Kourtney Edwards

Kourtney Edwards

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Haltom City, Texas

High School:
Haltom

Height:
6-1

Position:
MB

Experience:
1L

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.