2016 Missouri State Softball Guide

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2015 Season Review By the Numbers The 2015 Missouri State softball season was an exciting and successful campaign for the Bears. From record setting individual performances to team records set, the 2015 season had a lot to offer. Below is a look at some of the highlights -- by the numbers. Head coach Holly Hesse earned her 700th career win with a doubleheader sweep at 700 Illinois State on April 18. Erin Duewel had a slugging percentage of .667, the highest single season slugging .667 percentage in school history. MSU drew a program record 181 bases on balls in 2015. 181 Rebecca McPherson had 100 total bases in 2015, one shy of tying the single season 100 school record. The Bears hammered 48 home runs in 2015, obliterating the previous team mark of 34, 48 matching the number worn by Allie Alvstad who missed the season beating AML. Mary Stephens drew 32 walks, the 3rd-highest single season total in school history. 32 MSU reached the 30-win plateau for the 8th time in Holly Hesse’s tenure and 11th time in program history. 30 Missouri State turned a school record 22 double plays in 2015. 22 Among the 88 multi-hit games, an MSU player racked up 3 or more hits in a game 20 times. 20 Erika Velasquez Zimmer had 19 multi-hit games in 2015 propelling the freshman to a 19 team-high .361 batting average and the MVC Newcomer of the Year award. Missouri State won 17 MVC games, one shy of the all-time school record in league play. 17 Senior Rebecca McPherson had a 15-game hitting streak from April 4 through April 26. 15 Missouri State hit 14 sacrifice flies in 2015, the most in program history and the most in the MVC. 14 The Bears as a team drove in 13 runs in the win over UMKC on March 11, the highest single game RBI total in three seasons. 13 Rebecca McPherson hit a single season school record 12 home runs in 2015. 12 Sophomore Erin Struemph pitched all 11 innings in a 4-3 win over UNI on April 25. 11 The Missouri State pitching staff combined for 10 saves, the highest single season total 10 in program history. Nine of junior Erin Duewel’s 11 home runs were hit during MVC play. 9 The Bears had an eight-game winning streak from March 31 through April 15. 8 7 MSU recorded seven shutouts in 2015, five of which were against MVC foes. Erin Struemph had six saves in 2015, the eighth-most in the nation and tops among Valley pitchers. 6 Mary Stephens became the first player in 27 years to record five hits in a game, doing so against UMKC on March 11. She 5 repeated the five-hit feat at Bradley 10 days later. MSU had four players named to the All-MVC first team, senior Chelsea Jones, junior 4 Erin Duewel, sophomore Erin Struemph and freshman Erika Velasquez Zimmer. Three different MSU freshman hit home runs in 2015 including Kaitlin Beason and 3 Chelsea Thomas whose first career hits were home runs. Missouri State finished second in the regular season, the highest placing since 2006. 2 The Bears finished one game shy of earning an NCAA Tournament berth and an 1 MVC Tournament title.


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Table of Contents/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Season Review

2016 Outlook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2016 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Covering the Bears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2015 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-34 2015 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 2015 Season Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2015 Season Highs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2015 MVC Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Coaching Staff

The Record Book

Season Outlook

Head Coach Holly Hesse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 Associate Head Coach Sue Frederick. . . . . . . . . 9 Associate Head Coach Beth Perine. . . . . . . . . .10 Graduate Assistant Coach Courtney Conley. . 11 Softball Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Bears

Braxton Coil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Duewel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessie Van Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Gambill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Roark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Stephens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Struemph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Sullinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allie Alvstad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlin Beason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika Velasquez Zimmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailee Vigneaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darian Frost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Greenlee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Heinrichs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyana Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kara Powelson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miracle League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Yearly Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Program History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Postseason History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Yearly Individual Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-42 Single-Season Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Records Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Career Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Killian Stadium Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Honors and Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-48 All-MVC Selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Yearly Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-55 All-Time Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

The Opponents

All-Time Record vs. All Opponents. . . . . . . . . 58 All-Time Series Histories (Game-by-Game).59-73 MVC Tournament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Post-Season Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Travel Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 This is The Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 MVC Composite Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

This is Missouri State

Killian Softball Stadium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Hesse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tradition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Athletic Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Strength & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-91 Academics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-93 Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 In the Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-97 In the Pros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-99 In the Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-101 Media Outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 President Clif Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Director of Athletics Kyle Moats. . . . . . . . . . 104 Athletics Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-108 Athletics Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Credits The 2016 Missouri State Softball Guide was written and edited by Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Tim Bohn. Additional editorial assistance was provided by Rick Kindhart, Ben Adamson, Eric Doennig, Shelby Hild and Andrew Pedersen. Photography provided by MSU Photo Services. Photo reprints courtesy of Getty Images, Arizona Diamondbacks, Bill Greenblatt, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rapids, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Heat, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Eagles, Miles Kennedy/Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Mitchell Layton/ Washington Nationals, Dennis Bancroft/ Florida Marlins, Lawing Photography, the Springfield and Branson Lakes Area Convention and Visitors Bureaus.

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Aspiring to Improve upon 2015 Success

Three returning all-conference players pilot a 2016 squad that was on the cusp last season.

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fter a successful 2015 season, the 2016 team will look to repeat and add improvement to a second-place finish. Returning three all-conference firstteam players gives the Bears added credibility as MSU strives for the first regular season and tournament championship in the same season in the history of the program. Head coach Holly Hesse enters her 28th season at the helm of the Bears and has guided MSU to more than 700 wins over her celebrated tenure. Injuries and off-field distractions only motivated the 2015 team to exceed expectations. Allie Alvstad unexpectedly missed all of the 2014-15 academic and athletic year after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Her inspirational fight and victory over the disease fueled the spirit of the Bears. Bethany Sullinger, the single season school record tying RBI machine in 2014, also missed all of the 2015 season with an injury. Alvstad, Sullinger and others who missed time with injuries enter the 2016 campaign on the mend. Junior pitcher Erin Struemph will shoulder a majority of the pitching duties after fellow all-conference first teamer Chelsea Jones graduated. Struemph has pitched more innings in each of her first two seasons than any other MSU pitcher over that span. Senior Erin Duewel put up some impressive

offensive feats in 2015, setting the school record for slugging percentage in a season. She clubbed 11 home runs, nine of which were hit during MVC play. Sophomore Erika Velasquez Zimmer was awarded MVC Newcomer of the Year honors after one of the best freshman seasons in program history. She led the team with a .361 batting average, the highest by a freshman in school history. She also led the team with 19 multi-hit games and 19 stolen bases. The 2016 team looks to fill the shoes of graduated seniors Jones and Rebecca McPherson, who both have their names implanted in the MSU record books. But MSU has plenty of options to fill their roles. STRONG ARMS IN THE CIRCLE All three pitchers on the MSU staff return from last season’s squad. The cornerstone of the stable is Struemph, who earned preseason AllMVC honors for the second-straight season. She has fired over 330 innings through her first two seasons in the circle averaging just shy of a strikeout per inning. Struemph knows how to handle the stress of pressure situations having earned MVC All-Tournament team nods each of the last two years. She will be relied upon primarily in a starting role, however, she proved with her league-best six saves a year ago, that she can close games as well. Senior Jessie Van Es enters her final season

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looking to close out her career on a strong note. She has battled the injury bug throughout her career and, when healthy, can be an asset both as a starter and in relief. Sophomore Kaitlin Beason tossed some valuable innings in her first season at MSU. That experience will be vital as she takes the circle in year two. “Struemph has proven that she can be highly successful in the Missouri Valley Conference,” said Hesse. “If Jessie can stay healthy, she will have a great senior year. Beason got some good innings as a freshman and that will pay off for her this season.” CATCHING DEPTH Missouri State enters 2016 with extensive and talented depth in its catching corp. Senior Braxton Coil brings back the most experience and has been behind the plate in both of Struemph’s seasons. Coil has improved at the plate and is hoping to make her senior campaign a memorable one. Sophomore Molly Fields has one season of Division I play under her belt. She had a memorable first hit as a Bear, a walk-off single in extra innings against Iowa. She will be looked upon to continue to improve both offensively and defensively in 2016. Freshman Darian Frost brings a high-level skill set to the team. She has the strongest arm behind the plate. She also has a potent bat that

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could prove valuable. “Braxton has the most experience and works well with Struemph,” continued Hesse. “Molly and Darian will see innings back there as well. It is going to be a battle back there for playing time.” AROUND THE HORN Infield depth is plentiful, experienced and jampacked with talent. Three powerful bats could man first base throughout the season. Junior Mary Stephens returns after recording a pair of five-hits games last season, the first Bear to accomplish the feat in program history. She also spent time in the leadoff spot and racked up 32 walks, the third-highest single season total. Sullinger returns to the lineup after her recordtying season in 2014. She can play either corner infield position and is one of many middle-ofthe-order options. Beason will also see time at first when not in the circle or as the designated player. Madison Jones and junior Olivia Roark are both reliable lefties at second base. Jones has had two shortened seasons due to injury and Roark did a great job filling in as a starter in Jones’ absence last season. Duewel has taken the reins at shortstop and earned all-conference honors to prove it in 2015. She put up some big power numbers and will look to replicate those in 2016. Junior Elena Gambill can play either position on the left side of the infield. She will spell Duewel at shortstop on occasion and battle for the starting slot at third base. A trio of talented freshmen provide depth on the infield. Kyana Mason played third base in the fall and has the speed to be an asset from the

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left side of the plate and off the bench. Morgan Greenlee is a utility player that can fill in at shortstop, behind the plate and off the bench. Freshman Kara Powelson provides depth in a number of areas and her effort doesn’t go unnoticed. “There is a lot of quality depth on this team,” declared Hesse. ROAMING THE OUTFIELD Reigning MVC Newcomer of the Year Velasquez Zimmer headlines the outfield troops. Her recordsetting freshman season set the tone for what is likely to be a standout career for the Texas native. “Erika is a special player, who can handle competition, playing a big role like centerfield and being a leadoff hitter,” stated Hesse. Local product Hailee Vigneaux enters year two at MSU and will likely land a starting role. She is a speedy lefty who contributed a number of timely hits last season. Freshman Hannah Heinrichs will have to adapt quickly to the Division I level. She comes from a successful prep program at Broken Arrow and the Bears hope she can continue those winning ways. Alvstad returns as an emotional, inspiring display of perseverance after beating leukemia. She is still working to get back her stamina and strength, but could be a reliable pinch hitter during the process. Roark can also play in the outfield and could see time in the lineup out there. Sophomore Sara Jones adds depth in the outfield. Her speed and energy are assets for the Bears.

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NON-CONFERENCE SLATE Right out of the gate, MSU will face a Texas Southern squad that participated in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. It marks the first of eight such matchups. The Bears’ home opener on March 8 is also versus an NCAA Tournament paricipant in Central Arkansas. MSU plays four-consecutive road tournaments to begin the season. Additionally, between the home opener and the beginning of conference play, the Bears will play at Arkansas, Oklahoma State, and in a tournament, at Kansas. “I like that we have that tough competition right prior to conference play,” continued Hesse. “All of those teams will certainly help us raise our level of play which we will need to do by the start of the conference season.” THE MVC RACE The Bears received more first-place votes than any other Valley squad, but finished second in a top-heavy Missouri Valley Conference preseason coaches poll. MSU received four first-place votes and finished with 76 points in the poll, pegged behind league preseason favorite Wichita State (three first-place votes, 84 points). The Bears finished ahead of UNI (74 points), Drake (72) and Illinois State (70) as the top five teams were separated by a total of just 14 points. Indiana State (55), Southern Illinois (55), Bradley (32), Loyola (21) and Evansville (11) rounded out the poll. “It is nice to be recognized as one of the top teams in the Valley,” stated Hesse. “It will be a highly competitive conference season with so many good teams in the league. We look forward to the challenge.”

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Pos.

1 Madison Jones 2B 2 Kyana Mason 3B 3 Olivia Roark 2B 6 Bethany Sullinger 1B/3B 7 Hannah Heinrichs OF 8 Sara Jones OF 9 Darian Frost C/1B 10 Kaitlin Beason P/1B 11 Hailee Vigneaux OF 12 Morgan Greenlee C/SS 13 Jessie Van Es P 15 Mary Stephens 1B 16 Kara Powelson UT 17 Braxton Coil C 18 Molly Fields C 20 Erin Duewel SS 22 Elena Gambill SS/3B 24 Erika Velasquez Zimmer OF 25 Erin Struemph P 48 Allie Alvstad UT

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B/T Yr.

5-8 5-4 5-2 5-6 5-10 5-3 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-11 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-7 5-10 5-5 5-5 6-0 6-0

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Pronunciation Guide

Hometown (Last School)

So. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest High) Fr. Independence, Mo. (William Chrisman High) Jr. Ottumwa, Iowa (Ottumwa High) R-Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill High) Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow High) So. Jefferson City, Mo. (Blair Oaks High) Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs High) So. Webb City, Mo. (Webb City High) So. Ozark, Mo. (Ozark High) Fr. Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish High) Sr. Pottsville, Ark. (Pottsville High) Jr. Sachse, Texas (Wylie High) Fr. Rosendale, Mo. (North Andrew High) Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North High) So. Breese, Ill. (Mater Dei Catholic High) Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Raymore High) Jr. Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow High) So. Coppell, Texas (Coppell High) Jr. St. Thomas, Mo. (Saint Elizabeth High) R-So. Tulsa, Okla. (Bixby High)

Alvstad.............ALLV-stadd Beason..............BEE-sun Duewel.............DUAL Elena................ee-LAY-nah Gambill............GAMBLE Heinrichs..........HEN-ricks Hesse................HESS-ee Kyana...............KEY-ah-nah Perine...............PURR-een Roark................ROW-ark Stephens...........STEVENS Struemph..........STRUMFF Velasquez.........Veh-lass-kehz Vigneaux..........VEE-no

Head Coach: Holly Hesse (Creighton, 1982) Associate Head Coach: Sue Frederick (Creighton, 1989) Associate Head Coach: Beth Perine (Ohio State, 1982) Graduate Assistant Coach: Courtney Conley (Alabama, 2013)

Alphabetical 48 10 17 20 18 9 22 12 7 1 8 2 16 3 15 25 6 13 24 11

Allie Alvstad Kaitlin Beason Braxton Coil Erin Duewel Molly Fields Darian Frost Elena Gambill Morgan Greenlee Hannah Heinrichs Madison Jones Sara Jones Kyana Mason Kara Powelson Olivia Roark Mary Stephens Erin Struemph Bethany Sullinger Jessie Van Es Erika Velasquez Zimmer Hailee Vigneaux

By Class

By Position

Seniors (3) 17 Braxton Coil 20 Erin Duewel 13 Jessie Van Es

Pitchers (3) 10 Kaitlin Beason 25 Erin Struemph 13 Jessie Van Es

Juniors (5) 22 Elena Gambill 3 Olivia Roark 15 Mary Stephens 25 Erin Struemph 6 Bethany Sullinger (RS)

Catchers (4) 17 Braxton Coil 18 Molly Fields 9 Darian Frost 12 Morgan Greenlee

Sophomores (7) 48 Allie Avstad (RS) 10 Kaitlin Beason 18 Molly Fields 1 Madison Jones 8 Sara Jones 24 Erika Velasquez Zimmer 11 Hailee Vigneaux Freshmen (5) 9 Darian Frost 12 Morgan Greenlee 7 Hannah Heinrichs 2 Kyana Mason 16 Kara Powelson

Infielders (7) 20 Erin Duewel 22 Elena Gambill 1 Madison Jones 2 Kyana Mason 3 Olivia Roark 15 Mary Stephens 6 Bethany Sullinger Outfielders (6) 48 Allie Alvstad 8 Sara Jones 7 Hannah Heinrichs 16 Kara Powelson 24 Erika Velasquez Zimmer 11 Hailee Vigneaux

By State Arkansas (1) Pottsville......................Jessie Van Es Illinois (1) Breese................................ Molly Fields Iowa (1) Ottumwa....................... Olivia Roark Kansas (1) Overland Park........... Madison Jones Missouri (9) Blue Springs.................. Darian Frost Independence..............Kyana Mason Jefferson City................... Sara Jones Kansas City.......... Bethany Sullinger Lee’s Summit................Erin Duewel Ozark.......................Hailee Vigneaux Rosendale..................Kara Powelson St. Thomas.................Erin Struemph Webb City................. Kaitlin Beason Oklahoma (4) Broken Arrow............. Elena Gambill Broken Arrow....... Hannah Heinrichs Edmond........................ Braxton Coil Tulsa............................. Allie Alvstad Texas (2) Coppell.......Erika Velasquez Zimmer Sachse....................... Mary Stephens Washington (1) Snohomish............ Morgan Greenlee

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he 2016 Missouri State Softball Guide is intended to serve as a primary information source for writers, broadcasters, sports directors, sports editors, sports information directors and fans who ­follow the Missouri State softball team. Material in this publication is based on information available as of January 29, 2016. Statistics, photographs and other materials are available to media outlets covering the MSU softball team by contacting Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Tim Bohn in the Missouri State Athletics Communications Office at (417) 836-4867.

Missouri Valley Conference

Information pertaining to the MVC and its member institutions can be obtained through the league office in St. Louis by accessing the MVC’s web page (www.mvc-sports.com). The MVC distributes weekly releases which include results, standings, statistics and notes. The MVC office phone is (314) 444-4300 and the fax number is (314) 444-4333.

Missouri State University

The University is located in Springfield, Mo., at the junction of Interstate 44 and U.S. Highways 60, 65 and 160. Springfield is served both by national and regional airlines through the Springfield-Branson National Airport, 10 miles west of the Missouri State campus. The University is in the central portion of the city, one mile west of Glenstone Avenue (I-44 Exit 80A) on Grand Street.

Killian Softball Stadium

The new home of Missouri State softball is located at Killian Softball Complex, 2141 E. Pythian on the east side of town. The complex is maintained by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board and admission is charged at the gate upon entrance. Parking is available on-site.

Missouri State Athletics Communications

MSU Athletics Communications is located on the upper level of Hammons Student Center, on the corner of Monroe Street and John Q. Hammons Parkway. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the office phone is (417) 836-5402. There is limited media seating available in the softball press box, so please make arrangements in advance with MSU Athletics Communications if you plan to cover a home contest. Radio stations wishing to broadcast games from Killian Softball Stadium should contact Athletics Communications at least one week before the date of the game.

Player and Staff Availability

Interviews may be conducted after practices and games. All media requests for game credentials and interviews with Missouri State softball players must be directed to MSU Athletics Communications at least one day in advance of desired date.

Media Services

Services for home Missouri State softball games include game notes and a complete NCAA box score after each contest. Game notes are available on-site, as well as via e-mail. Notes are generally distributed via e-mail no later than 24 hours prior to each game, schedule permitting. To be added to the e-mail distribution list, contact Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Tim Bohn.

Telephone/Wireless Access

Phone lines and ethernet connections are available on a first-come, firstserved basis in the Killian press box. Wireless internet access is expected to be available and can be obtained from Athletics Communications personnel. The press box main line is (417) 827-5327.

MSU Athletics on the Web

The Missouri State Athletics Web Page provides the latest information on Missouri State Athletics and is maintained by the MSU Athletics Communications office. Follow Bears online at MissouriStateBears.com, where you will find the most recent news, game results, schedules and rosters for all 16 Missouri State varsity athletic programs. The official web site of Missouri State Athletics is hosted by CBS. Live stats (GameTracker) for most Missouri State softball games are accessible on the MSU Athletics site, and streaming video for select Bear home games, as well as road games when possible, will be available via Bears All-Access which can be accessed on MissouriStateBears.com.

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Coaching Staff

- CONTENTS Head Coach Holly Hesse...................................................... 7-8 Associate Head Coach Sue Frederick...................................... 9 Associate Head Coach Beth Perine........................................10 Graduate Assistant Coach Courtney Conley........................... 11 Support Staff ........................................................................... 11


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Holly Hesse HC

Head Coach | 28th Season | Creighton, 1982 | Record at MSU: 704-691-2

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ead coach Holly Hesse enters her 28th season leading the Bears’ program as the second-winningest coach in Missouri Valley Conference history with 704 victories. Hesse joined the 700-victory club with a 4-0 win at Illinois State on April 18, 2015, completing a doubleheader sweep in Normal, Ill. Hesse is the winningest coach in Missouri State history with a 704-691-2 record. Her tenure includes two regular-season MVC titles, five MVC tournament crowns and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Hesse recorded her 300th win in 2000, her 400th win in 2004, her 500th in 2007 and victory number 600 in 2012. Missouri State leads all schools with 70 wins in the MVC Tournament and Hesse is tied for the most MVC Tournament wins with 48. The 2015 Missouri State team catapulted into the upper echelon of the Valley by finishing second in the regular season and reaching the MVC Tournament title game. Behind Hesse’s tutelage, the Bears set team records for home runs (48), bases on balls drawn (181), double plays turned (22), sacrifice flies (14) and saves (10). Senior Rebecca McPherson clubbed a program-high 12 home runs, while junior Erin Duewel set the all-time single season slugging percentage mark at .667 for Hesse’s squad that won 17 MVC games, one shy of the school record. Hesse and her long-time associate head coaches Sue Frederick and Beth Perine won their 500th game as a staff on March 13, 2014, a 4-3 win in the Bears’ home opener against SIU Edwardsville. Hesse’s mentorship in the circle helped MSU freshman Erin Struemph record the most strikeouts (155) by a freshman since 1987 and Struemph was the only Valley pitcher in 2014 to end the regular season with more strikeouts than hits allowed. Every pitcher on Hesse’s staff in 2014 had a .500 or better record, one of just three MVC coaches with the distinction. In 2011, Hesse’s Bears overcame an up-and-down regular season to play their best softball when it mattered most. Her Bears, led by Tournament MVP Natalie Rose, won four-straight games to earn the sixth Tournament title in team history. Rose hurled four complete games over three days including shutouts of Bradley and UNI on the opening day. Her team then went 1-2 in the Norman Region of the NCAA Tournament, knocking off Iona in an elimination game. At the 2010 Valley Tournament, the Bears once again turned to their ace in the circle to surprise the field with wins over two of the league’s top four teams, as sophomore righty Natalie Rose pitched six straight complete games to lead MSU to three wins in

all before regular-season champ Southern Illinois ended the Bears’ quest for a sixth NCAA bid with a 4-3 decision in the semifinal round. At the 2008 State Farm MVC Tournament, the Bears rode the right arm of senior All-MVC performer Melissa Porche to wins over Evansville, Southern Illinois and Illinois State, moving MSU to within one game of an NCAA Tournament berth. Missouri State’s 40-17 record in 2006 included a second-place MVC regular season finish at 18-4, marking the 12th season during Hesse’s guidance the Bears have finished in the top five of the conference standings. At the MVC Tournament in Omaha, Neb., Missouri State knocked off the regular-season champs, Illinois State, in the semifinals and defeated Wichita State for the title. The Bears’ march to the championship included three wins by the score of 4-0, and marked the fourth MSU conference tournament title under Hesse’s guidance. Missouri State advanced to the Los Angeles Regional, as the Bears made their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament under Hesse. The 2006 team’s 40 wins surpassed the school’s previous top win total of 38 set by Hesse’s 1994 squad. The 2006 season marked the sixth 30-win season under Hesse, who has guided the Bears to an average of 26 wins per season since her arrival in 1989. Hesse’s most successful stretch at Missouri State came from 1994-98, when her teams averaged 32 wins per season, won an MVC regular-season championship and three tournament championships. The Bears advanced to the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons from 1996-98. In 1998, Missouri State became the first team in league history to three-peat, winning its third straight Valley crown and again punching a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears played in the NCAA Regional at Stillwater, Okla., and ended the season with a 31-22 record. The 1997 season saw the Bears finish 35-26 and become just the second team in Gateway/MVC history to win back-to-back tourney titles. Missouri State claimed the league crown in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and represented the Valley in the NCAA Regional at Norman, Okla. The thrilling, come-from-behind Missouri State win over Southern Illinois in the 1997 MVC winners’ bracket final was Hesse’s 228th career victory, making her the school’s winningest softball coach. In 1996, Hesse led Missouri State to its first MVC title and its first NCAA berth since 1983 as the Bears rang up a 34-22 record, won four straight games to collect the conference crown in Normal, Ill., before competing in the NCAA Regional at Fullerton, Calif. Hesse won Gateway Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1992, after guiding Missouri State to a 14-4 mark and the regular-season title. In 1994, she led MSU to the Missouri Valley crown with a 13-3 record and was again voted coach of the year. The 1994 Missouri State club set a school record with 38 wins, won the MVC regular-season title by three games and took second in the league tournament, which MSU hosted. Off the field, Hesse has been active in promoting both the sport of softball and women’s sports in general. Nationally, she is one of the founding faculty members of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy, which was created to enhance the skills and perspectives of women coaches, and to aid in the retention of women coaches in intercollegiate athletics. Hesse is also on the Board of Directors for the newly-formed Alliance of Coaches, whose overarching goal is to improve the landscape for women coaches. Locally, she is the former president of the Springfield chapter of the Women’s Intersport Network (WIN) having served in that role from 2009-2012. In 2003, Hesse authored a coaching book, which is available on CD, entitled “The Diamond of Success: A Philosophical Model for Coaching”. A 1982 graduate of Creighton University, Hesse came to Missouri State after two years as an assistant coach at her alma mater. Creighton compiled a record of 72-31, won a High Country Conference title and was ranked in the top 20 in Hesse’s two seasons there. Before her two years in Omaha, Hesse served as an assistant coach for two seasons each at Iowa State University and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where she earned her master’s degree in sport management in 1984. Hesse also coached for two seasons at Waukon (Iowa) High, her prep alma mater. Hesse was a standout pitcher at Creighton, where she became the school’s first 20game winner and helped the Jays to three consecutive College World Series appearances. A native of Waukon, Iowa, Hesse won an incredible 161 games as a pitcher for Waukon High. She was inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Pitchers’ Hall of Fame in 1979.

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- 2016 Missouri State Coaching Staff Hesse’s Missouri State Record

The current coaching staff has been together for 544 Bears’ wins. (L-R) Beth Perine, Holly Hesse, Sue Frederick

Hesse’s Milestone Wins

Win Date 1 3/17/89 100 5/14/93 200 3/8/97 228* 5/9/97 300 3/24/00 400 3/20/04 500 4/22/07 600 2/17/12 700 4/18/15

Score Opponent 3-0 Stetson 2-0 Wichita State 6-0 UMKC 4-3 Southern Illinois 3-1 Coastal Carolina 9-1 Indiana State 1-0 Indiana State 7-2 Sam Houston State 4-0 Illinois State

*Became winningest head softball coach at MSU passing Kay Hunter (227-111).

Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. (Gateway Conference) 1989 11-37 .229 4-12 .250 1990 15-23 .395 7-9 .438 1991 22-26 .458 6-6 .500 1992 24-28 .462 14-4  .778 (Missouri Valley Conference) 1993 28-21 .571 8-8 .500 1994 38-13 .745 13-3  .813 1995 22-25 .468 7-10 .412 1996 34-22 .607 13-6  .684 1997 35-26 .574 7-7 .500 1998 31-22 .585 13-5  .722 1999   28-22-1 .559 8-7-1 .531 2000 30-28 .517 10-8  .556 2001 15-33 .312 7-20 .259 2002 23-28 .451 12-12 .500 2003 29-25 .537 13-12 .520 2004 29-29 .500 11-15 .423 2005   26-25-1 .510 16-11 .593 2006 40-17 .702 18-4 .818 2007 21-29 .420 10-14 .417 2008 28-22 .460 11-13 .458 2009 19-25 .432 8-12 .400 2010 21-32 .396 13-12 .520 2011 30-25 .545 13-11 .542 2012 25-26 .490 12-14 .462 2013 22-30 .423 13-12 .520 2014 28-27 .509 10-16 .385 2015 30-25 .545 17-9 .654 Totals     704-691-2 .505   294-272-1 .519

Place Tourn. 9th 9th 6th 5th 5th t-5th 1st 4th 6th 1st 7th 3rd t-5th 2nd 4th 4th 10th 5th 6th 7th 4th 2nd 6th 7th 7th t-4th 5th 6th 6th 8th 2nd --

4th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 4th t-7th DNP 5th 6th DNP 3rd 1st t-7th 2nd t-7th 3rd 1st 6th t-7th t-5th 2nd --

1992 Gateway Conference Coach of the Year - 1994 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year

Hesse vs. All Opponents (704-691-2) Abilene Christian............................... 1-0 Alabama.............................................. 2-1 Alabama A&M................................... 1-0 Appalachian State.............................. 1-0 Arkansas.................................. 18-18 Arkansas Pine-Bluff ......................... 4-0 Athens State....................................... 1-0 Austin Peay State....................... 3-0 Ball State............................................. 1-1 Baylor.................................................. 1-1 Bethune-Cookman............................ 0-1 Boise State.......................................... 1-0 Boston College.................................. 2-0 Boston ................................................ 1-0 Bradley....................................48-25 Brown.................................................. 0-1 Bryant.................................................. 1-0 Buffalo................................................ 1-1 Butler................................................... 2-0 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo................ 0-1 Cal Santa Barbara.............................. 1-1 Cal State-Fullerton............................ 0-1 Cal State-Northridge........................ 0-1 Cal State-Sacramento........................ 0-2 Centenary........................................... 0-3 Central Arkansas........................ 6-3 Central Florida................................... 2-1 Central Michigan............................... 1-0 Charleston Southern......................... 3-0 Chattanooga....................................... 1-0 Cleveland State.................................. 1-0 Coastal Carolina................................ 1-2 Colorado State................................... 2-3 Creighton........................................28-41 Dayton........................................ 0-0 DePaul................................................ 1-3 Detroit........................................ 0-0 Drake.................................... 36-44-1 Drexel.................................................. 1-1 Eastern Illinois................................... 7-6

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Eastern Michigan.............................. 4-0 Evansville................................40-24 Florida A&M..................................... 1-0 Florida Atlantic.................................. 1-2 Florida International......................... 1-0 Florida State....................................... 0-1 Georgia Southern.............................. 1-0 Georgia State...................................... 0-1 Georgia Tech..................................... 1-4 Harvard............................................... 3-0 Houston.............................................. 0-1 Illinois State............................ 31-47 Indiana................................................ 2-1 Indiana State...........................49-20 Iona..................................................... 1-0 Iowa................................................... 2-1 Iowa State......................................... 4-5 IUPUI...................................................3-0 Jackson State........................................1-0 Kansas..................................... 14-42 Kennesaw State................................. 0-1 Kent State........................................... 2-0 Lipscomb............................................ 2-1 Long Island........................................ 1-1 Louisiana-Lafayette........................... 0-8 Louisiana-Monroe............................. 3-0 Louisiana State................................... 0-1 Louisiana Tech................................... 4-1 Louisville............................................ 0-2 Loyola (Ill.).................................4-1 Marshall.............................................. 0-1 Maryland............................................. 3-0 Massachusetts.................................... 0-2 McNeese State................................... 1-3 Memphis............................................. 2-2 Mercer.........................................1-0 Miami (Fla.)........................................ 0-1 Miami (Ohio)..................................... 4-1 Middle Tennessee State.................... 1-0 Michigan............................................. 1-1

Michigan State................................... 0-3 Minnesota........................................... 2-1 Mississippi.......................................... 3-3 Missouri.......................................... 3-21 UMKC..................................... 33-10 Missouri S&T..................................... 0-2 Missouri-St. Louis............................. 1-1 Missouri Southern.........................10-10 Morehead State.................................. 2-0 Murray State.............................. 0-0 Nebraska............................................. 2-6 Nebraska-Omaha...................... 0-2 New Mexico....................................... 1-2 New Mexico State............................. 1-0 Nicholls (La.) State............................ 4-3 North Carolina.................................. 0-1 North Dakota State.......................... 3-2 Northern Colorado.................... 3-0 Northern Illinois.........................2-1 Northern Iowa........................38-34 North Texas....................................... 4-2 Northwestern..................................... 2-1 Northwestern (La.) State.................. 1-2 Northwood........................................ 1-0 Ohio.................................................... 0-1 Ohio State.......................................... 0-1 Oklahoma......................................... 4-13 Oklahoma City................................... 2-6 Oklahoma State...................... 3-22 Pacific.................................................. 1-1 Penn State........................................... 1-3 Peru State........................................... 2-0 Pittsburg State.................................... 2-0 Purdue................................................. 2-2 Rutgers................................................ 1-4 Saint Louis............................. 18-8-1 Samford.............................................. 4-1 Sam Houston State........................... 3-4 San Diego State................................. 0-1 San Jose State..................................... 1-3

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Santa Clara.......................................... 1-0 Siena.................................................... 1-0 South Carolina................................... 1-1 South Dakota State........................... 4-2 South Florida..................................... 0-2 Southeast Missouri State..........23-6 Southern Illinois.....................30-44 SIU Edwardsville........................1-6 Southern Utah................................... 1-0 Southwest Baptist.............................. 4-1 Stanford.............................................. 1-1 Stephen F. Austin.............................. 2-1 Stetson................................................ 1-1 Tennessee........................................... 1-3 Tennessee Tech.................................. 1-1 Texas................................................... 0-3 Texas-Arlington......................... 4-5 Texas A&M........................................ 0-8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi............. 1-3 UTSA.................................................. 1-4 Texas Southern.......................... 0-0 Texas State.......................................... 1-1 Texas Tech.......................................... 1-1 Toledo................................................. 1-0 Troy............................................ 0-0 Tulsa.......................................24-22 UCLA.................................................. 0-2 Utah..................................................... 0-4 Valparaiso .......................................... 2-1 Virginia................................................ 1-0 Virginia Tech...................................... 1-0 Washington......................................... 0-2 Western Illinois.......................... 9-8 Western Kentucky.......................1-0 Wichita State...........................43-45 Wisconsin........................................... 1-1 Wisconsin-Green Bay....................... 1-0 *2016 Opponents in Bold


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Sue Frederick AC

Associate Head Coach | 26th Season | Creighton, 1989 | Record at MSU: 678-631-2 Sue Frederick enters her 26th year on the Missouri State softball coaching staff. In her role as associate head coach, Frederick serves as first base coach, works with the Bear infielders, offense and oversees MSU’s strength and conditioning, team travel, practice organization, budgeting and clinic development. Frederick came to Missouri State straight from a successful playing career at Creighton. Since joining the Missouri State staff, Frederick has seen the Bears compile a 678-631-2 record and win six conference championships during her time in Springfield. She helped lead the Bears to three straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championships from 1996 to 1998 and helped guide them to five NCAA Tournament appearances. Frederick earned the status of One-Star Master Coach in 2001 after completing courses through the National Fastpitch Coaches College. A native of Ankeny, Iowa, Frederick played for the Virginia Roadsters in the inaugural Women’s Professional Fastpitch season in the summer of 1997. Frederick, who graduated cum laude from Creighton in 1989, was a four-year standout and career .302 hitter on the Jays’ softball team and set school career records for hits (209) and stolen bases (47). As a sophomore, she set CU singleseason marks with 69 hits and 41 runs scored and then tied her hit record with 69 in her senior campaign. Over a three-year stretch, Frederick had 31 straight successful stolen base attempts, a feat which puts her 23rd on the all-time Division I list and her .423 batting mark as a sophomore in 1987 ranked 10th in the nation that year and second in CU history. A two-time all-region first teamer, Frederick helped the Jays to High Country Conference titles in 1986 and 1987, with a College World Series berth in 1986. She was a first team all-conference pick in 1987 and 1989 and earned the Carl M. Reinert Scholar Athlete Award as a senior. In 1989-90, she served as an intern for the High Country Conference in Laramie, Wyo. In 2000, she was inducted into the Iowa Softball Hall of Fame for her career accomplishments.

Frederick’s Career Record

Frederick’s Milestone Wins

Win Date 1 3/8/91 100 4/23/94 200 5/8/97 300 4/10/01 400 4/9/05 500 4/29/08 600 2/15/13

Score Opponent 3-0 Texas State 5-2 Illinois State 3-2 Drake 14-3 Tulsa 2-1 Illinois State 5-2 Arkansas 6-0 Boise State

Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Place Tourn. (Assistant/Associate Head Coach) 1991 Missouri State 22-26 .458 6-6 .500 5th t-5th 1992 Missouri State 24-28 .462 14-4  .778 1st 4th 1993 Missouri State 28-21 .571 8-8 .500 6th 4th 1994 Missouri State 38-13 .745 13-3  .813 1st 2nd 1995 Missouri State 22-25 .468   7-10 .412 7th 3rd 1996 Missouri State 34-22 .607 13-6  .684 3rd 1st 1997 Missouri State 35-26 .574 7-7 .500 t-5th 1st 1998 Missouri State 31-22 .585 13-5  .722 2nd 1st 1999 Missouri State  28-22-1 .559 8-7-1 .531 4th 4th 2000 Missouri State 30-28 .517 10-8  .556 4th t-7th 2001 Missouri State 15-33 .312   7-20 .259 10th DNP 2002 Missouri State 23-28 .451 12-12 .500 5th 5th 2003 Missouri State 29-25 .537 13-12 .520 6th 6th 2004 Missouri State 29-29 .500 11-15 .423 7th DNP 2005 Missouri State  26-25-1 .510 16-11 .593 4th 3rd 2006 Missouri State 40-17 .702 18-4 .818 2nd 1st 2007 Missouri State 21-29 .420 10-14 .417 6th t-7th 2008 Missouri State 28-22 .560 11-13 .458 7th 2nd 2009 Missouri State 19-25 .432 8-12 .400 7th t-7th 2010 Missouri State 21-32 .396 13-12 .520 t-4th 3rd 2011 Missouri State 30-25 .545 13-11 .542 5th 1st 2012 Missouri State 25-26 .490 12-14 .462 6th 6th 2013 Missouri State 22-30 .423 13-12 .520 6th t-7th 2014 Missouri State 28-27 .509 10-16 .385 8th t-5th 2015 Missouri State 30-25 .545 17-9 .654 2nd 2nd Totals 678-631-2 .518 283-251-1 .530 -- --

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Beth Perine AC

Associate Head Coach | 21st Season | Ohio State, 1982 | Record at MSU: 544-518-2 Beth Perine begins her 21st season with the Bears after joining the staff in October of 1995. As associate head coach, Perine is involved in overseeing all aspects of the program, with primary responsibilities in the areas of developing catchers and outfielders and recruiting. Perine also serves as third base coach for the Bears. Perine plays a valuable role in player development at Missouri State. She oversees the academic progress of each student-athlete, as well as organizing the community service efforts of the team. The Bears participate in a variety of community service projects during the year. Also involved in the community herself, Perine serves as the Vice President of Events for the Women’s Intersport Network of Springfield, an organization committed to the promotion of girls and women in sports. Perine is also involved in raising money and awareness for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. Perine came on board with the Bears in time to experience three of the most successful seasons in school history from 1996 to 1998, with MSU winning backto-back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles and advancing to the NCAA Tournament each year. A 1982 graduate of Ohio State University, Perine possesses a wealth of experience, having coached 30 years on the NCAA Division I level, including four seasons as a head coach, before coming to Missouri State. Perine served as head softball coach at Eastern Illinois University from 1991 to 1995, leading the Panthers to four straight 20-win seasons. During her tenure, EIU had two all-region and 11 all-conference honorees, in addition to 24 academic all-conference picks. Before taking the Eastern Illinois job, Perine served as assistant softball coach at Penn State University from 1986 to 1991 and helped the Lady Lions to the Atlantic 10 Conference championship in 1988. She earned her master’s degree in counseling education from Penn State in 1989 with a 4.00 grade-point average. Perine also spent three years as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Ohio State, from 1983 to 1986.

Perine’s Milestone Wins at MSU

Win Date 1 2/17/96 100 5/15/98 200 3/2/03 300 3/25/06 400 4/10/10 500 3/13/14

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Score Opponent 6-2 Northwestern 5-2 Stanford 4-0 Charleston Southern 7-0 UNI 4-1 Bradley 4-3 SIU Edwardsville

Perine’s Career Record Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. (Assistant Coach) 1983 Ohio State 19-28-1 .406 4-14-1 .237 1984 Ohio State 20-25 .444 6-18 .250 1985 Ohio State 10-35 .222 3-21 .125 1986 Penn State 27-23-1 .539 6-4 .600 1987 Penn State 22-23 .489 6-4 .600 1988 Penn State 34-20 .630 9-3 .750 1989 Penn State 22-33 .400 9-3 .750 1990 Penn State 24-20 .545 8-4 .667 1991 Penn State 22-29 .431 8-3 .727 (Head Coach) 1992 Eastern Illinois 24-28 .462 14-4  .778 1993 Eastern Illinois 28-21 .571 8-8 .500 1994 Eastern Illinois 38-13 .745 13-3  .813 1995 Eastern Illinois 22-25 .468 7-10 .412 (Assistant/Associate Head Coach) 1996 Missouri State 34-22 .607 13-6  .684 1997 Missouri State 35-26 .574 7-7 .500 1998 Missouri State 31-22 .585 13-5  .722 1999 Missouri State  28-22-1 .559 8-7-1 .531 2000 Missouri State 30-28 .517 10-8  .556 2001 Missouri State 15-33 .312 7-20 .259 2002 Missouri State 23-28 .451 12-12 .500 2003 Missouri State 29-25 .537 13-12 .520 2004 Missouri State 29-29 .500 11-15 .423 2005 Missouri State  26-25-1 .510 16-11 .593 2006 Missouri State 40-17 .702 18-4 .818 2007 Missouri State 21-29 .420 10-14 .417 2008 Missouri State 28-22 .460 11-13 .458 2009 Missouri State 19-25 .432 8-12 .400 2010 Missouri State 21-32 .396 13-12 .520 2011 Missouri State 30-25 .545 13-11 .542 2012 Missouri State 25-26 .490 12-14 .462 2013 Missouri State 22-30 .423 13-12 .520 2014 Missouri State 28-27 .509 10-16 .385 2015 Missouri State 30-25 .545 17-9 .654 Totals (Asst. Coach) 744-754-4 .497 294-298-2 .497 (Head Coach) 112-87 .563 42-25 .627

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Place Tourn. 7th 7th 7th t-2nd t-2nd 2nd t-2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 1st 7th 3rd t-5th 2nd 4th 4th 10th 5th 6th 7th 4th 2nd 6th 7th 7th t-4th 5th 6th 6th 8th 2nd -- --

NA NA NA DNP 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 4th t-7th DNP 5th 6th DNP 3rd 1st t-7th 2nd t-7th 3rd 1st 6th t-7th t-5th 2nd ---


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Courtney Conley GC

Graduate Assistant Coach | 3rd Season | Alabama, 2013 Courtney Conley came to Missouri State after a stellar four-year career at the University of Alabama. As a first-year volunteer assistant on the Missouri State staff, Conley had on-field coaching duties, assisted with infield instruction, contributed to the offensive development of the team and much more. Now in her second season as a graduate assistant coach with MSU, Conley assists by pitching some batting practice, hitting ground and fly balls for defensive practice and aids the coaching staff with other managerial duties. Conley played third base for the Crimson Tide, winning the Women’s College World Series in 2012. She had an RBI double and scored a run in the title-clinching game. Conley helped the Tide to three-consecutive SEC regular season titles from 2010 to 2012. All four seasons that she played at Alabama, she helped the Tide to the NCAA Tournament and back-to-back CWS appearances in 2011 and 2012. She earned Academic All-SEC accolades following her sophomore and junior seasons in Tuscaloosa. A career .244 hitter for the Tide, Conley belted 24 home runs, including a two-run shot on Senior Day against Mississippi State. She started 166 games at Alabama, swiping 11 bases, driving home 91 runs, scoring 90 runs and hitting 21 doubles in her four seasons. A native of Robertsville, Mo., Conley was the 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year at Eureka High. She also picked up Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year honors. While at EHS, she broke nearly every offensive single-season record and set career records with 127 runs scored, 155 hits, 19 home runs, 47 stolen bases and 42 RBI.

Strength & Conditioning

Megan Hofferth

Marketing Director

Danny Weathermon

Equipment Manager

Athletics Communications Academic Advisor

Student Manager

Tim Bohn Dan Raines

Jeremiah Frey

Athletic Trainer Sport Adminstrator

James Reinkemeyer

Suzie Atkinson Deb O’Neal

Support Staff

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MISSOURI STATE

The Bears

- CONTENTS -

Braxton Coil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Duewel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessie Van Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Gambill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Roark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Stephens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Struemph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Sullinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allie Alvstad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlin Beason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika Velasquez Zimmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailee Vigneaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darian Frost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Greenlee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Heinrichs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyana Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kara Powelson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Braxton Coil #17

Sr. | 5-5 | C | B/T: R/R | Edmond, Okla. | Edmond North HS HONORS

-MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2015, 2013) -MVC Honor Roll (2014) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Coil is motivated to make her senior season her best and to go out strong. She hit the ball well in the fall and is good handling the pitchers.

2015 [-Junior-]

Coil saw action in 43 games and got the starting nod behind the plate on 36 occasions ... threw out eight potential base stealers, including three in one game at SIU Edwardsville (March 25) ... had career-highs in at-bats (81), hits (11), RBI (8) and walks (4) ... picked up her first hit of the season against Big Ten foe Iowa (Feb. 22) ... had three hits in the home doubleheader versus UMKC (March 11) and drove in a run in each game ... walked, scored a run and drove in two at Indiana State in the series finale (March 29) ... drew a walk and scored against SEMO (March 31) ... drove in a run in each of the final two games of the Evansville series (April 4-5) ... tied a season high with two hits in the series opener versus Loyola (April 11) ... drove in two runs, scored a run and had two hits, including a scoreboard-clearing home run, at Wichita State (April 15) ... drew a walk in the MVC Tournament final versus Indiana State (May 9).

2014 [-Sophomore-]

Coil played in 36 games receiving 23 starts behind the plate ... hit safely in threestraight games from Feb. 14 to Feb. 21 ... went 2-for-3 against South Dakota State (Feb. 15) ... went 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored against Drake (March 7) ... successfully put down two sacrifice bunts versus SIU Edwardsville (March 13) ... had a 1-for-2 outing in the regular season finale at Evansville (May 4) ... dropped a successful sacrifice bunt in the MVC Tournament against UNI (May 8).

2013 [-Freshman-]

Coil played in 24 games, getting the starting assignment on 15 occasions ... hit .360 and had a .448 on-base percentage on the year, both team highs ... topped the team with a .684 success rate of advancing runners, aided by seven sacrifice bunts ... hit .538 and had a .846 slugging percentage in conference games ... slammed a two-run home run at Drake (March 30) in her only pinch hit at-bat of the year ... was a perfect 2-for-2 against left-handed pitching ... went 1-for-2 in her first conference game at Indiana State (March 23) driving in two runs in an MSU win ... had her first multi-hit game with a 2-for-3 performance in a victory over Evansville (April 20) ... legged out an infield single and later scored in a four-run inning in comeback win at Wichita State (April 24).

BACKGROUND

Coil was a four-year starter behind the dish for head coach Rick Nordyke at Edmond North High ... batted .477 with a team record 62 RBI in her senior season en route to Conference Player of the Year and all-state accolades ... was a four-time all-city and all-conference selection ... advanced her team to the 6A regional championship for a third-straight season her senior campaign ... as a junior, Coil hit .387 with 48 RBI ... her Oklahoma Force summer team advanced to its third-straight USA/ ASA National Championship Tournament in 2011 after winning the ASA State Title each of her seasons on the team.

PERSONAL

Coil’s Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2013 24-15 .360 25 2 9 2 0 1 5 14 .560 3 1 3 .448 0-0 2014 36-23 .125 56 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 .125 2 0 12 .155 0-0 2015 43-36 .136 81 3 11 0 0 1 8 14 .173 4 0 15 .176 0-0 Total 103-74 .167 162 6 27 2 0 2 13 35 .216 9 1 30 .215 0-0

Braxton Ayn Coil is the daughter of Rebecca and Jeff Coil ... born March 10, 1994, in Edmond, Okla. ... has one brother, Cooper ... is a psychology major at MSU.

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Erin Duewel #20

Sr. | 5-10 | SS | B/T: R/R | Lee’s Summit, Mo. | Raymore-Peculiar HS HONORS

-All-MVC First Team (2015) -MVC Player of the Week (4/27/15) -MVC Honor Roll (2015, 2013) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Duewel will continue to be a mainstay in the infield while hitting the ball with power and producing big RBI numbers.

2015 [-Junior-]

Duewel started 43 games and played in a total of 46 for the Bears in 2015 ... set career highs in nearly every offensive category including a school record .667 slugging percentage ... had 11 home runs and 30 RBI, second-most among Bears hitters ... nine of her 11 home runs came during MVC play and her .947 slugging percentage in Valley games was tops in the league ... was a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts ... had a .286 batting average that was fifth-highest on the team ... drew a walk and stole a base in the season-opener vs. Abilene Christian (Feb. 6) ... hit first home run of the season later in the day against ULM ... legged out a triple, drew a walk and drove in a run versus Penn State (Feb. 13), the beginning of a three-game RBI streak ... went 2-for-3 with a home run in each of the final two games versus Loyola, combining for five RBI over the two games ... hit a three-run home run at Wichita State in game one of twin bill, her third-straight game with a long ball ... collected three hits and four RBI including a three-run home run in doubleheader sweep at Illinois State (April 18) ... hit two home runs in series opener versus UNI, then racked up four hits in game two of the twin bill (April 25) ... blasted a two-run home run in the home finale versus UNI (April 26) ... was named MVC Player of the Week on April 27 ... hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the season finale at SIU (May 3) to clinch the #2 seed for MSU ... belted a two-run home run in the MVC Tournament final versus Indiana State (May 9) ... her tremendous season earned her All-MVC first team honors.

2014 [-Sophomore-]

Duewel played in 42 games for the Bears and started 36 times ... hit .245 in 98 at-bats with seven extra-base hits ... one of just four Bears with multiple doubles, triples and home runs on the year ... led the Bears with a .500 average (6-for-12) against left-handed pitching ... drove in a career-high four runs against Indiana State (April 13) in 9-5 win going 3-for-3 at the plate with a walk and a run scored ... hit a solo home run in her first outing of the year at Georgia Tech (Feb. 8) ... went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI against Saint Louis (March 1) ... tripled, drove in two runs and scored in victory over Bradley (March 15) ... drew two walks, stole a base and scored once against #17/20 Minnesota (March 7) ... drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly and successfully executed two sac bunts in walk-off win over Wichita State (April 22).

BACKGROUND

2013 [-Redshirt-]

PERSONAL

Duewel received medical redshirt after she only appeared in six early games before a season-ending injury ... reached on a fielder’s choice and later scored following only at-bat of the season against Toledo (Feb. 23).

Duewel played four years of varsity softball for Raymore-Peculiar High School, earning first-team all-district and team most valuable player honors as a senior ... a versatile athlete who can play a number of different positions, Duewel was named to three all-conference squads during her career ... also competed for the Mac-N-Seitz Naturals club team. Erin Paige Duewel is the daughter of Wendy and Todd Duewel ... born February 1, 1993, in Elgin, Ill. ... has one sister, Kelley, and one brother, Jason ... her father, Todd, played baseball at Texas Tech ... is a biology major at Missouri State.

2012 [-Freshman-]

Duewel played in 27 games, getting nine starts in her first campaign with the Bears ... she picked up a base hit and scored a run in her first career game against Sam Houston State (Feb. 17) ... drove in her first career run against SEMO (Feb. 25) at the Blues City Classic in Memphis ... had her first multi-hit game at Eastern Illinois on March 22 ... worked a 14-pitch walk against Kansas (March 27) and eventually scored in a three-run inning for the Bears.

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Duewel’s Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2012 27-9 .176 34 3 6 0 0 0 3 6 .176 2 0 4 .222 0-0 2013 6-0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0-0 2014 42-36 .245 98 8 24 3 2 2 13 37 .378 9 1 21 .312 2-3 2015 46-43 .286 105 18 30 5 1 11 30 70 .667 12 1 18 .361 8-8 Total 121-88 .252 238 30 60 8 3 13 46 113 .475 23 2 43 .321 10-11

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Jessie Van Es #13

Sr. | 5-11 | RHP | B/T: R/R | Pottsville, Ark. | Pottsville HS HONORS

-MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2015, 2014) -MVC Honor Roll (2013) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Van Es will be effective on the mound, if healthy, and provide great depth on the pitching staff.

2015 [-Junior-]

Van Es pitched in 17 games and was handed the starting assignment five times ... earned her first career save in her first outing of the season against ULM (Feb. 6) pitching 1.1 innings with a strikeout ... started the next day versus SIU Edwardsville (Feb. 7) and pitched 5.0 solid innings with just two earned runs against ... earned

the win with four innings of three-hit ball against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 14) ... struck out a season-high five batters in 5.2 innings in a game two start at McNeese State (Feb. 20) ... threw a hitless inning of relief against Evansville (April 4) that included two strikeouts ... did not allow a hit against in three innings of relief at Wichita State (April 15).

2014 [-Sophomore-]

Van Es made 26 appearances and was handed the ball to start on 12 occasions ... tossed five complete games and finished with a 6-6 mark and 4.82 earned run average ... pitched her first complete game of the season against South Dakota State (Feb. 15), a five-hitter with just a single run allowed ... hurled another complete game in her next outing, a four-hit, five-strikeout performance in a shutout win over Alabama A&M (Feb. 21) ... tied her season high with five strikeouts against Saint Louis (March 1) ... did not allow a walk over the course of four-consecutive outings from March 15 through March 26 over 12.1 innings pitched ... fired a twohitter in a complete game victory at UMKC (March 19) to complete a doubleheader sweep on the road ... shut out Drake on just four hits while striking out three in a 4-0 win (April 5) ... pitched three scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout against Illinois State (April 27).

2013 [-Freshman-]

Van Es made 16 appearances in the circle and received 12 starts ... led the staff with the lowest opponent batting average with two outs (.261), the fewest walks per game (2.19) and the best strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.3) ... fanned 28 batters on the season including at least one punchout in 13 of her 16 outings ... struck out her first career batter to end the third inning, stranding a runner on base, at Kennesaw State (Feb. 8) ... racked up a season-high four strikeouts in a complete game outing against Lipscomb (Feb. 22) ... gave up just four bases on balls in 17.1 innings pitched in MVC play and did not allow a free pass over the final 10.2 conference innings tossed over a three-outing span ... went 3-0 in conference and ended the season 4-2 in her last six decisions.

BACKGROUND

Van Es was a standout pitcher for Pottsville High for four seasons ... led her team to the state title game as a senior ... was an all-state and all-conference selection while going 23-5 with a 0.78 ERA, a perfect game and five no-hitters her senior campaign ... as a junior, she hurled an 18 strikeout perfect game, two no-hitters and three one-hitters while averaging 13 strikeouts for the season ... was named to the all-state and all-conference teams in leading her team to the semifinals of the state tournament ... could also hit, earning the 2011 Outstanding Hitter Award and was named the top junior by the conference coaches ... as a sophomore, she earned all-conference accolades after taking the most RBI’s award for the secondstraight season ... won the golden glove award after leading her team to the state semifinals ... in 2009, she earned all-conference honors and took home the silver bat award ... also played basketball at Pottsville High.

PERSONAL

Sarah Jessie Van Es is the daughter of Kellie and Kevin Van Es ... born December 24, 1993, in Russellville, Ark. ... has one brother, A.J. ... is a sport and park administration major at Missouri State.

Van Es’ Career Pitching Statistics Year 2013 2014 2015 Total

ERA W-L G-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAA WP HP 5.01 4-8 16-12 2 0 0 67.0 90 60 48 21 28 .316 5 2 4.82 6-6 26-12 5 2 0 77.0 102 57 53 33 39 .315 4 3 5.25 1-2 17-5 0 0 1 38.2 50 39 29 16 14 .301 0 2 4.98 11-16 59-29 7 2 1 182.2 242 156 130 70 81 .312 9 7

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Elena Gambill #22

Jr. | 5-5 | SS | B/T: R/R | Broken Arrow, Okla. | Broken Arrow HS HONORS

-MVC Honor Roll (2014) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Gambill is capable of being an impact player on both sides of the ball and can play either position on the left side of the infield well.

2015 [-Sophomore-]

Gambill started 42 of the 48 games she played in during the 2015 season ... hit .221 with 11 runs batted in ... was second on the team with 23 bases on balls ... was successful on both stolen base attempts ... drew a walk in back-to-back games to conclude the Louisiana Tech Invitational (Feb. 7-8) and scored a run against the host LA Tech ... belted a three-run home run to centerfield in the first inning against Samford in Norman, Okla. (March 8) ... went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in game two versus UMKC (March 11) ... had an RBI double and drew a walk the next day against Arkansas (March 12) ... drew two walks in the first game of the doubleheaders versus Drake (March 16) and at Bradley (March 21) ... went 3-for-4 in game one of twinbill with SEMO (March 31) ... had a season-high four runs batted in, scored twice, hit a home run and stole a base in game two of doubleheader sweep of Evansville (April 4) ... drew two walks in game two versus Loyola (April 11) and again at Illinois State (April 18) ... went 1-for-1 with two walks at Tulsa (April 29).

2014 [-Freshman-]

Gambill played in 39 games as a freshman, starting in 32 of those games ... tied for fifth on the team with 12 walks drawn ... her first career hit was a double against Central Michigan (Feb. 14) ... belted her first career home run against Lipscomb (Feb. 23) at the Blues City Classic, a game in which she scored twice ... drove in a run in three-straight games from February 23 through March 7 ... went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI against Bradley (March 20) ... drew at least one walk in four-straight games from April 12 to April 16, including a seasonhigh two bases on balls in the series finale versus Indiana State (April 13) ... had a 2-for-3 day with a double and a run scored to close the series at UNI (April 19) ... hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to cap a comeback by the Bears in win over Wichita State (April 22) ... had an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh in game two of doubleheader split against Shockers (April 22).

BACKGROUND

Gambill was a three-year standout for head coach Randall King at Broken Arrow High ... as a senior, she led the Lady Tigers in hitting (.450) and went 20-3 in the circle for a BAHS squad that won district and regional titles ... her team finished third at state and she was named District Pitcher of the Year ... earned all-state first team and all-region honors along with academic all-conference accolades and was named Tulsa World Athlete of the Week on October 17, 2012 ... her junior season, Gambill was an all-district first teamer and all-metro honorable mention selection ... hit .430 with 15 doubles and 34 runs scored while leading her team to a regional title ... as a sophomore, her team won regionals and she earned all-conference honorable mention accolades ... was selected as an academic all-conference honoree in each of her final three seasons at Broken Arrow High ... helped her Diamond Girls squad to a first-place finish in the Colorado Fireworks in 2011.

PERSONAL

Elena Kay Gambill is the daughter of Johnna and James Gambill ... born March 15, 1995, in Tulsa, Okla. ... has one brother, Brad ... is majoring in interior design at Missouri State.

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Gambill’s Career Statistics Year 2014 2015 Total

G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 39-32 .179 78 7 14 5 0 1 8 22 .282 12 1 14 .297 0-0 48-42 .221 95 8 21 1 0 2 11 28 .295 23 2 20 .377 2-2 87-74 .202 173 15 35 6 0 3 19 50 .289 35 3 34 .343 2-2

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Olivia Roark #3

Jr. | 5-2 | 2B | B/T: L/R | Ottumwa, Iowa | Ottumwa HS HONORS

-MVC Honor Roll (2015) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Roark is a defensive vacuum with tremendous range and the capability to make the play up the middle. She can do many things well from the left side of the plate.

