WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The No. 24-ranked Barry Buccaneers had their five-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday night against the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish at Rubin Arena. The Bucs were without their starting setter Bianca Pasca who was out due to injury. Barry fell 25-20, 21-25, 19-25, 19-25.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: PBA 3, No. 24 Barry 1
Records: Barry (10-5, 5-2 SSC), PBA (8-7, 3-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry trails 12-18
SUMMARY:
- 1st set | The Bucs led from start to finish scoring the first six points and holding a lead as large as nine to take the first set against the Sailfish.
- 2nd set | With the set tied at 19, PBA used a 6-2 run to win the set and tie things up at 1-1.
- 3rd set | Barry was unable to slow down PBA's offense with the Sailfish hitting an impressive .343 for the set.
- 4th set | The Bucs fought throughout the set forcing nine ties and hitting over .200 for the first time since the first set.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Maegan Cuesta recorded a season-high 15 assists
- With 10 digs tonight, Megi Buvinic has now recorded double-figure digs in nine of the last 11 matches
- Tonight marks just the second match this season to go at least four sets with the Buccaneers only having one player reach double-figure kills (Buvinic 17)
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs are off until Saturday, October 12 when they return home to the Heatlh & Sports Center against Rollins. First serve is at 4pm.
