At Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas, volleyball is a community affair. In a packed gymnasium, the home crowd knows the cheers — the volleyball team calls, and the crowd responds.
For star hitter Cindy Tchouangwa, the gym booms with enthusiasm.
“When I say big, you say Rice. ‘Big,’” the team shouts. “Rice,” the crowd echoes.
Standing at 6-foot, the Rice University commit isn’t even the tallest on the Falcons’ 34-3 team, but it’s hard to miss her.
In the team’s last two matches, the senior outside hitter recorded 27 kills with a hitting percentage of .725. She also had five aces and 14 digs, earning JWS Player of the Week honors.
Tchouangwa leads the team in kills (448) and hitting percentage (.404), and she’s second on the team in digs (385). In tonight’s match against district opponent Jordan (22-18), Tchouangwa is approaching another milestone.
“Cindy has five kills to become our Tompkins career kill leader,” coach Allison Merrell said.
While it’s a huge accomplishment, Tchouangwa isn’t one to obsess over her stats.
“Honestly, it slipped my mind,” she said with a laugh.
“She’s just pretty awesome. She’s going to…
