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DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT8/29 Lamar1 W, 3-2 Wake Forest1 L, 3-18/30 Houston1 W, 3-19/3 BAYLOR L, 3-19/5 WICHITA STATE2 L, 3-2 UTSA2 W, 3-19/6 ABILENE CHRISTIAN2 W, 3-0 NORTH TEXAS2 L, 3-09/9 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 3-19/12 INCARNATE WORD3 10 A.M. TEXAS TECH3 6 P.M.9/13 GARDNER-WEBB3 10 A.M.9/16 * UT ARLINGTON 6:30 P.M.9/19 * Arkansas State 7 p.m.9/21 * UL Monroe 1 p.m.9/25 * SOUTH ALABAMA 6:30 P.M.9/27 * Troy 7 p.m.10/4 * UL LAFAYETTE 1 P.M.10/8 * UT Arlington 6:30 p.m.10/10 * APPALACHIAN STATE 6 P.M.10/12 * UL MONROE 12 P.M.10/17 * Georgia State 5 p.m.10/19 * ARKANSAS STATE 12 P.M.10/23 * UALR 7 p.m.10/25 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 P.M.10/31 * UL Lafayette 7 p.m.11/2 * South Alabama 12 p.m.11/8 * UALR 7:30 P.M.11/14 * GEORGIA STATE 6:30 P.M.11/15 * TROY 6:30 P.M.11/20 * Appalachian State 6 p.m.11/22 * Georgia Southern 12 p.m.11/27-29 SBC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TBA

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BOBCAT BITSDELTA ZETA CLASSIC WRAP-UPTexas State finished the weekend with a 2-2 record at the Delta Zeta Classic highlighted by a four-set victory over I-35 Rival UTSA (26-24, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23). The Bobcats also beat Abilene Christian but fell to North Texas and Wichita State, a five-set thriller against the Shockers.

Lauren Kirch and Kelsey Weynand led the Bobcat offense, averaging a combined six kills per set as they both finished the weekend with 43 kills. Alexandra Simms, Shelby Vas Matt and Brooke Smith combined for 93 combined kills on the weekend. Meanwhile, Jordan Moore gave out 127 assists for 9.07 per set while the Bobcat outserved their opponents, 25 aces to 14, led by six from Simms. Sierra Smith finished the weekend with 84 digs (5.60 per set) while Vas Matt added 60. Amanda Watkins had nine blocks while Simms put down eight and Kirch and Brooke Smith added seven each.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKIn addition to Lauren Kirch’s All-Tournament honor, she was also named the SBC Freshman ofthe Week. She struck 41 kills on the weekend highlighted by a 19-kill, .586 hitting percentage performance in a win against Houston. She also led the Bobcats with 14 kills against Lamar. In addition to her offensive prowess, she finished the weekend with 14 digs (1.08 per set) and eight blocks. She averaged 3.15 kills per set.

BREAKING RECORDSTexas State has already set a brand new record for the Bobcats in the young season. The Texas State fans helped the Bobcats out when they all came out for thelast match against Baylor to set a new attendance record of 3,591. The new record blows away the previous record of 2,389 set in 2009 against Texas Tech. In addition to the numbers, the crowd brought plenty of energy for the Bobcats.

INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS (1-6)Head Coach Jennifer Montoya (Florida ‘02) | 12th Season (162-191Streak L4

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (6-0)Head Coach Don Flora (La Verne ‘90) | 4th Season (45-57)Streak W6

GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS (1-7)Head Coach Leo Sayles (La Verne ‘95) | 4th Season (172-153)Streak L2

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NO. NAME HT. POS. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL)1 Shelby Vas Matt 5-11 OH So./1L Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS)2 Keeley Davis 5-11 OH So./1L Austin, Texas (Westwood HS)3 Lauren Kirch 6-2 MB Fr./HS Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)4 Amanda Watkins 6-1 MB R-Jr./TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Arizona Western/ Gabrielino HS)5 Samantha Sellars 6-0 RS Fr./HS Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West HS)6 Ali Hubicsak 5-5 DS/L So./1L New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels HS)7 Caylin Mahoney 6-0 S Sr./TR-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Cincinnati/Keller Central HS)8 Kelsey Weynand 6-0 OH So./1L Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS)9 Alexandra Simms 6-2 OH Sr./3L Amarillo, Texas (San Jacinto Christian Academy)10 Kathryn Turman 6-4 MB/RS Fr./HS Austin, Texas (Westlake HS)11 Sierra Smith 5-2 DS/L Jr./2L Granbury, Texas (Granbury HS)12 Sydney Herrera 5-11 MB/RS Jr./HS Harlingen, Texas (Harlingen South HS)13 Morgan Eason 6-0 MB Fr./HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)14 Ali Gonzales 5-2 S/DS Sr./2L San Marcos, Texas (San Marcos HS)15 Brooke Smith 6-2 MB/RS Jr./2L Victoria, Texas (Victoria West HS)16 Jordan Moore 5-8 S R-So./1L Katy, Texas (Katy HS)17 Jordan Kohl 6-3 RS Fr./HS San Angelo, Texas (Central HS)19 Alex Silver 5-1 DS Fr./HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)20 Brittney Garcia 5-7 DS Sr./1L Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point HS)21 Meagan Mellenbruch 5-6 DS Fr./HS Austin, Texas (Westlake HS)22 Brenna Lyles 5-5 DS/L So./TR Wimberley, Texas (Nebraska/Wimberley HS)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Karen Chisum (35th Season, Texas State ’72)Associate Head Coach: Tracy Smith (13th Season, Texas ’96)Assistant Coach: Sean Huiet (9th Season, Bowling Green ’03)Vol. Asst. Coach: Dan Behnke (1st Season, Wisconsin-Stout ’00)Graduate Assistant: Dan Selvey (1st Season, Cedarville ’05)Student Assistant: Ashlee Hilbun (1st Season)

