| Kourtney Edwards |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Haltom City, Texas
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| High School:
Haltom High School
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
MB
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| Experience:
2L
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2007 (Sophomore)
• Played in all 34 matches and made 33 starts, while playing in 127 games.
• Had a career season, that saw her set career highs in all statistical categories.
• For the second straight season, she led the squad in blocks with 153.
• Ranked seventh in the league with her average of 1.20 blocks per game.
• Hit .350 on the season, ranking first on the team and fourth in the conference.
• Tallied 412 kills on the season, an average of 3.24 per game.
• Picked up 12 assists and added her first two career service aces.
• Led the team in kills on 12 occasions and blocks in 26 matches.
• Racked up at least five blocks in 17 matches.
• Had double-digit kills in 23 matches.
• Pitched in with 47 digs on the season, including a career-high five twice in matches against Florida Gulf Coast (8/24) and Georgia Southern (9/8).
• Posted a stretch of 11 straight games with at 10 kills from Sept. 5 through Sept. 21.
• Tallied a career-high 24 kills in a win over Denver on Sept. 8.
• Hit an outstanding .607 (18-1-28) in a victory over Georgia Southern that same day.
• Served up her only two aces on the season against Alcorn State on Sept. 15.
• Picked up her first career double-double on Oct. 10 at Utah.
• Slammed 16 kills on a career-high 43 swings and denied 10 balls at the net with three solo blocks and seven assists.
• Fell a block short of another double-double against San Diego State on Oct. 13 with 16 kills and nine blocks.
• Had 12 kills and five blocks in the Frogs' upset victory over No. 17 Colorado State on Nov. 15.
2006 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Played in all 32 matches and started 31.
• Appeared in 118 games.
• Ranked fifth on the squad with 196 kills, an average of 1.66 per game.
• Her .276 attack percentage was second best on the team and placed 10th in the league.
• Led the team in blocking with 123 total blocks, an average of 1.04 per game.
• Totaled 15 solo blocks, which was second on the team.
• Had at least five blocks on 12 occasions.
• Led the team in blocks 17 times.
• Pitched in defensively with 30 digs.
• Splashed onto the scene in her first collegiate match by hitting .857 (6-0-7) against Loyola with three blocks.
• Best blocking performance came against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi where she racked up eight.
• Tallied a career-high 10 kills against Centenary on Sept. 9.
• Posted a career-high four digs twice (Centenary, 9/9 & Wyoming, 9/16).
• Equalled her career-high with 10 kills at San Diego State on Oct. 29.
2005 (Freshman)
• Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School
• Was a letterwinner under Jenna Gomez at Haltom High School.
• Received recognition for her efforts on the court and in the classroom.
• Voted the team's Most Valuable Player and Best Offensive Player.
• Also earned Outstanding Sophomore honors, as well as academic all-district and academic all-state accolades.
• Was an honorable mention, second-team and first-team all-district honoree during her prep career.
• Also excelled as a basketball letterwinner.
• Earned identical honors on the basketball court as she did on the volleyball court, in addition to best free throw shooter and best rebounder.
Personal
• Born February 19, 1987.
• Is the daughter of Marie Johnson.
• Had two younger siblings, Aerielle and Javon.
• Is a pre-major at TCU and is planning to major in nursing.
• Her cousin Jermial Ashley played football at Tyler Junior College.
