Missouri State

Nikki Vandepopulier will share the libero and defensive specialist duties with Terri Del Conte as a senior and needs 401 digs to move into MSU's career top 10 . . . As a junior (2007): Missouri State's leader in total digs (425) and per-game average (3.97) ... Her dig average ranked seventh in school history for a single season ... Reached double figures in digs in 27 of her 31 matches and had 20 or more on five occasions ... An MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention selection ... Selected to the Spartan Invitational all-tournament team ... Set an MSU season-high with 26 digs against Sacramento State (8/25) ... Also posted at least 20 digs versus Kansas (9/1), Illinois State (9/22), Wichita State (10/5) and Bradley (11/16) ... Had a streak of 14 consecutive matches with 10 or more digs early in the season ... Ranked third on the team with 22 aces, made only 13 service errors and was the only Bear to have more aces than errors ... Dished out 17 assists . . . As a sophomore (2006): Made 10 starts and played in 34 matches and 115 games ... Averaged 1.85 digs per game with 213 total on the season ... Had 10 or more digs in five matches with a season-high 16 against Creighton (10/14) ... Served 17 aces against 15 errors and had three aces at Southeast Missouri State (10/10) ... Also recorded 21 assists and two kills ... As a freshman (2005): Vandepopulier started 19 of the 31 matches she played . . . Had 194 total digs and averaged 2.2 per game . . . Turned in nine assists on the season . . . Had a career-high 17 digs vs. Evansville (10/8) and followed that up with 14 at UNI and 16 at Bradley in the next two matches.