Stephanie Niemer

Stephanie Niemer
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-09-03) 3 September 1989
Hometown Erlanger, Kentucky
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
College(s) United States University of Cincinnati
Volleyball information
Position Wing Spiker
Current club -
Career
YearsTeams
2011–2013Puerto Rico Indias de Mayagüez
2013Puerto Rico Orientales de Humacao
2014Puerto Rico Gigantes de Carolina
2014–2015France ASPTT Mulhouse
2015–2016Azerbaijan Azeryol Baku
2016Puerto Rico Gigantes de Carolina
2016Philippines Petron Tri-Activ Spikers
2016Philippines PSL-F2 Logistics Manila[1]
2016–2017Puerto Rico Criollas de Caguas
2017–2018Greece Olympiacos Piraeus

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, singing in Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F. Pireus,[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 at the same season the Hellenic championship[8] and the Hellenic cup as well,[9] competing with the best way in the historical treble of Olympiacos Pireus that period. In the summer of 2018 she decided to left Europe and return home for family reasons.[10]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Interational 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

  1. ↑ "Stephanie Niemer FIVB Profile". clubworldchampionships.2016.women.fivb.com.
  2. ↑ "Stephanie Niemer GoBearCats Profile". GoBearCats.com.
  3. ↑ Philippine All-Stars players - 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship
  4. ↑ "Stephanie Niemer signed in Olympiacos". sport24.gr. (in Greek)
  5. ↑ "Stephanie Niemer Scores 17 Service Points In Greece". www.volleywood.net.
  6. ↑ Olympiacos make history with Challenge Cup title www.cev.eu
  7. ↑ "CEV Challenge Cup 2018 atomic statistics". www.cev.eu.
  8. ↑ Olympiacos Piraeus 2017-18 Hellenic champions www.olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek)
  9. ↑ Olympiacos Piraeus 2018 Hellenic Cup winners www.olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek)
  10. ↑ Srtefanie Niener leaves Europe www.gavros.gr
  11. ↑ Criollas de Caguas logran su cuarto campeonato consecutivo en el voleibol superior. noticel.com, 15/05/2017 (in Spanish)
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