MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (October 16, 2019) - St. Thomas University Volleyball (7-12, 4-6 TSC) got back into the win column, defeating crosstown rival, Florida Memorial University (12-8, 6-4 TSC) in four sets (25-21, 25-14, 17-25, 25-19) in round two of the "Battle of Miami Gardens" from the Fernandez Family Center on Wednesday evening.

Bobcat Starters: Arianna Bolinger, Carli Batsel, Tyran Chenault, Kyleigh Beecham, Amanda Allende, Kendall Brock and Anja Vavan (libero)

Game Notes

• Chenault opened the match with her first kill, giving STU an early 1-0 lead.
• The first set saw the match tied fourteen times, as the two clubs battled back-and-forth.
• Bolinger gave STU the lead for good, following a service ace after a Lions timeout.
• St. Thomas closed the first set with seven-of-eight points, as Allende capped off the set with a kill.
• Florida Memorial recorded four consecutive points in the second set, building a 9-4 lead.
• STU got back into the set following four errors from the Lions, putting the score at 10-9.
• Lucia Alvarez tied the set at 11-11 with her first service ace of the contest.
• A four-point rally by the Bobcats forced the Lions to use a timeout with STU leading 13-11.
• Following the timeout, Batsel and Chenault went back-to-back kills, extending the lead to 15-11.
• STU continued to roll, as Alvarez recorded three aces in the rally giving STU a 19-11 lead.
• FMU halted the Bobcats momentum for one point, however, STU responded with five consecutive points, off of four Lion errors.
• Bolinger closed the set with a kill, pushing the Bobcats match lead to 2-0.
• STU did not lead for a play in the third set, dropping the set, 17-25.
• Chenault added another kill to give the Bobcats a 7-6 lead in the fourth set.
• Three consecutive errors by the Lions gave STU a 16-15 lead, before Chenault extended the lead to 17-15 with another kill, as FMU used a timeout.
• Allende pushed the Bobcats lead to 22-16 with a service ace.
• Chenault closed out the match with back-to-back kills as the Bobcats closed out the four-set victory, with a fourth set win at 25-19.

MVBobcats

• Tyran Chenault: 19 kills, three total blocks, 22 points, 0.552 hit percentage
• Arianna Bolinger: 12 kills
• Lucia Alvarez: four service aces
• Anja Vavan: ten digs

Upcoming
St. Thomas travels to Lakeland to take on the Southeastern University Fire on Saturday, October 19 with the match set to begin at 2 p.m.

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