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| Former Leesburg High School Standout Efrain Negron named All Conference |
Jones paces six Bobcats on all-Conference Carolinas teams
April 13, 2012
HIGH POINT, N.C. --- Lees-McRae College’s Joshua Jones
(Christmas, Fla.) has been named the Conference Carolinas Freshman of
the Year, and headlines a group of six Bobcats receiving league
recognition, announced conference officials Friday.
Lees-McRae
(11-9, 5-5 CC) leads the conference with six all-conference selections,
as Pfeiffer University, Limestone College, and Mount Olive College each
placed four student-athletes on one of the three all-conference teams.
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| Former Leesburg High School Standout Efrain Negron at Lees-McRae College |
Jones garnered Freshman of the Year honors to lead the way for the Bobcats, as Randy Ramirez (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) and Efrain Negron (Caguas, Puerto Rico) both earned a spot on the first team. Sophomores Matt Harpenau (Cincinnati, Ohio), John Lucas (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Jose Ribas (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) each garnered second team recognition.
A
native of Christmas, Fla., Jones put together an impressive rookie
season for the Bobcats this spring, averaging 2.30 kills per set in
conference play while attacking at a .388 clip. The freshman middle
blocker averaged nearly one block per frame against league opponents
this season, posting 0.77 stuffs per set while ranking 25th in the
nation in blocks per frame (1.05).
Ramirez continued to direct the
Bobcat attack in superb fashion this spring, ranking 15th in the nation
in assists per set (10.18) while averaging 11.12 helpers per frame in
conference play. A native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Ramirez averaged
more than a dig per set in league play this season, while also posting
0.59 blocks per frame.
Negron has shined in his sophomore season
as the Bobcats primary option at the libero position, leading the nation
in digs per set for much of the spring while entering the conference
tournament ranked third in the land (2.66). A native of Caguas, Puerto
Rico, Negron put together an impressive conference season, averaging
2.45 digs per set to rank second in the league.
Harpenau has
provided a tremendous two-way presence in the middle for the Bobcats
this season, averaging 2.59 kills and 0.62 blocks per set in conference
play. The Cincinnati, Ohio native posted a blistering .342 hitting
percentage in league action, while ranking 19th in the nation with an
overall clip of .301 on the attack this season.
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| Former Leesburg High School Standout Efrain Negron at Lees-McRae College |
Lucas is in the
midst of a fine season in the Green and Gold, averaging 3.24 kills per
set in league play to pace the Bobcats in that category. A native of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Lucas has posted 1.58 digs and 0.42 blocks per frame
in conference play this spring, while also dropping in a team-high 11
service aces.
Ribas has burst onto the scene for the Bobcats this
season, posting 3.21 kills per set in conference action while ranking
25th in the nation in overall smashes per frame (3.40). The Guaynabo,
Puerto Rico native averaged more than one dig per set in league play
this season, while also recording 0.57 blocks per frame.
Lees-McRae
returns to the court on Sunday when the fourth-seeded Bobcats travel to
Misenheimer, N.C. to take on top-seeded Pfeiffer University in the
semifinal round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament at 3 p.m.
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