SCF VB Falls in Home Opener

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Bradenton, Fla - The SCF volleyball team (4-5) put together a strong third set, but it was not enough as they fell to #12 DI Hillsborough (7-2) 3-1 (17-25, 14-25, 25-19, 11-25). The Manatees are now 5-21 against the Hawks.

"This was important for us because we needed to see how well our offense we built so far was going to work and how effective it was going to be against the top talent in the country," said head coach Lynn Burnett. "When our passes our on, our offense is pretty solid and unstoppable and that's what we needed to see. It also helped us to see the sections of offense we need to bring to the table. They ran very well and it was good for our team to be able to see it and defend against it. They're starting to learn how to read the platforms and passers before they make contact on the ball so they can get a jumpstart to get ready on defense and it was really important for them to see these things tonight and they did well with it."

"We got every ball that we could, we talked and played our hardest in this match with all our hearts," said sophomore Shelby McGee.

"I think, especially in the third set, we kept our energy up, communicated very well and passed the ball consistently," said freshman Caelen Cook. "That's always the biggest thing that coach Lynn (Burnett) tells us. She tells us that the best way to win a match is aggressive serving and consistent passing is what will help us. Even when we didn't do so well in the other sets, we kept fighting for every point."

"I think the team did great out there," said freshman Shelby Pillow. "They hardly let a ball hit the floor and were very aggressive. We were all trying our best. Yes, HCC is the number 12 team in the nation, but I think the next time we play them, we will for sure have improved by then and tweak up the little things we can work on and we'll be ready to beat them next time."

While the Manatees put valiant effort into the first set by taking a 9-4 lead, the Hawks would take control of the Manatees' mistakes on offense to claim the first set. The Hawks would then secure the second on a kill.

The Manatees however would not go down without a fight as they took the third set thanks to a kill by freshman Bella Rebimbas, but the shining opportunity ended as the Hawks took the final set.

It was sophomore Lana Sandanom that lead the Manatees' offense as she finished with 11 kills and two blocks. Cook would follow with eight kills and four digs, while Pillow rounded out the order with four kills, one dig and one block.

"I think there's a favor for improvement and I need to work on it in practice," said Cook. "But I thought I did well."

"Caelen has a unique style of her own when it comes to her power," said Burnett on Cook. "She can blast her way to more than a couple of blocks just like tonight and she found that floor at the line on the hard cross, which is exactly what we asked her to do and she did it very well."

Freshman Kendall Steinert lead the way in passing as she finished with 28 assists, one ace, three kills and five digs. On the service line, sophomore Lison Stoffel had three aces to go along with three digs and one assist.

Defensively, Rebimbas lead the way with 17 digs to go along with five kills, while McGee followed with 14 digs and two assists.

"I think I played very well," said McGee on her game. "There were some mistakes I made, but I thought I did well."

Sophomore Kat McCall (one ace) and freshmen Haylee Rhoads (four kills, one assist, one block and two digs), Rachel Carroll (one ace and one dig) and Kloe Pinto (one dig) also contributed in the match.

Notes:

This was the home opener for the Manatees.

"Sure, it would be really nice to win the home opener, but things happen the way they happen, especially with schedules," said Burnett. "But we always look to see that it happened for a reason and it was meant to be like that."

"I wasn't very nervous about it, being as I'm a sophomore and it's not the first time I played in our home opener," said McGee.

Freshman Bailey Perry returned to the rotation after suffering an injury during the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament in Rockford, Illinois.

Other Sun-Lakes Scores:

North Division -

Pensacola State College (4-2) defeated Coastal Alabama - East 3-1 on the road.

Pasco-Hernando State (3-5) swept Trinity College of Florida 3-0 at home. The Bobcats will face Hillsborough at home Wednesday night, August 31 at 6 pm.

Up Next:

The Manatees will play in their conference opener on the weekend as they first will travel to Panama to take on #18 Gulf Coast State College (5-0, 1-0 Sun-Lakes South) Friday night, September 2 at 6 pm before traveling two and a half hours west to Pensacola to take on Pensacola State College Saturday afternoon, September 3 at 1 pm (12 pm central).

SCF Welcomes HCC in Home Opener

Bradenton, Fla - After completing their first eight matches on the road, the SCF volleyball team (4-4) return home to Hal Chasey Gymnasium Tuesday night, August 30 at 6 pm as they welcome in-state rival #16 Hillsborough (6-2) for the matchup.

The Manatees are currently 5-20 against the Hawks (2012-present) all-time.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of returing from Illinois to claim 3-0 sweeps in a tri-match against NCCAA teams Trinity College of Florida and Johnson University Florida in New Port Richey.

It was the first time in many seasons that the Manatees had a record that had more wins than losses or was at even.

Can You Smell What Caelan is Cooking?:

Freshman Caelen Cook made a big impact in the tri-match on Friday as she lead both matches with 11 kills each. Cook currently has 60 kills (second most on the team), 21 digs and six blocks.

The French Phenoms Strike Again:

Sophomores Lana Sandanom and Lison Stoffel have improved dramatically since last year. Sandanom leads the offense with 72 kills and seven blocks (two solo) while Stoffel has 40 assists, 38 digs and eight aces. 

Block Life:

Despite not playing in the tri-match, freshman Shelby Pillow still remains a key anchor on the Manatees' defense. Pillow currently leads the team with 17 blocks (nine solo) to go along with 48 kills (tied for third most).

Steinert on Set Incline:

Freshman Kendall Steinert has been a key element in assists and serving. Steinert currently has 200 assists, 73 digs and 16 aces in her name with three double-doubles in assists and digs. In the tri-match, Steinert had a double-double against Johnson University Florida (26 assists and 14 digs) and 44 assists combined in both matches.

McGee's Digging it:

Sophomore Shelby McGee is currently leading the backrow defense in her new role. McGee currently has 133 digs, 21 assists and nine aces in her name so far. She had 23 digs, six aces, including a career-high five against Johnson University Florida, and six assists in the tri-match.

McCall for the Call:

Sophomore Katarina "Kat" McCall has also played a strong rotation between defensive specialist and libero since transferring from Penn State Beaver University. McCall currently has 20 digs and nine aces in her name so far, which includes a season-high five aces against Trinity College in the tri-match.

Wildcard House:

As far as wildcard players, freshmen Bella Rebimbas, Haylee Rhoads, Rachel Carroll and Kloe Pinto lead the path.

Rebimbas, the more hybrid player of the four, currently has 43 kills (fifth most on the team), 91 digs and six aces. She had 13 kills and 15 digs combined in the last two matches.

