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'{{short description|American volleyball player}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Andrea Drews | image = File:Annie Drews Marvelous.jpg | caption = Annie Drews for JT Marvelous | fullname = Andrea Carrie Drews | nickname = Annie | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|25}} | birth_place = | hometown = | height = {{convert|191|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | spike = {{convert|315|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} | block = {{convert|312|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} | college = Purdue University | position = Opposite | currentclub = {{flagicon|JPN}} JT Marvelous | currentnumber = 11 (national team) | years1 = 2015 | team1 = {{flagicon|PUR}} Indias de Mayagüez | years2 = 2016 | team2 = {{flagicon|PUR}} Caguas Criollas | years3 = 2017-2018 | team3 = {{flagicon|ITA}} SAB Volley Legnano | years4 = 2018 | team4 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Pomi Casalmaggiore | years5 = 2018-2019 | team5 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Kameroglu Beylikdüzü Voleybol Ihtisas | years6 = 2019- | team6 = {{flagicon|JPN}} JT Marvelous | nationalyears = 2017 | nationalteam = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national volleyball team|United States]] | medaltemplates-title = Medal record | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women’s [[Volleyball]]}} {{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019 Japan]]|[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2017 Japan]] |[[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads#.C2.A0United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|FIVB Nations League]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2018 Nanjing]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads#.C2.A0United States|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2019 Nanjing]]|[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads#.C2.A0United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|NORCECA Continental Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[Women's NORCECA Continental Championship|2019 San Juan]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Pan-American Cup]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|2017 Cañete/Lima]]|}} }} '''Andrea Carrie Drews''' (born December 25, 1993) is an American volleyball player who plays [[Opposite Hitter|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 Volleyball Women's Nations League|2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League]] in Nanjing, China and the '''Best Opposite''' of the [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup]]. She currently plays for [[V.League (Japan)|Japan V.League Division 1 (V1)]] team [[JT Marvelous]] in the 2019-2020 season. == Personal life == Annie Drews grew up 15 miles east of South Bend in [[Elkhart, Indiana|Ekhart, Indiana]], a city of 50,000 that proclaims itself as both the “RV Capital of the World” and the “Band Instrument Capital of the World.” Her parents are Mike Drews and Carrie Drews. She has a brother, Derek, who played basketball at Western Michigan University. Annie enjoys eating donuts while reading any CS Lewis Books or listening to country, acoustic or indie music. When asked about her mindset on playing, she said, "My faith has been the biggest game changer/factor in my career, but more importantly, my life. I became a Christian in college and I truly believe that God has equipped me with opportunities and abilities to continue playing & learning in this sport."<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/annie-drews|title=Annie Drews Team USA Profile|last=Drews|first=Andrea|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> At a young age, she started playing club volleyball for Mizuno Gold and Circle City Gold. Drews graduated from Purdue University in Hospitality and Tourism Management in 2015.<ref name=":02"/> She is in a relationship with Tanner Schumacher. ==High school and collegiate years== === Formative years and high school === 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.<ref name=":02"/> [[File:EA-peSWW4AA-D4D.jpg|thumb|Drews at Purdue]] === Purdue University === 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 [[NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship|Division I NCAA]] from 2012 to 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/annie_drews_811583.html|title=Annie Drews Bio :: Purdue University :: Official Athletic Site|access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref> “The monster of the Big Ten,” Purdue coach Dave Shondell called Drews. She was an All-America outside hitter.