JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps volleyball program's hard work and dedication is ready to showcase itself once again as 10 veterans are joined by eight newcomers entering the 2024 season.

The team will be guided by head coach Jaime Fisher, entering her 17th year at the helm of the Majors, and second-year assistant coach Hannah Lingold.

During the Majors' 2023 campaign, the team finished 28th across NCAA Division III with 2,063 digs in 112 sets (18.42 digs per set). Expect a similar defensive prowess to be on display again under Coach Fisher's no-quit system.

Senior Anna Capezzera (OH/RS) will be returning to lead her teammates on the court. Capezzera looks to finish where she left off after being selected All-SAA Honorable Mention in 2023. She finished with a league-best 439.5 points, which calculates kills, aces, block solos and block assists. Capezzera closed with the second-most kills with 369, while also posting 310 digs, 54 total blocks and 41 aces.

Classmate Zoe Elder (S/RS) is another key force in the Majors' offense. She registered the fourth-most assists in the SAA with 909 and has 1,548 career helpers. Like Capezzera, Elder made 29 starts. The Starkville, Miss., product added 115 kills, 363 digs, 61 total blocks and 21 aces. Elder will be used as a versatile player helping her teammates offensively and defensively.

The team will also be led by juniors Mallory Richardson (OH) and Ally Baer (MH). Richardson finished third on the squad with 234 kills, while totaling 27 blocks and 87 digs. Both Richardson and Baer also started all 29 matches for the Majors.

Baer was lethal back serving and up to block. She finished fourth in the conference with 76 total blocks and was fifth with 44 service aces. The Pace, Fla., native added 156 kills and 86 digs. Baer and Richardson will be key factors and could have even better 2024 seasons.

Other veterans of the team feature sophomore Sandy Bourgeois (DS/L), who was fifth on the team with 164 digs. Senior Rylee Stephens (RS), juniors Olivia Danos (DS/L) and Trista Naquin (M/OH) as well as sophomores Amelia Bohl (RS) and Caroline Russo (S/DS) will also be returning to the court to assist the team success.

Lastly, the freshman class looks to make an instant impact, featuring Lily Bumpers (OH), Mara Colón (DS/L), Abigail Drury (S/DS), Zoe LaCaze (MH/RS), McCullough Lawson (S/RS), Jenna Nattinger (OH), Morgan Perry (RS) and Virginia Trible (OH).

The Majors are set to compete in three invitationals,13 home matches and 12 conference contests ahead of the 2024 Southern Athletic Association Volleyball Championship, hosted in mid-November. Live video and live stats for each match will be available at gomajors.com.

2024 MILLSAPS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

 
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