Tars Fall to Eagles in Three Sets
WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 7, 2018) – The Rollins volleyball team opened its Sunshine State Conference portion of its 2018 schedule on Friday evening, squaring up against Embry-Riddle in a 7 p.m. matchup in Warden Arena. Despite hanging tight with the Eagles in the first set, the Tars dropped a final 3-0 match decision to ERAU (22-25, 17-25, 8-25).
The loss drops Rollins to a record of 2-6 on the season, while Embry-Riddle advances to a record of 7-1 after winning their fourth straight.
Rollins saw a match high eight kills from senior Rachel Fletcher, while junior Madison Jenkins earned seven. Kerra Tirado tallied four kills, while Sam Schlesman earned three. Sophomore setter Sarah Konemann amassed a team best 17 assists on the evening. On the serve, freshman Jessika Linnemeyer earned a team best two aces, and then added a team high 13 digs. Konemann flowed closely with 12 digs of her own for the first double-double of her collegiate career. Tirado led the team in blocks with three, while Leslie Seda, Jenkins, and Schlesman earned two apiece.
The Eagles saw a match high 10 kills from Melanie Canfield, who was closely followed by Theresa Jordan with nine and Erika Barbour with eight. Alyssa Rudd amassed a match high 24 assists, and added 15 digs for a double-double. Behind Rudd's team best 15 digs, Olivia Roa earned 14, and Jordan tallied 10. At the net, the Eagles put up nine total blocks, with McKenna James leading the way with two assisted blocks and one solo block on the evening.
COACH ROBINSON'S THOUGHTS:
"Credit goes to Embry-Riddle for serving aggressively and playing relentless defense tonight. I thought we played really well in set one, but we made too many unforced errors to finish it. Then in sets two and three, Embry-Riddle did a great job of serving aggressively, extending rallies and we tried to force things at times instead of being patient."
NOTES:
- Throughout the match, the score was tied 12 times, with the lead changing hands on eight different occasions.
- Sarah Konemann earned the first double-double of her collegiate career with 17 assists and 12 digs.
- The Tars are now 5-12 in the all-time series with the Eagles. The last time the two teams met on the court was on October 31, 2017, where Rollins fell to ERAU by a score of 3-0 (22-25, 20-25, 18-25).
NEXT UP:
- Date: Saturday | September 8, 2018
- Opponent: Florida Tech
- Location: Warden Arena | Winter Park, Fla.
- Times: 4:00 PM
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