Volleyball Nipped by Marshall on Senior Day

Sunday, November 10

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

-1310, 75 CUSA

Marshall

-179 85 CUSA

MAR

FAU

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Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

11/10/2019 5:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team suffered a five-set loss (25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 13-25, 15-8) to Marshall on Sunday. It was Senior Day for the Owls and FAU recognized its seven seniors prior to the match.

Key Plays

The Owls trailed Marshall 14-9 midway through the first set. Each time it appeared that FAU would completely close the gap, the Thundering Herd answered to regain control. The deficit was still five, 23-18, late in the frame. Massiel Matos began a run of six-straight points to take a 24-23 edge. Back-to-back Marshall kills gave the Herd a set point, but Sydney Nemtuda sandwiched a pair of kills around a Marshall attack error, giving the Owls a 27-25 victory.

Another quick Marshall start put the Herd ahead 10-3 in the second set. FAU steadily worked on the deficit and eventually tied the score at 21. However, a Marshall went on a 4-0 run to even the match at one set each.

In the third set, FAU once again found itself on the wrong end of a 15-9 score. The Owls got the margin down to three at 17-14 but couldn't get closer and eventually lost 25-21.

Camryn Vogler served the Owls to a 5-1 advantage early in the fourth set. The cushion was three, 8-5, when Kori Varney and Jordan Yauch each had long serving runs, pushing the advantage to 19-7. Yauch put down the final kill of the set, tying the match with a 25-13 FAU win.

Marshall took a 6-2 advantage in the fifth set, and the Owls were unable to make up the stagger, ultimately losing the frame 15-8.

Notables

Sydney Nemtuda had a career-high 23 kills to go along with 18 digs for her sixth double-double of the season
Massiel Matos posted 16 kills and 11 digs for her seventh double-double of the year
Jordan Yauch tallied a double-double (11 kills, 10 digs) in her final home match
Nikki Lakman finished with 58 assists, 12 digs and four block assists
Cailea Gibbs collected 10 kills and four total blocks
Zuri Smith notched 12 kills and seven block assists
Kori Varney registered 12 digs

What's Next

FAU will finish the regular season next weekend at Middle Tennessee and at Charlotte. Links to live stats and video will be available at fausports.com. In-game updates will be available at twitter.com/FAUVolleyball.