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/27/drews-fireworks-lead-u-s-past-brazil/|title=Annie Drews’ fireworks lead U.S. past Brazil in women’s volleyball|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":02" /> She graduated from Purdue University in Hospitality and Tourism Management in 2015. == Career == === Junior National Team === She was a member of the U.S. Women's National A2 Program (now known as U.S. Collegiate National Team) in 2013. === Club Teams === ==== 2015 ==== In 2015, she began her professional career at [[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino|2015 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino]] where was finished runner-up with [[Criollas de Caguas|Indias de Mayagüez]]. She was named as part of the all-star team at the end of the tournament. ==== 2016 ==== In the following season, she played with [[Criollas de Caguas|Criollas de Caguaso.]] Drews was named the league's MVP after leading Caquas Criollas to a 16-0 start and the Puerto Rican title. Her performance started catching the eye of Kiraly and SASB Volleyball Legano, the club in Italy's Serie A1 she eventually signed with. ==== 2017-2018 ==== In the 2017-18 championship she played in the Italian A1 Series in the newly promoted [[SAB Volley]] [[Legnano]], ending her contract with the team in December 2017; in January 2018 she signed a contract with another Italian team: Casalmaggiore. ==== 2018-2019 ==== [[File:Annie Drews Beylikduzu.jpg|thumb|Annie Drews for Kameroglu Beylikduzu ]] During the 2018-2019 pro season, she signed with [[Beylikdüzü Voleybol Ihtisas|Kameroglu Beylikdüzü Voleybol Ihtisas]] and played at the [[Turkish Women's Volleyball League|Turkish Volleyball League]]. She played the play-off quarterfinals and finished as the third-best scorer in the regular season with 384 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldofvolley.com/volleyballtransfers/DoneDeals/106103/jpn-w-mvp-of-2019-nations-league-final-six-drews-joins-jt-marvelous-for-next-season.html|title=JPN W: MVP of 2019 Nations League Final Six Drews joins JT Marvelous for next season|last=|first=|date=|website=World of Volley|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> She helped the club reach its best finish in the league since its inception. ==== 2019-2020 ==== [[File:Andrea Drews.jpg|thumb|Annie Drews for JT Marvelous (2019-2020 Japan V.League)]] In 2019, Drews took her scoring prowess to [[JT Marvelous]] to play in the Japan V.League Division 1 (V1), replacing [[Serbia women's national volleyball team]] outside hitter [[Brankica Mihajlović|Brankica Mihajlovic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2019/October/11/USA-Processes-339-International-Transfers|title=USAV Processes 339 International Transfers|last=Kauffman|first=Bill|date=|website=USA Volleyball|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> Due to prior commitments with the USA national team (participation in the [[Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship]]), she missed the first two games against [[Toyota Auto Body Queenseis]] (0-3) and [[Kurobe AquaFairies]] (3-2). In her first game with her team on 19 Oct, she registered 32 points against [[Ageo Medics]] via 29 attacks on 57 swings (50.9% hitting efficiency), 2 stuff blocks and 1 service ace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/25326|title=Japan Division 1 V.League (V1) - JT vs. Ageo|last=|first=|date=|website=Japan V.League 1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 Oct 2019}}</ref> Against the previous year's runner-ups [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)]], Drews scored 29 points on 23 of 55 attacking (41.82% hitting efficiency), 4 stuff blocks and 2 service aces to lead the Marvelous to its 3rd straight win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/25329|title=Japan Division 1 V.League (V1) - JT vs. Toray|last=|first=|date=|website=Japan V.League 1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 Oct 2019}}</ref> Against the [[PFU BlueCats|PFU Bluecats]] on 26 Oct, Drews lead the team in a straight sets victory with 15 attacks on 34 swings (44.1% hitting efficiency), 1 stuff block and 1 service ace. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/25336|title=Japan Division 1 V.League (V1) - JT vs. PFU|last=|first=|date=|website=Japan V.League 1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 Oct 2019}}</ref> Drews scored 29 points in their 5-set loss to [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)]] on 02 Nov from 26 attacks on 71 swings (36.6% attacking efficiency), 2 stuff blocks and 1 service ace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/25344|title=Japan Division 1 V-League (V1) - JT vs. Toray|last=|first=|date=|website=Japan V-League 1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=02 Nov 2019}}</ref> JT bounced back the following day after beating [[PFU BlueCats|PFU Bluecats]] on 03 Nov behind Drews' 33 points - 29 attacks on 49 swings (59.2% hitting efficiency) and 4 stuff