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Queensborough coach wins 200th match
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A Bayside volleyball coach
earned his 200th victory last
week, surpassing a retired
coach’s previously held record.
The Queensborough Community
College Lady Tigers
and head coach Jason Demas
beat Kingsborough Community
College 3-0 on Oct. 1
and the victory made Demas
the QCC coach with the most
wins in history, besting retired
baseball coach Lou Santos’
record of 199 wins.
Demas has coached the
women’s volleyball team
since the program started in
2010.
The Lady Tigers are currently
winners of 15 matches
this season and are first place
in CUNYAC (City University
of New York Athletic Conference)
and Region XV.
“We started this season
with a total of 188 wins
achieved and I realized that
we needed only 12 more to hit
the record,” said Demas.
Since he joined QCC as a
coach in 2010, the team has
won several CUNYAC titles
and accolades, including five
‘Player of the Week’ awards
over the course of five weeks.
This year, the team will
compete for its eighth championship
in 10 seasons and
will also attempt to clinch
its fourth consecutive Region
XV and District Championships.
“This year we have a very
strong roster. We’ve never
had a team where every single
player has been called
QCC Lady Tigers’ 200th win makes Jason Demas (center) the coach with the most wins in school history
upon in important matches to
contribute, and have risen to
the challenge. It’s great, but
it also makes my job difficult
because everyone deserves to
play so you have to careful to
balance time on the court,”
Demas said.
He added: “None of our
success would be possible
without Jon Hochberg, student
athletics director, Ivan
Mak, athletic trainer, and our
assistant coaches. They inspire
and support us to keep
moving forward and take us
to the next level.”
QCC ranks at the top of
the CUNYAC standings with
a record of 3-0.
Demas emphasizes the demands
of being on a collegelevel
team, expecting team
members to put in 25 to 30
hours a week. The coach holds
practice six days a week,
with games on Tuesdays and
Thursdays and, often, doubleheaders
on Saturdays.
“We pay attention to the
fact that many of our athletes
juggle family responsibilities
Courtesy of Queensborough Community College
and jobs. Sometimes we’ll
have lighter practices, walkthroughs
or video sessions,”
he said.
Visit the QCC website to
learn more about the team.
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