Florida Atlantic Falls in Four vs. UAB

Friday, November 15

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

15-12,7-8AAC

UAB

11-15,6-9AAC

UAB

Fla. Atlantic

11/15/2024 10:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic volleyball started strong but fell in a four-set battle on Friday against the UAB Blazers, 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 24-26, 16-25) at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.

The Owls fall to 15-12 overall and 7-8 in AAC play, while UAB moves to 11-15 on the season and 6-9 in league play.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1 – UAB 3

UAB took the early lead, opening the match on a 5-2 run, but the Owls answered back, scoring three unanswered, tying up the set at 5-5 following a Robine service ace. The Owls battled the Blazers through six ties through an 11-11 stalemate, before going on a 5-0 run to lead 16-11. Florida Atlantic continued to maintain a five-point advantage through a pair of UAB timeouts at 18-13 and 20-15. The Blazers started to rally, going on an 8-4 run to cut the deficit down to one, but Katelynn Robine closed out the set on a kill to give the Owls the 25-23 win and a 1-0 advantage.

The Owls led 5-4 to open the second, but a 5-0 UAB run sparked an early Florida Atlantic timeout, 10-6. Florida Atlantic kept things within four through a 16-12 deficit before committing a service error and calling their second timeout of the set, trailing by five, 17-12. The Owls regrouped out of the timeout, rallying to outscore the Blazers 7-2 and even things up at 19. UAB retook the lead, holding a 22-20 advantage, before another rally from the Owls evened the set at 23-23 after a kill from Robine and an ace from Victoria Hensley. Robine recorded another ace to even the set once more at 24-24, but back-to-back Blazer kills closed out the set as UAB evened the match at one apiece, 26-24.

UAB opened the third on a 12-4 run to spark a Florida Atlantic timeout. The Owls started chipping away at the deficit, going on a huge 20-12 run, to slowly chip away at the deficit and tie up the third at 24-24. Florida Atlantic just couldn't close out the rally as a Blazer kill and an Owl attack error eventually closed the set, 26-24, as the Blazers took a 2-1 lead.

Florida Atlantic opened the fourth on a 2-1 run, before UAB scored four unanswered to retake the lead, 5-2. The Owls closed within one at 9-8, but UAB responded by scoring seven unanswered to kick out the deficit to eight, 16-8. Florida Atlantic closed the gap to seven at 22-15, but it just wasn't enough as the Blazers closed the set on a 3-1 run to eventually close out the match, 25-16, and take the four-set win.

STATS & NOTES

Katelynn Robine led the Owls with 16 kills, while Romina Cornelio also registered double-figures with 10 kills in the match. Robine also tied for a match-high three service aces against the Blazers.
Victoria Hensley dished out a team-high 42 assists.
Isabelle Northam tallied a team-high 12 digs in the match, while Kaila Ru finished with a team-leading six blocks.

UP NEXT

The Owls will wrap up the regular season on Sunday as they take on the Tulane Green Wave for senior day. First serve is set for 1 p.m. inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena and on ESPN+.

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