4th Herd Opens Season at Home

Bradenton, Fla - The SCF basketball team has put the 2020-21 season aside and is now set their sites for the 2021-22 year. The Manatees will open their season at home as they welcome former conference rival Polk State to Hal Chasey Gymnasium Tuesday night, November 2 at 7 pm.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees, who were dubbed as "4th Herd" this season, are coming off of finishing a shortened season at 11-8 overall with a 7-5 record in the Southern Conference. They would make it to the first round of the FCSAA State Tournament before falling to then #3 Florida Southwestern.

The Manatees are lead by head coach Tom Parks. Parks, who became head coach in 2018, enter his fourth season as head coach and co-athletic coordinator. Parks has put together a record of 50-35 record overall in three seasons with a 18-18 record in conference play (11-13 in the Suncoast Conference).

Parks is joined by assistant coaches Travis Nesby (2nd year), Lem Andrews (13th year) and newly appointed assistant coach Chris Reeves (1st year). Additionally, Parks added Wesley Simeus and Fredrick Stewart as his student managers for the team.

Conference Shakeup:

Last Season, the Manatees entered into the Southern Conference after the Suncoast Conference was defunct after the 2019-20 season. The following conference are listed below:

Southern:

SCF

#3 FSW

Hillsborough

Miami Dade

RV Indian River State

Panhandle:

#13 Chipola

Gulf Coast State

#11 Northwest Florida State

Pensacola State

Tallahassee

Central:

Daytona State

Florida State College at Jacksonville

#14 Eastern Florida State

Polk State

Santa Fe

St. Pete

ASA Miami will be ruled as an independent team and not join any conferences, while Pasco-Hernando State and Florida Gateway remain in the NJCAA DII.

Side Note: FSW, Chipola, Eastern Florida State, Northwest Florida and Indian River State are ranked or receiving votes in the NJCAA Top 20 Preseason Poll.

Player Lookout:

Key returners for the Manatees include James "Pop" Weathers, Kwo Agwa and Javon Bell.

Weathers, a guard from Baton Rouge, finished last season with 19.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. In fact, he was ranked in the top 25 in the nation in scoring (t-25th) and top 50 in assists (t-36th). Additionally, he was named a member of the All-Southern Conference First Team.

Weathers can be on pace to becoming the second player under the Parks era to reach 1,000 career points and the third to reach 1,000 points in the program's history (1st: James Life; 2nd: D'Moi Hodge). He has 370 points so far and needs 630 to reach the milestone.

Agwa, a wing from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, finished last season with 11.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while being named a member of the All-Southern Conference Second Team.

Bell, a guard from Lakeland, Florida, finished with 8.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while joining Agwa on the All-Southern Conference Second Team.

Parks has added 10 new members to his roster, which include sophomore transfer Clearance Cummings III and freshmen Djordje Gobovic, Ametri Moss and Sam Faraday.

Scouting Polk State:

The Eagles are coming off of finishing last season 10-11 overall with a 9-9 record in the Central Conference. They are lead by head coach Brandon Giles, who enters his second season as head coach.

Key returners for the Eagles include Tommie Lewis and Tyrese Powers. Lewis averaged 14.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while Powers averaged 8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game

The Eagles also added three transfers on their team.

Series History:

The Manatees are currently 14-18 against the Eagles. In the last nine games of the series, the Manatees won six of them, which includes the two games in the Suncoast Conference Championship finals (2019 and 2020).

The Eagles last win over the Manatees was on February 8, 2020.

How to Keep Up:

The game will air on the SCF Sports Network and fans can keep up with both teams on Twitter:

Side Note: I will try to do a livestream of my own, but it's to be determined

SCF: @SCF_Basketball

Polk State: @PolkStateHoops

Link: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/scf/

Sophomore Duo Claims First Round at ITA Cup

Rome, Ga - After their strong outing in the ITA Regionals in Tampa, sophomores Carlotta "Carly" Gascon Martinez and Kia Carvalho-Landell got off to a strong start to represent the SCF tennis team as they opened up the first round of doubles at the ITA Cup at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.

Gascon Martinez and Carvahlo-Landell claimed a three-set win as they defeated the #4 duo of sophomore Isid Hernandez and freshman Ntokozo Zungu of Cowley College in Kansas by a score of 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the quarterfinals of East Bracket.

As a result, Gascon Martinez and Carvahlo-Landell will face the #1 seed duo of sophomore Destinee Martins and Lauren Anzalotta from Tyler Junior College. Martins and Anzalotta defeated the unseeded duo of sophomore Seraphina Vossen and freshman Abigail Proktor of West Valley College in California (CCCAA) with a 6-0 pair decision.

Up Next:

Gascon Martinez and Carvahlo-Landell will look to try and defeat Martins and Anzalotta in the semifinals. The winning duo will face either the #2 seed of sophomores Valeriia Cherfus and Naomi McKenzie of St. Pete College and the #3 seed of freshmen Patricia Apisah and Abigail Wild of Tyler JC in the finals of the ITA Cup East Bracket.

SCF Sets Sights @ Polk State

Bradenton, Fla - The SCF volleyball team (2-10, 2-12 Suncoast) look to stay alive for a chance in the tournament as they travel to Winter Haven to take on Polk State (7-8, 6-6 Suncoast) Thursday night, October 14 at 6 pm at the Winter Haven Health Center.

