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Sept. 11, 2001
Missouri Volleyball News and and Notes Notes News
Nov. 23, 2001 Tournaments and Tigers and Bears
For Immediate Release
With its post-season fate to be determined on Monday, the University of Missouri volleyball team travels to Waco, Texas on Saturday to wrap up its regular season schedule against Baylor. The Tigers are still alone in fifth place in the Big 12 with a 20-9 overall mark and a 10-9 Big 12 record. Mizzou has won four of its last seven matches, but is coming off of a 0-3 sweep at the hands of the No. 19 Kansas State Wildcats in Columbia on Wednesday. The Tigers post-season fortune is still a point of much debate, but will be clarified on Monday at 2 p.m. CST when the NCAA air its 2001 NCAA Volleyball Tournament selection show. More details on the show will be released on Sunday. Mizzou will look to avenge an earlier season loss when they face the Bears on Saturday. Baylor claimed a 3-1 win over the Tigers in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 6.
Missouri at Baylor Match #30 • Nov. 24, 2001 • Waco, Texas
Participants: Missouri (20-9 overall, 10-9 in the Big 12 Conf.) Baylor (17-11 overall, 8-11 in the Big 12 Conf.)
Start Times: Nov. 24 Match set for 7:30 p.m. CST Series Info: BU leads, 7-4 Last Meeting: BU wins, 3-1in Columbia, Mo. (10/6/01) For More Info: MU-www.mutigers.com BU-www.gobaylorbears.com
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Missouri: Susan Kreklow (SW Missouri State ‘84) 44-16 at MU (2nd season) 553-126 overall (11th seasons)
Baylor:
Brian Hofsheld (Long Beach St.) 107-88 at BU (6th season) 107-88 overall (6th season
Big 12 Conference Standings As of (11/23/ 01) Big 12 School W L Nebraska 18 0 Texas A&M 15 4 Kansas State 15 5 Colorado 12 7 Missouri 10 9 Texas Tech 9 10 Texas 8 11 Baylor 8 11 Kansas 6 13 Oklahoma 2 17 Iowa State 1 18
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Four Tigers Named to Volleyball Academic All-Big 12 Team DALLAS-The Big 12 Conference announced the names of 53 student-athletes who have been named to the 2001 Volleyball Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference office announced Monday. Among the 53 honored were four members of the University of Missouri volleyball team. Senior defensive specialists Katie Sowers and Rachael Taylor, and junior outside hitter Lisa Morris were named to the first team while senior outside hitter Naaron Branson was named to the second team. Taylor and Sowers are both three-time recipients of the honor while Branson and Morris have been named to the team twice. Sowers currently is second on the team in digs per game (2.83) while Taylor leads the squad in service aces (36). Branson leads the Tigers in digs per game (3.43) and became only the second player in MU history to record 1000 kills and 1000 digs in her career. This is Morris’ second award of the season. She was named to the Verizon Academic All-District VII first team earlier this month.
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Hometown (Previous School) Notes of Note Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) Recorded 3 SA at UT (11/10); averaging 2.17 digs per game Olympia, Wash. (Washington St.) Recorded a season-best 14 kills, two block solos and two block assists at KU Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley NW HS) Named SIU Tourney MVP; Reached double figures in kils in 21 of 24 matches Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill South HS) Handed out a career-best 73 assists against Texas (11/10) Nixa, Mo. (Nixa HS) Recorded a career-best 25 kills against UT (11/10) Shanghai, China First MU volleyball player from outside North America Highland Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Saw action in two games at WVU; picked up two digs Farmington, Mo. (Farmington HS) 3-time all-conf. and all-district perfomer in vb,bb and track at Farmington HS Aurora, Colo. (Lehigh Univ.) Has averaged 10.25 digs per match over the past past four matches Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Thomas Jefferson HS) Named to SIU All-Tourney Team; had a season-high 11 kills vs. TTU (9/19) Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside HS) Has averaged 11.42 kills and 14.42 digs per match over last 12 matches St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West HS) Tallest player in MU history; 4-year varsity starter at Parkway West HS St. Louis, Mo. (Pattonville HS) Equaled a career high with 18 digs vs. Texas (10/13) Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South HS) Averaging 3.41 kpg, 2.34 dpg and 1.24 bpg Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Lutheran HS) Put down 7 kills, 2 total blocks and a .667 hitting % in her 1st match at MU Kansas City, Mo. (Notre Dame de Sion HS) Named second team all-metro last season Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest HS) All-Missouri Academic Team two years; 1st team all-state her senior year St. Joseph, Mo. (Univ. of Pacific) Put down a career-high 23 kills against Texas (11/10)
Head Coach: Susan Kreklow (Southwest Missouri State, ‘84) Assoc. Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow (Drake, ‘80) Assistant Coaches: Deng Yang (Columbia College), Chen Feng (Columbia College)
2001 Missouri Volleyball Schedule Tiger Tidbits
Making a Statement
The University of Missouri volleyball team went 1-0 last week taking out Texas Tech, 3-0 in Lubbock, Texas...this marks the first time a Tiger team has won at Texas Tech in school history...with the sweep of the Red Raiders, the Tigers have now registered the first back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1982 (26-6) and 1983 (2611) after going 24-7 last year...the win was also historical for head coach Susan Kreklow. The victory over the Red Raiders was the 500th women’s collegiate volleyball win of her career. She sports a 500-102 (.831 %) record coaching women’s volleyball.
Junior middle blocker Christi Myers has been the Tigers steadiest contributor during the 2001 season. She is averaging 3.41 kills, 2.34 digs and 1.24 blocks per game and leads the Big 12 in solo blocks with 22. Myers has also recorded ten double-doubles this season.
A Look at the Bears Baylor enters Saturday’s match with a 17-11 overall record and a 8-11 Big 12 mark. After winning 16 of their first 22 matches of the season, the Bears have dropped five of their last six matches. The latest loss came on Wednesday against Texas Tech in a five-game thriller in Lubbock, Texas. The match was the seventh five-game match BU has played this season, sporting a 3-4 mark in the marathons. Baylor is led offensively by sophomore sparkplug Stevie Nicholas. An outside hitter from Fullerton, Calif., Nicholas is averaging a Big 12-high 5.23 kills per game and is second on the squad in digs per stanza (3.11). The Bears have been lethal from the service line in 2001. They lead the Big 12 in service aces (147) and service aces per game (2.30). Nicholas paces the Big 12 in services aces as well with 54 service winners. The Bears hold a 7-4 edge in the all-time series with the Tigers. However, Mizzou has won four of the last seven meeting between the two and took the season series from the Bears in 2000.
The junior middle blocker boldly went where no Missouri Tiger volleyball player had gone in the past two seasons on Sept. 22 against Texas A&M. The 6-1, 2000 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection recorded the first triple-double of her career against Texas A&M (18 kills, 15 digs and 11 total blocks.) The 2001 season has been a microcosm of Myers’ career up to this point. Myers currently holds the second-highest career hitting percentage (.298) in MU history and jumped into third on the kills per game list (3.21). Myers is also rewriting the Mizzou career blocking books. She is fourth in solo blocks (73), fourth in block assists (255) and third in blocks per game (1.09).
Don’t Get So Defensive Senior Defensive specialist Katie Sowers continues to be a quality defensive stopper for the Tigers as they approach the end of the regular season. Since equaling a career-high with 18 digs vs. Texas on Oct. 17, Sowers has averaged 10 digs per match. Sowers is currently second on the squad in total digs (289), digs per game (2.78) and is third in service aces (26).
Quick Like a Kat
After recording five service aces and 2.22 digs per game at the Tigers season opening tournament in West Virginia, junior defensive specialist Katherine Wingert (her teammates call her Kat) was sidelined with an injury for over month. Since returning to the Tiger line up on Oct. 22, Wingert 500 and Counting had received situational playing time. However, 2000 Big 12 Coach of the Year Susan Kreklow with the injury to Lisa Morris, Wingert has been took home her 500th career women’s collegiate called upon to rotate into the back row and serve volleyball victory on Wednesday at Texas Tech. for Mizzou. She has executed that role very well Susan and her husband, associate head coach the averaging 10.25 pickups per match over the Wayne Kreklow, lead the Tigers into action on last four matches. Saturday against the Bears. The Kreklows are in their second year at the helm of the Tigers and sport a 44-16 mark (.733 winning percentage) There’s No Place like Where at MU. They also led Mizzou to one of the best ever We Are seasons in school history in 2000 at 24-7 and The Tigers sported a 14-1 home mark last seathe highest conference finish by a Mizzou squad son while registering a 9-5 mark on the road and in school history (2nd). a 2-1 record in neutral court battles. This season, the Tigers have been equally as good on the road The Kreklows continued to rewrite the Tiger (7-4) as they were in the friendly confines of the record books in 2001 as Susan Kreklow won her Hearnes Center (8-5). The Tigers have also been 550th career match when the Tigers swept Oklaoutstanding on neutral courts sporting a sparhoma earlier this season. However, the AVCA kling 5-0 mark in those matches. does not recognize both men’s and women’s volleyball victories when coaching them at the same time, which Susan did for three years winning 53 matches as the men’s co-head coach with Wayne at Columbia College before coming to MU.
