Miami Gardens, Fla. – Dipping out of Sun Conference play for the final time in the regular season on Friday afternoon, the 10t-ranked St. Thomas Volleyball Team used a balanced effort that saw six Bobcats average over a kill per set and hitting over .230 in a 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-12) victory over Florida National.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #10 St. Thomas 3, Florida National 0
Records: #11 St. Thomas (25-0), Florida National (18-3)
All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 8-3

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Set 1 -Holding a slim 8-7 lead early in the first set, the Bobcats fired off seven-straight points to create a 15-7 advantage and kept the separation above six for the rest of the stanza.
• Set 2 – After trading the opening 30 points of the second set for a 15-15 stalemate, STU outscored the Conquistadors 10-1 to win the frame.
• Set 3 – The Bobcats scored the initial three points of the third set and never trailed, using an 8-0 run late in the game to boast a 20-8 score.

NOTEWORTHY:

• The 3-0 victory is the 11th-consecutive sweep for the Bobcats.
• Alexandra Bruno sparked the offense behind 11 kills on a .375 hitting percentage on top of seven digs, four aces and one solo block.
• Carolina Cruz tied for the team-lead in kills with 11 while hitting .333.
• Bianca Grassi anchored the defense behind 18 digs.
• Payton Bertke dished out 41 assists to go with eight digs an one solo block.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• STU finished the match with 49 kills on a .327 hitting percentage versus 27 kills on a .109 clip for Florida National.
• St. Thomas served 10 aces while the Conquistadors tallied three.
• The Bobcats ended the contest with two solo blocks and two assisted, FNU logged three solo and four assisted.
• The Bobcats held a 63-39 advantage in digs.

UP NEXT:
The Bobcats hit the road to take on Webber International on Saturday, Nov. 2 with first serve set for 11 am.