WINTER PARK, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2022) – The Rollins volleyball team dropped a hard-fought match to No. 6 Tampa on Friday night, falling to the Spartans 3-1 (25-20, 25-14, 23-25, 25-17) inside Warden Arena. The Tars are now 7-19 on the year, 2-13 in SSC play, while Tampa goes to 21-2 overall, 11-2 in conference matches.
Lana Gerard led all players with 17 kills and added seven digs, while
Milla Sherman contributed eight kills and seven digs.
Adriana Lopez had a team-high 23 digs, and Natalie Horsley handed out a match-best 31 assists.
Kalli Cors led Tampa with 15 kills to go along with eight digs, while Tess Schrenger chipped in with seven kills and 10 digs. Claudia Rivera collected a match-high 27 digs and Zoey Seput (25 assists, 7 digs) and Emily Noe (14 assists, 6 digs) shared the setting duties.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One
- The Tars started strong, jumping out to an 8-4 lead.
- A 5-0 run gave the Spartans a 12-11 advantage, but Rollins quickly regained the lead at 14-13 on a Makayla Moran kill.
- Tampa tried to pull away, going on a 5-1 spurt to build a 21-17 lead, but back-to-back kills from Sherman followed by a UT error cut the deficit back down to one at 21-20.
- A service error gave Tampa the serve back, and the Spartans cashed in, ending the set on a 4-0 run to win it, 25-20.
Set Two
- Tampa took an early 8-3 lead in the second set and never looked back.
- A 7-1 run pushed UT's lead to 21-12, and the visitors closed it out with a 25-14 win to take a 2-0 lead.
Set Three
- After Rollins started well in the third, leading 8-5, the Spartans went on a 6-1 run to pull ahead, 11-9.
- A 6-1 burst by the Tars put the home team back in front, 16-13.
- The pendulum swung back to UT as it scored four straight to inch ahead, 19-18.
- The score was tied at 20, 21, 22, and 23 before kills from Andie Baldridge and Gerard on back-to-back points secured the 25-23 win for the Tars, sending the match to a fourth set.
Set Four
- Tampa scored the opening three points of the set four, and before long the visitors were leading it, 11-4.
- A 4-0 run pushed the lead to double-digits at 18-7, and the Spartans cruised from there to a 25-17 win to clinch the match, 3-1.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will host their annual Dig Pink match tomorrow against Eckerd. The team will be wearing custom pink jerseys that are currently being auctioned off online, and they will be selling pink t-shirts in the lobby tomorrow, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Side-Out Foundation. More information about Rollins' Dig Pink initiative can be found at RollinsSports.com/digpink. First serve for tomorrow's match is slated for 4 p.m.
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