Returns as fifth-year senior who should be a valuable offense weapon for head coach Toni Conway…She is the most experienced Aggie on the roster…Has tremendous athleticism and could play multiple roles this season with her leaping ability…Mellette’s improvement on the defensive end with her frontline defense could go a long way in helping the Aggies reach the conference tournament…Mellette is one of the best servers in the conference…Over her career she recorded 0.51 service aces per game over her career…In 128 games played she has 292 kills, 315 digs and 65 services aces…Against conference foes, she is averaging 1.82 kills, 1.71 digs, 0.34 service aces and 0.43 blocks per game.
2008: Played in all 99 games over 29 matches...Ranked first on the team in services aces (0.33)...Ranked ninth in the MEAC in service aces...Ranked second on the team in kills per game (2.00) and total kills (198)...Had seven matches in which she recorded double figure kills ...Recorded her first career double-double when she recorded 12 kills and 11 digs in a 3-2 win at Winston-Salem State on Oct. 31...Averaged 2.96 kills, 2.04 digs and 0.64 service aces per game during the Aggies seven victories...Posted a career-high 22 kills and 59 total attempts in a thrilling 3-2 loss at S.C. State on Oct. 19...Recorded 10 kills and posted a season-high .421 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over S.C. State on Nov. 2...Recorded 12 kills and had a .364 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 11.
2007: Redshirt season
2006: Played in 97 games over 30 matches with 11 starts...Finished the season with 84 kills and .080 hitting percentage...Also recorded 94 digs and scored 28 times on service aces...She had one match in which she recorded double-figure kills...Had a career-high 10 kills and added five assists in a 3-1 win over Winston-Salem State on Oct. 24...Recorded nine kills, five block assists and three digs in a 3-0 win over Coppin State on Oct. 13...Mellette had seven kills in 11 total attacks for a career-high .545 hitting percentage on Oct. 31 against UNC Greensboro...She also matched a season-high nine digs in the match as the Aggies lost 3-2 to the Spartans...Had a career-high five service aces against St. Francis on Sept. 8.
2005: Played in 32 games in 18 matches...Finished with 10 kills and 23 digs...Also added five set assists, four services aces and three block assists...Had one kill, one assist, and one dig in a 3-1 road victory over Hampton on Sept. 6...Played in all three games with four kills, one assist, and two digs in a 3-0 victory at Norfolk State on Sept. 22...Had three kills in a 3-0 victory over Savannah State on Nov. 11...Had one kill and one block assist in a 3-0 victory against Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 18.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four varsity volleyball seasons under Cindy Kelly...Was named Tri-Seven 4A Player of the Year...Earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior...Was named the team’s Most Valuable Player...Thanks to her work in the classroom, earned academic all-conference honors...Also earned a spot on the national honor roll.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tiffany Dawn Mellette...She is the daughter of Charles and Patti Mellette...She has one sibling, Kristen...Her favorite TV show is the Golden Girls...She wants to coach volleyball after graduation.
