BOCA RATON, Fla.- Lynn University's volleyball team dropped its final game of the regular season 3-0, (25-15, 26-24, 25-18), to No. 1 Tampa on Saturday afternoon. Liga Strautniece led the Fighting Knights with a team-high nine kills while senior Angie Caple finished the day with eight. Marissa Tandron dished out 25 assists while Nikki Haben led with a team-high 17 digs. 

Lynn was neck-and-neck with the Spartans throughout the opening set before Tampa pulled ahead and finished on a 10-4 run to win the set 25-15. Strautniece led the team with five kills while Tandron dished out nine assists. The Spartans had a .333 attack percentage while holding Lynn to a .102 clip. 

The second set was much of the same back-and-forth action as Lynn and Tampa exchanged the lead multiple times when three consecutive kills by Angie Caple pulled Lynn ahead. The Blue & White took a 23-19 lead but Tampa came back to win the set 26-24. Caple led the team with five kills on eight attempts with only attack error while Tandron dished out seven assists. Tampa out killed Lynn 15-11 and each team had seven attack errors.

Despite taking an early lead in the set, the Blue & White could not keep up with the fast pace offense Tampa was providing. The Spartans hit a .533 clip with 17 kills and only one error while Lynn had its best offensive set of the match with a .250 clip. 

Prior to the game head coach Lynze Roos recognized seniors Mandy McIntosh, Sara Aloisio and Angie Caple who all played their final game for the Blue & White. McIntosh had a pair of service aces today and added six digs to close out her three-year career at Lynn. Aloisio had five kills and four blocks finishing her career ranked 4th  all-time in career blocks per set. Caple had eight kills with a .263 clip in the loss and will graduate ranked 8th all-time in career kills.

Lynn University finishes the regular season 18-16 overall and 5-11 in the Sunshine State Conference and will lose just three members from this season's squad before the 2014 season. Fans can follow the volleyball program all year long by logging on to LynnFightingKnights.com. Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram and Vine the the latest news, photos and updates about the Blue & White.