{"id":12191,"date":"2017-10-09T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T16:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=12191"},"modified":"2021-03-01T17:12:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:12:59","slug":"lady-sharks-off-undefeated-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-off-undefeated-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Off To Undefeated Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is dominant and then there’s Lady Shark dominant. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After winning a national volleyball<\/span><\/a><\/strong> championship last year<\/span>\u2014the team\u2019s ninth in its history\u2014<\/span>the Lady Sharks are off to a sterling 18-0 start, losing only eight sets during the run. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very focused on every game,\u201d said outside hitter Sun Wenting<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. \u201cFor us, this season is a new beginning, no matter what we achieved last year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lady Sharks have used strong team chemistry to play almost flawless volleyball. They are first in the nation in assists per set averaging 12.15, third in the country in kills per set with 13.25, third in hitting percentage at .316 and seventh in digs per set with 19.07 per game. The Lady Sharks have also increased their blocks per set \u00a0from 2.09 last season to 3.07 this year, which ranks fifth in the nation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is great because it makes us feel confident and closer to accomplish our goal,\u201d said middle blocker Paula Louro.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a roster full of international players including some from the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Colombia, China and the Czech Republic the team has used its diversity to its advantage. They have blended seven new players onto this year\u2019s roster without interrupting the team’s success. The team\u2019s 18 game winning streak is its longest to start a season this decade. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of this year\u2019s stalwarts have been Dominican outside hitter, Massiel Matos<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and Brazilian libero, Thais De Castro Andrade.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matos leads the team in four separate categories: kills per set (3.61), kills (148), hitting percentage (.318) and serving aces per set (0.54). Andrade, a 5-foot-6-inch sweeper, leads the team in digs (239) and digs per set (6.29). <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the success, the team has faced adversity this year. They eked out wins against \u00a0the <\/span>College of Central Florida on Sept. 22 and <\/span>Florida State College at Jacksonville on Sept. 23. \u00a0They won both of those games 3-2. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough these games, we also found some problems\u2026\u201d Wenting said. \u201cCoach Kiko often tell us how to solve the problem, and we have some targeted training about that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With the team getting into the brunt of their conference schedule in October they will rely on the lessons they have learned so far this season to ensure they qualify for the state tournament in the first week of November before even thinking about the national tournament. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlways there are somethings to adjust,\u201d Louro said. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Lady Sharks next game is on the road versus Palm Beach State College at \u00a0the <\/span><\/i>Elisabeth W. Erling Gymnasium, 4200 Congress Avenue, on Oct. 12 at <\/span><\/i>6 p.m.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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