WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Tars returned to Warden Arena on Tuesday night, taking on Palm Beach Atlantic in Sunshine State Conference action. Rollins took the second set to even the match, but the Sailfish answered to take the next two and the 3-1 victory (18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 22-25).

The two sides traded points to open the night, Vivian Scuteri getting the Tars on the board before Willow Barron, Kayla Goodloe, and Kai Hazelett each added early kills. Robinson Repass found the floor to pull Rollins within one before a pair of PBA errors gave the Tars their first lead at 8-7.

The Sailfish responded with the next four points to jump back in front, but Rollins continued to hang around. Robinson and Scuteri added another kill each before Cameron Grange tied things at 12. PBA answered once again, using an 8-2 run to create some separation at 20-14. Goodloe and Scuteri added kills late, while Rylee Yarborough dropped in an ace, but the Sailfish closed out the opener 25-18.

Jenna Garza opened the second with an ace before PBA worked its way in front 8-4. The Tars quickly began to chip away, Goodloe putting away a pair before Hazelett and Repass helped pull Rollins even at nine. Hazelett followed with back-to-back kills to put the Tars ahead 12-10, with Scuteri adding another to keep the lead.

Rollins continued to push from there. Yarborough dropped in an ace before Scuteri and Repass teamed up at the net to make it 15-11. The Sailfish cut the lead back to three, but the Tars responded with five straight, Goodloe finding the floor three times while Grange added an ace and Hazelett finished the run with a kill to give Rollins a 22-14 advantage.

PBA made a late push, but Goodloe put away another kill before a Sailfish error gave Rollins set point. The visitors fought off five straight before Repass slammed the door, taking the second 25-21 to even the match.

Scuteri helped Rollins to an early advantage in the third, putting away three kills as the Tars jumped in front 6-3. PBA worked its way back to even the score at six before the two sides began to trade points. Goodloe and Repass kept the Tars close as the set saw ties at seven, eight, nine, and 11.

The Sailfish eventually found some breathing room, turning a 13-12 edge into a 16-13 advantage. Rollins continued to battle, Goodloe and Hazelett finding the floor to keep the deficit within two, but PBA stretched its lead to 21-16. The Tars made one final push, Scuteri and Grange helping cut the margin to three, but the Sailfish held on for the 25-21 win.

The fourth was a battle from start to finish. Hazelett, Scuteri, and Sarah Seabrooke helped the Tars to an early lead before Grange dropped in an ace to make it 9-6. PBA answered with five straight to flip the score, but Rollins quickly responded: a Hazelett and Barron block followed by a Morgan Coughlin ace evening things at 11.

The back-and-forth continued from there, Goodloe and Hazelett finding the floor as the two sides traded the lead. Scuteri and Barron pushed Rollins in front 16-14 before the Sailfish answered to tie things at 16. Scuteri gave the Tars the lead once again, but PBA continued to respond as the set moved into its final stretch.

The Sailfish took a 20-18 advantage before Barron and Hazelett each found the floor to keep Rollins within one. PBA pushed the lead to three at 23-20, but a service error and Grange kill pulled the Tars back within one at 23-22. The Sailfish answered with the final two points, taking the fourth 25-22 to close out the match.

Scuteri and Goodloe led the Rollins attack with 15 kills apiece, Scuteri hitting .407 while adding five block assists. Hazelett added 10 kills and two block assists, while Repass finished with six kills on a .385 clip to go along with four total blocks. Garza dished out 27 assists, while Molly Morris added 22, surpassing her 1,000th career assist. Grange finished with 15 digs and two aces, while Seabrooke added 10 digs on the night, surpassing 1,000 career digs in the match.

Rollins finished the night with 57 kills, six aces, and eight total blocks as a team. The Tars move to 10-15 overall and 3-11 in SSC play as the Sailfish move to 13-11 (6-7 SSC). The Tars return to action on Friday, October 30, in Fort Lauderdale to face the Sharks of Nova Southeastern at 7 p.m.