2015 [-Sophomore-]

Roark played in 51 games and started 32 at second base ... hit .222 with 17 runs scored, four stolen bases and three RBI ... was the eighth toughest to strikeout among Valley hitters ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 7) ... collected two hits, drove in a run and scored another at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 8) ... stole a base in back-to-back games at Indiana State to close out the series (March 28-29) ... recorded a hit in each game of doubleheader against SEMO (March 31) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI and stolen base in game two versus Evansville (April 4) ... drove in a run in series finale with Evansville (April 5) ... extended hitting streak to four games with singles and a run scored in each end of twin bill versus Loyola (April 11) ... drew a walk and scored three runs in game one at Illinois State (April 18) ... had a hit in back-to-back games at home against Wichita State (April 22) and Missouri (April 23) ... crossed the plate twice in the series opener versus UNI (April 25) ... hit safely in the final two games of the regular season at SIU (May 2-3) ... went 1-for-1 with a run scored and a successful sacrifice in MVC Tournament semifinals win over Illinois State (May 8).

2014 [-Freshman-]

Roark appeared in 21 games and was pencilled into the starting lineup on April 13 versus Indiana State ... scored a run as a pinch runner at Loyola (April 7) ... successfully executed a sacrifice bunt against Indiana State (April 13) ... stole a base at UNI (April 19) on her only attempt of the year ... scored runs in back-to-back games at UNI (April 19) and versus Wichita State (April 22) ... crossed the plate twice in the series at Evansville (May 3-4).

BACKGROUND

Roark was a three-year letterwinner for head coach Frank Huston at Ottumwa High ... named a first-team all-conference pick all four seasons while hitting better than .400 each season for the Bulldogs ... earned all-state first-team accolades as a senior and a junior and led her team to fourth- and sixth-place finishes at state, respectively ... picked up all-district team honors all four years ... led OHS to back-to-back conference titles her sophomore and freshman seasons ... batted .447 and earned all-state second team as a sophomore ... hit a team-leading .401 while picking up all-state third team accolades en route to a fourth-place finish at state her freshman campaign ... also played basketball, volleyball and ran cross country at Ottumwa High.

PERSONAL

Olivia Jean Roark is the daughter of Missy Carson-Roark and Ray Roark ... born June 17, 1995, in Ottumwa, Iowa ... has one brother, Joseph ... her mother, Missy Carson-Roark, played softball at Creighton and was college roommates with current MSU coach Holly Hesse ... is majoring in sport and park administration at Missouri State.

Roark’s Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2014 21-1 .000 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 .000 1-1 2015 51-32 .222 81 17 18 0 0 0 3 18 .222 3 3 13 .276 4-7 Total 72-33 .196 92 23 18 0 0 0 3 18 .196 3 3 15 .245 5-8

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Mary Stephens #15

Jr. | 5-6 | 1B | B/T: R/R | Sachse, Texas | Wylie HS HONORS

-MVC All-Tournament Team (2015) -MVC Honor Roll (2015) -All-MVC Second Team (2013) Stephens is a great student of the game and does a great job defensively. She has the flexibility and talent to hit anywhere one through five in the lineup.

2015 [-Sophomore-]

Stephens started all 53 games she played in during the 2015 season ... hit .318, third-best on the team, with seven home runs and 28 runs batted in ... became the first MSU player in school history with five hits in a game, achieving the feat twice in the span of 10 days against UMKC (March 11) and at Bradley (March 21) ... drew 32 bases on balls, the third-highest single season total in program history ... had a .434 on-base percentage, seventh highest among MVC players ... began the season with a hit in each of the first three games, extending her personal hitting streak to 11 games dating back to 2013 season ... drove in a run in each of the first two games to open the season ... went 2-for-4 at LA Tech (Feb. 8) ... had a hit and drew two walks in each game against Eastern Michigan at the Texas A&M Aggie Classic (Feb. 13-14) ... hit first home run of the season at McNeese State (Feb. 20) ... drew a season-high three walks and scored a run against Iowa (Feb. 22) ... had an RBI double, a sac fly, drew a walk and scored a run in win over Samford (March 8) ... drove in three runs, scored twice and hit a double among her five hits against UMKC (March 11) ... homered, doubled, drove in two runs while collecting five hits at Bradley (March 21) ... went 4-for-4 with a home run and season-high four RBI in series finale at Indiana State (March 29) ... homered, drove in two runs and scored twice versus Wichita State (April 22) ... collected five hits, drew two walks, drove in three and scored four times in UNI series (April 25-26) ... recorded first career triple in home finale against UNI (April 26) ... hit safely in eight-straight games from April 25 through May 8 ... hit a two-run home run in MVC Tournament semifinals win over Illinois State (May 8) ... earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team.

2014 [-Redshirt-]

Stephens suffered a season-ending injury on the first defensive play of the season at Georgia Tech (Feb. 8) ... recorded a hit in each game of the doubleheader at GT on opening day and scored a run in the MSU win in game two ... was a preseason All-MVC selection.

2013 [-Freshman-]

Stephens played in 51 of the Bears’ 52 games and started 47 times en route to an All-MVC second team selection ... had 47 hits and 25 RBI, second-most on the team ... led the team with four three-hit games and had 13 multi-hit games on the year ... her 19 base hits with runners in scoring position was the most by any Bear in 2013 ... hit .309 with five doubles and a home run, a two-run shot against Boise State on her birthday (Feb. 15) ... lined a two-run single down the left field line against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 8) for first career hit ... had seven hits, drove in four runs and scored twice in the first three games of the UTSA Classic (Feb. 15-16) ... went 3-for-3 and walked once with three RBI and two runs scored in win over Toledo (Feb. 23) ... hit safely in nine of ten games from March 12 through March 29 including four multi-hit outings ... recorded a hit in eight of her first nine conference games ... ended the season on a six-game hitting streak.

BACKGROUND

PERSONAL

Mary Kathryn Stephens is the daughter of Grecha and Jeff Stephens ... born February 15, 1994, in Dallas, Texas ... has one brother, Korey ... is a sport and park administration major at Missouri State.

Stephens’ Career Statistics

Stephens started all four years at Wylie High for head coach Heather Damron ... her junior season, she set her school’s record with 19 home runs, while batting .570 and driving in 74 runs ... was an all-state selection and 4A District MVP her junior and senior seasons ... led her team to a District 4A runner-up finish as a senior while

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earning team co-MVP and academic all-state honors ... named Offensive Player of the Year and DFW Player of the Week as a junior and was among the leaders in doubles, triples, home runs and RBI in the 4A district ... earned academic alldistrict honors her sophomore and junior years ... named to the all-district second team as a sophomore after batting .375 ... as a freshman, she was named District 8-5A Newcomer of the Year after hitting .346 and adding 16 RBI.

Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2013 51-47 .309 152 14 47 5 0 1 25 55 .362 9 0 20 .346 0-0 2014 2-2 .286 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0 1 .286 0-0 2015 53-53 .318 154 25 49 8 1 7 28 80 .519 32 1 19 .434 0-0 Total 106-102 .313 313 40 98 13 1 8 53 137 .438 41 1 40 .391 0-0

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Erin Struemph #25

Jr. | 6-0 | RHP | B/T: R/R | St. Thomas, Mo. | Saint Elizabeth HS HONORS

-All-MVC First Team (2015) -NFCA All-Midwest Region Third Team (2015) -MVC All-Tournament Team (2015, 2014) -MVC Newcomer of the Week (2/24/14, 3/24/14) -Blues City Classic All-Tournament First Team (2014) -MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team (2015) -MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2014) -MVC Honor Roll (2015) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Struemph is ready to take over the role of staff ace. She is capable of logging a lot of innings and will continue to be one of the top pitchers in the Valley.

2015 [-Sophomore-]

Struemph pitched in 42 games with 28 starting assignments on the season ... went 15-12 with a team-leading 3.05 ERA (third-best in the MVC) and 159 strikeouts (fourth in Valley) in 172.0 innings pitched ... saved a league-best six games ... struck out at least one batter in 23-straight appearances to begin the year ... earned the win in her first start of the season against ULM (Feb. 6) behind a five-strikeout performance ... picked up the save in three consecutive outings from Feb. 8 through Feb. 13 ... struck out six in a complete game effort versus Penn State (Feb. 13) ... compiled six strikeouts at #6 Louisiana in 5.1 innings pitched (Feb. 21) ... picked up the win with five strikeouts in 4.0 innings of relief against Iowa (Feb. 22) ... pitched 5.1 innings in relief for the win over Samford (March 8) ... struck out nine while pitching all 8.0 innings in win at Bradley (March 21) ... earned the win in the series

finale at Bradley (March 22) ... allowed a single earned run against and struck out six in complete game victory at Indiana State in series opener (March 28) ... struck out nine over just 4.0 innings pitched for win over Evansville (April 4), the first of four-straight outings to earn the victory ... racked up a season-high 10 strikeouts in a complete game shutout at Illinois State (April 18) ... tossed a career-high 11.0 innings in a complete game victory over UNI (April 25) ... matched a season-high with 10 strikeouts at SIU in the regular season finale (May 3) ... struck out eight Redbirds in a complete game win in the MVC Tournament semifinals (May 8) ... was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team after recording 11 strikeouts over two outings ... earned All-MVC first team and NFCA All-Midwest Region third team honors along with MVC Scholar-Athlete first team accolades.

2014 [-Freshman-]

Struemph pitched in 42 games and started 22 times ... went 13-12 with a 3.35 ERA, 155 strikeouts and three saves ... her 155 strikeouts were the most by an MSU freshman since Monica Johnson had 172 in 1987 ... recorded at least one strikeout in 35 of 42 appearances ... struck out one Yellow Jacket in just 0.2 innings pitched in her debut (Feb. 8), one of three times during the season to record a strikeout with just 0.2 IP ... tossed her first career complete game with nine strikeouts against Central Michigan (Feb. 14) ... earned MVC Newcomer of the Week on February 24 after going 2-0 with a save and giving up just a single earned run over 15.2 IP at the Blues City Classic, where she was named to the all-tournament team ... racked up 10 strikeouts at Oklahoma State in a five-hit complete game win (March 9) ... was named MVC Newcomer of the Week again on March 24 after pitching 11.2 innings with 12 strikeouts, a win, a save and just three infield hits against ... struck out 11 batters at UNI (April 19), the highest single game total by any Valley pitcher on the year ... ended the regular season as the only MVC hurler with more strikeouts (147) than hits allowed (146) ... tossed a complete game in the opening round of the MVC Tournament, striking out six Panthers as MSU beat UNI to advance (May 8) ... was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team after recording eight strikeouts in 10 IP over two postseason outings.

BACKGROUND

Struemph was a four-year standout hurler at Saint Elizabeth High ... a back-to-back first-team all-state selection, she completed her career with a 26-3 record, 0.67 ERA, 967 strikeouts in 565 innings pitched and three-consecutive conference titles ... as a senior, Struemph earned conference and district MVP honors along with first-team all-region and all-state accolades for the state quarterfinalists ... led the Hornets to the 2011 Class 1 State Title while picking up all-state and all-region first team selections and conference and district MVP honors in her junior campaign ... her sophomore year, she added first-team all-district and all-region, second team all-state and conference MVP accolades to her resume ... was a first-team all-conference, all-district and all-region honoree as a freshman ... in 2009, she led her Club Elite Classics 14B team to the ASA Northern National Championship and received the Outstanding Pitcher Award in 2010 at the USSSA Fastpitch World Series ... was also a standout basketball player at Saint Elizabeth her freshman and sophomore seasons.

PERSONAL

Erin Nicole Struemph is the daughter of Karen and Paul Struemph ... born October 18, 1994, in Jefferson City, Mo. ... has two sisters, Becky, Renee and Dana ... her sister, Renee, also attended MSU ... is majoring in exercise and movement science at Missouri State.

Struemph’s Career Pitching Statistics Year 2014 2015 Total

ERA W-L G-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAA WP HP 3.35 13-12 42-22 10 3 3 158.2 160 93 76 72 155 .257 9 11 3.05 15-12 42-23 9 1 6 172.0 177 91 75 66 159 .265 0 5 3.20 28-24 84-45 19 4 9 330.2 337 184 151 138 314 .261 9 16

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- 2016 Missouri State Bears -

Bethany Sullinger #6

R-Jr. | 5-7 | 1B/3B | B/T: R/R | Kansas City, Mo. | Park Hill HS HONORS

-MVC Player of the Week (2/17/14) -MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention (2014) -MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (5/7/14) -MVC Honor Roll (2015, 2014, 2013) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Sullinger can play either corner infield position. She will look to pick up where she left off as a big RBI producer for the Bears.

2015 [-Redshirt-]

Sullinger missed the entire 2015 season with injury.

2014 [-Sophomore-]

Sullinger started and played in 54 of the Bears’ 55 games ... tied the single season school record with 46 RBI ... topped all MVC players with 28 two-out RBI ... led the Bears with six home runs, 86 total bases, 14 multi-RBI games and tied for the team lead with four triples ... had a career-best seven-game hitting streak from March 9 through March 18 ... on Valentine’s Day, she went a combined 4-for-7 against UT-Arlington and Central Michigan with three home runs, seven RBI and three runs scored ... was named MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 17) after recording 10 hits, a .625 batting average and a 1.250 slugging percentage over the five-game UTA Maverick Invitational ... drove in five runs with a pair of triples and three stolen bases at the Blues City Classic (Feb. 21-23) ... singled, drove in a run and scored twice at Central Arkansas (March 11) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Northern Colorado (March 18) ... hit safely in all four games against Drake (March 7, April 5-6) with four runs batted in and two runs scored ... had a 2-for-4 outing in game one at Loyola (April 7), scored twice and drove in two runs on a double ... in the series finale versus Indiana State (April 13), she went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a triple and a run scored ... recorded four hits, including a triple and a home run, with four RBI in the series against Illinois State (April 26-27) ... went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles and two runs scored against Evansville in the series opener (May 3) ... hit an RBI double in the MVC Tournament versus UNI (May 8) to tie the school record for RBI in a season ... earned MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors (May 7) following her five-hit, five-RBI, two-doubles, tworuns scored series at Evansville ... named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention team following the season.

2013 [-Freshman-]

Sullinger got playing time in 29 games with four starting assignments ... made the most of her first career start as she put down a successful squeeze bunt and drilled a two-run home run, her first career hit, against Toledo (Feb. 23) ... had a two-run pinch-hit double at home against UMKC (March 19) ... had a RBI and a run scored in home victory over Evansville (April 20) ... was successful in four of five opportunities with a runner at third and less than two outs.

BACKGROUND

Sullinger was the starting shortstop all four years for head coach Stuart Sullinger at Park Hill High ... was a first-team all-state, all-region, all-conference and all-district honoree as a senior and set the school record for batting average, slugging percentage, RBI and triples ... earned the school’s silver slugger award for the second-straight

Sullinger’s Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2013 29-4 .174 23 4 4 1 0 1 6 8 .348 0 0 2 .174 0-0 2014 54-54 .317 164 28 52 8 4 6 46 86 .524 12 6 20 .380 6-9 2015 -Missed Season Due to InjuryTotal 83-58 .299 187 32 56 9 4 7 52 94 .503 12 6 22 .357 6-9

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season and was named MVP of the team ... as a junior, Sullinger set the school record for home runs in leading her team to a second-place finish in districts ... was an all-region, all-conference and all-district first team selection in her junior year ... in 2009, she was named to the first-team all-conference and all-district squads while guiding her squad to a second-place finish in districts ... as a freshman, she was named all-district first team and all-conference second team while earning the school’s golden glove award for the first time ... also played basketball at Park Hill.

PERSONAL

Bethany Ann Sullinger is the daughter of Paula and Stuart Sullinger ... born January 9, 1994, in Kansas City, Mo. ... has one brother, Jacob, who played baseball at SBU ... is majoring in middle school education at MSU.

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Allie Alvstad #48

R-So. | 6-0 | UT | B/T: R/R | Tulsa, Okla. | Bixby HS HONORS

-MVC Most Courageous Award (2014-15) Alvstad is working hard to get back her fitness level. She is an emotionally uplifting player to have back around the team.

2015 [-Redshirt-]

Alvstad missed the entire 2014-15 academic school year on a journey to beat acute myeloid leukemia ... was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 1, 2014, and four days later was diagnosed with AML ... began chemotherapy treatment on Sept. 9 and received a successful bone marrow transplant on Dec. 19 ... was a recipient of the Missouri Valley Conference’s Most Courageous Award ... after a long battle to full recovery, Alvstad returned to Missouri State in the summer of 2015 to resume classes and begin workouts in preparation to rejoin the softball team for the 2016 season.

2014 [-Freshman-]

Alvstad played in 29 games and was pencilled into the starting lineup on eight occasions ... drove in her first career run with an RBI groundout against Alabama A&M (Feb. 21) ... her first career hit was an RBI single against Bradley (March 15), she scored later in the inning ... drove in two runs with a pinch hit single in win over Southern Illinois (March 29) ... singled and drew a walk at Arkansas (April 1) ... walked and scored and later singled in Bears’ win at Loyola (April 7) ... had a pinch-hit single in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals against Bradley (May 8).

BACKGROUND

Alvstad was a four-year starter and letterwinner behind the plate for head coach Joy Marie Galliart at Bixby High ... as a senior, she earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors with the Spartans ... her team won the Silver Division of the Springfield Invitational in September 2012 ... took home all-district first team honors as a junior ... earned Frontier Conference first team honors as a sophomore ... was awarded Freshman of the Year from the Frontier Conference in 2009 ... in 2011, she helped her Diamond Girls team to a first-place finish in the Colorado Fireworks ... was the recipient of her school’s Wendy’s High School Heisman award ... also played basketball for four seasons at Bixby High.

PERSONAL

Alexandra DeAn Alvstad is the daughter of Kristin Shaw and Mike Alvstad ... born November 14, 1994, in Tulsa, Okla. ... has one brother, Zack ... is an exercise and movement science major at Missouri State.

Alvstad’s Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2014 29-8 .143 35 3 5 0 0 0 4 5 .143 4 2 9 .268 0-0 2015 -Missed Season with Acute Myeloid LeukemiaTotal 29-8 .143 35 3 5 0 0 0 4 5 .143 4 2 9 .268 0-0

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Kaitlin Beason #10

So. | 5-8 | RHP/1B | B/T: R/R | Webb City, Mo. | Webb City HS HONORS

-Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Beason has a lot of endurance and will be expected to pitch a vast number of innings. She has the capability of putting the ball out of the park with every swing.

2015 [-Freshman-]

Beason pitched in eight games with two starts and played in a total of 38 games in her first season with MSU ... in the first outing of her career, she pitched 1.1 innings with two strikeouts to earn the save against Abilene Christian (Feb. 6) ... her first career hit came later that day and was a home run against Louisiana Monroe (Feb. 6), a game in which she clubbed two home runs in a 3-for-3 outing ... she earned the win with 6.0 strong innings and drew a walk while driving in a run in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 7) ... scored a run and drove in another in win at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 8) ... picked up a pinch hit single against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 13) ... hit a double among two hits in game two at McNeese State (Feb. 20) ... drove in a run in the game against Iowa (Feb. 22) ... had a walk and an RBI in the middle game of the Indiana State series (March 28) ... recorded a hit in each of the final two games against Evansville (April 4-5) including a solo home run in the series finale ... walked and scored a run in the opener of the Loyola series (April 11) ... had a pinch hit at Tulsa (April 29).

BACKGROUND

Beason was a four-year standout for head coach Walter Resa at Webb City High ... a three-time Central Ozark Conference Player of the Year, she led her Cardinals to four-consecutive undefeated seasons in conference play and the district title in each of her seasons ... led Webb City to the Class 4 state championship game as a senior after third-place finishes at state in her freshman and sophomore seasons ... earned all-conference, all-district, and all-region accolades in each of her four seasons and picked up all-state honors three times ... in the circle, she had an ERA below 1.00 in three seasons and struck out 165 batters in 126 innings as a senior, a year that included a perfect game ... at the plate, Beason slammed 27 career home runs, drove in 164 runs and hit .400 or better in all four seasons ... won the 2012 16A ASA National Championship with Tulsa Elite ‘95.

PERSONAL

Kaitlin Nichole Beason is the daughter of Michele and Kelly Beason ... born May 10, 1996, in Joplin, Mo. ... has one brother, Cade ... both of her parents are MSU alums ... cousin Adam St. Peter is currently a member of the MSU football team ... is majoring in exercise and movement science at Missouri State.

Beason’s Career Pitching Statistics Year  ERA W-L G-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAA WP HP 2015 6.12 1-1 8-2 0 0 1 16.0 29 16 14 1 7 .367 0 1 Total 6.12 1-1 8-2 0 0 1 16.0 29 16 14 1 7 .367 0 1

Beason’s Career Statistics

Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2015 38-18 .141 64 6 9 1 0 3 8 19 .297 10 1 13 .263 0-0 Total 38-18 .141 64 6 9 1 0 3 8 19 .297 10 1 13 .263 0-0

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Molly Fields #18

So. | 5-7 | C | B/T: R/R | Breese, Ill. | Mater Dei Catholic HS HONORS

-MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2015) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Fields is a quick student of the game that has made a lot of progress after one year. She works well with the pitching staff.

2015 [-Freshman-]

Fields played in 28 games and started 19 times behind the plate ... hit .220 with a double and three runs batted in ... drew a walk against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 14) ... her first career hit was a walk-off RBI single in extra innings against Iowa (Feb. 21) ... had a single against Samford (March 7) in the opening game of the tournament in Norman, Okla. ... picked up her first base hit against a conference foe at Bradley (March 21) ... had a successful sacrifice in game two at Indiana State (March 28) ... drove in a run with a double and was hit by a pitch in win over SEMO (March 31) ... singled and put down a successful sacrifice in series-opening win against Evansville (April 4) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored at Illinois State (April 18) ... had a 2-for-2 outing in second game at Southern Illinois (May 2).

BACKGROUND

Fields was a starter and letterwinner for four seasons at Mater Dei Catholic High ... was an all-state and all-metro selection as a senior, leading the Lady Knights to a 22-6 record ... hit .530 with five home runs and 42 RBI to earn team MVP honors ... was a second-team all-state selection as a junior and steadily improved her batting average from .424 as a freshman to .554 as a junior ... earned Offensive Player of the Year each of the final three seasons and was an all-metro selection all four seasons at Mater Dei ... was named team MVP as a sophomore and was named St. Louis Post-Dispatch Athlete of the Week on May 1, 2012 ... during her career, she drove in 134 runs in just 110 games ... played for the St. Louis Gamers Fastpitch competitive team from 2011 to 2013 ... with the Gamers, she led the team to a first-place finish at the Hall of Fame Tournament in Oklahoma City in 2012 and they were co-champs of the Scenic Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn., in 2013.

PERSONAL

Molly Patrice Fields is the daughter of Suann and Terry Fields ... born April 16, 1996, in Breese, Ill. ... has two sisters, Sophia and Lauren ... is majoring in psychology at Missouri State.

Fields’ Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2015 28-19 .220 41 1 9 1 0 0 3 10 .244 1 1 7 .256 0-0 Total 28-19 .220 41 1 9 1 0 0 3 10 .244 1 1 7 .256 0-0

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Madison Jones #1

So. | 5-8 | 2B | B/T: L/R | Overland Park, Kan. | Blue Valley Northwest HS Jones is a huge impact player, if healthy. She has battled back from two tough injuries and is staying strong both mentally and physically.

2015 [-Freshman-]

Jones played in 29 games with 26 starts before a season-ending injury cut her second season short ... hit .275 with eight RBI and 14 runs scored ... began the season with a 3-for-4 outing with two runs scored, a RBI and a stolen base in win over Abilene Christian (Feb. 6) ... drew a walk, scored and had a single later in the day versus ULM (Feb. 6) ... walked and scored in win over Eastern Michigan (Feb. 13) ... doubled, drew a walk and scored a run against Penn State (Feb. 13) ... had a base hit against Penn State and #22 Texas A&M (Feb. 14-15) ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI versus Iowa (Feb. 22) ... drove in four runs on three hits and a sac fly in doubleheader sweep of UMKC (March 11) ... drilled a double at home versus Arkansas (March 12) ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored in series finale against Drake (March 16) ... reached base safely in all three games at Bradley with two hits, two walks and two runs scored in the series (March 21-22) ... went 3-for-3 with a double, triple, RBI and three runs scored at Indiana State (March 29), but left the game in the sixth inning with a season-ending injury.

2014 [-Redshirt-]

Jones played in 10 games before a season-ending injury in the final game of the Blues City Classic ... hit safely in six of the 10 games she played in including a 3-for-3 outing with three runs scored at UT Arlington (Feb. 14) ... drove in two runs and scored once with a triple against Morehead State (Feb. 21) ... walked twice and scored a run versus Alabama A&M (Feb. 21) ... had a single, stole a base and scored against Memphis (Feb. 22).

BACKGROUND

Jones started all four seasons at shortstop for head coach Kim White at Blue Valley Northwest High ... led the Huskies in hitting and stolen bases in each of her first three seasons at BVNWHS ... led her team to the state tournament for the first time in 10 seasons as a senior and earned all-state first team honors ... took home the MVP award at the annual MOKAN game as a senior ... was a four-time Eastern Kansas League (EKL) scholar-athlete selection and was named to the league honorable mention team three times ... earned team defensive player of the year honors as a junior ... named team MVP her sophomore campaign ... was the team offensive player of the year as a freshman ... Jones’ club team KC Peppers finished ninth at the 2013 Premier Nationals and participated in three national championship games during her summer softball career ... named Defensive MVP of the U16 World Series as a 14 year-old ... competed in eight consecutive ASA National Tournaments ... while at Blue Valley Northwest High, Jones played varsity basketball all four years and was a team manager of the football team for two seasons.

PERSONAL

Madison Taylor Jones is the daughter of Laura and Dan Jones ... born August 27, 1995, in Overland Park, Kan. ... has two sisters, Tiffany and Kalie ... is a finance major at Missouri State.

Jones’ Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2014 10-9 .308 26 6 8 0 1 0 2 10 .385 2 0 3 .357 1-1 2015 29-26 .275 80 14 22 5 1 0 7 29 .363 8 0 19 .337 1-2 Total 39-35 .283 106 20 30 5 2 0 9 39 .368 10 0 22 .342 2-3

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Sara Jones #8

So. | 5-3 | OF | B/T: R/R | Jefferson City, Mo. | Blair Oaks HS HONORS

-MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2015) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Jones continues to get better and will battle for playing time in the outfield. She is always an emotional spark for the Bears.

2015 [-Freshman-]

Jones played in 32 games for the Bears in her first season at MSU ... crossed the plate for the first time against Arkansas (March 12) after entering as a pinch runner ... scored the game-tying run in an eventual extra-inning victory at Bradley (March 21) ... touched home with an insurance run in a shutout win over SEMO (March 31) ... stole a base and scored against Evansville (April 4) and drew a walk in her first career plate appearance ... swiped another base in the series finale versus Evansville (April 5) ... scored the game-winning run in series opener with Loyola (April 11) ... crossed the plate with a game-tying run in a win at Wichita State (April 15) ... scored a run in an eight-run outburst in the fourth inning at Illinois State (April 18).

BACKGROUND

Jones lettered all four seasons and started her final three years in the outfield for head coach Sharon Buschjost at Blair Oaks High ... her .409 career batting average is a school record at BOHS ... led the Falcons to three-straight Tri-County Conference titles from 2011-2013 and district titles in all four seasons ... Blair Oaks finished second and third at state in 2013 and 2012, respectively ... was a three-time all-region, all-district and all-conference selection and was twice named to the all-state squad ... as a senior, Jones hit .488 with eight doubles and three triples ... her sophomore season, she batted .467 ... played basketball for four years at BOHS and competed on the track and field team for two years ... played four seasons with club team Missouri Stealth ... was valedictorian of her class (106 graduates).

PERSONAL

Sara Elaine Jones is the daughter of Kelli and Jim Jones ... born June 23, 1996, in Columbia, Mo. ... has three sisters, Alyson, Emilee and Kayla ... her twin sister, Alyson, is a current member of the MSU track and cross country squads ... her mother, Kelli (Toops), competed in cross country and track and field at MSU ... her father, Jim, played football at William Jewell ... is a mathematics education major at Missouri State.

Jones’ Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2015 32-0 .000 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 .333 2-3 Total 32-0 .000 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 .333 2-3

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Erika Velasquez Zimmer #24

So. | 5-5 | OF | B/T: L/R | Coppell, Texas | Coppell HS HONORS

-MVC Newcomer of the Year (2015) -All-MVC First Team (2015) -NFCA All-Midwest Region Third Team (2015) -MVC Newcomer of the Week (4/13/15) -MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2015) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Velasquez Zimmer continues to get better and is doing so with a great attitude. She continues to work hard day in and day out.

2015 [-Freshman-]

Velasquez Zimmer started 49 of the 53 games she played in for the Bears ... hit a team-best .361, the highest batting average by a freshman in program history, with 30 runs scored, 15 RBI and led MSU with 19 stolen bases, second most in the MVC ... scored a run in each of the first three games of the year with three hits and three stolen bases in that span (Feb. 6-7) ... walked twice and drove in a run in win at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 8) ... went 3-for-4 with a run scored against Penn State (Feb. 13) ... had three hits and drew a pair of walks with two runs scored in doubleheader sweep of UMKC (March 11) ... had a 2-for-3 outing with a stolen base in the series opener versus Drake (March 15) ... had two hits in four-consecutive games from March 21 through March 28 scoring three runs and stealing three bases during the streak ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and legged out first career triple against SEMO (March 31) to begin a 13-game hitting streak ... had two or more hits in six-straight games from April 4 to April 15, scoring 10 times in those games ... hit first career home run, a grand slam, in opener of Loyola series (April 11) ... earned MVC Newcomer of the Week honors (April 13) after hitting .700 during the Loyola series ... racked up six hits and scored a run in each game of the UNI series (April 25-26) ... hit safely in each game at SIU either scoring a run or driving in a run in each game (May 2-3) ... led the league in hits per game (1.46) during conference play ... named MVC Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-MVC after finishing third in hitting during league play (.432) ... led the team with 19 multi-hit games en route to NFCA All-Midwest Region third team honors.

BACKGROUND

Velasquez Zimmer played all four seasons for head coach Katie Krug at Coppell High ... was a team captain her final two seasons with the Cowgirls ... named to the all-district first team each of her four seasons at CHS ... earned team MVP honors all four seasons as well ... was an academic all-district and all-state selection as a senior ... helped her Texas Glory competitive teams to top-three finishes twice, a runner up finish with 16U Naudin in 2011 and a third-place finish with 18U in 2013.

PERSONAL

Erika Lee Velasquez Zimmer is the daughter of Marina Velasquez and Jonathan Zimmer ... born May 7, 1996, in Dallas, Texas ... has one sister, Roka ... her father, Jonathan, played football at Wayne State and her mother, Marina, played soccer at Whitman College and Metropolitan State ... is majoring in exercise and movement science at Missouri State.

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G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 53-49 .361 158 30 57 8 2 1 15 72 .456 16 1 29 .420 19-24 53-49 .361 158 30 57 8 2 1 15 72 .456 16 1 29 .420 19-24

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Hailee Vigneaux #11

So. | 5-7 | OF | B/T: L/R | Ozark, Mo. | Ozark HS HONORS

-MVC Honor Roll (2015) -Missouri State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Vigneaux will move into a starting role in the outfield. She has a strong arm and can do many things at the plate from the left side, including hitting the ball with power.

2015 [-Freshman-]

Vigneaux played in 42 games with 25 starts in her first season with the Bears ... hit .256 with 12 runs scored, five RBI and was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... had back-to-back 2-for-3 outings with a runs scored in each game against UAPB (Feb. 7) and at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 8) ... drew a walk as a pinch hitter versus Eastern Michigan (Feb. 13) ... stole her first base after a single against Samford (March 8) ... scored a run in three-straight games against UMKC and Arkansas (March 11-12) ... had a pinch-hit game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning of the series finale at Bradley (March 22) ... slugged a double over the center fielder at Indiana State (March 29) for first career extra-base hit ... had two hits in each game of the three-game series versus Evansville (April 4-5) with four runs scored, two driven in, a walk and a stolen base on the weekend ... extended hitting streak to season-high four games with hit in series opener against Loyola (April 11) ... drew a walk and scored a run in finale versus Loyola (April 12) ... drew a walk, scored, and drove in a run during eight-run inning at Illinois State (April 18) ... began the UNI series (April 25) with a 1-for-1 outing with a walk ... had a season-high three hits in game two versus UNI (April 25) with a RBI and a successful sacrifice bunt ... singled during decisive sixth inning in regular season finale at SIU (May 3).

BACKGROUND

Vigneaux played four seasons for head coach Yancey Little at Ozark High ... while with the Tigers, she set a school record with 70 career stolen bases and finished second all-time with 151 hits and 115 runs scored at OHS ... earned first-team all-conference, all-district and all-region accolades in each of her final three seasons and was twice named to the All-Ozarks squad ... was a second-team allstate selection as a senior and first-team pick as a sophomore while leading OHS to three straight state tournaments, including a Class 4 state runner-up finish in 2012 ... played for the Ozark Dynamite, where she led the competitive team to a runner-up finish at the 2010 ASA Nationals ... moved to the Tulsa Elite ‘95 team in 2012 and piloted the team to a top-six finish in the ASA/USA 18U Gold Nationals in both seasons there.

PERSONAL

Hailee Kalani Vigneaux is the daughter of Shannon and Jay Vigneaux ... born January 16, 1996, in Springfield, Mo. ... has one sister, Hannah ... her sister, Hannah, and parents, Shannon and Jay, all attended MSU ... is a family and consumer sciences major at Missouri State.

Vigneaux’s Career Statistics Year  G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SB-A 2015 42-25 .256 86 12 22 2 0 0 5 24 .279 5 0 14 .297 3-3 Total 42-25 .256 86 12 22 2 0 0 5 24 .279 5 0 14 .297 3-3

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Darian Frost #9

Fr. | 5-10 | C/1B | B/T: R/R | Blue Springs, Mo. | Blue Springs HS Frost is a big-time player with a big arm. She is capable of big RBI numbers and will be an impact player as a freshman.

BACKGROUND

Frost started and lettered each of her final three seasons for head coach Roger Lower at Blue Springs High ... led the Wildcats to back-to-back Suburban Big Six regular season titles as a junior and senior ... her senior season, she hit .442 for the district champion BSHS squad ... earned all-state, all-district, all-region and all-conference honors as a starting catcher as the Wildcats went undefeated in conference play ... BSHS won the Kewpie and Blue Springs High tournaments and Frost was the Most Inspirational and Best Defensive Player Award recipient ... as a junior, she was an all-region and all-district selection after hitting .435 on the year ... her sophomore season, she earned all-state academic honors for the first of three consecutive years ... also competed in track for two years at BSHS.

PERSONAL

Darian Brooke Frost is the daughter of Brooke and Damon Frost ... born July 29, 1997, in Kansas City, Mo. ... has three brothers, Damon Jr., Devon and Donovan ... father, Damon, was a four-year letterwinner as an inside linebacker for the MSU football team, leading the team in tackles in 1992 ... mother, Brooke (Surface) competed in track and cross country at MSU ... will major in cell and molecular biology at Missouri State.

Morgan Greenlee #12

Fr. | 5-7 | C/SS | B/T: R/R | Snohomish, Wash. | Snohomish HS Greenlee has tremendous hustle and can do a lot of things well. She will help the Bears out in a number of areas with her versatility.

BACKGROUND

Greenlee started and lettered as a catcher all four seasons at Snohomish High for head coach Lou Kennedy ... was an all-conference first teamer as a senior and was team MVP and Most Inspirational Player while leading SHS to a fifth-place finish at state ... as a junior, she was an All-WESCO first team honoree for the district champion Panthers ... led SHS to a seventh-place finish at state, a team that had an 18-game winning streak to begin the season ... in the opening round of the district playoff, she hit a first inning grand slam in a 10-0 win over Cascade ... her sophomore campaign, she was an all-conference first-team selection for the Panthers.

PERSONAL

Morgan Leeanne Greenlee is the daughter of Andrea and Steve Greenlee ... born August 20, 1997, in Everett, Wash. ... has one sister, Bailey ... will major in administrative management at Missouri State.

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Hannah Heinrichs #7

Fr. | 5-10 | OF | B/T: R/R | Broken Arrow, Okla. | Broken Arrow HS Heinrichs can cover a lot of ground in the outfield. She has a little pop in her bat and brings a background filled with success.

BACKGROUND

Heinrichs was a three-year starter and four-time letterwinner for head coach Randall King at Broken Arrow High ... hit .364 with four home runs and 14 doubles for the Tigers as a senior ... led BAHS to regional and district titles and a state runner-up finish with a 35-8 record ... picked up all-state, all-region and all-district accolades along with a selection to the Best Players in USSSA Fastpitch Softball ... her junior season, she led the Tigers with a .447 batting average and .620 on-base percentage ... was an all-district first-team honoree and Tulsa All-Metro honorable mention selection while leading the Tigers to the state semifinals ... led the team with eight steals and hit .421 as a sophomore ... was named to the all-district second team and was named North Intermediate High School Female Athlete of the Year while leading BAHS to the state semifinals ... all four years at Broken Arrow, Heinrichs was an academic all-conference honoree ... also played basketball for two seasons at BAHS.

PERSONAL

Hannah Jo Heinrichs is the daughter of Leah and Doug Heinrichs ... born May 28, 1997, in Tulsa, Okla. ... has one brother, J.D. ... will major in middle school education at Missouri State.

Kyana Mason #2

Fr. | 5-4 | 3B | B/T: L/R | Independence, Mo. | William Chrisman HS Mason has good hands at third base with good reactions. She is a speedy lefty bat for the Bears.

BACKGROUND

Mason started and lettered all four seasons at William Chrisman High for head coach Lindsey Ramsey ... as a senior, she was an all-conference and all-district first team selection and a second-team all-region pick ... was the team’s Offensive and Defensive MVP while leading the team to its best record in more than four seasons ... earned first-team all-conference and all-district honors as a junior and was the team’s Offensive and Defensive MVP ... named to the Suburban Middle Seven Conference first team as a sophomore and picked up academic all-state honors ... was named an MVP both freshman and sophomore seasons ... also competed for the WCHS track squad each of her final three years.

PERSONAL

Kyana Jordan Symone Mason is the daughter of Amy and Haywood Mason ... born June 14, 1997, in Independence, Mo. ... has four siblings, Kyron, Kelvyn, Davionna and Reana ... is a psychology major at Missouri State.

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Kara Powelson #16

Fr. | 5-3 | UT | B/T: R/R | Rosendale, Mo. | North Andrew HS Powelson is versatile and is willing to fill any role for the Bears. She brings a great attitude to the team.

BACKGROUND

Powelson was a four-year starter and letterwinner at North Andrew High ... her senior season, she was a first-team all-state, all-region, all-district and all-conference catcher while hitting a team-best .569 with 14 doubles ... led the Cardinals to a Platte Valley Conference title for the third-consecutive season ... finished her career at NAHS with a school record 126 hits, 117 runs scored, 85 RBI and 41 stolen bases ... her junior season, Powelson earned all-region, all-district and all-conference first team accolades while setting the school record with 38 runs scored ... was a second-team all-region pick and earned first team honors on the all-district and all-conference squads while driving in a school record 30 runs as a sophomore ... hit .492 as a freshman to earn all-district and all-conference first team honors ... also competed on the NAHS track team each of her final three years.

PERSONAL

Kara Lynn Powelson is the daughter of Melissa and Jeff Powelson ... born May 2, 1997, in Joplin, Mo. ... has one brother, Jacob ... her cousins, Jodie and Tom Adams, are members of the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame after stellar tennis careers with the Bears ... will major in environmental plant science at Missouri State.

Bears’ Miracle League Experience For the fourth-consecutive year, the Missouri State softball team volunteered to aid the youth Miracle League of Springfield in 2015. The Bears have been volunteering under the “Buddy” program which provides encouragement and assistance as the young players with disabilities participate in baseball or softball. The Betty and Bobby Allison Miracle League Ball Field is a specially equipped, custom designed field with a cushioned synthetic turf that allows children in wheel chairs and walkers to glide unrestricted without fear of injury. It is a level playing field where children with disabilities can hit, run, catch and play ball. For more information on the Miracle League Field and Leagues, visit the Springfield-Greene County Parks and Recreation website at http://parkboard.org/823/Miracle-League-Ball-Field.

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Season Review

- CONTENTS 2015 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-34 2015 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 2015 Season Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2015 Season Highs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2015 MVC Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36


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Inspired Bears Finish Second, Reach MVC Finals MSU players, team rewrite record books in successful campaign

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tarting in the fall of 2014, the 2015 season took an unpropitious turn. The September diagnosis of MSU’s Allie Alvstad with acute myeloid leukemia took the team on an emotional off-season roller coaster. Add to that the news that Bethany Sullinger, the RBI record setter from the 2014 season, would miss all of 2015 and the outlook for the season remained a major question mark. The Missouri State seniors would not let ominousness spoil their final season in a Bear uniform. Rebecca McPherson put on a power display for the ages as she set the all-time single season home run mark. Chelsea Jones pitched her way to first-team all-conference honors and her bat contributed to numerous other accolades. Junior Erin Duewel got in on the power barrage as well, clubbing 11 long balls, one of two players to surpass the previous single season home run landmark. Duewel combined her home run prowess with the ability to rack up extra-base hits and set the single season standard in slugging percentage at .667. Sophomore Erin Struemph put on a display in the circle that proved she will be ready to assume the role of staff ace moving forward. She earned All-MVC first team honors after setting the school record in saves and pitched her way to 15 wins and the third-best ERA in the Valley. Joining the fray of spectacular seasons was freshman Erika Velasquez Zimmer. She earned Valley Newcomer of the Year laurels after leading the Bears in hitting (.361), mutli-hit games (19) and stolen bases (19). She was one of three MSU hitters with a hitting streak of at least 12 games and was

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the only Bear to hit a grand slam on the year. Despite being picked to finish seventh in the MVC by league coaches in the preseason poll, the Bears finished second in the Valley with a 17-9 mark. Overall, MSU ended the season in the MVC title game with a 30-25 record. In 2015, Missouri State set team records with 48 home runs, 181 walks drawn, 22 double plays turned and 10 saves. UPLIFTING START TO THE SEASON The Bears got a surprise visit at the hotel from a recovering Alvstad on the morning of opening day leading to a sweep of Abilene Christian and Louisiana Monroe. The enthusiasm of seeing Alvstad led the Bears to a 4-1 opening weekend in the first of two trips to the Bayou. Highlighting the on-field play was the emergence of freshman Kaitlin Beason. She earned a save in her first outing in the circle, registered a win in her first start and clubbed home runs for her first two hits, both in a win over ULM. The second weekend trip of the year saw the Bears in College Station, Texas. In the opening game, senior Chelsea Jones took a perfect game into the sixth inning against Eastern Michigan. MSU won both games played against EMU on the trip with freshman Chelsea Thomas blasting a pair of home runs on the second day. In the finale, the Bears got three perfect innings of relief from Struemph and were able to hang with the host #22 Texas A&M in a narrow 2-1 loss. Missouri State headed back to the Bayou for the third weekend of the season. MSU suffered threeconsecutive setbacks to open the trip, but turned the

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weekend around with a pair of wins over Big Ten opponent Iowa. Freshman Molly Fields picked up her first career hit with an extra-inning walkoff single against the Hawkeyes. After a weekend off, the Bears headed to Norman, Okla. for the final road tournament to open the season. A tough weekend for MSU did have a bright spot as senior Ali Trickey hit her first career home run in the win over Samford on March 8. HOME STAND AND MVC PLAY Missouri State began its home slate on March 11 with a doubleheader against UMKC. Game one went the Bears’ way by a 6-4 score, but the fun was just beginning. The second game of the DH saw Mary Stephens record the first 5-for-5 outing in the recorded history of the program. Her five hits were overshadowed by the MSU rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. Down five heading to their last at bat, MSU put up six runs capped by a walk-off three-run home run by McPherson. The excitement wore off quickly as the Bears fell a three-game skid heading into the home stand into finale. In the final game of the series against Drake, Chelsea Jones tossed a complete game two-hitter with five strikeouts for the Bears’ first MVC victory. The Bears headed out on a seven-game road trip beginning in Peoria, Ill. After dropping the series opener, MSU earned an extra-inning victory in game two behind Stephens’ second five-hit performance in 10 days and Struemph’s longest complete game outing of eight innings pitched. The Bears won the series in the finale as freshman Hailee Vigneaux recorded a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh for


- 2015 Missouri State Season Review 2015 MSU HONORS All-MVC Team Erin Duewel (First Team) Chelsea Jones (First Team) Erin Struemph (First Team) Erika Velasquez Zimmer (First Team) MVC All-Tournament Team Chelsea Jones Mary Stephens Erin Struemph NFCA All-Midwest Region Team Chelsea Jones (Second Team) Erin Struemph (Third Team) Erika Velasquez Zimmer (Third Team) Capital One Academic All-District VI Rebecca McPherson (First Team) MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Chelsea Jones (First Team) Rebecca McPherson (First Team) Erin Struemph (First Team)

the decisive run. After a non-conference setback at SIUE, the Bears travelled to Indiana State for the final road series of March. Struemph fired a complete game in the opener, striking out six in the win, as MSU split the doubleheader on day one. In the finale, the Bears held on for a 9-8 win getting a combined seven hits and five RBI from Stephens and Madison Jones, but Jones was lost to a season-ending injury in the game. STOCKPILING VITAL VICTORIES The Bears concluded March with a home doubleheader against SEMO. After dropping the opener, MSU rallied for a game two victory behind Chelsea Jones’ complete game four-hit shutout. The win over the Redhawks began a lengthy win streak for the Bears. MSU opened April with a home series against Evansville. In the opener, Jones again pitched a complete game shutout, all nine innings. Elena Gambill hit a walk-off sac fly in the ninth for the 1-0 win. The Bears then cruised to wins in the final two games for a series sweep. The next weekend, Missouri State hosted Loyola. Velasquez Zimmer hit her first career home run in the opener, a grand slam, as MSU swept the Ramblers in convincing fashion to complete a 7-1 home stand on a seven-game winning streak. Missouri State headed to Wichita and won the opener as Duewel hit a home run for the third straight game and drove in three runs. The Bears’ eight-game win streak was halted in game two despite home runs from McPherson and Braxton Coil. The Bears headed to Illinois State in the middle of April for a pivotal series against the Redbirds. MSU rolled to a game one win as eight-straight batters scored to begin the Bears’ fourth inning. In game two, Struemph struck out 10 as the Bears shut out ISU for the second-straight game. More importantly, the game two victory was head coach Holly Hesse’s 700th career win.

HANGING ON DURING STRETCH RUN The final home stand of the year began with a visit by Wichita State. The rubber game went to the Shockers even though MSU set a team record for home runs in a season. After a non-conference loss to #15 Missouri, the Bears dropped the opener against UNI despite four home runs. In game two, Struemph hurled all 11 innings and Duewel had a career-high four hits while driving in the walk-off run. The home finale was full of dramatics as senior McPherson belted a go-ahead two-run home run in her final home at-bat to break to single season school mark for long balls. The Bears hit the road to conclude the regular season, first with a non-conference loss at Tulsa. MSU travelled to Carbondale, Ill., to close out Valley play trailing MVC leader Drake by just a half game. However, the Bears were swept in the doubleheader to open the series. Needing a win on the final day to secure the two-seed and a bye, MSU handed the ball to Struemph who pitched a complete game, striking out 10. It was Duewel’s two-run blast in the sixth that broke a 1-1 tie as MSU clinched second place in the MVC.

MVC Player of the Week Erin Duewel (April 27) MVC Newcomer of the Week Chelsea Thomas (Feb. 9, Feb. 16) Erika Velasquez Zimmer (Apr. 13) MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Rebecca McPherson (Feb. 11, Apr. 29) Chelsea Jones (Feb. 18, Apr. 8, Apr. 15) MVC Service & Leadership Award Ali Trickey

MVC TOURNEY BOUND WITH A BYE Missouri State earned a bye into the MVC Tournament semifinals and watched day one of the action in Wichita to see who would emerge as the Bears’ opponent. It turned out to be seven-seed Illinois State setting up a matchup between the two winningest coaches in MVC history. MSU fell behind in the top of the first inning as the Redbirds hit a solo home run with two outs. The score remained that way until the bottom of the fifth. Olivia Roark began the rally with a one-out infield hit. The next batter, Stephens, belted a go-ahead two-run home run over the left field scoreboard. MSU added an insurance run in the inning and Struemph fired a complete-game to send the Bears to the title game. Missouri State faced the Indiana State Sycamores

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- 2015 Missouri State Season Review in the championship game. ISU’s small ball tactics were well documented entering the game, but the Sycamores’ execution proved too much. Single tallies in the first two innings set the stage for an offensive eruption in the fourth and fifth innings. MSU trailed 9-0 as rain halted play in the middle of the fifth inning for nearly two and a half hours. The Bears offense showed a little life after the rain dried up. In the bottom of the sixth, Duewel belted a two-run home run, but the Bears’ season ended an inning later. For their performances, Chelsea Jones, Stephens and Struemph were tabbed for all-tournament

honors. ABUNDANT POSTSEASON HARDWARE Missouri State had representation from every class on the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team. Senior pitcher/utility player Chelsea Jones, junior shortstop Erin Duewel, sophomore pitcher Erin Struemph and freshman outfielder Erika Velasquez Zimmer each earned their initial first team accolades. Velasquez Zimmer added MVC Newcomer of the Year to her portfolio as well. Senior Rebecca McPherson rounded out the honors with an All-Defensive Team nod.

Jones, Struemph and Velaquez Zimmer also earned NFCA All-Region laurels. It marked the first time since 1996 that MSU had three representatives on the all-region squad. Scholastic honors were abundant as well. Jones, McPherson and Struemph all were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team. McPherson also picked up Capital One Academic All-District honors. Senior Ali Trickey became just the second MSU softball player to earn the MVC Leadership and Service Award.

2015 Season Results Date Opponent W/L Score 2/6 Abilene Christian ^ W 4-3 2/6 Louisiana-Monroe ^ W 7-4 2/7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff ^ W 5-2 2/7 SIU Edwardsville ^ L 1-3 2/8 Louisiana Tech ^ W 9-2 2/13 Eastern Michigan % W 4-0 2/13 Penn State % L 3-4 2/14 Penn State % L 1-6 2/14 Eastern Michigan % W 4-1 2/15 #22/23 Texas A&M % L 1-2 2/20 McNeese State @ L 2-3 2/20 McNeese State @ L 1-3 2/21 #6 Louisiana @ L 0-5 2/21 Iowa @ W (8) 3-2 2/22 Iowa @ W 6-2 3/7 Samford $ L 1-2 3/7 #5/6 Oklahoma $ L (5) 0-10 3/8 Samford $ W 8-6 3/8 #5/6 Oklahoma $ L (5) 0-11 3/11 UMKC W 6-4 3/11 UMKC W 15-14 3/12 Arkansas L 5-11 3/15 Drake * L (6) 0-9 3/16 Drake * L 0-1 3/16 Drake * W 2-0 3/21 Bradley * L 1-5 3/21 Bradley * W (8) 3-2 3/22 Bradley * W 3-2 3/25 SIU Edwardsville L 2-3 3/28 Indiana State * W 5-1 3/28 Indiana State * L 2-3 3/29 Indiana State * W 9-8 3/31 SEMO L 4-8 3/31 SEMO W 4-0 4/4 Evansville * W (9) 1-0 4/4 Evansville * W (5) 11-2 4/5 Evansville * W 7-3 4/11 Loyola * W 6-1 4/11 Loyola * W 6-0 4/12 Loyola * W 8-5 4/15 Wichita State * W 6-2 4/15 Wichita State * L 4-6 4/18 Illinois State * W (5) 11-0 4/18 Illinois State * W 4-0 4/22 Wichita State * L 6-10 4/23 #15/17 Missouri L 0-6 4/25 Northern Iowa * L 8-15 4/25 Northern Iowa * W (11) 4-3 4/26 Northern Iowa * W 6-4 4/29 Tulsa L 2-9 5/2 Southern Illinois * L 4-5 5/2 Southern Illinois * L (5) 2-10 5/3 Southern Illinois * W 4-1 5/8 Illinois State ! W 3-1 5/9 Indiana State ! L 2-9

MSU Totals 4-8-0 7-8-2 5-9-1 1-3-2 9-10-2 4-6-0 3-8-2 1-5-1 4-5-1 1-5-0 2-5-2 1-4-1 0-1-0 3-8-0 6-8-0 1-6-1 0-0-1 8-8-0 0-1-2 6-8-0 15-19-1 5-8-2 0-3-2 0-3-3 2-5-1 1-5-0 3-9-2 3-7-1 2-4-1 5-6-0 2-5-3 9-10-1 4-11-4 4-6-0 1-7-0 11-12-0 7-11-0 6-11-0 6-10-3 8-8-0 6-8-2 4-6-0 11-7-0 4-8-0 6-8-1 0-4-1 8-10-3 4-14-2 6-9-0 2-6-2 4-7-1 2-6-2 4-11-0 3-7-0 2-3-2

Opp.  Totals 3-6-1 4-11-3 2-8-1 3-7-0 2-7-2 0-3-0 4-7-0 6-10-0 1-3-0 2-3-1 3-7-0 3-7-2 5-8-1 2-3-1 2-6-1 2-7-0 10-8-0 6-14-1 11-11-1 4-5-1 14-18-3 11-14-1 9-12-0 1-3-1 0-2-0 5-12-0 2-7-0 2-8-4 3-6-0 1-5-1 3-6-0 8-10-2 8-12-2 0-4-1 0-5-1 2-5-1 3-8-1 1-2-3 0-2-0 5-7-2 2-6-2 6-4-1 0-5-2 0-3-0 10-13-1 6-9-0 15-15-2 3-9-4 4-9-1 9-12-1 5-7-0 10-10-1 1-6-0 1-5-1 9-12-0

MSU Record 1-0 2-0 3-0 3-1 4-1 5-1 5-2 5-3 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 7-7 8-7 8-8 8-9 9-9 9-10 10-10 11-10 11-11 11-12, 0-1 11-13, 0-2 12-13, 1-2 12-14, 1-3 13-14, 2-3 14-14, 3-3 14-15 15-15, 4-3 15-16, 4-4 16-16, 5-4 16-17 17-17 18-17, 6-4 19-17, 7-4 20-17, 8-4 21-17, 9-4 22-17, 10-4 23-17, 11-4 24-17, 12-4 24-18, 12-5 25-18, 13-5 26-18, 14-5 26-19, 14-6 26-20 26-21, 14-7 27-21, 15-7 28-21, 16-7 28-22 28-23, 16-8 28-24, 16-9 29-24, 17-9 30-24 30-25

Winning Pitcher Jones (1-0) Struemph (1-0) Beason (1-0) Chambers (2-0) Jones (2-0) Jones (3-0) Laubach (1-0) Cummings (1-2) Van Es (1-1) Fox (3-2) Smith (4-2) Lilly (1-0) Wallace (5-0) Jones (4-2) Struemph (2-2) Adams (5-1) Parker (6-2) Struemph (3-4) Stevens (7-0) Jones (5-3) Jones (6-3) Wright (8-3) Schmidt (5-6) Newman (6-3) Jones (7-4) Spinas-Valainis (4-9) Struemph (4-6) Struemph (5-6) Chambers (14-3) Struemph (6-6) Alvarez (2-8) Jones (8-6) Krumrey (4-6) Jones (9-6) Jones (10-6) Struemph (7-8) Struemph (8-8) Struemph (9-8) Jones (11-6) Struemph (10-8) Jones (12-6) Brooks (8-9) Jones (13-6) Struemph (11-9) Malone (16-9) Lowary (15-3) Ross (16-12) Struemph (12-10) Struemph (13-10) Erwin (16-3) Bertelsen (17-14) Harre (3-5) Struemph (14-11) Struemph (15-11) Lockwood (17-13)

Losing Pitcher Seidel (0-1) Coyne (0-1) Forbes (0-2) Van Es (0-1) Duran (1-3) Rich (0-1) Struemph (1-1) Beason (1-1) Rich (0-3) Jones (3-1) Jones (3-2) Van Es (1-2) Struemph (1-2) Yoways (1-4) Starkenburg (2-6) Struemph (2-3) Struemph (2-4) Stone (2-1) Jones (4-3) Kelley (4-5) Kelley (4-6) Struemph (3-5) Jones (6-4) Struemph (3-6) Schmidt (5-7) Jones (7-5) Spinas-Valainis (4-10) Spinas-Valainis (4-11) Jones (7-6) Lockwood (7-8) Struemph (6-7) Alvarez (2-9) Struemph (6-8) Denno (0-5) Dopart (0-4) Blankenship (5-20) Fleming (2-6) Hope (7-11) Rogers (5-13) Rogers (5-14) Malone (15-9) Struemph (10-9) Finck (8-4) Romshek (11-14) Struemph (11-10) Jones (13-7) Jones (13-8) Belz (0-3) Ross (16-13) Jones (13-9) Struemph (13-11) Jones (13-10) Bertelsen (17-15) Romshek (15-18) Struemph (15-12)

Note M. Jones 3-4 with RBI, 2 runs; Beason earns saves in pitching debut Beason hits 2 HR; McPherson homers, scores twice; Van Es earns 1st career save Beason earns 1st W, 6 IP, 3 K; Roark, Vigneaux, Velasquez Zimmer 2 hits each McPherson hit home run; Bears have tying run at plate at end of the game Six-run 3rd inning for MSU; Thomas 3-run HR; Jones 5 K; Struemph 1st SV Jones takes perfect game into 6th, hit 2-run double in 4-run 5th inning for MSU Thomas 2 RBI; Velasquez Zimmer 3 hits; PSU walks off in bottom of 7th PSU 3-run 1st enough; Duewel RBI; Trickey 2-3 Thomas 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 HR; Struemph earns 4th save of season Trickey BB, run; Struemph 3 perfect IP in relief; all runs originated from BB Thomas hits 5th HR of year; Beason sac fly; McNeese holds on to early 3-0 lead Stephens solo home run; Beason 2-3; Van Es 5 K in 5.2 IP C. Jones breaks up no-hitter with 2 out in 7th; Struemph with 6 K Fields with walk-off single for 1st career hit; C. Jones CG, 6 K Trickey 2 RBI; M. Jones, McPherson, Thomas each 2-3, run; Struemph 4 IP Thomas 2-3, RBI; Samford walks off in 7th Bears suffer 3rd perfect game in program history Gambill, Trickey HR; MSU 5-run 1st; C. Jones 0.2 IP, 2 K save McPherson 1st inning single; OU hits 4 HR, only 3 runs earned Thomas 3-3, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI; M. Jones 3 RBI, 2B; Struemph 3 IP, 1 H, 3 K, SV McPherson, 2 HR, 3-run walk-off to cap 6-run 7th inning; Stephens 5-5 Thomas 3-run HR ties game in 5th; Arkansas pulls away with 6-run 6th Velasquez Zimmer with 2 of MSU’s 3 hits; Drake scores 3 in 1st, 4 in 6th Struemph CG, 3 hits allowed; Drake run in 2nd unearned C. Jones CG, 2 hitter, 5 K; McPherson HR; M. Jones 2-3, run C. Jones career-high 7 K; 2B, RBI Struemph career-high 8 IP, CG, 9 K; Stephens 5-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI Vigneaux PH RBI in 7th; C. Jones 0.2 IP save; Velasquez Zimmer 2-4 McPherson with RBI single in 2-run 1st; Velasquez Zimmer 2-3; SIUE 3-run 6th Struemph CG, 6 K, 5 H; C. Jones 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, Velasquez Zimmer 2-4, 2 R Stephens 2-3, RBI, C. Jones, Duewel each double, unearned run the difference M. Jones, Stephens combined 7-7, 5 RBI, 5 R, Stephens GW 2-R HR in 6th Velasquez Zimmer, 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R; McPherson 2-3, 2 RBI, HR C. Jones CG, SHO, 4 H; Thomas 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, BB; Fields RBI 2B C. Jones CG, SHO, 5 H, 4 K; Gambill PH GW Sac Fly; Vigneaux 2-4, R Gambill 2-3, 4 RBI, HR, 2 R; Vigneaux 2-2, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI; Struemph 9 K All 9 MSU starters with a hit; C. Jones 2 RBI, Thomas 2 R; Vigneaux 2-3, R Velasquez Zimmer hits grand slam, 2 R; C. Jones 3-4, 2 2B C. Jones CG, SHO, 2 H, 4 K; McPherson, Duewel HR, combine for 5 RBI McPherson, Duewel HR in 1st inning, combine for 5 RBI Duewel 3 RBI, HR in 3rd-straight game, C. Jones 6.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 RBI Coil, McPherson HR, 2 RBI each; all WSU runs on HR with 2 outs First 8 batters in 4th inning score to put game out of reach; C. Jones CG, 2 RBI Duewel 3-run HR in 7th, Struemph CG, 10 K, 3 H; Hesse’s 700th career win Stephens, McPherson & Duewel HR as MSU sets record for HR in season McPherson, Thomas, Roark and Trickey with hits; Stephens draws 27th BB Duewel blasts two HR; McPherson, Stephens HR Struemph pitches all 11 innings; Duewel career-high 4 hits, GW RBI McPherson sets single season HR record, her 2-run blast breaks 4-4 tie C. Jones solo home run; Gambill 1-1, 2 BB; Stephens 30th BB of season Stephens leads off game with HR; McPherson blasts 12th HR Fields 2-2; Stephens, Velasquez Zimmer RBI each Duewel 3 RBI, 2-run HR breaks tie in 6th; Struemph CG, 10 K Stephens 2-run HR; C. Jones RBI double; Struemph CG, 8 K Duewel 2-run HR; ISU builds 9-0 lead before 2 hr 25 min rain delay

bold face indicates home game ( ) Extra-inning game ^ Louisiana Tech Invitational (Ruston, La.); % Texas A&M Aggie Classic (College Station, Texas.); @ Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (Lake Charles/Lafayette, La.); $ Courtyard Marriott Invitational (Norman, Okla.) *Missouri Valley Conference game; ! MVC Softball Championship (Wichita, Kan.)

