Melbourne, Florida – Florida Tech Volleyball was back on the court this evening for the second match of the team's five-match home slate. The Panthers played host to the reigning national champions, No. 13 Lynn and looking to make a statement.
MATCH FOURTEEN – SSC PLAY
Final: Florida Tech Panthers 3, Lynn Fighting Knights 0
Set Recap: (
25-19), (
25-21), (
25-19)
Records: Florida Tech (13-9, 8-6 SSC)
| Lynn Fighting Knights (18-7, 8-7 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center
| Melbourne, Florida
MATCH NOTES:
First Set: Florida Tech 25, Lynn 19
- To begin tonight's action, both teams traded opening points until the Panthers used a small run to take their first lead of the set at 4-3.
- A big block from Cordelia Kearns and Hadley Waldren gave Tech their first multi-point lead, and a Scarlett Kimbrell kill grew the lead to 7-4.
- After some back and forth, a block and kill from Cordelia Kearns kept the Panthers out in front 13-11.
- More blocks from the Panthers, along with kills from Cordelia Kearns and Devyn Glassgold held the Tech lead at 20-18.
- Two aces from Courtney Capar, a huge block from Elisa Broggio and Isabelle Clark sent Tech on a 3-0 run as they closed out the first set to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Second Set: Florida Tech 25, Lynn 21
- Building off the momentum from the first set, the Panthers opened up the second set with a 5-1 lead with kills from Cordelia Kearns, Isabelle Clark and Elisa Broggio, plus two aces from Kelly Merz.
- The Panthers continued to roll early in the set as they grew the lead to 10-4 following kills from Devyn Glassgold and Scarlett Kimbrell.
- Lynn battled back into the set, but Tech held the lead at the midway point, leading 15-13.
- The Panthers then used back-to-back kills form Cordelia Kearns to double their lead but Lynn answered right back.
- The Fighting Knights used a 4-0 run to pull them back into the set but a block from Elisa Broggio kept Tech in the lead.
- More kills from Kearns and more aces from Courtney Capar still had Tech out front but Lynn continued to respond with big points to pull within one point at 21-20.
- Despite allowing Lynn to tie the set late, the Panthers got a huge block from Devyn Glassgold and went on to win the set.
Third Set: Florida Tech 25, Lynn 19
- Feeding off back-to-back set wins, the Panthers opened up the third set with a 3-0 lead.
- The Fighting Knights got on the board and even battled back to pull within one point but kills from Devyn Glassgold and Cordelia Kearns sparked a huge run and the lead grew back out to 14-8.
- Tech picked up two more aces and kills form Cordelia Kearns and Scarlett Kimbrell on their way to extending the lead out to 19-11 and in full control of the third set.
- While Lynn battled back into the set, kills from Kearns and Clark plus a block from Devyn Glassgold and Clark had the Panthers one point away from a sweep.
- Who else but Cordelia Kearns to earn the last kill of the match for Tech, as they completed the sweep of the 13th-ranked team in the country 3-0.
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- With the win tonight, the Panthers are now 3-1 over the last two seasons against Lynn.
- This is Florida Tech's second-ranked win of the season.
UP NEXT: The Panthers are back at home in less than 24 hours as they host No. 2 Barry on Saturday at 4 PM. This match will serve as the team's Military Appreciation match, honoring those who have and are currently serving our nation's military.
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