Volleyball Outlasted by (RV) WKU in Five

Friday, September 22

Boca Raton, Fla.

7:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

-84, 01 CUSA

WKU

-142, 10 CUSA

WKU

FAU

9/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Sept. 22, 2017

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team was outlasted in five sets (20-25, 25-15, 25-14, 21-25, 15-10) by WKU on Friday. It was the Conference USA opener for both teams.

Key Plays
In the first set, the Owls (8-4, 1-0 C-USA) rallied from an early deficit to take the lead and eventually won the set 25-20. Sigourney Kame had seven kills in the frame. The Hilltoppers (14-2, 1-0) roared out to a fast start and tied the match with a 25-15 set two win. Set number three was tied 5-5 when WKU went on 7-2 run to take a 12-7 lead. The Hilltoppers took the set 25-14 and a 2-1 lead. After FAU took an early five-point lead in set number four, WKU rallied to within a point on three different occasions, but never fully closed the game and the Owls won 25-21 to force a fifth set. Some sloppy play put FAU in a 4-1 hole in the fifth, but FAU fought back to tie the score at 7-7. From that point, WKU scored the next five points and that margin was the difference in the frame, with the Hilltoppers winning 15-10.

Notables
· Sigourney Kame led the Owls with 20 kills.
· Abbi Reid had 13 kills and Gabrielle Dixon added 10.
· Ivone Martinez dished out 52 assists and had three service aces.
· Alex Cardona had a team-high 12 digs.

Upcoming
The Owls will wrap up its non-conference schedule on Sunday, when they play at Bethune-Cookman. The match is set for a noon start.