Norris and Ogletree Named Offensive and
Setter of the Week; Zauere Earns International Award
HOUSTON – University of Huston junior Katie Norris was named the
Conference USA Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman Caitlin
Ogletree was named the league’s Setter of the Week the league office announced
Monday.
The weekly honor is the first for both Cougars after they
guided the team to a 3-0 record in conference play for the first time since
2007. Houston knocked off Rice at Tudor Fieldhouse early last week before
recording home wins against Southern Miss and Tulane.
After the three wins, Houston improved to 10-3 on the
season.
In 12 sets, Norris posted a .329 hitting percentage with 39
kills on 96 attempts with only eight errors. She opened the week with a
career-high 17 kills in a sweep of the Owls, going 17-for-32 with a .531
hitting percentage and no errors. The Humble, Texas, native followed that up
with another career performance, connecting on 18 kills and two blocks against
Southern Miss. She closed out the weekend with four kills, two blocks and five
digs against Tulane.
Ogletree finished the week averaging 11.33 assists per set
as well as tallying 21 digs and five service aces. In the conference opener,
she had 40 assists, four digs and two service aces in the sweep of Rice. The
Montgomery, Texas, native followed that with a career-high 53 assists and nine
digs in the 3-2 win over Southern Miss. She closed out the weekend with 43
assists, eight digs and two blocks against Tulane.
ZAUERE EARNS
INTERNATIONAL AWARD
In addition to the Cougars’ C-USA awards, senior Ingrida
Zauere was named the American Volleyball Scouting Report Global Player of the
Week. The Kuldiga, Latvia, native recorded 30 kills, 26 digs and eight blocks
as the Cougars moved into a tie for first place in the league standings.
Zauere was also named an AVSR Global Player of the Week as
a freshman in 2008, and she is the second Cougar to earn this honor.
UP NEXT
The Cougars continue C-USA play on Sept. 30 when they
travel to Tulsa. The weekend will close out on Oct. 2 with a trip to SMU.
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