MIAMI (November 1, 2015) – The FIU volleyball team (13-10, 7-5 in C-USA) fell to the UTSA Roadrunners, 3-1 (17-25, 27-25, 9-25, 17-25) on Sunday afternoon from Lime Court at FIU Arena.
The Panthers began the match slowly, dropping the first set 1-0 (25-17) to the Roadrunners. The team was led by senior
Gloria Levorin with four kills and a .333 hitting percentage.
FIU fought back in the second set. After beginning with a 16-6 deficit, the Panthers clawed their way back to get the 27-25 victory and tie the match. The Panther offense was led by junior
Katie Hogan with four kills and a .364 hitting percentage. As a team, FIU notched five aces to clinch the comeback. Senior
Lucia Castro and freshman
Dominique Dodd each had two aces; Hogan had one.
UTSA came back with a fury in the third set to claim the 2-1 lead after a dominating 25-9 victory. FIU as a whole hit a -.291 on 10 errors. No Panther had more than one kill in the set.
In the fourth set, UTSA took the match after a 25-17 victory. Sophomore
Tia Clay led the effort with four kills and a block in the final set.
FIU struggled throughout the match offensively. The Panthers finished the afternoon with a .020 hitting percentage. FIU only posted 32 kills and 29 hitting errors. Castro accumulated 11 digs, moving her past '03-alumn Elizabeth Baldwin for fifth all-time in Panthers history with 984.
FIU will host (No.20) WKU this Friday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. The volleyball team will have its Senior Night this Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. versus North Texas
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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
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