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Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Volleyball Adds Paulina and Victoria Iacobelli
May 13, 2016 | Volleyball
Bowling Green, Ohio – Bowling Green State University head volleyball coach Danijela Tomic is pleased to announce the addition of both Paulina and Victoria Iacobelli (Novi, Mich./Novi H.S.) to the BGSU volleyball program as part of the 2016 class.
"We are very excited to welcome Paulina and Victoria into our BGSU volleyball program. They are two outstanding and driven young women who perfectly fit our team culture and expectations. Their athleticism and the ability to play multiple positions, as well as their ball control, will add depth and competitiveness to our team," commented Coach Tomic. "Victoria and Paulina come from a successful and competitive background and we are excited for them to continue those successes at BGSU. "
The Iacobelli twins, both of which are 5-9 outside hitters, lettered for four years on the volleyball team at Novi High School for coaches Jen and Ricky Cottrill.
The duo led the Wildcats to four straight KLAA Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Both Paulina and Victoria had their careers culminate with an overall record of 55-2 and a Michigan Class A State Championship Title their senior seasons in 2015 after finishing as the Class A State Runner-Ups in 2014.
A team co-captain in 2015, Paulina led the Wildcats with a team-high 20 kills, a .435 attack percentage and 12 digs in the state championship match versus Romeo. She was named to the All-Region and All-District Teams in 2015, after earning a spot on the KLLA All-conference Team for the second straight year. In 2014, as a junior, Paulina was named to the MIVCA All-State Second-Team and also received All-Region, All-District, All-Conference and First-Team All-County honors.
A two-time team co-captain in both 2014 and 2015, Victoria is a three-time All-Region honoree, a three-time All-Conference selection and a three-time All-Area pick garnering all three honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She was twice named the All-Area Player of the Year in both 2014 and 2015, and is also a two-time First-Team All-State selection having received those accolades in each of the last two years.
Victoria, who finished her career with 13 kills and 14 digs in the state title match, was also named the 2015 Michigan Miss Volleyball Runner-Up and also earned a spot on the 2015 Maxpreps All-American Second-Team.
Honor roll students in the classroom, both Paulina and Victoria, who are also members of the Legacy Volleyball Club under head coach Jeff Stark, plan to major in business at BGSU.
The Iacobelli duo join Isabelle Marciniak as the latest editions to the BGSU volleyball program this spring. Other members of the 2016 signing class include Jessi Holly, Macie Linne, Celena Kanagin and Patricia Koutsoukos who all signed with the Falcons last fall and enrolled at BGSU in January 2016 for the spring semester.
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"We are very excited to welcome Paulina and Victoria into our BGSU volleyball program. They are two outstanding and driven young women who perfectly fit our team culture and expectations. Their athleticism and the ability to play multiple positions, as well as their ball control, will add depth and competitiveness to our team," commented Coach Tomic. "Victoria and Paulina come from a successful and competitive background and we are excited for them to continue those successes at BGSU. "
The Iacobelli twins, both of which are 5-9 outside hitters, lettered for four years on the volleyball team at Novi High School for coaches Jen and Ricky Cottrill.
The duo led the Wildcats to four straight KLAA Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Both Paulina and Victoria had their careers culminate with an overall record of 55-2 and a Michigan Class A State Championship Title their senior seasons in 2015 after finishing as the Class A State Runner-Ups in 2014.
A team co-captain in 2015, Paulina led the Wildcats with a team-high 20 kills, a .435 attack percentage and 12 digs in the state championship match versus Romeo. She was named to the All-Region and All-District Teams in 2015, after earning a spot on the KLLA All-conference Team for the second straight year. In 2014, as a junior, Paulina was named to the MIVCA All-State Second-Team and also received All-Region, All-District, All-Conference and First-Team All-County honors.
A two-time team co-captain in both 2014 and 2015, Victoria is a three-time All-Region honoree, a three-time All-Conference selection and a three-time All-Area pick garnering all three honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She was twice named the All-Area Player of the Year in both 2014 and 2015, and is also a two-time First-Team All-State selection having received those accolades in each of the last two years.
Victoria, who finished her career with 13 kills and 14 digs in the state title match, was also named the 2015 Michigan Miss Volleyball Runner-Up and also earned a spot on the 2015 Maxpreps All-American Second-Team.
Honor roll students in the classroom, both Paulina and Victoria, who are also members of the Legacy Volleyball Club under head coach Jeff Stark, plan to major in business at BGSU.
The Iacobelli duo join Isabelle Marciniak as the latest editions to the BGSU volleyball program this spring. Other members of the 2016 signing class include Jessi Holly, Macie Linne, Celena Kanagin and Patricia Koutsoukos who all signed with the Falcons last fall and enrolled at BGSU in January 2016 for the spring semester.
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