2007 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Erin Seago
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Guillford HS
- Hometown:
- Rockford, IL
2007 (SENIOR):
Veteran middle blocker with a team-leading 85 career starts...Paces the MSU squad at the with 219 career total blocks and a .293 career hitting percentage...Three-time SEC Volleyball Academic honoree...A member of MSU’s 2003-2004 recruiting class that earned top 50 status by PrepVolleyball.com .
2006 (JUNIOR):
One of five players to take the court in all 30 matches, drawing 29 starts as a middle blocker...Paced the Bulldogs with a .363 hitting percentage, fifth-highest in the SEC...Tallied 156 kills while leading MSU at the net with a career-best 14 block solos, 60 block assists and 74 total blocks... Reached double figures in kills four times, including 12-kill performances against Jackson State (9/8) and in the televised win at South Carolina (10/15)...Recorded a career-best .857 hitting percentage with 12 kills in 14 error-free attempts against Jackson State (9/8)...Hit .500 or better in 13 matches...Matched a career-high with three assists against Tennessee (9/24) and set a career-high with five service aces against Southeastern Louisiana (8/26)...Credited with a career best-matching four digs against Alabama (10/22)...Tied a personal-best twice with three block solos in home matches against both Alabama (11/22) and Louisiana State (11/17)...Registered a season-high seven total blocks in State’s series-clinching win at Mississippi (10/18)...Led or shared team lead in blocks in 12 matches...Lone missed start was against Florida (10/6)...Named to the all-tournament team of the MSU/Microtel Classic...One of six Bulldogs named to the 2006 SEC Volleyball Academic Honor Roll.
2005 (SOPHOMORE):
One of four players to start all 27 matches in 2005...Saw playing time in all 99 games and paced the Bulldogs with a .319 hitting percentage from her middle blocker position, ninth-highest in the SEC...Registered a .328 hitting percentage against Southeastern Conference competition, seventh-highest in the league...Ranked second on the team with 12 block solos, 66 block assists and 78 total blocks...Led or shared the team lead in total blocks in 14 matches, 10 vs. SEC opponents...Established a career-high with eight total blocks against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9/2), matching career-highs with two block solos and six block assists...Ranked fourth on the team with a career-best 164 kills...Set a career-high with 14 kills against Alabama (10/9) and hit double digits with 10 kills against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9/2), Mississippi (10/19) and at Georgia (11/11)...Set a career-high with a .667 hitting percentage (8-0-12) against Georgetown (9/3)...Credited with a season-high three digs in SEC season-opening match with Florida (9/23)...Among five Bulldogs named to the 2005 SEC Volleyball Academic Honor Roll.
2004 (FRESHMAN):
Hit the court for playing time in all 30 matches, drawing 28 starts while playing in 101 of 111 MSUgames...Led MississippiState as a rookie with 12 block solos and was second at the net with 67 total blocks...Piled up 152 kills, fourth-highest total on the team...One of three players to start all 16 SEC matches...Delivered eight kills and two blocks in her MSU debut in State’s season-opener against Northwestern State (9/3)...Missed starts against Missouri and Troy University...Tallied a season-high 13 kills and six assited blocks at Mississippi (11/10) and 12 kills in the season finale against Arkansas (11/14) .
HIGH SCHOOL:
Record-setting four-year starter as a middle blocker at Rockford’s Guilford High School...Earned first-team Champaign News-Gazette and second-team Chicago Tribune all-state honors as a senior after establishing school records with 456 kills and 303 digs...Three-time team captain...Helped guide coach Tina Sundstedt’s Vikings to a 25-10 mark as a senior in 2003...Registered 83 total blocks and for the second consecutive year earned NIC-9 All-Conference and conference MVP honors...Honored as the 2004 NIC-9 Female Athlete of the Year...Also received team MVP and Guilford HS Ms. Volleyball honors...Recipient of the 2003 GHS Gatorade Player of the Year Award...Set conference record with 1,195 career kills...Sparkled as a junior with a team-high 431 kills and a career-best 132 total blocks...Earned all-state plaudits as a junior (honorable mention, Chicago Tribune and second-team News-Gazette)...Three-year standout on the Club Fusion club volleyball team coached by Wayne King, starring on the team that captured the 2003 17’s Club Division National Championship...Member of the National Honor Society and the Guilford HS Honorary English Society.
PERSONAL:
Born Erin Allison Seago on August 25, 1986 in Rockford, Ill....Daughter of Brad and Gretchen Seago of Rockford, Ill....Majoring in marketing.
