2019 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
McCoy, Cat
Jersey Number 21
Cat McCoy
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Southlake, Texas
- Prev School:
- Texas
Bio
BEACH
2019 (As A Senior)
Joined UW for one season of beach as a grad transfer, while pursuing her Master's in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership ... went 9-15 overall, including a 5-6 record with Samantha Drechsel, a 3-7 record with Avie Niece, and a 1-2 record with Kristen Gengenbacher โฆ had the most dramatic win of the year along with Niece, as the two broke the 2-2 tie and got the Huskies the win in the Pac-12 Championships against Utah with a 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 win at the No. 3 spot over Sproule/Villela โฆ also with Niece at No. 3, had a 21-19, 21-17 win over Boise Stateโs McDonald/Johnson, and a 21-13, 21-18 win over San Jose Stateโs Golbeck/Smevog, 21-13, 21-18 โฆ a big win against Long Beach State on Mar. 22 with Drechsel as they won, 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 over Koelsch/Stevens at the No. 3 spot โฆ went 4-0 with Drechsel at the Long Beach State tourney, adding wins over Colorado Mesa, Nebraska, and Cal State Bakersfield โฆ had two three set losses with Drechsel at No. 3 against Arizona on Mar. 29 and Stanford on Apr. 6 โฆ with Gengenbacher, won their season-opener against Calโs Schafer/Lindahl at the No. 2 spot, 21-18, 21-19, on Mar. 2 โฆ went three sets against ASUโs No. 2 pair of Lundeberg/Carballo, falling 19-21, 21-13, 15-8.
INDOOR
A record-breaking indoor career at the University of Texas where she became the program's career digs leader and was an All-America honorable mention ... played in three Final Fours at Texas and the Longhorns were NCAA runners-up in 2015 and 2016 ... finished her career with 1,801 digs in 444 sets played, averaging 4.06 digs per set for her career and adding 83 career service aces and 344 assists.
2017 (Senior at Texas): Named an AVCA All-America honorable mention and All-Southwest Region ... an All-Big 12 Second Team selection ... became Texas' all-time career digs leader on Nov. 1, breaking a mark that had stood since 1998 ... set the new Texas single-season record for digs per set as she averaged 4.41 ... helped the Longhorns reach the Elite Eight with 463 total digs and a career-best 113 assists and was second on the team with 20 aces ... named to All-Tournament Team at the American Campus Classic ... an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
2016 (Junior at Texas): Helped the Longhorns reach the NCAA title match once again, falling to Stanford in the finals as she had 15 digs and four assists in the final ... had 12 digs and five assists in the NCAA semifinal win over Nebraska ... was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 following a career-high-tying 29 digs in a match at Iowa State ... posted 474 digs on the season for a 3.95 digs per set average and had 21 aces and 106 assists.
2015 (Sophomore at Texas): A key contributor to Texas reaching the NCAA championship match where it fell to Nebraska to finish runner-up ... named to the All-Big 12 Second Team ... had 11 digs in the NCAA final and 20 digs in the semifinal victory over Minnesota ... set a career-high with 29 digs against Arizona on Sept. 18 ... averaged 4.12 digs per set on the season with 470 total digs, 22 service aces and 57 assists ... named Academic All-Big 12 First Team and named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014 (Freshman at Texas): Helped Texas make the Final Four, tying for third-place ... a Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection ... led the Longhorns in digs with 394, averaging 3.75 digs per set ... had 20 aces and 68 assists on the year..
High School and Personal: Born in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Rob and Lisa McCoy ... has two younger sisters, Claire and Meghan ... named to the 2014 USA Volleyball Junior National Team that won gold at the U20 NORCECA Continental Championship in Guatemala ... member of the 2013 USA Youth National Team ... a 2013 UnderArmour High School All-American First Team honoree ... one of Volleyball Magazineโs Girls 30 Underclassmen to Watch ... in 2013, led Southlake Carroll to a 44-1 record that included a perfect 14-0 mark in district play ... led the Lady Dragons to 2012 Texas 5A District and Area Championships and was named the All-District Defensive MVP ... member of the Texas Advantage (TAV) 17 Black, the gold medalists at both the Show Me and Lonestar National Qualifiers in 2013.
