2017 Women’s VolleyMob All-America First Team: Plummer Leads the Way

The 2017 NCAA Season has come to its conclusion with Nebraska winning the biggest team award in the National Championship. But how about some more individual accolades to give out?

This week, we will present our year two end-of-season VolleyMob awards, starting with our Third-Team on Tuesday, Second-Team yesterday and First-Team today. For each level of All-America recognition, we’ve selected six players plus a libero. The week will culminate with us naming our National Player of the Year.

*Note: All-Americans and National Player of the Year were voted on by a VolleyMob staff of writers and compiled based on the aggregate results.

KATHRYN PLUMMER, SOPHOMORE OUTSIDE HITTER AT STANFORD

6’6″ | Aliso Viejo, California

• 2017 Stats: 4.73 kills per set (.323), 1.93 digs per set, 0.75 blocks per set, 0.36 aces per set
• Ranked 6th in the NCAA (2nd among NCAA Tournament teams) in points per set (5.39)
• Named Pac-12 Player of the Year
• Stanford finished 30-4, falling to Florida in the Final Four

SIMONE LEE, SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER AT PENN STATE

6’1″ | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

• 2017 Stats: 3.89 kills per set (.317), 2.30 digs per set, 0.58 blocks per set, 0.20 aces per set
• Had a season high 30 kills at Texas A&M on Sep. 2
• Named the Big Ten Player of the Year in helping Penn State lead the NCAA in team hitting % (.339)
• Penn State finished 33-2, falling to eventual National Champion Nebraska in the Final Four

RHAMAT ALHASSAN, SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER AT FLORIDA

6’4″ | Glenarden, Maryland

• 2017 Stats: 2.69 kills per set (.401), 1.70 blocks per set, 0.38 digs per set, 0.10 aces per set
• Ranked 1st in the NCAA in blocks per set and 15th (13th among NCAA Tournament teams) in hitting %
• Named the SEC Player of the Year
• Florida finished 30-2, falling to Nebraska in the National Championship match

HALEIGH WASHINGTON, SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER AT PENN STATE

6’3″ | Colorado Springs, Colorado

• 2017 Stats: 3.01 kills per set (.492), 1.50 blocks per set, 0.67 digs per set, 0.18 aces per set
• Led the NCAA in hitting percentage on a team that led the country in hitting percentage (.339)
• Named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• Penn State finished 33-2, falling to eventual National Champion Nebraska in the Final Four

KELLY HUNTER, SENIOR SETTER AT NEBRASKA

5’11” | Papillion, Nebraska

• 2017 Stats: 10.72 assists per set, 2.73 digs per set, 0.79 kills per set, 0.55 blocks per set, 0.23 aces per set
  • *Note: Missed the first two matches of the season and played her first three back in a 6-2
• Hit .282 overall for the year, .164 in two matches without her and .292 with Hunter in the lineup
• Named the Big Ten Setter of the Year
• Nebraska finished 32-4, winning the National Championship

STEPHANIE SAMEDY, FRESHMAN RIGHT SIDE AT MINNESOTA

6’2″ | Clermont, Florida

• 2017 Stats: 4.05 kills per set (.303), 2.82 digs per set, 0.74 blocks per set, 0.09 aces per set
• Ranked 4th (2nd among NCAA Tournament teams) for right sides in the NCAA in points per set (4.54)
• Overall ranked 41st (18th among NCAA Tournament teams) in the country in points per set
• Minnesota finished 28-6, falling to USC in the Sweet 16

MORGAN HENTZ, SOPHOMORE LIBERO AT STANFORD

5’9″ | Lakeside Park, Kentucky

• 2017 Stats: 4.04 digs per set, 0.83 assists per set, 0.18 aces per set
• Helped Stanford hold opponents to a .179 hitting percentage, good for 1st in the Pac-12
• Named Pac-12’s Libero of the Year
• Stanford finished 30-4, falling to Florida in the Final Four