{"id":2162,"date":"2014-11-11T11:08:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T16:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2021-03-01T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T23:20:30","slug":"lady-sharks-well-positioned-to-dominate-at-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-well-positioned-to-dominate-at-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Well-Positioned To Dominate At State Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boasting a 24-3 record, including an 8-0 mark in Southern Conference Play, the Lady Sharks volleyball team is ready to make \u00a0some noise at the \u00a0Florida College System Athletic Association State Tournament. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The State Tournament will be played in Jacksonville, Florida on Nov. 6-8. The team hopes to continue its impressive play there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having won 11 of their last \u00a013 games, the Lady Sharks also have wins against some of the nation\u2019s top teams such as College of Central Florida, San Jacinto, and Missouri State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Coach James \u201cJimmy\u201d Exley predicted a stronger year for Lady Sharks this year. He said the team\u2019s closeness has made a big difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTeam unity is a huge difference in this year\u2019s squad,\u201d Exley said. \u201cThey are very close, \u00a0and that is a big reason why we have been so successful, especially early on in the season.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks started the season red-hot winning their first 13 games and have not slowed down since then, dropping only three matches. They also managed to protect their home court, finishing with a 9-0 record at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key contributors to the team\u2019s success this season have been middle blocker Katie Hogan who averaged 9.1 kills per match; outside hitter Silvia Galeano, who led the team with 13.3 digs per match and setter Carelis Rojas who averaged 24.3 assists per match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exley said he is proud of the great season the Lady Sharks have had so far but he realizes it is time to put the past behind them and focus on the task at hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEveryone is 0-0 at this point,\u201d Exley said. \u201cYou can be undefeated this far and still come up short in the tournament.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOTE TO OUR READERS: The State Tournament was played after the paper was sent to print. We will provide a full rundown of the results in our \u00a0Nov. 25 issue.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boasting a 24-3 record, including an 8-0 mark in Southern Conference Play, the Lady Sharks volleyball team is ready to make \u00a0some noise at the \u00a0Florida College System Athletic Association State Tournament. \u00a0 The State Tournament will be played in Jacksonville, Florida on Nov. 6-8. The team hopes to continue its impressive play there. 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