{"id":40512,"date":"2025-10-14T23:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=40512"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:23:11","slug":"lady-sharks-bulldozing-through-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-bulldozing-through-regular-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Bulldozing Through Regular Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-aim-for-elusive-national-title\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Sharks volleyball team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has steamrolled through its schedule, winning 10 of their last 11 games, as the end of the regular season approaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently ranked No. 3 in the nation, the squad, which won 10 straight to start the season, is 20-2. They are 9-1 in conference play with two regular season games remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their only losses this season were a tightly contested 3-2 match on Sept. 12 versus Salt Lake Community College, who is ranked No. 5 in the country, and a 3-1 loss at home to top-ranked Florida Southwestern State College on Oct. 1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a group of very talented players,\u201d said Lady Sharks Head Coach Origenes \u201cKiko\u201d Benoit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the stat sheet, outside hitter<\/span><b> Luyeisy Marquez-Moreno<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leads the team in kills with 265, followed closely by right side hitter <\/span><b>Angelica Rodriguez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 223. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle blocker <\/span><b>Eduarda Fabricio <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leads the squad in blocks with 1.16 per set.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defensively, libero <\/span><b>Katianna Mejia Betancour <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anchors the back row with 357 digs, while setter <\/span><b>Eleonora Gicheva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues to direct the offense, leading the team with 635 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the team has battled through a rash of injuries this season to key players including outside hitter Juliana Laguado Raigosa and right side hitter Emelee Lopez, who have each played in only six games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshman Maria Fernanda de Lima Varela, who is a middle blocker, has filled in valiantly on the outside.The position change was a major transition because middle blocker is a defensive minded position while outside hitter is an offensive one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De Lima Varela leads the team with a .384 hitting percentage and is third on the team in kills (110) and total attacks (216).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s a different position with a different way [of] playing the game,\u201d de Lima Varela said. \u201cIt&#8217;s hard, but I can do this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Lady Sharks finish out the regular season, they remain focused as a rematch with FSW in Fort Myers on Oct. 25 looms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re gonna have more discipline,\u201d Marquez-Moreno said. \u201cSo when that game comes closer, we&#8217;re gonna keep going and we&#8217;re gonna give it our all and try to\u00a0 get that win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Click<\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i> here<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40490\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Leaders: Pictured from left to right are Lady Sharks right side hitter Angelica Rodriguez, outside hitter Luyeisy Marquez-Moreno, libero Katianna Mejia Betancour, setter Eleonora Gicheva and middle blocker Maria Fernanda de Lima Varela. The group is a major reason why the Lady Sharks are 20-2 this season. SAMUEL TORRES\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lady Sharks volleyball team has steamrolled through its schedule, winning 10 of their last 11 games, as the end of the regular season approaches.\u00a0 Currently ranked No. 3 in the nation, the squad, which won 10 straight to start the season, is 20-2. 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