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.
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