#9 Vikings come back for the reverse sweep at Pasco Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL  The #9 SJR State College Vikings overcame a slow start to earn the reverse sweep at Pasco Hernando State College 20-25, 20-25, 25-13, 25-15, 19-17 to improve their record to 24-4, 13-1 in conference play.

Set 1

Pasco started the match with a  3-0 and never gave up the lead.  The Vkikings pulled within 2 at 11-13 but another run of points by the Bobcats kept them in the lead the rest of the set by 5 to 6 points.   Pasco out hit SJR State .159 to .059, Cassidy Casey led the Vikings with 4 kills and Dariana Luna had 9 digs.

Set 2

The Vikings kept things closer in the second set but back to back serving runs by Pasco made an 8-8 tie into a 10-16 deficit.  SJR State continued to struggle offensively hitting .078 while Pasco improved to .179  Rickie Sheets had 4 kills and Mayya Kucherova had 7 digs to lead the Vikings.  

Set 3

The Vikings trailed 0-1 to start but quickly took a 4-1 lead behind 2 aces from Kendall Hatchett.  Luna then went on a 11 point serving run to extend SJR State's lead to 18-4.  The Vikings offense exploded with a .345 team hitting percentage with a balanced attack as Sheets, Casey, and Hope Harrington each had 3 kills.  Julianne Lindsay led SJR State with 8 assists.  

Set 4

SJR State continued the offensive onslaught hitting a blistering .345 for the set and never trailed.  Sheets, Kucherova, and Hatchett each had 4 kills and Mone Gordon had 2 aces including the final point to send the match to a fifth set.  

Set 5

The Vikings struggled early and trailed 3-6 before taking a 9-8 lead.  Pasco won the next 4 points to pull ahead 12-9  SJR State caught the Bobcats at 12 all only to lose the lead again.  Down 12-14 Casey tipped a ball to the deep right corner for her 14th kills of the match.  Luna then served an ace to tie the match at 14 all. A big swing by Harrington gave the Vikings match point at 18-17 and an error by the Bobcats ended the match.  

LEADERS

Kills - Rickie Sheets 16

Assists - Mone Gordon 27

Digs - Dariana Luna 35

Aces - Luna & Gordon 2

Blocks - Cassidy Casey 5

Points - Rickie Sheets 17.5

NOTES

Sheets 25 digs are a career high 

Luna's 35 digs are a career high

Casey's 5 blocks tied a season high

Luna's 9 assists are a career high

Luna had her 544th dig of the season which is second most all time for the Vikings

Cohen's Comments

The Vikings showed tremendous heart tonight.  Being down 0-2 and responding the way they did was impressive.  Hopefully we can continue that momentum into the upcoming weekend when we take on 2 tough teams in Palm Beach State and South Florida State College.  

Up Next

The Vikings travel to Palm Beach State College on Friday, October 15th, 6PM start time.