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TIGER VOLLEYBALLMemphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #7 • Oct. 2-9

Quick Reference Memphis 2011 Record: 14-4 Memphis 2011 C-USA Record: 3-2

2011 Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent / Event Location Time/Result

MEMPHIS INVITATIONAL08/26/11 vs. Alabama A&M Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-0 vs. SEMO Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-108/27/11 vs. UALR Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-1 vs. Georgia State Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-1

ASICS CHALLENGE (UNIV. OF SAN FRANCISCO)09/02/11 vs. Providence San Francisco, Calif. W, 3-109/03/11 vs. Columbia San Francisco, Calif. L, 3-1 at San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. L, 3-2

SALUKI INVITATIONAL09/09/11 vs. Green Bay Carbondale, Ill. W, 3-0 09/10/11 vs. Murray State Carbondale, Ill. W, 3-0 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. W, 3-0

UNCG INVITATIONAL09/16/11 at UNC Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. W, 3-009/17/11 vs. Radford Greensboro, N.C. W, 3-1 vs. Howard Greensboro, N.C. W, 3-0

CONFERENCE USA PLAY09/20/11 vs. UAB * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-009/23/11 vs. East Carolina * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-0 09/25/11 vs. Marshall * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-0 09/30/11 at Southern Miss * Hattiesburg, Miss. L, 3-0 10/02/11 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. W, 3-0 10/07/11 at UTEP * El Paso, Texas 7:00 p.m. 10/08/11 at UTEP * El Paso, Texas 7:00 p.m. 10/14/11 vs. SMU * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 10/16/11 vs. Tulsa * Memphis, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 10/21/11 at Rice * Houston, Texas 7:00 p.m. 10/23/11 vs. Houston * Memphis, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 10/28/11 at Tulsa * Tulsa, Okla. 7:00 p.m. 10/30/11 at SMU * Dallas, Texas 1:00 p.m. 11/03/11 vs. UCF * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 11/04/11 vs. UCF * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 11/11/11 vs. Tulane * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 11/12/11 vs. Southern Miss * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 11/18/11 at Marshall * Huntington, W. Va. 6:00 p.m. 11/20/11 at East Carolina * Greenville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 11/23/11 at UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 6:00 p.m.

* denotes Conference USA matches.** all times listed are central to site and subject to change.

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Conference USA Play (El Paso, Texas)Memphis Tigers at UTEP • Oct. 7, 7 p.m. • Memorial GymMemphis Tigers at UTEP • Oct. 8, 7 p.m. • Memorial Gym

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812 Wins • 40 Years of Volleyball Tradition

MEMPHIS, TENN. - The University of Memphis Volleyball team continues its road swing as it travels to El Paso, Texas for back-to-back road matches at UTEP Friday and Saturday.

The Tigers split a pair of Conference USA road games last week, defeating Tu-lane in straight sets (25-19; 25-19; 25-17) and falling to Southern Miss. Altrese Hawkins led the Tiger attack in each game, downing 29 total kills. Hajnalka Molnar contributed double-doubles of digs and assists in both games, while Marija Jovanovic registered a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs in the loss to Southern Miss.

Memphis is currently 14-4 overall and sits in a tie for third place in Conference USA with a 3-2 league record. UAB (5-0) and Tulsa (4-0) are atop the league standings.

Scouting UTEPMemphis and UTEP each bring 3-2 conference records into the back-to-back games this weekend. The Miners have won three-straight games over SMU, Marshall and East Carolina after dropping their first two C-USA matches to UCF and Tulsa. Overall, UTEP is 13-5 on the season.

The Miners are led by three powerful attackers. Jeane Horton (197), Xitali Her-rera (199) and Bridget Logan (208) lead UTEP in kills, while Malia Patterson leads the squad with 657 assists. Stephanie Figueroa has anchored the back row with 322 digs, while Herrera (156), Marie-Therese Joyce (155), Patterson (146) and Victoria Valencia each have more than 100 digs.

2011 Roster

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

RETURNING STARTERS (6)Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPS DPS BPS Altrese Hawkins OH 5-10 R-Jr. .305 3.96 0.50 0.40Marija Jovanovic RS 6-2 Jr. .202 3.24 0.83 0.52Vesna Jelic OH 5-11 Jr. .127 2.04 2.37 0.19Cassidy Hawkins MB/RS 6-2 Jr. .172 .074 0.30 0.65Hajnalka Molnar S 5-9 Jr. .153 9.44* 2.05 0.27Katie Meyer MB 5-10 So. .219 0.74 0.26 0.27 *Assists per game

STARTERS LOST (0)

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (9)Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPS DPS BPS Maja Kostic OH 5-10 R-Jr. -.023 0.38 1.15 0.05Jovana Barisic MB 6-4 So. -.059 0.31 0.06 0.62Megan Pulido S/L 5-9 So. .000 0.00 0.17 0.00Altrese Hawkins OH 5-10 R-Jr. .305 3.96 0.50 0.40Marija Jovanovic RS 6-2 Jr. .202 3.24 0.83 0.52Vesna Jelic OH 5-11 Jr. .127 2.04 2.37 0.19Cassidy Hawkins MB/RS 6-2 Jr. .172 .074 0.30 0.65Hajnalka Molnar S 5-9 Jr. .153 9.44* 2.05 0.27Katie Meyer MB 5-10 So. .219 0.74 0.26 0.27 *Assists per set

LETTERWINNERS LOST (5)Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPS DPS BPS Katlin Inglish OH 6-0 GR .090 1.71 0.55 0.12Holly Fong S 5-7 Sr. .111 2.34* 0.72 0.00Christine Bach S/L 5-9 GR .067 0.97* 4.04 0.00Becky Shaffer DS/L 5-4 GR .000 0.02 1.70 0.00Emily Underwood MB 6-3 GR .000 0.00 0.00 0.00***Assists per set** Missed senior season due to career-ending injury

OTHERS RETURNING (1)Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pct. KPS DPS BPS Aleksandra Petronijevic* DS 5-4 R-Fr. .000 0.00 0.00 0.00* Petronijevic redshirted during the 2006 season

NEWCOMERS (3)Name Pos. Ht. Cl.Lauren Hawkins MB/RS 6-2 FR Alexis Wesley MB 6-1 FRVeronica Zimmerman S 5-10 FR

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2011 Numerical RosterNo. NAME Position HT CL Hometown/Last School2 Cassidy Hawkins MB/RS 6-2 JR Lexington, Tenn./UT Martin3 Veronica Zimmerman S 5-10 FR Toledo, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy4 Megan Pulido S 5-8 SO Cordova, Tenn./St. Benedict Academy6 Altrese Hawkins OH 5-10 R-JR Schaumburg, Ill./Hoffman Estates HS9 Marija Jovanovic RS 6-2 JR Belgrade, Serbia/Milutin Milankovic10 Maja Kostic OH 5-10 R-JR Belgrade, Serbia/Kennesaw State11 Lauren Hawkins MB/RS 6-2 FR Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett High School12 Jovana Barisic MB 6-4 SO Belgrade, Serbia/Srednja Turisticka13 Vesna Jelic OH 5-11 R-JR Belgrade, Serbia/New Orleans14 Hajnalka Molnar S 5-9 JR Budapest, Hungary/New Orleans16 Aleksandra Petronijevic L 5-4 R-FR Belgrade, Serbia/Prva Beogradska Gimnazua19 Alexis Wesley MB 6-1 FR Silverdale, Wash./Central Kitsap High School22 Katie Meyer MB 6-3 SO Dalton, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit HS

April Jauregui - Head CoachMarko Majstorovic - 1st Assistant CoachJames Onikeku - Assistant Coach/Recruiting CoordinatorMike Jenkins - Strength and Conditioning CoachPreston McClellan - Media Relations ContactVladimir Stamenkovic - Video CoordinatorChappell Evans - Trainer

2011 Alphabetic RosterNO. NAME POS. 12 Jovana Barisic MB6 Altrese Hawkins RS/OH 2 Cassidy Hawkins MB/RS11 Lauren Hawkins MB13 Vesna Jelic OH9 Marija Jovanovic RS10 Maja Kostic OH22 Katie Meyer MB14 Hajnalka Molnar S16 Aleksandra Petronijević L4 Megan Pulido S19 Alexis Wesley MB3 Veronica Zimmerman S

Juniors (5): Altrese HawkinsVesna JelicMarija JovanovicMaja KosticHajnalka Molnar

Sophomores (4): Jovana BarisicKatie MeyerCassidy HawkinsMegan Pulido

Freshman (4): Aleksandra PetronijevićLauren HawkinsAlexis Wesley Veronica Zimmerman

Class Breakdown

Pronunciation Guide

Jovana Barisic

YO-vuh-nuh B

AR-i-shish

Vesna Jelic VESS

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arija Jovanovic M

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Maja Kostic

Maya C

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ajnalka Molnar

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Aleksandra Petronijević

Alexandra Petro-K

NEE-yo-vich

Marko M

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ar-ko Maj-S

TOR-o-vich

James O

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By StateIllinois (1): Altrese HawkinsTexas (1): Lauren HawkinsOhio (2): Katie Meyer, Veronica Zimmer-manWashington (1): Alexis WesleyTennessee (2): Cassidy Hawkins, Megan Pulido

By CountryU.S.A. (7): Altrese Hawkins, , Katie Meyer, Alexis Wesley, Lauren Hawkins, Veronica Zimmerman, Cassidy Hawkins, Megan PulidoHungary (1): Hajnalka MolnarSerbia (5): Jovana Barisic, Vesna Jelic, Marija Jovanovic, Maja Kostic, Aleksan-dra Petronijević

Memphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #7 • Oct. 2-9

UTEP2011 NOTESMemphis and UTEP each bring 3-2 conference records into the back-to-back games this week-end. The Miners have won three-straight games over SMU, Marshall and East Carolina after dropping their first two C-USA matches to UCF and Tulsa. Overall, UTEP is 13-5 on the season.

