TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 13, 2015) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its Volleyball Coaches' Poll and Player, Defensive Player and Setter of the Week selections for October 13.
The next poll will be released October 20.
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FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll
October 13, 2015
The FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2015 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCSAA volleyball coaches, the FCSAA Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Polk State (16) |
18-7 |
174 |
1 |
|
2. |
Santa Fe (1) |
17-4 |
140 |
3 |
|
3. |
Hillsborough (1) |
20-5 |
134 |
5 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
16-7 |
130 |
2 |
|
5. |
Indian River State |
19-5 |
113 |
4 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
19-6 |
97 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
12-11 |
76 |
7 |
|
8. |
Miami Dade |
8-13 |
43 |
8 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
10-7 |
29 |
9 |
|
10. |
Pasco-Hernando State |
12-8 |
17 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: State College of Florida 14, Pensacola State 8, St. Johns River State 8, Gulf Coast State 3, Florida State College at Jacksonville 2, South Florida State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 State College of Florida.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Mariana Dal Pozzo, Eastern Florida State
Sophomore – Outside Hitter
Toledo, Brazil
- Helped Eastern Florida State to two wins in three matches during the voting period
- Averaged 4.2 kills, 3.6 digs, 0.1 assists, 0.3 service aces and 4.5 points per set (12 total sets) while tallying a .318 hitting percentage
- Recorded double-doubles in all three matches: 17 kills, 15 digs vs. Webber JV; 15 kills, 13 digs vs. Pensacola State; and 18 kills, 15 digs vs. Gulf Coast State
Other nominees: Erika Zembyla, Hillsborough; Meagan Milligan, Palm Beach State; Danielle Christian, Pasco-Hernando State; Juliana Hicks, St. Johns River State; Yue Wu, Polk State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Gabrielle Fresh, Palm Beach State
Freshman – Libero
Dunedin, Fla.
- Helped Palm Beach State to two wins in three matches last week
- Averaged 6.2 digs over a total of 12 sets played
- Delivered a pair of 25-Dig Club efforts – 28 vs. Indian River State (W, 3-2) and 26 vs. Hillsborough (L, 3-1)
- Currently second in Region 8 in total digs (482)
Other nominee: Keisha Santana, Polk State; Nadine Mattmann, Pasco-Hernando State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Briana Stowell, Hillsborough
Freshman
Orlando, Fla.
- Helped Hillsborough to a perfect 5-0 record last week
- Averaged 9.8 assists over five matches and 18 total sets. Also averaged 1.6 digs, 0.9 kills, 0.2 service aces and 0.6 blocks while tallying a .359 hitting percentage
- Her top effort came against Palm Beach State when she recorded a double-double, 45 assists and 10 digs. She closed the week with 42 assists in a Southern Conference win over Indian River State
- Ranks fourth in Region 8 in total assists (768) and is eighth in assists per set (8.5)
Other nominees: Nathaly Alvarez, Central Florida; Elisabeth Piroli, Polk State; Teddi Wright, Pasco-Hernando State; Haley Seyfarth, Palm Beach State
25 Dig Club
The following players joined the FCSAA's 2015 25-Dig Club in games played October 5-11:
- Mine Cetinoz, Florida State College at Jacksonville – 27 vs. St. Johns River State, 10/6/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 28 vs. Indian River State, 10/8/15
- Cherlie Adorno DeJesus, Hillsborough – 25 vs. Palm Beach State, 10/10/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 26 vs. Hillsborough, 10/10/15
- Nadine Mattmann, Pasco-Hernando State – 28 vs. Catawba Valley, 10/10/15
October 6, 2015
The FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2015 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCSAA volleyball coaches, the FCSAA Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Polk State (8) |
16-7 |
163 |
2 |
|
2. |
Central Florida (5) |
15-6 |
158 |
3 |
|
3. |
Santa Fe (5) |
15-3 |
146 |
1 |
|
4. |
Indian River State |
18-3 |
135 |
4 |
|
5. |
Hillsborough (1) |
15-5 |
122 |
5 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
16-5 |
92 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
11-10 |
91 |
7 |
|
8. |
Miami Dade |
7-9 |
51 |
8 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
10-5 |
40 |
9 |
|
10. |
State College of Florida |
4-6 |
28 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Pasco-Hernando State 12, Pensacola State 2, St. Johns River State 2, Broward 1, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1, Gulf Coast State 1.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Alexandra Lilliquist, Indian River State
Sophomore – Outside Hitter
Vero Beach, Fla.
· Helped lead Indian River State to four wins in four matches, as the Pioneers ran their winning streak to 13
· Averaged 4.1 kills, 4.9 digs, 0.1 assists, 0.5 service aces, 0.2 blocks and 4.8 points per set (11 total sets) while tallying a .336 hitting percentage
· Recorded double-doubles vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (13 kills, 14 digs) and Daytona State (16 kills, 31 digs)
Other nominees: Yue Wu, Polk State; Franka Galeazzi, Palm Beach State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Cherlie Adorno DeJesus, Hillsborough
Sophomore – Libero
Toa Boja, Puerto Rico
· Helped Hillsborough earn a split of its two Suncoast Conference matches
· Averaged 6.2 digs over a total of 9 sets played
· Delivered a pair of 25-Dig Club efforts – 29 vs. State College of Florida (W, 3-1) and 27 vs. Polk State (L, 3-2)
· Currently leads Region 8 and is 11th nationally in total digs (423) and is fourth in Region 8 and 10th nationally in digs per set (5.49)
Other nominee: Keisha Santana, Polk State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Greta Dobenecker, Indian River State
Freshman
Muenster, Germany
· Helped lead Indian River State to four wins in four matches, as the Pioneers ran their winning streak to 13
· Averaged 11.5 assists over four matches and 13 total sets. Also averaged 3.0 digs, 0.4 kills, 0.2 service aces and 0.2 blocks while tallying a .571 hitting percentage
· Her top efforts came in the first (39 assists vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville) and last (48 assists vs. Daytona State) matches of the week. She also had 16 digs in the latter to finish with her second double-double of the week – she had 29 assists and 11 digs vs. Webber JV
· Currently inside the Region 8 Top Ten in total assists and is top 15 in assists per set
Other nominees: Nathaly Alvarez, Central Florida; Elisabeth Piroli, Polk State; Haley Seyfarth, Palm Beach State.
25 Dig Club
The following players joined the FCSAA's 2015 25-Dig Club in games played September 28-October 4:
· Alexandra Lilliquist, Indian River State – 31 vs. Daytona State, 10/3/15
· Madelyn Erwin, Indian River State – 26 vs. Daytona State, 10/3/15
· Kaytlin Colbert, Indian River State – 25 vs. Daytona State, 10/3/15
· Haleigh Delligatti, Daytona State – 27 vs. Indian River State, 10/3/15
· Cherlie Adorno DeJesus, Hillsborough – 27 vs. Polk State, 10/2/15
· Cherlie Adorno DeJesus, Hillsborough – 29 vs. State College of Florida, 10/1/15