Houghton Records Career Milestone in Win Against Eckerd
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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19 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
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25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Team Stats
Eckerd
#9 Tampa
| Game Statistics | Eckerd | #9 Tampa |
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| Hitting % | .022 | .306 |
| Blocks | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Digs | 32 | 41 |
| Aces | 4 | 6 |
TAMPA, Fla. – Senior Sorrel Houghton passes career milestone as Tampa rolls past Eckerd to improve to 20-2 on the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final Score: No. 9 Tampa 3 (1: 25-19, 2: 25-12, 3: 25-14), Eckerd 0
Records: No. 9 Tampa 20-2 (11-1 SSC), Eckerd 14-9 (5-7 SSC)
Location: Bob Martinez Athletic Center || Tampa, Fla.
All-Time Series: Tampa continues to dominate the all-time series as the team improves to 97-2 overall against the school. Eckerd's last win over Tampa was a 3-2 win at home on October 28, 2011.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Set: The Spartans jumped out to an early 9-3 lead following a 6-0 run. Eckerd would attempt to recover but another 5-0 run from the Tampa secured the set 25-19. Senior Melissa Elias and freshman Emily Noe balanced out the setting duties of the Spartans in the first set recording seven and five assists respectively. Score: 1-0 Tampa
Second Set: Great defense led to early offense for Tampa in the second set. Similar to the first frame, five and six point runs from the Spartans proved to be too much for Eckerd to handle. Midway through the second set graduate outside hitter Sorrel Houghton recorded a milestone 1500 kills. Tampa closed the second set in commanding fashion by a score of 25-12. Score: 2-0 Tampa
Third Set: Eckerd narrowly trailed Tampa early on in the third set, bringing the score to 11-10. Middle blockers Mackenzie Dufresne and Sierra Rayzor provided nonstop action up the middle combining for seven kills in the third set. Tampa finished the set on a 9-2 run and ended the match by a score of 25-14. Final: 3-0 Tampa
INSIDE THE STATS:
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Houghton's 13 kills were a team high as she recorded a career milestone 1,500 kills. She hit .522 in the match.
- Claudia Rivera also joined the record books by hitting career milestone 1,000 digs as she had 16 in tonight's match.
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This is also Rivera's eighth consecutive game with double digit digs.
UP NEXT: The Spartans travel to Florida Tech for an away match at 7:00 PM on Friday, October 29th.
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