Missie Stidham Class: Junior Hometown: Fresno, CA High School: Buchanan High School Height: 5-9 Position: OH Experience: 2V

2006: Named to the WCC Honorable Mention team...recorded nine double doubles on the season with kills and digs...recorded a team high 24 kills against the University of Portland on November 18...tallied 22 digs versus the Pepperdine Waves on November 9...led the team in total attacks and kills per game...second on the team in digs and points per game, 2.74 and 4.2...finished league play as ninth in kills per game...although plagued with injuries throughout the season Stidham played in 23 out of 25 matches...finished the season averaging 3.69 kills per game, 0.24 aces per game.

2005: Named to the West Coast Conference First Team...earned WCC Player of the Week honors twice...named WCC Player of the Week on October 10 after recording 28 kills and 19 digs against Loyola Marymount and 27 kills and 15 digs against Pepperdine...named WCC Player of the Week on November 22 after recording 22 kills, seven digs and five blocks against No. 12 Santa Clara and 23 kills, 15 digs and six blocks against No. 20 San Diego...recorded a career-high 31 kills against Utah State on September 17...recorded 30 digs against Virginia on September 3...only player in Division I to record over 30 kills and 30 digs in a match this season...was named to the Pacific Tournament All-Tournament team and the Cal State Northridge Tournament All-Tournament team...she finished conference play as the leader in kills and points and was second in aces...averaged 4.77 kills and 5.69 points per game during conference play and averaged 3.00 digs and 0.43 aces...led the Gaels in kills at 4.64 per game and digs, averaging 3.08.

2004: Was an All-WCC Honorable Mention selection as a freshman...played in a team-high 110 games...led the team and was ranked seventh in the conference with a 3.99 digs per game average...tallied a team-high and school-record 439 digs...led the team with 33 service aces and her 0.30 aces per game ranked her fifth in the WCC....recorded a double-double in kills and digs eight times this season...tallied 20 or more digs in seven contests, with a career-high 28 against San Jose State...recorded 12 kills and 24 digs in an NCAA first round tournament game against Sacramento State...added a team-high 23 digs against Cal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

High School: Came to Saint Mary's from Buchanan High School where she lettered three years in volleyball...led her team to the 2003 Valley Championship her senior year and finished runner-up her junior season...was named to the First Team All-League in 2001 and 2003...was named league Most Valuable Player in 2002...she was named to the Durango and Clovis All-Tournament teams her senior season and was also named to the All-Metro team...played alongside current Gael Cassandra Kolkka at Buchanan High School...she was also recruited by Oregon State, San Diego, Pepperdine, Texas, and Miami.

Stidham's Career Statistics
Season                GP-MP      K    K/G     E    TA    Pct     A   A/G    SA  SA/G    SE
  2004................ 110-29    175   1.59    90   527   .161    23  0.21    33  0.30    68
  2005................ 107-29    496   4.64   206  1405   .206    21  0.20    42  0.39    70
  2006................  87-23    321   3.69   121   911   .220    18  0.21    21  0.24    40
  TOTAL............... 304-81    992   3.26   417  2843   .202    62  0.20    96  0.32   178

Season                 DIG   D/G    RE    BS    BA    TB   B/G    BE   BHE  Points Pts/G
  2004................   439  3.99    19     2    34    36  0.33     5     2   227.0  2.06
  2005................   330  3.08    27     8    78    86  0.80    10     1   585.0  5.47
  2006................   238  2.74    27     4    38    42  0.48     3     2   365.0  4.20
  TOTAL...............  1007  3.31    73    14   150   164  0.54    18     5  1177.0  3.87