Location San Marcos, TexasFounded 1899Nickname BobcatsAbbreviation TXSTColors Maroon and GoldEnrollment 35,568Affiliation NCAA Division IConference Sun Belt (SBC)Home Court Strahan ColiseumCapacity 7,200President Dr. Denise M. TrauthAthletics Director Dr. Larry TeisSport Administrator Tracy ShoemakeFaculty Representative Dr. Paul GowensAthletics Dept. Phone (512) 245-2114

TEXAS STATE COACHING STAFF Head Coach Karen Chisum (35th season) Alma Mater Texas State (1972) Career Record 786-500-3 (.611) Texas State Record SameAssoc. Head Coach Tracy Smith (13th Season) Alma Mater Texas (1996)Assistant Coach Sean Huiet (9th Season) Alma Mater Bowling Green (2003)Vol. Asst. Coach Dan Behnke (1st Season) Alma Mater Wisconsin-Stout (2000)Graduate Assistant Daniel Selvey (1st Season) Alma Mater Cedarville (2005)Student Assistant Ashlee Hilbun (1st Season)Volleyball Office Phone (512) 245-3832

TEXAS STATE VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION First Season 1967 All-time Record 1,049-644-19 (.618) All-time Sun Belt Record 11-7 (.611) All-time SLC Record (25 Years) 270-107 (.716) All-time WAC Record (2012) 9-9 (.500)Conference Championships 1986 (Gulf Star), 1991, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 (SLC)Conference Tournament Championships1986 (Gulf Star), 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 (SLC),2013 (Sun Belt)NCAA Appearances 9Last NCAA Appearance 2013 (NCAA First Round)Result Loss vs. Texas, 3-0

2013-14 SEASON REVIEW/PREVIEW 2013 Record 24-13 (.649) Home 11-4 Road 7-7 Neutral 6-22013 SBC Record / Finish 11-7 (.611) / 3rd SBC Championship Tournament ChampionsPostseason NCAA First Round (Loss vs. Texas, 3-0)Starters Returning / Lost 3+Libero / 3Letterwinners Returning / Lost 11 / 4Newcomers 10

TEXAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION Email rpoulter@txstate.eduAssistant SID/Volleyball Contact Joshua Flanagan Office Phone 512-245-4387 Cell Phone 940-390-6853 Email jcf65@txstate.eduWebsite www.txstatebobcats.comRadio 89.9 KTSW

QUICK FACTS 2014 TEXAS STATE VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

1 Shelby VAS MATT – vass-MATT 6 Ali HUBICSAK – HUE-buh-sack 7 Caylin MAHONEY – muh-HOE-nee 8 Kelsey WEYNAND – WINE-and 11 SIERRA Smith – see-AIR-uh 17 Jordan KOHL – cole 21 Meagan MELLENBRUCH – melon-BROOK

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

NO. NAME HT. POS. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL)2 Keeley Davis 5-11 OH So./1L Austin, Texas (Westwood HS)13 Morgan Eason 6-0 MB Fr./HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)20 Brittney Garcia 5-7 DS Sr./1L Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point HS)14 Ali Gonzales 5-2 S/DS Sr./2L San Marcos, Texas (San Marcos HS)12 Sydney Herrera 5-11 MB/RS Jr./HS Harlingen, Texas (Harlingen South HS)6 Ali Hubicsak 5-5 DS/L So./1L New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels HS)3 Lauren Kirch 6-2 MB Fr./HS Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)17 Jordan Kohl 6-3 RS Fr./HS San Angelo, Texas (Central HS)22 Brenna Lyles 5-5 DS/L So./TR Wimberley, Texas (Nebraska/Wimberley HS)7 Caylin Mahoney 6-0 S Sr./TR-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Cincinnati/Keller Central HS)21 Meagan Mellenbruch 5-6 DS Fr./HS Austin, Texas (Westlake HS)16 Jordan Moore 5-8 S R-So./1L Katy, Texas (Katy HS)5 Samantha Sellars 6-0 RS Fr./HS Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West HS)19 Alex Silver 5-1 DS Fr./HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)9 Alexandra Simms 6-2 OH Sr./3L Amarillo, Texas (San Jacinto Christian Academy)15 Brooke Smith 6-2 MB/RS Jr./2L Victoria, Texas (Victoria West HS)11 Sierra Smith 5-2 DS/L Jr./2L Granbury, Texas (Granbury HS)10 Kathryn Turman 6-4 MB/RS Fr./HS Austin, Texas (Westlake HS)1 Shelby Vas Matt 5-11 OH So./1L Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS)4 Amanda Watkins 6-1 MB R-Jr./TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Arizona Western/ Gabrielino HS)8 Kelsey Weynand 6-0 OH So./1L Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

