Nancy Cole Named MVP at USAV Junior Olympic Championship

July 7, 2009

Nancy Cole, an incoming Rice freshman volleyball player from Pasadena, Texas, was named Most Valuable Player of the USAV Junior Olympic Championship as her club team, AVA18 Performance, won the 18-U National Gold Division in Miami, Fla. AVA18 Performance won each of its 11 matches by 2-0 scores including the championship match when it defeated Santa Barbara 18-Blue 25-20 and 25-18.

Cole, a 6-3 middle blocker from Memorial High School in Pasadena, was a two-time MVP of her high school squad and three-time first team All-District 22-5A. In 2008, Cole registered set a school-record with 37 kills vs. Spring High School. 

She joins a Rice volleyball team that finished 23-8 in 2008 and played in the NCAA tournament. The Owls return four starters from last season’s squad.



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