ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- The Eckerd volleyball team fell behind early in the opening set of its Sunshine State Conference opener, but the Tritons stormed back to top Florida Southern in straight sets Thursday night in the McArthur Center.
FSC started the match with seven consecutive points. However, the Tritons responded with a 10-3 run to even the set 10-10. The teams swapped points the rest of the way, with Eckerd taking the set, 28-26. Eckerd opened the second set with eight straight points before cruising to a 25-13 win. EC used an 8-1 run early in the final stanza before taking it 25-18.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 3, Florida Southern 0 (28-26, 25-13, 25-18)
RECORDS: Eckerd 9-0 (1-0 SSC); Florida Southern 5-3 (0-1 SSC)
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UP NEXT
Eckerd travels across the bay on Saturday to take on No. 1 Tampa at 4:00 PM.