MIAMI — FIU's volleyball program, sitting fourth in the Conference USA standings, returns to CUSA play this weekend with back-to-back road matches at Liberty.
Friday, Oct. 20 vs. Liberty
Time/Site: 6 p.m. ET/Lynchburg, Va.
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Saturday, Oct. 21 vs. Liberty
Time/Site: 1 p.m. ET/Lynchburg, Va.
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FIU looks to rebound after suffering its first two-match sweep of the CUSA season on the road at UTEP on Oct. 7-8.
Jade Sadeiko continues to impress as the Panthers' top offensive option with 2.86 kills per set, ninth in CUSA. The Panthers have been especially effective at the service line as Amber Beals and Yasso Amin are both in the top-six in CUSA in service aces per set.
Travel Morris is also within the top-10 in a statistical category with 0.87 blocks per game, which ranks 10th-best.
FIU's two contests in Lynchburg will be pivotal in deciding seedings for the upcoming CUSA Tournament as FIU is fourth at 5-3 and Liberty is sixth at 3-5.
SCOUTING LIBERTY
The Flames are coming off their first CUSA sweep of the season with two 3-0 wins at Jacksonville State on Oct. 13-14.
Madison Blane is Liberty's top attacker and ranks third in CUSA with a .425 attack percentage, racking up 167 kills. Blane is also effective at the net defensively, ranking first in CUSA with 1.32 blocks per game.
Kamryn Bacus has also stood out for Liberty with 3.61 kills per set, second in CUSA.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return home to take on Jacksonville State on Oct. 27-28 inside the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
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