INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GAME ONE
Final: Florida Tech 2, Truman State 3
Records: Florida Tech (0-3, 0-0 SSC) | Truman Sate (2-1, 0-0 GLVC)
Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium | Jackson, Tenn.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Florida Tech lost a heartbreaking game in the fifth set. The Panthers came back from a 2-0 deficit to force the fifth set on the Bulldogs.
- Katie Erdmann led the team with a season-high 25 kills and a .214 hitting percentage.
- Josianne Keenan and Delaney Lott combined 22 kills. Lott completed her double-double, adding 14 digs in the match.
- Anna Harry collected her first double-double of the season with 29 assists and 11 digs. Maddalena Fairchild added 19 assists on the match and six digs, four short of a double-double.
- Erin Arbour led the team with 24 digs in five sets.
- Tech collected 65 kills, eight aces, nine blocks, 60 assists, and 80 digs.
GAME TWO
Final: Florida Tech 0, Montevallo 3
Records: Florida Tech (0-4, 0-0 SSC) | Montevallo (3-1, 0-0 GSC)
Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium | Jackson, Tenn.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- In set one, the Panthers had a back and fourth battled with the Falcons. Both teams collected 13 kills, each with almost an identical hitting percentage.
- Unfortunately, the Crimson and Gray could not hold on and dropped set one 25-22.
- Set two was another great game for the Panthers but fell short at the end, falling 25-20. Montevallo had a slight advantage in the kills category, collecting 12-9 kills.
- Florida Tech began the third set with another neck and neck match tying the game at 12-12.
- The Falcons quickly responded, scoring five in a row making it 19-14.
- Tech ends up falling 25-19 in the third after a small comeback run.
- Erdmann again led the team in kills with 11, while Harry and Fairchild total 15 assists each.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Erdmann collected 36 kills in today's doubleheader and currently leads the Sunshine State Conference with 53 kills.
- Harry moves up to the number six spot with 75 assists in the SSC.
- Arbour is now second in the SSC with 45 digs.
UP NEXT: The Crimson and Gray head to the Pioneer Invitational in Denton, Texas. Florida Tech will play four matches against Ouachita Baptist, Texas Permian Basin, Texas Women's University, and Southwest Baptist.
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