2014 MIDDLE TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL
2014 MIDDLE TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL
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Match No. 4 Southern Ilinois Salukis 0-3, 0-0 MVC 09.02 - 6:00 p.m. All-Time: 1-0 Last Meeting: 09.03.13
GoBlueRaiders.com Middle Tennessee Volleyball @MT_Volleyball MT_Volleyball Overall: 1-2 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-2 0-0 Date Opponent 08.29 Pittsburgh! 08.30 Bowling Green! 08.30 Dayton! 09.02 vs. Southern Illinois 09.05 UCF# 09.05 Kansas State# 09.06 Arkansas# 09.11 vs. Virginia Tech$ 09.12 Illinois$ 09.13 Belmont$ 09.19 Dartmouth% 09.20 Fordham% 09.20 Seton Hall% 09.26 at Marshall 09.28 vs. Southern Miss 10.03 vs. UTSA 10.05 vs. La Tech 10.07 at ETSU 10.10 vs. Rice 10.12 vs. UTEP 10.14 at UAB 10.17 at FIU 10.19 at Florida Atlantic 10.24 at Rice 10.31 vs. North Texas 11.02 vs. Marshall 11.07 at La Tech 11.09 vs. UAB 11.13 at Charlotte 11.15 at WKU 11.21-11.23
Alumni Memorial Gym - Murfreesboro, Tenn. Broadcast Information Live Stats: goblueraiders.com
Conference USA Tournament Hattiesburg, Miss.
Denotes Conference USA match !-Hampton Inn Invitational (Bowling Green, Ohio.) #-Kansas State Invitational (Manhattan, Kan.) $-Blue Raider Bash (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) %-Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.)
Result L, 0-3 W, 3-2 L, 0-3 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Streaming: goblueraiders.com
Scouting Southern Illinois (0-3, 0-0 MVC) The Salukis are coming off a winless weekend in the Illini Classic while dropping two of their their games to ranked opponents in No. 20 North Carolina and 9th-ranked Illinois. Players to Watch Taylor Pippen led the Salukis with 25 kills and six blocks while averaging 2.50 kills-per-set, and teammate Andrea Estrada is right behind with 24 kills. Hannah Kaminksy paced SIU this weekend with 53 assists in three contests while Alex Rivera and Andrea Estrada both led with 25 digs.
Series History The Blue Raiders hold a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series against the Salukis. In their only matchup last season, MT edged SIU in five sets on SIU’s home court.
Weekend Recap The Blue Raiders finished 1-2 this weekend at the Hampton Inn Invitational, defeating Bowling Green in five sets and falling to Pittsburgh and Dayton. Rachel Shaughnessy and Jacqueline Lux were named to the All-Tournament team.
Home Opener The Blue Raiders will open up their home slate on Tuesday when the Salukis of Southern Illinois visits Alumni Memorial Gym. MT is 115-38 at home under Peck and 8-2 in season openers. All-Tournament Team For their solid performances over the weekend, junior Rachel Shaughnessy and Jacqueline Lux were named to the Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team. Lux averaged 4.27 digs per set to go along with a team-best 47 digs. Shaughnessy came on late in the past two contests while averaging seven blocks en route to tallying 16 blocks over the weekend. She played a pivotal role in the Blue Raiders’ victory against Bowling Green with career-highs in kills (10), points (18) and digs (4). True Freshman Freshmen Brianna Pannone and Lux performed well over the weekend for the Blue Raiders. Pannone led the team with 49 assists and 4.45 assists per set while Lux gave an exceptional performance at libero, pacing the Blue Raiders with 47 digs, including a game-high 25 digs against Bowling Green. Block Party Three players compiled at least 10 blocks over the weekend as Shaughnessy (16), Jazmyne Johnson (14) and LaDaisha Gillard (10) combined for 44 of the team’s 54 blocks. Shaughnessy tallied 10 blocks in the victory over Bowling Green, just one block shy of her careerhigh. Youth and Experience Nine returning players and eight freshman make up the 2014 roster while the eight newcomers are the most under Peck in his tenure at MT. The Blue Raiders return 58 percent of their kill production (842/1449), 61 percent of their blocks (305/500) and 58 percent of their 2013 point total (1071.5/1853.5). Notable Returners Five players from last season played in at least 100 sets for the Blue Raiders as Chelsea Ross, Monet Marshall, Jazmyne Johnson, Rachel Shaughnessy and Ailime de Freitas return with the most experience on the team. De Freitas finished second on the team with 506 assists while Shaughnessy and Johnson tallied 99 and 88 blocks, respectively, to lead the team amongst returning players.
AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Week 1 Poll September 1st, 2014 No. School Record 1. Penn State (35) 3-0 2. Stanford (15) 2-0 3. Texas (5) 3-0 4. Wisconsin (5) 4-0 5. Washington 3-0 6. Southern Cal 3-0 7. Purdue 3-0 8. Florida State 2-0 9. Illinois 3-0 10. BYU 3-0 11. Florida 3-0 12. Nebraska 0-2 13. Colorado State 3-0 14. Michigan State 4-0 15. San Diego 2-1 16. Kentucky 3-0 17. Arizona State 3-0 18. Minnesota 1-1 19. Duke 3-0 T-20. Hawai’i 2-1 T-20. North Carolina 2-1 22. Oregon 3-0 23. Arizon 3-0 T-24. Louisville 1-1 T-24. Oklahoma 2-1
PW 1 3 2 6 4 5 8 13 11 9 10 7 18 16 14 19 25 12 21 17 20 NR NR NR NR
Receiving votes: American (111) Missouri (80); Kansas (79);Creighton (75 );California (50); Marquette (47); CSUN (17); Iowa State (16); Northwestern (12); Arkansas (11); Lipscomb (6); Michigan (5); New Mexico (5); UT San Antonio (2) Dropped Out: American 24; Missouri 15; Kansas 22; Creighton 23
Ross Returns For the second straight season, Ross was named preseason All-Conference as the Murfreesboro native is coming off another impressive season where she led the Blue Raiders in kills (391), kills-per-set (3.43) and service aces (31). The Blue Raiders were 13-9 last season when Ross amassed double-digit kills while the outside hitter also tallied 12 double-doubles. Fast Starts A stat to look at will be how well the Blue Raiders play after the first set. Over the weekend, MT outscored its opponents by two points in the first frame while being outscored by a combined 25 points over the next four sets. The 69 points scored in the first set is 31% of the team’s overall points.
2014 HONORS AND AWARDS Preseason All-Conference USA Chelsea Ross (2x) All-Tournament Teams
Non-Conference Gauntlet 10 of the Blue Raiders’ 13 non-conference opponents finished with a winning record last season, including three squads that earned NCAA Tournament berths while 10 teams have an RPI of 100 or better. Up Next MT will head back on the road this weekend for another round-robin tournament at the Kansas State Invitational in Manhattan, Kan., where they will square off against host Kansas State, UCF and Arkansas.
Rachel Shaughnessy (Hampton Inn) Jacqueline Lux (Hampton Inn)
PROJECTED CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
Team Overall C-USA 1. UTSA 0-0-0 0-0-0 2. WKU 0-0-0 0-0-0 3. Rice 0-0-0 0-0-0 4. North Texas 0-0-0 0-0-0 5. Southern Miss (tie) 0-0-0 0-0-0 5. UAB (tie) 0-0-0 0-0-0 7. Middle Tennessee 0-0-0 0-0-0 8. Marshall 0-0-0 0-0-0 9. FIU 0-0-0 0-0-0 10. UTEP 0-0-0 0-0-0 11. Florida Atlantic 0-0-0 0-0-0 12. Charlotte 0-0-0 0-0-0 13. Louisiana Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0
2013 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
Team UTSA Tulane Tulsa Marshall North Texas Middle Tennessee UAB Southern Miss UTEP Rice FIU Florida Atlantic East Carolina Louisiana Tech
C-USA Overall 13-1 24-8 12-2 28-4 12-2 24-7 8-6 16-16 8-6 17-15 8-6 17-13 7-7 21-14 7-7 17-14 7-7 14-16 7-7 11-19 6-8 13-17 4-10 13-17 3-11 13-17 1-13 7-22
CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
Team Southern Miss Charlotte Florida Atlantic North Texas Rice UAB UTSA Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee FIU Western Kentucky UTEP
Overall C-USA (Pts.) 3-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0
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University Information Location
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Founded 1911 Enrollment 25,394 Nickname
Blue Raiders
Colors
Royal Blue and White
Conference
Conference USA
President
Dr. Sidney McPhee
Director of Athletics
Chris Massaro
Associate AD/SWA
Diane Turnham
Faculty Athletics Rep. Facility (capacity)
Dr. Terry Whiteside
Alumni Memorial Gym (2,000)
Staff Information Head Coach
Matt Peck
Alma Mater
Michigan/ 1980
Record at MT
191-101/10 Seasons
Overall Record
734-297/ 17 Seasons
Office Phone
615.898.2230
Office Fax
615.494.7632
Email [email protected] Assoc. Coach
Jeff Motluck, 11th year
Alma Mater
Southern Illinois/ 1986
Office Phone Rank Stat
615.904.8346
Email [email protected] Assistant Coach Alma Mater
Quan Scott, 2nd year Middle Tennessee/2012
Office Phone 615.494.7631 Category Rank Stat Kills Email [email protected] Hitting Percentage Soccer Secretary Roxanne Forth Assists Office Phone 615.494.8677 Service Aces Digs Email [email protected] Blockes Kills/Set Assist/Set Volleyball Information Digs/Set First Year of Program 1977 Blocks/Set 405-494 ( 29 years) Record (since 1984) All-Time C-USA Record
8-6 (1 year)
Starters R/L
3/Libero + 3
Letterwinners R/L
9/5
Newcomers 8 2013 Overall Record
17-13
2013 C-USA
8-6
Media Information Associate AD/Communications
Mark Owens
Communications Assistant Volleyball
Chase Colliton
Office Phone
615.904.8209
Cell Phone
740.279.5081
Office Fax
615.898.5626
Email [email protected] Asst. Athletic Communications Dir.
