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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Garda And Sunjic Garner AVCA All-Northeast Region Honors
December 06, 2016 | Volleyball
Official Release (AVCA.org)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Tuesday (Dec. 6) morning that two seniors on the Bowling Green State University volleyball team – libero Madeline Garda and outside hitter Jelena Sunjic – were named to the All-Northeast Region Team. The pair becomes the third and fourth players in program history to be named to the team..
Caty Rommeck (1991) and Tammy Schiller (1990, 1991) are the only other players in BGSU history to garner the top honor. Bowling Green has never had two selections in one season. AVCA All-American selections will be announced Dec. 16.
"This is such a big honor, not just for Jelena and Madeline, but also for our program," said head coach Danijela Tomic. "To be selected among the top 14 players in one of the toughest volleyball regions in the country speaks volumes about the caliber of players that Madeline and Jelena are. I am just so happy that their hard work, commitment, leadership and love for their team was recognized and rewarded at the national level."
Above is a link to the official release, while below is a breakdown of the historic 2016 seasons that Garda and Sunjic experienced.
Madeline Garda | Senior | West Chester, Ohio | Lakota East
Has led the country in digs per set and total digs virtually the entire season, and still leads the country in both statistics, as she averaged 6.66 digs per set on the season, and set the school record for total digs with 726 … Named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year after being named the MAC East Defensive Player of the Week five times in 2016 … Named First Team All-MAC … Set the school record for digs in a single match with 40 on Sept. 10 against Drake … Had seven matches of 30-plus digs … Had 20 matches with 20-plus digs … Finished her career with 1,700 digs, which ranks third all-time in program history.
Jelena Sunjic | Senior | Outside Hitter/Right Side | Metkovic, Croatia | Sport Lyceum
Led the MAC in kills per set (4.73) and total kills (464) … Finished the season ranked eighth in the country in kills per set and 36th in the country in total kills … hit .331 for the season, which ranks ninth best all-time in program history … Named First Team All-MAC … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the MAC Tournament … Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week three times in 2016 … Finished the season by recording 20-plus kills in five-consecutive matches, and five of the team's last six matches … Hit at least .300 in 16 matches … Hit at least .400 in 10 matches … Had 41 kills on 65 attempts (.631) and no errors across the last weekend of the regular season in matches against Buffalo and Akron.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Tuesday (Dec. 6) morning that two seniors on the Bowling Green State University volleyball team – libero Madeline Garda and outside hitter Jelena Sunjic – were named to the All-Northeast Region Team. The pair becomes the third and fourth players in program history to be named to the team..
Caty Rommeck (1991) and Tammy Schiller (1990, 1991) are the only other players in BGSU history to garner the top honor. Bowling Green has never had two selections in one season. AVCA All-American selections will be announced Dec. 16.
"This is such a big honor, not just for Jelena and Madeline, but also for our program," said head coach Danijela Tomic. "To be selected among the top 14 players in one of the toughest volleyball regions in the country speaks volumes about the caliber of players that Madeline and Jelena are. I am just so happy that their hard work, commitment, leadership and love for their team was recognized and rewarded at the national level."
Above is a link to the official release, while below is a breakdown of the historic 2016 seasons that Garda and Sunjic experienced.
Madeline Garda | Senior | West Chester, Ohio | Lakota East
Has led the country in digs per set and total digs virtually the entire season, and still leads the country in both statistics, as she averaged 6.66 digs per set on the season, and set the school record for total digs with 726 … Named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year after being named the MAC East Defensive Player of the Week five times in 2016 … Named First Team All-MAC … Set the school record for digs in a single match with 40 on Sept. 10 against Drake … Had seven matches of 30-plus digs … Had 20 matches with 20-plus digs … Finished her career with 1,700 digs, which ranks third all-time in program history.
Jelena Sunjic | Senior | Outside Hitter/Right Side | Metkovic, Croatia | Sport Lyceum
Led the MAC in kills per set (4.73) and total kills (464) … Finished the season ranked eighth in the country in kills per set and 36th in the country in total kills … hit .331 for the season, which ranks ninth best all-time in program history … Named First Team All-MAC … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the MAC Tournament … Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week three times in 2016 … Finished the season by recording 20-plus kills in five-consecutive matches, and five of the team's last six matches … Hit at least .300 in 16 matches … Hit at least .400 in 10 matches … Had 41 kills on 65 attempts (.631) and no errors across the last weekend of the regular season in matches against Buffalo and Akron.
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