Sept. 1-2 Sept.1 Sept. 2 Sept. 7-8 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 24 Dec. 13
Mountaineer Invitational (Morgantown, WV) Temple ........................................ W, 3-0 W. Virginia .................................... W, 3-0 Akron ........................................ W, 3-0 Wagner ....................................... W, 3-0 Best Inns Invitational (Carbondale, IL) IUPUI ........................................ W, 3-1 Western Kentucky ........................ W, 3-0 Southern Illinois............................. W, 3-1 # Texas Tech* ............................. W, 3-1 Texas A&M* ................................. L, 2-3 SEMO ........................................ W, 3-1 at Kansas St. * ............................... L, 2-3 Oklahoma * ................................. W, 3-1 at Kansas * ................................... W, 3-1 at Nebraska * ................................. L, 0-3 Baylor * ........................................ L, 1-3 Iowa State* ................................. W, 3-0 UMKC ........................................ W, 3-1 at Texas * ..................................... W, 3-2 # Colorado * ................................ W, 3-1 at Texas A&M * .............................. L, 1-3 S. Illinois ..................................... W, 3-0 # Nebraska * ................................ L, 3-1 at Oklahoma * ................................ W, 3-0 at Iowa State * .............................. W, 3-0 Kansas * ....................................... L, 1-3 at Colorado * .................................. L, 0-3 Texas * ....................................... W, 3-2 at Texas Tech * ............................. W, 3-0 # Kansas St. * .............................. L, 0-3 at Baylor * ............................ 7:30 PM CST NCAA Tournament. ........................... TBA * Denotes Big 12 Match Bold Matches indicate home contests # Matches can be heard on KWWC 90.5 FM
2001 Schedule Notes The Tigers face six opponents (Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Colorado, Southeast Missouri State and Nebraska) that qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2000. Mizzou faced four schools (West Virginia, Akron, Wagner and IUPUI) for the first time in school history. The Tigers went 16-6 in 2000 against 2001 opponents. MU’s oldest rivalry is with Kansas State, dating back to Nov. 22, 1974. The Wildcats hold the slightest of advantages in the series with a 28-26 lead after the two teams split last season. This marks the sixth season Mizzou will compete in the Big 12. Mizzou returns five starters and nine players who saw significant playing time last season. The Tigers have 12 road matches, 13 home contests and five neutral court tilts in 2001.
The Ace of the Staff
Win Game 1 and It’s Done
In baseball, a middle relief pitcher has the job of either maintaining a lead or stopping the other squads assault on the starting pitcher. Senior defensive specialist Rachael Taylor could be considered the middle reliever for the Tigers when she goes back to the service line. Five to 10 point runs are not uncommon when Taylor steps to the line with her laser-knuckle ball serve. The native of Kirkwood, Missouri, has recorded a team-high 37 service aces this season and equaled a season-best with three service winners against Texas on Nov. 10.
One of the keys to the Tigers’ success over the past two seasons has been establishing an early advantage over their opponents. When Mizzou wins Game 1 of a match, it is 17-4 this season and an astounding 424 over the last two seasons. However, when Mizzou drops the opening stanza of a match, it is a not so good 2-12. Look for Mizzou to concentrate on getting off to a good start in Game 1.
The Termination Association The fans at the MU volleyball match on Oct. 22 witnessed history as senior Naaron Branson put down her 1,000th career kill to give the Tigers a 15-8 lead over Southern Illinois in Game 1. After recording her 1,000th career dig in Game 1 at Texas A&M on Oct. 20, Branson became the second MU volleyball player to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. The other Tiger in the 1,000 kill-1,000 dig club is Yvette Buhlig (1988-90, 1992) who is the all-time leader in both categories with 1,478 kills and 1,149 digs for her career. Branson needs to pick up 11 digs against the Baylor to become the all-time digs leader in MU history. Branson currently leads the squad in digs (364) and digs per game (3.53). She also has recorded a team-best .292 hitting percentage against Big 12 Conference foes this season and is averaging a robust 3.63 digs per game in conference matches. MU All-Time Kills List 1 . Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................1,478 2 . Jodi Maune (95-98) .......................................1,147 3 . Naaron Branson (98- ) .............................1,076 4 . Renee Rosinski (95-98) ..............................1,049 5 . Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ............................1,030 6 . Lisa Morris (99- ) ........................................... 969 7 . Christi Myers (99- ) ....................................... 967 8 . Sharon Zaehringer (84-87) ............................. 929 9 . Gwen Mullens (91-94) .................................... 927 10. Melinda Wrye (90-92) ...................................... 906 MU All-Time Digs List 1 . Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................1,149 2 . Naaron Branson (98- ) .............................1,139 3 . Gwen Mullens (91-94) .................................1,103 4 . Margaret Yanics (84-86, 88) .......................1,038 5 . Chandra Hopkins (95-98) ............................1,033 6 . Annette Luyten (97-00) .................................... 996 7 . Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ............................... 972 8 . Cindy Atteberry (90-93) .................................. 920 9 . Stacy Harris (84-87) ........................................ 859 10. Melinda Wrye (90-92) ...................................... 845
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Game 2 Blues The Tigers have been the opposite of good...bad...in Game 2 at home this season. Mizzou is 6-7 at home in the second stanza of matches and 17-12 in Game 2 overall. Game 1 2 3 4 5
Record 22-7 17-12 17-12 10-5 2-2 68-38
Winning % .758 .586 .586 .666 .500 .642
Tracking the Tigers Last Time Out...
Tigers Swept By Kansas State Columbia, Mo.- Junior Christi Myers put down a teamhigh 11 kills and senior Naaron Branson recorded a team-high 21 digs, but it wasn’t enough as the University of Missouri volleyball team was swept by the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday night, 26-30, 23-30, 19-30) in Columbia. The loss drops the Tigers to 20-9 on the year and 10-9 in the Big 12 while Kansas State improves to 19-7 and 15-5 in the Big 12. In Game 1, Kansas State would jump out to a 9-5 advantage. However, the Tigers would go on a 9-6 run and the two squads would find themselves tied a 15. KSU and MU would eventually battle to a 24-24 deadlock. The Wildcats would then go on a 6-2 run and take the game, 30-26. Both squads played very sloppily. Mizzou could manage only a .055 hitting percentage but Kansas State wasn’t much better slating a .091 mark. The Tigers would lead Game 2 by as many as three at 7-4 and would be tied with Kansas State at 20-20. But the Wildcats would dominate the rest of the way slating a 10-3 run and taking the game, 30-23. The Tigers continued to struggle percentage wise (.138) while KSU hit a sizzling .432.
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Match-Highs: ................................................ Kills: ............................. 89, vs. Texas-11/10/01 Attack Errors: ............... 38, vs. Nebraska-10/3/01 Total Attempts: ........ 217, vs. Texas A&M-9/22/01 Hitting Percentage: ..... .433, vs. Iowa State-10/8/01 Assists: .......................... 82, vs. Texas-11/10/01 Service Aces: ............... 11, vs. Oklahoma-9/29/01 Service Errors: ............................. 13, two times Digs: ........................... 87, vs. Texas (11/10/01) Block Solos ...................... 6, vs. Kansas-10/1/01 Block Assists ............ 27, vs. Texas A&M-9/22/01
Match-Highs: ................................................ Kills: ............... 26, Lisa Morris vs. IUPUI, 9/7/01 Total Attempts: .. 59, Lisa Morris vs. Kansas State, 9/26/01 Hitting Percentage: ..... .714, M. L.Smith vs. S.Ill-9/8/01 Assists: .......... 73, Chrissy Elder vs. Texas-11/10/01 Service Aces: ..... 5, Chrissy Elder vs. Texas-11/10/01 Digs: ........ 22, Naaron Branson vs. Texas-10/13/01 Block Solos . 3, Christi Myers vs.Texas A&M-9/22/01 ...................... 3, Lisa Morris vs. Baylor-10/6/01 .................... 3, Christi Myers vs Baylor-10/6/01 Block Assists: .................... 8, Christi Myers , twice Total Blocks: . 11, Christi Myers vs.Texas A&M-9/22/01
Mizzou looked as if it had finally awoken from its slumber and opened Game 3 with a 5-2 lead. The Wildcats would reel the Tigers back in and erase any Tiger hopes of a comeback in the match with a 2814 run and took the game, 30-19 and the match, 30. The Wildcats dominated the stats page putting down 53 kills to Missouri’s 39 terminations. KSU was also much more efficient recording a .257 hitting percentage to MU’s .083. Branson’s 21-dig effort was one dig off of her career-high she recorded against Texas earlier this season. She now needs just 11 digs to become MU’s alltime digs leader. She will have an opportunity to reach that career milestone on Saturday as the Tigers travel to Waco, Texas to take on the Baylor Bears in their final regular season contest of the season. The Tigers are in search of their second straight appearance in the NCAA tournament and will find out their postseason fate on Monday when the NCAA hands out invitations to the Big Dance
The Tiger Triple and DoubleDouble Club With a variable plethora of offensive weapons at the Tigers disposal, look for Mizzou to have several members of the Triple and Double-Double Club in 2001. Here is a list of the players that have posted double doubles so far this season Chrissy Elder36 assists, 18 digs vs. WVU, 9/1 35 assists, 11 digs vs. Akron, 9/2 34 assists, 15 digs vs IUPUI, 9/7 65 assists, 10 digs vs TTU, 9/19 63 assists, 14 digs vs KSU, 9/26 54 assists, 12 digs vs. UT 10/13 51 assists, 10 digs vs. TAMU, 10/20 41 assists, 12 digs vs. ISU, 10/31 73 assists, 15 digs vs. UT, 11/10 Lisa Morris15 kills, 10 digs vs. Akron, 9/2 26 kills, 11 digs vs IUPUI, 9/7 20 kills, 11 digs vs. SIU, 9/7 17 kills, 12 digs vs SEMO, 9/24 23 kills, 12 digs vs. KSU, 9/26 20 kills, 12 digs vs. KU, 10/1 19 kills, 14 digs vs. BU, 10/6 11 kills, 10 digs vs. UT, 10/13 14 kills, 10 digs vs. Colorado 18 kills, 16 digs vs TAMU, 10/20 12 kills, 10 digs vs. KU, 11/3 Naaron Branson- 15 kills, 21 digs vs. Akron, 9/2 10 kills, 12 digs vs. W. Kent, 9/8 21 kills, 22 digs vs. UT, 10/13 14 kills, 19 digs vs. TAMU, 10/20 15 kills, 21 digs vs. KU, 11/3 11 kills, 15 digs vs. CU, 11/7 13 kills, 21 digs vs. UT, 11/10 Christi Myers18 kills, 12 digs vs. OU, 9/29 15 kills, 10 digs vs KU, 10/1 14 kills, 11 digs vs. BU, 10/6 10 kills, 12 digs vs UT, 10/13 10 kills, 11 digs vs. Neb. 10/24 10 kills, 13 digs vs. Okla. 10/27 12 kills, 10 digs vs. ISU, 10/31 22 kills, 12 digs vs. KU, 11/3 15 kills, 12 digs vs. UT, 11/10 11 kills, 10 digs vs.KSU, 11/21
Triple-Doubles Christi Myers-
18 kills, 15 digs, 11 blocks vs. Texas A&M, 9/22
Tiger 2001 Top 5s Kills per Game 1. Lisa Morris 2. Christi Myers 3. Mary Lauren Smith 4. Ashlee Johns 5. Kristen Johnson
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Assists 1. Chrissy Elder 2. Naaron Branson 3. Rachael Taylor 4. Lisa Morris 5. Christi Myers
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Total Blocks 1. Christi Myers 2. Krista Johnson 3. Naaron Branson 4. Chrissy Elder 5. Mary Lauren Smith
130.0 84.0 58.0 52.0 48.0
Service Aces 1. Rachael Taylor 2. Lisa Morris 3. Chrissy Elder 4. Katie Sowers 5. Christi Myers
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Digs Per Game 1. Naaron Branson 2. Katie Sowers 3. Lisa Morris 4. Christi Myers 5. Chrissy Elder
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Total Digs 1. Naaron Branson 2. Katie Sowers 3. Christi Myers 4. Chrissy Elder 5. Lisa Morris
364 289 246 244 223
Missouri Family Remembers Kent Heitholt The University of Missouri Department of Athletics offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Kent Heitholt, the late Sports Editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune, who was killed on Nov. 1. Kent was truly one of the “Good Guys” in our industry and he will be missed. Not only was Kent a consummate professional, he was a dear friend to those who worked directly with him. The coaches and administration of the University of Missouri are deeply saddened by this tragedy.
