MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Bucs were impressive in a clean sweep of the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish at home on Tuesday night inside the Health & Sports Center. Barry won the match 25-15, 25-19, 25-15.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Barry 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Barry (19-10, 12-6 SSC), PBA (16-13, 8-10)
All-Time Series: Palm Beach Atlantic leads 17-13
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING:
SUMMARY:
- 1st set | The Bucs jumped out to a 15-9 lead taking advantage of a weak middle for PBA hitting .484 as a team in the set. Kristina Filimonova led the charge offensively with five kills.
- 2nd set | Megi Buvinic joined the party for the Bucs with six kills, tacking on four digs as well. The Barry defense held the Sailfish to a .138 hitting percentage.
- 3rd set | PBA opened the set avoiding the Buccaneer wall attempting to be perfect with their swings, but we unable to execute finishing the set with nine attack errors and hitting .100 as a team.
NOTEWORTHY:.
- The Buccaneers set a new season-high in hitting percentage (.425) against the Sailfish.
- Buvinic recorded her team-leading 11th double-double of the season.
- Anastasiia Samokhvalova continues to lead the SSC in blocks-per-match with 1.29 on the season after totaling four today vs. PBA
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will honor their senior student-athletes at their upcoming home game against the Eckerd Tritons on Friday, Nov. 22.
