2017 Mississippi State Volleyball Match Notes

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Bulldog Invitational Notes Match Mississippi State Bulldogs Venue...... Newell-Grissom Building vs Location...... Starkville, Miss. 4 When...... Thurs., Aug. 31-Sat., Sept. 2 Time...... Thurs.., Aug. 31 @ 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 // 6 p.m. CT // Newell-Grissom Building // Starkville, Miss. Fri., Sept. 1 @ 2p.m. // 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 2 @ 9 a.m. Live Stats...... HailState.com/livestats

Series Information 2017 Schedule (2-1) All-Time Series...... MSU leads, 3-0 2-1 (0-0 SEC) 1-2 (0-0 SWAC) Date Opponent W/L Time/Score Head Coach...... David McFatrich At Neutral Site...... MSU leads, 2-0 Head Coach...... Demetria Keys-Johnson Aug. 25 ! at SMU W 12:30 p.m. MSU Record...... 33-34 (3rd Season) Last Meeting...... MSU 3, GSU 0 GSU Record...... 40-152 (8th Season) Aug. 25 ! vs. A&M-CC W 4:30 p.m. Career Record...... 129-70 (.647) Sept. 6, 2008 (Lake Charles, La.) Career Record...... 40-152 (8th Season) Current Streak...... MSU, +3 Aug. 26 ! vs. Rice L 12:00 p.m. Social Media...... @HailStateVB Social Media...... @GSU_Tigers Aug. 31 # Grambling +6:00 p.m. Sept. 1 # South Florida +2:00 p.m. Sept. 1 # Tulane +7:00 p.m. Match Mississippi State Bulldogs Sept. 2 # Stephen F. Austin +9:00 a.m. vs Sept. 8 $ vs. McNeese State 10:00 a.m. Sept. 8 $ vs. Stentson 5:00 p.m. 5 South Florida Bulls Sept. 9 $ at Houston 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 // 2 p.m. CT // Newell-Grissom Building // Starkville, Miss. Sept. 9 @ -Laffayette 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 % Jackson State +12:00 p.m. Sept. 15 % North Texas +7:00 p.m. Sept. 16 % Southeastern La. +11:00 a.m. Sept. 22 * South Carolina +7:00 p.m. Series Information Sept. 24 * at Tennessee +12:30 p.m. 2-1 (0-0 SEC) All-Time Series USF leads, 8-2 1-2 (0-0 AAC) Sept. 27 * Ole Miss ^8:00 p.m. Head Coach...... David McFatrich At Neutral Site USF leads, 6-1 Head Coach...... Courtney Draper Oct. 1 * Kentucky +2:00 p.m. MSU Record...... 33-34 (3rd Season) Last Meeting MSU 3, 2 USF Record...... 78-82 (5th season) Oct. 6 * at LSU &6:00 p.m. Career Record...... 129-70 (.647) Sept. 11, 2010 (Carbondale, Ill.) Career Record...... 238-200 (7th season) Oct. 8 * at Texas A&M +1:30 p.m. Current Streak...... MSU, +1 Oct. 13 * at Missouri +6:30 p.m. Social Media...... @HailStateVB Social Media...... @USFVolleyball Oct. 15 * Georgia +2:00 p.m. Oct. 22 * at Arkansas &12:00 p.m. Oct. 27 * Alabama &8:00 p.m. Match Mississippi State Bulldogs Oct. 29 * Florida +12:00 p.m. vs Nov. 3 * at Georgia +6:00 p.m. Nov. 5 * at Ole Miss +1:30 p.m. 6 Nov. 10 * LSU +3:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 // 7 p.m. CT // Newell-Grissom Building // Starkville, Miss. Nov. 17 * Missouri +7:00 p.m. Nov. 19 * at Auburn +1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 * Texas A&M +7:00 p.m. Nov. 24 * at South Carolina +6:00 p.m. BOLD indicates home match Series Information All times Central and subject to change All-Time Series...... Tulane leads, 11-2 ! – SMU Doubletree Invitational (, Texas) 2-1 (0-0 SEC) 3-1 (0-0 AAC) # - Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.) Head Coach...... David McFatrich At Neutral Site ...... Tulane leads, 8-0 Head Coach...... Jim Barnes $ - Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup (Houston, Texas) Last Meeting...... MSU 3, Tulane 2 @ - at Rice University (Houston, Texas) MSU Record...... 33-34 (3rd Season) Tulane Record...... 18-14 (2nd Season) %- Maroon Classic (Starkville, Miss.) Career Record...... 129-70 (.647) Sept. 7, 2012 (, La.) Career Record...... 362-282 (20th Season) * - SEC Match Current Streak...... MSU, +1 & - SEC Network ^ - ESPNU Social Media...... @HailStateVB Social Media...... @GreenWaveVB + - SECN+ Up Next... Match Mississippi State Bulldogs vs 7 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 // 9 a.m. CT // Newell-Grissom Building // Starkville, Miss.

Series Information Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup 2-1 (0-0 SEC) All-Time Series...... SFA leads, 4-0 2-1 (0-0 Southland) Fri., Sept. 8 vs. McNeese State 10 a.m. Head Coach...... David McFatrich At Neutral Site ...... SFA leads, 2-0 Head Coach...... Debbie Humphries Fri., Sept. 8 vs. Stetson 5 p.m. MSU Record...... 33-34 (3rd Season) Last Meeting...... SFA 3, MSU 1 SFA Record...... 616-317 (29th Season) Sat., Sept. 9 vs. Houston 12:30 p.m. Career Record...... 129-70 (.647) Sept. 4, 2009 (Springfield, Mo.) Career Record...... 616-317 (29th Season) Current Streak...... SFA, +4 Sat., Sept. 9 vs. University of La. 7:30 p.m. Social Media...... @HailStateVB Social Media...... @SFA_Volleyball Athletics/Alumni Center Houston

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1 2 3 5 9 Payton Harris Morgan Kath Gabby Zgunda Brooklyn Lochner Khristian Carr L/DS • 5-5 • Sr. S • 5-10 • Jr. DS • 5-6 • Fr. RS • 6-1 • Fr. OH • 5-11 • Jr. Houston, Texas Muskego, Wis. Muncie, Ind. Pflugerville, Texas Starkville, Miss.

10 11 12 14 15 Carina Lehto Kanani Price Jelena Vujcin Sara Maddox Liv Benner S • 5-8 • Fr. DS • 5-2 • Fr. RS • 6-3 • Sr. RS • 6-2 • Fr. MB • 6-6 • R-Fr. Lempäälä, Finland Fairmount, Ind. Becej, Serbia Leawood, Kan. Danville, Ind.

16 21 25 Maddi Penrod Tori Passarelli Laura Rose Gray MB/RS • 6-1 • So. L/DS • 5-4 • Jr. MB • 6-3 • Fr. Escondido, Cailf. Littleton, Colo. Hallsville, Texas

HC AC AC David McFatrich Garrett Bitter Diego Castananeda 3nd Season 1st Season 1st Season Arkansas, 1986 IPFW, 2012 Baylor, 2008

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2017 Numerical Roster General Information

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Name...... Mississippi State University 1 Payton Harris L/DS 5-5 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) Location...... Starkville, Miss. Founded...... Feb. 28, 1878 2 Morgan Kath S 5-10 Jr. TR Muskego, Wis. (Stony Brook) Enrollment...... 20,873 3 Gabby Zgunda DS 6-2 Fr. HS Muncie, Ind. (Delta HS) Nickname ...... Bulldogs 5 Brooklyn Lochner RS 6-1 Fr. HS Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson HS) Colors...... Maroon & White 9 Khristian Carr OH 5-11 Jr. 2L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) Conference...... Southeastern President...... Dr. Mark E. Keenum 10 Carina Lehto S 5-8 Fr. HS Lempäälä, Finland (Sammon keskuslukio) Athletics Director...... John Cohen 11 Kanani Price DS 5-2 Fr. HS Fairmount, Ind. (Madison-Grant HS) Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA...... Ann Carr 12 Jelena Vujcin RS 6-3 Sr. 1L Becej, Serbia (Seattle University) Facility...... Newell-Grissom Building 14 Sara Maddox RS 6-2 Fr. HS Leawood, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS) Capacity...... 2,000 15 Liv Benner MB 6-6 Fr. HS Danville, Ind. (Tri-West HS) 16 Maddi Penrod MB/RS 6-1 So. TR Escondido, Calif. (Mira Costa College) Program History 21 Tori Passarelli L/DS 5-4 Jr. TR Littleton, Colo. (Laramie County CC) Program Years ...... 1975-Present 25 Laura Rose Gray MB 6-3 Fr. HS Hallsville, Texas (Hallsville HS) Overall Record (41 seasons) . . . . . 535-815 (.396) SEC Record...... 98-393 (.200) Head Coach: David McFatrich (Arkansas, 1986) - Third Year at MSU Highest SEC Finish...... T5th (1984) Assistant Coach: Garrett Bitter (IPFW, 2012) - First Year at MSU SEC Tournament Appearances*...... 19 Assistant Coach: Diego Castaneda (Baylor, 2008) - First Year at MSU (1979-87, 90-98, 2005) Managers: Destiny Colon and Cara Ann Sallis SEC Tournament Record*...... 5-22 (.185) Strength Coach: Jenna Wooten Certified Athletic Trainer: Mary McLendon * - SEC Tournament was held from 1979-2005 Academic Advisor: Christine Exeter Communications: Mary Catherine Molay Team Staff