Rhoads has 48 kills, 14 digs and 16 blocks (five solo). She had 10 kills and four blocks in the tri-match.

Carroll, who primarily serves and plays backrow, currently has 25 digs and four aces in her name.

Pinto has earned starts in her last two matches while currently having 10 digs and three kills.

Scouting HCC:

The Hawks are coming off of splitting in the FSW Battle at the Beach Tournament in Fort Myers where they earned upset wins over #9 Central Wyoming College (3-1) and #1 Iowa Western CC (3-1) while losing two matches over #12 Jefferson College (3-1) and #14 Utah State Eastern (3-0). They are currently ranked #16 in the NJCAA DI polls.

Sophomore Svenja Rodenbusch leads the way for the Hawks offense with 91 kills, 72 digs and 10 blocks, while classmates Alice Munari (67 kills, 76 digs and 19 aces) and Elena Buellemer (143 assists, 15 aces and 47 digs) follow suit.

Defensively, sophomore Janna Morrissey leads the way with 114 digs and 13 aces, while freshman Chalinda Lederer leads the team with 21 blocks (five solo) and 19 kills.

How to Keep Up:

The match will air on the SCF Sports Network and fans can keep up with the team on all forms of social media:

Livestream link - https://portal.stretchinternet.com/scf/

Social Media -

Instagram: @volleyball_SCF

Twitter: @SCFVolleyball

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCFvolleyball

General Admission is $5 and $3 for children/seniors

Students that show their student ID will gain free admission to all matches.

Promos:

The match will be dubbed as Faculty Appreciation Night for all teachers and administrators at SCF.

SCF VB Sweeps Tri-Match on Road

New Port Richey, Florida - The SCF volleyball team (4-4) wrapped up their eight-match road trip as they swept Trinity College of Florida (0-2) and Johnson University Florida (1-1) in a tri-match both by a score of 3-0 (vs Trinity: 25-12, 25-8, 25-14; vs Johnson University Florida 25-19, 25-10, 25-14) at the New Port Richey Recreational and Aquatic Center in New Port Richey, Florida.

"I'm very satisfied with how the girls did," said head coach Lynn Burnett. "Even through the disadvantages of players getting injured, they all stepped up and worked hard to getting these two wins. I'm so proud of them, even while I was not able to be with them physically and to pull off two wins over two NCCAA colleges is amazing."

*"I am really proud of how the girls played throughout both matches," said freshman Kendall Steinert. "I'm especially proud of Kloe and Caelen for stepping up into the outside and middle since we were down three players right now. We all learned a lot about each other this past weekend in Rockford, so we applied it to our matches today and conquered the court."

"In the first match there wasn't very much ball control on the other side, so we just expected a free ball. The second game was much scrappier where we had amazing offense and great defense."

SCF vs Trinity:

The first set saw the Manatees start off with a 6-0 run before the Tigers got their first point, but it barely fazed the Manatees as they breezed through the first set as sophomore Lana Sandanom was able to put the first set away with a final kill. The second set played saw the Manatees take advantage of several attack and service errors from the Tigers before Sandanom, once again, sealed the set with another kill.

The third set saw the Manatees struggle for a couple of times, but they would brush off the Tigers' chances as sophomore Lison Stoffel would seal it with a final kill for the clean sweep.

It was Cook that lead the Manatees offense in the first match as she finished with 11 kills, two digs and a block. Sandanom would follow with seven kills, while freshman Isabella Rebimbas rounded out the order with six kills, one ace and six digs.

Steinert would finish with 18 assists, five digs, one kill, one ace and one block in two sets. Stoffel would take over the third set as she finished with eight assists, one ace, one kill and seven digs.

Defensively, it was sophomore Shelby McGee that lead the way in double-digit digs as she finished with 12 digs, one ace and two assists.

Sophomore Kat McCall lead the serving game with five aces and five digs.

Freshmen Rachel Carroll (two aces and three digs), Emily Lyons (three kills and one block), Kloe Pinto (one kill and two digs) and Haley Rhoads (two kills) also contributed in the first match.

SCF vs Johnson University Florida:

The first set started to scare the Manatees as the Lady Suns crept close to their lead, but it would not faze the Manatees as they sealed the win in all three sets.

Cook would once again lead the Manatees' offense as she finished with 12 kills over the Suns. Rhoads would follow as she finished with eight kills, four blocks (two solo), one assist and one dig, while Rebimbas rounded out the order with seven kills, nine digs, two blocks, two assists and one ace.

Steinert would secure a double-double in the second match with 26 assists and team-leading 14 digs to go along with three kills and two aces.

"I thought I played good defense," said Steinert on her performance. I do need to work on my communication on the court. As a setter, I run the offense on the court and my voice always needs to be heard, but I thought I did really well out there."

McGee lead the defense and serving game as she finished with 11 digs, a team-leading and career-high five aces and four assists.

Sandanom (six kills), McCall (one dig), Stoffel (three aces and four digs), Carroll (one ace and three digs) and Pinto (two kills, two assists and one dig) also contributed in the second match.

Notes:

For the first time since 2015, the Manatees went even or higher on their record.

Burnett was not with the team due to family reasons. Assistant coach Craig Wolfe took Burnett's place.

*side note: Steinert is the first player to do a postgame interview with me this season and the first indoor player to do so on the road.

Up Next:

The Manatees will have their home opener at Hal Chasey Gymnasium as they welcome rival Hillsborough (7-2) Tuesday night, August 30 at 6 pm.

"I love home games," said Steinert on the home opener. "I can't wait for our first one. I have watched some film on HCC and I definitely think that they are a beatable team. As long as we stay in-system and keep our communication up, we can win. I am ready to execute on our home court."

SCF VB Wraps Up Road Trip

Bradenton, Fla - After being out of state for the first time since 2014, the SCF volleyball team (2-4) return back to Florida to wrap up their eight-match road trip as they travel one and a half hour towards New Port Richey for a tri-match. The Manatees will face host Trinity College of Florida and Johnson University - Florida at the New Port Richey Recreational and Aquatic Center Friday afternoon, August 26 at 2 pm (vs Trinity) and 4:30 pm (vs Johnson University - Florida).

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of opening the season out of state as they traveled to Rockford, Illinois for the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament. There, they claimed wins over Illinois Central (3-1) and Ancilla College at Marian University (3-0) while falling in tight matches against #16 Hawkeye CC (3-2), Moraine Valley CC (3-2) and #1 Parkland College (3-1). They would also fall to #11 Grand Rapids CC (3-0).

