ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd volleyball team swept the Barry Buccaneers 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
The game began with a tight first match. The Tritons and Bucs traded points to begin the set before Barry went on a four-point run to lead 15-11. The Tritons and Bucs rallied again before Barry jumped out to a 20-14 favor. A kill by Seiler Hruska started the ball rolling for the Tritons to go on a seven-point streak to lead 24-23. Barry brought the set to deuce before a kill by Stella Antypa and a block by Nyla Muskovin and Jaida Clark closed the set for the Tritons, 26-24.
After BU jumped out to a four-point lead, Eckerd fought back with an eight-point streak to lead 12-8. Another seven-point run catapulted the Tritons to a 19-12 lead. They closed the set with three straight kills by Muskovin, Kalli Schoening, and Hruska to take set two 25-16. The Tritons completed the sweep in set three with a 25-19 victory.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 3, Barry 0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-19)
RECORDS: Eckerd 15-3 (8-3 SSC); Barry 5-12 (2-9 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Hruska led the Tritons with 15 kills.
- Clark led with five blocks while Muskovin, Kalli Schoening, and Erin Garr added four apiece.
- Garr hit an impressive .500 with eight kills on 14 attacks. Clark boasted a .333 hitting clip, with Muskovin and Hruska hitting .294 and .211, respectively.
- Ashley Eck posted another double-digit dig performance with 12 digs.
- Aleksa Curta and Martina Melicherova each tallied double-digit assists at 19 and 14, respectively.
UP NEXT
Eckerd travels to Orlando next weekend for the South Region Crossover on Friday and Saturday.
