Missouri State (7-3) continues its challenging non-conference schedule this week with four matches away from home, including three against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Bears visit Arkansas State (6-4) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before traveling to Mil-waukee, Wis., to take on Milwaukee (6-3), Iowa State (6-2) and Marquette (7-2) at the Marquette Invitational. MSU continued its ascent in the national polls this week, collecting 83 votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the No. 27 spot, and moving up one notch in PrepVolleyball’s poll for 28th. MissouriStateisonafive-matchwinningstreakthatincludesavictoryover12th-rankedOhioState,MSU’ssecondtop-15winoftheyear,andbecamethethirdNCAADivisionIprogramwith1,200all-timevictoriesafterThursday’swinagainstMcNeese. The OppOnenTsArkansasStateis6-4thusfarin2016,ayearafterenteringtheNCAATournamentwithjustonelossonitsresume.TheRedWolvesarepickedtofinishfirstintheSunBeltWest Division this season, and boast the league’s preseason offensive player of the year (Carlisa May), defensive player of the year (Markie Schaedig) and setter of the year (Mallory Warrington). Milwaukeeis6-3ontheyear,andispickedtofinishfifthintheHorizonLeague.ThePanthershit.197asateamcomparedto.185fortheopposition,andaverage11.89kills,1.20aces,12.77digsand2.20blocksperset. Iowa State is 6-2 on the season entering its Tuesday match at UNI, with its losses comingagainstNo.18Creightonand top-rankedNebraska.TheCyclonesaverage13.96killspersetandhit.251asateam,holdopponentsto.184hitting,andaverage15.36digs,1.96blocksand1.48acesperset.ISUreceived22votesintheAVCApollthisweekfortheNo.30spot. Marquette is 7-2 with a schedule that includes a win at No. 7 USC and loss at Wichita State,andearnedfivevotesinthelatestAVCApoll.TaylorLouisleadstheGoldenEagleswith3.97killsperset,andMarquetteaverages12.42kills,16.64digs,2.20blocksand1.27acespersetwhilehitting.229andlimitingopponentstoa.178efficiency. The seriesMissouri State is 3-2 against Arkansas State after the Red Wolves grabbed a 3-2 win inSpringfieldlastseason. The Bears are playing Milwaukee for the third consecutive season, winning the two previous meetings in three sets apiece. MSUis11-4all-timeagainstIowaState.TheBearsdefeatedtheCyclonesathomein2005,theonlymeetingintheseriessince1994. Marquetteearneda3-1wininSpringfieldlastyearintheonlymatch-upbetweentheschools in volleyball.

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2016 MissOuri sTaTe schedule (7-3 Overall, 0-0 MVC) August Illini Classic26 Fri. vs.Xavier L,2-327 Sat. vs.Arkansas W,3-027 Sat. at#14Illinois W,3-2

SeptemberHawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic1 Thu. at#15Hawai’i L,0-32 Fri. vs.#8UCLA L,1-33 Sat. vs.Pacific W,3-0

Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational 8 Thu. McNeese State (ESPN3) W, 3-0 9 Fri. #12 Ohio State (ESPN3) W, 3-2 10 Sat. Western Illinois (ESPN3) W, 3-0 10 Sat. IUPUI (ESPN3) W, 3-113 Wed. atArkansasState 6p.m.

Marquette Invitational16 Fri. vs.Milwaukee 4p.m.17 Sat. vs.IowaState 11a.m.17 Sat. atMarquette 7p.m.

23 Fri. Wichita State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 26 Mon. Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 30 Fri. atUNI*(ESPN3) 7 p.m.

October1 Sat. atDrake*(ESPN3) 7 p.m. 7 Fri. Bradley* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 8 Sat. Loyola* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 Mon. Evansville* (ESPN3) 7 p.m.14 Fri. atIllinoisState*(ESPN3) 7 p.m.15 Sat. atIndianaState*(ESPN3) 6 p.m.21 Fri. atWichitaState*(ESPN3) 7 p.m. 28 Fri. Drake* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 29 Sat. UNI* 7 p.m. November5 Sat. atBradley*(ESPN3) 7 p.m.6 Sun. atLoyola*(ESPN3) 7 p.m. 11 Fri. Indiana State* 7 p.m. 12 Sat. Illinois State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 18 Fri. atEvansville*(ESPN3) 7 p.m.19 Sat. atSouthernIllinois*(ESPN3) 7 p.m.

MVC Tournament 24 Thu. TBD (ESPN3) 5/7:30p.m.25 Fri. TBD(ESPN3) 5/7:30p.m. 26 Sat. TBD (ESPN3) 4 p.m.(*)MVCmatch;Boldhomematches;alltimesareSpring-fieldtimes;MVCTournamentwillbeinCedarFalls,Iowa.ESPN3indicatesthatmatchwillcarriedliveonESPN3.The Valley on ESPN3 is available for free at www.WatchESPN.comorontheWatchESPNApp.

Missouri State BEARS• Record 7-3• MVC 0-0• AVCA Rank 27• PrepVolleyball Rank 28• Kills Leader Lily Johnson (4.08/set)• Digs Leader Emily Butters (4.37/set)

BEARS TRAVEL TO ARKANSAS STATE, MARQUETTE

Opponents: Arkansas State Tuesday, September 13, 6 p.m.Milwaukee Friday, September 16, 4 p.m.Iowa State Saturday, September 17, 11 a.m.Marquette Saturday, September 17, 7 p.m.

Locations: Tues. - Jonesboro, Ark.Fri.-Sat. - Milwaukee, Wis.Sites: Tues. - Convocation CenterFri.-Sat. - Al McGuire CenterLive Stats: Tues. - AStateRedWolves.comFri.-Sat. - GoMarquette.comLive Video: Tues. - AStateRedWolves.comFri.-Sat. - GoMarquette.com

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2016 MVc sTandingsTeam MVC Pct. Overall Pct.Drake 0-0 .000 8-3 .727Missouri State 0-0 .000 7-3 .700Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 7-3 .700WichitaState 0-0 .000 5-3 .625IndianaState 0-0 .000 5-4 .556UNI 0-0 .000 5-4 .556IllinoisState 0-0 .000 5-5 .500Bradley 0-0 .000 5-5 .500Loyola 0-0 .000 4-5 .444Evansville 0-0 .000 2-7 .222Thru Sept. 11

This Week’s MVC sChedule

Tuesday, September 13Missouri State at Arkansas State, 6 Iowa State at UNI, 7SouthernIllinoisatSEMO,6Indiana State at Butler, 6UICatLoyola,7

Friday, September 16 Missouri State vs. Milwaukee, 4 (Milwaukee, Wis.)*IllinoisStateatUNI,5SouthernIllinoisvs.YoungstownState,2:30(Dayton,Ohio)*BradleyatIndianaState,6LoyolaatButler,5Drakevs.SEMO,11a.m.(Macomb,Ill.)Drake at Western Illinois, 7Evansvillevs.KennesawState,9a.m.(Jacksonville,Ala.)Evansvillevs.Louisiana-Monroe,4:30(Jacksonville,Ala.)WichitaStatevs.TexasTech,9a.m.(SanAntonio,Texas)Wichita State vs. Texas State, 3 (San Antonio, Texas)

Saturday, September 17Missouri State vs. Iowa State, 11 a.m. (Milwaukee, Wis.)Missouri State at Marquette, 7NorthwesternatUNI,12Syracuse at UNI, 7IllinoisStatevs.Syracuse,10a.m.(CedarFalls,Iowa)IllinoisStatevs.NorthDakotaState,5(CedarFalls,Iowa)SouthernIllinoisvs.LoyolaMarymount,9:30a.m. (Dayton, Ohio)Southern Illinois at Dayton, 6Western Michigan at Indiana State, 3Bradleyvs.WesternMichigan,10a.m.(TerreHaute,Ind.)Loyolavs.Arizona,10a.m.(Indianapolis,Ind.)Loyolavs.NorthernKentucky,2(Indianapolis,Ind.)Drake vs. Weber State, 2 (Macomb, Ill.)EvansvilleatJacksonvilleState,11:30a.m.Evansvillevs.NichollsState,4:30(Jacksonville,Ala.)WichitaStateatTexas-SanAntonio,12