Russell Luna
Athletic Communications Assistant Chase Colliton Athletic Communications Assistant Grant Braden Administrative Assistant Social Media Multimedia Specialist Athletic Website
Linda Williams Brent Beerends Nathan Wallach GoBlueRaiders.com
2014 Middle Tennessee Volleyball Roster
No. Name 1 Jacqueline Lux 2 Sloan Sullivan 3 LaDaisha Gillard 5 Ailime de Freitas 6 Maya Miller 8 Bridget Keller 9 Morgan St. Germain 10 Chelsea Ross 12 Haley Morton 14 Jazmyne Johnson 15 Eseta Maka 16 Monet Marshall 19 Morgan Collet 20 Miri Shade 21 Rachel Shaughnessy 22 Brianna Pannone 32 LaVondria Covington
Pos. Ht. L 5-8 DS/L 5-7 MB/OPP 6-0 S 5-8 MB 6-1 DS/L 5-7 DS/L 5-5 OH 5-11 S 5-7 OH 6-1 OPP/MB 6-2 MB 6-1 S 5-7 MB 6-0 MB 6-1 S 5-10 MB 5-11
Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. R-Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown / Last School Shelbyville, Ind./Shelbyville HS Oolteweh, Tenn./Oolteweh HS Mt. Pleasant, Texas/Mt. Plesant HS Sao Paulo, Brazil/ Indian Hills CC Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical HS Ocala, Fla./FIU League City, Texas/ Clear Falls HS Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS Pearland, Texas/ Pearland HS DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS Auckland, New Zealand/Southern Idaho Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park HS DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS Hixson, Texas/Soddy Daisy HS Pflugerville, Texas/ Pflugerville HS Farmington Hills, Mich./ Harrison HS
COACHES Head Coach: Matt Peck - Michigan, 1980 - 11th Season Associate Head Coach: Jeff Motluck - Southern Illinois, 1986 - 10th Season Assistant Coach: Quan Scott - Middle Tennessee, 2008 - Second Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ailime de Freitas Eseta Maka LaDaish Gillard
eye-LEE-may uh-SET-ah Luh-Day-Shuh Sophomores (3) 8 Keller 14 Johnson 20 Shade
Freshmen (8) 1 Lux L 2 Sullivan DS/L 3 Gillard MB/OPP 9 St. Germain DS/L 12 Morton S 19 Collet S 22 Pannone S 32 Covington MB
DS/L OH MB
Juniors (3) 6 Miller MB 10 Ross OH 21 Shaughnessy MB
Seniors (3) 5 Freitas S 15 Maka OPP/MB 16 Marshall MB
1 Jacqueline Lux L - 5-8 - Fr. - Shelbyville, Ind./ Shelbyville HS 2014 Highs: Assists: 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 3 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 25 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Assists: 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 3 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 25 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14
2 Sloan Sullivan
DS/L- 5-7 - Fr. - Oolteweh, Tenn./Oolteweh HS 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
3 LaDaisha Gillard MB/OPP- 6-0 - Fr. - Mt. Pleasant, Texas/Mt. Plesant HS 2014 Highs: Kills: 6 (2x), last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 1 vs. at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 4 (2x) last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .364 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Kills: 6 (2x), last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 1 vs. at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 4 (2x) last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .364 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
5 Ailime de Freitas S - 5-8 - Sr. - Sao Paolo, Brazil/Indian Hills CC
2014 Highs : Assists: 18 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 1 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 6 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
Career Highs (Excluding 2011): Kills: 4 (5x) last vs. Seminole State, 10.27.12 Assists: 67 at Kaskaskia, 11.03.12 Service Aces: 5 (2x) last vs. Joliet JC, 08.31.12 Digs: 16 at Kaskaskia, 11.03.12 Blocks: 5 at Kirkwood, 10.23.12
6 Maya Miller
MB - 6-1 - Jr. - Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical HS 2014 Highs: Kills: 9 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Kills: 9 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
8 Bridget Keller
DS/L - 5-7 - So. - Ocala, Fla./FIU 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: 6 vs. Tulsa, 11.01.13 Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
9 Morgan St. Germain DS/L - 5-5 - Fr. - League City, Texas/Clear Falls HS 2014 Highs: Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
2014 Highs: Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
10 Chelsea Ross
OH - 5-11 - Jr. - Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 16 at Bowling Green,08.30.14 Service Aces: 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.10 Digs: 9 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 2 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .226 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
