Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Team Members
Front Row (L-R): Mandy Edgington, Nicole Gonzalez, Cathy Prichard, Tuba Meto, Susie Thompson, Tami Vaillancourt. Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Eunice Thomas, Leanne Huffman, Donya Hill, Erin Willrich, Theresa Sebacher, Jackie Derwort, Angie Aschoff, Head Coach Cindy Gannon.  
Not Pictured: Manager Jo Adcock.

1996 Volleyball Team
The 1996 volleyball team was the first to go undefeated in conference play in the program's history. The team went 28-8 overall and a perfect 18-0 en route to its fourth-straight OVC championship. Southeast head coach Cindy Gannon was named OVC Coach of the Year and setter Tuba Meto was the league's Player of the Year. Four others, including Leanne Huffman, Theresa Sebacher, Erin Willrich and Angie Ashoff earned All-OVC honors. Southeast hosted Valparaiso in the NCAA play-in game and secured its first NCAA Tournament berth with a 3-1 win. Southeast later ended its season with a 3-0 loss at USC in the first round of the tournament. Southeast set seven team records which still stand today. Susie Thompson, Huffman and Sebacher all finished their careers with over 1,000 kills, marking the first time in NCAA history that had been done.