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Mocs Minutes: Three Teams Continue Regular Season Action

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  • Opponents: Rollins & Embry-Riddle
  • Dates | Times: Nov. 3, 2022 | 7:00 PM / Nov. 5, 2022 | 2:00 PM / Nov. 7, 2022 | 7:00 PM
  • Locations: Winter Park, Fla. | Alfond Sports Center / Daytona Beach, Fla. | ICI Center / Lakeland, Fla. | George W. Jenkins Field House
  • Records: Florida Southern 13-12, 6-9 SSC | Rollins 7-21, 2-15 SSC | Embry-Riddle 16-11, 7-9 SSC
  • Florida Southern will play three matches over the span of five days including two on the road and one at home. Monday night's home match versus Embry-Riddle is the reschedule of the match postponed due to Hurricane Ian earlier this season. The Mocs will begin on the road at Rollins on Thursday before heading to Embry-Riddle Saturday afternoon. The Eagles of ERAU will head to Lakeland two days later for a Monday night match inside Jenkins Field House.
  • Junior Mackenzie Petermann continues to lead the Mocs offensively with 3.36 kills per set which ranks her sixth in the SSC. Senior Ali Travis (2.41) is the only other Moc averaging over 2.00 kills per set this season. Senior Mika Garza has been running the offense from the setter position and is averaging 8.91 assists per set. She currently ranks seventh in the SSC in assists per set. Travis leads a potent serving attack with 36 service aces while Garza (29) and graduate student Beatrice Formilan (23) each have 20-plus. The Mocs as a team rank second in the SSC in service aces per set at 1.72 only trailing Eckerd (1.84).
  • Formilan leads the backline for the Mocs and is averaging 4.83 digs per set this season to rank third in the SSC. At the net, it's sophomore Madison Fowler leading the way with 68 total blocks. She is averaging 0.82 per set so far in 2022. Joining her in the top five are senior Jana Gilic (52), graduate student Emma Shaddix (50), Petermann (29) and Travis (28).
  • Rollins has lost seven-straight since going 3-0 at the GSC/SSC Crossover. The Tars last SSC victory came back on Sept. 23 on the road at Eckerd College. RC has lost 12-straight conference matches heading into this week.
  • Sophomore Lana Gerard leads the Tars with 3.06 kills per set while sophomore Emma Rome who is averaging 2.26 kills per set has not seen action since Oct. 15. Junior Natalie Horsley has been running the offense at setter and is averaging 8.90 assists per set. Gerard also leads from the service line with 30 aces in 2022 while freshman Marta Tsaneva (21) and Horsley (20) rank second and third on the team.
  • Defensively, sophomore Adriana Lopez leads the backline with 3.50 digs per set. Junior Emma Begley leads at the net with 113 blocks for an average of 1.09 per set to rank third in the SSC. Freshman Makayla Moran ranks second on the squad with 83 total blocks.
  • HISTORY: The Mocs and Tars have met 106 times on the volleyball court with the Mocs holding a commanding 98-8 lead in the series. FSC has won 17-straight in the series dating back to 2013. The last Tars victory in the series came Nov. 15, 2013 in Winter Park, Fla., a 3-1 victory.
  • Embry-Riddle has won three of its last four matches including victories over Rollins (twice) and Eckerd. The lone setback during the stretch was a 3-1 loss versus nationally-ranked Tampa.
  • Sophomore Jaden McBride (3.35) and junior Cameron Gilleland (3.20) lead the Eagles offensively as they each average over 3.00 kills per set. Junior Devyn Petrowski and freshman Lexie Hage have been splitting time at setter with Petrowski averaging a team-best 5.37 assists per set followed by Hage at 5.05. Petrowski also leads at the service line with 33 aces while Gilleland (26) and McBride (25) sit in second and third.
  • Defensively, the Eagles have four different athletes averaging between 2.45 and 2.95 digs per set this season led by junior Tamzen Wilson who is averaging 2.95 from her libero position. At the net, senior Jenna Bishop has a team-best 104 total blocks for an average of 1.11 per set to rank second in the SSC. Sophomore Constanza Silva is averaging 1.00 blocks per set to rank fifth in the SSC but has not seen any action since Oct. 22.
  • HISTORY: The Mocs and Eagles have met just 14 times dating back to 2003. FSC holds a 10-4 mark in the series including 7-1 at home and 3-3 on the road. The Mocs won the most recent meeting on Nov. 19, 2021 in Lakeland 3-2 but the Eagles won the previous three match-ups prior to that match including a sweep of the series in 2019 and a 3-0 victory in Daytona Beach in 2021.
