Statistics Summary for 1998 
 

  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
! 08/28/1998 vs Christian Brothers W 3-0 -
! 08/28/1998 vs Ole Miss. W 3-0 -
! 08/29/1998 vs Rockhurst College L 0-3 -
! 09/29/1998 vs Southwest Baptist L 0-3 -
09/01/1998 at Tarleton St. L 2-3 -
09/04/1998 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST W 3-0 -
09/04/1998 SOUTHERN ARK. W 3-2 -
09/08/1998 HENDERSON ST. W 3-1 -
~ 09/11/1998 vs Rockhurst College L 0-3 -
~ 09/11/1998 vs Missouri Western St. L 0-3 -
~ 09/12/1998 vs Southwest Baptist W 3-2 -
~ 09/12/1997 at Drury L 1-3 -
09/15/1998 TEXAS WESLEYAN W 3-1 -
09/16/1998 DALLAS BAPTIST L 2-3 -
* 09/17/1998 at Harding W 3-0 -
* 09/19/1998 at Ouachita Baptist W 3-1 -
* 09/22/1998 at Southeastern Okla. W 3-1 -
* 09/25/1998 CAMERON L 0-3 -
* 09/26/1998 CENTRAL OKLA. L 1-3 -
* 09/29/1998 TEXAS WOMAN'S W 3-2 -
# 10/02/1998 vs Southern Ark. L 2-3 -
# 10/02/1998 vs Montevallo L 1-3 -
# 10/03/1998 vs Alabama-Huntsville L 0-3 -
# 10/03/1998 vs Henderson St. L 0-3 -
10/06/1998 at Dallas Baptist L 2-3 -
10/13/1998 TARLETON ST. W 3-1 -
* 10/16/1998 at Cameron L 0-3 -
* 10/17/1998 at Central Okla. L 0-3 -
* 10/220/1998 at Texas Woman's W 3-1 -
10/24/1998 TEX. A&M-KINGSVILLE L 0-3 -
10/27/1998 at Texas Wesleyan W 3-2 -
10/30/1998 at Southern Ark. L 2-3 -
* 11/03/1998 SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. W 3-0 -
* 11/06/1998 HARDING L 0-3 -
* 11/07/1998 OUACHITA BAPTIST W 3-0 -
 
Head Coach: Larry Blackwell (Third Season)
Overall Record:40-62
LSC Record:17-23

First Team All-LSC
Misty Heller

Honorable Mention All-LSC
Melissa Staiger
Jodie Fowler
Cassie Herron
Missy Raitz

All-LSC Academic
Misty Heller

LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Cassie Herron
Melissa Staiger

The Lions backslid a little in Coach Blackwell's third year, finishing 1998 with a 16-19 record, though their record in LSC play improved to 7-5. The Lions did have two 3-game win streaks, including a string of conference wins over Harding, Ouachita Baptist, and Southeastern Oklahoma in a five-day road trip. The Lions were sitting pretty through September with a 11-9 record, but October opened with a five-game losing streak, which proved to be too much to recover from. The season concluded with a win over

Ouachita Baptist on November 7.

Misty Heller once again proved to be an offensive whirlwind, improving on her career bests in kills, digs, and total blocks. Heller topped the kill list with 547. Melissa Staiger also had an impressive second year with A&M-Commerce, compiling 1,250 assists, one of the five best seasons in assists in Lion volleyball history. Heller had the most digs (357), and Cassie Herron had the most total blocks (132).

Heller earned a spot on the First Team All-LSC, and Staiger, Jodie Fowler, Herron, and Missy Raitz were named Honorable Mentions. Heller also garnered a spot on the All-LSC Academic team, and Herron and Staiger were named to the LSC Commissioner?s Honor Roll.

* - Lone Star Conference Match
! - Harding Tournament (Harding, Ark.)
~ - Drury Tournament (Springfield, Mossouri)
# - Henderson St. Tournament (Henderson, Ark)

Overall: 16-19
Conference: 7-5
Home: 8-5
Away: 5-6
Neutral: 3-8

Overall: 16-19
Conference: 7-5
Home: 8-5
Away: 5-6
Neutral: 3-8


Player gp-mp k k/g e ta pct a a/g sa sa/g se
Misty Heller 124-33 547 4.41 211 1331 .252 15 0.12 22 0.18 76
Jenny Springer 113-30 292 2.58 122 791 .215 116 1.03 18 0.16 40
Missy Raitz 124-35 236 1.90 99 565 .242 10 0.08 27 0.22 44
Cassie Herron 132-35 179 1.36 122 481 .119 11 0.08 36 0.27 58
Crystal Sprenger 88-24 131 1.49 73 426 .136 16 0.18 28 0.32 19
Jodie Fowler 129-35 123 0.95 79 429 .103 25 0.19 50 0.39 47
Melissa Staiger 129-35 87 0.67 19 287 .237 1250 9.69 37 0.29 24
Amy Neimann 62-21 72 1.16 42 245 .122 6 0.10 5 0.08 14
Leshehkia Payne 18-6 27 1.50 15 82 .146 0 0.00 1 0.06 3
Team totals 0-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
Opp totals 0-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
 


Player dig d/g re bs ba tb b/g be bhe points pts/g
Misty Heller 357 2.88 77 7 49 56 0.45 9 3 600.5 4.84
Jenny Springer 322 2.85 56 3 37 40 0.35 9 9 331.5 2.93
Missy Raitz 104 0.84 11 24 80 104 0.84 15 5 327.0 2.64
Cassie Herron 162 1.23 40 22 110 132 1.00 14 4 292.0 2.21
Crystal Sprenger 229 2.60 38 1 11 12 0.14 3 2 165.5 1.88
Jodie Fowler 315 2.44 50 5 27 32 0.25 5 8 191.5 1.48
Melissa Staiger 298 2.31 3 3 49 52 0.40 5 46 151.5 1.17
Amy Neimann 60 0.97 15 7 24 31 0.50 4 4 96.0 1.55
Leshehkia Payne 15 0.83 0 0 5 5 0.28 3 0 30.5 1.67
Team totals 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
Opp totals 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00