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2017 MEDIA GUIDE ALCORN VOLLEYBALL “WORK WILL WIN WHILE WISHING WON’T” A new Era “BE THE EXTRA DEGREE 212” #FEARTHEBRAVE Alcorn State University 2017 Volleyball Media Guide #1 Jasmine #2 Melinda #3 Brittney #4 Lurlethia #5 Omone #6 Octavia CHAMBERS PERRILLOUX DUMAS JONES DAVIES DIXON Freshman | S Sophomore | L/DS Senior | S/OH Senior | OH Freshman | OH/DS Freshman | OH #7 Ashley #8 Brittney #9 Kayla #10 Wanya #11 Singryd #12 Joeli SAMUEL JACKSON ANDERSON MORRIS VALADARES WARREN-SMITH Freshman | MB/RS Freshman | OH/RS Freshman | OH/RS Sophomore | OH Junior | MB/RS Freshman | OH/MB #13 Damyani #15 Daharri #16 Majesty #17 Kaylyn #18 Mae #19 Jamiya COLLIER THOMPKINS FERGUSON LATIN LEWIS HOYT Freshman | OH Freshman | MB Freshman | S Freshman | L/DS Freshman | OH Freshman | DS #20 Alondra #21 Alicia #22 Jasmine #25 Simone #30 Fiapaipai Chelsey RIVERA MODESTO JOHNSON YOUNGTHUNDER JOINER IOSIA NICHOLAS Junior | MB Freshman | RS Freshman | S R-Sophomore | MB Freshman | L/DS Head Coach www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS 3 Alcorn State University 2017 Volleyball Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION 2017 Team Information ..................................... 3-17 Name: Alcorn State University Media/Radio Roster ................................................................ 3 Location: Lorman, Miss. Founded: 1871 Quick Facts/Credits ................................................................. 4 Enrollment: 3,730 Alphabetical and Numerical Rosters ................................ 5 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Head Coach Chelsey Nicholas ............................................ 6 Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne Q&A with Coach Nicholas .................................................... 7 Alma Mater: University of Mississippi Faculty Rep: Dr. Keith McGee Returning Student-Athletes ............................................ 8-9 Conference: Southwestern Athletic First Year in SWAC: 1962 Newcomer Capsules ...................................................... 10-13 Nickname: Braves Final 2016 Overall Statistics ...............................................14 Colors: Purple and Gold Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Final 2016 Conference-Only Statistics ...........................15 Arena: Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex Davey L. Whitney Complex ................................................16 First Opened: 1975 Capacity: 7,000 Riverwalk Casino & Hotel ....................................................17 Playing Surface: Hardwood (Maple) Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com Facebook.com: /AlcornStateSports Alcorn Record Book ......................................... 18-31 Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS All-Time Head Coaches ........................................................18 Instagram: @alcornstatesports Youtube: Alcorn State Sports Career Records ................................................................ 18-20 MEDIA INFORMATION Single Season Records .................................................. 21-23 Director of Sports Info. Robbie Kleinmuntz All-Time Year-By-Year Schedules ............................... 24-29 Assistant SID/VB contact Pierce Yarberry Office Phone: 601.877.6501 All-Time Series Records .......................................................30 Mailing Address: 1000 ASU Drive #510 All-Time Roster .......................................................................31 Lorman, MS 39096 TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Chelsey Nicholas President & AD........................................................................32 Seasons: Second Season Record: 2-25, 1-17 SWAC Support Staff ...........................................................................33 2016 SWAC Finish: 9th About Alcorn State University ..........................................34 Returners/Newcomers: 4/19 Starters R/L: 1/5 20-Win Seasons: Three (2000, 2001*, 2002*) MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS *SWAC East Division Champions The 2017 Alcorn Volleyball Media Guide was created by Robbie Kleinmuntz, Director of Sports Information. NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Design assistance provided by Stacey Springfield, Alcorn Senior Graphic Designer. Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” Furthermore, the PHOTOGRAPHY Alcorn men’s programs are the “Braves”, while the - Ken Gordon (headshots) - Alcorn sports information women are known as the “Lady Braves”. 4 www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Alcorn State University 2017 Volleyball Media Guide 2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Jasmine Chambers 5-11 S Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Lake Country Christian) 2 Melinda Perrilloux 5-7 DS/L So. LaPlace, La. (East St. John HS) 3 Brittney Dumas 5-6 S/OH Sr. Houston, Texas (Deer Park HS) 4 Lurlethia Jones 5-9 OH Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Immaculate Conception) 5 Omone Davis 5-11 OH/DS Fr. Richmond, Texas (Foster HS) 6 Ovtavia Dixon 5-9 OH Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) 7 Ashley Samuel 6-1 MB/RS Fr. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) 8 Brittney Jackson 5-10 OH/RS Fr. Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest HS) 9 Kayla Anderson 5-11 OH/RS Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Eastern Technical HS) 10 Wanya Morris 5-8 OH So. Birmingham, Ala. (Center Point HS) 11 Singryd Valadares 6-3 MB/RS Jr. Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais (Colby CC) 12 Joeli Warren-Smith 6-0 OH/MB Fr. Montgomery, Ala. (Park Crossing HS) 13 Damyani Collier 5-9 OH Fr. Alvarado, Texas (Alvarado HS) 15 Daharri Thompkins 5-10 MB Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (George Jenkins HS) 16 Majesty Ferguson 5-10 S Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 17 Kaylyn Latin 5-5 DS/L Fr. Houston, Texas (Jersey Village HS) 18 Mae Lewis 5-9 OH Fr. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 19 Jamiya Hoyt 5-6 DS Fr. Houston, Texas (Benjamin Davis HS) 20 Alondra Rivera Modesto 5-10 MB Jr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Eastern Florida State) 21 Alicia Johnson 5-10 RS Fr. Houma, La. (Houma Christian School) 22 Jasmine Youngthunder 5-10 S Fr. Black River Falls, Wis. (Bayshore HS) 25 Simone Joiner 5-11 MB Jr. Chino, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 30 Fiapaipai Iosia 5-7 DS/L Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) 2017 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 9 Kayla Anderson 5-11 OH/RS Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Eastern Technical HS) 1 Jasmine Chambers 5-11 S Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Lake Country Christian) 13 Damyani Collier 5-9 OH Fr. Alvarado, Texas (Alvarado HS) 5 Omone Davis 5-11 OH/DS Fr. Richmond, Texas (Foster HS) 6 Ovtavia Dixon 5-9 OH Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) 3 Brittney Dumas 5-6 S/OH Sr. Houston, Texas (Deer Park HS) 16 Majesty Ferguson 5-10 S Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 19 Jamiya Hoyt 5-6 DS Fr. Houston, Texas (Benjamin Davis HS) 30 Fiapaipai Iosia 5-7 DS/L Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) 8 Brittney Jackson 5-10 OH/RS Fr. Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest HS) 21 Alicia Johnson 5-10 RS Fr. Houma, La. (Houma Christian School) 25 Simone Joiner 5-11 MB Jr. Chino, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 4 Lurlethia Jones 5-9 OH Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Immaculate Conception) 17 Kaylyn Latin 5-5 DS/L Fr. Houston, Texas (Jersey Village HS) 18 Mae Lewis 5-9 OH Fr. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 10 Wanya Morris 5-8 OH So. Birmingham, Ala. (Center Point HS) 2 Melinda Perrilloux 5-7 DS/L So. LaPlace, La. (East St. John HS) 20 Alondra Rivera Modesto 5-10 MB Jr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Eastern Florida State) 7 Ashley Samuel 6-1 MB/RS Fr. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) 15 Daharri Thompkins 5-10 MB Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (George Jenkins HS) 11 Singryd Valadares 6-3 MB/RS Jr. Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais (Colby CC) 12 Joeli Warren-Smith 6-0 OH/MB Fr. Montgomery, Ala. (Park Crossing HS) 22 Jasmine Youngthunder 5-10 S Fr. Black River Falls, Wis. (Bayshore HS) www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS 5 Alcorn State University 2017 Volleyball Media Guide CHELSEY NICHOLAS Head Coach • Second Season Chelsey Nicholas was named head volleyball coach at Alcorn State University before the 2016 season kicked off. “I’m very excited to have her here. She’s taking over for a squad that is experienced, and we have a good team that needed some direction. I believe Coach Nicholas will come in and offer that for us and take us where we need to be as a program,” said director of athletics Derek Horne. “She brings in a level of discipline that will be the tipping point for the program.” Nicholas was named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006, anchoring the backline for Grambling State amid its championship run. A 2006 All-SWAC first teamer, she led the conference with 396 digs, highlighted by a SWAC season’s best 43-dig performance at Texas Southern (Oct. 27). “I’m definitely excited to be here. I’m coming to show I have what it takes to make this program better,” Nicholas said. “The girls are hungry and have a passion is to implement some discipline, structure and belief for the game. I’m so glad to have a group of girls that that we can actually win and compete with anybody in actually have that. My goal for the upcoming season the SWAC. We have to believe that ‘work will win while wishing won’t.’ We have to have that mindset not only in the gym but in the classroom as well.” After receiving her bachelor’s degree at GSU, Nicholas’ first coaching stints came as an assistant coach at Terrebonne High School (Houma, La.) and head coach of the Bayou Bandits, a Houma-based club team, in 2007. She was then hired as Houma Junior High’s head volleyball coach in 2009 before taking the same job at Riverside Academy (Reserve,