Quote:Frazier and Wittenberg named to the C-USA All-Decade Team.

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.

 
Both Frazier and Wittenberg earned C-USA Player of the Year honors during their time at Houston, where Frazier claimed the honor in 1999 and Wittenberg in 2001. Frazier was also the league's top freshman as the 1997 Freshman of the Year.

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