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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Falls to Lions in Last Regular Season Road Match

Box Score

Saint Leo, Fla.- The Lynn University Volleyball team fell 3-0, (25-14, 25-20, 25-15), to Saint Leo on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Knights (18-14, 5-9 SSC) split the season series with the Lions after sweeping SLU early in the season. Sara Aloisio had a team-high eight kills on a .471 hitting percentage while Marissa Tandron dished out 20 assists and 11 digs.

The Lions took a quick 8-2 lead to open the match forcing head coach Lynze Roos to use a timeout to slow the pace and refocus the Blue & White. SLU would pull ahead by as many as eight before Roos burned her final timeout of the set at 16-8. Lynn was led offensively by Liga Strautniece and Sara Aloisio who each had two kills in the 25-14 opening set loss. The Lions capitalized on attack errors by the Blue & White while hitting  .324. 

Saint Leo opened the second set with five straight points before a kill from Strautniece gave LU its first point. Lynn closed the game to one at 16-15 forcing the Lions into a timeout. Saint Leo would go on a 5-2 run to extend the lead to 21-17. The Fighting Knights fell 25-20 in the set despite a set-high five kills from Aloisio. 

Lynn dropped the third and final set 25-15 to SLU. The Fighting Knights were held to a .029 hitting percentage while only having six kills. The Lions were led offensively by Lauren Campbell who had a set-high five kills while helping the victors to a .200 clip. 

With the loss Lynn falls to 5-9 in the SSC and 18-14 overall. The Fighting Knights return home for the final two games of the regular season when they host Rollins on Friday, November 22, at 7 p.m. Senior day will be held on Saturday, November 23, when the Blue & White hosts No. 2 Tampa. 

To follow the volleyball team throughout the remainder of the season, log on to LynnFightingKnights.com. Don't forget to follow @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram and Vine. 

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Players Mentioned

Sara Aloisio

#13 Sara Aloisio

MB
Senior
Liga Strautniece

#15 Liga Strautniece

OH
Redshirt Junior
Marissa Tandron

#8 Marissa Tandron

S
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sara Aloisio

#13 Sara Aloisio

Senior
MB
Liga Strautniece

#15 Liga Strautniece

Redshirt Junior
OH
Marissa Tandron

#8 Marissa Tandron

Senior
S