You Are Cordially Invited... The University of Missouri volleyball squad is ranked 23rd in the nation according to average attendance, it was announced on Monday. The Tigers averaged 1,175 fans per home contest and hosted six of the Top 10 largest crowds in MU history this season. The jump in attendance has been astounding over the past two years. In 1999, Mizzou averaged 335 fans per match. The current mark of 1,164 Mizzou maniacs more than triples that number, sparking a huge jump in average attendance just in the past three seasons. Below is a list of the Top 10 MU crowds in volleyball.
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School Long Beach State Nebraska Stanford Arizona USC Wisconsin Florida Pepperdine Hawaii Colorado State UCLA Ohio State Utah Pacific Texas A&M Penn State Northern Iowa Santa Clara Kansas State BYU Illinois Michigan State South Carolina UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame
Points 1624 1559 1495 1402 1366 1300 1233 1150 1058 1003 972 957 843 792 698 632 587 419 413 411 364 203 174 172 146
2001 Record 23-0 25-1 25-2 19-4 20-3 23-3 23-1 21-3 26-4 25-2 17-7 23-3 22-5 24-7 21-5 19-7 27-1 19-8 18-7 19-7 19-7 18-7 19-5 16-12 21-5
Last Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 8 12 9 16 15 13 14 17 19 22 18 21 NR 20 23 24
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado (39), Arkansas (18), Xavier (16), Missouri (16), North Carolina (13), Oregon State (9), Utah State (8), San Jose State (8), San Diego (6), Minnesota (5), Washington State (5).
Missouri Volleyball Top Ten Attendance Marks Date 1) Oct. 25, 2000 2) Oct. 24, 2001 3) Oct. 6, 2001 4) Nov. 3, 2001 5) Nov. 4, 2000 6) Sept. 29, 2001 7) Nov. 10, 2001 8) Oct. 31, 1997 9) Nov. 21, 2001 10) Nov. 11, 2000 1994-Present
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Att. 2,009 2,002 1,823 1,727 1,484 1,416 1,402 1,350 1,313 1,195
First of all, there is a Krista Johnson (senior middle blocker) and a Kristen Johnson (senior outside hitter) on the Tiger squad, not to mention Christi Myers (junior middle blocker) and Chrissy Elder (sophomore setter). There are now two ‘Lisas’ on the team as well including 2000 All-Big 12 selection Lisa Morris and freshman Lisa Boyd. With the addition of freshman middle blocker Jenny Duitsman and freshman setter Jenny Bybee the need for nicknames is catastrophic. There are even two Katherines on the team (Wingert and Sowers), but fortunately, Miss Sowers goes by Katie.
The Tale of the Tape
You Must Look Back to Go Forward.
MU Kills 1691 Kills per gm. 1 6 . 0 Errors 631 Attacks 4453 Hitting % .238 Assists 1499 Aces 176 Digs 1859 Block solo 67 Block assists 375 Blocks/gm. 1.92
Coming off of one of the best seasons in school history, a high level of excitement surrounds the 2001 Missouri volleyball team this season. The 2000 Big 12 Coaches of the year Susan and Wayne Kreklow return five starters from last season’s squad that went 24-7 overall (the sixth-most wins in a season in school history) and 14-6 in the Big 12 (the best conference record in school history). The Tigers also achieved a national ranking for the first time since 1982, reaching No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
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The Name Game-Part 2
Media Relations Info
AVCA/USA Today Top 25 As of 11/19/01
If you were a regular reader of Missouri volleyball game notes during the early part of last season (for your health, I hope you weren’t), you read the crazy number of repeat and very similar names that existed on the roster. Not much has changed for the 2001 season, in fact the situation has gotten even worse.
Due to the success of last year’s squad, the Tigers developed a following and an atmosphere in the Hearnes Center that makes the friendly confines a difficult place to play for opponents. The Tigers finished 28th in the nation in average attendance last season averaging 875 fans per match, a 171% increase from 1999. With the addition of Point Mizzou, the Tigers’ own pep band, and the outstanding level of play that will be on display, the Tigers are developing a tradition that has the Big 12 talking.
Tiger Career Highs #1 Rachael Taylor K i l l s ...................................................................... 2, two times Attacks ...................................... 9, vs. Iowa State (10/13/99) Hitting %............................................ .400, vs. Kansas State Assists ............................................. 64 vs. Baylor (11/6/99) Aces ............................................ 5 vs. Oklahoma (10/14/00) Solo Blocks .................................... 1 vs. Kansas (10/27/99) Block Assists ................................... 3 vs. Baylor (11/6/99) D i g s ............................................ 16 vs. Texas Tech (9/19/01)
#2 Kristen Johnson K i l l s .................................................................. 17, two times Attacks ............................................ 39 vs. Baylor (9/23/00) Hitting %..................................... .667 vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Assists .............................................. 2, vs. UMKC (9/6/00) Aces ................................................................................... N / A Solo Blocks .................................... 2, vs. Kansas (10/1/01) Block Assists ................................. 6, vs. SEMO (9/11/00) D i g s ..................................................................... 5, two times
#3 Lisa Morris K i l l s ......................................... 29, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Attacks ..................................... 76, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Hitting %........................... .611, vs. Oklahoma (10/14/00) Assists ................................................................ 3, two times Aces ............................................ 4, vs. Oklahoma (9/29/99) Solo Blocks .......................................................... 3, six times Block Assists ..................... 5, vs. Arkansas State (9/9/00) D i g s .......................................... 21, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00)
#4 Chrissy Elder K i l l s .................................................. 5, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Attacks .................................. 8, vs. Kansas State (9/26/01) Hitting %................................... 1.000 vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Assists ............................................ 73 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Aces ................................................... 5 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Solo Blocks ............................... 2, vs. Texas Tech (9/19/01) Block Assists .......................... 5, vs. Colorado (10/17/01) D i g s ...................................... 18, vs. West Virginia (9/1/01)
#5 Ashlee Johns K i l l s .................................................. 25 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Attacks .............................................. 58 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Hitting %............................ .600, vs. Iowa State (10/28/00) Assists ....................................... 1, vs. Utah State (12/1/00) Aces .................................................................................... N / A Solo Blocks .............................. 1, vs. Iowa State (10/28/00) Block Assists ............................... 4, vs. Kansas (11/21/00) D i g s ................................................... 5, vs. Baylor (11/1/00)
#7 Nikki Myhra K i l l s ..................................... 2, vs. East Carolina (9/11/99) Attacks .................................... 6, vs. Mississippi (9/19/98) Hitting %.......................................................................... N / A Assists .............................................................. 1, three times Aces ......................................... 4, vs. Iowa State (11/11/98) Solo Blocks ...................................................................... N / A Block Assists ..................... 2, vs. East Carolina (9/11/99) D i g s ................................................................... 10, two times
#9 Katherine Wingert K i l l s ................................................................................... N / A Attacks ........................................ 1 vs. Nebraska (10/25/00) Hitting %........................................................................... N / A Assists ............................................... 3, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Aces .............................................................................. 2, twice Solo Blocks ....................................................................... N / A Block Assists ................................................................... N / A D i g s ............................................ 13, vs. Colorado (11/7/01)
Keeping an Eye on the Tiger Record Books Several Tigers are threatening to make major moves up career record lists this season. Here is a list of the movers and shakers to watch as the Tigers take on their 2001 opposition. #10 Krista Johnson K i l l s......................................... 16, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Attacks .................................... 34, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Hitting %.................................................... .667, three times Assists .............................................. 3, vs. UMKC (9/6/00) Aces ........................................... 4, vs. Colorado (10/31/98) Solo Blocks ................................. 3, vs. UMKC (10/10/99) Block Assists................................................... 7, three times D i g s ............................................ 6, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00)
#11 Naaron Branson K i l l s...................................... 22, vs. Iowa State (11/20/99) Attacks ................................. 60, vs. Iowa State (11/20/99) Hitting %................................... .875, vs Lehigh (9/18/98) Assists ............................................ 7, vs. Kansas (9/25/99) Aces .................................................. 5, vs. Baylor (11/6/99) Solo Blocks ................................................................ 5, twice Block Assists............................................................. 6, twice D i g s ................................................ 22, vs. Texas (10/13/01)
#13 Katie Sowers K i l l s..................................................................... 1, five times Attacks ................................................................ 4, four times Hitting %.......................................................................... N / A Assists .................................... 2, vs. Oregon State (9/4/99) Aces ......................................... 4, vs. Iowa State (10/28/00) Solo Blocks ...................................................................... N / A Block Assists................................................................... N / A D i g s ................................................................... 18, two times
#15 Christi Myers Kills ........................................... 22, three times Attacks ............................ 47, vs. Baylor (11/6/99) Hitting % ................. .667, vs. Oral Roberts (9/2/00) Assists ........................................... 3, two times Aces .............................................. 3, two times Solo Blocks ........................ 5, vs. Baylor (9/23/00) Block Assists ................................... 8, two times Digs ............................................ 15, two times
#16 Jenny Duitsman Kills ................................. 7, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Attacks .............................. 9, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Hitting % ........................ .667, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Assists .................................................... N/A Aces ................................. 2, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Solo Blocks ........................ 1, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Block Assists ................................... 1, two times Digs ................................. 5, vs. Wagner (9/2/01)
#22 Mary Lauren Smith K i l l s................................................ 23, vs. Texas (11/10/01) Attacks ........................................... 55, vs. Texas (11/10/01) Hitting %................... .714, vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/01) Assists ................................... 2, vs. West Virginia (9/1/01) Aces ................................................... 1, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Solo Blocks ...................................................... 1, three times Block Assists......................... 7, vs. Texas A&M (9/22/01) D i g s ................................................................... 5, three times
KILLS PER GAME 1. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................................. 3.70
2 . Lisa Morris (99- ) .......................................... 3.64 3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ...................................... 3.22 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Sharen Olmstead (83-84) ............................................ 3.15 Melinda Wrye (90-92) .................................................. 3.00 Jodi Maune (95-98) .................................................... 2.98 Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) ......................................... 2.77 Sharon Zaehringer (84-87) .......................................... 2.72 Dianne Berg (83-85) ................................................... 2.64
10. Naaron Branson (98- ) ............................... 2.62
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) ................................................... .308
2 . Christi Myers (99- ) ...................................... .297 3.
Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................................. .283
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Shannon Brown (89-92) .............................................. .275 Heather Gerber (97-00) .............................................. .261 Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) ......................................... .255 Dina Herzog (83-84) ................................................... .253 Annette Luyten (97-00) ............................................... .250 Stacy Harris (84-87) .................................................... .234
4 . Krista Johnson (98- ) ................................. .277
SOLO BLOCKS 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) .................................................... 124 2. Shannon Brown (89-92) ............................................... 117 3. Renee Rosinski (95-98) .................................................. 80
4 . Christi Myers (99- ) .......................................... 73 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stacy Harris (84-87) ....................................................... 64 Dina Herzog (83-84) ...................................................... 58 Annette Luyten (97-00) .................................................. 53 Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ................................................ 51 Amy Tuma (87-88) ......................................................... 50 Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ................................................ 45
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) .................................................... 320 2. Shannon Brown (89-92) ............................................... 261
3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ........................................255 4.
Dina Herzog (83-84) .................................................... 247
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Renee Rosinski (95-98) ................................................ 217 Annette Luyten (97-00) ................................................ 213
5 . Krista Johnson (98-) .....................................245 8 . Naaron Branson (98- ) .................................199
9. Sandi Orent (83-85) ..................................................... 159 10. Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) .......................................... 155 Stacy Harris (84-87) ..................................................... 155 TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) .................................................... 444 2. Shannon Brown (89-92) ............................................... 378
3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ........................................328 4. 5.
Dina Herzog (83-84) .................................................... 305 Renee Rosinski (95-98) ................................................ 297
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Annette Luyten (97-) ................................................... 266
6 . Krista Johnson (98- ) ...................................289 8 . Naaron Branson .............................................230
9. Stacy Harris (84-87) ..................................................... 219 10. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) .............................................. 190 BLOCKS PER GAME 1. Dina Herzog (83-84) ................................................... 1.50 2. Dianne Berg (83-85) ................................................... 1.40
3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ...................................... 1.09 4.
Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) ......................................... 0.89
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Shannon Brown (89-92) .............................................. 0.86 Renee Rosinski (95-98) ............................................... 0.71 Amy Tuma (87-88) ...................................................... 0.68 Pascha Boyd (92-94) .................................................. 0.67 Sharen Olmstead (83-84) ............................................ 0.66
4 . Krista Johnson (98- ) ................................. 0.88
DIGS PER GAME 1. Amy Tuma (87-88) ...................................................... 3.12 2. Margaret Yanics (84-86, 88) ......................................... 2.99 3. Sharen Olmstead (83-84) ............................................ 2.96 4. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................................. 2.87 5. Melinda Wrye (90-92) .................................................. 2.80
6 . Naaron Branson (98- ) ............................... 2.77 7.
Gwen Mullens (91-94) ................................................. 2.57
8 . Lisa Morris (99- ) .......................................... 2.54
8. Regan Eckenrode (93-96) ........................................... 2.53 10. Chandra Hopkins (95-98) ............................................ 2.50 KILLS 1. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ........................................... 1,478 2. Jodi Maune (95-98) .................................................. 1,147
3 . Naaron Branson (98- ) ............................. 1,076 4. 5.
Renee Rosinski (95-98) ............................................. 1,049 Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ........................................... 1,030
6 . Lisa Morris (99- ) ............................................969 7 . Christi Myers (99- ) ........................................967
8. Sharon Zaehringer (84-87) ........................................... 929 9. Gwen Mullens (91-94) .................................................. 927 10. Melinda Wrye (90-92) ................................................... 906
2001 Results 20-9 Overall • 10-9 in Big 12 Conference Home: 8-5 • Away: 7-4 • Neutral: 5-0 Three Game Matches: 11-3 • Four Game Matches: 7-4 • Five Game Matches: 2-2 Date Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Opponent Mountaineer Invitational * vs. Temple Univ. *at West Virginia Univ. *vs. Akron Univ. *vs. Wagner College Best Inns Invitational % vs. IUPUI % vs. Western Kentucky % vs. Southern Illinois # TEXAS TECH # TEXAS A&M SE MISSOURI STATE # at Kansas State # OKLAHOMA # at Kansas # at Nebraska # BAYLOR # IOWA STATE UMKC # at Texas # COLORADO #at Texas A&M SOUTHERN ILLINOIS # NEBRASKA # at Oklahoma # at Iowa State # KANSAS #at Colorado # TEXAS # at Texas Tech # KANSAS STATE
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30-24, 30-16, 31-33, 30-27 30-17, 30-25, 30-19 30-21, 28-30, 30-26, 30-26 30-27, 30-25, 26-30, 21-29 28-30, 30-27, 30-23, 23-30, 13-15 30-14, 27-30, 30-14, 30-16 22-30, 30-19, 25-30, 30-23, 13-15 30-18, 22-30, 30-26, 30-20 30-21, 21-30, 30-25, 30-17 15-30, 24-30, 33-35 30-25, 21-30, 21-30, 27-30 30-11, 30-22, 30-21 30-24, 30-19, 30-17 25-30, 31-29, 24-30, 30-26, 17-15 30-26, 18-30, 30-23, 30-22 30-28, 21-30, 31-33, 20-30 30-22, 30-26, 30-21 30-23, 25-30, 21-30, 21-30 30-24, 30-16, 30-19 30-13, 30-22, 30-26 30-23, 28-30, 24-30, 23-30 27-30, 24-30, 26-30 32-34, 30-19, 24-30, 30-22, 19-17 30-23, 31-29, 30-23 26-30, 23-30, 19-30
100 115 250 1,049 1,125 771 1,026 1,416 888 4,022 1,823 521 690 1,710 788 1,174 705 2,002 207 __ 1,727 1,286 1,402 396 1,313
5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 8-1 9-1 9-2 10-2 11-2 11-3 11-4 12-4 13-4 14-4 15-4 15-5 16-5 16-6 17-6 18-6 18-7 18-8 19-8 20-8 20-9
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 3-2 3-3 3-4 4-4 4-4 5-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 7-6 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-8 10-8 10-9
* at Mountaineer Invitational % at Best Inns Invitational # Big 12 Match
2001 MISSOURI OVERALL STATISTICS 20-9 (Overall) 10-9 (Conference) 10-0 (Non-Conference) 8-5 (Home) 7-4 (Away) 5-0 (Neutral) Player Jenny DUITSMAN Krista JOHNSON Christi MYERS Naaron BRANSON Lisa MORRIS Chrissy ELDER Mary Lauren SMITH Kristen JOHNSON Ashlee JOHNS Katie SOWERS Katherine WINGERT Nikki MYHRA Rachael TAYLOR TEAM Univ. of Missouri OPPONENTS
G 18 106 105 103 88 105 91 66 62 104 28 16 106
K 10 185 358 203 361 60 244 133 131 3 1 0 2
K/G 0.56 1.75 3.41 1.97 4.10 0.57 2.68 2.02 2.11 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.02
E 3 65 115 61 121 26 112 59 65 1 0 0 3
TA 19 396 858 514 970 159 682 410 387 16 11 2 29
Pct. A .368 0 .303 11 .283 18 .276 48 .247 24 .214 1312 .194 16 .180 7 .171 3 .125 16 .091 6 .000 0 -.034 38
A/G 0.00 0.10 0.17 0.47 0.27 12.50 0.18 0.11 0.05 0.15 0.21 0.00 0.36
SA 2 2 24 13 35 28 2 1 0 26 6 0 37
SE 0 2 37 11 43 25 13 0 1 22 12 0 16
106 106
1691 15.95 1518 14.32
631 725
4453 4451
.238 .178
14.14 12.92
176 126
182 212
1499 1370
RE 3 1 19 14 35 4 3 1 1 17 7 1 18 2 126 176
DG 8 51 246 364 223 244 57 45 30 289 67 5 230
DG/G 0.44 0.48 2.34 3.53 2.53 2.32 0.63 0.68 0.48 2.78 2.39 0.31 2.17
BS 1 11 22 7 6 5 9 4 2 0 0 0 0
BA 4 73 108 51 29 47 39 14 7 1 0 0 2
B/G 0.28 0.79 1.24 0.56 0.40 0.50 0.53 0.27 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02
BE 0 17 7 15 2 12 13 4 2 0 0 0 1
1859 17.54 1722 16.25
67 57
375 309
2.40 73 2.00 57
BHE 1 3 5 5 1 49 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 71 72
Missouri Volleyball News and and Notes Notes News
Nov. 23, 2001 Tournaments and Tigers and Bears
For Immediate Release
With its post-season fate to be determined on Monday, the University of Missouri volleyball team travels to Waco, Texas on Saturday to wrap up its regular season schedule against Baylor. The Tigers are still alone in fifth place in the Big 12 with a 20-9 overall mark and a 10-9 Big 12 record. Mizzou has won four of its last seven matches, but is coming off of a 0-3 sweep at the hands of the No. 19 Kansas State Wildcats in Columbia on Wednesday. The Tigers post-season fortune is still a point of much debate, but will be clarified on Monday at 2 p.m. CST when the NCAA air its 2001 NCAA Volleyball Tournament selection show. More details on the show will be released on Sunday. Mizzou will look to avenge an earlier season loss when they face the Bears on Saturday. Baylor claimed a 3-1 win over the Tigers in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 6.
