Volleyball Adds Two Transfers to 2022 Class

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State volleyball added a pair of transfers to the 2022 class this week with Lacey Jeffcoat and Emily Oerther enrolling this spring.

Jeffcoat, a libero from Birmingham, comes to Starkville with one year of eligibility after spending the last four years as a Troy Trojan. As for Oerther, she hails from Windermere, Florida, and joins the Bulldogs with two years of eligibility after playing three seasons as a setter at Penn State.

Head coach Julie Darty Dennis and the Bulldogs put together the most successful season in school history in 2021 with a 25-6 overall record and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance. The Dawgs have 13 members of the 2021 squad returning next season.

Lacey Jeffcoat | L | Birmingham, Ala.| Troy / Mountain Brook HS

Spent the last four seasons as libero at Troy.
Played in 108 matches and appeared in 405 sets in that span.
Amassed 1,626 digs with an average of 4.01 digs per set while at Troy.
Collected 302 assists (0.75 per set) and 95 service aces (0.23 per set) as a Trojan.
Prepped at Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham.
Led the Spartans to three consecutive 7A state championships.
Named first team all-state, first team all-metro and the AL.com Birmingham All-Region Player of the Year in 2016.
Earned high honorable mention All-America honors from PrepVolleyball.com and was a finalist for the website's Junior of the Year award.
Lettered four years on the Spartan basketball team and was named all-area.

Emily Oerther | S | Windermere, Fla. | Penn State / The First Academy

Spent the last three seasons as setter at Penn State.
Played in 18 matches and appeared in 29 sets over that span.
Amassed 119 assists with an average of 4.10 digs per set for the Nittany Lions.
Collected 25 digs (0.86 per set) and four service aces at Penn State.
Prepped at The First Academy in Florida.
Named honorable-mention all-state in Florida.
Led the state in kills with 538 her senior season.
Finished career with 991 kills, 88 aces, 525 digs and a .351 hitting percentage.

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