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Men’s Basketball Team Stocked With Foreign Talent

October 27, 2015 Peter Carrera 0 Comments Student Athletes, Sharks

A rule change was announced this past summer by the National Junior College Athletic Association that allows teams to have an unlimited amount of foreign players—teams were previously limited to three foreign players per team—drastically changed the makeup of the 2015-16 Miami Dade College men’s basketball team. Nine of… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus Volleyball

Lady Sharks On Verge Of First-Ever Losing Season

October 27, 2015 Isaac Gomez 0 Comments Student Athletes, Lady Sharks

Miami Dade College hasn’t fielded a volleyball team with a losing record since 1989 (Kendall Campus). That was before the College merged its athletic teams. Now, one season after come within one win of capturing a National Championship, MDC’s volleyball team is in danger of ending their season with… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Women's Basketball

Transfers Bring New Energy To Lady Sharks

October 6, 2015 Isaac Gomez 0 Comments Student Athletes, Lady Sharks

Fighting through adversity was the theme of last season for Miami Dade College’s women’s basketball team. The team lost its first seven games before they willed themselves to win nine of their last 12 games, qualifying for the State Tournament. Unfortunately, the Lady Sharks, who finished the season 15-16,… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Men's Basketball

Sharks Count On Variety To Overcome Inexperience

October 6, 2015 Peter Carrera 0 Comments Student Athletes, Sharks

Their leading scorer last year— Shane Rector— is now a junior at Utah State University and they only have three returning players from last year’s team. With a roster turnover that includes 12 new players from eight different countries, the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team will no doubt… Read the rest at our website.

Volleyball Sports

Taylor Ready To Lead Lady Sharks

September 15, 2015 Peter Carrera 0 Comments Lady Sharks, Student Athletes

Kelsey Taylor had an impressive freshman year at Miami Dade College. The 5-foot-6 setter recorded 525 assists—she averaged five per set—and added 236 digs in 34 games, playing a key role in the Lady Sharks run that came within one win of a National Championship. Taylor’s role on this… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Volleyball

New Faces Same Goal For Lady Sharks

August 25, 2015 Andres Jimenez Student Athletes, Lady Sharks

The Miami Dade College volleyball team won 30 of 34 games last year and came within a victory of a National Championship. With six players— Silvia Galeano, Eirini Chatziefstratiadou, Merrisa Murphy, Kathryn Hogan, Adriana Peña, and Carelis Rojas— from that team moving onto other universities to continue their athletic… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Volleyball

Lady Sharks Land Scholarship Offers

August 25, 2015 Peter Carrera Student Athletes, Lady Sharks

Five players from last year’s Lady Sharks volleyball team that came within one victory of a National Championship earned scholarships to continue their collegiate careers. Silvia Galeano received a scholarship to attend Barry University; Eirini Chatziefstratiadou will attend Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri; Kathryn Hogan accepted a scholarship to… Read the rest at our website.

Softball Sports

Lady Sharks Make Deep Run In NJCAA Tournament

June 16, 2015 Isaac Gomez 0 Comments Student Athletes, Lady Sharks

The Lady Sharks 2015 season came to a close in the quarterfinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship Tournament. Chipola College beat Miami Dade College 2-1 to send them to the consolation bracket. The Lady Sharks were officially eliminated in a heated 8-5 loss to Chattanooga State… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Men's Basketball

Teammates Receive Scholarship Offers

June 16, 2015 Andres Jimenez 0 Comments Student Athletes, Scholarship, Sharks

Three sophomore guards on the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team that finished the season 21-11 have received scholarship offers at four-year schools to continue their education and basketball careers. Point guard Shane Rector, who averaged 17.4 points, 5.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds this past year, has accepted a… Read the rest at our website.

Baseball Sports

Sharks Fall Short Of Expectations

June 16, 2015 Stephanie Alex 0 Comments Sharks, state tournament, Student Athletes

The Miami Dade College baseball team finished the season with a whimper, losing the final two games of the year to Broward College, officially slamming the door on a lackluster season. It was a season that had more ups and downs than an elevator. The team failed to gain… Read the rest at our website.

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