Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – Senior Nicol Colonna served as the Lynn University volleyball team's primary setter for the first time in her collegiate career on Tuesday night, guiding the Blue and White to a 3-0 Sunshine State Conference victory over Barry University. Sonja Udovcic was on the receiving end for 23 of Colonna's 41 assists on the night as the duo helped the Fighting Knights get back into the win column.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 3, Barry 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-19)
Records: Lynn (5-12, 3-8 SSC), Barry (8-8, 4-7 SSC)
Location: de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: Barry leads 30-12
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
- In just three sets, Udovcic finished with 23 kills on 41 swings with only two errors for a remarkable .512 hitting clip. The outside hitter also added eight digs and two block assists.
- Colonna averaged over 13.5 assists per set, finishing with a line of 41 helpers, four digs and four blocks.
- Rafaela Fonseca led the back row with a match-high 20 digs – her second-highest output this season and most in a three-set contest. She tacked on nine kills offensively.
- Brooke Creteau donned the libero jersey for the first time in her Fighting Knight career, finishing with a personal-best 13 digs. Her previous career-high was five.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- There have been only five players in Division II to record more than 23 kills in a three-set match so far this year. Udovcic's 23 kills also fell just two short of tying the program record for kills in a three-set match. Her .512 hitting percentage is the fourth-highest in program history for a player with 23 or more kills in a match and is the best performance since 2001.
- The Fighting Knights snapped an eight-match skid.
- Colonna's 41 assists is a career-high.
- Lynn had its best hitting match of the year, logging a season-high .269 attack percentage.
- No Barry player had more than five digs in the match.
UP NEXT:
Lynn continues its homestand this week on Thursday, Oct. 26, when the Tampa Spartans come to town at 7 p.m.