Women’s Volleyball

Winter/Spring Update

The FCCJ Volleyball Team has been working out in the weight room since January and twice a week in the gym since February 1. The coaching staff has been busy recruiting and signing players for the next season.

During the winter and spring the team also works on several community service projects. Sunday, February 17, the team worked at hydration station #3 for the Donna Hicken Cancer Marathon. It was an early morning as the players reported to the staging area by 6 a.m. and were working at the station by 7 a.m. Players painted chalk logos on the roads, put out signs, and filled and handed out thousands of cups with water. They also picked up trash all day to keep their area clean and safe. Two of the FCCJ volleyball coaches actually ran in the half marathon. Jose Rivera and Adis Imavovic pushed through the 13.5 miles in great time. Of course they got soaked at hydration station #3 by their own players. In the end, our players commented that the event was very inspiring as well as gratifying.

The team is also scheduled to work the Let Us Play! Foundation Sports Day on Monday, March 31. The team will help 200 young girls from around the city learn basic volleyball skills and the joy of participating in a sport. This event will take place at the UNF arena.

As for spring competition, the team will play host to eight teams for a spring tournament on March 8 starting at 10 a.m. Teams include JU, Flagler, Embry Riddle, Lake Sumter Community College, St. Johns Community College and Gulf Coast Community College as well as two women’s USAV teams. The Stars will also play at Flagler on March 15 and at Florida Southern College in Lakeland on April 5.

2007-08 Team Results

The FCCJ Volleyball Team made it to the Atlantic District Finals by defeating Palm Beach Community College in three games on November 2 in the District Semi-Finals. The Stars played Miami Dade College on November 3 in the Atlantic District Finals and lost in three games.

• Final Team Record: 24-9
• Mid-Florida Conference Champions
• Atlantic District Runner Up
• National Ranking: 16th

All-American Awards

• Allyson Goldbach — 2nd Team All-American

All-Conference and All-Region Awards

• Allyson Goldbach — Mid-Florida Conference “Player of the Year,” 1st Team All-Conference, selected to the Florida Region All-State/All-Region Team, selected to the Regional All-Tournament Team.
• Jessica Ford — 1st Team All-Conference, selected to the Florida Region All-State/All-Region team, selected to the Regional All-Tournament Team
• Sara Holland — 1st Team All-Conference
• Kerri Romaniszyn — 2nd Team All-Conference
• Tanya Ferguson — 2nd Team All-Conference
• Shaked Dill — 2nd Team All-Conference
• Christina Hovestadt — Honorable Mention All-Conference

National Rankings

Individual players’ rankings include:

• Jessica Ford — 3rd in the nation for hitting efficiency and 14th in the nation in assists per game.
• Allyson Goldbach — 10th in the nation in kills per game.
• Sara Holland — 24th in the nation in hitting efficiency.

Players of the Week

Jessica Ford, a sophomore setter from Florida Community College, earned the FCCAA “Player of the Week” honors for the week of Oct. 26. In the Gulf Coast Community College tournament she had 17 kills, 146 assists, six aces, 47 digs and ten blocks. Against Lake Sumter Community College she had five kills, 38 assists, three aces and two blocks. Ford’s totals for this week include 22 kills (0.714%), 184 assists (11.5 per game), 50 digs and 12 blocks.

Allyson Goldbach, a freshman outside hitter for Florida Community College, was the FCCAA “Player of the Week” for the week of Oct. 12. Against Lake Sumter Community College, she had a .571 hitting percentage with an average of 5.33 kills per game (KPG). She also had two blocks in the match. The win against Lake Sumter Community College clinched the Mid-Florida Conference title for Florida FCCJ. Goldbach is 14th in the nation (njcaa.org) for kills per game (KPG) with an average of 4.231.

Sara Holland, a sophomore middle blocker from Florida Community College, earned FCCAA “Defensive Player of the Week” honors for the week of September 14. Holland had 71 digs for the week, 4.18 per game. The sophomore also had 17 total blocks on the week.

2007-08 Team

Members of the 2007-08 FCCJ Volleyball Team include the following players:

Sophomores:	Freshmen:
Tanya Ferguson — Alachua, FL Jessica Ford — Keystone Heights, FL Sara Holland — Jacksonville, FL Christina Hovestadt — Jacksonville, FL Krystal McKinley — Jacksonville, FL Kerri Romaniszyn — Port Orange, FL Stephanie Vallone — Deltona, FL	Shaked Dill — Kochav Yair, Israel Ashley Benchina — Oviedo, FL Shawna Cain — Barberville, FL Katie Evans — St. Augustine, FL Allyson Goldbach — Jupiter, FL Michelle Martin — Jacksonville Beach, FL Precious Mulvaney — Jacksonville, FL Meghan Oakley — Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Courtney Overstreet — Callahan, FL Vanessa Vargas — Deltona, FL

Our volleyball program is proud to have these young women on our team this season. Our staff and their families have made a commitment to excellence in the classroom as well as on the court. Thank you for your support and interest in our program.

Coaching Staff

First Assistant Coach: Jose Rivera
Assistant Coach: Robert Manosca
Assistant Coach: Adis Imamovic
Athletic Director: George Sanders
Certified Trainer: Sonia Thigpen

Team Results

2006-07 Results

Record: 23-15
Mid-Florida Conference Champions

2005-06 Awards

Mid-Florida Conference “Player of the Year” — Kavie Sturch
FCCAA All-State All-Region Selections — Kavie Sturch and Amy O’Brien

All Conference Selections:

1st Team — Kavie Sturch, Amy O’Brien, Karae Fassig
2nd Team — Aurora Jover, Erin Spake, Corey Dobridnia
Honorable Mention — Sara Holland, Jessica Ford, Kerri Romaniszyn

2006 Mid-Florida Conference Coach of the Year — Coach Mary Andrew

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