Lindsay Piktel recorded a career-high 17 kills to lead Florida Southern College women’s volleyball to a 3-1 victory over Spring Hill on Saturday, Sept. 12, at UWF Field House in Pensacola. Florida Southern won by set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-17 and 25-22. The victory gave Florida Southern a 5-3 record entering Sunshine State Conference play, while Spring Hill fell to 1-7 overall.
Florida Southern held a 58-41 advantage in kills and recorded a season-high 13 service aces. Piktel finished with a team-high 21 points, 17 kills and four service aces. Mel Garrett added 14 kills, a personal-best .464 hitting percentage and two block assists.
Nako Sasaki led Florida Southern with 19 digs and added 14 assists. Brielle Mullen recorded 19 assists, 14 digs and three service aces. Florida Southern overcame a 25-23 loss in the opening set by winning the next three sets.
Florida Southern closes the match with three straight set wins
Spring Hill took the opening set after Florida Southern built an early lead. Florida Southern answered by taking the second set 25-16, then used a 25-17 win in the third set to move within one set of the match victory. Piktel, Garrett and Mullen contributed key plays during the second and third sets.
Spring Hill led 22-21 in the fourth set before Piktel tied the score with a kill. Mullen followed with a service ace, and Garrett and Ella Kuosmanen combined on a block to give Florida Southern set point. Piktel finished the 25-22 set win with a kill from Mullen.
Claire Hayes led Spring Hill with 14 kills, a .464 hitting percentage and one block assist. Samaya Hennessy finished with 11 kills, six digs and three block assists, while Ashlyn Whiteside collected 19 digs, one service ace and three assists. Quinn Thurman added 16 digs, six kills and one block assist.
Florida Southern opens conference play at Saint Leo
Florida Southern College opens Sunshine State Conference play at Saint Leo on Friday, Sept. 18. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Marion Bowman Activities Center in Saint Leo, Florida. The match follows Florida Southern’s 5-3 finish in nonconference play.
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