Player of the Week: March 23, 2015
Each week during the indoor and sand seasons, one player originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
2015 Sand Week #2: Kiriana Hirini
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Reported to subscribers in 2009 by AVSR Global.
Home: Tauranga, New Zealand.
6'1" Senior.
Indoor Position: Middle Blocker.
See Kiri Hirini’s bio at the UAB website.
Latest Action:
• Hirini continues to lead UAB’s sand team for the third consecutive year. She’s bidding this spring for her third trip to the national championship pairs tournament.
• Last week Hirini defeated South Carolina and Carson-Newman and fell to Florida State and Tulane. She’s partnering again this season with Bethanie Thomas.
Excerpt from 2009 AVSR Global report:
“A strong, fluid athlete and a clean, controlled player. … Solid foundation of advanced skills plus much talent for development. … Generates big power easily with a compact swing.”
Update: Week #1 Player of the Week
Maryna Samoday
Florida International University, 6'1" Senior.
Reported to subscribers in 2009 by AVSR Global.
Home: Sumy, Ukraine.
Latest Action: Samoday led Florida International last week to four dominant victories and the top national ranking among teams in the East. FIU now ranks fourth in the USA.