The Miners are led by three powerful attackers. Jeane Horton (197), Xitali Herrera (199) and Bridget Logan (208) lead UTEP in kills, while Malia Patterson leads the squad with 657 assists. Stephanie Figueroa has anchored the back row with 322 digs, while Herrera (156), Marie-Therese Joyce (155), Patterson (146) and Victoria Valencia each have more than 100 digs.

LAST OUTING vs. Memphis (Nov. 21, 2010)MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis setter Hajnalka Molnar posted her team-leading eighth double-double with 32 assists and 10 digs, and the Tigers served up 11 aces to cruise to a sweep of UTEP on Senior Day, Sunday afternoon at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

For the second consecutive match, the Tigers got off to a slow start in the opening set and fell behind 7-1. But Memphis weather UTEP’s initial surge and put together a five-point rally on the strength of kills by Cassidy Hawkins, Jovanovic and two from Kostic to get back into the set, 11-9. A service error stopped the run, but didn’t slow the Tigers momentum as they strung to-gether a four-point push to claim a 13-12 lead. One of seven first-set kills by Jovanovic evened the score at 12-all and an attack error by UTEP turned the lead over to the Tigers, 13-12. Behind the strong serve of Altrese Hawkins, the Tigers took control of the set by scoring seven-straight to go up 24-17. UTEP held off two set-point serves, but could not deny the Tigers a third shot at closing the set out as Molnar dumped in a kill to clinch the 25-19. Memphis hit a scorching .433 on 16 kills in the first. Jovanovic hit .545 with seven kills, WHILE Molnar set 13 assists.

In a closely contested second set, Memphis again used the serve of Altrese Hawkins to gain control of the set. A Miners ball-handling error broke a 13-13 tie and set the Tigers on a 6-0 run. Hawkins had three of her five aces in the rally that saw the U of M take a 19-13 advan-tage. That was all they needed en route to a 25-19 victory and a 2-0 lead heading into the intermission.

Memphis took early control of the finale, jumping out to an 11-5 lead. However, UTEP respond-ed with an 8-1 surge to take a one-point lead, 13-12. The Miners extended their cushion to 17-13 and threatened extending the match to a fourth set. But the Tigers answered by scoring on the next seven serves to turn the four-point deficit to a one-point advantage. Memphis got aces from Jovanovic and Katlin Inglish on its way to taking the lead. Altrese Hawkins broke a 19-19 tie with a kill that ignited the Tiger’s final push to clinch the sweep. She followed with an ace and a back row kill to put Memphis up 22-19. UTEP landed a kill to trim the Tiger lead to 22-20, but consecutive aces by Molnar salted the match away.

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COMPARING THE MINERS AND TIGERS

KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPSUTEP 13.06 .226 12.18 1.42 15.49 2.47 Memphis 14.2 .272 13.4 1.9 14.4 1.7

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GENERAL INFOLocation: El Paso, TexasEnrollment: 20,000Nickname: MinersColors: Dark Blue, Orange, Silver AccentFacility: Memorial Gym (5,000)Conference: Conference USA

VOLLEYBALL INFOSeries record: Memphis, 7-3Last Meeting: Nov. 21, 2010Result: Memphis W, 3-0Head Coach: Ken MurphyAssistant Coaches: Angela Mooney-Herman, Julie AllenOverall Record (Years): 47-108 (5) Record at School (Years): same2011 Overall Record: 13-52011 Conference Record: 3-2

PLAYER INFOLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/5Starters returning/lost: 4 + Libero/2Newcomers: 5

SPORTS INFOVolleyball Contact: Denise MataPhone: (915) 747-6658E-mail: [email protected]: www.utepathletics.com

2011 UTEP WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/(Previous School)14 Francquee Acosta 5-11 OH FR El Paso, Texas (Americas High School)5 Cassandra Burruel 6-1 MB JR Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope)15 Jacqueline Cason 6-2 OH SO Vail, Ariz. (Cienega)7 Stephanie Figueroa 5-6 L/DA SR Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico (Iowa Western CC)17 Xitlali Herrera 6-0 MB SO Júarez, México (Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Júarez)11 Jeane Horton 5-11 OH SO Fresno, Calif. (Edison)9 Talia Jones 5-9 OH FR Gold Canyon, Ariz. (Desert Ridge)2 Marie-Therese Joyce 6-1 MB SR Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Prep)13 Bridget Logan 5-11 OH JR Kenmore, Wash. (Bishop Blanchet)6 Madison Morris 6-0 MB FR Lampasas, Texas (Lampasas)3 Taylor Nix 6-0 OH SO Crawford, Texas (Crawford)8 Malia Patterson 5-8 S SO Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou School)12 Ashley Peak 5-3 DS FR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado Springs Christian School)4 Rachael Scott 5-7 S RS FR Leander, Texas (Leander)10 Victoria Valencia 5-3 L/DS SO San Elizario, Texas (San Elizario)1 Esther Warren 5-10 OH SO Fort Worth, Texas (Eastern Washington)

CoachesKen Murphy - Head CoachAngela Mooney - Assistant CoachJulie Allen - Assistant Coach

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2011 QUICK FACTS

General InformationName of School ..... University of MemphisLocation ........................ Memphis, Tenn.Founded ....................................... 1912Enrollment ................................. 21,424Nickname ....................................TigersColors ............................. Blue and GrayConference ....................Conference USAArena (Capacity) .. Elma Roane Fieldhouse ................................................(2,000)President .................Dr. Shirley C. RainesPhone ...........................(901) 678-2234Athletic Director ................. R.C. JohnsonPhone ...........................(901) 678-2335SWA .................................. Lynne ParksPhone ...........................(901) 678-4117Faculty Rep .......................Rodney SmithCompliance Coordinator ...... Nicole GreenPhone ...........................(901) 678-2707

HistoryFirst Year of Volleyball .................... 1971Overall All-Time Record ....798-610 (.566)NCAA Regional Appearances (Last) 1 (‘94)Conf. Championships (Last) ..........1 (‘94)Last NCAA Tournament Opponent (Result):..................‘94, San Diego State (L, 1-3)

2011 Coaching StaffHead Coach ...................... April JaureguiPhone ......................... (901) 678 - 2315Alma Mater .....................Memphis, 2001Overall Record ..... 40-54 (Three Seasons)Record at Memphis ....................... SameAssistant Coach ............... James OnikekuPhone ...........................(901) 678-2312Alma Mater ........ Tennessee Temple, 1990Assistant Coach ...........Marko MajstorovicPhone ...........................(901) 678-4232Alma Mater ...... Belgrade University, 2002

2011 Team InformationLetterwinners Returning/Lost ...........10/4Starters Returning/Lost .................... 4/2

2010 Team Information2010 Record ................................16-162010 C-USA Record/Finish .........7-13/9th

Media RelationsAthletic Media Relations Dir. . Jennifer RodriguesVolleyball Contact .........Preston McClellanOffice Phone ..................(901) 678-5223Cell Phone .....................(901) 351-7322Fax ...............................(901) 678-4134Website .................. www.gotigersgo.comMailing Address .......... 570 Normal Street.............................. Memphis, TN 38152

WEEKLY NOTES:

Sept. 26 - Oct. 1 Week in ReviewThe Tigers split a pair of Conference USA road games last week, defeating Tulane in straight sets (25-19; 25-19; 25-17) and falling to Southern Miss. Altrese Hawkins led the Tiger attack in each game, downing 29 total kills. Hajnalka Molnar contributed double-dou-bles of digs and assists in both games, while Marija Jovanovic registered a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs in the loss to Southern Miss. Memphis is currently 14-4 overall and sits in a tie for third place in Conference USA with a 3-2 league record. UAB (5-0) and Tulsa (4-0) are atop the league standings.

Triple DippedSetter Hajnalka Molnar was awarded C-USA Setter of the Week for the week of Oct. 3, the third time she has earned the honor this season. The recognition came after a weekend where Molnar registered back-to-back double doubles of assists and digs against Southern Miss and Tulane.

Climbing the LadderAltrese Hawkins became the 21st person in Memphis Volleyball history to down 1,000 kills in her career. She picked up her 1000th in the first set against Howard and is now 15th all-time in the Memphis record book with 1,063 career kills.

Fab 50With a 3-0 victory over Tulane, Memphis head coach April Jauregui picked her 53rd win at the helm of the program. She now ranks sixth on the all-time coaching wins list.

Acing the CompetitionMemphis leads C-USA with 118 aces (1.93 sa/s) with four players ranking in the top seven in the conference in aces. Marija Jovanovic leads the pack with 23 aces (.40/s) and is third in C-USA. The Tigers are also fourth as a team in the nation with 1.93 sa/s.

Killing MachinesThe Tigers are currently second in C-USA in total kills in the 2011 season. Memphis has downed 866 kills (14.20 k/s) so far this year, which is just one fewer than Tulsa. The Tigers lead the conference in hitting percentage (.272).

Conference BestHajnalka Molnar is currently second in the conference and third in the nation in assists per set (12.15 a/s) and has the most total assists (674). Altrese Hawkins ranks third in the league in kills per set with 255 (4.18 k/s), and Marija Jovanovic is right behind her in fourth with 206 kills (3.55 k/s).