The Manatees lost to Polk State earlier in the season at home by a score of 3-0.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of a 3-0 loss at home to #6 Miami Dade and are currently in last place in the Suncoast.

Record Change:

One of the matches the Manatees played at home was a 3-0 loss to Indian River State, however, the match was overturned and rewarded to the Manatees as the Pioneers had an ineligible player play in the match.

Side Note: This is the not first time the Manatees encountered a loss and then had it overturn in their favor as they were in the same situation with St. Pete College in 2019 after they played the entire season with an ineligible player that put their record at 0-16.

Playoffs Chance Alive?:

While their record is not in high hopes, the Manatees do have a small chance of making it to the state tournament, but the situation is as noted:

The Manatees can clinch the #6 seed if they win their remaining four matches and Santa Fe defeats #18 Daytona State.

As it sits tournament-wise, #1 FSW (18-2, 13-0 Suncoast) and #6 Miami Dade (12-3, 11-3 Suncoast) are the #1 and #2 seeds in the tournament and it is more than likely that the Buccaneers will win the Suncoast Conference Regular Season Championship due to their high conference record.

#18 Daytona State (10-5, 9-4 Suncoast) and #17 Hillsborough (10-5, 7-5 Suncoast) are more than likely going to secure a spot in the state tournament as well.

Polk State is more likely to secure the #5 seed in the tournament.

The #6 seed comes down to four teams: SCF, Eastern Florida State, Indian River State and Santa Fe.

Power Offense:

Freshman Anllel Caballero Fernandez and sophomore Jazmin Spencer continue leading the offense for the Manatees. Caballero Fernandez leads the team with 126 kills, 66 digs and 27 blocks (seven solo), while Spencer is second with 115 kills, 14 aces and 79 digs. Against MDC, Caballero Fernandez lead the way with 10 kills, two aces and a block, while Spencer had four kills, two aces and four digs.

Freshman Lana Sandanom has also played a big role on offense as she is third on the team with 55 kills and 22 digs, despite not playing in the match against MDC.

Defensively, sophomores Adelene Jideofor and Giulia Rodrigues lead the way. Jideofor, who was named last week FCSAA Defensive Player of the Week, leads the team with 42 blocks (13 solo) to go along with 48 kills (fourth on the team), while Rodrigues leads with 146 digs. Jideofor had five kills and one block against MDC, while Rodrigues had 11 digs and two aces.

Scouting Polk State:

The Eagles are on a three-game winning streak after winning their recent match against Santa Fe College. On the streak, the Eagles earned an upset win over #17 Hillsborough 

Sophomores Maria Munoz and Morgan Madasz lead the offense with 71 and 66 kills respectively. Madasz also has 26 blocks in her name, while Munoz ha

Freshman Valentina Bahamon leads with 30 blocks, while sophomore Elly McInerney has 156 assists and sophomore Vanieliz Henriquez has 130 digs.

Series History:

The Manatees are 9-12 against the Eagles.

SCF VB Looks for Revenge @EFSC

 Bradenton, Fla - The SCF volleyball team (1-11, 1-9 Suncoast) head back on the road for Suncoast Conference play as they travel to take on Eastern Florida State (4-11, 2-9 Suncoast) at the Titan Field House in Melbourne Saturday afternoon, October 9 at 3 pm.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of getting their first win of the season after shutting out Santa Fe 3-0 at home. In fact, it was not only their first win of the season, but it was their first home win and conference win of the season.

Block Party:

Sophomore Adelene Jideofor was the talk of the win against Santa Fe as she had four kills, two aces and five blocks (one solo) in the game. Recently, Jideofor was named the FCSAA Defensive Player of the Week after her defensive performance of 14 total blocks (two solo) in the last three matches before the win. Currently, the Nigerian native leads the team with 34 blocks (12 solo) while adding 39 kills.

Classmate Kaysha Kahai-Enos and freshman Anllel Caballero Fernandez have also played a strong blocking side on the court. Kahai-Enos is third on the team in blocks (14, four solo) while adding 16 kills, while Caballero Fernandez leads the team with 109 kills, 22 blocks (seven solo; second on the team) and 64 digs. Against Santa Fe, Caballero Fernandez lead the way with 13 kills and two blocks, while Kahai-Enos had one kill and two blocks.

Power to France:

Sophomore Lison Stoffel and freshman Lana Sandanom have been showing their contribution on their ends of the court. Stoffel has 78 assists and 50 digs in her name, while Sandanom has 52 kills. In the win against Santa Fe, Stoffel had a double-double of 13 assists and 11 digs and Sandanom had seven kills.

A Little Jazzy:

Sophomore Jazmin Spencer has been playing a more defensive role while maintaining her offensive side. Spencer has 99 kills, 11 aces and 69 digs in her name. Against Santa Fe, she had seven kills and a tied career-high 12 digs.

Scouting EFSC:

The Titans are currently on a five-game losing streak after falling to Polk State by a score of 3-0. They have also had tough losses from the streak against #5 Miami Dade, #19 Daytona State, #14 Hillsborough and RV Monroe College.

Sophomore Giselle Giraud leads the Titans offensively with 190 kills and 125 digs, while freshman Fabiola Rivera follows with 80 kills and 103 digs.

