LAKELAND, Fla. — Southeastern volleyball delivered a dominant performance on Breast Cancer Awareness Night, sweeping Florida College 3-0 on Monday evening at The Furnace. The Fire won by set scores of 25-14, 25-10 and 25-15 to improve to 16-4 on the season.
Setting the tone early, SEU controlled the opening set from start to finish. The Fire recorded 13 kills without committing an attack error, hitting .342 to take the first set 25-14.
Momentum carried into the second set as SEU recorded 14 kills and hit .387. The team limited Florida College to six kills and held the Falcons to a -.086 hitting percentage in the 25-10 set victory.
Closing out the match in dominant fashion, the Fire delivered its strongest offensive performance of the night, finishing with 18 kills in the third set. SEU hit .412 in the final frame to secure the 25-15 win and complete the sweep.
Leading the offense,
Laura Bonomi finished with 20 kills on 35 attempts, a .543 hitting percentage and 21 points.
Jillian Zoerman added eight kills and 11 digs, while
Laura Santangeletta contributed seven kills and hit .545.
Lucrezia Ceroni recorded five kills on nine attempts, hitting .556.
At setter,
Haven Speer paced the offense with 37 assists and added eight digs.
Mallori Grey anchored the defense with 22 digs, helping SEU finish with 58 digs and 45 kills overall.
Defensively, the Fire held Florida College to a .033 hitting percentage, allowing just 28 kills while forcing the Falcons into 24 attack errors.
The sweep moves SEU to 16-4 on the season following a commanding performance at The Furnace on Breast Cancer Awareness Night.