Piscataway, N.J. -  The FIU women's volleyball team played their final game of the Rutgers Tournament and finished with a convincing 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-20) sweep over Fairleigh Dickinson University on Sunday morning. 

The Panthers (3-10) won the first set edging out the Knights 25-23. It was the closest set in the entire match and both teams were trading points. There were four different lead changes in the set but the Panthers went on a 3-0 run midway through to create serpartaion and hold on for the win. 

FIU took the second set 25-18 and the Panthers' defense picked up a notch. It was a collective effort on the defensive end and FIU finished with three players recording double-digit digs.  Katie Turner led the team with 16 while Emily Meyer and Sarah Nading chipped in with 10 each. 

With a commanding 2-0 lead, the Panthers won the third set easily 25-20. In the earlier sets, Madison Morgan led the charge offensively but more Panthers got involved to close out the Knights. The Panthers closed out FDU when they went on a 5-1 run late in the third set.  

Morgan finished with a team high10 kills and a .375 kill percentage. Jade Sadeiko had an all-around great game. She was second on the team with 9 kills and recorded 5 blocks and 3 digs. Sarah Nading has also recorded 30 or more blocks in consecutive matches finishing with 36 against the Knights. 

Athina Dimitriadis and Alyssa Wissinger were a handful for the Knights upfront. Dimitriadis led both teams with seven blocks and Wissinger finished with five. Both players were part of the group effort on offense and had seven kills each. 

FIU has won back-to-back matches for the first time this season and both victories were sweeps. They finished this season's portion of non-conference play on an impressive note. The Panthers hit .215 (43-20-107), while Fairleigh Dickinson had a .136 (31-16-110) clip.

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FIU returns home to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center this Friday, Sept. 23 to begin Conference USA action. They will play two games over the weekend beginning with a Friday night match against UTEP at 7:00 p.m. ET and then North Texas on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET. 

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