Bravo Named CAC Player of the Year
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - The Florida College volleyball team headlined the Continental Athletic Conference's end of the year awards that were announced on Tuesday morning.
Adriana Bravo was named the CAC Player of the Year after leading the Lady Falcons this season with 425 kills and hitting .190 over 33 matches. She was ranked second on the team with 359 digs and 49 blocks and played an important role in the team's success. Bravo was named a two-time CAC Attacker of the Week, First Team All-Conference, and made the All-Tournament Team as well as represented as the team's Champion of Character. She held eight top ten rankings in the CAC, including being first in kills, second in kills per set, fourth in solo blocks, and seventh in digs. She was also ranked in the NAIA, earning the 19th spot in kills, 23rd in solo blocks, 33rd in kills per set, and 16th in points.
Madison Lee was named the CAC Setter of the Year and First Team All-Conference after recording 1,216 assists and averaging 10.31 per set over 33 matches. Lee was ranked first in the CAC in assists and assists per set, and also earned the 12th and 14th spots in the NAIA in assists and assists per set. She was named CAC Setter of the Week five times while also posting 244 digs and 31 service aces throughout the season.
Cassidy Lee also received First Team All-Conference honors after posting 251 kills, 118 digs, and 88 blocks for the Lady Falcons. She represented Florida College well in the CAC and led with a .318 hitting percentage, was ranked 2nd in solo blocks, total blocks, and blocks per set, 5th in points, 6th in block assists, and 8th in kills and service aces. She also earned the 3rd ranking in the NAIA in solo blocks.
Addeson Coffey, Carolina Ramalheira, and Raquel Teixeira all received Second Team All-Conference honors for their work this season. Coffey tallied 299 digs and 77 assists and was ranked 11th in receptions in the CAC with 503 and 6th in digs. Ramalheira posted 261 kills, 61 digs, and 24 total blocks and was named a CAC Player of the Week earlier this season. She finished out the year ranked 7th in kills, 5th in kills per set, 9th in hitting percentage and points, and 10th in solo blocks. Teixeira totaled 330 kills, led the Lady Falcons with 369 digs, and had 774 receptions in her freshman season. She was named CAC Player of the Week, made the All-Tournament team, and was ranked 2nd in the CAC in points, and 3rd in kills, kills per set, and points per set as well as 6th and 8th in digs and digs per set.
"After watching a former teammate and best friend achieve such an amazing honor as Player of the Year, it was only right that I came back the following year to accomplish the same. With the help of my teammates and current and previous coaches, I was able to push myself hard enough to end my career with such an honorable award," said Bravo. "I hope I bring as much inspiration to the girls on this team so they too can achieve bigger and greater things during their time at Florida College. Peck 'em!"
"I am so proud of all eight honors that our team won. For Adri to outshine so many talented players in the conference, it is because of the quality person she is along with stats that tell the truth. She is one of the hardest workers I have ever coached and always looks to improve herself and the team," said head coach Kerri Mitchell. "I'm surprised Madi is still standing after a full season of running a 5-1. She was our energizer bunny who ran our offense solidly throughout the whole season. I am so proud of Madi, Adri, and Cassidy for being the trio that kept the points coming after dominating so many games. Lastly, I am incredibly proud of Raquel, Carolina, and Adde. These three are upcoming leaders and powerhouses on the court and I can't wait to watch them grow in years to come."
