FAU falls in four to Charlotte on Senior Day

Sunday, November 6

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

-1312,310 CUSA

Charlotte

-1014,48 CUSA

Charlotte

Fla. Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

11/6/2022 5:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic volleyball team (13-12, 3-10 C-USA) fell in four sets against the Charlotte 49ers (10-14, 4-8 C-USA) on senior day at FAU Arena.

The 49ers jumped out to a 2-0 lead to open the contest but kills from Klara Zarnovicka and Valeria Rosado quickly evened things at 2-2. After Charlotte retook the lead, the Owls kept the set within three points at 14-11 off another Zarnovicka kill, but the 49ers scored four straight to extend their lead to 18-11. FAU cut the deficit back down to five at 20-15 off an Aniya Harvey ace, but a 5-3 Charlotte run closed out the opening frame to give the 49ers the 1-0 lead, 25-18.

Charlotte scored three unanswered to open the second 3-0. Back-to-back kills from Katelynn Robine brought the Owls back within one at 3-2. The Owls kept battling and kept the deficit down to two at 10-8 off a kill from Lauryn Green, but the 49ers then broke away scoring five unanswered to extend their lead to seven, 15-8. Charlotte continued their run to eventually extend their lead to 21-10 following a 6-2 run, but the Owls rallied to outscore the 49ers 5-4 over the remainder of the set, however, it was just a little too late for the Owls as the 49ers captured the second 25-15, giving Charlotte the two-set advantage heading to the third, 2-0.

FAU struck first in the third, off a Rosado kill, to set the tone for the set. Charlotte responded to take a 5-4 lead, but the Owls locked in to score five straight, capped by a Zarnovicka kill, to take a four-point advantage, 9-5. The 49ers got two back, but another 4-0 FAU run extended the Owls lead to 13-7. Charlotte cut the Owls' advantage down to two at 18-16, but FAU outscored Charlotte 7-2 to close out the third, giving the Owls the 25-18 set win and forcing a fourth, 2-1.

The Owls kept the fourth close at 4-3 after a Rosado kill, but the 49ers responded on a 7-1 run to extend their lead back out to seven, 11-4. The Owls kept battling to try and close the gap to force a fifth, but FAU just couldn't find an answer to the 49ers attack as Charlotte would take the fourth, 25-16, and capture the four-set win, 3-1.

Stat Leaders

Kills: Valeria Rosado - 13
Assists: Noelle Stephens - 38
Digs: Camryn Vogler - 9
Blocks: Lauryn Green - 5
Aces: Aniya Harvey - 1

Set-by-Set

Set 1: FAU 18, Charlotte 25
Set 2: FAU 15, Charlotte 25
Set 3: FAU 25, Charlotte 18
Set 4: FAU 16, Charlotte 25

Match Notes

Three Owls scored in double-figures
Valeria Rosado led the Owls with a team-high 13 kills, while hitting .207 on the day
Alicia Hearn led the Owls in hitting percentage, posting a .625 performance, and recording six kills
Noelle Stephens dished out a team-high 38 assists
Lauryn Green recorded a team-best five blocks

Up Next

FAU will close out its 2022 regular season campaign on Saturday, Nov. 12 at FIU. First serve is set for noon inside Ocean Bank Convocation Center.

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