Coundourides, Rapacz Named to American Weekly Honor Roll

PHILADELPHIA -- For the final week of conference play, Temple volleyball had a pair of student-athletes on the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll. The Owls were represented by juniors Kyra Coundourides and Izzy Rapacz on the list.

Both Coundourides and Rapacz were key to a 1-1 week for the Owls', as the duo tied for team-best defensive honors, with both tallying top offensive performances.

Coundourides handled setting duties, averaging 12.25 assists per set, tallying two double-doubles. Against league-champion SMU, she dished out 49 assists, picking up 10 digs and adding two kills and two aces. In a win over Tulsa, Coundourides recorded 49 assists and a team-best 17 digs, also adding three blocks and an ace. For the week, Temple hit .264 as a team.

Rapacz averaged a double-double with 14.5 kills and 13.5 digs, hitting a massive.442. Against league-champion, SMU, she tallied 16 kills on just two errors, hitting .609 with 11 digs. In a win over Tulsa, Rapacz had 13 kills, hitting .310, and adding 16 digs for her second-straight double-double. Rapacz hit also tallied three blocks during the week, making her responsible for 30.5 Temple points in eight sets.

Temple ended the 2016 season with a 22-8 overall mark, including 15-5 in conference play.

American Athletic Conference Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week: Kendall Patterson, SMU
Defensive Player of the Week: Kaylie McHugh, Tulane

Weekly Honor Roll
Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati
Clara Payne, USF
Morgan Heise, SMU
Izzy Rapacz, Temple
Kyra Coundourides, Temple

Coundourides, Rapacz Named to American Weekly Honor Roll

Players Mentioned

Kyra Coundourides

Izabella Rapacz

Temple University Athletics