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September 27, 2014

No. 1 Tampa Defeats Fla. Southern and Improves Record to 10-1

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TAMPA, Fla. - Wrapping up Sunshine State Conference weekend action, the No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans (10-1, 3-0 SSC) defeated the visiting Florida Southern College Moccasins (7-4, 3-1 SSC) by a 3-1 score (25-22, 15-25, 25-20, 25-12) Saturday afternoon from the Martinez Center.

The win marks the Spartans' 39th consecutive Sunshine State Conference victory since 2011, a school and conference record.

In the first two sets of the afternoon, the visiting Moccasins immediately captured an early lead, forcing the Spartans to build momentum and come from behind. In the second set, the Mocs pulled far enough ahead to record a 25-15 set victory. Until Saturday, Tampa had not lost a set since Sept. 13 against then-No. 4 BYU-Hawaii.

After a short intermission, the Spartans returned to the court in set three and rallied for a 25-20 set victory. With the score and momentum in their favor, Tampa jumpstarted the fourth set with seven-straight points, garnering an early lead and cruising to a 25-12 set victory. The triumph propels the Spartans to a 10-1 regular season overall record.

Four Spartans recorded double-digit kills in the victory, with junior All-American Berkley Whaley notching 20 to lead the way. Junior Marissa Lisenbee added 11 to the team's 60 total kills, while senior Meagan Burke and junior Jessica Wagner collected ten each.

Freshman Molly McAlvany, who donned the libero uniform for sets three and four, led Tampa with 12 digs on the afternoon. Whaley nearly matched her dig for dig with 11 of her own.

Senior setter Kahley Patrick propelled the Tampa offense to victory on the afternoon, recording 50 assists to match her 2014 season-high.

The Spartans will travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. on Wednesday, October 1 for a midweek SSC matchup against Eckerd College before returning home Friday and Saturday for SSC contests against Lynn and Florida Tech. Wednesday night's match is set for 7:00 p.m.

Live stats will be made available through www.tampaspartans.com.

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