2011 memphis volleyball notes #6

TIGER VOLLEYBALLMemphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #6 • Sept. 26-Oct. 2

Quick Reference Memphis 2011 Record: 13-3 Memphis 2011 C-USA Record: 2-1

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. 7:00 p.m. 10/02/11 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 1:00 p.m. 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.

MEDIA RELATIONSWomen’s Volleyball Contact . . .Preston McClellanOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901-678-5223Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901-351-7322E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

THIS WEEK’S ACTION:

Conference USA Play (Hattiesburg, Miss and New Orleans, La.)Memphis Tigers at Southern Miss • Sept. 30, 7 p.m. • Reed Green ColiseumMemphis Tigers at Tulane • Oct 2, 1 p.m. • Fogelman Arena

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811 Wins • 40 Years of Volleyball Tradition

MEMPHIS, TENN. - The University of Memphis volleyball team will look to use the momentum from back-to-back C-USA home wins over ECU and Marshall as the Tigers hit the road for games against Southern Miss and Tulane.

Altrese Hawkins and Marija Jovanovic led the Tigers in their first week of C-USA play, as the duo notched 35 and 32 kills, respectively. Jovanovic was also second on the team with 31 digs in three matches. Hajnalka Molnar chipped in 100 assists in the three matches, including a week-high 37 in a 3-0 win over Marshall.

Scouting Southern MissThe Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 6-8 overall record, including 0-2 in C-USA play. Southern Miss dropped back-to-back five-set road match-ups last weekend with Houston (25-22, 21-25, 11-25, 25-18, 13-15) and Rice (25-20, 24-26, 25-19, 18-25, 8-15). Halie Ecker leads the Southern Miss attack with 160 kills (3.08 k/s), while Lisa Knecht has anchored the defense with 251 digs (4.74 d/s).

Scouting TulaneTulane brings a 5-8 record into this weekend’s match-up, having dropped back-to-back four-set decision to Rice (22-25. 19-25, 26-23, 22-25) and Houston (25-20, 16-25, 24-26, 14-25) on the road. Cori Martone leads the Green Wave attack with 114 kills (2.78 k/s), while Nikki Osuna has anchored the defense with 221 digs (4.60 d/s). Both Lilly Wolfe (200) and Mel Madelbaum (249) have over 200 assists.

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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N-o-vich

Maja Kostic

Maya C

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ajnalka Molnar

High-K

NO

CK-uh M

OLE-nar

Aleksandra Petronijević

Alexandra Petro-K

NEE-yo-vich

Marko M

ajstorovix M

ar-ko Maj-S

TOR-o-vich

James O

nikeku

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 #6 • Sept. 26-Oct. 2

SOUTHERN MISS2011 NOTESThe Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 6-8 overall record, including 0-2 in C-USA play. Southern Miss dropped back-to-back five-set road match-ups last weekend with Houston (25-22, 21-25, 11-25, 25-18, 13-15) and Rice (25-20, 24-26, 25-19, 18-25, 8-15). Halie Ecker leads the Southern Miss attack with 160 kills (3.08 k/s), while Lisa Knecht has anchored the defense with 251 digs (4.74 d/s).

LAST OUTING vs. Memphis (Nov. 14, 2010)HATTIESBURG, Miss. -Altrese Hawkins led all players with 20 kills, but Memphis could not overcome 17 service errors in a 3-1 loss at Southern Miss, Sun., afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum. The loss was the third-straight for the Tigers, who fall to 15-13, 6-10 in C-USA ac-tion. Meanwhile, Southern Miss improves to 18-10 overall and 11-6 in conference play.

With the exception of the opening set, the match was a closely contested one throughout. Southern Miss routed Memphis, 25-11 in the first, but the Tigers bounced back for a 25-23 victory to even the match at 1-1. With the contest knotted at 1-all, Memphis squandered a sizeable lead in the third to fall 28-26. The Tigers never recovered, dropping the fourth and final set.

Memphis got off to a slow start, both offensively and defensively, in the opening set. The Tigers hit just .091 with seven kills, while giving up 17 kills and a .469 hitting percentage to the Golden Eagles. USM broke a 6-6 tie with scores on four-straight serves to take a 10-6 lead. Memphis was never able to make up the deficit. A kill by Altrese Hawkins make it a three-point game, but Southern Miss answered with a 5-0 rally to stretch its lead to eight, 16-8.

A five-point push by USM put Memphis behind 6-2 early on. But the Tigers regrouped and chipped away at the Golden Eagles lead until kills by Altrese Hawkins and Vesna Jelic helped them claim a 14-13 lead. After USM tied the set at 14-all, Hawkins ignited another three-point rally that put the Tiger up 17-14. Cassidy Hawkins knocked down a kill to break the tie and Hawkins landed a kill to seal the game two victory.

