TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 10, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll for October 10 and Player, Defensive Player and Setter of the Week selections for matches played October 2-8.
The next poll and individual weekly awards will be released October 17.
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NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
October 10, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 volleyball coaches, the Region 8 Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Miami Dade (18) |
19-0 |
180 |
1 |
|
2. |
St. Petersburg |
11-2 |
141 |
3 |
|
3. |
Daytona State |
19-3 |
138 |
4 |
|
4. |
Polk State |
10-3 |
126 |
2 |
|
5. |
Central Florida |
11-6 |
118 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
13-5 |
97 |
6 |
|
7. |
Hillsborough |
12-8 |
60 |
7 |
|
8. |
Pasco-Hernando State |
11-7 |
31 |
9 |
|
9. |
Indian River State |
6-10 |
26 |
-- |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
7-12 |
22 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: State College of Florida 15, Palm Beach State 13, Eastern Florida State 7, Pensacola State 5.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Palm Beach State, No. 10 Eastern Florida State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Buse Ene, Central Florida
Sophomore – OH
Istanbul, Turkey
- Averaged 4.0 kills and 2.9 digs per set (eight total) over three matches
- Helped the Patriots to two wins in three matches
- Posted double-digit kills in two of three matches – vs. Eastern Florida State (15) and Santa Fe (11) and also recorded double-digit digs (11) vs. Eastern Florida State
- Also recorded a .518 hitting percentage
Other nominees: Kathya Garcia, Polk State; Eliska Truneckova, State College of Florida; Lindsay Glynn, Indian River State; Abby Epstein, Pasco-Hernando State; Rafaela Biegelmeyer, St. Petersburg; Emmy Gray, Lake-Sumter State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Morgan Church, Pasco-Hernando State
Freshman – L
St. Cloud, Fla.
- Averaged 6.4 digs per set (19 total) over five total matches
- With 122 digs for the week, she continues to pace all Region 8 players with 345 on the season
- Had at least 20 digs in each of the Bobcats’ five matches, including a pair of entries into the 25-Dig Club: 26 vs. St. Johns River State and 31 vs. Catawba Valley
Other nominees: Diana Caranza, Polk State; Audren Rose, Broward; Taysha Gonzalez, Lake-Sumter State; Rebecca Sills, Indian River State; Nayrelis Pantojas, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Emily DeStaffino, Daytona State
Sophomore - Setter
Oviedo, Fla.
- Averaged 12.7 assists per set (nine total) over three matches
- Also averaged 2.2 digs per set
- Tallied 35 assists in a straight set win vs. Polk State, which turned out to be her lowest tally of the week
- Had 39 assists vs. Lake-Sumter State and 40 vs. Florida State College-Jacksonville
Other nominees: Nicky Pio, Polk State; Rafaela Biegelmeyer, St. Petersburg; Reneta Gomes Martins, Lake-Sumter State; Jordan Shoemaker, Indian River State; Julia Cardoso, Central Florida
25 Dig Club
The following players joined Region 8’s 25-Dig Club in matches played October 2-8:
- Morgan Church, Pasco-Hernando State – 26 vs. St. Johns River State, 10/3/17
- Camden Bitter, Pasco-Hernando State – 26 vs. St. Johns River State, 10/3/17
- Audren Rose, Broward – 26 vs. Florida National, 10/5/17
- Morgan Church, Pasco-Hernando State – 31 vs. Catawba Valley, 10/6/17
- Emily Lampman, Palm Beach State – 26 vs. Florida College, 10/6/17
- Taysha Gonzalez, Lake-Sumter State – 37 vs. St. Johns River State, 10/6/17
- Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade – 25 vs. Palm Beach State, 10/7/17
- Rebecca Sills, Indian River State – 25 vs. State College of Florida, 10/7/17