Volleyball team beats Palm Beach State in straight sets

The Eastern Florida State College women's volleyball team opened the regular season with a straight set win Monday evening.

The Titans defeated Palm Beach State College 25-18, 25-19, 25-13 on the road.

Eastern Florida State College used a 10-4 run to take a 12-6 lead early in the first set and then Yuleidy Torres made a couple of nice digs to keep the team rolling to a 25-18 win.

The second set was closer as the Titans held a 14-13 lead until Giselle Giraud and Rosmarie Rivera had back-to back kills and the Titans went on to post the 25-19 win and teak a 2-0 lead.

A Desiree Cruz block and Torres ace early in the third set got things started as the Titans got up 8-2 and then 10-4 on a Teagan Abraham kill. Down the stretch Cruz had another big block and a couple of kills, including the game-winning kill to give the Titans the win. Giraud finished with 10 kills.

The Titans (1-0) will host Palm Beach State College Wednesday night at 6 p.m. for the home opener at Titan Field House on the Melbourne campus. Admission is free for home matches this season.