MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (September 10, 2022) – St. Thomas University (STU) Volleyball (4-3) made a quick day of Florida College (6-7) on Saturday afternoon taking the match in three sets, 25-16, 25-21, and 25-23. St. Thomas now rides a three-match win streak as they head into Sun Conference action last week.
 
Bobcat Starters
Alexandra MacAskill
Sana Dennis
Amanda Allende
Tayla Barnes
Mya Thomas
Isabella Tavares
Bianca Grassi – libero
 
Match Notes

• MacAskill got the scoring started for the match gaining the first kill.
• St. Thomas then went on a 5-2 run to gain a 7-3 advantage.
• The Bobcats had a dominant first set going on three long runs that allowed for the space on the scoreboard.
• Sana Dennis had two big kills to give STU a 1-0 match lead.
• St. Thomas hit an astonishing .552 hitting in the first set and only had two attack errors in 29 attempts.
• Set two saw a little bit of a shift with Florida College coming out hot and taking a quick 5-1 advantage.
• The Bobcats rallied five straight points to bring it even at eight with a mix of Falcon errors and STU attacks.
• Florida College went on to have a six-point lead at 20-14.
• Amanda Allende cut the threat and had St. Thomas regroup for what would later be a comeback set.
• With Melanie Chiquillo in service, STU had nine straight points to regain the lead and gain set point at 24-20.
• A service error from FC would give the Bobcats set two and a 2-0 lead in the match.
• The Bobcat defense picked up four big blocks in the evenly matched second set.
• Allende stayed hot in set three earning the first points for STU.
• Florida College rallied their way back into the game once again at eight all after having a three-point gap.
• Hope Leayv-Gaskins and Marian Cova would join in on the attack to give STU the space they would need to keep the match in their favor.
• The Falcons never scored more than two points straight in the third set, although not allowing the Bobcats to run off either.
• Fitting enough, Allende would have the final kill of the match to give STU the sweep over FC.

 
Box Score Notables

• St. Thomas hit .342 as a team in the match for a season high.
• Allende hits a season-high 15 kills, third most in a match in her career.
• The Bobcats had 14 more kills than the Falcons.
• STU had the cleanest game on the attack making 11 errors for a season low.

 
Up Next
Bobcats will now get ready for Sun Conference action taking on the reigning Tournament Champions, Ave Maria, on Wednesday September 14 on the road.
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