Sareea Freeman

Sareea Freeman
Personal information
Full name	Sareea Monaye Freeman
Nationality	American
Born	(1991-10-25) October 25, 1991 (age 33) San Jose, California, United States
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spike	335 cm (132 in)
Block	326 cm (128 in)
College / University	Florida State University
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech
Number	22
Honours Best Middle 2016 Best Opposite 2017 best Offensive Player 2017 All American 2012

Sareea Monaye Freeman (born October 25, 1991) is an American indoor volleyball player.

Early life

She graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology.[1]

Career

From 2009-12 she played with the Florida State University Seminoles, earning AVCA All-American Honorable Mention in 2012.[2] She also played basketball in 2014 for Florida State.[3] She served as assistant coach for University at Albany volleyball program in 2014.[1]

Freeman won the 2013 Premier Volleyball League silver medal with the club Florida Wave.[4]

She played with the Hungarian club Vasas-Óbuda Budapest for the 2013/14 season,[5][6] playing the CEV Challenge Cup.[7] Shen then played the 2014 Premier Volleyball League with Florida Wave, losing the championship match to Western Empire.[8]

2015

Freeman played with North Texas in the 2015 Premier Volleyball League season, winning the championship and the inclusion in the all-tournament team.[9] She moved to the Philippines,[10] winning the 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference with PLDT Ultra Fast Hitter.[11]

2016

She signed with the Peruvian League club Regatas Lima, winning the silver medal with that team, after losing 2-3 the final series to Universidad San Martín,[12] winning the 1st Best Middle Blocker individual award.[13] For the 2016 Premier Volleyball League season, she played with the club North Texas, helping them to reach the fifth place.[14] Freeman returned to the Peruvian League with Regatas Lima.[15]

2017

With Regatas Lima, Freeman was awarded Most Valuable Player[16] and Best Opposite Spiker when she guided her club to the 2016/17 Peruvian league Championship over Universidad San Martín.[17] She confessed that she felt that she had a debt with herself and that she felt comfortable with her team and head coach and was looking forward to return in 2018.[18] She won the 2017 USA Open National Championships with Hoosier Exterminators and she was awarded all-tournament team and she praised the team work that help them achieve the winning.[19] She joined the Thailand League club Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech for the 2017–18 season.[16]

Clubs

• Vasas Óbuda Budapest (2013-2014)
• Florida Wave (2014)
• North Texas (2015)
• PLDT Ultra Fast Hitter (2015–2016)
• North Texas (2016)
• Regatas Lima (2016–2017)
• Hoosier Exterminators (2017)
• Supreme Chonburi (2017–2018)
• Regatas Lima (2018)
• Bring It Promotions (2018)

Awards

Individuals

• 2015 Premier Volleyball League Championship "All-Tournament team"
• 2015–16 Peruvian League "1st Best Middle Blocker"
• 2016–17 Peruvian League "Most valuable player"
• 2016–17 Peruvian League "Best opposite"
• 2017 USA Open National Championships "All-Tournament team"
• 2017–18 Thailand League "Best opposite spiker"
• 2017–18 Thailand League "Most Valuable Foreign Player"
• 2018 Thai-Denmark Super League "Best spiker"

Clubs

• 2014 USA Premier Volleyball League – Runner-Up, with Florida Wave
• 2015 USA Premier Volleyball League – Champion, with North Texas
• 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference – Champion, with PLDT Ultra Fast Hitter
• 2015–16 Peruvian League – Runner-Up, with Regatas Lima
• 2016–17 Peruvian League – Champion, with Regatas Lima
• 2017 USA Open National Championships – Champion, with Hoosier Exterminators
• 2017–18 Thailand League - Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
• 2018 Thai-Denmark Super League - Champion, with Supreme Chonburi

References

1. "UAlbany Volleyball BIO". University at Albany. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
2. "Neff Named AVCA Third-Team All-American". Florida State University. December 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
3. "Sareea Freeman". Florida State University. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
4. "Great Lakes Lights Out and Western Empire take 2014 PVL Titles" (PDF). Louisville, Kentucky: Florida Region of USA Volleyball. 2013. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
5. "Vasas Óbuda röplabdacsapata ismét duplázna". October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
6. "Sareea Monaye Freeman (Küföld)" (in Hungarian). Vasas Óbuda. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
7. "Más kávéház" (in Hungarian). Vasas Óbuda. November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
8. "Great Lakes Lights Out and Western Empire take 2014 PVL Titles". Phoenix: USA Volleyball. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
9. "PVL title". Detroit: USA Volleyball. May 26, 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
10. Lozada, Bong (November 14, 2015). "V-League: PLDT imports get sweet welcome in Manila". Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
11. Nakpil, Danielle (December 6, 2015). "Valdez drives PLDT Home Ultera to Shakey's V-League championship". Rappler. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
12. "San Martín se consagró tricampeón en la Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol" (in Spanish). Lima: Andina. EFE. April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
13. ""Cada año la Liga es más difícil"" (in Spanish). La Republica. April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
14. "Walch, Mosher Capture Premier Volleyball League National Crown". Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University. June 7, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
15. "LNSV: Alianza Lima y San Martín ganaron en su debut" (in Spanish). El Comercio. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
16. "'มลิกา-ฟรีแมน'ร่วมซ้อม'สุพรีม'พร้อมช่วยทีมป้องกันแชมป์" ['Malika - Freeman' joins 'Supreme' team to help defending champion]. Khaosod. October 4, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
17. Cusirramos, César (April 20, 2017). "Regatas Lima representará al Perú en el Sudamericano Femenino de Clubes 2018" (in Spanish). Aficion Online. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
18. Christian, Juan (May 5, 2017). "Sareea Freeman: "Paco quiere contar conmigo para el 2018"" (in Spanish). Voleibol.pe. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
19. "SoCal Avalanche, Hoosier Exterminators Win Open Division Titles". Minneapolis: USA Volleyball. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

External links

• CEV Profile