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Lisa Knecht
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Lisa Knecht

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Metairie, La.
High School:
Archbishop Chapelle
Height:
5-5
Position:
L
Experience:
3L

03/28/2012

41 Southern Miss Student-Athletes Earn C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal

Medals are given to those C-USA student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better

03/27/2012

Southern Miss Has 124 Student-Athletes Earn C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

Student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

01/30/2012

Volleyball Holds Annual Awards Banquet

Coach Abbey Sutherland and staff handed out several awards to players

01/13/2012

Southern Miss Recognizes 137 Student-Athletes for Fall Semester Academic Achievements

11/23/2011

Golden Eagle Volleyball Team Places Three on the All-Conference Teams

Southern Miss volleyball team placed three players on the on all-conference teams with seniors Kelsea Seymour, Lisa Knecht and Ashley Mell.

10/16/2011

Golden Eagle Volleyball Sweeps Marshall in Three

Ecker and Mell tally double digit kills.

Made the transition to the libero position with ease ... High volleyball IQ ... Possesses speed and quickness ... Solid defensive player ... Hard worker ... Good passer ... 2010 (Jr.): Played in 31 matches and 116 sets ... Emerged as one of the top liberos in the league ... Led the team with 561 digs for a 4.84 per set average ... Tallied 27 double-digit dig matches ... Posted 20 or more digs in nine matches including three matches with 30 or more ... Recorded a career-high 35 digs against SMU (10/3) ... On track to reach the 1,000-dig plateau as she enters the season with 964 career digs ... Recorded the third most digs in a single season ... Named to the MT Blue Raider Bash all-tournament team ... Earned the team's Hustle Award ... 2009 (So.): One of only two players to play in all 32 matches and 122 sets ... Had 22 starts as a defensive specialist ... Recorded 243 digs ... Registered a season-high 13 digs against UCF (9/18) and Tulane (10/7) ... Tallied 12 double-digit dig matches ... Recorded four aces ... 2008 (Fr.): One of eight freshmen earning playing time ... Played in all 30 matches and started nine contests ... Played in 106 sets as a defensive specialist ... Finished with 160 digs ... Recorded a season-high 11 digs against North Texas (9/19) ... High School/Club Team: A four-year letterwinner at Archbishop Chapelle High School for coach Caroline LaRocca ... Named to the Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association All-State team ... Member of the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Team ... Earned all-East Jefferson Parish and all-district honors ... Honorable mention 5-A All-Academic Team ... Co-captain ... Played club volleyball for Jimmy Miranda on the Louisiana Volleyball squad and for Becky Madden on the Louisiana Volleyball 18 Elite team ... Played for Jodee Pulizzano of Krewe Volleyball Club 16s ... A letterwinner in softball ... First team all-district ... Named co-captain of her team ... Personal: Graduated Magna cum laude ... A Southern Miss Presidential Scholar ...Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta ... Daughter of Peter and Julie Knecht ... An exercise science major.

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01/30/2012 | W. Volleyball

Volleyball Holds Annual Awards Banquet

Southern Miss Head Volleyball Coach Abbey Sutherland and staff handed out several awards to players at the annual awards banquet on Sunday afternoon in the Touchdown Terrace in the South Endzone. READ MORE [+]

01/13/2012 | W. Volleyball

Southern Miss Recognizes 137 Student-Athletes for Fall Semester Academic Achievements

The Southern Miss Department of Athletics recognized 137 Southern Miss student-athletes for their classroom achievements for the 2011 Fall semester. READ MORE [+]

01/12/2012 | W. Volleyball

Southern Miss Student-Athletes Donate over 8,000 Pounds of Food to SAAC Hunger

Southern Miss student-athletes donated over 8,000 pounds of food to local food banks to knock out hunger over the holiday season during the "Let's SAAC Hunger" program, the Conference USA Student-A... READ MORE [+]

12/29/2011 | W. Volleyball

Volleyball Sears Named to the the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I...

Southern Miss' Lauren Sears was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball second team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). READ MORE [+]

12/14/2011 | W. Volleyball

Volleyball's Seymour Adds Another Honor

Senior setter Kelsea Seymour received another honor at the conclusion of the 2011 volleyball season, earning AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America honors. READ MORE [+]

12/06/2011 | W. Volleyball

Seymour Earns Division I All-Midwest Region Team Honors

Southern Miss volleyball player Kelsea Seymour was named to the 2011 Midwest All-Region squad in an announcement today by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). READ MORE [+]

11/23/2011 | W. Volleyball

Golden Eagle Volleyball Team Places Three on the All-Conference Teams

Conference USA has announced its 2011 all-conference first and second teams and all-freshman squad as well as specialty award winners for volleyball as selected by the league's 12 head coaches. READ MORE [+]

11/22/2011 | W. Volleyball

Volleyball Team Caps Off Season With 3-0 Win Over Tulane

The Southern Miss volleyball team capped off its fourth-straight winning season after posting a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-19) sweep over Tulane Tuesday night. READ MORE [+]

11/22/2011 | W. Volleyball

2011 Conference USA Volleyball All-Academic Team Announced

Five seniors and six juniors have been named to the 2011 Conference USA All-Academic Volleyball Team, as selected by the league's Sports Information Directors. READ MORE [+]

11/21/2011 | W. Volleyball

Southern Miss Preps for Second Meeting with the Green Wave

The Southern Miss volleyball team welcomes Conference USA foe Tulane to Reed Green Coliseum for their second meeting of the 2011 season on Tuesday, Nov. 22. READ MORE [+]