Player of the Week: May 5, 2020
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 #9: Simona Sekulova
Seton Hall University.
NCAA Division I. Master’s degree in 2015.
Current Team: Sydney Amazons (Australia).
Reported by AVSR Global to coaches in 2009.
6'0" Outside Hitter.
Home: Macedonia and New Zealand.
See Sekolova’s bio at the Seton Hall website.
Latest Action:
• Sekulova has been busy in Australia as a player, referee and emerging business leader with Ernst & Young, a global financial powerhouse.
• As a player Sekulova captained the Sydney Amazons to the Australian open championships last December, finishing in second place.
• In business Sekulova has risen into Ernst & Young’s managerial ranks, working for the company in Sydney since 2016.
• She first joined the firm as a summer intern in 2014 in New York City while studying at nearby Seton Hall.
• Sekulova competed for New Zealand’s junior national team and for the Waitakere women’s club before her five years at Seton Hall.
• She moved to New Zealand from Macedonia with her family at age 14.
Excerpt from 2009 AVSR Global report:
“Powerful attacker with an easy, compact swing. … Can be a freshman starter. … Multi-sport star for school teams. … Citizen of Macedonia and New Zealand. … Plans to major in accounting or business.”