Memphis Volleyball Notes 9.12.11

TIGER VOLLEYBALLMemphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #4 • Sept. 12-19

Quick Reference Memphis 2011 Record: 8-2 Memphis 2011 C-USA Record: 0-0

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. 6:00 p.m. 09/17/11 vs. Radford Greensboro, N.C. 9:30 a.m. vs. Howard Greensboro, N.C. 4:00 p.m.

CONFERENCE USA PLAY09/20/11 vs. UAB * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 09/23/11 vs. East Carolina * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. 09/25/11 vs. Marshall * Memphis, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 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:

Spartan Spiketacular (Greensboro, N.C.)Memphis Tigers at UNC Greensboro • Sept. 16, 5 p.m. • Fleming GymMemphis Tigers vs. Radford • Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m. • Fleming GymMemphis Tigers vs. Howard • Sept. 10, 4 p.m. • Fleming Gym

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UNC GreeNsboro(4-7, 0-0 SoCon)Friday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m.GameTracker, Live Blog

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2011 Roster

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

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

STARTERS LOST (0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Juniors (5): Altrese HawkinsVesna JelicMarija JovanovicMaja KosticHajnalka Molnar

Sophomores (4): Jovana BarisicKatie MeyerCassidy HawkinsMegan Pulido

Freshman (4): Aleksandra PetronijevićLauren HawkinsAlexis Wesley Veronica Zimmerman

Class Breakdown

Pronunciation Guide

Jovana Barisic

YO-vuh-nuh B

AR-i-shish

Vesna Jelic VESS

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arija Jovanovic M

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Maja Kostic

Maya C

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ajnalka Molnar

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Aleksandra Petronijević

Alexandra Petro-K

NEE-yo-vich

Marko M

ajstorovix M

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TOR-o-vich

James O

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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 #4 • Sept. 12-19

UNC GREENSBORONOTESThe Spartans enter this weekend’s tournament with a 4-7 record, having dropped two of three matches in UCF’s tournament. UNCG won a 3-2 victory over Fla. Atlantic before being swept by Pittsburgh and USF. The Spartans’ offense is led by Ariel Newman and Karrian Chambers who have 105 and 116 kills, respectively. Ari Lysacek is UNCG’s setter and has totaled 220 assists in 11 matches. Kellie Orewiler has anchored the Spartan defense with 179 digs so far this season.

LAST OUTING vs. Memphis (Sept. 24, 2005)GREENSBORO, NC - Memphis was able to hold off a strong UNC-Greensboro surge to win 3-1 (30-17, 30-13, 28-30, 30-24) and take home the UNCG Invita-tional Tournament title. The Tigers improve to 15-4 with their eight consecutive win and second straight tournament championship. Senior setter Heather Watts re-ceived the Tournament’s MVP honors, while fellow senior outside hitter Tiara Gilkey garnered all-tournament accolades.

Memphis dominated play in both of the first two games, holding the Spartans to 17 and 13 points, respectively. UNCG hit just .120 in the first game and an even lower -.120 in game two.

The Tigers jumped on the Spartans early, putting up a 4-0 run to go ahead 14-10 halfway through the game. Three service aces by Christen Clayton highlighted a 7-0 surge by the Tigers that gave them a 10 point lead. Memphis ended the game by scoring 14 of the final 18 points for a 30-17 win. The U of M hit .500 in the first frame.

Game two was much like the first as the Tigers finished the game on a 19-5 run. A 7-0 run pushed Memphis to a 19-7 advantage, before a 10-3 outburst closed the contest out at 30-13.

UNCG would not be swept at home, however, as they battled to a win in game three. The Spartans rebounded to hit .436 in the tilt. The game saw 12 ties, with the last, coming at 26-2 before UNCG’s momentum carried them to victory.

Memphis’ strength came through in the fourth game as they battled the UNCG mo-mentum that powered them to an early 11-7 lead. Memphis erased that four point advantage with a 5-0 run that was capped by a Shelby Burton kill. Memphis led until the Spartans made a 6-2 run to knot the game at 23. Memphis then got a pair of kills from Nancy Nellans and Watts added another to close the match out with a 30-24 win of the fourth game.

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2011 UNC GREENSBORO WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School1 Olivia Humphries MB/OH 6-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park2 Emily McMurtrey S 5-10 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy3 Brittany Morris DS 5-4 Fr. High Point, N.C./Ragsdale High School5 Karrian Chambers OH 5-9 So. College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated6 Ariel Newman OH 5-7 R-Sr. Greensboro, N.C./Southern Guilford7 Holland Hoefnagel OH 6-1 Fr. St. Augustine, Fla./Nease High School 8 Kelsey Sidney MB 6-1 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette High School9 Kellie Orewiler LIB/DS 5-6 So. Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Comprehensive10 Morgan Freeman MB/OH 6-2 So. Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate School11 Sarah Eldridge S 5-8 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Wichita South12 Ari Lysacek S 5-9 Jr. Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor15 Chelsea Evans OH 5-8 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban High School16 Vicky Harley MB/RS 5-9 Fr. Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood High School

Head Coach: Patrick NicholasAsst. Coach: Abbi Blackburn

GENERAL INFOLocation: Greensboro, N.C.Enrollment: 17,467Nickname: SpartansColors: Gold, White and NavyFacility: Fleming Gym (1,833)Conference: Souterhn

VOLLEYBALL INFOSeries record: Memphis, 1-0Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2005Result: Memphis W, 3-1Head Coach: Patrick NicholasAssistant Coaches: Laura Tomes, Anthony MelendezOverall Record (Years): 147-124 (10)Record at School (Years): 17-14 (1)2011 Overall Record: 4-72011 Conference Record: 0-0