It was the first time since 2014 that the Manatees traveled to another state for a tournament outside of Florida (2014, NJCAA National Volleyball Tournament in Casper, Wyoming).

Pillow Fight Block Party:

Freshman Shelby 'Shelbow' Pillow has lead a strong defense with a strong offense through the first six matches of the season. Pillow leads with 17 blocks (nine solo) and 48 kills.

French Phenoms:

Sophomore Lana Sandanom leads the entire offense with 59 kills and seven blocks (two solo). Against Ancilla College, Sandanom set and then surpassed her career-high with 16 kills.

Classmate Lison Stoffel also set her career-high in assists against Parkland College with 26. Stoffel has 32 assists and 27 digs in her name so far this season.

McGee on Defense:

Sophomore Shelby 'Shelee' McGee leads the backrow side of the defense as she leads with 110 digs and 15 assists. McGee, who played as an outsider hitter last season, transitioned that role to libero to gain a better opportunity. 

In fact, during the first two matches, she set and reset a career-high in digs (28, original career-high vs Moraine Valley; 29, current career-high vs Hawkeye CC) and as a result she was named to the FCSAA 25 Dig Club twice and the first Manatee to reach it since Giulia Rodrigues did during the spring 2021 season (3/9/21 vs St. Pete).

Steinert Sets it Up:

Freshman Kendall Steinert played a strong role in all six matches as the starting setter and on the service line. Steinert currently has 156 assists, 35 digs and 13 aces.

Personal Opinion- Honestly, Steinert reminds me of current FGCU setter Chelsea Lockey. The fact that Steinert and Lockey are similar in style on their setting is quite amazing.

Southwest Hybrid Style*:

Freshman Isabella 'Bella' Rebimbas has brought a noise to the Manatees as a hybrid player. Rebimbas, a graduate of Barron Collier High School, played in all six matches in the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament as she has 30 kills, 76 digs and four blocks.

*Side Note: A hybrid in this term is a player that plays a key role on the offensive and defensive side.

Debuts:

Aside from the debuts of Pillow, Steinert and Rebimbas, sophomore Kat McCall and freshmen Rachel Carroll, Caelen Cook, Haylee Rhoads, Bailey Perry, Rhea Kohl, Emily Lyons and Kloe Pinto also made their debuts for the Manatees. McCall joined the team after transferring from Penn State University - Beaver (USCAA).

Scouting Trinity College of Florida:

Trinity College of Florida is located in Trinity, Florida and represent the NCCAA (National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association) and are lead by head coach Rachel Noble, who enters her 11th season as head coach.

The Tigers are coming off of finishing their previous season (2020) 5-11 overall with a 4-5 record in conference play. They decided to opt out of the the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key possible returners for the Tigers include Madison Furtado (153 kills, 22 aces and 188 digs) and Makayla Fassnacht (134 kills and 30 blocks)

Last season, the Manatees were schedule to play Trinity, but the match was ultimately cancelled.

Scouting Johnson University - Florida:

Johnson University - Florida hails from Kissimmee, Florida and also represent the NCCAA. They are lead by second-year head coach Yanira Abreu, who is the reigning NCCAA DII Region Coach of the Year.

The Lady Suns are coming off of a 5-12 record overall from last season with a 5-5 record in conference play before falling the NCCAA South Region Tournament.

Key returners for the Suns include rising senior Emi Weekly (175 kills, 131 digs, 25 blocks) and rising sophomore Johanlly Sosa (249 kills, 16 aces, 216 digs and 18 blocks). Sosa led the nation in kills and points (278.5 points) while being named Freshman of the Year and NCCAA Second Team All-American with Weekly.

How to Keep Up:

The matches will likely air on Trinity College of Florida's Facebook or YouTube Page. Fans can also keep up with the Manatees on all social media platforms.

Instagram: @volleyball_SCF

Twitter: @SCFVolleyball

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCFvolleyball

Possible Livestream Links:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/trinitycollegefl

YoutTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TrinityCollegeofFlorida/featured

SCF VB Splits on Final Day of NJCAA OWT

Rockford, Illinois - The SCF volleyball team (2-4) wrapped up their weekend at the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament at the RV Health Sports Factory in Rockford, Illinois with a split as they shutout Ancilla College at Marian University (0-2) 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-14) before falling to #1 Parkland College (3-1) 3-1 (12-25, 14-25, 25-22, 15-25).

"I was very impressed by their resilience, grit and ability to go with the flow as the rotations and lineups changed several times," said head coach Lynn Burnett. "They had such a great attitude and definitely were all in. While we did lose to Parkland, facing them was a solid because we were ready for that and excited about facing the number one team in the nation and defending champions. The girls expressed how they would much rather play a team like that than any other team earlier in the day that was easy and just junky, but Parkland has an incredible middle, a big block that they know how to run it effectively through the seams and our girls just hung in there with them and we found ways to score from many of our players. Lana had an incredible match as well as Shelby Pillow, so to see what they implemented the whole way and what was a beatable team is incredible."

"One of the big takeaways from this weekend was that this team can truly compete with the top teams in the country as we look to make our journey to Iowa."

SCF vs Ancilla:

The first set saw the Manatees off to a fast 5-0 start after a kill from freshman Caelen Cook, a kill and block from classmate Shelby Pillow, an ace from freshman Kendall Steinert and a Charger attack error before the Chargers called timeout and got their first point from a Manatee block error. The Manatees would however recover as sophomore Katarina McCall, who made her first start at libero, hit two straight aces before classmate Lana Sandanom hit two kills of her own to make it 13-4 before sealing the first set with a kill to the right back-row with an assist from McCall.

The Manatees would get off to another 5-0 run off the bats thanks to kills from Cook and Sandanom and an advantage of a service and attack error from the Chargers before they got their first point. The Manatees would not be blundered as Sandanom would continue getting kills, while McCall got another ace before the Chargers called a timeout.

After the Chargers got their seventh point, with the score 13-7 SCF, the Manatees would get seven straight points before the Chargers got their final point on a Manatee attack error, but it would barely faze the Manatees as Pillow (three kills and one solo block) and Sandanom (one kill) secured the final five points to take the second set.

In the third set, the Manatees faced a tough start as the Chargers scored four straight points off a couple of attack errors and were down 4-1, but another kill/solo block combo by Pillow and a Charger ball-handling tied the game at 4-4 before Sandanom and freshmen Bella Rebimbas and Haley Rhoads made it 10-6 SCF with kills of their own.

