ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tritons return to a week of conference play as volleyball hosts Tampa Tuesday. Men's soccer hosts Florida Southern on Wednesday and women's soccer hosts Nova Southeastern for senior day on Saturday. The women's golf team and sailing will also be in action on the road.
Women's Golf
Monday/Tuesday: Saint Leo Fall Invitational | Lake Jovita Country Club | Dade City, Fla. | Live Stats
* Eckerd will travel to Dade City Monday and Tuesday for the Saint Leo Fall Invitational. The Tritons last played two weeks ago at the Sand Shark Invitational placing 10th.
Maddison Davis paced the team shooting a pair of 83's and an 87 for a 25th place finish in the 72-woman field.
Volleyball
Tuesday (Whiteout): vs Tampa | 7:00 PM | McArthur Center | Live Stats | Live Video
Friday: at Florida Tech | 7:00 PM | Charles & Ruth Clemente Center | Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday: at Embry-Riddle | 4:00 PM | ICI Center | Live Stats | Live Video
* Eckerd (10-5, 3-4 SSC) looks to carry the momentum of a 3-0 weekend at the South Region Crossover, where the Tritons upset No. 23 West Florida, into a week of three conference matches. Eckerd hosts Tampa on Tuesday night before traveling to Florida Tech on Friday and Embry-Riddle on Saturday.
* Eckerd's offense is led by
Paula Hoffmann with 200 kills. She sits third in the conference in kills per set (4.00). Behind Hoffmann lays a balanced attack of
Stephanie Karlovics (91 kills),
Abbie O'Ferrell (89), and
Kali Boatwright (83).
Mackenzie Redner has also emerged as of late, tallying 45 kills in three matches at the crossover while posting a career-high 20 kills against Lee (Tenn.).
* Eckerd leads the conference in service aces with 110.
Arielle Erillo and
Fernanda Reis set the tone for Eckerd with 0.53 and 0.46 aces per set respectively.
* Tampa (8-10, 3-4 SSC) enters the match coming off a 3-0 weekend at the South Region Crossover. The Spartans pose a balanced attack behind Nicole Dominguez (176 kills), Nylah Demps (156), Sorrel Houghton (152), and Taylor Fosler (130).
* Florida Tech (7-7, 2-6 SSC) also enters the week off a 3-0 weekend at the crossover. Olliva Hersey and Kelly Germain led the Panthers attack with 141 and 112 kills respectively.
* Embry-Riddle (7-7, 2-6 SSC) enters after a 3-0 weekend at the crossover as well. Melanie Canfield (205 kills) leads the Eagles attack followed by Erika Barbour (134) and Theresa Jordan (118). Olivia Roa leads the Eagles defense averaging 6.43 digs per set, topping the conference.
* Last season, Eckerd lost both matches to Tampa and split both series with Florida Tech and Embry-Riddle. In the win over Embry-Riddle, Redner had 17 kills while Boatwright had 15 kills at home against Florida Tech.
Men's Soccer
Wednesday: vs Florida Southern | 7:00 PM | Johnson Field | Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday: at Nova Southeastern | 7:00 PM | NSU Soccer Complex | Live Stats | Live Video
*The Tritons (3-6-1, 1-5-1 SSC) look to bounce back after a tough week following two losses to tough competition against No. 4 Palm Beach Atlantic and a previously-ranked Rollins squad. Eckerd will host Florida Southern on Wednesday night and travel to Nova Southeastern on Saturday.
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Juan David Tejada leads the Triton offense with four goals and one assist. Tejada's 28 shots and 2.80 shots per game are fourth in the conference.
Westleigh Rush and
Robert Carter sit behind Tejada with two goals and one assist apiece. Four Tritons have scored one goal while
Niklas Sommerer has added three assists.
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Alex Gott sits second in the conference in saves with 44 and has posted 2.5 clean sheets.
* Florida Southern (6-3, 4-2 SSC) enters the match off wins last week over Nova Southeastern and Embry-Riddle. Christoph Gums leads the Moccasins' offense with four goals and eight assists.
* Nova Southeastern (4-6, 2-4 SSC) enters off a 1-1 week with a win over Saint Leo. Noel Johnson paces the Sharks' offense with four goals and one assist, while Darwin Lom has added three goals.
* Last season, Eckerd tied with Florida Southern, 1-1, behind a goal from Tejada, and beat Nova Southeastern, 2-1.
Women's Soccer
Wednesday: at Florida Southern | 7:00 PM | Lake Myrtle Sports Park | Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday (Senior Day/Whiteout): vs #13 Nova Southeastern | 7:00 PM | Johnson Field | Live Stats | Live Video
* After scoring wins over Rollins and Palm Beach Atlantic last week, Eckerd (5-5, 4-3 SSC) looks to carry that momentum into this week's competition as they travel to Florida Southern on Wednesday and host No. 13 Nova Southeastern on Saturday. Before the match on Saturday, Eckerd will honor its three seniors -
Abby Sanchez,
Kayla Gray, and
Sydney Tiiman.
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Stephanie Linton leads the Tritons' offense with seven goals and one assist, also leading the conference in goals. Behind Linton is
Kayla Gray with three goals and one assist and
Paula Astiazaran with two goals and two assists. Two of Gray's goals came last week in a pair of 1-0 victories.
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Casey Winn collected 13 saves last week and combined with the Eckerd defense to post its third straight shutout.
* With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Tritons sit in third place in the conference standings with 12 points.
* Florida Southern (6-1-3, 3-1-2 SSC) enters the week off a draw against Embry-Riddle. Alexa Moberley leads the Moccasins' attack with four goals and three assists, while Anna Griessler has added three goals and one assist.
* Nova Southeastern (10-1-1, 6-0-1 SSC) enters the week after two wins last week over Palm Beach Atlantic and Saint Leo. Emma Heikkila leads the team's offense with six goals and two assists. Adanna Edwards has added four goals.
* Last season, Eckerd split with Florida Southern, losing at home and winning on the road in a nonconference matchup, and lost to Nova Southeastern.
Sailing
Coed
Saturday: SAISA Match Race Championships | Charleston, SC
Women's Sailing
Saturday/Sunday: Mrs. Hurst Bowl | Hanover, NH
* Eckerd enters this week of a second and fourth place finish at the SAISA South Points #6 and a 17th place finish at the Truxtun Umstead Regatta.
Sam Peirson and
Jamie Johar led Eckerd taking first overall in the A Division with 27 points at South Points #6. The team will travel this weekend to the Mrs. Hurst Bowl in Hanover, New Hampshire, and the SAISA Match Race Championships in Charleston, South Carolina.