PLAYER INFOLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4Starters returning/lost: 4/2 + LiberoNecomers: 7

SPORTS INFOVolleyball Contact: David PercivalPhone: Mobile: 336-420-7518Fax: 336-334-3182Courtside: 336-334-5625E-mail: [email protected]: www.uncgspartans.com

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COMPARING THE SPARTANS AND TIGERS

KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPSUNCG 11.68 .154 10.98 1.28 15.32 1.78Memphis 14.67 .284 13.86 1.72 14.50 1.69


RADFORD2011 NOTESThe Highlanders enter the Spartan Spiketacular with a 3-6 record, having dropped their last two games at the Miami/Best Western Tournament last weekend. Radford holds wins over USC Upstate (3-2), Chicago State (3-0), and Alabama A&M (3-2) and has dropped matches to Hofstra (2-3), Manhatten (2-3), UMKC (2-3), Miami Ohio (1-3) and Florida Gulf Coast (1-3).

LAST OUTING vs. Memphis (Sept. 5, 2003)DAVIDSON, N.C. - The University of Memphis volleyball team used a series of runs and some timely offensive outbursts to down Radford, 3-0 (30-25, 30-24, 30-20) in the first match of the Davidson Wildcat Volleyball Invitational, Friday.

Game one was tightly contested as Radford shot out to a 3-1 lead before Memphis battled back to take its first lead of the game at 6-5 off a Watts putdown from a pass from freshman Christen Clayton (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake). The two teams struggled with their respective serves during the match, with Radford recording five service errors in game one, compared to three from the Tigers.

Memphis seemed to have game one under control before stalling at 29 points while Radford used a 4-1 run to pull back to 29-25 before freshman Melissa Nance (Frankfort, Ind./Clinton Prairie) downed one of her nine kills to give Memphis game one, 30-25.

Game two again found the Tigers down early, as Radford was up 5-4 before a Gilkey kill tied the game at five. A series of ties would follow, as the Highlanders took advantage of Memphis service and attack errors before one of Neba’s 12 kills gave the Tigers a lead they would not relinquish. Memphis used a 4-2 run to pull away from Radford to get to 16-12. Radford pulled back to 16-15 before an 11-1 Memphis run put the Tigers up 27-19. Radford used a 5-1 run of their own to pull back to 28-23 before a Neba kill sealed game two, 30-24.

It appeared that the Highlanders were ready to be done with the match in game three, trail-ing by as many as 10 at 15-5 before embarking on a series of runs that pulled them to 20-15 on a Gilkey attack error. A Watts’ kill put Memphis up 23-16, before Radford freshman setter Danielle Rynd (St. Louis, Mo./Fort Zumwalt South) answered back with a dump of her own to keep Radford within reach at 23-17. But Memphis answered with a Watts kill and service ace and a Neba block solo to go up 29-19. A Radford service error sealed the match, 30-19. Rynd finished with 24 assists, while Divona Cox finished with a team-leading nine kills in a loss that dropped Radford to 0-4 on the season.

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2011 RADFORD WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School1 Leigh Myers S/L 5-7 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. / The Dunham School 2 Katelyn Meeks DS 5-6 Sr. Richmond, Va. / Mills Godwin 3 Emma Deininger MB 6-1 Fr. Wallingford, Pa. / Strath Haven 4 Savannah Cantrell MB 5-11 Fr. Jacksonville Beach, Fla. / Nease 5 Carson Widener DS 5-6 R Bristol, Tenn. / Bristol 6 Christine Beckham S 6-0 Fr. Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge 7 Jena Braden S 5-8 Fr. New Knoxville, Ohio / New Knoxville 8 Rachel Wiechecki OH 5-10 Fr. Wilmington, Del. / Ursuline Academy 9 Carly Fleming MB 6-0 Sr. Manassas, Va. / Osbourn Park 10 Rachel Brummitt L 5-6 Fr. Plano, Texas / Plano West 11 Rachel Fertitta MB 6-2 R-Jr. Roanoke, Va. / Northside 12 Emily Hayes OPP 6-1 Jr. Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett 13 Bailey Banks S 5-9 R-So. Fairfax, Va. / Robinson Secondary 14 Taylor Pahno OH 6-0 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial 15 Megan McWhorter OH 5-11 Sr. Newport News, Va. / Peninsula Catholic 16 Yacine Meyer OH 5-8 Sr. Makawao, Hawai’i / Seabury Hall 17 Emily Carlin OH 6-0 So. Downingtown, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan 18 Jesse Miedema OH/OPP 5-11 So. Huron, Ohio / Huron 19 Shannon Phillips DS 5-6 Fr. King of Prussia, Pa. / Upper Merion

Head coach: Marci JenkinsAsst. Coach: Chris Hertel

COMPARING THE HIGHLANDERS AND TIGERS

KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPSRadford 11.33 .191 10.54 1.36 12.87 2.21Memphis 14.67 .284 13.86 1.72 14.50 1.69

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GENERAL INFOLocation: Radford, Va.Enrollment: 9,230Nickname: HighlandersColors: Red and WhiteFacility: Conference: Big South

VOLLEYBALL INFOSeries record: Memphis, 1-0Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 2003Result: Memphis W, 3-0Head Coach: Marci JenkinsAssistant Coaches: Chris HertelOverall Record (Years): 62-87 (5)Record at School (Years): 32-61 (3)2011 Overall Record: 3-62011 Conference Record: 0-0

PLAYER INFOLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/7Staters Returning/Lost: 4/3

SPORTS INFOVolleyball Contact: Brian StanleyPhone: Mobile: 540-831-6884Fax: 540-8316095Courtside:E-mail: [email protected]: www.radfordathletics.com


HOWARDNOTESThe Bison bring a 1-10 record into the Spartan Spiketacular with their lone win coming in a 3-1 decision over Princeton in the first round of the Rutgers classic last weekend. Tosin Elebute leads Howard with 129 kills (3.39 k/s), while three other players have registered 30-or-more kills. Stephanie Shultis is the lead setter, having accumulated 178 assists in 11 matches, while Jasmine King has chipped 108 assists of her own. Riana Cain has anchored the defense with 127 digs, while Elebute has recorded 90 digs of her own.