The Manatees diminished after a timeout and a serving error from freshman Kloe Pinto, an attack error from Rhoads and a couple of Charger kills make it 12-12 before the Chargers took their first lead and forced the Manatees to call a timeout. After the timeout and a Charger service error, the Manatees regained the lead off of a Rhoads ace and two Charger ball-handling errors to make it 16-13. From there, despite a few hiccups, it was smooth sailing for the Manatees as Stoffel would seal the third set with a final ace for the win.

Sandanom lead the Manatees offense for the second time this season as she set a new career-high with 16 kills. Pillow would follow as well as lead the defense as she finished with 13 kills and three solo blocks.

Steinert would finish with a double-double of 20 assists and 16 digs to go along with two kills and an ace in two sets. Stoffel took charge in the remainder of the match at the setter position as she finished with four assists, two aces and six digs.

Alongside Pillow's defense, Rebimbas had 14 digs and three kills, while McCall finished with seven digs, three assists and two aces.

Cook (four kills and one dig), Rhoads (three aces and two digs) and freshmen Rachel Carrol (six digs), Kloe Pinto (three digs) and Emily Lyons (one dig) also contributed in the match.

SCF vs #1 Parkland:

The first set was a struggle in for the Manatees as Steinert would only be pulled after a minor injury to the cheek. Burnett would then make an adjustment to the lineup as Stoffel would switch from defensive specialist to setter and put Pinto in to finish part of the set, but the Manatees would fall in the end of the set.

Set two was a little bit better for them as they fought to keep it close even with the Cobras taking the set.

The Manatees were stubborn in the third set as they did not want to get shutout like the match against Grand Rapids CC as they put their grit to the test. While they started rocky being down 3-0, they would get their first point off of a double block by Sandanom and Pillow, which would be followed by a Carroll ace and a Cobra attack error to tie it at 3-3. The set would go back-and-forth between ties and lead changes for the Manatees until a Pillow kill and a McGee ace extended the Manatees lead in the set by three before the Cobras called timeout after the Manatees lead went up to 19-14. After the timeout, the Cobras creeped to cut the deficit to three, but the Manatees continued to fight as Sandanom hit a final kill to give the Manatees the third set up by three.

The fourth set gave the Manatees some momentum, but it was not enough for them as the Cobras kept the lead with a final ace for the win.

Sandanom lead the way offensively as she finished with 11 kills and four blocks (one solo). She finished with a combined 59 kills and 12 blocks. Pillow followed suit while leading the defense as she finished with eight kills, one assist and three blocks, while Rebimbas finished with eight kills and one dig.

Stoffel lead the way with a career-high 26 assists, two kills and five digs, while Steinert was limited to four assists and two digs after the injury.

Defensively, McGee had 18 digs, one assist and one ace, while McCall added seven digs and two aces.

Rhoads (five kills, one ace and two digs), Cook (two kills and one dig), Carroll (one aces and eight digs) and freshman Kloe Pinto (two digs) also contributed in the match.

Notes:

McCall made her debut after transferring from Penn State Beaver University (USCAA).

Up Next:

The Manatees return back to Florida as they will travel to Trinity to wrap up their eight match road trip with a tri-match against NCCAA teams Trinity College of Florida and Johnson University - Florida Thursday afternoon, August 25 at 2 and 4:30 pm.

SCF Splits Day Two of NJCAA OWT

Rockford, Illinois - Day two of the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament at RV Health Sports Factory in Rockford, Illinois proved to be a strong for the SCF volleyball team (1-3) as they split the second day by defeating Illinois Central (2-2) 3-1 (25-21, 25-14, 20-25, 26-24) before losing to #11 Grand Rapids CC (2-2) 3-0 (18-25, 22-25, 22-25).

SCF vs Illinois Central:

First set was a battle between both teams as they fought to claim the point, but a costly attack error from the Cougars gave the Manatees the first set. In the second set, it was serving that proved to be in favor for the Manatees thanks to three combined service aces from freshmen Kendal Steinert and Isabella Rebimbas and kills from classmates Caelen Cook and Haley Rhoads and sophomore Lana Sandanom, who received her first start this season.

With the Manatees up 21-10 after a kill by freshman Shelby Pillow, the Cougars would start to creep on offense for the next two points before back-to-back kills occurred from Rebimbas and Sandanom. After the Cougars got their final point off of a kill, Sandanom would seal the second set as the native of Toulouse, France would send a tip kill to the front left to give the Manatees a 2-0 lead.

The third and fourth sets also turned to dogfights similar to the first set as the Cougars would take the third set, despite the Manatees comeback from a couple of deficits of at least eight points. In the fourth set, the Manatees faced a challenge towards the end as they were down 23-21, but with their grit and will to not give up, while taking advantage of a Cougar ball-handling error and a kill from Sandanom, the Manatees would tie the set at 23 apiece before the Cougars called timeout.

After the timeout, the Cougars started with an attack before another timeout was called and a Manatee ball-handling error tied the match at 24 apiece, but the Manatees would take advantage of another attack error before Rhoads sealed it with a kill for their first win of the season.

Sandanom would lead the way offensively in the first match as she finished with a career-high 15 kills, one assist, two digs and one block. Rhoads would round out the order in double digit kills as she finished with 12 kills, two digs, one ace and four blocks (two solo).

Cook and Rebimbas followed with nine and six kills respectively. Cook added five digs, while Rebimbas added 10 digs, two aces, one assist and a block.

Freshman Kendall Steinert would lead with 35 assists, a season-high five aces, five kills, six digs and two blocks.

Alongside Rhoads' blocks, the defense was lead by Pillow and McGee. Pillow finished with four blocks (three solo), three kills and one assist, while McGee finished with 24 digs, four assists and one ace.

Sophomore Lison Stoffel contributed with two assists, one ace and five digs.

SCF vs #11 GRCC:

While the first set was challenging for the Manatees, the second and third set was their fighting chances, but they would ultimately fall as the Raiders secured the win.

Rebimbas lead the Manatees offensively as she finished with eight kills, two block, two aces, two assists and nine digs. Pillow would follow suit as she finished with seven kills, one dig and two blocks (one solo). Sandanom rounded out the order with five kills, one dig and two blocks.

Rhoads was the defensive leader as she finished with five blocks (two solo), three kills and three digs, while McGee added 11 digs, four assists and one ace. 

Steinert finished with 20 assists, three kills, three aces, one block and eight digs. She would finish day two with 53 assists, eight kills, nine aces, seven blocks and 11 digs.

Stoffel (five digs), Cook (two kills, one dig and two blocks) and freshmen Rachel Carroll (four digs) and Kloe Pinto (one assist) also contributed in the match.

