Player of the Week: March 18, 2013
Each Monday 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.
Sand Week #2: Jekaterina “Kate” Stepanova
Florida International University
6'2" Graduate Student
Reported in November 2007 by AVSR Global.
Home: Riga, Latvia
Indoor Position: Outside Hitter
See Kate Stepanova’s bio at the FIU web site.
Last Week’s Action:
• Stepanova swept five matches in two days on Waikiki Beach, winning Hawaii’s tournament.
• Prepared for Hawaii by grabbing a mid-week victory at Long Beach State.
• Stepanova won All-America honors as a beach and indoor star at Florida State University, then transferred to FIU last fall. She led FSU to the Final Four in both sports as a senior.
Excerpt from original AVSR Global report (2007):
“Swift, light, dynamic athlete and an experienced, all-purpose LH. … Exceptional transition speed for a 6'2" athlete. … Recruitable to play LH or RH for a Top 20 Division I team. … As a beach player she placed 9th at the 2007 Under-21 World Championships.”
2013 Players of the Week - Sand Season
Week | Name | College | Year | Home |
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#1 | Kiriana Hirini | Alabama-Birmingham | Soph. | New Zealand |
#2 | Kate Stepanova | Florida International U. | Grad. | Latvia |
2012 Players of the Week
Click name for bio and Player of the Week report.
Player of the Year:Kelsie Wills, Hofstra University, LH, Soph., New Zealand Team of the Year:University of North Florida, Atlantic Sun Conference |
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Week | Name | College | Position | Year | Home |
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#1 | Kelsie Wills | Hofstra University | LH | So. | N. Zealand |
#2 | Laine Cielena | Barry University | MB | Fr. | Latvia |
#3 | Anna Budinska | Univ. of North Florida | LH | Jr. | CzechRep. |
#4 | Eseta Maka | College of South. Idaho | MB | So. | N. Zealand |
#5 | Marta Machos | Towson University | RH | Sr. | Poland |
#6 | Sabina Piegza | St. John’s University | Setter | Sr. | Poland |
#7 | Jelena Jovanovic | Florida Atlantic Univ. | Setter | Fr. | Serbia |
#8 | Martyna Gluchowicz | Cowley County College | RH/LH | So. | Poland |
#9 | Dagnija Medina | Univ. of North Florida | MB | Sr. | Latvia |
#10 | Katarina Bursac | U.of Texas-Brownsville | Setter | Fr. | Serbia |
#11 | AleksandraPetronijevic | University of Memphis | Libero | So. | Serbia |
#12 | Iva Partaleva | Binghamton University | LH | Sr. | Bulgaria |
#13 | Kelsie Wills | Hofstra University | LH | So. | N. Zealand |
#14 | Viktorija Jablonska | Texas Woman’s Univ. | RH/Set | Sr. | Latvia |
#15 | VladislavaKopanarova | MidAmericaNazareneU. | MB | Jr. | Bulgaria |
2011 Players of the Week
Player of the Year:Jekaterina “Kate” Stepanova, Florida State Univ., LH, Sr., Latvia | |||||
Week | Name | College | Position | Yr. | Home |
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#1 | Kate Stepanova | Florida State University | LH | Sr. | Latvia |
#2 | Maryna Samoday | Seminole State College | LH/RH | So. | Ukraine |
#3 | Iva Partaleva | Binghamton University | LH | Jr. | Bulgaria |
#4 | Zuzana Markova | U.of Louisiana-Monroe | Set/OH | Jr. | CzechRep. |
#5 | Ingrida Zauere | University of Houston | LH | Sr. | Latvia |
#6 | Kelsie Wills | Hofstra University | LH | Fr. | N. Zealand |
#7 | Martyna Gluchowicz | Cowley County C.C. | RH/LH | Fr. | Poland |
#8 | Rachael Morgan | Florida State University | RH | Sr. | N. Zealand |
#9 | Paulina Piegza | St. John’s University | RH/MB | Sr. | Poland |
#10 | Elzbieta Klein | Colby Comm. College | LH | So. | Poland |
#11 | Kiriana Hirini | Alabama-Birmingham | MB | Fr. | N. Zealand |
#12 | Viktorija Jablonska | Texas Woman’s Univ. | RH/Set | Jr. | Latvia |
