Missouri State Volleyball Game Notes
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Missouri State Volleyball Game Notes Rick Kindhart, Director of Athletics Communications Ben Adamson, Assistant Director, Volleyball Contact Eric Doennig, Assistant Director ATHLETICS 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65897 Phone (417) 836-5402 COMMUNICATIONS MissouriStateBears.com 2017 MIssoURI STATE SCHEDULE (21-5 Overall, 13-0 MVC) BEARS HOST SOUTHERN ILLINOIS August 25 Fri. at Appalachian State W, 3-2 TO OPEN NOVEMBER NC State Tournament 26 Sat. vs. #8 Kansas L, 1-3 Opponent: Live Stats: Missouri State 26 Sat. at NC State (ESPN3) W, 3-2 Southern Illinois MissouriStateBears.com BEARS Saturday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Live Video: • 2017 Record 21-5 September • MVC 13-0 Location: The Valley on ESPN3 D.C. Koehl Classic Classic • NCAA RPI 50 1 Fri. at #20 Ohio State W, 3-1 Springfield, Mo. (ESPN.com/watch) • AVCA Rank RV (27) 2 Sat. vs. Lipscomb L, 2-3 Site: • PrepVolleyball Rank 33 Hammons Student Center • Kills Leader 2 Sat. vs. Oakland W, 3-0 Lily Johnson (4.40/set) • Digs Leader Pepperdine Asics Classic Emily Butters (5.62/set) 8 Fri. vs. #8 Washington L, 1-3 8 Fri. vs. Wyoming W, 3-0 The Missouri State volleyball team (21-5, 13-0 Missouri Valley Conference) continues its 9 Sat. at Pepperdine W, 3-1 four-match home stand Saturday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Southern Illinois (5-19, 4-9). The Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational Bears enter the month of November atop the MVC standings, with a two-game lead over 14 Thu. Chattanooga (ESPN3) W, 3-0 UNI in second and three-match cushion on third-place Drake. Those two schools visit 15 Fri. Washington State (ESPN3) L, 2-3 Springfield Nov. 11 and 12 for the final home weekend of the season. 16 Sat. Illinois (ESPN3) L, 2-3 16 Sat. Tennessee State (ESPN3) W, 3-0 THE OPPONENT Southern Illinois is 5-19 overall and 4-9 in MVC play with league wins against Bradley, 22 Fri. at Illinois State* (ESPN3) W, 3-2 Valparaiso, Evansville and Indiana State. Six Salukis average between 1.69 and 2.47 kills 23 Sat. at Bradley* (ESPN3) W, 3-1 per set, and SIU hits .186 as a team compared to .241 for the opposition with averages of 25 Mon. Loyola* (ESPN3) W, 3-0 11.96 kills, 1.01 aces, 16.10 digs and 1.95 blocks per set. 29 Fri. Indiana State* (ESPN3) W, 3-0 30 Sat. Evansville* W, 3-0 SERIES HISTORY October Missouri State leads SIU 54-19 in the all-time series, winning 23 of the last 28 meetings. (ESPN3) 7 Sat. at Southern Illinois* W, 3-0 (ESPN3) FIRST MEETING THIS SEASON 13 Fri. at Drake* W, 3-2 (ESPN3) Missouri State picked up a 3-0 win at Southern Illinois on Oct. 7. The Bears hit .306 as a 14 Sat. at #20 UNI* W, 3-1 (ESPN3) team, led by Lily Johnson’s 14 kills and 15 digs and Lynsey Wright’s 12 kills on .429 hitting, 20 Fri. Bradley* W, 3-2 (ESPN3) while Daniele Messa added a double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs. 21 Sat. Illinois State* W, 3-1 (ESPN3) 27 Fri. at Evansville* W, 3-0 LAST WEEK (ESPN3) 28 Sat. at Indiana State* W, 3-0 (ESPN3) Missouri State earned road sweeps at Evansville and Indiana State before topping Val- 30 Mon. Valparaiso* W, 3-1 paraiso by a 3-1 final at home on Monday. Versus Evansville, Lily Johnson and Lynsey November Wright combined for 36 kills on .408 hitting. Against the Sycamores, Wright hit .636 with 15 4 Sat. Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. kills and Aubrey Cheffey added 14 kills without an error as the Bears hit .390 as a team. 11 Sat. UNI* (ESPN3) 12 p.m. Monday, Cheffey was error-free again with a career-high 17 kills, while Johnson added 21 12 Sun. Drake* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. kills and 22 digs. 17 Fri. at Valparaiso* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 18 Sat. at Loyola* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. COACH MELISSA STOKES Head Coach Melissa Stokes is 485-227 (.681) in her 22nd season at Missouri State. She MVC Tournament (ESPN3) became the MVC’s all-time winningest coach in league matches Sept. 30, 2011, when 23 Thu. TBD% 5/7:30 p.m. the Bears beat Bradley 3-1 for her 197th conference victory, and won her 400th career 24 Fri. TBD% (ESPN3) 5/7:30 p.m. match against Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 13, 2014. A native of El Cajon, Calif., the MVC Coach 25 Sat. TBD% (ESPN3) 4 p.m. of the Year in 2003 and both MVC and AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2016 (*) MVC match; Bold home matches; all times are Springfield times; % - MVC