University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Started 27 of South Alabama’s 28 matches in her first collegiate season, competing in 95 sets…Led the club offensively with 244 kills and 2.57 kills per set…Also led the club in service aces with 26, averaged 0.27 per set - which ranked just outside the top 10 of the league - and 29 total blocks - four solo blocks and 25 block assists…Had six kills or better in 21 matches, including 13 double-digit tallies…Led the club in kills in six matches…Was also solid defenively as she finished the year with 191 digs and averaged 2.01 per set…Had matches of six digs or better 18 times, including seven in double-figures…Led the team in digs in three matches…Also recorded four double-doubles…First career double-double came against Louisiana-Lafayette (9/23) with 11 kills and a season-high 17 digs…Also had double-doubles versus North Texas (10/21) - 10 kills, 10 digs, versus Denver (10/22) - 12 kills, 12 digs and versus Troy (11/1) 14 kills, 11 digs…Recorded a season-high 15 kills against Jackson State (9/10)…Had a season-high five service aces against Southeastern Louisiana (9/2)…Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

AT FRANZ STOCK GYMNASIUM: Attended Franz Stock Gymnasium in Arnsberg, Germany…Played at the club level for eight years for TUS Iserlohn 1846 e.V. of the Regionalliga in Iserlohn, Germany…During her club career, she has seen time at both the middle blocker and outside hitter positions.

PERSONAL: Melissa Waelter…Born in Arnsberg, Germany…Daughter of Heinrich and Petra Waelter…Has one older sister…Hobbies include shopping, skiing and watching movies…Favorite movie is “The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain”…Favorite book is “P.S. I Love You”…Favorite food is her dad’s pancakes…Celebrity she would most like to meet is Johnny Depp…Majoring in psychology.