Sunday, September 18 NorthDakotaStateatUNI,2:30

lasT WeekMissouriStatewent4-0intheDr.MaryJoWynnInvitational,defeatingMcNeese,No.12Ohio State, Western Illinois and IUPUI. The OSUwinwasMSU’ssecondoveratop-15opponentthisseason.LynseyWrightearnedtournamentMVPhonorsafterhitting.389andaveraging4.08killsand0.62blocksperset.

cOach Melissa sTOkesHead Coach Melissa Stokes is 445-216(.673)inher21stseasonatMissouriState.She became the MVC’s all-time winningest coach in league matches Sept. 30, 2011,when the Bears beat Bradley 3-1 for her197thconferencevictory,andwonher400thcareer match against Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 13,2014.AnativeofElCajon,Calif.,StokeshasguidedMissouriStatetoanoverallrecordof374-160(.700)and216-72(.750)markintheMissouriValleyConferencesince2000.In2003,theBearsweretheMVCregular-seasonchampionsandadvancedtotheNCAATournamentforthefirsttimesince1993.MSUmadeareturntriptotheNCAAsin2005afterwinningtheMVCTournament,andadvancedtothesecondroundforthefirsttimeinprogramhistoryin2006.MSUdefeatedArkansasbeforefallingtoNo.13Oklahomainthesecondround,andhassinceaddedpostseasonbidsin2007,2008,2010,2011and2015. Stokes came to Missouri State from the University of Idaho, where she helped the Vandals to four straight NCAA Tournament berths. As a setter at San Diego State, Stokes playedfourseasonsandhelpedtheAztecstotwoNCAAappearances.Stokesranked40thamongactiveDivisionIcoachestotalvictoriesand43rdinwinpercentageentering2015.OnlyfourcoachesaheadofStokesonthewinslisthavecoachedfewerseasons.

Quick seTs• Missouri State has spent three weeks this season in both the AVCA Coaches Poll and PrepVolleyball poll. The Bears received 83 votes for the No. 27 spot in the AVCA this week, and are rated 28th in the most recent PrepVolleyball edition. • HeadcoachMelissaStokesisclimbinguptheall-timeMVCcoachinglistsinanumberofcategories.Listedbelowisthe21st-yearcoach’srankinginthosecategories.ListsarecompiledbasedonstatisticsatValleyschoolsonly: •Thirdintotalvictorieswith445 •FirstinMVCvictorieswith255 • Seventh in win percentage overall (.673) and third among active MVC coaches •SeventhinwinpercentageinMVCmatchesonly(.708)

2016 aWards & hOnOrs Aubrey Cheffey•MVCFreshmanoftheWeek(9/6) Simone House•Dr.MaryJoWynnInvitationalall-tournament Lily Johnson • Preseason all-MVC • Illini Classic all-tournament•MVCPlayeroftheWeek(8/29)•MVCScholar-AthleteoftheWeek(8/30) • Wahine Volleyball Classic all-tournament•Dr.MaryJoWynnInvitationalall-tournament Daniele Messa•MVCFreshmanoftheWeek(9/12) Lynsey Wright • Illini Classic all-tournament•Dr.MaryJoWynnInvitationalMVC•MVCPlayeroftheWeek(9/12)

2016 MissOuri sTaTe rOsTer

No. Numerical Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown-High School1 BrianneDixon DS 5-7 Jr. Springfield,Mo.(KickapooHigh)2 JuliaHanson OH/DS 6-0 Fr. FortAtkinson,Wis.(FortAtkinsonHigh)5 LynseyWright MB 6-0 Jr. GlenCarbon,Ill.(EdwardsvilleHigh)6 LaurenBoone S 6-1 Jr. Branson,Mo.(BransonHigh)7 LaynieDake MB 6-2 Fr. MountVernon,Mo.(MountVernonHigh)8 EmilyButters L 5-8 So. Richmond,Texas(TravisHigh)9 SimoneHouse MB 6-3 Sr. Oshkosh,Wis.(NorthHigh)10 AubreyCheffey OH 6-2 Fr. Nixa,Mo.(NixaHigh)11 AshleyOphoven OH 6-1 So. Ozark,Mo.(OzarkHigh)12 CarolineFinnell RS 6-1 So. Chesterfield,Mo.(MarquetteHigh)13 GerriIdos DS 5-1 Fr. Springfield,Mo.(KickapooHigh)14 MacKenzieIrwin MB 6-1 So. Joplin,Mo.(CarlJunctionHigh)15 TatumMarshall DS/L 5-7 Sr. Fayetteville,Ark.(FayettevilleHigh)17 LilyJohnson OH 5-11 Jr. Wildwood,Mo.(LafayetteHigh)19 MikaelaMosquera MB 6-1 So. WestChicago,Ill.(St.CharlesEastHigh)21 PaigePerry OH/DS 5-9 Fr. Ozark,Mo.(OzarkHigh)22 DanieleMessa S 5-7 Fr. Bartlett,Ill.(St.FrancisHigh)23 CambreeVillarreal OH 6-2 So. Amarillo,Texas(AmarilloHigh)Head Coach:MelissaStokes(SanDiegoState,1991),21styearAssistant Coach:JakeBarreau(Wisconsin,2013),3rdyearAssistant Coach: KevinDunn(Lindenwood,2008),2ndyearGraduate Assistant: KarenRivatto(MissouriState,2014),2ndyearPronunciations: Barreau(Buh-ROO),Cheffey(CHEFF-ee),Finnell(Fih-NELL),Idos(EE-dose),Ophoven (OP-hoe-vin),Mikaela(Mih-KAY-luh),Mosquera(Moss-CARE-uh),Cambree(CAMM-bree),Villarreal(VILL-uh-ray-all)

2016 MVc preseasOn pOll Team Total 1. WichitaState(7) 97 2. Missouri State (1) 85 3. SouthernIllinois(1) 824. UNI(1) 725. IllinoisState 576. Loyola 507. IndianaState 41 8. Drake 33 9. Bradley 2810. Evansville 15

• MissouriStatehaswonatleast20matchesin16ofthelast17seasonswhilepostingwinningrecordsbothoverallandinMissouriValleyConferenceplayfor17consecutiveyears. • MissouriStateranksthirdall-timeamongDivisionIschoolswith1,203victories. • MissouriStateis44-33infive-setmatchessincethebeginningofthe2006seasonandhasralliedfrom0-2deficitstowinseventimessincethenaswell. • MSUis187-33sincethebeginningof2006whenwinningsettwo. • Despite only two seniors on the roster, the Bears return the vast majority of their sta-tisticaloutputfromlastseason.Intotal,MSUbringsback90.6percentofitskills,88.7percentofitspoints,79.3percentofserviceacesand69.5percentoftotaldigs.

iMpressiVe resuMeMissouriStateisplayingoneofthenation’stoughestnon-conferenceschedulesin2016,withsevenmatchesagainstNCAATournamentteamsfrom2015. TheBearscurrentlyowntwovictoriesagainstteamsrankedintheAVCA’stop15-No.14IllinoisonAug.27and12th-rankedOhioStateonSept.9-andhaveplayedfoursuch teams this season. TwoofMSU’sthreelosseshavecomeagainstteamsranked15thorhigheratthetime.

MVc Weekly aWard WinnersTheBearshavepickedupfiveMVCweeklyawardssofarthisseason.LilyJohnsonwas honored as the league’s Player of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Week after theseason’sopeningweekend.Sheaveraged3.92kills,3.00digs,0.31acesand0.31blocksastheBearsdefeatedArkansasandNo.14Illinois. AubreyCheffeywastheFreshmanoftheWeekonSept.6afterhitting.410inthreematchesinHawai’i,averaging2.11killsand1.00blockspersetwitha.487killpercent-ageagainst15th-rankedHawai’i,No.8UCLAandPacific. LynseyWrightwasthePlayeroftheWeekonSept.12afteraveragingof4.08kills,4.65points,0.62blocks,0.23acesand0.62digspersetastheMVPoftheDr.MaryJoWynnInvitational.Wrighthad20killsandsixblocksinMSU’swinagainstNo.12OhioState. DanieleMessapickeduptopfreshmanhonorstheweek,withaveragesof10.73as-sistswhilehelpingtheBearstoa.255hittingpercentage.Sheposteddouble-doublesagainst12th-rankedOhioStateandIUPUI.

six is The Magic nuMberThenumbersixhasbeenamilestonenumberthelast17-plusseasonsintermsofwin-ning streaks, as the Bears have strung together at least six consecutive wins a total of 20timessincethebeginningofthe1999season.MSUhadasix-matchwinningstreakfromOct.10-25thisseason.

