2014 Mississippi State Volleyball Media Guide Is a Publica- Tion of the Mississippi State Athletic Department
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HAIL DEAR OL’ STATE, FIGHT FOR THAT VICTORY TODAY, HIT THAT LINE AND TOTE THAT BALL CROSS THE GOAL BEFORE YOU FALL AND THEN WE’LL YELL, YELL YELL YELL! FOR DEAR OL’ STATE WE’LL YELL LIKE H-E-L-L, FIGHT FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE WIN THAT GAME TODAY! | INTRODUCTION | TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION RECORDS Quick Facts ...............................................................................2 Individual Season Records ...............................................45 2014 Schedule ........................................................................3 Individual Career Records ................................................46 2014 Roster ..............................................................................4 Records Speed Sheet .........................................................47 THE BULLDOGS FACILITIES Kelsey Stommes .....................................................................5 The Newell-Grissom Building..........................................48 Katlyn Mataya .........................................................................6 Bali Leffall-Young ...................................................................7 THIS IS MSU Ellen Stuart...............................................................................8 Mississippi State University .............................................49 Chelsea Duhs ..........................................................................9 History of the Bulldogs ......................................................50 Alex Warren ...........................................................................10 The Cowbell ...........................................................................51 Payton Harris/Shelby Anderton .....................................11 University President Dr. Mark Keenum ........................52 Tyra Long/Kelly Costeira ...................................................12 Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin ...............................53 Chantal Martin/Leticia Valente .......................................13 Amber Gass/Emily Howard ..............................................14 MEDIA INFORMATION Cheyenne Spell/Ericka Timberlake ...............................15 Media Relations Staff .........................................................54 Media Outlets .......................................................................55 COACHES & STAFF Media Policies .......................................................................56 Jenny Hazelwood ................................................................16 TV/Radio Speed Chart .......................................................57 Peter Green ............................................................................18 Sam Wolinski .........................................................................19 Support Staff .........................................................................20 HISTORY All-Time Scores by Opponent .........................................21 All-Time Series Records .....................................................29 Year-by-Year Results ...........................................................33 Coaching History .................................................................41 Letterwinners ........................................................................42 Awards and Honors ............................................................43 CREDITS The 2014 Mississippi State Volleyball Media Guide is a publica- tion of the Mississippi State Athletic Department. It was written, edited and compiled by Hunter Richardson of the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations Department, with assistance from John Cade, Gregg Ellis, Sarah Fetters, Morgan MacGuire, Spencer McAnally, Emily McConnell and Kaitlan Sudduth. Pho- tography courtesy of Joe Dier, Russ Houston, Blake McCollum, Hunter Richardson and Bill Simmonds. 2014 MISSISSIPPI STATE VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 | INTRODUCTION | QUICK FACTS 2014 SCHEDULE General Information Team Staff Name ...................Mississippi State University Head Coach .........Jenny Hazelwood (6th Season) Date Opponent Time/Score Location ........................... Starkville, Miss. Alma Mater. Mississippi State, 2000 Aug. 29 ! vs. Bakersfield 1:30 p.m. Founded ............................. Feb. 28, 1878 Mississippi State Record ........... 