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30-25 Overall, 17-9 MVC

Overall Statistics

Batting-Fielding AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Erika Velasquez Zimmer .361 53-49 158 30 57 8 2 1 15 72 .456 16 1 29 0 .420 1 6 19 24 59 5 1 .985 Chelsea Jones .338 52-49 145 18 49 12 0 1 28 64 .441 20 1 19 2 .417 2 5 0 1 39 61 4 .962 Mary Stephens .318 53-53 154 25 49 8 1 7 28 80 .519 32 1 19 0 .434 2 0 0 0 317 10 2 .994 Rebecca McPherson .317 55-55 167 35 53 7 2 12 31 100 .599 22 2 9 2 .397 3 3 8 10 87 0 3 .967 Erin Duewel .286 46-43 105 18 30 5 1 11 30 70 .667 12 1 18 0 .361 1 5 8 8 72 78 20 .882 Madison Jones .275 29-26 80 14 22 5 1 0 7 29 .363 8 0 19 0 .337 1 0 1 2 54 37 2 .978 Hailee Vigneaux .256 42-25 86 12 22 2 0 0 5 24 .279 5 0 14 0 .297 0 4 3 3 4 1 3 .625 Chelsea Thomas .248 49-38 109 19 27 3 0 9 23 57 .523 21 0 32 2 .366 1 1 0 0 25 36 5 .924 Ali Trickey .232 51-30 56 13 13 1 0 1 4 17 .304 3 0 11 0 .271 0 1 2 3 16 0 1 .941 Olivia Roark .222 51-32 81 17 18 0 0 0 3 18 .222 3 3 13 0 .276 0 3 4 7 53 46 5 .952 Elena Gambill .221 48-42 95 8 21 1 0 2 11 28 .295 23 2 20 0 .377 2 5 2 2 48 68 10 .921 Molly Fields .220 28-19 41 1 9 1 0 0 3 10 .244 1 1 7 0 .256 0 3 0 0 96 10 1 .991 Kaitlin Beason .141 38-18 64 6 9 1 0 3 8 19 .297 10 1 13 2 .263 1 1 0 0 32 8 0 1.000 Braxton Coil .136 43-36 81 3 11 0 0 1 8 14 .173 4 0 15 2 .176 0 2 0 0 191 14 1 .995 Sara Jones .000 32-0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .333 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 Totals .274 55-55 1424 226 390 54 7 48 204 602 .423 181 13 239 10 .358 14 39 49 63 1104 399 58 .963 Opponents .279 55-55 1486 234 414 61 4 56 212 651 .438 134 13 270 14 .342 5 32 54 65 1094 454 55 .966 Left on Base - MSU (351); Opponents (332). Double Plays - MSU (22); Opponents (16). Intentional Walks - MSU (0); Opponents (6). Pitching ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H Erin Struemph 3.05 15-12 42 23 9 1/1 6 172.0 177 Chelsea Jones 3.17 13-10 35 25 7 5/1 2 141.1 158 Jessie Van Es 5.25 1-2 17 5 0 0/0 1 38.2 50 Kaitlin Beason 6.12 1-1 8 2 0 0/0 1 16.0 29 Totals 3.46 30-25 55 55 16 7/1 10 368.0 414 Opponents 3.63 25-30 55 55 23 6/1 3 364.2 390 Passed Balls - MSU (13); Opponents (14) Pickoffs - MSU (1); Opponents (2)

R 91 88 39 16 234 226

ER 75 64 29 14 182 189

BB SO 66 159 51 90 16 14 1 7 134 270 181 239

2B 31 19 7 4 61 54

3B 2 2 0 0 4 7

HR 26 14 13 3 56 48

BAA .265 .276 .301 .367 .279 .274

WP 0 8 0 0 8 28

HBP 5 5 2 1 13 13

BK SFA SHA 0 4 16 0 0 13 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 32 3 14 39

2015 Missouri State Single-Game Season Highs and Records Team Batting

At Bats - 41 vs. UMKC (3/11) Runs - 15 vs. UMKC (3/11) Hits - 19 vs. UMKC (3/11) RBIs - 13 vs. UMKC (3/11) Doubles - 4 at Indiana State (3/29) Triples - 2 vs. UNI (4/26) Home Runs - 4 vs. ULM (2/6); vs. UNI (4/25) Total Bases - 29 vs. UMKC (3/11) Walks - 8 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/13); vs. UNI (4/25) Strikeouts - 12 at Louisiana (2/21) Sac Hits - 4 vs. UNI (4/25) Sac Flies - 1 (14 times) Stolen Bases - 5 vs. Evansville (4/4) Runner Left on Base - 15 vs. UNI (4/25) Hit by Pitch - 3 at Illinois State (4/18) Caught Stealing - 1 (14 times) Hit into DP - 2 vs. UNI (4/25)

Team Fielding

Putouts - 33 vs. UNI (4/25) Assists - 16 vs. Penn State (2/14) Errors - 4 vs. SEMO (3/31) Passed Balls - 2 (3 times) DPs Turned - 2 (4 times)

Team Pitching

Innings Pitched - 11.0 vs. UNI (4/25) Runs Allowed - 15 vs. UNI (4/25) Earned Runs Allowed - 14 vs. UMKC (3/11) Hits Allowed - 18 vs. UMKC (3/11) Doubles Allowed - 4 vs. Drake (3/15) Triples Allowed - 2 at Tulsa (4/29) Home Runs Allowed - 4 (3 times) Walks Allowed - 8 vs. Arkansas (3/12) Strikeouts - 11 vs. Evansville (4/4) Wild Pitches - 2 at Indiana State (3/28)

Individual Batting

At Bats - 5, (8 times) Runs - 3, (3 times) Hits - 5, Mary Stephens vs. UMKC (3/11); Mary Stephens at Bradley (3/21) RBIs - 4, (4 times) Doubles - 2, (4 times) Triples - 1, (7 times) Home Runs - 2, (4 times) Total Bases - 9, (4 times) Walks - 3, Rebecca McPherson vs. E. Michigan (2/13); Mary Stephens vs. Iowa (2/22) Strikeouts - 3, Elena Gambill vs. E. Michigan (2/13) Sac Hits - 2, Rebecca McPherson vs. Penn State (2/13) Sac Flies - 1, (14 times) Stolen bases - 2, (5 times) Hit by Pitch - 2, Olivia Roark at Illinois State (4/18)

Individual Fielding

Putouts - 18, Mary Stephens vs. Penn State (2/14) Assists - 8, Chelsea Jones vs. Penn State (2/14) Errors - 2, (10 times) Passed Balls - 2, (3 times)

Individual Pitching

Innings Pitched - 11.0, Erin Struemph vs. UNI (4/25) Runs Allowed - 10, Jessie Van Es vs. UNI (4/25) Earned Runs - 9, Erin Struemph vs. UMKC (3/11) Hits Allowed - 12, Chelsea Jones at Bradley (3/21) Walks Allowed - 6, Erin Struemph vs. Arkansas (3/12) Strikeouts - 10, Erin Struemph at Illinois State (4/18); Erin Struemph at Southern Illinois (5/3 Wild Pitches - 2, Chelsea Jones at Indiana State (3/28)

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Starts By Position Pitcher Chelsea Jones Erin Struemph Jessie Van Es Kaitlin Beason

25 23 5 2

Catcher Braxton Coil Molly Fields

36 19

First Base Mary Stephens Kaitlin Beason

52 3

Second Base Olivia Roark Madison Jones

32 23

Third Base Elena Gambill Chelsea Thomas

30 25

Shortstop Erin Duewel Elena Gambill

43 12

Left Field Rebecca McPherson

55

Center Field Erika Velasquez Zimmer 49 Ali Trickey 4 Hailee Vigneaux 2 Right Field Ali Trickey Chelsea Jones Hailee Vigneaux

26 25 4

Designated Player Hailee Vigneaux Chelsea Thomas Kaitlin Beason Chelsea Jones Madison Jones Mary Stephens

19 13 12 7 3 1

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- 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Recap Final MVC Standings

2015 MVC Individual Statistical Leaders Hits Kelly Kapp, Bradley Brittany Fortner, Wichita State Megan Stone, Indiana State Annie Heineman, Illinois State Mackenzie Wright, Wichita State Erika Hansen, Bradley

Hits 76 74 69 64 60 59

Runs Scored Brittany Fortner, Wichita State Regan Romshek, Illinois State Cacy Williams, Wichita State Annie Heineman, Illinois State Jordan de los Reyes, Illinois State Kelli Spring, Wichita State

Runs 47 44 43 42 41 39

Doubles Erika Hansen, Bradley Brittany Fortner, Wichita State Megan Stone, Indiana State Cacy Williams, Wichita State Melanie Jaegers, Wichita State Hayley Nybo, Drake

2B 20 18 18 16 13 13

Triples Alexa Cavin, Indiana State Brittany Burgess, Bradley Micalla Rettinger, UNI Shannon King, Bradley Kelsey Wright 11 tied at two

3B 3 3 3 3 3

Home Runs Jordan de los Reyes, Illinois State Regan Romshek, Illinois State Danielle Freeman, Evansville Rebecca McPherson, Missouri State Megan Stone, Indiana State Brooke Wyderski, Loyola

HR 18 15 13 12 12 12

Runs Batted In Megan Stone, Indiana State Jordan de los Reyes, Illinois State Brittany Fortner, Wichita State Erika Hansen, Bradley Cacy Williams, Wichita State Four tied at 37

RBI 49 47 45 41 38

Stolen Bases Kelly Kapp, Bradley Erika Velasquez Zimmer, Missouri State Mackenzie Wright, Wichita State Kelli Spring, Wichita State Jessica Balzano, Loyola Samantha Olson, Northern Iowa

SB 31 19 18 15 13 12

Wins Wins Katie Malone, Wichita State 19 Rebekah Schmidt, Drake 19 Taylor Lockwood, Indiana State 18 Chelsea Ross, UNI 18 Katie Bertelsen, SIU 17 Erin Struemph, Missouri State 15 Regan Romshek, Illinois State 15 Strikeouts K Rebekah Schmidt, Drake 198 Chelsea Ross, UNI 193 Nicole Newman, Drake 175 Erin Struemph, Missouri State 159 Taylor Lockwood, Indiana State 146 Katie Malone, Wichita State 132 Saves Saves Erin Struemph, Missouri State 6 Yvette Alvarez, Indiana State 3 Six tied at two

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School Drake Missouri State Northern Iowa Wichita State  Southern Illinois Bradley Illinois State *Indiana State Loyola Evansville

MVC Pct. Overall 19-8 .704 32-21 17-9 .654 30-25 15-10 .600 22-28 16-11 .593 34-23 15-11 .577 21-26 15-12 .556 22-32 14-12 .538 25-31 13-13 .500 27-31 5-21 .192 15-35 2-24 .077 10-45

Pct. BA .604 .259 545 .274 .440 .265 .596 .305 .448 .254 .407 .297 .446 .274 .466 .276 .300 .250 .182 .256

H HR ERA Fld% 353 45 2.41 .957 390 48 3.46 .963 349 49 4.10 .954 465 44 3.87 .964 313 34 4.72 .960 445 27 4.81 .954 396 70 5.20 .964 420 22 4.22 .965 339 32 4.70 .954 368 42 6.61 .937

*indicates NCAA Tournament participation.

MVC Batting Leaders

Player G Avg AB Brittany Fortner, Wichita State 57 .416 178 Megan Stone, Indiana State 58 .397 174 Kelly Kapp, Bradley 54 .386 197 Erika Hansen, Bradley 54 .369 160 Kalyn Harker, Southern Illinois 48 .361 144 Erika Velasquez Zimmer, Missouri State 53 .361 158 Mackenzie Wright, Wichita State 56 .359 167 Annie Heineman, Illinois State 56 .356 180 Erika Crissman, Indiana State 42 .354 130 Regan Romshek, Illinois State 55 .347 167

MVC Pitching Leaders

Pitcher Nicole Newman, Drake Rebekah Schmidt, Drake Erin Struemph, Missouri State Chelsea Jones, Missouri State Taylor Lockwood, Indiana State Jenni Brooks, Wichita State Katie Malone, Wichita State Chelsea Ross, UNI Alyssa Buchanan, UNI Alyson Spinas-Valainis, Bradley

R 47 38 37 34 38 30 36 42 19 44

H 74 69 76 59 52 57 60 64 46 58

RBI 2B 45 18 49 18 11 3 41 20 9 12 15 8 33 5 26 9 24 10 37 11

App ERA W-L SV IP H 26 1.89 13-5 2 133.1 92 38 2.48 19-14 0 200.0 188 42 3.05 15-12 6 172.0 177 35 3.17 13-10 2 141.1 158 50 3.19 18-14 2 213.0 211 34 3.45 11-11 2 115.2 143 43 3.45 19-10 2 200.2 235 34 3.56 18-16 0 196.2 200 24 4.10 4-9 0 97.1 127 41 4.14 11-17 1 196.0 225

3B HR BB 1 9 31 1 12 29 1 0 6 0 4 32 2 1 17 2 1 16 1 3 21 1 7 23 0 1 12 2 15 24

R ER BB SO 42 36 61 175 92 71 54 198 91 75 66 159 88 64 51 90 122 97 55 146 74 57 51 64 125 99 51 132 116 100 74 193 84 57 29 32 141 116 81 111

All-Conference Teams Pos.

First Team

C Melanie Jaegers, Wichita State 1B Megan Stone, Indiana State 2B Shannon King, Bradley 3B Mackenzie Wright, Wichita State SS Erin Duewel, Missouri State OF Brittany Fortner, Wichita State OF Kalyn Harker, Southern Illinois OF Erika Velasquez Zimmer, Missouri State P Rebekah Schmidt, Drake P Nicole Newman, Drake P Erin Struemph, Missouri State DP-UT/NP Cacy Williams, Wichita State UT/P Chelsea Jones, Missouri State UT/P Chelsea Ross, Northern Iowa C Stephanie Gallant, Illinois State OF Annie Heineman, Illinois State OF Erika Hansen, Bradley

MVC Season Awards

Pos.

Coaching Staff of the Year: Drake Player of the Year: Megan Stone, Indiana State Pitcher of the Year: Rebekah Schmidt, Drake Newcomer of the Year: Erika Velasquez Zimmer, Missouri State Freshman of the Year: Nicole Newman, Drake Defensive Player of the Year: Melanie Jaegers, Wichita State MVC Tournament MVP: Taylor Lockwood, Indiana State

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Second Team

C Maria Schroeder, Bradley 1B Jordan de los Reyes, Illinois State 2B Jessica Balzano, Loyola 3B Rikki Alcaraz, Northern Iowa SS Caitlin Wnek, Northern Iowa OF Megan Sowa, Drake OF Hayley Nybo, Drake OF Merri Anne Patterson, Southern Illinois P Katie Malone, Wichita State P Taylor Lockwood, Indiana State DP-UT/NP Danielle Freeman, Evansville UT/P Regan Romshek, Illinois State 2B Liz Broyles, Wichita State 2B Aubre Carpenter, Indiana State 3B Riley Strandgard, Illinois State SS Kelli Spring, Wichita State DP-UT/NP Meredith Wilson, Southern Illinois


MISSOURI STATE

The Record Book

- CONTENTS Yearly Team Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Program History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Postseason History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Yearly Individual Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-42 Single-Season Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Records Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Career Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Killian Stadium Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Honors and Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-48 All-MVC Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Yearly Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-55 All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56


- Missouri State Yearly Team Statistics Batting and Fielding

Year W-L-T BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A PO A E FLD% 1982 21-17-0 .221 1040 127 230 9 16 3 90 75 142 23 837 339 87 .931 1983 28-10-0 .251 935 100 235 17 15 7 82 45 104 54 801 409 47 .963 1984 21-15-0 .288 1025 109 295 27 15 6 101 33 72 26 778 447 70 .946 1985 27-23-0 .214 1413 135 303 24 18 5 109 75 148 17 1039 541 75 .955 1986 30-20-0 .230 1211 125 278 27 14 9 82 78 139 22 1016 393 80 .946 1987 30-22-0 .248 1303 163 323 59 11 6 137 99 100 27 1042 379 53 .964 1988 16-35-0 .224 1275 97 286 46 9 2 74 77 126 21 1036 376 81 .946 1989 11-37-0 .261 1166 102 255 39 11 0 76 61 126 33 914 485 141 .908 1990 15-23-0 .223 1029 87 229 30 7 0 60 40 98 26 816 410 77 .941 1991 22-26-0 .261 1272 143 332 26 6 0 108 60 108 55-80 992 534 73 .954 1992 24-28-0 .251 1376 173 345 27 9 6 133 87 127 56-77 1061 538 97 .943 1993 28-21-0 .270 1231 165 332 29 14 2 128 89 118 45-56 969 434 60 .959 1994 38-13-0 .266 1348 154 359 39 13 16 132 107 178 27-37 1085 414 76 .952 1995 22-25-0 .267 1210 184 323 55 13 15 154 126 144 46-57 946 547 72 .954 1996 34-22-0 .305 1476 290 450 60 18 18 246 158 181 96-117 1102 536 91 .947 1997 35-26-0 .273 1547 218 423 70 10 10 187 108 203 79-98 1209 417 78 .954 1998 31-22-0 .274 1393 177 382 68 14 10 158 105 186 34-50 1069 390 60 .961 1999 28-22-1 .244 1279 125 312 39 5 8 103 80 186 29-47 1030 352 50 .965 2000 30-28-0 .266 1487 192 396 62 8 8 168 90 202 56-70 1151 545 66 .963 2001 15-33-0 .228 1248 146 284 41 8 9 117 116 241 37-52 966 475 69 .954 2002 23-28-0 .241 1250 168 301 48 14 30 139 116 320 86-179 1006 529 86 .947 2003 29-25-0 .246 1382 205 340 53 5 30 170 161 290 65-81 1082 527 71 .958 2004 29-29-0 .223 1476 188 329 55 7 26 165 160 357 50-67 1208 513 79 .956 2005 26-25-1 .227 1315 150 298 43 11 9 126 148 330 74-97 1072 442 52 .967 2006 40-17-0 .252 1465 243 369 70 16 34 194 170 319 85-100 1193 535 44 .975 2007 21-29-0 .236 1236 176 292 58 10 26 155 131 257 60-78 981 353 42 .969 2008 28-22-0 .246 1258 174 309 52 4 21 149 101 273 39-55 1002 348 26 .981 2009 19-25-0 .240 1181 130 284 45 6 20 109 69 223 43-56 927 387 44 .968 2010 21-32-0 .258 1386 185 357 44 4 34 158 123 332 35-52 1080 415 63 .960 2011 30-25-0 .249 1414 173 352 50 10 13 139 130 301 51-63 1124 396 56 .964 2012 25-26-0 .221 1270 145 281 49 1 14 126 146 234 51-66 1037 424 48 .968 2013 22-30-0 .284 1358 227 386 55 5 28 204 122 246 57-77 1030 466 49 .968 2014 28-27-0 .266 1419 224 377 70 15 22 198 139 221 67-85 1074 416 61 .961 2015 30-25-0 .274 1424 226 390 54 7 48 204 181 239 49-63 1104 399 58 .963

Pitching

Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

G W-L-T .PCT IP H R ER BB SO CG SHO SV HP WP BAA ERA 38 21-17-0 .553 286.0 189 79 57 53 126 -- 11 -- -- -- -- 1.79 38 28-10-0 .737 272.0 127 45 18 31 251 -- 13 -- -- -- -- 0.46 36 21-15-0 .583 278.0 173 66 27 36 101 23 10 -- 3 15 .158 0.68 50 27-23-0 .540 365.0 262 104 56 54 171 41 12 -- -- -- -- 1.07 50 30-20-0 .600 338.2 174 73 44 77 278 40 19 -- -- -- -- 0.90 52 30-22-0 .577 347.1 273 120 93 120 243 44 13 -- -- -- -- 1.87 51 16-35-0 .314 345.1 322 169 107 112 199 37 7 1 11 11 -- 2.17 48 11-37-0 .229 304.2 331 222 114 100 73 31 3 1 9 39 -- 2.62 38 15-23-0 .395 272.0 247 130 70 93 97 24 3 2 15 18 -- 1.80 48 22-26-0 .458 330.2 267 122 76 87 199 34 13 2 14 19 .217 1.61 52 24-28-0 .462 353.2 363 187 116 123 93 41 6 0 6 26 .264 2.30 49 28-21-0 .571 323.0 254 110 80 68 236 38 16 3 -- 14 -- 1.73 51 38-13-0 .745 361.2 257 96 61 55 303 45 19 1 -- 8 -- 1.18 47 22-25-0 .468 315.1 299 132 92 110 120 29 7 3 -- 17 -- 2.04 56 34-22-0 .607 367.1 372 190 136 111 191 25 10 5 7 29 -- 2.59 61 35-26-0 .574 403.0 374 154 115 59 319 29 15 6 8 15 -- 2.00 53 31-22-0 .585 356.1 315 149 105 85 270 33 11 0 9 8 -- 2.06 51 28-22-1 .559 350.1 290 108 77 39 319 29 18 5 2 3 -- 1.54 58 30-28-0 .517 383.2 402 181 140 80 144 29 8 3 13 8 -- 2.55 48 15-33-0 .312 322.2 361 180 131 68 127 23 2 0 17 11 -- 2.84 51 23-28-0 .451 335.1 386 168 116 50 141 30 8 1 5 9 -- 2.42 54 29-25-0 .537 360.2 332 164 117 73 151 28 8 1 11 15 .241 2.27 58 29-29-0 .500 402.2 354 186 136 108 323 30 8 4 19 10 .231 2.36 52 26-25-1 .510 357.1 329 156 133 82 269 26 9 7 17 20 .241 2.61 57 40-17-0 .702 397.2 334 149 113 90 275 35 12 7 17 17 .226 1.99 50 21-29-0 .420 327.0 322 181 146 87 279 29 9 1 17 20 .256 3.13 50 28-22-0 .560 334.0 295 151 130 105 336 31 7 6 25 10 .238 3.50 44 19-25-0 .432 309.0 310 156 122 107 187 18 9 0 20 16 .262 2.76 53 21-32-0 .396 360.0 395 221 186 132 242 21 4 3 22 14 .277 3.62 55 30-25-0 .545 374.2 392 192 161 107 303 32 5 5 13 26 .266 3.01 51 25-26-0 .490 345.2 354 165 130 65 252 31 9 4 17 14 .264 2.63 52 22-30-0 .423 343.1 427 248 207 123 137 25 3 3 16 19 .302 4.22 55 28-27-0 .509 358.0 433 244 192 131 248 21 7 3 22 15 .294 3.75 55 30-25-0 .545 368.0 414 234 182 134 270 16 7 10 13 8 .279 3.46

Top Five Team Single-Season Performances Batting Average

Runs

Stolen Bases

Wins

Shutouts

Hits

Home Runs

Fielding Pct.

Strikeouts

ERA

1996........................................... .305 1984........................................... .288 2013............................................ .284 1998........................................... .274 2015........................................... .274 1996............................................. 450 1997............................................. 423 2000............................................. 396 2015............................................. 390 2013............................................. 386

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1996............................................. 290 2006............................................. 243 2013............................................. 227 2015............................................. 226 2014............................................. 224 2015............................................... 48 1996............................................... 34 2010............................................... 34 2002............................................... 30 2003............................................... 30

1996............................................... 96 2002............................................... 86 2006............................................... 85 1997............................................... 79 2005............................................... 74 2008........................................... .981 2006........................................... .975 2007........................................... .969 2009........................................... .968 2012........................................... .968 2013............................................ .968

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2006............................................... 40 1994............................................... 38 1997............................................... 35 1996............................................... 34 1998............................................... 31 2008............................................. 336 2004............................................. 323 1999............................................. 319 1997............................................. 319 1994............................................. 303 2011............................................. 303

1986............................................... 19 1994............................................... 19 1999............................................... 18 1993............................................... 16 1997............................................... 15 1983............................................ 0.46 1984............................................ 0.68 1986............................................ 0.90 1985............................................ 1.07 1994............................................ 1.18


- Missouri State Program History -

Missouri State Yearly Softball Summary Year Coach 1969 Reba Sims 1970 Reba Sims 1971 Reba Sims 1972 Kay Hunter 1973 Kay Hunter 1974 Kay Hunter 1975 Kay Hunter 1976 Kay Hunter 1977 Kay Hunter 1978 Kay Hunter 1979 Kay Hunter 1980 Kay Hunter 1981 Kay Hunter 1982 Kay Hunter 1983 Jim Webb 1984 Jim Webb 1985 Mary Phyl Dwight 1986 Mary Carter 1987 Mary Carter 1988 Mary Carter 1989 Holly Hesse 1990 Holly Hesse 1991 Holly Hesse 1992 Holly Hesse 1993 Holly Hesse 1994 Holly Hesse 1995 Holly Hesse 1996 Holly Hesse 1997 Holly Hesse 1998 Holly Hesse 1999 Holly Hesse 2000 Holly Hesse 2001 Holly Hesse 2002 Holly Hesse 2003 Holly Hesse 2004 Holly Hesse 2005 Holly Hesse 2006 Holly Hesse 2007 Holly Hesse 2008 Holly Hesse 2009 Holly Hesse 2010 Holly Hesse 2011 Holly Hesse 2012 Holly Hesse 2013 Holly Hesse 2014 Holly Hesse 2015 Holly Hesse

W-L --- --- --- 13-5  12-5  19-4  17-8  18-16 27-7  31-7  27-10 26-12 16-20 21-17 28-10 21-15 27-23 30-20 30-22 16-35 11-37 15-23 22-26 24-28 28-21 38-13 22-25 34-22 35-26 31-22 28-22-1 30-28 15-33 23-28 29-25 29-29 26-25-1 40-17 21-29 28-22 19-25 21-32 30-25 25-26 22-30 28-27 30-25

Pct. Conf. Pct. Place Tourn. Region Nation --- --- --- 1st --- --- 3rd --- --- --- 1st --- --- 2nd --- --- --- 1st --- --- 3rd .722 --- --- 1st --- --- 9th .706 --- --- 1st --- --- 3rd .826 --- --- 1st --- --- 1st .680 --- --- 3rd --- --- --.529 --- --- 3rd --- --- --.794 --- --- 1st --- 2nd 7th .816 --- --- 1st --- 1st 7th .730 --- --- 1st --- --- --.684 --- --- --- --- 1st 9th .444 --- --- --- --- --- --.553 --- --- --- --- 1st --.737 --- --- --- 1st 2nd --.583 9-6 .600 3rd 2nd --- --.540 9-6 .600 4th 4th --- --.600   6-12 .333 7th 3rd --- --.577 10-8  .556 4th 2nd --- --.314   5-11 .313 8th 3rd --- --.229   4-12 .250 9th 9th --- --.395 7-9 .438 6th tie-5th --- --.458 6-6 .500 5th tie-5th --- --.462 14-4  .778 1st 4th --- --.571 8-8 .500 6th 4th --- --.745 13-3  .813 1st 2nd --- --.468   7-10 .412 7th 3rd --- --.607 13-6  .684 3rd 1st 4th --.574 7-7 .500 tie-5th 1st 4th --.585 13-5  .722 2nd 1st 3rd --.559   8-7-1 .531 4th 4th --- --.517 10-8  .556 tie-4th tie-7th --- --.312   7-20 .259 10th DNP --- --.451 12-12 .500 5th tie-5th --- --.537 13-12 .520 tie-5th tie-4th --- --.500 11-15 .423 tie-7th DNP --- --.510 16-11 .593 4th 3rd --- --.702 18-4 .818 2nd 1st 4th --.420 10-14 .417 6th tie-7th --- --.560 11-13 .458 7th 2nd --- --.432    8-12 .400 tie-7th tie-7th --- --.396 13-12 .520 tie-4th 3rd --- --.545 13-11 .542 5th 1st 3rd --.490 12-14 .462 6th 6th --- --.423 13-12 .520 6th t-7th --- --.509 10-16 .385 8th t-5th --- --.545 17-9 .654 2nd 2nd --- ---

All-Time Record (46 seasons): 1,083-927-2 (.539) overall, 333-315-1 (.514) conference Conference Records: 70-74 (.486) in 9 Gateway seasons, 263-241-1 (.522) in 23 MVC seasons

MSU Head Coaches

Reba Sims

Kay Hunter

Jim Webb

Mary Phyl Dwight

Mary Carter

Holly Hesse

(1969-71)

(1983-84) 49-25

(1986-88) 76-77

(1972-82) 227-111

(1985) 27-23

(1989-present) 704-691-2

Missouri State Coaching Records Coach

Overall Conf. 30-Win Wins Per Seasons Years Record Pct. Record Pct. Seasons Season

Reba Sims   3 1969-71 --- --- --- --- --- --Kay Hunter 11 1972-82 227-111 .672 --- --- 1 20.6 Jim Webb   2 1983-84 49-25 .662 9-6 .600 0 24.5 Mary Phyl Dwight   1 1985 27-23 .540 9-6 .600 0 27.0 Mary Carter   3 1986-88 76-77 .497 21-31 .404 2 25.3 Holly Hesse 27 1989-15  704-691-2 .505  294-272-1 .519 8 26.1

National Tournament Appearances 1969 AIAW Division I (3rd) MSU 11, Nebraska-Omaha 0 MSU 14, Colorado State 2 John F. Kennedy 8, MSU 0 Illinois State 5, MSU 1 1970 AIAW Division I (2nd) MSU 4, Nebraska 1 MSU 8, Southern Illinois 3 John F. Kennedy 4, MSU 1 MSU 11, Luther 4 MSU 3, Illinois State 2 MSU 14, Nebraska-Omaha 1 MSU 2, John F. Kennedy 0 John F. Kennedy 7, MSU 6 1971 AIAW Division I (3rd) MSU 6, Wartburg 0 MSU 14, Parsons 11 MSU 3, Emporia State 0 Iowa State 12, MSU 9 John F. Kennedy 3, MSU 0 1972 AIAW Division I (9th) MSU 7, Nebraska-Omaha 2 Northern Colorado 4, MSU 2 Central Missouri 9, MSU 3 1973 AIAW Division I (3rd) MSU 12, Ball State 0 MSU 7, Michigan State 2

Illinois State 5, MSU 1 MSU 5, Northern Colorado 1 MSU 3, Western Illinois 2 Illinois State 5, MSU 0 1974 AIAW Division I (1st) MSU 11, Massachusetts 1 MSU 1, Luther 0 MSU 9, Eastern Illinois 8 MSU 8, Wayne State 5 MSU 14, Northern Colorado 7 1977 AIAW Division I (7th) MSU 5, Springfield 2 Arizona State 2, MSU 0 MSU 3, Oklahoma State 1 Nebraska-Omaha 2, MSU 1 1978 AIAW Division I (7th) MSU 11, Massachusetts 2 UCLA 1, MSU 0 MSU 1, Oregon State 0 Cal Poly-Pomona 1, MSU 0 1980 AIAW Division I (9th) Texas A&M 1, MSU 0 MSU 4, South Carolina 0 Oregon 2, MSU 1 1982 AIAW Division I (DNP) Central Michigan 7, MSU 0 Texas A&M 2, MSU 0

1983 NCAA Division I Midwest Regional MSU 1, Missouri 0 Missouri 3, MSU 0 Missouri 1, MSU 0 1996 NCAA Division I Fullerton Regional Cal State-Northridge 5, MSU 0 UCLA 8, MSU 2 1997 NCAA Division I Norman Regional Washington 8, MSU 0 Oklahoma 7, MSU 2 1998 NCAA Division I Stillwater Regional MSU 5, Stanford 2 Oklahoma State 4, MSU 0 Stanford 3, MSU 0 2006 NCAA Division I Los Angeles Regional UCLA 11, MSU 2 (6) San Diego State 1, MSU 0

Head Coach Holly Hesse

2011 NCAA Division I Norman Regional Tulsa 9, MSU 7 MSU 4, Iona 2 Tulsa 11, MSU 0 (5)

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- Missouri State Yearly Individual Pitching Leaders Appearances 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Wins 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 22 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 31 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 41 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 38 Monica Johnson.......................... 33 Michele Chia................................ 34 Lisa Taggart.................................. 26 Amy Day....................................... 27 Amy Day....................................... 36 Gena Piper................................... 36 Kellie Becher................................ 35 Kellie Becher................................ 39 Wendy Farthing........................... 27 Kate Madden............................... 33 Nora Cagwin................................ 47 Nora Cagwin................................ 40 Nora Cagwin................................ 37 Jessica Davis................................. 34 Sarah Nemlowill.......................... 24 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 24 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 32 Shannon Buslepp........................ 23 Sarah Newlowill........................... 23 Amanda Herbster........................ 36 Shannon Buslepp........................ 36 Melissa Porche............................. 36 Melissa Porche............................. 41 Melissa Porche............................. 44 Lauren Supak............................... 27 Natalie Rose................................. 38 Natalie Rose.......................... 49 Natalie Rose................................. 43 Chelsea Jones............................... 47 Erin Struemph............................. 42 Erin Struemph............................. 42 Becky Duffin................................ 16 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 19 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 23 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 20 Monica Johnson.......................... 17 Joni Smith....................................... 9 Lisa Taggart.................................... 5 Amy Day......................................... 9 Amy Day....................................... 17 Gena Piper................................... 14 Kellie Becher................................ 16 Kellie Becher......................... 31 Wendy Farthing............................. 9 Kate Madden............................... 15 Nora Cagwin................................ 19 Nora Cagwin................................ 26 Nora Cagwin................................ 20 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 13 Tauni Kennemer............................ 8 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 15 Shannon Buslepp........................ 11 Amanda Herbster........................ 12 Lindsey Major.............................. 12 Shannon Buslepp........................ 15 Shannon Buslepp........................ 18 Melissa Porche............................. 16 Melissa Porche............................. 19 Lauren McGinley........................ 10 Natalie Rose................................... 9 Natalie Rose................................. 22 Natalie Rose................................. 17 Chelsea Jones............................... 15 Erin Struemph............................. 13 Erin Struemph............................. 15

Saves

1983 N/A...........................................N/A 1984 N/A...........................................N/A 1985 N/A...........................................N/A 1986 Terri Whitmarsh............................ 1 1987 None.................................................. 1988 Joni Smith....................................... 1 1989 Michelle VanLiew.......................... 1 1990 Amy Day......................................... 2 1991 Amy Day......................................... 1 Colleen Duffin............................... 1 1992 None.................................................. 1993 Kellie Becher.................................. 3 1994 Kellie Becher.................................. 1 1995 Wendy Farthing............................. 3 1996 Nora Cagwin.................................. 3 1997 Nora Cagwin.................................. 6 1998 None.................................................. 1999 Nora Cagwin.................................. 4 2000 Tauni Kennemer............................ 2 2001 None.................................................. 2002 Jessica Davis................................... 1 2003 Lindsey Major................................ 1 2004 Amanda Herbster.......................... 2 2005 Melissa Porche............................... 4 2006 Melissa Porche........................ 7 2007 Melissa Porche............................... 1 2008 Melissa Porche............................... 6 2009 None.................................................. 2010 Natalie Rose................................... 3 2011 Natalie Rose................................... 5 2012 Natalie Rose................................... 4 2013 Rachel Brisker................................ 2 2014 Erin Struemph............................... 3 2015 Erin Struemph............................... 6

Innings Pitched 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Becky Duffin...........................137.0 Terri Whitmarsh.....................220.0 Terri Whitmarsh.....................263.0 Terri Whitmarsh.....................225.1 Monica Johnson.....................195.0 Michele Chia...........................179.1 Lisa Taggart.............................126.1 Amy Day..................................141.0 Amy Day..................................213.1 Gena Piper..............................211.0 Kellie Becher...........................191.1 Kellie Becher...........................253.1 Kate Madden..........................123.2 Kate Madden..........................159.1 Nora Cagwin...........................204.1 Nora Cagwin...........................227.2 Nora Cagwin...........................210.1 Jessica Davis............................148.0 Sarah Nemlowill.....................128.1 Tauni Kennemer.....................184.1 Shannon Buslepp...................107.0 Amanda Herbster...................163.0 Shannon Buslepp...................187.0 Shannon Buslepp...................176.1 Melissa Porche........................232.0 Melissa Porche........................242.0 Lauren Supak..........................122.1 Natalie Rose............................160.0 Natalie Rose...................... 265.1 Natalie Rose............................231.2 Chelsea Jones..........................231.2 Erin Struemph........................158.2 Erin Struemph........................172.0

Earned Run Average

Strikeouts

Complete Games

Shutouts

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Terri Whitmarsh..................0.27 Terri Whitmarsh....................... 0.32 Terri Whitmarsh....................... 0.87 Terri Whitmarsh....................... 0.53 Monica Johnson....................... 1.54 Joni Smith.................................. 1.85 Michelle VanLiew..................... 1.93 Amy Day.................................... 1.44 Amy Day.................................... 0.85 Colleen Duffin.......................... 2.07 Kellie Becher............................. 1.32 Kellie Becher............................. 0.72 Wendy Farthing........................ 1.78 Nora Cagwin............................. 2.52 Nora Cagwin............................. 1.61 Nora Cagwin............................. 1.26 Nora Cagwin............................. 0.93 Jessica Davis.............................. 2.32 Sarah Newlowill........................ 2.56 Tauni Kennemer....................... 2.09 Shannon Buslepp..................... 1.70 Amanda Herbster..................... 1.72 Shannon Buslepp..................... 2.06 Samantha Fleeman................... 1.28 Melissa Porche.......................... 2.17 Melissa Porche.......................... 2.68 Lauren Supak............................ 2.23 Natalie Rose.............................. 2.89 Natalie Rose.............................. 2.11 Natalie Rose.............................. 1.84 Chelsea Jones............................ 3.81 Erin Struemph.......................... 3.35 Erin Struemph.......................... 3.05

1983 N/A...........................................N/A 1984 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 19 1985 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 32 1986 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 30 1987 Monica Johnson.......................... 25 1988 Michelle Chia............................... 20 1989 Lisa Taggart.................................. 20 1990 Amy Day....................................... 15 1991 Amy Day....................................... 28 1992 Gena Piper................................... 25 1993 Kellie Becher................................ 24 1994 Kellie Becher......................... 33 1995 Kate Madden............................... 13 1996 Wendy Farthing........................... 12 1997 Nora Cagwin................................ 17 1998 Nora Cagwin................................ 24 1999 Nora Cagwin................................ 26 2000 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 13 2001 Sarah Newlowill........................... 13 2002 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 22 2003 Shannon Buslepp........................ 10 2004 Amanda Herbster........................ 12 Lindsey Major.............................. 12 2005 Shannon Buslepp........................ 16 2006 Melissa Porche............................. 16 2007 Melissa Porche............................. 24 2008 Melissa Porche............................. 27 2009 Lauren McGinley........................ 10 2010 Natalie Rose................................... 9 2011 Natalie Rose................................. 28 2012 Natalie Rose................................. 25 2013 Chelsea Jones............................... 22 2014 Erin Struemph............................. 10 2015 Erin Struemph............................... 9

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Becky Duffin.............................. 170 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 91 Terri Whitmarsh........................ 147 Terri Whitmarsh........................ 228 Monica Johnson........................ 172 Joni Smith................................... 134 Lisa Taggart.................................. 43 Amy Day....................................... 65 Amy Day..................................... 172 Gena Piper................................... 69 Kellie Becher.............................. 185 Kellie Becher.............................. 262 Kate Madden............................... 52 Kate Madden............................... 71 Nora Cagwin.............................. 222 Nora Cagwin.............................. 219 Nora Cagwin.............................. 270 Jessica Davis................................. 62 Sarah Newlowill........................... 48 Tauni Kennemer.......................... 95 Amanda Herbster........................ 55 Amanda Herbster...................... 167 Shannon Buslepp...................... 131 Melissa Porche........................... 141 Melissa Porche........................... 222 Melissa Porche.....................288 Natalie Rose................................. 65 Natalie Rose............................... 134 Natalie Rose............................... 258 Natalie Rose............................... 207 Chelsea Jones............................... 89 Erin Struemph........................... 155 Erin Struemph........................... 159 Becky Duffin.................................. 9 Terri Whitmarsh............................ 9 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 10 Terri Whitmarsh.......................... 15 Monica Johnson............................ 8 Joni Smith....................................... 6 Lisa Taggart.................................... 2 Amy Day......................................... 2 Amy Day....................................... 10 Gena Piper..................................... 3 Kellie Becher................................ 12 Kellie Becher..........................16 Wendy Farthing............................. 3 Kate Madden................................. 3 Wendy Farthing............................. 3 Nora Cagwin.................................. 5 Wendy Farthing............................. 5 Nora Cagwin.................................. 8 Nora Cagwin................................ 14 Jessica Davis................................... 3 Sarah Nemlowill............................ 1 Tauni Kennemer............................ 1 Tauni Kennemer............................ 6 Lindsey Major................................ 3 Amanda Herbster.......................... 3 Shannon Buslepp.......................... 4 Melissa Porche............................... 6 Shannon Buslepp.......................... 6 Melissa Porche............................... 8 Melissa Porche............................... 6 Lauren McGinley.......................... 5 Natalie Rose................................... 2 Natalie Rose................................... 4 Natalie Rose................................... 8 Chelsea Jones................................. 3 Erin Struemph............................... 3 Chelsea Jones................................. 5

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At Bats 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Kristi Neuman......................... .290 Missy East................................ .290 Marcia Bisges........................... .400 Tammy Holloway.................... .287 Marcia Bisges........................... .297 Marcia Bisges........................... .353 Laura Scafidi............................. .336 Dana Geyer.............................. .294 Barb Gaines.............................. .354 Barb Gaines.............................. .388 Barb Gaines.............................. .417 Barb Gaines.............................. .442 Heather Anderson................... .336 Chrissi Castro........................... .321 Kate Madden...................... .450 Krista Scholz............................ .365 Diedre Shores.......................... .347 Sarah Madden.......................... .365 Jessica Gorham........................ .335 Christy Serwein........................ .303 Amanda Bean........................... .361 Amanda Bean........................... .331 Sara Cole................................... .313 Jessica Leathers........................ .338 Samantha Fleeman.................. .351 Katie Martin............................. .307 Jessie Smith.............................. .336 Jessie Smith.............................. .388 Jenna Schwark.......................... .358 Kirstin Cutter............................ .298 Ashley Brentz............................ .304 Kirstin Cutter............................ .322 Ashley Brentz............................ .333 Erika Velasquez Zimmer......... .361 Margaret Graff .......................... 108 Paula Buscher............................. 125 Holly Hazen............................... 125 Donna Knobbe......................... 167 Tracey Weih................................ 157 Machelle Dye............................. 171 Dana Geyer................................ 154 Dana Geyer................................ 143 Barb Gaines................................ 127 Barb Gaines................................ 165 Barb Gaines................................ 180 Barb Gaines................................ 154 Kate Madden............................. 158 Tina Kramos.............................. 144 Kate Madden............................. 191 Diedre Shores.......................193 Diedre Shores............................ 170

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Hits 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Sarah Madden............................ 167 Sarah Madden............................ 179 Jami Canada................................ 141 Jessica Gorham.......................... 141 Christy Serwein.......................... 154 Deanna Keim............................. 154 Amanda Bean............................. 169 Sara Cole..................................... 179 Sara Cole..................................... 184 Sara Cole..................................... 188 Jessie Smith................................ 154 Jessie Smith................................ 146 Jenna Schwark............................ 135 Christa Gammon....................... 172 Kirstin Cutter............................. 161 Kirstin Cutter............................. 156 Kirstin Cutter............................. 177 Ashley Brentz............................. 168 Rebecca McPherson................. 167 Kristi Neuman............................. 29 Paula Buscher............................... 42 Tammy Holloway........................ 45 Machelle Dye............................... 41 Marcia Bisges............................... 41 Marcia Bisges............................... 53 Laura Scafidi................................. 47 Dana Geyer.................................. 42 Barb Gaines.................................. 45 Barb Gaines.................................. 64 Barb Gaines.................................. 75 Barb Gaines.................................. 68 Chrissi Castro............................... 49 Chrissi Castro............................... 44 Tina Kramos................................ 44 Kate Madden......................... 86 Diedre Shores.............................. 64 Diedre Shores.............................. 59 Sarah Madden.............................. 61 Jessica Gorham............................ 57 Christy Serwein............................ 40 Christy Serwein............................ 42 Amanda Bean............................... 56 Sara Cole....................................... 56 Sara Cole....................................... 61 Samantha Fleeman...................... 60 Katie Martin................................. 46 Jessie Smith.................................. 49 Jessie Smith.................................. 52 Christa Gammon......................... 58 Kirstin Cutter............................... 48 Ashley Brentz............................... 45 Kirstin Cutter............................... 57

Kirstin Cutter

2014 2015

Runs 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Doubles

Kate Madden

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Ashley Brentz............................... 56 Erika Velasquez Zimmer............ 57 Margaret Graff ............................ 16 Holly Hazen................................. 17 Tammy Holloway........................ 21 Machelle Dye............................... 29 Machelle Dye............................... 26 Laura Scafidi................................. 20 Dana Geyer.................................. 15 Barb Gaines.................................. 18 Barb Gaines.................................. 26 Barb Gaines.................................. 39 Barb Gaines.................................. 30 Tina Kramos................................ 28 Tina Kramos................................ 29 Kate Madden......................... 60 Diedre Shores.............................. 36 Diedre Shores.............................. 30 Sarah Madden.............................. 21 Sarah Madden.............................. 32 Christy Serwein............................ 27 Deanna Keim............................... 24 Christy Serwein............................ 39 Ashley Meredith.......................... 31 Sara Cole....................................... 31 Jessie Smith.................................. 40 Katie Martin................................. 30 Jessie Smith.................................. 27 Jessie Smith.................................. 27 Christa Gammon......................... 31 Kirstin Cutter............................... 24 Tyler Porter.................................. 24 Ashley Brentz............................... 24 Kirstin Cutter............................... 34 Ashley Brentz............................... 37 Rebecca McPherson................... 35 Tammy Holloway.......................... 7 Paula Buscher................................. 8 Tammy Holloway.......................... 7 Marcia Bisges................................. 6 Marcia Bisges............................... 11 Laura Scafidi................................. 10 Stephanie Loria............................ 10 Amy Myers..................................... 7 Patty Porter.................................. 10 Patty Porter.................................. 11 Patty Porter.................................... 6 Toni Rieke...................................... 7 Chrissi Castro................................. 9 Toni Rieke.................................... 11 Heather Anderson....................... 14 Diedre Shores.............................. 18 Jami Canada.................................. 13 Jami Canada.......................... 26

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Triples 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Jessica Gorham............................ 13 Staci Wattie................................... 13 Jami Canada.................................. 10 Deanna Keim................................. 8 Bonnie Jones.................................. 8 Deanna Keim............................... 10 Deanna Keim............................... 10 Michelle Armentrout.................... 9 Shannon Buslepp........................ 11 Katie Martin................................... 9 Michelle Armentrout.................. 12 Jessie Smith.................................. 11 Ashley Knehans............................. 8 Heather Duckworth...................... 7 Christa Gammon........................... 7 Heather Duckworth.................... 11 Stevie Pierce................................. 10 Ashley Brentz............................... 12 Chelsea Jones............................... 12 Chelsea Jones............................... 12 Jan Lauer......................................... 7 Paula Buscher................................. 6 Tammy Holloway.......................... 7 Marcia Bisges................................. 5 Marcia Bisges................................. 3 Laura Scafidi................................... 4 Kathy Cummings.......................... 3 Kathy Cummings.......................... 4 Patty Porter.................................... 2 Patty Porter.................................... 6 Tina Kramos.................................. 5 Heather Anderson......................... 6 Tina Kramos.................................. 4 Kate Madden................................. 5 Erica Shepherd.............................. 4 Diedre Shores................................ 4 Jami Canada.................................... 4 Wendy Farthing............................. 4 Sarah Madden................................ 1 Jami Canada.................................... 1 Erica Shepherd.............................. 1 Tawnya Grout................................ 1 Jessica Gorham.............................. 1 Annie Medico................................ 3 Christy Serwein.............................. 4 Christy Serwein.............................. 5 Christy Serwein.............................. 2 Sara Cole......................................... 2 Sara Cole................................. 8 Sara Cole......................................... 6 Jessie Smith.................................... 3 Jessie Smith.................................... 2 Jessie Smith.................................... 2 Christa Gammon........................... 2 Christa Gammon........................... 2 Christa Gammon........................... 3

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Heather Duckworth...................... 1 Kerri Cunningham........................ 3 Heather Duckworth...................... 4 Bethany Sullinger.......................... 4 Rebecca McPherson..................... 2 Erika Velasquez Zimmer.............. 2

Home Runs

1983 Becky Duffin.................................. 3 1984 Paula Buscher................................. 3 1985 Tammy Holloway.......................... 5 1986 Marcia Bisges................................. 3 1987 Marcia Bisges................................. 4 1988 Stephanie Loria.............................. 2 1989 N/A................................................. 0 1990 N/A................................................. 0 1991 N/A................................................. 0 1992 Patty Porter.................................... 5 1993 Toni Rieke...................................... 1 Andrea Yeager............................... 1 1994 Heather Anderson......................... 6 1995 Toni Rieke...................................... 4 1996 Heather Anderson......................... 6 1997 Diedre Shores................................ 4 1998 Heather Anderson......................... 3 Erica Shepherd.............................. 3 1999 Erica Shepherd.............................. 6 2000 Staci Wattie..................................... 7 2001 Jessica Gorham.............................. 3 Ashley Meredith............................ 3 2002 Deanna Keim................................. 6 Larissa Shepherd........................... 6 2003 Larissa Shepherd........................... 7 2004 Ashley Meredith.......................... 10 2005 Sara Cole......................................... 2 Shannon Buslepp.......................... 2 Samantha Fleeman........................ 2 2006 Samantha Fleeman...................... 10 2007 Jessie Smith.................................... 7 2008 Michelle Armentrout.................... 6 2009 Jessie Smith.................................... 7

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Caitlin Chapin................................ 8 Ashley Knehans............................. 8 Stevie Pierce................................... 3 Caitlin Chapin................................ 4 Stevie Pierce................................. 10 Bethany Sullinger.......................... 6 Rebecca McPherson..............12

Runs Batted In 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Tammy Holloway........................ 14 Marcia Bisges............................... 21 Tammy Holloway........................ 21 Paula Buscher............................... 25 Marcia Bisges............................... 21 Stephanie Loria............................ 18 Dana Geyer.................................. 13 Jennifer Keesaer.......................... 15 Patty Porter.................................. 22 Patty Porter.................................. 37 Tina Kramos................................ 30 Toni Rieke.................................... 30 Chrissi Castro............................... 28 Heather Anderson................. 46 Diedre Shores.............................. 33 Heather Anderson....................... 25 Erica Shepherd............................ 26 Staci Wattie................................... 43 Jami Canada.................................. 22 Christy Serwein............................ 21 Deanna Keim............................... 35 Ashley Meredith.......................... 34 Michelle Armentrout.................. 19 Samantha Fleeman...................... 34 Jessie Smith.................................. 25 Michelle Armentrout.................. 31 Jessie Smith.................................. 23 Jenna Schwark.............................. 30 Ashley Knehans........................... 27 Heather Duckworth.................... 21 Stevie Pierce................................. 35 Bethany Sullinger.................. 46 Rebecca McPherson................... 31

Walks 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Jan Lauer....................................... 12 Tammy Holloway.......................... 6 Tammy Holloway........................ 17 Machelle Dye............................... 12 Kim Dean..................................... 15 Stephanie Loria............................ 16 Dana Geyer.................................. 13 Barb Gaines.................................... 9 Patty Porter.................................. 12 Patty Porter.................................. 17 Beca Clark.................................... 15 Emily Morgan.............................. 15 Chrissi Castro............................... 22 Chrissi Castro............................... 24 Diedre Shores.............................. 27 Erica Shepherd............................ 17 Jessica Acton................................ 17 Erica Shepherd............................ 22 Jami Canada.................................. 26 Annie Medico.............................. 14 Christy Serwein............................ 21 Ashley Meredith.......................... 30 Ashley Meredith.....................51 Ashley Meredith.......................... 43 Shannon Buslepp........................ 27 Samantha Fleeman...................... 29 Katie Martin................................. 27 Michelle Armentrout.................. 20 Jessie Smith.................................. 15 Jenna Schwark.............................. 19 Stevie Pierce................................. 27 Ashley Brentz............................... 29 Stevie Pierce................................. 29 Stevie Pierce................................. 21 Ashley Brentz............................... 25 Mary Stephens............................. 32

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Machelle Dye............................... 12 Machelle Dye............................... 14 Denise McCoy............................... 6 Patty Birren.................................... 8 Patty Birren.................................. 10 Barb Gaines.................................. 16 Patty Birren.................................. 16 Barb Gaines.................................. 22 Tina Cramos................................... 5 Megan Krebs.................................. 5 Keri Dowell.................................. 14 Kate Madden......................... 37 Keri Dowell.................................. 20 Sarah Madden.............................. 10 Sarah Madden.............................. 14 Amanda Bean............................... 11 Christy Serwein............................ 10 Amy Crittendon........................... 13 Annie Medico.............................. 13 Amanda Bean............................... 23 Sara Cole....................................... 10 Katie Martin................................. 10 Sara Cole....................................... 17 Sara Cole....................................... 21 Jessie Smith.................................. 17 Christa Gammon........................... 8 Jessie Smith.................................. 13 Christa Gammon......................... 11 Kirstin Cutter............................... 15 Kirstin Cutter............................... 13 Kirstin Cutter............................... 15 Kerri Cunningham...................... 25 Erika Velasquez Zimmer............ 19 Bold indicates single-season record

Stolen Bases 1983 1984 1985

Becky Duffin................................ 13 Holly Hazen................................... 9 Tracy Weih...................................... 3

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- Missouri State Single-Season Records BATTING & FIELDING Hits

Kate Madden (1996) Barb Gaines (1992) Barb Gaines (1993) Barb Gaines (1991) Diedre Shores (1997)

At Bats

Diedre Shores (1997) Kate Madden (1996) Sara Cole (2006) Tawnya Grout (1997) Barb Gaines (1992)

Runs

Kate Madden (1996) Diedre Shores (1996) Jessie Smith (2006) Barb Gaines (1992) Christy Serwein (2003) Samantha Fleeman (2006)

Doubles

Diedre Shores (1997) Heather Anderson (1996) Krista Scholz (1997) Wendy Farthing (1997) Jami Canada (1998) Jami Canada (1999) Jessica Gorham (2000) Staci Wattie (2000)

Triples

Sara Cole (2005) Jan Lauer (1983) Tammy Holloway (1985) Chris Dufner (1978) Tammy Holloway (1982) Jan Lauer (1982) Paula Buscher (1984) Patty Porter (1992) Sara Cole (2006)

Home Runs

Rebecca McPherson (2015) Erin Duewel (2015) Ashley Meredith (2004) Samantha Fleeman (2006) Stevie Pierce (2013) Jessie Smith (2006) Caitlin Chapin (2010) Ashley Knehans (2010)

Batting Average

Kate Madden (1996) Barb Gaines (1993) Barb Gaines (1992) Bea Mount (1978) Marcia Bisges (1984) Barb Gaines (1991)

86 75 68 64 64 193 191 188 181 180 60 41 40 39 39 39 18 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 .450 .442 .417 .407 .400 .388

Diedre Shores

Jessie Smith (2009) Chris Dufner (1978) Sarah Madden (1999) Krista Scholz (1997)

.388 .376 .365 .365

Total Bases

Samantha Fleeman (2006) 101 Kate Madden (1996) 100 Rebecca McPherson (2015) 100 Diedre Shores (1997) 98 Heather Anderson (1996) 90 Sara Cole (2005) 88 Jessie Smith (2009) 88

Slugging Percentage

Erin Duewel (2015) .667 Jessie Smith (2009) .657 Chris Dufner (1978) .650 Rebecca McPherson (2015) .599 Samantha Fleeman (2006) .591 Heather Anderson (1996) .581

Walks

Ashley Meredith (2003) Ashley Meredith (2004) Mary Stephens (2015) Ashley Meredith (2002) Samantha Fleeman (2006) Ashley Brentz (2012) Stevie Pierce (2012)

Strikeouts

Deanna Keim (2002) Charity Head (2004) Sara Cole (2004) Deanna Keim (2004) Ashley Meredith (2002) Kirstin Cutter (2013)

Stolen Bases

Kate Madden (1996) Kerri Cunningham (2014) Amanda Bean (2003) Barb Gaines (1993) Keri Dowell (1996)

Runs Batted In

Heather Anderson (1996) Bethany Sullinger (2014) Toni Rieke (1996) Staci Wattie (2000) Patty Porter (1992)

Sacrifice Hits

Patty Birren (1992) Karen Stanko (1987) Amy Francka (1990) Keri Dowell (1997) Tracy Crede (1988) Meghan Brilhart (1999) Meghan Brilhart (2000)

51 43 32 30 29 29 29 48 48 46 41 39 39 37 25 23 22 22 46 46 45 43 37 25 20 20 19 18 18 18

Hit By Pitch

Brooke Kempker (2007) Stacia Boeckstiegel (2013) Diedre Shores (1997) Brooke Kempker (2009) Staci Wattie (2000) Whitney Peyton (2005) Brooke Kempker (2008) Stacia Boeckstiegel (2012) Bethany Sullinger (2014)

