TIGER VOLLEYBALL Memphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #13 • Nov. 14-21 Quick Reference Memphis 2011 Record: 17-13 Memphis 2011 C-USA Record: 6-11 2011 Schedule/Results Date Opponent / Event Location Time/Result MEMPHIS INVITATIONAL 08/26/11 vs. Alabama A&M Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-0 vs. SEMO Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-1 08/27/11 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, 3-1 09/03/11 vs. Columbia San Francisco, Calif. L, 3-1 at San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. L, 3-2 SALUKI INVITATIONAL 09/09/11 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 INVITATIONAL 09/16/11 at UNC Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. W, 3-0 09/17/11 vs. Radford Greensboro, N.C. W, 3-1 vs. Howard Greensboro, N.C. W, 3-0 CONFERENCE USA PLAY 09/20/11 vs. UAB * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-0 09/23/11 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 L, 3-2 10/08/11 at UTEP * El Paso, Texas L, 3-1 10/14/11 vs. SMU * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-2 10/16/11 vs. Tulsa * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-0 10/21/11 at Rice * Houston, Texas L, 3-0 10/23/11 vs. Houston * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-1 10/28/11 at Tulsa * Tulsa, Okla. L, 3-0 10/30/11 at SMU * Dallas, Texas L, 3-2 11/03/11 vs. UCF * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-1 11/04/11 vs. UCF * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-1 11/11/11 vs. Tulane * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-1 11/12/11 vs. Southern Miss * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-1 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 RELATIONS Women’s Volleyball Contact . . .Preston McClellan Office Phone ................ 901-678-5223 Cell Phone ................. 901-351-7322 E-mail ............. [email protected]THIS WEEK’S ACTION: Conference USA Play (Huntington, W. Va. and Greenville, N.C.) Memphis Tigers vs. ECU • Nov. 18, 6 p.m. • Memphis Tigers vs. Marshall • Nov. 19, 12 p.m. • GameTracker/All-Access: http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/w-volley/sched/mem-w-volley-sched.html ECU (2-24,0-17 C-USA) Friday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m. GameTracker, All-Access Use your smartphone to scan the QR code to visit BeaMemphisTiger.com! Use your smartphone to scan the QR code to visit www.gotigersgo.com! FACEBOOK.COM/MEMPHISVOLLEYBALL @MEMPHISVOLLEY WWW.GOTIGERSGO.COM 815 Wins • 40 Years of Volleyball Tradition Scouting ECU East Carolina has had a tough go of things in Conference USA this year, having lost all 17 contests to this point. The Pirates dropped road matches to UTEP (3-0) and UCF (3-1) over the weekend to fall to 2-24 on the season. Britney Roper has led the Pirate attack this season with 171 kills (2.14 k/s), but ECU’s biggest strength is its blocking. The Pirates average 2.05 blocks per set, led by Kelly Derby, who averages. 94 b/s. Zarah Cecich has led the defense for ECU this season with 380 digs, while Kasey Kavanaugh has also registered 241 digs. Scouting Marshall Marshall got off to a rough start in non-conference play, but the Thun- dering Herd has found its footing in C-USA play, tallying a 7-10 mark to date with wins over some of C-USA’s best. Marshall owns wins over Southern Miss, UCF and SMU, but have dropped the last three confer- ence games coming into this weekend. Abby Tomas leads the attack for the Herd, as she has totaled 306 kills (3.12 k/s) so far this season. Cameron Yoho is right behind her with 281 kills (2.87 k/s). while Sam- mie Bane leads the team with 985 assists. Ryanne Milligan leads the squad with 350 digs. MARSHALL (8-19,7-10 C-USA) Saturday, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. GameTracker, All-Access
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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 L, 3-210/08/11 at UTEP * El Paso, Texas L, 3-110/14/11 vs. SMU * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-2 10/16/11 vs. Tulsa * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-0 10/21/11 at Rice * Houston, Texas L, 3-010/23/11 vs. Houston * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-1 10/28/11 at Tulsa * Tulsa, Okla. L, 3-010/30/11 at SMU * Dallas, Texas L, 3-2 11/03/11 vs. UCF * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-1 11/04/11 vs. UCF * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-111/11/11 vs. Tulane * Memphis, Tenn. W, 3-111/12/11 vs. Southern Miss * Memphis, Tenn. L, 3-1 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.