Other Tournament Scores:

#1 Parkland (1-1) split their first day as they swept Roane State CC 3-0 before losing 3-2 to #3 Johnson County CC 3-2. As a result of the loss, the Lady Cobras' winning streak was halted at 39 straight wins.

Other Sun Lakes Scores:

St. Pete College (0-1) were swept by Eastern Florida State College (3-0) 3-0 in their season/home opener. The Titans remain at home and welcome the Webber International University Wednesday night, August 24 at 6 pm.

Up Next:

The Manatees will wrap up their Illinois weekend as they will face Ancilla College at Marin University (0-1) at 10 am eastern (9 am central) and #1 Parkland at 12 pm (11 am central).

SCF Volleyball Fall on Day One

Rockford, Illinois - The SCF volleyball team (0-2) were pushed to their limit on the first day of the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament in Rockford, Illinois, but ultimately they fell to Moraine Valley CC (1-1) (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 13-15) and #16 Hawkeye CC (2-0) (16-25, 16-25, 26-24 25-18, 7-15) both by a score of 3-2.

"The girls were ready and they were pumped when they stepped on the court and every single set that they played held their own," said head coach Lynn Burnett. "We belong here and we belong among them at the end of the season, even in the midst of the setbacks and challenges that we endured with these teams from a four to five hour drive while we flew and didn't get any sleep the night before, so it was traveling all day to literally step on to the court before the match, warmup and compete and they did incredible."

Prior to their first match, the Manatees literally left Bradenton at 3:30 am to get to Rockford. As noted, they were the only team from Florida that competed in the tournament.

SCF vs Moraine Valley CC:

The first set turned out to be a dog-fight as both teams exchanged leads, but the Lady Cyclones would take the first set 25-20.

Not wanting last season to haunt them, the Manatees played scrappy in the second set and continued fighting as freshman Rhea Kohl would seal it with a kill towards the left back-row. It would also be a scary moment for the Manatees as freshman Bailey Perry would leave the game due to an ankle injury.

After the Lady Cyclones took the third set, Kohl would seal the fourth set with another kill to force a fifth.

In the middle of the fifth set, Kohl would sustain an injury to her shoulder and would leave the game. Despite the tremendous effort, the Manatees would fall on a final Lady Cyclone kill.

Three Manatees would finish with double-digit kills and three would secure their first collegiate double-doubles. It was Kohl and freshman Caelen Cook that would lead the offense with 13 kills each for their double-doubles. Kohl added 14 digs and two blocks before her injury, while Cook added 10 digs and a block. Freshman Haley Rhoads rounded out the order with 11 kills, one dig, one assist and one block.

Freshman Kendall Steinert earned her first collegiate double-double with 44 assists and 15 digs to go along with three kills and one ace.

Defensively, aside from Rhoads' defense, sophomore Shelby McGee and freshman Shelby Pillow lead the way. McGee finished with career-high 29 digs, three assists and one killl, while Pillow had two blocks to go with seven kills and two assists. Freshman Bella Rebimbas also added 17 digs to go along with two kills and two assists.

Perry (three kills, one assist and three digs) and sophomore Lana Sandanom (three kills and two digs) also contributed in the match.

"Losing two of our outsider hitters (Perry and Kohl) and not having Amee (Beedle) with us was tough," said Burnett. "Most of the team was in tears and was like 'ok, the next up has to step in and make this happen. Lana (Sandanom), Caelen (Cook) and Bella (Rebimbas) literally stepped on to the court and learned their roles and everybody in their supports roles around them made it happen and we didn't skip a beat as a team and that really shows what teamwork, family and heart is embedded into the foundation of this team."

SCF vs Hawkeye CC:

Hoping for bounce back, the Manatees looked to challenge the Redtails, the #16 ranked team in the nation.

After the Redtails took the first two sets, the Manatees did not want to fall in straight set like last season, so we all the determination, they managed to seal the third set thanks to a kill by Rhoads

In the fourth set, the Manatees kept their spirit up as Pillow sealed it with a kill to force a fifth set.

In the fifth set, the Manatees were down. 6-1 before Burnett burned a timeout to give them some time. After the timeout, the Manatees continued to fight after two straight kills from Sandanom before the Redtails got a kill of their own. Cook would get one final kill before the Redtails sealed the fifth set with a final kill for the win.

Pillow would lead the Manatees offense and defense as she finished with 10 kills and three blocks to go along with one assist. She would finish day one with 17 kills and five blocks.

"Shelbow (Pillow) and Shelee (McGee) had so many heads up plays on defense and was just so dominant," said Burnett on Pillow and McGee. "Shelbow had stuff block after stuff block and shut down other teams' offense into areas and zones that Shelly can pick up and I'm so proud of them."

Sandanom would follow Pillow on the offensive end as she finished with nine kills, while Rhoads and Cook rounded out with eight and seven kills respectively. Rhoads added three digs and two blocks, while Cook added one block. Rhoads finished with 21 kills and five blocks total in both matchs, while Cook finished with 22 kills, nine digs and five blocks.

Steinert finished match two with 33 assists, one kill, three aces, seven digs and three blocks. She finished with 77 assists, three blocks, four aces and 22 digs combined in both matches.

Defensively, apart from Pillow's blocks, McGee would finish with 28 digs and three assists and finished with 47 digs and six assists, while Rebimbas added 15 digs to go along with four kills, one block and one assist while finishing with 32 digs, six kills and three assists.

Stoffel (one ace and six dig), and freshmen Emily Lyons (three kills and one dig), Kloe Pinto (two digs) and Rachel Carroll (one dig) also contributed in the game.

Notes:

1. This was the debuts of Perry, Rhoads, Kohl, Steinert, Rebimbas, Pillow, Cook, Lyons, Carroll and Pinto.

2. This was the first time since 2014 that the Manatees traveled outside of Florida.

Scores from Opponents:

#11 Grand Rapids CC (0-2) fell in their first two matches as they fell to #4 Iowa Central CC 3-1 and #3 Johnson County CC 3-0.

Morraine Valley CC defeated Central Lakes College-Brainerd 3-1 in their second match.

Illinois Central (1-1) split their first day losing the first match 3-1 against Southeastern Iowa before Des Moines Area 3-0 in the second match.

Other Sun Lakes Scores:

Pasco-Hernando State (1-1) split their tri-match losing 3-0 to Eastern Florida State before upsetting #18 Montgomery College (MD) 3-0 in the second match.

