St. Leo, FL. - Fueled by a season-high .347 hitting percentage on Friday evening, the Barry University volleyball team swept host Saint Leo University 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-22) in Sunshine State Conference action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:

Final: Barry 3, Saint Leo 0
Records: Barry (5-12, 2-8 SSC), Saint Leo (8-8, 3-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 45-17

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Set 1 - Barry used a 4-0 run to take an early 6-3 lead and held Saint Leo without a run of consecutive points until back-to-back tallies made it 18-11 in favor of the Bucs.
• Set 2 - Barry scored the opening point and maintained the lead until a 6-0 Saint Leo run flipped the advantage in favor of the hosts at 12-10. The Bucs reclaimed the lead behind a 3-0 run, using a 5-0 run trailing 17-16 to pull ahead 21-17.
• Set 3 - Facing an early 10-3 deficit in the this set, the Bucs rallied to take their first lead of the frame at 20-19 before adding another point to create a 21-19 score. Saint Leo flipped the one-point advantage behind a 3-0 run before Barry ended the night on a 4-0 run.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Diana Akopova boasted 18 kills on a .486 clip while adding seven digs, a service ace and solo block.
• Varvara Osychenko chipped in 11 kills with 10 digs that tied for the team lead.
• Fiona Baker dished out 26 assists with five digs and two service aces.
• Ana Perez tied for the team lead in digs with 10.
• Jeyhlen Thomas tallied a pair of solo blocks with one assisted block.
• Barry held Saint Leo to a .071 hitting percentage.
• Barry ended the night with seven blocks versus two for Saint Leo.
• The Bucs held a 36-34 advantage in digs.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Buccaneers travel to Eckerd College on Saturday, Oct. 14 for a 4 p.m. contest.