Nov. 21, 2003

Chicago, Ill. - University of Illinois at Chicago senior outside hitter Teaha Shepperd (Kalamazoo, Mich./Galesburg-Augusta) was named to the All-Horizon League team for the second straight season, announced at the Horizon League Volleyball Banquet on Friday night.

Shepperd was also named to the All-Newcomer team as a freshman and the All-Horizon League second-team as a sophomore.

Shepperd enters this weekend's Horizon League Volleyball Tournament with a team-high, 452 kills and is currently second in school-history with 1,618 career-kills. She also leads the squad with 375 digs and 49 service aces.

The Kalamazoo, Mich., native posted a pair of 20/20 matches this season, including a career-high match of 29 kills and 26 digs in a five-game victory over Eastern Illinois on October 14th.

UIC will square off with #6 Cleveland State in the first round of the Horizon League Volleyball Tournament at 9:00 a.m. at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse.

All-Horizon League Team

MH Ariel Bienemy Butler JR MH Jamie Bouyer Cleveland State JR OH Kali Carter Butler JR OH Karen Fruit UW-Milwaukee JR S Lauren Holbrook Loyola JR S Leslie Kuhn UW-Green Bay JR OH Jorie Miguel Loyola SR OH Tricia Naseman Wright State SR OH Teaha Shepperd UIC SR S Lindsey Spoden UW-Milwaukee SR MH Jessie Theys UW-Green Bay SR OH Janelle Tomlinson UW-Green Bay SR

Horizon League Co-Players of the Year

Lindsey Spoden UW-Milwaukee Janelle Tomlinson UW-Green Bay

Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year

Allie Smerz Wright State

Horizon League Coach of the Year

Kathy Litzau UW-Milwaukee

Horizon League All-Newcomer Team

OH Courtney Ashley Loyola FR L Alyssa Cress Butler FR OH Melissa David UW-Milwaukee FR MH Cheryl Hegemann UW-Milwaukee FR MH Krystal Hendrix Butler FR MH Danielle Siefker Cleveland State FR

Horizon League Newcomer of the Year

Courtney Ashley Loyola