Missouri State Individual TeamKills 20,LilyJohnsonvs.Xavier,8/26 62vs.IUPUI,9/10 20,LilyJohnsonvs.IUPUI,9/10 20,LynseyWrightvs.#12OhioState,9/9Attacks 68,LilyJohnsonvs.Xavier,8/26 182vs.#12OhioState,9/9HittingPct. .542,LynseyWrightvs.McNeese,9/8 .346vs.McNeese,9/8Points 23.5,LynseyWrightvs.#12OhioState,9/9Assists 54,DanieleMessavs.IUPUI,9/10 60vs.IUPUI,9/10Aces 3,bythreeplayersonfiveoccasions 9vs.WesternIllinois,9/10Digs 25,EmilyButtersvs.#8UCLA,9/2 89vs.#12OhioState,9/9BlockSolos 2,SimoneHousevs.McNeese,9/8 3vs.McNeese,9/8BlockAsst. 5,bytwoplayersonfouroccasions 18vs.#12OhioState,9/9TotalBlocks 6,LynseyWrightvs.#8UCLA,9/2 11vs.#12OhioState,9/9 6,LynseyWrightvs.#12OhioState,9/9

Opponent Individual TeamKills 21,NikkiTaylor,#15Hawai’i,9/1 68,Xavier,8/26Attacks 63,AbbeyBessler,Xavier,8/26 202,#12OhioState,9/9HittingPct. .583,NayaCrittenden,#14Illinois,8/27 .312,#15Hawai’i,9/1Points 25,NikkiTaylor,#15Hawai’i,9/1 Assists 50,JordynPoulter,#14Illinois,8/27 61,Xavier,8/26Aces 2,byfiveplayersonfiveoccasions 6,Pacific,9/3 6,#12OhioState,9/9Digs 26,ValeriaLeon,#12OhioState,9/9 93,#12OhioState,9/9BlockSolos 1,by16playerson16occasions 4,#12OhioState,9/9BlockAsst. 8,bytwoplayers 28,#14Illinois,8/27TotalBlocks 8,bytwoplayers 16,#14Illinois,8/27

2016 MissOuri sTaTe single MaTch highs

all-TiMe WinningesT diVisiOn iWoMen’s Volleyball PrograMs

Rank School Wins1. Nebraska 1,2512. UCLA 1,2503. Missouri State 1,2034. BrighamYoung 1,2005. PennState 1,1946. LongBeachState 1,1897. Hawai’i 1,1848. Texas 1,1679. Minnesota 1,12710. PortlandState 1,101Through Sept. 11, 2016 - Min. 10 years in DI

2016 dOuble-dOubles

Player ..................K-D K-A K-B A-D TotalLilyJohnson.........9 0 0 0 9Daniele Messa .....0 0 0 3 3Total ....................9 0 0 3 12 career dOuble-dOubles

Player ..................K-D K-A K-B A-D Total LaurenBoone ......0 0 0 1 1LilyJohnson.........43 0 0 0 43Daniele Messa .....0 0 0 3 3Total ....................43 0 0 4 47 2016 dOuble-Figure MaTchesPlayer ......................... K D A B LaurenBoone ..............0 0 4 0EmilyButters ...............0 10 0 0Aubrey Cheffey ............1 0 0 0Brianne Dixon ..............0 3 0 0SimoneHouse .............2 0 0 0LilyJohnson................10 9 0 0Tatum Marshall ............0 3 0 0Daniele Messa .............0 2 7 0Ashley Ophoven ..........3 0 0 0Cambree Villarreal .......1 0 0 0LynseyWright ..............6 0 0 0Total ...........................23 27 11 0 career dOuble-Figure MaTchesPlayer ......................... K D A B LaurenBoone ..............2 1 4 0EmilyButters ...............0 40 0 0Aubrey Cheffey ............1 0 0 0Brianne Dixon ..............0 7 0 0SimoneHouse ............12 0 0 0LilyJohnson................71 46 0 0Tatum Marshall ............0 33 0 0Daniele Messa .............0 2 7 0Ashley Ophoven .........11 0 0 0Cambree Villarreal .......1 0 0 0LynseyWright .............37 0 0 0Total ..........................135 129 11 0

Msu indiVidual MVc rankings Thru 9/11(OVerall)

Category Player Rank StatKills/Set LilyJohnson 1 4.08 LynseyWright 8 3.00Assists/Set DanieleMessa 5 7.85 LaurenBoone 9 6.04Aces/Set LilyJohnson 5 0.37Digs/Set EmilyButters 3 4.37Points/Set LilyJohnson 1 4.55 LynseyWright 8 3.49

Msu TeaM MVc rankings Thru 9/11(OVerall)

Category Rank (of 10) StatHitting% 6 .215Opponenthitting% 7 .196Assists/set 4 12.11Kills/set 4 12.87Blocks/set 10 1.55Aces/set 6 1.16Digs/set 3 15.79

Msu indiVidual ncaa rankings Thru 9/11Category Player Rank StatAttacks/Set LilyJohnson 11 12.16Digs/Set EmilyButters 99 4.37Kills/Set LilyJohnson 44 4.08Points/Set LilyJohnson 53 4.57TotalAces LilyJohnson 71 14TotalAttacks LilyJohnson 9 462TotalDigs EmilyButters 64 166TotalKills LilyJohnson 22 155TotalPoints LilyJohnson 27 173.5

Msu TeaM ncaa rankings Thru 9/11Category Rank (of 318) StatAces/set 206 1.16Assists/set 113 12.11Blocks/set 274 1.55Digs/set 63 15.79Hitting% 149 .215Kills/set 126 12.87Winning% 75 .700OpponentHitting% 153 .196TotalAssists 59 460TotalDigs 50 600TotalKills 65 489TotalAces 154 44TotalAttacks 67 1,346TotalBlocks 229 59

ncaa acTiVe leaders Thru 9/5Category Player Rank StatKills LilyJohnson 15 1,270 LynseyWright 210 704Kills/Set LilyJohnson 3 4.28Attacks/Set LilyJohnson 2 12.27

MissOuri sTaTe seasOn leaders

SEASON KILLS 1. MichelleWitzke(1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667 2. Lily Johnson (2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .620 3. MichelleWitzke(1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .581 4. AmandaOmar(1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515 5. MaureenManda(1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 6. JoleenMeservy(1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 7. Lily Johnson (2014) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495 8. AmandaOmar(1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485 9. JoleenMeservy(1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47010. KatieWerges(2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466

SEASON DIGS1. CaraHackmann(2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6712. AdeanaMcAfee(2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6533. TerriDelConte(2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6054. JaneParker(2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 5. Emily Butters (2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .568 6. AshleyMason(2013) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .559 7. MaddyHogan(2014) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .547 8. AdeanaMcAfee(2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .544 9. AshleyMason(2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54210. AshleyMason(2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523

MissOuri sTaTe career leaders

CAREER 20-KILL MATCHES* 1. MichelleWitzke(94-97) . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2. Lily Johnson (14-pr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3. JoleenMeservy(96-99) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4. AmandaOmar(98-99) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5. ErinO’Connor(03-06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 VanessaWouters(94-95) . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. KatieWerges(02-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68. OliviaBrand(11-14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ErinMurphy(00-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ReseMcNatt(99-01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511. Threetiedat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CONSECUTIVE MATCHES WITH 10+ KILLS 1. Lily Johnson (10/14-10/15) . . . . . . . . 36 2. MichelleWitzke(11/95-11/96) . . . . . . . 23 3. Lily Johnson (11/15-pr.) . . . . . . . . . . 21 4. MichelleWitzke(9/97-11/97) . . . . . . . . 20 AmandaOmar(10/98-9/99) . . . . . . . . 17 6. JoleenMeservy(10/99-11/99) . . . . . . . 15 MichelleWitzke(11/96-9/97) . . . . . . . . 15 8. MichelleWitzke(9/95-10/95) . . . . . . . . 10 JamieAdams(9/07-10/07) . . . . . . . . . 1010. Lily Johnson (9/14) and 4 others . . . . 9