10 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 6

Putouts

Kenna Jones (1996) Marria Blackwell (1985) Kenna Jones (1995) Barb Gaines (1991) Samantha Fleeman (2006)

Assists

440 417 414 397 389

Tina Kramos (1995) Jessica Gorham (2000) Alicia Jager (2003) Alicia Jager (2006) Michelle Armentrout (2006)

Errors

Kathy Cummings (1989) Erica Shepherd (1996) Tammy Holloway (1985) Jan Lauer (1982) Patty Porter (1992)

Total Chances

Kenna Jones (1996) Marria Blackwell (1985) Kenna Jones (1995) Barb Gaines (1991) Samantha Fleeman (2006)

*Fielding Percentage

Pat Rakers (1980) Mitzi Cutright (1982) Jennifer Keesaer (1990) Keri Dowell (1995) Tina Powers (1999) Meghan Brilhart (2001) Amanda Bean (2003) Christy Serwein (2003) Lacie Ballard (2005) Melissa Porche (2005) Jessie Smith (2006) Shannon Buslepp (2006) Jen Carr (2007) Elysha Swider (2008) Lauren Eisenreich (2012) Kerri Cunningham (2013) Chelsea Jones (2013) Chelsea Jones (2014)

Sara Cole

152 150 147 144 138 33 30 25 24 24 484 471 467 439 417

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

PITCHING Wins

Kellie Becher (1994) Nora Cagwin (1998) Terri Whitmarsh (1985) Natalie Rose (2011) Penny Clayton (1978) Terri Whitmarsh (1986) Nora Cagwin (1999)

Losses

Michele Chia (1988) Chelsea Jones (2013) Melissa Porche (2007) Natalie Rose (2011) Gena Piper (1992) Amy Day (1991)

Saves

Melissa Porche (2006) Nora Cagwin (1997) Melissa Porche (2008) Erin Struemph (2015) Natalie Rose (2011)

Appearances

Natalie Rose (2011) Nora Cagwin (1997) Chelsea Jones (2013) Melissa Porche (2008) Natalie Rose (2012) Terri Whitmarsh (1985) Erin Struemph (2014) Erin Struemph (2015)

Innings Pitched

Natalie Rose (2011) Terri Whitmarsh (1985) Kellie Becher (1994) Melissa Porche (2008) Melissa Porche (2007) Natalie Rose (2012) Chelsea Jones (2013) Nora Cagwin (1998)

Earned Run Average Terri Whitmarsh (1983) Terri Whitmarsh (1984) Terri Whitmarsh (1986) Becky Duffin (1983) Penny Clayton (1980) Penny Clayton (1978) Kellie Becher (1994)

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31 26 23 22 20 20 20 22 20 19 19 18 17 7 6 6 6 5 49 47 47 44 43 42 42 42 265.1 263.0 253.1 242.0 232.0 231.2 231.2 227.2 0.27 0.32 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.66 0.72

Tammy Long (1980) Amy Day (1991) Tammy Long (1979)

Games Started

Natalie Rose (2011) Kellie Becher (1994) Melissa Porche (2007) Terri Whitmarsh (1985) Nora Cagwin (1998) Amy Day (1991) Melissa Porche (2008) Natalie Rose (2012) Chelsea Jones (2013)

Complete Games

Terri Whitmarsh (1985) Kellie Becher (1994) Terri Whitmarsh (1986) Amy Day (1991) Natalie Rose (2011) Melissa Porche (2008) Nora Cagwin (1999)

Strikeouts

Melissa Porche (2008) Nora Cagwin (1999) Kellie Becher (1994) Natalie Rose (2011) Terri Whitmarsh (1986) Nora Cagwin (1997) Melissa Porche (2007)

Walks

Melissa Porche (2008) Monica Johnson (1987) Chelsea Jones (2013) Erin Struemph (2014) Gena Piper (1992) Erin Struemph (2015)

Shutouts

Kellie Becher (1994) Terri Whitmarsh (1986) Nora Cagwin (1999) Kellie Becher (1993) Terri Whitmarsh (1985) Amy Day (1991)

0.73 0.85 0.86 39 36 35 34 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 30 28 28 27 26 288 270 262 258 228 222 222 78 76 73 72 70 66 16 15 14 12 10 10

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- Missouri State Records Summary INDIVIDUAL • SEASON Batting and Fielding

Games Played: 61, Diedre Shores, Tawnya Grout,   Keri Dowell, Jessica Acton, 1997 At Bats: 193, Diedre Shores, 1997 Runs: 60, Kate Madden, 1996 Hits: 86, Kate Madden, 1996 Consecutive Game Hit Streak: 23, Kate   Madden, March 24-April 27, 1996 (second game) Batting Average: .450, Kate Madden, 1996 Runs Batted-In: 46, Heather Anderson, 1996; Bethany Sullinger, 2014 Doubles: 18, Diedre Shores, 1997 Triples: 8, Sara Cole, 2005 Home Runs: 12, Rebecca McPherson, 2015 Total Bases: 101, Samantha Fleeman, 2006 Slugging Percentage: .667, Erin Duewel, 2015 Walks: 51, Ashley Meredith, 2003 Strikeouts: 48, Deanna Keim, 2002; Charity Head, 2004 Stolen Bases: 37, Kate Madden, 1996 Sacrifice Hits: 25, Patty Birren, 1992 Putouts: 440, Kenna Jones, 1996 Assists: 152, Tina Kramos, 1995 Errors: 33, Kathy Cummings, 1989 Total Chances: 484, Kenna Jones, 1996 Fielding Percentage: 1.000, 18 times by 17 players

Pitching

Appearances: 49, Natalie Rose, 2011 Innings Pitched: 265.1, Natalie Rose, 2011 Wins: 31, Kellie Becher, 1994 Losses: 22, Michele Chia, 1988 Saves: 7, Melissa Porche, 2006 Earned Run Average: 0.27, Terri Whitmarsh, 1985 Games Started: 39, Natalie Rose, 2011 Complete Games: 33, Terri Whitmarsh, 1985; Kellie Becher, 1994 Strikeouts: 288, Melissa Porche, 2008 Walks: 78, Melissa Porche, 2008 Shutouts: 16, Kellie Becher, 1994

INDIVIDUAL • CAREER Batting and Fielding

Games Played: 216, Erica Shepherd, 1996-99 At Bats: 634, Sarah Madden, 1997-2000 Runs: 123, Kate Madden, 1993-96; Jessie Smith, 2006-09 Hits: 252, Barb Gaines, 1990-93 Batting Average: .403, Barb Gaines, 1990-93 Runs Batted-In: 125, Heather Anderson, 1994-98 Doubles: 45, Jami Canada, 1998-2001 Triples: 18, Tammy Holloway, 1982-85 Home Runs: 27, Jessie Smith, 2006-09 Total Bases: 329, Jessie Smith, 2006-09 Slugging Percentage: .555, Jessie Smith, 2006-09 Walks: 132, Ashley Meredith, 2001-04

Strikeouts: 142, Deanna Keim, 2001-04 Stolen Bases: 59, Kate Madden, 1993-96 Sacrifice Hits: 55, Beca Clark, 1990-93 Putouts: 1,160, Kenna Jones, 1994-96 Assists: 488, Alicia Jager, 2003-06 Errors: 81, Erica Shepherd, 1996-99 Total Chances: 1,287, Barb Gaines, 1990-93 Fielding Percentage: 0.996495, Jen Carr, 2006-09

Pitching

Appearances: 155, Natalie Rose, 2009-12 Innings Pitched: 837.1, Terri Whitmarsh, 1983-86 Wins: 73, Terri Whitmarsh, 1983-86 Losses: 53, Natalie Rose, 2009-12 Saves: 18, Melissa Porche, 2005-08 Earned Run Average: 0.54, Terri Whitmarsh, 1983-86 Games Started: 109, Terri Whitmarsh, 1983-86 Complete Games: 99, Terri Whitmarsh, 1983-86 Strikeouts: 767, Nora Cagwin, 1996-99 Walks: 194, Melissa Porche, 2005-08 Shutouts: 37, Terri Whitmarsh, 1983-86

TEAM • SEASON Batting and Fielding

Games Played: 61, 1997 (Won 35, Lost 26) Wins: 40, 2006 (Lost 17) Losses: 37, 1989 (Won 11) Winning Percentage: .816, 1978 (Won 31, Lost 7) Consecutive Wins: 13, 1986 and 1994 Consecutive Losses: 10, 1989; 12, 2009-10 seasons At Bats: 1,547, 1997 Runs: 290, 1996 Hits: 450, 1996 Doubles: 70, 1997, 2006 and 2014 Triples: 18, 1985 and 1996 Home Runs: 48, 2015 Runs Batted In: 246, 1996 Batting Average: .305, 1996 Total Bases: 602, 2015 Slugging Percentage: .423, 2015 Walks: 181, 2015 Stolen Bases: 96, 1996 Sacrifice Hits: 95, 1988 and 1992 Putouts: 1,209, 1997 Assists: 545, 2000 Errors: 141, 1989 Total Chances: 1,772, 2006 Fielding Percentage: .981, 2008

Pitching

Complete Games: 45, 1994 Innings Pitched: 403.0, 1997 Strikeouts: 336, 2008 Walks: 131, 2014 Earned Run Average: 0.46, 1983 Shutouts: 19, 1979, 1985 and 1994 *MVC record

All-American Barb Gaines   Infielder Barb Gaines (right) became the first Missouri State softball All-America pick as a senior in 1993. She was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Third Team after authoring one of the most outstanding careers in the program’s history.   A native of St. Louis, Gaines enjoyed a brilliant senior season, ranking among the national top-10 in batting average for most of the season and finishing with a then-school record .442 mark. Gaines ranked first in the Missouri Valley Conference in hits (68) and second in stolen bases (22).   The first player in Gateway/MVC history to win all-league honors four straight years, Gaines closed her career with five Missouri State single-season records and eight career marks. She still holds the career records for hits (252), total chances (1,287), and batting average (.403), is second in stolen bases (58), and at bats (626), third in putouts (1,013) and fourth in runs (113).   Gaines received the Missouri State Outstanding Female Athlete award in 1992 and 1993 and was inducted into the Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. On April 20, 2013, she became the first player to have her jersey retired by the Missouri State softball program.

Gaines’s Career Record Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 Totals

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G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SH SB BA PO A E TC Pct. 38 127 18 45 2 0 0 0 9 4 5 6 .354 333 25 7 365 .981 48 165 26 64 7 0 0 0 8 7 6 16 .388 397 37 5 439 .989 52 180 39 75 8 0 0 0 9 5 7 14 .417 248 90 12 350 .966 46 154 30 68 11 3 1 0 8 5 2 22 .442 35 94 4 133 .970 184 626 113 252 28 3 1 0 34 21 20 58 .403 1013 246 28 1287 .978

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No-Hitters By Missouri State (13)

Becky Duffin, March 29, 1983 at Springfield, Mo. MSU 2, Missouri Southern State 0 Amy Day, March 10, 1991 at College Station, Texas MSU 3, Penn State 0 — perfect game Amy Day, March 19, 1991 at Springfield, Mo. MSU 8, Saint Louis 0 (6 innings) — perfect game Kellie Becher, April 1, 1994 at Charleston, Ill. MSU 1, Eastern Illinois 0 (9 innings) Kellie Becher, April 1, 1994 at Charleston, Ill. MSU 5, Purdue 0 — perfect game Wendy Farthing, March 14, 1995 at Springfield, Mo. MSU 12, Southwest Baptist 0 (5 innings) Wendy Farthing, April 24, 1996 at Springfield, Mo. MSU 8, UMKC 0 (6 innings) Tauni Kennemer, March 28, 1999 at Springfield, Mo. MSU 8, Saint Louis 0 (5 innings) — perfect game Amanda Herbster, March 13, 2004 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. MSU 8, Iowa State 0 (5 innings) — perfect game Amanda Herbster, March 14, 2004 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. MSU 3, Valparaiso 0 Melissa Porche, April 1, 2006 at Des Moines, Iowa MSU 7, Drake 0 Melissa Porche, February 11, 2007 at Conway, Ark. MSU 6, Central Arkansas 0 Natalie Rose, May 7, 2011 at Springfield, Mo. MSU 1, Evansville 0

No-Hitters Against Missouri State (21)

Texas Woman’s 2, MSU 0, 1979 at Denton, Texas Oklahoma 5, MSU 0, 1979 at Springfield, Mo. Missouri Southern 2, MSU 0, 1983 at Joplin, Mo. Missouri 3, MSU 0, May 15, 1983 at Columbia, Mo. Florida State 14, MSU 0 (5 innings), March 18, 1989 at Tallahassee, Fla. — perfect game Kansas 4, MSU 0, April 22, 1992 at Shawnee Mission, Kan. — perfect game Texas A&M-CC 2, MSU 0, Feb. 25, 2005, at Denton, Texas No. 21 Missouri 8, MSU 0 (5 innings), March 15, 2005 at Columbia, Mo. Indiana State 1, MSU 0, March 26, 2005 at Terre Haute, Ind. No. 23 S. Illinois 7, MSU 0, April 16, 2005 at Carbondale, Ill. No. 23 S. Illinois 3, MSU 0, April 17, 2005 at Carbondale, Ill. Wichita State 13, MSU 0, May 14, 2005 at MVC Tournament, Wichita, Kan. No. 6 Alabama 8, MSU 0, February 19, 2006 at Boca Raton, Fla. Penn State 4, MSU 0, February 25, 2006 at Fayetteville, Ark. No. 7 LSU 7, MSU 0, February 16, 2007 at Houston, Texas Tulsa 1, MSU 0 (8 innings), April 23, 2008 at Springfield, Mo. No. 12 Missouri 5, MSU 0, March 8, 2009 at Springfield, Mo. No. 18 Missouri 11, MSU 0, March 6, 2011 at St. Louis, Mo. Arkansas 4, MSU 0, May 2, 2012 at Springfield, Mo. Wichita State 12, MSU 0 (5 innings), April 16, 2014 at Wichita, Kan. No. 6 Oklahoma 10, MSU 0 (5 innings), March 7, 2015 at Norman, Okla. — perfect game


- Missouri State Career Records BATTING & FIELDING Hits

Barb Gaines (1990-93) Sarah Madden (1997-00) Kate Madden (1993-96) Diedre Shores (1995-98) Jessie Smith (2006-09)

At Bats

Sarah Madden (1997-00) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Kirstin Cutter (2010-13) Diedre Shores (1995-98) Jami Canada (1998-01) Jessie Smith (2006-09)

Runs

Kate Madden (1993-96) Jessie Smith (2006-09) Diedre Shores (1995-98) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Katie Martin (2004-07)

252 207 206 202 194 634 626 619 598 593 593 123 123 116 113 97

Doubles

Jami Canada (1998-01) 45 Diedre Shores (1995-98) 43 Heather Anderson (1994-98) 38 Michelle Armentrout (2005-08) 36 Jessie Smith (2006-09) 36 Heather Duckworth (2011-14) 36

Triples

Tammy Holloway (1982-85) Sara Cole (2003-06) Jan Lauer (1982-84) Marcia Bisges (1984-87) Christy Serwein (2001-04)

18 17 13 13 12

Home Runs

Jessie Smith (2006-09) Ashley Meredith (2001-04) Deanna Keim (2001-04) Heather Anderson (1994-98) Caitlin Chapin (2010-13) Stevie Pierce (2010-13)

Batting Average

Barb Gaines (1990-93) Kate Madden (1993-96) Diedre Shores (1995-98) Chrissi Castro (1994-95) Jessie Smith (2006-09)

27 20 19 18 18 18

.403 .349 .338 .328 .327

Total Bases

Jessie Smith (2006-09) 329 Diedre Shores (1995-98) 283 Christy Serwein (2001-04) 279 Heather Anderson (1994-98) 276 Toni Rieke (1993-96) 261

Slugging Percentage

Strikeouts

Deanna Keim (2001-04) 142 Kirstin Cutter (2010-13) 126 Ashley Meredith (2001-04) 125 Katie Martin (2004-07) 124 Caitlin Chapin (2010-13) 124 Michelle Armentrout (2005-08) 120 Erica Shepherd (1996-99) 118

Stolen Bases

Kate Madden (1993-96) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Keri Dowell (1994-97) Katie Martin (2004-07) Amanda Bean (2000-03)

Heather Anderson (1994-98) 125 Toni Rieke (1993-96) 121 Jessie Smith (2006-09) 105 Michelle Armentrout (2005-08) 100 Erica Shepherd (1996-99) 98

Sacrifice Hits

Walks

Hit By Pitch

Ashley Meredith

59 58 57 54 53

Runs Batted In

Jessie Smith (2006-09) .555 Erin Duewel (2012-pr.) .475 Diedre Shores (1995-98) .473 Heather Anderson (1994-98) .469 Ashley Meredith (2001-04) .465 Samantha Fleeman (2004-05) .464 Ashley Meredith (2001-04) 132 Katie Martin (2004-07) 88 Stevie Pierce (2010-13) 84 Diedre Shores (1995-98) 78 Erica Shepherd (1996-99) 76 Ashley Brentz (2011-14) 76

Jessie Smith

Beca Clark (1990-93) Patty Birren (1989-92) Keri Dowell (1994-97) Meghan Brilhart (1998-01) Tina Kramos (1991-95)

55 54 49 43 41

Brooke Kempker (2006-09) Stacia Boeckstiegel (2012-14) Larissa Shepherd (2000-03) Staci Wattie (2000-03) Jessica Gorham (1998-01)

Putouts

Kenna Jones (1994-96) Jami Canada (1998-01) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Jen Carr (2006-09) Tawnya Grout (1997-00) Stevie Pierce (2010-13)

23 21 15 12 11

1160 1144 1013 798 783 779

Assists

Alicia Jager (2003-06) 488 Tina Kramos (1991-95) 487 Jessica Gorham (1998-01) 448 Marcia Bisges (1984-87) 429 Heather Duckworth (2011-14) 376

Errors

Erica Shepherd (1996-99) Larissa Shepherd (2000-03) Patty Porter (1990-92) Alicia Jager (2003-06) Kirstin Cutter (2010-13) Tina Kramos (1991-95)

Total Chances

Barb Gaines (1990-93) Kenna Jones (1994-96) Jami Canada (1998-01) Diedre Shores (1995-98) Tawnya Grout (1997-00)

Games Played

Erica Shepherd (1996-99) Alicia Jager (2003-06) Sara Cole (2003-06) Katie Martin (2004-07) Diedre Shores (1995-98) Sarah Madden (1997-00) Kirstin Cutter (2010-13)

Fielding Percentage

81 61 56 54 53 51 1287 1284 1210 924 916

Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Natalie Rose (2009-12) Shannon Buslepp (2003-06) Kellie Becher (1993-94)

Losses

Natalie Rose (2009-12) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Wendy Farthing (1995-98) Chelsea Jones (2012-15) Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Tauni Kennemer (1999-02) Sarah Nemlowill (2000-03)

Saves

Melissa Porche (2005-08) Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Natalie Rose (2009-12) Erin Struemph (2014-pr.) Wendy Farthing (1995-98) Kellie Becher (1993-94)

Appearances 216 213 213 213 212 211 209

Jen Carr (2006-09) .996 Amber Robins (2004-05) .996 Samantha Fleeman (2005-06) .996 Stevie Pierce (2010-13) .995 Terrie Helfrich (1988-89) .990 Karen Stanko (1987) .988 Jami Canada (1998-01) .988 Kerri Cunningham (2011-14) .988

Earned Run Average

PITCHING Wins

Natalie Rose (2009-12) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Chelsea Jones (2012-15) Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Wendy Farthing (1995-98)

Innings Pitched

Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Natalie Rose (2009-12) Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Chelsea Jones (2012-15) Shannon Buslepp (2003-06) Wendy Farthing (1995-98) Kate Madden (1993-96)

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73 71 60 52 49 47 53 49 48 48 42 37 36 18 13 12 9 5 4 155 152 148 139 133 122

837.1 751.0 721.2 706.1 598.0 560.2 554.0 523.0

Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Penny Clayton (1978-80) Kellie Becher (1993-94) Tammy Long (1978-80) Amy Day (1990-91)

0.54 0.72 0.98 1.08 1.09

Games Started

Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) 109 Melissa Porche (2005-08) 100 Nora Cagwin (1996-99) 99 Chelsea Jones (2012-15) 95 Natalie Rose (2009-12) 91 Wendy Farthing (1995-98) 88

Complete Games

Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Natalie Rose (2009-12) Kellie Becher (1993-94) Kate Madden (1993-96)

Strikeouts

Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Natalie Rose (2009-12) Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Kellie Becher (1993-94)

Walks

Melissa Porche (2005-08) Wendy Farthing (1995-98) Kate Madden (1993-96) Chelsea Jones (2012-15) Erin Struemph (2014-pr.) Lauren McGinley (2007-10)

Shutouts

Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Kellie Becher (1993-94) Melissa Porche (2005-08) Natalie Rose (2009-12)

99 74 69 64 57 50 767 754 664 545 447 194 187 178 173 138 123 37 29 28 20 15

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- Killian Stadium Records Missouri State Single-Game Highs

Opponent Single-Game Highs

At-Bats......................................... 48 ............................................vs. Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Runs.............................................. 17...................................................vs. IUPUI (March 17, 2010) Hits............................................... 19..................................................vs. UMKC (March 11, 2015) Doubles....................................... 4.....................................................vs. IUPUI (March 17, 2010) Triples.......................................... 2.........................................................vs. UNI (March 14, 2009) ...................................................... 2........................................................... vs. UNI (April 26, 2015) Home Runs................................. 4.....................................................vs. IUPUI (March 17, 2010) ...................................................... 4........................................................... vs. UNI (April 25, 2015) Runs Batted In............................ 16...................................................vs. IUPUI (March 17, 2010) Walks............................................ 8...................................................... vs. Bradley (April 10, 2010) ...................................................... 8........................................................... vs. UNI (April 25, 2015) Stolen Bases................................ 5....................................................vs. Evansville (April 4, 2015) Strikeouts..................................... 14......................................................vs. Tulsa (March 26, 2014)

At-Bats......................................... 52.................................................. Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Runs.............................................. 15...............................................................UNI (April 25, 2015) Hits............................................... 18........................................................UMKC (March 11, 2015) Doubles....................................... 7......................................................... Arkansas (April 28, 2010) Triples.......................................... 1....................................................................................... 14 times Home Runs................................. 6................................................... Illinois State (April 25, 2010) Runs Batted In............................ 13........................................................UMKC (March 11, 2015) ...................................................... 13...............................................................UNI (April 25, 2015) Walks............................................ 8.......................................................Arkansas (March 12, 2015) Stolen Bases................................ 5......................................... Southern Illinois (March 19, 2010) Strikeouts..................................... 12................................................Wichita State (April 18, 2012)

Team Batting

Team Pitching

Innings Pitched........................... 13.0 .........................................vs. Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Fewest Hits.................................. 0.....................................................vs. Evansville (May 7, 2011) Fewest Runs................................ 0....................................................................................... 14 times Fewest Walks............................... 0....................................................................................... 26 times Most Hits..................................... 18..................................................vs. UMKC (March 11, 2015) Most Runs................................... 15......................................................... vs. UNI (April 25, 2015) Most Walks.................................. 8.................................................vs. Arkansas (March 12, 2015) Home Runs................................. 6..............................................vs. Illinois State (April 25, 2010) Strikeouts..................................... 14.......................................................vs. Drake (April 30, 2011) Wild Pitches................................ 2..................................................................................... five times Hit By Pitch................................. 2....................................................................................... 11 times

Individual Batting

At-Bats......................................... 6..................................................................................... five times Runs.............................................. 3...................................................................................three times Hits............................................... 5........................ Mary Stephens vs. UMKC (March 11, 2015) Doubles....................................... 2....................................................................................nine times Triples.......................................... 1....................................................................................... 14 times Home Runs................................. 2...............Rebecca McPherson vs. UMKC (March 11, 2015) ...................................................... 2................................... Erin Duewel vs. UNI (April 25, 2015) Runs Batted In............................ 4....................................................................................nine times Walks............................................ 3......................................................... Caitlin Chapin, two times Stolen Bases................................ 2...................................................................................three times Strikeouts..................................... 3....................................................................................four times

Individual Pitching

Innings Pitched........................... 11.0............................ Natalie Rose vs. Drake (April 30, 2011) ...................................................... 11.0.......................... Erin Struemph vs. UNI (April 25, 2015) Hits Allowed............................... 12.................................Natalie Rose vs. Drake (May 14, 2011) ...................................................... 12................Chelsea Jones vs. Illinois State (March 16, 2012) Runs Allowed.............................. 12.......................Lauren McGinley vs. UNI (March 14, 2009) Walks Allowed............................ 6............................... Lauren Supak vs. UNI (March 14, 2009) ...................................................... 6..................... Erin Struemph vs. Arkansas (March 12, 2015) Home Runs Allowed................. 4...................... Natalie Rose vs. Illinois State (April 25, 2010) Strikeouts..................................... 12...................Natalie Rose vs. Wichita State (April 18, 2012) Wild Pitches................................ 2....................................................................................four times Hit By Pitch................................. 2...................................................................................eight times

Team Batting

Team Pitching

Innings Pitched........................... 13.0 .............................................. Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Fewest Hits.................................. 0.............................................................Arkansas (May 2, 2012) ...................................................... 0..........................................................Missouri (March 8, 2009) Fewest Runs................................ 0....................................................................................... 21 times Fewest Walks............................... 0....................................................................................... 20 times Most Hits..................................... 19........................................................UMKC (March 11, 2015) Most Runs................................... 17.........................................................IUPUI (March 17, 2010) Most Walks.................................. 8............................................................Bradley (April 10, 2010) ...................................................... 8.................................................................UNI (April 25, 2015) Home Runs................................. 4...........................................................IUPUI (March 17, 2010) ...................................................... 4.................................................................UNI (April 25, 2015) Strikeouts..................................... 14............................................................Tulsa (March 26, 2014) Wild Pitches................................ 3..........................................................Bradley (March 20, 2014) Hit By Pitch................................. 3......................................... Southern Illinois (March 30, 2014)

Individual Batting

At-Bats......................................... 7........................Kelsey Kidwell, Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Runs.............................................. 3....................................................................................nine times Hits............................................... 5.........................Carleigh Berry, Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Doubles....................................... 3............................... Sandra Smith, Arkansas (April 28, 2010) ...................................................... 3........................Courtney Wray, Iowa State (March 19, 2009) Triples.......................................... 1....................................................................................... 11 times Home Runs................................. 2..................................................................................... five times Runs Batted In............................ 6.........................Macklin Hitz, Wichita State (April 22, 2015) Walks............................................ 3...................................................................................three times Stolen Bases................................ 2....................................................................................... 10 times Strikeouts..................................... 4........................ Carrie Monroe, Iowa State (March 19, 2009) ...................................................... 4.............................Molly McClelland, Drake (April 30, 2011)

Individual Pitching

Innings Pitched........................... 11.0..............................Jenna DeLong, Drake (April 30, 2011) Hits Allowed............................... 14.................. Meagan McCurdy, Indiana State (May 2, 2010) Runs Allowed.............................. 11.............................. Nicole Natter, IUPUI (March 17, 2010) Walks Allowed............................ 6.........Madeline Lynch-Crumrine, Bradley (March 20, 2014) Home Runs Allowed................. 4........................................Chelsea Ross, UNI (April 25, 2015) Strikeouts..................................... 13.................................Aimee Creger, Tulsa (March 26, 2014) Wild Pitches................................ 2..................................................................................seven times Hit By Pitch................................. 3............Katie Bertelsen, Southern Illinois (March 30, 2014)

Top Crowds at Killian No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Opponent/Date...........................Attendance Missouri (April 3, 2013)..................................... 537 Bradley/UNI* (May 12, 2011)......................... 465 Illinois State* (May 13, 2011)........................... 425 Missouri (April 23, 2015).................................. 402 Missouri (March 8, 2009).................................. 379 Drake* (May 14, 2011)...................................... 340. UMKC (March 7, 2009).................................... 338 Southern Illinois (March 30, 2014).................. 312 Saint Louis (March 8, 2009).............................. 309 Northern Iowa (April 25, 2015)....................... 303 *MVC Tournament

Longest Win Streak....................................................... 8 .....................................May 7, 2011 to March 10, 2012 Longest Losing Streak....................................... 6 (twice) .............................................. April 14 to April 28, 2010 .............................& March 19, 2013 to April 20, 2013 Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total

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Home Attendance..................................Average 2,732 in 13 dates....................................................... 210 1,434 in 12 dates....................................................... 120 3,012 in 18 dates....................................................... 167 2,208 in 14 dates....................................................... 157 1,652 in 8 dates......................................................... 206 3,103 in 14 dates....................................................... 221 2,867 in 13 dates....................................................... 220 17,008 in 92 dates............................................185


- Missouri State Honors and Awards National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America 1993 3B, Barb Gaines, 3rd team

NFCA All-Midwest Region 1986 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2003 2006 2009 2015

P, Terri Whitmarsh, 2nd team 3B, Marcia Bisges, 2nd team SS, Paula Buscher, 2nd team OF, Machelle Dye, 2nd team 1B, Barb Gaines, 2nd team 3B, Barb Gaines, 1st team P, Kellie Becher, 1st team OF, Heather Anderson, 2nd team 3B, Chrissi Castro, 2nd team UT, Kate Madden, 2nd team OF, Heather Anderson, 1st team UT, Kate Madden, 2nd team DP, Krista Scholz, 2nd team UT, Tawnya Grout, 2nd team DP, Sarah Madden, 2nd team CF, Sarah Madden, 1st team OF, Christy Serwein, 1st team 1B, Samantha Fleeman, 2nd team SS, Jessie Smith, 1st team UT/P, Chelsea Jones, 2nd team P, Erin Struemph, 3rd team OF, Erika Velasquez Zimmer, 3rd team

CoSIDA Academic All-America

1997 SS, Erica Shepherd, 3rd team 2000 3B, Jessica Gorham, 2nd team 2001 3B, Jessica Gorham, 3rd team

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award All-America 2007 Katie Martin, 1st team

CoSIDA Academic All-District VII 1996 1997 1998

2B, Megan Krebs DP, Erica Shepherd OF, Krista Scholz IF, Erica Shepherd

1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2010

IF, Erica Shepherd P, Jessica Davis 3B, Jessica Gorham 3B, Jessica Gorham OF, Amanda Bean DP, Ashley Meredith OF, Jessica Leathers 1B/P, Samantha Fleeman OF, Katie Martin OF, Jenna Schwark

Samantha Fleeman

CoSIDA Academic All-District VI

2014 3B, Heather Duckworth 2015 OF, Rebecca McPherson

MVC Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award 2007 Katie Martin

Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year 1994 Holly Hesse

MVC Player of the Year 1994 Kellie Becher 1996 Kate Madden 2006 Samantha Fleeman

MVC Pitcher of the Year 1998 Nora Cagwin 1999 Nora Cagwin

MVC Newcomer of the Year 2015 Erika Velasquez Zimmer

MVC Rookie of the Year 2000 Staci Wattie

MVC All-Defensive Team 2015 Rebecca McPherson

MVC Leadership & Service Award 2010 Jen Carr 2015 Ali Trickey

Shannon Buslepp

All-Missouri Valley Conference 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

3B, Barb Gaines, 1st team P, Kellie Becher, 1st team SS, Tina Kramos, 1st team OF, Emily Morgan, 2nd team P, Kellie Becher, 1st team/MVP SS, Tina Kramos, 1st team 3B, Chrissi Castro, 1st team OF, Heather Anderson, 1st team 3B, Chrissi Castro, 1st team C, Toni Rieke, 2nd team UT, Kate Madden, 1st team/MVP C, Toni Rieke, 1st team OF, Heather Anderson, 2nd team 2B, Diedre Shores, 2nd team P, Nora Cagwin, 1st team 1B, Diedre Shores, 1st team OF, Krista Scholz, 2nd team SS, Erica Shepherd, 2nd team P, Nora Cagwin, 1st team 2B, Diedre Shores, 1st team C, Tawnya Grout, 2nd team OF, Heather Anderson, 2nd team P, Nora Cagwin, 1st team 1B, Jami Canada, 1st team OF, Sarah Madden, 1st team SS, Erica Shepherd, 2nd team DP, Staci Wattie, 1st team 3B, Jessica Gorham, 2nd team OF, Sarah Madden, 2nd team SS, Annie Medico, 2nd team OF, Christy Serwein, 2nd team OF, Christy Serwein, 1st team 3B, Ashley Meredith, 1st team SS, Annie Medico, 2nd team OF, Christy Serwein, 1st team 3B, Ashley Meredith, 1st team C, Deanna Keim, 2nd team DP, Ashley Meredith, 2nd team C, Deanna Keim, 2nd team OF, Sara Cole, hon. mention OF, Sara Cole, 2nd team P, Shannon Buslepp, 2nd team 1B, Samantha Fleeman, 1st team/MVP P, Shannon Buslepp, 1st team OF, Jessie Smith, 1st team P, Melissa Porche, 2nd team OF, Katie Martin, 2nd team OF, Katie Martin, 2nd team UT, Melissa Porche, 1st team 3B, Michelle Armentrout, 2nd team OF, Brooke Kempker, 2nd team SS, Jessie Smith, 1st team UT, Caitlin Chapin, 1st team 2B, Christa Gammon, 2nd team OF, Jenna Schwark, 1st team SS, Kirstin Cutter, 1st team P, Natalie Rose, 1st team 2B, Ashley Brentz, 1st team

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P, Natalie Rose, 2nd team 2B, Ashley Brentz, 1st team SS, Kirstin Cutter, 1st team 3B, Heather Duckworth, 2nd team UT, Mary Stephens, 2nd team 2B, Ashley Brentz, 2nd team OF, Kerri Cunningham, 2nd team SS, Erin Duewel, 1st team UT/P, Chelsea Jones, 1st team P, Erin Struemph, 1st team OF, Erika Velasquez Zimmer, 1st team

MVC All-Tournament Team 1993 Beca Clark Toni Rieke 1994 Kellie Becher Chrissi Castro Tina Kramos 1995 Heather Anderson Krista Scholz 1996 Kate Madden (MVP) Jessica Acton Toni Rieke Diedre Shores 1997 Wendy Farthing (MVP) Nora Cagwin Erica Shepherd Diedre Shores 1998 Nora Cagwin (MVP) Heather Anderson Erica Shepherd Diedre Shores 1999 Nora Cagwin Erica Shepherd 2000 Sarah Madden 2002 Annie Medico 2003 Christy Serwein Amanda Herbster 2005 Sara Cole Shannon Buslepp Alicia Jager 2006 Shannon Buslepp (MVP) Melissa Porche Michelle Armentrout Jessie Smith 2007 Katie Martin 2008 Michelle Armentrout Melissa Porche Jessie Smith 2009 Jenna Schwark 2010 Natalie Rose Jenna Schwark 2011 Natalie Rose (MVP) Heather Duckworth Ashley Knehans Tyler Porter 2012 Natalie Rose 2013 Stacia Boeckstiegel 2014 Erin Struemph

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- Missouri State Honors and Awards 2015 Chelsea Jones Mary Stephens Erin Struemph

NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team 1997 Krista Scholz 1998 Sarah Madden Tawnya Grout

MVC Scholar-Athlete Team 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015

Barb Gaines, 1st team Beca Clark, hon. mention Michelle Barnhart, hon. mention Toni Rieke, hon. mention Michelle Barnhart, hon. mention Megan Krebs, hon. mention Krista Scholz, hon. mention Kenna Jones, hon. mention Megan Krebs, hon. mention Krista Scholz, hon. mention Wendy Farthing, 1st team Krista Scholz, 1st team Erica Shepherd, 1st team Megan Krebs, hon. mention Stephanie Penrose, hon. mention Erica Shepherd, 1st team Wendy Farthing, hon. mention Tawnya Grout, hon. mention Sarah Madden, hon. mention Nora Cagwin, 1st team Jami Canada, 1st team Jessica Gorham, 1st team Sarah Madden, 1st team Erica Shepherd, 1st team Meghan Brilhart, hon. mention Jessica Davis, 1st team Jessica Gorham, 1st team Sarah Madden, 1st team Jami Canada, hon. mention Jami Canada, 1st team Jessica Gorham, 1st team Sarah Nemlowill, hon. mention Jessica Davis, 1st team Ashley Meredith, hon. mention Sarah Nemlowill, hon. mention Amanda Bean, 1st team Ashley Meredith, 1st team Ashley Meredith, 1st team Jessica Leathers, 1st team Jessica Leathers, 1st team Sara Cole, hon. mention Katie Martin, hon. mention Samantha Fleeman, 1st team Katie Martin, 1st team Melissa Porche, hon. mention Katie Martin, 1st team Melissa Porche, hon. mention Lauren McGinley, hon. mention Jenna Schwark, 1st team Lauren McGinley, hon. mention Jenna Schwark, hon. mention Chelsea Jones, hon. mention Stevie Pierce, hon. mention Heather Duckworth, 1st team Chelsea Jones, hon. mention Bethany Sullinger, hon. mention Chelsea Jones, 1st team Rebecca McPherson, 1st team Erin Struemph, 1st team

MVC Player of the Week 1993 1994 1996

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Barb Gaines (May 4) Toni Rieke (Mar. 29) Heather Anderson (Apr. 12) Kate Madden (Apr. 30) Heather Anderson (Apr. 2)

1997 1998 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2013 2014 2015

Krista Scholz (Mar. 17, Apr. 28) Diedre Shores (Mar. 24) Diedre Shores (May 4) Staci Wattie (Mar. 27, May 2) Amanda Bean (Mar. 3) Christy Serwein (Apr. 21) Deanna Keim (Mar. 8) Michelle Armentrout (May 8) Samantha Fleeman (Feb. 20, Apr. 24) Jessie Smith (Apr. 30) Jessie Smith (Mar. 30) Stevie Pierce (Feb. 11) Bethany Sullinger (Feb. 17) Erin Duewel (Apr. 27)

MVC Pitcher of the Week 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014

Kellie Becher (Mar. 30, Apr. 27) Kellie Becher (Mar. 29, Apr. 5, Apr. 19, May 9) Kate Madden (Mar. 26) Wendy Farthing (Apr. 30) Nora Cagwin (Mar. 11, Apr. 28) Nora Cagwin (Mar. 23, Apr. 27) Nora Cagwin (Feb. 22, Mar. 1, Mar. 8, Mar. 29, Apr. 12) Jessica Davis (Mar. 6) Tauni Kennemer (Feb. 11) Lindsey Major (Feb. 25) Amanda Herbster (Mar. 15) Shannon Buslepp (Feb. 20) Melissa Porche (Apr. 3) Melissa Porche (Mar. 17, Mar. 24) Lauren McGinley (Mar. 2) Natalie Rose (Mar. 14, Mar. 28) Natalie Rose (Feb. 20, Feb. 27) Chelsea Jones (Mar. 3, Mar. 17)

MVC Newcomer of the Week

2014 Erin Struemph (Feb. 24, Mar. 24) 2015 Chelsea Thomas (Feb. 9, Feb. 16) Erika Velasquez Zimmer (Apr. 13)

MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 2015

Melissa Porche (May 18, May 25) Katie Martin (Apr. 12) Melissa Porche (Mar. 26) Lauren McGinley (Mar. 26) Jessie Smith (Apr. 1) Stevie Pierce (Mar. 7) Stevie Pierce (Feb. 15) Chelsea Jones (May 10) Bethany Sullinger (May 7) Rebecca McPherson (Feb. 11, Apr. 29) Chelsea Jones (Feb. 18, Apr. 8, Apr. 15)

1989 1990 1991 1992

UT, Laura Scafidi, 1st team OF, Dana Geyer, 1st team 1B, Barb Gaines, 1st team P, Amy Day, 1st team 1B, Barb Gaines, 1st team 1B, Barb Gaines, co-MVP P, Gena Piper, 1st team SS, Patty Porter, 1st team

Gateway Player of the Week 1985 1986 1988 1990 1990 1991 1992

Tammy Holloway (Apr. 15) Terri Whitmarsh (Apr. 14) Joni Smith (Apr. 4) Patty Porter (Apr. 3) Barb Gaines (Apr. 24) Amy Day (Mar. 26) Patty Porter (Mar. 17) Gena Piper (May 5)

Missouri State All-Decade Team (Selected in 1991-92) *Gateway all-decade team member

Marcia Bisges* (1984-87) Becky Duffin (1981-83) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Tammy Holloway (1982-85) Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86)

Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame

Since 1981, the Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame has 28 members with ties to the softball program. The following includes the year of induction and seasons of competition at Missouri State:

1981   1982   1983 1984   1985 1986 1987

Mary Phyl Dwight (1970-73, coach 1985) Cindy Henderson (1972-75) Mary Kay Hunter (coach 1972-82) Linda Dollar (1967-70) Nora Sousley Greenwade (1969-72) Carole Myers (1970-73) Karen Bethurem (1971-74) Sue Schuble (1967-70) Marilyn Moore (1958-62) Chris Dufner (1977-80) Joanie French (1975-77) Mary Ellen Cloninger (1966-69) Eleanor Jones Pitts (1971-74)

1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1996 2000 2001 2004 2006 2009 2011 2012 2015

Penny Clayton (1977-80) Debbie Dace Sawyers (1974-75) Reba Sims (coach 1969-71) Diane Cline (1978-80) Jeanne Calhoun (1965-68) Becky Duffin (1981-83) Lisa Nicholson Reece (1977-79) Tammy Holloway (1982-85) Terri Whitmarsh (1983-86) Marcia Bisges (1984-87) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Glenda Bond (1974-76) Kellie Becher-Kessler (1993-94) Tina Kramos (1991-95) Chrissi Castro (1994-95) Kate Madden (1993-96) Nora Cagwin Whitcomb (1996-99) Heather Anderson (1994-98) Diedre Shores (1995-98)

Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Team (2007)

(Selected in 2007 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Missouri Valley Conference)

P 3B UT 2B

Nora Cagwin (1996-99) Barb Gaines (1990-93) Kate Madden(1993-96) Diedre Shores (1995-98)

Missouri State Outstanding Female Athlete (Selected by women’s athletics staff)

1986 1992 1993 1994

Terri Whitmarsh Barb Gaines Barb Gaines Kellie Becher (co-recipient)

Andrew J. McDonald Achievement Award

(Given to the outstanding senior athlete/physical education major)

1970 1972 1974 1975 1978 1986 1987 1988

Sue Schuble Sherry Leonardo Mary Phyl Dwight Laverne Bruns Joanie French Paula Buscher Anita Turpin Patricia Blanke

Gateway Coach of the Year 1992 Holly Hesse

Gateway Player of the Year 1983 Becky Duffin 1992 Barb Gaines

All-Gateway Conference 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

P, Becky Duffin, MVP OF, Malissa East, 1st team UT, Tammy Holloway, 1st team C, Tammy Holloway, 1st team P, Terri Whitmarsh, 1st team 2B, Lori Pulcher, 1st team P, Terri Whitmarsh, 1st team SS, Paula Buscher, 1st team 3B, Marcia Bisges, 1st team OF, Machelle Dye, 1st team 1B, Joni Smith, 1st team SS, Marcia Bisges, 1st team OF, Machelle Dye, hon. mention DH, Stephanie Loria, 1st team

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Becky Duffin 1983

Malissa East 1983

Tammy Holloway 1983, 1984

Lori Pulcher 1985

Terri Whitmarsh 1985, 1986

Paula Buscher 1986

Marcia Bisges 1986, 1987

Machelle Dye 1986

Joni Smith 1987

Stephanie Loria 1988

Laura Scafidi 1988

Dana Geyer 1989

Barb Gaines 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Amy Day 1991

Gena Piper 1992

Patty Porter 1992

Kellie Becher 1993, 1994

Tina Kramos 1993, 1994

Chrissi Castro 1994, 1995

Heather Anderson 1994

Kate Madden 1996

Toni Rieke 1996

Nora Cagwin 1997, 1998, 1999

Diedre Shores 1997, 1998

Jami Canada 1999

Sarah Madden 1999

Staci Wattie 2000

Ashley Meredith 2002, 2003

Christy Serwein 2002, 2003

Shannon Buslepp 2006

Samantha Fleeman 2006

Jessie Smith 2006, 2009

Melissa Porche 2008

Caitlin Chapin 2010

Jenna Schwark 2010

Kirstin Cutter 2011, 2013

Natalie Rose 2011

Ashley Brentz 2012, 2013

Erin Duewel 2015

Chelsea Jones 2015

Erin Struemph 2015

Erika Velasquez Zimmer 2015

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- Missouri State Yearly Results W 10-0  W 15-2  W 1-0 L 0-2 L 2-3 W 1-0 L 0-2 L 0-2

Northwestern Grand Valley State Wyoming Texas Woman’s Oklahoma State Texas-Arlington Texas Woman’s Texas Woman’s

Texas Woman’s Invitational L 0-1 Texas-Arlington W 2-0 Indiana W 4-2 Baylor W 8-0 Macomb College W 11-1  Kansas State W 4-1 Oklahoma State W 3-2 at Texas Woman’s MSU Invitational L 0-5 Oklahoma L 0-7 Illinois State W 2-0 Stephen F. Austin Illinois State Invitational L 2-3 Eastern Illinois W 1-0 Southern Illinois W 6-4 Michigan State W 4-1 Western Illinois W 7-0 at Illinois State W 6-0 Indiana W 7-1 Saint Louis W 3-0 Pittsburg State

1974 AIAW Division I National Champions (19-7) From left: Janet Cutbirth, Susan Alley, Dianne Gaehle, Dee Bratcher, Janis Morgan, Debbie Dace, Cindy Henderson, Pam Mangrum, Irene Barnes, Robbie Johnson, Becky Goad, Coach Kay Hunter. Not pictured: Karen Bethurem, Mary Doyen, Glenda Bond and Brenda Guinier.

1975

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 17-8 (.680) L 0-2 Kansas L   6-15 Kansas W 20-6  Pittsburg State W 8-0 Oklahoma W 4-0 Northwest Missouri L   2-13 Northwest Missouri W 9-2 Kansas State W 13-3  Central Missouri W 2-1 Missouri W 9-0 Missouri L   1-12 Kansas L 1-2 Kansas W 16-7  Western Illinois W 8-5 Western Illinois W 13-3  Northwest Missouri W 7-1 Northwest Missouri W 11-5  Central Missouri W 17-0  Central Missouri MAIAW State Tournament W 6-5 Missouri Western L 1-3 Missouri W 2-0 Central Missouri W 11-1  Truman L 1-4 Missouri W 7-5 Pittsburg State L 5-7 Pittsburg State

1976

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 18-16 (.529) W 10-3  Missouri Southern W 14-5  Missouri Southern W 7-1 at Wichita State L 4-5 at Kansas State W 11-3  at Kansas State L   2-12 at Kansas L   3-13 at Kansas W 9-5 Southwest Baptist W 13-2  Southwest Baptist MSU Invitational L   2-13 Northwest Missouri W 5-4 Central Missouri L 4-7 Missouri W 10-9  L   8-10 L   0-13 L 1-7 W 8-2 W 6-2 W 3-0 L   0-14 W 10-5  W 5-2 W 6-4 L 3-4 L 10-11 L 10-15 L 5-6 W 9-0

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Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Kansas Kansas at SEMO at SEMO at Southern Illinois at Illinois State Wichita State Wichita State Kansas State Kansas State at Central Missouri at Central Missouri at Pittsburg State at Pittsburg State

MAIAW State Tournament W 10-3  UMSL W 12-1  Missouri L 0-5 Tarkio W 9-1 Missouri Western W 6-5 Missouri L 3-4 Northwest Missouri

1977

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 27-7 (.794) W 6-1 Oklahoma W 8-6 Oklahoma W 7-1 Wichita State W 14-1  Wichita State W 7-6 Southwest Baptist W 7-2 Southwest Baptist W 12-2  Northwest Missouri W 11-4  Northwest Missouri W 8-4 Pittsburg State W 13-3  Pittsburg State MSU Invitational W 18-1  Oklahoma W 10-1  Kansas State W 5-0 Texas Woman’s L 0-1 Tarkio W W W W W W

9-2 14-5  5-0 8-2 8-3 21-1

W 3-1 Stephen F. Austin W 5-0 Texas Wesleyan W 4-0 Texas Woman’s W 3-0 Central Missouri W 3-2 Central Missouri

MAIAW State Tournament W 11-0  Tarkio W 12-7  Missouri

W 12-2  W 6-1 W 4-3 W 3-1 W 3-1 L 0-1 L 1-4 W 4-0 L 4-7 W 1-0 W 3-2 W 4-1 W 6-2

Central Missouri Pittsburg State Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma State Kansas Creighton Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Iowa Saint Louis Iowa Saint Louis

AIAW Region 6 Tournament W 2-0 Creighton W 6-1 Kansas W 4-0 Iowa State W 1-0 Creighton AIAW College World Series L 0-1 Texas A&M W 4-0 South Carolina L 1-2 Oregon

1981

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 16-20 (.444) L 0-7 Illinois State L 0-3 Illinois State W 3-0 Grand View L 0-9 Central Michigan L 0-2 SEMO W 5-1 Tarkio W 6-1 Tarkio Oklahoma Invitational L 2-3 Nebraska W 11-0  NE (Okla.) State L 0-2 Texas Woman’s W 5-4 Southern Illinois L 0-2 at Oklahoma

Oklahoma Invitational W 5-0 Nebraska-Omaha W 6-0 Wyoming W 4-2 Texas Wesleyan L 1-2 Michigan State

Texas Invitational W 2-1 New Mexico L   5-10 Sam Houston State L 4-5 Nebraska L 3-7 Oklahoma

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 27-10 (.730) W 10-0  Taylor W 11-0  Taylor

Texas Invitational W 8-2 Minnesota W 3-0 Stephen F. Austin W 2-0 New Mexico W 2-1 Baylor W 8-0 Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Texas Woman’s

MSU Invitational L 1-2 Illinois State L 1-3 Kansas W 5-1 Iowa W 1-0 Pittsburg State W 3-1 Kansas State L 7-8 SEMO

Oklahoma Invitational W 1-0 Texas A&M W 10-0  Kansas State

MSU Invitational L 3-4 Kansas L 1-3 SEMO

Illinois State Invitational L 1-2 Michigan L 8-9 Western Illinois

1979

Missouri Pittsburg State Central Missouri Central Missouri

AIAW Region 6 Tournament W 12-2  North Dakota State L 0-1 Kansas L 2-3 Drake

Illinois State Invitational L 1-2 Western Michigan W 4-0 Indiana State L 3-4 Western Illinois

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 26-12 (.684) W 9-0 Michigan State L 1-5 Oklahoma

AIAW College World Series W 11-2  Massachusetts L 0-1 UCLA W 1-0 Oregon State L 0-1 Cal Poly-Pomona

Illinois State Invitational L 2-3 Indiana W 2-0 Eastern Illinois W 2-1 Northern Illinois W 9-4 at Illinois State B 6-0 2-3 12-3  13-1

W 4-0 Kansas L 0-2 Kansas AIAW Region 6 Tournament W 11-3  North Dakota State W 5-2 Luther W 3-1 Minnesota (13) W 5-4 Minnesota

MSU Invitational W 7-0 Southern Illinois L 3-4 Texas A&M W 11-0  Kansas State W 3-1 Oklahoma L 0-6 Texas Woman’s

W L W W

W 7-5 Central Missouri W 15-0  Tarkio

MAIAW State Tournament W 12-1  SEMO W 4-2 Missouri W 1-0 Northwest Missouri W 14-1  Tarkio

W 2-0 Texas-Arlington

1980

Southwest Baptist Southwest Baptist Illinois State Illinois Central Truman Saint Louis

MAIAW State Tournament W 6-3 SEMO L 1-3 Truman L 5-8 Central Missouri W 9-2 Central Missouri W 10-2  Central Missouri AIAW Region 6 Tournament W 5-0 Minnesota W 8-0 Kansas L 1-2 UNI W 3-2 Kansas L 1-6 UNI AIAW College World Series W 5-2 Springfield College L 0-2 Arizona State W 3-1 Oklahoma State L 1-2 Nebraska-Omaha

1978

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 31-7 (.816) W 13-0  Pittsburg State W 3-1 Wayne State Oklahoma Invitational W 11-0  NE (Okla.) State W 1-0 Texas Woman’s W 15-0  NW Oklahoma W 12-1  Nebraska

1983 (28-10) -- NCAA Division I Midwest Regional, Columbia, Mo. Front Row (from left): Donna Knobbe, Vicki Simpson, Missy East, Cindy Wolf, Tammy Holloway. Middle Row: Becky Duffin, Jo Roberts, Margaret Graff, Debbie Leuthen, Dana Bryson, Jayne Stafford. Back Row: Head Coach Jim Webb, Lori Pulcher, Kristi Neumann, Terri Whitmarsh, Anita Turpin, Jan Lauer.

