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1998: Appeared in 30 of 34 matches and in 72 of the team's 117 games (61.5%)...made 11 starts at middle blocker, including nine key games against Conference USA competition...finished fourth on the team in hitting percentage (.206), block solos (11) and blocks per game (0.68)...hit an improved .272 with 1.03 bpg when facing C-USA foes...posted career-highs in kills (16), attempts (34) and blocks (8) against league rival Memphis...spiked 14 kills and hit .409 in a 3-0 sweep of DePaul...tallied a career-best 17 defensive digs in a win over UNC Charlotte...rose to the occasion when senior middle Cortney Williams was sidelined for a month with an injury, hitting .283 and averaging 2.82 kills, 1.12 blocks and 2.42 digs per game from October 9 through November 5...hit .300 or better 10 times, including a .455 percentage in three games against nationally ranked Arkansas ... 1997: Helped team earn a seventh consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament with her play in the finals of the Conference USA Championship...came off the bench to spark UH to a 3-1 win over Cincinnati in the title match...hit .429, converting on 3-of-7 attack attempts without an error, and posted a season-high six digs against the Bearcats...appeared in 25 of 33 matches and in 49 of 117 games (42%)...started at middle hitter nine times...recorded three or more blocks in a match five times, including a season-high five blocks in three games played against NCAA-bound South Florida...also tallied a season-high 15 attack attempts with five defensive digs in the 3-2 win over the regionally ranked Bulls...spiked a season-high seven kills and hit .429 against nationally ranked Arkansas on the road in Fayetteville...hit a career-best .500 against regionally ranked North Carolina, totaling five kills on ten attempts without an error...nailed five kills while playing in just one game against C-USA rival UAB...recorded double-digit attack attempts six times...served a career-high three aces against Ball State in the second match of the year... 1996: Played in all but one match and in 81 of the team's 115 games (70.4%)...worked her way into the starting lineup six times in her first full season of action...set a career-high in kills with eight against Conference USA rival UNC Charlotte...attempted a season-high 12 attack attempts three times, against UNCC, Louisville and Texas-Arlington...hit .234 against all C-USA opposition...assisted on a season-high four blocks in a three-game sweep of Memphis...posted three blocks twice, against Cincinnati and Loyola-Chicago...served a season-best two aces against Tulane...posted four defensive digs against nationally-ranked Texas...had a career-high nine digs against Texas-Arlington...made first appearance in the NCAA Championship Tournament... 1995: Redshirted her first season with the Cougar volleyball team... High School/Club Volleyball: One of the top club volleyball players for Texas Elite...shared co-most valuable player honors of district 17-5A after leading Lamar Consolidated to a surprise second-place finish in the league...selected to the district all-tournament team as a middle blocker...outstanding student who was named to the 17-5A all-academic team...two-year letterwinner in volleyball...also won three varsity letters for swimming and one for tennis...coached by Ray Dautrive... Personal: Born Jan. 10, 1977, in Wharton, TX...mother is Marilyn King...kinesiology major who plans to pursue a career in physical therapy...favorite hobbies include snow skiing, singing and writing poetry...chose to attend Houston because "it's close to home and because of its awesome volleyball program." Career Statistics
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