SAINT LEO, Fla. — The Buccaneers get back in the win column with a road victory over Saint Leo on Friday evening from the Bowman Center. Barry dropped the first set and then took three straight for the win.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Saint Leo 1, Barry 3
Records: Saint Leo (3-6,0-2 SSC), Barry (9-1, 2-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads Saint Leo 47-17
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Set One - Saint Leo took the set in deuce. In a back and forth set that saw 15 ties. Ultimately two bcak to back Barry errors ended the set. | Barry 24, Saint Leo 26
- Set Two - The Bucs had to dig deep and fight their way back into the match after starting out set two down 8-2. They did just that going on an 8-0 run, with six of the points coming off a kill. The Lions regaained the lead, but the Buccaaneers managed to claw out the win ending on a 3-1 rally. | Barry 25, Saint Leo 22
- Set Three - Another back and forth set saw 12 ties and five lead changes. A key four point swing started with two kill from Diana Akopova. Then stacked with a block from Jeyhlen Thomas and Petra Brkicic and a kill from Thomas. Multiple Saint Leo errors would end up costing them the set. | Barry 25, Saint Leo 19
- Set Four - Barry seemed to find a better grove as tey lead from 5-4 on to the end. The match ended on a 6-0 run. | Barry 25, Saint Leo 15
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry trailed first in every set.
- The match was tied 37 times and had 17 lead changes.
- This was the first four-set match of the season for the Bucs.
- Diana Akopova locked in for 20 kills for the third time this season. She was a dig away from a double-double with nine.
- Ivana Zujovic put together her second straight match with five blocks.
- Varvara Osychenko collected her 15th career 10+ dig performance with 15 digs, while adding nine kills.
- Petra Brkicic had 30 assists and two blocks.
- Gaia Riedmüller had 22 digs, a Barry career-high.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry stay on the road and take on Eckerd in a neutral site at Tampa, Saturday, October 5 from the Martinez Arena at 7:00 p.m.
