Box Score MIAMI SHORES, FL – Florida Tech and Barry met for the second time in five days on Monday night, this time on the Buccaneers home floor, but the result was no different as the Bucs repeated Thursday night's result with a second consecutive straight-set victory.
FINAL:
Florida Tech 0, #21 Barry 3 (20-25, 17-25, 14-25)
Records: Florida Tech (17-7, 11-4 SSC) #21 Barry (18-4, 10-5 SSC)
Locations: Health & Sports Center | Miami Shores, FL
STATS OF THE MATCH:
First Set:
· The Buccaneers took 11 of the game's first 15 points through their outside hitters.
· Tech responded with a 7-4 run of their own powered by two Chiara Patelli kills and one each from Cordelia Kearns and Antia Vallecas Rodriguez.
· Following a Barry timeout, the Panthers would close the deficit to 15-13 before the Bucs won two points at the net.
· Irene Kitson responded with two kills and a block assist with Lilian Muszynski to bring the Crimson and Gray within one.
· A 4-0 run would give Barry some cushion before the teams each traded two points.
· Kills from Kearns and Tessa Mati cut the deficit to 23-20.
· Out of a timeout, Varvara Osychenko and Gaia Riedmuller gave the Buccaneers a first-set victory.
Second Set:
· The Panthers responded by taking four of the set's first five points thanks to a Kearns kill, a Bucs error and block assists for Kearns, Kitson and Patelli.
· Barry followed with a 5-1 run of their own that was ended by a Muszynski block solo.
· Two Diana Akopova kills and consecutive Riedmulleraces gave Barry a 10-6 advantage.
· After a Tech timeout, Patelli would help to bring them to within 11-9 before the Bucs answered with a pair of points of their own.
· A Patelli kill and two Barry errors brought the Crimson and Gray within one.
· The Bucs would let Florida Tech get no closer, immediately answering with a 6-1 run to stretch their lead to 19-13.
· After a Muszynski kill and an error, Barry followed up with a 6-2 run to close the set and go up by two.
Third Set:
· Florida Tech took three of the first four points through a kill by Kearns, while Patelli added a kill and a block solo.
· After Barry drew even at three, the teams traded points until the Bucs ripped off a 7-0 run through two Petra Brkicic aces, a Diana Akopova, block assists by Akopova, Veronika Eremeeva and Ivana Zujovic and two errors.
· That run proved decisive as the Panthers would never get closer than six points for the remainder of the set and the Buccaneers sealed the victory.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
· Cordelia Kearns recorded double-digit kills for the 23rd time in 24 games this season, this time with 15.
· Chiara Patelli provided six kills, four digs, two block assists and a block solo.
· Lilian Muszynski contributed a block solo and two block assists.
· Kari Voelstad Bogen posted 11 digs and three assists.
· Irene Kitson added kills, four digs and two block assists.
· Kenzie Delacher tallied 17 assists and 11 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· The Buccaneers lead the all-time series, 61-10.
· Lilian Muszynski tied Kelly Currin (2002-2005) for fourth on the program's career block solo list with 74. She passed Carrie Green (1994-1997) for eighth on the total blocks list with 268.
· Kenzie Delacher's double-double was the 45th of her career.
UP NEXT: The Panthers will remain on the road when they return to action on Friday, November 15 for an SSC matchup at Saint Leo at 7 P.M.
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