball staff as an assistant coach and will coach outside hitter and opposite hitters. He will also work closely with player development and other administrative duties. Newell-Grissom Enters 16th Season The campaign will mark the 16th year the Newell-Grissom Building has been home to volleyball. First used 1994, the facility seats approximately 2,000. MSU s best single-season record in Newell-Grissom is 10-4 (.714) in SEC Returns To 18-Match Format After playing a 20-match SEC schedule the last seven year, the conference opted to play 18 SEC matches for the campaign. Florida Picked As SEC Champs MSU s SEC-opening Florida was selected by the league s head coaches to win the conference title. LSU and Texas A&M each received 21 points and topped the SEC Western Division. Projected SEC Standings* SEC Pct. Home Away ALL Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak Auburn W4 Missouri W4 Arkansas W3 Florida W3 Georgia W3 LSU W3 South Carolina W3 Alabama W1 Ole Miss W1 Tennessee L1 Texas A&M W1 Mississippi State L2 Kentucky W1 Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7 3

4 Hazelwood Peronsal Birth date:... March 22, 1978 Birth place:... Clear Lake, Texas Husband:...Brian Hazelwood (Clinton, Miss.) Children:... Allison Riley and Andrew Brian Education High School:... Pearland [TX] Episcopal HS, 1996 Undergraduate:... Mississippi State, 2000 Graduate:... Mississippi State, 2002 Playing Career Mississippi State Coaching Career Mississippi College(head coach) Centenary College (head coach) Austin Peay (head coach) 2009-Present... Mississippi State (head coach) Year-By-Year Record Year School Record 2000 Mississippi College Mississippi College Centenary College Centenary College Centenary College Centenary College Centenary College Austin Peay Austin Peay Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State 4-25 Mississippi State 2-2 The Jenny Hazelwood File After leaving her mark on the Mississippi State volleyball record book during a sterling four-year career as a player, Jenny (Head) Hazelwood is well underway with MSU record book revisions in her fifth season as MSU s head volleyball. Hazelwood starred as a setter on the volleyball courts at MSU s Humphrey Coliseum and the Newell-Grissom Building from 1996 to 1999 and rejoined the Mississippi State family in January 2009 as the 10th volleyball head coach in the 39-year history of the Bulldog program. Seasoned with nine years as a head volleyball coach on the collegiate level, the Pearland, Texas, native returned to her alma mater following a successful two-year stint as head coach at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. In her first three seasons at the helm of the MSU program and despite a spate of injuries to key athletes, Hazelwood has moved the Bulldog program forward in virtually every area. The Bulldogs finished with a flurry in 2009, winning four of their final five league matches en route to a 9-22 campaign and bettered that overall win total over the next three years. Her third MSU edition finished with seven league wins, second-most in program history, and finished sixth in the rugged Southeastern Conference, State s highest league finish since Along the way Hazelwood-coached Bulldog players have earned conference and national honors for their success on the court and in the classroom. State s 2009 unit earned AVCA Academic All-America team honors, the fourth such honor for the MSU program, and matched a school record with nine SEC Academic Honor Roll selections. Libero Kayla Woodard in 2010 became the third player at Mississippi State to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America team honors. Also in 2010 Ashley Newsome became MSU s first All-SEC honoree in 10 seasons and a year later Caitlin Rance joined that growing list of All-SEC performers at Mississippi State. Waiting in the wings for All-SEC honors is Lainey Wyman, who in 2011 became the second MSU player all-time named to the SEC All-Freshman honor squad. Hazelwood has also overseen dramatic improvements to the Bulldogs home court in three seasons. The addition of new sound and lighting systems and a new scoreboard, an upgrade of locker room and team areas and the installation of colorful banners to both the interior and exterior areas of the facility are among the latest enhancements at the Newell-Grissom Building. Fan support for Bulldog volleyball has mirrored State s steady climb under Hazelwood s guidance. The top five and eight of the top 10 attendance marks at the Newell-Grissom Building have come during Hazelwood s term as head coach. State eclipsed the 1,000-mark twice in 2011, including a facility-record 3,024 for the Bulldogs season-opener. Later in the