This document provides a summary of the 2011-2012 athletic year for Central Florida Patriots. It outlines the key accomplishments and awards for the volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball teams over the course of the season from August 2011 through May 2012. These include winning conference titles, state tournament appearances, individual player honors and alumni signing professional contracts.

1. 2011-2012
Year in Review

2. August 2011

3. 8/1/11 Practice Sessions Begin for CF’s
Inaugural Volleyball Season

4. 8/27/11 CF Wins Season-Opening
Volleyball Tournament in Jacksonville

5. September 2011

6. 9/13/11 CF Defeats Lake-Sumter for
Program’s First Mid-Florida Conference Win

7. 9/21/11 CF Debuts at No. 20 in the
NJCAA National Volleyball Poll

8. 9/24/11 CF’s Vanessa Benke Named
FCSAA Player of the Week

9. October 2011

10. 10/3/11 CF’s Christine Pinder
Named FCSAA Player of the Week

11. 10/18/11 Patriots Complete Perfect MFC
Season, Claim Volleyball Conference Title

12. 10/24/11 POY Benke, Coach Siqueira
Headline Conference Award Winners

13. November 2011

14. 11/4/11 Patriots Sweep Indian River to
Open State Volleyball Tournament

15. 11/4/11 CF Beats Fort Scott, Earns Early-
Season Hoops Win in Kansas

16. 11/6/11 Patriots Clinch Spot in
NJCAA Volleyball Tournament

17. 11/11/11 Four Score in Double Figures as
Lady Patriots Rout Miami-Dade

18. 11/14/11 CF’s Benke, Pinder
Earn All-State Volleyball Honors

19. 11/17/11 CF Proves it Belongs, Opens
NJCAA Volleyball Tournament with Sweep

20. 11/19/11 CF Sweeps Eastern
Arizona, Claims NJCAA Seventh-Place
Finish

21. 11/20/11 CF Baseball Celebrates
21st Annual Blood Bowl

22. 11/22/11 CF Alum Mathiang Muo Hits Six 3-
Pointers in a Half for Charleston Southern

23. December 2011

24. 12/1/11 Benke Caps Epic Freshman
Season with All-America Recognition

25. 12/6/11 Sophomore Star Quinnecia Twine
Named FCSAA Player of the Week

26. 12/12/11 CF Tennis Alum Terri Thomas
Signs with St. John’s University

27. 12/22/11 Coach Marty Smith Named
CFPatriots.com’s Patriot of the Year

28. January 2012

29. 1/3/12 Lady Patriots Edge Indian River in
OT in State Tournament Rematch

30. 1/15/12 CF Alum Kevin Foster Posts 19
Points, 14 Boards in Fresno State Win

31. 1/18/12 Patriots Blast St. Johns River,
Move to 3-0 in Conference MBB Play

32. 1/24/12 CF Product Ricardo Ratliffe
Named Big 12, National Player of the Week

33. 1/28/12 Patriots Sweep Pensacola to
Celebrate Baseball’s Opening Weekend

34. February 2012

35. 2/7/12 Markeshia Grant Scores 27 in
Gamecocks’ Upset of Tennessee, Named
SEC, National Player of the Week

36. 2/11/12 Clutch Lady Patriots Outlast Rival
Santa Fe in Double Overtime

37. 2/14/12 Patriot Alumni Andrew Jones,
Shawn Kale Make DII POY Watch List

38. 2/22/12 CF Basketball Holds Play4Kay
Game, Raises Money for Cancer Fund

39. 2/24/12 Slobodan Miljanic, CF Grad and
Lynn Standout, Featured on Palm Beach TV

40. 2/25/12 CF Wins at Jacksonville on
Season’s Final Day, Clinches Second
Straight Conference Hoops Title

41. 2/27/12 Christian Martinez, Hunter
Williams, Luis Jacobo Make All-MFC First
Team

42. 2/28/12 Briana Gibson, TiChina
Mitchell, Quinnecia Twine Make All-MFC
First Team

43. 2/29/12 Former Lady Patriot All-American
Markeshia Grant Earns All-SEC Honors

44. March 2012

45. 3/5/12 Ricardo Ratliffe Named to
All-Big 12 Team, Boosting NBA Draft Stock

46. 3/7/12 Christian Martinez Converts Historic
Four-Point Play as CF Eliminates Chipola

47. 3/9/12 Patriots Handle Palm Beach in
Semis En Route to State Runner-Up Finish

48. 3/13/12 CF Ace Tori Stamper Named
FCSAA Softball Pitcher of the Week

49. 3/14/12 Unranked in Preseason, CF
Baseball Reaches No. 1 in State Poll, No.
12 in National Rankings

50. 3/15/12 CF Sweeps Lake-Sumter,
Improves Conference Softball Start to 6-2

51. 3/19/12 CF Opens Conference Baseball
Play with Nine Consecutive Victories

52. 3/20/12 Patriot Ace Darren Fischer
Named FCSAA Pitcher of the Week

53. 3/20/12 Patriots Ranked in FCSAA State
Softball Poll for First Time in School History

54. 3/29/12 CF Alumnus Justin Cecil Leads
Mercer to CollegeInsider.com Tourney Title

55. 3/30/12 Grant, Ratliffe Participate in NCAA
Final Four Events in New Orleans

56. April 2012

57. 4/11/12 CF Star Miranda Anderson
Named FCSAA Player of the Week

58. 4/16/12 CF Alum Bradley Goodson Named
Southern Conference Player of the Week

59. 4/16/12 CF Baseball, Softball Clinch
FCSAA Tournament Berths on Same Day

60. Welcome to the 2012
Central Florida Patriots
Athletics Awards Banquet

61. Lunch provided by:

62. CFPatriots.com

63. 2011-2012
Year in Review

64. August 2011

65. 8/1/11 Practice Sessions Begin for CF’s
Inaugural Volleyball Season

66. 8/27/11 CF Wins Season-Opening
Volleyball Tournament in Jacksonville

67. September 2011

68. 9/13/11 CF Defeats Lake-Sumter for
Program’s First Mid-Florida Conference Win

