WEST TPALM BEACH, Fla. (October 20, 2021) – The St. Thomas University (STU) Women's Volleyball team (15-6, 8-2 SUN) forced a five-set match and picked up the thrilling victory on the road against Keiser University (14-20, 4-6). St. Thomas took sets one, four, and five while Keiser took the second and third. St. Thomas has now taken the season series 2-0.
 
Bobcat Starters
Tyran Chenault
Sana Dennis
Arianna Bolinger
Kyleigh Beecham
Mya Thomas
Loreto Nunez- Casal
Bianca Grassi – libero
 
Match Notes

• St. Thomas took on their first fifth-set match in conference play and came out on top.
• Prior to this match the Bobcats were 0-2 when dropping the first set in SUN play.
• Sana Dennis got the offense going scoring the first point of the match.
• The Bobcats went on an 8-3 run to take the lead 15-13 in the first set.
• Tyran Chenault and Amanda Allende closed out the set with back-to-back kills being set up by Mia Thomas to take it 25-22.
• STU hit .250 in set one while KU hit .100.
• Set two was a hot start for the Seahawks as they jumped out to an 8-3 lead.
• St. Thomas slowly chipped away at the Keiser lead but were unable to climb the hump falling 23-25 in the set and allowing Keiser to tie the match at one all.
• Keiser took a momentous swing in the match taking set three by a commanding 25-13 score.
• St. Thomas hit a low .093 in the set and could not find a grove.
• Set four the switch flipped back in favor of the Bobcats.
• The Bobcats jumped out to an 12-5 lead thanks to Dennis, Chenault and Kendall Brock.
• Chenault and Allende took over collecting 11 kills together.
• With the match tied at two a piece, the fifth set was up for grabs and momentum was in favor of St. Thomas after hitting a .417 in the set.
• Allende and Chenault did not hold back scoring five of the first seven points.
• Loreto Nunez-Casal and Sana Dennis teamed up for a big block to make it 10-5.
• Keiser would not go down without a fight, going on a 7-0 rally to tie the set at 13-all.
• No one other than Chenault gets the kill to swing the focus back to St. Thomas.
• A Seahawk error would then close out the game, 15-13.

 
Box Score Notables

• Amanda Allende tied her career-high with 21-kills off the bench.
• Tyran Chenault tied a season-high 16 kills with six-blocks.
• Sana Dennis hit a career-high .600 with 10-kills, her fourth double-digit kills match.
• Mya Thomas had a team-leading 28 assists.
• Bianca Grassi controlled the backline with 26 digs.
• Both teams collected 11-blocks.
• St. Thomas had five service aces to Keiser's two, while also recording 65 kills to KU's 57.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will host the Sun Conference Game of the Week against College of Coastal Georgia from the Fernandez Family Center as a part of Homecoming Weekend. First serve is at 2 p.m.