Kylie Cowan

Position:
Setter/Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Odessa
Hometown:
Odessa, Texas

2011 (Senior)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Played in 24 sets this year ... Averaged 2.00 assists per set overall ... Averaged 1.40 assists per set in 15 sets played during conference ... Had 10 assists at Kansas State on Nov. 9 ... Matched a career-high with two service aces against the Wildcats ... Also had a season-high seven digs in that match ... Played four sets of the Oklahoma Invitational ... Averaged 5.75 assists per set in four sets played ... Had 11 assists against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Posted her best match of the year against Texas Southern ... Had a season-high 12 assists and one block assist ... Registered her second career kill against TSU.

2010 (Junior)
Played in 40 sets during the year ... Had four service aces and averaged 1.02 digs per set ... Added 13 assists ... Saw limited time during the NCAA Championship ... Played in 30 sets of conference action ... Recorded a season-best six digs twice during the year ... Had 12 assists and 34 digs during Big 12 play ... Saw some playing time during the Houston Invitational and Nike Invitational.

2009 (Sophomore)
Saw time in nine matches ... Had 81 assists, a 3.68 average, in 22 sets played ... Had 17 total digs for a 0.77 per set average ... Had first career double-double with a career-best 39 assists and 10 digs against Grambling State on Sept. 4 ... Also had her first career kill ... Had one service ace each against UALR and UT-Arlington ... Had 22 assists against the Mavericks.

2008 (Freshman)
Saw limited playing time ... Recorded five digs and one service ace at Kansas State ... Had a season-high six digs and one service ace in the win over third-ranked Texas ... Saw the first action of her career at Nebraska ... Tallied five digs and one assist.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Odessa High School ... Team advanced to the state playoffs three out of four years ... Named to the All-West Texas team by sports writers in 2006 and 2007 ... Selected to the District 3-5A first team as a junior and senior ... Named LoneStarVolleyball.com's 2007 Honorable Mention Outstanding Hitter of the Year ... Named to All-Permian Basin team 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Selected to play for two years on Sun Country's Regional High Performance team ... Team placed second at nationals in 2006 ... Chosen as team captain in 2007 ... Participated in the USA Volleyball Camp A in 2006 ... Selected to the District 3-5A second team as a sophomore ... Honored at Odessa HS as MVP during junior and senior years and Offensive MVP as a sophomore ... Team captain both junior and senior years ... Voted as Most Athletic Girl and Miss Odessa High School as a senior.

Club
Played setter and strong side hitter for WTJ Burn (club team) ... Team advanced to nationals each of her final three seasons.

Personal
Daughter of Boyd and Teri Cowan ... Has one sister, Kyndal ... Grandfather, Jackie Cowan, was a two-sport letterman who played football and baseball at OU from 1960-1963 ... Father lettered in football at Texas Tech from 1985-1988 ... Majoring in human relations.