Andrea Drews: JT Marvelous vs. Hisamitsu Springs | 2019/20 Japan V1 League

2019-2020 JVL MVP, Best Opposite and Best Server Andrea Drews' performance in the Final 8 game in Saiden Chemical Arena, Saitama Prefecture, Japan against Hisamitsu Springs (Fabiana, Shinnabe, Iwasaka and Ishii). Drews started the match and was credited for 22 points from 18-2-37 attacking and 2 service aces and 2 stuff blocks.

Andrea Carrie "Annie" Drews (born December 25, 1993) is an American volleyball player who plays Opposite for the United States women's national volleyball team. She has played professional club volleyball in Puerto Rico, Italy, and Turkey. Drews was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League in Nanjing, China, where USA won the gold medal and the Best Opposite of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup as part of the silver medal squad. She currently plays for Japan V.League Division 1 (V1) team JT Marvelous in the 2019-2020 season.

At a young age, she started playing club volleyball for Mizuno Gold and Circle City Gold. In an interview, Drews revealed that she took part in competitive cheerleading when she was young.

Andrea started playing indoor club volleyball in 2008 with Network Juniors and concluded her youth club career with Northern Indiana Volleyball Academy. She was a two-time volleyball state champion at Penn High School in Mishiwaka, Indiana, where she was selected an AVCA High School American as a senior.

Andrea began her sportive career in school tournaments. After emerging as one of the nation's top prep players at Penn High, she headed to Purdue University's women volleyball team, with which she took part in the Division I NCAA from 2012 to 2015. Drews received Honorable Mention at the AVCA All-American in 2014. Moreover, Drews was selected AVCA Second-Team All-America in 2015 as a senior at Purdue University. She graduated from Purdue University in Hospitality and Tourism Management in 2015.

After a breakout year with the USA WNVT, Drews was selected as the 2019 USA Volleyball Female Indoor Player of the Year. She sparked the U.S. Women's National Team to three tournament podium finishes (one gold, two silvers) in events she competed during 2019, all while being selected to two FIVB tournament dream teams.

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Source video:    • JT Marvelous vs. Hisamitsu Springs | ...  
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Match stats: https://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/2...
Andrea Drews' Instagram:   / adrews04  
Andrea Drews' Twitter:   / annie_drews