University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2007 Women's Volleyball Roster

Tara Cote
Jersey Number 9

Tara Cote

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior

Major: Chemical Engineering

2006-07 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List

2005-06 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List

 

2006 ? Junior Season

 

?   Split time with freshman Kendra Hall at setter, starting 10 matches

?   Finished second on the team to Hall with 317 assists, averaging 4.34 helps per game

?   Posted a .571 attack percentage against Southern Miss on Aug. 26, recording five kills, while

    adding 30 assists and nine digs

?   Registered a season-high 56 assists vs. Northwestern State on Aug. 29

?   Tallied 40 helps against Jackson State on Sept. 12

?   Recorded a season-best five kills three different times, including back-to-back matches against

    Southeastern Louisiana and Lamar

?   Posted a career-best .833 attack percentage (5k-0e-6ta) at Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 12

 

2005 ? Sophomore Season

 

?   Took over as the Cajuns setter in 2005 and averaged 9.04 assists per game in her first season with

    the Cajuns and first season of competition since 2003

?   Had transferred to Louisiana-Lafayette from North Carolina A&T after sitting out the 2004 season

?   Played in and started all 25 matches

?   Reached 40-plus assists 10 times and finished the season with 40-plus in four of the last five matches

?   Her 173 digs were the fourth-most on the team

?   Ended the season with 814 assists, accounting for 82 percent of the Cajuns’ assist (998 total)

?   Her assists total was the most tallied by a Cajuns’ setter since Beth Henson collected 1,137 in 2002

?   She became the first player since Beth Henson in 2002 to start every match as the setter

?   Served up 20 aces to rank as the third-most on the team

?   Her 29 attack errors were the fewest amongst players with at least 200 attempts

?   Played 10 matches with zero attack errors ? best outing was nine kills on 16 attempts with no

    errors against Troy Oct. 7

 

Prior to Louisiana (North Carolina A&T)

 

?   Attended North Carolina A&T and competed for the Aggies during the 2003 season

?   Did not compete in 2004

 

High School

 

?   Four-year letterwinner who was team captain for two years

?   Participated on city All-Star team and was voted city MVP by the Saskatoon Star Phoenix

?   Captain of Team Saskatoon (three years)

?   Member of city championship team (two years)

?   Winner of the Aden Bowman spirit and leadership award

?   Made numerous tournament All-Star teams

?   Captain of the Saskatchewan Winter Games hockey team

?   Also participated in basketball and track in high school

 

Personal

 

?   Full name is Tara Lynn Côté

?   Born on October 8, 1985

?   Daughter of Anne and Keith Côté

?   Has one brother Andrew and one sister Laura

?   Played club hockey for nine years

?   Captain of the Saskatchewan Winter Games hockey team

?   Sister plays volleyball at the University of Memphis

?   Her mom is a volunteer assistant for the Memphis Tigers

?   Is fluent in French and Japanese

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