Volleyball Outlasts North Texas in Four Sets

Friday, October 5

Denton, TX

8:00 p.m. ET

Florida Atlantic

-124, 31 CUSA

North Texas

-614, 22 CUSA

Florida Atlantic

North Texas

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/5/2018 11:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

DENTON, Texas - Double-doubles by both Massiel Matos and Ivone Martinez led the Florida Atlantic University volleyball team to a four set win (25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 29-27) over North Texas on Friday night. The Owls are now 12-4 overall and 3-1 in Conference USA.

Key Plays
The Owls held an 8-6 lead early in the first frame, then had a modest run to stretch the margin to 12-7. FAU was able to maintain a slim, but steady lead the rest of the way to take the set 25-21. FAU led 20-14 in set number two and seemed poised to take a 2-0 lead, but the Mean Green (6-14, 2-2) reeled off an 11-1 run to level the sides at one set each. It was North Texas' turn to build a lead in set three, holding a 16-11 cushion. After a timeout, the Owls responded and were eventually able to take a 19-18 lead. North Texas tied the score with a kill, then FAU answered right back with kills by Massiel Matos and Abbi Reid to go back up 21-19. The two teams alternated points the rest of the way and Matos' seventh kill of the frame gave FAU a 2-1 edge. North Texas began the fourth set intent on forcing a fifth set and took another early edge, this time going up 13-7. However, the Owls answered the challenge by rebounding to take the lead 15-14, the final two points coming on back-to-back Sigourney Kame kills. An exchange of small runs ended with the Mean Green holding a 21-18 lead. FAU scored six unanswered points, going up 24-21. NT not only fought off three straight match points, but won the next point as well, taking a 25-24 edge. FAU won the next two points and ended up with two more match points, coming up empty on both opportunities. With the score tied 27-27, Kame and Matos each put down a kill ending the match and giving FAU the win.

Notables

Massiel Matos had a career-high 23 kills to go along with 11 digs for her team leading seventh double-double of the year.
Sigourney Kame posted 19 kills in the match.
Ivone Martinez tallied 61 assists and 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season and number 29 in her career.
Abbi Reid and Cailea Gibbs each had 10 kills on the night.
Alex Cardona registered 10 digs in the match.