GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In the final home game of the 2021 season for No. 17 Santa Fe volleyball, the Saints remained unbeaten in Mid-Florida Conference play with a sweep of Florida State College at Jacksonville, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.

It was the Saints' eighth sweep of the season, seven of which have occurred inside the SF Gymnasium.

Set 1 – SF 25, FSCJ 17

Santa Fe set the tone early, winning nine of the opening 12 points. The closest FSCJ would come the rest of the way was three points, but the Saints closed it out comfortably to jump in front.

Set 2 – SF 25, FSCJ 20

The Saints fell behind 6-1 and called a timeout to settle in. It worked, and Santa Fe began to slowly chip into the deficit.

Trailing 15-12, a string of six unanswered points gave Santa Fe an 18-15 lead, forcing FSCJ to take a timeout of their own.

Leading 20-19, a strong stretch of serving from Katelyn Crofts brought the Saints to a set point, 24-19. The Bluewave were able to survive one set point, but then had an attack error on the ensuing point.

Set 3 – SF 25, FSCJ 17

In the final set, Santa Fe rushed out to a 5-1 lead and were in control the rest of the way to claim the victory.

Key Statistics

Madison Sheffield and Katelyn Crofts each had 13 kills. Crofts' total was a new season-high, and she was particularly efficient on the night to set a new SF record with a 722 hitting percentage in the match.

Kariana Ayala had 24 digs to lead the SF back row.

The Cheronis Perspective

Head Coach Nick Cheronis: "Katelyn Crofts was dominant in the middle. We had a good match up there all night and Maria Hernandez did an excellent job of finding Katelyn."

"We are in the second half of conference play now and there is a lot of video out there on us and what we like to do. We have some time coming up to change some things so that we are less predictable."

Up Next

With two more conference matches yet to play, No. 17 Santa Fe (11-2, 4-0 MFC) remains atop the Mid-Florida Conference standings.

Prior to those two matches though, SF heads to Lake-Sumter State College in Leesburg, Fla. On Saturday, Feb. 27. The Saints will play Gulf Coast State College at 12:30 p.m. on the neutral court, then matchup with the host Lake-Sumter at 3:00 p.m. Spectators will not be permitted.