2024 Florida SouthWestern Volleyball News
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Bucs Volleyball Named to AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll
July 21, 2025The Florida SouthWestern Volleyball program got it done both on the court this season, where they won their third straight NJCAA National Championship, and off the court, where Monday they were one of just four NJCAA Division I programs in the country to be named to the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll. -
Bucs Volleyball Named FCSAA Academic Team of the Year
July 11, 2025Not only did the Florida SouthWestern Volleyball team prove themselves as the top team in the country on the court this season, they also turned out to be not so bad in the classroom as Thursday the Bucs were announced as the 2025 FCSAA Female Academic Team of the Year as the top academic team across all sports in the FCSSA this year.
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Grubisic Cabo Earns 1st Team Academic All-American Honors From CSC
July 08, 2025After being showered with awards for her performance on the court during the 2024 season, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Julija Grubisic Cabo was honored for her work in the classroom on Tuesday as she was one of just 13 student-athletes across all sports Nationwide to be named a 2025 CSC 1st Team Academic All-American.
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Grubisic Cabo Named FCSAA Female Athlete of the Year
July 07, 2025For the first time in Florida SouthWestern history, the FCSAA Female Athlete of the Year award will reside in Fort Myers for the next year as Volleyball superstar Julija Grubisic Cabo has earned the award, making her the first Buccaneer in school history to do so.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Anna Marzella- Florida Gulf Coast
July 07, 2025Bucs fans won’t have to go far to cheer on Anna Marzella next season as the two time National Champ is headed just down the road to Florida Gulf Coast University to continue her Volleyball and academic career.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Nele Broszat- Cal State Bakersfield
June 30, 2025Florida SouthWestern sophomore Nele Broszat will pack her bags for a nearly 2,700 mile journey this fall after signing with Cal State Bakersfield where she will suit up for he Roadrunners in 2025.
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FSW Transfer Spotlight- Sofia Augusto- Palm Beach Atlantic
June 24, 2025From the West Coast to the East Coast, Florida SouthWestern’s Sofia Augusto will remain in the Sunshine State next season as the Bucs outside hitter will play at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
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14 Bucs Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
June 23, 202514 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers put together years to epitomize the moniker ‘student-athlete’ this season, combining their performances in the classroom and on the court and fields in Fort Myers to earn 2025 CSC Academic All-District honors.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Abby Toeniskoetter- Florida Gulf Coast
June 20, 2025After winning a pair of National Championships and earning 1st Team All-American honors as a sophomore this season, Florida SouthWestern's Abby Toeniskoetter will remain in Fort Myers the next two seasons, jumping to the other side of I-75 to play at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Clara Maidantchik- Lynn
June 18, 2025Florida SouthWestern sophomore Clara Maidantchik will be heading from one National Championship program to another in 2025 as the Bucs libero has inked with NCAA Division II Champs Lynn University where she will suit up for the Fighting Knights next season.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Nina Boledovicova- Virginia Commonwealth
June 13, 2025With a pair of NJCAA National Championships on her resume, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Nina Boledovicova is headed up the coast next season as the two-time All-Conference performer will play at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Jujlia Grubisic Cabo- Florida Gulf Coast
June 10, 2025The most decorated player in Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers history will be sticking around in Fort Myers for two more years, just in a little bit different colors as sophomore Julija Grubisic Cabo will follow former FSW Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen and teammate Abby Toeniskoetter across town to Florida Gulf Coast University next season.
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FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Camilla Brandalise- Virginia Tech
June 03, 2025We continue our FSW Sophomore Spotlight today with two time NJCAA National Champion Bucs Volleyball player Camilla Brandalise who is headed to the ACC to play at Virginia Tech next season.
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Bucs Name Cesar Benatti New Head Volleyball Coach
February 26, 2025The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have found their next Head Volleyball Coach as veteran coach and former NJCAA National Champion Cesar Benatti has been named the Bucs second Head Coach in program history as announced by Director of Athletics George Sanders on Wednesday.
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Baziquetto-Allen to Take Over at FGCU
January 09, 2025After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to three straight NJCAA National Championship, the only Head Coach in FSW Volleyball history, Thais Baziquetto-Allen, has resigned to take over the Head Coaching position at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Bucs Trio Honored by AVCA
December 23, 2024A trio of Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in their postseason awards release recently as Julija Grubisic Cabo was named a 1st Team All-American, Abby Toeniskoetter was named a 2nd Team All-American, and Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen was named the Northeast/Southeast Regional Coach of the Year.
