Bradenton, Fla - The SCF beach volleyball team look to move past the 2021 season and set their sights on the 2022 season with extensive additions for their schedule.
Last Time Out:
The Manatees come off of finishing last season 6-4 overall. Their four losses were against NCAA DII teams Florida Southern and St. Leo.
The team is lead by head coach Lynn Burnett, who enters her third season as head coach for the Manatees. Burnett is also the head coach for the indoor volleyball team. She is joined by first-year assistant coach Emily Kalmink.
New Bloods:
With the departures of Leilani Wilcox-Nanai, Lisa Jaunet, Bailey Sikkema and Gracee Carpino, Burnett was able to secure two official newcomers to the roster: Anna Chechelnytska and Yeva Serdiuk.
Anna Chechelnytska:
A native of Ukraine, Chechelnytska, a sophomore, joined the Manatees fall 2021 after transferring from conference rival St. Pete College. She played indoor volleyball for the Lady Titans and finished the shortened spring 2021 season tied for second on the team in kills (75) and third on the team in digs (67). This will be her lone season with the team as she has committed and will transfer to Stetson University with three years of eligibility remaining.
Yeva Serdiuk:
Serdiuk is a true freshman and joins fellow countrywoman Chechelnytska from Ukraine. In her beach career, Serdiuk primarily teamed up with her partner Daria Romaniuk and competed in several beach tournaments in Europe, primarily at the FIVB in Ukraine and Hungary.
Key Returners:
As far as returners, Burnett was able to bring back three returners from the beach team last season: Ana Broadhead, Kayla David and Carolina Moffatt. Additionally, she added members from the indoor volleyball team: Essence Bundrage, Kaylee Forman, Shelby McGee, Giulia Rodrigues, Lana Sandanom, Lison Stoffel and Taryn Wright.
Schedule Breakdown:
The Manatees will first play an exhibition at home against Ave Maria (NAIA) (January 29) before opening the season at home against St. Pete (February 4) and then going on to face Webber International (NAIA) in a doubleheader on the road (February 5).
After another home match against SPC (February 11), the Manatees will be on the road in neutral grounds for the next six matches as they first travel to Palm Beach to face off against to take on St. John's River State and Lake Sumter State (February 18) and Tavares to take on Lake Sumter State again and Palm Beach State at Hickory Point Beach (March) before traveling to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern College (NCAA DII) (March 5).
After another morning home match against Eckerd (NCAA DII) (March 18), the Manatee will head out of state for the first time as they travel to Macon, Georgia for the two-day Bears Beach Bash (March 26-27), hosted by Mercer University (NCAA DI). They will take on St. Leo (NCAA DII), host Mercer, Carson-Newman (NCAA DII) and Jacksonville University (NCAA DI) before returning home for their sophomore day matches against Palm Beach State and St. John's River State (April 8) to conclude the regular season.
From there, it's back to Tavares, Florida for the first annual two-day AVCA Two-Year College Tournament at Hickory Point Beach (April 14-15) before heading to Palatka for the JUCO Pairs Championship (April 29-30).
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