2023 Florida SouthWestern Volleyball News
The Florida SouthWestern State Volleyball team was not only successful on the court this season, winning their second straight NJCAA National Championship, but they weren't too shabby in the classroom either as the Bucs put together a 3.61 Team GPA to earn their fifth consecutive AVCA Team Academic Award.
Following another strong season on the court and in the field for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, their accomplishments in the classroom once again matched that success as 38 Bucs were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Teams on Thursday for posting a 3.60 or better GPA for the 2023-2024 school year.
Following an outstanding career both on the court and in the classroom for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, two time NJCAA National Champion Victoria Zibecchi has capped her time in Fort Myers with the ultimate honor for a student-athlete as Tuesday she was named a 2024 CSC Academic All-American, an honor bestowed to just 20 student-athletes across all sports at the two year level nationwide.
Following another outstanding year both in the classroom and in competition, eight Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have earned CSC Academic All-District honors for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Bucs eight student-athletes honored were the only junior college student-athletes in the state of Florida to earn the honors.
Florida SouthWestern freshman Luana Vieira will be trading in her Bucs Purple and Aqua for Bucs Blue and Gold next season after signing her National Letter of Intent to play for NCAA Division I Charleston Southern University.
Florida SouthWestern Sports Information Director Roy Allen was recently honored by the NJCAA at it's National Convention in Charlotte as he was named the 2024 NJCAA National Sports Information Director of the Year.
It was a short, but sweet stay in Fort Myers for Florida SouthWestern sophomore Giulia Bonifacio as after transferring to FSW from Division I Binghamton and winning an NJCAA National Championship with the Bucs this season, the Italian right side will be headed back to the D1 level for the 2024 season after signing with Louisiana Tech University on National Signing Day at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
After winning back to back NJCAA National Championships with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, right side hitter Victoria Zibecchi will reconnect with 2022 FSW teammate Arianna Rossi in the Beehive State next season after signing her National Letter of Intent with Southern Utah University on Spring signing day in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
The Florida SouthWestern Volleyball program has it’s first repeat customer, as after sending 2021 All-American Maria Petkova across the country to the University of San Francisco to play the last two seasons, the Dons have come knocking again, this time for sophomore outside hitter Anica Bobic who will head to the Golden State after signing to play at USF next season.
After earning NJCAA and AVCA National Player of the Year honors in 2023, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Roberta Purashaj will be taking her talents to the Big 10 next season after signing her National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Oregon in 2024.
With a pair of National Championships and a National Player of the Year honor in tow, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Alondra Alarcon will be packing her bags for Sin City next season after signing her National Letter of Intent with the University of Nevada Las Vegas where she will play for the Rebels during the 2024 season.
After winning a pair of NJCAA National Championships the past two seasons with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, sophomore outside hitter Madu Fontes will be trading the sun and sand of Florida for the snow and mountains of the Gem State after signing her National Letter of Intent to play for the University of Idaho next season.
Not only did the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers student-athletes star on the court and in the field this Fall, but they were equally as good in the classroom where for the first time in Bucs Athletics history all five FSW teams posted a 3.0 or better team GPA while the Bucs 90 student-athletes combined for a school record 3.26 GPA.
For the second straight year, the AVCA National Player of the Year award will reside in Fort Myers as Florida SouthWestern setter Roberta Purashaj captured the honors this season after 2022 teammate Barbara Koehler earned the award a season ago.
Following a big sophomore season for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, outside hitter Alondra Alarcon has been named the 2023 VolleyballMag.com National Player of the Year.
After winning their second straight NJCAA National Championship with a dominant 31-1 season, Florida SouthWestern stars Roberta Purashaj and Alondra Alarcon as well as Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen have been showered with postseason awards from the ACVA and VolleyballMag.com.
