TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 29, 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 29.
The next poll will be released October 6.
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FCSAA Volleyball Coaches' Poll
September 29, 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. |
Santa Fe (12) |
14-2 |
175 |
1 |
|
2. |
Polk State (4) |
13-7 |
148 |
3 |
|
3. |
Central Florida |
13-6 |
145 |
4 |
|
4. |
Indian River State (2) |
14-3 |
133 |
5 |
|
5. |
Hillsborough (1) |
14-4 |
121 |
2 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
15-5 |
85 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
8-9 |
82 |
8 |
|
8. |
Miami Dade |
7-8 |
62 |
9 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
10-4 |
37 |
10 |
|
10. |
State College of Florida |
4-5 |
34 |
7 |
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 FCSAA No. 9 Miami Dade and No. 8 Daytona State
- Averaged 6.0 kills, 4.0 digs, 0.3 assists, 0.2 service aces, 0.5 blocks and 6.4 points per set (15 total sets) while tallying a .303 hitting percentage
- Recorded double-doubles in each match, including a 20-kill, 23-dig effort vs. South Florida State
- Had a season-high 33 kills vs. Central Florida and leads the nation in total kills (315)
Other nominees: Danielle Deterding, Pasco-Hernando State; Julia Azevado, Central Florida; Meagan Milligan, Palm Beach State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Keisha Santana, Polk State
Freshman – Libero
Junco, Puerto Rico
- Lead Polk State to a 3-1 week, including wins over FCSAA No. 9 Miami Dade and No. 8 Daytona State
- Averaged 5.2 digs over a total of 15 sets played
- Was double-figures in digs in all four matches, including 20+ dig efforts vs. South Florida State (20) and nationally-ranked Central Florida (23)
- Ranks among the FCSAA’s top ten in both total digs (333, 4th) and digs per set (4.44, 8th)
Other nominees: Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State; Marisa Beisner, State College of Florida; Claire Kent, Pasco-Hernando State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Nathaly Alvarez, Central Florida
Freshman
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Helped Central Florida to a 4-1 week, including wins over nationally-ranked Polk State and State College of Florida
- Averaged 10.1 assists over five matches and 19 total sets. Also averaged 1.9 digs, 1.5 kills, 0.2 service aces and 0.5 blocks while tallying a .313 hitting percentage
- Recorded a pair of 40+ assist efforts – vs. Polk State (49) and Miami Dade (40) – and added 10 kills and 11 digs vs. Polk State for a triple-double
- Leads all of Region 8 and is fourth nationally (DI) in total assists (819) and is third in Region 8 and fifth nationally in assists per set (11.2)
Other nominees: 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 September 21-27:
- Cherlie Adorno DeJesus, Hillsborough – 25 vs. St. Petersburg, 9/22/15
- Claire Kent, Pasco-Hernando State – 29 vs. South Florida State, 9/22/15
- Cherlie Adorno DeJesus, Hillsborough – 26 vs. Miami Dade, 9/25/15
- Marisa Beisner, State College of Florida – 25 vs. Daytona State, 9/25/15
- Marisa Beisner, State College of Florida – 25 vs. Miami Dade, 9/26/15
- Gabby Fresh, Palm Beach State – 29 vs. St. Thomas, 9/26/15