Head Coach...... David McFatrich (3rd Season) 2017 Alphabetical Roster Alma Mater...... Arkansas, 1986 Mississippi State Record...... 32-34 (.485) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Career Record...... 129-70 (.648) 15 Liv Benner MB 6-6 Fr. HS Danville, Ind. (Tri-West HS) SEC Record...... 12-24 (.333) 9 Khristian Carr OH 5-11 So. 1L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) Assistant Coach...... Garrett Bitter (1st Season) 25 Laura Rose Gray MB 6-3 Fr. HS Hallsville, Texas (Hallsville HS) Alma Mater...... IPFW, 2012 Assistant Coach. . . .Diego Castaneda (1st Season) 1 Payton Harris L/DS 5-5 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) Alma Mater...... Baylor, 2008 2 Morgan Kath S 5-10 Jr. TR Muskego, Wis. (Stony Brook) Volleyball Office Phone...... 662-325-2722 10 Carina Lehto S 5-8 Fr. HS Lempäälä, Finland (Sammon keskuslukio) Sport Administrator...... Mary McLendon 5 Brooklyn Lochner RS 6-1 Fr. HS Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson HS) Certified Athletic Trainer...... Mary McLendon Managers...... Destiny Colon 14 Sara Maddox RS 6-2 Fr. HS Leawood, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS) Cara Ann Sallis 21 Tori Passarelli L/DS 5-4 Jr. TR Littleton, Colo. (Laramie County CC) Strength Coach...... Jenna Wooten 16 Maddi Penrod MB/RS 6-1 So. TR Escondido, Calif. (Mira Costa College) Academic Counselor...... Christine Exeter 11 Kanani Price DS 5-2 Fr. HS Fairmount, Ind. (Madison-Grant HS) Communications Contact. . .Mary Catherine Molay Office Phone...... 662-325-2703 12 Jelena Vujcin RS 6-3 Sr. 1L Becej, Serbia (Seattle University) Cell Phone ...... 205.907.7069 3 Gabby Zgunda DS 6-2 Fr. HS Muncie, Ind. (Delta HS) E-Mail...... [email protected]

Team Information

2017 Overall Record...... 2-1 Home...... 0-0 Pronunciation Guide Away...... 0-1 Morgan Kath - KAH-Th Neutral...... 1-1 2016 SEC Record/Finish...... 6-12/12th Carina Lehto - Ca-REE-Na Leh-Toe Home...... 5-4 Away...... 2-7 Brooklyn Lochner - LOCK-Ner Total Squad Members...... 13 Tori Passarelli - Pass-Er-ELL-Ee Seniors...... 2 Juniors...... 3 Sophomores...... 1 anani rice ah ee K P - K -NAH-N Freshmen...... 7

Jelena Vujcin - Yell-Uh-Nuh Voo-Chin Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 3/10 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 1 + libero/5 Gabby Zgunda - Za-GOON-Dah Newcomers...... 9

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 3 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Bulldog Set Points TALE OF THE TAPE (BULLDOG INVITATIONAL) Category Mississippi State Grambling State South Florida Tulane SFA Kills...... 185...... 84...... 122...... 206 . . . . . 150 Errors ...... 72...... 61...... 56...... 81 ...... 50 Total Attacks...... 507...... 262 ...... 330...... 547 . . . . . 431 Hitting Percentage...... 223...... 088...... 200...... 229 ...... 232 Kills Per Set...... 13.21...... 9.3...... 12.2 ...... 13.7 . . . . .13.6 Assists...... 172...... 73...... 117...... 201 . . . . . 136 Assists Per Set...... 12.29...... 81...... 11.7 ...... 13.4 . . . . .12.4 Aces...... 24...... 12...... 16...... 24 ...... 14 Aces Per Set...... 1.7...... 1.3...... 1.6...... 1.6 . . . . . 1.3 Digs...... 199...... 96...... 149...... 236 . . . . . 195 Digs Per Set...... 14.21...... 10.7...... 14.9 ...... 15.7 . . . . .17.7 Solo Blocks...... 9...... 10...... 4...... 7 ...... 1 Block Assists...... 26...... 10...... 28...... 52 ...... 46 Total Blocks...... 22...... 15...... 18...... 33 ...... 24 Blocks Per Set...... 1.57 ...... 1.7...... 1.8...... 2.2 . . . . . 2.2

After a successful first road trip in Dallas, the Bulldogs welcome Douglas. Douglas has 40 kills, 39 digs and 46.0 points this Grambling State, Southern Florida, Tulane and Stephen F. Aus- season. tin to Newell-Grissom Building starting Thursday at 6 p.m. and ending after the conclusion of the game at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Ladyjacks are 2-1 and are led by sophomore Shayla Eagle- ton. Eagleton has an attack percentage of .750m. That percent- age is the second-best-single match hitting percentage for a State Begins Weekend Against Grambling State Division I volleyball player with 20 or more attacks. The Bulldogs and the Tigers will face off for the first time since Sept. 6, 2008. This will mark the fourth meeting between the two. MSU holds a 3-0 advantage in the series. Bulldogs In The 2017 SEC & NCAA Statistical Standings ... MSU Battles South Florida TEAM The second match for the Bulldogs will be against the South Category Stat SEC Rank NCAA Rank Florida Bulls. South Florida holds the all-time record, 8-2. Total Assists 172 7th 26th During the last meeting in 2010, MSU won 3-2. Total Aces 24 6th 17th Total Kills 185 6th 25th Total Blocks 22 11th 129th Scouting The Green Wave Total Attacks 507 8th 30th The Dawgs meet Tulane for the 14th time. The last meeting was in 2012, a 3-2 State win. The Green Wave holds the record in the series, 11-2. Harris Chasing The MSU’s Digs Record ... Senior Payton Harris eclipsed the 1,000 digs mark for her career last season and has her sights set on the school record of 1,707, which Bulldogs Host Stephen F. Austin is held by Melissa Kariker (1993-96). Harris currently has 1,551 career digs, putting her in third place and 13 away from second and 156 away MSU welcomes Stephen F. Austin to Starkville. This meeting will from first. mark the fifth for the teams, with SFA holding a 4-0 advantage. Player Seasons Digs Scouting the Bulldogs’ Foes ... 1. Melissa Kariker 1993-1996 1,707 The Tigers come to Starkville 1-2. Freshman Chasity Nicks 2. Megan Lukasek 2004-2007 1,564 3. Payton Harris 2014-Present 1,551 finished the game against Savannah State with 11 kills and 13.0 4. Kayla Woodard 2007-2010 1,433 points. Another standout on the Tigers’ roster is Linzy Woods as 5. Shauna Owens 1988-1991 1,371 she earned 5 kills and 13.0 points to close out the weekend. 6. Jennifer Shupe 1996-1999 1,263 7. Aimee York 1989-1992 1,194 8. Christine Owen 1997-2000 1,192 The Bulls come to Newell-Grissom with a 1-2 record. Doris Car- 9. Roxanne McVey 2012-2013 1,190 ter came out of the weekend leading with 17 kills and assists. 10. Heather Schilling 1992-1995 1,182 Setter Briana Stowell finished the weekend with 41 assists. Freshman Debuts ... The Green Wave travels to Starkville 3-1. Tulane is led by 6-3 The Bulldogs welcomed 10 new faces with seven of them being junior Dayna Kern. This past weekend, Kern racked up 40 kills, freshmen. Six freshmen made their debuts this past weekend in and 48.5 points this past weekend in the Hertz Center in New Dallas. Among the list were Liv Benner, Laura Rose Gray, Carina Orleans. Another player to watch out for is freshman Lexie Lehto, Sara Maddox, Kanani Price and Gabby Zgunda.

