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Some of the volleyball players at graduation.
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Successful Season Nets Scholarship Offers For Sophomore Lady Sharks

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All six sophomores who won back-to-back national championships with the Lady Sharks volleyball team were awarded scholarship offers to continue their careers at four-year schools. Outside hitter Massiel Matos will be attending Florida Atlantic University; outside hitter Sun Wenting will be attending the University of Missouri; outside hitter Rafaella… Read the rest at our website.
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Lady Sharks Dominate Tournament—Win Back-To-Back National Titles

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The Miami Dade College Lady Sharks volleyball team capped off a perfect 34-0 season by defeating the College of Southern Idaho 3-0 in Hutchinson, Kansas on Nov. 18 to win back-to-back national championships. “The girls did well, they never gave up,” said Lady Sharks Head Coach Origenes ‘Kiko’ Benoit,… Read the rest at our website.
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Once A Bench Player In Brazil, Andrade Provides A Spark For Lady Sharks

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Thais De Castro Andrade’s energy is omnipresent on the volleyball court. The diminutive 5-foot-6-inch Lady Sharks libero can be heard barking instructions during games. “I don’t shut up,” Andrade conceded. That loquacious nature—and her skill— is what makes Andrade the team’s unquestioned vocal leader.   She currently leads the Lady… Read the rest at our website.
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Wenting Aims To Lead Lady Sharks To Back-To-Back National Volleyball Titles

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During a tournament in 2016, an energetic outside hitter from China caught the eye of Miami Dade College head volleyball coach Origenes ‘Kiko’ Benoit. Benoit, the charismatic leader of the Lady Sharks volleyball program, approached Sun Wenting’s coach with the gusto of a spiked volleyball to express interest in… Read the rest at our website.
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Five Lady Shark Volleyball Players Land Scholarships

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After winning a national title, five Miami Dade College volleyball players are being offered scholarships to continue their collegiate volleyball careers elsewhere. Naimir Garcia will be attending Florida National University; Deborah Constanzo will be a student athlete at Missouri Valley College; Pamela Jaime and Yamilet Velazquez have both committed… Read the rest at our website.
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Beating The Odds—Volleyball Player Returns One Year After Battling Chronic Renal Disease

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Edgaris Franchesca Leon towers over her opponents on the volleyball court.  At  6-foot-1inches tall, Leon looks every bit the part of the physically imposing player she portrays on the court.  Selected to the 2008 Southern Conference first team, Leon— a middle blocker on the Miami Dade College Lady Sharks… Read the rest at our website.