Kendall Steinert and Lana Sandanom named FCSAA Players of the Week
Manatees Volleyball were very well represented at FCSAA Region 8 DII Player of the Week awards as not one but 2 Manatees were recognized.
Kendall Steinert (Freshman) picks up her 2nd recognition as Setter of the Week, she has won Setter of the Week 2 out of the last 3 weeks. Her performances on the courts have not gone unnoticed among Region 8. Kendall lead her team in 2 conference wins this week. Her leadership in offense was nearly flawless in the 5-set match win over South Florida State College where she posted her career high of 51 assists. In addition to her assists, she had 2 kills, 3 block assists, 1 Ace and 12 digs. Kendall lead the Manatees in a 4 set win over PHSC and posted a double double with 42 assists and 10 digs. This week, Kendall averaged 10.33 assists per set and increased her lead in the FCSAA DII Assists Per Set category.
Lana Sandanom (Sophomore) picks up her first recognition of the season, she was named Region 8 DII Player of the Week. Lana blasted through her career high with a record of 25 kills in a single match against SFSC. In addition to her kills, she posted 6 digs in that match. Overall for the week against PHSC and SFSC, Lana averaged 4.1 kills per set and took over the FCSAA DII leader board with the highest total number of kills this season.
Link to the Player of the Week HQ website is below:
Manatee fans can see Kendall and Lana live at Hal Chasey Gymnasium Friday September 23rd at 2:00pm & 6:00pm. Manatees are picking up momentum after notching 2 conference wins in a row, we take on Ave Maria University JV (2pm) and Trinity College of Florida (6pm) and then Manatees will have a conference show down at home vs Florida State College at Jacksonville 1:30pm start.
Reminder to all SCF faculty and students, admission to SCF games are always free with your student ID.
Go Manatees!