One of the Tigers’ 17 service errors cost them the advantage serve and gave USM a 27-26 lead. The Golden Eagles followed with a kill to take game three.

Southern Miss ran off six-straight scores to take a commanding 11-5 lead midway through the fourth set. Memphis countered with a 3-0 run and later put together another three-point rally to trim the deficit to 12-11. Jovanovic sandwiched two kills around a strike by Altrese Hawkins to even things at 16-16. Hawkins landed another kill to make it 17-all. But USM then rattled off the next three points to go up 20-17. That was all it needed to seal the match.

Southern Miss

2011 SOUTHERN MISS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Emily Sears OH 5-11 Fr.-HS Ashburn, Va./Broad Run HS 2 Amelia Hendrickson MB 6-0 Sr.-2L Belle Chasse, La./Archbishop Blenk HS 3 Alex Pfefferle L 5-5 Fr.-HS New Orleans, La./Mount Carmel HS 4 Sarah Jane Bowden MB 6-1 Sr.-2L Sioux City, Iowa/North HS 6 Kristen Fleming S 5-9 Fr.-HS Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS 8 Halie Ecker OH 5-10 Jr.-1L Moline, Ill./Moline HS 9 Shelby Schacher OH 5-10 So.-HS Lone Tree, Colo./Arapahoe HS14 Lauren Sears MB 6-2 Sr.-2L Ashburn, Va./Broad Run HS17 Kelsea Seymour S 5-9 Sr.-2L Long Beach, Calif./Millikan HS21 Lisa Knecht L/DS 5-5 Sr.-2L Metairie, La./Archbishop Chapelle HS22 Katie Steelman OH 5-11 Fr.-HS Panama City Beach, Fla./J. R. Arnold HS23 Elizabeth Rinaudo UTL 5-8 Jr.-1L Mandeville, La./Mandeville HS28 Ashley Mell OH 6-3 r-Sr.-2L Yorba Linda, Calif./El Dorado HS33 Jasmine Crowell OH/MB 6-0 Fr.-HS Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze HS

Head Coach: Abbey Sutherland (St. Norbert College, 2004)Assistant Coach: Amanda Berkley (Wisconsin, 2008)Assistant Coach: Lindsay Allman (Maine, 2009)

GENERAL INFOLocation: Hattiesburg, Miss.Enrollment: 16,000Nickname: Golden EaglesColors: Black and GoldFacility: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095)Conference: C-USA

VOLLEYBALL INFOSeries record: Memphis, 23-16Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2010Result: Southern Miss W, 3-1Head Coach: Abbey SutherlandAssistant Coaches: Amanda Berkley, Lindsay AllmanOverall Record (Years): 19-12 (1)Record at School (Years): same2011 Overall Record: 6-82011 Conference Record: 0-2

PLAYER INFOLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/2Starters returning/lost: 6+ Libero/0Newcomers: 5

SPORTS INFOVolleyball Contact: Shirley HillPhone: (601) 520-3708Fax: (6901) 266-4507E-mail: [email protected]: www.southernmiss.com

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COMPARING THE GOLDEN EAGLES AND TIGERS

KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPSSouthern Miss 12.66 .166 12.06 .91 17.66 2.05Memphis 14.3 .274 13.4 1.89 14.53 1.71


TULANE2011 NOTESTulane brings a 5-8 record into this weekend’s match-up, having dropped back-to-back four-set decision, to Rice (22-25, 19-25, 26-23, 22-25) and Houston (25-20, 16-25, 24-26, 14-25) on the road. Cori Martone leads the Green Wave attack with 114 kills (2.78 k/s), while Nikki Osuna has anchored the defense with 221 digs (4.60 d/s). Both Lilly Wolfe (200) and Mel Mad-elbaum (249) have over 200 assists.

LAST OUTING vs. Memphis (Nov. 12, 2010)NEW ORLEANS, La. - Memphis setter Hajnalka Molnar set 34 assists and added 10 digs for her team-leading seventh double of the year, but Tulane got a combined 25 kills from its middle blocking tandem to take the Tigers down 3-0 in Conference USA action, Friday night at Fogelman Arena.

Tulane hit a scorching .640 on 17 kills in the opening set and finished the night hitting .352.

Marija Jovanovic landed a team-high 14 kills and Altrese Hawkins connected for 12 kills and hit .391 for the Memphis offense.

The U of M hit .385 in the opening set, but was unable to an early run by the Green Wave. Tu-lane used a four-point push to break an 8-8 tie and extended the lead to 19-12 late in the set. Memphis managed to close the gap to four points three times, but did not help its cause with three service errors in a 25-19 loss.

