Lady Sharks Crowned State Champions
The Miami Dade College volleyball team defeated Polk State College (3-0) on Nov. 5 in the championship game at the Florida College System Activities Association State Volleyball Tournament in Bradenton.
It is the second year in a row that the Lady Sharks have captured the state title. This season they did it with relative ease, defeating Hillsborough Community College, St. Petersburg College and Polk State College twice. The Lady Sharks won all four games and lost only one set in the entire tournament.
Several players on the team were named to the 2017 FCSAA All-Tournament Team: Rafaella Bonifacio, Sun Wenting, Massiel Matos, Camila Gomez Hernandez and Tiziana Baumrukova. Matos was also named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and head volleyball coach Origenes “Kiko” Benoit was named the 2017 FCSAA Coach of the Year.
Miami Dade College is 30-0 this season. The Lady Sharks have not lost a single game since Oct. 24, 2016. They are attempting to win back-to-back national championships.
The Lady Sharks will head to Hutchinson, Kansas to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association National Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 16.
