FIU Volleyball Players Yarimar Rosa, Natalia Valentin Earn
CVU.com Stellar Spiker Recognition
Rosa named to second team, Valentin tabbed honorable mention
MIAMI – A pair of FIU volleyball standouts have been named to the 2009 College Volleyball Update (CVU.com) Stellar Spiker teams, as 2009 graduate Yarimar Rosa earned second team honors and current junior Natalia Valentin received honorable mention recognition.
In honoring 96 student athletes from across the nation, CVU.com looked for players that exhibited excellence and balance, and, while NCAA statistical rankings were considered, they weren't the only consideration. Also considered in forming the two teams of 14 and the 68 honorable mention selections, was the impact the player had on helping her team succeed, as well as conference awards.
First- and second-team selections were formed around the idea of building a team with a starting lineup of seven players and then two players per starting slot were chosen to fill out each team. The honorable mention team did not follow this pattern.
Rosa, FIU’s first ever four-time All-American, ended her career as FIU’s all-time leader in career kills (2,083) and career digs (1,053) and is coming off a senior campaign in which she led FIU in kills (382, 4.60 kps), despite missing 11 matches due to injuries.
The Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, native earned Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Player of the Week accolades on four occasions in 2009 and a league-record 13 times over her career. She has also been a first team All-SBC and All-South Region selection in each of her four years, while earning SBC Freshman of the Year and AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year honors in 2006, and SBC Player of the Year accolades in 2008 and 2009. Also in 2008, Rosa was tabbed SBC Female Student-Athlete of the Year after leading the nation in kills per set.
Valentin, who was part of FIU volleyball’s first ever trio of All-America selections in 2009, was largely responsible for setting up an FIU offense which consistently ranked in the top 15 in the country in kills per set and assists per set. Valentin ended the Sun Belt Conference regular season ranked first in the assists per set category and recorded a final season average of 11.87 assists per set.
The Caguas, Puerto Rico, native registered 1,448 assists over her junior campaign, a total which marks an FIU all-time single-season record, and she now owns 3,143 career assists to rank third on the all-time charts. Valentin received her first career All-South Region nod this year while also garnering first team All-SBC accolades. She was named to the All-SBC second team in 2008.
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