CAREER KILLS 1. MichelleWitzke(94-97) . . . . . . . . . . 1919 2. KathyCrotty(83-86) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1570 3. JoleenMeservy(96-99) . . . . . . . . . . 1513 4. JenniferSevelandBox(79-82) . . . . 1444 5. ErinMurphy(00-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1432 6. MaureenManda(81-84) . . . . . . . . . 1400 7. MaryBeck(81-84) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1280 8. Lily Johnson (14-pr.) . . . . . . . . . . . 12709. ErinO’Connor(03-06) . . . . . . . . . . . 124410. KatieWerges(02-05) . . . . . . . . . . . 1240

CAREER KILLS PER SET 1. MichelleWitzke(94-97) . . . . . . . . . . . 4.55 2. Lily Johnson (14-pr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.28 3. AmandaOmar(98-99) . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12 4. JoleenMeservy(96-99) . . . . . . . . . . . 3.94 5. KathyCrotty(83-86) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.33 6. ErinMurphy(00-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31 7. KatieWerges(02-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16 8. ErinO’Connor(03-06) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11 9. LinetteWhite(00-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0810. MaureenManda(81-84) . . . . . . . . . . 2.94

CAREER ATTACKS 1. MichelleWitzke(94-97) . . . . . . . . . . 4944 2. ErinMurphy(00-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3919 3. KathyCrotty(83-86) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3720 4. JoleenMeservy(96-99) . . . . . . . . . . 3697 5. ErinO’Connor(03-06) . . . . . . . . . . . 3664 6. Lily Johnson (14-pr.) . . . . . . . . . . . 3630 7. KatieWerges(02-05) . . . . . . . . . . . 3335 8. JenniferSevelandBox(79-82) . . . . 3288 9. MaureenManda(81-84) . . . . . . . . . 315710. ChristineMcCartney(10-13) . . . . . . 3151

CAREER HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. LinetteWhite(00-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352 2. SabrinaApker(02-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 3. JenniferSevelandBox . . . . . . . . . . . .306 4. Simone House (13-pr.) . . . . . . . . . . .301 5. KelleyMichnowicz(08-11) . . . . . . . . .2994 6. CaseyYoung(99-02) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2990 7. CalliNorman(08-11) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2987 8. MaureenManda(81-84) . . . . . . . . .29268 9. ChenilleBayless(00-03) . . . . . . . . .2926610. KaitlinJaeger(11-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 *Match-by-match records date through 1987

hOMecOMingMissouri State has been dominant at home since2000,compilingarecordof180-43foran .807 winning percentage at HammonsStudent Center. TheBearsare4-0in2016andhavewonatleast64percentoftheirhomematchesin16consecutive seasons.

lOcal FlaVOrMissouri State boasts two players from Spring-field on its 2016 roster (Brianne Dixon andGerriIdosfromKickapooHigh)andatotalofeight players from southwest Missouri, includ-ingLaurenBoone(Branson),MacKenzieIrwin(Joplin),LaynieDake(MountVernon),AshleyOphovenandPaigePerry(Ozark),andAubreyCheffey(Nixa).Inall,10ofMSU’s18playershail from the Show-Me State.

preseasOn all-cOnFerenceJunioroutsidehitterLilyJohnsonwasvotedthepreseasonall-conferenceteamin2016.John-son is the reigning MVC Player of the Year and the only two-time All-American in MSU history.

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2016 Missouri State Season Results (7-3, 0-0 MVC)

2016 Missouri State Miscellaneous StatisticsDouble-Figure Kill Matches (22): Johnson 10, Wright 6, Ophoven 3, House 2, Cheffey 1, Villarreal 1; Opponents- 2020-Kill Matches (3): Johnson 2, Wright 1; Opponents- 1 25-Kill Matches (0): Opponents- 030-Kill Matches (0): Opponents- 0Double-Figure Dig Matches (27): Butters 10, Johnson 9, Dixon 3, Marshall 3, Messa 2; Opponents- 2520-Dig Matches (2): Butters 2; Opponents- 425-Dig Matches (1): Butters 1; Opponents- 030-Dig Matches (0): Opponents- 035-Dig Matches (0): Opponents- 040-Dig Matches (0): Opponents- 0Double-Figure Block Matches (0): Opponents- 0Double-Figure Kill-Dig Matches (9): Johnson 9; Opponents- 720-Kill, 20-Dig Matches (0): Opponents- 0Double-Figure Kill-Block Matches: (0): Opponents- 0Double-Figure Kill-Block-Dig Matches (0): Opponents- 0Double-Figure Kill-Dig-Assist Matches (0): Opponents- 0Matches Leading MSU in Kills: Johnson 8, Wright 1, Ophoven 1, Cheffey 1Matches Leading MSU in Digs: Butters 8, Johnson 3Matches Leading MSU in Blocks: House 6, Wright 3, Cheffey 1, Dake 1, Irwin 1Matches Leading MSU in Aces: Johnson 6, Butters 4, Wright 5, Dixon 2, Marshall 2, Messa 2, Idos 1

Date Site Att. Opponent W/L Scores Record Kill Leader Dig Leader8/26 Neutral 2805 Xavier& L 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 14-16 0-1 Johnson - 20 Butters - 178/27 Neutral -- Arkansas& W 25-16, 25-19, 29-27 1-1 Johnson - 14 Johnson - 168/27 Away 2544 #14 Illinois& W 25-22, 14-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-10 2-1 Johnson/Ophoven - 17 Butters - 129/1 Away 5604 #15 Hawai’i@ L 16-25, 22-25, 22-25 2-2 Johnson - 12 Butters - 129/2 Neutral -- #8 UCLA@ L 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 15-25 2-3 Johnson - 18 Butters - 259/3 Neutral -- Pacific@ W 25-14, 25-23, 25-19 3-3 Cheffey - 11 Butters - 179/8 Home 934 McNeese State^ W 25-17, 25-17, 25-15 4-3 Johnson - 17 Johnson - 149/9 Home 1017 #12 Ohio State^ W 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 15-12 5-3 Wright - 20 Butters - 23 9/10 Home 515 Western Illinois^ W 25-9, 25-15, 25-18 6-3 Johnson - 12 Butters - 149/10 Home 803 IUPUI^ W 25-14, 25-23, 18-25, 25-20 7-3 Johnson - 20 Butters/Johnson - 189/13 Away Arkansas State9/16 Neutral Milwaukee#9/17 Neutral Iowa State#9/17 Away Marquette#9/23 Home Wichita State*9/26 Home Southern Illinois*9/30 Away UNI*10/1 Away Drake*10/7 Home Bradley*10/8 Home Loyola*10/10 Home Evansville*10/14 Away Illinois State*10/15 Away Indiana State*10/21 Away Wichita State*10/28 Home Drake*10/29 Home UNI*11/5 Away Bradley*11/6 Away Loyola*11/11 Home Indiana State*11/12 Home Illinois State*11/18 Away Evansville* 11/19 Away Southern Illinois* * Missouri Valley Conference matches; # - indicates AVCA ranking at time the match was played; & -Illini Classic in Champaign, Ill.; @ - Hawai’ian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic; ^ Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational in Spring-field, Mo.; #Marquette Invitational in Milwaukee, Wis.; % - MVC Tournament in Cedar Falls, Iowa

