Viktoriya Ivanova
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- Height:
- 5'6
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- Hometown:
- Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Position:
- DS
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- 78 School Hristo Smirnensky
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- Major:
- Business Administration
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- m
- 29
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- k/s
- 0.02
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- h %
- .167
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- a/s
- 0.94
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.32
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- d/s
- 4.09
Bio
*NJCAA All-Academic 2nd Team (2019)
*Suncoast Conference All-Academic Team (2019)
*FCSAA Academic All-State Team (2019)
*2nd Team All-Suncoast Conference (2019)
Freshman (2019): Ivanova played in 22 matches for the Bucs as a rookie in 2019. She led the team in digs with 293 and aces with 38. Her 0.49 aces per set ranked second in the Suncoast Conference while her 3.76 digs per set were third best. For her efforts, she was named a 2nd Team All-Conference selection. She reached double digits in digs 16 different times during her freshman season and topped the 20 dig mark in three matches. Her career high came against Hillsborough at the FCSAA State Tournament when she pulled up 21.
High School: Ivanova came to FSW from Sofia, Bulgaria where she prepped at 78 School Hristo Smirnensky and played club for Levski Sofia. She led her high school to a State Championship during her senior year, recording 210 digs along the way. With Levski Sofia, she captured another State Title and led her team to the CEV Cup. Ivanova also participated in Basketball, Handball, and Soccer as a prep.
Personal: Born May 23, 2000, she is the daughter of Nikolay and Atanaska Ivanova. Her uncle, Vency Ivanov played professionally for Botev Plovdiv from 1994-97.
| Career Highs | |
| Assists | 8 vs. #5 Odessa (1/30/21) |
| Aces | 4, 5x, Last vs. #15 Hill (1/29/21) |
| Digs | 26 vs. #5 Odessa (1/30/21) |
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 8 |
| Sets | 97 | 26 |
| Kills | 2 | 0 |
| Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Total Attacks | 6 | 0 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Hitting Percentage | .167 | - |
| Assists | 91 | 29 |
| Assists per set | 0.94 | 1.12 |
| Service Total Attempts | 43 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 31 | 11 |
| Service Errors | 52 | 21 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.32 | 0.42 |
| Receptions | 613 | 188 |
| Reception Errors | 18 | 6 |
| Digs | 397 | 100 |
| Digs per set | 4.09 | 3.85 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 |
| Block Total | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 0 |
| Points | 33.0 | 11.0 |
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Matches started | - | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1.0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1.0 |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0.0 |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.0 |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1.0 |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1.0 |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.0 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 2.0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.0 |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1.0 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3.0 |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0.0 |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0.0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 2.0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
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| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
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| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 2 |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 97 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 6 | 0.06 | .167 | 91 | 0.94 | 33.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 29 | 1.12 | 11.0 | 0.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 12 | 39 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | 0.10 | .000 | 38 | 0.97 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 22 | 0.85 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Neutral | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | .500 | 31 | 0.97 | 13.0 | 0.4 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 62 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 5 | 0.08 | .400 | 67 | 1.08 | 27.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | -1.000 | 24 | 0.69 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| January | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 4 | 0.16 | .250 | 29 | 1.16 | 11.0 | 0.4 |
| February | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1.000 | 25 | 1.04 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| March | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 26 | 0.74 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | -1.000 | 11 | 0.85 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 97 | 397 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Conference | 8 | 26 | 100 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 39 | 168 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 7 | 26 | 99 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 10 | 32 | 130 | 4.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 62 | 259 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Losses | 9 | 35 | 138 | 3.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 7 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| February | 8 | 24 | 97 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| March | 10 | 35 | 129 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 97 | 43 | 31 | 0.32 | 52 | 613 | 18 |
| Conference | 8 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0.42 | 21 | 188 | 6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0.31 | 25 | 228 | 7 |
| Away | 7 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0.27 | 17 | 200 | 8 |
| Neutral | 10 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0.38 | 10 | 185 | 3 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 62 | 0 | 25 | 0.40 | 34 | 375 | 13 |
| Losses | 9 | 35 | 43 | 6 | 0.17 | 18 | 238 | 5 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 7 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0.40 | 12 | 158 | 4 |
| February | 8 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0.33 | 17 | 144 | 4 |
| March | 10 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0.26 | 18 | 245 | 9 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 0.31 | 5 | 66 | 1 |
News mentions
We continue our countdown of the Top 10 FSW Athletics Moments of the 2020-2021 year today with our #8 moment; The Bucs Volleyball team winning their first Suncoast Conference Championship.
