Women's Volleyball | 10/12/2018 2:05:00 PM
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Buccaneers will try to come away with a rare victory inside the Jenkins Field House Friday night when they take on the Florida Southern Moccasins (13-7, 8-4 SSC). The Mocs have not dropped a home contest since Sept. 2, 2017, and have not lost to an SSC foe at home since Oct. 28, 2016. Then, on Saturday afternoon, Barry will play their last SSC match against Saint Leo (9-10, 6-5 SSC) before the South Region Crossover on the weekend of October 19th.
Both matches can be seen on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network and live stats are available as well.
NO MORE MOCKIN'
Barry took the first matchup against the Mocs this season in Miami Shores 3-0. Before that match, the last time the Buccaneers defeated Florida Southern was on October 23, 2015. Johanna Voss stepped up that night due to injuries on the team. The German finished with four kills, three blocks and two digs. After boasting a .344 hitting percentage in the first set, Barry held Florida Southern to a .064 hitting-percentage in sets two and three.
WE AIN'T LION
The Buccaneers snapped the Lions' three-match win streak with a win in straight sets during the series opener in Miami Shores. Barry held Saint Leo without a double-digit attacker in the 3-0 win on September 14th. The Bucs placed two hitters in double-digits as
Kristina Filimonova and
Megi Buvinic finished with 16 and 15 kills, respectively. Barry enters this weekend 18-2 on the season with 16, 3-0 sweeps and its only two losses coming to top-10 ranked teams. Filimonova (3.65 kps) and Buvinic (3.39 kps) lead the high powered offense while
Audren Rose (5.53 dps) patrols the back line.
Anastasiia Samokhvalova (1.39 bps) is leading the SSC in blocks-per-set and set a program record with the most blocks (12) during a three set match against Embry-Riddle.
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Tale of the Tape
| Stat |
Barry |
Florida Southern |
Saint Leo |
| Record |
18-2, 10-2 SSC |
13-7, 8-4 SSC |
9-10, 6-5 SSC |
| Kills Per Set |
14.0 |
12.85 |
13.0 |
| Hitting% |
.261 |
.219 |
.208 |
| Digs Per Set |
17.7 |
18.28 |
16.2 |
| Blocks Per Set |
2.4 |
2.01 |
1.7 |
| Assists Per Set |
13.1 |
12.11 |
12.0 |