Spiketacular DominanceThe Tigers won nine of 10 sets and three-straight games to claim their third preseason championship at the Spartan Spiketacular. Memphis was led by tournament MVP Altrese Hawkins, who downed 39 kills and held a .381 hitting percentage during the three games. Marija Jovanovic and Vesna Jelic were also named to the all-tournament teams. Jovanovic was named to the all-tournament team in all four preseason events.

Preseason PowerThe Tigers went 11-2 this preseason and claimed tournament titles at the Memphis Invitational, SIU Saluki Invitational and UNCG Spartan Spiketacular, tying the mark from last season.

Great StartsThe Tigers’ 11-2 start during the preseason is the program’s best since 2006, when Memphis started the season 13-1.

Player of the Week Times TwoHajnalka Molnar picked up her second C-USA Setter of the Week Honors for the week of Sept. 19. Molnar registered 118 assists in the three matches and netted a tournament-best 49 assists in the victory over Radford. She also accounted for 36 assists and a career-high tying five service aces against UNCG. This is the second Setter of the Week honor for Molnar this season.

Career High WeekendSeveral Tigers set new career highs during the Saluki Invitational. Redshirt-junior set-ter Hajnalka Molnar recorded five service aces against Murray State, a career best, while Cassidy Hawkins set a new career-high with a .833 attack percentage against the Racers. Katie Meyer also tied a career high with 10 kills in the opening round game against Wisconsin-Green Bay.


All-Tournament PerformanceMarija Jovanovic was named to the USF Asics/Powerade All-Tournament team after turn-ing in a double-double of 20 kills and 10 digs in the Tigers’ five-set loss to San Francisco in the event’s championship match. This is the second all-tournament honor this season for Jovanovic, who was also selected to the Memphis Invitational All-Tournament squad.She continued her strong play at the Saluki Invitational, totaling 35 kills, including a double-double of 14 kills and 14 digs against Southern Illinos, en route to being named tournament MVP. She continued her preseason dominance with another all-tournament performance at the Spartan Spiketacular. Jovanovic totaled 34 kills and 24 digs while leading Memphis to three-straight victories and another tournament titles.

Players of the Week (Aug. 29)After a successful first weekend, Altrese Hawkins and Hajnalka Molnar were eached hon-ored by Conference USA as the Offensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively.

• Hawkins was named the Memphis Invitational Most Valuable Player after leading the Tigers to four-straight victories. She averaged 4.27 kills per set, including hitting .630 against SEMO en route to leading the Tigers to their 800th program win. For the week-end, she was credited with a .383 hitting efficiency (64K, 13E, 133TA). Hawkins collects her third career Offensive Player of the Week honor.

• Molnar averaged a league-best 13.27 assists per set and posted 35 digs in four match-es. The junior played every point in the Tigers’ four-straight victories in the Memphis Invitational, leading them to their 800th program win over Southeast Missouri on Friday. This is Molnar’s first career Setter of the Week honor.

Freshman SpecialistRedshirt-freshman libero Aleksandra Petronijevic recorded 29 digs against Georgia State in the final match of the Memphis Invitational. The 29 digs in a single match ties Christine Bach and Christen Clayton’s mark for ninth all-time in the Memphis record books. Petronijevic was named to the all-tournament team for her performance.

From Serbia with LoveThe 2011 Tigers, much like the 2010 team, will have a very European feel. The roster features five players from Serbia (Jovana Barisic, Vesna Jelic, Marija Jovanovic, Maja Kostic, Aleksandra Petronijevic) and one from Hungary (Hajnalka Molnar). Assistant coach Marko Majstorovic is also from Serbia. Five of the six players had a major impact in Memphis’ first tournament weekend.

• Jelic recorded 40 digs and 32 kills during the Memphis Invitational, including a double-double of 11 kills and 13 digs in the championship match against Georgia State. She was named to the all-tournament team at the UNCG Spartan Spiketacular after downing 23 kills and picking up 34 digs en route to leading Memphis to its third preseason champion-ship of the season.

• Jovanovic was named a member of the Memphis Invitational All-Tournament Team after downing 55 (3.67 k/s) kills and coming up with 31 digs. She held a .300 hitting per-centage and posted a double-double of 15 kills and 16 digs in the championship match against Georgia State. Jovanovic was named to the USF Asics/Powerade All-Tournament Team after turning in a double-double of 20 kills and 10 digs in the Tigers’ five-set loss to to San Francisco in the event’s championship match. She continued her strong play at the Saluki Invitational, totaling 35 kills, including a double-double of 14 kills and 14 digs against Southern Illinos, en route to being named tournament MVP. She contin-ued her preseason dominance with another all-tournament performance at the Spartan Spiketacular. Jovanovic totaled 34 kills and 24 digs while leading Memphis to three-straight victories and another tournament title.

• Petronijevic posted 75 total digs during the Memphis Invitational, including a career-high 29 in the championship match against Georgia State. The 29 digs in a single match ties Christine Bach and Christen Clayton for ninth all-time. Petronijevic was also named to the all-tournament team.

• Molnar was named C-USA’s Setter of the Week after a solid performance throughout the Memphis Invitational. The redshirt junior recorded 199 total assists, including 61 in the championship match against Georgia State to lead the Tigers to four-straight victories. Molnar picked up more accolades at the Saluki Invitational, as the setter was named to the all-tournament team after leading Memphis to three-straight 3-0 victories over Green Bay, Murray State and Southern Illinois. Molnar earned her third C-USA Setter of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 3 after posting back-to-back double-doubles against Southern Miss and Tulane.

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INDIVIDUALHitting Percentage No. 9 Altrese Hawkins .320 No. 14 Lauren Hawkins .282 No. 15 Marija Jovanovic .270Assists No. 2 Hajnalka Molnar 12.15/sKills No. 3 Altrese Hawkins 4.18/s No. 4 Marija Jovanovic 3.55/sAces No. 3 Marija Jovanovic 0.40/s No. 4 Hajnalka Molnar 0.39/s No. 6 Vesna Jelic 0.34/s No. 7 Maja Kostic 0.33/sDigs No. 12 A. Petronijevic 3.41/sBlocks No. 14 Katie Meyer 0.95/sPoints No. 2 Altrese Hawkins 4.59/s No. 4 Marija Jovanovic 4.28/s

TEAMHitting Percentage No. 1 .272Assists No. 3 13.39/sBlocks No. 11 1.69/sKills No. 3 14.20/sService Aces No. 1 1.93/sDigs No. 9 14.36/sOpponent Hitting Percentage No. 5 .189

NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS(Oct. 3, 2011)

Team (top 50)Assists/Set: — 13.39/13thHitting Pct: — .272/14thBlocks/Set: — Kills/Set: — 14.20/19thMatch W/L Pct: — .778/32ndAces/Set — 1.93/4thIndividual (top 50)Kills/set: — Altrese Hawkins (4.18 k/s) - 30thAssists/Set: — Hajnalka Molnar (12.15 a/s) - 3rdPoints/Set: — Altrese Hawkins (4.59 p/s) - 44th

TIGERS AMONG C-USA LEADERS (OVERALL

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• Kostic posted nine kills and 35 digs while seeing time in 13 sets throughout the Memphis Invitational. She also recorded eight service aces.

2010 in ReviewCoach Jauregui and the Tigers welcomed in nine newcomers from across the globe in 2010 and had a successful campaign while getting everyone adjusted to the Memphis way of doing things. The Tigers posted a 16-16 record, including a 9-3 non-confer-ence mark and won both the Memphis Tiger Invitational and Belmont Invitational pre-season tournaments. Altrese Hawkins was named to Conference USA’s All-First Team in addition to being a second-team performer in COBRA Magazine’s 2010 postsea-son awards. Senior Christine Bach accompanied Hawkins on the C-USA All-Academic Team (the second-straight selection for Hawkins and fourth-straight for Bach), while the Tigers earned AVCA’s Academic Team Award for the eighth consecutive season. Bach was also named to ESPN’s All-Academic District IV First Team, while Hawkins earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors.

Like a HawkAltrese Hawkins continues to rake in the honors, as the redshirt-junior was named to Conference USA’s All-Preseason team. The selection comes after her selection to C-USA’s All-Conference First Team following the completion of the 2010 season. Hawkins also earned All-Freshman honors after her first season in 2009. Hawkins was selected to COBRA Magazine’s All-Preseason First Team. She earns the award after a stellar sophomore season in which she downed 483 kills and held a team-best hitting percentage of .305. She was one of only two Tigers to compete in all 122 sets during the 2010 campaign, highlighted by a 29-kill performance against Southern Miss on Oct. 29. The 29-kill showing ranks eighth in the Memphis record book for the most kills in a single match. Hawkins lived up to the hype, as she was named the Memphis Invitational’s MVP and also tabbed C-USA’s Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 29.

800-win MilestoneThe University of Memphis Volleyball program, entering its 40th year in 2011, col-lected its 800th program victory with a 3-1 victory over SEMO on August 26. The Tigers are currently 28thon the all-time NCAA Volleyball wins list.

This is Your Captain SpeakingAltrese Hawkins and Hajnalka Molnar have been anointed the 2011 captains for Tiger Volleyball. Each returns after standout campaigns in 2011. Hawkins was named a member of the 2011 C-USA All-Preseason Team in addition to being tabbed a First Team performer by COBRA Magazine. The junior downed 483 kills and had a team-best .305 hitting percentage in 2010.

Fresh FacesThe Tigers welcome Lauren Hawkins (Rowlett, Texas), Alexis Wesley (Silverdale, Wash.) and Veronica Zimmerman (Toledo, Ohio) to the program this season.

