MELBOURNE, Fla. - Sunshine State Conference volleyball teams won 24 of 33 matches against Gulf South Conference teams during the 2021 South Regional Crossover this past weekend. The event matched the SSC's 11 members against teams from the Gulf South Conference on October 22nd and 23rd at the AdventHealth Fieldhouse in Winter Haven, Florida.
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SSC teams won 11 of 15 matches on Friday, October 22nd, and then took 13 of 18 on Saturday, October 23rd. Seventeen of the SSC's 24 victories came in just three sets, while the remaining seven came in four sets. Barry University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and the University of Tampa went 3-0 during the event. The SSC has now won 151 of the 198 (.763) South Region Crossover matches since the competition began in 2015.
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Nine SSC student-athletes were named to the 2021 South Region Crossover All-Tournament Team. Tampa's Sorrel Houghton and Katie McKiel highlight the list following their third Crossover Team honors. Houghton was previously named to the crossover team in 2017 and 2018, while McKiel has been honored with three straight crossovers.
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SSC regular season play resumes on Tuesday, October 26th, and concludes on Saturday, November 20th. The 2021 SSC regular-season champion will have an automatic qualifier to the NCAA South Regional, which begins on Thursday, December 2nd, at non-predetermined sites. The finals will be held from Thursday, December 9th to Saturday, December 11th at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center at the University of Tampa. The NCAA will announce championship selections and seeding on Monday, November 22nd, here.
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2021 South Region Crossover Team
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Payton Bellano, Saint Leo
Madi Cooler, West Florida
Tyler Fezzey, West Florida
Sorrel Houghton, Tampa*^
Nadia Lindner, Lynn
Jaden McBride, Embry-Riddle
Katie McKiel, Tampa†*
Elizabeth Price, Nova Southeastern
Claudia Rivera, Tampa
Jazz Schmidt, Palm Beach Atlantic
Djuly Schmorantz, Barry
Evelina Teran, Montevallo
Taylor Vaneekeren, West Florida
Veresia Yon, West Florida
†2019 Crossover Team
*2018 Crossover Team
^2017 Crossover TeamÂ
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2021 South Region Crossover Results
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Friday, October 22
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SSC / Flagler
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GSC
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Result
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Barry
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Valdosta State
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3-0, Barry
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Eckerd
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West Georgia
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3-1, Eckerd
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Florida Southern
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Auburn - Montgomery
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3-1, AUM
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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Mississippi College
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3-0, PBA
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Flagler
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Lee
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3-0, Flagler
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Florida Tech
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Christian Brothers
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3-0, Florida Tech
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Saint Leo
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West Alabama
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3-0, Saint Leo
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Rollins
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Montevallo
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3-0, Montevallo
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Embry-Riddle
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Alabama - Huntsville
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3-0, UAH
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Nova Southeastern
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Auburn - Montgomery
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3-0, NSU
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Tampa
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Shorter
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3-0, Tampa
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Florida Southern
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West Florida
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3-0, UWF
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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West Georgia
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3-1, PBA
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Lynn
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Valdosta State
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3-1, Lynn
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Barry
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Union
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3-1, Barry
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Eckerd
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Mississippi College
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3-0, Eckerd
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Saturday, October 23
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SSC / Flagler
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GSC
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Result
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Saint Leo
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Lee
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3-1, Saint Leo
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Florida Tech
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Montevallo
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3-0, Montevallo
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Rollins
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Christian Brothers
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3-0, Rollins
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Flagler
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West Alabama
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3-0, Flagler
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Eckerd
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Alabama - Huntsville
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3-1, UAH
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Lynn
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West Florida
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3-1, West Florida
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Tampa
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West Georgia
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3-0, Tampa
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Nova Southeastern
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Union
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3-1, NSU
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Florida Southern
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Valdosta State
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3-0, FSC
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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Shorter
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3-1, PBA
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Barry
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Auburn - Montgomery
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3-0, Barry
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Embry-Riddle
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Mississippi College
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3-0, ERAU
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Saint Leo
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Montevallo
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3-1, Montevallo
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Rollins
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West Alabama
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3-0, Rollins
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Florida Tech
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Lee
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3-0, Florida Tech
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Flagler
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Christian Brothers
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3-0, Flagler
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Embry-Riddle
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Shorter
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3-0, ERAU
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Lynn
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Union
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3-0, Lynn
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Nova Southeastern
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West Florida
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3-1, UWF
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Tampa
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Alabama - Huntsville
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3-0, Tampa
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