Defensively, sophomore Desiree Cruz leads the team with 38 blocks (three solo) and 71 kills (fourth on the team), while freshman Yuleidy Torres lead with 221 digs.

Series History:

The Manatees played the Titans earlier in the season at home where they fell 3-1. Currently, they are 6-3 overall against the Titans.

SCF VB Gets First Dub of Season: French Edition (SCF VB obtient le premier doublage de la saison : édition française)

Bradenton, Floride - Enfin, l'équipe de volley-ball SCF (1-11, 1-9 Suncoast) a remporté sa première victoire de la saison en blanchissant Santa Fe (2-12, 1-9 Suncoast) 3-0 (25- 22, 25-19, 25-20) au gymnase Hal Chasey. Avec cette victoire, les Lamantins sont désormais 4-4 contre les Lady Saints.

"Ce soir, nous avons vu qui nous sommes vraiment," a déclaré l'entraîneur-chef Lynn Burnett. "Nous avons eu un aperçu de qui nous sommes vraiment au moment de la conférence, lorsque nous emmenions les meilleures équipes du pays et les meilleures années 20, donc cela a été un processus délicat et difficile de trouver la bonne chimie, le bon mélange, au bon moment et au bon endroit et qu'ils mettent tout ce qu'ils ont appris dans la pratique et l'apportent au tribunal, tout en ayant confiance en eux pour l'apporter au tribunal et c'est ce que nous avons vu ce soir."

"Ce match était-il parfait ? Non. Y a-t-il place à amélioration ? Absolument oui. Dans l'ensemble, c'était la base et la pièce dont nous avions besoin."

"Je me sentais comme à ce match, en équipe, nous nous sommes tous réunis," a déclaré Adelene Jideofor, étudiante en deuxième année. "Nous avons été disciplinés et nous avons exécuté quand nous en avions besoin. Quand nous sommes entrés, nous n'avons pas commencé le set down, nous sommes arrivés forts et avons joué le jeu que nous savions tous jouer et l'équipe qui a battu FSW, et leur a pris un set, est revenu et a battu cette équipe (Santa Fe) et nous allons faire aux États cette année."

"Ce match a été incroyable pour nous d'obtenir une victoire 3-0," a déclaré la deuxième année Lison Stoffel. "Nous étions prêts pour eux par rapport aux dernières semaines. Nous avons travaillé très dur sur les liens et la chimie de notre équipe et je pense que nous avons trouvé la bonne chose à faire sur le terrain. C'était tellement incroyable avec tant d'énergie."

"Je suis très fière de nous," a déclaré la étudiante en deuxième année Giulia Rodrigues. "Pour moi, j'ai l'impression que nous avons bien mérité cette victoire et je sais que pour moi, j'en avais vraiment besoin en tant que joueur, mentalement et physiquement. Je suis très fier que nous ayons pu obtenir cette victoire, terminer jusqu'au bout et pousser jusqu'au bout point par point au lieu d'attendre de jouer le rattrapage. Nous nous sommes battus jusqu'à la fin et je suis content que nous ayons eu un doublage aujourd'hui."

Avant le match, l'heure de début était initialement supposée être à 18h, mais Santa Fe était en retard en raison de l'arrêt de l'I-75 suite à un accident, le match a donc été repoussé à 18h15.

Dans le premier set, les lamantins ont commencé avec une avance de 6-4 avant que le set ne soit à égalité à 11 chacun. Après quelques ajustements, les Lamantins ont enchaîné 3-0 avant de remporter le premier set.

Dans le deuxième set, alors qu'il était à égalité à quatre chacun, les Lamantins ont ensuite enchaîné 5-0 avant de prendre une avance de 13-7 et finalement le set d'un as de Stoffel.

Dans le troisième et dernier set, les Lamantins ont connu un départ lent en étant menés 9-4, mais après une course de 7-1, les Lamantins ont égalé à 10 chacun avant que les Lady Saints n'appellent un temps mort. Après que les Lady Saints aient pris une avance de 16-12, les lamantins ont continué à se battre et ont finalement pris le set pour sceller la victoire.

C'est la recrue Anllel Caballero Fernandez qui a mené l'offensive des lamantins alors qu'elle a terminé avec 13 attaques marquantes, cinq récupérations et quatre blocs. Sa camarade de classe Lana Sandanom a suivi avec huit attaques décisives et trois récupérations.

La sophomore Jazmin Spencer, bien qu'elle soit à trois attaques décisives de moins qu'un double-double, a connu l'un de ses meilleurs matchs défensifs alors qu'elle a terminé avec un sommet en carrière de 13 récupérations pour accompagner sept attaques décisives, deux as et deux blocs.

Stoffel a remporté son premier double-double avec les lamantins alors qu'elle a terminé avec 15 passes décisives et 12 récupérations pour accompagner deux as, tandis que la étudiante en deuxième année Kaylee Forman était à deux récupérations d'un double-double alors qu'elle a terminé avec 11 passes décisives, huit récupérations et un as.

"Je pense que j'ai bien fait là-bas," a dit Stoffel à propos de son jeu. "J'ai fait quelques erreurs avec mes mains, mais dans l'ensemble, je suis assez content de mon jeu."

"Lison a trouvé ses frappeurs incroyablement bien," a déclaré Burnett sur Stoffel.

