American volleyball player
Stephanie Niemer (born September 3, 1989) is a female American volleyballer , playing as an Outside Hitter.[ 2]
Career
After three years in Puerto Rico , Stefani Niemer in 2014 traveled for first time in Europe , signing in French ASPTT Mulhouse . In 2015–16 season she played for Azeryol Baku and she was voted 2015–16 Azerbaijan Volleyball Super League "Best outside hitter" . In 2016 she was selected to the Philippine Super Liga All-Stars team who competed at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship .[ 3]
In the summer of 2017 Stephanie Niemer traveled for a second time in Europe, signing with Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus ,[ 4] who were competing in the Hellenic Women’s Volleyball League and the CEV Women's Challenge Cup . In Greece, Niemer stood out for her highly efficient service. During a league game against A.O. Markopoulo, she achieved the unbelievable record of 17 serving points.[ 5]
In 2017-18 season she won with the Piraeus club the CEV Women's Challenge Cup ,[ 6] being the 3rd top scorer with 137 points and the 3rd best server with 19 aces in the whole competition.[ 7] She also won during the same season the Hellenic championship[ 8] and the Hellenic cup as well,[ 9] competing with the best way in the historical Continental Treble of Olympiacos Piraeus that period. In the summer of 2018 she decided to leave Europe and return home for family reasons.[ 10]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
International competitions
National championships
National trophies
Individual
St. Henry's High School
District Tournament MVP
Most Outstanding Player (Kentucky)
University of Cincinnati
2007 Freshman of the Year
2007 Second Team All-Conference Selection
2008 First Team All-Conference Selection
2009 AVCA Honorable-mention All-American
2009 AVCA First Team Northeast Region Selection
2010 Big East Player of the Year
Azeryol Baku
Petron Tri-Activ Spikers
References
^ "Stephanie Niemer FIVB Profile" . clubworldchampionships.2016.women.fivb.com .
^ "Stephanie Niemer GoBearCats Profile" . GoBearCats.com . Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2016 .
^ "Philippine All-Stars players - 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship" . clubworldchampionships.2016.women.fivb.com . Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016 .
^ "Stephanie Niemer signed in Olympiacos" . sport24.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ "Stephanie Niemer Scores 17 Service Points In Greece" . volleywood.net . December 4, 2017.
^ "Olympiacos make history with Challenge Cup title" . cev.eu . Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ "CEV Challenge Cup 2018 atomic statistics" . cev.eu . Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Olympiacos Piraeus 2017-18 Hellenic champions" . olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2018 .
^ "Olympiacos Piraeus 2018 Hellenic Cup winners" . olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2018 .
^ "Αποχωρούν Κονόμη και Νιέμερ" [Konomi and Niemerre leave]. gavros.gr (in Greek). May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ "Criollas de Caguas logran su cuarto campeonato consecutivo en el voleibol superior" . noticel.com (in Spanish). May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
External links
legend: IC - invitational conference, GP - grand prix conference, AF - all filipino conference, CG - collegiate grand slam conference