Volleyball's Flowers Named Preseason All-AAC

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Memphis junior Hannah Flowers has been named to the 2019 preseason All-American Athletic Conference volleyball team, the league office announced Thursday. The preseason all-league squad was selected by a vote of the conference's head coaches.

Last season, the Wildwood, Mo., native was twice named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week in 2018 (Sept. 10; Oct. 15). She also earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Player of the Week honors twice in 2018 (Sept. 5; Oct. 17). Flowers was named the 2018 Tiger Invitational Most Outstanding Player (MOP) for her play in the two-day tournament.

The 6-foot-2 right side hitter led the Tigers in kills (373), hitting percentage (.264) and service aces (45). She was second on the squad with 75 total blocks and added 184 digs. Her 373 kills were the most by a Tiger since the 2014 season (Kate Gibson, 380), and her 45 aces were the most by a Memphis player since 2008 (Christine Bach, 47).

Flowers had 23 matches with double-digit kills in 2018 and has 35 career matches with double-figures kills. She downed a career-high 20 kills in matches at Ole Miss Sept. 11 and SMU Nov. 2 and also posted seven double-doubles (kills-digs). Flowers had a career-best 13 digs against Houston Oct. 12 and a career-high five aces twice versus Alabama A&M Aug. 29 and Louisiana Monroe Sept. 7.

As a sophomore in 2018, she increased all of her numbers from her first season with the Tigers. Flowers improved her kills total by more than 100 (257 in 2017; 373 in 2018) and her hitting percentage by more than 50 points (.210 in 2017; .264 in 2018). Her service aces (5 in 2017; 45 in 2018) and digs (28 in 2017; 184 in 2018) also increased.

Flowers finished 2018 ranked among the American Athletic Conference statistical leaders in kills (6th), hitting percentage (14th) and aces (2nd).

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