Karsta Lowe
Karsta Lowe, born February 2, 1993, is an American volleyball player who was a First Team All-American at UCLA and, as a member of the United States women's national volleyball team, won the gold medal at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix and was honored as the Most Valuable Player and the bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has played professionally in Puerto Rico, Italy and China.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | February 2, 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College(s) | UCLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
She played college women's volleyball at UCLA.[1] During her career at UCLA she made the First Team All-American.[2]
Lowe was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team which won the gold medal at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix and she was awarded Most Valuable Player and the bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup and at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.[3]
She last played professionally for the BAIC Motor Club, a Chinese senior women's volleyball team based in Beijing, during the 2016-17 season.[4]
As of 2019, she plays for Imoco Volley in Italy.
References
- http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207926266
- "Karsta Lowe Accepts AVCA First Team All-America Award". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- "Karsta Lowe Wins Bronze at Rio Olympics". UCLA Athletics. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- Voloch, Bruno (2012-06-08). "Karsta Lowe decide retomar os estudos e deixa seleção dos Estados Unidos" (in Portuguese). Estadao. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 |
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