TWO DRAGON VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS ANNOUNCE FOUR-YEAR PLANS

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Hutchinson Community College volleyball sophomores Giovanna Ravanhani and Anna Dean announced their decisions of four-year schools at a signing ceremony on Monday at the Sports Arena.

Ravanhani signed to play at Division II Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina. Dean will play next season at Pittsburg State University.

Both Ravanhani and Dean were mainstays for the Blue Dragons this season as Hutchinson went 24-15 and finished in a second-place tie in the Jayhawk Conference.

This season, the 6-foot setter from Sao Paulo, Brazil averaged 8.72 assists per set. She had a team-high 58 service aces. Ravanhani hit .230 with 102 kills. She also averaged 1.90 digs per set.

Her 1,265 assists this season were fifth most in Blue Dragon single-season history. Her 8.72 assists per set are ninth most in single-season history. She had six double doubles.

Ravanhani had 1,664 career assists, which is seventh most in Blue Dragon career history.

Ravanhani was a second-team all-Jayhawk Conference performer this season.

Ravanhani is the first Blue Dragon volleyball player to sign with Newberry College.

Dean is a 6-1 middle blocker from Oswego, Kansas, who was a first-team all-KJCCC selection this season.

Dean was second in the NJCAA in total blocks with 162 and she averaged 1.18 blocks per set, which ranked 11th in Blue Dragon single-season history. Dean had 17 matches with five ore more blocks. She tied her career single-game high of eight blocks four times this season.

Offensively, Dean hit .336, which ranked No. 12 in the nation. With 329 total kills, Dean averaged 2.40 kills per set. She also had 45 aces this season.

Dean's 162 total blocks ranked 12th on the Hutchinson single-season. Her 273 career blocks rank seventh on the career blocks list.

Dean is the first Blue Dragon to sign with Pittsburg State since Jordan Rehm in 2011. Molly Bergkamp signed with the Gorillas in 2008.