BOCA RATON, Fla. – Fabia Gonzalez Stanton helped No. 17 Lynn sweep Embry-Riddle (25-22, 25-15, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon, leading the Blue and White with 13 kills and three aces, while adding 11 digs in the win.
The Fighting Knights are 24-3 overall and 14-3 in the Sunshine State Conference. 18 of Lynn's 24 wins have come in straight sets. Embry-Riddle drops to 19-8 and 12-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Ula Gorjup was involved in Lynn's first nine points, posting seven assists and two kills for a 9-7 lead in the first set
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Isabella Gentile served two aces on a 5-0 Fighting Knight run to double up Embry-Riddle, 16-8
- The Eagles used their own 5-0 run to get within one at 20-19
- Stanton recorded two kills, including the set-clinching point, for a 25-22 set win
- Stanton added two aces and a kill during a 6-0 run in the second set, as Lynn held a 12-7 advantage
- During a run of seven consecutive points,
Maria Cecilia Pinho had three kills for a 21-13 lead
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Samantha Wolf's kill finished the set, 25-15
- Embry-Riddle owned a 6-5 lead early in the third set
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Aline Olegario finished a 5-0 run with a block and kill for a 10-6 Lynn lead
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Samantha Blahut's kill from Gorjup made the score 15-9
- The Eagles fought off four match points before Wolf ended the match with a kill for a third set score of 25-20
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Stanton ranks in the top 20 in the SSC in hitting (.266 – 15
th), kills per set (2.54 – 18
th), service aces per set (.35 – 14
th) and digs per set (2.86 – 20
th)
- Gorjup added 34 assists and 14 digs for a double-double of her own
- Gentile led all players with 16 digs and leads the SSC with 4.15 digs per set
- Pinho had nine kills and hit .348
- Blahut added six kills on .417 hitting and had three solo and two assisted blocks
- Olegario tied a season high with five block assists
UP NEXT:
- No. 17 Lynn hosts No. 9 Tampa tomorrow at 4:00 pm; the Fighting Knights enter the match with a half-game lead over the Spartans for the top spot in the SSC