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 4 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Bulldog Set Points Swing, Sara, Swing! Sara Maddox completed her first collegiate game at SMU with 25 kills. To close out the weekend, she collected 49 kills and 50 points.

Benner Bounces Back From Injury After spending a season being sidelined from an ACL injury, Liv Benner played in all 14 sets this past weekend in Dallas. She finished the weekend with 13.0 points.

Texas and Indiana Represent Both Texas and Indiana show to be the home states for six of the 13 players on the team.

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Payton Harris | #1 | Sr. | L/DS | 5-5 | Houston, Texas Notes: She is currently third with 1,517 career digs, leaving her 190 shy of Melissa Kariker )1993-1996) mark of 1,707 ... ranks second on the MP SP A SA Rec. % D D/S team with 34 digs this season…Earned two aces on Aug. 25 against 3 14 3 4 - 34 2.43 SMU

Morgan Kath | #2 | Jr. | S | 5-10 | Muskego, Wis. Notes: MSU leader in assists with 149…Made her first career start against SMU on Aug. 25 MP SP A A/S SA SA/S D 3 14 149 10.64 5 .36 30

Gabby Zgunda | #3 | Fr. | L/DS | 5-6 | Muncie, Ind. Notes: Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 … Leads the team with 66 digs this season MP SP A SA Rec. % D D/S 3 14 6 3 - 66 4.71

Brooklyn Lochner | #5 | Fr. | RS | 6-1 | Pflugerville, Texas Notes: -DNP-

MP SP K K/S TB B/S PTS -DNP-

Khristian Carr | #9 | Jr. | OH | 5-11 | Starkville, Miss. Notes: Tied for second on team in points at 50 for the season … Ranks third on team for kills with 42 MP SP K K/S TB B/S PTS 3 14 42 3 4 .29 50.0

Carina Lehto | #10 | Fr. | S | 5-8 | Lempäälä, Finland Notes: Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 … Earned her first dig of the season against A&M-Corpus Christi on Aug.25 MP SP A A/S SA SA/S D 2 3 0 0 0 0 1

Kanani Price | #11 | Fr. | DS | 5-2 | Fairmount, Ind. Notes: Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 … Record- ed five digs against Rice on Aug. 26 MP SP A SA Rec. % D D/S 3 6 0 1 - 7 1.17

Jelena Vujcin | #12 | Sr. | RS | 6-3 | Becej, Serbia Notes: Leads the team in points, kills and kills per set after three matches … Ranks second on the team in block assists ... earned a career high of 23 kills MP SP K K/S TB B/S PTS against Texas A&M CC on August 25, 2017 3 14 55 3.93 9 .64 64.5

Sara Maddox | #14 | Fr. | RS | 6-2 | Leawood, Kan. Notes: Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 … 49 kills this season has her ranked second on the team…Recorded 25 kills MP SP K K/S TB B/S PTS against SMU on Aug. 25 in her first collegiate start…Tied for second on 3 14 49 3.5 1 .07 50.0 the team in points

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Liv Benner | #15 | R-Fr. | MB | 6-6 | Danville, Ind. Notes: Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 … Team leader in blocks and block assists with a total of 11 on the season MP SP TB BS BA B/S PTS 3 14 11 3 8 .79 13.0

Maddi Penrod | #16 | So. | MB/RS | 6-1 | Escondido, Calif. Notes: -DNP-

MP SP TB BS BA B/S PTS -DNP-

Tori Passerelli | #21 | Jr. | L/DS | 5-4 | Littleton, Colo. Notes: Had her first SEC start and has 15 digs on the season…Record- ed 4 assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Aug. 25 MP SP A SA Rec. % D D/S 3 14 7 0 - 15 1.07

Laura Rose Gray | #25 | Fr. | MB | 6-3 | Hallsville, Texas Notes: Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 … Ranks third on team with 9 total blocks this season MP SP TB BS BA B/S PTS 3 14 6 1 5 .43 27.5

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 7 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Head Coach • Third Season DAVID @MSUCoachFatch With three years leading the Maroon and White under his belt, David McFatrich MCFATRICH has already cemented himself as one of the greatest coaches in Mississippi State volleyball history.

McFatrich, who directed Central Arkansas to NCAA Tournament appearances in two of his four seasons as head coach, was named the 11th head coach in Mississippi State volleyball history on January 12, 2015 and since then has led the Bulldogs to one of the most successful seasons in over a decade.

In his first season at the helm, McFatrich led the Bulldogs to a 17-15 record, posting the first winning season at State since 2006 and becoming the first head coach in MSU history to finish with a winning record in their first year. His 17-15 record also matched the finish in his first year at Central Arkansas and marks the best season by a head coach in their first year with the volleyball Bulldogs.

The 17 wins marked the most for MSU since 2006, while the six SEC wins were the most since winning seven conference games in 2011.

McFatrich’s Bulldogs started off the season on a hot streak, winning six of their first seven matches and 10 of their first 13, both the best starts since 2006. During that hot start, MSU captured the Maroon Classic and Tiger Invitational The David McFatrich File championships, marking the first time since 2010 that the Bulldogs won multi- ple non-conference titles in a season. Included in the Maroon Classic title was Personal: McFatrich’s 100th-career victory, which came in a sweep of Stetson on Sept. 4. Birthdate: May 13, 1959 State kept the good times rolling in Oxford, as McFatrich’s squad snapped a six-match losing streak to Ole Miss with a 3-0 victory. The sweep again pointed Hometown: Woodbridge, Va. back to the success in 2006, which is the last time the Bulldogs had done so Wife: Sonya McFatrich against the Rebels. It was also only the third time in school history that State Children: Luke (19), Elle (16) and Sami (12) had swept its in-state rivals in Oxford, the other two coming in 2005 and 1975. McFatrich led his squad to a number of other historical accomplishments Education: during the rigorous SEC slate. MSU’s sweep of Georgia on Oct. 11 snapped an eight-match losing streak to UGA and marked the first sweep of Georgia for High School: Woodbridge [VA] Senior HS, 1977 MSU since 1979. McFatrich and his Bulldogs would go on to sweep Georgia lat- Undergraduate: Arkansas, 1986 er in the season, marking the first season sweep and back-to-back wins against Georgia since 2006-07. It was also State’s first win in Athens since 2010 and only Graduate: Arkansas, 1988 the fifth in school history.

The Bulldogs would close the season with three-straight SEC wins, the first Coaching Career: time MSU has won three-straight league matches since 2007. A 3-0 home win Assistant Coach, Central Arkansas, 2007-10 against LSU marked the first time in school history that State has defeated LSU in Starkville two-straight times. The season-ending 3-1 win against Ole Miss Head Coach, Central Arkansas, 2011-14 gave MSU its first back-to-back wins against the Rebels since 2009. Head Coach, Mississippi State, 2015-Present McFatrich’s team was also dominant on the non-conference side of the sched- ule. Along with it’s two non-conference titles, the Bulldogs finished the non- Career Highlights: SEC part of the schedule with 11 wins, the most single-season non-conference - Named the 11th head coach in MSU volleyball wins since earning 13 in 2000. history on January 12, 2015 With his high-energy style of play, McFatrich helped MSU improve greatly in - Head coach at Central Arkansas for four seasons, seven different offensive categories. After posting 1,269 kills (10.57 K/S) in 2014, McFatrich’s up-tempo offense improved State’s numbers to 1,393 kills guiding them to two NCAA Tournament (12.55 K/S) in 2015. McFatrich’s leadership also helped State make major jumps appearances and a pair of Southland Conference in its setting and serving games, going from 1,184 assists (9.87 A/S) and 115 service aces (0.96 SA/S) in 2014 to 1,308 assists (11.78 A/S) and 158 service aces Regular Season and Tournament Championships (1.42 SA/S) in his first season. - 2013 Southland Coach of the Year - Went 17-15 in his first year at MSU, recording the first Bulldog winning season since 2006 State made its biggest showing from the service line, where its 1.42 aces per set stood second in the SEC and its 158 total aces finished fourth. Leading the - Owns the best record in MSU volleyball history for a way for State from the service line was Evie Grace Singleton, one of McFatrich’s first-year head coach Central Arkansas stars who made the journey to Starkville with him. Singleton led MSU with 46 aces (2nd SEC, 26th NCAA) and a 0.43 aces per set average (1st SEC, 20th NCAA). McFatrich’s star junior also stood top 10 in the SEC in kills (378, 6th), kills per set (3.53, 6th), points per set (4.13, 6th) and points (441.5, 8th).

