East Texas A&M University Athletics

2012: Lone Star Conference second team selection for the third time ... Started all 31 matches at setter for A&M-Commerce, appearing in all 107 sets ... Averaged 10.50 assists, 2.75 digs, 0.52 kills and 1.14 points per set while hitting .157 ... Became the fourth player in program history to record 1,000 assists in back-to-back seasons, finishing with 1,124 - the ninth-best single-season performance in school history ... Ranked fourth in the Lone Star Conference in assists per set and second in service aces per set ... Led A&M-Commerce with 16 double-doubles on the year ... Dished out 40 or more assists on 10 occasions, surpassing 50 twice ... Recorded a season-high 51 assists seven digs and three blocks at Tarleton State (Oct. 5) ... Posted 50 assists with three kills at Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 19) ... Ranked second on the team with 294 digs, including 16 matches with double figure dig totals ... Tied a career-high with 18 digs against Ouachita Baptist (Sept. 7), adding four kills  and 45 assists ... Posted 15 digs against Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 12) with 41 assists while also notching 15 digs at West Texas A&M (Oct. 20) with 25 assists ... Finished with 39 service aces on the year, the most in the Lone Star Conference ... Had six aces against Midwestern State (Oct. 27) while notching five at Incarnate Word (Sept. 14) ... Posted 47 blocks on the year, highlighted by four against Abilene Christian (Nov. 2).

2011: Lone Star Conference second team selection for the second time ... Competed in 28 matches with 26 starts for A&M-Commerce ... Led the team with 1,047 assists, averaging 9.97 per set and ranking fifth in the Lone Star Conference ... Led the conference with 41 service aces, averaging 0.39 per set ... Finished with 73 kills, a .103 hitting percentage, 215 digs and 44 blocks ... LSC Setter of the Week (Oct. 4) after being named to the Holiday Inn & Suites Invitational All-Tournament team ... Recorded 40 or more assists in 10 matches, including a career-best 65 in the victory over Incarnate Word (Oct. 27) ... Posted 56 assists in the victory over Dallas Baptist (Oct. 4) while dishing out 50 in the season finale against Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 5) ... Recorded a season-high five kills on four separate occasions ... Notched a career-best seven service aces in the season-opening victory over Henderson State (Sept. 6) ... Posted six aces against Midwestern State (Oct. 13) and four others against Dallas Baptist (Oct. 4) ... Notched double-digit dig totals in nine matches, highlighted by a career-best 18 at Cameron (Sept. 10) ... Set a new personal-best with seven blocks, including two solo, against West Texas A&M (Nov. 3).

2010: Lone Star Conference second team selection ... Competed in 27 matches as a true freshman, starting 25 ... Played in 98 sets for the Lions, averaging 8.9 assists, 2.0 digs and 1.2 points per set ... Her 8.91 assists ranked fourth in the LSC ... In addition to leading the Lions in assists (873), ranked second in service aces (27), fourth in blocks (40) and digs (145) and fifth in attack percentage (.139) ... Had 11 matches of 30 or more assists and four in which she surpassed 40 helpers, highlighted by her career-best 57 assists at Incarnate Word (Oct. 1) ... Posted 46 assists against Cameron (Oct. 24) ... Notched double-digit dig totals in three matches, giving her three double-doubles in her freshman campaign ... Had a career-high 15 digs at Central Oklahoma (Oct. 14) while digging 13 attempts against Texas Woman's (Sept. 28) and at Southern Arkansas (Oct. 11) ... Tallied 69 kills on the year, highlighted by a season-best six against Henderson State (Sept. 9) ... Posted 40 blocks on the year, recording three in a match on three different occasions ... Recorded three service aces against Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 10) and at Southwest Oklahoma State (Oct. 16), finishing with a pair on seven other occasions.

Prior to A&M-Commerce: A four-year letterwinner on the volleyball team, where she set school career records for aces (312), kills (1,501) and assists (1,928) ... A three-time first team all-district selection ... Named Defensive Player of the County as a senior ... A two-time team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year recipient ... Served as team captain during her sophomore, junior and senior years ... As a freshman, named the district and county Newcomer of the Year ... Recognized on multiple all-tournament teams ... Played on the Tejas Volleyball Club team along with Kayla Bond which reached the USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals this past spring.

Personal: Born October 24, 1991 ... Daughter of Jimmy and Celeste Neal ... Plans to major in English.

Neal's A&M-Commerce Career Statistics

Neal's A&M-Commerce Career Highs
Kills: 6, vs. Henderson State (Sept. 9, 2010)
Attacks: 19, three times (last, vs. Eastern New Mexico, Nov. 5, 2011)
Attack Pct. (min. 5 kills): .556, at Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 8, 2011)
Assists: 65, vs. Incarnate Word (Oct. 27, 2011)
Service Aces: 7, vs. Henderson State (Sept. 6, 2011)
Digs: 18, two times (last vs. Ouachita Baptist, Sept. 7, 2012)
Blocks: 7, vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 3, 2011)

Neal's Career Double-Doubles
Sept. 28, 2010 vs. Texas Woman's (25 assists, 13 digs)
Oct. 11, 2010 at Southern Arkansas (39 assists, 13 digs)
Oct. 14, 2010 at Central Oklahoma (41 assists, 15 digs)
Sept. 10, 2011 at Cameron (45 assists, 18 digs)
Sept. 13, 2011 at Texas Woman's (45 assists, 10 digs)
Sept. 22, 2011 at Incarnate Word (40 assists, 12 digs)
Sept. 30, 2011 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (38 assists, 12 digs)
Oct. 1, 2011 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (44 assists, 12 digs)
Oct. 15, 2011 vs. Cameron (37 assists, 17 digs)
Oct. 18, 2011 at Henderson State (39 assists, 13 digs)
Nov. 3, 2011 vs. West Texas A&M (39 assists, 14 digs)
Nov. 5, 2011 vs. Eastern New Mexico (50 assists, 10 digs)
Sept. 1, 2012 vs. Henderson State (35 assists, 11 digs)
Sept. 7, 2012 vs. Ouachita Baptist (45 assists, 18 digs)
Sept. 7, 2012 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (43 assists, 12 digs)
Sept. 8, 2012 vs. William Jewell (42 assists, 13 digs)
Sept. 14, 2012 at Incarnate Word (29 assists, 12 digs)
Sept. 15, 2012 at Texas A&M-Kingsville (34 assists, 11 digs)
Sept. 18, 2012 vs. Texas Woman's (29 assists, 14 digs)
Sept. 22, 2012 vs. Eastern New Mexico (31 assists, 11 digs)
Sept. 29, 2012 at Cameron (39 assists, 10 digs)
Oct. 12, 2012 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (41 assists, 15 digs)
Oct. 20, 2012 at West Texas A&M (25 assists, 15 digs)
Oct. 23, 2012 at Abilene Christian (39 assists, 11 digs)
Oct. 26, 2012 vs. Cameron (48 assists, 12 digs)
Nov. 2, 2012 vs. Abilene Christian (37 assists, 10 digs)
Nov. 9, 2012 vs. Angelo State (37 assists, 13 digs)
Nov. 15, 2012 vs. Texas Woman's (40 assists, 11 digs)