Volleyball Falls in Tough Semifinal

The Pirates season came to an end in the Gulf District Tournament semifinals with a heartbreaking 5-set loss to Palm Beach State College. 

Both teams battled back and forth throughout the entire match and the Panthers came out on top, winning the fifth and final set 15-9. Anyaliz Rodriguez recorded 14 kills and Brooke Sproat added 10 in the match. Julia Neveu had a team high 19 digs.

Anyaliz Rodriguez and Paige Patterson made the All-Tournament Team, with both presenting great performances during the tournament. The Pirates ended the match hitting .160, with 66 digs and tying the most blocks in a match at 14 (same as the match against Northwest Mississippi, Oct. 8th).  

Year in review:

Overall record: 24-8

Conference record: 10-3

14 game win streak

Highest hitting percentage: .425 vs Coastal Alabama - East (Oct. 5th)

Most digs: 129 vs Florida State College at Jacksonville (Oct. 21st)

Most blocks: 14 vs Northwest Mississippi College (Oct. 8th) & vs Palm Beach State (Nov. 4th)

Player leaderboard:

Top scorer: Anyaliz Rodriguez (383 kills)

Most assists: Katrina Espinosa (579 assists)

Most digs: Julia Neveu (534 digs)

Most service aces: Katrina Espinosa (46 service aces)

Most blocks: Paige Patterson (108 blocks)