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4 Named All-AAC, Georgiades Libero of the Year
11/30/2021 10:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Georgiades named Libero of the Year, joined on All-AAC first team by Jackson, Tullos
Georgiades, the conference's Libero of the Year was also named to the All-AAC first team along with juniors Abbie Jackson and Rachel Tullos. Sophomore Annie Cooke was named All-AAC second team.
The four honorees helped lead the Cougars to success not seen in decades. No one on the roster was alive the last time UH won 25 or more matches (1994, 26 wins) and its best winning percentage since 1994 as well (.781).
| KATE GEORGIADES | LIBERO OF THE YEAR, ALL-AAC FIRST TEAM |
Head and shoulders above the rest of the liberos in the conference, Georgiades posted a 5.67 digs/set number in conference play, 1.01 digs/set more than the next best libero. The sophomore ranked ninth nationally on the season with a 5.39 digs/set average and second nationally with 663 total digs. Georgiades helped lead the Cougar defense to the second-best opponent hitting percentage in AAC play (.176).
𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒 | 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
— Houston Volleyball (@UHCougarVB) November 30, 2021
#️⃣2️⃣ in the COUNTRY in total digs
#️⃣9️⃣ in the COUNTRY in digs/set
#️⃣1️⃣ in the AAC in digs/set
#️⃣1️⃣ in libero in the AAC!#BeSomeone pic.twitter.com/moJYya2rQV
The College Station, Texas native won four Defensive Player of the Week awards and was named honor roll five separate times, earning accolades every time she was nominated.
The Libero of the Year and All-AAC first team awards are the first major conference awards of Georgiades' career.
| ABBIE JACKSON | ALL-AAC FIRST TEAM |
Houston's most potent attacking weapon in 2021, Jackson ranked second in the conference play in kills/set with 4.30, second in conference play with 5.01 points/set and sixth in conference play in aces/set with 0.41. The junior leads the nation in attacking attempts with 1,554, ranks 44th nationally with a 4.03 kills/set average, 34th nationally in points/set with 4.73 and sixth nationally with 582 total points.
𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐎𝐍 | 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐀𝐀𝐂 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
— Houston Volleyball (@UHCougarVB) November 30, 2021
💥 4.30 kills/set
💥 5.01 pts/set
💥 0.41 aces/set#BeSomeone pic.twitter.com/GpgZre90fq
The Gig Harbor, Wash. native earned four weekly honor roll honors over the season, tallied a season-high 31 kills at East Carolina, posted double-digit kills in 30 of 32 matches and hit a career-high .471 against Lipscomb in the season opener.
Jackson has been named to the All-AAC first team in back-to-back seasons.
| RACHEL TULLOS | ALL-AAC FIRST TEAM |
A blocking machine, Tullos ranked second in conference play with 1.22 blocks/set and third in conference play with a .384 attacking percentage. The junior ranks 46th nationally in blocks/set with 1.23. Tullos helped lead the Cougar blocking efforts with the 21st-most total blocks in the country (277.5) and 98th in the country in blocks/set (2.26).
𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐋 𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐒 | 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐀𝐀𝐂 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
— Houston Volleyball (@UHCougarVB) November 30, 2021
1️⃣.2️⃣2️⃣ blks/set in AAC play
.3️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ att. pct. in AAC play#BeSomeone pic.twitter.com/eHpFtsja6v
The Lantana, Texas native earned two Defensive Player of the Week awards and named to the AAC honor roll twice more. Tullos posted 10-block weekends in eight different conference weekends and had three different eight-block matches, including against Mississippi State.
This is the first All-AAC first-team selection for Tullos after being named to the second team in 2019 and 2020.
| ANNIE COOKE | ALL-AAC SECOND TEAM |
Houston's starting setter in 31 of 32 matches, Cooke averaged 10.18 assists/set in conference play, ranking third overall. Cooke chipped in the conference's eighth-most aces per set with 0.34 in conference play and had the 13th-best attacking percentage in conference play at .307. Cooke led the Cougars to a .227 attacking percentage in AAC play, fourth-best in the conference.
𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄 | 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐀𝐀𝐂 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
— Houston Volleyball (@UHCougarVB) November 30, 2021
𝟏𝟎.𝟏𝟖 ast/set
.𝟑𝟎𝟕 att. pct.
Led UH to a .𝟐𝟐𝟕 att. pct. in AAC play#BeSomeone pic.twitter.com/EgfQJgBUk0
The Woodlands, Texas native posted a season-high 54 assists against Tulsa, set a career-high four aces against Wichita State, a career-high eight kills against Temple, and a career-high five blocks against Cincinnati.
Cooke has been named to the All-AAC first team in back-to-back seasons, Cooke won Setter of the Year in the spring season.
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