Reivers Repeat!
 With four players in the NJCAA D1 national championship match, two apiece at Iowa Western and New Mexico Military Institute, the Nomos volleyball family was torn this weekend :)
And what a weekend it was for top-notch volleyball, none better and more intensely competitive than the epic championship matchup between the IWCC Reivers and the NMMI Broncos.
Picking up from where they left off…
Picking up from where they left off last year, Ioanna Chatzileonti and Ioanna Krimili lead their universities to get some Ws to start their seasons the right way. Ioanna Chatzileonti with a couple of awesome outings scored 23 pts in her first two games against SIUE and Tennessee State. She’s shooting 7/13 (54%) from the field and 1/1 3pt. Against Tennessee State she knocked down all 8/8 of her free throws, for a perfect 100% to start her season in a focused way, while she carried on her solid rebounding performance from last year (first for her team and among the top rebounders in Big12 and the NCAA). She had 9 rebounds her first game and 8 her second game, with her first double-double probably looming shortly. She added 3 blocks for good measure, and the sky’s the limit for her this year. Koyuncu is 4th in SAC for total digs and digs per set! Ayhan and Ilieva: double trouble in America East! Yardimci top scorer!
Sevgi Koyuncu’s indoor collegiate volleyball career came to an end last Saturday. The Turkish libero has some outstanding defensive skills that put her in the 4th place in SAC for total digs and digs per set! Ayhan & Ilieva’s UMBC is 1st in the AEC having the perfect conference record of 12-0! On top of that, both have a place in AEC’s top hitting percentage board: Beste is 2nd and Mila is 9th! Peyman Yardimci is leading the Miami Hurricanes to more dubs, being her team’s top scorer once again! Papageorgiou the most efficient! Friday the 13th or Faki with 13? Psoma with a new career high! Titles and rankings for Mpampiri, Bakodimou and Kathariou!
Papageorgiou outdid herself in a historic win against Austin Peay and showed hard work makes the dream work! Faki, Psoma, Anagnostou and Karakasi recorded double doubles, significantly enhancing the performance of their teams. In fact, Psoma, with her new career high of 22 kills, was only 4 kills away from the highest number of kills (26) for SSC this season. Mpampiri in the 2nd All-Conference team! National rankings for Bakodimou, 3rd in NCAA for aces, and Kathariou, 2nd in NCAA for blocks! Start of Hoops
With the season just underway in collegiate women's basketball teams, international girls started to make a difference in the box scores. Elena Bosgana had her maiden voyage with the national champion Stanford Cardinal, and delivered a great performance, helping Stanford to an easy win, leading the positive column of the box score with a +34 efficiency rating, adding 4/8 FGs, 2/4 3pters, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. The NJCAA D1 Volleyball Tournament is on its way! Koleva keeps breaking records! Double-doubles for Bengi and Elmas!
With the regular season wrapping up in October, and just concluding with their Regional tournaments, the NJCAA girls are now preparing for the big NJCAA D1 Volleyball Tournament! Alexandra Koleva broke her personal record of 51 assists with 53 in the match against Blinn and then two days later she broke it again with 56! Cagla Bengi notched her first career double-double against Marquette with 12 assists and 11 digs while Irem Elmas added another one in her bio with 10 kills and 12 digs! Ariadni Kathariou - Third and a charm overall in total blocks in NCAA D1. Excellent hitting efficiency from the middles Kathariou, Mpampiri and Tontai! More double-doubles for Faki and Hounta!
The Greek middles are having a blast in the States! Kathariou is further establishing herself as one of the premier blockers nationally this season, sitting at #3 nationally in total blocks, only one block behind second place… In the match against Marquette University, had 15 kills with 0 hitting errors, a performance that put her on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll! Along her side, Mpampiri and Tontai with 55% and 66.7% hitting efficiently respectively, significantly continue to help their teams. More good performances, so more double-doubles! Last week, two Greek players recorded double doubles, enriching their bios even more. Strange is the fact that both of them had 10 kills and 12 digs, with Faki in the match against Fresno State and Hounta against Cleveland State. Interview with Maria Genitsaridi
1. In short, what are your memories of your career in America and at the University of Pittsburgh, Coach Dan Fisher, ACC & NCAA D1 Volleyball? The year of the international basketball girls in US!
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With yet another basketball season about to begin, it is fascinating to observe the continuous increase in both numbers and talent level of international women’s basketball players competing across the US. From the national champions at Stanford adding Elena Bosgana, to All-Conference players in Power-5 and high/mid-major D1 conferences, to D2, NAIA, and NJCAA All-American prospects, this 2021-2022 season may be the year of the foreigner.