Nancy Jean Metcalf (née Meendering; born November 12, 1978) is an American indoor

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player. She represented the United States at the

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, where she finished in fifth place with the USA National Team. She missed the

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with a torn labrum, and was not named to the national team in

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Early life

Nancy Meendering is the second of four children born to Harry and Dee Meendering. She attended Western Christian High School, where she earned two state titles in volleyball and made it to the all-state squad three times. In addition, she is Western's career leader in kills, kills per game and blocks. She was inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in May 2012.

Career

Metcalf graduated from the

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in December 2001 with a bachelor's degree in

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, and joined the national team in January 2000. While playing in college, in 1999 she set Nebraska's school record for kills per game (5.09) and attacks per game (12.17) and broke the Huskers' single-match record for kills with 39. She finished her career at

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ranked third for career kills (1,603), third for attacks (3,741), ninth for block assists (376) and tenth with total blocks (412) She started playing professionally in

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in 2002, playing two years with Indias de Mayagüez and being elected MVP for the 2002 season, and ''Best Scorer and Spiker'' in both 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2002, she earned a silver medal at the

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in Germany and the bronze medal at the 2003 World Grand Prix. She won the gold medal at the 2003 NORCECA Championship in

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, qualifying for the 2003 World Cup. At the 2003 World Cup, her team took a berth for the

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, Greece. In 2004, she played professionally for Despar Sirio Perugia in Italy. She won the silver medal at the 2004 edition of the ''Montreux Volley Masters''. The next year, Metcalf participated in the Pan-American Cup, ending up in 4th place and taking home the "Best Scorer" award. Later that season, she was awarded "Most Valuable Player" at the NORCECA Championship won by her national team. Metcalf returned to the ''Indias de Mayagüez'' for the semifinal round of the 2005 season. Later that year, she signed with Arzano Volley in Italy for the 2005–2006 season, but transferred to the Turkish club

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due to Arzano's financial problems. Metcalf spent the 2006–2007 season with the Spanish club

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winning the "Copa de la Reina", Spanish Supercopa, ''Spanish Superliga'' (

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), and the

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. Metcalf then returned to Turkey, playing for

from 2007 to 2009. She was selected to the 2008 All Star Game, and awarded with her team Runner-Up from the Turkish League Championship, losing to Fenerbahçe Acıbadem in the final game. Her team finished fourth at the 2009 NORCECA Championship, but she took the "Best Spiker" honor. She played the 2009–2010 season with

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. From 2010 to 2013, Metcalf played in Azerbaijan, with the clubs

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and Igtisadchi Baku. Metcalf played her final season with the Ageo Medics in 2013–2014.

Personal

She married Jason Metcalf in 2001.

Awards

College

* 2011 #7 Jersey Retired * 2001 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year * 2001 AVCA First-Team All-American * 2001 AVCA Central All-Region Team * 2001 AVCA Player of the Year Candidate * 2001 NCAA Today's Top VIII Award * 2001 MVP of State Farm/NACWAA Tournament * 2001 Big 12 Player of the Year * 2001 Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 1) * 2001 First-Team All-Big 12 * 2001 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American * 1999 AVCA First-Team All-American * 1999 Big 12 Player of the Year * 1999 First-Team All-Big 12 * 1999 AVCA First-Team District VII * 1999 NCAA Pacific Region All-Tournament Team * 1999 Big 12 Player of the Week (Sept. 6) * 1998 AVCA First-Team All-American * 1998 AVCA First-Team District V * 1998 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American * 1998 NCAA Pacific Region All-Tournament MVP * 1998 First-Team All-Big 12 * 1998 Nebraska US Bank All-Tournament Team * 1998 San Diego State All-Tournament Team

Individuals

* '' 2002 Puerto Rican League "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2002 Puerto Rican League "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2002 Puerto Rican League "Best Spiker"'' * '' 2003 Puerto Rican League "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2003 Puerto Rican League "Best Spiker"'' * ''2008 Turkish League "All-Star"'' * '' 2005 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2005 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"'' * 2009 USA Volleyball Indoor Female Player of the Year

National team

* 2004

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, Silver Medal

Clubs

* 2006 Turkish League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva * 2006 Spanish Supercopa – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia * 2007

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Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia * 2007 Copa de la Reina – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia * 2007

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Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia * 2008 Turkish League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva * 2009 Turkish League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Eczacibasi Zentiva * 2012-13 Azerbaijan Super League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Igtisadchi Baku

References

External links

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Nancy Metcalf
at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2009
Nancy Metcalf at usavolleyball.org
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