Volleyball wins defensive award
January 16, 2007 | Women's Volleyball
The Missouri State volleyball team has been selected as College Volleyball Update’s 2006 Overall Defensive Team of the Year for its outstanding performance throughout last season.
MSU held opponents to a .119 hitting efficiency, the second-lowest figure in the country, and ranked 27th nationallywith 3.11 blocks per game.
Senior libero Adeana McAfee led the defense all season, setting a school and MVC record with 654 total digs. Sarah Lansing and Shanda Harper ranked third and fourth in the league in blocks per game.
The Bears ended 2006 with a 27-9 record and defeated Arkansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to earn the program’s first ever NCAA win.
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