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McFatrich’s influence can be seen in the classroom as well, as the leader of the McFatrich and UCA finished out 2013 in grand style as the Sugar Bears won their Bulldogs constantly preaches relentless effort in all aspects of life. The Bulldogs second-straight Southland Conference regular season title, their second-straight landed five players on the All-SEC Academic Honor Roll in his first season, which conference tournament championship and made their second-straight appear- is the most on the team since MSU placed five in 2011. The Bulldogs posted a ance in the NCAA Tournament. UCA posted a 29-4 record, highlighted by a victo- 3.44 GPA in the spring, which set a number of impressive marks, including the ry against No. 9 Kansas. That squad became the first Southland team in 23 years highest GPA amongst all MSU sports for the 2015-16 year. The spring semester to capture the regular season and tournament titles in back-to-back years. GPA, led by seven players who posted career-best GPA’s in that span, also marked the fourth-best semester in program history. Along the way, the Sugar Bears boasted one of the longest winning streaks in the nation at 22 matches, while also finishing the regular season ranked No. 17 McFatrich has also made an impact off the court. On the recruiting trail, Mc- in the Volleyblog Seattle Poll and No. 44 in the RPI. Fatrich and his staff have signed a number of talented stars that will join the Ma- roon and White, including seven Bulldogs that played important roles during the In 2012, McFatrich led UCA to a 30-5 ledger and Southland Conference regular successful 2015 season. The Bulldogs’ home, Newell-Grissom Building, has also season and tournament titles. The season saw UCA capture a win against Big 12 seen a number of improvements since McFatrich’s arrival. State’s locker room foe Texas Tech and earn the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament. and playing court underwent major renovations and included the addition of a team film room. Spanning from 2012-14, McFatrich led the Sugar Bears to 38-straight victories in conference play, the longest such record in Southland Conference history. Also, Central Arkansas Head Coach (2011-14) McFatrich’s 59 total victories between the 2012-13 seasons stood only second to In his four seasons at the helm of the Sugar Bears, McFatrich showed no fear in NCAA national champion Penn State for wins during that span. going toe-to-toe with the nation’s elite, annually facing programs such as Penn State, Washington, Florida State, Kansas and Oklahoma. Over the past four years, Success in the classroom has also been prevalent in McFatrich’s time at Central he has amassed an overall record of 96-36 (.727) with a Southland Conference Arkansas. From 2011-13, UCA volleyball earned a perfect NCAA Academic Prog- record of 56-11 (.839). ress Rate (APR) of 1,000. In that time, UCA has also placed a number of players on the Southland All-Academic team, including the 2012 Student-Athlete of the Also upon his arrival in 2007, UCA’s RPI was in the 240’s. Since then, the Sugar Year, which recognizes the top student-athlete both on and off the court. Bears climbed up to an RPI as high as 44th nationally. Central Arkansas Assistant Coach (2007-10) Arriving at UCA in 2007 as an assistant, McFatrich earned a promotion to head Prior to being named head coach at Central Arkansas, McFatrich spent four coach of the Sugar Bears in 2011. In his eight total seasons, he saw UCA capture seasons as an assistant coach of the Sugar Bears under three-time Southland nearly 200 victories, a rate of 25 per season. Coach of the Year, Steven McRoberts. From 2007-10, McFatrich oversaw a num- ber of successes at UCA, as the program was elevated into the national spotlight. McFatrich saw his biggest success the last three years, tallying a record of 46-6 The year before McFatrich arrived at UCA, the Sugar Bears finished 19-17. In his (.885) and a Southland Tournament record of 9-2 (.818). The Sugar Bears aver- four seasons as an assistant, UCA went 103-27. Also in that time, UCA saw 14 aged nearly 27 wins per season, while piling up numerous championships to All-Southland honors, 12 Academic All-Southland honors, three Southland Play- help build McFatrich’s legacy as one of the nation’s up-and-coming coaches. ers of the Year, three Southland Freshmen of the Year and the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All-American. In his eight years at UCA, McFatrich, the 2013 Southland Coach of the Year, pro- duced four Southland Conference Regular Season Championships, two South- Playing Career land Conference Tournament Championships and four Southland East Division McFatrich is the former Captain & Setter for the 1988 Athletes In Action Inter- crowns. Individually, McFatrich has produced one ESPN Academic All-American, national Volleyball Team. Touring throughout Latin America, he helped lead the five Southland Conference Players of the Year, two Southland Liberos of the year, team to a 23-2 record. He has four and two silver medals as a member of three Southland Freshman of the Year and five Southland Setters of the Year. the Canada Masters Volleyball Team (2009-present), which competes in the U.S. Open each summer. They also finished fifth in the World Masters Games in the In addition, Sugar Bear players have captured numerous conference player of summer of 2013. the week awards. Twenty-two UCA players have been named All-Southland Con- ference, with 19 of those earning first-team laurels. Personal McFatrich, a graduate of the University of Arkansas, earned a Bachelor’s of Sci- Most recently, McFatrich faced a tall task in 2014 after the graduation of six play- ence in business administration in 1986 and a Master’s Degree in exercise sci- ers, but took the challenge head on. The Sugar Bears played for a berth in the ence in 1988. A native of Woodbridge, Va., he and his wife Sonya have three chil- NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season in the Southland Conference dren, Luke (19), Elle (16) and Sami (12). tournament finals and reached the 20-win milestone for the seventh time in his eight years with the program.

In 2014, McFatrich’s Sugar Bears extend the program’s conference winning streak to 38-consecutive matches dating back to 2012, which stands as the longest such streak in Southland Conference history.

McFatrich Year-by-Year

Year School Record Notes 2011 Central Arkansas 17-15 Southland Conference Tournament Semifinalists 2012 Central Arkansas 30-5 Southland Conference Reg. Season/Tourn. Champions; NCAA 1st Round 2013 Central Arkansas 29-4 Southland Conference Reg. Season/Tourn. Champions; NCAA 1st Round 2014 Central Arkansas 20-12 Southland Conference Tournament Finalists 2015 Mississippi State 17-15 First winning record since 2006; Best first year by MSU coach in school history 2016 Mississippi State 14-18 3-1 start in SEC play (Best in program history); 11 home wins (program record) 2017 Mississippi State 2-1 Total Six Seasons 129-70 Two NCAA Appearances; Two SLC Reg. Season/Tournament Titles

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2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 10 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational This Week In The SEC (All Times Central) AVCA 2017 Week 1 Standings

