MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – In a busy week of action at the Health and Sports Center, the 12th-ranked Barry women's volleyball team picked up their third straight victory, defeating Rollins in straight sets. The Bucs improve to 9-0 at home.
Final: #12 Barry 3, Rollins 0
Records: Barry (14-4, 9-2 SSC), Rollins (10-12, 3-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 49-28
- Set One – Rollins opened with control and held it deep into the set at 17-14. A 5-2 run by the Bucs tied things up at 19-all. The set closed out with the big three delivering three straight points. Valeriya Kozlova started with a kill, Veronika Eremeeva delivered the ace, and Varvara Osychenko closed it out with a kill. Barry fended off set point in the comeback win. Kozlova had five kills on 10 swings, not making a single error, she also added four digs defensively. | Barry 26, Rollins 24
- Set Two – The Tars struck first for the second straight set. However, there came the Bucs moving from the rear-view mirror to the front windshield. A 9-3 rally pushed Barry ahead, earning seven of those points and making it 17-11. The set ended with three straight errors from the Tars. Kozlova really turned it up a notch with 10 kills on just one attacking error in the set for a .529 hitting percentage. | Barry 25, Rollins 15
- Set Three – Osychenko got Barry on the board first for the first time on the day. The Bucs had a two-point advantage held through. The set was a tradeoff at the beginning, after a 17-13 lead, there was no view of a run back into it for the Tars. Osychenko led the charge in this set with four kills on nine swings. Barry never trailed in the set. | Barry 25, Rollins 22
- Kozlova had a match-high 18 kills with one error swinging .531 on the night. She also led the team in digs with seven.
- Osychenko recorded her 1,00th career dig in the second set.
- She becomes the fourth person all-time to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career at Barry.
- Thalia Iglesias and Petra Brkicic evenly split their duties with 15 and 10 assists, respectively.
- This is the fourth straight win again the Tars.
- They have won the last 10 matchups again Rollins at home.
Barry will have a short week with one match against Palm Beach Atlantic on the road on October 24 at 4:00 p.m.