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2-3 2-1 0-4 0-1 9-0 6-0 4-2

at Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Missouri Western at Pittsburg State at Saint Louis at Saint Louis

AIAW Region 6 Tournament W 4-1 Saint Louis L 0-2 Missouri W 3-2 Minnesota L 4-6 Kansas

1982

Coach: Kay Hunter Record: 21-17 (.553) W 8-0 SEMO W 10-0  SEMO L 5-6 Illinois State L 2-4 Illinois State Oklahoma Invitational W 5-1 Iowa State W 4-3 New Mexico W 2-0 Ohio State L 0-2 Kansas W 5-2 Grand View L 3-4 Grand View American Legion National Tournament W 8-0 Saint Louis W 5-3 West Texas A&M W 1-0 Central Oklahoma L 0-1 Western Michigan L 0-3 Creighton L 0-2 Iowa State W 8-0 West Texas A&M L 1-5 Eastern Illinois L 0-3 Eastern Illinois MSU Invitational W 7-2 UNI L 0-3 Minnesota W 10-2  Southern Illinois L 1-2 Kansas W 8-0 Texas Wesleyan W 7-0 Texas Wesleyan Missouri Invitational L 0-6 Creighton W 2-0 UMSL L 0-1 Nebraska W 2-0 Illinois Central W W L L

1-0 4-1 1-4 0-2

Saint Louis Saint Louis at Pittsburg State Kansas State

AIAW Region 6 Tournament W 2-1 Iowa State W 5-0 Minnesota W 5-1 Iowa AIAW College World Series L 0-7 Central Michigan L 0-2 Texas A&M

1983

Coach: Jim Webb Record: 28-10 (.737) Okla. Baptist Invitational W 8-0 NE (Okla.) State W 9-0 Friends W 2-0 Pittsburg State W 5-1 Wayne State W 8-0 at Oklahoma Baptist W 3-2 Western Illinois W 2-1 Western Illinois Oklahoma Invitational L 2-4 Kansas L 2-5 Indiana W 2-0 Texas-Arlington W W W W W W

2-1 1-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 6-1

SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville Missouri Western Missouri Western Missouri Southern Pittsburg State

Illinois State Invitational W 2-1 Western Michigan W 2-1 Indiana State W 3-2 Missouri L 1-3 Missouri Missouri Invitational W 2-1 Kansas State L 0-2 Creighton W 2-1 Nebraska

W 1-0 Illinois Central L 0-3 Kansas L 0-1 Creighton W 6-2 at Pittsburg State L 0-2 at Missouri Southern W 2-0 at Missouri Southern W 6-0 at Western Illinois L 1-5 at Illinois-Chicago Gateway Tournament W 2-0 Bradley W 3-1 Southern Illinois W 3-0 Eastern Illinois W 1-0 Western Illinois NCAA Midwest Regional W 3-1 at Missouri L 0-3 at Missouri L 0-1 at Missouri

1984

Coach: Jim Webb Record: 21-15 (.583) *Gateway: 9-6 (3rd) Oklahoma Invitational L 2-3 at Oklahoma W 2-1 Northern Illinois W 4-3 Indiana American Legion Tournament L 1-4 at Texas Tech W 2-0 Western Illinois* L 2-3 Western Illinois* W 3-0 Pittsburg State W 5-1 at Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 at Eastern Illinois* W 1-0 at Southern Illinois* L 1-3 at Southern Illinois* L 1-4 Missouri Southern L 1-4 Missouri Southern L 0-5 Illinois State* L 3-4 Illinois State* W 4-0 Indiana State* W 4-2 Missouri L 0-3 Missouri W 3-1 Wichita State* W 2-0 Wichita State* L 1-2 William Woods W 8-0 William Woods W 5-3 Pittsburg State W 16-5  Pittsburg State L 0-1 at UNI* L 0-1 at UNI* W 9-0 at Drake* W 9-4 at Drake* W 4-0 at Central Missouri L 0-1 at Central Missouri Gateway Tournament W 6-3 Indiana State W 1-0 Illinois State (14) L 0-1 Western Illinois (10) W 3-1 Bradley W 5-3 Western Illinois L 3-5 Western Illinois

1985

Coach: Mary Phyl Dwight Record: 27-23 (.540) *Gateway: 9-6 (4th) W 2-1 at Arkansas State W 7-0 at Arkansas State L 2-4 at Northwestern State L 3-4 at Northwestern State L 0-1 at Louisiana Tech L 1-2 at Louisiana Tech (17) L 1-4 at Louisiana-Monroe L 0-2 at Louisiana-Monroe W 1-0 at Mississippi State L 2-4 at Mississippi State Florida State Invitational W 7-0 Stetson W 1-0 Toledo W 9-0 Furman W 5-0 Rutgers L 3-4 at Florida State (8) L 0-2 South Florida Texas A&M Invitational W 1-0 Florida State (11) W 2-0 Louisiana-Monroe W 5-3 at Texas A&M W 3-0 Stanford W 3-2 Baylor L 0-2 Utah State L 0-1 South Florida (8) W 3-1 New Mexico L 0-1 Louisiana Tech W 4-2 Central Missouri W 7-6 Central Missouri W 4-1 at Pittsburg State (9) L 4-5 at Pittsburg State W 3-2 Eastern Illinois*

W W L L L L W W W L W L L W W L

2-0 6-1 2-5 5-8 3-4 1-2 2-0 7-0 2-1 0-1 2-1 2-3 3-4 9-2 3-1 5-6

Eastern Illinois* Southern Illinois* Missouri Missouri at Western Illinois* at Western Illinois* at Bradley* at Bradley*^ at Indiana State* (9) at Illinois State* Drake* Drake* UNI* UNI* at Wichita State* at Wichita State*

Gateway Tournament W 2-0 Southern Illinois L 0-4 Illinois State W 2-1 Western Illinois (10) L 0-1 Indiana State (8)

1986

Coach: Mary Carter Record: 30-20 (.600) *Gateway: 6-12 (7th) W 3-0 Mississippi State W 10-3  Mississippi State W 6-0 Penn State W 4-3 Maine W 5-1 Iowa State W 3-1 Maine W 8-0 Virginia W 4-1 Virginia W 9-0 Detroit W 1-0 Army W 6-0 Miami (Ohio) W 3-0 Pittsburg State W 4-1 Pittsburg State L 0-1 Drake* (10) L 1-2 UNI* Miller Memorial Tournament L 1-9 Drake* W 2-0 UNI* L 2-4 Toledo W 3-0 Illinois-Chicago L 0-1 Creighton W 5-1 Wayne State W 2-0 Drake L 0-1 Creighton W W W W L W W L L L L L L W W L L L L L

4-1 7-0 1-0 2-1 0-2 3-0 1-0 1-9 0-4 0-3 0-4 2-3 0-1 2-1 8-2 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-2 0-4

Central Missouri Central Missouri Wichita State* Wichita State* Missouri Missouri Indiana State* Indiana State* Illinois State* Illinois State* Kansas Kansas (9) Bradley* Bradley* Western Illinois* Western Illinois* Southern Illinois* Southern Illinois* Eastern Illinois* Eastern Illinois*

L 0-2 Toledo

L 1-2 Western Illinois

Oklahoma City Tournament L 0-4 Louisiana-Monroe L 0-6 Iowa State W 5-2 Wichita State

1989

W 3-1 W 1-0 L 1-2 L 0-2 W 4-0 W 2-1 W 1-0 W 8-1 L 0-1 L 0-2 L 1-2 L 3-7 L 0-2 W 2-0 L   9-10 L 1-3 W 2-1 L 0-8 W 1-0 L 2-3 W 2-1 L 1-2 W 4-3 W 1-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 1-3 L 2-4

at Western Illinois* at Western Illinois* at Bradley* at Bradley* UNI* UNI* Drake* Drake* at Wichita State* at Wichita State* at Kansas at Kansas UMSL UMSL Kansas Kansas at Indiana State* at Indiana State* at Illinois State* at Illinois State* Missouri Missouri Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Southern Illinois* Southern Illinois* Eastern Illinois* Eastern Illinois*

Gateway Tournament W 2-1 Wichita State W 1-0 Eastern Illinois L 1-3 Western Illinois W 6-2 Illinois State L   3-11 Western Illinois

1988

Coach: Mary Carter Record: 16-35 (.314) *Gateway: 5-11 (8th) W 4-3 UMKC Oklahoma City Tourney L 4-5 Utah State L 3-5 Wichita State L 1-4 Missouri L 3-4 at Oklahoma City L   0-10 at Oklahoma State At Orlando, Fla. L 4-5 Michigan State L 1-3 Iowa L 1-3 Rutgers W 4-0 Massachusetts W 2-0 Akron L 2-3 South Florida L 2-3 Massachusetts L 0-1 Eastern Illinois Missouri Invitational L 0-3 Southern Illinois W 6-5 UMKC L 0-3 at Missouri W 5-1 Southern Illinois L 0-8 at Missouri

Coach: Mary Carter Record: 30-22 (.577) *Gateway: 10-8 (4th) L 1-3 at Louisiana Tech L 4-5 at Louisiana Tech W 6-1 St. John’s W 8-1 C.W. Post W 9-0 IUPUI L 3-5 Maine W 6-4 St. John’s W 7-6 Maine W 9-2 Monmouth W 6-0 Stetson

L 1-4 L 1-6 L 2-7 L 0-4 W 3-1 L 1-4 L 1-2 L 3-4 L 0-4 W 1-0 W 2-0 L 2-4 L 0-2 L 2-4 L 0-1 W 4-3 L 2-7 L 2-3 L 1-3 L   2-11 W 3-2 L 0-1 L 1-2 L   2-10 W 3-1 W 4-1

Florida State Tournament W 1-0 Miami (Ohio) W 6-0 Rutgers W 11-1  Florida A&M W 2-0 McNeese State W 8-2 Stetson

Gateway Tournament W 1-0 Wichita State L 1-3 Illinois State W 1-0 Southern Illinois W 1-0 Eastern Illinois W 7-4 UNI

Gateway Tournament W 1-0 Western Illinois L 0-1 Eastern Illinois (9) W 3-0 Drake W 5-0 Wichita State W 1-0 UNI (8) W 1-0 Eastern Illinois (9) L 0-1 Bradley

1987

Kansas Kansas Illinois State* Illinois State* Indiana State* Indiana State* at Kansas at Kansas UMSL UMSL at Pittsburg State at Pittsburg State Western Illinois* Western Illinois* Bradley* Bradley* Missouri Missouri at Eastern Illinois* at Eastern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* at UNI* at UNI* at Drake* at Drake*

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Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 11-37 (.229) *Gateway: 4-12 (9th) Florida State Tournament W 3-0 Stetson L   1-12 Miami (Ohio) L 0-7 Southern Illinois L   0-14 at Florida State W 6-0 L   4-12 L 2-9 L 0-2 L 2-3 L 3-6 L   1-10 W 2-0 L 0-8 L 0-4

Rutgers Michigan State Texas-Arlington Drexel South Florida South Florida Michigan State Drexel Kansas Kansas

Missouri Invitational W 5-2 UMKC W 5-4 Saint Louis W 4-1 at Missouri L 0-2 Missouri S&T L 0-8 Missouri Southern L 1-4 Missouri Southern L 2-4 at Western Illinois* L 1-5 at Western Illinois* L 5-9 Eastern Illinois* L 2-3 Eastern Illinois* L 3-6 Southern Illinois* L 1-2 Southern Illinois* L 0-5 UMSL W 4-1 UMSL L 0-4 Kansas L 3-6 Kansas W 5-2 at Illinois State* L 2-4 at Illinois State* L 1-3 at Indiana State* L 3-6 at Indiana State* L 0-1 at Missouri L 1-2 at Missouri L 0-5 at Wichita State* W 5-4 at Wichita State* L 1-8 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0-8 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0-6 at Creighton L 0-2 at Creighton L 0-1 UNI* L 2-3 UNI* W 11-1  Drake* W 9-2 Drake* Gateway Tournament L 2-5 Bradley L 0-6 UNI

1990

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 15-23 (.395) *Gateway: 7-9 (6th) Texas A&M Invitational L 0-2 at Texas A&M L 1-3 Oklahoma City L 2-4 South Carolina W 7-0 Sam Houston State^ L 1-2 Texas State L   0-10 Kansas W 2-1 Nicholls State L 0-1 Illinois State L   1-10 at Missouri Southern W 5-0 at Missouri Southern Louisiana Tech Tournament W 8-7 at Louisiana Tech W 5-4 South Carolina L 2-5 Texas-Arlington W W L L L L L L W W L L L L L W L L

1-0 5-1 0-3 1-6 2-6 2-3 0-1 3-4 4-3 7-0 2-7 1-5 1-4 2-4 1-9 2-1 1-2 1-3

Indiana State* Indiana State* Illinois State* Illinois State* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* Missouri Missouri Bradley Bradley Western Illinois* Western Illinois* at Kansas at Kansas at UNI* at UNI* at Drake* at Drake*

MSU Invitational W 5-2 Wichita State W 6-3 Austin Peay

W 3-2 Wichita State W 3-2 Austin Peay Gateway Tournament W 2-1 Western Illinois L 3-4 at Southern Illinois L 1-3 Eastern Illinois

1991

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 22-26 (.458) *Gateway: 6-6 (5th) Texas A&M Invitational L 2-3 Sam Houston State W 3-0 Texas State W 3-1 Kansas L 0-1 at Texas A&M L 0-8 Indiana State W 13-2  Northern Illinois W 3-0 Penn State L 1-6 Oklahoma City W 8-0 W 4-0 L 1-5 L   3-10

Saint Louis Saint Louis Missouri Southern Missouri Southern

Patterson Insurance Invitational W 3-0 Northwestern State W 11-0  Athens State L 1-2 Northwestern State W 7-0 Texas-Arlington W 3-2 Nicholls State Houston Games Tournament L 3-4 DePaul L 0-1 Nicholls State W 3-2 Nicholls State W 4-3 DePaul L 1-3 Nicholls State L 0-1 at Missouri L 7-8 at Missouri Oklahoma State Classic W 1-0 Texas-Arlington L 3-5 at Oklahoma State L 0-1 Creighton L 0-1 Texas A&M W 5-4 Sam Houston State L 0-7 Nebraska L 3-5 W 5-1 W 2-0 L 0-4 L 1-2 L 1-5 L 1-2 W 2-0 L 0-2 L   1-11 W 9-0 W 8-6 W 5-0 L 0-1

Drake* Drake* UNI* UNI* at Wichita State* at Wichita State* at Illinois State* at Illinois State* Kansas Kansas at Bradley* at Bradley* at Western Illinois* at Western Illinois*

Gateway Tournament L 0-2 at Wichita State W 4-2 UNI W 8-0 Drake L 0-1 Western Illinois

1992

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 24-28 (.462) *Gateway: 14-4 (1st) L 0-5 at Missouri Southern W 6-1 at Missouri Southern L 6-9 Wichita State* W 14-2  Wichita State* L 4-7 at SEMO W 7-4 at SEMO Patterson Insurance Invitational L 4-5 McNeese State L 2-3 Centenary W 6-0 Peru State W 4-3 Northwestern L 1-6 Northwestern W 7-1 Peru State L 1-3 Eastern Illinois L W L L W L L L L W W W W L

2-9 4-1 1-3 1-2 2-1 1-2 3-9 5-6 0-5 2-1 6-1 4-2 6-1 0-3

at Louisiana Tech at Louisiana Tech at Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Lafayette (13) at Stephen F. Austin at Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston State at Sam Houston State at Texas-Arlington Western Illinois* (11) Western Illinois* Bradley* Bradley* Missouri

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7-9 0-1 3-6 1-3 3-7 1-4 5-1 1-3 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 6-1 4-3 8-0 1-0 6-1

at #12 Missouri at Evansville* at Evansville* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* Kansas Kansas Bradley* Bradley* Illinois State* (9) Illinois State* at Drake* (12) at Drake* at UNI* at UNI* Creighton* Creighton* Wichita State*

MVC Tournament L 3-4 Wichita State (9) W 6-2 Creighton W 6-0 Bradley W 9-1 at Indiana State L 3-4 Illinois State

1996

1996 (34-22) -- NCAA Division I Fullerton (Calif.) Regional Front Row (from left): Diedre Shores, Stephanie Penrose, Keri Dowell, Megan Krebs, Heather Anderson, Kenna Jones. Middle Row: Student Trainer Rodney Ford, Student Trainer Kim Byington, Wendy Farthing, Nora Cagwin, Jessica Acton, Assistant Coach Beth Perine, Athletic Trainer Robin Meeks. Back Row: Head Coach Holly Hesse, Krista Scholz, Erica Shepherd, Toni Rieke, Kate Madden, Michelle Barnhart, Assistant Coach Sue Frederick. L 0-8 W 2-1 W 5-4 L 5-6 W 10-5

Missouri at UNI* at UNI* (9) at Drake* (12) at Drake*

Oklahoma State Classic L 0-6 at Oklahoma State W 5-4 Nebraska L 0-8 Texas A&M L 1-3 Wichita State L 2-7 Nebraska L 0-3 Wichita State L L L W L W W W W W

0-1 1-6 0-2 6-0 1-9 5-3 3-0 3-0 6-0 6-4

Kansas Kansas Illinois State* Illinois State* Indiana State* Indiana State* at Eastern Illinois* at Eastern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois*

Gateway Tournament W 4-3 UNI L 2-5 Western Illinois W 6-0 Eastern Illinois L 1-5 Southern Illinois

1993

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 28-21 (.571) *MVC: 8-8 (6th) W 3-0 Missouri Southern W 4-3 Missouri Southern Texas A&M Invitational W 10-5  Indiana W 1-0 Tulsa W 3-2 Oklahoma City L 1-6 Creighton L 1-5 Washington L 1-3 at Texas A&M L 2-7 Louisiana-Lafayette L   0-11 Louisiana-Lafayette Oklahoma State Classic L 0-1 at Oklahoma State L 0-7 Texas-Arlington L 1-2 Wichita State L 0-6 at Oklahoma State Missouri Invitational W 1-0 Indiana State (8) W 6-0 Eastern Michigan W 6-3 Tulsa L 1-2 Wichita State W 7-0 Indiana State L 0-2 at Missouri W 1-0 at Saint Louis W 21-1  at Saint Louis MSU Spring Classic W 1-0 Louisiana Tech

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W 5-3 Nebraska L 0-1 L 4-5 L 0-1 W 5-3 W 8-4 L 1-2 L 1-3 L 1-3 W 12-0  W 13-0  W 4-0 W 3-0 W 2-1 W 8-1 W 4-0 W 5-1 W 2-0 W 5-0 L 1-4 L 1-2

Drake* Drake* UNI* UNI* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* at Indiana State* at Indiana State* at UMKC at UMKC Tulsa* Tulsa* SEMO SEMO Bradley* Bradley* Illinois State* Illinois State* at Wichita State* at Wichita State* (8)

MVC Tournament W 4-0 Tulsa W 3-1 Southern Illinois L 0-5 at Creighton W 2-0 Wichita State L 0-4 Drake

W L W W W L W L W W W L L W W W W W W W

3-2 1-4 6-1 1-0 2-0 2-8 2-0 1-8 4-2 5-2 2-0 0-2 3-5 4-0 3-0 2-0 3-1 2-1 9-0 6-4

Wichita State* Wichita State* at Tulsa* at Tulsa* Missouri Missouri at Bradley* at Bradley* at Illinois State* (8) at Illinois State* at Kansas (10) at Kansas at Drake* (8) at Drake* at SEMO at SEMO Southern Illinois* Southern Illinois* Indiana State* Indiana State*

MVC Tournament L 1-2 Creighton W 2-0 Wichita State (8) W 4-1 UNI W 1-0 Creighton W 6-1 Southern Illinois L 2-3 Drake (14)

1995

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 22-25 (.468) *MVC: 7-10 (7th) Texas A&M Invitational L 7-8 #17 Kansas L 1-5 Purdue W 10-8  South Dakota State W 12-0  Southwest Baptist W 8-2 Southwest Baptist Florida State Classic L 2-6 Miami (Fla.) L 1-2 Northern Illinois W 5-3 Samford L 0-2 #8 Michigan L 1-2 L 3-4 W 2-1 W 11-1  W 14-0  W 2-0 W 5-3 L 2-4 W 2-1 L 0-8 L 1-6

Massachusetts Massachusetts at UMKC at Saint Louis at Saint Louis Tulsa* Tulsa* Missouri Southern Missouri Southern #22 Oklahoma #22 Oklahoma

1994

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 38-13 (.745) *MVC: 13-3 (1st) W 1-0 Western Illinois L 0-8 Western Illinois

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 34-22 (.607) *MVC: 13-6 (3rd) Texas-Arlington Tourney L 3-4 #21 Kansas L 1-5 #16 Texas A&M W 6-2 Northwestern L 0-3 #25 Utah L 1-3 at Missouri Southern W 6-3 at Missouri Southern L 5-6 South Dakota State L 3-9 South Dakota State MSU Spring Classic W 2-1 Drake W 5-3 #21 Kansas W 12-2  UNI L 2-7 #21 Kansas Oklahoma State Classic L 5-8 Baylor L 0-7 at Oklahoma State L 5-6 Kansas (8) W 5-4 Baylor W 13-3  at Tennessee L 1-9 at Tennessee Tennessee Tournament W 9-8 Cleveland State W 2-1 #10 Michigan L 2-6 at Tennessee L 3-4 Indiana State W 13-3  Austin Peay State W 8-0 Morehead State W 10-0  Saint Louis W 12-0  Saint Louis

Tulsa Festival W 8-4 Northwood W 14-4  W 6-2 L 2-3 W 2-1 W 1-0 L 1-4 L 2-3 W 5-4 L 2-6 L 3-5 L 1-2 W 9-0 W 14-0  W 9-1 W 8-0 L 3-6 W 8-2 W 5-4 W 11-5  W 2-1 W 8-0 W 4-3 W 7-4

at Creighton* at Creighton* at Wichita State* at Wichita State* at Kansas at Kansas at Tulsa* (9) at Tulsa* (8) at Bradley* at Illinois State* at Illinois State* at Indiana State* at Indiana State* UMKC UMKC Drake* Drake* UNI* (10) UNI* Evansville* Evansville* Southern Illinois* Southern Illinois*

MVC Tournament W 3-0 Wichita State W 9-3 Bradley W 4-3 at Illinois State W 3-0 Bradley NCAA Fullerton Regional L 0-5 #6 Cal State-Northridge L 2-8 #4 UCLA

1997

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 35-26 (.574) *MVC: 7-7 (tie-5th) Oklahoma Tournament L 2-5 #10 Oklahoma L 1-4 Tulsa W 3-2 Alabama L 0-1 New Mexico L 1-6 #11 Oklahoma State Arkansas Super 8 Classic L 1-2 Creighton W 4-0 at Arkansas L 0-1 Oklahoma City W 2-0 Oklahoma City W 5-2 at Arkansas L 0-5 Oklahoma City MSU Subway Classic W 4-1 Drake W 6-0 UMKC L 2-3 at UMKC W 2-1 at UMKC Oklahoma State Classic W 4-2 Ole Miss L 3-4 at #11 Oklahoma St. (8) L 1-3 Nebraska Tulsa Festival W 4-0 Indiana State W 13-5  at Tulsa (5)

Florida State Classic W 5-0 Virginia W 4-3 Samford (8) L 0-8 Southern Illinois W 1-0 Illinois State W 4-0 Florida A&M W 2-1 Eastern Michigan L 0-5 Texas A&M W 5-2 UMKC W 6-0 UMKC Missouri Invitational W 4-0 Green Bay W 2-0 Western Illinois W 10-3  UMKC L 2-3 Creighton W 3-2 Kent State W 4-1 Kent State L 1-7 at Missouri Southern L 0-1 at Missouri Southern Eastern Illinois Tournament W 1-0 at Eastern Illinois (9) W 5-0 Purdue W 6-1 Evansville W 5-1 Purdue W 2-1 Creighton* W 4-2 Creighton*

1997 (35-26) -- NCAA Division I Norman (Okla.) Regional Front Row (from left): Student Assistant Kate Madden, Megan Krebs, Keri Dowell, Krista Scholz, Stephanie Penrose, Student Assistant Toni Rieke. Middle Row: Heather Anderson, Erica Shepherd, Sarah Madden, Diedre Shores, Melissa Helling, Nora Cagwin, Tawnya Grout, Athletic Trainer Robin Meeks. Back Row: LaKisha Davenport, Jessica Acton, Assistant Coach Beth Perine, Head Coach Holly Hesse, Assistant Coach Sue Frederick, Wendy Farthing, Tina Powers.

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1998 (31-22) -- NCAA Division I Stillwater (Okla.) Regional Front Row (from left): Tina Powers, Jessica Gorham, Jami Canada, Meghan Brilhart, Stephanie Penrose, Tawnya Grout. Middle Row: Heather Anderson, Erica Shepherd, Jessica Acton, Nora Cagwin, Melissa Helling, Wendy Farthing. Back Row: Diedre Shores, Student Coach Toni Rieke, Assistant Sue Frederick, Head Coach Holly Hesse, Assistant Beth Perine, Trainer Robin Meeks, Sarah Madden. W 10-1  at Tulsa (5) L 0-2 Oklahoma City L 1-5 Utah L 0-2 Utah Georgia Tech Buzz Classic W 3-1 Virginia Tech W 2-1 Georgia Southern W 5-2 Maryland (8) L 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette W 11-0  Middle Tenn. St. (5) L 0-1 Utah L 0-1 Creighton* W 7-0 Creighton* W 3-0 at UNI* L   0-14 at UNI* (5) L 4-7 at Drake* W 8-0 at Drake* (6) W 6-0 Arkansas W 8-3 Arkansas L 2-5 Southern Illinois* W 7-1 Southern Illinois* W 2-0 Evansville* L 1-9 Evansville* (5) L 1-2 #23 Kansas W 4-0 #23 Kansas W 5-0 Tulsa W 5-1 Tulsa W 2-1 Wichita State* W 7-0 Wichita State* W 12-0  Saint Louis (5) W 9-4 Saint Louis W 8-4 SEMO W 1-0 SEMO (8) L 3-5 at Illinois State* L 0-4 at Illinois State* MVC Tournament W 3-2 Drake W 5-2 Illinois State W 4-3 Southern Illinois L 2-4 Drake W 7-4 Drake NCAA Norman Regional L 0-8 #6 Washington (5) L 2-7 at #9 Oklahoma

1998

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 31-22 (.585) *MVC: 13-5 (2nd) Oklahoma Classic L 1-3 Wichita State W 7-4 at #16 Oklahoma L 0-1 Creighton W 10-9 McNeese State Arkansas Invitational W 2-1 Northern Illinois L 3-4 #15 Nebraska Oklahoma State Classic L 0-5 at #4 Oklahoma State W 3-0 Western Illinois W 4-2 Wichita State L 0-12 Oklahoma City (5) L 0-3 at Pacific

W 5-3 at Pacific L 2-3 at Cal State-Sacramento L 3-6 at Cal State-Sacramento USC-Sacramento Capital Classic L 0-1 San Jose State (8) L 1-4 #12 Nebraska W 7-0 Harvard L 1-4 Ohio State W 3-0 Arkansas L 1-6 Kansas W W W W W L W L W L W W W L W L L L W L W W W W W W

1-0 4-2 11-0 10-2 2-0 0-4 7-1 0-1 5-4 4-15 2-1 13-6 1-0 0-1 7-0 0-1 0-4 0-1 2-0 0-11 3-2 4-0 3-1 5-3 3-0 10-1

Arkansas Arkansas at Saint Louis at Saint Louis UNI* UNI* Bradley* Bradley* at Evansville* at Evansville* (8) at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* at Tulsa at Tulsa at Wichita State* at Wichita State* at Kansas at Kansas at Creighton* at Creighton* at Drake* at Drake* Illinois State* Illinois State* (8) Indiana State* Indiana State*

MVC Tournament W 11-3 at Evansville (6) W 3-2 Southern Illinois W 6-2 UNI W 2-1 UNI NCAA Stillwater Regional W 5-2 #9 Stanford L 0-4 at #13 Oklahoma St. L 0-3 #9 Stanford

1999

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 28-22-1 (.559) *MVC: 8-7-1 (4th) Oklahoma Tournament W 8-0 Colorado State L 2-4 Colorado State (12) W 2-1 Creighton W 2-1 Creighton W 1-0 at #11 Oklahoma L 0-7 at #11 Oklahoma MSU Spring Classic L 0-7 Iowa State W 2-1 Ole Miss W 2-0 Iowa State L 1-4 Ole Miss W 14-4 Pittsburg State (5)

W 2-0 Pittsburg State SEMO Classic W 1-0 Harvard W 3-2 Western Illinois W 1-0 at Missouri So. (10) W 5-2 at Missouri Southern Air Touch Cellular Capital Classic L 1-4 Rutgers (8) L 0-1 Kansas L 0-2 #21 Iowa L 0-5 San Jose State L 0-3 Ohio W 3-0 Arkansas W 3-2 Arkansas W 5-0 Saint Louis W 8-0 Saint Louis (5) W 2-0 at Bradley* L 2-3 at UNI* L 0-1 at UNI* L 1-2 at Arkansas (8) L 1-2 at Arkansas W 4-0 Evansville* W 4-3 Evansville* W 2-0 Southern Illinois* L 3-5 Southern Illinois* W 3-0 at Tulsa L 2-5 at Tulsa L 0-1 at Illinois State* L 2-10 at Illinois State* (6) W 2-1 at Indiana State* W 5-1 at Indiana State* W 3-0 Kansas L 3-15 Kansas L 2-3 Creighton* L 0-1 Creighton* T 1-1 Drake* (10) W 1-0 Wichita State* (9) W 9-0 Wichita State* (6) MVC Tournament W 2-0 Evansville L 2-3 Illinois State W 3-0 Bradley L 0-2 UNI

2000

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 30-28 (.517) *MVC: 10-8 (4th) MSU Spring Classic L 2-5 Drake L 0-8 Oklahoma State (6) L 1-2 Drake L 0-3 Oklahoma State Oklahoma/adidas Classic L 0-8 at Oklahoma (5) L 0-9 Cal State-Fullerton (5) L 3-8 Ole Miss L 4-5 Creighton W 6-1 Nicholls State L 0-4 Kansas W 5-0 Southwest Baptist W 10-0  Southwest Baptist

SEMO Classic W 3-2 at SEMO W 5-2 Western Kentucky L 1-2 Iowa State W 1-0 IUPUI L 3-4 Creighton W W W W

5-4 10-2  3-2 1-0

Arkansas Arkansas Missouri Southern Missouri Southern

Georgia Tech Buzz Classic W 14-5  Maryland W 3-1 Coastal Carolina W 8-0 Harvard (6) W 14-3  Mercer W 4-2 Maryland L 1-2 Florida Atlantic L 3-4 Brown (5) L 2-6 at Georgia Tech L 1-5 at Georgia State W 4-1 at Drake* L 2-4 at Drake* W 6-2 at Creighton* L 0-2 at Creighton* L 4-7 Tulsa W 3-2 Tulsa L 0-7 at Evansville* L 2-8 at Evansville* W 2-1 at Southern Illinois* W 6-5 at Southern Illinois* (8) W 1-0 at Arkansas L 0-5 at Arkansas W 2-1 Bradley* L 7-9 Bradley* W 7-4 UNI* W 2-1 UNI* W 3-2 at Kansas W 1-0 at Kansas L 3-4 Indiana State* W 4-3 Indiana State* W 1-0 Illinois State* (11) L 0-1 Illinois State* L 3-4 SEMO W 3-1 SEMO L 0-2 at Wichita State* W 12-2  at Wichita State* MVC Tournament L 1-2 Illinois State L 0-2 Bradley

2001

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 15-33 (.312) *MVC: 7-20 (10th) Mississippi Rebel Invitational L 0-1 at Ole Miss W 4-0 Evansville L 0-2 Evansville W 4-1 Samford Oklahoma State Cowgirl Classic L 2-4 Tulsa L 1-6 Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma Worth Invitational L 1-9 North Carolina W 8-4 Louisiana-Monroe L 0-3 Louisiana-Lafayette L 4-5 Arkansas L 0-5 Arkansas L 1-3 UNI* (8) L 1-3 UNI* L 3-5 UNI* (12) L 0-2 at Indiana State* W 5-1 at Indiana State* L 2-3 at Indiana State* L 5-6 at Purdue L 0-2 at DePaul L 0-4 at DePaul L 0-3 at Illinois State* L 2-8 at Illinois State* L 0-8 at Illinois State* L 2-6 Kansas W 4-3 Kansas L 5-6 Drake* L 0-2 Drake* L 3-4 Drake* W 14-3 at Tulsa W 13-5 at Tulsa L 0-1 at Southern Illinois* L 0-3 at Southern Illinois* W 2-0 at Southern Illinois* L 2-3 at Wichita State* W 11-9 at Wichita State* (9) W 4-2 at Bradley* L 3-6 at Bradley* W 4-3 at Bradley* W 9-5 Wichita State* L 0-3 Creighton* L 0-5 Creighton* L 0-3 Creighton* L 1-3 Evansville* W 4-2 Evansville* L 3-5 Evansville* (10)

2002

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 23-28 (.451) *MVC: 12-12 (5th) Cal-Poly Mustang Roundup W 2-0 Santa Clara L 0-2 at Cal-Poly L 2-3 Colorado State W 6-0 UC Santa Barbara W 6-1 Southern Utah Oklahoma Big-Time Classic W 3-2 Creighton W 13-0 Drake L 1-2 Louisiana-Lafayette L 3-9 Northwestern State L 3-12 at Oklahoma Texas A&M-CC Tournament W 6-1 Miami (Ohio) L 1-3 UTSA W 1-0 Texas A&M-CC L 3-4 Texas A&M-CC L 1-3 UTSA W 8-1 Miami (Ohio) W 6-5 UMKC W 5-2 UMKC W 9-0 Indiana State* W 17-5 Indiana State* W 5-3 Indiana State* L 2-3 at UNI* L 1-2 at UNI* (8) L 2-3 at Wichita State* W 6-4 at Drake* L 2-6 at Drake* W 2-1 at Drake* L 0-11 at Nebraska W 5-3 Southern Illinois* L 2-3 Southern Illinois* L 2-3 at Kansas L 0-3 at Kansas L 3-7 Tulsa W 3-1 Tulsa W 2-0 Bradley* W 1-0 Bradley* L 0-2 Bradley* W 2-0 at Evansville* L 1-6 at Evansville* L 0-2 at Evansville* L 0-4 at Arkansas L 3-4 at Arkansas (10) L 0-6 at Creighton* L 2-4 at Creighton* W 4-3 Wichita State* W 12-3 Wichita State* L 1-9 Illinois State* W 3-1 Illinois State* L 3-7 Illinois State*

MVC Tournament L 2-3 Creighton L 1-6 Illinois State

2003

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 29-25 (.537) *MVC: 13-12 (7th) UTSA Classic L 1-9 Texas L 1-4 Texas A&M-CC L 5-6 Bethune Cookman (8) L 1-2 UTSA L 5-6 Wichita State Central Florida Tournament W 10-1 Charleston Southern W 3-0 Central Florida W 8-0 Charleston Southern L 0-6 Central Florida W 4-0 Charleston Southern W 4-2 Central Florida SEMO Classic W 4-1 Lipscomb W 8-3 Siena W 13-5 Drake W 8-1 SEMO W L W L L W L W L W L L L W L L W W L L L W W W W L W W L W W W L L W W

6-5 0-2 3-2 6-7 0-3 3-2 2-3 2-0 1-2 4-1 1-3 4-5 0-1 4-3 2-7 0-5 7-4 3-1 3-4 0-7 3-4 8-0 10-3 2-1 12-2 1-4 8-3 1-0 0-3 10-9 7-0 5-4 2-1 8-0 3-1 4-2

Creighton* Creighton* Creighton* (8) Kansas Kansas at Bradley* at Bradley* (10) at Bradley* at UMKC at UMKC at Wichita State* at Wichita State* Evansville* Evansville* Evansville* at Tulsa at Tulsa UNI* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* at Southern Illinois* SEMO (5) at Indiana State* at Indiana State* at Indiana State* (5) at Saint Louis at Saint Louis Drake* Drake* Drake* Arkansas Arkansas at Illinois State* at Illinois State* at Illinois State* Wichita State*

MVC Tournament W 4-2 Wichita State (10) L 1-2 Southern Illinois (8) L 1-3 at Evansville

2004

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 29-29 (.500) *MVC: 11-15 (tie-7th) New Mexico State Kickoff Invitational L 1-5 San Jose State L 0-8 #18 Tennessee (5) W 8-0 Boston (5) W 7-6 San Jose State W 5-1 New Mexico State North Texas Round-Up L 0-2 New Mexico L 4-5 North Texas L 2-3 Texas-Arlington (8) W 5-1 Creighton W 2-1 Oklahoma State L 1-3 Wichita State Embassy Suites-Tulsa Invitational W 7-0 UMKC L 2-4 Wichita State W 5-4 Louisiana-Monroe L 3-4 Tulsa W 6-5 Wichita State (11) W 6-5 Tulsa L 0-1 at Kansas W 3-0 at Kansas SEMO Classic W 5-3 at SEMO (9) W 8-0 Iowa State (5) L 0-3 Bradley

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- Missouri State Yearly Results L 1-3 SEMO W 14-2 at Saint Louis (5) W 4-1 at Saint Louis L 0-1 Indiana State* W 2-1 Indiana State* W 3-2 at #11 Oklahoma W 3-2 Illinois State* L 0-8 Illinois State* (5) W 6-0 Illinois State* L 0-1 at Wichita State* L 3-4 at Kansas L 0-8 at Kansas W 5-3 at Drake* L 2-8 at Drake* L 0-1 at Drake* (8) L 1-4 Wichita State* W 5-3 Wichita State* W 2-1 Bradley* W 12-4 Bradley* (5) W 5-1 Bradley* L 0-7 at UNI* W 3-0 Central Arkansas W 8-0 Central Arkansas (6) L 2-3 at Evansville* W 4-1 at Evansville* W 5-3 at Evansville* (8) L 0-1 Tulsa (8) L 3-5 Tulsa W 6-5 Southern Illinois* L 2-5 Southern Illinois* L 3-4 Southern Illinois* W 5-2 Arkansas L 1-9 Arkansas (5) L 1-6 at Creighton* L 0-4 at Creighton* L 0-1 at Creighton* MVC Tournament W 8-6 Evansville W 5-0 at Southern Illinois W 5-4 Illinois State L 2-7 Drake

2009

2006 (40-17) -- NCAA Division I Los Angeles Regional Front Row (from left): Michelle Armentrout, Lacie Ballard, Sara Cole, Katie Martin, Whitney Peyton, Katrina Kurz. Middle Row: Strength coach Zach Dechant, Ashley Baechle, Jen Carr, Assistant Coach Beth Perine, Head Coach Holly Hesse, Assistant Coach Sue Frederick, Alicia Jager, Michelle Heinrichs. Back Row: Brooke Kempker, Shannon Buslepp, Samantha Fleeman, Melissa Porche, Courtney Owens, Jessie Smith, Katie Evans. W 3-0 Valparaiso W 3-1 Indiana State W 9-1 Indiana State* (6) L 1-2 Indiana State* W 8-7 Indiana State* L 0-1 at Wichita State* L 5-6 at Arkansas (10) L 0-2 at Arkansas L 3-4 at UNI* W 5-4 at UNI* (8) L 1-2 Wichita State* (8) W 5-3 Wichita State* L 2-3 Southern Illinois* L 0-4 Southern Illinois* W 2-1 Southern Illinois* W 1-0 at Drake* L 6-15 at Drake* L 3-5 at Drake* W 5-4 UMKC W 5-0 UMKC L 0-2 Illinois State* (8) W 3-2 Illinois State* L 1-2 Illinois State* L 0-4 Tulsa L 0-2 Tulsa L 0-2 at Evansville* L 0-3 at Evansville* W 5-3 at Evansville* (8) W 7-2 Saint Louis W 2-0 Saint Louis L 0-6 at Creighton* L 2-10 at Creighton* L 1-5 at Creighton* W 9-8 Bradley* (12) W 5-1 Bradley* W 6-5 Bradley* (11)

2005

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 26-25-1 (.510) *MVC: 16-11 (4th) UCSB Softball by the Beach L 0-3 at UC Santa Barbara North Texas Mean Green Classic W 1-0 at North Texas L 0-2 Texas A&M-CC W 7-1 New Mexico Missouri Coaches Against Cancer Tournament L 0-8 #22 Missouri (5) L 1-2 at UMKC

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W 7-5 SEMO W 2-1 at UMKC W 6-1 Ball State L 1-2 Ball State

2006

Jayhawk Invitational L 0-3 Louisville L 1-7 at Kansas L 5-6 at Kansas (8) L 2-6 Louisville

Florida Atlantic Tournament W 1-0 Ole Miss L 8-9 at Florida Atlantic (10) W 5-2 Florida International W 2-0 #6 Alabama L 0-6 #6 Alabama

L 0-8 at #21 Missouri (5) W 4-1 UNI* L 2-4 UNI* L 3-8 UNI*(9) W 3-0 at Indiana State* W 8-1 at Indiana State* L 0-1 at Indiana State* W 4-2 at Wichita State* L 6-2 at Wichita State* L 0-2 Drake* W 1-0 Drake* L 3-5 Drake* L 1-2 Wichita State* (9) W 3-0 at Illinois State* W 2-1 at Illinois State* W 5-0 at Illinois State* W 5-3 Arkansas L 0-4 Arkansas L 0-6 Kansas L 0-7 at #23 S. Illinois* L 0-5 at #23 S. Illinois* (8) L 0-3 at #23 S. Illinois* W 15-3 Saint Louis T 1-1 Saint Louis W 2-0 Evansville* W 2-1 Evansville* (9) W 5-4 Evansville* (9) W 4-0 UMKC W 3-2 #24 Creighton* (8) W 1-0 #24 Creighton* L 0-1 #24 Creighton* W 11-3 at Bradley* (5) W 7-3 at Bradley* W 7-3 at Bradley* MVC Tournament W 6-0 Drake W 6-4 #20 S. Illinois L 1-2 Creighton L 0-13 Wichita State (5)

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 40-17 (.702) *MVC: 18-4 (2nd)

Lady Back Invitational W 6-0 Drake W 7-3 North Dakota State L 0-4 Penn State W 8-0 UMKC (6) L 2-3 at Arkansas L 2-3 at Oklahoma State (9) W 9-3 at Oklahoma State MSU Spring Classic W 2-1 SEMO W 9-7 Missouri W 4-0 UMKC W 4-3 Saint Louis (10) L 3-11 at Kansas (5) L 0-3 at Kansas Wichita State Invitational W 8-5 Northern Colorado L 6-7 Texas Tech W 9-1 Texas Tech W 6-1 Northern Colorado L 2-3 at Wichita State W 4-1 Indiana State* W 8-1 Indiana State* W 4-3 Indiana State* W 6-1 at UMKC W 7-1 at UNI* W 7-0 at UNI* W 10-6 at UNI* W 7-6 at Wichita State* (8) W 2-1 at Drake* W 7-0 at Drake* W 4-2 Wichita State* L 0-2 Wichita State* W 1-0 Southern Illinois* L 2-5 Southern Illinois* W 3-2 Southern Illinois* (8) L 1-5 at Arkansas L 0-1 at Arkansas W 6-2 Bradley*

W 3-1 Bradley* W 3-1 Bradley* W 8-1 Saint Louis W 8-2 Saint Louis W 7-0 at Evansville* W 5-2 at Evansville* W 5-2 at Evansville* W 5-2 Tulsa W 2-1 Tulsa L 0-5 Illinois State* L 1-6 Illinois State* MVC Tournament W 4-0 Creighton W 4-0 Illinois State W 4-0 Wichita State NCAA Los Angeles Regional L 2-11 at UCLA L 0-1 San Diego State

2007

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 21-29 (.420) *MVC: 10-14 (6th) Central Arkansas Lead-Off Tournament W 3-2 Jackson State W 11-3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5) W 8-0 at Central Arkansas (5) W 20-4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5) W 6-0 at Central Arkansas Crowne Plaza Classic L 0-8 #5 LSU (5) L 0-7 at Houston^ L 0-3 Texas State L 0-6 Indiana L 1-2 Centenary Holiday Inn Select-Tulsa Invitational W 7-0 Stephen F. Austin L 1-4 Creighton W 14-6 Eastern Illinois L 2-3 Eastern Illinois L 5-6 at Tulsa (8) L L

0-1 Oklahoma State 2-4 Oklahoma State

SLU Cancer Center Classic W 10-4 SEMO L 2-3 at Saint Louis W 6-0 UMKC

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W 6-0 UMKC L 1-3 North Dakota State W 5-1 North Dakota State L 0-1 Creighton* (9) L 2-10 Creighton* (5) L 0-2 Creighton* (9) L 1-5 at Wichita State* W 4-2 at Wichita State* L 0-1 at Bradley* W 3-1 at Bradley* L 0-4 Kansas L 0-3 Kansas L 0-6 Evansville* W 9-1 Evansville* (5) W 6-0 Evansville* W 1-0 Wichita State* (11) L 1-6 UNI* W 10-8 UNI* W 4-3 at #20 S. Illinois* L 0-8 at #20 S. Illinois* (5) W 6-4 at Indiana State* L 0-11 at Indiana State* (5) W 1-0 at Indiana State* W 8-0 Drake* (5) L 3-5 Drake* L 4-6 Drake* (9) L 1-10 at #22 Illinois State* (5) L 1-11 at #22 Illinois State* (5) L 0-1 at #22 Illinois State* (12) MVC Tournament L 1-2 Bradley

2008

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 28-22 (.560) *MVC: 11-13 (7th) Florida Atlantic Tournament L 0-1 Long Island W 1-0 Miami (Ohio) W 3-2 Kent State W 3-2 at Florida Atlantic W 3-2 Long Island Holiday Inn Select-Tulsa Invitational W 4-0 North Dakota State W 13-3 Central Arkansas (5) L 2-3 UMKC (8) W 1-0 Saint Louis (9) All-Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament W 13-7 Saint Louis

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 19-25 (.432) *MVC: 8-12 (tie-7th) Centenary Tournament W 1-0 Boston College L 3-4 Nicholls State L 1-6 at Centenary W 4-0 Bryant L 1-2 SIU Edwardsville Sleep Inn Classic L 1-6 Iowa State W 2-1 at North Texas (8) W 7-1 Butler W 3-1 Wichita State L 8-9 Central Arkansas Frost Classic W 7-6 Valparaiso W 4-0 Tennessee Tech (9) All-Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament L 1-4 SEMO W 3-1 UMKC L 0-5 #12 Missouri W 8-4 Saint Louis L 5-12 UNI* L 5-11 UNI* L 4-11 UNI* L 1-2 Oklahoma State L 5-6 Iowa State (13) W 4-3 at Indiana State* W 4-0 at Indiana State* W 2-0 at Indiana State* W 13-8 at Kansas L 2-6 at Wichita State* W 5-0 at Wichita State* W 3-2 at Illinois State* (8) L 2-7 at Illinois State* L 3-4 UMKC L 2-3 UMKC L 0-2 at #24 S. Illinois* L 0-1 at #24 S. Illinois* W 4-0 Wichita State* W 1-0 Evansville* W 2-1 at Arkansas (8) L 2-4 at Oklahoma State L 0-3 Creighton* W 1-0 Creighton* L 0-4 Creighton* L 3-5 at Bradley* L 1-6 at Bradley* L 0-2 at Bradley* MVC Tournament L 2-3 at Bradley (8)


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0-10 1-9 6-5 6-5 1-2 0-5 2-6 3-7 0-3 14-6 1-3 3-1

at UNI* (5) at UNI* (5) at UNI* Wichita State* Wichita State* at #15 Missouri Illinois State* Illinois State* Illinois State* at Evansville* at Evansville* at Evansville*

MVC Tournament W 4-3 UNI L 5-8 Bradley

2015

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 28-27 (.509) *MVC: 10-16 (8th)

2011 (30-25) -- NCAA Division I Norman, Okla. Regional Front Row (sitting from left): Jenna Schwark, Ashley Brentz, Jourdan Esquenazi. Middle Row: Kerri Cunningham, Christa Gammon, Caitlin Chapin, Ashley Knehans, Ciara Flau, Savannah Wiggins, Taylor Farley, Volunteer Assistant Shannon Buslepp. Back Row: Natalie Rose, Trainer Robin Meeks, Stevie Pierce, Madison Hargrove, Raeven Replogle, Associate Head Coach Sue Frederick, Head Coach Holly Hesse, Associate Head Coach Beth Perine, Kirstin Cutter, Tyler Porter, Lauren Eisenreich, Heather Duckworth, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Eric Doennig.

2010

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 21-32 (.396) *MVC: 13-12 (tie-4th) Stetson Lead-Off Classic L 0-1 Michigan State L 5-8 Marshall L 0-5 at Stetson Sleep Inn Classic L 0-1 Buffalo L 2-3 Colorado State L 5-6 Arkansas L 2-9 Sam Houston State Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament W 7-3 SEMO L 0-8 at #4 Missouri L 1-2 Saint Louis (8) W 3-0 UMKC L 1-3 at SIU Edwardsville Kansas Invitational L 1-4 Valparaiso W 8-7 at Kansas L 3-4 at Kansas W 12-4 IUPUI W 17-2 IUPUI L 1-5 Rutgers L 1-12 Rutgers L 0-3 Southern Illinois* L 3-8 Southern Illinois* W 1-0 at Wichita State* L 4-5 at Evansville* W 14-10 at Evansville* W 6-2 at Evansville* L 2-3 at #15 Oklahoma State W 4-1 at Creighton* W 3-2 at Creighton* W 5-1 at Creighton* L 0-1 #12 Oklahoma State W 4-1 Bradley* L 3-6 Bradley* W 2-1 Bradley* L 1-5 Wichita State* L 3-5 Wichita State* L 1-3 at Drake* L 0-8 at Drake* W 6-0 at Drake* L 3-4 Tulsa L 3-7 Illinois State* L 1-11 Illinois State* L 3-11 Arkansas W 8-7 Indiana State* (9) W 5-3 Indiana State* W 9-5 Indiana State* L 2-6 at UNI*

W 2-1 at UNI* (8) L 2-4 at UNI* MVC Tournament W 3-0 Evansville W 4-3 UNI L 0-2 Southern Illinois (10) W 6-1 Illinois State L 3-4 Southern Illinois

W 1-0 Evansville* W 4-3 Evansville* W 7-0 Evansville* MVC Tournament W 3-0 Bradley W 2-0 UNI W 4-2 Illinois State W 7-4 Drake

2011

NCAA Norman Regional L 7-9 Tulsa W 4-2 Iona L 0-11 Tulsa

Texas Invitational W 8-2 Colorado State L 1-7 at No. 13 Texas L 2-9 Wisconsin W 6-2 Wisconsin L 0-5 at No. 13 Texas L 1-3 SIU Edwardsville Saint Louis Breast Cancer Tournament W 3-2 SEMO L 0-11 No. 18 Missouri L 6-7 at Saint Louis (8) W 1-0 at North Texas W 8-5 at North Texas Oklahoma Spring Festival W 4-3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 3-2 Indiana (8) L 0-1 at No. 10 Oklahoma L 1-9 at No. 10 Oklahoma L 0-1 North Dakota State W 2-1 Minnesota W 2-1 Minnesota L 1-3 UNI* W 6-5 UNI* W 3-2 UNI* (8) L 0-1 No. 18 Oklahoma St. (8) W 6-1 at Indiana State* W 6-1 at Indiana State* L 2-5 at Illinois State* L 0-8 at Illinois State* L 2-7 at Illinois State* L 2-10 at No. 21 Oklahoma St. W 2-1 at Arkansas L 1-4 Creighton* W 3-2 Creighton* L 3-4 Creighton* W 9-1 UMKC W 5-4 UMKC W 10-1 at Bradley* W 7-2 at Bradley* W 3-1 at Bradley* W 5-3 at Wichita State* W 2-1 at Wichita State* L 3-4 at Southern Illinois* (8) L 3-5 at Southern Illinois* L 0-4 at Tulsa L 1-2 Drake* (11) L 0-2 Drake* L 1-4 Wichita State* (8)

2012

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 30-25 (.545) *MVC: 13-11 (5th)

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 25-26 (.490) *MVC: 12-14 (6th) Fairfield Inn & Suites Classic W 7-2 Sam Houston State L 0-5 at North Texas W 7-2 South Dakota State Blues City Classic L 3-5 UNI W 2-1 Miami (OH) W 4-1 SEMO W 2-0 Western Illinois W 1-0 at Memphis UMKC Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament W 3-1 Saint Louis L 0-7 at UMKC W 5-4 SEMO L 1-3 No. 13 Missouri W 4-0 Iowa State L 4-6 Iowa State L 0-2 at Central Arkansas L 0-4 Illinois State* L 2-11 Illinois State* (5) W 4-2 Illinois State* W 8-3 at Eastern Illinois L 4-5 at Eastern Illinois W 11-2 at Evansville* (6) W 3-0 at Evansville* L 1-3 at Evansville* L 2-4 Kansas W 5-4 Kansas W 3-2 at Drake* L 2-4 at Drake* L 2-4 at Drake* L 3-7 at UMKC W 4-2 at UMKC L 1-6 Bradley* W 4-2 Bradley* L 0-5 Bradley* L 1-2 Tulsa (8) L 2-7 Southern Illinois* W 3-2 Southern Illinois* W 1-0 Wichita State* L 1-5 Wichita State* L 1-5 at UNI* (9) L 6-7 at UNI* W 1-0 at UNI * (8)

L 0-2 at Wichita State* W 1-0 Indiana State* W 1-0 Indiana State* L 2-3 Indiana State* L 0-4 Arkansas W 1-0 at Creighton* W 13-11 at Creighton* L 4-5 at Creighton* (8) MVC Tournament W 4-1 Bradley L 1-2 Drake

W 12-9 at Wichita State* W 7-6 at Wichita State* (8) L 1-3 Creighton* W 10-5 Creighton* W 5-3 Wichita State* L 0-8 at #24 Tulsa (5) W 3-0 at Bradley* W 3-1 at Bradley* L 1-3 at Bradley* MVC Tournament L 2-4 Evansville (8)

2013

2014

Georgia Tech-Kennesaw State Invitational L 6-10 Coastal Carolina L 8-12 at Kennesaw State L 7-8 at Georgia Tech L 2-5 Coastal Carolina W 5-2 Butler UTSA Classic W 6-0 Boise State L 4-8 at UTSA W 8-6 Iowa State L 0-3 Rutgers W 10-2 at UTSA (5) Frost Classic W 10-7 Boston College L 2-4 Lipscomb W 9-1 Toledo (5) L 0-2 Tennessee Tech W 8-0 at Chattanooga L 2-3 at SEMO W 2-1 at SEMO L 3-5 at Memphis W 16-5 at Memphis (6) L 1-10 at SIUE (5) L 3-4 UNI* (9) W 8-2 UNI* L 1-2 UMKC L 2-7 UMKC L 7-9 at Indiana State* W 4-2 at Indiana State* W 9-5 at Indiana State* W 3-2 at Drake* W 6-2 at Drake* L 5-13 at Drake* (6) L 0-12 #6 Missouri (5) L 0-7 #6 Missouri L 0-1 at Illinois State* W 7-4 at Illinois State* L 1-9 at Illinois State* (6) L 0-2 Central Arkansas L 1-7 at Southern Illinois* L 5-7 at Southern Illinois* L 4-5 at Southern Illinois* (9) L 1-3 Evansville* W 4-1 Evansville* L 3-6 Evansville*

L 0-3 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 at Georgia Tech L 1-7 at Georgia Tech UTA Maverick Invitational W 13-4 at UT Arlington (6) W 6-3 Central Michigan W 7-1 South Dakota State W 2-0 South Dakota State W 3-0 at UT Arlington Blues City Classic W 6-4 Morehead State W 8-0 Alabama A&M (5) W 6-0 Appalachian State L 2-3 at Memphis W 7-2 Lipscomb Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament L 1-11 Saint Louis (5) W 8-0 at SEMO Mizuno Classic L 6-8 Drake L 4-11 #17 Minnesota L 2-5 at Oklahoma State W 5-1 at Oklahoma State W 10-7 at Central Arkansas W 4-3 SIU Edwardsville W 6-3 Bradley* L 0-4 Bradley* W 4-1 Northern Colorado W 3-0 at UMKC W 4-2 at UMKC L 4-5 Bradley* L 0-11 #17 Tulsa W 3-2 Southern Illinois* W 7-2 Southern Illinois* L 5-9 Southern Illinois* L 0-9 at Arkansas (5) L 6-9 at Drake* W 4-0 at Drake* L 2-3 at Drake* W 10-3 at Loyola* L 3-5 at Loyola* L 1-6 Indiana State* L 0-4 Indiana State* W 9-5 Indiana State* L 0-12 at Wichita State* (5)

Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 22-30 (.423) *MVC: 13-12 (6th)

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Coach: Holly Hesse Record: 28-27 (.509) *MVC: 10-16 (8th)

Louisiana Tech Invitational W 4-3 Abilene Christian W 7-4 Louisiana-Monroe W 5-2 UAPB L 1-3 SIU Edwardsville W 9-2 at Louisiana Tech Texas A&M Aggie Classic W 4-0 Eastern Michigan L 3-4 Penn State L 1-6 Penn State W 4-1 Eastern Michigan L 1-2 at #22 Texas A&M Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational L 2-3 at McNeese State L 1-3 at McNeese State L 0-5 at #6 Louisiana W 3-2 Iowa (8) W 6-2 Iowa Courtyard Marriott Tournament L 1-2 Samford L 0-10 at #5 Oklahoma (5) W 8-6 Samford L 0-11 at #5 Oklahoma (5) W 6-4 UMKC W 15-14 UMKC L 5-11 Arkansas L 0-9 Drake* (6) L 0-1 Drake* W 2-0 Drake* L 1-5 at Bradley* W 3-2 at Bradley* (8) W 3-2 at Bradley* L 2-3 at SIU Edwardsville W 5-1 at Indiana State* L 2-3 at Indiana State* W 9-8 at Indiana State* L 4-8 SEMO W 4-0 SEMO W 1-0 Evansville* (9) W 11-2 Evansville* (5) W 7-3 Evansville* W 6-1 Loyola* W 6-0 Loyola* W 8-5 Loyola* W 6-2 at Wichita State* L 4-6 at Wichita State* W 11-0 at Illinois State* (5) W 4-0 at Illinois State* L 6-10 Wichita State* L 0-6 #15 Missouri L 8-15 UNI* W 4-3 UNI* (11) W 6-4 UNI* L 2-9 at Tulsa L 4-5 at Southern Illinois* L 10-2 at Southern Illinois* (5) W 4-1 at Southern Illinois* MVC Tournament W 3-1 Illinois State L 2-9 Indiana State * Conference game ^ Game forfeited to MSU

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- Missouri State All-Time Roster -A-

Jessica Acton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-96-97-98 Suzanne Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-14 Susan Alley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 Allie Alvstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 Angie Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Heather Anderson . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95-96-98 Cheryl Appleberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Ashley Arbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08-09 Michelle Armentrout . . . . . . . . 2005-06-07-08 Dayna Aust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-69-70

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Ashley Baechle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Lacie Ballard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06-07-08 Irene Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972-73-74 Michelle Barnhart . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94-95-96 Amanda Bean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01-02-03 Kaitlin Beason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Kellie Becher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94 Kayla Beckett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Debbie Bellman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-69 Karen Bethurem . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-72-73-74 Patty Birren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90-91-92 Marcia Bisges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-85-86-87 Cathy Bishop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76-77-78 Marria Blackwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 Patty Blanke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 Stacia Boeckstiegel . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-13-14 Glenda Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-75-76 Deanna Bratcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972-73-74 Ashley Brentz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011-12-13-14 Meghan Brilhart . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99-00-01 Rachel Brisker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-14 Vonda Broek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984 Laverne Bruns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975 Margaret Burd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-72-73-74 Christy Burgess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Alaina Burkhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Julee Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 Paula Buscher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-86 Shannon Buslepp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04-05-06

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Nora Cagwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97-98-99 Jeanne Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-66-67-68 Jami Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99-00-01 Jen Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07-08-09 Chrissi Castro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95 Caitlin Chapin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-11-12-13 Michele Chia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-88 Beca Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-91-92-93 Penny Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Glenda Climer . . . . . . . . . . 1963-64-65-66-67 Diane Cline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Mary Ellen Cloninger . . . . . 1965-66-67-68-69 Maureen Coble . . . . . . . . . . 1968-69-70-71-72 Robin Coffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Judy Cohee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76-77-78 Braxton Coil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-14-15 Sara Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04-05-06 Beth Coulson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-81 Tracy Crede . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-88-89-90 Amy Crittendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Kathy Cummings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90 Kerri Cunningham . . . . . . . . . . 2011-12-13-14 Amber Curtis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01-02-03 Janet Cutbirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-75-76 Mitzi Cutright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Kirstin Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-11-12-13

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Missy East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82-83-84 Lauren Eisenreich . . . . . . . . . . 2010-11-12-13 Missy (Kjar) Elia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94 Jourdan Esquenazi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Jean Eubanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Katie Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06

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Taylor Farley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10-11 Wendy Farthing . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-96-97-98 Lauri Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Molly Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Melanie Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Ciara Flau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011-12-13-14 Samantha Fleeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Dusti Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Amy Francka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90-92 Joanie French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76-77

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Dianne Gaehle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-75 Barb Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-91-92-93 Elena Gambill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Christa Gammon . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09-10-11 Delayna Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10 Becky Geers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972-73-74-75 Sharon Gerken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82 Tricia Gerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03-04 Dana Geyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89 Pam Gingerich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-87 Becky Goad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 Launa Goddard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-70-71 Jill Goette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992-93-94 Jessica Goggin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Faith Goodnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963 Linda Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-85 Jessica Gorham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99-00-01 Margaret Graff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82-83-84 Dawn Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990 Ronna Grieb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Tawnya Grout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98-99-00 Brenda Guinier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974

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Sandra Haddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-64-65 Madison Hargrove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-11 Gean Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Lea Harthcock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-81-82 Holly Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984 Charity Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03-04-05 Michelle Heinrichs . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06-07 Terri Helfrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-89 Melissa Helling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98-99-00 Cindy Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-72-73-74 Amanda Herbster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Allison Hickman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 Nancy Hodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-61-62 Cyndy Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-86 Tammy Holloway . . . . . . . . . . . 1982-83-84-85 Rita Horner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975 Erin Hurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991

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Alicia Jager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04-05-06 Kelly Javier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 Michelle Johann . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02-03-04 April Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Cindy Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-80-81 Monica Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 Robbie Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-72-73-74 Bonnie Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03

Chelsea Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-13-14-15 Madison Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Sara Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Kenna Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95-96

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Jennifer Keesaer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-89-90 Deanna Keim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02-03-04 Brooke Kempker . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07-08-09 Tauni Kennemer . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00-01-02 Ashley Knehans . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09-10-11 Donna Knobbe . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982-83-84-85 Sara Kolman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Tina Kramos . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-92-93-94-95 Karen Kraus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983 Megan Krebs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95-96-97 Katrina Kurz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006

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Tess Largent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Sharon Latham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82 Jan Lauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982-83-84 Jessica Leathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03-04-05 Sherry Leonardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970-71-72 Debbie Leuthen . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82-83-84 Gina Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95 Tammy Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Stephanie Loria . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986-87-88-89

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Pat Rakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-80-81-82 Megan Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Glenda Rauch . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-64-65-66-67 Raeven Replogle . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10-11-12 Jamie Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 Jennifer Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Toni Rieke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94-95-96 Olivia Roark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Carrie Roberson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Jo Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-84-85 Amber Robins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Lorene Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963 Kristen Rollins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989 Natalie Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10-11-12 Sherry Rouner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-80-81-82 Judy Ryberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76-77-78

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Laura Scafidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Krista Scholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95-96-97 Sue Schuble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-68-69-70 Linda Schultz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976 Jenna Schwark . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09-10-11 Christy Serwein . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02-03-04 Jodie Shead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Erica Shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97-98-99 Larissa Shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01-02-03 Jana Shewmaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08-09 Diedre Shores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-96-97-98 Jennifer Sievers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Jan Sigman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-81-82 Stacy Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-89-90-91 Vickie Simpson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-83 Jessie Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07-08-09 Joni Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-86-87-88 Leslie Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979 Nora Sousley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970-71-72-73 Gale Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Jane Stafford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Karen Stanko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 Mary Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-14-15 Erin Struemph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Bethany Sullinger . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-14-15 Lauren Supak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10 Denise Swanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79 Elysha Swider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08

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Lisa Taggart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90 Taryn Taulbee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-86 Jackie Tekotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 Chelsea Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Ali Trickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-13-14-15 Reggie Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 Anita Turpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983

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Carol Usai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984

Suzy Maas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-86 Kate Madden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94-95-96 Sarah Madden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98-99-00 Lindsey Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Karen Maksin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82 Linda Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-81-82 Pam Mangrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-75 Dana Marriott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Katie Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05-06-07 Regi Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Denise McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Lauren McGinley . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08-09-10 Laura McMurray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-88 Rebecca McPherson . . . . . . . . . 2012-13-14-15 Annie Medico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00-01 Linda Meng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-80 Ashley Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02-03-04 Courtney Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-86 Paula Millsap . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-69-70-71-72 Emily Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-92-93-94 Janis Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-75-76 Bea Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79 Mary Mudry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-92-93 Andrea Muller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Karma Murr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-72 Amy Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-89 Amanda Neff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Donna Neil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969 Sarah Nemlowill . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01-02-03 Kristi Neuman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983 Debbie Nicholson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Lisa Nicholson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79 Ginger Noblitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 Courtney Owens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Stephanie Penrose . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97-98-99 Whitney Peyton . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05-06-07 Stevie Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-11-12-13

Debbie Dace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973-74-75 LaKisha Davenport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Jessica Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00-01-02 Amy Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-91 Kim Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 Tish Dickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90 Lori Dilbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-88 Debbie Dodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-81 Linda Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-67-68-69-70 Keri Dowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95-96-97 Mary Doyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 Amber Dreher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-13 Heather Duckworth . . . . . . . . . 2011-12-13-14 Erin Duewel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-13-14-15 Becky Duffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82-83 Colleen Duffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-92 Chris Dufner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Machelle Dye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986-87

Gena Piper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Dana Polk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-77-78-79 Melissa Porche . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06-07-08 Patty Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-91-92 Tyler Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09-10-11 Brenda Potts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-69 Tina Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98-99-00 Paula Primus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Lori Pulcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982-83-84-85

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Jessie Van Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013-14-15 Michelle VanLiew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90-91 Erika Velasquez Zimmer . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Hailee Vigneaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Kellee Voss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80