48-104 (.316) Aug. 29 ! at Sam Houston St. 6:30 p.m. Enrollment ..................................20,365 Career Record ....................136-327 (.294) Aug. 30 ! vs. Texas-Pan American 11:30 a.m. Nickname ................................Bulldogs SEC Record ..........................18-80 (.184) Colors ............................Maroon & White Assistant Coach ......................Sam Wolinski Aug. 30 ! vs. Louisiana-Monroe 4:30 p.m. Conference ...................Southeastern (West) Alma Mater. Earlham College, 1996 Sept. 5 @ vs. Southeast Missouri St. 4:00 p.m. President ......................Dr. Mark E. Keenum Assistant Coach ........................Peter Green Sept. 6 @ vs. Miami (Ohio) 9:00 a.m. Athletics Director ....................Scott Stricklin Alma Mater. .Cedarville, 2000 Sept. 6 @ at Indiana 6:00 p.m. Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA .........................Ann Carr Vol. Assistant Coach ...............Brian Hazelwood Facility ....................Newell-Grissom Building Alma Mater. Mississippi State, 1998 Sept. 11 # South Alabama +7:00 p.m. Capacity .....................................2,000 Volleyball Office Phone ...............662.325.2722 Sept. 12 # Memphis +7:00 p.m. Certified Athletic Trainer. Kayleigh Zavadil Sept. 13 # Nicholls State +3:00 p.m. Athletic Media Relations Managers ...........................Anna Florence Sept. 13 # Northwestern St. +7:00 p.m. Katie Kelly Gary Thompson Sept. 18 $ North Dakota +7:00 p.m. Sr. Assoc. AD/External Relations ...Scott Wetherbee Asst. AD/Media & Public Relations .....John R. Cade Sept. 19 $ Mississippi Valley St. +3:00 p.m. Strength Coach ........................... ZZ Gore Asst. AD/Media Relations. .Bill Martin Sept. 19 $ SIU-Edwardsville +7:00 p.m. Academic Counselor .................. Kylie Amato Assistant Director ..................Bob Carskadon Sept. 20 $ Pacific +7:00 p.m. Assistant Director .......................Gregg Ellis Sept. 26 * at Missouri 6:30 p.m. Assistant Director .................... Sarah Fetters Team Information Sept. 28 * at Arkansas 1:30 p.m. Assistant Director ......................Kyle Niblett Assistant Director ................Brock Turnipseed 2013 Overall Record ..........................12-20 Oct. 3 * South Carolina +7:00 p.m. Graduate Assistant ................Emily McConnell Home .......................................8-9 Oct. 5 * Florida &1:00 p.m. Graduate Assistant (Volleyball) ..Hunter Richardson Away .......................................1-10 Oct. 8 * at LSU ^8:00 p.m. Office Phone .........................662.325.6259 Neutral ......................................3-1 Oct. 12 * at Ole Miss 1:30 p.m. Cell Phone ........................901.490.4175 2013 SEC Record/Finish ................ 3-15/T11th E-Mail [email protected] Home .......................................2-7 Oct. 17 * Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Fax ................................662.325.2563 Away ........................................1-8 Oct. 19 * Missouri &1:00 p.m. Mailing Address P.O. Box 5327 Oct. 24 * at South Carolina 6:00 p.m. Mississippi State, MS 39762 Total Squad Members ...........................17 Oct. 26 * at Florida 12:30 p.m. Overnight Address ......................Room 202 Seniors ........................................1 Humphrey Coliseum Juniors ........................................6 Oct. 31 * Auburn &5:00 p.m. 55 Coliseum Blvd. Sophomores ..................................3 Nov. 5 * Ole Miss ^5:00 p.m. Mississippi State, MS 39762 Freshmen .....................................7 Nov. 12 * at Alabama ^5:00 p.m. Web Site .............................HailState.com Nov. 16 * LSU +1:30 p.m. Twitter ...............................@HailStateVB Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................6/9 @JennyHazelwood Starters Returning/Lost ........................2/4 Nov. 21 * at Georgia &5:00 p.m. @HunterRich18 Newcomers .....................................10 Nov. 23 * Kentucky &1:00 p.m. Facebook ...............Facebook.com/HailStateVB Shelby Anderton, Jr. (Collierville, Tenn.) Nov. 26 * Texas A&M +7:00 p.m. Kelly Costeira, Fr. (St. Augustine, Fla.) Nov. 29 * at Auburn 12:00 p.m. Program History Amber Gass, Jr. (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) Payton Harris, Fr. (Houston, Texas) BOLD indicates home match Program Years .......................1975-Present Emily Howard, Jr. (Georgetown, Texas) Overall Record (39 seasons) .........491-751 (.395) All times Central and subject to change Tyra Long, Fr. (Tampa, Fla.) SEC Record .......................... 84-353 (.192) Chantal Martin, Fr. (Munich, Germany) ! - Sam Houston State Invitational (Huntsville, Texas) Highest SEC Finish .....................T5th (1984) @ - Indiana Invitational (Bloomington, Ind.) SEC Tournament Appearances* ..................19 Cheyenne Spell, So. (Longview, Texas) Ericka Timberlake, Fr. (Frisco, Texas) # - Maroon Classic (Starkville, Miss.) (1979-87, 90-98, 2005) SEC Tournament Record*. .5-22 (.185) Leticia Valente, Fr. (Sao Paulo, Brazil) $ - Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.) * - SEC Match * - SEC Tournament was held from 1979-2005 & - SEC Network ^ - ESPNU + - SECN+ ISSISSIPPI TATE OLLEYBALL EDIA UIDE 2 2014 M S V M G QUICK FACTS | INTRODUCTION | 2014 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Aug. 29 ! Bakersfield