Chekimbrell Jefferson

 

Heather Chance

 Shatia Gidrey

Achari Mainor

Samantha Meeks

Fayetteville, NC — The CIAA Volleyball Coaches Association selected its 2008 All-CIAA Volleyball Pre-Season Team.  Five of the seven returning Lady Broncos were named to the team. Four of the five honorees were members of the 2007 All-CIAA Team. Last season, Fayetteville State University went undefeated in conference play. The Lady Broncos won its third CIAA crown in school history (1996, 1998) and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs.

 

Top returning star and 2007 Player of the Year, Chekimbrell Jefferson leads this year’s preseason team; boasting the top slot in two conference statistical categories (.379 hitting pct., 114 kills, 4.17 kpg.).  Jefferson, who plays at the middle hitter and blocker position, is classified as a Junior and majors in Psychology. Laurinburg, Nc. is her hometown.

 

Seniors Heather Chance and Shatia Gidrey were named to the pre-season team will be the only elder leaders on the Lady Broncos team. Chance is a right side hitter from Dallas Tx. with a concentration in Elementary Education. She was on the All-CIAA team last season. Gidrey is a utility player who majors in Mathematics and is from Jacksonville, Nc.

 

Sophomores Samantha Meeks and Achari Mainor will also highlight the pre-season team as members of the ‘07 All-CIAA Team. Samantha Meeks is an outside hitter, who ranked within the top 10 category of Digs amongst the CIAA. She also majors in Elementary Education and is a native of Laurinburg, Nc. Achari Mainor, a setter, hales from Antioch, Ca. and is studying Psychology. Mainor was the top assists leader amongst the CIAA with a total of 916 assists and an average of 9.16 per game.

 

Head Coach Elorine Hill, the 2007 CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year, has added solid depth to the team and expects nothing less than a repeat in 2008. The Lady Broncos will have a photo and webcasting session on Tuesday, August 19 at 1:00 pm. Surf to http://fsubroncos.cstv.com/webcasts.html to watch individual presentations of each student-athlete.

 

The Pre-Season Volleyball Team is listed below:

*

Heather Chance

Right Side Hitter

FSU

Sr.

6′0

Dallas, TX

Elementary Education

 

Shatia Gidrey

Utility

FSU

Sr.

6′0

Jacksonville, NC

Math

*

Chekimbrell Jefferson

Middle Hitter/Blocker

FSU

Jr.

6′2

Laurinburg, NC

Psychology

*

Samantha Meeks

Outside Hitter

FSU

So.

5′9

Laurinburg, NC

Elementary Education

*

Achari Mainor

Setter

FSU

So.

5′9

Antioch, CA

Psychology

*

Eva Johnson

Outside Hitter

ECSU

Jr.

5′8

Havelock, NC

Business Management

 

Jade Austin

Outside Hitter

VSU

Sr.

5′10

Oxon Hill, MD

Psychology

 

Xie’Ara Maybank-Smallings

Middle Hitter/Blocker

ECSU

So.

6′3

New Castle, DE

Art

*

Davia Moss

Middle Hitter/Blocker

LC

Sr.

5′9

Nassau, Bahamas

N/A

 

Ashley Tarasoff

Setter

ECSU

Jr.

5′5

Castlegar, B.C.

Physical Education

 

Sheena Veney

Right Side Hitter

VSU

Sr.

5′8

Colonial Heights, VA

Sport Management

 

Lydia Mahon

Libero

BSU

Sr.

5′4

Hyattsville, MD

Marketing

 

* 2007 All-CIAA Team Member

 

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