Offense comes to life in first conference series win
The Panthers finished their short, four game road-trip at the University of Texas at San Antonio, winning two out of the three games against the Roadrunners of UTSA
The Panthers finished their short, four game road-trip at the University of Texas at San Antonio, winning two out of the three games against the Roadrunners of UTSA
Along with her teammates and coaches, Ruele credits most of her success to her family. Specifically, her mother, who Naomi says, “sacrificed so much for me. I am so grateful for her and everything she has given me. And my brother who always supports me.”
The sweep also marks FIU’s first road sweep of a conference opponent since 2014 when they did so against Southern Miss.
Coming off the Stetson Invitational, one of the most challenging events in program history in which the team went winless, the Panthers were back at home hosting the fourth annual FIU Surf and Turf Invitational.
“Overall I’m satisfied coming out,” said Myrtil of his track debut. “[I’ve been running] for three years, and did what I set out to do and got the job done.”
The weekend sweep marks FIU’s fifth straight home loss of the season. After a strong 3-0 strong in Conference USA play, the Panthers are now 4-5 and 18-17 overall for the season.
Orlando finished off the match with a comeback win in the final set over Stearns. The senior came back from a one-set deficit and won in a tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), giving the Panthers a 5-2 win over the Bears.
Over the weekend, Head Coach Turtle Thomas said, “Marshall is a very good team, they’ve been hot lately…the last few games, they’ve been on absolute fire.”
Coming into the Stetson Beach Invitational, the Panthers were ranked No. 10. Surely, after four consecutive losses, they will fall out of the top 10 for the first time this season.
Three more runs would eventually come across for the 49ers before all was said and done, and FIU would miss their shot at winning the first C-USA series of the season.