No. 19 Spartans Roll Tars in 3-0 Sweep

TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 19 University of Tampa volleyball team trounced Rollins College by a 3-0 final score on Saturday at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center.  Outside hitters Allee Stelogeannis and Nicole Dominguez bounced 23 kills combined at a .417 clip to pave the Tars in straight-sets.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: No. 19 Tampa 3, Rollins 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-19)

Records: Tampa Spartans (8-3, 2-1 SSC), Rollins College Tars (7-5, 1-2 SSC)

Location: Bob Martinez Athletics Center | Tampa, Fla.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

Set 1 | Freshman Dominguez delivered a four-kill salvo in the opening set to lead UT.  Senior Stelogeannis peppered three kills at a solid .429 attack percentage as Tampa took the opening frame 25-20 over Rollins.

Set 2 | Outside hitter Stelogeannis tore through the Rollins defense, blasting six kills while Alexandra Misca provided a strong compliment in the middle, swatting four kills at a .571 clip.  Tars outside hitter Shannon McDonough totaled five kills to lead the opposition but Tampa came away with the second frame by a 25-22 score.

Set 3 | The Spartans closed out the match by hitting at a .423 attack percentage as a team. Dominguez hit a scorching 4-for-6 in the last stanza while Misca and Stelogeannis each contributed a trio of kills.  Tampa rolled Rollins 25-19 to complete the sweep.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Tampa hit .362 as a team across the three sets of play, its highest combined attack percentage since the first game of the season (Franklin Pierce, 3-0, 9/2)

• The Spartans posted a .982 reception percentage, allowing a lone ace in 55 opposing serves.  That number is the highest since Sept. 2 when Tampa did not record a reception error against Franklin Pierce.

• Outside hitter Stelogeannis served a trio of aces, tying her season-high.  The Ocala, Fla. native concludes the weekend as the Sunshine State Conference leader in kills per set with an average of 4.68 over 41 sets.

• Sophomore Misca increases her SSC-leading attack percentage after posting a career-high .643 clip (9-0-14). Over 11 games of play, the middle hitter is terminating the ball at a solid .400 rate.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Tampa completed its fourth sweep of the season, taking straight set wins over Franklin Pierce, Indianapolis and Lock Haven earlier in the 2016 campaign.

• Senior Stelogeannis notched her sixth double-double of the season and has recorded double-digit kills in all 11 of Tampa's contests this season.

• The Spartans are now 81-5 all-time against the Tars.

• UT recorded 37 digs as a team, the lowest number this season.

UP NEXT:

The Spartans will hit the road to face No. 21 Florida Southern College for a 7 p.m. match on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Live stats and a live video webcast will be provided through www.tampaspartans.com. 

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