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Melisa Tore

Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Anabilim HS
Hometown:
Istanbul, Turkey

2024: Appeared in 16 matches… played in 59 sets… named to the Academic All-MAC Team... recorded 64 kills… had seven assists… recorded seven digs… had 49 total blocks… recorded 90.5 points… recorded a season-high nine kills against Cincinnati (Sep. 17)… recorded a season-high 11.5 points against Cincinnati (Sep. 17)…

2023: named to the Academic All-MAC Team... appeared in 13 matches and started 12... played in a total of 45 sets... recorded 92 kills... recorded 2.04 kills per set... hit .264 on the season... recorded two assists... recorded 46 total blocks... recorded a season-high 13 kills at Ohio (Sept. 23)... recorded a season-high seven blocks against Kent State (Sept. 28)...

2022 (Middle Tennessee): Played in 19 matches and 33 sets during the 2022 season… Recorded career-highs with four kills and three total blocks against Alabama A&M in just two sets (09/21)… Recorded a service ace in seven matches, including a season best three in three matches… Tied for fifth on the team with 14 aces this season with a .42 aces per set average which was second on the team… After the season, Tore ranks second on the program’s 25-point era career list with a .42 aces per set average in two seasons played…C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021 (Middle Tennessee): Started one match of 17 matches played including 56 sets... Third on the team with 23 service aces... Recorded a .41 service aces/set which is the third best mark for a Blue Raider in the 25-point rally scoring era... Served a career high five service aces against Fla. Atlantic (10/31)... Hit home her first career kill in a win over Alabama St. (08/27)... C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

Prior to Middle Tennessee: Played for multiple club teams, including Eczacibasi, Isik, Vakifbank, Besiktas, and Bahçelievler Belediye sport clubs... At Anabilim High School, she helped lead her team to a third-place ranking in Istanbul and a fourth-place ranking in Turkey...

Personal: Daughter of Yüksel and Türkan Tore