Vera Djuric - 2014 Women's Volleyball - LIU Brooklyn


#12 Vera Djuric

Position: Setter
Height: 5-10
Class: Senior
Hometown: Lazarevac, Serbia
Previous School: Svetozar Markovic

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2013: Named Northeast Conference Setter of the Year for the third-straight season… Became the first player in NEC history to win the award for the third time… Also named to the 2013 NEC Academic Honor Roll… Was also named NEC Tournament MVP, as she led LIU to the NEC Championship title... Finished the season with 1,060 assists, for a 10.30 assists per set average, one of the best in the NEC… Started every single one of LIU’s 31 games, playing 102 total sets… Finished third on the team in total blocks (92.0) and digs (235), along with 22 service aces… Ended the season with nine double doubles… Earned NEC Co-Player of the Week honors in September, after notching three double doubles at the Nike Invitational… Had a 58-assists, 10-dig performances against Colgate… Had 57 assists and five blocks against Robert Morris… Tallied 47 assists, 10 digs and seven blocks against Penn… Had 43 assists, 19 digs and four blocks versus Cornell.

2012: Named Northeast Conference Setter of the Year for the second straight season... Also named to NEC Academic Honor Roll… Led the NEC in assists all season… Averaged 10.68 assists per set, and was the only setter in the NEC to tally more than 1,000 assists… Finished the season with 1,281 assists, the sixth highest total in LIU history… Earned NEC Player of the Week twice… Started every one of LIU’s 33 matches, playing a team-high 120 sets… Finished the season with eight double-doubles, including a season-high 53 assists against St. John’s… Had 50 assists and 12 digs against Sacred Heart… Had 51 assists, seven digs, five blocks and two service aces against Central Connecticut State… Had 50 assists, 14 digs and four blocks against Robert Morris… Had a season high 6.0 total blocks in three different matches… Finished the season with 41 service aces, the second-highest total on the team… Had 263 digs on defense, for a 2.19 digs per set average… Also had 57 kills ad 79 total blocks at the net, the third-highest total on the team.

2011: Was unanimous selection as Northeast Conference Setter of the Year... First Team All-NEC selection... Led NEC in assists per game at 10.75... Started in all 34 matches as a freshman and saw action in all 120 sets... Compiled 1,290 assists, the fifth-highest mark in LIU history... Ranked second on the team with 37 aces, 82.0 blocks and 264 digs... Registered 10 double-doubles, including string of five consecutive matches from Oct. 22-30... Earned back-to-back Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31... Recorded season-high 57 assists in five-set road win over Saint Francis (Pa.)... Broke 50-assist plateau five times during season, including 53-assist, 22-dig performance in 3-1 win over Lehigh... Named to Blackbird Invitational All-Tournament Team after LIU recorded wins over Temple and Lehigh... Chipped in with 44 kills with a .381 hitting percentage.

Background: Played for Serbian National Team in 2009… Placed second at the Balkan Championships and fifth at the EYOF… Named best setter at Macedonia Tournament… Also played for club teams Lazarevac and Vojnodina.

Personal: Daughter of Goran and Radmila Djuric.

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