Owls Secure Four-Set Win vs. Tulane on Senior Day

Sunday, November 17

Boca Raton, Fla.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

16-12,8-8AAC

Tulane

14-14,6-10AAC

Tulane

Fla. Atlantic

Florida Atlantic VB Senior Day Group Photo

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11/17/2024 7:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic volleyball closed out the regular season on Sunday, earning a dominant four-set win, 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-13, 25-18) over the Tulane Green Wave on Senior Day at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.

The Owls close out the regular season at 16-12 overall and 8-8 in AAC play, while Tulane falls to 14-14 on the season and 6-10 in conference play.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3 – Tulane 1

Florida Atlantic opened the match on a 13-4 run to take the early lead. The Green Wave got two back, but the Owls maintained their momentum, outscoring Tulane 5-2 to eventually extend their lead to 10, 18-8, and spark Tulane's second timeout of the set. Back-to-back kills from Katelynn Robine pushed the Owls' lead to 12, 20-8. Tulane cut the deficit to 11, 22-11, but it was too little too late as the Owls eventually took the opening frame 25-13 to take the opening lead, 1-0.

Tulane came out hot to open the second, producing a set-opening 8-3 run to make the Owls call their first timeout. The Green Wave extended their lead to five, 13-8, before going on a 5-2 run to cut the deficit to two, 15-13. The Owls continued to battle back and forth, eventually tying the set up at 21, following a Robine kill, but Tulane closed the set on a 4-1 run to take the second 25-22 and even up the match at one, 1-1.

Florida Atlantic scored four unanswered points to open the third, continuing their run to lead 9-3 as Tulane called a timeout. The Owls continued to pressure the Green Wave, outscoring Tulane 9-8, capped off by a Madison Dyer kill, to force another Green Wave timeout, 18-11. The timeout couldn't stifle the Owls' offensive success as they closed the frame on a 7-2 run to seal the 25-13 win in the third and push the Owls back in front, 2-1.

The Green Wave took the early lead in the fourth, opening the set on a 5-2 run. The Owls wouldn't go away, slowly battling back into the set to close the deficit to one, 13-12, as the Green Wave called their first timeout of the fourth. Valeria Rosado tied things up at 13. The Green Wave retook the lead off a kill, 14-13, but the Owls answered back scoring four unanswered to take the lead 17-14 as the Green Wave called their second and final timeout of set four. Florida Atlantic continued their run, outscoring Tulane 5-2 to lead 22-16. The Green Wave got two back, but the Owls closed the match on a 3-0 run as Robine closed out the match, 25-18, sealing the four-set win, 3-1.

STATS & NOTES

Three seniors in Valeria Rosado, Katelynn Robine, and Kaila Ru led the Owls offensively on senior day, all recording double figures.
Rosado recorded her 11^th double-double of the season, posting a match-high 16 kills and adding 17 digs.
Katelynn Robine tallied 12 kills, while Ru rounded out the Owls' double-figure scorers with 10 kills. Ru also hit an impressive .400 clip in the win.
Victoria Hensley dished out a match-leading 45 assists and surpassed 3,000 career assists with her 27^th of the day in the third set.
Senior Romina Cornelio also had a fantastic day, recording a team-leading 22 digs, while also adding seven kills and four assists.
Ru and Dyer tied for a team-high four blocks in the win.

UP NEXT

Florida Atlantic now sets its sights on the American Athletic Conference Tournament next weekend as the Owls enter postseason play as the No. 6-seed and will face the No. 3 East Carolina Pirates on Friday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET in Wichita, Kansas and on ESPN+.

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