LAKELAND, Fla. – Seniors
Sandra Sasaki and
Madison Fowler of the Florida Southern College volleyball team earned All-Sunshine State Conference honors the league office announced Monday (Nov. 25) afternoon. Sasaki earned Second Team honors while Fowler made her second-straight appearance on the Third Team.
Sasaki led the Moccasins this season in kills (313), kills per set (3.23), points (338) and points per set (3.48) in her first season competing in the SSC. She finished the regular season ranked eighth in the SSC in kills per set. The transfer from Emporia State made an immediate impact on the Mocs as she tallied 19 matches with double-digit kills including four double-doubles, all coming in conference play. Her top performance came versus Eckerd with 21 kills on 39 attacks with just one error for a .513 hitting percentage. She also tallied 10 digs in that match as well for her first double-double of the season. In just two seasons in NCAA Division II, Sasaki compiled 816 career kills including 313 at FSC and 503 at Emporia State. If you account for her two years at Salt Lake City Community College, she has 1,346 collegiate kills.
Fowler made her second appearance on the All-SSC Third Team after another strong season in the middle for the Mocs. She ranked 11
th in the conference in hitting percentage (.290) while taking ninth in blocks (1.05). The Detroit, Mich. native, led the Mocs in all three blocking categories including being the lone Moc to surpass 100 blocks on the season. She finished 2024 with 31 solo blocks and 75 block assists for a total of 106 blocks. She also finished fourth on the team in kills per set at 1.90. The senior tallied at least one block in every match this season including a high of nine versus Purdue Northwest. She posted double-digit kills eight times including a high of 18 versus Palm Beach Atlantic. She had just one error versus PBA and finished with a .500 hitting percentage.
Fowler compiled 526 career kills, 88 solo blocks and a total of 325 career blocks. She came up just six solo blocks from cranking the career top-10 list at FSC while her 325 total blocks tie her for 10
th all-time at FSC with
Michelle Kurtgis (1983-86). Fowler also finished her career with a 1.03 blocks per set average which moves her into a tie with
Jenni Holste (2000-03) for seventh all-time.
Player of the Year: Diana Akopova, Barry
Defensive Player of the Year: Isabelle Gentile, Lynn
Setter of the Year: Hope Passerello, Lynn
Freshman of the Year: Veronika Eremeeva, Barry
Coach of the Year: Adam Milewski, Lynn
| 2024 Volleyball ALL-SSC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| OH |
Diana Akopova*†P |
Barry |
Sr. |
Mozdok, Russia |
| OH |
Jaden McBride*‡#F |
Embry-Riddle |
Sr. |
St. Johns, Florida |
| OH |
Cordelia Kearns |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Lake Mills, Wisconsin |
| OH |
Samantha Wolf~ΔFN |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| OH |
Kalli Cors^†& |
Tampa |
Sr. |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
| S |
Hope Passerello |
Lynn |
Gr. |
Davie, Florida |
| RS |
Veronika Eremeeva |
Barry |
Fr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| S |
Zoey Seput |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Shorewood, Illinois |
| MB |
Olivia Aniol |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Tarpon Springs, Florida |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 2024 Volleyball ALL-SSC Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| OH |
Isabella Rujano^ |
Embry-Riddle |
Jr. |
Orlando, Florida |
| RS |
Taylor Stockman^‡ |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| RS |
Nathaly Perez* |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| OPP |
Maria Cecilia |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| MB |
Chiara Patelli~ |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
Brescia, Italy |
| MB |
Aline Olegario* |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Balneario Camboriu, Brazil |
| L |
Isabelle Gentile~ |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Naples, Florida |
| OH |
Varvara Osychenko^F |
Barry |
So. |
Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| OH |
Sandra Sasaki |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Kawasaki, Japan |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 2024 Volleyball ALL-SSC Third Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| MB |
Jeyhlen Thomas |
Barry |
Sr. |
Pompano Beach, Florida |
| MB |
Madison Fowler~ |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Detroit, Michigan |
| OH |
Stella Antypa^ |
Eckerd |
Sr. |
Thessaloniki, Greece |
| OH |
Kate Mihacevich‡ |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Brunswick, Ohio |
| OH |
Lana Gerard~ |
Rollins |
Sr. |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| OH |
Connor Rahn |
Tampa |
Fr. |
Orange Park, Florida |
| L |
Kari Bogen |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Sola, Norway |
| MB |
Jadyn Troutman^ |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Wellsville, Kansas |
| OH |
Fabia Gonzalez Stanton |
Lynn |
So. |
Madrid, Spain |
* = 2023 First Team All-SSC
^ = 2023 Second Team All-SSC
~ = 2023 Third Team All-SSC
† = 2022 First Team All-SSC
‡ = 2022 Third Team All-SSC
# = 2021 First Team All-SSC
& = 2021 Third Team All-SSC
Δ = 2019 Second Team All-SSC
F = Previously named Freshman OTY
N = Previously named Newcomer OTY
P = Previously Named Player OTY
