MIAMI SHORES, Fla. —  In their return home, the third-ranked Barry Women's Volleyball team took their first loss on the year, dropping a five-set match to Palm Beach Atlantic. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Palm Beach Atlantic 3, #3 Barry 2
Records: Barry (11-1, 4-1 SSC), PBA (12-4,2-3 SSC)
All-Time Series: PBA leads series 21-18

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Set One - Barry felt right at home opening with a 6-2 run. PBA worked their way back but another six point run gave thee Bucs a 15-8 lead. The Sailfish have proven this year they don't go down easily and that proved true once again as they came back to tie things up at 23-all. The set ended with PBA earning their last two points on the Bucs being out of rotation violations. Ten attacking errors would also be costly for the Bucs. | PBA 25, Barry 23
• Set Two - Another strong opening for the Bucs gave them a 3-0 lead. It was another back and forth set that saw the Sailfish have a late comeback to steal the set after facing match point. | PBA 27, Barry 25
• Set Three - The Bucs rallied together their best offensive set to keep the match alive. McKayla Theleus and Varvara Osychenko teamed up for 13 of the team's 17 kills in the set. PBA brought out the bench after Barry took a big lead. It gave momentum into the home crowd and into the next set. | Barry 25, PBA 18
• Set Four - Three five plus point runs were the difference maker as Barry forced a winner take all fifth set. Theleus has found her serve and continues to serve up aces to opponents. picking up three in the set. | Barry 25, PBA 20
• Set Five - Barry looked to have this one in the bag opening up 5-1, but a PBA timeout switched things up very quickly. It was a back and forth tie with the Sailfish holding advantage for most of the set thereafter. Barry fought ooff match point twice until they held match point and PBA scored three straight, coming up with back-to-back blocks to end it. | PBA 20, Barry 18

NOTEWORTHY:

• McKayla Theleus doubled her career-high in kills and picked up her second career double with 21 kills and 11 digs.
• Varvara Osychenko records her 20th career double-double, with 14 kills and 11 digs.
• Gaia Riedmüller led the back row with 22 digs.
• Thalia Iglesias had a double-double with 34 assists and 11 digs, for a season-high in both.
• Ivana Žujovic records her 200th career block being the 22nd player in Buccaneer history to be a part of the 200/200 club in kills and blocks.
• Statistically, the Bucs led in every category.

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