Player of the Week: November 24, 2014
Each week during the indoor and sand seasons, one player originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
2014 Week #13: Sonja Vasovic
Siena College
Reported to subscribers in 2012 by AVSR Global.
Home: Zemun, Serbia.
Sophomore, 6'2" Opposite.
See Sonja Vasovic’s bio at the Siena College website.
See a news report at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference website.
Last Week’s Action:
• Vasovic boosted Siena to the Metro Atlantic league championship and a spot in the 64-team NCAA tournament. It’s the Saints’ fifth MAAC title and NCAA bid in 10 years.
• The left-hander hit for 36 kills at .368 efficiency and posted 10 blocks as Siena defeated Canisius, Manhattan and Marist.
• In the five-set title match against Marist, Vasovic drilled 15 kills at a .419 rate.
Excerpt from 2012 AVSR Global report:
“Agile left-hander ready to be a freshman starter at RH. … Easy, efficient movement and clean, all-purpose skills. … Sonja’s father, Goran, competed as an elite basketball player.”
Other Notables
Kelsie Wills
Hofstra University, Senior, 6'1" Outside Hitter.
Reported to subscribers in 2010 by AVSR Global.
Home: Walton, New Zealand.
Last Week: The Colonial league’s Player of the Year led Hofstra to the CAA championship and into the NCAA tourney. Wills is Hofstra’s all-time kills leader, now at 1,934 for her career.
Gabriela Nieto Gomez
Jacksonville University, Junior, 6'1" Middle Blocker.
Reported to subscribers in 2012 by AVSR Global.
Home: Zapopan, Mexico.
Last Week: Nieto Gomez and Jacksonville charged through the Atlantic Sun playoffs to an NCAA tourney bid. She hit .352 as the Dolphins dunked North Florida, FGCU and Lipscomb.