14 Melissa Mazur
14 - Melissa Mazur
Height: 5-5
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
High School: John F. Kennedy HS
Position: Libero
Major: Behavioral Psychology
m 26
k/s 0.02
h % -.125
a/s 0.75
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.25
d/s 5.65

2017: Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference First Team... Her 1,300 career digs are the fifth-most in program history in just two seasons at Tusculum... Averaging 6.31 digs per set which is the second-highest tally by a Pioneer... also has 145 assists and 36 service aces in her 54-match career.

2016: D2CCA All-Southeast Region First Team... All-South Atlantic Conference First Team... Appeared in 26 matches, leading the team and ranking second in the league with 5.77 digs per set... Totaled 589 digs for the season... Had a streak of 53 consecutive matches with double digits in digs snapped when she was sidelined against Lincoln Memorial (Nov. 1)... 30 or more digs in five matches, including a season-high 41 in a five-set loss to Lander (Oct. 15)... Ranked third on the team with 69 assists and tied for third with 22 service aces... Posted four aces each against Virginia-Wise (Sep. 3) and Carson-Newman (Oct. 25)... Season-high six assists against UVa-Wise and Coker (Oct. 7)... Posted a service ace in seven straight matches (Oct. 14-25).

2015: D2CCA All-American Second Team... D2CCA All-Southeast Region First Team... All-South Atlantic Conference First Team... NCAA II National Statistical Champion averaging nation-leading 6.84 digs per set (Led all NCAA divisions)... South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team... Tallied 711 digs in 104 sets played... Her digs per set average is the third-best in program history and 10th in NCAA Division II history (25-point format, 2008-present)... The 711 total digs are the fourth-most by a Pioneer in a season... Recorded double-double digit digs in all 28 matches, including a season-high 44 in a five-set victory at Lander (Oct. 9), which are the fifth-most in a 5-set contest in program history. Her 29 kills at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 2) are tied for the sixth-most in a three-set match, while her 28 digs at Newberry (Oct. 23) are tied for ninth-most in a three-set contest.

High School: Graduated from John F. Kennedy HS... Coached by Timothy Laughlin... Named a team captain... Led the Crusaders to the 2014 City Championship while earning tournament MVP honors and was a member of the 2011 championship squad... Named to the 2014 Bishop McNamara All-Tournament team and the 2013 De Lasalle All-Tournament team... Also lettered in Softball where she was a three-time team MVP... Presented with the Kennedy Angel Award after earning over 100 community service hours... Played with the Chicago Elite Volleyball Club under the direction of Maggie France.

Personal: Born Sept. 19, 1996 in Chicago, Ill... Daughter of Keith and Jolene Mazur... Brothers - Matthew and John; Sister - Jennifer... Melissa's uncle, Tim, is a former college baseball player...  Majoring in behavioral psychology and minoring in graphic design... Hobbies: Volleyball, softball, art, photography, landscaping art; Favorite book: The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carmin; Favorite class at Tusculum: Psychology class taught by Ken Brewer; Favorite midnight snack: Lays Chips with lime and Valentia; Favorite movie: "Fast and Furious"; Favorite musical artists: Chain Smokers, Rihanna, Nick Minaj; Favorite song: "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B; Melissa can't go a week without: Volleyball, hot chips or trap music; Favorite sports team: April Ross and Keri Lee Walsh; Melissa's Most thrilling moment in sports: When she got a dig with one hand and it acted as a block; Favorite Tusculum moment: Beating Carson-Newman at home in 2016; Advice to kids: "A dream without a plan is just a wish. Make it happen"; Favorite color: Salmon; Favorite food: Anything spicy; Favorite sport other than volleyball: Sand volleyball and softball; Person Melissa most admires: April Ross; What people don't know about Melissa: She's very artistic when it comes to drawing and taking photographs. She originally wanted to be an architect or an interior designer; When she was a kid, Melissa tried to be like: Michael Jordan.
Recent Games
Oct 28 at Queens (N.C.) L, 3-2
Oct 31 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0
Nov 3 at Newberry W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Coker L, 3-0
Nov 10 Anderson L, 3-0
Nov 14 at Carson-Newman L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 26 20
Sets 100 77
Kills 2 1
Kills per set 0.02 0.01
Errors 3 3
Total Attacks 8 6
Total Attacks per set 0.08 0.08
Hitting Percentage -.125 -.333
Assists 75 60
Assists per set 0.75 0.78
Service Aces 25 16
Service Errors 28 17
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.21
Receptions 528 391
Reception Errors 28 21
Digs 565 438
Digs per set 5.65 5.69
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 27.0 17.0
Points per set 0.3 0.2
Matches started - -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 vs. American Int'l W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 4 4 17 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 1 vs. Saint Leo L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 21 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 2 vs. Saint Anselm W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 31 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 2 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 2 .500 3 2 2 20 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 8 Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 3 1 20 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 12 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 2 3 25 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 2 .000 2 0 1 - 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 16 at Catawba W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 1 1 29 1 29 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 19 Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 25 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 22 Wingate L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 2 1 16 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 23 Queens (N.C.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 35 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 26 at Carson-Newman W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 0 1 30 2 36 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 29 Newberry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 30 Coker W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 1 1 19 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 3 King (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 2 1 9 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 6 at Anderson L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 13 vs. Augusta W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at USC Aiken L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Georgia College L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Lander L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 0 25 2 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 21 Catawba W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 7 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 24 at Mars Hill L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 0 2 19 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 at #24 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 2 0 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 28 at Queens (N.C.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 6 2 1 41 3 34 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 31 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 1 17 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 3 at Newberry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 1 17 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 4 at Coker L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 0 15 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 10 Anderson L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 20 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 14 at Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 0 2 39 3 38 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2015-16 28 104 4 0.04 3 17 .059 76 0.73 14 0.13 625 44 711 6.84 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 0.2
2016-17 26 102 2 0.02 3 19 -.053 69 0.68 22 0.22 449 20 589 5.77 0 0 0 0.00 24.0 0.2
2017-18 26 100 2 0.02 3 8 -.125 75 0.75 25 0.25 528 28 565 5.65 0 0 0 0.00 27.0 0.3
2018-19 26 97 1 0.01 1 11 .000 60 0.62 16 0.16 395 13 620 6.39 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.2
Total 106 403 9 0.02 10 55 -.018 280 0.69 77 0.19 1997 105 2485 6.17 0 0 0 0.00 86.0 0.2
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 26 100 2 0.02 3 8 -.125 75 0.75 25 0.25 528 28 565 5.65 0 0 0 0.00 27.0 0.3
Conference 20 77 1 0.01 3 6 -.333 60 0.78 16 0.21 391 21 438 5.69 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 43 0 0.00 0 0 - 35 0.81 13 0.30 221 10 229 5.33 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.3
Away 12 46 2 0.04 3 8 -.125 35 0.76 7 0.15 238 15 278 6.04 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.2
Neutral 3 11 0 0.00 0 0 - 5 0.45 5 0.45 69 3 58 5.27 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.5
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Wins 13 52 0 0.00 0 0 - 39 0.75 14 0.27 289 14 295 5.67 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.3
Losses 13 48 2 0.04 3 8 -.125 36 0.75 11 0.23 239 14 270 5.63 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.3
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September 14 60 2 0.03 1 4 .250 42 0.70 17 0.28 308 13 324 5.40 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.3
October 8 27 0 0.00 2 4 -.500 19 0.70 8 0.30 129 9 154 5.70 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.3
November 4 13 0 0.00 0 0 - 14 1.08 0 0.00 91 6 87 6.69 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0