Career Highs: Kills: 29 at Austin Peay, 10.10.12 Assists: 5 at South Alabama, 11.02.12 Service Aces: 4 (2x) last vs. Southeast Missouri 09.20.13 Digs: 16 at Louisiana, 09.29.12 Blocks: 4 (3x) last vs. Rice, 09.27.13 Hitting Percentage: .484 vs. La Tech, 10.18.13
12 Haley Morton S - 5-7 - Fr. - Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS 2014 Highs Assists: 14 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
Career Highs: Assists: 14 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
14 Jazmyne Johnson OH - 6-1 - So.- DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 12 kills at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Digs: 2 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Blocks: 8 at Bowling Green Hitting Percentage: .440 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
15 Eseta Maka
OPP/MB - 6-2 - Sr. - Auckland, New Zealand/Southern Idaho 2014 Highs: Kills: 2 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage:
Career Highs: Kills: 3 vs. FIU, 11.21.13 Assists: N/A Service Aces: 1 (2x) vs. Tulane, 11.17.13 Digs: 3 vs. Marshall, 11.15.13 Blocks: 4 vs. FIU, 11.21.13 Hitting Percentage: N/A
16 Monet Marshall MB - 6-1 - R-Sr. - Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS
2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: 18 at Charlotte, 10.20.13 Assists: 2 at Virginia Tech, 09.01.12 Service Aces:4 (2x) last at FIU, 10.28.12 Digs: 6 vs. UC Davis, 08.25.12 Blocks: 6 (2x) at Southern Illinois, 09.03.13 Hitting Percentage: .692 vs. FAU, 11.10.13
19 Morgan Collet
S - 5-7 - Fr. - Newbury Park,Calif./Newbury Park HS 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces:N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
20 Miri Shade MB - 6-0 - So. - DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Assists: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Digs: 4 at Bowling Green, 08.29. 14 Blocks: 2 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: Assists: 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 1(2x) at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Digs: 5 at Southern Illinois, 09.03.13 blocks: 2 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
21 Rachel Shaughnessy
MB - 6-1 - Jr. - Hixson, Tenn./Soddy Daisy HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 10 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Assists: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 2 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 4 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 10 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .375 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Kills: 10 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Assists: 2 vs. UAB, 10.06.13 Service Aces: 4 at Austin Peay, 10.10.12 Digs: 4 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 11 vs. Notre Dame, 08.31.13 Hitting Percentage: .375 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
22 Brianna Pannone S - 5-10 - Fr. - Pflugerville,Texas/Pflugerville HS 2014 Highs: Kills: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Assists: 19 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 2 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 8 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Blocks: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
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Career Highs: Kills: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Assists: 19 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 2 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 8 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Blocks: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
LaVonondria Covington
MB - 5-11 - Fr. - Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison HS 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces:N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
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Match No. 4 Southern Ilinois Salukis 0-3, 0-0 MVC 09.02 - 6:00 p.m. All-Time: 1-0 Last Meeting: 09.03.13
GoBlueRaiders.com Middle Tennessee Volleyball @MT_Volleyball MT_Volleyball Overall: 1-2 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-2 0-0 Date Opponent 08.29 Pittsburgh! 08.30 Bowling Green! 08.30 Dayton! 09.02 vs. Southern Illinois 09.05 UCF# 09.05 Kansas State# 09.06 Arkansas# 09.11 vs. Virginia Tech$ 09.12 Illinois$ 09.13 Belmont$ 09.19 Dartmouth% 09.20 Fordham% 09.20 Seton Hall% 09.26 at Marshall 09.28 vs. Southern Miss 10.03 vs. UTSA 10.05 vs. La Tech 10.07 at ETSU 10.10 vs. Rice 10.12 vs. UTEP 10.14 at UAB 10.17 at FIU 10.19 at Florida Atlantic 10.24 at Rice 10.31 vs. North Texas 11.02 vs. Marshall 11.07 at La Tech 11.09 vs. UAB 11.13 at Charlotte 11.15 at WKU 11.21-11.23
Alumni Memorial Gym - Murfreesboro, Tenn. Broadcast Information Live Stats: goblueraiders.com
Conference USA Tournament Hattiesburg, Miss.
