MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – A spooky afternoon in the Health and Sports Center Gym as the 11th-ranked Barry women's volleyball swept the Saint Leo Lions for their lucky 13th win in Sunshine State Conference play.
Final: #11 Barry 3, Saint Leo 0
Records: Barry (18-4, 13-2 SSC), Saint Leo (5-22, 1-15 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 60-18
- Set One – In a slow start for the Bucs, it picked up in the back half of the set with four-straight to give them the lead that would hold through. Thalia Iglesias dumped one over the net to get it started. Iglesias immediately followed with a block with Frankie Good. Varvara Osychenko followed suit with a kill and block. She teamed up with Good as well. Petra Brkicic ended the set with an ace. Valeriya Kozlova led the set with four kills, while Indigo Pruitt and Good went 2-for-2 on kills attempts. The defense had three blocks and forced a .059 hitting percentage. | Barry 25, Saint Leo 18
- Set Two – Barry once again fell behind early and worked their way back into it. A 7-1 run flipped the scoreboard from down 8-11 to up 14-12. Osychenko held service and had an ace and two kills. Alondra Lebron also had an ace in the run. Veronika Eremeeva led the set with six kills as the team hit .300. | Barry 25, Saint Leo 21
- Set Three – After dropping the first point in every set, the Bucs went to work much quicker in the third set. Eight straight points solidified an early 9-2 lead. Four blocks led the run, Good had a hand in all of them. Saint Leo made a late push to make it a one-point game at 19-18, but Barry closed out the match on a 6-3 run. Osychenko had three kills, including the one to put the match away. Eremeeva and Kozlova both had four kills, the Bucs combined had just one error in the set. The team hit .448 with 14 kills. | Barry 25, Saint Leo 20
- Osychenko and Eremeeva led the way with 10 kills each.
- Varvara had a double-double with 11 digs and did not have a single attacking error swinging .667.
- Pruitt had five kills for her Buccaneer career-high.
- Good had a season-high seven blocks.
- Thalia Iglesias had 23 assists to lead the way.
- The Bucs lead in all statistical categories, specifically in blocks 9-1.
- Barry has won 11 straight over the Panthers.
Barry will host #3 Tampa on Friday, November 6 for the White Out Night.
