FAMU Lady Rattler Volleyball Starts 2015 Season Today

FAMU Volleyball Game Notes

CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE
COURTESY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

CORAL GABLES, Florida  – The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers open their 2015 season with high aspirations.  The team was picked to win the MEAC southern division, by the conference's head coaches and SIDs.  But, head coach Tony Trifonov seeks much more.  In a five year drought, the Lady Rattlers have their sights on winning the MEAC tournament.

Florida A&M received 22 first-place votes and posted a 9-1 record in the Southern Division and 13-15 overall finish last year.  The Lady Rattlers will be anchored by Pamela Soriano and 2014 All-MEAC First Team middle blocker Ginna Lopez-Chavez. Soriano, the 2014 MEAC Rookie of the Year, ranked second in the conference and 31^st in the NCAA in kills per set (4.25), and second in the MEAC and 39^th nationally in points per set (4.73). Lopez-Chavez ranked fourth in the MEAC in hitting percentage (.304) and fifth in blocks per set (0.90) and was selected to the preseason team.  Soriano was selected the MEAC preseason player of the year.

The Lady Rattlers will take on Kansas State on Friday at 5 p.m. to open the season.  That will be followed by Saturday matches with the University of Miami (12;30 p.m.) and Illinois State (5:30 p.m.).

COURTESY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION