2015 USCAA National Tournament Preview

2015 USCAA National Tournament Preview

# 1 Florida College (23-5)

  • Defending Volleyball National Champions
  • Nine USCAA Volleyball National Championship Titles all under Head Coach Donna Parimore
  • 5-0 against USCAA opponents this season
  • First in kills per set in the USCAA
  • Second in assists
  • 2014 USCAA Second Team All-American Abbey Rouch ranks second in the USCAA in assists per set.

#2 SUNY Canton (23-7)

  • Finished third in the 2014 USCAA Volleyball National Tournament as the third seed
  • Entering the tournament on an 8 game winning streak
  • 9-1 home record
  • Second in kills per set in the USCAA
  • Fourth in assists per set in the USCAA

#3 Rochester College (20-19)

  • Finished second in the 2014 USCAA Volleyball National Tournament as the second seed
  • The Warriors have played the most matches of any team in the USCAA this season
  • 8-1 this season against USCAA opponents
  • Led in kills by Junior Outside Hitter Shannon Murdock
  • Led in digs by Senior Defensive Specialist Kayla Loepp

#4 Alfred State College (23-4)

  • Finished fourth in 2014 USCAA Volleyball National Tournament
  • Only USCAA loss this season was at SUNY Canton (3-2)
  • 2014 Second Team USCAA All-American Lera Braun ranks fifth in the USCAA in assists per set (8.4)
  • Janae Hamilton ranks second in the USCAA in hitting percentage (.399)
  • Ranks fourth in kills/set

#5 St. Mary of the Woods College (14-14)

  • First year sponsoring a varsity volleyball program since 1991
  • First in the USCAA in block assists
  • 7-1 this season against USCAA opponents. The Pomeroy's only loss was against Florida College
  • Junior Brylie Riddell leads the team with 2.19 kills/set
  • Freshman Mary Alvanos leads the team in assists with 7.88 assists per set

#6 Berea College (16-13)

  • 5-2 against USCAA opponents
  • Second in block assists
  • 2014 USCAA First Team All-American Simone Brown is second on the team in block assists (64)
  • Senior OH Nicole Baker leads the team with 1.7 kills/set

#7 Carlow University (15-13)

  • Kelsey Bonk ranks fourth in the USCAA in digs/set (5.86)
  • Carly Bonk ranks fourth in the USCAA in total kills (295)
  • 9-3 against USCAA opponents
  • Twelfth in the USCAA in kills/set

#8 Penn State Brandywine (20-3)

  • Undefeated in the PSUAC (16-0)
  • First in the USCAA in service aces
  • Sixth in the USCAA in hitting percentage
  • Senior Libero Kim Russo leads the team in digs/set (3.04)

#9 University of Maine-Fort Kent (21-7)

  • Fifth in the USCAA in kills/set
  • Second in the USCAA In Hitting Percentage
  • Junior Outside Hitter Brianna Krystek ranks 3rd in the USCAA in Kills/Set
  • Junior Setter Selina Castro leads the team in assists/set (9.4)  

#10 NHTI (16-8)

  • Undefeated in the Yankee Conference (10-0)
  • Senior Setter Kayla Barnes leads the team in assists with 5.41 assists/set
  • Freshman OH Katie Steeves leads the team in kills with 2.56 kills/set
 

Tournament Twitter Handles
Florida College @falconbeat
SUNY Canton @rooathletics
Rochester College @rcwarriors
Alfred State College @ascathletics
St. Mary of the Woods College @smwcathletics
Berea College @bluecrewnews
Carlow University @CarlowCeltics
Penn State Brandywine @PSUBWSports
University of Maine-Fort Kent @UMFKBengals
NHTI @nhti
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