blocks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/25350|title=Japan Division 1 V.League (V1) - JT vs. PFU|last=|first=|date=|website=Japan V.League 1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=04 Nov 2019}}</ref> On 9 Nov, JT edged out [[Ageo Medics]] in a 4-set win with Drews scoring 26 points from 21 attacks on 40 swings (52.5% hitting efficiency), 3 stuff blocks and 2 service aces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vleague.jp/match/detail/25355|title=Japan Division 1 V.League (V1) - JT vs. Ageo|last=|first=|date=|website=Japan V.League 1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=09 Nov 2019}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! colspan="11" |Japan V.League Division 1 (V1) 2019-2020 Season: Andrea Drews (JT Marvelous) - Statistics Summary |- ! rowspan="2" |Match Date ! rowspan="2" |Opponent ! rowspan="2" |Result ! colspan="3" |Spiking ! colspan="2" |Blocking ! colspan="2" |Serving ! rowspan="2" |TOTAL |- !Spikes !Attempts !Hitting % !Blocks !Block/set !Aces !Ace/set |- |19 Oct |[[Ageo Medics]] |'''3-2 (W)''' |29 |57 |50.9% |2 |0.40 |1 |0.20 |32 |- |20 Oct |[[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)|Toray Arrows]] |'''3-2 (W)''' |23 |55 |41.8% |4 |0.80 |2 |0.40 |29 |- |26 Oct |[[PFU BlueCats|PFU Bluecats]] |'''3-0 (W)''' |15 |34 |44.1% |1 |0.33 |1 |0.33 |17 |- |2 Nov |[[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)|Toray Arrows]] |'''2-3 (L)''' |26 |71 |36.6% |2 |0.40 |1 |0.20 |29 |- |3 Nov |[[PFU BlueCats|PFU Bluecats]] |'''3-1 (W)''' |29 |49 |59.2% |4 |1.0 |0 |0.00 |33 |- |9 Nov |[[Ageo Medics]] |'''3-1 (W)''' |21 |40 |52.5% |3 |0.75 |2 |0.50 |26 |- |10 Nov |[[Toyota Auto Body Queenseis]] | | | | | | | | | |- |16 Nov |[[Kurobe AquaFairies]] | | | | | | | | | |- |23 Nov |[[NEC Red Rockets]] | | | | | | | | | |- |24 Nov |[[Denso Airybees]] | | | | | | | | | |- |30 Nov |[[Okayama Seagulls]] | | | | | | | | | |- | colspan="3" |'''TOTAL''' |143 |306 |46.73% |16 |0.6154 |7 |0.269231 |166 |} === Senior National Team === ==== 2017 ==== =====[[2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|<u>2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup</u>]]===== Drews entered the USA senior national volleyball team for the first time in 2017, having been handpicked by [[Karch Kiraly]], widely regarded as one of the best coaches in professional volleyball, who returned as the head coach of the team that year after Rio Olympic Games in 2016. Kiraly brought Drews into Team USA's summer-long camp in Anaheim. When Drews joined the team, she was already behind many of the players who had been in the Team USA gym since May 1 as the Puerto Rican league playoffs went through mid-May. Drews debuted for the [[United States women's national volleyball team|United States national team]] later that year. Used primarily as the opposite in the double-sub with just two match starts, Drews led Team USA in scoring in three (against Columbia, Mexico and Argentina) of its first five matches in its gold medal run at the [[2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup]] in June.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/usa-teams/indoor-volleyball/women/athletes-and-rosters/2017-rosters|title=2017 Rosters|work=Team USA|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en}}</ref> ===== [[USA Volleyball Cup|<u>2017 USA Volleyball Cup</u>]] ===== Drews led Team USA past fourth-ranked Brazil with a 21-point performance to open the [[USA Volleyball Cup|2017 USA Volleyball Cup]] in Anaheim on a Sunday evening. Drews powered down 16 kills on 38 swings against Brazil while adding four blocks and an ace over the course of the four sets, with final set a bonus set after the Americans won the first three sets 25-21, 25-14, 29-27. However, in the official three sets of the match, Drews was her most dominant having 14 kills on 26 attacks with just three errors to go with three blocks and an ace. And she was able to have such a break-out match on American soil with her family in the stands watching.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2017/August/27/US-Women-Down-Brazil-in-USAV-Cup|title=2017 USA Volleyball Cup|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><blockquote>“I think it has been awesome,” Drews said immediately after the Brazil match. “The longer I get into my career, the more moments like this will stand out when we do get to play on American soil and have our families here. USA has been awesome about having our families able to come to practice and they are here tonight.”</blockquote> =====[[2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|<u>2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix</u>]]===== Kiraly left Drews in Anaheim for the first rounds of the [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix]]. Drews took advantage of being one of only two opposites in the two- and three-hour sessions in the gym back in Orange County.