Women's Volleyball | 10/13/2025 3:27:00 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. – Barry University picked up two Sunshine State Conference volleyball weekly honors. Valeriya Kozlova and Ivana Žujovic were this week's recipients of offensive and defensive player of the week, respectively The SSC weekly awards are presented by Pollo Campero and this was based on the performance for the week of October 6-12. The Bucs have won four of the six offensive honors this year and six total honors with two defensive.

Kozlova averaged 7.17 kills per set and hit .440 in Barry's sweeps over Florida Tech and Embry-Riddle. In her first action of the week, the Russian tallied a match-high 21 kills off 47 attempts and three errors for a .383 attack percentage in a sweep of Florida Tech. Kozlova followed with a match-high 22 kills on 37 attempts with three errors for a .514 attack percentage as the Buccaneers bested ERAU in three sets. Her performances stand as the most and second-most kills in a three-set SSC match this season. For the week, Kozlova totaled 43 kills while averaging 8.83 points, 1.83 digs, 1.67 blocks, and 0.83 service aces per set. The weekly award is her second this season. 

Zujovic anchored the Barry defense with 18 blocks across three conference matches last week. The Tampa native opened the week with a match-high five blocks (two solo), five kills, and two digs in a 3-2 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic. Zujovic followed with two blocks and two kills in a sweep of Florida Tech. Lastly, the junior tallied a match-high 11 blocks in a sweep of Embry-Riddle, along with two kills and two digs. Her 11 kills against ERAU are tied for the second most all-time in an SSC three-set match. It is just the third time since 2021 that an SSC volleyball player has reached 11 blocks in a three-set match. The weekly award is the third of her career.

The Bucs will hit the road for two big road match ups at Florida Southern and Tampa, starting Friday, October 17.