LAST OUTING vs. Memphis This will be the first meeting between Memphis and Howard.

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2011 HOWARD WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School1 Riana Cain L/DS 5-4 Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Middle Tennessee State2 Jasmin Tipton OPP So. 5-7 LaVergne, Tenn. / Middle Tennessee State5 Assata Conway MB Fr. 6-1 Missouri City, Tex. / Westside7 Tosin Elebute RS Sr. 6-0 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas8 Jasmine King S Jr. 5-8 Rex, Ga. / Chamblee H.S.9 Taylor Johnson MH Sr. 6-0 San Antonio, Texas / MacArthur H.S.10 Jasmin Holloway MB Jr. 5-11 Verbana, Ala. / Faulkner CC11 Stephanie Shultis OPP/S Fr. 6-0 Annandale, Va. / Annandale12 Alexis Skinner OH/DS Fr. 5-7 Frederick, Md. / Thomas Johnson14 Destinee Harrison MB Fr. 5-10 Seoul, South Korea / Seoul America21 Kelley Butler MB Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Harvard Westlake23 Gabrielle Martin OH Sr. 5-11 Stockton, Calif. / St. Mary’s H.S.23 Tyra Miller L/DS 5-7 Ashtabula, Ohio / Lakeside25 Meagan Lagerlef OH Fr. 5-10 Silver Spring, Md. / Blake

Head Coach: Dawn BarnesAsst. Coach:

COMPARING THE BISON AND TIGERS

KPS % APS SAPS DPS BPSHoward 8.53 .122 8.16 1.03 11.18 1.97Memphis 14.67 .284 13.86 1.72 14.50 1.69

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GENERAL INFOLocation: Washington, D.C.Enrollment: 10,500Nickname: BisonColors: Navy Blue, Red and WhiteFacility: Burr GymnasiumConference: MEAC

VOLLEYBALL INFOSeries record: 0-0Last Meeting: N/AResult: N/AHead Coach: Dawn BarnesAssistant Coaches: Overall Record (Years): Record at School (Years): 2011 Overall Record: 1-102011 Conference Record: 0-0

PLAYER INFOLetterwinners Returning/Lost: Top Returners:

SPORTS INFOVolleyball Contact: Chevonne Mansfield Phone: 202-806-5048Fax: 202-806-9595E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.howard-bison.com


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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:

Nation’s BestRedshirt-junior Hajnalka Molnar currently leads the NCAA with an average of 12.67 assists per set this season. In all, she has registered 456 assists, including three double-doubles of assists and digs this season. The Tigers are fourth in the nation as a team in assists per set, averaging 13.86.

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.

Conference BestHajnalka Molnar leads Conference USA in assists thus far this season. Molnar has regis-tered 456 helpers (12.67 assists/set) through 10 games and has 52 more assists than the next best setter. Katie Meyer ranks second in hitting percentage, as the sophomore has been attacking at a .420 clip so far this season. Junior outside hitter Altrese Hawkins also comes in second on the C-USA kills list with 152 in 2011. Hawkins’ 27 kills in a 3-1 loss to Columbia are the second most in a single match so far this season.

Killing MachinesThe Tigers are currently tops in C-USA in total kills in the 2011 season. Memphis has downed 528 kills (14.67 k/s) so far this year, which is 59 more than second-best UCF. The Tigers’ 62 service aces are also best in Conference USA.

Week in Review (Sept. 5-11)The Tigers traveled to Carbondale, Ill. and dominated the 2011 Saluki Invitational. Memphis swept its opponents in all three matches on its way to its second tournament title of the 2011 preseason. The Tigers were led by all-tournament performers Hajnalka Molnar and Marija Jovanovic. Jovanovic, who turned in a double-double performance of 14 kills and 14 digs in the championship-clinching match against Southern Illinois, was tabbed as the tournament’s MVP. She has now been selected to the all-tournament team in each of the Tigers’ three preseason tournaments. It was the first all-tournament selec-tion of the 2011 season for Molnar.

Preseason PowerThe Tigers are now 8-2 this preseason and have claimed tournament titles at the Memphis Invitational and SIU Saluki Invitational. With one tournament remaining, the Tigers have equaled the amount of tournament titles from the 2010 season.

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.

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.

Grand ApproachWith seven games under her belt this season, Altrese Hawkins is only 30 kills shy of becoming the 21st player in Memphis volleyball history to record more than 1,000 kills.

