Bradenton, Fla - The SCF volleyball team (6-9, 1-4 Sun Lakes South) will now head on the road for a lite trip as they travel to Avon Park to take on South Florida State College (2-6, 1-4 Sun Lakes South) at the Panther Gymnasium Saturday afternoon, September 17 at 3 pm.
The Manatees hold the series 12-4 over the Panthers.
Last Time Out:
The Manatees are coming off of earning their first conference win in the Sun Lakes Conference as they defeated Pasco-Hernando State 3-1 at home this past Wednesday night.
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)
National Noise:
Sophomores Lana Sandanom and Shelby McGee and freshmen Kendall Steinert, Bella Rebimbas, Haylee Rhoads, Caelen Cook and Shelby Pillow have been making a lot of noise not just for SCF, the Sun Lakes and the state, but nationally as well.
Sandanom, who had 11 kills, two blocks and two digs in the win over Pasco-Hernando, currently has 156 kills and 16 blocks (two solo). She is currently #1 in state in kills and #36 in the nation.
McGee had 15 digs and an ace against Pasco-Hernando State. McGee currently has 224 digs (#1 in state; #40 in nation) and 13 aces this season.
Steinert has 454 assists (8.29 per set), 154 digs, 27 aces and 18 blocks (four solo). She is #1 in the state in assists and tied for #4 in aces, while nationally, among all setters, she is #4 in digs, #5 in kills, #10 in assists, #3 in total blocks, #3 in points, #4 attacks and #4 in points per set. Steinert earned her eighth double-double of the season against Pasco-Hernando as she finished with 44 assists and 12 digs. This was her fourth match with 40+ assists.
Rebimbas, the predominant hybrid player, currently has 103 kills (#10 state, #119 nationally), 176 digs (#3 state), 14 blocks and 10 aces. She had six kills and 10 digs against Pasco-Hernando.
Rhoads is also ranked #119 in kills nationally and #10 in the state. Currently, she has 103 kills and 31 blocks (nine solo). Rhoads finished with 13 kills and five digs against Pasco-Hernando.
Cook is currently ranked #86 nationally in kills (#7 in state). She currently has 115 kills, 49 digs and 10 blocks. Against Pasco-Hernando State, Cook had 10 kills and two digs in the win.
Pillow, the main middle blocker, currently has 92 kills (#161 nationally, t-#16 state) and 39 blocks (16 solo; #2 in state; #51 nationally). She had six kills and three blocks against Pasco-Hernando.
All five hitters (Sandanom, Rebimbas, Rhoads, Cook and Pillow) were all ranked in the top-132 in kills at the DII level. No other team has done that so far.
As a team, they are ranked #11 in the nation in kills (638 and counting), #14 in digs (991), #10 in assists (591), #17 in points (760.5) and #9 in attacks (1,898). They are the only DII Florida team that is ranked the highest in kills, digs, assists and attacks.
French Connection:
Sophomore Lison Stoffel has increased a big role after switching to libero. Currently, Stoffel has 152 digs (second on the team), 59 assists and 20 aces (second on the team). She had 19 digs and two aces against Pasco-Hernando.
Wild Life:
Freshmen Rachel Carroll and Bailey Perry remain the wildcard players in the rotation. Carroll currently has 75 digs and nine aces in her name, while Perry has 26 digs in her name. Against Pasco-Hernando, Carroll surpassed her season-high with 15 digs and three aces, while Perry contributed with two digs.
Scouting South Florida State:
The Panthers are coming off of a 3-1 loss against #15 Gulf Coast State and are currently in fourth place in the south division standings while entering the contest on a five-match losing streak. They will play St. Pete College Friday afternoon, September 16, prior to playing SCF.
Freshman Jayleen Santiago currently leads the offense with 52 kills and 10 blocks. Sophomore Isabella Hurtado follows with 49 kills and 13 blocks.
Defensively, freshman Rachel Skyles leads with 16 blocks (three solo) and 32 kills, while sophomore Yeishlanie Reyes leads with 133 digs.
How to Keep Up:
Fans can keep up with the Manatees on all forms of social media
Social Media Links -
Instagram: @volleyball_SCF
Twitter: @SCFVolleyball
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCFvolleyball
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