University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Three Earn PrepVolleyball.com All-America Honors
12/20/2017 9:55:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
PrepVolleyball.com has named three University of Northern Iowa volleyball players as honorable mention All-America selections for 2017.
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Heather Hook - Senior, Setter, Grundy Center, Iowa
Missouri Valley Conference's Setter of the Year ... ranks second in the nation in total assists (1,530) ... leads the MVC in assists/set (11.68) ... became the sixth UNI setter to reach 4,000 career assists ... only the 23rd MVC player to surpass 4,000 assists ... set a career-high with 64 assists in a five-set win over No. 19 Missouri ... has tallied 10 50-plus assist matches in 2017 ... set a career-high with eight kills in a five-set win over Valparaiso ... set a career-high with 23 assists in a five-set match vs. Illinois State ... has registered 11 double-doubles this season ... ranks fourth on UNI's all-time assist list with 4,288 career assists ... earned first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 2017 ... named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention squad (majoring in finance, economics, real estate) ... Co-MVP of Omaha Challenge when UNI knocked off Nebraska, 3-1.
Piper Thomas - Junior, Middle Hitter, Jesup, Iowa
Three-time MVC Player of the Week in 2017 ... ranks first on the team in kills (524 - 4.00/set), blocks (119) and hitting percentage (.360) ... top hitter in MVC matches only (.403) ... ranks second in the league in MVC matches only in kills/set (4.28) ... has posted six 20-plus kill matches this season ... only player in the country to have a match with 28 kills, no attack errors (.563) and 10 blocks (vs. Illinois State in the MVC Tournament semifinal) ... she posted 20 kills in four-set matches on three occasions (20 vs. No. 18 USC; 20 vs. Missouri State; 28 at Illinois State) ... three-time MVC Player of the Week honoree in 2017 ... Thomas was named to the first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad ... her 524 kills ranks as the fourth-best single-season total in UNI history ... her 604.5 points is the fifth-highest single-season total in program history ... All-Tournament Team Austin Peay's Governors Challenge and 2017 MVC Tournament ... MVP of Austin Peay's Governors Challenge (UNI defeated Missouri, Middle Tennessee, Austin Peay) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection (majoring in movement & exercise science).
Karlie Taylor - Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Eddyville, Iowa
Ranks second on the team in kills (507 - 3.87/set) ... her 507 kills ranks as the sixth-best single-season total in school history ... she ranks third on the team in digs (475 - 3.63/set) ... tallied first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the first time in her career ... set a program record for attacks in a season with 1,373 ... led the team in double-doubles (26) ... All-Tournament team selection at Creighton's Bluejay Invitational and Austin Peay's Governors Challenge.
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Heather Hook - Senior, Setter, Grundy Center, Iowa
Missouri Valley Conference's Setter of the Year ... ranks second in the nation in total assists (1,530) ... leads the MVC in assists/set (11.68) ... became the sixth UNI setter to reach 4,000 career assists ... only the 23rd MVC player to surpass 4,000 assists ... set a career-high with 64 assists in a five-set win over No. 19 Missouri ... has tallied 10 50-plus assist matches in 2017 ... set a career-high with eight kills in a five-set win over Valparaiso ... set a career-high with 23 assists in a five-set match vs. Illinois State ... has registered 11 double-doubles this season ... ranks fourth on UNI's all-time assist list with 4,288 career assists ... earned first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 2017 ... named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention squad (majoring in finance, economics, real estate) ... Co-MVP of Omaha Challenge when UNI knocked off Nebraska, 3-1.
Piper Thomas - Junior, Middle Hitter, Jesup, Iowa
Three-time MVC Player of the Week in 2017 ... ranks first on the team in kills (524 - 4.00/set), blocks (119) and hitting percentage (.360) ... top hitter in MVC matches only (.403) ... ranks second in the league in MVC matches only in kills/set (4.28) ... has posted six 20-plus kill matches this season ... only player in the country to have a match with 28 kills, no attack errors (.563) and 10 blocks (vs. Illinois State in the MVC Tournament semifinal) ... she posted 20 kills in four-set matches on three occasions (20 vs. No. 18 USC; 20 vs. Missouri State; 28 at Illinois State) ... three-time MVC Player of the Week honoree in 2017 ... Thomas was named to the first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad ... her 524 kills ranks as the fourth-best single-season total in UNI history ... her 604.5 points is the fifth-highest single-season total in program history ... All-Tournament Team Austin Peay's Governors Challenge and 2017 MVC Tournament ... MVP of Austin Peay's Governors Challenge (UNI defeated Missouri, Middle Tennessee, Austin Peay) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection (majoring in movement & exercise science).
Karlie Taylor - Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Eddyville, Iowa
Ranks second on the team in kills (507 - 3.87/set) ... her 507 kills ranks as the sixth-best single-season total in school history ... she ranks third on the team in digs (475 - 3.63/set) ... tallied first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the first time in her career ... set a program record for attacks in a season with 1,373 ... led the team in double-doubles (26) ... All-Tournament team selection at Creighton's Bluejay Invitational and Austin Peay's Governors Challenge.
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