TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 15, 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 15.
The next poll will be released September 22.
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FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll
September 15, 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. |
Hillsborough (8) |
11-3 |
149 |
3 |
|
2. |
Palm Beach State (4) |
10-2 |
135 |
1 |
|
3. |
Santa Fe (3) |
8-1 |
128 |
6 |
|
4. |
State College of Florida (1) |
3-1 |
116 |
2 |
|
5. |
Central Florida (2) |
6-5 |
115 |
4 |
|
6. |
Polk State |
7-4 |
98 |
9 |
|
7t. |
Indian River State |
9-3 |
73 |
7 |
|
7t. |
Daytona State |
4-4 |
73 |
8 |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
1-3 |
54 |
5 |
|
10. |
St. Petersburg |
5-3 |
21 |
10 |
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Yue Wu, Polk State
Freshman – Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter
Shanghai, China
- Lead Polk State to a 3-1 week, including wins over NJCAA No. 6 Iowa Western and No. 8 Blinn
- Averaged 4.1 kills, 3.7 digs, 0.2 assists, 0.7 service aces, 0.5 blocks and 5.1 points per set (15 total sets)
- Recorded double-doubles in wins over Iowa Western (14 kills/11 digs) and Blinn (26 kills/20 digs)
Other nominees: Alexandra Lilliquest, Indian River State; Danielle Deterding, Pasco-Hernando State; Julianna Hicks, St. Johns River State; Julia Azevado, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Madelyn Erwin, Indian River State
Freshman – Outside Hitter
Orange Park, Fla.
- Helped lead Indian River State to a 4-1 week
- Averaged 4.8 digs over a total of 17 sets played
- Was double-figures in digs in all five matches, including her third entry into the 25 Dig Club with 25 vs. Florida College
- Is currently No. 2 in the FCSAA in total digs (214)
Other nominees: Danielle Christian, Pasco-Hernando State; Daniela Jaramillo, St. Johns River State; Dayanna Barbosa, Polk State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Teddi Wright, Pasco-Hernando State
Sophomore
Lutz, Fla.
- Helped Pasco-Hernando State to a 4-1 record last week, including a 3-0 win over NJCAA (DII) No. 14 Catawba Valley
- Averaged 12.1 assists over five matches and 17 total sets. Also averaged 4.2 digs, 0.2 kills, 0.4 service aces and 0.5 blocks while tallying a .571 hitting percentage
- Recorded three 40+ assist efforts – vs. Santa Fe (46), Colorado Northwestern (42) and Cape Fear (49) – and was double-digits in digs in all but one of the five matches.
- Leads all of Region 8 and is fourth nationally (DII) in assists/set (11.4)
Other nominees: 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 September 7-13:
- Nadine Mattman, Pasco-Hernando State – 42 vs. Santa Fe, 9/9/15
- Madelyn Erwin, Indian River State – 25 vs. Florida College, 9/11/15
- Shirin Rajaee, Lake-Sumter State – 25 vs. Colorado Northwestern, 9/12/15
- Nadine Mattman, Pasco-Hernando State – 33 vs. Cape Fear, 9/12/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 29 vs. Santa Fe, 9/12/15