Last Azerbaijani Cup Winner Azerrail Baku transferred one more player from the USA National team- setter Angie McGinnis who played for Igtisadchi last season will play for success of Azerrail Baku next season.
Angie McGinnis(180 cm,1986) profile:
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2009 – FIVB World Grand Prix (9th). 2008 – Tour of China…Pan American Cup (Fifth Place)…U.S. Olympic Team Exhibition for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place). 2005 – Pan American Cup (Fourth Place).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Played in 17 sets of the FIVB World Grand Prix, starting the opening two matches against Germany (July 31) and Puerto Rico (Aug. 1)...Totaled 24 assists and six points (2 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks) during the World Grand Prix. 2008 – Started the majority of eight-match tour of China leading to a 5-3 overall record against Chinese club teams…Helped USA to a 41 kill percent for the tour, while providing 14 kills, four blocks, one ace and 35 digs during the three-week event…Earned Best Setter award at Pan American Cup after averaging 4.38 assists per set with just five faults…Added 21 points during the Pan American Cup with 10 kills on 22 attacks, four aces and seven blocks…Totaled 18 digs during the Pan American Cup as part of 0.64 dig average…Started four sets and played in seven total sets in three-match exhibition series with Brazil…Started fifth set of victory over Brazil on June 13…Played in 10 sets during the first two weekends of the FIVB World Grand Prix, recording one ace. 2005 – Played for the USA Women's National Team during the summer of 2005 in the Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Another capital team,newly renamed team "Baku" VC transferred another setter from USA,Ashley Engle who is also one of the most perspective players of USA.
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2008 AVCA All-America First Team
• Two-time Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team (2006, 2008)
• Two-time AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2006, 2008)
• Three-time All-Big 12 First Team (2006-08)
• 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 13, 2008; Nov. 17, 2008; Nov. 12, 2007 and Nov. 6, 2006)
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 10, 2008)
• Two-time Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team (2006, 2008)
• 2008 AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team
• 2007 AVCA All-Central Region Second Team
• 2007 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2006 AVCA All-America Second Team
• 2006 NCAA All-Austin Regional Team
• 2006 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• CVU.com National Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2006)
• 2009 Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship participant with Lauren Paolini
• 2008 Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship A-Flight Champion with Kiley Hall
• 2007 PowerAde Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship participant with Alyson Jennings
• Member of the 2007 U.S. Women's Junior National Volleyball Team with Jennifer Doris
• Ranked No. 3 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com (2006)
INTERNATIONALLY
Selected to the 2007 U.S. Women's Junior National Team and represented Team USA at the FIVB U-20 World Championships July 19-27 in Nakhonratchasima, Thailand ... played on the 2005 U.S. Youth National Team that finished fourth in the FIVA Youth U-18 World Championships in Macau, China in July 2006 -- helping the USA equal its best finish ever at the World Championships ... collected 15 points in the 2006 bronze-medal game.
