Roberta Purashaj
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- Height:
- 5'11
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- Hometown:
- Milano, Italy
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- Position:
- S
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- m
- 28
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- k/s
- 0.25
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- h %
- .172
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- a/s
- 9.60
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- b/s
- 0.53
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- sa/s
- 0.26
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- d/s
- 2.36
Bio
High School: Purashaj joins fellow Italian Arianna Rossi on the Bucs roster in 2022, coming to FSW from Milan where she attended ITCG Carlo Matteucci High School.
Personal: Born January 4, 2003, she is the daughter of Prele and Vjollca Purashaj. She has one sister, Romina (26).
| Career Highs | |
| Kills | 3 vs. Eastern Florida St. (9/24/22) |
| Attacks | 7, (2x) Last vs. #10 Polk State (9/6/22) |
| Assists | 60 vs. Trinity Valley (8/26/22)* |
| Aces | 4, (2x) Last vs. Indian River State (10/13/22) |
| Digs | 19 vs. #6 Miami Dade (10/25/22) |
| Blocks | 5 vs. Eastern Florida St. (10/20/22) |
*Program Record
Last Updated: 9/20/2022
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 14 |
| Sets | 91 | 48 |
| Kills | 23 | 15 |
| Kills per set | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Errors | 8 | 3 |
| Total Attacks | 87 | 42 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.96 | 0.88 |
| Hitting Percentage | .172 | .286 |
| Assists | 874 | 440 |
| Assists per set | 9.60 | 9.17 |
| Service Total Attempts | 52 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 24 | 11 |
| Service Errors | 19 | 12 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| Receptions | 1 | 0 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 215 | 116 |
| Digs per set | 2.36 | 2.42 |
| Block Solo | 3 | 1 |
| Block Assist | 45 | 27 |
| Block Total | 48 | 28 |
| Blocks per set | 0.53 | 0.58 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 10 | 7 |
| Points | 72.5 | 40.5 |
| Points per set | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Matches started | 28 | 14 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | at Palm Beach Atlantic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Indian River Jamboree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 16 | Ave Maria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | at St. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | vs. Webber International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Eckerd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 26 | Trinity Valley Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 60 | 3.0 |
| Aug 26 | #14 Utah State Eastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.000 | 21 | 0.5 |
| Aug 27 | #9 Central Wyoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 29 | 2.5 |
| Aug 27 | #1 Iowa Western | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -.200 | 42 | 0.5 |
| Sep 6 | at #10 Polk State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .143 | 33 | 2.0 |
| Sep 8 | at College of Southern Nevada | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arizona Western College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 32 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. #15 Seward County | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 40 | 5.5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. DII #11 Glendale | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 19 | 2.0 |
| Sep 13 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 29 | 3.5 |
| Sep 15 | #15 Daytona State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 40 | 3.0 |
| Sep 17 | Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Sep 22 | #14 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 27 | 0.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 41 | 5.0 |
| Oct 6 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27 | 1.0 |
| Oct 8 | at #17 Daytona State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 43 | 3.5 |
| Oct 13 | at Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 26 | 6.5 |
| Oct 15 | at #13 Hillsborough | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 27 | 2.5 |
| Oct 20 | Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 18 | 4.5 |
| Oct 22 | #4 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 36 | 4.0 |
| Oct 25 | at #6 Miami Dade | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 48 | 3.5 |
| Oct 27 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 25 | 1.5 |
| Nov 4 | at #17 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 1.5 |
| Nov 5 | vs. #7 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 39 | 1.5 |
| Nov 17 | vs. #16 Wallace State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 34 | 1.5 |
| Nov 17 | vs. #8 Central Wyoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 28 | 4.0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #5 Missouri State-West Plains | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 31 | 4.5 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #6 Miami Dade | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 34 | 5.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | at Palm Beach Atlantic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Indian River Jamboree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 16 | Ave Maria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | at St. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | vs. Webber International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Eckerd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 26 | Trinity Valley Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | #14 Utah State Eastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | #9 Central Wyoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | #1 Iowa Western | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at #10 Polk State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at College of Southern Nevada | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arizona Western College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. #15 Seward County | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. DII #11 Glendale | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | #15 Daytona State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | #14 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at #17 Daytona State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at #13 Hillsborough | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | #4 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at #6 Miami Dade | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at #17 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. #7 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. #16 Wallace State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. #8 Central Wyoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #5 Missouri State-West Plains | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #6 Miami Dade | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | at Palm Beach Atlantic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Indian River Jamboree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 16 | Ave Maria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | at St. