MELBOURNE, Fla.- Florida Tech utilized an efficient offense to earn their second straight conference win, for the first time since 2018, as they topped Rollins, 3-1, at the Clemente Center.
 
Final: Florida Tech 3, Rollins 1
Records: Florida Tech (8-7, 3-4 SSC), Rollins (4-11, 2-5 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
 
STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Teams traded points most of the first set with there being 12 ties and five lead changes.
• Leading Tech 11-10, Rollins took the first of the match scoring five straight to take the biggest lead of the set, 16-10.
• Panthers answered back with a five-point run of their own to trail by one (16-15)
• Rollins once again extended their lead,19-16, but it didn't last long as Tech took the next three points to tie it up, 19-19.
• After two points apiece, the Panthers recorded three kills and forced a Tar error to take set one, 25-22.
• Rollins ran out to an early 12-5 lead and never looked back.
• The lead grew as large as eight (19-11) before the Panthers started to chip away, closing the gap to 19-15. However, the Tars were able to maintain their lead to take set two, 25-20.
• A 4-0 run for the Panthers turned an 8-8 tie into a 12-8 advantage for Tech in the third set.
• Utilizing the momentum, Tech pushed their lead out to 18-10 off a 6-0 run.
• In impressive fashion, Tars went on a 10-2 to knot things up at 21.
• Panthers recovered to win the final four points, taking the third set 25-21.
• After a 6-2 run to open set four, Tech ran out to a 15-8 lead.
• Rollins answered back scoring five of the next six points to cut their deficit to three (16-13).
• After going back and forth for the next few rallies, Rollins scored three straight to tie it up at 24 but Tech was able to get the next two points to clinch the set, 26-24, and the match.
• Katie Erdmann led the Panthers with 24 kills along with nine digs and one block assist.
• Kenzie Delacher tallied 35 assists, 10 digs, and two block assists.
• Kari Bogen recorded 14 digs and four assists.
• Hope Demarest led all players with six block assists while Lilian Muszynski led all players with two solo blocks.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Panthers are now 27-31 all-time against Rollins dating back to 1994.
• Tech earned their second straight conference win for the first time since 2018 when the Panthers defeated Nova Southeastern and Florida Southern back to back.
• Erdmann recorded her fifth 20+ kill game of the season
• With Delacher's 35 assists, she became just the fifth Panther to record 500 assists as a freshman.
• Tech leads all opponents in solo blocks with 21 to 14.

 
 
UP NEXT: The Panthers are back in action Friday, October 7 when they host Eckerd at the Clemente Center. First set begins at 7 p.m.
 
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