TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 1, 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 September 1.
The next poll will be released September 8.
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FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll
September 1, 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. |
State College of Florida (5) |
3-0 |
161 |
2 |
|
2. |
Palm Beach State (3) |
5-0 |
144 |
8 |
|
3. |
Miami Dade (10) |
0-0 |
143 |
1 |
|
4. |
Indian River State |
4-1 |
112 |
9 |
|
5. |
Hillsborough |
4-1 |
103 |
7 |
|
6. |
Polk State |
3-2 |
93 |
5 |
|
7. |
Santa Fe (1) |
3-1 |
86 |
4 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
7-0 |
50 |
-- |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
2-2 |
48 |
-- |
|
10. |
Central Florida |
1-3 |
42 |
3 |
Also receiving votes: Daytona State 29, St. Johns River State 17, Pasco-Hernando State 7, South Florida State 4, Florida State College at Jacksonville 3, Broward 2, Gulf Coast State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 6 Daytona State, No. 10 Pasco-Hernando State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Sarah Lewis, Pensacola State
Sophomore – Right Side Hitter
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
- Lead the Pirates to a 7-0 start to the season
- Averaged 3.4 kills, 0.8 digs, 0.2 assists, 0.4 service aces, 0.3 blocks and 3.9 points per set (23 total sets) while posting a 0.500 hitting percentage
- Recorded double-digit kills in five of seven matches, including 16 vs. University of Mobile JV (August 25) and Faulkner State (August 27)
- Hitting percentage of .500 or better in three straight matches and added double-digit kills in two of the three
Other nominees: Maddy Sanderson, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Dayanna Barbosa, Polk State; Jenny D'Alessandro, State College of Florida; Julia Azevedo, Central Florida; Danielle Christian, Pasco-Hernando State; Tristyn Sells, Palm Beach State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Madelyn Erwin, Indian River State
Freshman – Outside Hitter
Orange Park, Fla.
- Helped lead the Pioneers to four wins in five matches
- Averaged 5.3 digs over a total of 20 sets played
- Recorded at least 13 digs in each of her five matches
- Leads Region 8 in total digs (106) and is third in digs per set (5.3)
- Two entries into the 25-Dig Club (28 vs. Daytona State, 28 vs. St. Petersburg)
Other nominees: Nadine Mattmann, Pasco-Hernando State; Keisha Santana, Polk State; Yamiana Ramos, State College of Florida; Hannah Driscoll, Palm Beach State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Sanja Vojnovic, State College of Florida
Sophomore
Bijeljina, Bosnia
- Helped NJCAA No. 10 State College of Florida to a 3-0 record during the opening week
- Averaged 10.3 assists over three matches and 10 total sets
- Recorded a double-double vs. NJCAA No. 17 Santa Fe (August 29) by recording 10 digs
Other nominees: Teddi Wright, Pasco-Hernando State; Nathaly Alvarez, Central Florida; Elisabeth Piroli, Polk State.
25 Dig Club
The following players joined the FCSAA's 2015 25-Dig Club in games played through August 31:
- Madelyn Erwin, Indian River State – 28 vs. Daytona State, 8/28/15
- Madelyn Erwin, Indian River State – 28 vs. St. Petersburg, 8/29/15
- Keisha Santana, Polk State – 26 vs. Daytona State, 8/25/15
- Yamiana Ramos, State College of Florida – 25 vs. Gulf Coast State, 8/29/15
- Nadine Mattmann, Pasco-Hernando State – 29 vs. Santa Fe, 8/26/15
- Cherlie Adorno, Hillsborough – 25 vs. Daytona State, 8/29/15
- Cherlie Adorno, Hillsborough – 26 vs. Central Florida, 8/28/15