Anna Hall (volleyball)

Anna Elise Hall (née Stevenson; born July 8, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team and Italian Series A1 professional team Cuneo Granda Volley.

Anna Hall
Hall in 2022
Personal information
Full nameAnna Elise Hall[1][2]
Nationality United States
Born (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999[2]
HometownLaurens, South Carolina
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
College / UniversityLouisville
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubItaly Cuneo Granda Volley[3]
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
2021–2022Turkey Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor
2022–Italy Cuneo Granda Volley
National team
2022–United States United States

Early life

Hall grew up in Laurens, South Carolina and attended Laurens High School, where she played volleyball. She was the 82nd nationally ranked recruit in her graduating class,[4] and was high school All-American. With her high school club team, she was a two-time national champion.[2]

Career

College

Hall played college volleyball for a total of five years, as she opted to use the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] After playing two seasons at Auburn, Hall transferred to Louisville, playing from 2019 to 2021. In her second season with Louisville in 2020, she earned AVCA Second Team All-American honors. In her final year in 2021, she was named a First Team All-American and helped Louisville finish as a semifinalist in the 2021 NCAA tournament. She was a member of the U.S. Collegiate National team as well in 2021.[6]

Professional clubs

USA National Team

In May 2022, Hall made her national team debut when she was named to the 25-player roster for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament.[7]

Hall was named to the roster for the FIVB World Championship. She saw limited playing time in the tournament, but notably had 12 points in a match against Germany, with 6 kills, 3 blocks, and 3 services aces. She also recorded 2 kills in a match against Serbia.[8] The U.S. finished in fourth place.

Awards and honors

Clubs
  • 2021–2022 BVA Cup – Gold medal, with Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
  • 2021–2022 CEV Challenge Cup Bronze medal, with Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

College
  • AVCA First Team All-American (2021)
  • AVCA Second Team All-American (2020)

References
  1. "Anna Hall - Team USA". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. "Anna Stevenson - Auburn Women's Volleyball". auburntigers.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. "Cuneo Granda Volley, è la centrale statunitense Anna Stevenson il primo volto nuovo". cuneo24.it. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. "2017 Top Senior Aces". prepvolleyball.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  5. "Success And Growth: How Anna Stevenson Transformed Herself As A Player And Person In Louisville". cardinalsportszone.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  6. "Anna Stevenson - Louisville Women's Volleyball". gocards.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  7. "Twenty-five Named to U.S. Women's Roster for VNL". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  8. "FIVB world championship status". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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