Tues. Aug. 29 7 p.m. Alabama State at Auburn 2017 Week 1 Rank School Total Points Record Rank Thurs. Aug. 31 6 p.m. Grambling State at Mississippi State (SEC Network+) 1 Stanford (53) 1587 3-0 2 7 p.m. Arkansas at Kansas State 2 Minnesota (3) 1461 2-0 4 Fri. Sept. 1 6 p.m. Alabama at South Alabama 3 Florida (7) 1447 2-0 12 5:30 p.m. Arkansas vs. Wisconsin 4 Texas (1) 1332 1-1 1 9 a.m. Georgia at Ohio 5 Penn State 1320 3-0 6 4 p.m. Georgia vs. High Point 6 Wisconsin 1271 2-0 7 7 p.m. Kentucky at Creighton 7 Creighton 1250 3-0 9 9 a.m. LSU vs. Hartford 8 Washington 1095 2-1 3 6 p.m. LSU at Connecticut 9 Kansas 1070 3-0 8 11 a.m. Ole Miss vs. Virginia Tech 10 BYU 1054 3-0 10 4 p.m. Ole Miss vs. SMU 11 UCLA 988 3-0 13 2 p.m. South Florida at Mississippi State (SEC Network+) 12 Nebraska 850 0-2 5 7 p.m. Tulane at Mississippi State (SEC Network+) 13 Kentucky 833 3-0 14 12 p.m. Missouri vs. Sacramento State 6:30 p.m. Missouri vs. BYU 14 Oregon 750 1-1 18 11 a.m. South Carolina vs. Northwestern 15 Florida State 680 3-0 15 4 p.m. South Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington 16 North Carolina 602 0-2 11 4:30 p.m. Tennessee vs. UTSA 17 San Diego 494 2-1 22 18 Southern California 454 3-0 NR Sat. Sept. 2 10 a.m. Alabama vs. Southern Miss 19 Michigan 413 2-1 16 4:30 p.m. Alabama vs. McNeese State 20 Ohio State 383 2-1 21 11 a.m. Arkansas vs. Syracuse 21 Purdue 335 3-0 25 5 p.m. Auburn vs. North Carolina 22 Utah 315 2-1 23 7:30 p.m. Florida vs. NC State 23 Michigan State 207 2-1 17 10 a.m. Georgia vs. Oklahoma 24 Western Kentucky 137 3-0 NR 10 a.m. Kentucky vs. UNI 25 Iowa State 116 3-0 NR 6 p.m. Kentucky vs. USC 10 a.m. LSU vs. Iona 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Arkansas State 9 a.m. Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi State (SEC Network+) Others receiving votes and listed on two or more 8:30 p.m. Missouri at Boise State ballots: Wichita State 73; Missouri 40; Washington 2 p.m. South Carolina at Duke State 31; Baylor 30; Hawai’i 30; Northern Iowa 27; Ari- 12:00 p.m. Tennessee vs. West Virginia zona 18; Cal Poly 14; Colorado State 14; Pittsburgh 12; 6 p.m. Tennessee at Minnesota Marquette 11; Duke 10; Lipscomb 8; Dayton 6 4:30 p.m. Penn State at Texas A&M Eight teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total Sun. Sept. 3 5 p.m. Auburn vs. NC State of 32 combined points. 7:30 p.m. Florida vs. North Carolina 11 a.m. Stanford at Texas A&M Dropped Out: Missouri 19; Hawai’i 20; Arizona 24

Next Poll: September 4 2017 SEC Standings SEC Pct. All Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak Georgia 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 W4 Arkansas 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 W3 Kentucky 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 W3 LSU 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 W3 South Carolina 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 W3 Tennessee 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 W3 Florida 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 W2 Texas A&M 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 W2 Auburn 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 1-0 1-0 1-1 3-1 W2 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 0-0 0-0 3-1 2-1 L1 Alabama 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 0-0 0-1 2-0 2-1 L1 Mississippi State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 0-0 1-0 1-1 2-1 L1 Missouri 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 0-0 0-1 2-1 2-2 L2

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 11 HailState.com

# - SEC Regular Season Champion Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational 2017 BULLDOGS RECORD WHEN... THE LAST TIME MISSISSIPPI STATE... Category Record Overall Overall ...... 2-1 Won in three sets ...... 10/23/16 vs . Tennessee (25-21, 25-18, 25-23) Conference ...... 0-0 Won in four sets ...... 11/26/16 vs . Georgia (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14) Home ...... 0-0 Won in five sets ...... 8/25/17 vs . Corpus Christi (25-23, 25-12, 26-28, 19-25, 15-13) Lost in three sets ...... 11/13/16 at LSU (21-25, 23-25, 20-25) Away ...... 1-0 Lost in four sets ...... 8/26/17 . vs . Rice (25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 20-25) Neutral ...... 1-1 Lost in five sets ...... 11/20/2016 vs . Arkansas (28-26, 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 14-16) Three Sets ...... 0-0 Offense Hit .300-.399 in a match ...... 11/26/16 vs. Georgia (.323) Four Sets ...... 0-1 Hit .400-.499 in a match ...... 9/2/16 at Little Rock (.471) Five Sets ...... 2-0 Hit .500-.599 in a match ...... 9/16/00 vs. Nicholls State (.511) Won first set ...... 2-1 Had 70+ kills in a match ...... 9/16/16 vs. Florida International (71) Lost first set ...... 1-2 Had 80+ kills in a match ...... 8/30/03 vs. Gonzaga (85) Won second set ...... 2-1 Had one player hit .500-.599 in a match* . . . . . 9/2/16, Evie Grace Singleton at Little Rock (.535) Lost second set ...... 1-2 Had one player hit .600-.699 in a match* . . .9/12/15, Jazmyne Johnson vs Eastern Kentucky (.667) Won first two sets ...... 1-2 Had one player hit .700-.800 in a match* ...... 9/5/14, Bali Leffall-Young vs. SEMO (.750) Lost first two sets ...... 0-0 Had one player hit .800+ in a match* ...... 9/8/06, Erin Seago vs. Jackson State (.857) Split first two sets ...... 2-1 Had one player with 20+ kills in a match . . . .8/25/17, Jelena Vujcin vs. Texas A&M CC (23) Against top-5 teams ...... 0-0 Had one player with 25+ kills in a match ...... 8/25/17, Sara Maddox at SMU (25) Against top-10 teams ...... 0-0 Had one player with 27+ kills in a match ...... 9/2/16, Evie Grace Singleton at Little Rock (27) Against top-25 teams ...... 0-0 Had one player with 30+ kills in a match ...... 10/2/01, Tanika Taylor at Ole Miss (31) Against unranked teams ...... 2-1 Had one player with 25.0+ points in a match . . . 11/26/16, Evie Grace Singleton vs. Georgia (26.5) On television ...... 0-0 Had one player with 30.0+ points in a match . . . 9/2/16, Evie Grace Singleton at Little Rock (30.5) Leading in kills ...... 2-0 Had one player with 50+ attacks in a match ...... 8/25/17, Jelena Vujcin at SMU (51) Had one player with 60+ attacks in a match . . . .11/20/16, Evie Grace Singleton vs. Arkansas (61) Trailing in kills ...... 0-1 Had one player with 65+ attacks in a match . . . . .9/17/16, Evie Grace Singleton vs. Portland (66) Tied in kills ...... 0-0 Had one player with 70+ attacks in a match . . .9/2/05, Orshi Kriegel vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (73) Leading in blocks ...... 2-0 Had one player with 80+ attacks in a match ...... 11/11/01, Tanika Taylor at Ole Miss (80) Trailing in blocks ...... 0-1 Had one player with 50+ assists in a match . . . 8/25/17, Morgan Kath vs. Texas A&M CC (53) Tied in blocks ...... 0-0 Had one player with 60+ assists in a match ...... 8/25/17, Morgan Kath vs. SMU (61) Leading in digs ...... 0-0 Had one player with 80+ assists in a match ...... 11/11/01, Jennifer Hadden at Ole Miss (80) Trailing in digs ...... 0-3 Had one player with a double-double . . . . .10/2/16, Jazmyne Johnson vs. Alabama (11 K, 11 B) Tied in digs ...... 0-0 Had one player with a triple-double ...... 11/18/07, Eva Kriegel at Florida (11 K, 21 A, 10 D) Leading in aces ...... 2-1 Had two players with a double-double . .11/20/16 , E. Hill (22 K, 16 D) & E. G. Singleton (16 K, 14 D) vs. Arkansas) Trailing in aces ...... 0-0 Had three players with a double-double . .11/16/16, E. Hill (18 K, 12 D), E.G. Singleton (15 K, 15 D) & B. Sato (47 A, 12 D) vs. Ole Tied in aces ...... 0-0 Miss Leading in hitting percentage ...... 1-0 Had three players with double-digit kills . . .8/25/17, K. Carr (15), S. Maddox (15), & J. Vujcin (23) vs. Trailing in hitting percentage ...... 0-2 TAMUCC Tied in hitting percentage ...... 0-0 Had four players with double-digit kills . 10/2/16, J. Vujcin (16), E. G. Singleton (14), E. Hill (13) & J. Johnson (11) vs. Alabama Had two players with 20+ kills in a match . . . 11/26/16, Evie Grace Singleton (21) & Emily Hill (21) vs. Georgia Hitting Percentage Had two players with 50+ attacks in a match . . . 11/20/16, E.G. Singleton (61) & Emily Hill (56) vs. Arkansas .400 and above ...... 0-0 .300 to .399 ...... 0-0 Defense Held opponent at .000- .100 in a match ...... 9/17/2016 vs . Eastern Illinois ( .073) .200 to .299 ...... 2-0 Held opponent to negative hitting pct ...... 9/2/16 vs . UT Martin (- .051) .100 to .199 ...... 0-1 Had 10+ blocks in a match ...... 11/26/16 vs . Georgia (12 .0) .000 to .099 ...... 0-0 Had 15+ blocks in a match ...... 10/2/16 vs . Alabama (15 .0) Below .000 ...... 0-0 Had one player with 10+ blocks in a match ...... 10/2/16, Jazmyne Johnson vs . Alabama (11 .0) Had one player with 13+ blocks in a match ...... 10/31/03, Jennifer Rousey at LSU (13.0 Opponents’ Hitting Percentage Had one player with 30+ digs in a match ...... 11/13/15 Payton Harris vs. Auburn (34) .400 and above ...... 0-0 Had one player with 40+ digs in a match ...... 9/19/14, Payton Harris vs. SIU-Edwardsville (40) .300 to .399 ...... 0-0 Had one player with 50+ digs in a match ...... 9/13/14, Payton Harris vs. Northwestern St. (59) .200 to .299 ...... 2-1 Had two players with 5+ blocks in a match . . . . 11/20/16, Jazmyne Johnson (6) & Bali Leffall-Young (5) vs . Arkansas .100 to .199 ...... 0-0 Had three players with 5+ blocks in a match . . . . . 9/17/16, J . Johnson (7), J . Vujcin (7) & B . Leffall-Young (6) vs . Portland .000 to .099 ...... 0-0 Serving Below .000 ...... 0-0 Had 10+ service aces in one match ...... 9/9/16 vs. Loyola-Chicago (10) Had 15+ service aces in one match ...... 8/25/07 vs. UALR (16) By Day Had one player with 5 aces in one match ...... 10/16/16, Riley Duzenack at Auburn Sunday ...... 0-0 Had one player with 6 aces in one match ...... 9/28/08, Leanna King vs. Auburn Monday ...... 0-0 Had one player with 7 aces in one match ...... 10/11/15, Alex Warren vs. Georgia Tuesday ...... 0-0 Had one player with 8 aces in one match ...... 9/10/04, Andrea Mead vs. Idaho Wednesday ...... 0-0 Had one player with 9 aces in one match ...... 9/12/86, Sharyn Smith vs. UAB Had two players with 5+ aces in one match . .9/13/14, Payton Harris (5) & Katlyn Mataya (5) vs. Nicholls St. Thursday ...... 0-0 Friday ...... 2-0 Miscellaneous Over 1,000 fans at home ...... 8/26/2016 vs. No. 5 Kansas (1,409) Saturday ...... 0-1 Over 3,000 fans at home ...... 8/26/11 vs. Southern Illinois (3,024) Defeated a ranked opponent ...... 10/14/11 vs. No. 25 Kentucky By Month Won in a nationally-televised match ...... 11/16/16, 3-2 vs. Ole Miss (SEC Network) August ...... 2-1 Consecutive wins ...... Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016 (2) September ...... 0-0 Consecutive SEC wins ...... Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016 (2, Auburn & Alabama) October ...... 0-0 5+ consecutive wins ...... Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2016 (5) November ...... 0-0 7+ consecutive wins ...... Nov. 17, 2009-Sept. 4, 2010 (7) 10+ consecutive wins ...... Sept. 3-Sept. 19, 2000 (11) Consecutive sweeps ...... Nov. 22-25, 2015 (2) Consecutive SEC sweeps ...... Nov. 22-25, 2015 (2, Georgia & LSU)

