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Thursday, November 16
Boca Raton, Fla.
6 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
vs
South Florida
Owls set for AAC East-leading Battle with USF
11/15/2023 4:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic volleyball (18-11, 10-6 AAC) returns home this week for their last regular-season series in Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena, hosting the USF Bulls for senior week on Thursday, Nov. 16 and Friday, Nov. 17.
| Florida Atlantic (18-11, 10-6 AAC) vs. USF (17-10, 11-5 AAC) | |
| Matchup Details | Boca Raton, Fla. | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena |
| Game Coverage | USF Thursday, Nov. 16 | 6 p.m. | Live Stats | FAUSports.com/Watch Friday, Nov. 17 | 2 p.m. | Live Stats | FAUSports.com/Watch |
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| USF Links | Roster | Schedule | Stats |
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Scouting Florida Atlantic
- Florida Atlantic enters this weekend's series with their eyes set on the American Athletic Conference East Division Title as they battle against the current AAC East Leader USF. The Owls are 18-11 overall and 10-6 in AAC play and are riding a four-match winning streak after just earning their second AAC sweep of the season against the Charlotte 49ers.
- Rosado was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week after a stellar weekend in Charlotte.
- As a team, the Owls lead the AAC in assists per set (12.76), rank second in the league in team total attacks (3,940), team kills (1,470), team assists (1,365), and kills per set (13.74), and rank third in team attacks per set (36.82) and team digs (1,667).
- The Owls offensive leaders are Arianna Beckham, Valeria Rosado, Katelynn Robine, and Kaila Ru.
- Beckham leads the Owls with 314 kills and is averaging 2.96 kills per set this season.
- Rosado, Robine, and Ru have tallied 242, 237, and 193 kills, averaging 2.30, 2.44, and 1.99 kills per set, respectively, through the Owls 29 contests.
- Victoria Hensley is the Owls' assists leader and has dished out 989 assists, averaging 9.24 assists per set this season.
- Defensively, the Owls' back row is led by Isabelle Northam, who has tallied a team-leading 433 digs, averaging 4.05 digs per set.
- At the net, the Owls' blocking leaders are Ru and Lauryn Green, who have tallied 77 and 67 blocks this season, respectively.
Scouting USF
- South Florida is currently leading the AAC East at 17-10 and 11-5 in league play. The Bulls also enter this weekend's series on a four-match winning streak.
- As a team, the Bulls rank second in the AAC for aces per set (1.73), assists per set (12.74), and team service aces (173), while also ranking third in team kills (1,340), team assists (1,274), and kills per set (13.4).
- The Bulls offensive leaders are Buse Hazan and Maria Clara Andrade with 379 and 351 kills, averaging 3.91 and 3.77 kills per set this season.
- Caroline Dykes leads the Bulls in assists, dishing out 926 assists, averaging 9.26 assists per set.
- USF has four with 200 or more digs this season, led by Dykes with 249 digs, averaging 2.49 digs per set.
- The Bulls' blocking leader is Niki Khoshatefeh with 40 blocks, averaging 0.63 blocks per set this season.
Series History
- Florida Atlantic trails the all-time series between the Owls and the Bulls, 3-15, including a 1-4 record for contests played in Boca Raton. USF has won the last two meetings between the two teams. In the last meeting, the Owls fell in a 3-0 battle against the Bulls on Sept. 14, 2013 in Tampa Bay.
Up Next
- Following this weekend's series, the Owls will close out their 2023 regular season on the road as they visit the Tulane Green Wave on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
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