Riley Oglevie
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- Height:
- 6'2
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- Hometown:
- Ulysses, Kansas
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- Position:
- RS
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- Year:
- Sophomore*
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- m
- 27
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- k/s
- 1.32
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- h %
- .190
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- a/s
- 0.01
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- b/s
- 0.56
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.35
Bio
Sophomore (2020): Oglevie played in 18 matches for the Bucs a season ago, helping FSW to a Suncoast Conference Championship and an 8th place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament. She averaged 2.14 kills per set on the season and hit .277 on the year while also coming up with 24 blocks on the year. She racked up a career high in both kills and blocks in a thrilling game against #5 Odessa in Texas, going for 12 kills and 4 blocks against the Wranglers.
Freshman (2019): Oglevie transfered to the Sunshine State from Adams State College in Colorado where she played in all 26 matches for the Grizzlies as a freshman. She racked up 214 kills which ranked second on the team and had 64 total blocks which also racked second on the squad. She reached double figures in kills nine different times including a career high 15 against Fort Lewis. She notched a career high 8 blocks in a win over Dixie State.
High School: Before heading to the hills of Colorado, Oglevie prepped on the plains of Kansas where she led Ulysses High School to four straight GWAC Championships and earned All-State honors during her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. In four seasons she racked up over 1,700 kills for the Tigers.
Personal: She is the daughter of Rob and Erica Oglevie.
| Career Highs | |
| Kills | 12 vs. #5 Odessa (1/30/21) |
| Attacks | 33 vs. #15 Salt Lake (8/28/21) |
| Digs | 3, (5x) Last vs. Eastern Arizona (9/3/21) |
| Blocks | 5 vs. State College of Florida (8/30/21) |
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 27 | 13 |
| Sets | 72 | 33 |
| Kills | 95 | 43 |
| Kills per set | 1.32 | 1.30 |
| Errors | 44 | 20 |
| Total Attacks | 269 | 111 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.74 | 3.36 |
| Hitting Percentage | .190 | .207 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| Assists per set | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Service Total Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 2 | 0 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 2 | 0 |
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Digs | 25 | 10 |
| Digs per set | 0.35 | 0.30 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 40 | 16 |
| Block Total | 40 | 16 |
| Blocks per set | 0.56 | 0.48 |
| Block Errors | 2 | 1 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Points | 115.0 | 51.0 |
| Points per set | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Matches started | 1 | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | at Palm Beach Scrimmages | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 12 | St. Thomas University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | Ave Maria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 21 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 27 | #20 Monroe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Aug 27 | #10 Missouri State-West Plains | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Aug 28 | #15 Salt Lake | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 6 | 33 | .061 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 2 | at #16 Yavapai | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. #4 Utah State-Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -.071 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Arizona College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. #2 Snow | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 1 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 7 | #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 9 | at Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 11 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 14 | #19 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 16 | at Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 18 | #14 Hillsborough | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 21 | at Polk State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 25 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .111 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 30 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 2 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 5 | at #5 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Oct 9 | at #19 Daytona State | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 14 | at #17 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 23 | at Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -.333 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Polk State College | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Nov 6 | Indian River State College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 6 | #15 Hillsborough | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #13 Monroe | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #5 Missouri State-West Plains | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #1 Blinn | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. #3 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 3.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | at Palm Beach Scrimmages | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 12 | St. Thomas University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | Ave Maria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 21 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 27 | #20 Monroe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | #10 Missouri State-West Plains | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aug 28 | #15 Salt Lake | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at #16 Yavapai | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. #4 Utah State-Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Arizona College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. #2 Snow | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | #19 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | #14 Hillsborough | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Polk State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 25 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at #5 