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In the four years (2006-2009) Yarimar Rosa wore an FIU uniform, she racked up one “first” after another. Last week she was at it again: The four-time All American became the first Panther volleyball player in school history to have her jersey retired. The historic occasion occurred at a special [...]
Former Panther volleyball standout Yarimar Rosa helped the Puerto Rican National Team qualify for the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix over the weekend, as the her squad went 2-0 in its final two matches of the 2011 Pan Am Games to take fifth place. Puerto Rico, competing in Pool B, opened [...]
Former FIU volleyball star Yarimar Rosa and the Puerto Rican National Team continued play at the 2011 Pan Am Games over the weekend in Mexico, as Rosa led the squad to an important win over Trinidad & Tobago with a team-leading 11 attack points. Puerto Rico, competing in Pool B, [...]
Former FIU volleyball standout and Sun Belt Conference Female Student-Athlete of the Year Yarimar Rosa continues to compete professionally for her home country of Puerto Rico, as she is competing with the Puerto Rican National Team at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Mexico. The four-time All-American outside hitter is [...]
FIU women’s volleyball turned distinct playing styles, multiple languages and diverse cultural backgrounds into a record-breaking season By Deborah O’Neil MA ’09 How the women of the FIU Women’s Volleyball team made it happen will be stuff of university legend. Senior Yarimar Rosa’s powerful kills were obviously key to their [...]
FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg gave a university update, praised students, faculty and staff for their accomplishments and addressed some of the university community’s most pressing issues at his first open forum, held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The forum was web cast and transmitted live [...]
By Susan Feinberg FIU volleyball is making the grade in the classroom as well as on the court. Despite long matches and practices and weekly road trips during the season, the team has achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.19, with nine of the players achieving a GPA over 3.3. [...]
FIU entered the tournament as one of only three schools in the country to have won 30 or more matches. The FIU volleyball team closed out its record-breaking season Friday night, Dec. 4, as the Panthers fell to No. 14 Florida, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16) in the second round of [...]
The volleyball team saw its 23-game winning streak come to an end, while UF overwhelmed FIU at their first football meet. The basketball teams suffered losses, but the swimming team gave us reason to “Feel the Pride.” In basketball news FIU was handed its fifth loss in seven games on [...]
The Panthers will face off against Troy and South Alabama in SBC action at U.S. Century Bank Arena at MMC. Following away-game victories against North Texas and Denver, FIU’s unstoppable volleyball team will come home on Friday, Oct. 16, to face off against Troy in a Sun Belt Conference (SBC) [...]
