SOUTH FLORIDA 3, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0 (25-22, 25-12, 26-24)
STATESBORO, GA – South Florida hit .377 overall and authored a sweep of host Georgia Southern to advance to the Fab 4 of the 2023 NIVC. The Bulls (22-11) will play at UTEP for their next match, which is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 10. The Eagles close the season at 23-9. South Florida hit .371 in Set 1, with Maria Clara Andrade ringing up nine kills in the frame. She pounded home the final two points and shared a block with Tizi Puljiz that put the Bulls up 22-21, after Georgia Southern had taken a late lead. Set 2 was USF all the way with the Bulls hitting .517 with 18 kills and just three errors along with four aces. Set 3 was a close affair, with Chamblee Russell’s kill giving the Eagles a rare lead at 13-12. It went back and forth the rest of the way, with Puljiz ringing up a solo block and kill to close out the night. Andrade finished with 22 kills and 12 digs, and Marta Cvitkovic added nine kills. USF junior Caroline Dykes rang up 37 assists, moving her over the 3,000 mark in her Bulls career. Miya Thomas came through with 14 digs. For Georgia Southern, Reagan Barth had 11 kills and seven digs. Kirsten Barrett had 14 assists and Callaway Cason added 10 assists. |
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