By Class: Seniors-4; Juniors-4; Sophomores-6; Freshmen-7 By Position: Setters-3; Libero/DS-6; Middle Blockers-6; Outside Hitters/Right Side-6 By Height: 1 at 6-4; 1 at 6-3; 3 at 6-2; 1 at 6-1; 4 at 6-0; 3 at 5-11; 1 at 5-8; 1 at 5-7; 1 at 5-6; 2 at 5-5; 2 at 5-2; 1 at 5-1

BREAKDOWN

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OPPONENT RECORD LAST MEETINGIncarnate Word 7-0 W, 2-0, 10/6/82Texas Tech 9-19-1 L, 3-2, 9/17/13Gardner-Webb First Meeting N/A

SERIES HISTORY

TEAM CONFERENCE PCT OVERALL PCT STREAK Appalachian State 0-0 0.000 8-0 1.000 W8 UL Lafayette 0-0 0.000 7-0 1.000 W7 Troy 0-0 0.000 8-1 0.889 W5 UT Arlington 0-0 0.000 7-2 0.778 L1 UALR 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714 W5 TEXAS STATE 0-0 0.000 5-4 0.556 W1 Arkansas State 0-0 0.000 2-4 0.333 W1 South Alabama 0-0 0.000 2-4 0.333 W2 Georgia State 0-0 0.000 2-5 0.286 L2 UL Monroe 0-0 0.000 2-5 0.286 L3 Georgia Southern 0-0 0.000 0-6 0.000 L6

2014 SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Kills Shelby Vas Matt (104)Hitting Percentage Brooke Smith (.310)Assists Jordan Moore (296)Blocks Amanda Watkins (22)Digs Sierra Smith (147)Aces Sierra Smith (12)

2014 TEAM LEADERS

1. UALR (4) 110 Points2. TEXAS STATE (3) 993. Georgia Southern (2) 954. UT Arlington 835. South Alabama (1) 766. UL Lafayette (1) 637. Appalachian State 628. Arkansas State 589. Troy 4110. Georgia State 2811. UL Monroe 11