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


ALL-TIME NCAA WINSRank Team Years Won1 UCLA 41 11352 Nebraska 36 11193 Missouri State 39 11004 Long Beach State 47 10785 BYU 42 10696 Hawaii 36 10537 Penn State 32 10378 Texas 37 10259 Portland State 41 102010 Minnesota 39 100211 Milwaukee 38 96012 Pittsburgh 37 905 Ohio State 40 90514 Pacific 35 88515 Stanford 33 883 Delaware 38 88317 Arkansas St. 36 88018 Sacramento State 35 874 Texas A&M 36 87420 Cincinnati 39 85921 USC 35 85722 UC Santa Barbara 36 85223 UCF 36 84824 Oral Roberts 34 83025 Florida State 35 81826 Illinois 37 81527 George Washington 36 81028 Memphis 40 80629 UNI 30 80130 Florida 27 793

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 tourna-ments. Altrese Hawkins was named to Conference USA’s All-First Team in addition to being 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 sopho-more 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 cam-paign, 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, collected its 800th program victory with a 3-1 victory over SEMO on August 26. The Tigers currently rank 28th on the all-time NCAA Volleyball wins list, just four victories behind George Washington.

Fab 50After starting 2011 with an 8-2 record, head coach April Jauregui is just two victories away from reaching the 50 win plateau.

AVCA PRESEASON TOP-25Rank School Total Points1 California (48) 14842 Penn State (8) 14043 Stanford (1) 13434 Illinois (1) 12585 Washington (1) 12146 Minnesota 1161 7 Florida 11108 UCLA (1) 10809 Southern California 982 10 Texas 936 11 Nebraska 917 12 Hawai’i 889 13 Purdue 793 14 Colorado State 716 15 Northern Iowa 686 16 Oregon 628 17 Iowa State 503 18 Oklahoma 44219 San Diego 389 20 Michigan 306 21 Duke 247 22 Long Beach State 228 23 Dayton 170 24 Florida State 129 25 Ohio State 104

Others Receiving Votes: Miami (FL) 88; Tennessee 81; Michigan State 36; LSU 30; Central Florida 28; Pepperdine 19; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 17; Notre Dame 10; Arizona 9; Missouri 9; Northwestern 7; Northern Illinois 6; Texas A&M 4; Western Kentucky 4; Cincinnati 3; Louisville

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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 mem-ber of the 2011 C-USA All-Preseason Team in addition to being tabbed a First Team per-former by COBRA Magazine. The junior downed 483 kills and had a team-best .305 hit-ting 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.

TIGERS AMONG C-USA LEADERS (OVERALL

PLAY, 9/12)

IndividualHitting PercentageNo. 2 KATIE MEYER .420 No. 13 ALTRESE HAWKINS .330No. 14 LAUREN HAWKINS .299No. 15 MARIJA JOVANOVIC .299

TeamHitting PercentageNo. 2 .284AssistsNo. 1 499 (13.86 a/s)KillsNo. 1 528 (14.67 k/s)Service AcesNo. 1 62 (1.72 sa/s)

vs. Murray StateSaturday, Sept. 10

Memphis, 3-0 Tigers Victorious in Straight Sets over Green Bay

Carbondale, Ill. - The University of Memphis volleyball team opened the 2011 Saluki Invitational with a 3-0 victory (25-22; 27-25; 25-22) over Wisconsin-Green Bay at SIU Arena. Altrese Hawkins registered 12 kills while Katie Meyer tied a career-high with 10 to lead the Tigers, who improve to 6-2 on the season.

Green Bay took the first two points of the first set before Memphis responded with eight-straight points to take a commanding 8-2 advantage. The Tigers extended that lead to 16-10 behind strong play from Vesna Jelic and Altrese Hawkins, but Green Bay responded with a run of its own and took the lead 21-20. Memphis came back with kills from Maja Kostic, Marija Jovanovic and Jelic to regain the lead 23-21. The Phoenix sided out to make it 23-22, but the Tigers responded with two-straight kills to clinch the set, 25-22.

Set two proved to be a battle for both teams as it needed extra points to deter-mine a winner. Green Bay took a 6-2 lead in the opening minutes behind four consecutive attack errors by Memphis. The Tigers closed the gap to 12-11 before Green Bay responded and extended its advantage to 18-14 and then to 20-16.

Trailing 22-21, Jelic came up with a huge effort play as she sprinted several feet out of taped area to keep the ball in play, and Molnar sent the ball over the net for a kill to tie the game at 22. Memphis then staved off a set point at 25-24 and scored three-straight points to take the set 27-25.

The Tigers appeared in command of the third set, going up by three or more points five different times, including leading 20-16. Green Bay refused to quit, however, and the Phoenix scored five-straight points to take a 21-20 advantage. A service error from the Phoenix tied the game at 21 before a powerful kill from the outside by A. Hawkins put Memphis back in front for good, 22-21.

Cassidy Hawkins, who was a solid performer in relief, then registered a kill down the middle for a 23-21 lead. Altrese Hawkins teamed with Cassidy Hawkins on the next point for a block assist, giving Memphis a match point, 24-21. A. Hawkins then finished off the match with another strong kill from the outside as Memphis took the set 25-22, and the match, 3-0.

vs. Green Bay Friday, Sept. 9Memphis, 3-0

Memphis Sweeps Murray State in Saluki Invitational

Carbondale, Ill. - The University of Memphis volleyball team picked up its second-straight win in the Saluki Invitational, using a powerful offensive attack to sweep Murray State, 3-0 (27-25; 25-15; 25-12). Altrese Hawkins and Marija Jovanovic led the Tigers, who improve to 7-2, with 14 kills apiece, while Hajnalka Molnar turned in 41 assists.

Memphis and Murray State traded points in the beginning of the first set, but the Tigers used kills from Jovanovic and Hawkins to build a 14-10 lead. The Racers then battled back and tied the set at 16, forcing Memphis to take a timeout. The Tigers responded with three-straight points to regain a 19-16 advantage. Murray State refused to go down, however, and battle back to notch the set at 22.