2016 Individual Match-by-Match Statistics

2016 Team Match-by-Match Statistics

Boone Butters Cheffey Dake Dixon House Idos Irwin Johnson Marshall Messa Mosquera Ophoven Villarreal WrightDate Opponent K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B K-A-D-B8/26 Xavier 3-40-9-1 0-1-17-0 DNP DNP 0-0-12-0 4-0-0-4 DNP 5-1-2-2 20-4-13-0 0-0-10-1 0-6-1-0 DNP 4-0-0-1 6-0-2-1 14-0-5-0 8/27 Arkansas 2-32-6-0 0-1-15-0 DNP 3-0-1-2 0-0-8-0 5-2-1-2 DNP 0-0-0-0 14-2-16-2 0-0-5-0 0-1-0-0 2-0-1-0 10-0-1-0 DNP 8-0-1-1 8/27 #14 Illinois 2-25-9-2 0-3-12-0 DNP 2-0-0-0 0-0-6-0 7-0-1-4 DNP 0-0-0-1 17-0-10-1 0-0-0-0 0-27-10-0 3-0-0-0 17-0-4-2 0-0-0-0 11-1-2-09/1 #15 Hawai’i 1-9-5-0 0-0-12-0 4-0-0-2 DNP 0-0-5-0 6-1-1-3 DNP 0-0-0-0 12-1-10-0 0-0-3-0 0-23-6-0 1-0-0-1 1-0-1-0 0-0-1-0 11-0-2-1 9/2 #8 UCLA 1-30-9-1 0-3-25-0 4-2-1-2 1-0-0-0 0-0-8-0 4-0-0-2 0-0-1-0 DNP 18-1-13-2 0-0-1-0 0-4-1-0 0-0-0-0 10-0-1-3 DNP 5-0-1-69/3 Pacific DNP 0-1-17-0 11-0-0-5 DNP 1-0-5-0 5-0-0-3 0-0-0-0 DNP 10-0-11-1 0-0-6-0 0-37-8-1 DNP 5-0-1-0 2-0-3-0 6-0-3-59/8 McNeese State 1-15-1-1 0-4-13-0 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-7-0 4-0-1-3 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 17-0-14-0 0-0-5-0 0-29-6-0 1-0-0-1 6-0-1-0 1-0-0-1 15-0-2-19/9 #12 Ohio State DNP 0-4-23-0 7-0-2-4 DNP 0-1-14-0 13-0-0-5 0-0-3-0 DNP 15-0-18-1 0-0-14-0 1-48-11-2 DNP 0-0-0-0 3-0-1-2 20-0-3-69/10 Western Illinois 4-8-5-1 0-2-14-0 1-0-1-0 1-0-0-1 0-0-1-0 4-0-0-1 0-0-1-0 6-0-1-3 12-0-4-0 0-0-1-0 0-30-8-0 1-0-0-2 4-0-2-0 DNP 6-0-0-09/10 IUPUI 1-4-2-1 0-2-18-0 5-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-12-0 10-0-1-3 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 20-0-18-0 0-0-11-0 0-54-10-1 DNP 1-0-0-0 13-0-5-1 12-0-3-19/13 Arkansas State9/16 Milwaukee9/17 Iowa State9/17 Marquette9/23 Wichita State*9/26 Southern Illinois*9/30 UNI*10/1 Drake*10/7 Bradley*10/8 Loyola*10/10 Evansville*10/14 Illinois State*10/15 Indiana State*10/21 Wichita State*10/28 Drake*10/29 UNI*11/5 Bradley*11/6 Loyola*11/11 Indiana State*11/12 Illinois State*11/18 Evansville*11/19 Southern Illinois*K-Kills, A-Assists, D-Digs, B-Blocks; DNP-Did Not Play; *-MVC match Note: Paige Perry has appeared in two matches; Caroline Finnell has appeared in one match.

< Missouri State > < Opponents >Date Opponent K E TA Pct. A SA SE Dig Blk. Score K E TA Pct. A SA SE Dig Blk.8/26 Xavier 56 25 167 .186 52 5 9 71 5.0 2-3 68 23 179 .251 61 2 15 80 4.08/27 Arkansas 44 21 116 .198 38 4 13 55 4.0 3-0 24 14 105 .095 24 3 14 42 5.08/27 #14 Illinois 59 29 156 .192 56 5 8 53 5.0 3-2 61 18 141 .305 59 3 9 58 16.09/1 #15 Hawai’i 36 17 111 .171 34 2 6 46 4.0 0-3 46 12 109 .312 44 5 10 51 9.09/2 #8 UCLA 43 25 147 .122 40 3 6 61 9.0 1-3 63 18 149 .302 61 1 8 75 8.09/3 Pacific 40 12 99 .283 38 3 5 54 8.0 3-0 31 19 111 .108 30 6 12 42 8.09/8 McNeese State 48 12 104 .346 48 4 6 50 5.0 3-0 25 16 95 .095 24 0 5 36 4.09/9 #12 Ohio State 59 24 182 .192 53 5 8 89 11.0 3-2 66 35 202 .153 60 6 8 93 12.59/9 Western Illinois 42 12 87 .345 41 9 5 41 4.0 3-0 22 20 91 .022 22 2 1 31 6.09/10 IUPUI 62 23 177 .220 60 4 6 80 4.0 3-1 48 18 150 .200 45 2 6 78 13.09/13 Arkansas State9/16 Milwaukee9/17 Iowa State9/17 Marquette9/23 Wichita State*9/26 Southern Illinois*9/30 UNI*10/1 Drake*10/7 Bradley*10/8 Loyola*10/10 Evansville*10/14 Illinois State*10/15 Indiana State*10/21 Wichita State*10/28 Drake*10/29 UNI*11/5 Bradley*11/6 Loyola*11/11 Indiana State*11/12 Illinois State*11/18 Evansville*11/19 Southern Illinois*K-Kills, E-Errors, TA-Total Attack Attempts, Pct.-Hitting Percentage, A-Assists, SA-Service Aces, SE-Service Errors, Dig-Digs, Blk.-Blocks, *-MVC match

Season and Career Match Highs2016 (10 matches) .....................#1 Brianne Dixon ..... Career (62 matches)1, 9/3/16 vs. Pacific ..................................Kills (3 sets) .....................................1, 9/3/16 vs. Pacific NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ............................................................... NA14, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State ...................Digs .................................15, 2x, last 11/15/15 at Loyola NA .............................................................Assists ...................... 2, 9/19/15 vs. South Dakota State 1, 3x, last 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .........Aces ............................ 1, 6x, last 11/21/15 vs. S. IllinoisNA .............................................................Blocks ........................................................................ NA

2016 (0 matches) .......................#2 Julia Hanson ......... Career (0 matches)NA .............................................................Kills (3 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ............................................................... NANA .............................................................Digs ........................................................................... NA NA .............................................................Assists ....................................................................... NA NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NANA .............................................................Blocks ........................................................................ NA

2016 (10 matches) .....................#5 Lynsey Wright ..... Career (72 matches)15, 9/8/16 vs. McNeese ............................Kills (3 sets) .................. 15, 2x, last 9/8/16 vs. McNeese12, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI ...............................Kills (4 sets) ............................. 16, 10/24/14 vs. Bradley 20, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State ...................Kills (5 sets) ....................24, 10/5/15 at Southern Illinois5, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Digs .................................. 8, 10/31/15 vs. Wichita State 1, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ............................Assists ..........................1, 5x, last 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois 2, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI .................................Aces .............................................. 3, 9/18/15 vs. UMKC6, 2x, last 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .........Blocks ................... 6, 3x, last 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State

2016 (8 matches) .......................#6 Lauren Boone ..... Career (60 matches)2, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Kills (3 sets) ............................... 7, 10/17/15 vs. Bradley1, 2x, last 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI .....................Kills (4 sets) ........................................6, 11/6/15 vs. UNI 3, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Kills (5 sets) ...................... 12, 10/23/15 at Indiana State9, 3x, last 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA ..................Digs .................................... 11, 11/21/14 at Illinois State40, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier ...............................Assists ......................................... 40, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NA2, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ............................Blocks ........................................ 5, 10/17/15 vs. Bradley

