Simone Lee Explained

Simone Lee
Fullname:Simone Alexandria Lee
Nationality: United States
Birth Date:October 7, 1996
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Hometown:Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:186cm
Spike:305cm
Block:305cm
College:Penn State University
Position:Outside hitter
Currentclub: Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Currentnumber:10
Years1:2014–2017
Team1: Penn State
Years2:2017–2018
Team2: Imoco Volley Conegliano
Years3:2018–2019
Team3: Beylikdüzü Vİ
Years4:2019–2020
Team4: Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Years5:2019–2021
Team5: Kurobe AquaFairies
Years6:2022–
Team6: Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1: United States U18 team
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalteam2: United States

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simone Lee - Allianz MTV Stuttgart . 2022-10-25 . www.stuttgarts-schoenster-sport.de.
  2. Web site: Simone Lee - Women's Volleyball . 2022-10-25 . Penn State University Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: Collegian . Madison Ridge The Daily . How 3 former Penn State women’s volleyball players were guided by Russ Rose before turning pro . 2022-10-25 . The Daily Collegian . en.
  4. Web site: 2018 Senior Women´s NORCECA Panamerican Cup . norceca.net.
  5. Web site: Stewart . Mark . Former Falls star Simone Lee played a key role in helping Team USA win Pan-American Cup gold . 2022-10-25 . Journal Sentinel . en-US.
  6. Web site: SIMONE LEE VOLLEYBALL . https://web.archive.org/web/20180925020209/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/Simone-Lee . dead . September 25, 2018 . teamusa.org.
  7. Web site: Simone Lee Begins Second Pro Season In Japan – DigNittanyVolleyball.com . 2022-10-25 . en-US.
  8. Web site: US-amerikanische Rückkehrerin für Allianz MTV Stuttgart - Allianz MTV Stuttgart . 2022-10-25 . www.stuttgarts-schoenster-sport.de.