2014 PRESEASON SBC POLL

2014 ROSTER CARD

6 ALI HUBICSAK 5-5 • So. • 1L • DS/L

New Braunfels, Texas

21 MEAGAN MELLENBRUCH5-6 • Fr. • HS • DS

Austin, Texas

22 BRENNA LYLES5-5 • So. • TR • DS/LWimberley, Texas

1 SHELBY VAS MATT 5-11 • So. • 1L • OHHappy Valley, Ore.

2 KEELEY DAVIS 5-11 • So. • 1L • OH/RS

Austin, Texas

3 LAUREN KIRCH 6-2 • Fr. • HS • MBCarrollton, Texas

4 AMANDA WATKINS 6-1 • R-Jr. • TR • MBLos Angeles, Calif.

5 SAMANTHA SELLARS 6-0 • Fr. • HS • RSMagnolia, Texas

7 CAYLIN MAHONEY 6-0 • Sr. • TR/2L • SFort Worth, Texas

8 KELSEY WEYNAND 6-0 • So. • 1L • OHBrenham, Texas

9 ALEXANDRA SIMMS 6-2 • Sr. • 3L • OHAmarillo, Texas

10 KATHRYN TURMAN 6-4 • Fr. • HS • MB/RS

Austin, Texas

11 SIERRA SMITH 5-2 • Jr. • 2L • DS/LGranbury, Texas

14 ALI GONZALES 5-2 • Sr. • 2L • S

San Marcos, Texas

15 BROOKE SMITH 6-2 • Jr. • 2L • MB/RS

Victoria, Texas

16 JORDAN MOORE 5-8 • R-So. • 1L • S

Katy, Texas

17 JORDAN KOHL6-3 • Fr. • HS • RS

San Angelo, Texas

19 ALEX SILVER5-1 • Fr. • HS • DSCoppell, Texas

13 MORGAN EASON6-0 • Fr. • HS • MB

The Woodlands, Texas

20 BRITTNEY GARCIA 5-7 • Sr. • 1L • DS

Round Rock, Texas

Not Pictured: #12 Sydney Herrera | 5-11 | Jr. | TR | MB/RS | Harlingen, Texas

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Presbyterian at Appalachian State 6:00 p.m.Baylor at UT Arlington 6:00 p.m.PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TEXAS STATE 6:30 P.M.Troy at Alabama A&M 7:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 UL Monroe at Stephen F. Austin 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 (23) South Alabama at Mississippi State 7:00 p.m.(24) UALR at Oklahoma 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (24) Cal State Northridge vs. UALR 10:00 a.m.(25) TEXAS STATE VS. INCARNATE WORD 10:00 A.M.(26) Prairie View A&M vs. UL Monroe 10:00 a.m.(23) Northwestern State vs. South Alabama 1:00 p.m.(27) Texas Southern at UT Arlington 1:30 p.m.(28) Georgia Southern vs. VCU 2:30 p.m.(29) UAPB vs. Arkansas State 4:00 p.m.(30) UL Lafayette vs. Sam Houston State 4:00 p.m.(26) UL Monroe vs. Alcorn State 4:45 p.m.(24) UALR vs. Lamar 5:00 p.m.*(31) Georgia State at Appalachian State 6:00 p.m.(25) TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS TECH 6:00 P.M.(27) Florida Gulf Coast at UT Arlington 7:00 p.m.(32) Troy at Auburn 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (30) Oral Roberts vs. UL Lafayette 9:00 a.m.(31) Georgia State vs. Maryland 9:00 a.m.(26) Tennessee Tech vs. UL Monroe 9:00 a.m.(32) South Florida vs. Troy 9:30 a.m.(25) GARDNER-WEBB VS. TEXAS STATE 10:00 A.M.(28) Georgia Southern at North Carolina 11:00 a.m.(23) South Alabama vs. Nicholls State 11:00 a.m.(31) Radford at Appalachian State 11:30 a.m.(29) Southern Utah vs. Arkansas State 1:00 p.m.(27) Houston Baptist at UT Arlington 2:00 p.m.(31) Georgia State vs. Radford 3:00 p.m.(30) UL Lafayette at Houston 3:00 p.m.(26) UL Monroe at McNeese State 3:45 p.m.(28) Kentucky vs. Georgia Southern 4:00 p.m.(23) South Alabama vs. Memphis 5:00 p.m.(32) Troy vs. Winthrop 5:00 p.m.(31) Maryland at Appalachian State 6:00 p.m.(29) SIEU vs. Arkansas State 7:00 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN THE SBC

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TEXAS STATE BOBCAT VOLLEYBALL2014 GAME NOTESBOBCAT BITS CONTINUED...

A LOOK AHEAD...MONDAY 9/15 SUNDAY 9/21SATURDAY 9/20FRIDAY 9/19THURSDAY 9/18WEDNESDAY 9/17TUESDAY 9/16

vs. UT Arlington6:30 p.m.

Strahan ColiseumSan Marcos

at Arkansas State7 p.m.

Convocation CenterJonesboro, Ark.

Travel DayPractice

Media Availability5 p.m.

Practice

Media Availability5 p.m.

Travel Day at UL Monroe1 p.m.

ULM Activity CenterMonroe, la.

HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 12 KILLS) .586 (19- 2-29) Lauren Kirch (Aug 30, 2014).379 (15-4-29) Kelsey Weynand (Sep 6, 2014).333 (17-4-39) Lauren Kirch (Sep 5, 2014)

KILLS 19 (19- 2-29) 4s Lauren Kirch (Aug 30, 2014)17 (17-4-39) 5s Lauren Kirch (Sep 5, 2014)15 Twice

ATTEMPTS 50 (11-6-50) 5s Shelby Vas Matt (Sep 5, 2014)47 (14- 9-47) 5s Lauren Kirch (Aug 29, 2014)46 (14-6-46) 5s Alexandra Simms (Sep 5, 2014)

POINTS 19.5 Twice (Both Lauren Kirch)18.5 (14- 3- 1.5) 5s Lauren Kirch (Aug 29, 2014)18.0 (17-1-0.0) 4s Kelsey Weynand (Sep 5, 2014)

ASSISTS 46 (4s) Jordan Moore (Aug 30, 2014)43 (4s) Jordan Moore (Aug 29, 2014)41 (4s) Jordan Moore (Sep 5, 2014)

DIGS 27 (5s) Sierra Smith (Sep 5, 2014)26 (4s) Sierra Smith (Sep 5, 2014)24 (5s) Shelby Vas Matt (Sep 5, 2014)

ACES 3 Twice2 3 Times

BLOCKS 5 Brooke Smith (Sep 6, 2014)4 5 Times3 4 Times

MATCH HIGHS

Shelby Vas Matt 10 kills, 10 digs (8/29/14)Shelby Vas Matt 12 kills, 10 digs (8/29/14)Shelby Vas Matt 15 kills, 11 digs (8/30/14)Shelby Vas Matt 12 kills, 11 digs (9/3/14)Shelby Vas Matt 11 kills, 24 digs (9/5/14)Shelby Vas Matt 11 kills, 12 digs (9/5/14)Jordan Moore 43 assists, 15 digs (8/29/14)Jordan Moore 39 assists, 15 digs (9/3/14)Alexandra Simms 12 kills, 11 digs (9/5/14)Kelsey Weynand 15 kills, 10 digs (9/6/14)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES

ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORSTexas State had two Bobcats earn All-Tournament honors at the Houston Cougar Classic. Shelby Vas Matt and Lauren Kirch each took home the honor. Vas Matt tallied a double-double in each match while Kirch had 41 kills in the tournament. Kirch averaged 3.25 per set with a 19-kill performance against Houston, hitting .586. She added three aces and eight blocks. Vas Matt averaged 2.85 kills and 2.38 digs per set in the tournament, adding three aces and five blocks.

At the Delta Zeta Classic, the second tournament of the season, it was Kelsey Weynand and Sierra Smith who were honored. Smith averaged 5.60 digs per set throughout the tournament with an impressive 27 digs against Wichita State and 26 in a four-set victory against UTSA. She added three aces against the Roadrunners and four on the weekend. Meanwhile, Weynand avergaed 3.07 kills per set with 43 kills on the weekend. That included 17 kills against UTSA, 15 against Abilene Christian and 10 against Wichita State. She added an ace and six blocks.

SETTER OF THE YEARSenior setter Caylin Mahoney was named Most Outstanding Player in the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament, and that respect carried over into 2014 when a poll of the SBC coaches awarded Mahoney with the title of SBC Preseason Setter of the Year. She was the only Bobcat recognized on the Sun Belt’s preseason team. Last year, with 1,256 assists, Mahoney upped her career total at Texas State to 1,591 to move into the top five all-time at Texas State.