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Scouting ECUEast Carolina has had a tough go of things in Conference USA this year, having lost all 17 contests to this point. The Pirates dropped road matches to UTEP (3-0) and UCF (3-1) over the weekend to fall to 2-24 on the season. Britney Roper has led the Pirate attack this season with 171 kills (2.14 k/s), but ECU’s biggest strength is its blocking. The Pirates average 2.05 blocks per set, led by Kelly Derby, who averages. 94 b/s. Zarah Cecich has led the defense for ECU this season with 380 digs, while Kasey Kavanaugh has also registered 241 digs.
Scouting MarshallMarshall got off to a rough start in non-conference play, but the Thun-dering Herd has found its footing in C-USA play, tallying a 7-10 mark to date with wins over some of C-USA’s best. Marshall owns wins over Southern Miss, UCF and SMU, but have dropped the last three confer-ence games coming into this weekend. Abby Tomas leads the attack for the Herd, as she has totaled 306 kills (3.12 k/s) so far this season. Cameron Yoho is right behind her with 281 kills (2.87 k/s). while Sam-mie Bane leads the team with 985 assists. Ryanne Milligan leads the squad with 350 digs.
ECU2011 NOTESEast Carolina has had a tough go of things in Conference USA this year, having lost all 17 contests to this point. The Pirates dropped road matches to UTEP (3-0) and UCF (3-1) over the weekend to fall to 2-24 on the season. Britney Roper has led the Pirate attack this season with 171 kills (2.14 k/s), but ECU’s biggest strength is its blocking. The Pirates average 2.05 blocks per set, led by Kelly Derby, who averages. 94 b/s. Zarah Cecich has led the defense for ECU this season with 380 digs, while Kasey Kavanaugh has also registered 241 digs.
LAST OUTING (Sept. 23 2011)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 lead the way for the Tigers with 11 kills followed by freshman Lauren Hawkins with eight. Junior Hajnalka Molnar continued her nation leading ways in assists, post-ing 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 assisted Jovanovic, one of 13 by Molnar in set one.
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 UARL earlier this year.
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/(Previous School)1 Andrea Queck So. S 5-9 Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park)3 Kasey Kavanaugh So. S 6-2 Chugiak, Alaska (Chugiak)4 Kelly Derby RS Jr. MH 6-1 Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chapel Hill)5 Whitney Campbell So. OH 5-6 Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County)6 Nicole Jones RS Sr. DS 5-3 Placerville, Calif. (Union Mine)7 Shelby Beasley So. DS/L 5-4 Winter Park, Fla. (Lake Howell)11 Britney Roper RS Sr. OH 6-3 Burgaw, N.C. (Pender)14 Hannah Allgood So. OH 5-9 Yadkinville, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day)15 Jackie Varnum Sr. MH 6-1 Panama City, Fla. (Gulf Coast CC)16 Zarah Cecich Fr. S 5-11 Crown Point, Ind. (Crown Point)18 Amanda Lutzow Sr. OH 5-10 Carpentersville, Ill. (Dundee-Crown)
Head Coach: Pati Rolf (Third Season)Assistant Coaches: Jeri Estes (First Season), Jackie Simpson (First Season)
MARSHALL2011 NOTESMarshall got off to a rough start in non-conference play, but the Thundering Herd has found its footing in C-USA play, tallying a 7-10 mark to date with wins over some of C-USA’s best. Mar-shall owns wins over Southern Miss, UCF and SMU, but have dropped the last three conference games coming into this weekend. Abby Tomas leads the attack for the Herd, as she has totaled 306 kills (3.12 k/s) so far this season. Cameron Yoho is right behind her with 281 kills (2.87 k/s). while Sammie Bane leads the team with 985 assists. Ryanne Milligan leads the squad with 350 digs.
LAST OUTING (Sept. 30, 2011)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 Aleksan-dra 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 hitting.
Set two began the same way as set one, with an early Memphis lead and a powerful 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 re-spond 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.
