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players celebrating after a point
Kara Thomas
3
Winner Eckerd Eckerd 12-7,4-4 Sunshine State
1
Rollins Roll 9-9,2-5 Sunshine State
Winner
Eckerd Eckerd
12-7,4-4 Sunshine State
3
Final
1
Rollins Roll
9-9,2-5 Sunshine State
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Eckerd Eckerd 22 25 26 25 (3)
Rollins Roll 25 19 24 22 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball defeats Rollins in four sets

WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Eckerd volleyball team bounced back from an opening-set loss to defeat Rollins 3-1 on Friday night on the road.

The opening set remained competitive early before Rollins used a scoring run to build a 16-9 advantage. Eckerd battled back with an 8-4 stretch, highlighted by a service ace from Grace Dumont and kills by Jaiden Harris, to pull within three at 20-17. The Tritons continued to chip away, closing the gap to 21-20 following a Jaelynn Tunley kill and Seiler Hruska ace, but the Tars held on for the 25-22 win.

Eckerd responded quickly in the second frame, jumping ahead 9-3 behind a five-point service run from Tunley. Rollins rallied to even the score at 13-13, but the Tritons answered with five consecutive points, including two kills from Tunley, to regain control at 18-13. Eckerd maintained its advantage down the stretch, with Dumont delivering a service ace to seal the 25-19 victory.

The Tritons carried their momentum into the third set, building a 10-5 advantage before extending their lead to 17-11. Rollins mounted a late comeback, using a four-point run to pull within one at 22-21 before evening the score at 24-24. Tunley delivered consecutive kills to secure the 26-24 victory and give Eckerd a 2-1 match advantage. The Tritons posted their best offensive set of the night, hitting .429 with 21 kills.

Eckerd opened the fourth frame with a 7-2 advantage, fueled by a five-point run on Tunley's serve. The Tritons extended their lead to 18-11 following an Elayna Rickmon ace, but Rollins fought back to close within one at 20-19. Eckerd responded with three straight points, capped by a Taylor Rice ace to move ahead 23-19. The Tars made one final push to 23-22 before Peyton Walker delivered a kill and Sydney Williams closed the match with a service ace.

Hayden Nash led Eckerd with 16 kills while hitting .419 and adding three block assists. Tunley posted 13 kills and 15 digs, while Kaitlyn Dohs contributed 12 kills and 15 digs. Walker added 10 kills on a .471 hitting percentage. Dumont dished out 46 assists, 13 digs, and two aces, while Williams anchored the defense with 20 digs.

Eckerd will be back in action tomorrow at Embry-Riddle.

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