WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball team (12-11, 5-7 SSC) lost to No. 12-ranked Barry (15-4, 10-2 SSC) 3-1 on Saturday at Rubin Arena, with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 20-25 and 18-25.
The Sailfish answered in the second set, coming back from a 22-20 deficit to win 25-23, but the Bucs took the final two sets. The 'Fish hit .200 with 51 kills and 50 digs, while the Bucs finished at .331 with 60 kills.
Sydney Corbett led the Sailfish with 19 kills and 20.5 points while adding eight digs.
Kaelynn Sims finished with eight kills on a season-high .538 hitting percentage and added three blocks.
Juliana Imbuzeiro recorded 21 assists, two service aces and six digs.
Sofia Augusto collected 14 digs and added five assists.
Kelsey Rogers had a season-high four blocks.
"It was a really well competed game tonight at home." PBA head coach Jeff Huebner said. "I'm proud of our group for putting together a really good stretch of volleyball, and the way Sydney and Sofia are leading our team everyday. Brighten had her best hitting match in conference play and is solving how to be a great attacker for us."
PBA opened with an Imbuzeiro ace and kills from Corbett and
Nae Jordan in the first set, then used back-to-back Corbett kills on
Kaelynn Sims' serve to move ahead 12-8. The Sailfish led 21-20 late in the first set, but the Bucs scored the final five points to take the set 25-21.
In the second set, the Sailfish erased a 22-20 Bucs lead, using kills from
Nae Jordan and
Leah Burlison to tie it at 22-22. After the Bucs moved back in front 23-22, the Sailfish answered with a Bucs service error, a Corbett kill from
Jess Horn and a Bucs attack error to finish the set, 25-23.
In the third set, the Sailfish erased a 9-5 deficit to tie it at 13-13, with Corbett supplying three kills during the comeback and
Brighten Sedmack and Sims combining on the tying block. After the Bucs moved back in front, the Sailfish cut an 18-14 margin to 18-17 behind a Sims ace and two Sedmack kills. The Bucs closed out the set 25-20.
In the fourth set, the Sailfish answered an early 5-3 deficit by moving in front 8-6, with kills from Sims, Burlison and Corbett, a Horn ace and a Sedmack-Sims block contributing to the swing. The set stayed even through 12-12 before the Bucs created separation and went on to take the set 25-18.
Up next, the Sailfish travel to Winter Park, Florida, to face Rollins on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.
