Women’s Volleyball Danielle Meyer Selected to the 2007 Preseason All-Big Ten Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – OhioState women’s volleyball middle blocker Danielle Meyer (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) was one of three unanimous selections to the 2007 Preseason All-Big Ten team. Meyer is a two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association third-team All-American and a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. This is the second time she has earned preseason honors. PennState and Wisconsin each placed three players on the team while Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, OhioState and Purdue had one player each on the team.
The Buckeyes, by a vote of the Big Ten Conference coaches, were tabbed to finish fourth in the league. Four-time defending Big Ten champion PennState was picked to finish first with Wisconsin second and Minnesota third.
Meyer, a 2006 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All-American, averaged 4.26 kills 1.96 digs and .85 blocks per game last season while hitting .301. She started all 32 matches in 2006, the first 22 at outside hitter and the last 10 at middle blocker.
The 2007 Big Ten Preseason All-Big Ten Team and Pollare listed below:
2007 Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Team
Name
School
Year
Position
Vicky Brown
Illinois
Sr.
Middle Blocker
Katie Kruzdzinski
Michigan
Sr.
Outside Hitter
Katie Johnson (2)
MichiganState
Sr.
Outside Hitter
Jessy Jones (2)
Minnesota
Sr.
Middle Blocker
DANIELLE MEYER (2)
OhioState
Sr.
Middle Blocker
NICOLE FAWCETT (2)
PennState
Jr.
Outside Hitter
Christa Harmotto (2)
PennState
Jr.
Middle Blocker
MEGAN HODGE
PennState
So.
Outside Hitter
Stephanie Lynch (2)
Purdue
Jr.
Middle Hitter
Brittney Dolgner
Wisconsin
So.
Outside Hitter
Taylor Reineke
Wisconsin
Sr.
Middle Blocker
Jackie Simpson
Wisconsin
Sr.
Setter
UNANIMOUS SELECTIONS IN CAPS
(2) Two-time selection
2007 Big Ten Preseason Poll
2006 Big Ten
Record
2006 Big Ten
Finish
1.
PennState
18-2
1st
2.
Wisconsin
16-4
3rd
3.
Minnesota
17-3
2nd
4.
OhioState
1307
4th
5.
Purdue
11-9
5th
6.
Michigan
8-12
7th-tie
7.
MichiganState
10-10
6th
8.
Illinois
6-14
9th
9.
Northwestern
8-12
7th-tie
10.
Iowa
2-18
10th
11.
Indiana
1-19
11th
