ST. LEO, Fla. – The #16 Barry Buccaneers women's volleyball team swept Saint Leo University, 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-20), in a Sunshine State Conference (SSC) matchup at the Bowman Center in St. Leo, Florida. The Bucs improve to 21-3 overall and 12-2 in the league.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Barry 3, St. Leo 0
Records: Barry (21-3, 12-2 SSC), St. Leo (10-14, 3-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series, 40-17, and has won both meetings in 2022 after splitting with Saint Leo each of the last two seasons. The Bucs improve to 21-10 all-time in road meetings with the Lions.
SUMMARY:
- 1st set | Djuly Schmorantz delivered a kill for the first Buc lead (16-15) before Christy Paul and Diana Akopova followed with successive kills. At 20-all, a pair of kills from Schmorantz were followed by two attack errors from the Lions before Jeyhlen Thomas finished the set with a block. | Barry 25, St. Leo 20
- 2nd set | Marina Azevedo started the set with a kill and Luana Bulera added an ace as Barry led wire to wire. Mónica López and Marija Borcic also added service aces in the set. | Barry 26, St. Leo 16
- 3rd set | Borcic gave the Buccaneers an early 3-0 lead with back-to-back service aces. Saint Leo led briefly (9-8) following an ace from Jeanette Henderson. Borcic and Thomas combined on a block and then Paul and Schmorantz added kills for a two-point Buc lead. Another three-point swing for Barry included a pair of kills from Akopova. | Barry 25, St. Leo 20
NOTEWORTHY:
- Kills - Djuly Schmorantz (18), Diana Akopova (12), Christy Paul (8)
- Aces - Marija Borcic (3), Mónica López (1), Luana Bulara (1)
- Blocks - Jeyhlen Thomas (3), Diana Akopova (1), Djuly Schmorantz (1)
- Assists - Marija Borcic (37), Luana Bulara (5), Djuly Schmorantz (1)
- Digs - Luana Bulara (12), Djuly Schmorantz (10), Mónica López (9)
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will be back in action on Saturday in Melbourne, Fla., for a 4 p.m. match with Florida Tech.