2019 (As A Senior)
Joined UW for one season of beach as a grad transfer, while pursuing her Master's in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership ... went 9-15 overall, including a 5-6 record with Samantha Drechsel, a 3-7 record with Avie Niece, and a 1-2 record with Kristen Gengenbacher โฆ had the most dramatic win of the year along with Niece, as the two broke the 2-2 tie and got the Huskies the win in the Pac-12 Championships against Utah with a 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 win at the No. 3 spot over Sproule/Villela โฆ also with Niece at No. 3, had a 21-19, 21-17 win over Boise Stateโs McDonald/Johnson, and a 21-13, 21-18 win over San Jose Stateโs Golbeck/Smevog, 21-13, 21-18 โฆ a big win against Long Beach State on Mar. 22 with Drechsel as they won, 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 over Koelsch/Stevens at the No. 3 spot โฆ went 4-0 with Drechsel at the Long Beach State tourney, adding wins over Colorado Mesa, Nebraska, and Cal State Bakersfield โฆ had two three set losses with Drechsel at No. 3 against Arizona on Mar. 29 and Stanford on Apr. 6 โฆ with Gengenbacher, won their season-opener against Calโs Schafer/Lindahl at the No. 2 spot, 21-18, 21-19, on Mar. 2 โฆ went three sets against ASUโs No. 2 pair of Lundeberg/Carballo, falling 19-21, 21-13, 15-8.
INDOOR
A record-breaking indoor career at the University of Texas where she became the program's career digs leader and was an All-America honorable mention ... played in three Final Fours at Texas and the Longhorns were NCAA runners-up in 2015 and 2016 ... finished her career with 1,801 digs in 444 sets played, averaging 4.06 digs per set for her career and adding 83 career service aces and 344 assists.
2017 (Senior at Texas): Named an AVCA All-America honorable mention and All-Southwest Region ... an All-Big 12 Second Team selection ... became Texas' all-time career digs leader on Nov. 1, breaking a mark that had stood since 1998 ... set the new Texas single-season record for digs per set as she averaged 4.41 ... helped the Longhorns reach the Elite Eight with 463 total digs and a career-best 113 assists and was second on the team with 20 aces ... named to All-Tournament Team at the American Campus Classic ... an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
2016 (Junior at Texas): Helped the Longhorns reach the NCAA title match once again, falling to Stanford in the finals as she had 15 digs and four assists in the final ... had 12 digs and five assists in the NCAA semifinal win over Nebraska ... was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 following a career-high-tying 29 digs in a match at Iowa State ... posted 474 digs on the season for a 3.95 digs per set average and had 21 aces and 106 assists.
2015 (Sophomore at Texas): A key contributor to Texas reaching the NCAA championship match where it fell to Nebraska to finish runner-up ... named to the All-Big 12 Second Team ... had 11 digs in the NCAA final and 20 digs in the semifinal victory over Minnesota ... set a career-high with 29 digs against Arizona on Sept. 18 ... averaged 4.12 digs per set on the season with 470 total digs, 22 service aces and 57 assists ... named Academic All-Big 12 First Team and named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014 (Freshman at Texas): Helped Texas make the Final Four, tying for third-place ... a Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection ... led the Longhorns in digs with 394, averaging 3.75 digs per set ... had 20 aces and 68 assists on the year..
High School and Personal: Born in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Rob and Lisa McCoy ... has two younger sisters, Claire and Meghan ... named to the 2014 USA Volleyball Junior National Team that won gold at the U20 NORCECA Continental Championship in Guatemala ... member of the 2013 USA Youth National Team ... a 2013 UnderArmour High School All-American First Team honoree ... one of Volleyball Magazineโs Girls 30 Underclassmen to Watch ... in 2013, led Southlake Carroll to a 44-1 record that included a perfect 14-0 mark in district play ... led the Lady Dragons to 2012 Texas 5A District and Area Championships and was named the All-District Defensive MVP ... member of the Texas Advantage (TAV) 17 Black, the gold medalists at both the Show Me and Lonestar National Qualifiers in 2013.
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