Eckerd Wins Twice on Final Day of Flame Invitational

CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The Eckerd volleyball team earned another pair of wins at the Flame Invitational on Saturday, rallying to win in five sets over Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) in the morning before winning 3-0 over Georgia College in the afternoon.

Eckerd and LMU swapped points throughout the opening set, with the Railsplitters edging the set out 25-23. The Tritons ended the second stanza on a 9-4 run to win the frame. However, Lincoln Memorial took the third frame 25-20. The Tritons rallied with a large run early in the fourth frame to win it before a six-point run in the fifth set sealed the victory for Eckerd. 

Eckerd used a late 6-1 run to take the opener over Georgia. Similarly, the Tritons capped the second set on a 7-1 run to take the stanza. After a tight third frame, EC forced back-to-back attack errors to win the match. 

HOW IT ENDED 

Game One

FINAL: Eckerd 3, Lincoln Memorial 2 (23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 15-8) 

Game Two 

FINAL: Eckerd 3, Georgia 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-23)

RECORDS
Eckerd 6-1, Georgia College 3-5, Lincoln Memorial 5-2

NOTES AND NUMBERS  

• Sydney Williams added 30 digs in the opener, the most in a single match since Luana Rezende had 31 in five sets versus West Georgia on October 19, 2019.
• Nyla Muskovin and Kinga Michalska led Eckerd in the first game with 16 kills apiece. Muskovin added a .368 hitting percentage, while Michalska added eight digs. 
• Gabi Jedrzejczak flirted with a triple-double with 46 assists, eight digs, and seven kills in the opener. She added 37 assists in the finale. 
• Stella Antypa added a pair of double-doubles with 11 kills and 12 digs versus LMU and 12 kills and 19 digs against GC. 
• Muskovin added double-digit kills in the finale with 10. 
• Antypa averaged 3.06 kills and 2.69 digs over the weekend, while Michalska averaged 3.21 kills and 1.79 digs while hitting .295 percent. 

UP NEXT 

Eckerd returns to action next weekend for its final non-conference contests at Flagler at 3:00 PM.