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Diane Waser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979 Staci Wattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01-02-03 Tracy Weih . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-86 Bubba Weiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10 Terri Whitmarsh . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-84-85-86 Savannah Wiggins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Cindy Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983

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Andrea Yeager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992-93-94

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Nancy Zoellner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79-80 Active players in bold

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MISSOURI STATE

Opponents

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All-Time Record vs. Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 All-Time Series Histories (Game-by-Game) . . . . . . . . . . . 59-73 MVC Softball Championship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Postseason Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Travel Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 This is The Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 MVC Composite Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76


- Record vs. All Opponents Missouri Valley Conference Bradley (Ill.) University Drake (Iowa) University University of Evansville (Ind.) Illinois State University Indiana State University Loyola (Ill.) University University of Northern Iowa Southern Illinois University Wichita (Kan.) State University

Record 54-31 45-48-1 40-24 38-67 57-24 4-1 45-43 44-50 58-47

School Record Abilene (Texas) Christian University 1-0 University of Akron (Ohio) 1-0 University of Alabama 2-1 Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University 1-0 Appalachian State University 1-0 Arizona State University 0-1 University of Arkansas 18-19 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 Arkansas State University 2-0 Athens (Ala.) State College 1-0 Austin Peay (Tenn.) State University 3-0 Baylor (Texas) University 4-1 Ball (Ind.) State University 2-1 Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) University 0-1 Boise (Idaho) State University 1-0 Boston (Mass.) College 2-0 Boston (Mass.) University 1-0 Brown (R.I.) University 0-1 Bryant (R.I.) University 1-0 University at Buffalo (N.Y) 1-1 Butler (Ind.) University 2-0 University of California-Los Angeles 0-3 University of California-Santa Barbara 1-1 California State Poly University-Pomona 0-1 California State Poly Univ.-San Luis Obispo 0-1 California State University-Fullerton 0-1 California State University-Northridge 0-1 California State University-Sacramento 0-2 Centenary (La.) College 0-3 University of Central Arkansas 6-3 University of Central Florida 2-1 Central Michigan University 1-2 University of Central Missouri 18-5 Central (Okla.) State University 1-0

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Charleston (S.C.) Southern University Cleveland (Ohio) State University Coastal Carolina (S.C.) University Colorado State University Creighton (Neb.) University C.W. Post (N.Y.) University University of Dayton (Ohio) DePaul (Ill.) University University of Detroit (Mich.) Drexel (Pa.) University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Michigan University Emporia (Kan.) State University Florida A&M University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University Friends (Kan.) University Furman (S.C.) University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Grand Valley (Mich.) State University Grand View (Iowa) College Harvard (Mass.) University University of Houston (Texas) University of Illinois-Chicago Illinois Central College Indiana University Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ., Indianapolis Iona (N.Y.) College University of Iowa Iowa State University Jackson State (Miss.) University John F. Kennedy (Neb.) College University of Kansas Kansas State University Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Kent (Ohio) State University Lipscomb (Tenn.) University Long Island (N.Y.) University Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University University of Louisiana-Lafayette University of Louisiana-Monroe University of Louisville (Ky.) Luther (Iowa) College Macomb (Mich.) College University of Maine Marshall (W.V.) University University of Maryland University of Massachusetts McNeese (La.) State University University of Memphis (Tenn.) Mercer (Ga.) University Miami (Ohio) University University of Miami (Fla.) University of Michigan Michigan State University Middle Tennessee State University University of Minnesota University of Mississippi Mississippi State University University of Missouri University of Missouri-Kansas City Missouri University of Science & Technology University of Missouri-St. Louis Missouri Southern State University Missouri Western State University Monmouth (N.J.) College Morehead (Ky.) State University Murray (Ky.) State University University of Nebraska University of Nebraska-Omaha University of New Mexico New Mexico State University Nicholls (La.) State University University of North Carolina North Dakota State University University of North Texas

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3-0 1-0 1-2 3-3 30-48 1-0 0-0 1-3 1-0 1-1 17-17 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-2 1-0 1-2 1-0 1-0 1-4 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-1 3-0 0-1 1-1 3-0 5-3 4-0 1-0 6-2 8-8 1-0 1-4 19-72 9-3 0-1 3-0 2-1 1-1 0-1 4-6 0-8 4-3 0-2 3-0 1-0 3-1 0-1 3-0 3-3 2-3 2-2 1-0 6-1 0-1 1-2 3-5 1-0 8-2 3-3 3-1 15-38 35-10  0-1 5-3 14-13 4-1 1-0 2-0 0-0 7-9 4-3 5-2 1-0 4-3 0-1 5-2 4-2

Northeastern (Okla.) State University 3-0 University of Northern Colorado 5-1 Northern Illinois University 5-1 Northwest Missouri State University 6-3 Northwestern University 3-1 Northwestern (La.) State University 1-4 Northwestern Oklahoma State University 1-0 Northwood (Texas) University 1-0 Ohio University 0-1 Ohio State University 1-1 University of Oklahoma   9-17 Oklahoma Baptist University 1-0 Oklahoma City (Okla.) University 2-7 Oklahoma State University   6-24 University of Oregon 0-1 Oregon State University 1-0 University of the Pacific (Calif.) 1-1 Parsons (Iowa) College 1-0 Pennsylvania State University 2-3 Peru (Neb.) State College 2-0 Pittsburg (Kan.) State University 26-8  Purdue (Ind.) University 2-2 Rutgers (N.J.) University 3-5 St. John’s (N.Y.) University 2-0 Saint Louis (Mo.) University 39-5-1  Sam Houston (Texas) State University 3-5 Samford (Ala.) University 4-1 San Diego (Calif.) State University 0-1 Santa Clara (Calif.) University 1-0 San Jose (Calif.) State University 1-3 Siena (N.Y.) College 1-0 University of South Carolina 2-1 South Dakota State University 4-2 University of South Florida 0-5 Southeast Missouri State University 29-9  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 3-6 Southern Utah University 1-0 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) University 10-0  Springfield (Mass.) College 1-0 Stanford (Calif.) University 2-1 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) State University 5-1 Stetson (Fla.) University 4-1 Tarkio (Mo.) College 5-2 Taylor (Ind.) University 2-0 University of Tennessee 1-3 University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 1-0 Tennessee Tech University 1-1 University of Texas 0-3 University of Texas at Arlington 8-6 University of Texas at San Antonio 1-4 Texas A&M University   2-11 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 1-3 Texas Southern University 0-0 Texas State University 1-2 Texas Tech University 1-2 Texas Wesleyan College 4-0 Texas Woman’s University 4-6 University of Toledo (Ohio) 2-2 Troy (Ala.) University 0-0 Truman (Mo.) State University 2-1 University of Tulsa (Okla.) 24-22 U.S. Military (N.Y.) Academy 1-0 University of Utah 0-4 Utah State University 0-2 Valparaiso (Ind.) University 2-1 University of Virginia 3-0 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1-0 Wartburg (Iowa) College 1-0 University of Washington 0-2 Wayne (Mich.) State University 4-0 West Texas State University 2-0 Western Illinois University 24-21 Western Kentucky University 1-0 Western Michigan University 1-2 William Woods (Mo.) College 1-1 University of Wisconsin 1-1 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 1-0 University of Wyoming 2-0 2016 Opponents in BOLD


- Opponent Series Histories Bradley University Overall: 54-31 Home: 27-12 Away: 21-15 Neutral: 6-4 Tourn: 8-6 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/22/15 A W 3-2 3/21/152 A W 3-2 (8) 3/21/151 A L 1-5 5/8/14* N L 5-8 3/20/14 H L 4-5 3/15/142 H L 0-4 3/15/141 H W 6-3 5/5/132 A L 1-3 5/5/131 A W 3-1 5/4/13 A W 3-0 5/10/12* N W 4-1 4/7/12 H L 0-5 4/6/122 H W 4-2 4/6/121 H L 1-6 5/12/11* H W 3-0 4/17/112 A W 3-1 4/17/111 A W 7-2 4/16/11 A W 10-1 4/11/10 H W 2-1 4/10/102 H L 3-6 4/10/101 H W 4-1 5/7/09* A L 2-3 5/3/09 A L 0-2 5/2/092 A L 1-6 5/2/091 A L 3-5 4/6/08 H W 5-1 4/5/082 H W 12-4 (5) 4/5/081 H W 2-1 5/10/07* N L 1-2 3/25/072 A W 3-1 3/25/071 A L 0-1 4/15/062 H W 3-1 4/15/061 H W 3-1 4/14/06 H W 6-2 5/8/05 A W 7-3 5/7/052 A W 7-3 5/7/051 A W 11-3 (5) 5/9/042 H W 6-5 (11) 5/9/041 H W 5-1 5/8/04 H W 9-8 (12) 3/13/04 N L 0-3 3/23/03 A W 2-0 3/22/032 A L 2-3 (10) 3/22/031 A W 3-2 4/14/02 H L 0-2 4/13/022 H W 1-0 4/13/021 H W 2-0 4/22/01 A W 4-3 4/21/012 A L 3-6 4/21/011 A W 4-2 5/6/00* A L 0-2 4/15/002 H L 7-9 4/15/001 H W 2-1 5/9/99* N W 3-0 4/3/99 A W 2-0 4/5/982 H L 0-1 4/5/981 H W 7-1 5/11/96* N W 3-0 5/9/96* N W 9-3 4/19/96 A L 2-6 5/12/95* N W 6-0 4/21/952 H L 2-4 4/21/951 H L 1-3 4/22/942 A L 1-8 4/22/941 A W 2-0 4/30/932 H W 5-1 4/30/931 H W 4-0 4/4/922 H W 6-1

4/4/921 4/26/912 4/26/911 4/20/902 4/20/901 5/11/89* 4/23/882 4/23/881 4/5/872 4/5/871 5/10/86* 4/25/862 4/25/861 4/20/852 4/20/851 5/5/84* 5/5/83*

H W A W A W H W H W N L H W H L A L A L A L H W H L A W A W H W N W

4-2 8-6 9-0 7-0 4-3 2-5 4-3 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-1 2-1 0-1 1-0# 2-0 3-1 2-0

Drake University Overall: 45-48-1 Home: 15-20-1 Away: 21-20 Neutral: 9-8 Tourn: 6-5 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/16/152 H W 2-0 3/16/151 H L 0-1 3/15/15 H L 0-9 (6) 4/6/14 A L 2-3 4/5/142 A W 4-0 4/5/141 A L 6-9 3/7/14 N L 6-8 3/30/13 A L 5-13 (6) 3/29/132 A W 6-2 3/29/131 A W 3-2 5/10/12* N L 1-2 4/1/12 A L 2-4 3/31/122 A L 2-4 3/31/121 A W 3-2 5/14/11* H W 7-4 4/30/112 H L 0-2 4/30/111 H L 1-2 (11) 4/18/10 A W 6-0 4/17/102 A L 0-8 (5) 4/17/101 A L 1-3 5/10/08* N L 2-7 3/30/08 A L 0-1 (8) 3/29/082 A L 2-8 3/29/081 A W 5-3 4/29/07 H L 4-6 (9) 4/28/072 H L 3-5 4/28/071 H W 8-0 (5) 4/1/062 A W 7-0 4/1/061 A W 2-1 2/24/06 N W 6-0 5/12/05* N W 6-0 4/3/05 H L 3-5 4/2/052 H W 1-0 4/2/051 H L 0-2 4/10/04 A L 3-5 4/9/042 A L 6-15 4/9/041 A W 1-0 4/27/03 H W 10-9 (8) 4/26/032 H L 0-3 4/26/031 H W 1-0 3/8/03 N W 13-5 3/30/022 A W 2-1 3/30/021 A L 2-6 3/29/02 A W 6-4 2/15/02 N W 13-0 4/8/01 H L 3-4 4/7/012 H L 0-2 4/7/011 H L 5-6 4/1/002 A L 2-4 4/1/001 A W 4-1

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2/20/00 2/19/00 4/25/99 4/26/982 4/26/981 5/10/97* 5/10/97* 5/8/97* 4/14/972 4/14/971 3/8/97 4/26/962 4/26/961 3/9/96 4/28/952 4/28/951 5/14/94* 4/29/942 4/29/941 5/14/93* 4/9/932 4/9/931 4/11/922 4/11/921 5/10/91* 4/8/912 4/8/911 4/29/902 4/29/901 5/6/892 5/6/891 5/7/882 5/7/881 4/8/872 4/8/871 5/8/86* 4/6/86 4/4/86 4/3/86 4/25/852 4/25/851 4/28/842 4/28/841 5/1?/79&

H L H L H T A W A W N W N L N W A W A L H W H W H L H W A L A L H L A W A L N L H L H L A W A L N W H W H L A L A L H W H W A W A W H W H W N W N W N L N L H L H W A W A W N L

1-2 2-5 1-1 (10) 4-0 3-2 7-4 2-4 3-2 8-0 (6) 4-7 4-1 8-2 3-6 2-1 0-1 1-2 (12) 2-3 (14) 4-0 3-5 (8) 0-4 4-5 0-1 10-5 5-6 8-0 5-1 3-5 1-3 1-2 9-2 11-1 4-1 3-1 8-1 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-9 0-1 2-3 2-1 9-4 9-0 2-3

University of Evansville Overall: 40-24 Home: 20-8 Away: 15-14 Neutral: 5-2 Tourn: 4-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/5/15 H W 7-3 4/4/152 H W 11-2 (5) 4/4/151 H W 1-0 (9) 5/4/14 A W 3-1 5/3/142 A L 1-3 5/3/141 A W 14-6 5/9/13* N L 2-4 (8) 4/21/13 H L 3-6 4/20/132 H W 4-1 4/20/131 H L 1-3 3/25/12 A L 1-3 3/24/122 A W 3-0 3/24/121 A W 11-2 (6) 5/8/11 H W 7-0 5/7/112 H W 4-3 5/7/111 H W 1-0 5/13/10* N W 3-0 3/27/102 A W 6-2 3/27/101 A W 14-10 3/26/10 A L 4-5 4/18/09 H W 1-0 5/8/08* N W 8-6 4/20/082 A W 5-3 (8)

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- Opponent Series Histories 4/20/081 4/19/08 4/1/07 3/31/072 3/31/071 4/23/06 4/22/062 4/22/061 4/24/05 4/23/052 4/23/051 4/25/04 4/24/042 4/24/041 5/9/03* 3/30/03 3/29/032 3/29/031 4/21/02 4/20/022 4/20/021 5/6/01 5/5/012 5/5/011 2/18/01 2/17/01 4/9/002 4/9/001 5/7/99* 4/10/992 4/10/991 5/7/98* 4/11/982 4/11/981 4/20/972 4/20/971 5/3/962 5/3/961 4/14/952 4/14/951 4/2/94

A W A L H W H W H L A W A W A W H W H W H W A W A L A L A L H L H W H L A L A L A W H L H W H L N L N W A L A L N W H W H W A W A L A W H L H W H W H W A L A L N W

4-1 2-3 6-0 9-1 (5) 0-6 5-2 5-2 7-0 5-4 (9) 2-1 (9) 2-0 5-3 (8) 0-3 0-2 1-3 2-7 4-3 0-1 0-2 1-6 2-0 3-5 (10) 4-2 1-3 0-2 4-0 2-8 0-7 2-0 4-3 4-0 11-3 (6) 4-15 (8) 5-4 1-9 (5) 2-0 8-0 (5) 2-1 3-6 0-1 6-1

Illinois State University Overall: 38-67 Home: 11-32 Away: 19-27 Neutral: 7-8 Tourn: 9-6 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/8/15* N W 3-1 4/18/152 A W 4-0 4/18/151 A W 11-0 (5) 4/27/14 H L 0-3 4/26/142 H L 3-7 4/26/141 H L 2-6 4/7/13 A L 1-9 (6) 4/6/132 A W 7-4 4/6/131 A L 0-1 3/17/12 H W 4-2 3/16/122 H L 2-11 (5) 3/16/121 H L 0-4 5/13/11* H W 4-2 4/3/11 A L 2-7 4/2/112 A L 0-8 (5) 4/2/111 A L 2-5 5/14/10* N W 6-1 4/25/102 H L 1-11 4/25/101 H L 3-7 4/4/092 A L 2-7 4/4/091 A W 3-2 (8) 5/9/08* N W 5-4 3/22/08 A W 6-0 3/21/082 A L 0-8 (5) 3/21/081 A W 3-2 5/6/07 A L 0-1 (12)

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5/5/072 5/5/071 5/12/06* 5/7/062 5/7/061 4/10/05 4/9/052 4/9/051 4/18/04 4/17/042 4/17/041 5/4/03 5/3/032 5/3/031 5/9/02* 5/4/02 5/3/022 5/3/021 4/1/01 3/31/012 3/31/011 5/5/00* 4/23/002 4/23/001 5/8/99* 4/18/992 4/18/991 5/2/982 5/2/981 5/9/97* 5/4/972 5/4/971 5/10/96* 4/20/962 4/20/961 5/13/95* 4/22/952 4/22/951 4/23/942 4/23/941 3/19/94 5/1/932 5/1/931 4/24/922 4/24/921 4/20/912 4/20/911 4/7/902 4/7/901 3/11/90 4/21/892 4/21/891 5/12/88* 4/8/882 4/8/881 5/9/87* 4/25/872 4/25/871 4/19/862 4/19/861 5/10/85* 4/21/85 5/4/84* 4/13/842 4/13/841 3/10/822 3/10/821 4/3/81 3/11/812 3/11/811 4/1?/79 4/?/79 4/14/78 ?/??/77 ?/??/76

A L 1-11 (6) A L 1-10 (5) N W 4-0 H L 1-6 H L 0-5 A W 5-0 A W 2-1 A W 3-0 H L 1-2 H W 3-2 H L 0-2 (8) A W 3-1 A L 0-8 A L 1-2 A L 1-6 H L 3-7 H W 3-1 H L 1-9 A L 0-8 A L 2-8 A L 0-3 N L 1-2 H L 0-1 H W 1-0 (11) N L 2-3 A L 2-10 (6) A L 0-1 H W 5-3 (8) H W 3-1 N W 5-2 A L 0-4 A L 3-5 A W 4-3 A L 1-2 A L 3-5 N L 3-4 H L 0-1 H L 0-1 (9) A W 5-2 A W 4-2 (8) N W 1-0 H W 5-0 H W 2-0 H W 6-0 H L 0-2 A W 2-0 A L 1-2 H L 1-6 H L 0-3 N L 0-1 A L 2-4 A W 5-2 H L 1-3 H L 0-4 H L 2-7 A W 6-2 A L 2-3 A W 1-0 H L 0-3 H L 0-4 N L 0-4 A L 0-1 H W 1-0 (14) H L 3-4 H L 0-5 H L 2-4 H L 5-6 H L 1-2 H L 0-3 H L 0-7 A W 7-0 H L 0-7 A W 9-4B ? W 5-0 A L 0-14

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?/??/73% ?/??/73% ?/??/70% ?/??/69%

N L N L N W N L

0-5 1-5 3-2 1-5

Indiana State University Overall: 57-24 Home: 27-9 Away: 23-11 Neutral: 7-4 Tourn: 2-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/9/15* N L 2-9 3/29/15 A W 9-8 3/28/152 A L 2-3 3/28/151 A W 5-1 4/13/14 H W 9-5 4/12/142 H L 0-4 4/12/141 H L 1-6 3/23/132 A W 9-5 3/23/131 A W 4-2 3/22/13 A L 7-9 4/29/12 H L 2-3 4/28/122 H W 1-0 4/28/121 H W 1-0 3/27/11 A W 6-1 3/26/11 A W 6-1 5/2/10 H W 9-5 5/1/102 H W 5-3 5/1/101 H W 8-7 (9) 3/22/09 A W 2-0 3/21/092 A W 4-0 3/21/091 A W 4-3 3/14/082 H W 2-1 3/14/081 H L 0-1 4/22/07 A W 1-0 4/21/072 A L 0-11 (5) 4/21/071 A W 6-4 3/19/06 H W 4-3 (9) 3/18/062 H W 8-1 3/18/061 H W 4-1 3/26/052 A L 0-1 3/26/051 A W 8-1 3/25/05 A W 3-0 (9) 3/21/04 H W 8-7 3/20/042 H L 1-2 3/20/041 H W 9-1 (6) 3/14/04 N W 3-1 4/19/03 A W 12-2 (5) 4/18/032 A W 2-1 4/18/031 A W 10-3 3/17/02 H W 5-3 3/16/022 H W 17-5 3/16/021 H W 9-0 3/27/012 A L 2-3 3/27/011 A W 5-1 3/26/01 A L 0-2 4/22/002 H W 4-3 4/22/001 H L 3-4 4/19/992 A W 5-1 4/19/991 A W 2-1 5/3/982 H W 10-1 5/3/981 H W 3-0 3/21/97 N W 4-0 4/21/962 A W 14-0 (5) 4/21/961 A W 9-0 3/23/96 N L 3-4 (6) 5/12/95* A W 9-1 (5) 5/8/942 H W 6-4 5/8/941 H W 9-0 (6) 4/18/932 A L 1-3 4/18/931 A L 1-3 3/27/93 N W 7-0 3/26/93 N W 1-0 (8) 4/25/922 H W 5-3


- Opponent Series Histories 4/25/921 3/9/91 4/6/902 4/6/901 4/22/892 4/22/891 4/9/882 4/9/881 4/24/872 4/24/871 4/18/862 4/18/861 5/10/85* 4/21/85 5/3/84* 4/14/84 4/8/83 4/11/80

H L N L H W H W A L A L H L H W A L A W H L H W N L N W H W H W N W N W

1-9 0-8 5-1 1-0 3-6 1-3 1-4 3-1 0-8 2-1 1-9 1-0 0-1 (8) 2-1 (9) 6-3 4-0 2-1 4-0

Loyola University Home: 3-0 Neutral: 0-0

Overall: 4-1 Away: 1-1 Tourn: 0-0

Date Site W-L-T Score 4/12/15 H W 8-5 4/11/152 H W 6-0 4/11/151 H W 6-1 4/7/142 A L 3-5 4/7/141 A W 10-3

University of Northern Iowa Overall: 45-43 Home: 24-20 Away: 14-20 Neutral: 7-3 Tourn: 10-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/26/15 H W 6-4 4/25/152 H W 4-3 (11) 4/25/151 H L 8-15 5/8/14* N W 4-3 4/19/14 A W 6-5 4/18/142 A L 1-9 (5) 4/18/141 A L 0-10 (5) 3/16/132 H W 8-2 3/16/131 H L 3-4 (9) 4/22/12 A W 1-0 (8) 4/21/122 A L 6-7 4/21/121 A L 1-5 (9) 2/24/12 N L 3-5 5/12/11* H W 2-0 3/20/11 H W 3-2 (8) 3/19/112 H W 6-5 3/19/111 H L 1-3 5/13/10* N W 4-3 5/9/10 A L 2-4 5/8/102 A W 2-1 (8) 5/8/101 A L 2-6 3/15/09 H L 4-11 3/14/092 H L 5-11 3/14/091 H L 5-12 (8) 4/13/08 A L 0-7 4/7/07 H W 10-8 4/6/07 H L 1-6 3/26/06 A W 10-6 3/25/062 A W 7-0 3/25/061 A W 7-1 3/20/05 H L 3-8 (9) 3/19/052 H L 2-4 3/19/051 H W 4-1 3/27/042 A W 5-4 (8) 3/27/041 A L 3-4 4/5/032 H W 2-0

4/5/031 3/23/022 3/23/021 3/18/01 3/17/012 3/17/011 3/3/01 4/16/002 4/16/001 5/9/99* 4/4/992 4/4/991 5/9/98* 5/8/98* 4/4/982 4/4/981 4/13/972 4/13/971 4/27/962 4/27/961 3/10/96 4/29/952 4/29/951 5/13/94* 4/10/932 4/10/931 5/7/92* 4/10/922 4/10/921 5/9/91* 4/9/912 4/9/911 4/28/902 4/28/901 5/11/89* 5/5/892 5/5/891 5/13/88* 5/6/882 5/6/881 4/7/872 4/7/871 5/9/86* 4/4/86 4/3/86 4/26/852 4/26/851 4/27/842 4/27/841 4/2/82 ?/??/77& ?/??/77&

H W A L A L H L H L H L N L H W H W N L A L A L N W N W H L H W A L A W H W H W H W A W A W H W H W H L N W A W A W N W H L H W A W A L A L H L H L H W A L A L H W H W N W A W A L H W H L A L A L H W H L H L

3-1 1-2 (8) 2-3 3-5 (12) 1-3 1-3 (8) 4-5 2-1 7-4 0-2 0-1 2-3 2-1 6-2 0-4 2-0 0-14 (5) 3-0 11-5 5-4 (10) 12-2 (5) 4-3 6-1 4-1 5-3 0-1 4-3 5-4 2-1 4-2 0-4 2-0 2-1 1-9 0-6 2-3 0-1 7-4 2-10 1-2 2-1 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-2 9-2 3-4 0-1 0-1 7-2 1-6 1-2

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Southern Illinois University Overall: 44-50 Home: 21-14 Away: 13-29 Neutral: 10-7 Tourn: 9-5 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/3/15 A W 4-1 5/2/152 A L 2-10 (5) 5/2/151 A L 4-5 3/30/14 H L 5-9 3/29/142 H W 7-2 3/29/141 H W 3-2 4/14/13 A L 4-5 (9) 4/13/132 A L 5-7 4/13/131 A L 1-7 4/14/122 H W 3-2 4/14/121 H L 2-7 4/22/112 A L 3-5 4/22/111 A L 3-4 (8) 5/15/10* N L 3-4 5/14/10* N L 0-2 (10) 3/19/102 H L 3-8 3/19/101 H L 0-3 4/11/092 A L 0-1 4/11/091 A L 0-2 5/8/08* A W 5-0 4/27/08 H L 3-4 4/26/082 H L 2-5 4/26/081 H W 6-5 4/15/072 A L 0-8 (5) 4/15/071 A W 4-3 4/9/06 H W 3-2 (8) 4/8/062 H L 2-5 4/8/061 H W 1-0 5/12/05* N W 6-4 4/17/05 A L 0-3 4/16/052 A L 0-5 (8) 4/16/051 A L 0-7 4/4/04 H W 2-1 4/3/042 H L 0-4 4/3/041 H L 2-3 5/8/03* N L 1-2 (8) 4/13/03 A L 3-4 4/12/032 A L 0-7 4/12/031 A L 3-4 4/6/022 H L 2-3 4/6/021 H W 5-3 4/14/012 A W 2-0 4/14/011 A L 0-3 4/13/01 A L 0-1 4/10/002 A W 6-5 (8) 4/10/001 A L 1-2 4/11/992 H L 3-5 4/11/991 H W 2-0 5/8/98* N W 3-2 4/12/982 A W 13-6 4/12/981 A W 2-1 5/9/97* N W 4-3 4/19/972 H W 7-1 4/19/971 H L 2-5 5/4/962 H W 7-4 5/4/961 H W 4-3 4/15/952 A L 3-7 4/15/951 A L 1-3 5/14/94* H W 6-1 5/7/942 H W 2-1 5/7/941 H W 3-1 3/18/94 N L 0-8 (5) 5/13/93* N W 3-1 4/17/932 A L 1-2 4/17/931 A W 8-4 5/8/92* N L 1-5 5/2/922 A W 6-4 5/2/921 A W 6-0

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- Opponent Series Histories 5/11/90* 4/13/902 4/13/901 4/15/892 4/15/891 3/18/89 5/13/88* 4/30/882 4/30/881 4/2/88 4/1/88 5/1/872 5/1/871 5/2/862 5/2/861 5/9/85* 4/13/85 4/7/842 4/7/841 5/6/83* 4/3/82 3/20/81 4/13/79 4/7/78 ?/??/76 ?/??/70%

A L A L A L H L H L N L H W A L A W N W N L H W H W A L A L N W H W A L A W N W H W N W N W H W A W N W

3-4 2-3 2-6 1-2 3-6 0-7 1-0 0-1 3-2 5-1 0-3 3-0 3-0 1-2 0-1 2-0 6-1 1-3 1-0 3-1 10-2 5-4 1-0 7-0 3-0 8-3

Wichita State University Overall: 58-47 Home: 29-12 Away: 17-25 Neutral: 10-10 Tourn: 8-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/22/15 H L 6-10 4/15/152 A L 4-6 4/15/151 A W 6-2 4/22/142 H L 1-2 4/22/141 H W 6-5 4/16/14 A L 0-12 (5) 4/30/13 H W 5-3 4/24/132 A W 7-6 (8) 4/24/131 A W 12-9 4/25/12 A L 0-2 4/18/122 H L 1-5 4/18/121 H W 1-0 5/5/11 H L 1-4 (8) 4/20/112 A W 2-1 4/20/111 A W 5-3 4/14/102 H L 3-5 4/14/101 H L 1-5 3/24/10 A W 1-0 4/15/09 H W 4-0 3/26/092 A W 5-0 3/26/091 A L 2-6 2/21/09 N W 3-1 4/2/082 H W 5-3 4/2/081 H L 1-4 3/25/08 A L 0-1 4/4/07 H W 1-0 (11) 3/21/072 A W 4-2 3/21/071 A L 1-5 5/13/06* N W 4-0 4/5/062 H L 0-2 4/5/061 H W 4-2 3/29/06 A W 7-6 (8) 3/12/06 A L 2-3 5/14/05* A L 0-13 (5) 4/7/05 H L 1-2 (9) 3/29/052 A L 2-6 3/29/051 A W 4-2 3/31/042 H W 5-3 3/31/041 H L 1-2 (8) 3/23/04 A L 0-1 3/7/04 N W 6-5 (11)

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3/5/04 2/22/04 5/8/03* 3/27/032 3/27/031 2/16/03 5/1/022 5/1/021 3/27/02 4/25/01 4/19/012 4/19/011 4/29/002 4/29/001 5/1/992 5/1/991 4/18/982 4/18/981 3/14/98 2/20/98 4/26/972 4/26/971 5/9/96* 4/6/962 4/6/961 5/11/95* 5/6/95 5/13/94* 4/9/942 4/9/941 5/14/93* 5/7/932 5/7/931 3/27/93 3/20/93 4/18/92 4/18/92 3/12/922 3/12/921 5/9/91* 4/15/912 4/15/911 5/6/90 5/5/90 4/28/892 4/28/891 5/12/88* 3/19/88 5/7/87* 4/11/872 4/11/871 3/28/87 5/9/86* 4/11/862 4/11/861 5/4/852 5/4/851 4/19/842 4/19/841 ?/??/77 ?/??/77 ?/??/76 ?/??/76 ?/??/76

N L 2-4 N L 1-3 N W 4-2 (10) A L 4-5 A L 1-3 N L 5-6 H W 12-3 H W 4-3 A W 3-2 H W 9-5 A W 11-9 (9) A L 2-3 A W 12-2 A L 0-2 H W 9-0 (6) H W 1-0 (9) A L 0-1 A W 7-0 N W 4-2 N L 1-3 H W 7-0 H W 2-1 N W 3-0 A W 2-1 A L 2-3 N L 3-4 (9) H W 6-1 (5) H W 2-0 (8) H L 1-4 H W 3-2 N W 2-0 A L 1-2 (8) A L 1-4 N L 1-2 N L 1-2 N L 0-3 N L 1-3 H W 14-2 H L 6-9 A L 0-2 A L 1-5 A L 1-2 H W 3-2 H W 5-2 A W 5-4 A L 0-5 H W 1-0 N L 3-5 N W 2-1 A L 0-2 A L 0-1 N W 5-2 N W 5-0 H W 2-1 H W 1-0 A L 5-6 A W 3-1 H W 2-0 H W 3-1 ? W 14-1 ? W 7-1 H W 5-2 H W 10-5 A W 7-1

Abilene Christian University Overall: 1-0 Date 2/6/15

Site W-L-T Score N W 4-3

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University of Akron Overall: 1-0 Date 3/24/88

Site W-L-T Score N W 2-0

University of Alabama Overall: 2-1 Date 2/19/06 2/18/06 2/15/97

Site W-L-T N L N W N W

Score 0-6 2-0 3-2

Alabama A&M University Overall: 1-0 Date 2/21/14

Site W-L-T Score N W 8-0 (5)

Appalachian State University Overall: 1-0 Date 2/22/14

Site W-L-T Score N W 6-0

Arizona State University Overall: 0-1 Date Site W-L-T Score ?/??/77% N L 0-2

University of Arkansas Overall: 18-19 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/12/15 H L 5-11 4/1/14 A L 0-9 (5) 5/2/12 H L 0-4 4/6/11 A W 2-1 4/28/10 H L 3-11 2/20/10 N L 5-6 4/22/09 A W 2-1 (8) 4/29/082 H L 1-9 (5) 4/29/081 H W 5-2 4/11/062 A L 0-1 4/11/061 A L 1-5 2/26/06 A L 2-3 4/13/052 H L 0-4 4/13/051 H W 5-3 3/24/042 A L 0-2 3/24/041 A L 5-6 (10) 4/29/032 H W 5-4 4/29/031 H W 7-0 4/24/022 A L 3-4 (10) 4/24/021 A L 0-4 3/14/012 H L 0-5 3/14/011 H L 4-5 4/12/002 A L 0-5 4/12/001 A W 1-0 3/8/002 H W 10-2 3/8/001 H W 5-4 4/7/992 A L 1-2 4/7/991 A L 1-2 (8) 3/24/992 H W 3-2 3/24/991 H W 3-0 3/25/982 H W 4-2 3/25/981 H W 1-0 3/21/98 N W 3-0 4/16/972 H W 8-3 4/16/971 H W 6-0 3/2/97 A W 5-2 3/1/97 A W 4-0


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Date 2/7/15 3/12/11 2/11/07 2/10/07

Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Brown University

Centenary College

Overall: 4-0

Overall: 0-1

Overall: 0-3

Site W-L-T N W N W N W N W

Score 5-2 4-3 20-4 (5) 11-3 (5)

Arkansas State University Overall: 2-0

Date 3/27/00

Bryant University Overall: 1-0 Date 2/7/09

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/16/852 A W 7-0 3/16/851 A W 2-1

Athens State College Overall: 1-0 Date 3/23/91

Overall: 1-1 Date 2/19/10 3/3/01

Overall: 3-0 Date 3/23/96 5/6/90 5/5/90

Site W-L-T N W H W H W

Score 13-3 (4) 3-2 6-3

Ball State University Overall: 2-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/8/052 H L 1-2 3/8/051 H W 6-1 ?/??/73% N W 12-0

Baylor University Overall: 4-1 Date 3/16/96 3/15/96 3/30/85 3/28/80 3/30/79

Site W-L-T N W N L N W N W N W

Score 5-4 5-8 3-2 2-1 4-2

Overall: 2-0

Overall: 0-3 Date Site W-L-T 5/19/06$ A L 5/18/96$ N L 5/26/78% N L

Overall: 1-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/18/05 A L 0-3 2/9/02 N W 6-0

Cal Poly Pomona Overall: 0-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/27/78% N L 0-1

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Overall: 0-1 Date 2/8/02

Boise State University Site W-L-T Score N W 6-0

Boston College Overall: 2-0 Date 2/22/13 2/6/09

Date 2/15/04

Site W-L-T Score N W 10-7 N W 1-0

Site W-L-T Score A L 0-2

Cal State Fullerton

Overall: 1-0 Date 2/15/13

Score 2-11 (6) 2-8 0-1

UC Santa Barbara

Overall: 0-1 Site W-L-T Score N L 5-6 (8)

Site W-L-T Score N W 5-2 N W 7-1

UCLA

Bethune-Cookman University Date 2/15/03

Site W-L-T Score N L 0-1 N W 5-4 (8)

Butler University Date 2/10/13 2/21/09

Overall: 0-1 Date 2/25/00

Site W-L-T Score N L 0-9 (5)

Cal State Northridge Overall: 0-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/17/96$ N L 0-5

Boston University

Cal State Sacramento

Overall: 1-0

Overall: 0-2

Site W-L-T Score N W 8-0 (5)

Date 2/7/09 2/18/07 3/20/92

Site W-L-T A L N L N L

Score 1-6 1-2 2-3

University of Central Arkansas

Site W-L-T Score N W 4-0

University of Buffalo

Site W-L-T Score N W 11-0

Austin Peay State University

Site W-L-T Score N L 3-4 (5)

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/17/982 A L 3-6 3/17/981 A L 2-3

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Overall: 6-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/11/14 A W 10-7 4/9/13 H L 0-2 3/14/12 A L 0-2 2/22/09 N L 8-9 4/16/082 H W 8-0 (6) 4/16/081 H W 3-0 2/24/08 N W 13-3 (5) 2/11/07 A W 6-0 2/10/07 A W 8-0 (5)

University of Central Florida Overall: 2-1 Date 3/2/03 3/1/03 2/28/03

Site W-L-T A W A L A W

Score 4-2 0-6 3-0

Central Michigan University Overall: 1-2 Date Site W-L-T 2/14/14 N W 5/20/82% N L 3/14/81 H L

Score 6-3 0-7 0-9

University of Central Missouri Overall: 18-5 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/8/862 A W 7-0 4/8/861 A W 4-1 4/2/852 H W 7-6 4/2/851 H W 4-2 5/1/842 A L 0-1 5/1/841 A W 4-0 4/??/80 H W 12-2 (5) 4/28/78@ H W 7-5 4/24/782 A W 13-1 4/24/781 A W 12-3 4/5/782 H W 3-2 4/5/781 H W 3-0 4/22/77@ N W 10-2 4/29/772 A W 9-2 4/29/771 A L 5-8 ?/??/76 A L 10-15 ?/??/76 A L 10-11 ?/??/76 H W 5-4 4/26/75@ ? W 2-0 4/22/752 ? W 17-0 4/22/751 ? W 11-5 4/12/75 ? W 13-3 ?/??/72% N L 3-9

Central State University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/26/82

Site W-L-T Score N W 1-0

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- Opponent Series Histories Charleston Southern University Overall: 3-0 Date 3/2/03 3/1/03 2/28/03

Site W-L-T N W N W N W

Score 4-0 8-0 10-1

Cleveland State University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/22/96

Site W-L-T Score N W 9-8

Coastal Carolina University Overall: 1-2 Date 2/9/13 2/8/13 3/24/00

Site W-L-T N L N L N W

Score 2-5 6-10 3-1

Colorado State University Overall: 3-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/18/11 N W 8-2 2/19/10 N L 2-3 2/9/02 N L 2-3 2/19/992 N L 2-4 (12) 2/19/991 N W 8-0 ?/??/69% N W 14-2

Creighton University Overall: 30-48 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/28/132 H W 10-5 4/28/131 H L 1-3 5/6/12 A L 4-5 (8) 5/5/122 A W 13-11 5/5/121 A W 1-0 4/10/11 H L 3-4 4/9/112 H W 3-2 4/9/111 H L 1-4 4/3/10 A W 5-1 4/2/102 A W 3-2 4/2/101 A W 4-1 4/26/09 H L 0-4 4/25/092 H W 1-0 4/25/091 H L 0-3 5/4/08 A L 0-1 5/3/082 A L 0-4 5/3/081 A L 1-6 3/18/07 H L 0-2 (9) 3/17/072 H L 2-10 (5) 3/17/071 H L 0-1 (9) 2/23/07 N L 1-4 5/11/06* A W 4-0 5/13/05* N L 1-2 5/1/05 H L 0-1 4/30/052 H W 1-0 4/30/051 H W 3-2 (8) 5/2/04 A L 1-5 5/1/042 A L 2-10 5/1/041 A L 0-6 2/21/04 N W 5-1 3/16/03 H W 3-2 (8) 3/15/032 H L 0-2 3/15/031 H W 6-5 5/9/02* N L 2-3 4/28/022 A L 2-4

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4/28/021 2/15/02 4/29/01 4/28/012 4/28/011 4/2/002 4/2/001 3/5/00 2/26/00 4/24/992 4/24/991 2/20/992 2/20/991 4/25/982 4/25/981 2/21/98 4/6/972 4/6/971 3/1/97 4/5/962 4/5/961 5/11/95* 5/5/952 5/5/951 5/14/94* 5/12/94* 4/8/942 4/8/941 3/27/94 5/14/93* 3/14/93 4/5/91 4/30/892 4/30/891 4/6/86 4/5/86 4/16/83 4/15/83 4/16/82 3/27/82 5/??/80& 5/9/80& 4/2?/80

A L N W H L H L H L A L A W N L N L H L H L N W N W A L A W N L H W H L N L A W A W N W H W H W H W H L H W H W N L A L N L N L A L A L N L N L N L N L N L N L N W N W N L

0-6 3-2 0-3 0-5 0-3 0-2 6-2 3-4 4-5 0-1 2-3 2-1 2-1 0-11 (5) 2-0 0-1 7-0 0-1 1-2 6-2 14-4 (6) 6-2 1-0 8-0 (5) 1-0 1-2 4-2 2-1 2-3 0-5 1-6 0-1 0-2 0-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-6 0-3 1-0 2-0 1-4

C.W. Post University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/15/87

Site W-L-T Score N W 8-1

University of Dayton Overall: 0-0 Date

Site W-L-T Score First Meeting

Drexel University Overall: 1-1 Date 3/24/89 3/22/89

Eastern Illinois University Overall: 17-17 Date Site W-L-T 3/22/122 A L 3/22/121 A W 2/25/07 N L 2/24/07 N W 4/9/95 H W 4/1/94 A W 5/8/92* N W 5/1/922^ A W 5/1/921^ A W 3/21/92 N L 5/11/90* N L 4/14/892^ H L 4/14/891^ H L 5/13/88* H W 4/29/882^ A L 4/29/881^ A L 3/26/88 N L 5/8/87* N W 5/2/872^ H L 5/2/871^ H L 5/9/86* N W 5/8/86* N L 5/3/862^ A L 5/3/861^ A L 4/12/852^ H W 4/12/851^ H W 4/6/842^ A W 4/6/841^ A W 5/6/83* N W 3/31/822 H L 3/31/821 H L 4/1?/79 N L 4/15/78 N W ?/??/74% N W

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/29/012 A L 0-4 3/29/011 A L 0-2 3/26/91 N W 4-3 3/25/91 N L 3-4

University of Detroit Overall: 1-0 Date 3/13/86

Site W-L-T Score N W 9-0

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Score 4-5 8-3 2-3 14-6 (5) 4-0 1-0 (9) 6-0 3-0 3-0 1-3 1-3 2-3 5-9 1-0 2-11 1-3 0-1 1-0 2-4 1-3 1-0 0-1 0-4 0-2 2-0 3-2 1-0 5-1 3-0 0-3 1-5 2-3 2-0 9-8

Eastern Michigan University Overall: 4-0 Date 2/14/15 2/13/15 3/19/94 3/26/93

Site W-L-T N W N W N W N W

Score 4-1 4-0 2-1 6-0

Emporia State University

DePaul University Overall: 1-3

Site W-L-T Score N W 2-0 N L 0-2

Overall: 1-0 Date Site W-L-T Score ?/??/71% N W 3-0

Florida A&M University Overall: 2-0 Date 3/19/94 3/21/87

Site W-L-T Score N W 4-0 N W 11-1


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Date 2/16/08 2/17/06 3/26/00

Florida Atlantic University

Harvard University

Iowa State University

Overall: 1-2

Overall: 3-0

Overall: 8-8

Site W-L-T A W A L N L

Score 3-2 8-9 (10) 1-2

Date 3/25/00 3/7/99 3/20/98

Site W-L-T N W N W N W

Score 8-0 (6) 1-0 7-0 (5)

Florida International University

University of Houston

Overall: 1-0

Overall: 0-1

Date 2/18/06

Site W-L-T Score N W 5-2

Date Site W-L-T Score 2/16/07 A L 0-7

Florida State University

University of Illinois-Chicago

Overall: 1-2

Overall: 1-1

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/18/89 A L 0-14 3/29/85 N W 1-0 (11) 3/23/85 A L 3-4 (8)

Date 4/5/86 4/30/83

Date 3/11/83

Site W-L-T Score N W 9-0

Furman University

Indiana University

Overall: 1-0 Date 3/22/85

Site W-L-T Score N W 9-0

Georgia Southern University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/28/97

Site W-L-T Score N W 2-1

Georgia State University Overall: 0-1 Date 3/28/00

Site W-L-T Score N L 1-5

Georgia Tech University Overall: 1-4 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/9/14 A L 1-7 2/8/142 A W 6-3 2/8/141 A L 0-3 2/9/13 A L 7-8 3/28/00 A L 2-6

Date 3/2?/79

Site W-L-T Score N W 1-0 N W 2-0 ? W 8-2

Overall: 5-3 Date 3/12/11 2/18/07 3/13/93 3/16/84 3/18/83 4/14/79 3/30/79 4/14/78

Site W-L-T N W N L N W N W N L N W N W N L

Score 3-2 (8) 0-6 10-5 4-3 2-5 6-0 2-0 2-3

IUPUI Overall: 4-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/17/102 H W 17-2 3/17/101 H W 12-4 3/5/00 N W 1-0 3/16/87 N W 9-0

Iona College Overall: 1-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/20/11$ N W 4-2

Grand Valley State University

University of Iowa

Overall: 1-0

Overall: 6-2

Site W-L-T Score N W 15-2

Grand View College Overall: 2-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/22/822 H L 3-4 3/22/821 H W 5-2 3/14/81 H W 3-0

Date Site W-L-T Score 2/22/15 N W 6-2 2/21/15 N W 3-2 (8) 3/19/99 N L 0-2 3/22/88 N L 1-3 5/7/82& H W 5-1 4/3/81 H W 5-1 5/4/80 H W 4-1 5/3/80 H W 1-0

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Score 8-6 4-6 4-0 5-6 (13) 1-6 8-0 (5) 1-2 2-0 0-7 0-6 5-1 2-1 0-2 5-1 4-0 9-12

Overall: 1-0

Overall: 3-0 Date 4/16/83 4/17/82 ?/??/77

Site W-L-T N W H L H W H L N L N W N L H W H L N L N W H W N L N W N W N L

Jackson State University

Illinois Central College

Friends University Overall: 1-0

Site W-L-T Score N W 3-0 N L 1-5

Date 2/16/13 3/10/122 3/10/121 3/19/09 2/20/09 3/13/04 3/5/00 2/28/99 2/27/99 3/28/87 3/10/86 5/7/82& 3/27/82 3/18/82 5/10/80& ?/??/71%

Date 2/10/07

Site W-L-T Score N W 3-2

John F. Kennedy College Overall: 1-4 Date ?/??/71% ?/??/70% ?/??/70% ?/??/70% ?/??/69%

Site W-L-T N L N L N W N L N L

Score 0-3 6-7 2-0 1-4 0-8

University of Kansas Overall: 19-72 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/27/122 H W 5-4 3/27/121 H L 2-4 3/14/102 A L 3-4 3/14/101 A W 8-7 3/24/09 A W 13-8 3/26/082 A L 0-8 (5) 3/26/081 A L 3-4 3/28/072 H L 0-3 3/28/071 H L 0-4 3/8/062 A L 0-3 3/8/061 A L 3-11 (5) 4/14/05 H L 0-6 3/12/05 A L 5-6 (8) 3/11/05 A L 1-7 3/9/042 A W 3-0 3/9/041 A L 0-1 3/19/032 H L 0-3 3/19/031 H L 6-7 4/9/022 A L 0-3 4/9/021 A L 2-3 4/4/012 H W 4-3 4/4/011 H L 2-6 4/19/002 A W 1-0 4/19/001 A W 3-2 2/27/00 N L 0-4 4/21/992 H L 3-15 (6) 4/21/991 H W 3-0 3/19/99 N L 0-1 4/21/982 A L 0-1 4/21/981 A L 0-4 3/21/98 N L 1-6 4/23/972 H W 4-0

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- Opponent Series Histories 4/23/971 4/10/962 4/10/961 3/16/96 3/10/96 3/9/96 2/19/96 4/18/952 4/18/951 3/3/95 4/26/942 4/26/941 4/22/922 4/22/921 4/23/912 4/23/911 3/8/91 4/24/902 4/24/901 3/10/90 4/19/892 4/19/891 3/29/892 3/29/891 4/13/882 4/13/881 4/6/882 4/6/881 4/22/872 4/22/871 4/12/872 4/12/871 4/23/862 4/23/861 4/16/83 3/18/83 4/3/82 3/20/82 5/8/81& 4/18/81 4/17/81 4/3/81 5/9/80& 4/26/80 4/25/80 4/4/80 5/11/79& 5/4/782 5/4/781 ?/??/77& ?/??/77& ?/??/76 ?/??/76 ?/??/76 ?/??/76 4/17/752 4/17/751 4/1/752 4/1/751

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H L 1-2 A L 1-4 A W 1-0 N L 5-6 (8) H L 2-7 H W 5-3 N L 3-4 H W 5-1 H L 1-4 N L 7-8 A L 0-2 A W 2-0 (10) N L 1-6 N L 0-1 H L 1-11 H L 0-2 N W 3-1 A L 2-4 A L 1-4 N L 0-10 H L 3-6 H L 0-4 A L 0-4 A L 0-8 A L 3-4 A L 1-2 H L 1-6 H L 1-4 H L 1-3 H L 9-10 A L 3-7 A L 1-2 A L 2-3 A L 0-4 N L 0-3 N L 2-4 H L 1-2 N L 0-2 A L 4-6 A L 0-4 A L 2-3 H L 1-3 N W 6-1 A L 0-1 A W 4-3 H L 3-4 A L 0-1 A L 0-2 A W 4-0 H W 3-2 H W 8-0 H L 1-7 H L 0-13 A L 3-13 A L 2-12 ? L 1-2 ? L 1-12 ? L 8-15 ? L 0-2

Kansas State University

Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette

Overall: 9-3

Overall: 0-8

Date Site W-L-T Score 4/15/83 N W 2-1 4/27/82 N L 0-2 4/4/81 H W 3-1 ?/?/79 N W 11-1 3/2?/79 N W 10-0 4/7/78 H W 11-0 ?/??/77 H W 10-1 ?/??/76 H L 3-4 ?/??/76 H W 6-4 ?/??/76 A W 11-3 ?/??/76 A L 4-5 4/12/75 ? W 9-2

Kennesaw State University Overall: 0-1 Date 2/8/13

Site W-L-T Score A L 8-12

Kent State University

Date Site W-L-T Score 2/21/15 A L 0-5 2/16/02 N L 1-2 3/10/01 N L 0-3 3/29/97 N L 0-1 3/16/932 A L 0-11 3/16/931 A L 2-7 3/24/922 A L 1-2 3/24/921 A L 1-3

Univ. of Louisiana-Monroe Overall: 4-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/6/15 N W 7-4 3/6/04 N W 5-4 3/10/01 N W 8-4 3/27/87 N L 0-4 3/29/85 N W 2-0 3/19/852 A L 0-2 3/19/851 A L 1-4

Overall: 3-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/16/08 N W 3-2 3/29/942 H W 4-1 3/29/941 H W 3-2

University of Louisville Overall: 0-2 Date 3/12/05 3/11/05

Site W-L-T Score N L 2-6 N L 0-3

Lipscomb University Luther College

Overall: 2-1 Date 2/23/14 2/22/13 3/8/03

Site W-L-T N W N L N W

Score 7-2 2-4 4-1

Long Island University

Overall: 3-0 Date 5/12/78& ?/??/74% ?/??/70%

Overall: 1-1 Date 2/17/08 2/15/08

Site W-L-T Score N W 3-2 N L 0-1

Overall: 1-0 Date ?/?/79

Louisiana Tech University Overall: 4-6 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/8/15 A W 9-2 4/3/93 H W 1-0 3/23/922 A W 4-1 3/23/921 A L 2-9 3/23/90 A W 8-7 3/13/872 A L 4-5 3/13/871 A L 1-3 3/31/85 N L 0-1 3/18/852 A L 1-2 (17) 3/18/851 A L 0-1

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Site W-L-T Score N W 8-0

University of Maine

Overall: 0-1 Site W-L-T Score N L 0-8 (5)

Score 5-2 1-0 11-4

Macomb College

Louisiana State University Date 2/16/07

Site W-L-T N W N W N W

Overall: 3-1 Date 3/17/87 3/16/87 3/10/86 3/9/86

Site W-L-T N W N L N W N W

Score 7-6 3-5 3-1 4-3

Marshall University Overall: 0-1 Date 2/13/10

Site W-L-T Score N L 5-8

University of Maryland Overall: 3-0 Date 3/26/00 3/24/00 3/29/97

Site W-L-T N W N W N W

Score 4-2 14-5 5-2 (8)


- Opponent Series Histories University of Massachusetts

Michigan State University

Overall: 3-3

Overall: 3-5

Date 3/20/952 3/20/951 3/26/88 3/23/88 5/25/78% ?/??/74%

Site W-L-T N L N L N L N W N W N W

Score 3-4 1-2 2-3 4-0 11-2 11-1

McNeese State University

Date 2/13/10 3/24/89 3/20/89 3/22/88 3/22/80 3/18/80 4/14/79 5/18/73%

Overall: 2-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/20/152 A L 1-3 2/20/151 A L 2-3 2/22/98 N W 10-9 3/20/92 N L 4-5 3/21/87 N W 2-0

University of Memphis Overall: 2-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/22/14 A L 2-3 3/12/132 A W 16-5 (6) 3/12/131 A L 3-5 2/26/12 A W 1-0

Mercer University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/25/00

Site W-L-T Score N W 14-3

Miami University (OH) Overall: 6-1 Date 2/25/12 2/15/08 2/24/02 2/22/02 3/17/89 3/20/87 3/14/86

Site W-L-T N W N W N W N W N L N W N W

Score 2-1 1-0 8-1 6-1 1-12 1-0 6-0

University of Miami Overall: 0-1 Date 3/17/95

Site W-L-T Score N L 2-6

University of Michigan Overall: 1-2 Date 3/22/96 3/18/95 4/10/81

Site W-L-T N W N L N L

Site W-L-T N L N L N L N L N L N W N W N W

Score 0-1 1-10 4-12 4-5 1-2 9-0 6-4 7-2

Middle Tennessee State Univ. Overall: 1-0 Date 3/29/97

Site W-L-T Score N W 11-0 (5)

University of Minnesota Overall: 8-2 Date 3/7/14 3/17/11 3/16/11 5/7/82& 4/2/82 5/8/81& 3/27/80 5/14/78& 5/13/78& 5/12/77&

Site W-L-T N L H W H W H W H L N W N W N W N W H W

Score 4-11 2-1 2-1 5-0 0-3 3-2 8-2 5-4 3-1 (13) 5-0

University of Mississippi Overall: 3-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/17/06 N W 1-0 2/17/01 A L 0-1 2/25/00 N L 3-8 2/28/99 H L 1-4 2/27/99 H W 2-1 3/15/97 N W 4-2

Mississippi State University Overall: 3-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/7/862 A W 10-3 3/7/861 A W 3-0 3/20/852 A L 2-4 3/20/851 A W 1-0

University of Missouri Overall: 15-38

Score 2-1 (8) 0-2 1-2

Date Site W-L-T Score 4/23/15 H L 0-6 4/23/14 A L 0-5 4/3/132 H L 0-7 4/3/131 H L 0-12 (5) 3/4/12 N L 1-3 3/6/11 N L 0-11 (6) 3/6/10 A L 0-8 (5) 3/8/09 H L 0-5 3/4/06 H W 9-7 3/15/05 A L 0-8 (5) 3/5/05 N L 0-8 (5) 4/11/95 A L 7-9 4/20/942 H L 2-8 4/20/941 H W 2-0

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3/28/93 4/7/922 4/7/921 4/3/912 4/3/911 4/17/902 4/17/901 4/25/892 4/25/891 3/31/89 4/27/882 4/27/881 4/2/88 4/1/88 3/20/88 4/27/872 4/27/871 4/16/862 4/16/861 4/16/852 4/16/851 4/17/842 4/17/841 5/15/83$ 5/15/83$ 5/13/83$ 4/12/832 4/12/831 5/7/81& 4/2?/79@ 4/28/78@ 4/22/78 ?/??/76@ ?/??/76@ ?/??/76 4/27/75@ 4/26/75@ 4/13/752 4/13/751

A L 0-2 H L 0-8 H L 0-3 A L 7-8 A L 0-1 H L 3-4 H L 0-1 A L 1-2 A L 0-1 A W 4-1 H L 2-3 H L 2-7 A L 0-8 A L 0-3 N L 1-4 H L 1-2 H W 2-1 A W 3-0 A L 0-2 H L 5-8 H L 2-5 H L 0-3 H W 4-2 A L 0-1 A L 0-3 A W 3-1 H L 1-3 H W 3-2 N L 0-2 ? W 4-2 H W 12-7 H W 6-0 H W 6-5 H W 12-1 H L 4-7 ? L 1-4 ? L 1-3 ? W 9-0 ? W 2-1

UMKC Overall: 35-10 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/11/152 H W 15-14 3/11/151 H W 6-4 3/19/142 A W 4-2 3/19/141 A W 3-0 3/19/132 H L 2-7 3/19/131 H L 1-2 4/3/122 A W 4-2 4/3/121 A L 3-7 3/3/12 A L 0-7 4/12/112 H W 5-4 4/12/111 H W 9-1 (5) 3/7/10 N W 3-0 4/8/092 H L 2-3 4/8/091 H L 3-4 (9) 3/7/09 H W 3-1 3/1/08 H L 2-3 3/7/072 H W 6-0 3/7/071 H W 6-0 3/23/06 A W 6-1 3/5/06 H W 4-0 2/26/06 N W 8-0 (6) 4/28/05 H W 4-0 3/6/05 A W 2-1 3/5/05 A L 1-2 4/13/042 H W 5-0 4/13/041 H W 5-4 3/5/04 N W 7-0 3/25/032 A W 4-1 3/25/031 A L 1-2 3/5/022 H W 5-2

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- Opponent Series Histories 3/5/021 3/11/972 3/11/971 3/8/97 4/24/962 4/24/961 3/25/95 3/27/94 3/23/942 3/23/941 4/22/932 4/22/931 3/31/89 4/1/88 3/14/88

H W A W A L H W H W H W A W N W H W H W A W A W N W N W H W

6-5 2-1 2-3 6-0 8-0 (6) 9-1 (5) 2-1 10-3 (5) 6-0 5-2 13-0 12-0 5-2 6-5 4-3

Missouri Western State Univ.

