WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Friday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m.: Montgomery College (0-0) at Polk State College (1-0)

PREVIEW

• Polk State Soccer opened the season with a bang. The Eagles blanked Millennia Atlantic University in last week's opener, 8-0. The eight goals and eight-goal margin were the largest for Polk State under Head Coach Dee Shivraman.

• Janessa Crespo shined to begin her sophomore season, finishing with two goals and an assist in the win over Millennia Atlantic. Prior to her five-point effort, Crespo had never scored in her collegiate career.

• Freshmen Marie Narewski and Laura Sofia Males each recorded a goal and an assist in their first collegiate matches. In total, seven Polk State players scored goals in the season opener.

• Sunday's match against Monroe University was called a no contest due to rain in the 63rd minute. The Eagles were trailing the Mustangs 4-3 when things were called.

• Friday's contest against Montgomery College will be the first match of the season for the Raptors. Montgomery finished with a record of 8-9-2 last season.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Friday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m.: University of South Carolina Sumter (2-1) at Polk State College (0-3)

Saturday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m.: St. Petersburg College (0-0) at Polk State (0-3)

PREVIEW

• Polk State is 0-3 for the first time since the 2023 season. That year, the Eagles bounced back to win seven straight matches.

• Polk State lost a pair of five-set heartbreakers over the weekend in New Port Richey. The Eagles played just two five-set matches all last season. Polk State went 1-1 in those contests.

• Polk State will take on a pair of teams it played last season this week. The Eagles fell to St. Petersburg in straight sets to open the 2024 but swept the University of South Carolina Sumter.

• Entering the week, Polk State has the FCSAA leader in a number of categories. Rezzan Guner leads the state with a .462 hitting percentage. Sarah Boe Soerenson leads the FCSAA in digs per set (7.67); Marina Santos is averaging an FCSAA-best one ace per set and Addison Phillippe is averaging an FCSAA-leading 13.75 assists per set. 

• Last season, Alexia Ortiz became the first Polk State player in 12 years to record a triple-double. On Saturday against Pasco-Hernando State College, she finished one assist shy of a second career triple-double, tallying 11 kills, 13 digs and nine assists. Her 4.25 kills per set average ranks second in the FCSAA.