WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m.: Polk State College (0-19, 0-8 Citrus Conference) at Eastern Florida State College (11-14, 4-4 Citrus Conference)

Saturday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m.: Santa Fe College (11-10, 2-6 Citrus Conference) at Polk State (0-19, 0-8 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• Polk State lost 3-0 at No. 1 Miami Dade College on Saturday but played its closest Citrus Conference set of the season, falling 26-24 in the first set. The Eagles had set point at one time, but the Sharks closed on a 3-0 run.

• Polk State will celebrate Sophomore Day on Saturday for its match with Santa Fe College. Sophomores Ana Martinez, Dublin Fitzgerald, Camilla Freitag, Yanelee Deida, and Chillis Oke will be recognized before the match.

• In Saturday's loss to No. 1 Miami Dade, Adriauna Combs set a season-high with eight kills. Jasmine Mahoney set a season-high with three service aces.

• Polk State split the season series with both Eastern Florida State College and Santa Fe last season. The Eagles fell 3-0 against each of those teams during the first meetings this year.

• With a loss or a win by Santa Fe this week, Polk State would be the No. 6 seed in next week's FCSAA Tournament. Florida SouthWestern State College, Daytona State College, and Eastern Florida State are possible quarterfinal opponents.

• Eastern Florida State's Fabiana Tavara ranks second in the FCSAA, averaging 7.74 assists per set. She finished with 23 assists in a 3-0 win over Polk State on September 26.

• Santa Fe's Selena Placide is averaging an FCSAA-leading 1.19 blocks per set. She had five total blocks in a 3-0 win over the Eagles on September 30.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.: Polk State College (5-3-2, 1-2-1 FCSAA) at No. 3 Daytona State College (9-2-1, 1-2-1 FCSAA)

PREVIEW

• Polk State's contest in Melbourne, scheduled for Saturday against No. 9 Monroe Community College, was canceled due to weather. This marked the second time that Polk State had a neutral-site match against a nationally ranked opponent was canceled as a result of inclement weather. Polk State's September 18 contest in Miami against University of South Carolina Lancaster was also canceled. 

• Polk State and Daytona State College played to a 1-1 draw on September 23 in Lakeland. Riley Whale scored the lone goal for Polk State. The Eagles led 1-0 with less than a minute remaining before Brooke Voorhees headed in the equalizer for the Falcons.

• Polk State goalkeeper Sofia Zapata continues to lead the FCSAA with 38 saves this year. She was named FCSAA Player of the Week after recording 10 saves in the previous draw against Daytona State.

• Daytona State's Susu Roberts leads the FCSAA this season with 10 goals. Clara Fajardo leads the FCSAA in assists (10) and points (26).

• With a win on Wednesday, Polk State would assure itself a top-three seed in the FCSAA Tournament. The Eagles remain mathematically alive for a share of the regular-season title.