MIAMI (October 23, 2015) – The FIU Volleyball team (12-8, 6-3 in C-USA) will travel to Boca Raton to take on the Owls of Florida Atlantic tonight. First serve is set for 7 p.m. The Panthers are coming off a 3-1 conference win versus LA Tech at Lime Court at FIU Arena last Wednesday night.
Against LA Tech – Last Wednesday, the Panthers got a 3-1 victory (25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22) against the Lady Techsters and improved to 5-0 at home versus conference opponents this season. 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 in digs with a career-high 19 on the night. With the victory, FIU moved up in conference rankings from seventh to fifth.
Scouting Florida Atlantic – The Owls will enter tonight's match-up with a record of 15-6 (7-2 in C-USA). FAU is coming off a 3-1 victory against Southern Miss, Wednesday night and a current win-streak of six games. The Owls, who are second in Conference USA standings, are a perfect 8-0 at home this season. The Panthers will enter the match with a 2-3 road record.
FIU currently has 191 blocks on the season and are on pace to set the most blocks as a team in the last five years (286.5). The Panthers look to stick to their strengths as they take on the formidable Owls tonight.
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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/.
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