NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Notebook: October 15

Photo courtesy of Florida SouthWestern State College
Photo courtesy of Florida SouthWestern State College

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 15, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Division I and Division II Volleyball Coaches’ Polls for October 15 and Division I and Division II Player, Defensive Player and Setter of the Week for all matches played October 7-13.

The next poll and individual weekly awards will be released October 22.

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NJCAA Region 8 Division I Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
October 15, 2019 

The NJCAA Region 8 Division I Volleyball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 Division I volleyball coaches, the Region 8 Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Rank

Team

Record

Pts

Pvs

1.

Polk State (15)

20-0

150

1

2.

Miami Dade

18-3

134

2

3.

Hillsborough

22-5

117

4

4.

Central Florida

17-5

101

5

5.

St. Petersburg

10-3

91

3

6.

Daytona State

13-7

84

6

7.

Florida SouthWestern

12-7

62

7

8.

Indian River State

12-8

37

9

9.

Broward

10-10

36

8

10.

Santa Fe

8-11

16

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Also receiving votes: Florida State College at Jacksonville 3.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Florida State College at Jacksonville. 

NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Division I Weekly Awards

Player of the Week: Isabel Martin, Hillsborough
Fr. – MH | Mauerstetten, Bavaria, Germany
 

  • Averaged 5.3 kills and 2.6 digs over 13 sets in four matches during the voting period

Other nominees: Manuela Ibarguen, Polk State; Julia de Sa, Florida SouthWestern; Yaniris Miller-Green, Miami Dade; Marine Angely, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Lesly Johansson, Central Florida

Defensive Player of the Week: Essence Bell, Central Florida
Fr. – L | Ocala, Fla.
 

  • Averaged 7.8 digs over eight sets in two matches during the voting period

Other nominees: Viktoria Ivanova, Florida SouthWestern; Suared Molina, Polk State

Setter of the Week: Camila de la Rosa, Miami Dade
Fr. – S | Santo Domingo, D.R.
 

  • Averaged 13.3 assists in seven sets over two matches during the voting period

Other nominees: Milexa Cardona, Polk State; Amanda Cruz, Central Florida; Mariana Alonso, Florida SouthWestern


NJCAA Region 8 Division II Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
October 15, 2019 

The NJCAA Region 8 Division II Volleyball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 Division II volleyball coaches, the Region 8 Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Rank

Team

Record

Pts

Pvs

1.

Gulf Coast State  (5)

17-5

59

1t

2.

St. Johns River State (1)

18-7

55

1t

3.

South Florida State

9-6

46

3

4.

Lake-Sumter State

5-8

44

5

5.

Pasco-Hernando State

9-12

37

4

6.

Florida Gateway

7-22

30

6

NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Division II Weekly Awards

Player of the Week: Aleisha Marcano, Lake-Sumter State
Fr. – OH | Manati, P.R.
 

  • Averaged 3.4 kills and 0.9 digs in seven sets over two matches during the voting period

Other nominees: Emma Richards, Gulf Coast State; Arianna Colon, Pasco-Hernando State; Kendal Hoges, St. Johns River State

Defensive Player of the Week: Anna Merrill Goolsby, Gulf Coast State
Fr. – DS | Panama City Beach, Fla.
 

  • Averaged 6.0 digs over nine sets in three matches during the voting period

Other nominees: Brooklyn McLeod, St. Johns River State; Hannah Yarbrough, Lake-Sumter State

Setter of the Week: Ava Shmueli, Gulf Coast State
Fr. – S | Delray Beach, Fla.
 

  • Averaged 10.2 assists over nine sets in three matches during the voting period.

Other nominees: Jordyn Pruski, St. Johns River State