Come out and support your FIU Volleyball team as they compete in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Today, FIU will go against New Orleans who defeated UALR 3-1 on Thursday. The Golden Panthers hit the floor at 5:00 p.m. for the semifinal match up.
If FIU defeats New Orleans in Today's 5:00PM match, make sure you attend the Championship match on Saturday at 3:00PM.
In yesterday's action Despite South Alabama’s best effort, junior Isadora Rangel’s career-high 20 digs paced FIU to a 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 27-25, 25-20) win in the first round of volleyball's Sun Belt Conference Championships on Thursday.
On a day when Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Yarimar Rosa didn’t have her best match, three other Golden Panthers (27-5) stepped up to the challenge. Rangel had 12 kills to add to her best defensive day. Combined, FIU had a season high total of kills in a four-set match with 69.
Freshman Sabrina Gonzalez had a career-high 11 kills. Fellow freshman Andrea Lakovic also had double-digit kills with 10.
“I think it was key for us today because Yarimar, even though she had 21 kills, it wasn’t one of her better matches, but we had other players step up," said FIU head coach Danijela Tomic.
The match had 28 ties and 12 lead changes, yet none in the first set. In set one, FIU played as they did when the two teams first met, a 3-0 FIU win. The Golden Panthers got out to a 7-2 lead and cruised to a 25-13 win.
In University of Miami action, the Hurricanes fell to the University of North Carolina in Chappel Hill in 4 sets. Genny Mayhew had 16 kills and Ashley Woods had 12 more, but it wasn't enough as UNC downed Miami, 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18).
UM now falls to a tie for third place tonight after Florida State swept NC State over in Raleigh. Miami now trails first place by two matches, but needs a win in their last two matches against NC State and rival Florida State, as well as losses from FSU, Duke and UNC to earn a shot at their first-ever ACC title.
The Hurricanes will try and regroup before traveling 15 miles across the RDU area to nearby Raleigh and facing N.C. State beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday. The match will have live stats available through Game Tracker at www.hurricanesports.com.
UM now is in a must win situation against NC State and next week at Florida State. A loss vs. either opponent and an invitation for the NCAA Tournament might not be a reality.
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