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Volleyball Topped by Hatters, 3-2
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STET (8-15 (2-8 A-SUN))
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast | 25 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 12 |
| STET | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
| Stats at a Glance | FGCU | STET |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting Pct. | .160 | .173 |
| Kills | 51 | 55 |
| Errors | 25 | 24 |
| Total Attacks | 163 | 179 |
| Assists | 48 | 51 |
| Aces | 5 | 15 |
| Digs | 84 | 78 |
| Blocks | 11.0 | 5.0 |
| Statistical Leaders | FGCU | STET |
|---|---|---|
| Kills | HOLM
- 17 | REAM
- 17 |
| Assists | MEYER
- 41 | CARNEAL
- 45 |
| Aces | BARNES
- 3 | STORY
- 5 |
| Digs | SIMIC
- 23 | RUSSELL
- 20 |
| Blocks | KOHLER
- 7 | MELVILLE
- 3 HAWKS - 3 |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Sophomore Kaitlin Holm (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS/Marshall) registered a match-high 17 kills as the FGCU Volleyball squad dropped a tough Atlantic Sun Conference match with a 3-2 (25-21, 27-25, 14-25, 22-25, 12-15) loss to the Hatters of Stetson on Saturday afternoon.
The Green and Blue fall to 13-10 overall (7-3 A-Sun), while Stetson improves to 8-15 overall and 2-8 in A-Sun play.
Holm added four blocks and a pair of digs to go with her match-high 17 kills. Sophomore Jessica Barnes (Winter Haven, Fla./Haines City HS) finished with 12 kills and five digs. Freshman Jill Hopper (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown HS) chipped in with 10 digs and nine kills. Senior Jelena Simic (Lazarevac, Serbia/Kolubara Technical/Seward County CC) played the libero position and registered 23 digs, while Holly Youngquist (Estero, Fla./Evangelical Christian HS) moved to outside hitter and tallied six kills and 13 digs. Freshman setter Gigi Meyer (Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz HS) picked up her sixth double-double of the season with 41 assists and 16 digs.
Kaylee Ream (17), Kaley Melville (15) and Ellen Hawks (13) each finished with double-digit kills to lead Stetson. Kelli Carneal added 45 assists and five digs for the Hatters.
In the first set, Stetson jumped out to a 13-10 lead forcing the Eagles to call for an early timeout. Coming out of the break the Green and Blue responded with a 7-1 spurt, highlighted by a pair of Holm kills, to grab a 17-14 lead. The Hatters would score three unanswered to even the set at 17-17. FGCU went on to outscore Stetson 8-4 to close out the set and pick up the 25-21 win.
After the Hatters scored the first point of the second set off a kill by Hawks, the Eagles used a 6-0 run to grab a 6-1 advantage. Trailing 22-16, SU used a 9-2 run to pick up set point at 25-24. The young FGCU squad didn’t fold, and got kills from Brooke Kohler (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS/Clemson) and Hopper, as well as a Stetson attack error to pick up the 27-25 win.
The Hatters used the 2-0 deficit in the match to fuel themselves to wins in games three (25-14), four (25-22) and five (15-12) and win the match 3-2.
The Eagles return to the court on Tuesday, Nov. 1, when they head to Boca Raton, Fla. to take on FAU in non-conference action. The match is schedule to begin at 6:30 p.m.
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