Tulane jumped out to a 5-1 lead to start the second set and never trailed. The Wave main-tained the four-point cushion until Memphis put together a 4-1 surge midway through the set. Consecutive kills by Hawkins trimmed the Tiger’s deficit to 16-15, and Jovanovic drilled a kill to knot the set at 17-all. However, Tulane came back with scores on six of the next eight rallies to grab a comfortable 23-19 lead. Memphis forced three-straight Tulane offensive errors to get within one, at 23-22. Jelic downed a kill to make it 24-23, but Memphis could not find the equalizer as Tulane took a 2-0 lead into the intermission.

Trailing 14-10 in the third, Hawkins struck for a kill to ignite a Memphis rally that ended with a kill by Jelic for a 20-19 Tiger lead. An attacking error by the Green Wave extended the U of M lead to two-points. But Memphis was unable to maintain the advantage. Memphis held two match-point serve, but Tulane connected on kills on both occasions. An Tiger hitting error gave Tulane a 26-25 advantage, which they never relinquished.

Tulane

COMPARING THE GREEN WAVE AND TIGERS

KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPSTulane 11.76 .179 10.88 1.10 13.78 1.88 Memphis 14.3 .274 13.4 1.89 14.53 1.71

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GENERAL INFOLocation: New Orleans, La. Enrollment: 12,622Nickname: Green WabeColors: Olive Green and Sky BlueFacility: Fogelman Arena (3,600)Conference: C-USA

VOLLEYBALL INFOSeries record: Memphis, 20-17Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2010Result: Tulane W, 3-0Head Coach: Sinisa MomicAssistant Coaches: Amy Williamson, Kallie Noble, Justine StremicjOverall Record (Years): 31-29 (2)Record at School (Years): same2011 Overall Record: 5-82011 Conference Record: 0-2

PLAYER INFOLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 Starters returning/lost: 5/2 + LiberoNewcomers: 6

SPORTS INFOVolleyball Contact: Greg CampbellPhone: (504) 615=8059E-mail: [email protected]: www.tulanegreenwave.com

2011 TULANE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School1 Nikki Osuna 5-3 L SR Bellflower, Calif./Los Alamitos2 Elysa Jackson 5-9 S RS SO Sugar Land, Texas/Stephen F. Austin3 Liz Karnes 6-3 MB/RS FR Houston, Texas/Memorial Senior4 Amber Bennett 5-5 DS RS FR West Columbia, S.C./Hammond School5 Lilly Wolfe 5-11 S JR Santa Rosa, Calif./Maria Carillo6 Grace Weaver 5-11 OH FR Belton, Texas/Belton7 Azarri Badawi 6-0 OH SO Fresno, Calif./Bullard8 Mel Mandelbaum 5-10 S SO Clovis, Calif./Clovis West10 Madison Nieberlein 5-6 OH/L RS FR Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy11 Izabela Grot 6-2 RS RS JR Krakow, Poland/Nowodworski12 Anna Wruck 6-2 MB FR Monmouth, Ore./Santiam Christian13 Milica Jovic 6-3 RS JR Zrenjanin, Serbia/Zrenjaninska Gimnazija14 Milena Dragovic 6-1 OH SO Belgrade, Serbia/Gymnasium Zemun15 Olivia Utt 6-1 RS/MB FR Atlanta, Ga./Lovett24 Chloe Tom 5-5 L FR Pasadena, Calif./Flintridge Sacred Heart25 Cori Martone 6-0 MB SO Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s

Head coach: Sinisa Momic Associate Head Coach: Amy Williamson Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Kallie Noble

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Weekly Notes

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. 19-25 Week in ReviewMemphis opened Conference USA play with a 2-1 record in three home matches. The Tigers dropped a match to UAB, who is currently undefeated in C-USA play, before pick-ing up straight-set wins over ECU and Marshall. Altrese Hawkins led the Tiger attack with 35 kills, while Vesna Jelic led the defense with 32 digs. Hajnalka Molnar chipped in 100 assists in the three matches, and Marija Jovanovic downed 32 kills and picked up 31 digs.

Acing the CompetitionRedshirt-junior Vesna Jelic has found her serve in the first week of conference play, reg-istering nine aces in three matches. She had a career-high six aces in a 3-0 sweep of East Carolina. Jelic is sixth in C-USA with 0.35 sa/s, while Memphis also leads C-USA with 104 aces (1.89 sa/s). Hajnalka Molnar (0.38 sa/s), Marija Jovanovic (0.37 sa/s) and Maja Kostic (0.34 sa/s) all rank in the top 10 in aces.

