TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 5, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll for September 5 and Player, Defensive Player and Setter of the Week selections for all matches played through September 3.
The next poll and individual weekly awards will be released September 12.
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NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
September 5, 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) |
8-0 |
180 |
1 |
|
2. |
St. Petersburg |
5-0 |
143 |
8 |
|
3t. |
Daytona State |
9-2 |
123 |
5 |
|
3t. |
Polk State |
4-2 |
123 |
2 |
|
5. |
Central Florida |
2-0 |
100 |
3 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
3-3 |
73 |
6 |
|
7. |
Hillsborough |
2-3 |
71 |
7 |
|
8. |
Eastern Florida State |
7-2 |
70 |
-- |
|
9. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
2-2 |
31 |
-- |
|
10. |
Pasco-Hernando State |
4-2 |
29 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Santa Fe 19, Indian River State 16, South Florida State 2, State College of Florida 2, Pensacola State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 4 Santa Fe, No. 9 Indian River State, No. 10 Pensacola State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Massiel Matos, Miami Dade
Sophomore – OH
Higuey, D.R.
- Led top-ranked Miami Dade to a perfect 8-0 start to the season, including wins over four nationally-ranked opponents
- Averaged 3.7 kills, 2.3 digs and 4.6 points in 21 sets over seven matches
- Recorded double-digit kills in four matches, including 12 against No. 4 Polk State when she also had 13 digs for the double-double
Other nominees: Julia Cardosa, Central Florida; Camden Bitter, Pasco-Hernando State; Anilise Fitzi, Polk State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade
Sophomore – Libero
Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Led top-ranked Miami Dade to a perfect 8-0 start to the season, including wins over four nationally-ranked opponents
- Averaged 8.1 digs in 24 sets over eight matches
- Recorded 25+ digs five times, including 37 against No. 4 Polk State
Other nominees: Nayrelis Pantojas, Central Florida; Taysha Gonzalez, Lake-Sumter State; Jeysamar Velez, South Florida State; Diana Carranza, Polk State
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Tiziana Baumrukova, Miami Dade
Freshman - Setter
Prague, Czech Republic
- Led top-ranked Miami Dade to a perfect 8-0 start to the season, including wins over four nationally-ranked opponents
- Averaged 12.1 assists in 19 sets over eight matches
- Also averaged 1.9 digs and posted 18 digs and a season-high 41 assists against No. 8 Southern Idaho
- Recorded at least 15 assists in each match and 20+ in seven of the eigth
Other nominees: Julia Cardosa, Central Florida; Sarah Castillo, South Florida State; Nicky Pio, Polk State
25 Dig Club
The following players joined Region 8’s 25-Dig Club in games played August 22-September 3:
- Delaney Smith, Eastern Florida State – 28 vs. South Florida State, 8/22/17
- Jeysamar Velez, South Florida State – 37 vs. Eastern Florida State, 8/22/17
- Jennifer Perez, Florida State College – 42 vs. Florida National, 8/24/17
- Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade – 25 vs. St. Johns River State, 8/25/17
- Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade – 28 vs. Lake-Sumter State, 8/25/17
- Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade – 37 vs. Polk State, 8/26/17
- Rebecca Sills, Indian River State – 27 vs. State College of Florida, 8/26/17
- Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade – 28 vs. State College of Florida, 8/26/17
- Tristyn Southerland, Florida Gateway – 39 vs. Edward Waters College, 8/30/17
- Thais De Castro Andrade, Miami Dade – 25 vs. Salt Lake, 9/1/17
- Gabriella Rosario, Florida State College – 32 vs. Eastern Florida State, 9/2/17