Stephanie Niemer
NationalityAmerican
Birth dateSeptember 3, 1989 (age 37)
HometownErlanger, Kentucky, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
PositionWing Spiker
CollegeUniversity of Cincinnati
Currentclub-
Years 12011–2013
Team 1Indias de Mayagüez
Years 22013
Team 2Orientales de Humacao
Years 32014
Team 3Gigantes de Carolina
Years 42014–2015
Team 4ASPTT Mulhouse
Years 52015–2016
Team 5Azeryol Baku
Years 62016
Team 6Gigantes de Carolina
Years 72016
Team 7Petron Tri-Activ Spikers
Years 82016
Team 8PSL-F2 Logistics Manila[1]
Years 92016–2017
Team 9Criollas de Caguas
Years 102017–2018
Team 10Olympiacos Piraeus
Years 112019
Team 11Petron Blaze Spikers
Years 122020-21
Team 12Valencianas de Juncos

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

  1. ^ "Stephanie Niemer FIVB Profile". clubworldchampionships.2016.women.fivb.com
  2. ^ "Stephanie Niemer GoBearCats Profile". GoBearCats.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Philippine All-Stars players - 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship". clubworldchampionships.2016.women.fivb.com. Archived October 7, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Stephanie Niemer signed in Olympiacos" (in Greek). sport24.gr. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Stephanie Niemer Scores 17 Service Points In Greece". volleywood.net. December 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Olympiacos make history with Challenge Cup title". cev.eu. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "CEV Challenge Cup 2018 atomic statistics". cev.eu. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Olympiacos Piraeus 2017-18 Hellenic champions" (in Greek). olympiacossfp.gr. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Olympiacos Piraeus 2018 Hellenic Cup winners" (in Greek). olympiacossfp.gr. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "Αποχωρούν Κονόμη και Νιέμερ" [Konomi and Niemerre leave] (in Greek). gavros.gr. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "Criollas de Caguas logran su cuarto campeonato consecutivo en el voleibol superior" (in Spanish). noticel.com. May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.