Charlotte, NC (November 14, 2015) – The FIU Volleyball team (15-12, 9-7 in C-USA) swept the 49ers 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-18) in Charlotte for their regular-season finale.  With post-season now in mind, the team is ready to leave their imprint at the 2015 C-USA Conference Tournament in San Antonio next week.
 
The Panthers got off to a slow start, but clawed their way back to a 25-20 victory. FIU hit a .353 percentage and was led by senior Gloria Levorin with five kills. Defensively, senior Adriana McLamb held the fort with nine digs in the set. McLamb finished the night with 18 digs.
 
Again in the second set, the Panthers struggled early. Down 22-15, FIU went on a furious run to take the set, 26-24, giving them a 2-0 lead. The Panthers comeback was led by the beast, junior Katie Hogan who brought out her inner-Hulk with six kills and two blocks in the final stretch. Hogan finished the night with a .619 hitting percentage, her best output as a Panther.
 
The Panthers coasted to a 25-18 victory to give them the match. Levorin once again led the team with four kills and two blocks. Freshman Katie Friesen posted 16 assists and was one dig away from her ninth double-double of the year.
 
FIU dominated offensively. The Panther hit a .291 percentage on the night. The team stuck to their strengths, posting seven blocks and seven aces, a recent weapon of the Panthers. Levorin and Hogan led the night with 13 kills apiece. . The victory puts the final stamp on the regular-season for the Panthers and gives them a two-game win streak entering post-season
 
FIU will travel to San Antonio next week to partake in the 2015 Conference USA Championship. The Panthers will be seeded No. 7and will take on the host school and No.2 seed, UTSA on Friday, Nov. 20^th. First serve will be announced later this week.


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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/.