Miami Gardens, Fla. – Using an attack that boasted a .416 hitting percentage on Wednesday evening along with a defensive effort that held their opposition to a -.027 clip, the 10th-ranked St. Thomas Volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-12) victory over Florida Memorial.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: #10 St. Thomas 3, Florida Memorial 0
Records: #10 St. Thomas (18-0, 5-0 Sun Conference), Florida Memorial (1-13, 0-5 Sun Conference)
All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 31-4
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Set 1 -The Bobcats broke open a 5-5 stalemate with three-straight points and held on to the lead for the rest of the set, creating a double-digit advantage at 18-8.
- Set 2 – STU scored eight of the opening 10 points of the set to take the early advantage and kept the lead above six for the duration of the stanza.
- Set 3 – Facing their largest deficit of the night early in the third set at 6-2, St. Thomas quickly flipped the lead behind a 7-0 run and held the visitors without a run of consecutive points for the duration of the night.
NOTEWORTHY:
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- STU finished the match with 44 kills on a .416 hitting percentage versus 18 kills on a -.027 clip for Florida Memorial.
- St. Thomas served seven aces while FMU logged three.
- The Bobcats tallied two solo blocks with 10 assisted, The Lions recorded four assisted.
- The Bobcats held a 32-17 advantage in digs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats travel to Ave Maria on Wednesday, Oct. 2 for a 7 p.m. matchup.