Juniors RuleWith no seniors of the 2011 roster, the Tigers will rely heavily on their talented junior class of Altrese Hawkins, Cassidy Hawkins, Vesna Jelic, Marija Jovanovic, Maja Kostic, and Hajnalka Molnar, which includes five starters from last year’s squad.

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Weekly Notes Memphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #7 • Oct. 2-9

ALL-TIME NCAA WINSRank Team Years Won1 UCLA 41 11412 Nebraska 36 11243 Missouri State 39 11044 Long Beach State 47 10815 BYU 42 10736 Hawaii 36 10597 Penn State 32 10438 Texas 37 10319 Portland State 41 102410 Minnesota 39 100511 Milwaukee 38 96612 Ohio State 40 91013 Pittsburgh 37 90914 Delaware 38 88915 Pacific 35 888 Arkansas St. 36 88817 Stanford 33 88718 Texas A&M 36 87819 Sacramento State 35 87720 Cincinnati 39 86421 USC 35 86322 UC Santa Barbara 36 85723 UCF 36 85124 Oral Roberts 34 83625 Florida State 35 82326 Illinois 37 82127 George Washington 36 81328 Memphis 40 81229 UNI 30 80830 Florida 27 797

AVCA TOP-25 (OCT. 3)Rank School Points Record1 Illinois (56) 1488 15-0 2 UCLA (2) 1387 13-2 3 Washington (1) 1332 13-1 4 California 1280 15-2 5 USC (1) 1237 11-3 6 Nebraska 1192 11-1 7 Stanford 1173 10-3 8 Penn State 1059 10-4 9 Hawai’i 1017 14-1 10 Texas 928 9-4 11 Purdue 905 14-1 12 Northern Iowa 783 16-1 13 Florida 764 11-3 14 Minnesota 712 7-5 15 Oregon 671 12-2 16 Iowa State 593 12-3 17 San Diego 497 16-1 18 Michigan 473 14-2 19 Tennessee 361 13-2 20 Pepperdine 345 9-5 21 Miami (FL) 319 13-1 22 Oklahoma 248 16-3 23 Colorado State 234 10-3 24 Florida State 211 11-4 25 Ohio State 103 12-5

Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 53; Kentucky 26; Louisville 14; Tulsa 14; Duke 10; Texas A&M 9; UC Davis 8; Arizona 7; Long Beach State 7; Kansas State 5; North Carolina 5; Missouri 4; UC Santa Barbara 4; TCU 2

at TulaneSunday, Oct. 2Memphis, 3-0

Memphis Drops C-USA Road Opener to Southern Miss, 3-0HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Despite a double-double effort from Marija Jovanovic and 14 kills by Altrese Hawkins, the University of Memphis volleyball team (13-3, 2-2) dropped a 3-0 decision (18-25;23-25;18-25) to Southern Miss (7-8; 1-2) in its Conference USA road opener.

Southern Miss jumped out to a 5-2 advantage early, but a kill by A. Hawkins and an error by the Golden Eagles allowed Memphis to claw back to make it 5-4. Southern Miss then went on a 5-1 run to make it 10-5 and force Memphis to call a timeout.

The Tigers fought back to close the gap 13-9, but the Golden Eagles attack, which registered 18 kills in the set, proved to be too much. Southern Miss went on to close the set out 25-18. Hawkins led the Tigers in the set with three kills, while Jovanovic, Lauren Hawkins and Katie Meyer all registered two.

Memphis came out strong in the second set, opening up a 4-1 advantage behind two kills from A. Hawkins and the first career solo block by Alexis Wesley. The Tigers extended that lead to 7-2 behind two errors from Southern Miss and a kill by Jovanovic.

The Golden Eagles responded with a 5-1 run to make it 8-7 before Memphis went on a 6-2 run to make it 13-9 and force Southern Miss to take a timeout. The Golden Eagles tied the set for the first time after a block netted the score at 15 and would take their first lead on a kill that made it 18-17. The two teams traded points before Southern Miss took the lead for good 22-21.

With Memphis trailing in the set 24-21, the Golden Eagles made two-straight errors to make the score 24-23. Southern Miss put it away on the next point, however, taking the set 25-23. A. Hawkins led the Tigers in the second set with eight kills in 17 attempts, while Hajnalka Molnar contributed 14 assists.

The third set proved to be a battle that featured 14 ties and two lead changes. Southern Miss took an early 3-1 lead, but back-to-back kills from Jovanovic net-ted the set at three.

The Tigers used a kill from L. Hawkins and an ace from Vesna Jelic to tie the set at 15. A kill from A. Hawkins again netted the set at 16 before back-to-back blocks from Southern Miss put the Golden Eagles ahead for good. Leading 18-16, Southern Miss closed the set on a 7-2 run to win the set 25-18 and the match, 3-0.

at Southern Miss Friday, Sept. 30

Southern Miss, 3-0

Tigers Down Tulane in Straight Sets

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The University of Memphis Volleyball team defeated Tulane in straight sets (25-19;25-19;25-17) behind a double-double of 34 assists and 11 digs from Hajnalka Molnar. The Tigers improve to 14-4 and 3-2 in Conference USA play, while Tulane falls to 5-10 and 0-4 in C-USA.

Tulane opened the first set strong, going up 3-1 before Memphis settled into its routine. The Tigers fought back to tie the set at five behind back-to-back kills from Vesna Jelic and Marija Jovanovic. The teams traded points before Memphis took the lead for good at 10-9 after a service ace from Hajnalka Molnar.

Two kills from Jelic and an ace from Altrese Hawkins pushed the Tigers lead to 13-10 and powered an 8-2 run that gave Memphis a 17-11 advantage. Tulane called timeout and regrouped, however, going on a 5-1 run to make it 18-16 and force Memphis to call timeout. The Tigers responded with a 5-0 run of their own to make it 23-16, and a powerful kill from A. Hawkins sealed the set for Memphis, 25-19.

Set two began much like the first, as the Green Wave opened up a 3-2 advantage behind attack errors from the Tigers. Tulane maintained its advantage for the first half of the set and led 14-13 after an attack error on A. Hawkins, but back-to-back kills by Jovanovic gave the Tigers their first lead of the set at 15-14.

Memphis extended its 3-0 run into a 7-1 rally and extended its advantage to 20-15 Two Tulane errors and an ace from Lauren Hawkins allowed Memphis to take a commanding 23-17 advantage, and the 12th kill by Altrese Hawkins put the set away, 25-19. A. Hawkins led the Tigers in the second set with seven kills while hitting at a .500 clip. Molnar registered 13 assists in the set, while Aleksandra Petronijevic came up with five digs on the back row.

The Tigers jumped out to an early 6-2 lead behind a kill from L. Hawkins, blocks from A. Hawkins and Katie Meyer, and a service error from Molnar. Memphis extended that advantage to 8-4 after a kill down the middle from Katie Meyer and a service ace from A. Hawkins. Three-straight attack errors by Tulane gave the Tigers a 12-6 lead, and Memphis would never lead by less than four points for the remainder of the set. Kills from Meyer and A. Hawkins clinched the set, 25-17 and the match, 3-0.

Volleyball Box Score2011 Memphis Volleyball

Memphis vs Tulane (Oct 02, 2011 at New Orleans, La.)

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 15 5 33 . 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 8 0 3 0 0 18.59 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 6 4 20 . 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 10.011 HAWKINS, Lauren 3 6 3 11 . 2 7 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 8.513 JELIC, Vesna 3 9 2 16 . 4 3 8 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 10.014 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 1 0 3 . 3 3 3 34 2 2 0 11 0 1 0 1 3.522 MEYER, Katie 3 3 0 4 . 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 4.510 KOSTIC, Maja 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 40 14 87 . 2 9 9 39 9 14 1 37 2 8 3 1 55.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 14 5 27 . 3 3 3 1 4 - 1 9 73%2 15 5 27 . 3 7 0 1 5 - 2 0 75%3 11 4 33 . 2 1 2 1 5 - 1 7 88%

4 4 - 5 6 78%

TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

SET SCORES 1 2 3Memphis (3) 25 25 25Tulane (0) 19 19 17

Team Records:14-4, 3-2 C-USA5-10, 0-4 C-USA

Attack Serve Block# Tulane S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 WEAVER, Grace 3 3 3 12 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 3.57 BADAWI, Azarri 1 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1.58 MANDELBAUM, Mel 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 16 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.012 WRUCK, Anna 3 2 2 14 . 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 4.513 JOVIC, Milica 3 8 6 25 . 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.025 MARTONE, Cori 3 7 3 17 . 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 8.51 OSUNA, Nikki 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0 0 0 0.05 WOLFE, Lilly 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.011 GROT, Izabela 3 3 1 9 . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.014 DRAGOVIC, Milena 3 1 2 6 - . 1 6 7 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.0

Team 2Totals 3 25 18 88 . 0 8 0 24 1 7 9 29 2 8 3 1 32.0


4 3 - 7 4 58%


Site: New Orleans, La. (Fogelman Arena)Date: Oct 02, 2011 Attend: 177 Time: 1:16Referees: Martha Leshine, Daniel Richardson

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Last Outing

Volleyball Box Score2011 Memphis Volleyball

Memphis vs Southern Miss (Sep 30, 2011 at Hattiesburg, Miss.)