Killing MachinesThe Tigers are currently second in C-USA in total kills in the 2011 season. Memphis has downed 788 kills (14.33 k/s) so far this year, which is 12 fewer than Tulsa. Memphis is second behind UCF in kills per set with 14.33 k/s.

Conference BestHajnalka Molnar is currently second in the conference in assists per set (12.25 a/s) and has the most total assists (674). Altrese Hawkins ranks third in kills per set with 226 (4.11 k/s), and Marija Jovanovic is right behind her in fourth with 190 kills (3.65 k/s).

Grand AchievementAltrese 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 16th all-time in the Memphis record book with 1,034 career kills.

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.

Fab 50With a 3-0 victory over Marshall, Memphis head coach April Jauregui picked her 52nd win at the helm of the program. She now ranks tied for seventh on the all-time coaching wins list with Jane Hooker.

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. She also currently leads the NCAA in assists per set with 12.48.

• 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-conference mark and won both the Memphis Tiger Invitational and Belmont Invitational preseason tournaments.

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INDIVIDUALHitting Percentage No. 4 Katie Meyer .367 No. 8 Altrese Hawkins .330 No. 17 Lauren Hawkins .282 No. 18 Marija Jovanovic .279Assists No. 2 Hajnalka Molnar 12.25/sKills No. 3 Altrese Hawkins 4.151/s No. 4 Marija Jovanovic 3.65/sAces No. 3 Hajnalka Molnar 0.38/s No. 5 Marija Jovanovic 0.37/s No. 6 Vesna Jelic 0.35/s No. 7 Maja Kostic 0.34/sDigs No. 12 A. Petronijevic 3.53/s No. 26 Vesna Jelic 2.85/sBlocks No. 9 Katie Meyer 0.93/sPoints No. 3 Altrese Hawkins 4.49/s No. 4 Marija Jovanovic 4.36/s

TEAMHitting Percentage No. 1 .274Assists No. 2 13.49/sBlocks No. 11 1.71/sKills No. 2 14.33/sService Aces No. 1 1.89/sDigs No. 8 14.53/sOpponent Hitting Percentage No. 5 .182

NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS(Sept. 12, 2011)

Team (top 50)Assists/Set: — 13.49/8thHitting Pct: — .274/15thBlocks/Set: — Kills/Set: — 14.33/12thMatch W/L Pct: — .813/T28thAces/Set — 1.89/7thIndividual (top 50)Kills/set: — Altrese Hawkins (4.11 k/s) - 36thAssists/Set: — Hajnalka Molnar (12.25 a/s) - 3rdPoints/Set: — Altrese Hawkins (4.49 p/s) - 47th

TIGERS AMONG C-USA LEADERS (OVERALL

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Altrese Hawkins was named to Conference USA’s All-First Team in addition to be-ing a second-team performer in COBRA Magazine’s 2010 postseason 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 tied with George Washington for 27th on 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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ALL-TIME NCAA WINSRank Team Years Won1 UCLA 41 11392 Nebraska 36 11223 Missouri State 39 11034 Long Beach State 47 10805 BYU 42 10726 Hawaii 36 10577 Penn State 32 10418 Texas 37 10309 Portland State 41 102310 Minnesota 39 100511 Milwaukee 38 96412 Ohio State 40 90913 Pittsburgh 37 90814 Pacific 35 888 Delaware 38 88816 Stanford 33 885 Arkansas St. 36 88518 Texas A&M 36 87619 Sacramento State 35 87520 Cincinnati 39 862 USC 35 86122 UC Santa Barbara 36 85523 UCF 36 85024 Oral Roberts 34 83425 Florida State 35 82126 Illinois 37 81927 George Washington 36 811 Memphis 40 81129 UNI 30 80630 Florida 27 795

AVCA TOP-25 (SEPT. 19)Rank School Total Points1 California (58) 14982 Stanford (1) 14243 Illinois (1) 13784 Washington 12265 Penn State 1160 6 Florida 1127 7 UCLA 1114 8 Texas 1032 9 Minnesota 1014 10 Nebraska 993 11 Hawai’i 932 12 Southern California 877 13 Purdue 799 14 Northern Iowa 708 15 Oregon 640 T-16 Iowa State 586 T-16 San Diego 586 18 Michigan 558 19 Pepperdine 318 20 Colorado State 254 T-21 Long Beach State 200 T-21 Miami (FL) 200 23 Florida State 175 24 Ohio State 150 25 Oklahoma 122

Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Tennessee 79; Kansas 60; Kentucky 46; Western Kentucky 42; Duke 35; Wichita State 30; Arizona 26; UC Davis 25; Texas A&M 21; Dayton 12; Louisville 12; Tulsa 12; Missouri 10; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 7; Bowling Green 6; Central Florida 4; Cincinnati 4; Northern Illinois 4

vs. ECUFriday, Sept. 23Memphis, 3-0

UAB Blocks Tigers From Victory

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Despite two players with double-digit kills, the Memphis women’s volleyball team fell in three sets to UAB (17-25, 14-25, 20-25) Tuesday night to open Conference-USA play. The loss snaps a six-match Tiger win streak and gives Memphis an 11-3 overall record this season while UAB improves to 11-2.

