Bradenton, Fla - The SCF volleyball team (6-9, 1-4 Sun Lakes South) fought tooth and nail as they secured their first conference win of the season as they defeated Pasco-Hernando State (5-10, 2-4 Sun Lakes South) 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-19) at Hal Chasey Gymnasium. It was their first conference win in the DII Sun Lakes South Division.
“Defensively, they really came together,” said head coach Lynn Burnett. "What I tracked on stats for the first set, we gave them eight digs that we gave them on our blocking errors, but the next set we came out and cut in half and didn't look, which was huge for our defensive chances to be able to set our offense up for success and that's what we did tonight. They worked together and communicated really well and that was helped us get the win."
“We did start off a little slow or 'sluggish in a bowl of spaghetti' as coach Lynn (Burnett) would say,” said freshman Caelen Cook. "After that, we picked it up with our energy and found a way to finish without going to five sets and that was good for us. It felt great in the end getting our first conference win since we will get a second chance to face the teams we faced earlier in the season, so it's good that we got the win to help us move up in the standings."
“Overall, we had a great defense against Pasco,” said freshman Haylee Rhoads. "I thought Rachel (Carroll) did an amazing job jumping in at the libero spot in the first set. We were killing them (Pasco-Hernando) on tips and finding open spots so we can get the win. This win was so important to us because it effects our seeding, so it was crucial that we had this win and we really needed it tonight."
The first set saw the Bobcats take advantage of several attack errors from the Manatees. While the Manatees did try to catch up and cut the deficit, a final Bobcat kill secured the first set.
After making some careful adjustments, the Manatees were able to take the second set thanks to a kill by sophomore Lana Sandanom. A few more adjustments to the rotation lead to a Cook kill in the third set before she got the final kill for the win in the fourth set.
Three Manatees lead the way in double-digit kills and five had double-digit digs. It was Rhoads that lead the way with 13 kills, four digs and one assist. Sandanom followed with 12 kills, one dig and three blocks, while Cook rounded out the order with nine kills and two digs.
"I thought I did good out there," said Rhoads on her game. "Some of the kills were miss-hits, but miss-hits are the best hits. I had to take time to adjust and was happy with my defense tonight, especially playing backrow, which is exciting."
"I definitely need to work on some of my spots and finding the floor better," said Cook on her game. "But I was a lot more aggressive on my attacks."
Freshman Kendall Steinert secured her eighth double-double of the season as she finished with 42 assists, 10 digs, one kill and one block.
Freshman Bella Rebimbas and Shelby Pillow played strong roles offensively and defensively. Both each had six kills apiece with Rebimbas adding 10 digs, one block and one ace, while Pillow added three blocks and two digs.
Defensively, alongside Rebimbas and Pillow, sophomore Shelby McGee lead the way with 15 digs and one ace. Classmate Lison Stoffel added 12 digs, two assists and two aces, while freshman Rachel Carroll added 11 digs, one assist and three aces. Freshman Bailey Perry also contributed with one dig in one set.
Other Sun Lakes Scores:
#15 Gulf Coast State (12-0, 5-0 Sun Lakes North) defeated Itawamba CC (10-2) 3-1 and Pensacola Christian (4-6, 2-2 NCCAA) 3-0. The Commodores will face Coastal Alabama - South (6-6, 5-2 ACCC) Tuesday night, September 20 at 6 pm on the road.
St. Pete College (3-5, 2-3 Sun Lakes South) defeated Lake Sumter State (5-6, 2-3 Sun Lakes North) 3-2. The Titans will play South Florida State (2-6, 1-4 Sun Lakes South) Friday night, September 16 at 6 pm, while the Lakehawks take on Florida State College at Jacksonville (2-2, 2-2 Sun Lakes North) Friday afternoon, September 16 at 4 pm.
Palm Beach State (1-6, 1-5 Sun Lakes South) got swept by #10 Hillsborough (10-3, 1-1 Suncoast) 3-0. The Panthers will take on Pasco-Hernando State Saturday afternoon, September 17 at 3 pm.
Sun Lakes Conference Standings:
North -
1. #15 Gulf Coast State (12-0, 5-0)
2. #13 St. John's River (11-4, 5-0)
3. RV Pensacola State (6-3, 4-1)
4. FSCJ (2-2, 2-2)
5. Lake Sumter (5-6, 2-3)
South -
1. SPC (3-5, 2-3)
2. PHSC (5-10, 2-4)
3. SCF (6-9, 1-4)
4. SFSC (2-6, 1-4)
5. PBSC (1-6, 1-5)
Up Next:
The Manatees return to the road for conference play as they travel to Avon Park to take on South Florida State Saturday afternoon, September 17 at 3 pm at the Panther Gym.
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