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