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2017 Volleyball Roster

1 Melanie Crow

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Wildwood, Mo.
  • High School Lafayette
  • Prev School Ole Miss

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2017 Preseason All-SEC
  • 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016-17 First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 AVCA Third Team All-American
  • 2016 AVCA Southeast First Team All-Region
  • 2016 All-SEC
  • 2016 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (3x)
  • 2016 Nonconference All-Tournament Team (4x)
  • 2015 Chancellor's Honor Roll
  • 2014 Buffalo Classic All-Tournament Team
  • 2014 Capital One Academic All-District VI Team
  • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 Chancellor's Honor Roll
  • 2013 Rebel Classic All-Tournament Team
  • 2013 Magnolia Invitational All-Tournament Team

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2017)

  • Concluded her two-year run at Mizzou (2016-17) ranking ninth all-time in program history with 1,321 career kills and 1,569.5 career points
  • Named to the Preseason All-SEC Team following a breakout All-American redshirt junior campaign
  • Produced 1,500th career point in Tigers' win at Mississippi State (Nov. 17)
  • Recorded 100th career ace vs. Mississippi State (Oct. 13)
  • Finished with 32 double-digit kill matches over her Tigers' career
  • Top match of the season came at No. 3 ranked and eventual NCAA runner-up Florida, as she posted season-high 17 kills and 19 points
  • Tallied 10-plus kills in a match nine times, including six occasions in SEC play
  • Exceeded double-digit points in a match 12 times, highlighted by a streak of six consecutive matches from Sept. 15 - Oct. 1
  • Lone double-double of the season came against Sacramento State (Sept. 16), as she recorded 14 kills and 10 digs
  • Paced the Tigers in single-match kills six times

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2016)

  • Made a remarkable impact in her first season at Mizzou, after transferring from Ole Miss (2013-15)
  • Became only the 12th individual in Mizzou Volleyball history to claim All-America honors (AVCA Third Team)
  • Also tallied her first-ever AVCA All-Region and All-SEC accolades throughout her incredible campaign
  • Was recognized as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week three times, including an overall SEC Player of the Week once
  • Was named to the All-Tournament Team in all four of the Tigers' non-conference tournaments
  • Additionally, earned MVP honors at the Delaware Invitational (Sept. 16-17)
  • Reset single-season career highs in kills (445), attacks (1,105), hitting percentage (.254), aces (48), aces per set (0.43), digs (239), solo blocks (21) and points (532.0)
  • Her 48 aces (19th), 0.43 aces per set (23rd), 4.75 points per set (32nd), 532.0 points (47th), 3.97 kills per set (52nd) and 445 total kills (66th) all ranked favorably in the final NCAA individual statistical rankings
  • In the final SEC individual rankings, her 0.43 aces per set (1st), 48 total aces (2nd), 4.75 points per set (3rd), 532.0 total points (3rd), 3.97 kills per set (4th) and 445 total kills (5th) all ranked top 5
  • Her seven total aces vs. Pittsburgh (Aug. 27) were the most by an SEC player in a single match this season
  • In SEC only action, her 0.37 aces per set (3rd), 20 total aces (4th) and 4.61 points per set (5th) all ranked top 5
  • Paced Mizzou in single-match kills a team-high 22 times
  • Paced Tigers in single-match attacks a team-high 21 times
  • Sensational in the Tigers' NCAA Second Round matchup vs. Purdue (Dec. 2), posting career high 25 kills and 27.5 points
  • Her 25 kills and 27.5 points against the Boilermakers each ranked 3rd-most in an NCAA Tournament match in Mizzou Volleyball history.
  • Once again cracked the program record books against Miami-Ohio (Sept. 3) after tallying 22 kills and 20 digs. She became only the 11th individual (20 total occurrences) in Mizzou Volleyball history with 20-plus kills and 20-plus digs match in a single match
  • Joined Mizzou teammate Carly Kan as the only players in the SEC to record a 20-plus kills / 20-plus digs match in 2016
  • Her 48 total aces ranked T-6th-most in a single season in program history
  • Recorded double-digit kills in 24-of-31 (77%) matches
  • Tallied 20-plus kills in a match six times
  • Posted double-digit points in 30-of-31 (97%) matches
  • Recorded 20-plus points in a match 10 times
  • Tallied at least one ace in 24-of-31 (77%) matches
  • Posted multiple aces in a single match 10 times

JUNIOR / OLE MISS (2015)

  • Played in five matches before missing remainder of season due to injury
  • Averaged 4.00 kills per set despite limited action
  • Tallied career-high four assists vs. NC State (Sept. 4)
  • Posted career-high 16 digs vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 5)

SOPHOMORE / OLE MISS (2014)

  • Started in all 32 matches for the Rebels
  • Ranked third in the SEC with 0.36 service aces per set
  • Set the new single-season service aces record with 42
  • Tallied career-high 23 kills vs. conference foe Texas A&M (Nov. 28)
  • Outstanding match versus Georgia, posting 14 kills on .478 hitting with career-high five service aces
  • Blew up for 17 kills on .552 hitting against Mississippi State
  • Recorded seven kills, three service aces, two digs and three total blocks against Mizzou, ending their 20-match winning streak in SEC play
  • Was sensational at the Buffalo Classic (46 kills on .320 hitting with 13 total blocks and seven service aces), leading Ole Miss to its first tournament title away from Oxford, Miss., since 2007

FRESHMAN / OLE MISS (2013)

  • Started in all but one match for the Rebels in her first collegiate season
  • Second on the team in SEC play with 2.65 kills per set
  • Third on the team in overall action in kills, hitting percentage and total blocks
  • 74 block assists were the sixth-most in Ole Miss single-sesaon history
  • Sensational at No. 7 Mizzou, tallying nine kills with zero errors
  • Recorded nine kills and five block assists in her collegiate debut vs. UMBC 

HIGH SCHOOL (LAFAYETTE)

  • Four-year starter at Lafayette High School
  • Named All-Region and All-State as a senior
  • Named All-Conference three times and All-District twice
  • Led the Lancers to consecutive Missouri state championships in 2011 and 2012
  • Key role into Lafayette's 40-0 overall record and 80-0 set record in 2012
  • That year's Lancers squad earned No. 2 national ranking by PrepVolleyball.com and No. 3 national ranking by MaxPreps Volleyball
  • She led all players in the 2012 Missouri state tournament with an outstanding .405 hitting percentage
  • Earned PrepVolleyball's Highest Honorable Mention Top Freshman in 2009, Honorable Mention Top Sophomore in 2010, Top 85 Recruits in 2011 and Nfinity Senior Aces Top 100 List in 2012
  • 2012 Under Armour All-American Watch List
  • Also a member of the Lafayette track & field team and went to the state meet as a triple jumper
  • Academic All-State all four years at Lafayette
  • Held an overall 4.15 GPA and was a gold renaissance academic excellence member for all four years
  • National Honor Society Member for final three years of high school

CLUB 

  • Played for St. Louis CYC VBC from 2009-13
  • Guided the team to National Open finishes of fifth, third, third and seventh respectively from 2009-12
  • Won the Open Colorado Crossroads and MEQ Qualifier tournaments in 2009 and 2011

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Terry and Cindy Crow
  • Born on Nov. 20, 1994

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