MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – For the first time since 2004, and just the fifth time overall, the Barry women's volleyball team goes unbeaten on home ground. In a crowd full of love and support for the special 2036 class, the Bucs pulled out the five-set victory over Florida Southern to go a perfect 13-0 at home and extend their win streak to nine straight.
Final: #11 Barry 3, Fla. Southern 2
Records: Barry (20-4, 15-2 SSC), FSC (15-10, 10-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 45-43
- Set One – Senior, Ivana Žujovic got straight into it with the first kill straight down the middle. The offense stayed hot hitting .419 in the set with 16 kills. FSC was held to a .188 swing percentage. Veronika Eremeeva and Valeriya Kozlova each had six kills in the set. | Barry 25, FSC 21
- Set Two – After trailing 7-4, Florida Southern rallied four-straight to flip the scoreboard. An 8-2 run then later gave them the cushion they needed to tie the match up. Barry was held to a .188 hitting percentage with seven errors. The Mocs narrowly beat them out with .242. Both teams had 13 kills in the set. | FSC 25, Barry 21
- Set Three – Barry worked from behind early but then scored six-straight to get back on track. Varvara Osychenko got the run started and had back-to-back kills. Petra Brkicic kept it going with back-to-back service aces. The Bucs kept their foot on the gas and used their defense to regain the match lead. The Bucs had six blocks in the set for a third of their points. The offense had just nine kills and hit .091. Osychenko had five of the nine kills and no one else had more than one. Frankie Good had a hand on four of the six blocks. | Barry 25, FSC 19
- Set Four – Not going down without a fight, FSC came out on a 4-0 run. Barry never found a groove and the set was forced to a winner take all. Osychenko and Kozlova were the only player to record kills in the set at four a piece. FSC had 14 kills and hit .179, both teams collecting three blocks. | FSC 25, Barry 18
- Set Five – The defense kicked in quick as Zujovic and Eremeeva teamed up for the block to get the momentum on the Bucs side. Once again trailing 5-6, the switch flipped and had Barry end the set on a 10-2 run that gave them the match win. Osychenko had two kills and Zujovic and Sofya Toropova had two blocks. The triple V threat offense closed out the match with three straight kills, each collecting one. | Barry 15, FSC 8
- The big three were all in double figures.
- Osychenko led with 18 kills and another double-double with 13 digs.
- Eremeeva also had a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs.
- Kozlova had 14 kills, four digs, five blocks in the match.
- Zujovic continues to stuff the net with 10 block assists.
- It is the fourth time she has had double-digit block assists in her career.
- Both senior setters split roles with 26 assists for Iglesias and 21 assists for Brkicic.
- Good continues her consistency with five kills and seven block assists.
- Barry goes undefeated at home with a 13-0 record.
- The Bucs have won eight of the last 10 matchups against FSC.
- They have now defeated every single team in the conference this season.
Barry will head on the road for the remained of the regular season, taking on #8 Lynn on the road Tuesday evening.
