MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Barry Buccaneers defeated the Moccasins of Florida Southern 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-15) at home in the Health & Sports Center on Friday night. The Bucs improve to 15-1, 8-1 in SSC play.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Barry 3, Florida Southern 0
Records: Barry (15-1, 8-1 SSC), FSC (8-7, 3-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 36-30
SUMMARY:
- 1st set | With the score tied 4-4, the Bucs scored five straight to make the score 9-4. The Bucs doubled their lead, going up 17-7. The Bucs kept their momentum till the end and secured the set. Diana Akopova added six kills in the set and Djuly Schmorantz had four. | Barry 25, FSC 16
- 2nd set | The Bucs got off to a hot start, going up 10-1. The Bucs carried on and midwawy through the set they were up 18-5. However, the Moccasins showed a little life by scoring five in a row, to make the score 18-10. The Bucs stopped Florida Southern's momentum and secured the second set. The Moccasins only hit .067 in the set. | Barry 25, FSC 14
- 3rd set | The Moccasins did not back down in the third set. The scored was tied midway through the set at 12-12. The Bucs scored four in a row to make it 16-12. With the score 16-13, the Bucs scored 11 in a row to go up big and secure the match. The Bucs offense was on fire, as they hit .464 in the set. | Barry 25, FSC 15
NOTEWORTHY:
- Akopova totaled 23 kills with a hitting percentage of .526. Akopova's 23 kills totaled more than FSC had has a team, which was 19.
- Schmorantz totaled ten kills to go along with a team-leading 13 digs, one block and a service ace.
- Christy Paul had three blocks.
- Barry recorded a side-out percentage of 71 percent.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs play next in the SSC/GSC Volleyball Crossover in Hoover, Ala., at the Finley Center. The tournament takes place from Friday Oct. 14 and Saturday Oct. 15. The Bucs first game will take place on Friday but the time and opponent are unknown as of now. Official seeding will be announced on Saturday night, but with the Buccaneers sweep and Saint Leo's third set win against Tampa, the Bucs should have the one seed.
