Owls Dispatch Bethune-Cookman in Straight Sets

Tuesday, October 9

Boca Raton, Fla.

6:00 p.m. ET

Florida Atlantic

14-4

Bethune Cookman

8-11

BCU

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/9/2018 9:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team used a balanced offensive attack to sweep Bethune-Cookman in straight sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-13) on Tuesday night. The Owls (14-4) are winners of 14 of their last 15 matches. FAU also extended its home winning streak to 10 with the victory.

Key Plays
Alex Cardona's serving helped FAU build a 4-0 lead in the first set. The Wildcats (8-11) won four of the next five points to pull within one. However, they wouldn't get any closer, as the Owls won the set 25-16.

Set number two saw the Owls create a big cushion behind extended serving runs from Kori Varney, Massiel Matos and Sydney Nemtuda. FAU was never seriously threatened in the frame and took a two set to none lead with a 25-14 conquest.

Strong serving was once again the catalyst for the Owls to create separation in the third set, as Matos had three straight aces as part of a 6-0 FAU run to go ahead 8-2. BCU narrowed the gap to four, 9-5, but the Owls answered with four straight points to foil any hopes of a Wildcat comeback.

Highlights

Notables

All 14 Owls saw action and 13 scored at least a point, led by Massiel Matos, who had 12.
Matos had a match high five service aces.
As a team, FAU had 12 service aces in the match.
Sigourney Kame posted nine kills to lead all players.
Cailea Gibbs added eight kills and hit .545 (8-2-11) on the night.
Alex Cardona's 11 digs were the most on the team. She also notched four service aces.
Ivone Martinez had 35 assists, five digs, two block assists and two kills.
FAU improved its all-time record over Bethune-Cookman to 42-0.

Up Next
The Owls resume C-USA play this weekend when they travel to Texas. FAU will face UTEP at 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Oct. 12. Live stats and live video will be available at FAUSports.com.