SOUTH FLORIDA 3, ST. JOHN’S 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 27-25, 16-14)
QUEENS, NY — After falling behind 2-0, South Florida fought all the way back to move past host St. John’s and earn a berth in the Great 8 of the 2023 NIVC. The Bulls (21-11) will play at Georgia Southern (23-8) next week; that match is set for 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 7. The Red Storm close the season at 24-11. Set 1 went back and forth; at 23-all, St. John’s closed our with a kill from Magda Stambrowska and an ace by Bree Martin. The drama carried though into Set 2, with Eleonora Tosi's kill and a USF error putting the Red Storm up, 2-0. South Florida masterminded an impressive comeback, tying the match at two sets apiece with a gutty fourth set that was secured in the end on two kills from Maria Clara Andrade. In Set 5, a kill by Giorgia Walther pulled St. John’s into a 14-14 tie; after a timeout, South Florida wrapped it up on a kill from Buse Hazan and an error by the Red Storm. Leading South Florida was Andrade with a career-best 28 kills; Hazan rang up 17 kills along with 10 digs and Marta Cvitkovic had 10 kills. Caroline Dykes had 60 assists, tying her career high, and Miya Thomas added 15 digs. For St. John’s, Walther had 17 kills and both Erin Jones and Lucrezia Lodi had 10 kills. Wiktoria Kowalczyk had 36 assists; Rashanny Solano Smith added 15 digs. |
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