Lakeland, Fla. - Returning to Sunshine State Conference play riding a three-game winning streak on Friday evening, the Barry University volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19) decision at Florida Southern

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:

Final: Florida Southern 3, Barry 0
Records: Barry (8-13, 2-10 SSC), Florida Southern (14-7, 7-5 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 38-31

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Set 1 - Trailing early 6-3 in the opening set, the Bucs used a 5-0 run to take an 8-6 advantage before Florida Southern reclaimed the lead at 11-9 behind a 4-0 spree and kept the lead for the duration of the frame.
• Set 2 - Florida Southern responded to a Barry point with back-to-back tallies to flip the one-point lead, holding the Bucs to only one run greater than two during the stanza via a 3-0 rally that made it 14-11 midway through the frame.
• Set 3 - After splitting the initial 18 points of the final set, Florida Southern scored three-straight to pull ahead 12-9. Barry cut the deficit down to one behind back-to-back points, responding to a FSC point with one of their own to maintain the separation before runs of 4-0 and 5-0 sandwiching two Barry points created a 22-14 score.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Varvara Osychenko recorded a double-double behind 11 kills and 10 digs.
• Diana Akopova chipped in nine kills with an assisted block and four digs.
• Fiona Baker dished out 26 assists with 11 digs for a double-double.
• Jeyhlen Thomas recorded two solo blocks with one assisted block.
• Ana Perez tallied 16 digs.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Buccaneers travel to nationally-ranked and undefeated Tampa on Saturday, Oct. 29