Volleyball Keeps Rolling With Two Wins

Friday, September 15

Boca Raton, Fla.

11:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

7-2

Stetson

0-10

Stetson

FAU

9/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Sept. 15, 2017

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team continued its hot streak with a pair of wins at the FAU Invitational on Friday, defeating Stetson in four sets (25-21, 22-25, 25-11, 25-12), then sweeping Savannah State (25-18, 25-12, 25-15) in the nightcap.

Match 1 vs. Stetson

Key Plays

After storming out to a 13-5 lead in the first set, the Owls (8-2) had to fend off a tenacious Hatter squad that rallied to tie the game at 15. FAU scored the next three points, but Stetson pulled even at 19-19. From there, the Owls closed on a 6-1 run to take the set. Stetson served its way to a six-point lead at the midway point of set number two and held on for a 25-22 win to tie the match. Once the Owls emerged from the locker room after intermission, they quickly seized momentum in both the third and fourth sets, building big leads in both frames and maintaining control from wire to wire.

Notables

Jordan Yauch had a match high 13 kills.
Abbi Reid, Mimi Marion and Sigourney Kame all had 11 kills for FAU.
Ivone Martinez just missed a double-double with 49 assists and nine digs.
Alex Cardona tallied 17 digs, leading all players in that category.
As a team, the Owls outhit Stetson .266 to .110.

Match 2 vs. Savannah State

Key Plays

Continuing their drive from earlier in the day, the Owls sped out to a big early lead in the first frame and took a comfortable 25-18 win. Set number two was much closer at the outset, as sloppy play on both sides of the net kept either team from building a large lead early on. FAU finally managed to find a decent rhythm and a long serving run by Dena Tekavec helped the Owls triumph 25-12. Kori Varney's serving was the key to FAU's big lead early in the third set as the Tigers never got closer than five points the rest of the way.

Notables

Abbi Reid notched 12 kills to lead all players.
Mimi Marion, Gabrielle Dixon and Kristi Tekavec each added eight kills.
Kori Varney posted a season high 13 digs.
The Owls dominated the hitting percentage battle, hitting .449 as a team, compared to just .169 for SSU.

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Fernanda Nelson

"It was a long week with a lot of traveling and I think that showed today, but we were able to push through and win both matches. We looked much better in the second game. So we have to rest tonight and come back strong tomorrow morning for our last match before we start conference play."

Upcoming

The Owls face North Dakota State at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Live stats and live video will be available at fausports.com.