2007 Volleyball Roster
Tatum Ailes
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
- High School:
- Bellevue West HS
* Big 12 Libero of the Year (2005)
* Holds Three School Records
- Digs in a Season (583, 2007)
- Digs per game in a Season (5.03, 2007)
- Digs per game in a Career (4.58)
- Digs in a career (2017)
* 2007 Magnolia Classic Tournament Defensive MVP
Latest Feature Story:
Senior Ailes doesn't stop chopping, boosts team morale
By Ian Thomas of The Maneater written Thursday, October 23, 2008
2007:
Had a fantastic conclussion to her Tiger career in 2007 as an important team leader and go-to person in all situations ... once again topped her own school records with 583 digs on the season and 5.03 digs per game ... career total digs went to 2,017, a Tiger record, that also placed her just 30 digs behind Kansas State's Angie Lastra for the All-Time Big 12 lead ... recorded 10-or-more digs in 27 of 30 contests to go to 106 in her career ... had 20 matches with 15-or-more digs and 15 matches with 20+ digs and 5 matches with 25+ digs ... smashed all-time career best and tied Mizzou and Big 12 records with 39 digs in her career finale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at No. 6 Washington as the Tigers almost pulled off a monumental upset in a five-game thriller ... also recorded 20 aces on the season with a season-best three at Texas State (9/8) ... was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, becoming the first defensive (L/DS) player to be named to the team in the history of the league ... was named the Magnolia Classic Tournament MVP and to the Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team ... played in a nine career NCAA Tournament matches, averaging 5.31 digs per game in those contests.
2006:
Once again broke her own school record in digs and digs per game, scooping 565 digs on the season for a 4.91 dig per game average ... finished the Big 12 season with 4.61 digs per game, ranking third in the conference in the category ... had 10-or-more digs in 29 of 31 contests, tallied 15-or-more digs in 12 contests and 25-or-more digs in six matches ... named to the Shamrock Invitational All-Tournament Team, tallying 31 digs in a contest versus Valparaiso, adding 33 digs the same day in an evening match at No. 21 Notre Dame ... versus No. 14 Oklahoma on November 15, carded 29 digs and 30 clean service receptions ... scored season-high five service aces versus Alabama State ... at the NCAA Tournament - vs SANTA CLARA, scored on two aces, adding 17 digs; at STANFORD - tallied Missouri-NCAA Tournament record 29 digs.
2005:
In her sophomore season was named the Big 12's Libero of the Year, not only because of her league-leading 4.08 digs per conference game, but also because of her point-saving antics that leaves awe in many eyes ... had seven matches with 20 or more digs (two coming at the regional rounds) ... had 10 or more digs in 24 of 30 matches ... had a season-high three service aces versus Texas A&M on November 26 ... had 24 digs at Texas A&M, September 16 ... 20 digs vs Nebraska, October 5, adding a season-high 42 serve receptions, committing only one error, even after severely jamming elbow in game four... had several stretches of eight-consecutive serving points ... recorded 12 digs in each of the Tiger sweeps over then-No. 9 Wisconsin and then-No. 9 Tennessee ... had 41 serve receptions against No. 1 Nebraska ... in the NCAA Tournament ... vs MISSOURI ST - notched 13 digs ... vs ARKANSAS - tallied nine digs, adding an ace ... vs HAWAII - recorded a Tiger-NCAA Tournament record and career-high 26 digs in stellar defensive performance ... vs TENNESSEE - tallied 22 digs.
2004:
Opened her career with a freshman season that broke most of the defensive records in Tiger history ... had 432 digs in 103 games for 4.19 game average, both season records at Missouri, improving dig per game record by over 15 percent (3.55 dpg) ... ranked third among the conference in digs per game in Big 12 matches (4.29) ... started at libero in all 29 of the Tigers' matches ... had 20 digs four times this year, including a season and career-high 23 digs against Iowa State on Sept. 29 ... reached double-digits in digs in all but three matches ... had 18 digs in the season opener against Wisconsin on Sept. 3 and followed that with 22 against Purdue the next day ... had at least 15 digs in first four matches of the season (18 vs. Wisconsin, 22 vs. Purdue, 19 vs. Creighton and 15 vs. Arkansas State) ... had 18 digs in win over No. 15 Texas A&M on Oct. 9 ... recorded 17 digs in win over Kansas on Oct. 16 and had 19 against Texas Tech in the next match ... had back-to-back 20-dig matches against Texas Tech on Nov. 6 and Iowa State on Nov. 10 ... recorded 18 digs against Nebraska on Nov. 17 ... had 19 digs in regular season finale against Kansas State on Nov. 27 ... had at least two aces three times including a conference-best six aces against Kansas on Nov. 3.
High School:
Led Bellevue West to a 46-2 record and the Class A State Championship as a senior ... averaged 12 assists game and 13 digs per match ... high school team reached state semifinals in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons ... was an All-Metro First Team selection as a junior and senior and was All-Metro Honorable Mention her first two seasons at Bellevue ... named a Super State selection by the Omaha World Herald and the Lincoln Journal-Star as a senior ... named a high school All-American by Prepvolleyball.com ... was an All-State selection as a junior and was All-State Honorable Mention her freshman and sophomore seasons ... named the Nebraska State Tournament All-Class Tournament setter as a senior ... selected as a Nebraska High School All-Star ... is the state record holder in career assists and broke the record for assists in a season as a junior ... named the Nebraska Sports Magazine Sophomore of the Year in 2001 ... was also an All-Metro selection in basketball as a senior ... named to the Honor Roll all four years and was a three-time Academic All-State selection ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:
Majoring in business management ... lists possible career goals of owning her own accounting firm or coaching volleyball ... was heavily recruited by Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Florida State, and Indiana ...sister, Gabi, is a freshman volleyball player at Stanford ... brothers are Callahan, Jade, and late Tyler ... born Tatum Mihkeil Ailes on January 26, 1986.
More Features:
Senior Ailes doesn't stop chopping, boosts team morale
By Ian Thomas of The Maneater written Thursday, October 23, 2008
Honor takes Tigers' Ailes by surprise
By David Buck of Columbia Missourian written Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Up where she belongs
By Angela Busch of Columbia Daily Tribune written Saturday, September 24, 2005
Ailes and Tigers celebrate
By G.J. McCarthy (photo) of Columbia Daily Tribune written Sunday, January 2, 2005
Career Stats
| Year | MP | GP | K | E | TA | Hit% | A | SA | DIGS | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29 | 103 | 2 | 3.000 | 9 | -.111 | 41 | 17 | 432 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | 106 | 5 | .000 | 9 | .556 | 47 | 13 | 437 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | 115 | 4 | 10.000 | 6 | -1.000 | 37 | 23 | 565 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | 116 | 8 | 12.000 | 17 | -.235 | 45 | 20 | 583 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 120 | 440 | 19 | 25.000 | 41 | -.146 | 170 | 73 | 2017 | 0 |
Match Superlatives
Career Bests
Kills, 2, 2 times,
Attacks, 3, 3 times,
Assists, 7, at Washington (11-30-07),
Aces, 6, KANSAS (11-3-04),
Digs, 39, at Washington (11-30-07),
Points, 7, vs Alabama State (8-25-06),
2007 Season Bests, ,
Kills, 2, at Nebraska (10-31-07),
Attacks, 3, twice,
Assists, 7, at Washington (11-30-07),
Aces, 3, at Texas State (9-8-07),
Digs, 39, at Washington (11-30-07),
Points, 4, at Texas State (9-8-07),
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