Frances Cardenas

Bio

As a Senior: NACDA D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award...CoSIDA Academic All-District...SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Saw action in 33 matches with 93 sets starting in one…Recorded season-high of two service aces versus Wisconsin-Parkside (9/7 and SSC opponents Nova Southeastern (11/22) and Florida Southern (12/6)…Registered 23 and 20 digs in back-to-back games versus Palm Beach Atlantic (10/1) and SSC opponent Saint Leo (10/4)…Saw action in the NCAA South Regional tallying 22 digs in total (12/5-7)…Rounded out her senior season versus No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul with six digs (12/12)…Concluded her senior season with two kills, 16 service aces, and 259 digs with 2.78 digs per set. 

As a Junior: Capital One Academic All-District…SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...Saw action in 120 matches…Began the season with a perfect 1.000 reception percentage from 34 attempts versus Indianapolis in the West Florida Invitational (8/31)…Recorded double-digit digs against nationally ranked Indianapolis (8/31) and Central Missouri (9/1)…Notched season-high five service aces as well as 11 digs at Flagler (9/18)…Tallied two service aces and six digs versus SSC opponent Barry (10/12)…Registered 12 digs and a reception percentage of .962 from 26 attempts versus West Florida (10/19)…Recorded four back-to-back double digit digs in NCAA South Regional and National tournaments…Tallied season-high 17 digs and one service ace in NCAA Quarterfinal against Wheeling Jesuit (12/6)…Totaled one lone kill, 20 service aces, 340 digs, and a reception percentage of .960 from 498 total attempts.

As a Sophomore: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll with perfect 4.0 GPA...D2ADA Academic Achievement Award…Saw action in 44 sets…Registered a kill against Nova Southeastern (10/8)…Recorded an assist twice, versus North Alabama (11/3) and Florida Tech (11/5)…Notched a service ace multiple times…Ended season with season-high five service aces… Ended season with 33 digs…Registered a season-high four digs multiple times, last against SSC rival Florida Southern (11/18) in NCAA South Regional…Also saw action in NCAA Final Four, credited with a service ace and two digs against five-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul (12/2).

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Was limited to four sets due to injury…Made collegiate debut against Grand Valley State (9/5)…Picked up her first collegiate service ace against West Alabama (10/16)…Notched her first assist against West Alabama (10/16)…Also saw action versus North Alabama (10/16).

High School: Attended Academia del Perpetuo Socorro and played for coach Luis Aponte...Two-time member of the all-star team...Played for Fusion Volleyball Club under Nelson Villanueva...Helped team to four consecutive titles at Puerto Rico's junior nationals...Was an all-star in 15-U and 16-U on junior national team.

Personal: Member of the honor roll also received PTA and Psychology Medals...Took a mission trip to Honduras on two occasions...Volunteered with Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and the American Cancer Association's Relay for Life...Also active in community through tutoring, painting, construction, basketball and volleyball clinics...Daughter of Javier Cardenas and Vanessa Betancourt...Has a younger sister, Melissa...Full name is Frances Sofia Cardenas-Betancourt...Psychology major...Birthdate: 10/4/92.