Missouri at Baylor Match #30 • Nov. 24, 2001 • Waco, Texas
Participants: Missouri (20-9 overall, 10-9 in the Big 12 Conf.) Baylor (17-11 overall, 8-11 in the Big 12 Conf.)
Start Times: Nov. 24 Match set for 7:30 p.m. CST Series Info: BU leads, 7-4 Last Meeting: BU wins, 3-1in Columbia, Mo. (10/6/01) For More Info: MU-www.mutigers.com BU-www.gobaylorbears.com
Coaches:
Missouri: Susan Kreklow (SW Missouri State ‘84) 44-16 at MU (2nd season) 553-126 overall (11th seasons)
Baylor:
Brian Hofsheld (Long Beach St.) 107-88 at BU (6th season) 107-88 overall (6th season
Big 12 Conference Standings As of (11/23/ 01) Big 12 School W L Nebraska 18 0 Texas A&M 15 4 Kansas State 15 5 Colorado 12 7 Missouri 10 9 Texas Tech 9 10 Texas 8 11 Baylor 8 11 Kansas 6 13 Oklahoma 2 17 Iowa State 1 18
Overall W L 24 1 22 5 19 7 17 10 20 9 18 12 15 13 17 11 16 14 3 29 4 21
Pct. 1.000 .789 .750 .632 .526 .474 .421 .421 .316 .105 .050
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Four Tigers Named to Volleyball Academic All-Big 12 Team DALLAS-The Big 12 Conference announced the names of 53 student-athletes who have been named to the 2001 Volleyball Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference office announced Monday. Among the 53 honored were four members of the University of Missouri volleyball team. Senior defensive specialists Katie Sowers and Rachael Taylor, and junior outside hitter Lisa Morris were named to the first team while senior outside hitter Naaron Branson was named to the second team. Taylor and Sowers are both three-time recipients of the honor while Branson and Morris have been named to the team twice. Sowers currently is second on the team in digs per game (2.83) while Taylor leads the squad in service aces (36). Branson leads the Tigers in digs per game (3.43) and became only the second player in MU history to record 1000 kills and 1000 digs in her career. This is Morris’ second award of the season. She was named to the Verizon Academic All-District VII first team earlier this month.
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Hometown (Previous School) Notes of Note Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) Recorded 3 SA at UT (11/10); averaging 2.17 digs per game Olympia, Wash. (Washington St.) Recorded a season-best 14 kills, two block solos and two block assists at KU Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley NW HS) Named SIU Tourney MVP; Reached double figures in kils in 21 of 24 matches Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill South HS) Handed out a career-best 73 assists against Texas (11/10) Nixa, Mo. (Nixa HS) Recorded a career-best 25 kills against UT (11/10) Shanghai, China First MU volleyball player from outside North America Highland Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Saw action in two games at WVU; picked up two digs Farmington, Mo. (Farmington HS) 3-time all-conf. and all-district perfomer in vb,bb and track at Farmington HS Aurora, Colo. (Lehigh Univ.) Has averaged 10.25 digs per match over the past past four matches Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Thomas Jefferson HS) Named to SIU All-Tourney Team; had a season-high 11 kills vs. TTU (9/19) Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside HS) Has averaged 11.42 kills and 14.42 digs per match over last 12 matches St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West HS) Tallest player in MU history; 4-year varsity starter at Parkway West HS St. Louis, Mo. (Pattonville HS) Equaled a career high with 18 digs vs. Texas (10/13) Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South HS) Averaging 3.41 kpg, 2.34 dpg and 1.24 bpg Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Lutheran HS) Put down 7 kills, 2 total blocks and a .667 hitting % in her 1st match at MU Kansas City, Mo. (Notre Dame de Sion HS) Named second team all-metro last season Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest HS) All-Missouri Academic Team two years; 1st team all-state her senior year St. Joseph, Mo. (Univ. of Pacific) Put down a career-high 23 kills against Texas (11/10)
Head Coach: Susan Kreklow (Southwest Missouri State, ‘84) Assoc. Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow (Drake, ‘80) Assistant Coaches: Deng Yang (Columbia College), Chen Feng (Columbia College)
2001 Missouri Volleyball Schedule Tiger Tidbits
Making a Statement
The University of Missouri volleyball team went 1-0 last week taking out Texas Tech, 3-0 in Lubbock, Texas...this marks the first time a Tiger team has won at Texas Tech in school history...with the sweep of the Red Raiders, the Tigers have now registered the first back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1982 (26-6) and 1983 (2611) after going 24-7 last year...the win was also historical for head coach Susan Kreklow. The victory over the Red Raiders was the 500th women’s collegiate volleyball win of her career. She sports a 500-102 (.831 %) record coaching women’s volleyball.
Junior middle blocker Christi Myers has been the Tigers steadiest contributor during the 2001 season. She is averaging 3.41 kills, 2.34 digs and 1.24 blocks per game and leads the Big 12 in solo blocks with 22. Myers has also recorded ten double-doubles this season.
A Look at the Bears Baylor enters Saturday’s match with a 17-11 overall record and a 8-11 Big 12 mark. After winning 16 of their first 22 matches of the season, the Bears have dropped five of their last six matches. The latest loss came on Wednesday against Texas Tech in a five-game thriller in Lubbock, Texas. The match was the seventh five-game match BU has played this season, sporting a 3-4 mark in the marathons. Baylor is led offensively by sophomore sparkplug Stevie Nicholas. An outside hitter from Fullerton, Calif., Nicholas is averaging a Big 12-high 5.23 kills per game and is second on the squad in digs per stanza (3.11). The Bears have been lethal from the service line in 2001. They lead the Big 12 in service aces (147) and service aces per game (2.30). Nicholas paces the Big 12 in services aces as well with 54 service winners. The Bears hold a 7-4 edge in the all-time series with the Tigers. However, Mizzou has won four of the last seven meeting between the two and took the season series from the Bears in 2000.
The junior middle blocker boldly went where no Missouri Tiger volleyball player had gone in the past two seasons on Sept. 22 against Texas A&M. The 6-1, 2000 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection recorded the first triple-double of her career against Texas A&M (18 kills, 15 digs and 11 total blocks.) The 2001 season has been a microcosm of Myers’ career up to this point. Myers currently holds the second-highest career hitting percentage (.298) in MU history and jumped into third on the kills per game list (3.21). Myers is also rewriting the Mizzou career blocking books. She is fourth in solo blocks (73), fourth in block assists (255) and third in blocks per game (1.09).
Don’t Get So Defensive Senior Defensive specialist Katie Sowers continues to be a quality defensive stopper for the Tigers as they approach the end of the regular season. Since equaling a career-high with 18 digs vs. Texas on Oct. 17, Sowers has averaged 10 digs per match. Sowers is currently second on the squad in total digs (289), digs per game (2.78) and is third in service aces (26).
Quick Like a Kat
After recording five service aces and 2.22 digs per game at the Tigers season opening tournament in West Virginia, junior defensive specialist Katherine Wingert (her teammates call her Kat) was sidelined with an injury for over month. Since returning to the Tiger line up on Oct. 22, Wingert 500 and Counting had received situational playing time. However, 2000 Big 12 Coach of the Year Susan Kreklow with the injury to Lisa Morris, Wingert has been took home her 500th career women’s collegiate called upon to rotate into the back row and serve volleyball victory on Wednesday at Texas Tech. for Mizzou. She has executed that role very well Susan and her husband, associate head coach the averaging 10.25 pickups per match over the Wayne Kreklow, lead the Tigers into action on last four matches. Saturday against the Bears. The Kreklows are in their second year at the helm of the Tigers and sport a 44-16 mark (.733 winning percentage) There’s No Place like Where at MU. They also led Mizzou to one of the best ever We Are seasons in school history in 2000 at 24-7 and The Tigers sported a 14-1 home mark last seathe highest conference finish by a Mizzou squad son while registering a 9-5 mark on the road and in school history (2nd). a 2-1 record in neutral court battles. This season, the Tigers have been equally as good on the road The Kreklows continued to rewrite the Tiger (7-4) as they were in the friendly confines of the record books in 2001 as Susan Kreklow won her Hearnes Center (8-5). The Tigers have also been 550th career match when the Tigers swept Oklaoutstanding on neutral courts sporting a sparhoma earlier this season. However, the AVCA kling 5-0 mark in those matches. does not recognize both men’s and women’s volleyball victories when coaching them at the same time, which Susan did for three years winning 53 matches as the men’s co-head coach with Wayne at Columbia College before coming to MU.
Sept. 1-2 Sept.1 Sept. 2 Sept. 7-8 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 24 Dec. 13
Mountaineer Invitational (Morgantown, WV) Temple ........................................ W, 3-0 W. Virginia .................................... W, 3-0 Akron ........................................ W, 3-0 Wagner ....................................... W, 3-0 Best Inns Invitational (Carbondale, IL) IUPUI ........................................ W, 3-1 Western Kentucky ........................ W, 3-0 Southern Illinois............................. W, 3-1 # Texas Tech* ............................. W, 3-1 Texas A&M* ................................. L, 2-3 SEMO ........................................ W, 3-1 at Kansas St. * ............................... L, 2-3 Oklahoma * ................................. W, 3-1 at Kansas * ................................... W, 3-1 at Nebraska * ................................. L, 0-3 Baylor * ........................................ L, 1-3 Iowa State* ................................. W, 3-0 UMKC ........................................ W, 3-1 at Texas * ..................................... W, 3-2 # Colorado * ................................ W, 3-1 at Texas A&M * .............................. L, 1-3 S. Illinois ..................................... W, 3-0 # Nebraska * ................................ L, 3-1 at Oklahoma * ................................ W, 3-0 at Iowa State * .............................. W, 3-0 Kansas * ....................................... L, 1-3 at Colorado * .................................. L, 0-3 Texas * ....................................... W, 3-2 at Texas Tech * ............................. W, 3-0 # Kansas St. * .............................. L, 0-3 at Baylor * ............................ 7:30 PM CST NCAA Tournament. ........................... TBA * Denotes Big 12 Match Bold Matches indicate home contests # Matches can be heard on KWWC 90.5 FM
2001 Schedule Notes The Tigers face six opponents (Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Colorado, Southeast Missouri State and Nebraska) that qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2000. Mizzou faced four schools (West Virginia, Akron, Wagner and IUPUI) for the first time in school history. The Tigers went 16-6 in 2000 against 2001 opponents. MU’s oldest rivalry is with Kansas State, dating back to Nov. 22, 1974. The Wildcats hold the slightest of advantages in the series with a 28-26 lead after the two teams split last season. This marks the sixth season Mizzou will compete in the Big 12. Mizzou returns five starters and nine players who saw significant playing time last season. The Tigers have 12 road matches, 13 home contests and five neutral court tilts in 2001.
