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Post by GatorVball on Nov 6, 2006 18:18:36 GMT -5
Score one for the libero
Elyse Cusack - Florida
Freshman, Libero, 5-9 (Melrose, Fla. - Gainesville High School)
Elyse Cusack, a freshman libero for #7 Florida, has been named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week based on her stellar defensive performances in Florida's wins last week over two conference rivals, nationally ranked #11 LSU, and Arkansas. In the Gators' win over LSU, Cusack collected 46 digs in the four-game match, demolishing the previous school record of 34, which was set in 1987. Her 46 digs also tied for sixth-most in NCAA history for a four-game match. Cusack followed that up with a 25-dig performance to lead all players in Florida's four-game win over Arkansas. For the week, Cusack averaged 8.88 digs per game in helping Florida march closer to its goal of a sixteenth consecutive SEC title. Cusack is the seventh player from Florida to earn the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor. The Gators are coached by Mary Wise.
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Nov 6, 2006 18:36:05 GMT -5
Thats great for Cusack but they got it wrong: she went to PK not GHS
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Post by OverAndUnder on Nov 6, 2006 20:19:03 GMT -5
Congratulations. I've seen three Florida matches this year and Cusack is my favorite player to watch on that team.
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Post by Chance on Nov 6, 2006 20:19:26 GMT -5
she's really really really good...
There were some definate "you gotta be f---ing kidding me" plays when i was in gainesville...
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 6, 2006 20:26:36 GMT -5
8.88 digs/gm.... that is just unreal!
congrats to her...
and to the AVCA for not shying away from a defensive player who clearly deserved it...
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Post by charger on Nov 6, 2006 20:29:37 GMT -5
It's nice to see a libero get it for a change. Most of the time it is given to the big time hitters and blockers. Kind of like the center for a football team, they don't get much recognition, but the team can't get along without them.
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 6, 2006 20:31:16 GMT -5
It's only the 2nd time in 14 years a defensive specialist/libero has received the award. UCSB's Kristin Nelson received it in 2004.
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Post by StuffU on Nov 6, 2006 21:35:24 GMT -5
Woohoo!! I was right!! lol ... go Elyse!
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Post by FloridaPerson on Nov 6, 2006 21:48:58 GMT -5
well deserved.
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Post by vbsamurai on Nov 7, 2006 3:11:26 GMT -5
hahahaha
those are wretched teams they played against
and as always stats in that worthless league
only fool the losers
those stats are not accurate in terms of quality
and in the overall sense of things
lsu and arkansas don't have good hitters so it's
obvious that there will be more balls to dig
for avca to award yet another nobody is xpected
and for a nobody in a loser league to 'stand out'
based on the stats is utterly predictable
remember it doesn't matter how hard or how fast
the ball is hit if it's hit @ or w/in 2arms length of a
defender the probability of that defender to dig it
& keep it in play would be high compared to a more
diversified attempt from good hitters (emphasis on
good like the hitters from the western leagues) |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 7, 2006 3:16:11 GMT -5
hahahaha
those are wretched teams they played against
and as always stats in that worthless league
only fool the losers
those stats are not accurate in terms of quality
and in the overall sense of things
lsu and arkansas don't have good hitters so it's
obvious that there will be more balls to dig
for avca to award yet another nobody is xpected
and for a nobody in a loser league to 'stand out'
based on the stats is utterly predictable
remember it doesn't matter how hard or how fast
the ball is hit if it's hit @ or w/in 2arms length of a
defender the probability of that defender to dig it
& keep it in play would be high compared to a more
diversified attempt from good hitters (emphasis on
good like the hitters from the western leagues) i don't get it... you edited your post, but how exactly did you "edit" it to make it more readable? |
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Post by rudepa on Nov 7, 2006 7:49:53 GMT -5
I cant even get through that post....You lost me at "hahahahaha" when you posted it on the right side of the screen!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2006 14:54:58 GMT -5
ahem.
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Post by sperebel on Nov 7, 2006 18:54:08 GMT -5
Congrats to Elyse. She was definitely deserving of the award and recognition from the AVCA. Hopefully she will get 40 something digs tomorrow night. Maybe that will mean the match goes to more than just three games. LOL. Are you guys there singing like the ones at the UT matches Gatorvball?
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Post by IdahoBoy on Nov 7, 2006 20:54:14 GMT -5
It should've been Juliana Sanders.  Hehe.  |
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Hehe. 