DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball team swept Embry-Riddle 3-0 on Tuesday in its conference opener at the ICI Center, winning 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
"It was a great road sweep, PBA head coach
Jeff Huebner said. "Sydney, Ava and Sofia were awesome for us tonight in all phases, while Kaelynn cleaned up in the middle tonight. I was really impressed with the way Katie created side-outs tonight and played very good defense. We cannot wait to see the FISHTANK at home this Friday."
The Sailfish overcame a two-point deficit to take the lead late in the second set, the closest set of the match. They finished with 43 kills and 61 digs while holding ERAU to a .150 hitting percentage. The result moved the Sailfish to 8-4 overall and 1-0 in the Sunshine State Conference.
Sydney Corbett led the Sailfish with 15 kills while adding nine digs. Corbett has recorded 15 or more kills in two straight games.
Katie Silcott finished with 32 assists, eight digs, two kills and one ace.
Sofia Augusto recorded a team-high 19 digs and added five assists. Augusto has recorded at least 19 digs in two consecutive games and surpassed 200 digs for the season, totaling 207 with her performance.
Ava McIntyre posted 11 kills, two service aces, seven digs and three total blocks.
Bergen Waitman recorded a season-high of 11 digs.
The Sailfish put the first set in position with four straight points on Silcott's serve, moving from 20-16 to 24-16 behind a
Bergen Waitman kill, a block by McIntyre and
Erin Guffin, and a McIntyre kill. ERAU answered with four points before
Erin Guffin's kill closed the set, 25-20.
The 'Fish turned an 18-16 deficit into a 19-18 lead in the second set behind consecutive
Leah Burlison kills, a block by Burlison and
Kaelynn Sims, and a McIntyre kill. ERAU tied it at 19, but the Sailfish answered with kills by McIntyre and Sims before Corbett put the visitors at set point, 24-22. Corbett closed the set with another kill from Silcott, giving the Sailfish a 25-22 win.
In the third set, the Sailfish answered after the Eagles moved ahead 7-5, with points from McIntyre, Burlison and Sims helping the visitors regain control. The Sailfish created the late separation with four straight points from 20-17 to 24-17, including back-to-back Corbett kills set by Silcott and a Silcott service ace. Corbett delivered the final kill from Silcott to close the set, 25-19.
Up next, the Sailfish host Rollins on Friday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Fla.
