Cougars are prepared to excel after a hot start

Junior libero Katie Karbo leads the team in digs and has solidified the Cougars’ defense. | Thomas Dwyer/ The CougarThe red-hot Cougars volleyball team has already won more games than it did all of last season and will look to continue the success in the American Athletic Conference.

Houston is 13-2 and finds itself on top of the conference standings with South Florida and Tulane behind it. It is a far cry from the eighth place that UH was picked to finish in the preseason conference poll.

Houston’s success has spurred from its balanced abilities on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.

Of the team’s 766 kills, 12 different players have at least one. Junior Megan Duncan leads the…