2016 (5 matches) .......................#7 Laynie Dake .......... Career (5 matches)3, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Kills (3 sets) ...............................3, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas 1, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA ...............................Kills (4 sets) ................................. 1, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA 2, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ............................Kills (5 sets) .............................. 2, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois1, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Digs ...........................................1, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas NA .............................................................Assists ....................................................................... NA NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NA2, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Blocks ........................................2, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas

2016 (10 matches) .....................#8 Emily Butters ...... Career (44 matches)NA .............................................................Kills (3 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ............................................................... NA25, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA .............................Digs .................... 29, 2x, last 11/28/15 vs. Wichita State4, 9/8/16 vs. McNeese ..............................Assists ...............................6, 2x, last 11/15/15 at Loyola 2, 2x, last 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ......Aces ......................... 3, 9/19/15 vs. South Dakota StateNA .............................................................Blocks ........................................................................ NA

2016 (10 matches) .....................#9 Simone House .... Career (91 matches)6, 9/1/16 at #15 Hawai’i ............................Kills (3 sets) .............. 11, 4x, last 11/2/15 at Evansville 10, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI ...............................Kills (4 sets) ......................10, 3x, last 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI 13, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State ...................Kills (5 sets) ...................... 18, 9/26/15 vs. Indiana State1, 4x, last 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI .....................Digs ....................................5, 2x, last 10/3/14 vs. Drake2, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Assists ...................... 2, 2x, last 2, 8/27/16 vs. ArkansasNA .............................................................Aces .................................5, 11/1/13 at Southern Illinois5, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Blocks .....................................8, 9/8/14 at Kansas State

2016 (7 matches) .......................#10 Aubrey Cheffey ... Career (7 matches)11, 9/3/16 vs. Pacific .................................Kills (3 sets) ................................... 11, 9/3/16 vs. Pacific 5, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI .................................Kills (4 sets) ................................. 4, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA 7, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Kills (5 sets) ........................7, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State2, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Digs ....................................2, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State2, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA ...............................Assists ......................................... 2, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NA5, 9/3/16 vs. Pacific ..................................Blocks ..............................................5, 9/3/16 vs. Pacific

2016 (10 matches) .....................#11 Ashley Ophoven ..Career (44 matches)10, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ..........................Kills (3 sets) .............................10, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas 10, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA .............................Kills (4 sets) ............................. 16, 9/5/15 vs. Marquette17, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ..........................Kills (5 sets) .....................20, 11/28/15 vs. Wichita State4, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ............................Digs ...................... 5, 2x, last 10/31/15 vs. Wichita StateNA .............................................................Assists ................................ 2, 10/23/15 at Indiana State NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NA3, 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA ...............................Blocks ..............................3, 3x, last 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA

2016 (1 match)...........................#12 Caroline Finnell . Career (13 matches)3, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Kills (3 sets) .........3, 2x, last 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) .............1, 2x, last 12/3/15 vs. #25 Missouri NA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ...........................1, 2x, last 10/10/15 at UNI1, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Digs ................................................... 2, 10/10/15 at UNINA .............................................................Assists ....................................................................... NA NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NANA .............................................................Blocks .....................................1, 11/20/15 vs. Evansville

2016 (6 matches) .......................#13 Gerri Idos ............ Career (6 matches)NA .............................................................Kills (3 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ............................................................... NA3, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Digs ....................................3, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State NA .............................................................Assists ....................................................................... NA 3, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Aces ................................ 3, 9/10/16 vs. Western IllinoisNA .............................................................Blocks ........................................................................ NA

2016 (7 matches) .......................#14 MacKenzie Irwin . Career (20 matches)6, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Kills (3 sets) ..................... 6, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA 5, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier ................................Kills (5 sets) ................................... 5, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier 2, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Digs ............................................... 2, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier1, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Assists ........................................... 1, 8/26/16 vs. XavierNA .............................................................Aces .................................................4, 10/9/15 at Drake3, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Blocks .............................. 3, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois

2016 (10 matches) .....................#15 Tatum Marshall ...Career (106 matches)NA .............................................................Kills (3 sets) ..........1, 2x, last 8/30/14 vs. Montana State NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ................................1, 9/6/13 vs. St. John’sNA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ................. 1, 2x, last 11/14/14 vs. S. Illinois14, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State ...................Digs .................................... 20, 11/21/14 at Illinois StateNA .............................................................Assists ........................... 4, 5x, last 9/5/15 vs. Marquette 3, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Aces ................................................5, 9/26/14 at LoyolaNA .............................................................Blocks ........................................................................ NA

2016 (10 matches) .....................#17 Lily Johnson ..... Career (77 matches)17, 9/8/16 vs. McNeese ............................Kills (3 sets) ............................... 23, 11/13/15 at Bradley20, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI ...............................Kills (4 sets) ....................... 24, 12/3/15 vs. #25 Missouri 20, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier ...............................Kills (5 sets) ...............27, 8/29/15 vs. Western Michigan18, 2x, last 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI ...................Digs .................................... 23, 11/21/14 at Illinois State 4, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Assists ............................... 4, 2x, last 8/26/16 vs. Xavier 3, 3x, last 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ......Aces .......................................5, 11/15/14 vs. Evansville2, 2x, last 9/2/16 vs. #8 UCLA ..................Blocks ................................4, 5x, last 11/15/15 at Loyola

2016 (6 matches) .......................#19 Mikaela Mosquera . Career (16 matches)2, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Kills (3 sets) .............. 3, 9/19/15 vs. South Dakota State NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA 3, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ............................Kills (5 sets) .............................. 3, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois1, 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas ............................Digs .............................. 1, 2x, last 8/27/16 vs. Arkansas NA .............................................................Assists ....................................................................... NA NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NA2, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Blocks .............................. 2, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois

2016 (2 matches) .......................#21 Paige Perry ........... Career (2 matches)NA .............................................................Kills (3 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (5 sets) ............................................................... NA2, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Digs ................................. 2, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois 1, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Assists ............................. 1, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois 1, 9/10/16 vs. Western Illinois ...................Aces ................................ 1, 9/10/16 vs. Western IllinoisNA .............................................................Blocks ........................................................................ NA

2016 (10 matches) .....................#22 Daniele Messa ..... Career (10 matches)NA .............................................................Kills (3 sets) ............................................................... NA NA .............................................................Kills (4 sets) ............................................................... NA 1, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Kills (5 sets) ........................1, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State11, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State ...................Digs ..................................11, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State54, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI ...............................Assists .......................................... 54, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI 2, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois ............................Aces ......................................... 2, 8/27/16 at #14 Illinois2, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Blocks .................................2, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State

2016 (7 matches) .......................#23 Cambree Villarreal .. Career (24 matches)6, 8/26/16 vs. Xavier .................................Kills (3 sets) ..............7, 2x, last 9/25/15 vs. Illinois State13, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI ...............................Kills (4 sets) .................................. 13, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI 3, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Kills (5 sets) ........................ 4, 9/26/15 vs. Indiana State5, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUI .................................Digs ................................................ 5, 9/10/16 vs. IUPUINA .............................................................Assists .............................1, 2x, last 10/16/15 vs. Loyola NA .............................................................Aces .......................................................................... NA2, 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State .....................Blocks .................... 2, 4x, last 9/9/16 vs. #12 Ohio State

#1 Brianne Dixon, 5-7, Jr., DS, Springfield, Mo.► MVCElite18Awardwinnerin2015,giventotheplayerwiththehighestGPAintheMVCtournamenttitlematch► Sevencareermatcheswithatleast10digs

#2 Julia Hanson, 6-0, Fr., OH/DS, Fort Atkinson, Wis.► Averaged4.47kills,4.41digsand1.44blockspersetasasenior in high school

#5 Lynsey Wright, 6-0, Jr., MB, Glen Carbon, Ill.► PlayedfortheUSCollegiateNationalTeaminsummer2016► Hit.300orbetterin35careermatches,over.40019times► MVCAll-Freshmanselectionin2014► MVCall-tournamentpickin2015► MVCPlayeroftheWeekonSept.12,2016

#6 Lauren Boone, 6-1, Jr., S, Branson, Mo.► Mademorethan20startsontherightsideinhercareer► Nearedatriple-doublewith8kills,18assistsand11digsagainst Illinois State as a freshman► Hit.230orbetterineachofherfirsttwoseasons