Denotes Conference USA match !-Hampton Inn Invitational (Bowling Green, Ohio.) #-Kansas State Invitational (Manhattan, Kan.) $-Blue Raider Bash (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) %-Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.)
Result L, 0-3 W, 3-2 L, 0-3 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Streaming: goblueraiders.com
Scouting Southern Illinois (0-3, 0-0 MVC) The Salukis are coming off a winless weekend in the Illini Classic while dropping two of their their games to ranked opponents in No. 20 North Carolina and 9th-ranked Illinois. Players to Watch Taylor Pippen led the Salukis with 25 kills and six blocks while averaging 2.50 kills-per-set, and teammate Andrea Estrada is right behind with 24 kills. Hannah Kaminksy paced SIU this weekend with 53 assists in three contests while Alex Rivera and Andrea Estrada both led with 25 digs.
Series History The Blue Raiders hold a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series against the Salukis. In their only matchup last season, MT edged SIU in five sets on SIU’s home court.
Weekend Recap The Blue Raiders finished 1-2 this weekend at the Hampton Inn Invitational, defeating Bowling Green in five sets and falling to Pittsburgh and Dayton. Rachel Shaughnessy and Jacqueline Lux were named to the All-Tournament team.
Home Opener The Blue Raiders will open up their home slate on Tuesday when the Salukis of Southern Illinois visits Alumni Memorial Gym. MT is 115-38 at home under Peck and 8-2 in season openers. All-Tournament Team For their solid performances over the weekend, junior Rachel Shaughnessy and Jacqueline Lux were named to the Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team. Lux averaged 4.27 digs per set to go along with a team-best 47 digs. Shaughnessy came on late in the past two contests while averaging seven blocks en route to tallying 16 blocks over the weekend. She played a pivotal role in the Blue Raiders’ victory against Bowling Green with career-highs in kills (10), points (18) and digs (4). True Freshman Freshmen Brianna Pannone and Lux performed well over the weekend for the Blue Raiders. Pannone led the team with 49 assists and 4.45 assists per set while Lux gave an exceptional performance at libero, pacing the Blue Raiders with 47 digs, including a game-high 25 digs against Bowling Green. Block Party Three players compiled at least 10 blocks over the weekend as Shaughnessy (16), Jazmyne Johnson (14) and LaDaisha Gillard (10) combined for 44 of the team’s 54 blocks. Shaughnessy tallied 10 blocks in the victory over Bowling Green, just one block shy of her careerhigh. Youth and Experience Nine returning players and eight freshman make up the 2014 roster while the eight newcomers are the most under Peck in his tenure at MT. The Blue Raiders return 58 percent of their kill production (842/1449), 61 percent of their blocks (305/500) and 58 percent of their 2013 point total (1071.5/1853.5). Notable Returners Five players from last season played in at least 100 sets for the Blue Raiders as Chelsea Ross, Monet Marshall, Jazmyne Johnson, Rachel Shaughnessy and Ailime de Freitas return with the most experience on the team. De Freitas finished second on the team with 506 assists while Shaughnessy and Johnson tallied 99 and 88 blocks, respectively, to lead the team amongst returning players.
AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Week 1 Poll September 1st, 2014 No. School Record 1. Penn State (35) 3-0 2. Stanford (15) 2-0 3. Texas (5) 3-0 4. Wisconsin (5) 4-0 5. Washington 3-0 6. Southern Cal 3-0 7. Purdue 3-0 8. Florida State 2-0 9. Illinois 3-0 10. BYU 3-0 11. Florida 3-0 12. Nebraska 0-2 13. Colorado State 3-0 14. Michigan State 4-0 15. San Diego 2-1 16. Kentucky 3-0 17. Arizona State 3-0 18. Minnesota 1-1 19. Duke 3-0 T-20. Hawai’i 2-1 T-20. North Carolina 2-1 22. Oregon 3-0 23. Arizon 3-0 T-24. Louisville 1-1 T-24. Oklahoma 2-1
PW 1 3 2 6 4 5 8 13 11 9 10 7 18 16 14 19 25 12 21 17 20 NR NR NR NR
Receiving votes: American (111) Missouri (80); Kansas (79);Creighton (75 );California (50); Marquette (47); CSUN (17); Iowa State (16); Northwestern (12); Arkansas (11); Lipscomb (6); Michigan (5); New Mexico (5); UT San Antonio (2) Dropped Out: American 24; Missouri 15; Kansas 22; Creighton 23
Ross Returns For the second straight season, Ross was named preseason All-Conference as the Murfreesboro native is coming off another impressive season where she led the Blue Raiders in kills (391), kills-per-set (3.43) and service aces (31). The Blue Raiders were 13-9 last season when Ross amassed double-digit kills while the outside hitter also tallied 12 double-doubles. Fast Starts A stat to look at will be how well the Blue Raiders play after the first set. Over the weekend, MT outscored its opponents by two points in the first frame while being outscored by a combined 25 points over the next four sets. The 69 points scored in the first set is 31% of the team’s overall points.
2014 HONORS AND AWARDS Preseason All-Conference USA Chelsea Ross (2x) All-Tournament Teams
Non-Conference Gauntlet 10 of the Blue Raiders’ 13 non-conference opponents finished with a winning record last season, including three squads that earned NCAA Tournament berths while 10 teams have an RPI of 100 or better. Up Next MT will head back on the road this weekend for another round-robin tournament at the Kansas State Invitational in Manhattan, Kan., where they will square off against host Kansas State, UCF and Arkansas.
Rachel Shaughnessy (Hampton Inn) Jacqueline Lux (Hampton Inn)
PROJECTED CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
Team Overall C-USA 1. UTSA 0-0-0 0-0-0 2. WKU 0-0-0 0-0-0 3. Rice 0-0-0 0-0-0 4. North Texas 0-0-0 0-0-0 5. Southern Miss (tie) 0-0-0 0-0-0 5. UAB (tie) 0-0-0 0-0-0 7. Middle Tennessee 0-0-0 0-0-0 8. Marshall 0-0-0 0-0-0 9. FIU 0-0-0 0-0-0 10. UTEP 0-0-0 0-0-0 11. Florida Atlantic 0-0-0 0-0-0 12. Charlotte 0-0-0 0-0-0 13. Louisiana Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0
2013 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
Team UTSA Tulane Tulsa Marshall North Texas Middle Tennessee UAB Southern Miss UTEP Rice FIU Florida Atlantic East Carolina Louisiana Tech
C-USA Overall 13-1 24-8 12-2 28-4 12-2 24-7 8-6 16-16 8-6 17-15 8-6 17-13 7-7 21-14 7-7 17-14 7-7 14-16 7-7 11-19 6-8 13-17 4-10 13-17 3-11 13-17 1-13 7-22
CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
Team Southern Miss Charlotte Florida Atlantic North Texas Rice UAB UTSA Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee FIU Western Kentucky UTEP
Overall C-USA (Pts.) 3-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0
C-USA RANKINGS Individual Rankings Kills Player Digs Player Blocks Player Assists Player Service Aces Player
Team Rankings
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University Information Location
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Founded 1911 Enrollment 25,394 Nickname
Blue Raiders
Colors
Royal Blue and White
Conference
Conference USA
President
Dr. Sidney McPhee
Director of Athletics
Chris Massaro
Associate AD/SWA
Diane Turnham
Faculty Athletics Rep. Facility (capacity)
Dr. Terry Whiteside
Alumni Memorial Gym (2,000)
Staff Information Head Coach
Matt Peck
Alma Mater
Michigan/ 1980
Record at MT
191-101/10 Seasons
Overall Record
734-297/ 17 Seasons
Office Phone
615.898.2230
Office Fax
615.494.7632
Email [email protected] Assoc. Coach
Jeff Motluck, 11th year
Alma Mater
Southern Illinois/ 1986
Office Phone Rank Stat
615.904.8346
Email [email protected] Assistant Coach Alma Mater
Quan Scott, 2nd year Middle Tennessee/2012
Office Phone 615.494.7631 Category Rank Stat Kills Email [email protected] Hitting Percentage Soccer Secretary Roxanne Forth Assists Office Phone 615.494.8677 Service Aces Digs Email [email protected] Blockes Kills/Set Assist/Set Volleyball Information Digs/Set First Year of Program 1977 Blocks/Set 405-494 ( 29 years) Record (since 1984) All-Time C-USA Record
8-6 (1 year)
Starters R/L
3/Libero + 3
Letterwinners R/L
9/5
Newcomers 8 2013 Overall Record
17-13
2013 C-USA
8-6
Media Information Associate AD/Communications
Mark Owens
Communications Assistant Volleyball
Chase Colliton
Office Phone
615.904.8209
Cell Phone
740.279.5081
Office Fax
615.898.5626
Email [email protected] Asst. Athletic Communications Dir.