NEWCOMERS ON THE SQUADThe Bobcats welcome 10 newcomers to the 2014 squad after losing just four letterwinners from the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship squad. Texas State is already seeing the benefits of the strong group the team has added. Lauren Kirch leads the team in kills with 49 and has been the top freshman to stand out.

In addition, Alex Silver, a defensive specialist from Coppell, has logged significant time playing in 13 of the 17 sets the Bobcats have played so far and tallied 22 digs, fifth on the team. Freshman middle blocker Kathryn Turman has also seen time for Texas State.

The Bobcats are still waiting for a contribution from sophomore defensive specialist/libero Brenna Lyles, a Nebraska transfer, as she recovers from minor injury. As the season progresses, Texas State could see work from right side hitter Jordan Kohl, middle blocker Morgan Eason, right side Samantha Sellars and defensive specialist Meagan Mellenbruch.

STARTING STRONGThe Bobcats put together a 2-1 start to the season at the Houston Cougar Classic. Texas State took down Lamar in five sets and, after dropping to ACC foe Wake Forest, beat Houston on the road, 3-1.

TABBED SECOND IN THE SUN BELTIn addition to Mahoney being named the Sun Belt’s Preseason Setter of the Year, Texas State was tabbed second in the conference’s preseason poll, notching three first place votes. The Bobcats finished second to UALR which garnered four first place votes and 110 points to Texas State’s 99.

The entire poll is as follows:RANK TEAM FIRST PLACE VOTES POINTS1. UALR 4 110 Points2. TEXAS STATE 3 993. Georgia Southern 2 954. UT Arlington - 835. South Alabama 1 766. UL Lafayette 1 637. Appalachian State - 628. Arkansas State - 589. Troy - 4110. Georgia State - 2811. UL Monroe - 11

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The sixth winningest active head coach in NCAA Division I volleyball, Karen Chisum capped her 34th season at the helm of Texas State Volleyball with a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship in 2013, the team’s first season in the SBC. Chisum led Texas State Volleyball to the first SBC Tournament Championship by any team at Texas State as 2013 was the program’s inaugural season in the Sun Belt.

Going into her 37th year total at Texas State, as she was an assistant coach for two seasons before tak-ing over the program in 1980, Chisum has amassed 781 victories. She stands at 786-500-3 (.611) in her career, all at Texas State, to place her 14th on the all-time list of winningest NCAA Division I coaches. She holds a record of 314-132 (.704) in conference play.

A Texas State alumnus, Chisum helped make Tex-as State’s entrance into the Sun Belt one to remem-ber as her team dominated in the 2013 SBC Tour-nament, only dropping one set in three matches. Junior setter Caylin Mahoney was recognized as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as she gave out 116 assists with 26 digs, 19 kills and 10 blocks, while senior Amari Deardorff dominated the cham-pionship match with 17 errorless kills for a career high .680 hitting percentage. Deardorff was also named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team along with senior middle blocker Ashlee Hil-bun.

Deardorff and Hilbun also earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Chisum’s athletes don’t just achieve on the court though. Deardorff and Ma-honey were named to the SBC Commissioner’s List for their academic performance while Hilbun and Molly Ahrens made the SBC Academic Honor Roll.

Chisum earned her 750th career victory in 2012 with a 3-0 sweep of Seattle U on the road Sept. 29. The team also saw two players, Amari Deardorff and Ashlee Hilbun, recognized as All-WAC performers to add to the long list of Bobcats to earn All-Confer-ence status under Chisum’s tutelage.

Before that, however, in Texas State’s final season in the Southland Conference, Chisum collected her sixth Southland Conference regular season cham-pionship and seventh tournament title. The 2011 Southland Conference Coach of the Year, Chisum has 757 career victories to her credit and has estab-lished herself as one of the elite collegiate coaches in America.

In addition to being a highly successful coach, the five-time conference Coach of the Year also serves as an assistant athletic director in Texas State’s Athletic Department, a position Chisum has held for the past nine years.

Under Chisum’s guidance, the Bobcats have won seven regular season conference championships and eight tournament championships.

The Bobcats’ seven conference championships under her leadership began with the 1986 Gulf Star Conference crown and also include Southland Con-ference titles in 1991, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2011.

Chisum also led Texas State to Southland Confer-

ence Tournament Championships in 1991, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011, and a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship in 2013. Her teams earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament each year.

For her merits, Chisum was selected Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 1991, 2000, 2003 and 2011 after receiving the same honor in the Gulf Star Confer-

ence in 1986.Her 700th career win came with a three-game

sweep over Prairie View A&M in the team’s home opener Sept. 7, 2010. Her next landmark win will be 800, putting her in the company of just 18 oth-er coaches all-time in all divisions of the NCAA. Her 700th victory came a little over five years after Chi-sum earned her 600th career win with a sweep of Morgan State in the first match of the season on Sept. 2, 2005.

Chisum has coached numerous athletes who have received all-conference honors with the Bob-cats. In addition to Deardorff and Hilbun in 2013, the duo also earned all-conference in 2012. Four more athletes earned the honor in 2011 – Amber Calhoun, Deardorff, Caleigh McCorquodale and Melissa Toth. Chisum has coached 25 All-SLC First-Team players during her career. Overall, 91 of her players have received all-conference honors, 75 of which were in the Southland Conference.

