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Women's Volleyball Remains On NCAA Tourney Bubble Despite 26-4 Mark

Senior Ajola Berisha earns second CAA Player of the Year honor; Head Coach Barry Goldberg earns third Coach of the Year honor.

Nov. 27, 2000


WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American University WOMEN's VOLLEYBALL team stared blankly at the 2000 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament selection show for any sign that they would receive an at-large bid to the tournament. Unfortunately, the 26-4 and CAA regular-season (11-1) Champions never saw their name appear. The Eagles will not be making a return appearance to the NCAA tournament, but finished a solid season with five post season accolades.


They were prohibited from competing in the CAA Women's Volleyball Championships last weekend due to the institution's announcement regarding a change in conferences from the CAA to the Patriot League.


Senior Ajola Berisha (Tirana, Albania/SK Tirana) who earned her second CAA Player of the Year nod. Head Coach Barry Goldberg earned his third CAA Coach of the Year honor after marking his 300th career victory with AU's win over Howard on November 14, 2000. Sophomore Judit Szekelyhidi (Ujszentivan, Hungary/Szegedian) was named to the All-CAA First Team, while seniors Silvia Panak (Anahiem, CA/Long Beach State) and Maria Zhuravleva (Yeketerinburg, Russia/Uralochka) earned Second Team All-CAA honors.

 


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