MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The ball on the court continues to favor the Barry Men's Volleyball team who rolls to their eighth straight victory. They continue to stretch their set win streak to 24 in a row.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Barry 3, King 0
Records: Barry (13-3), King (3-11)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 2-0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Set One - A service error got Barry on the board first. They string together three straight as Jacob Strnisa and Zachary Jabr earned kills in the process. It was 7-1 in a blink of an eye that forced a King timeout. Tomas Pastika subbed in and earned the final kill of the set. Strinsa had five kills in the set to lead the way hitting .400, Jabr was right behind with four kills on five swings. | Barry 25, King 14
- Set Two - Said Bennaji checked in and sparked the hot offense with a service ace to kick off the set. A five-point run gave Barry the separation they needed to run away with the set. Bennaji had another ace along with Philip Tein for three in the set. Pastika had five kills to cruise to a 2-0 match lead. | Barry 25, King 14
- Set Three - Through the first 10 points it was a back and forth trade off. Three straight points gave the Buccaneers cushion at 8-5. Barry closed out the match on a 5-0 run. Pastika had two service aces in the process and Maddox Gifford came in and closed it out with a block solo. Pastika had three aces and four kills in the set. Tein had three kills and a service ace. Barry had just five team kills and swung .500. | Barry 25, King 13
NOTEWORTHY:
- Tomas Pastika had a career-high 10 kills, he was the lone Buc in double-figures.
- The program set a new single game record in service aces with 10.
- Said Bennaji had a career-high 20 assists in the match.
- Travis Potteiger had back-to-back six dig nights for his career high.
- Barry out-blocked King 7-3 in the set.
UP NEXT:
Barry will kick off spring break with a match against LIU-Brooklyn on Tuesday evening from the Health and Sports Center