ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (October 29, 2011) - The
Rollins Tars volleyball team fell to the hands of the Eckerd
Tritons in five (14-25, 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 10-15), snapping an
11-match win streak Saturday evening at the McArthur Center.
Up two games to one in the fourth set, Rollins took a late lead
at the 19-18 mark on a block by Collyn Welsch. The Tars were
unable to hold onto their lead allowing Eckerd to score four
consecutive points for a 22-19 lead. Eckerd took the fourth set
25-22.
The Tars struggled in the opening of the fifth set as the
Tritons jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Rollins came as close as one at
the 7-6 mark on a kill by Megan Hodges, but were unable to overcome
the deficit dropping the final set 15-10. Eckerd scored the final
four points of the set.
In the first set of the match, Rollins was made quick work of as
the Tars dropped the opening frame 25-14. Rollins was held to a
-.053 hitting percentage, while EC hit .321. The night before, the
Tritons handed the No. 1 Tampa Spartans their first loss of the
season in a five-set thriller.
Rollins won the second set 25-20 with Hodges pacing the Tars
with five kills. The Tars improved their hitting percentage to a
.209 and held the Tritons to a .171. In the third set, Rollins won
25-21 with Camille Indest leading the Tars with seven kills on 11
swings for a .455 attack percentage.
For the match, Hodges led the offense with 25 kills and 12 digs,
while Indest added 15 kills and three blocks. Kelly Merideth added
13 kills and 11 digs. Phoebe Corder paced the defense with 20
digs. Kiana Parks tied her season-high 55 assists.
Eckerd stretches their win streak to 12 with the win and improve
to 21-3 on the season and 10-2 in the SSC, while Rollins falls to
20-8 and 8-3 in conference play.
Defending SSC Offensive Player of the Week, Lindsay Biggs led
the Tritons with 18 kills on 33 swings for a .485 attack
percentage. Biggs also had 12 digs. Senior libero Hallie Ward
paced the Eckerd defense with 26 digs.
Rollins will return to Warden Arena for a three-match home
stint. The Tars will first face the Lynn Fighting Knights on
Friday, Nov. 4 with first serve set for 7 p.m. Fans can catch all
the action live on the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