Défensivement, avec les 13 récupérations de Spencer et les quatre blocs de Fernandez, ce sont Jideofor et Rodrigues qui ont ouvert la voie. Jideofor avait cinq blocs (un solo) à faire avec quatre attaques décisives, une passe décisive, deux as et quatre récupérations.

"J'avais l'impression d'avoir fait mon travail et j'ai senti que c'était encourageant de garder mon équipe sous contrôle et de s'assurer que nous faisions notre travail ensemble dans son ensemble," a déclaré Jideofor à propos de son match.

Pendant ce temps, Rodrigues, qui était à deux passes d'un double-double, a récolté 15 récupérations, huit passes et un as.

"Nous avons joué avec quelques systèmes défensifs différents et nous avons continué à la pousser à devenir une leader vraiment forte sur le terrain et ce soir, c'est sorti," a déclaré Burnett à propos de Rodrigues. "Celui que nous avions besoin d'avoir enfin gélifié et tout le monde était là où ils devaient être, donc je suis super fier de Giulia pour ses efforts ce soir."

Les étudiants de deuxième année Kaysha Kahai-Enos (un kill et deux blocs), Jennifer Rivera (un dig) et Faith Blaise (trois kills et un dig) et la recrue Shelby McGee (cinq dig) ont également contribué au match.

Remarques:

Pour Stoffel, c'était sa première victoire collégiale dans sa carrière après avoir été transférée de l'Independence Community College où ils sont allés 0-21.

Pour Jideofor, elle a récemment été nommée Joueuse défensive de la semaine FCSAA.

"C'est une bénédiction," a déclaré Jideofor lors de la distinction. "

"Gagner le joueur défensif de la semaine est un exploit extrêmement rare pour un contreur central alors que ce sont généralement les spécialistes défensifs, mais l'énergie, le leadership, la ténacité et le courage d'Adelene la mettent au défi à chaque jeu," a déclaré Burnett sur Jideo pour avoir remporté le FCSAA DPOW. "Elle est vraiment un monstre défensif quand elle est au filet. Elle ne descend pas s'il y a une erreur, elle y retourne et va à nouveau après. Vous pouvez recevoir quelques appels de violation, mais elle ne recule pas au lieu de cela, elle reste agressive. Elle l'a mérité cette semaine et les universités devraient l'examiner pour cela. Elle change la donne. "

Suivant:

Les lamantins sont de retour sur la route alors qu'ils se rendent à Melbourne pour affronter l'est de la Floride (4-11, 2-9 Suncoast) le samedi après-midi 9 octobre à 15 heures.

SCF VB Gets First Dub of Season: Spanish Edition (SCF VB Obtiene el Primer Doblaje de la Temporada: Edición en Español)

Bradenton, Fla - Por fin, el equipo de voleibol de SCF (1-11, 1-9 Suncoast) aseguró su primera victoria de la temporada al blanquear a Santa Fe (2-12, 1-9 Suncoast) 3-0 (25- 22, 25-19, 25-20) en Hal Chasey Gymnasium. Con la victoria, los manatíes ahora están 4-4 contra las Lady Saints.

"Esta noche, vimos quiénes somos realmente,"dijo el entrenador en jefe Lynn Burnett. “Vimos destellos de quiénes somos realmente en los momentos de la conferencia, cuando llevaríamos a los mejores equipos de la nación y a los 20, por lo que ha sido un proceso delicado y desafiante para encontrar la química correcta, la combinación correcta, el momento y el lugar correctos y ellos toman todo lo que han aprendido en la práctica y lo llevan a la cancha, mientras tienen confianza en sí mismos para llevarlo a la cancha y eso es lo que vimos esta noche.”

"¿Fue perfecta esta combinación? No. ¿Hay margen de mejora? Absolutamente sí. En general, esta fue la base y la pieza que necesitábamos."

“Sentí que en este juego, como equipo, todos nos unimos,” dijo la estudiante de segundo año Adelene Jideofor. “Fuimos disciplinados y ejecutamos cuando lo necesitábamos. Cuando entramos, no comenzamos el set, entramos fuertes y jugamos el juego que todos sabíamos jugar y el equipo que venció a FSW, y tomó un set de ellos, regresó y venció a este equipo (Santa Fe) y vamos a viajar a los estados este año.”

“Estoy muy orgulloso de nosotros,” dijo la estudiante de segundo año Giulia Rodrigues. “Para mí, siento que nos merecíamos esta victoria y sé que para mí, realmente lo necesitaba como jugador, mental y físicamente. Estoy muy orgulloso de que pudiéramos obtener esta victoria, terminar y empujar hasta el final punto por punto en lugar de esperar hasta ponernos al día. Luchamos hasta el final y me alegro de haber recibido un doblaje hoy."

Antes del partido, originalmente se suponía que la hora de inicio sería a las 6 pm, pero Santa Fe se retrasó debido a que la I-75 se cerró debido a un accidente, por lo que el partido se retrasó a las 6:15 pm.

En el primer set, los Manatíes comenzaron con una ventaja de 6-4 antes de que el set estuviera empatado a 11 cada uno. Después de algunos ajustes, los Manatees hicieron una racha de 3-0 antes de llevarse el primer set.

En el segundo set, mientras estaba empatado a cuatro cada uno, los Manatíes luego hicieron una carrera de 5-0 antes de tomar una ventaja de 13-7 y finalmente el set de un as de Stoffel.