Russell Luna
Athletic Communications Assistant Chase Colliton Athletic Communications Assistant Grant Braden Administrative Assistant Social Media Multimedia Specialist Athletic Website
Linda Williams Brent Beerends Nathan Wallach GoBlueRaiders.com
2014 Middle Tennessee Volleyball Roster
No. Name 1 Jacqueline Lux 2 Sloan Sullivan 3 LaDaisha Gillard 5 Ailime de Freitas 6 Maya Miller 8 Bridget Keller 9 Morgan St. Germain 10 Chelsea Ross 12 Haley Morton 14 Jazmyne Johnson 15 Eseta Maka 16 Monet Marshall 19 Morgan Collet 20 Miri Shade 21 Rachel Shaughnessy 22 Brianna Pannone 32 LaVondria Covington
Pos. Ht. L 5-8 DS/L 5-7 MB/OPP 6-0 S 5-8 MB 6-1 DS/L 5-7 DS/L 5-5 OH 5-11 S 5-7 OH 6-1 OPP/MB 6-2 MB 6-1 S 5-7 MB 6-0 MB 6-1 S 5-10 MB 5-11
Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. R-Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown / Last School Shelbyville, Ind./Shelbyville HS Oolteweh, Tenn./Oolteweh HS Mt. Pleasant, Texas/Mt. Plesant HS Sao Paulo, Brazil/ Indian Hills CC Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical HS Ocala, Fla./FIU League City, Texas/ Clear Falls HS Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS Pearland, Texas/ Pearland HS DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS Auckland, New Zealand/Southern Idaho Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park HS DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS Hixson, Texas/Soddy Daisy HS Pflugerville, Texas/ Pflugerville HS Farmington Hills, Mich./ Harrison HS
COACHES Head Coach: Matt Peck - Michigan, 1980 - 11th Season Associate Head Coach: Jeff Motluck - Southern Illinois, 1986 - 10th Season Assistant Coach: Quan Scott - Middle Tennessee, 2008 - Second Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ailime de Freitas Eseta Maka LaDaish Gillard
eye-LEE-may uh-SET-ah Luh-Day-Shuh Sophomores (3) 8 Keller 14 Johnson 20 Shade
Freshmen (8) 1 Lux L 2 Sullivan DS/L 3 Gillard MB/OPP 9 St. Germain DS/L 12 Morton S 19 Collet S 22 Pannone S 32 Covington MB
DS/L OH MB
Juniors (3) 6 Miller MB 10 Ross OH 21 Shaughnessy MB
Seniors (3) 5 Freitas S 15 Maka OPP/MB 16 Marshall MB
1 Jacqueline Lux L - 5-8 - Fr. - Shelbyville, Ind./ Shelbyville HS 2014 Highs: Assists: 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 3 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 25 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Assists: 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 3 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 25 vs. Bowling Green, 08.30.14
2 Sloan Sullivan
DS/L- 5-7 - Fr. - Oolteweh, Tenn./Oolteweh HS 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
3 LaDaisha Gillard MB/OPP- 6-0 - Fr. - Mt. Pleasant, Texas/Mt. Plesant HS 2014 Highs: Kills: 6 (2x), last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 1 vs. at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 4 (2x) last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .364 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Kills: 6 (2x), last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 1 vs. at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 4 (2x) last vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .364 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
5 Ailime de Freitas S - 5-8 - Sr. - Sao Paolo, Brazil/Indian Hills CC
2014 Highs : Assists: 18 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 1 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 6 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
Career Highs (Excluding 2011): Kills: 4 (5x) last vs. Seminole State, 10.27.12 Assists: 67 at Kaskaskia, 11.03.12 Service Aces: 5 (2x) last vs. Joliet JC, 08.31.12 Digs: 16 at Kaskaskia, 11.03.12 Blocks: 5 at Kirkwood, 10.23.12
6 Maya Miller
MB - 6-1 - Jr. - Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical HS 2014 Highs: Kills: 9 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Kills: 9 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
8 Bridget Keller
DS/L - 5-7 - So. - Ocala, Fla./FIU 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: 6 vs. Tulsa, 11.01.13 Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
9 Morgan St. Germain DS/L - 5-5 - Fr. - League City, Texas/Clear Falls HS 2014 Highs: Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
2014 Highs: Service Aces: 1 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14
10 Chelsea Ross
