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USF (8-5)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast | 14 | 21 | 25 | 16 | -- |
| USF | 25 | 25 | 17 | 25 | -- |
| Stats at a Glance | FGCU | USF |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting Pct. | .098 | .179 |
| Kills | 36 | 53 |
| Errors | 23 | 26 |
| Total Attacks | 132 | 151 |
| Assists | 35 | 48 |
| Aces | 6 | 7 |
| Digs | 61 | 66 |
| Blocks | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Statistical Leaders | FGCU | USF |
|---|---|---|
| Kills | MAMBUCA
- 8 | Erin Fairs
- 11 |
| Assists | MEYER
- 16 GREENBERG - 16 | Wylie Devlin
- 27 |
| Aces | MEYER
- 2 MASTERS - 2 | Wylie Devlin
- 3 |
| Digs | HOPPER
- 13 | Claudia Cabrera
- 18 |
| Blocks | MESNER
- 1 HOLM - 1 HOPPER - 1 MAMBUCA - 1 MUSE - 1 | Rodriguez Gomez
- 4 Caitlyn Breen - 4 El Houssine - 4 |
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University volleyball team fell to in-state foe USF, 3-1 (14-25, 21-25, 25-17, 16-25), Tuesday night at The Corral. The Green and Blue fall to 4-7 overall on the season, while the Bulls improve to 8-5 overall.
Junior Karina Mambuca (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS/Southeastern) led the Eagles with a team-high eight kills to go with five digs. Sophomore Jill Hopper (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown HS) registered seven kills and a team-high 13 digs, while junior Kaitlin Holm (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS/Marshall) finished with seven kills, three digs and a block. The setting duo of sophomore Gigi Meyer (Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz HS) and junior Courtney Greenberg (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS/Juniata College) finished with a combined 32 assists and 14 digs.
USF took the first set (25-14) thanks to a .314 hitting percentage in the frame. The Bulls defense held FGCU to a .083 hitting percentage to start the fifth match in the series’ history (FGCU leads 3-2).
After never leading in the first set, the Eagles jumped out to 14-5 lead, highlighted by four kills from Hopper. Trailing 18-12, USF used an 8-0 run to take a 20-18 lead and force head coach Dave Nichols to call a timeout. After the break, the Bulls scored five of the next eight points to win the set 25-21 and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Green and Blue didn’t go away quietly and were able to snap USF’s set win streak, which started during a 3-1 win over James Madison on Sept. 14, at 11, with a 25-17 decision in the third stanza. After the two squads battled to a 14-14 tie, FGCU employed an 11-3 run, capped by a service ace from Greenberg, to take the set (25-17).
The Bulls rebounded in the fourth set by holding FGCU to a .075 hitting percentage. USF led the game from start to finish and went on to win the set (25-16) and the match 3-1.
The Eagles will be back in action this weekend when they open Atlantic Sun play with a pair of matches in Georgia. FGCU will take on Kennesaw State on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. and will battle Mercer on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m.
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