BOCA RATON, Fl.- FDU (0-3) fell to Florida Atlantic (2-1) in a tight battle on Abessinio Court at FAU Arena in the third and final match of the FAU Invitational. (15-25,21-25,25-23,23,25)

 

Inside The Box Score

• Kylie Nott put down 13 kills on a .237 hitting percentage while collecting five digs and two blocks.
• Sofia Rampazzo produced 11 kills on a .219 hitting percentage.
• Setter Hannah Schmidt had four kills off seven attempts. (.667).
• Rebeka Fucka had her best offensive performance in the young season with nine kills and a .400 hitting percentage.

How It Happened

Set 1 

• At 7-7, The Owls pulled ahead 13-7 utilizing a 7-0 burst. The Knights couldn't close the gap and lost the set 25-15. 

Set 2

• With the score tied 11-11, FAU went on a 4-0 run to pull ahead 11-15. They went on to win the set 25-21.

Set 3 

• The Knights trailed the Owls through a majority of the set but eventually Schmidt tied it with a second-ball-kill followed by two aces from Kyndal Ganoe. 
• Kills from Tatijana Fucka and Rampazzo ended  set two 25-23.

Set 4

• With the score 11-9, FDU went on a seven-point run spurred by Schmidt's service. The Knights came out of a FAU timeout with three-kills. However, FAU was able to recover following their second timeout and closed out the match 25-23.

 

The Road Ahead

FDU heads to Maryland on September 1st to play two matches as part of the Towson Invitational. The first comes against Rider at 3:00 P.M. and then the second comes against Towson at 7:00 P.M. Both will be at SECU Arena. Watch the action on FLOVolleyball. 
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