<ref name=":1" /><blockquote>“When you only have two (opposites), you’re getting a ton, a ton of touches,” Drews said. “There are some benefits to being in the home group when the team is traveling because you get so many reps. I think being so new to this system I really wanted to take advantage of those reps and see if I could get a lot better.”</blockquote> =====[[2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|<u>2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix</u>]]===== The extra work paid off with a spot on the U.S. roster for the [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix]] finals round. Although the U.S. did not win either of its Finals Round matches against Serbia and Italy, Drews came off the bench in both contests to provide a huge spark. Drews was the U.S.’ top scorer (16 points: 15 kills in 39 swings for a 38.46% hitting efficiency; and 1 ace)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2017a/WGP2017a_p3-057.pdf|title=Italy vs. USA 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals Round|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> in a 3-1 loss to Italy. She racked up with 10 points (10/26 for a 38.46% hitting efficiency) in USA's faltered comeback attempt from being down 2 sets to none against Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2017a/WGP2017a_p2-055.pdf|title=Serbia vs. USA 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals Round|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> USA finished 5th at the final staging of the World Grand Prix, tied with Netherlands. =====[[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|<u>2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup</u>]]===== Drews returned for duty as she joined the U.S. team for the [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup]]. She started at opposite for all matches and top scored in 2 occasions - 22 points vs. Japan and 12 points vs. Brazil. In its win over Korea, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16, Drews contributed 11 points on eight kills, two blocks and an ace. She helped USA claim the bronze medal for the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grandchampionscup.2017.women.fivb.com/en/news/china-clinch-second-fivb-world-grand-champions?id=72851|title=2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> ==== 2018 ==== ===== [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|<u>2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League</u>]] ===== In 2018, Drews joined the U.S. team in the inaugural [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League]] where they eventually won gold against Turkey (25-17, 22-25, 28-26, 15-25, 7-15). ==== 2019 ==== =====[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|<u>2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League</u>]]===== Drews returned for another round of duty for the U.S. team in the [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League]]. During the preliminary rounds, she led the Best Attackers race with a 205-68-426 attacking card, good for 48.12% hitting efficiency. After advancing to the final round, Drews once again ranked first in the Best Attackers chart with a 69-18-132 attacking card, good for 52.27 hitting efficiency. She was the 2nd Best Scorer with 69 attacks, 4 blocks and 4 aces for 77 points, behind top scorer Liu Yanhan's (China) 79 points. Annie Drews led Team USA with 23 points, including 21 kills on 41 attacks, one block and one ace against [[Poland women's national volleyball team|Poland]] in the finals pool play. Drews did not see action in the pool play match against Brazil to give way for Jordan Thompson. Drews scored 21 points in the semifinals against [[China women's national volleyball team|China]] to lead Team USA to victory. Drews had 16 kills on 31 swings, three aces and two blocks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Calendar/2019/July/03/VNL-Womens-Final|title=2019 VNL Women's Finals|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> In the Gold Medal Match, Drews was named [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|'''Most Valuable Player''']] after leading USA to victory, including a team-high 33 points against [[Brazil women's national volleyball team|Brazil]] in the title match. Drews hit 32/59 and added one block. The comeback concluded in high drama in the fifth set with an unusual ending. Although Brazil earned the first two-point cushion of the tiebreaking fifth set at 3-1, Team USA bounced back to take its first lead of the set at 5-4 with two Robinson kills after a Brazil service error. The Americans extended the advantage to three at 8-5 with a Drews kill, Robinson ace and Larson kill. Brazil closed to one at 10-9. Team USA went up 13-10 with kills from Drews and Haleigh Washington. Brazil saved two match points