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 19 | vs. Webber International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Eckerd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 26 | Trinity Valley Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | #14 Utah State Eastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | #9 Central Wyoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | #1 Iowa Western | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at #10 Polk State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at College of Southern Nevada | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arizona Western College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. #15 Seward County | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. DII #11 Glendale | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | #15 Daytona State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | #14 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at #17 Daytona State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at #13 Hillsborough | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | #4 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at #6 Miami Dade | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at #17 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. #7 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. #16 Wallace State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. #8 Central Wyoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #5 Missouri State-West Plains | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #6 Miami Dade | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 28 | 91 | 23 | 0.25 | 8 | 87 | 0.96 | .172 | 874 | 9.60 | 72.5 | 0.8 |
| Conference | 14 | 48 | 15 | 0.31 | 3 | 42 | 0.88 | .286 | 440 | 9.17 | 40.5 | 0.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 35 | 11 | 0.31 | 7 | 42 | 1.20 | .095 | 347 | 9.91 | 23.0 | 0.7 |
| Away | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0.27 | 1 | 22 | 0.73 | .318 | 270 | 9.00 | 25.5 | 0.8 |
| Neutral | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0.15 | 0 | 23 | 0.88 | .174 | 257 | 9.88 | 24.0 | 0.9 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | 87 | 23 | 0.26 | 8 | 85 | 0.98 | .176 | 831 | 9.55 | 69.0 | 0.8 |
| Losses | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | .000 | 43 | 10.75 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 5 | 20 | 1.54 | -.100 | 152 | 11.69 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| September | 10 | 31 | 8 | 0.26 | 1 | 31 | 1.00 | .226 | 289 | 9.32 | 21.0 | 0.7 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 8 | 0.29 | 2 | 21 | 0.75 | .286 | 250 | 8.93 | 27.0 | 1.0 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0.21 | 0 | 15 | 0.79 | .267 | 183 | 9.63 | 18.0 | 0.9 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 91 | 215 | 2.36 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 0.53 |
| Conference | 14 | 48 | 116 | 2.42 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 0.58 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 35 | 90 | 2.57 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.51 |
| Away | 9 | 30 | 61 | 2.03 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0.57 |
| Neutral | 8 | 26 | 64 | 2.46 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.50 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 27 | 87 | 208 | 2.39 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 0.54 |
| Losses | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 4 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| September | 10 | 31 | 72 | 2.32 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.39 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 69 | 2.46 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.68 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.58 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 91 | 52 | 24 | 0.26 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Conference | 14 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 0.23 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Away | 9 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0.30 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 26 | 52 | 13 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 27 | 87 | 52 | 21 | 0.24 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0.23 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0.32 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 52 | 8 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
News mentions
Fresh off of their first NJCAA National Championship in program history, a pair of Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored individually by the NJCAA on Thursday as sophomore Barbara Koehler and freshman Roberta Purashaj were named to the NJCAA All-American Teams.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are National Champions. The Bucs secured their first National Championship in just their fourth season of competition Saturday night in West Plains, Missouri, defeating their archrivals, the Miami Dade Sharks 3-1 in the final game of the 2022 NJCAA Volleyball season. FSW's Barbara Koehler was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament while Bucs Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen was named the Heidi Cartisser Coach of the Tournament.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will play for their first National Championship in program history on Saturday after defeating the #5 Missouri State- West Plains Grizzlies 3-0 Friday night in the West Plains Civic Center in the NJCAA National Tournament Semifinals.
The top seeded Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers mowed through the #16 Wallace State Lions with clinical precision Thursday afternoon at the NJCAA National Tournament, needing less than an hour to put together a 3-0 win to advance to their second straight National Tournament Quarterfinal Thursday night where they will take on #9 Central Wyoming.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rolled to their second three set victory of the day Thursday night at the NJCAA National Tournament as they took on the #9 Central Wyoming Rustlers and in doing so earning their first trip to the NJCAA Final Four in program history in the process.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made history in more than one way on Saturday in Melbourne, not only winning the program's first FCSAA State Championship in a dominating 3-0 effort, but they did it against their arch rivals, the #7 Miami Dade Sharks, making themselves just the third team in the 53 year history of the FCSAA to knock off the Sharks in a State Championship Game.
After winning their third straight Suncoast Conference Championship on the final week of the regular season last week, a league high six Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored for their efforts Thursday night at the FCSAA State Tournament banquet as Alondra Alarcon, Julia Lawrenz, Maria Cecilia, Arianna Rossi, Barbara Koehler, and Roberta Purashaj were named to the Suncoast Conference All-Conference Team while Purashaj was named the Freshman of the Year and Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen was named the conference’s Coach of the Year for the third straight year.
For the second straight week, Florida SouthWestern freshman Roberta Purashaj has been named the FCSAA Setter of the Week as announced by the state office on Tuesday.
While she has collected plenty of Offensive Player of the Week awards during her Florida SouthWestern State career, there was one thing Bucs sophomore Barbara Koehler hadn’t won yet, until Tuesday that was, as Koehler was named the FCSAA Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her storied Buccaneer career.