GENERAL INFOLocation: Huntington, W. Va.Enrollment: 13,814Nickname: Thundering HerdColors: Green and WhiteFacility: Cam Henderson Center (9,043)Conference: C-USA
No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/(Previous School)1 Rahal, Dorothy 5-7 L SO Venice, Fla. (Venice)2 Bailey, Hannah 5-11 OH/DS FR Ceredo, W.Va. (Spring Valley)3 Milligan, Ryanne 5-8 S/DS JR Jasper, Ind. (Assumption (Ky.))4 Der, Laura 5-9 OH SO Clarksville, Ind. (Floyd Central)9 Bane, Sammie 5-4 S FR Brownstown, Ind. (Brownstown Central)7 Berrien, Jaylene 5-9 OH/MB FR Springfield, Ohio (Springfield)8 Legg, Sarah 5-8 S/DS FR Hurricane, W.Va. (Hurricane)10 Yoho, Cameron 6-1 MB SR Sistersville, W.Va. (Tyler Consolidated)11 Booker, Andrea 5-5 DS JR Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview)12 Tomas, Abby 6-2 OH/RS JR Aledo, Texas (Aledo)14 Potts, Katie 6-0 S/RS FR John Creeks, Ga. (Northview)15 Byous-McConnell, Sacha 6-2 MB/OH SO Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos)20 Wilkerson, Desirre 6-0 MB SO Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual)21 Suttles, Ali 5-7 DS FR Franklin Furnace, Ohio (Green)23 Schad, Katy 5-10 OH/DS JR Floyd Knobs, Ind. (Floyd Central)
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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:
Nov. 7-13 Week in Review- Memphis split a pair of C-USA home games this weekend, defeating Tulane 3-1 on Friday before falling 3-1 to Southern Miss in the final home game of the season Saturday. - Altrese Hawkins and Hajnalka Molnar led the Tigers in the win against Tulane. Hawkins downed 24 kills while hitting .439 and Molnar registered a double-double of 55 assists and 13 digs. - The Tigers hit the road for two C-USA matches against ECU Friday at 6 p.m. and Marshall Sunday at 1 p.m. Memphis then wraps up its regular season with the sea-son finale on the road against UAB on Wendesday, Nov. 23.
Double-DoubleMemphis players having been churning out double-doubles as of late. Hajnalka Mol-nar registered her team best 10th double-double of the season in a 3-1 victory over Tulane. The junior finished with 55 assists and 13 digs, while Altrese Hawkins came just two digs shy of her own double-double. Hawkins did record a double-double in the Tigers’ next game, finishing with 23 kills and 13 digs in a 3-1 loss to Southern Miss. Hawkins now has four double-doubles this season.
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. Hawkins’ 47 kills over the weekend brings her career total to 1,297, which moves her past three players and into ninth-place on the all-time kills list.
Like a HawkAltrese Hawkins continues to ink her name in the Memphis record books. Her new-est accomplishment was downing 30 kills in a single match in a 3-2 win over SMU, becoming just the sixth Tiger in Memphis history to do so.
Fab 50With a 3-1 victory over Tulane, Memphis head coach April Jauregui picked her 56th win at the helm of the program. She now ranks sixth on the all-time coaching wins list.
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.
Spiketacular DominanceThe Tigers won nine of 10 sets and three-straight games to claim their third pre-season 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 setter 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 turning 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 vic-tories and another tournament titles.
Players of the Week (Aug. 29)After a successful first weekend, Altrese Hawkins and Hajnalka Molnar were eached honored 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 hit-ting .630 against SEMO en route to leading the Tigers to their 800th program win. For the weekend, 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 matches. 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 perfor-mance.
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 play-ers had a major impact in Memphis’ first tournament weekend.
• Jelic recorded 40 digs and 32 kills during the Memphis Invitational, includ-ing 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 championship 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 percentage 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 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 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 through-out the Memphis Invitational. The redshirt junior recorded 199 total assists, includ-ing 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.
• 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 29th on the all-time NCAA Volleyball wins list.
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.