same season in a match played in Humphrey Coliseum State established a state collegiate volleyball attendance mark when 4,525 fans cheered the Bulldogs on to a program-first win over a nationally-ranked opponent, 25th-ranked Kentucky. Hazelwood has been on a fast track in the pursuit of her goal to coach volleyball on the collegiate level. Upon graduation from Mississippi State in the spring of 2000, she stayed in the Magnolia State to launch her coaching career, serving for two seasons as head volleyball coach at NCAA Division III member Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss. While directing the Choctaws program, she was responsible for recruiting players that garnered American Southwest Conference East Division Freshman of the Year honors in 2000, 2001 and She continued her coaching career in 2002 at Centenary College in Shreveport, La., the smallest of the nation s NCAA Division I members. During five seasons at Centenary her teams took on the likes of Virginia and Southeastern Conference foes Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee and though often-times out-matched, managed to register a worksheet. She guided her initial Centenary team, one with returned but two players from a three-win club the previous season, to a 13-win campaign. That feat earned her Independent Coach of the Year national honors in Two players from her 2006 team earned Mid-Continent Conference (now Summit League) All-Freshman team honors, the first all-conference honors ever accorded a Centenary volleyball player. Hazelwood accepted the head coaching post at Austin Peay State University in 2007, guiding a team that returned just six letter-winners and three starters to an 8-25 finish in her first season coaching the Lady Govs. Her second APSU edition drew national attention when it produced a 14-win improvement and rated as college volleyball s most dramatic turnaround that fall. That Lady Gov team, picked to finish ninth in the 10-team Ohio Valley Conference, compiled a worksheet and surprised league foes with a third-place finish and a win out of first place. One of Hazelwood s prized recruits, junior outside hitter Stephanie Champine, was accorded first-team All-OVC and OVC All-Newcomer team honors and became the first Austin Peay player to receive American Volleyball Coaches Association s All-Midwest Region team honors. Additionally, her 2008 team was selected by the league s coaches and players for the Ohio Valley Conference Sportsmanship Award. Hazelwood set the stage for her career in coaching with a remarkable four-year playing career at Mississippi State University. She stepped in as a freshman and claimed the role as State s starting setter, establishing the school single-season mark as a rookie in 1996 with 1,541 assists. It was a tough act to follow, but she managed to register three of MSU s top four best assist totals, concluding her career with a school-record 5,505 career assists, then the fourthmost in SEC history. She claimed the single-match assist mark in the opening competition of her senior campaign in 1999 when she dished out a school-best 83 assists in a five-set win at UNC-Charlotte. In addition to quarterbacking the Volleyball Bulldog offense, Hazelwood also starred on defense during her MSU career with 1,107 digs and at the net with 211 total blocks. At Mississippi State Hazelwood played for head coaches Samye Johnson (1996) and Brenda Bowlin ( ). And during her career, MSU volleyball moved into its current home, the Newell-Grissom Building (1997), set a school record for conference wins (1998) and established the home single-match attendance record (1999). Hazelwood s success was not limited to the volleyball court. She excelled in the classroom, becoming the first Bulldog volleyball player to earn SEC Academic Honor Roll honors all four of her collegiate years. Additionally, she was honored as the recipient of MSU s Newsom Award for athletic and academic excellence. MSU volleyball s tradition of academic success has continued in Hazelwood s first three seasons at State, where MSU players have earned a combined 26 berths on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. Hazelwood is married to Clinton, Miss., native Brian Hazelwood, a two-time All-Southeastern Conference placekicker during his football career at Mississippi State (1995 to 1998). He later played four seasons as a placekicker in the arenafootball2 league, earning second-team all-league honors in three of his four seasons and in 2011 joined the Volleyball Bulldog staff as a volunteer assistant. The Hazelwoods are the parents of two children, Allison Riley and Andrew Brian. 4 Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7

5 Match-By-Match Results Opponent W/L Score Score By Set Record Time Attedance Southeast Missouri St. W , 25-18, :24 - UALR W , 25-22, : Southeast Missouri St. L , 25-23, 20-25, :56 - UALR L , 24-26, 25-22, : vs. UT-Arlington vs. Tulsa at Baylor Niagara Wofford Wofford Niagara at Belmont vs. UAB vs. Arkansas State Florida Arkansas at Texas A&M at LSU South Carolina Tennessee at Kentucky at Georgia at Alabama at Auburn Ole Miss Texas A&M Kentucky Georgia at MIssouri at Arkansas Alabama at Tennessee Match-By-Match Leaders Opponent Attempts SEMO Gardiner (19) Gardiner (35) Horner (42) McVey (25) Duhs (3) UALR Gardiner (15) Gardiner (35) Horner (39) McVey (22) Warren (3) SEMO Gardiner (15) Gardiner (49) Horner (47) McVey (22) Three w/ (2) UALR Scott (19) Scott (53) Horner (48) McVey (29) Duhs (2) vs. UT-Arlington vs. Tulsa at Baylor Niagara Wofford Wofford Niagara at Belmont vs. UAB vs. Arkansas State Florida Arkansas at Texas A&M at LSU South Carolina Tennessee at Kentucky at Georgia at Alabama at Auburn Ole Miss Texas A&M Kentucky Georgia at MIssouri at Arkansas Alabama at Tennessee Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7 Category 5 Superlatives thru 4 Matches Overall Record Conference Home Away Neutral Three-Set Match Four-Set Match Five-Set Match Win First Set Lose First Set Win First Two Sets Lose First Two Sets Split First Two Sets Against Ranked Opponents Against Unranked Opponents Post Higher Hitting Percentage Post Lower Hitting Percentage Same Hitting Percentage Post More Post Less Same as Opponent Post More Post Less Same as Opponent Post More Post Less Same as Opponent Post More Blocks Post Less Blocks Same Blocks as Opponent Individual Leaders Kimmy Gardiner Taylor Scott Chelsea Duhs Attack Pct. (min. 5 kills ) Chelsea Duhs Kimmy Gardiner Brooke Sassin Suzanne Horner Roxanne McVey Kimmy Gardiner... 6 Gabby Litwin... 7 Roxanne McVey... 5 Many W/... 2 Chelsea Duhs... 8 Alex Warren... 5 Kimmy Gardiner... 5 Suzanne Horner... 5 Roxanne McVey Taylor Scott Gabby Litwin... 49

6 # 1 Roxanne McVey Sophomore L Magnolia, Texas (Tomball HS) Current SEC leader in digs with 98 and digs/set at 7.00, which is nearly half a dig better than anyone else 2012 All-SEC Freshman Team member Broke MSU s single-season digs record with 558 in Became only the 20th player in NCAA history to record 50 digs in a single match when she recorded exactly 50 against LSU on Sept. 28 Named two-time SEC Freshman of the Week in 2012 on August 27 and October Career x, last vs. UALR ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( )...2-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) Service...2-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) at Missouri ( ) vs UL-Monroe ( ) at Missouri ( )...2-5x, last vs. UALR ( ) Service at Missouri ( ) vs. LSU ( ) # 2 Kimmy Gardiner Freshman OPP Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville HS) Named SEC Freshman of the Week following opening weekend. Leads all SEC freshmen in kill with 64 (4.57/set) and is third overall. Recorded her firs-career double-double vs. SEMO ( ) with 15 kills and 21 digs. Piled up 560 kills, 515 digs and 65 aces during her senior year of high school. Named Prepvolleyball.com High School All-American and was a Senior Ace, top Career vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( )...2-2x, last vs. UALR ( )...2-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( )...2-2x, last vs. UALR ( )...2-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) last vs. SEMO ( ) # 3 Kelsey Stommes Junior MB Cold Spring, Minn. (Ridgewater College/Rocori HS) Won the 2011 NJCAA Division III National Title with Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minn. Earned NJCAA All-America honors in 2011 and 2012 Career Service 6 Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7

7 # 4 Katlyn Mataya Sophomore S Mt. Vernon, Wash. (Alaska-Fairbanks/Burlington-Edison HS) Named Team MVP honors as a freshman at Alaska-Fairbanks Led the Nanooks with 887 assists and tallied 61 kills, 203 digs, 21 service aces with a.174 hitting percentage Career-high 61 assists at Simon Fraser ( ) Career Service # 6 Kaitlyn Schoeppner Freshman OH North Farmington, Mich. (North Farmington HS) Named a two-time AVCA Max Preps Player of the Year selection from North Farmington (Mich.) High School Paced NFHS as a senior with 573 kills, 58 service aces and tallied a career-high 379 digs Career Service # 7 Katie Enright Sophomore OH Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) Shared the team-lead with 12 service aces and paced the squad with a.978 serve percentage in Career Service at LSU ( ) x, last at LSU ( ) x, last at LSU ( ) vs LSU ( ) at Tulane (9-7-12) Service at Missouri ( ) at LSU ( ) x, last at LSU ( ) at LSU ( ) at LSU ( ) Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7 7

