BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball team lost to No. 11-ranked Lynn 3-1 on Thursday, with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 18-25 and 19-25.
The Sailfish rallied from a three-point deficit to take the lead in the opening set before winning it, but Lynn answered by taking the next three. The 'Fish finished with 49 kills and a season-high 13 total blocks, while Lynn hit .262 for the match.
Kaelynn Sims recorded 10 kills while hitting a season-high .421, adding seven total blocks and 15.5 points.
Sydney Corbett finished with 14 kills, eight digs and 15 points.
Nae Jordan had a season-high 11 kills.
Sofia Augusto collected 23 digs and added five assists.
Juliana Imbuzeiro posted 22 assists, three digs and a service ace.
"Sydney, Kaelynn and Nae played so good for us today," PBA head coach
Jeff Huebner said. "We spent a lot of time blocking his week so I was really pleased with the improvement there as well. We continue to get better each match and I am looking forward to NSU on Saturday."
The Sailfish recovered from a 10-7 deficit in the opening set, tying it at 11-11 on a Sims block and moving ahead 12-11 on an
Ava McIntyre kill. After Lynn later led 18-16, the 'Fish scored four straight points, including an Augusto kill and service ace, to go in front 20-18. Corbett added three late kills, and
Nae Jordan's block on a Lynn attack error finished the 25-23 set win.
In the second set, the Sailfish erased a 9-6 deficit, using consecutive blocks by
Nae Jordan and Sims to move in front 11-10. The set stayed tight as Corbett and Sims added late kills, with Sims tying it at 18-18. Lynn answered down the stretch and scored the final three points to take the set 25-20.
A Sims kill put the 'Fish ahead 11-10, but Lynn answered with six straight points to move in front 16-11 in the third set.
Nae Jordan stopped the run with a kill, and later kills by
Brighten Sedmack and Corbett had the Sailfish within 17-14 before Lynn finished off the set 25-18.
The Sailfish's main push came late, when
Lexi Berry served five straight points to trim Lynn's 20-14 lead to 20-19. The stretch included Berry's ace, kills from Corbett and
Maygan Miller-Garcia, and two
Leah Burlison finishes. Lynn answered with the final five points to take the set 25-19.
Up next, the Sailfish travel to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to face Nova Southeastern on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at 4 p.m.
