{"id":26117,"date":"2021-04-18T12:49:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=26117"},"modified":"2021-08-24T21:40:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T01:40:09","slug":"lady-sharks-finish-third-at-njcaa-national-tournament-after-near-perfect-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-finish-third-at-njcaa-national-tournament-after-near-perfect-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Finish Third At NJCAA National Tournament After Near-Perfect Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Dade College volleyball team finished third at the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament this past weekend in West Plains, Missouri.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks capped off a near-perfect campaign (26-1) by defeating Tyler Junior College (25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21) on April 17 in the consolation match after losing in the semifinals to eventual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nonpareilonline.com\/sports\/college\/champions-iowa-western-volleyball-reflects-on-perfect-recipe-for-a-championship\/article_6fc858e3-e3a5-50fe-9413-2118e1f29976.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">National Champion Iowa Western<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the day before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the fifth year in a row the Lady Sharks reached the Final Four.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou always expect to win it all but when you get to a National Tournament everyone is good,\u201d said Lady Sharks\u2019 Head Coach Origenes \u201cKiko\u201d Benoit. \u201cWe wanted to be first. We ended up being third. But we still had a great season, 26 and one, and the girls performed well the entire year. One match doesn\u2019t define the season we had.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first-seeded Lady Sharks started the tournament with a win against 16th-seeded Lawson State Community College (25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-16) on April 15. Later that day, in the quarterfinals, Miami Dade defeated eight-seeded Blinn College (23-25, 25-20, 30-28, 23-25, 15-9) in a back-and-forth, five-set thriller to advance to the next round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26121\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Erika-Asencio-2_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Erika-Asencio-2_web.jpg 667w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Erika-Asencio-2_web-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Performance: Lady Sharks outside hitter Erika Asencio was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament All-Tournament Team. She had 65 kills and 64 digs in four matches. ALICE MORENO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the semifinals, MDC put up a fight against fifth-seeded Iowa Western but was swept in three close sets (20-25, 27-29, 22-25). In the first set, the Reivers took a 12-22 lead but the Lady Sharks answered with an 8-1 run to knot the score at 20-23. However, Iowa Western scored the next two points to secure the set.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the second set, the Lady Sharks made a comeback after being down 10-18 early in the game. They had a match point after taking a 24-23 lead, but the Lady Sharks were unable to close out the game and lost 27-29.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third set was back-and-forth the entire way but was eventually won by the Reivers. Iowa Western only lost one set in four matches at the Tournament. Before the win, Iowa Western had been eliminated by MDC in three of the past four National Tournaments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think we were all frustrated because we knew we were the best team there,\u201d said sophomore defensive specialist Paola Pimentel. \u201cIt\u2019s a mix of feelings. There was pressure because everybody knew we were number one we but I think we just missed some details that made us lose that game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the tournament, sophomore outside hitter <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/freshman-setter-brings-international-flare-to-lady-sharks-volleyball-team\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erika Asencio<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014who was ranked fifth nationally in kills per set with 4.42\u2014was named to the All-Tournament Team. She had 65 kills and 64 digs in four matches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s always gonna be a first, second and third. We have to keep moving and try to get better for next season,\u201d Benoit said. \u201cThey should be very proud because of this season. 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