69. 9/21/11 CF Debuts at No. 20 in the
NJCAA National Volleyball Poll

70. 9/24/11 CF’s Vanessa Benke Named
FCSAA Player of the Week

71. October 2011

72. 10/3/11 CF’s Christine Pinder
Named FCSAA Player of the Week

73. 10/18/11 Patriots Complete Perfect MFC
Season, Claim Volleyball Conference Title

74. 10/24/11 POY Benke, Coach Siqueira
Headline Conference Award Winners

75. November 2011

76. 11/4/11 Patriots Sweep Indian River to
Open State Volleyball Tournament

77. 11/4/11 CF Beats Fort Scott, Earns Early-
Season Hoops Win in Kansas

78. 11/6/11 Patriots Clinch Spot in
NJCAA Volleyball Tournament

79. 11/11/11 Four Score in Double Figures as
Lady Patriots Rout Miami-Dade

80. 11/14/11 CF’s Benke, Pinder
Earn All-State Volleyball Honors

81. 11/17/11 CF Proves it Belongs, Opens
NJCAA Volleyball Tournament with Sweep

82. 11/19/11 CF Sweeps Eastern
Arizona, Claims NJCAA Seventh-Place
Finish

83. 11/20/11 CF Baseball Celebrates
21st Annual Blood Bowl

84. 11/22/11 CF Alum Mathiang Muo Hits Six 3-
Pointers in a Half for Charleston Southern

85. December 2011

86. 12/1/11 Benke Caps Epic Freshman
Season with All-America Recognition

87. 12/6/11 Sophomore Star Quinnecia Twine
Named FCSAA Player of the Week

88. 12/12/11 CF Tennis Alum Terri Thomas
Signs with St. John’s University

89. 12/22/11 Coach Marty Smith Named
CFPatriots.com’s Patriot of the Year

90. January 2012

91. 1/3/12 Lady Patriots Edge Indian River in
OT in State Tournament Rematch

92. 1/15/12 CF Alum Kevin Foster Posts 19
Points, 14 Boards in Fresno State Win

93. 1/18/12 Patriots Blast St. Johns River,
Move to 3-0 in Conference MBB Play

94. 1/24/12 CF Product Ricardo Ratliffe
Named Big 12, National Player of the Week

95. 1/28/12 Patriots Sweep Pensacola to
Celebrate Baseball’s Opening Weekend

96. February 2012

97. 2/7/12 Markeshia Grant Scores 27 in
Gamecocks’ Upset of Tennessee, Named
SEC, National Player of the Week

98. 2/11/12 Clutch Lady Patriots Outlast Rival
Santa Fe in Double Overtime

99. 2/14/12 Patriot Alumni Andrew Jones,
Shawn Kale Make DII POY Watch List

100. 2/22/12 CF Basketball Holds Play4Kay
Game, Raises Money for Cancer Fund

101. 2/24/12 Slobodan Miljanic, CF Grad and
Lynn Standout, Featured on Palm Beach TV

102. 2/25/12 CF Wins at Jacksonville on
Season’s Final Day, Clinches Second
Straight Conference Hoops Title

103. 2/27/12 Christian Martinez, Hunter
Williams, Luis Jacobo Make All-MFC First
Team

104. 2/28/12 Briana Gibson, TiChina
Mitchell, Quinnecia Twine Make All-MFC
First Team

105. 2/29/12 Former Lady Patriot All-American
Markeshia Grant Earns All-SEC Honors

106. March 2012

107. 3/5/12 Ricardo Ratliffe Named to
All-Big 12 Team, Boosting NBA Draft Stock

108. 3/7/12 Christian Martinez Converts Historic
Four-Point Play as CF Eliminates Chipola

109. 3/9/12 Patriots Handle Palm Beach in
Semis En Route to State Runner-Up Finish

110. 3/13/12 CF Ace Tori Stamper Named
FCSAA Softball Pitcher of the Week

111. 3/14/12 Unranked in Preseason, CF
Baseball Reaches No. 1 in State Poll, No.
12 in National Rankings

112. 3/15/12 CF Sweeps Lake-Sumter,
Improves Conference Softball Start to 6-2

113. 3/19/12 CF Opens Conference Baseball
Play with Nine Consecutive Victories

114. 3/20/12 Patriot Ace Darren Fischer
Named FCSAA Pitcher of the Week

115. 3/20/12 Patriots Ranked in FCSAA State
Softball Poll for First Time in School History

116. 3/29/12 CF Alumnus Justin Cecil Leads
Mercer to CollegeInsider.com Tourney Title

117. 3/30/12 Grant, Ratliffe Participate in NCAA
Final Four Events in New Orleans

118. April 2012

119. 4/11/12 CF Star Miranda Anderson
Named FCSAA Player of the Week

120. 4/16/12 CF Alum Bradley Goodson Named
Southern Conference Player of the Week

121. 4/16/12 CF Baseball, Softball Clinch
FCSAA Tournament Berths on Same Day

122. May 2012
April 2012

123. 5/1/12 Pinder Signs with Florida-Gulf Coast,
is CF Volleyball’s First NCAA Transfer

124. 5/8/12 Freshman Phenom Melvin Mercedes
Makes All-FCSAA Second Team

125. 5/11/12 Martinez Inks with PBA; Joins
IPFW’s Jacobo, CSU’s Fullah at Next Level