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Opponent W/L Score Score By Set Record (SEC) Time Attendance Kills at SMU W 3-2 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 27-25 0-0 2:33 318 Jelena Vujcin (55) vs Texas A&M CC W 3-2 25-23, 25-12, 26-28, 19-25, 15-13 0-0 2:17 583 vs Rice L 1-3 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 20-25 0-0 2:00 486 Attack Pct. (min. 3.0 TA per set ) GRAMBLING ST. Morgan Kath (.579) SOUTH FLORIDA TULANE Assists STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Morgan Kath (149) vs. McNeese State STENTSON Service Aces HOUSTON Khristian Carr (5) and Morgan Kath (5) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE JACKSON STATE NORTH TEXAS Total Blocks SOUTHEASTERN LA. Liv Benner (11) SOUTH CAROLINA at Tennessee Digs OLE MISS Gabby Zgunda (66) KENTUCKY at LSU Points at Texas A&M Jelena Vujcin (64.5) at Missouri GEORGIA at Arkansas 2017 TEAM HIGHS ALABAMA FLORIDA Kills at Georgia 72 at SMU (Aug. 25) at Ole Miss LSU Attack Pct. (min. 12 kills ) MISSOURI .290 vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) at Auburn Texas A&M Assists at South Carolina 67 at SMU (Aug. 25) 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS Service Aces Opponent Kills Assists Aces Digs Total Blocks Points 10 vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) vs. SMU Maddox (25) Kath (61) Vujcin (2) Zgunda (21) Benner (4) Maddox (25) vs. Texas A&M CC Vujcin (23) Kath (53) Kath/Carr (3) Zgunda (19) Gray (4) Vujcin (25.5) Total Blocks vs. Rice Carr/Vujcin (13) Kath (35) Kath (2) Zgunda (26) Vujcin (5) Vujcin (16.5) 8.0 twice, at SMU and vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) GRAMBLING STATE SOUTH FLORIDA Digs TULANE 69 vs Rice (Aug. 26) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN vs. McNeese State STENTSON HOUSTON LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE JACKSON STATE NORTH TEXAS SOUTHEASTERN LA. SOUTH CAROLINA at Tennessee OLE MISS KENTUCKY at LSU at Texas A&M at Missouri GEORGIA at Arkansas ALABAMA FLORIDA at Georgia at Ole Miss LSU MISSOURI at Auburn TEXAS A&M at South Carolina

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 13 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Sr. • 5-5 • L/DS • 3L Houston, Texas • Cy-Fair HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 0 0 0 .000 2 2 2 1 12 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 0 1 1 -1.000 1 1 3 1 12 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State PAYTON 9/8/17 vs. Stentson HARRIS 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 1 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. 9/22/17 South Carolina Career Highs 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills 9/27/17 Ole Miss 1, 10 times 10/1/17 Kentucky Last at Alabama (Oct. 12, 2016) 10/6/17 at LSU 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Attack Attempts 10/13/17 at Missouri 10, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014) 10/15/17 Georgia 10/22/17 at Arkansas Assists 10/27/17 Alabama 9, Chattanooga (Sept. 5, 2015) 10/29/17 Florida Aces 11/3/17 at Georgia 5, Nicholls State (Sept. 13, 2014) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss 11/10/17 LSU Digs 11/17/17 Missouri 59, Northwestern State (Sept. 13, 2014) 11/19/17 at Auburn 11/22/17 Texas A&M Points 11/24/17 at South Carolina 5.0, Nicholls State (Sept. 13, 2014) Totals 14 0 1 1 -1.000 3 4 6 2 34 0 0 0 0.0 4.0

2017 Season Highs Kills N/A HARRIS’ NOTES Attack Attempts (TA) • She is currently third with 1,517 career digs, leaving her 190 shy of Melissa Kariker (19931996) mark of 1,707. 1, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) • Ranks second on the team with 34 digs this season Assists (A) • Earned two aces on Aug. 25 against SMU 2, at SMU (Aug. 25) • Majoring in mechanical engineering Aces (SA) 2, at SMU (Aug. 25) Digs 12, twice, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Points 2.0, at SMU (Aug. 25)

Harris’ Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2014 120-33-0 6 0.05 1 36 .139 86 0.72 32 0.27 735 6.12 0 0 0 0.00 38.0 0.32 2015 107-31-0 0 0.00 0 13 .000 69 0.64 17 0.16 434 4.06 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.16 2016 114-31-3 4 0.04 0 10 .400 46 0.40 19 0.17 348 3.05 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.20 2017 14-3-0 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 3 0.21 4 0.29 34 2.43 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.29 Career 341-95-3 10 0.03 1 59 .153 201 0.59 68 0.20 1517 4.45 0 0 0 0.00 82.0 0.24

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 14 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Jr. • 5-10 • S • TR Muskego, Wis. • Stony Brook 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 2 0 5 .400 61 0 2 0 13 0 1 0 1.0 2.5 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 4 0 7 .571 53 3 3 0 10 0 3 1 3.0 8.5 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 5 0 7 .714 35 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State MORGAN 9/8/17 vs. Stentson KATH 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 2 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills 5, twice vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU 7, twice vs Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri 61, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas 3, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia 13, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU N/A 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn 3, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals 14 11 0 19 .579 149 5 5 0 30 0 4 1 4.0 18.0 3, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) Points 8.5, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017)

