COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, November 24, 2019
- Statistically, who led the U.S. Women's National Team in
2019? Find out in the current weekly update along with how many
tickets have been sold to Team USA's home FIVB Volleyball Nations
League matches and other national team updates from around the
globe.
FINAL SEASON STATS ANALYSIS: The U.S. Women's National Team
played 51 tournament matches in 2019 resulting in a 44-7 overall
record. Below are some quick sets on statistical analysis.
• 40 players suited up for
Team USA in 2019 with all but three having at least one match
start.
• Annie Drews led the way in
match starts with 23, followed by Haleigh Washington (22), Megan
Courtney (21), Kelsey Robinson (21) and Chiaka Ogbogu
(21).
• Kelsey Robinson played the
most sets in 2019 at 90, followed by Megan Courtney at
87.
• As a team, the U.S. held a
.327 hitting efficiency while converting 45.4 percent of its
attacks. The Americans averaged 2.87 blocks and 1.59 aces per set.
In contrast, Team USA's defense limited opponents to a .194 hitting
efficiency and 36.0 kill percent. Opponents averaged just 0.96 aces
per set and 2.69 blocks per set.
• Annie Drews totaled a
team-high 335 kills in 2019, 72 more than Kelsey Robinson's 263
kills.
• Among players with at least
20 sets played, Kelsey Robinson had the highest kill percent at
57.8 followed by Chiaka Ogbogu with 55.9 percent. Hannah Tapp
converted 54.2 percent of her attacks.
• Karsta Lowe averaged a
team-best 4.60 points per set, followed by Annie Drews at 4.56 and
Jordan Thompson at 4.51. Kelsey Robinson was the top point scorer
for non-opposites at 3.50 points per set.
• Chiaka Ogbogu had the
highest hitting efficiency at .451 among hitters with at least 75
attacks. Tori Dixon was second at .443, closely followed by Dana
Rettke at .442. Kelsey Robinson had the highest hitting efficiency
among non-middles at .376.
• Hannah Tapp had the highest
blocks per set, a 0.93 average, among players with at least 30 sets
played. Chiaka Ogbogu was second at 0.77 blocks per set.
• Sarah Wilhite Parsons held
a 0.42 ace average, the highest among players with at least 30 sets
played.
• Justine Wong-Orantes
compiled a team-leading 3.02 digs per set in 53 sets played. Lauren
Carlini was second in digs at 2.87, followed by Megan Courtney's
2.64 digs per set.
• Justine Wong-Orantes held
the highest reception efficiency at .550 among players with at
least 100 attempts. Kelsey Robinson was second at .547, followed by
Jordan Larson at .528.
• Jordyn Poulter compiled the
most assists per set at 11.80, followed by Lauren Carlini at
11.40.