WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Lynn University Fighting Knight volleyball team remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 shutout of New Haven on the first night of the Hyatt Place Bash at the Beach at Palm Beach Atlantic.
INSIDE THE MATCH:
Score: Lynn 3, New Haven 0
Set Scores: 25-21, 25-16, 25-15
Records: Lynn (4-0), New Haven (3-2)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn broke a 12-12 tie with four-straight points in the first set behind two kills from senior
Paige Barash and one from senior
Emily Edwards
- The Fighting Knights opened a 22-18 lead moments later behind kills from graduate
Kenidy Howard, senior
Nadia Lindner and graduate
Nikolija Katanic
- Lindner smacked a kill late in the set to help seal the 25-21 win
- Trailing 7-4 in the second game, Lynn rebounded with five-straight points for a 9-7 cushion thanks to two kills from Barash and one from graduate
Monica Mazzoleni
- The Fighting Knights trailed by two midway through the second game at 15-13, but they took control from that point on, sealing the 25-16 victory by closing the second set on a dominating 12-1 run
- Lynn trailed just once in the third and final set as New Haven scored the first point for an early lead
- The Fighting Knights collected a 5-0 scoring jolt following the early deficit and later posted eight-consecutive points for a 14-5 lead
- New Haven narrowed their deficit late in the set with a 7-0 run, but Lynn sealed the win with a late kill from Barash and a service ace from graduate
Kate Pestova
FIGHTING KNIGHT LEADERS:
- Barash: 14 kills, .500 attack percentage and six digs
- Mazzoleni: Seven kills and .385 hitting percentage
- Lindner: Seven kills, four service aces, four digs and two blocks
- Edwards: Four kills, 32 assists, three digs and four blocks
- Graduate
Marin Black: 15 digs and two aces
- Sophomore
Isabella Gentile: Nine digs and two aces
FIGHTING KNIGHT NOTES:
- Lynn hit .253 for the match with 40 kills … The Fighting Knights also notched 37 assists, nine service aces, 38 digs and seven blocks
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights play their next match at Palm Beach Atlantic tomorrow morning at 9:00 am against St. Cloud State at 9:00 am.
