2014 Missouri State Volleyball Rosters
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 21 22
Numerical Brianne Dixon Maddy Hogan Elise Munroe MaryJo Kolze Lynsey Wright Lauren Boone Mary Maerz Olivia Brand Simone House Hannah Steinbeck Andrea Beaty Caroline Finnell Tatum Marshall Lily Johnson Kinsey McCarter Kayln Vlasin
Pos. DS DS/L DS/L S MB S OH OH MB RS/OH MB/RS MB/RS DS/L OH S RS
Ht. 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-7 5-11 6-2 6-1
Yr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown-High School Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo High) Smithton, Ill. (Freeburg Community High) Springfield, Mo. (Glendale High) Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock High) Glen Carbon, Ill. (Edwardsville High) Branson, Mo. (Branson High) Springfield, Mo. (Central High) Springfield, Mo. (Glendale High) Oshkosh, Wis. (North High) Hermann, Mo. (Hermann High) Pacific, Mo. (Washington High/Saint Louis U.) Chesterfield, Mo. (Marquette High) Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High) Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo High) Neosho, Mo. (University of Missouri High)
Pronunciation Guide Barreau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . buh-ROO Beaty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BAY-tee Finnell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fih-NELL Kayln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylin Kolze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COAL-zee Maerz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mares Vlasin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vlah-ZHEAN
No. Alphabetical Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown-High School 11 Andrea Beaty MB/RS 5-11 Sr. Pacific, Mo. (Washington High/Saint Louis U.) 6 Lauren Boone S 6-1 Fr. Branson, Mo. (Branson High) 8 Olivia Brand OH 6-0 Sr. Springfield, Mo. (Glendale High) 1 Brianne Dixon DS 5-7 Fr. Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo High) 12 Caroline Finnell MB/RS 6-1 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. (Marquette High) 2 Maddy Hogan DS/L 5-6 Sr. Smithton, Ill. (Freeburg Community High) 9 Simone House MB 6-3 So. Oshkosh, Wis. (North High) 17 Lily Johnson OH 5-11 Fr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) 4 MaryJo Kolze S 5-8 Sr. Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock High) 7 Mary Maerz OH 6-0 Fr. Springfield, Mo. (Central High) 15 Tatum Marshall DS/L 5-7 So. Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High) 21 Kinsey McCarter S 6-2 Jr. Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo High) 3 Elise Munroe DS/L 5-8 Jr. Springfield, Mo. (Glendale High) 10 Hannah Steinbeck RS/OH 6-1 So. Hermann, Mo. (Hermann High) 22 Kayln Vlasin RS 6-1 Jr. Neosho, Mo. (University of Missouri High) 5 Lynsey Wright MB 6-0 Fr. Glen Carbon, Ill. (Edwardsville High) Head Coach: Melissa Stokes (San Diego State, 1991) Assistant Coaches: Jeni Jones (Florida, 1999), Jake Barreau (Wisconsin, 2013)
Bears Volleyball Quick Facts
Address: 901 South National, Springfield, MO 65897 University Switchboard: (417) 836-5000 President: Clif Smart Year Founded: 1905 • Enrollment: 23,838 School Colors: Maroon and White Athletic Nickname: Bears Director of Athletics: Kyle Moats, phone 836-5244 Assoc. Dir. of Athletics/SWA: Casey Hunt, phone 836-5246 Assoc. Dir. of Athletics/Compliance: Kyle Yates, phone 836-6829 Assistant Athletics Director for Communications: Rick Kindhart, phone 836-5402 Assistant SID (Volleyball Contact): Ben Adamson, phone 836-4584 e-mail: BenAdamson@missouristate.edu Assistant SID: Eric Doennig Assistant SID/Web and New Media: Tim Bohn Athletics Communications Assistant: Kevin Kane Athletics Communications Grad Assistants: Tyler Birnbaum, Matthew Lerman, Andrew Pedersen Asst. Dir. of Athletics for Business Administration: Deb O’Neal Director, Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center: Dan Raines Director of Athletics Development: Kevin Greim Missouri State Sports Properties: Frank Cuervo Director, Athletic Training Services: Jim Penkalski, phone 836-5461 Volleyball Athletic Trainer: Shannon Derricks, phone 836-5461 Athletic Trainers: Steve Sawchak, Tyler Landgraf, Suzie Atkinson, Head Volleyball Coach: Melissa Stokes (San Diego State, 1991) Coaching Record: 394-190 in 18 years at Missouri State and overall Associate Head Coach: Jeni Jones (Florida, 1999) Assistant Coach: Jake Barreau (Wisconsin, 2013) Volunteer Assistant: Lisi Matsdorff Student Managers: Garrett Case, Kurt Garifo Volleyball Office Phone: (417) 836-8384 Volleyball Fax Number: (417) 836-8382 Volleyball Facility: John Q. Hammons Student Center (8,846) 2013 Record: 21-11 overall, 12-6 MVC (4th)
Starters Returning (2) Pos. Olivia Brand OH Simone House MB Others Returning (8) Andrea Beaty Maddy Hogan MaryJo Kolze Kinsey McCarter Elise Munroe Kayln Vlasin Hannah Steinbeck Tatum Marshall Newcomers (6) Lauren Boone Brianne Dixon Caroline Finnell Lily Johnson Mary Maerz Lynsey Wright
Ht. 6-0 6-3
Pos. Ht. MB/RS 5-11 DS/L 5-6 S 5-8 S 6-2 DS/L 5-8 MH 6-1 RS/OH 6-1 DS/L 5-7 Pos. S DS MB/RS OH OH MB
Ht. 6-1 5-7 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0
Yr. Sr. So.
KPS 2.62 1.65
DPS 0.71 0.52
BPS 0.39 0.94
Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So.
KPS 2.50 0.01 0.00 0.37 0.19 1.22 0.00 0.02
DPS 0.75 1.86 0.36 0.68 2.40 0.18 0.00 1.69
BPS 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.70 0.50 0.00
Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown Branson, Mo. Springfield, Mo. Chesterfield, Mo. Wildwood, Mo. Springfield, Mo. Glen Carbon, Ill.
Starters Not Returning (5): Carly Thomas (S, 5-11), Amber Doolittle (MB, 6-2), Kayla Walton (RS, 6-3), Karen Rivatto (OH, 5-9), Ashley Mason (L, 5-9) Others Not Returning (2): Kaitlin Jaeger (MB, 6-0), Christine McCartney (OH, 5-10)
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