En el tercer y último set, los Manatíes tuvieron un comienzo lento al estar abajo 9-4, pero después de una carrera de 7-1, los Manatíes empataron a 10 cada uno antes de que las Lady Saints pidieran un tiempo muerto. Después de que las Lady Saints tomaran una ventaja de 16-12, los manatíes continuaron luchando y finalmente tomaron el set para sellar la victoria.

Fue la estudiante de primer año Anllel Caballero Fernández quien lideró la ofensiva de los manatíes, ya que terminó con 13 remates, cinco ataques y cuatro bloqueos. Su compañera de clase Lana Sandanom siguió con ocho muertes y tres excavaciones.

La estudiante de segundo año Jazmin Spencer, a pesar de estar a tres asesinatos menos de un doble-doble, tuvo uno de sus mejores juegos defensivos ya que terminó con 13 ataques, el máximo de su carrera, junto con siete asesinatos, dos ases y dos bloqueos.

Stoffel ganó su primer doble-doble con los Manatíes, ya que terminó con 15 asistencias y 12 ataques para acompañar dos ases, mientras que la estudiante de segundo año Kaylee Forman estuvo a dos dígitos de un doble-doble ya que terminó con 11 asistencias, ocho ataques y un as.

"Creo que lo hice bastante bien," dijo Stoffel sobre su juego. "Cometí un par de errores con mis manos, pero en general estoy bastante contento con mi juego."

"Lison encontró a sus bateadores increíblemente bien," dijo Burnett sobre Stoffel.

Defensivamente, junto con las 13 excavaciones de Spencer y los cuatro bloqueos de Fernández, fueron Jideofor y Rodrigues los que abrieron el camino. Jideofor tenía cinco bloqueos (uno en solitario) para completar cuatro asesinatos, una asistencia, dos ases y cuatro ataques.

"Sentí que hice mi trabajo y sentí que era alentador mantener a mi equipo bajo control y asegurarme de que estábamos haciendo nuestro trabajo juntos como un todo," dijo Jideofor sobre su juego.

Mientras tanto, Rodrigues, que estuvo a dos asistencias de un doble-doble, tuvo 15 ataques, ocho asistencias y un as.

"Jugamos con algunos sistemas defensivos diferentes y continuamos presionándola para que sea una líder realmente fuerte en la cancha y esta noche salió," dijo Burnett sobre Rodrigues. "La que necesitábamos para finalmente cuajar y todos estaban donde tenían que estar, así que estoy muy orgulloso de Giulia por su esfuerzo esta noche."

Los estudiantes de segundo año Kaysha Kahai-Enos (una matanza y dos bloqueos), Jennifer Rivera (una excavación) y Faith Blaise (tres muertes y una excavación) y la estudiante de primer año Shelby McGee (cinco excavaciones) también contribuyeron en el juego.

Notas:

Para Stoffel, fue su primera victoria universitaria en su carrera después de transferirse del Independence Community College, donde terminaron 0-21.

Para Jideofor, recientemente fue nombrada Jugadora Defensiva de la Semana de la FCSAA.

"Es una bendición," dijo Jideofor sobre el galardón. "Definitivamente recé para obtener esto y dije que algún día obtendría esto y estoy muy agradecido de ganarme ese elogio."

"Ganar el jugador defensivo de la semana es una hazaña extremadamente rara para un bloqueador central cuando generalmente son los especialistas defensivos, pero la energía, el liderazgo, la tenacidad y el coraje de Adelene desafían cada jugada," dijo Burnett sobre Jideofor ganar FCSAA DPOW. "Ella realmente es un monstruo defensivo cuando está en la red. No se baja si hay un error, regresa allí y lo persigue de nuevo. Es posible que reciba un par de llamadas de infracción, pero ella no retrocede. apagada, en cambio, se mantiene agresiva. Se lo ganó esta semana y las universidades deberían estar mirándola por eso. Ella cambia las reglas del juego."

Hasta la próxima:

Los manatíes están de vuelta en la carretera mientras viajan a Melbourne para enfrentarse al este de Florida State (4-11, 2-9 Suncoast) el sábado por la tarde, 9 de octubre a las 3 pm

SCF VB Gets First Dub of Season

Bradenton, Fla - At long last, the SCF volleyball team (1-11, 1-9 Suncoast) secured their first win of the season as they shutout Santa Fe (2-12, 1-9 Suncoast) 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20) at Hal Chasey Gymnasium. With the win, the Manatees are now 4-4 against the Lady Saints.

“Tonight, we saw who we really are,” said head coach Lynn Burnett. “We saw glimpses of who we really are at the times of conference, when we would take the top teams in the nation and to the high 20s, so it has been a delicate, challenging process of finding the right chemistry, the right mix, the right time and right place and them taking everything they have learned in practice and bringing it to the court, while having confidence in themselves to bring it to the court and that's what we saw tonight.”

"Was this match perfect? No. Is there room for improvement? Absolutely yes. Overall, this was the foundation and piece that we needed for."

“I felt like this game, as a team, we all came together,” said sophomore Adelene Jideofor. “We were disciplined and we executed when we needed to. When we came in, we didn't start the set down, we came in strong and played the game we all knew how to play and the team that beat FSW, and took a set from them, came back and beat this team (Santa Fe) and we're going to make to states this year.”

