Kuykendall, Lopez Named To C-USA All-Academic Team

Nov. 16, 2006

2006 Conference USA All-Academic Volleyball Team

HOUSTON -- A day after earning all-conference honors, Rice senior Tessa Kuykendall was named to the Conference USA all-academic team where she was joined by teammate Rachel Lopez, a junior, the C-USA office announced Thursday.

Kuykendall is a bioengineering major with a 3.33 grade point average. During her career, she earned CoSIDA academic all-district honors in 2005 and was named to the 2005-06 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. While Rice was a member of the Western Athletic Conference, Kuykendall was named academic all-WAC for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

The Owls' all-time leading blocker, Kuykendall was one of only three C-USA players to earn spots on both the all-conference and all-academic teams.

Rachel Lopez

An economics and managerial studies double major, Lopez carries a 3.72 GPA and has started all 30 matches this season at setter. She has twice been a member of the President's Honor Roll at Rice and was a member of the 2005-06 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Also last season, she was named the volleyball team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Lopez additionally earned 2004 academic all-WAC honors as a freshman.

This weekend, Rice is at the 2006 Conference USA Volleyball Championship, hosted by Houston at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Owls face off with the Cougars in the opening round of competition with a 5 pm match on Thursday. The winner will then face Marshall on Friday at 5 pm. Rice and UH split their regular season meetings with the Owls winning at Autry 3-2, and the Cougars winning at the UH Alumni Center 3-1. Rice students can attend free of charge with their student ID.

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