SAINT LEO, Fla. — The Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball team (11-9, 4-5 Sunshine State) defeated Saint Leo (5-16, 1-10 Sunshine State) 3-1 Friday with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 20-25 and 25-14.
The Sailfish hit a season-high .333 for the match while holding Saint Leo to .116, including a .500 hitting percentage in the opening set and .438 in the second. The Sailfish finished with 58 kills, 62 digs and 10 total blocks.
Sydney Corbett finished with 20 kills, 22.5 points, six digs and two aces.
Sofia Augusto collected 21 digs and added eight assists. Augusto has recorded 21 or more digs in three straight games.
Jess Horn posted a double-double of 25 assists and 11 digs.
Kaelynn Sims recorded nine kills while hitting a season-high .471 and added five total blocks.
Nae Jordan added a season-high 12 kills.
"We played a really good match tonight in sets one, two and four," PBA head coach Jeff Huebner said. "Anytime you can get a win on the road in our conference it's a big deal. I thought Nae and Kaelynn really set the tone for us early as Saint Leo loaded up on Sydney, and their ability score points put Syd in a great position later. Jess Horn earned her first double-double of the season and is really doing a ton of heavy lifting for us. Looking forward to another great opportunity tomorrow at Eckerd."
The Sailfish turned an 18-14 edge into a 25-15 first-set win by claiming seven of the final eight rallies.
Brighten Sedmack's serve helped produce four straight points in that closing stretch, with
Leah Burlison, Corbett and Sims supplying kills. Corbett finished the set with the final kill, assisted by
Lexi Berry.
After Saint Leo went ahead 6-5, the 'Fish answered with
Sydney Corbett's kill from Horn and
Brighten Sedmack's ace to move in front 7-6. The Sailfish kept adding points through kills from Burlison,
Simi Kapustova,
Nae Jordan and Sims, then closed the set 25-13.
The 'Fish built a 5-1 start behind
Simi Kapustova's block on Gina Stavile and
Sydney Corbett's ace, but Saint Leo erased it and moved in front 9-6. The Sailfish pulled even at 12-12 on a Kapustova kill and a block by
Ava McIntyre and Kapustova, but Saint Leo moved back ahead and finished the set 25-20.
The Sailfish answered Saint Leo's opening point with six straight points to take control of the fourth set. Corbett tied it with a kill from
Juliana Imbuzeiro, then served through five consecutive Sailfish points, with
Nae Jordan's kill making it 6-1. The 'Fish kept the margin from there, and
Kelsey Rogers finished the 25-14 set with a kill from Horn.
Up next, the Sailfish travel to St. Petersburg, Florida, to face Eckerd on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at 4 p.m.
