GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Santa Fe College Volleyball won their third match in their last four outings, comfortably sweeping visiting Florida State College at Jacksonville 25-8, 25-8, 25-18.

It was the final home match of the season for the Saints, and the sophomore class finishes play inside the SF Gymnasium with two consecutive victories (3-2 over Indian River, 3-0 over FSCJ).

HOW IT HAPPENED

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The Saints led 9-3 in Set 1, and then put Set 1 out of reach with an impressive 14-0 run on the serve of Nicole DePaula, who had three aces during the run.

FSCJ had no answers in Set 2, and another big string of unanswered points all but sealed the deal for Set 2.

Leading 14-5, SF rattled off nine consecutive points, eight of which came on the serve of Maddy Dickinson. Dickinson had five aces during the stretch of play, finding the vulnerable spots in the Blue Wave serve receive.

Set 3 was tied at eight points apiece in the early going, and then SF led by just one, 15-14 midway through.

Four straight points for the Saints, however, created the separation needed to preserve the sweep. The final play on the home floor in 2022 was a DePaula kill, taking advantage of an FSCJ overpass.  

UPDATED RECORDS

Santa Fe – 7-14, 1-12 Suncoast

FSCJ – 9-5, 7-4 Sun Lakes

TRENDS

SF has done well to win three of their last four, while FSCJ lost for the third straight time after a streak of eight wins.

STATISTICS

Third-year sophomore Katelyn Crofts led the way with an efficient 10 kills. Faith Marquis had nine, and Larissa Seger-Griebeler had eight.

Melanie Oglesby was the setter throughout and played well to set up the attack with 32 assists. Other statistics of note included six aces from Dickinson, a new program-record for aces in a match. 

UP NEXT

The Saints will play their final match of the 2022 season on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at No. 6 Miami Dade College.