Palm Beach Atlantic lost to UIndy 3-2 on Sept. 11 at Rubin Arena in West Palm Beach after winning the first two sets. The Sailfish opened with victories of 25-23 and 25-13, but UIndy rallied to take the final three sets 19-25, 23-25 and 11-15.
Palm Beach Atlantic finished with 59 kills, 80 digs and eight service aces. UIndy recorded 62 kills and 84 digs, while Palm Beach Atlantic posted a .199 hitting percentage compared with .220 for UIndy.
Sydney Corbett leads Palm Beach Atlantic women’s volleyball
Sydney Corbett led Palm Beach Atlantic with 21 kills, 12 digs and 21.5 points while hitting .362. Her 12 digs were a season high. Katie Silcott recorded 47 assists, 13 digs and two service aces, with her assists and digs totals also marking season highs.
Sofia Augusto collected a season-high 27 digs and added three assists. Ava McIntyre finished with 12 kills, 12 digs and one service ace, while Leah Burlison recorded a season-high 10 kills.
Corbett had four kills among Palm Beach Atlantic’s first 10 points, and Kaelynn Sims added a kill and a service ace in the opening set. After UIndy took a 13-12 lead, Palm Beach Atlantic scored five of the next six points, with kills from McIntyre, Burlison and Corbett helping the Sailfish move ahead 17-14.
UIndy tied the set at 20-20 and 22-22, but Palm Beach Atlantic answered both times. McIntyre put the Sailfish at set point with a kill, and a service ace finished the 25-23 win.
Palm Beach Atlantic built an 11-5 lead in the second set behind Corbett, McIntyre, Sims, Erin Guffin and Burlison. The Sailfish then used a 9-0 run to turn an 11-9 advantage into a 20-9 lead, with Silcott contributing a kill, two aces and multiple assists during the stretch.
Silcott added a kill from Bergen Waitman, and Palm Beach Atlantic followed with kills from Corbett, Guffin and McIntyre. Corbett had seven kills in the set, and Sims closed the 25-13 win with a kill from Silcott.
UIndy took control of the third set after a 5-5 tie and built a 17-10 lead. Lauren Venenga had a service ace, while Juliana Imbuzeiro and Nae Jordan added kills during Palm Beach Atlantic’s response. UIndy finished the set 25-19 after kills from Guffin and Burlison and late UIndy errors helped the Sailfish stay within reach.
The fourth set remained close until UIndy scored three consecutive points to take a 23-20 lead. Palm Beach Atlantic answered with two of the next three points, including a Burlison kill that made it 24-23, but UIndy secured the set 25-23 on a block.
Palm Beach Atlantic took a 3-1 lead in the fifth set after a block from Guffin and Corbett, a McIntyre kill from Augusto and a UIndy error. The Sailfish stayed within one point late, but UIndy closed the match 15-11.
“Incredibly fun match tonight with Sydney continuing to be great,” PBA head coach Jeff Huebner said. “Katie ran a really tough offense tonight as well played very well on both sides of the ball with a double double.The highlight of the experience was the way the Fish Tank rallied around our program. It was an incredible environment and atmosphere and we are so excited to welcome everybody back tomorrow.”
Palm Beach Atlantic hosts Fort Valley State and Trevecca Nazarene
Palm Beach Atlantic will host Fort Valley State on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. at Rubin Arena. The Sailfish will then host Trevecca Nazarene at 4 p.m. that day.
Source: Original report