WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 12, 2010) - The
Rollins volleyball team snapped a five-year dry spell as the Tars
captured their 20th win of the season with a sweep
(25-22, 25-22, 29-27) over the Eckerd Tritons this Friday afternoon
at Warden Arena.
Rollins (20-9, 9-8) won games one and two by scores of 25-22 and
went the extra mile in game three with a score of 29-27. The last
time Rollins notched 20 wins was during Snow's 2005 campaign where
she also earned a berth to the NCAA South Region Tournament.
Stepping up big for the Tars was right-side hitter Kelly
Merideth. Merideth posted a season-high 15 kills on 25 swings
for a .520 attack percentage. Megan
Hodges added 15 kills, as well, along with four digs and one
block.
The Tars made quick work of the Tritons (9-17, 2-13) in the
opening two frames, but were a bit rusty coming out of
intermission. The third game saw 17 ties and five lead changes
with Sarah
Mendoza, Hodges, and Merideth being an integral part of the
Tars win. Hodges collected seven of her kills in just the third
game.
After the eighth tie of the game at 10-all, the Tars jumped out
to a 16-13 lead over Eckerd forcing the Tritons to take a timeout.
The timeout did the Tritons well as they went on a 5-0 run to take
an 18-16 lead over Rollins. The Tars managed to come within one at
the 20-19 mark on a block solo by Sarah
Mendoza. Mendoza notched three of her four block solos in the
third game and finished with 13 kills and 16 digs for her
19th double-double.
The set remained intense as the score bounced back and forth,
but fell in the Tars favor after an attack error by Lindsay Biggs
to put Rollins up by one. On the next serve, the Tritons were
unable to return a Megan
Hodges serve for an ace and secured the win for the Tars.
As a team, Rollins hit .287 and recorded 55 kills, 49 of which
were credited to Kiana
Parks. Two-time and defending SSC Defensive Player of the Week
Phoebe
Corder tallied 14 digs, to go along with one kill, two assists,
and one ace.
Rollins returns to Warden Arena for their final regular-season
match of the season as they play host to Palm Beach Atlantic on
Senior Night. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. For live action of
the Tars, check out the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