Which coast is the best coast? Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Kellen Valentim will soon be able to answer that question as the Bucs right side hitter will head across the country next season where she will play for the University of San Francisco after signing her National Letter of Intent on Monday.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers wrapped up their first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament on Saturday, falling 3-1 to #4 Utah State Eastern to finish the tournament in 8th place.
The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were looking for revenge Friday at the NJCAA National Tournament as they took on the #2 Odessa Wranglers, who handed the Bucs a five set loss earlier this season. Every set played out nearly identically as Odessa got out to an early lead before FSW came back to tie things up midway through, but at the end, the Wranglers pulled off a 3-0 sweep in three close sets to advance to Saturday's 5th place matchup while the Bucs fell to the 7th place match where they will try to finish their 2020-2021 season with a win Saturday morning against Utah State-Eastern.
The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made their NJCAA National Tournament debut Thursday night in the West Plains Civic Center as they took on perennial power and #3 Snow College from Utah in the tournament quarterfinals. The Bucs went toe to toe with the Badgers, but in the end, dropped a 3-0 decision and ending their quest for a National Championship in just their second season of competition.
As most teams do in 2021, the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have a group chat on their phones to send daily messages throughout the team in the easiest fashion. The title of that group chat; The Road to Missouri, referencing the location of the 2021 NJCAA National Tournament, West Plains, Missouri. After winning the Suncoast Conference Championship and finishing as the Runners-Up at the FCSAA Tournament last week, that road to Missouri was paved for the Bucs on Friday as they defeated Spartanburg Methodist 3-0 to punch their ticket to their first NJCAA National Tournament in program history as the NJCAA Southeast District B Champions.
The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers pushed the #1 Miami Dade Sharks to the wire Saturday afternoon in the FCSAA State Tournament Semifinals, doing something no other team has done all season, take two sets from the Sharks, but in the end, Miami Dade remained undefeated, nipping the Bucs 15-12 in the fifth set to win 3-2. The Bucs will now play in a second semifinal on Sunday morning against #8 Polk State with the winner taking on the Sharks in the Championship game at 2 PM.
A season ago the roles were reversed. The Hillsborough Hawks were the Suncoast Conference Champions and clinched their spot in the FCSAA State Tournament early while the upstart Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers found out at the last minute, literally, that they would be headed to Jacksonville for a first round matchup with the Hawks. Hillsborough handled the Bucs in that match and eventually ended FSW's season later in the tournament. This season, it was the Suncoast Conference Champion and #6 Nationally ranked Bucs giving Hillsborough a taste of their own medicine, hammering the Hawks 3-0 in the opening round of the 2020-2021 FCSAA State Tournament Thursday to advance in the winner's bracket of the tournament where they will face #8 Polk State Friday.
The Suncoast Conference Champion Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were well represented on the conference’s All-Conference team released on Monday as Yasso Amin was named the Player of the Year to lead five players on the squad while Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen was named the league’s Coach of the Year in her second season with the Bucs.
Tuesday, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Yasso Amin signed her National Letter of Intent to make the move from Southwest Florida, to just the Southwest period, inking with the UTEP Miners where she will finish her collegiate career.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers top hitter in program history will continue to wear purple for all four years of her collegiate career; just for the next two years, it will have a different accent color. Tuesday, FSW sophomore Julia De Sa signed her National Letter of Intent with James Madison University where she will head to Harrisonburg, Virginia to play for the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Champion Dukes.
Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Giovanna Bello will be headed from one of the top NJCAA Volleyball programs in the country to one of the top NAIA Volleyball programs in the country next season as Tuesday the Bucs' defensive specialist signed with Park University, the 2020 Heart of America Champions and #1 ranked team in the country.
After anchoring the back line for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers over the past two seasons, libero Viktoriya Ivanova is headed to the Division I level, signing her National Letter of Intent to play at Gonzaga University next season.
It didn't come without a little bit of drama, but the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got it done Tuesday night on the road at Hillsborough, winning 3-1 to complete an undefeated Suncoast Conference schedule in just their second season of existence. The Bucs dropped the first set before roaring back to win the next three behind a record breaking performance from Julia De Sa to improve to 16-3 on the year.
