{"id":35945,"date":"2023-11-21T14:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=35945"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:50:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:50:39","slug":"lady-sharks-national-title-hopes-fall-short-again-in-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-national-title-hopes-fall-short-again-in-championship-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks National Title Hopes Fall Short Again In Championship Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the second consecutive year, Miami Dade College\u2019s National Title hopes were dashed by Florida Southwestern State College in the National Championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buccaneers (31-1) defeated the Lady Sharks (19-25, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-18) on Nov. 18 in Hutchinson, Kansas to claim back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Volleyball Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Southwestern has ended MDC\u2019s season the past three years and defeated the Lady Sharks in three of four matches this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re going to take it back,\u201d said Lady Sharks Head Volleyball Coach Origenes \u201cKiko\u201d Benoit. \u201cWatch the videos again, work a little harder, and put it together for next year and hopefully win a championship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite falling short of a National Title, the Lady Sharks finished the season with a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/wvball\/2023-24\/schedule\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23-6 overall record<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an 11-3 mark in conference play. They started the season with a 12-1 record and were ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second-year outside hitter Ana Tevdoradze led the Lady Sharks in total kills (322), kills per set (3.98), total points (368) and points per set (4.5) freshman defensive specialist Mia Martinez topped the squad in total digs (468) and digs per set (5.26) and sophomore middle blocker Vivian Lucumi was the team leader in solo blocks (28) and assisted blocks (98).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis season helped me grow as an athlete because I started to get recognition,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cCollectively, it was a good year for everyone. I understand we fell short of our goal of taking the championship home but this means that next year we\u2019ll just come with more hunger to win it all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get to the championship game, the Lady Sharks defeated Casper College (25-23, 25-14, and 25-19) in the first round, Weatherford College (26-24, 25-18, and 25-17) in the quarterfinals and Navarro College (21-25, 25-21, 31-29, and 25-20) in the semifinals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the championship match, the Lady Sharks who were the only team to defeat FSW this season<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a 3-2 win in Fort Myers on Oct. 21\u2014 won the first set 25-19. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buccaneers returned the favor, winning the second set 25-16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third set was tied at 11-11 before FSW pulled away and won 25-19. The fourth set was tied 10-10 before the Buccaneers ended the match with a 25-18 win to claim back-to-back and national titles becoming only the fifth volleyball team in NJCAA Division I history to pull off the feat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle blocker Nina Boledovicova led FSW with 19 total points and 14 kills in the match and right side hitter Victoria Zibecchi added 16 total points and 15 kills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks were led by freshman outside hitter <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katielle Altagracia Alonzo Vargas\u2019 16.5 total points and 16 kills. Martinez added 25 digs and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tevdoradze had 12.5 total points and 12 kills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second consecutive year, Miami Dade College\u2019s National Title hopes were dashed by Florida Southwestern State College in the National Championship game. 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