2008 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Chesney, Cassie

Jersey Number 3
Cassie Chesney
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lake Carroll, Ill.
- High School:
- Eastland
Bio
2008: Played in 27 matches for the Racers, starting in eight...was fifth on the team with 182 digs...tallied seven service aces...finished the season ranked fourth on the all-time assist chart with 2,888...tallied a double-double against Eastern Kentucky (Sep. 26) with 13 assists and 10 digs.
2007: Started all 31 matches for the Racers...led the team and the OVC in assists, with 1,504...her 13.18 assists per game ranked her No. 17 in the nation.....holds the Racer single season assist record (1,504)...was third on the team with 23 service aces...recorded 18 double-doubles...named to the ASU/Bancorp South Classic All-Tournament Team.
2006: OVC All-Newcomer Team...second in the OVC and 42nd in the nation with 12.69 assists per game...ranked among the top 30 in the nation three times (Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Nov. 5), reaching as high as 25th (Nov. 5)...had 50 or more assists 13 times...ranked third on the team with 404 digs and a 3.88 digs-per-game average...had a season-high 73 assists at Kent State and again against Southeast Missouri...had 15 or more digs 14 times...had a season-high 25 digs at North Florida in her second career match...served up a season-high three aces at SEMO...started in all 27 matches, taking part in 104 of MSU’s 105 games.
BEFORE MSU: Played four seasons at Eastland High School...helped the Cougars to a combined 136-28 (.829) record, starting in her last three...played as a setter in 2004 and 2005 and as a defensive specialist in 2002 and 2003...in 2005, helped EHS to conference and regional titles with a 31-8 record, with 908 assists, 162 digs, 49 blocks and 30 aces...honors included the Champaign News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention Team, the Freeport Journal-Standard Player of the Year Honorable Mention, all-conference first team and all-area first-team selections by The Journal-Standard, Lena Village Voices and The Sterling Daily Gazette...in 2004, helped the Cougars to the Sweet Sixteen, winning sectional, regional and conference titles along the way with a 31-9 mark...all-conference first team...Daily Gazette and Journal-Standard All-Area First Team honoree...in 2003, helped Eastland to a fourth-place state finish with a 37-9 mark, picking up sectional, regional and conference championships...named Best Defensive Player...in 2002, bolstered the Cougars to a 37-2 record and regional and conference crowns...played five years with the Northwest Illinois Volleyball Club and two with the No Limits Volleyball Club...also played two years of basketball at Eastland...2005-06 honors included Champaign News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention, IBCA All-State Fourth Team and Journal-Standard All-Area First Team...a unanimous all-conference first-team honoree...named team MVP...the Journal-Standard Defensive Player of the Year and Spark Plug Award honoree...team captain...2004-05 honors include all-conference first team, Most Valuable Offensive Player, Sauk Valley Papers All-Area Second Team, Journal-Standard All-Area Second Team, Journal-Standard All-Defensive Second Team...played three years of softball at EHS...honors included 2004 all-conference first team infield, 2005 all-conference second team infield and Sauk Valley News All-Area Honorable Mention (infield)...a member of the National Honor Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL: Born Cassie Marie Chesney, May 16, 1988 in Kansas City, Mo....daughter of Steve and Beverly Chesney...has two brothers, Vince Cummings (30) and Andrew (27), and one sister, Alicia (22)...majoring in sociology with a minor in criminal justice.
2007: Started all 31 matches for the Racers...led the team and the OVC in assists, with 1,504...her 13.18 assists per game ranked her No. 17 in the nation.....holds the Racer single season assist record (1,504)...was third on the team with 23 service aces...recorded 18 double-doubles...named to the ASU/Bancorp South Classic All-Tournament Team.
2006: OVC All-Newcomer Team...second in the OVC and 42nd in the nation with 12.69 assists per game...ranked among the top 30 in the nation three times (Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Nov. 5), reaching as high as 25th (Nov. 5)...had 50 or more assists 13 times...ranked third on the team with 404 digs and a 3.88 digs-per-game average...had a season-high 73 assists at Kent State and again against Southeast Missouri...had 15 or more digs 14 times...had a season-high 25 digs at North Florida in her second career match...served up a season-high three aces at SEMO...started in all 27 matches, taking part in 104 of MSU’s 105 games.
BEFORE MSU: Played four seasons at Eastland High School...helped the Cougars to a combined 136-28 (.829) record, starting in her last three...played as a setter in 2004 and 2005 and as a defensive specialist in 2002 and 2003...in 2005, helped EHS to conference and regional titles with a 31-8 record, with 908 assists, 162 digs, 49 blocks and 30 aces...honors included the Champaign News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention Team, the Freeport Journal-Standard Player of the Year Honorable Mention, all-conference first team and all-area first-team selections by The Journal-Standard, Lena Village Voices and The Sterling Daily Gazette...in 2004, helped the Cougars to the Sweet Sixteen, winning sectional, regional and conference titles along the way with a 31-9 mark...all-conference first team...Daily Gazette and Journal-Standard All-Area First Team honoree...in 2003, helped Eastland to a fourth-place state finish with a 37-9 mark, picking up sectional, regional and conference championships...named Best Defensive Player...in 2002, bolstered the Cougars to a 37-2 record and regional and conference crowns...played five years with the Northwest Illinois Volleyball Club and two with the No Limits Volleyball Club...also played two years of basketball at Eastland...2005-06 honors included Champaign News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention, IBCA All-State Fourth Team and Journal-Standard All-Area First Team...a unanimous all-conference first-team honoree...named team MVP...the Journal-Standard Defensive Player of the Year and Spark Plug Award honoree...team captain...2004-05 honors include all-conference first team, Most Valuable Offensive Player, Sauk Valley Papers All-Area Second Team, Journal-Standard All-Area Second Team, Journal-Standard All-Defensive Second Team...played three years of softball at EHS...honors included 2004 all-conference first team infield, 2005 all-conference second team infield and Sauk Valley News All-Area Honorable Mention (infield)...a member of the National Honor Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL: Born Cassie Marie Chesney, May 16, 1988 in Kansas City, Mo....daughter of Steve and Beverly Chesney...has two brothers, Vince Cummings (30) and Andrew (27), and one sister, Alicia (22)...majoring in sociology with a minor in criminal justice.
YEAR |
SP |
MP |
K |
K/Set |
E |
TA |
PCT |
A |
A/Set |
SA |
RE |
Digs |
D/Set |
BS |
BA |
TB |
B/Set |
2006 | 104 | 27 | 11 | 0.11 | 10 | 60 | .017 | 1320 | 12.69 | 10 | 0 | 404 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
2007 | 114 | 31 | 25 | 0.22 | 15 | 134 | .075 | 1504 | 13.19 | 23 | 0 | 329 | 2.89 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.08 |
2008 |
98 |
27 |
4 |
0.04 |
1 |
8 |
.375 |
64 |
0.65 |
7 |
6 |
182 |
1.86 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
Totals |
316 |
85 |
40 |
0.13 |
26 |
202 |
.069 |
2888 |
9.14 |
40 |
6 |
915 |
2.90 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0.03 |
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