Oct 20, 2015

Volleyball hot streak continues

SAINT LEO, Fla. -- The Saint Leo women's volleyball team collected it's eighth consecutive win in front of a home crowd Tuesday night. The Lions swept Eckerd 3-0 in Sunshine State Conference action and stretched its conference streak to five wins, including four straight sweeps.

The Basics
Final Score: Saint Leo swept Eckerd 3-0, (25-22, 25-19, 25-20).
Location: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: Saint Leo 14-5, 6-2 SSC | Eckerd 11-8, 3-5 SSC

How It Happened

Anna Siruckova led the Lions with 11 kills in an errorless performance Tuesday night. The senior's 11 kills came in 19 attempts and a .579 attack percentage, a new career high for the senior. Siruckova also knocked down four blocks, including one solo block.
Outsides Britt Sederholm and Hope Lemon combined for 15 kills, and each added seven digs.
Jillian Stolzenburg chipped in four kills while Katie Adamson added two kills and three block assists, half the team's total blocks.
Ashlee Hodgskin, who continues to lead the SSC with 11.08 assists per set, dished out 30 assists, one service ace and eight digs.
Libero Jamee Townsend tallied 15 digs (5.00 digs per set) and added 1 ace.

Beyond the Box score

Saint Leo's eight straight wins is the first string of eight since 2009. In 2009 the Lions went 30-4, and Saint Leo strung together 22-consecutive wins.
The Lions have not dropped a set in Marion Bowman since Oct. 2 and have won 15 straight sets in the past five matches.

For the Tritons

Lauryn Nelson, the lone Triton with double-digit kills, led Eckerd with 13 kills on 22 attempts and a .455 attack percentage.
JaQuayla Baker turned in eight kills will Katie Arnette chipped in six.
Emily Schadow collected 21 assists and Kaitlyn Sibson tallied 16 digs.
The Tritons hit a team .198 attack percentage and collected 26 kills.

Up next

The Lions return to action this weekend for a two match road swing at Rollins and Embry-Riddle.
Saint Leo will hit Rollins Friday, Oct. 23 for a 7 pm night cap before playing Embry-Riddle Saturday at 4 pm.

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