HOOVER, Ala. -- The #17 Barry University Buccaneers women's volleyball defeated Mississippi College in four sets (25-15) (25-20) (20-25) (25-14) on Saturday afternoon at the Finley Center in Hoover, Alabama, in their second match of the South Region Crossover. Later, #13 West Florida rallied from down two sets to overtake the Buccaneers (25-19)(25-21)(14-25)(16-25)(11-15).

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Barry 3, Mississippi College 1
Records: Barry (17-1, 8-1 SSC), Mississippi College (17-4, 7-2 GSC) 
All-Time Series: Barry leads 2-0

SUMMARY:

• 1^st set | At 6-6 in the opening set, a Choctaw service error gave Djuly Schmorantz a chance to serve her first ace of the match. Jennifer Collazo had a successful swing before Diana Akopova delivered a point during a five-point streak. | Barry 25, Mississippi College 15
• 2^nd set | Barry broke a 7-7 deadlock with a five-point swing featuring kills from Schmorantz and Jeyhlen Thomas. Thomas had three kills in the final five Buccaneer points. | Barry 25, Mississippi College 20
• 3^rd set | Despite a five-point stretch that knotted the score at 19-all, Barry managed just one point in the final six. | Barry 20, Mississippi College 25
• 4^th set | Marija Borcic had a pair of service aces during a four-point strecth with the Buccaneers boosting their advantage to 12-5. Akopova brought the clinching point home as Barry hit an efficient .341 in the victory. | Barry 25, Mississippi College 14

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Barry 2, West Florida 3
Records: Barry (17-2, 8-1 SSC), West Florida 3 (19-5,9-1 GSC) 
All-Time Series: Barry leads 3-2

SUMMARY:

• 1^st set | Barry blasted 19 kills and just one error. Marina Azevedo had a successful attack for the team's 23rd point. | Barry 25, West Florida 19
• 2^nd set | Borcic had a service ace during a six-point swing that stretched the Barry lead to 15-7. Akopova delivered three kills in the final seven Buccaneer points. | Barry 25, West Florida 21
• 3^rd set | Barry committed an uncharacteristic 11 errors en route to quickly dropping the set. | Barry 14, West Florida 25
• 4^th set | A five-point swing for the Argonauts put West Florida up nearly double on Barry, 23-12. | Barry 16, West Florida 25
• 5^th set | The Argonauts took control early, leading 7-2 and later 11-6, before Barry made one final push to close the gap to 13-11. | Barry 11, West Florida 15

• Diana Akopova (36), Djuly Schmorantz (23), and Jeyhlen Thomas (19) led the Buccaneers in kills. 
• Borcic totaled five service aces.
• Thomas dominated the front line with 13 blocks.
• Borcic's 91 assists contributed to a .257 hitting percentage over nine sets of action.
• Luana Bulara (35) and Djuly Schmorantz (27) added to their team lead in digs.

ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs head back on the road to play the Sharks of Nova Southeastern on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET).