2011 Player of the Year
Each week in the fall, one collegiate player originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named AVSR Global Player of the Week for her performance of the past week and current season. At the season’s end, one is named AVSR Global Player of the Year.
Jekaterina “Kate” Stepanova
Florida State University
Senior; 6'2"Outside Hitter
Home:Riga, Latvia
Reported by AVSR Global:November 2007
See Kate Stepanova’s bio at the Florida State web site.
Highlights:
• Led Florida State to the NCAA Final Four, capping the best season in the team’s 44-year history. It was the first time an Atlantic Coast Conference team has reached the Final Four.
• Won the MVP award of the Minneapolis regional, clinching FSU’s Final Four bid. Stepanova scored 31 kills and 31 digs in victories over Purdue 3-1 and Iowa State 3-2.
• Opened the season in August as MVP of the Florida State Invitational, then kept rolling. She led FSU with 3.3 kills per set, hitting at .266 efficiency and averaging 2.8 digs per set.
• Teammate Rachael Morgan, FSU’s four-year starting right side hitter from New Zealand, was reported by AVSR Global with Stepanova in 2007, both as Class of ’08 recruits.
Excerpt from original AVSR report (2007):
“Recruitable to play LH or RH for a Top 20 Division I team. .... Swift, light, dynamic athlete and an experienced, all-purpose LH. .... Fast, lively arm and superior mid-air agility. .... Exceptional transition quickness. .... Placed 9th at the 2007 Under-21 World Beach Championships.”
2011 Players of the Week
Click name for bio and Player of the Week report.
| Week | Name | College | Position | Yr. | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Katja Stepanova | Florida State University | LH | Sr. | Latvia |
| #2 | Maryna Samoday | Seminole State College | LH/RH | So. | Ukraine |
| #3 | Iva Partaleva | Binghamton University | LH | Jr. | Bulgaria |
| #4 | Zuzana Markova | U.of Louisiana-Monroe | Set/OH | Jr. | CzechRep. |
| #5 | Ingrida Zauere | University of Houston | LH | Sr. | Latvia |
| #6 | Kelsie Wills | Hofstra University | LH | Fr. | N. Zealand |
| #7 | Martyna Gluchowicz | Cowley County College | RH/LH | Fr. | Poland |
| #8 | Rachael Morgan | Florida State University | RH | Sr. | N. Zealand |
| #9 | Paulina Piegza | St. John’s University | RH/MB | Sr. | Poland |
| #10 | Elzbieta Klein | Colby Comm. College | LH | So. | Poland |
| #11 | Kiriana Hirini | Alabama-Birmingham | MB | Fr. | N. Zealand |
| #12 | Viktorija Jablonska | Texas Woman’s Univ. | RH/Set | Jr. | Latvia |
| #13 | Martyna Gluchowicz | Cowley County College | RH/LH | Fr. | Poland |
| #14 | Aleksandra Petronijevic | University of Memphis | Libero | Fr. | Serbia |
| #15 | Katja Stepanova | Florida State University | LH | Sr. | Latvia |
