Owls Drop Five-Setter to Dayton - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Sunday, September 13

Tampa, Fla.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

4-4,0-0American

Dayton

6-4,0-0Atlantic 10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Fla. Atlantic	25	25	19	23	10	2
Dayton	22	18	25	25	15	3

Anna Hartman and Libby Ashline blocking against FIU

9/13/2026 5:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic Owls wrapped up their non-conference road slate on Sunday, dropping a five-setter against the Dayton Flyers, 3-2 (25-22, 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 10-15) at The Corral.

Florida Atlantic falls to 4-4, while Dayton improves to 6-4 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Owls opened up scoring, however, Dayton held the early advantage with a 10-9 lead. Sequoia Layne scored off back-to-back-to-back kills to put the Owls back in front 12-10. The Flyers retook the lead once more, but a Libby Ashline kill and a Dayton attacking error gave FAU the 15-14 advantage at the opening media break. The Owls extended their lead to four, holding a 19-15 lead, but the Flyers rallied to tie up the set at 21. However, the Owls would not go down without a fight, closing the set on a 4-1 run, capped off a block assist from Ashline and Anna Hartman to take the opening 1-0 lead, 25-22.

FAU had a dominant start to set two, opening the frame on an 11-2 run, capped off by a solo block from Olivia Hart. Dayton cut the Owls' lead to seven at 13-6, however a pair of kills from Hart and Layne put the Owls back up by nine at the second set technical break. FAU maintained its nine-point advantage through a 23-14 lead, however, the Flyers rallied late, scoring four unanswered to cut the Owls' lead to just five, 23-18, but it was too little too late as kills from Hartman and Layne closed out the second, 25-18, giving the Owls the 2-0 lead.

The Owls scored four unanswered to open set three, continuing their run to hold a 9-4 lead early in the third. Dayton battled back, scoring five-straight points to tie up the set at 9-9. Following a 15-12 Dayton advantage at the third-set technical break, the Owls tied up the third at 15 of kills from Hartman, Hart, and Layne. The set remained even through a 17-17 tie, however, the Flyers went on a 6-0 run to take the third 25-19 and send the match to a fourth.

Dayton opened the fourth on a 3-0 run, but the Owls fought back to tie things up at 6-6. The Flyers led 12-11, but the Owls went on a 4-0 run, capped off by three-straight service aces from Natalie Depaula to take a 15-12 lead at the fourth set media timeout. Out of the break, the Flyers evened the set at 16 apiece. The Owls responded with a 4-1 run to retake the lead 20-17, forcing the Flyers to call a timeout. Dayton answered back, rallying to retake the lead 21-20 after a 4-0 run of their own. FAU tied things up at 22 and 23, but a pair of Flyers' kills capped off the set, 25-23, as Dayton tied up the match 2-2 to force a final deciding fifth set.

The Owls had a slow start in the fifth, allowing the Flyers to score five unanswered points to open the set. Trailing 6-2, FAU rallied off a 5-0 run, capped off by a Luye Marquez-Moreno kill to give the Owls their first lead of the fifth at 7-6. The set remained locked even at 10-10, however the Owls just couldn't find an answer to the Flyers down the stretch as Dayton went on a 5-0 run to take the fifth, 15-10, and close out the five-set battle.

STATS & NOTES

Hartman, Hart, and Marquez-Moreno led the Owls offensively, recording 17, 12, and 11 kills, respectively.
Hartman tied a career-best 17 kills, hitting an impressive .438. She also added four digs and a block in the match.
Hart and Marquez-Moreno both recorded their second double-doubles of the season, finishing with 15 digs and 12 kills, and 13 digs and 11 kills, respectively.
Maya Van Heyst had another impressive performance, dishing out a team-best 55 assists, to go along with seven digs and a pair of service aces.
Isabelle Northam had a strong performance back in the lineup for the Owls, leading the back row with a match-best 18 digs. Northam and Depaula tied for a match-high three service aces apiece.
Layne led the Owls in blocks, finishing with two solo blocks against the flyers.
The Owls outpaced the Flyers at the service line, outscoring Dayton 10-6 in aces.

UP NEXT
The Owls return to Boca Raton as they prepare to host their Owls Paradise Classic on Sept. 18-19, welcoming Alabama State and Stetson.

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