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    Farewell to Conference USA: Houston Volleyball

    A look back at 17 years of Houston Volleyball in C-USA 

    

    June 28, 2013
    

    

    



    

		
		
    
			
		
    
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
						
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			2 - C-USA titles
		
    
		
      
			
    • 1999 (regular season title - Co-Champions)
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    • 1997 (tournament title)
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			4 - C-USA Player of the Year Honorees
		
    
		

    	
    
			5 NCAA Tournament Appearances
		
    
		
      
		
    • 1996-2000
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			C-USA Academics
		
    
			
      
			    
    • 6 - C-USA All-Academic Team Selections
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    • 3 - CoSIDA Academic All-District Selections
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    • 1 - C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship
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    • 2 - AVCA Team Academic Awards
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			C-USA Accolades
		
    
		
      
		
    • 42 - All-Conference Selections
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    • 20 of 42 have been named a C-USA First Team selection
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    • Have notched an All-Conference honoree all 17 years in C-USA
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    • 9 - C-USA All-Freshman Team Selections
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            1 - C-USA Freshman of the Year
            
                
      
                    
    • Michelle Frazier (1997)
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            2 - All-Decade Team Members (1995-2004)
            
                
      
                    
    • Michelle Frazier (First Team)
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    • Jennifer Wittenburg (First Team)
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            3 - AVCA All-America Honors 
            
                
            
            18 - AVCA All-Region Honors 
            
                
            
        
    
        
    
            3 - CoSIDA Academic All-District Selections
            
                
      
                    
    • Jaci Gonzalez (2005)
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    • Donna Sellen (2002)
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    • Emily Leffers (1997)
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            1 - C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
		
    
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
						1997 - C-USA Tournament Champions
    Record: 23-10
    
C-USA Finish: 14-2 (2nd)
    
Postseason: NCAA Tournament (Palo Alto, Calif.)
    
Coach: Bill Walton (12th season)
					    		
				
    
				
    
					
						
    
							
						
    
						
    Winners of 11 of its last 12 regular season games, Houston propelled into second place in the C-USA regular season race and eventually went on to claim the C-USA Tournament title with a 3-0 weekend sweep of Memphis, Saint Louis and Cincinnati at Hofheinz Pavilion. The tournament title was the first for the program since joining C-USA in 1996. The Cougars postseason run began in Palo Alto, Calif., facing Oklahoma, but would end in a 3-0 loss.
					
    		
				
    
			
    
		
    
		
    
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
						1999 - C-USA Regular Season Co-Champions
    Record: 22-10
    
C-USA Finish: 13-3 (1st)
    
Postseason: NCAA Tournament (Austin, Texas)
    
Coach: Bill Walton (14th season)
					    		
				
    
				
    
					
						
    
							
						
    
						
    Houston put together one of the most successful seasons in C-USA in 1999, notching the Regular Season title with a 13-3 league record to advance to the NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas. The Cougars won 16 of 17 from Sept. 16-Nov. 7, which included eight 3-0 sweeps en route to a strong finish and share of the regular season crown. Houston would eventually fall 3-0 to No. 15 Texas in the Austin - NCAA Tournament to end its season with a 22-10 overall record.
					
    		
				
    
			
    
		
     


    

    

    


     
    

    
  

    

    

     
    		



    


    





    		


    




    
    		



			
    
		
					
		
    					
		
    
  

    

    
		
    
		
    
      
       	
    
	
    
		
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