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Missouri State

2019 Beach Volleyball Roster

12 Caroline Finnell

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Marquette HS
  • Hometown Chesterfield, Mo.

Biography

Honors: MSU Citizen Scholar (2016-17)...Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018)...MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17)...MVC Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17).

Beach Volleyball (Spring 2018)
• Went 8-8 on the year, playing all 16 matches with Sarah Demmer
• Part of MSU’s No. 4 team in 14 matches, going 7-7 in those contests
• Defeated Colorado Mesa on March 14 in her only match in the No. 3 spot
• The CMU win capped a four-match winning streak that began March 12
• Seven of eight victories occurred in straight sets

Indoor Volleyball (Fall 2016)
• Appeared in six matches and 11 sets
• Hit .400 on the season with eight kills, two digs and two blocks
• Had three kills against Western Illinois (9/10) and Evansville (10/10), and two versus Milwaukee (9/16)
• Both blocks on the year came against Milwaukee (9/16)

Indoor Volleyball (Fall 2015)
• Played in 19 sets over 14 matches
• Ended the year with 14 kills on a .462 attack percentage, five digs and one block
• Notched a season-high three kills against South Dakota State (9/19) in her lone starting assignment
• Went 2-for-2 attacking versus Drake (11/7) and Evansville (11/20)

Indoor Volleyball (Fall 2014)
• Redshirt season at Missouri State

Background
• Three-year varsity starter at Marquette High School outside St. Louis
• Earned second-team all-state recognition her junior season to go with first-team all-district, all-region and all-conference honors
• A first-team all-district and all-conference pick as a sophomore, earning team MVP honors
• Played in just 27 sets as a senior, but piled up 33 blocks for a 1.22 average, including four in the Class 4 semifinal match with Ozark, as the Mustangs finished 25-11 while advancing deep into the state tournament
• Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Program for three years, with her teams finishing third and fifth in the High Performance Championships.

Personal
• Born April 16, 1996, in Creve Coeur, Mo.
• Daughter of Carter and Marcia Finnell
• Dietetics major at MSU

Historical Player Information

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    2018Senior

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    2019Senior

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