Owls Fall to Knights in UCF Invitational Finale

Saturday, September 13

Orlando, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

6-4,0-0American

UCF

7-1,0-0Big 12

Fla. Atlantic

UCF

Maggie Allred and Anna Hartman vs. Arkansas State

9/13/2025 9:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic volleyball team wrapped up play in the UCF Invitational on Saturday, falling in a four-set battle to the UCF Knights, 3-1, at the Venue.

HOW IT HAPPENED
UCF scored first, but an Owl block and a kill from Erin Morrissey put Florida Atlantic up 2-1. The Knights went on a 7-5 run to lead 9-6, but a 4-0 Owl run pushed Florida Atlantic back in front, 10-9. Florida Atlantic and UCF battled back and forth through 5 lead changes as the Owls called their first timeout of the match with UCF holding the slight 19-18 advantage. The Knights maintained the lead through a 22-20 advantage, forcing another timeout from the Owls, but a kill from Maggie Allred and a UCF error brought the Owls even at 22-22. However, despite tying things up at 22, the Owls just couldn't gain the edge as the Knights closed the set on a 3-1 run to take the first, 25-23, and the opening lead, 1-0.

The Owls held the early lead in the second, holding a 3-2 advantage following a kill from Kierstin Bevelle. However, UCF went on a 9-1 run to spark a pair of timeouts from the Owls as the Knights took an 11-4 lead. The Owls struggled to cut into the Knights' lead in the second as UCF eventually took the second 25-11 and a two-set lead, 2-0.

Florida Atlantic opened the third on a 4-2 run, but UCF answered back with a 10-1 run of their own, sparking a pair of timeouts for the Owls as they trailed 12-5. The Knights continued to lead by seven through 17-10. However, the Owls battled back to cut the deficit to three off a 4-0 run, 17-14, to force UCF to call its first timeout of the third. Out of the break, the Owls produced a 6-4 run to battle back within one, 21-20, and spark the Knights' second and final timeout of the set. FAU continued its momentum out of the timeout, scoring four unanswered to hold set point at 24-21. The Knights responded with a 4-0 run of their own to hold a set point of their own at 25-24, but the Owls would not go down easy, closing the third on a 4-1 run to complete the rally, 28-26, and force a fourth, 2-1.

After battling through a 3-3 tie, the Knights scored 11 unanswered to break away to a 14-3 lead in the fourth. The Owls struggled to battle back in the set as UCF eventually held set point at 24-12. FAU rallied to score four unanswered, 24-16, but it was just too little too late as the Knights concluded the fourth with a kill, 25-16, to close out the four-set battle, 3-1.

STATS & NOTES

Olivia Hart and Erin Morrissey led the Owls offensively on the day. Hart posted her second career double-double with a career-best 19 kills and a career-high 19 digs.
Morrissey finished with her first double-double of the season, recording a team second-best 13 kills and adding 11 digs. She also tied with Maggie Allred for a team-best three blocks.
Isabelle Northam was the Owls' back row anchor, recording a career-best 27 digs, averaging 6.75 digs over the four sets.
Victoria Hensley was the Owls' assists leader, finishing with 22 assists in the match.

UP NEXT
Next week, the Owls return to Paradise to host the Owls Paradise Classic on Sept. 19-20 at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.

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