VB Takes Thriller Over Lake Sumter State

Leesburg, Fla - After batting two hurricanes and limited practice, the SCF volleyball team (3-8, 3-8 Sun Lakes) pulled off a thrilling battle on the road as they defeated Lake Sumter State (8-11, 3-10 Sun Lakes) 3-2 (25-27, 29-27, 16-25, 25-18, 15-12).

The first set became neck and neck with both teams going beyond 25 points, but two back-to-back kills by the Lakehawks gave them the first set. The second set was in similar fashion with kills from freshman Aryanna Spainhower and the set going beyond 25 points, but kills by sophomore Jaycie Sheean and freshman Adasyn Konopka kept the momentum going for the Manatees before they sealed the set after a free-ball kill by sophomore Katrina Tallo.

The third set was in the favor of the Lakehawks despite a trying comeback by the Manatees, but the Manatees would respond in the fourth set as kills by Konopka and Spainhower and a Lakehawk attack error sealed the fourth set for the Manatees and force a fifth set.

Heading into the fifth set, Sheean's serving played a vital role in the beginning as she served back-to-back aces before the Lakehawks secured their first point, but the Manatees would make up from the point with a 6-2 run thanks to kills by Spainhower and freshmen Lily Shoemaker and Ericka Freeman made it an 8-3 set before switching sides. After being up 11-4, the Lakehawks would attempt a comeback of their own and cut the Manatees lead to 13-12, but a final push and a final kill by Sheean would seal the victory for the Manatees.

It would be Spainhower that lead the way offensively as she secured her sixth double-double with a season-high 22 kills and 21 digs. She also added one ace, four assists and a season-high five blocks. Sheean would round out the order with career-highs in kills (13) and aces (4) while adding five digs.

In setting, Konopka would lead the way with her third double-double of the season as she finished with a season-high 35 assists and 14 digs to go along with a season-high seven kills and one block.

Defensively, aside from Spainhower, Stouky and freshman Johaliz Colon would lead the back row with 13 and 12 digs respectively. Stouky added three assists, while Colon added one ace and one assist. In the front row, Freeman and Shoemaker would lead with five and four blocks respectively. Freeman added five kills and six digs, while Shoemaker added three kills.

Tallo (two kills, two assists and nine digs) and freshmen Sabrina Calhoun (two kills, one ace, nine digs and one block) and Natalie Schwenk (seven digs and two assists) also contributed in the game.

Up Next:

The Manatees will continue on the road in the panhandle as they travel to Jacksonville to take on Florida State College at Jacksonville (8-16, 1-11 Sun Lakes) at the FSCJ South Campus Gymnasium Saturday afternoon, October 26 at 4:30 pm.