ALL-TIME NCAA WINSRank Team Years Won1 UCLA 41 11512 Nebraska 36 11343 Missouri State 39 11134 Long Beach State 47 10925 BYU 42 10806 Hawaii 36 10717 Penn State 32 10528 Texas 37 10409 Portland State 41 103110 Minnesota 39 101111 Milwaukee 38 97612 Ohio State 40 915 Pittsburgh 37 91514 Delaware 38 89915 Stanford 33 89716 Arkansas St. 36 89617 Pacific 35 89518 Sacramento State 35 885 Texas A&M 36 88520 USC 35 874 Cincinnati 39 87422 UC Santa Barbara 36 86323 UCF 36 85824 Oral Roberts 34 84225 Florida State 35 83426 Illinois 37 83027 George Washington 36 82128 UNI 30 82029 Memphis 40 81530 Florida 27 807
AVCA TOP-25 (OCT. 24)Rank School Total Points1 UCLA (41) 20-3 2 Nebraska (9) 18-2 3 Stanford (1) 17-4 4 USC (5) 18-45 Illinois (1) 21-2 6 Penn State (1) 17-5 7 California 21-4 8 Hawai’i (2) 24-1 9 Texas 15-4 10 Washington 18-4 11 Purdue 20-312 Northern Iowa 24-113 Iowa State 17-4 14 Pepperdine 17-5 15 Minnesota 13-8 16 Tennessee 20-3 17 Florida 17-5 18 Florida State 19-4 19 Kentucky 21-4 20 Oregon 14-7 21 San Diego 23-3 22 Ohio State 16-9 23 Michigan 16-8 24 Colorado State 17-4 25 Oklahoma 19-6
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Miami (FL) 83; Dayton 60; Long Beach State 43; Texas A&M 25; Western Kentucky 22; Tulsa 18; Michigan State 13; Arizona 12; North Carolina 10; Kansas State 9; Ball State 8; Duke 7
vs. Southern MissSaturday, Nov. 12
So. Miss, 3-1Hawkins and Jovanovic Power Memphis Past Tulane in Four SetsMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Altrese Hawkins and Marija Jovanovic combined for 40 kills and led a Memphis attack that hit .338 en route to a 3-1 (26-24;19-25;25-19;25-21) victory over Tulane Friday night at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
The first set proved to be a battle as neither team would lead by more than three points. Tulane took its largest lead of the set at 12-9 after a kill by Izabela Grot, but Memphis responded with a 4-1 run to tie the set at 13. The teams would trade points until two-straight attack errors gave Memphis a 21-18 advantage. Tulane fought back to tie the set at 24, but a kill by Molnar coupled with a Green Wave attack error sealed the set for Memphis, 26-24.
The U of M tallied 17 kills to Tulane’s 13 in the second set, was plagued by errors throughout, ultimately dropping a 25-19 decision. Memphis jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but a service error by A. Hawkins swung the momentum the Green Wave’s way and the teams were back at 7 all. The teams took turns with the lead before an attack error by A. Hawkins gave Tulane a 17-15 lead. Tulane closed the set on an 8-4 run to win it 25-19.
Tulane and Memphis battled back and forth early in the third set and found them-selves tied at nine after an attack error by Vesna Jelic. Memphis went on a run to take a 17-13 advantage after a kill by Hawkins. The Green Wave got as close as 18-15 after a kill by Cori Martone, but Memphis finished the set on a 7-4 run to win 25-19.
The Tigers appeared poised to run away with the fourth set after a Tulane attack error gave Memphis an 8-4 advantage, but the Green Wave battled back and took the lead 10-9 on a kill by Lilly Wolfe. Memphis found its footing, however, and regained the lead at 13-12 after a kill by A. Hawkins. The Green Wave tied the set at 18-18 and 19-19, but Memphis took the lead for good at 20-19 on a kill by Lauren Hawkins. A kill by A. Hawkins sealed the set for Memphis, 25-21 and the match, 3-1.
Tulane was led by Martone (19) and Anna Wruck (13), who each posted double-digit kills. Wolfe turned in 44 assists in the loss, while Nikki Osuna led the defen-sive effort with 11 digs. Memphis improves to 2-0 against Tulane this season.
vs. Tulane Friday, Nov. 11
Memphis, 3-1
Southern Miss Rallies to Defeat Memphis 3-1
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Four Golden Eagles registered double-digit kills as Southern Miss rallied to win three-straight sets and defeat Memphis 3-1 (25-21;19-25;21-25;23-25) in the Tigers’ final home match of the season. Memphis falls to 17-13 overall and 7-11 in C-USA play, while Southern Miss improves to 15-14 (9-8 C-USA).
