Heather Bown Middle Blocker * 6-3 Yorba Linda, California College: Hawaii Joined Team: January 2000 Last Club: Azerrail Baku MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...NORCECA Championship (Gold)...FIVB World Cup (Silver). 2010 – Pan American Cup (Bronze)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Tour of Brazil… FIVB World Championship (Fourth).2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifica on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2008 - U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth)…Olympic Games (Silver). 2007 – World Grand Prix (Eighth)…NORCECA Championship (Silver)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze). 2006 - Pan American Cup (Fourth). World Grand Prix (Seventh)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2004 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)…World Grand Prix (Bronze)…Olympic Games (Fi h). 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament… World Grand Prix (Bronze)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold)… Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze). 2002 – Montreux Volley Masters… Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (Sixth)…Italy Tour… World Championships (Silver). 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters…World Championships Qualifying (Gold)…World Grand Prix (Gold)…NORCECA (Gold)…World Grand Champions Cup. 2000 – Australia Tour...BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...Japan Tour...Olympic Games (Fourth)... Russia Trip. 1999 – World University Games.
scoring average…Started two matches and played in seven sets of the Pan American Cup, yielding averages of 1.86 points and 0.57 blocks per set… Came off the bench to play in two sets of the FIVB World Championship Qualifica on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G, contribu ng four kills on six errorless a acks as part of a 2.50 points per set average…Averaged 2.83 points per set during the Final Four Intercon nental Cup, including averages of 0.89 blocks, 1.83 kills and 0.11 aces, to rank fi h in blocking and ninth in scoring among all players…Scored 19 points (12 kills, 6 blocks, 1 ace), including a .524 hi ng efficiency, versus Brazil in Final Four Cup gold-medal match on Sept. 13…Provided 14 points in semifinal win over Dominican Republic on Sept. 12…Charted a .424 overall hi ng efficiency during Final Four Cup…Started all six matches and played in 24 sets during NORCECA Con nental Championship…Averaged 1.79 points per set at NORCECA Championship, which included a 14-point performance (nine kills on 14 errorless a acks, 4 aces, 1 block) versus Cuba in the bronze medal match on Sept. 27. 2008 – Started all 10 sets in matches against Brazil on June 11 and June 14…Averaged 2.00 points per set in the two matches, including five blocks in the opening match of the series…Averaged 2.29 points per set at the World Grand Prix, including averages of 1.55 kills, 0.60 blocks and 0.14 aces per set…Held a hi ng efficiency of .371 for the tournament, including a .575 mark in the second preliminary round weekend…Ranked 12th in Best Blocker in the World Grand Prix preliminary rounds…Started all 33 sets during the Olympic Games helping the USA to a silver medal, its first medal-stand appearance since 1992…Produced a hi ng efficiency of .475, along with per set averages of 2.64 points, 1.97 kills, 0.55 blocks, 0.12 aces and 0.61 digs… Tallied a high of 18 points at the Olympics versus China on Aug. 15, which included 11 kills on 15 errorless a acks and four blocks…Charted 15 points in the Olympic Games opener versus Japan. 2007 – Limited to 16 sets during the World Grand Prix, averaging 2.63 points and 0.88 blocks per set…Hit .308 in the World Grand Prix on 52 a acks, including a
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Helped the U.S. to gold at the FIVB World Grand Prix by conver ng 48.7 percent of a acks with a .353 hi ng efficiency…Averaged 2.48 points, 0.52 blocks and 1.74 kills per set at World Grand Prix…Tallied double-digit points in first four matches of World Grand Prix, including a five-block performance against Serbia… Averaged 2.08 points with a .395 hi ng efficiency in helping U.S. win the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship…Scored 11 points with six kills, three blocks and two aces in win over Canada on Sept. 13... Converted 52.6 percent of a acks at NORCECA Championship with averages of 1.54 kills…Averaged 2.67 points and 0.70 blocks with a 55.2 kill percent during FIVB World Cup in which U.S. won the silver medal and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games…Tallied 17 points in victory over China with 12 kills on 16 a empts to go with three blocks and two aces… Charted 13 points in four-set win over Italy at World Cup. 2010 – Started six of seven matches during Pan American Cup, helping USA to the bronze medal…Averaged 3.22 points per set at Pan American Cup, including 2.11 kills, 0.94 blocks and 0.17 aces per set…Converted 53.5 percent of a acks into kills with a .437 hi ng efficiency at the Pan American Cup…Ranked fi h in Best Blocker category at Pan American Cup…Averaged 3.10 points at the FIVB World Grand Prix helping the U.S. to the gold medal…Started all 14 matches at World Grand Prix compiling a .390 hi ng efficiency (101-23-200) to go with 0.82 blocks and 0.22 aces per set…Scored 20 points against Italy on Aug. 13, including seven blocks with 12 kills on 23 a acks…Converted 49.3 percent of a acks into kills during World Grand Prix Final Round…Ranked 15th in scoring, sixth in serving and ninth in blocking during the Final Round…Averaged 2.00 points per set on Tour of Brazil…Started all 11 matches and played in all 40 sets during FIVB World Championship averaging 2.38 points per set on unofficial DataVolley stats, including 22 blocks in 40 sets for a 0.55 average…Converted 47.8 percent of a acks during World Championship, including 8-of-14 versus Russia in semifinal match on Nov. 13…Turned in 7-of-8 hi ng versus Czech Republic on Nov. 6 without an error. Scored 10 points including six blocks versus Italy on Nov. 7. 2009 – Converted 48.9 percent of a acks into kills during 2009, producing a .426 hi ng efficiency as part of 2.20
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