2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Cunningham, Lee Ann
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Jersey Number 5
Lee Ann Cunningham
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Assumption HS
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
Bio
Career: Ranks second in school history in total digs (2,162), digs per set (4.60), and sets played (470).
2019-20 (Senior): Played in all 108 sets...selected to the AVCA All-Region Team...earned Conference USA Second Team All-Conference honors...named to the C-USA All-Academic Team...one of 30 Senior CLASS Award nominees across the nation...selected the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (10/21)...became one of just two players (Tracey Lam) to surpass 2,000 career digs in school history...earned the Mendivil Award (player who embodies integrity, accountability, and puts team first; voted on by players) for a second straight year...ranked fifth in C-USA in both total digs (484) and digs per set (4.61)...totaled 131 assists, 19 service aces, and 22.5 points...recorded 10 or more digs in 27 of 31 matches...eight matches with 20 or more digs, including a season-high 34 digs vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/14) - tied for the sixth-most in school history.
2018-19 (Junior): Played in all 118 sets…earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors…garnered AVCA Southwest Region honorable mention honors… earned C-USA First Team honors…selected the 2018-19 Joyce Pounds Hardy Award winner…named Rice’s Conference USA Fall Spirit of Service Award… selected to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Second Team…four times named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (O1, O15, O29, N5)… named to the Rice Adidas Invitational II All-Tournament Team…led the Owls and ranked second in C-USA with 574 total digs (4th-highest single-season total in program history) and third in digs per set (4.86)…third on the team with 167 assists…posted 17 service aces…recorded a season-high 30 digs vs. Texas St. (9/4)…12 matches with 20 or more digs…posted a season-high 14 assists vs. Marshall (10/14)…shared the Mendivil Award (player who embodies integrity, accountability, and puts team first; voted on by players) honors with Shelby Livingstone…earned a C-USA Academic Medal… named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…a Rice Honor athlete.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in all 123 sets…selected to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team…named to the C-USA All-Academic Team… surpassed 1,000 career digs…ranked second in C-USA in both totals digs (580-33rd in nation) and digs per set (4.72-68th in nation)…named to the SMU All-Tournament Team, the Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team, and Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team…led the Owls in total digs and digs per set…second on the Owls with 21 service aces…recorded a C-USA season-high 35 digs in a win over Georgetown (9/16), tied for the fourth-most digs by an Owl in a match…also posted 33 digs in a victory at UTSA (11/11)…13 matches with 20 or more digs…totaled a season-high four aces in a win vs. Middle Tennessee (9/29)...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in all 121 sets as a true freshman...was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team...named to the Rice Adidas Invite I All-Tournament Team...earned the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (8/29/16)...totaled a team-high 511 digs (4.22 dps), the sixth-most in a single season in Rice history...ranked second in C-USA in total digs (511) and fourth in the league in digs per set (4.22)...recorded a season-high 32 digs at Southern Miss (11/6/16), the 10th-most in a single match in school history...totaled 28 digs in just her second collegiate match against nationally ranked BYU (8/27/16)...had 10 matches of 20 or more digs...collected 10 or more digs in 27 of 32 matches...had a season-high three aces in a win at Middle Tennessee (9/30/16)...earned a C-USA Academic Medal...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended Assumption High School in Louisville, Kentucky where she played for head coach Ron Kordes...helped lead the Rockets to their 19th state championship in 24 years...recipient of the Above and Beyond Award and the Coaches' Award in 2014...also competed in the high jump in track and field under head coach Barry Hayworth...graduated with a 3.9 GPA...member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Beta Club.
Personal: Full name: Lee Ann Cunningham...Parents: John and Sallie Cunningham (one brother)...Rice College: Duncan College...volunteered with Kentucky Refugee Ministries where she did a variety of work, including packing backpacks in preparation for the first day of school to answering phones in Spanish for the Cuban office...also worked at Signature Healthcare (nursing home), where she led activities and played the piano for residents.
2019-20 (Senior): Played in all 108 sets...selected to the AVCA All-Region Team...earned Conference USA Second Team All-Conference honors...named to the C-USA All-Academic Team...one of 30 Senior CLASS Award nominees across the nation...selected the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (10/21)...became one of just two players (Tracey Lam) to surpass 2,000 career digs in school history...earned the Mendivil Award (player who embodies integrity, accountability, and puts team first; voted on by players) for a second straight year...ranked fifth in C-USA in both total digs (484) and digs per set (4.61)...totaled 131 assists, 19 service aces, and 22.5 points...recorded 10 or more digs in 27 of 31 matches...eight matches with 20 or more digs, including a season-high 34 digs vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/14) - tied for the sixth-most in school history.
2018-19 (Junior): Played in all 118 sets…earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors…garnered AVCA Southwest Region honorable mention honors… earned C-USA First Team honors…selected the 2018-19 Joyce Pounds Hardy Award winner…named Rice’s Conference USA Fall Spirit of Service Award… selected to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Second Team…four times named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (O1, O15, O29, N5)… named to the Rice Adidas Invitational II All-Tournament Team…led the Owls and ranked second in C-USA with 574 total digs (4th-highest single-season total in program history) and third in digs per set (4.86)…third on the team with 167 assists…posted 17 service aces…recorded a season-high 30 digs vs. Texas St. (9/4)…12 matches with 20 or more digs…posted a season-high 14 assists vs. Marshall (10/14)…shared the Mendivil Award (player who embodies integrity, accountability, and puts team first; voted on by players) honors with Shelby Livingstone…earned a C-USA Academic Medal… named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…a Rice Honor athlete.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in all 123 sets…selected to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team…named to the C-USA All-Academic Team… surpassed 1,000 career digs…ranked second in C-USA in both totals digs (580-33rd in nation) and digs per set (4.72-68th in nation)…named to the SMU All-Tournament Team, the Omni Invitational All-Tournament Team, and Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team…led the Owls in total digs and digs per set…second on the Owls with 21 service aces…recorded a C-USA season-high 35 digs in a win over Georgetown (9/16), tied for the fourth-most digs by an Owl in a match…also posted 33 digs in a victory at UTSA (11/11)…13 matches with 20 or more digs…totaled a season-high four aces in a win vs. Middle Tennessee (9/29)...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in all 121 sets as a true freshman...was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team...named to the Rice Adidas Invite I All-Tournament Team...earned the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (8/29/16)...totaled a team-high 511 digs (4.22 dps), the sixth-most in a single season in Rice history...ranked second in C-USA in total digs (511) and fourth in the league in digs per set (4.22)...recorded a season-high 32 digs at Southern Miss (11/6/16), the 10th-most in a single match in school history...totaled 28 digs in just her second collegiate match against nationally ranked BYU (8/27/16)...had 10 matches of 20 or more digs...collected 10 or more digs in 27 of 32 matches...had a season-high three aces in a win at Middle Tennessee (9/30/16)...earned a C-USA Academic Medal...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended Assumption High School in Louisville, Kentucky where she played for head coach Ron Kordes...helped lead the Rockets to their 19th state championship in 24 years...recipient of the Above and Beyond Award and the Coaches' Award in 2014...also competed in the high jump in track and field under head coach Barry Hayworth...graduated with a 3.9 GPA...member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Beta Club.
Personal: Full name: Lee Ann Cunningham...Parents: John and Sallie Cunningham (one brother)...Rice College: Duncan College...volunteered with Kentucky Refugee Ministries where she did a variety of work, including packing backpacks in preparation for the first day of school to answering phones in Spanish for the Cuban office...also worked at Signature Healthcare (nursing home), where she led activities and played the piano for residents.
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