The Tigers appeared poised to capture the set with a set point at 24-22, but the Racers scored three-straight points to have a set point of their own at 25-24. Hawkins came through in the clutch, however, and downed a kill to even the score at 25. Another Tiger kill coupled with an error from Murray State sealed the set for Memphis, 27-25.

Memphis jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set behind strong play from Hawkins and Jovanovic. The Racers made it 8-6, but Memphis responded and pushed the lead to 13-9 before a 10-1 run by the Tigers made it 19-11. Molnar led the run with two service aces, and the Tigers would extend the advantage to 23-15 before putting the set away 25-15.

Jovanovic paced a Memphis offensive onslaught which dominated the third set, netting four kills of her own as the Tigers would go on to hit .524 in the set. The Tigers took the lead 1-0 on a kill from Molnar and never looked back. The Racers kept it close and trailed by just three when a service error from Jovanovic made it 9-6.

The Tigers then went on an 11-1 run paced by three service aces from Molnar to extend the lead to 21-9. Murray State sided out and scored to make it 22-11, but two attack errors by the Racers and a kill from Maja Kostic sealed the set, 25-12, and the match, 3-0 for the Tigers.

Volleyball Box Score2011 Memphis Volleyball

Memphis vs Murray State (09-10-11 at Carbondale, Ill.)

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts2 HAWKINS, Cassidy 3 5 0 6 . 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.56 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 14 4 28 . 3 5 7 1 2 1 0 4 0 3 1 0 17.59 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 14 4 28 . 3 5 7 0 1 1 0 6 0 3 1 0 16.513 JELIC, Vesna 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 3 0 3 1.000 41 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8.022 MEYER, Katie 3 4 0 10 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 6.54 PULIDO, Megan 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 KOSTIC, Maja 3 7 3 17 . 2 3 5 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 7.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 47 11 92 . 3 9 1 46 8 5 1 31 0 12 2 0 61.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 18 6 42 . 2 8 6 1 4 - 2 5 56%2 16 3 29 . 4 4 8 1 1 - 1 6 68%3 13 2 21 . 5 2 4 1 2 - 1 2 100%

3 7 - 5 3 69%

TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

SET SCORES 1 2 3Memphis (3) 27 25 25Murray State (0) 25 15 12

Team Records:7-20-10

Attack Serve Block# Murray State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts4 WOOLVERTON, Cassy 3 10 7 24 . 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 11.05 GOODRICH, Molly 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.06 KROG, Teresa 3 10 2 23 . 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.012 HAVILI, Lia 3 0 1 2 - . 5 0 0 18 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0.514 ZICKFIELD, Wendi 3 8 6 23 . 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 10.019 MAHURIN, Beth 3 4 1 10 . 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.52 HUDSON, Katlyn 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.07 SAUER, Kayleah 3 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 1.09 BUCHER, Casey 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.011 ORF, Lydia 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 2Totals 3 33 17 84 . 1 9 0 31 1 2 8 27 2 6 0 0 39.0


3 6 - 7 6 47%


Site: Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena)Date: 09-10-11 Attend: Time: 1:13Referees: Don Goodwin, John Patterson

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Green Bay vs Memphis (09-09-11 at Carbondale, Ill.)

Attack Serve Block# Green Bay S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts3 GITTER, Abbey 3 11 4 35 . 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.05 VAN ZEELAND, Leah 3 0 1 4 - . 2 5 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2.07 POEL, Leah 3 6 0 10 . 6 0 0 30 0 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 6.09 LEITERMANN, Carmen 3 5 4 15 . 0 6 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7.011 MISCHLER, Kelly 3 2 4 9 - . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2.514 ZABKOWICZ, Lyndsay 3 7 2 24 . 2 0 8 2 2 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 10.08 WILLISON, Carlie 3 6 3 19 . 1 5 8 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 6.510 GROTH, Brittany 3 0 1 3 - . 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 15 0 0 1 0 1.013 MARUNOWSKI, Sabrina 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0.016 LINDSTEDT, Kara 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 1Totals 3 37 19 119 . 1 5 1 35 6 4 4 58 1 6 4 0 47.0


4 0 - 7 7 51%


SET SCORES 1 2 3Green Bay (0) 22 25 22Memphis (3) 25 27 25

Team Records:2-66-2

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 12 4 28 . 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 14.09 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 7 6 28 . 0 3 6 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 9.013 JELIC, Vesna 3 7 2 28 . 1 7 9 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 7.014 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 1 0 6 . 1 6 7 40 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2.019 WESLEY, Alexis 2 1 0 4 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.022 MEYER, Katie 3 10 2 18 . 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 13.52 HAWKINS, Cassidy 2 4 1 6 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.54 PULIDO, Megan 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.010 KOSTIC, Maja 3 4 1 9 . 3 3 3 0 0 1 2 15 0 0 0 0 4.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 2.0

Totals 3 46 16 127 . 2 3 6 42 4 4 6 60 3 8 2 0 57.0


4 0 - 6 9 57%


Site: Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena)Date: 09-09-11 Attend: Time: 1:36Referees: Malafu Tiatia, John Patterson


Tigers Power Past Southern Illinois to Claim Saluki Invitational Tournament Title

Carbondale, Ill. - Marija Jovanovic recorded her third double-double of the sea-son and was named tournament MVP as the Tigers (8-2) knocked off Southern Illinois in straight sets (25-23;25-14;25-19) to claim its second tournament title of the preseason at the 2011 Saluki Invitational.

