SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's volleyball wrapped up the regular season on Saturday evening with a 3-1 win over Rollins College to secure the second-place finish in the Sunshine State Conference heading in to the post-season. Saturday was also Senior Night as the Lions honored Anna Siruckova, Ashlee Hodgskin, and Jillian Stolzenburg.
The Basics:
Final Score: Saint Leo def. Rollins, 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-11)
Location: Bowman Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: Saint Leo 20-10, 10-6 SSC | 11-19, 6-10 SSC
How It Happened
Set 1 | The hype of Senior Night was obvious as Saint Leo jumped out to an early lead in the first set. Netting 19 kills as a team, the Lions were on fire, as they only committed four errors for a hitting percentage of .417. Saint Leo got six kills from senior Anna Siruckova in the set, while she committed no errors. The offensive power was too much for the visiting Rollins Tars, and the Lions too the set. | SLU 25-19 |
Set 2 | In the second set, the offensive heat dropped down a few notches, but the efficiency stayed. The Lions only committed three hitting errors, while putting down 14. Siruckova continued her effectiveness, putting down five kills in the second, while Jillian Stolzenburg put down three kills on five attempts with no errors. The Lions were effective in serve receive, failing to stop the Rollins server on the first attempt, just three out of 17 times. |SLU 25-17|
Set 3| Coming out of the intermission, the Lions heat was cooled as they could not find an offensive rhythm. The Lions committed 13 attack errors, and hit in the negative for the set. Rollins hardly hit better, but the fewer errors from the Tars seemed to be the difference maker. |RC 25-21|
Set 4| In set four, the name of the game was Avery Bradshaw. The freshman from Lakeland, Fla. subbed in for Britt Sederholm and went to work. She saw nine attempts in the set, and put down seven, while committing no errors. Bradshaw finished with an impressive .778 hitting percentage for the set. Her kills total tallied half of the Lions' 14 kills in the set. |SLU 25-11|
Points to Note
- Siruckova finished with a game-high 15 kills, adding five digs and four blocks.
- Stolzenburg and Lemon each finished with 10 kills, with Stolzenburg doing so on a clip of .333.
- Jamee Townsend scooped up a game-high 28 digs.
- Ashlee Hodgskin dished out 44 assists. This was the 18th time she surpassed the 40 assist mark this season.
- The Lions held the Tars to a .047 hitting percentage for the match.
For the Tars
- The Tars got a double-double from setter April Jackson as she tallied 11 assists and 12 digs.
- Middle blocker Sam Schlesman tallied a game-high six blocks.
Up next
On Monday at 7:30 PM, the NCAA Volleyball Selection Show will be watched by the team at the Dade City, Fla. Beef o' Bradys. Fans are welcomed to join the team.
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