LAKELAND, Fla. — Barry Volleyball returns after a 13-day hiatus and remains focused with sweep of Florida Southern in Sunshine State Conference play. The Friday evening match-up in the Jenkins Field House, gave the Bucs their 11th win of the season, 10th via the sweep.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Southern 0, #21 Barry 3
Records: Florida Southern (8-4 2-2 SSC), Barry (11-1, 4-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads Florida Southern 39-31
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Set One - Diana Akopova started the fun with the first kill of the evening. Back-to-back blocks and three straight kills set up the separation in the set. Ivana Zujovic was a part of three of the five points that set the teams apart. It was the best hitting set as the Bucs swung .324 for 15 kills. | Barry 25, Florida Southern 17
- Set Two - Barry took advantage of 11 Mocs errors, with five coming in service, to take the set. FSC had more kills than Barry but were unable to pull through. | Barry 27, Florida Southern 25
- Set Three - The defense stepped up big for five of their 11 blocks coming in this set. The first two points recorded came off the block. A 7-2 run help the come from behind set victory that put Barry at a 17-14 advantage. The Mocs tried to muster a comeback but fell short due to two kills from Akopova and a block from Veronika Eremeeva and Jeyhlen Thomas. | Barry 25, Florida Southern 22
NOTEWORTHY:
- The 11 service aces for Barry is third most this season in a single match.
- Barry garnered every first point of the match.
- There were 10 lead changes and 26 ties in the match.
- Nine team blocks tie for second most this season.
- Five different players recorded a block and kill in the match.
- Diana Akopova recorded 17 kills with six digs and five blocks.
- Thalia Iglesias led in assists with 18, adding seven digs and three service aces.
- Veronika Eremeeva stood out with nine kills, three blocks, and three service aces for 13.5 points.
- Jeyhlen Thomas had five blocks and six kills on the night, swinging a .667 clip.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will have their biggest match of the year so far taking on no. 1 Tampa on the road Saturday afternoon from the Martinez Center. First serve is set at 4:00 p.m.
