FINAL SCORE: #1 Florida College 2, #8 Penn State Brandywine 0

FIRST SET: 25-19 | SECOND SET: 25-11

LOCATION: CARC, SUNY Canton 

TOURNAMENT RECORDS: Florida College 1-0, Penn State Brandywine 0-1

ON THE COURT: Top-Seeded Florida College defeated eighth-seeded Penn State Brandywine in two straight sets, 2-0 (25-19, 25-11), to start the tournament 1-0 in pool play. In a tightly contested first set, the Falcons were able to record 14 kills to give them the advantage over the Nittany Lions to take a 1-0 lead in the match. 

In a controlled second set, the Falcons were again able to take advantage of their efficient play as they recorded 11 kills for a .286 percentage. Throughout the entire match, Florida College had a total of 25 kills against the Nittany Lions.

QUICK HITTERS:

• USCAA First Team All-American, Abby Rouch, recorded 5 of the Falcons 27 total digs 
• USCAA First Team All-American, Savannah Gorman, recorded 7 of the Falcons 25 total kills
• USCAA Second Team, Abbie Worsfold, recorded 5 kills and 3 digs
• USCAA Second Team, Miranda Biondi, recorded 2 kills and 2 digs  

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Rachel Tharp, Florida College

NEXT UP: Fifth-Seeded St. Mary of the Woods College takes on ninth-seeded University of Maine Fort Kent at 1:00pm. Fourth-Seeded Alfred State and eighth-seeded Penn State Brandywine will both play their second game of the day at 2:30pm in CARC.

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