  • Opponents: Tampa & Lynn
  • Dates | Times: Nov. 4, 2022 | 4:00 PM / Nov. 5, 2022 | 10:00 AM
  • Locations: Tampa, Fla. | Riseman Aquatics Center / Lakeland, Fla. | Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool
  • Records: #10 Florida Southern (M) 1-1, 1-0 SSC | #10 Florida Southern (W) 1-1, 1-0 SSC | #5 Tampa (M) 0-0, 0-0 SSC | #2 Tampa (W) 0-0, 0-0 SSC | Lynn (M) 1-2, 0-1 SSC | #16 Lynn (W) 2-1, 1-0 SSC
  • The No. 10 Florida Southern men travel to Tampa on Friday for the start of a busy weekend, after a successful few weeks. In the last meet, the Mocs competed against Division I opponent Florida State, a top 25 NCAA program, in which many Moccasins had great competition. Keith Peristeridis was named SSC Swimmer of the Week last week for his efforts in winning the 500 freestyle, with a B Standard 4:31.83, and finished second in the 1000 free. Both of his times were second-best in the conference this season. Younger brother Nicko Peristeridis won the 200 breast, finishing in 2:04.67 against the Seminoles.
  • In addition to the two Moccasin event winners, Florida Southern had great top-five finishes from Matteo Zampese (100 breast) and Brandon Wilson (100 back), which each finished third in their respective events. Theo Peristeridis finished fourth in the 200 butterfly, in which freshman Tristan Clanton finished second, and Kyle Hopewell was fifth.
  • The No. 10 Florida Southern women had a great competition against top-tier programs at the FSU quad meet that featured Florida State, North Florida, and West Florida. The Mocs were able to come out on top against Division I opponent UNF but fell to FSU and UWF. Freshman Elizabeth Sikes finished first in the 200 fly with a top time of 2:06.81 as the best finish for FSC. Allie Brinton placed fourth among the three teams in the same event and Emma Sammons seventh. Erin McCann continue her great performances in the 200 and 1000 free events, finishing third in the 1000 and seventh in the 200. Olivia Miles was sixth in the 1000 free.
  • Other top finishes for the Mocs included Teagan Michalek in the 100 back, Emily Peck in the 100 breast, Jazzy Hoffmann (fourth), and Phoebe Reid in the 50 free. Alizee Pelletier finished the 200 breast in 2:26.07, good for fourth among the three other teams. Competing in the 500 free, Maja Eriksson and Miles went back-to-back for sixth and seventh-place finishes. Sikes continued her momentum in the 100 fly, finishing top five and Brinton in 10th. Peck rounded out top finishes, with third in the 200 IM.
  • The No. 5 Tampa men will have its home opener against Florida Southern in a top-10 battle among conference rivals. Tampa placed first among six teams at last month's Shark Invitational (where Florida Southern men's team won second) which led to Hayden Curley being named to SSC Swimmer of the Week after he won the 500 free, 200 back, 1000 free, and 400 IM. As a team, UT won the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay.
  • The No. 2 Tampa women had a great last meet in which they also won the Shark Invitational over six teams, including Florida Southern. The Spartans took first in the 200 medley relay, with two event wins from Mady Barnes in the 100 back and 100 fly. Tampa won the event with top two finishes in the 400 free relay and Shark Invitational win.
  • The Lynn men will take on Saint Leo this Friday before meeting the Mocs in Lakeland on Saturday. Last time out of the Fighting Knights was a loss at the FIU Fall Classic, where they placed sixth of six teams. They also dropped their first conference dual meet against Florida Tech a couple of weeks ago. Despite the loss to the Panthers, Lynn had first-place finishes by Malek Masmoudi (1000 free), Julian Chan Quee Lin (100 & 200 free), Kamil Piotrowicz (100 breast), and Georgi Tsurev (200 back).
  • The No. 16 Lynn women will take on Saint Leo on Friday before the Mocs dual meet. Last time out, the top-25 Lynn squad beat Florida Tech. The Fighting Knights were led by Laura Dekoninck, who won SSC Swimmer of the Week last week after winning the 100 free and 100 back. She was also a part of the 400 free relay winning team and helped Lynn finish second in the 200 medley relay. In the same dual meet, Helga Fodor won the 50 free, and several other top times by the Fighting Knights.
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