#7 Laynie Dake, 6-2, Fr., MB, Mount Vernon, Mo.► OwnsHSrecordsforkills(1,190),blocks(213),hittingpercent-age(.389)andkillpercentage(.517)► All-state as a high school junior and senior

#8 Emily Butters, 5-8, So., L, Richmond, Texas► SetMSU’sfreshmanrecordfordigsin2015with568,whichranked5thoverallinMSUhistory► PlayedfortheUSCollegiateNationalTeaminsummer2016► Missouri State’s libero for every match of her career► MVCall-Freshmanselectionin2016

#9 Simone House, 6-3, Sr., MB, Oshkosh, Wis.► Ranks4thinMSUhistorywith.301attackefficiency► Hit.300orhigherin45careermatches► Second-teamall-MVCin2015,all-Freshmanin2013► LedMSUinblocking56timesin91careermatches► Averagedatleast0.83blocksineachofherfourseasons

#10 Aubrey Cheffey, 6-2, Fr., OH, Nixa, Mo.► AVCA Under Armour All-America honorable mention as a high school senior► First-team all-state selection as a junior and senior► MVCFreshmanoftheWeekonSept.6,2016

#11 Ashley Ophoven, So., OH, Ozark, Mo.► 278killsin2015ranked10thall-timeamongMSUfreshmen► Reached100killsin9thcareermatch,2nd-quickestinschoolhistory► Oneof10freshmenatMSUwith20ormorekillsinamatch

#12 Caroline Finnell, 6-2, So., RS, Chesterfield, Mo.► Redshirtedin2014► Averaged1.22blockspersetasahighschoolsenior

#13 Gerri Idos, 5-1, Fr., DS, Springfield, Mo.► Accumulatedmorethan900careerdigsinhighschool► Averaged5.9digspersetasasenior

#14 MacKenzie Irwin, 6-1, So., MB, Joplin, Mo.► Started three matches as a freshman► Sethighschoolrecordswith759careerkillsand166blocks

#15 Tatum Marshall, 5-7, Sr., DS/L, Fayetteville, Ark.► Appearedin106ofapossible109matchesinhercareer► Eclipsed250digsasasophomoreandjunior► Second on the team in aces each of the last two seasons

#17 Lily Johnson, 5-11, Jr., OH, Wildwood, Mo.► Missouri State’s only multiple-time All-American as an AVCA honorableselectioneachofherfirsttwoseasons► MVCPlayeroftheYearin2015► Six-time MVC Player of the Week► Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week► FirstsophomoreinMSUhistorytoreach1,000careerkills► 620killsin2015ranked3rdnationallyasthesecond-besttotalin MSU history► Ownsschoolrecordwith36careermatchesof10+killsfromOctober2014-October2015;Alsohasstreaksof21(3rd-active)andnine(t-10th)► SecondatMissouriStatewith26careermatchesof20+kills► Ranks8thinMSUhistorywith1,270careerkills► First MVC player to lead league in kills as a freshman and sophomore,fifthoverall► PlayedfortheUSCollegiateNationalTeaminsummer2016

#19 Mikaela Mosquera, So., MB, West Chicago, Ill.► Helpedhighschoolteamto86winsinfourseasons► Wonthe2014nationalchampionshipinclubvolleyballplayingforSportsPerformance18Red

#21 Paige Perry, Fr., OH/DS, Ozark, Mo.► HelpedOzarkHightofour30-winseasonsandfourstatesemi-finalappearances► Four-time Academic All-America selection in high school► Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Defensive Dandies fourth team following her senior season

#22 Daniele Messa, Fr., S, Bartlett, Ill.► GuidedSt.FrancisHightofourconsecutivestatetitlesanda109-10cumulativerecord► Finalist for the Andi Collins Award as a senior, given annually to the nation’s top setter► First-team all-state choice as a senior► MVCFreshmanoftheWeekonSept.12,2016

#23 Cambree Villarreal, So., OH, Amarillo, Texas► HighschoolAll-AmericanaccordingtobothPrepVolleyballandthe AVCA► Made three starts as a freshman

Player Summaries

Updated Career Statistics for Players Active Before 2016Simone House, 6-3, Sr., MB, Oshkosh, Wis.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2013 17-12 52 86 21 191 .340 2 12 12 27 6 43 1.65 0.52 0.94 2014 29-28 113 155 49 381 .278 2 1 3 27 7 97 1.37 0.24 0.92 2015 35-35 133 242 82 580 .310 5 0 0 23 21 111 1.82 0.17 0.99 2016 10-10 36 62 18 159 .277 3 0 0 4 6 24 1.72 0.11 0.83Total 91-85 334 545 150 1311 .301 12 13 15 81 40 275 1.63 0.24 0.94

Tatum Marshall, 5-7, Sr., DS/L, Fayetteville, Ark.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2013 29-6 90 2 1 7 .143 34 15 14 152 0 0 0.02 1.69 0.00 2014 32-20 122 3 1 13 .154 52 29 35 282 0 0 0.02 2.31 0.00 2015 35-13 131 0 1 3 -.333 31 32 32 263 0 0 0.00 2.01 0.00 2016 10-5 33 0 0 0 .000 0 5 10 56 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00Total 106-44 376 5 3 23 .087 117 81 91 753 0 0 0.01 2.00 0.00

Lauren Boone, 6-1, Jr., S, Branson, Mo.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2014 23-10 55 58 15 170 .253 36 0 0 26 0 18 1.05 0.47 0.33 2015 29-13 91 99 28 309 .230 17 0 1 34 3 41 1.09 0.37 0.48 2016 8-7 27 15 8 55 .127 163 0 4 46 0 7 0.56 1.70 0.26Total 60-30 173 172 51 534 .227 216 0 5 106 3 66 0.99 0.61 0.40

Brianne Dixon, 5-7, Jr., DS, Springfield, Mo.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2014 18-0 25 0 0 0 .000 0 0 5 17 0 0 0.00 0.68 0.00 2015 34-6 117 0 0 0 .000 11 6 11 135 0 0 0.00 1.15 0.00 2016 10-9 38 1 0 1 1.000 1 2 5 78 0 0 0.03 2.05 0.00Total 62-15 180 1 0 1 1.00 11 8 21 230 0 0 0.01 1.28 0.00

Lily Johnson, 5-11, Jr., OH, Wildwood, Mo.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2014 32-32 124 495 210 1442 .198 23 39 62 312 3 42 3.99 2.52 0.36 2015 35-35 135 620 212 1726 .236 28 40 54 398 5 43 4.59 2.95 0.36 2016 10-10 38 155 56 462 .214 8 14 15 127 1 7 4.08 3.34 0.21Total 77-77 297 1270 478 3630 .218 59 93 131 837 9 92 4.28 2.82 0.34

Lynsey Wright, 6-0, Jr., MB, Glen Carbon, Ill.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2014 29-27 111 246 94 522 .291 3 10 43 57 5 64 2.22 0.51 0.62 2015 33-29 127 350 135 769 .280 5 14 34 50 7 83 2.76 0.39 0.71 2016 10-9 36 108 41 230 .291 1 6 11 22 2 19 3.00 0.61 0.58Total 72-65 274 704 270 1521 .285 9 30 88 129 14 166 2.57 0.47 0.66

Emily Butters, 5-8, So., L, Richmond, TexasYear M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2015 35-0 135 0 1 3 -.333 92 15 23 568 0 0 0.00 4.21 0.00 2016 10-0 38 0 0 2 .000 21 8 13 166 0 0 0.00 4.37 0.00Total 45-0 173 0 1 5 -.200 113 23 36 734 0 0 0.00 4.24 0.00

Caroline Finnell, 6-2, So., RS, Chesterfield, Mo.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2015 14-1 19 14 2 26 .462 0 0 0 5 0 1 0.74 0.26 0.05 2016 1-0 2 3 1 5 .400 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 0.50 0.00Total 15-1 21 17 3 31 .452 0 0 0 6 0 1 0.81 0.29 0.05

