Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Olivia Tran and Emma Barton Lead Somers to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 12:51pm

Volleyball Recap: Somers Tuskers vs. Saunders Trades & Tech/Roosevelt Blue Devils

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Somers waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Saunders Trades & Tech/Roosevelt Blue Devils 3-0.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Somers was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-8, 25-9.

Leading Somers to victory were Emma Barton and Olivia Tran. Barton had five digs and four aces, while Tran had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Barton a new career-high in aces.

Somers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.

Somers pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Somers didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory vs. Our Lady of Lourdes on the 21st. Saunders Trades & Tech/Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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