Minutes before FIU began their 2012 season against the No. 18 Florida Gators, the Panthers learned devastating news: FIU’s star hitter, Jovana Bjelica, suffered a broken bone in her right hand. The All Sun Belt hitter will be out for 4-6 weeks.
Head coach Trevor Theroulde was not joking when he declared that the Panthers must defeat the top dogs in Florida if the program begs to withstand a chance on the national landscape.
