MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Eckerd volleyball team began a weekend road trip with a four-set win over Florida Tech on Friday night.
HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 3, Florida Tech 1 (25-17, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22)
Records: Eckerd 8-6 (3-4 SSC), Florida Tech 4-12 (1-7 SSC)
KEY MOMENTS
- Eckerd blew open what had been a tight first set with a run of five straight points, taking a 19-12 lead. Â The Panthers pulled within five points late in the set, but EC claimed the final three rallies - capped by back-to-back Johana Havenaar aces - for a 25-17 win.
- The Tritons jumped ahead by four points early in set two and still led by four at 23-19. Â FIT, however, won the next three rallies including two aces. Â Eckerd reached set point on a Sarah Johnshoy kill only to see Florida Tech extend the set into extra points. Â Consecutive attack errors by the Panthers ended their hopes of tying the match as Eckerd emerged with a 2-0 lead.
- Eckerd found itself trailing at 15-10 in the third set following five straight points for FIT. Â The Tritons battled back to take a 20-19 lead, but it was short-lived. Â Florida Tech won six of the final eight rallies and stayed alive with a 25-22 set victory.
- The two teams swapped the lead several times in the fourth set before Eckerd managed a bit of separation after taking points on four straight rallies for an 18-14 lead. Â The Panthers cut the lead to one but EC responded following a timeout, putting away five kills down the stretch while playing without an error in completing the 3-1 match victory.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The Tritons have won four of the last five matchups against Florida Tech.
- Johnshoy had her most productive match of the season with 11 kills and seven total blocks for 15.0 points.
- Eckerd's 11 total blocks matched its season-high, also recorded versus Florida Southern on September 4.
- Asya Harris and Paula Hoffmann led the team with 13 kills each. Hoffmann posted a double-double with 17 digs. Arielle Erillo led the back row defense with 25 digs.
UP NEXT
The Tritons travel north to face Embry-Riddle (10-4, 4-3 SSC) on Saturday at 4:00 PM.