MIAMI (Sept. 24, 2015) – FIU Volleyball (8-4, 2-0 C-USA) kicks off the weekend with a pair of C-USA road matches, playing Rice this Friday, at 7 p.m., followed by a Sunday afternoon match at WKU, set for 1 p.m.
Against FAU – Last Sunday the Panthers defeated the Owls at home, 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-11, 25-18). Senior Lucia Castro led with a match-high 16 kills. Senior Gloria Levorin followed with a .611 attacking percentage with 11 kills and zero hitting errors. Freshman Katie Friesen tallied 37 assists and nine digs.
Scouting Rice – The Owls enter Friday's game with a 10-4 record, having lost last week against Baylor in the Baylor Classic Tournament.
Scouting WKU – The Hilltoppers, currently 12-2, visited Marshall last Wednesday and defeated the Thundering Herd (3-1), improving their road record to 5-0.
The Panthers, currently sit atop the C-USA standings and will look to continue their hot start as conference action goes full-swing.
Entering Friday's match, FIU is led by Castro with 145 kills, more than a quarter of the total kills for the team. She enters this weekend with a .245 hitting percentage, and has recorded 120 digs. Tied for total digs with Castro is senior Adriana McLamb who holds 120 digs total. Freshman Maria McLamb trails closely behind with 105 digs. Friesen leads the team with 345 assists and has registered 112 digs. Levorin leads the team in blocks, totaling 55, more than half of total team blocks.
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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/.
