MELBOURNE, FLA. – The Florida Tech Panthers held their senior day on Saturday evening against the Nova Southeastern Sharks in which the Panthers honored there two seniors
Josianne Keenan and Penelope Columbo.
FINAL: Florida Tech 1, Nova Southeastern 3
Records: Florida Tech (9-21, 3-17 SSC), (RV) Nova Southeastern (19-10, 12-8 SSC)
Locations: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
First Set:
- Nova Southeastern controlled the opening set early on with a 9-3 lead highlighted by two kills from Brittany Landrum.
- Tech shortened their deficit to three points to make it 15-12 NSU.
- The Sharks instantly recorded four more kills to lead by seven and make it 19-12.
- Five of the next seven points were rewarded to Tech as Lilian Muszynski and Chiara Patelli each tallied a kill to make it a 22-19 Nova Southeastern lead.
- The Sharks tallied three of the next five points to secure the first set by a score of 25-21 and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Second Set:
- Set two saw Nova Southeastern jump ahead 8-5 following two more kills from Landrum.
- As Tech trailed 10-6, The Panthers rallied off three kills to make it a 10-9 set highlighted by two kills from Patelli and one from Kearns.
- The Sharks answered back with five straight points, two of which were kills from Nadia Lindner.
- After a timeout, Lexi Lueger tallied a kill for Tech to make it 15-10.
- As the Sharks were ahead by six at 17-11, they increased their lead to 21-11 with Landrum recording two kills and Taylor Stockman scoring from one kill and one service ace.
- Nova Southeastern continued their rune eventually securing the second set 25-14 and jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the match.
Third Set:
- Tech looked to fight back after going ahead 2-1 early in the third set.
- As Nova Southeastern recaptured the lead 4-3, the Panthers jumped ahead 6-4 before the Sharks tied it at 7-7.
- Tech recorded three straight points to pull ahead 10-7.
- Tech managed to extend its lead to 14-13 following a kill from Muszynski before the Sharks tied it at 14-14.
- As the Panthers trailed 15-14, Five straight points from Tech helped them go ahead 19-15 following two kills from Maria Jesus Munoz.
- Tech found a way to extend their lead to 22-19 with help from a kill by Josianne Keenan.
- Danelli Mejia helped Tech go ahead 23-22 as Lindner tied it 23-23.
- The Panthers managed to avoid the sweep, scoring the final two points of the set as Patelli and Kearns both tallied kills to give Tech the 25-23 third-set win.
Fourth Set:
- The Panthers and Sharks were neck and neck to open the fourth set, tied 7-7 with Kearns, Muñoz, and Lueger all recording kills for Tech.
- Both teams would find themselves tied again 13-13 after a kill from Keenan.
- Both teams found themselves tied 16-16 before a Mejia kill brought the Panthers ahead 17-16.
- Two points in a row for the Sharks made it 18-17 until a kill from Kearns tied it 19-19.
- Keenan helped the Panthers tie it again with a kill now 20-20.
- A four-point rally from the Sharks brought Nova Southeastern within one point of securing the match.
- After a service error by the Sharks, they recorded the final point of the match and secured the third set 25-21.
NOTABLE PANTHERS
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Florida Tech is now 22-35 all-time against Nova Southeastern
- Fishing the season with a .345 attack percentage, Chiara Patelli has broken the single-season record for the highest attacking percentage in a season which was set by Kelly Currin back in 2003 who finished with a .326 attack percentage.
- With 32 solo blocks, Patelli is also tied for the third most solo blocks in a season by a Panther along with Janelle Branch (2010) and Kellie Cornwell (1993).
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