Purple Knights Open 2014 Volleyball Campaign With 3-1 Trip To Florida

West Palm Beach, Fla.-The University of Bridgeport women's volleyball team closed out its 2014 season-opening trip to Florida for the Hyatt Place Sunshine Classic hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic University with a 3-0 loss (17-25, 25-27, 21-25) loss to the host Sailfish.  The Purple Knights posted an impressive 3-1 record over their two days of action in the Sunshine State.  The win keeps Palm Beach Atlantic, the nation's number 25 ranked NCAA Division II women's volleyball team, unbeaten at 3-0 so far this season.

Against PBA, junior Sarah Rosa (Itajuba, Brazil) led the Bridgeport offense with 11 kills. 

Senior Larissa Oliveira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) played a solid match against the host Sailfish notching nine kills with a .500 attack percentage, plus she added two blocks.

Classmate Ying Shen (Nanjing, China) led the UB defense with 18 digs, and she also had six kills.

Libero Michele Santos (Sr., Campinas, Brazil) contributed 13 digs in the Palm Beach Atlantic match, and graduate student Giovana Soares (Sao Paulo, Brazil) led the Purple Knights with 22 assists.

Up next for the Bridgeport women's volleyball team will be the squad's 2014 home opener on Friday night, September 12 versus Franklin Pierce University.  Action is slated to get underway in Hubbell Gym at 7:00 p.m.