at 14-13. In a bold move, Coach Karch Kiraly called for a video challenge for net touch during the middle of match point and Team USA won the points as the video clearly showed Brazil touching the net antenna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2019/July/07/Gold-US-Women-Rally-Past-Brazil-to-Win-VNL|title=Gold! U.S. Women Rally Past Brazil to Win VNL|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> After the win, Kiraly did not spare kind words for the tournament MVP Andrea Drews after the match<blockquote>''“Wow, Annie. I don’t know how many points she had, but she was huge. Everyone was huge. What a great team win, fall down 2-0 against one of the greatest teams in the world, Brazil. Jordan Larson came in and gave us a great lift, Tori Dixon also. It was a total team win, 14-person plus here, all the other people in our program including the 14 battling in Peru. Total team effort. So much to be proud of. We got better as the match went along. We improved our blocking lineups, had a nice passing lineup in there. Lauren Carlini doing a really nice job of running our offense and distributing.”''</blockquote> ===== [[2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament|<u>2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)</u>]] ===== On 2–4 August, Drews competed with USA in the [[2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament|2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)]] in [[CenturyLink Center (Bossier City)|CenturyLink Center]], [[Shreveport-Bossier City|Shreveport-Bossier City,]] [[United States]]. After matches against [[Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team|Kazakhstan]] (3-0), [[Bulgaria women's national volleyball team|Bulgaria]] (3-2) and [[Argentina women's national volleyball team|Argentina]] (3-0), USA qualified for the [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020]]. As a result of their second place finish in the [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup]], USA's [[FIVB World Rankings]] points lead them to become the 2nd best team in the world as of October 2019. This puts them at Pool B during the Olympic Games in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/Rankings.asp|title=FIVB World Rankings|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> [[File:EE0Ou7mUYAA5EUa.jpg|thumb|Drews at the 2019 World Cup]] =====[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|<u>2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup</u>]]===== Drews was lined-up for another round of NT duties at the [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup]] in [[Japan]] from September 14–29. Drews started at opposite for most of the time but also shared lineups with Karsta Lowe. In their first match against Kenya, Drews hit 12 attacks on 22 swings (54.45% hitting efficiency) and added 2 aces to top-score at 14 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256224868|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. Kenya|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> Drews hit 10 attacks on 23 swings (43.47% hitting efficiency), had a stuff block and an ace in their 3-0 win against the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256225488|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. NED|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> USA bagged another impressive straight sets victory against Brazil with Drews having 12 attacks on 27 swings (44.44% hitting efficiency) and 2 stuff blocks for 14 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256225847|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. BRA|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> In their 3-set loss against eventual gold medalists China, Drews, used sparingly, contributed 6 kills on 12 swings (50% hitting efficiency).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256226410|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. CHN|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> In their bounce-back win against Dominican Republic, Drews posted an impressive 23 points in 3 sets mounted from 18 attacks on 29 swings (62.07% hitting efficiency), 3 stuff blocks and 2 aces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256226621|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. DOM|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> USA gutted out a 5-set outing against Russia anchored on Drew's 20 attacks on 46 swings (43.48% hitting efficiency), 1 stuff block and 1 ace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256227285|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. RUS|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> In their final match of the tournament vs. South Korea, Drews gave out an impressive 20 attacks on 41 swings (48.78% hitting efficiency), 2 stuff blocks and 2 aces for 24 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256227432|title=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup - USA vs. KOR|last=|first=|date=|website=FIVB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> [[South Korea women's national volleyball team]] head coach, Stefano Lavarini, gave praise to Drews' performance in the post-match interview saying:<blockquote>"We couldn’t put pressure on their service and the United States in the first two sets, but especially the second, played really strong and their attackers were almost unstoppable, most especially their incredible opposite Andrew Drews. You got Boskovic and Egonu and now I think she's the one to watch."