Simone Lee

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Simone Lee
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Lee in 2022
Personal information
Full nameSimone Alexandria Lee
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1996-09-07) September 7, 1996 (age 27)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Hometown Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
College / University Penn State University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current club Flag of Germany.svg Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2017 Flag of the United States.svg Penn State
2017–2018 Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
2018–2019 Flag of Turkey.svg Beylikdüzü Vİ
2019–2020 Flag of Germany.svg Allianz MTV Stuttgart
2019–2021 Flag of Japan.svg Kurobe AquaFairies
2022– Flag of Germany.svg Allianz MTV Stuttgart
National team
2012–2013 Flag of the United States.svg United States U18 team
2018 Flag of the United States.svg United States
Honours
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Santo Domingo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Ponce
FIVB U18 World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
NORCECA U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Tijuana

Simone Alexandria Lee (born September 7, 1996) is an American volleyball player. She plays as an outside hitter for German professional team Allianz MTV Stuttgart. [1]

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Career

College

Simone Lee played for Penn State University from 2014 to 2017, [2] taking the national title during her freshman year, reaching another Final 4 during her senior year. [3]

U.S. national team

She made her debut in the United States senior national team at the 2018 Pan American Volleyball Cup, where she won the gold medal, [4] [5] and in 2019 at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League. [6]

Professional

In December 2017, she signed her first professional contract with Imoco Volley, where she played the remainder of the 2017-18 season, winning the Scudetto. In the following season she played in the Turkish Sultanlar Ligi with Beylikdüzü Vİ.

In the 2019-20 season, she went to Japan, where she participated in the V.League Division 1 with the Kurobe AquaFairies; at the end of the commitments with the Asian team, she played in Germany for the final of the 1. Bundesliga with MTV Stuttgart. In the following season she returned to the Kurobe club, [7] while in the 2021-22 season she plays again for Stuttgart. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Simone Lee - Allianz MTV Stuttgart". www.stuttgarts-schoenster-sport.de. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Simone Lee - Women's Volleyball". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. ↑ Collegian, Madison Ridge | The Daily. "How 3 former Penn State women's volleyball players were guided by Russ Rose before turning pro". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. ↑ "2018 Senior Women´s NORCECA Panamerican Cup" (PDF). norceca.net.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Mark. "Former Falls star Simone Lee played a key role in helping Team USA win Pan-American Cup gold". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  6. ↑ "SIMONE LEE VOLLEYBALL". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Simone Lee Begins Second Pro Season In Japan – DigNittanyVolleyball.com" . Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  8. ↑ "US-amerikanische Rückkehrerin für Allianz MTV Stuttgart - Allianz MTV Stuttgart". www.stuttgarts-schoenster-sport.de. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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