SCF Volleyball Closes Season at Districts

Palatka, Fla - The #7 seed SCF volleyball team (12-15) ended their season for 2022 at the opening round of the Gulf District Tournament as they fell to #2 seed (#19) Gulf Coast State (24-3) 3-0 (14-25, 23-25, 21-25).

Earlier Matches:

Before SCF played Gulf Coast State, there were matches before them.

#4 seed Palm Beach State (12-6) shutout #5 seed South Florida State (8-12) 3-0, while #3 seed and host St. John's River State (21-14) shutout Northwest Mississippi (15-14) 3-0. As a result of their losses, South Florida State and Northwest Mississippi moved down to the loser bracket.

After the matches, the Manatees were up and while they fought in the second and third sets, it was ultimately not enough as the Commodores took the win to advance to the next round.

It was freshman Haley Rhoads that lead the offense and front row defense as she finished with 16 kills (.348) and six blocks. Classmates Caelen Cook and Shelby Pillow followed along with Cook finishing with nine kills, three digs and two blocks, while Pillow rounded out the order with seven kills and three blocks.

In setting, freshman Kendall Steinert secured her 17th double-double on the year as she finished with 38 assists, 12 digs, four kills and three aces.

On back row defense, it was freshman Bailey Perry that lead with a career-high 28 digs, five kills, three aces and three blocks. Classmate Bella Rebimbas and sophomore Shelby McGee followed with 12 and 13 digs respectively. Rebimbas added four kills, two assists and a block, while McGee added two assists.

Sophomore Lison Stoffel (nine digs, two assists and two aces) and freshman Rachel Carroll (five digs) also contributed in their final match of the season.

Notes:

With her 38 assists, Steinert now has 884 in her career and has surpassed Gracee Carpino (859, 2019-20) for fifth all-time. She will need 85 next season to surpass Kierston Smith (2011-12) for fourth all-time and be the fourth setter to reach 1,000 career assists.

Stoffel's final two assists put her at 534 in her career.

Rhoads was named a member of the NJCAA Gulf District All-Tournament Team.

Perry's 28 digs put her in the FCSAA 25 Dig Club.

Up Next:

This concludes the season for indoor volleyball and for sophomores Lison Stoffel, Shelby McGee and Lana Sandanom. The Manatees will now focus on beach season and defending their national championship for the 2023 season.