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldcup.2019.fivb.com/en/news/we-expected-a-tough-match-and-it?id=89027|title=We expected a tough match, and it was - Kiraly|last=|first=|date=|website=2019 World Cup|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=06 Nov 2019}}</ref></blockquote>Drews was the league's 17th Best Scorer (105 attacks, 9 blocks, and 9 aces) and 3rd Best Attacker (105-29-225 for a 46.67% hitting efficiency). Her performance merited the team and her a silver medal finish and a [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|'''Best Opposite''']] award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fédération_Internationale_de_Volleyball|title=FIVB|last=|first=|date=|website=2019 FIVB Women's World Cup|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 Oct 2019}}</ref> ===== [[Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|<u>2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship</u>]] ===== For the final round of 2019 national team duty, Drews was lined-up for the [[Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship]] held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 8–13 October. Drews was inserted as a starter during the second and third set of their pool play match against [[Mexico women's national volleyball team|Mexico]]. USA eventually won the match in straight sets as she added eight kills on 14 swings and a block for nine points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2019/October/09/Washington-Perfect-10-as-US-Women-Sweep-Mexico|title=Washington Perfect '10' as U.S. Women Sweep Mexico|last=|first=|date=|website=USA Volleyball|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> During the finals, Drews came in as a substitute on the second set for teammate [[Karsta Lowe]] in the opposite position. She totalled 12 kills on 33 attacks (35.94% hitting efficiency) and chipped in 6 digs. USA eventually settled for silver for the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2019/October/13/US-Women-Take-Silver-at-NORCECA|title=U.S. Women Take Silver at NORCECA|last=|first=|date=|website=USA Volleyball|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> == Clubs == * {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Criollas de Caguas|Indias de Mayagüez]] (2015–2016) * {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Criollas de Caguas]]o (2016–2017) * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[SAB Volley]] [[Legnano]] (2017–2018) * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Volleyball Casalmaggiore|Pomi Casalmaggiore]] (2018) * {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Beylikdüzü Voleybol Ihtisas|Kameroglu Beylikdüzü Voleybol Ihtisas]] (2018–2019) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[JT Marvelous]] (2019–) == Awards == ===National Team=== * [[2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|2017 Women's Pan-American Cup]] - [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal * [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix]] - 5th Place * [[USA Volleyball Cup|2017 USA Volleyball Cup]] - [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal * [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup]] - [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal * [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League]] - [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal * [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League]] - [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal *[[2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament|2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)]] - Qualified * [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019 FIVB World Cup]] - [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal *[[Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship]] - [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal ===Individuals=== * Honorable Mention AVCA All-American in 2014 * AVCA Second-Team All-America in 2015 as a senior at Purdue University * [[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino|''2015'' ''Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino - "All Star Team