COCONUT CREEK, Fla.—The Barry volleyball team (2-2) avenged yesterday’s loss to Western Washington with a 30-17, 22-30, 30-22, 30-16 win over the Vikings in the Buccaneer Invitational on Sunday.
The Bucs roared out of the gate, with a 30-17 win in game one. Michele Rosamiglia directed the Bucs to a .500 attack percentage by spreading the attack among all the Bucs’ hitters. Jentry Redinger had five kills, while Kelly Dantas had four.
The Vikings came back in game two to out-hit the Buccaneers .292 to .093, led by seven kills in 12 swings by freshman middle Marissa Hill. The Vikings pounded out 20 kills in the frame to even the match.
But the last two games belonged all to the Bucs. The Vikings were undone in game three by 12 attack errors, leading to a -.053 hitting percentage. In game four, Barry went back to their diversified offense, hitting .300 for the game and putting down 17 kills. Dantas led the attack with six kills in 10 swings, while Samara de Freitas added five.
Dantas posted a match-high 17 kills and a .419 attack percentage. Redinger added 13 kills and 15 digs, while de Freitas had 12 kills. Rosamiglia passed out 44 assists and added 13 digs. Spenser Rigg led the team with 19 digs.
Hill was the only Viking with double figure kills at 15. The setting tandem of Kristen Urdahl and Katie Robinson had 23 and 21 assist respectively. Libero Courtney Schneider had 27 digs.
In the final match, the Bucs had a 2-1 lead, but dropped the final two games to fall 3-2 to Dowling, 24-30, 39-37, 21-30, 30-28, 15-9.
Game one appeared to be a carry over from yesterday’s 3-0 win, as the Bucs pounded out 24 kills, eight from de Freitas and six from Dantas, and hit .452 as a team.
But in game two, the Golden Lions staved off a game point at 29-28 and went on to claim a 39-37 win. Marta Slodnik had 10 kills.
The Bucs pounded out another .452 attack percentage to bounce back with a game three win 30-21 behind another hitting display by de Freitas, with six kills, and Castera, with five.
The Lions jumped all over the Bucs in game four, rushing out to a 19-9 lead and held on 30-28 to even the match and force the deciding game.
In game five, it was more of the same, as Dowling posted a big early lead, 10-4, and then coasted to the 15-0 win.
Castera had her best match of the season with 20 kills and a .350 attack percentage. Redinger had another double-double with 13 kills and 20 digs, while Rosamiglia set a career-high with 69 assists.
Slodnik led five Lions in double figures with 26 kills, while Irina Belazerova added 16.
The Bucs travel next weekend to the Premier Classic in Denver, Colo., hosted by Regis and Metro State.
Short Box Score (Match)
2005 Barry University Buccaneers
Western Washington vs #3 Barry (08/28/2005 at Coconut Creek, Fla.)
Barry def. Western Washington 30-17,22-30,30-22,30-16
Western Washington (3-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Hill,Marissa 15-0-3;
Knight,Krystal 9-0-1; Primrose,Sarah 7-0-1; Petersen,Jamie 6-0-0;
Alvord,Angie 5-0-0; Signer,Lindsey 3-1-4; Anderson,Jaime 3-1-0;
Wuotila,Siri 2-0-0; Schneider,Courtney 1-0-0; Urdahl,Kristen 1-0-0;
Totals 52-2-5.0. (Assists) - Urdahl,Kristen 23; Robinson,Katie 21.
(Dig leaders) - Schneider,Courtney 27; Anderson,Jaime 8
Barry (2-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Kelly Dantas 17-0-3; Samara de
Freitas 13-0-5; Jentry Redinger 12-0-3; Michele Rosamiglia 6-3-1;
Michelle Rycroft 4-1-3; Nicole Castera 4-5-0; Totals 56-9-9.0.
(Assists) - Michele Rosamiglia 44. (Dig leaders) - Spenser Rigg 19;
Jentry Redinger 15; Michele Rosamiglia 13; Nicole Castera 11
Site: Coconut Creek, Fla. (N Broward Prep Gym)
Date: 08/28/2005 Attend: 33 Time: 1:40
Referees: Jim Fales, Charlie Parkison
Match 6 of Buccaneer Invitational
Short Box Score (Match)
2005 Barry University Buccaneers
Dowling vs #3 Barry (Aug 28, 2005 at Coconut Creek, Fla.)
Dowling def. Barry 24-30,39-37,21-30,30-28,15-9
Dowling (2-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Slodnik, Marta 26-1-3; Belozerova,
Irina 16-0-4; Michon, Justyna 14-4-0; Armstrong, Nikki 12-1-1;
Crawford, Brittany 10-0-2; Cleveland, Jana 3-0-1; Koryzna, Natalia
1-2-0; Zulick, Rachel 0-0-1; Totals 82-8-8.0. (Assists) - Cleveland,
Jana 58. (Dig leaders) - DoEpp, Ashley 17; Koryzna, Natalia 12;
Slodnik, Marta 12; Cleveland, Jana 9
Barry (2-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Nicole Castera 20-1-1; Samara de
Freitas 17-0-3; Kelly Dantas 16-0-2; Jentry Redinger 13-3-0; Michelle
Rycroft 11-0-4; Michele Rosamiglia 8-0-0; Meisje-Sable Burton 1-0-0;
Romina Powers 0-0-1; Lauren Evans 0-1-0; Spenser Rigg 0-2-0; Totals
86-7-6.0. (Assists) - Michele Rosamiglia 69. (Dig leaders) - Jentry
Redinger 20; Spenser Rigg 17; Michele Rosamiglia 14; Nicole Castera 9;
Kelly Dantas 8; Lauren Evans 8
Site: Coconut Creek, Fla. (N Broward Prep Gym)
Date: Aug 28, 2005 Attend: 33 Time: 2:17
Referees: Tracey Davis, Jim Fales
Final Match of the Buccaneer Invitational
