Drews selected USA Volleyball Female Player of the Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, December 9, 2019 - Annie
Drews sparked the U.S. Women’s National Team to three
tournament podium finishes (one gold, two silvers) in events
she competed during 2019, all while being selected to two
FIVB tournament dream teams.
For her efforts, Drews has been selected as the 2019 USA
Volleyball Female Indoor Player of the Year. Setters Jordyn
Poulter and Lauren Carlini were selected as 2019 USA
Volleyball Female Indoor Co-Most Improved Players of the
Year.
The U.S., ranked second in the world by the FIVB, finished
2019 with a 44-7 record in tournament play with five podium
finishes. Team USA captured gold at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball
Nations League, Pan American Cup and NORCECA Champions Cup,
while claiming silver at the FIVB World Cup and the NORCECA
Continental Championship. The U.S. also qualified for the
2020 Olympic Games by winning its Tokyo Qualification
Tournament pool on home soil.
Drews scored a Team USA-high 388 points in 2019 with a 4.56
scoring average per set, second most among players with at
least one start. For the season, Drews started 23 matches
and played in 85 sets compiling 3.94 kills, 0.35 blocks and
0.27 aces per set. She converted 46.3 percent of her attacks
into points with a .317 hitting efficiency.
“I am beyond grateful to represent USA Volleyball and for
all of the opportunities I got to experience in 2019 with
our team,” Drews said. “We have so many talented players and
impactful women in our program and I’m just honored to
continue to learn and grow alongside some of the best. Thank
you to our team and staff for all of the work put in to make
2019 a successful year for USA Volleyball.”