Houston Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

Houston Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award


Cougars Take Home Honor After Great Year In The Classroom



HOUSTON – The University of Houston volleyball team was recognized for its outstanding year in the classroom by being named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award winner for the 2010-11 academic year.

The award, which was initiated during the1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale.

More than 1,000 different schools have earned the award in the program’s 19-year history, with exactly 4,294 awards being given out total.

The Cougar volleyball team posted a 3.26 GPA following the fall semester, the highest in the UH athletics program. Eightstudent-athletes added to the team’s academic success by being named to the Dean’s List.

The volleyball team improved on their fall GPA to post a 3.37 during the spring semester. It was the highest departmental GPA and the highest in program history. Nine student-athletes were also named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and five were named C-USA Academic Medal recipients.

With back-to-back program-best GPAs, the Houston volleyball team posted a cumulative 3.32 GPA during the 2010-11 school year.

Way to go Ladies!

Alvey, Junior National Team Defeat Great Britain National Team

Alvey, Junior National Team Defeat Great Britain National Team

A2 Junior National Team Preps For European Global Challenge In Croatia


HOUSTON – University of Houston head volleyball coach Molly Alvey helped coach the A2 Junior National Team to a big win overseas. The USA National Team battled back from an early 0-2 deficit to defeat the Great Britain National Team in five sets.

After dropping the first two games of the match, the Junior National Team responded with scores of 30-28, 25-15 and 15-10 in the final three sets to win the match against the team that Great Britain will send to compete in the 2010 London Olympics.

Jordan Shaw led the way for the USA with 13 kills, while Inky Ajanaku and Nicole Walch each added 12 kills. The British National Team only had one player reach double-digit kills, while the US team had three.

The exhibition match was part of a training camp with the Great Britain National Team.

Following the training camp, the A2 Junior National Team traveled to Croatia on July 17 for the European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. The opening ceremonies for the European Global Challenge were held on July 17 and the tournament is scheduled to take place July 18-21.

The A2 Junior National Team is one of six teams from the US that will compete in the tournament as well as teams from Slovenia, Romania, Italy, Montenegro, Croatia and the Czech Republic.

Before returning to the United States on July 23, the team will spend the final day of its trip sightseeing in Venice, Italy.

Alvey is a member of the A2 Junior National Team along with Santiago Restrepo of Oklahoma and Brook Coulter of Georgia.

Coach Alvey Heads to Europe!

Alvey Readies For Trip To Europe With A2 Junior National Team

National Team To Compete In European Global Challenge

 Head volleyball coach Molly Alvey is preparing for her second trip outside of the United States this summer. After spending nearly two weeks in Beijing in June, Alvey will travel to London, Croatia and Italy beginning July 12.

 During her trip to Europe, Alvey will serve as a coach for the A2 Junior National Team when they compete at the European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. She will serve on the coaching staff with Santiago Restrepo of Oklahoma and Brook Coulter of Georgia.

 Upon arriving in London, the team will hold a training camp July 14-16 with the Great Britain National Team. There they will participate in morning practices and afternoon matches with the Great Britain National Team that will compete in the 2012 Olympics in London.

Following the training camp, the A2 Junior National Team will depart for Croatia July 17 with the opening ceremonies for the European Global Challenge to be held later that evening. The tournament is scheduled to take place July 18-21.

The A2 Junior National Team is one of six teams from the US that will compete in the tournament as well as teams from Slovenia, Romania, Italy, Montenegro, Croatia and the Czech Republic.

Before returning to the United States on July 23, the team will spend the final day of its trip sightseeing in Venice, Italy