Junior Marija Jovanovic led the way for the Tigers with 14 kills while fellow junior Altrese Hawkins recorded 10, moving her past current Tiger head coach April Jauregui and into 18th place all-time in the Memphis record books with 1,019 career putaways. Junior Vesna Jelic led the Tiger defense with 14 digs, but Memphis could not overcome 10 UAB team blocks, hitting just .104 in the match.

The Tigers jumped out to early 5-2 lead in set one, thanks in part to three kills from Hawkins, but a 7-0 Blazer run soon had Memphis on its heels trailing 9-5. Jelic finally ended UAB’s streak with a kill down the middle, leading to a back-and-forth battle on the scoreboard. However, a clean attack kept UAB in front as the Blazers hit .364 for the set with just one error to record a 25-17 victory.

Set two was tight from the start as Memphis went toe-to-toe with its conference rivals. The Blazers were finally able to eek out a 10-7 lead after a 4-1 spurt punc-tuated with a solo block. The Tigers fought back and had two chances to tie the set but were plagued by hitting errors, which allowed UAB to string together an 11-2 run. Trailing 17-10, Memphis simply didn’t have enough left in the tank to overtake the charging Blazers, falling 25-14.

Hawkins pounded home a crosscourt kill to begin set three and set the tone for the Tigers, who were soon leading 5-2. However, despite two more kills from Hawkins, UAB strung together a 7-2 run to pull ahead at 9-7. Back-to-back put-aways from Jovanovic soon knotted the score, but the Blazers continued to do just enough to stay in front, capitalizing on Memphis miscues and continuing their offensive assault to take a 17-12 lead.

However, energized by an enthusiastic crowd, the Tigers refused to go down without a fight and put together a 7-2 run capitalized by their first block of the night to tie the score at 19-19 and force a UAB timeout. But it was all Blazers out of the break as they quickly put away six of the next seven points to end the Tiger comeback and the match with a 25-20 win.

vs. UAB Tuesday, Sept. 20

UAB, 3-0

Tigers Sink Pirates 3-0 in C-USA Showdown

Memphis,Tenn. - The Memphis Tigers picked up their first conference win of the season as they downed the ECU Pirates in three-straight sets (27-25, 25-19, 25-18) Friday night at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The win gives the Tigers a 12-3 record on the season and a 1-1 mark in Conference USA action, while the Pirates fall to 2-8 and 0-2 in conference play.

Junior Altrese Hawkins led the way for the Tigers with 11 kills followed by fresh-man Lauren Hawkins with eight. Junior Hajnalka Molnar continued her nation lead-ing ways in assists, posting 34, while junior Marija Jovanovic led the way in digs with 14.

The Tigers jumped out to an early 3-1 lead in the first set behind two early kills from Altrese Hawkins. Memphis led most of the set until late when the Pirates rallied behind a 6-0 run to tie the game at 24. In the end Memphis would prevail 27-25 on a fifth kill by Hawkins.

Memphis would take set two, clawing out a 12-6 lead early that included run of four-straight points for the Tigers. Redshirt junior Vesna Jelic posted five kills in the set with Altrese Hawkins, Marija Jovanovic, and Lauren Hawkins each cheking in with four. ECU would keep it close, but the Tigers would eventually take the set 25-19.

The Pirates would come back strong in set three but in the end the Tigers would be too much, taking the win 25-19. Set three saw Vesna Jelic set a career best in services aces with six, besting her previous best of five against UALR earlier this year.

Volleyball Box Score2011 Memphis Volleyball

ECU vs Memphis (Sep 23, 2011 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Attack Serve Block# ECU S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts4 DERBY, Kelly 3 8 1 14 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 10.56 JONES, Nicole 3 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.011 ROPER, Britney 3 7 3 25 . 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 8.014 ALLGOOD, Hannah 3 0 3 6 - . 5 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 1.015 VARNUM, Jackie 3 6 6 18 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.516 CECICH, Zarah 3 2 2 4 . 0 0 0 21 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 4.03 KAVANAUGH, Kasey 3 1 1 6 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.05 CAMPBELL, Whitney 3 3 3 17 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.07 BEASLEY, Shelby 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 1.0

