MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Saint Leo University volleyball team continued to fight throughout the match, keeping every set close, but the overall play of #16 Barry was too much for the Lions to handle as the Buccaneers swept the Green & Gold Saturday evening at the Health & Sports Center.
 
Junior Kennedy DeLuca led the Lions (5-9, 1-5 SSC) in kills in the match with 10, boasting a .667 hitting percentage.  Junior Margaret Schirm notched two blocks and six kills with a .429 hitting percentage.
 
The Lions controlled the lead early in the first set before Barry took its first lead at 9-8.  After both sides exchanged points to tie the frame at 10 apiece, the Bucs took the lead for good, fueled by a five-point run that led to a 25-17 opening set win.
 
The second set was tightly contested, as the lead was no more than four points in a frame that saw the score tied 10 times.  The Green & Gold got the score to as close as one point (20-19) before the Bucs finished the set on a 5-2 run to win the frame 25-21.
 
Set Three saw Saint Leo hold the lead for the majority of time, going as far as the set point up 24-23 before Barry finished off the Lions with a 4-1 run that won the Bucs a 27-25 set and sweep over the Green & Gold.
 
Saint Leo now regroups before travelling towards Southeast Florida Friday to Boca Raton to face Lynn.  First serve against the Knights is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
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