BOCA RATON, Fla. – Aline Olegario's 11 kills, six blocks and .417 hitting percentage helped guide No. 17 Lynn to a 3-0 sweep of Florida Southern, Monday night.
Samantha Wolf posted her sixth consecutive double-double (11 kills, 15 digs) as the Fighting Knights improved to 21-2 overall and 11-2 in the Sunshine State Conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn opened the first set with a 5-2 run, capped off by
Ula Gorjup's ace
- The Mocs fought back to take the lead, 6-5
- The Fighting Knights scored nine straight points to lead 14-6, highlighted by two blocks and two kills by Olegario
- Kills by
Maria Cecilia Pinho,
Jazzy Innis,
Hope Passerello and Wolf closed out a 25-12 first set
- The second set featured 16 ties and six lead changes
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Isabella Gentile's ace helped Lynn jump out to a 4-2 lead
- Lynn's 3-0 run to take an 8-6 advantage contained a kill by Innis and ace by
Fabia Gonzalez Stanton
- Back and forth action saw FSC take a 22-21 lead
- The Blue and White ended the set on a 4-0 run, as Olegario's kill put Lynn ahead by two sets with a 25-22 win
- Wolf served back-to-back aces as Lynn started the third set with a 5-1 lead
- Florida Southern tied the set at five before Lynn used a 6-1 run to take an 11-6 advantage
- Two consecutive kills by Wolf were followed by an FSC 6-0 run as the visitors regained the lead, 14-13
- Lynn responded with a 7-2 jolt, capped by a pair of kills by Innis, to take a four-point lead, 20-16
- The Mocs fought off three match points before Olegario's kill finished the sweep, 25-23
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- The Blue and White led in hitting (.238-.118), kills (41-37), aces (6-3), digs (69-64) and blocks (10-2)
- Olegario recorded four solo blocks to tie Lauren Odom (2017-21) for the most in program history (87 total)
- She hit .417 in the win and ranks third in the SSC in hitting percentage this season (.398)
- Wolf ranks fourth in the SSC in aces (33), fifth in kills (285) and 11th in digs (239)
- Pinho led all players with 19 digs
- Passerello dished out 35 assists to raise her SSC-leading season average to 11.01 assists/set
UP NEXT:
- No. 17 Lynn plays at No. 9 Tampa on Friday, November 8 at 7:00 pm
