Four Volleyballers Plus Head Coach Leo Uzcategui Earn AVCA All-Region Honors
UB Opens NCAA Play Versus Georgian Court On Thursday at 5:00 p.m.
Lexington, Kentucky- Four members of the 2013 University of Bridgeport women's volleyball team have been selected as members of the 2013 American Volleyball Coaches Association of America (AVCA) All-East Region teams. Earning 2013 AVCA All-East Region honors are juniors Biljana Savic (Novi Sad, Serbia) and Larissa Oliveira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) for the third straight season plus Ying Shen (Nanjing, China) for the second consecutive season. Sophomore Sarah Rosa (Itajuba, Brazil) earned a spot on the AVCA All-East Region team for the first time this season.
UB head coach Leo Uzcategui was named AVCA East Region Coach of the Year for the third time in his five years on the Purple Knights; bench this season.
The University of Bridgeport women's volleyball team is the top seed and host for this week's NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship East regional. The Purple Knights will open play in Hubbell Gym on Thursday, December 5 at 5:00 p.m. versus Georgian Court University.
East Region
|
Name |
School |
Position |
Year |
|
Kaulana Ane |
University of New Haven |
S |
JR |
|
Shelby Cable*** |
NYIT |
OH |
SR |
|
Amber Cannady*** |
University of New Haven |
MB |
SR |
|
Kaitlyn DeStefano** |
Adelphi University |
MB |
JR |
|
Savannah Dominguez |
Bentley University |
MB |
SO |
|
Savannah Donarski** |
NYIT |
OH |
SR |
|
Marija Jovanovic |
NYIT |
S |
SR |
|
Kea-Marie Olaso |
University of New Haven |
L |
SO |
|
Larissa Oliveira*** |
University of Bridgeport |
MB |
JR |
|
Delia Phillips |
Stonehill College |
OH |
SO |
|
Sarah Rosa |
University of Bridgeport |
OH |
SO |
|
Biljana Savic*** |
University of Bridgeport |
S |
JR |
|
Stephanie Sheehan |
Merrimack College |
OH |
JR |
|
Ying Shen** |
University of Bridgeport |
OH |
JR |
Region Freshman of the Year: Maryelle Devic, College of St. Rose, MB
Honorable Mention: Kelly Brown (NYIT, MB, Sr.), Katie Bryson (Adelphi, S, Sr.), Katie Daniels (St. Rose, L, Jr.), Alex Gagliano (St. Rose, MB, Sr.), Kristen Lee (New Haven, OH, So.), Lauren Miller (Franklin Pierce, L, Sr.)