SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Tars returned to the win column on Friday night, traveling to Saint Leo for Sunshine State Conference action. Rollins controlled the opening set before battling through a tighter second and pulling away in the third to complete the 3-0 sweep of the Lions (25-18, 25-21, 25-13).

Rollins wasted no time getting started in the first, Robinson Repass putting away the opening point before Lelolai Paulino-Dinzey followed with an ace. Willow Barron added a pair of kills early, with Cameron Grange finding the floor on back-to-back plays to give the Tars an 8-3 advantage. Tawnee Shaw dropped in an ace before Grange added another kill, pushing the lead to 11-3 and forcing a Saint Leo timeout.

The Tars continued to build their advantage, Kayla Goodloe and Repass finding the floor before Vivian Scuteri added a kill to make it 15-6. Jenna Garza followed with a kill of her own, while a block from Addilyn Kegerreis and Repass kept Rollins comfortably in front at 17-8. The Lions worked to cut into the deficit, but Barron and Goodloe answered to keep the Tars ahead 20-11.

Saint Leo continued to chip away late, but Repass put away back-to-back kills to bring Rollins to set point at 24-15. The Lions fought off three opportunities before Scuteri finished the opener with a kill, giving the Tars the 25-18 win.

The second opened as a much tighter contest, Kegerreis getting Rollins on the board before Scuteri and Goodloe added kills of their own, Molly Morris chipping in an ace. Neither side was able to create much separation early, with the Lions holding a narrow advantage through much of the opening stretch. Kegerreis found the floor on consecutive plays to even the score at 12, but Saint Leo answered with three of the next four points to move ahead 15-13.

Following a Rollins timeout, Barron put away a kill to get the Tars back on track. A Saint Leo error evened the score before Grange delivered back-to-back kills to give Rollins a 17-15 advantage. Another Lions error and a third Grange kill extended the run to six straight points, putting the Tars in front 19-15.

Repass and Scuteri kept the attack going, with Grange adding another kill to make it 22-18. Saint Leo continued to hang around, but Scuteri pushed Rollins to 23 before Barron gave the Tars set point. Goodloe then slammed home the final kill to close out the second 25-21 and give Rollins a two-set advantage.

The two sides traded points to open the third, Kegerreis and Grange helping the Tars grab an early edge. Goodloe added a kill before Grange put away another to make it 8-5. The Lions pulled within one, but Grange answered again, sparking a four-point run that included a Repass kill and a Grange ace to push the Rollins lead to 12-7.

The Tars continued to create separation as the set moved along. Barron found the floor before teaming up with Kegerreis for back-to-back blocks, extending the advantage to 16-9. Molly Morris added a kill of her own, with a pair of Saint Leo errors stretching the lead to double digits at 19-9.

Goodloe and Grange kept Rollins rolling, while Barron added another kill to make it 22-12. Repass and Grange then teamed up at the net for a block before Elena Arnold put away a kill to bring the Tars to match point. A final Lions attack error sealed the third 25-13, completing the straight-set victory.

Grange led the Rollins attack with 11 kills on a .333 clip, adding 10 digs and an ace. Goodloe followed with nine kills while hitting .615, with Repass adding seven kills on a .583 hitting percentage and three block assists. Barron also finished with seven kills, hitting .600 while adding two block assists.

Morris dished out 18 assists and added two aces, while Garza finished with 16 assists. Paulino-Dinzey added seven digs and an ace, with Aryanna Spainhower contributing six digs. The Tars hit .366 as a team, finishing with 46 kills and five service aces while holding Saint Leo to a .152 hitting percentage.

Rollins improves to 11-17 overall and 4-13 in SSC play, while Saint Leo falls to 5-23 and 1-16 in conference action. The Tars are back in action tomorrow at 4 p.m. to cap off the road portion of their season against Eckerd in St. Petersburg.