Flagler Palm Coast volleyball delivered a comeback to remember Thursday, September 24, overcoming a two-set deficit to defeat rival Matanzas 3-2 at home.

The Bulldogs dropped the opening two sets 25-23 and 25-21 before storming back to take the next three 25-16, 25-23 and 16-14. The victory improved FPC to 14-1 on the season.

After taking the third set by nine points, FPC pulled out a tight fourth set to force the deciding fifth. The Bulldogs then edged the Pirates 16-14 to finish the comeback.

Senior Grace Taylor powered FPC with a triple-double, finishing with a team-high 18 kills, 26 assists and 25 digs. Taylor also contributed two service aces, making an impact across nearly every part of the match.

Senior Peyton Smith provided another offensive spark with 13 kills, seven digs and two aces. Together, Taylor and Smith accounted for 31 of the Bulldogs’ 48 kills.

Senior Kaitlyn Ebding anchored the back-row effort with 23 digs and led FPC at the service line with four aces. Sophomore Brie Sproul added 14 digs and an ace, while sophomore Tatum Hamilton contributed 20 assists, eight digs and an ace to help keep the Bulldogs’ offense moving.

At the net, junior Victoria Fraidin recorded four kills and a team-high four solo blocks. Junior Anastin Dorr added six kills and two solo blocks, while junior Kylee Ouellette chipped in a kill, two digs and a solo block.

Junior Elsie Marks contributed three kills and two digs, senior Aidamarys Bailey-Ortiz added a kill, and sophomore Josie Newman finished with seven digs and a kill.

FPC totaled 48 kills, 88 digs, 48 assists, 10 service aces and seven solo blocks, receiving contributions throughout the lineup to turn the match around.

The Bulldogs return to the court on Tuesday September 29th as they travel to take on Seabreeze at 6:00 & 7:00pm.