WINTER PARK, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2023) – The Rollins volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-23) victory over visiting Lynn on Friday night, marking the first win for the Tars in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. The win pushes the Blue and Gold to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in conference, while the Fighting Knights drop to 9-4, 3-2 in SSC play.
Prior to Friday's match, the last time Rollins triumphed over Lynn was a five-set win at home on Oct. 19, 2017, and the most recent sweep of the Fighting Knights was on the road on Nov. 22, 2013.
The Tars were nearly unstoppable offensively, racking up 54 kills compared to just 37 for Lynn. Rollins also outhit the Fighting Knights .333 to .204.
Lana Gerard led all players with 18 kills to go along with eight digs, while
Emily Diaz contributed a season-high 15 kills and hit .444 while adding three blocks (one solo).
Jadyn Troutman also reached double-figures in kills with 11 while hitting a match-high .471, and
Emma Begley contributed six kills and a team-high five blocks (one solo).
Natalie Horsley dished out a match-best 50 assists, while
Adriana Lopez collected a match-high 22 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One
- The first set was tight until a 9-2 burst by the Tars turned a 13-12 deficit into a 21-14 lead.
- Rollins didn't allow Lynn to score a point on serve the rest of the way, cruising to a 25-17 opening set win.
Set Two
- Set two saw neither side able to build an advantage larger than three points throughout the entire frame, with 16 ties and eight lead changes occurring during the action.
- The longest run of the set came when Lynn scored four straight points to go up 16-14.
- Rollins immediately responded with three consecutive points to regain the lad, 17-16.
- The Fighting Knights fought back to go ahead 24-23 on a block, but the Tars weren't rattled, getting a kill from Troutman and back-to-back kills from Gerard to close out the set on a 3-0 spurt, winning the frame, 26-24.
Set Three
- Like the previous set, set three was competitive throughout, with the largest lead at any point being four points.
- A kill by Diaz gave the Tars the aforementioned four-point advantage at 16-12, but Lynn rallied with three straight points to trim the deficit to just one at 16-15.
- Rollins held strong, maintaining a lead, however slim, for the remainder of the set.
- The Fighting Knights got within a point five more times, including 22-21, 23-22, and 24-23, but each time the Tars had an answer that prevented Lynn from drawing even.
- Diaz put the nail in the coffin with her 15th kill, securing the 25-23 win in the third set to complete the 3-0 sweep.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will be right back at it tomorrow when they host Barry at 4 p.m. in another SSC match.
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