No. 3 Spartans Open with 15 Straight

Boca Raton, Fla. – No. 3 Spartans beat the Tars to start the season with 15 straight wins.

Final Score: Tampa 3 (1: 25-17, 2: 25-15, 3: 25-18), Rollins 0

Records: No. 3 Tampa (15-0, 9-0 SSC), Rollins (8-8, 3-5 SSC) 

Location: Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center | Winter Park, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

First Set: The Spartans put together four straight points after the Tars scored the opening point. Maintaining a steady lead throughout the match, Tampa, up 7-5, gave themselves a comfortable lead following another 4-0 run, which signaled a timeout from Rollins' coach, Mika Robinson. Despite the Tars scoring 3 straight points following the timeout, the Spartans responded with a 5-1 run of their own, which put the set at 18-10. The 8-point lead for the Spartans was enough room to close out the set, with the last two points for Tampa coming from Kalli Cors back-to-back kills. | Score: 25-17 (Tampa)

Second Set: The Spartans came out on fire to open the second set. After a service error from Rollins, Cors had five straight service aces to open up with a 6-0 lead for the Spartans. Rollins would cut the Spartans lead to 11-9. Cors continued to dominate at the net with four points of the Spartans 6-1 scoring run. After some back-and-forth points, the score 17-12, Tampa went on a 7-2 run, and Jenna Vaske closed out the set with the Spartan's last two points. | Score: 25-15 (Tampa)

Third Set: The Spartans received the first three points of the set. The Tars would keep the lead by three at the start of the third set. After the Tars scored a point to make it 9-6 in favor of Tampa, the Spartans would go on a 7-1 run, for a score of 16-7. The lead was way too large for the Tars to get back in the set, and Rachel Gregg would close out the match with her 3^rd kill. | Score: 25-18 (Tampa)

INSIDE THE STATS: 

• Nathaly Perez recorded 9 kills
• Two Spartans had double-digit Assists: Zoey Seput (19) and Emily Noe(12)