“This match was amazing for us to get a 3-0 win,” said redshirt freshman Lison Stoffel. “We were ready for them compared to the last few weeks. We worked really hard on our team bonding and chemistry and I think we found the right thing to do on the court. It was just so amazing with so much energy.”

“I'm very proud of us,” said sophomore Giulia Rodrigues. “For me, I feel like we well deserved this win and I know that for myself, I really needed this as a player, mentally and physically. I'm very proud that we could get this win, finished through and pushed to end point-by-point instead of waiting until playing catch-up. We fought to the end and I'm glad we got a dub today.”

Prior to the match, the start time was originally suppose to be at 6 pm, but Santa Fe was running late due to I-75 being shutdown from an accident, so the match was pushed to 6:15 pm.

In the first set, the Manatees started with a 6-4 lead before the set was tied at 11 apiece. After a few adjustments, the Manatees went on a 3-0 run before taking the first set.

In the second set, while it was tied at four apiece, the Manatees then went on a 5-0 run before taking a 13-7 lead and eventually the set from a Stoffel ace.

In the third and final set, the Manatees got off to a slow start by being down 9-4, but after a 7-1 run, the Manatees tied it at 10 apiece before the Lady Saints called a timeout. After the Lady Saints took a 16-12 lead, the Manatees continued to fight and eventually took the set to seal the win.

It was freshman Anllel Caballero Fernandez that lead the Manatees offense as she finished with 13 kills, four digs and two blocks. Classmate Lana Sandanom and sophomore Jazmin Spencer followed with seven kills each. Sandanom added three digs, while Jazmin Spencer, despite being three kills shy of a double-double, had one of her best defensive games as she added a career-high 12 digs, two aces and two blocks.

Stoffel earned her first double-double with the Manatees as she finished with 13 assists and 11 digs to go along with two aces, while sophomore Kaylee Forman was two digs shy of a double-double as she finished with 11 assists, eight digs and an ace.

"I think I did pretty good out there," said Stoffel on her game. "I did make a couple of mistakes with my hands, but overall I'm pretty happy with my game."

"Lison found her hitters incredibly well," said Burnett on Stoffel.

Defensively, along with Spencer's 12 digs, it was Jideofor and Rodrigues that lead the way. Jideofor had five blocks (one solo) to go with four kills, one assist, two aces and two digs.

"I felt like I did my job and I felt like it was encouraging to keep my team in check and to make sure we were doing our job together as a whole," said Jideofor on her game.

Meanwhile, Rodrigues, who was one dig and three assists shy of a double-double, had nine digs, seven assists and one ace.

"We played with a few different defensive systems and we continued to push her to be a really strong leader on the court and tonight it came out," said Burnett on Rodrigues. "The one that we needed to have finally gelled and everybody was where they needed to be, so I'm super proud of Giulia for her effort tonight."

Sophomores Kaysha Kahai-Enos (one kill and two blocks), Jennifer Rivera (one ace) and Faith Blaise (three kills and one block) and freshman Shelby McGee (two digs) also contributed in the game.

Notes:

For Stoffel, it was her first collegiate win in her career after transferring from Independence Community College where they went 0-21.

For Jideofor, she was recently named the FCSAA Defensive Player of the Week.

"It's a blessing," said Jideofor on the accolade. "I definitely prayed that I would get this and said that one day I would get this and I am so grateful to earn that accolade."

"Winning defensive player of the week is an extremely rare feat for a middle blocker when it's usually the defensive specialists, but Adelene's energy, leadership, tenacity and grit challenges her every play," said Burnett on Jideofor winning FCSAA DPOW. "She truly is a defensive monster when she's at the net. She does not get down if there's a mistake, she goes right back in there and goes after it again. You may get a couple of violation calls, but she doesn't back off, instead she stays aggressive. She earned it this week and universities should be looking at her for that. She's a game-changer."

Up Next:

The Manatees are back on the road as they travel to Melbourne to take on Eastern Florida State (4-11, 2-9 Suncoast) Saturday afternoon, October 9 at 3 pm

SCF VB Sets Sight With Doubleheader French Edition (SCF VB met la vue avec un programme double Édition française)

Bradenton, Floride - L'équipe de volley-ball SCF (0-8, 0-7 Suncoast) est toujours à la recherche de sa première victoire de la saison alors qu'elle rentre chez elle au Hal Chasey Gymnasium. Les lamantins organiseront un programme double alors qu'ils accueilleront Polk State (2-8, 1-5 Suncoast) pour l'action de la Suncoast Conference et RV Monroe College (20-3) le samedi 2 octobre. Le premier match contre Polk State commencera à 11 h avant face à Monroe à 16h.

Dernière sortie:

Les lamantins sortent d'une défaite 3-0 sur la route du #1 de l'État du sud-ouest de la Floride. Ils affrontent les Buccaneers plus tôt dans la saison à domicile, s'inclinant 3-1.

L'étudiant de première année Anllel Caballero Fernandez et l'étudiant en deuxième année Jazmin Spencer sont toujours en tête en attaque. Fernandez a actuellement 85 attaques marquantes, 57 récupérations, 11 as et 16 blocs (six en solo), tandis que Spencer a 74 attaques marquantes, sept as et 46 récupérations. Contre FSW, Fernandez a réussi huit attaques décisives, trois as, trois récupérations et quatre blocs, tandis que Spencer a réussi quatre attaques décisives, sept récupérations et un bloc.