#13 | Martyna Gluchowicz | Cowley County C.C. | RH/LH | Fr. | Poland |
#14 | Aleksandra Petronijevic | University of Memphis | Libero | Fr. | Serbia |
#15 | Kate Stepanova | Florida State University | LH | Sr. | Latvia |
2010 Players of the Week
Player of the Year:Svenja Engelhardt, University of the Pacific, LH, Sr., Germany | |||||
Week | Name | College | Position | Yr. | Home |
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#1 | Maija Strazdina | Univ. of South Florida | LH | So. | Latvia |
#2 | Tsvetelina Dureva | Boston College | LH/RH | Jr. | Bulgaria |
#3 | Izabela Kozon | Middle Tennessee State | LH | Sr. | Poland |
#4 | Viktorija Jablonska | Frank Phillips College | Set/RH | So. | Latvia |
#5 | Natasa Kolunija | Troy University | RH/LH | Jr. | Serbia |
#6 | Asia Stawicka | Georgia Tech | MB | Jr. | Poland |
#7 | Viktorija Teivane | Western Wyoming C.C. | RH | Fr. | Latvia |
#8 | Svenja Engelhardt | University of the Pacific | LH | Sr. | Germany |
#9 | Izabela Grot | Tulane University | LH/RH | So. | Poland |
#10 | Maryna Samoday | Seminole State College | LH | Fr. | Ukraine |
#11 | Monika Kasperek | Dowling College | MB | Sr. | Poland |
#12 | Aleksandra Nowak | Kent State University | Setter | Fr. | Poland |
#13 | Izabela Kozon | Middle Tennessee State | LH | Sr. | Poland |
#14 | Christine Bach | University of Memphis | Lib/Set | Sr. | Germany |
#15 | Rachael Morgan | Florida State University | RH/LH | Jr. | N. Zealand |
2009 Players of the Week
Week | Name | College | Position | Yr. | Home |
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#1 | Asia Stawicka | Georgia Tech | MB | So. | Poland |
#2 | Dagnija Medina | Univ. of North Florida | MB | Fr. | Latvia |
#3 | Zuzana Markova | Kent State University | Set/RH | Fr. | Czech Rep. |
#4 | Iva Partaleva | Seminole State College | LH | Fr. | Bulgaria |
#5 | Sabina Piegza | Western Nebraska C.C. | Setter | So. | Poland |
#6 | Liva Brivule | Kent State University | MB | Jr. | Latvia |
#7 | Rachael Morgan | Florida State University | LH/RH | So. | N. Zealand |
#8 | Svenja Engelhardt | University of the Pacific | LH | Jr. | Germany |
#9 | Monika Kasperek | Dowling College | MB | Jr. | Poland |
#10 | Aleksandra Niemiec | Jefferson College | LH/RH | Fr. | Poland |
#11 | Aksiniya Slavcheva | Frank Phillips College | MB | Fr. | Bulgaria |
#12 | Svetlana Simic | Long Island University | LH | Sr. | Serbia |
#13 | Anzelika Lukjanska | Frank Phillips College | LH | So. | Latvia |
#14 | Rachael Morgan | Florida State University | LH/RH | So. | N. Zealand |
#15 | Izabela Kozon | Middle Tennessee State | LH | Jr. | Poland |
2008 Players of the Week
Week | Name | College | Position | Yr. | Home |
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#1 | Paulina Piegza | Western Nebraska C.C. | MB | Fr. | Poland |
#2 | Ingrida Zauere | University of Houston | LH/RH | Fr. | Latvia |
#3 | Christine Bach | University of Memphis | Lib/Set | Jr. | Germany |
#4 | Izabela Kozon | Middle Tennessee State | LH | So. | Poland |
#5 | Kate Stepanova | Mo. State - West Plains | LH | Fr. | Latvia |
#6 | Svenja Engelhardt | University of the Pacific | LH | So. | Germany |
#7 | Jola Kelner | Texas A&M University | Setter | Jr. | Poland |
#8 | Julia Borecka | Florida Southern College | LH/RH | Jr. | Poland |
#9 | Svetlana Simic | Long Island University | LH | Jr. | Serbia |
#10 | Sabina Piegza | Western Nebraska C.C. | Setter | Fr. | Poland |
#11 | Natalia Tomaszewska | University of the Pacific | MB | Jr. | Poland |
#12 | Nataliya Panova | University of Houston | LH/RH | Fr. | Bulgaria |
#13 | Monika Kasperek | Dowling College | MB | So. | Poland |
#14 | Rachael Morgan | Florida State University | LH/RH | Fr. | N. Zealand |