West Palm Beach, Florida – Florida Tech Volleyball was back on the court this afternoon as they traveled to Palm Beach Atlantic. This was the fourth match in a row for Tech in South Florida and the fourth total on the team's five-game road set in October.

MATCH EIGHT – SSC PLAY
Final: Florida Tech Panthers 0, Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 3
Set Recap: (22-25), (24-26), (21-25)
Records: Florida Tech (8-8, 3-5 SSC) | Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (15-4, 5-3 SSC)
Location: Rubin Arena | West Palm Beach, Florida

MATCH NOTES:
First Set: Florida Tech 22, Palm Beach Atlantic 25

• Isabelle Clark earned the first kill of the match and after back-to-back kills from Cordelia Kearns, Tech led 3-1 early.
• The Panthers continued the kill parade, with Ayisha Missipo and Clark both earning kills after the Sailfish tied the set.
• Despite the strong start hitting for Tech, PBA was able to use a 5-0 run to take their first lead of the set.
• Elisa Broggio earned her first kill of the afternoon to put an end to the Sailfish run but the Panthers still trailed 10-6.
• Tech earned points from Kearns kills and PBA errors but still trailed 15-11more than halfway through the first set.
• Tech began to cut into the Sailfish lead with a service ace from Kearns and kills from Missipo, but still found themselves down 20-17.
• Hadley Waldren earned back-to-back kills and to cut the Sailfish lead down to two points, but the Panthers were never able to tie or take the lead.

Second Set: Florida Tech 24, Palm Beach Atlantic 26

• The second set started with a bang for the Panthers as Elisa Broggioa and Kenzie Delacher registered kills on the way to a 4-1 lead to open.
• While the Sailfish kept it close, Tech did not give up the lead through the first 20 points as kills from Cordelia Kearns and Hadley Waldren gave the Panthers a 11-9 lead.
• Kills from Kearns, Broggio, Isabelle Clark and Ayisha Missipo helped Tech win multiple long rallies and hold onto a multi-point lead (19-15).
• Following a timeout, PBA went on a 3-0 run to cut the Panther's lead to one but Kearns answered right back with her 15^th kill of the game and a service ace.
• The Sailfish continued their comeback effort, and while Tech never gave up the lead, PBA forced extra points at 24-24.
• The Panthers were unable to hold on as PBA took the lead and won the second set.

Third Set: Florida Tech 21, Palm Beach Atlantic 25

• Looking to bounce back after dropping the second set, the Panthers opened the third set with a 3-0 run.
• PBA answered back, but kills from Hadley Waldren and Scarlett Kimbrell kept Tech out in front 7-4.
• Another Sailfish unanswered run got them back in the set early and after Tech led 8-7, both teams went back and forth for the next 15 points.
• The third set was deadlocked at 10-10, 12-12, 14-14 with both teams battling for momentum.
• Unfortunately for the Panthers, it was the Sailfish that found it first as they used a 5-1 to propel them out front.
• Kills from Elisa Broggio and Cordelia Kearns helped Tech stay within striking distance but PBA was able to find enough points to put the match away.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Cordelia Kearns – 19 Kills, 9 Digs, 2 Service Aces
• Kenzie Delacher – 17 Assists, 6 Digs, 1 Kill
• Isabelle Clark (7), Ayisha Missipo (6) and Elisa Broggio (6) combined for 19 Kills.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Cordelia Kearns finishes the weekend with 49 kills in seven sets.
• Despite the sweep, the Panthers lost all three sets by only 9 total points.

UP NEXT: Tech will head back out on the road on Tuesday, October 21^st, to take on Rollins at 7 PM in Winter Park. This will be the final match for the Panthers on their five-game road trip before returning home next weekend.

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