TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 20, 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 20.
The next poll will be released October 27.
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FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll
October 20, 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 (18) |
20-7 |
189 |
1 |
|
2. |
Hillsborough (1) |
23-5 |
155 |
3 |
|
3. |
Santa Fe |
18-5 |
143 |
2 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
19-11 |
126 |
4 |
|
5. |
Indian River State |
20-6 |
118 |
5 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
14-11 |
98 |
7 |
|
7. |
Palm Beach State |
22-8 |
96 |
6 |
|
8. |
Miami Dade |
12-15 |
59 |
8 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
11-8 |
15 |
9 |
|
10. |
Pasco-Hernando State |
12-9 |
14 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Eastern Florida State 8, Pensacola State 7, St. Johns River State 6, State College of Florida 6, South Florida State 4, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Alica Kandler, Daytona State
Sophomore – Outside Hitter
Munster, Germany
- Helped Daytona State to a 2-0 record and wins over 20-win St. Johns River State and NJCAA No. 8/FCSAA No. 2 Santa Fe
- Averaged 4.6 kills, 3.6 digs, 0.1 assists, 0.2 service aces and 5.0 points per set (9 total sets) while tallying a .316 hitting percentage
- Recorded double-doubles in both matches: 20 kills, 16 digs vs. St. Johns River State; 21 kills, 16 digs vs. Santa Fe
Other nominees: Danielle Christian, Pasco-Hernando State; Yue Wu, Polk State; Zhartaezia Bradley, St. Johns River State; Hannah Driskoll, Palm Beach 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 three wins in five matches last week
- Averaged 5.4 digs over a total of 18 sets played
- Added three more entries into the 25-Dig Club, bringing her total to ten for the season – 26 vs. Eastern Florida State (L, 3-2), 25 vs. NJCAA No. 12 Panola (L, 3-1); 27 vs. NJCAA No. 10 Central Florida (W, 3-0)
- Currently leads Region 8 in total digs (579)
Other nominee: Liana Blanton, Polk State; Megan Graefe, Eastern Florida State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Elisabeth Piroli, Polk State
Sophomore
Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Helped Polk State to a pair of Suncoast Conference victories last week
- Averaged 12.3 assists over two matches and seven total sets. Also averaged 3.6 digs, 1.1 kills, 0.6 blocks and 0.4 service aces while tallying a .500 hitting percentage
- Recorded a pair of double-doubles – 51 assists and 14 digs vs. South Florida State and 35 assists and 11 digs vs. St. Petersburg
- Ranks fifth in Region 8 in total assists (807) and assists per set (9.4)
Other nominees: Haley Seyfarth, Palm Beach State
25 Dig Club
The following players joined the FCSAA's 2015 25-Dig Club in games played October 12-18:
- Megan Graefe, Eastern Florida – 27 vs. Miami Dade, 10/13/15
- Thalia Torres, Miami Dade – 26 vs. Eastern Florida State, 10/13/15
- Adara Anselmo, Miami Dade – 42 vs. Eastern Florida State, 10/13/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 27 vs. Eastern Florida State, 10/15/15
- Magen Bolton, Miami Dade - 31 vs. Indian River State, 10/15/15
- Thalia Torres, Miami Dade - 27 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville, 10/16/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 25 vs. Panola, 10/16/15
- Mine Cetinoz, Florida State College at Jacksonville – 25 vs. Miami Dade, 10/16/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 27 vs. Central Florida, 10/17/15
- Taylor Kasper, Pensacola State – 25 vs. Panola, 10/18/15
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