ST. AUGUSTINE – Flagler College split a pair of non-conference volleyball matches in the Flagler Saints Classic Saturday at Flagler Gym. Flagler defeated Southern New Hampshire University 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-11, 25-17, 15-13) and lost to Eckerd College 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-22) to conclude the tournament.
Flagler is now 5-3 in the season.
Southern New Hampshire went 2-2 in the tournament and is now 6-2 overall. Eckerd won all four of its matches and remained undefeated at 8-0. Bemidji State University lost all four of its matches and dropped to 1-7 while Emmanuel College posted a 1-3 record in the tourney and left with a 2-6 mark.
The Saints' first match of the day saw the team rally from two sets down as the defense flexed its muscle and limited the Penmen to -.094 and -.056 hitting percentage to knot the match at two-all. Flagler trailed in the fifth set 12-7 before closing the set, and the match, on an 8-1 run.
Jordan Berglin had two of her match-high 19 kills in that spurt. She had a .333 hitting percentage in the match.
Kennedy Muff had her third double-double of the season with 34 assists and 13 digs. She added four total blocks to her line.
Edie Lamoreaux had five of Flagler's 12 service aces.
Berglin secured her second double-double of the season with 13 digs.
Ana Pimenta led Southern New Hampshire with 15 kills and a match-high 24 digs. Sara Montefameglio tallied 38 assists and had 14 digs.
The last match of the day began at just a couple of ticks after 9 p.m. instead of the regularly scheduled 7:30 p.m. start time. Lengthy matches during the day forced the delay.
Eckerd out-lasted Flagler in four sets and was led by Anna Jungjohann's match-high 15 kills and she finished with a .379 hitting percentage. Krysten Garrison tallied 48 assists while Ashley Eck collected 26 digs for the Tritons.
Former Eckerd player
Cecilia Robert recorded 14 kills to lead the Saints.
Annie Bart hit .556 with five kills on nine errorless swings.
Molly Boyd posted a career-best nine total blocks.
Flagler opens Peach Belt Conference play on Friday at Lander University. The Saints will play the Bearcats on back-to-back days.
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