University of Tennessee Athletics
Fowler Named CVU.com Stellar Spiker Honorable Mention
February 06, 2009 | Volleyball
Feb. 6, 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - University of Tennessee sophomore Nikki Fowler has added yet another honor to her already impressive résumé, being named an honorable mention to the Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU) Stellar Spikers list.
"I could not be happier for Nikki," UT Head Coach Rob Patrick said. "Her performance this past season was obviously extremely worthy of being recognized and I'm glad that people around the nation understand how much she did for our team. I am very excited to have her for two more seasons and can not wait to see how much she continues to develop as a six-rotation player this spring and summer. We are looking forward to her taking the next step in her development and assuming even more of a leadership role next year."
Fowler was previously named the ninth All-American in Lady Vol volleyball history, earning American Volleyball Coaches (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-America honors on Dec. 17.After having just two All-Americans in the first 45 years of the program, the Lady Vols have now had at least one selection in four of the past five seasons. Fowler joins an impressive group of former UT players that includes Beverly Robinson (1982), April Chapple (1984), Michelle Piantadosi (2004), Kristen Andre (2004, 2005), Julie Knytych (2004, 2005), Amy Morris (2004, 2005), Yuliya Stoyanova (2005, 2006) and Sarah Blum (2006).
Also a member of the AVCA South Region Team and the only unanimous selection to the 2008 All-SEC First Team, Fowler finished her sophomore campaign ranked second in the conference with 3.80 kills per set. For the year, she led UT in kills (427), kills/set (3.62), attacks (1139), points (493.0) and points/set (4.18).
The Dallas, Texas, native also ranked second on the squad with 24 aces, third with 278 digs (2.36/set) and fourth with 77 blocks (0.65/set). Fowler reached double-digits in kills in 22 of 32 matches, leading the team on 22 occasions. She is currently third in the UT career record book with 9.57 attack attempts per set and eighth with 3.44 kills per set after two years at Rocky Top.
A complete list of the 2008 CVU.com Stellar Spikers selections can be found at http://www.cvu.com.
