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VB Senior Day Group
3
Winner Lynn Lynn 21-5,13-4 Sunshine State
0
Saint Leo SLU 11-17,4-13 Sunshine State
Winner
Lynn Lynn
21-5,13-4 Sunshine State
3
Final
0
Saint Leo SLU
11-17,4-13 Sunshine State
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lynn Lynn 25 25 25 (3)
Saint Leo SLU 17 21 19 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Lions Drop Home Finale To Lynn Saturday

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University volleyball team (11-17, 4-13 SSC) dropped Saturday's senior night match in straight sets against Lynn University (21-5, 13-4 SSC).

Lynn University took the match against Saint Leo by set scores of 17-25, 21-25, 19-25.

Saint Leo honored thier six seniors, Elizabeth Sandoval, Morgan Leadens, Ally-Reese Williams, Skylar Singleton, Kennedy DeLuca and Madi Certain as part of their senior day ceremony prior to the match.

Sophomore Colby Stempkowski and Senior Madi Certain led the Lions offense with a team-high seven kills-a-piece. Jeanette Henderson led Saint Leo defense notching seven digs on the night.

The two teams kicked off the first set with a close battle, trading points until the set reached double-digits. The Fighting Knights were able to pull away from the Lions to take the first set thanks to Nadia Linder's offensive effort. Lynn would hit for their best percentage of the match during the first set at .405. Stempkowski and Certain led the Lions offense with three kills-a-piece in the first set.

Lynn jumped out to a quick 9-1 run to start the second set. The Fighting Knights match-high nine-point run would be the difference maker in the set as they never looked back after taking a commanding lead. Freshman Julia Panko would see action in the second set and help the Lions offense with three kills.

The Lions capitalized on several early set attack errors by the Fighting Knights to obtain an early lead to start the third set. The two teams would trade points until a Kenidy Howard solo block would kickstart the Fighting Knights and ultimately grab the lead and the match from the Lions.
 
The Lions head to Fort Lauderdale Monday evening for a conference showdown as the Green & Gold travel to Nova Southeastern University. Stay tuned for schedule announcements.
 
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