2023 Florida SouthWestern Volleyball News
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Bucs National Tournament Star Zibecchi Inks With T-Birds
May 06, 2024After 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. -
Bobic Headed to West Coast to Play For Dons
April 30, 2024The 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.
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Bucs National Player of the Year Purashaj Signs With Oregon
February 19, 2024After 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.
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Alarcon Signs With UNLV, Headed to Sin City
February 14, 2024With 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.
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Two Time National Champ Fontes Signs With Idaho
February 12, 2024After 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.
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Bucs Shine In the Classroom This Fall
January 10, 2024Not 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.
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Purashaj Earns AVCA National Player of the Year Honors
December 23, 2023For 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.
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Alarcon Named VolleyballMag.com National Player of the Year
December 22, 2023Following 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.
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Bucs Trio Earns Postseason Honors
December 18, 2023After 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.
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Two Time National Champ Collier Signs With Thundering Herd
December 06, 2023After two record breaking seasons with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, sophomore Izzy Collier will be headed for the hills of West Virginia after signing her National Letter of Intent to play at Marshall University next season.
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Roberta Purashaj Earns NJCAA National Player of the Year Honors
November 30, 2023Florida SouthWestern sophomore Roberta Purashaj is going to need an extra bag to take home all of her hardware after this season as Thursday, the Buccaneers setter added the ultimate award to her growing trophy case as she was named the 2023 NJCAA Division I National Player of the Year.
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Baziquetto-Allen Named NJCAA National Coach of the Year
November 29, 2023For the second straight season, Florida SouthWestern Head Volleyball Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen has been named the NJCAA Division I National Coach of the Year.
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Purashaj/Alarcon Earn 1st Team NJCAA All-American Honors
November 28, 2023Fresh off their 2023 NJCAA National Championship victory, Florida SouthWestern sophomores Roberta Purashaj and Alondra Alarcon earned the ultimate individual honors on Tuesday as the dynamic duo were both named NJCAA First Team All-Americans.
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Back to Back! Bucs Win Second Straight NJCAA National Championship
November 19, 2023The NJCAA National Championship trophy will reside in the white sand beaches of Southwestern Florida for at least one more year as the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers won their second straight NJCAA National Championship on Saturday night in Hutchinson, Kansas, shaking off a slow start to defeat their rivals and 3rd ranked Miami Dade 3-1 to complete the back to back against the Sharks.
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Bucs Sweep Cards, Set to Play For Second Straight National Title
November 18, 2023The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are headed back to the NJCAA National Championship Game after sweeping the #7 Trinity Valley Cardinals 3-0 in the semifinals on Friday. FSW got a career high 18 kills from Victoria Zibecchi to lead a program three set record 54 kill attack to advance to the title game where they will face a familiar foe in the Miami Dade Sharks for the Championship.
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Zibecchi/Collier Lead Bucs To Elite Eight Win
November 17, 2023Victoria Zibecchi and Izzy Collier combined for 21 kills without a single error Thursday night as the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers steamrolled the #10 College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA National Tournament in the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
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Bucs Cruise in National Tournament Opener
November 15, 2023The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began their NJCAA National Tournament run in style on Wednesday, sweeping past the Cinderella Colby Trojans 3-0 to make their fourth consecutive appearance in the quarterfinal round.
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Bucs Earn Top Seed For NJCAA National Tournament
November 09, 2023There was little doubt, but Thursday it became official as the Defending National Champion Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were named the #1 seed for the upcoming NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Bucs to Host Glow Run in January
November 07, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are excited to announce their Inaugural Glow Run on the Lee Campus January 12th with all proceeds benefiting Bucs Athletics.
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BACK TO BACK! Bucs Win Second Straight FCSAA State Championship
November 05, 2023For the first time in the 54 year history of the FCSAA State Tournament, someone not named Miami Dade has won back to back State Championships. That someone was the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on Saturday as the Bucs put together a dominating effort, sweeping the aforementioned Miami Dade Sharks 3-0 to clinch their second straight title, this one all the sweeter coming on their home floor in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.
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Ticket Punched! Bucs Headed to Hutch to Defend Their Crown
November 05, 2023Dust of those ruby slippers Dorothy, the Bucs are headed back to Kansas! The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers swept their NJCAA Atlantic District Championship Game 3-0 over the Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers on Sunday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, punching their ticket to their fourth consecutive NJCAA National Tournament.
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Bucs Grind Out Win Over #16 Polk to Advance to State Championship Game
November 04, 2023The top seeded Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers defended their home court against a pesky 4th seeded Polk State squad on Friday at the FCSAA State Tournament in Fort Myers, getting double-doubles from Alondra Alarcon, Roberta Purashaj, Victoria Zibecchi, and Sara Gasparini in a 3-1 win over the Eagles to advance to the State Championship game Saturday where they will once again square off with the 2nd seeded Miami Dade Sharks in round three between the two heavyweights this season.
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Five Bucs Named All-Conference, Purashaj Player of the Year
November 02, 2023Five Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and their Coach were honored by the Citrus Conference Thursday night at the FCSAA State Tournament Banquet in Fort Myers as Alondra Alarcon, Victoria Zibecchi, Izzy Collier, and Nina Boledovicova were named All-Conference selections while Roberta Purashaj was named the Citrus Conference and FCSAA Player of the Year and Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen was named the Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth straight season.
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Bucs Sweep FCSAA Weekly Awards
October 31, 2023For the first time this season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers swept all three weekly awards presented by the FCSAA as Victoria Zibecchi was named the Player of the Week, Roberta Purashaj collected another Setter of the Week, and Abby Toeniskoetter was named the Defensive Player of the Week in a state release on Tuesday.
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FSW Heads Into Postseason Ranked #1
October 30, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers started the 2023 NJCAA regular season ranked #1 team in the country and they will close the regular season as the #1 ranked team in the country after holding their top spot for the 10th straight week on Monday as announced by the National Office.
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Bucs Close Regular Season With Dominating Win
October 25, 2023The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a vengeance Wednesday night, taking their frustrations out on the unsuspecting Indian River State Pioneers in a 3-0 sweep to close out the 2023 regular season 24-1.
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Bucs Setter Earns Fourth Weekly Honor
October 24, 2023Florida SouthWestern sophomore Roberta Purashaj was honored by the state once again on Tuesday, earning her fourth FCSAA Setter of the Week award of the 2023 season.
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Bucs Hold Top Spot in National Rankings For Ninth Straight Week
October 23, 2023Despite dropping their first game of the year Saturday to Miami Dade, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers season long resume was strong enough to keep them at #1 in the NJCAA National Rankings for the ninth straight week released on Monday.
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Bucs Drop Five Set Heartbreaker to #6 Miami Dade
October 21, 2023The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers saw their program record 35 game winning streak come to an end on Saturday in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, dropping a five set heartbreaker to #6 Miami Dade in Citrus Conference action.
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Alarcon Earns NJCAA & AVCA National Player of the Week Honors
October 18, 2023For the first time in her illustrious Florida SouthWestern Volleyball career, sophomore outside hitter Alondra Alarcon has been named the NJCAA & AVCA National Player of the Week as announced by both organizations on Wednesday.
