Come out this Friday and support your FIU team as they host Middle Tennessee. MTSU has won the last two regular season Sun Belt Conference Titles in volleyball, but FIU will have a chance to win it this year right in front of them as they take the court at FIU Arena on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
A win over the Blue Raiders (21-4, 11-2 SBC) will give the Golden Panthers (23-4, 13-1 SBC) at least a share of the conference championship. It will be a tough test as FIU goes against a team they haven’t beaten since 2001, a string of 14 straight.
“They are a very good team, there is a reason why they are still receiving votes and were ranked in the top 25 earlier in the season,” said Danijela Tomic. “We know everything about them and they know everything about us.
Middle Tennessee poses a triple threat of players who are averaging three kills per match or more. Ashley Asberry is averaging 3.25 k/s and is third in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.480). Other offensive threats are Izabela Kozon (3.34) and Ashley Mead (3.44). Ashley Waugh is a standout defender with 3.54 digs per set.
“There is not going to be that much different in preparation for them because we need to take care of things on our side of the net which I don’t feel that we did the first time we played them in Murfreesboro,” said Tomic.
In the last meeting between the two teams, FIU hit a paltry .116 and MTSU countered with a percentage of .328 in a 3-1 Blue Raider win on Oct. 3.
“We made too many unforced errors and made mistakes we usually don’t make,” said Tomic said. “Give credit to Middle Tennessee because good teams do that to other teams. They force you to make errors, but we know we have to play our best match of the season to beat them.”
NOTE: FIU’s Yarimar Rosa continues to lead the NCAA in kills per set (5.23) and total kills (507) as she has all season. The Golden Panthers have won 11 matches in a row and 13 of their last 14 matches. Their win percentage of .852 is the 15th best in the nation.
There is no admission being charged to see the 18th ranked FIU Ladies Volleyball Team, so come and support them.
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