OH - 5-11 - Jr. - Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 16 at Bowling Green,08.30.14 Service Aces: 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.10 Digs: 9 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 2 (2x) last at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .226 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
Career Highs: Kills: 29 at Austin Peay, 10.10.12 Assists: 5 at South Alabama, 11.02.12 Service Aces: 4 (2x) last vs. Southeast Missouri 09.20.13 Digs: 16 at Louisiana, 09.29.12 Blocks: 4 (3x) last vs. Rice, 09.27.13 Hitting Percentage: .484 vs. La Tech, 10.18.13
12 Haley Morton S - 5-7 - Fr. - Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS 2014 Highs Assists: 14 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
Career Highs: Assists: 14 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Digs: 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
14 Jazmyne Johnson OH - 6-1 - So.- DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 12 kills at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Digs: 2 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Blocks: 8 at Bowling Green Hitting Percentage: .440 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
15 Eseta Maka
OPP/MB - 6-2 - Sr. - Auckland, New Zealand/Southern Idaho 2014 Highs: Kills: 2 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14 Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage:
Career Highs: Kills: 3 vs. FIU, 11.21.13 Assists: N/A Service Aces: 1 (2x) vs. Tulane, 11.17.13 Digs: 3 vs. Marshall, 11.15.13 Blocks: 4 vs. FIU, 11.21.13 Hitting Percentage: N/A
16 Monet Marshall MB - 6-1 - R-Sr. - Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS
2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: 18 at Charlotte, 10.20.13 Assists: 2 at Virginia Tech, 09.01.12 Service Aces:4 (2x) last at FIU, 10.28.12 Digs: 6 vs. UC Davis, 08.25.12 Blocks: 6 (2x) at Southern Illinois, 09.03.13 Hitting Percentage: .692 vs. FAU, 11.10.13
19 Morgan Collet
S - 5-7 - Fr. - Newbury Park,Calif./Newbury Park HS 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces:N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
20 Miri Shade MB - 6-0 - So. - DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 3 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Assists: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Digs: 4 at Bowling Green, 08.29. 14 Blocks: 2 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: Assists: 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 1(2x) at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Digs: 5 at Southern Illinois, 09.03.13 blocks: 2 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
21 Rachel Shaughnessy
MB - 6-1 - Jr. - Hixson, Tenn./Soddy Daisy HS
2014 Highs: Kills: 10 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Assists: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Service Aces: 2 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 4 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 10 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Hitting Percentage: .375 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
Career Highs: Kills: 10 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Assists: 2 vs. UAB, 10.06.13 Service Aces: 4 at Austin Peay, 10.10.12 Digs: 4 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Blocks: 11 vs. Notre Dame, 08.31.13 Hitting Percentage: .375 vs. Dayton, 08.30.14
22 Brianna Pannone S - 5-10 - Fr. - Pflugerville,Texas/Pflugerville HS 2014 Highs: Kills: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Assists: 19 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 2 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 8 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Blocks: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
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Career Highs: Kills: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Assists: 19 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Service Aces: 2 at Bowling Green, 08.30.14 Digs: 8 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Blocks: 1 at Pittsburgh, 08.29.14 Hitting Percentage: N/A
LaVonondria Covington
MB - 5-11 - Fr. - Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison HS 2014 Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces: N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
Career Highs: Kills: N/A Assists: N/A Service Aces:N/A Digs: N/A Blocks: N/A Hitting Percentage: N/A
