Florida Atlantic Drops Five-Setter at Wichita State

Sunday, October 13

Wichita, Kan.

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

10-8,2-4AAC

Wichita State

9-9,4-2AAC

Fla. Atlantic

Wichita St.

Photo by: Keira Arimenta

10/13/2024 6:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic volleyball fell in a five-set battle against the Wichita State Shockers, 3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 14-25, 23-25, 14-16), closing out a three-game road stretch on Sunday inside Charles Koch Arena.

The Owls fall to 10-8 overall and 2-4 in AAC play, while Wichita State moves to 12-5 on the season and 4-1 in league play.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2 – WICHITA STATE 3

The Owls opened the match on a 5-1 run. Wichita State battled back to cut the Owls lead to just one at 14-13. However, Victoria Hensley and Kaila Ru combined for the block to give the Owls a two-point advantage at the opening media timeout, 15-13. Wichita State called a timeout with a 21-16 Florida Atlantic lead, but the Owls outscored the Shockers 4-3 to win the opening frame 25-19.

Florida Atlantic and Wichita State traded 3-0 runs to open the second, 3-3. After an 8-5 Wichita State lead, the Owls locked in to produce a 5-1 run and take their first lead of the set, 10-9. The Shockers responded, going on a 6-3 run to lead 15-13 at the second set media timeout. Wichita State tied things up at 19-19, however, the Owls dominated the remainder of the set, outscoring the Shockers 6-1 to win set two, 25-20, and take a 2-0 match lead.

Wichita State jumped out to an early 11-2 lead to open the third. Following a 13-3 Wichita State lead, the Owls battled back to cut the deficit to nine, 19-8, calling their second timeout of the set. But the Owls just couldn't cut into the Shockers' lead as Wichita State eventually took set three, 25-14.

The Owls opened the fourth set strong, jumping out to a 10-4 lead to open the set. However, the Shockers answered back, going on a 5-1 run to cut the Owls' deficit to two, 11-9. Florida Atlantic outscored Wichita State 7-4, sparking a Shocker timeout with the Owls leading by five, 18-13. The Owls held a 23-21 advantage at the end of set four, but the Shockers scored four unanswered to close out the set, 25-23, evening the match at two, 2-2.

Florida Atlantic led 8-7 in set five at the side swap. Wichita State tied the set at 8-8, but a Shocker service error and a block from Kayla Richardson and Ru put the Owls in front by two, 10-8. The Owls maintained a one-point advantage with a 12-11 lead, but Wichita State outscored the Owls 5-2 to close out the match and take the five-set win, 3-2.

STATS & NOTES

Valeria Rosado had one of the best performances of 2024 so far, registering a match and season-high 18 kills and 18 digs, hitting .300 against the Shockers.
Rosado's 18-kill, 18-dig performance marked her eighth double-double of the season.
Katelynn Robine also tied for a match and season-high 18 kills.
Victoria Hensley dished out a team-best 52 assists, to go along with 10 digs, marking her sixth double-double of the season.
Isabelle Northam and Olivia Hart also registered double-figure digs, tallying 12 and 10 digs, respectively.
Kaila Ru led the Owls in blocks in the match, recording five, while Robine finished second on the team with three blocks.