Will Duval | Sports Director The FIU volleyball team looks to bounce back from their first Conference USA loss of the year in a two-game series against the UTEP Miners in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Holding a 9-10 record this season, their five-game winning streak was brought to an end after […]
Will Duval | Sports Director The FIU volleyball team is traveling to Huntsville, Texas to take on the Sam Houston Bearkats in a conference matchup in a two-game series on Friday, Sep. 29, 2023. Scorching their recent opponents, the Panthers have won four out of their last five matches after sweeping the LA Tech Bulldogs […]
Alejandro Aguirre/ Contributing Writer After getting their first win in Conference USA play this past Sunday and their first win since Sept. 6, the volleyball team is going to play two road games this weekend. Their first matchup the Charlotte 49ers on Friday, Oct. 10, and the second match against Louisiana Tech is Sunday, […]
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 […]
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, […]
FIU gathering some of the best from around the world FIU is determined to make this a statement season and put last year’s injury plagued season behind them. They will be doing so with a team that is just as international as it is American. Eight out of the 16 players on the team this […]
After a roller coaster ride of a season last year, the women’s volleyball team is preparing to move on from the past and show everyone why last year was a fluke. Starting last year, there were high expectations surrounding the women’s volleyball team at FIU. They had a solid group of newcomers and veterans that […]
