MIAMI (Nov. 17, 2015) – The FIU volleyball team (15-12, 9-7 in C-USA) has qualified for the 2015 Conference USA Championship Tournament in San Antonio, Texas. Entering as the No.7 seed, the Panthers will face the host school and No.2 seed UTSA Roadrunners. Quarterfinal matches begin on Friday, Nov. 20. First serve for the Panthers is set for
1 p.m. ET.
Last time out: The Panthers are coming off a successful road trip, having swept both LA Tech and Charlotte. Over the weekend, FIU clinched its first birth in the Conference Tournament since 2013. Versus Charlotte (25-20, 26-24, 25-18), the team was led by senior
Gloria Levorin and junior
Katie Hogan with 13 kills apiece. Sophomore
Jennifer Ene also added seven kills of her own and five blocks.
Scouting UTSA: The Roadrunners (22-8, 13-3 in C-USA) will be heading into the tournament after a very successful season. UTSA was the only team in Conference USA to have defeated (No.22) WKU this season. The Roadrunners, however, are coming off their worst conference loss of the year: a 3-0 sweep by the hands of North Texas.
Riding a two-game winning streak, the Panthers are ready to make a splash in this year's tournament. FIU is the best blocking team in the conference and will look to continue their success at the net
on Friday.
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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/.