The Ace of the Staff
Win Game 1 and It’s Done
In baseball, a middle relief pitcher has the job of either maintaining a lead or stopping the other squads assault on the starting pitcher. Senior defensive specialist Rachael Taylor could be considered the middle reliever for the Tigers when she goes back to the service line. Five to 10 point runs are not uncommon when Taylor steps to the line with her laser-knuckle ball serve. The native of Kirkwood, Missouri, has recorded a team-high 37 service aces this season and equaled a season-best with three service winners against Texas on Nov. 10.
One of the keys to the Tigers’ success over the past two seasons has been establishing an early advantage over their opponents. When Mizzou wins Game 1 of a match, it is 17-4 this season and an astounding 424 over the last two seasons. However, when Mizzou drops the opening stanza of a match, it is a not so good 2-12. Look for Mizzou to concentrate on getting off to a good start in Game 1.
The Termination Association The fans at the MU volleyball match on Oct. 22 witnessed history as senior Naaron Branson put down her 1,000th career kill to give the Tigers a 15-8 lead over Southern Illinois in Game 1. After recording her 1,000th career dig in Game 1 at Texas A&M on Oct. 20, Branson became the second MU volleyball player to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. The other Tiger in the 1,000 kill-1,000 dig club is Yvette Buhlig (1988-90, 1992) who is the all-time leader in both categories with 1,478 kills and 1,149 digs for her career. Branson needs to pick up 11 digs against the Baylor to become the all-time digs leader in MU history. Branson currently leads the squad in digs (364) and digs per game (3.53). She also has recorded a team-best .292 hitting percentage against Big 12 Conference foes this season and is averaging a robust 3.63 digs per game in conference matches. MU All-Time Kills List 1 . Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................1,478 2 . Jodi Maune (95-98) .......................................1,147 3 . Naaron Branson (98- ) .............................1,076 4 . Renee Rosinski (95-98) ..............................1,049 5 . Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ............................1,030 6 . Lisa Morris (99- ) ........................................... 969 7 . Christi Myers (99- ) ....................................... 967 8 . Sharon Zaehringer (84-87) ............................. 929 9 . Gwen Mullens (91-94) .................................... 927 10. Melinda Wrye (90-92) ...................................... 906 MU All-Time Digs List 1 . Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................1,149 2 . Naaron Branson (98- ) .............................1,139 3 . Gwen Mullens (91-94) .................................1,103 4 . Margaret Yanics (84-86, 88) .......................1,038 5 . Chandra Hopkins (95-98) ............................1,033 6 . Annette Luyten (97-00) .................................... 996 7 . Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ............................... 972 8 . Cindy Atteberry (90-93) .................................. 920 9 . Stacy Harris (84-87) ........................................ 859 10. Melinda Wrye (90-92) ...................................... 845
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Game 2 Blues The Tigers have been the opposite of good...bad...in Game 2 at home this season. Mizzou is 6-7 at home in the second stanza of matches and 17-12 in Game 2 overall. Game 1 2 3 4 5
Record 22-7 17-12 17-12 10-5 2-2 68-38
Winning % .758 .586 .586 .666 .500 .642
Tracking the Tigers Last Time Out...
Tigers Swept By Kansas State Columbia, Mo.- Junior Christi Myers put down a teamhigh 11 kills and senior Naaron Branson recorded a team-high 21 digs, but it wasn’t enough as the University of Missouri volleyball team was swept by the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday night, 26-30, 23-30, 19-30) in Columbia. The loss drops the Tigers to 20-9 on the year and 10-9 in the Big 12 while Kansas State improves to 19-7 and 15-5 in the Big 12. In Game 1, Kansas State would jump out to a 9-5 advantage. However, the Tigers would go on a 9-6 run and the two squads would find themselves tied a 15. KSU and MU would eventually battle to a 24-24 deadlock. The Wildcats would then go on a 6-2 run and take the game, 30-26. Both squads played very sloppily. Mizzou could manage only a .055 hitting percentage but Kansas State wasn’t much better slating a .091 mark. The Tigers would lead Game 2 by as many as three at 7-4 and would be tied with Kansas State at 20-20. But the Wildcats would dominate the rest of the way slating a 10-3 run and taking the game, 30-23. The Tigers continued to struggle percentage wise (.138) while KSU hit a sizzling .432.
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Match-Highs: ................................................ Kills: ............................. 89, vs. Texas-11/10/01 Attack Errors: ............... 38, vs. Nebraska-10/3/01 Total Attempts: ........ 217, vs. Texas A&M-9/22/01 Hitting Percentage: ..... .433, vs. Iowa State-10/8/01 Assists: .......................... 82, vs. Texas-11/10/01 Service Aces: ............... 11, vs. Oklahoma-9/29/01 Service Errors: ............................. 13, two times Digs: ........................... 87, vs. Texas (11/10/01) Block Solos ...................... 6, vs. Kansas-10/1/01 Block Assists ............ 27, vs. Texas A&M-9/22/01
Match-Highs: ................................................ Kills: ............... 26, Lisa Morris vs. IUPUI, 9/7/01 Total Attempts: .. 59, Lisa Morris vs. Kansas State, 9/26/01 Hitting Percentage: ..... .714, M. L.Smith vs. S.Ill-9/8/01 Assists: .......... 73, Chrissy Elder vs. Texas-11/10/01 Service Aces: ..... 5, Chrissy Elder vs. Texas-11/10/01 Digs: ........ 22, Naaron Branson vs. Texas-10/13/01 Block Solos . 3, Christi Myers vs.Texas A&M-9/22/01 ...................... 3, Lisa Morris vs. Baylor-10/6/01 .................... 3, Christi Myers vs Baylor-10/6/01 Block Assists: .................... 8, Christi Myers , twice Total Blocks: . 11, Christi Myers vs.Texas A&M-9/22/01
Mizzou looked as if it had finally awoken from its slumber and opened Game 3 with a 5-2 lead. The Wildcats would reel the Tigers back in and erase any Tiger hopes of a comeback in the match with a 2814 run and took the game, 30-19 and the match, 30. The Wildcats dominated the stats page putting down 53 kills to Missouri’s 39 terminations. KSU was also much more efficient recording a .257 hitting percentage to MU’s .083. Branson’s 21-dig effort was one dig off of her career-high she recorded against Texas earlier this season. She now needs just 11 digs to become MU’s alltime digs leader. She will have an opportunity to reach that career milestone on Saturday as the Tigers travel to Waco, Texas to take on the Baylor Bears in their final regular season contest of the season. The Tigers are in search of their second straight appearance in the NCAA tournament and will find out their postseason fate on Monday when the NCAA hands out invitations to the Big Dance
The Tiger Triple and DoubleDouble Club With a variable plethora of offensive weapons at the Tigers disposal, look for Mizzou to have several members of the Triple and Double-Double Club in 2001. Here is a list of the players that have posted double doubles so far this season Chrissy Elder36 assists, 18 digs vs. WVU, 9/1 35 assists, 11 digs vs. Akron, 9/2 34 assists, 15 digs vs IUPUI, 9/7 65 assists, 10 digs vs TTU, 9/19 63 assists, 14 digs vs KSU, 9/26 54 assists, 12 digs vs. UT 10/13 51 assists, 10 digs vs. TAMU, 10/20 41 assists, 12 digs vs. ISU, 10/31 73 assists, 15 digs vs. UT, 11/10 Lisa Morris15 kills, 10 digs vs. Akron, 9/2 26 kills, 11 digs vs IUPUI, 9/7 20 kills, 11 digs vs. SIU, 9/7 17 kills, 12 digs vs SEMO, 9/24 23 kills, 12 digs vs. KSU, 9/26 20 kills, 12 digs vs. KU, 10/1 19 kills, 14 digs vs. BU, 10/6 11 kills, 10 digs vs. UT, 10/13 14 kills, 10 digs vs. Colorado 18 kills, 16 digs vs TAMU, 10/20 12 kills, 10 digs vs. KU, 11/3 Naaron Branson- 15 kills, 21 digs vs. Akron, 9/2 10 kills, 12 digs vs. W. Kent, 9/8 21 kills, 22 digs vs. UT, 10/13 14 kills, 19 digs vs. TAMU, 10/20 15 kills, 21 digs vs. KU, 11/3 11 kills, 15 digs vs. CU, 11/7 13 kills, 21 digs vs. UT, 11/10 Christi Myers18 kills, 12 digs vs. OU, 9/29 15 kills, 10 digs vs KU, 10/1 14 kills, 11 digs vs. BU, 10/6 10 kills, 12 digs vs UT, 10/13 10 kills, 11 digs vs. Neb. 10/24 10 kills, 13 digs vs. Okla. 10/27 12 kills, 10 digs vs. ISU, 10/31 22 kills, 12 digs vs. KU, 11/3 15 kills, 12 digs vs. UT, 11/10 11 kills, 10 digs vs.KSU, 11/21
Triple-Doubles Christi Myers-
18 kills, 15 digs, 11 blocks vs. Texas A&M, 9/22
Tiger 2001 Top 5s Kills per Game 1. Lisa Morris 2. Christi Myers 3. Mary Lauren Smith 4. Ashlee Johns 5. Kristen Johnson
4.10 3.41 2.68 2.11 2.02
Assists 1. Chrissy Elder 2. Naaron Branson 3. Rachael Taylor 4. Lisa Morris 5. Christi Myers
1312 48 38 24 18
Total Blocks 1. Christi Myers 2. Krista Johnson 3. Naaron Branson 4. Chrissy Elder 5. Mary Lauren Smith
130.0 84.0 58.0 52.0 48.0
Service Aces 1. Rachael Taylor 2. Lisa Morris 3. Chrissy Elder 4. Katie Sowers 5. Christi Myers
37 35 28 26 24
Digs Per Game 1. Naaron Branson 2. Katie Sowers 3. Lisa Morris 4. Christi Myers 5. Chrissy Elder
3.53 2.78 2.53 2.39 2.32
Total Digs 1. Naaron Branson 2. Katie Sowers 3. Christi Myers 4. Chrissy Elder 5. Lisa Morris
364 289 246 244 223
Missouri Family Remembers Kent Heitholt The University of Missouri Department of Athletics offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Kent Heitholt, the late Sports Editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune, who was killed on Nov. 1. Kent was truly one of the “Good Guys” in our industry and he will be missed. Not only was Kent a consummate professional, he was a dear friend to those who worked directly with him. The coaches and administration of the University of Missouri are deeply saddened by this tragedy.
