No. 2 Spartans Stampede Chargers

Tampa, Fla. – The No. 2 Tampa Spartans sweep the New Haven Chargers to extend its 2024 record to 2-0.

Final Score: Tampa 3 (1: 25-19, 2: 25-13, 3: 25-19), University of New Haven 0.

Records: Tampa (2-0, 0-0 SSC), University of New Haven (0-2, 0-0 LSC)

Location: Bob Martinez Sports Center | Tampa, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

First Set: The second day of action at the Tampa Classic kicked off with hometown Spartans taking on the New Haven Chargers. The first of Kalli Cors's 3 kills in the set capped off an early 4-0 run as the Spartans began to separate from the Chargers. After falling down 11-16, the Chargers' head coach, Ana Paula Pego, called her first timeout of the set. The break fueled New Haven to grab 3 kills and an ace but it wasn't enough as Tampa held on to their lead and visitors called another timeout late in the set, this time down 22-19. Two Charger attack errors and a kill from Jenna Vaske allowed the Spartans to close out the first set of the day. | Score: 25-19 Tampa

Second Set: The Spartans came out strong in the second set, a pair of early kills from Nathaly Perez helped the Spartans to a 9-3 lead. However, New Haven scored 4 straight in the middle of the set to cut the Tampa lead to 12-10, as Head Coach Chris Catanach called his first timeout of the day. Following the timeout, the Spartans closed out the set by scoring 13 of the final 16 points, including 8 in a row that were fueled by back-to-back aces from Zoey Seput.  | Score: 25-13 Tampa

Third Set: The third and final set opened with some back-and-forth action. The Spartans maintained their lead but couldn't separate from the Chargers as the set was tied a total of 7 times. New Haven was able to hang with Tampa for the majority of the set but, a strong block from Rachel Gregg and Vaske gave Tampa the 21-16 edge as the set headed into a New Haven timeout. The match was sealed with a dominating kill from Meghan Schreck.  | Score: 25-19 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Zoey Seput led all players with 23 assists and 17 digs.

• Nathaly Perez recorded a .667 hitting percentage.

• Tampa outkilled New Haven 43-28.