Kim Glass
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Kimberly Marie Glass (born August 18, 1984 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a American volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as outside hitter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball[1] Team since 2007 season start. She joins US national team on May 23, 2007 after being selected for a spot at the U.S. Women’s National Team Tryouts.
Her parents are Sherman Glass and Kathryn Stoems. Has four siblings, brothers Darryl and Marcus Glass, and sisters Shalana and Shaynce Glass. Hobbies include poetry, bowling, shopping. Favorite foods are ribs and pancakes. Favorite book is The Magic of Thinking Big. Favorite movie is Coming to America. Admires her mother most.[2]
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[edit] College highlights
Glass, a three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American and four-time All-Pac-10 pick, is Arizona’s career leader in kills with 2,151 and ranks third all-time in the Pac-10 in the same category. She averaged 5.27 kills, 2.84 digs, 0.70 blocks and 0.40 aces per game for the Wildcats. For her career, Glass had double-digit kills in 105 of her 115 matches played, along with 20 or more kills 54 times en route to a school-record 5.27 kills per game average. She holds the Arizona school record with 162 aces, and is third in career digs with 1,158. Glass provided 77 block solos, which ranks eighth all-time for the Wildcats. [3]
As a senior in 2005, Glass was selected AVCA All-America First-Team in leading Arizona to a fourth seed in the NCAA Tournament.
She was tabbed AVCA All-America Second-Team and AVCA National Freshman of the Year in 2002.
Glass was honored as an AVCA All-American Third Team as a sophomore in 2003.
Kim Glass became the first Wildcat and the fourth player in Pac-10 history to record 2,000 kills.[4]
[edit] International career
[edit] Junior international competition
Glass is no stranger to international competition as she was a member of the US Women’s Junior National Team that competed in the 2001 FIVB World Junior Championships. She also participated on the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team at the 2002 NORCECA Continental Women’s Junior Championships
[edit] Major International competition
2007
- FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)
- FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal)
[edit] International highlights
Averaged 3.39 points per set at the FIVB World Grand Prix in her first international experience with the US Women’s National Team. Ranked 10th among all scorers at the World Grand Prix during the preliminary round. Attacked at a 0.346 percentage with 2.61 kills per set on 211 swings. Averaged 0.97 digs, 0.39 aces and 0.39 blocks during the World Grand Prix. Started only four of 11 matches at the FIVB World Cup, but played in 29 sets with 26 set starts. Tallied World Cup per set averages of 2.45 points, 1.79 kills, 0.34 blocks, 1.21 digs and 0.31 aces. Contributed 12 points coming off the bench versus Cuba on November 3 with 9 kills on 16 swings. Scored 11 points against Thailand on November 10 and Japan on November 15.
[edit] Professional career
Glass played for Corozal in Puerto Rico’s Super League. She led the league in kills during the regular season and led her team to the tournament semifinals. She joined Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team on 2007 season start with her US national team-mate Therese Crawford. US national libero Nicole Davis also played there on 2006-07 season.
