MIAMI (Oct. 13, 2019) - The FIU volleyball team fell to visiting WKU on Sunday, as the Panthers fell to the Conference USA-leading Hilltoppers to close out the weekend. 

With the loss, FIU falls to 9-7 overall and 2-3 in league action. WKU improves to 19-1 overall and 5-0 in conference play. WKU was receiving votes in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll entering the weekend of play. 

The Hilltoppers won 25-12, 25-18, 26-24 on Sunday afternoon. 

Gina Lipscomb led FIU in kills, earning nine for the match. Abbie Hughes narrowly missed out on a double-double after racking up 23 assists and nine digs. Last time out, Hughes earned 64 assists, which are the most in a single-match for FIU since joining the C-USA. 

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FIU continues its homestand with Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 16) and UTEP (Oct. 18) next week.  

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