Altrese Hawkins led Memphis with a double-double of 23 kills and 13 digs, while Vesna Jelic also recorded a double-double of 13 kills and 13 digs. Marija Jovanovic downed 12 kills and Lauren Hawkins also added eight. Hajnalka Molnar came up one dig short of a double-double, finishing with 54 assists and nine digs, and Aleksandra Petronijievic had a match-high 18 digs.
Memphis hit a commanding .385 in the first set behind seven kills from Jelic. The Tigers took a 7-4 lead in the set after a kill by L. Hawkins, an maintained the lead for the rest of the set. Southern Miss came as close as 19-17 after a kill by Lauren Sears, but Jelic responded with a kill for the Tigers and Memphis went on to close the set out, 25-21.
Southern Miss sprinted out to an 8-3 lead in the second set behind four errors by the Tigers. Trailing 15-9, Memphis rallied to cut the deficit to 19-17 and 20-18, but the Golden Eagles finished the set on a 4-1 run to close it out 25-19.
The Tigers came out strong out of the locker room in the third set and jumped out to an early 11-6 lead, which forced Southern Miss to call a timeout. Trailing 14-11, the Golden Eagles realed off a 7-1 that gave them an 18-15 lead and forced Memphis to call a timeout. Memphis responded with a point out of the timeout when a kill by Katie Meyer cut the Southern Miss lead to 18-16, but the Golden Eagles were able to finish out the set 25-21.
Altrese Hawkins had a dominating 10 kills in the fourth set, but it wasn’t enough to extend the match for the Tigers. Memphis started the set slow and found itself trailing 12-5 before it found its footing. The Tigers rallied to tie the match at 16 after a kill by Jovanovic but were never able to take the lead. Southern Miss kept the Tigers at bay, and a kill by Ashley Mell sealed the set 25-23 and the match, 3-1 for the Golden Eagles.
Volleyball Box Score2011 Memphis Volleyball
Southern Miss vs Memphis (Nov 12, 2011 at Memphis, Tenn.)
Double-Doubles:Altrese Hawkins (4)vs. Houston (10/23) -13K and 11Dvs. SMU (10/30) - 20K and 10Dvs. UCF (11/4) - 18K and 11Dvs. So. Miss (11/12) - 23K and 13D
Vesna Jelic (5)vs. Georgia State (8/27) - 11K and 13D at UTEP (10/7) - 13K and 13Dvs. SMU (10/14) - 13K and 13Dvs. Houston (10/23) - 12K and 13Dvs. SMU (10/30) - 10K and 12D
Marija Jovanovic (3)vs. Georgia State (8/27) - 15K and 16Dat San Francisco (9/3) - 20K and 10Dvs. SIU (9/10) - 14K and 14Dvs. SMU (10/14) - 15K and 11D
Hajnalka Molnar (10)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 11Dvs. SMU (10/14) - 56A and 17Dvs. SMU (10/30) - 48A and 10Dvs. UCF (11/3) - 50A and 11Dvs. UCF (11/4) - 50A and 10Dvs. Tulane (11/11) - 55A and 13D
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 (Nov. 14, 2011)
UAB .................................... 37-19ECU ......................................15-3Houston ................................8-23Marshall ..................................4-8Rice ........................................4-4SMU .......................................4-5Southern Miss ...................... 23-18Tulane ................................. 22-17Tulsa.....................................8-10UCF .................................... 12-10UTEP ......................................7-5Total ..............................130-116
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKDIANA SILVA, TULSA / 5-9, JR., OH / NITEROI, BRAZILSilva averaged 5.00 kills and 5.29 points per set to lead Tulsa to two wins at Rice and Houston, as it claimed the Conference USA Championship over the weekend. She totaled 35 kills and added 27 digs (3.86 dig/s) and picked up her 12th and 13th double-doubles of the season. Friday at Rice, Silva tallied 22 kills (5.50 k/s), and 11 digs and hit .255 in the 3-1 win that clinched the league title. Sunday at Houston, she recorded 13 kills and 16 digs in the 3-0 sweep. