BOCA RATON, Fla. -Lynn University's volleyball team ended a season-high two-match skid with a
3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-14) shutout over visiting Florida Southern in Sunshine
State Conference action on Friday night.
With the win, the Fighting Knights sweep the Moccasins on the season
after topping FSC 3-1 on the road earlier this year.
Junior setter Devon Woolard nearly tallied a
triple-double in the win, recording 24 assists to go with 10 digs and eight
kills. Kala Abdell led the Blue and
White (18-8, 5-6 SSC) with 10 kills while Sophie Gagnon matched Woolard's
eight.
Defensively, libero Lacy Redwine led all players with 13
digs. At the net, Haley Pratt earned a
match-high seven blocks.
A close first set saw the Mocs (14-13, 5-6 SSC) lead
20-16 before Lynn began to battle back.
The Knights scored eight of the next nine points to go ahead 24-21
before Abdell eventually put the frame away with a kill.
The second stanza was all Lynn as the Knights outhit
Florida Southern .417 to .171 in the set.
Lynn used runs of 6-1 and 6-2 to easily take the frame.
Florida Southern would look to quell the LU momentum in
the third, jumping out to a 4-1 lead.
Not willing to give in, the Knights then put together a 10-2 run to take
the lead and put a comfortable distance between the two squads with runs of 6-0
and 6-1 to seal the win.
Anne Pietkiewicz led the Mocs with 10 kills.
Lynn returns to action on Saturday against SSC leading
No. 13 Saint Leo at 4 p.m. Fans can
follow the action live by logging on to www.lynn.edu/athletics
and selecting the "live stats" link. As
always, free live video streaming is available for all SSC home games via the "live
audio" option.
