MIAMI (August 26, 2016) – The FIU volleyball team (0-1) fell, 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-11) to Coastal Carolina in the first match of the FIU Invite. The night was capped off with a record breaking performance by junior, Jennifer Ene, who moved up in the all-time solo blocking list, tying for fourth with 40.
 
The Panthers began the match with a 25-19 loss in the first set. FIU was led by senior, Katie Hogan with four kills on 11 attempts and added three digs. She would go on to finish the night with seven kills on 32 attempts. Redshirt freshman, Lina Bernier played in her first match since last year's season ending injury. Bernier finished the night with five kills on 22 attempts and led the team in digs with 11.
 
Coastal Carolina took the second set with a 25-20 victory. Freshman, Sidney Henderson led the way with four kills on eight attempts and one solo block. In her collegiate debut, Henderson finished the evening with five kills on 15 attempts, and a .267 hitting percentage.
 
The Chanticleers ran away with the third set to take the match after a 25-11 victory. The Panthers hit a -.029 percentage for the set and were out-hit .302 to .040 for the match.
 
The Panthers will be back in action tomorrow against in-town rival, Miami at 11:30 a.m. They will conclude the FIU Invite against Florida A&M at 7 p.m. on Lime Court at FIU Arena.

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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/.