Owls Win Close Five-Set Match to Open Home Season

Sunday, February 14

Boca Raton, Fla.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

-14,12 CUSA

Middle Tennessee

-03,01 CUSA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Middle Tenn.	15	25	19	25	12	2
Fla. Atlantic	25	23	25	20	15	3

2019 FAU Volleyball vs Boston College Camryn Volger

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/14/2021 6:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University's volleyball team (1-4, 1-0 Conference USA) opened the 2021 home spring season with a five-set win over league foe Middle Tennessee (0-3, 0-1 C-USA).

The Owls opened the match with a 25-15 first-set decision and appeared to be in charge of the contest. MT fought back in the second set to edge out FAU 25-23. The two teams would split the next two sets to force a fifth and final set, in a match that saw 14 lead changes. The Owls took control early in set five and maintained that lead for the 15-12 deciding set final.

Nelson's Nuggets

"I love how hard we competed for every point," said Fernanda Nelson, FAU's head coach. "Middle Tennessee is a very athletic team and we were able to play really good defense against them today. We served and passed well as a team and that's what it is going to take for us to be successful. I'm very proud of how we played as a group today. Now we will regroup and get ready for another big game tomorrow!"

The Stats

Camryn Volger led the Owls' offensive attack with 16 kills
Transfer Scherine Dohoue recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 15 digs
Stephanie Young guided the Owls' offense with a team-high 21 assists while freshman MiaBella English added 20. Young also contributed 10 kills
At the net it was Aniya Harvey who tallied four block assists while Nikola Bartecka had three

What's Next

The two teams will have a quick turnaround with a match scheduled for noon Monday. Follow the team on twitter @FAUVolleyball. Monday's match will have live stats available HERE and will be streamed on CUSA.TV.