La recrue Lana Sandanom a été un facteur de wild card pour l'équipe offensivement car elle a 26 attaques marquantes et 13 récupérations. Sandanom a réussi six attaques décisives et deux récupérations contre FSW.

Les étudiants de deuxième année Kaylee Forman et Lison Stoffel continuent de faire tourner les passes décisives. Forman mène avec 180 passes décisives, tandis que Stoffel a 41 passes décisives et 26 récupérations. Contre FSW, Forman a été limité à cinq passes décisives et une récupération, tandis que Stoffel a mené le match avec 14 passes et trois récupérations.

Défensivement, mis à part Caballero Fernandez, la étudiante en deuxième année Adelene Jideofor mène avec 20 blocs (neuf en solo) pour 29 attaques décisives, tandis que Rodrigues mène avec 82 récupérations. Jideofor a réussi un kill et sept blocs contre FSW, tandis que Rodrigues a réussi neuf récupérations.

Clés des matchs:

1. Communiquer, communiquer, communiquer : les lamantins doivent trouver un moyen de communiquer pour éviter les erreurs d'attaque coûteuses et les occasions manquées de marquer des chances

2. Ne baissez pas la garde lorsque vous tenez une avance dans tous les sets

3. Terminer l'exécution dans chaque ensemble

Scoutisme État de Polk:

Les Eagles viennent de perdre contre #5 Miami Dade (3-0) et Indian River State (3-2) et sont sur une séquence de trois défaites consécutives.

Les sophomores Morgan Madasz et Maria Munoz mènent l'offensive avec respectivement 31 et 30 attaques marquantes. Madasz a également 10 blocs à son nom, tandis que Munoz a 62 as.

La recrue Valentina Bahamon mène avec 15 blocs, tandis que la étudiante en deuxième année Elly McInerney a 55 passes décisives.

À l'origine, les lamantins devaient affronter les Eagles le 18 septembre, mais cela a été reporté après qu'un des entraîneurs de Polk State ait été testé positif pour COVID-19.

Scoutisme Monroe:

Le Monroe College est situé à New Rochelle, New York et est membre de la Mid-Hudson Conference (NJCAA Region XV). Ils sont dirigés par l'entraîneur-chef Nephtali Delgado Reyes qui entame sa 10e saison comme entraîneur-chef des Mustangs.

Les Mustangs entrent dans le match sur une séquence de 14 victoires consécutives et reçoivent actuellement des votes dans le Top 20 des sondages nationaux de la NJCAA. De plus, il s'agit de leur deuxième voyage en Floride (le premier était à Ft. Myers lors de la bataille FSW au tournoi de plage où ils sont allés 1-3).

Lors de leur dernier affrontement, ils ont battu le Florida State College à Jacksonville 3-0 à Jacksonville mercredi dernier. Avant d'affronter le SCF, les Mustangs affronteront l'Eastern Florida State College à Melbourne le vendredi 1er octobre à 18 h et affronteront le #15 Hillsborough à Tampa samedi matin avant de faire le voyage d'une heure à Bradenton pour affronter les Lamantins.

Les étudiants de première année Leanisse Solano et Yaliancis Flores ouvrent la voie aux Mustangs offensivement avec respectivement 207 (Solano) et 202 (Flores) kills. Solano a également 157 fouilles à son nom, tandis que Flores en ajoute 116. En fait, Solano et Flores sont deux des quatre joueurs avec au moins 100 éliminations. Les deux autres joueurs sont Alondra Ramos (126 kills) et la recrue Alisha Callender (119 kills).

Utilisant probablement une double rotation de passeurs, Callender (388 passes décisives) et la recrue Lyanis Rios (383 passes décisives) ouvrent la voie aux passes décisives. Callender est également le leader des Mustangs aux as (75), tandis que Rios suit avec 51.

Défensivement, la recrue Valeria Trinidad mène l'équipe avec 43 blocs à faire avec 11 attaques décisives, tandis que sa camarade de classe Laura Panigua mène avec 391 récupérations et 111 passes décisives.

Historique de la série:

Dans l'ensemble, les Lamantins ont une fiche de 9-11 contre les Eagles et de 0-2 contre les Mustangs.

Les deux matchs seront diffusés sur le SCF Sports Network.

Lien : https://portal.stretchinternet.com/scf/

SCF VB Sets Sight With Doubleheader

Bradenton, Fla. -  The SCF volleyball team (0-8, 0-7 Suncoast) are still on the search for their first win of the season as they return home to Hal Chasey Gymnasium. The Manatees will host a doubleheader as they welcome Polk State (2-8, 1-5 Suncoast) for Suncoast Conference action and RV Monroe College (20-3) Saturday, October 2. Match one vs Polk State will start at 11 am before facing Monroe at 4 pm.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of a 3-0 loss on the road to #1 Florida Southwestern State. They face the Buccaneers earlier in the season at home, losing by a score of 3-1.

Freshman Anllel Caballero Fernandez and sophomore Jazmin Spencer still lead the path on offense. Fernandez currently has 85 kills, 57 digs, 11 aces and 16 blocks (six solo), while Spencer has 74 kills, seven aces and 46 digs. Against FSW, Fernandez had eight kills, three aces, three digs and four blocks, while Spencer had four kills, seven digs and a block.