Team 1Totals 3 27 19 92 . 0 8 7 25 3 8 9 33 2 8 1 0 36.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 11 7 41 . 0 9 8 1 3 - 2 7 48%2 6 3 27 . 1 1 1 1 4 - 2 4 58%3 10 9 24 . 0 4 2 1 0 - 2 5 40%

3 7 - 7 6 48%

TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

SET SCORES 1 2 3ECU (0) 25 19 18Memphis (3) 27 25 25

Team Records:2-9, 0-212-3, 1-1

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 11 6 27 . 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 13.09 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 9 3 18 . 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 14 0 3 0 0 11.511 HAWKINS, Lauren 3 9 5 18 . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.013 JELIC, Vesna 3 7 2 20 . 2 5 0 0 6 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 13.014 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 1 3 7 - . 2 8 6 35 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1.522 MEYER, Katie 3 3 0 7 . 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 0 7.04 PULIDO, Megan 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.010 KOSTIC, Maja 3 1 1 2 . 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 3.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 41 20 99 . 2 1 2 37 9 12 3 45 1 16 3 0 59.0


3 8 - 6 3 60%


Site: Memphis, Tenn. (Elma Roane)Date: Sep 23, 2011 Attend: 288 Time: 1:25Referees: Tom Von Someren, Bob Bayless

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UAB vs Memphis (Sep 20, 2011 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Attack Serve Block# UAB S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts1 WOODS, Alison 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1.02 SERLEY, Sam 3 8 1 16 . 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9.56 GALLAGHER, Kirsten 3 4 1 8 . 3 7 5 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 8.57 MORRELL, Kate 3 6 1 27 . 1 8 5 0 1 2 1 7 0 2 1 0 8.09 SLAUGHTER, Ally 3 8 2 26 . 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 9.520 SIMMONS, Michele 3 4 2 8 . 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.53 HOWARD, Becca 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1.014 RICKS, Ashley 3 7 1 13 . 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.023 THOMAS, Heather 3 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 37 8 99 . 2 9 3 33 3 4 6 43 4 12 1 0 50.0


3 5 - 5 3 66%


SET SCORES 1 2 3UAB (3) 25 25 25Memphis (0) 17 14 20

Team Records:11-2, 1-011-3, 0-1

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 10 4 23 . 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10.09 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 14 6 33 . 2 4 2 0 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 15.511 HAWKINS, Lauren 3 2 6 12 - . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.013 JELIC, Vesna 3 4 1 20 . 1 5 0 2 2 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 6.014 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 2 2 7 . 0 0 0 28 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 3 4.022 MEYER, Katie 3 1 2 8 - . 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.54 PULIDO, Megan 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.010 KOSTIC, Maja 3 0 1 3 - . 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.0

Totals 3 33 22 106 . 1 0 4 33 6 9 3 49 1 2 0 3 41.0


3 3 - 7 3 45%


Site: Memphis, Tenn. (Elma Roane)Date: Sep 20, 2011 Attend: 238 Time: 1:15Referees: Keith Hutchinson, Rob Schewmaker


Memphis Volleyball Sweeps Marshall In C-USA Action

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A strong defensive presence helped the Memphis volleyball team improve to 2-1 in Conference USA play and 13-3 overall with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21) win over Marshall on Sunday.

The Tigers held Marshall to .227 hitting thanks in part to five team blocks and 40 digs. Junior Vesna Jelic posted a team-high 10 digs while junior Marija Jovanovic and freshman Aleksandra Petronijevic each tallied nine. Junior Altrese Hawkins paced the Tiger offense with 14 kills. Senior Cameron Yoho led the Thundering Herd with a double-double of 11 digs and 10 kills.

Memphis got off to a strong start in set one with the first three points going to the home team. Hawkins had two early kills to help the Tigers jump out to a 7-3 lead. However, Marshall scored five of the next seven points after finding its offensive rhythm and was finally able to tie the score at 11-11. But the Tiger defense came up big with a powerful block from Lauren Hawkins and Hajnalka Molnar to prevent the Herd from taking the lead. The two teams stayed tight from there with Memphis maintaining a slight advantage but feeling constant pressure from the Herd. That pressure finally paid off for Marshall as it took the lead 19-18 after three straight kills. But the advantage was short-lived as Altrese Hawkins took over the set and powered home four kills in the final seven points to give Memphis the 25-22 win. Hawkins finished the frame with seven kills on .455 hit-ting.

Set two began the same way as set one, with an early Memphis lead and a pow-erful attack led by Hawkins. But Marshall quickly got into sync and scored three straight points to go up 5-4. After falling behind, 9-6, the Tigers began making their move, putting together a 5-1 run featuring two aces to regain the lead at 11-10. The Herd tied the score once and had several other opportunities to even the tally, but Memphis stayed strong and took the set, 25-21.

