ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball team finished its weekend with a conference match against the Eckerd Tritons on Saturday afternoon.

The Sailfish (6-9, 2-6 SSC) tried to build off Friday night's victory at Saint Leo. Eckerd (12-3, 5-3 SSC) halted the PBA momentum by outhitting the 'Fish .425 - .032. The Tritons took the match against PBA 3-0.

Mary Morgan Formby led the Sailfish attack with nine kills, hitting an efficient .350. Abbie Zylstra finished with five kills and six digs. Jayden Otto recorded 14 assists and six digs. Payton Ahrenstorff finished with a team-high eight digs.

The PBA attack was slow out of the gates as the Eckerd front row made things difficult. The 'Fish fell behind 14-7 in the first set but battled back to make it 14-11 thanks to three unforced errors by the Tritons and a kill from Zylstra. PBA hung around in the set until a 6-0 run that included three PBA errors and two EC aces won the set for the Tritons, 25-16.

The Tritons snatched a 5-0 lead early in the second set and never looked back. Six total blocks from EC affected the Sailfish attack. The 'Fish dropped the second set, 25-13.

PBA had its best performance of the match in the third set. The Sailfish hit .229 in the third set with 12 kills as a team. The 'Fish led for the first half of the set, but a 7-1 run from the Tritons allowed the hosts to take a 21-17 lead. EC held on to win the set, 25-21 clinching the match.

The Sailfish return home to host Lynn on Tuesday night. The match in Rubin Arena takes place at 7 p.m