2017 Season Highs KATH’S NOTES Kills • MSU leader in assists with 149 5, twice vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) • Made her first career start against SMU on Aug. 25 Attack Attempts • Majors in business administration 7, twice vs Rice (Aug. 26) Assists 61, at SMU (Aug. 25) Aces 3, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Digs 13, at SMU (Aug. 25) Points 8.5, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25)

Kath’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2015 (Stony Brook) 72-21-19 30 0.42 19 101 .109 662 9.19 23 0.31 136 1.89 5 21 26 0.36 67.5 0.94 2016 (Stony Brook) 96-26-22 40 0.42 12 125 .224 926 9.65 13 0.14 185 1.93 3 21 24 0.25 66.5 0.69 2017 14-3-3 11 0.79 0 19 .579 149 10.64 5 0.36 30 2.14 0 4 4 0.29 18.0 1.28 Career 182-50-44 81 0.44 31 245 .204 1737 9.54 41 0.22 351 1.93 8 46 54 0.30 152.0 0.84

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 15 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Fr. • 5-6 • L/DS • HS Muncie, Ind.. • Delta HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 0 1 1 -1.000 3 1 2 0 21 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 0 0 0 .000 2 1 2 2 19 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 26 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State GABBY 9/8/17 vs. Stentson ZGUNDA 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 3 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills N/A 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU 1, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri 3, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas 1, three times vs Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia 26, vs Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Points 11/10/17 LSU 3.0, vs Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 11/17/17 Missouri 11/19/17 at Auburn 2017 Season Highs 11/22/17 Texas A&M Kills 11/24/17 at South Carolina N/A Totals 14 0 1 1 -1.000 6 3 4 2 66 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 Attack Attempts 1, vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Assists 3, at SMU (Aug. 25) ZGUNDA’S NOTES Aces • Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 1, three times vs Rice (Aug. 26) • Leads the team with 66 digs this season Digs • Majors in kinesiology 26, vs Rice (Aug. 26) Points 3.0, vs Rice (Aug. 26)

Zgunda’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2017 14-3-3 0 0.0 1 1 -1.000 6 0.43 3 0.21 66 4.71 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.21 Career 14-3-3 0 0.0 1 1 -1.000 6 0.43 3 0.21 66 4.71 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.21

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 16 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Fr. • 6-1 • RS • HS Pfluggerville, Texas. • Hendrickson HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU -DNP- 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC -DNP- 8/26/17 vs Rice -DNP- 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State BROOKLYN 9/8/17 vs. Stentson LOCHNER 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 5 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills N/A 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU N/A 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri N/A 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas N/A 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia N/A 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU N/A 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn N/A 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals -DNP- N/A Points N/A LOCHNER’S NOTES 2017 Season Highs • Majors in accounting Kills N/A Attack Attempts N/A Assists N/A Aces N/A Digs N/A Points N/A

Lochner’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2017 ------Career ------

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 17 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Jr. • 5-11 • OH • 2L Starkville, Miss. • Starkville HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 15 4 45 .244 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 1 2.0 19.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 14 6 38 .211 0 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 2.0 18.0 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 13 7 35 .171 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 0.0 13.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State KHRISTIAN 9/8/17 vs. Stentson CARR 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 9 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills 9/27/17 Ole Miss 15, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/1/17 Kentucky

Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU 45, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/8/17 at Texas A&M 10/13/17 at Missouri Digs 10/15/17 Georgia 8, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/22/17 at Arkansas 10/27/17 Alabama Block Assists 10/29/17 Florida 2, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/3/17 at Georgia 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Total Blocks 2.0, twice vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/10/17 LSU 11/17/17 Missouri Points 11/19/17 at Auburn 19.0 at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Totals 14 42 17 118 .212 0 5 7 0 13 2 2 2 4.0 50.0 2017 Season Highs Kills 15, at SMU (Aug. 25) CARR’S NOTES Attack Attempts • Tied for second on team in points at 50 for the season 45, at SMU (Aug. 25) • Ranks third on team for kills with 42 Digs • Majoring in communication with an emphasis in broadcasting 8, vs. Rice (Aug. 26)

Block Assists 2, at SMU (Aug. 25)

Total Blocks 2.0, twice vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25)

Points 19.0 at SMU (Aug. 25)

Carr’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2015 6-5-0 2 0.33 1 6 .167 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.33 2016 10-6-0 7 0.70 5 14 .143 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.10 0 1 1 0.10 7.5 0.70 2017 14-3-3 42 3.00 17 118 .212 0 0.00 5 0.36 13 0.93 2 2 4 0.29 50.0 3.57 Career 30-14-3 51 1.70 23 138 .203 0 0.00 5 0.17 16 0.53 2 3 5 0.17 9.5 0.56

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 18 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Fr. • 5-8 • S • HS Lempäälä, Finland • Sammon keskuslukio 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/26/17 vs Rice -DNP- 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State CARINA 9/8/17 vs. Stentson LEHTO 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 10 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills N/A 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU N/A 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri N/A 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas N/A 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia 1, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU N/A 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn N/A 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 N/A Points N/A LEHTO’S NOTES • Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 2017 Season Highs • Earned her first dig of the season against A&M-Corpus Christi on Aug.25 Kills • Majors in business administration N/A Attack Attempts N/A Assists N/A Aces N/A Digs 1, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Points N/A

Lehto’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2017 3-2-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 Career 3-2-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 19 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Fr. • 5-2 • DS • HS Fairmount, Ind. • Madison-Grant HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/26/17 vs Rice 2 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State KANANI 9/8/17 vs. Stentson PRICE 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 11 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills N/A 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU N/A 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri N/A 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia 5, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU N/A 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn N/A 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals 6 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 N/A Points N/A PRICE’S NOTES 2017 Season Highs • Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 Kills • Recorded five digs against Rice on Aug. 26 N/A • Majors in animal and diary science Attack Attempts N/A Assists N/A Aces 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 25) Digs 5, vs. Rice (Aug. 26) Points N/A

Price’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2017 6-3-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 1 0.17 7 1.17 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.07 Career 6-3-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 1 0.17 7 1.17 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.07

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 20 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Sr. • 6-3 • RS • 1L Becej, Serbia • Seattle 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 19 11 51 .157 1 2 1 0 9 1 1 0 2.0 22.5 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 23 5 45 .400 2 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 2.0 25.5 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 13 9 43 .093 2 1 1 0 8 0 5 0 5.0 16.5 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State JELENA 9/8/17 vs. Stentson VUJCIN 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 12 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills 9/27/17 Ole Miss 23, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Percentage 10/6/17 at LSU .484, vs. UMKC (Sept. 24, 2015) 10/8/17 at Texas A&M 10/13/17 at Missouri Assists 10/15/17 Georgia 2, twice (last against Rice on Aug. 26, 2017) 10/22/17 at Arkansas Aces 10/27/17 Alabama 8, at UT Rio Grande Valley (Oct. 15, 2015) 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia 10, 3x (Last at UT Rio Grande Valley; Oct. 15, 2015) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss 11/10/17 LSU Block Solos 2, at UMKC (Sept. 24, 2015) 11/17/17 Missouri 11/19/17 at Auburn Block Assists 11/22/17 Texas A&M 9, vs. Eastern Washington (Aug. 28, 2015) 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals 14 55 25 129 .216 5 4 3 0 24 2 7 0 9.0 64.5 9, vs. Eastern Washington (Aug. 28, 2015)

2017 Season Highs VUJCIN’S NOTES Kills • Leads the team in points, kills and kills per set after three matches 23, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) • Ranks second on the team in block assists Attack Attempts • Earned a career high of 23 kills against Texas A&M CC on August 25, 2017 51, at SMU (Aug. 25) • Majors in geoscience with a concentration in environmental geoscience Assists 2, vs Rice (Aug. 26) Aces 2 at SMU (Aug. 25) Digs 9 at SMU (Aug. 25) Points 25.5 vs Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25)

Vujcin’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2014 (Seattle) 87-30-NA 179 2.06 108 499 .142 5 0.06 21 0.24 81 0.93 0 45 45 0.52 222.5 2.55 2015 (Seattle) 92-26-25 243 2.64 129 628 .182 8 0.09 46 0.50 106 1.15 8 59 67 0.73 326.5 3.54 2016 (MSU) 122-32-23 318 2.61 134 708 .260 5 0.04 2 0.02 52 0.43 7 66 73 0.60 360.0 2.95 2017 (MSU) 14-3-3 55 3.93 25 139 .216 5 0.36 4 0.29 24 1.71 2 7 9 0.64 64.5 4.60 Career 315-91-51 795 2.52 396 1974 .201 23 0.07 73 0.23 263 0.83 17 177 194 0.62 973.5 3.09

