By: Alejandro Aguirre/Contributing Writer This past Sunday, Sept. 28, the volleyball team went to West Virginia to play Marshall University to try to snap an eight game losing streak. This didn’t pan out the way the team wished, as they lost in three straight sets. This loss stings a little more because it was a […]
By: Alejandro Aguirre/Contributing Writer It was a rough weekend for the volleyball team as they lost all three matches this past weekend in South Dakota at the SDSU Challenge. It was a crushing blow to the Panthers, putting their overall record at 3-7. The Panthers’ opponents over the weekend were North Dakota, South Dakota State […]
Alejandro Aguirre/ Contributing Writer Volleyball team excited for home opener against FAU The women’s volleyball has already started their season, but nothing feels better in any sport than the home opener. The team will face their in- state rival, Florida Atlantic University on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The FAU Owls are on a hot streak right […]
By Alejandro Aguirre/Contributing Writer The volleyball team traveled this weekend to Tampa, Florida to play a three match tournament that started with playing against the host, USF. It was a great start to the tournament as the Panthers beat the bulls three sets to one. It was a great team effort as eight players recorded […]
Egan’s Rise Jessica Egan has been the story for this FIU volleyball team recently. The redshirt junior from Germantown, MD., has seamlessly transitioned to the setter position and really changed around what this team can get done both offensively and defensively. Standing at 6-foot-2, she is a taller setter than freshman Anabela Sataric or sophomore […]
As the volleyball team grinds through their inaugural campaign in Conference USA, one thing has remained a constant: the leadership and top tier play of Jessica Mendoza. On multiple occasions this season she has led the team in digs, and she’s been the Panthers’ floor captain all year long. Mendoza’s story begins at Winter Park […]
The preseason is now over for the ladies of the Panther Volleyball team and they remain at .500 after last weekend’s results at the Active Ankle Challenge held in West Lafayette, Indiana at the University of Purdue. The Panthers would open the Challenge with a solid win over Northern Kentucky in four sets. With team-leading […]
The Panthers went 2-1 last weekend at the FIU Classic, defeating Houston Baptist and University of North Carolina Wilmington 3-1 and falling to Alabama in straight sets on the Lime Court at the U.S. Century Bank Arena. Redshirt Junior Ksenia Sukhareva led the offense for the Panthers with 43 kills last weekend but was also […]
You don’t need to look for too many reasons to understand the rivalry between FIU and Florida Atlantic University. Just over an hour’s drive away from each other and separated by only 4 years between their establishment; the two schools were destined to be pitted against each other from the start. But no one could […]
After a season when everyone but the coach was injured, the FIU volleyball team is hoping for a fresh start. A new head coach, a conference and a schedule with many different opponents, FIU will have only four teams on their schedule this season from their former Sun Belt Conference. Those teams include North Texas, […]
