{"id":392425,"date":"2026-09-06T22:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/392425\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T22:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:12:15","slug":"dolphins-sweep-rattlers-in-tournament-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/392425\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Sweep Rattlers In Tournament Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pitt_logo_200x200.png\" alt=\"University of Pittsburgh\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>at University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p>9\/11\/2026 | 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ACCNX  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Sep. 11 (Fri) \/ 7:00 PM ET&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pitt_logo_200x200.png\" alt=\"University of Pittsburgh\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0University of Pittsburgh&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8212; After three days of volleyball on the court of Swisher Gymnasium, the Jacksonville Dolphins closed out the weekend with a sweep of the Florida A&amp;M Rattlers (25-19, 25-13, 25-15) to close out the Dolphin Volleyball Classic presented by Hampton Inn East Regency.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins were led by senior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/claire-mrukowski\/6673\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6673\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Mrukowski&#8217;s<\/a> 10 kills. She also hit a blistering .714 on the day to lead the team. Mrukowski was one of JU&#8217;s two All-Tournament team honorees. She was joined by freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/jaylyn-tuiasosopo\/8823\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8823\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylyn Tuiasosopo<\/a> who finished with 27 kills for the weekend.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DVC All-Tournament Team (2026)\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC00836-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"309\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nFreshman Jaylyn Tuiasosopo (5) and senior Claire Mrukowski (8) receive their All-Tournament Team honors.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Set One<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJacksonville started hot, leading 11-6 early in the first. Mrukowski and Tuiasosopo were hot early, each tallying four kills in the first set.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the Dolphins were pulling away, Florida A&amp;M ripped four-straight points to cut the deficit to three. Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/kathryn-adler\/8775\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8775\" target=\"_blank\">Kathryn Adler<\/a> ended the run with a kill to pull momentum back in JU&#8217;s favor. The Dolphins closed it out with three-straight points, with Mrukowski and Heins winning at the net for the set-winning block.<\/p>\n<p>Set Two<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe momentum snowballed into a dominant second set. Jacksonville took six of the first seven points to take full control of the game. A kill from <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/abbie-tuyo\/8822\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8822\" target=\"_blank\">Abbie Tuyo<\/a>, another from Adler and a Tuyo service ace had the Dolphins double up their opponents, 12-6.<\/p>\n<p>Florida A&amp;M scored first out of the technical timeout, but Jacksonville rolled to the finish, winning 10 of the final 13 points to close out a decisive 25-13 win &#8212; JU&#8217;s largest set win by margin of victory all weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Set Three<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWith two sets already secured, JU took care of business to see out the win. Three service aces off of freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/ana-nastase\/8781\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8781\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Nastase&#8217;s<\/a> powerful serve helped Jacksonville set the tone early, taking a 10-4 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins maintained complete control of the game, and they took the final five points of the set to secure the match win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Match Notes&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMrukowski reached double-digit kills for the second time this season.&#13;<br \/>\n\tNastase averaged 5.3 assists per set, a new season high.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tRedshirt freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/addison-krieger\/8779\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8779\" target=\"_blank\">Addison Krieger<\/a> finished the match with four blocks. For the weekend, she tallied a team-best 15 blocks (1.5 per set).&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<br \/>\nThe Dolphins will hit the road for the Panther Challenge, hosted by #2 Pittsburgh. Jacksonville starts their tournament run against the Panthers Friday night at 7 PM. 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