You Are Cordially Invited... The University of Missouri volleyball squad is ranked 23rd in the nation according to average attendance, it was announced on Monday. The Tigers averaged 1,175 fans per home contest and hosted six of the Top 10 largest crowds in MU history this season. The jump in attendance has been astounding over the past two years. In 1999, Mizzou averaged 335 fans per match. The current mark of 1,164 Mizzou maniacs more than triples that number, sparking a huge jump in average attendance just in the past three seasons. Below is a list of the Top 10 MU crowds in volleyball.
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School Long Beach State Nebraska Stanford Arizona USC Wisconsin Florida Pepperdine Hawaii Colorado State UCLA Ohio State Utah Pacific Texas A&M Penn State Northern Iowa Santa Clara Kansas State BYU Illinois Michigan State South Carolina UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame
Points 1624 1559 1495 1402 1366 1300 1233 1150 1058 1003 972 957 843 792 698 632 587 419 413 411 364 203 174 172 146
2001 Record 23-0 25-1 25-2 19-4 20-3 23-3 23-1 21-3 26-4 25-2 17-7 23-3 22-5 24-7 21-5 19-7 27-1 19-8 18-7 19-7 19-7 18-7 19-5 16-12 21-5
Last Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 8 12 9 16 15 13 14 17 19 22 18 21 NR 20 23 24
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado (39), Arkansas (18), Xavier (16), Missouri (16), North Carolina (13), Oregon State (9), Utah State (8), San Jose State (8), San Diego (6), Minnesota (5), Washington State (5).
Missouri Volleyball Top Ten Attendance Marks Date 1) Oct. 25, 2000 2) Oct. 24, 2001 3) Oct. 6, 2001 4) Nov. 3, 2001 5) Nov. 4, 2000 6) Sept. 29, 2001 7) Nov. 10, 2001 8) Oct. 31, 1997 9) Nov. 21, 2001 10) Nov. 11, 2000 1994-Present
Opponent Nebraska Nebraska Baylor Kansas Texas Tech Oklahoma Texas Colorado Kansas State Texas
Att. 2,009 2,002 1,823 1,727 1,484 1,416 1,402 1,350 1,313 1,195
First of all, there is a Krista Johnson (senior middle blocker) and a Kristen Johnson (senior outside hitter) on the Tiger squad, not to mention Christi Myers (junior middle blocker) and Chrissy Elder (sophomore setter). There are now two ‘Lisas’ on the team as well including 2000 All-Big 12 selection Lisa Morris and freshman Lisa Boyd. With the addition of freshman middle blocker Jenny Duitsman and freshman setter Jenny Bybee the need for nicknames is catastrophic. There are even two Katherines on the team (Wingert and Sowers), but fortunately, Miss Sowers goes by Katie.
The Tale of the Tape
You Must Look Back to Go Forward.
MU Kills 1691 Kills per gm. 1 6 . 0 Errors 631 Attacks 4453 Hitting % .238 Assists 1499 Aces 176 Digs 1859 Block solo 67 Block assists 375 Blocks/gm. 1.92
Coming off of one of the best seasons in school history, a high level of excitement surrounds the 2001 Missouri volleyball team this season. The 2000 Big 12 Coaches of the year Susan and Wayne Kreklow return five starters from last season’s squad that went 24-7 overall (the sixth-most wins in a season in school history) and 14-6 in the Big 12 (the best conference record in school history). The Tigers also achieved a national ranking for the first time since 1982, reaching No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
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BU 1757 17.1 687 4486 .239 1601 198 1800 35 326 2.40
The Name Game-Part 2
Media Relations Info
AVCA/USA Today Top 25 As of 11/19/01
If you were a regular reader of Missouri volleyball game notes during the early part of last season (for your health, I hope you weren’t), you read the crazy number of repeat and very similar names that existed on the roster. Not much has changed for the 2001 season, in fact the situation has gotten even worse.
Due to the success of last year’s squad, the Tigers developed a following and an atmosphere in the Hearnes Center that makes the friendly confines a difficult place to play for opponents. The Tigers finished 28th in the nation in average attendance last season averaging 875 fans per match, a 171% increase from 1999. With the addition of Point Mizzou, the Tigers’ own pep band, and the outstanding level of play that will be on display, the Tigers are developing a tradition that has the Big 12 talking.
Tiger Career Highs #1 Rachael Taylor K i l l s ...................................................................... 2, two times Attacks ...................................... 9, vs. Iowa State (10/13/99) Hitting %............................................ .400, vs. Kansas State Assists ............................................. 64 vs. Baylor (11/6/99) Aces ............................................ 5 vs. Oklahoma (10/14/00) Solo Blocks .................................... 1 vs. Kansas (10/27/99) Block Assists ................................... 3 vs. Baylor (11/6/99) D i g s ............................................ 16 vs. Texas Tech (9/19/01)
#2 Kristen Johnson K i l l s .................................................................. 17, two times Attacks ............................................ 39 vs. Baylor (9/23/00) Hitting %..................................... .667 vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Assists .............................................. 2, vs. UMKC (9/6/00) Aces ................................................................................... N / A Solo Blocks .................................... 2, vs. Kansas (10/1/01) Block Assists ................................. 6, vs. SEMO (9/11/00) D i g s ..................................................................... 5, two times
#3 Lisa Morris K i l l s ......................................... 29, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Attacks ..................................... 76, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Hitting %........................... .611, vs. Oklahoma (10/14/00) Assists ................................................................ 3, two times Aces ............................................ 4, vs. Oklahoma (9/29/99) Solo Blocks .......................................................... 3, six times Block Assists ..................... 5, vs. Arkansas State (9/9/00) D i g s .......................................... 21, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00)
#4 Chrissy Elder K i l l s .................................................. 5, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Attacks .................................. 8, vs. Kansas State (9/26/01) Hitting %................................... 1.000 vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Assists ............................................ 73 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Aces ................................................... 5 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Solo Blocks ............................... 2, vs. Texas Tech (9/19/01) Block Assists .......................... 5, vs. Colorado (10/17/01) D i g s ...................................... 18, vs. West Virginia (9/1/01)
#5 Ashlee Johns K i l l s .................................................. 25 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Attacks .............................................. 58 vs. Texas (11/10/01) Hitting %............................ .600, vs. Iowa State (10/28/00) Assists ....................................... 1, vs. Utah State (12/1/00) Aces .................................................................................... N / A Solo Blocks .............................. 1, vs. Iowa State (10/28/00) Block Assists ............................... 4, vs. Kansas (11/21/00) D i g s ................................................... 5, vs. Baylor (11/1/00)
#7 Nikki Myhra K i l l s ..................................... 2, vs. East Carolina (9/11/99) Attacks .................................... 6, vs. Mississippi (9/19/98) Hitting %.......................................................................... N / A Assists .............................................................. 1, three times Aces ......................................... 4, vs. Iowa State (11/11/98) Solo Blocks ...................................................................... N / A Block Assists ..................... 2, vs. East Carolina (9/11/99) D i g s ................................................................... 10, two times
#9 Katherine Wingert K i l l s ................................................................................... N / A Attacks ........................................ 1 vs. Nebraska (10/25/00) Hitting %........................................................................... N / A Assists ............................................... 3, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Aces .............................................................................. 2, twice Solo Blocks ....................................................................... N / A Block Assists ................................................................... N / A D i g s ............................................ 13, vs. Colorado (11/7/01)
Keeping an Eye on the Tiger Record Books Several Tigers are threatening to make major moves up career record lists this season. Here is a list of the movers and shakers to watch as the Tigers take on their 2001 opposition. #10 Krista Johnson K i l l s......................................... 16, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Attacks .................................... 34, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00) Hitting %.................................................... .667, three times Assists .............................................. 3, vs. UMKC (9/6/00) Aces ........................................... 4, vs. Colorado (10/31/98) Solo Blocks ................................. 3, vs. UMKC (10/10/99) Block Assists................................................... 7, three times D i g s ............................................ 6, vs. Texas Tech (9/27/00)
#11 Naaron Branson K i l l s...................................... 22, vs. Iowa State (11/20/99) Attacks ................................. 60, vs. Iowa State (11/20/99) Hitting %................................... .875, vs Lehigh (9/18/98) Assists ............................................ 7, vs. Kansas (9/25/99) Aces .................................................. 5, vs. Baylor (11/6/99) Solo Blocks ................................................................ 5, twice Block Assists............................................................. 6, twice D i g s ................................................ 22, vs. Texas (10/13/01)
#13 Katie Sowers K i l l s..................................................................... 1, five times Attacks ................................................................ 4, four times Hitting %.......................................................................... N / A Assists .................................... 2, vs. Oregon State (9/4/99) Aces ......................................... 4, vs. Iowa State (10/28/00) Solo Blocks ...................................................................... N / A Block Assists................................................................... N / A D i g s ................................................................... 18, two times
#15 Christi Myers Kills ........................................... 22, three times Attacks ............................ 47, vs. Baylor (11/6/99) Hitting % ................. .667, vs. Oral Roberts (9/2/00) Assists ........................................... 3, two times Aces .............................................. 3, two times Solo Blocks ........................ 5, vs. Baylor (9/23/00) Block Assists ................................... 8, two times Digs ............................................ 15, two times
#16 Jenny Duitsman Kills ................................. 7, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Attacks .............................. 9, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Hitting % ........................ .667, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Assists .................................................... N/A Aces ................................. 2, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Solo Blocks ........................ 1, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Block Assists ................................... 1, two times Digs ................................. 5, vs. Wagner (9/2/01)
#22 Mary Lauren Smith K i l l s................................................ 23, vs. Texas (11/10/01) Attacks ........................................... 55, vs. Texas (11/10/01) Hitting %................... .714, vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/01) Assists ................................... 2, vs. West Virginia (9/1/01) Aces ................................................... 1, vs. Wagner (9/2/01) Solo Blocks ...................................................... 1, three times Block Assists......................... 7, vs. Texas A&M (9/22/01) D i g s ................................................................... 5, three times
KILLS PER GAME 1. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................................. 3.70
2 . Lisa Morris (99- ) .......................................... 3.64 3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ...................................... 3.22 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Sharen Olmstead (83-84) ............................................ 3.15 Melinda Wrye (90-92) .................................................. 3.00 Jodi Maune (95-98) .................................................... 2.98 Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) ......................................... 2.77 Sharon Zaehringer (84-87) .......................................... 2.72 Dianne Berg (83-85) ................................................... 2.64
10. Naaron Branson (98- ) ............................... 2.62
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) ................................................... .308
2 . Christi Myers (99- ) ...................................... .297 3.
Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................................. .283
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Shannon Brown (89-92) .............................................. .275 Heather Gerber (97-00) .............................................. .261 Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) ......................................... .255 Dina Herzog (83-84) ................................................... .253 Annette Luyten (97-00) ............................................... .250 Stacy Harris (84-87) .................................................... .234
4 . Krista Johnson (98- ) ................................. .277
SOLO BLOCKS 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) .................................................... 124 2. Shannon Brown (89-92) ............................................... 117 3. Renee Rosinski (95-98) .................................................. 80
4 . Christi Myers (99- ) .......................................... 73 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stacy Harris (84-87) ....................................................... 64 Dina Herzog (83-84) ...................................................... 58 Annette Luyten (97-00) .................................................. 53 Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ................................................ 51 Amy Tuma (87-88) ......................................................... 50 Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ................................................ 45
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) .................................................... 320 2. Shannon Brown (89-92) ............................................... 261
3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ........................................255 4.
Dina Herzog (83-84) .................................................... 247
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Renee Rosinski (95-98) ................................................ 217 Annette Luyten (97-00) ................................................ 213
5 . Krista Johnson (98-) .....................................245 8 . Naaron Branson (98- ) .................................199
9. Sandi Orent (83-85) ..................................................... 159 10. Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) .......................................... 155 Stacy Harris (84-87) ..................................................... 155 TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Dianne Berg (83-85) .................................................... 444 2. Shannon Brown (89-92) ............................................... 378
3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ........................................328 4. 5.
Dina Herzog (83-84) .................................................... 305 Renee Rosinski (95-98) ................................................ 297
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Annette Luyten (97-) ................................................... 266
6 . Krista Johnson (98- ) ...................................289 8 . Naaron Branson .............................................230
9. Stacy Harris (84-87) ..................................................... 219 10. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) .............................................. 190 BLOCKS PER GAME 1. Dina Herzog (83-84) ................................................... 1.50 2. Dianne Berg (83-85) ................................................... 1.40
3 . Christi Myers (99- ) ...................................... 1.09 4.
Ritchie Ponquinette (83-84) ......................................... 0.89
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Shannon Brown (89-92) .............................................. 0.86 Renee Rosinski (95-98) ............................................... 0.71 Amy Tuma (87-88) ...................................................... 0.68 Pascha Boyd (92-94) .................................................. 0.67 Sharen Olmstead (83-84) ............................................ 0.66
4 . Krista Johnson (98- ) ................................. 0.88
DIGS PER GAME 1. Amy Tuma (87-88) ...................................................... 3.12 2. Margaret Yanics (84-86, 88) ......................................... 2.99 3. Sharen Olmstead (83-84) ............................................ 2.96 4. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ............................................. 2.87 5. Melinda Wrye (90-92) .................................................. 2.80
6 . Naaron Branson (98- ) ............................... 2.77 7.
Gwen Mullens (91-94) ................................................. 2.57
8 . Lisa Morris (99- ) .......................................... 2.54
8. Regan Eckenrode (93-96) ........................................... 2.53 10. Chandra Hopkins (95-98) ............................................ 2.50 KILLS 1. Yvette Buhlig (88-90, 92) ........................................... 1,478 2. Jodi Maune (95-98) .................................................. 1,147
3 . Naaron Branson (98- ) ............................. 1,076 4. 5.
Renee Rosinski (95-98) ............................................. 1,049 Sherri Gentry (86, 88-90) ........................................... 1,030
6 . Lisa Morris (99- ) ............................................969 7 . Christi Myers (99- ) ........................................967
8. Sharon Zaehringer (84-87) ........................................... 929 9. Gwen Mullens (91-94) .................................................. 927 10. Melinda Wrye (90-92) ................................................... 906
2001 Results 20-9 Overall • 10-9 in Big 12 Conference Home: 8-5 • Away: 7-4 • Neutral: 5-0 Three Game Matches: 11-3 • Four Game Matches: 7-4 • Five Game Matches: 2-2 Date Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Opponent Mountaineer Invitational * vs. Temple Univ. *at West Virginia Univ. *vs. Akron Univ. *vs. Wagner College Best Inns Invitational % vs. IUPUI % vs. Western Kentucky % vs. Southern Illinois # TEXAS TECH # TEXAS A&M SE MISSOURI STATE # at Kansas State # OKLAHOMA # at Kansas # at Nebraska # BAYLOR # IOWA STATE UMKC # at Texas # COLORADO #at Texas A&M SOUTHERN ILLINOIS # NEBRASKA # at Oklahoma # at Iowa State # KANSAS #at Colorado # TEXAS # at Texas Tech # KANSAS STATE
Rank
W/L Score
Score-By-Game
Att.
Overall
Big 12
RV RV RV RV
W W W W
3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0
30-19, 30-27, 30-23 30-22, 30-19, 30-26 30-16, 30-23, 30-20 30-8, 30-12, 30-14
250 200 75 100
1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
W W W W L W L W W L L W W W W L W L W W L L W W L
3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 2-3 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-1 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 1-3 3-0 1-3 3-0 3-0 1-3 0-3 3-2 3-0 0-3
30-24, 30-16, 31-33, 30-27 30-17, 30-25, 30-19 30-21, 28-30, 30-26, 30-26 30-27, 30-25, 26-30, 21-29 28-30, 30-27, 30-23, 23-30, 13-15 30-14, 27-30, 30-14, 30-16 22-30, 30-19, 25-30, 30-23, 13-15 30-18, 22-30, 30-26, 30-20 30-21, 21-30, 30-25, 30-17 15-30, 24-30, 33-35 30-25, 21-30, 21-30, 27-30 30-11, 30-22, 30-21 30-24, 30-19, 30-17 25-30, 31-29, 24-30, 30-26, 17-15 30-26, 18-30, 30-23, 30-22 30-28, 21-30, 31-33, 20-30 30-22, 30-26, 30-21 30-23, 25-30, 21-30, 21-30 30-24, 30-16, 30-19 30-13, 30-22, 30-26 30-23, 28-30, 24-30, 23-30 27-30, 24-30, 26-30 32-34, 30-19, 24-30, 30-22, 19-17 30-23, 31-29, 30-23 26-30, 23-30, 19-30
100 115 250 1,049 1,125 771 1,026 1,416 888 4,022 1,823 521 690 1,710 788 1,174 705 2,002 207 __ 1,727 1,286 1,402 396 1,313
5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 8-1 9-1 9-2 10-2 11-2 11-3 11-4 12-4 13-4 14-4 15-4 15-5 16-5 16-6 17-6 18-6 18-7 18-8 19-8 20-8 20-9
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 3-2 3-3 3-4 4-4 4-4 5-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 7-6 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-8 10-8 10-9
* at Mountaineer Invitational % at Best Inns Invitational # Big 12 Match
2001 MISSOURI OVERALL STATISTICS 20-9 (Overall) 10-9 (Conference) 10-0 (Non-Conference) 8-5 (Home) 7-4 (Away) 5-0 (Neutral) Player Jenny DUITSMAN Krista JOHNSON Christi MYERS Naaron BRANSON Lisa MORRIS Chrissy ELDER Mary Lauren SMITH Kristen JOHNSON Ashlee JOHNS Katie SOWERS Katherine WINGERT Nikki MYHRA Rachael TAYLOR TEAM Univ. of Missouri OPPONENTS
G 18 106 105 103 88 105 91 66 62 104 28 16 106
K 10 185 358 203 361 60 244 133 131 3 1 0 2
K/G 0.56 1.75 3.41 1.97 4.10 0.57 2.68 2.02 2.11 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.02
E 3 65 115 61 121 26 112 59 65 1 0 0 3
TA 19 396 858 514 970 159 682 410 387 16 11 2 29
Pct. A .368 0 .303 11 .283 18 .276 48 .247 24 .214 1312 .194 16 .180 7 .171 3 .125 16 .091 6 .000 0 -.034 38
A/G 0.00 0.10 0.17 0.47 0.27 12.50 0.18 0.11 0.05 0.15 0.21 0.00 0.36
SA 2 2 24 13 35 28 2 1 0 26 6 0 37
SE 0 2 37 11 43 25 13 0 1 22 12 0 16
106 106
1691 15.95 1518 14.32
631 725
4453 4451
.238 .178
14.14 12.92
176 126
182 212
1499 1370
RE 3 1 19 14 35 4 3 1 1 17 7 1 18 2 126 176
DG 8 51 246 364 223 244 57 45 30 289 67 5 230
DG/G 0.44 0.48 2.34 3.53 2.53 2.32 0.63 0.68 0.48 2.78 2.39 0.31 2.17
BS 1 11 22 7 6 5 9 4 2 0 0 0 0
BA 4 73 108 51 29 47 39 14 7 1 0 0 2
B/G 0.28 0.79 1.24 0.56 0.40 0.50 0.53 0.27 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02
BE 0 17 7 15 2 12 13 4 2 0 0 0 1
1859 17.54 1722 16.25
67 57
375 309
2.40 73 2.00 57
BHE 1 3 5 5 1 49 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 71 72
