Box Score Boca Raton, Fla. – Florida Tech Volleyball continued their road trip on Saturday afternoon with a Sunshine State Conference matchup at #6 ranked Lynn. As the only team to beat the eventual national champions twice in 2024, a stern test awaited the Panthers courtesy of the Fighting Knights.


Final: Florida Tech Panthers 1, #6 Lynn Fighting Knights 3 
Set Recap: (25-23), (16-25), (20-25), (23-25)
Records: Florida Tech (8-6, 3-3 SSC) | #6 Lynn (15-2, 5-2 SSC)
Location: de Hoernle Sports Center | Boca Raton, Florida

MATCH NOTES:
First Set: Florida Tech Panthers 25, Lynn Fighting Knights 23

• The Fighting Knights opened by taking five of the first seven points, courtesy of two kills from Laney Wilson, another from Nadia Rossi, Wilson and Rossi combining for a block and a Ula Gorjup kill.
• As has become standard for the Panthers, they immediately provided a fight back by ripping off an 8-3 run to take a 10-8 lead.
• Powering the Tech charge were kills from Cordelia Kearns, Devyn Glassgold and Isabelle Clark along with a Kenzie Delacher service ace along with three Lynn errors.
• LU flexed their muscle with a 7-3 spurt of their own to go up two, which was led by two aces and a kill from Brooke Jackson.
• The Crimson and Gray brought the set even at 15 thanks to another kill from Kearns and a block from the tandem of Clark and Glassgold.
• From there, neither team could create much separation as neither team had a lead larger than two for the rest of the frame. The trio of Clark, Glassgold and Kearns were immense, combining for five kills and a block.
• Tech ultimately earned a first set victory through the duo of Kearns and Clark's overpowering effort at the net.

Second Set: Florida Tech Panthers 16, Lynn Fighting Knights 25

• The Panthers began the second set by taking the first four points and five of the first six.
• Kearns made sure the momentum stayed on Florida Tech's side with two kills, while Courtney Capar added an ace.
• Lynn eventually drew earned the lead thanks to an 8-3 run that was led by two kills by Rossi, a kill and a block from Lillia Neill and a Gorjup ace.
• With the set tied at nine, the Fighting Knights followed with a 7-0 run that saw three Alexia Radulovic kills to go with four Panther errors.
• That ultimately decided the set as the Crimson and Gray were unable to shrink the deficit beyond five points despite the efforts of Ayisha Missipo (two kills), Kearns (two kills) and Hadley Waldren (block solo).

Third Set: Florida Tech Panthers 20, Lynn Fighting Knights 25

• Tech took five of the first six points once again, this time through two kills each for Elisa Broggio and Kearns along with a combo block by Broggio and Clark.
• Lynn answered once again, this time with a 7-0 response that saw two kills each for Jackson and Radulovic as well as two Panther errors.
• The Fighting Knights continued to push their advantage from there with a 9-5 stretch led by three kills from Neill and Rossi.
• Florida Tech gave themselves a chance by cutting the deficit to 20-17 thanks to three Glassgold kills, one from Waldren, a Kearns service ace and a LU error.
• Despite kills from Glassgold, Kearns and Waldren, the Crimson and Gray were unable to draw any closer as three Rossi kills and an error gave Lynn a 2-1 advantage heading to the fourth.

Fourth Set: Florida Tech Panthers 23, Lynn Fighting Knights 25

• The Panthers began the fourth frame with a 5-2 advantage through a Glassgold kill, a Broggio/Waldren block and three Lynn errors.
• Over the next 16 points, the Crimson and Gray extended their lead to 14-9 thanks to three kills from Kearns, one each from Waldren and Ashley Rants, a Broggio/Clark block and a Kari Voelstad Bogen ace.
• A 3-0 LU spurt with involvement from Jackson on all three points seemed to indicate another massive run was on the way.
• However, Florida Tech countered with a quick three of their own with Glassgold and Waldren recording individual kills and Waldren and Rants combining for a block.
• Lynn fought back with a 4-0 counter through two Jackson kills, one from Neill and an error to force a Panther timeout.
• A service error out of the break gave Tech a reprieve but following a Broggio/Waldren block, LU collected the next three points to take their first lead of the fourth set.
• After a Clark kill tied the set at 20, the teams traded 3-0 runs before a Panther service error and a Rossi ace closed the match.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Cordelia Kearns –19 Kills (.203 Hitting Percetage), 16 Digs
• Devyn Glassgold – 13 Kills (.333%)
• Kenzie Delacher – 18 Assists, 14 Digs, 1 Service Ace
• Hadley Waldren – 6 Total Blocks, 4 Kills, 1 Block Solo
• Kari Voelstad Bogen – 30 Digs, 3 Assists, 1 Service Ace

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Lynn now leads the all-time series, 30-24, including a 17-10 advantage in Boca Raton.
• Cordelia Kearns moved into fifth place on the program's career kills list, passing Carrie Green (1994-1997) and Kelly Currin (2002-2005). Her career total now stands at 1,057.
• Thanks to her 30 digs, Kari Voelstad Bogen moved past Jenny Hart (2002-2005) into fourth place on the program's career digs list.
• Devyn Glassgold's 13 kills was one shy of her career high and marked her second double-digit kill game of the season. This marks her first season with multiple games of 10+ kills since 2022.

UP NEXT: Florida Tech will continue their five-game road trip with a return visit to south Florida next weekend. The Crimson and Gray will make stops at Nova Southeastern (Friday 10/17) and Palm Beach Atlantic (Saturday 10/18).

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