Lady Vol Nikki Fowler Claims Volleyball Magazine Third Team All-America Honors
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The season and her collegiate career may be over, but the awards continue to roll in for University of Tennessee senior Nikki Fowler who has been tabbed to the Volleyball Magazine All-America Third Team.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Fowler was previously selected as a third team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in December. She was a two-time honorable mention honoree before breaking through following a standout senior campaign.
The most decorated player in UT volleyball history, Fowler was also named the 2010 Southeastern Conference Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year, an All-SEC First Team selection for the third straight season and became just the second Lady Vol to be tabbed a first team Academic All-American.
Fowler’s name can be found all over the Tennessee record book as she finished her time as a Lady Vol ranked in the top 10 in seven career categories. She stands first all-time in total attacks (4,426), third in attacks per set (9.54), fourth in kills (1,649), sixth in kills per set (3.55), sixth in digs (1,281), seventh in digs per set (2.76) and eighth in blocks (344).
Over the course of her four-year career at Rocky Top, Fowler notched a double-double in 41.9 percent of her collegiate contests, accomplishing the feat 52 times in 124 career matches. In 2010, she led the Lady Vols with 393 kills (3.51/set) and 938 attacks (8.38/set), ranked second with 324 digs (2.89/set), third with a career-best .306 hitting percentage and fifth with 61 blocks (0.54/set).
The Lady Vols (25-7) finished the season ranked No. 24 in the nation after reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season.
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