With the Tigers sensing victory and Marshall trying to stay in the match, set three was tight from the opening serve. The Herd used a 3-0 spurt to go in front 9-6 only to see Memphis respond with a 7-1 run to build a 13-10 lead. The advantage quickly became 18-12 as the Tigers stayed on the attack, eventually scoring the 25-21 victory.


MAR vs Memphis (Sep 25, 2011 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Attack Serve Block# MAR S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts1 RAHAL,Dorothy 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1.03 MILLIGAN,Ryanne 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 1.010 YOHO,Cameron 3 10 5 28 . 1 7 9 0 0 3 2 11 0 2 0 0 11.015 BYOUSMCCONNELL,Sacha 3 5 1 10 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 6.520 WILKERSON,Desirre 3 11 3 22 . 3 6 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.023 SCHAD,Katy 3 3 4 14 - . 0 7 1 1 1 2 1 8 0 2 0 1 5.02 BAILEY,Hannah 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.09 BANE,Sammie 3 2 0 4 . 5 0 0 31 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 3.012 TOMAS,Abby 3 5 2 18 . 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7.514 POTTS,Katie 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.021 SUTTLES,Ali 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0

Totals 3 37 15 97 . 2 2 7 35 4 10 6 48 2 10 0 1 48.0


4 1 - 7 2 56%


SET SCORES 1 2 3MAR (0) 22 21 21Memphis (3) 25 25 25

Team Records:2-11, 1-213-3, 2-1

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 14 4 28 . 3 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.59 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 9 5 25 . 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 2 0 0 10.011 HAWKINS, Lauren 3 7 3 18 . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 8.513 JELIC, Vesna 3 6 2 19 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 10 0 1 0 0 7.514 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 1 1 4 . 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1.522 MEYER, Katie 3 4 1 9 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5.04 PULIDO, Megan 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.010 KOSTIC, Maja 3 1 0 4 . 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 3.0

Team 1Totals 3 42 16 107 . 2 4 3 42 6 6 4 40 0 10 0 1 53.0


4 3 - 6 6 65%


Site: Memphis, Tenn. (Elma Roane)Date: Sep 25, 2011 Attend: 174 Time: 1:27Referees: Bob Bayless, Tom Van Someren

vs. Marshall Sunday, Sept. 25

Memphis, 3-0

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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)

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 16 10 27Marija Jovanovic 10 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 3 1 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 12Dvs. SIU (9/10) 37A and 10D

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Tiger Achievements

TEAM RECORD W-LOverall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

3 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

when win first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0when win first two sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0when lose first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3when lose first two sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

when attack pct. over .400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when attack pct. over .300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0when attack pct. over .200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2when atack pct. under .200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1when have higher attack percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0when opponent has higher attack percentage . . . . . . . . . . 0-3when have more kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1when opponent has more kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

when have more aces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

when opponent has more aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1when have same aces as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0when have more service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3when opponent has more service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0when have same service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when have more return errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when opponent has more return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3when have same return errors as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0when have 5 or less return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1when have more than 5 return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

when have more digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1when opponent has more digs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1when have same digs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1when have more team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2when opponent has more team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1when have same team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

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

2011 MEMPHIS RECORD ...


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 ...................... 23-16Tulane ................................. 20-17Tulsa.......................................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 3-0 1.000 W3 13-2 .867 2-0 4-0 7-2 8-2Houston 3-0 1.000 W3 10-3 .769 6-0 1-2 3-1 7-3Tulsa 2-0 1.000 W2 11-4 .733 3-1 4-1 4-2 8-2Memphis 2-1 .667 W2 13-3 .812 6-1 2-1 5-1 8-2UCF 2-1 .667 L1 10-4 .714 7-4 1-0 2-0 8-2Rice 2-1 .667 W2 7-7 .417 5-3 1-1 1-3 5-5UTEP 1-2 .333 W1 11-5 .688 5-1 2-2 4-2 5-5Marshall 1-2 .333 L2 2-11 .154 1-2 0-5 1-4 2-8Southern Miss 0-2 .000 L2 6-8 .429 3-0 0-6 3-2 3-7Tulane 0-2 .000 L2 5-8 .385 2-3 1-4 2-1 6-4SMU 0-2 .000 L2 4-10 .286 2-1 0-5 2-4 3-7ECU 0-3 .000 L3 2-10 .167 1-0 1-4 0-6 1-9