SIU took control of the first set early, going up 3-0 behind two kills from Laura Thole. Memphis battled back to tie the set at four with a kill from Altrese Hawkins and three errors from the Salukis. SIU then regained the lead and extended its advantage to 18-16 before the Tigers battled back to tie the set at 23 behind kills from Jovanovic and Hawkins. The Tigers took their first lead of the set at 24-23 behind another kill from Hawkins and sealed the set 25-23 when the Salukis were whistled for being in the net on the set point.

Memphis carried the momentum from its rally late in the first set into the second set and jumped out to a 4-1 lead, which forced SIU to call a timeout. That didn’t stop the Tigers, however, as they pushed forward and extended their lead to 10-3 behind three service aces from Hawkins.

SIU closed the gap to as few as four when back-to-back attack errors by Memphis made it 15-11. The Tigers responded with a 5-1 run behind two kills from Jovanovic and went on to take the set 25-14.

The Salukis and Tigers battled and traded points for the early part of the set and found themselves tied at 13. Two kills from Jovanovic and a bad set call on SIU allowed the Tigers to take a 16-13 advantage, and they never looked back.

With Jovanovic serving, Memphis went up 21-14 before SIU fought back to make it 22-16. Katie Meyer then recorded her first kill of the third to make it 23-16 and then back-to-back kills from Hawkins and Jovanovic sealed the set, match and tournament for the Tigers.

A. Hawkins led the Tigers with 15 kills in the match, while Jovanovic recorded a double-double of 14 kills and 14 digs en route to being named the Saluki Invitational MVP. Hajnalka Molnar also recorded a double-double of 37 assists and 10 digs and was selected to the all-tournament team. Jovanovic has now been selected to the all-tournament team in each of the Tigers’ three preseason tour-naments.


Memphis vs Southern Illinois (09-10-11 at Carbondale, Ill.)

Attack Serve Block# Memphis S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts6 HAWKINS, Altrese 3 15 6 28 . 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.59 JOVANOVIC, Marija 3 14 3 28 . 3 9 3 1 1 3 0 14 0 1 1 0 15.510 KOSTIC, Maja 3 9 3 23 . 2 6 1 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 10.011 HAWKINS, Lauren 3 4 2 11 . 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.514 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 3 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 37 2 2 0 10 0 1 0 0 3.522 MEYER, Katie 3 2 1 6 . 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3.04 PULIDO, Megan 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.013 JELIC, Vesna 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.016 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 3 45 16 99 . 2 9 3 43 6 8 1 49 1 6 2 0 55.0


3 9 - 5 7 68%


SET SCORES 1 2 3Memphis (3) 25 25 25Southern Illinois (0) 23 14 19

Team Records:8-25-3

Attack Serve Block# Southern Illinois S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts3 Mayes, Alysia 3 8 3 23 . 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.54 Brown, Rachael 3 4 1 8 . 3 7 5 20 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 4.510 Braghini, Alexis 3 6 0 8 . 7 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 7.511 Whitehead, Jessica 3 1 3 14 - . 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.012 Thole, Laura 3 8 4 35 . 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 9.015 Braaten, Elly 3 1 3 10 - . 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.52 Menghini, Krista 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.06 Yeager, Bailey 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 0.08 Schumacher, Caitlin 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.013 Less, Emily 1 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.020 Arnold, Amanda 1 1 2 6 - . 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.022 Blumhorst, Lauren 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 2Totals 3 29 17 107 . 1 1 2 25 1 5 6 37 3 8 0 0 37.0

Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 11 9 42 . 0 4 8 1 4 - 2 5 56%2 6 7 31 - . 0 3 2 1 0 - 2 4 41%3 12 1 34 . 3 2 4 1 4 - 2 5 56%

3 8 - 7 4 51%


Site: Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena)Date: 09-10-11 Attend: 431 Time: 1:19Referees: Malafu Tiatia, Randy Burdin

at SIU Saturday, Sept. 10

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)

Memphis InvitationalAll-Tournament

Marija JovanovicAleksandra PetronijevicAltrese Hawkins (MVP)

USF Asics/Powerade ChallengeAll-Tournament

Marija Jovanovic

Saluki InvitationalAll-Tournament

Marija Jovanovic (MVP)Hajnalka Molnar

NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS(Sept. 12, 2011)

Team (top 50)Assists/Set: — 13.86/4thHitting Pct: — .284/14thBlocks/Set: — Kills/Set: — 14.67/7thMatch W/L Pct: — .800/37thAces/Set — 1.72/26th

Individual (top 50)Kills/set: — Altrese Hawkins (4.22 k/s) - 33rdAssists/Set: — Hajnalka Molnar (12.67 a/s) - 1st

Double-Digit Kills:Player Total Streak HighAltrese Hawkins 9 3 27Marija Jovanovic 7 2 20Lauren Hawkins 4 0 11Vesna Jelic 1 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 10 10 29Maja Kostic 3 0 12Vesna Jelic 4 0 16Marija Jovanovic 2 1 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/AHome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-04 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

when win first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0when win first two sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0when lose first set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2when lose first two sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A

when attack pct. over .400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Awhen attack pct. over .300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0when attack pct. over .200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2when atack pct. under .200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Awhen have higher attack percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0when opponent has higher attack percentage . . . . . . . . . . 0-2when have more kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1when opponent has more kills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

when have more aces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

when opponent has more aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1when have same aces as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when have more service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2when opponent has more service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when have same service errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when have more return errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when opponent has more return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2when have same return errors as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0when have 5 or less return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0when have more than 5 return errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

when have more digs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0when opponent has more digs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1when have same digs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1when have more team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2when opponent has more team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0when have same team blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

on Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Tuesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Wednesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Thursdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/Aon Fridays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0on Saturdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

