June 3, 2004

The USA A2 Training Team, which features Missouri volleyball setter Lindsey Hunter, won the 2004 USA Open Volleyball Championships in Atlanta, Ga. earlier this week. Hunter was the team's starting setter and was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

The USA A2 Team was a perfect 4-0 in the tournament. It was forced to five games in one match, but the other three victories were three-game sweeps.

The team is primarily selected by invitation based on past performances in USA Volleyball programs such as the A2 team, Pan American Games team and Junior National Team. The setters were selected through an invitational weekend tryout at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. April 9-10.

Hunter was named to the All-Big 12 First Team last season and was All-Central Region Honorable Mention. She led the Big 12 Conference with a 12.29 assists per game average. It was the second consecutive season she has led the conference in that category.

She was also named to the Academic All Big 12 team and was the MVP of the 2003 Quality Inn Tiger Invitational. Hunter is in third place on the all-time career assists list at MU with 3,103 assists in just two seasons at Mizzou.

As a freshman in 2002, Hunter set a school record with 1,690 assists in a season and was an Central Region and Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention selection.