Women's Volleyball | 11/16/2002 3:16:00 PM
Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry University women's volleyball team fell to the Rollins College Tars 3-0 earlier today in Sunshine State Conference action. The Tars won all three games 30-26, 32-30, and 30-26.
Taking teams lightly is something no team should ever do, however, the Buccaneers seemed to have underestimated the Tars in today's match. Rollins crept onto the court, but steamed off with a 3-0 upset of the 16th-ranked Buccaneers.
Gaining a full head of steam, the Tars jumped out to an early lead in game one. The highly-touted Buccaneers tried to regain their composure, but were unable to rebound from the early deficit, falling 30-26 in the first game.
Continuing their charge in the final two games, the dominating Tar attack remained just ahead of the dwindling Buccaneer efforts as they squeaked by in game two 32-30 and cruised to a 30-26 win in game three.
Both teams had four players registering double-digit kills. Rollins' Tammara Sanchez paced all teams collecting a match-high 14 kills. Teammates Julia Caner and Kate Ferris each posted 13 kills, while Noelle Moore followed with 11. Ferris also led the Tars with a .346 attack percentage and setter, Lan Tougaw served up 41 assists.
Fernanda Ferreira led the Buccaneers collecting a team-high 13 kills, a .281 attack percentage, 10 digs, and eight blocks.
Karla Bersano followed with 12 kills and 14 digs, while
Kelly Dantas and
Sarah Alexander finished with 11 kills each. Dantas led the Bucs with a .304 attack percentage and
Melissa Lehman added 45 assists.
The Buccaneers fall to 17-8 overall and 11-3 in the Sunshine State Conference, while the Tars improved to 22-14 overall and 7-7 in the SSC. The Buccaneers now wait post-season seeding for the South Region Tournament, which will likely be hosted by the University of Tampa Nov. 22-24.
