Leilua, Donatucci Earn More Postseason Accolades
Sophomore Phina Leilua and freshman Kelly Donatucci were received more postseason accolades this week after excellent 2018 regular season campaigns.
Leilua was named to the California Community College Women's Volleyball 2018 All-State Team while Donatucci earned All-Southern Calfornia honors. The Warriors were the only team in Southern California to have to players selected.
Leilua was named the South Coast Conference South Most Valuable Player in 2018. She led the conference in kills (275) and kills per set (4.10). She also ranked 9th in the state in kills per set and was 35th in the state in total kills. She was 7th in the conference with 192 digs and 9th in the conference in digs per set (2.87). She was second in the conference in hitting percentage (.300) and 7th in the conference in blocks per set (.54). She had eight double-doubles for the season.
The team's anchor on defense, Donatucci was named the South Coast Conference libero of the year. Donatucci led the conference with 333 digs and 4.69 digs per set. She was 20th in the state in digs per set and 35th in the state with 333 total digs. She also contributed 57 assists, 35 service aces, and 8 kills for the season.
The Warriors will kick off the 2018 postseason tonight as the No. 3 seed on Southern California. They will host No. 14 Fullerton at the ECC South Gym at 6 p.m.