Temple University Athletics

2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Izzy Rapacz
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Kyra Coundourides
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Kyra Coundourides
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Kyra Coundourides
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Kyra Coundourides
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Kyra Coundourides
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Kyra Coundourides
Jersey Number 7

Kyra Coundourides

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Brunswick, Ohio
Awards: 2017 American Athletic Conference Second Team…American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (9/25/17; 10/2/17; 10/23/17; 10/30/17)…Maryland All-Tournament Team (8/26/17)...2016 CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-America selection, just the second Temple volleyball player in program history... 2016 Temple Invitational All-Tournament Team... American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (10/24/16, 10/31/16).

2017: Played in 29 matches for the Owls, appearing in 107 sets…Recorded 1107 assists with a 10.35 assists per set average…Had 17 aces, the third highest for the Owls…Played in 16 matches where she had double-digit digs…Recorded a season high 59 assists against Wichita State (9/22) and a season high 19 digs against Tulsa (10/20).

2016: Played in 29 matches for the Owls, making 28 starts... named to the Temple Invitational All-Tournament team... averaged 10.90 assists per set, racking up 1,253 total assists, tying Temple volleyball single-season record in the modern rules era (2008 - present)... tallied 280 total digs, averaging 2.43 per set to rank third on the team... was second on the Owls with 35 total aces... finished the season with 30 blocks... Tallied 14 double-doubles, ranking second on the team, including reaching the mark in each of the team's final four games... notched 40 or more assists in 14 games... had a season-high 59 assists against Memphis... reached a season-best mark of 18 digs against both SMU and Tulane.

2015 (Virginia Tech): Started 11 matches, playing in 28 … Totaled 405 assists and 140 digs … Tallied 25 aces, third most on the team … Recorded two double-doubles … Had 20 or more assists in nine matches … Posted a career-high 30 assists at Duke … Tied a career-high of four aces versus Virginia … Registered three aces on two occasions: Bowling Green and Boston College.

2014 (Virginia Tech): Saw time in all 31 matches, tallying double-digit assists in 29 of them… Had 20 or more assists in 12 matches… Recorded career-highs with 27 at Ohio and versus Clemson… Had 22 assists at No. 19 Kentucky… Tallied 23 assists in the wins over No. 12 Illinois and at Virginia… Notched 24 kills against Louisville and at Clemson… Recorded 19 assists and 10 digs versus No. 21 Duke… Had three double-doubles.

High School: Four-year All-Ohio and All-District selection... Named to the PrepVolleyball Top-100 Senior Aces list... Earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors in 2013… Was named District Player of the Year as a senior… Earned First Team All-Conference and was a Summit County All-Star for four years and the Summit County Player of the Year for three years… MVP of the District and State All-Star matches during senior year… Holds the school record for career assists and career aces… Helped team place in the state Final Four… Competed for the Academy for Volleyball Cleveland club team and helped the team to a USA Volleyball National Championship Runner-Up… Also tallied eight appearances in the USAV Junior National Championships… Was a three time OVR Power League All-Tournament team member and was named MVP two times… Four time member of the OVR High Performance team… In addition, competed in track at Walsh Jesuit in the 400m and 4x400m relay team… Member of Student Government, Honor Roll, National Honors Society and Justice League.

Personal: Kyra Rose Coundourides… Daughter of Stacy and Karol Coundourides… Has three siblings, Alyssa, Alex and Eli… Father and mother both played volleyball at Baldwin Wallace, in addition, mother competed in basketball, softball and track, earning Outstanding Senior Female Athlete honors… Sister Alyssa was a captain and all-conference setter at Hiram College while brother Alex was a four-year starter for the men’s volleyball team at Baldwin Wallace.
Temple Men's Basketball | Babatunde Durodola Day In The Life
Saturday, September 13
Ep. 3: Temple Volleyball Head Coach Linda Hampton-Keith || Lacrosse Student-Athlete Jenna Facciolli
Friday, September 12
Ep. 2: Temple Football Alum Tyler Matakevich || Gymnastics Junior Amelia Budd
Friday, September 05
Elevate the Owls: Temple Athletics' Competitive Excellence Fund
Tuesday, September 02