Nine players return for the 2012 season, April Hall's first as head coach.
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Bridget Murphy led The Summit League and ranked fourth in the nation with 5.98 digs per set; compiled 16 20-plus dig performances, including four 30-plus dig efforts
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Bridget Murphy led the Western Illinois defense to a No. 6 national ranking in digs per set (18.56)
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Bridget Murphy’s 5.98 digs per set is the second highest single-season average in program history
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Bridget Murphy ended the season ranked fifth all-time in program history with 1,250 career digs
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Bridget Murphy earned two tournament MVP honors at the SIUE Invitational (Aug. 29) and Drury Inn/ASICS Challenge (Sept. 4)
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Bridget Murphy was named the Summit League’s Female Athlete of the Month for August/September
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Bridget Murphy was named the Summit League's Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 29 & Oct. 31)
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Katie Hosteng led the squad with 2.62 kills per set and ranked third with 241 kills
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Katie Hosteng was named to the All-tournament team at Drury Inn/ASICS Challenge
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Katie Hosteng set a Western Illinois season-high with 18 kills on a career-high 47 attempts at South Dakota (Oct. 2)
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Ann Miller was named to The Summit League’s All-Freshmen Team
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Ann Miller led the squad with 11 double-doubles
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Ann Miller finished second on the squad in kills (263), digs (349) and aces (19)
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Ann Miller compiled 23 double-digit digs performances
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Ann Miller was named all-tournament team at the SIUE Invitational
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Ann Miller recorded six consecutive double-doubles from Sept. 7-23, including 12 kills and a season-high 27 digs in the four-set home win over Oakland (Sept. 19)
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Ann Miller set season-highs with 14 kills, 49 attempts and three service aces in the four-set win at UMKC (Sept. 30)
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Sarah Fetter transferred from Illinois State and collected seven double doubles, including four straight from Sept. 30-Oct. 10
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Sarah Fetter had nine 40-plus assist efforts, including a season-high 50 assists at South Dakota (Oct. 2)
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Sarah Fetter ranked seventh in The Summit League with 9.56 assists per set
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Sarah Fetter set a season-high with 21 digs to go along with 49 assists against IPFW (Oct. 10)
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Molly Murphy led the squad and ranked first in The Summit League with 43 service aces, which was the most in a single-season since Ashley Baker collected 53 during the 2007 campaign
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Molly Murphy ranked No. 50 in the nation with 0.39 aces per set
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Molly Murphy ranked third on the team with 312 digs
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Molly Murphy named to SIU-Edwardsville Invitational All-Tournament Team after collecting two service aces in each contest
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Molly Murphy had a season-high seven aces to go along with 19 digs in the four-set win over Oakland (Sept. 19)
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Molly Murphy set a season-high with 29 digs at Oral Roberts (Oct. 20)
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Samantha Fournier had six double-digit kill efforts, including five over the first 10 contests of the season
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Samantha Fournier set a season-high with 14 kills on 30 attempts at South Dakota State (Sept. 17)
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Mallory Gibson topped the team with 0.80 blocks per set and ranked second with 61 total blocks
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Mallory Gibson had six kills and eight total blocks (five solo) against Savannah State (Sept. 4) in her first career appearance
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Mallory Gibson collected six total blocks against Southern Utah (Sept. 23) and a season-high nine blocks in the four-set win at UMKC (Sept. 30)
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Mallory Gibson posted a season-high seven kills on 17 attempts in the home sweep over DePaul (Oct. 18)
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Bailey Kaloupek collected six double-digit dig efforts, including a season-high 16 against South Dakota (Oct. 28)
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Bailey Kaloupek collected 12 digs and two service aces against Southern Utah (Sept. 23)
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Bailey Kaloupek compiled 11 digs at South Dakota and 15 in the home sweep over South Dakota State (Oct. 14)
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Bailey Kaloupek finished the season with 15 digs at Oakland (Nov. 12)
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Heather Smith finished the season with four double-digit kill performances
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Over the final eight matches of the season, Heather Smith led the squad with 69 kills and 2.46 kills per set
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Heather Smith set career-highs with 12 kills, 45 attempts and three blocks at IUPUI (Nov. 5)
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Heather Smith had a career-high three aces to go along with a season-high 14 digs at Oakland (Nov. 12)
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