Kara Teal Season 2017

 
2018 (Junior)
Started all 27 matches and played in all 105 sets … ranked eighth in C-USA with a team-high 0.30 service aces per set, adding 3.16 points per set – 20^th best in the league … hit a team-high .336 while averaging 2.35 kills per set, owning 0.89 blocks and 0.47 digs per set … finished with double-figure kills in 12 of 27 matches … had a stretch of eight consecutive matches with 10+ kills … had a season-high four aces vs. Cornell and at LA Tech … notched a season high five digs at Marshall … finished with a team-leading 20.5 points at Army … opened the year with a season-high eight blocks and 13 kills vs. USF … had a season-best 15 kills at Army. 

Sophomore (2017)
Started 26 of her 28 match appearances for UTSA … recorded 14 double-digit kill performances, including a career-best 16 against Texas State (Sept. 16) … finished second on the team in kills with an average of 2.29 kills per set (261) … led the team with 90 blocks (.79 bps) … registered a season-best seven blocks against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 3) and FIU (Nov. 5) … posted a season-high six digs against Baylor (Sept. 16) … finished third amongst the team in points with 325.5 points (2.86 pps) … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Freshman (2016)
Teal played a big role in the Roadrunners starting rotation as she appeared in 25 matches, starting 19 of them … finished the season third on the team in blocks with 66 (five solo, 61 assisted) and averaged 0.83 blocks per set … notched seven blocks twice, which went for a season best, against Miami (Sept. 2) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 14) … hit .309 on the season and averaged 1.15 kills per set (92 kills) … recorded at least one kill in 21 of 25 matches played and matched her career best twice of nine against SMU (Aug. 26) and UTEP (Oct. 16) … hit a .778 clip against Middle Tennessee on seven kills and nine attempts … also registered three assists, five aces and 20 digs on the season … helped UTSA holds opponents to a .190 attack percentage, best for third in the circuit … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 

High School
Four-year letter winner in volleyball at Brentwood Christian School … played middle blocker for the Bears … three-time first-team all-district honoree and first team all-state selection once … played club volleyball for Austin Juniors … member of the National Honor Society and garnered academic all-state accolades.
 
Personal
Born in Austin … daughter of Kirk Team and Patsy Harris … has two brothers, Kirk Jr. and Kameron …majoring in pre-business.

Take a Roadrunners Stroll through campus with our junior Kara Teal! #BirdsUp ??

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— UTSA Volleyball (@UTSAvolleyball) September 5, 2018