Gallagher earns second-team all-region

Nov. 30, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Senior led MSSU volleyball team in 2004

Missouri Southern State University senior Jackie Gallagher (Glendale, Ariz./Univ. of Idaho) was named to the Daktronics All-South Central Region Volleyball Team announced recently.

Gallagher was a second-team selection on the all-region squad as selected by the region’s sports information directors.

Gallagher, a 5-foot-11 outside hitter, finished as Missouri Southern’s career leader with 4.49 kills per game, charting 894 kills in her two-year career with the Lions.

In 2004, Gallagher led the Lions and finished second in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with 5.15 points per game and 4.55 kills per game, and she tied for ninth in the league with 0.33 service aces a game. She had double-figure kills in 29 of 32 matches this season, including 19 straight to end the year.

Gallagher’s 551 kills this season ranks third on the MSSU single-season list. She also had 20 or more kills in 11 matches this season, and scored double-figure points in 29 matches.

A two-time second-team All-MIAA selection, she finishes her career with 609 digs, 40 assists, 65 service aces and 76 total blocks (10 solo).

Members of the first team advance to the ballot for recognition on the Daktronics Division II All-America Volleyball Team. This is the fifth year sports information directors have selected the team and it’s the only All-America volleyball team selected by a vote of SIDs. The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level.

Missouri Southern finished the 2004 season, its first under new head coach Chris Willis, with a 14-18 record, including 6-10 in the MIAA for sixth place, and made its second straight appearance in the conference’s postseason tournament.


	Nov. 30, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gallagher earns second-team all-region Senior led MSSU volleyball team in 2004 Missouri Southern State University senior Jackie Gallagher (Glendale, Ariz./Univ. of Idaho) was named to the Daktronics All-South Central Region Volleyball Team announced recently. Gallagher was a second-team selection on the all-region squad as selected by the region’s sports information directors. Gallagher, a 5-foot-11 outside hitter, finished as Missouri Southern’s career leader with 4.49 kills per game, charting 894 kills in her two-year career with the Lions. In 2004, Gallagher led the Lions and finished second in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with 5.15 points per game and 4.55 kills per game, and she tied for ninth in the league with 0.33 service aces a game. She had double-figure kills in 29 of 32 matches this season, including 19 straight to end the year. Gallagher’s 551 kills this season ranks third on the MSSU single-season list. She also had 20 or more kills in 11 matches this season, and scored double-figure points in 29 matches. A two-time second-team All-MIAA selection, she finishes her career with 609 digs, 40 assists, 65 service aces and 76 total blocks (10 solo). Members of the first team advance to the ballot for recognition on the Daktronics Division II All-America Volleyball Team. This is the fifth year sports information directors have selected the team and it’s the only All-America volleyball team selected by a vote of SIDs. The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level. Missouri Southern finished the 2004 season, its first under new head coach Chris Willis, with a 14-18 record, including 6-10 in the MIAA for sixth place, and made its second straight appearance in the conference’s postseason tournament.