Chris Curtin And Vesna Grbavac Honored By Conference USA

Nov. 17, 1999

Tampa - Marquette volleyball players Chris Curtin and Vesna Grbavac were honored by Conference USA Wednesday evening here, the site of this week's C-USA Tournament.

Curtin was chosen to the All-Conference USA First Team after averaging 3.52 kills and 0.91 blocks and hitting .266. She is Marquette's all-time leader in kills and also ranks among the top five players in school history in four other categories. A senior from New Lenox, Ill., she has 18 double-figure kill matches and recorded 20 or more kills four times.

Grbavac was named to the All-C-USA Second Team after leading Marquette with a 4.54 kills average. Grbavac set Marquette single-season records in kills and hitting attempts this season. She also established a match record with 30 kills against Louisville on Nov. 7. A sophomore from Palatine, Ill., Grbavac topped Marquette with 22 double-figure kills performances and surpassed the 20-kill mark 11 times. She also had 16 double-doubles in kills-digs.

Here is the complete list of honorees:

All-Conference USA First Team

Michelle Frazier, Houston

Laura Risley, Saint Louis

Stephanie Bishop, DePaul

Kelly McClain, Louisville

Stephanie Meinig, Cincinnati

CHRIS CURTIN, MARQUETTE

All-Conference USA Second Team

Sonja Percan, Louisville

VESNA GRBAVAC, MARQUETTE

Annie Gant, Cincinnati