Volleyball Defeats Miami-Dade in Exhibition

Saturday, August 18

Boca Raton, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

Florida Atlantic

Miami Dade

2017 FAU Women's Volleyball vs Savannah State

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

8/18/2018 10:46:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team won four of five sets from Miami-Dade College in an exhibition on Saturday night. The Sharks, who will be seeking their third straight NJCAA title this season, won the first set, but FAU recovered to take the next four.

Key Plays
The Owls rallied from a 23-17 deficit in the first set to tie the score at 25, but the Sharks won the next two points to take the frame. FAU dominated set two and used a Ivone Martinez serving run to pull away late in set number three. The fourth set was also close down the stretch, as FAU needed three set points before a Sydney Nemtuda service ace to win the set. MDC led 10-6 in the fifth and final frame before the Owls regrouped and came back to close out the match 15-13.

Notables

MDC alum Massiel Matos had a match high 18 kills and added nine digs against her former school.
Sigourney Kame posted 15 kills.
Ivone Martinez registered 47 assists.
Alex Cardona notched 10 digs on the night to lead the Owls in that category.
Cailea Gibbs tallied eight digs and four block assists.
Sydney Nemtuda had seven kills, Jordan Yauch chipped in six and Zuri Smith and Abbi Reid each added five.
Sydney Riggs had four kills, four digs, an ace and a block.