Freshman Lana Sandanom has been a wild card factor for the team offensively as she has 26 kills and 13 digs. Sandanom had six kills and two digs against FSW.

Sophomores Kaylee Forman and Lison Stoffel continue to rotate on assists. Forman leads with 180 assists, while Stoffel has 41 assists and 26 digs. Against FSW, Forman was held to five assists and one dig, while Stoffel lead the match with 14 assists and three digs.

Defensively, aside from Caballero Fernandez, sophomore Adelene Jideofor leads with 20 blocks (nine solo) to go along with 29 kills, while Rodrigues leads with 82 digs. Jideofor had one kill and seven blocks against FSW, while Rodrigues had nine digs.

Keys to the Matches:

1. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate: The Manatees have to figure out a way to communicate to avoid costly attack errors and missed opportunities for scoring chances

2. Don't let guard down when holding a lead in all sets

3. Finish execution in each set

Scouting Polk State:

The Eagles are coming off of losses to #5 Miami Dade (3-0) and Indian River State (3-2) and are on a three-match losing streak.

Sophomores Morgan Madasz and Maria Munoz lead the offense with 31 and 30 kills respectively. Madasz also has 10 blocks in her name, while Munoz has 62 digs.

Freshman Valentina Bahamon leads with 15 blocks, while sophomore Elly McInerney has 55 assists.

Originally, the Manatees were scheduled to face the Eagles on September 18, but it was postponed after one of Polk State's coach tested positive for COVID-19.

Scouting Monroe:

Monroe College is located in New Rochelle, New York and are a member of the Mid-Hudson Conference (NJCAA Region XV). They are led by head coach Nephtali Delgado Reyes who enters his 10th season as head coach for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs enter the matchup on a 14-match winning streak and are currently receiving votes in the NJCAA Top 20 National Polls. Additionally, this is their second trip in Florida (first one was in Ft. Myers in the FSW Battle at the Beach Tournament where they went 1-3).

In their last matchup, they defeated Florida State College at Jacksonville 3-0 in Jacksonville this past Wednesday. Prior to facing SCF, the Mustangs will face Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne Friday night, October 1 at 6 pm and play #15 Hillsborough in Tampa Saturday morning before making the one hour trip to Bradenton to face the Manatees.

Freshmen Leanisse Solano and Yaliancis Flores lead the path for the Mustangs offensively with 207 (Solano) and 202 (Flores) kills respectively. Solano also has 157 digs in her name, while Flores adds 116 digs. In fact, Solano and Flores are two of the four players with at least 100 kills. The other two players are sophomore Alondra Ramos (126 kills) and freshman Alisha Callender (119 kills).

Likely using a double setter rotation, Callender (388 assists) and freshman Lyanis Rios (383 assists) lead the way in assists. Callender is also the Mustangs' leader in aces (75), while Rios follows with 51.

Defensively, freshman Valeria Trinidad leads the team with 43 blocks to go with 11 kills, while classmate Laura Panigua leads with 391 digs and 111 assists.

Series History:

Overall, the Manatees are 9-11 against the Eagles and 0-2 against the Mustangs.

Both matches will be on the SCF Sports Network.

Link: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/scf/

SCF VB Falls in Second Chance vs #1 FSW

 Ft. Myers, Fla - The woes for the SCF volleyball team (0-8, 0-7 Suncoast) continue as they fell to #1 FSW (13-2, 8-0 Suncoast) 3-0 (18-25, 16-25, 14-25) at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Ft. Myers. With the loss, the Manatees are now 0-6 against the Buccaneers, while FSW's winning streak continues at 10 straight matches.

Offensively, it was freshman Anllel Caballero Fernadez that lead the Manatees as she finished with eight kills, three aces, three digs and four blocks. Classmate Lana Sandanom followed with six kills, one ace, two digs and a block. Sophomore Jazmin Spencer rounded out the offense with four kills, seven digs and a block.

Defensively, sophomore Adelene Jideofor lead the way with seven blocks (one solo) to go along with one kill and two digs, while classmate Giulia Rodrigues had nine digs to go along with one ace.

Sophomore Lison Stoffel lead the way with 14 assists, one kill and three digs, while classmate Kaylee Forman had five assists and one dig.

Sophomores Faith Blaise (one dig) and freshmen Taryn Wright (one ace) and Shelby McGee (one dig) also contributed in the match.

For the Buccaneers, sophomore Maria Petkova was one dig shy of a double-double as she lead the team with 11 kills, nine digs and a block. Classmate Jonisha Carr followed with seven kills, and three blocks.

Sophomore Fiona Baker lead with a double-double of 22 assists and 10 digs, while freshmen Arianna Rossi and Barbara Koehler each had two aces. Rossi added eight digs to her name, while Koehler added two kills, an assist, four digs and a block.

Defensively, sophomore Riley Oglevie lead with five blocks to go along with four kills.

In the first set, the Manatees jumped off to a 7-4 lead, but a costly service error caught them off-guard as the Buccaneers took a 13-7 lead on a 9-0 run before they took the first set. The second and third sets were no different for the Buccaneers as they sealed the deal for the win.

Up Next:

The Manatees still continue to look for their first win as they return home to Hal Chasey Gymnasium Saturday, October 2. The Manatees will host a doubleheader as they welcome Polk State (2-7, 1-4 Suncoast) at and RV Monroe College (20-3).