WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 16, 2024) – The Rollins volleyball team came up short in a five-set thriller on Saturday as visiting Palm Beach Atlantic spoiled the Senior Day festivities with a 3-2 win (13-25, 25-17, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13). The Tars are now 13-16 overall and 4-14 in SSC play, while the Sailfish go to 7-20 overall, 1-16 in conference matches.
Lana Gerard led the Tars with 19 kills and 19 digs, while
Adriana Lopez matched her with 19 digs as well.
Jadyn Troutman contributed 16 kills and four blocks and
Molly Norris added 10 kills.
Natalie Horsley led all players with 57 assists to go along with nine digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One
- Rollins jumped to a 9-5 lead and never looked back, using a 7-1 burst to extend the lead to double digits at 18-8.
- The Tars closed the frame on a 5-1 run to win it, 25-13.
Set Two
- Set two saw Palm Beach Atlantic start quickly, taking an early 7-2 lead.
- The Blue and Gold battled back to tie it at 11, but PBA responded with a 5-0 run to go up 16-11.
- The Sailfish maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way, winning the set, 25-17, to tie the match at one set each.
Set Three
- In the third frame, the visitors again started strong, opening up a 9-2 edge.
- Rollins got back to within two at 11-9, but before long the Sailfish had extended the margin once again, this time upping it to 20-11.
- Three straight kills from Troutman closed the gap to 23-19, but PBA held on for a 25-20 win to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
Set Four
- Set four featured 14 ties and seven lead changes, with neither side building a lead larger than two points.
- Rollins used a 3-0 run to take a 16-14 lead, but Palm Beach Atlantic went on a 3-0 spurt to retake the lead, 17-16.
- Another 3-0 run gave the Sailfish a 22-20 advantage, but the Tars were able to rally late, winning the final four points of the frame to win it, 25-23, forcing a fifth set.
Set Five
- In set five, Rollins jumped out to a 6-2 lead, but PBA bounced back and pulled ahead 11-10 on the strength of a 6-1 burst.
- A block from Norris and Makayla Moran tied it at 11 and Gerard put down a kill to push the Blue and Gold back in front, 12-11.
- The teams then exchanged three straight service errors to bring the set to a 13-13 tie, and PBA was able to escape with a 15-13 win thanks to consecutive attack errors on the final two points.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will be back in action on Tuesday, November 19, as they travel to Fort Lauderdale to take on Nova Southeastern at 7 p.m.
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