Eckerd College women’s volleyball split two matches Aug. 29 at the McArthur Center in St. Petersburg, falling to Pittsburg State 3-1 before sweeping North Greenville 3-0. The results came on the final day of the Eckerd Classic. Eckerd improved to 2-2 on the season with the victory over North Greenville.
Pittsburg State won the opening match 28-26, 25-17, 19-25 and 25-23. Eckerd rallied to take the third set after building a 20-11 advantage, but Pittsburg State secured the fourth set by two points to finish the match. Seiler Hruska led Eckerd with 17 kills, while Jaiden Harris added 15 kills on a .333 hitting percentage.
Grace Dumont recorded 44 assists, 10 digs and three aces against Pittsburg State. Sydney Williams led Eckerd with 20 digs, Peyton Walker posted four blocks and Hayden Nash recorded an ace. Eckerd also received 17 kills from Hruska in the match.
Eckerd responded with a straight-set win over North Greenville, taking the sets 25-16, 25-22 and 25-21. The Tritons finished the sweep with 20 kills and a .421 hitting percentage in the third set. Hruska led the attack with 14 kills, while Hayden Nash added 11 kills without an error on 19 swings for a .579 hitting percentage.
Harris finished the North Greenville match with nine kills and 14 digs, and Natalie Aniol added eight kills. Dumont had 44 assists and 10 digs for the second consecutive match, while Williams and Harris shared the team lead with 14 digs. Jaelynn Tunley added 11 digs, and Eckerd will travel to Pennsylvania next weekend for an invitational hosted by Gannon.
Source: Original report