University of New Mexico

Overall: 4-1

Overall: 5-2

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/24/832 H W 2-1 3/24/831 H W 2-1 4/28/81 N L 0-1 ?/??/76@ H W 9-1 4/25/75@ ? W 6-5

Monmouth University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/18/87

University of Missouri S&T Site W-L-T Score A L 0-2

Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis Site W-L-T H W H L H W H L H W H L N W H W

Missouri Southern State Univ. Overall: 14-13 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/21/002 H W 1-0 3/21/001 H W 3-2 3/10/992 A W 5-2 3/10/991 A W 1-0 (10) 3/4/962 A W 6-3 3/4/961 A L 1-3 4/4/952 H W 2-1 4/4/951 H L 2-4 3/30/942 A L 0-1 3/30/941 A L 1-7 3/10/932 H W 4-3 3/10/931 H W 3-0 3/11/922 A W 6-1 3/11/921 A L 0-5 3/20/912 H L 3-10 3/20/911 H L 1-5 3/21/902 A W 5-0 3/21/901 A L 1-10 4/4/892 H L 1-4 4/4/891 H L 0-8 4/10/842 H L 1-4 4/10/841 H L 1-4 4/25/832 A W 2-0 4/25/831 A L 0-2 3/28/83 H W 2-0 3/22/762 H W 14-5 3/22/761 H W 10-3

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Site W-L-T Score N W 6-4 N W 8-0

Murray State University Score 4-1 0-5 1-0 0-4 2-0 0-2 2-0 10-3

Score 7-1 0-2 0-1 3-1 4-3 2-1 2-0

Overall: 1-0 Date 2/15/04

Site W-L-T Score A W 5-1

Overall: 2-0 Date 2/21/14 3/24/96

Overall: 5-3 Date 4/18/892 4/18/891 4/19/882 4/19/881 4/21/872 4/21/871 4/16/82 ?/??/76@

Site W-L-T N W N L N L N W N W N W N W

New Mexico State University

Site W-L-T Score N W 9-2

Morehead State University

Overall: 0-1 Date 4/1/89

Date 2/26/05 2/20/04 2/16/97 3/31/85 3/19/82 3/26/81 3/28/80

Overall: 0-0 Date

Site W-L-T Score First Meeting

University of Nebraska

Nicholls State University Overall: 4-3 Date 2/6/09 2/26/00 3/27/91 3/26/91 3/25/91 3/23/91 3/11/90

Overall: 7-9 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/1/02 A L 0-11 3/20/98 N L 1-4 3/7/98 N L 3-4 3/16/97 N L 1-3 4/3/93 H W 5-3 4/18/92 N L 2-7 4/17/92 N W 5-4 4/6/91 N L 0-7 4/15/83 N W 2-1 4/17/82 N L 0-1 4/17/81 N W 2-1 3/27/81 N L 4-5 3/19/81 N L 2-3 4/25/80 N W 3-1 3/25/78 N W 12-1 (5) ?/??/70% N W 4-1

Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha Overall: 4-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/29/892 A L 0-8 4/29/891 A L 1-8 3/20/80 N W 5-0 ?/??/77% A L 1-2 (10) ?/??/72% A W 7-2 ?/??/70% A W 14-1 ?/??/69% A W 11-0

Score 3-4 6-1 1-3 3-2 0-1 3-2 2-1

University of North Carolina Overall: 0-1 Date 3/9/01

Site W-L-T Score N L 1-9

North Dakota State University Overall: 5-2 Date 3/15/11 2/24/08 3/13/072 3/13/071 2/24/06 5/1?/79& 5/11/78&

Site W-L-T H L N W H W H L N W N W N W

Score 0-1 4-0 5-1 1-3 7-3 12-2 11-3

University of North Texas Overall: 4-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/17/12 A L 0-5 3/9/112 A W 8-5 3/9/111 A W 1-0 2/20/09 A W 2-1 (8) 2/25/05 A W 1-0 (9) 2/20/04 A L 4-5

Northeastern State University Overall: 3-0 Date 3/11/83 3/19/81 3/24/78

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Site W-L-T N L N W N L N W N L N W N W

Site W-L-T N W N W N W

Score 8-0 11-0 11-0


- Opponent Series Histories Univ. of Northern Colorado

Ohio State University

Overall: 5-1

Overall: 1-1

Date 3/18/14 3/11/06 3/10/06 ?/??/74% ?/??/73% ?/??/72%

Site W-L-T H W N W N W N W N W N L

Score 4-1 6-1 8-5 14-7 5-1 2-4

Northern Illinois University Overall: 5-1 Date 3/6/98 3/17/95 3/9/91 3/15/84 4/11/81 4/14/78

Site W-L-T N W N L N W N W N W N W

Score 2-1 1-2 13-2 2-1 1-0 2-1

Northwest Missouri St. Univ. Overall: 6-4 Date 4/2?/79@ 4/2/772 4/2/771 5/2/76@ 4/2/76 4/20/752 4/20/751 4/10/752 4/10/751

Site W-L-T Score H W 1-0 ? W 11-4 ? W 12-2 H L 3-4 H L 2-13 ? W 7-1 ? W 13-3 ? L 2-13 ? W 4-0

Northwestern Okla. St. Univ. Overall: 1-0 Date 3/24/78

Site W-L-T Score N W 15-0

Northwestern State University Overall: 1-4 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/16/02 N L 3-9 3/22/91 N L 1-2 3/22/91 N W 3-0 3/17/852 A L 3-4 3/17/851 A L 2-4

Northwestern University Overall: 3-1 Date 2/17/96 3/21/92 3/20/92 3/2?/79

Site W-L-T N W N L N W N W

Score 6-2 1-6 4-3 10-0

Northwood University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/30/96

Site W-L-T Score N W 8-4

Ohio University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/20/99

Site W-L-T Score N L 0-3

Date 3/20/98 3/19/82

Site W-L-T Score N L 1-4 N W 2-0

University of Oklahoma Overall: 9-17 Date 3/8/15 3/7/15 3/13/112 3/13/111 3/19/08 2/17/02 2/24/00 2/21/992 2/21/991 2/21/98 5/17/97$ 2/15/97 4/9/95 4/8/95 4/7/952 4/7/951 3/15/84 3/27/81 3/21/81 3/18/80 4/7/79 4/8/78 4/8/77 3/25/77 3/25/77 4/5/75

Site W-L-T A L A L A L A L A W A L A L A L A W A W A L N L H L H W H L H L A L N L A L A L H L H W H W N W N W H W

Score 0-11 (5) 0-10 (5) 1-9 (6) 0-1 3-2 3-12 0-8 (5) 0-7 1-0 7-4 2-7 2-5 0-4 5-2 1-6 0-8 2-3 3-7 0-2 1-5 0-5 3-1 18-1 8-6 6-1 8-0

Oklahoma Baptist University

3/1/062 3/1/061 2/22/04 2/25/01 2/20/00 2/19/00 5/16/98$ 3/13/98 3/15/97 2/16/97 3/15/96 3/20/93 3/19/93 4/17/92 4/5/91 3/20/88 4/2?/80 3/30/79 3/24/79 ?/??/77%

Overall: 0-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/23/80% N L 1-2

Oregon State University Overall: 1-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 5/26/78% N W 1-0

University of the Pacific Overall: 1-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/16/982 A W 5-3 3/16/981 A L 0-3

Parsons College

Site W-L-T Score A W 8-0

Oklahoma City University

Overall: 1-0 Date Site W-L-T Score ?/??/71% N W 14-11

Overall: 2-7 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/14/98 N L 0-12 (5) 3/22/97 N L 0-2 3/2/97 N L 0-5 (5) 3/2/97 N W 2-0 3/1/97 N L 0-1 3/13/93 N W 3-2 3/10/91 N L 1-6 3/9/90 N L 1-3 3/20/88 A L 3-4

Penn. State University Overall: 2-3 Date 2/14/15 2/13/15 2/25/06 3/10/91 3/9/86

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/9/142 A W 5-1 3/9/141 A L 2-5 4/5/11 A L 2-10 (6) 3/22/11 H L 0-1 (8) 4/8/10 H L 0-1 3/30/10 A L 2-3 4/23/09 A L 2-4 3/17/09 H L 1-2 2/28/072 H L 2-4 2/28/071 H L 0-1

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Score 1-6 3-4 0-4 3-0 6-0

Peru State University Overall: 2-0

Oklahoma State University Overall: 6-24

9-3 2-3 (9) 2-1 1-6 0-3 0-8 (6) 0-4 0-5 3-4 (8) 1-6 (6) 0-7 (5) 0-6 0-1 0-6 3-5 0-10 3-1 4-1 2-3 3-1

University of Oregon

Overall: 1-0 Date 3/12/83

A W A L N W A L H L H L A L A L A L N L A L A L A L A L A L N L N W N W N L N W

Date 3/21/92 3/20/92

Site W-L-T Score N W 7-1 N W 6-0

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Saint Louis University

San Diego State University

Overall: 26-8

Overall: 39-5-1

Overall: 0-1

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/3/992 H W 2-0 3/3/991 H W 14-4 (5) 4/20/882 A L 2-4 4/20/881 A W 2-0 4/29/872 H W 1-0 4/29/871 H W 4-3 3/26/862 H W 4-1 3/26/861 H W 3-0 4/9/852 A L 4-5 4/9/851 A W 4-1 (9) 4/25/842 H W 16-5 4/25/841 H W 5-3 (9) 4/4/84 H W 3-0 4/20/83 A W 6-2 4/6/83 H W 6-1 3/11/83 N W 2-0 4/27/82 A L 1-4 4/28/81 A W 9-0 4/4/81 H W 1-0 4/30/802 A L 4-7 4/30/801 A W 4-0 4/16/80 H W 6-1 4/21/79 H W 3-0 4/22/78 H L 2-3 3/21/78 A W 13-0 4/7/772 H W 13-3 4/7/771 H W 8-4 4/26/762 A W 9-0 4/26/761 A L 5-6 4/5/762 H L 8-10 4/5/761 H W 10-9 4/29/752 A L 5-7 4/29/751 A W 7-5 4/2/75 H W 20-6

Purdue University Overall: 2-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/28/01 A L 5-6 3/4/95 N L 1-5 4/2/94 N W 5-1 4/1/94 N W 5-0

Rutgers University Overall: 3-5 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/16/13 N L 0-3 3/18/102 H L 1-12 3/18/101 H L 1-5 3/18/99 N L 1-4 (8) 3/20/89 N W 6-0 3/23/88 N L 1-3 3/20/87 N W 6-0 3/23/85 N W 5-0

St. John’s University

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/1/14 N L 1-11 (5) 3/2/12 N W 3-1 3/4/11 A L 6-7 (8) 3/7/10 N L 1-2 3/8/09 H W 8-4 3/12/082 A W 4-1 3/12/081 A W 14-2 (5) 3/2/08 N W 13-7 3/1/08 H W 1-0 (9) 3/4/07 A L 2-3 4/20/062 H W 8-2 4/20/061 H W 8-1 3/5/06 H W 4-3 (10) 4/21/052 A T 1-1 4/21/051 A W 15-3 4/28/042 H W 2-0 4/28/041 H W 7-2 4/22/032 A W 8-3 4/22/031 A L 1-4 3/28/992 H W 8-0 (5) 3/28/991 H W 5-0 4/2/982 A W 10-2 4/2/981 A W 11-0 4/27/972 H W 9-4 4/27/971 H W 12-0 (5) 3/26/962 H W 12-0 (5) 3/26/961 H W 10-0 (5) 4/8/95 H W 10-1 (6) 3/30/952 A W 14-0 (5) 3/30/951 A W 11-1 (5) 3/30/932 A W 21-1 3/30/931 A W 1-0 3/19/912 H W 4-0 3/19/911 H W 8-0 3/31/89 N W 5-4 4/24/822 H W 4-1 4/24/821 H W 1-0 3/25/82 N W 8-0 5/7/81& N W 4-1 5/2/812 A W 4-2 5/2/811 A W 6-0 5/4/80 H W 6-2 5/3/80 H W 3-2 4/21/79 ? W 7-1 ?/??/77 ? W 21-1

Sam Houston State University Overall: 3-5 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/17/12 N W 7-2 2/20/10 N L 2-9 3/26/922 A L 5-6 3/26/921 A L 3-9 4/6/91 N W 5-4 3/8/91 N L 2-3 3/10/90 N W 1-0# 3/26/81 N L 5-10

Overall: 2-0 Date 3/17/87 3/15/87

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Site W-L-T Score N W 6-4 N W 6-1

Samford University Overall: 4-1 Date 3/8/15 3/7/15 2/18/01 3/17/95 3/18/94

Site W-L-T N W N L N W N W N W

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Score 8-6 1-2 4-1 5-3 4-3 (8)

Date Site W-L-T Score 5/20/06$ N L 0-1

Santa Clara University Overall: 1-0 Date 2/8/02

Site W-L-T Score N W 2-0

San Jose State University Overall: 1-3 Date 2/15/04 2/14/04 3/19/99 3/19/98

Site W-L-T N W N L N L N L

Score 7-6 1-5 0-5 0-1 (8)

Siena College Overall: 1-0 Date 3/8/03

Site W-L-T Score N W 8-3

University of South Carolina Overall: 2-1 Date 3/24/90 3/9/90 5/23/80%

Site W-L-T N W N L N W

Score 5-4 2-4 4-0

South Dakota State University Overall: 4-2 Date 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/19/12 3/5/962 3/5/961 3/8/95

Site W-L-T N W N W N W H L H L H W

Score 2-0 7-1 7-2 3-9 5-6 10-8

University of South Florida Overall: 0-5 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/23/892 N L 3-6 3/23/891 N L 2-3 3/24/88 N L 2-3 3/31/85 N L 0-1 (8) 3/23/85 N L 0-2

Southeast Missouri St. Univ. Overall: 29-9 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/31/152 H W 4-0 3/31/151 H L 4-8 3/1/14 A W 8-0 3/7/132 A W 2-1 3/7/131 A L 2-3 3/4/12 N W 5-4 2/25/12 N W 4-1 3/4/11 N W 3-2 3/6/10 N W 7-3 3/6/09 H L 1-4 (8) 3/2/08 A L 1-3 3/4/07 N W 10-4


- Opponent Series Histories 3/3/06 3/6/05 3/12/04 4/16/03 3/9/03 3/2/01 4/26/002 4/26/001 3/4/00 4/29/972 4/29/971 5/2/942 5/2/941 4/27/932 4/27/931 3/17/922 3/17/921 3/9/822 3/9/821 4/4/81 3/14/81 4/4/80 4/2?/79@ ?/??/77@ ?/??/76 ?/??/76

H W 2-1 N W 7-5 A W 5-3 (9) H W 8-0 (5) A W 8-1 A W 10-1 N W 3-1 N L 3-4 A W 3-2 N W 1-0 (8) N W 8-4 A W 2-0 A W 3-0 H W 8-1 H W 2-1 A W 7-4 A L 4-7 H W 10-0 H W 8-0 H L 7-8 H L 0-2 H L 1-3 ? W 12-1 N W 6-3 A W 6-2 A W 8-2

So. Ill. Univ. Edwardsville Overall: 3-6 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/25/15 A L 2-3 2/7/15 N L 1-3 3/13/14 H W 4-3 3/13/13 A L 1-10 (5) 3/3/11 H L 1-5 3/9/10 A L 1-3 2/8/09 N L 1-2 3/23/832 H W 1-0 3/23/831 H W 2-1

Southern Utah University

Date 5/16/98$ 5/15/98$ 3/30/85

Site W-L-T Score N W 6-1

Southwest Baptist University

Overall: 2-1

Overall: 0-3

Site W-L-T N L N W N W

Score 0-3 5-2 3-0

University of Texas-Arlington Overall: 8-6

Date Site W-L-T Score 2/23/07 N W 7-0 3/25/922 A L 1-2 3/25/921 A W 2-1 3/27/80 N W 3-0 4/?/79 H W 2-0 3/25/78 N W 3-1

Stetson University Overall: 4-1 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/14/10 A L 0-5 3/17/89 N W 3-0 3/21/87 N W 8-2 3/18/87 N W 6-0 3/22/85 N W 7-0

Tarkio College Overall: 5-2 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/16/812 H W 6-1 3/16/811 H W 5-1 4/2?/79@ ? W 14-1 4/29/78@ H W 15-0 4/27/78@ H W 11-0 ?/??/77 H L 0-1 ?/??/76@ H L 0-5

Taylor University Overall: 2-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/21/792 ? W 11-0 3/21/791 ? W 10-0

University of Tennessee

Site W-L-T Score Overall: 1-3 H W 10-0 Site W-L-T Score H W 5-0  Date 2/14/04 N L 0-8 (5) H W 8-2 (6) 3/23/96 A L 2-6 (5) H W 12-0 (5) 3/21/962 A L 1-9 ? W 14-5 3/21/961 A W 13-3 ? W 9-2 ? W 7-2 ? W 7-1 Univ. of Tenn.-Chattanooga H W 13-2 Overall: 1-0 H W 9-5

Springfield College

Date Site W-L-T Score 2/20/11 A L 0-5 2/18/11 A L 1-7 2/14/03 N L 1-9

Overall: 5-1

Overall: 10-0 Date 3/1/002 3/1/001 3/14/952 3/14/951 ?/??/77 ?/??/77 ?/??/77 ?/??/77 ?/??/76 ?/??/76

University of Texas

Stephen F. Austin State Univ.

Overall: 1-0 Date 2/10/02

Stanford University

Date 2/24/13

Overall: 1-0

Site W-L-T Score A W 8-0

Date Site W-L-T Score 2/14/14 A W 13-4 (6) 2/16/14 A W 3-0 2/21/04 N L 2-3 (8) 3/19/93 N L 0-7 3/27/92 A L 0-5 4/5/91 N W 1-0 3/23/91 N W 7-0 3/24/90 N L 2-5 3/22/89 N L 2-9 3/18/83 N W 2-0 4/4/80 H W 2-0 3/29/80 N W 8-0 ?/?/79 N L 0-1 3/26/79 ? W 1-0

Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Overall: 1-4 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/17/13 A W 10-2 (5) 2/15/13 A L 4-8 2/15/03 A L 1-2 2/23/02 N L 1-3 2/22/02 N L 1-3

Texas A&M University Overall: 2-11 Date Site W-L-T 2/15/15 A L 2/16/96 N L 3/20/94 N L 3/14/93 A L 4/17/92 N L 4/6/91 N L 3/9/91 A L 3/9/90 A L 3/29/85 A W 5/21/82% N L 5/22/80% N L 3/2?/79 N W 4/7/78 H L

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Overall: 1-3 Date Site W-L-T Score 2/25/05 N L 0-2 2/14/03 N L 1-4 2/23/02 A L 3-4 2/23/02 A W 1-0

Tennessee Tech University

Date Site W-L-T Score ?/??/77% N W 5-2

Texas Southern University

Overall: 1-1 Date 2/23/13 2/27/09

Site W-L-T Score N L 0-2 N W 4-0 (9)

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Overall: 0-0 Date

Site W-L-T Score First Meeting

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Date 2/17/07 3/8/91 3/10/90

Texas State University

University of Tulsa

Valparaiso University

Overall: 1-2

Overall: 24-22

Overall: 2-1

Site W-L-T N L N W N L

Score 0-3 3-0 1-2

Texas Tech University Overall: 1-2 Date 3/11/06 3/10/06 3/22/84

Site W-L-T N W N L N L

Score 9-1 (6) 6-7 1-4

Texas Wesleyan University Overall: 4-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/14/822 H W 7-0 4/14/821 H W 8-0 3/21/80 N W 4-2 3/25/78 N W 5-0

Texas Women’s University Overall: 4-6 Date 3/20/81 3/29/80 ?/?/79 3/28/792 3/28/791 3/2?/79 4/8/78 3/25/78 3/24/78 ?/??/77

Site W-L-T Score N L 0-2 A L 0-3 A W 3-2 ? L 0-2 ? L 0-2 N L 0-2 H L 0-6 N W 4-0 N W 1-0 H W 5-0

University of Toledo Overall: 2-2 Date 2/23/13 3/22/87 4/5/86 3/22/85

Date

Site W-L-T N W N L N L N W

Score 9-1 (5) 0-2 2-4 1-0

Date 4/29/15 3/26/14 5/1/13 4/11/12 5/12/11$ 5/20/11$ 4/28/11 4/21/10 4/23/082 4/23/081 2/25/07 4/26/062 4/26/061 4/21/042 4/21/041 3/7/04 3/6/04 4/2/032 4/2/031 4/11/022 4/11/021 4/10/012 4/10/011 2/25/01 4/5/002 4/5/001 4/13/992 4/13/991 4/15/982 4/15/981 4/25/972 4/25/971 3/22/97 3/21/97 2/15/97 4/13/962 4/13/961 4/1/952 4/1/951 4/16/942^ 4/16/941^ 5/13/93* 4/24/932^ 4/24/931^ 3/26/93 3/13/93

Site W-L-T A L H L A L H L N L N L A L H L H L H L A L H W H W H L H L A W A L A W A L H W H L A W A W N L H W H L A L A W A L A W H W H W A W A W N L A W A L H W H W A W A W N W H W H W N W N W

Score 2-9 0-11 0-8 (5) 1-2 (8) 0-11 (5) 7-9 0-4 3-4 3-5 0-1 (8) 5-6 (8) 2-1 5-2 0-2 0-4 6-5 3-4 7-4 0-5 3-1 3-7 13-5 14-3 2-4 3-2 4-7 2-5 3-0 0-1 1-0 5-1 5-0 10-1 (5) 13-5 (5) 1-4 5-4 (8) 2-3 (9) 5-3 2-0 1-0 6-1 4-0 3-0 4-0 6-3 1-0

Troy University

U.S. Military Academy

Overall: 0-0

Overall: 1-0

Site W-L-T Score First Meeting

Date 3/13/86

Site W-L-T Score N W 1-0

Truman State University

University of Utah

Overall: 2-1

Overall: 0-4

Date Site W-L-T Score ?/??/77@ N L 1-3 ?/??/77 ? W 8-3 4/26/75@ ? W 11-1

Date Site W-L-T Score 3/30/97 N L 0-1 3/26/972 N L 0-2 3/26/971 N L 1-5 2/17/96 N L 0-3

Utah State University Overall: 0-2 Date 3/19/88 3/30/85

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Site W-L-T Score N L 4-5 N L 0-2

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Date 3/13/10 2/27/09 3/14/04

Site W-L-T N L N W N W

Score 1-4 7-6 3-0

University of Virginia Overall: 3-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 3/18/94 N W 5-0 3/11/862 N W 4-1 3/11/861 N W 8-0

Virginia Tech University Overall: 1-0 Date 3/28/97

Site W-L-T Score N W 3-1

Wartburg College Overall: 1-0 Date Site W-L-T Score ?/??/71% N W 6-0

University of Washington Overall: 0-2 Date 5/16/97$ 3/14/93

Site W-L-T Score N L 0-8 (5) N L 1-5

Wayne State University Overall: 4-0 Date Site W-L-T Score 4/6/86 N W 5-1 3/12/83 N W 5-1 3/21/78 N W 3-1 ?/??/74% N W 8-5

West Texas State University Overall: 2-0 Date 3/27/82 3/25/82

Site W-L-T Score N W 8-0 N W 5-3

Western Illinois University Overall: 24-21 Date Site W-L-T 2/26/12 N W 3/7/99 N W 3/13/98 N W 3/25/94 N W 3/16/942 N L 3/16/941 N W 5/8/92* N L 4/3/922^ H W 4/3/921^ H W 5/10/91* N L 4/27/912^ A L 4/27/911^ A W 5/10/90* N W 4/21/902^ H L 4/21/901^ H L 4/7/892^ A L

Score 2-0 3-2 3-0 2-0 0-8 (6) 1-0 2-5 6-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 5-0 2-1 1-5 2-7 1-5


- Opponent Series Histories 4/7/891^ 5/14/88* 4/22/882^ 4/22/881^ 5/9/87* 5/8/87* 4/4/872^ 4/4/871^ 5/8/86* 4/26/862^ 4/26/861^ 5/10/85* 4/19/852^ 4/19/851^ 5/5/84* 5/5/84* 5/4/84* 3/30/842^ 3/30/841^ 5/8/83* 4/30/83^ 3/16/832^ 3/16/831^ 4/10/81 4/12/80 4/14/79 4/19/75 4/18/75 ?/??/73%

A L 2-4 H L 1-2 H L 2-4 H L 0-2 N L 3-11 N L 1-3 A W 1-0 A W 3-1 N W 1-0 H L 1-3 H W 8-2 A W 2-1 (10) A L 1-2 A L 3-4 H L 3-5 H W 5-3 H L 0-1 (10) H L 2-3 H W 2-0 A W 1-0 A W 6-0 H W 2-1 H W 3-2 N L 8-9 N L 3-4 N W 4-1 ? W 8-5 ? W 16-7 N W 3-2

Western Kentucky University

Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Overall: 1-0

Overall: 1-0

Date 3/4/00

Site W-L-T Score N W 5-2

Date 3/25/94

Site W-L-T Score N W 4-0

Western Michigan University

University of Wyoming

Overall: 1-2

Overall: 2-0

Date 4/8/83 3/26/82 4/11/80

Site W-L-T N W N L N L

Score 2-1 0-1 1-2

Date 3/21/80 3/2?/79

William Woods College

LEGEND

Overall: 1-1

– Game 1 of DH – Game 2 of DH * – MVC Tournament game $ – NCAA Tournament game ^ – MVC/Gateway Conference game % – AIAW College World Series & – AIAW Region 6 Tournament @ – MAIAW State Tournament # – Game Awarded to MSU for ineligible player used by opponent B – versus JV squad 1 2

Date Site W-L-T Score 4/24/842 H W 8-0 4/24/841 H L 1-2

University of Wisconsin Overall: 1-1 Date 2/19/11 2/19/11

Site W-L-T Score N W 6-0 N W 1-0

Site W-L-T Score N W 6-2 N L 2-9

Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship

F

or the fourth time, the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship will be held in Carbondale, Ill. Charlotte West Stadium will serve as host for the eight-team, single-elimination, three-day event, which will be held May 12-14. The championship game will be broadcast on the MVC Television Network. For additional tournament information, visit the Valley’s web site at www.mvcsports.com.

Location: Carbondale, Ill. Host: Southern Illinois University Site: Charlotte West Stadium Capacity: 502 Press Box: N/A Previous Years Hosting: 2004, 2008, 2012 2015 Champion: Indiana State Missouri State at MVC Championship: 70-44 Championships: 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2011 Tournament MVPs: Kate Madden (‘96), Wendy Farthing (‘97), Nora Cagwin (‘98), Shannon Buslepp (‘06), Natalie Rose (‘11) All-Tourney Selections: 48 MVC Softball SID: Kristin Gregory E-mail: kgregory@mvc.org Office: (314) 444-4315 Cell: (314) 435-4776 Fax: (314) 444-4345 Web site: www.mvc-sports.com Live Video: MVC Live

Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship Carbondale, Ill. Southern Illinois, Host May 12-14, 2016

#5 Seed

#1 Seed

May 12 11:04 am

#8 Seed

May 13 12:04 pm May 12 4:04 pm

#4 Seed May 14 1:04 pm

#7 Seed

#2 Seed May 13 2:34 pm

May 12 1:34 pm May 12 6:34 pm

#6 Seed #3 Seed

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♦ Missouri State has the most wins in MVC Tournament

history with 70. Head Coach Holly Hesse has 48 MVC Tournament victories, tied for the most all-time. MSU is 16-9 in the last 10 MVC Tournaments, the only team with more than eight wins. All-Time MVC Tournament Records of current teams

Team Record Titles MISSOURI STATE........................................ 70-44....................................................6 Illinois State................................................................. 56-47..............................................................6 Southern Illinois......................................................... 43-49..............................................................1 Wichita State............................................................... 32-47..............................................................1 Northern Iowa............................................................ 31-42..............................................................2 Bradley......................................................................... 32-38..............................................................2 Drake............................................................................ 28-38..............................................................3 Indiana State............................................................... 27-30..............................................................2 Evansville.................................................................... 19-21..............................................................1 Loyola ..............................................................................3-1..............................................................0

2016 Postseason Information Tournament Field: The field for the 2016 NCAA Softball Tournament will consist of 64 teams and will be announced on May 15. For the 10th consecutive year, softball will use the same format as Division I baseball, sending four teams each to 16 regionals with the winners advancing to Super Regionals. The Super Regional winners will move on to the Women’s College World Series, held June 2-8, in Oklahoma City. In all, 32 conferences will receive automatic bids and 32 teams will receive at-large bids. Automatic Bids: The Missouri Valley is one of the 32 leagues whose champions will receive automatic berths in the NCAA Tournament. The Valley’s bid will go to the winner of the MVC Tournament, to be held May 12-14, at Carbondale, Ill. The 32 conferences receiving automatic bids include: America East American Athletic Atlantic Coast Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Athletic Conference USA Horizon League Ivy Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pacific-12 Patriot League Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Athletic Summit League Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Regionals and Super Regionals: Sixteen regional championships each consisting of four teams will be contested Friday through Sunday, May 20-22. Each double-elimination regional will be hosted by one

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of the schools competing in that regional. The 16 regional winners will advance to the Super Regionals played Thursday through Sunday, May 26-29, again hosted by one of the two institutions involved at each site. The eight Super Regional winners will advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. 2016 Women’s College World Series: The 35th annual NCAA Division I softball finals will be played Thursday, June 2, through Wednesday, June 8, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla., with the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City All Sports Association serving as hosts. The WCWS will consist of two four-team brackets with a double-elimination format. The winner of each four-team bracket will advance to the championship, which will be played as a best-ofthree series. Missouri State in the NCAA: The Bears have competed in six NCAA Division I Tournaments, in 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006 and 2011. In 1983, Missouri State went 1-2 in dropping a best-ofthree series at Missouri. In 1996, the Bears were 0-2 in regional play at Fullerton, Calif., and again went 0-2 at the 1997 Norman, Okla., regional. In the 1998 NCAA Regional in Stillwater, Okla., Missouri State pulled off the biggest upset of the 32-team tournament as the Bears, seeded fourth in the regional, stunned ninth-ranked Stanford, the regional’s top seed, 5-2 in the first round. It was a milestone win for Missouri State, which the previous two years had gone two-and-out in NCAA Regional play. It marked the Bears’ first NCAA win under Hesse and the first by the program since 1983. Missouri State was the only #4 seed to defeat a #1 seed in the opening round of the tournament that season.

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Maverick Invitational

Arlington, Texas (Feb. 12-14) Leave: Thursday, Feb. 11 (charter bus) Hotel: Hampton Inn (817-419-3700) Return: Sunday, Feb. 14

Holiday Inn Hilltopper Classic

Bowling Green, Ky. (Feb. 19-21) Leave: Thursday, Feb. 18 (charter bus) Hotel: Holiday Inn - U Plaza (270-745-0088) Return: Sunday, Feb. 21

Trojan Warrior Tournament

Troy, Ala. (Feb. 26-28) Leave: Thursday, Feb. 25 (charter bus) Hotel: Hampton Inn (334-807-5900) Return: Sunday, Feb. 28

Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament St. Louis, Mo. (March 4-6) Leave: Thursday, March 3 (charter bus) Hotel: Pear Tree Inn Union Station (314-241-3200) Return: Saturday, March 5

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark. (March 9) Leave: Wednesday, March 9 (charter bus) Return: Wednesday, March 9

Jayhawk Invitational

Lawrence, Kan. (March 11-13) Leave: Thursday, March 10 (charter bus) Hotel: Holiday Inn Express (785-749-7555) Return: Sunday, March 13

Oklahoma State

Stillwater, Okla. (March 16) Leave: Wednesday, March 16 (charter bus) Return: Wednesday, March 16

Loyola

Chicago, Ill. (April 2-3) Leave: Friday, April 1 (charter bus) Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore (847-475-6400) Return: Sunday, April 3

Drake

Des Moines, Iowa (April 16-17) Leave: Friday, April 15 (charter bus) Hotel: Holiday Inn Express (515-255-4000) Return: Sunday, April 17

Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa (April 23-24) Leave: Friday, April 22 (charter bus) Hotel: Comfort Suites (319-273-9999) Return: Sunday, April 24

Wichita State

Wichita, Kan. (April 26) Leave: Tuesday, April 26 (charter bus) Return: Tuesday, April 26

Evansville

Evansville, Ind. (April 30-May 1) Leave: Friday, April 29 (charter bus) Hotel: Comfort Inn - East (812-476-3600) Return: Sunday, May 1

MVC Softball Championship

Carbondale, Ill. (May 12-14) Leave: Wednesday, May 11 (charter bus) Hotel: TBD Return: TBD


- This Is The Valley -

Missouri Valley Conference 1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: (314) 444-4300 Fax: (314) 444-4333 J. Douglas Elgin Commissioner Patty Viverito Senior Associate Commissioner Jack Watkins Associate Commissioner for Marketing & Television Mike Kern Associate Commissioner for Communications Greg Walter Associate Commissioner for Institutional Services Bryan Belt Assistant Commissioner for Business Affairs Kelli Briscoe Assistant Commissioner for Communications Derrick Docket Associate Commissioner for New Media & Technology Kristin Gregory Assistant Commissioner for Sports Administration Jimmy Heisner Director for Compliance Maxine Day Executive Assistant Carla Fight Assistant to the Commissioner

2016 MVC Championships Women’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 17-20  •  Carbondale, Ill. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track Feb. 27-28  •  Cedar Falls, Iowa Men’s Basketball March 3-6  •  St. Louis, Mo. Women’s Basketball March 10-13  •  Moline, Ill. Women’s Golf April 17-19  •  Chicago, Ill. Men’s Golf April 25-26  • Hutchinson, Kan. Men’s and Women’s Tennis April 29-May 1 • Wichita, Kan. Softball May 12-14  •  Carbondale, Ill. Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track May 13-15  •  Terre Haute, Ind. Baseball May 25-28  •  Terre Haute, Ind.

Doug Elgin Commissioner

Kristin Gregory

Assistant Commissioner for Sports Administration (SB contact)

The Missouri Valley Conference, the nation’s second-oldest NCAA Division I conference, continues to be a leader in college athletics and is one of the nation’s most progressive conferences, celebrating its 109th season in 2015-16. League members have worked together to focus on common goals and objectives, placing a high value on league harmony, while continuing to invest in athletic programs to compete at the highest level. The Valley brand remains very strong, both regionally and nationally, and the great athletic tradition of The Valley remains a compelling force in recruiting student-athletes and in marketing all the MVC programs. Men’s basketball continues to be the engine that drives Valley athletic programs. In 2015, Wichita State (14) and UNI (11) represented the league in the final Associated Press rankings and gave the league its first sameseason pair of 30-win teams in Valley history. Both teams played in the NCAA Tournament, and Wichita State reached the Sweet 16. The Valley had the nation’s best post-season winning percentage (.824) as the league’s five post-season qualifiers combined for a 14-3 record, which including post-season tournament championships by Evansville (CollegeInsider.com Tournament) and Loyola (College Basketball Invitational). All five teams won at least one game. Wichita State’s Sweet 16 run included victories over storied programs Indiana and Kansas and marked the sixth MVC team to reach the Sweet 16 in the past 10 years. The State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball Championship - affectionately known as Arch Madness - continues to be a spectacular showcase for the league, and the MVC has extended the tournament agreement with the Scottrade Center that will keep Arch Madness in St. Louis through at least 2018. During the 2011 MVC Championship, the league surpassed 1 million in total attendance for the event, now in its 26th year in the Gateway City. The tournament, in 2016, will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. In women’s basketball, Wichita State won a school-record 29 games en route to a third-straight NCAA Tournament berth. The Shockers were joined by Drake (WNIT), Missouri State (WNIT) and UNI (WNIT) in post-season play. Meanwhile, the Conference remains committed to keeping the tournament at a neutral site. The women’s tournament, tagged “Hoops in the Heartland,” will compete in the iWireless Center in Moline, Ill., for the first time in 2016 as part of a multi-year agreement to conduct the league’s post-season tournament at a neutral site in the Quad Cities. In baseball, The Valley had one of its most successful seasons to date, as three league teams were selected to play in the NCAA Tournament for just the sixth time in MVC history. Regular-season and MVC Tournament Champion Missouri State was joined by at-large qualifiers Bradley and Dallas Baptist. MSU and DBU both hosted an NCAA Regional, marking the first time the league has had two hosting sites in the same season, and the Bears became the first national seed for The Valley, earning a No. 8 overall seed. Dallas Baptist won three games, Bradley won its first NCAA game since 1956, and Missouri State fell one game short of reaching the College World Series, losing a winner-take-all-game to Arkansas in the Super Regional in Fayetteville, Ark. Missouri State ended the year with a school-record 49 victories. In soccer, SIU Edwardsville represented the league in the NCAA Championship, winning a first-round match in its first NCAA Tournament experience since joining the Division I ranks. Illinois State, meanwhile, became the first women’s team to win an NCAA Tournament match, beating South Florida to advance to the second round for a second-straight year (ISU had advanced in 2013 on PKs). Rachel Tejada earned Player of the Year honors for a fourth-straight season. Illinois State had an historic run in volleyball, winning both the league regular-season and tournament titles while posting a perfect 18-0 slate in Valley matches, becoming just the third team in MVC history to run the table in volleyball. Indiana State won the MVC Tournament softball title for the second time in its history, and despite entering NCAA Tournament play with a losing overall record, the Sycamores won a game, ousting Louisville from the tournament. Drake’s men’s tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship, while standout Alen Salibasic of Drake earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award for a second-straight year. Wichita State’s women’s tennis team earned the league title and lost in the NCAA First Round, but the Shockers’ men’s doubles team of Tomislav Gregurovic and Tin Ostojic posted WSU’s first NCAA doubles win in over three decades. Wichita State swept the men’s and women’s golf titles, and the Shocker men missed qualifying for the NCAA Finals by two strokes, finishing sixth in regional play. In track & field, league student-athletes continue to be dominant nationally in the sport, as the MVC has now produced 17 national champions in the sport in the past nine years. Notably, 18 student-athletes from MVC schools qualified for the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Ore. Southern Illinois’ women’s track & field team finished 9th in the NCAA Indoor Meet and 12th in the NCAA Outdoor Meet. Indiana State, however, won both the men’s and women’s MVC titles in the indoor meet and also took home the men’s cross country title. And Bradley’s women’s cross country team took home just its second MVC title and first since 1998. Meanwhile, the success of The Valley television package is one of the great stories in the league. The MVC Television Network has blossomed into a revenue-generating vehicle and The Valley’s most visible marketing tool. Also, The Valley continues to be proactive in upgrading the production and marketing of both institutionally-produced and Conference-produced events. The summer of 2015 yielded two major announces on the TV front, as ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference announced a 10-year extension to their current media rights agreement that will provide increased coverage of Conference events across ESPN platforms through 2023-24. As part of the deal – which continues a business relationship that began in 1986 – ESPN, the Missouri Valley Conference and its 10 member institutions will work jointly to develop in-house production capabilities at each campus that will provide significant national coverage for multiple sports on ESPN3 and hands-on educational opportunities for students. As a result, ESPN3 will showcase a minimum of 820 events a year (a minimum of 70 men’s basketball) in the final six years of the agreement on the league’s cobranded network (The Valley on ESPN3). Additionally, CBS Sports and the MVC reached a multi-year agreement

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to televise Valley basketball games on the CBS Television Network and CBS Sports Network. The deal, which begins this season and continues through 2019-20, is through a sublicense agreement with ESPN. CBS Sports has televised the men’s basketball tournament final since 2006. In 2010, The Valley took a major step toward ensuring current revenues in television media and tournament sponsorship sales would be guaranteed in future years when it announced a 10-year partnership with Learfield Sports. The Jefferson City, Missouri-based company now has the exclusive sales and marketing rights to MVC assets that include championships and television advertising. Notably, the 2016 men’s basketball tournament will mark the return as State Farm Insurance as the event’s title sponsor. The Valley remains the only college athletics conference that State Farm sponsors, and State Farm has been a sponsor of the conference since 1984, first as an advertiser on league TV games. State Farm last had naming rights of the men’s basketball championship in 2012. During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley’s ninth and longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been aggressive in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. From 1998-2010, the MVC served as host for a staggering nine NCAA tournament events in that 13-year period, which has made St. Louis one of the most frequent stops on the NCAA Tournament trail. The Valley hosted Women’s Final Fours in 2001 and 2009 and the Men’s Final Four in 2005. In 2014, The Valley hosted an NCAA second- and third-round men’s basketball event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and in 2013, the league hosted an NCAA second- and third-round men’s basketball event in Kansas City and previously assisted with preliminary round men’s events in both 2008 and 2012 in Omaha. In 2016, The Valley will once again be hosting an NCAA event in March, as it entertains a first- and second-round men’s basketball event in Scottrade Center. The seeds for the creation of the Conference were planted by eight administrators representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were admitted. In the fall of 1907, basketball became the first competitive sport. Today, the Missouri Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country and track & field (indoor and outdoor), men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. This season, the league will conduct its 105th outdoor track and field championship, its 98th tennis championship, its 62nd baseball tournament, and its 78th golf championship for the men. Those programs, plus other current sponsored sports of cross country (57 years), indoor track (65), men’s soccer (25), women’s soccer (19), and swimming and diving (22), have helped solidify The Valley as one of the nation’s most respected conferences. Athletic accomplishments include four NCAA national basketball championships, 17 trips to the NCAA Final Four, a 1989 national baseball championship and 19 College World Series qualifiers. The league owns a total of 32 post-season national team championships, including two men’s basketball crowns in 2015 (Evansville-CIT; Loyola-CBI). In 2001, Missouri State added to The Valley women’s accomplishments, as the Lady Bears advanced to the Women’s Basketball Final Four in St. Louis. Creighton (2004) and Missouri State (2005) have claimed national championships (WNIT) in women’s basketball. MSU also has a 1992 NCAA Women’s Final Four appearance, and Creighton (2003), Drake (1999) and Illinois State (2009) have made semifinal trips to the WNIT postseason tournament. Indeed, the inclusion of women’s programs under The Valley banner has provided a boost. The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference -which began in 1982 -- merged with The Missouri Valley Conference and was unveiled as part of the new conference on July 1, 1992. While the inclusion of women’s sports under a comprehensive athletic umbrella is a recent development in the league’s storied history, over the years, Valley student-athletes and coaches have become household names during the league’s illustrious history, both during their collegiate careers and, for some, professional careers. In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the summer of 1997, when the Conference began its athletics Hall of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry Iba of Oklahoma State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, Ed Macauley of Saint Louis, and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the initial induction class. Currently, more than 80 former players, coaches and alums dot the league’s Hall of Fame. Men’s basketball, perhaps, has the league’s most storied tradition, boasting the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson as former players, but The Valley has also produced national-caliber student-athletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman to earn the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation’s top female collegiate student-athlete. In the sport of track and field, Indiana State’s Holli Hyche captured seven national sprint titles in the early 1990s, Southern Illinois’ Darrin Plab won back-to-back NCAA outdoor high jump titles in 1991 and 1992, SIU’s Brittany Riley became the World record holder in the weight throw in 2007, and Kylie Hutson of Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault titles in 2009 and in 2010. Southern Illinois’ Jeneva McCall (three NCAA individual championships) and Illinois State’s Tim Glover (back-to-back javelin championships in 2011 and 2012) and Indiana State’s Felisha Johnson (indoor weight throw in 2011 and 2013) are the most recent multi-year NCAA champions in the league’s highly decorated history in track & field. Meanwhile, Raven Saunders of Southern Illinois earned NCAA shot put titles in both the 2015 indoor and outdoor meets. League members include Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Loyola Chicago, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Wichita State. Central Arkansas and Southern Illinois Edwardsville are affiliate members in men’s soccer; Dallas Baptist is an affiliate member for baseball; Arkansas-Little Rock is an affiliate member in women’s swimming and diving; and Hartford, UMBC and Stony Brook compete as affiliate members in men’s tennis.

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- 2016 MVC Composite Schedule FEBRUARY 12 Bradley at Nevada^ Bradley at Seattle^ Drake at Saint Louis^ Texas Southern at Missouri State^ Detroit at Missouri State^ Nebraska at UNI Saint Louis at UNI Murray State at Loyola^ North Carolina Central at Loyola^ Illinois State at South Florida Illinois State at Florida^ UT Martin at Southern Illinois^ Nicholls State at Southern Illinois^ Evansville at Marshall^ Evansville at Eastern Michigan^ Wichita State at Colorado State^ Wichita State at Texas A&M 13 Bradley at Boise State^ Bradley at Utah State^ Drake at Nebraska^ Drake at Green Bay^ Northern Colorado at Missouri State^ Missouri State at UT Arlington Green Bay at UNI South Dakota State at UNI Loyola at Kennesaw State Illinois State at Virginia Tech^ Illinois State at South Carolina^ Mississippi Valley State at Southern Illinois^ Southern Illinois at Southeastern Louisiana Evansville at Eastern Michigan^ Evansville at Troy Wichita State at Colorado State^ Wichita State at UCLA^ 14 Bradley at Northwestern^ Drake at South Dakota State^ Drake at Western Illinois^ Northern Colorado at Missouri State^ South Dakota State at UNI Western Illinois at UNI East Tennessee State at Loyola^ Loyola at Kennesaw State Illinois State at Michigan^ Buffalo at Southern Illinois^ Evansville at Alabama State^ Wichita State at Texas A&M 19 Bradley at Morehead State^ Indiana State at Quinnipiac^ Missouri State at Western Kentucky UNI at Montana^ UNI at Michigan State^ Green Bay at Loyola^ Iowa at Loyola^ Illinois State at Memphis^ Illinois State at Montana^ LIU Brooklyn at Southern Illinois^ Marshall at Southern Illinois^ Evansville at Tennessee State Evansville at East Tennessee State^ Wichita State at Utah^ Wichita State at Hawaii^ 20 Bradley at Kennesaw State Indiana State at IUPUI^ Indiana State at UIC Murray State at Missouri State^ Missouri State at Western Kentucky UNI at Michigan State^ UNI at Arizona State Quinnipiac at Loyola^ Lipscomb at Loyola^ Illinois State at Montana^ Illinois State at Arizona State Southern Illinois at Florida Gulf Coast Evansville at Louisiana Monroe^ Evansville at Butler^ Wichita State at Cal State Northridge^ Wichita State at Oregon State^ 21 Bradley at Bowling Green^ Bradley at Rutgers^ Indiana State at Iowa^ Austin Peay at Missouri State^ Murray State at Missouri State^ UNI at Memphis^ Western Illinois at Loyola^ Illinois State at Michigan State^ Hofstra at Southern Illinois^ Evansville at Northern Kentucky^ Wichita State at Boise State^ 26 Bradley at UAB^ Bradley at Florida State Indiana State at St. John’s^ Indiana State at Boston College^ Mercer at Missouri State^ Austin Peay at Missouri State^ UNI at UT-San Antonio^ UNI at Mississippi Illinois State at Louisiana State Pittsburgh at Southern Illinois^ Providence at Southern Illinois^

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Evansville at Miami (OH)^ Evansville at UT-Chattanooga Wichita State at Dartmouth^ Bradley at Hoftstra^ Bradley at TBA^ Drake at UMKC^ Drake at Arkansas Indiana State at Western Illinois^ Missouri State at Troy Mercer at Missouri State^ UNI at Stephen F. Austin^ UNI at TBD^ Loyola at Tennessee State Southern at Loyola^ Illinois State at Texas Tech^ Illinois State at Louisiana State Colgate at Southern Illinois^ Southern Illinois at Stetson Evansville at Lipscomb^ Evansville at Northern Kentucky^ Wichita State at Bowling Green^ Wichita State at South Alabama Bradley at TBA^ Drake at UMKC^ Drake at Arkansas Indiana State at Auburn Dayton at Missouri State^ UNI at TBD^ Southern at Loyola^ Loyola at Tennessee State Illinois State at Texas Tech^ Wichita State at Bowling Green^

MARCH 3 Illinois State at Florida 4 Bradley at Kent State^ Bradley at Seattle Drake at New Mexico State^ Drake at Oregon^ Indiana State at Youngstown State^ Indiana State at Furman^ Missouri State at Saint Louis UMKC at Missouri State^ UNI at Wright State^ UNI at Arkansas Appalachian State at Loyola^ Loyola at Campbell Illinois State at Florida A&M^ Illinois State at Florida International^ 5 Bradley at Boise State^ Drake at Saint Mary’s ^ Drake at UNLV Indiana State at Troy^ SEMO at Missouri State^ Northern Illinois at Missouri State^ UNI at Buffalo^ UNI at Arkansas Appalachian State at Loyola^ Marshall at Loyola^ Illinois State at South Alabama^ Illinois State at Florida A&M^ Eastern Illinois at Southern Illinois Butler at Southern Illinois Wichita State at Nebraska (DH) 6 Bradley at Kent State^ Bradley at Boise State^ Drake at Florida Atlantic^ Indiana State at Lipscomb UNI at Buffalo^ Illinois State at Florida Kansas at Southern Illinois Butler at Southern Illinois Wichita State at Nebraska 8 Central Arkansas at Missouri State Loyola at Campbell Illinois State at Ball State^ Illinois State at Central Florida 9 Missouri State at Arkansas Wichita State at Oklahoma State Eastern Illinois at Evansville (DH) 10 Illinois State at Louisville 11 Indiana State at Utah^ Indiana State at Florida Gulf Coast^ Missouri State at Kansas Nebraska-Omaha at Missouri State^ UNI at Nebraska-Omaha^ UNI at UMKC^ Northern Illinois at Loyola^ Loyola at NC State Illinois State at Jacksonville^ Illinois State at Eastern Kentucky^ North Florida at Southern Illinois^ Iona at Southern Illinois^ 12 Bradley at Eastern Illinois^ Bradley at SEMO Drake at Ohio^ Indiana State at Lehigh^ Indiana State at Central Florida UNI at Missouri State^ Nebraska-Omaha at Missouri State^

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UNI at Kansas Delaware State at Loyola^ TBD at Loyola^ Illinois State at Michigan^ Hartford at Southern Illinois^ East Carolina at Southern Illinois^ Northern Colorado at Wichita State (DH) Evansville at Indiana Bradley at Eastern Illinois^ Drake at Ohio^ Indiana State at Lehigh^ Western Illinois at Missouri State^ UNI at Western Illinois^ Butler at Southern Illinois^ Bradley at SEMO Northern Colorado at Wichita State Evansville at Ohio^ Evansville at Indiana Drake at Indiana (DH) Indiana State at Bucknell^ Indiana State at Albany^ Bradley at Tennessee Tech Drake at Saint Louis Western Illinois at Wichita State Drake at SIU Edwardsville Missouri State at Oklahoma State Southern Illinois at Saint Louis Indiana State at Albany^ Indiana State at Albany^ Evansville at Murray State (DH) Indiana State at Bucknell^ Indiana State at Rider^ Bradley at Indiana State* (DH) Drake at Evansville* (DH) Illinois State at Missouri State* (DH) UNI at Wichita State* (DH) Loyola at Southern Illinois* (DH) Bradley at Indiana State* Drake at Evansville* Illinois State at Missouri State* UNI at Wichita State* Loyola at Southern Illinois& SEMO at Southern Illinois Missouri at UNI Oklahoma State at Wichita State Bradley at Missouri State* (DH) Drake at Indiana State* (DH) UNI at Evansville* (DH) Loyola at Wichita State* (DH) Illinois State at Southern Illinois* (DH) Bradley at Missouri State* Drake at Indiana State* UNI at Evansville* Loyola at Wichita State* Illinois State at Southern Illinois* Wichita State at Kansas UT-Martin at Evansville (DH) Drake at Iowa Indiana State at Iowa State (DH) Northern Illinois at Loyola (DH) DePaul at Illinois State Southern Illinois at SIU Edwardsville Tulsa at Wichita State

APRIL 2 Evansville at Bradley* (DH) Southern Illinois at Drake* (DH) Indiana State at UNI* (DH) Missouri State at Loyola* (DH) Wichita State at Illinois State* (DH) 3 Evansville at Bradley* Southern Illinois at Drake* Indiana State at UNI* Missouri State at Loyola* Wichita State at Illinois State* 5 SIU Edwardsville at Bradley Iowa State at Drake Illinois at Illinois State 6 Drake at Omaha (DH) Iowa State at UNI Loyola at UIC Southern Illinois at UT Martin Wichita State at Oklahoma Austin Peay at Evansville (DH) 9 UNI at Bradley* (DH) Drake at Loyola* (DH) Indiana State at Illinois State* (DH) Southern Illinois at Missouri State* (DH) Wichita State at Evansville* (DH) 10 UNI at Bradley* Drake at Loyola* Indiana State at Illinois State* Southern Illinois at Missouri State* Wichita State at Evansville* 12 Creighton at Drake Butler at Indiana State UNI at Iowa Loyola at DePaul 13 Tulsa at Missouri State Murray State at Southern Illinois

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Wichita State at Missouri (DH) Bradley at Wichita State* (DH) Missouri State at Drake* (DH) Indiana State at Southern Illinois* (DH) Loyola at UNI* (DH) Evansville at Illinois State* (DH) Bradley at Wichita State* Missouri State at Drake* Indiana State at Southern Illinois* Loyola at UNI* Evansville at Illinois State* Drake at UNI* (DH) Illinois State at Bradley* (DH) Loyola at Indiana State* (DH) Wichita State at Missouri State* (DH) Evansville at Southern Illinois* (DH) Southern Illinois at Bradley* (DH) Wichita State at Drake* (DH) Evansville at Indiana State* (DH) Missouri State at UNI* (DH) Illinois State at Loyola* (DH) Southern Illinois at Bradley* Wichita State at Drake* Evansville at Indiana State* Missouri State at UNI* Illinois State at Loyola* Bradley at Illinois State* Drake at Iowa State Indiana State at Loyola* Missouri State at Wichita State* UNI at Nebraska-Omaha Southern Illinois at Evansville* UNI at Drake* Indiana State at Purdue SIU Edwardsville at Missouri State Loyola at Northwestern Wichita State at Tulsa Loyola at Bradley* (DH) Drake at Illinois State* (DH) Wichita State at Indiana State* (DH) Missouri State at Evansville* (DH) UNI at Southern Illinois* (DH)

MAY 1 Loyola at Bradley* Drake at Illinois State* Wichita State at Indiana State* Missouri State at Evansville* UNI at Southern Illinois* 4 South Dakota State at Drake (DH) Indiana State at Illinois 7 Bradley at Drake* (DH) Indiana State at Missouri State* (DH) Illinois State at UNI* (DH) Evansville at Loyola* (DH) Southern Illinois at Wichita State* (DH) 8 Bradley at Drake* Indiana State at Missouri State* Illinois State at UNI* Evansville at Loyola* Southern Illinois at Wichita State* 12 MVC Softball Championship # 13 MVC Softball Championship # 14 MVC Softball Championship # ^ Neutral site game * Missouri Valley Conference game (DH) Doubleheader # MVC Softball Championship (Carbondale, Ill.)


MISSOURI STATE

Bears Softball

- CONTENTS Killian Stadium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79 Holly Hesse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81 Tradition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83 Athletics Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85 Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Strength & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-91 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-93 Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 In the Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-97 In the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-99 In the Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-101 Media Outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 President Clif Smart.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Director of Athletics Kyle Moats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Athletics Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-108 Athletics Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109


MISSOURI STATE

Killian Stadium W

ith the completion of a $2.7-million renovation project at Killian Sports Complex, the dream of a new stateof-the-art home facility became a reality for the Missouri State softball program in the spring of 2009. Operated by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, Killian Softball Stadium features seating for up to 1,200 spectators, making the East Springfield venue an attractive and viable candidate to host NCAA regional competition. The Bears’ new home is certifiable under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program due to its use of sustainable and environmentally friendly building materials and equipment. Designed by Springfield firm Pellham-Phillips Architects & Engineers, the Killian Stadium project is part of a department-wide effort to upgrade the city’s recreational facilities. The redesigned Killian complex features surface improvements, upgraded lighting, coaches offices, a training room and locker facilities. The new and improved facility serves not only the Bears, but also houses the Park Board’s softball leagues and plays host to numerous national tournaments in the Queen City.

Killian Stadium Quick Facts

Dedication....................................... March 7, 2009 Seating capacity............................................... 1,200 Surface.............................................. Natural Grass Dimensions................................................. LF 190 .......................................................................CF 220 .......................................................................RF 190 Seasons................................................2009-present First game........................................ March 6, 2009 ..................................................... SEMO 4, MSU 1 All-time MSU record.....................................58-69 Most wins in a season..........................................14 Most losses in a season........................................12 Longest home win streak......................................8 Longest home losing streak..................................7 Year-By-Year MSU Record at Killian 2009.........................................................5-11 (.313) 2010.........................................................7-12 (.368) 2011.........................................................14-9 (.609) 2012.........................................................9-11 (.450) 2013...........................................................4-9 (.308) 2014.........................................................7-10 (.412) 2015.........................................................12-7 (.632) Totals.....................................................58-69 (.457)

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Directions to Killian Softball Stadium From the West Take I-44 East to Chestnut Expressway (Exit 72). Turn right and take Chestnut east to N. Link/E. Pythian Street. Turn left and continue to Killian Softball Complex on the north side of the street. From St. Louis Take I-44 West to US 65 (Exit 82A) and continue south to Chestnut Expressway exit. Turn right and take Chestnut west to N. Link/E. Pythian Street. Turn right and continue to Killian Softball Complex on the north side of the street. From Kansas City Take US 71 South to Highway 7. Continue southeast to Clinton, where Highway 7 becomes Highway 13. Continue south to Springfield, where Highway 13 becomes Kansas Expressway. Continue south to Chestnut Expressway. Turn left and take Chestnut east to N. Link/E. Pythian Street. Turn left and continue to Killian Softball Complex on the north side of the street. From the South Take US 65 North to Chestnut Expressway exit. Turn left and take Chestnut west to N. Link/E. Pythian Street. Turn right and continue to Killian Softball Complex on the north side of the street. From the East Take US 60 West to US 65 North and continue north to Chestnut Expressway exit. Turn left and take Chestnut west to N. Link/E. Pythian Street. Turn right and continue to Killian Softball Complex on the north side of the street.

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Killian Stadium Amenities ►State-of-the-art

scoreboard and press box complete with wireless access and video streaming capabilities ►500

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bleacher seating to accommodate up to 1,200 spectators ►Training ►Two

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ead coach Holly Hesse enters her 28th season leading the Bears’ program as the winningest coach in Missouri State history with a 704-691-2 record. Her tenure includes two regular-season MVC titles, five MVC tournament crowns and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Hesse recorded her 300th win in 2000, her 400th in 2004, her 500th in 2007, her 600th in 2012 and joined the 700-victory club with a 4-0 win at Illinois State on April 18, 2015. Missouri State’s 40-17 record in 2006 included a second-place MVC regular season finish at 18-4, marking the 12th season during Hesse’s guidance the Bears finished in the top five of the conference standings. The Bears’ march to the MVC Tournament championship included three wins by the score of 4-0, and marked the fourth MSU conference tournament title under Hesse’s guidance. Missouri State advanced to the Los Angeles Regional, as the Bears made their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament under Hesse. The 2006 team’s 40 wins surpassed the school’s previous top win total of 38 set by Hesse’s 1994 squad. The 2006 season marked the sixth 30-win season under Hesse, who has guided the Bears to an average of nearly 26 wins per season since her arrival in 1989. Hesse’s most successful stretch at Missouri State came from 1994-98, when her teams averaged 32 wins per season, won an MVC regular-season championship and three tournament championships. The Bears advanced to the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons from 1996-98. Off the field, Hesse has been active in promoting both the sport of softball and women’s sports in general. She is one of the founding faculty members of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy, and served as president of the Springfield chapter of the Women’s Intersport Network (WIN) from 2009 to 2012. A 1982 graduate of Creighton University, Hesse came to Missouri State after two years as an assistant coach at her alma mater. Hesse was a standout pitcher at Creighton, where she was the school’s first 20-game winner, helping the Jays to three consecutive College World Series appearances. A native of Waukon, Iowa, Hesse won an incredible 161 games as a pitcher for Waukon High. She was inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Pitchers’ Hall of Fame in 1979.

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Holly Hesse Career Coaching Highlights

Missouri State University Head Coach (1989-present) -Two MVC regular-season titles (1992 and 1994) -Five MVC Tournament titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 2006 and 2011) -Five NCAA Tournament appearances -Two MVC Coach of the Year awards (1992 and 1994) -76 all-conference selections -59 MVC Scholar-Athlete selections -Three CoSIDA Academic All-America selections Head Coaching Record 704-691-2 (.505) in 27 seasons

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Tradition Going to the Big Dance

Since moving to NCAA Division I in 1982-83, MSU teams have made 54 NCAA championship appearances. In addition, numerous individuals have represented the University at NCAA championship events. MSU Division I team appearances: Women’s Basketball (13) 1991 1992 (Final Four) 1993 (Sweet 16) 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 (Final Four) 2003 2004 2006 Volleyball (11) 1982 1990 1993 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2015

2003 2008 uuThe Missouri State Lady Bears have been one of the nation’s most-successful women’s basketball

Baseball (9) 1987 1995 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 (CWS) 2012 2015

programs over the last two decades, racking up 21 Missouri Valley Conference titles, seventeen 20+ win seasons, and 13 NCAA Tournament berths, including three Sweet 16 appearances and trips to the Final Four in 1992 (above) and 2001.

