September 6 , 2002

FIU snaps Xavier's 18-game home winning streak, 3-0

IU snapped Xavier's 18-match home winning streak in three games (25-30, 22-30, 26-30) in front of 1,009 fans.

The Musketeers (0-4) also lost its first ever match in the three-year history of their own tournament and just its second match ever since moving to the Cintas Center befor the 2000 season.

In game one, Xavier took a 10-10 score to a 15-10 lead on a pair of service aces by sophomore setter Molly Martin and two kills from freshman outside hitter Meggie Hoffman.

The Golden Panthers (1-3) would battle back to tie the score at 25-25 despite being out hit by a .250 to .233 margin by pounding out six service aces and taking advantage of seven Xavier service errors in game one.

After winning game one 30-25, FIU went back to work in game two and dominated with a .346 to .192 hitting advantage and just five service errors to the Musketeers nine in a 30-22 game two win.

In game three, Xavier would begin much like they did in game one, jumping out to an 11-6 lead before another Musketeer service error would knot the score at 17-17.

The game would remain close until a kill from Vanessa Gonzalez-Vinas and a service ace by Nirvana Kos would give the Golden Panthers a 25-22 edge and eventually lead to a 30-26 game three win.

On the night Xavier could not overcome a serving disadvantage which saw FIU collect 12 service aces and XU commit 21 service errors. The Golden Panthers also led in hitting .284 to .173 behind a match-high 11 kills from Kos.

FIU will play Tennessee Tech at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and Texas-Pan American at 5:00 p.m.