#3 Kyra Lancon Season 2002

• 2002 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Sophomore Season (2002)
Played in 80 games in 24 matches … Ranked third on the team with 222 kills and fourth with a 2.78 kill per game average … Tied for second on the team with 33 service aces … Recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs against Mississippi State … On 12 occasions recorded double figures in kills and twice had double figures in digs … Led the team in kills six times … Recorded a career-high 24 kills against Georgia with a career-high .432 attacking percentage, six digs and six blocks … Against Florida A&M had a career-high 11 digs.

Freshman Season (2001)
Played in 80 games in 26 matches as a redshirt freshman … Started slowly before coming on strong shortly into the season … Had 15 matches with double figures in kills which was the most on the team … Led the Tigers in kills six times … Was dominant in home win over Alabama as she racked up 23 kills and a .340 hitting percentage … Was more efficient her next time out as she notched a .385 clip with 14 kills at Mississippi State … Recorded 52 digs on the season despite rarely seeing action on the back row … Was consistent at the net, blocking at least one ball in 21 of 27 matches, including four on five occasions.

Redshirt Season (2000)
Redshirted season and became better acquainted to the college game … Became the team’s top player in practice by the end of the year.

High School
Earned three letters while playing for Nicole Blakeman at Clearlake High School … Was named first-team all-district as a junior and a senior … Earned Third-Team All-Houston honors as a junior … Also competed in basketball and track and field … Finished fourth and fifth in the state high jump competition her junior and senior years, respectively.

Personal
Full name is Kyra Michelle Lancon … Parents are Chris and Donna Lancon … Has an older sister, Kiesha … Majoring in apparel design … Born on July 2, 1982, in Houston, Texas.