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State Tournament MVP — Danetta Boykin
The freshman was a force to be reckoned with during the entire 2011 season which earned her the state tournament’s MVP trophy. Along the season, Danetta Boykin kept stacking kill after kill pounding an outstanding 308 for 564 attempts. During the three-game championship weekend she contributed with 62 kills to spark the Brahmas’ offense to their second straight title.
2011 Regional Co-Coach of the Year Award — Nabil Mardini
Under his 12-year tenure as the Pierce College women’s volleyball head coach, Nabil Mardini has led the Brahmas to 10 conference championships in 11 years, they have reached the final four a total of four times, were 2006 state runnerups, and have won the state championship the last two seasons.
For his accomplishments with Pierce, he has also received the All-Southern California Coach of the Year, AVCA 2010 Two-Year College Southwest Region Coach of the Year, and the AVCA 2010 Two-Year College National Coach of the Year.
Mardini led his Brahmas to be the first back to back champions since El Camino in 2007 and 2008, and to be the first team to have an undefeated season since Orange Coast in 2005.
