Skip To Main Content

University of Southern Indiana Athletics

scoreboard

scoreboard

2009 Volleyball Roster

MaCabe Brown/USI Photography
MaCabe Brown/USI Photography

11 Melanie Pund

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Heritage Hills
  • Hometown Ferdinand, IN

Biography

OVERALL
Finished her career ranked fourth all-time at USI in career assists (2,521) and 10th all-time in career digs...also ranks eighth all-time at USI with 211 career block assists...ranks sixth in total blocks (232) since 2000.

2009
Earned third-team All-GLVC honors after averaging 9.10 assists and 2.60 digs per set...ranked sixth in the GLVC in assists and 11th in service aces per set (0.34)...recorded 30 or more assists in 18 matches and had 10 or more digs in 12 matches...racked up 12 double-doubles...had a season-high 51 assists against Minnesota-Crookston and a season-best 23 digs against Drury...had a season-high six kills twice and a season-high six blocks against Maryville...had six kills, a .455 attacking percentage, 31 assists, eight digs, and four blocks in USI's win over Missouri-St. Louis in the first round of the GLVC Tournament...had a season-high three aces in four matches...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the third consecutive season.

2008
Earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight year...started all 33 matches for the Eagles as a junior, marking her first full season as USI's starting setter...played in all 120 sets...averaged 9.31 assists per set, finishing the year with 1,117 assists...had 14 double-doubles as she recorded 10 or more digs 14 times...had a season-high 51 assists in USI's 3-2 victory at Bellarmine and had a season-best 16 digs on three different occasions...racked up a season-best six kills three times...had 46 assists, 15 digs, and a season-high eight blocks at Missouri-St. Louis...ranked seventh in the GLVC in assists per set.

2007
Earned Academic All-GLVC honors...excelled at every position she was put at during her sophomore year, which included setter, defensive specialist, libero, and right side hitter...played the last six matches of the season as USI's starting setter...averaged 11.76 assists per game in 29 games as USI's starting setter...she finished the season with a 4.11 assist-per-game average as well as a 1.16 kills-per-game average...recorded 60 or more assists twice and 40 or more assists four times...had a season-best 64 assists against St. Cloud State...reached double-digit kill totals in three matches including a season-best 15 twice...had nine double-doubles...recorded 10 or more digs in 21 matches and recorded 20 or more digs in three matches...had a season-best 24 digs and was just two assists shy of a triple double against Rockhurst...also averaged 0.65 blocks and 0.29 service aces per game...had five or more blocks in three matches including a season-high 7.0 blocks against Winona State...recorded a season-high six service aces and 22.5 points against Midwestern State...also averaged 3.45 digs and 1.80 points per game.

TRANSFER
Transferred from Jacksonville State University where she saw action in 25 matches as a freshman...was a member of the Gamecocks' 2006 Ohio Valley Conference championship team and NCAA Division I Tournament qualifying squad...helped JSU to a 24-5 overall record and a 16-0 mark in the OVC in 2006.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned six varsity letters in basketball and volleyball at Heritage Hills High School in Lincoln City, Indiana...enjoyed a tremendous senior season that saw her garner second-team All-State honors, as well as academic All-State and first-team All-Conference accolades…was a 3A South All-Star Team invitee…received the HHHS Hustle Award following both her junior and senior seasons…as a senior, was named the Pocket Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of October 8…also a first-team All-Conference player as a junior…led her team to the 2003 regional title as a sophomore.

CLUB
Played club volleyball for Evansville River City from 2001-06.

PERSONAL
Born September 11, 1987...daughter of Ralph and Cindy Pund...was valedictorian of her class at HHHS and a member of the National Honor Society.

Career Statistics
Season                GP-MP      K    K/G     E    TA    Pct     A   A/G    SA  SA/G    SE
2007................ 109-29    126   1.16    53   438   .167   448  4.11    32  0.29    28
2008................ 120-33     93   0.77    26   301   .223  1117  9.31    28  0.23    34
2009................ 105-31     66   0.63    20   187   .246   956  9.10    36  0.34    31
TOTAL............... 334-93    285   0.85    99   926   .201  2521  7.55    96  0.29    93

Season                 DIG   D/G    RE    BS    BA    TB   B/G    BE   BHE  Points Pts/G
2007................   376  3.45    16     5    66    71  0.65     1    11   196.0  1.80
2008................   300  2.50     3    11    80    91  0.76     5    19   172.0  1.43
2009................   273  2.60     1     5    65    70  0.67     3    18   139.5  1.32
TOTAL...............   949  2.84    20    21   211   232  0.69     9    48   507.5  1.52

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2007Sophomore

    Setter/Defensive Specialist
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2008Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2009Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    11