MIAMI (October 21, 2015) – The FIU Volleyball team (12-8, 6-3 in C-USA) got another conference victory, this time a 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22) win against the Lady Techsters. FIU was led by sophomore Jennifer Ene who posted a career-high 19 kills on the night. Ene also added seven blocks and a .441 hitting percentage. Freshman Katie Friesen led the way in assists with 32, surpassing the 500-mark on the season (508). Friesen also led the team in digs with 19, which is a career-high for her.
 
The Panthers pulled out a close, 25-23 victory in the first set to take a 1-0 lead. LA Tech got out to an early 5-0 lead. FIU fought most of the set, and clawed their way back to get the early victory. Ene led the set with 9 kills and accounted for 10.5 of the Panther's 18 points.
 
FIU took the second set with a 25-21 victory to gain the 2-0 lead. The team was led by junior Katie Hogan, who posted five kills and a hitting percentage of .455. Hogan also tallied two service aces in the set. Hogan would go to post 12 kills on the night.
 
The Panthers dropped the third set, 25-20 to maintain the 2-1 lead. FIU was out hit .344-.189 in terms of percentage.
 
FIU claimed the match 3-1 in the fourth set with a 25-22 win. The offense was fairly balanced, but it was led by senior Lucia Castro with four kills. Castro racked up 10 kills on the night.
 
The Panthers are now 5-0 versus conference opponents on Lime Court at FIU Arena.
 
The FIU Volleyball team will travel to Boca Raton on Friday to take on the in-state, conference-rival FAU Owls. First serve is set for 7 p.m.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.Print Friendly Version