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at #19 Daytona State | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #17 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Polk State College | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Indian River State College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | #15 Hillsborough | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #13 Monroe | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #5 Missouri State-West Plains | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #1 Blinn | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. #3 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | at Palm Beach Scrimmages | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 12 | St. Thomas University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | Ave Maria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 21 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 27 | #20 Monroe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | #10 Missouri State-West Plains | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28 | #15 Salt Lake | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at #16 Yavapai | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. #4 Utah State-Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Arizona College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. #2 Snow | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | #19 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | #14 Hillsborough | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Polk State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 25 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at #5 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Indian River State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at #19 Daytona State | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Eastern Florida State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #17 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Polk State College | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | Indian River State College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | #15 Hillsborough | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #13 Monroe | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #5 Missouri State-West Plains | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #1 Blinn | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. #3 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 27 | 72 | 95 | 1.32 | 44 | 269 | 3.74 | .190 | 1 | 0.01 | 115.0 | 1.6 |
| Conference | 13 | 33 | 43 | 1.30 | 20 | 111 | 3.36 | .207 | 0 | 0.00 | 51.0 | 1.5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 13 | 36 | 52 | 1.44 | 22 | 134 | 3.72 | .224 | 0 | 0.00 | 61.0 | 1.7 |
| Away | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1.25 | 13 | 56 | 3.50 | .125 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.5 | 1.5 |
| Neutral | 8 | 20 | 23 | 1.15 | 9 | 79 | 3.95 | .177 | 1 | 0.05 | 29.5 | 1.5 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 22 | 58 | 81 | 1.40 | 35 | 211 | 3.64 | .218 | 0 | 0.00 | 97.5 | 1.7 |
| Losses | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 9 | 58 | 4.14 | .086 | 1 | 0.07 | 17.5 | 1.3 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 3 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 11 | 62 | 5.17 | .194 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.0 | 2.3 |
| September | 12 | 36 | 54 | 1.50 | 23 | 141 | 3.92 | .220 | 1 | 0.03 | 65.5 | 1.8 |
| October | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 9 | 38 | 3.17 | .053 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 1.0 |
| November | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 1 | 28 | 2.33 | .214 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.5 | 0.9 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 27 | 72 | 25 | 0.35 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0.56 |
| Conference | 13 | 33 | 10 | 0.30 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.48 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 13 | 36 | 12 | 0.33 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.50 |
| Away | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0.19 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.56 |
| Neutral | 8 | 20 | 10 | 0.50 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.65 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 22 | 58 | 20 | 0.34 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0.57 |
| Losses | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.50 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| September | 12 | 36 | 11 | 0.31 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0.64 |
| October | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| November | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 27 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Conference | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 22 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
News mentions
After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a pair of Suncoast Conference Championships and a pair of Top 10 finishes at the NJCAA National Tournament, sophomore Fiona Baker has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Radford University the next two seasons.
After spending two seasons winning Championships with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, FSW sophomore Victoria Carioba will take her talents to the Show Me State next season where she will suit up for one of the teams that played for an NAIA National Championship last season, the Park University Pirates.
Florida SouthWestern’s Johnasia Carr is going to have a little bit different wardrobe for the final two years of her academic and athletic career than she did this year for the Buccaneers as the sophomore middle hitter has signed her National Letter of Intent to play for the Nanooks of the University of Alaska Fairbanks next season.
Florida SouthWestern sophomore Katie Dickey is headed to the next level after signing with Montreat College in a signing ceremony Friday in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
After spending the 2021-2022 season in the Sunshine State with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, sophomore setter Yunju Lee will head to the Windy City next season after signing a National Letter of Intent to play at Chicago State University in 2022-2023.
After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a pair of Suncoast Conference Championships the past two seasons, FSW captain Riley Oglevie has signed to continue her career at the Division I level, inking with Winthrop University where she will join the Eagles for the 2022 campaign.
