Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Florida Atlantic
10-10, 5-1
North Texas
10-12,4-3
Volleyball Continues Winning Ways, Outlasts North Texas
10/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
DENTON, Texas - The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team withstood a furious rally from North Texas to win a five set (25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 15-13) match on Sunday. The win in the fifth in a row for the Owls (10-10, 5-1 Conference USA).
Notables
- The victory was the second five set win in a row for FAU, having defeated Rice in five sets on Tuesday.
- At 5-1, the Owls are off to their best start in conference play since 2005, when they were members of the Atlantic Sun.
- Maja Ristic led all players with 19 kills. She also had a season high 16 digs for her eighth double-double of the season.
- Sigourney Kame had 16 kills in the match and hit .379.
- Abbi Reid had her eighth double-digit kill match of the season, putting down 11 for FAU. Reid also tallied six total blocks on the day.
- Genesis Viera dished out 51 assists to go along with four digs and three total blocks.
- Nathalie Rosado had 15 digs for the Owls. Kori Varney had a career high 14, and Alex Cardona chipped in 10.
Key Plays
The first set was tied at 12 when the Owls scored five of the next six points to establish what proved to be an insurmountable lead, winning the frame 25-19. In the second set, it was a 4-1 FAU run that built an early cushion. North Texas (10-12, 4-3) never got closer than three points the rest of the way and the Owls headed to the intermission with a 2-0 lead. When play resumed, the Mean Green made it clear that FAU would have to earn the victory. North Texas led 21-17 late in the third set, but the Owls rallied to within a point, 23-22. An NT kill and block cut the Owls' lead in half. A Ristic kill held off one set point in the fourth, but North Texas capitalized on the next point, forcing the fifth set. That fifth set featured several momentum changes, as FAU built an 11-4 lead, before the Mean Green rallied to within 13-12. Ristic then stepped up and delivered a kill, and after a North Texas kill, she teamed with Reid for the match winning block.
Up Next
The Owls return to Boca Raton for a three match homestand, beginning on Friday, Oct. 21, when they host Louisiana Tech. The match will start at 7 p.m. and live video and live stats will be available at fausports.com. For tickets, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or log on to fausports.com.