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 14 5 41 . 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 14.59 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 10 3 29 . 2 4 1 0 1 4 0 10 0 1 0 0 11.511 HAWKINS, Lauren 3 4 1 10 . 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 6.013 JELIC, Vesna 3 4 3 16 . 0 6 2 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 5.014 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 2 0 3 . 6 6 7 33 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 3 3.022 MEYER, Katie 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.010 KOSTIC, Maja 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.019 WESLEY, Alexis 2 2 2 5 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4.0

Totals 3 38 14 106 . 2 2 6 36 5 9 2 40 1 4 2 3 46.0


4 5 - 7 3 61%


SET SCORES 1 2 3Memphis (0) 18 23 18Southern Miss (3) 25 25 25

Team Records:13-4, 2-27-8, 1-2

Attack Serve Block# Southern Miss S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts2 HENDRICKSON, Amelia 3 7 3 21 . 1 9 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 9.04 BOWDEN, Sarah Jane 3 5 0 8 . 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.58 ECKER, Halie 3 12 5 28 . 2 5 0 2 0 0 4 7 0 1 0 1 12.514 SEARS, Lauren 3 10 0 19 . 5 2 6 0 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 12.517 SEYMOUR, Kelsea 3 3 0 6 . 5 0 0 39 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 3.028 MELL, Ashley 3 10 0 14 . 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.521 KNECHT, Lisa 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 0.023 RINAUDO, Elizabeth 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 1Totals 3 47 8 96 . 4 0 6 46 2 5 5 47 0 8 0 3 53.0


4 7 - 6 1 77%


Site: Hattiesburg, Miss. (Reed Green Coliseum)Date: Sep 30, 2011 Attend: 531 Time: 1:23Referees: Rob Brecheisen, Danny Humbers


2011 HONORS

Preseason All-Conference USAAltrese Hawkins

COBRA Magazine All-Preseason Team

Altrese Hawkins

C-USA Player of the WeekAug. 29 - Altrese Hawkins (Offensive)Aug. 29 - Hajnalka Molnar (Setter)Sept. 19 - Hajnalka Molnar (Setter)Oct. 3 - Hajnlaka Molnar (Setter)

Memphis InvitationalAll-Tournament

Marija JovanovicAleksandra PetronijevicAltrese Hawkins (MVP)

USF Asics/Powerade ChallengeAll-Tournament

Marija Jovanovic

Saluki InvitationalAll-Tournament

Marija Jovanovic (MVP)Hajnalka Molnar

Spartan SpiketacularAll-Tournament

Altrese Hawkins, MVPMarija JovanovicAltrese Hawkins

Double-Digit Kills:Player Total Streak HighAltrese Hawkins 18 12 27Marija Jovanovic 11 0 20Lauren Hawkins 4 0 11Vesna Jelic 2 0 11Katie Meyer 2 0 10

20+ Kills:Altrese Hawkinsvs. Columbia (9/3) -27KMarija Jovanovicvs. San Francisco (9/3) -20K

Double-Digit Digs:Player Total Streak HighAleksandra Petronijevic 11 0 29Maja Kostic 3 0 12Vesna Jelic 9 1 16Marija Jovanovic 3 0 16Hajnalka Molnar 5 3 12

20+ Digs:Aleksandra Petronijevic (2)vs. SEMO (8/26) - 21vs. Georgia State (8/27) - 29

10+ Blocks:

Triple-Doubles:

Double-Doubles:Vesna Jelic (1)vs. Georgia State (8/27) - 11K and 13D

Marija Jovanovic (3)vs. Georgia State (8/27) - 15K and 16Dvs. San Francisco (9/3) - 20K and 10Dvs. SIU (9/10) - 14K and 14D

Hajnalka Molnar (2)vs. SEMO (8/26) -45A and 10Dvs. Columbia (9/3) - 57A and 12Dat SIU (9/10) - 37A and 10Dat Southern Miss (9/30) - 33A and 11Dat Tulane (10/2) - 34A and 11D

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Tiger Achievements

TEAM RECORD W-LOverall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

3 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

when win first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0when win first two sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0when lose first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4when lose first two sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

when attack pct. over .400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when attack pct. over .300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0when attack pct. over .200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3when attack pct. under .200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1when have higher attack percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-0when opponent has higher attack percentage . . . . . . . . . . 0-4when have more kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1when opponent has more kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3

when have more aces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

when opponent has more aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1when have same aces as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0when have more service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4when opponent has more service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0when have same service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when have more return errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when opponent has more return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4when have same return errors as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0when have 5 or less return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2when have more than 5 return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

when have more digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1when opponent has more digs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2when have same digs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1when have more team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2when opponent has more team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2when have same team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0

on Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Tuesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1on Wednesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Thursdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Fridays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1on Saturdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2on Sundays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

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CONFERENCE USA

After marking its 15-year milestone during the 2009-10 season, Confer-ence USA is still going strong. From the beginning, dedication to excel-lence has been the league’s guid-ing principle and remains today a common thread for a promising fu-ture. C-USA is home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are immersed in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leader-ship in athletics, academics and in our communities. All C-USA institutions sponsor Divi-sion I-A football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic pro-grams, many of which compete regu-larly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 20 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 11 for women (bas-ketball, cross country, golf, rowing, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Com-missioner’s Honor Roll and the Com-missioner’s Academic Medal, indica-tive of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually awards 12 post-graduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institu-tional Academic Excellence Award. Conference USA also added a Spirit of Service Award, recognizing stu-dent-athletes three times a year for a combination of significant community service efforts, good academic stand-ing and participation in their elected sport.

Memphis vs. C-USA (Sept. 26, 2011)

UAB .................................... 37-19ECU ......................................15-3Houston ................................8-22Marshall ..................................4-8Rice ........................................4-3SMU .......................................3-4Southern Miss ...................... 23-17Tulane ................................. 21-17Tulsa.......................................8-8UCF ......................................11-9UTEP ......................................7-3Total ..............................128-110

2011 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS C-USA GAMES ALL GAMESTeam W-L PCT STK W-L PCT H A N Lst10UAB 5-0 1.000 W5 15-2 .867 2-0 4-0 7-2 8-2Tulsa 4-0 1.000 W4 13-4 .733 3-1 4-1 4-2 8-2Memphis 3-2 .600 W1 14-4 .812 6-1 2-1 5-1 8-2UTEP 3-2 .600 W3 13-5 .688 5-1 2-2 4-2 5-5UCF 3-2 .600 L1 11-5 .714 7-4 1-0 2-0 8-2Houston 3-2 .600 L2 10-5 .769 6-0 1-2 3-1 7-3Rice 3-2 .667 W1 8-8 .417 5-3 1-1 1-3 5-5Marshall 2-3 .400 W1 3-12 .154 1-2 0-5 1-4 2-8Southern Miss 1-3 .000 L1 7-9 .429 3-0 0-6 3-2 3-7SMU 1-3 .000 L11 5-11 .286 2-1 0-5 2-4 3-7Tulane 0-4 .000 L4 5-10 .385 2-3 1-4 2-1 6-4ECU 0-5 .000 L5 2-12 .167 1-0 1-4 0-6 1-9

C-USA NOTESOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKJESSICA OLIVER, SMU // 6-1, SR., OH // PLANO, TEXAS Oliver produced a pair of 20-kill matches as SMU split the weekend with a five-set win over Houston and a 3-1 loss to Rice. The senior had a season-best 21 kills on 51 attempts with only six errors for a hitting efficiency of .294 in the win against the Cougars. She also hit .362 with 20 kills and 47 attempts with three errors vs. the Owls. Her offensive performance moved her up five spots in the C-USA rankings, going from 2.91 kills per set to a team-best 3.15 per set. This is Oliver’s first career Offensive Player of the Week honor.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKKIRIANA HIRINI, UAB // 6-1, RS FR., MB // TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND Hirini was a major factor off the bench for the Blazers at the middle blocker position, as the New Zealand native averaged an impressive 2.60 blocks per set for the weekend. Two days after posting five blocks, two solo, in a five-set victory at Tulane, Hirini made even more of an impact on the road at Southern Miss. In Hattiesburg, Hirini recorded six of her career-high eight blocks in the third frame of the match that helped propel the Blazers to victory. Of the eight blocks tallied, three were solos, which she totaled in just two sets of game action. For the weekend, Hirini produced five solo blocks, compared to only two solo blocks by the Golden Eagles and Green Wave combined. Hirini picks up her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor and it marks UAB’s third-consecutive defensive accolade of the season.

SETTER OF THE WEEKHAJNALKA MOLNAR, MEMPHIS // 5-9, JR., S // BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Molnar, who ranks third in the NCAA in assists per set (12.15), registered back-to-back double doubles in Memphis’ 3-0 wins against Southern Miss and Tulane. She had 34 assists and 11 digs against the Green Wave and 33 assists and 11 digs vs. the Golden Eagles. Molnar also landed three service aces and guided her team to a C-USA weekly best .259 hitting efficiency. This marks the third Setter of the Week honor for Molnar.

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CASSIDY HAWKINS• 6-2 • JUNIOR • MIDDLE BLOCKER • LEXINGTON, TENN.

CASSIDY HAWKINS – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 3 3 2 9 .111 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 4.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 1 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR Did Not PlayAug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE Did Not PlaySep 02, 2011 vs PC 2 2 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs. Columbia Did Not PlaySep 03, 2011 vs. San Francisco Did Not PlaySep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 2 4 1 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 5 0 6 .833 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU Did Not PlaySep 16, 2011 at UNCG Did Not PlaySep 17, 2011 vs Radford Did Not Play Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard Did Not PlaySep 20, 2011 UAB Did Not PlaySep 23, 2011 ECU Did Not PlaySep 25, 2011 Marshall Did Not PlaySep 30, 2011 at USM Did Not PlayOct 02, 2011 at Tulane Did Not Play Totals 11 14 5 27 .333 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 6.0 0

Sets played: 11Kills per set: 1.27Service aces per set: 0.18Digs per set: 0.18Blocks per set: 0.55

2011: Played in two matches against Alabama A&M and SEMO...Recorded three kills and two service aces along with a .111 hitting percentage against the Bulldogs...Also had four block assists...Played in two sets in a 3-0 victory over Providence...Recorded two kills...Saw time against Green Bay and Murray State in the Saluki Invitational...Recorded career-high hitting percentage (.833) with five kills against the Racers.

SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS

Kills: Season:5 vs. Murray St., 9/10/11Career: 7 (three times)Hitting %:Season: .833 vs. Murray St., 9/10/11Career: sameAssists:Season: N/ACareer: 2 (twice)Service Aces:Season: 2 vs. Alabama A&M, 8/26/11Career: SameDigs:Season: 2 vs. Alabama A&M, 8/26/11Career: 3 (four times)Blocks:Season: 4 vs. Alabama A&M, 8/26/11Career: 9 at Southern Miss, 11/14/10

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MEGAN PULIDO• 5-8 • SOPHOMORE • SETTER • CORDOVA, TENN.

MEGAN PULIDO – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 3 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 16, 2011 at UNCG 3 0 0 0 .000 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Radford 4 0 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard 3 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB 3 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 23, 2011 ECU 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 25, 2011 Marshall 3 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 30, 2011 at USM Did Not PlayOct 02, 2011 at Tulane Did Not Play

Totals 50 0 0 2 .000 4 7 9 0 20 0 0 0 0.0 0

Sets played: 50Kills per set: 0.00Assists per set: 0.08Service aces per set: 0.14Digs per set: 0.40

2011: Saw time in all four matches in the Memphis Invitational, playing in all four sets against UALR and Georgia State...Recorded first career assist against UALR and first service ace against SEMO...Saw time in matches against Providence, Columbia and USF...Recorded career-high three digs against SIU in championship game of SIU Invitational...Played in all 10 sets during the Spartan Spiketacular, total-ing three digs and three service aces...Helped Memphis to a 2-1 start in C-USA...Tied career high with three digs in 3-0 sweep of ECU.


Kills: Season: N/ACareer: SameHitting %:Season: N/ACareer: SameAssists:Season: 1 (three times)Career: SameService Aces:Season: 1 (four times )Career: SameDigs:Season: 3 (twice)Career: SameBlocks:Season: N/ACareer: Same

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ALTRESE HAWKINS• 5-10 • R-JUNIOR • OUTSIDE HITTER • SCHAUMBURG, ILL.

ALTRESE HAWKINS – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 3 14 2 34 .353 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 4 18 1 27 .630 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 14 5 27 .333 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 18 5 45 .289 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 3 11 1 19 .526 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 4 27 7 64 .312 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 2.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 5 9 7 32 .062 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 3 12 4 28 .286 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 3.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 14 4 28 .357 1 2 1 0 4 0 3 1 3.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 15 6 28 .321 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 16, 2011 at UNCG 3 11 0 16 .688 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Radford 4 18 3 43 .349 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard 3 10 4 24 .250 1 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB 3 10 4 23 .261 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 23, 2011 ECU 3 11 6 27 .185 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 4.0 0Sep 25, 2011 Marshall 3 14 4 28 .357 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 30, 2011 at USM 3 14 5 41 .220 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1.0 0Oct 02, 2011 at Tulane 3 15 5 33 .303 0 2 2 0 8 0 3 0 3.0 0

Totals 61 255 73 567 .321 5 7 5 2 58 5 26 3 31.0 0

Sets played: 61Kills per set: 4.18Assists per set: 0.08Service aces per set: 0.11Digs per set: 0.95Blocks per set: 0.51

2011: Named the Memphis Invitational Most Valuable Player after leading the Tigers to four-straight victories...Averaged 4.27 kills per set, including hitting .630 against SEMO en route to leading the Tigers to their 800th program win...Credited with a .383 hitting efficiency (64K, 13E, 133TA) during the Memphis Invitational...Also tabbed C-USA Offensive Player of the Week...Recorded new season high of 27 kills in 3-1 loss to Columbia...Hit .526 in a 3-0 victory over Providence...Recorded 41 kills in three matches during the Saluki Invitational en route to helping Memphis to the tournament title...Named Spartan Spiketacular MVP after leading Memphis to three-straight victories...Totaled 39 kills in 10 sets during the tournament, including her 1000th career kill against Howard...Registered 14 kills in 3-0 win over Marshall...Set season high with four blocks in 3-0 win over ECU...Tallied 15 kills and career high eight digs in a 3-0 victory over Tulane...Also set season high with two service aces against the Green Wave.


Kills: Season: 27 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: 29 vs. Southern Miss, 10/29/10Hitting %:Season: .630 vs. SEMO, 8/26/11Career: SameAssists:Season: 1 vs. (three times)Career: Same (seven times)Service Aces:Season: 2 at Tulane, 10/2/11Career: 5 vs. UTEP, 11/21/10Digs:Season: 8 vs. Tulane, 10/211Career: sameBlocks:Season: 4 vs. ECU, 9/23/11Career: 5 vs. Houston, 10/15/10

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MARIJA JOVANOVIC• 6-2 • JUNIOR • RIGHT SIDE • BELGRADE, SERBIA

MARIJA JOVANOVIC– 2011 Match-by-Match


Totals 58 206 75 486 .270 5 23 39 1 141 2 34 3 36.0 0


2011: Named a member of the Memphis Invitational All-Tournament team after downing 55 (3.67 k/s) kills and com-ing up with 31 digs...Held a .300 hitting percentage and posted a double-double of 15 kills and 16 digs in the champi-onship match against Georgia State...Selected to USF Asics/Powerade Challenge All-Tournament team after registering double-double of 20 kills and 10 digs agains the Dons in a 3-2 loss...Named MVP of the Saluki Invitational after pow-ering Memphis to the tournament title with a double-double of 14 kills and 14 digs in the championship match against SIU...Picked up her fourth all-tournament selection of the preseason at the Spartan Spiketacular...Had a tournament-best 18 kills in a 3-1 win over Radford...Recorded 32 kills and 31 digs to help Memphis go 2-1 in the first week of C-USA play...Registered a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 loss to Southern Miss.


Kills: Season: 20 vs. San Francisco, 9/3/11Career: 24 (three times)Hitting %:Season: .429 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: .500 vs. NW State, 9/18/10Assists:Season: 1 (four times)Career: Same (16 times)Service Aces:Season: 4 vs. UALR, 8/27/11Career: 5 vs. Marshall, 10/1/10Digs:Season: 16 vs. Georgia State, 8/27/11Career: SameBlocks:Season: 4 vs. Alabama A&M, 8/26/11Career: 8 vs. UAB, 11/27/10

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MAJA KOSTIC• 5-10 • R-JUNIOR • OUTSIDE HITTER • BELGRADE, SERBIA

MAJA KOSTIC – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 3 3 1 9 .222 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 4 2 1 8 .125 1 4 1 1 12 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 3 1 10 .200 0 1 4 0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 1 5 10 -.400 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 2 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 3 5 2 15 .200 1 2 1 0 5 0 1 1 1.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 5 1 1 11 .000 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 3 4 1 9 .333 0 0 1 2 15 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 7 3 17 .235 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 9 3 23 .261 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 16, 2011 at UNCG 3 1 1 3 .000 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Radford 4 1 0 5 .200 0 3 1 0 8 0 0 1 0.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard 3 3 2 6 .167 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB 3 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 23, 2011 ECU 3 1 1 2 .000 0 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 25, 2011 Marshall 3 1 0 4 .250 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 30, 2011 at USM 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Oct 02, 2011 at Tulane 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Totals 55 42 24 138 .130 3 18 33 14 113 0 1 2 1.0 0


2011: Posted nine kills and 35 digs while seeing time in 13 sets throughout the Memphis Invitational...Also recorded eight service aces...Set season high with five kills in a 3-1 loss to Columbia...Also record-ed two service aces and five digs against the Lions...Posted season high and tied career high with nine kills in championship match of Saluki Invitational...Also recorded career-high 15 digs in match against Green Bay...Played in all 10 sets of the Spartan Spiketacular, helping Memphis to the tournament crown...Had 10 digs in a 3-0 win over Howard...Helped Memphis to wins over ECU and Marshall, play-ing in every set.


Kills: Season: 9 vs. SIU, 9/10/11Career: 9 (three times)Hitting %:Season: .333 vs. Green Bay, 9/9/11Career: 1.000 at Houston, 11/7/10Assists:Season: 1 (twice)Career: 2 (twice)Service Aces:Season: 4 vs. SEMO, 8/26/11Career: 6 at UIC, 9/3/10Digs:Season: 15 vs. Green Bay, 9/9/11Career: sameBlocks:Season: 1 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: 3 at Southern Miss, 11/14/10

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LAUREN HAWKINS• 6-2 • FRESHMAN • MIDDLE BLOCKER• ROWLETT, TEXAS

LAUREN HAWKINS– 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 3 11 6 20 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 4 8 2 15 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 6 3 17 .176 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 11 4 24 .292 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 3 5 0 7 .714 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 4 11 5 22 .273 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 3.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 5 10 3 21 .333 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 5.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs. Green Bay Did Not PlaySep 10, 2011 vs. Murray St. Did Not PlaySep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 4 2 11 .182 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.0 0Sep 16, 2011 at UNCG 3 9 1 12 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Radford 4 7 3 19 .211 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard 3 7 0 11 .636 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB 3 2 6 12 -.333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 23, 2011 ECU 3 9 5 18 .222 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2.0 0Sep 25, 2011 Marshall 3 7 3 18 .222 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3.0 0Sep 30, 2011 at USM 3 4 1 10 .300 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0.0 0Oct 02, 2011 at Tulane 3 6 3 11 .273 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2.0 0

Totals 55 117 47 248 .282 2 3 3 1 10 6 26 10 32.0 0


2011: Saw significant time, starting all four matches in the Memphis Invitational...Downed 36 kills and held a .276 hitting percentage...Set a career high with a .400 attack percentage in a 3-1 win over SEMO...Totaled nine block assists...Started all 12 sets in the USF Asics/Powerade Challenge...Tied a season high with 11 kills in a 3-1 loss to Columbia...Set a season and career high with five total blocks in a 3-2 loss to USF...Downed four kills and had two blocks in championship game of the Saluki Invitational...Registered 23 kills in 10 sets during the Spartan Spiketacular to help Memphis win the tournament crown...Hit .636 with seven kills in 3-0 victory over Howard...Tallied nine and seven kills, respectively, in back-to-back straight set wins over ECU and Marshall...Had six kills and one service ace in 3-0 win over Tulane...Set career highs in digs (4) and service aces (2) in loss to Southern Miss.


