Volleyball Sweeps Southern Miss

Friday, October 17

Boca Raton, Fla.

7:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

14-6, 5-2

Southern Miss

15-9, 4-3

USM

FAU

10/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Oct. 17, 2014

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla.- Kristina Rankovic had a match high 11 kills as the Florida Atlantic volleyball team swept Southern Miss (25-20, 25-17, 25-13) on Friday night. With the victory, the Owls surpassed their conference and overall win totals from last season.

FAU (14-6, 5-2 C-USA) built a big lead early in the first set, behind strong serving from Liene Mellupe and Nathalie Rosado. The Owls led 24-15, but USM managed to stave off five set points before Rankovic ended the frame with a kill.

Set number two was tied in the early going before a 9-2 Owl run gave them a 15-8 advantage. Another late Golden Eagle rally narrowed the gap slightly before FAU scored four consecutive points to take a two sets to none lead.

In the third set, FAU took control early and won going away, 25-13. For the match, the Owls outhit USM .270 to .057. Katarina Stepanovic, Ivana Bulajic and Liene Mellupe all had eight kills on the night for FAU.

The Owls will host Middle Tennessee at noon on Sunday. Live stats and live video for Sunday's match will be available at fausports.com.