In a matchup made for a Hollywood movie, the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the #6 Miami Dade Sharks went blow for blow Tuesday night in Miami with a raucous crowd on both sides cheering on the top two teams in the Suncoast Conference. After the Sharks landed the first shot, FSW bounced back and took the second but went down once again as Miami Dade squeaked out the third. The Bucs kept fighting, dominating the fourth set to force a fifth and deciding stanza where FSW outlasted the Sharks 15-10 to take the match 3-2 and in the process clinch their third straight Suncoast Conference Championship and the #1 seed for the upcoming FCSAA State Tournament.
For the second time this season, Florida SouthWestern setter Roberta Purashaj has been named the FCSAA Setter of the Week as announced by the state on Tuesday.
In an NJCAA Top 5 showdown Saturday afternoon at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myres, the #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rose to the occasion, sweeping the #4 Miami Dade Sharks 3-0 to take over sole possession of first place in the Suncoast Conference standings with two games left to go.
Playing at home in Fort Myers for the first time since the devastating Hurricane in southwest Florida, the #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers put on a show for their fans Thursday night, hammering the visiting Eastern Florida State Titans 3-0 in a match that only lasted an hour and five minutes and that the Bucs never trailed in.
The #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers used a strong serve and a relentless offensive attack to bounce back from a first set loss to down the #13 Hillsborough Hawks 3-1 on the road Saturday afternoon in Tampa. The Bucs dialed up a program record 18 aces in the win including 7 from Maria Cecilia who set a program individual single game record as well in the victory.
The Indian River Pioneers were in the wrong place at the wrong time Thursday night as the #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers came out angry off of their first loss of the 2022 campaign, putting on a clinic in a 3-0 sweep to improve to 16-1 on the year.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers dropped their first Suncoast Conference match in nearly three years on Saturday, falling 3-1 to a spirited #17 Daytona State squad on homecoming weekend in Daytona.
Seeing their first action in 12 days due to Hurricane Ian's devistation to Florida's West Coast, the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers didn't skip a beat on Thursday on the road in Gainesville, sweeping the Santa Fe Saints 3-0 behind a balanced offensive attack and a big block at the net to improve to 15-0 on the year.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers shook off a slow start for a 3-1 road win Saturday afternoon against Eastern Florida State, getting 21 kills from Barbara Koehler and 12 more from the birthday girl Alondra Alarcon to remain unbeaten at 14-0 on the year.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have had the top offensive attack in the Suncoast Conference through the first half of the 2022 season and Thursday night they flexed their muscles and continued that trend, pounding home 51 kills from seven different players in a 3-0 sweep of #14 Hillsborough to improve to 13-0 on the year.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneer set a new program record with 14 aces in a 3-0 sweep over the visiting Indian River State Pioneers Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.
After dropping the first set Thursday night at home to #15 Daytona State, the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers bounced back and won three straight for a 3-1 come from behind win over the Falcons in a battle of the final two undefeated teams at the NJCAA Division I level.
Nine different players had a kill and eight different players registered an ace for the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers Tuesday night as the Bucs swept the visiting Santa Fe Saints 3-0 in their home conference opener in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got all they wanted and then some on Saturday morning in Las Vegas as the Bucs fought back after losing the first set to #15 Seward County for a 3-1 win including a 31-29 come from behind win in the fourth set to improve to 8-0 on the 2022 season.
After experiencing the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday night, the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers came out ready to put on a show of their own on the Volleyball court Thursday as they opened up play at the Coyote Classic in Sin City. The Bucs started the tournament with a 3-0 sweep over host College of Southern Nevada before grinding out a 3-0 win over Arizona Western in their nightcap to improve to 7-0 on the year.
The top ranked Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began defense of their 2020 and 2021 Suncoast Conference Championships in style Tuesday night in Winter Haven, hammering the Polk State Eagles in a 3-0 sweep in an NJCAA Top 10 matchup.
The awards continued to roll in for Florida SouthWestern freshman Roberta Purashaj on Wednesday as the Bucs setter was named both the NJCAA and AVCA National Player of the Week, the first FSW player in program history to net both awards in the same week.
Florida SouthWestern freshman Roberta Purashaj couldn’t have gotten off to a much better start to her Buccaneer career this weekend as after setting a school record with 60 assists in a win over Trinity Valley and later earning MVP honors at the Battle at the Beach Tournament, Monday, she was named the FCSAA Setter of the Week as announced by the state office.
Leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a perfect 4-0 run at the Battle at the Beach Tournament last weekend, Bucs sophomore Barbara Koehler has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week as announced by the state office Tuesday.
The #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers wrapped up the 2022 Battle at the Beach Tournament with a pair of signature early season wins on Saturday, first sweeping #9 Central Wyoming 3-0 before hammering the two time defending National Champion and #1 ranked Iowa Western Reivers 3-0 in their nightcap to improve to 4-0 on the year.
The #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers used a potent offensive attack to pick up a pair of wins on the opening day of the 2022 Battle of the Beach Tournament at Suncoast Credit Union Arena Friday. FSW opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Trinity Valley, setting a number of new program single game records in the process before sweeping #14 Utah State-Eastern in the nightcap to start their season a perfect 2-0.
