After an impressive start to her collegiate career, freshman Rhamat Alhassan ended the weekend on a high note as she was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Tuesday.
The freshman, who started in two of three matches over the weekend against Idaho and Oklahoma, had playing time in all three of Florida’s opening matches but saw big numbers in her second collegiate match ever against Idaho.
Alhassan started her first collegiate match against Idaho and made 13 kills on 16 attempts, with no errors and three blocks. In all, she completed the weekend with 23 kills on 35 attempts and only two errors in three games.
She sits in first in the SEC with a .600 hitting efficiency and is second in the league among freshmen with 1.3 blocks per set.
The freshman’s performance was the first time a true freshman middle blocker for Florida recorded a hitting efficiency of at least .800 in a match since Cassandra Anderson (.909) in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
"She went from zero to 60 is what she’s done," coach Mary Wise said. "…She’s 6’4" and jumping 36 inches. There aren’t a lot of players in the college game, not women, that are at that point."
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Freshman middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan swings for a kill during Florida's 3-0 win against Georgia Southern on Aug. 29 in the O'Connell Center.
