MIAMI GARDENS,  Fla. (August 19, 2021) – St. Thomas University's (STU) Volleyball team (2-1, 0-0 SUN) defeated Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) to open play in the STU Invitational hosted in the Fernandez Family Center. Gym. The match was a five-set thriller between the Bobcats and Tigers (19-25,  23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-10).
 
Match Starters
Tyran Chenault
Sana Dennis
Arianna Bolinger
Mya Thomas
Loreto Nunez-Casal
Mia Thomas
Bianca Grassi -  libero
 
Match Notes

• Olivet Nazarene is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll.
• This is the second straight match that the Bobcat go five sets.
• STU was trailing 0-2 to open the match.
• Nunez-Casal led the way for the Bobcats with 12-kills and only one attacking error, she accumulated a .407 hitting percentage for the match.
• The reigning Sun Conference Defender of the Week, Grassi, continued to set a higher bar as she set another match-high record in digs with 34.
• The defense was hot for the Bobcats as the team totaled 18-blocks, the most in a match since September 18, 2019, against Keiser.
• St. Thomas had a .202 hitting percentage as a team and held Olivet Nazarene a .122 hitting percentage.
• There were three Bobcats in double figures with kills, Nunez-Casal (12), Chenault (11), and. Kendall Brock (11).
• Kyleigh Beecham recorded a double-double with 22-assists and 10-digs.
• Freshmen, Sana Dennis, led the way in blocks with five.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will continue play in the STU Invitational as they take on no. 3 Midland University at 1 p.m. followed by another match against Florida National University at 4 p.m.