It was a battle on the high seas Friday at the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas as the #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took on the Buccaneers of #1 Blinn. FSW dominated the first two sets, but Blinn fought back to take the third and fourth. There was only room for one Buccaneer in the fifth though and the Purple and Aqua came out of the battle on top as FSW took it 15-10 to take the match 3-2 and advance to the tournament's fifth place match where they will take on Suncoast Conference rival Miami Dade Saturday at 3:30 EST.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were stunned in the FCSAA State Semifinals on Friday, dropping a five set battle to Polk State to snap an 18 game win streak and end the Bucs chances at their first State Championship.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers showed why they are the #1 ranked team in the country Tuesday night at home against Eastern Florida State, steamrolling the Titans 3-0 for their 15th consecutive win on the season.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers won their 20th consecutive Suncoast Conference game Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, dispatching of the visiting Indian River Pioneers 3-0 to improve to 16-2 overall and 11-0 in conference play on the season.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took care of business Saturday afternoon at home in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, sweeping the visiting Santa Fe Saints 3-0 behind an 11 kill effort from freshman Maria Cecilia.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers cruised to their 10th straight win Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, sweeping the visiting State College of Florida Manatees 3-0 to improve to 13-2 overall and 8-0 in Suncoast Conference play.
In their first match in program history ranked as the #1 team in the country, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers raced past the Santa Fe Saints 3-0 Saturday afternoon in Gainesville to improve to 7-0 in Suncoast Conference play. In the win, outside hitter Maria Petkova shined, finishing with 15 kills and hitting .519, marking the most kills in a three set match from an FSW outside in program history.
The #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers cruised to a 3-1 victory over #14 Hillborough Saturday afternoon in front of a big crowd in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, in the process, setting a new program record with their eighth straight win and taking a two game lead in the Suncoast Conference standings with eight games remaining on the slate.
The #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers put on a clinic Thursday night on the road at Eastern Florida State, sweeping the Titans by scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-11 to earn their seventh straight win and improve to 10-2 on the year.
The #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers started a different lineup in all three sets Tuesday night in a marquee matchup with #19 Daytona State in Suncoast Credit Union Arena but it didn't seem to matter much as the Bucs swept the Falcons by matching 25-13 scores in all three periods to take over sole possession of first place in the Suncoast Conference standings.
Things weren't always pretty for the #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers Saturday in their 3 PM matinee contest with the State College of Florida Manatees, but at the end of the day, they took care of business, downing SCF 3-1 to improve to 8-2 overall and 3-0 in Suncoast Conference play on the season.
On a night in which they unveiled their 2020 Conference Championship and National Tournament banners, the firsts in school history, during a pregame ceremony, the #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers earned their best win in program history, upending #2 Miami Dade in an epic five setter between two of the nation's top teams to open their 2021 Suncoast Conference schedule.
The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers split a pair of games at the Dalton Overstreet Invitational in Arizona on Friday, dropping a 3-1 decision to #4 Utah State-Eastern in their first game of the day before bouncing back with a 3-0 sweep of Eastern Arizona to close out their day.
Five short months ago, the Snow Badgers ended the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers hopes of an NJCAA National Championship, sweeping FSW in the quarterfinals of the National Tournament. Saturday morning the Bucs exacted some revenge, taking it to the 2nd ranked Badgers 3-1 to wrap up their stay at the Dalton Overstreet Invitational in Arizona.
Despite a valiant effort, the #7 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers couldn't dig out of an early 2-0 hole Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in the Battle at the Beach Tournament, dropping a five set heartbreaker to #15 Salt Lake to close their weekend at the tournament.
A season ago, then Florida SouthWestern State freshman Maria Petkova bided her time, playing second fiddle behind a host of Division I hitters including All-American Yasso Amin and 1st Team All-Conference outside Julia De Sa. Friday, in the Bucs 2021 season openers at the Battle of the Beach Tournament at Suncoast Arena, it was Petkova's turn to shine and she took full advantage of that. The Bucs captain went off in FSW's first game of the day, tying a program record with 22 kills in a 3-1 come from behind victory over #20 Monroe and capped off the day with 13 kills on just 18 swings in a dominating 3-0 sweep of #10 Missouri State-West Plains.
