MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – No. 17 ranked Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball traveled south on Tuesday for a midweek matchup with No. 24 ranked Barry University, and came back from down two sets to one to defeat the Bucs in five sets in thrilling fashion.  The Sailfish have won nine in a row and are now 23-3 on the season.

The Sailfish got off to a very slow start, as they found themselves down 21-11 in the opening set.  The 'Fish found their life offensively late in the set however, and stormed back to make the set close but fell 25-21 in the opener.

The Sailfish were down 15-9 in the second set as things were not going their way early.  PBA then went on a 7-1 run, highlighted by two Molly Burkhardt kills and aces by Ally Rohn and Carly Middleton, to tie the set at 16.  The Sailfish then pulled away late and won the second set 25-22 to tie the match.

The Sailfish struggled in set three, as they had just nine kills in the set and fell behind 2-1 to the Buccaneers.  Amber Rowoldt gave the 'Fish a nice boost off the bench in the set with three kills but it was not enough to overcome the large deficit.

The Sailfish were down 14-10 in the fourth set and things were looking bleak before Ally Smith kept a point alive with an incredible one-handed dig and the Sailfish went on to win the point and four out of the next five to tie the set at 15.  The set was back-and-forth from that point with neither team leading by more than two points.  The Sailfish went on to win the fourth set 26-24 as Rowoldt led the Sailfish with six kills in the set.

The fifth set was close early, as the teams were tied at five before the Sailfish won three straight points to take an 8-5 lead at the changeover.  Freshman Carly Middleton then went on an extraordinary run, as she picked up five consecutive service aces to open up a 13-5 lead.  The Bucs then mounted a comeback of their own to cut the Sailfish lead to 14-11 before a Sophie Hoekstra kill ended the match for the Sailfish.

Hoekstra led the Sailfish with 12 kills on the night while Rowoldt finished with 11 in just three sets.  Maddie Span had nine kills and four blocks while Rohn had eight kills, two aces, and 19 digs.  Burkhardt finished with 45 assists, 22 digs, and six kills on the night while Lilly Turner led the Sailfish with 25 digs.

The Sailfish will return to action on Friday, Oct. 26 as they will travel to Winter Park, Fla. for a matchup with Rollins College at 7 p.m.