MELBOURNE, Fla. – The No. 25-ranked Barry Buccaneers came back to defeat the Florida Tech Panthers after dropping the first set at the Clemente Center. Audren Rose broke a single-match program record with 52 digs. Barry won 21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-12.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: No. 25 Barry 3, Florida Tech 1
Records: Barry (9-4, 4-1 SSC), FT (2-11, 1-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 56-7
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING:
"Florida Tech is a tough place to play," Bucs coach
Steve Hendricks said. "There were some intense points played tonight, even so that
Madison Yarborough now has more yellow cards this year than I do," Hendricks shared.
SUMMARY:
- 1st set | Both teams traded points till the score was 15-15. The Panthers went on a 6-0 run to take the set. Bucs outside-hitter Megi Buvinic did not play in this set.
- 2nd set | Neither team was able to create much separation with six ties and four lead changes. Buvinic joined the action and tallied five kills and three digs for the Bucs.
- 3rd set | With Barry up 11-9 over the Panthers, the Bucs went on a 11-4 run to take an 11-point lead and close the set out.
- 4th set | The Bucs led from start to finish finally hitting over .200 in a set for the first time in the match. Combine that with a sideout percentage of 76 and Barry came out on top in a lopsided 25-12 set victory to clinch the match.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs travel to Daytona tomorrow to face Embry-Riddle who is undefeated in conference play and sits atop the SSC standings. First serve is at 4pm.