​Polk State Volleyball's Ru, Guerreiro, Mostardini Named All-Suncoast

POLK COUNTY, FL — The 2022 Polk State volleyball team was represented with three selections to the All-Suncoast Conference team.

Kaila Ru, third-year sophomore and team captain, was named to the first team. The New Zealand native and middle blocker led Polk State in many statistical categories this season, including total kills (213), kills per set (3.04), total blocks (54) and blocks per set (0.77).

Ru, a 6-foot-2 middle blocker, leads the state and ranks third nationally with a .381 hitting percentage. Following a 26-kill performance against Hillsborough Community College last month, Ru earned FCSAA Player of the Week and national NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Carolina Guerreiro and Irene Mostardini were each named to the conference's second team. Both freshmen, Guerreiro and Mostardini excelled despite taking on bigger roles than expected for the Eagles.

Guerreiro, an outside hitter and native of Brazil, ranked second on the team this season with 207 total kills and by averaging 2.62 kills per set. Guerriero recorded double-digit kills in 10 of Polk State's 22 matches, including in six straight from Sept. 8 to Sept. 15. She tallied a career high 24 kills against Seward County Community College on Sept. 8.

Mostardini, a libero and native of Italy, led the Eagles this season in total digs (249), digs per set (4.53) and receiving percentage (.960). She ranked in the top 25 nationally and second in the state in digs per set. Mostardini finished with at least 20 digs on five different occasions this season.