UMATILLA, Fla. - Kinga Michalska posted a triple-double with a program-record 11 service aces as the Eckerd volleyball team topped the Sailfish in four sets in Umatilla, Florida, on Saturday afternoon.
After a back-and-forth start, Eckerd went on a 4-0 run midway through the opening set before taking the set on a 5-0 run. Both teams added a pair of runs midway through the second stanza, but Eckerd capped the frame with back-to-back kills to win it. The Sailfish rallied late to take a tight third set, but the Tritons cruised in the fourth frame to win the match.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 1 (25-19, 27-25, 23-25, 25-17)
RECORDS: Eckerd 10-5 (3-4 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic 6-14 (0-10)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Michalska posted a 10-kill, 11-ace, 18-dig triple-double. Eckerd's first triple-double since 2022, when Krysten Garrison posted one on November 1 at Florida Southern. It's just the third triple-double in program history.
- Michalska's 11 aces are the most in Tritons history. It's also the most by an SSC player in four sets in conference history, and three aces from tying the all-time SSC record. Seven of her aces came in the first set alone. Her mark is the most by an NCAA Divison II player in a four-set match this year.
- Stella Antypa added an 11-kill, 14-dig double-double.
- Gabi Jedrzejczak was one dig shy of a double-double with 20 assists and nine digs.
- Grace Dumont added 14 assists.
- Nyla Muskovin added a career-high 14 digs and seven kills.
- Jaida Clark added eight kills, while Hayden Nash posted seven.
- As a team, Eckerd posted 41 aces over the three-match week, with Michalska accounting for 22.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to action on Tuesday at 8:00 PM, hosting Florida Southern. Due to the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the game will be played at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg.
