Irena Drobnjak - Women's Beach Volleyball - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2023 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

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Ebby Dudley

Honors
2021 AVCA Top Flight Award
2021 ASUN Freshman of the Year
2021 ASUN All-Conference First Team
2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team

2022 (Junior)

Recorded her 50th individual career win on the season
Was fourth on the team with 20 wins on the season, going 20-7 overall at the top two flights
Went 7-5 overall at the No. 1 flight while teaming up with Martine Kragholm
Posted a 13-2 record overall at the No. 2 flight, going 9-2 with Ellie Hanford and 4-0 with Madie Lichty
Had a season-high nine-match winning streak at the No. 2 spot from March 12 to April 15
A total of 14 of her 20 wins came in straight sets
Posted wins at the No. 2 position over nationally-ranked foes No. 18 South Carolina (April 8), No. 20 FGCU (April 15), No. 15 Georgia State (April 23), and No. 13 FIU (April 29) at the 2022 C-USA Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament
Closed out the season by winning four of her last five matches alongside Hanford
Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters

2021 (Sophomore)

Earned the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top Flight Award
Named ASUN first-team All-Conference along with partner Sarlota Svobodova
Tabbed the 2021 ASUN Freshman of the Year (sophomores were eligible because of COVID-19 in 2020)
Was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team
Also earned a spot on the ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship All-Tournament team
Competed at the No. 1 flight all season long along with Svobodova, finishing 21-7 at that position which was second of all Coastal pairings in both overall wins and winning percentage
Also owned the team's second-longest winning streak of the season, winning eight-straight matches between March 20 and April 7
A total of 17 of her 21 wins came in straight sets
Teamed up with Svobodova to win three of four matches played in the 2021 ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament, defeating opponents from Mercer (April 23), North Alabama (April 24), and North Florida (April 24)
Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or better) for the 2020 fall semester
Named to the 2020-21 ASUN Academic Honor Roll

2020 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

Posted an overall record of 11-1 on the season, recording a team-high in wins
Teamed up with fellow newcomer Sarlota Svobodova to go 10-1 at the No. 2 flight
Also went 1-0 with teammate Carli Ginther at the No. 3 spot, earning a straight-set win over UNCW
Started the season with eight-straight wins, including the first seven of those victories coming in straight sets
Sealed the Chants' 3-2 win over UNCW (Feb. 22) with a 21-12, 21-6 victory at the No. 2 flight
Gave Coastal a 3-2 win at UAB (Feb. 29) with a 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 come-from-behind win in the final match of the day
Only loss on the year came at No. 2 versus No. 18-nationally ranked Georgia State at the CofC Beach Bash
Went 4-0 along with Svobodova at No. 2 with wins over Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 28), Nicholls State (Feb. 28), ULM (Feb. 29), and UAB at the Blazer Beach Bash
Also scored two wins apiece versus Catawba (Feb. 21) and UNCW, as well as wins over College of Charleston (March 7), Saint Leo (March 8), and Mercer (March 8)
Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters
Named to the 2019-20 ASUN Academic Honor Roll

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