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Box Score 2 PORTLAND, OR – Florida Southern College volleyball split its final two matches of the Concordia Labor Day Tournament on Friday at LCEF Court. The No. 15 Moccasins (3-1) fell in five sets to Metro State in their first contest of the day, but bounced back to pick up a 3-0 win over Missouri S&T to cap off their West Coast trip.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST METRO STATE
• The Mocs jumped out to an early 5-3 lead in the first set, but the Roadrunners scored eight-straight points to take an 11-5 lead. Metro State would push its lead to as many as eight points on two occasions and would go on to earn a 25-19 first-set victory.
• The Roadrunners raced out to seven point lead (11-4) early in the second set, but Florida Southern reeled off an 8-1 run to tie the set at 12-12. A 6-1 run later in the set would give the Mocs some breathing room at 23-19, but Metro State was able to battle back before committing a costly service error that gave Florida Southern a 25-23 second-set win.
• FSC grabbed a 3-0 lead in the third set, but Metro State battled back to make it 5-5 just moments later. Neither team would lead by more than two points until the very end, when the Roadrunners scored four-straight points to slip by Florida Southern for a 25-22 win in the third set.
• With their backs to the wall, the Mocs put together a dominant effort in the fourth set, leading the entire time en route to a 25-10 set victory to tie the match at 2-2. Florida Southern scored 12 of the final 14 points in the set, including six-straight to close things out.
• The decisive fifth set was close throughout as FSC built a 7-5 lead, but a 3-0 run by Metro State would give it an 8-5 edge. The Roadrunners would never give back the lead and scored five of the final six points to earn a 15-11 set win and take the match by a 3-2 final.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST MISSOURI S&T
• Florida Southern fell behind early and trailed by as many as seven points (20-13) in the first set. Despite the deficit the Mocs were able to reel off a 5-0 run to pull within two points, and ultimately completed the comeback on a pair of ball handling errors by Missouri S&T to take a 25-23 first-set victory.
• Tied at 10-10 in the second set, FSC reeled off an 8-2 run to take a commanding 18-12 lead, but a quick 4-1 run by the Miners made it 19-16 and forced a Florida Southern timeout. The Mocs regrouped after the break and responded with three-straight points to gain some breathing room en route to a 25-19 second-set win.
• Neither team was really able to gain separation in the third set until Florida Southern grabbed a four point lead (21-17) late in the set. Missouri S&T scored three points in a row to make it 21-20, but the Mocs scored four of the next five points to earn a 3-0 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Anna Tovo recorded 16 kills against Metro State and 14 against Missouri S&T to finish with 30 on the day. She has recorded 66 kills through her first four matches this season and has recorded double-digit kills in 17-straight matches dating back to Oct. 24, 2015.
• Nicole Mattson had 11 kills and 11 digs against Metro State to finish the weekend with 42 kills. She also recorded 32 digs, seven blocks and four service aces during the Concordia Labor Day Tournament.
• Bethany Besancenez finished the day with 72 assists to record 149 on the weekend. She averaged 9.31 assists per set in the four matches, well above her season average of 7.38 assists per set a year ago.
• Allie Geary led the Moccasins with 17 blocks over the weekend. She recorded six each in matches against Metro State and Western Oregon.
• As a squad, Florida Southern recorded 13 service aces and 10 blocks against Metro State and Missouri S&T. The Mocs fell to 8-11 all-time against Metro State, but improved to 2-0 all-time against Missouri S&T.
• 15 of Florida Southern's 17 players saw time on the court over the weekend.
UP NEXT
• Florida Southern will host the five-team FSC/Terrace Hotel Classic from Sept. 9-10 at Jenkins Field House. The Mocs will face UC-Colorado Springs, LIU Post and Texas Woman's. Sunshine State Conference rival Rollins will also participate in the tournament, but will not face the Mocs until their first regular-season meeting on Oct. 7 in Winter Park.