Tournament in Normal, Ill.; ESPN3 indicates has guided Missouri State to an overall record of 410-168 (.709) and 245-74 (.768) mark that match will carried live on ESPN3. The Valley on ESPN3 in the Missouri Valley Conference since 2000. The Bears have won MVC regular season is available for free at ESPN.com/watch or on the ESPN App. championships in 2003 and 2016 under Stokes, making NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2016. MSU’s lone postseason /MissouriStBears @MissouriStBears victory came at Arkansas in 2006. /MissouriStateVB @MissouriStateVB In MVC history, Stokes currently ranks third in total victories, first in MVC wins (285), sixth in win percentage and second among active coaches, and seventh in league win percent- /MissouriStBears age (.729). /MissouriStateVolleyball 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 played four seasons and helped the Aztecs to two NCAA appearances. Stokes ranked 35th among active Division I coaches in both total victories 2017 MVC STANDINGS 2017 AWARDS & HONORS and win percentage entering 2017. Only four Emily Butters Team MVC Pct. Overall Pct. coaches ahead of Stokes on the wins list have • D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament Missouri State 13-0 1.000 21-5 .806 coached fewer seasons. • MVC Defensive Player of the Week (9/11) UNI 11-2 .846 21-6 .778 • MVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/16) Drake 10-3 .769 21-6 .778 QUICK SETS • HERO Sports HERO of the Week (9/15) Illinois State 8-5 .615 15-11 .577 • MSU’s Lily Johnson and Lynsey Wright have Aubrey Cheffey • NC State all-tournament Valparaiso 5-7 .417 14-12 .538 combined for 3,428 career kills, the highest for Lily Johnson Indiana State 5-7 .417 7-17 .292 any pair of teammates nationally, while Johnson • Preseason all-MVC Evansville 4-8 .333 10-14 .417 and Emily Butters rank as the No. 3 duo in the • NC State all-tournament Southern Illinois 4-9 .308 5-19 .208 country with 3,241 combined career digs. • D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament Bradley 2-11 .154 9-18 .333 • Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational all-tournament Loyola 1-11 .077 2-21 .087 • Missouri State is off to its second-best MVC • Pepperdine Asics Classic all-tournament Thru Oct. 30 start in school history after the 2003 club won its • MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (8/30) • MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (9/13) first 15 league matches. AROUND THE MVC • MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (10/18) • Missouri State has won at least 20 matches • MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (10/20) Friday, Oct. 27 • MVC Player of the Week (9/11) *Missouri State 3 at Evansville 0 in 18 of the last 19 seasons while posting win- • MVC Player of the Week (9/18) *Southern Illinois 3 at Indiana State 1 ning records both overall and in Missouri Valley • MVC Player of the Week (10/16) *Illinois State 3 vs. UNI 2 Conference play for 19 consecutive years. • MVC Player of the Week (10/23) *Valparaiso 3 vs. Loyola 0 *Drake 3 at Bradley 0 • MVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/2) • Missouri State ranks third all-time among Divi- • AVCA National Player of the Week (10/17) Saturday, Oct. 28 sion I schools with 1,243 victories. • VolleyMob National Player of the Week (9/12) *Missouri State 3 at Indiana State 0 • VolleyMob National Player of the Week (10/17) *Evansville 3 vs. Southern Illinois 0 • Missouri State is 53-37 in five-set matches • Senior CLASS Award Candidate *Drake 3 at Illinois State 0 since the beginning of the 2006 season and has Daniele Messa • Preseason all-MVC Sunday, Oct. 29 rallied from 0-2 deficits to win seven times since *UNI 3 at Bradley 0 then as well. • Pepperdine Asics Classic all-tournament Lynsey Wright Monday, Oct. 30 • MSU is 221-37 since the beginning of 2006 • D.C. Koehl Classic MVP *Missouri State 3 vs. Valparaiso 1 • MVC Player of the Week (9/5) *Loyola 3 at Southern Illinois 1 when winning set two. Wednesday, Nov. 1 • The Bears have a veteran roster, with combined college playing experience of 3,385 sets Valparaiso 3 at Chicago State 0 and 1,055 matches, as well as totals of 5,186 kills, 3,200 assists, 367 aces, 5,498 digs and Friday, Nov. 3 811.5 blocks. *Indiana State at Drake, 7 *Evansville at UNI, 7 WINNING STREAKS *Illinois State at Valparaiso, 7 The Bears carry a number of notable winning streaks into this weekend’s match: *Bradley at Loyola, 7 • 14 straight overall wins, tied for the seventh-longest in school history and third-best since Saturday, Nov.