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Grubisic Cabo Earns NJCAA National Player of the Year Honors
December 05, 2024For the third consecutive season, the NJCAA National Player of the Year award belongs to a Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneer as Thursday, the NJCAA announced that sophomore Julija Grubisic Cabo was the 2024 recipient after leading FSW to a 26-1 record and a record third straight NJCAA Division I National Championship.
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Koehler & Purashaj Set to Become First Bucs to Play in NCAA Tournament
December 05, 2024Still in it’s infancy, the FSW Volleyball program has had a number of firsts over the past few years. Thursday another milestone will be reached as Barbara Koehler and Roberta Purashaj will become the first two Buccaneer alumns to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.
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Baziquetto-Allen Earns NJCAA National Coach of the Year Honors
December 04, 2024After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a 26-1 record and their record third straight NJCAA Division I National Championship, FSW Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen has been named the NJCAA National Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year.
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Grubisic Cabo & Toeniskoetter Earn 1st Team NJCAA All-American Honors
December 03, 2024After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to their third straight NJCAA National Championship, sophomores Julija Grubisic Cabo and Abby Toeniskoetter have been named 1st Team NJCAA All-Americans, the second straight year that two Bucs have earned the honor.
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THREE PEAT! FSW Makes History With Third Straight National Championship
November 23, 2024The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made NJCAA history Saturday night in Clarksville, Tennessee, defeating their arch rivals, the Miami Dade Sharks to win their third consecutive NJCAA National Championship, the first team to do that in the Division I era.
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Bucs Outlast Utah State Eastern in National Tournament Thriller
November 22, 2024Going into Thursday's NJCAA National Tournament Quarterfinal matchup with the #8 Utah State Eastern Golden Eagles, the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers had only gone more than three sets three times during the entirety of the 2024 season. Thursday they had their work cut out for them though as the Golden Eagles took them to the brink, but the Bucs didn't falter, pulling out a thrilling five set win, including a 15-13 victory in the fifth to punch their ticket to Friday's Final Four.
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FSW Punches Ticket to Third Straight National Championship Game
November 22, 2024For the third straight season, the #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will play for the NJCAA National Championship after defeating the #10 Colby Trojans 3-0 in Friday's semifinal round to punch their ticket to the title game where they will square off with a familiar foe, the #2 Miami Dade Sharks in a rematch of both the 2022 and 2023 National Championship games won by the Bucs.
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Bucs Block Way to Opening Round Win at Nationals
November 21, 2024The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began their quest for a three peat with a bang on Wednesday at the NJCAA National Tournament in Clarksville, Tennessee, hitting .397 as a team and registering 12 blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Eastern Wyoming in their opening match of the week.
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Bucs Earn Top Seed For National Tournament
November 13, 2024For the third straight season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will head to the NJCAA National Tournament as the #1 seed, as announced during the NJCAA Selection Show on Wednesday.
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Bucs Roll To District Championship, Punch Ticket to Nationals
November 09, 2024The top ranked Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers punched their ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament for the fifth consecutive season Saturday afternoon in Spartanburg, South Carolina, exterminating the USC Sumter Fire Ants 3-0 in the NJCAA Atlantic District Championship in their first step in defending their back to back NJCAA National Championships.
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Bucs Close Regular Season Ranked #1 For Fourth Straight Year
November 04, 2024For the fourth straight season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are headed to the postseason ranked #1 in the country after the NJCAA released their final regular season poll on Monday with the Bucs on top.
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#1 FSW Sweeps #2 Miami Dade For Third Straight State Championship
November 02, 2024For the third straight season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the Miami Dade Sharks met for the FCSAA State Championship Saturday afternoon in Fort Myers and also for the third straight season, the Bucs came out on top, sweeping the rival Sharks 3-0 in a spirited Suncoast Credit Union Arena to claim the title in front of their home fans.
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Bucs Dispatch Daytona, Advance to State Championship Game
November 01, 2024Three things are certain in life; taxes, death, and Florida SouthWestern and Miami Dade meeting in the FCSAA State Championship Game. That remained true on Friday as #1 FSW hammered Daytona State in their State Tournament Semifinal before #2 Miami Dade did the same to Hillsborough in the night cap to set up the Championship matchup for the third straight season Saturday afternoon at 4 PM at Suncoast Arena in Fort Myers.
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Six Bucs Named All-Conference, Grubisic Cabo Player of the Year
October 31, 2024After winning their fifth straight Conference Championship this season, six Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were named to the All-Citrus Conference Team Thursday night at the FCSAA State Tournament banquet while sophomore Julija Grubisic Cabo was named the Player of the Year and Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen was named the Coach of the Year.