Kills: Season: 11 (three times)Career: SameHitting %:Season: .714 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: SameAssists:Season: N/ACareer: SameService Aces:Season: 2 at Southern Miss, 9/30/11Career: SameDigs:Season: 4 vs. Southern Miss, 9/30/11Career: SameBlocks:Season: 5 vs. San Francisco, 9/3/11Career: Same

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JOVANA BARISIC• 6-4 • SOPHOMORE • MIDDLE BLOCKER • BELGRADE, SERBIA

JOVANA BARISIC– 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M Did Not PlayAug 26, 2011 SEMO Did Not PlayAug 27, 2011 UALR Did Not PlayAug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE Did Not PlaySep 02, 2011 vs PC 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco Did Not PlaySep 09, 2011 vs. Green Bay Did Not PlaySep 10, 2011 vs. Murray St. Did Not PlaySep 10, 2011 at SIU Did Not PlaySep 16, 2011 at UNCG Did Not PlaySep 17, 2011 vs. Radford Did Not PlaySep 17, 2011 vs Howard 1 1 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB Did Not PlaySep 23, 2011 ECU Did Not PlaySep 25, 2011 Marshall Did Not PlaySep 30, 2011 at USM Did Not PlayOct 02, 2011 at Tulane Did Not Play

Totals 3 2 0 3 .667 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0

Sets played: 3Kills per set: 0.67Digs per set: 0.67

2011: Saw first action of 2011 season against Providence...Recorded the match-winning kill...Registered career-high two digs in 3-1 loss to Columbia...Played in one set against Howard, downing her second kill of the season in two attempts.


Kills: Season: 1 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: 2 at SMU, 10/10/10Hitting %:Season: 1.000 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: 1.000 (twice)Assists:Season: N/ACareer: SameService Aces:Season: N/ACareer: SameDigs:Season: 2 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: sameBlocks:Season: N/ACareer: 5 vs. UAB, 11/27/10

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VESNA JELIC• 5-11 • R-JUNIOR • OUTSIDE HITTER•BELGRADE, SERBIA

VESNA JELIC– 2011 Match-by-Match


Totals 61 111 40 356 .199 12 21 27 25 166 0 6 2 6.0 0


2011: Recorded 40 digs and 32 kills during the Memphis Invitational...Posted double-double of 11 kills and 13 digs in the championship match against Georgia State...Registered season-high 16 digs in a 3-1 loss to Columbia...Hit .222 and helped the Tigers to a 3-0 victory over Providence...Saw time in all nine sets of the Saluki Invitational en route to helping Memphis to the tournament title...Named to the Spartan Spiketacular All-Tournament team after totaling 23 kills and 34 digs to help Memphis win the tournament crown...10 kills against Radford was second best for her in 2011...Led Memphis in digs in a 3-0 loss to UAB...Also led the Tigers in digs (10) in a 3-0 win over Marshall...Set new career high with six service aces against ECU...Picked up nine kills and three digs in a 3-0 win over Tulane.


Kills: Season: 11 vs. Georgia State, 8/27/11Career: 15 (twice)Hitting %:Season: .261 vs. UALR, 8/27/11Career: .391 at UCF, 10/24/10Assists:Season: 2 vs. Alabama A&M, 8/26/11Career: 3 (twice)Service Aces:Season: 6 vs. ECU, 9/23/11Career: sameDigs:Season: 16 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: 20 at Rice, 11/5/10Blocks:Season: 2 vs. UALR, 8/27/11Career: 3 vs. Miami, 8/28/10

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HAJNALKA MOLNAR• 5-9 • R-JUNIOR • SETTER• BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

HAJNALKA MOLNAR – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 3 2 1 4 .250 46 0 3 0 8 0 1 1 1.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 4 1 1 2 .000 45 1 3 0 10 0 2 0 2.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 2 0 4 .500 47 2 1 0 8 0 1 0 1.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 3 1 5 .400 61 1 1 0 9 0 1 1 1.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 3 1 2 7 -.143 34 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 4 5 0 5 1.000 57 0 1 0 12 1 1 0 2.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 5 2 0 5 .400 48 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 3 1 0 6 .167 40 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 3 0 3 1.000 41 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 1 1 3 .000 37 2 2 0 10 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 16, 2011 at UNCG 3 0 0 0 .000 36 5 2 0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Radford 4 1 0 7 .143 49 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 0.0 2Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard 3 2 0 4 .500 33 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0.0 2Sep 20, 2011 UAB 3 2 2 7 .000 28 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 1.0 3Sep 23, 2011 ECU 3 1 3 7 -.286 35 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 25, 2011 Marshall 3 1 1 4 .000 37 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 30, 2011 at USM 3 2 0 3 .667 33 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 0.0 3Oct 02, 2011 at Tulane 3 1 0 3 .333 34 2 2 0 11 0 1 0 1.0 1

Totals 61 31 12 79 .241 741 24 27 0 132 2 12 5 14.0 11


2011: Named C-USA’s Setter of the Week after a solid performance throughout the Memphis Invitational...Recorded 199 total assists, including 61 in the championship match against Georgia State to lead the Tigers to four-straight victories....Downed season-high five kills against Columbia and San Francisco...Set career high with a 1.000 hitting percentage against the Lions...Recorded second double-double of the season with 57 assists and 12 digs against Columbia...Selected to the Saluki Invitational All-Tournament team after leading Memphis with 118 assists in three matches...Recorded a double-double of 37 assists and 10 digs against SIU...Totaled 118 assists in three matches, including a tournament -best 49 against Radford, to help Memphis to the tournament crown...Named C-USA Setter of the Week for performance at Spartan Spiketacular...Chipped in 35 and 37 assists, respectively, in back-to-back 3-0 wins over ECU and Marshall...Registered back-to-back double doubles in assists and digs on the road against Southern Miss and Tulane to earn her third C-USA Setter of the Week honor.


Kills: Season: 5 (twice)Career: 6 vs. UCF, 11/19/10Hitting %:Season: 1.000 (twice)Career: sameAssists:Season: 61 vs. Georgia State, 8/27/11Career: SameService Aces:Season: 5 vs. Murray St., 9/10/11Career: sameDigs:Season: 12 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: 17 vs. Southern Miss, 10/29/10Blocks:Season: 2 (three times)Career: 3 (four times)

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ALEKSANDRA PETRONIJEVIC• 5-4 • R-FRESHMAN • LIBERO•BELGRADE, SERBIA

ALEKSANDRA PETRONIJEVIC– 2011 Match-by-Match


Totals 61 0 0 1 .000 41 13 31 18 209 0 0 0 0.0 1

Sets played: 61Kills per set: 0.00Assists per set: 0.67Service aces per set: 0.21Digs per set: 3.43

2011: Posted 75 total digs during the Memphis Invitational, including a career-high 29 in the championship match against Georgia State...29 digs in a single match ties Christine Bach and Christen Clayton for ninth all-time...Named to the all-tournament team...Recorded 37 digs in the USF Asics/Powerade Challenge while starting all 12 sets...Tied a season-high with four service aces against Providence...Extended double-digit digs streak to 10...Dug 38 balls in Saluki Invitational en route to helping Memphis to the tournament title...Saw streak of double-digit digs come to an end in a 3-0 route of UNCG...Totaled 26 digs in three matches to help Memphis win the tournament crown at the Spartan Spiketacular...Recorded 18 total digs in three matches to help Memphis get off to a 2-1 start in C-USA compe-tition...Picked up nine digs in a 3-0 victory over Tulane.


Kills: Season: N/ACareer: SameHitting %:Season: N/ACareer: SameAssists:Season: 4 (twice)Career: SameService Aces:Season: 2 (twice)Career: SameDigs:Season: 29 vs. Georgia State, 8/27/11Career: SameBlocks:Season: N/ACareer: Same

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ALEXIS WESLEY• 6-1 • FRESHMAN• MIDDLE BLOCKER • SILVERDALE, WASH.