C-USA NOTESOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKKATIE NORRIS, HOUSTON // 6-0, JR., OH // HUMBLE, TEXAS Norris helped the Cougars open Conference USA play with a 3-0 record for the first time since 2007 with wins over Rice, Southern Miss and Tulane. In the three wins, Norris had 39 kills (3.25 kps), four blocks, 16 digs (1.33 dps) and posted a .323 hitting percentage (39K-8E-96TA). Norris opened the week with a career-high 17 kills and established a .531 hitting percentage with a 17-for-32 performance against the Owls. In addition, in 32 attack attempts she did not record an error. Norris followed that up with a career-high 18 kills and two blocks against Southern Miss and closed out the weekend with four fills, two blocks and five digs against Tulane. This is Norris’ first career Offensive Player of the Week honor.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKKIRSTEN GALLAGHER, UAB // 6-2, JR., MB // AUBURN, ALA. Gallagher was a presence at the net for the Blazers as UAB posted a 3-0 record in the first week of conference play. The Blazers are now 13-2 over-all, thanks to Gallagher’s ability to be a wall against opponent’s attacks. The Auburn, Ala., native averaged 1.90 blocks per set, as she posted match-highs in that statistic in victories against Memphis, Marshall and East Carolina. In the sweep of the Tigers, Gallagher recorded three solo blocks and three block assists, before tallying nine and four total blocks versus the Herd and Pirates, respectively. She posted as many solo blocks (6) for the week as the three conference opponents did combined. Gallagher guided the Blazers’ defense to hold opponents to a C-USA weekly best .089 attacking percentage. Gallagher picks up her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor and it marks UAB’s second-consecutive defensive accolade of the season.

SETTER OF THE WEEKCAITLIN OGLETREE, HOUSTON // 5-8, FR., S // MONTGOMERY, TEXAS Ogletree helped the Cougars open Conference USA play with a 3-0 record for the first time since 2007 with wins over Rice, Southern Miss and Tulane. She accounted for 11.33 assists per set (136 total) as well as tallying 21 digs and five service aces in the three wins. She opened the weekend with 40 assists (13.33/set), four digs and two service aces against Rice. She followed that up with a career-high 53 assists and nine digs in a win over Southern Miss and closed out the weekend with 43 assists, eight digs and two blocks against Tulane. This is the rookie’s first Setter of the Week honor.

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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 PlayTotals 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 0

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


Totals 55 226 63 493 .331 4 5 3 2 47 5 22 2 27.0 0

Sets played: 55Kills per set: 4.11Assists per set: 0.07Service aces per set: 0.09Digs per set: 0.85Blocks per set: 0.49

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.


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. UALR, 8/27/11Career: Same (five times)Service Aces:Season: 1 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: 5 vs. UTEP, 11/21/10Digs:Season: 7 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: 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 52 190 68 437 .279 4 19 33 1 126 1 33 3 34.0 0


2011: Named a member of the Memphis Invitational All-Tournament team after downing 55 (3.67 k/s) kills and coming up with 31 digs...Held a .300 hitting percentage and posted a double-double of 15 kills and 16 digs in the championship 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 powering 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.


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 (three times)Career: Same (15 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 0

Totals 53 42 24 138 .130 3 18 33 14 112 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 0

Totals 49 107 43 227 .282 0 0 0 1 6 5 25 8 30.0 0

Sets played: 49Kills per set: 2.18Digs per set: 0.12Blocks per set: 0.61

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.


Kills: Season: 11 (three times)Career: SameHitting %:Season: .714 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: SameAssists:Season: N/ACareer: SameService Aces:Season: N/ACareer: SameDigs:Season: 2 vs. UALR, 8/27/11Career: 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 PlayTotals 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 55 98 35 324 .194 11 19 21 24 157 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.


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 0

Totals 55 28 12 73 .219 674 21 23 0 110 2 11 5 13.0 7


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.


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 55 0 0 1 .000 38 13 29 16 195 0 0 0 0.0 1

Sets played: 55Kills per set: 0.00Assists per set: 0.69Service aces per set: 0.24Digs per set: 3.55

2011: Posted 75 total digs during the Memphis Invitational, including a career-high 29 in the champi-onship 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 competition.


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 PlayTotals 5 2 0 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0

Sets played: 5Kills per set: 0.40Blocks per set: 0.00

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.


Kills Season: 1 (twice) Career: sameHitting PercentageSeason: 1.000 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: SameAssistsSeason: N/ACareer: N/ADigsSeason: N/ACareer: N/ATotal BlocksSeason: N/ACareer: N/AAcesSeason: 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 0

Totals 52 79 21 158 .367 4 0 2 1 22 8 42 6 50.0 0

Sets played: 52Kills per set: 1.52Assists per set: 0.08Digs per set: 0.42Blocks per set: 0.96

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.


Kills: Season: 10 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Season: SameHitting %:Season: .800 vs. SEMO, 8/26/11Career: 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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