MIAMI (October 30, 2015) – The FIU Volleyball team (13-9, 7-4 in C-USA) are coming off a long week's rest and will host the Roadrunners of UTSA on Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on Lime Court at FIU Arena.
Last time out: FIU is coming off a rollercoaster of a weekend. After defeating Florida Atlantic in a five-set thriller on Friday, the Panthers fell to Middle Tennessee in a heartbreaking loss, 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 8-15). FIU was led by senior
Gloria Levorin and freshman
Dominique Dodd. Levorin tied a career-high with 16 kills. She also posted five blocks, moving up to fourth all-time in Panther's history with 268 block assists. Dodd led in assists, setting a new career-best with 41. She also added five kills, eight digs, and two blocks for the Panthers.
Scouting the Roadrunners: UTSA is currently 16-7 (7-2 in C-USA). They are coming off a 3-0 sweep of UTEP last Sunday. The Roadrunners will travel to Boca Raton tonight to take on the FAU Owls. UTSA currently sits in the No. 2 slot of the C-USA rankings. The Roadrunners took down (No. 12) Oregon last month and are serious competitors for the conference title.
The Panthers currently sit ranked fourth in the C-USA standings. They are tied with Rice, FAU, and North Texas. The Panthers fell to Rice earlier this season, while defeating the Owls twice. FIU will host North Texas on Senior Night, Nov. 8, to decide that tie breaker.
Senior
Lucia Castro is five digs away from passing '03-alumn Elizabeth Baldwin and moving to fifth all-time in Panther's history.
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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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