WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 21, 2022) – The Rollins volleyball team suffered its second straight five-set defeat and fifth 3-2 loss of the season on Friday night with a tough 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-7 defeat at the hands of Palm Beach Atlantic. With the result, the Tars drop to 7-16 overall and 2-10 in SSC play, while the Sailfish go to 11-10 overall, 5-6 in conference matches.
Andie Baldridge posted a team-high 15 kills and added 13 digs for her fourth double-double of the season, while
Makayla Moran added 13 kills and six blocks.
Tess Margio also had six blocks and chipped in with eight kills.
Adriana Lopez had a match-best 18 digs and
Natalie Horsley tallied a team-leading 46 assists.
Kayla Matthews registered a match-best 19 kills and added 12 digs for PBA, while Mary Morgan Formby and Kaileigh Ammons each tallied 11 kills and five blocks. Jayden Otto recorded a match-high 48 assists along with 15 digs and six kills with a .750 attack percentage.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One
- PBA used a 5-0 run to take a 13-9 lead in the middle stages of the first set, a lead that it would not relinquish.
- A 5-1 spurt increased the margin to 19-13, though Rollins came back with a 3-0 rally to cut it to 20-17.
- The Sailfish then closed out the frame by winning five of the final six points, claiming a 25-18 victory.
Set Two
- Set two was a tight affair, with neither side leading by more than three points until a late 6-0 run by the Tars gave them a 21-16 advantage.
- After Palm Beach Atlantic got the next two points, Rollins capped the set with a 4-1 run to pull away for a 25-19 win, knotting the match at a set apiece.
Set Three
- PBA roared out to an early 8-3 lead in the fourth, but Rollins found some momentum and stormed back with a 15-6 run to go up 18-14.
- The Sailfish were able to tie things up at 21 before a Begley kill put the Tars back in front for good.
- A Baldridge kill a few points later gave the visitors a 25-23 win, putting Rollins up 2-1 in the match.
Set Four
- Palm Beach Atlantic got off to another strong start in the fourth, jumping out to a 12-5 lead.
- A 7-2 rally got the Tars to within two at 14-12, but a short time later the Sailfish rattled off five straight points to take a commanding 20-13 edge.
- Undeterred, Rollins stormed back, using an 8-1 run keyed by two kills and a block from Margio to tie it up at 22.
- PBA weathered the storm and was able to grab the next three points to win the set, 25-22, sending the match to a fifth frame.
Set Five
- The Sailfish won five of the first six points in the fifth set, and a 5-0 run pushed their advantage to 12-4.
- Rollins won three of the next four points, but the gap was too large to overcome as Palm Beach Atlantic won the set, 15-7, to take the match, three sets to two.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will travel to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Feb. 19 to face No. 1 Nova Southeastern. First serve is set for 4 p.m.
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