Player of the Week: April 15, 2019

Each week of the spring and fall seasons, one player who was originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.

Spring Week #5: Ani Bozdeva

Coastal Carolina University.

Atlantic Sun Conference.

NCAA Division I.

Reported to AVSR Global subscribers in 2016.

6'1" Sophomore. Indoor and beach.

Home: Razlog, Bulgaria.

See Ani Bozdeva’s bio at the CCU website.

Last Week:

• Bozdeva won a pair of beach matches in the Atlantic Sun league. She teamed with Ann-Katrine Hakansson to top North Alabama twice.
• Bozdeva has a 7-3 season record, competing in the No. 6 flight.
• This is Bozdeva’s first year of beach play. Indoors she’s a veteran hitter and receiver. She competed for Bulgaria’s junior national team.
• Bozdeva was an immediate, six-rotation starter for Coastal Carolina last fall after transferring from Eastern Arizona College.
• At EAC as a freshman Bozdeva powered the Gila Monsters to the junior college national championship tournament.

Excerpt from 2016 AVSR Global report:

“Explosive athlete with a lively body and instinctive skills. … She plays a free, emotional game. It’s bold, but it can be wild. … She has the speed and length to cover great range as a passer-hitter.”