Angela Lowak

Southeastern Louisiana

Sep 18 (Thu)

6:00 PM

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
New Braunfels
Hometown:
New Braunfels, Texas

LOWAK’S HONORS

2015

SEC Community Service Team
Texas A&M Most Inspirational Player
Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award (Co-)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
Texas A&M Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll

2014

MVP, Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
CoSIDA/Haier Achievement Award
SEC Community Service Team
Coach Wooden Citizen Cup semifinalist
NCAS PlayMaker of the Month (Nov.)
Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award
Texas A&M Class of 2016 Class Stars Award (Service)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
Mays Business School Student Spotlight of the Month (May 2015)

2013

SEC Volleyball Community Service Team
Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
UTSA Classic All-Tournament Team
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012

SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

AT TEXAS A&M

CAREER HIGHS

Category                             Career High
Kills:                                    23 at Georgia (11/24/13)
Attempts:                            57 vs. Loyola Marymount (9/5/13); at Georgia (11/24/13)
Hitting % (min. 10 k):         .600 [10-1-15] vs. Lamar (9/5/13)
Assists:                                5 vs. UTSA (12/5/13)
Aces:                                   4 vs. Alabama (10/10/14)
Digs:                                    23 vs. UTSA (8/30/14)
Block Solos:                         2 at Alabama (9/30/12); vs. South Dakota State (8/30/13)
Block Assists:                      5 vs. San Diego (9/12/14); vs. Florida State (9/19/14)
Total Blocks:                       5 vs. San Diego (9/12/14); vs. Florida State (9/19/14)
Points:                                 23.0 at Georgia (11/24/13)

2015 – SENIOR
The two-year returning starter and co-captain had played in seven matches, starting five, and was leading the team with 3.22 kills per set before suffering a probable season-ending knee injury (dislocated patella) in the opening set at Florida State on Sept. 18…Had opened the season with a team-leading 13 kills while hitting .375 in a three-set loss at No. 2 Stanford…In the ensuing match, tallied six kills in the first set against eventual Final-Four bound Minnesota and was hitting .417 against the Gophers before suffering an ankle injury in the second set, causing her to miss the next three matches…Returned to the court against Iowa State on Sept. 11 and posted 11 kills…Regained her starting position later that day in a four-set win against Milwaukee and went on to extend her double-figure kills streak to four matches, including a double-double with a season-high 16 kills along with 14 digs in a five-set victory against No. 15 Colorado State…Made her fifth and what would be her last start of the season at No. 18 Florida State before injuring her knee in the opening set…Throughout the remainder of the season, adhered to a rigorous rehabilitation routine and continued to be an integral influence and motivator from the bench, serving as a student coach for the team as well as a mentor to sophomore replacement Kiara McGee…Eventually returned to practice near the end of the regular season and made a brief court appearance in the NCAA Championship first-round match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi…Posted two kills in four attempts against the Islanders in her final appearance in the maroon and white…Finished the season having played in eight matches and 25 sets overall…Hit. 291 with 3.04 kills, 1.44 digs and 3.28 points per set…At the annual team banquet, the three-time member of the SEC Community Service Team and four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll was presented with the team’s Most Inspirational Player Award, as voted by the players...Also for the second consecutive year, was recognized for her selfless service and leadership, as well as her dedication to athletics and academics with the team’s Texas A&M Aggie Excellence Award, sharing the honor with Katelyn Labhart…The dynamic and powerful attacker finished her four year career hitting a combined .214 with 2.56 kills, 1.44 digs and 2.86 points per set in 270 sets in 88 matches overall.

2014 (JUNIOR)
The team co-captain appeared in every match, starting 26 of 30 and playing in 111 of 117 sets…Ranked third on the team with 2.41 kills and 2.81 points per set for the full season and 2.43 kills and 2.76 points per set in SEC matches only…Posted double-figure kills in 12 matches, including a season-high 16 in A&M’s 3-2 win at Ole Miss in the regular season finale…Captured or tied for team-high honors in kills in seven matches and in points in six matches…Posted double-figure digs in nine matches, including a career-high 23 vs. UTSA, and twice led the team in digs…Ranked second on the team with four double-doubles…Had a career-high four aces against Alabama, the most aces in a single match by an A&M player in 2014, and led the Aggies with 19 aces for the full season…Named the MVP of the Texas A&M Invitational (Aug. 29-30) after leading the Aggies to the tournament title…Voted by teammates and coaches as the recipient of the Texas A&M Excellence Award, presented at the team banquet and recognizing the player who best represents Texas A&M’s core values of respect, integrity, leadership, excellence, loyalty and selfless service…Also was named to both the SEC Community Service Team and the All SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year…Was the National Consortium for Academics & Sports (NCAS) PlayMaker of the Month for November and also was a recipient of the CoSIDA/Haier Achievement Award in addition to being a semifinalist for the Coach Wooden Citizen Cup...Was named the Mays Business School Student of the Month in May 2015.

2013 (SOPHOMORE)
Drew her first career start in the season opener against South Dakota State…Started 24 matches overall and appeared in all 31 matches and in 104 of 111 sets… Led the team and ranked 15th in the SEC with 3.01 kills per set for the full season…Tied for or took team-high honors in kills in a team-leading 11 matches…Led or tied for team-high honors in points in nine matches, second highest on the team…Recorded the first double-double of her career with 11 kills and 13 digs against No. 15 Iowa State (Aug. 31) and also had a double-double against No. 7 Michigan (12 kills, 14 digs) on Sept. 13…Reached double figures in kills in 16 matches, tying for the team lead…Twice posted 20-plus kills, with her career-high 23 kills in a crucial 3-2 victory at Georgia (Nov. 24) ranking as the most kills in a match by an A&M player in the 2013 season…Her 23.0 points at Georgia also were the most points scored by an A&M player in a single match in 2013…Her 17 kills against Mississippi State was the most by an A&M player in a 3-set match in 2013.

