MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry used a third set turnaround to fuel their eighth Sunshine State Conference victory this season. The12th-ranked Buccaneer women's volleyball team defeated the Embry-Riddle Eagles in four sets from the Health and Sports Center on Friday evening.
Final: #12 Barry 3, Embry-Riddle (FL) 1
Records: Barry (13-4, 8-2 SSC), ERAU (13-6, 6-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 14-7
- Set One – Both teams got after it early in the match, Barry pulled away with a 6-1 run carried by Valeriya Kozlova. The sophomore had a kill and two service aces in the run to make it 16-9. Six straight points carried the rest of the set as the Bucs earned every single points. Varvara Osychenko had three kills, Ivana Žujovic and Kozlova each had a kill and a hand in the block. Osychenko and Zujovic teamed up for the brick wall that ended the set. Six different players earned multiple kills while the team hit .577 with 15 kills. | Barry 25, ERAU 21
- Set Two – Down 14-11, Barry bounced back and worked to have a 20-18 lead. That is when things turned around for the Eagles as they closed out on a 7-1 run to tie the match. The Bucs had their lowest offensive set in the match. | ERAU 25, Barry 21
- Set Three – After falling behind early, the match took a turn at the very end when Barry rallied off four set points to come from behind and win with five straight points. Trailing 24-21, the five-point rally to close out the set put the Bucs in a great position to close it out. Sofya Toropova had the set tying kill. Kozlova had nine kills of the team's 17 kills. | Barry 26, ERAU 24
- Set Four – It was a dominant start with a 10-1 frame. The service game and block party locked in. Osychenko, Zujovic, and Maye McConnell all had an ace. There were six blocks with two sets of three straight. It was smooth sailing the rest of the way. Kozlova had back-to-back aces and Osychenko called game. Seven total blocks led the way. Indigo Pruitt checked in and had a season-high 4 assists and one solo. | Barry 25, ERAU 16
- Kozlova had double-figures while leading the match with 16-kills.
- Osychenko and Veronika Eremeeva both had 10-plus kills.
- Alondra Lebron led that backrow with 12 digs.
- Thalia Iglesias carried the setter roles with her 10th 30-plus assists match this season, her sixth consecutive one.
- This is the fourth straight win against the Eagles.
- It is the second season sweep of an SSC school this season.
Barry will stay on their home stand taking on Rollins, Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm on October 17.
