Winter Park, Fla. -- The Buccaneers continued their perfect season in the first day of the Rollins Invitational at Warden Arena. Barry won the opening match against Belmont Abbey in straight sets (25-18) (25-11) (25-12). Barry then beat Spring Hill in straight sets (25-17)(25-21)(25-19).
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Game One Final: Barry 3, Belmont Abbey 0
Game Two Final: Barry 3, Spring Hill 0
Records: Barry (6-0), Belmont Abbey (0-6, Spring Hill (2-3)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 1-0 against both teams
SUMMARY:
Belmont Abbey
- 1st set | Barry went on a 10-1 scoring run to go up 15-4, and the Bucs never looked back. The Bucs were led by Diana Akopova's four kills, and Jennifer Collaszo's three kills. | Barry 25, Belmont Abbey 18
- 2nd set | Barry started the match strong, going up 8-1. The Bucs recorded 13 blocks in the set, Jeyhlen Thomas recorded four and Christy Paul had three. | Barry 25, Belmont Abbey 11
- 3rd set | Barry's ended the match in dominant fashion going on a 10-0 run to put them up 15-4, the Crusaders never recvered. The Bucs were led by Marija Borcic's six assist, which led to a team hitting percentage of .474 in the set. | Barry 25, Belmont Abbey 12
Spring Hill
- 1st set | The first set was tied at 5-5, then the Bucs went on a 8-1 run. Akopova led the way with seven kills. | Barry 25, Spring Hill 17
- 2nd set | Spring Hill was up 17-16, then the Bucs turned the tide and went on a 9-4 run to close out the set. Djuly Schmorantz led the way with six kills. | Barry 25, Spring Hill 21
- 3rd set | Thomas led the way with three blocks in the set to close out the match. | Barry 25, Spring Hill 19
NOTEWORTHY:.
- Akopova totaled 22 kills between the two matches on the day, hitting .294.
- Borcic had 62 assists to direct the offense to a .353 attack percentage.
- Monica López and Luana Bulara split the libero duties digging up 17 and 8 attacks respectively.
- Thomas led the Bucs at the net with 7 blocks.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry continues play at the Rollins Invitational on Saturday, with one game against Charleston. First serve is set for 12:00 p.m.