Box Score
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd College volleyball team opened the 2010 home season with a 3-0 loss (15-25, 20-25, 17-25) to No. 1 Tampa on Tuesday at the McArthur Center.
Jessica Yingling had 11 kills, while Melissa Vanderhal had six kills and 11 digs, as the Spartans (6-2, 1-0 Sunshine State Conference) won for the sixth time in eight matches.
Julie Howlett had a match-high 21 digs, and Camille Hanks had six block assists -- helping to hold Eckerd (5-4, 0-1) to a .092 hit percentage. Tampa had 12 total blocks overall.
Lindsay Biggs had seven kills and 10 digs to pace the Tritons. Fellow freshman
Kaleigh Humphrey had four kills and 10 digs, and
Hallie Ward had 13 digs.
After Tampa won the opening set, Eckerd kept the pace in set No. 2. An
Alex Laton kill cut Tampa's lead to 22-20, but the Spartans rallied to take the next three points to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set went back and forth early, and the teams were tied at 9-9 before Tampa took control. The Spartans won nine of the next 11 points to grab an 18-11 advantage.
Eckerd will return to SSC action on Friday with a 7 p.m. match at Barry.