Member"'']] * [[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino|''2016'' ''Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino - "Most Valuable Player"'']] * ''[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League#Awards|2019 FIVB Nations League – "Most Valuable Player"]]'' * ''[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup#Awards|2019 FIVB World Cup – "Best Opposite"]]'' === Clubs === * [[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino|2015 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino]] - [[File:Gorm silver cup.jpg|18x18px]] Runner-Up, with, with [[Criollas de Caguas|Indias de Mayagüez]] * [[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino|2016 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16x16px]] Champion, with [[Criollas de Caguas]]o <br />{{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box | title = Most Valuable Player of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League]] | years = [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2019]] | before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle Bartsch-Hackley]] | after = [[TBA]]|| }}{{Succession box | title = Best Opposite of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup]] | years = [[2019 FIVB Women's World Cup|2019]] | before = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nataliya Obmochaeva|Nataliya Goncharova]] | after = [[TBA]] }}{{Succession box | title = Most Valuable Player of <br>[[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino]] | years = 2016 | before = {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Stephanie Enright]] | after = {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Stephanie Enright]] }} {{s-end}} == References == {{Reflist}} == See also == {{Portal bar|United States|Italy|volleyball}}{{Volleyball national squad no numbers|name=2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League Finals|bg=#FFDF00|fg=|country=United States|team link=United States women's national volleyball team|comp=2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Finals (Gold Medal)|comp link=2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|pos1=|p1=[[Jourdyn Poulter|Poulter]]|pos2=|p2=[[Michelle Bartsch-Hackley|Bartsch-Hackley]]|pos3=|p3=[[Megan Courtney|Courtney]]|pos4=|p4=[[Mikaela Foecke|Foecke]]|pos5=|p5=[[Dana Rettke|Rettke]]|pos6=|p6=[[Haleigh Washington|Washington]]|pos7=|p7=[[Kelsey Robinson|Robinson]]|pos8=|p8=[[Chiaka Ogbogu|Ogbogu]]|pos9=|p9=[[Mary Lake (volleyball)|Lake]]|pos10=|p10=[[TeTori Dixon|Dixon]]|pos11=|p11=[[Lauren Carlini|Carlini]]|pos12=|p12=[[Jordan Larson|Larson]]|pos13=|p13=Drews|pos14=|p14=[[Jordan Thompson (volleyball)|Thompson]]|coach=[[Karch Kiraly]]}}{{Volleyball national squad no numbers|name=2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League Finals|bg=#FFDF00|fg=|country=United States|team link=United States women's national volleyball team|comp=2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Finals (Gold Medal)|comp link=2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|pos1=|p1=[[Carli Lloyd|Lloyd]]|pos2=|p2=[[Michelle Bartsch-Hackley|Bartsch-Hackley]]|pos3=|p3=[[Justine Wong-Orantes|Wong-Orantes]]|pos4=|p4=[[Kimberly Hill|Hill]]|pos5=|p5=[[Lauren Gibbemeyer|Gibbemeyer]]|pos6=|p6=[[Rachael Adams|Adams]]|pos7=|p7=[[Kelsey Robinson|Robinson]]|pos8=|p8=[[Foluke Akinradewo|Akinradewo]]|pos9=|p9=[[Madison Kingdon|Kingdon]]|pos10=|p10=[[TeTori Dixon|Dixon]]|pos11=|p11=[[Micha Hancock|Hancock]]|pos12=|p12=[[Jordan Larson|Larson]]|pos13=|p13=Drews|pos14=|p14=[[Kelly Murphy|Murphy]]|coach=[[Karch Kiraly]]}}{{Volleyball national squad no numbers|name=2017 USA Volleyball Cup|bg=#FFDF00|fg=|country=United States|team link=United States women's national volleyball team|comp=2017 USA Volleyball Cup (Gold Medal)|comp link=2017 USA Volleyball Cup|pos1=|p1=[[Carli Lloyd|Lloyd]]|pos2=|p2=[[Madison Kingdon|Kingdon]]|pos3=|p3=[[Jordan Larson|Larson]]|pos4=|p4=Drews|pos5=|p5=[[Michelle Bartsch-Hackley|Bartsch-Hackley]]|pos6=|p6=[[Kimberly Hill|Hill]]|pos7=|p7=[[Foluke Akinradewo|Akinradewo]]|pos8=|p8=[[Megan Courtney|Courtney]]|pos9=|p9=[[Aiyana Whitney|Whitney]]|pos10=|p10=[[Justine Wong-Orantes|Wong-Orantes]]|pos11=|p11=[[Rachael Adams|Adams]]|pos12=|p12=[[TeTori Dixon|Dixon]]|pos13=|p13=[[Lauren Carlini|Carlini]]|pos14=|p14=[[Lauren Gibbemeyer|Gibbemeyer]]|coach=[[Karch Kiraly]]}}{{Volleyball national squad no numbers|name=2017 Pan-Am Cup|bg=#FFDF00|fg=|country=United States|team link=United States women's national volleyball team|comp=2017 Pan-Am Cup (Gold Medal)|comp link=2017 Pan-Am Cup|pos1=|p1=[[Micha Hancock|Hancock]]|pos2=|p2=Drews|pos3=|p3=[[Michelle Bartsch-Hackley|Bartsch-Hackley]]|pos4=|p4=[[Molly McCage|McCage]]|pos5=|p5=[[Megan Courtney|Courtney]]|pos6=|p6=[[Sonja Newcombe|Newcombe]]|pos7=|p7=[[Amanda Benson|Benson]]|pos8=|p8=[[Paige Tapp|P. 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