Miami Gardens, Fla. – Looking to make program history on Sunday afternoon, the 19 ranked St. Thomas volleyball team extended their season-opening win streak to a STU-record 11-straight wins behind a 3-2 triumph (25-17, 25-27, 25-20, 24-26, 15-10) over the University of Mobile before completing the weekend with a 3-0 non-conference sweep (25-7, 25-23, 25-19) of Webber International

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: #19 St. Thomas 3, Mobile 2 | #19 St. Thomas 3, Webber 0
Records: #19 St. Thomas (12-0), Mobile (10-3), Webber (2-7)
All-Time Series: St. Thomas and Mobile are tied 1-1, STU leads Webber 24-15

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1): 

• Set 1 -The Bobcats pulled away from Mobile in the opening set at 18-13 behind a 4-0 run, holding the visitors without another run of consecutive points for the rest of the frame.
• Set 2 – Trailing for most of the second set, STU evened the score at 23-all off a 5-0 rally and fended off two Rams' set points before Mobile tied the overall score at 1-1.
• Set 3 – Trailing late in the set 18-16, St. Thomas powered past Mobile using a 6-0 run to take a 22-18 lead and kept it for the duration of the stanza.
• Set 4 – Mobile used a late rally to pull ahead of STU 20-18, responding to the Bobcats' 3-0 rally with one of their own to maintain the advantage at 23-21. The Rams forced set point at 24-23 before forcing a fifth frame with a 26-24 score.
• Set 5 – After trading the opening 18 points of the deciding stanza, STU scored four-straight points to take a 13-9 lead before closing the match at 15-10.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 1):

• Carolina Cruz paced the offense behind 17 kills alongside nine digs.
• Tayla Barnes chipped in 15 kills on a .500 clip with one solo block and one assisted block.
• Maria Eduarda Ferreira Ramos used 15 digs and 10 kills for a double-double.
• Bianca Grassi anchored the defense behind 28 digs.
• Payton Bertke dished out a 60 assists.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 1):

• STU finished the match with 71 kills on a .259 hitting percentage versus 55 kills on a .147 clip for the Rams.
• St. Thomas served three aces while Mobile tallied nine.
• The Bobcats boasted four solo blocks with eight assisted, Mobile recorded one solo and 14 assisted.
• The Bobcats held a 74-60 advantage in digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2): 

• Set 1 -The Bobcats quickly created a double-digit advantage at 13-3, holding Webber without a run of consecutive points during the entire opening set.
• Set 2 – STU used a 5-0 run early in the second set to take an 8-5 lead, pushing the separation to seven at 14-7 before Webber rallied to even it at 14-all. The Bobcats scored the ensuing two points to keep the lead, doing so again after the Warriors knotted the score at 23-23.
• Set 3 – Trailing midway through the third set at 11-10, St. Thomas used a 5-1 run to pull ahead 15-12. Webber rallied to get within one at 18-17, only for four-straight points for STU pushing the lead to five at 22-17.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 2):

• Siarah Bencosme recorded a team-best 14 assists along with seven kills that tied for the team lead.
• Alexandra Bruno added seven kills on a .500 hitting percentage with two service aces.
• Melanie Chiquillo posted 10 digs.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 2):

• STU finished the match with 34 kills on a .289 hitting percentage versus 28 kills on a .032 clip for the visitors.
• St. Thomas served eight aces while Webber tallied three.
• The Bobcats recorded one solo block with four assisted, Webber logged two solo and 10 assisted.
• The Warriors held a 41-38 advantage in digs.

UP NEXT:
The Bobcats welcome Webber International back to the Fernandez Family Center on Saturday, Sept. 7 for STU's Sun Conference opener with first serve slated for 4:00 p.m.