MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (August 23, 2022) - Kendall Brock and the St. Thomas University (STU) Women's Volleyball team (1-1) cruised past Florida National University (0-1) for the first win of the young 2022 season on Tuesday evening from the Fernandez Family Center Gym. St. Thomas took the match in three straight sets, 25-14, 25-13, and 25-19. The Bobcats extend their win streak over fnu to six straight.

Bobcat Starters
Isadora Tavares
Alexandra MacAskill
Amanda Allende
Sana Dennis
Mya Thomas
Kendall Brock
Bianca Grassi - Libero

Set One Recap

• Amanda Allende picked up the first kill of the game to get the Bobcats on the board.
• Kendall Brock sparked a 7-1 run for STU to create space early on the scoreboard.
• St. Thomas ended the set on a 9-3 run.
• The offense hit .219 and picked up 11 kills.
• Florida National struggled to find rhythm in the first set making 11 attacking errors and hitting -.083.

Set Two Recap

• Set two was all St. Thomas as the team hit a set-best .469 collectively.
• The Bobcats had 18 kills holding the Conquistadors to just six.
• Florida National took the opening point and that would be the only lead they would hold during the set.
• The first six-points for STU were all earned via a kill.
• Six different Bobcats recorded a kill in the set with Brock leading the way with five.

Set Three Recap

• The Bobcats picked up the first point with a kill from Hope Leavy-Gaskins.
• Both teams traded three service errors each for six straight unearned points.
• This was the closest set as FNU found a rhythm and capitalized on five STU attacking errors and eight service errors.
• St. Thomas hit .182 as a team compared to FNU .267.
• A kill from Sana Dennis put STU back on track for a 6-1 run to make it 10-6.
• FNU did make a late push but a service ace and put away kill from Alexandra MacAskill sealed the first win for STU.

Box Score Notables

• This is the most kills in a three-set match for Brock.
• St. Thomas offense dominated with 40-kills and a .289 hit percentage.
• FNU only had one double digit kill set.
• 15 differnet players check in for St. Thomas, eight of which recorded a kill.
• Tayla Barnes recorded her first collegiate kill.
• Grassi led the defensive with 16 digs, 10 other players recorded at least one dig.
• MacAskill and Grassi both recorded two service aces.

Up Next
St. Thomas will travel to compete in the Amber McClure Fayerweather Memorial Tournament hosted by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. The Bobcats open up on Fridat afternoon against IU-Kokomo at 12 p.m.