2013 Player of the Year
Each Monday during the indoor and beach seasons, one player originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
Andrea Tauai
Hillsborough Community College (Florida), NJCAA Division I.
Sophomore, Outside Hitter.
Home: Greerton, New Zealand.
Reported by AVSR Global in 2011.
See Andrea Tauai’s 2013 statistics, her Hillsborough bio, and a news story.
See the NJCAA Division I All-America teams.
Highlights:
• Tauai led Hillsborough to a 41-5 record and third place at the junior college national finals. It was HCC’s best season ever and Tauai’s second year as an NJCAA all-tourney star.
• She’s the first junior college player to be named Player of the Year by AVSR Global.
• Tauai was Suncoast Conference Player of the Year and a first-team All-America selection.
• She averaged 3.8 kills and 3.6 digs per set while hitting at .372 efficiency. Even better at the NJCAA finals, she scored 4.0 kills and 3.7 digs per set against four Top 20 teams.
• A veteran beach player, Tauai leads HCC’s sand team, partnering with Mariam Maldonado.
Before Hillsborough:
• Two-time MVP of New Zealand’s high school national championships.
• Competed for New Zealand’s youth and junior national teams.
• Played netball and badminton in high school.
Excerpt from 2011 AVSR Global report:
“Bold, instinctive player and a powerful, dynamic athlete. … A proven winner and a natural, emotional competitor. … Big jump, fast arm. … Can thrive as a six-rotation passer.”
2013 Indoor Season - Players of the Week
Week | Name | College | Position | Year | Home |
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#1 | Jelena Cobanovic | Northeastern College | Libero | So. | Serbia |
#2 | Lauma Knupke | CentralArizonaCollege | LH/RH | So. | Latvia |
#3 | Stacey Niao | Illinois State University | LH | Jr. | N. Zealand |
#4 | Viktorija Teivane | University of Memphis | LH/RH | Sr. | Latvia |
#5 | Aleksandra Nowak | Kent State University | Setter | Sr. | Poland |
#6 | Monica Corrujedo | University of Denver | LH | Fr. | Mexico/U.S. |
#7 | Kelsie Wills | Hofstra University | LH | Jr. | N. Zealand |
#8 | Vladi Kopanarova | MidAmerica Nazarene | MB | Sr. | Bulgaria |
#9 | Erika Gelzinyte | Columbus State Univ. | LH | Fr. | Lithuania |
#10 | Kiriana Hirini | Alabama-Birmingham | MB | Jr. | N. Zealand |
#11 | Anna Budinska | Univ. of North Florida | LH | Sr. | Czech Rep. |
#12 | Laura Avena | Macalester College | RH/LH | Sr. | Latvia |
#13 | Jelena Jovanovic | Florida Atlantic Univ. | Setter | So. | Serbia |
#14 | Andrea Tauai | Hillsborough C.C. | LH | So. | N. Zealand |
#15 | Aleks. Petronijevic | University of Memphis | Libero | Jr. | Serbia |
2013 Beach Season - Players of the Week
Week | Name | College | Year | Home |
---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | Kiriana Hirini | Alabama-Birmingham | So. | N. Zealand |
#2 | Kate Stepanova | Florida International U. | Grad. | Latvia |
#3 | Tanya Sukach | Louisiana-Monroe | Sr. | Ukraine |
#4 | Anna Budinska | Univ. of North Florida | Jr. | Czech Rep. |
#5 | Maryna Samoday | Florida International U. | Jr. | Ukraine |
#6 | Andrea Tauai | Hillsborough C.C. | Fr. | N. Zealand |
#7 | Dagnija Medina | Univ. of North Florida | Sr. | Latvia |
#8 | Zuzana Markova | Louisiana-Monroe | Sr. | Czech Rep. |
#9 | Maryna Samoday | Florida International U. | Jr. | Ukraine |