2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Katie Karbo
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- All Saints Episcopal
- Hometown:
- Azle, Texas
| AWARDS | ||||
| 2019 | American Athletic Conference Second Team | |||
| 2019 | American Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23) | |||
| 2019 | UTSA Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 6-7) | |||
| 2019 | American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 16; Oct. 7, 14, 28; Nov. 4, 11) | |||
| 2018 | American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 17) | |||
| 2018 | Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament (Aug. 31-Sept. 1) | |||
| 2018 | RMU Sheraton Invitational All-Tournament (Sept. 14-15) | |||
| 2017 | American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 11, Oct. 23, Nov. 27) | |||
| 2017 | Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament | |||
| 2016 | Rice Adidas Invite II All-Tournament | |||
SENIOR (2019)
Helped lead Houston to its first postseason since 2000, having played in all 33 matches, making an appearance all 141 sets … Solidified her spot as one of the best liberos in American Athletic Conference history, sitting atop of the league’s all-time digs list with 2,430 when her career ended … That mark also led all active Division I players at the time she career was over … Earned a spot on The American All-Conference Second Team, the first postseason honor of her career … Became the third player in program history to surpass the 2,000-dig plateau with her 21 digs against UTEP (Sept. 21) … Posted 711 digs on the year, which ranked second in the conference and fourth in the country … Garnered seven American Athletic Conference Weekly accolades, including six appearances on the Honor Roll and the first Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23) honor of her career, after averaging 5.94 digs per set, surpassing the 20-dig mark in all four matches, which included a pair of 30-dig outings … Landed a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the UTSA Classic (Sept. 6-7), having average 5.33 digs per set … Recorded a match-high in digs 18 times, leading Houston in digs in every match of the season … Tied her career-high with 35 digs against UIW (Sept. 21).
JUNIOR (2018)
Appeared in 124 out of the 126 sets on the year … Led the team with 659 digs, which ranked amongst the best in the country at No. 13 … Ranked fourth in the conference with 5.31 digs per set, a marked that sat 25th in the nation … Earned a spot on the American Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 17) after totaling 75 digs and averaging 5.77 digs per set at the RMU Sheraton Invitational (Sept. 14-15), where she also appeared on the All-Tournament team … Named to the All-Tournament team at the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic (Aug. 31-Sept. 1) after averaging 4.54 digs per set on the weekend … Posted 20 outings with at least 20 digs … Finished out the season on a tear, recording 20 or more digs in nine of her final 10 appearances, including the final six matches of the season … Tallied a season-high 32 digs in the five-set thriller against Temple (Sept. 21) … Dished out a season-high nine assists against Houston Baptist (Sept. 8) … Served multiple aces five times on the year, including a season-high five aces in the win over Cornell (Sept. 7) … Helped lead Houston to its best start to a season since 1987.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 11, Oct. 23, Nov. 27)... Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament... Appeared in all 108 sets across all 28 matches... Led the team and finished second in The American in digs per set (5.29), totaling 571 digs... Added 137 assists, averaging 1.27 per set, 23 service aces and two kills... Recorded double-figure digs in 27 matches... Led all players in digs in 17 matches... Recorded a career-high 35 digs in season opener against McNeese (Aug. 25)... Finished with 25 digs against ECU (Nov. 17), to eclipse 1,000 career digs... Recorded a career-high nine digs against Tulane (Nov. 22).
FRESHMAN (2016)
Rice Adidas Invite II All-Tournament... Appeared in all 112 sets of 31 matches... Ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference and second among freshmen with 489 digs, averaging 4.37 per set... Added 119 assists, 25 service aces and two kills... Recorded double-figure digs in 28 matches... Led all players in digs in 17 matches... Made collegiate debut as libero with season-high 28 digs in season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette (Aug. 26).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at All Saints Episcopal in Azle, Texas... Played club for Texas Advantage Volleyball Club... Led All Saints Episcopal to 2015 Southwest Preparatory Conference Championship runner up finish... Member of the 2013 SPC Championship team... Named All-SPC and All-Tournament... Helped TAV 18 Black earn bronze medal at 2015 USA Nationals.
PERSONAL
Katie Michelle Karbo... Born July 3... Daughter of Katherine and David Karbo... Says biggest influence are her parents... Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Presbyterian Shelter... Kinesiology major.