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 (Entering 2011)

UAB .................................... 37-17ECU ......................................14-3Houston ................................8-22Marshall ..................................3-8Rice ........................................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 Lst10UTEP 0-0 .000 -- 9-2 .875 4-0 1-0 3-2 8-2Memphis 0-0 .000 -- 8-2 .800 4-0 1-1 3-1 8-2UCF 0-0 .000 -- 8-2 .800 5-2 1-0 2-0 8-2UAB 0-0 .000 -- 7-2 .778 -- 2-0 5-2 7-2Houston 0-0 .000 -- 6-3 .667 3-0 0-2 3-1 6-3Tulsa 0-0 .000 -- 6-4 .600 3-1 1-1 2-2 6-4Tulane 0-0 .000 -- 4-4 .500 1-1 1-2 2-1 4-4SMU 0-0 .000 -- 4-5 .444 2-1 0-2 2-2 4-5Southern Miss 0-0 .000 -- 4-5 .444 3-0 0-3 1-2 4-5Rice 0-0 .000 -- 3-5 .375 3-2 0-1 0-2 3-5ECU 0-0 .000 -- 2-5 .286 1-0 1-1 0-4 2-5Marshall 0-0 .000 -- 1-7 .125 -- 0-3 1-4 1-7

C-USA NOTESOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKTYLER HENDERSON, TULSA // 5-10, JR, OH // OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Henderson was named Most Valuable Player of the Middle Tennessee Invitational after averaging 5.14 kills per set and hitting at a very efficient .379 clip. She totaled 72 kills and added seven blocks to compile 76.5 points (5.46 pts/s) for the weekend, leading Tulsa to two wins and a second-place finish in the tour-nament. Saturday against No. 4 Illinois, Henderson landed 33 kills (6.60 k/s) and hit an.377 in the five-set tournament title thriller. Against Middle Tennessee State, she blasted 25 kills (5.00 k/s) and hit an impressive .435, adding three blocks to lead the Hurricane to a 3-2 win on the Blue Raiders’ home floor. Friday against Cal Poly, she tallied 14 kills, hit .303, and blocked four attacks in Tulsa’s 3-1 victory. Henderson owns 11 career Offensive Player of the Week accolades, but this is the first for the season.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKSTEPHANIE FIGUEROA, UTEP // 5-6, SR, L/DS // sABANA SECA, PUERTO RICO Figueroa was named to the MCM Elegante Invitational All-Tournament Team after registering a career-high of 31 digs against Baylor, followed by 19 and 29 digs respectively versus Lamar and Mississippi State. The Puerto Rican native dominated defensively averaging 6.08 digs per set and 0.31 service aces per set. This marks the second time that the senior has earned all-tournament honors this season. Figueroa claims her fourth career and second Defensive Player of the Week accolade of the 2011 season.

SETTER OF THE WEEKRACHEL VUKSON, UCF // 6-1, SR // OAKVILLE, ONTARIO After averaging 12.54 assists per set, guiding the Knights to a .254 hitting per-centage and holding opponents to a .122 clip, second lowest in the league for the week, Vukson earned Setter of the Week merits. She also was named to the Residence Inn/UCF Invitational All-Tournament team, her third such honor of the season. Her 48 assists against USF in the title match was a season high. This is Vukson’s second-straight C-USA Setter of the Week honor and third for her career.Vukson claims her second career and first Setter of the Week acco-lade of the 2011 season.

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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 Play

Totals 11 14 5 27 .333 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 6.0 0

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

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

SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS

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

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

MEGAN PULIDO – 2011 Match-by-Match

ATTACK SET SERVE PASS BLOCK GENDate Opponent SP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Aug 26, 2011 ALABAMA A&M 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 26, 2011 SEMO 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 UALR 4 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Aug 27, 2011 GEORGIA STATE 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 02, 2011 vs PC 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 vs Columbia 3 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 03, 2011 at San Francisco 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 09, 2011 vs Green Bay 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 vs Murray State 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0Sep 10, 2011 at SIU 3 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0

Totals 31 0 0 2 .000 2 2 5 0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0

Sets played: 31Kills per set: 0.00Assists per set: 0.06Service aces per set: 0.06Digs 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 S


Kills: Season: N/ACareer: SameHitting %:Season: N/ACareer: SameAssists:Season: 1 (twice)Career: SameService Aces:Season: 1 (twice)Career: SameDigs:Season: 3 vs. SIU, 9/10/11Career: 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 36 152 42 332 .331 2 5 2 0 29 3 16 1 19.0 0

Sets played: 36Kills per set: 4.22Assists per set: 0.06Service aces per set: 0.14Digs per set: 0.81Blocks per set: 0.53

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.


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: 3 (four times)Career: 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 33 124 41 278 .299 3 13 20 1 74 0 17 3 17.0 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.


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 0

Totals 34 35 19 115 .139 2 12 20 12 73 0 1 1 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.


Kills: Season: 9 vs. SIU, 9/10/11Career: 9 (twice)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 0

Totals 30 66 25 137 .299 0 0 0 1 3 3 19 6 22.0 0

Sets played: 30Kills per set: 2.20Digs per set: 0.10Blocks per set: 0.73

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.


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 Play

Totals 2 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0

Sets played: 2Kills per set: 0.50Digs per set: 1.00

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.


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 36 58 22 208 .173 8 8 14 13 91 0 5 1 5.0 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.


