2021 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Callie Minshew
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
Honors and Awardsย
2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Weekย โขย Nov. 4, 2020
2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Rollย
SEC First-Year Honor Roll as a Freshmanย
2019 StarkVegas Classic All-Tournament Teamย
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2021 (Junior)ย
Ranked among the SECโs top 10 in services aces (20 โ 8th) โฆ Appeared in 25 matches with 4 starts and played in 55 sets โฆ Had a total of 61 kills, 65 digs and 75.5 points on the season โฆย ย Garnered 9 digs and 4 kills versus Indiana (Sep. 9) โฆ Had a total of 12 kills, 7 digs, and 12.5 points against South Carolina (Oct. 13) โฆ Accumulated 9 kills, 4 digs and 10 points at Ole Miss (Oct. 17).
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2020-21 (Sophomore)
Season: Appeared in 19 matches with 13 startsโฆSaw action in 59 setsโฆLed team in service aces (20) and ranked No. 6 in the SEC (3.67 per set)โฆFinished No. 3 on the squad in digs (138)โฆNamed SEC Defensive Player of the Week on November 9...Named to Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Fall (2020): Appeared in seven matches with four startsโฆSaw action in 26 setsโฆLed team in service aces per set (0.25)โฆTotaled 33 digs in MSUโs series sweep of No. 7 Texas A&M (Nov. 4-5) to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Week selectionโฆHad match-high 15 digs in Texas A&M series opener (Nov. 4), fall-high 18 digs and two aces in series finale (Nov. 5)โฆCollected fall-high seven kills in series opener against No. 2 Kentucky (Nov. 13).
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Spring (2021): Appeared in 12 matches with eight startsโฆLed the team in aces (15)โฆRanked No. 2 on the team in kills (77) and digs (92)โฆTallied double-digit kills in four matchesโฆCollected double-digits digs in four matchesโฆHad season-high 11 kills twice, against Ole Miss (Feb. 11) and No. 24 Missouri (March 25)โฆTallied season-high 11 digs twice, at Alabama (Feb. 27) and at Tennessee (March 6).
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2019 (Freshman)
Season: Started all 30 matchesโฆOne of two Bulldogs to play all 114 setsโฆLed the team with 29 service acesโฆHad the most digs (268) of any freshman in the SEC and the third best mark on the teamโฆFinished No. 2 on the squad in kills (255) and points (303.5)โฆEnded campaign among the top 10 MSU freshmen all-time in three categories; attack attempts (No. 4; 1,027), service aces (tied for No. 8; 29) and kills (No. 9; 255)โฆOnly student-athlete on the team with at least 200 kills and 200 digsโฆTotaled six double-double performances, the second-highest mark on the team; vs. New Orleans (17 kills, 10 digs), UAB (10 kills, 16 digs), Auburn (11 kills, 15 digs), at LSU (14 kills, 13 digs), at Texas A&M (10 kills, 10 digs) and at Arkansas (12 kills, 13 digs)โฆTallied double-digit kills 10 times and 10-plus digs on 13 occasionsโฆCollected season-high 17 kills in back-to-back matches against Western Illinois (Aug. 31) and New Orleans (Sept. 6)โฆPicked up season-high 16 digs against UAB (Sept. 20)โฆHad multiple service aces in eight matchesโฆConverted season-best three service aces versus Mississippi Valley State (Aug. 30)โฆTabbed to SEC First-Year Honor RollโฆMade collegiate debut against Chattanooga (Aug. 30) and had seven kills, seven digs and three blocksโฆTallied nine kills and 14 digs in first SEC match at No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 27)โฆLed State to victory with a double-double against Auburn (Oct. 25).
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Prior to College
High School: Prepped at Brandon High School under head coach Kelsa WalkerโฆLed the Bulldogs to back-to-back state championships as a junior and seniorโฆTwice named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year, as a junior and seniorโฆTwo-time Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year, as a sophomore and seniorโฆEarned All-America honors from PrepVolleyball.com as a seniorโฆNamed South MVP at the 2019 Mississippi North/South Volleyball All-Star GameโฆEarned Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention honorsโฆNamed to Brandon High School Hall of FameโฆAcademically, part of the All-A honor roll.
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Personal
Born Caroline Grace Minshew on February 9, 2001 in Jackson, MississippiโฆDaughter of Flint and Kim MinshewโฆFather, Flint, played football at Millsaps College (1988-91) and is in the Millsaps Hall of FameโฆHas one brother, Gardner, and one sister, MeredithโฆBrother, Gardner, played football at East Carolina (2016-17) and Washington State University (2018-19), and is a quarterback for the Jacksonville JaguarsโฆGardner played for MSU football coach Mike Leach at Washington StateโฆSister, Meredith, also attended StateโฆMajoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sport administration.