Emotions were high pregame as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers recognized the eight players from their first two-year sophomore class in program history. Once the lights turned on though, the sophs turned their game faces on as Julia De Sa led the Bucs with 12 kills while Yasso Amin had 11 kills and 9 blocks and Viktoriya Ivanova led FSW with 12 digs to lead the Bucs to a 3-0 win over visiting Palm Beach State to move to 15-3 on the year.
Less than two years ago, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were playing their first game in program history. Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, the 6th ranked Bucs celebrated their first championship, defeating State College of Florida 3-0 to claim an outright Suncoast Conference Championship at home in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
On the docket Tuesday night in Winter Haven was not just a huge Suncoast Conference matchup, but a huge NJCAA matchup as the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers traveled on the road to take on the #7 Polk State Eagles in a battle of two of the Nation's Top 10 teams. The Bucs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match, pulling out a pair of close sets, but Polk came back to win the third to extend the match to the fourth where FSW dominated, winning it 25-14 to win the match 3-1 and remain unbeaten in Suncoast Conference play on the year.
The #8 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began the second round of Suncoast Conference play in style Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, sweeping the visiting St. Petersburg Titans 3-0 to sweep the season series between the two and move to 12-3 overall on the year.
A season ago, the Hillsborough Hawks had the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers’ number. Hillsborough handed FSW four of their eight losses on the season and ended their year at the FCSAA State Tournament. Fast forward to 2021 and it was a different story in the two team’s first matchup of the season as the 8th ranked Buccaneers hammered away at a shorthanded HCC squad, sweeping the Hawks 3-0 in Suncoast Credit Union Arena to remain unbeaten in Suncoast Conference play.
Leading her team to a pair of wins over Top 10 ranked opponents and averaging 11.4 assists per set, Florida SouthWestern State freshman Fiona Baker has been named the FCSAA Setter of the Week, the third straight week a Buccaneer has won a weekly state award.
The #8 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers earned their 10th win of the season Tuesday evening, making a quick road trip to Bradenton to bring back a 3-0 win over State College of Florida in Suncoast Conference action.
The murderer's row portion of the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers schedule came to a close on Sunday at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. The 12th ranked Bucs opened the day with their second straight win over a top 10 ranked opponent, sweeping #6 Daytona State 3-0 before dropping a highly contested 3-0 battle with #1 Miami Dade in the nightcap of their busy day.
One year ago, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, in their inaugural season, made a trip to Winter Haven to take on Polk State in what was a forgettable afternoon for the Bucs as the Eagles manhandled them in a 3-0 sweep. Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, the now 12th ranked Bucs flipped the script, dominating in a 3-0 sweep of #9 Polk in a key Suncoast Conference match up for the two.
Playing as a ranked team for the first time in program history, the #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took care of business in sweeping fashion Friday afternoon in Lake Worth, downing Palm Beach 3-0 in their final non-conference tune-up of the 2021 season.
For the first time this season and second time in her career, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Viktoriya Ivanova has been named the FCSAA Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the state office on Tuesday.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued a tough weekend of competition on Saturday in Texas, squaring off with a pair of NJCAA Top 10 ranked opponents in #10 Trinity Valley and #5 Odessa. The Bucs took it to Trinity Valley in their first match of the day, breezing to a 3-0 win before dropping a five set heartbreaker to Odessa in their final match of their trip to the Lone Star State.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers opened the Wrangler Classic in Texas with a bang on Friday, picking up 3-0 wins over #15 Hill and perennial National Tournament contender New Mexico Military in Odessa's OC Sports Center.
Riley Oglevie and Maria Petkova combined for 21 kills and just 2 errors, leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers past the Palm Beach Panthers Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers. With the win, the Bucs close out the season opening FSW Kick Off Classic 2-1.
Playing for the first time in 447 days, a little bit of rust was expected for the Florida SouthWestern State Volleyball team Friday afternoon as they opened their 2021 season against the Daytona State Falcons. The Bucs struggled the first two sets, falling behind 2-0 before storming back to tie the match at 2 after four. But they couldn't capitalize on a strong start to the fifth set as Daytona took it by two to win the match 3-2. Later in the day, the Bucs took their frustrations out on Palm Beach, hammering the Panthers 3-0 to finish opening day 1-1.
With five years of Florida SouthWestern State Athletics in the books and without any Buccaneer teams playing to cheer for this Fall, we will take a look back at special moments throughout the past five years in our ‘On This Date in History’ series. We begin the series today with a first, as we turn the calendar back one year to the first FSW Volleyball home matches in program history as the Bucs took on undefeated Broward and 15th ranked Central Florida at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.