LEXINGTON, Ky.- The Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers list of AVCA All-Americans grew by two on Tuesday as Irina Makinen was announced as a 1^st Team selection while Sara Gamboa picked up 2^nd Team honors for the Bucs. 

 

Makinen doubles up with 1^st Team AVCA All-American honors after earning 1^st Team NJCAA All-American honors earlier this month.  The sophomore setter led the Bucs to their second straight appearance in the NJCAA National Championship game averaging 10.49 assists per set which ranked 3^rd among Division I setters this season. She set a new FSW single season record with 1,143 assists on the year which included five matches with 50 or more helpers. 

 

Gamboa, who was a 3^rd Team AVCA All-American last season as a freshman, moved up a team as a sophomore this season, picking up 2^nd Team honors. She finished 6^th in the country this season with 3.85 kills per set while attacking at a .258 clip on the year. She had 11 matches of 15 or more kills including three straight at the NJCAA National Tournament to pick up All-Tournament Team honors for the Bucs. 

 

Different from the NJCAA All-American award that honors players by division, the AVCA All-American honorees are chosen between all five factions of two-year college Volleyball including NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III as well as the CCCAA in California and the NWAC. 

 

The pair are the 10^th and 11^th Bucs to be honored with AVCA All-American accolades all time.