{"id":10175,"date":"2017-02-10T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=10175"},"modified":"2021-03-15T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T20:22:31","slug":"matos-named-player-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/matos-named-player-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Matos Named Player Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10176\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-10176\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Matos-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Massiel Matos during practice.\" width=\"395\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player Of The Year: Lady Sharks outside hitter Massiel Matos was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association two-year colleges player of the year. <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN \\ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A month after winning a national volleyball championship with Miami Dade College, Massiel Matos was awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association two-year Colleges Player of the Year Award. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis award is very important,\u201d Matos said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The freshman outside hitter received the honor on Dec. 15 at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AVCA Convention All-American banquet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also received<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-American Honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I and AVCA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matos had 411 kills, averaged 4.72 kills per set (second in the nation), had 37 blocks and averaged 0.66 service aces per set (fifth in the nation) this past season. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe\u2019s one of the best players I\u2019ve had, while also staying very humble,\u201d Lady Sharks Head Coach Origenes \u201cKiko\u201d Benoit said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benoit discovered Matos a few years ago when she was playing for the Dominican Junior National Team. Before attending MDC, s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he spent four years on her country&#8217;s national team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her volleyball skills have garnered a lot of attention from other schools. According to Benoit, Matos has 15 scholarship offers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite those offers, Matos said her goal will remain the same next year<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014to help the Lady Sharks win another national championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks defeated Iowa Western Community College 3-0 in the championship game on Nov. 19 in Casper, Wyoming to win the 2016 National Volleyball Championship. They won their last 10 games to finish out the season. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matos, who was named the National Championship Dorothy L. 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