The University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida, about an hours drive from one-another had the second Volley Bowl between the two schools. A record crowd of 1,600 fans witnessed the match between both schools, which makes me reflect how our sport continues to grow in and around the state of Florida.
The University of South Florida volleyball team swept the UCF Knights, 3-0, in front of more than 1,600 UCF fans Tuesday night at The Venue.
"I knew we had to stay focused with the environment we would be in," said head coach Claire Lessinger. "It was a good experience to go into someone else's gym and have that kind of crowd against us. Some of the highlights of the night was our sideout offense and sideout percentage."
Junior Allie Boaz led the Bulls (6-2) with 13 kills on a .750 attack percentage. Senior BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Marcela Gurgel recorded 13 kills in the match to total 1,511 for her career and become the fourth player in USF history to reach the 1,500-kill plateau.
These type of events are good for the sport of volleyball. They bring in new spectators and make new fans of the greatest female team sport in the world. I look forward to more match-ups between FIU and UM and more fans of both schools showing up and witnessing the great volleyball being played by our South Florida universities.
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