BVB Advances to the National Semifinals
Huntsville, Ala - The SCF beach volleyball team (15-6) finished pool play at 2-1 after falling 3-2 to Lake Sumter State (12-14) before moving on to the semifinals after beating Richard Bland College (13-12) 3-2 on day two of the NJCAA Beach Volleyball Tournament at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
SCF vs Lake Sumter State:
The Manatees would open on the board first as sophomore Aleksandra Wrobel and freshman Emma Acedo Lapieza would defeat sophomore Braelyn Mittauer and freshman Sophia Cooper 21-16, 21-15 at the #1 spot, but the Lakehawks would ultimately win on pairs #2, #3 and #4 to go 3-0 in pool play. Redshirt freshman Bianca Guerrero and freshman Aryanna Spainhower would give the Manatees their second point as they defeated sophomore Rylee Martineau and redshirt freshman Sydney Pickle in three sets (21-12, 20-22, 15-13) at the #5 pair. As a result of the loss, the Manatees were listed as the #3 seed in the bracket.
In the remainder of pool play, Sandhills CC (8-21) defeated Wake Tech (4-21) 4-1, Palm Beach State (25-6) shutout Richard Bland 5-0 and Mesa (16-10) defeated Trinidad State (3-24) 4-1.
SCF vs Richard Bland:
Wrobel and Acedo Lapieza would open with a 21-13, 21-9 win over sophomore Phoebe Heath and freshman Lovina Teel at the #1 spot. The Stateswomen would then take a 2-1 lead after securing wins at the #2 and #3 pairs.
With two matches left, the Manatees would not give up as Guerrero and Spainhower would defeat freshmen Aliyah Milner and Rachel Pickens 21-15, 21-14 at the #5 pair spot before sophomore Shelby Pillow and freshman Isabela Cardenas Estrella sealed the Manatees' victory at the #4 pair spot with 21-12, 21-18 victory over freshmen Braelyn Boyd and Rachelle Martin.
Notes:
With her two wins, Wrobel now has 37 career wins in program history.
Acedo Lapieza's two wins bumped her to 19 in her careers as she surpassed Anna Chechelynstka (18, 2022), Kayla Gentry (18, 2023-24) and Amanda Goudinho Pizzol (18, 2023-24) for seventh all-time.
Other Tournament Scores:
Mesa CC 3, Sandhills CC 0
Palm Beach State 3, Wake Tech 0
Lake Sumter 3, Trinidad State 0
Day Three Schedule:
Main Bracket -
Palm Beach State vs Mesa CC (@ 10:15 am/9:15 am central)
SCF vs Lake Sumter State (@ 10:15 am/9:15 am central)
Consolation Bracket -
Wake Tech vs Sandhills (@ 9 am/8 am central)
Trinidad State vs Richard Bland (@ 9 am/8 am central)
Up Next:
The Manatees will take on Lake Sumter State in the semifinals Saturday morning, May 3 at 10:15 am. If they win, then they will play the winner between Palm Beach State and Mesa CC at 12:45 pm (11:45 am central) in the championship bracket. If they lose, then they will play the loser in the third place bracket.