TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 31, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its final NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches' Poll for October 31 and Player, Defensive Player and Setter of the Week selections for matches played October 23-29.
The next individual weekly awards will be released November 7 following the FCSAA Tournament.
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NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches' Poll
October 31, 2017
The final 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 (19) |
26-0 |
190 |
1 |
|
2. |
Central Florida |
18-7 |
162 |
2 |
|
3. |
St. Petersburg |
15-3 |
156 |
3 |
|
4. |
Polk State |
13-6 |
128 |
4 |
|
5. |
Daytona State |
22-7 |
93 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
16-7 |
92 |
6 |
|
7. |
Hillsborough |
21-9 |
89 |
7 |
|
8. |
Santa Fe |
11-15 |
52 |
9 |
|
9. |
Pasco-Hernando State |
19-7 |
46 |
8 |
|
10. |
Palm Beach State |
10-15 |
29 |
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Also receiving votes: Indian River State 6, Pensacola State 3, State College of Florida 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Indian River State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Massiel Matos, Miami Dade
Sophomore – OH
Higuey, D.R.
- Averaged 4.5 kills per set over six sets last week
- Also averaged 0.5 service aces and 0.8 digs per set
- Recorded 18 digs in the Sharks' straight set win over Daytona State
Other nominees: Beatriz Vieria, St. Petersburg; Chiara Bosseti, Polk State; Kristin Von Schemm, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Morgan Church, Pasco-Hernando State
Freshman – L
St. Cloud, Fla.
- Averaged 9.8 digs per set (six total) over two total matches
- Helped the Bobcats to a 2-0 record last week, including wins over D1 opponents State College of Florida and St. Johns River State
- Punched her name into the 25 Dig Club twice with 32 digs vs. State College of Florida and 27 more vs. St. Johns River State
Other nominees: Nayrelis Pantojas, Central Florida; Chiara Bosseti, Polk State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Manuela Vargas, Polk State
Sophomore - Setter
Medellin, Colombia
- In her only match of the week, she led Polk State to a four-set victory over Daytona State to clinch a berth in the Region 8 Tournament
- Recorded 38 assists and added 18 digs for the double-double
Other nominees: Viktorija Sataric, Central Florida; Tiziana Baumrukova, Miami Dade
25 Dig Club
The following players joined Region 8's 25-Dig Club in matches played October 23-29:
- Morgan Church, Pasco-Hernando State – 32 vs. State College of Florida, 10/24/17
- Rebecca Sills, Indian River State – 25 vs. Palm Beach State, 10/25/17
- Morgan Church, Pasco-Hernando State – 27 vs. St. Johns River State, 10/26/17
- Tristyn Southerland, Florida Gateway – 31 vs. Andrew, 10/26/17
- Emily DeStaffino, Daytona State – 25 vs. Polk State, 10/26/17
- Chiara Bosetti, Polk State – 28 vs. Daytona State, 10/26/17
- Tristyn Southerland, Florida Gateway – 28 vs. Edward Waters, 10/27/17
- Carly Cowan, State College of Florida – 27 vs. Central Florida, 10/28/17
- Nayrelis Pantojas, Central Florida – 27 vs. State College of Florida, 10/28/17
- Lauren Shively, State College of Florida – 28 vs. St. Johns River State, 10/28/17