Owls Fall in Three, Attention Turns to MT

Monday, March 22

Boca Raton, Fla.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

-112,110 CUSA

FIU

-310,39 CUSA

Team	1	2	3	Final F
FIU	25	27	25	3
Fla. Atlantic	21	25	21	0

2020-21 FAU Volleyball vs Middle Tennessee State MiaBella English

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/22/2021 5:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University volleyball team (1-12, 1-11 in Conference USA) fell to FIU (3-10, 2-9 C-USA) on Monday with the Panthers taking the match 25-21, 27-25, 25-21.

How it Happened

Set 1
FIU jumped to early leads in each of the three sets. FAU battled back in the first set but was never able to even the match.

Set 2
The second set began the same way; however, the Owls tied the match six times and carried the lead twice. The duo of Scherine Dahoue and Aniya Harvey combined for a block, which evened the score at 10. FAU would go on a 7-1 run and held a 14-11 lead before FIU moved ahead. The score shifted back and forth before FAU tied the set at 22 and staved off a match point with a Dahoue kill to tie the match once more at 25. FIU would go on to win the set, 27-25.

Set 2
The third set was similar to the first two. FIU jumped to the lead and FAU battled back, but the Panthers went on a 9-2 run to build a 20-15 lead. The Owls' net game came back into play with a big block by Alicia Hearn, who had a team-high four blocks on the day, and Harvey. FIU pulled away for the 25-21 final and the match.

Statistically

Dahoue was the only Owl to record double-digit kills, with 14, and she had her season's best attack percentage at .300
Freshman Nikola Bartecka, who joined FAU in January, added six kills in 14 attempts for an attack percentage of .357
Stephanie Young led the offense with 19 assists and MiaBella English added 13
Camryn Vogler, who split time as a libero and attacker, had a team high 10 digs while Young and Dahoue added nine and eight, respectively
The Owls' game at the net was more effective than Sunday's efforts with 16 total blocks to match FIU, who nearly doubled FAU in blocks in the first contest

What's Next

The Owls will play host to Middle Tennessee, in a makeup of a postponed match, on Friday, March 26 at 6 p.m. Follow the Owls socially @fauvolleyball or visit www.fausports.com.