T E XAS STAT E
2 0 1 4 B O B C AT V O L L E Y B A L L 6th Winningest Active DI Coach | 8 Regular Season Conference Championships | 9 Conference Tournament Championships
DATE OPPONENT 8/29 Lamar1 Wake Forest1 8/30 Houston1
MATCH 4: WEDNESDAY - SEPT. 3, 6:30 P.M.
TEXAS STATE VS. BAYLOR SAN MARCOS, TEXAS | STRAHAN COLISEUM
TEXAS STATE BOBCATS
(2-1)
Head Coach Karen Chisum (Texas State ‘72) | 35th Season (783-497-3) Streak W1
BAYLOR BEARS
(2-1) As of Sept. 2
Head Coach Jim Barnes (McNeese State ‘94) | 11th Season (167-153) Streak L1
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STARTING STRONG
2014 SCHEDULE
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BOBCAT BITS
The Bobcats jumped out to a strong start to the season with a 2-1 record after the first weekend. Texas State took down Lamar in five sets and, after dropping to ACC opponent Wake Forest, took down Houston on the road with a 3-1 victory.
ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS
Texas State had two Bobcats earn All-Tournament honors at the Houston Cougar Classic. Shelby Vas Matt and Lauren Kirch each took home the honor. Vas Matt tallied a double-double in each match while Kirch had 41 kills in the tournament.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
In addition to Lauren Kirch’s All-Tournament honor, she was also named the SBC Freshman ofthe Week. She struck 41 kills on the weekend highlighted by a 19-kill, .586 hitting percentage performance in a win against Houston. She also led the Bobcats with 14 kills against Lamar. In addition to her offensive prowess, she finished the weekend with 14 digs (1.08 per set) and eight blocks. She averaged 3.15 kills per set.
9/3 9/5 9/6 9/9
BAYLOR WICHITA STATE2 UTSA2 ABILENE CHRISTIAN2 NORTH TEXAS2 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
TIME/RESULT W, 3-2 L, 3-1 W, 3-1
9/12 Incarnate Word3 Texas Tech3 9/13 Gardner-Webb3
9/16
* UT ARLINGTON
9/19 9/21
* Arkansas State * UL Monroe
9/25
* SOUTH ALABAMA
9/27
* Troy
10/4
* UL LAFAYETTE
10/8
* UT Arlington
10/10 10/12 10/17
10/19
10/23
* APPALACHIAN STATE * UL MONROE
6:30 P.M. 11 A.M. 7 P.M. 2 P.M. 7 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m.
6:30 P.M. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.
6:30 P.M. 7 p.m.
1 P.M.
6:30 p.m.
6 P.M. 12 P.M.
* Georgia State
5 p.m.
* ARKANSAS STATE
12 P.M.
* UALR
7 p.m.
10/25
* GEORGIA SOUTHERN
10/31 11/2
* UL Lafayette * South Alabama
11/8 11/14 11/15
* UALR * GEORGIA STATE * TROY
11/20 11/22
* Appalachian State * Georgia Southern
7 P.M.
7 p.m. 12 p.m.
7:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M.
11/27-29 SBC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
6 p.m. 12 p.m.
TBA
All Times Central Standard and subject to change | HOME GAMES | * SBC 1 Houston Cougar Classic (Houston, Texas) 2 Delta Zeta Classic (San Marcos, Texas) 3 Texas Tech Invitational (Lubbock, Texas)
DEFENDING THE TITLE
Texas State is coming off the team’s first ever Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship in 2013. The Bobcats have repeated as tournament champions just once, in 2004 and 2005, going back-to-back in the Southland Conference. In its effort to repeat, Texas State will have to do it without three major contributors from the 2013 squad: Amari Deardorff, Ashlee Hilbun and Molly Ahrens. Texas State is also incorporating 10 newcomers in 2014.
SETTER OF THE YEAR
Senior setter Caylin Mahoney was named Most Outstanding Player in the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament, and that respect carried over into 2014 when a poll of the SBC coaches awarded Mahoney with the title of SBC Preseason Setter of the Year. She was the only Bobcat recognized on the Sun Belt’s preseason team. Last year, with 1,256 assists, Mahoney upped her career total at Texas State to 1,591 to move into the top five all-time at Texas State.
TABBED SECOND IN THE SUN BELT
In addition to Mahoney being named the Sun Belt’s Preseason Setter of the Year, Texas State was tabbed second in the conference’s preseason poll, notching three first place votes. The Bobcats finished second to UALR which garnered four first place votes and 110 points to Texas State’s 99. WWW.TXSTATEBOBCATS.COM
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