2012 (FRESHMAN)
Made a smooth transition to the collegiate game and showed tremendous potential following a high level of training and competition experience which she gained through her years of involvement with Austin Juniors and USA Volleyball…Appeared in 19 matches and 30 sets…Made her Aggie debut in the season-opening sweep against Texas State and posted three kills while hitting .500 in one set…Had two solo blocks at Alabama, the most by an A&M player in a three-set match in 2012…Also posted career highs with 8.5 points and six kills while hitting .267 in three sets in the 3-0 victory against the Crimson Tide…Averaged 1.10 kills and 1.3 points per set for the full season…Named to the 2012-13 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Had a successful and decorated club career, which included a national championship title at the 2011 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships 17 Open Division with Austin Juniors and future Texas A&M teammate Jazzmin Babers…Coached by Glen Lietzke, her 16s Austin Juniors team placed third at 2010 Nationals, and 18s placed fifth at 2012 Nationals…Also competed for USA Volleyball, was selected to the 2011 USA Girls Youth National Training Team…In 2010, won a gold medal as a member of the 2010 USA Girls Youth National Team at NORCECA in Guatemala and was selected to the US Girls Youth Olympic Team…Attended the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs…Was named to the U.S. Girls’ Select A1 White Team and led squad to a silver medal at the 2009 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships…In 2008, competed on the U.S. Girls’ Select A1 Blue Team at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships…Had a distinguished four-year career at New Braunfels High School, where she graduated in the top five percent of her class and finished with more than 1,600 kills…Coached by Phyllis Fowler, helped lead the Unicorns to the state playoffs every year during her career…Won a co-District 25-5A championship in 2008 and was the outright district champion in 2011…Began senior year by being named to the AVCA Under Armour All-American Watch List and to PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces Top 120…Capped her career as a an all-state selection by the Texas Girls Coaches Association, an honor she also received as a junior…Also garnered academic all-state honors and was named to the TGCA 4A/5A All-Star team...Was named the 2011 All-Comal County Player of the Year and the District 25-5A most valuable player…Received All-American honorable mention from PrepVolleyball.com and was named to the LoneStarVolleyball.com All-Texas first team after receiving honorable mention as a junior…Other honors as a senior include San Antonio Express-News All-Area Volleyball Super Team, San Antonio-Express News All-Area Team and Outstanding Female Athlete at New Braunfels High School for 2011-12…Was a three-time member of the All-District 25-5A first team after earning second-team honors as a freshman…Also was a three-time academic all-district selection…As a sophomore, was named PrepVolleyball.com Soph 79 honorable mention, ranking her as one of the top 145 sophomores in the nation...Competed in track her first three years of high school…Qualified for regionals as a sophomore and junior…As junior, was the District 26-5A champion in the long jump, was second in the high jump and placed third in the 200 meters…Most memorable moment of prep career was when her Austin Juniors team won the National Championship in the 17 Open Division.

PERSONAL
Angela Marie Lowak is the daughter of Larry Lowak and Deborah Grote…Is the youngest of five children, with two brothers and two sisters…Her sister, Laura Lowak, also attended Texas A&M, as did her grandmother, two aunts and an uncle…Began playing volleyball when she was 8 years old...Only official visit was to Texas A&M, but did make unofficial visits to Oklahoma, Tennessee, Colorado and Northwestern…Chose to sign with the Aggies because of the facilities, the fan base, everyone’s hospitality, and because of the Aggie network…Most memorable moments of A&M athletic career are defeating Kentucky for the first time in SEC history at Reed Arena and also when she was running down a ball and ran into the cameraman and broke his camera…Hobbies include traveling, spending time with The Lord, climbing trees, exploring, playing with kids, hiking, camping, working out, playing sand volleyball, swimming and going to concerts and festivals…Is the volleyball team representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and serves as the public relations chair…Is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority and serves as the philanthropy chair…Spent 17 days in Vietnam in the summer of 2015, volunteering and gaining experience in the hospital while also growing an appreciation and awareness of Vietnamese culture…Is active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Global Enterprise Experience, an international business competition that develops skills in managing across cultures, time zones, world views and levels and has served on the marketing committee for the Entrepreneurship Society…A two-time member of the SEC Community Service Team, volunteers at numerous community events, including meeting with local citizens at the Barbara Bush Parent Center and helping them be more proficient in English, participating in physical education activities at a local elementary school, assisting new and returning Aggies on Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, and coaching in a dodge ball tournament to help raise money for First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides books to schools and programs serving children in need…Also has assisted at the local food bank and volunteered as a camp coach for Weekend of Champions through FCA, teaching middle school students how to incorporate Christ into sport…Majoring in business honors and also is taking pre-med prerequisites…Receive her Aggie Ring on September 25, 2015, and is slated to graduate in May 2017…Career ambition is anything that allows her to help people, possibly missionary medicine or working for a nonprofit organization overseas…Born January 2, 1994, and was the first baby born in New Braunfels, Texas, that year.