LAKELAND, Fla. - After dropping the opening set, the Eckerd volleyball team rallied to top Florida Southern 3-1 at Jenkins Field House Tuesday night.
The teams stayed within two points of each other through the opening set, but the Mocs capitalized on a Triton error to win the opener, 25-23. After swapping points early in the second stanza, EC used a 7-2 run to take the lead before winning the set 25-16. The Tritons jumped out to a sizable margin in the third stanza and fended off a Florida Southern rally to win the frame 25-20. EC then used a late 10-3 run to take the game in the final set, 25-21.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 3, Florida Southern 1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21)
RECORDS: Eckerd 10-2 (3-2 SSC); Florida Southern 6-5 (1-4 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Stella Antypa posted an 11-kill, 17-dig double-double.
- Seiler Hruska added double-digit kills with 11, while Jaida Clark and Nyla Muskiovin added nine each.
- Aleksa Curta added 28 assists, while Sarah Sampson had 19.
- Kalli Schoning posted a .500 hitting percentage, tallying eight kills with no errors.
- Eckerd hit .393 in set three.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to action on Saturday at 4:00 PM at Embry-Riddle.