She also coached four Conference Players of the Year. Kim Wells-Lauwers won the award for the Gulf Star Conference in 1986, while Stephanie Winn-Lane and Shenequa Bedford were named Southland Con-ference Players of the Year in 1991 and 2000, respec-tively. In 2011, Amber Calhoun added her name to that exclusive list.

Chisum has also tutored three SLC Newcomer of the Year selections, as Kristy Braun-Rioux won the honor in 1991, Krisha Neimann-Crosley in 1993 and Jennifer Dallao in 1999.

Several of Texas State’s players have garnered All-Conference honors in multiple seasons. In 1997, Crosley became just the fourth player in South-land Conference history and first Texas State player to earn All-Conference honors all four years. She earned All-SLC First Team honors as a freshman and sophomore and was a Second-Team selection as both a junior and senior.

As proud as she is of her players’ honors and ac-complishments on the court, Chisum also takes a great deal of pride in the fact that her players excel in both the classroom and the community as well.

Krystal Kolkhorst embodied Chisum’s ideals as she was named to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America Third-Team, the SLC Setter of the Year and SLC Tournament MVP in 2004. She also earned the SLC’s Scholar Athlete of the Year award in 2004.

In 2005, Elizabeth Nwoke was named the MVP of the SLC Tournament to give the Bobcats back-to-back SLC MVPs.

As a squad, the volleyball team has won the Em-mitt P. Shelton Academic Excellence Award three times, including both 2004-05 and 2005-06. The award is given annually to the top Texas State men’s and women’s athletic teams with the highest cumu-lative grade point average.

Chisum’s career as a volleyball coach began as an assistant at Goodnight Middle School in San Mar-cos. She moved up the coaching ranks when she was named an assistant at San Marcos High School

before becoming the head coach at New Braunfels High School. Chisum led the Unicorns to a Class 3-A State runner-up finish in 1976, coaching former Tex-as volleyball and basketball standout Nell Fortner, who later served as head coach of the 2000 USA Olympic team that won a Gold Medal. Fortner re-cently retired as the head women’s basketball coach at Auburn. In 1980, Chisum was named Texas State’s fifth head volleyball coach and is still going strong more than three decades later.

Chisum’s influence in volleyball reaches far be-yond Texas State. She serves as a member of both the NCAA and American Volleyball Coaches Associ-ation voting committees for regional and national rankings. She has also been a teaching clinician for various volleyball programs and camps throughout the United States.

In 2011, Chisum was named a Texas State Dis-tinguished Alumni. The award dates back to 1959 when it was presented to Lyndon B. Johnson, a U.S. senator at the time. It acknowledges outstanding accomplishments and leadership in the individual’s chosen business, profession or life work on a nation-al or international level.

In 1994, Chisum became the first female to be accepted for membership in the “T” Association’s Hall of Honor. During her intercollegiate days at Tex-as State, Chisum played on the softball and tennis teams. Induction into the Hall of Honor is the high-est award a letterwinner at Texas State can receive.

Chisum also co-authored a book titled “Devel-oping a Successful Volleyball Program” with former Bobcat volleyball player Stephanie Scott Jordan.

THE KAREN CHISUM FILECOACHING EXPERIENCE 1978-79 Texas State Assistant Coach1980-present Texas State Head Coach

COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD 1980-present Texas State 786-500-3

COACHING NOTES 6th Winningest Active Division I Head Coach14th Winningest All-time Division I Head CoachLongest Tenured Texas State Head Coach

COACHING HONORS 1986 Gulf Star Conference Coach of the Year1991 Southland Conference Coach of the Year2000 Southland Conference Coach of the Year2003 Southland Conference Coach of the Year2011 Southland Conference Coach of the Year

REGULAR SEASON TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1986 Gulf Star Conference (29-9)1991 Southland Conference (21-16, 9-0 SLC)2000 Southland Conference (29-4, 20-0 SLC)2003 Southland Conference (23-8, 18-2 SLC)2004 Southland Conference (27-6, 17-3 SLC)2008 Southland Conference (21-21, 10-6 SLC)2011 Southland Conference (27-8, 15-1 SLC)

TOURNAMENT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1986 Gulf Star Conference (29-9)1991 Southland Conference (21-16, 9-0 SLC)1998 Southland Conference (25-9, 14-6 SLC)2004 Southland Conference (27-6, 17-3 SLC)2005 Southland Conference (17-15, 12-6 SLC)2007 Southland Conference (21-12, 10-6 SLC)2009 Southland Conference (22-13, 13-3 SLC)2011 Southland Conference (27-8, 15-1 SLC) 2013 Sun Belt Conference (24-13, 11-7 SBC)

HEAD COACH / ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 35TH SEASON AT TEXAS STATETEXAS STATE, 1972786-500-3

KAREN CHISUM

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TEXAS STATE BOBCAT VOLLEYBALL2014 GAME NOTES2014 Texas State VolleyballTexas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2014)

All matches

Overall record: 5-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-3 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 1-1

