Murray State University Athletics
Volleyball Hits the Road to Start 2009 Campaign
8/26/2009 2:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Murray State volleyball team will be opening the 2009 campaign with a stop at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational, Aug. 28-29 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Racers will play their first match of the year against Xavier, Friday, Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Gym. The following day Murray State will battle the host Blue Raiders at 1 p.m. and Kansas at 5 p.m.
Starting the Year Strong
In every sport a coach always says that they schedule teams during the start of the season to help prepare them for the conference section of the year. This year it is no different for the Murray State volleyball team, as in the first three weeks of the season the Racers will play five teams that finished the 2008 campaign with an RPI below 100 and eight below 130.
The first tournament of the year is at Middle Tennessee State, Aug. 28-29, where Murray State will face the host Blue Raiders, Xavier and Kansas. MTSU was ranked 24th in the RPI, while Xavier was 124 and Kansas 112. The Racers finished with an RPI ranking of 155 of 329 teams in NCAA Division I.
Murray State will also face tough competition from Alabama-Birmingham (22), Kentucky (39), Indiana (47) and Valparaiso (67) in the opening tournaments.
In the AVCA Division I Coaches Top-25 Preseason Poll MTSU may not have made the top-25, but the team did receive four votes.
No Sophomore Slump
After having three rookies named to the All-OVC Newcomer team, the Racers will be hoping for all three to avoid the “sophomore slump.” Kayleah Sauer, and Sara Hayden leads the way, only 18 blocks from making the total block list. She also needs 13 block solos and 37 block assists to put her name on those lists. The Louisville, Ky., native will likely get her name on the block assist and total blocks list in 2009 after she recorded 79 total blocks in 2008, including 65 block assists. If she matches her block solo total from 2008 (14) she could make it on all three top-10 lists.
Ashley Nenninger is also inching closer to the 10th position on the block assist and total blocks charts after recording 83 total blocks, including 73 block assists a year ago. The Marble Hill, Mo., native needs 55 block assists and 56 total blocks to earn a spot on the top-10 charts.
The final member of the trio that has been adding to the blocking total is Becca Lamb. In her first two seasons she tallied 43 and 41 total blocks and needs 59 to make the top-10 list. Her 65 block assists in two seasons also put her 45 away from penciling in her name on the block assist charts.
Starting the Year Strong
In every sport a coach always says that they schedule teams during the start of the season to help prepare them for the conference section of the year. This year it is no different for the Murray State volleyball team, as in the first three weeks of the season the Racers will play five teams that finished the 2008 campaign with an RPI below 100 and eight below 130.
The first tournament of the year is at Middle Tennessee State, Aug. 28-29, where Murray State will face the host Blue Raiders, Xavier and Kansas. MTSU was ranked 24th in the RPI, while Xavier was 124 and Kansas 112. The Racers finished with an RPI ranking of 155 of 329 teams in NCAA Division I.
Murray State will also face tough competition from Alabama-Birmingham (22), Kentucky (39), Indiana (47) and Valparaiso (67) in the opening tournaments.
In the AVCA Division I Coaches Top-25 Preseason Poll MTSU may not have made the top-25, but the team did receive four votes.
No Sophomore Slump
After having three rookies named to the All-OVC Newcomer team, the Racers will be hoping for all three to avoid the “sophomore slump.” Kayleah Sauer, and Sara Hayden leads the way, only 18 blocks from making the total block list. She also needs 13 block solos and 37 block assists to put her name on those lists. The Louisville, Ky., native will likely get her name on the block assist and total blocks list in 2009 after she recorded 79 total blocks in 2008, including 65 block assists. If she matches her block solo total from 2008 (14) she could make it on all three top-10 lists.
Ashley Nenninger is also inching closer to the 10th position on the block assist and total blocks charts after recording 83 total blocks, including 73 block assists a year ago. The Marble Hill, Mo., native needs 55 block assists and 56 total blocks to earn a spot on the top-10 charts.
The final member of the trio that has been adding to the blocking total is Becca Lamb. In her first two seasons she tallied 43 and 41 total blocks and needs 59 to make the top-10 list. Her 65 block assists in two seasons also put her 45 away from penciling in her name on the block assist charts.
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