Men’s Basketball (6) 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1999 (Sweet 16) Softball (6) 1983 1996 2006 2011

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Men’s Soccer (3) 1997 1999 2009 Football (2) 1989 1990 Women’s Golf (2) 2001 2012 Men’s Golf (1) 1993

uuThe 2011 Missouri State softball team brought

home its first MVC Tournament championship in five years, claiming the title with four victories on its home field at Killian Stadium. The Bears have now won more conference tournament games (70) than any other Valley club, while their six tourney titles equals Creighton and Illinois State for the most championships in the 30-year history of the event.

the Bears to back-to-back NCAA FCS playoff berths in 1989 and 1990.

Women’s Soccer (1) 2000

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Eight Missouri State teams have been crowned national champions at all levels of competition during the first 107 years of intercollegiate athletics at MSU. The 2009-10 men’s basketball team became the most recent to claim a postseason national title, winning the College Insider. com Tournament (CIT). MSU national championship teams include: uuThe Missouri State Women’s Swimming

uuUnder the guidance of 20th-year head coach

Melissa Stokes, the Missouri State volleyball team has continued a tradition of excellence that has made the Bears one of the winningest programs in all of Division I. The Bears have appeared in eight of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments, claiming MVC Tournament titles in 2005 and 2008 (above).

and Diving team won its 12th overall and eighth consecutive Missouri Valley Conference championship in 2015. Under league coach of the year Dave Collins, the Bears scored 815 points over a four-day span, 95 more points than runner-up Southern Illinois (720). The championship pulls Missouri State within one of Southern Illinois’ Valley-record 13 titles

2010 Men’s Basketball CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) 2005 Women’s Basketball National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) 1979 Women’s Field Hockey AIAW Division II 1974 Softball AIAW Division I 1974 Men’s Cross Country NCAA Division II 1963 Men’s Golf NCAA Division II 1953 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournament 1952 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournament

MSU Athletics Highlights

MSU senior Uvis Kalnins competed in two of the most prestigious events for competitive swimmers this summer--the World University Games and FINA World Championships.

Missouri State baseball achieved the highest ranking in program history, climbing to No. 6 in Baseball America’s poll in the midst of a school-record 19-game win streak. The Bears also set a program mark for total wins (49) en route to claiming the MVC regular-season and post-season tournament titles, as well as the program’s first national seed in the NCAA Championship. uuThe 2003 Baseball Bears shocked Nebraska and Ohio State in NCAA regional play to advance to the

College World Series for the first time as a Division I program. Led by the program’s all-time winningest coach, Keith Guttin, and future Major Leaguers Shaun Marcum and Brad Ziegler, the Bears captured the MVC regular-season crown and finished the campaign with a 40-26 overall record.

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Facilities JQH Arena has been the home of the Missouri State Bears basketball teams since its official opening in November 2008. The world-class arena seats more than 11,000 and has a state-of-the-art video scoreboard. Hotel developer John Q. Hammons made JQH Arena possible with a donation of $30 million.

John Q. Hammons Student Center is the home of the MSU volleyball and swimming teams, which has a main arena capacity of 4,646 permanent reserved seats.

Jim D. Morris Basketball Complex opened in December 2013 thanks to a major gift from Springfield philanthropist Jim D. Morris. The complex, located on the south side of JQH Arena, features locker rooms, coaches’ offices, an athletic training facility and state-of-the-art team video and meeting rooms.

Plaster Strength Center is one of the largest of its kind in the Missouri Valley Conference. Director of strength and conditioning Jeremiah Frey and his staff supervise the free-weight based facility.

Robert W. Plaster Stadium is the home of Missouri State football. The 17,500seat facility includes a 4,000-seat precast concrete east grandstand and a new FieldTurf playing surface thanks to the passage of MSU’s B.E.A.R. Fee, which will provide $1.4 million annually toward four separate athletics facility upgrades in the coming years. A game day meeting room for the Bears and a visitor’s locker room are also features of the new Plaster Stadium.

Bears Golf Facilities include many of the area’s premier courses, including Hickory Hills Country Club, Highland Springs Country Club, Millwood Golf and Racquet Club, Rivercut Golf Course (pictured above), Twin Oaks Country Club and Branson Creek Golf Club.

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Hammons Field is located just blocks from the Missouri State campus. The 8,000-seat, natural grass stadium includes 28 luxury suites, five party decks, six food and beverage outlets, a souvenir shop and a club lounge. Financed by MSU alumnus John Q. Hammons, the facility is also home to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals.

Killian Softball Stadium opened in March 2009 as the new home to the Missouri State softball team. Operated by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, the East Springfield venue offers seating for up to 1,200 spectators and served as host to the 2011 MVC Softball Championship.

The Missouri State Cross Country Facility was unveiled as the new home course for MSU at Springfield Underground in 2007. The MSU Cross Country Facility hosted the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship for the second time in four years in November 2012.

Cooper Tennis Complex will serve as the home to Missouri State women’s tennis. The facility, operated by the SpringfieldGreene County Park Board, features 12 indoor courts, 16 lighted outdoor courts and an outdoor Mediacom Stadium court that seats 2,500. It also includes meeting and locker rooms, a concession stand, pro shop and fitness facility.

Betty & Bobby Allison North Stadium serves as the new home of Missouri State field hockey after opening this fall. Located at the corner of Holland Avenue and Harrison Street on the former site of the Missouri State Softball Field, the facility features a seating capacity of 250.

Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium opened this fall as the new home of Missouri State track and field and men’s and women’s soccer. Made possible by the passage of MSU’s B.E.A.R. Fee, the facility features a synthetic track and permanent concrete grandstand with seating for up to 1,000.

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Sports Medicine Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services The Missouri State Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services staff has more than 100 years combined experience in athletic training. Included are director Jim Penkalski; assistant director Shannon Derricks; and athletic trainers Suzie Atkinson, Tyler Landgraf, Steve Sawchak and Katie Schulte, as well as rehabilitation specialist and performance enhancement coordinator Mitch Hauschildt. All are certified by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and licensed by the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts. Five intern athletic trainers join the full-time staff, along with a host of athletic training students who work with student-athletes under the supervision of staff members. Another essential asset to MSU student-athletes is the involvement of physicians and medical personnel from the community and Missouri State’s Taylor Health and Wellness Center. Head team physician Landon Hough, as well as team physicians Shawn Freeman, Royce Moore, Richard Seagrave, Victor Wilson and Rodney Witt and dietician Natalie Allen, attend to the medical needs of over 400 Missouri State student-athletes.

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Strength and Conditioning Physical development of more than 400 student-athletes to increase athletic performance, decrease the chance or severity of injury and enhance sportspecifďťżic athletics development are the goals of Missouri State Strength and Conditioning. Director of strength and conditioning Jeremiah Frey, along with assistant director Christina Rasnake and assistant strength coaches Jacob Miller and Griffin Waller, supervise the 7,200-square-foot Plaster Strength Center that is utilized by all 17 sports. Frey and his staff guide the student athletes through programs designed to improve individual skills and overall team performance. The programs integrate all phases of development, including free weights, multi-joint exercises, plyometrics, conditioning, flexibility, speed and nutrition. The strength and conditioning staff works with coaches and Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services to develop programs suited for each sport and its student-athletes. Areas of concern in each participant are identified and a strength program is put in place to address all items with the ultimate goal of improving competitive performance.

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University Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The University’s identity is distinguished by its public affairs mission, which entails a campus-wide commitment to foster expertise and responsibility in ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. The academic experience is grounded in a general education curriculum which draws heavily from the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation provides the basis for mastery of disciplinary and professional studies. It also provides essential forums in which students develop the capacity to make well-informed, independent critical judgments about the cultures, values and institutions in society. The Missouri State University campuses are structured to address the special needs of the urban and rural populations they serve. Missouri State University-Springfield is a selective admissions, graduate-level teaching and research institution. Missouri State University-West Plains is a separately accredited open admissions campus primarily serving seven counties in south central Missouri. Missouri State University-Mountain Grove serves Missouri’s fruit industry through operation of the State Fruit Experiment Station. Missouri State Outreach provides anytime, anyplace learning opportunities through telecourses, Internet-based instruction, iTunes U and through its interactive video network.

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Did you know... Missouri State University is one of the 13 four-year, public-supported institutions of higher education in Missouri.

Campus Overview

The Springfield campus includes 38 educational and general buildings and 20 auxiliary enterprise facilities. Academics Classes take place in many buildings on the Springfield campus. A few highlights: Craig Hall – Home of the College of Arts and Letters and the Coger Theatre Ellis Hall – Home of the Music Department; has a 250-seat recital hall Glass Hall – Home of the College of Business Administration Hill Hall – Home of the College of Education Karls Hall – Home of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture McDonald Hall and Arena – Home of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department Professional Building – Home of the College of Health and Human Services Siceluff Hall – Home of the English Department and the Modern and Classical Languages Department Strong Hall – Home of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs Temple Hall – Home of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Libraries The Missouri State University Library System is composed of four libraries: the Duane G. Meyer Library, the Music Library and the Greenwood Laboratory School Library (all in Springfield), and the Paul G. Evens Library of Fruit Science (Mountain Grove). The Meyer Library offers more than two million books and printed materials. The library contains more than 944,000 state and federal government documents and is the only United Nations document depository in the state. Downtown presence The Springfield campus has several buildings located in the city’s historic downtown. They include the Kenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center, the Park Central Office Building, the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education and the Great Southern Building. The University also leases the Levy/Wolf Building on Park Central Square for some offices and outreach programs.

Located in the state’s third largest city, Missouri State is within a 500mile radius of nearly 50 percent of the U.S. population. In addition to the main campus in Springfield, the Missouri State system is comprised of a two-year branch campus in West Plains, a research campus in Mountain Grove and an extended campus that coordinates telecommunicationbased delivery of distance education among and by the three campuses. Over 85 percent of the freshman entering Missouri State in Fall 2013 were in the top half of their high school classes; the group of first-time MSU students brought an average GPA of 3.59 and a composite ACT score of 24 to campus.

IDEA Commons The Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and Art Commons is a geographic area in downtown Springfield that includes several Missouri State facilities: Brick City (an Art and Design department building) and the Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center (a scientific research center). The IDEA Commons is an urban research park that will also include privately owned residential, retail and entertainment facilities. It creates an environment that generates creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for the benefit of the Springfield region.

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Student Life Missouri State Campus

The Missouri State campus is located on 225 acres in the heart of Springfield. The campus is compact - students easily walk from one class to the next in just a few minutes. MSU students experience college life at its best, with more than 300 student organizations from which to choose. Where students are from... In Fall 2015, a record 22,834 students enrolled on MSU’s Springfield campus and a total of 24,735 enrolled in classes in the Missouri State University system. Students from 112 of 114 Missouri counties were represented on campus, and students from 48 states, as well as 83 foreign countries, were enrolled at MSU. 2014 Freshmen Class - Springfield Campus Total first-time freshman enrollment: 3,178 Over 63 percent finished high school with GPA of 3.50 or higher Average ACT composite: 24.1

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Residence Halls More than 4,000 students live in 10 University residence halls and apartment complexes. Missouri State’s nationally recognized residence halls are among the finest in the country.

Taylor Health and Wellness Center Located on campus adjacent to Plaster Student Union, Taylor Health and Wellness Center consists of a full-time professional staff of board-certified physicians, RNs, LPNs, registered pharmacists and lab and X-ray technicians. All students are eligible for care at the Center.

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts This 2,200-seat, multipurpose performance facility brings to campus touring Broadway musical productions, entertainment performances and an emerging concert artist’s recital series. It is the home of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.

Missouri State Bookstore Serving Missouri State University since 1905, the Missouri State Bookstore provides a full line of textbooks, official apparel, academic supplies, convenience items, study aids and a complete line of computer hardware and software, available at academic prices.

Robert W. Plaster Student Union The PSU is the hub of the campus community. It has a post office, bank, convenience store, movie theater, bowling alley, study areas and many dining options. PSU is home to many student groups and University organizations.

Foster Recreation Center is one of the newest additions to the Missouri State campus, opening in 2012. The state-of-the-art, LEED-certified facility offers students, faculty and staff great resources for living healthy lives, including a recreational pool, spa and sauna, indoor jogging track, three basketball courts, fitness center with cardiovascular equipment and free weights, rock-climbing and bouldering walls and a free-standing boulder outside for climbing.

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Academics The University offers more than 185 academic options and nearly 50 graduate programs, as well as select certificate and doctorate degrees. Many of these programs are the state’s strongest and largest of their kind.

Participate in Public Affairs

Missouri State is proud of its mission in public affairs. The components of the public affairs mission are ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. Through this mission, students develop understanding of issues that affect the local community, the world at large and the environment. The courses they take challenge them to become informed and active citizens. On top of that, opportunities for volunteering and service-learning put students in real-world situations. Missouri State holds a Public Affairs Week and Public Affairs Conference each year to further express the components of the mission. Speakers address topics such as citizenship, democracy, diversity, the economy and sustainability.

In addition to becoming just the third consensus first-team All-American in Missouri State football history, David Arkin (above) snagged the first CoSIDA Academic All-America honor for a Bear in 11 years. The Wichita, Kan., native picked up second-team Academic All-America recognition in 2010, before being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

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Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center

Honors College

The Honors College provides a program of enhanced, advanced study and recognition for students of unusually strong academic achievement and motivation. The College exists to provide these students with intellectual opportunities beyond those generally found in traditional programs, including smaller and enriched classes and the option to pursue their own research and creative interests.

The Competitive Edge

Missouri State students gain a competitive edge through the state’s largest internship program. Students have the opportunities to experience cutting-edge research and interact with nationally recognized faculty and private-industry partners, paving the way for graduates to succeed at top graduate and professional schools across the nation.

The academic and developmental wellbeing of the modern student-athlete is a vital facet of the overall educational experience, brought into focus by the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center. Established in 1996, the center assists more than 400 student-athletes. Staff members work to advocate and promote the fundamental principle of life-long learning by creating a culture that encourages and fosters accountability, responsibility and preparation, which leads to the graduation of student-athletes. This is accomplished through the following program initiatives: Accountability: Individualized Course Registration Time Management Workshops Monitor NCAA Degree Progress Responsibility: Objective-Based Study Hall Course Scheduling Community Service Programming Preparation: Individual and Group Tutoring Career Development Workshops Life-Skills Programs

Did you know... Missouri State is one of only 81 institutions - and the only school in Missouri - to be honored by The Princeton Review in its book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement.

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Spirit Spirit Groups

The Missouri State Pride Bands, Cheer Squad and Sugar Bears Dance Team provide key elements to the total gameday package. The Missouri State Band program is comprised of 18 different bands, including the 300-member Pride Marching Band, which performs at each Missouri State home football game.

Missouri State Fight Song

Bear Mascot

The Bear has been a part of Missouri State athletics since a joint committee of MSU students and faculty members chose it as mascot during the 1906-07 school year. The committee also picked maroon and white as the official school colors.

Uphold tradition, our school we hold so dear, We will be loyal throughout our college years, Fight for victory as we stand up and cheer, Let’s hear it for the Bears, B-E-A-R-S-Bears, M-I-S-S-O-U-R-I-State

Missouri State Alma Mater Sing we praises Now to our Alma Mater, All hail Maroon and White Missouri State, we pledge devotion May you live ever in truth and right, May you live ever in truth and right

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In the Community Bears’ Community Service Projects Adopt-A-Family Adopt-A-Street American Cancer Society Relay for Life American Heart Association Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Ozarks Boys and Girls Club Campbell Elementary Just Read! Program Champion Athletes of the Ozarks Champions Committed to Kids Dance Bear-a-Thon, benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Friends of the Library Healing Garden at Cox Hulston Center Healthy Heroes Hickory Hills Elementary Sports Spectacular Day Horace Mann Elementary Read Across America and Book Exchange Light the Night benefitting Leukemia Foundation of the Ozarks McBride Elementary Food Drive Meals-A-Million Ozarks Food Harvest Ozarks Literacy Council Portland Elementary Character Education Rotary Clubs of Springfield Rockin’ Ribs Shoe Bank benefitting Springfield Public Schools Special Olympics Weaver Elementary School Just Read! Program

uuMissouri State student-athletes are active in a

wide variety of community service and outreach programs, including Habitat for Humanity (top left), Just Read! and Read Across America (right, top right and lower left) and The Kitchen (middle left).

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Springfield Missouri State University calls Springfield home. The hub of the Ozarks and the third-largest city in the state of Missouri, Springfield is known across the region as “The Queen City of the Ozarks.” The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area is one of the country’s fastest growing and most scenic regions, covering five counties in southwest Missouri with a total population of 436,712.

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What to do in Springfield

Here is a sample of the great things going on in Springfield. Almost everything in town is within 20 minutes of the Missouri State campus. Movie theaters (including a multiplex and an independent cinema both within walking distance from campus) Hammons Field (home of the Missouri State Bears and the Springfield Cardinals, Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Battlefield Mall Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World (one of Missouri’s largest tourist attractions) Dickerson Park Zoo Mediacom Ice Park Springfield Symphony Orchestra Springfield Ballet Springfield Art Museum Springfield Regional Opera Springfield Conservation Nature Center Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Springfield has a strong commitment to the arts. First Friday Art Walk is held downtown every month. Venues display photography, pottery, painting, blown glass and more. The annual Artsfest is held on historic Walnut Street, just a short walk from campus. The beautiful Ozarks can be experienced in so many ways. Springfield has many parks, each with a different personality. There’s a Japanese stroll garden, bike trails, a dog park and more.

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In the Pros David Arkin

St. Louis Rams ▪ Fourth-round selection, 2011 NFL Draft

Matt Pickens

Colorado Rapids

Ryan Howard

Philadelphia Phillies ▪ 2005 N.L. Rookie of the Year ▪ 2006 N.L. MVP

Ross Detwiler Atlanta Braves

Clay Harbor

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Former Bears in Major Sport Leagues NFL ▪ Steve Ache ▪ David Arkin* (St. Louis Rams) ▪ Bob Dees ▪ Clay Harbor* (Jacksonville Jaguars) ▪ Charlie Mitchell ▪ Tom Mullen ▪ Mike Murphy ▪ Brad St. Louis ▪ Gannon Sinclair ▪ Jason Whittle ▪ Keith Williams NBA ▪ Blake Ahearn ▪ Don Anielak ▪ Winston Garland ▪ Curtis Perry

Blake Ahearn

▪ 2007-08 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year

Jackie Stiles

▪ Fourth overall pick, 2001 WNBA Draft ▪ 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year

WNBA/ABL ▪ Melody Howard ▪ Jackie Stiles NWSL ▪ Nia Williams

Bill Mueller

▪ 2003 A.L. Batting Champion

MLS ▪ Chris Brunt ▪ Matt Caution ▪ Justin Douglass ▪ Doug Lascody ▪ Lance Parker ▪ Matt Pickens ▪ Alex Riggs ▪ Trevor Spangenberg ▪ Jamal Sutton ▪ Burch Wylie MLB ▪ Scott Bailes ▪ Mark Bailey ▪ Scott Carroll* (Chicago White Sox) ▪ Matt Cepicky ▪ Ross Detwiler* (Cleveland Indians) ▪ Bart Evans ▪ Jeff Gray ▪ Jason Hart ▪ Ryan Howard* (Philadelphia Phillies) ▪ Mike Kickham ▪ Shaun Marcum ▪ Bill Mueller ▪ Matt Palmer ▪ John Rheinecker ▪ Brett Sinkbeil ▪ Brad Ziegler* (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Brad Ziegler

Arizona Diamondbacks

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In the Spotlight Missouri State is covered by a wide variety of media in Springfield and the surrounding area. Missouri State athletes are routinely featured on all four local television networks, as well as on the pages of local publications the Springfield NewsLeader and 417 Magazine. Now in its third decade broadcasting Missouri State Athletics, Springfieldbased Meyer Communications will once again carry the Bears and Lady Bears on its radio airwaves in 2015-16. All MSU football and men’s and women’s basketball games, home and away, will be carried live on Meyer’s network of stations. Flagship station, KTXR (101.3 FM), serves as the primary home for MSU athletics, with “The Jock” 98.7 FM, and KBFL 99.9 FM/1060 AM also providing platforms in the event of programming conflicts. Meyer also broadcasts select Bears’ volleyball, baseball and softball contests, as well as MSU coaches’ shows for football and men’s and women’s basketball. Most MSU games carried by Meyer can also be heard online at RadioSpringfield.com.

Bears on the Web

In August 2011, Missouri State partnered with CBSSports.com College Network on a new and enhanced athletics website in order to provide Missouri State fans with improved features and overall customer service. A revamped MissouriStateBears. com uses the latest technology to provide fans with a seamless, robust experience unique to Missouri State University. MissouriStateBears.com provides up-to-date information on all 17 MSU varsity athletic programs, including game and season cumulative statistics, rosters and in-depth biographical information on MSU student-athletes.

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ON

The Valley on ESPN3 In July 2015, the MVC announced a 10-year extension between the league and ESPN for media rights across various ESPN platforms, particularly a conference-wide initiative on ESPN3. The campus model is a three-year roll out, starting with the production of all home volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games in 2015-16 on the ESPN3 platform from all institutions. In subsequent years of the agreement, Missouri State and others will roll out on-campus production of all home men’s soccer, women’s soccer, baseball and softball games as part of the league package.

Missouri State Sports Properties

Missouri State University Athletics,in conjunction with Learfield Sports, has developed Missouri State Sports Properties as its exclusive corporate sponsorship sales unit. This dedicated unit is designed to support MSU Athletics’ initiative to enhance the service provided to local and regional businesses and further promote the Bears’ brand affinity to the corporate community. In addition to its core business of nearly 100 collegiate multimedia rights properties which consist of institutional, conference and facility level partnerships, Learfield Sports is involved with collegiate ticketing and concessions, and titles the prestigious Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup that annually awards top-performing athletic programs. Its multimedia rights encompass numerous content distribution platforms to deliver the passion of college athletics to fans globally.

Bears on Social Media

Missouri State fans can follow the Bears on Facebook (missouristbears), Instagram (missouristbears) and Twitter (@missouristbears) to keep up with all things Maroon and White. Join the conversation using #MSUBears.

Collegiate Licensing Company

In May 2009, Missouri State University reached an agreement with Collegiate Licensing Company to manage the University’s trademark licensing program. A division of IMG Worldwide, CLC is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing agency in the U.S., providing fullservice capabilities in brand protection, management and development.

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Media Outlets Print

Radio

Springfield News-Leader (daily) 651 Boonville, Springfield, MO 65801 (417) 836-1199;  Fax: (417) 864-6677 Sports Writer: Jim Connell News-Leader.com

Meyer Communications KTXR (101.3 FM) KWTO (560 AM, 98.7 FM) 3000 E. Chestnut, Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 862-3751 (KTXR); 862-5600 (KWTO) Sports Hosts: Ned Reynolds, Bill Dillard RadioSpringfield.com

The Standard (Tue.) 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897 (417) 836-5272;  Fax: (417) 836-6738 Editor in Chief: Eli Wohlenhaus Sports Editor: Bart Anders The-Standard.com St. Louis Post-Dispatch (daily) 900 N. Tucker, St. Louis, MO 63101 (314) 340-8392; Fax: (314) 340-3070 Deputy sports editor/colleges and preps: Cameron Hollway STLToday.com

KOLR (Channel 10, CBS) KOZL (Channel 27, Ind.) 2650 E. Division, Springfield, MO 65803 (417) 862-6397;  Fax: (417) 866-6397 Sports: Dan Lucy, Megan Rice, Daniel Shedd KSPR (Channel 33, ABC) 1359 E. St. Louis, Springfield, MO 65807 (417) 831-1333;  Fax: (417) 831-9358 Sports: Mike Scott, Bobby Oler, Jonathan Huskey KYTV (Channel 3, NBC) 999 W. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807 (417) 268-3000; Fax: (417) 268-3100 Sports: Chad Plein, Joe Hickman, Justin Sampson

Mid-West Family Radio KOSP (92.9 FM), KOMG (105.1 FM) 2453 E. Elm, Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 886-5677;  Fax: (417) 886-2155 Operations Manager: John Kimmons

The O-Zone (www.OzarksSportsZone.com) 999 W. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807 Sports: Chris Parker, Jordan Burton, Riley Bean, Stephanie London

KADI (1340 AM, 99.5 FM) 5431 W. Sunshine, Brookline, MO 65619 (417) 831-0995; Fax: (417) 831-4026 99hitfm.com

KRBK - HD (FOX 5) 1701 S. Enterprise, Springfield, MO 65804 (417) 522-0020 Sports: Julie Wilson

Associated Press -Mo./Kan. Bureau 215 W. Pershing Rd. Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 421-4844 or (800) 852-4844 Fax: (816) 421-4844 News Editor: Chris Clark Sports Reporter: Dave Skretta

KGBX (105.9 FM), KTOZ (95.5 FM), KGMY (1400 AM, 100.5 FM), KXUS (97.3 FM) 1856 E. Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 890-5555;  Fax: (417) 890-5050 News Director: Jim Wesley KGBX.com

Mediacom (MCC-22) 1533 S. Enterprise, Springfield, MO 65804 (417) 875-7557;  Fax: (417) 883-0265 Program Director: Randy Hollis Production Manager: Corey Riggs

Big O Sports 211 E. Walnut, Springfield, MO 65806 (417) 869-4848; Fax: (417) 869-6201 Editor: Tom Mast

KSMU (91.1 FM) 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897 Phone: 836-4751;  Fax: (417) 836-5889 News Director: Scott Harvey KSMU.org

Kansas City Star (daily) 1729 Grand, Kansas City, MO 64018 (816) 234-4355; Fax: (816) 234-4360 Sports Editor: Jeff Rosen KansasCity.com

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Journal Broadcasting KTTS (1260 AM, 94.7 FM) 2330 W. Grand, Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 869-2153;  Fax: (417) 866-8537 News/Sports Director: Don Louzader KTTS.com

Television

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Fox Sports Midwest (314) 206-7000; Fax: (314) 206-7070 News Contact: Geoff Goldman Metro Sports - Kansas City (816) 222-5618 News Contact: Shawn Beldin


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Clif

University Leadership

SMART Dr. Frank Einhellig

President

Steve Foucart

Provost

Chief Financial Officer

Eighth Year at Missouri State

Clifton M. “Clif ” Smart III begins his fifth year as the leader of Missouri State University in 2015. He was named interim president on June 27, 2011, and served in that role until he was named the 11th president of Missouri State University on Oct. 16, 2012, after a nationwide search. He served as the University’s general counsel from December 2007 until being named interim president. Under Smart’s leadership, Missouri State has made significant progress in a number of areas, including setting enrollment records for the Springfield campus and Missouri State System; adding additional academic programs, including the Doctor of Nursing Practice, the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia, Master of Occupational Therapy, Master of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of General Studies; increased the number of online course offerings and the number of remote sites; expanded and improved partnerships with two-year institutions as well as four-year universities; completed the Our Promise campaign which raised $167 million, $42 million more than the original goal of $125 million; and completed or renovated a number of facilities, including: Foster Family Recreation Center, new campus entrance, McQueary Family Health Sciences Hall, Plaster Center for Free Enterprise and Business Development with The eFactory, Jim D. Morris Basketball Complex, the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center, the O’Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center, and a series of recreation and athletic facilities (Plaster Stadium; Betty and Bobby Allison Recreation Fields; Allison North and South Stadiums). Smart joined The Strong Law Firm in 1992. He was a shareholder in the firm from 1995-2007 and vice president since 1998. In his 15 years with the firm, his practice consisted primarily of representing individuals and entities in catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and commercial cases. Smart currently serves on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and was recently elected president of the Council on Public Higher Education in Missouri. Smart and his wife, Gail, have two sons: Murray, who along with his wife, Amy, both graduated in 2012 from Southwest Baptist University and live in Rogers, Ark., with their daughters, Addy and Emery, and son, Parker; and Jim, a recent graduate of Knox College in Illinois.

Dr. Jim Baker

Vice President for Research, Economic Development and International Programs

Dr. Ken Coopwood

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Brent Dunn

Vice President for University Advancement

Suzanne Shaw Vice President for Marketing and Communcations

Dr. Dee Siscoe Vice President for Student Affairs

University Administrative Council Clif Smart, President Dr. Frank Einhellig, Provost Dr. Jim Baker, V.P. for Research & Economic Develop. Dr. Drew Bennett, Chancellor, MSU-West Plains Randy Blackwood, Executive Director, Athletics Facilities Donna Christian, Director of Internal Audit & Compliance Dr. Ken Coopwood, V.P. for Diversity and Inclusion Ryan DeBoef, Chief of Staff/Asst. to President for Gov. Relations Rachael M. Dockery, General Counsel Brent Dunn, V.P. for University Advancement Steve Foucart, Chief Financial Officer Dr. Tamera S. Jahnke, Dean John McAlear, Secretary to the Board of Governors Kyle Moats, Director of Athletics Matthew D. Morris, Interim V.P. for Admin. and Info. Services Suzanne Shaw, V.P. for Marketing and Communications Dr. Dee Siscoe, V.P. for Student Affairs

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MOATS Director of Athletics Seventh Year at Missouri State

Missouri State University’s search for its new director of athletics concluded May 28, 2009, with the introduction of Kyle Moats as the University’s 10th A.D. Moats came to the University after serving as associate athletics director for national marketing at the University of Louisville since 2005.   During Moats’ tenure at MSU, he has hired seven head coaches, while leading the charge for facility upgrades totaling nearly $22 million, including the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center project, the Jim D. Morris Basketball Complex and new or renovated home facilities for 12 of MSU’s 17 sports. During the 2013-14 academic year, he helped spearhead the passage of the Bear Experience and Recreation (B.E.A.R.) Fee, which will generate $1.4 million annually toward the enhancement of four separate athletics facilities upgrades, including Robert W. Plaster Stadium, a new sand volleyball facility, as well as the Betty & Bobby Allison North (field hockey) and South (soccer, track and field) Stadiums currently used by MSU’s intercollegiate and recreational programs. In addition to being able to implement several facets of Missouri State’s long-range athletics facilty improvement plan through the B.E.A.R. Fee, Moats’ played a pivotal role on the task force that paved the way for the reinstatement of women’s tennis as a varsity sport in September 2013. As a result of the task force’s careful evaluation and recommendation, President Clif Smart announced the return of women’s tennis for the 2014-15 academic year, making it the 11th women’s sport and the 17th varsity program to operate under the MSU Athletics umbrella. Missouri State’s decision to revive the program after an eight-year hiatus will ensure the University’s long-term compliance with Federal Title IX regulations. In a busy first year on the job, Moats wasted little time in laying groundwork for the future of Missouri State Athletics. From day one he emphasized the importance of fostering a strategic vision in the current landscape of intercollegiate athletics by involving all corners of the campus community in developing a long-range plan for the MSU Athletics. Moats played a key role in Missouri State’s partnership with Nelligan Sports Marketing (now Learfield Sports), announced in February 2010. Additionally, Moats was instrumental in MSU’s negotiations for a new multi-year television contract with KY3, Inc.   Year two for Moats in Springfield saw Missouri State finish second in the 2010-11 MVC All-Sports Trophy standings—its best finish in five years. Conference titles by men’s basketball, women’s swimming and softball, as well as postseason tournament berths for both MSU basketball programs highighted the Bears’ year. In 2011-12, Moats’ third year at the helm, Missouri State enjoyed its finest campaign in nearly a decade, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference AllSports Trophy for just the fourth time. The Bears won Valley titles in women’s swimming and diving, women’s indoor track and field, women’s basketball and women’s golf this year along with a co-championship in men’s soccer. Additionally, four MSU teams advanced to postseason play, including NCAA Tournament appearances for the Bears’ volleyball, women’s golf and baseball programs. Moats’ efforts helped make the Jim D. Morris Basketball Complex a reality during the 2012-13 academic year. The $3.7 million construction project,

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Moats Resume Summary Professional Background Years School Position 1985-88 SIUE Student-Athlete (Golf) Student Assistant Coach (MBB) 1989-91 Kentucky Graduate Assistant 1991-93 Kentucky Coordinator of Promotions and Special Events 1993-96 Kentucky Director of Marketing, Promotions and Licensing 1996-04 Kentucky Assistant AD for Marketing 2004-06 Marquette Senior Associate AD 2006-09 Louisville Associate AD for National Marketing 2009-present Missouri State Director of Athletics Education Southern Illinois University Edwardsville B.S. in Physical Education, 1988 University of Kentucky M.S. in Sports Management, 2001

completed in December 2013, features state-of-the art locker rooms, training facilities, offices and meeting space in JQH Arena. Additionally, all MSU athletic programs have met the NCAA’s APR requirements in each of the last two years, while a record 177 student-athletes posted grade-point averages of 3.25 or better in 2013-14. Prior to his arrival in Springfield, Moats spent four years as associate athletics director for national marketing at Louisville. In that capacity, he coordinated the Cardinals’ efforts in national awareness, marketing, branding and group ticket sales. He also worked closely with Nelligan, which manages the exclusive marketing rights for Cardinal Athletics. Moats oversaw the Louisville band and spirit squads as the liaison with student government and student spirit groups.   Prior to joining the Louisville staff, Moats served as senior associate athletic director for two years at Marquette University, where he oversaw the Golden Eagles’ Blue and Gold Fund, media relations, ticket operations, special events, licensing, radio, television, marketing and promotions and sponsorships with NSM. He also worked 14 years in the University of Kentucky athletics department, including his last three there as associate athletics director for marketing (2000-02).   A native of Dixon, Ill., Moats is a 1988 graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. Moats was a three-year letterwinner in golf and a student assistant basketball coach for the Cougars from 1985-88. He earned a master’s degree in sports management from the University of Kentucky in 2001.   Moats and his wife, Leeann, have a son, Kirk, and a daughter, Lauren.

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Rick

HUNT

KINDHART Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA

Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications

13th Year at Missouri State

Eighth Year at Missouri State

Casey Hunt enters her eighth full year as associate director of athletics and her 13th year overall at Missouri State. Hunt oversees the operations of several of the institution’s 17 men’s and women’s sports programs. In addition, she has oversight of the Bears’ athletic training and strength and conditioning programs and serves as the primary personnel administrator for intercollegiate athletics and sport administrator for MSU’s baseball, women’s basketball, track and field, cross country, men’s soccer, field hockey and volleyball programs. Hunt joined the MSU staff in March 2003 as assistant director of athletics for compliance, a post in which she served until succeeding Darlene Bailey as associate athletics director in September of 2006. A native of Nanticoke, Pa., Hunt came to Springfield from Coastal Carolina University, where she had been assistant athletics director for compliance since 1998. At Coastal Carolina, Hunt’s responsibilities included overseeing budgets for some of the school’s 17 sports, working in game operations, supervising the hosting of conference championships and directing summer sports camps. She was honored as the Big South Compliance Director of the Year in 2000.   Hunt graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1994 and earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1996. She served one year as an intern in the Syracuse University athletics compliance office and two years in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference compliance section. A four-year starter in women’s basketball at St. Bonaventure, Hunt was inducted into the school’s athletics hall of fame in February 2007. Additionally, she was inducted into the Luzerne County (Pa.) Sports Hall of Fame in August 2010. Hunt and her husband, Clint, were married in August 2012, and reside in Springfield.

MSU alumnus Rick Kindhart is in his eighth year directing the athletics communications efforts and his seventh as assistant A.D. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department, he is the primary contact for MSU men’s basketball.   During his tenure at MSU, Kindhart has served on the NCAA Self-Study Committee, University Marketing Council and is part of the Greater Springfield Public Relations Advisory Committee. During his 25 years in the sports information profession, he has earned a number of national writing and publication awards, including a CoSIDA second in the nation award in 2012 for the Missouri State men’s basketball game programs and a third in nation honor for the same MSU publication in 2010. He has also worked on the media relations teams for several national and regional events, including the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball St. Louis Regional, 2006 Final Four and 1995 Freestyle Wrestling World Championships in Atlanta. A 1991 honors graduate of MSU, Kindhart joined the MSU staff in July 2008 after serving as assistant executive director for communications for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for a total of 11 years. He received his master’s degree in 1993 from Southeast Missouri State, where he was assistant SID from 1991-93. From 1993-96, he was sports information director at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. He and his wife, Christy, have two children, Matt and Shelby.

Jim

HUTTER Faculty Athletics Representative 27th Year at Missouri State

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Jim Hutter (Chair), Faculty Athletics Representative Steven Hinch, College of Education Heather C. King, Office of Financial Aid Sarah McCallister, College of Health and Human Services Grant Peters, College of Arts and Letters Jared Roberts, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Philip Rothschild, College of Business Administration Georgianna Sanders, College of Natural and Applied Sciences Lorene Stone, College of Humanities and Public Affairs Ex Officio: Rachelle Darabi (Associate Provost-Student Development & Public Affairs), Casey Hunt (Intercollegiate Athletics), Kyle Moats (Director of Intercollegiate Athletics), Deb O’Neal (Intercollegiate Athletics)

Dr. Jim Hutter begins his fifth year as faculty athletics representative and his 27th overall at Missouri State in 2015-16. Hutter took over the role of FAR in 2011 after serving as vice-chair of MSU’s Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC) in 2010-11. Hutter has been a faculty member for Missouri State’s William H. Darr School of Agriculture since completing his Ph.D. in agriculture education from the University of Minnesota in 1991. He has been recognized by MSU on several occasions with excellence in teaching and service awards and has served on numerous committees during his tenure at MSU, including a stint as chair of the University’s Professional Education Committee. Hutter graduated from Missouri State with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education in 1984, then earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri in 1987. A native of nearby Miller, Mo., Hutter and his wife, Leslie, reside in Republic with their two sets of twins, Tate and Hayes, and Gibbs and Tess.

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Deb

Kevin

O’NEAL

GREIM

Assistant Director of Athletics for Business Administration

Senior Director of Athletics Development

Fourth Year at Missouri State

Fourth Year at Missouri State

Deb O’Neal begins her fourth year as MSU’s assistant A.D. for business administration after joining the Bears’ athletics staff in August 2012. In this role, O’Neal is responsible for all phases of the business operation for the athletic department, which includes development and management of the annual budget and the supervision of daily business operations. She also serves as sport administrator for women’s soccer and softball. Prior to her appointment, O’Neal spent three years as a financial aid counselor on MSU’s Springfield campus. In that capacity, she has worked with Director of Athletics Kyle Moats and the athletics staff monitoring student-athlete scholarships and grants, disbursing scholarship payments and stipends, and ensuring compliance with NCAA and Federal guidelines. O’Neal earned her bachelor of science in accounting from Missouri State in 2007 after competing four years on the MSU swimming and diving squad under head coach Jack Steck, serving as co-captain of the Bears’ 2007 squad. O’Neal went on to earn her master’s of accountancy from MSU in 2008, while serving as a graduate assistant in the University’s Office of Financial Aid. She spent eight months working for BKD, LLP in Springfield as a tax accountant before returning to the University in October 2009. A native of Billings, Mo., O’Neal resides in Springfield and has fiveyear-old twins, Hattie and Drake.

Shamika

KENTISH

Kevin Greim begins his fourth year working with Missouri State Athletics after being named to the position of senior director of athletics development in September 2012. A 1994 MSU graduate, Greim assists with the development of scholarship, capital and major athletics gifts, as well as overseeing all BearsFund operations. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Greim was a long-standing member of the Missouri Southern State University staff, spending 13 years at the Joplin school, most recently as major gifts officer. Before making the transition to the Missouri Southern foundation in April 2012, Greim was named associate director of athletics for external operations in 2011. He was named assistant athletics director for external operations in the fall of 2008 after beginning his tenure at Missouri Southern in 1999 as director of marketing. During his time at Missouri Southern, Greim managed the marketing, sales, and radio activities for the athletics department, served as the radio voice of the Lions, and also supervised the sports of baseball and golf. He also served as head coach of the MSSU men’s golf team from 2004 until 2010. In his six years as head coach, the Lions qualified for NCAA Super Regional play five times, and his 2009-10 Lions team tied for second place in the MIAA conference tournament. The native of Excelsior Springs, Mo., earned his master’s degree in health, physical education and recreation from Delta State (Miss.) University, where he worked as the football, basketball and baseball voice of the Statesmen. Greim and his wife, Sarah, have two children, Tegan and Miles.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance First Year at Missouri State

Shamika Kentish begins her first year at Missouri State after spending the previous two years as director of compliance at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, N.C. At Chowan, Kentish helped monitor initial and continuing eligibility and recruiting practices for 16 NCAA sports and was the Athletics liaison for admissions, financial aid and the registrar. Prior to her time at Chowan, she served as a volunteer at Norfolk State, working with the Compliance Assistant software and book scholarship program. To Missouri State, Kentish also brings experience with the Norfolk (Va.) Christian schools and her alma mater, Seton Hall, where she served as a compliance intern. Kentish competed in track and field for four years at Seton Hall, earning her degree in sports management in 2010. The fourtime Big East Academic All-Star went on to receive her MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2012.

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Missouri State University Board of Governors Stephen B. Hoven (Chair)

Gregory Spears

Peter Hofherr (Vice Chair)

Kendall Seal

TBD

Joe Carmichael

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Carrie Tergin Third District

Beverly Miller Fourth District

Fifth District

Sixth District

Seventh District

Virginia Fry

Seventh District

Caleb Doyle

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Dan

Missouri State University

RAINES Director, Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center Eighth Year at Missouri State Dan Raines begins his eighth year at MSU in 2015 and his second full year as director of the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center after being appointed to lead the department in February 2014. Raines oversees a staff of three full-time academic counselors and one graduate assistant who work to advocate and promote the fundamental principle of life-long learning for MSU’s 400 studentathletes. He was named to his current post after six years of service to the department as an academic counselor, including the last four as the center’s assistant director. In this role, Raines helped MSU student-athletes reach unprecedented levels of success in the classroom, including a Bears record 3.06 department-wide GPA for the 2013-14 academic year. A certified middle and high school social sciences teacher, Raines arrived on the Springfield campus in 2008, following a seven-year stint as a tutor and boys varsity basketball assistant with Hinsdale South High School (District 86) in Darien, Ill. Raines, who earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1998, completed his master advisor training at MSU. He is currently enrolled in the University’s sport management graduate program and maintains membership in the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A). An Oak Lawn, Ill., native, Raines resides in Springfield with his wife, Erin and stepchildren, Mady and Wyatt.

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict nondiscrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. In addition, the University does not discriminate on any basis not related to the applicable educational requirements for students or the applicable job requirements for employees. The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. Inquiries concerning the grievance procedure, Affirmative Action Plan, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines should be addressed to the Missouri State University Office of Equity and Diversity, 901 South National, Springfield, Missouri 65897.

Intercollegiate Athletics Mission Statement Approved by the Board of Governors October 1995, revised November 1999, December 2001, October 2003

Missouri State University (MSU) is committed to an intercollegiate athletics program which complements the mission of the University and operates in accordance with the principles and regulations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. As a member of various athletics conferences, MSU is committed to academic and athletics excellence, sound fiscal management practices, enhancement of the physical and educational welfare of studentathletes, equal opportunity, character development, principles of amateurism, as well as the fundamental values of sportsmanship, civility, and the common virtue of good citizenship.

The Bears Fund The Bears Fund is the annual fund-raising program for Missouri State intercollegiate athletics that was established in 1981 in conjunction with the move of MSU athletics to NCAA Division I status. Over the course of the past 34 years, its impact on Missouri State Athletics has grown substantially. The fund’s name stands for “Building Excellence in Athletics through Recruiting and Scholarships,” and it plays a vital role of supporting the 400+ student-athletes at Missouri State University. The Bears Fund is comprised of over 1,000 private contributors that support the endeavors of the student-athletes at Missouri State University by giving them the opportunity to exceed both on and off the playing surface. The fund is administered by the Missouri State University Foundation with additional input from coaching and administrative staff members in intercollegiate athletics. There are nine different membership levels with the Bears Fund. The opportunity to participate and receive benefits starts at $50 each year. Various benefits include premium seating opportunities, game program recognition, Bears Fund exclusive emails, and parking and postseason ticket considerations. To see how current Bears Fund members are making the collegiate experience possible for the student-athletes at Missouri State, visit MissouriStateBears.com, or contact The Bears Fund at 417-836-4143 or via email at AthleticsDevelopment@MissouriState.edu.

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Jeremiah

PENKALSKI

FREY

Director of Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services

Director of Strength and Conditioning

26th Year at Missouri State

Sixth Year at Missouri State

Jim Penkalski enters his seventh full year as director of Missouri State Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services and his 26th year overall at MSU. Penkalski took over as head of the MSU athletic training program in March 2009 following the retirement of Ivan Milton. Penkalski oversees a staff of six full-time certified athletic trainers, five intern athletic trainers and a host of student trainers. A Broadview Heights, Ohio, native, Penkalski also fills the role of primary athletic trainer for baseball and has worked with a number of MSU athletic programs throughout his tenure. Penkalski competed in football and wrestling at Brecksville High before completing his undergraduate degree in physical education from Kent State in 1987. He then moved on to Northern Michigan for his graduate studies, completing his master’s degree in 1989. Penkalski and his wife, Missy, have four children, Amanda, Katelyn, Russell and Tessa.

Jeremiah Frey enters his sixth year on the Missouri State staff and begins his second as director of strength and conditioning for the 17 MSU intercollegiate sport programs. Frey is a 2004 graduate of Central College in Pella, Iowa, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science/health promotion. He served as a student assistant strength coach his senior year at Central before continuing his academic career at Illinois State, where he served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach while earning a master’s degree in kinesiology and recreation. Frey also spent four years at Cornell College as the strength and conditioning coordinator, where he oversaw the college’s 19 varsity teams. He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, USA Weightlifting and the American Red Cross. A native of Madrid, Iowa, Frey and his wife, Claire, reside in Springfield with their son, Ryker.

Mike

PEDDICORD

Student-Athlete Code of Conduct Student-athletes at Missouri State University (“University”) are representatives of their teams, the Department of Athletics and the University. It is a privilege, not a right, to be a member of an intercollegiate athletics program. It has many benefits, but student-athletes receive a higher level of interest from the public and the media. That attention means student-athletes have a responsibility to be positive and effective members of their program, the University and the Department of Athletics.   As a member of an athletics program, student-athletes are expected to demonstrate the pillars of good character by displaying integrity, honesty, respect for others and good sportsmanship in all academic, athletic and social activities. Additionally, student-athletes are to abide by all University policies, Athletic Department, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and conference rules and regulations, as well as city, county, state and federal laws and standards of behavior.   The Student-Athlete Code of Conduct is an Athletic Department policy that applies to all student-athletes including those that are not actively competing in their sport. The standards and expectations set forth apply at all times: in season, out of season, on or off campus, and on and off the playing field. Sanctions will be applied for violation of this Code.   Student-athletes have an obligation to report Code of Conduct violations to their Head Coaches or the Faculty Athletics Representative as soon as possible. Student-athletes who do not conform to this Code may be subject to greater consequences for misconduct that is not reported or that involves multiple or repeat violations.   The Head Coach or Faculty Athletics Representative who learns of a Code of Conduct violation shall report same to the Athletic Director within 24 hours.   A written copy of the Student-Athlete Code of Conduct will be provided to student-athletes annually. It will also be included in the Student-Athlete Handbook and will be available online at the missouristatebears.com website.

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General Manager Missouri State Sports Proerties First Year at Missouri State Learfield Sports appointed Mike Peddicord as general manager for its Missouri State University property in February 2015. Peddicord oversees Missouri State Sports Properties, the university’s exclusive athletics multimedia rights holder. He leads all aspects of the extensive rights relationship between Learfield Sports and Missouri State Athletics, which includes signage, sponsorships, corporate hospitality, television, digital, event marketing, advertising, and radio game broadcasts and coaches’ shows on the Missouri State Sports Network. Peddicord came to Missouri State from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, where he served as general manager for EKU Sports Properties, representing the Learfield Sports in that capacity. Prior to that, he served five years as the sales and marketing manager for Tanita Corporation of America, Inc. in Arlington Heights, Ill. and has previous sales and marketing experience in the greater Chicago market working with Vision Fitness and Velocity Sports Performance. Peddicord received his bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, where he was a four-year varsity football letterman. He also holds a master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

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- Missouri State Athletics Staff Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center (FORA -- 836-6829)

Dan Raines (Northwestern, ’98)   Director Michelle Noland (SEMO, ’10)   Assistant Director A’dja Jones (Missouri State, ’11)   Academic Counselor Carla Morton (South Dakota, ’08)   Academic Counselor Katie Garrett (Quincy, ’14)   Graduate Assistant Joan Newman   Administrative Assistant

Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services (FORA -- 836-5461)

Jim Penkalski (Kent State, ’87)  Director Shannon Derricks (West Virginia, ’93)   Assistant Director Suzie Atkinson (Missouri State, ’10)   Assistant Athletic Trainer Tyler Landgraf (Iowa State, ’00)   Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Sawchak (Missouri State, ’90)   Assistant Athletic Trainer Katie Schulte (Iowa State, ’10)   Assistant Athletic Trainer Mitch Hauschildt (South Dakota, ’00)   Rehabilitation/Performance Coordinator Dan Almekinder (Missouri State, ’15)  Intern Janelle Kirila (Eastern Washington, ’13)  Intern Candice Lohkamp (Missouri State, ’15)  Intern Jenica Paulsen (Missouri State, ’14)  Intern Clarissa Wilburn (Texas A&M-Commerce ’12)  Intern Michelle Rawls   Administrative Assistant

Athletics Communications (HAMC -- 836-5402)

Rick Kindhart (Missouri State, ’91)   Assistant A.D. for Communications Ben Adamson (Oklahoma State, ’05)   Assistant Director Tim Bohn (Northern Illinois, ’06)   Assistant Director-Web and New Media Eric Doennig (Missouri, ’00)   Assistant Director Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84)  Assistant Shelby Hild (Maryville, ‘15)   Graduate Assistant Andrew Pedersen (North Dakota State, ’14)   Graduate Assistant

Missouri State Sports Properties (HSC -- 836-5234)

Mike Peddicord (Buena Vista, ‘00) General Manager Sharry Olson (Johnson County CC, ’82) Director of Sales and Marketing Megan Hofferth (South Carolina, ‘15) Director of Marketing Jordan Russell (Missouri, ‘14) Coordinator of Partnership Services Jenna Scott (Missouri State, ’14) Marketing Associate

External Affairs (ALUM -- 836-4143)

Kevin Greim (Missouri State, ’94) Senior Director of Athletics Development Matt McDonough (Kansas, ‘13) Assistant Director of Athletics Development Art Hains (SMU, ’76) University Marketing Specialist Julie Wright Administrative Assistant

Missouri State University

901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65897 Intercollegiate Athletics Administration

(417) Name (alma mater, class) Position Building Phone Kyle Moats (SIU Edwardsville, ’88)    Brenda Espy    Lois Goldade   Casey Hunt (St. Bonaventure, ’94) Deb O’Neal (Missouri State, ’07) Rick Kindhart (Missouri State, ’91) Kevin Greim (Missouri State, ’94) Shamika Kentish (Seton Hall, ’10)

Coaches and Support Staff

Keith Guttin (Missouri-St. Louis, ’78)   Paul Evans (Southern Illinois, ’81) Nate Thompson (Dallas Baptist, ’06) Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois, ’95)   Cory Gipson (Austin Peay, ’04) Brad Korn (Southern Illinois, ’04)   Matt Sligh (Covenant College, ’05)   Cody Seidel (Missouri State, ’12)   Terrie Coulter Kellie Harper (Tennessee, ’99)   Jon Harper (Auburn, ’99)   Jackie Stiles (Missouri State, ’01) Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis, ’05)   Scott Moore (Concordia, ’96)    Terrie Coulter Catherine Ostoich (Richmond, ‘13)   TBA Dave Steckel (Kutztown, ’82) Mack Brown (Baker, ’10) Sean Coughlin (Drake, ’01)   Marcus Yokeley (Truman State, ’06) Peter Badovinac (Michigan State, ’12) Justin Kramer (Southern Illinois, ’06)   Kenji Jackson (Missouri, ’12)   Chris Morton (South Dakota, ’07) Munir Prince (Missouri, ’11) Jason Ray (Missouri, ‘07)   Kelly Barnts Neal Stafford (Missouri, ’02) Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Jon Leamy (Roanoke, ’82)   Mike Seabolt (West Texas A&M, ’00) Cory Herchenroeder (William Woods, ’11) Rob Brewer (Lynchburg, ’77)   Kirk Nelson (Maryland, ’93) Holly Hesse (Creighton, ’82)   Sue Frederick (Creighton, ’89)   Beth Perine (Ohio State, ’82) Dave Collins (Drury, ’05)   Jim Huelskamp (Nebraska, ’89)   Chelsea Dirks-Ham (Missouri State, ’12) Mallory Weber (Missouri, ’11) Ronald Boyce (Murray State, ’89)   Mike Scott (Missouri, ’98) Jordan Fife (Indiana State, ’08) Melissa Stokes (San Diego State, ’91)   Jake Barreau (Wisconsin, ’03)   Kevin Dunn (Lindenwood, ’08)

Director of Athletics Executive Assistant to Athletics Director Administrative Assistant Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Assistant Director of Athletics for Business Administration Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications Senior Director of Athletics Development Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance

HAMC HAMC FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC MAC FORA

836-5244 836-5244 836-5242 836-5246 836-5244 836-4585 836-4523 836-6829

Head Baseball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Head Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Director of Basketball Operations Men’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Head Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Head Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Director of Women’s Basketball Operations Women’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Head Field Hockey Coach Assistant Field Hockey Coach Head Football Coach Assistant Football Coach-Co-Offensive Coordinator (QBs) Assistant Football Coach-Co-Offensive Coordinator (O-Line) Assistant Football Coach-Defensive Coordinator (Cornerbacks) Assistant Football Coach (Linebackers) Assistant Football Coach (Tight Ends/Special Teams) Assistant Football Coach (Safeties) Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) Assistant Football Coach (Running Backs) Assistant Football Coach (Wide Receivers) Football Administrative Assistant Head Men’s Golf Coach Head Women’s Golf Coach Head Men’s Soccer Coach Associate Head Men’s Soccer Coach Assistant Men’s/Women’s Soccer Coach Head Women’s Soccer Coach Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Head Softball Coach Associate Head Softball Coach Associate Head Softball Coach Head Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Men’s/Women’s Diving Coach Assistant Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Head Women’s Tennis Coach Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Assistant Track & Field Coach Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach Head Volleyball Coach Assistant Volleyball Coach Assistant Volleyball Coach

FORA FORA FORA JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH JQH FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC

836-4497 836-4496 836-5242 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-6968 836-6873 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-4863 836-4138 836-5243 836-5242 836-5242 836-6654 836-5242 836-8384 836-8384 836-8384 836-5466 836-5466 836-5466 836-8211 836-4717 836-5242 836-4498 836-8375 836-4734 836-3095

HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC JQH PLAS PLAS PLAS PLAS FORA HAMC

836-5240 836-5240 836-5240 836-5240 836-8899 836-8934 836-7678 836-6910 836-6910 836-6910 836-6910 836-5430 836-5056

Facility and Support Staff

Keith Boaz (Missouri State, ’00) Executive Director Athletic & Entertainment Facilities   Laree Moore (Missouri State, ’88)  Associate Director, Hammons/Plaster/JQH Arena Melissa Blankenship (Missouri State, ’10)  Assistant Director, Hammons/Plaster/JQH Arena    Brenda O’Connell Hammons Student Center Administrative Assistant Duane Miller (Missouri Valley College ’81) Director of Ticket Sales Taylor McQueary (Missouri State, ’13) Account Executive, Collegiate Consulting Shannon Stanton (Missouri State, ’92) Athletics Ticket Manager Jeremiah Frey (Central College, ’04) Director of Strength & Conditioning   Christina Rasnake (Lock Haven, ’07) Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning  TBA Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach   Griffin Waller (Concordia-Portland, ’11) Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Kaleb Daws (Oklahoma, ’14) Men’s Equipment Manager Danny Weathermon Women’s Equipment Manager

Building indicators: HAMC - Hammons Student Center; PLAS - Plaster Sports Complex; ALUM - Alumni Center; FORA - Forsythe Athletics Center; HHPA - Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts; JQH - JQH Arena.

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2016 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Place UT ARLINGTON INVITATIONAL Fri, Feb. 12 Texas Southern Arlington, Texas Fri, Feb. 12 Detroit Arlington, Texas Sat, Feb. 13 Northern Colorado Arlington, Texas Sat, Feb. 13 UT Arlington Arlington, Texas Sun, Feb. 14 Northern Colorado Arlington, Texas

Braxton

Coil

Fri, Feb. 19 Sat, Feb. 20 Sat, Feb. 20 Sun, Feb. 21 Sun, Feb. 21

HOLIDAY INN HILLTOPPER CLASSIC Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. Murray State Bowling Green, Ky. Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. Austin Peay Bowling Green, Ky. Murray State Bowling Green, Ky.

Fri, Feb. 26 Fri, Feb. 26 Sat, Feb. 27 Sat, Feb. 27 Sun, Feb. 28

TROJAN WARRIOR TOURNAMENT Mercer Troy, Ala. Austin Peay Troy, Ala. Troy Troy, Ala. Mercer Troy, Ala. Dayton Troy, Ala. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TOURNAMENT Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. UMKC St. Louis, Mo. Southeast Missouri State St. Louis, Mo. Northern Illinois St. Louis, Mo.

Fri, March 4 Fri, March 4 Sat, March 5 Sat, March 5

Jessie

Van Es

Tues, March 8 Wed, March 9

Central Arkansas Arkansas

Springfield Fayetteville, Ark.

Fri, March 11 Fri, March 11 Sat, March 12 Sat, March 12 Sun, March 13

JAYHAWK INVITATIONAL Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Nebraska Omaha Lawrence, Kan. Northern Iowa Lawrence, Kan. Nebraska Omaha Lawrence, Kan. Western Illinois Lawrence, Kan.

Wed, March 16 Sat, March 19 Sun, March 20 Fri, March 25 Sat, March 26 Sat, April 2 Sun, April 3 Sat, April 9 Sun, April 10 Wed, April 13 Sat, April 16 Sun, April 17 Wed, April 20 Sat, April 23 Sun, April 24 Tues, April 26 Wed, April 27 Sat, April 30 Sun, May 1 Sat, May 7 Sun, May 8

Oklahoma State Illinois State* (DH) Illinois State* Bradley* (DH) Bradley* Loyola* (DH) Loyola* Southern Illinois* (DH) Southern Illinois* Tulsa Drake* (DH) Drake* Wichita State* (DH) Northern Iowa* (DH) Northern Iowa* Wichita State* SIU Edwardsville Evansville* (DH) Evansville* Indiana State* (DH) Indiana State*

Stillwater, Okla. Springfield Springfield Springfield Springfield Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Springfield Springfield Springfield Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Springfield Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Wichita, Kan. Springfield Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Springfield Springfield

Time 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Thu, May 12 Opening Round Carbondale, Ill. Quarterfinal Round Carbondale, Ill. Fri, May 13 Semifinal Round Carbondale, Ill. Sat, May 14 Championship Carbondale, Ill.

TBA TBA TBA TBA

*Missouri Valley Conference games Home games (bold) at Killian Softball Stadium (1,200) Times listed are Central and subject to change

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