The Keiser Seahawks rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat New College of Florida 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 12-25, 25-21, 15-13) on Senior Day Saturday at the Student Life Center, closing the regular season with a Sun Conference win and a spot in the conference quarterfinals.
The Seahawks (12-11, 8-6 Sun) finished with 11 blocks to the Mighty Banyans' seven, while New College had nine service aces to Keiser's eight. New College (17-8, 8-6 Sun) out-killed Keiser 60-41 but committed 32 attack errors and 16 service errors.
Keiser started fast, taking the first five points of the opener and building a 15-9 lead. New College answered with a 9-2 run late to win 25-22. The Seahawks evened the match in the second set, going up 20-17 after four straight points and closing it on a Reese Jones service ace. New College dominated the third, scoring eight in a row to turn a 10-7 lead into 18-7 and winning 25-12.
Keiser bounced back in the fourth, trailing 5-1 before Rebecca Rosculet's three aces sparked a run and a 6-5 lead. The Seahawks later held off a New College push and forced a fifth set when Hannah Mary Herrick put away the final kill.
Keiser opened the decider with the first four points, but New College fought back and tied it at 10-10, 11-11 and 12-12. The Seahawks scored the next two for match point at 14-12, and after the Mighty Banyans saved one, Cece Worsham ended it with a kill off an Amie Molina set.
Worsham led Keiser with 12 kills and 13.0 points. Amelia Langelier had six kills and Addison Chapman seven, and Chapman added 5.5 blocks. Mallory Dills had 24 assists, Makenzi Bennett had 12 digs, and Paryss Betts added 11.
Up next, the Seahawks host Webber International in the Sun Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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- The Seahawks have clinched a spot in the Sun Conference quarterfinals
- Keiser trailed 2-1 in sets, then scored the first four points of the fifth set and held on for the win
- New College out-killed the Seahawks 60-41 but gave away 32 attack errors and 16 service errors
- Rebecca Rosculet served three aces in a single run to flip the fourth set from 5-1 down to a 6-5 lead
- Keiser won it 15-13 in the fifth after New College tied it at 10, 11 and 12
- Mallory Dills ran the offense with 24 assists and two aces
- Cece Worsham finished with 12 kills and 13.0 points, the most on the floor for Keiser
- Addison Chapman put up 5.5 blocks and three solo stops at the net
- New College had nine service aces to Keiser's eight, but the Seahawks out-blocked them 11-7
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