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Johnshoy
Andy Meng
1
Palm Beach Atl. PBA 12-9,4-6 Sunshine State
3
Winner Eckerd Eckerd 14-7,5-5 Sunshine State
Palm Beach Atl. PBA
12-9,4-6 Sunshine State
1
Final
3
Eckerd Eckerd
14-7,5-5 Sunshine State
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Palm Beach Atl. PBA 20 12 25 22 (1)
Eckerd Eckerd 25 25 18 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Amanda Green, Director of Athletic Communications

Balanced Attack Leads Eckerd Over Palm Beach Atlantic

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd volleyball team collected its first win over Palm Beach Atlantic since 2011 with a thrilling four-set victory Friday night at the McArthur Center.
 
HOW IT ENDED 
Final: Eckerd 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 1 (25-20, 25-12, 18-25, 25-22)
Records: Eckerd 15-6 (6-4 SSC); Palm Beach Atlantic 12-9 (4-6 SSC)
 
KEY MOMENTS 
  • PBA jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead before Eckerd edged in front at 7-6. The teams remained close over the next stretch until EC rolled off four straight points to take a 17-13 lead. The Tritons held a small advantage for the rest of the set and took the set, 25-20, on a Sarah Johnshoy kill.
  • Eckerd opened the second set by rolling off seven straight points behind the serve of Agata Sklepik. The Tritons stretched their lead to 15-3 on another Johnshoy kill. EC maintained its commanding lead the rest of the way and took the set at 25-12 on a Sailfish error.
  • Palm Beach Atlantic jumped out to an early 5-2 lead until an Anna Jungjohann kill sparked a 4-0 Triton run to put EC up 6-5. The teams stayed within two points of each other over the next stretch before the Sailfish went on a five-point scoring run to take an 18-12 lead. PBA held its lead for the remainder of the set and used a three-point run to take the set at 25-18.
  • After an early five-point Sailfish lead, Eckerd battled back to even the score at 13-13 on an Asya Harris kill. The teams stayed within two points of each other over the next stretch before Eckerd took a 21-17 lead on a Jungjohann and Rachel Wisian block. PBA managed to pull within one at 23-22 before Eckerd took the match at 25-22 following a Johnshoy and Sydney Case tandem block.
 
NOTES AND NUMBERS
  • Harris led the Eckerd attack with 12 kills while Sklepik and Johnshoy added nine and eight, respectively. 
  • Sklepik missed her second double-double of the week by one kill as she also posted 16 digs.
  • Luana Rezende led the Triton back row with 20 digs.
  • Eckerd posted its first win over PBA since Sept. 9th, 2011. It is also the first conference win over the Sailfish since they joined the SSC in 2017.  
 
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to the McArthur Center tomorrow, hosting Barry at 4:00 PM.
 
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