September 7, 2002

FIU evens its season record with a Saturday sweep

IU won the Mike Castrucci Auto Xavier Invitational, by sweeping Tennessee Tech (30-20, 30-22, 19-30, 33-31) in the morning and Texas-Pan American (30-28, 30-26, 30-15) in the evening.

The Golden Panthers (3-3) received a strong performance from Adriana Fundora, who recorded 35 kills in the two matches, and Nirvana Kos with 21 kills and 11 digs against Tennessee Tech (1-4). Fundora also had a double-double with 17 kills and 12 digs vs. Texas-Pan American (0-6).

Against Tennessee Tech, FIU took advantage of its over .400 attack percentage in the first two games to take a commanding 2-0 lead. The Eagles would fight back to win game three and cause a thrilling game four, by attacking at a .429 and .406 clip, respectively.

UTPA couldn't come up with its first win of the season against the Golden Panthers, as FIU held them to only 32 kills in the three games.

Ohio native Betsy Moreland's return home was a successful one as she had 68 set assists over the weekend, the most on the team.

The Golden Panthers now return home to play Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night, before hosting the FIU Invitational on Friday and Saturday against Miami, Florida State and IUPUI.