Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, August 25
Coral Gables, Fla.
1:30 p.m. ET
Florida Atlantic
0-2
0
vs
3
UCF
1-0
1
2
3
F
UCF
25
25
25
3
Florida Atlantic
16
18
20
0
Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com
Volleyball Falls to UCF at Sunshine State Challenge
8/25/2018 3:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team lost to UCF in its final match of the Sunshine State Challenge on Saturday. The 25-16, 25-,18, 25-20 defeat drops the Owls to 0-3 on the year.
Key Plays
FAU trailed 9-8 early in the first set when the Knights went on a 9-2 run to help them win the frame. UCF used a late run in the second set to take a 2-0 lead. The turning point in the third set was five unanswered points for UCF, eventually taking the set and match.
Notables
Up Next
The Owls host the FAU Invitational next weekend and face St. Peter's in their first match, at noon on Friday, August 31.
Key Plays
FAU trailed 9-8 early in the first set when the Knights went on a 9-2 run to help them win the frame. UCF used a late run in the second set to take a 2-0 lead. The turning point in the third set was five unanswered points for UCF, eventually taking the set and match.
Notables
- Massiel Matos and Sigourney Kame each had six kills for the Owls.
- Kori Varney led FAU with 12 digs.
- Cailea Gibbs posted five kills and three total blocks.
Up Next
The Owls host the FAU Invitational next weekend and face St. Peter's in their first match, at noon on Friday, August 31.
Team Stats
UCF
FAU
Kills
49
31
Errors
10
15
Attempts
106
105
Hitting %
.368
.152
Points
58.0
39.0
Assists
48
28
Aces
6
4
Blocks
3.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
Middle Blocker
/ Women's VolleyballRightside/Outside Hitter
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
Libero/Defensive Specialist
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