University of Memphis Athletics
2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Palmer, Anna
Jersey Number 13
Anna Palmer
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Seattle University
Bio
Career
Transferred to Memphis from Seattle University, a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), prior to the 2018 season … Has played in 208 sets (70 matches) … Has 357 kills and 326 digs … Has five double-doubles … Has 11 double-figures kills matches and 11 double-digit digs performances … Also has 41 service aces and 70 assists.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
At Memphis: 2018-19, 2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … At Seattle University: 2017 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) All-Freshman Team.
2019 (Junior; Memphis)
Saw action in 31 sets (15 matches) … Played with injuries throughout the season … Logged 46 kills and 26 digs … Also had four service aces and four total blocks … Played in her first match in the win over Eastern Illinois (EIU Panther Invitational) … Posted three kills in wins over Southern Illinois and IUPUI at the Saluki Invitational … Collected three digs at Houston in her first appearance in conference play … Downed four kills and added three digs at UCF … Had solid back-to-back outings in victories over Connecticut and Temple … Registered a season-high 12 kills to go with three digs and one total block in the win over the Huskies … Followed that with eight kills, two digs and one total block in the win over Temple … Had four kills at Cincinnati … Collected a season-best six digs and added nine kills at SMU … Played her final match of the season vs. USF in early November … Had three kills, two digs and one total block vs. the Bulls … Missed the final four matches of the season due to injury.
2018 (Sophomore; Memphis)
Saw action in 29 matches (97 sets) … Missed two matches due to injury … Battled injuries throughout the campaign … Third on the team with 182 kills … Tied for third on the squad with 16 service aces … Had 172 digs, 18 total blocks (1 solo/17 assists) and 17 assists … Logged two double-doubles … Had five double-digit kills matches and five double-figures digs performances … Made her Memphis debut in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin … Collected four digs vs. Stephen F. Austin … Posted her first double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs in a neutral-site match vs. Florida A&M … The match was her first with double-digit kills in a Tigers uniform … Also her first double-figures digs match as a Tiger … Recorded her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and a career-high 20 digs in a home match vs. SMU … The SMU match started a stretch of three-straight double-digit digs performances (20 vs. SMU; 11 at Temple; 10 at Connecticut) … Downed a career-best 17 kills in a home match vs. ECU … Hit .395 vs. the Pirates with 17 kills and only two errors on 38 attempts … Had a season-best .417 hitting percentage in a home match vs. Houston (5 kills/0 errors/12 attempts) … Logged a season-high three assists twice in home matches vs. Alabama A&M and SMU … Posted a season-high three total blocks at UT Martin.
2017 (Freshman; Seattle University)
Played for the Seattle University Redhawks in 2017 … Saw action in 26 matches (80 sets) and made 14 starts as a freshman … Fourth on the squad in both kills (129) and digs (128) … Also had 21 service aces and 52 assists … Came on strong in league play with 88 of 129 kills and 97 of 128 digs in conference matches … Posted three double-doubles (kills-digs) … Had five double-figures kills matches and six double-digit digs performances … Recorded a season-best 15 kills in a win over Bowling Green … Had a season-high 14 digs in a victory at Utah Valley … Posted three double-figures assists matches and had a season-best 17 helpers in a road win at Chicago State.
High School
Played her prep career at Assumption High School in Louisville, Ky. … Three-year varsity member for the Rockets … Helped lead the program to a 101-19 record in her three seasons … Had nearly 300 kills and 100 digs for her career … Also totaled over 60 aces and 50 blocks …Member of the Kentucky-Indiana Volleyball Academy (KIVA) club program … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the 2017 National Junior Classic in Chicago, Ill. … Helped lead her club squad to a third-place finish at the 2016 AAU national tournament.
Personal
Daughter of MaryAnn and Dan Palmer ... Birthday is May 24 ... Psychology major with a criminology and criminal justice minor.
Transferred to Memphis from Seattle University, a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), prior to the 2018 season … Has played in 208 sets (70 matches) … Has 357 kills and 326 digs … Has five double-doubles … Has 11 double-figures kills matches and 11 double-digit digs performances … Also has 41 service aces and 70 assists.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
At Memphis: 2018-19, 2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … At Seattle University: 2017 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) All-Freshman Team.
2019 (Junior; Memphis)
Saw action in 31 sets (15 matches) … Played with injuries throughout the season … Logged 46 kills and 26 digs … Also had four service aces and four total blocks … Played in her first match in the win over Eastern Illinois (EIU Panther Invitational) … Posted three kills in wins over Southern Illinois and IUPUI at the Saluki Invitational … Collected three digs at Houston in her first appearance in conference play … Downed four kills and added three digs at UCF … Had solid back-to-back outings in victories over Connecticut and Temple … Registered a season-high 12 kills to go with three digs and one total block in the win over the Huskies … Followed that with eight kills, two digs and one total block in the win over Temple … Had four kills at Cincinnati … Collected a season-best six digs and added nine kills at SMU … Played her final match of the season vs. USF in early November … Had three kills, two digs and one total block vs. the Bulls … Missed the final four matches of the season due to injury.
2018 (Sophomore; Memphis)
Saw action in 29 matches (97 sets) … Missed two matches due to injury … Battled injuries throughout the campaign … Third on the team with 182 kills … Tied for third on the squad with 16 service aces … Had 172 digs, 18 total blocks (1 solo/17 assists) and 17 assists … Logged two double-doubles … Had five double-digit kills matches and five double-figures digs performances … Made her Memphis debut in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin … Collected four digs vs. Stephen F. Austin … Posted her first double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs in a neutral-site match vs. Florida A&M … The match was her first with double-digit kills in a Tigers uniform … Also her first double-figures digs match as a Tiger … Recorded her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and a career-high 20 digs in a home match vs. SMU … The SMU match started a stretch of three-straight double-digit digs performances (20 vs. SMU; 11 at Temple; 10 at Connecticut) … Downed a career-best 17 kills in a home match vs. ECU … Hit .395 vs. the Pirates with 17 kills and only two errors on 38 attempts … Had a season-best .417 hitting percentage in a home match vs. Houston (5 kills/0 errors/12 attempts) … Logged a season-high three assists twice in home matches vs. Alabama A&M and SMU … Posted a season-high three total blocks at UT Martin.
2017 (Freshman; Seattle University)
Played for the Seattle University Redhawks in 2017 … Saw action in 26 matches (80 sets) and made 14 starts as a freshman … Fourth on the squad in both kills (129) and digs (128) … Also had 21 service aces and 52 assists … Came on strong in league play with 88 of 129 kills and 97 of 128 digs in conference matches … Posted three double-doubles (kills-digs) … Had five double-figures kills matches and six double-digit digs performances … Recorded a season-best 15 kills in a win over Bowling Green … Had a season-high 14 digs in a victory at Utah Valley … Posted three double-figures assists matches and had a season-best 17 helpers in a road win at Chicago State.
High School
Played her prep career at Assumption High School in Louisville, Ky. … Three-year varsity member for the Rockets … Helped lead the program to a 101-19 record in her three seasons … Had nearly 300 kills and 100 digs for her career … Also totaled over 60 aces and 50 blocks …Member of the Kentucky-Indiana Volleyball Academy (KIVA) club program … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the 2017 National Junior Classic in Chicago, Ill. … Helped lead her club squad to a third-place finish at the 2016 AAU national tournament.
Personal
Daughter of MaryAnn and Dan Palmer ... Birthday is May 24 ... Psychology major with a criminology and criminal justice minor.
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