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Michelle FrazierNo. 11, Middle Hitter5-11, Junior-Tr, 2L Kingwood, TX Kingwood HS 1998: Ignored the "sophomore slump" by earning second team All-Conference USA...only player on the team to start all 34 matches (for a streak of 43 consecutive starts since her freshman year)... appeared in 113 of the team's 117 games...helped make Houston the top blocking team in C-USA and No. 22 blocking team in the nation...averaged 1.12 blocks per game, the fourth-highest individual total in the league...made a season-high 10 blocks in a match against Marquette...posted a career-high four block solos in the season opener against Southwest Texas State...led the team in hitting percentage for the second consecutive year and ranked 11th in the conference with a .261 average...hit .300 or better in a match 15 times, including a season-best .600 against UAB (11-2-15)...steady player who averaged 2.88 kills per game against non-conference competition and 2.88 kpg against C-USA foes...spiked a career-high 20 kills in a win over crosstown rival Rice...tallied double-figure kills in a match 11 times...was third on the team in attack attempts per game (7.12) ...took a career-high 40 swings against Marquette...back row defense improved substantially, making 277 defensive digs ...averaged 2.45 digs per game, the fourth-highest total on the team...made a career-high 24 digs in a dramatic 3-2 win over Wyoming...posted double-figure digs in a match 13 times...had eight "double-double" matches...serving skills also improved... served a team-best 25 aces compared to only two aces her entire freshman season...served three aces in a 3-0 sweep of rival South Florida...was the only Cougar to record more service aces than service errors...best all-around match of the season was against elite competition in the NCAA Championship Tournament...spiked 13 kills with no errors in 24 attempts (.542) and made 11 digs with four blocks and a service ace in the first round match of the NCAA's against Sacramento State... 1997: Capped off an excellent rookie campaign as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year...third team all-conference selection, the only freshman to earn mention on one of C-USA's top three postseason teams...led the league in blocking with 1.35 stuffs per game, the highest Cougar average in 12 years...finished fifth in the conference in hitting percentage (.276) for all matches and second in the league for C-USA hitting (.312)...increased her blocking average to 1.56 per game when facing conference competition...posted 142 total blocks, the eighth-highest total in school history...totaled 20 block solos...made 28 starts...played in 105 of the team's 117 games (90 %)...stuffed three block solos with 10 block assists in a win over Southern Miss, the highest match totals for a Cougar all year...that performance helped her win C-USA Player of the Week honors (Nov. 3)...posted three solos and five block assists against Cincinnati in the championship match of the C-USA Tournament...skillful attacker who spiked double-figure kills in a match nine times, including 16 against Saint Louis...hit .300 or better in a match 14 times, including a career-best .643 against nationally ranked UCLA for the highest match percentage by a Cougar all year...recorded 10 kills in three games against UCLA... 1996: Attended the University of Florida on a volleyball scholarship...redshirted her freshman season... High School/Club Volleyball: Club player for the Texas Elite...coached by Ray Dautrive...multi-sport letterwinner at Kingwood High School who was voted the Most Athletic Senior in 1996...earned first team all-District 21-5A and second team all-Greater Houston honors in volleyball in 1995... helped Kingwood win two district titles and reach the final four of the 1994 state playoffs...coached in HS volleyball by Krista Malstrom...also participated in basketball, earning all-district honors in 1994 and '95 as the team's leading scorer and rebounder...regional qualifier for the state championships in track & field in both the high jump and shot put...excellent student, graduating in the top 10 percent of her class...member of the advanced honors program and National Honor Society... scored a 1370 on the SAT... Personal: Born June 15, 1978, in Lakenheath, England...mother is Stephanie Freeman...brother, Steve Frazier, plays football at Michigan...biology major...favorite hobbies are playing all sports, going to the beach and movies... chose UH because "it's a great program close to home." Career Statistics
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