WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.: Polk State College (7-14, 2-9 Citrus Conference) at Santa Fe College (10-14, 2-9 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• The final spot in the FCSAA Tournament will be decided in Wednesday night's match between Polk State and Santa Fe College. The winner will be the No. 6 seed in the FCSAA Tournament and take on third-seeded Daytona State College in the quarterfinals.

• Santa Fe defeated Polk State when the schools met in Winter Haven on Oct. 4. Sarah Boe Soerenson led the Eagles with 10 kills. Kailyn Howard led Santa Fe – also with 10 kills.

• Alexia Ortiz set a career-high with 16 assists for the Eagles in Saturday's 3-0 loss to Eastern Florida State College. She also added an ace. Ortiz ranks fourth in the FCSAA, averaging 0.54 service aces per set.

• Santa Fe's Madison Howard ranks fourth in the FCSAA with 284 total digs. Her 3.46 digs per set average ranks sixth in the FCSAA – one spot behind Polk State's Isabella Ramos. Ramos, who had 18 digs in the first matchup with the Saints, averages 3.67 digs per set. 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Friday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m.: Polk State College (0-0) vs. University of South Carolina Salkehatchie (0-0) – Daytona Beach Shootout

Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m.: Wake Technical Community College (0-0) vs. Polk State – Daytona Beach Shootout

PREVIEW

• Polk State will open its 2025-26 season in Daytona Beach with two games in two days on the campus of Daytona State College. The Eagles went 2-0 last year at the Daytona Beach Shootout with wins over University of South Carolina Salkehatchie and Southern Crescent Technical College. 

• Polk State's 111-107 win over USC Salkehatchie last season was the 100th victory in the career of Head Coach Brandon Giles. Jimmy Cami led six Polk State players in double figures with 24 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Jai’Viaun Chisolm led the Indians with 26 points and eight rebounds.

• Cami is one of just three returning players for Polk State. Joining the sophomore from Congo are guard Kellen Cashman and center Harold Lee. The Eagles are coming off a 19-12 season that culminated in their first trip to the FCSAA Tournament in three years.

• This will be the first time that Polk State has opened the season against an out-of-state team for as far back as records could be found – more than 25 years. Polk State was 3-0 last season and has won four straight games against teams from outside the state of Florida.

• Wake Technical Community College went 17-14 last season. Charles Matheka is the team's top returning scorer. He averaged 4.1 points per game last season.