The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2010 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Michelle Kocher
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Francis
- Hometown:
- Wheaton, Ill.
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2010 NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 25, 2010)
• 2008 NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2008 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• Five-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week in 2008 (Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 13, Nov. 24 and Dec. 1)
• 2009 Collegiate Beach Nationals participant with partners Sydney Yogi and Jennifer Doris
AS A JUNIOR (2010)
• appeared in 25 matches and led UT to a 16-1 record as a starter
• ranked third in the Big 12 with 10.44 assists per-set
• registered 21 assists and six digs in Texas[apos] newly installed 6-2 offense at No. 4 Florida (Sept. 11)
• took the reins of the UT offense against Texas Tech (Oct. 16) and recorded 33 assists and a season-best four kills in a 3-0 win.
• tallied 49 assists and nine digs and led UT to a .425 attack mark in its sweep at Kansas (Oct. 20)
• posted her first assist/dig double-double of the year with her 49-assist, 13-dig effort in Texas[apos] 3-1 win over No. 2 Nebraska (Oct. 27)
• led the Horns to a .433 hitting percentage and posted 40 assists and nine digs in a 3-0 win at Colorado (Oct. 30)
• recorded 57 assists and added 10 digs in Texas[apos] 3-1 victory against Oklahoma (Nov. 6)
• posted a career-best 59 assists and added eight digs to lead UT to a 3-1 win at Baylor (Nov. 10)
• dished out 41 assists and led UT to a .378 team hitting percentage in the Horns sweep of Missouri (Nov. 17)
• totaled 57 assists and added 11 digs for her third assist/dig double-double in a 3-1 win over Kansas (Nov. 19)
• notched an assist/dig double-double with 58 assists and 11 digs in the Horns[apos] 3-1 win at No.16 Iowa State (Nov. 27)
• set UT to a .395 team hitting percentage and registered 29 assists and seven digs in its 3-0 win against UTSA in NCAA First Round (Dec. 3)
• tallied 46 assists and 13 digs in UT[apos]s 3-2 win over No. 14 Illinois in the NCAA Regional semifinals (Dec.10)
• led UT to a .397 attack mark and added 54 assists in its 3-1 win against No. 24 Purdue in the NCAA Regional final (Dec.11)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009)
• started six matches and appeared in 22 matches and 60 sets
• became a regular in the Texas lineup on Nov. 7 at Missouri when Texas switched to a 6-2 lineup
• started in the season-opening 3-2 win over No. 23 Long Beach State, tallying 11 assists, two digs and a kill (Aug. 29)
• registered 11 assists and a pair of digs, playing key minutes in Texas[apos] sweep of Texas A&M (Sept. 30)
• posted a season-best 43 assists and added eight digs in a 3-0 win at Texas Tech (Oct. 17)
• notched 28 assists, six digs and two kills in a sweep of Colorado (Oct. 24)
• led Texas to a .441 attack mark, totaling 18 assists and nine digs in a 3-1 win over Texas Tech (Nov. 11)
• tallied 16 assists and nine digs as she paced Texas to a .340 attack mark in its sweep of Baylor (Nov. 21)
• notched 17 assists in the season finale sweep of Kansas (Nov. 28), leading UT to the third-best single-match attack mark in school history (.526)
• led Texas to a .490 team hitting percentage and notched 18 assists and five digs in a 3-0 win over TCU in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 4)
• dished out 19 assists and added nine digs in UT[apos]s 3-1 win over No. 7 Nebraska at the NCAA Omaha Regional (Dec. 12)
• posted an assist/dig double-double with her 24-assist, 12-dig effort in UT[apos]s 3-2 loss to No. 1 Penn State in the NCAA Championship match (Dec. 19)
AS A FRESHMAN (2008)
• started 31 of 33 matches and played in all 118 sets as a true freshman
• paced Texas to the NCAA[apos]s second-best Division I season team hitting pct (.335)
• ranked third in the Big 12 in assists per-set (11.08) and second in league play (11.73)
• garnered three straight Big 12 Rookie of the Week awards (Sept. 29, Oct. 6 & 13) and five overall
• registered 32 assists and eight digs to lead UT to a sweep of No. 4 USC in her collegiate debut (Aug. 29)
• posted her first career assist/dig double-double with 45 assists and 11 digs in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Stanford (Aug. 31)
• notched an assist/dig double-double with 21 assists and 10 digs at New Mexico State (Sept. 6)
• recorded 42 assists, 10 digs and three kills in a 3-1 loss at No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 20)
• tallied a season-best 57 assists in UT[apos]s 3-1 win at Oklahoma (Oct. 1)
• paced the Horns to a season-best .482 team hitting percentage in their sweep of Kansas State (Oct. 4), while recording 38 assists and 12 digs
• dished out 40 assists and recorded 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season in Texas[apos] 3-1 win at Texas A&M (Oct. 15)
• totaled 56 assists, eight digs and four total blocks in a 3-2 victory at No. 14 Kansas State (Nov. 15)
• led the Horns[apos] to a .333 hitting percentage, dished out 40 assists and collected six digs in a 3-1 win over No. 3 Nebraska (Nov. 19)
• totaled four kills and led UT to a .382 attack mark in its 3-0 win over Kansas (Nov. 22)
• amassed 54 assists, eight digs and four total blocks in a four-set win at Missouri (Nov. 26)
• led the team to a season-best .506 hitting percentage in its sweep of Lamar in the NCAA First Round (Dec. 5)
• registered a career-best five kills and added 34 assists and 10 digs in a 3-1 win over No. 9 UCLA in the NCAA Regional semifinal (Dec. 12)
• dished out 52 assists and posted 10 digs in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Stanford in the NCAA Semifinals (Dec. 18)
INTERNATIONALLY
Teamed with Rachael Adams to help the 2011 U.S. A2 White Team to a bronze medal at the USA Volleyball Open National Championship ... selected to the 19-member 2008 U.S. Women[apos]s Junior National Volleyball Training Team in the Spring of 2008 with Texas teammate Amber Roberson.
BEFORE TEXAS
Member of PrepVolleyball.com[apos]s 2008 Top 100 Senior Aces ... a 2007 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America Highest Honorable Mention selection ... a four-year starter for perennial Illinois state power St. Francis High School ... led St. Francis to a 2A State Championship in 2006, a 1A State Championship in 2004 and a 3A State Runner-up finish in 2007 ... Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team in 2007 ... first-team Champaign News-Gazette All-State ... Chicago Sun Times All-Area in 2007 ... 2007 Suburban Catholic Conference Co-Player of the Year ... three-time Daily Herald All-Area selection ... co-captained St. Francis in 2006 and 2007 ... registered 906 assists, 131 digs, 45 blocks and 39 aces in her senior season ... as a senior (2006), she led her St. Francis squad to a 41-2 record and a Top 10 national ranking ... played club volleyball for Mizuno Sports Performance Elite, leading her team to a USA 18U Junior Olympics championship in 2007 ... named to the Junior Olympic All-Tournament team in 2006 ... four-time academic all-conference selection at St. Francis.
PERSONAL
Full name is Michelle Marie Kocher ... born March 1, 1990 ... daughter of Vince and Colleen Kocher of Wheaton, Ill. ... has one brother, Chas (24) ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection, including a 4.0 GPA in Fall 2008 ... health promotion major.
