Volleyball seniors to be honored Saturday (w/VIDEO)
10/30/2009 6:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Three seniors who have played a major role in the Bearkats' success this season take the floor in their final matches at Johnson Coliseum Saturday when the Sam Houston volleyball team plays host to Texas A&M-Corpus Chrsti at 2 p.m.
Anna Ferguson and Katie Phillips have been starters and Shamira Washington has played an important role coming off the bench as Sam Houston has rolled up a 10-match winning streak. The Kats lead the Southland Conference West Division with a 10-1 league mark.
The three seniors will be honored in special pre-match ceremonites.
Ferguson, a first team All-Southland selection last year, has earned two Southland Offensive "Player of the Week" awards in 2009. She was MVP at the Comfort Suites Classic and received all-tournament recognition in two events this year. Ferguson ranks among Sam Houston's all-time top 10 in blocks and in the top 20 in career kills. She is an Academic All-Southland first team with a 3.46 overall GPA as an elementary education major. Saturday she will be appearing in her 103rd match as a Bearkat.
An outside hitter and defensive specialist, Washington is appearing in her 85th match as a Bearkat. Coming into this weekend with 625 career digs, she led Sam Houston's dig leader in 2008. She is a biology major.
A four-year letter-winner as a right side hitter and middle blocker, Phillips is appearing in her 109th match for Sam Houston. She ranks among the all-time top 10 at Sam Houston in blocks with 292 and has totaled 435 career kills. A two-time Academic All-Southland Conference honorable mention selection with a 3.41 overall GPA, she is a psychology major.
Sam Houston State enters the contest with an 18-10 overall season record. The Bearkats' 10-match winning streak is the longest since Sam Houston won 14 in a row in 1993.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi stands 7-17 for the year. The Islanders took Sam Houston to five sets before falling in their first meeting earlier this fall in Corpus Christi.
Volleyball tickets at Johnson Coliseum are $5 for adults and $3 for youth.
For more information about Bearkat tickets, logon to www.gobearkats.com or contact the Sam Houston Athletic Ticket Office located in the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