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKKELLIE CULBERTSON, TULSA / 5-8, SO., OH / LONG BEACH, CALIF. Culbertson averaged 5.57 digs per set to lead Tulsa to two wins at Rice and Houston, as it claimed the Conference USA Championship over the weekend. She totaled 39 digs and added 23 kills (3.29 k/s) to total 25.5 points (3.64 pts/s) and helped the Golden Hurricane hold its oppo-nents to a C-USA-weekly low .152 attack percentage. Friday at Rice, Culbertson recorded a double-double with 26 digs (6.50 dig/s) and 12 kills, adding a solo block in the 3-1 win that clinched the league title. Sunday at Houston, she picked up her 11th double-double of the sea-son with 13 digs (4.33 dig/s) and 11 kills and a block in the 3-0 sweep. She also hit .450 against the Cougars. SETTER OF THE WEEKKELSEA SEYMOUR, SOUTHERN MISS / 5-9, SR. / LONG BEACH, CALIF. Seymour averaged a C-USA weekly-best 13.86 assists and 3.00 digs per set in helping Southern Miss post two road victories against UAB and Memphis. She handed out 43 helpers at UAB as well as recorded an ace and posted 10 digs for her first double-double of the weekend. Against Memphis, Seymour dished out 54 assists, had 11 digs and three kills for her second double-double in a come-from-behind 3-1 win. She also hit .273 in the two matches and guided her team to a .251 hitting accuracy.
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 PlayOct 07, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 08, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 14, 2011 SMU Did Not PlayOct 16, 2011 TLS Did Not PlayOct 21, 2011 at Rice Did Not PlayOct 23, 2011 Houston Did Not PlayOct 28, 2011 at Tulsa Did Not PlayOct 30, 2011 at SMU Did Not PlayNov 03, 2011 UCF Did Not PlayNov 04, 2011 UCF 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
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 PlayOct 07, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 08, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 14, 2011 SMU Did Not PlayOct 16, 2011 TLS Did Not PlayOct 21, 2011 at Rice Did Not PlayOct 23, 2011 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Oct 28, 2011 at TLS 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Oct 30, 2011 at SMU Did Not PlayNov 03, 2011 UCF 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Nov 04, 2011 UCF 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Totals 56 0 0 2 .000 4 7 10 0 22 0 0 0 0.0 0
Sets played: 56Kills per set: 0.00Assists per set: 0.07Service aces per set: 0.12Digs per set: 0.39
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...Played in two sets at Tulsa, recorded one dig.
Sets played: 101Kills per set: 4.28Assists per set: 0.06Service aces per set: 0.15Digs per set: 1.27Blocks per set: 0.43
2011: Named the Memphis Invitational Most Valuable Player after leading the Tigers to four-straight victories...Credited with a .383 hit-ting efficiency (64K, 13E, 133TA) during the Memphis Invitational...Also tabbed C-USA Offensive Player of the Week...Recorded new sea-son high of 27 kills in 3-1 loss to Columbia...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...Set season high with four blocks in 3-0 win over ECU...Also set season high with two service aces against the Green Wave...Tied career-high with five aces in 3-1 loss to UTEP...Recorded a career-high 30 kills in win over SMU...Recorded second career double-double of 13 kills and 11 digs against Houston...Recorded first career double-double with 20 kills and 10 digs vs. SMU...Had double-double of 18 kills/11 digs in 3-1 win over UCF.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
Kills: Season: 30 vs. SMU, 10/14/11Career: sameHitting %:Season: .630 vs. SEMO, 8/26/11Career: SameAssists:Season: 1 vs. (four times)Career: Same (eight times)Service Aces:Season: 5 at UTEP, 10/8/11Career: 5 vs. UTEP, 11/21/10Digs:Season: 13 vs. So. Miss, 11/12/11Career: 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
Sets played: 98Kills per set: 3.27Assists per set: 0.11Service aces per set: 0.32Digs per set: 1.98Blocks per set: 0.53
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...Registered a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 loss to Southern Miss...Totaled 17 kills in back-to-back losses against UTEP...Tallied a double-double of 15 kills and 11 digs in a five-set victory over SMU.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
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: 2 (twice)Career: Same 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: 5 vs. Tulane, 11/11/11Career: 8 vs. UAB, 11/27/10
Sets played: 77Kills per set: 0.61Assists per set: 0.04Service aces per set: 0.26Digs per set: 1.68Blocks per set: 0.01
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 recorded 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, playing in every set.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
Kills: Season: 9 vs. SIU, 9/10/11Career: 9 (three times)Hitting %:Season: 1.000 vs. Tulane, 11/11/11Career: sameAssists: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
