University of Houston Athletics
Two Cougars Named All-Decade C-USA
11/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 17, 2004
HOUSTON - Conference USA announced its All-Decade Volleyball Team today with two Cougars making the grade to earn spots on the 10th anniversary team, which honors the top players in C-USA history.
Houston was one of only two schools to land two athletes on the All-Decade team, as former Cougars Michelle Frazier (1997-2000) and Jennifer Wittenberg (1999-2001) each made the cut for the 10-member team.
Honorees for the team were selected through a nomination and voting process conducted through the C-USA offices and voted on by the current league coaches.
 Michelle Frazier was one of two Cougars named to the C-USA All-Decade Team.  |
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Frazier earned first-team All-Conference honors in 1999, was a second-team honoree in 2000 and 1998, and was a third-team member in 1997, as a freshman. In 1999 she was also named to the AVCA All-District VI team.
Wittenberg was a two-time All-Conference First-Team selection in 2000 and 2001. Those same years she was named to the AVCA All-Midwest Region team.
Each player has left their mark on the Houston record books as well as the Conference books. Frazier still holds the No. 2 position for most block assists in a match with 14, is No. 2 for career blocks with 577. Wittenberg is No. 2 and No. 3 for the most kills in a season.
Other honorees for the All-Decade team included: Player of the Decade, Michelle Collier, USF; Julie DePont, Cincinnati; Laura Lauder, Cincinnati; Stephanie Bishop, DePaul; Sarah Drury, Louisville; Sonja Percan, Louisville; Colleen Hunter, Saint Louis; Erica Berggren, USF; and Coach of the Decade, Leonid Yelin, Louisville.
HOUSTON ALL-DECADE BIOS
Michelle Frazier, Houston (1997-2000)
Was the 1999 C-USA Player of the Year ... the 1997 Freshman of the Year (helping Houston to its first C-USA title) ... All-Conference First Team in 1999 ... Second Team in 2000 and 1998 ... Third Team in 1997 when she was also a member of the Freshman Team ... was a member of the 1999 AVCA All-District VI selection ... Holds the No. 2 position for most block assists in a single match with 14 against Charlotte in 1999 ... No. 2 in total blocks for a single match with 17 against Charlotte in 1999 ... No. 2 for career blocks with 577, No. 6 in career blocks per game with 1.27, No. 7 in kills at Houston with 1,168, No. 4 in hitting percentage with .274, No. 8 in attack attempts with 2,888. Is ranked No. 1 in total blocks with 577, blocks per game with 1.27 and block assists with 488.
Jennifer Wittenberg, Houston (1999-2001)
Named the C-USA Player of the Year in 2001 ... A First Team All-Conference USA selection in 2000 and 2001 ... named to the All-Tournament Team in 2001 ... was Player of the Week five times between 2000 and 2001 ... was a two-time AVCA All-Midwest Region honoree in 2000 and 2001 ... Led C-USA in kills with 646 and kills per game with 6.27 in 2001 (both school records) ...was No. 1 in the conference with 1,505 attempts during the 2001 season (No. 2 in school history) ... is No. 2 and No. 3 for most kills per game all-time in a season with 6.27 in 2001 and 6.16 in 2000 ... in 2001 posted the No. 9 highest kill total with 646 for a single season ... holds four total school single season records ... Against C-USA opponents, she led league in kills per game in back-to-back seasons with 6.86 in 2000 and 6.57 in 2001 ... No. 1 in kills with 381 in 2001 ... No. 1 in attempts with 835 in 2001
