Two Tars Notch Double-Doubles in 3-1 Loss to NSU

Rollins (7-6, 1-3 SSC)

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Nova Southeastern (7-6, 2-3 SSC)

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 30, 2016) - Opening up a four match home stand with a Sunshine State Conference showdown against Nova Southeastern, the Rollins volleyball team found themselves at the bottom of a hard-fought 3-1 (17-25, 20-25, 25-11, 23-25) loss on Friday night in Warden Arena. The loss drops the Tars to 7-6 and 1-3 against SSC opponents, while the Sharks snap a three match losing streak and move to 7-6 and 2-3 in the SSC.

Bri Civiero led the team in kills with 15 and tacked on 14 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. Civiero was closely followed by Shannon McDonough with 10 kills and 19 digs, earning her seventh double-double of her junior career. Rebecca Wilson led the squad with 23 digs on the night, while Rachel Fletcher earned a double-digit dig count with 11. Newcomer Gina Cappetta led the team with 44 assists on the night. At the net, Sam Schlesman led the game with seven total blocks.

The Sharks were led in scoring by Denvyr Tyler-Palmer, who notched 17 kills and tacked on 12 digs on the day. Jessica Ronyak tallied a double-double as well, tallying 12 kills and 11 digs on the day. Katie Pyles led the team in assists with 35. Elysaa Stimmell led the Sharks in blocks with three.

NOTES:

• Rollins has lost only three matches this season by a score of 3-0, all of which were to nationally-ranked opponents.

• Civiero notched her sixth double-double of the season.

• Cappetta notched a season high 44 assists.

• Rollins out-blocked Nova Southeastern, 9.0 - 6.0

• Throughout the five sets, the score was tied 25 times, including 10 times in Set 2, and 15 times in Set 4.

• The lead changed hands throughout the match on eight occasions, four in the second set, and four in the fourth.

COACH ROBINSON'S THOUGHTS:

"We were so appreciative of the great homecoming crowd that was here tonight. I think it made a big difference in our team's ability to regroup after a slow start, and I think both teams treated them to some really high level volleyball. I was really pleased with the composure and attack mentality that we showed in sets 3 and 4, and we definitely saw a lot of things that we worked on in practice this week yield stronger performances. This is a team that is growing by leaps and bounds, and, as a coach, I can't be more excited to see where they will be by the end of the season."

NEXT UP:

• Date: Saturday | October 1, 2016

• Opponent: Palm Beach Atlantic

• Location: Winter Park, Fla. | Warden Arena in the Alfond Sports Center
  

• Time: 4:00 p.m.
  

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