Match Details
UAB 3, FIU 0
Records: FIU 2-7, 1-2 C-USA, UAB 9-10, 3-1 C-USA
Sunday, October 1 | 2 p.m. | Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena

The Basics
-        FIU could not get into a rhythm on Sunday at UAB, falling in three sets (25-16, 25-20, 25-19) to the Blazers.
-        FIU drops to 2-7 on the season, 1-2 in Conference USA games. 
-        FIU only won six points on UAB serves in the first set, after hitting a -.154 to start.
-        The Panthers' best set was the third, forcing 12 ties and eight lead changes, but could not stop UAB runs late in the defeat.
-        For the first time this season, FIU did not have either a double-digit kills or digs performer.
-        Junior Margherita Bianchin (Traviso, Italy) had the team-high total of eight digs, while senior Jennifer Ene (Carrollton, Texas) led FIU with six kills.

Stat of the Match
FIU hit for a season-low .013 attack percentage, with a season-high 19 attack errors and a season-low 20 kills.

Next Up
FIU will host Dig Pink night on Friday to participate in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with a home contest versus Marshall. First service is at 7 p.m.

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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 eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Lime Court at FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute.  FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.