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Anabel Zier Season 2019

PositionMB/RS
Height6-2
ClassFreshman
HometownBlacksburg, Va.
High SchoolBlacksburg
2022 ACC All-Academic Team
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022 Hokie Invitational All-Tournament Team

2022: 
Played in 28 games … Appeared in 99 sets … Recorded 146 kills in 332 total attacks … Had 224 total points … Had 21 service aces … Recorded 101 blocks … Had a season-high 14 kills vs. Virginia (10/28) … Recorded a season-high 17.5 points vs. Virginia (10/28) … Member of 2022 ACC All-Academic Team … Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.


2021: Appeared in seven matches, starting in four … Finished the season with 15 kills, 23 points … Tallied one assist on the year and 11 blocks… Recorded a season-high six kills and seven blocks for 11 points against Boston College (10/1).

2020: Appeared in six matches, making the start in four … Finished the season with 14 kills and 17 points, recording only six attack errors for a .200 percentage … Tallied two assists on the season and five blocks … Recorded a season-high five kills and three blocks for 6.5 points against Florida State (3/14).

2019: Played in all 31 matches … Put down three kills, one dig and one block against North Carolina (11/29) … Had two kills and two blocks against Virginia (11/27) … Had two kills and two blocks against Wake Forest (11/24) … Recorded eight kills, one block and one dig against Clemson (11/15) … Had four kills and three blocks against Miami (11/3) …   Recorded three kills and two blocks against Florida State (11/1) … Had six kills and one dig versus Wake Forest (10/27) … Tallied five kills against Duke (10/25) …  Posted two kills and two blocks versus No. 23 Louisville (10/20) … Had three kills and two blocks against Notre Dame (10/18) … Posted nine kills, two digs, and three blocks against NC State (10/4)… Posted a career-high eight blocks versus USC Upstate (8/30) in the season opener.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner … Coached by Nicole Taylor at Blacksburg HS … Played club for River Valley Juniors – Coastal Volleyball Club … Earned VHSA All-State … District and Region Player of the Year … All-region … All-district … All-conference … Led Bruins to the 2016 state championship match … Guided Bruins to district and regional championships, as well as the state semifinals … Racked up over 1,000 kills … Team captain … Also competed in the high jump on the track and field team … Was a three-year varsity letterwinner … Earned all-state honors in 2016 … Has jumped in five state competitions … Led the Bruins to a 2017 state title … AP Scholar … Academic Honor Roll selection.

Personal: Anabel Grace Zier … Born Aug. 16, 2001 … Daughter of David and Debbie Zier … Sister of Tyler and Maggie … Her aunt, Cindy Zier Szewczyk, played on Tech's women's soccer team (1993-95), earning defensive MVP honors … Majoring in biology … Hopes to pursue a career in science.