LAKELAND, Fla. (September 12, 2020) - St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats Volleyball (1-2) picked up the first win of their season and the first win of the Battoe-era in four-sets (25-23, 25-20, 15-25, 25-21) against Southeastern University (1-2) on Saturday afternoon.

Bobcat Starters

• Kendall Brock
• Tyran Chenault
• Arianna Bolinger
• Victoria Fernandez (Libero)
• Kyleigh Beecham
• Loreto Nunez - Casal 
• Miranda Dominguez 

Game Notes

• Southeastern began the first set with tremendous momentum, taking an 11-1 lead before Brock and Chenault's back-to-back kills stopped the rally, putting the score at 11-3.
• Trailing 21-9, St. Thomas rallied for nine consecutive points and cutting the deficit to 21-18. 
• The Bobcats tied the set following a Fire error, 23-23, and took the first lead of the set after a Chenault kill.
• STU won the opening set. 25-23, capitalizing on six SEU errors.
• In the early stages of the second set, Allende recorded three straight points, as STU took a 7-4 lead.
• St. Thomas rallied for five consecutive points, taking a 16-9 advantage, as Bolinger,  Nunez - Casal, Brock, and Allende all added kills. 
• Southeastern cut the Bobcat lead to 18-17 before consecutive Fire errors led to STU taking a 20-17 lead.
• As St. Thomas led 23-19, SEU called their final timeout of the second set, but the Bobcats closed the second set and won, 25-20.
• Southeastern led the entire third set, winning their only set of the match, 25-15. 
• Allende recorded a team-high four kills in the dropped third set.
• The Bobcats began the fourth set with three consecutive points, as a Nunez-Casal kill was accompanied by two Fire errors, giving STU a 3-0 lead. 
• Midway through the final set, STU took a 17-15 lead after Nunez-Casal added a kill.
• With the set tied 21-21, the Bobcats recorded the final four points, capped off by a Dominguez service ace to clinch the first win of the season and Battoe-era, 25-21.

MVBobcats
Arianna Bolinger: 18 kills
Kyleigh Beecham: 41 assists
Victoria Fernandez: 27 digs

Upcoming    
Coming off the first win of the season, St. Thomas Volleyball returns to the Fernandez Family Center on Wednesday, September 16, taking on Keiser University at 7 p.m.