MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (November 1, 2013) - The
Rollins volleyball team swept the Barry Buccaneers in straight sets
(25-20, 25-15, 25-20) at the Health & Sports Center Friday
night.
Rollins now improves to 18-6 on the season and 5-4 in conference
action, while Barry drops to 8-12 overall and 1-8 in the
league.
Katlyn
Sawyer led the Tars offense as she matched a season-best 12
kills, to go with a .458 hitting percentage. Ruth
Harrington was one kill shy of recording her fifth
double-double of the year as she notched nine kills and 11
digs.
Camille
Indest also pitched in with a nine-kill effort, to go with
three digs and one block. As a team, Rollins hit .337, the third
best hitting percentage this season.
Rollins hit a .419 in the opening frame after jumping out to an
early lead over the Bucs. After a 2-all tie to start the set,
Rollins pulled away from the Bucs, never looking back. A kill by
Sawyer secured the 25-20 win in the first set.
In the second set, Rollins and Barry went point-for-point until
a kill by Kelly
Merideth at the 8-7 mark gave way for some Tars momentum.
Barry was able to come within one point on multiple occasions, but
could never take a lead over the Tars.
Rollins used a 9-1 run to take a 22-14 lead over Barry, which
resulted with the Tars winning the second frame 25-15.
Back-to-back blocks by Rollins secured the win.
After the intermission, Rollins returned to secure the sweep
with a 25-20 win in the third set. The score tied on three
occasions, with the lead returning to the Tars all three times.
Rollins closed out the set on a 4-1 run, with Kate
Stefanski recording the final point on a solo block.
Ashley Carrero led the Bucs with 12 kills and 10 digs, while
Ivana Didanovic added nine kills.
Up next for the Tars will be a 4 p.m. match-up against the
Florida Tech Panthers in Melbourne. Fans can follow the action
live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
