VB: Santos named All-American again
Carthage High School, was named Honorable Mention All-Region
XIV for her play in the 2011 season. (Photo by John Krueger)
For the second consecutive season Panola College sophomore Josiane Santos has been named as a NJCAA All-American. Santos was named to the honor this year after being named the Region XIV District K All-Region Player of the Year.
Joining Santos on the all-region first-team was sophomore teammate Marcela Alves. Fillies freshman Nausheen Merchant was named to the second-team all-region squad, while Panola's Samantha Peterson and Hali Turner received honorable mention.
Panola College finished the season ranked No.15 in the NJCAA Division I Poll. The Fillies were joined by National Champion Blinn College (No.1), San Jacinto (No.4), Tyler Junior College (No.6) and Paris Junior College (No.16) as Region XIV college ranked in the final poll.
The Fillies finished the season with a 20-9 record, finishing third in the Region XIV District K race, losing in the regional tournament finals to eventual champion Blinn. In their past two seasons, the Fillies have posted a combined record of 44-14 (75.9%).
Santos, who is from Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, finished the season with 351 kills and a hitting efficiency of 31%. She posted 25 aces, 291 digs, 18 assists and 46 blocks.
Alves, who is from Rio de Janeiro, RJ, posted 332 kills and a hitting efficiency of 40% this season. She had 70 digs, 77 blocks and 18 assists.
Merchant finished the season ranked 14th nationally in digs per set, finishing with 543 digs and averaging 5.17 per set.
Turner recorded 217 digs, 111 kills, 23 aces and 15 blocks.
Peterson, who is from DeSoto, Texas, tallied 127 kills, 54 blocks and 29 digs.
NJCAA DIV-I ALL-AMERICANS
First Team
Dayana Acevedo - Iowa Western Community College
Debora Araujo - Western Nebraska Community College
Jaqueline Cordiero Dos Santos - Tyler Junior College
Jaclynn Gerig - Blinn College
Fernanda Goncalves - Western Nebraska Community College
Jazmine Green - San Jacinto College-Central
Makayla Keck - Western Wyoming Community College
Olivera Medic - Western Wyoming Community College
Leyla Redondo - Salt Lake Community College
Marifranchi Rodriguez - Miami Dade College
Josie Santos - Panola College
Niurka Toribio - Snow College
Second Team
Candyce Alexander - Missouri State University
Arielle Allen - Western Wyoming Community College
Vanessa Benke - College of Central Florida
Beth Carey - College of Southern Idaho
Shelby Dickson - Blinn College
Alexa Griffith-Hardy - Iowa Western Community College
Leticia Guimaraes - Central Wyoming College
Jessica Johnson - Eastern Arizona College
Kitija Megne - Seminole State College
Rachel Powell - Hillsborough Community College
Tupusa Satele - Eastern Arizona College
Alexis Simpson - Jefferson College
Honorable Mention
Erica Baker - Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Lesley Bemis - Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Sara Campolina - Laredo Community College
Paula Cardoso da Silva - Barton Community College
Aubrey Muaina - Western Texas College
Amanda Rister - Temple College