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Muñoz
0
Barry Barry 4-7,1-4 Sunshine State
3
Winner Florida Tech FT 5-8,1-4 Sunshine State
Barry Barry
4-7,1-4 Sunshine State
0
Final
3
Florida Tech FT
5-8,1-4 Sunshine State
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Barry Barry 22 19 18 (0)
Florida Tech FT 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Alex Henderson

Muñoz's Heavy Offense Helps Tech Sweep Bucs

MELBOURNE, FLA. – The Florida Panthers volleyball managed to sweep the (RV) Barry University Buccaneers on Friday night on the first "Aloha Friday" of the season. The Panthers came out victorious sweeping the Bucs in three straight sets for Tech's first win over Barry in nearly 10 years.

FINAL: Florida Tech 3, Barry 0
Records: Florida Tech (5-8, 1-4 SSC) (RV) Barry (4-7, 3-2 SSC)
Locations: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.

STATS OF THE MATCH:

First Set:
  • Florida Tech took a big stride in the first set as the Panthers went ahead early against the Buccaneers jumping out to a 7-3 lead.
  • The early lead was powered by two kills each from Chiara Patelli and María Jesús Muñoz.
  • As Tech lead by five at 12-7, the Bucs looked to come back and trailed by just two at 12-10. The comeback effort was capped off by a kill from Mariana Bertran.
  • As the Crimson and Gray led by three, 14-11, the Panthers recorded five unanswered points to lead 19-11. The big offensive push was led by two service aces from Patelli.
  • Barry attempted to try to shorten its lead, making a comeback and scoring five of the final seven points to trail by just two at 24-22.
  • A service error from the Bucs however, capped off the first set for the Panthers as Tech managed to win 25-22 and take a 1-0 lead over Barry in the match.
 
Second Set:
  • Following Barry's first set loss, the Bucs attempted to take control of the second set as Diana Akopova recorded the Bucs' first three kills of the set to lead 4-2.
  • The Panthers rallied back with three straight points to take the 5-4 lead with kills coming from Lueger and Glassgold.
  • Tech trailed again in the set down 9-7, before scoring seven unanswered points to regain the lead at 14-9.
  • Freshman Cordelia Kearns highlighted the seven-point run, recording the final two kills In the rally.
  • Another four unanswered points from Tech later in the set pushed them ahead 18-12.
  • Barry attempted to fight back bringing its deficit back to within just four points, trailing 22-18.
  • Three points away from taking a 2-0 lead in the match, two kills from Kearns and one from Antia Vallecas Rodriguez gave Tech a 25-19 win in the second set to win the set.
 
Third Set:
  • The Panthers did not let up, leading 6-1 early in the third set.
  • Three straight kills from Muñoz were to thank for the early offense.
  • Barry couldn't find its rhythm in the final set as Tech continued to push ahead.
  • Back-to-back kills from Varvara Osychenko brought the Panthers lead back to just three points, leading 12-3.
  • With Florida Tech ahead 14-11, five unanswered points looked to bring the set out of reach.
  • A service ace from Jeanne Hassoun and kills from Kearns and Lueger allowed Tech to advance its lead to eight points at 19-11.
  • Three straight kills by Muñoz, Kearns and Glassgold brought Tech to within three points of winning the set, leading 22-15.
  • As the Crimson and Gray led 23-18, a service error from Barry's Fiona Baker and a service ace from Kenzie Delacher gave the Panthers its first win over the Bucs in nearly 10 years, winning the final set 25-18 and winning the match in three straight sets.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Barry continues to lead the all-time series against Florida Tech 9-59.
  • Prior to tonight's match, the Bucs had won the previous 17 matches against Tech.
  • Tech's last win against Barry was on October 23, 2013, in four sets.
  • The Panthers' last win at home against Barry was on September 23, 2011, in four sets.
  • The last straight-set victory against an SSC opponent for Tech occurred on September 28, 2019, at Florida Southern.
  • Tech's last home sweep of an opponent came against Rollins on October 2, 2018.
  • The Crimson and Gray outplayed the Buccaneers in all stat categories which include points (63-42), kills (47-35), aces (10-2), blocks (6-5), assists (36-31), and digs (52-48).
  • Kari Voelstad Bogen reached 600 career digs following tonight's match.
  • Kearns and Patelli each recorded 12 points in the match to lead the Panthers offense.
  • The 2022 Division II AVCA player of the year, Diana Akopova, tallied the most points and kills for an individual tonight recording 14.5 points and 14 kills.
  • Muñoz finished with the highest hitting percentage of both teams with 12 kills and 0 errors in 27 total attempts for a .444 hitting percentage.
  • Kenzie Delacher tallied 22 set assists in the match for a team high.
  • Vallecas Rodriguez led the team in digs with 14.
 
UP NEXT:
The Panthers will return to action at home on Saturday, September 30th  for Alumni Day against (RV) Lynn University. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:00 P.M. at the Charles and Ruth Clemente Center.
 
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