ALEXIS WESLEY – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M Did Not PlayAug 26, 2011 SEMO Did Not PlayAug 27, 2011 UALR Did Not PlayAug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE Did Not PlaySep 02, 2011 vs PC 2 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs. Coumbia Did Not PlaySep 03, 2011 vs. San Francisco Did Not PlaySep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 2 1 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs. Murray State Did Not PlaySep 10, 2011 at SIU Did Not PlaySep 16, 2011 at UNCG Did Not PlaySep 17, 2011 vs. Radford Did Not PlaySep 17, 2011 vs Howard 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB Did Not PlaySep 23, 2011 ECU Did Not PlaySep 25, 2011 Marshall Did Not PlaySep 30, 2011 at USM 2 2 2 5 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.0 0Oct 02, 2011 at Tulane Did Not Play

Totals 7 4 2 10 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3.0 0

Sets played: 7Kills per set: 0.57Blocks per set: 0.43

2011: Made collegiate debut against Providence...Recorded one kill and a perfect 1.000 hitting percent-age in two sets played...Tied career high with one kill against Green Bay. ..Saw time in one set during 3-0 victory over Howard...Registered a career-high two kills and three total blocks in two sets played against Southern Miss.


Kills Season: 2 vs. South. Miss, 9/30/11 Career: sameHitting PercentageSeason: 1.000 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: SameAssistsSeason: N/ACareer: N/ADigsSeason: N/ACareer: N/ATotal BlocksSeason: 3 vs. South. Miss, 9/30/11Career: sameAcesSeason: N/ACareer: N/A

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KATIE MEYER• 6-3 • SOPHOMORE• MIDDLE BLOCKER • DAYTON, OHIO

KATIE MEYER – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 1 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 3 4 0 5 .800 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 6 3 10 .300 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 3.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 9 2 11 .636 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 3 5 0 7 .714 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 4 10 3 19 .368 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 5 5 1 12 .333 1 0 2 0 4 2 3 0 5.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 3 10 2 18 .444 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 5.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 4 0 10 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 2 1 6 .167 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2.0 0Sep 16, 2011 at UNCG 3 5 1 10 .400 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Radford 4 7 3 15 .267 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 5.0 0Sep 17, 2011 vs Howard 3 4 1 9 .333 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3.0 0Sep 20, 2011 UAB 3 1 2 8 -.125 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0Sep 23, 2011 ECU 3 3 0 7 .429 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 7.0 0Sep 25, 2011 MAR 3 4 1 9 .333 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2.0 0Sep 30, 2011 at USM 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Oct 02, 2011 at Tulane 3 3 0 4 .750 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.0 0

Totals 56 84 21 164 .384 4 0 2 1 23 8 45 8 53.0 0

Sets played: 56Kills per set: 1.50Assists per set: 0.07Digs per set: 0.41Blocks per set: 0.95

2011: Saw action in 12 of 15 sets in Memphis Invitational...Downed 19 kills and had seven total blocks...Set career high in kills (9) against Georgia State...Recorded career-high hitting percentage (.800) in 3-1 win over SEMO...Played in all nine sets during the Saluki Invitational en route to helping Memphis to the tournament title...Tied season high with five blocks against Murray State....Played in all 10 sets during three-straight wins in the Spartan Spiketacular...Tied season high of five total blocks during 4-1 victory over Radford...Played all nine sets in week one of C-USA play, helping the Tigers to wins over ECU and Marshall...Seven points in win over ECU was a season high...Set new career high with a 1.000 hitting percentage in loss to Southern Miss.


Kills: Season: 10 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Season: SameHitting %:Season: 1.000 vs. USM, 9/30/11Career: SameAssists:Season: 1 vs. UALR, 8/27/11Career: SameService Aces:Season: N/ACareer: 4 vs. LaSalle, 9/11/10Digs:Season: 4 vs. San Francisco, 9/3/11Career: 4 (twice)Blocks:Season: 5 (twice)Career: 8 vs. Miami, 8/28/10

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2011 Memphis VolleyballMemphis Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011)

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Overall record: 14-4 Conf: 3-2 Home: 6-1 Away: 3-2 Neutral: 5-1

Team Statistics MEM OPPATTACK K i l l s 866 680 E r r o r s 299 307 Total Attacks 2081 1977 Attack Pct . 2 7 2 . 1 8 9 K i l l s / S e t 14.2 11.1SET A s s i s t s 817 618 A t t e m p t s 1840 1722 Assist Pct . 4 4 4 . 3 5 9 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.4 10.1SERVE A c e s 118 67 E r r o r s 176 121 A t t e m p t s 1444 1264 Serve Pct . 8 7 8 . 9 0 4 A c e s / S e t 1.9 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 67 118 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.9 A t t e m p t s 1118 1243 Reception Pct . 9 4 0 . 9 0 5DEFENSE D i g s 876 761 D i g s / S e t 14.4 12.5BLOCKING Block Solo 24 28 Block Assist 158 148 Total Blocks 103.0 102.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.7 1.7 Block Errors 34 30Ball handling errors 12 11ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1459 1779 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/208 5/356 Neutral site #/Avg 6/46 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 2 -

Match wins by #sets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalMemphis 0 0 10 4 0 14Opponents 0 0 2 1 1 4

Sets won by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalMemphis 13 15 13 4 0 45Opponents 5 3 5 2 1 16

Points by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalMemphis 443 438 428 132 11 1452Opponents 404 355 359 121 15 1254

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2011 Memphis VolleyballMemphis Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 14-4 6-1 3-2 5-1CONFERENCE 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 11-2 4-0 2-1 5-1

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points6 HAWKINS, Altrese 61 255 4.18 73 567 . 3 2 1 5 0.08 7 5 0.11 2 58 0.95 5 26 31 0.51 3 0 -9 JOVANOVIC, Marija 58 206 3.55 75 486 . 2 7 0 5 0.09 23 39 0.40 1 141 2.43 2 34 36 0.62 3 0 -11 HAWKINS, Lauren 55 117 2.13 47 248 . 2 8 2 2 0.04 3 3 0.05 1 10 0.18 6 26 32 0.58 10 0 -13 JELIC, Vesna 61 111 1.82 40 356 . 1 9 9 12 0.20 21 27 0.34 25 166 2.72 0 6 6 0.10 2 0 -22 MEYER, Katie 56 84 1.50 21 164 . 3 8 4 4 0.07 0 2 0.00 1 23 0.41 8 45 53 0.95 8 0 -2 HAWKINS, Cassidy 11 14 1.27 5 27 . 3 3 3 0 0.00 2 0 0.18 0 2 0.18 0 6 6 0.55 0 0 -10 KOSTIC, Maja 55 42 0.76 24 138 . 1 3 0 3 0.05 18 33 0.33 14 113 2.05 0 1 1 0.02 2 0 -12 BARISIC, Jovana 3 2 0.67 0 3 . 6 6 7 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -19 WESLEY, Alexis 7 4 0.57 2 10 . 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 2 3 0.43 1 0 -14 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 61 31 0.51 12 79 . 2 4 1 741 12.15 24 27 0.39 0 132 2.16 2 12 14 0.23 5 11 -4 PULIDO, Megan 50 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 4 0.08 7 9 0.14 0 20 0.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -16 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 61 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 41 0.67 13 31 0.21 18 209 3.43 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 -

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - -MEMPHIS 61 866 14.20 299 2081 . 2 7 2 817 13.39 118 176 1.93 67 876 14.36 24 158 103.0 1.69 34 12 -Opponents 61 680 11.15 307 1977 . 1 8 9 618 10.13 67 121 1.10 118 761 12.48 28 148 102.0 1.67 30 11 -

Team Statistics MEM OPPATTACK K i l l s 866 680 E r r o r s 299 307 Total Attacks 2081 1977 Attack Pct . 2 7 2 . 1 8 9 K i l l s / S e t 14.2 11.1SET A s s i s t s 817 618 A t t e m p t s 1840 1722 Assist Pct . 4 4 4 . 3 5 9 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.4 10.1SERVE A c e s 118 67 E r r o r s 176 121 A t t e m p t s 1444 1264 Serve Pct . 8 7 8 . 9 0 4 A c e s / S e t 1.9 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 67 118 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.9 A t t e m p t s 1118 1243 Reception Pct . 9 4 0 . 9 0 5DEFENSE D i g s 876 761 D i g s / S e t 14.4 12.5BLOCKING Block Solo 24 28 Block Assist 158 148 Total Blocks 103.0 102.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.7 1.7 Block Errors 34 30Ball handling errors 12 11ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1459 1779 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/208 5/356 Neutral site #/Avg 6/46 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 2 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 26 ALABAMA A&M W 3-0 36-34,25-22,25-15 308Aug 26 SEMO W 3-1 19-25,25-18,25-16,25-12 164Aug 27 UALR W 3-1 25-18,25-14,23-25,25-15 151Aug 27 GEORGIA STATE W 3-1 25-22,24-26,25-23,25-22 136Sep 02 vs PC W 3-0 25-18,25-19,25-17 72Sep 03 vs Columbia L 1-3 28-30,25-19,17-25,22-25 82Sep 03 at San Francisco L 2-3 21-25,25-22,25-18,10-25,11-15 42209-09-11 vs Green Bay W 3-0 25-22,27-25,25-22 009-10-11 vs Murray State W 3-0 27-25,25-15,25-12 009-10-11 at Southern Illinois W 3-0 25-23,25-14,25-19 431Sep 16 at UNCG W 3-0 25-10,25-18,25-11 218Sep 17 vs Radford W 3-1 25-17,25-18,23-25,25-22 58Sep 17 vs Howard W 3-0 25-19,25-16,27-25 65

*Sep 20 UAB L 0-3 17-25,14-25,20-25 238*Sep 23 ECU W 3-0 27-25,25-19,25-18 288*Sep 25 MAR W 3-0 25-22,25-21,25-21 174*Sep 30 at Southern Miss L 0-3 18-25,23-25,18-25 531*Oct 02 at Tulane W 3-0 25-19,25-19,25-17 177

Record in 3-set matches: 10-2Record in 4-set matches: 4-1Record in 5-set matches: 0-1

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