FIT Volleyball Week in Review


The Florida Tech volleyball team hosted the Panther Invitational Tournament last weekend and got their season off to a solid 2-1 start. On Friday September 2, the Panthers opened against Georgia College, winning the first two sets, on their way to a 3-1 victory.

The Panthers won the first two sets convincingly, 25-19 and 25-17, before dropping the third set 25-21. The fourth set was a nail-biter, with Florida Tech needing to win eight of the last 10 points to squeak out a 27-25 victory.

Senior outside hitter, Jenna Schaffer had 14 kills and nine digs to lead Tech, with Sophomore Olivia Hersey driving home 13 kills of her own. Sophomore Kiersten Rosa set a new career-high with 38 assists, and added an impressive 14 digs.

Georgia College box score

On Saturday, the team played two matches, shutting out Wilmington 3-0 in the morning game and losing to Puerto Rico Mayaguez in the tournament final. The Panthers were too strong for the Wildcats of Wilmington, winning that match 25-14, 25-16 and 25-19.

Schaffer was busy again, picking up 11 kills and 10 digs. Sophomore Kelly Germain filled the stat sheet with eight kills, an ace and a block. Rosa, fresh off her career high assist total on Friday, shared nicely again on Saturday, with 26 more assists in the first match and rifled four aces at the Wildcats as well.

Wilmington box score



The Panthers jumped out to a 1-0 lead over Puerto Rico Mayaguez in the title game, but the Bobcats rattled off three straight set wins, 25-16, 25-18 and 25-22 in the fourth, leading to a 3-1 victory. Germain led Florida Tech with 14 kills and Rosa added 12 of her own.

Rosa picked up 29 assists in the losing effort giving her an impressive total of 93 for the three-game tournament. Junior Becca Bower made her presence felt, with 20 digs and five assists.

Puerto Rico Mayaguez box score

The Panthers have a busy weekend ahead, as they compete in the Hyatt Place Bash at the Beach in West Palm. FIT kicks things off at 10:00 a.m. Friday against the McKendree Bearcats and will play the Ichabods of Washburn at 5:00 p.m.

They will play another doubleheader on Saturday, with the Lee Flames providing the competition at 10:00 a.m. and the Ferris State Bulldogs come calling at 5:00 p.m. 


Statistical information from the Florida Tech game recap, and the box score was used in this article.

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