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 points3 Kirch,Lauren 34 101 2.97 36 252 . 2 5 8 1 0.03 8 16 0.24 1 26 0.76 3 17 20 0.59 1 0 120.51 Vas Matt,Shelby 36 104 2.89 29 319 . 2 3 5 7 0.19 7 11 0.19 14 116 3.22 0 11 11 0.31 4 1 116.59 Simms,Alexandra 31 76 2.45 44 260 . 1 2 3 8 0.26 9 11 0.29 2 50 1.61 0 18 18 0.58 5 1 94.08 Weynand,Kelsey 25 65 2.60 35 178 . 1 6 9 2 0.08 8 5 0.32 3 48 1.92 1 8 9 0.36 0 0 78.02 Davis,Keeley 25 50 2.00 29 170 . 1 2 4 2 0.08 4 12 0.16 4 49 1.96 0 4 4 0.16 0 1 56.015 Smith,Brooke 22 44 2.00 13 100 . 3 1 0 1 0.05 0 2 0.00 1 11 0.50 0 16 16 0.73 2 1 52.04 Watkins,Amanda 28 37 1.32 13 100 . 2 4 0 1 0.04 1 0 0.04 0 5 0.18 1 21 22 0.79 0 0 49.516 Moore,Jordan 31 10 0.32 1 30 . 3 0 0 296 9.55 5 8 0.16 0 62 2.00 1 4 5 0.16 0 4 18.011 Smith,Sierra 35 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 28 0.80 12 15 0.34 7 147 4.20 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 12.017 Kohl,Jordan 8 7 0.88 8 29 - . 0 3 4 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 0.38 1 0 8.514 Gonzales,Ali 21 3 0.14 0 7 . 4 2 9 124 5.90 2 2 0.10 1 33 1.57 0 0 0 0.00 0 7 5.010 Turman,Kathryn 6 2 0.33 1 9 . 1 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.17 0 2 2 0.33 2 0 3.020 Garcia,Brittney 7 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 7 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.022 Lyles,Brenna 4 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 0.50 0 1 0.00 3 20 5.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.019 Silver,Alex 14 0 0.00 1 3 - . 3 3 3 2 0.14 0 0 0.00 1 26 1.86 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0

TEXAS STATE 36 499 13.86 210 1462 . 1 9 8 474 13.17 56 84 1.56 39 601 16.69 6 104 58.0 1.61 15 18 613.0Opponents 36 463 12.86 175 1327 . 2 1 7 442 12.28 39 66 1.08 56 624 17.33 9 156 87.0 2.42 28 14 589.0

Team Statistics TXST OPPATTACK K i l l s 499 463 E r r o r s 210 175 Total Attacks 1462 1327 Attack Pct . 1 9 8 . 2 1 7 K i l l s / S e t 13.9 12.9SET A s s i s t s 474 442 A t t e m p t s 1473 1364 Assist Pct . 3 2 2 . 3 2 4 A s s i s t s / S e t 13.2 12.3SERVE A c e s 56 39 E r r o r s 84 66 A t t e m p t s 825 828 Serve Pct . 8 9 8 . 9 2 0 A c e s / S e t 1.6 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 39 56 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.6 A t t e m p t s 762 741 Reception Pct . 9 4 9 . 9 2 4DEFENSE D i g s 601 624 D i g s / S e t 16.7 17.3BLOCKING Block Solo 6 9 Block Assist 104 156 Total Blocks 58.0 87.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.6 2.4 Block Errors 15 28Ball handling errors 18 14ATTENDANCE T o t a l 7500 715 Dates/Avg Per Date 6/1250 1/715 Neutral site #/Avg 2/190 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 29 vs Lamar W 3-2 25-27,30-28,23-25,25-23,15-9 125Aug 29 vs Wake Forest L 1-3 16-25,26-24,20-25,22-25 254Aug 30 at Houston W 3-1 27-25,11-25,25-22,25-21 715Sep 03 BAYLOR L 1-3 25-18,23-25,14-25,23-25 3591Sep 05 WICHITA STATE L 2-3 24-26,31-29,25-22,19-25,9-15 0Sep 05 UTSA W 3-1 26-24,19-25,25-18,25-23 2126Sep 06 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W 3-0 25-21,26-24,25-18 0Sep 06 NORTH TEXAS L 0-3 23-25,24-26,24-26 1094Sep 09 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 3-1 25-19,25-27,25-17,25-21 689

Record in 3-set matches:1-1 • Record in 4-set matches:3-2 • Record in 5-set matches:1-1

2014 OVERALL STATISTICS

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TEXAS STATE BOBCAT VOLLEYBALL2014 GAME NOTESMATCH RECORDSSINGLE MATCH INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (ALL MATCHES) Kills 36, Karen Dunn (vs. Southwestern) 10/26/83Total Attacks 78, Makeda Smith (vs. Rice) 10/20/98Hitting Percentage .737, Amy Weigle (vs. Texas Southern) 9/27/06Assists 84, Krystal Kolkhorst (vs. UT Arlington) 10/15/04Service Aces 9, Margaret Mitchum (vs. Northwestern St.) 11/4/91 9, Stephanie Lawrence (vs. Houston) 9/21/88DIGS 37, SIERRA SMITH (AT UT ARLINGTON) 10/9/13Solo Blocks 9, Karen Dunn (vs. Lamar) 10/21/82Block Assists 14, Wendy Chapman (vs. North Texas) 10/12/90