Up Next:

The Manatees remain in Rockford as they face Illinois Central (1-1) at 10 am (9 am central) and

#11 Grand Rapids CC  at 2 pm Saturday, August 20 before wrapping up the weekend against Ancilla College at Marian University and #1 Parkland College on Sunday, August 21.

SCF VB Opens Season Out of State

Bradenton, Fla - After months of preparation during the summer semester, the SCF volleyball team, in a new conference and new division, will open their season on the road for the first eight matches of the season. The Manatees will first travel to Rockford, Illinois for the three-day McHenry County Invitational (August 19-21) at the RV Health Sports Factory, hosted by Rock Valley College, where they will take on Moraine Valley CC, #16 Hawkeye CC, Illinois Central College, #11 Grand Rapids CC, Ancilla College of Marian University and #1 Parkland College as part of the NJCAA Opening Weekend Tournament. In fact, they will be the only team from Florida competing in the opening weekend tournament and it will be first time matchups against the first six teams for them.

Other teams participating in the tournament are as listed, but will not play the Manatees:

#4 Iowa Central

#3 Johnson County CC

Carl Sandburg College

Southeastern Iowa

De Moines Area College

Rochester

St. Clair County CC

RV Kansas City Kansas CC

Muskegon CC

College of DuPage

Kaskaskia CC

Iowa Lakes CC

Black Hawk College-Moline

Roane State CC (RV last year)

Williston CC

Bryant and Stranton

#6 Terra State CC

Central Lakes College-Brainerd

#7 Heartland CC

Waubonsee CC

#10 McHenry CC

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of finishing last season 2-16 overall with a 2-14 in the Suncoast Conference. They have not had a winning season since 2014 and have not had double digit wins since the 2017 season.

Numerous Changes:

After the 2021 fall season, the Manatees will leave the Suncoast Conference and move down to DII to play in the Sun Lakes Conference Southern Division. They will be with Palm Beach State, Pasco-Hernando State, South Florida State and St. Pete College in that division. In the Northern Division, it will consist of Florida State College at Jacksonville, Gulf Coast State, Lake Sumter State, Pensacola State and St. John's River State.

Meet the Head Coach:

The Manatees are lead by head coach Lynn Burnett, who enters her third season as full-time head coach after being named interim head coach in 2019 before becoming head coach in 2020. Burnett is also the head coach of the beach volleyball team. 

She is joined by first-year assistant coach Craig Wolfe.

Out With the Old, In With the New:

The Manatees have eight players that have moved on from the team: Kaysha Kahai-Enos, Jennifer Rivera, Giulia Rodrigues, Adelene Jideofor, Jazmin Spencer, Anllelivis Caballero-Fernandez, Jadyn Wallen, Faith Blaise and Haley Poole.

Rodrigues (UNC Asheville), Jideofor (Norfolk State), Caballero-Fernandez (Miami Dade College) and Poole (Andrew College) have all decided to continue to play collegiately at the next level.

Burnett was able to land 13 newcomers (three transfers) to join the team this season: Amee Beedle, Bailey Perry, Caelen Cook, Emily Lyons, Hayley Rhoads, Isabella Rebimbas, Katarina 'Kat' McCall, Kendall Steinert, Kloe Pinto, Rachel Carroll, Shelby Pillow and Rhea Kohl.

Amee Beedle:

Beedle, an outsider hitter/right side hitter from Wheaton, Illinois, joins the Manatees after playing two years with Vincennes University (NJCAA Region 24 DI) in Vincennes, Indiana. She will have one year of eligibility remaining in the NJCAA, but will sit out this season to maintain it.

As a member of the Trailblazers, Beedlle had a career of 225 kills, 34 aces, 498 digs and 18 blocks in 46 career matches and has the most experience in tournament play from a national standpoint as she has competed in the NJCAA Midwest District Championship Semifinals in both years as well as winning and being a runner-up in the NJCAA Region 24 DI Champions (Spring 2021, runner-up; Fall 2021, champions).

Prior to Vincennes, Beedle played at Wheaton North High School where she played two seasons on varsity. She finished her career with 288 kills, 230 aces, 237 digs and 34 blocks (nine solo) with the Falcons. During her sophomore year, her team were winners of the DuPage Valley Conference Tournament where they defeated Glenbard East in the finals.

Bailey Perry:

An outside hitter/right side hitter from Sebastian, Florida, Perry joins after graduating from Sebastian River High School.

As a member of the Sharks, she played three years of varsity where she finished her career with 192 kills, 206 digs, 21 blocks and 23 aces. In all three years, Perry helped lead the Sharks to three straight FHSAA 6A District Tournament appearances.

Caelen Cook:

A middle blocker from Satellite Beach, Florida, Cook joins the team after graduating from Satellite High School. As a member of the Scorpions, she started her freshman year at the junior varsity level where she had one kill and three aces before being moved up to varsity at the start of her sophomore year. From there, Cook helped lead the team to win three straight FHSAA 4A District Championships and three playoff appearances in the FHSAA 4A State Tournament with the last two reaching the final four (2020, 2021). 

In the end, Cook finished her career at Satellite with 395 kills, 118 aces, 99 blocks (65 solo) and 150 digs.

Emily Lyons:

A defensive specialist/outside hitter from Mayo, Florida, Lyons joins the Manatees after graduating from Lafayette High School where she was a four-sport athlete playing volleyball, basketball, softball and weightlifting.

As a member of the Hornets girls basketball team, she played five season where she averaged 3.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in 75 games total. Additionally,  Lyons helped the girls basketball team to the FHSAA 1A State Tournament during her junior and senior years.

With softball, Lyons had a career batting average of .107 with three hits, two RBI and 10 runs scored in 33 games during her junior and senior year while making an playoff appearance in the FHSAA 1A State Softball Tournament.

From the volleyball end, Lyons played two years on varsity and finished with 263 kills, 49 aces, 184 digs and 17 blocks. Additionally, she helped the Hornets volleyball team to two straight appearances in the FHSAA 1A Girls Volleyball State Tournament.

Haylee Rhoads:

A local product that plays middle blocker, Rhoads joins the Manatees after graduating from North Port High School. She will play both indoor and beach volleyball.

As a member of the Bobcats, Rhoads played all four years on varsity and finished her career with 536 kills, 88 aces, 179 blocks (178 solo) and 287 digs. She also helped the team to the FHSAA 7A District Tournament all four years of her career.

Isabella 'Bella' Rebimbas:

An outside hitter/right side hitter from Southwest Florida, Rebimbas joins the Manatees after graduating from Barron Collier High School in Naples, Florida.

