With all the excitement of the past few days, the Saint Leo Lions were brought back to earth when a determined Florida Southern rolled into the Marion Bowman Activities Center. Despite winning the first set, the Mocs prevailed in sets 2 and 3, putting SLU in a 2-1 hole. Chelsea Armer and Bruna Rocha got the Lions back on track with their serving in the 4th set, and the momentum continued into the 5th as the Lions triumphed over FSC for the third consecutive match since the program's first victory against them a year ago.
The players of the match were Corey Ryan and Leah Perry. Corey's defense in the 4th set was a major spark for the Lions, as she collected 5 of her 10 digs in that set alone. Leah's blocking was phenomenal. She tied Kaitlin McKenna and Danielle Bletso with 4 blocks for the match, but more than that, her movement and recognition of where Southern's offense was moving helped our defense get set behind her. Well done ladies!
...and p.s. 100 digs as a team!...
You had us on the edge of our seats all evening. Between the Tigers going into extra innings and SL volleyball going to 5 games it was a stressful evening.
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