CARROLTON, Ga. – No. 17 Palm Beach Atlantic completed the three-match sweep without dropping a set at the South Region Crossover hosted by West Georgia, defeating Valdosta State 3-0 (31-29, 25-21, 25-19) on Saturday in their finale. The Sailfish defeated Alabama-Huntsville and No. 18 West Florida on Friday.

The ‘Fish (15-3) have now won five in a row and 12 of their last 13. They have only dropped one set during their current winning streak. PBA will turn their attention back to members of the Sunshine State Conference for the rest of the regular season, against whom they are currently 7-1 this season.

On Saturday, Stephany Brown led the team with 16 kills and just two errors on 26 swings, good for a match-best .538 attack. The senior also got in on two blocks. Faith Rohn added 11 kills with Emma Ballantyne adding seven. The ‘Fish hit .211 for the match while the Blazers (14-4) came in at a .164 clip.

The match might have been a sweep for the ‘Fish but it was anything but easy with 29 ties in the match, balanced between each set. There were also 14 lead changes in the match, highlighted by six in the second set.

The ‘Fish held set point five times in the first set before finally putting the Blazers away on their sixth chance on an attack error from VSU’s Ashley Miller. PBA hit a match-high 235 in the set with the Blazers also seeing a match-high .222 clip.

The second set featured long runs for both sides as VSU took a 15-14 lead on four-point run followed quickly by a 6-0 streak by the Sailfish to give them a 23-18 advantage. The ‘Fish pulled away in the third from an 18-16 lead to push it to 22-16 as the set was capped off with Brown’s 16th and final kill of the day.

Ally Rohn added 30 assists and 12 digs for the Sailfish while Rachael Holehouse led all players with 19 digs. Emma Ballantyne led the defense at the net along with Faith Rohn who each had three block assists and one solo block. Susie Forbes added nine digs for the defense and also had three of the team’s six service aces.

The ‘Fish will return home to Rubin Arena for an extended period of time, playing the next four matches at home. Barry University will visit West Palm Beach on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The ‘Fish defeated the Bucs 3-1 earlier this season in Miami Shores.

UPDATE: Faith Rohn was named to the all-tournament team after completion of the tournament. The senior racked up 40 kills and 22 digs in the three matches. She leads the team in kills, attacks, service aces and points.