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: 3 vs. UALR, 8/27/11Career: 5 (twice)Digs: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 0

Totals 36 21 6 44 .341 456 13 17 0 72 1 9 3 10.0 0


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.


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 36 0 0 0 .000 24 7 18 9 151 0 0 0 0.0 0

Sets played: 36Assists per set: 0.67Service aces per set: 0.19Digs per set: 4.19

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.


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 Play

Totals 4 2 0 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0

Sets played: 4Kills per set: 0.50Blocks 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.


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 0

Totals 33 55 13 100 .420 2 0 2 0 13 6 23 4 29.0 0

Sets played: 33Kills per set: 1.67Assists per set: 0.06Digs per set: 0.39Blocks per set: 0.88

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.


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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2011 Memphis VolleyballMemphis Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2011)

All matches

Overall record: 8-2 Conf: 0-0 Home: 4-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 3-1

Team Statistics MEM OPPATTACK K i l l s 528 415 E r r o r s 173 186 Total Attacks 1249 1199 Attack Pct . 2 8 4 . 1 9 1 K i l l s / S e t 14.7 11.5SET A s s i s t s 499 374 A t t e m p t s 1025 971 Assist Pct . 4 8 7 . 3 8 5 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.9 10.4SERVE A c e s 62 39 E r r o r s 98 65 A t t e m p t s 861 749 Serve Pct . 8 8 6 . 9 1 3 A c e s / S e t 1.7 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 39 62 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.7 A t t e m p t s 659 740 Reception Pct . 9 4 1 . 9 1 6DEFENSE D i g s 522 448 D i g s / S e t 14.5 12.4BLOCKING Block Solo 13 15 Block Assist 96 85 Total Blocks 61.0 57.5 B l o c k s / S e t 1.7 1.6 Block Errors 19 18Ball handling errors 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 759 853 Dates/Avg Per Date 4/190 2/426 Neutral site #/Avg 4/38 Current win streak 3 - Home win streak 4 -

Match wins by #sets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalMemphis 0 0 5 3 0 8Opponents 0 0 0 1 1 2

Sets won by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalMemphis 7 9 8 3 0 27Opponents 3 1 2 2 1 9

Points by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TotalMemphis 256 251 240 107 11 865Opponents 242 194 192 99 15 742

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2011 Memphis VolleyballMemphis Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2011)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-2 4-0 1-1 3-1CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-2 4-0 1-1 3-1

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points6 HAWKINS, Altrese 36 152 4.22 42 332 . 3 3 1 2 0.06 5 2 0.14 0 29 0.81 3 16 19 0.53 1 0 -9 JOVANOVIC, Marija 33 124 3.76 41 278 . 2 9 9 3 0.09 13 20 0.39 1 74 2.24 0 17 17 0.52 3 0 -11 HAWKINS, Lauren 30 66 2.20 25 137 . 2 9 9 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 3 0.10 3 19 22 0.73 6 0 -22 MEYER, Katie 33 55 1.67 13 100 . 4 2 0 2 0.06 0 2 0.00 0 13 0.39 6 23 29 0.88 4 0 -13 JELIC, Vesna 36 58 1.61 22 208 . 1 7 3 8 0.22 8 14 0.22 13 91 2.53 0 5 5 0.14 1 0 -2 HAWKINS, Cassidy 11 14 1.27 5 27 . 3 3 3 0 0.00 2 0 0.18 0 2 0.18 0 6 6 0.55 0 0 -10 KOSTIC, Maja 34 35 1.03 19 115 . 1 3 9 2 0.06 12 20 0.35 12 73 2.15 0 1 1 0.03 1 0 -14 MOLNAR, Hajnalka 36 21 0.58 6 44 . 3 4 1 456 12.67 13 17 0.36 0 72 2.00 1 9 10 0.28 3 0 -12 BARISIC, Jovana 2 1 0.50 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -19 WESLEY, Alexis 4 2 0.50 0 5 . 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -16 PETRONIJEVIC, A. 36 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 24 0.67 7 18 0.19 9 151 4.19 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -4 PULIDO, Megan 31 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 0.06 2 5 0.06 0 12 0.39 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -MEMPHIS 36 528 14.67 173 1249 . 2 8 4 499 13.86 62 98 1.72 39 522 14.50 13 96 61.0 1.69 19 0 -Opponents 36 415 11.53 186 1199 . 1 9 1 374 10.39 39 65 1.08 62 448 12.44 15 85 57.5 1.60 18 0 -

Team Statistics MEM OPPATTACK K i l l s 528 415 E r r o r s 173 186 Total Attacks 1249 1199 Attack Pct . 2 8 4 . 1 9 1 K i l l s / S e t 14.7 11.5SET A s s i s t s 499 374 A t t e m p t s 1025 971 Assist Pct . 4 8 7 . 3 8 5 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.9 10.4SERVE A c e s 62 39 E r r o r s 98 65 A t t e m p t s 861 749 Serve Pct . 8 8 6 . 9 1 3 A c e s / S e t 1.7 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 39 62 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.7 A t t e m p t s 659 740 Reception Pct . 9 4 1 . 9 1 6DEFENSE D i g s 522 448 D i g s / S e t 14.5 12.4BLOCKING Block Solo 13 15 Block Assist 96 85 Total Blocks 61.0 57.5 B l o c k s / S e t 1.7 1.6 Block Errors 19 18Ball handling errors 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 759 853 Dates/Avg Per Date 4/190 2/426 Neutral site #/Avg 4/38 Current win streak 3 - Home win streak 4 -

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 25-23,25-14,25-19 431

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

Statistics Memphis Volleyball • Weekly Release #4 • Sept. 12-19

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