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 21 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Fr. • 6-2 • OH • HS Leawood, Kan. • Shawnee Mission East HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 25 6 48 .396 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 25.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 15 4 47 .234 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 9 4 33 .152 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 10.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State SARA 9/8/17 vs. Stentson MADDOX 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 14 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina Kills 9/24/17 at Tennessee 25, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 48, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/6/17 at LSU 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas N/A 10/27/17 Alabama Digs 10/29/17 Florida 4, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/3/17 at Georgia 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn N/A 11/22/17 Texas A&M Total Blocks 11/24/17 at South Carolina 1.0 vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) Totals 14 49 14 128 .273 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 1.0 50.0 Points 25.0 at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 2017 Season Highs MADDOX’S NOTES Kills • Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 25, at SMU (Aug. 25) • 49 kills this season has her ranked second on the team Attack Attempts 48, at SMU (Aug. 25) • Recorded 25 kills against SMU on Aug. 25 in her first collegiate start Assists • Tied for second on the team in points 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 26) • Majors in psychology Aces N/A Digs 4, at SMU (Aug. 25) Points 25.0 at SMU (Aug. 25)

Maddox’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2017 14-3-3 49 0.79 14 128 .273 1 0.07 0 0.00 6 0.43 1 0 1 0.07 50.0 3.57 Career 14-3-3 49 0.79 14 128 .273 1 0.07 0 0.00 6 0.43 1 0 1 0.07 50.0 3.57

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 22 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational R-Fr. • 6-6 • MB • RS Danville, Ind.• Tri-West HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 1 2 9 -.111 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4.0 4.5 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 4 0 14 .286 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3.0 5.5 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 1 1 14 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.0 3.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State LIV 9/8/17 vs. Stentson BENNER 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 15 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina Kills 9/24/17 at Tennessee 4, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 9/27/17 Ole Miss Attack Attempts 10/1/17 Kentucky 14, twice vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/6/17 at LSU 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri N/A 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas N/A 10/27/17 Alabama Digs 10/29/17 Florida N/A 11/3/17 at Georgia 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 3, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/10/17 LSU 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn 4, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 11/22/17 Texas A&M Total Blocks 11/24/17 at South Carolina 4.0 twice, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) Totals 14 6 3 37 .081 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 11.0 13.0 Points 5.5 vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017)

2017 Season Highs BENNER’S NOTES Kills 4, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) • Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 Attack Attempts • Team leader in blocks and block assists with a total of 11 on the season 14, twice vs. Rice (Aug. 26) • Majors in landscape architecture Assists N/A Aces N/A Digs N/A Points 5.5 vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25)

Benner’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2016 (RS) -- DID NOT PLAY -- 2017 14-3-3 6 0.43 3 37 .081 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 8 11 0.79 13.0 0.92 Career 14-3-3 6 0.43 3 37 .081 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 8 11 0.79 13.0 0.92

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 23 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational So. • 6-1 • MB/RS • TR Escondido, Calif. • Mira Costa College 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU -DNP- 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC -DNP- 8/26/17 vs Rice -DNP- 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State MADDI 9/8/17 vs. Stentson PENROD 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 16 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills N/A 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU N/A 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri N/A 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas N/A 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia N/A 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU N/A 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn N/A 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals -DNP- N/A Points N/A PENROD’S NOTES 2017 Season Highs • Majors in human development & family science Kills

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Penrod’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2016 (MCC) 79-22-19 180 2.28 66 419 .272 1 0.01 0 0.00 12 0.15 4 56 60 0.76 210.0 2.7 2017 ------Career 79-22-19 180 2.28 66 419 .272 1 0.01 0 0.00 12 0.15 4 56 60 0.76 210.0 2.7

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 24 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Jr.. • 5-4 • L/DS • TR Littleton, Colo. • Laramie County CC 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 0 0 1 .000 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State TORI 9/8/17 vs. Stentson PASSERELLI 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 21 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. Career Highs 9/22/17 South Carolina 9/24/17 at Tennessee Kills N/A 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Attack Attempts 10/6/17 at LSU 1, twice vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Assists 10/13/17 at Missouri 4 vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/15/17 Georgia Aces 10/22/17 at Arkansas N/A 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Digs 11/3/17 at Georgia 8, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Solo Blocks 11/10/17 LSU N/A 11/17/17 Missouri Block Assists 11/19/17 at Auburn N/A 11/22/17 Texas A&M 11/24/17 at South Carolina Total Blocks Totals 14 0 0 2 .000 7 0 0 7 15 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 N/A Points N/A PASSERELLI’S NOTES • Had her first SEC start and has 15 digs on the season 2017 Season Highs • Recorded four assists against A&M-Corpus Christi on Aug. 25 Kills • Majors in criminology N/A Attack Attempts 1, twice vs. Rice (Aug. 26) Assists 4 vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Aces N/A Digs 8, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Points N/A

Passerelli’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2015 (Laramie C CC) 140-41- 7 1 0.01 2 35 -.029 52 0.37 37 0.26 455 3.25 0 0 0 0.00 38.0 0.3 2016 (Laramie C CC) 137-38- 0 8 0.06 6 80 .025 112 0.82 40 0.29 648 4.73 0 0 0 0.00 48.0 0.4 2017 14-3-3 0 0.00 0 2 .000 7 0.50 0 0.00 15 1.07 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0 Career 291-82- 10 9 0.03 8 117 .009 171 0.59 77 0.26 1118 3.84 0 0 0 0.00 86.0 0.3

2017 Mississippi State Volleyball 25 HailState.com Bulldogs Host Annual Bulldog Invitational Fr. • 6-3• MB • HS Hallsville, Texas. • Hallsville HS 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Date Opponent SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA BE TOTAL POINTS 8/25/17 at SMU 5 10 3 20 .350 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 11.5 8/25/17 vs Texas A&M CC 5 6 1 17 .294 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.0 9.5 8/26/17 vs Rice 4 6 7 25 -.040 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1.0 6.5 8/31/17 Grambling St. 9/1/17 South Florida 9/1/17 Tulane 9/2/17 Stephen F. Austin 9/8/17 vs. McNeese State LAURA ROSE 9/8/17 vs. Stentson GRAY 9/9/17 at Houston 9/9/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 9/15/17 Jackson State 25 9/15/17 North Texas 9/16/17 Southeastern La. 9/22/17 South Carolina Career Highs 9/24/17 at Tennessee Career Highs 9/27/17 Ole Miss 10/1/17 Kentucky Kills 10/6/17 at LSU 10, at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) 10/8/17 at Texas A&M Attack Attempts 10/13/17 at Missouri 25, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/15/17 Georgia Assists 10/22/17 at Arkansas 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 10/27/17 Alabama 10/29/17 Florida Aces 1, twice vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/3/17 at Georgia 11/5/17 at Ole Miss Digs 11/10/17 LSU 3, vs. Rice (Aug. 26, 2017) 11/17/17 Missouri Solo Blocks 11/19/17 at Auburn 1, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) 11/22/17 Texas A&M Block Assists 11/24/17 at South Carolina 3, vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) Totals 14 22 11 62 .177 1 2 4 0 3 1 5 2 6.0 27.5 Total Blocks 4.0 vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25, 2017) Points 11.5 at SMU (Aug. 25, 2017) GRAY’S NOTES • Had her first collegiate start against SMU on Aug. 25 2017 Season Highs • Ranks third on team with 9 total blocks this season Kills 10, at SMU (Aug. 25) • Undeclared major Attack Attempts 25, vs. Rice (Aug. 26) Assists 1, vs. Rice (Aug. 26) Aces 1, twice vs. Texas A&M CC (Aug. 25) Digs 3, vs. Rice (Aug. 26) Points 11.5 at SMU (Aug. 25)

Gray’s Career Stats SP-MP-MS K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S PTS P/S 2017 14-3-3 22 1.57 11 62 .177 1 0.07 2 0.14 3 0.21 1 5 6 0.43 27.5 1.96 Career 14-3-3 22 1.57 11 62 .177 1 0.07 2 0.14 3 0.21 1 5 6 0.43 27.5 1.96

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