Sophomore right-side hitter Rosa Fisher has had a successful start to the 2024-2025 campaign, helping propel the GCSU Bobcat volleyball team to a 3-1 record to begin the year and earning the title of Zaxby’s Player of the Week.
Fisher showed incredible prowess in the season’s first four games, playing in every set. In her 17 sets, she accumulated 49 kills in 121 attempts, amounting to a .209 hitting percentage.
In her latest game, she took her performance to another level, boasting an impressive .733 hitting percentage off of 11 kills out of 15 attempts without a single attack error.
During the week, she registered three top-10 marks in the Peach Belt Conference: seventh in hitting percentage (.281), fourth in kills (49) and seventh in points (52.5). She does not seem to be slowing down her pace of play this season.
“I think that I have a really good team around me, and it’s super helpful to have people that support you and always want what’s best for you,” Fisher said.
Fisher credits her jumpstart success mainly to the team around her and their work ethic. She was on the court every set during the four games she played to start the season, showing how much she contributed to the team and her teammates.
“We work hard in practice,” Fisher said. “There’s a lot of competition between the positions that I’m in, and so it makes me want to work harder.”
Consistency is crucial in any spot.
“I’m going just to continue to work hard every day and try and work on the little things that I still need to improve on, and then hopefully, I’ll be able to continue that,”Fisher said.
Coachability is a stand-out characteristic,, as being open-minded to criticism is invaluable and will help Fisher hone in on her skills even more.
“Rosa is very energetic, and she’s just a great person to play with,” said Brooke Roberts, a senior middle blocker. “She’s coachable and very positive.”
On the other side of the ball, defensively, Fisher has also performed at star levels, ranking third on her team in blocks (7) at the time of receiving her award.
Yet, the offense is where Fisher truly shines, and her importance to the offense was evident at the beginning of the season.