8 # 9 Gabby Litwin Freshman DS Allen, Texas (Plano East HS) Led the team with 515 assists and 51 service aces her senior year of high school Named MaxPrep Player of the Year her junior year Career vs. UALR ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) # 10 Suzanne Horner Freshman S State College, Pa. (State College HS) Leads the SEC with 176 kills and is second with assists per set Claimed two Pennsylvania Class AAA All-State titles as a setter at State College (Pa.) High School Named a 2012 Prepvolleyball.com Special Mention All-American and a finalist for the state s Gatorade Player of the Year Award Was a three-time Pennsylvania Class AAA All-State Player Captained her team in 2011 and Career vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( )...1-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( )...1-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) # 11 Bali Leffall-Young Freshman MB Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos HS) Named Defensive Player of the Year her sophomore and junior years Paced her club to Suburban League Champions title her sophomore and juniors seasons Daughter of former MSU football player and St. Louis Ram Robert Young Career Service 8 Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7

9 # 12 Ellen Stuart Sophomore DS Austin, Texas (Lamar [TX]/Westwood HS) Red-shirted at Lamar during the 2012 season Career Service # 13 Chelsae Duhs Freshman MB Mission Vejo, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS) Paced Coach Jon Greene s Warriors in kills all four seasons, tallying career-bests with 275 kills and 57 total blocks as a senior in 2012 California Garnered Female Athlete of the Year for the San Joaquin League Finalist for the Farmer s Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year Career # 16 Dani McCree Senior OH Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS) Enters the season as the lone returning upperclassmen on MSU s roster. Drew starts in 11 last 13 matches as a junior with the first coming at Kentucky on October 12 Posted a career-best 14 kills vs. Alabama and a pair of 11-kill matches at Missouri and vs. Tennessee Set career-high with five digs at South Carolina on November 9 Recorded a career-best two block solos in finale at Tennessee November Career x, last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) Service x, last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) Service x, last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( )...1-2x, last vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. Alabama ( ) vs. Alabama ( )...7-3x, last vs. UALR ( )...1-4x, last vs. Arkansas ( ) at Alabama ( )...1-2x, last vs. Arkansas ( ) at South Carolina ( ) at Tennessee ( )...2-4x, last at Georgia ( )...3-2x, last at Georgia ( ) Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7 9

10 # 18 Alex Warren Sophomore MB San Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt HS) Set a career-high with 14 kills, 30 attacks and 4 digs vs. UALR ( ) Saw playing time in nine matches Drew early-season starts vs. Kennesaw State on August 25 and Northern Iowa on September 1 Registered eight of her 19 kills vs. Boston College on August 31 & eight of her 19 total blocks vs. Kennesaw State on August Career vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( ) vs. UALR ( )...1-2x, last vs. KSU ( ) vs. Kennesaw State ( )...8 vs. Kennesaw State ( ) # 19 Brooke Sasssin Freshman OH San Antonio, Texas (Ronald Reagan HS) Starred three years as an outside hitter at San Antonio s Ronald Reagan High School, where she was coached by Mike Carter Earned multiple tournament MVP honors and was accorded all-state and all-american honors as a senior Guided the Rattlers to a 41-3 record Tallied 473 kills, 289 digs and 23.5 blocks as a senior Piled up a career-best 511 kills, 210 digs and 35 blocks on her way to all-state plaudits as a junior Career vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) vs. UALR ( ) Service vs. UALR ( ) # 22 Taylor Scott Sophomore OH Claremont, Calif. (Claremont HS) Notched a pair of double-doubles in the Maroon Classic vs. SEMO (8-30 and 8-31). Started 27 of her 28 matches played during her freshman season, only missing a start at Ole Miss on September 21 and did not play at LSU on October 28 Paced the Bulldogs with 283 kills (2.95 k/s) and ranked second with 274 digs (2.85 d/s) Averaged 10.1 kills and 9.8 digs per match Notched a career-high 21 kills & 23 digs vs. Kennesaw State on August 25 Recorded double digits in kills 16 times and double-digit digs 10 times Was the lone SEC rookie ranked in the top 20 in average kills (19th) and average digs (19th) Career vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) Service vs. SEMO ( ) vs. SEMO ( ) last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. ULM ( ) x, last vs. SEMO ( ) vs. Kennesaw STate ( ) vs. LSU ( )...2-2x, last vs. Georgia (9-6-12) Service at South Carolina ( ) vs. Tulane (9-7-12)...1-2x, last vs. Pittsburgh (9-8-12) vs. Georgia ( ) vs. Georgia ( ) last vs. SEMO ( ) 10 Mississippi State Volleyball Matches 5-7 Baylor Classic September 6-7