No. 16 Volleyball Sweeps Pensacola for Second Time
March 6, 2021

No. 16 Volleyball Sweeps Pensacola for Second Time

Video Box Score
MILTON, Fla.- No. 16 Santa Fe volleyball picked up their sixth victory in a row today, on the road against the Pensacola State College Pirates, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.
 
Each of Santa Fe's last eight wins have come by way of sweep, a streak that started with the Saints' 3-0 win over the Pirates on February 12. 
 
Set 1 – SF 25, PSC 16
 
The Pirates won the first two points of the match, but that lead for the hosts did not last long. The Saints quickly took control, winning the first set of the match comfortably 25-16. 
 
Set 2 – SF 25, PSC 20
 
The second set of the day went back and forth until the Pirates took a 15-12 lead over the Saints, prompting Head Coach Nick Cheronis to call a timeout. After the timeout, the Saints came out strong, eventually taking the lead and going on for a 25-20 win.
 
Set 3 - SF 25, PSC 19
 
The Saints led throughout the majority of the final set. The Pirates called a timeout and tried to rally, but the Saints held them off to win 25-19.
 
Key Statistics
The Santa Fe attack was humming, as the Saints recorded a season-high hitting percentage of .356 with only seven hitting errors in the match. 
 
Samantha Caglianone led the Saints in kills with 11, followed by Madison Sheffield with nine. Lilli Bentz had eight putaways, and she also hit for a .467 percentage. 
 
Maria Hernandez led the Saints in assists as she racked up 37.
 
The Cheronis Perspective
 
Head Coach Nick Cheronis: "Maria Hernandez put on a setting clinic today. Our hitters only had seven hitting errors for the match. She also had seven kills, eight digs and made great choices to get our attackers one-on-one."
 
Up Next
 
The No. 16 Saints (14-2, 5-0 MFC) look to close out an unbeaten regular season in Mid-Florida Conference play on Wednesday, March 10 at No. 18 Daytona State College. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m.