{"id":12638,"date":"2017-11-24T17:55:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T22:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=12638"},"modified":"2021-03-01T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:10:38","slug":"lady-sharks-dominate-tournament-win-back-back-national-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-dominate-tournament-win-back-back-national-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Dominate Tournament\u2014Win Back-To-Back National Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Dade College Lady Sharks volleyball team capped off a perfect 34-0 season by defeating <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the College of Southern Idaho 3-0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Hutchinson, Kansas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Nov. 18 to win back-to-back national championships. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe girls did well, they never gave up,\u201d said Lady Sharks <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head Coach Origenes \u2018Kiko\u2019 Benoit, who has won <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eight national titles at MDC, two as the head coach and six as an assistant. \u201cThe pressure was on us and we were able to handle it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College, which has won 44 straight matches dating back to Oct. 25, 2016, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has won 10 national championships in volleyball. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks started off the tournament in the preliminary pool round with an effortless win against Wallace State College 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-11).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/landing\/index\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Junior College Athletic Association<\/span><\/a> tournament was far from over. Regional opponent Polk State College gave the Lady Sharks a run for their money in the quarterfinals before MDC beat them 3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 26-24, and 28-26).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the semi-finals, MDC faced New Mexico Military Institute and defeated them 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-23, and 25-17) in a nail-biting, back and forth match; they then beat the College of Southern Idaho 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, and 25-18) in the championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s run was far more dominant than last year\u2019s championship. Last year, the team <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">got off to a rocky start, going 6-4 in their first 10 games. They also had 12 games canceled for a variety of reasons including Hurricane Matthew, a bomb threat on campus and a Hillary Clinton speech. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey wanted it so bad. Last year we won but we went through a lot and this year was a lot easier for us,\u201d Benoit said. \u201cEspecially the sophomores, they wanted to finish high with a national championship trophy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teamwork won the Lady Sharks a second national title, but the team also had some superb individual performances. Outside hitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/freshman-international-experience-adds-flare-lady-sharks-volleyball-team\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Massiel Matos<\/span><\/a> finished second in the NJCAA in serving aces per set with an average of 0.63. Matos also led the Lady Sharks in kills (368) and kills per set (3.68).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Libero Thais De Castro Andrade did the dirty work for the Lady Sharks. She led the team in digs (455) and digs per set (4.89).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other notable performers were outside hitter Sun Wenting who led the team in hitting percentage (.343); middle blocker Paula Barbosa Louro who averaged 1.17 blocks per set and Tiziana Baumrukova who led the team with 10.36 assists per set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel that every effort we made is worth it,\u201d Louro said. \u201cI gave everything that I had so I&#8217;m proud of myself. Actually not just me but the whole team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several players racked up accolades with their performance during the tournament: Camila Hernandez, Wenting and Matos were named to the 2017 NJCAA Volleyball National All-Tournament team. Matos was named the NJCAA Volleyball National Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benoit was named the Coach Of The Tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe feeling of winning the national championship back-to-back is amazing,\u201d Andrade said. \u201cThis team has a unique bond. 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