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BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo volleyball team announced its 2001 team awards at UB's annual Athletic Awards Banquet, held at Samuel's Grande Manor on Sunday, April 28. Sophomore Lindsay Matikosh (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) was named Most Valuable Player, freshman Katie Henry (Buffalo, NY/City Honors) was tabbed as the team's Top Newcomer, sophomore Alexis Bouie (Albion, NY/Albion) received the Coach's Award and sophomore Becky Ashare (Coram, NY/Longwood) was named Most Improved Player.

Lindsay Matikosh

Matikosh, an outside hitter, finished the 2001 season as Buffalo's leader in both kills (323) and digs (315), up from 278 kills and 299 digs in 2000 when she was named the team's Top Newcomer. Matikosh's career numbers of 601 kills and 614 digs after two seasons put her on pace to become just the fourth player in Buffalo history to finish her career over the 1,000 mark in both of those categories. Matikosh also added 44 service aces (0.42 per game) and 52 blocks (0.50 per game) in 2001, and she was named to the All-Tournament Team at the UB Morgan Classic Invitational and at the UMass Invitational. Matikosh posted a career-high 26 kills in a five-game match at Niagara on October 3.

Katie Henry

Henry, an outside hitter, led the Bulls with 48 service aces in 2001 and finished first in the Mid-American Conference with 0.52 aces per game. She added 247 digs (third on the team) and 97 kills (fifth on the team) during her freshman campaign, and she posted double figures in digs in 14 matches and had double-doubles in kills and digs on two occasions, against both Binghamton and Kent State.

Bouie, a middle hitter, finished the 2001 season with 196 kills (third on the team) and 82 blocks (first on the team), well over her freshman season totals of 68 kills and 42 blocks. She had a career-high 17 kills against Bowling Green on October 5 and a career-high nine blocks against Marshall on November 3. Bouie, who was also the recipient of the Coach's Award in 2000, also competed on the UB women's basketball team during the 2001-02 season.

Ashare, a middle hitter, came back with a bang after redshirting in 2000, improving on her freshman season totals of 92 kills and 44 blocks in 1999 with 200 kills (second on the team) and 58 blocks (second on the team) in 2001. She also led the Bulls with a .241 hitting percentage during the season. Ashare was named to the 2001 Verizon Academic All-District I Volleyball Second Team, selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America), and she also received the UB athletic department's Unsung Hero Award at the banquet, selected by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and recognizing an individual for dedication, unselfishness and contribution to his or her team.