SINGLE MATCH INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (CONFERENCE MATCHES) Kills 35, Shenequa Bedford (vs. Stephen F. Austin) 11/6/99Total Attacks 75, Kimberly Brewer (vs. Sam Houston St.) 10/30/90Hitting Percentage .733, Kacee Rogers (vs. Louisiana-Monroe) 11/16/02 .733, Kristi Lindeman (vs. Nicholls) 10/3/98Assists 84, Krystal Kolkhorst (vs. UT Arlington) 10/15/04Service Aces 9, Margaret Mitchum (vs. Northwestern St.) 11/4/91DIGS 37, SIERRA SMITH (AT UT ARLINGTON) 10/9/13Solo Blocks 5, DeAndrea Limbrick (vs. Stephen F. Austin) 11/9/90 5, Shenequa Bedford (vs. Stephen F. Austin) 11/7/98Block Assists 14, Wendy Chapman (vs. North Texas) 10/12/90

SINGLE MATCH TEAM RECORDS Kills 101, vs. Baylor 9/19/92Total Attacks 289, vs. UT Arlington 10/13/98Hitting Percentage .553, vs. Prairie View A&M 11/8/88Assists 91, vs. UT Arlington 9/14/04 91, vs. UT Arlington 9/17/05Service Aces 21, vs. Southwestern 10/26/83Digs 141, vs. UT Arlington 11/20/04Solo Blocks 22, vs. Lamar 10/21/82Block Assists 48, vs. North Texas 10/12/90

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON LEADERSKILLS 1. Makeda Smith 1998 5932. Makeda Smith 1996 5453. Darbie Bruning 1986 5194. Makeda Smith 1997 5145. Darbie Bruning 1987 484TOTAL ATTACKS 1. Makeda Smith 1998 1,5552. Makeda Smith 1996 1,3863. Lawrencia Brown 2006 1,3184. Stephanie Winn 1991 1,2395. Lucrieta Hamilton 1995 1,188HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN: 300 ATTEMPTS) 1. Kacee Rogers 2004 .3922. Laura Ivy 2000 .3883. Amy Weigle 2008 .3824. Kacee Rogers 2003 .3485. Amy Weigle 2007 .345ASSISTS 1. Kristy Braun 1994 1,5412. Krystal Kolkhorst 2004 1,5143. Natalie Spann 2000 1,5004. Nicky Rose 1996 1,4305. Kristy Braun 1992 1,425SERVICE ACES 1. Shalanda Byers 1995 1022. Stephanie Lawrence 1990 1013. Diana Trevino 1984 984. Stephanie Lawrence 1988 893. Bobbie Dyer 1983 81DIGS 1. SIERRA SMITH 2013 548 2. Kacey Wimpy 2007 5423. Kimberly Brewer 1992 5274. Kristy Jones 2004 5125. Amy Ramirez 2005 508

SOLO BLOCKS 1. Karen Dunn 1983 1172. Karen Dunn 1984 923. Wendy Chapman 1992 574. Wendy Chapman 1990 505. DeAndrea Limbrick 1990 49BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Emily Jones Wilkes 2007 1452. Molly Ahrens 2013 133 3. Amy Amundson 2003 1314. DeAndrea Limbrick 1990 1295. Amy Weigle 2007 123

INDIVIDUAL CAREER LEADERSKILLS 1. Makeda Smith 1994-98 1,7092. Lawrencia Brown 2005-08 1,5573. Shenequa Bedford 1997-00 1,4534. Shelly McGehee 1985-88 1,4185. Krisha Crosley 1993-96 1,412TOTAL ATTACKS 1. Lawrencia Brown 2005-08 4,4342. Makeda Smith 1994-98 4,4303. Jessica Weynand 2006-09 3,7604. Tiffany Weidner 1999-02 3,4825. Shenequa Bedford 1997-00 3,437

HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN: 1,000 ATTEMPTS) 1. Amber Calhoun 2008-11 .331 Kacee Rogers 2001-04 .3313. Amy Weigle 2005-08 .3154. Emily Jones Wilkes 2005-08 .3055. Amari Deardorff 2010-13 .299

ASSISTS 1. Kristy Braun 1991-94 5,5172. Nicky Rose 1995-98 5,0103. Krystal Kolkhorst 2001-04 4,4404. Natalie Spann 1998-01 4,2835. CAYLIN MAHONEY 2012- 2,819

SERVICE ACES 1. Stephanie Lawrence 1987-90 2512. Margaret Mitcham 1981-84 2023. Christine Lange 1984-87 2014. Kristy Braun 1991-94 1805. Tina Dykes 1983-85 163

DIGS 1. Nicky Rose 1995-98 1,4342. Shauna Stahl 1997-01 1,4093. Lucrieta Hamilton 1992-95 1,3434. Lawrencia Brown 2005-08 1,3305. Kristy Braun 1991-94 1,312

SOLO BLOCKS 1. Karen Dunn 1981-84 3642. Wendy Chapman 1990-92 1493. DeAndrea Limbrick 1988-91 994. Lynda Robinson 1982-85 895. Dana Lipponcott 1979-82 84

BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Amber Calhoun 2008-11 3252. Emily Jones Wilikes 2005-08 3113. Laura Ivy 1997-00 3094. Krisha Crosley 1993-96 3035. Amy Weigle 2005-08 296