As a member of the Cougars, Rebimbas played all four years on varsity where she finished her career with 296 kills and 161 digs in 244 sets played. Additionally, she helped Barron Collier get first place in districts, win four straight district championships (three in 5A) and make four straight appearances to states (2018, FHSAA 7A; 2019-21, FHSAA 5A) with three of them to the semifinals.

Her senior year was her most productive as she finished with 166 kills, 18 blocks and 59 digs, which included a career-high 14 against inner city rival Naples High School.

Katarina 'Kat' McCall:

McCall, a defensive specialist and local product from North Port, returns home after playing her freshman year at Penn State University - Beaver (USCAA) in Center Township, Pennsylvania. She will have one year of eligibility remaining. Historically, she is the first player from a USCAA college/university to join the Manatees and the first to transfer from a university since Sanja Vojnovic (2015, NAIA Columbia College).

As a member of the Nittany Lions, McCall finished her freshman year with 63 kills (3rd most on the team), 68 assists (2nd most), 39 aces (tied for 2nd most), 103 digs (4th most) and eight blocks in 23 matches.

Prior to Penn State Beaver, McCall played for Lemon Bay High School in Englewood, Florida under head coach Patrick Auer. As a member of the Manta Rays, she played her lone varsity year as a senior and finished with 102 kills, seven aces, 28 digs and five blocks. Before that, she played her first three seasons at Booker High School before earning a HOPE Scholarship to transfer to Lemon Bay.

Kendall Steinert:

A local setter from Englewood, Steinert joins after graduating from Lemon Bay High School and reunites with former teammate McCall. As a member of the Manta Rays, Steinert played her senior year on varsity where she helped the team to a 26-3 record overall with a 2-0 record in 4A District 8 and a trip to the regional finals of the FHSAA 4A State Tournament. She finished her lone varsity season with 795 assists (9.8 assists per match), 39 kills, 70 aces and 236 digs in 81 sets played. Additionally, she was named as one of 24 players to the Herald Tribune All-Area Volleyball Team from Manatee, Charlotte and Sarasota County.

Kloe Pinto:

An outside hitter/defensive specialist from Jacksonville, Pinto joins after graduating from Atlantic Coast High School. As a member of the Stingrays, she helped the team to four straight FHSAA 6A District Tournaments while being named a recipient of a scholarship for the USA Volleyball Florida Region.

Rachel Carroll:

A local setter/defensive specialist from Sarasota, Carroll joins after graduating from Sarasota High School. As a member of the Sailors, Carroll had over 1,000 assists and 500 digs in all four years of varsity while helping the team to districts in three of the seasons.

Shelby Pillow:

A middle blocker/right side hitter from Athens, Georgia, Pillow joins the Manatees after graduating from Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, Georgia. She played three years of varsity for the Bulldogs where she helped lead them to a trip to the GHSAA 6A State Tournament (2020). Pillow's senior year was her breakthrough year as she finished that year leading the team with 194 kills, 39 aces, 29 blocks (seven solo) and 33 digs in 70 sets played. 

Rhea Kohl:

Kohl is an outside hitter/right side hitter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada that joins the Manatees after graduating from Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto and is a member of the club team, Team Ontario. She is the first Canadian to play for SCF since Tessa Alyman (2012-2013).

In 2019, she was the youngest player to be in the top overall in points during the OVA U18 Series for Team Ontario Beach U18 Elite Athlete, had 90% of her finishes in the top 4 during the OVA U16, U18 and Youth Open beach tournaments with numerous partners while also placing second in the U16 Dig the Beach Florida Tournament in June 2019.

Prior to signing with SCF, Kohl originally committed to Stetson University for beach volleyball, but due to some issues she decided to sign with the Manatees.

Return Fire:

As far as returners, four returners rejoin the team for their sophomore seasons: Mikayla Lowe, Shelby McGee, Lana Sandanom and Lison Stoffel.

Lowe, a local middle blocker from Southeast High School in Bradenton, played in two matches where she produced one total block.

Transitioning from outside hitter to defensive specialist for this season, McGee finished her freshman campaign with three kills, 36 digs and one block in 15 matches played.

A native of Saint Denis, France, Sandanom, an outside hitter/right side hitter, played in 14 matches where she produced 62 kills, eight aces, 26 digs and 13 blocks.

After transferring from Independence CC in Kansas in 2021, Stoffel, a setter/defensive specialist, returns for a third year in the NJCAA after finishing her first year with the Manatees with 138 assists, three kills, 10 aces and 79 digs.

Fun Fact:

This will be the first time the Manatees travel outside of Florida since 2014 (NJCAA Tournament in Casper, Wyoming) and the first time traveling to Illinois.

Returning to Illinois Roots:

For Beedle, the weekend tournament for her will be a special moment for her. As noted, Beedle joined the Manatees after transferring from Vincennes University in Indiana with one year of eligibility remaining and this will be a 'welcome home' feel for her as her hometown of Wheaton is about an hour and a half from Rockford and she has family there.

"I'm excited to return home, especially with my family coming to see me," said Beedle. "When I showed them the schedule, they already said they're coming and are excited for it, so it's going to be a fun time for me."

Scouting Moraine Valley CC:

Moraine Valley CC hails from Palo Hills, Illinois and represents the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (NJCAA Region 4). The Lady Cyclones finished last season 15-6 overall with a 5-2 record in conference. They were the #1 seed in the NJCAA Region 4 Tournament before falling to Carl Sandburg College in the semifinals. The team is led by head coach Lauren Lorenz, who enters her seventh season as head coach.

Jaelyn Donald is one of the key returners for the Lady Cyclones. Donald finished her freshman campaign with  107 kills, 137 digs, 17 aces and 16 blocks while being named to the All-ISCC Second Team.

Scouting Hawkeye CC:

Located in Waterloo, Iowa, Hawkeye CC represents the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (NJCAA Region 11) and are lead by head coach Tyann Wolfensperger, who enters her fourth season as head coach. The Lady Redtails are coming off of finishing last season 23-10 overall with a 8-1 record in conference play for a second place finish. They were ranked #13 in the nation before falling in the finals of the NJCAA Region 11-B Tournament to #10 Kirkwood CC.

Key returners for the Lady Redtails include Carolina Aguilar (75 kills and 75 blocks), Allie Driscol (742 assists and 203 digs) and Haley Eckerman (190 kills and 54 blocks [38 solo])

As far as new recruits, they have signed six including Australian Darcee O'Laughlin and two from Iowa in Becca Platte and Ellie Gerdes.

