Volleyball | 10/15/2022 9:00:00 AM

ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's volleyball program will honor its lone senior (Tyler Caliste) following the team warm-ups ahead of their contest versus Florida A&M.
 
What You Need to Know:
 
    •    Time and Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022 (12 p.m.)
 
    •    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5HEYqVEMRY&feature=youtu.be (Valley Sports Network)
 
    •    Audio: N/A
 
    •    Live Stats: https://mvsusports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
 
    •    Tickets: N/A
 
    •    Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-15, 0-7 SWAC) | Florida A&M (10-11, 7-0 SWAC)
 
    •    Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi - R.W. Harrison HPER Complex
 
    •    Series History: Florida A&M Leads 3-0
 
    •    Last Meeting: October 23, 2021 | Florida A&M 3, Mississippi Valley State 0 | Tallahassee, Florida (Al Lawson Center)
 
    •    Winning Streak: Florida A&M (W3) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A
 
    •    All-Time History vs. SWAC Opponents: SWAC Leads 405-212
 
Senior Spotlight:
 
While technically Head Coach Mariah Prince's squad has three players set to play their final home match, only one will be honored at noon on Saturday, as the other two Devilettes were recognized at last season's Senior Day.
 
Unfortunately, Caliste will not be available to suit up for the Green and White due to injury but will still take part in the pregame festivities.
 

• #11 Tyler Caliste (S / RS | Gr. | 5-9 | New Orleans, Louisiana | De La Salle HS)

 

• Was named to the 2022 A-State Invitational All-Tournament Team

 

• Prior to her injury, she racked up 66.5 points (1.96 p/s), 54 digs (1.59 p/s), 53 kills (1.56 p/s), 18 assists (0.53 p/s), ten service aces (0.29), and five blocks (0.15 p/s).

 
- Current Career Totals: 

• Seven double-doubles
• 76 matches played (248 sets)
• 586.0 points (2.36 per set)
• 524 kills (2.11 per set)
• 418 digs (1.69 per set)
• 206 assists (0.83 per set)
• 48 blocks (0.19 per set)
• 35 service aces (0.14 per set)

 
Scouting The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers:
 
The reigning conference champions bring an unblemished SWAC record into this Saturday showdown, winning all seven league matchups while seceding just four sets. They also won the Elon/NCAT Tournament in early September by sweeping UNC Greensboro, Elon, and North Carolina A&T.
 
The Orange and Green were picked to win the league once again with 13 first-place points while proving the voters wise, ranking among the upper-half in the SWAC for every statistical category.
 
The Lady Rattlers run through the well-oiled three-pronged machine of Dominique Washington, Jada Taylor, and Irem Ucar, who made up all but one of the SWAC's preseason individual award winners.
 
Washington, Preseason Player of the Year, runs the offense with the third-best kills per set average (3.47) and fourth-highest points per set ratio (3.93) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
 
Taylor, Preseason Libero of the Year, has been hampered by injuries as she has only played in 48 of FAMU's 79 sets (60.8%).
 
Ucar, Preseason Setter of the Year, has an absurd assists per set mark of 9.04 as she's dished out 517 helpers over 14 matches.
 
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