Sets played: 95Kills per set: 2.06Assists per set: 0.04Service aces per set: 0.08Digs per set: 0.29Blocks per set: 0.58
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...Had five kills, one ace, four digs and four blocks in five-set win over SMU...Recorded career-best 14 kills in 3-1 victory over UCF.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
Kills: Season: 14 vs. UCF, 11/4/11Career: SameHitting %:Season: .714 vs. Providence, 9/2/11Career: SameAssists:Season: 1 vs. So. Miss, 11/12/11Career: SameService Aces:Season: 2 at Southern Miss, 9/30/11Career: SameDigs:Season: 4 (three times)Career: SameBlocks:Season: 6 vs. So. Miss, 11/12/11Career: Same
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 PlayOct 07, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 08, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 14, 2011 SMU Did Not PlayOct 16, 2011 TLS Did Not PlayOct 21, 2011 at Rice Did Not PlayOct 23, 2011 Houston Did Not PlayOct 28, 2011 at Tulsa Did Not PlayOct 30, 2011 at SMU Did Not PlayNov 03, 2011 UCF Did Not PlayNov 04, 2011 UCF 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.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
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
Sets played: 101Kills per set: 1.94Assists per set: 0.23Service aces per set: 0.29Digs per set: 2.77Blocks per set: 0.14
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...Recorded second double-double of the season with 13 kills and 13 digs at UTEP...Picked up another double-double of 13 kills and 13 digs in a five-set win over SMU..Tied career high with 15 digs in 3-1 victory over UCF.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
Kills: Season: 13 (twice)Career: 15 (twice)Hitting %:Season: .296 vs. Houston, 10/23/11Career: .391 at UCF, 10/24/10Assists:Season: 3 vs. UCF, 11/3/11Career: same Service Aces:Season: 6 vs. ECU, 9/23/11Career: sameDigs:Season: 16 vs. Columbia, 9/3/11Career: 20 at Rice, 11/5/10Blocks:Season: 4 vs. UCF, 11/4/11Career: same
Sets played: 101Kills per set: 0.50Assists per set: 11.74Service aces per set: 0.38Digs per set: 2.18Blocks per set: 0.27
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...Picked up sixth double-double of the season (56 assists and 17 digs) against SMU...17 digs in five-set over SMU tied career high...Recorded back-to-back double-doubles in weekend split with UCF.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
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: 17 vs. SMU, 10/14/11Career: 17 (twice)Blocks:Season: 3 (three times)Career: same
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ALEKSANDRA PETRONIJEVIC• 5-4 • R-FRESHMAN • LIBERO•BELGRADE, SERBIA
Sets played: 101Kills per set: 0.01Assists per set: 0.67Service aces per set: 0.23Digs per set: 3.47
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 competition...Picked up nine digs in a 3-0 victory over Tulane...Recorded back-to-back 15-dig games against UTEP.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHSKills: Season: 1 vs. UCF, 11/4/11Career: SameHitting %:Season: 1.000 vs. UCF, 11/4/11Career: SameAssists:Season: 7 vs. Tulane, 11/11/11Career: SameService Aces:Season: 5 vs. SMU, 10/30/11Career: SameDigs:Season: 29 vs. Georgia State, 8/27/11Career: SameBlocks:Season: N/ACareer: Same
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 PlayOct 07, 2011 at UTEP 2 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0Oct 08, 2011 at UTEP Did Not PlayOct 14, 2011 SMU 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Oct 16, 2011 TLS 2 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Oct 21, 2011 at Rice 2 1 0 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.0 0Oct 23, 2011 Houston Did Not PlayOct 28, 2011 at Tulsa Did Not PlayOct 30, 2011 at SMU 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Nov 03, 2011 UCF Did Not PlayNov 04, 2011 UCF Did Not Play
Totals 15 5 3 21 .095 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 6.0 0
Sets played: 15Kills per set: 0.33
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...Recorded a kill and two blocks against Rice.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
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
Sets played: 96Kills per set: 1.21Assists per set: 0.05Digs per set: 0.32Blocks per set: 0.83
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...Made a career-high seven blocks and hit .400 in a 3-1 win over UCF.
SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
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: 7 vs. UCF, 11/4/11Career: 8 vs. Miami, 8/28/10
Team Statistics MEM OPPATTACK K i l l s 1506 1273 E r r o r s 600 487 Total Attacks 3768 3477 Attack Pct . 2 4 0 . 2 2 6 K i l l s / S e t 13.8 11.7SET A s s i s t s 1432 1169 A t t e m p t s 3438 3081 Assist Pct . 4 1 7 . 3 7 9 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.1 10.7SERVE A c e s 176 111 E r r o r s 312 192 A t t e m p t s 2417 2369 Serve Pct . 8 7 1 . 9 1 9 A c e s / S e t 1.6 1.0SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 111 176 E r r o r s / S e t 1.0 1.6 A t t e m p t s 2154 2080 Reception Pct . 9 4 8 . 9 1 5DEFENSE D i g s 1519 1393 D i g s / S e t 13.9 12.8BLOCKING Block Solo 34 53 Block Assist 282 368 Total Blocks 175.0 237.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.6 2.2 Block Errors 56 59Ball handling errors 39 22ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3201 4417 Dates/Avg Per Date 14/229 10/442 Neutral site #/Avg 6/46 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -
Team Statistics MEM OPPATTACK K i l l s 1506 1273 E r r o r s 600 487 Total Attacks 3768 3477 Attack Pct . 2 4 0 . 2 2 6 K i l l s / S e t 13.8 11.7SET A s s i s t s 1432 1169 A t t e m p t s 3438 3081 Assist Pct . 4 1 7 . 3 7 9 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.1 10.7SERVE A c e s 176 111 E r r o r s 312 192 A t t e m p t s 2417 2369 Serve Pct . 8 7 1 . 9 1 9 A c e s / S e t 1.6 1.0SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 111 176 E r r o r s / S e t 1.0 1.6 A t t e m p t s 2154 2080 Reception Pct . 9 4 8 . 9 1 5DEFENSE D i g s 1519 1393 D i g s / S e t 13.9 12.8BLOCKING Block Solo 34 53 Block Assist 282 368 Total Blocks 175.0 237.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.6 2.2 Block Errors 56 59Ball handling errors 39 22ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3201 4417 Dates/Avg Per Date 14/229 10/442 Neutral site #/Avg 6/46 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -
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*Oct 07 at UTEP L 2-3 26-24,18-25,14-25,25-20,12-15 832*Oct 08 at UTEP L 1-3 16-25,20-25,25-19,20-25 703*Oct 14 SMU W 3-2 25-18,16-25,15-25,25-17,15-13 146*Oct 16 TLS L 0-3 22-25,19-25,11-25 198*Oct 21 at Rice Owls L 0-3 19-25,17-25,14-25 475*Oct 23 HOUSTON L 1-3 18-25,25-20,15-25,16-25 310*Oct 28 at TLS L 0-3 19-25,27-29,19-25 400*Oct 30 at SMU L 2-3 25-23,25-21,16-25,14-25,13-15 228*Nov 03 UCF L 1-3 24-26,18-25,25-22,20-25 209*Nov 04 UCF W 3-1 25-20,15-25,28-26,25-23 412*Nov 11 TULANE W 3-1 26-24,19-25,25-19,25-21 289*Nov 12 SOUTHERN MISS L 1-3 25-21,19-25,21-25,23-25 178
Record in 3-set matches: 10-5Record in 4-set matches: 6-5Record in 5-set matches: 1-3