Box Score MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Southern College volleyball team won their fourth game in a row with a third consecutive 3-1 win as Southern defeats Florida Tech on Saturday afternoon in a come from behind win with scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
The Mocs dropped set one but stayed focused to win three straight sets for the win. Florida Southern (13-8, 9-5) won their third game against conference opponents as Florida Tech (4-20, 2-11) was out-hit by the Mocs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Set | The Mocs started up in the first set with an early 2-0 lead but the Panthers went on a 6-1 run immediately after but it was not over for FSC as they tied the game three times before Florida Tech took off after the 14-14 score to make it 18-14. The Mocs tried to fight back but set one was won by the Panthers.
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Florida Southern and Florida Tech each had 17 kills apiece but the Panthers hitting percentage was a .444 compared to the Mocs .317.
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Ali Travis was the leader in kills to start it off with seven kills.
2nd Set | Florida Southern rebounded with a big set two win, fending off a late Florida Tech rally that wasn't close until the tie breaking 17-17 margin. The Mocs held the lead the entire set except for the tie at 17-17 and 20-20, but eventually broke away winning by just two points.
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Both teams were neck and neck with kills as Southern dished out 14 and Florida Tech 12 of their own.
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After the set was all tied up at 17 all, Mackenzie Petermann broke away with three back-to-back-to-back kills for the Mocs to never look back and take it away at 21-20.
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Travis was the one to seal the fate for the Panthers in set two setting up the remainder of the sets to go the Mocs way.
3rd Set | With a big and early lead to start off you would think the Mocs had this one in the bag but a late 5-0 rally from the Panthers tied it all at 18-18, but Southern's offense was no match as they won 25-22.
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Just like the sets before FSC started it off with the first point of the set, this one coming in from Petermann from setter Cassidy Markel.
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It was several errors from the Panthers that allowed the Mocs to have such success but Emma Shaddix, Tierra Porter, and Jana Gilic all made their marks in the set win.
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Another late rally by Florida Tech came short, as the Mocs won 25-22.
4th Set | It was the opposite for set four as the Mocs started down by two and could not tie it until the 14-14 split. It was on a Petermann kill, followed by five errors from the Panthers to give FSC the momentum to take home the win.
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It was a total come from behind win for the Mocs as they were down the majority of the final set.
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Petermann continued to be hot in the final set, taking the team on her back to come within two of the Panthers.
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Porter was the other factor allowing the Mocs to come within one, followed by a Panther serving error to tie it all and allow FSC to take home another victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Travis finished with 18 kills on the day; earning a new season-high in kills for the junior.
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Petermann led the way with a total of 21 kills, the only other Moc with double-digit kills.
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Cassidy Markel led the team with 56 assists tying her season-high that she had earlier in the year against Eckerd.
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Travis had a team-high three aces, as the team tallied six.
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Beatrice Formilan had 16 digs on the day followed by Petermann with 14 of her own.
UP NEXT
The Mocs return home for a three-game home streak as they start with a match against Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday, November 5. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