Scouting Illinois Central:

Illinois Central is located in East Peoria, Illinois and represents the Mid-West Athletic Conference (NJCAA Region 24). They are lead by head coach Tracy Heffren, who enters her fourth season as head coach. The Cougars are coming off of finishing last season 28-15 overall while receiving votes in the NJCAA DII National Polls. They would fall in the finals of the District B Tournament and failed to make it to nationals for the first time since 2018.

Key possible returners for the Cougars include Gracie Schultz (338 kills, 17 aces and 136 total blocks) and Raquel Frakes (162 kills, 55 digs and 61 blocks).

Scouting Grand Rapids CC:

Grand Rapids CC is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and represents NJCAA Region 12 (Michigan Community College Athletic Association). They are lead by head coach Chip Will, who enters his 16th season as head coach. The Raiders are coming off of finishing last season 24-7 overall with a perfect 14-0 in conference play. They would finish ranked #6 in the nation before falling in the finals of the district tournament to #7 Terra State CC.

Key possible returners for the Raiders include Audrey Torres (302 kills, 50 aces, 297 digs and 38 blocks), Kara Hecht (125 kills, 27 aces and 175 digs), Shannon Russel (740 assists and 174 digs), Ola Nowak (396 digs, 412 assists and 38 aces) and Audrey Gower (326 digs, 34 aces and 71 assists).

Scouting Ancilla College:

Ancilla College is located in Donaldson, Indiana and joins fellow conference member Grand Rapids CC from NJCAA Region 12. They are lead by second-year head coach Shaun McAllister. Predominately Roman Catholic, the school merge with Marian University (NAIA) last year. The Lady Chargers are coming off finishing last season 0-16 overall with an 0-14 record in MCCAA Western Division. They have not had a winning season since 2016.

Key returners for the Lady Chargers include Leah Thompson (145 kills and 103 digs), Taytlynn Forrer (127 assists and 148 digs) and Victoria Highland (84 kills and 22 blocks).

Scouting Parkland College:

Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and join fellow conference member Illinois Central College from NJCAA Region 24. They are lead by head coach and 2018 NJCAA Hall of Fame Inductee Cliff Hastings, who enters his 14th season as head coach. Hastings is a three-time and the current, reigning and defending MWAC Coach of the Year. 

The Cobras are coming off of finishing last season 56-3 overall with a 5-0 record in conference play. They were ranked #3 in the NJCAA DII National Polls after they won their regular season championship and the NJCAA Region 24 District Tournament to qualify for the NJCAA DII National Tournament where they were victorious after going unbeaten by upsetting then #1 nationally ranked Cowley College in the championship match. Additionally, they are currently on a 38-match winning streak rolling over from the previous season.

Key returners for the Cobras include reigning MWAC Player and Freshman of the Year Kat Blaise (472 kills, 71 aces and 337 blocks [54 solo]), Arika Richardson (471 kills, 101 digs and 175 blocks), Josie Hess (838 digs and 79 aces), Sophie Young (1,976 assists, 411 digs, 148 blocks and 110 kills) and Halle Everett (304 kills, 132 digs and 59 blocks).

NJCAA OTW Times of Games (Central Time):

8/19/22:

Grand Rapids vs Iowa Central CC @11 am (12 pm EST)

Illinois Central vs Southeastern Iowa @ 12 pm (1 pm EST)

SCF vs Moraine Valley @ 12 pm (1 pm EST)

Moraine Valley vs Central Lakes College-Brainerd @ 2 pm (3 pm EST)

Illinois Central vs Des Moines Area @ 2 pm (3 pm EST)

Grand Rapids vs Johnson County CC @ 3 pm (4 pm EST)

SCF vs Hawkeye CC @ 4 pm (5 pm EST)

8/20/22:

SCF vs Illinois Central @ 9 am (10 am EST)

Hawkeye vs Kaskaskia @ 9 am (10 am EST)

Grand Rapids vs Carl Sandburg @ 10 am (11 am EST)

Parkland vs Roane State CC @ 11 am (12 pm EST)

Moraine Valley vs Iowa Central CC @ 1 pm (2 pm EST)

Illinois Central vs Rochester @ 1 pm (2 pm EST)

Parkland vs Johnson County CC @ 1 pm (2 pm EST)

SCF vs Grand Rapids @ 2 pm (3 pm EST)

Parkland vs Williston State @ 3 pm (4 pm EST)

Parkland vs Bryant and Stratton @ 4 pm (5 pm EST)

8/21/22:

Parkland vs Terra State CC @ 9 am (10 am EST)

SCF vs Ancilla College @ 10 am (11 am EST)

SCF vs Parkland @ 11 am (12 pm EST)

All the matches will be featured livestream on FloVolleyball and fans can keep up with the team on all social media platforms:

Instagram: @volleyball_SCF

Twitter: @SCFVolleyball

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livestream link: https://www.flovolleyball.tv

SCF BVB Takes JUCO Pairs Championship

Palatka, Fla - The SCF beach volleyball team closed out their season officially as they claimed the two-day JUCO Pairs Championship in Palatka at the South Ponte Vedra Beach Recreation Area.

 "Overall, the team did phenomenal," said head coach Lynn Burnett. "Three of our pairs battled it out down to the wire. While this was the end for our season, it's just the beginning of more great things to come."

Day One:

On the first day, three of the five pairs would advance to the first round of play. The duos of sophomore Ana Broadhead and freshman Yeva Serdiuk and sophomores Kayla David and Anna Chechelyntska received a first round bye before sweeping their opponent 2-0 in the second and third matches at the #1 and #2 spots. the duo of sophomore Giulia Rodrigues and freshman Shelby McGee would be the third team to advance after falling 2-1 in the first match before winning the second and third match to advance at the #4 spot.

The duo of sophomore Kaylee Forman and freshman Taryn Wright would be the first team to fall at the #3 spots after falling in both their matches. The French duo of sophomore Lison Stoffel and freshman Lana Sandanom would also fall as they finished 1-2 after winning the first match before losing the second and third match at the #5 spot.

Day Two:

On day two, the championship came down to the #1 and #2 pairs as Broadhead and Serdiuk would defeat Rodrigues and McGee to advance to the finals before defeating David and Chechelyntska in one set by a score of 30-28 to win the championship and get second place.

Congrats to the SCF beach volleyball team on an incredible journey after taking not just the inaugural Region 8 JUCO Pairs Championship and runner-up, but the inaugural AVCA Two-Year College Championship prior. Thank you for your passion and determination on reaching these milestones.

Up Next:

With the season and tournaments over, Burnett will now focus on her recruitments for the 2022-23 season.