Box Score

ST. AUGUSTINE – Jessica Yingling recorded a double-double with a team-high 15 kills and she collected 13 digs as No. 7 (AVCA Division II Top 25) University of Tampa defeated Flagler College 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21) in a non-conference match Tuesday night at Flagler Gymnasium.

Tampa improved to 7-2 while Flagler falls to 6-5.

Kahley Patrick also recorded a double-double for the Spartans with match-highs in assists with 47 and digs with 24. Danielle Selkridge added 12 kills and hit .427 with just two errors on 24 swings. Holley Reschke added 10 kills.

Emilee Taylor led Flagler with a match-high 17 kills and completed her third double-double of the season with 10 digs. Rachel Stacy added nine kills and hit .353 with only three errors on 17 swings. Casey Gnann led the defense with 21 digs and Amelia Morgan tallied 39 assists.

Flagler took the first set 25-22 and hit a blistering .405 with 18 kills and only three errors on 37 swings. Taylor led the Saints with six kills and a .500 hitting percentage. Stacy recorded five kills and hit a sizzling .714. After a Jackie Neff kill cut Flagler's lead to 19-18, the Saints would reel off the next three points and go on to take the set.

In the second set, Tampa took advantage of three straight miscues to open a 7-4 lead and never look back in a 25-22 win. Patrick tallied 12 assists for the Spartans.

The third set was hotly contested as there were seven ties and three lead changes. The Saints had built a 19-12 lead which forced Tampa to burn its second timeout. The Spartans scored 10 consecutive points to grab a 22-19 lead. Flagler broke the first set point on a kill by Taylor, and followed by getting another point from a Tampa error to pull to within one point, 24-23. However, Selkridge put away the final point for the Spartans.

In the fourth set, Tampa hit .341 with 18 kills and three errors on 44 swings en route to a 25-21 win. Patrick recorded a double-double in the set with 13 assists and 11 digs. Despite Tampa's high hitting percentage, Flagler led early 10-7. But an 8-3 run by the Spartans wiped out the lead and gave Tampa a 15-13 lead. A Taylor kill just a short time later tied the match at 15-all, but the Spartans surged ahead again with five consecutive points with Neff supplying three kills in the run.

Flagler returns to action on Friday (Sept. 21) against Palm Beach Atlantic University at 7 p.m. at Flagler Gymnasium.


  Tampa def. Flagler 22-25,25-22,25-23,25-21

  Tampa (7-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jessica Yingling 15-0-1; Danielle
  Selkridge 12-0-4; Holly Reschke 10-0-2; Meagan Burke 9-0-3; Jackie
  Neff 6-0-3; Marissa Lisenbee 3-0-0; Kahley Patrick 3-0-0; Megan
  Heffron 1-0-0; Frances Cardenas 0-5-0; Kendall Putnam 0-1-0; Totals
  59-6-8.0. (Assists) - Kahley Patrick 47. (Dig leaders) - Kahley
  Patrick 24; Jessica Yingling 13; Jen Scholz 12; Frances Cardenas 11

  Flagler (6-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Emilee Taylor 17-1-1; Rachel Stacy
  9-1-2; Dianna Craine 8-1-3; Amelia Morgan 7-2-0; Abby Meyers 7-0-1;
  Sophie Meyer 6-0-1; Casey Gnann 1-1-0; Caitlyn Kovach 0-1-0; Totals
  55-7-5.0. (Assists) - Amelia Morgan 39. (Dig leaders) - Casey Gnann
  21; Emilee Taylor 10

  Site: St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Gym)
  Date: Sep 18, 2012   Attend: 314   Time: 1:55
  Referees: Darin Clark, DJ Wiles