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."
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