A hit from the Rollins right side by Elena Arnold (‘27) that forced the Embry-Riddle libero to the floor, followed by an outside attack that knocked Rollins libero Sarah Seabrooke (‘27) down at 22–19 in the third set, showed just how willing both the Tars and Eagles were to fight for the win.
The Rollins women’s volleyball team faced off against the Embry-Riddle Eagles and won the five-set thriller 3-2 on Nov. 18.
Starting off with the momentum, the Eagles had a 5-1 lead to start the first set. The Tars worked to come back and tie up the match at 10-10, and it was a close battle from there until the end of the set. Ending the set with a kill from Marta Tsaneva (‘26) and a kill from Cameron Grange (‘27), the Tars won the first set 25-21.
Set two started off tight and continued with 15 tied scores and seven lead changes. With a kill from Tsaneva and Makayla Moran (‘26), the game was tied again at 24-24. Two kills from Grange and a block by Molly Morris (‘28) gave the Tars the win 27-24 and a 2-0 lead going into the third set.
Following the precedent of other sets, the match started off neck-and-neck. After a tie at 4-4, the Eagles found their lead and kept it through the remainder of the set. The Tars fought to get the lead but fell short and lost the set 25-23.
Continuing their momentum from the previous set, Embry-Riddle went on a six-point run to give them the lead at 10-5. The Eagles extended their lead to 17-9 and finished the set with a 25-18 win, forcing a fifth set.
With four unanswered points starting off the fifth set, the Eagles found themselves an early lead. With a Tars timeout and a kill from Tsaneva, Rollins found themselves on the scoreboard. It was a back-and-forth battle with a tie at 8-8, but the Tars finished the set with kills from Moran and Tsaneva with service aces by Jenna Garza (‘27) and Grange. The Tars took the fifth set 15-10, improving their record to 16-15 overall.
The Tars had 67 kills, while the Eagles had 53. Emma Gongora (‘28) led the Tars with 18 kills followed by Grange with 17.
After their match versus Embry-Riddle, the Rollins Tars finished their season with a 3-0 loss to Nova Southeastern on Nov. 21 and a 3-0 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic University on Nov. 22. The Tars ended their season 16-17 overall and 5-15 in conference play.
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