BOCA RATON, Fla. –
Junior outside hitter Nikki
Hartman led Rollins with a match-high 16 kills in a losing
effort against the Lynn Fighting Knights, 3-0 (25-20, 25-18,
25-23) in Sunshine State Conference action, Saturday afternoon at
the de Hornle Center.
The Tars (10-4, 1-1 SSC) continued their strong defensive play by
limiting the Fighting Knights (7-6, 2-0) to a .181 attacking
percentage.
Contributing to the low hitting percentage for Lynn was Phoebe
Corder's 22 digs and Lacey
Malarky's nine. The team totaled five blocks in the contest
with junior Natalie
Branche in on three of them.
Joining Hartman in double-digits in kills was senior Stephanie
Nichols with 12. Senior setter Malarky recorded 27 assists in
the contest.
In the opening frame, the Tars held a 19-15 lead before the
Fighting Knights fought back and scored 10 of the final 11 points
to capture the first set. Hartman blasted six kills, while
Nichols added three to post the only offensive points for the Tars
in the stanza.
After claiming the 25-18 second set, the Knights trailed 15-11, but
tied the match 19 before taking a 24-21 lead. With back-to-back
match point opportunities, the Tars held off the Knights as long as
they could with a Hartman kill and an attacking error by Lynn cut
the deficit to one at 24-23. The Fighting Knights would secure the
win with a Daris Rodriguez kill.
Leading the way for Lynn was Magdalena Jablonska, who was the only
player recording double-digits in kills with 10.
The Tars return to action for their SSC home opener against Florida
Southern, Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. For more information about
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