Box Score Box Score (PDF)BROOKINGS, S.D. (Sept. 12, 2014) – In their opening match of the SDSU Challenge, the FIU volleyball team suffered a 3-1 (14-25, 25-21, 9-25, 14-25) loss to North Dakota Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 3-5 on the season, while UND improves to 7-3.
FIU will return to the court at Frost Arena this evening for a 7:45 p.m. ET match against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3-5).
Leading the way for the Panthers was freshman outside hitter
Lea Montavon who had a team-high 11 kills. Junior
Lucia Castro added seven kills, while fellow junior
Gloria Levorin chipped in with five.
Junior libero
Adriana McLamb led the Panthers in the backcourt with 12 digs, while sophomore setter
Anabela Sataric dished out 27 assists. Castro also added double-digit digs with 11.
FIU scored the first two points of the opening frame, but North Dakota quickly shifted the momentum in their favor, moving ahead 5-3. The Panthers would chip away at the lead, tying the set three times early on. With the score tied at seven all, UND went on an 11-2 run that FIU could not overcome and fell in the first set, 25-14.
The Panthers opened the second frame of action storming out to an early 6-2 lead; however, North Dakota shifted the momentum going on a 4-0 run, tying the match at 6-6. FIU took matters into its own hands, going on a scoring run of their own to take an 11-7 lead. Following a UND timeout, the two teams exchanged points, keeping the FIU lead between three and four points. The Panthers closed out the set going on the offensive, scoring five consecutive points. Despite a late North Dakota comeback, FIU took the second set, 25-21. FIU held North Dakota to a .027 hitting percentage, forcing nine UND attack errors.
North Dakota got off to a scorching start and controlled the third set from start to finish, holding the Panthers to only nine points and a -.152 hitting percentage as they only had five kills and 10 attack errors.
With its back against the wall, FIU came out focused in the fourth set, keeping pace with the North Dakota attack early. However, with the score tied at 4-4, UND went on a 4-0 scoring run, and from that point, the Panthers could not regain focus falling 25-14.
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