MacKenzie Irwin, 6-1, So., MB, Joplin, Mo.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2015 13-3 27 15 8 42 .167 0 4 4 2 0 8 0.56 0.07 0.30 2016 7-1 15 12 3 26 .346 1 0 0 3 0 6 0.80 0.20 0.40Total 20-4 42 27 11 68 .235 1 4 4 5 0 14 0.64 0.12 0.33

Mikaela Mosquera, So., MB, West Chicago, Ill.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2015 9-0 10 7 4 19 .158 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.70 0.10 0.10 2016 6-0 8 8 4 20 .200 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.00 0.12 0.50Total 18-0 18 15 8 39 .179 0 0 0 2 0 5 0.83 0.11 0.28

Ashley Ophoven, So., OH, Ozark, Mo.Year M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2015 34-17 121 278 150 751 .170 6 0 1 58 4 26 2.30 0.48 0.25 2016 10-1 25 58 41 162 .105 0 0 0 11 1 5 2.32 0.44 0.24Total 44-18 146 336 191 913 .159 6 0 1 69 5 31 2.30 0.47 0.25

Cambree Villarreal, So., OH, Amarillo, TexasYear M-MS SP K E Att. Pct. Ast. SA SE Dig BS BA KPS DPS BPS 2015 17-3 38 41 24 153 .111 2 0 0 10 0 8 1.08 0.26 0.21 2016 7-0 18 25 13 103 .117 0 0 1 12 1 4 1.39 0.67 0.28Total 24-3 56 66 37 256 113 2 0 1 22 1 12 1.18 0.39 0.23

2016 Missouri State VolleyballMissouri State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2016)

All matches

Overall record: 7-3 Conf: 0-0 Home: 4-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 2-2

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

17 Johnson,Lily 38 155 4.08 56 462 . 2 1 4 8 0.21 14 15 0.37 7 127 3.34 1 7 8 0.21 1 0 173.55 Wright,Lynsey 36 108 3.00 41 230 . 2 9 1 1 0.03 6 11 0.17 0 22 0.61 2 19 21 0.58 3 0 125.59 House,Simone 36 62 1.72 18 159 . 2 7 7 3 0.08 0 0 0.00 1 4 0.11 6 24 30 0.83 0 0 80.011 Ophoven,Ashley 25 58 2.32 41 162 . 1 0 5 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 11 0.44 1 5 6 0.24 2 0 61.510 Cheffey,Aubrey 19 34 1.79 11 91 . 2 5 3 2 0.11 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.21 0 13 13 0.68 0 0 40.523 Villarreal,Cambree 18 25 1.39 13 103 . 1 1 7 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 12 0.67 1 4 5 0.28 0 0 28.06 Boone,Lauren 27 15 0.56 8 55 . 1 2 7 163 6.04 0 4 0.00 0 46 1.70 0 7 7 0.26 0 7 18.514 Irwin,MacKenzie 15 12 0.80 3 26 . 3 4 6 1 0.07 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.20 0 6 6 0.40 0 0 15.019 Mosquera,Mikaela 8 8 1.00 4 20 . 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.12 0 4 4 0.50 0 0 10.07 Dake,Laynie 8 7 0.88 4 16 . 1 8 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.12 0 3 3 0.38 1 0 8.512 Finnell,Caroline 2 3 1.50 1 5 . 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.022 Messa,Daniele 33 1 0.03 0 9 . 1 1 1 259 7.85 4 9 0.12 0 61 1.85 0 4 4 0.12 0 3 7.01 Dixon,Brianne 38 1 0.03 0 1 1.000 1 0.03 2 5 0.05 7 78 2.05 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.015 Marshall,Tatum 33 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 10 0.15 1 56 1.70 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5.08 Butters,Emily 38 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 21 0.55 8 13 0.21 10 166 4.37 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 8.013 Idos,Gerri 15 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 0.27 0 5 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.021 Perry,Paige 5 0 0.00 0 5 . 0 0 0 1 0.20 1 3 0.20 0 2 0.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0

MISSOURI STATE 38 489 12.87 200 1346 . 2 1 5 460 12.11 44 72 1.16 30 600 15.79 11 96 59.0 1.55 7 10 592.0Opponents 38 454 11.95 193 1332 . 1 9 6 430 11.32 30 88 0.79 44 586 15.42 16 139 85.5 2.25 22 11 569.5

Team Statistics MSU OPPATTACK K i l l s 489 454 E r r o r s 200 193 Total Attacks 1346 1332 Attack Pct . 2 1 5 . 1 9 6 K i l l s / S e t 12.9 11.9SET A s s i s t s 460 430 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.1 11.3SERVE A c e s 44 30 E r r o r s 72 88 A c e s / S e t 1.2 0.8SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 30 44 E r r o r s / S e t 0.8 1.2DEFENSE D i g s 600 586 D i g s / S e t 15.8 15.4BLOCKING Block Solo 11 16 Block Assist 96 139 Total Blocks 59.0 85.5 B l o c k s / S e t 1.6 2.2 Block Errors 7 22Ball handling errors 10 11ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3269 8148 Dates/Avg Per Date 4/817 2/4074 Neutral site #/Avg 4/0 Current win streak 5 - Home win streak 4 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.08-26-16 vs Xavier L 2-3 25-18,25-23,23-25,17-25,14-16 008-27-16 vs Arkansas W 3-0 25-16,25-19,29-27 008-27-16 at #14 Illinois W 3-2 25-22,14-25,25-22,15-25,15-10 254409-01-16 at #15 Hawaii L 0-3 16-25,22-25,22-25 560409-02-16 vs #8 UCLA L 1-3 25-21,16-25,18-25,15-25 009-03-16 vs Pacific W 3-0 25-14,25-23,25-19 009-08-16 MCNEESE STATE W 3-0 25-17,25-17,25-15 93409-09-16 #12 OHIO STATE W 3-2 21-25,25-23,25-21,22-25,15-12 101709-10-16 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 3-0 25-9,25-15,25-18 51509-10-16 IUPUI W 3-1 25-14,25-23,18-25,25-20 803

Record in 3-set matches:4-1 • Record in 4-set matches:1-1 • Record in 5-set matches:2-1

2016 Overall Season Statistics (7-3, 0-0 MVC)

TV/Radio Roster

#1 Brianne DixonJr.•DS•Springfield,Mo.

KickapooHigh

#2 Julia HansonFr.•OH/DS•FortAtkinson,Wis.

FortAtkinsonHigh

#5 Lynsey WrightJr.•MB•GlenCarbon,Ill.

EdwardsvilleHigh

#6 Lauren BooneJr.•S•Branson,Mo.

BransonHigh

#7 Laynie DakeFr. • MB • Mount Vernon, Mo.

MountVernonHigh

#8 Emily ButtersSo.•L•Richmond,Texas

TravisHigh

#9 Simone HouseSr. • MB • Oshkosh, Wis.

NorthHigh

#10 Aubrey CheffeyFr.•OH•Nixa,Mo.

NixaHigh

#11 Ashley OphovenSo.•OH•Ozark,Mo.

OzarkHigh

#12 Caroline FinnellSo.•RS•Chesterfield,Mo.

MarquetteHigh

#13 Gerri IdosFr.•DS•Springfield,Mo.

KickapooHigh

#14 MacKenzie IrwinSo.•MB•Joplin,Mo.CarlJunctionHigh

#15 Tatum MarshallSr.•DS/L•Fayetteville,Ark.

FayettevilleHigh

#17 Lily JohnsonJr.•OH•Wildwood,Mo.

LafayetteHigh

#23 Cambree VillarrealSo.•OH•Amarillo,Texas

AmarilloHigh

Melissa StokesHeadCoach,21stseason

Jake BarreauAssistant Coach, 3rd season

Kevin DunnAssistant Coach, 2nd season

Karen RivattoGraduateAssistant,2ndseason

#22 Daniele MessaFr. • S • Bartlett, Ill.St.FrancisHigh

#21 Paige PerryFr.•OH/DS•Ozark,Mo.

OzarkHigh

#19 Mikaela MosqueraSo. • MB • West Chicago, Ill.

St.CharlesEastHigh