Ferris State Effort Earns Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the Week
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LEXINGTON, Ky. - With over 8,000 votes cast in
its debut week, the first Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the Week
has been awarded to the Ferris State University volleyball team.
The Bulldogs earned the honor after beating out four other
semifinalists - Academy of Art University, University of Hawai'i,
University of Hawai'i-Hilo and The Ohio State University - during a
week-long voting period.
The award-winning play came in the second set of the Bulldogs' home
match-up with Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(GLIAC) rival Grand Valley State University, which took place in
FSU's Ewigleben Sports Arena. The play begins with the Bulldogs'
Ashley Huntley serving to the GVSU players. The Lakers' right side
hitter then fires an attack attempt over the net, which is saved by
Dana Ruttle with a sprawling dig that sails off towards the
scorer's table. FSU's setter Samantha Fordyce races after the ball,
and with her back to the court, bump-sets a perfectly placed ball
for middle blocker Arielle Goodson, who smashes it just past the
right hand of the opposing blocker into the middle of the GVSU
court. The Bulldogs went on to drop the tightly-contested match in
five sets, succumbing in the final set to the Lakers, 15-13.
The play, which can be viewed on the AVCA's You Tube channel by
clicking here, will now join the coming weeks' finalists in
becoming eligible for the Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the Year,
to be announced at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet
on Friday, Dec. 18, at the AVCA Convention in Tampa, Fla.
About Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the
Week
New for the 2009 season, AVCA member schools will have the
opportunity to submit up to three (3) plays per week to be voted on
by coaches, players, fans and the general public for the chance to
be named Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the Week. Deadline for
video submission will be Tuesdays at 11:00 am (ET) for plays from
the previous week (Monday-Sunday). The submitted plays for each
week will be narrowed down to five, and those five will be posted
to the AVCA Web site on Thursday to be voted on. Voting will take
place on the AVCA Web site and will run through the following
Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. (ET). The Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the
Week will then be announced via press release the following day.
For more information on the Volleyball Market/AVCA Play of the
Week, visit the AVCA Web Site.
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