The NCAA announced Thursday the Missouri State women’s volleyball program committed numerous rules violations during the tenure of former head coach Melissa Stokes and was assessed with several penalties.
Due to the violations, the program is facing a one-year postseason ban effective this year, meaning the MSU Volleyball team will be ineligible to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in November and the NCAA tournament.
Missouri State said in a release sent out after the NCAA's findings were announced it will not appeal the NCAA's findings and penalties.
Stokes resigned in August 2019 after an independent investigation into allegations of NCAA compliance violations was conducted by Spencer Fane LLP, a firm hired by Missouri State.