Player of the Week: December 9, 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.
Fall 2019 Week 15: Paula Neciporuka
Virginia Commonwealth University.
Atlantic 10 Conference.
NCAA Division I.
Reported by AVSR Global to coaches in 2015.
Junior. 5'9" Outside Hitter.
Home: Kuldiga, Latvia.
See Paula Neciporuka’s bio at the VCU website.
Last Week:
• In the NCAA tourney Neciporuka and VCU fell to Sweet 16 qualifier Cincinnati 3-1 but held the nation's top hitter to sub-par success.
• The Rams limited Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson to a .284 hitting rate, below her .343 average. VCU outblocked and outdug the Bearcats.
• Neciporuka is a six-rotation mainstay for VCU. She’s among the Rams’ leaders in kills, digs, ace serves and serve reception.
• This year VCU won its third consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championship. The Rams finished with a 24-7 overall record.
• Neciporuka was among the world’s top junior beach volleyball players. She won the 2015 Under-18 European Championship.
• Indoors she competed for Latvia’s women’s and junior national teams.
Excerpt from 2015 AVSR Global report:
“Elite indoor and beach player. … Ready for six rotations immediately in mid-Division I. … Fast and springy. … Among the world’s top junior beach players. Aiming for a pro beach career after college.”