Missouri State

Honors: Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024)

Junior (2025)
• Played in all but one set of the season’s final 24 matches after overcoming an early injury
• Led the team with 343 total digs and a 3.81 average
• Averaged 4.20 digs in CUSA contests, ranking fourth in the league
• Had at least 10 digs in 19 of 20 matches as the Bears’ primary libero
• Scooped 34 digs versus Liberty (11/7), good for the No. 10 single match total in program history
• Totaled 20 or more digs in four additional matches
• Shared the team lead with 23 service aces
• Recorded three matches with at least 30 service receptions and no errors

Sophomore (2024)
• Appeared in all 32 MSU matches with time at libero and defensive specialist
• Ranked third on the team with 357 digs and a 3.03 per set average
• Served 18 aces
• Scooped 10 or more digs on 20 occasions
• Season high of 26 digs came in the season opener against USC Upstate (8/30)
• Had 21 digs against both Drake (11/16) and Southern Illinois (11/20)
• Served a season-best four aces at Southern Illinois (9/19)
• Registered kills at Southern Illinois (9/19) and against Illinois State (11/24) in the conference tournament

Freshman (2023)
• Played in 83 sets in the defensive rotation as a true freshman
• Tallied 147 digs (1.77/set), eight aces and 16 assists
• Had double-figure dig totals in five matches, all in the final 11 contests of the season
• Season-high of 14 digs came at Evansville (10/27) and again the next day at Indiana State
• Served a pair of aces at Murray State (11/3)

Background
• Spent her first three prep seasons playing for Cleveland (Tenn.) High before making the move to Midlothian (Va.) High as a senior
• Three-time all-district pick and was named the region MVP following her sophomore and junior seasons at Cleveland, both of which ended with a third-place finish at the state tournament
• Totaled 438 digs for a 3.4 per set average as a junior

Personal
• Born July 26, 2005 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Daughter of Heath and Brandi Eslinger
• Father was the head wrestling coach at UT Chattanooga from 2009-18 and a three-time NCAA qualifier for the Mocs during his college career
• General studies major