Tampa University Junior from Tortola, Danielle Selkridge ranks fourth in the SSC with 3.27 kills per set. Her .522 hitting percentage is not only tops in the league but also in all of NCAA Division II.

Sitting in the middle , the 6ft 2 inch junior middle hitter leads the No. 2 Spartans in kills (327), hitting percentage (.522), block solos (43), block assists (63), total blocks (106) and points (401.5). In 2011, she has hit .500-or-better in 20 matches.

She also earned All-Sunshine State Conference (SSC) first-team honors.

Selkridge is currently ranked fourth in the SSC with 3.27 kills per set. Her .522 hitting percentage is not only tops in the league but also in all of NCAA Division II. Selkridge leads the conference with an average of 1.06 blocks per frame.

The national leader in hitting percentage, Selkridge is also a four-time Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week while being the Most Outstanding Player at both the Tampa Classic and Regional Crossover.

The 6ft 2 inch junior middle hitter from Tortola leads the No. 2 Spartans in kills (327), hitting percentage (.522), block solos (43), block assists (63), total blocks (106) and points (401.5). In 2011, she has hit .500-or-better in 20 matches.

Concluding her regular season play and helping her team to sole ownership of the Sunshine State Conference Championship, with a five set win over Rollins College, middle hitter Selkridge dazzled with an 18 kill performance, swinging at a .485 clip and remaining errorless for the final four frames. She led the Spartan charge in the second frame, grounding five kills as UT tied the match with a 25-17 showing as the two SSC foes square off.

Tampa took the third set 25-20 as Selkridge spun a 4-for-6 performance without committing an error.

The Spartans attacked at a .324 clip while limiting the Rollins offense to a .100 to take a 2-1 match lead.

The Tars won the fourth stanza which saw eight tie scores and five lead changes as the two squads battled to a 25-22 Rollins win. Megan Hodges led the Rollins attack with seven kills on the frame while Kelly Meredith swung 5-for-10.

Selkridge smacked an errorless 5-for-7 to continue her attack.

Tampa pushed for a fifth set 15-8 victory to end the regular season. Selkridge with her team holding top spot in the Region is now awaiting word on the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament.

Her Volleyball career started at the tender age of 12 when her parents, Clyde and Isis Potter brought her to Jackie Weeks, Founder of the Matrix Volleyball Organisation, with the plea to get her away from just playing games on TV. Weekes took her under her wing and immediately recognized a raw talent.

Weekes worked with her and several other girls at the High School, eventually forming a team called “Chix for Trix. With the addition of Patti Romney, the team went onto win a championship and two of the girls; Selkridge and Valissa Brathwaite were offered scholarships.

As well as listening and learning from Weekes as the Territory’s top Volleyball Coach, Patrick Harrigan also recognized the talent of Selkridge and got the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports to assist in sending both Selkridge and Weekes to a camp in Michigan to further develop her skills.

The rest is down to hard work.

History is still in the making for Selkridge, but if nothing else, she is already proving that local coaches like Jackie Weekes have a lot to offer when given the right support and that if you have determination, willing to listen and to learn, then Volleyball can provide a great pathway to college success and a bright sporting future.