Gubera Adds AVCA National Honors
The senior libero stockpiled digs last weekend during the undefeated stretch
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball senior libero Callie Gubera earned the Eagles’ second AVCA national honor of the season following her collection of the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week award on April 12.
The libero earned her first career GLVC Defensive Player of the Week award following an undefeated weekend for the Eagles, beating division foes UIS and then top-ranked Lewis. (Release)
Gubera, a Thorntown, Indiana native, played a crucial role defensively in the Screaming Eagles’ undefeated weekend, including laying out for 50 digs in the nine sets. In the first match against the Prairie Stars, the senior recorded 12 digs and was one of four USI players to post double-digit digs in the four-set contest. The final regular-season match versus the No.1 Flyers had Gubera flying around the defensive side of the ball to mark a career-high of 38 digs for the libero. Her previous career-high for digs was 25 against Missouri S&T on March 6, 2021. Gubera led the defensive efforts against UIS and Lewis, posting 6.25 digs per set in the two wins, creating havoc for the opposing attacks. The senior libero led the USI defense to a team season-high mark of 100 digs in the match versus the Flyers while holding opposing offenses to attack percentages of .143 (UIS) and .133 (Lewis).
This marks USI’s second AVCA National Player of the Week honor of the 2020-21 season. The Screaming Eagles’ first national honor came after Leah Anderson put together a phenomenal performance on February 20 (Release). Prior to Anderson’s national honor, only two Eagles garnered the AVCA national weekly award, they were Danielle LaGrange (Oct. 25, 2011) and Laura Ellerbusch (Sept. 26, 2005).
THIS SEASON:
Callie Gubera has primarily held the libero role for the Eagles and Coach Raff, averaging 3.75 digs per set and collecting 225 total.
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The Screaming Eagles will head to East Peoria for the 2020-21 GLVC Volleyball Championship as the 3rd seed. The conference volleyball tournament will take place over April 16-18.
USI Volleyball will head to East Peoria for the GLVC Volleyball tournament, beginning on April 16 at the EastSide Centre. As announced by the GLVC, fans will be allowed at the conference volleyball tournament but attendance will be limited to 200 per match. Please utilize the GLVC website and GLVC volleyball championship page for further information.
USI will kick off the tournament for the GLVC, playing the first match of the weekend against the seventh-seeded Lindenwood Lions on Friday, April 16 at 10:30 A.M. (central).
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