FIU 2014 VOLLEYBALL Volleybll Contact: Kristina Taylor | Office: 305.348.7887 | Cell: 205.529.7082 | Email: [email protected]
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2014 VOLLEYBALL FIU Volleybll Contact: Kristina Taylor | Office: 305.348.7887 | Cell: 205.529.7082 | Email: [email protected] www.FIUSports.com | Twitter: @FIUVolleyball | Facebook.com/FIUVolleyball | Instgram: FIUAthletics SCHEDULE/RESULTS (6-17/3-7 C-USA) Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 29 vs. Western Carolina (1) W, 3-1 Aug. 29 vs. Northeastern (1) L, 2-3 Aug. 30 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1) L, 0-3 Aug. 30 at UCF (1) L, 0-3 Sept. 5 at USF (2) W, 3-1 Sept. 6 vs. Buffalo (2) L, 1-3 Sept. 6 vs. South Carolina State (2) W, 3-0 Sept. 12 vs. North Dakota (3) L, 1-3 WEDNESDAY Sept. 12 at South Dakota State (3) L, 2-3 Oct. 27, 2014 Sept. 13 vs. Iowa (3) L, 2-3 Sept. 17 Florida Atlantic* L, 1-3 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Alabama (4) L, 0-3 FAU Arena (“The Burrow”) Sept. 20 vs. Clemson (4) L, 0-3 BOCA RATON, Fla. Sept. 20 vs. San Diego State (4) L, 0-3 Sept. 28 at Marshall* L, 0-3 FIU Match 24 Florida Atlantic Oct. 3 WKU* L, 0-3 Panthers Owls Oct. 5 UAB* W, 3-1 6-17/3-7 C-USA 15-8/6-4 C-USA Oct. 10 at Charlotte* W, 3-0 Oct. 12 at Louisiana Tech* W, 3-0 Oct. 17 Middle Tennessee* L, 2-3 Oct. 19 Southern Miss* L, 2-3 Oct. 24 at WKU* L, 0-3 THIS WEEK IN FIU VOLLEYBALL Oct. 26 at North Texas* L, 0-3 FIU (6-17, 3-7 C-USA) concludes its three-match road stint with a trip to intra-state rival Oct. 29 at Florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. Oct. 31 Rice* 6 p.m. Florida Atlantic (15-8, 6-4 C-USA) on Wednesday, Oct. 29 for 7 p.m. ET matchup. The Nov. 2 Charlotte* 1 p.m. Panthers look to snap a four-match losing streak and rebound from a loss to the Owls earlier Nov. 7 at UTEP* 9 p.m. in the season on Sept. 17. Nov. 9 at UTSA* 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at Florida Gulf Coast 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Louisiana Tech* 1 p.m. FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ONLINE Live Webcast: FAUSports.com (Subscription) Schedule Legend Livestats: FIUSports.com All times listed are Eastern Time (ET) Home matches listed in Bold Television: None (1)-Radission UCF Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) (2)-USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) (3)- SDSU Challenge (Brookings, S.D.) (4)-Crimson-White Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) *-Conference USA match 2014 FIU PANTHERS ROSTER 2014 SEASON AVERAGES NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN(PREVIOUS SCHOOL) K/S PCT A/S D/S B/S 1 Lea Montavon OH/RS 6-3 Fr. Lonay Switzerland (Gymnase Auguste-Piccard) 1.88 .053 0.14 2.04 0.57 2 Lucia Castro OH/RS 6-1 Jr. Ponce Puerto Rico (Caribbean School) 2.94 .157 0.21 2.80 0.43 4 Gloria Levorin MB 6-2 Jr. Padova Italy (Liceo Scientifico Giovanni Battista Quadri) 1.88 .220 0.19 0.61 0.95 5 Maria Coukoulis L/DS 5-1 R-So. Tallahasse, Fla. (Florida Gulf Coast) 0.02 -.20 0.24 1.12 0.00 7 Jennifer Ene MB 6-2 Fr. Carrollton, Texas (Creekview High School) 1.79 .255 0.04 0.15 0.80 8 Anabela Sataric S 6-1 So. Biberist Switzerland (Kantonsschule Solothurn) 0.74 .252 7.50 1.66 0.32 9 Brianna Gogins MB 6-3 Fr. Columbus, Ga. (Columbus High School) 0.77 .450 0.00 0.08 0.31 10 Adriana McLamb L/DS 5-4 Jr. Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Rutgers) 0.02 .000 0.39 2.87 0.00 11 Kiona McSwain S 5-7 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Venice High School) 0.42 .211 7.42 1.52 0.12 12 Kari Peterson MB 6-1 Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. (Spanish River Community HS) 0.12 -.12 0.00 0.12 0.25 13 Kristine Monforte S/DS 5-8 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Webber International) 0.00 -.25 0.70 2.52 0.00 14 Martyna Gluchowicz RS 6-2 Sr. Krzyzanowice Poland (Cowley Community College) 1.33 .081 0.19 2.69 0.61 15 Gabriella Cereceda OH/RS 5-6 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Westminster Christian School) 0.00 .000 0.00 1.25 0.00 16 Alex Lilliquist OH/RS 5-10 Fr. Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach High School 0.53 .096 0.26 1.97 0.06 17 Natalie Martinez OH/RS 5-11 Jr. Doral, Fla. (Archbishop McCarthy) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 18 Tia Clay OH/RS 6-0 Fr. Vacaville, Calif. (Will C. Wood High School) 0.57 .059 0.00 0.29 0.00 21 Tina Toghiyani Utility 6-1 Jr. Gainseville, Fla. (North Florida) 0.24 .-02 0.11 1.14 0.11 Head Coach: Rita Buck-Crockett Associate Head Coach: Felix Hou Assistant Coach: Tim Edfors Volunteer Coach: Patrick H. Nicholas at Florida Atlantic 1 @FIUVOLLEYBALL FIU QUICK FACTS NOTEWORTHY FIU INFORMATION PANTHER TEAM NOTES Name .......................Florida International University • FIU looks to break its four-match losing streak with a midweek match at Florida Atlantic (15-8, Enrollment........................................................54,000 6-4). Founded.............................................................1965 • The Panthers are currently ranked ninth in the league with a 6-17 overall record and a 3-7 Nickname.....................................................Panthers mark in C-USA action. Colors .............................................Navy Blue and Gold • Last weekend on the road at Western Kentucky and North Texas, FIU averaged 8.33 kills-per-set Conference......................................Conference USA with a .058 hitting percentage. President.................................Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg • Coming into last weekend, FIU was ranked second in the conference in blocking; however, the Exec. Dir. of Sports/Entertainment...........Pete Garcia Lady Toppers of Western Kentucky held the Panthers to a season-low two blocks. Associate AD/SWA.......................................Julie Berg • FIU also had a season-low 23 kills in the loss at North Texas and only hit .029 in the match • For the season, FIU is hitting .143 as a team, while averaging 10.8 kills-per-set, 10.0 assists- Faculty Representative..................Dr. Stephen M. Fain per-set, 1.00 aces-per-set, 14.9 digs-per-set and 2.21 blocks-per-set. Facility..........................................................FIU Arena • Despite the poor blocking outing, FIU still remains one of the better defensive teams in the Capacity.............................................................5,000 league, ranking fourth with 2.21 blocks-per-set and sixth with 14.92 digs-per-set. In addition the Ticket Office......................................(866) FIU-GAME Panthers hold opponents to a hitting clip of .204, which is good for seventh in C-USA. Volleyball Office...................................(305) 348-4716 LAST TIME OUT TEAM QUICK FACTS The FIU volleyball team suffered a 3-0 (17-25, 17-25, 25-27) Conference USA loss to the 2013 Record.......................................................13-17 North Texas Mean Green on Sunday afternoon from the North Texas Volleyball Complex. C-USA Record........................................................6-8 With the loss, the Panthers fell to 6-17 overall and 3-7 in C-USA action. The Mean Green Starters R/L ................................................3+libero/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...................................5/12 improved to 15-9 overall and 6-5 in conference action. Redshirts..................................................................1 Newcomers.....................................................................12 The loss also snapped a seven-match winning streak FIU had against North Texas. The last time the Panthers lost to the Mean Green was back on Oct. 5, 2007. HISTORY All-Time Record........*693-588-6 (.539)/40 seasons North Texas dominated the offensive side of the net, posting 43 kills on the day, almost All-Time C-USA Record .............................6-8 (.429) twice as many as FIU’s season-low 23 kills. The Mean Green, who came into the match All-Time SBC Record......................... *12-118 (.508) ranked third in the conference with a .234 hitting percentage, hit .187 in the match, as the First Season..........................................................1974 Panthers posted eight blocks in the three sets. North Texas also had eight blocks on the NCAA Appearances .............................................................3 day, but out-dug FIU 56-54. .......................................................(2009, 2008, 2001) *Record excludes wins later vacated due to Freshman Alex Lilliquist led the Panthers with a career-high eight kills, but was forced into NCAA sanctions three errors on 30 attempts. Junior Gloria Levorin added five kills while hitting .143 and Lucia Castro ended the match with four kills. Adriana McLamb had a match-high tying 15 COACHING STAFF digs, while Lilliquist added nine. Kiona McSwain dished out 17 assists and posted five digs. Head Coach (Indoor/Sand).........Rita Buck-Crockett Alma Mater.................................................Iowa, 2002 Seasons at FIU.....................................Second Season FIU PLAYERS TO WATCH Record at FIU ........................................13-17 (.433) • Junior outside hitter Lucia Castro continues to lead the Panther offense with 247 kills Overall Record .............63-141 (.309)/Eighth Season (2.94 kps) ... she also is second the squad with 2.80 digs-per-set and has seven double- Associate Head Coach..................................Felix Hou doubles on the year ... she garnered SDSU Challenge all-tournament honors after averaging Season at FIU......................................Second Season 3.46 kills-per-set and 3.38 digs-per-set in the three matches in Brookings, S.D. ... it was her Assistant Coach (Indoor).............................Tim Edfors second all-tournament team honor as she also garnered 3.18 kills-per-set and 3.45 digs-per- Season at FIU...........................................First Season set in the three matches at the USF Invitational in Tampa ... after recording a career-high Volunteer Coach (Indoor/Sand).......Patrick H. Nicholas 27 kills and a .533 (27K-3E/45TA) against South Dakota State, Castro finished the three Season at FIU......................................