Owls Sweep Louisiana Tech

Friday, October 4

Ruston, La.

8 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

8-5

Louisiana Tech

11-5

FAU

LOUISIANA TECH

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/4/2019 10:26:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RUSTON, La. - Senior Sigourney Kame became just the fifth player in school history to reach 1,100 career kills as the Florida Atlantic University volleyball team swept Louisiana Tech (25-19, 25-19, 25-23) on Friday night. The Owls improve to 8-5 overall and are 2-0 to start conference play for the first time in a decade.

Key Plays
After spotting Louisiana Tech a 5-0 lead to start the first set, the Owls rallied to take an 11-10 edge. The Lady Techsters answered by pulling back ahead 13-11. FAU went on a 14-6 run to win the set 25-19. Six different Owls recorded a kill during the streak.

Kori Varney's strong serving helped the Owls build an 8-3 lead early in set number two. The margin remained at least three until three straight La Tech points narrowed the gap to one, 15-14. After calling a timeout, FAU was able to regain its composure and reeled off a 10-5 spurt to end the frame and go up two sets to none.

Set number three was nip-and-tuck the entire way, with neither team able to sustain momentum for very long. The Owls appeared to seize control after taking a 16-13 advantage, but the Lady Techsters responded with an 8-2 rally to go up 21-18. After a Sigourney Kame kill and Massiel Matos service ace pulled FAU to within a point, Sydney Nemtuda put down consecutive kills and teamed up with Zuri Smith on a block to give the Owls a 23-22 lead. Ultimately, Kame's 13^th kill of the night completed the sweep for FAU.

Notables

With the win, the Owls start conference play 2-0 for the first time since 2009, when they were members of the Sun Belt Conference
Sigourney Kame had a match-high 13 kills, giving her an even 1,100 for her career and moving her up to fifth all-time in FAU history
Stephanie Young notched her second career double-double, with 25 assists and 10 digs
Massiel Matos just missed a double-double of her own, collecting nine kills and 10 digs
Nikki Lakman also finished just shy of a double-double, posting 21 assists and eight digs
The senior class made their presence known, recording 39 of the team's 49 kills and 11 of the team's 14 total blocks on the night
As a unit, the Owls nearly tripled La Tech's hitting percentage, tallying a .303 mark to just .102 for the Lady Techsters

Quotable

Head Coach Fernanda Nelson
"It is nice to get a conference win on the road. Louisiana Tech is a very good team and they came out with a lot of energy. I love how we kept our composure and played our game."

What's Next

The Owls travel to FIU on Sunday, Oct. 6. Match time is set for 1 p.m. A link to live stats will be available at fausports.com. Live updates will be posted to the team's official Twitter account, @FAUVolleyball.