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1 p.m.
Women's Volleyball
at Wichita State
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Friday, October 30
Tulsa, Okla.
7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
15-7,8-3American
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Tulsa
15-7,7-4American
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fla. Atlantic | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Tulsa | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 1 |
10/30/2026 10:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TULSA, Okla. – The Florida Atlantic Owls picked up another signature win on Friday, earning four-set road win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 25-18) on Friday evening at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
With the win, the Owls jumped into a tie for second in the American, improving to 15-7 on the season and 8-3 in American play, while Tulsa drops to 15-7 overall and 7-4 in league play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After battling through a 7-7 tie to open the match, Tulsa went on a 3-0 run to spark Florida Atlantic to call its first timeout of the match, trailing by three, 10-7. The Golden Hurricane maintained a two-point advantage through a 12-10 lead, however, the Owls battled back on a 5-1 run, capped off by a kill from Olivia Hart, to take the 15-13 lead at the first set media break. The Owls continued the momentum out of the break, producing a 7-4 to take a 22-17 lead and spark a pair of Tulsa timeouts. The Golden Hurricane cut the Owls lead to three at 23-20, however, a kill from Hart and a Tulsa attacking error closed out the Owls' 25-20 win to take the opening 1-0 lead.
The back-and-forth battle continued into the second set as the Owls fought out to an 11-9 advantage, however, Tulsa went on a 6-0 run to take the 15-11 advantage at the second set media timeout. Out of the break, the Owls started to rally on a 4-1 run to cut the deficit down to two at 20-18, however, Tulsa answered back with a 5-1 run of their own to take the second 25-19 and tie the match at 1-1.
FAU and Tulsa once again traded sideouts in the third, battling through a 12-12 stalemate to open the set, but kills from Sequoia Layne and Anna Hartman and a Tulsa hitting error pushed the Owls in front 15-13 at the third set media break. Tulsa tied things up at 17-17, before eventually retaking the lead 19-18. However, the Owls dominated the rest of the way, going on a 7-2 run, capped off by a solo block from Hartman, to take the third 25-21 and retake the lead, 2-1.
Once again, the Owls and Golden Hurricane traded blows to open the fourth, fighting through a 12-11 Golden Hurricane lead. However, the Owls locked in to score six unanswered, capped off by an ace from Luye Marquez-Moreno, to take a five-point lead at 17-12. The Owls kept their lead at four through a 22-18 lead, before eventually closing out the match with a 3-0 run, capped off by a block from Layne and Hartman, to secure the 25-18 win and close out the four-set battle, 3-1.
STATS & NOTES
UP NEXT
The Owls close out their two-match road stretch on Sunday, Nov. 1 as they visit the Wichita State Shockers for a 1 p.m. ET first serve on ESPN+ at Charles Koch Arena.
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With the win, the Owls jumped into a tie for second in the American, improving to 15-7 on the season and 8-3 in American play, while Tulsa drops to 15-7 overall and 7-4 in league play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After battling through a 7-7 tie to open the match, Tulsa went on a 3-0 run to spark Florida Atlantic to call its first timeout of the match, trailing by three, 10-7. The Golden Hurricane maintained a two-point advantage through a 12-10 lead, however, the Owls battled back on a 5-1 run, capped off by a kill from Olivia Hart, to take the 15-13 lead at the first set media break. The Owls continued the momentum out of the break, producing a 7-4 to take a 22-17 lead and spark a pair of Tulsa timeouts. The Golden Hurricane cut the Owls lead to three at 23-20, however, a kill from Hart and a Tulsa attacking error closed out the Owls' 25-20 win to take the opening 1-0 lead.
The back-and-forth battle continued into the second set as the Owls fought out to an 11-9 advantage, however, Tulsa went on a 6-0 run to take the 15-11 advantage at the second set media timeout. Out of the break, the Owls started to rally on a 4-1 run to cut the deficit down to two at 20-18, however, Tulsa answered back with a 5-1 run of their own to take the second 25-19 and tie the match at 1-1.
FAU and Tulsa once again traded sideouts in the third, battling through a 12-12 stalemate to open the set, but kills from Sequoia Layne and Anna Hartman and a Tulsa hitting error pushed the Owls in front 15-13 at the third set media break. Tulsa tied things up at 17-17, before eventually retaking the lead 19-18. However, the Owls dominated the rest of the way, going on a 7-2 run, capped off by a solo block from Hartman, to take the third 25-21 and retake the lead, 2-1.
Once again, the Owls and Golden Hurricane traded blows to open the fourth, fighting through a 12-11 Golden Hurricane lead. However, the Owls locked in to score six unanswered, capped off by an ace from Luye Marquez-Moreno, to take a five-point lead at 17-12. The Owls kept their lead at four through a 22-18 lead, before eventually closing out the match with a 3-0 run, capped off by a block from Layne and Hartman, to secure the 25-18 win and close out the four-set battle, 3-1.
STATS & NOTES
- Gamboa and Hartman led the way for the Owls. Gamboa posted a team-best 14 kills on an impressive .414 hitting clip. Hartman also finished in double-figures, tallying 10 kills on an equally impressive .476 hitting clip, in addition to tying a career-best seven blocks.
- Libby Ashline led the Owls in hitting percentage, finishing with a team-best .563 hitting percentage to go along with nine kills, in addition to four blocks.
- Maya Van Heyst helped power the Owls to a .321 hitting performance. She also posted her ninth double-double of the season, dishing out a match-high 39 assists and finishing with 10 digs, along with five kills, a block, and an ace.
- Defensively, Layne led the Owls impressive defense at the net, tying a career-best 10 blocks, including a pair of solo blocks, while Isabelle Northam led the Owls' back row, tying for a match-best 15 digs.
- As a team, Florida Atlantic dominated the Golden Hurricane at the net, out-blocking Tulsa 16-4.
- The Owls tied up the all-time series against the Golden Hurricane 3-3 with the win and move to 1-1 at Tulsa.
UP NEXT
The Owls close out their two-match road stretch on Sunday, Nov. 1 as they visit the Wichita State Shockers for a 1 p.m. ET first serve on ESPN+ at Charles Koch Arena.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
Keep up with everything Florida Atlantic volleyball at FAUSports.com and on social media on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Players Mentioned
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L/DS
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
FAU
Tulsa
Kills
54
54
Errors
12
30
Attempts
131
146
Hitting %
.321
.164
Points
72.0
68.0
Assists
49
53
Aces
2
10
Blocks
16
4
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
10
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